BIOGRAPHICAL MARTIN B. DICKINSON Grand Master. 1962-1963 The character and record of Martin Brownlow Dickinson, the 118th Grand Master of the Grand Lodge, A.F.& A.M. of Missouri, shine with many brightly polished facets. From those who have known him best in his profession, Masonically and socially, we are told that Martin Dickinson: "Is a man with a keen mind and excellent judgment, who has the courage to hack his convictions." "His election brought to the Grand Master's chair one highly trained in Masonic law, a superb ritualist and a devoted Master ~Jason, endowed with great executive ability." "He brought to the office great personal integrity, a wide background of knowledge and experience, and the steadfast moral courage to employ these virtues for the betterment of the Craft." "He possesses a gracious willingness to perform any task assigned to him regardless of the labor and detail it might involve." "He is probably the best informed grand master in a generation-particularly on the law and traditions of the Grand Lodge." "Martin is a tower of strength to the Masonic Home Board, especially on financial and legal matters." "He is a stickler for whatever is right and appropriate." "His incisive perception, unusual memory and unwavering devotion combine to make him a truly outstanding Freemason and Grand Master." ANCESTORS
The Dickinson family has a proud background. The earliest ancestors in America probably were Quakers in Penn's Colony. They are believed to have been of the same family which produced John Dickinson, who refused to sign the Declaration of Independence because he was opposed to violence, but later supported the Revolution and was a signer of the Constitution. (He was a member of Dover Lodge No. I8) Dover, Del.) Our grand master's grandfather, the first Martin Brownlow Dickinson, was born near the Cumberland Gap, Virginia, in 1837 and emigrated with his parents and ten brothers and sisters by boat to S1. Joseph, Missouri, in 1855, locating as the first settlers in what is now Brown County, Kansas, some 40 miles west of St. Joseph. His father had held slaves, but believing slavery wrong, freed them. Members of this branch of the family were Free Soilers with strong Union sentiments; the family remaining in Virginia were Confederates. During the Civil War Martin's grandfather freighted across the western plains from St. Joseph to Denver, and following the war married a young Irish girl in Holt County, Missouri--one of the earliest marriages recorded in that county. The family farmed in Brown County, Kansas, until they moved to near Independence, Missouri, in 1893. IMMEDIATE FAMILY
Martin's father was William Boyd Dickinson (1876-1953), one of Kansas City's well known Freemasons. He attended the University of Missouri and
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in 1902 was graduated from the law school of the University of Kansas. It was there that he met Martin's mother. This set a pattern for the next generation as Martin met his wife, Ruth, at the same university where they were both law students. Father, Boyd, was admitted to the Missouri bar in 1902 and was a practicing lawyer in Kansas City until his final disability, a few years before his death in 195~. William B. Dickinson was raised in McDonald Lodge No. 324, Independence, in 1902 and affiliated with Temple Lodge No. 299, Kansas City, in 1904. He was senior steward at the time of his return to Independence in 1910, and it was his great disappointment to be unable to remain in office, because of the difficulty of transportation in those days. He was active in the Scottish Rite Bodies of Kansas City, receiving the 33掳 in 1915. For 40 years (1905-45) with but three exceptions, he gave the Wise Master's part in the 18th degree, which involves over an hour of memorized lecture. Both Martin's father and mother were members of Harmony Chapter No. 162, O.E.S., as are Martin and his wife. His mother, Alice Gertrude Hillman, was descended from a Quaker family named Nicholson, of Penn's Colony. Her ancestors moved west through the Ohio, Minnesota, Iowa route, picking up a touch of Pennsylvania Dutch, English and Lowland Scottish along the way. Her grandparents were early settlers at Beloit, Kansas, where she was born. She attended the University of Kansas one year and then taught school two years at Vernal, Utah, 125 miles by stage from the nearest railroad. The parents established the family home at Kansas City in 1904 where Martin, the eldest of four sons was born on April 26, 1906. Martin's three brothers are William B. Dickinson, Jr., now managing editor of the Philadelphia (Pa.) Bulletin,路 Jacob A. Dickinson, a lawyer, and member of Topeka Lodge No. 17, Topeka, Kansas, and Major Hillman Dickinson, U.S.A., 20 years Martin's junior, whom Martin raised in their father's lodge, Temple No. 299, Kansas City, following his graduation from West Point. Hillman, a Ph.D. in physics, is currently on duty at the Pentagon with the Advanced Research Projects Agency. EARLY LIFE
In 1910 his father's health necessitated moving to a small fann at the northeast corner of Independence. Water was pumped from a well, and coal oil lamps furnished the light. Martin had the remarkably beneficial experience of growing up in a situation where he was exposed to a primitive way of life and yet was associated with a great metropolitan area, since his father continued to maintain his office in Kansas City. The farm operation was unusual in that it was primarily a fee-fishing business, and as the eldest son, young Martin had many responsibilities in its operation. Being somewhat remote from the school, his mother did not send him to the Independence schools until he was seven, when he started in the third grade. He attended there until his second year in high school and was then sent to Northeast High School in Kansas City. Unhappy with the Independence schools, and detennined to do something about them, Mrs. Dickinson was elected a member of the Board of Education in 1921-the first election at which women were eligible to office-and served 12 years. Martin, however, continued in the Kansas City schools until his graduation in 1922.
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Promptly on reaching 16, then the minimum age for petitioning the Order of DeMolay, Martin became a member of the Independence chapter. The order had been founded only a year earlier, with the aid of the Scottish Rite Bodies of Kansas City. Martin's father had a great interest in its development. Martin served as Master Councilor, and in 1943 received the DeMolay Legion of Honor. UNIVERSITY DAYS
Grand Master Dickinson attended Kansas City Junior College for two years before entering the University of Kansas, where he had one additional year of liberal arts and three years in the Law School, receiving the degree of A.B. in 1926 and LL.B. in 1926. Many ties bind Martin to the University of Kansas. Not only his father, mother and wife attended, but also his three brothers, son and daughter. At the university he was an active debater and in 1925 debated against a team from prestigious Oxford. He was active in many campus organizations including the Men's Student Council, and was elected to the Order of the Coif, law school honorary fraternity. His university career was climaxed with the juciest fruit of the academic orchardelection to Phi Beta Kappa. At Kansas University he became a member of Delta Tau Delta, social fraternity and remained active in its national organization for many years. He served on its Arch Chapter in 1932-33 and from 1942-54 was a member of the board of directors. In 1950 he was elected the 22nd national president of Delta Tau Delta, and served with distinction until 1954. He was the first national president from a chapter west of the Missouri River. The Rainbow, official publication of Delta Tau Delta well described him as "a man of the highest personal integrity and of outstanding intellectual capacity; a man of courage, determination, and devotion to principle; a master of both policy and detail; a man whose varied interests have taken him far in law, politics and civic affairs. . . ." His service to the fraternity was so outstanding that he was twice elected to the presidency. MARRIAGE AND CAREER
Although he had another year in law school, Martin was admitted to the Missouri Bar in 1927, and June, 1928 commenced active practice in Kansas City as a partner with his father, which association continued until the latter's disability forced his retirement. Grand Master Dickinson is a member of the Kansas City Bar Association, the Lawyers' Association of Kansas City -which he served as president in 1955-56-and the Missouri Bar. He recently completed two years of service as chairman of the Committee on Probate Courts and Procedure of the Missouri Bar. His wife, Ruth Van Riper, was born in Dodge City, Kansas. Her father was a lawyer and member of St. Bernard Lodge No. 222 of Dodge City. Ruth also received a law degree, was a member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority, the Mortar Board, senior women's honor society, and a member of the Order of the Coif, honorary law society. For the past five years Mrs. Dickinson has been a member of the headquarters staff of Alpha Delta Kappa, international honorary teachers' sorority. Martin and Ruth were married January 18, 1930, at Dodge City, Kansas, and established residence in Kansas City, Missouri, where they have lived
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since. They are the parents of two children who followed in their parents' academic footsteps. Daughter Margaret is now Mrs. Jack C. Schnackenberg of Prairie Village, Kansas, and the mother of a son and daughter. Margaret was a member of Gamma Phi Beta, president of her chapter and tapped for Mortar Board. Her husband holds the degrees of A.B. and LL.B. from the University of Kansas City and is employed by Mobil Oil Company. Son Martin B. Dickinson, Jr. attended Northwestern University and was graduated from the University of Kansas with distinction and honors in Political Science. He is a Phi Beta Kappa of the Kansas chapter. Continuing his education, he received his Master's in Political Science from Leland Stanford, Jr., University and is now beginning his senior year in the law school of the University of Michigan. He has been elected editor-in-chief of the Michigan Law Review for 1963-64. Martin, Jr.'s wife, the former Mary Ann Mize of Salina, Kansas, who graduated from the University of Kansas at the same time and with equal distinction (Phi Beta Kappa) in chemistry, now has a Master's degree from the University of Michigan and is a research assistant with Parke Davis & Co. at Ann Arbor. In 1959 Martin, Sr. raised Martin, Jr. in Country Club Lodge No. 656, Kansas City. Following their marriage, the senior Dickinsons became members of the Country Club Methodist Church of Kansas City. Since that time Martin has held one or more official capacities in the church. He taught Sunday School for the better part of 20 years, mostly at the adult level, and Ruth taught young children. Martin has been a steward, a trustee, and served as chairman of the official board in 1952-53. Most Worshipful Brother Dickinson is a member of the board of governors, United Democratic Association of Jackson County, and has lectured on legal ethics at the University of Kansas Law School. He is an affiliate member of the Real Estate Board of Kansas City; member of the Chamber of Commerce; member of the Board of Trustees of City Trusts, Kansas City, since 1961; director of the Kansas City Cradle, 1941-46, and director of the Masonic Home of Missouri, ]944-50 and since ]960. :\IASONIC RECORD
On the morning of his 21st birthday the future grand master of Missouri found that his father had surreptitiously placed a Masonic petition beneath his breakfast plate. It became a family tradition. Martin Dickinson was raised in Country Club lJodge No. 656 on April 27. 1937. He was one of the two new members in that depression year. In 1943 he served as Master. At that time the lodge had only 211 members (present membership 537). With the aid of his brethren Martin had an unusually active year, which undoubtedly accounted for his appointment as district deputy grand master while he was yet master of the lodge. The next year he was elected to fill a vacancy on the board of directors of the Masonic Home of Missouri. He served continuously on that board until December, ]950, at which time a reorganization of the board became effective. He again served on the board from 1960 to the present time and the Masonic Home of Missouri remains one of his vital interests. In writing the subordinate lodges last December, Grand Master Dickinson said: "Aside from sound administration and the Masonic Home, my principal emphasis will be on ways and means
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by which Freemasonry can become a part of the lives of more citizens of Missouri and more useful to the communities in which we live. Only if we make it so, can we expect it to survive and prosper." Martin was appointed to the Committee on Jurisprudence by Grand Master Ray Bond in 1950 and served on that committee through 1954, as chairman the last year. He was appointed to the Grand Lodge "line" by a fellow lawyer, Grand Master Orestes Mitchell, Jr., and a short time later when the Grand Lodge ordered that the By-Laws be revised, Martin became a member of that committee. Three years' hard work produced the annotated revision of 1958, and from that time until this year Martin was the chairman of this important committee. Next to the Blue Lodge, the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite (5.].) has been the prime interest of our Grand Master. He received his 32째 on May 15, 1937, the K.C.C.H. on October 22, 1941 and the coveted 33째 on October 24, 1947. He has served the Kansas City Scottish Rite as Master of Kadosh (1942) and as Commander (1950). Martin has been treasurer of the Kansas City A.A.S.R. since 1952 and is a director and treasurer of the Kansas City Scottish Rite Temple Association. A member of the York Rite, he was exalted in Kansas City Chapter No. 28 R.A.M. on April 16, 1954; greeted in Westport Council No. 38, R.& S.M. on May 13, 1955 and knighted in Kansas City Commandery No. 10, K.T. on December 2, 1954. Martin is a member of Mary Conclave No.5, Red Cross of Constantine, the Missouri Lodge of Research and Ararat Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. W.R.D. J
GRAND LODGE Ancien( Free and Accepted
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Official Proceedirigs One Hundred Forty-Second Annual Communication • September 24 and 25, A.D. 1963, A.L. 5963
OFFICERS
Grand Lodge of Missouri 1963-1964 ARTHUR U. GOODMAN, JR•.................................. M. W. Grand Master Box 153. Kennett, Mo. 63857 GEORGE F. MORRISO='J' Deputy Grand Master 1250 Macklind Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 63110 A. BASEY VANLA='J'DINGHAM..... . .Senior Grand Warden 207 Miller Bldg., Columbia, Mo. 65201 RUSSELL E. MURRAY. . . . . . . junior Grand Warden 1717 June Drive, St. Louis, ~fo. 63138 WILLIAM H. UTZ, JR.. . .. Crand Treasurer 1208 Corby Bldg., St. Joseph, Mo. 64509 ELMER W. WAGNER Grand Secretary 3681 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 63108 FREELO:'\: K. HADLEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . Grand Lecturer 3412 Duncan St., St. Joseph, Mo. 64507 WILLIAM R. DENSLOW. Senior Grand Deacon Box 529, Trenton, Mo. 64683 . . . junior Grand Deacon ELVIS A. MOO;\;EY. Bloomfield, Mo. 63825 J. MORGAN DONELSO='J' ... Senior Grand Steward Box 211, Princeton, Mo. 64673 WILLIAl\l H. CHAPMAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . junior Grand Steward 250 Blackmer Pl., Webster Groves, Mo. 63119 THO\IAS J. DAVIS, JR. . ... Senior Grand Marshal P. O. Box 217, Piedmont, Mo. 63957 W. HUGH McLAUGHLIN. . junior Grand Marshal 530 Professional Bldg., Kansas City, Mo. 64106 CLELL M. GILBERT.. . Grand Sword Bearer Route 2, Sikeston, Mo. 63801 CARL I. STEIN. . . . ........................... . Grand Pursuivant 5351 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, ~\'Io. 63112 HERBERT E. DUNCAN.......... . Grand Chaplain 439 W. 58th St., Kansas City, \10.64113 BEl\' MORRIS RIDPATH .... Grand Chaplain 620 E. Armour Blvd., Kansas City, ~fo. 64109 IRA T. GRAGG... . .... Grand Chaplain 10408 Halls Ferry Rd., St. Louis, Mo. 63136 EARL C. GRIFFITH Grand Chaplain 1410 Walnut St., Chillicothe, Mo. 64601 THOMAS SHROUT Grand Chaplain Missouri School of Religion, Columbia, Mo. 65201 J. C. MONTGOMERY, JR Grand Chaplain 6611 Pernod Ave., St. Loui~ Mo. 63109 HARRY GERSHENSON Grand Orator 611 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. 63101 J. JOHN SHIPMA:"l. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . Grand Tiler 402 Carleton Ave., Caruthersville, Mo. 63830 The 143rd Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge will be held in St. Louis, beginning Tuesday, September 29, 1964.
One Hundred Forty-Second Annual Communication The one hundred forty-second Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri convened at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, 3637 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis, at 10:00 a.m., on Tuesday, September 24, 1963. PRESENT
Martin B. Dickinson, M. W. Grand Master Arthur U. Goodman, Jr., Deputy Grand Master George F. Morrison, Senior Grand Warden A. Basey Vanlandingham, Junior Grand Warden William H. Utz, Jr., Grand Trea.<;urer Elmer W. Wagner, Grand Secretary Freelon K. Hadley, Grand Lecturer Russell E. Murray, Senior Grand Deacon William R. Denslow, Junior Grand Deacon Elvis A. Mooney, Senior Grand Steward J. Morgan Donelson, Junior Grand Steward William H. Chapman, Senior Grand Marshal Thomas J. Davis, Jr., Junior Grand \farshal Edwin W. Kettlesen, Grand Sword Bearer Lewis C. Robertson, Grand Pursuivant Herbert E. Duncan, Grand Chaplain Ben Morris Ridpath, Grand Chaplain Ira T. Gragg, Grand Chaplain Earl C. Griffith, Grand Chaplain Thomas Shrout, Grand Chaplain J. C. Montgomery, Jr., Grand Chaplain Edward V. Long, Grand Orator Fred H. Knight, Grand Tiler
At 10:00 a.m. Most Worshipful Grand Master Martin B. Dickinson 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 J. C. Montgomery, Jr. offered the invocation. CREDENTIALS COMMITTE&-INTERIM REPORT
To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A.F.& A.M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: Your Committee on Credentials begs to report that a constitutional number of subordinate lodges are represented. GEORGE M. McANINCH, Chairman.
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Messages of greeting were received from Grand Chapter of Missouri. Order of Eastern Star, the Masonic Service Association and the Grand Lodge of State of Israel. A message of regret on being unable to attend this Communication was also received from Al E. Orton, Grand Secretary, Grand Lodge, F.& A.M. of Kentucky. INTRODUCTIONS-DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS
R. W. Brother Richard H. Bennett introduced the District Deputy Grand Masters who were present. INTRODUCTIONS-DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND LECTURERS
R. W. Brother Lewis C,. Robertson introduced the District Deputy Grand Lecturers who were present. INTRODUCTIONS-BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MASONIC HOME
R. W. Brother Arthur U. Goodman, Jr. introduced the Board members who were present. INTRODUCTIONS-REPRESENTATIVES OF OTHER BODIES OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI
R. W. Brother William R. Denslow introduced the following- distinguished guests: William B. Massey, Sovereign Grand Inspector General in Missouri, the Suprcme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. Edwin W. Kettlesen, Worthy Grand Patron of the Grand Chaptcr of the Order of Eastern Star of the State of Missouri. Samuel L. Jewett, Right Eminent Grand Commander, Knights Templar of the State of Missouri. Leonard V. Bowers. Most Excellent Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the State of Missouri. William H. Utz, Jr., Junior Past Grand Master of the Grand Council, Royal and Select Masters of the State of Missouri. INTRODUCTIONS-DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
R. W. Brother William H. Chapman introduced the following distin路 guished guests: John E. Malone, Grand Master of Tennessee. Glenn P. Wilson, Grand Master of Iowa. Ben W. Graybill. Grand Master of Kansas. Quinn D. LaFargue, Jr., Grand Master of Arkansas. Harry A. Spencer, Deputy Grand Master of Nebraska. L. Leland McDaniel, Grand Secretary of Arkansas. Jacob A. Dickinson, brother of Grand Master Dickinson. Martin B. Dickinson, Jr:. son of Grand Master Dickinson. INTRODUCTIONS-PAST GRAND MASTERS
R. W. Brother Russell E. Murray introduced the Past Grand Masters of the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Missouri, who were present.
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R. W. Brother Arthur U. Goodman, Jr. announced that busses would be provided for the visit to the Masonic Home of Missouri this afternoon. R. W. Brother Freelon K. Hadley, Master of the Missouri Lodge of Research, extended an invitation to all the brethren to attend the business meeting of the Missouri Lodge of Research this afternoon at 4 o'clock, at the Masonic Temple, also to attend the Breakfast tomorrow morning at the Coronado Hotel at 7: 15 o'clock. R. W. Brother William H. Chapman made several announcements, they being: a) There will be a photograph taken of those in attendance at Grand Lodge, at noon. b) Luncheon will be served in the Dining Room of the Scottish Rite Cathedral at noon, at a cost of $1.25 per person. c) Dinner will be served at 6:30 this evening in the Dining Room of the Scottish Rite Cathedral, followed by a splendid program for the delegates and their ladies in the auditorium at 8 o'clock. APPROVAL OF 1962 PROCEEDINGS RESOLUTION RE ADOPTION OF
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In the 1962 printed Proceedings, at page 107, mention is made of motion by which the Report of Committee on Lodges U.D. was accepted; and inad路 vertently the printed Proceedings contains no statement of the fact that as recommended by that committee, the Grand Lodge duly granted a charter to the mentioned Perryville Lodge. Be It Resolved, Therefore, that the printed Proceedings of 1962 be hereby made to include a record of the granting of said charter to Perryville Lodge No. 670, and that, subject to this inclusion therein, the 1962 printed Proceedings be approved. ELMER W. WAGNER,
Grand Secretary. IN BE FRANX C. BAIlNHILL
The Grand Master announced he had received word that M. W. Brother Frank C. Barnhill had been taken suddenly ill on yesterday morning and the last reports of his condition were not at all favorable.
Address of the Grand Master To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A.F. & A.M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: It is right and proper that the Grand Master should render to the Grand Lodge a report and account of his stewardship, with such observations and recommendations as he sees fit. To this duty I now address myself. The comments made in this report, and its recommendations, are those of the Grand Master individually, except where stated to have other support. They are not binding on anyone until adopted by this Grand Lodge, which is free to act as it sees fit with regard to them. I submit them merely as my best judgment on the basis of my experience in Freemasonry and generally, and my observations and reactions of the year. In a departure from previous practice, I have directed that the printed copies of this address be distributed at registration, and I presume that they are in your hands at this time. I feel that this will not detract from the reading of this address, but rather will aid you in studying it in view of the very short period of our session. It is a source of genuine regret to me that I stand here before you this morning. Until less than two years ago I had anticipated that at this moment I would be Deputy Grand Master, and R.W. R. Jasper Smith, my dear friend, would be delivering his address. The Grand Lodge is the poorer because he did not survive to lead it as he had hoped to do, and I am sure that I would have been a better Grand l\Jaster had he preceded me in office, so that I would have had the benefit of working with him. Missouri is a very large and populous state. Missouri Freemasons are the very best people in the state. I had been fortunate, before I became Grand Master, in having had or made the opportunity, sometimes merely for the purpose of seeing the country, to be in all but a half dozen of the counties of our great state. It is a wonderful state, filled with wonderful people. It has been a great experience to go about the state and meet Missourians as Freemasons, often with their ladies. On many occasions I was accompanied by my wife. Her comment has been that each place has a different flavor. This is the first observation I would make, that we cannot think of ourselves as peas in a pod. We have many different situations and many diverse needs, and we must recognize that our needs in different localities are not the same. Let me hasten to add that traveling about the state, enjoyable as it is, and possibly worthwhile as it may be, is not the primary responsibility of the Grand Master. On the contrary, much more of his time properly is con- , sumed in administrative matters and correspondence, the volume of which is perfectly astonishing to those who are unfamiliar with it. To a very large extent this work never meets the public eye; in fact, much of it is more effective if it is not published. There are a good many things which can be handled better in a quiet and unobtrusive way. We like to have the Grand Master come to our lodge, because he is the Grand Master, but we should remember that he has many other things to do
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and many demands on his time. First of all, if we are to have Grand Masters who are physically vigorous and able to do a good job for the Grand Lodge, they will be men who are actively engaged in their own occupations, businesses and professions. With rare exceptions, they cannot abandon these while they are Grand Master. In a good many instances I have called on junior officers and Past Grand l\fasters, as well as District Deputies, to perform ceremonies and other functions which were requested of the Grand Master. This has been good, especially for the junior officers, and I am quite sure that the lodges and meetings involved have not suffered in any way. There are some lodges which make a practice of inviting the Deputy Grand l\hster or Senior Grand Warden to be with them in the course of the year. I suggest an extension of that practice, applied to all of the line officers of the Grand Lodge. I think it will be good for both the lodges and the officers concerned. If this report is to have a theme, I am sure it would be the urgent necessity of Freemasons bringing their thoughts up to date. In a good many ways, we are still doing exactly what we did in the Nineteenth Century. It would be a great leap forward into the Twentieth Century, yet already it is far more than half gone. We all drive automobiles, but when we come to matters relating to our lodges, one sometimes wonders if we believe that the horseless carriage is here to stay. Other changes may be less dramatic, but certainly are equally important. People are living much longer than they used to. Sometimes we are unhappy about the high average age of those at our meetings. The big reason fewer older people attended our meetings fifty years ago is that people had died instead of growing old. Certainly we must continue to attract younger people, and we must do what we can to make and keep ourselves attractive to them. Among other things, this means that some of our older members should let younger men do the work. On the other hand, in the population generally, and certainly in our membership, there are a good many more persons who are past their prime than was the case only a few years ago. Such persons have a right to participate in Freemasonry, and we must meet their needs. They may not be able to climb stairs as well as they could a few years ago, but they are just as interested as any of the rest of us. By reason of freedom from demands of business and lessened family demands, many of these men are able and eager to do outstanding work. We cannot change our lodge halls overnight, and we have to do the best we can, but as and when we can we must make our lodge halls such that persons who cannot or should not climb many stairs do not have to do so. Our ladies no longer are willing to sit at home while we spend our time at the lodge hall. In fact, our ladies desire to be active outside the home just as much as we do. Family activities are now accepted and normal in American life. If we want to attract new and younger members, we must provide a certain amount of activity for their families. I have been happy that a great many of the meetings which I have attended this year have been open meetings for both men and women, and children for that matter. I have felt that these were often the more lively meetings, and represented more active groups. I felt that many of the ladies present appreciated the opportunity to hear something about Freemasonry and its teachings and activities, especially with reference to charity and the Masonic Home. Our beautiful system of morals will survive if we can and do present it,
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and present it attractively to those who have grown up in recent years. We have a duty and an obligation to those around us to let them know, if such has been the case, that Freemasonry has been a good thing for us. If they then choose to enter it, we must make and keep it attractive to them. We can and we must do so. THE STATE OF THE CRAFT As I commence my Constitutional duty to report on the state of the Craft, I think of the famous line with which a great novelist commenced his story: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," Missouri is perhaps the most diversified state in the Union. Freemasonry in Missouri is equally diverse. By looking only in certain places and certain directions, I could report that the condition of the Craft is excellent, that the lodges are vigorous and prosperous, and that all is bright for the future. By looking in other places and directions I could report that we are a dying organization, perhaps already dead but without sufficient energy to bury ourselves. Looking still elsewhere, I could make still other report. All would be true, and none would be the truth. Preliminary figures available as this address is prepared indicate that we have suffered another increased loss in total membership of ],050. In itself, that figure is not necessarily significant. To some extent it reflects the very large number of members raised forty to fifty years ago. Relatively few were raised in the following twenty years, so it is quite possible that our losses by death will decline sharply, tending to reduce our apparent net loss. Of much greater concern is the number we raise from year to year. The report for 1947 showed 7,095; for 1953, 4,762; and for 1957, 3,603. The years 1959, 1960 and 1961 showed almost exactly the same numbers, about 3,040. The year 1962 showed a sharp decrease to 2,686. The preliminary figure for this year is 2,655. Simple arithmetic demonstrates that if our members remain in good standing for an average of thirty years, we must raise 4,000 per year to maintain a membership of 120,000. If they remain in good standing for an average of forty years, which must be more than the fact, we must raise three thousand per year to maintain 120,000 membership. What I am saying is that we are not now taking in enough new members to maintain our membership. We can postpone the evil day by avoiding suspensions, obtaining reinstatements, and so on, and we should do so to the best of our ability. However, these do not and cannot reach our fundamental problem. A look at our lodges suggests some answers. We have a great many lodges of small membership, located in rural communities. Most of these communities, and the whole area surrounding them, have less population than they had in 1890. However, my observation is that many of these lodges are vigorous and active, and are making a genuine and substantial contribution to the life of their communities. The lodge means something to the members and to their families. These lodges are maintaining their membership with difficulty, but in proportion to the population from which they can draw, they are doing very well indeed. Many of our small country lodges are doing a most effective job for their members and in their communities, and they are to be commended.
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Probably the most surprising, and most disheartening part of our situation is the condition of a good many of our lodges in what might be called medium-sized towns and cities of Missouri. Far too many of these lodges are in quarters which they first occupied seventy-five years ago and which are not materially different now. Can we seriously expect men to be attracted to a hall which is on a high third floor, up winding narrow non-fireproof stairs, and dingy when you get there? Undoubtedly, these halls were in keeping with their communities when they were first occupied, sometime in the Nineteenth Century. Now, nothing else in the town remains so antiquated and obsolete. If by some chance a crowd is assembled in the hall, the fire danger is unreasonable. We need to take a look at such lodge halls with the eyes of one coming to them for the first time. On the other hand, in some towns and cities with not a bit of advantage, we find our lodges meeting in relatively modern, attractive quarters, and reasonably vigorous and thriving. Sometimes it takes a good fire to accomplish the job. The percentage of Master Masons to the population in some of the good and prosperous towns of Missouri is shockingly low. It is time for the Craft in these locations to realize what century, if not what year, it is, and to develop something reasonably attractive to this day and age. In the great metropolitan areas we again have diverse trends. Almost without exception, the lodges which have remained in the monumental temples, relics of Nineteenth Century thinking, in central locations, are withering away. The effect is more dramatic the bigger the temple. Percentage losses of lodges in the St. Louis Masonic Temple are higher than the average of the other lodges in the 33rd District, and both are far higher than those for the Grand Lodge in general. With so many lodges involved, it is obvious that these losses are not the result of the composition of the membership of a particular lodge. Conditions differing only in minor degree exist in Kansas City. Most of the Kansas City temples are in areas which have come to be occupied almost entirely by persons who have no interest in membership in our branch of Freemasonry. We cannot reasonably expect new members to come to us in these locations. On the other hand, lodges which have moved to, or been established in, suburban areas are at least moderately prosperous. Fine examples of old lodges which have established modern facilities and have profited thereby are the two lodges in old Independence, Independence No. 76 and McDonald No. 324. An old lodge of large membership will not necessarily show a net gain by moving to a more desirable location, but it will have prospects of living and rebuilding. At the same time, we urgently need more lodges in the suburban areas of our two great metropolitan centers. Probably this is more true in the area around Kansas City than in the St. Louis area. Nothing is wrong with Freemasonry. Its teachings are just as valid as they ever were. Its message is just as needed. The trouble is that too often we have been preoccupied with the package, and in the course of time we have let the package become unattractive, and the wrapping even worse. We needn't expect men to fight their way through unattractive and uncomfortable surroundings to receive the values of Freemasonry, of which necessarily they are ignorant. If we want them to come to us, we must go where the people are, and we must make ourselves attractive.
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GRAND LODGE FINANCES The budget to be presented by the Committee on Ways and Means for the current year will be the first under the law establishing a Grand Lodge fiscal year commencing July I of each year. For the first time the Grand Lodge will be operating on a budget of both income and expense which is strictly current. In other words, we will be told how much money is available from the annual returns as of June 30, 1963, and other incidental sources of income, and exactly what we propose to do with the money. Last year and continuing this year the Committee on Ways and Means has directed changes in procedures, as well as in the budget itself, such that the Grand Lodge a year hence should be able to know exactly what it has done and is doing in a way that has been all but impossible in the past. These reforms have come none too soon, for the budget for operation of the Grand Lodge itself is barely in balance. This will be very plain from the budget to be presented to you this year. As a matter of fact, should only half as many lodges fail to be represented at Grand Lodge as is ordinarily the case, the increased mileage and per diem payments would result in a deficit. This does not mean that we are glad or relieved that these lodges are not represented here, but it does illustrate how close to the edge we are. Furthermore, with our decreasing membership the amount available for operation of the Grand Lodge decreases likewise. We have no way to make up this loss of nearly $1,000.00 cumulatively each year, without calling for an increase in the per capita tax. This should be avoided as long as possible. Meanwhile, in the operation of the Grand Lodge, we must eliminate all unnecessary and wasteful expenditures, and be sure that we get the maximum value for the money we spend. We cannot and we should not embark on new projects unless and until we are satisfied that they have a reasonable chance of being successful, and of being beneficial to the Grand Lodge. We need constantly to reexamine our allocations of funds to make sure that we are getting value rather than just continuing to make the payment because we always have. Too many times in Freemasonry, and in other fraternal organizations, we have continued a particular operation because it was in existence and because a salary or salaries were being paid to an individual who was well liked. A couple of years ago we eliminated from our budget support of the Masonic Relief Association of the United States and Canada. Some of us could find nothing it did which seemed important, yet we were paying $400.00 per year plus substantial expenses if we were represented at its annual meetings. I am sure that those who run this Association are dedicated Freemasons, but the elaborate printed Proceedings recently received, indicate that the Association, in an apparent effort to justify its existence, has conducted various surveys and studies, not in the relief field, which duplicate work done by other groups. The printed matter I receive indicates that some subjects are beaten to a pulp in a half dozen different directions, all acting as if the others did not exist. At all levels, National, State, and local, we need to see that we are getting value for the money our members pay. If we do not, we do not deserve their confidence.
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GRAND LODGE OFFICE For nearly forty years the offices of the Grand Lodge have been in the Masonic Temple at 3681 Lindell Blvd. in St. Louis. As is recorded at page 107 of the 1958 By-Law book, the Grand Lodge paid $120,000.00 toward the construction of that building, and agreed to pay an annual maintenance charge of $1,800.00 per year. About ten years ago the Grand Lodge voluntarily increased that payment to $3,600.00 a year. In my opinion conditions may develop, perhaps rather rapidly, such that continued occupancy of these quarters by the Grand Lodge would be impractical. Many and difficult questions of policy will be presented in the event the Grand Lodge offices are moved. Some of these are the question whether the office should continue to be located in St. Louis, or should be in a more central location, such as Columbia; whether it should be in a building occupied by the Grand Lodge offices and no one else, or should be associated with a Masonic Temple or other Masonic offices; and whether it should be merely a portion of a building otherwise devoted to ordinary commercial uses. I suggest the advisability of the appointment of a special committee to commence study of the matter. THE MASONIC HOME The major activity of the Grand Lodge, as distinguished from activities carried on through the subordinate lodges, is its support and control of the Masonic Home of Missouri. The detailed report of the Home will be presented by its President. Careful study should be given that report. Since it will not be read, and in its nature cannot be conveyed by word of mouth, I think it appropriate to discuss the Home at some length. The work and needs of the Home are another area in which many of our members are thinking in the past rather than with respect to present conditions. Many careless comments are made, and many unjustified assumptions, on the basis that the Home is something other than what it actually has become. Not many years ago the old folks at the Home were a fairly vigorous group of people, able to be up and around, and to get about on their own power. Many of our members assume that such remains the case, and that we are providing what is essentially a "retirement home." In 1944 I first became a Director of the Masonic Home. The report as of September 1, 1944, shows that there were then in the Home 94 men and 156 women, a total of 250. Of these fifty were in the hospital, and that was approximately the permanent hospital population. The report as of July 1, 1963, shows that we have increased the number of old folks from 250 to 335. The number of men has decreased from 94 to 63, and the number of women has increased from 156 to 272. More notably, the number in the hospital has increased from 50 to 171. In other words, over onehalf the old folks in the Home are permanent hospital residents, and the total number of such is three and one-half times what it was nineteen years ago. The reasons for these changes are not hard to find. Social Security and
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old age assistance, as well as pension and retirement plans of many employers have made it possible for the great majority of retired people to get along reasonably well as long as they are able to be up and around, especially if both members of the couple are living, or if some other person can participate in their care. On the other hand, people are living to much greater ages, and for many there comes a time when physical capacities no longer permit them to care for themselves. Hired care often requires more money than is available. Physical and financial destitution come at the same time. These are the most needy people, and the ones for whom we must provide first, because they are the most needy. The result is that in the Masonic Home over half our old folks are unable to get to the dining room to be served their meals, and that their average age is about eighty-two years. The fact of the matter is that the Masonic Home has become primarily a nursing home. Every indication is that it will become more so as time goes on. Recognition of these facts must influence every decision and policy which we may make or lay down with regard to the Masonic Home. We must remain in a location accessible to the very large number of employees necessary to render the care we are providing. In my personal opinion, the Masonic Home is in as satisfactory a location as is likely to be found. We must face the very heavy per capita cost of providing nursing home care. Many of us know from personal experience what this amounts to. In the Home we have been able to hold the approximate per capita cost for the hospital patients to $2,500.00 per year, as against $1,300.00 per year for the old folks who are ambulatory. Please bear in mind that this includes complete and total provision for all members of the Home family. It includes all medical service, including outside hospitalization when necessary, it includes clothing, and it includes whatever personal necessities and comforts are involved. It is good but not luxurious care of our destitute members and their widows. Increase in the size of the Home has been suggested. Usually this discussion starts with consideration of a new building. A few years ago we built a very fine and thoughtfully designed new building at the Home. It was to accommodate both the hospital and living facilities for ambulatory members of the Home family. Wisely, it was so designed that each floor can be converted inexpensively from use for ambulatory members to hospital use. The increase of demand for hospital or nursing-type accommodations was such that in the very course of construction one floor was changed to hospital. Since then another floor has been so changed. Now, we are running about 170 in the hospital at all times, with a maximum capacity of 200. Even a mild flu epidemic would more than fill the available space in the hospital. In other words, we are at our maximum capacity for our present facilities. Almost surely, within the current year the Home Board will be compelled to consider conversion of another floor of the new building to hospital use. The conversion will not involve any new exterior construction, and only a nominal total expense, easily provided for out of the building fund already on hand. In other words, this will not be
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a matter of increasing space. It will increase the number of persons who can be accommodated in the Home, because hospital space requires less room than for ambulatory members. The startling fact is that when the conversion of another floor is accom路 plished, and that floor is filled with hospital patients, the operating expenses of the Home will increase approximately $60,000.00 a year. If raised by increase of the per capita tax on the Master Masons of this Grand Lodge, it means an increase of 50c per capita per year, on top of the $2.25 we presently are paying. If raised by an increase of per capita on the members of the Order of the Eastern Star, it means 75c per capita per year, on top of the 25c presently being paid. If provided for by income on invested funds, given to the Home, it means 4 per cent on $1,500,000.00, or 5 per cent on $1,200,000.00. These are the only sources from which the support can come. By reason of receipt of two very large trust funds, originally established twenty-five years ago, and by various measures which have taken to increase the income on the invested funds of the Home, it has been able to meet the greatly increased demands on it without calling on either the Grand Lodge or the Grand Chapter for increases of per capita tax, within the last few years. It must continue to receive a flow of substantial gifts, to be invested and the income used for the benefit of the Home, if it is to continue to operate as it now does, without imposing an undue burden in the way of per capita tax on the members of the Grand Lodge and the Grand Chapter. As a matter of fact, the support of the Home from invested funds is considerably larger than from the per capita taxes. I do not wish to overlook the children who are members of the Home family. September 1, 1944, there were sixty-eight of these, including eleven boys who were in the anned forces. That number has declined during the years to twenty-seven July I, 1963. Provision for these children presents many problems. The difficulties in many instances start with the situation from which the children come to us. I don't think any of us are satisfied with what we are doing for these children, but I do feel that we are doing about the best we can with what we have to work with. It does not seem likely that there again will be a need for sizable facilities for children at the Masonic Home. On the other hand, we have been able to be of great and valuable service to some very helpless young folks, and in a good many instances we have been able to do some very wonderful things for them. The internal management of the Home, that is to say, the operation of the Home itself, probably is in the best condition in a great many years. R.W. Lewis Robertson remains a vigorous and highly effective superintendent and W. Carl Stein has developed excellent capabilities as assistant superintendent. Together they make an outstanding team. The administrative staff of the Home is small, and replacements are necessary from time to time, but I think it does a good job. We should bear in mind that these good people, under the direction of the Superintendent, are charged with the efficient spending of nearly three-quarters of a million dollars a year. The remaining functions of the management of the Home are handled by its Board of Directors. These include general detenninations of policy, overseeing the Superintendent and staff, passing on admissions, and control of the investments and other income of the Home. At present, and for many
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years, much of the basic work involved in some of these areas has been done by the Superintendent, who regularly has been elected Secretary of the Board of Directors. It would have been in-..possible to get along without this work, but it must be noted that it is not properly part of the Superintendent's work, and that we merely are fortunate that we have a Superintendent who is ablt to assume these additional responsibilities. The Home Board consists of the first four elective officers of the Grand Lodge, and of eight other directors, two elected each year, for four year terms. The Deputy Grand Master is automatically President. None of these men receive any salary or other compensation from the Home, except the small salary of the Treasurer. They are actively engaged in their own businesses, for the most part, and the majority do not live in St. Louis. In the nature of things, they cannot give detailed and continuous attention to the problems and affairs of the Home. Let me say that the Home and the Grand Lodge have been fortunate in the devoted and consecrated service of those who have served on its Board, practically without exception, over the twenty years I have noted. Their selection testifies to the value of democracy, and the good judgment of the members of this Grand Lodge in their elections from year to year. The terms of two elective directors of the Home expire each year. This year one of these was R.W. John \-Y. Tanner, who died in July, after having rendered outstanding service. The other is R.W. Elmer 'V. \Yagner who became Grand Secretary during the course of his present term. He had served previously on the Home Board and has rendered valuable service as Treasurer and otherwise. Presumably he will not again serve on the Board as it seems inadvisable for the Grand Secretary to hold this other elective office, but I am sure that he will be called on for service to the Home many times in the future. For somewhat more than a year the Finance Committee of the Home Board has had the investment advice and counsel of W. Harry Theis, formerly a director and Treasurer of the Home. The large amount of invested funds belonging to the Home, accounting for nearly one-half its operating income, demands that the Home have its own independent investment counsel. Brother Theis has experience, knowledge and available information which no member of the Board could supply. In my opinion his function should be on a staff or permanent basis, with reasonable compensation, but he was unwilling to accept appointment on that basis and has given his time and energy without compensation or formal recognition. I express the thanks of the Grand Lodge to him. I never have felt that the idea of having particular Grand Lodge officers, regardless of personality, hold particular offices in the l\Iasonic Home, changing from year to year, was sound business practice or conducive to good operation of the Home. The plain fact of the matter is that in most instances where this type of operation is attempted, there is a permanent officer or officers who actually run the Home. In Missouri, we have done better than most in that direction, but we have imposed some quite unreasonable burdens on some of our Grand Lodge officers. In fact, we do not have as large a Board of Directors as we should have, to do the work the board members are expected to do, much of which in similar organizations is done by staff people.
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Without disturbing the policy we have had for the last dozen years, one suggestion has been made which I think would be helpful, and deserves the most serious consideration. We impose on the Deputy Grand Master the duty of being President of the Home. Most importantly, this involves being Chairman of the Board of Directors, and of the Executive Committee, but it also involves a very considerable amount of administrative detail. At the same time the Deputy Grand Master must devote much effort to plans and arrangements for the following year, when he expects to be Grand Master. Since I never was Deputy Grand Master, I never was President of the Home, but I did have to make plans and arrangements for my year as Grand Master. I am devoutly thankful that I did not have the burden of being President of the Home at the same time. It is too much, in my opinion, for one man to carry. From the standpoint of the Home, the Deputy Grand Master normally has had only two years' experience on the Board, when he becomes its President. In Judge Goodman's case, he had only one year's experience. His successor will have had about a year and a half, solely by reason of the fact that there happened to be a vacancy in an elective place at the same time that Judge Smith died. I suggest that our by-laws should be amended to provide that the Junior Past Grand Master is President of the Home, and a member of the Home Board for the year immediately following his term of office as Grand Master, without eligibility to election to the Board for a year thereafter. The Junior Past Grand Master has no other duties of any kind, except as Chairman of the Committee on the Grand Master's Address. He normally will have the background of four years' experience on the Home Board. He will increase the strength of the Home Board by one person, and an experienced person at that. Let me say that this proposal cannot become effective until a year hence, and can have no possible application to the present Grand Master. I anticipate that an amendment to the effect above stated will be presented. RETIREMENT HOMES We have an increasing number of older members, who have for themselves or for relatives the problem of living in retirement. It is not surprising that many of them are dissatisfied with what apparently is available. The problem presented has been discussed sufficiently, and in sufficiently diverse directions, to deserve some comment at this time. In fact, some Grand Lodges directly or indirectly have embarked on projects to meet such demands. Operation of retirement homes under church and fraternal auspices has become a business, and a big business at that. Several times in recent years amiable brethren, wearing emblems of various Masonic organizations, have called on me and presented neatly engraved cards, giving their name and their business as "Consultants, Developers, Promoters of Retired Elderly Housing and Nursing Homes." These gentlemen are perfectly honorable and perfectly sincere, and they are engaged in business to make a profit, the same as anyone else. On at least two occasions delegations have appeared before the Board of Directors of your Masonic Home to ask consideration of some such project.
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In other instances, the discussion has been more informal. The Grand Lodge is entitled to know why the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home has not seen fit to encourage any such project. Those who present these projects in most instances have only the vaguest idea of what they actually propose to do. In one notable instance the answer expressly was that they intended merely to raise money, and then decide what to do later on. The first basic step is the organization of a separate corporation. It is asserted that this will relieve the Grand Lodge or other sponsoring body of liability. I am sure we must recognize that if we use the name "Masonic" or the faintest resemblance thereto, we are liable morally if not legally, and would feel ourselves bound to keep whatever commitments were made. The next step is to raise some money. This usually is done in the name of charity, but as you shortly will see, these retirement homes are by no stretch of tlle imagination charitable. Usually the amount of money raised is only a small equity, and probably goes very largely for the fees of the promoter and of the others concerned in the original erection. Most of the cost is borrowed. One of our neighboring Grand Lodges advertised that it was borrowing the money from private sources. If so, it was able to borrow on no better basis than any other commercial institution. In most instances, it is a matter of borrowing with the aid of a Government agency and subject to its regulations. Money is available at a low rate of interest, but subject to those regulations. I am advised that those regulations require that there be no discrimination between members and non-members in admissions, and that the Government agency have a member of the Board of Directors to see that that and other regulations are observed and followed. The facility then is erected on the basis of a carefully worked out budget, which indicates that it will be what is called self sustaining. It will be, if all of the space in the facility can be sold at the prices budgeted, which necessarily are substantial, and if the monthly revenue is collected. There must be administration and management. Of course this provides a job for someone. The facility must be kept full to the budget, or the debt cannot possibly be paid. Even more important is the question of care of those who reside in the facility. Everything is rosy when it opens up, with a group of able-bodied persons sixty-five years of age. The trouble is that five years later those same persons, most of whom will be yet living, are seventy years of age, and five years after that they are seventy-five years of age. You know and I know that many of them will cease to be able to take care of themselves. It will be a far different thing to run such a facility ten years after it is opened than when it first opens. It will not be possible to provide for these persons in the Masonic Home, except on the same basis with others. In fact, they will have spent their money for relatively luxurious living and hardly will be entitled to first consideration for charity at the Masonic Home. Economically, these homes cannot be operated any more cheaply than by private enterprise. One possible saving comes from borrowing money more cheaply than private enterprise can borrow it. In other words, Government
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money. The other possible saving is freedom from general property taxation, on the theory that it is a charitable institution. A recent Missouri court decision, in the case of a clinic operated by a labor union, clearly holds that such an operation, charging for its services, is not entitled to exemption, contrary to the Constitution of Missouri. What this all adds up to is that those who make these proposals simply desire the Masonic fraternity, or some of its affiliates, to go into commercial business, in this particular direc~ion. Some decades ago there were 'many who wanted Freemasonry to engage in the insurance business, and there were many fraternal insurance organizations. Fortunately, Freemasonry very largely avoided that activity. The organizations which did engage in it wound up not very fraternal, and with not very good insurance. Most of them have ceased to exist as fraternal organizations, and their remaining policy holders simply have ordinary life insurance. In the first instance it was supposed that insurance could be written more cheaply than by the regular commercial companies, but it didn't work out that way. We had better stick to charity, through the Masonic Home, and leave commercial operations to those who are qualified to handle them. From time to time I am astonished at comments, especially from wives and widows of Master Masons, indicating that they think that they have, or may come to have, a right to enter the Masonic Home. Whoever gave them that idea certainly was not familiar with the questions asked of the candidate in the preparation room before his initiation. The slightest reflection on the payments involved will indicate that we cannot have bought any such guarantee. No one of us here, though he has been a member for fifty years, and paid his dues every year, has paid more than $81.30 in per capita tax as a Master Mason for the support of the Masonic Home. If also a member of the Eastern Star, he has paid not more than another $11.70. Any of us who know fifth grade arithmetic should be able to figure that $93.00 will not buy very much care. We are able to extend charity to those who are most destitute, and we should be proud of that, but it is charity and it is necessarily limited to those who are genuinely destitute. In fact, it is limited to the most destitute. THE EASTERN STAR AND THE MASONIC HOME The relationship of the Grand Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star of Missouri to the Masonic Horne of Missouri deserves explicit discussion. The Masonic Horne of Missouri was established almost seventy-five years ago. Its support at first was voluntary, but in 1892 after bitter debate support of the Home by compulsory per capita tax on each Master Mason was established. In 1901, the Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star asked that it be allowed to participate in the Masonic Home. It had $3,000.00 to contribute, and it proposed to pay a per capita tax of 15c per member per year. In 1902 this arrangement was made, on a contractual basis, and from that time to this members of the Eastern Star have been admitted on exactly the same basis as Master Masons and their widows. Chapters of the Eastern Star ordinarily have charged very small dues. The
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per capita tax has been increased only once, to 25c, effective in 1922. However, until recent years the Grand Matrons and subordinate chapters of the Eastern Star directed their fund-raising efforts, outside their own communities, primarily to the Masonic Home. This support was substantial, and was appreciated, as representing what reasonably could be expected. Meanwhile, the percentage of women in the Masonic Home increased constantly, and probably also the percentage admitted on application of Eastern Star chapters. Currently, the per capita paid by the Grand Chapter is about $22,000.00 per year, and the cost of maintenance in the Home of those admitted on application of Eastern Star chapters is in excess of $200,000.00. Even considering that less than half the cost of maintenance comes from per capita tax, it can reasonably be said that the Eastern Star is paying $22,000.00 per year to get $88,000.00 worth of maintenance. As long as the Eastern Star devoted its primary charitable interest to the Masonic Home, no one in the Grand Lodge complained. We felt the ladies were doing the best they could, and this Grand Master and most of his predecessors stood up and told them how wonderful they were. Apparently this language was entirely misconstrued and some members of the Eastern Star assumed that they were being too generous. This year the officers of the Eastern Star, without any action or approval by the Grand Chapter itself, embarked on a program to divert its contributions to other causes, asserting that it was paying sufficient in its per capita tax and incidental, minor contributions. The Board of Directors of the Masonic Home then published figures showing exactly what the Eastern Star was paying. Those figures cannot be denied. As a Grand Lodge, we have no direct concern with what the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star of Missouri does or does not do. That is for it to decide. I have considerable reason to believe that sober second thought and sound judgment will prevail when the Grand Chapter meets. The Grand Lodge does have a very definite concern in the support of the Masonic Home. That support should consist of both per capita tax and the principal voluntary contributions of the organizations supporting the Home. If the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star ceases to extend that type of support to the Masonic Home, the Directors of your Masonic Home will have no recourse but to tell the Grand Chapter that the present arrangement must be modified, either by a substantial increase in the per capita tax payment or by limitation of the number of applications to be received from chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star, or else the arrangement must be completely terminated. I hope very much that it will not be necessary for the Grand Lodge or the Directors of the Home to take any such action. I hope and expect that the Grand Chapter will take action appropriate to the facts on its own initiative. DISTRICT DEPUTIES The Grand Master necessarily is dependent on the District Deputy Grand Masters for nearly all of the direct contact between the Grand Lodge and the Craft. Even when the Grand Master attends personally, he relies on the District Deputy Grand Master to make the preliminary arrangements, and to set the stage. While not technically part of the work of the District Deputy
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Grand Lecturers, in actual practice they cooperate very closely with the District Deputy Grand Masters, and together form a team. I do not think any Grand Master could have been more fortunate in his corps of District Deputy Grand Masters than I have been. Only a few were chosen on the basis of my personal acquaintance or choice. In nearly every instance I relied on recommendations, in a great majority of instances from R.W. Freelon K. Hadley, our Grand Lecturer. In addition to all his other good works, he turned out to be a marvelous judge of men. Several of the District Deputy Grand Masters had difficult and even personally unpleasant problems to meet. All of them traveled far and visited often. Whatever they had to do, they did and they did it well. The Grand Lodge is deeply indebted to them. SESQUICENTENNIAL For the last several years we have had a special committee to look to the celebration of the Sesquicentennial of the Grand Lodge, in 1971. An appropriate part of that celebration would be publication of a history of this Grand Lodge. Preparation of such a volume will be a matter of years. I suggest that the appropriate committee and the incoming officers give consideration to the selection of a writer for this history, if they think such publication advisable, and define its scope, so that any necessary action and authority may be granted by the Grand Lodge in 1964. PENDING AMENDMENTS Three amendments to the By-Laws were proposed in 1962, and are for action this year. The amendment of Section 3.120 adds the Grand Treasurer as an alternate check signer for the Grand Secretary. This is merely good business, as otherwise it might be necessary for the Grand Master to appoint an acting Grand Secretary, even in case of very temporary disability of the permanent Grand Secretary. The amendment should be adopted. The other two amendments are to Sections 4.030 and 4.050, and change the method of payment of expense allowances to the District Deputy Grand Masters and District Deputy Grand Lecturers. It has been felt that these hard working brethren frequently do not receive any expenses whatever, notwithstanding some of them travel thousands of miles in the course of the year. These amendments are intended to establish a practical means of assuring them nominal expense allowances for the visits they make. No lodge is required to pay more than $5.00. It is probable that some modification of the arrangement will be indicated in the 22nd, 33rd and 57th Districts, where somewhat different arrangements have prevailed. It is hoped that this can be done within the framework of these amendments, which are intended to benefit the great majority of our District Deputies. PUBLIC RELATIONS Many Freemasons have felt that it is difficult to obtain publicity, especially in the St. Louis area, for Masonic activities, and that the coverage of such news is inadequate. Some of us further recognize that this inadequacy is in large part our own fault, in failing to make the news available in newsworthy
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form. A group of interested and active Freemasons, including representatives of Moolah Temple, of the Scottish Rite Bodies of St. Louis, and of the York Rite Grand Bodies through officers resident in the eastern part of the state met together and discussed the problem under the leadership of Brother Walter C. Ploeser. They developed a plan for what might be called a publicity clearing-house, to be supported primarily by the organizations mentioned with such participation by lodges and other groups as they might see fit, but with the understanding that the facilities would be available to the use of any Masonic organization for any proper publicity. This fine group then asked to meet with me, to explain and discuss their ideas, which they did, and I was happy to express my approval of the general plan. At a later meeting further plans were discussed, including a petition for a pro forma decree of incorporation of Masonic Education Bureau, Inc., filed or to be filed in the Circuit Court of Boone County, prepared by Brother Harry C. Avery as attorney for the group. This meeting was also attended by R.W. Goodman, Morrison and Vanlandingham. I understand that one or more of them are to be officers or directors of the proposed corporation. The proposed activities are not intended to replace or supplant in any way the activities of the Grand Lodge Committee on Masonic Education. Those activities are directed primarily to education of Freemasons as such, whereas I understand the proposed group will direct its interest primarily to supplying information to the general public regarding Freemasonry and its activities. A resolution approving the organization of the corporation will be presented. I feel that the proposed object is good, and may result in substantial benefit to Freemasonry in the area in which it operates. In the course of time it may be possible for the program, which is frankly experimental, to be extended to the entire state. DISPENSATIONS Dispensations ordered during the year will be reported in detail by the Grand Secretary. A number of these were routine, mostly either to elect officers at a later date, by reason of failure to elect at the proper time, or to meet for various purposes in other halls or locations. Four dispensations to re-ballot were issued. In one instance the Master wrote me, very frankly stating that he declared a petition rejected when there was only one black ball, without taking a second ballot at the time. In another I was satisfied that there was a probable error, both in an unintended, unfavorable report by a member of the committee, and in voting by an ineligible Master Mason. The other two were issued in connection with a very troubled situation, discussed in another aspect under my report of my decisions. In a number of instances I called on brethren to lay cornerstones or dedicate halls, ceremonies which involve specific communications of the Grand Lodge, but which occasions I was unable to attend personally, by reason of other commitments or necessities. All on whom I called for these important services responded generously and immediately. I am indebted to them for their help. They were as follows: R.W. Jewell B. Clark-consecration and constitution of Perryville Lodge No. 670 at Perryville October 27, 1962.
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R.W. James B. Cantrell-dedication of high school gym at Neosho October 27, 1962. R.W. A. Basey Vanlandingham-dedication of new hall of Wallace Lodge No. 456 at Bunceton November 10, 1962. M.W. Harold M. Jayne-eornerstone of new dormitory of Hannibal-LaGrange College at Hannibal November 20, 1962. R.W. Arthur U. Goodman, Jr.-cornerstone of First Presbyterian Church at Rolla November 25, 1962. . R.W. David W. Wilson-dedication of new hall of Palmyra Lodge No. 18 at Palmyra December 27, 1962. R.W. Ernest Lee Baumgardner-dedication of new hall of Riddick Lodge No. 361 at Buffalo February 8, 1963. M.W. Harold M. Jayne-dedication of new hall of Havana Lodge No. 21 at McFall April 14, 1963. M.W. Morris E. Ewing-eornerstone of new school building at Bolivar May 5, 1963. W. Elmer E. Pittker-dedication of new hall of Wellsville Lodge No. 194 at Wellsville May 14, 1963. M.W. Morris E. Ewing-eornerstone of new high school building at Ava May 26, 1963. (Ceremony postponed.) M.W. Bruce H. Hunt-eornerstone of new school building at Brashear June 16, 1963. R.W. Sumpter E. Gunn-dedicate new temple of Versailles Lodge No. 320 at Versailles July 8, 1963. R.W. Herman A. Orlick-dedication of temporary hall of Olive Branch Lodge No. 576 in Giddings-Boyle Presbyterian Church at St. Louis on or before September 10, 1963.
HEALING Only three healing orders were issued or requested in the course of the year. This reflects very good understanding and observance of our law on the part of the lodges and their officers. These were the following: Marion S. Greer, Joplin Lodge No. 335, elected to membership without presentation of a certificate of good standing or a dimit, which certificate was ordered issued by the Grand Lodge September 26, 1962, Brother Greer healed as of the date of his election to membership in Joplin Lodge. Donald Raymond Poole, Wellsville Lodge No. 94, passed in the new hall of said lodge April 9, 1963, prior to its dedication May 14, 1963. Roger A. Gafke, Acacia Lodge No. 602, raised by courtesy in Illinois in less than four weeks.
DECISIONS Few questions were presented during the year which could not be answered promptly and directly by reference to the By-laws. In fact, very few questions of law were presented. I can take some personal satisfaction in thinking that this resulted from the work of the Committee on Revision a few years ago in stating the by-laws simply and clearly, but I think that perhaps more impor. tant is the fact that our brethren generally are less inclined to dwell on minute technicalities and points of law, and to seek to prove some other brother wrong, than was the case some years ago. This is good. The following decisions are submitted to the Grand Lodge for its approval: I
Dissension arose in a certain lodge, ostensibly by reason of the dropping from the line of a relative of a certain Past Master. Several petitions were presented at a later meeting, and all were rejected. Somewhat later I received
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an anonymous letter denouncing the lodge and its officers. At almost the same time and before I had done anything about the anonymous letter, the lodge met again and started to ballot on a large number of petitions. After several had been rejected the passions of certain brethren rose, and they stood up and called on all who proposed to vote for the remaining petitioners to withdraw from the hall. All except a quorum of the officers did so, after which the several remaining petitioners were elected. The very capable District Deputy Grand Master was present, and properly instructed the Master to take no further action with regard to any of the candidates until the entire matter had been reported to the Grand Master. I wrote to the lodge at considerable length, in an effort to prevent further improper conduct and to obtain justice and fair consideration for the innocent petitioners concerned. After stating that sending the anonymous letter to the Grand Master was a Masonic offense and that I would order charges filed if I found out who sent the letter, I declared illegal all the balloting at the meeting in question, both the elections and the rejections, and ordered the lodge to give notice to all its resident members and to reballot on all the petitions. This was accordingly done, with an attendancc of nearly one hundred, and the petitioners were elected. Subsequently I ordered a dispensation to reballot on the petitioners who had been rejected at the earlier meeting. The ruling which I submit for your consideration was that the action of the brethren in withdrawing from the lodge hall before the ballot, presumably to force the brother casting the black ball to disclose himself, was illegal and that the subsequent balloting was void. II
Paul Revere Lodge No. 330, St. Louis, and Warrenton Lodge No. 609 submitted separate requests for rulings as to whether bowling teams could be formed under the names of said lodges, and could use their name and number and the Masonic emblem on their bowling shirts. As reported at Proe. 1947, p. 23, M.W. Solon Cameron ruled that use of the emblem (no commercial purpose being involved) was not forbidden, but that such use was contrary to the policy of the Grand Lodge, citing Proc. 1922, p. 203. He strongly suggested that the Square and Compasses be not used. I do not agree with what I consider the philosophy of the former ruling, and I do consider bowling a respectable sport, and a bowling tcam a legitimate activity for a group of Freemasons. Had I ruled in accord with my own thoughts, and had these lodges proceeded to buy shirts, and had the Grand Lodge then rejected my decision, these brethren would have suffered a considerable loss. Accordingly, I withheld my ruling until this time, notifying each lodge of my intention. Use of the Square and Compasses for this purpose would be expensive, and it seems to me not beneficial. I therefore rule that the name and number of a lodge, and the letters "A.F. and A.M." may be used on the shirts of a bowling team composed of Freemasons, with the permission of the lodge, but that the Square and Compasses may not be so used.
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III At the beginning of the baseball season Hardin Lodge No. 322 asked if it could use the legend "Hardin Lodge No. 322 A.F. &: A.M." on two baseball suits for a Little League baseball team. I permitted this to be done, without use of the Square and Compasses. IV The wielow of a member of Earl Lodge No. 285 at Coffey bequeathed $1,000.00 in her will to the lodge to be held in trust for the care of certain graves. The lodge arranged to deposit the money in a savings account and to turn the annual interest over to the Lions' Club, which actually takes care of the cemetery. This handling appeared to be a practical way of accomplishing the purpose without burden on the lodge and I approved the arrangement which had been made. DISCIPLINE Only a few matters of Masonic discipline have ariscn in the course of the year. In nearly all instances whcre charges actually have been prosecutcd by lodges, the basis has been conviction under secular law. The Grand Lodge has announced without equivocation that conviction of a felony requires expulsion, as does conviction of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. Everyone ought to know and accept those simplc principles. A lodge should feel no reluctance to expcl a convicted felon. N eithcr he nor his friends should feel that he is being treated unfairly or un fraternally, when our penalty is proposed and assessed. Some lodges have permitted felons to be suspended for non-payment of dues, or to dimit. Such dispositions are improper, and do not bar discipline. The Grand Master should and would order charges filed nevertheless, on the matter being brought to his attention. In practice, lodges which have chosen these routes have found themselves seriously embarrassed when such persons sought reinstatement or reaffiliation. So far as the unfortunate member is concerned, his best course is to recognize the law, admit his error, and request expulsion at the earliest possible date. By so doing, he saves the lodge expense and trouble, and makes himself eligible at an earlier date to apply for restoration. He is much more likely to be restored if he has proceeded in this way than if he has taken a recalcitrant attitude. Nevertheless, some of these defendants insist on trials. In most instances the lodges request the appointment of trial commissions. That course is advisable from many standpoints, although it calls on certain of our devoted members to assume an unpleasant and possibly burdensome task. We are indebted to the following members of trial commissions, appointed on proper requests: Rockhill Lodge No. 663 vs. Kenneth Leon Altman:
Elvin K. Luff William P. Mathews Grant A. Murry
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Kansas City Lodge No. 220 vs. Joseph Beasley, Jr. (pending, awaiting determination of appeal from conviction): D. Thomas Moffitt Joseph S. Epstein Clovis E. Collier Mizpah Lodge No. 639 vs. Glen E. Trager: Warren R. Maichel O. Wes Konering Oscar Schmelig West Gate Lodge No. 445 vs. Joseph Szuch, Jr.: Robert C. Brinkman John Burle Alfred M. Frager In two or three instances lodges were very reluctant to file charges against members, even though based on conviction of crimes. The District Deputy Grand Masters concerned were highly competent, and convinced these lodges that they would be well advised to do their duty rather than being ordered by the Grand Master to do it, with public report to the Grand Lodge. Consequently, I was relieved of the necessity of ordering charges filed against anyone this year. Occasionally one of our members thinks that Masonic discipline should be invoked to correct some aIIeged misconduct of some other member, which misconduct has not been established elsewhere, and is a matter of suspicion and accusation rather than proof. Such complainants are inclined to take the position that it is the duty of the lodge to search out the evidence and to carry the entire burden of what may be a mere personal grievance. In other instances it is a matter of someone's idea of personal morality or behavior, not supported by any established rule of Masonic law. Contrary to the supposition of these individuals, it is harder to convict under Masonic law than under ordinary secular law. In either event, facts and proof thereof are necessary. Usually this is the greatest shortcoming of the complaints. In two or three instances I have been compelled to tell members, doubtless sincere but obviously warped, that I saw no reason to overrule the refusal of grievance committees to proceed on vague and inadequate charges. Formal Masonic discipline should be confined to matters affecting the welfare of the Fraternity, and personal disputes between members should be settled elsewhere. The courts of Missouri have adequate provision for the protection of all legal rights. LITIGATION The will of Spencer Irwin Groff, of Franklin County, devises certain undesignated land to the Grand Lodge on certain conditions, and leaves the bulk of the estate to other organizations. Certain legatees under an earlier will have filed suit to contest this will, and have made the Grand Lodge a party defendant. Summons was served on the Grand Master. It is extremely doubtful that the Grand Lodge should accept the gift made in the will, but we are not called on to make any decision, one way or the other, at this time. If the will contest is successful, the Grand Lodge will receive nothing. In my opinion we are not justified in spending any money to sustain the alleged will, and I recommend that we take no action in the pending litigation, but let the principal beneficiary take whatever action it sees fit in support of the will.
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The will of Roy F. Newman has been probated in Randolph County. This will leaves half of an estate totaling in excess of $200,000.00 to the Grand Lodge and the other half to The Mother Church, the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston. With the approval of the Deputy Grand Master and Grand Wardens, the Honorable Richard Chamier of Moberly has been retained to represent the interests of the Grand Lodge in any matters which may arise in connection with this estate. He also has been retained by The Mother Church, the First Church of Christ, Scientist, as its interests are concurrent with those of the Grand Lodge. MASONIC TEMPLE ASSOCIATION OF ST. LOUIS VS. WEST GATE LODGE NO. 445 In August suit was brought by the Masonic Temple Association of St. Louis against West Gate Lodge No. 445 and certain of its representative members, to determine certain of the rights existing between the parties with regard to the Masonic Temple at 3681 Lindell Blvd. in St. Louis, and its use, and for judgment against West Gate Lodge for certain charges alleged to be due. This controversy was reported to the Grand Lodge at its communication in 1962, and was debated and discussed at length. The report of the Committee on Jurisprudence was adopted by the Grand Lodge. I construe that action as deciding that the Grand Lodge has no interest in the controversy, and I have taken no action whatever with regard to this suit. R.W. Edward A. Lang was the Director of the Temple Association named by the Grand Master in behalf of the Grand Lodge, under the existing arrangement between the Temple Association and the Grand Lodge. Brother Lang asked me for the instructions as to how he should vote on the motion to bring this suit. I instructed him that he should express his opinion as a director, as a matter of judgment, but that as a representative of the Grand Lodge he should abstain from voting, in view of the action of the Grand Lodge last year. The parties concerned are entitled to a judicial determination of their respective rights, which are legal rights, and involve no dishonor or discredit to the Fraternity or anyone else. I am quite sure that both the representatives of the plaintiff in bringing the suit, and those who may represent the defendants, have the highest regard for the good name and good standing of the Fraternity and will conduct the litigation in a way which will bring no discredit upon Freemasonry. Let me repeat, these parties are entitled to a judicial determination, according to law, of their respective legal rights, and no criticism should attach to the fact that the controversy will be determined in the civil courts. SMALL LODGES Our smaller lodges, in essentially rural areas, present perhaps our most neglected problems, both as to the needs of such lodges and as to the need for such lodges. Without attempting a detailed statistical analysis, something of the scope of the problem may be realized by stating that approximately half our subordinate lodges have less than seventy-five members, while over half our total membership belong to lodges with about three hundred or more members. When we consider that nearly every lodge everywhere has one-third of
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its membership resident outside its jurisdiction, we realize that we have some three hundred subordinate lodges which presumably have less than fifty resident members each. For a great many years it has seemed that every development was adverse to the welfare of these lodges. On the one hand, hard roads and automobiles have made it possible to go many miles easily, to wherever we want to go. More recently, but still for many years, the increased use of machinery in farming has resulted in losses in population in most of the counties of Missouri, and especially in the rural areas of all the counties. Where population has increased, it has been for purposes and occupations other than agriculture. The result is that within the jurisdictions of many of our small lodges there remains population scarcely sufficient to maintain any substantial community life. It is notable that in many such communities the Masonic lodge remains a center of community life and interest, apparently one of the most hardy insti tu tions. There is no particular point in keeping a lodge alive merely to say that the lodge is alive. If and whenever a lodge ceases to be able, with reasonable leadership and reasonable effort, to make a substantial and effective contribution to the life of the community in which it is located, it has no further reason for existence. Obviously that determination must be made locally by the people most concerned. It cannot and should not be made by the Grand Lodge, nor by anyone representing the Grand Lodge. 'tVithin the limitation I have just stated, and with the express statement that I do not think that anyone should urge, let alone force, consolidation, I have suggested that in a good many instances it would be advisable for lodges to consider consolidation. A lodge which cannot obtain a quorum at its stated communications with any regularity and which cannot enter an apprentice without calling for outside aid, has all that it can do just to stay alive, and hardly can make any effective contribution to the welfare of its community. If by joining with a neighboring lodge, perhaps no better off, the two together can do an effective job in their area, consolidation is recommended. In my visits I have noted a trend which may tend to reverse some of the effects which I have just mentioned. In a number of instances many of those present at meetings, especially the younger persons, turned out to live or work or both at considerable distances, sometimes upwards of one hundred miles, from'the location of the lodge. They had roots in the community and they desired to return to their home community for their lodge membership. I am sure that such members are keeping some of our smaller rural lodges alive. Questions of jurisdiction frequently arise with regard to these persons. If they have moved to a metropolitan area, or outside the jurisdiction of the rural lodge at all, waivers are required. In some instances it is contended that they have not actually moved their residence. In some instances waivers are obtained. Probably there have been some technical violations of our requirements as to jurisdiction. These have not been overlooked when disclosed, and they should not be disregarded. In fact, most of the lodges in our larger metropolitan areas have been extremely liberal in granting any waivers requested in favor of small rural lodges.
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The more important and significant thing is that these men are interested in belonging to Freemasonry in these small lodges, rather than in the lodges in the cities and suburbs where they may otherwise be located. To me, it is more important that they become a part of Freemasonry than that they join in a particular place. There are real and substantial values in our smaller lodges, and if some of them can be kept alive by the aid of members who come from a distance, so mucll. the better for Missouri Freemasonry. ' The problem is how to reconcile this matter of commuting, for that is what it is, with our traditional jurisdictional ideas. Within the St. Louis metropolitan area the problem was solved long ago, and more recently in the Kansas City metropolitan area, by the creation of enlarged concurrent jurisdiction. I know there are a few who wish that their particular lodge might have a little private briar patch of its own, but I don't think anyone seriously contends that Freemasonry has been hurt by the ability of residents of these two metropolitan areas to join lodges on the other side of town, or the other side of the county, if they saw fit to do so. That really is what the enlarged concurrent jurisdiction means. The application of this principle to our small rural lodges seems obvious. If they need members who commute in order to remain alive, our traditional concept of exclusive jurisdiction must be abandoned. The ancient objection has been that this would drain off members from the smaller lodges. Once that may have been true. Now the indication is that we have many lodges within the exclusive jurisdiction of which live very few young men who might be interested in petitioning Freemasonry. Such lodges have more to gain than to lose by the breaking down ,of jurisdictional lines. They may have to make themselves attractive, and to present programs which will interest new members, but if they cannot do so, they are not worth preserving anyhow. We became Freemasons of our own free will and accord. Others will join with us only on the same basis, and only when and where they freely choose. We should go as far as we reasonably can to make it possible for those who may want to be Freemasons to join with us when and where they desire to do so. This is a matter of major concern, requiring deliberate study. Presentation of any particular amendment of our by-laws at this time would be premature; at any rate, I am not prepared to sign any such amendment. I do urge that all of us give the most careful and sober thought to this problem, in the light of conditions as they exist in Missouri at this time, and as they probably will develop over the coming years. CONSOLIDATIONS Novinger Lodge No. 583 consolidated with Adair Lodge No. 366 June 11, 1963, under the name and number of the latter lodge. Rockville Lodge No. 341 consolidated with Star Lodge No. 419 August 23, 1963, under the name and number of the latter lodge. This procedure had the advantage of continuing the Masonic standing and membership of all the members of these lodges without interruption. I recommend it very strongly in all cases where it appears that a lodge cannot well continue its separate existence.
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SURRENDER OF CHARTER Hinton Lodge No. 455 found itself unable to maintain its existence, and by proper vote surrendered its charter, disposing of all its assets, in part by donation to the Masonic Home. The surrender was authorized by law, but it had the unfortunate effect of leaving some members of Hinton Lodge without Masonic membership, notwithstanding diligent efforts made to induce all of them to apply to other lodges for affiliation. I feel that the lodge would have been very well advised to consolidate with some other lodge, even though only part of the members wished to continue in that lodge, so that none would have suffered interruption of Masonic membership. NECROLOGY The Committee on Necrology will present a fitting memorial to our brethren who have left us within the year, with particular mention of some. Without duplicating its report, there are a few, especially some very close to me, whom I desire to mention. M.W. Byrne E. Bigger died November 21, 1962 after a considerable period of disability. He had been our Senior Past Grand Master for only a few months. No man served the Grand Lodge more effectively over some forty years than did IVLW. Brother Bigger. As Chairman of the Committee on Jurisprudence, and as Director of the Masonic Home, his was always the voice of moderation, good sense and sound judgment. His address as Grand Master, and the report he made not long before he became Grand Master forecast the course of this Grand Lodge for thirty years thereafter. I was fortunate in being able to sit many evenings at his feet, learning from an older and wiser brother. From other sources I found that in many ways he was a very practical saint. After my own father died, I felt toward Byrne more like a son than to any other person. I was privileged to conduct his funeral service, and to commit him to eternal rest. The following day, which was Thanksgiving Day, R.W. J. Renick Jones, Past Junior Warden, died suddenly, at Independence. Had Renick's health not failed, he would have been standing here this morning. In fact, it had been arranged that Judge Smith, had he survived, and then I, would have had Renick preside briefly over the Grand Lodge at this Communication. I had known Renick over forty years, as he was a member of the Advisory Council of Independence Chapter, Order of DeMolay, when I became a member of that chapter in 1922. Recently he had been two places ahead of me in line. He and Lillian and Ruth and I had had some good times together. His funeral was delayed until Monday, November 26, 1962, to permit me to conduct the Masonic service, which I did. Thus within one calendar year I conducted the Masonic services of the two men who had been immediately ahead of me in line, both my dear friends. February 22, 1963 the kind messenger came to R.W. Samuel Thurman, our Senior Grand Chaplain of many years. Rabbi Thurman and I received the 33rd Degree in the same class, in 1947. He was a kind and lovable person, who bore great sorrow with fortitude. A memory I cherish is his service at the closing of the Grand Lodge in 1962 at my request, when he pronounced over me the priestly benediction, in both Hebrew and English.
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M.W. Harris C. Johnston died May 31, 1963. He presided over the Grand Lodge in 1942, one of the earliest sessions I attended. Later we served together on the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home. I never knew him well, but he was always most pleasant and affable. I had commitments outside the state, and so the Masonic service for M.W. Brother Johnston was ably conducted by R.W. Frank Arnold of his own lodge. R.W. George C. Marquis, for many years Grand Lecturer of the Grand Chapter R.A.M. and of the Grand Council R. & S.M., and a Past Grand Commander K.T., died June 27, 1963. R.W. Brother Marquis and his family were members of the First Baptist Church in Independence, as were my parents and their family. Our families always were friends. George had been ill for a long time and there could be no grief at his passing, but only a sense of loss. I counted it a privilege to be asked to do the Masonic service for him in behalf of Lexington Lodge No. 149. I did so Sunday evening June 30, at Independence, with the assistance of R.W. J. P. Hall as Chaplain. R.W. John W. "Bill" Tanner, District Deputy Grand Lecturer of the 26th District, Director of the Masonic Home, and Secretary of Twilight Lodge No. 114 at Columbia, died July 18, 1963 after a painful illness. As a Director of the Home, Bill was invaluable. He was primarily responsible for production of the brochures distributed in recent years, explaining the Home and its operation as had not previously been done. In apparent good health until a dozen weeks earlier, his death, at only 45, was a shock. With a great company of friends I attended his Masonic service, conducted by his lodge at Columbia, July 20. APPOINTMENTS R.W. William Carter Durbin was appointed District Deputy Grand Master of the 18th District, to succeed R.W. John M. Bagby, who resigned November 19, 1962 by reason of removal of his residence from Missouri. R.W. Lloyd A. Cleaveland was appointed as a member of the Committee on Appeals and Grievances, to fill the vacancy resulting from the death of R.W. J. Renick Jones. Appointments were made of a number of Grand Representatives of the Grand Lodge of Missouri near other Grand Lodges with which we are in fraternal relationship, and commissions were issued to these appointees, memo bers of those Grand Lodges. Nominations were made to many such Grand Lodges of members of the Grand Lodge of Missouri for appointment as their Grand Representatives near the Grand Lodge of Missouri, and most of those appointments have been made by the Grand Lodges in question. Lists of both the appointments and the nominations will be found in the report of the Grand Secretary. CORNERSTONES AND DEDICATIONS On several very pleasant occasions I convened special communications of the Grand Lodge for the purpose of laying cornerstones of notable public or Masonic buildings, or to dedicate Masonic temples. In all instances I had the most complete cooperation from the district officers and from the lodge or lodges in the community. I felt that these ceremonies were well received, and presented the Fraternity in a favorable light. These are reported in detail in my calendar, elsewhere in this address.
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GRAND MASTER'S BREAKFAST The St. Louis Grand Master's Breakfast May 5, 1963 was an outstanding event. Following services in one Jewish temple and two Protestant churches, 1,356 Master Masons had breakfast together. Almost all of the Grand Lodge officers were present, as were many distinguished brethren of the St. Louis area and elsewhere. The speaker was my friend of many years, the Hon. Carl V. Weygandt, until recently Chief Justice of Ohio. The committee in charge, consisting of M.W. Richard o. Rumer and Robert L. Aronson and R. W. Harry C. Ploetze and Alfred M. Frager did its usual superlative job. They have made this essentially local affair into the outstanding event of the Grand Lodge year, aside from the Grand Lodge session itself. The strength and vitality of Freemasonry in the St. Louis area was evident. OTHER MASONIC GROUPS Relationships with the other groups generally recognized as Masonic, and also with a number of the organizations which are best described as Masonicrelated have been most satisfactory. I accepted invitations to appear before these groups whenever I could and uniformly was received with the utmost courtesy and respect. I was glad to give encouragement to the work done by these organizations, which provide outlets for the Masonic interest of many of our members. It is not possible for us all to be interested in exactly the same lines of activity, and it is well to have various ways in which men and women of good will may work together. OTHER GRAND LODGES It is important that we maintain friendly personal relationships with the officers of the eight Grand Lodges whose territory joins Missouri. In addition, we may learn something by attendance at these and other Grand Lodges, if we are so disposed. I recognized that it would be impossible for me to attend all of the Grand Lodges where we should be represented and I felt that the greatest benefit would come by the attendance at some of these Grand Lodges of some of the junior officers. It proved impossible to maintain this program completely, and I am indebted to two of our Past Grand Masters for their able representation of Missouri at the Grand Lodges of two of our important neighbors. I attended the Grand Lodges of Kansas, Nebraska and Michigan. M.W. Bruce H. Hunt represented Missouri at the Grand Lodge of Illinois. R. W. Arthur U. Goodman, Jr. represented Missouri at the Grand Lodges of Arkansas and Tennessee. M.W. James M. Sellers represented l\Iissouri at the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma. R.\V. A. Basey Vanlandingham represented Missouri at the Grand Lodge of Iowa. These brethren made reports of these visits, and gave us ideas for the conduct of our own Grand Lodge session, some of which are being put into effect at this communication. My wife and I, and all of these others, and their ladies, if they were able to accompany them, were received with the utmost courtesy and hospitality. We are glad that representatives of most of these Grand Lodges are here with us today, so that we may not only show them how Missouri does business, but return the hospitality they so generously extended to us.
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WASHINGTON MEETINGS As has been customary, the annual meetings of the Masonic Service Association of the United States, the Conference of Grand Masters of North America, the Conference of Grand Secretaries, and the George Washington National Masonic Memorial Association were held at Washington and Alexandria the week of Washington's Birthday, February 18 to 22 inclusive, 196~. The four officers named in the resolution of the Grand Lodge all attended: The Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, Grand Secretary and Grand Lecturer. The first two were accompanied by their ladies. Certain other Masonic and Masonic-related meetings were held in Washington at the same time. Other Missourians who were in Washington for one or another of these purposes included M.W. Bruce H. Hunt, R.W. William B. Massey, Herbert E. Duncan, William R. Denslow, Frank K. Roy, Jr., and W. Walter J. Bublitz and John B. Vrooman. Brothers Denslow and Roy were accompanied by their ladies. In addition, M.W. Frank P. Briggs and Mrs. Briggs and Miss Betty Briggs joined us. Senator and Brother Stuart Symington and Congressman and Brother Randall both attended a breakfast. Senator and R.W. Brother Edward V. Long was not in Washington, but his staff extended gracious courtesies to the Grand Master and his wife. The whole time was a pretty wonderful party for your Grand Master and his wife. This was not primarily because of the Masonic connections. One of my brothers lives in Arlington, and showed us the Pentagon and many other interesting things, as well as entertaining us at his home. A nephew of mine, the son of another brother, lives in the area and works in Washington. We had a pleasant dinner with his family, and he took me as his guest to the President's news conference. Judge Goodman and I called on Mr. Justice Clark, a Masonic brother, whom I have known for a long time, and we appeared before the Supreme Court of the United States, where I successfully moved Judge Goodman's admission to the Bar of that august tribunal. The Chief Justice, M.W. Brother Warren, recognized us, but I was not sure that he remembered us. We were marshals at the cornerstone ceremony of the Truman Library in Independence, in which he assisted. So far as the meetings themselves were concerned, I must confess that I did not consider them outstanding, with the exception of the very fine address delivered at the banquet by Rear Admiral and M.W. Brother Kern of Pennsylvania. The Grand Lodge of Missouri annually has been spending about two thousand dollars on these meetings. I am inclined to think that the Conference of Grand Secretaries is productive, but otherwise I was unable to discern just what the Grand Lodge of Missouri was likely to get out of the meetings justifying that expense. Dissatisfaction with the general arrangements erupted in the meeting of the Conference of Grand Masters. It seemed that a group of insurgents, apparently including a red-haired brother from Missouri, decided they wanted the meetings elsewhere than in Washington, where they had been held continuously for perhaps a half-century. They came to the Grand Master and said they wanted to go to Kansas City. I retired from the meeting, placed certain phone calls, and ascertained that accommodations could be had in either Kansas City or St. Louis for the proper week in 1964. With the approval
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of the Deputy Grand Master I then extended an invitation to hold the meetings in Missouri, either in St. Louis or in Kansas City. After a divided vote, Washington was disapproved for the 1964 meeting, and then the Conference of Grand Masters unanimously voted to come to Kansas City. All the other organizations followed suit, even though hasty amendment of at least one set of by-laws was required, and all the meetings are to be held in Kansas City, February 18 to 22, 1964. Great interest has been shown all over the "Vest, Southwest and South, as well as in the East. A large attendance seems probable. Much of the program will be experimental, as most of these meetings have put considerable emphasis on the political attractions of the National Capitol. It is hoped that the program in Kamas City will be definitely Masonic. The by-laws of the Conference of Grand Masters expressly state that no Grand Lodge is to be host to its meeting, so Missouri cannot claim to be host for the forthcoming meeting, even jointly with the Grand Lodge of Kansas, which has promised full support. Nevertheleis, I am sure that the Grand Lodge of Missouri wants to aid to the utmost in making these meetings successful. The Grand Master may see fit to call a meeting of the Grand Lodge officers at Kansas City at that time, so that they may attend. In addition, the Grand Master should be able to provide some accommodation and entertainment, according to his idea of the necessities which may arise. The Committee on Ways and Means has been advised of the situation. I understand that it will make such provision as it thinks proper, within the means of the Grand Lodge, in the budget for the current year. THE GRAND MASTER'S CALENDAR Much of the pleasure of being Grand Master, and no small part of the physical burden, comes from traveling about the state and elsewhere, among his Masonic brethren. Fortunately, I found the physical ability and the time to do much more traveling than I had expected. On many occasions I was accompanied by my wife and the meetings were open meetings attended by both men and women. We were received everywhere with the utmost courtesy and hospitality, so much so that I cannot mention any particular occasions. Let me merely say to all of you with whom we had opportunity to meet for any purpose, that it was an enjoyable and a happy time. It may be of interest to note that in my entire year I was not on a railroad train for any purpose, Masonic or otherwise, nor on a ferryboat. Perhaps I am the first Grand Master in a century of whom that has been true. On the other hand, Trans World Airlines has done very well, and we have observed the progress of Interstate 70 with interest. I assume that it will be completed within a year or so after I am out of office. I suppose Judge Goodman will get work started on Interstate 55, and I feel quite sure that by the time Senator Vanlandingham becomes Grand Master he will have seen to it that Highway 63 has been improved north from Columbia. Detailed listing of my official appearance and appointments away from my office is as follows: 1962: Oct. I-Kansas City: Official visit to my own lodge, Country Club No. 656 Oct. 6-0wensville: Semi-centennial of Owensville Lodge No. 624
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Oct. 9-St. Louis: Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star of Missouri Oct. 13-Kansas City: Semi-centennial of Sheffield Lodge No. 625 Oct. IS-Kansas City: Homecoming dinner of Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446 Oct. 22-North Kansas City: Alpha Lodge No. 659 Oct. 26-51. Louis: Masonic Home f"inance Committee Oct. 27-St. Louis: Masonic Home Executive Committee Oct. 2S-Jefferson City: Meeting of Grand Lodge officers Oct. 29-Jefferson City: Meeting of District Deputy Grand Masters and District Deputy Grand Lecturers Oct. 29-Macks Creek: 38th District Meeting Nov. I-Holden: Homecoming dinner of Holden Lodge No. 262 Nov. 2-Kansas City: Albert Pike Lodge No. 219 Nov. 9-Kansas City: Scottish Rite Reunion; took usual part in 32nd Degree and spoke at Consistory Banquet Nov. 15-Kansas City: DeMolay Legion of Honor Banquet Nov. 16-St. Louis: Scottish Rite Reunion Nov. 17-St. Louis: Masonic Home Finance and Executive Committees Nov. 17-Bonne Terre: 90th Anniversary of Samaritan Lodge No. 424 Nov. 24-Hannibal: Conducted Masonic funeral service of M.W. Byrne E. Bigger, P.G.M. with cooperation of Hannibal Lodge No. 188 Nov. 26--Independence: Conducted Masonic funeral service of R.W. J. Renick Jones, P.G.W. with cooperation of Independence Lodge No. 76 Nov. 28-Kansas City: Reception by Scottish Rite Bodies in honor of R.W. Edwin W. Kettlesen, Worthy Grand Patron, and the Grand Master Dec. 2-Republic: Laid cornerstone of high school, with cooperation of Republic Lodge No. 570 Dec. 3-Kansas City: Annual election, Country Club Lodge No. 656-acted as chief teller Dec. 4-Kansas City: York Lodge No. 563 Dec. 1O-5t. Joseph: Annual dinner of Charity Lodge No. 331 Dec. ll-Kansas City: Luncheon of Hi-Twelve Club Dec. 13-Kansas City: Gate City Lodge No. 522 Dec. 15-Louisiana: Annual 4:00 a.m. breakfast of Perseverance Lodge No. 92 Dec. 15-S1. Louis: Masonic Home Finance and Executive Committees Dec. 15-Piedmont: Dinner of Wayne Lodge No. 526 and many friends in honor of R.W. Thomas J. Davis, Jr. Dec. 20-Kansas City: Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446-conferred First Degree on Robert H. Mann, Jr. Dec. 27-Marshall: Installed officers of Trilumina Lodge No. 205 Dec. 29-Butler: Installed officers of Butler Lodge No. 254 1963: Jan. 7-Kansas City: Installed officers of Country Club Lodge No. 656 Jan. 9-Kansas City: Reception in honor of Hon. Richard H. Koenigsdorf, newly elected Potentate of Ararat Temple Jan. 14-Joplin: Joint installation of officers of Joplin Lodge No. 335 and Fellowship Lodge No. 345 Jan. IS-Columbia: Boone County Masonic Association dinner Jan. 19-5t. Louis: Masonic Home Finance Committee and Board meeting Jan. 23-Kansas City: Installed officers of Consistory, Scottish Rite Jan. 30-81. Louis: Scottish Rite Luncheon Club Jan. 30-8t. Louis: Dinner of Wardens' and Masters' Clubs Jan. 30-Maplewood: 57th District Meeting Feb. 8-51. Louis: Masonic Home Finance Committee Feb. 9-St. Louis: Masonic Home Executive Committee
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Feb. l3-Mt. Washington: 59th District Meeting Feb. 19-Washington, D. C.: Moved admission of R.W. and Hon. Arthur U. Goodman, Jr. to Bar of Supreme Court of United States Feb. 19-Washington, D. C.: Annual meeting of Masonic Service Association Feb. 20-Washington, D. C.: Conference of Grand Masters of North America Feb. 2 I-Washington, D. C.: Conference of Grand Masters of North America Feb. 22-Washington, D. C.: George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association Feb. 27-Kansas City: 22nd District Lodge of Instruction Feb. 27-Kansas City: Annual meetings of Lodge of Perfection and Temple Association, Scottish Rite Bodies; re-elected Treasurer of the Bodies Mar. 2-Kansas City: Masters' and Wardens' Association dinner Mar. 5-Kansas City: Luncheon of Hi-Twelve Club Mar. 9--St. Louis: Masonic Home Finance and Executive Committees Mar. 12-Wichita, Kansas: Annual dinner of Association of Past Grand Masters of Kansas, of which I was made an honorary member Mar. l3-Wichita, Kansas: Grand Lodge of Kansas Mar. l6-Boonville: Dinner and special convocation of Boonville Chapter No. 60 R.A.M. in honor of R.W. A. Basey Vanlandingham Mar. 19-Kansas City: East Gate Lodge No. 630 Mar. 22-Kansas City: Fellowship dinner of Country Club Lodge No. 656 Mar. 25-Kansas City: Reception by Harmony Chapter No. 162 O.E.S., of which I am a member, in honor of Grand Master Mar. 27-Kansas City: Breakfast and meeting of Cecile-Daylight Lodge No. 30!!. Mar. 29-l\1aryville: Scottish Rite club dinner. Mar. 30-Platte City: Laid cornerstone of Postoffice with cooperation of Platte City Lodge No. 504 Mar. 3D-Platte City: 21st District Meeting Apr. I-Kansas City: Dinner of Mary Conclave, Red Cross of Constantine Apr. 4-Jefferson City: Dinner of Good Fellowship Club of Jefferson Lodge ~o. 43 and 31st District Apr. 6--St. Louis: Masonic Home Finance Committee and Board meeting Apr. 7--St. Louis: Dinner with old folks at Masonic Home Apr. 19-Warrensburg: Laid cornerstone of high school with cooperation of Corinthian Lodge No. 265 Apr. 2D-Belton: Breaking of ground for new temple of Belton Lodge No. 450 by M.W. Harry S. Truman Apr. 22-Columbia: Annual banquet, Grand Council R. & S.M. of Missouri Apr. 23-Columbia: Lodge of Research breakfast Apr. 23-Columbia: Grand Chapter R.A.M. of Missouri Apr. 27-Kansas City: Communicated 25th Degree at Scottish Rite Reunion Apr. 28-Independence: Grand Master's DeMolay Class Apr. 29-Holliday: 17th District dinner May 3--Sedalia: Grand Commandery K.T. of Missouri May 4--St. Louis: Masonic Home Finance and Executive Committees May 4-5t. Louis: Meeting of Grand Lodge Officers May 5-St. Louis: Grand Master's Breakfast May 5-Creve Coeur: Dedicated new temple of Rose Hill Lodge No. 550 May 8-5t. Joseph: 9th District Meeting May ll--Savannah: Laid cornerstone of school building with cooperation of Savannah Lodge No. 71 May 16-Kansas City: Indoctrination dinner Scottish Rite Bodies May 18-5t. Louis: Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 40, presided over by R.W. Lewis C. Robertson May 19-Belleville, Illinois: Grand Master's Breakfast
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May 21-Garden City: Index Lodge No. 54 May 23-Kirksville: Laid cornerstone of Ryle Hall, Northeast Missouri State Teacher's College with cooperation of Kirksville Lodge No. 105 and Adair Lodge No. 366 May 23-Kirksville: Second District dinner May 27-Detroit, Michigan: Grand Lodge of Michigan May 28-Detroit, Michigan: Grand Lodge of Michigan May 31-Kansas City: Westport Lodge No. 340 June I-Kansas City: Conference as to arrangements for meeting of Conference of Grand Masters, Masonic Service Association, etc., at Kansas City, February. 1964 June 2-North Kansas City: Laid cornerstone of postoffice, with cooperation of Alpha Lodge No. 659 June 4-Lincoln, Nebraska: Grand Lodge of Nebraska June 5-Lincoln, Nebraska: Breakfast, Red Cross of Constantine June 8-Huntsville: Laid cornerstone of school addition, with cooperation of Huntsville Lodge No. 30 June 15-5t. Louis: Masonic Home Finance and Executive Committees June 23-Rolla: St. John's Day observance of Rolla Lodge No. 213 June 23-Rolla: 39th District Picnic June 26-Kansas City: Annual meeting of Council of Kadosh, Scottish Rite June 30--Independence: Conducted Masonic funeral service of R.W. George C. Marquis, in behalf of Lexington Lodge No. 149 July 6-Winston: 97th Birthday party of Western Star Lodge No. 15, with 10th District as guests July 7-Maryville: 7th District Picnic July 12-5umner: 19th District fish fry July 19-5t. Louis: Ways and Means Committee meeting July 20--51. Louis: Masonic Home Finance Committee and Board meeting July 20--Columbia: Twilight Lodge No. 114, funeral of R.W.John W. Tanner July 21-Clinton: 37th District Picnic July 26-Tina: 20th District fish fry Aug. 16-5t. Louis: Masonic Home Finance Committee Aug. 17-5t. Louis: Masonic Home Board Meeting Aug. 17-51. Louis: Dedication by Grand Chapter O.E.S. of furniture in chapel in new building at Masonic Home, in memory of Sister Agnes Wolfarth, P.G.M. Sept. 2-Armstrong and Glasgow: Dedicated new hall of Livingston Lodge No. 51 Sept. 8-Versailles: Laid cornerstone of new temple of Versailles Lodge No. 320 Sept.9-Liberty: Liberty Lodge No. 31 Sept. 12-51. Louis: Semi-centennial of Tower Grove Lodge No. 631 (tentative) Sept. 16-Moberly: Past Masters' Banquet, Moberly Lodge No. 344 (tentative) Sept. 22-5t. Louis: Meeting of Grand Lodge officers Sept. 23-5t. Louis: Masonic Home Board meeting
AMENDMENT TO BE PROPOSED Monday, December 10, 1962 was the time prescribed by the by-laws of several lodges for the election of their officers. That afternoon a sudden and rather unexpected snowstorm descended upon Missouri, especially the Platte Purchase. I was caught half way between Kansas City and St. Joseph, and had my most dangerous drive of the year. A number of lodges failed to hold their stated communications, by reason of lack of a quorum, and therefore failed to elect their Masters. Section 8.080 of the by-laws provides that if a lodge fails to elect its Master at the time prescribed by its by-laws, the election is held only under dispensation from the Grand Master, and after notice to resident members.
