1976 Proceedings - Grand Lodge of Missouri by Missouri Freemasons

BIOGRAPHICAL LEWIS C. WES COOK Grand Master. 1975-76 Lewis C. Wes Cook of North Kansas City was born in Weston, Missouri on May 20, 1929, the son of Wesley B. and Francis Cook, both natives and long-time residents of Weston, who now reside in North Kansas City. His father, like Wes, is a member of the York Rite bodies in that city. Wes is married to the former Victoria Stevens of Brattleboro, Vermont and they have three children: Robert, 24" Edwina, 20, and Cathy, 17. Born "Lewis Calvert," our grand master adopted the name "Wes" for radio and theatrical work and has since had it made a part of his legal name. He was educated in the public schools of Weston and North Kansas City, the Juilliard School of Music in New York, the Chicago and Kansas City Conservatories of Music and studied musical composition under Dr. Francis Buebendorf and Dr. Roger Sessions. He did graduate work in English and History at the University of California at Los Angeles, Rockhurst College and the University of Missouri at Kansas City. Wes began his career as a musician and has played (mostly piano) with the name-bands of Johnny Scat Davis, Glen Gray, Stuff Smith, Lionel Hampton, Harry James, Les Brown, Gene Krupa and the U.S. Marine Corps Band. He wrote and arranged music for most of the above. Also he has written a number of serious compositions (symphonies, etc.), one of which has been performed by the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra. Grand Master Cook entered radio work in 1950 as an announcer and later worked as announcer and newscaster for a number of stations, as well as ABC and MBS networks. He has free-lance credits in several magazines and has served as visiting teacher in new writing and journalism. On the stage he has had experience as a professional actor with the Pasadena (Calif.) Playhouse and Glendale (Calif.) Center Theater, with amateur work at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, Park College and Bell Road Barn Theater. Since 1953 he has been a newsman, writer and editorial supervisor with the Associated Press. As a newsman he has covered the United Nations, Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Johnson and Nixon; the aerospace programs; Governors Hearnes and Bond of Missouri and Arn and Docking of Kansas, as well as various members of Missouri and Kansas congreisional delegates. Wes is one of only 35 accredited science writers for the Associated Press in the United States. He has taken special seminars, held correspondence and had classroom studies under specialists in aerospace, nuclear physics, cloud physics, radio astronomy, quasi-stellar radio sources, cosmology, chemistry and art and history of scientific investigation. He is a member of Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism fraternity.

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Grand Master Cook became a Master Mason on July 18, 1957 in Weston Lodge No. 53, serving as master in 1961. He was a member of the Grand Lodge Committee on Masonic Education, 1964-72 and chairman of the committee from 1967-71. He has served as a member of the program committee of the Midwest Conference on Masonic Education from 1965-69 and 1970-72, being president of the conference in 1967. In 1968 he was appointed to the advancing line of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. Last year, in his capacity as deputy grand master, he served as president of the Masonic Home of Missouri. Since 1970 he has been editor of the Missouri Freemason magazine, official publication of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. In 1964 he was named editor of the Missouri Lodge of Research and since that time has edited, written or rewritten 11 volumes on Masonry-Masonic World of Ray V. Denslow, Sword and Trowel, Did You Know?, Masonic Curiosa, the two-volume Freemasonry Through Six Centuries, Clergy and the Craft, Tied to Masonic Apron Strings, Hi ... Dad!, Masonic Thoughts for Each Day of the Year, History of Masonry in Pettis County (Mo.) and Masonic Portraits. In 1970 he was elected a "Fellow" of the Missouri Lodge of Researchone of the four to be designated since its founding. He is also a "Fellow" of the Philalethes Society, a Masonic research group. West was exalted in Weston Chapter No.4, R.A.M. and served as high priest in 1963-64. He was appointed to the advancing line of the Grand Chapter, R.A.M. of Missouri in 1965 and advanced to become grand high priest in 1973-74. G.M. Cook is a member of the Order of High Priesthood, Order of the Silver Trowel, Past Commanders Association and Knights York Cross of Honour. In 1970 he was appointed to the line of Mary Conclave, Red CroS6 of Constantine, Kansas City; elected to the Lord of Lord's Tabernacle, K.T.P. in 1972 and appointed to line the same year. He is a member of Scottish Rite bodies, Shrine, and a past patron of Weston Chapter No. 197, O.E.S. He was a member of the advisory board of North Kansas City Chapter, DeMolay from 1965-68 and was chapter Dad in 1965-67. In 1973 he was elected an honorary member of Kansas City Chapter No. 63, National Sojourners. W.R.D.

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September 27 and 28,1976, A.L. 5976

OFFICERS

Grand Lodge of Missouri 1975-76 LEWIS C. WES COOK

M.W. Grand Master Box 12444, North Kansas City 64116 FIELDING A. POE .. Deputy Grand Master 6616 Pepperidge Dr., Berkeley 63134 DR. JAMES A. NOLAND, JR. Senior Grand Warden Osage Beach 65065 THE REV. J. C. MONTGOMERY, JR. Junior Grand Warden P.O. Box 574, Mexico 65265 WILLIAM H. UTZ, JR. Grand Treasurer 1208 Corby Bldg., St. Joseph 64501 FRANK A. ARNOLD Grand Secretary 3681 Lindell Blvd., SL Louis 63108 STANTON T. BROWN Grand Lecturer Route I, Box 225, Buckner 64016 Senior Grand Deacon GUS O. NATIONS 130 S. Bemislon, Clayton 63105 DR. J. EDWARD BLINN . Junior Grand Deacon Box 14, Marshfield 65706 WILLIAM J. HILL. .. '" Senior Grand Steward Traders Bank Bldg., Suite 1717,1125 Grand Ave., Kansas City 64106 EARL K. DILLE ...... . Junior Grand Steward 310 Woodside Dr., Kirkwood 63122 ROBERT J. CREDE Senior Grand Marshal Route No.2, Jefferson City 65101 OPIE D. HATFIELD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Junior Grand Marshal Route I, Box 87, Winston 64689 BERNARD MEEKER Grand Sword Bearer 638 Welt St., Weslon 64098 RALPH P. BUNNELL.. . Grand Pursuivant Route 22, Box 142, Kansas City 64153 THE REV. CARL L. RADFORD Grand Chaplain 2334 S. Dollison, Springfield 65807 THE REV. CECIL H. HURT Grand Chaplain 1545 Orchid Ave., St. Louis 63147 DR. FRANK B. KELLOGG .. , Grand Chaplain 108 Conway Cove Dr., Chesterfield 63017 RABBI ALVAN D. RUBIN . . . . . . . . .. . Grand Chaplain 512 S. Meramec, St. Louis 63105 MAJOR LEON E. TURNER Grand Chaplain 218 Huntleigh Dr., Kirkwood 63122 THE REV. W. TRIBBEY NICKERSON Grand Chaplain 1601 N.E. 72nd St., Kansas City 64118 THE REV. BRIAN J. PACKER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Grand Chaplain P.O. Box 306, 1902 E. Elm, Harrisonville 64701 Grand Orator W. W. BENNETT 3252 Roanoke Rd., Kansas City 64111 BEN F. DUNCAN Grand Tiler Dearborn 64439

One Hundred Fifty-Fifth Annual Communication The Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri convened in the 155th Annual Communication on Monday, September 27, 1976 in the Music Hall of the Municipal Auditorium at 13th and Wyandotte Streets, Kansas City, Missouri. M.W. Past Grand Master W'illiam R. Denslow called the Grand Lodge to order at 9:30 a.m. for the presentation of Most Worshipful Grand Master Lewis C. Wes Cook and the Officers of the Grand Lodge. M.W. Brother Denslow announced the entrance of the Officers of the Grand Lodge with their escorts, who were piped into the Auditorium by Bro. Dale Kuhn, Piper of Ararat Shrine Temple: R.W. Bro. Grand Chaplain BRIAN J. PACKER R.W. Bro. Grand Tiler BEN F. DUNCAN escorted by R.W. Bro. Arthur C. Yehlen of St. Louis and Bro. August M. Ott of Kansas City R.W. Bro. Grand Orator W. W. BENNETT escorted by Bro. Floyd W. Boyer of Kansas Cit" and Bro. R. Edward Ceries of 51. Louis R.W. Bro. Grand' Chaplain W. TRIBBEY NICKERSON escorted by Bro. Paul Maddux of Kansas City and W. Bro. George Simmons of Kansas City R.W. Bro. Grand Pursuivant RALPH P. BUNNELL escorted by W. Bro. John K. Smith of Kansas City and R.W. Bro. Thomas C. Hurt of Kansas City R.W. Bro. Grand Sword Bearer BERNARD MEEKER escorted by W. Bro. William T. Stuthard of Kansas City and Bro. Wayne D. Crutcher of Kansas City R.W. Bro. Senior Grand Marshal OPIE D. HATFIELD (acting) escorted by Bro. Harry L. Bone of Kansas City and Bro. William I. Mosburg of Kansas City R.W. Bro. Junior Grand Steward ROBERT J. CREDE (acting) escorted by R.W. Bro. Joseph T. Miner of Florissant and Bro. Carl E. Herbert of St. Louis R.W. Bro. Senior Grand Steward EARL K. DILLE (acting) escorted by W. Bro. Noel F. Wintjen of St. Louis and Bro. P. L. McClellan of Kansas City R.W. Bro. Junior Grand Deacon WILLIAM J. HILL (acting) escorted by R.W. Bro. Dominik L. Seeler of St. Louis and W. Bro. William E. (Gene) Goggin of Florissant R.W. Bro. Senior Grand Deacon J. EDWARD BLINN (acting) escorted by R.W. Bro. Frank Lesinski, Sr., of Overland and Bro. Paul Cutler of Kansas City R.W. Bro. Grand Lecturer STANTON T. BROWN escorted by Bro. Arthur O. Andrews of Kansas City and W. Bro. Carroll R. Lollar of Kansas City R.W. Bro. Grand Secretary FRANK A. ARNOLD escorted by R.W. Bro. William W. Forrester of Kansas City and R.W. Bro. Robert L. Harder of Kirkwood R.W. Bro. Grand Treasurer CECIL H. HURT (acting) escorted by W. Bro.

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Charles W. Roberts of Kansas City and R.W. Bro. R. Kent Gilbert of St. Louis R.W. Bro. Junior Grand Warden J. C. MONTGOMERY, JR. escorted by R.W. Bro. Everette L. Gloyd of Branson and W. Bro. William M. Johnson of Kansas City R.W. Bro. Senior Grand Warden JAMES A. NOLAND, JR. escorted by R.W. Bro. Harold C. Smith of Affton and Bro. Shcrman G. Ferrell of Rogersville R.W. Bro. Deputy Grand Master FIFLDlNG A. POE escorted by Bro. Davy W. Finley of Springfield and R.W. Bro. John A. Souris of St. Louis Most Worshipful Grand Master LEWIS C. WES COOK escorted by R.W. Bro. Henry L. McDaniel of Independence and R.W. Bro. L. Doyle Treece of Springfield

Present during the session: R.W. Bro. Grand Treasurer William H. Utz, JT. R.W. Bro. Grand Chaplain Carl L. Radford

Not in attendance at the 155th Annual Communication: R.W. Bro. Senior Grand Deacon Gus O. Nations R.W. Bro. Grand Chaplain Frank B. Kellogg R.W. Bro. Grand Chaplain Alvan D. Rubin PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS

The Flag of the United States of America was presented by the Color Guard of Ararat Shrine Temple under the direction of Bro. Joe Fowler. The Grand Lodge united in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and in the singing of the National Anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner." Grand l\i{aster Cook expressed appreciation to the Piper Bro. Dale Kuhn. who is director of the Pipes and Drums of Ararat Shrine Temple in Kansas City, and to Bro. and Capt. Joe Fowler with the Ararat Color Guard for the presentation of the Flag. OPENING

The Grand Lodge was opened on the First Degree of Freemasonry. The following brothers served as officers: WorshiPful Master. Senior Warden .... Junior Warden TTeasurer Secretary .. , Chaplain Marshal Senior Deacon Junior Deacon Senior Steward Junior Steward Tiler

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Henry L. McDaniel . .... Harold C. Smith .......... . " Everette L. Gloyd . Charles ,.y. Roberts ............. William W. Forrester ............. . . . . . . . . . . .. Paul Maddux ........... ............ " Harry L. Bone . . . . . . . . .. Frank Lesinski, Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Dominik L. Seeler .................... Noel F. Wintjen . Joseph T. Miner . Arthur C. Yehlcn

M.W. Grand Master Cook announced that the brothers who escorted the Grand Lodge Officers and were serving as officers for the Opening of the

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Grand Lodge on the Entered Apprentice and Fellow Craft Degrees are members of the three Grand Master's Bicentennial Degree Teams: The East Gate Travelers Club of East Gate Lodge No. 630 at Kansas City, the Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Team of Springfield, the Scottish Rite Degree Team of the Valley of St. Louis. He expressed his appreciation for their proficient ritualistic opening. He asked the Grand Lodge to join with him in an expression of appreciation (applause). The Grand Lodge was opened on the Second Degree with the following brothers filling the officer stations: Worshipful Master . . . . . Senior Wardetl . Junior Warden. .. . . . Treasurer Secretary Chaplain Marshal Senior Deacon Junior Deacon Senior Steward Junior Steward Tiler

.................... L. Doyle Treece " Sherman G. Ferrell . William M. Johnson

R. Kent Gilbert Robert L. Harder George Simmons William I. Mosburg Paul Cutler William E. (Gene) Goggin P. L. McClellan Carl E. Herbert August M. Ott

The Grand Lodge expressed appreciation to the officers who opened the Second Degree with applause. M.W. Grand Master Lewis C. Wes Cook with the Officers of the Grand Lodge opened the Annual Communication on the Master Mason Degree in accordance with Missouri ritual. PRAYER

R.W. Bro. Grand Chaplain ,V'. Tribbey Nickerson led the Grand Lodge in a special prayer. R.W. BROTHER NICKERSON: Let us take a few moments now to share some experiences together in prayer. First of all, let us close our eyes and now using the ring finger and the little finger of your dominant hand, find your pulse in your other wrist. And now feel the throbbing and the pulsing of life within your body and remember that this miracle and this mystery comes to us as a gift from God. And this rhythm reminds us of ocean waves, endlessly beating against the shore, the passing of day and night as our Satellite earth revolves around the sun; all of this reflecting the handiwork of God Himself. Let each of us at this moment quietly thank Him for life in and all around us. Now, reach out your hands to clasp the hand of the person next to you. With your eyes closed, realize now we are truly one brotherhood. Yes, Almighty God, we have come from the corn and the cattle lands, the river deltas and the cotton country, from the green hills regions, from the Ozarks, off the prairies, from the small towns, out of our cluttered cities. And here for these few brief moments, we can feel that truly we are one, a great fraternity dedicated to an honorable way of life for all mankind.

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This morning we are just about ready to conduct the business of the Grand Lodge. But for this one moment, we are united physically and spiritually in prayer, as one united body, united by love and fraternity. May we commit ourselves to the high cause of our brotherhood. Hear our prayer as we speak to you, individually and together. Amen. INTRODUCTION OF PAST GRAND MASTERS OF MISSOURI

R.W. Bro. J. Edward Blinn introduced the Past Grand Masters of Missouri who were present: Morris E. Ewing (1947-48) James M. Sellers (1953-54) Orestes Mitchell, Jr. (1954-55) Harold M. Jayne (1956-57) Frank P. Briggs (1957-58) Harold O. Grauel (1959-60) Bruce H. Hunt (1960-61) Martin B. Dickinson (1962-63)

George F. Morrison (1964-65) William R. Denslow (1967-68) Elvis A. Mooney (1968-69) J. Morgan Donelson (1969- 70) William H Chapman (1970-71) Thomas J. Davis, Jr. (1971-72) Walter L. Walker (1973-74) Herman A. Orlick (1974-75)

Grand Master Cook asked the distinguished Past Grand Masters to face the audience. (Applause.) GRAND MASTER COOK TO THE PAST GRAND MASTERS: Will you please remain facing the audience? I hope you will forgive me for making these few brief remarks behind your backs. But I would prefer to have you facing the brethren that, over the years, you have served with and shared with, the brethren who have given you support as you came through the Grand Lodge Line. Many of them were your District Deputies or served as lodge officers and Masters in the years when you presided. They are tremendously proud of your accomplishments. I know I speak for them when I say that we are delighted, we are honored and pleased by your presence in Grand Lodge this morning, continuing this relationship, that fellowship and interest and devotion to the ideals and principles of a fraternity that you hold so dear to your heart and to which you have given so much throughout all the years. The Grand Lodge accorded Past Grand Masters the Grand Honors. INTRODUCTION OF GRAND MASTERS OF OrnER GRAND LODGES

R.W. Bro. William M.W. M.W. M.W. M.W. M.W. M.W.

Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand Grand

Hill introduced Grand Masters of other jurisdictions:

Master Ralph D. Walkcr of Kansas Master Ronald K. Smith of Indiana Master W. Ross McCulla of Iowa Master T. Leo Stines of Nebraska Master James P. Buck of Tennessee Master Kenneth H. Robinson of York Grand Lodgc of Mcxico

GRAND MASTER COOK: Most Worshipful Brothers, it is indeed a pleasure and a privilege to be able to greet you in this Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri. With each one of you we have shared a relationship that we hope has been representative of the Fraternity in Missouri. And we know that from your Grand Lodge Missouri Freemasons have received inspiration through the years. And especially, of

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course, to our Mother Grand Lodge from Tennessee, from which we shall always draw for strength. I would add some comments, M.W. Brother Ralph, in regard to Kansas, and in regard to Iowa, M.W. Brother Ross. As you are both well aware, I had certain reservations about how you treated us after we gave birth to your Grand Lodges, the manner in which you have altered the ritual. And I will offer both of you opportunity for rebuttal at a later time. We are pleased to have you. The Grand Lodge accorded the Grand Masters of other Grand Lodges the Grand Honors. INTRODUCTION OF PAST GRAND MASTERS OF OTHER GRAND LODGES

R.W. Bro. Earl K. Dille introduced Past Grand Masters of other jurisdictions: M.W. Bro. Earl M. Potter, Past Grand Master of Illinois M.W. Bro. Ben W. Graybill, Past Grand Master of Kansas M.W. Bro. Forrest Haggard, Past Grand Master of Kansas M.\V. Bro. Norris W. LaHman, Past Grand Master and Grand Secretary of Nebraska

GRAND MASTER COOK: Distinguished Brethren-M.W. Brother Earl, M.\V. Brother Ben, M.\V. Brother Forrest, M.W. Brother Norris-it is indeed a pleasure to have you with us here in this Grand Lodge Session. Earl and Norris, I would exclude you in this. These two, that you have sandwiched between you, are in a sense kind of members of what I regard as my Masonic family, because down through the years, they have managed to inft.ict a great deal of damage upon me. And one of them continues to be just as obstreperous as he can be; but I won't designate which one. You take your choice; you won't make a mistake, whichever way you go. But they have all, all four, served Freemasonry with great distinction, in Illinois, in Kansas, and in Nebraska. We are proud of your accomplishments. We are delighted to have you with m. We hope that you will enjoy the hospitality here in Missouri. INTRODUCTION OF GRAND OFFICERS OF OTHER GRAND LODGES

R.W. Bro. Robert jurisdictions:

Crede introduced the Grand Lodge Officers of other

R.W. Bro. Charles T. Jackson, Grand Secretary of Iowa R.W. Bro. C. W. Reese, Grand Secretary of Oklahoma

GRAND MASTER COOK: R.W. Brother Charley and R.W. Brother C. W., we have enjoyed your fellowship over a good number of years. We have admired the manner in which you have served your respective Grand Lodges with distinction. It is just a real pleasure to have you once again in our Grand Jurisdiction. And we hope that you will enjoy the proceedings and the fellowship, and that the hospitality will be such as you will always want to return to the confines of Missouri. Thank you ever so much for being here. The Grand Lodge welcomed the Grand Officers of Other Grand Lodges with applause.

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INTRODUCTION OF REPRESENTATIVES OF OTHER MASONIC ORGANIZATIONS

R.W. Bro. J. Edward Blinn introduced the representatives of the Appendant Bodies of Missouri: R.W. Bro. 'Walter C. Ploeser, Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Orient of Missouri R.E. Sir Knight John W. Irons, Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of the State of Missouri M.l. Comp. James E. Sullivan, Grand Master of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the State of Missouri M.E. Compo E. Allen Kohler, Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the State of Missouri R.W. Bro. Ronald M. Compton, Executive Officer of Missouri, International Order of DeMolay W. Bro. Robert G. Bird, Illustrious Potentate of Abou Ben Adhem Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Springfield R.W. Bro. Albert L. Howe, Associate Grand Guardian of the Grand Guardian Council of Missouri, International Order of Job's Daughters Bro. Harold E. Thornton, Supreme Advisor, Order of True Kindred of North America and Canada

GRAND MASTER COOK: Distinguished Brethren, it is indeed a pleasure to have you in Grand Lodge. Each one of you in this year, and for many years uncountable, through your leadership in your respective organizations, has provided a continuing strong link with the Mother Lodge. We know that it is vitally necessary that it be there; that the success of every Masonic organization is dependent upon that interrelationship. So long as we keep the lines of communication open; so long as we are willing to freely exchange ideas, to examine them and consider them properly, and to always have in mind that we are building for the over-all good of the Fraternity, I know that this Fraternity will be strengthened and will grow in the State of Missouri. We are deeply grateful to each of you for the outstanding support that you have provided in this past year and throughout your service. Thank you ever so much. The Grand Lodge greeted the leaders of the Appendent Masonic Organizations of Missouri with applause. INTRODUCTION OF GRAND LECTURER EMERITUS

R.W. Bro. Stanton T. Brown, Grand Lecturer, introduced R.W. Bro. Grand Lecturer Emeritus Freelon K. Hadley. GRAND MASTER COOK: R.W. Brother Freelon, you know it is a pleasure to share with you any time. Freelon, you know this Grand Lodge and so many hundreds and thousands of Masons across the state have enjoyed your leadership. Your work within the ritual for so many years. There will never be any way for us to express our appreciation for what you have done. But you have a place in our hearts. 'Ve are always happy to be in your presence. 'Ve do pray that your successor will not alter the ritual in too great a de~rec;

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and that you may have a meeting of minds on occasion, in which you will find that things are in good order. Thank you for being here, Freelon. The Grand Lodge greeted Grand Lecturer Emeritus Hadley with applause. INTRODUCTION OF DISTWCT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS

R.W. Bro. Opie D. Hatfield introduced the District Deputy Grand Masters of the Grand Lodge of the State of Missouri. GRAND MASTER COOK: R.W. Brethren all, as the Senior Grand Marshal said, you are the right arm; there is no question about that. You are more than that; you are the eyes and ears. Without you, the programs and projects of Grand Lodge simply would not take place. We had occasion to meet this morning. I am sure that each of you knows how I feel. And I know that I speak for this Grand Lodge in expressing to you our formal appreciation for the many miles, for the many hours, for the inconveniences, for the frustrations. I hope that out of all of that there were those moments of joy and delight that fill your hearts in such a way that you know it was done as a good cause and that it will accrue to the benefit of this Fraternity. Thank you, each and everyone. The Grand Lodge showed appreciation for the District Deputy Grand Masters with applause. INTRODUCTION OF DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND LECTURERS

R.W. Grand Lecturer Stanton T. Brown presented the District Deputy Grand Lecturers. GRAND LECTURER BROWN: M.W. Grand Master, this is indeed a privilege and honor to present to you and to this Grand Lodge these brethren who have served this Grand Lodge for one year, for 29 years. These brethren who have given their time, their energy for you, for me, and for all the brethren over these many years in disseminating the ritual that we do have one ritual in the State of Missouri. And it is a real honor for me to present these brethren to you. GRAND MASTER COOK: R.'V. Bro. Grand Lecturer, I am pleased to greet this fine group of District Deputy Grand Lecturers. Now there are occasions, in private, when I might say something a little different. Because, boy, I tell you if you get your foot in your mouth when you are opening or closing lodge or doing some work, they can sure nail you to the wall in a hurry. R.W. Brethren, we are pleased and honored by your service. I think one of the highlights, one of the things that all of us are encouraged about, is the fact that with each succeeding year the District Deputy Grand Lecturer and the District Deputy Grand Master in each district become more and more of a team, each working to support the other; both, of course, working to suppon and to build the Fraternity in Missouri. This is a great thing. You have done an outstanding job, and we are all pleased. The Grand Lecturer, I know, holds each of you in high esteem. The Grand Lodge reciprocates. Thank you ever so much. The Grand Lodge greeted the District Deputy Grand Lecturers with applause.

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INTRODUCTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ADMINISTRATOR. AND SECRETARY OF THE MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI

R.W. Bro. Fielding A. Poe, Deputy Grand Master and President of the Masonic Home Board, introduced the members of the Board and the officials of the Home. R.W. BROTHER POE: One of the greatest experiences that one can enjoy in going through the Grand Lodge Line is the years that he serves on the Home Board. One of the biggest advantages of that is the relationship he enjoys with the members of that Board. They are undoubtedly among the most distinguished members of our Fraternity. The greatest gift that one can give is that of himself. These brethren, whom I am about to introduce, have carried out those Masonic virtues and have personified those Masonic virtues of Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth. They have given service beyond recompense. W. Bro. Virgil Abbett of St. Joseph R.W. Bro. Ray Hilton of Springfield R.W. Bro. John E. Adams of Ferguson, Chairman of Administration Committee R.W. Bro. J. C. Montgomery, J1'. R.W. Bro. James A. Noland, Jr. Bro. H. David Thomas, Administrator W. Bro. Howard E. Ward, Secretary to the Board of Directors M.W. Bro. Lewis C. Wes Cook, Chairman of the Board

Grand Master Cook asked the Deputy Grand Master to join the line of Board Members because he had served as President of the Masonic Home for the year and had provided outstanding leadership. The Grand Lodge greeted the officers, directors, and officials of the Masonic Home. NOMINATIONS FOR MASONIC HOME BOARD

The following were placed in nomination for the two four-year terms as members of the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home of Missouri: R.W. Bro. Robert H. Arnold, nominated by M.W. Bro. Martin B. Dickinson R.W. Bro. Charles E. Scheurich, nominated by R.W. Bro. Walter H. Baird

The motion was made that nominations cease; the motion was seconded and approved by vote of the Grand Lodge. The Grand Secretary cast the unanimous vote of the Grand Lodge for the election of Robert H. Arnold and Charles E. Scheurich as members of the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home of Missouri for terms of four years. CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE-INTERIM REPORT

To the Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of the State of Missouri: BRETHREN: Your Committee on Credentials begs to report that a constitutional number of subordinate lodges arc represented. CARL E. ETZ, JR., Chahman.

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MESSAGE

The Grand Secretary read the message of good wishes and fraternal greetings of the Grand Chapter of Missouri, Order of the Eastern Star. ANNUAL REPORT OF GRAND MASTER

M.W. GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren, the time has come for me to make the annual report to you on the stewardship of the Grand Master's Office. Before I begin this, I must preface my remarks by first of all, very humbly, offering my sincere apologies to each and every member of the Fraternity in the State of Missouri. I have been embarrassed for some time, and most of you are well aware of what I refer to. The Freemason magazine has been, in a sense, my responsibility for some time. And I deeply regret, and I will not bore you with any details at this time, my reason for failing to provide you with that avenue of communication in the months that have passed. There are many things that have presented themselves from time to time in this year; and I have placed my emphasis and my time on those that I felt I had to and had no choice but to accept. I realize that there is no way that a simple apology can suffice. I know that the Committee on Masonic Education is prepared to pick up and that the magazine will be in your hands on the regular dates, and that they will have established once again for you that avenue of communication.