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The practical result was that several lodges were required to write to the Grand Master and ask dispensations. They had to wait at least four or five weeks from the stipulated time in order to elect their officers. In addition, there was a certain amount of expense for the required notice to resident members. The basic theory of Section 8.080 is that if a lodge fails to elect its Master its condition is so serious that the Grand Master should be informed. This has no relevance to a situation where the lodge cannot meet because of weather conditions which render it impossible for a quorum to attend. The Grand Master knows nothing pertinent, and if he refers the matter back to the D.D.G.M., additional delay is involved. I see no useful purpose, in actual practice, in the requirement of a dispensation, nor in the requirement of notice to resident members, when the stated communication is not held at all. I agree that if the stated communication is held, and the lodge fails to elect, there should be an investigation. To relieve the lodges of what I consider an unnecessary burden in this situation, an amendment will be introduced eliminating the requirements of dispensation and of notice to resident members when the stated communication is not opened at all. This amendment will be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence, for action at the 1964 Annual Communication. PRESERVATION OF CHARTERS The Building in which the hall of Censer Lodge No. 172 at Macon was located was completely destroyed by fire October 26, 1962. All the tangible property of the lodge, including its charter, was destroyed. Being unable to meet without a charter, the lodge applied for the issuance of a duplicate under Section 7.020 of the by-laws, and the Grand Master ordered the Grand Secretary to proceed to issue a duplicate charter. This disclosed the surprising fact that the Grand Secretary's office does not have records concerning the charters of the various subordinate lodges. Nearly all the charters were issued a great many years ago, and it appears that sufficient care was not taken to maintain records in the office of the Grand Secretary. The result was that the Grand Secretary found himself without the necessary information to issue a duplicate charter, at least one containing the several names of individuals which appeared on the original charter. In fact, the Grand Secretary's office has only inadequate and inaccurate records of the dates of the charters. The need of Censer Lodge was met by issuing a duplicate charter which contained such information as was available, so as to authorize it to operate. The charter of a lodge is its most prized possession, for it is the thing which gives the lodge life. Therefore, every lodge should be concerned with the preservation of its charter, and the preservation of the information contained in that charter. Most of our lodges meet in buildings which are not fire-proof, and fires which destroy documents can occur in any building. Except for the few lodges whose original charters are held in safekeeping, all our charters are exposed to loss and destruction. I recommend that each subordinate lodge at its earliest opportunity have two complete and legible copies made of its charter, including both the
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printed and the written portions, and of the signatures, and thereafter send one of these copies to the Grand Secretary to be held in the files of the Grand Lodge, and keep the other itself in some place considered safe, elsewhere than in the lodge hall. Preferably, these should be photostatic or other permanent photographic reproductions. If such is not available, of course other copies can be used. Such reproductions are available to most of our lodges within a reasonable distance from their locations. POLITICAL DISCUSSION The year 1964 will again be a general election year, presumably with the usual vigorous campaign, and quite likely with more than the usual amount of assertion that one candidate or another candidate, or one party or another party, is entitled to the support of the Masonic fraternity. Before our passions become heated in the campaign, it may be well to remind ourselves of the basic principles of Freemasonry as regards politics. It is the duty of all Freemasons to be good citizens in all respects. On the one hand" we are charged peaceably to obey the civil magistrates and the laws which are provided. On the other hand, in our form of government, each of us has an obligation, as a good citizen, to see that the government of each and every political unit of which we are a member is the best available. At the same time we are forbidden to engage in political discussion in our lodges. This is not the time to discuss the vital necessity of that rule, but rather to say that its sense and its spirit applies equally in the anteroom and wherever we meet and talk as Freemasons. It demands the broadest tolerance of each of us of differing viewpoints. The fact is that in our democracy there is not likely to be any major candidate with whom we can totally agree, or with whom we totally disagree. Rather each of us must choose and decide for himself which policies he considers most important, and then support his chosen candidate to the best of his ability. I hope that each of us will during the next year vigorously support the candidates and the party of his choice, and at the same time recognize that his brothers who support other candidates and another party may be equally sincere and convinced that what they are doing is best for our country. APPRECIATION In what I have said thus far I have tried to avoid naming particular individuals, not because I was unmindful of or ungrateful for their many services, courtesies and kindnesses through the year, but because there have been so many that I could not possibly name all. I see here this morning dozens whom I would like to name. There are a few whom I shall single out, with the hope that these many others will feel my gratitude without such expression. Judge Goodman and all the officers of the advancing line, as well as the other officers have worked diligently and have contributed both effort and thought. Judge Goodman has received copies of all my correspondence, and on a good many matters I have consulted with him before taking action. He is a wise and prudent counselor, and he has given me good advice. Special acknowledgement is due our Senior Grand Marshal, William H. Chapman, and even more to his wife, who might be but is not the only reason he is in line, for their diligent service at the head of the committees
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for entertainment of our distinguished guests and our ladies, and for arrangements generally. M. W. Orestes Mitchell opened the way to one of the great experiences of my life when he appointed me in line. Our friendship has remained close, and I have tried to thank him by meeting some part of his hopes. From the time I was appointed, then three years behind M. W. Robert H. Mann, he has been most gracious and helpful to me. I have called on him often for advice and counsel, and prize his friendship. My first proposed appointment was the reappointment of our Grand Lecturer. Freelon Hadley has done his own job well, and has aided me greatly and unobtrusively whenever needed, in a most thoughtful and helpful way. Our Grand Secretary has performed the duties of his office and has responded whenever called upon. CONCLUSION My clients, not all of whom could be expected to be sympathetic to Freemasonry, and the judges and lawyers before and with whom I have had business have been most patient and considerate when I have not been able to take care of my own business as promptly as might otherwise have been the case. In this I have had the help of my associate of many years, Brother Glen L. Whitaker, and my faithful secretary. My wife has traveled with me when she could, has worked effectively on plans for the ladies program, has filled scrap books, which we will prize for years to come, with mementos of the year, has been patient and understanding, and has made it possible for me to complete the year. To all these and to many others, my father and many other Masonil brethren, living and dead, I am deeply indebted. This afternoon the Grand Lodge will choose the leaders who will be installed tomorrow. I have no doubt as to your choice. I know well the men whom we expect to lead us through the several. coming years. I have full confidence in their skill and capacity to govern this Grand Lodge, and look forward with pleasure to their administrations. The Grand Lodge is to be congratulated that they will lead it. Respectfully submitted, MARTIN B. DICKINSON, Grand Master. R. W. Brother Arthur U. Goodman, Jr., Deputy Grand Master, acting temporarily as Grand Master, referred the Grand Master's address to the Committee on Grand Master's Address. NOMINATIONS FOR THE MASONIC HOME BOARD
Harry C. Ploetze was nominated by M. W. Brother Robert L. Aronson. Albert Van Gels was nominated by M. W. Brother Harold M. Jayne. J. Andy Zenge was nominated by R. W. Brother Herman A. Orlick. CALLED FROM LABOR
The Grand Lodge was called from labor at noon; Grand Chaplain R. W. Ira Gragg offering prayer.
Tuesday Afternoon Called to Labor 1:45 p.m. The Grand Lodge was called to labor at I :45 p.m., Grand Chaplain R. W. Herbert C. Duncan offering prayer. RESOLUTION PRESENTED
R. W. William H. Utz, 1r., Grand Treasurer, presented a resolution as follows: Be It Resolved, That from and after this Grand Lodge session the Permanent Fund shall consist of U. S. Treasury Bonds and Notes now carried in the Agency Account with the First National Bank of Kansas City, as per agency agreement, and in addition thereto the First National Bank of Kansas City be directed to transfer cash and such U. S. Treasury one-year Bills at maturity value from the Temporary Investment Account so that the Treasury Bonds and Notes at face value, the cash and maturity value Treasury Bills amount to Two Hundred Sixty-five Thousand Dollars ($265,000.00) which shall constitute the principal of the Permanent Fund. W. H. UTZ, JR., FRANK A. LEWIS, ARTHUR
E.
U. GOODMAN, JR.,
W. WACNER.
REPORT OF THE GRAND TREASURER
R. W. Brother Elmer W. Wagner presented the report of the Grand Treasurer, R. W. William H. Utz, Jr., which was received and ordered printed in the Proceedings, and is as follows: Balance in The Mechanics Bank, 51. Joseph, Mo. Received From Grand Secretary-Sept. 1, 1962 to June 30, 1963 Disbursed-Sept. I, 1962 to June 30, 1963 Balance in The Mechanics Bank, St. Joseph, Mo., June 30, 1963
$171,410.70 88,097.75 250,825.13 8,683.32
In addition to the cash on deposit in The Mechanics Bank, St. Joseph, Mo., as of 1une 30, 1963, there was invested in short term U. S. Treasury Bills, in the custody of the First National Bank of Kansas City, Mo., $50,000.00 as per Agency Agreement Contract. This amount represents temporary investment of current Grand Lodge funds. As Grand Treasurer, I charge myself with the custody, as per agency agreement, dated February 27, 1958, with the First National Bank of Kansas City, Mo., of the following securities: $10,000.00 19,000.00 5,000.00 40,000.00 25.000.00 30,000.00 43,000.00 16,000.00
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Respectfully submitted,
W. H. UTZ, JR., Grand Treasurer.
REPORT OF THE GRAND SECRETARY
R. W. Brother Elmer W. Wagner, Grand Secretary, presented his report for the period August 31, 1962 to June 30, 1963, which was adopted and ordered printed in the Proceedings. The report is as follows: SUMMARY OF LODGE WORK
120,661 1,055 2,965 2,617 2,660
Total Membership June 30, 1963 Net Loss . Initiated Passed Raised COMMISSIONS TO DEPUTIES
Commissions were issued to all the District Deputy Grand Masters. DUPLICATE CHARTERS
Duplicate charters ,vere issued to the following lodges: Censer
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CHARTERS SURRENDERED
Hinton Lodge No. 455 surrendered its charter on March 1, 1963. LODGES CONSOLIDATED
Novinger Lodge No. 583 consolidated with Adair Lodge No. 366 on June II, 1963. COURTESIES
Forty-five requests have been made to Sister Grand Jurisdictions to confer degrees for Missouri Lodges; and thirty-seven requests have been made to Missouri Lodges by Sister Grand Jurisdictions. DlSPENSAnONS
By order of Grand Master Dickinson dispensations were issued as follows: October 5, 1962, to R. W. Brother James B. Cantrell, D.D.G.M., 56th District, Noel, Mo., to approve and dedicate high school gymnasium at Neosho, Mo., for Masonic purposes, prior to the meeting. October 5, 1962, to the Wor. Master of Neosho Lodge No. 247, Neosho, Mo., to hold special communication in high school gymnasium at Neosho, Mo., on Saturday, October 27, 1962, for the conferring of the Third Degree, provided same has been dedicated for Masonic purposes. October 5, 1962, to the Wor. Master of Commonwealth Lodge No. 654, St. Louis, Mo., to hold special communication in Royal Arch Hall, Masonic Temple, 3681 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, Mo., on Saturday, October 13, 1962, to confer the Third Degree.
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October 22, 1962, to the Wor. Master of Sikeston Lodge No. 310, Sikeston, Mo., authorizing another ballot to be taken on the petition of Luther Meredith Lee at their stated communication, November I, 1962, for the Degrees in Freemasonry. October 26, 1962, to R. W. Brother Jewell B. Clark, D.D.G.M., 49th District, Cape Girardeau, Mo., to present the charter, consecrate, constitute, elect and install the officers of Perryville Lodge No. 670, Perryville, Mo., on Saturday, October 27, 1962. November I, 1962, to R. W. Brother A. Basey Vanlandingham, Junior Grand Warden, Columbia, Mo., to dedicate new hall of Wallace Lodge No. 456, at Bunceton, Mo., on Saturday, November 10, 1962, at 8:00 p.m. November 8, 1962, to the Wor. Master of Cache Lodge No. 416, St. Louis, Mo., to hold stated communication on Saturday, December 8, 1962, at Pomegranate Temple, 33Il Pennsylvania Ave., also installation of officers. November 8, 1962, to the Wor. Master of Good Hope Lodge No. 218, St. Louis, Mo., to hold stated communication on Saturday, December 15, 1962, at Meridian Temple, 4500 Donovan Ave., also installation of officers. November 9, 1962, to M. W. Brother Harold M. Jayne, P.G.M., Memphis, Mo., to lay cornerstone of new dormitory of Hannibal-LaGrange College at Hannibal, Mo., on Tuesday, November 20, 1962. November 15, 1962, to the Wor. Master of Crestwood Lodge No. 669, Crestwood, Mo., to hold special communication at Fenton Masonic Temple, Fenton, Mo., on Saturday, November 17, 1962, to confer the Third Degree on several Fellow Crafts. November 20, 1962, to R. W. Brother Arthur U. Goodman, Jr., Deputy Grand Master, Kennett, Mo., to lay cornerstone of First Presbyterian Church, Rolla, Mo., on Sunday, November 25, 1962. November 21, 1962, to the Wor. Master of Censer Lodge No. 172, Macon, Mo., to hold all communications. both stated and special, in the hall of Excello Lodge No. 332, Excello, Mo., until such time as Censer Lodge No. 172 again has a dedicated hall of its own. December 5, 1962, to the Wor. Master of Ava Lodge No. 26, Ava, Mo., to elect its offcers at its stated communication on Wednesday, December 19, 1962. December II, 1962, to the Wor. Master of Winigan Lodge No. 540, Winigan, Mo., to hold election of its officers on Wednesday, January 2, 1963. December 17, 1962, to the Wor. Master of Maitland Lodge No. 1I2. Maitland. Mo., to elect its officers on Thursday, December 27, 1962, at a special communication. December 17, 1962, to the Wor. Master of Clifton Lodge No. 463, Thayer, Mo., to elect its officers on Friday, December 28, 1962, at a special communication. December 24, 1962, to the Wor. Master of Nelson Lodge No. 560, Nelson, Mo., to elect its officers on Monday, January 7, 1963, at a special communication. December 27, 1962, to R. W. Brother David W. Wilson. D.D.G.M., 15th District, La Belle, Mo., to dedicate new lodge hall of Palmyra Lodge No. 18, Palmyra, Mo., on Thursday, December 27, 1962. December 27, 1962, to the Wor. Master of Adelphi Lodge No. 355, Edgerton, Mo., to elect its officers on Tuesday, January 8, 1963, at their regular meeting. January 4, 1963, to the Wor. Master of Florida Lodge No. 23, Florida, Mo., to elect its officers at their stated communication on Wednesday, January 16, 1963. January 11, 1963, to the Wor. Master of Malta Lodge No. 402, Malta Bend, Mo., to elect its officers at a special communication on or after January 17, 1963, but not later than February 4, 1963, or at its stated communication on Tuesday, February 5, 1963. January 31, 1963, to the Wor. Master of Humphreys Lodge No. 32, Humphreys. Mo., to elect its officers at their stated communication on Tuesday, February 12, 1963, and failing such election on that date, to elect at its stated communication on Tuesday, February 26, 1963.
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February I, 1963, to R. W. Brother Earnest Lee Baumgardner, D.D.G.M., 41st District, Humansville, Mo., to dedicate new lod~e hall of Riddick Lodge No. 361, Buffalo, Mo., convening a special communication of the Grand Lodge for the pur· pose Friday, February 8, 1963. February 8, 1963, to the Wor. Master of Triplett Lodge No. 122, Triplett, Mo., to elect its officers at a special communication on Saturday, February 23, 1963, at 7:30 p.m. March 15, 1963, to the Wor. Master of Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422, Springfield, I\fo., to re·ballot on ten petitioners originally voted on February 21, 1963, said re·ballot hein~ ordered by reason of irregularities in procedure February 21,1963. April 2, 1963, to the Wor. Master of Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422, Springfield, Mo., to re-ballot April 18, 1963 on six petitioners rejected at stated communication December 20, 1962, good cause havin~ been shown for such re-ballot, as required under Section 14.100. April 11, 1963, to M. W. Brother Harold M. Jayne, P.G.M., Memphis, Mo., to dedicate new hall of Havana Lodge No. 21, at McFall, l\fo., on Sunday afternoon, April 14, 1963. April 24, 1963, to the Wor. Master of Freedom Lodge No. 636, Mehlville, Mo., to confer the de~rees on Billy Dean McAfee, according to Section 13.1 10, and under the direction of the Grand Lecturer or his representative. April 26, 1963, to M. W. Brother Morris E. Ewing, P.G.\f., Morrisville, Mo., to lay the cornerstone of the new school building at Bolivar, I\fo., on Sunday, May 5, 1963. ~fay 14, 1963, to Wor. Brother Elmer E. Pittker, Past \1aster, Wellsville Lodge No. 194, Wellsville, Mo., to dedicate the new hall of Wellsville Lodge No. 194 at Wellsville, Mo., on Tuesday, May 14, 1963. May 16, 1963, to the Wor. Master of Portageville Lodge No. 166, Portageville, Mo., to hold its stated communication of Friday, May 17, 1963, in the hall of Point Pleasant Lodge No. 176 at Conran, Mo., on account of repairs heing made in Portageville hall. May 16, 1963, to \1. W. Brother Morris E. Ewin~, P.G.\f., Morrisville, Mo., to lay cornerstone of new high school huilding at Ava, Missouri, on Sunday, May 26, 1963. June 3, 1963, to \1. W. Brother Bruce H. Hunt, P.G.M., Kirksville, Mo., to lay cornerstone of new school building at Brashear, \10., on Sunday, June 16, 1963. July I, 1963, to R. W. Brother Sumpter E. Gunn, D.D.G.\I., 58th District, Eldon, Mo., to dedicate new temple of Versailles Lodge ~o. 320 at Versailles, Mo., on Monday, July 8, 1963. July 12, 1963, to the Wor. \faster of Olive Branch Lod~c ~o. !J76, Sl. Louis, \10.• to hold a special communication on Saturday, August 10, 1963, in new \lasonic Temple, 3681 Lindell Blvd., SI. Louis, to confer degree and examine candidates. July 18, 1963, to the WOL Master of Livingston Lodge ~o. 51, Glasgo\\'. \10., to hold all its communications, both stated and special, in the hall of Armstrong Lodge No. 70 at Armstrong, until arrangements are made for occupancy of another hall at Glasgow. August 5, 1963, to the Wor. Master of Rising Sun Lodge No. 13, Barry, \10., for the conferring of the degrees upon Omar Amos Decker, according to Section 13.110, and under the direction of the Grand Lecturer or his representative. August 7, 1963, to the Wor. Master of Magnolia Lodge No. 626, S1. Louis, \10., to fe-ballot on petition for the degrees of Charles Gardner McClellan, rejected June 26, 1963, at its stated communication on Wednesday, September 11, 1963. August 8, 1963, to the \VOL \Iaster of Alpha Lodge No. 659, North Kansas Cit)'. Mo., for the conferring of the degrees upon Gaylord ~elson Reagan, according to Section 13.1 10, and under the direction of the Grand Lecturer or his representative.
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August 26, 1963, to R. W. Brother Joseph P. Stanley, D.D.G.M., 25th District, Armstrong, Mo., to dedicate new hall of Livingston Lodge No. 51 in the Library Building at Glasgow, Missouri, on Monday, September 2, 1963. September 3, 1963, to R. W. Brother Herman A. Orlick, D.D.G.M., 33-B District, Kirkwood, Mo., to dedicate proposed temporary hall of Olive Branch Lodge No. 576 at the Giddings-Boyle Presbyterian Church, 4100 Washington Ave., St. Louis, Mo., for Masonic purposes. September 3, 1963, to the Wor. Master of Olive Branch Lodge No. 576, S1. Louis, Mo., to meet at Giddings-Boyle Presbyterian Church, 4100 Washington Ave., S1. Louis, Mo., until completion of repair and remodeling of its permanent location, 3765 Lindell Blvd. COMMISSIONS ISSUED
Grand Master Dickinson appointed the following Grand Representatives, and Commissions were issued: Brazil Chile Connecticut EI Salvador Finland India Mexico-Benito Juarez Peru Rhode Island
Antonio Camilo de Faria, Sao Paulo Oscar P. Nelson, Vina del Mar William E. Piercey, Connecticut Francisco Javier Moreno, Santa Ana Risto Patiala, Helsinki Jamshed Burjor Aga, Bombay Tomas Guerra, Torreon, Coahuila Javier Lavado Diaz, Lima Norman P. Jehan, Cranston
Grand Master Dickinson nominated the following brethren as Grand Representatives of the following Grand Lodges near the Grand Lodge of Missouri, for whom Commissions were received: William H. Chapman, Webster Groves Allen C. Sodemann, St. Louis Dr. J. B. Steinmetz, Clarkton Sherman A. Smith, Joplin Thomas J. Davis, Jr., Piedmollt John A. Weiss, Kansas City Robert H. Arnold, Kansas City Hoyt Young, Macks Creek Albert H. Van Gels, St. LOllis Etson E. Jackson, Springfield Dewey A. Routh, Rolla Clell M. Gilbert, Sikeston Frank K. Roy, Jr., Kansas City Joseph A. Grant, Lee's Summit John L. Petty, Jefferson City Lewis C. Robertson, St. Louis J. Clyde Butler, Macon
Arizona Chile EI Salvador Finland Georgia India Manitoba Mexico-Benito Juarez Mexico-York Nebraska Norway Peru Quebec Texas Venezuela Washington West Virginia
FIFTY-YEAR BUTTONS
No. and Name Of Lodge 218 Good Hope 267 Aurora 320 Versailles 3 Beacon 303 Osage
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Fairfax Basil P. Hunter Naylor William E. Davis Cooper. . Ford Kendall .... Adair Charlei M. Overstreet Temple Henry W. Wethy . Robert Burns Walter E. Wilson Independence Walter E. Schulenberg Mt. Washington Casey W. Gordan Magnolia Harry L. Mount Fayette George W. Wayland Troy .. . Clarence E. Watts Havana .. . H. Hovey Manring Ionic .. . I. W. Miller . Pride of the West Fred W. Hunicke Caruthersville oJ. W. McClosky Polar Star Adolph Dehner, Jr. Richland...... . W. C. Payne !taska Joseph K. McIlvaney Joplin Guy M. Hinkson .. Dockery ... George A. McCall Webster Groves .. Ray R. Worral .. Gate of the Temple William C. Clark Beacon Leo Lehmann . Meridian .. . : : William C. Jenne Olive Branch John F. Ballack .. De Soto William M. Sellman De Witt Virgil Trispisic Corinthian Grover C. Gillum Ivanhoe Clarence R. Mitchell Good Hope .. : : Frank J. Schmidt Good Hope Herbert W. Smith Good Hope Walter Self . Equality .. . William Lewis Flint Fayette Silas W. Brundage Lambskin Fred F. Ledergerher Moherly Frank Charles Dought) Bonhomme Martin Engleman . Lebanon Frank West St. John's Oscar J. Norris ... Tuscan . . . . . . . . . . .. . Roscoe S. Tallman .. ' Clifton Heights Hans Schaerrer .... Morehouse ,V. T. Wofford Wayne James S. Berryman, .II'. Naphtali George A. Ramsey Beacon Phillip G. Veshlage Bosworth oj. E. Jennings Mound City Chester E. Fuller Harmony Oliver H. Fleming Braymer Irving D. Farrar Olive Branch William Dodge Cosmos .,. . Nathaniel M. Kingsley Euclid . James Ackley Compass R. R. Field Cypress .. Harry D. Hall Meridian .. George Schoenborn Ivanhoe Howard E. Sibley Tuscan Eo Ross Gamble ... Tuscan ., J. Carr Gamble West Gate Sam I. Siebers Magnolia .. . George W. Millar 0
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Lambskin Higbee Orient Aurora Ivanhoe Albert Pike Mound City Keystone Missouri Perseverance Itaska Meridian Cornerstone Morley Sheldon Vienna Billings Good Hope South Gate South Gate Lambskin Gray Summit Craig Hiram Hiram Osborn Kansas City Salem Salisbury Independence Texas Forest Park Forest Park Forest Park Forest Park Forest Park Forest Park Forest Park Moberly Moberly Valley Park Wallace Pollock St. Joseph Texas Wheeling West Gate Vincil Glenwood Forest Park Mizpah Whitesville West View Trenton Polar Star Clay Gate City Gate City Gate City Gate City
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GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Robert Mason Boucher .. Clyde P. Marek . William Bowen . Maurice Bartlett Hansel . Louis Harris . Joseph Townsend Sibley .. Lester Appligate . Guy Jones . Max Gansloser . Johann M. Porter . Robert R. Gast . Harry G. Schubert William Koopmann . 'William F. Dunkman . Grover Cleveland Vandover Leroy E. Rupard . W. E. Johnson . Lu ther E. McReynolds . Georgc E. Bauer . Raymond E. McGinnis Roscoe W. Pierson . Charles W. Gillen . John F. Disharoon. . . . . . . . Carlisle M. Randall . Arthur T. Blum . Earle Bagby . . Ralph M. Hughes Claude E. Whitcomb George S. Laubach Clarence E. McAdams .. Eugene C. Robinson Richard L. Clevidence Walter Henry Bcstc Staley Gant . Louis Hartwein Albert Meyer . Gottleb Ortleb Dodson M. Share . Frank H. Woodling Arthur H. Owen . R. D. Strcetor . Charles C. Scholl Trevar Moore William Monroe Rogers Clarence M. Stair .. Everett E. Scott . Martin Utt . Joseph Montgomery McCowan Leonard L. Duncan . Elmer Lee Cox . . Norman Richard Stender . Alfred J. Gerdel . . L. E. Bedford . . Ernest J. Caldwell . S. B. Keith . Robert S. Mills . Wallace M. Agin . Joe B. lloyd . Albert W. Martin . Adolf F. Schulze . Carl A. Wahlin .
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No. and Name of Lodge 139 326 322 566 218 344 368 368 625 625 166 649 324 538 463 16 249 136 69 48 3 3 2 185 179 522 522 220 220 220 220 163 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 445 445 2 2 2 9 9 9 9 9 347 3 3
Oregon . Linn Excello Maplewood Good Hope Moberly , . Crescent Hill Crescent Hill Sheffield .. , Sheffield Portageville University McDonald Stella . Clifton . Memphis .. . Carroll . Phoenix . Sullivan .. Fulton . Beacon . Beacon Meridian Chamois Pride of the West Gate City Gate City Kansas City Kansas City Kansas City Kansas City Occidental M t. Moriah Mt. Moriah Mt. Moriah Mt. Moriah Mt. Moriah Mt. Moriah Mt. Moriah Mt. Moriah Mt. Moriah Mt. Moriah Mt. Moriah Mt. Moriah Mt. Moriah Mt. Moriah Mt. Moriah West Gate West Gate Meridian . Meridian Meridian . George Washington George Washington George Washington George Washington George Washington America Beacon Beacon
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No. Harry Milne . V. C. Pinet . ........... Lee Roy Montgomery Lendall M. Anderson Joseph C. Hoelzer . Arthur G. Howard '" Charles Floyd Ewing . . . ..... .. Gerald C. Bates Carl A. Darr Marion F. Favars Max Segal . Laurence B. Reese, Sr. . Harry Clay Stewart . Joseph F. Lentz . Darrell D. Adams .. . . . . .. ..... James O. Woodsmall Thomas Chester White . . . . ..... Guy A. Magruder . Tracy R. Shaffer .. Onis L. Smith . Montfiore L. Montague Grover C. Pritchett Jewall V. Marsh .. H. L. Brashear '" . Albert Charles Meyer Thad W. Clark Joseph W. Rixey .. Ralph Benedict Bernard R. Nelson i'J'athan Neustetter Orliff G. Smith Edward A. Klusmeyer Leedee E. Bosesse .. Edwin Freund .. Oscar R. Gloessner Marshall R. Harrison Albert C. Heins Grover C. Jennings Harry F. Langing . " .. George A. Marsh C. William Moeller Edward W. Randol Paul H. Wellpott George F. Zbaren . Lester O. Humphreys Herbert E. Spielman William H. Steinkamp, Jr. Frederick August Cammann Orville James Cloughly ., Albert J. Cammann William Koopman .. Edward A. Krondl William Christian Hagedorn . John Fred Hateb .. '" . John Albert Hubbard Charles Allen Kelso .. Wilken Charles Schwartz Hugo H. Schroeder James Deter . Arthur A. Keyes .
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Grandview Jesse D. Clements Williamstown David A. Leslie, Sr. Edgar F. Huppert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keystone Forest Park Hugh M. Holmes. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . Albert Pike Walter Augustus Fritschy Clarksville Kenneth O. Patton Troy Ervin C. Dickenhorst Clayton Frederick W. Kessler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vandalia Charles F. Schulze, Sr. Henry H. Hartzell Fellowship .. . Cache ,Joseph T. Ayres ., , , ,. Cache .. , . , .. , , , , .. Fred D'Oench ., '............... , David L. Donaldson , " ,. Cache ,., , , ,. Cache , . , , , , . , , John C. Engel, . , , . , ,, Walter C. Jordan, , , ,, , . . .. Cache .... " .. , Cache ,, Joseph L. Meyer, , ,., , .. Ben F. Trogdon .. , , ,, '" Cache .. , . , Thomas A. Bell ., ,.,.......... Cache Palmer C. Flourney ., ,..... Zeredatha . , Gate City "., Lawrence Feaman ,. Carroll Roy D. Hess ,, , , . .. , Walter M. Bauer. , , , Webster Groves. . Webster Groves .. " , Albert C. Grosse , ,. , ,. ",.............. Eldorado , Abe Carters West Gate "", Charles Henry Gieseman ,.. Lockwood Ode W. Lasater ,., , , Herbert Spencer Austin , ,... St. John's Rose Hill , , Hayward Brown .,." ,....... , Jesse Irving Chappel ,.,.,., ". Rose Hill Polar Star. , , John T. Gill "., ,.......... Polar Star .. , , .. , ,,, Earl T. Wiber , ", ",. La Belle .. , Joseph E. Layton , , ,' .. ',... Clifton Heights , , Joseph E. Vollmer, , , ,, , . , .. Frank Latal ,.. Itaska , St. Louis ,Joseph Steiner . ,........... St. Louis . , . Charles H. Thuner, Jr , . . . . . .. , James Hutcheson , , ,. . . York .. , Keystone " Ralph B. Roth Holden , Elmer L. Angell ,., " .. ,., William W. Bain , , , , Excelsior , Rutledge , , . , . , ,, George S. Gragg , ' " Naphtali ., Erwin G. Fischer , ,, , ,. Fair Play ., , ,.; .. Edgar Engelman Plattsburg , Clyde M. Kirk ,.,., ,..... Webster Groves . , ,,, Clarence B. Stormont .. , .. ,., ,. Purity " ,' Frederick George Zibell , " Joachim ., ' Edwin Reineman .. ,.,." " St. John's , .. , R. Frank Caldwell "........ Henry A. Stewart ,, , . , . ,. St. John's " .. " Bethel ,.'., , William H. Fox , ", ,.,.".... Clark " , .. , J. W. Mallory " , ,......... Gate City , , D. T. Lawrence Hanley, , . . . . . . . . . . .. Robert H. Linneman Palestine " , Pro~ress , Oscar Henry Lingel .. ",.,........... OccIdental .. " Gunnar Oscar Liljegren "", " , " John W. Fretz , .. , , , , , ,. . .. .. 'East Gate Friendship , ' Bertram F. Clark , ,..... George Washington , Herman George Metschke , , .. , , George Washington , .. Joy Vincent Allison .. , , , , " Louis H. Boeckmann .,............... George Washington " .. , Good Hope John N. Miller, , ,,, , , . . ..
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Independence Meridian Meridian Meridian Hebron . Pomegranate ., St. Mark's Independence Osage Osage Meridian Mercer Mercer .. . Braymer ... . La Belle Cuba Gate City Gate City St. Mark's St. Mark's Polar Star .... . Olive Branch Memphis St. Louis Charity Charity Charity Charity Charity Charity Acacia Acacia Charleston Stanberry Stanberry Stanberry Sedalia Clay .. . Bridgeton .. . Bridgeton St. Louis Twilight .. . .. Twilight . Hebron .. . Jamesport Cosmos Cosmos . Gate City Golden .. Pride of the West Twiligh t Owensville Gower Friend Rural Temple Temple Temple Ivanhoe Parrott
Name of Brother Edward W. Workman Martin B. Schamburg Herbert F. Hahn Henry O. Hendricks Rueben Markwell . Frank Obenauer John Samuel Milton Smarr Frank W. Loucks Alex G. Smith Roland L. Welsh Otto E. Kuster Eugene E. Alley J. W. Satterfield George C. Clark A. G. Doran A. E. Breuer '" Jerry S. Armstrong James B. Cothern Lee Bagley Oda L. Seabaugh Alex. D. Swanson Louis Yeckel, Jr. Fred Riebel, Jr. Carl Glaser .. James B. Kay John H. Roth, Jr. .. William H. Guenther Perry C. Andrew William O. Clarke . Benton B. Hooper W. M. Dinnwiddie . Glenn Pollard Edwin Jere Deal, Jr. Percy Ellis Frank M. Munger .. Chester Wilson Hubert S. Little .. , Walter S. Lee . John G. Wetzel John D. Davies, Jr. Simon S. Spitzer , Arch O. Long .. George A. Ridgeway Claude Slonaker .J. Roger Peery Alexander Carafiol George Allen Shipley Henry M. Griffith .,. Elbert H. Jewell .. , . William H. Pape . C. C. Hall . . Charles Emmett Vaughan Harry C. Thomas .. ' .Jocl J. Chaudoin .. , Fred M. Wilkin William H. Turner Harry C. Turner George A. Woodbury Robert C. BreitensLcin Elva E. McClure ..
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Ivanhoe Poplar Bluff Salem Nodaway Hunnewell Pattonsburg Rolla California Shaveh . . .. . .. . .. . . Shaveh Neosho Tuscan Tuscan Strafford Doric Temple Temple Amsterdam Kirkwood Solomon . Solomon Solomon Plattsburg Plattsburg Beacon Ionic Clifton Clifton Clarence Arlington Good Hope Good Hope ..... Jennings . Republic Kearney Westport \Vestport . . Westport Westport Westport. . . . . . . Westport . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westport , Westport. . . . . . . . . . . Westport Westport Westport . . . . . . .. . Corinthian Havana Rich HilJ . Granite Webster Groves Webster Groves Webster Groves George Washington George Washington Cosmos !taska Itaska Itaska Humphreys Clay
Wilbur L. Eastwood '" George William Weier Gentry H. League Quinton Wilson . Alonzo P. Calvert . Oscar P. Meadows William Ehlers . Henry William Heck " .. James Edward Gorman Bruce Fisher Elmer J. O. Blemess Charles R. Krause Harry A. Pyle . Joseph H. Potter . David Livingston Marlin Samuel Sosland . William R. Darlington Manley E. Green James N. Larkin Otto C. Horst \V. L. Fowler Frank Rossback George W. Cormack Horace R. Riley Henry J. Heeg .. Jack Kahn .. Edward E. McGuire William G. Patton Aubry B. Withers . :'-J'iel Nisson '" Charles Feltz . .John Tanner . Robert Edward Cox H. L. Pennoyer Arthur C. Stollings .. , Ayers H. Blocher William E. Howland Earl Glenn Jewell . Richard B. Killingsworth . .. Samuel H. Levin . .. Hugh B. Magill ..... Dick W. Martin Samuel Ovid :\1iller Claud E. Sowers Oscar \V. Swanson James L. Wilfley Emmett Ellis ... Fayette E. Havens Harry Francis Bland Frank G. Buchanan \Valter H. H. Schaefer Arthur E. Seib .. William A. Walker Oscar Roy Reed . Harry Edgar Frantz Arthur C. Meyers George C. Gundlach Hurshell H. Farrabee Harry W. Heidenreich Clyde E. Humphreys Marvin Lee Rowe
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE and Name of Lodge St. John's Plattsburg Gate of the Temple Carthage Marcus Sullivan Cooper Barbee . Plato . Pomegranate .. , Trenton St. Louis .. , Shelbina . Star of the West Star of the West Mt. Moriah Mt. Moriah Alpha Owensville. . East Gate . Windsor Windsor . Missouri .. Anchor . Cambridge Cornerstone Ferguson Rose Hill Mehlville .. , Cosmos " Rural... . South Gate South Gate South Gate Miller . Maplewood .. . Acacia .,. . Acacia Moberly East Gate Ravenwood Cornerstone Gorin Wellston . Vandalia Lodge of Truth Skidmore Latimer Beacon West Gate Cornerstone St. Louis Marcus .. . La Belle Polar Star Tuscan Ivanhoe Ivanhoe Ivanhoe Higbee
Name of Brother William P. Harwood John F. Nicholson Charles A. Putman John Lucas Campbell Floyd E. Gruver .. Robert C. Gieske, Jr. Alvin Jacob Schmidt C. W. Shanks . George Rook William J. Miehe Aubrey A. Gentry Isaac Rosenberg Lane B. Henderson George William Gray Clyde O. Harnbaker Waldemar J. Hanpeter Arthur F. Wagner Vahl Gregory Haynes George Clayton Lockhart Harry E. Fretz John H. Hart Virgil D. Wall Albert Meyers Charles S. Thomas Weller Hockaday Earl F. Lake Edward G. Cherbonnier, Jr. Claud Elmer Stephens Elmer T. McConnell Charles William Ferber Charles Albert Barrett Leslie Alonzo Baldwin William A. Funk Richard Ewen Scruggs Cloe Price . William Carl Stauss Merritt F. Miller Leonard V. Haseman Everett C. Hart William F. Stucker Charles N. Henry Louis Marcus George V. Baskett Archie W. Leet Louis C. Schulze, Sr. Ernest D. Landree .. , Mosie P. Sloper John Cameron Arthur W. Buck .. Hy. August Schramm Harry C. Rehling . Nathan Pearlstein .. W. C. Evans . Lyman R. Westcott Edwin Mueller . Frederick J. Clausen Clarence L. Newell . Kirk William Phaling William Louis Zimmerman Roy D. Fray
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St. John's Bates F. Taylor . Harry F. Frech . St. John's Pendleton W. L. Hoffman Gate City Louis A. Feinberg Gate City James G. Hoover Cambridge Ernest Maneke . Daggett Frank M. Reed .. , Chaffee Marion Eugene Gisi . West Gate . Harold Lincoln Keller Harry F. Hagemann . Itaska Itaska Louis Moser . Osage Ovie E. Inwood .. . . J. Peter Spillman Beacon Pomegranate . John Leonard Reinhardt Gate of the Temple Robert William Charlton, Sr. Middle Fabius Ellet I. Green . Polar Star William F. Bridell . Frank A. Miller . St. Joseph Robert C. Vogelman . St. Joseph Temple Lionel G. Baird . Temple Peter J. Neef Temple Rex M. Neilson Temple. .. . . . " George W. Sanders .... Temple Burton H. Rice Poplar Bluff. . . . Morrison L. Clevlon Arthur R. Sontag . McDonald Naphtali Walter E. Vogel Harmony William Fred Laue '" Corinthian John S. Jones Good Hope .. William H. Walters Aurora . . . .. . Dominick Smith . Meridian Arthur W. Koessel Meridian Edward W. Borcherding Saline Ralph D. Killian . Butler . A. L. Rook . Skidmore Jessie F. Patton Sheldon Phillip E. Jones . Thomas Orr Willhite Sheldon . . Lambskin Hugo H. Kleyboecker Hannibal Dow Moore Heroine Hal C. Brent Heroine David Friedman . Heroine George M. Sittenfeld Edgar H. Obernier '" Mt. Moriah Arthur H. Schwarze Mt. Moriah Mt. Moriah Louis William Schwarze Richard H. Schwarze . Mt. Moriah Rector H. Smith Stanberry .. ' Polar Star . . . George C. Schweider . Anchor " William J. Stebenman Pyramid Lee C. Marquardt W. A. Howell . Moberly . Eldorado . .. . J. E. Chamberlain . Keystone Irven B. Scheibe William E. Toops Marceline Marceline Floyd L. Snider Theodore Paul Besch Apollo Hamilton Glenn W. BoutweII United Henry J. Wassweiler Itaska Michael M. Cohen Sikeston Lee Bowman
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REPORT OF THE AUDITOR
R. W. Brother Elmer W. Wagner presented the Auditor's Report, of C. K. Benson & Co., St. Louis, Mo., and moved that it he accepted and is as follows: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A.F.& A.M. of Missouri: GENTLEMEN: Pursuant to engagement, we have examined the books and records of the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Missouri for the period from September I, 1962 to June 30, 1963, also the Masonic Home Initiation Fund, the George Washington Memorial Fund, and the Joseph S. :McIntyre Library Fund for the same period and respectfully present the following report: GE)';ERAL FVND--PER GRAND SECRETARY'S BOOKS STATEMF.:'\T OF CASH RF.CF.IPTS AND I>ISBVRSEMENTS
Cash Receipts Per Capita Tax Sale of Masonic Manuals Sale of Constitution and By-laws Sale of Grand Lodge Forms Sale of Freemason Bound Volumes Miscellancous: Charters .... Duplicate Charters Donations to Hospital Visitation Fund Freemason Dues in Defunct Lodge Refunds: Mileage and Per Diem Washington I\feetings Insurance Telegram Interest Received on Securities Interest on Securities--Not Remitted by Agent ... Total Income Receipts
$
145.00 2,128.75 319.75 478.65 3.00
$ 40.00 25.00 96.12 3.00 3.75
167.87
$ 28.36
134.28 2.63 3.58
168.85 771.91
6,770.75 $10,954.53
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Transfers From Permanent Fund Disbursements-Per Schedule Attached
.
82,739.22 $ 93,693.75 120,078.70
.
($ 26,384.95)
.
Excess of Disbursements Over Receipts Balance, General Fund, September 1, 1962 per Grand Secretary's Books
44,180.97
Balance, June 30, 1963 Consisting of Balance in Mechanics Bank, S1. Joseph, Mo. Balance in Mercantile-Commerce ~ational Bank, S1. Louis, Mo.-Imprest Fund . Balance in First National Bank, Kansas City, Mo.Interest in Agency Account .
$ 17,796.02 $ 1,902.17
9,123.10 6,770.75 $ 17,796.02
Balance in Banks-General Fund, June 30, 1963 ... ( ) Denote red figure.
GENERAL FUND--STATEMENT OF CASH DISBURSEMENTS AND COMPARISON WITH BUDGET SEPTEMBER 1, 1962 TO JUNE 30, 1963
Actual Over or (Under) Budget
Budget Actual By Direct Appropriation of Grand Lodge $ 8,333.34 $ 8,333.34- $ Salary-Grand Secretary 7,000.00 7,000.00· Salary-Grand Lecturer . 500.00 500.00 Salary-Grand Treasurer . 3,333.34· 3,333.34 Honorarium-Dr. Harold Reader 2,000.00 216.76 2,216.76 Masonic Service Association-Per Capita 5,000.00 5,000.00 Masonic Service-Hospital Visitation ... Contributions to Masonic Temple Association 3,000.00· for Maintenance-Grand Lodge Quarters 3,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 Contribution to Missouri Lodge of Research
$ 30,383.44 $ 30,166.68 By Requisition Grand Master Expenses-Grand Master . Expenses-Grand Lecturer Expenses-Grand Lodge Officers ..... Conference of Grand Lodge Officers Conference of D.D.G.M. and D.D.G.L. Washington Meeting .. , Auditing . Grand Master's Contingent Fund Expenses of Grand Lodge Session
$
3,922.46 $ 4,000.00· ($ 77.54) 3,607.15 3,500.00· 107.15 927.67 2,000.00· ( 1,072.33) 1,030.32 1,000.00 30.32 2,709.28 2,500.00 209.28 1,735.00 2,000.00 265.00) 200.00 200.00 1,000.00 (1,000.00) 7,084.35 6,500.00 584.35
$ 21,216.23 $ 22,700.00 By Requisition of Grand Secretary Salaries-Grand Lodge Office .. .. Employees' Tax Expense~ociaI SecurityFederal and State . Insurance . . Operation of Grand Lodge Office: A-Printing, Postage and Stationery B-Telephone and Telegrams C-Oflice Equipment D-Office Supplies E--Incidental Office Expenses Incidental Travel and ExpensesGrand Secretary Grand Master's Regalia Dues Receipt Cards 50 Year Veteran Buttons
$
9,230.00 $ 817.81 110.25
. . . . . . . .
$ 216.76
3,433.34 738.95
($1,483.77)
9,583.33· ($ 353.33) 833.33· ( 100.00
15.52) 10.25
220.12 383.26
2,916.67· 833.33· 416.67· 208.33625.00·
516.67 94.38) 416.67) 11.79 241.74)
47.69 1,808.47 1,227.25
208.33· 375.00· 2,000.00 1,200.00
208.33) 327.31 ) 191.53) 27.25
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292.91 )
$ 21,724.23 $ 23,299.99
($1,575.76)
3,707.09
Printing Proceedings By Requisition Committee on Committee on Committee on Committee on Committee on Committee on
Correspondence Masonic Education Ritual. . . Relief By-laws '" Mileage and Per Diem
$ . .
Total Budgeted Expenses ... Add-Unbudgeted Expenses: Adjustment Employees' F.I.C.A. Missouri Withholding Tax . . St. Louis Earnings Tax Total Expense Disbursements Transfer to Investment Account
750.00 $ 750.00 $ 7,760.21 7,916.67· ( 156.46) 474.31 500.00· ( 25.69) 1,000.00 3,333.33· ( 2,333.33) 410.85 375.00· 35.85 26,283.68 28,000.00 (1,716.32)
$1l0.002.95 $1l7,041.67
($7,038.72)
.06
44.15 31.54 . .
$110,078.70 10,000.00
Total Disbursements-General Fund .. $120,078.70 • Annual budget prorated to ten months. SECURITIES
We did not examine the securities, which are held by the First National Bank in Kansas City, Missouri, as agent, but checked the annual statement dated August 25, 1963 as to charges and credits with the previous statement dated August 25, 1962. As this report is for the period September I, 1962 to June 30, 1963, we are only including the transactions to June 30, 1963: Interest Maturity Rate United States Treasury Bonds 3 % 8/15/66 6/15/67/72 2~% 9/15/67/72 2~% 12/15/67/72 2~% 4 % 10/ 1/69 4 % 2/15/80 ......... 2/15/90 3~% 3 % ......... 2/15/95 ........... 1l/15/98 3~%
Par Value
Carrying Value
6/30/1963
$ 19,000.00 $ 18,251.88 $ ]8,7]5.00 40,000.00 40,000.00 35,825.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 4,454.69 25,000.00 25,000.00 22,265.63 30,050.00 30,000.00 30.187.50 43,000.00 42,590.00 42,838.75 16,000.00 15,915.00 14,620.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 8,743.75 29,000.00 29,000.00 26,235.58 $217,000.00 $215,806.88
United States Treasury 11/15/63 4.875%
Market Value
$203,885.90
Note~eries C
$ 10,000.00 $ 10,006.25 $ 10,718.75
United States Treasury Bills 7/15/63
$ 50,000.00 $ 48,678.63
Total Securities . . . . . . . . . . .
$277,000.00 $274,491.76 $264,551.65
Uninvested Cash in Principal Account First National Bank, Kansas City, Mo. Total
•••••••••••
0.
2,064.89 $276,556.65
$ 49,947.00
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Following is a summary of the changes in the principal account during the year under review: Uninvested Capital, September I, 1962 Receipts Cash Transferred From General Fund Series G Bonds Matured $68,000.00 U. S. Treasury Bills Matured $60,000.00 U. S. Treasury Bills Sold
$ 80,136.02
.
. $ 10,000.00 10,000.00 . . 66,997.72 59,100.42 146,098.14 . $226,234.16
Disbursements Purchased $10,000.00 4% Due 2/15/80 U. S. Treasury Bonds Purchased $134,000.00 U. S. Treasury Bills Due 3/7/63 . Cash Transferred to General Fund .
.
$ 10,012.50 .
131,417.55 82,739.22 224,169.27
Uninvested Capital, June 30, 1963 ....
$ 2,064.89
We also checked the statement of income and expenses and submit the following summary: Income Interest Income, August 25, 1962 to June 30, 1963: United States Series G Bonds . United States Treasury Bills . United States Treasury Bonds United States Treasury Notes Expense Accrued Interest on Bonds Purchased ....
$ . .
125.00 1,412.99 5,540.00 487.50 $ 7,565.49 22.83
Net Interest Income . Transferred to General Fund
.$ 7,542.66 771.91
Balance, June 30, 1963
$ 6,770.75 MASONIC HOME INITIATION FUND
Balance in Mechanics Bank, St. Joseph, Mo., . September I, 1962 Disbursements Paid to Masonic Home, November 9, 1962 ... Balance, June 30, 1963
$ 29,820.00
29,820.00 .
$
GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL FUND
Balance in Mechanics Bank, St. Joseph, Mo., September I, 1962 . Disbursements Paid to George Washington Memorial Association, February 12, 1963
.$
.
Balance, June 30, 1963
2,992.00 2,992.00
$ JOSEPH S. MCINTYRE LIBRARY FUND
Balance, September I, 1962 Receipts Interest on Savings Account
.
$
.
972.64 29.23
.$
1,001.87
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Disbursements Purchase of Books: History of Civilization Inquisition of the Middle Ages
$
12.24
10.20
Balance in Mercantile Trust Company-Savings Account, June 30, 1963 .
22.44
$
979.43
:\f1LEAGE AND PER DIEM COMMllTEE Deposit From General Fund, September 28, 1962 . Mileage and Per Diem Checks Paid
.
Refund to General Fund, :\farch 25, 1963
$ 26,283.68 26,255.32
28.36 28.36
Balance, June 30, 1963 As the 1962 Mileage and Per Diem Committee report had been sent to John W. Adams, chairman of the Mileage and Per Diem Committee on August 12, 1963 to prepare forms for 1963 meeting, we could not examine the cancelled checks, but examined the bank statements. The various items in the foregoing report have been taken from the books and records of the Grand Secretary and reflect the recorded cash transactions of the Grand Lodge, A.F.& A.M. of Missouri from September 1, 1962 to June 30, 1963. As the books were closed at June 30, 1963 and the Lodge returns were not due until after June 30, 1963, there is no income shown for per capita tax, Masonic Home, Initiation Fund, George Washington Memorial Fund or Dues Receipts, except for some minor adjustments to prior year's per capita tax. Therefore, we did not show the budget for income items and we adjusted the budget on expense items to a 10 month basis, except those items that are paid annually and not monthly. The adjusted items are marked with an asterisk. All checks issued were examined in support of the disbursements. We also confirmed the disbursements by examination of approved invoices for substantially all items. Payroll records and tax returns were also inspected. The bank balances shown in the report were confirmed directly to us by the depositaries. Respectfully submitted, C. K. BENSON & Co. Certified Public Accountants. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS
To the Most WorshiPful Grand Lodge, A.F.& A.M. of Missouri:
BRETHREN: The Committee on Grand Master's Address submits the following report: \Ve commend the Grand :\fastcr for the comprehensive manner in which he presented an account of his administration. The theme of his report which suggests a modernization of the administration and attitude of Freemasonry deserves our wholehearted concurrence and verbal applause. The Grand Master's report on "The State of the Craft" reflects a serious study of conditions throughout the State, coupled with personal observation and an unusually keen understanding of problems and needs. His analysis of statistical information points graphically to certain weaknesses, as well as needs. of our lodges.
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We concur in the suggestion that undesirable quarters presently occupied by a few lodges are badly in need of renovation or refurbishing, if not completely new halls, to maintain the dignity of Freemasonry and attract new members. For many years our Grand Master has been interested in the financial structure of Grand Lodge and the Masonic Home. His report indicates numerous improvements, and we are compelled to believe that his efforts have contributed materially to this happy condition. We commend the Grand Master for his thoughtful and concise presentation of conditions at the Masonic Home, and of the frequently mentioned retirement home plan. We concur in his conclusions relative to Grand Lodge participation in a retirement home plan, which in reality constitutes a strictly commercial undertaking. We commend him for his firmness and frankness in presenting the relationship of the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star to the Masonic Home. While we approve wholeheartedly the Grand Master's position, we prayerfully express the hope that the splendid spirit of cooperation and understanding between the Grand Lodge and the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star relative to the Masonic Home, which has existed for so many years, may never be strained or approach the breaking point. We note with interest his comments concerning small lodges, public relations, pending legal matters, visitations, preservation of charters, and political discussion in lodges. We respectfully recommend that the portion of the address dealing with finance be referred to the Ways and Means Committee; the portion dealing with necrology be referred to the Committee on Necrology; and that dispensations granted, healings, decisions, together with all other matters pertaining to jurisprudence be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. \Ve respectfully recommend that all other matters not herein designated he referred to such committees as may be appropriate. Fraternally submitted, RICHARD O. RUMER,
L. FERGUSON, ROBERT L. ARO~SON,
HO:\IER
FORREST C. DONNELL, BRUCE H. HUNT,
M.
E. EWING,
JAMES
J.
M.
SELLERS,
HAROLD M. JAYNE,
W.
J.
CRAIG, ORESTES MITCHELL, JR.,
JAMES W. SKELLY, H. O. GRAUEL.
BRADFORD,
REPORT OF ,COMMITTEE ON FRATERNAL CORRESPONDENCE
M. W. Brother Bruce H. Hunt presented the report of the Committee on Correspondence, and moved that it be printed in the Proceedings. Motion seconded and carried. REPORT OF MASONIC HOME
The report of the Masonic Home was presented by R. W. Brother Arthur U. Goodman, Jr. and moved that it be printed in the Proceedings. Motion seconded and carried.
Report of the Masonic Home To the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri:
The Masonic Home of Missouri is completing another year of operation as your organized charity. In accordance with the requirements of the Grand Lodge By-Laws, the Report of the Board of Directors is submitted herewith. By action of this Grand Lodge, at its 1962 Communication, C. Leonard Gasper, Harry Gershenson and Paul D. Hess, Jr. were duly elected as members of the Board of Directors. A. Basey Vanlandingham, who had previously served on the Board, became a member by virtue of his election as Junior Grand Warden. Immediately following the closing of Grand Lodge, on September 26, 1962, the Board met in the Coronado Hotel for the purpose of electing officers. The Deputy Grand Master became President in accordance with the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge; the other officers were elected by the Board. Officers of the Board during this year are as follows: Arthur Morris Lewis Elmer
U. Goodman, Jr. E. Ewing...... C. Robertson ........... W. 路Wagner........ .........
.
. ... President Vice President . Secretary Treasurer
Lewis C. Robertson and Carl I. Stein were re-elected as Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent, respectively.
COMMITTEES Practically all matters coming before the Board of Directors or Executive Committee for consideration and decision have been previously considered and passed on by one of the Committees. In addition, the committees perform numerous other important functions when neither the Board nor Executive Committee is in session. Personnel of the committees during the current year is as follows: Administration-John W. Tanner, Chairman (deceased); Morris E. Ewing; Lester M. Heckman; A. Basey Vanlandingham; C. Leonard Gasper; Harry Gershenson. Admissions and Discipline-Lester M. Heckman, Chairman; Sherman A. Smith; George F. Morrison; Morris E. Ewing; John W. Tanner; C. Leonard Gasper; Paul D. Hess, Jr.; Harry Gershenson. Finance-George F. Morrison, Chairman; Martin B. Dickinson; Sherman A. Smith; Elmer W. Wagner; Paul D. Hess, Jr. Fraternal Relations-A. Basey Vanlandingham, Chairman; Lester M. Heckman; John W. Tanner. Legal-Harry Gershenson, Chairman; Paul D. Hess, Jr.; A. Basey Vanlandingham. Trustees of the Endowment Fund-Arthur U. Goodman, Jr., Chairman; George F. Morrison; Martin B. Dickinson.
The Grand Master and the President are Ex-Officio members of all committees.
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NUMBER OF GUESTS Although the total number of guests dropped slightly during the year, the Home is still operating at what may be regarded as near or full capacity. This is particularly true insofar as women guests are concerned. At the time of our Board meeting on August 17, 1963, there were only two vacant rooms for women. These were located in the Annex, and climbing a small ramp was necessary to reach them, which made them unavailable to many of our guests. On the same date there were five women, recently admitted to the Home, who were being kept in the hospital temporarily, for the reason that no rooms were available for them. On that same day the Board approved applications for admission submitted on behalf of four women and three men. Complete statistics relative to the number of guests, applications considered, etc. are contained in the Appendix which is attached hereto.
APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION The Report of the Superintendent reflects that during the past year seventy-seven persons were approved for admission as guests, while fifty-three applications were rejected because of ineligibility. The question of indigency or non-indigency of an applicant is often very difficult to determine. Since the Home operates with practically all available space occupied at all times, the question of "comparative indigency" must be considered. For example: a person 85 years of age, with no children, no income, and unable to care for himself or herself, would ordinarily be admitted if the requirement as to membership was satisfied. On the other hand, a person who is 75 years of age, receiving a pension of $70.00 to $125.00 per month, living with a daughter, would not be indigent to the same extent. As a general rule, the Board takes the position that an applicant who has assets amounting to a few hundred dollars, or several thousand dollars, should care for himself as long as possible, and then apply to the Home for admission. This policy allows the Home to care for more people who have absolutely no place to live and no one to help take care of them. We would also call to the attention of all subordinate Lodges and Chapters the desirability of impressing upon sons and daughters of applicants their moral duty of supporting their parents if possible. We have had many applicants who have wealthy sons or daughters and very substantial incomes who were not supporting an aged parent.
HOSPITAL The number of hospital patients continues at a high level. We have not experienced a serious epidemic, which might have overtaxed our facilities, for which we are grateful. The average number of hospital patients has been 178 daily, which is almost exactly 90 per cent of our capacity (200 beds). Of this 178, 116 women and 31 men are permanent residents of the hospital, a total of 147 permanent hospital patients.
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BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS The condition of the physical properties of the Home ranges from fair to excellent. Some of the buildings are rather old and require considerable maintenance and repairs from year to year. Others are comparatively new and require much less upkeep. The grounds are well and attractively maintained. Buildings are clean and safe. Generally speaking, the equipment is in a good state of repair and operating satisfactorily.
CHILDREN IN THE HOME For several years our children have attended the Clayton Public Schools, but, due to a change in the policy of their Board of Education, it was necessary that we make other arrangements for this year. Consequently, children now in the Home will attend schools in the Normandy District this year. We are grateful to the officials of the Normandy Public Schools for their consideration and cooperation. As a result of emotional and other difficulties, it became necessary to place one of the boys in a state hospital temporarily for observation cmd psychiatric evaluation. We are now hopeful that he will be able to continue in the Home and make satisfactory progress in school. Following professional consultation and advice, it was also deemed prudent that we employ a Clinical Psychologist to work with the children on the basis of one day per week. This program is now in operation and shows promise of producing good results. Considering the extreme situations and troubled conditions from which many of these children come into the Home, plus the considerable adjustment necessary to conform to life in an institution, we may consider ourselves fortunate that such a program has not been necessary long before this time.
DOUGLAS SPROUSE One of our older boys, Douglas Sprouse, continues to make excellent progress at George Williams College, in Chicago, Illinois. He has been awarded a scholarship of $500.00, and his other expenses are paid by your Masonic Home.
ENTERTAINMENT As usual, a fine program of entertainment has been carried on during the year for the enjoyment of the members of the Home family. Picnics, parties, shows, gifts, etc. have made the lives of our guests much brighter and more enjoyable. It would be impossible to list all of the individuals and organizations responsible for this program. On behalf of all members of the Home family, we extend sincere thanks and appreciation to all participants.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF THE HOME Individuals from various sections of the state, and occasionally some from other states, continue to remember and assist the l\fasonic Home with their
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gifts and bequests. This includes Freemasons and members of the Order of the Eastern Star, also their families and friends. During this year we have received many such contributions, a list of which is attached to this report. These gifts are sincerely appreciated and are being used in a wise and beneficial manner. In the absence of such gifts as these, the Home could not be maintained as a home for so many who cannot provide for themselves. As our Home family increases, along with the cost of everything that must be bought, so does the need for income increase. Freemasons, and all friends of the Home, can render a most valuable service, through gifts made now, as well as by bequests in their Wills. Friends and relatives might also welcome the opportunity to participate if they were reminded of it in a tactful manner. A gift to the Endowment Fund, for example, will be helping to m'aintain the Masonic Home long after all of us now living have passed to our eternal reward. The same is true of a gift to the Building Fund.
ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR We have been happy to welcome to our Board meetings some of the Officers of the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star of Missouri, including: Mrs. Irene Hansen E. W. Kettlescn Mrs. Vera Sappington
Worthy Grand Matron Worthy Grand Patron Associate Grand Matron
We have also had the benefit of the counsel and guidance of the Advisory Board of the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, namely: Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs.
Juanita Mauss, P.G.M Lorraine Hinn......... . . . . . . . .. Agnes Wolfarth, P.G.M. (Deceased October 7. 1962) Helena Eilerman
.
President Secretary .Treasurer Treasurer
We thoroughly enjoy our association with the members of the Advisory Board, and they add much to our meetings. In addition, they regularly bring to the Board of Directors information relative to some new project being undertaken or some one or more gifts of the O.E.S. to the Masonic Home. Gifts of the Order of the Eastern Star to the Masonic Home during the past year included: $1,723.87 224.00 137.50 5.00
for Adult Guests for Camping for Children for Christmas &: Entertainment Fund 53.00 for Three Electric Fans 10.00 for Ice Cream for Adults 967.63 for Ice-Maker for Hospital 110.00 for Linens 25.00 for Snack Parlor 137.70 for Nine Walkers 93.00 for Wheel Chair
1 12 4 3 153
Reupholstering Furniture in Parlor and Sun Room of Women's Building and in Small Parlor of New Building Chancel Furniture for Small Chapel in New Building American Flag (50 Stars) Gallons Apple Butter Sacks, 1 Bushel and 1 Box Apples Boxes and 100 Packages Candy Pounds and 1 Box Cookies
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Cup Cakes for Adults Christmas Party 2 Cases Eggs 172 Gifts for Guests of the Home 367 Jars Jellies, Preserves and Canned Goods 292 Items of Household Linens, as follows: 2 Bedspreads 16 Dresser Scarfs 2 Hand Woven Rugs 76 Pairs Pillow Cases 27 Quilts 26 Sheets 44 Bath Towels
416 30 2 1 29 I 66
1963
15 Dish Towels 12 Hand Towels 4 Tea Towels 68 Wash Cloths Miscellaneous Items Tickets for Municipal Opera (Season) Boxes Oranges Seth Thomas Electric Clock for Snack Parlor Toys Box and 16 Items Adults' Wearing Apparel Items Children's Wearing Apparel
The Chancel furniture for the Small Chapel, in the New Building, was given in memory of the late Mrs. Agnes Wolfarth. It was dedicated on August 17, 1963, in a very impressive and appropriate ceremony under the direction of the Special Committee acting in behalf of the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. The many gifts of the O.E.S. add immeasurably to the comfort, enjoyment and well-being of the members of the Home family. This is merely a continuing example of the cooperative spirit and effort of the members of the Order of the Eastern Star in helping to care for those who are unable to care for themselves.
INSURANCE All outstanding policies of fire insurance on the Home property were rewritten during the year. This enabled the Home to (I) take advantage of a small saving in premium payments under the new multiple location credit plan, and (2) procure insurance payable on the basis of replacement cost of a destroyed building, rather than on the basis of original cost less depreciation. This would amount to a very substantial difference if one of the older buildings were destroyed by fire. In addition, the Board secured the services of Mann-Kline, Inc. to appraise all buildings belonging to the Home, to advise the Board relative to insurance matters, and to maintain a continuous supervision over the insurance program of the Home. This was done without incurring any additional cost to the Home. We pay only the regularly established premiums. All policies of insurance paid for by the Home are now written and furnished by agencies owned or controlled by members of our Fraternity, distributed among several agencies.
HARRY THEIS We are deeply indebted to Harry Theis for invaluable services rendered during the year. As a former member of the Board of Directors who is intensely interested in the welfare of the Home, he has attended all meetings of the Finance Committee and has given wise counsel in connection with handling of our securities and the investment program as a whole. In addition, he has contributed much of his time, talent and experience in behalf of the Home on many other occasions during the year.
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DEATHS Mrs. Agnes Wolfarth, a member of the Advisory Board of the Order of the Eastern Star, passed away on October 7, 1962. She was a faithful and able member of the Advisory Board and was its Treasurer at the time of her death. Her cheerful smile and outgoing personality were very much in evidence at our meetings. Her comments, suggestions and advice were always most welcome and helpful. John William Tanner, who was completing his fourth year of service as a member of the Board, passed to his eternal reward on July 18, 1963. Bill was greatly interested in the work of the Home and the welfare of its guests. He was a conscientious and faithful worker whose counsel and words of wisdom were very valuable and will be greatly missed. The passing of Mrs. Wolfarth and Bro. Tanner brought much sadness to the members of the Board.
PUBLIC RELATIONS Master Masons and other friends of the Home are entitled to know, and should know, all relevant and material facts relative to the operation of the Home. We feel that it is helpful to the Home also to have such information widely disseminated. With these thoughts in mind, the Board of Directors prepared and distributed a very attractive brochure which graphically portrays many such facts. For example: The cost of supporting each of our 165 ambulatory guests in 1962 was $1,245.00. The cost of supporting each of our 185 hospital patients in 1962 was $2,564.00. The annual budget of the Home has grown from $306,905.00 in 1951 to $696,963.00 in 1962. In 1951 there were 149 ambulatory and 76 hospital adult guests in the Home. In 1962 there were 165 ambulatory and 185 hospital adult guests in the Home. Money to pay our annual operating expense comes from the following sources: O.E.S. Per Capita. . . . . Gifts and Bequests Pensions and Annuities.... Income on Investments......... Grand Lodge Per Capita
$ 22,000.00
. .........
118,000.00 142,000.00 161,000.00 272,000.00
3% 16% 20% 23% 38%
The operating expenses were as follows: Wages Food and Clothing Utilities & Building Maintenance Drugs & Medicine Education Administration Miscellaneous
.
52% 23% 13% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8% 2% 1% 1%
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It is also interesting to note that your Masonic Home provides lodging, clothing, food and medical care for (approximately)
180 100 70 30
Widows of Master Masons Members from Eastern Star Chapters Master Masons Boys and Girls
(The above figures were compiled as of the year 1962 but are substantially accurate as to the present situation.)
VISITS TO THE HOME We urge all brethren to visit the Masonic Home, acquaint themselves with its work, its operations and its problems. Then-tell others about it. This is a wonderful work of Freemasonry, and we should not hide its light under a bushel.
RETIRING BOARD MEMBERS With the close of this .Communication of the Grand Lodge, the terms of Rt. Wor. Bro. Elmer W. Wagner, Grand Secretary, and of M. Wor. Bro. Martin B. Dickinson, Grand Master, as members of the Board of Directors, will expire. Each of these brethren had previously served as a member of this Board. Each has devoted many hours and days of conscientious labor in behalf of the Home, its guests, and our Fraternity. His previous experience in the field of investments has made Bro. Wagner's counsel and advice very valuable in connection with the financial program of the Home. The same can be said of our Grand Master. As Chairman and as a member of the Finance Committee, he has done an outstanding job. More than any other one man, our Grand Master is largely responsible for the increased income and improved balance and worth of our securities held in the several funds of the Home.
LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE This Committee has continued to hold regular meetings for discussion and for considering future recommendations relative to the Home, under the leadership of Richard O. Rumer, its Chairman. This group of men, all present or former members of the Board, is in a position to render very valuable service, particularly in connection with possible future needs, and in calling to the attention of the Board of Directors any matter within its sphere which it feels should be considered or acted on by the Board. Only the Board can decide what is to be done in connection with any particular matter. The term of Richard O. Rumer expired following the close of Grand Lodge in 1962. He was reappointed by the President, with the approval of the Board of Directors. Robert H. Mann tendered his resignation as a member of this Committee, after his firm had been selected to supervise the insurance program of the Home. Morris E. Ewing was appointed as his successor, for a term expiring in 1966, and this appointment was also approved by the Board.
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This Committee is presently composed of the following members:
J. Clyde Butler, whose
term expires in 1963 Bruce H. Hunt, whose term expires in 1964 Dewey A. Routh, whose term expires in 1965 Morris E. Ewing, whose term expires in 1966 Richard O. Rumer, whose term expires in 1967
QUESTIONS FOR THE FUTURE ?? The ever increasing program of the Home, particularly as to the number of guests (notwithstanding a slight decline this year), the size of our annual budget, and our very substantial investments, raises the question as to whether the Home should have a salaried (full or part time) Executive Vice President, Manager, or Comptroller, to give these matters daily attention. It is also possible that within the next few years we may require more hospital rooms, additional rooms for women guests, and/or a more suitable building to house the children. In either event, the increased expense incident to such expansion would be a very important and vital problem. I wish to emphasize that the matters mentioned under this heading have not been voted on or recommended by the Board of Directors. They are mentioned here, not as recommendations, but as suggestions concerning matters that we may be called upon to decide within the next few years.
MASONIC HOME EXECUTIVES ASSOCIATION The regular annual meeting of this nation-wide organization will be held in St. Louis during the month of June, 1964. Our Superintendent, Lewis C. Robertson, is a Past President of this organization and has been its SecretaryTreasurer (or eleven years.
BY-LAWS Certain amendments to the By-Laws o( the Masonic Home have been adopted by the Board of Directors. These relate principally to the composition and handling of the various Funds of the Home. Speaking very generally, they provide that the Home's funds will be maintained in a manner similar to that provided by the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge. A general revision of the By-Laws was also approved by the Board, all of which is being presented to the Grand Lodge at this Annual Communication (or its approval or disapproval.
APPRECIATION My work has been immeasurably lightened by the excellent, conscientious and faithful attendance, interest, counsel and hard work on the part of the other members of the Board. These men have dedicated themselves to the efficient and humane operation of your Masonic Home and the welfare of its guests. I cannot say too much in praise of the splendid job they have done during this year. The services rendered by the other officers and personnel of the Home continues on a high level. The work of Lewis C. Robertson, Superintendent, and of Carl I. Stein, Assistant Superintendent, is outstanding. We could not
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hope to operate this Home in an acceptable manner without the ability, devotion and labor of men such as these. Special thanks go also to Dr. Walters, Dr. Hall, and all the other doctors and nurses who have contributed immeasurably to the comfort and wellbeing of the members of the Masonic Home family.
CONCLUSION I wish to express my sincere thanks to this Grand Lodge for affording me the opportunity to serve as a member of the Masonic Home Board and as its President. This was a satisfying and rewarding experience which I shall never forget. I strongly urge that each of us continue and increase our interest in and support of this great charity. Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR
U.
GOODMAN, JR.,
President.
APPENDIX APPLICATIONS Carried over from previous year Received during year . ..
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132 142 77 53
Admitted to the Home during the year Rejected because of ineligibility Died before application pas..<;ed on by Board Withdrawn by Lodge or Chapter before action Pending at end of year
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Women Men
Boys Girls
Members in Home July I, 1962 Arrived during year ..
283 44
67 20
14 0
14 0
327 57
87 22
14 0
14
Died during the year
270
65
14
14
2
1
0
1
268
64
14
13 359
Discharged during the year
Total number in the Home June 30, 1963
0
:\IASO:\IC HOME HOSPITAL Total number of patients in the Hospital July I, 1962 Total number of patients admitted during the year Total number of patients discharged during the year Total number of deaths during year Total number of patients in the Hospital July 1, 1963 Average number of patients in the Hospital per day during year Total number of operations performed in other Hospitals
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173 400 371 79 175 178
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Number of patients seen by Dr. Hall Number of patients treated in Clinic Total patients treated (including shots, etc. given to patients in rooms) Average number of feet treated per month Average number of baths given per month Average number of shampoos per week
1,228 18,894 27,255 100 100 30
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CHRISTMAS AND ENTERTAINMENT FUND-1962-1963 Howard Lodge No.4, New Franklin United Lodge No.5, Springfield . O'Sullivan Lodge No.7, Walnut Grove Agency Lodge No. 10, Agency . Pauldingville Lodge No. II, Wright City Tyro Lodge No. 12, Caledonia .... Rising Sun Lodge No. 13, Barry Eolia Lodge No. 14, Eolia Western Star Lodge No. 15, Winston Clarksville Lodge No. 17, Clarksville Paris Union Lodge No. 19, Paris .... Wellington Lodge No. 22, DeKalb Florida Lodge No. 23, Florida Wyaconda Lodge No. 24, LaGrange Ava Lodge No. 26, Ava Evergreen Lodge No. 27, New Haven St. John's Lodge No. 28, Hannibal Huntsville Lodge No. 30, Huntsville Liberty Lodge No. 31, Liberty Ralls Lodge No. 33, Center ... Troy Lodge No. 34, Troy .. Mercer Lodge No. 35, Princeton Hemple Lodge No. 37, Hemple Callao Lodge No. 38, Callao Jefferson Lodge No. 43, Jefferson City Fair Play Lodge No. 44, Fair Play Fayette Lodge No. 47, Fayette Fulton Lodge No. 48, Fulton .... Holt Lodge No. 49, Holt ... 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 . Arrow Rock Lodge No. 55, Arrow Rock . Richmond Lodge No. 57, Richmond Monticello Lodge No. 58, Monticello . Centralia Lodge No. 59, Centralia . New Bloomfield Lodge No. 60, New Bloomfield Waverly Lodge No. 61, Waverly Vincel Lodge No. 62, Cameron .. , Monroe Lodge No. 64, Monroe City Pattonsburg Lodge No. 65, Pattonsburg Grant City Lodge No. 66, Grant City .
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Kennett Lodge No. 68, Kennett Sullivan Lodge No. 69, Sullivan . Armstrong Lodge No. 70, Armstrong . 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 Jackson Lodge No. 82, Linneus .. Laclede Lodge No. 83, Lebanon Miami Lodge No. 85, Miami . Brookfield Lodge No. 86, Brookfield Washington Lodge No. 87, Greenfield Defiance Lodge ~o. 88, Sheridan Friendship Lodge No. 89, Chillicothe Russellville Lodge No. 90, Russellville Madison Lodge No. 91, Madison Perseverance Lodge No. 92, Louisiana .. St. Mark's Lodge No. 93, Cape Girardeau Vienna Lodge No. 94, Vienna . Bethany Lodge No. 97, Bethany Webster Lodge No. 98, Marshfield Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 99, Mt. Vernon Bogard Lodge No. 101, Bogard . 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 .... Stanberry Lodge No. 109, Stanberry Marcus Lodge No. 110, Fredericktown Trenton Lodge No. 111, Trenton . Plattsburg Lodge No. 113, Plattsburg Twilight Lodge No. 114, Columhia Laddonia Lodge No. 115, Laddonia Barnes Lodge No. 116, Cabool Helena Lodge No. 117, Rochester De Soto Lodge No. 119. De Soto Compass Lodge No. 120, Parkville Hermann Lodge No. 123, Hermann Union Star Lodge No. 124, Union Star Gentryville Lodge No. 125, Gentryville Seaman Lodge No. 126, Milan . Athens Lodge No. 127, Albany . 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 West Lodge No. 133, Ironton Phoenix Lodge No. 136, Bowling Green Delphian Lodge No. 137, Birch Tree Lincoln Lodge No. 138, Fillmore .. . Oregon Lodge No. 139, Oregon
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Amsterdam Lodge No. 141, Amsterdam Pleasant Grove Lodge No. 142, Otterville Irondale Lodge No. 143, Irondale . Modern Lodge No. 144, Humansville . Cass Lodge No. 147, Harrisonville . . Lexington Lodge No. 149, Lexington . Milton Lodge No. 151, Milton . Linn Creek Lodge No. 152, Camdenton Bloomfield Lodge No. 153, Bloomfield . Ionic Lodge No. 154, Desloge . North Star Lodge No. 157, Rockport . Mt. Grove Lodge No. 158, Mt. Grove . Green City Lodge No. 159, Green City . Pleasant Lodge No. 160, Morrisville . Whitesville Lodge No. 162, Whitesville . Joachim Lodge No. 164, Hillsboro Censer Lodge No. 172, Macon Gray Summit Lodge No. 173, Gray Summit . Griswold Lodge No. 178, Bellflower . Pilot Knob Lodge No. 182, Richville . . California Lodge No. 183, California Morley Lodge No. 184, Morley . Chamois Lodge No. 185, Chamois . Hermon Lodge No. 187, Liberal . Hannibal Lodge No. 188, Hannibal " Zeredatha Lodge No. 189, St. Joseph Putnam Lodge No. 190, Newtown . Angerona Lodge No. 193, Missouri City . Wellsville Lodge No. 194, Wellsville . Bolivar Lodge No. 195, Bolivar Quitman Lodge No. 196, Quitman Carthage Lodge No. 197, Carthage . " New Hope Lodge No. 199, Elsberry Ravenwood Lodge No. 201, Ravenwood .. , Westville Lodge No. 202, Westville Trilumina Lodge No. 205, Marshall . Somerset Lodge No. 206, Powersville . Clay Lodge No. 207, Excelsior Springs . 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 . Hale City Lodge No. 216, Hale . Barbee Lodge No. 217, Sweet Springs . Albert Pike Lodge No. 219, Kansas City Kansas City Lodge No. 220, Kansas City . Mystic Tie Lodge No. 221, Oak Ridge Ray Lodge No. 223, Camden .............. . Hamilton Lodge No. 224, Hamilton Salem Lodge No. 225, Salem Saline Lodge No. 226, St. Mary's Cypress Lodge No. 227, Laclede Shelbina Lodge No. 228, Shelbina St. James Lodge No. 230, St. James
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Cardwell Lodge No. 231, Cardwell St. Francois Lodge No. 234, l.ibertyville Sedalia Lodge No. 236, Sedalia . La Plata Lodge No. 237, La Plata Rushville Lodge No. 238, Rushville .... Hopewell Lodge ~o. 239, Lesterville Palestine Lodge ~o. 241, S1. Charles .... Knobnoster Lodge 1':0. 245, Knobnoster Montgomery Lodge No. 246, Montgomery City . Neosho Lodge No. 247, Neosho Carroll Lodge No. 249, Norborne . Hope Lodge No. 251, Washington . Laredo Lodge 1':0. 253, Laredo . Butler Lodge No. 254, Butler . Alton Lodge No. 255, Alton Shekinah Lodge No. 256, Festus . Lodge of Light No. 257, F.agleville Lodge of Love No. 259, Lancaster Mechanicsville Lodge No. 260, Defiance Holden Lodge No. 262, Holden Summit Lodge No. 263, Lee's Summit Corinthian Lodge No. 265, Warrensburg . Brotherhood Lodge No. 269, St. Joseph New Salem Lodge No. 270, Winfield Solomon Lodge No. 271, Springfield Granite Lodge No. 272, Sedalia ... S1. Clair Lodge No. 273, Osceola Wm. D. Muir Lodge No. 277, Pilot Grove Essex Lodge i'o. 278, Essex Hogles Creek Lodge No. 279, Wheatland ... Stockton Lodge :-':0. 283, Stockton Canopy Lodge No. 284, Aurora Craft Lodge No. 287, Canton ... Graham Lodge No. 289, Graham Fairmont Lodge No. 290, Wyaconda Edina Lodge No. 291, Edina .... Lamar Lodge ~ o. 292, Lamar Sarcoxie Lodge No. 293, Sarcoxie Mound City Lodge No. 294, Mound City ... Moniteau Lodge No. 295, Jamestown Doric Lodge No. 300, Elkland .. Lick Creek Lodge No. 302, Perry . . Osage Lodge No. 303, Nevada Cecile Daylight Lodge No. 305, Kansas City New London Lodge No. 307, New London Sikeston Lodge No. 310, Sikeston Cuba Lodge No. 312, Cuba Jerusalem Lodge No. 315, Jerico Springs Rural Lodge No. 316, Kansas City . Osborn Lodge No. 317, Osborn . Eldorado Lodge No. 318, Luray . Paul ville Lodge No. 319, Hurdland . Versailles Lodge No. 320, Versailles Jonathan Lodge No. 321, Denver . Hardin Lodge No. 322, Hardin . McDonald Lodge No. 324, Independence ..
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1963
GRA~D
LODGE OF MISSOURI
Dockery Lodge No. 325, Meadville . Linn Lodge No. 326, Linn Mt. Zion Lodge No. 327, West Plains .,. . . Charity Lodge No. 331, St. Joseph . Joplin Lodge No. 335, Joplin . . Blue Springs Lodge No. 337, Blue Springs .......... . . Herculaneum Lodge No. 338, Herculaneum . . Fidelity Lodge No. 339, Farley . Westport Lodge No. 340, Kansas City . Circle Lodge No. 342, Roscoe . . Moberly Lodge No. 344, Moberly . . Fellowship Lodge No. 345, Joplin . . Arlington Lodge No. 346, Dixon . Pollock Lodge No. 349, Pollock .. . . Mosaic Lodge No. 351, Bellview . Friend Lodge No. 352, Ozark. . . . . . . . Hebron Lodge No. 354, Mexico . . Ancient Landmark Lodge No. 356, Harrisburg . Northwest Lodge No. 358, Tarkio ......... . . Garrett Lodge No. 359, Arcola . . Hiram Lodge No. 362, Kahoka. .. . . " . Fraternal Lodge No. 363, Robertville .. . . Adair Lodge No. 366, Kirksville . . Barry Lodge No. 367, Washburn . . Crescent Hill Lodge No. 368, Adrian .. Composite Lodge No. 369, Doniphan .... Williamstown Lodge No. 370, Williamstown Sheldon Lodge No. 371, Sheldon Nonpariel Lodge No. 372, East Lynne . . . . . . . . .. . . Belle Lodge No. 373, Belle . . Waynesville Lodge No. 375, Waynesville . King Hill Lodge No. 376, St. Joseph . Ancient Craft Lodge No. 377, King City . Berlin Lodge No. 378, Fairport . . Billings Lodge No. 379, Billings . . Ionia Lodge No. 381, Eldon . Pythagoras Lodge No. 383, Cassville . Raytown Lodge No. 391, Raytown .............. . " ., . Christian Lodge No. 392, Oak Grove . Beehive Lodge No. 393, Lawson . Gower Lodge No. 397, Gower . Jasper Lodge No. 398, Jasper . Decatur Lodge No. 400, Pierce City . Lowry City Lodge No. 403, Lowry City '" Rosendale Lodge No. 404, Rosendale . Everton Lodge No. 405, Everton . Charleston Lodge No. 407, Charleston . Montrose Lodge No. 408, Montrose . Louisville Lodge No. 409, Louisville . Iberia Lodge No. 410, Iberia . . Valley Lodge No. 413, Bolckow . Greensburg Lodge No. 414, Greensburg . Hunnewell Lodge No. 415, Hunnewell . Whitewater Lodge No. 417, Whitewater . Star Lodge No. 419, Taberville . Gate of the Temple Lodge ~o. 422, Springfield .
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Galt Lodge No. 423, Galt 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 Competition Lodge No. 432, Competition . Macks Creek Lodge No. 433, Macks Creek Temperance Lodge No. 438, Smithville Mt. Olive Lodge No. 439, Rogersville . Trowel Lodge No. 440, Marble Hill . Excelsior Lodge No. 441, Jackson .. , Burlington Lodge No. 442, Burlington Junction . Ada Lodge No. 444, Orrick Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446, Kansas City . Jacoby Lodge No. 447, Darlington . Schell City Lodge No. 448, Schell City . Belton Lodge No. 450, Belton Continental Lodge No. 454, Stewartsville . Jonesburg Lodge No. 457, Jonesburg . Hazelwood Lodge No. 459, Seymour . Caruthersville Lodge No. 461, Caruthersville .. Concordia Lodge No. 464, Concordia . Nodaway Lodge No. 470, Maryville Mineral Lodge No. 471, Oronogo ... Golden Lodge No. 475, Golden City Mt. Hope Lodge No. 476, Odessa . Henderson Lodge No. 477, Rogersville .. Jewel Lodge No. 480, Pleasant Hill . . Marceline Lodge No. 481, Marceline . Clintonville Lodge No. 482, El Dorado Springs Fairfax Lodge No. 483, Fairfax . . Cairo Lodge No. 486, Cairo . Chilhowee Lodge No. 487, Chilhowee . . Lock Springs Lodge No. 488, Lock Springs . Lakeville Lodge No. 489, Bell City ............ . . Vandalia Lodge No. 491, Vandalia . Daggett Lodge No. 492, McKittrick . Lewistown Lodge No. 494, Lewistown . . Unity Lodge No. 495, Richards .. . . Robert Burns Lodge No. 496, Gainesville . Equality Lodge 1':0. 497, Newburg . Jameson Lodge No. 500, Jameson . Buckner Lodge No. 501, Buckner . Prairie Home Lodge No. 503, Prairie Home . Platte City Lodge No. 504, Platte City . Saxton Lodge No. 508, Saxton .. Van Buren Lodge No. 509, Van Buren . New Hampton Lodge No. 510, New Hampton Senath Lodge No. 513, Senath . .. Granby Lodge No. 514, Granby Galena Lodge No. 515, Galena . Milford Lodge No. 516, Milford Oriental Lodge No. 518, Blackburn Crane Lodge No. 519, Crane Gate City Lodge No. 522, Kansas City Spickardsville Lodge No. 524, Spickard
1963 10.00 25.00 5.00 5.00 19.30 10.00 5.00 20.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 400.00 5.00 5.00 25.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 20.00 25.00 20.00 10.00 10.00 25.00 10.00 25.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 2.50 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 7.50 25.00 10.00
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GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI
Cunningham Lodge No. 525, Sumner Wayne Lodge No. 526, Piedmont . Higbee Lodge No. 527, Higbee . Lane's Prairie Lodge No. 531, Vichy Dexter Lodge No. 532, Dexter ..... Comfort Lodge No. 533, Wheaton .. Columbia Lodge No. 534, Pacific '" Blackwell Lodge No. 535, Blackwell Ingomar Lodge No. 536, Willow Springs Bethel Lodge No. 537, Bethel Stella Lodge No. 538, Stella Dawn Lodge No. 539, Ludlow Winigan Lodge No. 540, Winigan .. Mansfield Lodge No. 543, Mansfield Zalma Lodge No. 545, Zalma Orient Lodge No. 546, Kansas City South Gate Lodge No. 54:7, Kansas City Clinton Lodge No. 548, Clinton ... Carl Junction Lodge No. 549, Carl Junction Pendleton Lodge No. 551, Doe Run Foster Lodge No. 554, Foster .. Prairie Lodge No. 556, Gilman City Clarksdale Lodge No. 559, Clarksdale Nelson Lodge No. 560, Nelson .. York Lodge No. 563, Kansas City . Jamesport Lodge No. 564, Jamesport " Tebbetts Lodge No. 565, Tebhetts . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . Miller Lodge No. 567, Miller Naylor Lodge No. 568, Naylor Marlborough Lodge No. 569, Kansas City Republic Lodge No. 570, Republic Hayti Lodge No. 571, Hayti Rutledge Lodge No. 572, Rutledge Bernie Lodge No. 573, Bernie Easter Lodge 't\'o. 575, St. Clair Ewing Lodge No. 577, Ewing .... Grandin Lodge No. 579, Grandin Illmo Lodge No. 581, Illmo . Shamrock Lodge No. 585, Shamrock Criterion Lodge No. 586, Alba Branson Lodge No. 587, Branson St. Francisville Lodge No. 588, Wayland Barnett Lodge No. 591, Barnett " LaRussell Lodge No. 592, LaRussell . Union Lodge No. 593, Union Puxico Lodge No. 596, Puxico . Bosworth Lodge No. 597, Bosworth .. Leadwood Lodge No. 598, Leadwood Elvins Lodge No. 599, Flat River Cosby Lodge No. 600, Cosby . Acacia Lodge No. 602, Columbia " Morehouse Lodge No. 603, Morehouse Walker Lodge No. 605, Walker . . Craig Lodge No. 606, Craig Eminence Lodge No. 607, Eminence " ." . Strafford Lodge No. 608, Strafford
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\Varrenton Lodge :"/0. 609, Warrenton Clark Lodgc No. 610, Clark . Ccn tertown Lodge ~ o. 611, Cen tertown Mokane Lodge No. 612, I\lokane Mt. Washington Lodge No. 614, Mt. Washington Chaffee Lodge No. 615, Chaffee ... Swope Park Lodge No. 617, Kansas City Grandview Lodge No. 618, Grandview Willard Lodge No. 620, Willard Anderson Lodge No. 621, Anderson Owensville Lodge No. 624, Owensville Sheffield Lodge No. 625, Kansas City .. Mendon Lodge No. 628, Mendon .... East Gate Lodge No. 630, Kansas City Belgrade Lodge No. 632, Belgrade . Archie Lodge No. 633, Archie . . Steele Lodge No. 634, Steele Greentop Lodge No. 635, Greentop Mt. View Lodge No. 637, Mt. View ~ortheast Lodge No. 643, Kansas City Grain Valle} Lodge No. 644, Grain Valley Elmer Lodge No. 648, Elmer Parma Lodge ~o. 650, Parma Cleveland Lodge No. 651, Cleveland Shawnee Lodge No. 653, Warsaw Country Club Lodge No. 656, Kansas City Alpha Lodge No. 659, Kansas City Holliday Lodge No. t560, Holliday Clarence Lodge No. 662, Clarence Rockhill Lodge No. 663, Kansas City Wardell Lodge No. 665, Wardell Lilhourn Lodge No. 666, Lilbourn
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OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS Ionic Low Twelve Club Independence Chapter No. 12, R.A.M. Prince of Peace Commandery No. 29, K.T. Saline County Masonic Association George W. Reiss St. John's Commandery ~o. 20, K.T. St. Elmo Commandery 1\0. 43, K.T. Bolivar Chapter No.5, R.A.M . Anonymous Festus Chapter No. 417, O.E.S. Columbia Chapter No. 17, R.A.M . 5t. Graal Commandery No. 12, K.T . Mtn. Grove Commandery No. 66, K.T. . Chas. F. Covey, Knobnoster Lodge No. 245 Barnes Chapter No. 252, 0.E.5. . . Orion Chapter No. 49, R.A.M . . Mr. & Mrs. D. Robert Nesler King City Chapter No. 136, 0.E.5 . Belle Chapter No. 203, O.E.S Mr. John Vanwinkle, Cambridge Lodge No. 63 St. Mark's Chapter No. 167, 0.E.8
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Mary E. Joaquin . Anchor Chapter No. 54, 0.E.8. . . Osage Valley Chapter No. 502, O.E.S. . .. Mrs. Herbert Haukenberry Eugene F. Reehten ............. . Vesta Chapter No.5, O.E.S . Mr. & Mrs. Harry Hortter . Mr. & Mrs. Allen Schroeder . Mr. F. C. Barnhill Adolf & Alice Berghorn J. F. Faulkenberry, Hopewell Lodge No. 239 Job's Daughters, Bethel No.6 .... Barry Chapter No. 369, O.E.S. Kahoka Chapter No. 126, R.A.M. Albany Commandery No. 60, K.T. Mr. L. E. Hare, Denver, Colorado .. 8haveh Lodge No. 646 . West Plains Commandery No. 48, K.T.
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MASONIC HOME CHEER COMMITTEE 1962-1963 July 31, 1963 Mr. Arthur U. Goodman, Jr. President Masonic Home of Missouri Dear Rt. Wor. Brother Goodman: The Masonic Home Cheer Committee of St. Louis and St. Louis County submit our report of receipts, disbursements and activities for the pleasure of the Masonic Home Family from August 1, 1962 to July 31, 1963. It has been a pleasure to be of service to our Masonic Home Family. We hope that the Religious Services and Entertainments as arranged by us has helped to bring pleasure and contentment to them and meets with the approval of the Officers and Directors of the Home. Ten Religious Services were arranged during the period of this report. The total attendance was 1,620 or an average of 162 at each service. We thank the Masonic Bodies, Eastern Star Chapters, Job's Daughters and Maplewood Assembly No.6, Order of Rainbow Girls, sponsoring these services for the Masonic Home Family. With reference to the entertainments. All Entertainers, Committee Members and friends gave their talents, energy and automobiles gratis, and we thank all who helped for their cooperation. Fraternally, ORRIN E. BRIGHAM, President Masonic Home Cheer Committee Following is our financial and activities report for the fiscal year August I, 1962 to July 31, 1963. Balance on hand August I, 1962 Receipts 1962-1963, as per list attached .,.,...
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$1,953.24 4,192.00 $6,145.24
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July 31, 1963 for Outing, Steamer Admiral Letter Carriers Band Expense Thanksgiving Gifts and Cards for Printing Annual Report . Childrens Outing .
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$1,470.00 NET BALANCE
$ 802.62
RECEIPTS AND DEPOSITS Missouri Lodge No. I Meridian Lodge No.2 Beacon Lodge No. 3 Geo. Washington Lodge No.9 St. Louis Lodge No. 20 Naphtali Lodge No. 25 Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 40 Bonhomme Lodge No. 45 Polar Star Lodge No. 79 Bridgeton Lodge No. 80 .. Webster Groves Lodge No. 84 Pomegranate Lodge No. 95 Erwin Lodge No. 121 Occidental Lodge No. 163 Pride of the West Lodge No. 179 Pyramid Lodge No. 180 .... Good Hope Lodge No. 218 Keystone Lodge No. 243 Aurora Lodge No. 267 Fenton Lodge No. 281 Meramec Lodge No. 313 Paul Revere Lodge No. 330 America Lodge No. 347 Cache Lodge No. 416 Itaska Lodge No. 420 Anchor Lodge No. 443 Westgate Lodge No. 445 Lambskin Lodge No. 460 .. Kirkwood Lodge No. 484 Harmony Lodge No. 499 . Euclid Lodge No. 505 . Clifton Heights Lodge No. 520 Apollo Lodge No. 529 . Ferguson Lodge No. 542 . Algabil Lodge No. 544 . Maplewood Lodge No. 566 Olive Branch Lodge No. 576 .. Forest Park Lodge No. 578 Clayton Lodge No. 601 . Wellston Lodge No. 613 '" Brentwood Lodge No. 616 .. Overland Lodge No. 623 ..
S 25.00 50.00 75.00 75.00 25.00 75.00 75.00 10.00 30.00 100.00 50.00 25.00 50.00 25.00 10.00 75.00 100.00 50.00 75.00 25.00 10.00 25.00 25.00 100.00 10.00 50.00 75.00 !lO.OO
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25.00 50.00 25.00 100.00 25.00 25.00 50.00 50.00 25.00 35.00 25.00 25.00 15.00 25.00
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Magnolia Lodge No. 626 Valley Park Lodge No. 629 . Tower Grove Lodge No. 631 . Freedom Lodge No. 636 . Triangle Lodge No. 638 . Mizpah Lodge No. 639 . Jennings Lodge No. 640 . Trinity Lodge No. 641 . Ben Franklin Lodge No. 642 Shaveh Lodge No. 646 . Pilgrim Lodge No. 652 . Commonwealth Lodge No. 654 . Gardenville Lodge No. 655 . . Progress Lodge No. 657 . . Purity Lodge No. 658 . Theo. Roosevelt Lodge No. 661 . . Berkeley Lodge No. 667 . . Florissant Lodge No. 668 . Crestwood Lodge No. 669 . Missouri Chapter No. I, R.A.M... St. Louis Chapter No.8, R.A.M. Bellefontaine Chapter No. 25, R.A.M. Kilwinning Chapter No. 50, R.A.M . Oriental Chapter No. 78, R.A.M . Shekinah Chapter No. 132, R.A.M . Wellston Chapter No. 138, R.A.M. Hiram Council No. I, R.& S.M..... York Council No. 40, R.& S.M. Jeremiah Council No. 48, R.& S.M. . . St. Louis Commandery No. I, K.T. . . Ivanhoe Commandery No.8, K.T. . Ascalon Commandery No. 16, K.T. .. . .. . .. . .. . . . . St. Aldemar Commandery No. 18, K.T. . Moolah Temple . Alhambra Grotto Scottish Rite . L. P. Thesen, Member of Triangle Lodge No. 638 . Wm. E. Krenning, Member of West Gate Lodge No. 445 AI. M. Frager, Member of St. Louis Lodge No. 20 . J. K. Hermann, Member of Algabil Lodge No. 544 . A. J. Bachle, Member of Olive Branch Lodge No. 576 . Oscar Grier, Member of Wellston Lodge No. 613 . Wm. H. Thesen . Arthur Thesen . . Albert and Nina Thesen, Quincy, Illinois . Nat Rader, Member of Westgate Lodge No. 445 . Max Elbom, Member of Ben Franklin Lodge No. 642 Harvey N. Smith, Member of Euclid Lodge No. 505 Chester C. Coak, Member of Wellston Lodge No. 613 .. , Fern Eds. and Trailers of 1954 . Magnolia Women's Auxiliary . Clayton High 12 Club . . Phil. Kopitsky, Member of Triangle Lodge No. 638 Webster Groves Chapter No. 64, O.E.S. . Crestwood Chapter No. 82, O.E.S Fenton Chapter No. 152, O.E.S
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100.00 15.00 25.00 10.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 5.00 10.00 20.00 50.00 20.00 30.00 25.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 15.00 15.00 10.00 10.00 25.00 5.00 20.00 15.00 25.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 100.00 750.00 75.00 150.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 15.00 1.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 25.00 30.00 15.00 5.00 20.00 50.00 10.00 25.00 50.00 5.00 10.00
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10.00 25.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 18.00 22.00 24.00 22.00
Martharae Chapter No. 221, O.E.S. Bridgeton Chapter ;-";0. 266, O.E.S. Guynell Chapter 1'0. 326, O.E.S. Sun Ray Chapter No. 426, 0.E.5. Meridian Chapter No. 442, O.E.S. Constancy Chapter No. 452, O.E.S. Refund Thanksgiving Gifts Refund Christmas Gifts . Refund Mother's Day Gifts . Refund Father's Day Gifts .
$4,192.00
ACTIVITIES AND DISBURSEMENTS OF THE MASONIC HOME CHEER COMMITTEE August 1, 1962 to July 31, 1963 Aug. 6, 1962 Aug. 22, 1962 Sept. 23, 1962 Oct. 28, 1962 :'-Iov. 17, 1962 Nov. 18, 1962 Dec. 16, 1962 Dec. 24, 1962 Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar.
27, 24, 24, 30,
1963 1963 1963 1963
Apr. 28, 1963 May May June June June July July
12, 26, 9, 12, 15, 16, 27,
1963 1963 1963 1963 1963 1963 1963
Chair rental, Letter Carriers Band, July 10, 1962 $ 26.00 Excursion on Steamer Admiral-meals, tickets, etc., arranged by Bro. Wm. J. Holdoway, Chairman .... 273.90 Religious Services-Maplewood Lodge No. 566 and Maplewood Chapter No. 264 Religious Services-Job's Daughters 714.50 Cash Gifts and Cards (Thanksgiving) Religious Services-Knights Templar Commanderies No. 8, 16, 18 and 1 Religious Services-The Square Club Christmas Party-entertainment, cash gifts, presents, Santa Claus, refreshments, music by Bro. St. Onge Orchestra 889.07 Religious Services-Rose Hill Lodge No. 550 Religious Services-Good Hope Lodge No. 218 Religious Services-Overland Lodge No. 623 Donation for bingo prizes for 12 months-sponsored by Mrs. Laura McKee of Maplewood Chapter No. 264, O.E.S. 60.00 Religious Services-Maplewood Assembly No.6, Order of Rainbow Girls Cash gifts and cards (Mother's Day) 737.03 Religious Services-Keystone Lodge No. 243 Religious Services-America Lodge No. 347 Lawn Party-Moolah Temple Band-refreshments 69.80 Cash gifts and cards (Father's Day) . 737.02 Lawn Party-Letter Carrier's Band (not billed as yet) Outing to Bridgeton Fish Fry by committee's cars (gratis) -lunch and ride-92 old folks, 25 children, Matrons, Nurses and drivers . . 160.00 Printing, Postage and Stationery for the year . 205.30 Total ..
$3,872.62
All the above balances with the books of the Masonic Home Cheer Committee's check book balance and bank statement of July 31, 1963. ORRIN E. BRIGHAM, President
1963
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ADDITIONS TO THE ENDOWMENT FUND MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI 1962路1963 Bequest of Richard A. Bullock . Estate of William J. Bauman . Gift of Monroe A. Beck . Memory of Harry C. Cochran . Bequest of Tom Constantine . Bequest of E. C. Coulter . . . . . .. Gift of Clarence N. Crites Estate of Karl B. Foerster, Sr. . " Gift of Arthur Goldstein . Bequest of John R. Goodall Trust Bequest of William H. Hettel Trust Bequest of W. B. Hight Trust Gift of Hinton Lodge No. 455 Memory of Willard Humphrey Memory of Wor. Bro. Ambrose Lee Huston Gift of Ironton Chapter No. 349 . Gift of Job's Daughters Bethel No.4. . . . Memory of Herman G. Jeter. '" Memory of George H. Jury Estate of Irvin Keseling Bequest of Harry J. Kiener . Gift of William E. Krenning . Memory of Girard K. McGuire . Gift of James C. Nix Estate of Julius F. Rheinweiler . Memory of Hugo L. Raven . Memory of Romanus C. Roose . Memory of Albert Snead Memory of Lester F. Strobach Memory of Ralph Sudbolt Estate of Lillie Scott Estate of Helen I. Soutter . Estate of Charlotte Spathelf . Estate of Virginia Stein . Bequest of Robert F. Shepherd . Bequest of Hayes A. Talkington . Memory of H. J. A. Thesen Memory of Vernon A. Vrooman Estate of Edna Frances Van Nort Estate of Max Bruno Wolf Bequest of Frederick Wm. Weinheimer Estate of George M. Wagner Gift of A. H. Windmoeller Sale of Jewelry of R. Waterman Estate Bequest of Albert Morris Yampolsky
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$ 10,000.00 460.37 100.00 40.00 500.00 500.00 25.00 5,000.00 250.00 500.00 157,410.43 311.13 534.94 40.00 5.00 10.00 100.00 40.00 80.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 60.00 5.00 10.00 7,233.20 250.00 15.00 40.00 10.00 30.00 9,257.03 500.00 500.00 9,383.82 3,500.00 21,798.66 10.00 40.00 1,000.00 4,903.80 20,990.22 2,000.00 5.00 70.00 100.00 $259,618.60
80
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ADDITIONS TO THE BUILDING FUND MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI 1962路1963 Gift of F. B. Adam . Gift of Ladies Auxiliary of Alhambra Grotto .,. Gift of William Allen . . Gift of Missouri Grand Court-Order of the Amaranth Gift of Members of America Lodge No. 347 Anonymous Gift . Gift of Apollo Lodge No. 529 .... Memory of Walter R. Alberts Distribution from Ashcroft Estate Gift of Delno Baker . Gift of F. C. Barnhill .. Gift of Kimble Bennett . Gift of Mrs. Marie Bernstein Gift of Carl R. Blumenberg .... Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Boeger Gift of E. P. Bond . Gift of Frank A. Brandt . Gift of Wor. Bro. Max Bretschneider Gift of F. B. Brown . Gift of Albert F. Brueshaber . Memory of Julius E. Banta '" Memory of Edward H. Baune .... Memory of Fred H. Beck (Plaque) ... Memory of M. W. Bro. Byrne E. Bigger ..... Memory of Oscar W. Boehmer Memory of Fred H. Blomeyer Memory of Ernest Blum . Memory of Arno Bollinger . Gift of William H. Chapman Gift of Clifford P. Conkin . Gift of E. F. Connor . Memory of ByrI Carey . Memory of Dr. Joseph Carney .. Memory of Charles C. Cobb ... Memory of Thomas B. Court Gift of Thomas J. Davis, Jr... Memory of August H. Doelling Memory of Edward Doran .,. Gift of B. A. Ehrenreich . Gift of Eleanor Conclave No.2, Order of True Kindred Memory of Mrs. Clarice Erk . . Memory of Four Deceased Friends Memory of Renyold Ferguson Memory of Mrs. Hattie Garrell Memory of Carl Gatheman Gift of Edwin W. Hannon .... Gift of Eugene C. Holt Bequest of W. Lee Herndon Memory of C. H. Hall
$
25.00 10.00 168.00 500.00 200.00 10.00 15.00 2.50 500.00 8.00 10.00 254.00 10.00 10.00 50.00 10.00 10.00 25.00 100.00 50.00 10.00 35.00 1,000.00 77.00 5.00 10.00 5.00 50.00 30.00 20.00 50.00 5.00 35.50 10.00 7.00 30.00 15.00 20.00 100.00 83.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 25.00 40.00 500.00 10.00
1963
81
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ADDITIONS TO THE BUILDING FUND MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI 1962-1963 Memory of Mrs. Minnie Harner .. , Memory of Mrs. Katherine Hartig Memory of John Heichelbech ..... Memory of Mrs. Irma Hermann .. , Memory of Otto Heusemann . Memory of Robert J. Hundhausen Memory of Mrs. Ola Hunt . Gift of William F. Jackson . Gift of Jerico Springs Chapter No. 456 . Memory of William Jackson Memory of Emerson O. Jacobs . . Memory of Richard Jelfs Memory of Mrs. Frances Jennings Bequest of Chas. R. Ketchum Estate Gift of Mrs. Viola Krug .... Memory of Albert Kaltwasser Memory of Leonard A. Kelley Memory of Otto H. Kelting ... Memory of Claude Kitson Memory of Caroline H. Koerner Gift of Ralph C. Li Beau ..... Memory of Ida M. Linn .. Memory of Mrs. Vance Lutes . . Gift of Robert H. Mann Gift of Moolah Shrine Circus . Gift of Sam F. Morrow .. " . . Gift of A. H. McGinness Memory of W. W. Martin . . Memory of Pauline Maschmeyer Memory of Mrs. Myra Mae Merk . Memory of William Mierke Memory of Carl J. Muench Memory of John Neichelbech " . Memory of Robert B. Nusser Gift of Erwin Ocker . . Gift of Lynn Owings Memory of Ray E. Pickerel Gift of Theodore J. Reiff . Gift of Grover O. Rockey . Gift of Milton F. Roennigke Gift of Fred Rogerson Memory of Benjamin E. Roberts Memory of Arthur C. Rothenberg Gift of Frank C. Scheuerman Gift of Carl W. Schwabe . Gift of Member of Shaveh Lodge No. 646 Memory of Mother of V. W. Scheibel Memory of Mrs. Leon B. Scherrer, Sr Memory of Edward Schulz
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.
10.00 10.00 6.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 15.00 9.00 5.00 10.00 20.00 5.00 10.00 513.20 7.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 15.00 25.00 150.00 750.00 4.00 50.00 155.00 10.00 42.00 10.00 10.00 25.00 25.00 11.75 10.00 5.00 .2.50 5.00 50.00 10.00 10.00 25.00 95.00 100.00 10.00 10.00 50.00 5.00
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1963
ADDITIONS TO THE BUILDING FUND MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI 1962-1963 Memory of Mrs. Johanna Schurig Memory of Ancel A. Skaggs ... Memory of Katherine Spangler Memory of Ernest Steinkuhler Memory of William H. Stentz Memory of William A. Straub Memory of William Swain Gift of Frank Y. Tamborella Gift of G. H. Thurman . Memory of Dr. Fred G. Teubner, Jr. Memory of John Toenyes .... l\1emory of Henry G. Trieseler Gift of Compasses Guild of Union Electric Company Gift of Chester L. Vernard .,. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bluford von Gremp Gift of Miss ZelIa von Gremp Gift of Jesse Weil .... Gift of R. J. Wilkinson Gift of Bradford M. Wilson Memory of Mrs. Arena Walker Memory of Richard Walton . Memory of Charles E. Wells . Memory of Mary E. Wells Memory of Henry Wcstbrock .... Memory of Mrs. Cora Wiedle .. , . . Memory of Irwin White Memory of Mrs. Anna Williamson Memory of Leroy Wulfmeier Gift of Earnest J. Young Memory of Mrs. Carrie Young Memory of Mrs. Grace Yount
10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 7.50 5.00 25.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 25.00 10.00 100.00 50.00 2.00 35.00 5.00 55.00 20.00 21.46 10.00 74.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 20.00 5.00 19.00 $7,129.41
1963
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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY July I, 1962 to June 30, 1963 GENERAL FUND
Income Grand Lodge Per Capita Tax Grand Chapter, O.E.S. Per Capita Tax
$270,000.00 21,927.75 - - - $291,927.75 2,018.80
Interest Income . . Miscellaneous Income (From Florence Hearsum FundIncome Fund) .
2,285.69 $296,232.24
Expenses Wages and Salaries .... Provisions Dry Good and Clothing ... Dry Cleaning and Shoe Repair Laundry . Fuel . . Repairs and Maintenance Supplies .. Electricity Water and Sewer Tax Insurance . Barber . Snack Bar .. Supplemental Medical Aid Medical Supplies ... Directors' Meetings Social Security Taxes .... Education . Children's Allowances '" . Carfare . . Telephone ." Legal and Auditing . Printing, Stationery and Postage Steward's Car Allowance Inspection Fees and Taxes Hauling . Want Ads Newspapers . Dues and Subscriptions Safe Deposit Box Rent Piano Tuning . Miscellaneous . Masonic Home Convention Expenses Outside Help . Grand Lodge Entertainment Superintendent's Car Expenses Credit Reports Assistant Superintendent's Car Expenses Burial Expenses
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.
$357,605.44 151,500.21 5,930.97 929.28 5,706.07 26,633.72 20,901.79 20,739.25 17,516.28 2,517.15 8,500.02 1,127.50 437.03 12,839.97 44,59 l.l 5 4,422.50 13,321.60 17,367.39 164.50 131.16 1,481.18 350.00 2,881.62 720.00 184.00 364.50 355.31 1,817.21 109.00 16.50 114.00 1,907.03 676.12 20.00 59.67 494.73 602.16 255.13 2,509.70 727,800.84
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Excess of Expenditures Over Income Add-Transfers From Income Fund
.
($431,568.60) 445,000.00
.
Net Increase in General Fund Add-Balance, July 1, 1962
.$ 13,431.40
. .
32,667.39 .$ 46,098.79
Balance, June 30, 1963 ..... (-) Denotes red figlue. INCOME FUND
Receipts Dividends on Endowment Fund Stocks Interest on Endowment Fund Bonds Interest on Endowment Fund Real Estate Loans Rent
.
Gussie L. Grenner Estate Income From Income Fund Securities Income From Knollmann Fund Securi ties Received From Members of Home Family Pensions Miscellaneous Income Cemetery Lots
.$ 92.323.17 113,232.16 1,616.79 1,200.00 - - - - $208,372.12 12,988.36 8,654.24 40.039.61 92.312.87 152,975.42 9.842.94 20.00
$525,205.56
Disbursements Taxes and Expenses-Estates Commissions-Agent for Endowment Fund ... Real Estate Taxes on Endowment Fund Property Income on Wm. F. Kuhn Library Fund Write Down on Income Fund Securities
$
849.05 5.914.09 327.07 53.34 299.00 7,442.55
Excess of Receipts Over Disbursements Deduct-Transfers to General Fund
$517,763.01 445,000.00
Net Increase in Income Fund Add-Balance, July I, 1962
$ 72,763.01 288,509.79
Balance, June 30, 1963
$361 ,272.80 I~ITIATION
FUND
Receipts Initiation Fees Income on Initiation Fund Securities Grand Chapter, O.E.S. for Fans
$ 29,820.00 6,877.85 36.94 $ 36.734.79
Disbursements Refund to Income Fwnd for Purchase of Station WagonPrior Year Refund to Income Fund for Improvements to BuildingPrior Year
$
2,902.63 2,800.00
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Purchase of Thermofax Machine Write Down on U. S. Bonds Exchanged
. .
250.00 400.00 6,352.63
Excess of Receipts Over Disbursements Add-Balance, July 1, 1962
. .
$ 30,382.16 249,071.41 $279,453.57
Balance, June 30, 1963 BUILDING FUND
Receipts Contributions and Bequests Interest on Bonds Dividends on Stocks
. $ 7,277.91 . 1,659.60 2,557.90 .
.
- - - - $ 11,495.41
Disbursements ...............
Partitioning Solarium Memorial Plaque . Resurfacing Driveways . St. Louis Union Trust Company-Agent's Fees
$
. . .
131.25 23.50 680.00 127.84 962.59
Excess of Receipts Over Disbursements Add-Balance, July 1, 1962
. .
$ 10,532.82
Balance, June 30, 1963
.
$144,828.25
134,295.43
CHRISTMAS AND ENTERTAINMENT FUND
Receipts Contributions
.
$ 6,993.64
Disbursements 7,401.36
Entertainment and Gifts Excess of Disbursements Over Receipts Add-Balance, July 1, 1962
.
($
407.72~
5,836.50
.
$ 5,428.78
Balance, June 30, 1963 .... ENDOWMENT FUND
Receipts Bequests and Gifts Profit on Sale of Securities
. $434,296.20 171,146.88
.
- - - - $ 605,443.08 171,146.88
Less-Increase in Reserve for Loss on Securities
$ 434,296.20 Add-Balance, July 1, 1962
.
Balance, June 30, 1963
. (-) Denotes red figure.
3,596,239.74 $4,030,535.94
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PROCEEDI;\;GS OF THE MATTIE E. JOHNSTON ESTATE
Receipts Dividends on Stocks Interest on Bonds
$ 40,768.42 25,725.52 ---- $
66,493.94
Disbursements Collection Fee-Mercantile Trust Company Loss on Sale of Securities .
$ .
1,995.02 2,475.36 4,470.38
Excess of Receipts Over Disbursements Add-Balance, July I, 1962
$
Balance, June 30, 1963
$1,702,806.60
.
62,023.56 1,640,783.04
FRANK WILLIAM KNOLLMAN ESTATE
Receipts Dividends on Stocks .. . . Interest on Bonds and Real Estate Notes
3,847.25 35,253.06 ---- $ $
39,100.31
Disbursements Collection Fee-Mercantile Trust Company Loss on Sale of Securities . . Transfer of Income to Income Fund
.... $ .
1,328.37 24,482.96 37,771.94 63,583.27
Excess of Disbursements Over Receipts Add-Balance, July 1, 1962 .
($
24,482.96) 1,101,435.80
Balance, June 30, 1963
$1,076,952.84 (-) Denotes red figure.
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR August 21, 1963 To the Board of Directors, 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 the secretary for the period, July I, 1962 to June 30, 1963. OUf examination covered the General Fund, Income Fund, Initiation Fund, Building Fund, Christmas and Entertainment Fund, Endowment Fund, the Mattie E. Johnston Estate Fund and the Frank William Knollman Fund. We present the following summaries of assets and liabilities of the various funds at June 30, 1963. GENERAL FUND
Assets Cash in First National Bank
$12,177.76
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Cash in Mercantile Commerce National Bank -Payroll Account . Cash in Petty Cash Fund
6,000.00 200.00 - - - - $ 18,377.76
Inventories-Provisions and Supplies Unexpired Insurance . Due From Employees for Blue Cross Due From Income Fund
28,344.08 21,699.15 113.40 2,285.69
----$ Liabilities Accounts Payable Accrued Withholding Taxes Accrued Social Security Taxes
70,820.08
$ 17,711.32
4,508.37 2,501.60 24,721.29
Balance in General Fund
.
$
INCOME FUND Assets Cash in Mercantile Trust Company . Securities-At Cost . St. Louis Union Trust Company, Agent-Endowment Fund and Building Fund . St. Louis Union Trust Company, Trustee-Gussie L. Grenner Estate
46,098.79
$ 69,662.38
283,821.51 23,495.10
.
6,463.03 - - - - $ 383,442.02
Less Suspense Account-Donations Not Allocated Florence E. Hearsum Fund . . .. . . Due General Fund-Crippled Child Expenses Due Endowment Fund-Income on Wm. F. Kuhn Library Fund .. ,
. $
3,452.28 16,377.91 2,285.69 53.34 22,169.22
Balance in Income Fund
$ 361,272.80
INITIATION FUND Cash in Mercantile Trust Company Securities-At Cost
.
$ .
Total Initiation Fund ...
4,049.20 275,404.37
$ 279,453.57
BUILDING FUND Cash in Boatmen's National Bank Securities-At Cost .........................â&#x20AC;˘.... Due From St. Louis Union Trust Company, Agent
.
Total Building Fund
$
1,601.19 136,493.52 6,733.54
$ 144,828.25
CHRISTMAS AND ENTERTAINMENT FUND Cash in Boatmen's National Bank
$
5,428.78
Total Christmas and Entertainment Fund ....
$
5,428.78
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1963
THE
ENDOWMENT FUND $ 300,971.02 2,707,976.23 1,514,605.49 21,331.79 15,500.00 53.34 - - - - $4,560,437.87
United States Bonds Other Bonde; . Corporation Stocks .. Real Estate Loans Real Estate ..... Due From Income Fund Less Due to St. Louis Union Trust Company, Agent Reserve for Gains and Losses on Investments Wm. F. Kuhn Library Fund .
.... $
400.02 528,059.46 1,442.45 529,901.93
Balance in Endowment Fund MATTIE E.
$4,030,535.94 JOH~STON
United States Securities Other Bonds Stocks .. . Due From Mercantile Trust Company, Agent Total Mattie E. Johnston Estate
ESTATE .
$
. .
.
66,472.43 497,535.86 1,137,018.78 1,779.53
$1,702,806.60
FRANK WILLIAM KNOLLMAN ESTATE United States Securities Real Estate Notes .. Land . . Due From Mercantile Trust Company, Agent
$ 669,112.52 337,930.92 69,348.50 560.90
Total Frank William Knollman Estate
$1,076,952.84
The bank balances appearing in these funds were confirmed by reconciling certificates, received directly from the depositaries, with the stated book balances. We examined the securities in the Income Fund and the Initiation Fund. On the other funds, we examined the statements as at June 30, 1963 from the St. Louis Union Trust Company and Mercantile Trust Company, Agents. The inventories are stated as shown on the 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 securities of the Mattie E. Johnston Estate and the William Knollman Estate are shown at market value at time of acquisition. The stocks in the Endowment Fund are stated at an adjusted carrying value of 15 per cent below market value on the stocks held at March I, 1949, and market value on the date received on stocks acquired since that date. The bonds acquired prior to January 1, 1951 are stated at the value placed thereon by the Trustees of the Endowment Fund at the date of acquisition of the securities by the Home. Those acquired since January 1, 1951 are carried at cost.
1963
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The real estate loans are 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 & CO. Certified Public Accountants.
MEDICAL STAFF Harold E. Walters, M.D., Medical Director. Robert A. Hall, M.D., Out-Patient Clinic ...
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Floyd Alcorn, D.D.S., Dental Consultant. . . P. Altheide, M.D., Genitourinary Surgery. . William H. Bailey, M.D., Ophthalmology. . . William R. Bohne, M.D., Orthopedics. . . . . . . . . James Barrett Brown, M.D., Surgery. .. . C. E. Burford, M.D., Urology........ A. H. Conrad, Jr., M.D., Dermatology. . ......... Ralph Cook, M.D., Pediatrics Carl T. Eber, M.D., Ophthalmology . Edwin C. Ernst, M.D., Radiology... . James ForseD, M.D., Surgery. . . . . . . . . . . . Lee A. Hall, M.D., Gynecology. Oscar P. Hampton, M.D., Orthopedic Surgery. . . . . . . Frank W. Jaeger, D.D.S., Dentistry Phillip S. Luedde, M.D., Ophthalmology . Sidney B. Maughs, M.D., Neurology. . . . . . . . . Mary Elizabeth Morris, M.D" Gynecology .. '. . . . . . . E. H. Paulsmeyer, D.D.S., Dentistry. Martyn Schattyn, M.D., Genitourinary Surgery. . . . Frederick O. Schwartz, M.D., Ophthalmology. . . E. O. Shoulders, D.O., OptoJl).etry A. J. Steiner, M.D., Cardiology. . . . , . George R. Swartz, M.D., Neuropsychiatry. . J. Wm. Thompson, M.D., Surgery. . Henry P. Thym, M.D., Surgery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roy A. Walther, Jr., M.D., Gynecology. R. S. Weiss, M.D., Dermatology.
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Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo.
RESOLUTION
R. W. Brother Arthur U. Goodman, Jr. presented the following resolution: Be It Resolved, That the By-Laws of the Masonic Home of Missouri, as approved and adopted by the Board of Directors of said Masonic Home as of July I, 1963, a copy of which is hereto attached, be, and the same are hereby, approved. ARTHUR U. GOODMAN, JR., GEORGE F. MORRISON, MORRIS E. EWING, LESTER M. HECKMAN.
This resolution was referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence.
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RESOLUTION
R. W. Brother Arthur U. Goodman, Jr. offered the following resolution: Be It Resolved, That during the interim between the adjournment of the Communication of this Grand Lodge and the opening of its Annual Communication in the year 1964, the Grand Master, with the concurrence of the Deputy Grand Master, the Senior Grand 'Varden and the Junior Grand Warden, or any two of them, is authorized and empowered to compromise, settle, discharge and release all claims, demands, and pending or probable litigation, in connection with the Estate of Spencer Irwin Groff in Franklin County, Missouri, and the Estate of Roy i':ewman in Randolph County, Missouri, and in connection with any other or similar matters arising during said time; to execute and deliver Deeds of Conveyance, Contracts, Bills of Sale and Stipulations to accomplish said results, and to employ attorneys to represent the Grand Lodge in connection therewith. ARTHUR
U. GOODMAN, JR.,
MARTIN
B.
DICKINSO~,
W. H. Uu, JR., RUSSELL E. MURRAY, GEORGE F. l\fORRISO:'ool.
The resolution was referred to the Jurisprudence Committee. RESOLUTION
A resolution was offered by R. W. Brother Arthur U. Goodman, Jr. as follows: We propose to add one new By-Law, as follows: The Grand Master, with the concurrence of the Deputy Grand Master, the Senior Grand 'Varden and the Junior Grand 'Varden, or any two of them, is authorized and empowered to compromise, settle, discharge and release all claims, demands, and pending or probable litigation, deliver Deeds of Conveyance, Contracts, Bills of Sale and Stipulations to accomplish said results, and to employ attorneys to represent the Grand Lodge in connection therewith. ARTHUR
U. GOODMAN, JR.
~1ARTIN
B. DICKINSO:'ool, . W. H. UTZ, JR., RUSSELL E. MURRAY, GEORGE F. MORRISON.
This resolution was referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO BY.LAWS
The Grand Master presented a proposed amendment to section 8.080 of the By-Laws, which was as follows: We propose the following amendment to the By-Laws: Amend Section 8.080 to read as follows: Section 8.080. Failure to Elect Officers. If a lodge fails to open the stated communication prescribed by its by-laws for the election of its officers, the election is held at the next stated communication. If a lodge fails to elect its Master at the time prescribed by its by-laws, or at the next stated communication, if the one prescribed was not opened, the election is held only under dispensation from the Grand Master, and after notice to resident members. If it fails to choose some other elective officer, it proceeds as if under Section 8. I40. ORESTES
MITCHELL, JR.,
MARTIN
B.
DICKINSON.
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This resolution was referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO BY路LAWS
The Grand Master presented a proposed amendment to the By-Laws, as follows: We propose the following amendment to the By-Laws: Amend the first paragraph of Section 23.040 to read as follows: Section 23.040. Masonic Home Board. The Board of Directors of the Masonic Home of Missouri consists of the Past Grand Master who presided at the latest annual communication of the Grand Lodge, who is President, the Grand Master, the Deputy Grand Master, the Senior Grand Warden and the Junior Grand Warden, together with eight Master Masons, members in good standing of Missouri lodges, who are elected by the Grand Lodge for terms of four years, with the terms of two members expiring each year. No elective director is eligible to succeed himself and no ex officio director may be elected to the board until the annual communication following expiration of his term. ORF.sTES MITCHELL, JR., MARTIN B. DICKINSON.
This resolution was referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. RESOLUTION
R. W. Brother A. Basey Vanlandingham presented a resolution as follows: WHEREAS, Various interested Freemasons have undertaken to establish and operate, without obligation on the part of the Grand Lodge or any of its chartered Lodges, a non-commercial, non-profit educational organization in the nature of a publicity clearing-house, through or by means of a pro forma decree corporation (an application for which is pending at this time in the Circuit Court of Boone County) with purpose as follows: . . . the purpose of disseminating knowledge and information regarding the Masonic Order in all its branches and affiliates, and the philosophy of Masonry and Masonic principles, to the membership of the various Masonic Bodies, or affiliate orders, or to the other interested parties, and to the public, and to conduct research in matters which pertain to its history and the birth and formation of the government of the United States, its Constitution, and of the government of the respective states and their respective Constitutions, and to disseminate such information so as to inculcate respect and encourage the preservation of American ideals and the ideal of free men. WHEREAS, Freemasonry in general warrants continued and extended attention and consideration, not only among the members, as such, but also by the public at large; and the contemplated organization's objective, all set forth above, appearing proper and likely to redound to the good of Freemasonry as a whole, now, therefore, Be It Resolved, That permission is granted in this respect, for inclusion of the word "Masonic," in the name of the proposed pro forma decree corporation as applied for, to-wit "Masonic Education Bureau, Inc." subject to any restriction or regulation now in effect or hereafter promulgated from time to time by the Grand Lodge or any Grand Master. A. BASEY VANLANDINGHAM, RUSSELL E. MURRAY, WILLIAM H. CHAPMAN.
This resolution was referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence.
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON BY-LAWS
M. W. Brother Orestes Mitchell. Jr. presented the report of the Committee on By-Laws, as follows: To the Most WorshiPful Grand Lodge, A.F.6~ A.M. of Missouri: The Committce on By-Laws reports that promptly aftcr thc 1962 Annual Communication it prepared the fifth annual pocket pan to the 1958 Annotated Constitution and By-Laws. This supplcment contained all amendments. standin~ rcsolutions. and annotations of approved decisions and othcr actions of the Grand Lodge subsequent to those included in the bound volume. The 19G2 actions of the Grand Lodge on matters of law were summarized. and the several proposals to amcnd the By-Laws wcre set out. The pocket part was prefaced h\' a mcssa~e from the Grand Master, and at his dircction containcd the completc dircctory of the Grand Lodge. for eas\, current reference. ORESTES ~hTCHF.I.I.. JR .• Chairmall. RIClL\RI> O. RU:\IF.R.
It was 1ll00'Cd and seconded that the report be appro\·ed. Motion carried. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
The Grand Master announced that the time for election of officers had arrived, and tellers were appointed by the Grand l\Jaster. with R. \V. Brother Harry Gershenson as chairman. Ballots ,..-ere cast, and the tellers proceeded to count them. REMARKS BY SAMUEL L. JEWE'IT
Rig-ht Eminent Samuel L. Jewett, Grand Commander, Knights Templar of the Sta te of Missouri, briefly addressed the audience. REMARKS BY LEONARD V. BOWERS
Leonard V. Bowers, Most Excellent Grand Hig-h Priest of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the State of Missouri was introduced and spoke briefly. REMARKS BY M. W. BROTHER QUINN D. LafARGUE. JR.
Most Worshipful Brother Quinn D. LaFargue, Jr., Grand Master of Masons in Arkansas, spoke briefly to the brethren. REMARKS BY R. W. BROTHER HARRY A. SPENCER
Right Worshipful Brother Harry A. Spencer, Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Nebraska, addressed the brethren. REMARKS BY M. W. BROTHER JOHN E. MALONE
Most Worshipful Brother John E. Malone, Grand Master of Masons in Tennessee addressed the brethren. REMARKS BY R. W. BROTHER WILLIAM B. MASSEY
Right vVorshipful Brother William B. Massey, Sovereign Grand Inspector General in Missouri, of the Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, addressed the brethren.
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REMARKS OF M. W. L. LELAND McDANIEL
Most Worshipful Brother L. Leland McDaniel, Past Grand Master and Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Arkansas, addressed the brethren. CARDS OF CHEER
At the suggestion of Most Worshipful Brother Robert L. Aronson, the Grand Secretary was instructed to send cards of cheer to Dr. and Mrs. Harold L. Reader, and to M. W. Brother Frank C. Barnhill, all of whom are ill. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
R. W. Brother Harry Gershenson, chairman of the Tellers, reported the results of the election, which were as follows: Arthur U. Goodman, Jr. George F. Morrison A. Basey Vanlandingham Russell E. Murray. William H. Utz, Jr.. Elmer W. Wagner
Grand Master Deputy Grand Master .. Senior Grand Warden .Junior Grand Warden .Grand Treasurer .. Grand Secreta1)
.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF THE MASONIC HOME BOARD
Albert Van Gels and Harry C. Ploetze were declared elected as Directors of the Masonic Home Board for terms of four years. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FORMS AND CEREMONIES
To the Most WorshiPful Grand Lodge, A.F.c~ A.M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: Your Committee on Forms and Ceremonies submits the following report: No suggestions for changes in any of the forms and ceremonies have heen submitted to the Committee during the year. The Committee does not recommend any changes. Fraternally submitted, JOHN H. RICH, Chairman, HERBERT E. DUNCAN, WILLIAM R. DENSLOW, THO:\fAS SHROUT. CALLED FROM LABOR
The Grand Lodge was called from Labor at 4:00 p.m. for a visit to the Masonic Home, Grand Chaplain Ben Morris Ridpath offering the prayer.
Tuesday, September 24, 1963 4:00 p.m. Missouri Lodge of Research held its regular annual communication in McKinney Hall, third floor of the Masonic Temple, 3681 Lindell Boulevard, after Grand Lodge was called from Labor.
6:30 p.m. Dinner for Representatives and their Guests at Scottish Rite Cathedral.
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8:00 p.m. Open Meetinq-ScoUish Rite Cathedral All Master Masons, Families and Friends Invited William H. Chapman, Master of Ceremonies Invocation
R. W. Ira T. Gragg, Grand Chaplain
Presentation of Missouri Grand Lodge Officers Musical Program
The Collegians V. Randall Workman, Director
Address by R. W. Edward V. Long Grand Orator of the Grand Lodge of Missouri Benediction
Wednesday Morning September 25, 1963
CALLED TO LABOR
The Grand Lodge was called to Labor at 9:00 a.m., the Grand Chaplain, R. W. Bro. Ben Morris Ridpath, offering prayer. REPORT OF THE GRAND LECTURER
To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A.F.& A.M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: It is a personal pleasure to report to this Grand Lodge that each year, for 12 consecutive years, I have been able to hold schools of instruction in each of the 60 Masonic districts. These schools are not only for the officers of the lodges but all Master Masons interested in the ritual. In addition to the schools in each district, I have also had 20 sectional schools with the District Deputy Grand Lecturers and two with instructors and brethren of the 33rd and 57th districts. The total attendance for the year at these schools decreased slightly for the first time since I have been Grand Lecturer. However, the reports of the District Deputy Grand Lecturers show an increase in attendance at the schools they held. It has been a source of satisfaction to me and I know it has been for my Deputies to have had a number of Grand Lodge Officers and Past Grand Masters attend some of our schools. We appreciate their continued interest in the ritual and welcome them back at any time. Much thought and study should be given to every appointee before he is started as one of the officers of a lodge, because one day he will be the Leader of his lodge. Every brother present will agree that it is an honor to be worshipful master of a lodge. This is true if a brother is really a worshipful master. There is no honor to being master if you cannot open and dose the lodge and conduct its administrative affairs in a creditable manner. Unfortunately we have some in this category and our efforts to assist have been of no avail. The alarming feature of a situation such as this is that it not only creates a lack of interest in the lodge, but it also eliminates what would otherwise be a prospective worker in the future. Masters who are master in name only are seldom active masonically after they are out of office. The opportunity for a past master to continue his masonic activity, not only in his own lodge but also the Grand Lodge, is great if he is capable. Each Grand Master has a corps of over 225 brethren assisting him in the management of the affairs of the Grand Lodge. These brethren are selected from the past masters of the lodges in the state who are active, capable and qualified. I was requested, under Section 13.110 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws. to supervise the conferring of the degrees on a candidate that was almost totally deaf. Realizing this might be a decision which could have a far reaching effect on our ritual, I made a personal investigation in company with the senior warden and secretary of the lodge involved. After the investigation, I consulted with the members of the Committee on Ritual, the Deputy Grand Master and the Grand Master before reaching the conclusion that it would be inadvisable to try to confer the degree on any candidate that cannot hear. The request was therefore denied. A TIME WILL COME AND THE WISEST KNOWS NOT HOW SOON
R. W. Brother John William Tanner, District Deputy Grand Lecturer of the 26th Masonic district and also a member of the Masonic Home Board, passed away July 18 after an illness of about IO weeks. He was one of the hard working Freemasons
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in the 26th district and was never known to say ":'110" when asked to do any \lasonic job. The large number of Freemasons in attendance at his funeral was proof of the esteem in which he was held by his brethren. It has been my good fortune each year for a number of years to attend the Masonic meetings in Washington, D. C. Through these meetings I have come to know a number of Grand Lecturers from other states and have had an opportunity to compare our ritual system with others. After a careful comparison I am firmly convinced that the method we use in handling our ritual is one of the verv best and one that we can well be proud o f . ' , It would he physically impossihle for the Grand Lecturer to tra\"e! over this state, attend the many duties connected with his office and instruct each lodge. \fany of the dllties of his office are assigned to a dedicated group of loyal, hard working and enthusiastic Freemasons known as the District Deputy Grand Lecturers. Our ritual is in excellent shape today due to the efforts of this fine corps of Deputies. Only those closely associated with the ritual fully realize the amount of time they spend and the number of miles they travel each year trying to raise the ritualistic standard in their districts. It is only natural when you work and associate with a group of hrethren of their ahility yOIl learn to appreciate their interest in the fraternity. I express to them my personal appreciation as well as the thanks of this Grand Lodge for their fine work. \Vhile I do not work as closely with the District Deput)' Grand i\lasters as I do the District Deputy Grand Lecturers I kllow they arc always ready to assist if they arc called upon. I appreciate their friendly spirit of cooperation and thank them for their interest in the ritual. Just before the close of Grand Lodge last year \1. W. Brother Jayne in behalf of my deputies and a small group of hrethren who, with four exceptions, had been my deputies presented me with the funds to purchase one of the very hest fishing outfits including an electric trolling motor, hattery and charger. t\o finer tribute could he paid to anyone nor could it have come from a finer group of men. I take this opportunity to again express my sincere thanks to each one of them. The Grand Lodge Officers are a reserve source of power for the Grand Lecturer. I particularly wish to thank our Grand \faster, \1. W. Brother :\Iartin B. Dickinson, for his counsel. As this year comes to a close, I am firmly convillced that to \\"ork with the hrethren of this state for 12 years as Grand Lecturer is one of the greatest re""aHls that <:an come to any man. Fraternally suhmitted, FREELON K. HADLEY, Grand Lecturer. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RITUAL
To the Most If'orshitJ!IlL Grand !.o(/g(', A.F.& A.M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: I submit herewith the report of the Committee on Ritual for the year 1962-1963. The chairman called a meeting of the committee June I in Springfield. It is important that this committee meet at least once a year for a reLesher course if they are to be "Custodians of the Ritual" as required by the Grand Lodge By-Laws. A request that rule 3 of subdivision I and rule 5 of subdivision II be changed to permit the Grand Lecturer to act as the examining commission when a second member was not readily available. After much discussion it was decided that the rules should not be changed. The Grand Lecturer concurred in that decision. We also had a request for a ruling on the word desire as it pertains to a visitor. This same request \\"as made by a brother in 1952 and at that time the committee ruled that the word should be used "desire." Your present committee upheld that ruling. We have felt the need for a \Iasonic Map of :\lissouri outlining the 60 Masonic
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districts and showing the names and locations of the cities and towns where Masonic lodges are located. This proved to be a much larger undertaking than we had anticipated. \\!e were fortunate in securing the services of R. \\!. Brother William V. McCollum, District Deputy Grand Lecturer of the 45th district and Brother T. M. Mcintosh, senior steward of Solomon Lodge. These brethren worked many hours before the map was completed and we are deeply grateful to them for their assistance. We are pleased to announce that these maps are now available through the office of the Grand Secretary. We wish to thank our Grand Secretary for furnishing the list of the names of the brethren who have received certificates under the "Certificate Plan" the past year. They will appear as a part of thill report. Fraternally submitted, FREELON K. HADLEY, Chairmall, TURNER A. BARl'o:IIART, ARTHUR MOTHERSHEAD,
J.
HAROLD BURTON,
\IF.RLE GRAHAM,
L.
~IARSIL\LL HOLLE:'IIBECK.
SUBDIVISION I-ORIGIJ\;ALS
No.
Name
3725 3726 3727 3728 3729 3730 3731 3732 3733 3734 3735 3736 3737 3738 3739 3740 3741 3742 3743 3744 3745 3746 3747 3748 3749 3750 3751 3752 3753 3754 3755 3756 3757 3758 3759 3760 3761 3762
Elgin Wayne Milam Burette Barber Shannon Robert Urial Tripp Larry Wayne Flanery .. Patrick Joseph Ortner William Cerry Davis Melvin S. Gordon Harold B. Moore Paul William Myers Donald Eugene Lesan Wilbur L. Hains Jerry Steven Manes Melvin Franklin Stephens Daniel Robert Eldridge Jack Dean Heidbreder Richard Cornel us Schumacher Thomas Hamby, Jr. Billy E. Wallen Norman C. Lamb Ivan B. Gann George W. Campbell Dale Summerford Billy Eugene March .. Otto Frederick Bess Connely Oliver Fairchild Ellis Turner Cramer Sidney Wilson Porter Vern M. Long Edward Marion McReaken Harold Gene McQuitty Richard Charles Emmons Hurley Dale Hupp Larkin Douglass Watson Joseph Robert Smetana Charles Lee Ausmus Charles Dennis Lemasters James Tipton Holder, Jr. Frank Louis Jurotich, Sr.
Lodge Clifton Hill Lodge ~o. 161 ..... Elvins Lod~e No. 599 .. Wentzville Lodge :\0. 46 . . Cass Lodge ~o. 147 Cecile Daylight Lodge :'\0. 305 Kirkwood Lodge :\10.484 Gray Summit Lodge No. 173 .. Gray Summit Lodge 1'\0. 173 . Chaffee Lodge :'\0.615 Lodge of Light 1'\0. 257 Miami Lodge :\10. 85 Richland Lodge ;\10. 385 Independence Lodge No. 76 . Maplewood Lodge No. 566 . Kirkwood Lodge ~o. 484 . Freedom Lodge No. 636 . Herculaneum Lodge No. 338 . Cass Lodge No. 147 ..... Tuscan Lodge :\10. 360 . Samaritan Lodge No. 424 .... Chaffee Lodge ~o. 615 .. Waynesville Lodge No. 375 . .. Greentop Lodge No. 635 Mt. Zion Lodge No. 327 East Gate Lodge No. 630 Northeast Lodge No. 643 .. Northeast Lodge No. 643 .. Nodaway Lodge No. 470 .. Meridian Lodge No.2 .. Howard Lodge ;'1;0. 4 Triangle Lodge ;\[0.638 Anchor Lodge No. 443 Country Club Lodge No. 656 . Granite Lodge No. 272 .. McDonald Lodge ;\[0. 324 \lcDonald Lodge ;\[0. 324 Paul Revere Lodge :\10. 330 Paul Revere Lodge No. 330
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3764 3765 3766 3767 3768 3769 3770 3771 3772 3773 3774 3775 3776 3777 3778 3779 3780 3781 3782 3783 3784 3785 3786 3787 3788 3789 3790 3791 3792 3793 3794 3795 3796 3797 3798 3799 3800
PROCEEDINGS OF THE William ~lehin Walka Phillip Delbert Gibson Charles Adolph Zytowski Charles L. Dawson George H. Strother S. Harrison \Vinsor I';orman Kent James Emil Harlan Schultz Howard Lee Sullivan Earl T. Sullivan Gerald Pierce Johnson Richard Max Baucom Harry Becker George Leroy Davis James A. German Monroe Amos Beck Elmer W. Mueller Carl Robert Misplay Lccil Ulrey Dempsey Lee Moore Arthur S. Wehmeyer Elvis A. Mooney Fred H. Neal August Leo Bottom Lawrence M. Lee Mansel Calvin Tolliver William Max Johnson James Glen Reeder Robert Eugene Bragg Ralph V. Wilson Henry Louis McDaniel Shelby Lee Barton .. Stephen O. Rodgers .. Phillip William Sick .. Harold Raymond Blackwood Norman Eugene Jones .. John Richard Pollock ... Ronald Edward Windsor
1963
· ... Bonhomme Lodge :'\ o. 45 · Saline Lodge i'\o. 226 Bonhomme Lodge No. 45 · Aurora Lodge 1';0.267 · Vandalia Lodge 1';0. 491 · Laclede Lodge ~ o. 83 · . Herculaneum Lodge No. 338 · . Cornerstone Lodge No. 323 · . Fulton Lodge No. 48 Fulton Lodge No. 48 · . East Gate Lodge No. 630 · . Carthage Lodge No. 197 · Heroine Lodge No. 104 · Gate City Lodge No. 522 · Dockery Lodge No. 325 · .... Ferguson Lodge No. 542 · . Magnolia Lodge No. 626 · Algabil Lodge No. 544 · Lick Creek Lodge No. 302 · Gardenville Lodge i'\o. 655 · Paul Revere Lodge No. 330 · . Bloomfield Lodge No. 153 · ... Morley Lodge No. 184 · . Pleasant Grove Lodge No. 142 Pleac;ant Grove Lodge No. 142 · Mt. Washington Lodge No. 614 · East Gate Lodge 1';0.630 · Shekinah Lodge No. 256 · . Ke)'stone Lodge No. 243 · Anchor Lodge No. 443 · East Gate Lodge No. 630 · Ferguson Lodge No. 542 · . East Gate Lodge i'\o. 630 · University Lodge No. 649 · Triangle Lodge No. 638 · .. Sheldon Lodge No. 371 · Triangle Lodge No. 638 · . Moberly Lodge No. 344
SUBDIVISIO:-I I-FIRST RENEWALS
A-1547 A-1548 A-1549 A-1550 A-1551 A-1552 A-1553 A-1554 A-1555 A-1556 A-1557 A-1558 A-1559 A-1560 A-1561 A-1562 A-1563 A-1564 A-1565 A-1566 A-1567 A-1568
Jack Everett Toothaker Edward T. Neely. Jr. John Wilbur Larkins Alfred Henry Farwig Thomas C. Hurt .. John T. Heard .. Wilbur G. Cooper Orville M. Mash John L. Keller William N. Nicks D. Roy Snipes Donald Robert Curtit Kenneth Frederick Wenk William K. Blue Robert Smith Arnold Leo R. Messmer Robert Clyde Pruett Chaston Lafayette Rudder Elery Benson Pool ... Nicholas John Scirocco Isaac W. Broyles Lawrence Dwight Gibbs
· . Neosho Lodge No. 247 · .. Wellston Lodge No. 613 · \Vebster Groves Lodge No. 84 · Union Lodge No. 593 · East Gate Lodge No. 630 · .. Theodore Roosevelt Lodge No. 661 · ... East Gate Lodge No. 630 · .. Webster Groves Lodge No. 84 · .. Samaritan Lodge No. 424 · Shekinah Lodge No. 256 · .. :'\ew Hampton Lodge 1';0. 510 Union Lodge No. 593 · Freedom Lodge No. 636 · . Bloomfield Lodge No. 153 · . Richland Lodge No. 385 · . Beacon Lodge No.3 · . Shekinah Lodge i'\ o. 256 · ... Bloomfield Lodge No. 153 · .. Poplar Bluff Lodge No. 209 Poplar Bluff Lodge i'\o. 209 · ... Sedalia Lodge ~o. 236 · .. York Lodge No. 563
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A-1569 A-1570 A-1571 A-1572 A-1573 A-1574 A·1575 A-1576 A-1577 A-1578 A-1579 A-1580 A-1581 A-1582 A-1583 A-1584 A-1585 A-1586 A-1587 A-1588 A-1589 A-1590 A-1591 A-1592 A-1593 A-1594
Travis Lewis Truby Centralia Lodge No. 59 William Carl Hughart .. Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446 Ballard Michael Collins Northeast Lodge No. 643 Wilbern Cleo Sanders Maplewood Lodge No. 566 Earnest Lee Baumgardner Modern Lodge No. 144 George Winfred Sieh . Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446 Merl M. Harryman . Alpha Lodge No. 659 William Dean Tidwell Alpha Lodge No. 659 James H. Bloom . King Hill Lodge No. 376 Joseph Allen Shoenberger Neosho Lodge No. 247 Joseph O. McKinstry. . . Twilight Lodge No. 114 Glen Gerald Ferguson Joplin Lodge No. 335 Dolpha T. Carroll. . . . Richland Lodge No. 385 Wilfrid Allenger Hedrick Maplewood Lodge No. 566 Thomas Joseph Lehmann Paul Revere Lodge No. 330 George K. Patterson .. . Morley Lodge No. 184 Charles Albert Sharpe Maplewood Lodge No. 566 Laban Oliver Stahl Pleasant Grove Lodge No. 142 Otis Robinson Dexter Lodge No. 532 Martin M. Ohlhausen .. Weston Lodge No. 53 Sidney Edward Muehle Daggett Lodge No. 492 Noah Richard Williams East Gate Lodge No. 630 Wayne Sylvester Colborn Whitesville Lodge 1';0. 162 Dale E. Heath Ancient Craft Lodge No. 377 Ernest Clyde Richardson ... . Lodge of Light No. 257 . ..... Lodge of Light No. 257 Cleve Reece. . . SUBDIVISION I-SECOND RENEWALS
B-691 8-692 B-693 8-694 8-695 8-696 8·697 8-698 8-699 8-700 8-701 8-702 8-703 8-704 8-705 8-706 8·707 8·708 8-709 8·710 8-711 8-712 8-713 8-714 8-715 8-716 B-717 8-718 8-719 B-720 8-721 8-722 8-723 B-724
Friend B. Greene ......... Gilbert L. Rader David Don Pierce Hadley T. White R. L. Hoemann Clyile Austene Ward Charles E. Dudley Frank D. Whiting James Carl Jones Paul E. Powell Joe Thomas Parrish Charles Elvin Divine Alonzo R. Mottesheard Thomas Simpson Finney Frederick Powell Rodecker Ben Swirk ." Norman R. Tallent Everett Louis Mayberry Floyd E. Eberhart Alfred W. Griffith ..... Frank W. Hazelrigg, Jr. Jim V. Laswell William E. Rowe Thomas W. Barrow Henry E. Tanner William Byrd Corwin, Jr. . Charles Everett Foster, Jr. John W. Howard. . . Joseph A. Gerard. . . . . . Jewel William Pike James Wilson Brewer . Russell Edward Krug Lawrence Arthur Deyo . Morris S. Sheeks. . . . . .
. Eminence Lodge No. 607 . Eminence Lodge No. 607 .. Hornersville Lodge No. 215 . Webster Groves Lodge No. 84 .. Union Lodge No. 593 Centralia Lodge No. 59 Webster Groves Lodge No. R4 Galena Lodge No. 515 . Union Lodge No. 593 .. .\faplewood Lodge No. 566 .. Putnam Lodge No. 190 .. Poplar Bluff Lodge No. 209 Branson Lodge No. 587 Poplar Bluff Lodge No. 209 Savannah Lodge No. 71 Heroine Lodge No. 104 Freedom Lodge No. 636 Independence Lodge No. 76 Prairie Lodge No. 556 . . Fulton Lodge No. 48 Fulton Lodge No. 48 Fulton Lodge No. 48 Fulton Lodge No. 48 Overland Lodge No. 623 Pomegranate Lodge No. 95 King Hill Lodge 1';0. 376 Charity Lodge No. 331 Zeredatha Lodge No. 189 Rolla Lodge No. 213 King Hill Lodge No. 376 Alpha Lodge No. 659 Webster Groves Lodge No. 84 Overland Lodge No. 623 Triangle Lodge No. 638
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B-i25 B-n6 B-727 B-n8 B-729 B-730 B-731 B-732 B-733 B-734 B-735 B-736 B-737 B-738 B-739 B-740
Christopher Tolhert O'Brien Robert Edward Finch 'Voodrow Wilson Admire Roy Edward Robinson Ira Dale Nohle Bob 1.. Smith Edward Paul Hutson Arthur Theodore Capps Kenneth W. Axetell Albert J. Holst, 51'. Charlie B. Buckley Daniel Lee Hite Roswell T. Hampton Ronald Martin Land Virgil R. Kent William Ernest Fielder
C-2H6 C-287 C-28H
Leo Donald Lindsey A. Duane Eiserman Robert E. Wright Tommy Curbow Alva lJ. Kenner Fred Lee Miller Clayton D. Bruce Arthur Richard Cullor Charles Carlton l\ eel e, Floyd Lee Statler . Murl E. Husted Perry Wilson Porter John Thomas Steele E. M. Blevins Delhert T. Cook Walter Lee Shelton J. John Shipman George 'Vatkins \\'hit\\'Orth Howanl Cline Theodore T. Martin Thurman R. Nelson Wesley Turner Hoy Crawford Dudley Charles Edgar Bragg Ora C. Misner Herbert :\fartin Ramsev William Ed\"ard Jamiesc)ll Ivan Ray Sumpter Joseph Moore Hampton Ernest R. 'Vilsoll Andrew Taylor Dorse) Farron Atkins Otto C. You ng Peter Vukich William Wesley Kllill!> Robert Willard Jones John S. Stillwell Glenn Jackson Lyon Otis E. ~lix \Vebster Penn Clark Harry William Warrings James Woodrow Dougan Ralph Edward Brown
· .. Keystone Lodge ~o. 243 · Brookfield Lodge 1\'0. 86 · Cecile Daylight Lodge :\'0. 305 · Gate City Lodge No. 522 · .. Montgomery Lodge No. 246 · .. Wellsville Lodge ~o. 194 · .. Shaveh Lodge ;0.;0. 646 · .... Pythagoras Lodge ~ o. 383 · .. ~faplewood Lodge ;0.;0.566 · . Pomegranate Lodge No. 95 · .. Four Mile Lodge No. 212 · Florissant Lodge No. 66H · . Fenton Lodge No. 281 Sullivan Lodge No. 69 Whi tesville Lodge No. 162 Solomon Lodge ('..; o. 271
SUBDIVISIO:-I I-TIIIRD RENEWALS
C-2H9 C-290
C-291 C-292 C-293 C-294 C-295 C-296 C-297 C-298
C-299 C-300 C-301
C-302 (:-303 (:-304 (:-305 (:-306 C-307 C-308 (:-309 C-310 C-311 C-312 C-313 C-314 C-315 C-316 C-317 C-318 C-319 C-320 C-321 C-322 C-323 C-324 C-325 C-326 C-327 C-328
· .. Ionic Lodge :\'0. 154 · . Branson Lodge :\'0. 5H7 · Camden Point Lodge :\'0. 169 · Branson Lodge :\0. 587 · Branson Lodge No. 587 · .. Raytown Lodge ~o. 391 · . Unionville Lodge No. 210 · Unionville Lodge ~o. 210 · Caruthersville Lodge ~o. 461 · St. Mark's Lodge :\0.93 · Unionville Lodge No. 210 · . Unionville Lodge No. 210 · Independence Lodge :\0. 76 · .. Union Lodge 1\'0. 593 · Friend Lodge No. 352 · Friend Lodge No. 352 · .. Caruthersville Lodge :\0. 461 · Berkeley Lodge :\0. 667 · .. Chaffee Lodge :\0. 6 15 · .. Hayti Lodge 1'\0.571 · .. Caruthersville Lodge :\0. 461 · ... Compass Lodge :\0. 120 · .. Meramec Lodge :'\10.313 · .. Raytown Lodge No. 391 Western Star Lodge No. 15 · .. Rockhill Lodge No. 663 Zeredatha Lodge :\'0. 189 King Hill Lodge No. 376 · ... I\10nroe Lodge !':o. 64 · .. Anchor Lodge :\'0. 443 .. Twilight Lodge No. 114 · .. Laclede Lodge :\' o. 83 · Union Lodge ~o. 593 Trinity Lodge :'\0.641 · .. Gardenville Lodge No. 655 · . ~ontgomery Lodge :\'0.246 · Pu tnam Lodge No. 190 ...... Fair Play Lodge !':o. 44 · Osborn Lodge !':o. 317 · Maplewood Lodge No. 566 · West Gate Lodge No. 445 · Rosendale Lodge :'\0. 404 · Webb City Lodge :\0.512
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\Veaver F. Conlin .. ........ Missouri Lodge ~o. I Roy Alfred Rusk .. · ... Carthage Lodge -:\0. 197 George Isham Downing · Wakanda Lodge ~o. 52 John B. Prosser · . Charleston Lodge !'io. 407 Thomas R. Wilkins · Sikeston Lodge ~o. 310 Harry Lee Rippetoe · Orient Lodge No. 546 Niels Anton Nissen · .. Westport Lodge No. 340 Brace E. Kitchell ......... Maplewood Lodge No. 566 Fred B. Manes · ..... Richland Lodge :-';0. 385 Gayle S. Oller ......... Hebron Lodge No. 354 Eldie A. Clinton Maplewood Lodge Xo. 566 · . Vincil Lodge No. 62 O. Rex Orr .... George W . Terrill ............ Gallatin Lodge No. IOU SUBDIVISION I-FIFTH RENEWALS
E-45 Othal D. McFarland · ... Ionic Lodge No. 154 E-46 Avery Wilson Griffey · \faplewood Lodge 1':0. 566 E-47 Sylvan A. Barton · . Wellston Lodge. No. 613 E-48 Gazawell H. Cline · .. , Sikeston Lodge No. 310 E-49 L. Marshall Hollenbeck · ..... Sikeston Lodge No. 310 E-50 Arthur Melvin Headrick · .. Maplewood Lodge No. 566 · .... Versailles Lodge No. 320 E-51 Willard Marvin VanHorn · Bogard Lodge :-';0. 101 £-52 Ralph Braden Trussell E-53 James Harrison Sivells · ..... Webster Groves Lodge 1':0. 84 E-54 Frederick Adolph Ueligger · . Lincoln Lodge No. 138 E-55 Francis A. Ely . .......... J\.fonroe Lodge 1':0. 64 E-56 Warren Wilson Dray · .. Jackson Lodge No. 82 SUBDIVISION I~"IXTH RENEWALS
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Charlie Smith Hicks Ernest T. Scofield Alonzo A. Harrison Alfred A. Mitchell Everett W·. Torreyson Richard H. Kerr .. Orville Abernathy Joseph W. 'foore
............. Monroe Lodge 1\0. 64 · Adair Lodge No. 366 · . Sikeston Lodge No. 310 · Hebron Lodge 1':0.354 · Hebron Lodge No. 354 · Rolla Lodge ~o. 213 · Pythagoras Lodge No. 383 Putnam Lodge ~o. 190 SIJIlDIVISION 2-0RIGIN ..\I~S PART I
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William Oscar Davis Richard Fred Freiburghaus 3 Rama Eugene Love .. , 4 Elmer W. Mueller 5 George Raymond Wierschem 6 Charles Leland Dawson 7 Dean Sharp, Jr. 8 Felix Alvin Haler .. 9 Delno Jack Spellman . IO Robert D. Terry . II Dr. Louis F. Howe 12 Ballard Michael Collins 13 George Warren Campbell I4 Malcolm E. McArthur .,. 15 Robert Lee Meredith 16 Leo Harold Pitts 17 Cletus R. Estes 18 Roswell T. Hampton 2
Rising Sun Lodge ~o. 13 Meridian Lodge No.2 · Wellston Lodge 1':0.613 · . J\.fagnolia Lodge 1'\0. 626 · \feridian Lodge No.2 · . Aurora Lodge :-';0. 267 · Solomon Lodge :-.; o. 2i I · Raytown Lodge No. 391 · United Lodge ~o. 5 · Bonhomme Lodge ;\fo. 45 · Brentwood Lodge No. 616 · .. Northeast Lodge No. 643 · Chaffee Lodge No. 615 · . Maplewood Lodge ~ o. 566 · .. Solomon Lodge 1':0. 271 · Hermitage Lodge 1\0. 288 · \faplewood Lodge 1':0.566 · Fenton Lodge No. 281 ·
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John T. Heard Herbert Dale De\Veese Richard Leroy Kieffer William Fred Parmenter Edward T. Neely. Jr. Henry E. Tanner .. Wilburn Scott Christie Ernest Clyde Richardson Roy Edward Robinson Ernest R. Wilson Wilfrid Allenger Hedrick CheSler A. McAfee Chaston Lafayette Rudder
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· .. Theodore Roosevelt Lodge :"0.661 · .. Eureka Lodge ~o. 73 · . Maplewood Lodge No. 566 · Berkeley Lodge No. 667 Wellston Lodge No. 613 · ... Pomegranate Lodge No. 95 · ;\lew Hampton Lodge No. 510 · Lodge of Light :\0.257 Gate Cit)' Lodge ;\;0. 522 · .. Anchor Lodge No. 443 · . Maplewood Lodge I\o. 566 · ... Mendon Lodge No. 628 ......... Bloomfield Lodge :\'0. 153
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Henry Vinton Banta Claude \V. Dunnaway Howard Cline Otha ~L Reynolds Robert Walter Crow Foy Edwin Haywood Joseph Moore Hampton Woodrow Wilson Admire George B. Puckett Alfred W. Kuenzle .. , Ralph B. Trussell Leonard Virgil Bowers
· Northeast Lodge 1\0. 643 · . Versailles Lodge No. 320 · Chaffee Lodge No. 615 · Wellston Lodge No. 613 · Northeast Lodge No. 643 · Easter Lodge :\'0. 575 · ... Monroe Lodge No. 64 · Cecile Daylight Lodge No. 305 · . Westport Lodge No. 340 · ... Herculaneum Lodge No. 338 · . Bogard Lodge No. 101 United Lodge No.5
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Weaver F. Conlin Ernest B. McCormick Turner A. Barnhart Wesley Turner Hoy George I. Downing Niels An ton Nissen Harry William Warrings William Arthur Bramble James \Voodrow Dougan Avery Wilson Griffey \\larren Wilson Dray
~lissouri Lodge 1\0. I Anchor Lodge No. 443 · Acacia Lodge No. 602 Compass Lodge No. 120 · · . Wakanda Lodge ~o. 52 · .... Westport Lodge No. 340 .......... West Gate Lodge No. 445 · ... Hebron Lodge No. 354 · Rosendale Lodge No. 404 Maplewood Lodge No. 566 · Jackson Lodge No. 82 ·
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Arthur Melvin Headrick Russell J. Rowe Manley Charles Vanzant
· . Maplewood Lodge No. 566 · .. Perseverance Lodge No. 92 · .. Maplewood Lodge No. 566
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Freelon K. Hadley Bruce H. Hunt
............. St. Joseph Lodge No. 78 ...... Adair Lodge No. 366 SUBDIVISION 2--ORIGI:-.IALS PART 2
1 Clarence Aubry Holmes 2 Oliver Buss Cruse
· . New Hampton Lodge No. 510 · .. Ferguson Lodge No. 542
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Edward Thomas Neely, Jr. Leo H. Howe Nathan Louis Solomon Earl Foster Bowman Leo R. Messmer " Charles Edwin Clark Fred Lee Miller Richard George Keeling. . . . . .. . Malcolm E. McArthur '" Orlen O. Hungerford . . Ballard Michael Collins .. , Maurice Mayberry George Warren Camphell Wilfrid Allenger Hedrick Harold B. Moore Hurley D. Hupp Melvin Lee Hatcher Roswell T. Hampton
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A- I A- 2 A- 3 A- 4 A- 5 A- 6 A- 7 A- 8 A- 9 A-IO A-I I
Thomas Joseph Lehmann Robert W. Caldwell Harold Gene McQuitty .... Richard L. Kieffer. . . . . . Wilburn Scott Christie Ernest Clyde Richardson Christopher Tolbert O'Brien Tony Case . William Franklin Jackson .. , Ernest R. Wilson James R. Chalfant
Paul Revere Lodge No. 330 .. Cache Lodge No. 416 . Howard Lodge No.4 . .. Maplewood Lodge No. 566 New Hampton Lodge No. 510 Lodge of Light No. 257 Keystone Lodge No. 243 Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422 Shaveh Lodge No. 646 Anchor Lodge I"o. 443 Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422
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Thomas Frederick Satterly Jack Richard Strosnider, Sr. Howard Cline . Paul E. Powell Arthur Richard Culler James K. Riley Robert Walter Crow. . Leonard Virgil Bowers Foy Edwin Haywood. . . Robert Clarence Morgan Joseph Moore Hampton George B. Puckett Alfred W. Kuenzle Ralph B. Trussell James Woodrow Dougan .. " William Arthur Bramble William V. McCollum Henry Vinton Banta
Ferguson Lodge No. 542 . Pomegranate Lodge No. 95 Chaffee Lodge No. 615 Maplewood Lodge No. 566 Unionville Lodge No. 2IO Pomegranate Lodge No. 95 . Northeast Lodge No. 643 United Lodge No.5 . . Easter Lodge No. 575 Maplewood Lodge No. 566 . . .. Monroe Lodge No. 64 Westport Lodge I"o. 340 Herculaneum Lodge No. 338 Bogard Lodge r-.;o. 101 Rosendale Lodge No. 404 Hebron Lodge No. 354 Solomon Lodge No. 271 Northeast Lodge No. 643
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I Weaver F. Conlin 2 Brace Elder Kitchell 3 Evert L. Love 4 Ernest B. McCormick 5 James Harrison Sivells
Missouri Lodge No.1 Maplewood Lodge No. 566 Pomegranate Lodge No. 95 Anchor Lodge No. 443 Webster Groves Lodge No. 84
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· Wakanda Lodge :'-l'o. 52 · . Westport Lodge ~o. 340 Northeast Lodge No. 643 · West Gate Lodge No. 445 · Maplewood Lodge No. 566 · ........ Jackson Lodge No. 82
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Russell J. Rowe Manley Charles Vanzant Lloyd Cecil Kennon
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Perseverance Lodge No. 92 . l\laplewood Lodge No. 566 .. Granite Lodge :'-l'o. 272
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Freelon K. Hadley Bruce H. Hunt
· St. Joseph Lodge No. 78 · Adair Lodge :'-l'o. 366 SUBDIVISION 2-0RIGI:'olALS PART 3
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\lorris Ellis Carter Carroll R. Moorman Edward Thomas :'-l'eely, J1'. Charles Chester Cochran Clifton E. Withers Carl S. Beller Earl F. Bowman Steven D. Lundy Sylvanus Boyd Rinehart Kenneth W. Axetell Ballard Michael Collins Elmer W. Pickles Ralph Verne Hammond Kenneth Price Johnson Arthur Peter Schulze Orville ~f. l\fash Rama Eugene Love .. Roswell T. Hampton
Ferguson Lodge No. 542 · . Easter Lodge :'\0. 575 · Wellston Lodge :--':0. 613 · . Triangle Lodge No. 638 :\foscow Lodge No. 558 · Meridian Lodge :--':0. 2 · · Gate City Lodge No. 522 :'-l'ew Hampton Lodge No. 510 · :"-iortheast Lodge J\io. 643 · · Maplewood Lodge ;\[0. 566 ......... Northeast Lodge ;\[0. 643 · .. Webster Groves Lodge No. 84 · .. Osage Lodge ~ o. 303 · ... Ferguson Lodge No. 542 Saline Lodge :'\0. 226 ......... Webster Groves Lodge ="0. 84 ....... Wellston Lodge No. 613 · ... Fenton Lodge :\0.281
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Thomas Joseph Lehmann
A- 2 Malcolm E. :\fcArthur A- 3 Hadley Tipton White A- 4 Wilburn Scott Christie A- 5 Ernest ClYde Richardson A- 6 Paul K. Schmidt A- 7 Edward Paul Hutson A- 8 Ernest R. Wilson A- 9 Roy Edward Rohinson A-IO John Thomas Heard, S1'.
· . Paul Revere Lodge :--.10. 330 · Maplewood Lodge ;\lo. 566 · ... Webster Groves Lodge J\io. 84 · .. J\iew Hampton Lodge No. 510 Lodge of Ugh t :'Ii o. 257 · · Berkeley Lodge :--':0. 667 Shaveh Lodge No. 646 · Anchor Lodge :\0. 443 · ... Gate City Lodge :\0. 522 · Theodore Roosevelt Lodge ;\10. 661
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Henry Vinton Banta Howard Cline George B. Puckett Joseph :\-foore Hampton James K. Riley Alfred W. Kuemle
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· . :'Iiortheast Lodge No. 64~ · ... Chaffee Lodge No. 615 Westport Lodge :\0. 340 \fonroe Lodge :'\0. 64 Pomegranate Lodge No. 95 · ... Herculaneum Lodge :\'0. 338
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SUBDIVISION 2-THIRD RENEWALS PART 3 C- I John E. Adams C- 2 Weaver F. Conlin C- 3 Brace Elder Kitchell C- 4 Ernest Byron McCormick c- 5 James Harrison Sivells C- 6 George J. Downing ... C- 7 Niels Anton Nissen C- 8 Harry William Warrings C- 9 Everett W. Torreyson C-IO Avery Wilson Griffey C-1I Warren \Vilson Dray
..... Ferguson Lodge No. 542 · Missouri Lodge No. I · Maplewood Lodge :"lo. 566 ........... Anchor Lodge No. 443 ..... Webster Groves Lodge No. 84 · Wakanda Lodge ~o. 52 · Westport Lodge No. 340 · West Gate Lodge No. 445 ... Hebron Lodge No. 354 · . Maplewood Lodge :"lo. 566 · . Jackson Lodge No. 82
SllBDlVISIO:-': 2-FOURTH REl'\EWALS PART 3 D-l D-2 D-3 D-4
Arthur Melvin Headrick Russell J. Rowe Manley Charles Vanzant Lloyd Cecil Kennon
· Maplewood Lodge ~o. 566 · ... Perseverance Lodge r\" o. 92 · . Maplewood Lodge No. 566 · . Granite Lodge No. 272
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REPORT OF MISSOURI LODGE OF RESEARCH To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A.F.& A.M. of Missouri: BRETHREl'\: The past year has been a successful one for the Missouri Lodge of Research. For years we strived for 1,000 members. Once that goal was reached there seemed to be a let down and our membership decreased gradually from a high of 1,072 in 1958 to 1.002 last year. During the past year we have again started an upward trend. Through the efforts of our secretary, R. '\T. Brother A. '\T. Griffith and a number of brethren in all sections of the state, we show a net increase of 199 memhers. This is the largest increase in anyone year since we received our charter. Our membership now stands at something over 1.200 and should continue to grow if we but tell our story to the brethren. The last transactions "Anti-\fasonry" hy Alphonse Cerza is another of the fine books distributed to the members. This volume will make a valuable addition to any Masonic library. Our midyear breakfast meeting was held in Columbia. April 23 during the time of the Grand Chapter meeting. At this meeting it was decided that we should purchase our own addressograph and also pay rent on our office and storage space. R. W. Brother William R. Denslow, who has done an outstanding job as editor for the Missouri Lodge of Research, has resigned. In one year, by virtue of his office in the Grand Lodge Line, he will be on the Masonic Home Board plus the year he will serve as Grand Master makes it physically impossible for him to continue as editor. He has made it easy for his successor because he has the 1964 and 1965 transactions in the making at this time. We express our appreciation for his fine work. The future growth and progress of the Missouri Lodge of Research depends upon its revenue, which is derived from the dues of its members. If we are to go forward we must have a larger membership. We solicit the support of all Missouri Lodges and every member of the Craft.
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It has been an honor to serve as 'Vorshipful Master of the ~fissouri Lodge of Research. Fraternally submitted, FREELON
K.