Address of the Grand Master To the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri: Welcome, brethren, to the 155th Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. We are especially pleased to be able to meet in Annual Communication in the city of Kansas City for the first time since 1944. U.S. Senator Harry S. Truman of Missouri was selected in August of 1944 as the vice presidential running mate for Roosevelt who sought an unprecedented fourth tenn as President. On Monday evening, September 25, 1944, on this same stage, Missouri Freemasons and their families shared in a great patriotic meeting sponsored by the Grand Lodge. M.W. Bro. W. F. Woodruff presided, and M.W. Bro. Harry S. Truman introduced the speaker, Senator Owen Brewster of Maine, who delivered an inspiring address on the hopes and aspirations of our people in the future "Postwar America." Freemasons of western Missouri are pleased and delighted to extend to you the right hand of fellowship and their warm hospitality. We sincerely hope that your visit to Kansas City will be a richly rewarding experience for the Masonic Fraternity and that our conduct, together, will be such as to earn the respect and admiration of all those who observe our goings and comings in this communication. We should note that this has been, in a sense, a Masonic year for Kansas City. The Grand Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, met here last October. The Grand Assembly of the Order of Rainbow for Girls in the state of Missouri was held in the Radisson Muehlebach Hotel. The Imperial Council of the Shrine of North America, under the direction of our own Brother and Imperial Potentate W. W. Bennett, was conducted in this same building in July. The Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States of America, led by Emporia, Kansas, attorney, The Most Eminent Sir Knight Roy Wilford Riegle, concluded a week-long meeting here on September 2. Now, brethren, this is my report, as required by Grand Lodge law, of the yearlong program and activities of the Masonic Fraternity in Missouri.

SUMMONS A Summons was issued to every Missouri Master Mason on October I, 1975. It instructed the brother to return to his lodge or to the lodge nearest his residence in the month of November. The purpose was to help celebrate the Bicentennial of our nation by providing a Masonic opportunity for each of us to rededicate ourselves to the principles of Freemasonry, and to the Constitution of the United States. Each lodge was asked to conduct a special program in the month of November for rededication-reobligation. The lodges were provided with a suggested outline for guidance in developing and implementing the program. A number of lodges adopted the program in full. Others adapted it to their own needs and still others developed their own programs. The program pro-

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vided the opportunity for all to share in affirming the American's Creed, offered a brief account of the events of 200 years ago, and a salute to many of those Masonic brethren known to have been participants in that great adventure. Then followed the Masonic reobligation. Again, a number of lodges provided reobligation in all three degrees. A majority, however, because of time limitations, reobligated only in the Third Degree. We are appreciative of the fact that many brethren responded in writing, either to their lodges, to the Grand Lodge office or to the Grand Master, to acknowledge the Summons. Many expressed regrets at not being able to return to their home lodge because they now resided in other jurisdictions far removed from Missouri. Many expressed regrets because of age or infirmities that prevented them from returning to lodge. Many did visit lodges in other jurisdictions. One brother traveled almost 500 miles by water to fulfill his obligation and another drove 730 miles round trip. One wrote: My wife and children teased me that I was absolutely crazy, but as I left to make the trip, my wife hugged me with affection and said she was really proud of me for being just a "little crazy." It was a two-day journey and on my return imagine my happiness when my son, Donald, came to me and said, "Dad, I'd like to be a Mason, too." He's only 19 but I assure you he will get a petition the day he turns 21. I was honored and privileged to be invited to share in a number of the reobligation programs. One Area Meeting will forever be a part of my fond memories because I was able to kneel at an altar with Past Grand Master Dr. Harold O. Grauel for the reobligation. BICENTENNIAL DEGREE TEAMS A Proclamation issued immediately after the close of Grand Lodge in 1975 designated the East Gate Travelers Club of East Gate Lodge No. 630 in Kansas City, the Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Team of Springfield, and the Scottish Rite degree team of St. Louis as the Grand Master's Bicentennial Degree Teams for a period of nearly 12 months, ending September 28, 1976. These teams were approved and certified by the Grand Lecturer for their conformance to the ritual as set forth by Grand Lodge. They also received special permission and encouragement to appear in lodge dressed in clothing typical of that worn by our ancestors in the year 1776. Each of these teams was provided $400 from the Bicentennial Planning Appropriation or the Coin Fund. This money was to assist in the purchase of the material and other items necessary to put together the Revolutionary Period clothing. Abou Ben Adhem team purchased the uniforms from out of their own personal funds. They generously turned the $400 over to the Masonic Home. We have had a chance to see some of the members of the Bicentennial teams perform this morning in the opening of Grand Lodge. I wish it was possible for us to introduce and acknowledge every member of all three teams. They have given unselfishly of their time and talent to serve the Masonic Fraternity in lVlissouri. They have done an outstanding .lob, providing hundreds of candidates for the Master Mason Degree with an enrich-

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ing Masonic experience that has not only been unusual but unique in the annals of the history of Freemasonry in Missouri. Because my wife tailored a uniform for me for the occasional use, the East Gate team allowed me to share with them in the ritual work on several occasions. One of the most unusual and delightful experiences with East Gate occurred August 7 when we traveled by bus to Cheney, Kansas. We changed our clothes in a horse trailer parked in a keel pit several miles from town. We conferred the work on an East Gate candidate before an audience of nearly 500 Master Masons from Kansas and other jurisdictions. What a thrill it was for us to glance up to the bluffs overlooking the pit and observe three or four of the tilers mounted on horseback patroling the area. Several times during the evening we watched as one of the horsemen would gallop off toward the entrance to the area, about a mile away. We later learned that they were intercepting people who had mistakenly turned in at the wrong gate. Earlier, on June 26, I was fortunate and privileged to participate in a similar open air meeting by Strafford Lodge No. 608 on Bro. Tom Comstock's farm. This, too, was a beautiful location, distinguished from its Kansas coun路 terpart by the fact Missouri land supports heavily forested areas. The tilers on horseback were a little more difficult to spot as they rode the ridges, moving in and out of the trees. DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND LECTURERS The annual orientation conferences with the District Deputy Grand Masters and District Deputy Grand Lecturers are among the most important meetings conducted by the Grand Lodge officers. It is only right and natural that each year will bring new personalities, new programs and a slightly different philosophy. I have greatly enjoyed sharing in these conferences over the last few year. They afforded me the chance to meet new brethren, to exchange ideas with them, and helped shape and form the plans and programs that were instituted in the fall of 1975. A great deal of success of any statewide program in the Fraternity is vitally dependent on the support, understanding and promotion it receives from the District Deputies, both Grand Masters and Grand Lecturers. If they are not totally committed, the lodges will not be totally committed to the programs. We met with the deputies from the eastern part of the state on October 12, in St. Charles, and with those from the western half of the state on October 19. Our purpose, hopefully, was to unite them in the over-all rededicationreobligation program in observance of the Bicentennial year. The deputies provided us with the first forum for the idea of self-examination of our personal reasons for becoming a Freemason. It was in these two meetings that we first posed the questions: Why did I become a Freemason? What influenced me? What does Freemasonry mean to me today? Is it an influence in my life at work, leisure, with family, friends, neighbors? Is Freemasonry an influence for good in my community, town or city? How? If not, why not? What are my goals as a Freemason? How do I expect to achieve those goals? Later, we added a couple of other questions for the Retreat Program in the lodges. "'That goals should my lodge have? "''''hat can I do to help the

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brethren of my lodge recognize the continuing need to reestablish aims, purposes and goals and constructively criticize and build toward those goals? Any success enjoyed by any program advanced in the past year is, first of all, very much the result of the work of the deputies. Grand Lodge is indebted to each of them for the confidence they have in the product they are promoting, for the energy they demonstrate in carrying out their official and unofficial duties, for the clarity of their communication, their willingness to be bold-to take a chance on a new program, and for their fairness and thoughtful consideration of everyone who might be in any way associated with our Fraternity. Grand Lodge should be proud of each and every one of the District Deputy Grand Masters and District Deputy Grand Lecturers. They do an excellent job. Thank you, brethren. AREA MEETINGS

Missouri has experienced one of the most outstanding successes of any Grand Lodge in the attendance and participation in the Area Meetings. Perhaps it has something to do with a good frec meal! While there may be a grain of truth in that statement, I'm confident the reason attendance at the 17 Area Meetings has consistently exceeded 50 per cent, and more often than not averaged close to 80 per cent, is a direct result of providing an opportunity for the Master, Wardens and Secretary of the lodges and the District Deputies to meet and talk eyeball to eyeball with the Grand Master, the Grand Secretary and other Grand Lodge officers. These meetings afford the brethren the opportunity to confirm or reject any interest in the programs recommended by Grand Lodge through the District Deputies. If their interest has been stimulated by the District Deputies and if they find a similar enthusiasm and interest in the Grand Lodge officers, chances are good they will return home to their lodges and do their best to implement those various programs. The meetings were less formally structured this year, especially after a horrible presentation on the part of the Grand Master in the opening meeting at St. Joseph. All of us then tossed away our prepared scripts, worked from an outline and reacted to the individual differences and needs as expressed by the officers in each Area. It proved to be a thoroughly rewarding and enjoyable experience. We also experimented with holding two Area Meetings in one day and as many as four in a three-day period in an effort to get the same general message to all of the lodge officers within a reasonable perio,d of time rather than to stretch it out over two or three months. The total attendance for the 17 Area Meetings was 1,872, an increase of 40 over the previous year. SPECIAL PROGRAMS A special Bicentennial coin was struck for the Grand Lodge: 2,000 in fine silver and 5,000 in bronze. The costs of striking, delivery, mailing and embedments for 100 of the bronze coins totaled $23,246.25. The silver coins sold for $15.00 and the bronze $4.00. They produced an income of slightly more than $50,000. After the costs were paid, the remaining monies have been used

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to help pay for the billboard signs, $2,050.70; at least one educational filmstrip on the House of Representatives for every school district in the state, a total of 580 at a cost of $12,087.79; the Grand Master's Summons-printing costs and postage, $4,827.10; Bicentennial Degree Team materials, $400; the Revolutionary Period maps from the Hammond Corporation, at least one for every elementary school in the state, more than 1,000 at a cost of $566.54; Stan Kenton concert for the Masonic Home of Western Missouri, $3,363.24.; picnic costs for joint meeting of Iowa-Missouri Grand Lodges at Centerville, Iowa, and Unionville, Missouri, $900; plaques presented to lodges at Leavenworth, Kansas, Weston, Missouri, Centerville, Iowa, and Unionville, Missouri, $122.50; window display photos of the billboard sign, $338.85. This leaves a balance of approximately $1,600. Some expenses in connection with our meetings here will be paid from that balance and the remainder will be turned over to the Masonic Home for the western Missouri building site. The seven highway billboard signs cost a total of $27,050.70 for 18 months They were completed in the late fall of 1975 and will remain on display at least through June of 1977. That cost breaks down to approximately $1,500 a month for all seven or an average of $215 for each per month. This program was a joint venture of the Masonic family in Missouri. The four Shrine Temples, Moila, Ararat, Abou Ben Adhem and Moolah, each contributed $2,000 to the cost; the Scottish Rite Valleys in Missouri gave a total of $6,000; the York Rite $4,000. The remaining costs were paid from the Grand Lodge Bicentennial Account, the General Account and the Coin Fund. The Revolutionary maps and the educational filmstrips were welcomed in the schools and brought many favorable expressions of appreciation. Remember, each time those filmstrips are shown and each time a student or teacher or visitor to the classroom looks at those Revolutionary maps, they will see the Grand Lodge seal and the legend: "Presented by Missouri Freemasons in observance of the United States Bicentennial, 1776-1976." Our Fraternity will be a part of the classroom at the elementary and senior high school level for many months and years in the future. NECROLOGY While there has been a sense of joy and happiness in the Fraternity in Missouri this year as we shared in the Bicentennial Celebration, there also has been sadness and tears at the loss of beloved brethren. We mourn their passing into the eternal hands of the Supreme Architect, because their deaths represent a close personal loss to us. At the same time, we should be reminded frequently of the heritage each bequeathed to us. They were brethren and we shared a common bond. They were members of our personal families and we shared a common bond. The most important thing to me is the fact they touched my life aI)d your life. They made an imprint that will be a part of us always. They were patient, supportive, encouraging, willing to share in so many ways for the benefit of so many. M.W. Bro. George F. Morrison will officially report on our losses, but I would mention the following in particular: R.W. Bro. Nikola M. Jakovac, District Deputy Grand Master of District 33B; Past District Deputy Grand

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Master James Kerns of the 21st District; Bro. Robert C. Taylor, a member of the Grand Lodge Committee on 'Ways and Means; and Dad and Bro. C. O. Simpson, a member of the Grand Lodge Committee on Youth and Supreme Inspector of the Order of Rainbow for Girls in Missouri since 1962. I had shared with each of them in various Masonic activities. Each made a significant contribution to the welfare of Freemasonry in Missouri. CON}~ERENCE OF GRAND MASTERS AND GRAND SECRETARIES IN NORTH AMERICA

The annual conferences of the Grand Masters and the Grand Secretaries of North America were held this year in Philadelphia, February 14-18. It was especially appropriate because of the Bicentennial Celebration. Every effort was made by the conference committee and the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania to provide those in attendance with an awareness and a pride in those people and events that launched this nation 200 years ago. Among those attending from Missouri were: R.W. Bro. Fielding A. Poe, Deputy Grand Master; R.W. Bro. James A. Noland, Jr., Senior Grand Warden; R.W. Bro. Frank A. Arnold, Grand Secretary; and our wives. Others attending from Missouri in various capacities were Bro. and Imperial Potentate W. W. Bennett of the Imperial Shrine of North America; Bro. and M.I.G.M. Franklin]. Anderson of the Grand Council, R. & S.M. of Missouri; Bro. and M.E.G.H.P. Lowman Graddy of the Grand Chapter of R.A.M. of Missouri; and R.W. Bro. Ralph P. Bunnell, Grand Pursuivant of the Grand Lodge; and their wives. Imperial Potentate Bennett presided at the annual Shrine Breakfast for the conference, which was originally conceived to honor Past Grand Master and President Harry S. Truman while he was in the White House. Dr. Benjamin Zobrist, Director of the Truman Library and Museum, made an outstanding presentation on what the Bicentennial would have meant to M.W. Brother Truman and how he would have enjoyed the historical aspects of the many celebrations. I was honored to have been named by Imperial Sir Bennett to organize the program for the Shrine Breakfast and to serve as Master of Ceremonies. Bro. and Dr. M. Graham Clark, Imperial Shrine Chaplain, shared in the program. I was fortunate to also have served as Chairman of the Committee on Publications for the Masonic Service Association and was selected to deliver the keynote address for the opening of the Conference of Grand Masters. The Conference of Grand Masters leaves a great deal to be desired in the way of program material and subject matter. A majority of the topics have previously been researched and presented at the various educational conferences, such as the Midwest Conference on Masonic Education. While there are many drawbacks to the conference at the present time from lack of imagination and useful, stimulating subject matter, the conference is more than worthwhile for the opportunities it provides to meet with Grand Lodge officers of other jurisdictions and discuss outside of the conference floor the actual problems of the Fraternity and the programs that are underway or planned to meet those problems and build for the future.

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KANSAS-IO"VA FIRST JOINT MEETINGS Missouri Freemasons have been participants in two "firsts" within the past year. On December 6, the Grand Lodge officers and other interested brethren assembled in the hall of Leavenworth Lodge No.2, Leavenworth, Kansas. They were joined by M.W. Bro. Robert H. Arnold and the Grand Lodge officers of Kansas. The Kansas Grand Lodge officers, accompanied by their counterparts from Missouri, were piped into the lodge by a member of the Ararat Shrine Pipes and Drum Corps. Following the opening of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, the introduction of the distinguished guests and Grand Lodge officers of Missouri, I presented M.W. Brother Arnold with a plaque inscribed as follows: Missouri Freemasons Salute Richard Ridgeway Rees First Grand Master 1856 Grand Lodge of Kansas, A.l~. & A.M. Pioneer Missouri Freemason, Charter Master of Independence Lodge No. 76, Independence, Missouri, Rees sought new frontiers in the same spirit of adventure, discovery and self-determination that distinguished our forefathers in 1776. His contributions to civic and fraternal life were many and of great substance. Missouri Freemasons express grateful appreciation for his life and services in opening our western frontiers and in helping to lay a foundation of exemplary fraternal assistance and cooperation between Missouri and Kansas. Presented by The Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons State of Missouri, December 6, 1975 Grand Master Lewis C. Wes Cook The Grand Lodge of Kansas was closed and we journeyed to Riverside Park on the bank of the Missouri River where a procession was formed and escorted to the site of a monument erected in the park by the two Grand Lodges. The stone monument bears the following inscription: LEWIS and CLARK Traveled the length of the Missouri River, blazing a new trail to the Pacific Ocean between May 14, 1804路September 23, 1806. They camped, hunted and purchased supplies in a number of areas in the Missouri and Kansas Territories. This marker is dedicated December 6, 1975, in joyful and grateful celebration of the United States Bicentennial, 1776路1976, and the similar spirit of adventure, discovery and self-determination exemplified by the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Presented by The Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons State of Missouri Grand Master Lewis C. Wes Cook

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The Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons State of Kansas Grand Master Robert H. Arnold

Dual ceremonies of Dedication were conducted by the two Grand Lodges. U.S. Representative and Bro. William J. Randall of Independence Lodge No. 76, Independence, Missouri, delivered an outstanding oration. The party then drove to Weston, Missouri, where they assembled in the hall of Weston Lodge No. 53. The officers of the Grand Lodge of Missouri now escorted their counterparts from the Grand Lodge of Kansas into the lodge, again piped in by a member of the Ararat Shrine Pipes and Drums. Following introductions of the Kansas Grand Lodge officers and other distinguished guests, M.W. Brother Arnold presented a plaque to Missouri. The plaque was in turn presented to Wor. Bro. Jewel L. Short, Master of Independence Lodge No. 76. It was inscribed as follows: Kansas Freemasons Salute Richard Ridgeway Rees First Grand Master J856 Grand Lodge of Kansas, A.F. & A.M. Pioneer Missouri Freemason, Charter Master of Independence Lodge No. 76, Independence, Missouri, Rees sought new frontiers in the same spirit of adventure, discovery and self-determination that distinguished our forefathers in 1776. Kansas Freemasons express gratefUl appreciation for his life and services in opening Kansas Territory, as a member of the Lecompton Legislature, Justice of the Peace, Probate Judge of Leavenworth County and, in helping to lay a foundation of exemplary fraternal assistance and cooperation between Missouri and Kansas. Presented by The Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons State of Kansas, December 6, J975 Grand Master Robert H. Arnold

M.W. Brother Rees was the Charter Master of Independence Lodge No. 76. Following the close of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, the brethren assembled on the street for a parade in Weston. One of the highlights was the performance of the Ararat Pipes and Drums under the direction of Bro. Dale Kuhn. Moila Temple provided a majority of the units, many of them from the Weston Shrine Club. A few brief remarks were made by the two Grand Masters and Brother Randall again was the featured speaker in the concluding part of the nearly day-long ceremony. IOWA

On August 21, the Grand Lodge officers of Missouri traveled to Centerville, Iowa, and assembled in the hall of Jackson Lodge No. 42. They were greeted by the Grand Master of Iowa, M.W. Bro. Gordon C. Hascall, and then escorted into the hall by their Iowa counterparts. They were received in

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the hall between lines formed by members of the East Gate Bicentennial Degree Team. Following the introductions, a plaque was presented to Jackson Lodge in appreciation of their fraternal cooperation and assistance in the joint meeting. The Grand Lodge officers and brethren then assembled just off the square and joined in a parade that included Shrine units from throughout Iowa and from Moila Temple in Missouri. The two Grand Masters rode together on a Masonic float from Des Moines. The brethren returned to Missouri and in Unionville, with a police escort, again formed to parade around the square. They were joined by the high school band from Unionville. The streets had been cleared of all parked vehicles and as a result the various Shrine units from Kirksville, Trenton, Weston and St. Joseph were able to put on an entertaining show. At the conclusion of the parade the Grand Lodge officers路 were greeted on the steps by Bro. and Mayor Fon E. Owings. The brethren then assembled in the hall of Unionville Lodge No. 210 where the Grand Lodge officers of Missouri escorted their Iowa counterparts into the lodge. The Grand Lodge of Missouri was opened. The distinguished brethren were introduced, the Grand Master of Iowa presented at the altar, and the Past Grand Masters of Iowa and Missouri, including our own M.W. Bro. Bruce H. Hunt. A beautiful handmade plaque in the outline of the two states joined by the common border was presented to Missouri by R.W. Bro. Charles T. Jackson, Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Iowa. The Grand Lodge of Missouri then presented a plaque to the officers and members of Unionville Lodge. It was inscribed as follows: In Appreciation Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free & Accepted Masons State of Missouri To All Freemasons Wheresoever Dispersed: Be it known that Unionville Lodge No. 210, Unionville, Missouri, and Jackson Lodge No. 42, Centerville, Iowa, were the sites for the first joint meetings of the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free & Accepted Masons, State of Missouri, and its Masonic daughter, the Grand Lodge of Iowa, Ancient, Free & Accepted Masons. These historical meetings on the twenty-first day of August, 1976, and the Masonic Year A.L. 5976, were conducted in recognition of our heritage as Americans and as Freemasons in the Bicentennial year of the United States of America. The Grand Lodge of Missouri therefore presents this certificate in grateful appreciation for the fraternal cooperation and assistance provided by the brethren of Unionville Lodge 1\'0. 210 and Jackson Lodge No. 42, which greatly caused these joint meetings to be successful and enjoyed by all who shared in the deliberations and celebration. Lewis C. Wes Cook Grand Master of Missouri 1976

Following the close of Grand Lodge the brethren, their wives and families drove to Lake Thunderhead at the edge of Unionville for a picnic and boat rides.

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Missouri long has been regarded as the Mother Grand Lodge of the West. However, while we occasionally exchange individual visits with some of these jurisdictions, I believe there is a great deal more we can do to build and strengthen the relationships for the benefit of all of the Craft. In each meeting we also received very welcome cooperation of local officials and townspeople and the public image of the Fraternity was greatly enhanced as a result. On September 8, a large advertisement appeared in the Unionville Republican signed by the Mayor and City Council. It was an expression of appreciation and said: The City Council of Unionville, Missouri, on behalf of the citizens of Unionville would like to express its sincere appreciation for the wonderful parade sponsored by the Grand Lodges of Iowa and Missouri. We were happy to meet the Grand Masters of both states and the members and officers of both lodges. \Ve enjoyed the fellowship very much. We also would like to thank the local lodge members of both states for their warm hospitality shown to lodge members and other guests. Unionville was very fortunate to be a part of the wonderful program and would be happy to host the lodges again at any time.

GRAND MASTER'S BREAKFASTS Two of the most successful Masonic programs of fellowship and inspiration continue to be the annual Grand Master's breakfasts in Louisiana, Missouri, and St. Louis. Many brethren are involved in the plans and preparations for both of these meetings and the attendance gives every evidence of their care and concern. Perseverance Lodge No. 92 at Louisiana again turned out a standing-' room-only crowd for its 19th annual 4:00 a.m. breakfast on Saturday, October 25. The brethren come from all over the state; many have attended several years and look forward to getting a carload to make the journey. Some arrive the night before so they won't havc to be rooted out of bed quite so early. Lodge is opened, the brethren are welcomed and all introduce themselves. The Grand Master turned up dressed in Colonial clothing. One additional feature this past year occurred with the installation into office of R.W. Bro. J. c. Montgomery, Jr., as Junior Grand Warden. He had been called home from Grand Lodge before installation for an emergency. A large number of brethren from Mexico accompanied R.''''. Brother Montgomery to Louisiana. The breakfast was given without charge by the lodge. The freewill offering donated by those in attendance set a record of nearly $900, almost an annual occurrence. The money was turned over to the Masonic Home for use as needed. M.W. Bro. Herman A. Orlick escorted Bro. and Air Force Gen. Rupert Burris and myself to Sunday services on April 25 at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church. It was one of three services conducted in the St. Louis area for brethren planning to attend the annual St. Louis 9:00 a.m. breakfast. The othcr services were at Temple Israel and Epworth-Winsor United Methodist Church. The breakfast, held in the dining room of the Scottish Rite Cathedral, brought out a crowd of about 1,800. Brother and General Burris' entertaincd them and challenged them to be alert and aware Masons and ex-

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pressed the belief the Fraternity remains a major bulwark in the protection and development of self-government. EDICTS Two EDICTS were issued. The first declares and affirms that any alteration or innovations in the ritual are in violation of Masonic law. It further requires that any group of individuals acting as a ritual team, whether sponsored by a lodge or an appendant Masonic organization, must be approved and certified annually by the Grand Lecturer or his duly appointed deputy. The second EDICT concerns itself with degree team identification and declares it improper and offensive for any individual or group of individuals to wear any costume, shirt, coat, etc., that advertises or represents a Masonic or Masonic-related club or team while that individual or group of individuals is engaged in conferring any of the degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry. The order does not apply to the costumes of the Bicentennial teams or to those teams appearing in robes and clothing representative of the degree's historical period so long as they are not marked or identified as noted above. SOLICITATION Letters have gone out to all of the lodges cautioning the brethren about solicitation of candidates and soliciting petitions for other Masonic-related organizations. Section 13.050 of the Constitution and By-Laws specifically states: "It is a Masonic offense to solicit petitions of candidates for degrees." Further, a ruling in 1945 upheld by the Grand Lodge, stated: "It is improper to solicit petitions for other organizations associated with Freemasonry from Entered Apprentices and Fellow Crafts." The York and Scottish Rites have thoughtfully shared our concern and demonstrated it by advising their members in letters to be read at their various meetings. CORNERSTONES The Grand Lodge was invited to conduct five cornerstone ceremonies in the last year, including two in one ceremony on the campus of Northeast Missouri State University on September 15. The ceremony at Northeast Missouri State continues a tradition that began in 1867. Every building on the Kirksville campus has a Masonic cornerstone. The other cornerstone ceremonies took place on November 16 for the new Masonic Temple at Fulton; April II for the J. C. Penney Memorial Library and Museum in Hamilton; and July 18 for the Clarence Nursing Home at Clarence. CHARTERS Central Crossing Lodge U.D. was formally chartered in ceremonies of dedication, consecration and constitution, on November 21 at Shell Knob. A week later, November 28, Bunker Lodge U.D. at Bunker, received its charter in ceremonies of dedication, consecration and constitution.

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DEDICATIONS Eight buildings were dedicated for Masonic use. They included: November I-Crestwood-Euclid Masonic Temple. January 25-Braymer Lodge No. 135 at Braymer. March I3-Joplin Lodge No. 335 at Joplin. May I6-Humphreys Lodge No. 32 at Humphreys. June 20-Fulton Lodge No. 48 at Fulton. August 29-Hamilton Lodge No. 224 at Hamilton. August 29-Platte City Lodge No. 504 at Platte City. September 3-Ingomar Lodge No. 536 at Willow Springs.

MASONIC FAMILY CONFERENCE The late M.W. Bro. W. Hugh McLaughlin called on the Masonic family in Missouri to meet together for the first time in 1973. The presiding officers of 14 Masonic-related organizations in the state shared in that conference in Columbia. They had a chance to review the history and purposes of each organization and to gain some knowledge of each other's problems. We felt it was past time to provide a follow-up, to review our progress in communications, to explore our individual problems in regard to membership, numbers and quality, attendance, and programs and projects of both internal and external character. We sought to open the door for constructive criticism for each member of the family. Those represented at the conference this past May 28-29 included the York and Scottish Rites, Shrine, Eastern Star, Grotto, High Twelve, True Kindred, Order of the Amaranth, DeMolay, Rainbow and Job's Daughters. I can only observe that there is a much better opportunity for each of us to grow and prosper if we work together. There are always going to be differences of opinion, of approach, misunderstandings, but if we all share a common goal and are willing to discuss our differences, we can lift the reputation and achievements of the Masonic family to heights never before dreamed of. GRAND LODGE CHAPLAINS' PROGRAMS Two of the most outstanding programs made available to the lodges in this Bicentennial year were, in part, the work of our Grand Lodge Chaplains. Bro. and Major Leon Turner was the chairman of the chaplains' committee assigned to develop a program on our religious heritage. The end result was the program, "One Nation-Still Under God," presented to the lodges for use in the months of May-June. R.W. Bro. Brian Packer of Harrisonville accepted the task of fashioning a form of a retreat that might be used in the lodges. He was provided with the group of questions for self-examination referred to earlier and built the program around those questions. The written responses of thousands of brethren are an eloquent testimony to the character and strength of Freemasonry. If these brethren are living examples of the benefits they profess, our Fraternity is in excellent hands and we need have no fear of its demise.

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We deeply regret that Brother Turner has been transferred out of Missouri. He made a deep and lasting impression upon all and his contributions to the Masonic Fraternity in Missouri will continue to grow. Rev. Bros. W. Tribbey Nickerson, Dr. Frank Kellogg, Cecil Hurt and Carl Radford and Brother Packer all provided assistance at one time or another in the Area Meetings and in the development and planning of several programs for the year. I am deeply grateful for their generous and thoughtful assistance. VISITS, OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS AND APPEARANCES OF THE GRAND MASTER 1975 Oct. 2 Official visit, Weston Lodge No. 53. 4 East Gate Lodge No. 630. Conferred Third Degree obligation as part of Bicentennial Degree Team. 4 York Rite Fellowship Dinner, speaker. 5 Cameron-attended Grand Lecturer's ritual school for District Deputy Grand Lecturers and other interested members. 7 Attended meeting of Imperial Shrine Council Board at Lake of the Ozarks. 8 Ararat cold sands. Delivered lecture on Scimitar and Crescent. 9 Raytown No. 391 Past Masters' Night. 11 Visited Trenton York Rite-received by M.LG.M. Franklin J. Allderwn. 11 Censor Lodge No. 172 for 100th Anniversary. 12 Conference with District Deputy Grand Masters, District Deputy Grand Lecturers. 13 Charity Lodge No. 331, 50-year pin presentation. 14 Christan Lodge No. 392, Past Masters' Night. 16 0.E.8. Reception for wife of Grand Pursuivanl. 17 Monett No. 129, official visit. 18 Wes Cook York Rite Class, Jefferson City. 18 Hemple Lodge No. 37, 75th Anniversary. 19 Conference with District Deputy Grand ]\路tasters and District Deputy Grand Lecturers. 20 Grand Chapter, O.E.S. 21 Grand Chapter, O.E.S. 23 Visited Masonic Home. 23 Attended funeral services for W. Bro. Harvey Beffa in St. Louis. 25 Perseverance Lodge No. 92, annual 4:00 a.m. breakfast. 25 Zeredatha Lodge No. 189, reobligation, rededication. 28 Mendon Lodge No. 638, 50th Anniversary. 30 Kansas High Twelve, Leavenworth.

Nov. 1 Dedication of Masonic Temple for Euclid No. 505路Crestwood No. 669. 3 Country Club Lodge 356, official visit. 4 Continental No. 454 at Stewartsville, honor night. 6 Cass Lodge No. 147, installed Rev. Bro. Brian Packer as a Grand Lodge Chaplain, reobligation. 7 Installed officers, Compass Lodge No. 120. 8 Chevalier, Dinner. 10 Official visit, Liberty No. 31, reobligation.

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Zeredatha Lodge No. 189, reobligation, annual dinner. Jefferson Lodge No. 43, Jefferson City, for 134th Anniversary. Brotherhood Lodge No. 269, reobligation. Masonic Home Board Meeting. Laclede Lodge No. 83, Table Lodge at Lebanon. Cornerstone Ceremony for Fulton Lodge 1'\0. 48. Granite Lodge No. 272, Sedalia, official visit. Installed officers, Weston Lodge No. 53. Dedication, Consecration and Constitution of Central Crossing Lodge at Shell Knob. DeMolay Grand Master's Class, Kansas City. Install officers of Adelphi Lodge No. 355 at Edgerton. Osage No. 303 at Nevada, Bicentennial Dinner. Dedication, Consecration, Constitution of Bunker Lodge at Bunker. Install officers of Platte City Lodge No. 504. Ararat Shrine, Scimitar and Crescent Lecture.

Dec. I Red Cross of Constantine annual Christmas dinner-installation. 2 Weston Royal Arch Chapter No.2. 5 Grand Lodge officers meeting, Plaza Inn. 6 Joint meeting with Grand Lodge of Kansas at Leavenworth and Weston. 8 Install officers of Rushville Lodge No. 238. 9 Moila Temple Degree Team dinner, meeting. 11 Red Cross of Constantine, St. Joseph. 12 Install officers of Camden Point Lodge No. 169. 13 National Sojourners. 13 Install officers of Fidelity No. 239. 15 Install officers of Vincil Lodge No. 62. 16 Install officers of Western Star No. 15. 17 Cold sands, Ararat Shrine, lecture. 19 Install officers of Rowley No. 204 at Dearborn. 20 Install officers of Temperance No. 438 at Smithville. 23 Visit Junior Grand Marshal O. D. Hatfield and Past District Deputy Grand Master James Kerns at Smithville hospital. 27 Installing Chaplain for Rising Sun No. 13. 28 Installation of Trilumina Lodge No. 205 at Marshall. Roast for R.W. Bro. John Adams, veteran chairman, Mileage and Per Diem.

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Joint installation, officers of Joplin No. 335 and Fellowship 345 at Joplin. Attended ritual school at Breckenridge. Install Weston Royal Arch-Commandery. Official visit, Orient Lodge No. 546. Initiated Heroes of '76. Met with Ways and Means Committee, Continental Holel. Install officers of Cleveland No. 651. Met with officers of Platte City No. 504 on building problems. Kansas City High Twelve. Ararat for record party signing for Grand Lodge. Masonic Home Board Meeting. Pomegranate Lodge No. 95, official visit. Birming Lodge No. 150, East Gate Bicentennial Team. Braymer Lodge No. 135, dedication.

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28 Boone County Masonic Association at Columbia. 30 Annual coon dinner, Jewel Lodge No. 480, Pleasant Hill. 31 Neosho Lodge No. 247, open meeting, dinner.

Feb. I Youth Committee Meeting. 1 Platte City Lodge No. 504, building problems. 2 Concordia Lodge No. 464, official visit. 4 59th Masonic Dinner at Blue Springs. 6 Fairfax No. 483, Fellowship Dinner. 7 Rushville Lodge No. 238, Washington Birthday. 14-19 Masonic Service Association, Grand Master's Conference in Philadelphia. 20 Rising Sun No. 13, Washington Birthday. 21 Gate of the Temple No. 422, Springfield, official visit. 23 Cass County Shrine, ladies' night. 24 Cooper No. 36-0.E.S., joint meeting. 26 Area Meeting, St. Joseph. 27 Area Meeting, Mound City. 28 Area Meeting, Kansas City. 28 Grandview Lodge No. 618, conferred Fellow Craft degree on Bro. Gen. Rupert Burris. 28 Area Meeting, Boonville. March 5 Area Meeting, Hannibal. 6 Area Meeting, Kirksville. 6 Area Meeting, Chillicothe. 8 Waverly Lodge No. 61, official visit. 11-13 Grand Lodge of Kansas. 13 21st Masonic District Meeting, Weston. 18 Area Meeting, Carrollton. ]9 Area Meeting, Mexico. 20 Area Meeting, St. Louis. 20 Area Meeting, Flat River. 23 Grain Valley Lodge No. 644, Table Lodge. 25 Area Meeting, Clinton. 26 Area Meeting, West Plains. 27 Area Meeting, Sikeston. 29-April 5 Visited London, Freemasons Hall, Royal Kcnsiugton Lodge, White Horse Lodge. AP1"il 7 St. Louis Scottish Rite Club Luncheon. 8 Ada Lodge No. 444, Orrick. 9 Area Meeting, Carthage. 10 Area Meeting, Rolla. 10 Grand Master's Banquet, 22nd District. II Cornerstone Ceremony, J. C. Penney Memorial Library-Museum, Hamilton. 12 Visited John Cochran Hospital, St. Louis. 12 Kirkwood Lodge No. 484, official visit. 13 Olive Branch Lodge No. 576, conferred First Degree. 13 Visited Grand Lodge office. 13 Clifton Heights Lodge No. 520, official visit. 13 Occidental Lodge No. 163, official visit. ]3 George Washington Lodge No.9, official visit.

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Visited jefferson Barracks V.A. hospital. Official reception, 57th Masonic District, at Maplewood Lodge No. 566. Official visit, Clayton Lodge No. 601. Official visit, Bridgeton Lodge No. 80. Official visit, Meramec Lodge No. 313. Area Meeting, Springfield. Ararat Shrine, Wes Cook Class. Grand Lodge Officers Meeting, St. Louis. Masonic Home Board, Grand Lodge officers. Annual St. Louis Grand Master's breakfast. KYCH Banquet, Columbia. Grand Council, R. & S.M., Columbia.

May 1 Grand Chapter, R.A.M. 5 Met with Committee on Property for Masonic Home of Western Missouri. 6 Weston Lodge No. 53, 50-year pin, Harry Weigman. 7 Roast of Grand Treasurer William H. Utz. 8 21 st Masonic District Salute at Park Hill High School. 10 Visited John Knox Village and talked with Masons living there. 12 Cypress Lodge No. 227 at Laclede, presented 50-year pin. 14 Attended Grand Commandery in St. Louis. 15 Visited Scottish Rite Seminar held at Branson. 15 Sheffield Lodge No. 625, anniversary dinner-meeting. 17 Richmond Lodge No. 57, official visit. 17 Country Club Lodge No. 656, Kansas City Mayor Charles W. Wheeler, Jr., raised to Sublime Degree of Master Mason. 19 Saxton Lodge No. 508, Past Masters' Night. 21 Meeting of officers of 21st Masonic District. 22 Attended Moila Ceremonial. 23 Received Rainbow Grand Cross of Color, North Kansas City Assembly. 24 Dedicated Scottish Rite Temple, Kansas City. 28 Masonic Family Conference, Columbia. 29 Masonic Family Conference. June

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Temple Lodge No. 299, official visit. York Lodge No. 563, official visit. Northeast Lodge No. 643, official visit. South Gate Lodge No. 547, official visit. Albert Pike Lodge No. 219, official visit. Spent day observing and sharing in degree work for Temple Lodge No. 299, Gate City No. 522, and Raytown No. 391, at Scottish Rite in Kansas City. Delaware Lodge, Kansas City, Kansas. Reception for james Sullivan, Grand Master of Grand Council of R. & S.M., Independence. Rural Lodge No. 316, official visit. Country Club Lodge 656, official visit. Marlborough Lodge No. 569, official visit. Westport Lodge No. 340, official visit. Cecile Daylight Lodge No. 305, official visit. Swope Park Lodge No. 617, official visit. Heroine Lodge No. 104, official visit. Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446, official visit. Belton Lodge No. 450, Past Masters' Night.

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II Orient Lodge No. 546, official visit.

12 Speaker for reception of Grand Commander of Kansas in Atchinson. 13 Attended reception for John W. Irons, Grand Commander of K.T. in Missouri, Liberty. 13 Brotherhood Lodge No. 269, "One Nation-Still Under God." 14 Alpha Lodge No. 659, official visit. 15 East Gate Lodge No. 630, official visit. 16 Meeting of officers of 59th Masonic District at Raytown Lodge. 17 Grandview Lodge No. 618, installed W. W. Bennett as Grand Orator. 18 Attended annual meeting of Job's Daughters, St. Louis. 18 Attended Masonic Home Board Meeting on Children's Building. 19 York Rite Festival, Kansas City, Woody Bennett Class, took part. 20 Dedication of Fulton Lodge No. 48. 23 Springfield, officers' meeting. 24 Gate City Lodge No. 522, official visit. 24 Sheffield Lodge No. 625, official visit. 26 Meeting with officers of 45th Masonic District, Springfield. 26 Strafford Lodge No. 608, Third Degree, outdoors on Tom Comstock farm. 27 Attended Annual Meeting of Grand Cross of Color. 28 Attended Annual State Assembly of Rainbow. 29 Attended Rainbow State Installation. July I Red Cross of Constantine, ladies' night. 2 Visited V.A. Hospital in Kansas City with Masonic Visitor, my wife, and Imperial Potentate of Shrine, W. W. Bennett. 3 Ararat Shrine Ceremonial, gave lecture on Scimitar and Crescent. 4 Fountain dedication for Masonic Temple at Sedalia. 5 Shrine Parade, Kansas City. 5 Addressed Recorders of Shrine Temples of North America. 6-8 Attended parade and other programs in connection with Imperial Shrine Council Meeting in Kansas City. 10 North Kansas City Assembly Rainbow, 35th Anniversary. 11 Delivered Bicentennial sermon at Faubion Methodist Church at invitation of Grand Chaplain W. Tribbey Nickerson. 14 Met with officers of 11 th Masonic District at Liberty. 15 Met with officers of 9th Masonic District at Brotherhood Lodge in St. Joseph. 16 Attended Board Meeting of The Royal Arch Mason magazine. 17 Attended meeting of Masonic Home Board at Shrine Temple in Kansas Cit)', later visited property for proposed Masonic Home of \Vestem Missouri. 18 Cornerstone Ceremony for Clarence Nursing Home in Clarence. 19 Met with Ararat musicians in connection with Grand Lodge Program. 22 Visited regular meeting of East Gate Travelers Club. 22 Attended Ararat Shrine Appreciation Reception. 24 Branson No. 587, Third Degree conferred by East Gate Bicentennial Team, obligated the candidate, program held at School of the Ozarks. 25 Attended reception for R.\V. Bro. Richard W. Calvert and wife, on eve of their moving to Germany. 26 Higginsville Lodge No. 364, official visit. 30 Western Star Lodge No. 15, Winston, presented 50-year pins. 31 Attended Bridgeton Lodge No. 80, annual barbeque and fish fry for the Masonic Home. 31 Triangle Lodge No. 638, official visit, tribute to R.W. Bro. Nickola M. Jakovac.

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1 Conducted Masonic services for R.W. Bro. James Kerns, Past District Deputy Grand Master of the 21st Masonic District. 2-6 Preparations for Kenton Concert for Masonic Home of Western Missouri. 7 Accompanied East Gate Bicentennial Team to Cheney, Kansas, keel pit where conferred Third Degree on East Gate candidate before audience of nearly 500. 11 Wyandotte Lodge No.3, anniversary of receiving charter from Missouri. 14 Cleveland Lodge No. 651, presented 25-year pins. 16-19 Fund-raising for Masonic Home of Western Missouri. 20 Grand Lodge Officers Meeting, Unionville. 21 Joint meeting with Grand Lodge of Iowa at Centerville, Iowa, and Unionville, Missouri. 23-27 Fund-raising, Masonic Home of Western Missouri. Visited Independence No. 76. 27 Moila Temple, Appreciation Dinner for Masters of Lodges. 28 Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States. 29 Dedication of new home for Hamilton Lodge No. 224. 29 Dedication of new home for Platte City Lodge No. 504. 30 Official Opening of Grand Encampment.

Sept. 1 Grand Encampment Banquet. 2 Weston Lodge No. 53, official visit. 4 Rising Sun Lodge No. 13, official visit. 6 Annual Labor Day Third Degree and breakfast sponsored by Vincil Lodge No. 62 at Cameron. Opened lodge with members of Bicentennial Team from East Gate and obligated the candidate. 8 Met with Masters and Wardens Association, Kansas City. 10 Cass County Shrine Club Dance for Masonic Home property in Western Missouri. Proceeds $2,500 for property. 11 Polo Lodge No. 232, Polo, 100th Anniversary. 12 Pleasant Grove Lodge No. 142. dinner honoring R.W. Bro. Herbert R. Kuhn. 13 Alpha Lodge No. 659, Past Masters' Night. 14 Grand Lodge of Iowa, Des Moines. 15 Grand Lodge of Iowa. 15 Cornerstone Ceremony, Northeast Missouri State University. Kirksville. 16 Attended first meeting of Harry S. Truman Lodge No. II71. New York City. 17 Attended O.E.S. Masons' Night at Parkville. 17 Fund-raising for property of proposed Masonic Home of Western Missouri. 18 O.E.S. Masons' Night for Chilhowee Lodge No. 487. 20 Presented plaque to Leavenworth Lodge No.2. 23 Blue Springs No. 337. presented 50- and 25-year pins. 24 Red Cross of Constantine, fund-raising for property of proposed Masonic Home of Western Missouri. 25 Masonic Home Board Meeting, Kansas City. 25 Grand Lodge Officers Conference. 25 Dinner Moila Temple. St. Joseph. with sponsors of the van used in our travels. 26 Grand Master's Banquet. 27-28 Grand Lodge 155th Annual Communication.

APPRECIATION The most difficult task of all is now at hand, to express my appreciation to all who have provided support, encouragement, counsel, and criticism.

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I am grateful and indebted to each and every Master Mason in this state and to each lodge visited. I am especially appreciative of the support of my lodge at Weston. Many of those brethren have been a part of my life almost since it began. They are all family to me, fathers, brothers, uncles, not by blood relation, but by adoption. I know that every Masonic District is special, but for me the 21st has to be a cut above all others. A year ago the keys to a wild, colorful and richly appointed van were presented to me by Bro. Joe Collison of Weston on behalf of some 70 brethren and several lodges. They leased that van for a year for my travels. It has been great fun to jockey that vehicle all over the state. vVe have transported as many as 12 in it for round trips of nearly 600 miles. Much to our surprise, about two weeks after Grand Lodge, a wild musician and new car dealer at Harrisonville, Bro. Howard McHenry and his wife Marj, presented us with the keys toa new Pontiac Grand Prix. They said it was for the short trips. I am proud to wear on the proper occasions, a Grand Master's fez from Moila Temple, my home Shrine Temple at St. Joseph, and another Grand Master's fez from my associate Shrine home, Ararat Temple in Kansas City. The officers and Nobles of these two Shrine temples have never refused me a request In this year. They have provided manpower, entertainment, parade units in freezing weather and under a broiling sun. The immediate Past Imperial Potentate of the Shrine, our Grand Orator, Bro. W. W. Bennett, opened doors for me to share and participate on a national level in some of the activities and programs of the Shrine. I was honored by special classes in the York Rite, Ararat Shrine, and DeMolay. The Ararat Shrine yVes Cook Class of April 17 was the largest in m,any years with more than 250 candidates. The 21st Masonic District held a special night for me and my family on May 8. There are far too many mementoes of our visits to list them in any way. Each will have a special place in our hearts and will never let us forget the greatest experience of our life, a year of special sharing with the finest group of men anywhere in the world. Thank you, M.W. Bro. William R. Denslow, for making it possible. You are "Gentle Ben," a special kind of bear. A special thanks must go to R.W. Bro. Frank A. Arnold, our Grand Secretary. Brethren, his knowledge of the various functions of this Grand Lodge and of its every lodge provides a solid foundation for all of us to build on. He is cantankerous on occasion and sometimes even contentious. I have found his bark is all bluff. He is sensitive, thoughtful, and considerate under that exterior. I have laughed and cried with路 him and will always regard myself as richly blessed by his friendship. A 'special thanks must also go to R.W. Bro. Ralph Bunnell,' our Grand Pursuivant. He has been almost a constant companion, 'a source of inspiration' and thoughtful, brotherly concern. He has driven thousands of miles late at

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night, worried over my health and my sleep, served as a sounding board for a lot of programs and projects, and suffered through some wild rantings and ravings of my own frustrations. Finally, the greatest sense of appreciation I have is for my wife and family. They have had to forego many of the recreational and leisurely pursuits normally enjoyed by a family for almost three years because of my involvement in Masonic activities. Through it all they have remained steadfast: Their love and affection have been the greatest inspiration any man could receive. To our glasses, now breth~en. Let u's freely drain this final toast, Dear Brethren of the Mystic Tie. The路 day is waning fast. Our feast is .over, our task is done. This toast must be our last. Good day, Good day. Once more that farewell strain. Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. Fraternally submitted, VVES COOK,

Grand Master. SUPPLEMENTS TO ADDRESS OF GRAND MASTER

To the section of the report on "EDICTS," M."V. Brother Cook stated that a third Edict had been issued and would be reported on by the J urisprudence Committee. In the expression of appreciation to Moila Shrine Temple at St. Joseph and Ararat Shrine Temple at Kansas City, M.W. Brother Cook injected: Brethren, in bringing Grand Lodge to Kansas City for the first time in almost 33 years, we recognize that there would be a great difference because in St. Louis we have enjoyed for so many years the generous hospitality of the Scottish Rite Cathedral. There we have been able to eat and share in our banquets and our luncheons and so forth "in house." As a result wc have received everything practically at cost. Making the change to this side of the state, this was not at all possible. We realized that there were going to be additional costs; that we were going to have to eat in commercial restaurants and the hotels. So, as a result, over a year ago I approached members of Ararat Temple in Kansas City, and specifically Howard McHenry. With their help, their cooperation, and their assurance, they have undertaken a number of programs.-one of which is the purchase of records or the making of recordings by the Ararat Rockets. Those recordings have been packaged and made available as a salute to Freemasonry in the State of Missouri; they have been offered for sale; the proceeds from the sale of those records, Brethren, will help to provide to bridge the gap between our actual costs for this Grand Lodge Session and what we normally pay. I would only mention to you that those of you who are participating in our Grand Lodge Banquet this evcning that one indication of what is involved. The cost of those banquet tickets is $5.50 for you; but in actuality the cost from that hotel is $,8.95, plus tax and gratuity. That is per person. The difference is being made up, as I mentioned, through the cooperation and the assistance of these fine brethren and Nobles who wanted Grand Lodge in Kansas City and were willing to help us and to support us. There is no way that I can express my appreciation to thcm for what they have done.

The Grand Lodge responded to the Address of Grand Master Lewis C. ,,yes Cook with a standing ovation. DEPUTY GRAND ]\'IASTER POE: Brethren, and ,,yes, let me say we have been

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waiting for your address with real anticipation. I don't know of one that we have waited in such great anticipation for and one that has answered us so well. You have heard the Address of your Grand Master. It will be referred to the Committee on Grand Master's Address for their report at the proper time. The Grand Master announced that a photograph would be taken outside the auditorium immediately after the Grand Lodge is called from labor. CALL FROM LABOR

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The Grand Lodge was called to labor. R.W. Bro. Cecil H. Hurt, Grand Chaplain, offered prayer. REPORT OF MASONIC HOME BOARD

R.W. Deputy Grand Master Fielding A. Poe, President of the Masonic Home Board, presented the report of the Masonic Home Board. R.W. Brother Poe announced that printed copies of the report would be available for distribution in the foyer.

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OFFICERS Fielding A. Poe, President William E. Oram, Vice-President Howard E. Ward, Secretary

Dr. James A. Noland, Jr., Ass't Secretary Leo W. Riney, Treasurer

Lewis C. Wes Cook, Honorary Chairman

BOARD OFPmECTORS Lewis C. Wes Cook, Grand Master, Virgil Abbett, St. Joseph . '.' . Kansas City ;.]ohn E. Adams, St. Louis Fielding A. Poe, Deputy Grand M~ter, R<iY Hilton, Springfield St. Louis Roy W. McGhee, Piedmont Dr. James A. Noland, Jr., Senior Grand Warren R. Maichel, St. Louis Warden, Osage Beach William E. Oram, Kansas City Rev. J. C. Montgomery, 'ju'nior Grand Presley G. Parrish, Jefferson CitY Warden, Mexico Leo W. Riney, Hannibal Gus O. Nations, Jr., Senior Grand Deacon, St. Louis

ADVISORY BOARD:-",ORDER OF EASTERN STAB. Mrs. Vera Sappington, President, St. Louis Mrs. Velma Mischon, Secretary, Lexing. ton

Mrs. Geraldine Molander, Treasurer, North Kansas City Mrs. Juanita Mauss, Emeritus, Elgin, Texas

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF H. David Thomas, Administrator Mrs. Lou Chea,tham, Secretary Mrs. Amie M. Dodson, Accountant Mrs. Flora Mesloh, Bookkeeper Mrs. Evelyn Presser, Personnel Clerk Mrs. Marion GaJI, Payroll Clex:k . Mrs. Dale Little, Account Clerk Mrs: Hemietta E. ,Bade, Receptionist Waltef A. Brucker; Director of Maintenance and Engineering Service ~~., Corte, Director of Purchasing . 'SerVice

Joseph H. Priest, Director of fIousekeeping Service Birney Ponder, Director of Dietary Service Miss Regina Wurthmann, Director of Social Service Mrs. Karen Onstott, Director of Activi路 ties Mrs. Leatha M. Smith, Matron David R. Hensley, Legal Counsel Richard D. Jacobs, Sr., Financial Advisor

MEDICAL STAFF Harold E. Walters, M.D., Medical Director Charles Kilo, M.D., Staff Physician Louis F. Howe, M:D., Chax:ge of Clinic Mrs. Sharon Anthonis, R.N., Director of Nursing Service Mrs. Dorothy Randazzo, R.N., Asst. Director of Nursing Service Mrs. Esther Heyn, R.N. Mrs. Helen R. l>igg, R.N. A. H. Conrad, Jr., M.D., Dermatology Gerald J. Fivian, M.D., Ophthalmology

Lee .A. Hall, M.D., Gynecology Oscar P. Hampton, M.D., Orthopedic Sux:gery 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 A. J. Steiner, M.D., Cardiology GeorgeR. Swartz, M.D., Neuropsychiatry Henry P. Thym, M.D" Sux:gery Roy A, Walther, Jr., M.D., Gynecology

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Board of Directors is composed of 13 members, eight elected by the Grand Lodge-two each year for four-year terms, and five Grand Lodge officers serve by virtue of their office. All are voting members. The Grand Master is Honorary Chairman. The Deputy Grand Master is President. The Board met at the close of the 1975 Annual Communication of Grand Lodge as required in the By-Laws of the Masonic Home for the purpose of organizing and electing officers for the ensuing year. Those officers are listed on page 36. , Committees appointed to assist in the study, review, investigation, and evaluation of the business of the Home included the following: Executive Committee: Fielding A. Poe, Chairman, and all members of the Board of Directors. Administration Committee: John E. Adams, Chairman; Fielding A. Poe; J. 'C. Montgomery, Jr,; Gus O. Nations, Jr.; Roy W. McGhee; James A. Noland, Jr. Finance Committee: William E. Oram, Chairman; Virgil Abbett; Presley G. Par. rish; Leo W. Riney; Ray Hilton. Legal Committee: Gus O. Nations, Jr., Chairman; Roy W, McGhee; Warren R. Maichel. Gifts, Wills, Bequests Committee: Presley G. Parrish, Chairman; Leo W. Riney;' Warren R. Maichel. Admissions and Discipline: J. C. Montgomery, Jr., Chairman; all members of the Board of Directors. Children's Committee: John E. Adams, Chairman; Ray Hilton; Warren R. Maichel. Relief and Charity Committee (This is a Grand Lodge Committee appointed by the Grand Master but limited to members of the Masonic Home Board): P. G. Parrish, Chairman; Ray, Hilton; James A. Noland, Jr.; Howard E. Ward, Secretary-Treasurer. Special Committee on Site Study and Recommendation for an Additional Ma· sonic Home of Missouri: Edward L. Bittner, Chairman; Joseph Grant; Howard McHeJlry; Van Williams; Dr. Richard Calvert. .

ADDITIONAL MASONIC HOME SITE diAt bUT' Gnind Lodge Communication in 1974 authorization was given the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home to seek a site for an additional t

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Masonic Home in the Kansas City area, preferably in the 59th District. That site has been selected and through the efforts of several brethren the Home received a deed to 23.6 acres located in the Unity Village area of Kansas City. On Saturday, July 17, 1976, following a regular Board meeting at the Ararat Shrine Temple in Kansas City, the Grand Master recognized several brethren who had worked toward the acquisition of this property. All in attendance, including the Board members, O.E.S. Advisory Board and Ii number of other guests traveled to the site of the future Home where they witnessed the ceremonies when the President of the Board of the Masonic Home was presented the deed to the property.

Shown here beside the sign near the entrance to the site of the future Masonic Home of Western Missouri in the Kansas City area are: Lewis C. Wes Cook, Grand Master; Lorraine Whitaker, Worthy Grand Matron, Order of Eastern Star; H. David Thomas, Administrator; Fielding A. Poe, President of the Board of Directors; and Howard E. Ward, Secretary to the Board of Directors.

VOLUNTEERS The Volunteer Program continues to playa large part in contributing to the needs and enjoyment of our guests in the Home. They give many hours of their time each week, and assist in arts and crafts, sewing, band and letter writing. Many different groups furnish entertainment both in the Home and outside. The O.E.S. Volunteers, Masonic Home Cheer Commit-

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tee Wardens and Master Clubs all have regular planned activities. Rainbow Assemblies, Job's Daughters Bethels, DeMolay Chapters, and many O.E.S. chapters and lodges arrange for special events. These volunteers contribute many hours to the Home and provide hours of pleasure and immeasurable benefits to the guests which could not be purchased. To single out individuals would be extremely lengthy and difficult; however, I would feel remiss if I did not mention the loss of our beloved President of the Masonic Home Cheer Committee, Bro. Harry B. Smith and Bro. Dewey Schulte, Treasurer. These brethren devoted many hours of service to the Home unselfishly and their loss leaves a void that will be difficult to fill.