HADLEY,
Worshipful Master, Missouri Lodge of Research.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MASONIC EDUCATION To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A.F.& A.M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: Your Committee on Masonic Education has been quite active since the last convocation of the Grand Lodge. It has enjoyed profitable meetings and much correspondence among its members. With the permission of the Grand Master, M. W. Brother \-lartin B. Dickinson, a letter was addressed to each of the District Deputy Grand Masters and to the Secretary of each lodge, which communications stressed the use of the candidate booklets and the forwarding of the names of the newly initiated so that these might be placed on the mailing list of The Freemason. Several of the Secretaries made reply. 'Vor. Brother Verne Hosie, Swope Park Lodge No. 617, Kansas City, wrote: I am in full accord with your idea in the use of the hooklets. They are indeed most valuable to the candidate receiving the Degrees. Swope Park Lodge has used these booklets ever since they were first puhlished and ,,,e have had many compliments from our candidates who received them. You suggest that the name of each initiated member he put on the mailing list of The Freemason. Swope Parke Lodge tried this plan for a while but we ran into the situation where the candidate took his First Degree and has gone no further. It would, therefore, seem to he a hetter plan to have the publication sent to the candidate only on the completion of his Third Degree. It would appear that the magazine would keep alive an active interest in the Lodge and possibly be an incentive for the candidate to complete his work. On the other hand, if he does not complete his work, the cost of sending the magazine to him is wasted. On March 14, 1963 R. H. Robinson wrote:
It has been the practice of Carroll Lodge :'\0. 249, :'\orhorne, \fissouri to usc these pamphlets for several years. . . . When the Master Mason pamphlet is presented, a book for heginners-The .4. B. C. of Freemasonry is also presented. The Candidates Booklet-; have been well received. The Committee wishes that more Secretaries would request and use them. They are supplied free of charge hy the Grand Secretary. Some Secretaries have said that the hook lets need a new format, that they are dull and uninteresting. Your Chairman recalls that the late R. \V. Brother John A. Witthaus and he discussed at length whether or not these publications should be illustrated by drawings and figures. It may be true that "ie should give our booklets more of a modern visual touch. The Committee on Masonic Education, after two years of study, realizing that what Frank P. Briggs had prophesied in his report to the Grand Lodge in September 1960, "in the not too distant future the saturation point for our circulation (of The Freemason) will be reached," decided last September to purge the list of subscribers. There were more than 18,000 names on mailing plates. The Committee thought that there must be a great number of original subscribers who had either dimitted or died. Being responsihle for the wise expenditure of Grand Lodge funds, the Committee
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thought that it should have all subscribers renew their requests for the publication, and thereby revise the mailing file. The response was most gratifying. By February 20, 1963, the list of subscribers stood at the 9,900 point. It is a policy of the Committee that each Brother sign his request individually. The preparation of Lodge lists by secretaries was not thought to be a good practice. Lists are difficult to handle; individual cards can be checked, mailing plates can be made, and the cards filed. Some lodges make cards of their own. This is a commendable service for the Brethren. The Chairman wrote W. Brother Harry Quinley, Secretary, Trilumina Lodge, Marshall, Missouri on February 20, 1963: "Publishing The Freemason costs about 10 cents an issue plus postage. You can now better understand the reason that the Committee is eager to place the publication into the hands of those who are interested enough to fill out a card." Throughout the year the members of this Committee reviewed many publica tions. One of these was a very thought-provoking pamphlet entitled "Whether Are We Traveling?" composed by Dwight L. Smith, P.G.M. of Indiana. Most of the ideas are factual but the committee thought it advisable not to distribute the booklet to the Craft at this time. Mid-West Conference on Masonic Education was held in Chicago, Friday and Saturday, October 19 and 20, 1962. Your Grand Lodge was repre~ented by four: R. W. Brother Arthur U. Goodman, Jr., R. W. Brother Elmer W. Wagner, Wor. Brother John Black Vrooman and M. W. Brother H. O. Grauel. The Missouri Committee was proud to have the Deputy Grand Master as one of its representatives. The general meetings were quite worthwhile. In October 1964, Missouri will be host for the Mid-West Conference for the first time. The Committee wishes to express its appreciation publicly to the editor of The Freemason for the good manner in which he handled his difficult task. He is sometimes harassed. In desperation, he wrote the Chairman on February 4, 1963, I received no notice, either as to an article or picture (of a certain meeting). I wonder sometimes just what is expected of an editor when meetings of that sort are held and nothing is ever said or written about it-then received a letter of protest that the meeting was not covered. Of course, it is too late now to have any story of this meeting in the present issue of The Freemason as we are about closed up with everything, but I hope that in the future, I may be able to get someone to write something for me about such meetings. He still hopes. He needs pictures which should bear identifications of individuals. The editor may know some Brother very well as "Honest John" but not be able to recall his last name or initials. John Black Vrooman is building a good library of useful reference material. In April, he succeeded in obtaining a complete set of the Short Talk Bulletin which have been bound for future use. Every Lodge Secretary should be acquainted with this bulletin which is furnished as supplementary material for Masonic Education. May the Committee also express its thanks to the Grand Secretary, R. ,V. Brother Elmer W. Wagner, for the accuracy with which he handled the finances of its budget throughout the year, for the many helpful suggestions he gave the editor, and finally for the excellent attention he gave the mailing lists. In spite of his careful attention to mailing detail, some Brothers appear to be missed as each issue is mailed. This is not intentional. The Chairman admonishes all lodge leaders to know and call upon the members of the Committee on Masonic Education. This year, the Officers of Chaffee Lodge No. 615 called upon the Chairman to help arrange a program for a mortgage burn路 ing ceremony. He was pleased to cooperate. Members of the committee have had much experience in planning ceremonies and pledge themselves to help whenever needed. Of the success of Masonic Education in the future, who can tell? Perhaps, there
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should be less reading and more listening and seeing. The use of radio and television may be the answer as we press forward. HAROLD O. GRAUEL, Chairman, FORREST C. DO:'\lI\ELL, JOHN T. SLTFSE;O\S, HOMER L. FERGUSON, ROBERT H. ARNOLD. REPORT OF SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE
Most \Vorshipful Brother H;arold O. Grauel, Chairman, made an oral report of this committee and said that correspondence with lodges celebrating centennials had been had and that the committee was planning further activities. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY
To the Most TForshipful Grand Lodge, ,1.1".& A.M. of Afissouri: BRETHRE:\: It is the solemn and sad duty of this Committee to hring to mind those of our brethren who are no longer \dth us that proper trihute may be made to their memory. During the past year ~,696 l\laster Masons of this Jurisdiction laid down the working tools of life. Death has indeed placed a heavy hand on our Fraternity. Time and space docs not permit separate trihute to all hut the record of each will linger in the hearts and minds of those with wholll they were associated. ~lention is made of seyeral who were outstanding in their lahors for the Fraternity as some of our most prominent memhers haye left this earthly scene. Judge Byrne Bigger, Most Worshipful Grand Master 1928-1929, died :'\!ovember 21, 1962. He was born in Ladede, \10., January 12, 188~, the son of Clay C. and Mary Eames Bigger. His father was Grand \laster of this Grand Lodge 1910-1911. Judge Bigger was educated in Laclede schools, allended \Iissouri Wesleyan College and graduated from the University of \lissouri at Columhia. He entered the legal profession in 1906 in his father's law office and located in Hannibal in 190i. He was elected Judge of the Probate Court in ~farion County in 1918 and seryed in that office for many years. On l\ovember ~6, 1908 he was married to Miss Elizabeth Moore of Turney, Mo. Judge Bigger was initiated in Cypress Lodge 1\'0. 22i, at Laclede and Laclede Chapter ;\1"0. 18, R.A.M., in 190i. lie hecame a memher of Crown and Scepter Chapter No. I, Order of Eastern Star in Hannibal in IgOR and a member of Hannibal Lodge i';o. 188 in 1909. He was Worshipful ~laster of the Lodge in 1911 and \Vorthy Patron of Crown and Scepter Chapter in 1915. He \\as appointed District Lecturer of the 15th District in 1911 and sen'ed as District Deputy Grand Master from 1911 to 1924. He was a member of Hannibal Chapter :\'0. i, R.A.\I.; Excalibcr Commandery :\'0. 5, K.T., and :\loolah Temple Shrine in St. Louis. He also was a member of Trinity Council No. 47, R.& S.\1. Judge Bigger served the Grand Lodge of \lissouri as \-Iost Worshipful Grand I\laster in 1928-1929; he received the Red Cross of Constantine in 1932 and served as Worthy Grand Patron of the Grand Chapter, O.E.S. of i\lissouri, in 1950. He served several years as Chairman of the Jurisprudence Committee of the Grand Lodge; served on two occasions in writing hy-laws of the Grand Lodge and was head of the Masonic Home Board of Directors. He was a charter member and past President of the Hannibal Rotary Club, did tireless and unceasing work in the American Red Cross, Home of the Friendless, the Hannibal Y.;\1.C.A., Hannibal Librarv Board, \Var Chest, Bov Scouts of America and other activities. ' , He was a member and ardent worker in the First Methodist Church and for years had been a teacher of the Men's Bible Class.
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Funeral services for Brother Bigger were conducted at the First Methodist Church with the Rev. R. Vergil Eaton officiating. Interment was in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hannibal, Mo. with graveside services by the Grand Lodge of Missouri, conducted by Most Worshipful Grand Master Martin B. Dickinson. Colonel Harris C. Johnston, Past Grand Master, was taken by death May 31, 1963. Brother Johnston served this Grand Lodge as Grand Master 1941-1942. He was born in Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., February 12, 1883, the son of Colonel Thomas A. and Caroline F. (Rea) Johnston. Most \Yorshipful Brother Johnston was educated in Kemper Military School and Western Reserve University. In 1904 he became Quartermaster of Kemper and was head of that institution from 1949 to 1957. On June 27, 1905 Brother Johnston married Miss Georgia Walker Wooldridge of Boonville, ~10. Two daughters were born of this union, Mrs. W. M. Harrison and Mrs. Curtis Reeves. He was initiated in Cooper Lodge No. 36, Boonville, Mo., February 16, 1920 and was made a Master Mason of that lodge April 23, 1920, serving as Worshipful Master in 1927. In the Grand Lodge he was appointed Grand Pursuivant in 1931 and regularly advanced until his election as Grand Master in 1941. He was exalted in Boom'ille Chapter No. 60, Royal Arch Masons, May 8, 1920 and served as High Priest in 1929. He received the Order of High Priesthood April 23, 1929. He received the Council degrees in Centralia Council :\'0. 34, May 12, 1920 and was knighted in Olivet Commandery :'\lo. 53, Boonville, :\10., June 2, 1920, serving as Commander in 1923, 1943, and 1944. He was initiated in the Red Cross of Constantine March 10, 1923. Brother Johnston was elected a director of the ~Iasonic Home of I\lissouri September 26, 1946 and also served as a memher of the \Yavs and ~Ieans Committee of the Grand Lodge. He was a member of Ararat Temple' A.A.O.:\'.:\I.S. and charter member of Kilwinning Council, Allied Masonic Degrees, was a member of Board of Directors of the University DeMolay Building AssociatiolJ, an active member of the Missouri Lodge of Research, member of the Cooper and Howard County Historical Society and a Past President of the Boonville Rotary Club. In April 1946 Brother Johnston was named as the recipient of a special award given by the Grand Commandery, Knights Templar of Missouri. He served as an cIder and trustee in the Boonville Presbyterian Church and was a member of the Boonville Board of Education for IS years. Funeral services for Brother johnston were conducted June 3 at the Presbyterian Church in Boonville with Masonic graveside rites at Walnut Grove Cemetery. Right Worshipful Brother J. Renick Jones was called by death on Thanksgiving Day, :\'ovemher 22, 1962. Brother Jones was horn September 4, 1898 in Jackson County, Mo., and graduated from William Chrisman High School at Independence and the Kansas City School of Law. He married I\liss Lillian \Veber in 1922. In 1935 Brother Jones was appointed Clerk of the Kansas City Court of Appeals, which position he held at the time of his death. He was made a ~laster Mason in Independence Lodge :'\lo. 76 ~Iarch 19, 1920 and sencd as Worshipful l\laster in 1925. He was a member of Independence Chapter :"0. 12, R.:\.\f., receiving his 40-year certificate in 1962. He was a member of Palestine Commandery :'\l o. 17, Knights Templar at Independence, Ararat Shrine, Kansas City and the Missouri Lodge of Research. In 1953 Brother JOlles \\'as appointed Grand Pursuivant by Grand Master James M. Sellers, advancing to the position of Junior Grand Warden from which position he resigned September 23, 1960 because of ill health. Funeral services for Brother Jones were held at the George Carson and Sons Funeral Home followed by Masonic services conducted by Grand Master Martin B. Dickinson. Those brethren who have attended Grand Lodge sessions in the past will sadly miss this year the resonant voice, the beautiful diction and the eloquent and expressive vocabulary which made memorable the prayers of Right Worshipful Brother Samuel Thurman, Grand Chaplain, whose earthly life came to an end on February 22, 1963. This good and pious Brother had given the closing benediction
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of our 1962 session, and many looked forward to hearing his moving supplications to Almighty God during this session. In 1926 l\fost Worshipful Brother John Pickard on becoming Grand Master had appointed Rabbi Thurman, small in stature, but large in oratorical ability, to be one of the Grand Chaplains. Thereafter he was reappointed by succeeding Grand Masters; so that he was serving in his thirty-fifth term as a Grand Chaplain at the time of his death. Statistics are not readily available as to whether others have served the Grand Lodge in a like capacity {or as many years, but surely this record ranks high among those of brethren who have served the Grand Lodge for a long span of time. Brother Thurman had been born on October 24, 1882 abroad, but was brought to this country as a child. He was educated at the Boston Latin School and at Harvard College. He prepared for the Rabbinate at the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. After brief periods in pulpits in Lexington, Kentucky, Kalamazoo, Michigan and Trenton, New Jersey, he became Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregation in St. Louis in April, 1914. In 1958 he retired as Rabbi and became Rabbi Emeritus, so that he served his congregation in all, almost forty-nine years. A small group in 1914, it was built under the dynamic leadership of our late Brother to become the largest Jewish congregation in St. Louis. Incidentally, it is the oldest established Jewish congregation west of the Mississippi River. Right Worshipful Brother Thurman was initiated into the Masonic Fraternity in Devotion Lodge 160 at Lexington, Kentucky, receiving his three degrees on September 14, 1907, October 17, 1907 and November 25, 1907, respectively. He affiliated with St. Louis Lodge No. 20 on December 13, 1916 and remained a member of that Lodge throughout his life. He joined the Scottish Rite Bodies in St. Louis in November, 1929 and thereafter was advanced to the rank of K.C.C.H. on October 17, 1933 and was coroneted a Thirty-Third Degree Mason on October 24, 1947. He was made a member of Moolah Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. on December 31, 1929 and served it as Chaplain. Our Brother was happily married for more than fifty years to the former Miss Hattie Weil of Lexington, Kentucky. He is also survived by two sons and two daughters. Rabbi Thurman was eagerly sought after as a speaker and generously gave of his talents before Masonic audiences. He had a very warm personality and a fine sense of humor. His happy smile and brightness of eye brought him a host of friends and he came to be regarded as one of the most popular men in St. Louis within and without the Fraternity. ]\;aturally many honors came to him. In 1949 Rabbi Thurman participated in the inauguration of Most Worshipful Brother Harry S. Truman, as President of the United States, this being the first time that a rabbi had taken part in a presidential inauguration in the history of the United States. Later the President appointed him to a Presidential committee charged with the appropriate observance of the 100th anniversary of the birth of the great composer John Howard Payne. In 1962 a room was named in his honor at the Hall of Nuclear Physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In addition, the religious school building of United Hebrew Temple was named the Samuel Thurman Educational Hall. Those who knew Rabbi Thurman well can easily understand how much he contributed to the development of harmony and good will among various religious denominations in the St. Louis area. In his daily life he reflected a great love for his fellow man, founded upon an abiding faith in the Great Architect of the Universe as the Father of all mankind. During the preceding Grand Lodge Year, we were bereaved by the sudden death of Right Worshipful Randolph Henry Weber, a past Grand Lodge Officer and United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, which occurred on November 23, 1961. Judge Weber had been born in St. Louis on November 26, 1909, but his family had removed to Poplar Bluff while he was quite young. He was educated in the
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public schools of Poplar Bluff, attended Westminster College at Fulton and was graduated from the School of Law of Washington University in St. Louis in 1933. After service in public office as City Attorney of Poplar Bluff, as prosecuting attorney of Butler County and as State Representative from Butler County, he was elected Circuit Judge of the 33rd Judicial Circuit in 1942 and afterwards was reelected in 1948 and 1954. He was appointed United States District Judge by President Eisenhower and took office on March 22, 1957, at which time he moved with his family back to the S1. Louis area. Brother Weber was initiated in Poplar Bluff Lodge No. 209 on November 30, 1943, received his Second Degree on December 28, 1943 and became a Master Mason on February 22, 1944. He served in various offices in his Lodge, culminating in his service as Worshipful Master in 1950. He was District Deputy Grand Master in 1951 to 1952. The climax of his Masonic career came with his service to this Grand Lodge as Grand Orator during the year 1958 to 1959, in which office he truly distinguished himself. Judge Weber was extremely active in the civic, fraternal and religious life of Poplar Bluff. His interests covered all aspects of community welfare. He was a leader in organizations of the Bar and of the Judiciary. Although Judge Weber did not hold office in other branches of Masonry, he was a member of Poplar Bluff Chapter No. 114, Royal Arch Masons, being exalted on March 6, 1945 and received the Degrees in Poplar Bluff Council No. 27, Royal and Select Masters on April 4, 1945. He became a member of the Scottish Rite Bodies in S1. Louis on April 26, 1957 and of Moolah Temple of the Shrine on November 19, 1960. Right Worshipful Brother Weber was much in demand as a public speaker, always delivering an interesting and witty address. He was long a member of the First Christian Church of Poplar Bluff and his body was returned to that city for interment. He is survived by his widow, nee lila Everts, and two sons. Right Worshipful Brother John W. Tanner, District Deputy Grand Lecturer of the 26th District, died July 18, 1963 while still in the prime of life. Brother Tanner was born August 10, 1917. He was a member of Twilight Lodge No. 114 at Columbia, Mo., having received his Entered Apprentice Degree November 19, 1947, Fellowcraft Degree December 23, 1947, and was made a Master Mason February 4, 1948. He was Worshipful Master of that Lodge in 1956 and Secretary from 1960 to his death. Brother Tanner was appointed District Deputy Grand Master in 1956 and served during the years 1957, 1958 and 1959. In 1960 he was appointed District Deputy Grand Lecturer and held that office at the time of his death. He was elected to the Masonic Home Board in 1959 and served on that Board until his death. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Funeral services were held in Memorial Funeral Home at Columbia. Interment was in Memorial Cemetery. Masonic services were conducted by Brother Bush Walden. Right Worshipful Brother George Claude Marquis, Past District Deputy Grand Master and Past District Deputy Grand Lecturer of the 23rd Masonic District, passed away Thursday, June 27, 1963 in the Veterans' Hospital at Kansas City where he had been a patient for three years. He was born in Tallahatchie County, Miss., August 15, 1877, the son of George William and Mary Frances Bell Marquis. Early in his life the family moved to Lafayette County, Mo. He was a graduate of Odessa College and selected journalism as his life's work, beginning as a "printer's devil" on the Odessa Democrat. He was employed on a newspaper in Corsicana, Texas when the Spanish-American War broke out and served in that war under General Fitzhugh Lee. After the war he served in the Bureau of Printing and Engraving in Washington, D. C. and returned to Lexington and was joint editor and owner of the Lexington News. In 1904 he was elected County Assessor of Lafayette County, re-elected in 1908, then entered the insurance field and remained in that work until his appointment as Grand Lecturer of the Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons of Missouri in 1916, which position he held until his retirement December 31, 1945. Brother Marquis was married to Zillah May, April 14, 1909 and from this union
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were born two children, George Claude, Jr., and \lartha \Iay. \Irs. \Iarquis passed away December 29, 1962. Both Brother \Iarquis and \Irs. Marquis were active members of the First Baptist Church of Independence, \fo., Brother :\larquis having served as a member of the Board of Deacons. He was made a \laster Mason in Lexington Lodge )./0. 19, I\Iay 16, 1904, serving as Master in 1912. He served as District Deputy Grand l\laster and District Deputy Grand Lecturer of the 23rd Masonic District, \\Oas a memher of the Committee on Appeals and Grievances in 1928 and a member and Chairman of the \Vays and Means Committee for a numher of veal's. He was a charter member of the Missouri Lodge of Research 1941 and serve(i as :\laster 194H. Brother ~farquis was exalted in Lexington Chapter :\'0. 10, R.A.\1., April 1906, Hi~h Priest 1913, Grand High Priest 1937. He served for 30 years as Grand Lecturer of the Grand Chapter. He received the Council Degrees in Shekinah Council )./0. 24 at Kansas City April 22, 1913, charter memher of Westport Council 7\0. 38, February 14, 1921. He was \Iaster of the Council 1922, Honoran Grand \faster of the Grand Council, R.& S.M. of Missouri 1952, and Grand Lecture~o 1938-194:>. Received the Commandery Degrees June 27, 1910 in Dc\lolay Commandery ~o. 3, Commander 1917, Grand Commander 1927; Scottish Rite Degrees, Kansas City Consistory, :\ovcmber 1917, member Missouri Priory No. 17, Knights York Cross of Honor, Prior 1943-44, Charter member Order of the Silver Trowcl, \lissollloi, received Legion of Honor of the Order of De\lolay: memher Ararat Temple A..\.0.:'\.\1.5., Kansas City, i\ovember 6, 1918. He was installed in St. Chrysostom Conclave, Columbia, Mo. in 1920, Sovereign in 1925, Intendant General for the Division of \lissouri from 1931 to 1943, Grand Sovereign Red Cross of Constantine 19:i2- I953. \1asonic services where held at the Otto and \1itchell Funeral Home on Sundav evening, June 30 hy ~fost Worshipful Grand Master \fartin B. Dickinson. On ~Ion'足 day, July I, funeral services were conducted at the First Baptist Church of Independence with Brother Harold \\'. Hunt, memher of Independence Lodge and Pastor of the church, officiating. Right Worshipful William Robert Howcll, Past District Deputy Grand Master of the 11th District, was taken by death January 29, 1963. Brother Howell was born December 13, 1891, the son of William Franklin and Cora Alida Howell. Brother Howell married \fiss Virginia :\fay Stoddard in \lonroe City, Mo., June 9, 1915. He was a memher of the \Iethodist Church serving on the Board of Stewards of the Shelbina Methodist Church and as Sunday School Superintcndent, both in \lonroe City and Shelhina. He \\as made a i\laster Mason in \Ionroe Lodge :\'0. 64, Monroe City, April 10, 1934, Worshipful \Iaster in 1939, District Deputy Grand \laster 1949. He was a member of the \Iissouri Lodge of Research, was a member of Shelbina Chapter ~o. 99, RoA.M., High Priest in 1947, receiving the Order of High Priesthood April 21, 1947 and was Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Missouri 1956-57. He received his Council Degrees ill Centralia Council ~o. 34 September 29, 1944, transferred to Trinity Council :\0. 47 at Hannihal in 1951 as a charter memher, then transferred to Centralia Council :\0. 34 l\fay 23, 1955. He was Master of Trinity Council in 1951 and a memher of the Order of Silver Trowel. He received the Commandery Degrees in Ex<:alihar Commandery :\'0. :, at Hannibal, Mo. in 1943 and \\as Commander in 1947. He was a memher of St. Chrysostom Conclave at Columbia. Knights York Cross of Honoll r and Order of the Eastem Star. Right Worshipful Brothcr Walter Richey Shrodcs died .July 4, 1963. Brother Shrodes was horn :\Iarch 12, Il:lHO at S1. Louis, 1\10. He was made a Master Mason in Seaman Lodge No. 126 Decemher H, 1902 and was Worshipful Master in 1905. Exalted April 9, 1903 in :\Iilan Chapter :\'0. 103 and \,"as High Priest in 1908. He was a memher of Solomon Council :\0. 26, R.& S.\L and was Illustrious l\faster in 1909; knighted June 8, 190:l in S1. Bernard Commandery No. 52 and was Commander in 1906. On April 22. 19:iG was made a member Knight of the York Cross of Honour. Brother Shrodes was Chairman of the Grand Lodge Committee on :\Iileage and Per
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Diem for 52 consecutive years from 1907 through the Grand Lodge Year 1959. In the Grand Lodge year 1938-1939 he served as Grand Tiler. In appreciation for his many years of service the following Resolution was adopted by the Grand Lodge at its 1960 Communication: 'VHEREAS. 'Vorshipful Brother 'Valler R. Shrodes has served as Chairman of the Mileage and Per Diem Committee of the Grand Lodge for fifty-two years and is now relinquishing this position at his request. and WHEREAS, During all these years. Brother Shrodes has faithfully served the craft; promoted harmony between the Grand Lodge and the brethren, and diligently and efficiently performed the duties of this office. many times at great personal sacrifice, therefore Be /l Resolved, That the Grand Lodge expresses its gratitude and appreciation to Right Worshipful Brother Shrodes for his many years of faithful, efficient and devoted service. Right Worshipful Yale Myers, Past Grand Tiler, died ~lay 22, 1963. Brother Myers was made a Master Mason in Mountain Grove Lodge 1'\0. 158 September 11. 1919. was Worshipful Master in 1940 and Grand Tiler of this Grand Lodge 19601961. He was a charter member of Mountain Grove Chapter No. 137, chartered April 12. 1922, and was High Priest in 1932; received the Council degrees in Fidelity Council No. 35 February 19, 1920 and was Illustrious ~laster in 1933. Was made a member of Mountain Grove Commandery ~o. 66 November 14, 1938. Commander 1946. Brother Myers was Secretary-Recorder of all of these bodies July 27. 1945 to his death May 22, 1963. He was a memher Order of High Priesthood, Order of the Silver Trowel. Knights York Cross of Honor and Ahou Ben Adhem Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. Right Worshipful Brother Warren H. May, Past District Deputy Grand Master and District Deputy Grand Lecturer of the Sixteenth District, passed away January 28, 1963. Brother May was born February 5. 1898, was initiated in Perseverance Lodge :\0. 92 at Louisiana, ~fo. April 24, 1919, passed to the degree of Fellowcraft July 22, 1919 and was made a Master Mason August !J, 1919. Brother May served his lodge as Worshipful Master and for several years served this Grand Lodge. both as District Deputy Grand Master and District Deputy Grand Lecturer. He was also a member of the Chapter, Commandery, Scottish Rite and Shrine. Masonic services for Brother May were conducted hy Brother Russell J. Rowe, Secretary of Perseverance Lodge. Right Worshipful Brother Ralph V. Wilson, Past District Deputy Grand Master of the 33 (A) District, terminated his earthly labors August 7,1963. Right Worshipful Brother Wilson was a Past Master of Anchor Lodge :'\10. 443 in S1. Louis. His zeal for the institution, his capabilities and administrative ability were recognized and in 1938 he was appointed to the office of District Deputy Grand Master. "Thus we close . . . upon the solemn thought of Death, which, without revelation is dark and gloomy; but the good Freemason is revived hy the ever green and ever living Sprig of Faith. which blooms at the head of the grave. It reminds him that there is an immortal spark in man. bearing a close affinity to the Supreme Intelligence of the Universe, which shall survive the grave, and never, never die."
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may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence. Marian Evans Cross ("George Eliot") Fraternally submitted. WM. J. CRAIG, Chairman, J. M. SELLERS, HAROLD ~f. JAYl\;E, ROBERT L. ARONSO:'l.
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A short memorial service was given under the direction of R. W. Brother Ira T. Gragg, Grand Chaplain. NECROLOGY
ALABAMA: R. W. Brothcr Frank Albert Gillette, Past Grand Treasurer, August 3, 1963. ALBERTA: M. W. Brother Peter Dawson, Past Grand Master, March 24, 1963; M. W. Brother LeRoy Whitman Bond, Past Grand Mastcr, April 4, 1963. ARIZONA: M. W. Brother Seymour Cohh Pierce, Past Grand \-faster, September 27, 1963. BRITISH COLUMBIA: M. W. George Henry Ellis, Past Grand Master, June 13, 1963. CALIFORNIA: M. W. Brother Charles M. Wollenherg. Past Grand Master. October 22. 1962; M. W. Brother Francis V. Keesling, Past Grand Master. Scptember 25, 1963. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: R. W. Brother RaYmond :\'elson Bahcock, Past Grand Secretary, March 16, 1963. ' GEORGIA: R. W. Brother Carlton Julius Owens, Past Grand Tiler, September 18, 1962; M. W. Brother Robert Jesse Travis, Past Grand Master, March 22, 1963. ILLINOIS: M. W. Brother Stuart Eldred Pierson, Past Grand l\'faster, March 12, 1963. IOWA: M. W. Brother Millard D. Thomas, Past Grand Mastcr. Septcmber 5, 1962; M. W. Brother Earl B. Delzell, Past Grand Master, February 19, 1963. MAINE: R. W. Brother James Ahernethy, Past Senior Grand Warden, \-larch I, 1963; Wor. Brother Milton Morse MeGorrill, Grand Chaplain, April 7. 1963. MANITOBA: M. W. Brother Royal Burritt. Past Grand Master, October 13. 1962. MISSISSIPPI: M. W. Brother Paul Montraville West, Past Grand Master, Octobcr 18, 1962; M. W. Brother Marsh Hainer, Past Grand Master, January 1]. 1963. MONTANA: M. W. Brother Carl L. Brattin, Past Grand Master, May 8, ]963. NORTH CAROLINA: R. W. Brother Wilbur LeRoy McIver, Past Grand Secretary, April 22. 1963. NORTH DAKOTA: M. W. Brother Verne Ingold Wellsl Past Grand Master. September 19, 1963. NOVA SCOTIA: M. W. Brother Geoffrcy Stevens, Past Grand :\faster. February 7, 1963. OREGON: R. W. Brother Enoch Bernard Carlson. Grand ~farshal. March 7, 1963. PENNSYLVANIA: M. W. Brother George H. Deike, Past Grand Master, July ]6, 1963; M. W. Brother John A. Lathwood, Past Grand Master, September ]7, ]963. PHIUPPINE ISLANDS: M. W. Brother Michae] Go]denberg, Past Grand Master. February 20, ]963. RHODE ISLAND: M. W. Brother Ralph Simpson. Past Grand Master, Octoher 7, 1962. SASKATCHEWAN: M. W. Brother Nelson Ross Craig. Past Grand ~1aster. November 26, 1962; M. W. Brother Robert Russel McEwen, Past Grand Master, July 3, 1963; M. W. Brother Richmond Mayson. Past Grand Master and Grand Secretary. August 5, 1963. TENNESSEE: R. 'V. Brother Charles Huff Barber, Past Grand Lecturcr, December 9. 1962; M. W. Brother Hardin Henrv Conn, Past Grand Master, March 9, 1963. TEXAS: M. W. Brother A]bert J. DeLange, Past Grand Master. May 7, 1963. WASHINGTON: M. W. Brother Gail Huhn, Past Grand Master. July 25, 1963. WEST VIRGINIA: M. W. Brother Henry Ahrens, Past Grand Master, March 6. 1963; M. W. Brother Samuel Glenn Wygal, Past Grand Master, May ]4, 1963. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON BUILDING SUPERVISORY BOARD
To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A.F.& A.M. of Missouri: The Building Supervisory Board submits herewith its annual report of the matters presented to it during the past year.
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In general, our lodges continue the trend of the previous years, although new construction and improvements submitted to the board for approval this year involved an expenditure of only about $75,000. The Grand Secretary obtained a supply of "Suggested Plans for Masonic Temples" from the Masonic Service Association, and these pamphlets have been distributed by the board to lodges embarking on building programs, as shown in the attached appendix. The board continues to encourage the formation of nonprofit corporations, as authorized by Chapter 355 of the Missouri law, for the purpose of holding title to Masonic property. Attached is an appendix to this report for publication in the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge, giving full details of the actions of the board, copies of which have been filed with the Grand Secretary and the Grand Master. Fraternally submitted, HARRY A. HALL, Chairman, JAMES M. BRADFORD, FRED C. HEUERMANN. APPENDIX
Belton-Lodge No. 450 Approved first stage of construction, estimated to cost $8,000.
Cape Girardeau-St. Mark's Lodge No. 93 Advice concerning title to lodge property.
Columbia-Twilight Lodge No. 114 Outlined methods of holding title to Masonic property; furnished model articles of incorporation for Missouri Nonprofit Corporation to hold title to Masonic real estate and personal property.
Dexter-Lodge No. 532 Approved manner of holding title to real estate; furnished sample articles of in路 corporation under Missouri Nonprofit Corporation laws.
Dixon-Arlington Lodge No. 346 Advice concerning raising funds; furnished copy of "Suggested Plans for Masonic Temples."
Ellington-Barnesville Lodge No. 353 Approved purchase of balance of building occupied by lodge for $7,000.
Hillsboro-Joachim Lodge No. 164 Advice concerning exchange of property; furnished copy of "Suggested Plans for Masonic Temples."
Hornersville-Lodge No. 215 Approved purchase of bUilding occupied by lodge for $7,500.
Illmo-Lodge No. 581 Advice on procedure for embarking on building campaign; requirements of bylaws, etc. Furnished copy of "Suggested Plans for Masonic Temples."
Macon-Censer Lodge No. 172 Advice to building committee about raising funds, building plans, etc. Furnished copy of "Suggested Plans for Masonic Temples."
Maysville-Parrott Lodge No. 308 Approved request to borrow $10,000 to remodel first floor of lodge building to be leased to U. S. Department of Agriculture.
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McFall-Havana Lodg-e No. 21 Approved renlal by lodge of new building.
Morley-Lodge No. 184 Advice concerning fmancing of building program; furnished copy of "Suggesled Plans for \lasonic Temples."
Neosho-Lodge No. 247 Furnished <:opy of "Suggested Plans for \fasonic Temples." and sample arlicles of incorporation.
Russcllville-Lodg-e No. 90 Approved purchase of building sile for cash.
St. Louis-America Lodg-e No. 317 Approved request of temple association to horn)\\' structing addition to temple.
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St. Louis-Rose Hill Lodge No. 550 Advice concerning lawsuit involving sale of old Masonic temple.
Versailles-Lodge No. 320 Approved request to borrow Si,OOO to complete lodge huilding.
Wheaton-Comfort Lodge No. 533 Advice conceming building program and incorporalion of huilding aSSOClallon; furnished copy of "Suggested Plans for \Ia."onic' 'remples"; apprO\'ed articles of in路 corporation of temple associalion. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON LODGES U.D.
Right WorshipfUl Brother Herman L. Huclster, Chairman, made an oral report on the Committee on Lodges U.D., stating that there were no Lodges U.D. during the year, nor at the conclusion of the year. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CHARTERED LODGES
To tlte Alost Worshipful Grand l.odge, A.F.& A.M. of A1issouri: BRETHREN: After due consideration of the returns of Chartered Lodges, your Committee begs to submit the follmring report: STATISTICAl.
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Number of Lodges Surrendered Charter Number of Lodges Consolidated 'Vith Others Total, June 30, 1963
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Total ~Iemhership, June 30, 1962 Plus Adjustment by Audil
121,676 40 121,716
I Lodge Unreported (Grauel River :\0. 2i6) Total Number July I, 1962 to June 30, 1963: Affiliated Raised
759 2,660
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Reinstated Less Total Number: Suspended N.P.D. Deaths Dimitted . Suspended U.M .C. Expelled
2,224 2,696 847 3
5 - - 5,775 1,055
Net Loss
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Total Membership, June 30, 1963 COMMENTS
It is a fact that nearly all the Secretaries file their Annual Report at the proper time as required by the Grand Lodge By-Laws, but just a few do not and the Grand Secretary must communicate with them so they will make the necessary report before the Grand Lodge Session. We are sorry to report that one Lodge, as stated above, has not made the necessary report. IN CONCLUSION
We are indeed sorry to report the loss of membership this year is 1,055. However, if we take into consideration the condition of world affairs of today, we are encouraged to note that the loss of membership is only 121 more than last year. We hope that our active Freemasons may not feel discouraged in the least and that they remember that we should continue to work toward getting more Masonry into men, than getting more men into Masonry. By supporting this attitude, surely our membership will eventually increase, and we will continue to grow in influence toward maintaining the cherished American Way of Life. Fraternally submitted, R. L. BARGER, Chairman, VERN IE G. FISHER. REMARKS BY R. W. BROTHER ARTHUR U. GOODMAN,
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At this point the Grand Master invited M. W. Brother Arthur U. Goodman, Jr., Grand Master-elect, to address the brethren. During his remarks M. W. Brother Goodman expressed his hope that the purpose of calling upon the incoming Grand Master to address the Grand Lodge would be continued. M. W. Brother Goodman suggested that the Grand Lodge committees not remain static, but that changes be made from time to time in order to give more brethren recognition and opportunity to serve the Grand Lodge. Brother Goodman also commented on our loss in membership and suggested that the families of Masons be given wider participation in the social affairs of the lodges and that Masons throughout the State of Missouri should talk about the activities of Masonry generally. Brother Goodman also observed that a lot of members each year are lost through suspension for non-payment of dues and stated that a large percentage of this loss could be avoided by diligent work of the Secretary of the lodge with assistance from the members by way of encouraging the suspended members to apply for reinstatement. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON APPEALS AND GRIEVANCES
To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A.F.rb A.M. of Missouri: Your Committee on Appeals and Grievances submits the following report:
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Under date of February 18, 1963, William W. Miller, formerly a member of Aldrich Lodge No. 664, filed a petition with the Grand Secretary, seeking reinstatement in order that he might affiliate with Fair Play Lodge No. 44. His petition was accompanied by a money order for $5.0Q, being the amount of dues owed at the time of his suspension. William W. Miller was raised a Master Mason in Aldrich Lodge No. 664 on April 4, 1944. He was suspended for non-payment of dues on June 1, 1954. The Charter of Aldrich Lodge No. 664 was surrendered on October 16, 1961, and the control of its members is in this Grand Lodge, Section 7.250 of the By-Laws. Your Committee, after having fully considered the matter, recommends that the Grand Lodge authorize the Grand Secretary to issue a certificate of good standing to William W. Miller in order that he may seek affiliation with Fair Play Lodge No. 44, A.F.& A.M. Respectfully submitted, CHARLES L. CHALENDER, Chairman, HERBERT C. HOFFMAN, W. RAYMOND USHER, WALTER WALKER.
CONSOLIDATION OF LODGES
The Grand Master, M. W. Brother Martin B. Dickinson, suggested that in view of the fact each year two or three lodges go out of existence, it would be well for such a lodge or lodges to consolidate with another lodge in order to save their entire membership for Freemasonry. The Grand Master called attention to the fact that where there is a surrender of the charter of a lodge inevitably some of the members may be lost to Freemasonry. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RELIEF AND CHARITY To the Most Worshipful' Grand Lodge, A.F.b A.M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: During the past year your Committee met regularly each month at the Masonic Home on the day preceding the meeting of the Masonic Home Board. The Committee attempted to follow practices and policies as set up by past Committees. The records show that there were six cases of relief continuing from the previous year. Four new cases were received and none rejected. During the year there were three cancellations; one because the need no longer existed and two due to the death of the recipient, which leaves seven cases to continue for the next year. The following is a list of the Lodges who were assisted and the amount each one received together with a list showing complete receipts and disbursements. The report of the Auditor who examined your Committee's accounts is in agreement. Total Total Total Total Total
Number Number Number Number Number
of of of of of
Lodges Assisted. . . . Masons Given Relief . Widows Given Relief Children Given Relief Individuals Given Relief
9 5 5 0 10
.......... .........
The fiscal year was altered to conform with the Grand Lodge fiscal year so that this report covers only nine months of operation. LODGES ASSISTED AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT EACH RECEIVED A. M. Ray (for Extinct Lodge) Green Ridge Lodge No. 425
$
. .
90.00 270.00
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Meridian Lodge No.2 Paul Revere Lodge No. 330 Portageville Lodge No. 166 Pyramid Lodge No. 180 Shaveh Lodge No. 646 Gate City Lodge No. 522 Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 40
. . . . . . .
Total Expended to Lodges
45.00 40.00 193.50 137.50 150.00 125.00 125.00 $1,176.00
SUMMARY OF FUNDS RECEIVED AND DISPERSED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR Balance on September 1, 1962 Receipts-Received From Grand Lodge
$ 686.00 1,000.00
Total Disbursements-Issued to Lodges
$1,686.00 1,176.00
Balance as of June 30, 1963
. $ 510.00 M. E. EWING, Chairman.
REPORT OF COMMI1iEE ON GEORGE WASHINGTON MASONIC NATIONAL MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A.F.rb A.M. of Missouri: Your Committee has not received any new proposals or definite instructions regarding the Memorial so do not have anything of a specific nature to report. M. E. EWING, Chairman. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MASONIC BOARDS OF RELIEF
To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A.F.& A.M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: This Committee received reports from all Boards of Relief in the state, except Springfield. The Boards of Sedalia, Kirksville, Hannibal, Independence and Columbia reported no activity at all. Kirksville reported a cash balance of $202.00. Columbia reported $261.18. Detailed reports of receipts, expenditures and services were received from Joplin, St. Joseph, Kansas City and St. Louis Boards of Relief and from the St. Louis Masonic Employment Bureau. These reports are attached hereto and made a part of this report. In nearly all instances where Boards of Relief have shown activity, the greater part of the services rendered extend beyond relief to "Transient Brethren found worthy." It appears that practically nothing has been requested by Transient Brethren. Likewise, the Committee notes that most of the money spent has been for local services which undoubtedly' are worthy and are approved by the participating Lodges. In St. Louis, $971.80 was spent for sickroom equipment which is loaned to needy Brethren or their families. This is included in the total expenditure of $1,619.17 which included all Board operating expenses. In Kansas City, of the total expenditures of $1,494.24, approximately $280.00 was spent for services, including $200.00 paid to a woman residing in Independence, who also received $100.00 in 1962. The report of the St. Louis Employment Bureau indicates that its operating expenses and services rendered are comparable with those of 1962. These both seem to be acceptable to the Lodges of St. Louis and St. Louis County. The interest and activity of Lodges in cities having Boards of Relief vary greatly. This Committee is of the opinion that the participating Lodges should review the organization, administration, and performance of the Boards of Relief in their respective cities, from the view point of current needs and responsibilities and that
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modernization in thinking and action be undertaken, that these Boards might perform the best service. It seems quite possible that it would be practical for some inactive Boards to give consideration to the provision of the 1962 Revision to Section 23.020. Respectfully submitted, ELVIN K. LUFF, Chairman, WALTER H. BAIRD, ELVIS R. POFF, ARTHUR B. PRATT, JR. Joplin Jan. 7, 1963-Funeral rites by Joplin Lodge No. 335, for Ernest M. Hopper, member Quapaw Lodge No. 492, Quapaw, Oklahoma. Aug. 2, 1963-Funeral rites by Fellowship Lodge No. 345, for Antone Ness, member Gate City Lodge No. 522, Kansas City, j\1issouri. Sept. 14, 1963-Funeral rites by Joplin Lodge No. 335, for Frank Ward, member Decatur Lodge No. 109, Decatur, Iowa. Sept. 14, 1963-Funeral rites by Fellowship Lodge No. 345, for John L. Grayson, member St. John Lodge No.1, Yankton, South Dakota. There were no financial transactions during the past year. Bank balance-$53.57. Members of the Masonic Board of Relief of Joplin are: Joplin Lodge No. 335 -M1'. Aron O. Smith, M1'. Lee R. Dagley, and Mr. Sherman A. Smith; Fellowship Lodge No. 345-M1'. Fred Mollenauer, M1'. Mark E. Whitaker, and Mr. Walter R. Pickering. Very truly yours, \\1 ALTER R. PICKERING, Secretary. St. Joseph I herewith submit the Annual Report of St. Joseph Masonic Board of Relief for the year ending August 31, 1963: Since our last report the Board has arranged Masonic funerals and had Board of relief correspondence, as follows: September 21, 1962-Correspondence with Claypoole Lodge No. 13, A.F.&A.M., Fort Madison, Iowa, regarding their member residing in St. Joseph, Mo. October 23, 1962-A. P. Shull, late member of Gower Lodge No. 397, passed away in St. Joseph, 1\10. Masonic service requested. Arrangements made and emblem furnished. Services by Charity Lodge No. 331. November 19, 1962-Harry L. Dowdy, late member of Ravenwood Lodge No. 201, A.F.& A.M., Ravenwood, Mo., passed away. Arrangements made for Masonic services and burial at Leavenworth, Kans., by King Solomon Lodge No. 10, Leavenworth, Kans. December 4, 1962-Alonzo R. McAdams, late member of St. Joseph Lodge No. 78, A.F.& A.M., passed away in Fresno, Calif. Masonic services requested and furnished through Fresno Masonic Board of Relief. January 17, 1963-Correspondence with Masonic Service Association, Denver, Colorado, on Brother needing assistance in that city, which was furnished by Scottish Rite Bodies, this city. Further correspondence on January 22, 28, and April 3. January 24, 1963-William Conrad Flintzer, late member of Marshall Lodge No. 108, A.F.& A.M., Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away in St. Joseph. Notified his Lodge and secured emblem in their name for services at Savannah, Mo. February 4, 1963-James G. McDaniel, late member of Iowa City Lodge No. 4, A.F.& A.M., passed away in St. Joseph. Masonic services requested. Secured authority from above Lodge and service held and emblem furnished. Services by St. Joseph Lodge No. 78. February 7, 1963-Correspondence with Wichita, Kans., l\1asonic Relief Board for information on individual seeking reinstatement in local Lodge.
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February 28, 1963-Correspondence with Masonic Board of Relief, Los Angeles, Calif., on Brother of Zeredatha Lodge No. 189, this city, requesting assistance in Lynwood, Calif. March 2, 1963-Elva W. Schofield, late member of Orient Lodge No. 546, Kansas City, Mo., passed away in St. Joseph. Masonic services requested. Arrangements made for services by Zeredatha Lodge No. 189. April 23, 1963-Charles F. McKim, late member of King Hill Lodge No. 376, this city, passed away in St. Petersburg, Fla. Masonic services requested. Arrangements made for service and emblem with Nitram Lodge No. 188, F.& A.M., of St. Petersburg, Fla., which were held April 25, 1963. June 10, 1963-Correspondence from Joseph Warren Lodge No. 235, F.& A.M., Tacoma, Wash., requesting that visits be made to their Brother Guy McWilliams, confined at local hospital as a result of "stroke." Regular visits made to this Brother during his stay in hospital, a period of twelve weeks, and reports made to his home Lodge. June 14, 1963-Lost dues receipt cards reported to Masonic Relief Association of United States and Canada for Brethren of King Hill Lodge No. 376, St. Joseph, and North Star Lodge, Rock Port, Mo. July I, 1963-Lester Rockwell, late member of Cecile Daylight Lodge No. 305, A.F.& A.M., Kansas City, Mo., passed away in this city. Masonic services requested. Secured authority and emblem furnished. Services held July 3, 1963, St. Joseph Lodge No. 78 officiating. July 5, I963-Earl Frederick Breit, late member of Savannah Lodge No. 71, A.F.& A.M., Savannah, Mo., passed away in this city. Masonic service requested. Arrangements made with Savannah Lodge, who conducted services on July 7. July 19, 1963-Robert P. Carter, late member of Valley Lodge No. 413, A.F.& A.M., Bolckow, Mo., passed away in this city. Masonic services requested. Arrangements made for emblem and Masonic service, which was held July 22, 1963, under the auspices of his home Lodge. As in former years, the Board continues its membership in Masonic Relief Association of United States and Canada. The Annual Meeting of the Board was held January 23, 1963, at which time the following officers were elected: L. A. Donaldson (508), President; Norman Gaethle (331), Vice-President; L. C. Seaman (189), Treasurer; Paul Priestley (78), Secretary. The members of the Board for 1963 are: St. Joseph No. 78-Paul Priestley and Frank A. Miller; Zeredatha No. 189-L. C. Seaman and Hershel Levin; Brotherhood No. 269-Fred E. Carr and Glen E. Swails; Charity No. 331-0restes Mitchell, Jr. and Norman Gaethle; King Hill ;\'0. 376-Clyde Miles and Lawrence Albright; Saxton No. 508-L. A. Donaldson and E. A. Terrill, 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. No financial relief has been extended during the year. The Board continues its efforts to publicize the loss of dues receipt cards. Our bank balance as of August 31, 1963 is as follows: Balance on Hand August 31, 1962 Receipts: Interest Reimbursemen ts
$1,107.99 $21.26 48.01 69.27 $1,177.26 120.21
Disbursements: Miscellaneous Operating Expense Balance August 31, 1963 ...
$1,057.05 Respectfully submitted, PAUL PRIESTLEY,
Secretary.
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Kansas City The Kansas City Masonic Board of Relief herewith submits its annual report for the year July 1, 1962 through June 30, 1963: Report of Receipts and Disbursements July 1, 1962 through June 30, 1963: $1,056.26
Union National Bank (Checking Account) Received From Member Lodges . Received From Members Old Accounts Received From Lodges (Out State)
$1,010.00 95.00 82.10
.
1,187.10 $2,243.36
Total Disbursements: Charles B. Hyducke, Hebrig, Minn. Louise Morrow, Independence, Mo. N. C. Ragan Paul Williford, Greenville, Ill. James W. Wadesworth, Memphis, Tenn. Office Supplies and Stamps Telegram . Date Book . Post Cards . Masonic Service Association ~~~ry~ary
$
.
25.00 200.00 15.00 10.00 30.00 1.28 1.67 .79 5.00 5.50 1,200.00 1,494.24
Checking Account Balance June 30, 1963 Savings Account (Union National Bank) and Interest
.
$ 749.12 1,727.59 $2,476.71
All items of receipts and disbursements are listed and itemized in the cash book and general ledger of the Kansas City Masonic Board of Relief and have been audited by the auditing committee appointed by the President and found to be correct. The officers of the Board are: W. Brother J. Mark Bowman, President; W. Brother Harold Quirk, Vice President; W. Brother Vernie G. Fisher, Secretary-Treasurer. Each Lodge in the 22nd District has been sent a copy of the report. Fraternally submitted, VERNIE G. FISHER, Secretary- Treasurer. St. Louis We hope that the results this Board has been able to accomplish in a financial way, as well as in services rendered, are as gratifying to you as they are to us. During the fiscal year the Board bought new and used sickroom equipment in the amount of $971.80. This equipment belongs jointly to the sixty-six local Lodges and is loaned out, free of charge, to deserving members, on application to the Board and with the consent of the respective Lodge Secretary. No assessments were made from July I, 1962 to June 30, 1963, and none are contemplated for the year from July I, 1963 to June 30, 1964. To all who, during the past year, have given council, support and time, our sincere thanks. Fraternally yours, WILLI W. WAHNUNG,
President.
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1, 1962
TO JUNE
30, 1963
Cases Relief: Monetary . Non-monetary . Not Granted . . Hospital Visits . Sickroom Equipment: Loaned . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . Returned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Refused Funerals: Arranged With St. Louis Lodges Arranged With State of Missouri Lodges Arranged With Lodges of Other States Flowers Only-No Funeral Service , . Requests Not Granted Applications to Masonic Home: State of Missouri Inquiries: Re: Masonic Home Of Various Nature .. , Investigations: For St. Louis Lodges . For Out of Town Lodges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dues Cards: Lost ................. . .
4
18 11
23
56
19 12 4
35
28 5
13 4 1
2 4
5
9
7 4 1
Total
11 I
165
STATEMENT OF CASH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS--JULY
Balance July I, 1963 ... Receipts: Lodges (66) 1961-62 Refund, Relief Refund, Flowers Interest, U. S. Bonds
51 2
I, 1962
TO JUNE
30, 1963 $6,555.60
$2,005.00 200.00 13.99 87.15 2,306.14
. .
$8,861.74 Disbursements: Relief Secretary's Compensation Telephone and Telegrams Postage Printing Office Equipment Safe Deposit Box Relief Money Returned Flowers Sickroom Equipment
.
. . . .
.
. .
. " .
. . . . .
185.00 135.00 202.49 18.00 32.00 19.25 4.95 20.00 30.60 971.88
1,619.17 $7,242.57
RECAPITULATION
Balance-Checking Account, June 30, 1963 U. S. Bonds (Cost) Total
. .
$1,242.57 6,000.00
.
$7,242.57
Masonic Employment Bureau The Masonic Employment Bureau of St. Louis and St. Louis County, herewith
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presents for your consideration and approval the following report of its activities for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1963. We have placed 213 people consisting of Master Masons, Wives, Widows, Mothers, Sons and Daughters of Master Masons. We feel that this represents a year of Masonic Service and has brought much joy to many of our people. The accomplishments of the Employment Bureau cannot be measured in dollars and cents, as each year a member of the Craft, and in some cases their immediate survivors, are spared the humility of becoming a burden to the Fraternity. We feel a fraternal need has been accomplished, and earnestly hope the Grand Lodge continues the confidence, loyalty and respect it has always held for this great institution of Freemasonry, The Masonic Employment Bureau, Freemasonry's most practical agency. Respectfully and fraternally submitted, CHESTER W. COOK, Director JAMES M. SCHOOP, President Balance in Bank July 1, 1962 ... Cash Received (Per Capita Tax) Cash Transferred From Investment Fund
$
584.52 11,773.20 6,000.00
$18,357.72 Disbursements: Office Rent Telephone . Salaries Postage, Printing and Supplies Car Allowance . Insurance Organizations Miscellaneous Social Security
$
Total Investment Purchased
849.00 662.09 8,820.00 360.69 210.00 225.51 70.00 394.63 277.96
$11,869.88 5,000.00
Total Disbursements " Balance in Bank (Regular Fund) June 30, 1963 Investments: One U. S. Bond, Series K-D169175K One U. S. Bond, Series H-10177 One U. S. Bond, Series F-2746 Roosevelt Federal Savings and Loan Co.... Washington Federal Savings and Loan Co.
$16,869.88 $ 1,487.84 $
.
500.00 500.00 500.00 1,238.98 4,497.17
- - - - $ 7,236.15
Total Cash and Investment as of June 30, 1963
$ 8,723.99
REPORT ON MASONIC PUBLICITY
At this point the Grand Master, M. W. Brother Martin B. Dickinson, called upon the R. W. Brother George F. Morrison to give a verbal report on publicity obtained for this session of the Grand Lodge. Brother Morrison stated that M. W. Brother Dickinson assigned him to handle the publicity for this session and for the first time this Grand Lodge Communication obtained space, time and attention in all of the media, newspapers, radio and television and also an article was written in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat through the help of Brother Bernard Ehrenreich, who is in charge of public relations at Moolah Temple.
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Brother Morrison also stated the Post-Dispatch gave more space than was anticipated. The Grand Master commended Brother Morrison for his efforts and expressed the hope that the local lodges would make an effort to obtain publicity whenever their lodges had newsworthy items. REMARKS OF R. W. BROTHER HARRY H. BALSIGER
R. W. Brother Harry H. Balsiger briefly addressed the Brethren and invited the Grand Lodge to meet in the Scottish Rite Cathedral in 1964, which invitation was accepted. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ENTERTAINMENT OF DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A.F.b A.M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: The Committee on Entertainment of Distinguished Guests has been most happy to assist our Grand Master, Most Worshipful Brother Martin B. Dickinson, in extending the hospitality of the Grand Lodge of Missouri to guests from neighboring jurisdictions and to the heads of the various affiliated Masonic bodies of the State of Missouri and their ladies. Included, of course, in the distinguished guest category are our own Past Grand Masters and their ladies. We have tried sincerely to make our guests feel at home and we hope that their visit with us has been enjoyable. Fraternally submitted, WILLIAM H. CHAPMAN, Chairman, RUSSELL E. MURRAY, WILLIAM R. DENSLOW, LEWIS C. ROBERTSON, RICHARD H. BENNETT. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN GRAND LODGES
To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A.F.b A.M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: Your Committee on Recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges has received but one request for recognition during the year. On August 21, 1963, a letter was received from the Grand Secretary of the Grand Loja de Santa Caterina, of Brazil, asking recognition by this Grand Lodge. This Grand Lodge was established April 21, 1956, at Floridanapolis, Brazil, by six lodges. It is Regular, having exclusive jurisdiction, is not associated with any Supreme Councilor other Masonic Bodies. Its Declaration of Principles declares a Belief in God, and other generally-recognized Landmarks of Freemasonry. These Principles coincide with our interpretation of Regularity. The latest data from the Committee on Information for Recognition of the Conference of Grand Masters of North America, in its 1963 report, made a very favorable comment and analysis of this Grand Lodge, and we recommend, Most Worshipful Sir, that the Grand Lodge of Missouri recognize the Grand Loja de-Santa Caterina of Brazil. Most Worshipful Grand Master, I recommend the adoption of this portion of the Report. In the Report of the Committee on Recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges made in 1959, Most Worshipful Brother Ray V. Denslow wrote the following (Proceedings, M. W. Grand Lodge, A.F.& A.M. of Missouri, 1959, page 28): In Germany, we find the two larger Grand Lodges uniting. We doubt the necessity of extending any additional recognition to German Grand Lodges.
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But the fact remains that this Grand Lodge has only officially recognized the United Grand Lodge of Germany-not the United Grand Lodges of Germany. This is so recorded in the Chart of Recognition of the Masonic Service Association of the United States as of July 1963. In order to clarify this situation, we recommend that the Grand Lodge of Missouri recognize the United Grand Lodges of Germany. Most Worshipful Grand Master, I move the adoption of this portion of the Report. And now, Most Worshipful Grand Master, I move the adoption of this Report. Fraternally submitted, ELMER W. WAGNER, Chairman, WILLIAM R. DENSLOW, JOHN BLACK VROOMAN.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A.F.& A.M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: Your Committee on Credentials submits the following report. At the present session of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge there are represented 430 Subordinate Lodges and there are present: Grand Lodge Officers ... Past Grand Masters District Deputy Grand Masters District Deputy Grand Lecturers Past Masters Worshipful Masters Senior Wardens .. Junior Wardens . Chairmen Committees Distinguished Visitors
20 14
47 47 383 406 140
76 13 4
Total
1,150
Actual Attendance Without Duplication Past Masters \Vorshipful Masters Senior 'Vardens . Junior Wardens Assistant Tilers Distinguished Visitors Lodges \Vithout Representation
1,020 383 406 140
76 6 4 162 Fraternally submitted, GEO. M. McANINCH, Chairman, SEIBERT ETTER, FRANK A. THOMAS, FRED O. WADE, JOHN L. O'BRIEN.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MASONIC TEMPLE ASSOCIATION OF ST. LOUIS To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A.F.& A.M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: Your special Grand Lodge Committee for the Masonic Temple Association of St. Louis respectfully offers the following report: The Temple Board, under the able leadership of its president, M. ,V. Brother Robert L. Aronson, by excellent attendance and discussion, has indicated its keen interest in maintaining the Temple as one of the great monuments to Masonry. The financial condition of the Temple is sound, the program of renovation con-
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tinues, and the Temple is .cooperating with the Federal Government's program of civil defense. For the year ending December 31, 1962. a certificate of deposit was purchased in the amount of $10,000.00 after providing for payment of expenses. The budget for the year 1963 is as follows: Income O.E.S. Chapters Blue Lodges R.A.M. Chapters R.& S.M. Council Commanderies Grand Lodge Grand Chapter, O.E.S. Sundry Organizations Miscellaneous Total Income
. . . . .
$18,524.00 42,600.00 3,055.00 864.00 10,646.00 - - - - $75,689.00 $ 3,600.00 1,600.00 8,000.00 1,000.00 - - - - $14,200.00 $89,889.00
Expenses Salaries . $45,400.00 Payroll Taxes 2,378.00 Maintenance 4,200.00 Utilities, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 22,450.00 Telephone, Office Supplies, Audit, Postage, etc. 2,050.00 Miscellaneous 1,405.00 - - - - $77,883.00 $12,006.00 Income in excess of expenses amounts to $12,006.00 and is allocated as follows: Maintenance Reserve Fund . Insurance Reserve Fund . Payment on Loan on Parking Lot Unallocated .
$ 8,000.00 3,000.00 1,000.00 6.00 $12,006.00
During' the latter part of the year, the Temple was the recipient of an anonymous gift of $5,000.00 not included in the above budget. The major project this year in the renovation of the Temple has been the refinishing and reupholstering of furniture. Salaries indicated above include $6,000.00 for the salary of the upholsterer. This work, which has been of excellent quality, is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Other projects and activities have been a major repair job on the No.2 boiler, replacement of dimmers in all lodge and Eastern Star rooms, sidewalk repairs, and minor repairs to roof. The Board of Relief was granted permission to store pieces of equipment in the auditorium free of charge, and a nominal amount due to the Temple by the Order of DeMo1ay was forgiven. In the talking stage are plans for an illuminated sign in front of the building. In response to a request by the Civil Defense for space to be used as a shelter, permission was granted to use the basement. The problems involved in the Westgate Lodge case were the subject of discussion at a number of meetings and a suit has been filed, as authorized by the board, to obtain a declaratory judgment to determine the rights of both parties. The Temple is used for installations, etc. by bodies not meeting in the Temple and, as you are probably aware, is the headquarters of the International Order of
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Hi-Twelve as well as housing the offices of the Grand Lodge and the Grand Chapter. The decline of the neighborhood which has worried many of us in recent years has been arrested and the trend reversed by the efforts of the city to rehabilitate the area. Many office buildings and apartments have been erected in the area during the past few years and others are under construction or in the planning stage. 'We believe the outlook for the future of the Temple is the brightest in many years. Respectfully submitted, EDWARD A. LANG, Director, RUSSELL JAMES
REPORT OF
CO~TTEE
A.
E.
RUDOLPH,
BILLINGTON.
ON nnuSPRUDENCE
To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A.F.b A.M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: THE GRAND MASTER'S DECISIONS I
The Grand Master in his address has set forth his findings of a situation amounting to dissension in one of the lodges, which to an extent affected decorum, during attempted ballots on petitions for the degrees. In particular, his finding as to the instance is thus stated: " ... the lodge met again and started to ballot on a large number of petitions. After several had been rejected the passions of certain brethren rose, and they stood up and called on all who proposed to vote for the remaining petitioners to withdraw from the hall. All except a quorum of the officers did so. . . ." The Grand Master ultimately declared illegal all the balloting at the meeting in question, and ordered the lodge, at a new meeting, to reballot on all the petitions, with notice to resident members. Subsequently, he also ordered a dispensation to reballot on petitions rejected at some earlier meeting. The ruling submitted by the Grand Master is that the action of the brethren in withdrawing from the lodge hall before the ballot, presumably to force the brother casting the black ball to disclose himself, was illegal, and that the subsequent balloting at that meeting was void. Broad and general powers are available to the Grand Master; including (among the others) what specifically is mentioned in Sec. 2.010 (f) of our By-Laws to the effect that, in any lodge in the state, he may require its conformity to Masonic law and usage. In particular, also, there is available to him authority for dispensations to re-ballot, where good cause appears to his satisfaction (Sec. 14.100). He acted within the scope of his various powers and authority. The forthrightness of his handling of the mentioned situation is commendable. The submitted ruling is approved. This approval extends as well to the order and dispensation under which re-balloting was conducted. II AND III
These two submitted decisions have similarity enough that they may be considered collectively, to wit: (I) That the name and number of a certain lodge, and the letters "A.F. and A.M." could be used on the shirts of a bowling team, composed of Freemasons, with the permission of the lodge; but that the square and compasses may not be so used. (2) That a certain lodge could use its name and number, and the letters "A.F. and A.M." on some baseball suits for a "Little League" baseball team.
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The reasoning of the Grand Master in arriving at these rulings has been set forth in his address. Limited solely as to the facts disclosed in these two rulings, they are approved. IV
This has to do with a question, presented by a lodge, about its handling of a small trust fund for the care of certain graves. The Grand Master's response thereon was in the nature of approval for the outlined arrangement as a practical way of accomplishing the purpose. The nature of the lodge's question is such that the problem (if at all) is one of law in the ordinary sense, as distinguished from Masonic jurisprudence. Regarding the portion of the Grand Master's address which sets forth his response to the lodge, we recommend that it be deemed, not a submission of a Masonic decision, for adoption or rejection, but. rather merely a report, for the information of the Grand Lodge, about the lodge's problem-On which he individually extended helpfulness in the course of his term as Grand Master. Viewed thus, this portion of the address is approved. DISPENSATIONS AND HEALINGS
(A) In addition to the re-balloting dispensation which already has been mentioned, there were several other dispensations, during the year, as listed by the Grand Master in his address. All of these, as we see it, were within the scope of his authority. Our recommendation is that each of them be approved.
Regarding the three healings reported in the address of the Grand Master, the showing is such in each instance that it was within the discretion of the Grand Master to cause the individual involved to be healed. Our recommendation is that each of them be approved. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS OF BY-LAWS RE: SEcrION
3.120
During last year's Annual Communication there was presented a proposed amendment, the effect of which would be to add the Grand Treasurer as one of alternate co-signers for checks-the proposed section's wording in full being: Disbursements from the funds of the Grand Lodge, unless otherwise provided, are made only by checks signed by the Grand Secretary or the Grand Treasurer, and countersigned by the Grand Master or Deputy Grand Master. Under our By-Laws (Sec. 3.150) fidelity bond coverage is required on the Grand Treasurer. The practicability of including him as one of alternate co-signers for checks seems readily apparent. No objection appears against the advisability or form. Adoption of the proposed amendment is recommended. RE: SECTIONS
4.030
AND
4.050
Certain amendments were proposed, during last year's Annual Communication, with reference to these sections. They would establish an expense allowance of $5.00 per lodge for each District Deputy Grand Master, and $5.00 per lodge for each District Deputy Grand Lecturer, for each lodge visited officially, or instructed by means of a Lodge of Instruction, respectively, not in excess of one allowance per lodge per year. The subject-matter has been mentioned by the Grand Master in his address,
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commending the objective, but pointing out the probability that some modification of the originally submitted wording of these amendment-propositions are indicated with reference to the 22nd, 33rd, and 57th districts, where (as he stated it) "somewhat different arrangements have prevailed." Your committee has concluded that in the mentioned districts, and elsewhere also, district or joint meetings, or district or joint schools of instructions, as the case may be, are different from, and should be deemed as not the equivalent of, the official visits to lodges separately, and the schools of instruction in lodges separately, contemplated as qualifying for the respective allowance under the amendment-propositions. In short, addition of a sentence in each instance appears to us to be advisable; namely: In Section 4.030, addition of the sentence "District or joint meetings do not qualify for the allowance." In Section 4.050, addition of the sentence "District or joint Lodges of Instruction do not qualify for the allowance." Accordingly, our recommendation is that the respective amendment-propositions as originally worded be not adopted; and that in lieu thereof the amendmentpropositions, each with the mentioned addition thereto, be adopted, so that, when amended, the respective sub-sections shall be as follows: Sub-section (a) in Section 4.030(a) Visits officially the lodges in his district as far as practicable. He receives an expense allowance of $5.00 for each lodge visited, to be reported and paid by the lodge in its annual return, and remitted to him promptly after actual receipt by the Grand Secretary. The allowance is for not more than one official visit each year to each lodge. District or joint meetings do not qualify for the allowance. Sub-section (b) in Section 4.050Holds Lodges of Instruction, for which he receives an expense allowance of $5.00 for each lodge instructed, to be reported and paid by the lodge in its annual return, and remitted to him promptly after actual receipt by the Grand Secretary. Not more than one such allowance is charged against each lodge each year. District or joint Lodges of Instruction do not qualify for the allowance. RESOLUTIONS RE: MASONIC HOME 'BY-LAWS
The resolution referred to this committee is to the effect that Masonic Home By-Laws, which its Board of Directors revised as of July 1, 1963, be approved by the Grand Lodge. From an examination ot the revised By-Laws, our conclusion is that the resulting changes pertain almost entirely to fiscal procedures. For example: (1) The past procedure of characterizing certain of the Directors as "Endowment Fund Trustees" is no longer provided for. In lieu thereof, the Board of Directors, as a whole, or its Executive Committee, supervises and determines all matters regarding the Endowment Fund (as well as all other funds) with professional investment-advice from the bank or trust company used for custodianship of the securities. (2) As custodian and investment-advisor, a change or possibility of change is contemplated; so as to use perhaps more than one bank or trust company, or from time to time a different bank or trust company, than the particular one heretofore contracted with-a contract which at its inception was approved by the Grand Lodge (1951 Proc., p. 123). Other funds, as well as the Endowment Fund, could be so handled.
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(3) Some simplification and re-alignments are provided for, with reference to terminology and record-keeping as to funds other than the Endowment Fund. (4) The prescribed functions of respective officers are re-vamped to some extent-especially as between the treasurer and secretary. These and other details as found in the submitted revision we think constitute no material deviation from such general plan and policies as the Grand Lodge already has adopted or approved regarding the Masonic Home. Accordingly, our recommendation is that this pending resolution be adopted. RE: MASONIC EDUCATION BUREAU, INC.
There has been referred to this committee the resolution regarding what the Grand Master in his address has characterized a<; a publicity clearing-house con路路 templated by certain interested and active Freemasons; for which they seek to use the name "Masonic Education Bureau, Inc." In the submitted resolution, it is represented as being a non-commercial, and not-for-profit, educational set-up; the establishment and operation of which is to be without obligation on the part of the Grand Lodge or any of its chartered lodges. As we understand it, funds needed are expected to be forthcoming from other organizations having memberships made up of Freemasons, with only such participation by lodges and other groups as they voluntarily may see fit; but that, even apart from such participation, the facilities will become availabltil to the use of any and all lodges or other Masonic organizations for any proper publicity. In the submitted form of resolution, as to use of the word "Masonic" in the name, it is to be observed that there are words to the effect that this is subject to any restriction or regulation now in effect or hereafter promulgated from time to time by the Grand Lodge or any Grand Master. As we see it, the stated purpose of the proposed pro forma decree corporation to bear this name is such that substantial henefit to Freemasonry well may be forthcoming; and in any event the heretofore mentioned wording sufficiently conditions use of the word "Masonic" in the name, if allowed through adoption of the resolution. Our recommendation is that this pending resolution be adopted. RE: LITIGATION INVOLVING GRAND LODGE
There has been referred to this committee a resolution, and a proposed By-Law provision, either of which would if adopted, be in the nature of empowering officers of the Grand Lodge in their discretion to compromise or settle any will-contest or other litigation, actual or prospective, in which property-rights or comparable claims on the part of the Grand Lodge might appear to be involved. The authority would be in not less than three officers when acting jointly, namely, the Grand Master and at least two of the three officers next below him in the Grand Lodge "line." The submitted form of resolution is for only the interim between now and our next annual communication. The Grand Master in his address has pointed out an existing prospect that at least one, and perhaps another, situation may arise in which, as we see it, resort to settlement-authority might become desirable, and in the best interests of the Grand Lodge. Adoption of the resolution for this particular interval, appears to this committee to be a practical expediency, under these circumstances-having confidence in the Grand Lodge officers mentioned. Our recommendation is that the proposed By-Law provision be referred to next year's incoming Committee on Jurisprudence, whereby it will lie over until another annual communication of the Grand Lodge. As to the submitted resolution, our recommendation is that it be adopted.
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There is a resolution, which has been referred to this Committee and the Committee on Ways and Means, having to do with the making of special depositary arrangements with The First National Bank of Kansas City for the safe-keeping of a large amount or amounts of the Permanent Fund. The fiscal aspect of the resolution comes within the purview of the Committee on Ways and Means. Subject thereto, the Committee on Jurisprudence deems the resolution suitable and advisable as a practical matter. Our recommendation is that the resolution be adopted. OTHER ITEMS As to other items, if any, referred to this Committee, we deem it advisable to, and therefore do, recommend that such be referred to the incoming Committee on Jurisprudence for report and consideration at the next annual communication of the Grand Lodge. Respectfully submitted, HENRY W. Fox, Chairman, DUDLEY D. THOMAS, JR., HARRY GERSHENSON, CLAUDE T. WOOD, JAMES P. HULL. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MILEAGE AND PER DIEM
To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A.F.& A.M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: The Committee on Mileage and Per Diem reports amounts paid for attendance at this, the One Hundred Forty-second Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge held in the city of 81. Louis, Missouri on September 24 and 25, 1963 as follows: Grand Lodge Officers Past Grand Masters . District Deputy Grand Masters District Deputy Grand Lecturers Committee on Credentials . Committee on Appeals and Grievances Committee on Jurisprudence . Committee on Ways and Means Committee on Mileage and Per Diem .. , Committee on Masonic Education . Building Supervisory Board . Chairmen of Standing Committees ., Representatives of Chartered Lodges Representatives of Lodges U .D. . . Assistant Grand Tilers Total
$
766.96 507.64 2,065.54 1,920.24 269.88 225.72 261.24 238.44 209.20 107.00 116.52 17,270.18
.
169.32
. $24,127.88 Respectfully submitted, JOHN W. ADAMS, Chairman, CECIL H. DARR, CHAS. S. HICKS, FRANK K. RoY, JR., JOHN S. SMARR. REPORT OF WAYS AND MEANS COMMI'M'EE
To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A.F.& A.M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: By order of the Grand Master, the Ways and Means Committee met July 15, 1963, and again on September 23, 1963, in the Grand Secretary's office to
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conduct a thorough analysis of the annual budget. In attendance at the meeting were the members of the Ways and Means Committee, the Deputy Grand Master, Grand Treasurer, and Grand Secretary. The disbursements for the past year were reviewed and the budget items that were exceeded, are as follows: Masonic Service Association Per Capita Conference of Grand Lodge Officers Conference of D.D.G.M. and D.D.G.L. Expense of Grand Lodge Session Insurance , 50 Year Veteran Buttons
"
. $216.76 30.32 . . 209.28 . 584.35 . 10.25 . 27.25
'"
These items, in excess of the budgeted amounts, were approved by the Committee and Grand Lodge Officers. The Committee approves increasing the permanent fund to $265,000.00. You will note that the overall expenditures were $7,038.72 under the amount budgeted. The following budget is presented for your consideration: GRAND LODGE BUDGET-1963-1964 RECEIPTS
Actual 10 Mas. Period Sept. 1, 1962 to 1963-64 June 30, 1963 Budget Per Capita Tax (Gross) Masonic Home-Initiation Fees George Washington Masonic National Association Fees Sub Total Less Transferred to: Masonic Home-Per Capita Tax Masonic Home-Initiation Fees George Washington Masonic National Memorial Assn
. $ . .
145.00 $384,300.00 21,000.00 2,100.00
$
145.00 $407,400.00
. . .
266,300.00 21,000.00 2,100.00
Grand Lodge Per Capita Revenue $ Plus-Interest Permanent and General Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
145.00 $118,000.00 7,542.66 9,100.00
Total Current Revenue Plus: Refunds and Miscellaneous Sale of Manuals Dues Receipt Cards Sale of Grand Lodge Forms and Books
7,687.66 $127,100.00
Total Receipts Available for Operation of Grand Lodge
$
. . . .
336.72 2,128.75 481.65
2,000.00 2,000.00 800.00
$ 10,634.78 $131,900.00
DISBURSEMENTS-1962-1963 BY DIRECT APPROPRIATION OF GRAND LODGE
Acct. No.
1. Salary-Grand Secretary 2. Salary-Grand Lecturer 3. Salary-Grand Treasurer 4. Honorarium-Dr. Harold L. Reader
Actual 10 Mas. Period Sept. 1, 1962 to 1963-64 June 30,1963 Budget . $ 8,333.34 $ 10,000.00 . 7,000.00 8,400.00 . 500.00 500.00 . 8,333.34 4,000.00
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Masonic Service Assn. Per Capita Masonic Service Assn. Hospital Visitation Fund Masonic Temple Assn. of St. Louis Missouri Lodge of Research .... Committee on Recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges
2,216.76 5,000.00 3,000.00 1,000.00
2,200.00 5,000.00 3,600.00 1,000.00 100.00
3,922.46 3,607.15 927.67 1,030.32 2,709.28 1,735.00 200.00
4,800.00 4,200.00 1,500.00 1,600.00 2,750.00 2,000.00 200.00 1,000.00 7,000.00 510.00
BY REQUISITION OF GRAND MASTER
20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.
Expenses-Grand Master Expenses-Grand Lecturer . Expenses-Grand Lodge Officers and Committees (OGM) Conferences of Grand Lodge Officers Conferences of D.D.G.M. and D.D.G.L. Washington Meetings Auditing . Grand Master's Contingent Fund Expenses of Grand Lodge Session Masonic Aprons (White)
40. 41. 42. 43.
44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49.
Salaries-Grand Lodge Office Employees Tax Expense Insurance ... Operation of Grand Lodge Office (a) Printing, Postage, Stationery .. (b) Telephone and Telegrams (c) Office Equipment . (d) Office Supplies .. (e) Incidental Office Expense Incidental Travel and Expenses of Grand Secretary Grand Master's Regalia . Masonic Manuals . Dues Receipt Cards 50-Year Veterans Buttons Printing Proceedings .
50. 51. 52. 53., 54. 55.
Committee Committee Committee Committee Committee Committee
7,084.35
BY REQUISITION OF GRAND SECRETARY
9,230.00 817.81 110.25
11,500.00 1,000.00 800.00
3,433.34 738.95
1,808.47 1,227.25 3,707.09
3,500.00 1,000.00 500.00 250.00 750.00 250.00 500.00 3,200.00 2,000.00 2,200.00 4,000.00
750.00 7,760.21 474.31 1,000.00 410.85 26,283.68
750.00 9,500.00 900.00 2,000.00 450.00 26,400.00
220.12 383.26 47.69
BY REQUISITION OF:
on Correspondence on Masonic Education on Ritual ... on Relief and Charity on By-Laws (Pocket Part) on Mileage and Per Diem
. . . .
$110,002.95 $131,810.00 FRANK
A.
WILLIAM OLIVER
J.
L.
LEWIS,
A.
Chairman,
BAGLEY,
LUFT,
BENNETT KLINGNER, DEWEY A. ROUTH.
APPOINTMENTS
At the request of the Grand Master the Grand Secretary then read the appointments of the incoming Grand Master. Freelon K. Hadley. William R. Denslow . Elvis A. Mooney . J. Morgan Donelson . William H. Chapman.
. . . . .
Grand Lecturer Senior Grand Deacon Junior Grand Deacon Senior Grand Steward Junior Grand Steward
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Thomas J. Davis, Jr Senior Grand Marshal W. Hugh McLaughlin Junior Grand Marshal Clell M. Gilbert. Grand Sword Bearer Carl 1. Stein Grand Pursuivant Herbert E. Duncan Grand Chaplain Ben Morris Ridpath Grand Chaplain Ira T. Gragg Grand Chaplain Earl C. Griffith Grand Chaplain Thomas Shrout Grand Chaplain J. C. Montgomery, Jr. Grand Chaplain Harry Gershenson................................... . . Grand Orator J. John Shipman Grand Tiler INSTALLATION
The hour for installation having arrived, Most Worshipful Brother William J. Craig, as Installing Master, assisted by Most WorshipfUl Brother Harold O. Grauel as Installing Marshal, and Right WorshipfUl Brother J. C. Montgomery, Jr., Grand Chaplain, installed the Grand Lodge officers. PRESENTATIONS
The Grand Master's apron was presented to Most Worshipful Brother Arthur U. Goodman, Jr. by R. W. Brother Freelon K. Hadley. The Grand Master's J ewe! was presented by R. W. Brother Elvis A. Mooney, and a gold membership card was presented by R. W. Brother Elmer W. Wagner. An apron case was presented to the Grand Master by the members of Kennett Lodge No. 68. A telegram of congratulation was read by the Grand Secretary from Governor John M. Dalton. On motion of M. W. Brother Robert L. Aronson, a rising vote of appreciation was given the retiring Grand Master, Most Worshipful Brother Martin B. Dickinson. BENEDICTION
The benediction was given by Grand Chaplain, Right Worshipful Brother Ira T. Gragg. CLOSING
The M. W. Grand Lodge, A.F.& A.M. of the State of Missouri rested from its labors and was closed in ample form this day, the 25th day of September 1963, no further business appearing, to meet again in St. Louis, Missouri, the last Tuesday, viz: the 29th day of September 1964. ELMER W. WAGNER,
Grand Secretary. STANDING COMMITTEES, 1963-1964 Appeals and Grievances-Charles L. Chalender, Chairman, 861 Rogers, Springfield, Mo. 65802; Herbert C. Hoffman, 1212 Home Savings Bldg., Kansas City, Mo. 64106; W. Raymond Usher, 1500 Country Club Dr., Hannibal, Mo. 63401; Lloyd A. Cleaveland, 822 Jackson St., Chillicothe, Mo. 64601; Lloyd S. Morgan, Jr., Advance, Mo. 63730. Auditing-C. K. Benson & Company, 711 St. Charles St., St. Louis, Mo. 63101. Building Supervisory Board-Harry A. Hall (2), Chairman, 8th Fl., County
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Courthouse, Kansas City, Mo. 64106; James M. Bradford (3), 4l65a Shaw Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 63110; Fred C. Heuermann (I), 11610 Kingsport Dr., St. Louis, Mo. 63138. Chartered Lodges-Robert Lee Barger, Chairman, 317 E. Dent St., Ironton, Mo. 63650; James DeLay, Bell City, Mo. 63735; R. K. Swindle, Senath, Mo. 63876; Holland Fann, Puxico, Mo. 63960; Virgil W. Slaughter, Meadville, Mo. 64659. Committee on By-Laws-Martin B. Dickinson, Chairman, 15 W. 10th St., Kansas City, Mo. 64105; Orestes Mitchell, Jr., 717 Corby Bldg., St. Joseph, Mo. 64509; Robert C. Brinkman, 611 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. 63101; Richard O. Rumer, 1509 Washington Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 63103. Committee on Forms and Ceremonies-John H. Rich, Chairman, 217 Pine St., Jefferson City, Mo. 65101; John Mays, 500 Walter St., Kennett, Mo. 63857; Herbert E. Duncan, 439 W. 58th St., Kansas City, Mo. 64113; Thomas Shrout, Missouri School of Religion, Columbia, Mo. 65201; Freelon K. Hadley (ex-officio member), 3412 Duncan St., St. Joseph, Mo. 64507. Correspondence-Bruce H. Hunt, Box 188, Kirksville, Mo. 63501. Entertainment of Distinguished Guests-William H. Chapman, Chairman, 250 Blackmer PI., Webster Groves, Mo. 63119; Russell E. Murray, 1717 June Dr., St. Louis, Mo. 63115; Richard H. Bennett, 1501 Locust St., St. Louis, Mo. 63103; Elvis A. Mooney, Bloomfield, Mo. 63825; Carl 1. Stein, 5351 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 63112. Jurisprudence-Henry W. Fox, Chairman, Rt. 22, Box A-I, Kansas City, Mo. 64152; Walter Walker, Neosho, Mo. 64850; Roy W. McGhee, Piedmont, Mo. 63957; Claude T. Wood, 116 W. McClurg, Richland, Mo. 65556; James P. Hull, 435 Krug Park PI., St. Joseph, Mo. 64505. Lodges Under Dispensation-Earl Landis, Chairman, 309 Virginia St., Crystal City, Mo. 63019; Thos. J. Ross, Dexter, Mo. 63841; Clyde McCrea, Poplar Bluff, Mo. 63901; John W. Alverson, 7335 Zephyr PI., Maplewood, Mo. 63143; Edward E. Wilson, 3111 Duncan St., St. Joseph, Mo. 64507. Masonic Boards of Relief-Elvin K. Luff, Chairman, 1503 W. Short St., Independence, Mo. 64050; Walter H. Baird, 209 S. Garth St., Columbia, Mo. 65201; Elvis R. Poff, 5601 S. 4th St., St. Joseph, Mo. 64504; Arthur B. Pratt, Jr., 301 W. 11th St., Kansas City, Mo. 64105; Warren Drescher, 104 Embassy Lane, Kirkwood, Mo. 63122. Masonic Education-John T. Suesens (2), Chairman, l202~ Ashland, St. Joseph, Mo. 64506; Harold O. Grauel (1), Box 375, Cape Girardeau, Mo. 63701; Frank P. Briggs (1),4740 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Apt. 407, Washington, D. C. 20000; Robert H. Arnold (2), 15 W. 10th St., Kansas City, Mo. 64105; O. Wes Konering (3), 611 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. 63101; Lewis C. (Wes) Cook (3), 3233 Chippewa Dr., Kansas City, Mo. 64116. Mileage and Per Diem-John W. Adams, Chairman, 253 Farmers Savings Bank Bldg., Marshall, Mo. 65340; Cecil H. Darr, Kirksville, Mo. 63501; Charles Hicks, Monroe City, Mo. 63456; John S. Smarr, 301 S. West End, Cape Girardeau, Mo. 63701; Frank K. Roy, Jr., 545 E. 101st Terrace, Kansas City, Mo. 64131. Necrology-James McB. Sellers, Chairman, Lexington, Mo. 64067; Harold M. Jayne, Memphis, Mo. 63555; Robert H. Mann, 101 W. 11th St., Kansas City, Mo. 64105; Robert L. Aronson, Civil Courts Bldg., St. Louis, Mo. 63101; Harold L. Reader, 129 E. Lockwood Ave., Apt. 14, Webster Groves, Mo. 63119. Relief and Charity-Morris E. Ewing, Chairman, Morrisville, Mo. 65710; C. Leonard Gasper, 2722 S. 20th St., St. Joseph, Mo. 64500; Albert H. Van Gels, 5735 Natl. Bridge, St. Louis, Mo. 63120. Ritual-Freelon K. Hadley, Chairman, 3412 Duncan St., St. Joseph, Mo. 64507; Wm. V. McCollum, 800 W. Pershing, Springfield, Mo. 65806; J. Harold Burton, 1327 Drayton Ave., Webster Groves, Mo. 63119; Arthur C. Mothershead, Rt. 20, Kansas City, Mo. 64154; L. Marshall Hollenbeck, Box 249, Sikeston, Mo. 63801; Merle B. Graham, Kahoka, Mo. 63445. Ways and Means-William A. Bagley (3), Chairman, Shelbina, Mo. 63468; J. N.