EXPANDED ACTIVITIES Mrs. Karen Onstott, Director of Activities, has expanded the actIVIties of the Home for our guests by forming a Garden Club, Cooking Club, bowling and limited physical exercise classes approved by our Medical Director. She also has arranged visits to many places of interest and designed activities whkh add to the enjoyment and well-being of both male and female residents of the Home.

SOCIAL SERVICE Our Director of Social Services, Miss Regina Wurthmann, has done much to dispel the fears of new arrivals at the Home who normally experience difficulty in adjustment when their lifestyle is changed through admission to the Home. Miss Wurthmann, who possesses a Master's Degree in Mental Health, has a program for orientation of new guests that helps them adjust for their new environment and her counseling helps to solve personal problems that might arise in their daily life at the Home.

OUR CENTURIAN RESIDENTS Mrs. Maude Cotton, a resident of the Home since 1962, reached the age of 108 years, July 25, 1976. Mrs. Louise Enfield reached the century mark on February 12, 1976 and Bro. Edward W. Dreckschmidt on September 5, 1975. Each of these guests continue to receive the special care and attention provided all our residents which we hope has contributed to their long life.

ADMINISTRATOR H. David Thomas, 49, was named Administrator on August 16, 1975. Brother Thomas, a native of Vermont, came to the Home in December 1974 as Associate Administrator following his retirement as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force. For more than 20 years he has specialized in Health Care Administration. At the time of his retirement he was Administrator of Goodfellow Air Force Base Hospital in Texas and Assistant for Health Care Administration, Office of the Command Surgeon. He has continued to distinguish himself in his service at the Home by his capable leadership, diligent work and his attention to the physical needs of the Home property and guests. As a result, the morale of the guests and staff members continues at an all-time high. Consequently, Brother Thomas enjoys a high level of respect and affection by those associated with our Home.

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SECRETARY On December 1, 1975, a former Assistant Administrator of the Home, Wor. Bro. Howard E. Ward, was employed as Secretary to the Board of Directors. Brother 'Vard brought with him many years of experience and a background of knowledge for the position he fills. His duties are many and varied. He prepares material for the monthly Home Board meetings, processes new applications for presentation to the Board, receives new guests into the Home, and handles the transfer and disposal of their effects and performs a myriad of miscellaneous duties at the direction of the Home Board and Administrator. By performing these duties Brother Ward frees the Administrator of many petty details, enabling him to attend to the direct needs of the operation of the Home. We welcome Brother Ward back into the Home family. His services fill a vital need to the smooth operation of the Home program.

CONTRIBUTIONS The Home, which is supported by the Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter, relies even more on the support it receives from gifts, wills, and bequests. Inflation has added greatly to the financial burden of the Home operation resulting in the increased importance of the Home continuing to receive similar gifts. Every Mason should give serious consideration to including the Home in his will, or as a recipient of his charitable contributions. There are numerous ways to give: Cash, stocks and bonds, wills, trusts. Those so giving can be assured that this will be the best value received of any contribution they might make. Like the widow's mite, every contribution is graciously received and needed. The numerous contributions received throughout the year in response to the Grand Master's letter or as a result of any other appeal, are greatly appreciated, not only by the Board of Directors but by the entire Home family as well. They are vital in this day of inflation to the continued high standard of operation that has been conducted in the past. The receipt of such gifts have been numerous and would be difficult to list in this report; however, there are specific gifts deserving special note. Mrs. Hilda Stroh contributed the funds with which to renovate, furnish and carpet a new lounge area for the residents, also the Home was named in her will for a sizeable amount. The Preston McCall Estate at Fulton, Missouri, makes the Home the recipient of a large amount. The John F. Rees Estate included the Home and we have received a rather substantial sum. Many other wills are being processed and the Home should receive several large sums this year.

CHILDREN The poet Robert Burns once wrote, "the best laid schemes of mice and men often go astray," so have the plans this year to move the children to the Fienup property in "Vest St. Louis County. The proposed building plans have presently met with rejections by the St. Louis County Zoning Board due to the failure of soil percolation tests. The

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cost of extending sewer lines to this area at present is prohibitive for our purpose and use; however, the Board of Directors of the Home is still mindful of the need to move the children from the. present area and a diligent search is being conducted by the Administration Committee and several real estate companies for suitable property to relocate the children. There are several possibilities being pursued at present that give cause for optimism.

HOSPITAL-NURSING We have signed a contract with the Saint Louis University School of Nursing for an affiliation of our hospital facilities beginning their fall semester 1976. Their selection of our facility was based on an outstanding recommendation by St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing, which is currently entering the second year of affiliation with our facility. This is a tremendous compliment to the work of Bro. and Dr. Harold E. Walters, Director of Medical Services, and Mrs. Sharon Anthonis, R.N., Director of Nursing Service. A great deal of their interest was based on our comprehensive, continuing educational program for nursing assistants implemented over two years ago. These affiliations will greatly enhance the care and environment of our hospital patients.

MAINTENANCE Since the last report, extensive maintenance and overhaul of the entire central steam system has been in continual progress. In addition, the potable water supply system which supplies the Hospital, Residential, Chapel and Administration Buildings has been overhauled by replacing hundreds of feet of copper pipe, replacing all pumps and reconditioning of the water tanks. Over thirty (30) separate maintenance projects have been completed or are now in progress of completion. Over $400,000 has been expended as of July 1, 1976 for these projects. Two obsolete apartment buildings facing Enright Avenue and the old Boy's Dormitory have been razed. The entire area has been converted into a much needed parking space with additional lighting for security.

OUR CHALLENGE FOR THE FUTURE My brethren, the Masonic Home of Missouri for over 87 years has stood alone in its greatness. It now appears that it will have a companion-the Masonic Home of Western Missouri. The enthusiasm, effort and dedication of the Fraternity will determine how soon. This coming year will present us with many challenges. The first of these is the perpetuation of the Masonic Home, not just as an institution, but rather as a Home for our less fortunate brothers, sisters, widows and orphans that will remain unsurpassed. The second challenge for all Masons of Missouri is the relocation of the children at the Home from the Delmar property to an area that would be more conducive to the healthy development of children. The third challenge for all Masons in the State of Missouri is the raising

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of money, the drawing of plans, and the construction and occupancy of the beautiful Kansas City site. There is a fourth challenge that should not go unmentioned, that is the completion of the extensive repairs to the present Home site. The condition of the buildings, of our heating and cooling systems, and our plumbing and electrical systems had degenerated to a deplorable and alarming condition. This past winter your present Home stood on the brink of disaster. I am happy to report this is not the situation today; however, we are paying the price of years of neglect because we thought we would soon be leaving this site. We must face the cold, hard reality of occupying these premises for years to come. It is simply the difference between several hundred thousand dollars for repairs, or conservatively speaking, spending twelve to $15,000,000 for relocation. I am aware that these challenges do not paint optimistic pictures; however, neither do they present insurmountable objectives. With our resources it should present us only with a good, healthy challenge, a challenge that goes little beyond necessity. If one were to ask what was the single greatest asset of our home, my immediate reply would be the Home Board. The interest, talent and dedication of these men is unsurpassed. I could not put into words my sincere appreciation and admiration in describing the unselfish time and work that these brethren contribute to the operation of the home. The two who are leaving the Board will be sorely missed and their departure can only be assuaged by the knowledge that those of you here today, in your great wisdom, have replaced them with two equally interested, talented, and dedicated brethren. I am quite aware of having placed several significant challenges before you and I rather suspect that your Grand Master next year will present, in time, additional challenges. It is, my brethren, to be a year of challenge. There is an old song that says "Give me 10 men who are stout-hearted men, and I'll give you 10,000 more." There are over 100,000 Masons in the State of Missouri-I dare say that 100,000 Masons interested in a common effort could equal a million lesser mortals. I close by leaving you with this thought-the Masonic Home of Missouri, some call it our greatest charity, but I say that this is a misnomer unless one accepts the concept that charity begins at home. I don't think, however, that any of us in our pride would tolerate an outsider referring to our wives, our children or our family as charity. The Masonic Home of Missouri is family, it i~ simply you and I taking care of our own. This is not charity, it is decency. It is you and I providing dignity, respect and comfort for that less fortunate brother, the distressed widow and/or the unwanted orphan. It enables that less fortunate brother and widow to maintain pride and selfrespect in the later years of life without fear or want. Yes, the Masonic Home of Missouri gives to its guests both faith and hope, so that their love may extend beyond the grave through the boundless realms of eternity. Truly, as no other thing this Fraternity does, your Masonic Home personifies that concept of the Brotherhood of man under the Fatherhood of God. RespectfUlly submitted, FIELDING A. POE, President.

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APPENDIX APPLICATIONS

Carried over from previous year , . Received during year

77 85

Admitted to the Home during the year Rejected because of ineligibility Died before application passed on by Board Died after application passed on by Board Withdrawn by Lodge/Chapter before action by Board Withdrawn by Lodge/Chapter after action by Board Pending 6/30/76

2 5

. . . .

o 3

85 MEMBER STATISTICS

Women 266 41 43 0 264

Members in Home July 1, 1975 Arrived during year Died during year ............. Discharged during year Members in Home June 30, 1976

Men

Boys

21 12 0

0 0

'58

Girls 8 0 0

MASONIC HOME HOSPITAL Total number of patients in Hospital-July I, 1975 .. ,. Total number of patients admitted during year Total number of patients discharged during year Average number of patients in Hospital per day during year Total number of deaths during year Total number of patients in other hospitals during year .. '............... Total number of surgeries in other hospitals during year Total number of patients in Hospital June 30, 1976 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

193 286 200 204 55 103 45 210

OUT路 PATIENT DEPARTMENT Total number of patients seen by Dr. Howe Total number of patients treated in Clinic .,.... Total number of treatments (including shots) Average number of baths given per month

,. ,....

I,I8B

6,313 8,867 91

GIFTS FROM THE ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR Auqust 1. 1975 to July 31. 1976 Christmas and Entertainment Fund Snack Parlor Beauty Shop 15 5 30 1 15

Handmade lap robes Handmade quilts Packages of cookies Box of cookies and candy Boxes of gifts (Christmas)

,."

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3 42 2 19

$2,136.24 400.00 1,033.51

Gift envelopes of cash (Christmas) Gifts (Christmas) Boxes of assorted bingo prizes Gifts (Christmas)

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CHRISTMAS AND ENTERTAINMENT FUND July 1, 1975-June 30, 1976 Donors 8 Contributions . Response to the Grand Master's Letter 254 Lodges . 1 Eastern Star . 143 Individuals and Others

87.00

4,028.00 1,911.24 2,742.50 8,768.74

1,765.50

100.00 1,865.50

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405

ADDITIONS TO THE ENDOWMENT FUND July 1. 1975-June 30, 1976 46 Contributions '" Response to Grand Master's Letters: ..... " ..... 1 May 20, 1976 47

ADDITIONS TO THE BUILDING FUND July 1, 1975-June 30, 1976 15 Regular Building Contributions .. 4 Kansas City Building Contributions 66 Children's Building Contributions Response to the Grand Master's Letters: May 20, 1976 140 Regular Building Contributions .. 936 Kansas City Building Contributions 1,156 Children's Building Contributions 2,317

1,995.41 7,836.92 7,742.09

2,935.00 1,041.00 772.00

17,574.42 $ 22,322.42

ADDITIONS TO THE RESERVE FUND July 1, 1975-June 30, 1976 479 Tributes .. , 382 Undesignated Contributions 34 Promotional Contributions . Response to Grand Master's Letters: April, 1975: 249 Tributes 37,358 Undesignated Contributions May, 1976 9,639 Undesignated Contributions

$ 8,313.00 92,138.23 413.50

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$ 4,611.70 351 ,~55.99 68,398.95

424,866.64 $525,731.37

REPORT OF THE SECRETARY July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1976 GENERAL FUND

Income Grand Lodge Pcr Capita Tax Grand Chapter, O.E.S. Per Capita Tax ..

$218,099.55 37,528.50 $255,628.05

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38,230.32

Interest Income-General Fund Securities Dividends on Endowment Fund Stocks Interest on Endowment Fund Bonds Interest on Real Estate Notes..Endowment Fund .

$231,518.47 283,309.07 327.06 515,154.60 369,482.30 721,219.30 2,152.88路 56,251.77 23,467.80 346,027.67 (3,678.54) $2,323,936.15

Members of Home Family Pensions Miscellaneous Income Income from Special Fund . Income from Gussie L. Grenner Estate . Income from Reserve Fund . . Income Rental Property-5335路37 Delmar GENERAL FUND-INCOME , .. I

Expenses Wages and Salaries Food Service ... Dry Goods and Clothing Dry Cleaning and Shoe Repair Laundry Fuel ... Repairs and Maintenance Supplies Electricity ... 'Vater and Sewer Tax Insurance Barber and Beauty Shop Outside Medical Service Medical Supplies Directors' Meetings . Social Security Taxes Education Children's Allowances Health and Welfare Telephone Legal and Auditing Printing, Postage and Stationery Inspection Fees and Taxes Hauling Want Ads . Newspapers Dues and Subscriptions Miscellaneous . Administrative Travel Expense .. Burial Expenses Security Group Life Insurance Pension Plan ... Convention Expense Promotion Ex pense Retirement Annuity TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES

$1,201,474.48 386,064.15 12,280.14 1l,002.99 29,173.79 71,374.24 61,729.15 22,397.12 56,657.32 6,604.93 37,977.99 2,505.03 50,489.10

87,552.08

5,614.26 69,644.55 9,189.77 279.50 53,565.00 . 8,385.09 6,215.00 9,734.67 889.00 2,139.30 744.36 3,462.38 244.65 7,776.24 . 1,022.15 . 24,851.91 64,179.10 6,725.28 6,324.00 483.23 16,125.74 1,200.00 $2,336,077 .69

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Other Expenses Taxes and Expenses on Estates $ 357.62 Unemployment Taxes. .. .. .. .. . . .. . 24,903.64 Trustee's Collection Fees 15,459.73 Payroll Charges 1,963.45 Real Estate Taxes, New Site St. Louis County 307.68 Non-Budget Items-Net 65,361.43 Rosene Service Co.Extraordinary Renovation 414,424.66 . Excess of Expenditures Over Income Balance in General Fund, July I, 1975 . . Balance June 30, 1976

522,778.21

2,858,855.90 $ 534,919.75

813,329.57 $ 278,409.82

BUILDING FUND Income Children's Building Fund Kansas City Building Fund Bequests and Donations Interest on Bonds

. . . .

4,930.41 8,877.92 8,514.09 9,308.12 31,630.54

Expenses Building Expense Collection Fees on Agency Account Excess of Income Over Expense Balance, July I, 1975 Balance, June 30, 1976

. $ . . . .

1,804.00 275.29

2,079.29 29,551.25 128,599.64 $ 922,122.34

SPECIAL FUND Income Interest on Securities

56,590.44

Expenses Collection Fees on Agency Account Income Transferred to General Fund Miscellaneous Adjustment

. .

Excess of Income Over Expenses Balance, July I, 1975 Balance, June 30, 1976

. . .

. . . . .

$ 104,091.18 263,920.09 25,980.00 525,731.37 (16,721.34) $ 903,001.30

333.23 56,251.77 2.15 56,587.15 3.29 922,109.05 $ 922,112.34

RESERVE FUND Income Dividends on Stocks Interest on Bonds Grand Lodge Initiation Fees Bequests and Donations Loss on Sale of Securities Expenses Agency Collection Fees . Income Transferred to General Fund

12,882.79 346,027.67 358,910.46

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Excess of Income Over Expenses Balance, July 1, 1975 Balance, June 30, 1976

$ 544,090.84

6,145,615.35 $6,689,706.19

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Income Bequests and Gifts Income for Twelve Months Ended June 30, 1976 Balance, July 1, 1975 Balance, June 30, 1976

. . . .

$ $

1,865.50 1,865.50 6,898,847.40 $6,900,712.90

CHRISTMAS AND ENTERTAINMENT FUND

Income Contributions

8,768.74

Expenses Entertainment and Gifts Excess of Expenses Over Income Balance, July 1, 1975 Balance, June 30, 1976

. . . .

$ $

15,511.59 6,742.85 7,621.29 878.44

REPORT OF AUDITOR August 11, 1976 To the Board of Directors Masonic Home of Missouri Saint Louis, Missouri 'GENTLEMEN: Pursuant to engagement, I have prepared this report perliminary to my formal teport of the Masonic Home of Missouri, to be submitted to the Board of Directors at a later date. I examined the books and records of the secretary for the period July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1976. The examination covered the General Fund, Building Fund, Special Fund, Reserve Fund, Endowment Fund and Christmas and Entertainment Fund. Following are summaries of the assets and liabilities of the various funds at June 30, 1976.

GENERAL FUND Assets Cash in Mercantile Bank Cash in Mercantile-Commerce Trust Co.Payroll Account Cash in Petty Cash Fund Inventories-Supplies Investments Unexpired Insurance Inventory-Cemetery Lots New Site-St. Louis County

. $127,983.75 . . . . . . .

6,000.00 200.00

---- $

134,183.75 37,051.16 405,409.11 14,150.00 491.00 68,173.69 $ 659,458.71

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Liabilities Accounts Payable . Accrued Real Estate Taxes Accrued Payroll Taxes and Deductions Accrued Payroll . Suspense Account-Donations Not Allocated Due to Endowment Fund

$298,715.32 327.88 4,802.27 15,211.19 61,411.13 58UO 381,048.89

Balance in General Fund

$ 278,409.82 BUILDING FUND

Cash in Mercantile Bank .. . Securities-At Cost . Due from Mercantile Bank, Agent . Balance in Building Fund

34,318.39 121,185.15 2,647.35 $ 158,150.89

SPECIAL FUND Due from Mercantile Trust Company, Agent .,. Securities . Balance in Special Account

2,584.84 918,527.50

$ 922,1I2.34

RESERVE FUND Due from Mercantile Trust Company, Agent Securities . Balance in Reserve Fund .

458.36 6,689,247.83 $6,689,706.19

ENDOWMENT FUND Assets Due from Mercantile Trust Company, Agent Certificates of Deposit . United States Bonds . Other Bonds ............ . . Real Estate Loans . Stocks . Due from General Fund

Liabilities Reserve for Loss on Investments Wm. F. Kuhn Library Fund

4,373.60 112,000.00 226,538.13 4,011,484.53 11,635.49 3,081,086.00 58UD $7,447,698.85

$544,175.71 2,810.24 546,985.95 $6,900,712.90

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

878.44 878.44

The balances appearing in these funds were confirmed by reconciling certificates, received directly from the depositaries, with the stated book balances. The securities in the General Fund were examined or confirmed by correspondence. On the other funds, statements were examined as of June 30, 1976 from the Mercantile Bank, Agent.

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The inventories of provisions and supplies are stated as shown on the inventory sheets prepared by the management. Securities acquired prior to June 30, 1975 are stated at values listed in the report for June 30, 1975. Securities acquired during the current fiscal year are listed at cost on purchases and market value at date of acquisition by bequests, etc. The cemetery lots we listed at $1.00 per grave. If you desire any additional information relative to this report, I shall be pleased to have you call upon me. Respectfully submitted, ROBERT C. WAGENER, Certified Public Accountant.

MASONIC HOME CHEER COMMITTEE Fiscal Year Ended 31 July 1976 Mr. Fielding A. Poe, President Masonic Home of Missouri 5351 Delmar Boulevard Saint Louis, Missouri 63112 Dear Rt. W路or. Brother Poe: The Masonic Home Cheer Committee sadly reports that two dedicated Masons and Officers of the Committee were called from Labor: Bro. Harry B. Smith, President, on January 27, 1976; Bro. Dewey Schulte, Treasurer, on February 24, 1976. They were both devoted to the welfare of our guests and will be sadly missed by us all. At our spring meeting on April 21, Bro. Harlan B. Owens, Treasurer, relinquished that office upon being elected Interim President. By a vote of the -members present, it was moved and seconded that the office of the Secretary and the Treasurer be combined. Wor. Bro. George W. Whitworth was elected by acclamation. Religious services sponsored by the Committee were held at the Eastern Star Chapel on April 11, at 3:00 p.m. Alhambra Grotto presented the services, ably assisted by the Scottish Rite, York Rite Bodies, the Shrine and the Order of the Eastern Star. The principal speaker was R.W. Bro. Cecil H. Hurt, Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. The Cheer Committee instituted a new "first" this year by a chartered trip to Grant's Farm. Many of our guests had never been to the Farm and enjoyed it immensely, with two buses required to handle the overflow attendance. We wish to take this opportunity to thank the many individuals, lodges, Scottish Rite, the Shriners and the Order of the Eastern Star for their contributions which make it possible for us to perform the many services for our guests. A list of路 the recorded contributors is made a part of this report. We sincerely trust no one has been omitted in error. If such be the case please accept our apology. Finally, we wish to extend our thanks to Bro. H. David Thomas, Administrator, and the entire staff of officers and employees at the Home. Their

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cooperation and participation has been invaluable in our many visits and endeavors this year. Fraternally, HARLAN B. OWENS,

President. Following is our Financial and Activities Report for the fiscal year August 1, 1975 through July 31, 1976: Balance in Bank July 31, 1975 Petty Cash on Hand Total Cash on Hand and in the Bank Receipts Per List Attached ..

. .

Disbursements 1975·1976 (Per List Attached) Balance on Hand July 31, 1976 Recapitulation: Balance in Mercantile Trust Co. Balance in Petty Cash Fund

. .

$1,512.96 7.00 $1,519.96 4,288.50 $5,808.46 3,969.18 . $1,839.28 $1,782.15 57.13 $1,839.28

RECEIPTS AND DEPOSITS Missouri Commonwealth Lodge No.1 ..................•....• $ 25.00 Meridian Lodge NO.2 ...•...... 100.00 George Washington Lodge No. 9 75.00 Naphtali Lodge No. 25 •........ 50.00 Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 40 . 50.00 Bridgeton Lodge No. 80 100.00 Webster Groves Lodge No. 84 . 25.00 Pomegranate Lodge No. 95 . 25.00 Occidental Lodge No. 163 •...... 10.00 Pride of the West Lodge No. 179 25.00 Pyramid Lodge No. 180 . 50.00 Meramec Lodge No. 363 25.00 Paul Revere Lodge No. 330 . 30.00 America Lodge No. 347 . 25.00 Tuscan Lodge No. 360 . 100.00 Anchor Lodge No. 443 .........• 50.00 Westgate Lodge No. 445 .•...... 50.00 Lambskin Lodge No. 460 . 50.00 Kirkwood Lodge No. 484 . 35.00 Harmony Lodge No. 499 10.00 Clifton Heights Lodge No. 620 .. 100.00 Ferguson Lodge No. 542 •....... 50.00 Algabil Lodge No. 544 . 55.00 Maplewood Lodge No. 566 . 50.00 Forest Park Lodge No. 578 . 50.00 Clayton Lodge No. 601 . 25.00 Wellston Lodge No. 613 50.00 Brentwood Lodge No. 616 . 25.00 Magnolia Lodge No. 626 . 25.00 }<'reedom Lodge No. 636 . 75.00 Triangle Lodge No. 638 . 25.00 Jennings Lodge No. 640 50.00 Ben Franklin Lodge No. 642 . 25.00 Shaveh Lodge No. 646 . 20.00 Pilgrim Lodge No. 652 . 50.00 Progress Lodge No. 657 . 25.00 Purity Lodge No. 658 . 10.00 Berkeley Lodge No. 667 40.00 Florissant Lodge No. 668 . 10.00 Crestwood Lodge No. 669 . 10.00 St. Francois Lodge No. 234, Libertyville . 10.00 Samaritan Lodge No. 424, Bonne Terre . 25.00 Equality Lodge No. 497, Newburg. 10.00 75.00 Alhambra Grotto .

Moolah Shrine •.................. Scottish Rite . Square Club . Missouri Chapter No. I, RA.M. St. Charles Chapter No. 111, R.A.M.•....................... Del Chapter No. 129, RA.M. . . Hiram Council No.1, R. & S.M . York Council No. 40, R. & S.M. ., St. Louis Commandery No. I, K.T.. Ivanhoe Commandery No.8, K.T. St. Aldemar Commandery No. 18, K.T•........................... Webster Groves Chapter 64, O.E.S.. Crestwood Chapter No. 82, O.E.S. Fenton Chapter No. 152, O.E.S. . Occidental Chapter No. 185, O.E.S.. Martharae Chapter No. 221, O.E.S. Oriental Chapter No. 228, O.E.S. . Alexandria Chapter No. 242, O.E.S. Maplewood Chapter No. 264, O.E.S. Bridgeton Chapter No. 266, O.E.S .. Rose Croix Chapter No. 372, O.E.S. Benjamin Franklin Chapter No. 393, O.E.S .. Algabil Chapter No. 409, O.E.S. Euclid Chapter No. 425, O.E.S. Pyramid Chapter No. 460, O.E.S. Jennings Chapter No. 497, O.E.S. . Berkeley Chapter No. 503, Honoring V. and G. Whitworth . Iota Chapter No. 506, O.E.S . Crown Chapter No. 535, O.E.S. Warder's Club, 33rd and 57th Districts . Clayton Chapter No. 304, P.M. and P.P. Club ......•............... R W. Bro. Earl Dille, Clayton Lodge No. 601 ..................•... Wor. Bro. R H. Giltner. Bridgeton Lodge No. 80 . Progression Chapter. Order of DeMolay . Tuscan Lodge No. 360, Benevolent Fund . Members. Tuscan Lodge No. 360: Bro. Robert S. Craig .

500.00 150.00 50.00 10.00 50.00 10.00 10.00 25.00 50.00 60.00 100.00 25.00 25.00 20.00 25.00 50.00 20.00 25.00 50.00 100.00 30.00 10.00 20.00 20.00 10.00 25.00 40.00 10.00 10.00 100.00 5.00 50.00 25.00 110.00 250.00 5.00

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Bro. Channing Bond . Wor. Bro. Otis Light . Bro. William F. Nolker . Bro. Harlan B. Owens . R. W. Bro. Frank A. Arnold, Cooper Lodge No. 36 •......•....•..• Doris E. and Albert D. Saffel .•. Miscellaneous Cash Donations .,. Memorials: In memory of our President, Bro. Harry B. Smith: Triangle Lodge No. 638 . Masonic Board of Relief . Hiram Council No. I, R. & S.M. Mr. and Mrs. Whit Davis, Jacksonville, Ark. . . Wor. Bro. and Mrs. Thomas Edison •.....•.............. Wor. Bro. Henry Busch Wor. Bro. and Mrs. Herbert Krumray •..•..............

10.00 6.00 100.00 20.00 6.00 26.00 1.00

26.00 10.00 7.50 10.00 10.00 5.00 20.00

R.W. Bro. Olin S. McDaniel 10.00 Bro. Harlan B. Owens . 25.00 10.00 Bro. Merle Silber . Bro. and Mrs. Robert Smith, Jacksonville, Ark. 15.00 Wor. Bro. and Mrs. Geo. W. Whitworth ...••........••.. 10.00 Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Younghaus 20.00 Pomegranate Lodge No. 95, in memory of Walter H. Ulmer, Sr•.........•.....••.....•... 15.00 Uel Chapter No. 129, R.A.M. and Bonne Terre Council No. 43, R. & S.M., in memory of Edmon E. Rhea, $15.00 each . 30.00 Poinsetta Chapter No. 472, O.E.S., in memory of Elenora LeFort 10.00 George and Violet Whitworth, in memory of Bros. Dewey H. Schulte and William Brackett . 15.00 Total Receipt.c; $4.288.50

ACTMTIES AND DISBURSEMENTS OF THE MASONIC HOME CHEER COMMITTEE Auqust 1, 1975 Through July 31. 1976 1975 August 1 August 1 November 20 December 19

December 20 1976 May 6 May 8 June 16 June 19 July 20 July 31

Account Payable from 1975 Transportation . Excursion on Admiral . Thanksgiving Cash Distribution Christmas Party, Sister Violet Whitworth, Chairperson. Entertainment, Santa Claus, Refreshments, Music (Courtesy Bro. Ben St. Onge and his Orchestra) Christmas Cash Distribution .

$ 116.00 447.14 . 668.25

167.38 306.25

Outing to Grant's Farm . 199.00 Mother's Day Cash Distribution 682.49 Moolah Band Concert . 52.51 Father's Day Cash Distribution . 676.49 Letter Carrier Band Concert . . 102.06 Outing to Bridgeton Barbecue and Fish Fry. Transportation provided by Representatives and Other Members of the Masonic Family. One Bus required. (ale Payable 156.00 $75.00) . Printing and Postage and Newspaper Notices 203.38 67.23 Floral Offerings and Memorials . Advance Check for 1976 Boat Excursion 125.00 Total Disbursements $3,969.18

The above is in balance with the checkbook and bank statement as of July 31, 1976. HARLAN B. OWENS, President Attest: GEORGE W. WHITWORTH, Secretary.

The motion was made that the report of President of the Masonic Home be accepted and printed in the PROCEEDINGS. The motion was seconded and approved by vote of the Grand Lodge. M.W. GRAND MASTER COOK: R.W. Brother Fielding, I know that I speak for the brethren of this Grand Lodge in expressing to you their sincere appreciation for the fine leadership that you provided in the year as President

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of the Masonic Home. Brethren, there are few people who really realize the amount of responsibility that rests upon that individual's shoulders. It is a tremendous job. Fielding has acquitted himself lvith great honor; he has done just an outstanding job and deserves the appreciation of all of us. (Applause.) REPORT OF THE GRAND LECTURER

R.W. Bro. Stanton T. Brown, Grand Lecturer, presented the report of the Grand Lecturer. To the Grand Lodge) A.F. & A.M. of Missow-i: BRETHREN: Herewith is submitted my fourth annual report as your Grand Lecturer as required by the Constitution and By-Laws. The intent of this report is to make known to you the condition of the work of the Craft, the level of proficiency of the ritual, and other matters connected with my office which I consider to be of interest and importance to you. It was my good pleasure to visit officially once each of the 60 districts of our grand jurisdiction, quite a number a second time and some a third time where I felt my presence was needed. The purpose of these schools is not only to correct whatever mistakes may have crept into the exemplification of the ritual, but, of equal importance, to enhance the abilities of your District Deputy Grand Lecturers. Experience teaches that this, in turn, strengthens the confidence of the Craft toward these dedicated and hard-working brethren. The attendance at the meetings this year, with few exceptions, improved over the preceding year. In addition to conducting the more than 60 official visits, 20 sectional meetings were held with your District Deputies. Four meetings were held in each of five sections of the state. \J\Tithout this program, it would be virtually impossible for the Grand Lecturer to educate new brethren and to keep proficient deputies in all districts. Proficie'tlt deputies keep our ritual uniform. These meetings are open to all Master Masons and have been well attended by those who are not deputies. This affords us an excellent opportunity to develop a new manpower resource from which to choose deputies when replacements become necessary. All interested brethren are invited to attend. The faithful brethren who participated are to be congratulated for their time and effort in seeking an understanding of and in dispensing the work! Appreciation is also extended to those lodges in the five sections of the state for the use of their facilities for these schools. The condition of the ritual statewide is excellent and is due primarily to the efforts of the District Deputy Grand Lecturers. The reports submitted by these brethren indicate a slight increase in the number of schools held this year over last, but with a somewhat smaller total attendance. Unfortunately, there are still a few lodges who feel they do not need the services of the District Deputy Grand Lecturer, hence the lower attendance. Hundreds of hours of work and thousands of miles of travel are involved in conducting this large number of schools. All this is done by the Lecturers with no thought other than being of service to their lodges and brethren. The effectiveness of the Grand Lecturer would be at a virtual standstill were it not for this group of dedicated Freemasons. Once again at the eastern and western meetings last October, the challenge was renewed to each District Lecturer to obtain more Grand Lodge pro-

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ficiencies in both Subdivisions I and II. The Grand Lodge now has 1,683 holders of proficiency certificates, an encouraging increase of 24 over last year. Each Deputy was also asked to find someone in his district who could replace him on very shoTt notice if necessity should require. Several more names have been submitted on reports than last year which indicates an increase in the number of interested and proficient Masons available for service to our Fraternity. Of special interest this year are the three Bicentennial Degree Teams, resplendent in Colonial dress, designated by the Grand Master as special Grand Lodge teams. I have witnessed each of the teams in the conferral of the degrees and it was a most rewarding experience. They have done an excellent job in representing the Grand Master and the Grand Lodge. Congratulations and an expression of appreciation is due these brethren from the Grand Lodge for their fine work. In working with the District Deputy Grand Lecturers for the last four years, I have come to know each of them personally. It would be useless for me to try to put into words the feelings I have toward these brethren who have done so much for this Grand Lodge in support of my efforts as Grand Lecturer. There will be several Lecturers retiring this year, some with many years of service to his Grand Lodge and his brethren. Each has promised to assist his replacement and be ready to help in any way he can. One is always hesitant to single out any individual brother, but the circumstances surrounding the Deputy from the Second Masonic District are so unusual and outstanding that they should not be overlooked. Last September at the beginning of the Grand Lodge session, there was no brother available to serve as deputy for the Second District. In the lobby of the Ramada Inn, this fact was related to M.W. Bro. Harold M. Jayne. Although this Grand Old Man of Masonry does not live in the Second District he graciously offered to fill the position if no other appointee could be found. This he has done with dedication, holding schools in each lodge and giving other instructions when called upon. All would certainly agree that M.W. Brother Jayne is the personification of Masonry in his willingness to be of service to his brethren. His Masonic service is long and distinguished. He was first appointed District Deputy Grand Lecturer by R.W. Bro. J. R. McLachlan in 1927 and served through 1945 either as District Deputy Grand Lecturer or District Deputy Grand Master. He entered the Grand Lodge line in 1948 and served as Grand Master of this Most Worshipful Grand Lodge in 1957. Notwithstanding having attained this high honor, in 1970 he again served as District Deputy Grand Lecturer under R.W. Bro. Freelon K. Hadley. To have served under four Grand Lecturers spanning almost half a century undoubtedly is an unmatched record. To M.''''. Brother Jayne and the other retiring deputies, thanks. The opportunity to have served this year under M.W. Bro. Lewis C. Wes Cook, our Grand Master, has indeed been a rewarding experience. I thank him for his understanding and loyal support. To the Grand Lodge officers for their continued support and good wishes goes my sincere appreciation. The Grand Lodge body owes them a debt of gratitude as they give of their time and talents each in his own unique way. With the renewed help of all, we look forward to another year of greater and finer achievements in this Grand Jurisdiction. May we give thanks to the

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Great Architect of the Universe for His watchful care over us and our Fraternity. God bless you all. Fraternally submitted,

T. BROWN, Grand Lecturer.

STANTON

Grand Lecturer Brown moved that the report be accepted and printed in the PROCEEDINGS. The motion was seconded and approved by vote of the Grand Lodge. PRESENTATION OF RESOLUTIONS

The Grand Secretary read the following resolutions: 1. STANDING RESOLUTION

To the Grand Lodge, Ancient F,'ee and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri: BRETHREN: Be It Resolved, That the following statement be adopted as a Standing Resolution. The Master or acting Master of each lodge shall read aloud to the lodge just prior to the beginning of the Second Section of the Third Degree the following statement: "By Grand Lodge law, as Master of this Lodge, I am required to l"ead the following statement prior to the beginning of the Second Section of the Third Degree. This is the law as adopted by the delegates representing each lodge in this state and it will be observed and enforced in this lodge. The Second Section of the Third Degree constitutes a most solemn and impressive portion of our ritualistic work. In it we are taught the ultimate lessons of Masonic philosophy-victory over death and the immortality of the soul. Nothing must be allowed to impair the deep impression which should be made upon the mind of the candidate. The Grand Lodge forbids any levity, roughness, horseplay, talking, audible laughter, or any other noise which could distract the attention of the candidate. Failure to comply with this resolution, or any action by any officer or member in violation or inconsistent with this resolution shall constitute grounds for Masonic discipline." September 27, 1976 Signed by: LEWIS C. WES COOK, Weston No. 53, FIELDING A. POE, Berkeley No. 667, W. H. UTZ, JR., Zeredatha No. 189, STANTON T. BROWN, Buckner No. 501, JAMES A. NOLAND, JR., Macks Creek No. 433, J. C. MONTGOMERY, JR., Ionic No. 154,

I;RANK A. ARNOLD, Cooper No. 36, O. D. HATFIELD, Rising Sun No. 13, BEN F. DUNCAN, Rowley No. 204, B. MEEKER, Weston No. 53 J. E. BLINN, Webster No. 98, ROBERT J. CREDE, Hickory Hill No. 211.

The Grand Secretary moved that the Resolution be received and referred the Grand Lodge Committee on Jurisprudence. The motion was seconded and approved. to

II. RESOLUTION IN RE: MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP REPORT We, the undersigned, propose the following Resolution for adoption by the Grand Lodge:

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Be It Hereby Resolved, That the Grand Lodge hereby and herewith requires the Secretary of each subordinate lodge to make a monthly membership report to the Grand Lodge, such report being in addition to the regular annual report; and Be It Further Resolved, That the Secretary's report shall list for each calendar month the name, address and date of Petitioners for Degrees; the name and date of the conferral of all First, Second and Third Degrees during said calendar month; the name of each members who dies during the month; the name of each member who dimitted during the month; and the name and address on any petition for affiliation; and Be It Further Resolved, That the Grand Secretary shall furnish appropriate mimeographed or printed form for the use of the Secretary of the subordinate Lodge in making said monthly reports. These blanks may be sent in a package of 12 for the 12 months with a separate blank for each month's report for the 12-month period. Signed by: LEWIS C. WES COOK, P.M., Weston No 53, FIELDING A. POE, P.M., Berkeley No. 667, W. H. UTZ, JR., P.M., Zeredatha No. 189, STANTON T. BROWN, P.M., Buckner No. 501

JAMES A. NOLAND, JR., P.M., Macks Creek No. 433 J. C. MONTCOMERY, JR., P.M., Ionic No. 154 WILLIAM J. HILL, P.M., Ivanhoe No. 446 J. E. BLINN, P.M., Webster No. 98 FRANK A. ARNOLD, P.M., Cooper No. 36

The Grand Secretary moved that the Resolution be received and referred to the Grand Lodge Committee on Jurisprudence. The motion was seconded. By vote of the Grand Lodge the motion was NOT CARRIED. R."\V'. Bro. P. Vincent Kinkead read the following Resolution: To the Grand Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, State of Missouri: Be It Resolved, That the Grand Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, State of Missouri, accept the generous offer of property from Jefferson Lodge No. 43, A.F. & A.M., at Jefferson City, Missouri, for the site of a Grand Lodge Administrative Building; that the Grand Lodge Office be moved immediately to temporary quarters available in Jefferson City with completion not later than January 1, 1977. If this proposal is approved, a voluntary fund raising drive shall be launched immediately to raise an average of $2.00 per member to underwrite the cost of a building, parking lot and suitable landscaping, the total cost of which shall not exceed $200,000. Signed by: LEWIS C. "VES COOK, P.M., Weston No. 53 RALPH P. BUNNELL, P.M., Compass No. 120 R. L. WILCOX, P.M., United No. 5 FREELON K. HADLEY, P.M., St. Joseph No. 78 ROBERT D. JENKINS, P.M., Country Club No. 656

P. VINCENT KINKEAD, P.M., St. Francois No. 234 CHARLES T. JONES, P.M., Rushville No. 238 ]. E. BLINN, P.M., Webster No. 98 HARRY M. THOMPSON, P.M., Sheffield No. 625 LEO E. GASH, P.M., Summit No. 263.

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R.W. Brother Kinkead moved the acceptance of the Resolution and that it be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. The motion was seconded. GRAND MASTER COOK: It has been moved and seconded. Question. BROTHER IN GRAND LODGE: Is that a one-time contribution? GRAND MASTER COOK: One-time contribution. GRAND MASTER COOK: All those in favor will signify by saying "Aye." (Response "Aye.") Opposed (Response "No.") GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren, we have stepped into a false situation here. These Resolutions, by all rights, do not go to a vote at this stage of the game. They are merely referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. After the Jurisprudence Committee reviews them, they are brought back to the Grand Lodge floor. And here then they will be acted on properly. There is no vote necessary; in reality, each one of them must go rightfully to the Jurisprudence Committee and then brought back to the floor. R.vV. BRO. WALTER H. BAIRD: What does the Jurisprudence Committee do with this? vVould they look into the feasibility, the cost, what should be done, or what? Is it just going to repon back tomorrow with a recommendation that a study be made of it and then do it? GRAND MASTER COOK: R.W. Brother \Valter, these are referred to Jurisprudence as a matter of form. They refer them back here for action. If they approve the form, then they are brought to the floor and we act upon them here on the floor. They are accepted or rejected at that time. GRAND MASTER COOK answered the q'uestion of Brother Baird: No, at that time they can be thoroughly discussed. BROTHER BAIRD: Thank you. GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren, all of these Resolutions must be reported to Jurisprudence Committee. This was my fault for allowing that to go to a vote. It was moved; there was no need for that type of thing, They should have been referred to the Jurisprudence Committee. As a result we got this motion involved and the thing got out of hand. I apologize to you. They will be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence and then they will be reported back here for action. ELECTION

M.W. Grand j\'faster Cook called for the election of the Officers of the Grand Lodge at 2:30 p.m. GRAND MASTER COOK: Before we begin the election, I would like to point out to you that our Senior Grand Deacon, R.\V. Bro. Gus O. Nations, has been confined to his home because of viral pneumonia. He expressed his sincere regrets at not being able to be with us here. I call this to your attention at this time. The Grand Master announced the appointment of R.vV. Bro. Leo E. Gash as Chairman of Election and the District Deputy Grand Masters as Tellers. He directed the Grand Secretary to see to it that the District Deputy Grand Master receive the ballots under the direction of the Election Chairman. GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren, as a reminder. Every Past Master is entitled to a vote, every Master, Senior and Junior \-Varden. Let's please, be

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sure we do not accept and use a ballot if we are not eligible to cast a ballot. Thank you very much. Grand Master Cook announced that the proxies of equal rank naturally have that vote. One who holds the proxy of a Master or 'Varden is entitled to that vote. BRO. CARL G. BROWN, Kansas City Lodge No. 220: M.\'\7. Grand Master, ] do not see Brother Utz on this platform. Is there something to be considered in this matter? GRAND MASTER COOK: Brother Carl, no. Bill was in court today and unable to be here. He will be with us this evening and tomorrow. He had a court appearance that could not in any way be rescheduled. Bill Utz is very much a part of this Grand Lodge Line. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CORRESPONDENCE

M.W.Bro. Bruce H. Hunt' presented the report, of the Committee on Correspondence. M.W. BROTHER HUNT: M.\V. Grand Master, the report of the Committee on Correspondence is completed; it is in printed form and has been distributed to you. We have endeavored to review the Proceedings of all of the jurisdictions that crossed our desk, both domestic and foreign, and have endeavored to select those topics which we think would be of interest to you. We hope that they are. M.W. Brother Hunt moved that the report of the Committee on Correspondence ("A Masonic Review") be received and printed in the PROCEEDINGS. The motion was seconded and approved by the Grand Lodge. REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE GEORGE WASHINGTON MASONIC NATIONAL MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION

M.\"'. Bro. Bruce H. Hunt presented the report of the Special Committee on the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association. M.W. BROTHER HUNT: This is a memorial which we have supported since its beginning. The report of the Committee is printed in the "Reports of Officers and Committees." Missouri has been an ardent supporter of the Memorial since its beginning. I would not read the report, but would merely point out that through the years, based on our present membership, the Grand Lodge of Missouri has contributed $2.82 per member to this great national Masonic Shrine. Also, there is a concerted drive under way to increase the amount of the endowment fund, so that the Memorial will be self-supporting, now and in the future. Toward this goal certain beautiful certificates are offered to any who will contribute at least $100. A different certificate is available' to those who would contribute $1,000. The Grand Lodge of Missouri did contribute .$1,000, did receive such a certificate, and its name will be listed on the bronze plaque in the Memorial. I am proud to say that the Grand Lodge of Missouri has done this.

To the Grand Lodge, A.F. &- A.M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: On February 16, 1976, the annual meeting of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Your chairman was not present, but 'Missouri was rerre-

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sented by M.W. Bro. Lewis C. Wes Cook, Grand Master; R.W. Bro. Fielding A. Poe, Jr., Deputy Grand Master; R.W. Bro. Frank A. Arnold, Grand Secretary; R.W. Bro. James A. Noland, Jr., Senior Grand Warden; and Wor. Bro. John Black Vrooman, Past Master. The annual meeting was presided over by M.W. Bro. Charles F. Adams, First Vice President of the Association, in the absence of M.W. Bro. Raymond C. Ellis, President, who was absent because of illness. The format of the meeting followed the usual pattern. An address of welcome was extended by R.W. Bro. Hiram P. Ball, Past Grand Master of Masons of Pennsylvania. The response was made by M.W. Bro. Stanley F. Maxwell, Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts. Various distinguished guests were presented and recognized by the Association. These included the heads of recognized affiliated Masonic bodies in this country, and the representatives of numerous foreign Grand Lodges, both on the North American continent and beyond the seas. In 1975, Bro. Gerald R. Ford was present at the annual meeting in Alexandria, Virginia, and addressed the Association. The occasion of his visit was the unveiling of a Medallion in his honor as the fourteenth President of the United States to be a member of the Masonic Fraternity. It was noted that this was the only time a President of the United States was present at the unveiling of a Medallion in his honor. Many newspapers published photographs of the ceremony and televised portions of the same were shown throughout the United States and Canada. A tape recording of the President's remarks was played for the benefit of the representatives in attendance. In the area of finance, it was reported that the Memorial was operating at an approximate deficit of $50,000 a year. The objective is to increase the Endowment Fund, upwards of $1 million in the bicentennial year of 1976. It is hoped that at least 10,000 individual members will contribute at least $100 each to become Honorary Members. It is further hoped that 1,000 brethren, lodges, districts, or auxiliary bodies will contribute at least $1,000 each. Appropriate certificates have been designed to recognize all contributors. Time and space here do not permit a detailed account of the entire financial condition of the Memorial. Suffice it to say, that Missouri will be listed on the bronze tablet along with other $1,000 contributors. At the last accounting, Missouri had contributed through the years a total of $295,028.99, or an average per member of $2.82. Again, we express the hope that Missouri may at some future time join the ranks of those Grand Lodges who have adopted the so-called Pennsylvania Plan by contributing $1.00 per member, and $10.00 per lodge to the Endowment Fund. Fraternally submitted, BRUCE H. HUNT, MORRIS

C. E.

HOMER

FORREST

ChaiTman,

DONNELL, EWING, FERGUSON,

HAROLD M. JAYNE, JAMES' M. SELLERS.

1\1.\"'. Brother Hunt moved that the report of the Special Committee on the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association be received

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and printed in the PROCEEDINGS. The motion was seconded and approved by a vote of the Grand Lodge. GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren, as you are preparing your ballots, just in case, I want to call something to your attention. Gus Nations is very much a part of this Grand Lodge Line. He has not dropped out of the Line; he is ill and confined at home and cannot be here. I hope that my comments would not in any way indicate to anybody that he was dropping out of this Line. He is not; he is very much a part of this advancing Line. WOR. BRO. ELMER FOWLER, Algabil Lodge No. 544: "Most Worshipful Sir, I would like to get a little clarification on the resolutions. J realize that possibly we are not going to, that we cannot vote on the referral to the Jurisprudence Committee or not. My question is, and I am sure it is the question in many of the brethren's minds, is when will these resolutions be presented for a vote? GRAND MASTER COOK: They have been referred to Jurisprudence. I am not sure when it will report; whether the Committee has returned. It could be late this afternoon; it could be tomorrow morning. BROTHER FOWLER: The reason that I ask this question is because it has been said that some of the resolutions will lie over until the next Grand Lodge Session. And particularly the one on the move to Jefferson City, there is a provision in there that calls for it to be accomplished by January of 1977. That would have to be voted at this Grand Session. That is the reason why I ask the question. GRAND MASTER COOK: There is a great need for further explanation in regard to all of the resolutions. That will be presented at the time they are reported back by the Jurisprudence Committee. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN GRAND LODGES

The Grand Secretary moved that the report of the Committee on Recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges be accepted as printed in the booklet entitled "Reports of Officers and Committees" and printed in the PROCEEDINGS. The motion was seconded and carried by vote of the Grand Lodge.

To the Grand Lodge, A.F. b A.M. of Missouri: BRETIfREN: It is the opinion of this Committee that the Grand Lodge of Missouri should recognize the Grand Lodge of Luxembourg. Only four states, including our own, do not recognize this grand body. We are informed by the Commission on Recognition of the Grand Masters' Conference that it is over 100 years old and entirely legal in every Masonic sense. We therefore move the adoption of this report. Fraternally submitted, WILLIAM R. DENSLOW, FRANK A. ARNOLD, JOHN BLACK VROOMAN. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS

M.W. Bro Herman A. Orlick offered the report of the Committee on Grand Master's Address.

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To the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missow'i: BRETHREN: The Committee on the Grand Master's Address, composed of all Past Grand Masters in attendance at this Communication, reports as follows: 'Ve commend the Grand Master for his efficient and detailed account of his administration and the state of the Craft. We commend the Grand Master for conducting and for continuing the statewide "Area Meetings," which have now become a well-established forum of Masonic education and method of lodge development. The dispensations granted, the healings, the permissions, and the decisions made, we refer to the Committee on Jurisprudence for its consideration and recom路 mendations to this Grand Lodge. Your Committee recommends that all other matters contained in the Grand Master's Address, which may require committee action, be referred to the appropriate committee for attention. The term of office of our Grand Master was not without personal sorrow and sadness. We extend to the Grand Master our sincere sympathy and condolences in the loss of his father during this past year. Fraternally submitted, MORRIS E. EWING, 'VILLIAM R. DENSLOW, ELVIS A. MOONEY, ORESTES MITCHELL, JR., HAROLD M. JAYNE, J. MORGAN DONELSON, FRANK P. BRIGGS, WILLIAM H CHAPMAN, HAROLD O. GRAUEL, THOMAS J. DAVIS, JR., BRUCE H. HUNT, 'VALTER L. WALKER, MARTIN B. DICKINSON, HERMAN A. ORLICK, Chairman. GEORGE F. MORRISON,

M.W. Brother Orlick moved that the report be accepted. The motion was seconded and carried. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MASONIC BOARDS OF RELIEF

R.Y\'. Bro. Albert H. Van Gels presented the report of the Committee on Masonic Boards of Relief.

To the Grand Lodge, A.F. 6- A.M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: Your Committee on Masonic Boards of Relief received reports from the Board of Relief in S1. Joseph and St. Louis and S1. Louis County, except Joplin. In reviewing the reports submitted we find that there has been no request for financial assistance at S1. Joseph; however, the S1. Louis and St. Louis County Board of Relief reported several requests, which upon investigation proved not bona fide. The major requests are to arrange courtesy Masonic funerals, 'which is accomplished by the splendid cooperation of the various lodges. There are many services rendered by the Boards of Relief as mentioned in their individual reports and of which many of our brethren are not familiar. We therefore suggest that the Worshipful Master of each lodge encourage their representative to attend the meetings of the Boards of Relief to keep the membership informed. As in the previous year, no assessments have been made. It was noted that Brother Ballman, President of the S1. Louis and St.

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Louis County Board of Relief, reminds the lodges of the fact that, not too many lodges are aware of the fact that cemetery lots in Bellfontaine and Valhalla Cemeteries were placed in charge of the St. Louis and St. Louis County Board of Relief. (See the report following for further information.) The Committee extends its sincere thanks and appreciation for the assistance and generosity extended to the St. Joseph Board by the St. Joseph Scottish Rite, and to the Grand Secretary R.W. Bro. Frank Arnold and his staff for their assistance to the St. Louis and St. Louis County Board of Relief. We commend the members of these Boards for their fine management and dedicated service. Respectfully submitted, IVAN G. ABRAHAMS, WILLIAM NALL, EDGAR E. MARTIN,

F. KNORR, H. VAN GELS, Chairman.

SHERMAN ALBERT

St. Louis and St. Louis County To the Grand Lodge, A.F. & A.M. of Missouri: GREETINGS: This Board met five times during the year from July 1 to June 30; on the first Saturday of September, November, January, April, and June. Our attendance averages out to about 30 per cent of the lodges in our jurisdiction represented at each meeting. During the year we received 13 requests for Masonic Funeral Services for "deceased transient brethren." As is our custom, we assigned these to the several lodges in numerical order. All lodges cooperated excellently. Several requests for relief were received and investigated. None proved bona fide. There were no requests for interment in the cemetery lots owned by the Grand Lodge in Bellefontaine and Valhalla Cemeteries. These lots were placed in charge of this Board in 1914 (see proceedings for that year, page 195) and it was stated that "the Board of Relief shall direct who may be buried therein." Probably not too many lodges in our jurisdiction are aware of this. The last interment was in 1961 (with the exception of that noted in our 1975 report) . A number of communications were received from other jurisdictions. All were handled as speedily and as thoroughly as possible. R.W. Bro. Frank Arnold, Grand Secretary, and his dedicated staff must again be extended our deepest appreciation for their gracious assistance and advice. For the 12th consecutive year we find our finances in good shape, with" no need for an assessment. Fraternally, LEONARD H. BALLMAN, President JACK ETHERIDGE, Vice President, PHILIP WALDMAN, Secretary CHARLES COLEMAN, Treasurer. As instructed we have checked the records of this Board for the year ended June 30, 1976. A statement showing the receipts and disbursements for the year then ended and the securities on hand is part of this report. Fraternally submitted, ANDREW T. SMITH, WILLI W. W AJINUNG.

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Balance July I, 1975 Receipts: Lodge Assessments 1975/76 Interest on U.S. Bonds Interest on Certificate of Deposits Gift ............................. Disbursements: Relief Donation to Temple Association Sickroom Equipment and Repairs Issuing and Receiving Equipment Telephone Postage Printing Office Supplies Safe Deposit Box, Rent Surety Bond, Treasurer (3 years) Memorial to Masonic Home Salaries Balance June 30, 1976 Recapitulation: Balance Checking Account 6/30/76 U.S. Bonds (5) Certificates of Deposit (4) Total June 30, 1976

$14,935.05

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

.00 188.52 832.64 50.00

1,071.16 $16,006.21

. $ .00 . 100.00 . 200.84 43.00 . . 278.41 . 163.50 91.60 . . 12.28 . 7.00 . 47.00 . 5.00 .00 948.63 . $15,057.58 . . . . .