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Matthews (3), 1330 Major Dr., Jefferson City, Mo. 65101; J. Bennett Klingner (2), 436 E. Pacific St., Springfield, Mo. 65803; Dewey A. Routh (2), 214 Ramsey Bldg., Rolla, Mo. 65401; Oliver Luft (1), 5434 Goethe Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 63109. Credentials-George M. McAninch, Chairman, 5417 Highland Ave., Kansas City, Mo. 64110; R. Marvin Cowden, Springfield, Mo. 65800; John H. Hicks, Lebanon, Mo. 65536; Fred O. Wade, Ozark, Mo. 65721; Seibert Etter, 10404 Presley Rd., St. Louis, Mo. 63137. Grand Master's Address-Martin B. Dickinson, Chairman, 15 W. 10th St., Kansas City, Mo. 64105; and all Past Grand Masters in attendance. SPECIAL COMMITTEES. 1963-1964
George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association-Morris E. Ewing, Chainnan, Morrisville, Mo. 65710; Harry S. Truman, Independence, Mo. 64050; Orestes Mitchell, Jr., 717 Corby Bldg., St. Joseph, Mo. 64509. Recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges-Elmer W. Wagner, Chainnan, 3681 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 63108; John Black Vrooman, Box 402, St. Louis, Mo. 63166; William R. Denslow, Box 529, Trenton, Mo. 64683; Bruce H. Hunt, Box 188, Kirksville, Mo. 63501. SesqUicentennial-Harold O. Grauel, Chairman, Box 375, Cape Girardeau, Mo. 63701; Frank P. Briggs, 4740 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Apt. 407, Washington, D. C. 20000; Elmer W. Wagner, 3681 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 63108. OTHER APPOINTMENTS
Representatives to Masonic Temple Association of St. Louis-Herman A. Orlick, Director, 815 Thornberry Ln., Kirkwood, Mo. 63122; Allen C. Sodemann, 1400 Christine Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 63131; Albert H. Van Gels, 5735 Natural Bridge, St. Louis, Mo. 63120. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MASONIC HOME. 1963-1964
Arthur U. Goodman, Jr., Box 153, Kennett, Mo. 63857; George F. Morrison, 1250 Macklind Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 63110; A. Basey Vanlandingham, 207 Miller Bldg., Columbia, Mo. 65201; Russell E. Murray, 1717 June Drive, St. Louis, Mo. 63115; Morris E. Ewing, 1964, Morrisville, Mo. 65710; Shennan A. Smith, 1964, Box 43, Joplin, Mo. 64801; Lester M. Heckman, 1965, 424 Mark Dr., Kirkwood, Mo. 63122; Paul D. Hess, Jr., 1965, 107~ N. Rollins St., Macon, Mo. 63552; C. Leonard Gasper, 1966, 2722 S. 20th St., St. Joseph, Mo. 64503; Harry Gershenson, 1966, 611 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. 63101; Harry C. Ploetze, 1967, 5729 Lindenwood Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 63109; Albert H. Van Gels, 1967, 5735 Natural Bridge, St. Louis, Mo: 63120. SUPERINTENDENT OF MASONIC HOME
Lewis C. Robertson, 5351 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 63112. ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF MASONIC HOME
Carl I. Stein, 5351 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 63112. OFFICERS OF MASONIC HOME FOR 1963路1964
President, George F. Morrison, 1250 Macklind Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 63110; Vice President, Morris E. Ewing, Morrisville, Mo. 65710; Secretary, Lewis C. Robertson, 5351 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 63112; Treasurer, Albert H. Van Gels, 5735 Natural Bridge, St. Louis, Mo. 63120. LIVING PAST GRAND MASTERS OF THIS JURISDICTION
Name and Location
Year of Service
Frank C. Barnhill, 29 S. Brunswick Ave., Marshall 65340
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James W. Skelly, 8357 Big Bend Rd., Webster Groves 63119 .1935-36 Harold L. Reader, 129 E. Lockwood Ave. (Apt. 14), Webster Groves 63119 .1937-38 Henry C. Chiles, P. O. Drawer 397, Lexington 64067. . . ......... . .1938-39 Harry S. Truman, Independence 64050 .1940-41 Forrest C. Donnell, 4615 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis 63108 .1942-43 W. F. Woodruff, 612 Argyle Bldg., 306 E. 12th St., Kansas City 64106 1943-44 Morris E. F.wing, Morrisville 65701. 1947-48 Harry F. Sunderland, No. :M-150 Lake Lotawana, Lee's Summit 64063 1948-49 James M. Bradford, 4165a Shaw Ave., St. Louis 63110 1949-50 Homer L. Ferguson, 1927 N. Circle Dr., Jefferson City 65101. .1951-52 Richard O. Rumer, 1509 Washington Ave., St. Louis 63103. . 1952-53 James M. Sellers, Lexington 64067. .1953-54 Orestes Mitchell, Jr., 717 Corby Bldg., St. Joseph 64509. .1954-55 William J. Craig, 1035 S. Pickwick, Springfield 65804. . . . .1955-56 Harold M. Jayne, Memphis 63555 .1956-57 Frank P. Briggs, 4740 Connecticut Ave., N.W. (Apt. 407, Washington, D. C. 20000 .. .1957-58 Robert L. Aronson, Civil Courts Bldg., St. Louis 63101. . 1958-59 Harold O. Grauel, Box 375, Cape Girardeau 63701. . 1959-60 Bruce H. Hunt, Box 188, Kirksville 63501. . . .1960-61 Robert H. Mann, 101 W. Eleventh St., Kansas City 64105. 1961-62 Martin B. Dickinson, 15 W. Tenth St., Kansas City 64105 .. 1962-63
DISTWCT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS
DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND LECTURERS
1963-1964
1963-1964
1. Merlin Armstrong, Wyaconda 63474
I. Merle B. Graham, 358 W. Maple Ave., Kahoka 63445 2. Leo B. Kennedy, Edina 63537 3. John S. Stillwell, Lucerne 64655 4. Charles H. Stickler, 8 Town & Country Lane, Trenton 64683 5. Wilburn S. Christie, New Hampton 64471 6. Glenn V. Bulla, King City 64463 7. Vern Long, 210 E. Lieber St., Maryville 64468 8. Thurlow E. Herrick, Box 182, West路 boro 64498 9. Jewell W. Pike, 701 Court St., St. Joseph 64504 10. James J. Manring, Box 63, Winston 64689 11. William A. Mudd, 411 E. 4th St., Cameron 64429 12. Ray Carpenter, Rt. 1, Chillicothe 64601 13. Virgil W. Slaughter, Meadville 64659 14. George E. Grubb, Monroe City 63456
2. Launce B. Mustoe, Edina 63537 3. Arthur Cullor, Lucerne 64655 4. Earl E. Ebbe, 915 Washington, Trenton 64683 5. Everett F. Moore, New Hampton 64471 6. Alfred B. Poctor, Grant City 64456 7. Leland Nicholas, Pickering 64476 8. Wade Gately, 409 N. 8th St., Tarkio 64491 9. George L. Shipley, 227 Parkwood, St. Joseph 64504 10. Charles Whitchurch, Winston 64689 II. John D. Stafford, 814 N. Pine St., Cameron 64429 12. Cecil A. Neal, Hamilton 64644 13. Harold Thorne, Purdin 64674 14. Wm. E. McDannold, Hunnewell 63443 15. Howard J. Gardhouse, 220 W. Ross St., Palmyra 63461 16. Robert N. Craft, 515 W. Main St., Bowling Green 63334 17. Sherman Fowler, Rt. 2, Box 58, Van路 dalia 63382
15. Lee B. Turner, Rt. I, Hannibal, 63401 16. Russell J. Rowe, Louisiana 63353 17. Francis A. Ely, Monroe City 63456
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18. Wm. C. Durbin, 206 E. Burkhart, Moberly 65270 19. Earl Washam, Sumner 64681 20. Charles G. Kuhn, Bosworth 64623 21. Herbert Busch, 505 Main St., Parkville 64100 22. James J. Dumit,2821 E. Meyer Blvd., Kansas City 64132 23. George Stewart, 336 S. 13th St., Lexington 64067 24. Walter C. Borchers, Rt. 1, Blackburn 65321 25. L. Oliver Stahl, Syracuse 65354 26. Walter H. Baird, 209 S. Garth, Columbia 65201 27. Boyd Harvey, Steedman 65077 28. Sterling M. Oliver, Montgomery City 63361 29. Fred Dreyzehner, Moscow Mills 63362 30. Lawrence E. Dudeck, 529 Jefferson St., St. Charles 63301 31. Chas. D. Trigg, 214 Binder Dr., Jefferson City 65101 32. Gordian J. Mathias, 120 E. Euclid, Sullivan 63080 33a. Russell E. Eickmeyer, 1325 Warson Rd. N., St. Louis 63132 33b. Harry A. Bagley, 1441 Wells Ave., St. Louis 63119 34. Robert Hughes, Cleveland 64734 35. Junior C. Robbins, Rich Hill 64779 36. John Owen, Warsaw 65355 37. Harvey E. Griffin, Osceola 64776 38. Hoyt Young, Macks Creek 65057 39. Raymond C. Veasman, Box 336, Dixon 65459 40. Arthur Patrick, Rt. 1, Hillsboro 63050 41. Earnest Lee Baumgardner, Box 255, Humansville 65674 42. Lewis M. Rosenbaum, Stockton 64785 43. Clem V. Ewing, 627 S. College, Nevada 64772 44. W. Larrance Roe, 1829 Michigan, Joplin 64803
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18. Edwin B. Hawkins, Higbee 65257 19. Herbert D. DeWeese, Brunswick 65236 20. Charles S. Rutt, 31I W. 10th St., Carrollton 64633 21. O. D. Hatfield, Rt. 21, Kansas City 64156 22a. Henry V. Banta, 5812 Sterling Ave., Raytown 64133 22b. Wm. W. Forrester, 34 E. Lake Tapawingo, Blue Springs 64015 23. Wm. Eldred Loyd, Box 126, Orrick 64077 24. Wilbur Hains, Miami 65344 25. Herbert R. Kuhn, Otterville 65348 26. Raymond E. Lee, 1I05 Jefferson Ave., Columbia 65201 27. J. Roswell Gray, Laddonia 63352 28. Robert W. Jones, Montgomery City 63361 29. Herbert J. Crosby, Winfield 63389 30. Joseph B. Peyton, 1816 Boonslick, St. Charles 63301 31. Kenneth C. Townley, 1319 Jobe St., Jefferson City 65101 32. William S. Juergens, 48 E. Vine St., Sullivan 63080 33a. J. Walter Martin, 3360 Rockingham Dr., Florissant 63031 33b. Charles Goodman, 7028a Tulane Ave., St. Louis 63130 33c. Evert L. Love, 628 Landor Court, Lemay 63125 34. T. B. Prettyman, Harrisonville 64701 35. Ralph O. Fritts, Amsterdam 64723 36. Lloyd C. Kennon, 1523 S. Harrison, Sedalia 65301 37. Philip D. Trainer, 106 E. Tebo, Clinton 64735 38. Jennings E. McKee, Iberia 65045 39. Richard H. Kerr, 911 W. 12th St., Rolla 65401 40. Alfred W. Kuenzle, Box 307, Barnhart 63012 41. Glenn J. Lyon, Fair Play 65649 42. Lacey Stapp, Box 12, Greenfield 65661 43. John R. Walker, Box 307, Nevada 64772 44. Joy L. Ortloff, Rt. 1, Carthage 64836
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45. Etson E. Jackson, 2821 Crestview, Springfield 65804 46. Loren S. Kirkpatrick, Box 287, Mountain Grove 65711 47. Gilbert L. Rader, Eminence 65466 48. Joseph E. Hubbard, 912 St. Genevieve, Farmington 63640 49. Jewell B. Clark, 218 William St., Cape Girardeau 63701 50. Koss W. Blomeyer, Bloomfield 63825 51. Morris E. Notgrass, Hayti 63851 52. James L. Clark, Box 42, Greenville 63944 53. Ben C. Standley, 141 N. 10th St., Thayer 65574 54. Charles J. Schaefer, Billings 65610 55. Burl Rickman, 117 W. College, Aurora 65605 56. James B. Cantrell, Noel 64854 57. Eugene A. Harder, Rt. 1, Box 71, High Ridge 63049 58. Sumpter E. Gunn, 602 E. High St., Eldon 65026 59. Joseph A. Grant, Lee's Summit 64063 60. Earl Pope, Rt. 1, Hornersville 63855
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45. Wm. V. McCollum, 800 W. Pershing, Springfield 65806 46. Ronnie L. House, Box 335, Mansfield 65704 47. LeRoy P. Lewis, Van Buren 63965 48. Leo D. Lindsey, Box 228, Rt. 1, Bonne Terre 63628 49. Howard Cline, 211 W. Parker Ave., Chaffee 63740 50. Clell M. Gilbert, Rt. 2, Sikeston 63801 51. Wm. Carter Bell, 511 Matthews Ave., Sikeston 63801 52. Ralph D. Hall, Doniphan 63935 53. A. E. Blackwood, 711 Park St., Willow Springs 65587 54. Everette L. Gloyd, Branson 65616 55. Clarence F. Ledl, Monett 65708 56. James D. Hurst, 611 Oak Ridge Dr., Neosho 64850 57a. Virgil C. Moore, 222 Roberta Ave., St. Louis 63135 57h. Manley C. Vanzant, 7321 Flora Ave., Maplewood 63143 58. Claude W. Dunnaway, 511 S. Oak St., Versailles 65084 59. Owen S. Taylor, 1119 W. 26th St., Independence 64050 60. Claud T. Foster, Campbell 63933
LIST OF GRAND SECRETARIES AND THEIR ADDRESSES Alabama, Gordon L. Evatt, PO Box 98, Montgomery. Arizona, Gerald I. Craig, P. G. M., 4th Ave. & Monroe, Phoenix 3. Arkansas, L. Leland McDaniel, P. G. M., Little Rock. California, Edward H. Siems, P. G. M., California Masonic Memorial Temple, 1111 California St., San Francisco 8. Colorado, Harry W. Bundy, 1614 Welton St., Denver 2. Connecticut, Earle K. Haling, P. G. M., 201 Ann St., Hartford 3. Delaware, Chester R. Jones, 818 Market St., Wilmington 24. District of Columbia, Raymond N. Babcock, Masonic Temple, Washington 5. Florida, William A. Whitcomb, 512 Masonic Temple, Jacksonville 2. Georgia, Daniel W. Locklin, 811 Mulberry, Macon. Idaho, Herbert H. Eberle, Box 1677, Boise.
Illinois, Paul R. Stephens, P. G. M., Box 110, Rushville. Indiana, Dwight L. Smith, P. G. M., Masonic Temple, Indianapolis. Iowa, Ralph E. Whipple, Box 271, Cedar Rapids. Kansas, Charles S. McGinness, P. G. M., P. O. Box 1217, Topeka. Kentucky, Alpheus E. Orton, P. G. M., Masonic Temple, 1000 S. 4th St., Louisville 3. Louisiana, D. Peter Laguens, Jr., 300 Masonic Temple, New Orleans. Maine, Earl D. Webster, Masonic Temple, Portland. Maryland, Gerald M. Pine, Masonic Temple, Baltimore 1. Massachusetts, Earl W. Taylor, 51 Boylston St., Boston 16. Michigan, Charles T. Sherman, P. G. M., Masonic Temple, Grand Rapids 3. Minnesota, David E. Palmer, Masonic Temple, St. Paul. Mississippi, Cecil A. Thorn, Meridian.
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GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI
Missouri, Elmer W. Wagner, 3681 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis 8. Montana, Byron F. Gaither, Box 896, Helena. Nebraska, Carl R. Greisen, 401 Masonic Temple, Omaha. Nevada, E. C. Peterson, P. G. M., Carson City. New Hampshire, Harold O. Cady, P. G. M., Concord. New Jersey, Harvey C. Whildey, Masonic Temple, Trenton. New Mexico, Chandler C. Thomas, Box 535, Albuquerque. New York, Wendell K. Walker, 7I W. 23d St., New York City. North Carolina, Charles A. Harris, Box 6506, Raleigh. North Dakota, Clifford E. Miller, PO Box 1269, Fargo. Ohio, Andrew J. White, Jr., P. G. M., 634 High St., Worthington. Oklahoma, J. Fred Latham, P. G. M., Masonic Temple, Guthrie. Oregon, Harry D. Proudfoot, P. G. M., Masonic Temple, Portland.
Pennsylvania, Ashby B. Paul, Masonic Temple, Philadelphia. Rhode Island, Arthur R. Cole, 12'7 Dorrance St., Providence 3. South Carolin~, Henry F. Collins, P. G. M., 901 Palmetto State Life Bldg., Columbia. South Dakota, John S. Rowe, Box 468, Sioux Falls. Tennessee, T. E. Doss, P. G. M., Box 216, Nashville. Texas, Harvey C. Byrd, Box 446, Waco. Utah, Clarence M. Groshell, Masonic Temple, Salt Lake City. Vermont, Aaron H. Grout, P. G. M., Burlington. Virginia, Archer B. Gay, Masonic Temple, Richmond. Washington, Daniel T. Simmons, Masonic Temple, Tacoma 3. West Virginia, Julian B. Hollingsworth, Box 2346, Charleston 28. Wisconsin, Paul W. Grossenbach, 1123 N. Astor St., Milwaukee 2. Wyoming, Marcus R. Nichols, Masonic Temple, Casper.
Grand Lodge Alberta Argentina Austria Brazil (Ceara)
Grand Secretary Edward H. Rivers Carlos Wilson Rudolph Rappos Luis N. de Mattos
Brazil (Minas Gerais) Brazil (Para)
Sebastiao Duarte de Almeida Arthur N. Figueriedo
Brazil (Pernambuco)
Demostenes N. V. de Agwar Jacy Garnier de Baccellar Joad Yorge Ribi
Brazil (Rio De Janeiro) Brazil (Rio Grands do SuI) Brazil (Sao Paulo)
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Erwin Seignemartin
British Columbia
J. H. N. Morgan, P. G. M.
Canada
Ewart G. Dixon
Chile China
Oscar Pereira H. Ting Chien
Costa Rica Cuba Denmark
Enrique Chaves B. Jose Alvarez-Rivera Maldonado Alfred N. Nyvang
Ecuador
Dr. Bruno Sadun M.
England
James W. Stubbs
Address Calgary Buenos Aires Vienna P. O. Box 76, Fortaleza, Ceara Caixo Postal 5, Belo Horizonte P. O. Box 333, Belem, Para P. O. Box 1415, Recife, Pernambuco Caixo Postal No. 2215 Caixo Postal 683, Porta Alegra Caixo Postal 8348, Sao Paulo 692 Seymour St., Vancouver P. O. Drawer 217, Hamilton, Onto Casillo 2867, Santiago P. O. Box 758, Taipei, Taiwan, China San Jose, Apartado Y. Apartado 72, Havana Blegdamsvej 23, Copenhagen Apartado Postal 932, Guayaquil Freemasons' Hall London W.C. 2
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
Finland
Martti V. Mustakallio
France
Charles Chevalier
France (Nat'l Grand Lodge) Guatemala
S.
Greece Honduras
N. Econompoulos Ramon H. Rivas
Iceland
Olafer Gislason
India
P. M. Sundaram
Ireland
J. O. Harte
Israel Italy (Grand Orient) Japan
Shlomo Zarankin Umberto Genova Carl T. Nakamura
Manitoba
Thomas O. Jackson
Mexico (Benito Juarez)
Alfredo Ochoa
Mexico (Campeche)
Omar C. Livera G.
Mexico (Cosmos)
Reynolds Lechuga F.
Mexico (EI Potosi)
Jose Mendoza Alfaro
Mexico (Nueva Leon)
Ernesto de Villarreal Cantu Joaquin Yanez Albarron
Mexico
(Occidental)
J.
L. Humbert
Benjamin Godoy
Arnulfo G. Lapeyrette G. G. Linares
Mexico (Tamaulipas) Mexico (Valle de Mexico) Mexico (York)
Cantwell C. Brown
Netherlands
Dr. P.
New Brunswick New South Wales New Zealand Nicaragua
R. D. Magee James S. Miller F. G. Northern, P. G. D. Greg A. Tapia
Norway Nova Scotia
Odd Lie-Davidson Harold F. Sipprell
Panama Peru Philippine Islands
Julio A. Ramos Luis F. Andrade del Valle Estaban Munarriz
Prince Edward Island Puerto Rico Quebec
F. A. Van Inderstine Juan L. Matos Cintron R. W. Louthood
Queensland
V. I. Carter
J.
Van Loa
1963 P. Esplanaodikater 35 E East Helsinki 8 rue Puteau, Paris, 17, France 65 Boulevard Bineau, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris Apartado Postel 312, Guatemala City 19 Acharnon St., Athens Apartado 28, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, C. A. Freemasons' Hall, Borgartun 4, Reykjavik P. O. Box 681, Janpath, New Delhi Freemasons' Hall, Molesworth St., Dublin Tel Aviv, Box 2080 Rome No. 13 Sakae-Cho MinatoKu, Masonic Temple, Tokyo, Japan Masonic Temple, Winnipeg Apartado Postal 87, Torreon, Coahuila Apartado 17, Campeche, Camp. Apartado 171, Chihuahau. Chih. Apartado 104, San Luis Potosi Apartado 309, Monterrey Apartado 9, Guadalajara Apartado 419, Tampico Apartado 10, Mexico City Apartado 1986, Mexico D. F. (I) 22 Fluweelen Burgwal, The Hague Saint John Sydney Box 1193, Wellington Box 102, Managua, D. N. Nicaragua N. Volgate 19, Oslo Freemasons' Hall, Halifax Apartado 84, Panama City Apartado 587, Lima 1440 San Marcelino, Manila Box 112, Charlottetown Santurce, P. R. Masonic Temple, Montreal Box 675, K.G.P.O., Brisbane, Australia
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GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI
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Salvador, El
Carlos A. Castellanos
Saskatchewan Scotland South Australia
Richmond Mayson Alexander F. Buchan, M.B.E., B.S.C., Ph.D. F. J. EJ1en, P.G.W.
Sweden
Dr. G. E. A. Bottiger
Swiss Alpina Tasmania United Grand Lodge of Germany Venezuela Victoria Western Australia
Humbert Vettovaglia H. A. Wilkinson, P.G.W. Richard Mueller-Boerner
2a Calle Oriente, No. 431, San Salvador P. O. Box 246, Regina 96 George St., Edinburgh Freemasons' Hall, Adelaide Frimurareorden, B1asieholms~atan 6, Stockholm Lausanne-H8 Berne Hobart Frankfurt-on-Main
Miguel A. Tejeda R. C. W. Davis, P.S.G.W. N. J. Munro, P.S.G.W.
Apartado 927, Caracas 25 Collins St., Melbourne Freemasons' Hall, Perth
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NUMERICAL LIST OF LODGES WITH DISTRICT NUMBERS AND CHARTER DATES
1.
Missouri
2. Meridian 3. Beacon 4. 5. 6.
. ,. . . .
,
Howard United
7. O'Sullivan 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31.
Geo. Washington Agency Pau1dingville Tyro Rising Sun Eolia Western Star Memphis Clarksville Palmyra Paris Union St. Louis Havana Wellington Florida Wyaconda Naphtali Ava Evergreen
. . .
45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
~'iJ3s~~'s . : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
Huntsville Liberty Humphreys Ralls Troy Mercer Cooper Hemple Callao De Witt Mt. Moriah Bismarck
33-A 33-A 33-A. 25 45
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32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. Jefferson 44. Fair Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 45. Bonhomme 46. Wentzville 47. Fayette 48. Fulton 49. Holt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50. Xenia........................... 51. Livingston 52. Wakanda 53. Weston 54. Index 55. Arrow Rock 56. 57. 58. Monticello
Oct. 18, 1842 May 6,1852 May 10, 1849 May 6,1852 May 30, 1857 Oct. 19, 1867
33-B. . . . . . . . . . 9 .......... 30 40 21 16 . . . . . . . .. 10
May 10, 1849 June I, 1866 May 8,1852 Apr. 7, 1825 May 6, 1852 Oct. 16, 1884 June I, 1866 I . . . . . . . . .. May 6,1852 16 . . .. Oct. 8,1830 15 Apr. 25, 1831 17 ......... Mar. 1,1835 33-A. . . . . Oct. 24, 1836 6 Oct. 16, 1879 9 May 6. 1852 17 May 6,1852 15 Oct. II, 1877 33-A. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Oct. 14, 1839 Oct. 13, 1887 46 32 May 26, 1864 15 " Oct. 14,1839 37 June 2, 1866 18 . . . . . . . . . . . .. Oct. 8, 1840 II Oct. 9, 1840 3 Oct. 13, 1887 17 June 9,1853 29 Oct. 7, 1841 4 June 9,1853 25 Oct. 9,1841 II . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Oct. 18, 1900 14 June 2,1866 Oct.17,1878 20 33-A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Oct. 14, 1841 48 Oct. 15, 1891 31 41 57 30 25 27 II 7 25 20 21 34 24
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15
Nov. 15,1841 Oct. 18,1900 Oct. 9,1841 June 2, 1866 Oct. 17, 1842 Oct. 17, 1842 May 25,1854 June 2,1866 Oct. 12,1876 Oct. 17, 1842 Oct. II, 1842 Oct. 16, 1884 Oct. 17, 1842 June 2. 1866 Oct. 13, 1842 Oct. 12, 1842
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59. Centralia 60. New Bloomfield 61. Waverly 62. Vincil 63. Cambridge 64. Monroe......................... 65. Pattonsburg
66. Grant City 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72.
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GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI 26 27 23 11 24
Oct. 19. 1867 June 25. 1854 May 2. 1866 Oct. 19, 1867 June 2. 1866 June 2. 1866 May 29.1854 Oct. 10, 1894
17 10
6
Kennett . Sullivan . Armstrong . Savannah . Gorin . Eureka . Warren ......................•.. Silex . Independence . Lebanon . . St. Joseph Polar Star . Bridgeton .
33·B 57
Oct. 16. 1889 June 2, 1866 May 25,1854 Oct. 28. 1844 Oct. 13. 1892 Oct. 16, 1845 . Oct. 20. 1845 . Oct. 21, 1897 . Oct. 14, 1846 . Oct. 14. 1847 . Oct. 14.1846 . Oct. 14. 1846 . Oct. 14, 1846
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13 38 57 24 13 42
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Marcus Trenton Maitland......................... Plattsburg Twilight 115. Laddonia 116. Barnes.......................... 117. Helena ll8. 119. De·Soto 120. Compass
48 4
73. 74. 75. 76.
77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89.
90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98.
99.
Jackson Laclede Webster Groves Miami Brookfield Washington Defiance Friendship Russellville Madison Perseverance St. Mark's Vienna Pomegranate St. Andrews Bethany Webster Mt. Vernon Ash Grove Bogard Bloomington West View Heroine Kirksville Gallatin Greenville
100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. Stanberry
1l0. llI. ll2. ll3. ll4.
60 32 25
9 I 19
19 29 59 39
9
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6
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12 31
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17
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16 49 39
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33·A
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14
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5
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45 55 45 20 14 49 22
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2
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10 52
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6 8 II 26 27 46
9 40
21
Oct. 15. 1846 May 25.1854 Oct. 21.1897 June 2.1866 June 2, 1866 Oct. 12, 1847 Oct. 17, 1878 Oct. 12, 1847 Oct. II. 1888 Oct. 12. 1847 Oct. 12, 1847 Oct. 14,1847 Oct. 17, 18'78 Sept. 21.1916 May 10.1848 May 25.1854 May 28.1858 Oct. 19, 1867 Oct. 17. 1899 Oct. 14. 1886 May 10.1849 June 2.1866 May 10.1849 May 26. 1864 Oct. 16. 1879 Oct. 14. 1886 Oct. 17. 1878 May 10.1849 May 9. 1850 Oct. 19, 1867 May 9. 1850 Oct. 19. 1867 Oct. 28. 1882 Oct. 17, 1879 Nov. 8. 1924 Oct. 19. 1867 May 10, 1850
146 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140. 141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150. 151. 152. 153. 154. 155. 156. 157. 158. 159. 160. 161. 162. 163. 164. 165. 166. 167. 168. 169. 170. 171. 172. 173. 174. 175. 176. 177.
1'78. 179. 180. 181. 182.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE Erwin Triplett Hermann Union Star Gen tryville Seaman Athens Lorraine Monett Hume Potosi Farmington Star of the West Olean Braymer Phoenix Delphian Lincoln Oregon
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33-B 19 32 10
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6 3 6
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5 55 35 40 48 48 58 12 16 47 9
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8
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May 9,1851 Oct. 12, 1893 May 10, 1850 Oct. 15, 1885 May 10, 1850 May 28,1858 May 8,1851 Oct. 17, 1878 Oct. 16, 1890 Oct. 14, 1886 May 8,1851 May 10, 1851 May 5,1851 May 30,1860 Oct. 17, 1889 May 9,1851 Oct. 17, 1895 June 2,1866 May 31,1855
Amsterdam Pleasant Grove Irondale Modern......................... Latimer. . .
35 25 40 41 39
Sept. 27,1906 May 31,1855 May 26,1864 Oct. 19, 1867 Oct. 19, 1899
Cass
34
Oct. 17, 1867
Lexington Birming Milton Linn Creek Bloomfield Ionic
23
June 4,1855 May 28,1858 June 11, 1855 Oct. 12, 1869 May 28,1859 Oct. 17, 1901
Ashland North Star Mountain Grove Green City Pleasant Clifton Hill Whitesville Occidental Joachim
9
18 38 50 48 . . . . . . . . .
26
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8
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46 3 41 18 9 33-A 40
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May 28,1859 May 29,1856 Oct. 15, 1885 Oct. 16, 1884 Oct. 27, 1867 Oct. 15, 1858 May 28,1856 May 29,1856 May 31,1856
Portageville
51
Oct. 16, 1890
Colony. . Camden Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Benevolence Hartford.. Censer Gray Summit Sturgeon
2 21 12 3 14 32 26
May 26, 1864 Oct. 19, 186'7 May 30,1857 May 30,1857 Oct. 14. 1875 Oct. 23, 1903 May 30,1857
Point Pleasant Texas Griswold Pride of the West Pyramid
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51 46 28 33-B 33-B
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May 30,1857 Oct. 19, 1867 May 28,1858 May 28,1858 Sept. 21, 1916
Pilot Knob
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46
.
Oct. 17, 1895
1963 183. 184. 185. 186. 187. 188. 189. 190. 191. 192. 193. 194. 195. 196. 197. 198. 199. 200. 201. 202. 203. 204. 205. 206. 207. 208. 209.
210.
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GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI California I . Morley Chamois
31 50 31
Oct. 19, 1898 Oct. 19, 1899 May 28,1859
Hermon Hannibal Zeredatha Putnam.........................
43 15 9 3
Oct. 17,1889 May 30, 1859 May 28,1859 May 28,1859
Frankford Angerona Wellsville Bolivar Quitman Carthage Allensville New Hope Sonora Ravenwood Westville Brumley Rowley Trilumina Somerset Clay Salisbury Poplar Bluff Unionville Hickory Hill Four Mile Rolla Forest City Hornersville Hale City Barbee Good Hope Albert Pike Kansas City Mystic Tie La Belle Ray Hamilton Salem Saline Cypress Shelbina
16 11 28 41
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
211. 212. 213. 214. 215. 216. 217. 218. 219. 220. 221. 222. 223. 224. 225. 226. 227. 228. 229. 230. St. James. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. 231. Cardwell 232. Polo 233. Bucklin 234. St. Francois 235. 236. Sedalia 237. La Plata........................ 238. Rushville 239. Hopewell 240. 241. Palestine 242. 243. Keystone 244. Middle Fabius
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7 44 6
29 8
7 19 38 21 24 3 11 19 52 3 31 60 39 8
60 20 24 33-B 22 22 49 15 23 12 39 48 13 14
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May 26, 1859 May 28,1859 May 30,1860 Oct. 19, 1867 .. May 30,1860 .. Oct. 19, 1867 . May 30,1860 . May 31,1860 . Oct. 19, 1867 .. Oct. 13, 1892 . June 2,1866 . Oct. 1'7, 1878 . Oct. 19, 1867 . Dec. 9, 1867 . May 29,1861 . May 30,1861 . Oct. 19, 1867 . May 30, 1861 .. May 30,1861 . Oct. 19, 1867 . Oct. 19, 1867 . May 30, 1861 . May 30,1861 .. May 30, 1861 . Oct. 12, 1893 . Oct. 19, 1867 . May 30,1861 . Oct. 17, 1895 . May 30,1861 . May 30,1861 . Oct. 11, 1888 . Sept. 21, 1921 . Oct. 19, 1867 . May 29,1862 . May 29,1862 . May 29,1862 . May 29,1862
39 60 12 13 48
May 28,1863 Oct. 19, 1899 Oct. 17, 1878 May 26,1864 May 26,1864
36 14 9 47
May 26,1864 June 22,1866 May 26,1865 Oct. 13, 1881
30
May 26,1865
33-B................... 1
May 26,1865 May 26,1865
148 245. 246. 247. 248. 249. 250. 251. 252. 253. 254. 255. 256. 257. 258. 259. 260. 261. 262. 263. 264. 265. 266. 267. 268. 269. 270. 271. 272. 273. 274. 275. 276. 277. 278. 279. 280. 281. 282. 283. 284. 285. 286. 287. 288. 289. 290. 291. 292. 293. 294. 295. 296. 297. 298. 299. 300. 301. 302. 303. 304. 305. 306.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE Knob Noster Montgomery Neosho
36 28 56
May 26, 1865 Jan. 12, 1920 May 28,1846
Carroll
20
Oct. 19, 1867
Hope...........................
32
Oct. 16, 1868
Laredo Butler Alton Shekinah Lodge of Light
4 35 53 40 5
Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 15, 1868
Lodge of Love Mechanicsville
1 30
Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 30, 1868
Holden Summit.........................
36 59
Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 15, 1868
Corinthian
36
Oct. 15, 1868
Aurora Lodge of Truth Brotherhood New Salem Solomon Granite St. Clair Cold Spring
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33-A 14 9 29 45 36 37 36
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Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 19, 1922 Oct. 18, 1868 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 16, 1879
Grand River Wm. D. Muir Essex Hogles Creek. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
34 25 50 41
Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 11, 18'78 Sept.29,1904 Oct. 15,1868
Fenton Cosmos Stockton
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57 33-B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 42 55 10
Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 15. 1868 Oct. 17, 1889 Oct. 15, 1868
Craft Hermitage Graham Fairmont Edina Lamar Sarcoxie Mound City Moniteau Sparta
. . . . . . . . . .
15 41 7 1 2 43 44 8 31 54
Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 18, 1900 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 11, 1888
Sampson Temple Doric
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53 22 45
Lick Creek Osage
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17 43
Cecile Daylight Ashlar
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22 49
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Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 15,1868 Oct. 17,1923 Oct. 12, 1869
1963 307. 308. 309. 310. 311. 312. 313. 314. 315. 316. 317. 318. 319. 320. 321. 322. 323. 324. 325. 326. 327. 328. 329. 330. 331. 332. 333. 334. 335. 336. 337. 338. 339. 340. 341. 342. 343. 344. 345. 346. 347. 348. 349. 350. 351. 352. 353. 354. 355. 356. 357. 358. 359. 360. 361. 362. 363. 364. 365. 366. 367. 368.
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GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI New London.................... Parrott , . . . . . . . . . .. . .
17 10
Oct. 12. 1869 Oct. 12. 1869
Sikeston Kearney......................... Cuba Meramec
50 11 39 57
Oct. 12. 1869 Oct. 12. 1869 Oct. 13. 1887 Oct. 19.1923
Jerusalem Rural Osborn Eldorado Paulville Versailles Jonathan Hardin Cornerstone McDonald
42 22 10 1
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5
Oct. 22,1896 Oct. 12, 1869 Oct. 12, 1869 Oct. 12, 1869 . Oct. 12, 1869 . Sept. 19,1917 .. Oct. 12, 1869 . Oct. 12, 1869 . Oct. 12, 1869 . Oct. 12, 1869 . Oct. 12, 1869 . Oct. 19, 1898 . Oct. 13, 1870 . Oct. 13, 1870
Paul Revere Charity Excello
33-A 9 14
. Oct. 26, 1923 . Oct. 13, 1870 . Sept. 29, 1904
Breckenridge Joplin Hallsville Blue Springs Herculaneum Fidelity Westport Rockville Circle. .. .
12 44 26 59 40 21 22 35 37
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Moberly Fellowship
2
58 6 20 33-B 59 13 31 53
AmerIca
18 44 39 33-B
Pollock
3
Arlin~ton
Mosaic Friend Barnesville Hebron Adelphi.... Ancient Landmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
48 54 47 27 21 26
Northwest . Garrett . Tuscan ........................• Riddick . Hiram . Fraternal . Higginsville . Bayou . Adair . Barry . . . Crescent Hill
8 42 33·A 41 1
32 23 53
2 55 35
Oct. 13, 1870 Oct. 13, 1871 Oct. 17, 1878 Oct. 13, 1887 Oct. 19, 1922 Oct. 13, 1870 Oct. 11, 1894 May 10,1900 Oct. 13, 1870 . Oct. 31, 1870 . Oct. 13, 1870 . Oct. 13, 1870 . Sept. 17, 1919 .
Oct. 16, 1884 Oct. 13, 1870 Oct. 15, 1871 Sept. 27,1906 Oct. 13, 1870 Oct. 13,1870 Oct. 17, 1873
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Oct. 16, 1884 Oct. 13, 1871 . Oct. 15, 1870 . Oct. 13, 1871 . Oct. 13, 1870 . Oct. 15, 1870 . Oct. 14, 1880 . Oct. 11, 1888 .. Oct. 13, 1881 .. Oct. 13, 1870 .. Oct. 13, 1871
150 Composite Williamstown Sheldon Non PareH Belle
. . . . .
52 15 43 34 39
Waynesville Kin~ Hill 377. AnCIent Craft 378. Berlin 379. Billings 380. Queen City , 381. Ionia 382. 383. Py thagoras 384. East Prairie 385. Richland 386. 387. Woodside 388. 389. Arcana 390. 391. Raytolvn 392. Christian 393. Bee Hive 394. 395. 396. Western Light 397. GOlver 398. Jasper 399. Pike 400. Decatur 401. Carterville 402. Malta 403. Lowry City 404. Rosendale 405. Everton 406. Malden 407. Charleston 408. Montrose' 409. Louisville 410. Iberia 411. Joppa 412. Appleton City 413. Valley 414. Greensburg 415. Hunnewell 416. Cache 417. Whitewater 418. 419. Star 420. Itaska 421. Urbana 422. Gate of the Temple 423. Galt 424. Samaritan 425. Green Ridge 426. Rothville 427. Glenwood 428. 429. New Madrid 430. Winona.......
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38 9 6 10
54 1 58
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55 50 38
369. 370. 371. 372. 373. 374. 375. 376.
1963
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
· . Oct. 13, 1871
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Oct. 15, 1870 Oct. 11,1883 Oct. 17, 1873 Sept. 27, 1906
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41 11 44 16 55 44 24 37 9 42 60 50 37 29 38 46 37
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37 33-B 41 45
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Oct. 13, 1871 Oct. 13, 1871 Oct. 13, 1871 Oct. 13, 1871
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51 47
Oct. 16, 1872 Sept. 29,1904 Oct. 18, 1901 Oct. 13, 1871
53 .
Oct. 13, 1871 Mar. 19, 1906 Oct. 13, 1881 Oct. 13,1871 Oct. 13, 18'71
Oct. 13, 1871 Oct. 16, 1872 Oct. 17, 1873 Oct. 13, 1871 Oct. 13, 1871 Oct. 12, 1893 Oct. 17, 1901 Oct. 17, 1873 Oct. 26, 1896 Oct. 15, 1885 Oct. 13, 1881 Oct. 12, 1893 Oct. 13, 1871 Oct. 17, 1902 Oct. 13,1871 Oct. 16, 1872 Oct. 13, 1872 Oct. 17, 1873 Oct. 13, 1871 Oct. 13, 1871 Oct. 14, 1871 Oct. 13, 1881 Oct. 16,1872 Oct. 16, 1872 Oct. 15, 1886 Oct. 16, 1872 Oct. 15, 1890 Oct. 16,1872 Sept. 29,1904 Oct. 21,1897 Oct. 17, 1873 Oct. 17, 1873 Oct. 10. 1894
1963 431. 432. 433. 434. 435. 436. 437. 438. 439. 440. 441. 442. 443. 444. 445. 446. 447. 448. 449. 450. 451. 452. 453. 454. 455. 456. 457. 458. 459. 460. 461. 462. 463. 464. 465. 466. 467. 468. 469. 470. 4'71. 472. 473. 474. 475. 476.
151
GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Competition. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. Macks Creek Wheeling Rockbridge Temperance Mt. Olive Trowel Excelsior Burlington Anchor Ada West Gate Ivanhoe Jacoby Schell City
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Oct. 15, 1891 Nov. 1,1878 Oct. 17, 1873 Oct. 21,189'7
38 38 12 53 . . . . . . . . . . .
11 45 49 49
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7
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33-B 23 57 22 6
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43
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Oct. 16, 1872 Oct. 16, 1872 Oct. 16, 1872 Oct. 16, 1872 Oct. 13, 1881 Oct. 16, 1872 Oct. 16, 1872 Oct. 11, 1888 Oct. 17, 1901 Oct. 17, 1901 Oct. 17, 18'73
Belton
34
Oct. 16, 1872
Forsyth Continental
54 10
Oct. 16, 1872 Oct. 21,1903
Wallace Jonesburg Melville Hazelwood Lambskin Caruthersville Santa Fe CHEton Concordia
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25 28 42 45 33-A 51 17 53 23
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Oct. 16, 1872 Oct. 12, 1893 Oct. 17, 1873 Oct. 16, 1872 Oct. 16, 1872 Oct. 16, 1872 Oct. 17, 1873 Oct. 13,1881 Oct. 17,18'73
Southwest Pleasant Hope
56 41
Oct. 15, 1890 Oct. 17,1873
Plato Nodaway Mineral. .. Pickering Nineveh
46
29
Oct. 15, 1874 Oct. 16, 1872 Oct. 17, 1873 Oct. 17, 1873 Oct. 15, 1874
42 23 45
Oct. 15, 1874 Oct. 15, 1874 Oct. 15, 1874
35 34 13 43
Oct. 29, 1881 Oct. 17, 1878 Oct. 17, 1889 Oct. 15, 1874 Oct. 15, 1874 Oct. 15, 1874 Oct. 13, 1881 Oct. 20, 1875 Sept. 27, 1906 Oct. 15, 18'74 Oct. 15, 1874 Oct. 15, 1874 Oct. 25,1876 Oct. 12, 1876
Golden Mount Hope 477. Henderson 478. 479. Rich Hill 480. Jewel 481. Marceline 482. Clintonville 483. Fairfax 484. Kirkwood 485. Coldwater 486. Cairo 487. Chilhowee 488. Lock Springs 489. Lakeville 490. Montevallo 491. Vandalia 492. Daggett
7 44
7
8
57 34 18 36 10 50 43 27 28
152 493. 494. 495. 496. 497. 498. 499. 500. 501. 502. 503. 504. 505. 506. 507. 508. 509. 510. 511. 512. 513. 514. 515. 516. 517. . 518. 519. 520. 521. 522. 523. 524. 525. 526. 527. 528. 529. 530. 531. 532. 533. 534. 535. 536. 537. 538. 539. 540. 541. 542. 543. 544. 545. 546. 547. 548. 549. 550. 551. 552. 553. 554.
1963
PROCEEDINGS OF THE Lewistown Unity. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . .. . Robert Burns Equality
15 43 53 39
33-A 10 59 15 25 21 57 11
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7
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9
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47
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Sept. 19, 1917 Oct. 11, 1877 Oct. 11,187'7 Oct. 11, 1878 Oct. 13, 1881 Oct. 13, 1881 Sept. 21,1917 Oct. 12, 1882 Oct. 12, 1882 Oct. 12, 1882 Sept. 12, 1882 Oct. 28, 1925 Oct. 12, 1882 Oct. 12, 1882 Oct. 22,1902 Oct. 22, 1902 Oct. 12, 1882 Oct. 12, 1883
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Oct. 11, 1883 Oct. 22, 1896 Oct. 10, 1894 Oct. 11, 1883 Oct. 11, 1883
Harmony Jameson Buckner Philadelphia Prairie Home Platte City Euclid Lathrop Clearmont Saxton Van Buren New Hampton Skidmore Webb City Senath Granby Galena Milford
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5 7 44 60 56 54 43
Oriental Crane Clifton Heights Lockwood Gate City
. . . . .
24 54 33-A 42 22
Spickardsville . Cunningham . Wayne . Higbee t ••••.•••••••••••••••• Conway . Apollo .
19 52 18 38 33-A
Lanes Prairie Dexter Comfort Columbia Blackwell Ingomar Bethel Stella Dawn Winigan Jacksonville Ferguson Mansfield Algabil Zalma Orient .. South Gate Clinton Carl Junction Rose Hill Pendleton Calhoun Clarksburg Foster
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Oct. 12, 1876 Feb. 2, 1895 Oct. 11, 1877 Sept. 27, 1906
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4
39 50
55 32 40 53 14 56 12 3 18 57 46 33-B 49 22 22 37 44
57 48 37 31 35
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Oct. 16, 1884 . Oct. 16, 1884 . Oct. 15, 1885 . Oct. 15, 1885 .. Oct. 15,1885 . Sept. 18, 1918 Oct. 15, 1885 Oct. 13, 1887 . Oct. 19, 1898 Oct. 13, 1887 Oct. 13,1887 Oct. 13, 1887 Feb. 22, 1888 Oct. 17, 1889 . Oct. 17, 1889 .. Oct. 17,1889 . Sept. 29, 1904 Oct. 16, 1889 Oct. 15, 1891 . Sept. 19, 1917 Oct. 15, 1890 Sept. 22, 1920 Oct. 15, 1890 . Oct. 15, 1890 .. Oct. 15, 1891 Oct. 15, 1891 Oct. 29, 1891 . Oct. 15, 1891 Oct. 15, 1891 . Oct. 15, 1891 . .
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1963 555. 556. 557. 558. 559. 560. 561. 562. 563. 564. 565. 566. 567. 568. 569. 570. 571. 572. 573. 574. 575. 576. 577. 578. 579. 580. 581. 582. 583. 584. 585. 586. 587. 588. 589. 590. 591. 592. 593. 594. 595. 596. 597. 598. 599. 600. 601. 602. 603. 604. 605. 606. 607. 608. 609. 610. 611. 612. 613. 614. 615. 616.
153
GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Summersville Prairie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
46
5
Oct. 17, 1891 Oct. 13, 1892
Moscow......................... Clarksdale Nelson.......................... Cowgill
29 10 24 12
Oct. 30. 1892 Oct. 12, 1893 Oct. 12, 1893 Oct. 12, 1893
york Jamesport Tebbetts Maplewood Miller Naylor Marlborough Republic Hayti Rutledge Bernie La Monte Easter Olive Branch Ewing Forest Park Grandin
22 10 27 57
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55 52 22 45 51
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I 60 36 32 33-B 15 33-A 47
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Oct. 17, 1895 Oct. 19, 1898 Oct. 21,1902 Sept. 29. 1904 Sept. 29, 1904 Sept. 29, 1904 Oct. 26.1927 Sept. 28. 1905 Sept. 28, 1905 Sept. 28, 1905 Sept. 28. 1905 Sept. 28, 1905 Sept. 28. 1905 Sept. 27. 1906 Sept. 27.1906 Sept. 27.1906 Oct. 1, 1906
Illmo Koshkonong
49 53
Sept. 27. 1906 Sept. 27, 1906
Shamrock Criterion Branson St. Francisville
27 44 54 1
Sept. 27.1906 Sept. 26. 1907 Sept. 26,1907 Sept. 26, 1907
Advance........................ Barnett La Russell Union
50 58 44 32
Sept. 26. 1907 Sept. 26. 1907 Sept. 21.1921 Sept. 26,1907
Cole Camp...................... Puxico. . .. .. Bosworth .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Leadwood... . Elvins Cosby...........................
36 50 20 48 48
Oct. 28.1926 Sept. 30. 1908 Sept. 30. 1908 Sept. 30. 1908 Sept. 30. 1908 Sept. 30.1908 Sept. 30. 1908 Sept. 29, 1909 Sept. 29, 1909
9
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50
Walker Craig Eminence Strafford Warrenton Clark Centertown Mokane......................... Wellston Mt. Washington Chaffee Brentwood
43
8 47 45 30 18 31 27 57 59 49 57
Sept. 29. 1909 Sept. 29,1909 Sept. 29. 1909 Sept. 28, 1910 Sept. 19, 1917 Sept. 28, 1910 Sept. 28.1910 Sept. 28.1911 Sept. 28.1911 Oct. 17. 1911 Sept. 28, 1911 Sept. 28,1949
154 617. 618. 619. 620. 621. 622. 623. 624. 625. 626. 627. 628. 629. 630. 631. 632. 633. 634. 635. 636. 637. 638. 639. 640. 641. 642. 643. 644. 645. 646. 647. 648. 649. 650. 651. 652. 653. 654. 655. 656. 657. 658. 659. 660. 661. 662. 663. 664. 665. 666. 667. 668. 669. 670.
1963
PROCEEDINGS OF THE Swope Park Grandview
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22 59
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Sept. 28,1911 Sept. 28,1911
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Willard Anderson Norwood Overland Owensville Sheffield Magnolia
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45 56 46 57 32 22 33-B....
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Sept. 25,1912 Sept. 25,1912 Sept. 25,1912 Sept. 28, 1949 Sept. 25,1912 Sept. 25,1912 Oct. 2,1913
Mendon Valley Park East Gate Tower Grove Belgrade Archie Steele Greentop Freedom Mountain View Triangle Mizpah
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19 57 .. 22 33-B. 40 34 51 .. .. . .. .. .. I 57 53 33-B .. 57 .. 57 .. 33-B. 33-A. 22 59 60 . . . . . . . . . . .. 33-B. .......... 56 . . . . . . . . . . . .. 14 . . . . . . . . . . .. 57 51 34 33-A. 36 33-A. . . . . . . . . . . 57 . .... 22 33-B. . . . . . . . . .. 33-A. 22 . . . . . . .. 17 33-A. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 14 22
Oct. 28, 1925 Oct. 2,1913 Oct. 2,1913 Oct. 2, 1914 Oct. 13, 1914 Oct. 1, 1914 Oct. 1, 1914 Oct. 22, 1924 Sept. 25, 1946 Sept.29,1915 Sept. 29,1915 Sept. 29, 1915 Sept. 21, 1916 Sept. 21, 1916 Sept.21,1916 Sept. 21,1916 Sept. 21,1916 Dec. 15, 1948 Sept. 22, 1920 Sept. 22, 1920 Sept. 22, 1920 Sept. 22, 1920 Sept.22,1920 Sept. 22, 1920 Sept. 21,1921 Sept. 21,1921 Sept. 21,1921 Sept.21,1921 Sept. 21, 1921 Sept. 21,1921 Sept. 21,1921 Sept. 21,1921 Oct. 17, 1923 Oct. 17,1923 Oct. 22, 1924 Oct. 28, 1925
51 51 57 57 57 49
Sept. 27,1951 Sept. 30,1952 Sept. 29,1953 Sept. 30, 1959 Sept. 27, 1961 Sept. 26, 1962
J;~~~~;S .:::::::::::::::::::::::: Benj. Franklin Northeast Grain Valley Clarkton Shaveh Noel Elmer University Parma Cleveland Pilgrim Shawnee Commonwealth Gardenville Country Club Progress Purity Alpha Holliday Theo. Roosevelt Clarence Rockhill
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wardell Lilbourn Berkeley Florissant Crestwood .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Perryville .... . . . . . . ..
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ALPHABETICAL LIST OF LODGES-LOCATIONS-DISTRICTS A
No. Name 602 Acacia 444 Ada
Location Col umbia Orrick
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District 26 23
1963
GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI
366 355 590 10 219 544 '198 659 255 347 141 443 377 356 621 193 529 412 389 633 346 70 55 100 156 306 127 267 26
Adair Adelphi Advance Agency Albert Pike Algabil Allensville Alpha Alton America Amsterdam Anchor Ancient Craft Ancient Landmark Anderson Angerona Apollo Appleton City Arcana Archie Arlington Armstrong Arrow Rock Ash Grove Ashland Ashlar Athens Aurora Ava
Kirksville Adair Edgerton Platte Advance Stoddard Agency Buchanan Kansas City Jackson St. Louis, . . . . . . . . . . .. . , Allendale Worth N. Kansas Ci ty Clay Alton Oregon St. Louis ' ,." Amsterdam Bates St. Louis. . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. , , King City Gentry Harrisburg Boone Anderson, , McDonald Missouri City Clay St. Louis Appleton City St. Clair Harris, Sullivan Archie Cass Dixon Pulaski Armstrong, , Howard Arrow Rock Saline Ash Grove Greene Ashland, , . . . . . . . . . . . Boone Commerce, Scott Albany, Gentry St. Louis. . . . . . . . . . . .. . Ava Douglas
217 591
Barbee Barnett. Barnes Barnesville Barry Bayou Beacon Bee Hive Belgrade Belle Belton Benevolence Benjamin Franklin Berkeley Berlin Bernie Bethany Bethel. Billings Birming Bismarck Blackwell Bloomfield BI oomin~ton Blue Sprmgs Bogard Bolivar Bonhomme Bosworth Branson
Sweet Springs Saline Barnett Morgan ,Cabool. Texas Ellington Reynolds Washburn , Barry Bakersfield Ozark St. Louis. . . . . . . . . . . .. . Lawson Ray Belgrade Washington Belle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maries Belton ' Cass ,Utica Livingston St. Louis Berkeley St. Louis Fairport De Kalb Bernie Stoddard Bethany Harrison Bethel. Shelby Billings Christian Faucett, Buchanan Bismarck ,St. Francois Blackwell, St. Francois Bloomfield Stoddard Bevier Macon Blue Springs Jackson Bogard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carroll Bolivar Polk Ballwin, St. Louis Bosworth Carroll Branson. . . . . . . . . . . . . Taney ,
155 2 21 50 9 22 33-B 6 22 53 33-B 35 33-B 6 26 56 11 33-A 87 3
84 39 25 24 .45 26 .49 6 ", 33-A .46
B
116
353 367 365 3 393 632 373 450 170 642 667 378 573 97 537 379 150 41 535 153, 102 337 101 195 45 597 587
24 58 .46 .47 55 53 " 33-A ll
.40 39 34 12 33-A ,57 10 60 5 14 54 9 .48 .40 50 14 59 20 .41 57 20 54
156
1963
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
135 334 616 80 86 269 203 233 501 442 254
Braymer Breckenridge Brentwood Bridgeton Brookfield Brotherhood Brumley Bucklin Buckner Burlington Butler
Braymer .. . . Caldwell Breckenridge Caldwell . Brentwood St. Louis St. John's Station St. Louis .. Brookfield Lmn St. Joseph. . . . .. Buchanan Brumley . .. Miller Bucklin. Linn Buckner .. Jackson Burlington Jct.. . . Nodaway Butler . Bates
416 328 486 552 183 38 63 169 284 231 549 249 401 197 461 147 305 172 611 59 615 185 331 407 487 392 342 66:2 610 553 559 17 645 207 601 507 651 463 520 161 548 482 274 485 595 168 534 533 654
Cache S1. Louis Cainsville Cainsville . Harrison Cairo Cairo. . . . . . . Raudolph Calhoun Calhoun. . Henry California California Moniteau Callao Callao Macon Cambridge Slater. . . . Saline Camden Point. Camden Point. . . . Platte Canopy Aurora Lawrence Cardwell. . Cardwell Dunklin Carl Junction. . Carl Junction Jasper Carroll Norborne Carroll Carterville.... . Carterville . Jasper Carthage Carthage Jasper Caru thersville Caruthersville . Pemiscot Cass Harrisonville. Cass Cecile Daylight Kansas City. Jackson Censer Macon Macon Centertown Centertown Cole Centralia Centralia. . . .. Boone Chaffee Chaffee. . . . . .. Scott Chamois Chamois Osage Charity St. Joseph . Buchanan Charleston Charleston . Mississippi Chilhowee Chilhowee Johnson Christian. . Oak Grove Jackson Circle Roscoe. . . St. Clair Clarence Clarence . Shelby Clark. . Clark .Randolph Clarksburg Clarksburg . Moniteau Clarksdale Clarksdale De Kalb Clarksville Clarksville. . . . . Pike Clarkton Clarkton Dunklin Clay Excelsior Springs .. Clay Clayton C l a y t o n . . S t . Louis Clearmont Clearmont ~odaway Cleveland Cleveland . Cass Clifton Thayer .. Oregon Clifton Heights St. Louis Clifton Hill .. Clifton Hill. Randolph CI inton . . .Clinton Henry Clintonville El Dorado Springs Cedar Cold Spring Leeton Johnson Coldwater Drexel . Cass Cole Camp Cole Camp. . .Benton Colony Knox City Knox Columbia Pacific Franklin Comfort. . Wheaton Barry Commonwealth. . St. Louis. . . . . . . . . . . .. .
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12 12 57 57 13 9 38 13 59 7 35
C 33 .\ . . . . . . . . . .. . 5 18 37 31 14 24 21 55 60 44 20 44 44 51 34 22 14 31 26 .49 31 9 50 36 59 37 14 18 31 10 16 60 11 57 7 34 53 33-A 18 37 .43 36 34 36 2 32 55 33-A
1963 120 432 369 464 454 528 36 265 323 600 282 656 561 287 606 519 368 586 312 525 227
157
GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Compass Competition Composite Concordia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Continental. Conway Cooper Connthian Cornerstone
Parkville Competition Doniphan Concordia, Stewartsville Conway Boonville, Warrensburg St. LOllis,
Platte ' Laclede Ripley , Lafayette , , .. De Kalb , ,Laclede , Cooper Johnson " ", .. ",
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21 38 52 23 10 38 25 36 33-B
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Kansas City, Cowgill Canton Craig, . . . . . .. . Crane, Adrian
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Sumner Laclede
Chariton Linn
19 13
Jackson Caldwell Lewis Holt ,Stone Bates
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B
22 12 15 8 54 35
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D
492 539 400 88 137 119 39 532 325 300
Daggett. Dawn Decatur Defiance Delphian, De Soto De Witt Dexter Dockery Doric.. ..,
McKittrick, Montgomery Dawn ,Livingston Pierce City , Lawrence Sheridan, , Worth Birch Tree, Shannon ,De Soto ,Jefferson De Witt. Carroll Dexter. . . . . . . . . . . . .. Stoddard Meadville... . Linn Elkland " Webster .. ,
28 12 55 6 47 40 20 50, 13 .45
E 285 Earl. .. , 630 East Gate 384 East Prairie 575 Easter 291 Edina 318 648 ii~:ra.~~ 599 Elvins, 607 Eminence 14 Eolia 497 Equality, 121 Erwin 278 Essex, 505 Euclid 73 Eureka, 27 Evergreen 405 Everton 577 Ewin~, 332 Excello 441 Excelsior
Coffey , Kansas City East Prairie St. Clair, Edina,
, Daviess Jackson Mississippi Franklin " Knox
10 22 50 32 2
. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. i~~~: ::::::::::::::'~i:~~n .:::::::::::::::::.48Il Flat River, St. Francois
483 290 44 132
Fairfax Fairmont Fair Play Farmington
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Eminence Eolia, Newburg St. Louis Essex ,St. Louis Brunswick New Haven Everton Ewing, Excello Jackson
F Fairfax Wyaconda Fair Play, Farmington
Shannon Pike Phelps . , Stoddard " Chariton Franklin Dade Lewis Macon Cape Girardeau , '
Atchison Clark Polk St. Francois
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.47 16 39 33-B 50 57 19 32 42 15 14 .49 8 1 .41 .48
158 47
PROCEEDINGS OF THE Fayette ..
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542 Ferguson 339 Fidelity 23 Florida 668 Florissant 214 Forest City 578 Forest Park 453 Forsyth 554 Foster 212 Four Mile 192 Frankford 363 Fraternal 636 Freedom 352 Friend 89 Friendship 48 Fulton
Fayette
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Ferguson Farley Florida Berkeley. . .. .. . Forest City St. Louis Forsyth Foster Campbell Frankford Robertsville Mehlville Ozark Chillicothe Fulton. .
. .. Howard
1963 25
·I~?{~ui~·:::::::::::::::~ St. Louis Platte Monroe St. Louis Holt
Taney Bates Dunklin Pike Franklin St. Louis Christian Livingston Callaway
57 21 17 57 8 33-A 54 35 60 16 32 57 54 12 27
G
515 106 423 655 359 522 422 125 9 427 475 218 72 397 289 644
Galena Gallatin Galt Gardenville Garrett Gate City Gate of the Temple Gentryville George Washington Glenwood Golden
g~~~ ~o~~ ' .' .' .' Gower Graham Grain Valley 514 Granby 579 Grandm 276 Grand River 618 Grandview 272 Granite 66 Grant City 173 Gray Summit 159 Green City 425 Green Ridge 414 Greensburg 635 Greentop 107 Greenville 178 Griswold
Galena Stone Gallatin Daviess Galt. Grundy Gardenville St. Louis Arcola Dade Kansas City jackson .springfield Greene Gentryville Gentry St. Louis. . . . . . . . . . . .. . Glenwood Schuyler Golden City Barton '
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54 10 4 57 42 22 .45 6 33-B I 42
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Gower Graham Grain Valley Granby Grandin Freeman Grandview .. " Sedalia. . . .. . Grant City Gray Summit Green City Green Ridge Baring Greentop Greenville Bellflower
Clinton Nodaway Jackson Newton Carter Cass Jackson 'Pettis Worth Franklin Sullivan Pettis Knox Schuyler Wayne Montgomery
II 7 59 56 47
34 59 36 6 32 3 36 I I 52 28
H
216 Hale City 336 Hallsville 224 Hamilton 188 Hannibal 322 Hardin 499 Harmony 171 Hartford
Hale Carroll Hallsville Boone Hamilton Caldwell Hannibal Marion Hardin Ray St. Louis. . . . . . . . . . . .. . Hartford Putnam
459
Seymour
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20 26 12 15 20 33-A 3
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.45
1963
GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI
354 117 37 477 338 123 288 187 104 211 527 364 362 279 262 660 49 251 239 215 4 130 32 415 30
Hebron Helena Hemple Henderson Herculaneum Hermann Hermitage Hermon Heroine Hickory Hill Higbee Higginsville Hiram Hogles Creek Holden Holliday Holt Hope Hopewell Hornersville Howard Hume Humphreys Hunnewell Huntsville
410 581 76 54 536 381
Iberia Illmo Independence Index Ingomar Ionia Ionic Irondale Haska Ivanhoe
154
143 420 446
Mexico Rochester Hemple Rogersville : . Herculaneum Hermann Hermitage Liberal Kansas City Eugene Higbee Higginsville Kahoka Wheatland Holden Holliday Holt. Washington Lesterville Hornersville New Franklin Hume Humphreys Hunnewell Huntsville
Audrain Andrew Clinton Webster Jefferson Gasconade Hickory Barton Jackson Cole Randolph Lafayette Clark Hickory Johnson Monroe Dunklin Howard Reynolds Clay Howard Reynolds Sullivan Shelby Randolph
Iberia Miller Illmo Scott Independence Jackson Garden City Cass Willow Springs Howell Eldon Miller Desloge St. Francois Irondale Washington St. Louis. . . . . . . . . . . .. . Kansas City ~ Jackson
159 27
9 11 45 .40 32 41 43 22 31 18 23 1 .41 S6 17 60 25 35 11 25 .47 3 14 18
38 49 59 M 53 58 48 .40 33-B 22
J 82 Jackson 541 Jacksonville 447 Jacoby 500 Jameson 564 Jamesport. 398 Jasper 43 efferson 640 ennings 315 erusalem 480 ewel. 164 Joachim 321 Jonathan 457 Jonesburg 335 Joplin 411 Joppa ,
Linneus Jacksonville ,Darlington Jameson Jamesport Jasper Jefferson City Jennings .Jerico Springs Pleasant Hill Hillsboro Denver Jonesburg Joplin Hartville
220 Kansas City 311 Kearney 68 Kennett
Kansas City Kearney Kennett
J
Linn Randolph Gentry Daviess Daviess Jasper ,Cole St. Louis Cedar Cass Jefferson Worth Montgomery JasJ;>er Wnght
13 18 6 10 10 44 31 57 .42 M 40 6 28 44 .46
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Jackson Clay Dunklin
22 11 60
i60
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
243 376 105 484 245 582
Keystone King Hill Kirksville Kirkwood Knob Noster Koshkonong
St. Louis St. Joseph Kirksville Kirkwood Knob Noster Koshkonong
,
222 83 115 489 292 460 574 531 237 253 592 506 145 598 77 494 149 31 302 66/i 138 326 152 51 521 488 257 259 268 128 409 403
La Belle La Belle Lewis Laclede Lebanon Laclede Laddonia Laddonia Audrain Lakeville BellCity Stoddard Lamar Lamar Barton Lambskin St. Louis , La Monte Laredo Pettis Lanes Prairie La Monte Maries La Plata Vichy Macon Laredo La Plata Grundy La Russell La Russell Jasper Lathrop Lathrop Clinton Latimer Licking Texas Leadwood Lead wood St. Francois Lebanon Stee1ville Crawford Lewistown... . Lewistown Lewis Lexington Lexington Lafayette Liberty.... . .. Liberty Clay Lick Creek. . .Perry Ralls Lilbourn. . Lilhourn New Madrid Lincoln. . Fillmore Andrew Linn Linn Osage Linn-Creek Camdenton Camden Livingston Lockwood Howard Lock wood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glasgow. . . . . . . . . . . . . Dade Lock Springs Lock Springs Daviess Lodge of Light Eagleville Harrison Lodge of Love Lancaster Schuyler Lodge of Truth Atlanta :Macon Lorraine Ridgeway Harrison Louisville Louisville Lincoln Lowry City. . . . . . . . . Lowry City St. Clair
Buchanan Adair St. Louis Johnson Oregon
1963 33-B 9 2 57 36 53
L 15 38 27 50 43 33-A 36 39 14 4 .44 11 39 .48 39 15 23 11 17 51 9 31 38 25 42 10 5 1 14 5 29 37
M 433 91 626 112 406 402 543 566 481 110 569 324 260 458 16 628 313 35 2
Macks Creek. Madison Magnolia Maitland Malden Malta Mansfield Maplewood Marceline Marcus Marlborough McDonald Mechanicsville Melville Memphis Mendon Meramec Mercer Meridian
. Macks Creek. . Camden Madison Monroe St. Louis. . . . . . . . . . . .. Maitland Holt .. . Ma1den Dunklin Malta Bend Saline Mansfield Wright 1\1aplewood St. Louis Marceline Linn Fredericktown Madison (J ackson Co.) .Jackson Independence Jackson Defiance St. Charles Dadeville Dade Memphis Scotland Mendon Chariton Eureka St. Louis Princeton Mercer St. Louis "
38 17 . .33-B 8 60 24 .46 57 13 .48 22 59 30 .42 1 19 57 4 33-A
1963 85 244 516 567 151 471 1
639 344 144
612 129 295 64 490 246 58 408 603 184 351 558 294 614 158 637 476 439 40 99 327 221
GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Miami. Middle Fabius Milford Miller Milton Mineral Missouri Mizpah Moberly Modern Mokane Monett Moniteau Monroe Montevallo Montgomery Monticello Montrose Morehouse
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Moscow Mound City Mount Washington Mountain Grove Mountain View Mount Hope Mt. Olive Mt. Moriah Mt. Vernon Mt. Zion Mystic Tie
Miami Downing Milford Miller Milton. . . . Oronogo. . .. . St. Louis .jennings Moberly. . . . . Humansville Mokane Monett Jamestown Monroe City . . Montevallo Montgomery City Monticello Montrose. . . . . . Morehouse. . .
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Moscow Mills Mound City . Independence Mountain Grove Mountain View Odessa.. . Rogersville, R. 3 St. Louis Mt. Vernon West Plains Oak Ridge
Saline Schuyler Barton Lawrence Randolph Jasper St. Louis Randolph Polk Callaway Barry Moniteau . .Monroe Vernon . Montgomery . Lewis . . Henry New Madrid
161 24 1 43 55 18 44 33-A 57 18 41 27 55 31 17 .43 28 15 37 50
~~~~t . : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :~~ ..Lincoln . .. Holt Jackson Wright Howell Lafa yette Webster Lawrence Howell Cape Girardeau
29 8 59 .46 53 23 .45 33-A 55 53 49
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Naphtali Naylor Nelson Neosho New Bloomfield New Hampton New Hope New London New Madrid New Salem Nineveh Nodaway 647 Noel. 372 Non PareH 643 Northeast. 157 North Star 358 Northwest 622 Norwood
St. Louis Naylor. . . . . . Nelson Neosho. . . . . . New Bloomfield New Hampton Elsberry New London New Madrid Winfield Marlville Noe East Lynne Kansas City Rockport Tarkio Norwood
163 134 576 139 546 5]8
St. Louis. . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . Olean Miller . St. Louis. . . . . . . . . . . .. . Oregon Holt Kansas City Jackson . Blackburn. . ..Saline '"
25 568 560 24'7 60 510 199 307 429 270 473 470
Olney
33-A .Ripley 52 Saline 24 . .. Newton 56 Callaway 27 Harrison 5 Lincoln 29 Ralls 17 New Madrid 51 Lincoln 29 Lincoln 29 Nodaway 7 McDonald 56 Cass 34 Jackson 22 Atchison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8 Atchison . . . . . . . . . .. 8 Wright .46
o OccidentaL Olean Olive Branch Oregon Orient. OrientaL
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33-A 58 33-B 8 22 24
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
303 317 7 623 624
Osage Osborn O'Sullivan Overland Owensville
241 18 19 650 308 65 11 330 319 551 670 92 502 136 472 399 652 182 469 504 113 160 142 467 176 79 349 232 95 209 166 131 556 503 179 657 658 190 596 180 383
Palestine Palmyra Paris Union Parma Parrott Pattonsburg Pauldingville Paul Revere Paulville Pendleton Perryville Perseverance Philadelphia Phoenix Pickering Pike Pilgrim Pilot Knob Plato Platte City Plattsburg Pleasant Pleasant Grove Pleasant Hope Point Pleasant. " Polar Star Pollock Polo Pomegranate Poplar Bluff Portageville Potosi Prairie Prairie Home Pride of the West
Nevada Osborn Walnut Grove Overland Owensville
Vernon De Kalb Greene .st. Louis Gasconade
1963 .43 10 .45 57 32
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St. Charles St. Charles Palmyra Marion Paris Monroe Parma New Madrid Maysville De Kalb Pattonsburg Daviess Wright City Warren St. Louis. . . . . . . . . . . .. . Hurdland Adair Doe Run 51. Francois Perryville Perry Louisiana Pike Philadelphia Marion Bowling Green Pike Pickering Nodaway Curryville Pike St. Louis. . . . . . . . . . . .. . Richville Douglas Plato Texas Platte City Platte Plattsburg Clinton Morrisville Polk Otterville Cooper Pleasant Hope Polk Conran New Madrid St. Louis Pollock Sullivan " Polo Caldwell St. Louis. . . . . . . . . . . .. . Poplar Bluff Butler Portageville New Madrid Potosi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washington Gilman City Harrison Prairie Home Cooper St. Louis. . . . . . . . . . . .. .
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Putnam Puxico Pyramid Pythagoras. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Newtown Puxico St. Louis Cassville
30 15 17 51 10 10
30 33-A 2 .48 49 16 15 16 7 16 33-A .46 .46 21 11 .41 25 .41 51 33-B 3 12 33-A 52 51 40 5 25 33-B
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3 50 33-B 55
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Queen City Quitman
Schuyler Nodaway
1 7
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17 7 23 59 .45 35
R 33 201 223 391 570 479
Ralls Ravenwood Ray Raytown Republic Rich Hill
Center Ravenwood Camden Raytown RepUblic Rich Hill
1963 385 57 361 13 496 435 663 341 213 550 404 426 204 316 238 90 572
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GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Richland Richmond Riddick Rising Sun Robert Burns Rockbridge Rockhill Rockville Rolla Rose Hill Rosendale Rothville Rowley RuraL Rushville Russellville Rutledge
Richland Richmond Buffalo Barry Gainesville Almartha Kansas City Rockville Rolla Overland Rosendale Rothville Dearborn Kansas City Rushville Russellville Ru tledge
Pulaski Ray Dallas Platte Ozark Ozark Jackson Bates Phelps St. Louis Andrew Chariton Platte Jackson Buchanan Cole Scotland
38 23 41 21 53 53 22 35 39 57 9 19 21 22 9 31 1
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225 226 208 424 298 462 293 71 508 448 126 236 513 585 646 653 625 256 228 371 310
75 511
271 206 200
547 466 296 524 96 273 588 234 230 28 78 20 93 109 419 133
Salem Saline Salisbury Samaritan Sampson Santa Fe. " Sarcoxie Savannah Saxton Schell City Seaman Sedalia Senath Shamrock Shaveh Shawnee Sheffield Shekinah Shelbina Sheldon Sikeston Silex Skidmore 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
Salem Dent St. Mary's Ste. Genevieve Chariton Salisbury Bonne Terre St. Francois Theodosia Ozark Santa Fe Monroe Sarcoxie Jasper Savannah Andrew St. Joseph Buchanan Schell City Vernon Milan Sullivan Sedalia Pettis Senath Dunklin Shamrock Callaway St. Louis , '" .Warsaw Benton Kansas City Jackson Festus Jefferson Shelbina Shelby Sheldon Vernon Sikeston. . .. . Scott Silex Lincoln Skidmore Nodaway Springfield Greene Putnam Powersville Watson Atchison Kansas City Jackson Southwest City McDonald Sparta Christian Grundy Spickard Shelbyville Shelby Osceola St. Clair Wayland Clark Libertyville. . . . . . . . .. St. Francois St. James Phelps Hannibal Marion St. Joseph Buchanan St. Louis Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau Stanber.ry , Gentry TabervIlle St. Clair Ironton Iron
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39 48 19 48 53 17 44 9 9 .43 3 36 60 27 33-B 36 22 40 14 .43 50 29 7 45 3 8 22 56 54 4 14 37 1 48 39 15 9 33-A .49 6 37 48
164 634 538 283 608 174 69 555 263 61'7
1963
PROCEEDINGS OF THE Steele Stella Stockton Strafford Sturgeon Sullivan Summersville Summit Swope Park
Steele. . . . . . Stella. . Stockton Strafford. . . . . Sturgeon Sullivan Summersville. . . . Lee's Summit. '" Kansas City.
Pemiscot . . ~ ewton Cedar Greene Boone Franklin . . Texas ..Jackson . Jackson
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Tebbetts. Callaway Smithville. Clay Kansas City. . . . Jackson Houston . Texas St. Louis. . . . . Tipton Moniteau St. Louis. "" ." ... ""... Trenton. . . . . . . .. Grundy St. Louis. . . . . . . . . . . Marshall. . . . . Saline St. Louis...... . Triplett Chariton Marble Hill. . Bollinger Troy. . . . . Lincoln St. Louis. . . . . Columbia. .. Boone Caledonia" " ". .. Washington
593 124 210 5 495 649 421
Union Union Star Unionville. Springfield. Richards. . Clayton. . . . Urbana... .
27 11 22 46 . 33-A 31 .. .. " " .33-B . 4 . .. 33-B 24 33-B 19 49 29 .33-A 26 .. " .. "" ,,40
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32 10 3 45 .43 57 41
Andrew St. Louis Carter Audrain
9 57 .47 27 58 39 11
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413 629 509 491 320 94 62
Valley Valley Park Van Buren Vandalia
Bolckow Valley Park Van Buren Vandalia
V~rsailles
V~rsailles
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VIenna Cameron
52 605 456 665 74 609 87 61 526 375 512
Wakanda Walker Wallace Wardell Warren \Varrenton Washington Waverly Wayne Waynes':ille Webb CIty
Carrollton Walker Bunceton Wardell Keytesville \Varrentoll Greenfield. .. . Waverly. . . .. Piedmont. . Waynesville Webb City
, Mor~an Manes Clinton
W Carroll Vernon Cooper Pemiscot Chariton Warren Dade Lafayette Wayne Pulaski Jasper
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20 43 25 51 19 30 .42 23 52 38 44
1963 98 84 22 613 194 46 445 103 396 15 53 340 202 434 417 162 620 370 29 540 430 277 387 24
165
GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Webster Webster Groves Wellington Wellston Wellsville Wentzville West Gate West View Western Light. Western Star Weston Westport Westville Wheeling Whitewater Whitesville Willard Williamstown Windsor Winigan Winona Wm. D. Muir Woodside Wyaconda
Marshfield Webster Webster Groves. . St. Louis De Kalb , Buchanan Wellston ' St. Louis Wellsville Montgomery Wentzville St. Charles Brentwood St. Louis Millersville.. . Cape Girardeau Louisburg Dallas Winston. . . . . Daviess Weston Platte Kansas City Jackson Westville Chariton Wheeling. . Livingston Whitewater. " Cape Girardeau Whitesville Andrew ,Will ard Greene Williamstown Lewis Windsor Henry Winigan Sullivan Winona Shannon Pilot Grove Cooper Thomasville Oregon La Grange Lewis
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Zalma St. Joseph
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Missouri ••.•••..••••••••••••• Meridian ••••••••••••••••••••• Beacon •••••••••••••••.•••••• Howard •.••••••••••••••••••. United •••••••••••••••••••••• O'Sullivan ••••••••••••••••••• Geo. Washington ••••••••••••• Agency ••••••.••••••••••••••• Pauldingville ••••••••••••••••• Tyro •••••••••••••••••••••••• Rising Sun ••••••••••••••..•• Eolia •••.•••....••••••••••••• Western Star .. Memphis ••••••••••.••.•••••• Clarksville •••••••••••••.••••. Palmyra ••.•..•••.•••••.••••. Paris Union . St. Louis •.•••••••••.••••.••• Havana .••.•.••••••.•••••••.• Wellington .. Florida •••••.•.•••••••••••••. Wyaconda ••••.•••••••••••••• Naphtali •••••••••••••••.••••• Ava .. Evergreen •••••••••••••.••••• St. John's •••••••••.••.•••••• Windsor •••••••••.•••••••.••• Huntsville •••••••.••••••••••• Liberty •••••••••••••••••••••• Humphreys •••••••••••••••••. Ralls •••••••••••••••••••••••• Troy ..•••.••••••••••••••..•. Mercer •.•.•..•••••••••••••.. Cooper •...••••••••••••••••.• Hemple •.•.•.•••••••••••.•••. Callao ..•.••••••••••••••••••• De Witt .•••.••••••••••••••••
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FIRST DISTRICT-MERLIN ARMSTRONG, D.D.G.M., Wyaconda, Mo. 63474 County Clark
Lodges No. I Location . Fairmont . 290lwyaconda . Eldorado , 318 Luray . Hiram . 362 Kahoka . St. Francisville . 588\Way land . Scotla'n"d: : : : : : Memphis . . 16 Memphis Gorin . 721'Gorin . Rutledge . 572 Rutledge ....•... . 244IDowning Sch,~Yler·. :: :'. : Middle Fabius . Lodge of Love . 259,Lancaster . Queen City . 380\QUeen City . Glenwood . 427 Glenwood . Greentop . 635 Greentop .
Master Chester Smith . John Grimes , William D. Ragan . Norman Brammer . Wm. Henry Adams . . J ames Reynolds Robert Adams . Emory St. Clair . . Colonel W. Bunch Donald L. Crabtree .. , Arthur Johnson . Alfred D. Long "
Secretary Albert G. Dieterich, Box 142, Wyaconda, Mo . Paul T. Foster, Arbe:a, Mo . E. C. Dinger, 362 N. Morgan, Kahoka, Mo. 63445., Scoville Wright, Alexandria, Mo. 63430 . Vernon T. Yoder, 232 N. Lincoln, Memphis, Mo . Chester L. Hartman, Gorin, Mo . Earl Freeman, Rutledge, Mo. 63563 . Roy W. Farris, Box 26, Downing, Mo . Perry McD. Stacy, Lancaster, Mo . Eugene Slaughter, Jr., Queen City, Mo . George J. McGoldrick, Glenwood, Mo. 63541 . Bryan F. Arnold, Greentop, Mo. 63546 .
Time of Meeting 2nd & 4th Mon. 1st & 3rd Mon. 1st & 3rd Frio 1st & 3rd Th. 1st Th. 1st & 3rd Th. 1st & 3rd Mon. 2nd & 4th Th. 2nd & 4th Fri. 2nd & 4th Tu. 1st & 3rd Th. 2nd & 4th Mon.
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. Leland C. Ewalt . Stanley Gelbach . Vernon Funk, Sr , Harry K. Eyler
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. Hartford . Somerset ..•..... Unionville . . , Humphreys Seaman . Green City . Putnam ......•.. Pollock . Arcana . Winigan .
171!Hartfor~. '" . 2061 PowersvIlle . 210lunionville . . 32 Humphreys 126IMilan . 159 Green City . 1901Newtown ..•.... 349IPollock •........ 389lHarris . 540lWinigan .
Clifford Blue Lloyd D. Gill , Edwin O'Reilly Bobby J. Allen Dickie Z. Perkins. . .. Wm. E. Thorp, Jr James Brown, Jr Melvin V. Newton... Max C. Wescoat T. H. Hill
Homer L. Dickerson, Livonia, Mo J. D. Wilcox, Box 313, Powersville, Mo. 64672 Jack Comstock, Unionville, Mo John F. Boehner, Humphreys, Mo. 64646 J. O. Harris, Milan, Mo Wayne Bennett, Green City, Mo Eugene D. Mallette, Newtown, Mo. 64667.... . Creston D. Olinger, Pollock, Mo. 63560 Cecil M. Clem, Box 68, Harris, Mo Lee Crist, Winigan, Mo ,
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111 253 Galt ......•...... 423 Spickardsville 524 Mercer.......... 35
ITrenton .•.....• '1 Gene P . Porter Laredo •••..••••. Mack Hunter
'j Stanley McKemy, Box 286, Trenton, Mo '1 1st Th. Carl C. Rains, Laredo, Mo............•..•....... 2nd & 4th Th.
Galt Kenneth Crawford Spickard ....•... John W. Mayo Princeton Richard Buck
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FIFTH DISTRICT-EVERETT F. MOORE. D.D.G.M.. New Hampton, Mo. 64471 Harr-ison ...... Bethany ........• Lorraine..•.•.••. Lodge of Light ... Cainsville ........ Ne,,! ~ampton ... ..... PraIrIe ..........
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John C. Misner ...... Vern G. Elliott ...... Clyde Richardson .... Lincoln Follmer ..... Eugene R. Schell ..... Clifford Roberts ..... ,
Leland G. Magee, Box 9, Bethany, Mo............ Lloyd A. Elifrits, Ridgeway, Mo................. Elden Snipes, Eagleville, Mo.................... Loren R. Thompson, Cainsville, Mo.............. Steven D. Lundy, New Hampton, Mo. 64471. ..... Everett J. Lawrence, Gilman City, Mo...........
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21 McFaIl 1 Paul Vance 109 IStanberry. . . . . .. Hurlbert Benton 125IGentryville•..... Billie R. Rigney 127 Albany. . • . . . . . .. G. Frp.d Kling
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Daniel J. Gorman Marvin C. Miller Meryle Johnson Dale R. Hennegin Lester Stevens Ed. Killingsworth
H. Hovey Manring, McFall, Mo. 64657 . 1st & 3rd Fri. Beverly P. McClure, Rt. 3, Stanberry, Mo. 64489 .. 1st & 3rd Th. George W. Crawford, McFall, Mo . 2nd & 4th Sat. L.Frank Smith, 806 N. College Ave., Albany, Mo. 64402 . 2nd & 4th Th. Gene Jameson, King City, Mo. 64463 . 1st & 3rd Th. Earl Martin, Darlington, Mo . 1st & 3rd Fri. Austin W. Adams. Grant City, Mo. 64456 . 1st & 3rd Mon. Roger McAlister, Box 38, Sheridan, Mo . 2nd & 4th Mon. Ralph W. Miller, Grant City, Mo . 2nd & 4th Th. . 2nd & 4th Wed. Clyde J. Pryor, Denver, Mo
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5°IHoPkins ........ 196 Quitman ........ 201lRavenwood. '" .. 289 Graham ......•.. 442 Burlington Jet•.. 47OIMaryVille ..•..... 472 Pickering•...... 507 Clearmont ... , ... 511 Skidmore ........
Donald W. Bollinger. , Truman Shelton ..... LaVerne G. PearL, .. Manford L. Brown ... Harold Bragg ....... Stewart W. Allen .... Charles H. Parman .. Kenneth Guthrie ..... Edwin Tyson ........
Harley 1. Whaley, Rt. 2, Hopkins, Mo. 64461. .. , .. Edward R. Hart, Box 225, Quitman, Mo.......... Glen B. Goodson, Box 113, Ravenwood, Mo........ Wayne Warner, Graham, Mo.................... Richard F. Meek, Burlington Junction, Mo....... Walter E. Smith, Box 271, Maryville, Mo....... " James C. Ware, Pickering, Mo. 64476 ............ Cleo H. Lane, Burlington Junction, Mo. 64428. . .. Ernest F. Barrett, Skidmore, Mo.............. "
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Secretary Time of Meeting E. J. Bratrud, Rock Port, Mo.•.......•..•..••.•. 2nd & 4th Mon. Warren Morgan, Watson, Mo.................... 1st & 3rd Th. Richard A. Halliday, Box 294, Tarkio, Mo......•.. 2nd & 4th Th. N. D. Green, Fairfax, Mo. 64446 ..•.....•..•..... 2nd & 4th Tu• Wm. A. Richardson, Maitland, Mo.........•.••.. 2nd & 4th Tu. Kenneth E. Kneale, Oregon, Mo................. 2nd & 4th Wed. Nelson D. Cass, Forest City, Mo•..............•. 1st & Srd Th. John H. Hatch, Mound City, Mo. 64470 .....•..••. 2nd & 4th Tu. Carlisle M. Randall, Craig, Mo. 64437 ............ 1st & 3rd Tu.
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. Fred H. Maughmer, Jr., 417 W. Main St., Savannah, Mo.. . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Allen Vorrhes . Willis A. Price, Helena, Mo.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . .. Wm. V. Lambright . Carl W. Peterson, Rt. I, Fillmore, Mo.. . . . . . . . . .. Roger Tadlock . Marion O. Barton, Rt. I, Union Star, Mo.. . . . . . .. Karl H. Miller .....•. Frank E. Johnson, Rosendale, Mo Arnold Jackson . Ressie Wade, Bolckow, Mo H. H. Cornelius, Jr . Joe C. Schneider, Rt. I, St. Joseph, Mo.. . • . . . . . .. A. G. McConkey . Robt. B. Ridge, 2518 S. 22nd St., St. Joseph, Mo... Robert Miller . Cecil L. Frank, Rt. 6, St. Joseph, Mo.. . . . . . . . . . .. Ralph A. Sawyer . Ray Neff, 2823 Francis St., St. Joseph, Mo Clarence E. Babcock. Ray T. Robinson, Rt. I, Faucett, Mo. 64448 Clyde M. Bryan . C. L. Gasper, 2722 S. 20th St., St. Joseph, Mo.. . .. Eugene Park . Elmer Moore, Rushville, Mo.. . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . .. Louie A. Wood . Orrin L. Mark, 623 Highland Ave., St. Joseph, Mo. 64505 Jay Bledsoe . Lewis O. Weigel, Box 331, St. Joseph, Mo . Elvis R. Poff, 5601 S. 4th St., St. Joseph, Mo.. . . .. 1. Ray Sumpter Bert W. Boyer . Edward A. Terrill, Sr., 3319 Mitchell Ave., St. Joseph, Mo. 64507. . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
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Union Star . Parrott .••.•.•••. " Osborn ••••...... Berlin .••........ Continental..•... Clarksdale .••.... Daviess:::::: : Western Star ..•. Pattonsburg..... Gallatin••••..... Earl ••••••••••••. Lock Springs ••••. Jameson . Jamesport .
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John Beattie........ Robert H. Whan ..... Ben S. Porter. . • . . . .. L. L. Meadows ..•.... Francis H. Schlup... Eugene H. Conley..•. Floyd J. Lollar Lawrence Plowman .. J. W. Gann Guy Foster ..•..•.... Lawrence Litton. . . .. Dale F. Alexander. .. Darrel E. Wells
Warren L. Gallinger, Union Star, Mo•........... Ralph M. Lawry, Maysville, Mo•..•........•..•.. Frank Fitzgerald, Box 33, Osborn, Mo•........... Walter Miller, King City, Mo . Clarence G. Waller, Stewartsville, Mo . James J. Manring, Box 63, Winston, Mo•.....•... Joseph D. Ferguson, Pattonsburg, Mo•.....•..•.. Edward B. Vaughn, Gallatin, Mo. 64640 . W. S. Underwood, Coffey, Mo.........•.......... Delvin L. Harris, Lock Springs, Mo•.••.......... John R. Smith, Jameson, Mo. 64647 ..•..•..•..... Doyle C. Kime, Jamesport, Mo. 64648 .
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D. Irving Farrar, Braymer, Mo•..•.............. George D. Dodge, Hamilton, Mo...•.....•..•.... Forrest R. Leamer, Polo, Mo. 64671 ...........•.. Herbert Woolsey, Breckenridge, Mo.............. David K. Hatfield, Rt. I, Cowgill, Mo............. Arthur Lisenby, Box 146, Chillicothe, Mo. 64601. .. Bill S. Coleman, 1217 Bryan St., Chillicothe, Mo... Howard Norman, Rt. 2, Wheeling, Mo...... " .... Hobart H. Hudson, Dawn, Mo...................
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Master No. I Location 82ILinneus . James A. Lorenz 86lBrookfield .•..... Shelby D. Farrell....
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227lLaclede . 233 Bucklin ....•.... 325 Meadville ..••.... 481 Marceline .
Secretary Ronald E. Bradley, Linneus, Mo George W. Clements, 717 Brookfield Ave., Brookfield, Mo Duane Neeley Chester T. Hoover, Laclede, Mo. 64651. D. R. Owens. . . . . . . .. Eugene S. Johnson, Bucklin, Mo M. W. Templeman Jack E. Friesner, Meadville, Mo James T. Akers 1 Frank C. Earl, Box 71, Marceline, Mo
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FOURTEENTH DISTRICT-WM. E. McDANNOLD, D.D.G.M., Hunnewell, Mo., 63443 Macon
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Callao . Bloomington •.... Censer . La Plata . Lodge of Truth . Excello•......... Elmer ........•.. St. Andrews . Shelbina . Hunnewell . Bethel. . Clarence .