557.58 2,500.00 12,000.00 $15,057.58 $

St. Joseph To the Grand Lodge, A.F. -If A.M. of Missouri: The St. Joseph Masonic Board of Relief is composed of six lodges in the St. Joseph area: St. Joseph No. 78, Zeredatha No. 189, Brotherhood No. 269, Charity No. 331, King Hill No. 376 and Saxton No. 508. Each lodge has two members serving on the Board of Relief. All funds for the operation of the Board of Relief were originally derived from assessment of the member lodges. In recent years no assessment has been necessary. The annual meeting of the St. Joseph Board of Relief was held on January 22, 1976, and the following officers were elected: William Cole of Brotherhood Lodge No. 269, President; Frank Gerber of St. Joseph Lodge No. 78, Vice President; and Kenneth McNeal of Zeredatha Lodge No. 189, Secretary-Treasurer. This year has shown a further decrease in the requests for assistance. Requests for financial assistance were none. We still receive communications and requests for membership verification from throughout the country. We arrange for and conduct funeral services when called upon. We continue to serve as the liaison between the various Masonic groups within our area and handle with dispatch any request for aid or information. The Board appreciates the services and generosity of the St. Joseph Scottish Rite for providing office space and assistance as well as assuming all administrative expense of the Board of Relief. Although we feel that the scope of activity of the St. Joseph Board of Relief

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is becoming less with each passing year, we acknowledge that a vital service is being performed and will continue to function as long as the requests for information and assistance are received. Respectfully submitted, KENNETH L. McNEAL Secretary. FINANCIAL REPORT FOR PERIOD

Checking Account 6/30/75 Savings Account 6/30/75

6/30/75

6/30/76

$ 41.14

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Expenses During Year Add Interest on Savings 6/30/75 to 6/30/76 Total Checking and Savings Account 6/30/76

225.87 $267.0r . .00 $267.01 11.60 $278.61

R.W. Brother Van Gels moved that the report of the Committee on Masonic Boards of Relief be accepted. The motion was seconded and carried. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

R.W. Bro. Walter C. PIoeser presented the report of the Committee on Public Schools. Your Committee was asked by the Most Worshipful Grand Master to determine, through inquiry of the various constituent lodges, which of our members are connected in the public school interest either by teaching, as a member of a school board or as an employee. The survey produced the names of approximately 1,000. Your Committee met in this past month of August and prepared and mailed to all these people a questionnaire. As the responses are analyzed your Committee should understand more about the problems of our public schools. Your Committee is to cause activity by our people throughout the state to take greater interest in the public schools. By this greater interest we should make considerable improvement. We think the Grand Master's recommendation is most laudable; there is much this Grand Lodge may do for the public school system in order to enhance student benefits. In some areas there is a very critical need of our interest. In fact, I think what might be viewed as negligence on our part has permitted some deterioration in the public school program. This activity, if carried out by the Public School Committee, should be a perpetual program, and I would call for a somewhat larger Public School Committee to be appointed by future Grand Masters. In addition to this activity, the whole state has been accorded the privilege of voting on what is called Amendment No.7 in the primary election last August 3. All Master Masons of Missouri were activated by their respective leaders to show an interest in the defeat of Amendment No. 7 and to the credit of our membership, let it be said they were in the forefront of the battle every inch of the way. The Grand Master sent a message to every member residing in the State of Missouri to rise and act in defense of the free public school system. This was a proper and most commendable action in the opinion of your Committee. Interest in Amendment No.7 brought out a record vote. The proponents contemplated a total vote of 700,000 and they were certain they could produce 350,000 yeas. That is why they brought successful pressure upon the Governor to put

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the subject on the primary ballot. They were organized for months but they miscalculated the drive of the opponents. The vote was: Yes, 40.34 percent, No, 59.66 percent and total vote, 1,148,016. Your Committee proposes in the ensuing year to survey the needs and problems of the Public School System in the state of Missouri. Respectfully submitted, ELvIS A. MOONEY, JAMES A. NOLAND, JR., RUDOLPH G. ESKRIDGE, WALTER C. PLOESER, Chairman.

R.W. Brother Ploeser moved that the report of the Committee on Public Schools be received. The motion was seconded and carried. PRESENTATION OF RESOLUTION

R.'V. Bro. Walter C. Ploeser presented a resolution which is in concurrence with the report of the Committee on Public Schools. RESOLUTION

Be It Resolved, That the program outlined by the Public School Committee to analyze the problems of puhlic school system in the State of Missouri and determine where we may he helpful and to encourage greater interest on the part of Free Masons in the state in the management of public schools; Be It Resolved, That such program be implemented and referred to the '\Tays and Means Committee for adequate funding. Signed: ELVIS A. MOONEY, WALTER H. BAIRD, W ALTER C. PLOESER.

GRAND MASTER COOK: The resolution will be received and referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence for form and then reported back. GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren, have all ballots been collected? I declare the election closed. REPORT OF THE BUILDING SUPERVISORY BOARD

Wor. Bro. Harold E. Thornton, Chairman, presented the report of the Building Supervisory Board, as printed in the booklet, "Reports of Officers and Committees."

To the Grand Lodge, A.F. &' A.M. of the State of Missouri: Your Building Supervisory Board submits herewith its report of activities and decisions during the past Masonic year. It is our opInion that Missouri lodges have enjoyed an outstanding year under the capable leadership of our M.W. Grand Master, Lewis C. Wes Cook, who seemingly worked 20 hours a day for the good of Freemasons in all parts of the state. On several occasions he assisted this Board in decisions. There was not the usual number of Lodges starting building or remodeling programs this year, but those that did used good judgment in their planning. Inflation and the high cost of borrowed money have had their deterring effect. The Board has attempted to give prompt attention to all matters brought

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before it. We were pleased with the progress of those lodges who did move forward with plans to further Freemasonry in their area. All members of this Board have greatly enjoyed the opportunity to serve the Grand Lodge this past year. Listed below are all cases considered by your Board for the year 1975-76. Unless otherwise indicated, the action taken had the unanimous approval of all members of the Board. Fraternally yours, C. V. BUCHHOLZ, FRED C. HEUERMANN, HAROLD THORNTON, Chairman. Phoenix Lodge No. JJ6, Bowling Green The Board approved the purchase of land selected as a future site for a new temple, without the incurrence of debt. tngomar Lodge No. 536, Willow Springs The Board approved plans for a new Masonic temple to be built without the incurrence of debt. Joplin Lodge No. 335 and Joplin Masonic Temple Association, Joplin The Board approved the remodeling of a building they presently own making it suitable for a Masonic temple, without the incurrence of debt. Hamilton Lodge No. 224 and Hamilton Masonic Temple Association The Board approved the purchase of a building and the remodeling of same for lodge use, no debt to be incurred. Crestwood-Euclid Masonic Temple Association, Crestwood The Board granted approval to incur a limited debt to complete their new temple. Joplin Lodge No. 335, Joplin The Board approved the sale of their old temple building upon the advice of their District Deputy Grand Master that the lodge would receive the fair market value. VanBuren Lodge No. 509, VanBuren The Board approved the purchase of lots to be used as a future site for their new temple, without the incurrence of any deht. Palestine Lodge No. 241, St. Charles The Board was consulted regards their Temple Association and advice was given to their questions. Latimer Lodge No. 145, Licking The Board approved purchase of land to be used for future new temple, without the incurrence of debt. Jefferson Lodge No. 43, Jefferson City Upon the advice of their District Deputy Grand Master that the lodge would receive the fair market value, approval was given to sell their old temple building. Paris Union Lodge No. 19, Paris The Board approved their plans for a new temple, no debt to be incurred. Humphreys Lodge No. 32, Humphreys The Board received a request to approve a new location that had already been remodeled for lodge use. Since the action had been taken prior to receiving the request, the matter was referred to our Gl"and Master for his disposition. Steele Lodge No. 634, Steele The Board granted permission and authorized the purchase of the buildings located 201 -03-05 Main Street, Steele, Missouri, a part of which was to be occupied by the lodge, without the incurrence of debt.

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Platte City Lodge No. 504 and Platte City Temple Boa?'d Inc., Platte City The Board authorized the purchase of a church building to be remodeled for lodge use and to incur a limited debt. Excelsior Lodge No. 441, Jackson The Board granted permission to remodel the kitchen facilities, without the incurrence of debt. Ingomar Lodge No. 536, Willow Springs The Board approved the purchase of a church building and the remodeling of same for lodge use, without the incurrence of debt. Hogles Creek Lodge No. 279, Wheatland The Board received notice through the Grand Secretary that the lodge had acted to dissolve their Temple Association. Ada Lodge No. 444, Orrick The Board has under consideration plans for a new temple, but awaits further information from the lodge. Members Temple Association No. 36J, Robertsville The Board has been notified by the District Deputy Grand Master that the lodge plans a new temple and we await further information. Rose Hill Lodge No. 550 and Rose Hill Temple Association, St. Louis The Board awaits further information regards request to incur a debt to air condition the temple. SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT OF THE BUILDING SUPERVISORY BOARD

Jefferson Lodge No. 4J, Jefferson City, Missouri The Board approved plans for new temple and authorized the incurrence of a limited debt. Ada Lodge No. 444, Orrick, Missouri The Board approved plans for a new temple, with no debt to be incurred.

FRED C. HEUERMANN, C. V. BUCHHOLZ,

HAROLD THORNTON, Chairman. Wor. Brother Thornton moved that the report as printed, as well as the supplement to that report, be accepted and printed in the PROCEEDINGS. The motion was seconded and carried. GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren, this is one of the working Committees of Grand Lodge, and they get a tremendous amount of correspondence. A great deal hinges upon their thoughtful consideration. They do just an outstanding job. I know that Grand Lodge is very much appreciative of it. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CHARTERED LODGES

R.W. Bro. John E. Adams, Chairman, presented the report of the Committee on Chartered Lodges.

To the Grand Lodge, A.F. 6' A.M. of Missouri: Your Committee on Chartered Lodges met in the office of the Grand Secretary, August 17, examined the lodge returns and makes the following report: Late Returns-On August I there were 124 lodges whose returns had not been received by the Grand Secretary. Section 10.050 of the Grand Lodge Constitution and By-Laws reads as follows; "The return is sent to the Grand Secretary on or before August 1." "A lodge is fined per month or a fraction

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thereof for filing their return after August I." This is not done to make a hardship on a lodge, but to enable the Grand Secretary's office, our Committee or anyone else needing to peruse these returns, to get their work completed on time, before Grand Lodge meets. On the date we met there were still 20 lodges which had not submitted their returns, they were: Lodge Nos. 19, 41, 96, 105, Ill, 121, 126, 251, 323, 324, 363, 371, 376, 459, 467, 487, 505, 554, 597, 645. Errors-There were 267 lodge returns, out of 548 lodges reporting, with so many errors they could not be used until they were corrected. We urge the secretaries to be a little more careful in the preparation of thir returns, and check them again before sending them to the Grand Secretary's office. Signatures-There were 17 lodge returns sent in without the signature of the Worshipful Master or Secretary (one or the other). Many of the lodge returns did not bear the Seal of the lodge. Raising of Candidates-There were 127 lodges which did not raise a candidate during the year, and many of them have not for several years. Attendance-Of the 548 lodges reporting, 501 lodges reported an average attendance of 25 or less per meeting. Of the 501, there were 304 lodges which reported an attendance of 15 or less per meeting. Membership-There were 299 lodges reporting a total decrease of 1,989 members, 183 lodges reported a total increase of 989 members, and 66 lodges reported the same as in 1975. Rejections-This year, the lodge returns indicate a total of 132 rejections for the degrees, which appears quite high. Dues and Fees-A recapitulation of fees for the degrees is as follows: No. of No. of Fees Lodges Fees Lodges $ 30.00 or less 6 $ 71.00 to 80.00 40 31.00 to $40.00 路 . . . . . . . . . . . .. 179 81.00 to 90.00 ......... 21 41.00 to 50.00 123 91.00 to 100.00路.............. 36 51.00 to 60.00 路 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 101.00 to 110.00 ............ 8 61.00 to 70.00 路 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 11 1.00 6 $116.00, 120.00, 161.00-1 lodge each

The dues as reflected on the returns were: Dues $ 6.00 .. 7.00 7.50 8.00 8.50 9.00 9.50 10.00 10.50 11.00 11.75 12.00 12.50 13.00

No. of Lodges . ........ 6 16 12 ............ 25

Dues $13.50 14.00 14.75 15.00 2 16.00 11 17.00 3 17.50 171 18.00 2 19.00 4 20.00 .. .. .. . 2 22.00 66 25.00 . . .. 29 26.00 ............... 6 27.00 .$6.50,8.75, 19.75,21.00,23.00,26.50,

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District Deputy Grand Master's Reports-At the time this report was made we did not find any D.D.G.M. reports for the following lodges: Fourteenth District

Callao Lodge No. 38 Fifteenth District

Palmyra Lodge No. 18 Wyaconda Lodge No. 24 St. John's Lodge No. 28 Monticello Lodge No. 58 Hannibal Lodge No. 188 La Belle Lodge No. 222 Craft Lodge No. 287 Williamstown Lodge No. 370 Philadelphia Lodge No. 502 Ewing Lodge No. 577 Twenty- Third District

Richmond Lodge No. 57 Waverly Lodge No. 61 Lexington Lodge No. 149 Ray Lodge No. 223 Higginsville Lodge No. 364 Ada Lodge No. 444 Mount Hope Lodge No. 476 Thirty-Third District UB"

Naphtali Lodge No. 25 Polar Star Lodge No. 79 Pomegranate Lodge No. 95 Paul Revere Lodge No. 330 America Lodge No. 347 Tuscan Lodge No. 360 Lambskin Lodge No. 460 Magnolia Lodge No. 626 Triangle Lodge No. 638 Benjamin Franklin Lodge No. 642

Forty- Third Dist1'ict

Hermon Lodge No. 187 Lamar Lodge No. 292 Osage Lodge No. 303 Sheldon Lodge No. 371 Schell City Lodge No. 448 Clintonville Lodge No. 482 Montevallo Lodge No. 490 Unity Lodge No. 495 Walker Lodge No. 605 Forty-Sixth District

Ava Lodge No. 26 Texas Lodge No. 177 Joppa Lodge No. 411 Forty-Seventh District Winona Lodge No. 430

Bunker Lodge No. 675 Forty-Ninth District

Ashlar Lodge No. 306 Fifty-First District

Lilbourn Lodge No. 666 Fifty-Sixth District

Neosho Lodge No. 247

It was noted on one D.D.G.M. report that he had been trying to make his official visits, but the lodges just didn't meet unless they had degree work to do, and, then on the third try, only two members showed up. This, of course, is in violation of their By-Laws. Small Lodges-We have 80 lodges with a membership of 50 members or less, 18 had an increase in members this year, 18 which stayed the same, and 44 which had a decrease. Consolidations-We had the following mergers this year, Commonwealth No. 654 merged with Missouri No.1; Wellsville No. 194 merged with Montgomery No. 246; Clifton Hill No. 161 merged with Huntsville No. 30; and Rothville No. 426 merged with Mendon No. 628. It is recommended that some thought be given to more consolidations, especially some of the smaller lodges which continue to show decreases, do not hold their meetings regularly, and do not get their reports to the Grand Secretary on time.

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Most Worshipful Grand Master, your Committee appreciates the opportunity of serving on this Committee and also wants to thank R.W. Bro. Frank A. Arnold, Grand Secretary, for his cooperation. Fraternally submitted, ROBERT E. McNEILL, M. M. OHLHAUSEN, HARLEY E. THOMAS, MAURICE E. VOTAW, JOHN E. ADAMS, Chairman. R.W. Brother Adams moved the acceptance of the report of the Committee on Chartered Lodges and that it be printed in the PROCEEDINGS. The motion was seconded and carried. GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren, there is a great deal of time involved; there is a lot of meat in this report that is of value to all of us. I want you to know, John, that we are very deeply appreciative of the work of your Committee, and I hope that it can serve a useful function for the Grand Lodge Officers and for all of us in the year ahead. GRAND LODGE DECLARED AT EASE

M.W. Grand Master Cook declared the Grand Lodge at ease for the reception of the three representatives of the Youth Organizations in Missouri. He expressed the hope that the Grand Lodge would greet them warmly and give them a feeling of really being a part of this Masonic Family. GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren, would you please greet the Grand Bethel Honored Queen of Job's Daughters of the State of Missouri, Miss Jan Jacobs; the Grand Worthy Advisor of the Order of Rainbow for Girls of the State of Missouri, Miss Betty Carson; and the State Master Councilor of the Order of DeMolay of Missouri, David E. Wilson. (Applause of greeting.) The Grand Master presented the Grand Bethel Honored Queen of Job's Daughters of the State of Missouri, Miss Jan Jacobs, and invited her to present comments to the Grand Lodge. Miss Jacobs spoke of the honor of being invited to come to the Grand Lodge. She talked about Job's Daughters in Missouri and all over the country. She told that Job's Daughters is the only organization for girls that requires all of its members to have a relationship with a Master Mason. While the Order is no part" of the Masonic Fraternity, there is a prerequisite that ties a closeness to the Masonic Order. She related that the Book of Job teaches the lesson "not to fall in despair," which shows that the Masonic ideals are imperishable. From the story of Job can be learned that patience and faith in God will result in reward. Miss Jacobs presented the poem "Youth, the Heart of the vVorld." As the representative of Job's Daughters, Miss Jacobs asked for the help and the support of Master Masons. She referred to Master Masons as "adopted Dads" and urged them to gain knowledge of the Order of Job's Daughters and to attend the meetings of the Bethels. Because of Master Masons the Order of Job's Daughters can

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exist. She expressed her thanks for the opportunity to be present and speak to the Grand Lodge. (Applause.) The Grand Master presented Miss Betty Carson, the Grand Worthy Advisor of the Order of Rainbow for Girls in Missouri. Miss Carson brought the greetings from the many Rainbow Girls of Missouri. She expressed sincere thanks to the Masonic Fraternity of Missouri for their continued support of their organization, for their help on advisory boards and acting as Dad Advisors, and for the privilege of using lodge halls as the places for their Assembly meetings. She shared with the Grand Lodge a part of the "Dedication of her term of office as Grand Worthy Advisor." Miss Carson dedicated her term to one of the greatest Rainbow lessons: Patriotism. She delivered, in a most impressive manner, her "Dedication to Patriotism." She concluded her remarks with an invitation to all to visit any Rainbow Assembly at any time. (Applause.) The Grand Master presented the Master Councilor of DeMolay of the State of Missouri, Bro. David E. Wilson. Brother Wilson spoke to the Grand Lodge from two points of view, the first being that of a DeMolay. He said that the Order of DeMolay is sponsored by the Masonic Fraternity; that DeMolays are proud to be sponsored by that group, even though there may be some who would like to see the sponsorship of DeMolay by Freemasons go by the wayside. He spoke of the appreciation for the interest in the youth that is taken by the Master Masons of the United States. Then Brother Wilson spoke from the point of view of a Master Mason. He expressed the feeling of a great many people-that the action of the Grand Lodge at the 1975 Session was the best that could ever happen to the youth of America, to the Grand Lodge of Missouri, and to himself personally. He told that he had been raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on February 17 of this year. He said he felt that there was no way he would have ever dreamed of being a Master Mason than in the promotion of the Order of DeMolay, the Order of the Rainbow for Girls, and the Order of Job's Daughters. He stated that our country is coming to a crisis point and its survival is dependent on the faith and trust placed in the youth of America and in the leaders of America, especially. He noted that many of those leaders are found in the ranks of the three Youth Organizations. The State Master Councilor concluded with "God bless the Masonic Fraternity and God bless America." (Applause.) GRAND MASTER COOK: Brother Dave, thank you very much for your very kind and thoughtful remarks, and Betty and Jan. These representatives of the organizations of young people associated with our Fraternity, I think, have made a very fine presentation, one that should reach out and touch the heart of every Master Mason in the Session. We have said time and time again that this is our future, and it becomes almost trite because we give lip service to it, rather than actual physical and mental service. I realize that there are many Master Masons in this jurisdiction who are actively involved in the support of DeMolay, Job's Daughters, and Rainbow. But there are hundreds and thousands who have evidenced no interest whatsoever, and who, in many cases, I fear, regard this as an intrusion, for some reason, upon the Fraternity. Brethren, I wish that we could learn from their

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example. They have the enthusiasm, the interest, the adventurous spirit. They have the fairness of mind. They have questioned more in recent years and done more in recent years to make all of us aware of many of our rights and privileges as citizens than we have done in a long, long time. I hope that we never lose sight of what they have contributed and what they will contribute in the future. This Fraternity is indeed fortunate to have such organizations as these, to have their interests in our activities. How proud it really should make each man here to know, as Jan said, that you are "our adopted Dad." Brethren, let's greet these young people once again, and then we will ask the R.W. Junior Grand Deacon to provide the escort for them from the Grand Lodge. (Applause.) GRAND LODGE DECLARED IN ORDER

The Grand Master called the Grand Lodge in order by the sound of the gavel. REPORT OF ELECTION OF GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

The Grand Secretary read the report of the Committee on Election of Grand Lodge Officers. Fielding A. Poe (961 votes) Scattered (1 vote)

Grand Master

Grand Master Cook announced the election of R.W. Bro. Fielding A. Poe to the office of Grand Master. Brother Poe, with a great feeling of humbleness and fervent hope for Divine guidance and with an understanding of what lies before him, accepted election. Deputy Grand Master

Dr. James A. Noland, Jr. (950 votes) Scattered (11 votes)

Grand Master Cook announced the election of R.W. Bro. James A. Noland, Jr. to the office of Deputy Grand Master. Brother Noland accepted election and thanked the Brethren. Senior Grand Warden

J. C. Montgomery, Jr. (947 votes) Scattered (14 votes)

Grand Master Cook announced the election of R.W. Bro. J. C. Montgomery, Jr. to the office of Senior Grand Warden. Brother Montgomery accept'ed election. Junior Grand Warden

Gus O. Nations (880 votes) Scattered (81 votes)

Grand Master Cook announced the election of R.W. Bro. Gus O. Nations to the office of Junior Grand 'Varden. In the absence of Brother Nations the Grand Master asked M.W. Bro. Thomas J. Davis, Jr. to accept the election for him. M.W. Brother Davis accepted the election for Brother Nations and thanked the brethren on his behalf. Grand Treasw'er

William H. Utz, Jr.路 (886 votes) . Scattered (75 votes)

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Grand Master Cook announced the election of R.W. Bro. William H. Utz, Jr. to the Office of Grand Treasurer. In the absence of Brother Utz, the Grand Master asked R.W. Bro. Cecil H. Hurt, who was acting as Grand Treasurer, to accept the election for him. Brother Hurt, knowing Brother Utz as a Grand Treasurer-a great Treasurer-and a great Mason, accepted the election for him and thanked the brethren on his behalf. The Grand Master read the report of the Committee on Election of the Grand Secretary. Gmnd Secretary

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Frank A. Arnold (885 votes) Scattered (56 votes)

Grand Master Cook announced the election of R.W. Bro. Frank A. Arnold to the office of Grand Secretary. Brother Arnold accepted election. The Grand Secretary announced another report of the Committee on Election: By the unanimous vote of the Grand Lodge, M.W. Bro. Lewis C. Wes Cook has been named immediate Past Grand Master. (Applause.) GRAND MASTER COOK: R.W. Bro. Leo E. Gash, I thank you for serving as Election Chairman. And to all the District Deputy Grand Masters who served as Tellers, thank you very much. The Grand Secretary read an announcement-an invitation-of Berkeley Lodge No. 667 for the Grand Master's Reception on Saturday, October 16; tickets and reservation slips to be available in the Lobby of the Music Hall. The Grand Master requested that Officers and all members of the Grand Lodge assemble on the front steps of the building for a picture, immediately after the close of the Session. Due to problems, the photographer had been unable to be present and take the annual group photograph at noon, as was scheduled. The Grand Master called attention to the Grand Lodge Dinner at 6:30 and the Family Night Program in the Music Hall at 8:00. GRAND LODGE CALLED FROM LABOR

The Grand Lodge was called from Labor at 4:00 p.m. R.W. Bro. Grand Chaplain Bryan J. Packer offered prayer. MISSOURI LODGE OF RESEARCH

Missouri Lodge of Research held the Annual Communication after the close of the session of the Grand Lodge, in the Grand Ballroom, Hotel Radisson Muehlebach. MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1976 6:30 P.M.

Grand Lodge Dinner for all Master Masons and their ladies, Imperial Ballroom, Hotel Radisson Muehlebach. 7:45 to 8:00 P.M.

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8:00 P.M. Open Meeting-The Music Hall All Master Masons, families, and friends are invited. M.W. Grand Master Lewis C. Wes Cook presiding. ENTERTAINMENT

"A BICENTENNIAL路MASONIC MUSICAL SALUTE" The ARARATS of Ararat Shrine Temple

Tuesday Morning September 28, 1976 ORGAN SELECTIONS Duane M. Smith, Organist

CALL TO LABOR

The Grand Lodge was called to Labor at 9:00 a.m. R.W. Bro. Grand Chaplain Carl L. Radford offered prayer. REPORT OF THE GRAND SECRETARY

R.W. Bro. Frank A. Arnold stated that the major part of the report of the Grand Secretary was printed and included in the booklet, "Reports of Officers and Committees." He presented a Supplemental Report containing two Dispensations, two Special Orders of Healing, one Consent, an adjustment of the statistical figures of membership, and a report of results on the IS-year-old law adopted by the Grand Lodge in 1975. To the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri: My BROTHERS: You have entrusted me with the responsibilities of keeping the records, taking care of correspondence, acting as the means of communication among all elements of our Fraternity, receiving all the moneys due and paying them out on proper authority, and performing services of every nature for subordinate lodges and brothers and those who with good reason make inquiries and requests. I submit for your information the report of the business of the Grand Lodge transacted by the Grand Secretary and the staff of the Grand Lodge Office toward the accomplishment of the extensive duties prescribed by law and accepted by practice. I am sincerely grateful to the members of the Grand Lodge of Missouri for the opportunity to serve in the Office of Grand Secretary. All the activities of the year 1975-76 have been important additions to the record of my associations with the officers of the Grand Lodge and the more than 100,000 brothers affiliated with Masonic lodges of Missouri. I thank all for every kindness and understanding and attention. COMMISSIONS TO DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS

Commissions were issued to the 65 District Deputy Grand Masters appointed by Grand Master Lewis C. Wes Cook-one was named as the replacement for an original appointee who resigned and one as the replacement for an original appointee who died. CERTIFICATES TO DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND LECTURERS

Certificates were issued to the 66 District Deputy Grand Lecturers appointed by Grand Lecturer Stanton T. Brown-one was named to fill a vacancy by resignation.

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IDENTIFICATION CARDS

Identification cards for the year 1975-76, which certified the holders as officers of the Grand Lodge, were issued to the Grand Lodge Officers, the District Deputy Grand Masters, and the District Deputy Grand Lecturers. Most Worshipful Past Grand Masters received the identification cards for the year 1975-76, bearing the signature of M.W. Grand Master Lewis C. Wes Cook, that certified service to the Grand Lodge of Missouri as Most Worshipful Grand Master with the respective years of their terms entered. CONSOLIDATION AND MERGER OF LODGES

Commonwealth Lodge No. 654 at St. Louis, Missouri, consolidated with and merged into Missouri Lodge No. 1 at St. Louis, Missouri. Missouri Lodge No. I voted on the proposition on June 19, 1975; Commonwealth Lodge No. 654 voted on the proposition on October 2, 1975. The Grand Lodge at the 154th Annual Communication in September, 1975, carried the motion that permitted the consolidation of the two lodges under the name "Missouri-Commonwealth Lodge No.1, A.F. & A.M." The Charter and the Seal of Commonwealth Lodge No. 654 were received in the Grand Lodge Office on October 3, 1975. Wellsville Lodge No. 194 at Wellsville, Missouri, consolidated with and merged into Montgomery Lodge No. 246 at Montgomery City, Missouri. Wellsville Lodge voted on the proposition on November 25, 1975; Montgomery Lodge No. 246 voted on the proposition on December 22, 1975. The Charter and the Seal of Wellsville Lodge No. 194 were received in the Grand Lodge Office on January 16, 1976. GRAND REPRESENTATIVES

M.W. Grand Master Lewis C. Wes Cook recommended that Master Masons of Missouri lodges be commissioned Grand Representatives of other Grand Lodges near the Grand Lodge of Missouri, as follows: Robert F. Burian-Purity Lodge No. 658 at Creve Coeur-"Cosmos" del Estado de Chihuahua (Mexico) Robert L. Harder-Kirkwood Lodge No. 484 at Kirkwood-Santa Catarina (Brazil) Richard L. Thompson-Camden Point Lodge No. 169 at Camden Point-Saskatchewan Joseph s. VanDolah-Gate City Lodge No. 522 at Kansas City-South Carolina

Grand Master Cook accepted the recommendation of the Grand Lodge of Tennessee and appointed M.W. Bro. James P. Buck, Grand Master 197677, as Grand Representative of Missouri near the Grand Lodge of Tennessee. The Certificate of Commission was issued for presentation. SPECIAL ORDERS OF HEALING

Prairie Lodge No. 55 at Gilman City M.W. Grand Master Lewis C. Wes Cook determined that the irregularities relative to the conferral of the Entered Apprentice Degree on C. Edmund Davison occurred through no fault of the brother.

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M.'V'. Grand Master Cook caused the candidate-C. Edmund Davisonto be healed, in accordance with Section 13.140 of the Constitution and ByLaws. By the Order of Healing, Bro. C. Edmund Davison became entitled to advance in Freemasonry and to receive the Degrees of Fellow Craft and Master Mason, as provided by Section 13. 110.

WaveTly Lodge No. 66 at Waverly M.W. Grand Master Lewis C. Wes Cook determined that the irregularities relative to the actions of Waverly Lodge No. 61 on the petition of Bro. Melvin Glenn Wilson for reinstatement to good standing after suspension for nonpayment of dues occurred through no fault of the brother. M.W. Grand Master Cook caused the brother-Melvin Glenn '"\Tilson-to be healed, in accordance with Section 13.140 of the Constitution and ByLaws. By the Order of Bealing, Bro. Melvin Glenn Wilson was reinstated to good standing as a :Master Mason of Waverly Lodge No. 61 as of June 17, 1975. DISPENSATIONS

By order of M.W. Grand Master Lewis C. Wes Cook, dispensations were issued for the dedication of halls and sites for Masonic use, as follows: October 13, 1975, to John B. Jones, District Deputy Grand Master, District 54, for dedicating the high school auditorium at Sparta, Missouri, for Masonic use, where Sparta Lodge No. 296 will hold the Communication of Friday, October 24, 1975, when the Bicentennial Degree Team of the Clowns of Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Temple will confer the Master Mason Degree on a proficient Fellow Craft. October 28, 1975, to L. Dodson Blackmore, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master, District 29, for dedication of the place in the Clarence Cannon Public School at Elsberry, where New Hope Lodge No. 199 will hold Open Installation of Officers on Saturday, November 15, 1975, for Masonic use. October 30, 1975, to Ralph J. Shafer, District Deputy Grand Master, District 38, for dedication of room in Methodist Church at Lebanon for Masonic use, where Laclede Lodge No. 83 will hold a Table Lodge of Instruction on Saturday, November 15, 1975. November 13, 1975, to L. Dodson Blackmore, Jr., District Deputy Grand Master, District 29, for dedicating the Moscow Mills Community Center for Masonic use, where Moscow Lodge No. 558 will hold a Special Communication on November 22, 1975, for the purpose of the Masonic Occasion of Open Installation of Officers. February 12, 1976, to Walter L. Walker, M.W. Past Grand Master, for convening the Grand Lodge of Missouri in the hall of Joplin Lodge No. 335 at Joplin, Missouri, for the purpose of dedicating the new hall of Joplin Lodge for Masonic use on Saturday afternoon, March 13, 1975. March 21, 1976, to Harold J. Richardson, District Deputy Grand Master, District 6, for the dedication of the room of the school building at Sheridan, Missouri, where Defiance Lodge No. 88 will meet in Special Communication on April 17, 1976 (or on any other date as may be set) , for the conferral on the Master Mason Degree by the Bicentennial Degree Team of East Gate Travelers Club. March 28, 1976, to Donald V. Benson, District Deputy Grand Master, District 27, for dedicating the Auxvasse Community Hall at Auxvasse, Missouri, for Masonic use, where Shamrock Lodge No. 585 will meet for Stated and Special Communications on a temporary basis. June 5, 1976, to LeRoyE. Smith, R.W. District Deputy Grand Master, District I,

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for dedicatio~ of outdoor site in a rock quarry about ten miles south of Memphis for Masonic use, where Memphis Lodge will meet in Special Communication. September 1, 1976, to Frank A. Arnold, Grand Secretary, for opening a Specific Communication of the Grand Lodge in the hall of Mountain View Lodge No. 637 at Mountain View and conducting the Ceremony of Dedication of the New Hall of Ingomar Lodge No. 536 at Willow Springs for Masonic use on Friday, September 3, 1976.

By order of Grand Master Cook, dispensations that authorized the transaction of specific matters of lodge business were issued, as follows: October 6, 1975, to Philip L. Clark, Worshipful Master of Missouri Lodge No.1 at St. Louis, for holding the Annual Election of the Officers of Missouri Lodge No. I at the Stated Communication of the third Thursday of October, October 16, 1975, in accordance with Section 8.080. October 13, 1975, to Bobbie J. Bonner, Worshipful Master of Grain Valley Lodge No. 644 at Grain Valley, for holding the Open Installation of Officers on Sunday evening, December .7, 1975, at 8:00 p.m. October 13, 1975, to Donald H. Roller, Worshipful Master of Sparta Lodge No. 296 at Sparta, Missouri, for holding the Communication of Sparta Lodge No. 296 of Friday, October 24, 1975, in the high school auditorium after the place has been dedicated for Masonic use by R.W. Bro. John B. Jones, District Deputy Grand Master of the 54th District. October 28, 1975, to Frank P. Lesinski, Sr., Worshipful Master of Euclid Lodge No. 505, for holding a Special Communication of Euclid Lodge No. 505 on Saturday afternoon, November 1, 1975, at 1:00 p.m., in Kirkwood Masonic Temple for the purpose of opening the lodge preparatory to the Ceremony of Dedication of the new Crestwood-Euclid Masonic Temple for Masonic use. October 28, 1975, to Neal K. Moore, Worshipful Master of New Hope Lodge No. 199, for holding a Special Communication of New Hope Lodge for the purposc of Open Installation of Officers on Saturday, November 15, 1975, in the Clarence Cannon Public School at Elsberry, after the place has been dedicated for Masonic

lise. Octobcr 30, 1975, to Eugene M. Clay, Worshipful Master of Laclede Lodge No. 83, for holding a Table Lodge of Instruction in a room of the Methodist Church at Lebanon, after the place has been dedicated for Masonic use. November 6, 1975, to Neal K. Moore, Worshipful Master of New Hope Lodge No. 199, for holding the Annual Election of Officers of New Hope Lodge No. 199 at the Stated Communication of the second Thursday of November, November 13, 1975, since the lodge did not elect officers at the time set by the By-Laws, the second Thursday of October, even though the lodge was opened {or the Stated Communication. November n, 1975, to Howard L. Sullivan, Worshipful Master of Fulton Lodge No. 48, for holding a Special Communication of Fulton Lodge No. 48 on Sunday afternoon, November 16, 1975, preparatory to the Masonic Occasion of the Grand Lodge Ceremony of Laying the Cornerstone of the new Preston B. McCall Memorial Temple. November 13, 1975, to Walter R. Merrill, Worshipful Master of Moscow Lodge No. 558, for holding a Special Communication of Moscow Lodge No. 558 on Saturday, November 22, 1975, at the Moscow Mills Community Center for the purpose of the Masonic Occasion of Open Installation of Officers, after the place has been dedicated for Masonic use. November 13, 1975, to Carl P. Brown, Worshipful Master of Arnold Lodge No.

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673, for holding a Special Communication of Arnold Lodge No. 673 on Saturday, November 29, 1975, in the hall of Herculaneum Lodge No. 338 at HCfculaneum for the Masonic Occasion of Installation of Officers. November 14, 1975, to Donald E. Jenks, Worshipful Master of Platte City Lodge No. 504, for holding a Special Communication of Platte City Lodge No. 504 on Saturday, November 29, 1975, in the hall of Weston Lodge No. 53 at Weston (or the Masonic Occasion of Open Installation of Officers. November 15, 1975, to Harold W. Chapman, Worshipful Master of West Gate Lodge No. 445, for holding a Special Communication of West Gate Lodge No. 445 at Webster Groves Masonic Temple for the Masonic Occasion of Installation of Officers on Saturday, November 29, 1975. December 2, 1975, to Robert D. Titus, Worshipful Master of Wentzville Lodge No. 46, for holding a Special Communication of Wentzville Lodge No. 46 on Sunday afternoon, November 23, 1975, for the Masonic Occasion of Installation of Officers. December 2, 1975, to Phillip G. Elam, Worshipful Master of Freedom Lodge No. 636, for conferring the Degrees of Masonry on Wayne Andrew Medlin, who has been duly elected, under the personal supervision of the Grand Lecturer, or of a Master Mason specially deputed by him, in accordance with Section 13.110. December 2, 1975, to Ray E. Dees, Worshipful Master, Paul Revere Lodge No. 330, for conferring the Degrees of Masonry on Marvin Jay Meier, who has been duly elected, under the personal supervision of the Grand Lecturer, or of a Master Mason specially deputed by him, in accordance with Section 13.110. December 2, 1975, to Paul B. Andrew, Worshipful Master of Grandview Lodge No. 618, for holding a Special Communication of Grandview Lodge No. 618 on Sunday afternoon, December 7, 1975, for the Masonic Occasion of Open Installation of Officers. December 3, 1975, to Eldon B. Denison, Worshipful Master, Trenton Lodge No. Ill, for holding Stated and Special Communications of Trenton Lodge No. 11 I in the hall of Laredo Lodge No. 253 at Laredo, Missouri, for such period of time as may be necessary, until the hall of Trenton Lodge can be restored to good con路 dition after the damage by fire. December 5, 1975, to Veston L. Southerland, Worshipful Master of Neosho Lodge No. 247, for conferring the Degrees of Masonry on Charles Gilbert Green, who has been duly elected, in accordance with Section 13.1 10, under the personal direction of the Grand Lecturer, or of a Master Mason specially deputed by him. December 20, 1975, to Raymond Wood, Worshipful Master, Joppa Lodge No. 41 I, for holding the Annual Election of Officers at the Stated Communication of the first Thursday of January, January 8, 1976, in accordance with Section 8.080. January 20, 1976, to Donald R. Wagner, Worshipful Master of Bridgeton Lodge No. 80, for conferring of remaining Degrees of Freemasonry on Entered Apprentice Richard P. Compton in accordance with Section 13.110, under the personal direction of the Grand Lecturer, or of a Master Mason specially deputed by him. March 3, 1976, to Wilbert W. Burton, Past Master of Rolla Lodge No. 213, (or conducting the Election of Officers to fill the vacancies in all principal stations at the Stated Communication of March 3, 1976 in accordance with Section 8.160. March 5, 1976, to William H. Korhammer, Worshipful Master of Webster Groves Lodge No. 84, for the taking of another ballot on the Petition of Steven Edward Sleeman for the Degrees of Masonry at the Stated Communication of the fourth Tuesday of March, March 23, 1976, in accordance with Section 14.100. Notice of the new ballot must be given to all resident members. March 21, 1976, to Leon C. Parman, Worshipful Master of Defiance Lodge No. 88 at Sheridan, Missouri, for holding a Special Communication of Defiance Lodge No. 88 on April 17, 1976 (or on any other date arranged), in the place in the

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school building, after the place has been dedicated for Masonic usc, for the Conferral of the Degree of Master Mason by the Bicentennial Degree Team of East Gate Travellers Club. March 28, 1976, to Jacob F. Seiler, Worshipful Master of Branson Lodge No. 587, for holding a Special Communication of Branson Lodge No. 587 in the new Memorial Fieldhouse of the School of the Ozarks, which place has been previously dedicated for Masonic use, on July 24, 1976, when the Degree of Master Mason will be conferred on a proficient Fellow Craft by the Grand Master's Bicentennial Degree Team of the East Gate Travelers Club. March 28, 1976, to Floyd E. Eberhart, Worshipful Master of Prairie Lodge No. 556 at Gilman City, for Conferral of Degree of Fellow Craft and Degree of Master Mason on Bro. C. Edmund Davison in accordance with Section 13.110. The degrees to be conferred under the supervision of the Grand Lecturer, or of a Master Mason specially deputed by him. March 28, 1976, to Darrel G. Knipp, Worshipful Master of Shamrock Lodge No. 585 at Auxvasse, Missouri, for holding Stated and Special Communications of Shamrock Lodge No. 585 in the Auxvasse Community Hall, on a temporary basis until arrangements can be made for a permanent meeting place, after the Auxvasse Community Hall has been dedicated for Masonic use. March 28, 1976, to Charles H. Daume, Jr., Worshipful Master of Mystic Tie Lodge No. 221, for holding a Special Communication of Mystic Tie Lodge No. 221 on June 26, 1976, at the outdoor site located on the farm of Wor. Bro. Hubert C. Bollinger, which place has been previously dedicated for Masonic usc. March 30, 1976, to Malcolm E. Marriott, Worshipful Master of Mt. Washington Lodge No. 614 at Independence, for Conferral of the Degrees of Masonry on William Howard Blankenship, who has been duly elected, in accordance with Section 13.110. The degrees are to be conferred under the supervision of the Grand Lecturer, or of a Master Mason specially deputed by him. April 21, 1976, to Harry O. Joiner, Worshipful Master of Algabil Lodge No. 544 at St. Louis, for holding a Communication of Algabil Lodge No. 544 at America Masonic Temple on Friday evening, April 23, 1976, under the conditions as follows: A quorum of members of Algabil Lodge shall be present, officers and members of Algabil Lodge must open and close the lodge in regular order, officers and members of Algabil Lodge shall serve for the transaction of business. April 25, 1976, to Robert E. Dawson, Worshipful Master of Strafford Lodge No. 608, for holding a Special Communication of Strafford Lodge at the outdoor site on the farm of Bro. Tom Comstock on June 26, 1976. The place having been previously dedicated for Masonic use by R.W. Bro. J. Edward Blinn in 1972. May 26, 1976, to Ross A. Rutherford, Worshipful Master of Saxton Lodge No. 508 at St. Joseph, Missouri, for conferring of Master Mason Degree on Bro. Keith L. Donaldson, in accordance with Section 13.1 10 and under the supervision of the Grand Lecturer or of a Master Mason specially deputed by him. May 26, 1976, to Robert Sharp, Worshipful Master of Temple Lodge No. 299 at Kansas City, Missouri, for holding a Special Communication of Temple Lodge No. 299 on Saturday, June 5, 1976, beginning at 8:00 a.m. in the Scottish Rite Temple at 1330 Linwood Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri, for the purpose of conferring the Master Mason Degree on proficient Fellow Crafts of Temple Lodge, under the conditions as follows: 1. The Charter of Temple Lodge must be displayed in front of the Master's Station

in the room where Temple Lodge meets. 2. Temple Lodge must be opened in regular order, with its officers and members filling the stations. 3. Temple Lodge will confer the Degree of Master Mason on its own proficient

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Fellow Crafts, with the Bicentennial Degree Team of East Gate Travelers Club conferring the Second Section of the Third Degree on one candidate. Temple Lodge must deliver the Lecture and the Charge of the Third Degree for its newly raised Master Masons, in compliance with the ritual of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. Temple Lodge may not confer the Degree of Master Mason on any Fellow Craft as fraternal courtesy to other lodges of the II th, 21st, 22nd, 59th Districts. Courtesy Degree Work for any lodges outside the lith, 21st, 22nd, and 59th Districts must be approved by the Grand Master. Officers and members of Temple Lodge are not to engage in or permit solicitation of candidates for any appendant Masonic-related organizations. Temple Lodge shall prohibit the display of such hats, caps, badges, and such other means of obvious identification with other Masonic-related organizations, except those as are a part of Scottish Rite Temple and might normally be expected in the building as a part of the decoration of the structure. Temple Lodge must be closed in regular order, with its officers and members filling the stations. This Dispensation is to be read in full immediately after the ritualistic opening of the lodge.

May 26, 1976, to Joseph S. VanDolah, Worshipful Master of Gate City Lodge No. 522 at Kansas City, Missouri, for holding a Special Communication of Gate City Lodge No. 522 on Saturday, June 5, 1976, beginning at 8:00 a.m., in the Scottish Rite Temple at 1330 Linwood Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri, for the purpose of conferring the Master Mason Degree of proficient Fellow Crafts of Gate City Lodge, under the conditions as follows: 1. The Charter of Gate City Lodge must be displayed in front of the Master's

Station in the room where Gate City Lodge meets. 2. Gate City Lodge must be opened in regular order, with its officers and members filling the stations. 3. Gate City Lodge will confer the Degree of Master Mason on its own proficient Fellow Crafts, with the Bicentennial Degree Team of East Gate Travelers Club conferring the Second Section on one candidate. 4. Gate City Lodge must deliver the Lecture and the Charge of the Third Degree for the newly raised Master Masons in compliance with the ritual of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. 5. Gate City Lodge may not confer the Degree of Master Mason on any Fellow Craft as fraternal courtesy to other lodges of the 11 th, 21st, 22nd, 59th Districts. Courtesy Degree Work for any lodge outside the 11 th, 21st, 22nd, and 59th Districts must be approved by the Grand Master. 6. Officers and members of Gate City Lodge are not to engage in or permit solicitation of candidates for any appendant Masonic-related organizations. 7. Gate City Lodge shall prohibit the display of such hats, caps, badges, and such other means of obvious identification with other Masonic-related organizations, except those as are a part of the Scottish Rite Temple and might normally be expected in the building as a part of the decoration of the structure. 8. Gate City Lodge must be closed in regular order, with its officers and members filling the stations. . 9. This Dispensation is to be read in full immediately after the ritualistic opening of the lodge. May 26, 1976. to Robert K. Lynn, Worshipful Master of Raytown Lodge No. 391 at Raytown, Missouri, for holding a Special Communication of Raytown Lodge No.

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391 on Saturday, June 5, 1976, beginning at 8:00 a.m., in the Scottish Rite Temple at 1330 Linwood Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri for the purpose of conferring the Master Mason Degree on proficient Fellow Crafts of Raytown Lodge, under the conditions as follows: 1. The Charter of Raytown Lodge must be displayed in front of the Master's Station in the room where Raytown Lodge meets. 2. Raytown' Lodge must be opened in regular order, with its officers and members filling the stations. 3. Raytown Lodge will confer the Master Mason Degree on its own proficient Fellow Crafts, with the Bicentennial Degree Team of East Gate Travelers Club conferring the Second Section on one candidate of Raytown Lodge. 4. Raytown Lodge must deliver the Lecture ,and the Charge of the Master Mason Degree for the newly raised Master Masons, in accordance with the l'itual of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. 5. Raytown Lodge may not confer the Degree of Master on any Fellow Craft as fraternal courtesy to other lodges of the II th, 21 st, 22nd, 59th Districts. Courtesy _Degree Work for any lodge outside the lIth, 21 st, 22nd, and 59th Districts must be approved by the Grand Master. 6. Officers and members of Raytown Lodge are not to participate in or permit solicitation of candidates for any appendant Masonic-related organization. 7. Raytown Lodge shall prohibit the display of such hats, caps, badges and such other means of obvious identification with other l\1asonic-related organizations, except those as are a part of the Scottish Rite Temple and might normally be expected in the building as a part of the decoration of the structure. 8. Raytown Lodge must be closed in regular order, with its officers and members filling the stations. 9. This Dispensation is to be read in full immediately after the ritualistic opening of the lodge. May 26, 1976, to John S. Deason, Jr., Worshipful Master of Parma Lodge No. 650 at Parma, Missouri. for the taking of a new ballot on the petition of James Lee Norris for the Degrees of Masonry at the next Stated Communication after receiving this Dispensation in accordance with Section 14~100. Notice of the new ballot must be given to all resident members. June 5, 1976, to Cletus Herbert Faircloth, Worshipful Master of Samaritan Lodge No. 424 at Bonne Terre, for participation in a parade planned by the Bonne Terre Bicentennial Committee on July 3, 1976-the lodge to have a float and the members to wear Aprons----subject to the conditions set forth in the letter of the Grand Master attached to the Dispensation Form. June 5, 1976, to William Triplett, Worshipful Master of Memphis Lodge No. 16 at Memphis, Missouri, for holding a Special Communication of Memphis Lodge No. 16 at the outdoor site in a rock quarry about ten miles south of Memphis, after the place has been dedicated for Masonic use by R.W. Bro. LeRoy E. Smith, District Deputy Grand Master, District I. June 8, 1976, to Charles W. Fletcher, Worshipful Master of Fulton Lodge No. 48, for holding a Special Communication of Fulton Lodge on Sunday afternoon, June 20, 1976, preparatory to the Grand Lodge Ceremony of Dedication of the New Hall of Fulton Lodge. June 16, 1976, to George E. Hampton, Worshipful Master of Southwest Lodge No. 466 at Southwest City, Missouri, for holding a Special Communication of Southwest Lodge No. 466 on Saturday, August 7, 1976, at the outdoor site which has been previously inspected, approved, and dedicated for Masonic use, for the purpose of

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conferring the Master Mason Degree on a proficient Fellow Craft. The Degree to be conferred by the Bicentennial Degree Team of Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Temple at Springfield. June 18, 1976, to David R. Sperber, Worshipful Master of Clifton Heights Lodge No. 520 at St. Louis, Missouri, for holding a Special Communication of Clifton Heights Lodge No. 520 on Saturday, August 28, 1976, at Meridian Masonic Temple for the purpose of Open Installation of Officers. June 18, 1976, to George R. Johnson, R.W. District Deputy Grand Lecturer, District II, for participation by Liberty Lodge No. 31 at Liberty, Missouri, in a parade in observance of the Bicentennial of the United States-the lodge to have a float and the members to wear Aprons-subject to the conditions set forth in the letter of the Grand Master attached to the Dispensation Form. June 21, 1976, to Wayne L. Drake, Worshipful Master of Clarence Lodge No. 662 at Clarence, Missouri, for holding a Special Communication of Clarence Lodge No. 662 on Sunday afternoon, July 18, 1976, preparatory to the Grand Lodge Ceremony of Laying the Cornerstone of the Clarence Nursing Home. June 21, 1976, to George Simmons, Worshipful Master of East Gate Lodge No. 630 at Kansas City, Missouri, for conferring the Degrees of Masonry on Michael Wesley Hanna, who has been duly elected, in accordance with Section 13.110. The degrees to be conferred under the direction of the Grand Lecturer, or of a Master Mason specially deputed by him. June 24, 1976, to Ronald D. David, Worshipful Master of New London Lodge No. 307 at New London, Missouri, for participation by New London Lodge No. 307 in a parade in observance of the Bicentennial of the United States-the lodge to have a float and the members to wear Aprons-subject to the conditions set forth in the letter of the Grand Master attached to the Dispensation Form. August 17, 1976, to William K. Welch, Worshipful Master of Platte City Lodge No. 504 at Platte City, Missouri, for holding a Special Communication of Platte City Lodge No. 504 on Sunday, August 29, 1976, preparatory to the Specific Communication of the Grand Lodge for the purpose of conducting the Ceremony of Dedication of the New Hall of Platte City Lodge for Masonic use. August 17, 1976, to George E. Allen, Worshipful Master of Hamilton Lodge No. 224 at Hamilton, Missouri, for holding a Special Communication of Hamilton Lodge No. 224 on Sunday, August 29, 1976, preparatory to the Specific Communication of the Grand Lodge for the purpose of conducting the Ceremony of Dedication of the New Hall of Hamilton Lodge for Masonic use. August 26, 1976, to Etcyl Dee Smith, Worshipful Master of Ingomar Lodge No. 536 at Willow Springs, Missouri, for holding Stated and Special Communications of Ingomar Lodge No. 536 in the hall of Mountain View Lodge No. 637 at Mountain View, Missouri, for such duration as may be necessary until the new meeting place of Ingomar Lodge has been completed and officially dedicated for Masonic use. CONSENTS AND PERMISSIONS

M.W. Grand Master Lewis C. Wes Cook granted consent and expressed his permission on various propositions and requests pertaining to the operation and the activities of Subordinate Lodges of Missouri, according to the requirements of the Grand Lodge (Section 15.070, Section 21.100, Section 21.110) . October 1, 1975, to Wor. Bro. Paul B. Andrew for a Table Lodge of Instruction on Saturday, October 11, 1975. October 8, 1975, to 'Vor. Bro. William L. Weiss for a Table Lodge of Instruction on Thursday, October 30, 1975, at the hall of Berkeley Lodge 1':0. 667.

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October 28, 1975, to ~1arlborough Lodge No. 569 to receive the Petition for ReAffiliation of Bro. Roy D. Roddis, a nonresident of Missouri who lives in the State of California and who is a Master Mason of Weber Lodge No.6 at Ogden, Utah. October 28, 1975, to Shaveh Lodge No. 646 to receive the Petition for the Degrees of Masonry of John Michael Ismail, a nonresident of Missouri who lives at Belleville, Illinois. October 28, 1975, to Magnolia Lodge No. 626 to host Henry Barnes Lodge No. 607 at Dayton, Kentucky, for a fraternal visit on Saturday, November 8, 1975, when Henry Barnes Lodge will confer the Degree of Master Mason on their proficient Fellow Craft, using Kentucky ritual. November 13, 1975, to Fulton Lodge No. 48 to receive the Petition for Re路Affiliation of Bro. Edward E. O'Haver, a nonresident of Missouri who lives at Whittier, California. November 13, 1975, to Waynesville Lodge No. 375 to receive the Petition for the Degrees of Masonry of Danny Joe Krebs, a nonresident of Missouri who claims Sterling, Colorado, as his residence of record. November 13, 1975, to Waynesville Lodge No. 375 to receive the Petition for the Degrees of Masonry of Shelby Gene Allen, a nonresident of Missouri who claims Liberty, Kentucky, as his residence of record. December 2, 1975, to St. Mark's Lodge No. 93 to make a fraternal visit to Anna Lodge No. 520 at Anna, Illinois, on Saturday, December 6, 1975, and to confer the Degree of Master Mason on proficient Fellow Craft Rodney Bruce Vick in the hall of Anna Lodge, using Missouri ritual. December 8, 1975, to Berkeley Lodge No. 667 to march in procession on Sunday, December 7, 1975. January 13, 1976, to Wor. Bro. William L. Weiss for a Table Lodge of Instruction on Thursday, January 29, 1976, at the hall of Kirkwood Lodge No. 484. February 7, 1976, to the Grand Master's Bicentennial Degree Team of the Travelers Club of East Gate Lodge No. 630 at Kansas City, Missouri, to make a fraternal visit on August 7, 1976, and to confer the Master Mason Degree during the Annual Ninnescah Valley Moonlight Meeting at the keel pit near the Cheney, Kansas, Fairgrounds. February 7, 1976, to Carterville Lodge No. 401 to entertain the Oklahoma Indian Degree Team during the Carterville Lodge George Washington Day Celebration, when the Indian Degree Team will confer the Master Mason Degree on a proficient Fellow Craft of an Oklahoma Lodge, using Oklahoma ritual. February 10, 1976, to Ferguson Lodge No. 542 to host Franklin Lodge No. 25 at Alton, Illinois, for a fraternal visit on April 2, 1976, when Franklin Lodge will confer the Master Mason Degree on their proficient Fellow Craft, using Illinois ritual. February 10, 1976, to Ferguson Lodge No. 542 to make a fraternal visit to Normal Lodge No. 673 at Normal, Illinois, on April 3, 1976, when Ferguson Lodge will confer the Master Mason Degree on their proficient Fellow Craft in the hall of Normal Lodge, using Missouri ritual. February 25, 1976, to Shaveh Lodge No. 646 to make fraternal visit to Granite City Lodge No. 877 at Granite City, Illinois, on Saturday, March 6, 1976, when Shaveh Lodge No. 646 will confer the Degree of Fellow Craft on their proficient Entered Apprentice in the hall of Granite City Lodge, using Missouri ritual. March 2, 1976, to Swope Park Lodge No. 617 to host Wyandotte Lodge No.3 at Kansas City, Kansas, for a fraternal visit on April 22, 1976, when Wyandotte Lodge No.3 will confer the Degree of Master Mason on their proficient Fellow Craft in the hall of Swope Park Lodge, using Kansas ritual. March 15, 1976, to Berkeley Lodge No. 667 to receive the Petition for the Degrees of Delbert Roy Kueker, a nonresident of Missouri who lives at Collinsville, Illinois.