38 Callao 102 Bevier 172 Macon 237 La Plata ..•..... 268 Atlanta 332 Excello......... 648 Elmer 96 Shelbyville...... 2281 Shelbina 415 Hunnewell. . . . •. 537 Bethel.......... 662 IClarence
Raymond M. Skinner. Walter Falkiner, Jr.. Warren E. McDaniel. Jacob A. Demory Eugene Graham.. Charlie Green. Larry Fletcher...... H. D. Harrington Richard H. Sherry Paul Baker. . . . . . . . .. Harold Hubbard Kenneth Ramsey
Bert B. Bledsce, Box 771, Callao, Mo . Allen T. Jones, 305 N. Linn, Bevier, Mo. 63532 . R. M. Waller, 517 Sunset Dr., Macon, Mo. 63552 . Clifford D. Wares, La Plata, Mo. 63549 . Paul Harrison, Atlanta, Mo , . Everett Andrews, Box 25, Excello, Mo . Ernest N. Bailey, Elmer, Mo. 63538 . William S. Parrish, Shelbyville, Mo . T. G. Crawford, Jr., Box 255, Shelbina, Mo. 63468. C. Bentley Sherry, Hunnewell, Mo . Carson E. Swisher, Bethel, Mo. 63434 . Clyde W. Blacker, Clarence, Mo .
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J. GARDHOUSE, D.D.G.M., 220 W. Ross St., Palmyra, Mo. 63461
Glenn J. Robs, La Grange, Mo. 63448. . . . . . . . . . .. William B. Smith, Monticello, Mo.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. David S. Bagby, La Belle, Mo A. Clyde Stork, 709 Lewis St., Canton, Mo Wayne N. Welker, Williamstown, Mo. 63473 Willard D. Hetzler, Lewistown, Mo.. . . . . . . . . . . .. Robert Willows, Box 102, Ewing, Mo.. . . . . . . . . . .. Rufus L. Haydon, 201 S. Main St., Palmyra, Mo. 63461. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . Richard E. Arnold ... Clifford A. Robbearts, 708 Pine St., Hannibal, Mo. 63401. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . Geo. M. Parker, Jr... Frederick E. Herrin, Box 401, Hannibal, Mo . Norman K. Atkinson. Thomas J. Bleigh, Philadelphia, Mo
241La Grange . 58 Monticello •...... 222ILaBelle . 287jCanton . 370 Williamstown . 494 Lewistown . 577IEwing .......•.. 181 Palmyra .
William Roberts. . . .. Albert Lay. . . . . . . . .. G. W. Baltzelle Woodrow B. Dodson .. James O. Martin, Jr.. Leo Grim. . . . . . . . . .. John Klocke. . . . . . . .. Wm. L. Owsley, Jr...
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Charles E. Mendonsa, Eolia, Mo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Kenneth C. Patton, Clarksville, Mo.. . . . . . . . . . . .. Russell J. Rowe, Rt. 2, Louisiana. Mo. 63353 John C. Parcell, Box 126, Bowling Green, Mo.. . .. John S. Brown, Frankford, Mo.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. J. W. Stevens, 105 E. Main St., Curryville. Mo.. ..
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Paris Union Florida Monroe Madison Santa Fe Holliday R~lIs .. :::....•..•. Ralls Lick Creek New London
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19iParis 23lFlorida 641Monroe City 91IMadison 462iSanta Fe 660IHolliday 33 Center 302IPerry 307 New London
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Kenneth B. Welze .... A. D. Hollingsworth.. Maurice H. Lucke Jay H. Beauchamp Gayle Ridgeway Jas. L. Shumard Frank R. Schultz.... Wilson Lane Leslie Gibbons
H. Sladek, 211 W. Caldwell St., Paris, Mo. 65275 .. Alva R. Gibbs, Paris, Mo . David H. Cornish, 528 2nd St., Monroe City, Mo . Johnnie A. Summers, Rt. 2, Madison, Mo. 65263 .. Herbert Vanlandingham, Rt. 6, Mexico, Mo . Paul K. Callison, Holliday, Mo . Clark W. Tapley, Rt. 2, Center, Mo. 63436 . Clarence W. Deckerd, Perry, Mo . Wm. H. Yager. New London, Mo .
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30;Huntsville . 1511 Milton 1611Clifton Hill 344 Moberly . 486ICairo . 527jHig bee .. , . 541 Jacksonville . 610/Clark .
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Rollie S. Corbin. 112 W. Clay St., Huntsville, Mo.. Charles Haak, Rt. 3, Moberly, Mo George K. Hill, Clifton Hill, Mo , R. Dale Ward, 908 S. Clark St., Moberly, Mo Uel L. Dameron, Rt. I, Cairo, Mo.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Edwin B. Hawkins, Higbee, Mo. 65257. . . . . . . . . .. Albert J. Wedding, Rt. 2, Cairo, Mo Rex Ehrhardt, Clark, Mo '
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73iBrunswick . 74lKeytesville . 122 Triplett .••...... 202lWestville . 208 ISalisbury . 426 Rothville . 525 Sumner ..•.•.... 628IMendon .
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Lodges INo. I Location DeWitt.......... 39IDeWitt . Wakanda........ 52ICarrollton •...... Bogard. . • . • . • • .. 101 Bogard••.•••... Hale City. . • . . . .. 216/Hale....•.•..... Carroll. .• .••. ... 249 Norborne ••••••. Bosworth...... .. 597IB06worth •.•.... Hardin. .. . . . . . .. 322 Hardin ,
Master W. R. Lewellen, Jr . Levern Wampler . Sam M. Rice , Wayne McDaneld . N. G. Strathman . Johnnie Mason . Robert T. Lampton ..
Secretary Otto Boelsen, DeWitt, Mo. 64639 ..•............. , Jack McKinney, Carrollton, Mo•........•........ Travis A. Graham, Bogard, Mo. 64622 , Robert Baker, Rt. 2, Box 90, Hale, Mo. 64643 . R. H. Robinson, 611 S. Elm St., Norborne, Mo . Charles G. Kuhn, Bosworth, Mo . Norman E. Hertzig, Rt. 2, Hardin, Mo .
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TWENTY·FIRST DISTRICT-HERBERT BUSCH, D.D.G.M.. 505 Main St•• Parkville, Mo. 64100 Platte•.......
Rising Sun .•..... Weston .••..•..•. Compass ....•.... Camden Point .... Rowley ..•.•..... Fidelity .••.•••••.
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David Windmeyer Virgil Kiso Joe D. Musgrave David Johnson Ralph Q. Hensley Leo E. Narramore Roy O. Wyse.. .. Roy D. Vandiver
William C. Rowe, Waverly, Mo , Geo. W. Stewart, 336 S. 13th St., Lexington, Mo H. L. Crain, 104 W. 23rd St., Higginsville, Mo Florus Elling, Rt. 2, Concordia, Mo. 64020 , J. Jim Johnston, 402 S. 5th St., Odessa, Mo. 64076 Geo. W. Walker, 113 W. Main St., Richmond, Mo.. William L. Britt, Camden, Mo C. A. Gocch, Rt. 2, Box 106, Orrick, Mo. 64077
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Herbert A. Templeton, Rt. I, Napton, Mo GUY F. Hays, Sr., Box 36, Gilliam, Mo Wilbur L. Hains, Rt. 2, Miami, Mo Harry Quinley, 472 S. Lafayette, Marshall, Mo Paul Wylie, 110 Patrick, Sweet Springs, Mo Elmer H. Wilson, Malta Bend, Mo........... Walter C. Borchers, Blackburn, Mo. 65321. Edgar C. Lohse, 307 E. High St., Boonville, Mo
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No. I Location 36lBoonville.••..... 1421 Otterville . 277 1Pilot Grove •..... 466lBunceton .•..... 6031Prairie Home ••.. 4 New Franklin ... 47IFayette .••.•.•..
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THIRTIETH DISTRICT-LAWRENCE E. DUDECK, D.D.G.M., 529 Jefferson St.. SL Charles, Mo. 63301
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Index........... 541Garden City ..... Kenneth A. Groh ..... George A. Ryberg, Rt. 2, Creighton, Mo.......... .. . ......... Cass ............. 147IHarrisonville..•. Randall E. Moorhead. Jesse L. Van Meter, 904 Highland Dr., Harrisonville, Mo............................ ..•....... Grand River..... 276IFreeman ....•... Roy E. Hodgson ..... John C. Waldron, Freeman, Mo.................. ......•.•. Non PareH ....... 372 East Lynne..... E. L. McCauley, Sr... Charles H. Bradley, Sr., Latour, Mo. 64760 ....... ..•....••. Belton ........... 450 Belton .......... Curtis G. Long ....... L. D. Laffoon, Peculiar, Mo..................... •.•....... JeweL.......... 480lPleasant Hill .... Lloyd W. Smith ...... Wm. L. Brown, 418 N. Randolph St., Pleasant Hill, Mo•............................ .......... Coldwater ....... 485!Drexel. .•....... R. O. Brewster ....... Clarence H. Bundy, Drexel, Mo. 64742 ............ .......... Archie........... 633!Archie .......... Buddy J. Duncan .... E. A. Cullison, 8th and Elm, Archie, Mo. 64725 .... .......... Cleveland ........ 651lCleveland ....... Albert E. Craycraft .. Earl L. Young, Box 124, Cleve'and, Mo...........
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Lodges No. I Location Master . 130IHume . Robert Phalen . Hume Amsterdam . 141IAmsterdam . W. H. Schubert Butler ....•...... 254 Butler . Leonard C. Miller Rockville . 341 Rockville " .•. Roy Bridges Crescent Hill. . 368 Adrian . Arthur R. Zellmer Rich HilL , 479 1Rich Hill . James N. Bradley
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. 5951Cole Camp . 653lwarsaw . 245 Knobnoster
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Secretary John D. Hess, Hume, Mo. 64752 . Ralph O. Fritts, Amsterdam, Mo , Byron Pipes, 206 N. Fulton, Butler, Mo . Horace L. Alexander, Rockville, Mo. 64780 . Carl W. Frazier, Box 1, Adrian, Mo•............. Marion A. Moreland, 513 E. Park Ave., Rich Hill, Mo. 64779 . . George L. Swarens, Foster, Mo .
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THffiTY·SIXTH DISTRICT-JOHN OWEN. D.D.G.M.. Warsaw. Mo. 65355 Be~}on
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Holden . 262 Holden ..•....... Corinthian •...... 265 Warrensburg .... Cold Spring Chilhowee Pettis .. ·.·.·.·.·.·. " Sedalia Granite Green Ridge LaMonte
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. Edgar H. Intelmann, Box 117, Warsaw, Mo . . John Owen, Warsaw, Mo . . George W. Winkler, 509 E. McPherson, Knob Noster, Mo. 65336 . Robert Alexander . George B. Collins, Box 86, Holden, Mo . Harry B. Turney, Jr.. Burton A. Richards, Sr., 405 N. College St., Warrensburg, Mo . Clyde D. Hayhurst . E. E. Courtney, Leeton, Mo. 64761. . Guy Wilcockson . Marcus A. Wallace, Chilhowee, Mo. 64733 . George W. Ray . Howard J. Gwinn, 667 E. Tenth St., Sedalia, Mo.. Morris K. Roseboom .. Lloyd C. Kennon, 1523 S. Harrison, Sedalia, Mo . Raymond Lemke . Leroy Ryan, Rt. 2, Green Ridge, Mo. 65332 . Tobe M. Hardin . Robert B. Burke, Rt. 2, Box 12, La Monte, Mo .
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291 Windsor . 408IMontrose . 548 Clinton ........• 552 Calhoun . 273 Osceola ..•...... 3421Roscoe . 4031LOWry City . 412 Appleton City . 419.Taberville .
Robert E. Hand . Lloyd Davis . Lloyd H. Fisher . Ireby L. Barrow . Walter A. Lyons . Clarence J. Williams. Melville Jones . Ervin F. Wright . B. E. Wharry .
Robert E. Aye, 109 S. Windsor St., Windsor, Mo . George F. Towler, Box 111, Montrose, Mo . Uel Lee Clary, 406 Flora Ave., Clinton, Mo . Eugene W. Masters, Calhoun, Mo . Eldon Lawson, Osceola, Mo . Christian A. Weinlig, Roscoe, Mo. 64781 . Perry L. Atchison, Lowry City, Mo . J. A. Doerflinger, Rt. 3, Appleton City, Mo. 64724. Kenneth L. Ingalls, Taberville, Mo .
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Jerry M. Eidson, Camdenton, Mo.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Roy A. True, Rt. 2, Urbana, Mo................. Jess H. Easley, 704 W. Second St., Lebanon, Mo... D. E. Cook, Competition, Mo.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Jacob A. Miller, Conway, Mo Dru L. Pippin, 204 Wilson-Long Bldg., Waynesville, Mo , . Dale Hicks, Box 306, Richland, Mo. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . Wayne Hensley, Ulman, Mo . Raymond Gardner, Box 93, Iberia, Mo
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77lSteelville ..•.•••. 312 Cuba •........... 225 Salem •.......... 373 Belle....•.••.... 531 Vichy . 94IVienna . . 213 Rolla . 230\St. James
. 497INeWbUrg•....... • • • .. . '" Equality Pulaski. . . . . .. Arlington •....... 346 Dixon •....•..... Texas. . . . . . .. Latimer . 145 Licking .
Clarence C. Copsey . Walter 1. Carr, Steelville. Mo.. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. Clarence Weber . Edwin W. Hardesty, 404 Cox Dr., Cuba, Mo Charles D. Dale . Chas. B. Jeffries, 102 S. Washington, Salem, Mo Scott Bacon . Wm. T. Ridenhour, Rt. 1, Belle, Mo Jack Wheeler . William S. Motl, Vichy, Mo Buell R. Fannon . Ralph A. Branson, Box 176, Vienna, Mo.. . . . . . . .. Donald L. Theil. . Walter C. Campbell, 203 W. 1st St., Rolla, Mo..... Charles Saroch . Thomas T. Bohon, 116 W. Hardy St., St. James, Mo. 65559. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Tom Aaron . Howard R. Pinto, Newburg, Mo. 65550 Norman V. Porter . Charles E. Lick, Dixon, Mo.. . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Kenneth Hobson . Leonard Pulley, Box 136, Licking, Mo.. . . . . . . . . ..
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Darrel W. Girardier .. Dale J. Wilson . J. Glen Reeder . Paul B. Cross . Joe Thompson .
. 131Ipotosi. . 143 Irondale. . . . . . . .. 6321 Belgrade. . . . . . .. 535IBlackwell
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Clifford Shepherd, Box 368, Buffalo, Mo Forrest M. Dorman, Louisburg, Mo. 65685 , James R. Fowler, Urbana, Mo Sidney Kittel, Box 101, Weaubleau, Mo.. . . . . . . . .. Fain Reser, Preston, Mo.. . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . .. Howard Price, Fair Play, Mo Fred V. Hogan, Flemington, Mo. 65650 Morris E. Ewing, Morrisville, Mo. 65701 , S. B. Brown, III, Box 307, Bolivar, Mo Ernest L. Hill. Pleasant Hope, Mo.. . . . . . . . . . . . ..
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Secretary Lewis M. Rosenbaum, Rt. 1, Stockton, Mo. 64785 .. Francis O. Potts, Jerico Springs, Mo . Melvin L. Murphy, 11 N. Allison, Greenfield, Mo . Charles F. Bridges, Arcola, Mo . Clarence Lea, Everton, Mo. 65646 . Robert P. Myers, Dadeville, Mo . H. E. Gillman, 551Y;! N. Main St., Lockwood, Mo.. Ross L. Stansberry, Box 233, Golden City, Mo.....
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Teddy J. Long Merl Fellows. . . . . . .. Joseph H. McKinney. Carol E. Frazer Bernard C. Farrell Grover G. Phillips Billy M. Bales....... Jerry R. Dale Bruce B. Logan. . . . .. James Welton
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. . Carthage Sarcoxie •........ Joplin . Fellowship . Jasper . Carterville . MineraL Webb City Carl Junction Criterion La Russell
197 ICarthage . 293lsarcoxie ....•... 335 Joplin . . 345 Joplin . 3981J asper 401 \Carterville .
. 471 IOronogo . 5121webb City . 549 Carl Junction . 586 Alba . 592 La Russell
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Eugene C. Johnson, 616 Case St., Carthage, Mo... James O. Coates, 214 S. Ninth St., Sarcoxie, Mo... Sherman A. Smith, Box 43. Joplin, Mo.. . . . . . . . .. Mark E. Whitaker, Box 1235, Joplin, Mo.. . . . . . .. Walter Carter, Rt. 2, Carthage, Mo .. '" . ..... ... Archie A. Dempsey, 223 W. Hannum St., Carterville, Mo.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. W. B. Johnson, Rt. 3, Box 146, Joplin, Mo. 64801.. Ralph E. Brown, 923 S. Madison, Webb City, Mo.. Herbert D. Sandy, Box 298, Carl Junction, Mo.... Leo C. Clarke, 2320 N. Florida Ave., Joplin, Mo... Harold B. Adams, Box 298, Sarcoxie, Mo.. . . . . . ..
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Republic .•.•..... 5701 Republic ........ William B. Cantrell ..
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aooIElkland .•.•.•.•. 439 Rogersville,RR.S 459 Seymour ...•.... 477 Rogersville ......
J. Max Pci" ........ Wayne Steward ...... Charles H. Cook ..... Jimmie Dee Lee ......
P. L. Beazley, 3200 S. Florence, Springfield, Mo.. Arliss W. Fetterhoff, Box 151, Walnut Grove, Mo.. Thomas M. Young, Ash Grove, Mo............... Milton W. Kinloch, 528 E. Normal St., Springfield, Mo.............................. Wm. G. Clark, 1515 Boonville Ave., Springfield, Mo.............................. Frank J. Comisky, 412 W. Anderson, Republic, Mo. 65738 .......................... Paul B. Campbell, Rt. 3, Strafford, Mo............ Earl C. Rea, Box 95, Willard, Mo. 65781. ....... " Paul V. Rathbun, 200 Crittenden St., Marshfield, Mo.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Dwight W. Haym~. Rt. 2, Box '7. Conway. Mo... Eathel H. Brentlinger, Fordland, Mo............. John C. Cook, Rt. 1, Seymour, Mo................ Lester F. Housman, Rt. 1, Rogersville, Mo. 65742.
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116lCabool. . 177 Houston . 469IPlato . 555lSummersville . 1581Mountain Grove. 411lHartville . . 543 Mansfield 622 Norwood .
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579 Grandin . 239 Lesterville ..•.... 353lEIlington . 137 Birch Tree ....•. 430 Winona . 6071Eminence .
Carl R. Brooks. . . . . .. Marvin Bonney, Sr Volney Fox Robert C. Moger Don O. Norton W. W. Mooney
Clifford P. McClintock, Van Buren, Mo. 63965 GUY A. Smith, Box 55, Grandin, Mo. 63943 J. F. Faulkenberry, Box 14, Lesterville, Mo Zollie L. Glenn, Ellington, Mo. 63638 Harold Walton, Box 42, Birch Tree, Mo W. M. Bockman. Winona, Mo Loyd J. Rainbolt, Eminence, Mo. 65466
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Location 133lIronton......... 351lBelleview ........ 110 Fredericktown ... 41 Bismarck ......•. 1321 Farmington .....
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. Fred L. Thomas, Marble Hill, Mo. 63764 •.......•. , . V. O. Easley, Zalma, Mo. 63787 . Robert W. Harper, 1421 N. Henderson, Cape Girardeau, Mo.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. , . . . . . . . .. John A. Peek, Sr . Russell Nelson, Millersville, Mo Richard T. Cobble . Delos Sebaugh, Box 24, Daisy, Mo. 63743. . . . . . . .. Glenn E. Alimon . Daniel F. Jones, Whitewater, Mo. 63785 Reuben Peetz . John A. Savers, 610 N. Georgia St., Jackson, Mo.. , .. , .... , J. W. Shuffitt . Albidn H. Anderson, Commerce, Mo , . . . .. Charles Harris , O. C. Amick, Box 306, Illmo, Mo Louis B. Crites, 116 Wright Ave., Chaffee, Mo George W. Campbell. , .. , R. A. Grantham ..... Fred R. Corse, Box 40, Menfro, Mo
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R. D. Ellington, Jr., Box 157, Portageville, Mo C. W. Jones, Rt. I, Portageville, Mo Virgil H. Baldwin, Box 164, Marston, Mo.. . . . . . .. Julian Miller, Risco, Mo Wm. B. Crow, Box 145, Lilbourn, Mo. 63862 ...•.• Donald V. Magee, Box 137, Caruthersville, Mo.. . •. Floyd M. Carlock, 210 E. Cherry St., Hayti, Mo.. • Lester L. Graham, 414 N. Walnut St., Steele, Mo.. D. L. Potts, Box 178, Wardell, Mo
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'1 J.Ardell O. Kennedy .. '1 Conley L. Greer, 956 Park Ave., Poplar Bluff, Mo. '1 2nd & 4th Tu. L. Greenlee, Jr Met R. Frye, 104 Brooks St., Doniphan, Mo. 63935. 2nd & 4th Tu.
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Master Secretary Marion J. Pilant Lawrence E. Eicher, 1110 Third St., Monett, Mo.. Carroll S. Miles A. Bryan Cook, Washburn, Mo. 65772 Norman O. Chaney.. William T. Priest, Cassville, Mo................. Edsel Sanders....... Chester B. Royer, Rt. I, Purdy, Mo Dale Wagnon Leon Pugh, Mt. Vernon, Mo Edward E. Smith W. H. Lloyd, 310 Madison Ave., Aurora, Mo. 65605. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. L. H. Garrison Millard V. Morris, Pierce City, Mo. 65723.. E. W. Carrington Thomas F. Webb, Box 42, Miller, Mo. 65707 ,
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Herman B. Maddox .. Jimmie O. Lee, Jr . Herman Clark . Wm. L. Roehm . R. K. Swindle . Doyle Wilhelm . Delbert McCarty .
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GRAND REPRESENTATIVES TO AND FROM THE GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI TO MISSOURI Grand Representative Robert L. Aronson ..•..•.... ' Robert H. Mann ..•.....•.... Durward T. Moffitt . William H. Chapman .....•.. John W. Adams ..•..•.•..... D. Lear Tanner ..•••••••.... Russell E. Murray ..•........ Warren Drescher, Jr•.......
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A MASONIC REVIEW By BRUCE H. HUNT. P.G.Me Is Freemasonry a sleeping giant? In路 almost every Grand Lodge there is an underlying theme suggesting dormancy in one way or another. On rare occasions it is boldly stated, but generally it is only implied in subtle statements contained in reports of committees on unrelated matters. No doubt that in the privacy of officers' conferences the cold truths are laid bare and the genuine concern of its leaders are expressed in unguarded tones. It would seem that everyone knows that something is amiss, but hesitates to inaugurate positive and affirmative action. There can be no doubt concerning the potential strength and influence for good of this dozing colossus. The meaning of truth is unchanged and need for brotherhood among men is as necessary today as ever before. It is quite true that the overall population of the United States is ever increasing, and in the midst of this numerical growth Freemasonry's membership remains almost constant. In a comparative sense, the giant can only awaken to find itself somewhat diminished by a long and complacent period of inactivity. If a problem exists, what then can be done to effect a solution? The attitude of the fraternity toward its administrative structure must be regarded as unchanged as the great moral precepts it enjoins. This, therefore, must be the heart and core of its problem. Freemasonry came to the community in rural Missouri where we presently enjoy membership in the year 1850. One of the leaders of that day was Isham B. Dodson, in whose cabin the first Masonic meeting was held. Brother Dodson has long since departed this life, but if his metaphysical return could be effected probably the only familiar sight to his visiting spirit would be a regular meeting of his lodge. Oh, the setting would be different, the faces new and the furniture replaced, but the atmosphere of the tiled lodge would be almost as he left it more than eighty years ago. We find comfort in the knowledge that the ritualistic ceremonies are unbowed with age, but we are forced to hang our heads in the opposite direction when we consider the manner in which the administration of the lodge's affairs are conducted. The procedure was perfectly in order in Brother Dodson's day. It was in harmony with the times in which he lived, which brings us to a startling realization that our civilization has advanced perhaps more in the past fifty years than in the previous five hundred years. Can anyone, therefore, advance a valid argument for retaining the same administrative procedures used by the fraternity for more years than the memory span of the oldest members will admit? Let us view the problem from a slightly different vantage point. Consider the animal kingdom for a moment. Anthropologists continue to unearth and study the skeletal remains of prehistoric reptiles in an effort to learn more about the development of the earth and its inhabitants. The dinosaur was at one period of development the lord of the earth, and the pterodactyl was the largest living thing to soar through the air. The hairy mammoth, comparable to our present day elephant, was one of the lesser species which
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roamed the earth. However, the elephant is listed among the living in the twentieth century, and the dinosaur, the pterodactyl and the mammoth are but creatures which may be viewed only across the pages of history. If we may draw a very elementary conclusion from the above it must be that certain living things, great and powerful though they may have been in their day and time, were unable to survive the rigors of advancing development of the world in which they lived. Lesser things whose ability to cope with change enabled them to survive. Freemasonry must gear itself to meet the rapidly changing world of the twentieth century. Many of the customs of the past, regarded by many as sacred, have no bearing whatsoever on the basic principles of the fraternity. If certain of these outmoded customs were altered the cause of Masonry might advance beyond the fondest hopes of its leaders, and would be fundamentally unchanged in any of its ancient landmarks. We do not intend to be critical of our beloved fraternity, but we would encourage any with vision and determination who will sponsor ideas and plans for the advancement of the true principles of Freemasonry. It may be that there is confusion and misunderstanding about what can be revised. Each Mason knows that he cannot solicit a friend's petition for membership in his lodge by initiation. He has been taught that one must come to the fraternity of his own free will and accord. But, how much further does the average Mason carry this early teaching? Does he avoid even the slightest mention of the fraternity when among his friends who are not members? Does he imply by his actions, or even so state, that Masonry is a "secret society." Though committed by the best intentioned brethren, steps could well be taken to issue a general statement of policy to correct such unfortunate occurrences. The Grand Orator of Florida stated to his Grand Lodge: "We are deliberately failing to educate non-Masons regarding Freemasonry and what it stands for. A great many Masons are sincerely convinced that we would cheapen and degrade our order if we were to advertise it in any way. There seems to be a somewhat prevalent feeling that there would be a violation of our vows of secrecy if we were to permit the public to know anything about the precepts to which we have committed ourselves." Later in his address the Grand Orator, R. W. Brother Ralph E. Page, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Florida, made the following statement: The influence of Masonry has declined over the years. This unfortunate situation is occurring at a time when the fundamental teachings of our order are desperately needed throughout the world. I believe that we have been altogether too negligent regarding our public relations. We have deliberately attempted to avoid publicity regarding the teachings, objectives, and activities of Freemasonry. I strongly urge the Grand Lodge of Florida to reverse this trend. In the words of our own Grand Master, I urge that we "take Freemasonry out of the Lodge Room,"
Yes, we must "take Freemasonry out of the Lodge Room." Among the membership of Freemasonry are many journalists and newspaper men who are willing, even anxious, to see that those activities of the fraternity which are newsworthy are spread across the pages of the various news media available to the ancient craft. We could quote the feelings of many, but that which
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follows is typical of the reactions of the "brethren of the press." W. Brother Lewis C. Cook, an A. P. staff writer, went so far as to draft a general outline for documenting and disseminating Masonic news. Here are a few of his suggestions: The following suggestions are offered for a state-wide program to disseminate accurate and informative news of Masonic activities. 1. A Grand Lodge Committee to implement and coordinate a program of public information. 2. This committee should prepare an outline for a dignified public relations program and recommend or encourage its use by the subordinate lodges. This could include: (a) Obvious events in the annual affairs of the lodge that are legitimate stories of news value. These events include installation, dedication ceremonies for lodge equipment or furnishing, cornerstone laying, plans and programs for new buildings, additions or improvements, visits of Grand Lodge officers, observance of Masonic days, presentation of 50-year pins and other special awards or recognition nights, programs or projects in behalf of the Masonic home, annual picnics or dinners. (b) Recommend that a committee of three be appointed annually in the subordinate lodges to disseminate news of Blue Lodge activities. Explain the advantages of good media contacts and recommend that a list of sources for publication or broadcast be kept current in the secretary's files and available at each stated or special communication. (c) Describe the need and use of photographs, type and size most likely to gain use. Stress need for photo caption material. (d) This outline should also provide examples of how events might be presented to the media-correct names, ages, titles, home addresses, time, location, honors or event and necessary detail relating to the honor or event. 3. Develop a similar outline for dissemination of Grand Lodge news: election of officers, committee appointments, program, excerpts from annual proceedings (summary of lodge activities). I believe a 200-300 word summary would be particularly significant in the home town of the Grand Master and other Grand Lodge officers--mileage traveled in visiting the subordinate lodges, number visited, 50-year pins presented, dedication and cornerstone laying ceremonies. Another type of summary that might gain usage would cover the Masonic Home, number in the home-men, women, children, donations, endowment program, improvements. 4. Recommend and appoint various individuals to prepare articles on Grand Lodge activities and develop features on significant history of the Grand Lodge or subordinate lodges affecting local, regional or state-wide civic programs or area developmen t. Brother Cook closed his general outline with what we regard as pertinent comments on the general handling of Masonic news: I do not believe it is necessary to be subtle or designing as certain other organizations suggest in outlining a program of public relations. If our programs involve members of a community, region or the state, they merit news coverage. I believe we owe the fraternity and its members the honor of public recognition for their contributions to the physical, moral and spiritual well being of our country. I also believe that if we gain recognition for the fraternity and its members, justified public acknowledgment for demonstrated service and contributions in the public interest, we will attract many that now pass us by for organizations of less substance but with a good public image. Masonry should not be concerned with quantity but quality. However, it is an inescapable fact that by maintaining an ostrich-like position, the fraternity presents
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or becomes an enigma to the uninitiated. This affects the quality as well as the quantity. Stressing the importance of properly prepared news releases, Brother Cook continued: Papers with small editorial staffs and radio-TV stations with limited staffs use much of the material because it is properly prepared and because they do not have the manpower to gather and prepare more valid news. A great deal of the news presented by news and radio-TV today has been generated and prepared by a public relations firm or organizations utilizing public relations techniques. These comments are offered from the deep conviction that our fraternity has lost some of its public image, its influence for affecting and contributing to the public welfare. It is not my desire to have the fraternity engage in arenas of political or religious discussion. I would not under any circumstances advocate a defensive or offensive posture. However, I deeply believe we need to factually present the story of Masonry, its service and contributions to mankind. This can be done without disclosing or destroying any of our cherished forms, rituals or traditions. This experienced journalist and newsman followed his comments with several examples of news releases. He listed occasions that could be observed by almost every lodge, and gave elementary suggestions to the inexperienced on how to prepare lodge news. The following are excerpts from his many examples and suggestions: Installation (joint)-refreshments.-open meeting-public invited Washington's birthday-banquet and program Ladies' night-Valentine day Family night-pot luck Masonic play Masonic quiz program Question box Lodge birthday or Charter night-banquet and program St.john's (Baptist) Day-June 24 Family picnic All Masonic picnic Father and Son night-banquet and program Veteran's Day-Patriarch's night-refreshments and program Washington's Masonic birthday-November 4 Thanksgiving Christmas program for the kiddies.-treats and refreshments St. John's (Evangelist) Day-December 27 Table Lodge-banquet Past Masters' night PRESENTATION OF MASONIC NEWS
Bear in mind when preparing a news release that pictures often are of equal importance-Master-elect, recipients of 50-year pins or other special awards, etc. The ingredients of your story are basic to all news articles: "who, what, where, when, why and how." Just remember it is not necessary nor is it good journalism to relate all of these details in the first paragraph of your story. Try to capture the reader's attention in the first paragraph of your story with a short statement of fact: "J. A. Vandrell will become the ninety-third Master of Weston Masonic Lodge No. 53 in traditional ceremonies Thursday night, Dec. 27."
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Then in succeeding paragraphs, using clear, concise language and short sentences, tell the reader where the installation will be held and at what time. If the ceremonies are open to the pUblic get the information in the first two or three paragraphs. Give the age and occupation of the Master-elect and name the out-going Master. List the other Masonic memberships, honors and offices of the Master-elect. Tell the reader who wiII serve as installing officers-the Master and Marshal-and list the other officers to be installed.
ROAD SIGNS In line with the thinking that Masonry should be brought out of the Lodge Room, we note that the Grand Lodge of Ohio appears to have expressed a favorable attitude toward the placing of dignified road signs, similar to that used by Rotary, Kiwanis and other service clubs. It was suggested that if a sufficient number of lodges were interested in the proposal that the signs could be handled through the Grand Lodge office. Through inquiry it was learned that a circular field with the square and compasses in color in the center thereof, and made of fluorescent material, with a small panel (8" x 24") containing lodge name and number and other pertinent information could be purchased for approximately $25.00. The committee offered to meet with representatives of those lodges interested in the matter and discuss it with them. VIRGINIA: The Grand Master of Virginia issued the following ruling relative to Masonic signs: I ruled that Smithfield Union Lodge No. 18 could not purchase space on the Chamber of Commerce sign which listed the civic organizations of that community. The cost of the space was $40.00 per year, and this expenditure did not appear to be for a Masonic purpose. I heartily approve of the marking of our Masonic Lodges in a proper manner but do not believe that we should go as far as advertising these in the same manner used by the civic clubs.
OREGON: The Grand Lodge of Oregon has established a Publicity Committee, which seems to be functioning very well. The following are excerpts from the committee's report: Number Number Per cent Number Number Per cent
of Grand Lodge releases submitted to all media of releases to get into print of releases printed to number submitted of newspapers that received releases of newspapers that printed Grand Lodge releases of newspapers that printed the releases sent to them
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In order to keep ourselves informed month by month of our progress at both the Grand Lodge and the lodge levels with respect to progress in publicity, your Grand Lodge committee subscribes to the services of Allens Clipping Service. This firm checks all printed media of the State; daily, weekly and monthly and dip all Masonic releases forwarding them to this committee monthly. By this means we can tell which lodges are getting local publicity for their own activities. From 191 constituent lodges of this jurisdiction, we submit our findings recapped from the source just mentioned: Number of lodges that received one or more release printings 164 Number of lodges that received no publicity.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 27 Per cent of lodges that received pUblicity 70%
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The Grand Lodge publicity committee must coordinate the wishes of the Grand Lodge body, assist in the preparation of releases that pertain to Grand Lodge matters. The Grand Lodge publicity committee urges each incoming master of a lodge to have in mind a person capable of handling press releases to all media in the area of the lodge. It is felt a simple handbook of the rules of proper publicity procedures, as well as a brief statement of how to prepare publicity that will stay within the established landmarks of the order, would be a great aid to the master and lodge publicity chairman. This booklet could be a project for the Grand Lodge puhlicity committee if thought to be needed.
From the above report it would appear that the public in the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Oregon should be better informed about Freemasonry than they were at the beginning of the year covered by the report. SOUTH DAKOTA: Brother David Graham, Fraternal Correspondent of the Grand Lodge of South Dakota, is but one more who would like to see some dignified program of public relations instituted that would enlighten the world generally of Freemasonry's good works. He thus illustrates his poin t and commen ts thereon: A well respected and highly regarded head of one of the departments of the University of South Dakota thought it a matter for light-hearted amusement when he read in his newspaper that a friend of his is known in certain Masonic circles as "Sir Knight." Admitting that such absurd titles should not be used publicly, the fact remains that this learned man has no inkling of the associations that cluster around the redundant title, nor has he ever considered what might be lost if we scrapped all our courtesy titles in all Masonic bodies. Then again this man along with many others is totally ignorant of how some of the movements of which he approves came into being because of Masonry. The very University of which he is so proud, owes much to the work of a pioneer citizen of another town who became that "laughable" character a Past Grand Master. He is blissfully ignorant of the services performed in his favorite Church by Masons he admires and respects. He has no idea how many of his co-workers at the University are active to some degree in one or more of the bodies of Masonry. He is completely unaware that the Grand Lodge of South Dakota acts as a clearing house for the distribution of charity funds amounting to $23,355.00 in 1961. He has no notion that a disproportionate number of Masons in his own community as well as in the state are giving of their time and talent to the furtherance of government, education, cultural and artistic affairs, youth programs, church work, benevolence, and other matters which should be of interest to Mason and non Mason alike. He is not in possession of information concerning the part played by Masonry in the Revolution or the Civil War, and he has never heard of the Masonic Service Association and its work in Veterans Administration Hospitals. He is unaware of our interest in such fields as Dementia Praecox, student aid, Eye Saving, and he assumes that a certain charity within his own state is supported wholly by voluntary contributions from all and sundry, without being aware that its Board of Directors is mostly Masonic, and the contributions from the 168 Lodges of the state is a substantial part of its income. He assumes when a man does a piece of kindly service that he is motivated by pure humanitarian principles without giving a thought to the influence which awakened this humanitarianism. The Dominie knows of a Lodge which educated the son of one of its members after he went to the Penitentiary, aided his wife in many little ways, but expelled the memher, only
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to reinstate him after he redeemed himself. Masons do not talk about such matters very much, and men such as this University professor are not at all curious about the bond which ties us to each other, even when we do not have much in common, Masonry apart, with the brother we help.
BYRNE E. BIGGER M. W. Brother Byrne E. Bigger, eighty-fifth Grand Master of Missouri, died in Levering Hospital, located in his home town of Hannibal, November 21, 1962. He had served continuously as judge of the probate court of Marion County since his election January 1, 1919. Brother Bigger held the distinction of being the second of three Grand Masters to follow in the footsteps of illustrious fathers who had also held the highest office in Freemasonry. He was elected Grand Master on September 26, 1928, and presided over the Grand Lodge on September 24, 1929, after steadily progressing through the official line following his first appointment in 1919. Judge Bigger was born on a farm near Laclede, Missouri, January 12, 1882. He was the son of Clay Cicero Bigger and Mary E. Bigger. He was educated in the public schools of Laclede, Missouri, Wesleyan College at Cameron, Missouri, and the University of Missouri at Columbia. He was graduated from the latter in the class of 1905 with an A.B. degree. Brother Bigger was married on November Byrne E. Bigger 26, 1906, to Miss Elizabeth Moore of Turney, Clinton County, Missouri. He was admitted to the bar in Linn County in 1905, and moved to Hannibal in June 1907. As noted above he was elected to the office of probate judge in the fall of 1918, and served in that capacity without interruption from January 1 of the following year until the time of his death. Our late brother was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Hannibal, and for many years was a teacher of the Men's Bible Class. He was active in the Chamber of Commerce, the Hannibal Rotary Club and a member of the Board of Directors of the Hannibal Y.M.C.A. He was the organizer of the Mark Twain Chapter of DeMolay for Boys, and served as chairman of the Advisory Council for several years during the early days of DeMolay in Hannibal. Byrne E. Bigger (he never revealed the mystery of the initial "E") was active in all phases of community life in Hannibal. During his college years he was a member of the fraternity, Delta Tau Delta, the legal fraternity, Phi Delta Phi, and the honorary society Q.E.B.H. He was District Governor of Rotary in 1934-1935, he was created a member of St. Chrysostom Conclave of the Red Cross of Constantine on November 19, 1932, he enjoyed honorary
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membership in Missouri Lodge No.1, Quincy Lodge No. 39 (lllinois) and a valued member of Missouri Lodge of Research. Perhaps the crowning honor of Judge Bigger's year as Grand Master occurred when he was called upon to preside over the Grand Masters' Conference in Washington, D. C., on February 20, 1929. M. W. Brother Bigger first saw the Light of Freemasonry in Cypress Lodge No. 227, located at Laclede, Missouri, being initiated November 27, 1906; passed December 20, 1906 and raised January 2, 1907. It is interesting to note that the ceremony of raising was conducted by M. W. Brother David M. Wilson, then Grand Master of Masons in Missouri. He affiliated with Hannibal Lodge No. 188 on January 25, 1909, and was installed Master for the year 1911. He served as District Deputy Grand Master for thirteen years in the Fifteenth Masonic District. His experience in the Grand Lodge of Missouri included various corpmittees and assignments, including the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home of Missouri. Brother Bigger was a member of all the York Rite bodies of Freemasonry and Moolah Temple of the Shrine in 1925. He was a member of Hannibal Chapter No.7, Royal Arch Masons, receiving the Degree of Mark Master on November 28, 1912; the Degree of Past Master on December 5, 1912; the Degree of Most Excellent Master on December 5, 1912 and the Degree of the Royal Arch on January 31, 1913. He received all three degrees of Cryptic Masonry in Centralia Council No. 34, located at Centralia, Missouri on August 23, 1918. He received the Orders of Templary in Exca1ibar Commandery No.5, located at Hannibal; the Illustrious Order of the Red Cross on June 16, 1921; the Order of Malta on June 16, 1921, and the Order of the Temple on June 30, 1921. Brother Bigger was also active in the Order of the Eastern Star, serving as Worthy Patron of Crown and Scepter Chapter No.1 in 1915. He became a member of the O.E.S. in 1908, being initiated in the chapter over which he later presided. He was Grand Patron of the Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star of Missouri in 1950-1951. In closing we can say quite simply that Missouri has lost one of its most distinguished citizens, and the Masonic Fraternity one of its most honored and devoted members.
HARRIS CECIL JOHNSTON M. W. Brother Harris Cecil Johnston, the ninety-eighth member of the fraternity to become Grand Master of Masons in Missouri, died following a heart attack on May 31, 1963, in Boonville, Missouri. Last rites were conducted from the First Presbyterian Church in Boonville, with graveside Masonic Services in the Walnut Grove Cemetery in the same city, on June 3, 1963. Brother Johnston was born in Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri, February 12, 1883, the son of Colonel Thomas A. and Caroline F. (Rea) Johnston. He was the third son of a family of four children. The father was the second president of Kemper Military School, and served the institution in this capacity until his death February 5, 1934. Brother Johnston was educated in Kemper Military School and Western Reserve University. In 1904 he joined the staff at Kemper as quartermaster. He served in this capacity and coached athletics for some thirty years before
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assuming the office of Superintendent and President in 1949, which positions he held until his retirement in 1957. On June 27, 1905, he was united in marriage with Miss Georgia Walker Wooldridge, daughter of Dr. J. H. and Eliza (Osborn) Wooldridge of Boonville. To this union two daughters were born, Mrs. W. M. Harrison of Kansas City and Mrs. Curtis Reeves of St. Louis. Our late brother always assumed an active role in the business and professional interests of his community_ He was a ruling elder of the First Presbyterian Church, past Sunday School Superintendent, and a member of the Board of Trustees. He was a director of the following institutions: Kemper Military School, Boonville Public Schools, Kemper State Bank of Boonville, Cooper County Building and Loan Association and Walnut Grove Cemetery Association. Colonel Johnston was a republican in politics, a member of the Cooper and Howard County Historical Society, and a member and Past President of the Boonville Rotary Club. Colonel Johnston's hobbies were closely identified with his vocation. When asked about them, he would list: "Director and business manager of Athletics of Kemper Military School, and director of Intramural Athletics and Track Coach." Harris Cecil Johnston Characteristically, he evinced the same type of interest in the Masonic fraternity. He was initiated in Cooper Lodge No. 36, Boonville, on February 16, 1920; passed March 30, 1920; raised April 23, 1920, and served as worshipful master in 1927. He received the first three degrees in Boonville Chapter No. 60, Royal Arch Masons, on May 7, 1920, and was exalted to the Degree of Royal Arch Mason on the following evening. He served this chapter as high priest in 1929. All three degress of the Council were conferred upon him in Centralia Council No. 34, Royal and Select Masters, on May 12, 1920. In Olivet Commandery No. 53, Knights Templar he received the Illustrious Order of the Red Cross on June 1, 1920, and the Order of Malta and the Order of the Temple on June 2, 1920, serving as eminent commander in 1923. Our esteemed brother was a member of the Order of High Priesthood of Missouri and the Missouri Association of Past Commanders. He was a member and past sovereign of St. Chrysostom Conclave of the Red Cross of Constantine, and a member of Ararat Shrine A.A.O.N.M.S. of Kansas City. M. W. Brother Johnston began his journey through the official line of the Grand Lodge when he was appointed Grand Pursuivant in 1931, and continued through the line serving as Grand Master of Masons in 1941-1942. He held a commission as Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Manitoba near the Grand Lodge of Missouri. Great men endowed with the background, character and sincerity of purpose possessed by Brother Harris C. Johnston have contributed materially to
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the growth and strength of our nation and our fraternity. Theirs have been lives lived in accordance with those great fundamental teachings which are the basis for our society and the Masonic Fraternity. As these great pillars, who are in a sense representative of the culture of Freemasonry, pass on we may be inclined to regard it as an irreparable loss. However, sharing the philosophy of the very men we mourn, we must believe that others will rise to assume their duties and responsibilities. Those who were close to Colonel Harris, as he was known to them, know that this was his belief.
ANCIENT. FREE AND ACCEPTED The following is an address delivered before the Missouri Lodge of Research, September 26, 1962, by the Reverend Herbert E. Duncan, Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, and Grand Chaplain of the International Supreme Council of the Order of DeMolay. R. W. Brother Duncan is a past master of his lodge, and remains deeply interested in all branches of Freemasonry. I have a feeling of great pride and appreciation in being asked by our Worshipful \faster, Walter Bublitz, to address this meeting of the Missouri Lodge of Research. It is understandable that I have a certain hesitancy in speaking to this assembly that has in its membership recognized students of Masonic History, many of whom have made nationwide contributions to the advanced learning of the Craft. From their wisdom in understanding and tolerance, I trust that they will give brotherly approval to this dissertation from an amateur in Masonic Research. On my twenty-first birthday, I found beside my place at the family breakfast table, a petition for the degrees in Kansas City Lodge No. 220, a check for the fee required, and a second-hand tuxedo. My father simply said, "No one will ever ask you to apply for membership in a Masonic Lodge. But, if you care to sign the petition, I will be proud to recommend you." After my years in DeMolay it was only natural that I should knock at the door of Freemasonry and eventually become the Master of the Lodge my father had served with great distinction as Master some fourteen years before me. Even as I was raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason, I found much that was not explained nor could I find the answers from the older members of the Fraternity. Perhaps the mind of the young is too inquisitive but I desperately wanted to find even greater light. During the years since that time I have found in the study of ancient beliefs, in the story of architecture and building, and the histories of Freemasonry, much that served to answer my questions of yesterday. I have also found much more to give pause for study as one phase gives access to an ever deepening probe for knowledge to penetrate the history of a fraternity whose story is always a part of the past moving through the exciting life of the present as men strive to live by the square. 'Ve refer to ourselves as Ancient Masons. No one knows how far back into history the foundations go as mankind has sought for wise and good and beautiful truth. In the oldest classes of China, in the writings of Menicus, for example, it is taught that men should apply the square and compass morally to their lives and the level and marking line besides, if they would walk in the straight and even paths of wisdom and keep themselves within the bounds of honor and virtue. There is evidence that in the earliest historic records of China there was a system of faith expressed in allegoric form and illustrated by the symbols of building. The secrets were orally transmitted, the various offices were distinguished by sym bolic jewels and at its rites leather aprons were worn. Closer to us in time is the famous Egyptian obelisk, known as Cleopatra's Needle,
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which was removed in the year 22 B.C. to Alexandria by a Roman architect named Pontius. When in 1879 it was taken from its base and carried to America, all the emblems of the builder were found in the foundation, the rough Cube and the polished Cube in white limestone, the Square, an iron Trowel, a lead Plumb bob, the arc of a circle, a Trestle-board, and a hieroglyphic word meaning Temple. These examples from the past are not to be taken as even a suggestion that the fraternity as we know it was in existence in that time of long ago. There is, however, the clear indication that as man wrought his faith and dream into reality, it was but natural that the tools of the builder should become emblems of the thoughts of the thinker. As Joseph Fort Newton in his book The Builders suggests, "Not only his tools, but the very stones with which he worked became sacred symbols--the temple itself a vision of that House of Doctrine, that Home of the Soul, which, though unseen, he is building in the midst of the years." It has been said that when the curtain of history is pulled aside to reveal the life of the past that we behold mankind at worship. His longing for truth and light is reflected in his stories of sacred, mysterious beliefs, legends and dreams of life and death. Three thousand years ago a story familiar to many ancient faiths began to hold captive the hearts of men as it was told in Egypt and from there carried to Asia Minor, Greece and Rome. It was a drama to win the approval of the most enlightened minds of antiquity-Pythagoras, Socrates, Plato, Euripides, Plutarch, Dpectetus, and Marcus Aurelius. This ancient, ever new drama is the legend of Osiris, Ruler of Eternity, and his gracious sister-wife, Isis, working together in human form for the good of humanity. They taught man how to live on the earth, how to read the stars, to know of ethics and religion, and evoked in men a sense of immortality. But as Evil is always present in the Good, there lived side by side with them, Typhon, whose name means serpent. Typhon slew Osiris and placed the body in a chest which was then thrown into the Nile. The chest was carried by the waters to Byblos in Syria where it came to rest by a shrub similar to an acacia tree. Owing to the God-like quality of the body, the shrub, at its touch, shot up into a tree which grew up around the chest and body to protect it. A column was made from this portion of the tree for the palace of the king and here Isis found it and asked for it. The picture is familiar, a woman weeping over a broken column, while Horus, God of Time, stands behind her, pouring ambrosia on her hair. Isis took the body back to Egypt and there Typhon found it only to mangle and scatter it to the four winds. Again Isis took up her pathetic quest to gather the pieces of her dismembered husband to give him proper burial. Horus fights with Typhon, conquers him, and in solemn procession goes to the grave of Osiris, opens it and calls upon his father to rise. At length Osiris awakes, weary and feeble, and by the strong grip of the lion-God he gains control of his body, and is lifted from death to life. We know that this was a story told in many countries about gods of many names to picture the cycle of nature, seedtime and harvest, winter and summer and it served as the basis for the ancient Grecian and Eleusinian mysteries teaching the unity of God, the necessity of the good life and of a life after death. It is believed that the initiates into these mysteries were invested with signs and passwords by which they could know each other in the dark as well as in the light. Plato says the Mysteries were established by men of great genius who strove to teach purity, to soften the cruelty of the race, to refine its manners and morals, and to restrain society by stronger bonds than those which human laws impose. Masonry stands in this tradition and renders to the modern world much the same ministry that the Mysteries rendered to the older world. We are indeed an ancient fraternity with many tributaries flowing into the stream to build the great river of faith. A faith based on the tools of the workman, the wisdom of the ages, and the eternal quest for the outreach of mankind to his God. It sweeps past the building of the Temple of Solomon with its workmen from
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Phoenecia and Tyre under the Master knowledge of Hiram, architect and artificer of metals. It incl udes the Roman Collegia, the builders of the Cathedrals of the middle ages and the eternal quest for a Holy Grail. We are indeed privileged to call ourselves Ancient. There is, however, another interpretation of the word "Ancient" and here I plunge into my own reasoning and give as only a suggestion of what may well be from history of record. The Grand Lodge of England had scarcely been formed in 1717 when division crept in. For in 1751 a group of Freemasons in London, who for various reasons were dissatisfied with the way in which the Grand Lodge was conducted, decided to start a separate Grand Lodge. The new Grand Lodge opened the way for men of lesser rank than the nobility who controlled the older Grand Lodge. They were men of zeal, who desired to assert their independence toward the government in more definite terms. Moreover, they claimed to go farther back into antiquity for their Masonic traditions, practices and ritual, and referred to themselves as "Ancients" while the Grand Lodge formed earlier was known as the "Moderns." It was not until December 27, 1813 that a union of the two Grand Lodges was formed in Freemason's Hall. The two Grand Lodges met in separate rooms and then formed a Grand Procession consisting of both groups. The two bodies entered side by side into the Hall of Assembly, the Duke of Sussex closing one procession and the Duke of Kent the other, representing delegates from 641 Modern and 359 Ancient Lodges. This procession marked the beginning of the Masonic Fraternity as we know it today. These members of the "Ancients" have caught my fancy. They felt that the Fraternity while deriving its strength from the past, should adapt it to the present. Robert Glenn Cole in Masonic Gleanings says, "While the Ancients had an older flavor they really had a younger spirit more in keeping with the times and particularly, with the trend of thought in America. The growing spirit of greater freedom and independence in the Colonies naturally inclined such patriots as Warren, Revere, and others toward the "Ancients" rather than the "Moderns." Certain it is that the Ancient lodges in the Colonies were usually led by what we call Patriots, and the leaders of the "Moderns" were sympathetic to the Crown. In Scotland, Robert Burns, the first Poet Laureate of Masonry, initiated July 4, 1781 in St. David's Lodge at Tarbolton, would not have dared to write his poems under Masonic relationship unless he had belonged to a Lodge closer to the people than one presided over by the powerful, titled men of the "Moderns." For he said: "A king can mak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that; But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith, be mauna fa' that! For a' that and a' that Their dignities and a' that, The pith 0' sense, and pride of worth, Are higher ranks than a' that. Then let us pray that come it may, As come it will for a' that, That sense and worth, o'er a' the earth, May bear the gree, and a' that; For a' that, and a' that; That man to man, the warld o'er, Shall brothers be for a' that." One other interesting factor was that the Ancients insisted that Masonry erase such distinctively Christian color as had crept into it and return to its first platform of being unsectarian. Many Masons were then as they are now, members of the Christian Church, but the order itself is open to men of all faiths, who confess
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faith in God. As one writer said, "So it will always remain if it is true to its principles and history." It is with pride that we call ourselves Ancient Freemasons, as we look into the far past and into the recent history of the Craft as it moves with dignity to enlighten mankind so as to remove any darkness that may attempt to darken his society. We also call ourselves "Free" and "Accepted." In each word is found tradition and meaning, words that long ago brought questions to my mind as it has to every man who has knelt before a Masonic altar. As ancient as Freemasonry, and older, is the desire of man to be free. Paul in response to the Captain of the Guard, who had stated that he purchased his freedom with a great price, said, "But I was born free." The men of the past, who through symbols link us to this earliest thought and faith of the race, may not have been called Free-masons during the building of the cathedrals but they were free in fact, traveling far and near where there was work to be done. They were quite distinct from the Guild-masons, who were restricted as to place of employment by the locality in which their Guild was located. The Free-mason was more powerful, more artistic, and with the knowledge of building gained through the ages, gave its visible monuments as its genius and gave to the generations the fraternity of Masonry. Most of the great cathedrals of Europe for example date from the eleventh century. The religious expected the end of the world and all things to take place in the year one thousand. When that year passed and the next with the dread catastrophe failing to take place, the sense of general relief found expression in raising magnificent temples to the glory of God, who had abstained from the destruction of all things. It was the order of Free-masons which made it possible to create and build monuments of the faith and gratitude of the race. These ancient and free brothers of ours were generally ahead of the masses in education, in understanding of the arts, and in their travels became familiar with widely differing religious views. The symbols of their craft gave such glimpses of' the unity and the order of the world as to impart form to their faith. Therefore, as Newton suggests, it was not strange that men of note and learning were interested in the symbolism of Masonry, by its spirit of universal fraternity, and perhaps by its secrecy. We do know that at an early date others than those of the operative craft asked to be "accepted" as members of the order and become "Accepted Masons." Perhaps the first members of this group were leaders of the church, the ecclesi路 astics who wished to understand more of architecture and design to help direct the building of their own churches. The fraternity and the character of the members was such as to attract noblemen, gentlemen, and scholars to become Speculative Masons until Accepted Masons were in the majority. These masons, by acceptance, saw in Masonry a deposit of the wisdom of old, preserved in tradition and taught in symbols. So it is that we are Ancient, Free, and Accepted Masons. We are proud to have intrusted to our care the wisdom of the ages. We accept the responsibility of adapting this glorious tradition of the past and applying the knowledge gained from it to the problems of the day and the life of the present. Freemasonry is always alive in every age. It is through us that Masonry will grow and be glorified as we make it a "pursuit of the highest, a lofty honor, a wise freedom, a genuine service."
AMERICANISM COMMITTEE The Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, after careful consideration, disapproved the appointment of a Standing Committee on Americanism, which would have necessitated a constitutional amendment. The idea apparently sprung from a suggestion by a chapter of the National Sojourners,
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an organization made up of Freemasons who are or have been commissioned officers in some branch of the military service of the United States. In its report in opposition to the necessary constitutional change and the establishment of the above mentioned committee, the Jurisprudence Committee recounted a portion of an information letter to Americanism Committee members in another jurisdiction: ... it is noted that a militant stand is suggested in the need for 100 per cent free schools as well as a revision of the study patterns to include our American Revolutionary patriots; to combat bigotry in our country; to take a stand on religious teaching in the schools in line with Masonic principles; to encourage display of the American Flag on holidays outside all Lodge Halls and Temples, at all residential buildings, at all commercial establishments, and at all public buildings; to establish a Flag Ceremony to be used in all Masonic Lodges; essay contests for schools, DeMolay and other youth organizations, with elaborate ceremonies of award presentations; educational program meetings open to Ladies and Guests on Patriotic Holidays; establishment of a speakers bureau for presentation of lectures and talks to Lodges; use of plays and other dramatics for presentation in Lodges; that Lodges furnish manpower and sponsor youth activities of Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, DeMolay, girls organizations, etc.; publicity on Americanism in Lodge Bulletins; panel discussions with moderator sitting in the East; ways and means of getting out the vote, and ways and means of increasing Lodge attendance. . . .
The above was reported to be but a partial list of suggested activities. The reporting committee made it quite clear that it was opposed to the activities suggested, but felt that any that should obtain favor in the sight of the incoming Grand Master could be assigned to existing committees in the Grand Lodge, without the formality of the establishment of another committee. Needless to state, the report of the committee was adopted and no Americanism Committee will be appointed. The ranks of Freemasonry are filled with patriotic citizens whose loyalty to country and true Americanism cannot be questioned. \Ve might go further and say that if it were believed that any member was un-American his chances of remaining a member would be precarious indeed. There are today many fine organizations in our great country devoted to the cause of upholding the American way of life. Freemasonry would be the last to attempt to discredit anyone of them. Freemasons hold membership in these societies too. The mere fact that a Grand Lodge does not have an Americanism Committee is not in any sense a measure of its Americanism. Freemasons are religious people, but it is not permissible for them to discuss their religion in Masonic Lodges. All are considered to be good citizens, else they could not have become Freemasons in the first place. But, they are forbidden to discuss politics in their lodges. By this we do not imply that the American Flag should not be displayed in our lodge rooms.-it must be so displayed in our jurisdiction. Neither do we wish to see our lodges depart from the basic tenets of Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth. We can and should incorporate among our various activities the true spirit of Americanism. IDAHO: The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Idaho recommends: .. that a committee on Americanism become a regular Grand Lodge Committee and that an Americanism program be made a part of the permanent activities of this Grand Jurisdiction.
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The Grand Master's recommendation was apparently based on his experience the past year. His Grand Lodge has a committee on "Americanism and Patriotic Activities," which made the following report: During the past year the Constituent Lodges responded very well to an educational program designed to increase the general knowledge of American heritage, as well as to call attention to each person's Individual Responsibility, and to study the Individual Enterprise system. A lecturer was appointed by the Master in each Lodge of initiate the program. The Lecturers functioned in many ways. Their purpose was to provide opportunities for speakers to discuss topics in line with the program policy. In some instances the program did not get off the ground. The reasons for this were varied-the Master did not cooperate; the lecturer had little ability, etc. However, as a whole, the program was successful. Continuous interest was provided in the smaller Lodges through this activity. Some of the most active Lodges took time off to discuss the Rights and Freedoms specified in the U.S. Constitution. Some of the initial benefits derived are best illustrated by citing a case where one Lecturer has given eleven talks on American Principles. Three talks were before Masonic groups and eight were before other groups composed of service clubs, PTAs and simpar organizations. Also, at the present time he has three additional talks scheduled in the next two months. The speeches were given in three different towns. This is a very good example as to the leadership that Idaho Masons can and should provide.
ANCIENT LANDMARKS The Grand Lodge of Idaho received a resolution setting forth twenty-five Ancient Landmarks of Freemasonry to be recognized by that jurisdiction. The resolution enumerates the times reference is made to them, but points out that no place are they defined. The resolution was ordered printed in the proceedings for review and study by subordinate lodges during the coming year, and presentation at the next annual communication for action.
APPENDANT BODIES MONTANA: The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Montana feels that too many appendant bodies are moving into his jurisdiction, and that constitutes a distraction from lodge responsibility. He said in part: It has become quite apparent that the energies of Masonry are being diluted by appendant orders coming into Montana. While these orders base their existence on the fact that their members must first be Master Masons and that their goal is to strengthen Blue Lodge Masonry, in most cases it takes the time, work and finances of the good Master Mason away from his lodge. I am hurt and disappointed in some of the brethren, who complained so loudly last year when Grand Master Hopper requested a raise in per capita tax, and who, since ,that time, have been leading a drive for membership in the Royal Order of Scotland. This order does not exist or meet in Montana, nor will it benefit Montana. Because of the drive for membership in this order and others, I am compelled to ask, "Where is your loyalty, My Brethren?"
ATTENDANCE We have heard a great deal about lodge attendance, or the lack of it. Many lodges report rather good attendance when something special is on the program. A few appear to have rather satisfactory attendance at all their meetings. A close inspection of those lodges who are always bemoaning
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poor attendance leads us to believe that there is a very definite lack of leadership. The adage, "good meetings don't just happen-they are planned," seems to apply in many cases. If the officers and members will set about to plan carefully all meetings, there always results increased interest and attendance. We were interested in a full page spread by George J. Barmann that appeared in the May 12, 1963, issue of the Cleveland, Ohio, The Plain Dealer. The headline read: "Lodge Dodgers" and, "Membership, Assets Still High but Few Go to Meetings." Occasionally, we see special sections of metropolitan papers devoted to fraternal institutions, and always they prove to be items of interest. In this particular article the author includes data regarding most all of the larger fraternal groups in Ohio, with particular emphasis on their condition in the Cleveland area. The article began with a verse quoted from a Masonic newsletter: Say, son let's go to lodge tonight. We haven't been for years. Let's don our little aprons white and sit among the peers. I want to hear the gavel ring, to hear the organ play ... Pass up bridge or picture show, your wrestling bout or fight, Switch off that darned old television; let's go to lodge tonight.
The writer believed that the verse might well serve as a universal evening cry of almost every fraternal group everywhere, including Freemasonry. He suggested that so many were staying away from meetings that it is a wonder any know the handclasp any more. He called attention to the fact that there were over 4 million Masons in the country; and the Elks with 1.3 million and the K. C. with 1.15 million-placing these one, two, three and in that order. It is estimated that more than 20 million American men belong to about 240 fraternal groups across the land. The total assets of these fraternities, it was said, totals more than $10 billion, more than the combined assets of General Motors Corp. and the General Electric Company. The redeeming feature appears to be the enormous charities sponsored by the various fraternities. Everyone knows of the millions that are expended annually by the Shriner's Hospitals for Crippled Children, but very little is said of the millions more expended by Grand Lodges and their lodges subordinate for the various charities they sponsor. (Incidentally, we believe this last could be handled better, publicity-wise, than is being done.) The writer calls attention to the great public good will and other benefits, but poses the questions asked by many lodge officials: "Where is the great good fellowship we used to have? Where are the boys on lodge nights?" When asked why he didn't go to lodge one brother answered: "Why should I go to a meeting, they might make me an officer." Another said, "The ritual is what stops me, I'm tired of the floor show." Some leaders were quoted as believing that television, golf, close circle suburban living, cook-outs and cook-ins, and the automobile were contribut-
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ing factors in the loss of attendance at lodge meetings. Others felt that the lodge has lost its zip, and the hall doesn't have the appeal it once had. Other lodge members feel that lost interest can be traced to the fact that the lodge is not getting the VIP members in the community. A district deputy grand master was quoted as believing that it could all be traced to poor leadership. He felt that local lodges had to be well-planned and well-organized if they were to have good attendance and interest. He believed that with the right leadership they could beat television, golf and all the other distractions. The writer also called attention to the group founded by the late Frank S. Land, and known as the "Ancient and Honorable Guild of the Leather Apron:' The new order has faithful attendance as a prime requisite for membership. The idea is to enroll "name" persons. So far the guild has made little headway. The article went on to include facts and quotes from other fraternal groups. Although some might regard the full-page spread as detrimental to Freemasonry, but it may be viewed in a different light. Many members who read it may decide that they should go back to lodge, if that was what is needed. It is always good to read in the press true statements about Freemasonry.
AWARDS IDAHO: The Grand Lodge of Idaho established a "Distinguished Service Medal and Certificate" to be awarded to one Master Mason in the jurisdiction each year. A rather comprehensive program for the selection of the award designate has been devised, which starts with the local lodge and concludes with the choice of the Grand Master. As described, the award appears to be similar in many respects to those made in other jurisdictions, but under different names and selected in a different manner. It was interesting to note that the above was recommended by the Grand Master, disapproved by the Jurisprudence Committee, but adopted by the Grand Lodge when put to a vote. KANSAS: The Grand Lodge of Kansas has a thought that we have not noted elsewhere. However, it makes sense to us, and it will be interesting to observe how the plan works for them. The following is self-explanatory: If a Mason is to abide by the LAWS OF MASONRY, he is entitled to know what they are. In addition to the laws, the APPENDIX of the book is filled with Masonic information which every Mason should know and have at his finger tipssuch as the Ancient Charges and the various lists of the Ancient Landmarks. Kansas observes the so-called "Mackey Landmarks" and we have incorporated them into our Constitution, but there are others and to be well informed on this subject, each Mason should know what some of them are.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, FREEMASON The names of many famous men have been assoCiated with Freemasonry, but none was more meaningful during his lifetime or has left its mark on the pages of history so indelibly as that of Benjamin Franklin. Much has been written of this distinguished brother's connection with the fraternity and his admiration for it. Dr. Charles G. Reigner, distinguished author and publisher
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has composed a scholarly paper on the subject which we deem worthy of being reprinted here. PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL CONCLAVE OF VIRGINIA COLLEGE S.R.I.C.F., RICHMOND, VA. SEPTEMBER 15, 1962 By DR. CHARLES G. REIGNER Benjamin Franklin was a many-sided and versatile genius-diplomat, statesman, scientist, inventor, printer, publisher and author of the Autobiography, which ranks among the few great autobiographies ever written. Born in Boston in 1706, he died in Philadelphia in 1790. He was a member of the committee of five appointed by the Continental Congress to draw up the Declaration of Independence. In May of 1787 he was elected a delegate to the Convention which drew up the Constitution of the United States. His long life of eighty-four years was an illustration of the last sentence of a prayer which he composed for his daily use: "0 Powerful Goodnessl Bountiful Father! Merciful Guide. Increase in me that wisdom which discovers my truest interest. Strengthen my resolution to perform what that wisdom dictates. Accept my kind offices to Thy other children as the only return in my power for Thy continued favours to me." You may read biography after biography of Franklin and find few or no references to his Masonic associations and activities. The world at large takes little note of Freemasonry, even when one of its truly great is an ardent Freemason. Franklin won fame on the world stage at a critical period in American history. Here, however, we are primarily concerned with Benjamin Franklin, Freemason. It was in 1728 that Franklin, at the age of 22, started a printing business in Philadelphia. From 1729 to 1765 he published and edited the Pennsylvania Gazette. In the issue of the Gazette for August 13, 1730, he reprinted from the New England Weekly Journal an account of a Lodge meeting held in London. "It is not an irresistible conclusion," writes Brother Melvin M. Johnson, "that there were Masonic Lodge meetings attended by sufficient numbers to make them known to the community at least in Philadelphia and Boston?" At that time Franklin was not a Mason. He was made a Mason in February of 1731 in Saint John's Lodge, Philadelphia, which assembled "according to the Old Custom." In June of 1732 he drafted a set of By-Laws for the Lodge. The Pennsylvania Gazette for June 26, 1732, has an account of a Grand Lodge communication held that day at the Sun Tavern, Philadelphia, at which "Thomas Boude and Benjamin Franklin were chosen Grand Wardens." On June 24, 1734, he was elected Grand Master, as reported in the Pennsylvania Gazette for June 27, 1734. Benjamin Franklin has the distinction of being the first printer and publisher of a Masonic book in the American Colonies. In 1734 he advertised the publication of a reprint of The Constitutions of the Freemasons, originally published in London in 1723-six years after the formation of the Grand Lodge of England. The advertisement in the Pennsylvania Gazette (May 9 to May 16, 1734) reads thus: "Just Published. The CONSTITUTIONS of the FREEMASONS; Containing the History, Charges, Regulations, etc., of that most ancient and Right Worshipful Fraternity, London printed. Reprinted by B. Franklin, in the year of Masonry 5734. Price, Stitch'd, 2s. 6; bound, 4s." In the autumn of 1733 Franklin visited Boston and made the acquaintance of Henry Price. There are extant two letters which Franklin wrote to Henry Price. Both letters are dated November 28, 1734. The first of these letters is formal in character and is addressed to "Right Worshipful Grand Master and Most Worthy and Dear Brethren." It is signed "B. Franklin, G.M." Several quotations from the letter will be of interest. "We have seen in the Boston prints an article of news from London, importing
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that at a Grand Lodge held there in August last, Mr. Price's deputation and power was extended over all America, which advice we hope is true, and we heartily congratulate him thereupon, and though this has not been as yet regularly signified to us by you, yet, giving credit thereto, we think it our duty to lay before your Lodge what we apprehend needful to be done for us, in order to strengthen and promote the interest of Masonry in this Province (which seems to want the sanction of some authority derived from home, to give the proceedings and determinations of our Lodge their due weight.)" The letter goes on to ask for "a Deputation or Charter granted by the Right Worshipful Mr. Price, by virtue of his commission from Britain, confirming the Brethren of Pennsylvania in the privileges they at present enjoy of holding annually their Grand Lodge, choosing their Grand Master, Wardens, and other officers who may manage all affairs relating to the Brethren here with full power and authority, according to the customs and usages of Masons.... This, if it seem good and reasonable to you to grant,路 will not only be extremely agreeable to us, but will also, we are confident, conduce much to the welfare, establishment, and reputation of Masonry in these parts. . . . Signed at the request of the Lodge, Philadelphia, Nov. 28, 1734." The "personal" letter of the same date reads thus: "Dear Brother Price, I am glad to hear of your recovery. I hope to have seen you before this Fall, agreeable, to the expectation you were so good as to give me; but since sickness has prevented your coming while the weather was moderate, I have no room to flatter myself with a visit fom you before the Spring, when a deputation of the Brethren here will have an opportunity of showing how much they esteem you. I beg leave to recommend their request to you and to inform you that some false and rebel Brethren, who are foreigners, being about to set up a distinct Lodge in opposition to the old and true Brethren here, pretend to make Masons for a bowl of punch, and the Craft is like to come into disesteem among us unless the true Brethren are countenanced and distinguished by some such special authority as herein desired. I intreat, therefore, that whatever you shall think proper to do therein may be sent by the next post, if possible, or the next following. I am, Your Affectionate Brother & humb Servt., B. Franklin, G.M. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Nov. 28, 1734. P.S. If more of the Constitutions are wanted among you, please hint it to me." Franklin was, first of all, a master printer. After his death in 1790 there was found among his papers an epitaph which he wrote. Although it was not chiseled upon the tombstone erected over his grave in the graveyard of old Christ Church at Fifth and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, it is quoted here because of the light that it throws on Franklin's thinking and attitude. "The body of Benjamin Franklin, Printer, like to cover of an old book, its contents torn out and stripped of its lettering and gilding, lies here, food for worms. But the work shall not be wholly lost; for it will, as he believed, appear once more in a new and more perfect edition, corrected and amended by the AUTHOR." In that epitaph Franklin evinced his faith in immortality. It is a fact that the work we do in this mortal life "shall not be wholly lost." As to the nature of immortality, Freemasonry has nothing to say. It leaves such matters to each Mason's individual faith and belief. What Freemasonry does unequivocally proclaim is a profound conviction that God is the AUTHOR of life and the Lord of death. Thus the thoughtful Mason is indeed strengthened with confidence and composure to look forward to the dissolution of mortal life, with the assurance that death is not the end. Franklin personally conducted his printing business in Philadelphia from 1728 until about 1748, when David Hall, his partner, took charge of the business. In 1753, however, we find Franklin "eagerly engaged in having several of his improvements incorporated in a new press." When he was in France in his later life, he had a private press in his house in Passy. He was an excellent compositor and pressman. His workmanship, clear impressions, black ink, and comparative freedom
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of errata did much to get him the public printing in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and the printing of the paper money and other public matters in Delaware. Beginning with 1733, Franklin branched out and established a press in Charleston, S. C. Soon afterwards he also set up presses in Lancaster, Pa., in New Haven, Conn., in New York, and in Kingston, Jamaica. It was in 1729 that Franklin bought the Pennsylvania Gazette. It was in that paper, as we have said, that he announced-in May of 1734-the publication of the reprint of The Constitutions of the Freemasons. The Constitutions was the first Masonic book published in the American Colonies. Two years before-in 1732Franklin pUblished the first of his "almanacks," under the pseudonym of Richard Saunders. These "Poor Richard's Almanacks" were issued annually for the next twenty-five years. The yearly sale, we are told, averaged 10,000 copies, far exceeding the sale of any other publication in the Colonies. I have studied facsimile reproductions of the title pages of eight of the books "printed and sold by B. Franklin." Not only did Franklin publish the first Masonic book to appear in the Colonies, but he also published the first novel that appeared in America. It was a reprint of Pamela, by Samuel Richardson, who is often called "the Father of the English NoveL" Franklin published Pamela in 1744. During the years that Franklin conducted his printing business, he was also engaged in many enterprises of a public nature. The University of Pennsylvania rightly refers to itself as having been "Founded by Benjamin Franklin." In 1906 at the great Bi-Centenary of the birth of Franklin, one of the speakers was Brother Edgar Fahs Smith, Past Master of University Lodge, No. 610. At that time Professor of Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Smith became Provost of the University in 1911. In his address Brother Smith said: "Franklin laid the first stone of an institution which was destined to outgrow, in usefulness and influence, any other of the creations of his fertile brain. The little College, located at the northwest corner of Fourth and Arch Streets--the infant University of Pennsylvania -was, indeed, the child of Franklin. Not a collegian himself, but honored by Harvard, Yale, William and Mary, St. Andrews and Oxford, he was the creator of a university." It was in 1749 that Franklin published his well-known "Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylvania." At that time he was Provincial Grand Master. The "Proposals" led to the formation of a Committee of Twenty-four which met on November 13, 1749. Among the members of the Committee were seven Brethren of St. John's Lodge, Philadelphia, of which Franklin was a member and which he served as Secretary from 1735 to 1738. Franklin was elected President of the Board and continued in that office until 1756. As early as 1740 Franklin interested himself in the establishment of the Charity School, which was the real origin of the University of Pennsylvania. There is extant a memorandum covering the construction of the building. That memorandum is now in the Collection of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. The Masonic historian, Brother Julius Friedrich Sachse, LitLD., Past Master of Columbia Lodge No. 91, Philadelphia, says: "This charitable movement to establish free schools in the Province was strenuously opposed in some quarters, as it was held to be a mere scheme of the Freemasons." He then quotes a statement by one of the opponents of the plan, thus: "The people who are promoters of the free schools are Grand Masters and 'Wardens among the Freemasons, their very pillars." It was because of the establishment of this Charity School. that the University of Pennsylvania attaches to its seal the words "Founded in 1740." These circumstances are narrated to give us some conception of just one aspect of Benjamin Franklin's many public activities. In January of 1751 the "New Building" of the academy was opened. The city of Philadelphia had voted 200 pounds for its erection. In September of that year the school was opened "for the instruction of poor Children gratis in Reading, Writing, and Arithmetick." The Academy
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was incorporated in 1753, when the Reverend William Smith, of the University of Aberdeen, became the first Provost. In 1755 a sermon which Provost Smith preached at Christ Church, Philadelphia, was "printed and sold by B. Franklin and D. Hall." It was dedicated by the author "To the Right Worshipful, the Provincial Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, Grand Wardens, and Members of the Grand Lodge, and to the Masters, Wardens, and Members of the Three Regular Lodges of Free and Accepted Masons in Philadelphia." I shall quote from a Masonic address made by Past Master Edgar Fahs Smith at the Franklin Bi-Centenary Celebration held in 1906: "We as Masons should be most deeply interested in the University of Pennsylvania, for not only did its Founder, the immortal Franklin, serve twice as Provincial Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, but, of the four and twenty men associated with him in rearing this ancient seat of learning, six at least-one-fourth of their total number-were Past Grand Masters of Pennsylvania." As I have already noted, Franklin was made a Mason in 1731 in St. John's Lodge, Philadelphia. On June 24, 1734, he was elected Grand Master of Masons in Pennsylvania. Franklin was then 28 years of age. "Here was laid the foundation," writes Brother Sachse, "of Franklin's future greatness as a parliamentarian and a prominent figure in the various organizations with which he became identified during his long and active public career. Further, it is an indisputable fact that the offices conferred upon Franklin by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania of that early day were the first public honors held by the great Printer-Statesman." Aside from Franklin's two letters to Henry Price from which 1 have quoted, there is only one other reference to Masonry in the letters of Franklin that have come down to us. That reference is in a letter which he wrote to his father. Some paragraphs from the letter follow. "Philadelphia, 13 April, 1738 "Honored Father: "I have your favors of the 21st of March, in which you both seem concerned lest I have imbibed some erroneous opinions. Doubtless I have my share; and when the natural weakness and imperfection of human understanding are considered and the unavoidable influence of education, customs, books, and company upon our way of thinking, I imagine a man must have a good deal of vanity who believes and a good deal of boldness who affirms that all the doctrines he holds are true, and all he rejects false. "I think opinions should be judged by their influences and effects; and if a man holds none that tend to make him less virtuous or more vicious, it may be concluded he holds none that are dangerous; which I hope is the case with me. "I am sorry you should have any uneasiness on my account; and if it were a thing possible for one to alter his opinions to please another, I know none whom I ought more willingly to oblige in that respect than yourselves. But since it is no more in a man's power to think than to look like another, methinks all that should be expected of me is to keep my mind open to conviction, to hear patiently and examine attentively whatever is offered me for that end; and after all 1 continue in the same errors, I believe your usual charity will induce you to rather pity and excuse than blame me. In the meantime your care and concern for me I am very thankful for. "My mother grieves that one of her sons is an Arian, another an Arminian. What an Arminian or an Arian is 1 cannot say that I very well know. The truth is that I make such distinctions very little my study. I think vital religion has always suffered when orthodoxy is more regarded than virtue; and the scriptures assure me that at the last day we shall not be examined for what we thought but what we did; and our recommendation will not be that we said, Lord! LordI but that we did good to our fellow creatures. See Matt. XXV. "As to the Freemasons, I know no way of giving my mother a better account of
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them than she seems to have at present, since it is not allowed that women should be admitted into that secret society. She has, I must confess, on that account some reason to be displeased with it; but for anything else I must entreat her that they are in general a very harmless sort of people, and have no principles or practices that are inconsistent with religion and good manners. "We have had great rains here lately, which, with the thawing of snow on the mountains back of our country, have made vast floods in our rivers, and, by carrying away bridges, boats, &c., made traveling almost impractical for a week past, so that our post has entirely missed making one trip. "I hope my sister Jenny's child is by this time recovered. I am your dutiful son. B. FRANKLIN" Franklin kept a kind of diary, or "Common-place Book." From that diary I quote the draft of a letter in reply to a subsequent letter from his father. "Hon. Father, "I received your kind letter of the 4th of May in answer to mine of April 13th. I wrote that of mine with design to remove or lessen the uneasiness you and my Mother appear'd to be under on account of my Principles, and it gave me great Pleasure when she declar'd in her next to me that she approved of my Letter and was satisfy'd with me." This letter and the draft quoted were written in 1738. Franklin had been a Freemason for something more than seven years. In 1734, as we have noted, he was Grand Master. From 1735 to 1738 he served as Secretary of St. John's Lodge. The letter and the draft just quoted have a story back of them. That story revolves around the first Anti-Masonic episode in the American Colonies..-an episode that gave rise to an acrimonious controversy in the newspapers of the day. The controversy came to the attention of Franklin's father and mother in Massachusetts. They apparently wrote to Franklin, asking for an explanation of his association with Masonry. In his "Common-place Book" there is the following entry, on which the fifth paragraph of the letter we quoted is based. "As to the Freemasons I know of no way of giving my Mother a better Opinion of them than she seems to have at present (since it is not allowed that women should be admitted into that Secret Society). She has, I must confess, on that account some reason to be displeased with it, but for anything else, I must entreat her to suspend her Judgment till she is better inform'd (and in the meantime exercise her charity, as I do with regard to the Arians & Arminians she seems so angry with, of whom I know as little as she of the Freemasons)." In the Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 444, June 8 to 16, 1737, we read the following: "We hear that on Monday night last, some people pretending to be Free Masons, got together in a cellar with a young man, who was desirous of being made one, and in the ceremonies, 'tis said, they threw some burning spirits upon him, either accidentally or to terrify him, which burnt him so that he was obliged to take his bed, and died this morning. The coroner's inquest are now sitting on the body." In the next issue of the Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 445, June 16 to 23, 1737, we find this paragraph: "The Coroner's Inquest on the body of the young man mentioned in our last found that his death was occasioned by the burning spirits thrown upon him, but that so far as it appeared to them, by the evidence they had, the throwing of the spirits upon him was accidental. 'Tis said, however, since the Inquest, further evidence has been given to the Magistrate that it was a voluntary action." This deplorable episode created a great furor, particularly in Philadelphia and in New Jersey. As time went on, the notices in the Pennsylvania Gazette and in the American Weekly Mercury, another newspaper published in Philadelphia, were widely copied in other newspapers in the Colonies. An advertisement was inserted in both Philadelphia newspapers by St. John's Lodge, of which Franklin was a member. It reads thus:
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"Whereas, some ill-disposed Persons in this City assuming the Name of FreeMasons, have for some years past imposed upon several well-meaning People, who desirous of becoming Brethren, persuading them, after they had performed certain ridiculous ceremonies, that they were really become Free-Masons, and have lately, under the Pretence of making a Young Man a Mason, caused his Death, as 'tis said, by Purging, Vomiting, Burning, and the Terror of certain horrid and diabolical rites: It is thought proper, for preventing such Impositions for the future, and to avoid any unjust Aspersions that may be thrown on the Antient and Honorable Fraternity on this Account, either in this city or in any other Part of the World, to publish this Advertisement, declaring the Abhorrence of all true Brethren to such Practices in general, and their Innocence of this Fact in particular; and that the Persons concerned in this wicked Action are not of our Society, nor of any Society of Free and Accepted Masons, to our Knowledge or Belief. "Signed in Behalf of all the Members of S1. John's Lodge at Philadelphia the 16th day of June, 1737. THOMAS HOPKINS, Grand Master WILL. PLUMSTED, Deputy Master JOSEPH SHIPPEN} HENRY PRATT Grand Wardens" The tragedy caused great excitment in Philadelphia. S1. John's Lodge, nevertheless, continued with its ,work. In the Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 446, June 23 to 30, 1737, we read: "Fryday last was held, at the Indian King in this city, a Grand Lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons; when William Plumsted was unanimously chosen Grand -Master of the Province for the Year coming, who also appointed Joseph Shippen, Jun., to be his Deputy, and Messrs. Henry Pratt and Philip Syng were nominated and chosen Grand Wardens." The circumstances surrounding this tragedy have been carefully studied. The facts are succinctly related by Brother Sachse: "Dr. Evan Jones, who was a prominent apothecary of that day, had a credulous and unsophisticated apprentice by the name of Daniel Rees, who expressed a desire to be made a Freemason. Dr. Jones, with several of his cronies, none of whom, however, were Masons, concluded to have some sport at the young man's expense, telling him they would initiate him. "On the appointed night, they took the innocent youth into the back yard of Dr. jones's home, where, under pretence of initiating him into the Mystery of Freemasonry, they made him take an irreligious and scandalous oath, which was composed and administered by one John Remington, a lawyer; after. this Reese was forced to submit to a number of absurd and ridiculous indignities. They then instructed him in certain ludicrous signs and told him he had now received the first degree in Freemasonry. The other persons who assisted in this farce were one John Tackerbury and a certain tailor, whose initials E. W. are all that we have as to his identity. "Young Reese, having no suspicion of the fraud being perpetrated upon him, presented himself on the evening of June 13, 1737, to have a higher degree conferred upon him. For this purpose he was led into the cellar of Dr. Jone's store, blindfolded and made to repeat a profane invocation to the devil. They then administered to him a libation, in which was a strong dose of physic. Being led to kiss a book to swear upon, he was made to kiss a substitute, intended to much increase the rude sport of the company. In the meantime a pan of Snapdragon, into which some camphor had been introduced, was set on fire (this was intended to give all present the pale hue of death); with that the. bandage was slipped off the lad, who saw in front of him one Sullivan, who became a fugitive from justice, with a cow's hide and horns representing the devil. However, as all this failed to terrify the young man, Dr. Jones actually threw a pan of burning spirits over the poor lad,
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who was at once ablaze. This revel terminated in the death of the young man, after languishing for three days in delirium." The three principals in the tragedy-Dr. Evan Jones, John Remington, and John Tackerbury-were indicated by the Grand Lodge for the murder of Daniel Reese. At the trial Dr. Jones was found guilty of manslaughter. He was sentenced and burnt in the hand. Remington was likewise convicted, and Tackerbury, who it was charged was an expelled or renegade Mason, was acquitted. After the trial was over, Franklin published a report of the Court proceedings in the Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 478, January 31 to February 7, 1738. There then ensued a long controversy, spearheaded by the American Weekly Mercury, which may properly be designated the first anti-Masonic paper in America. The animus of the attack, which was directed chiefly against Franklin, who was also the owner and editor of the competing newspaper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, grew extremely violent. As has already been said, this first anti-Masonic campaign in America had its reverberations throughout the Colonies. It came to the attention of Franklin's father and mother in Massachusetts. They wrote letters to him. His reply I have already read. This Anti-Masonic episode ran its course, just as was the case with subsequent "crusades" against Freemasonry-both in England and in the United States. The institution of Freemasonry pursued its peaceful way. Franklin was busy with the Pennsylvania Gazette, in which he continued to publish items of Masonic interest. In October, 1735, he was chosen Clerk of the General Assembly. In his Autobiography he writes: "Besides the pay for the immediate service as clerk, the place gave me a better opportunity of keeping up an interest among the Members, which secured to me the business of printing the votes, laws, paper money, and other occasional jobs for the public that on the whole were very profitable." Franklin makes no reference in his Autobiography to his Masonic associations or activities. After 1741 Masonic items ceased to appear in the Pennsylvania Gazette. It has been surmised that the reason was that the fraternity did not want any publicity given to its internal affairs. The members were personally notified of meetings by the Tyler. We do know that in 1749 Franklin was appointed Provincial Grand Master of Pennsylvania. We also know something about a meeting of the Grand Lodge, held on September 5, 1749. The names of the officers appointed by Franklin have come down to us. William Franklin, the natural son of Benjamin Franklin, became a member of his father's Lodge-St. John's Lodge No.1. On March 13, 1750, William Alien, then the Recorder of the City of Philadelphia, "presented to the Grand Lodge a commission from the Grand l\laster of all England, appointing him Provincial Grand Master." He appointed Franklin as Deputy Grand Master. Franklin retained that position when he was sent to England in 1757 as the Agent of the Assembly to present a petition to the British Parliament, urging the rights of the Colonies. Among Franklin's numerous activities are his work in founding the Pennsylvania Hospital in 1751, which he served as President of the Board of Managers, and his part in the establishment, in 1752, of the first company in America to insure against loss by fire-the "Philadelphia Contributorship for the Insurance of Homes from Loss by Fire." In that same year-1752-he conducted his well-known kite experiments and recommended that pointed rods be placed on buildings to prevent their being struck by lightning. In 1754 at Albany, New York, he presented his plan for the union of the colonies under one government. In the same year-1754-Franklin visited Boston. The record of his Grand Lodge attendance is thus given in the 1871 Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts: "At the Quarterly Communication of October 11, 1754, at Concert Hall, Benjamin Franklin was present, and his name is recorded in full at the head of the list of visitors on that occasion."
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In the Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 1333, July 11, 1754, there is an extended obituary notice of Thomas Oxnard, of Boston, who, as Grand Master of North America, had appointed Franklin Provincial Grand Master of Pennsylvania in July, 1749. In the issue of the Pennsylvania Gazette for June 20, 1755, we find an Announcement of "The Grand Annual Feast and General Communication of the Free and Accepted Masons to be holden in Philadelphia, on Tuesday the Twenty-fourth of June, instant, being St. John the Baptist's Day." We have a record of the procession from the Lodge Room to attend Divine Service at Christ Church. The preacher at the Service was William A. Smith, M.A., Provost of the College and Academy of Philadelphia. The sermon was published in a 24-page book, "Printed and sold by B. Franklin and D. Hall, 1755." From a diary kept by a clerk in Franklin's printing office, he learn that "Mr. Benjamin Franklin and his son, Mr. William Franklin," were present at this St. John's Day Communication. In 1764 and 1765 Franklin was in England to look after the interests of the Province." In October, 1776, he was sent to France as Commissioner of the Continental Congress. He there affiliated with the Lodge of Nine Sisters, or Muses, in Paris. In Kloss's History of Freemasonry in France, we read the following: "On February 7th, 1778, the Lodge of the Nine Sisters enjoyed the distinction of initiating Philosopher Voltaire. After the ballot had been taken, Voltaire entered the Lodge supported on one side by Benjamin Franklin; on the other by Count de Gebelein." On November 28, 1778, Franklin officiated at a Lodge of Sorrow, held in memory of Voltaire. In 1785 Franklin was elected an honorary member of the Lodge of Good Friends at Rouen. Other Masonic associations of Franklin while in France have been uncovered. In 1785 Franklin returned to Philadelphia. A new Grand Lodge "of the Province of Pennsylvania and the Territories Thereunto Belonging" had come into existence. The next year the Grand Lodge severed the bonds which connected it with Grand Lodge of England. We have a record of another interesting St. John's Day Service held on December 27, 1786. The sermon on that occasion was preached by the Reverend Joseph Pilmore, "Rector of the United Churches of Trinity, St. Thomas, and All Saints." It is dedicated to "Benjamin Franklin, Esq., President of the Supreme Executive Council; a most sublime Philosopher; the Friend of his Country; a Great and successful Asserter of Liberty; an Illustrious Brother, whose distinguished merit among Masons entitles him to their highest veneration." Franklin died on April 17, 1790, in the eighty-fifth year of his age. A full account of the funeral is found in the Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 3126, April 28, 1790. His memory will be forever venerated by all Americans and particularly by Masons.
CIVIL WAR CENTENNIAL MARKER ARKANSAS: It is interesting to note the close cooperation eXIstmg between the Grand Lodge of Arkansas and the Historical Society of that State. It is also interesting to note that the war-time capitol of Arkansas was for a brief period in "Washington" (Washington, Arkansas). On July 4, 1963, specially planned ceremonies were held there in connection with the placing of a marker. A portion of the report of the committee which planned the celebration connected therewith which was approved by the Grand Lodge is as follows: Your Civil War Centennial Committee has this year worked at planning the activities of the Grand Lodge in the celebration to be held at Washington, Arkansas, on July 4th, 1963. To refresh the memory of the delegates of the Grand Lodge may we say, that in
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1863, when the Federal forces captured Little Rock, the Confederate Government and the Grand Lodge both took refuge at Washington. The Annual Communications of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons of Arkansas, of the years 1863 and 1864 were held there in the court house, which is still standing. The Arkansas Historical Commission has given the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Arkansas the permission to place a suitable marker on the old court house grounds, dedicating it to our Brethren who were willing to sacrifice their fortunes and their lives for the cause of freedom. We are now developing a ceremony of dedication of this marker, which we will present to the Arkansas Historical Commission. It would be well to note, that our work is being made easier than it might be, since the members of the Historical Commission are all Masons and the executive secretary of the commission is the wife of a Mason. To cover the expenses of the stone marker and of our participation, this committee asks the Grand Lodge for an appropriation of $2,500.00.
CONFERENCE OF GRAND MASTERS OF MASONS The annual conference of Grand Master of Masons in North America was held in the Statler Hotel, Washington, D. C., on February 20 and 21, 1963. This annual conference and the meetings which attend it constitute one of the most outstanding occasions of the year. The meeting was well attended, as usual, by both representatives of Grand Lodges in the United States and those who come from beyond the seas and from across the borders to the North and South. There were many unusual trends in evidence during the 1963 conference. We believe we detected an undercurrent of dissatisfaction, particularly in the ranks of the Deputy Grand Masters who will represent their Grand Lodges at the conference table next year. The minutes of the conference appear to bear this out. There were open statements made regarding an unscheduled meeting of this group on the eve of the final session. There it was decided to remove the location of the conference meeting place to a more central location. After considerable discussion, we are told, it was the general feeling that Kansas City, Missouri, would offer the most desirable accommodations. Of course, one has but to read the annual transactions of the conference to learn that which followed. The 1964 meetings will be held at the Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri, February 20 and 21, 1964. The ballots which brought about the change were the report of the Time and Place Committee (majority) to meet again in Washington, and, after defeat by a 33 to 17 ballot, the motion to hold the 1964 conference in Kansas City, which carried by a large majority with only three negative votes. Quite naturally, Missouri is delighted to be afforded the opportunity to extend its hospitality to the 1964 conference. The agenda of the conference appeared to continue the trend toward more and better public relations on the part of Grand Lodges. We noted a decided continuation of the feeling that Masonry should endeavor to dispell the "secret" connotation which has been placed upon the fraternity by the world at large. We heard more reference to the suggestion that there was very little we could not tell the public about our society. At times the question of whether or not Freemasonry should change its attitude toward solici-
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tation was very much in the forefront. While none was so bold as to openly advocate such a drastic change of position, many suggestions were made as to what a prospective member could be told without violating any of the time honored traditions of the fraternity. We must ask ourselves, how far will this trend continue? Will there ever be a time when members of our Craft will openly invite their friends to petition for our degrees? These thoughts must have been in the minds of many of those in attendance. Perhaps the highlight of the conference was the unexpected appearance of Colonel John Glenn, Jr. It so happened that he was appearing at a luncheon in his honor in the Statler Hotel, accompanied by his immediate family and his parents. John Glenn, Sr. is a member of the fraternity. The famous astronaut's appearance coincided almost exactly to the minute with the time at which prayers were offered in the same room one year before by the Grand Masters of North America, meeting in the 1962 conference, for his safety and success. Astronaut Glenn graciously stopped by to greet the Grand Masters of American Freemasonry. His pleasant remarks and sincere courtesy produced a thunderous standing ovation. The appearance of his wife and children, as well as his parents, were added pleasures for those present. The annual meeting of the Masonic Service Association of the United States was a well organized and well managed program of interesting Masonic events. A complete report of the Association's work in connection with the Cuban Relief effort indicated that a rather substantial amount路 had been received for this purpose, and more was expected. Executive Secretary John D. Cunningham announced his planned retirement to begin sometime during the current year. Since assuming the position of Executive Secretary Brother Cunningham has rendered devoted service above and beyond the call of duty. Many words of praise and commendation were expressed by various officers and members of the Association. The general tone of the meeting was one of satisfaction and approval of the work of those entrusted with the administration of the Masonic Service Association. MONTANA: The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Montana reported to his Grand Lodge the following comments relative to his views of the worth of the Grand Masters Conference: I am sure that those of you who are hesitant about contributing your 25c. to the MSA would have a change of heart if you could have heard the report about how much the MSA and its contact men are doing for our veterans in the Veterans Administration Hospitals and elsewhere. Up to December 31, 1961, a total of $40,107.25 was collected by the MSA for Cuban Relief in Florida. We should be proud of the great job our feeble efforts are doing to help Brother John D. Cunningham, MSA Executive Secretary, and his staff in this great Masonic venture.
However, the Grand Master was not so well pleased with certain aspects of membership in the Conference of Grand Masters. He said in part: While I mentioned that the Grand Masters' Conference was much improved over last year, I am still of the opinion that the cost of belonging and attending this function does not bring in enough returns to the Masons of Montana. It is, in plain language, more ofa social gathering than it should be, the lines of social
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standing are very definite. At present it costs this Jurisdiction $80.00 in membership fees, $400.00 for sending the Deputy Grand Master and $400.00 for sending a member of the Committee on Information and Recognition. This does not count the cash outlay that comes out of the Grand Master's pocket. In all, it runs to the sum of from $1,800.00 to $2,000.00 a year. I feel that this could be spent more effectively in Montana, the Rocky Mountain Conference and our neighboring Jurisdictions. I recommended that we withdraw from the Grand Masters' Conference and use the $880.00 for the purpose of serving Montana Masonry more effectively in the state, the Rocky Mountain Conference and our neighboring jurisdictions; that the $400.00 appropriated for the Deputy Grand Master to attend the Washington Masonic Week activities be used instead by the D.G.M. to visit Montana lodges outside his Educational District and sister Jurisdictions at the direction of the Grand Master. The Grand Master's recommendation to withdraw from the Grand Masters' Conference was later disapproved by the Grand Lodge. NOVA SCOTIA: It should be most pleasing to Grand Lodges in the United States to know that the Conference of Grand Masters has not been conducted merely for the benefit of Grand Masters here, but also for those who attend from afar. The Grand Master of Nova Scotia reported to his Grand Lodge as follows: In February, I was privileged to attend the Conference of Grand Masters in Washington, D. C. It was an inspiration to meet some 58 Grand Masters from North America and Grand Masters from Israel, France, China, Belgium, Germany, and the Philippines as well. The major items discussed were: (1) What can be done to increase attendance? (2) What can be done to interest more young men? (3) What can be done to provide better publicity? The most useful contribution, however, was the report of the Commission on Information for Recognition, which provides a firm basis for considering any application for recognition. If support of this Conference resulted in nothing more than this report, I would consider it fully justified. The reports, discussions, and contacts with other Grand Masters were very helpful. I felt the time well spent. At the same time, the Grand Secretary attended the Conference of Grand Secretaries, where he shared in the discussion of various important subjects.
CORNERSTONES During the past quarter of a century several cornerstones have been laid at the Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, located at Kirksville, by the Grand Lodge. The most recent was that of Walter H. Ryle Hall, the largest of several new dormitories on the campus, and named for the present president of the institution, Dr. Walter H. Ryle. President Ryle is a member of the fraternity and always takes occasion to say a good word for it when opportunity presents itself. A large crowd of townspeople and college students and faculty were present on May 23, 1963, for this unusual ceremony. M. W. Brother Martin B. Dickinson, grand master, personally attended and presided at the cornerstone laying ceremony. VIRGINIA: There has been considerable feeling expressed about whether or not Freemasonry should accept invitations to lay cornerstones of buildings that are nearing or have reached completion. Certainly, there is a trend in some areas to lay cornerstones (symbolically) and dedicate buildings on the same afternoon. Has this happened too often, and does Freemasonry lose
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Grand Master Martin B. Dickinson at left; Dr. and Mrs. Walter H. Ryle at right, with members of the Ryle family between.
prestige by not insisting that cornerstones must be laid at a time when the stone can actually be seated? In his report to the Grand Lodge the Grand Master of Virginia listed the following refusal to issue a dispensation for that purpose: Dispensation was refused Urbanna Lodge No. 83, A.F.& A.M., Urbanna, Virginia, to lay the cornerstone in the new Educational Building of the Urbanna Methodist Church, because the building had advanced beyond a point at which the stone could be lowered into place as prescribed in the Ritual.
CUBA There are many conflicting thoughts regarding the true status of Cuban Freemasonry. All must recognize the tremendous effort made by the Grand Lodge of Florida to extend a helping hand to the Freemasons of Cuba presently residing within its jurisdiction. Grand Lodges across the land, and around the world, have received numerous communications from different groups, each purporting to be the legitimate representative of the Grand Lodge of Cuba. For those far removed from the actual scene of events, these communications tend to become confusing. Notwithstanding, however, Grand Lodges have made substantial financial contributions, either to the Grand Lodge of Florida or to the Masonic Service Association, for the relief of Cuban brethren. They are assured that it will be administered in the best possible manner by the Grand Lodge of Florida. The real burden has fallen to the brethren of Florida. No one will ever know the amount of time expended by countless brethren in Florida to see that assistance was given to those deserving it, and that money was not expended unwisely. All Freemasons owe the Grand Lodge of Florida a great debt of gratitude for its part in this gigantic effort to relieve the distress of our brethren from Cuba. The Grand Lodge of Florida is also anxious to safeguard Freemasonry from intrusion by those who should not be regarded as regular Masons. To implement this desire the Grand Master issued the following edict on March 15, 1962:
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TO: The Masters, Wardens and Brethren of the Part,icular Lodges of the Grand Jurisdiction of Florida, F,& A.M. WHEREAS, Most Worshipful Brother J. Edwin Larson, on the 6th day of March, A.L. 5961, A.D. 1961, during his tenure as Grand Master of Masons of Florida, issued a PROCLAMATION, granting full permission to Dr. Juan Jose Tarajano, Grand Master of Masons of Cuba, to reside and abide in the Grand Jurisdiction of Florida, and to take such official and fraternal action in Masonic affairs, as is appropriate under the circumstances, as is more fully set forth in said Proclamation, and WHEREAS, further investigation has shown that the si~uation in Cuba is such that liberties and freedoms have been denied our Brother Masons, and the Temple of the Grand Lodge of Cuba has been seized and confiscated by the present governing regime in Cuba, and WHEREAS, the threat of Communist infiltration is ever lurking outside the Masonic Lodges of our Grand Jurisdiction due to the influx of many peoples of Cuba to American shores, including alleged Masons, and WHEREAS, the present totalitarian head of State of Cuba has openly declared that he is and always was a Communist, and WHEREAS, Totalitarianism and Communism are incompatible with Free Masonry and everything that is represented by Free Masonry as defined in the Constitution of The Most Wors4ipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Florida; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FLETCHER G. McQUEEN, GRAND MASTER OF MASONS OF FLORIDA, IN ORDER TO PROTECT AND SAFEGUARD FREE MASONRY AND MASONIC LODGES IN THE GRAND JURISDICTION OF FLORIDA FROM THE THREAT OF SUCH COMMUNIST INFILTRATION, DO NOW ISSUE THIS EDICT AND I HEREBY DIRECT: THAT the Grand Lodge of Florida does not recognize any Masonic and fraternal ties with the Grand Jurisdiction of Cuba, except with respect to acts and directives issued and approved by Dr. Juan Jose Tarajano, Grand Master of Masons in Cuba (in exile) as set forth by proclamation of M. W. J. Edwin Larson above referred to . . BE IT FURTHER ORDERfD AND DIRECTED: THAT, until further notice, no Lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction of Florida, F.& A.M., nor any of its Masters, Wardens and Brethren, recognize or admit any Brother claiming Masonic affiliation through a Lodge of Cuba, except and unless such Brother present and produce a card bearing the Great Seal of The Grand Lodge of Cuba as well as the signature of Dr. Juan Jose Tarajano, Grand Master of Masons of Cuba in Exile, duly approving such Brother, and which said card shall be dated on or after the 24th day of February, A.L. 5961, A.D. 1961; or unless said Brother bears a card issued by Caribean Naval Lodge, located at Guantanamo Naval Base, chartered by The Grand Lodge of Cuba, and which bears the imprint of the Great Seal of The Grand Lodge of Cuba and the signature of Eduardo R. Lopez-Bobadilla, the Grand Secretary of The Grand Lodge of Cuba in Exile; and in addition to the above requirements the applicant for visitation shall also be subject to full, complete and thorough Masonic examination and interrogation by the committee of not less than three (3) members of the lodge into which admission is sought, said committee to be appointed by the Master of the Lodge, and shall make their report to the Master, and said report shall be submitted for a unanimous consent of the Lodge路 as to. whe.ther the applican~for visitation shall. be "allowed or denied . such'right, and if the Lodge allows. the visitaticin, then the applicant therefor shall be granted the privilege, otherwise the privilege shall be denied, and tbe applicant required to immediately retire from the Lodge premises.
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It was ordered that this Edict be read in all lodges in Florida, and that the Grand Secretary make distribution to all Grand Lodges as shall be deemed appropriate. The Edict was signed by Fletcher G. McQueen, Grand Master of Masons in Florida. During the 1962 annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Florida the Grand Master found occasion to invite Dr. Juan Jose Tarajano, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Cuba in exile, to address the Grand Lodge. The address of Dr. Tarajano may prove interesting to many because of the tenseness of this situation under which it was given. Perhaps the real meaning of brotherhood is contained in it. The general theme is ambivalent to say the least, because he expresses both the hopes and fears of his people. He is grateful for the recognition extended his Grand Lodge, but at the same time very discouraged. The following is the text of his address: ADDRESS BY DR. JUAN JOSE TARAJANO
Most Worshipful Grand Master, Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Florida, Most Worshipful Past Grand Masters, Distinguished Guests and My Brethren. I will try to ,rut the pieces together of a man which is shaken by so many emotions, faith, confidence, hopes, and at the time anguish, tiredness, homesickness. But anyhow, I wish to express my deep appreciation in behalf of the hundreds of Cuban Master Masons who are in exile and in behalf of the hundreds of Cuban Master Masons who still are in Cuba and unable to come out of our unfortunate country. I wish to express my deep appreciation to the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Florida, to the Masonic Service Association and the Executive Secretary John D. Cunningham, and his wonderful staff. To Most Worshipful Brother Larson who was the Grand Master of Masons in Florida when I arrived in this country in November 1960. To Most Worshipful Brother Fletcher G. McQueen, who has been the Grand Master during this year, to Most Worshipful William S. Christian, your incoming Grand Master, with whom I have been so closely associated since the time I came over, to all the line officers of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Florida, to the members of the Liaison Committee of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Florida's Relations with the Grand Lodge of Cuba, to Brother Carl D. Stewart, who was Director of the Masonic Relief Program, to all of you, my brethren, and to all of our North American brothers who have been so helpful to us in this hour of extremity. I was deeply touched this morning when I heard Worshipful Brother Page, and I concur with him, that we have to be aware of the dangers of these times, and that we need the strong determination to preserve, to defend and perpetrate our freedoms; and that each and everyone of us have to know the value of our individual liberties and have to know the meaning of our duties, our rights, and our prerogatives. I advise you, my brethren, that we have had in Cuba a bitter experience and I do not want you to suffer the same mistakes. Now, we are in exile, we have lost our country, our country is now a colony' of the Soviet Empire because of our mistakes and because of our complacency. We were not aware of the dangers of these times and so we have lost our beloved country, our homes and our liberties. To tell you the truth, my brethren, I feel very, very unhappy, though I recognize and I do appreciate the comfort of your understanding, your support, your brotherly love and your prayers. One year ago while I was talking to you in the 132nd Annual Grand Communication of the, Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Florida, an invasion was launched in Cuban territory.. You know this invasion was a failure. Those boys, those freedom laving young boys, young Cuban boys, who fought to liberate our homeland landed in Cuba with the confidence of the air cover which was promised would be
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given to them, but this air cover was refused at the last minute, and these poor boys landed in Cuban territory without food, without the necessary equipment, without ammunition. Many of them died in the hot sands of the Bay of Pigs. Many of them disappeared in the Caribbean Sea when they were trying to retreat. Many of them died of hunger and exposure in the middle of the ocean, and in the boats they managed to board because they were not given a helping hand. Many of them were the victims of the tortures and perversities of the communist regime. At least nine of them, as far as I know, suffocated in a van where they were locked up, and twelve hundred of those brave men were captured by the communist militia. Some days ago they had to face an arbitrary and secret trial in the communist fashion. They were not allowed to appoint legal counsel, they were not allowed to say a word in defense of themselves. They were not even given the guaranties provided to Adolph Eichmann. And now again the trade of human flesh for dollars. I assure you my brethren that if those thousands of dollars were offered to me, to buy my son out of the Cuban prison, I would refuse it. I would refuse it because freedom is non-negotiable, human dignity is non-negotiable, patriotism is non-negotiable. We Cubans are ready to fight for the liberation of our country. I assure you, my brethren, that thousands of Cubans are ready to hold the rifle and land in Cuba. We are enjoying your hospitality, we are enjoying your generosity, .. will offer our lives to the cause of freedom, because those boys who tried to liberate our country, those thousands and thousands of men who are in prison or in concentration camps in Cuba and six million of freedom loving people must be freed, and it is our duty to do so, and we will do so anyhow! We know, my brethren, that we have been burdensome to you, we have been a burden to you during many months, but I wish you to remember that those Master Masons and those Cubans who came seeking refuge in this country are destitute people while you have plenty. But, this is the material side of the question of the situation. I wish you to remember that those who have sought refuge in this country did so because they do not want to become the slaves of a communist tyranny. They came to this country seeking for the freedom which is denied to all Cuban people and to get united again and to go back to Cuba in a liberation army which unfortunately failed in the invasion launched just one year ago. We came to this country to show you who enjoy the pleasures of freedom, that the forces of communism, international communism, are real, grave and eminent threats to all free institutions of this hemisphere, to all fraternal institutions, as is the Masonic Order. Our presence here, I think alerts you to the dangers of these times, and I hope, my brethren, and I beg you to forgive me for taking so much of your time. I beg you, my brethren, to be aware of these dangers--only ninety miles from the American shores is a real communist beachhead from which the cancer of communism can spread in this hemisphere, even to this land of freedom. We must make a united effort to defend, to preserve and to perpetuate the blessings of freedom. But to do so, my brethren, we have to start, and the sooner the better. We have to start turning our ideals into everyday practical action, because I don't want you to be the victims of complacency and of errors, as we were. Beware, take an example of Cuba!
IOWA: The Iowa Committee on Grand Lodge Recognition recommends that the Grand Lodge of Iowa continue to recognize the Grand Lodge of Cuba now located in Havana, and not the exile group in Miami. The committee bases its position on information received from the Grand Master of the Mexican Grand Lodge Benito Juarez, M. W. Brother Aureliano Zapata. Brother Zapata was a member of a commission of the Inter-American Masonic Confederation which made a trip to Havana and reported on their
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findings there. This member of the commission, at least, believed that although meeting under difficult conditions, Cuban Masons were permitted to meet and conduct their business. He even stated that they had access to the lodge room floors of the large Masonic Temple in downtown Havana. The position of this member of the Inter-American Commission is not difficult to understand by those who have examined the report of the commission which made the daring trip to Havana in March 1962 to learn first-hand the condition of Freemasonry there. The commission was headed by the Executive Grand Secretary of the Interamerican Confederation of Masonic Grand Lodges, M. W. Brother Eduardo Rincon Gallardo, who is one of the most ardent and capable Freemasons we have met in all Latin America. In his carefully prepared report General Rincon describes their visit to Havana, including the various hazards experienced by the commission in obtaining travel permits and exit confirmation on Cuban Airlines. The report describes an open meeting with some 1,500 Cuban brethren in the National Grand Masonic Temple in Havana, including the "Hijas de la Acacia," a ladies' organization. The commission also talked with many well informed brethren outside the actual meeting to get their personal reactions to the situation existing there. At the conclusion of the commission's three-day visit in Havana, it was unanimously agreed by the members that the Grand Lodge functioning in Cuba was quite regular in every respect, and was the only regular Grand Lodge of Cuba to be recognized by Grand Lodge affiliated with the Interamerican Masonic Confederation. It was further recommended that all Grand Lodges continue friendly Masonic correspondence with M. W. Brother Jorge Luis Cuervo Calvo, Grand Master, or his successors in office, duly elected and installedunless there was a radical change in conditions as they found them at the time of their visit. Those accompanying M. W. Brother Rincon, as members of the commission, were: M. W. Brother Aureliano Zapata, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge "Benito Juarez" of the State of Coahuila, and M. W. Brother AlÂŁonse Poletti, Jr., past grand master of the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico. This commission does not recognize any "so called" Grand Lodge in exile.
DECISIONS Regardless of the comprehensive coverage of By-Laws, Constitutions and regulations, nearly every Grand Master is called upon to make decisions not fully covered, or clearly covered, in them. Many of the decisions may be regarded as being of an unusual nature. A typical example is a 1953 decision carried on the books of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia relative to a Masonic Funeral after cremation: Decision by Acting Grand Master Blackburn that Masonic funeral services could not be held over the ashes of a deceased brother. (Proc. 1953, p. 95.)
OREGON: The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Oregon issued the following for the guidance of that jurisdiction's Oregon Military Lodge, U.D.: On June 26, 1961, I advised our Oregon Military Lodge UD, of Frankfurt, Germany, that it would seem the part of wisdom to restrict membership in Oregon
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Military Lodge un to the members of the U. S. Armed Forces stationed in Germany, and not to accept petitions from German Nationals. The Grand Master also issued approval of the installation of a Masonic emblem in a cemetery to designate a Masonic burial plot: On October 18, 1961, I gave my approval to the idea of designating a Masonic burial plot in a cemetery with a Masonic emblem and appropriate wording. SOUTH CAROLINA: The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free Masons of South Carolina reported a case wherein a suspended member had changed his name from "Emory" to "Hembree," and now desired to reinstate. The ruling was that the petition for reinstatement should be signed by the applicant, using his legally changed name, and write below it the name formerly used. The petition was to be accompanied by a copy of the Court Record in which the change of name was authorized. This was fine until it was discovered that the change had not actually been done in a court of law, but by the individual himself and no other authority. When this bit of information was injected in the record and forwarded to the Grand Master, he also altered his ruling to fit the occasion. It was in effect that the applicant should sign by the name which was legally his, and under which he became a Mason. If he signed by any other name his petition and fees were to be returned to him, because no such person was recorded as a member. VIRGINIA: The question of the eligibility of a petitioner was raised by a lodge because he had married a Japanese National while stationed in Japan as a member of the Armed Forces. (Virginia Law forbids the marriage of Caucasians and non-Caucasians.) The Grand Master ruled that the man in question was abiding by the laws of the country in which he was residing at the time of his marriage. He directed the lodge to receive the petition and act on it without permitting any discussion of the petitioner's marriage. PRINTED MEMBERSHIP ROSTER
The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Maryland issued a ruling which limited the manner of printing lodge membership rosters: A Lodge may authorize printing a membership roster of the members but such printing should not include their addresses. A combination of the two would be a mailing list which should be restricted to the officers of a Lodge for strictly Lodge business. Even so, care should be exercised in the distribution of the roster to make sure copies do not fall into the hands of those who might use them improperly. Quite often well meaning members of a lodge will permit a mailing list to be printed and distributed to all members of the lodge. To many members this list is a most interesting booklet, because it may put them in contact with brethren they have known and worked with who are now living in another state. It often results in a happy exchange of correspondence between them which is beneficial mutually to the brethren and to the lodge. However, the reasons indicated by the Grand Master of Maryland are vitally important to the welfare of lodges generally. Those who prey upon lodges for various
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reasons of solicitation, etc., anxiously await just such things as printed membership lists. Most Grand Lodges frown upon unauthorized solicitation of members by any agency.
DEM:OLAY IN WISCONSIN WISCONSIN: The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin made the following statement to the Grand Lodge: I should have included this matter in my original report but neglected to do so. At the 1961 session of Grand Lodge there were amendments offered to Resolutions 2 and 3 "suspending the effective dates of these resolutions until such time as the Grand Master receives from the governing body of The Order of DeMolay of Wisconsin a formal communication repudiating or disassociating itself from the statement of former Grand Master McNally of the International Order of DeMolay made to the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Michigan some time previous, and that the governing body of the Order of DeMolay in Wisconsin at that time reiterate its allegiance to and the supremacy of the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin." I am pleased to announce that I have received such a letter from the Board of Governors of Wisconsin DeMolay under date of April 7, 1962.
EMPLOYEE'S RETIREMENT PLAN Many Grand Lodges and other Masonic bodies have placed into effect retirement plans for their employees. The amount of retirement varies to some extent, but in the main are quite similar. Some place the maximum monthly income at not more than 50 per cent, while Connecticut places the maximum at 60 per cent. The plan adopted by the Grand Lodge of Connecticut in 1962 is as follows: RETIREMENT AGE
Normal retirement age shall be 65 for both men and women; but men may, with the consent of the Grand Lodge, defer retirement on a year to year basis up to age 70. AMOUNT
(a) A yearly retirement income will be determined by taking 2 per cent of the annual salary for the year preceding retirement multiplied by the number of com路 pleted years of continuous full-time service. Fractional parts of a year shall not be used in determining such percentage. The maximum retirement benefit shall not exceed 60 per cent of the officer's or employee's annual salary for the year preceding retirement. (b) In calculating the retirement income on the basis of the salary at retirement, rather than on the average salary received during the years of service, an amount equal to one-half of any Social Security benefit to which the officer or employee may be eligible at retirement shall be deducted from such retirement income. (c) Full-time service to this Grand Lodge prior to the adoption of this Plan shall be credited on the same basis as above. (d) Retirement benefits shall be paid only to the retired officer or employee and shall not be subject to assignment by him or to attachment by his creditors. Retirement income shall cease entirely upon the death of such officer or employee. ELIGIBILITY
To be entitled to retirement benefits an officer or employee must have had a minimum of ten (10) years of continuous service and attained normal retirement
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age; provided, however, that any officer or employee who shall have completed twenty (20) years of continuous service and attained Age 60 may be permitted to retire before attaining normal retirement age if the Retirement Committee believes that such earlier retirement is justified. VESTED INTEREST
As the entire cost of this retirement plan is borne by the Grand Lodge and is non-contributory on the part of the officer or employee, such officer or employee shall have no vested right in such retirement plan if he or she terminates his or her employment before the normal retirement age, or if any officer shall fail of re-election, or any salaried employee shall be dismissed. FUNDS
Each year there shall he appropriated and induded in the budget of this Grand Lodge a sum sufficient to pay such retirement benefits as they become due and payable. AMENDMENTS
The Grand Lodge reserves the right to alter, amend, or revoke any part or all of said Retirement Plan at any time or from time to time.
KENTUCKY: The Grand Treasurer included the following in his report: RETIREMENT FUND
I am pleased to advise that your Grand Treasurer has carried out the Retirement Fund Program which wa" adopted by the Grand Lodge of Kentucky at their Annual Communication of 1960 by the establishment of a Trust Fund of $20,000.00 in securities. This fund was augmented by an additional $5,000.00 in 1960 and has likewise been increased $5,000.00 for the year 1961 and 1962. The fund now stands at $35,000.00 U. S. Treasury Notes 3o/t per cent due August 15, 1964. A second and separate trust account has been established which will represent the income of these securities.
COLORADO: The Grand Lodge of Colorado adopted an employee's retirement plan based on amount of salary and length of service. The adopted plan lists those eligible as Grand Secretary, Grand Lecturer, Clerk, Bookkeeper-Clerk and Stenographer-Clerk. Without going into detail, an employee must have attained a specified age, and have served the Grand Lodge for twenty years; or have become physically disabled and have served for a certain number of years. An examination by a designated medical examiner is required prior to retirement of employee. The Colorado pension plan is entirely gratuitously established by the Grand Lodge and shall continue to be wholly gratuitous. It may be amended, modified, withdrawn or terminated by the Grand Lodge at any time. No employee shall have the right to make a claim against the Grand Lodge for a pension. The planned pension is entirely independent of and in addition to Social Security or any other retirement payments to which the employee may be eligible. The administration of the pension plan shall be under the control of a Board of Pensions, consisting 'of five members appointed by the Grand Master. The amount of an individual's monthly pension allowance shall be com-
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puted by multiplying such individual's years of service by one (1) per cent of the highest average monthly compensation for any 60 months of service. The financing of the pension plan will be by setting aside for that purpose IOc assessment provided in the per capita dues levied on all lodges under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Colorado to become effective January 1, 1964. The entire plan goes into detail as to all of the various parts and how they are to be governed. This was done apparently after long and careful study. Colorado is just one more jurisdiction to join the ranks of those with established retirement plans. PENNSYLVANIA: The Trustees of the Pension Plan for the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania reported that their experience had demonstrated the need for certain changes and modifications in the Pension Plan for Grand Lodge Employees. Accordingly, they proposed the following modification of the method of calculation which was adopted: The calculation of the pensions shall be based upon the highest average monthly salary plus prerequisites during any five consecutive years within the empolyee's period of continuous service up to retirement. This base shall be multipled by one and one-half per cent (1 ~%) for each year of continuous service calculated to the date of retirement of the employee, and the product shall be the monthly pension for life, fixed to the nearest dollar unit: provided however, that the base minimum pension for each employee to be paid shall not be less than Sixty Dollars ($60.00) per month for ten years of consecutive service, this minimum to increase One Dollar ($1.00) per month for each additional year of continuous service to retirement, and the maximum pension shall not exceed Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) per month.
FIFTY-YEAR AWARDS ALABAMA: An amendment was proposed in the Grand Lodge of Alabama to change the requirement for eligibility to receive the Grand Lodge's Fifty-Year Veteran's button from continuous membership for fifty years to fifty years membership in the aggregate. The amendment was opposed and disapproved by the jurisprudence committee. However, the Grand Lodge voted down the committee's recommendation, which had the effect of adopting the original motion to amend. We fail to understand the jurisprudence committee's position in this matter and heartily approve of the Grand Lodge's action in voting down the recommendation of the committee. In this day of declining membership it appears unrealistic to withhold a Fifty-Year Button from a brother who may have had a brief lapse in his membership. While we have not attained the fifty year mark, we have had experience with several brethren who have and who were denied the award for a brief period on a membership technicality. Based on this experience we can state without reservation that withholding the award for even a short period of time may bring about serious repercussions, not only from the brother involved, but from his family and friends. In general, such action produces a detrimental effect on the fraternity generally. INDIANA: By action of the Grand Lodge of Indiana, the size of the Grand Lodge Award of Gold was reduced officially from three-fourths inch to one-half inch in diameter.
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FINANCIAL IDAHO: The Grand Lodge of Idaho will make loans to subordinate lodges under certain路 conditions, particularly for the purpose of the erection of new buildings. Loans are applied for to the Trustees of the Grand Lodge Investment Fund. This is a practice not duplicated in all Grand Lodges. LOUISIANA: The Grand Lodge of Louisiana has a Masonic Education Foundation, Inc., which has been of assistance to many worthy students who otherwise would have found it difficult, if not impossible, to have obtained their college educations. The report of the Board of Directors of this Foundation shows a large fund in reserve with some $29,492.50 loaned to students. However, the report indicates that only $150.00 was repaid on principal last year, and only $25.00 on interest. It would appear that the fund is not accomplishing all it could and should do. A portion of the report reads: The Secretary's Report shows that the net income for the year derived from interest amounts to $5,551.50. This amount, together with repayment of "Loans in Aid," make up the funds available for aid to students presently in college and receiving aid and aid to new applicants for loans in aid. Failure on the part of student beneficiaries of our aid, who have graduated from college and are now employed in gainful occupations, to promptly begin the repayment of their loans, limits available funds. During the past year only $150.00 was paid on account of principal and $25.00 on account of interest on outstanding loans aggregating $29,492.50. Seventeen students were enjoying the benefit of our assistance in 1960, which number was reduced to twelve in 1961. As we are forced to limit our loans in aid to the revenue derived from interest on loans and the amount received by the repayment of loans, our sphere of usefulness is being greatly curtailed by the inability, neglect, or willful disregard of their legal as well as their moral obligations. We are either aiding in the education of persons who, after receiving a university education, are unable to earn a competency or who will go through life with a subconscious knowledge that they have defaulted in meeting an honest obligation. This situation is deplorable, not so much on account of the limitation of our funds for future aid to other students, but more seriously on account of the lack of moral responsibility, personal dignity, and trustworthiness of those to whom we have extended aid. We would be in an embarrassing position if called upon by any of these beneficiaries for references as to character, responsibility and reliability. The report further suggests that it has considered granting free scholarships, and discontinuing loans.
FOREIGN RECOGNITION While most Grand Lodges have established standards for recognition, it is often difficult to sift available information to determine whether or not a particular Grand Lodge measures up to the requirements. This is especially true of Grand Lodges working in a foreign language and located in a country where certain information is limited. The established practice in most jurisdictions seems to be the reliance on the judgment of committees on recognition. This is a sound approach to arriving at a proper conclusion, but it often reflects the personalities of the members of the committee. The Conference of Grand Masters appointed such a committee a few years ago. This committee has issued several publications for the guidance of Grand Lodges, but
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these are quite limited and do not list certain information which are vitally necessary to the proper functioning of a Grand Lodge committee on recognition. We understand that this type of publication is so arranged intentionally in an effort .not to influence action by any Grand Lodge. Largely through the efforts of Brother Louis Dembitzer, Special Representative in the U. S. A. for the newly formed Grand Lodge of Belgium, his Grand Lodge is gaining general recognition. Although the Grand Lodge of Belgium is small, it appears to be engaged in a conscientious effort to function in a proper manner. This type of Freemasonry in Belgium is most welcome and should be encouraged. There is much wishful thinking about bringing the different Masonic groups in France under one obedience. While it is entirely possible that unification of these groups may come about at some future period, there appears to be no immediate inqication that such action is likely to occur. In an address before the National Grand Lodge of France in December 1962, Grand Master Van Hecke commented on the relationship existing between the three Grand Lodges in France. He reminded the brethren that following an address of the Grand Master of the Grand Orient of France, he was obliged to send to the press an article defining the "basis of regular Freemasonry." It was noted that this article was published by at least one agency, "Le Figaro." Of the Grand Lodge of France, M. W. Brother Van Hecke said, "To our regret, the leaders of this Obedience are not yet in a position to induce the majority of its members to share our views of the immutable principles." On these and other facts we base our belief that France is not yet ready to unite under one banner of Freemasonry. Numerous opinions exist concerning the true status of Freemasonry in Cuba. At least three different groups claim to represent the Grand Lodge of Cuba. Many individuals have trusted friends in each of the groups, and find it difficult to single out any particular group as the legitimate one. Despite this somewhat confused situation, we know that there are Cuban brethren on American soil needing assistance. We also know that the Grand Lodge of Florida is closest to the situation, and is in a far better position to know and understand our Latin brethren and their needs. Regardless of whom we recognize at present, there is hope that one day in the not too distant future the political condition in Cuba may be resolved and an unquestioned Grand Lodge may be resumed. Generally, most Grand Lodges are passive in their attitude toward extention or withdrawal of recognition in Cuba. While it appears difficult for any Grand Lodge in exile to be completely effective, it also appears highly unlikely that a proper Grand Lodge can, at the present time, function as it should on Cuban soil. The only way a Grand Lodge can function in Cuba is with the full knowledge and consent of the Castro government, and this, apparently, is the exact manner in which it is operating. We know that many lodges are meeting regularly and that the Grand Lodge has held stated communications, but are equally certain that government officials are fully advised of all that transpires. Why, then" is it permitted? We can only assume that it has not yet suited the purposes of Castro to close in and destroy all that the Cuban Masons represent.
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MEXICO YORK GRAND LODGE
We do not know whether outside influences had anything to do with the return of a dispensation issued to form a Spanish speaking lodge in Baja California, but we are informed that it was returned to York Grand Lodge. We are also informed through the Commission on Information for Recognition, Conference of Grand Masters of North America, that the group has now applied to the Grand Lodge of Baja California for dispensation. This would appear to be proper procedure. The commission quoted from a letter received from M. W. Brother Eduardo Rincon Gallardo, Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Masonic Federation, in which Brother Rincon said in part: The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of the State of Baja California is protesting against the invasion of its territory realized by the York Grand Lodge of Mexico on establishing a Spanish speaking lodge in that State. This is surprising, because we had been persuaded to believe that there was no protest, and that a considerable amount of goodwill had resulted therefrom. However, the Commission on Information for recognition continued: York Grand Lodge believes that historically and otherwise it has an inherent right to charter lodges at will in Mexico. Without challenging this claimed inherent right, we nevertheless believe that it is a violation of the Spirit of Freemasonry to invade territory occupied by another Grand Lodge, and charter lodges, no matter in what ritual they may work, York or Scottish, or in what language, unless a treaty of agreement is entered into with the Grand Lodge occupying the territory. While grand lodges in other countries may not have the same laws as those in the United States, there must be in every grand lodge, wheresoever located, those basic fundamentals which characterize regular Freemasonry. We are in possession of a rather lengthy document written by a past grand master of York Grand Lodge entitled: "Notes on the unfortunate situation further complicated by the powers-that-be issuing false information regarding the proceedings of the IOOth G. L. Communication." It is most interesting to compare the statements made in the document with the proceedings. MONTANA: In his address the Grand Master of Montana reported on attendance at the Grand Masters Conference, held in Washington, D. C. He appeared to be unimpressed with certain portions of it when he stated: For me, the big let down came in the report of the Commission on Information for Recognition. The long and detailed report was a shining example of Masonic leaders sidestepping the issues facing Masons today. In spite of the information we have been securing for over a year through the offices of the MSA and the Grand Lodge of Florida in regard to communism in Cuba and what has happened to Cuban Masons, this group came in with a report, much to the disgust of Florida that true Masonry probably exists in Cuba today and should be considered. Any student of Masonry and communism knows the two cannot exist side by side unless the communists allow it to for some sinister purpose to benefit themselves. This action is what caused your Grand Master to issue his Edict of April 15, 1962 on communism and supporting the action of the Grand Lodge of Florida.
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GEORGE WASHINGTON MASONIC NATIONAL MEMORIAL For many years Missouri was represented in an official capacity at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association. Since the death of the two brethren who held these positions, this Grand Lodge has not been officially represented in the list of its officers. However, there has not been a year whâ&#x201A;Źn Missouri has not made a substantial contribution, in addition to its dues assessment, and has been represented at the annual meetings by several Grand Lodge officials. The so called "Pennsylvania Plan," because that jurisdiction was the first to attempt and complete the plan, has been well received in other jurisdictions. It calls for a contribution of an amount equal to ten dollars per lodge and one dollar per member, all of which to be placed in the endowment fund of the memorial association. This would enable the association to attain its goal of $5,000,000.00 in the Endowment Fund. If interest and enthusiasm for the memorial continues we may expect the goal to be reached in a few years. This is a most worthy effort, and should be given the full support of every Grand Lodge. MONTANA: The Grand Master of Montana commented on the Memorial, and said he wished he could report that Montana had reached its goal of adopting the Pennsylvania Plan. He stated, "We have a long way to go until we complete our obligation to this Memorial." He urged the Grand Lodge to continue its efforts to complete the planned program for the Memorial, but said: It is now quite evident that the wrong kind of people got in control of this Memorial and that they went on a wild spending spree, for the building is not yet completed and over seven million dollars have been spent.
GRAND JURISDICTION We note with appreciation Indiana's Reviewer again comments of the term, "Grand Jurisdiction," found in many addresses of Grand Masters: Grand Masters still like to use the term Grand Jurisdiction, even though there is no such animal. It sounds good, though-has a sonorous quality that is difficult to resist. Reviewer Smith may be but a "voice crying in the wilderness," but there can be little doubt as to the soundness of his position in the maUer. We have only to inquire of ourselves, what is grand about a jurisdiction?
GRAND SECRETARY ALABAMA: The Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Alabama has also been serving as Grand Secretary-Recorder for the other three York Rite Grand Bodies in that jurisdiction. Because of increased membership in recent years in all Masonic bodies in Alabama, and prompted by a desire to have its Grand Secretary devote full time to the business of the Grand Lodge, a resolution was unanimously adopted separating it from those of the other three. This appears to be a most satisfactory arrangement for all units concerned.
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The York Rite bodies have plans to erect their own temple in the City of Montgomery in the very near future. Financial arrangements were also made so that the Grand Secretary would receive the same salary as before.
JURISPRUDENCE Certain jurisdictions make expulsion from Freemasonry mandatory when a brother is convicted of a felony. The Grand Lodge of Idaho had no such ruling, or law, in its penal code, and offered the following amendment, which will receive action at the next annual communication: Final Conviction of a felony in a criminal court shall be Prima Facie evidence that a Brother has committed an unmasonic act and he shall be automatically expelled from all the rights and privileges of Freemasonry and for a period of one year after the completion of his sentence, parole or probation, after which time he shall have the right to petition for reinstatement to his original Lodge.
INDIANA: The Grand Lodge of Indiana rescinded a fifty-four year old decision which prohibited lodges from attending divine services in a body. The newly amended regulation permits attendance by lodges at divine services on Sunday, but without regalia and without opening the lodge, provided proper invitation is received from church authorities. KENTUCKY: Last year the Grand Master of Kentucky recommended that the Masonic Law of that jurisdiction be amended to include: A candidate for initiation must be a free-born white man, of the age of eighteen years or more and of good report.
This year the Jurisprudence Committee reported on the matter with disfavor, which position was supported by the Grand Lodge. The committee based its opinion on the provision that such action would be in violation of one of the recognized "ancient landmarks." LOUISIANA: The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana made the following recommendation for a change in policy: Our Masonic law prohibits participation by constituent lodges in community and civic activities. I believe that these prohibitions are detrimental to the welfare of our Order. I, therefore, recommend that our laws be liberalized in order to permit lodges to participate in community and civic activities, provided that proper dispensation be obtained from the Grand Master.
NEW MEXICO: The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Mexico recommended that lodge secretaries, as such, be given the right to vote in Grand Lodge. The recommendation was not approved. NORTH CAROLINA: Frequently we hear discussions as to eligibility for Masonic relief. The Grand Lodge of North Carolina, by amendment, attempted to clarify certain aspects of eligibility for Masonic dependency by adopting the following: 1. The widow of a Master Mason who marries a profane shall not thereafter be entitled to Masonic relief as being also the widow of a prior husband who was a Master Mason. 2. The mother, sister or daughter of a Master Mason loses her Masonic claim for
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assistance immediately upon becoming, and so long as she remains, the wife of a profane. She lost that claim when she married a profane. a. A widow whose deceased husband was a profane, and whose father, brother or son is, or was at the time of his death, a Master Mason in good standing, may be entitled to Masonic relief as being the daughter, sister or mother of a Master Mason, so long as she is not the wife of a profane.
LARGE LODGES VERMONT: The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Vermont feels that some lodges may be too large. He places the top figure at 500. He recommended: As I reported to you last year, I am much more concerned in regard to Lodges getting too big than I am Lodges that are getting too small. I would recommend that the incoming Grand Master set up a Committee to study the establishment of addiional Lodges in cities where the numbers in the several Lodges exceed 500 members each. I believe that more interest and more participation in the Lodge work would be a result. Furthermore, there would be more activity in the area so that more people would hear more of Masonry. Therefore, I feel that a small Lodge doing its work faithfully, publicizing its meetings as many are doing, is a much greater benefit to Freemasonry than Lodges which are so big that the members become almost numbers on the roll rather than individuals known by the others as "brothers."
LEWIS AND CLARK An Address Before the Grand Lodge of Idaho by Past Grand Master and Grand Historian Wade W. Wilson Since both Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were members of a Missouri Lodge, the former by affiliation and the latter by petition for the degrees, this address will be of particular interest to Missouri Freemasons. Considerable research has been conducted by Missourians on the subject of Lewis and Clark's Masonic membership, and much of it has been reduced to writing. Coming from the pen of a brother in Idaho this account will be all the more interesting. From the records of the travels of Lewis and Clark, on their journey to the west coast, we read that on "Friday, September 13, 1805, they had crossed the Bitterroot mountains and camped at noon on a wide meadow and open glades, some of which were one路half mile wide." This place became known as Packers Meadow and on August 19 of this year it formed a different picture than that of almost 162 years earlier for on this date there was a momentous occasion for all the western country. On this date and at this place was consummated the official opening and dedication of Highway 12. a new transcontinental route known as the Lewis and Clark Highway. Many notable people were present to take part in this celebration. including senators, governors. state and county officials of all Idaho and even extending so far as Washington, D. C., as well as II encampments of Nezperce Indians. It is estimated that on these meadows on the above date there were dose to 8,000 visitors. This is quite different from the two commanders Lewis and Clark and their 29 enlisted men and nine boatmen who accompanied them, cold, hungry and a long way from home, who found it necessary, descending the mountain to the river the next day, to kill and eat a colt, the stream thereafter being properly named "Colt Killed Creek."
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Many articles have been written of this famous expedition known as the "Corps of Discovery" and it is not my intention to reiterate many of the interesting facts concerning the same. We are concerned with what is now Idaho soil. The two leaders of the expedition were Captains Meriwether Lewis and Captain William Clark, who had equal rank in conduction of this successful expedition. Captain Lewis at the time was a member of St. Louis Lodge No. 111 and while Captain Clark was not made a Mason until two years after his return from the west, I shall include a short biography of this famous personality as well as that of Captain Lewis. Let us start with the latter. Much of the material I have gathered has been obtained from the records of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania as well as from the records of St. Louis No. 111 and I want to thank the officers of these governing bodies for the cooperation and interest that they have accorded me in getting together this information. CAPTAIN MERIWETHER LEWIS
We have received a copy of the diploma of Royal Arch Masons, dated 1799, and constitutes the earliest Royal Arch Masonic Record of the Louisiana Purchase. The original diploma is in the Library of Congress, Washington, D. C. We are very happy to award the palm of being the "first Royal Arch Mason" to that sturdy pioneer whose explorations opened up the great west for settlement. Freemasons have ever been pioneers. Our traditions are full of references to brave and courageous souls who have given up their lives in the support of their social and religious beliefs, and those who sacrificed their all on the Altars of Truth, Justice and Liberty. Truly does our fraternity teach that rugged individualism where each is limited only by his vision, and his willingness to do and dare. Volumes have been written of Lewis the Man and the Explorer, but historians are inclined to gloss over Lewis the Mason, and the part Masonry played in the life of our hero. Could it be that Freemasonry is some unclean thing to be laid aside when its possessor has attained to fame and rank? We think not! Nor did Meriwether Lewis think so, for when kind hands prepared his body for burial, they removed from the inside of his breast pocket the silk and linen Masonic apron which testified to the great love he bore for the fraternity. And as in return for that love, the apron is soiled only by the life-blood of its owner. This story is written primarily to tell of Meriwether Lewis the "Mason," and to place upon the printed record the story of his Masonic life in the hope that his life and record may be an inspiration to the thousands of Freemasons, who since his time have knelt at Masonic Altars throughout the great territory which he opened up for settlement and development. And while there are today no great continents to explore, there are tasks equally as important to undertake and great wrongs to mend. Life is, and always will be, "the Great Adventure." Well known to Virginians is the County of Albemarle; it was the home county of President Thomas Jefferson. Albemarle was also the home of a Virginia Lodge which bore a beautiful designative name-"Door to Virtue Lodge No. 44." Its first known record is that of April, 1795. It was to this ancient Virginia Lodge that Meriwether Lewis, then a young man, applied for admission according to a record of December 31,1796. Evidently the brethren of "Door to Virtue Lodge" had the same opinion, for the records of January 28, 1797, show that he was elected on that date, and on the very evening of his election he was initiated an Entered Apprence. Laws were not the same in 1797 as they are now and the records further show that on the following evening (January 29, 1797) he was passed to the degree of Fellowcraft. On this same date he was raised to the degree of Master Mason. Whether emergency demanded this rapid conferring of degrees is not known; he was twenty-three years of age and had just returned from western Pennsylvania where he had assisted in
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suppressing an insurrection. During that period he had held a lieutenant's commission in the regular army and was in the army at the time he received his Masonic degrees. He was promoted to a captaincy in 1797, the year he became a Master Mason. "Door to Virtue Lodge" made its last entry in its records June 2, 1801; members affiliated with another lodge of which we shall speak later. In the meantime we learn from the lodge records of a called meeting at which"Brother Meriwether Lewis was admitted, and the degree of Past Master was conferred upon him." (April 2 (3?), 1797.) On this occasion this degree was conferred upon two other distinguished Virginians, Peter and Samuel Carr, nephews of President Thomas Jefferson. Governor Randolph, who had married a daughter of Jefferson, was at this time a member of "Door to Virtue Lodge." It is because of these close relationships to Jefferson that most historians base their belief in Jefferson's Masonic membership. Lewis, having become a Captain in the U. S. Army, was absent from this section of the country much of the time and unable to attend lodge meetings. He did attend his lodge in June, 1798, and again on July 28 of that year, at which time he was said to have been "admitted to membership." From this date until March, 1799, he was regular in lodge attendance, held lodge office, and took an active part in the work. It was through his motion that a portion of lodge funds were set apart for charitable purposes, not to be used except as provided by the By-Laws. William Bache, a grandson of Benjamin Franklin, was a member of the lodge during this period. The next Masonic record we have of Lewis is that given in his Royal Arch diploma wherein it was certified that he had been made a Royal Arch Mason; while the diploma might not contain the date of the actual conferring of the degree, it does prove that he was a Royal Arch Mason on the date certified to-October 31, 1799. The wording of the diploma is: "Exalted to the sublime degree of a Royal Arch, Superexcellent Mason." The reference is to the degree of "Royal Arch Mason" and has no connection with the degree known to us today as "SuperexceIIent Master." The degree of Most Excellent Master was not being conferred in Virginia at that time and attention is called to the wording of the diploma wherein it is set forth that the degrees were conferred: "In a Royal Arch Chapter of Royal Arch SuperexceIIent Masons, of Staunton Lodge No. 13:' This method resorted to in the early days of having higher degrees conferred in the body of lodges was quite general. The old lodge at Fredericksburg, Va., where Washington received his degrees, possesses the first known record of the Royal Arch degree (1753); it was conferred in the lodge. It was with "Widow's Son Lodge," formerly of Milton, Virginia, that many of the members of "Door to Virtue Lodge" united. "Widow's Son Lodge" was established at Milton, October 26, 1799, and existed there until April 13, 1816; this town was an important tobacco center, but the changing trade necessitated removing the lodge to Charlottesville, six miles distant, where it has continued its existence as "Widow's Son Lodge No. 60." Thus ends the story of Meriwether Lewis' connection with Virginia Masonry. In 1801 Lewis was made private secretary to President Jefferson and continued in that capacity until 1803. In July of that year Ouly 4th), Lewis received his instructions from President Jefferson as to his journey of exploration. September 23, 1806, the expedition returned to St. Louis. Lewis went on to Washington to discuss his travels with the President, arriving there in February 1807; shortly afterward, Lewis received his commission as Governor of Upper Louisiana.
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The next Masonic reference is August 2, 1808, when Masonic brethren resident of St. Louis, following a meeting for discussion, presented an application to the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania asking for a warrant of dispensation. The name of Lewis required no further guarantee for our Pennsylvania brethren. The application read:
"To the Right WorshiPful Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania: "The undersigned now are or have been members of regular Lodges, and having the good of the fraternity at heart, we are willing to exert our best en路 deavors to promote and diffuse the genuine principles of Masonry; that for the conveniency of our respective dwellings and for other good reasons, we are desirous of forming a new Lodge, in the town of St. Louis, in the Territory of Louisiana, to be named and styled Saint Louis Lodge-we therefore pray for a warrant of constitution to empower us to assemble as a legal lodge, to discharge the duties of Masonry in a regular and constitutional manner, according to the original form of the Order and regulations of your Grand Lodge. "We have nominated and do recommend his Excellency Meriwether Lewis, a Past Master, to be the first Master; Thomas Fiveash Riddick to be the first Senior Warden and Rufus Easton to be the first Junior Warden of the said Lodge. "1拢 the prayer of our petition should be granted, we promise strict conformity to all the constitutional laws and regulations of your Grand Lodge. "Be pleased to accept our Brotherly salutations. "Given under our hands at St. Louis the 2d day of August A.L. 5808. John Hay, Master Meriwether Lewis John Hays, Master Thomas F. Riddick, Master Michl. Immell, Master J. V. Garnier Joseph Kimball, Master Rufus Easton, Master B. Wilkinson (Appr.) J. Bruff, Royal Arch John Coons, Master." The application was recommended by Louisiana Lodge No. 109, St. Genevieve: "We, the Worshipful Master, Wardens and Members of the Louisiana Lodge No. 109, holden in the City of St. Genevieve. Authorities in US vested hereby authorize and empower you to call to your assistance a sufficient number of known and approved Past Master Masons to open and constitute a New Lodge to be held at the Town of St. Louis in the Territory of Louisiana in the United States of America. And there to proceed to the Installation of Our Worthy and much Respected Brother Meriwether Lewis, Esquire, Master Elect and other the officers of a New Lodge there to be established and Constituted to be named and styled 'Saint Louis Lodge' Number One Hundred and Eleven according to the most Ancient and Honourable Custom of the Royal Craft in all ages and amongst all Nations throughout the Known World and not contrarywise and make report to us hereon endorsed of your proceedings. "This Dispensation to remain in force for Six Months from the Date hereof and no longer. "Given under Our Hand and the Seal of Our Right Worshipful Grand Lodge at the City of Philadelphia in the said Commonwealth of Pennsylvania this Sixteenth Day of September in the Year of Our Lord 1808 and of MASONRY 5808. "ArrEST: George A. Baker, James Milnor. Grand Secretary." The lodge at St. Louis was constituted by Judge Shrader, November 8, 1808, Governor Lewis being installed as Master, a fact which added much to the pres-
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tige of the fraternity in the Louisiana Purchase. During Lewis' term as Master, a St. John's Day service was held, June 24, 1809, the lodge assembling at the lodge hall and marching to the church in a body. Shortly after Lewis had concluded his administration as Master of St. Louis Lodge No. lIl, he left for his proposed voyage to Philadelphia and Washington. He was succeeded as Master by another Mason, equally as well known in St. Louis, Governor Frederick Bates. Few men have their biographies written by a President of the United States. In compliance with a request, President Thomas Jefferson wrote the biography of Meriwether Lewis; it was dated at Jefferson's home in Monticello, August 18, 1813. almost four years after Lewis' death. We quote in part: "Meriwether Lewis, late Governor of Louisiana, was born on the 18th of August 1774, near the town of Charlottesville, in the county of Albemarle, in Virginia, one of the distinguished families of that state. John Lewis, one of his father's uncles, was a member of the king's council before the Revolution. Another of them, Fielding Lewis, married a sister of General Washington. His father, William Lewis, was the youngest of five sons of Colonel Robert Lewis of Albemarle, the fourth of whom, Charles, was one of the early patriots who stepped forward in the commencement of the Revolution, and commanded one of the regiments first raised in Virginia and placed continental establishment. Happily situated at home, with a wife and a young family, and a fortune placing him at ease, he left all to aid in the liberation of his country from foreign usurpations, then first unmasking their ultimate end and aim. "His good sense, integrity, bravery, enterprise, and remarkable bodily powers marked him as an officer of great promise; but he unfortunately died early in the Revolution. Nicholas Lewis, the second of his father's brothers, commanded a regiment of militia in the successful expedition of 1776 against the Cherokee Indians. The chastisement they then received closed the history of their wars and prepared them for receiving the elements of civilization-which have rendered them an industrious, peaceable and happy people. "This member of the Lewis family, whose bravery was so usefully proved on this occasion was endeared to all who knew him by his inflexible probity, courteous disposition, benevolent heart, and engaging modesty and manners. He was the guardian of Meriwether Lewis, of whom we now speak, and who had lost his father at an early age. He (Meriwether) continued some years under the fostering care of a tender mother, of the respectable family of Meriwethers, of the same county. When only eight years of age he habitually went out, in the dead of night, alone with his dogs, into the forest to hunt the raccoon and opossum. At thirteen he was put to the Latin school and continued at that until eighteen, when he returned to his mother and entered on the cares of the farm. His talent for observation, which had led him to an accurate knowledge of the plants and animals of his own country, would have distinguished him as a farmer; but at the age of twenty, yielding to the ardor of youth and a passion for more dazzling pursuits, he engaged as a volunteer in the body of militia which were called out by General Washington, on occasion of discontents produced by the excise taxes in the western parts of the United States, and from that situation he was removed to the regular service as a lieutenant in the line. At twenty-three he was promoted to a captaincy; and, always attracting the first attention where punctuality and fidelity were requisite, he was appointed paymaster to his regiment." (Here Jefferson tells of the expedition.) THE EXPEDITION
"To promote the interests of his country he was willing to undergo any peril, privation or danger."
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President Jefferson had always been intrigued with the possibilities of the Great West. When the purchase of Louisiana Territory had been completed it was termed 路'Jefferson's Folly." It was perfectly natural that Jefferson would want to prove to his people the natural advantages of this large area of territory which the United States had newly acquired. In a secret message to Congress Jefferson had referred to the monopolizing of trade on the Upper Missouri and Mississippi by British traders and had even gone so far as to suggest the sending of an expedition to investigate the trading possibilities. Congress voted $2,500.00 for the purpose and Lewis was appointed to head the expedition. He personally superintended the manufacture of arms and ammunition at Harper's Ferry, Maryland. What had promised to be a secret expedition turned out to be a public one, for in the meantime the United States had acquired by purchasing a large part of the territory to be explored. Desiring to share the responsibilities of the exploration with another, he selected Qne whom he had known from boyhood, William Clark, then living at Louisville, Kentucky, to accompany him. A voyage of this kind must be adequately financed. Both Jefferson and Lewis were uncertain as to where their plans might lead. That Lewis might be fully provided for, Jefferson issued him a letter of credit, the like of which has never been seen since: "Washington, U. S. of America, July 4, 1803. "Dear Sir: "In the journey which you are about to undertake for the discovery of the course and source of the Missouri, and of the most convenient water communication thence to the Pacific Ocean, your party being small, it is expected that you will encounter considerable dangers from the Indian inhabitants. "Should you escape these dangers, and reach the Pacific Ocean, you may find it prudent to hazard a return the same way, and be forced to seek a passage round by sea, in such vessels as you may find on the Western coast, but you will be without money, without clothes and other necessaries; as a sufficient supply cannot be carried with you from hence, your resource in that case can only be the credit of the U. S. for which purpose I hereby authorise you to draw on the Secretaries of State, of the Treasury, of War and of the Navy of the U. S. according as you may find your draughts will be most negociable, for the purpose of obtaining money or necessaries for yourself and your men; and I solemnly pledge the faith of the United States that these draughts shall be paid punctually at the date they are made payable. I also ask the consuls, agents, merchants and citizens of any nation with which we have intercourse or amity, to furnish you with those supplies which your necessities may call for, assuring them of honorable and prompt retribution. And our consuls in foreign parts where you may happen to be, are hereby instructed and required to be aiding and assisting you in whatever may be necessary for procuring your return back to the United States. "And to give more entire satisfaction and confidence to those who may be disposed to aid you, I, Thomas Jefferson President of the United States of America, have written this letter of general credit for you with my own hand, and signed it with my name. Th: Jefferson To Capt. Meriwether Lewis." Only a man of the finest character and reputation would have been entrusted with such a letter! Lewis received additional instructions from Jefferson as to the objects to be accomplished. These instructions were dated June 20, 1803, and were addressed to Lewis as "Captain of the First Regiment of Infantry, U. S. A." He was to be
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supplied with astronomical instruments; articles of barter for the Indians; firearms for the entire party; boats, tents and similar equipage; medicine, surgical instruments, and provisions; he was to have such powers as a commanding officer might have over troops. The purpose of the mission was definitely stated to be: "To explore the Missouri River, and such principal streams of it as, by its course and communication with the waters of the Pacific Ocean, whether the Columbia, Oregon, Colorado, or any other river, may offer the most direct and practicable water-communication across the continent, for the purpose of commerce." He was to take observations of latitude and longitude and to enter them in books prepared for the purpose. He was to study the people inhabiting the country, the extent of their possessions, their relations with other tribes, their language and traditions, their occupations, food, clothing, physical and moral characteristics, their diseases and remedies, peculiarities, articles of their commerce, their religion, morality, the soil and face of the country, vegetable and mineral production, volcanic appearances, climate, winds, reptiles, insects and particular birds. ~wis was also given permission to name his successor in the event of his death or disability. The Lewis diary records that he completed his boat at Wheeling, West Virginia, at 7 o'clock of the morning of August 31, 1803, and at 10 o'clock that morning he left Pittsburgh. He reached Marietta, Ohio, September 13, being compelled to drag his boat over many shoals. He was in St. Louis and witnessed the official transfer of the Territory of Upper Louisiana from France to the United States on March 9. 1804. Major Amos Stoddard represented both governments in the transfer, while Lewis was present as the special representative of President Jefferson. The expedition left St. Louis May 14, 1804; it consisted of a keel-boat fifty-five feet in length; two pirogues; Lewis and Clark, the two officers commanding; nine woodsmen from Kentucky; fourteen U. S. soldiers, who had volunteered for the occasion; two French watermen; an interpreter and hunter; and the black servant (York) belonging to Captain Clark. In addition to these there were a corporal and six soldiers, with nine watermen. who were to accompany the expedition as far as the Mandan nation. Two horses were taken along, being led along the banks as the expedition proceeded up the river. May 21, 1804, the party was joined at St. Charles by Captain Lewis who had been unable to leave St. Louis with the expedition. That afternoon at four o'clock the party left St. Charles, but proceeded only three miles. Thus, laboriously they made their way up the Missouri. The only death on the expedition was that of Sergeant Floyd at Sioux City, Iowa, August 20, 1804. The party wintered at Fort Mandan, which they reached November 2. Mandan is about fifty-six miles from where now stands Bismarck, North Dakota. Here they secured the services of Sacagawea, the Bird Woman, whose service as an interpreter and guide was invaluable. On their way to Mandan, the party encountered Francois Valle a member of the lodge established at St. Genevieve. We have dwelt upon Lewis as a Freemason because in all the volumes we have read there has been no reference to his Masonic connections. That other Masons were in the party cannot be denied. Some became members of the fraternity after their return. Captain Clark petitioned, was elected, and received the degree in the lodge at St. Louis of which Lewis was first Master. George (Peg-leg) Shannon became a member and was buried near Palmyra: "He had been a prominent Mason, and was buried with Masonic ceremony in a cemetery near Massey's Mill, about one mile north of Palmyra."
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May 21, 1935, the Grand Lodge of North Dakota sponsored the erection of a marker on the camp site selected by Lewis and Clark for their winter quarters (1804-1805). The dedicatory ceremonies were attended by Acting Governor Walter Welford. The marker is built of native granite, erected in pyramidal form, superimposed upon a concrete base. It is 5 feet square at the base and tapers upward to a height of 8 feet and is 2 feet square at the top. The monument is 9 feet in height and is situated on a high bluff which overlooks the Missouri River. An inscription on the monument reads: "In this vicinity the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped from October 27th, 1804 to April 7th, 1805. "Captain Meriwether Lewis, a member of St. Louis Lodge No. 111 A.F.&: A.M., was probably the first Mason to tread upon what is now North Dakota soil. Captain William Clark was made a Mason in this lodge upon his return to to St. Louis. "This marker is erected by the Grand Lodge, A.F.&: A.M., of the State of North Dakota in cooperation with constituent lodges as a lasting tribute to the courage, the heroism, the fidelity to trust, and the enduring service to country of these distinguished Masons. "A.D. 1935-A.L. 5935." The Grand Lodge of Missouri, belatedly, recognized the part played by the two eminent Freemasons, Lewis and Clark, by erecting a marker in front of the Masonic Temple, 3681 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis. This marker was dedicated during the annual communication of the Grand Lodge on September 24, 1940, in the presence of a large gathering of Grand Lodge members, Grand Master Vetsburg presiding and a brief address being delivered by Senator Harry S. Truman, who, at the time, was Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge. The inscription reads: IN MEMORY OF
MERIWETHER LEWIS AND WILLIAM CLARK FREEMASONS
Whose fervency and zeal in fulfilling orders of President Jefferson Opened the Great Northwest to the freedom of American Citizenship A.D. 1940 A.L. 5940 We of the Great West are still proud of Lewis and Clark, brother Master Masons whose conduct on the exploration and in the years which followed, proved"How pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!" Respectfully submitted, W. WADE WILSON HOOSIS ILPPILP SOUAPIO HELLA-KIPKANINE,
Grand Historian. ROSTER
1. Meriwether Lewis-Captain 1st Regt. U. S. Infantry, Commanding. Voluminous material, as you know, on both he and Clark. 2. William Clark-2d Lieutenant U. S. Artillerists. Late Captain of Clarksville Militia. 3. John Ordway, John Odway-No more known of him. 4. Nathaniel Pryor, Nathaniel Pryer, Nathaniel Prior-No more known of him. 5. Charles Floyd-"Deceased the 20th of August 1804-a young man of much merit -his father, who now resides in Kentucky is a man much respected, tho' possessed of but moderate wealth. As the son lost his life while in this service I
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consider his father entitled to some gratuity in consideration of his loss, and also, the deceased being noticed in this way will be a tribute but justly due his merit." Lewis' Roll, January 15, 1807. Patrick Gass-"Promoted to Sergeant 20th of August 1804, in the place of Charles Floyd, deceased, in which capacity he continued until discharge at St. Louis, Nov. 10, 1806." Lewis' Roll. William Bratton, William Bratten, William Brattin-No more known of him. John Collins, John Collin, John Colin-No more known of him. John Colter, John Coulter-Discharged at his own request, at the Mandans, Aug. 14, 1806, and returned to the life of a trapper. Peter Cruzatte-On Lewis' Roll as Pier Cruzatte; real name probably Pierre Croisette or Croixette; Canadian French; one of the "two French watermen"; chief waterman of the Expedition; accidently shot Captain Lewis, Aug. II, 1806. No more known of him. Joseph FieldS-See 12 (Reuben Fields). Reuben Fields-Brothers; two of the "nine young men of Kentucky." "Two of the most active and enterprising young men who accompanied us, it was their peculiar fate to have been engaged in all the most dangerous and difficult scenes of the voyage in which they uniformly acquitted themselves with much honor." Lewis' Roll where the name stands Field, and one of them Reubin Field. Robert Frazier, Robert Frazer, Robert Frasier, Robert Fraser, Robert FrasureNo more known of him. George Gibson-"From Mercer County, Pennsylvania, remained in St. Louis; married and died there 1809; his industrious widow became Mrs. Cartmill, Mrs. Dunleavy, and Mrs. Hayden, successively, and died afterward." Lewis' Roll. Silas Goodrich, Silas Guthrich-No more known of him. Hugh Hall-No more known of him. Thomas P. Howard-No more known of him. Francis Labiche, Francis Labishe, Francis Lebiche, Francis Ladishe-On Lewis' Roll as Labuiche. One of the "two French watermen. He has received the pay only of a private, tho' besides the duties performed as such, he has rendered me very essential services as a French and English interpreter, and sometimes also as an Indian interpreter; therefore I should think it only just that some small additional to his pay as a private should be added, tho' no such addition has at any time been promised by me." Lewis' Roll. Baptiste LePage-"Entitled to no peculair merit. He was enlisted at Fort Mandan on the 2nd of November, 1804 in order to supply the deficiency in my permanent party occasioned by the discharge of John Newman. He was discharged in common with others on the 10th of November last. As he did not perform the labours incident to the summer of 1804, it would be proper to give the grade only of two thirds as much as is given to others of his rank." Lewis' Roll. Hugh McNeal, Hugh M'Neal-No more known of him. George Drewyer, George Drewer-On Lewis' Roll as Drulyeard; appears in Missouri Gaz.ette of St. Louis, early in 1807 as George Drouillard. A half breed used as an interpreter and hunter. . John B. Thompson, John B. Thomson, John B. Tompson, John B. TomsonNo more known of him. William Werner, William Warner, William Wirner, William Wernor-no more known of him. Joseph Whitehouse-No more known of him. John ShieldS-lOAn artist in repairing our guns and accountrements. A handy and industrious Tubal Cain at Fort Mandan, who earned so much corn and meat from the Indians for the use of the party." Lewis' Roll.
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26. Alexander Willard, Alexander Wilard, Alexander Willerd-No more known of him. 27. Richard Windsor, Richard Windser, Richard Winsor, Richard Winser-No more known of him. 28. Peter Wiser, Peter Wisor, Peter Wisert, Peter Wiset-No more known of him. 29. Toussaint Chaboneau-There are more than twelve variations of spelling of this name. Appears as Touisant Charbono on Lewis' Roll. 30. Sacajawea-Otherwise Birdwoman, with her infant born Feb. II, 1805. 31. York-Negro slave, belonging to Captain Clark. 32. John Potts-Potts was killed when Coulter was captured by the Indians. No more known of him. 33. George Shannon-I have listed this person last on the list, because I think if any member of the expedition were brothers of the Craft, it would be him, though I could find no evidence that that was true. Born in Pennsylvania, 1787, a young lad in his teens with the expedition, afterward studied law and practiced in Lexington, Kentucky. He was a Circuit Judge for some years; in 1828 he located at Hannibal, Mo., and afterward at St. Charles. He was for a short time State Senator and United States Attorney for Missouri. He died suddenly in Court at Palmyra in 1836 at the age of 49 years. He was a relative of Governor Shannon of Kentucky and "perhaps the one man on the expedition whom either of the Captains would have been most likely to meet at home on terms of social equality."
LIFE MEMBERSHIP As a general rule, we are opposed to life memberships. However, there are wide variations in the manner of granting life memberships. Some appear to be working satisfactorily. For instance, the following is noted in Oregon: The system yielded 321 new life memberships last year, bringing the total certificates issued to 7,659, and the Life Membership Fund to more than $900,000.00. It would be difficult to argue with a fund of this size, or to dispute the amount that could be earned with it. It would certainly take care of several thousand individuals' per capita tax.
LODGE CONSTRUCTION AND INDEBTEDNESS INDIANA: The Grand Lodge of Indiana amended a portion of its law relative to lodge construction and indebtedness, apparently to clarify the existing law, as follows: (I) To require lodges to submit plans for new temple construction, remodeling and financing to its Supervisory Board regardless of whether an indebtedness is to be incurred, and, (2) To provide that once plans for temple construction and/or financing have been approved by the Supervisory Board, no changes shall be made until the proposed changes have also been approved by the Supervisory Board.
LIQUOR ISSUE CONTROVERSIAL The question of how closely a man's business may be related to the liquor traffic to make him eligible, or ineligible, for Masonic membership has long been before the various Grand Lodges in the United States. Opinions are
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varied, to say the least. The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Colorado made the following statement and recommendation: This next recommendation is probably as controversial a matter as could be brought up in a Masonic meeting in Colorado. I firmly believe that if there be a problem, then it can best be solved by bringing it out in the open. That is why I will, at this time, express to you my opinion and recommendation. There is a clause in every petition for the Blue Lodge to the effect, "Are you engaged in any manner in the liquor traffic?" "Do you agree not to become so engaged in the future?" These are noble qualities, these are noble requirements for a candidate, but let us not kid ourselves as to who is the saint and who is the sinner. This clause is as outmoded as the horse and buggy and serves no useful purpose other than being an inflexible barrier against a few who, though not totally engaged in the liquor trade, are-by the nature of, and as an incidental of-their business, selling alcohol in one form or another. It has been most aptly put by one who was rejected by a lodge under these circumstances, "You Masons are a bunch of damned hypocrites; you judge a man only by which side of the bar he is standing on." I recommend to this Grand Lodge that this alcohol clause be removed from our Blue Lodge petitions and leave it entirely to the ballot box of each constituent lodge whether or not a man is of Masonic timber.
The Committee on Grand Master's Address reported on the above: With the approval of the Grand Master this has not been referred to any Committee for consideration at this time, and the matter is to be temporarily dropped.
NEW JERSEY: The following amendment to a section of the Constitution and Laws of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey was adopted: Every lodge under the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge is expressly forbidden to introduce within the lodge room, preparation rooms, or ante-rooms, while the lodge is holding a communication, any spirituous liquor, wine or beer.
We cannot help but wonder what is permitted when the lodge is not in session.
LODGE TRENDS Lodge trends are not only interesting to study, but are valuable to the administrators of the fraternity. Membership trends appear to follow a fixed pattern. From this we may anticipate, within certain limits, the needs of the Craft at any given time. The value of the Masonic Home may be greater at one period than at another, because of the age of the membership as compared to its size. Many of those now seeking admission to the Home became members some forty years ago during the early twenties peak in the column of those raised. These are the faithful who weathered the lean years of the thirties, and were not among those who dropped out during the decline in membership which reached its low point in 1942. Following an influx in membership the numbers continue to rise, although the number of raisings may fall off sharply. While the membership may take a prolonged downward trend, the general picture has always been upward. However, each may interpret its meaning according to his own understanding, and we list it here for what value it may have to those who view it.
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MISSOURI TRENDS IN LODGE MEMBERSHIP
Year 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945· 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
Raised 4,654 4,306 4,662 5,100 5,517 6,759 12,007 1l,187 6,132 5,238 5,195 4,773 4,292 3,728 3,372 3,261 2,983 2,983 1,778 827 1,275 1,688 1,869 2,028 2,092 1,534 1,692 1,723 1,906 2,360 3,721 4,713 5,928 7,095 5,913 5,310 5,120 4,796 4,487 4,762 4,511 4,124 3,750 3,603 3,219 3,030 3,050 3,045 2,686
1914-1962 Membership 61,522 63,996 66,853 70,144 74,201 79,449 90,416 100,093 104,084 107,041 109,897 111,969 113,212 113,790 113,705 113,791 113,171 111,172 107,315 101,527 97,266 94,363 92,026 90,409 89,329 87,678 86,469 85,648 85,422 86,691 89,884 93,797 98,963 104,850 109,167 112,563 113,801 116,025 118,008 120,196 121,914 123,013 123,745 124,344 124,232 124,068 123,357 122,648 121,676
• No annual communication held in 1945.
Grand Master V. F. Boor T. W. Cotton F. R. Jesse E. Higbee W. A. Clark J. W. Bingham J. C. Garrell W. F. Johnson O. A. Lucas Bert S. Lee J. S. McIntire Orestes Mitchell W. W. Martin J. Pickard A. F. Ittner B. E. Bigger S. R. Freet Wm. R. Gentry R. V. Denslow T. B. Landon F. C. Barnhill DuVal Smith J. W. Skelly G. W. Walker H. L. Reader H. C. Chiles C. M. Vetsburg H. S. Truman H. C. Johnston F. C. Donnell W. F. Woodruff W. J. Bray W. J. Bray S. Cameron M. E. Ewing H. F. Sunderland J. M. Bradford Ray Bond H. L. Ferguson R. O. Rumer J. M. Sellers Orestes Mitchell, Jr. W. J. Craig H. M. Jayne F. P. Briggs R. L. Aronson H. O. Grauel B. H. Hunt R. H. Mann
No. Lodges 631 634 639 639 643 643 642 649 655 656 659 659 662 662 661 659 656 652 647 647 645 644 637 632 631 628 624 620 620 616 608 603 602 601 601 597 595 595 594 594 594 593 593 593 593 593 593 594 595
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R; W. Brother Elmer W. Wagner reports from the office of the Grand Secretary that annual dues per member varies throughout the State from a low of less than $4.00 to a high of slightly more than $25.00. However, more than two-thirds of the lodges fall into the $5.00 to $9.00 bracket, and of these, onefourth of all the lodges in Missouri, constituting the largest single bracket, charge but $7.00 to $8.00. The, following table shows the various classifications into which the 594 lodges in Missouri are placed: CLASSIFICATION OF LODGES ACCORDING TO ANNUAL DUES PER MEMBER AS OF JUNE 30, 1962 Annual Dues Per Member $ ~too-$ 3.99 ',,,,,,, ,, ,,,, 4.00- 4.99 " 5.00- 5.99 6.00- 6.99 7.00- 7.99 8.00- 8.99 9.00- 9.99 10.00- 10.99 11.00- 11.99 12.00- 12.99 13.00- 13.99 14.00- 14.99 15.00- 15.99 16.00- 16.99 17.00- 17.99 18.00- 18.99 19.00- 19.99 20.00- 20.99 25.00- 25.99 Lodge No. 37-$11.00 - $10.00 Lodge No. 77- 5.00 and 7.00 Lodge No. 121- 15.00 and 20.00 Lodge No. 344- 5.50 and 8.00 Lodge No. 346- 6.00 and 8.00 Lodge No. 416- 15.00 and 2.50 Towards Bldg. Fund Lodge No. 424- 12.00 and 6.00 Over 65 Yrs. .
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LOST CHARTER The case of the lost charter of Rising Sun Lodge No. 22, located at Ashtabula, Ohio, presents some unusual questions. That the lodge is quite old is well established, but whether or not a charter was ever issued is the question at stake. The following account of the unusual situation, together with committee recommendations adopted by the Grand Lodge, appear in the proceedings: This Lodge has had a very interesting history. It was granted and still has in its possession a Dispensation issued on January 8, 1813. by M:.W:.Bro. Henry Brush,
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G.M. A Charter was granted to the Lodge by the Grand Lodge on January 4, 1815, and a Charter dated eleven days later was delivered to it. Apparently the Lodge continued its activities until 1828 or 1829, but in 1831 was reported in the Grand Lodge Proceedings as "delinquent" and as having "ceased since 1829." It will be remembered that these were the years of the anti-Masonic activities arising out of the Morgan incident. In 1845, the Lodge was revived under a Dispensation granted by M.路 .W.路 .Bro. Wm. B. Thrall. The records of the Annual Communication in that year indicate that the Committee on Charters and Dispensations recommended the granting of a Charter. Their report was referred to the Committee on Ways, Means and Accounts, apparently for determining whether Rising Sun Lodge was to pay a Charter fee. That question was determined adversely to the Lodge but the Proceedings are not clear as to the action in granting the Charter. Probably a clerical error intervened because history records that the Lodge did receive a Charter dated October 23, 1845, and Grand Lodge records do show approval of the Lodge's By-Laws in 1846. The Lodge, after diligent search, has not been able to locate either its 1815 or its 1845 Charter. The committee agrees with the officers and members of the Lodge that it should have a Charter, though it must disagree with them that a duplicate Charter, if issued, should bear the date of 1815. It is the recommendation of the committee that this Grand Lodge authorize the issuance of a duplicate Charter to Rising Sun Lodge No. 22, to bear appropriate notations to the effect that it replaces a Charter dated October 23, 1845, which in turn replaced a Charter issued on January 15, 1815, and that said duplicate Charter be delivered to the Lodge upon payment by it of the Charter fee of $100.00.
MASONIC BUILDINGS All know that there are Masonic buildings erected more than a quarter century ago that are too large and too costly for the average lodge or lodges to support and retain sufficient funds with which to carry on their various charities and other necessary functions. However, this is not true of all large Masonic buildings. The Masonic Temple in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, is a shining example of good business on the part of a lodge. In the beginning, a brother bequeathed a rather handsome amount of money with which to erect a building. An excellent business building, nine stories high finally came into being. The first eight floors were rented to a large oil company, and the ninth floor was made into a very attractive and useful Masonic Temple. More recently, to meet the needs of the company a six story structure was erected beside the older and larger building. Needless to say both buildings are free of debt, the lodge dues are low and substantial amounts are expended for charity. Those who planned and conceived the building program should be credited with elevating the name of Freemasonry throughout the area. The good work of the fraternity is known far and. wide, and to be known as a Mason in Bartlesville is a mark of distinction. MASONIC LODGE HALL BUILDING DESIGNS
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Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Masonic Temple. (Freemasons use only ninth floor.)
varied sufficiently to suit the needs of different localities and membership. The plans serve as a guide and can be altered or changed to meet the need of the user. In January 1963 the Masonic Service Association of the United States devoted its digest to Masonic buildings. It contains a reprint of a pamphlet by M. W. Brother Dwight L. Smith of Indiana, suggestions for Grand Lodge supervision of building programs and plans for Masonic Temples submitted by the jurisdictions of Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas and Western Australia. The above, and similar materials, have proven extremely helpful to Grand Lodges in their efforts to supervise properly building programs in their jurisdictions. Since Grand Lodges began exercising a watch on building programs fewer lodges have overbuilt and fewer temples have been lost because of unwise financing. PENNSYLVANIA: In his report to the Grand Lodge the Grand Master of Pennsylvania commented on the models and plans for Masonic Temples, prepared by the Grand Lodge to assist lodges who were considering a building program. He had the following to say: It must be emphasized and must be borne in mind that the Grand Lodge is not ordering or directing any Lodge to build or create a building similar to anyone of the four Models which are on display. What Grand Lodge is attempting to do is to be helpful in supplying information. These models, plans and specifications have
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created an enormous amount of interest throughout the State, and Brother Herold and his Committee have been most active in this work and have accomplished great results. This is very pleasing to me for, as I have said on many Masonic occasions, I am a firm believer in the fact that if a Lodge lives and meets in a dirty, old, dilapidated building in a poor section of town, there is really no reason why a young man in the community would have any interest in joining the people he knows as "Masons" who meet in such a building, but if they occupy a building similar to one of those now covered by the plans and specifications, I think the young man's reaction would more likely be a desire to join such a group. I look therefore for a result from the activities of Brother Herold's Committee, of not only making the Lodges and the present membership happier in new surroundings, but In actually increasing membership. OREGON: After a year's study a special committee reported on the proposition to erect an administrative building to house the offices of the Grand Lodge office on property owned by the Grand Lodge. The committee concluded that a satisfactory building with 5,000 feet of floor space could be erected at a cost of approximately $75,000.00 to $80,000.00. Since the building would be located in Forest Grove, and the offices would necessarily have to be removed from Portland to the new location, far from the center of the Masonic population, it seemed undesirable. The committee eventually came to the conclusion that such a move would be undesirable, and recommended that the Grand Lodge not engage in the suggested building of its own administrative headquarters in Forest Grove. The report was adopted, and the offices will remain in Portland. RHODE ISLAND: A special committee, named the "Survey Committee," has been working two years collecting data and studying conditions in an effort to determine whether to advise the Grand Lodge to refurbish the present Masonic Temple at 127 Dorrance Street, Providence, or to seek some other means of obtaining a suitable temple. The committee is generally agreed that some $10,000.00 can be expended on the present Temple without increasing its value. On the other hand, a new temple on this location would probably cost about a half million dollars. The committee's survey of the membership of the six lodges meeting in the temple revealed that only eighty were under thirty years of age, but more than 200 were past eighty years of age. The majority of members were between the ages of fifty and seventy years. The sociologists consulted advised the committee that not only Masonic membership, but potential Masons, were moving to surburban areas-away from the location of the temple. It was concluded that the best that could be expected was a continued decline in membership for the next ten years. This caused the committee to consider what might be termed, "temporary building plans." In this area, the committee suggested that a smaller, but adequate temple, could be built in suburban Providence at a cost of some $35,000.00 to $50,000.00, and would be suitable for the next ten years or so. After this period of time another survey could be taken and the building program redirected, if deemed advisable. The committee's findings and suggestions are to be submitted to the Masonic Temple Corporation in the near future for final action at a later date. SOUTH CAROLINA: The Grand Lodge of South Carolina has recently moved into a new Masonic building, located at 1401 Senate Street, Columbia. The program required about two years to complete the new structure, which
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cost in excess of $250,000.00, plus some $90,000.00 for the lot on which it is located. In addition, ,the Grand Lodge purchased a lot adjacent to the Temple lot. Located in its beautiful, new and modern building, the Grand Lodge looks forward to a renewed interest in Freemasonry.
MASONIC HOMES The Masonic Home of Georgia employs a Caseworker to investigate applicants for the Home and for Relief. Fifty-one cases were investigated during the year 1961-1962. It was found that no assistance was necessary in five cases. Five cases concerned the admission of children to the Home, and involved ten children. It is interesting to note that at the time of this report there were eighty-eight children in the Home, of which number sixty had no known Masonic connections. Thirty-four are between the ages of five and eleven, and twenty-four are over sixteen. LOUISIANA: The Masonic Home of Louisiana has an Educational Fund that appears to be accomplishing a very good purpose. The fund is presently assisting two of the Masonic Home children and twelve out-state to receive college educations. In part, the committee reported: Thb Educational Foundation is the culmination of a dream which began in 1941, at which time an Educational Fund was started at the Masonic Home, for the college education of children from the Home who graduated from High School. It was our hope in the beginning that some day this fund would be large enough to give a college education to all of the children of the Home who were qualified for college, and then help sons and daughters of Master Masons over the State who were not financially able to help themselves. With the help of the Masons over the State this goal has been accomplished. We have received several large donations during the year to this fund. Three anonymous gifts, one for five hundred dollars ($500.00), two for two hundred dollars ($200.00) each. Two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) from the estate of Joseph M. Fallo. Five hundred dollars ($500.00), Jerusalem Temple, New Orleans, La. Brother Arthur L. Jung, two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00). Four hundred dollars ($400.00) in the name of Louisiana Dealers of Texas Farm Products, Inc. These donations are greatly appreciated and will help a great deal in developing our Masonic Home Educational Program.
MONTANA: The Grand Master of Montana experienced what appears to have been an extremely active and not altogether pleasant year as Grand Master. He seemed to encounter various situations of an unusual nature, but always came through with some rather definite opinions regarding them. On the路 subject of the Masonic Home he said: During the past year there has been a lot of talk about our Masonic Home becoming an Eastern Star Home, and to look at the record, it is. I feel that this is an erroneous impression because most of the lady guests are wives, widows or mothers of Master Masons. Some years ago the Masons of this state gave the Order of the Eastern Star the privilege of placing some of their members who met certain qualifications in the Home. It is quite evident that some of the Stars have gone overboard to place women into the Home as long as they were Stars, women who should have been admitted through their Masonic connections. Thus the Stars have overstepped the privilege we extended them and caused some of our
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Brethren concern about the Home. Therefore, I feel that the Masons are justified in expecting the Order of the Eastern Star to increase their amount of support to the Home. At present they are giving 25c per capita and, in all fairness to the Masons, this should be equal to the amount we give, Le., $1.25. We cannot make or force the Stars to do this, but those of you who are involved with the Grand Chapter can present our side of the story. On the 12th of April the Worthy Grand Matron, Marjorie McCafferty, met with the Home Board and the Grand Master. I'm sure that a better understanding of the Home's problems were gained by the Grand Matron and I'm sure she will do all she can to get more Star help for the Home. Last month the Masonic Home Board adopted the following Resolution: Resolved that all applications for admission to the Masonic Home of Montana shall be sponsored by the Montana Lodge A.F.& A.M. WHEN THE APPLICANT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE BY REASON OF SUCH MASONIC affiliation. I'm sure that the above resolution will do much to remedy the condition in the future and it has my full approval. Nevertheless, the fact remains that we have to do a lot of work with the Home. In the past the Home Board has received little or no help from the Grand Officers and Membership. I urge the incoming Grand Master and his officers, at least the elective Grand Officers to meet with the Home Board at the earliest possible date and give that Board all the help and support they can. Costs of supplies and maintenance are going up every day and particularly the costs and demands of labor. I'm sure that when the complete report of the Home Board is read you will understand that more financial assistance must be given. I recommend that a 50c per capita increase be granted for the support of our Home. This recommendation would increase our per capita tax to $4.00 of which the Home would get $1.75, and we hope that the Stars will follow suit. During this past year a number of Stars, including Past Grand Patrons, accused your Grand Master of not wanting to get along with the Eastern Stars, because I did not seek the council of the Grand Matron in Home matters, or go out of my way for OES functions. May I remind you all that the Grand Master does not run after or bow down to the heads of any other Masonic Body or one affiliated Body. The heads of the appendant bodies of Masonry come to the Grand Lodge and the Grand Master.
NEW JERSEY: The Masonic Home of New Jersey was officially dedicated on June 24, 1898. In 1899 the report shows 22 "inmates," now appropriately called "guests," with an average age of seventy years, cost the home $6,639.00 or $287.00 per capita, and the permanent fund totaled $17,000.00. In 1930 the cost of operation was $130,146.00 for 204 guests, and the physical plant and permanent fund totaled $1,259,000.00. To continue the inspection of its progress, the report for the year ending December 31, 1960, revealed that the total of the fund was in excess of $6,200,000.00, and was producing an income of more than $225,000.00. The physical plant now is valued at $1,767,000.00, or a book value of the Masonic Home and Charity Foundation of more than 8 million dollars. The cost of operating the Home in 1960 was $675,500.00, or an annual per capita of $2,838.00. Also in 1960 $21,000.00 was expended for outside assistance, not included in the above. The New Jersey Masonic Home is typical of the growth and development of other Homes across the land. They have become big business, and are valuable assets to the Masonic fraternity.
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NEW MEXICO: The report of the Committee on Masonic Relief reported to the Grand Lodge of New Mexico that it has administered $650.00 in relief to brethren in four lodges. In each instance (which we presume is required) the lodge matched funds with the Grand Lodge committee. We believe this to be a good plan, because it stresses the importance of lodge participation in the administration of charity and relief. In no case would we favor a plan in which the lodges were relieved of charitable responsibilities, and where all cases of need were assigned to a Grand Lodge committee. OHIO: The Masonic Home report to the Grand Lodge of Ohio indicates that there are about 500 guests at the present time. There are no children in the Home. This was brought out by the introduction of a past master, President of the Fourteenth District Officers' Association, who was a resident of the home during the 1930s when there were more than 200 children living there. It was interesting to note that his wife and her three sisters were also Masonic Home girls. Now, there are only three or four children listed as charges of the Home, and these are cared for in foster homes. Foster homes are now generally recognized as the proper way to care for children, rather than the older plan of institutional care. SOUTH DAKOTA: Brethren in South Dakota have discussed the feasibility of establishing a Masonic Home in the Aberdeen area. The following was included in a report to the Grand Lodge: Frequent discussions among Masonic lodge officers and other interested parties have been recently held with the purpose of searching out the feasibility of committing the various Masonic bodies in the construction and erection of a Masonic Home in the Aberdeen area. These conversations have been encouraged by the generous offer of Brother V. W. Burke, who is so genuinely interested in the project that he has offered to donate a 20 acre site for such purpose, to contribute $10,000.00 in cash for expense of drawing plans, to make a five year loan of $100,000.00 without interest to get the project started and to make such Home the residuary beneficiary in his will, which when it becomes operative will yield a sum conservatively estimated at $250,000.00 to endow said Home and provide financial assistance to Masons and their wives who would otherwise be unable to reside therein.
The above certainly demonstrates one brother's interest in a Masonic Home, and his willingness to assist in its support.
MEMORIALS ARKANSAS: The Grand Lodge of Arkansas voted unanimously to erect a bronze bust to the memory of one of its most famous Masonic leaders, Brother Fay Hempstead. The following is a portion of the adopted report and recommendation: Brother Fay Hempstead served this Grand Lodge as its Grand Secretary for fifty-three years from 1881 to 1934, and became the world's third Poet Laureate of Freemasonry. One only needs to read an article by Brother John L. Durrett entitled "Fay Hempstead, Poet Laureate of Freemasonry" to satisfy onself that Brother Hempstead deserves to have a monument erected to his exalted worth. This Committee therefore recommends that Brother Bryant Baker, noted sculp-
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tor who has executed many works of art, be commissioned to execute a bust of Brother Fay Hempstead in bronze, and that the sum of $4,000 be allocated for the bust and a properly inscribed pedestal. Upon completion of the bust it is recommended that it be placed in the niche in the lobby of the north portion of this building with appropriate ceremony.
GEORGIA: The Grand Lodge of Georgia, through its committee on Education and History, reported that it was in the process of erecting a marker to the memory of Past Grand Master Max Meyerhardt, founder of the Masonic Home in that jurisdiction: It was felt by the Commission that a plaque or marker of some sort should be erected to Past Grand Master Max Meyerhardt, founder of the Masonic Home. The marker has been designed and an order has been placed therefor. It will be erected at a place on the grounds of the Masonic Home to be selected by this Commission and the Board of Trustees, and appropriate ceremonies for the placing of this marker will be announced later in the Messenger to the Craft.
OKLAHOMA: The report of the Committee on Education in the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma contains the story of the search for the grave of Granville McPherson, first Grand Master of Indian Territory, now Oklahoma: GRANVILLE MCPHERSON
Granville McPherson, the first Grand Master of Indian Territory, served during the years 1874-75-76, took his dimit from Caddo Lodge No.3 on January 27, 1878, moved to Texas and affiliated with Blanco Lodge No. 216 on August 2, 1879. Little of this information was available until recent years. Nothing was known of his earlier life until an intensive search was begun in 1953 to locate his burial place and assemble his Masonic record. Learning that he had formerly lived in Arkansas contact was made with Brother C. Eugene Smith, Past Grand Master of Arkansas and Secretary of the Scottish Rite Bodies at Little Rock, who used his skill in Masonic research to pore over countless records and files to assemble the greater portion of this record. Brother McPherson's record is an impressive one and indicates considerable ability and devotion to Masonic ideals. The greatest problem was to locate his last resting place. Brother W. L. Byars, Secretary of Blanco Lodge No. 216 of Blanco, Texas, was contacted and with his untiring and determined efforts over a period of about two years much information was assembled and the unmarked grave was located. Believing that this Grand Lodge should locate the graves of each and every Grand Master that has served this Grand Jurisdiction and see that each one is properly marked and a record filed in the history of our Grand Lodge, your committee began to prepare for the marking of the grave of Granville McPherson. There are a number of people to whom this Grand Lodge, and especially this committee, owe grateful thanks. They are: Our chairman, Brother Paul E. Estill, and Brother L. G. Gideon who contacted the Bruce Memorials of Fort Scott, Kansas, and made arrangements for the marker; The Bruce Memorials for furnishing and shipping the marker to Blanco, Texas, without cost to the Grand Lodge; Brother Joe Croft, a dealer in memorials and Secretary of Johnson City Lodge No. 561 of Johnson City, Texas, for erecting the marker without charge; Brother W. L. Byars, Secretary of Blanco Lodge No. 216 of Blanco, Texas, for the many hours spent in collecting information and finally locating the unmarked grave (which was no little task after these many years) as well as his patience and persistence in co-ordinating the efforts of all persons involved so that the entire operation was finally brought to a successful conclusion.
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MONTHLY RETURNS Certain Grand Lodges presently require monthly returns from their subordinate lodges, (l.nd others are considering the plan. The Grand Lodge of Connecticut at its 1962 annual communication adopted the monthly report plan, upon the recommendation of the grand master, which included amendments to the law covering this change in procedure. The grand master appears to cover the reasons for the change in the following statement: MONTHLY LODGE RETURNS
With the overwhelming approval of the secretaries of the Connecticut lodges it is proposed that each lodge be required to make monthly returns of all degree work, affiliations, reinstatements, dimits, strikings for NPD, suspensions, expulsions, and deaths. The system of monthly lodge returns with an annual summary has been adopted by many Grand Lodges with great success. It has many advantages over our present system of only one return made at the end of each calendar year, such as: 1. The work of the lodge secretaries would be spread over the entire year in brief and easily completed returns relieving them of the onerous task of completing a massive fourteen page return at the end of the year. 2. The annual summary would be simply a recapitulation of the ten monthly returns without repetition of names and dates. The only additional names required on the single-sheet annual return would be those of the newly elected lodge officers and of the members for whom exemption of Grand Lodge dues is claimed. 3. Under the present system the Grand Secretary's membership records are always from one to twelve months behind the actual lodge records. He does not learn of raisings, dimits, deaths, etc., occurring in January of any year until the annual return a full year later. Monthly returns would keep his files up to date so that all times he would have an accurate record of the status of each Master Mason in Connecticut.
There are some who believe that it is difficult enough to obtain annual reports from subordinate lodges, and feel that monthly reports would only cause confusion in both the office of the grand secretary and the subordinate secretary. However, several jurisdictions have instituted a monthly report system, and say that results are far better than they had hoped. From the information available it would appear that once the system is established, monthly reports are easier to file and more accurate than annual reports. Usually there is a form for recapitulation, or condensed annual report form filed at the close of the year. In considering the latter, it would appear easier for the recapitulation form to be prepared and submitted to the lodges by the office of the grand secretary, than to ask for it in reverse. The Grand Lodge of Nebraska has recently put the monthly report system into effect. Good results are reported, and there is the advantage of knowing from month to month the exact membership count. Also, it tends to lessen the load of receiving and auditing annual reports at one season of the year. There appears to be many advantages to the monthly report system. LOUISIANA: The Grand Lodge of Louisiana has used the monthly report system for the past nine years, and has supplemented it with a "monthly circular," giving a recapitulation of the results. This apparently has been discontinued, but the monthly reports are still used:
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The customary Monthly Circular to cover reports from the secretaries of the work done by the various Lodges throughout the State has been discontinued by authority of the Grand Lodge. Special items or notes of interest to the Craft have been issued in Special Bulletins. During 1954, we inaugurated the system of monthly reports, wherein complete information was furnished by the Lodges, thereby assisting us to keep our card record system up to date. The Annual Report now contains only a recapitulation of the figures, but not the names, etc. We again call your attention to the necessity of furnishing age information which is of value when this office is requested to furnish such information to a brother to support his age information for Social Security, Old Age benefit or retirement purposes.
MYSTIC SHRINE Ararat Temple has played an important role in the Masonic life of many residents on the western border of Missouri. The year 1963 marks the diamond anniversary of the temple, and its members propose to observe it in the proper manner. The following account appeared in one of its recent publications: Ararat Temple is very proud to be celebrating its seventy-fifth birthday on June 25, 1963. Ararat Temple was granted a Dispensation to form a new Temple on December 1, 1887. Ten days later the Temple was formed with four Nobles from Moolah Temple in St. Louis, Missouri, and three from Abdallah Temple of Leavenworth, Kansas, as the sponsors of the new Temple. On June 25, 1888, the Imperial Council in session at Toronto, Canada, granted the charter. On December 28, 1887, a meeting was held in the offices of Noble Ethelbert Allen and he was elected to be the first Potentate of the newly formed Temple. The first meetings were held in the office of Noble Allen and Noble Thomas R. Morrow. On January 1, 1888, the first of the novices, nine in number, "crossed the Sands" in the Scottish Rite Hall at 720 Main Street. The first Ceremonial was held on January 27 at the Elks Hall at Seventh and Main and there were thirty-six new members. The Scottish Rite Hall was the first regular meeting place for the new Temple. After a while the meetings were held in the Masonic Hall which was in the same building as the Elks Hall. On November 28, 1890, they moved to the Armory Building at 15th and Grand, but were here only a short time before moving to Strope's Hall at Ninth and Central. The name of the building was changed to Shrine Hall and was used by the Temple for nearly eleven years. On June 1, 1901, the Temple was moved to a new building at Fourteenth and Grand which was later occupied by the Kansas City Power and Light Company. This was the first time Ararat was host to the Imperial Council session which began on June 11 in the Strand Theatre, later known as the Missouri Theatre and now called the Folly. At that time the Temple had more than 1,200 members. On December 1, 1911, Ararat moved into its own Mosque which was a remodeled church building at Twelfth and Prospect. By 1919 there were more than five thousand members and the Ceremonials were being held in the Convention Hall. On June 3, 4, 5 of 1924 for the second time Ararat was again host to the Imperial Council session and Past Potentate James E. Chandler was elected Imperial Potentate. This was the second time Ararat had an Imperial Potentate as Ethelbert Allen had served as Imperial Potentate in 1898. In November of 1925 ground was broken for a new Temple Mosque at the northeast corner of 11th and Central and the building was dedicated on December 18, 1926. In 1940 the Temple was moved to the fourth floor of the Hotel Continental. In 1954 the present building on the northwest corner of Eleventh and Central was purchased for the use of the Temple.
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Ararat is proud to have had to date three Past Potentates to serve as Imperial Potentates, the third one being Frank S. Land, who was Imperial Potentate in 1954. Ararat is also honored to have one of its former Recorders now serving as the Imperial Recorder. From its founding in 1888 to the presefit time Ararat has had more than 25,000 members on its rolls and now has an active membership of 7,777. Now the members of Ararat turn to the future and build for a better and larger Shrine after pausing briefly to consider the past and the memory of those who have made the present possible. "The Grandest Temple in the Shrine" is on the march forward.
MEMORIAL TO MISSOURI'S OLDEST FREEMASON For more than seventy-four years Dr. James R. Bridges maintained membership in Hiram Lodge No. 362, located at Kahoka, Missouri. He was the oldest Freemason in Missouri (continuous number of years of membership) at the time of his death on January 15, 1963. The end came to Brother Bridges at his home in Kahoka, after serving the area as a medical physician since 1888. Burial was in the Kahoka Cemetery. At the time of his death Brother Bridges was listed by the Masonic Service Association of the United States as the sixteenth oldest Freemason on record, from the point of service. Dr. Bridges was born October 19, 1863, in Franklin County. He was graduated from the Washington, Missouri, High School, and taught three years. He then entered the Keokuk College of Physicians and Surgeons, graduating in 1888. Following his graduation, he clerked for a time in the Martin Drug Store in Kahoka, and at the same time began his practice of medicine, his profession for the next seventy-four years. During Dr. James R. Bridges his long and successful practice, Dr. Bridges is said to have delivered approximately 5,000 babies. He retired from active practice only two months prior to his death. Dr. Bridges served in the Medical Corps of the United States Army in World War I, and held citations from Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman for outstanding service. In the service of his country he attained the rank of Major. He served the C. B. & Q. Railroad for forty years, and held an honorary degree from the Iowa University Medical College. He was a member of the Clark County, State and American Medical Associations. The son of a Baptist Minister, Brother Bridges was baptized by his father when still in his teens in Boef! Creek, near Beemont, Missouri, and became a member of New Hope Baptist Church where his father was minister for some thirty-five years. Brother Bridges was a member of all the York Rite Masonic bodies, the
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Odd Fellows, and the High Twelve Club in Keokuk, Iowa. He received the Fifty-year Grand Lodge pin in 1939 from the hands of the Grand Master Henry Clay Chiles, and a Seventy-year pin in 1959. He was worshipful master of Hiram Lodge No. 362 in 1895. Masons throughout Northeastern Missouri knew and loved W. Brother James R. Bridges. He was always present at any important function of his lodge until the last few months of his life. While his brethren are grateful for the privilege of having known him Brother Bridges will be missed at the regular meetings of his lodge.
NEW LODGES Many jurisdictions have lodges that meet during the daylight hours. This is especially true of jurisdictions with large metropolitan areas where many Masons are employed at night. Actors, musicians, entertainers and various other professions and occupations prevent brethren from attending lodges which meet at night. The obvious solution to this problem is the formation of daylight lodges. CONNECTICUT: On April 5, 1962 the Grand Lodge of Connecticut chartered a daylight lodge to meet in the City of Stratford. It was reported that the lodge had prospered under dispensation. It had held educational programs and was conferring degrees in a creditable manner. Following the granting of its charter the lodge would act upon some dozen or more petitions for affiliation then on the secretary's desk. It appears that this will prove to be a valuable asset to Freemasonry in Connecticut. GEORGIA: The Grand Master reported that he had observed many foreign jurisdictions in which lodges were no larger than one hundred members. It was his belief that more and smaller lodges in Georgia would prove beneficial to Freemasonry in that jurisdiction. Accordingly he recommended: This is the goal of Masonry. Recommendation 1. I therefore recommend that our Code be amended limiting the maximum number of members a lodge may have. Recommendation 2. I recommend the Code be amended to allow any segment of a lodge that desires to form a new lodge will be given pro rata ownership in the lodge properties, whether the lodge owns directly or indirectly through some form of trustee or corporate ownership. Where desirable several lodges may be formed from a lodge and a holding company or trusteeship may be formed so that the assets may not be diluted. The report of the special committee to study size of lodges, supported the views of the Grand Master to a certain extent, and reported in part: In summary, our Committee feels that while the Grand Lodge should not at this time limit by legislation the specific size of constituent lodges, because there is a need for both "large" and "small" lodges; the Grand Lodge should provide for permissive legislation to encourage small lodges to form out of "large" existing lodges. We believe that the large lodges and their interests must be protected also. It is not our recommendation to destroy any large lodge but rather for the Grand Lodge to encourage and assist in formation and support of many new small lodges, because we believe that the small lodges have demonstrated more vitality, and they are more consistent in their operations with the original principles and teachings of the lodge system.
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The new member can become closely associated with and communicate regularly with his lodge brothers. He can aspire to work in the lodge. He can improve himself in the Masonic arts. He can by precept and example encourage others to apply for membership. The Grand Lodge will become noticeably stronger as the years pass on. We therefore recommend that the Jurisprudence Committee study and set up laws to be presented to the Grand Lodge that will permit a group of members in a lodge to petition the Grand Lodge for assistance in forming a new lodge, and recognize the vested interest of the members of the new lodge, who, through years of dues paid to the mother lodge, or through donations, had contributed substantially to the ownership of the physical properties of the mother lodge. We recommend the formation of a Grand Lodge Commission, to be authorized to assist these new lodges in working out problems with the mother lodges concerning the joint use of these properties. We also urge the adoption and approval ~f this Committee report. The above report was adopted.
PlnLIPPINES It will be remembered that the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines addressed an appeal to all Grand Lodges for assistance for the schools in his country. Following the occupation by the Japanese there was little left with which to conduct the schools. The list of needed items was long and seemed all inclusive. Many Grand Lodges eagerly responded to the request. Through the Masonic Service Association we are informed that thousands upon thousands of pounds of books and materials were stockpiled in warehouses on the west coast awaiting shipment. The association was in contact with the armed services, and just as soon as space was available the materials would be sent to the Philippines. Typical of the response is recorded by the Grand Lodge of Alabama: The Grand Master of the Philippines requested our Grand Master to appeal to Masons in Alabama to supply much needed used textbooks to fill the void created by the Japanese systematic destruction of all English language textbooks, the economy of our Brethren in that nation having not improved to the point that purchases could be made, and in the view of the fact that Grand Master Fant's request has met with such tremendous response, it appearing that many tons of textbooks will be available to be shipped to the Philippines, your Finance Committee recommends the appropriation of $1,500 for defraying the crating, packing and shipping costs in this connection; and in addition thereto that private subscriptions be sought from the more able lodges to help further in these incidentals.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS Masonry has always been interested in education, and especially in the free public school system. At the present time many jurisdictions have committees which concern themselves with the public school system. It is interesting to note that in the Territory of Florida in 1843 the first constitution of the Grand Lodge provided that the Senior and Junior Wardens of every Lodge should constitute an Ex-officio committee whose duty it was to see that all children of indigent Masons should be provided with proper educational advantages.
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In a letter to the Grand Master, his Grand Chaplain, Dan R. Partin (also Superintendent of the Masonic Home), called attention to Florida's early participation in their public school system. In part he said: In 1850 or thereabout, the Grand Lodge in Florida really constituted the first free school that was ever established in this State. By resolution of the Grand Lodge, the Master and Wardens of Jackson Lodge No. I, in whose Hall the Grand Lodge was meeting at that time, directed that the lower floor of their Hall be set apart as a schoolroom and a teacher provided to give such children proper schooling whose parents were financially unable to pay their tuition. At a later date Madison Lodge No. II at Madison, Florida, instituted a Seminary at Madison to which the children of indigent parents were admitted free. About the same time Alachua Lodge No. 26, then at Newnansville, started a movement to establish a like Seminary at Newnansville, but the coming of the War between the States disrupted their plans and their project fell through. Another important fact in Florida history has close connection with the presence of Masons here today. Thomas Brown was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Florida in 1849. In that year he was elected Governor and took office in' the Fall upon the expiration of Governor Mosely. The State was young, having been admitted to the Union only four years previously. Only the fundamental steps in Government could be taken first. Governor Brown recognized that the free public schools were vital to the State's advancement and he acted accordingly. In the memoirs edited by Governor Fleming, one of Jacksonville's distinguished citizens, we have the following: "Governor Brown recommended with particular earnestness in his message the establishment of a system of public education." In the history of Florida edited by R. F. Taylor, late chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida, we have this statement: "The Brown administration is notable for its virtual establishment of the Public Educational System of the State." From these distinguished authorities we are justified in awarding to Brother Thomas Brown the title of "Father of the Public School System of Florida." Various other jurisdictions would experience little difficulty in linking the Masonic Fraternity to the beginning of the free public school system. In almost every instance, the church, the school and the Masonic Fraternity have been the three staunch institutions which worked individually and jointly. to bring early culture to newly opened territories. IDAHO: The Grand Lodge of Idaho appears to have a very active program headed by a committee on "Public School Week." In its report the committee listed four questions submitted to all lodges, and also noted that all eighty-four lodges in Idaho responded. The questions were: 1. Did your Lodge observe "Public School Week"? (47 yes) 2. Was the public invited? (32 yes) 3. Did your Lodge issue any "Teacher Award Certificates"? (43 yes) 4. Did you obtain any newspaper or radio publicity? (33 yes) Under the heading "Comments," some were indifferent, a few thought the program was "a good idea," and several reported religious problems in the area where lodges are located. Again, to comment on the above, and the subject in general, the question must arise as to just how far Freemasonry should stray from the basic tenets of Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth. The very nature of Freemasonry requires of its members an interest and even participation in the educational and cultural advancement of every community. Caution should be exercised
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when the fraternity itself begins to participate in the affairs of our free public schools, or any other segment of our established American way of life. Freemasonry must always be identified as a society of good men who favor those things which make us free. It must not become typed as a society that meddles in the affairs of any governmental or civic establishment. The actions of its members will speak louder than any vertical effort on the part of the fraternity itself. LOUISIANA: The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana recommended: That each lodge arrange an annual meeting, invitation to be extended to the public high school graduating class, the major portion of such meeting to consist of an address on Freemasonry. Such meetings will impart proper knowledge of our Order to these young people and promote their future interest in the fraternity. This is a new thought, to say the least, but will young people of high school age sit through an address on Freemasonry? It will have to be made unusually interesting and be phrased on an interest level.
RETIREMENT HOMES The highly controversial subject of housing for elderly Masons and their families has appeared in several Grand Lodges for discussion. Only a few are seriously considering the erection of such a home. The plan is based on the knowledge that many Masons will retire with adequate and even substantial incomes from various sources. With the advent of Social Security, insurance programs, individual savings and investments, and other retirement plans, more and more people, including Masons, will find themselves in a position to endow and support such retirement homes in their declining years. It is believed that such homes provide an element of security not to be found in a private dwelling. It is our firm conviction that we shall hear more about retirement homes in the years ahead. IOWA: The Grand Lodge of Iowa received a report from a special committee on "The Proposed Home for Independent Elderly Masons." A portion of that report containing certain pertinent information is here quoted: The tentative plans which we have submitted are for a six story building with the infirmary on the sixth floor. This building would be designed as an apartment dwelling, under the assumption that most of the people would desire to cook their own meals at least part of the time. There would be a common dining room on the first floor at an extra cost for those who would prefer to eat out. There would be an entertainment room on the first floor that would be suitable for lodge work, movies, slides, plays, or musical groups. It should be so designed that Masonic bodies recognized by the Grand Lodge could use its facilities. The first floor would also have adequate space for the quarters for help, public rest rooms, office, library, beauty parlor, barber shop, public lounge, heating equipment, laundry and storage facilities. The second through the fifth floors would be divided into 52 utility apartments, 72 one bedroom apartments and 12 two bedroom apartments. The sixth floor would house a 12 bed infirmary with dining room, kitchen and a therapy room. A safe figure for the total cost of the building and site would be about three million dollars. The building would cost about 2Y2 million. The remaining cost
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would come from having utilities brought to the site, paving, landscaping, garage facilities and other miscellaneous items. 5. To recommend the entry fees and rental schedules. The committee feels that the lifetime endowment system would be the best method, with an initial payment, and a monthly rental figure. Our recommendation under the present conditions would be to endow $7,500 for a utility apartment and a $65 per month rental. We would suggest $9,500 endowment and $85 monthly rental for the one bedroom apartment; $11,500 endowment and $95 monthly rental for a two bedroom apartment. Under this system, upon the death of both man and wife, the room would revert to the home to be re-endowed and then re-occupied. We estimate that the rooms would have to be re-endowed about 4 or 5 times before they would be completely paid for. We must consider the problem of the aged who are not able to care for themselves financially. The committee feels that we should make some provisions for this in the home. The number accepted, of course, would increase the amount of times that the rooms would have to be re-endowed before they would be paid for. The committee would make this recommendation. We feel that 75 per cent of the rooms should be signed for, before construction is begun. We would like at this time to recognize the architectural firm of Wetherell, Harrison and Wagner. This firm has given freely of its time and talents without any cost to the Grand Lodge or this committee.
RITUAL In some thirty-one of the forty-nine jurisdictions a proficiency examination is required on the Master Mason Degree. Without having passed a satisfactory examination in open lodge, in a specified length of time in twenty-two jurisdictions, on this degree a brother is deprived of certain privileges. This varies with the jurisdiction. In our own jurisdiction he is given six months to become proficient, or be subject to Masonic discipline. While the exact nature of the discipline that can be administered is somewhat uncertain, the regulation has a beneficial effect in certain instances. The Committee on Masonic Education and Service in the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia had this to say: The present provision of the Code requiring instruction in the work of the Master Mason Degree is not effective because there is no provision for its enforcement. We believe that the newly-raised brother should be required to learn the required catechism, and suggest, as a means of enforcement, 1) that a temporary membership card, good for a period of three months, be given to a newly-raised brother at the time he signs the By-laws; 2) that a regular membership card be issued to the brother as soon as he becomes proficient in the work of the Master Mason Degree; 3) that if such proficiency is not attained by the expiration of the temporary card, the brother be suspended, unless the Worshipful Master, because of extenuating circumstances, issues a second temporary card to him. No more than two temporary membership cards should be issued to anyone member; 4) No brother should be permitted to petition any other organization basing membership requirements on masonic affiliation until he has been given a regular membership card. The committee also obtained from a manufacturing firm in Richmond, Virginia, samples of recorded music for use in connection with Masonic degrees. It was available for the inspection of all members present. There can be no doubt that music adds materially to the effectiveness of our degrees. Quite often organists and soloists, quartets or choral groups, are not readily
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available. With the advent of modern recording and reproductive machines, recorded music is quite good. It is also interesting to note that in seven jurisdictions a waiting period from six months to one year is imposed upon a Master Mason from the date of his raising to the time he may apply for membership in another body that predicates membership on the symbolic lodge. Six others require that he pass a proficiency on the Third Degree. Eleven Grand Lodges require Masters of Lodges to pass some type of examination prior to installation. Five require district deputy grand masters and grand lecturers to pass some type of examination to become eligible for appointment. Nearly all Grand Lodges require line officers of Grand Lodge to be past masters, but Michigan requires that a brother cannot hold office higher than that attained in lodge. HE COUNTED WORDS
It was several years after he became a Mason before Brother Leland Roy Hoffman began to learn ritual. Oh, he had learned the candidate's lectures, and was found proficient in Fellowship Lodge No. 345, located at Joplin, Missouri, but his work as a building contractor required the major portion of his time. He seldom attended lodge in the early days of his membership, but by the time of his death on May I, 1951, he was known throughout the State as one of the most proficient ritualists in Missouri. The Grand Lecturer had been heard to say on more than one occasion that ~'Brother Roy" knew the ritual as perfectly as the Grand Lecturer himself. Coming from the then Grand Lecturer, this was indeed a broad compliment. The interesting part of the story of Right Worshipful Brother Leland Roy Hoffman's rise to ritualistic fame is that he was totally blind. Two separate and unusual accidents, each resulting in the loss of one eye, brought Brother Hoffman to the brink of despair. And, had it not been for the interest of a few close friends he might never have entered a lodge room again. After weeks of persuasion, following the second tragic accident, they finally induced him to attend lodge. For weeks thereafter they would regularly drive him to lodge and help him up the stairs. At first he found mild interest only in being with the brethren and his friends. Soon he was observed listening closely to the spoken words in the conferring of degrees, and sitting in rapt attention during other ceremonies in the lodge. The next step taken by Brother Hoffman was to perfect himself in the proficiency lectures, which he quickly began to teach others. He began to learn other parts of the ritual until finally he had mastered all of it, including every movement that was required of every officer in the lodge. While he did not attempt to execute all of the various floor movements during his later years, he could explain each one in detail. For years, each candidate who received the degrees in Joplin Lodge No. 335 and Fellowship Lodge No. 345 received his instruction from "Brother Roy." During the many long hours spent in the Masonic Temple, perhaps waiting for another candidate to appear to learn his proficiency lectures, Brother Hoffman had ample time in which to ponder the words of the ritual. In addition to developing an understanding of their true meaning, he undertook the arduous task of counting them. Brother Hoffman's count revealed that there are 6,083 words in the proficiency lectures of the three ~egrees,
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according to the Missouri ritual. According to his further calculations the curtain or Master's lectures contain 3,342 words in the Degree of Entered Apprentice, 2,169 words in the Degree of Fellow Craft and 3,235 in the Degree of Master Mason, which combined with the second degree reception containing 474 words, results in a grand total of 9,220 words in the three lectures. Others may have undertaken the task of counting words in the Masonic ritual, but these are the only statistical figures we have available. We have not attempted to verify them by attempting a count of the words we know, nor do we plan to do so. We are thankful that such figures are not available to those who sign petitions for the degrees, because many would probably throw up their hands in despair and go no further with their desire for Masonic light. INDIANA: A resolution was presented in the Grand Lodge of Indiana, and continued for special study by the Ritual Committee, instructing the Ritual Committee to prepare in code certain portions of Entered Apprentice and Master Mason lectures. It appears that there has been a certain lack of uniformity in these areas, although the work of the three degrees has been controlled by a 1903 Grand Lodge resolution. A portion of the resolution reads as follows: Whereas, most lodges in this Jurisdiction now use a monitorial form lecture on the second Entered Apprentice and second Master Mason lectures, of which there is no official ritual. We find that each lodge gives a different rendition of same. Be it therefore Resolved: That the Grand Lodge Ritual Committee be instructed to prepare and have printed in code a monitorial form ritual for these two lectures, said rituals not to be incorporated in the Official Ritual, but to be separate, and that all lodges in this Jurisdiction using the monitorial form rendition purchase at least two copies of these rituals and use them as standard procedure in their work.
NORTH DAKOTA: Speaking of ritual before the Grand Lodge of North Dakota, Brother John D. Cunningham, Executive Secretary of the Masonic Service Association of the United States, told this tale to illustrate the importance of conveying the meaning of our ritual to candidates: Everyone agrees that ritualistic perfection is greatly to be desired, but all seem to have confidence in the ability of most interested Masons to achieve perfection in memorizing the ritual. But to be able to recite from memory is not sufficient-it is the delivery that counts. This brings to memory a story I heard years ago. Edwin Booth, the great actor and elocutionist, attended a large civic meeting accompanied by the elderly pastor of his church. The master of ceremonies, seeking to add to the attractiveness of his program, requested that Edwin Booth recite the 23rd Psalm. Booth was reluctant to recite it, but finally he acquiesced, with this proviso, "When I have concluded, please let my Reverend friend speak the same words." Booth rose to great heights, gave one of his best performances. When he concluded there was a thunderous burst of applause, everyone arose, then he turned, took the old minister by the arm, placed him before the microphone and sat down. The quavering voice of the old minister started out, "The Lord is My Shepherd," right on through the very same words, and when he had concluded you could have heard a pin drop. Men were sitting with bowed heads and with tears in their eyes. Edwin Booth arose and he said: "Now you see what I mean. I know the words, but he knows the Master."
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VIRGINIA: The Grand Master issued the following ruling relative to the Past Master Degree: In response to a request from Rt. Wor. S. J. Sachs, I held that the Degree of Past Master belongs to the Grand Lodge and that it had, in the time of John Dove, refused to cede it to the Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons. I held further that the ritual was properly in charge of the Committee on Work but that it seemed proper to include a reference to the Grand Chapter in the obligation, since the degree was also a part of the Capitular System in Virginia. WASHINGTON: The Grand Lecturer of the Grand Lodge of the State of Washington made the following suggestions relative to giving various officers an opportunity to preside: To afford better opportunities of participation, it is suggested the Senior Deacon open and close Lodge in the First Degree; the Junior Warden open and close Lodge in the Second Degree; and the Senior Warden open and close Lodge in the Third Degree, each making their own arrangements for the degree team for all Special Communications called for the purpose of conferring degrees. Such arrangement would permit the Worshipful Master to devote his time to the Stated Communications. In addition, the experience gained by having an opportunity of presiding prepares the subordinate officers for the time when perhaps they will preside in the East as WorshipfUl Master. A number of the Lodges do this and for those who do not, a trial of this procedure will demonstrate that it has much merit. There are some Lodges that have very few Special Communications and for them this suggestion would not apply. WISCONSIN: A resolution to adopt a printed "key" was the subject of some discussion in the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin. The Grand Lecturer spoke in opposition to the resolution, as did a few others. There was also an argument offered for the adoption of a printed key. In due time the question was put to the Grand Lodge, and the resolution was not adopted. Wisconsin will continue to teach Masonic ritual without the use of a key.
SCHOLARSHIPS OHIO: Scholarships are numerous throughout the land, but this one is especially interesting because it involves a college president and the Masonic fraternity. Dr. Alfred B. Bonds, Jr., president of Baldwin-Wallace College, located at Berea, Ohio, an independent Methodist college, determined to establish a scholarship at his college in the name of the Grand Lodge of Ohio. After discussing his desire with the Grand Master, who presented the proposal to the Advisory Committee and eventually to the Grand Lodge, the following scholarship was established: 1. Name. This scholarship will be known as "The Grand Lodge F.& A.M. of Ohio Scholarship." 2. Purpose. This scholarship is available to aid talented and deserving sons of Master Masons to work toward their degree at Baldwin-Wallace College. 3. Terms of the Scholarship. The award is intended to cover tuition costs up to $500 per year. The first award will be made to a student entering the college in September, 1962. The amount of the scholarship will be determined yearly on the basis of need up to $500 per year. The award is renewable each year as long as the
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student meets the basic scholarship requirements of Baldwin-Wallace College. No student may hold the award for more than a four-calendar-year period. In the event that the student fails to maintain the proper grades or drops out of college, the award will again be available on an open competitive basis. 4. Eligibility. Any son of a Master Mason in Ohio is eligible to apply. Young men may apply for this grant even though their fathers are deceased. The candidate should be a recent graduate or high-school senior at the time of his application, unmarried and planning to stay full time. 5. Interested individuals should apply directly to the Director of Admissions, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio. It will be necessary for candidates to have been admitted to the college in order to be eligible for consideration for this scholarship. March 15, 1962, is the final date on which applications can be received this year. The winner will be announced shortly thereafter by the college. In addition to regular academic recommendations, applicants must have character recommendations from three Master Masons in Ohio.
SENIOR MEMBERS Plattsburg Lodge No. 113, located at Plattsburg, Missouri, boasts some of the oldest members of any lodge in the jurisdiction, despite the fact that it has a total membership of about one hundred. Brother Robert L. Eberts was to observe his ninety-eighth birthday on May 1, 1963. Some of his close friends decided it was an occasion for a party, so the news spread throughout the lodge's membership. The dinner and party was held in the Masonic Hall, but prior to this the group of nearly one hundred friends and their families gathered at Brother Eberts' room and sang "Happy Birthday" to him. A birthday celebration for a brother on the ninety-eighth anniversary of the occasion is a bit unusual in itself, but this was not all of the story. Among those one hundred friends were two special cronies of many years standing. They were Brother A. R. Alexander, magistrate judge, who was well past the one hundred three mark, and Brother A. P. Fry, ninety-six. The combined ages of the three old friends totaled two hundred ninety-seven years! Can any lodge equal this? So much for their ages, but let us examine their Masonic membership. - ...................,5 The honored guest, Brother Eberts, Standing, left to right: A. P. Fry, 96 has been a Master Mason for sixtyyears old, a 66-year Mason; Judge four years; Brother A. R. Alexander A. R. Alexander, 103 years old, a 59fifty-nine years, and Brother A. P. Fry year Mason. Seated: Robert L. Eberts, sixty-six years, or a total Masonic 98 years old, a 64-year Mason. All are members of Plattsburg Lodge No. 113, membership of one hundred eightynine years! A.F.& A.M., Plattsburg, Mo.
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In addition to the remarkable record of long years and useful lives, each of these brethren is quite active. Each can climb the stairs to the lodge room without assistance, each tends his own garden and otherwise lives a normal and healthy life. All are interested in the affairs of the community. Judge Alexander at one hundred three years of age is the elected Magistrate of Clinton County, and daily holds court in Plattsburg. He carries on the daily routine of his office and handles a large number of cases. We recall a personal contact with these brethren some years ago when Brother Alexander was nearly a hundred years of age. Several of the brethren had assembled in the lodge's anteroom well ahead of the hour set for the meeting. Judge Alexander, we noticed, frequently glanced at his watch, and continued to walk around the room. Finally he said to us, "Brethren, you will have to excuse me for a few minutes. I promised an old friend that I would pick him up and take him to lodge tonight." Without further comment he briskly descended the stairs, got into his car and drove to the home of his friend, brought him back to the lodge hall and walked up the stairs with him. The friend he went to get was Brother Robert L. Eberts, more than five years his junior-but past ninety years of age at the time. What a wonderful thing it is to have friends like that, and how proud we are that they are Brother Master Masons. They have increased the value of Freemasonry for us, simply by living among us. The following was quoted by Inspector Bernard M. Suttler, Federal Bureau of InvestIgation, in an address before the Grand Lodge of Montana in June 1962: Youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years, people grow old by deserting their ideals. Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, doubt, self-distrust, fear and despair; these are the long, long years that bow the head and tum the growing spirit back to dust. Whether 70 or 16, there is in every being's heart the love of wonder, the sweet amazement of the stars and the starlight things and thoughts, the unknown challenge of events, the unfailing child-like appetite for "what next" and the joy of the game of life. You are as young as your faith, as. old as your doubt, as old as your self confidence, as young as your hope, as old as. your despair.
SESQUICENTENNIAL Although eight years away, Missouri has appointed a sesquicentennial committee for the purpose of formulating plans for the important event to be celebrated on the one hundred fiftieth birthday of the Grand Lodge. INDIANA: The Grand Lodge of Indiana has a Sesquicentennial Commission appointed for the purpose of planning the proper observance of this event in that jurisdiction in 1968. The commission report indicates that it now has $5,500.00 on hand as a reserve nucleus fund for planning the occasion, but suggests that the Grand Lodge supplement this fund with additional appropriations. The commission states that it believes: ... That the proper celebration of our sesquicentennial would logically fall into路 three categories: (1) What we do for ourselves, (2) What we do for others, (3). The formal observance.
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In the first category, the commission suggests the completion of a membership card file from 1849 to 1946; completion of a lodge historical file; complete index of Grand Lodge proceedings; rehabilitation of Grand Lodge library and museum, and that cooperation of all subordinate lodges be sought. The commission was not specific regarding its plans for the second category, but suggested it should be a program of benevolence of a thoroughly Masonic nature, designed for the good of all humanity. The third category would include participation by all subordinate lodges and especially by the nine original lodges (or their successors). The climax would be reached at the annual communication in 1968 after a full year of observances. It will be most interesting to follow the progress of this commission. The Grand Lodge of Louisiana held numerous Sesquicentennial Emergent Communications during the Grand Lodge year ending with the one hundred fifty-first annual in February 1962. The last being on Sunday prior to the annual communication. This final observance of the sesquicentennial year included special tributes and wreath layings at monuments erected to several prominent Freemasons of by-gone years. These tributes were made by visiting Grand Master of other jurisdictions, before statues of Benjamin Franklin, Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, Marquis de Lafayette (picture), William C. C. Claiborne, Albert Pike, special program at statue of George Washington, and was concluded by an address by the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana. In characteristic well planned and well-executed manner, the Grand Lodge of Louisiana closed its century and a half of service to mankind, and began with renewed effort its journey toward the next milestone in its history.
ST. JOHN'S MITE ASSOCIATION The District of Columbia has a most unusual welfare organization described in complimentary terms in the annual report of the Grand Master of that jurisdiction: This Association is unique among Masonic organizations. It was organized in 1871 for the purpose of supplementing relief extended by Lodges to their members where such relief did not meet the needs of the members. For a number of years it operated on voluntary contributions, but in 1898 it came into a bequest of $15,500 from Brother Anthony Buchly, a member of Federal Lodge, No. 1. This amount was invested in securities and the income used for relief. By careful management the fund has now grown to more than $50,000 and the Association is able to meet all calls upon it without difficulty. It does not appear that it has ever been officially recognized by our Grand Lodge, but goes about its work quietly and efficiently. It has recently suffered a grievious loss in the tragic death of its President, Brother Harvey W. Goddard. It is hoped that its new President will prove as capable and dedicated to the work of the Association as Brother Goddard was.
SQUARE CLUBS The National League of Masonic Clubs has plans for expansion. In a recent publication of the league we noted the following which contained some interesting figures:
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There are six hundred and sixty-eight (668) cities in the forty-eight states with a population of over twenty thousand (20,000) people. In cities of this size there are public utilities, governmental agencies both city, state and federal, plus all the industrial craft and professions. Now let's make a list of the possibilities of organizing Square Clubs: UTILITIES: Electric, Gas, Telephone, etc. AGENCIES: Post Office, State groups, City Police and Fire Depts., Courts, Sanitation, Transit, Inspection, etc. INDUSTRY: Electrical, Plumbing, Steamfitters, Airplane, Grocery, Musicians, Dresses, Coat and Suit, Automotive, Railroad, Marine, Radio, Theatrical, Meats, Roofing, Painters, Carpenters, Television. PROFESSIONS: Lawyers, Engineers, Advertising, Sales, Medical Service, Accountants, Draftsmen, Real Estate, Insurance, Banking. FELLOWCRAFT CLUBS: In newly developed towns and areas where no Blue Lodge exists, where such a club can be used as a nucleus to gather Masons together which may result in the formation of a new Masonic Lodge, the ultimate aim of Masonry. We know that after reading the above lists, many Brothers will wonder why his particular profession or craft was omitted, but it is impossible to list them allBUT-we suggest that the best way to add to the list is to form a new Square Club in it, so that it cannot be overlooked again. Counting the occupations listed above there are thirty-nine (39) posible Square Clubs in one city. Multiply this by 668 cities and we have an ATTAINABLE GOAL of 26,052 Clubs, a rather pleasant thought. Let's go just a step further if you will and visualize the number of cities with 10,000 population and your total will soar to a possible 50,000 Clubs. CAN IT BE DONE?
Without any question about it. YES. Of course common sense dictates that this goal of 50,000 Clubs is a definite challenge BUT IT CAN BE DONE. It will take time but how much time depends upon our energetic planning and work. Perhaps five years will show a good start, ten years good progress, even twenty-five years or more to reach our goal, but, let us start NOW without any loss of time. It is a task not only for the National and State Organizations but 'for the individual Club and its members to show the value of organizing Clubs in the various industries and professions. Let us by our very action show the Grand Lodge in whose jurisdiction we serve that Square Club Masonry is striving to maintain and further the great tenets of Freemasonry.
USE OF WORD I'MASONIC" In Florida, as in most jurisdictions, there is strict control of the use of the word, "Masonic." In 1962 the Grand Lodge adopted a resolution permitting the Freemasons of Hillsborough County to designate a recreation park, to be owned, operated and used exclusively by Masons, their families and friends, "First Masonic Park of Florida, Inc." To permit the use of the word Masonic in this connection it was necessary to amend the Digest of Masonic Law by adding, "Unless such name is expressly authorized or approved by the Grand Lodge." This appears to be just another evidence of the present-day trend to place the name "Masonic" before the public in a favorable light, and at the sametime preserve the dignity of the meaning of the word. We must applaud the Grand Lodge for this forward step.
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CONNECTICUT: The Grand Master of Connecticut was asked to decide whether it was proper to place the name of the Lodge, Masonic insignia and names of players on bowling shirts when competing on a team in a Masonic bowling league. The Grand Master ruled: That it was proper as a means of identification and furthermore, it was common practice in the extensive sports program in America, followed by schools, churches, business and industrial organizations to so identify their teams. Masonry has no significant reason for not following common practice in this matter. This practice is desirable in that it increases interest and wholesome competition in sports.
The above ruling was approved by the Jurisprudence Committee, and the Grand Lodge. However, later in the annual communication the following resolution was adopted: Be It Resolved, That it is the sense of this Grand Lodge, met in annual communication, that it is not proper to place Masonic insignia on bowling shirts or other athletic clothing.
GEORGIA: A Lodge requested permission to sponsor a Pony League Baseball Team with the Lodge name dyed on the shirts of the players. The Grand Master ruled that they could sponsor the team, but the name and number of the Lodge on the shirts would be in violation of Grand Lodge Law. KENTUCKY: Under "Opinions" the Grand Master ruled: That a lodge could furnish uniforms for a Little League Baseball Team and place the name and number of their lodge on the shirts so long as there was no advertising of anyone's individual business.
The Jurisprudence Committee and the Grand Lodge approved the ruling. NOVA SCOTIA: It would appear that our good brethren in Canada do not frown upon their lodges participating in athletic events. The following is quoted from the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia: REPORT OF TRUSTEES, BROOM AND GAVEL CUP
The Grand Secretary presented the report of the Trustees of the Broom and Gavel Cup and moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by M. W. Bro. Dr. P. S. Cochrane and carried. The Broom and Gavel Cup remains in the possession of Valley Lodge No. 90. Fellowship Lodge No. 112 was unable to send a rink to play Valley Lodge on 4 April. Instead, Valley played a rink from Kentville Lodge No. 58 and successfully defended the Cup. Lodges interested in curling are urged to challenge the present holders next season and to use the Bonspiel to further Masonic fellowship.
YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS More and more Grand Lodges are becoming interested in the welfare of -youth organizations within their jurisdictions. These include DeMolay, Acacia Fraternity, Rainbow for Girls and Jobs Daughters, and in a few instances, other groups. Certainly, well directed efforts in support of such organizations are highly commendable. ALABAMA: In the report of the Committee on Youth Organizations to ;the Grand Lodge of Alabama we note the following paragraph:
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Alabama is the only Grand Lodge which permits Blue Lodges to sponsor Chapters of DeMolay without restriction. Some Jurisdictions have denied sons and grandsons admission to their Lodge rooms, while at others, Masonic members have been subjected to expulsion if they visited DeMolay Chapters. THANK GOD, this is not the attitude of our Grand Lodge or our Grand Lodge Officers. We encourage our boys and girls to use our Lodge rooms to obligate themselves spiritually, morally, and to develop physically and mentally both at home and in school, remembering, our chance of real world improvement is with the growing generation. The committee pleads for additional manpower to support the youth organizations within the jurisdiction. The committee also offers high praise for the Order of Rainbow and extends commendation to the Eastern Star ladies who work so diligently in its behalf. ARKANSAS: Two years ago the Grand Lodge of Arkansas invested a substantial sum of money in the erection of an Acacia Fraternity House at the University of Arkansas, located at Fayetteville. The faculty sponsor, Brother Ed B. Meriwether, professor of law, reported to the Grand Lodges as chairman of the Acacia Building Corporation: This project is far more significant than most of us realized two years ago. Today Acacia is making a better contribution to her sons, to Masonry, to the University, the whole fraternal system, and the state. Over 80 per cent of its alumni are Master Masons or have petitioned for the degrees. Not one of her men has ever been turned down by a Masonic Lodge. They also give substantial help to the local chapter of the Order of DeMolay. This is an asset of great consequence and great promise for the future. Those of us who attended the dedication of the New Acacia House, I know, share my enthusiasm. We are indebted to all who made that day possible and especially to our Grand Master. It was his vision, his dream of a day when hundreds of Masons would gather together (with their families) for the dedication of this beautiful building. On that day many of us not only assisted in the dedication of the new House but we also rededicated ourselves to the work of the Craft. The Grand Master did a tremendous amount of work and this work made possible a great day for Acacia, for Masonry and for the University. CONNECTICUT: The Grand Lodge of Connecticut encourages lodges to sponsor chapters of DeMolay and Rainbow for Girls. In his address the Grand Master stated: Beginning before, but accelerating rapidly since financial support was voted by the Grand Lodge, DeMolay has been capturing the interest of several lodges. We can expect continuous developments in this Order designed especially for teen-age boys. Masons should also lend every possible encouragement to the Order of Rainbow for Girls. The age groups which these Orders serve are very appropriate for the inculcation of freedom from prejudice and to teach the universality of brotherhood, while at the same time conditioning and preparing our youth for participation in fraternal and civic organizations. Masons should ever be on the alert not to duplicate programs provided in schools, churches and other youth organizations, and thus be considered as encroaching. Lodges can and should be ready to help with programs which they do not directly control, when called upon to do so. A check for a mimeograph machine was given to DeMolay this year to aid in their communications program. The Grand Master was honored by a State DeMolay class, named for him. The state leadership is highly commended for its effective work in youth programs.
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Recommendation II: I recommend that the 25c per capita assessment for the support of Youth Programs be continued. (Adopted.)
NORTH CAROLINA: The Grand Lodge' of North Carolina adopted the following resolution in support of the Order of DeMolay: Recognizing the high purposes, the record of accomplishment, the urgent need and necessity of a well-founded and guided youth program, and the potential value to this jurisdiction of the International Order of DeMolay, and believing that good works of this kind should be fostered and encouraged, now, therefore; BE IT RESOLVED, That this Grand Lodge declare as its policy that subordinate lodges may and are encouraged to promote Chapters of the International Order of DeMolay. The Grand Master, and his successors in office, shall appoint each year a committee of five, to be known as the Committee on DeMolay, from the five areas of this jurisdiction, to counsel with and assist lodges to this end.
The above resolution does not appear to limit lodge activity, but rather to encourage it. NORTH DAKOTA: The Grand Lodge of North Dakota paused in its deliberations to permit one of its past grand masters and the present Executive Officer for the Order of DeMolay for Boys in North Dakota to present a national trophy to a DeMolay Chapter representative, and to present two Honorary Legion of Honor jewels. The response from the DeMolay receiving the trophy was: Response by John Kube: Thanks, Dad Paxman. M:.W:.Grand Master, on behalf of my chapter I am very pleased to be here today to receive this trophy and be introduced to you. We are very happy to receive this award on the best observance of DeMolay Week in your presence and in the presence of the Grand Lodge of North Dakota. I am sure that our chapter will cherish this trophy and that it will inspire us to continuing service as DeMolays. Thank you.
RHODE ISLAND: The Grand Lodge of Rhode Island has supported a Committee known as "The Masonic Youth Foundation" for the past nine years. The foundation reports that its efforts the past four years have been directed entirely towards promoting a program of cooperation between Symbolic Masonry, DeMolay, Rainbow and adult family programs in general. The Grand Lodge supports the committee's work with 50c per capita.
MISCELLANEOUS IOWA: The report of the committee on Public Relations in the Grand Lodge of Iowa read in part: I think we are very lax in one thing. I am going to put you all on a spot and I want you to give me an honest answer. How many of you display this emblem on your cars? All right-to me that is not a very good showing-that is one way that we can let the people know that we are Masons. We can also advance the idea that there are a lot of Masons in Iowa. I suggest to those of you who do not have these, get them as quickly as you can and sign this thing. We have a little war to do. Maybe we can defeat it and maybe we can't, but let's see how many we can get on our cars. Most Worshipful Grand Master, I think that probably we deserve the little slap
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on the wrist that you gave us this morning. There are a lot of things to do and I hope that our successors do a much better job than we have done. So this is Public Relations? All we will say is, "Amen" to the last sentence of this portion of the report.
APPENDANT ORDERS FLORIDA: It is noted in the report of the Committee on Appendant ders that the Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem and the Order of Amaranth, are recognized as orders with which Masons may affiliate, neither is accorded recognition as an appendant order. KENTUCKY: The Grand Lodge of Kentucky, by resolution, went a further with the Order of the Amaranth, as the closing paragraph of resolution will indicate:
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Now, therefore, be it resolved that The Order of the Amaranth be recognized as an appendant Organization in the Grand Jurisdiction of Kentucky.
AMERICAN INDIANS CONFER THIRD DEGREE A Third Degree Team composed entirely of American Indians conferred the work upon a candidate in Neosho, Missouri, on October 27, 1962. The visiting team came from Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was under the direction of W. Brother Bunny Manely, worshipful master of Daylight Lodge No. 542, A.F.& A.M. of that city. Brother Manely is a full blooded Creek Indian, and the balance of his team were composed of Creek, Cherokee, Kiowa, Oneida, Sioux, Pawnee, Delaware and Choctaw Indians. The unusual event drew one of the largest crowds ever assembled in South-
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western Missouri for a lodge meeting. The ceremonies began with the dedication of local high school gymnasium to Masonic purposes, followed by a ham and bean dinner and the conferring of the Master Mason Degree. One thousand and eighteen brethren registered for this special event. Neosho Lodge No. 247 began a program of interstate visitation some three years ago with neighboring lodges in the three states which border this corner of Missouri. This meeting was by far the largest and most interesting of any held thus far. It is needless to say that the lodge plans to continue the program.
WILLIAM HARRISON "JACK" DElVIPSEY Brother William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey, a member of Kenwood Lodge No. SOO, located at Chicago, Illinois, returned to that city on September S, 1962, for a two-fold purpose. On this visit to the Windy City he became a member of Medinah Temple of the Shrine, and entered the hospital for minor treatment and surgery of a back ailment. It so happened that the "red fez" was presented to him by Mrs. Dempsey in the hospital with several of his old friends and newsmen in attendance. It is generally known that the "Manassa Mauler," as he was known in the early days, derived this title from the town in which he was born, Manassa, Colorado. It will also be remembered that he gained the heavyweight title by defeating Jess Willard at Toledo, Ohio, July 4, 1919, and held it until losing to Gene Tunney at Philadelphia September 23, 1926. Born in lS95, Brother Dempsey was sixty-seven years of age when he became a Shriner.
CHARLES A. LINDBERGH The Square and Compasses were worn by Charles A. Lindbergh on his jacket as a good luck piece on his famous flight from New York to Paris in 1927. Charles Lindbergh is a life member of Keystone Lodge No. 243 of St. Louis.
ASTRONAUT LEROY GORDON COOPER, JR. CLASS FLORIDA'S ONE DAY YORK RITE FESTIVAt Brother Stephen B. Dimond, Editor of the Florida York Rite News, reports: Saturday, January 26, 1963, will go down in the annals of the Brevard County York Rite Bodies as a day to be forever remembered. From all points of the State candidates journeyed to Coca to receive all their York Rite Work and to be associated, in class, with Gordon Cooper. The Brevard County Bodies, receiving Brother Cooper's petition, realized the potential and applied to the Grand York Rite Bodies f{)r assistance in promoting a class. Our Grand Secretary-Recorder, John B. Phelps, quickly initiated action and under his driving force the task was accomplished. Our three Grand Heads, M. E. Ray Henry Schmidt, M. 1. Robert L. Thompson and R. E. William E. Tanner, took the bit in their teeth and produced excellent degree teams to confer the work. They, themselves, entered into the degree work and showed their outstanding proficiency. . . . Through the coordinated efforts of our Grand Officers and local officers one of the most spectacular events in Florida York Rite Masonry was accomplished. All
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Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. and John F. Roberts (age 97). this work, from reception of petition to conferral, was accomplished in three weeks time. Looking back it seems impossible, but further proves the adage, "when there is a will there is a way... ." Starting at 9:00 a.m. 127 candidates began their chapter work. As we progressed into the council work, the candidates swelled to 211 and we finished off with 168 for the Orders of the Commandery. The raptness of the candidates was proof of the excellent caliber of the work. The Order of the Temple was completed and the candidates dismissed at 9:00 p.m. One of the enthusiastic observers and participants came from the dias of the Grand Encampment, Sir Knight John L. Crofts, R. E. Grand Generalissimo of the Grand Encampment, said, "You have proved what can be done, and is needed, in York Rite Masonry." Though the candidates came from all walks of life, one in particular is of note. Brother John F. Roberts, New Smyrna Beach, was 97 years old. He has been a member of the Craft for 67 years. He was in the midst of all the work and did not ask for relief, but took the grind with all his buddies. Major Gordon Cooper was the exemplar in all the work. He was besieged at every interval for his signature, yet his aplomb never waivered and he always had a smile and a handshake for all requesting his attention. Watching him as he progressed through the day, it could be well understood why OUR GOVERNMENT has chosen him for his arduous duties. He indeed embodies the prized character of AMERICAN YOUNG MANHOOD. More than 600 members attended the ceremonies.
It may be of interest to some that Florida will hold a second Astronaut One Day Festival on September 14, 1963. On this date Astronaut Virgil Gris-
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som will be the honoree, and the occasion will be held in Orlando. The goal for this class is set at 500.
MISSOURIANS VISIT KANSAS
Distinguished Guests Attend Grand Lodge of Kansas Seated second from left, Grand Master Martin B. Dickinson of Missouri. Standing second and third fTOm left, Grand Lecturer Freelon K. Hadley and Editor of the Missouri Freemason John B. Vrooman.
MY MASONIC LIFE By George Washington
My first desire to become a Mason was due to the fact that many of Virginia's noblest sons were members of the Fraternity. Therefore, it was not without forethought that on Saturday evening, November 4, 1752, in the village of Fredericksburg, I was made an Entered Apprentice Mason. . . . The Masonic lessons I learned on my admission to Masonry and my contact and conversation with prominent Masons thereafter were of the greatest encouragement in after years when I encountered and underwent severe trials, especially those at the commencement and during the Revolution.... It was at this time that friendly counsel reached my ears to the effect that some of the men regarded me as a slave owner and an aristocrat and that they abhorred my Episcopacy. I decided at once to dispel such thought from my comrades' minds and on one occasion sat in a Masonic Lodge at Cambridge of which an Orderly-Sergeant was Master. I made it a point to "meet upon the level" and "part upon the square" with all my comrades, regardless of rank or position, and my reward was the loyalty and friendship of all far beyond my expectation.... There is no doubt in my mind that Masonry and its lessons were helpful throughout the Revolution both upon the battlefield and in the Legislative assembly. First a man, then a Mason!
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ACTIVE MASON-PROMINENT CITIZEN Brother Bernard M. Suttler is no stranger to many who have attended the "Washington Conferences" in Washington, D. C., the past thirty years. His interest in things Masonic, and especially the Order of DeMolay is wellknown to leaders of the fraternity. It is good to know that he was chosen as speaker on July 2, 1963, when the National Sojourners held their annual meeting in Philadelphia. The following is a brief biographical sketch of our distinguished brother carried in the official publication of the National Sojourners: Inspector Bernard M. Suttler is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. He completed his high school education in Atlanta and later attended the Georgia School of Technology, 1927 to 1931, where he received a Bachelor of Commercial Science degree. He received his Bachelor of Laws degree from Woodrow Wilson College of Law in Atlanta in 1935. SuttIer entered the practice of law in Atlanta in 1935, and in July, 1936, became affiliated with the FBI as a Special Agent. After completing the training course as a new Agent, Suttler was assigned to the New Orleans, Louisiana, Office of the FBI. He later served in Little Rock, Arkansas, and Richmond, Virginia, during 1938, after which he was transferred to FBI Headquarters in Washington where he has served on the Director's staff since that time. In 1950, the Arlandria Civitan Club of Alexandria, Virginia, presented Suttler with its "Outstanding Citizenship Award" for his work in youth activities, and in 1960, he was made an Honorary Life Member of Civitan International. Suttler is Past President, Del Ray Boys Club, Alexandria, Virginia; Past President of the Board of Education of Christ Episcopal Church; Past Chairman of its Youth Activities Committee Bernard M. Suttler and has taught the Bible Class in that Church. On February 2, 1962, he was made Honorary Advisor, Liberty Chapter, Order of DeMolay, Bedford, Virginia, "For Meritorious Service to the Youth of Today." In March, 1962, he was elected to the Board of Directors, Alexandria Boys' Club, Alexandria, Virginia. Mr. Suttler is a member of Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22, A.F.& A.M. He is a Scottish Rite Mason, Knight Commander Court of Honor; Past Venerable Master, Randolph Chapter, Knights Rose Croix; Commander, Lafayette Council, Knights Kadosh; Director of Communications, Virginia Lodge of Perfection, Scottish Rite, Alexandria, Virginia, for past ten years; Past President, Alexandria Shrine Club; Past Potentate of Kena Shrine Temple and presently Chairman, Board of Trustees of Kena Temple. Suttler is an Honorary Member of National Sojourners, Old Dominion Chapter No. 364 and an Honorary Member of Light Horse Harry Lee Camp, Heroes of '76, both of Alexandria, Virginia. Since 1950 he has been a member of the Advisory Council, George Washington Chapter, Order of DeMolay, Arlington, Virginia, and in 1953, received the Legion of Honor of DeMolay. He was President of the Fidelity Club of the FBI in 1960. It might also be added that Inspector Suttler was guest speaker at the Grand Lodge of Montana in June 1962.
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MARTIN LUTHER-FREEMASON? Reprinted from the Ohio Mason Martin Luther (1483-1546), for more than four hundred years has been a fascinating and controversial figure. Down through the centuries he has been hated by some and almost worshipped by others. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer, called by the New York Times reviewer "one of the most important works of history of our times," perpetuates a view of Martin Luther which the Christian Century suggests is historically untenable and highly damaging to the Reformer's real character and convictions. Shirer's claim is that Luther paved the way ideologically for the Third Reich. The London Times Literary Supplement reviewer has supplied at least a partial answer to Shirer's misleading criticism: "Luther was not the spiritual ancestor of Hitler. Nor can this particular label be affixed to Bismark. To say that National Socialism was in the mainstream of German historical development is to accept the claim which many Nazi writers put forward-men who were only too anxious to give some intellectual respectability to the weird hotchpotch of ideas which made up Nazi doctrine by citing great names of Germany's past in their support." Many zealous Masons keep their typewriters humming with the assumption that Luther was a Mason. Ill. Ray Baker Harris, 33째, librarian at "The House of the Temple" in Washington, D. C., suggests that "most of the articles on Martin Luther as a Mason have their origin in a story published in Masonic Biographies and Dictionary by Augustus Row, Philadelphia, Lippincott 1868." He points out that "the late Brother Edward T. Schultz, historian of the Grand Lodge of Maryland and author of the four-volume History of Freemasonry in Maryland, undertook to make a study of this Martin Luther story." Schultz's conclusion was that not only Luther but his intimate friend and co-laborer, Philip Melanchthon, were members of the Brotherhood of Steinmetzen, or Stone Masons, "known in Great Britain as operative Masons." Masonic scholars, generally, have grave doubts that Luther ever was a member of the guild of Steinmetzen. Luther's Works, the most complete translation available in the English language, edited by Helmut T. Lehmann and Jaroslav Pelikan, are being published in fifty-six volumes. In the twenty-six volumes that have already appeared, so far as the editor of the News-Letter knows, Luther makes no mention of the Steinmetzen. If he had, it would be a revelation so rare and out of character that some reviewer would have pounced upon it with great relish. In reply to a News-Letter query, Ill. Brother Harris wrote: "Personally, I have always believed it misleading to apply Masonic membership and the term 'Mason' to individuals contemporary with Luther, and earlier. While we know forms of Masonry existed in those earlier times, in widely separated areas, they had only fragmentary resemblance to the Craft as it evolved in the 18th Century to the present times. To say that a man living in the 17th Century or earlier was a Mason conveys the impression he was such as we understand the term today, and of course this is not true." .J. G. FLECK
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PRESIDENT KENNEDY PARTICIPATES IN MASONIC CEREMONY The Honorable Otto Kerner, Governor of the State of Illinois, issued an official proclamation naming the week of September 30 to October 6, 1962, as The American Masonic Heritage Week. All branches of the fraternity participated with the Grand Lodge of the State of Illinois to make this an outstanding and memorable occasion. Various types and kinds of meetings were held through the State. The highlight of the week came at the close of the annual communication of the Grand Lodge in Chicago. On Friday, October 5, the Chicago Daily Tribune carried a full page announcement of an occasion to be held on the following day. The page read in part: REDEDICATION CEREMONY of George Washington-Robert Morris-Haym Solomon Monument sponsored by the American Masonic Heritage Council so that all Illinois will understand the true significance and vital community value of Masonry as a living, progressive force for fraternal and civic good. TOMORROW SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6th 1:30 P.M. WACKER DRIVE & WABASH AVENUE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY will participate from the White House by lighting the monument The announcement continued with the names of distinguished Citizens who would participate in person, including Governor Otto Kerner, Senator Paul H. Douglas, Senator Everett M. Dirksen (Past Grand Orator of the Grand Lodge of Illinois), and other civic leaders. The officers of the Grand Lodge of Illinois were also listed, together with. units of Medinah Shrine scheduled to participate in the entertainment that was to follow. At the appointed time President Kennedy did push a radio controlled button which lighted the monument. However, it was not from the White House, as originally planned, but from his private presidential plane somewhere over Michigan. Thus, once more a president of the United States participated in a Masonic Ceremony, although in absentia.
MASONS IN IOWA STATE HOUSE The May 1963 issue of the Palimpsest, published by the State Historical Society of Iowa, reveals that at least seven of the top elected officials of the Iowa State Government are members of the Craft. An accompanying photograph shows the seven wearing Shrine Fezes, indicating membership in one of the four Temples in Iowa. All were present in Des Moines for the Za-GaZig Spring Ceremonial. They are: Brothers C. B. Akers, State Auditor; Evan Hultman, Attorney General; L. B. Liddy, Secretary of Agriculture; M. L. Abrahamson, State Treasurer; Melvin D. Synhorst, Secretary of State; William L. Mooty, Lieutenant Governor; and Harold E. Hughes, Governor. The Shrine boasts a membership in North America of more than 828,161 at the present time.
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"TARHEEL" AND "YELLOW DOG" The Grand Master of Maryland reported the following ruling relative to the "Tarheel Degree" and the "Yellow Dog Degree": "The 'Tarheel Degree' and the 'Yellow Dog Degree' have been banned in Maryland by action of preceding Grand Masters as being incompatible with the dignity of Masonry or individual Masons. "I now reaffirm those actions and direct that no group of Masons shall confer either of these degrees within the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge and, further, that no group of Maryland Masons shall confer either degree in any other Grand Jurisdiction." The Grand Master was fully justified in his position because there is a great tendency to let some of these so-called "side orders" get out of hand. No doubt they were begun innocently enough, but where levity exists in a ceremony it quite often "improves" with use. We know of a few cases where these "improvements" have resulted in embarrassment to both the ones conferring the side orders and the candidates for them. This type of misdirected effort is a reflection on the good name of Freemasonry.
STATISTICAL ALABAMA: One Hundred Forty-second Annual Communication, Montgomery, November 20, 1962; 434 Lodges; 2,1l1 raised; 75,988 members; 523 net loss; Missouri was represented; Arlis R. Fant Grand Master presiding; Penson R. Graham Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Montgomery, November 19, 1963. ARKANSAS: One Hundred Twenty-first Annual Communication, Little Rock, November 20, 1962; 381 Lodges; 1,183 raised; 54,658 members; 542 net loss; Missouri lvas represented; Benjamin M. Butt Grand Master presiding; Quinn D. LaFargue Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Little Rock, November 19, 1963. COLORADO: One Hundred Second Annual Communication, Denver, January 22, 1963; 168 Lodges; 1,053 raised; 47,286 members; 46 net loss; Missouri was represented; Ellis Latimer Grand Master presiding; Clarence L. Bartholic Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Denver, January 28, 1964. CONNECTICUT: One Hundred Seventy-fourth Annual Communication, Hartford, April 4, 1962; 133 Lodges; 162 raised; 47,212 members; 433 net loss; Missouri was represented; Paul D. Collier Grand Master presiding; Ernest R. Dayton Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Hartford, April 3, 1963. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: One Hundred Forty-second Annual Communication, Washington, December 19, 1962; 48 Lodges; 227 raised; 22,183 members; 440 net loss; Missouri was represented; Convass B. Dean Grand Master presiding; Charles B. Gilley Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Washington, December 18, 1963. FLORIDA: One Hundred Thirty-th,ird Annual Communication, Jacksonville, April 17, 1962; 286 Lodges; 2,500 raised; 69,449 members; 898 net gain; Missouri was represented; Fletcher G. McQueen Grand Master presiding; William S. Christian Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Jacksonville, April 16, 1963. GEORGIA: One Hundred Seventy-sixth Annual Communication, Macon, October 23, 1962; 484 Lodges; 2,746 raised; 99,701 members; 603 net loss; Missouri was not represented; Clarence H. Cohen Grand Master presiding; Ralph A. Perry Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Macon, October 22, 1963. IDAHO: Ninety-sixth Annual Communication, Boise, September 18, 1962; 84 Lodges; 290 raised; 14,839 members; 77 net loss; Missouri was not represented; Charles W. Simmons Grand Master presiding; Charles F. Gill Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication, Lewiston, September 17. 1963.
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INDIANA: One Hundred Forty-fifth Annual Communication, Indianapolis, May 19, 1962; 547 Lodges; 3,915 raised; 184,266 members; 632 net loss; Missouri was represented; H. S. Jackson Grand Master presiding; Jack F. Hewson Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Indianapolis, May 21, 1963. IOWA: One Hundred Eighteenth Annual Communication, Davenport, September 20, 1962; 545 Lodges; 1,975 raised; 95,697 members; 923 net loss; Missouri was represented; Leslie C. Eddy Grand Master presiding; Ralph C. Brown Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Cedar Rapids, September 18, 1963. KENTUCKY: One Hundred Sixty-second Annual Communication, Louisville, October 16, 1962; 470 Lodges; 2,772 raised; 100,297 members; 358 net loss; Missouri ,vas represented; Columbus S. Hyde Grand Master presiding; James W. Elam Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Louisville, October 15, 1963. LOUISIANA: One Hundred Fifty-first Annual Communication, New Orleans, February 5, 1962; 276 Lodges; 1,355 raised; 51,234 members; 31 net gain; Missouri was represented; Morris Shapiro Grand Master presiding; Dwight A. Dahmes Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication New Orleans, February 4, 1963. MARYLAND: One Hundred Seventy-sixth Annual Communication, Baltimore, November 20, 1962; 128 Lodges; 1,165 raised; 48,494 members; 53 net loss; Missouri was represented; Ernest L. Poyner Grand Master presiding; Ernest L. Poyner Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Baltimore, November 19, 1963. MISSISSIPPI: One Hundred Forty-fourth Annual Communication, Jackson, February 13, 1962; 313 Lodges; 1,478 raised; 50,779 members; 2 net loss; Missouri was represented; C. E. Walters, Jr. Grand Master presiding; J. Allen Cabaness Grand Master elect; next Annual Communciation Jackson, February 12, 1963. MONTANA: Ninety-eighth Annual Communication, Helena, June 25, 1962; 141 Lodges; 540 raised; 26,688 members; 267 net loss; Missouri was represented; J. R. P. Reinemer Grand Master presiding; LeRoy Aserlind Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Billings, June 24, 1963. NEVADA: Ninety-eighth Annual Communication, Henderson, November 12, 1962; 32 Lodges; 271 raised; 6,530 members; 190 net gain; Missouri was not represented; Walter A. Ray Grand Master presiding; James P. Whitmore Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Ely, November II, 1963. NEW HAMPSHIRE: One Hundred Seventy-third Annual Communication, Manchester, May 16, 1962; 82 Lodges; 488 raised; 17,383 members; 77 net gain; Missouri was represented; Raymond C. Duncan Grand Master presiding; Raymond C. Duncan Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Manchester, May 15, 1963. NEW JERSEY: One Hundred Seventy-fifth Annual Communication, Atlantic City, April 25, 1962; 291 Lodges; 2,343 raised; 106,105 members; 851 net loss, Missouri was represented; Hal W. Earl Grand Master presiding; Claude D. VanStone Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Atlantic City, April 24, 1963. NEW MEXICO: Eighty-fifth Annual Communication, Albuquerque, March 19, 1962; 63 Lodges; 434 raised; 15,280 members; 103 net gain; Missouri was not represented; Ray S. Lofton Grand Master presiding; LaMoine Langston Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Albuquerque, March 18, 1963. NORTH CAROLINA: One Hundred Seventy-fifth Annual Communication, Raleigh, April 17, 1962; 364 Lodges; 1,914 raised; 62,946 members; 451 net gain; Missouri was represented; James W. Brewer Grand Master presiding; Charles C. Ricker Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Asheville, April 16, 1963. NORTH DAKOTA: Seventy-third Annual Communication, Bismarck, June 18, 1962; II9 Lodges, 340 raised; 13,691 members; 98 net loss; Missouri was not represented; J. Martin Kyle Grand Master presiding; Edwin A. Hackenson Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Williston, June 17, 1963. NOVA SCOTIA: Ninety-seventh Annual Communication, Annapolis Royal, June 25, 1962; II6 Lodges; 392 raised; 14,512 members; 150 net loss; Missouri was represented; W. Everett Moseley, Grand Master presiding; Gordon S. Walker, Grand Master elect.
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OHIO: One Hundred Fifty-third Annual Communication, Columbus, October 12, 1962; 675' Lodges; 5,512 raised; 279,419 members; 1,926 net loss; Missouri was represented; Daniel C. Jenkins Grand Master presiding; Ralph M. Francisco Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Cincinnati, October 18, 1963. OKLAHOMA: Fifty-fourth Annual Communication, Guthrie, February 14, 1962; 380 Lodges; 1,730 raised; 85,245 members; 934 net loss; Missouri was represented; Jesse E. Cole Grand Master presiding; Homer E. Barkley Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Guthrie, February 12, 1963. OREGON: One Hundred Twelfth Annual Communication, Portland, June 13, 1962; 192 Lodges; 810 raised; 43,787 members; 378 net loss; Missouri was not represented; Howard C. Belton Grand Master presiding; Lyman C. Palmer Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Portland, June 12, 1963. PENNSYLVANIA: Philadelphia, December 27, 1962; 604 Lodges; 5,858 raised; 256,139 members; 1,208 net loss; W. LeRoy McKinley Grand Master presiding; W. LeRoy McKinley Grand Master elect. RHODE ISLAND: One Hundred Seventy-first Annual Communication, Providence, May 21, 1962; 45 Lodges; 476 raised; 18,831 members; 156 net loss; Missouri was represented; J. Stafford Allen Grand Master presiding; Donald F. Culton Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Providence, May 20, 1963. SOUTH CAROLINA: Two Hundred Twenty-fifth Annual Communication, Charleston, April 26, 1962; 303 Lodges; 2,246 raised; 58,630 members; 552 net gain; Missouri was not represented; Hugh N. Layne Grand Master presiding; H. Dwight McAlister Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Columbia, April 25, 1963. SOUTH DAKOTA: Eighty-eighth Annual Communication, Yankton, June 12, 1962; 168 Lodges; 460 raised; 19,919 members; 179 net loss; Missouri was represented; George F. Westover Grand Master presiding; Allen P. Stoddard Grand Master elect; next Annual Communciation Pierre, June 11, 1963. TENNESSEE: One Hundred Forty-ninth Annual Communication, Nashville, March 27, 1962; 390 Lodges; 2,646 raised; 91,137 members; 492 net gain; Missouri was represented; Samuel E. Stephenson Grand Master presiding; John E. Malone Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Nashville, March 25, 1964. VERMONT: One Hundred Sixty-ninth Annual Communication, Burlington, June 13, 1962; 103 Lodges; 409 raised; 17,781 members; 173 net loss; Missouri was not represented; N. Dean Rowe Grand Master presiding; Neal L. Cobb Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Burlington, June 12, 1963. VIRGINIA: One Hundred Eighty-fourth Annual Communication, Richmond, February 13, 1962; 339 Lodges; 1,926 raised; 70,098 members; 495 net gain; Missouri was represented; Edmund C. Glover, Jr. Grand Master presiding; Edward H. Cann Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Richmond, February 12, 1963. WASHINGTON: One Hundred Fifth Annual Communication, Tacoma, June 19, 1962; 283 Lodges; 1,405 raised; 68,342 members; 503 net loss; Missouri was represented; Elmer C. Huntley Grand Master presiding; Charles W. Johnson Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Tacoma, June 18, 1963. WEST VIRGINIA: Ninety-eighth Annual Communication, Charleston, October 10, 1962; 164 Lodges; 1,162 raised; 48,630 members; 84 net loss; Missouri was not represented; Samuel G. Wygal Grand Master presiding; William J. Maier, Jr. Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Charleston, October 16, 1963. WISCONSIN: One Hundred Eighteenth Annual Communication, Milwaukee, June 12, 1962; 306 Lodges; 1,239 raised; 62,248 members; 785 net loss; Missouri was represented; Clair H. Little Grand Master presiding; Burton E. Fulmer Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Milwaukee, June 11, 1963. WYOMING: Eighty-eighth Annual Communication, Casper, August 27, 1962; 54 Lodges; 407 raised; 13,037 members; 46 net loss; Missouri was represented; C. R. Snyder Grand Master presiding; Hugh Brower Grand Master elect; next Annual Communication Laramie, August 26, 1963.
INDEX ¡ Alabama: 50-year awards changed, 39c; C. Sec'y, 43c; DeMolay, 81c; statistical, 90c Alexander, A. R.: 76c Americanism Committee: appt. disapproved, 15c; C.M. recommends appt., 16c Ancient, Free and Accepted: an address, 12c Ancient Landmarks: 17c Appendant bodies: 17c,83c Ararat Shrine: historical, 66c Arkansas: Acacia House, 81c; erects Civil War marker, 27c; memorial to Fay Hempstead, 63c; statistical, 90c Astronaut: Cooper, 84c, photo, 85c; Grissom,85c Attendance: 17c Awards: 19c
DeMolay: reaffirms G.L. allegiance, 37c Dempsey, "Jack": receives Shrine. 84c Dickinson, Martin B.: lays cornerstone, 30c; photo, 31c; visits Kansas, 86c District of Columbia: disapproves com. appt., 15c; funeral after cremation, 35c; ritual amendment, 72c; St. John's Mite, 78c; statistical, 90c Dodson, Isham B.: 3c Duncan, Rev. Herbert E.: addresses Research Lodge, 12c Eberts, Robert L.: 76c Fifty-year awards: 39c Financial: 40c Florida: Astronaut Cooper, 84c, photo, 85c; Astronaut Grissom, 85c; assists Cubans, 31c; G.M. edict, 32c; Grand Orator, 4c; public schools, 70c; statistical, 90c; use word Masonic,79c Foreign recognition: 40c France: 41c Franklin, Benj.-Fm.: an article, 19c Fry, A. P.: 76c
Belgium: 4Ic Bigger, Byrne E.: biographical, 9c; photo, 9c Bonds, Dr. Alfred B.: offers scholarships, 75c Bridges, Dr. James R.: 67c; photo, 67c Civil War Marker: 27c Colorado: G.M. comments on liquor, 55c; retirement plan, 3&; statistical,
Georgia: committee reports on, 69c; erects marker, 64c; C.M. recommends smaller lodges, 68c; use word Masonic, 80c; statistical, 90c G. Wash. Mem.: 43c; G.M. Montana comments, 43c Graham, David: 8c Grand Secretary: office separated, 43c
90c Conference of G.Mo's: 28c; to K.C. in 1964, 28c; G.M. Montana comments, 29c; G.M. Nova Scotia reports, 30c Connecticut: charters daylight lodge, 68c; DeMolay and Rainbow, 81c; retirement plan, 37c; statistical, 9Oc; use word Masonic, 80c Cook, Lewis C.: 5c; how to present, 6c; lists Masonic occasions, 6c; Masonic news,5c Cornerstones: G.M. Dickinson conducts, 30c, photo, 31c; Kirksville, 30c, photo, 31c; Virginia refuses, 31c Cuba: 31c; Florida assists, 31c; G.L. recognition, 41c; G.M. edict, 32c; Inter-American Commission reports on, 35c; Iowa considers, 34c; Tarajano speaks, 33c Cunningham, John D.: addresses G.L., 74c; photo, 86c Decisions: 35c; cemetery emblem, 36c; funeral after cremation, 35c; military lodges, 35c; petitioner marries Japanese Nat.â&#x20AC;˘ 36c; printed membership roster, 36c; SNPD member changes name, 36c
Hadley, Freelon K.: visits Kansas, 86c Hoffman, Leland Roy: Masonic lecturer, 73c Idaho: ancient landmarks, 17c; awards, 19c; G.M. recommends Am. Com., 16c; historian Wilson's address, 45c; loans to lodges, 40c; public school week, 70c; statistical, 90c Indiana: changes size 50-year pin, 39c; lodges may attend church, 44c; plans sesquicentennial, 77c; reviewer's comment, 43c; ritual amend., 74c; statistical, 91c; supervises lodge buildings, 54c Iowa: Masons in State House, 89c; public relations, 82c; retirement home proposal, 72c; statistical, 91c Johnston, Harris C.: biographical, lOc; photo, Bc
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Address of Grand Master Martin B. Dickinson Amendment to Be Proposed . Appointments Appreciation Conclusion Consolidations . Cornerstones and Dedications Decisions Discipline : D~sp~nsations :..... . Dlstnct Deputies Grand Lodge Finances . Grand Lodge Office . Grand Master's Breakfast . The Grand Master's Calendar H.e~lin~
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LItIgatIOn . . Masonic Home Masonic Temple Association of St. Louis vs. West Gate Lodge No. 445 Necrology Other Grand Lodges . . Other Masonic Groups ......... . . Pending Amendments . Political Discussion . . Preservation of Charters Public Relations . . Retirement Homes . . Sesquicentennial . . Small Lodges . . Surrender of Charter . The Eastern Star and the Masonic Home . The State of the Craft . Washington Meetings . Alphabetical List of Lodges . A Masonic Review . Announcements . Appointments Approval of 1962 Proceedings Assistant Superintendent of Masonic Home. Auditor, Report of .
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II
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25 28
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30 30
19
37 36 19 15 19 25 28 17 8
31 154 lc 5 134
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5
137 52
B
Benediction Biographical Sketch of Grand Master Martin B. Dickinson Board of Directors of Masonic Home, 1963-1964
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135
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137
C
Called From Labor Called to Labor Cards of Cheer Closing Committees, Special, 1963-1964
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38, 93 39, 95 93 135 137
2d
INDEX
135
Committees, Standing, 1963-1964 Consolidation of Lodges Credentials (Interim)
118
3 D
138
District Deputy Grand Lecturers, List of District Deputy Grand Masters, List of
138 E
93 93 92
Elected Officers of Grand Lodge .. Election of Directors of the Masonic Home Election of Officers . F
43
Fifty-Year Buttons Presented G
Grand Representatives, To and From Missouri Grand Secretaries and Their Addresses
200
In Re Frank C. Barnhill .. Installation '" . Introduction of Board of Directors of Masonic Home Introduction of D.D.G.L.'s .. . Introduction of D.D.G.M.'s . Introduction of Distinguished Guests . Introduction of Distinguished Guests (Missouri) Introduction of Past Grand Masters ...
5 135
140
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4 4 4 4 4 5
L
List of District Deputy Grand Lecturers List of District Deputy Grand Masters . List of Elected Officers of the Grand Lodge List of 50-Year Buttons Presented . List of Grand Representatives and Their Addresses List of Grand Secretaries and Their Addresses . List of Living Past Grand Masters of This Jurisdiction List of Lodges Alphabetically by Location and Districts List of Lodges, Numerically, With Charter Dates Lodge Directory, by Districts
138
138 93 43 200
140 137 154
144 180
M
124 4
Masonic Publicity Messages ... N
Nominations for the Masonic Home Board . Numerical List of Lodges,'Vith District Numbers and Charter Dates
38 144
o Officers, Grand Lodge of Missouri, 1963-1964 Officers of Masonic Home, 1963-1964 Opening Other Appointments
2
137 3
137
INDEX
P Past Grand Masters, Living . Photograph of Grand Master Martin B. Dickinson Presentation . . Proficiency Certificates
3d 137 Frontispiece
135 97
R
Remarks by Harry H. Balsiger Remarks by Leonard V. Bowers Remarks by Arthur U. Goodman, Jr. Remarks by Samuel L. Jewett . Remarks by Quinn D. La Fargue, Jr. Remarks by L. Leland McDaniel Remarks by John E. Malone , .. Remarks by William B. Massey Remarks by Harry A. Spencer Report of Auditor . Report of Committee on: Appeals and Grievances Building Supervisory Board By-Laws ... Chartered Lodges Credentials .. Credentials (Interim) . Entertainment of Distinguished Guests Forms and Ceremonies . . Fraternal Correspondence . George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association Grand Master's Address ......... . . Jurisprudence . Lodges U.D . Masonic Boards of Relief Masonic Education . Masonic Temple Association Mileage and Per Diem Necrology . Recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges Relief and Charity Ritual . Sesquicentennial \Vays and Means Report of Grand Lecturer Report of Grand Secretary Report of Grand Treasurer Report of the Masonic Home . Report of Missouri Lodge of Research Resolutions Presented ....
125 92 117 92 92 93
92 92 92 52 117 114 92 116 126 3 125 93
57 119 56 128 116 119 106 126
132 108
125 118 96
108 132 95 40 39
57 105 39, 89, 90, 91
S
137
Superintendent of Masonic Home ....
T Tabular Statement of Grand Secretary
166