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March 21, 1976, to Bridgeton Lodge No. 80 to host O'Fallon Lodge No. 576 at O'Fallon, Illinois, for a fraternal visit on April 8, 1976, when O'Fallon Lodge will confer the Degree of Fellow Craft on their proficient Entered Apprentice in the hall of Bridgeton Lodge, using Illinois ritual. March 28, 1976, to Mizpah Lodge No. 639 to make a fraternal visit to Berea Lodge No. 617 at Berea, Kentucky, on May I, 1976, when Mizpah Lodge will confer the Degree of Entered Apprentice on their duly elected candidate in the hall of Berea Lodge, using Missouri ritual. April 19, 1976, to Wor. Bro. William L. Weiss for a Table Lodge of Instruction on Thursday, April 29, 1976, in Kirkwood Masonic Temple. April 21, 1976, to S1. Mark's Lodge No. 93 to host Anna Lodge No. 520 at Anna, Illinois, for a fraternal visit on Saturday, May I, 1976, when Anna Lodge will examine their Fellow Craft in that Degree and will confer the Degree of Master Mason on their proficient Fellow Craft in the hall of Saint Mark's Lodge, using Illinois ritual. April 27, 1976, to Waynesville Lodge No. 375 to receive the Petition for the Degrees of Carl William Odell, a nonresident of Missouri who claims Bicknell, Indiana, as his residence of record. June 5, 1976, to County Line Lodge No. 373 at County Line, Arkansas, to receive the Petition for the Degrees of Eldon Dean Goodwin, a resident of Missouri in the jurisdiction of Bayou Lodge No. 365 at Bakersfield, Missouri, and over whom Bayou Lodge has waived jurisdiction. July 7, 1976, to George \Vashington Lodge No.9 to make a fraternal visit to Home Lodge No. 342 at Fort Wayne, Indiana, on October 2, 1976, when Home Lodge No. 342 will confer the Master Mason Degree on their proficient Fellow Craft, using Indiana ritual. July 28, 1976, to R.W. Bro. Robert D. Terry to install the officers of Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 51 at Hillsboro, Illinois, using Illinois ritual, with the concurrence of R.W. Deputy Grand Master Fielding A. Poe. August 8, 1976, to Excelsior Lodge No. 441 to host Bethel Grove Lodge No. 745 at Memphis, Tennessee, for a fraternal visit on August 14, 1976, when Bethel Grove Lodge will confer the Degree of Master Mason on their proficient Fellow Craft, using Tennessee ritual. August 15, 1976, to Dexter Lodge No. 532 to host Roosevelt Lodge No. 510 at Pontiac, Michigan, for a fraternal visit on September 18, 1976, when Roosevelt Lodge will confer the Degree of Master Mason on their proficient Fellow Craft, using Michigan ritual. August 17, 1976, to West Gate Lodge No. 445 to receive the Petition for the Degrees of Sylvester Martin, a nonresident of Missouri who lives at Cahokia, Illinois. August 24, 1976, to Palmyra Lodge No. 18 to receive the Petition for Affiliation of Bro. Fred A. Helm, a nonresident of Missouri who lives in the State of Illinois and who is a Master Mason of Delaware Lodge No. 96 at Kansas City, Kansas. August 31, 1976, to Paul Revere Lodge No. 330 to receive the Petition for the Degrees of David Kent Isbell, a nonresident of Missouri who lives at Granite City, Illinois. August 31, 1976, to Edina Lodge No. 291 to host a Lodge at Muscatine, Iowa, for a fraternal visit at a Special Communication to be held during the first week of October, 1976, when the Iowa lodge will confer the Degree of Master Mason on their proficient Fellow Craft in the hall of Edina Lodge, using Iowa ritual, with the concurrence of R.W. Deputy Grand Master Fielding A. Poe. CERTIFICATES AND CARDS FOR RITUAL PROFICIENCY

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ficiency or Candidates' Lectures (Subdivision I), and cards were issued to Authorized Instructors (Subdivision II) of the Certificate Plan of the Committee on Ritual, in accordance with the Reports of Examining Committees. SUBDIVISION 11-2 SUBDIVISION I Originals First Renewals Second Renewals . . . . . . . .. Third Renewals Fourth Renewals ............. Fifth Renewals . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Sixth Renewals Seventh Renewals Eighth Renewals ............. Ninth Renewals Tenth Renewals. . ............. Eleventh Renewals SUBDIVISION II-PART

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The names of the Master Masons whose applications were approved during the year J ul y I, 1975-J une 30, 1976 are included in the report of the Committee on Ritual. COURTESIES

Lodges of Missouri accommodated 92 lodges of other Grand Jurisdictions and performed fraternal services. The requests for fraternal courtesies were received through the offices of Grand Secretaries, respectively, and transmitted to Missouri lodges. Subordinate lodges of Missouri made 230 requests of lodges of other states for fraternal courtesies: Conferrals of degrees, investigations to determine fitness of petitioners for the degrees and for reinstatement to good standing after suspension for nonpayment of dues, assistance with the preparation of application for admission to the Masonic Home of Missouri, presentations of 50-Year Buttons, inquiries for information as to the whereabouts and conditions of "lost" brothers, etc. In addition many requests for information on Masonic history were exchanged and processed to provide official certification of Masonic affiliation to support membership in an appendant body and for genealogy research. Authorizations were given and received for Masonic Funeral Services.

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AUTHORIZATION FOR MASONIC FUNERAL SERVICES AND PURCHAS'E OF FLORAL MEMORIALS To accommodate a request from the Grand Lodge of another state or from a subordinate lodge of another statc for authorization that Masonic Funeral Service be rendered and that memorial funeral flowers be purchased, each Missouri lodge was asked to submit an Official Statement of APPROVAL or DISAPPROVAL. . , . , . , . , .... , . .. Lodge No. .... at ..... , , . . . .. , Missouri, (DOES) (DOES NOT) permit the Grand Lodge Office to authorize the conferral of Masonic Funeral Services for a Brother Master Mason who resides outside the State of Missouri. .......... , ..... Lodge No..... (DOES) (DOES NOT) permit the Grand Lodge Office to authorize the purchase of flowers for the funeral of a Brother Master Mason. The cost of the approved floral memorial shall be $ .... ",. not to exceed $ ........â&#x20AC;˘ I

The statement was signed by the Worshipful Master and the Secretary, and bore the Seal of the Lodge. The statements are retained in the Grand Lodge Office as sources of information, always available, ready for the emergency notification of the death of a Missouri Mastcr Mason and the request of the family of the deceased brother that Masonic Funeral Serviccs be conducted. Four hundred and five lodges responded; 163 lodges have not yet submitted the statements. FIFTY-YEAR BUTTON PRESENTATIONS JULY 1, I975-JUNE 30, 1976 The Grand Lodge of Missouri has recognized 719 veteran brothers with the award of the 50-Year Button during the year 1975-76. M.W. Grand Master Lewis C. Wes Cook approved the presentation of the Grand Lodge 50-Year Button to each brother who attained the distinguished status of 50Year Master Mason by faithful interest in the well-being of our brotherhood as a member in good standing for 50 years. FIFTY-YEAR BUTTON PRESENTATIONS JULY

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Acacia No. 602-Ernest Marvin Funk Ada No. 444-James A. Stockton Adair No. 366-William C. Drakes, H. Parker York Agency No. lO-George W. Kountz Albert Pike No. 2l9-Harry Wilfred Boyer, Theodore O. Gohres, Homer B. Halsted Algabil No. 514-Alfred R. Holloway, Alvin W. Mank, Frederick S. Kress Allensville No. 198-Zene E. Hammer, Homer R. Brewit Alpha No. 659-Robert E. Anderson America No. 347-Elmer Phillip Schroeder, Fred George Wilker, Herman George BrandAnchor No. 443-Kenneth B. Caskey, Herman F. Borgman, Leslie W. Foster, Jr. Angerona No. 193-Lester N. Jacobsen Apollo No. 529-Emil W. Kaiser

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Appleton City No. 412-Walter C. Neale, Carl M. KIcin Arcana No. 389-Cecil M. Clem Arlington No. 346-Charles W. Roberts Ash Grove No. 100-Henry Kimball Hawkins, Harry Newton Hudgings, Orville Paul King, Oliver E. Meidinger Ashland No. 156-Gordon K. Crump Aurora No. 267-Clyde B. Judd Ava No. 26-Roy Hodges, Lawrence R. Croslin Barbee No. 217-Lloyd R. Anderson, Harry W. Smith, Raymond T. King Beacon No.3-Waldemar Sierk, John G. Schneider, Edwin H. Hangstenberg, Sidney R. Kieffer, Merlin W. Bartels, Roy H. Ploeger, Chester F. Schoen, Eugene C. Whitaker Belgrade No. 632-Frank Gregory Belle No. 373-Benjamin G. Strehlman Benevolence No. nO-Thomas E. McCoy Benjamin Franklin No. 642-Kermit Siegfried, Emil Reek, Abraham A. Gelber Bethany No. 97-Vesper L. Shelby, Vernon J. Bowen Blue Springs No. 337-Troy R. Myers, George G. Garrett, Leo Dean Gross Bonhomme No. 45-Sidney Shotwell Branson No. 587-Albert V. Eisenhart Brentwood No. 6i6-John R. Roberts, Charles W. Robinson, Clarence F. Krone Bridgeton No. 80-Harold J. Berthold, Harry J. Davis, Francis Lester Pefferman, Lester W. Wilson Brotherhood No. 269-Christian D. Ellinger, Marvin C. Bray, William F. Wilson Burlington No. 442-John Ramey Hann, Charles E. Jones Cache No. 416-Ben H. St. Onge, Fred T. Hillgartner, Adrian T. Schmoll, Wiley L. Shipp, Henry C. Grupe, Ralph E. Emmendorfer, Jerrold F. Lexa, Charles J. Eckrich, August H. Schroeder California No. i83-Herman Lewis Garnett Callao No. 38-Guy E. Salyer Canopy No. 284-R. L. Southworth, Horace Jones Anderson Carl Junction No. 549-William H. Foster, Jake Newton Hammontree Carterville No. 40i-Merle T. Klever Carthage No. i97-Andrew S. Lyngar, Clarence Ellis Sagehorn, Clarence C. McCarroll, Ralph Don Ford Censer No. i72-Roy P. Hawley, Benjamin A. Norton, Charles A. Duncan, Robert L. Vickroy, Jerome Otho Cleaver Central Crossing No. 674-Arling Willard Marshall Chaffee No. 6i5-James A. Chronister Chamois No. i85-Henry William Hartwig Charity No. 33i-Glenn L. Rau, Roy E. Lindley, W. E. Tatum, Quaide T. Kennedy, Louis Geiger, Everett H. Trunk, Harold E. Niedorp, John A. Hahn, Herman F. Hahn, Henry C. Heil, Guy T. S1. John, Robert B. Hillyard, Stanley K. Lock路 wood, Alba H. Day, Harold A. Schroder, John P. WuIf, Chilhowee No. 487-Edgar C. Eppright Circle No. 342-Eulah Williams Clark No. 610-William T. Jones Clay No. 207-Alvis Vanemiller Clayton No. 60i-Charles Harold Miller, George Thomas Williams, Adolph Hoefer, George F. Torrey Clifton No. 463-Elbert Davidson Clifton Heights No. 520-Raymond H. Cooper, Clarence G. Hertlein, Harry C. Woerheide, George M. Klein, Armand L. Thieme Clinton No. 548-Lloyd H. Fisher, Ernest Gumm, Wesley B. McSpadden, Robert L. Grizzle, Treffie Cox, Lawrence Lewis Byrd, Paul Hetherington, Arthur L. Collins

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Clintonville No. 482-Estill L. Wright, George H. Morris Comfort No. 533-Carl William Poor Commonwealth No. 654-0bie Lee Sanders Compass No. 120-Henry George Blair Competition No. 432-Joseph L. Land Cooper No. 36-Major Calloway Hagar, Riley Holland Corinthian No. 265-Frank H. Burchfield, Leslie P. Foster Cornerstone No. 323-Herman E. Weiss, Charles \"'. Letson, Marcus Isaac Lewis, Milton L. Abramson Cosmos No. 282-Jerome I. Simon, Edward W. Leppick, Samuel Solomon Reynolds, Archie Campbell Wise Country Club No. 656-Clarcnce C. Divinny, Robert M. Rogers, William A. Turner, Charles U. Brownlee Craft No. 287-Lawrence D. Taylor, Eugene L. Chappell Craig No. 606-Alva R. Booth Criterion No. 586-Thomas E. Dryden Cuba No. 312-Charles F. Neron Cypress No. 227-Arthur Emerson Glover Dawn No. 539-Ralph E. Alley De Soto No. 119-Virgil Aaron Drew Dexter No. 532-Clifford C. Manlove Doric No. 300-Looie Hoover Easter No. 575-John W. Craig, Herbert C. Funke, Jake Dickinson, Robert Burton East Gate No. 630-Ray E. Darby, Everett D. Church, Frank Ream Beck, Ray Leon Huff, John B. Pozin, Charles O. Coverly, Carl Sistler, Robert Leroy Greer, Frederick E. Rockey, Henry Leeton Taylor, Charles Winfield Jones, Joe Fisher, Cecil R. Moberly, John M. Plaskett, Thomas C. Cunningham, Henry T. Free, James N. Taylor Edina No. 291-Miles L. Roush Essex No. 278-Roscoe A. Prater, Sr. Euclid No. 505-Frederick Harry Volz Evergreen No. 27-Maurice Glen Rodgers Excello No. 332-Russell K. Stokes Excelsior No. 441-Lloyd L. Hartle Fairmont No. 290-James E. Anderson Fayette No. 47-Dan E. Miller, Clair V. Hughes Fellowship No. 345-Homer Edward Shank, John D. Ferguson Fenton No. 281-William J. Shadran, George F. Fuchs Ferguson No. 542-Robert H. Glueck Fidelity No. 339-Arthur A. Spinner, Henry Sellman Forest Park No. 578-0scar E. Johnson, William A. Wulle Forsythe No. 453-Ferman E. Sayers Freedom No. 636-Harry Jourden Fulton No. 48-Fred J. Harris, Jr., Lee W. Muzzy Galena No. 515-Gerald R. Scott Gardenville No. 655-William Frank Halama, Melvin C. Linders, Frank Kitzberger Gate City No. 522-John Egner, John F. Shipley, Ben J. Fredman, Orville D. Fyke, Cedric E. Griffin, William F. Hartman, Geor~e W. Farrar Gate of the Temple No. 422-Richard J. Murphy, James H. Osborne George Washington No.9-Kermit Hemker Glenwood No. 427-Guy Kerby, Sr. Good Hope No. 218-Emil Erasmus Fett, Elmer A. A. Gillman, Alwyne E. Redfearn, Edwin H. Young, Chester R. Webb, William August Vogt, William Truebe,

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Bernard Benjamin, William Walter, Jr., Charles Dam, Theodore P. Krehbiel, Emil Schmelig Gorin No. 72-Raymond G. Hays Gower No. 397-Lorin H. Williams, Sr. Gmnby No. 514-Theron D. Breedlove Grandin No. 579-John Atwood Van Dyke Grandview No. 618-Arthur V. Morris Gmnite No. 272-Lawrence Ryland Butcher Griswold No. 178-Clifford C. Edwards Hale City No. 216-John Richard Rearden Hamilton No. 224-Dwight T. Dodge, Joseph N. Smith, Russell N. Swaithes Hannibal No. 188-William L. Thurman Harmony No. 499-Markwald Jaeger, John F. Haug, Norman C. Mohr, Ralph E. Knowles, Henry P. Thym, Arthur H. Mode Hazelwood No. 459-Gaylord F. Buckner, Floyd E. Coleman Hebmn No. 354-Howard Allen Reed, Oliver Martillus Barnes, Earl Edwin Precht Hemple No. 37-Albert Krofft Henderson No. 477-Thomas Maynard Burns Hermann No. 123-Walter W. Kirchner, August Baumstack, Edwin A. Schwartz, Edwin P. Streck, Norman C. Heckmann, George Henry Stock, August H. Bottermuller Hermon No. 187-Julius J. Wolfe Heroine No. 1M-Jake Marks, Siegfried Herman, Sam D. Wolberg, Simon Partnoy Higbee No. 527-Clyde E. Reed, George B. Crowley, Jr. Higginsville No. 364-J. Farris Marshall Hiram No. 362-Charles R. Combs, Joseph L. Gutting, Ralph Heaton Hill Holden No. 262-Charles S. Bell, Bert M. Pierce, Wade W. Allgood Holliday No. 660-Charles W. Smithey, Vincil C. Woods Holt No. 49-L. W. Bartee Hope No. 251-Charles J. Huether, Jr., Leroy William Peters Howal'd No.4-Homer H. McQuitty, 'Wallace B. Leavenworth Hunnewell No. 415-Charles Dwight Horn Illmo No. 581-Frank L. McCollum Ionia No. 381-Charles H. Mennell Ionic No. 154-Roy E. Green, Wendell L. Bouchard Ivanhoe No. 446-Harold William Hunter, Perl Greer Jones, Lorenzo Dow Ramsey, Montdean Geiman Shugart, William Euclid Irwin, Ross Heck, Elmer Canby Boutwell, Charles H. Soper, Lee Roy Cowles, Harry Crosby King, Everett Dee White, Carl D. Dimity, Robert J. Zimmerman, Forest C. Walden, David T. Harper, Raymond V. Frye, Albert Leon Miller, Charles A. Brown, Joseph Edward Danelski Jameson No. 500-John Corbin Feurt Jefferson Lodge No. 43-Ernest D. Simpson Jennings No. 640-Herman Simpkins, Walter Sexauer, Frederich Henry Kruse, Henry Irving Brown Jerusalem No. 315-John T. Neale Joachim No. 164-Walter Bergmeyer Joplin No. JJ5-William H. Lough, Frederich A. Morgan Kansas City No. 220-Alexander G. Siegfried, Glenn S. O'Donnell Keystone No. 243-George H. Bemarkt, Roy Doernhoefer King Hill No. }76-Arthur G. Timerman Kil'ksville No. 105-Dee David Smith, Byron Burch, Warren M. Griffith, Harris H. Potter

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Kirkwood No. 4M-Frank G. Kuhn, William L. Berthold, Charles J. Nuhs, Harold M. Haase, Floyd C. Wallace, Charles D. Thursby, Everett L. Crowson, Patrick L. Harrington Knob Noster No. 245-Webb R. Charles La Belle No. 222-Floyd R. Jenkins, Charles Lillard Bronson Laclede No. 8J-Joseph Folk Martin, Constantin Spannagel, Charles L. Smith Lamar No. 292-Albert Lee Sewell, Nuel Fay Holman Lambskin No. 160-Lawrence W. Low, William A. Colson, Alfred Henry Kleberger, William L. Schwartz, Floyd R. Baughman, Lee Roy Brown La Plata No. 237-Walter C. Armstrong Leadwood No. 598-Earl J. Vineyard, Glenn V. Gundy Lebanon No. 77-Clyde H. Rogan Lexington No. 149-J. Spears Stewart Liberty No. JI-Charles Arthur King Linn No. 326-Dudley Cavender Lock Springs No. 488-Eddie Lay McDonald No. 324-Ben B. Olsen, Thomas W. Beets, Elmer T. Carl, Elmer W. Ahmenn, Clark Braden McClure, Raymond Carl Smith Macks Creek No. 4JJ-Grover C. Drenan, Henry G. True, John L. Darby Magnolia No. 626-Wilkins Harden, Erwin A. Koehler, Robert Lee Smith, Arthur Fischman, Eugene D. Godfrey, Norbert W. Kreit, William M. Reinhold, Percy F. White, Frederick A. Axthclm, Henry A. Scheer, Conrad J. Dinkelkamp Mansfield No. 543-Robert D. Harris Maplewood No. 566-Roland Ude, Arthur James Feigel, Martin J. Ballard, Jr., Charles F. Combs, Charles E. Harrison, Robert L. Ellerbeck Marcus No. llO-Alfred B. Rowland Marlborough No. 569-David S. Harvey Mechanicsville No. 260-James K. Muschany, Clarence John Berg Melville No. 458-Jesse Arch Maze Memphis No. 16-Everett D. Fender, Homer D. Kapfer Mercer No. J5-Ralph R. Wilcox Meridian No.2-Leroy Oliver Bennish, George W. Milbratz, Edward G. Fohrell, Alfred George Hollman, Emil W. Lammers, Lawrence C. Wilms, Erwin C. Warmbrodt, John S. Cook, James H. Charrion, Oliver H. Lawrence, Raymond C. Beck, Richard I. Palmer, Lester P. Mosberger Missouri No. I-Egbert E. Brown, Leighton J. Detwiler, Elmer F. Schnatzmeyer, Francis R. Stout Mizpah No. 639-George Walter Bajon Moberly No. J44-Frank Howard ZilIes, Luther C. Hudson, Jacob W. Fleming, Sr. Mokane No. 612-Harry K. Taylor Monett No. 129-Joe H. Shockley Montgomery No. 246-Frederick T. Karrow, Louis Daniel Gust, Sailor A Oliver, Dewitt C. Reed Mountain Grove No. 158-C. Russell Lower Mount Hope No. 476-George P. Whitsett Mt. Moriah No. 40-Paul Hugo Baumann, William Fred Vitt, George J. Redemeier, A. William Braun, Wilgus A. Grennemann, Albert Legler, Fred C. Heuermann, Oscar R. Raith, Harry H. Ogden Mt. Washington No. 614-Albert Villinger Wright, Preston Julius Faller, John Clayton Fleeman, Charles Cannon, Roy W. Donahue, James N. Allison, David Arthur Moss, Earl B. Redding Mt. Zion No. 327-Guy S. Buck Naylor No. 568-Walter C. Koehler, James E. Moisbec Neosho No. 247-James K. Woolfenden New Hampton No. 5IO-Donald U. Gibson

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Nodaway No. 470-Charles F. Bellows, Roy V. Cannon, Frank C. Garten, Marion

J. Gile Northeast No. 64J-Dave V. Miller, Herbert J. Murray North Star No. 157-Virgil E. Walter Northwest No. J58-Robert G. Crossen Norwood No. 622-George Anderson Sparks Oregon No. 139-Earl M. Buntz Orient No. 546-Ernest Lester Long, Robert Deene Taylor, George M. Haller, Clyde O. Thorp, John Daniels, Vivan Dean Marshall, Lloyd D. Heath, Clarence E. Bennett, William E. Hauser, Russell W. Kemp, Howard Henry, Paul Clayton Brown, Harry E. Immel', Chester H. Varner, Jesse C. Franklin Oriental No. 518-Amos L. Finkeldei Osage No. JOJ-Ray Park Ferry, Gentry C. Fox Palestine No. 24i-Walter F. Staggemeier, Joseph B. Peyton, Paul Francis Diehl', Paul John Reinert Paris Union No. 19-J. Lloyd Krummel Parrott No. J08-Morris E. Wyatt Pattonsburg No. 65-Lloyd Marshall Pauldingville No. ii-Felix E. Metcalf, William E. Painter Paul Revere No. 3JO-Arthur W. Fuchs, Frank S. Heitkoetter, Irvin I. Lending, Fred John Schleef Paulville No. 319-Thomas N. Eagle Pendleton No. 551-Clarence G. Franklin Perryville No. 670-Everett H. Coffey Perseverance No. 92-Clarence Guy Wahl Philadelphia No. 502-Samuel A. Buchanan Phoenix No. 136-Daniel V. Keck Pilgrim No. 652-John F. Kuntz, Louis Otto Kopp, Richard L. Steber, Frank Schriever Plato No. 469-Allen G. Hartzog Pleasant Hope No. 467-R. B. Viles Polar Star No. 79-Clarence Hirsch, Henry M. York, Marvin W. Swaim Pollock No. 349-Forest Talbert Page, Dandridge P. Crumpacker, Luther Wayne Elam Polo No. 232-Carl McCollough, John B. Russell Pomegranate No. 95-Elmer G. Muschany Poplar Bluff No. 209-Roy W. Hartzel, Van Halferty, George W. Gilkerson Prairie Home No. 50J-Luther G. Simmers Pride of the West-179-Sam Parnas Progress No. 657-Edward H. Teepe, Frederick P. Rudolph, Oscar Henry Schliebe Purity No. 658-Harvey A. Beffa, Boyd Tobis Toben, Albert George Krieg, Michell G. Hunt, Theodore Caine, Jr. Puxico No. 596-J. Harry Campbell Pyramid No. i80-Harry R. Nommensen Ravenwood No. 20i-Charles Gleason Womack Raytown No. 39i-James E. Mckessen, Carl W. Hutchison Republic No. 570-James D. A. Hood Richland No. 385-H. Murray McDonald, Roe Zumwalt Rockhill No. 66J-Sam S. Goodman, Gus J. Unell Rolla No. 213-Alfred Thomas Smith, Dewey A. Routh, Frederick A. Weirich, Leon Hershkowitz, George Willis Pryor Rose Hill No. 550-Ernest L. Keathley, Leo Frank Niebur, Tyrrell B. Eichler, Renasalaer W. McClure, Reuben M. Morriss, James K. Monteith, Sr., Ellis M. Lloyd, Charles Coultas, William Sayers Greaves, Charles R. Blake Rowley No. 204-Donald C. Dean

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Rural No. J16-Roy E. Swenson, Thomas J. Dial, Lon Vest Mitchell Rushville No. 2J8-C. A. Jenkins, Clifton F. Hurst, Roy N. Tomlinson, Chester R. Harvey

St. St. St. St.

Clair No. 273-Benjamin A. Hutton, Cecil T. Snow Francisville No. 588-William Archie Johnson John's No. 28-Hubert E. Kreigbaum, William Elisha Partee Joseph No. 78-Bert C. Neely, Howard E. Ledford, Carl Cyril Castel, Roy

Hammond Houk

St. Louis No. 20-Emanuel Sigaloff, Joseph M. Liebowitz, Sam Nehmen, Louis W. Rubin, Samuel S. Diamond, Jess Stern St. Mark's No. 9J-Riley Russell Deal, Kenneth Lionel Bing, Paul D. Wilson, Eddie Joe Jones Salem No. 225-Floyd D. Kuykendall Saline No. 226-George F. McDowell Salisbury No. 208-Albert Fetzer, Oswald J. Heberer Samaritan No. 424-Nicholas A. Karthans Sampson No. 298-Walter G. Quiring Savannah No. 71-Earl Nolt, Ralph Russell Acord Seaman No. 126-Merrill L. White Shaveh No. 646-0tto W. Henschen, Chester B. A. Rieansnider, Robert F. Walker, Frederick A. Hofer, Sr., Hugh R. Cronshaw, Rolland Goodell Foskett Shawnee No. 65J-Emmett Cunningham, O. V. Singleton, Oscar Levi Myers Sheffield No. 625-Frank C. Brickey, John A. Knight, Harry 'Slater, William B. Jeffries Shekinah No. 256-Lloyd V. Black, Albert E. Drissell Sikeston No. 310-Melvin C. Mill, W. Lynn Waggener, Paul H. Slinkerd Solomon No. 271-John Ray Lodge South Gate No. 547-Sid R. Hurd, Harry E. Shanks, Clarence J. Hawkins, Clarence L. Gershon, Richard Short, Frederick Shalet Sparta No. 296-L. B. Clemens Star of the West No. 133-George C. Porter Stella No. 538-Ralph Collier, John .J. Tennison Strafford No. 608-Arnold Samuel Grier Sturgeon No. 174-Jasper L. Brown Sullivan No. 69-George L. Thompson Summit No. 263-John William Willsey, Wilbur C. Francis Swope Park No. 617-Archie Morris, Richard A. Steitz Temple No. 299-Henry Warren Fox, Chester T. Woodcock, Alonzo Drennan Cole, George H. Alexander Theodore Roosevelt No. 661-Hillis H. Patison, Russell Stamm Tipton No. 56-Jacoh Lulauf Trenton No. ll1-William Clyde Timmons, Gaile W. Downing, Waru E. Barnes, Harvey M. Mckemy, G. Max Keating, Earl Dean Davis, Tunis J. Cunningham, Harold O. Ford, William C. Woodard, Leo J. Richards, William F. Rush Triangle No. 638-Harold Wesley Clark, William Dewey Rose, William J. Fitzpatrick Trinity No. 641-Elmer A. Campbell, Arthur W. Bierman Triplett No. 122-Jacob L. Reeves Tuscan No. 360-A. A. Bercaw, Glen W. Socker, Thornton Smalley, Melchior A. Wagner, George H. Berger, Marriott T. Morrison, Herbert D. Euwer, Karl P. Spencer, William B. Ittner, Jr. Twilight No. 114-George W. Gilbert Tyro No. 12-Robert Bays Union Star No. 124-Barton C. Reynolus

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Unionville No. 21O-Ailey A. Williams, George F. Ledford United No.5-Eugene M. Bonham, James Forest Jones, Leslie E. Hatfield, Walter F. Southard, Zaza D. Ralph, Elmer William Paul University No. 649-Willard Coe Anderson Urbana No. 421-G. Alvin Cartwright Versailles No. J20-H. Kyle Vickery Vienna No. 94- Perry E. Martin Vincil No. 62-Jesse I. Stewart Wakanda No. 52-John E. Crispin, Ray Russell Miller Walker No. 605-Daniel Payton Dale Wallace No. 456-Cletus D. Cordry Warren No. 74-James Lee Thrash Warrenton No. 609-Marvin C. Feuring, Alvin H. Juergensmeyer Washington No. 87-John Arthur Brooking, Wilson Edwin Tarr, Frank N. Barker Waverly No. 61-Lcif J. Sverdrup Waynesville No. 375-Claude H. Morgan, Harry H. Christeson, Clyde H. Colley Webb City No. 512-Henry W. Robertson Webster No. 98-Ellis O. Jackson, Paul V. Rathburn Webster Groves No. 84-Hcnry E. Arnold, William F. Barth Wellston No. 61J-Alfred E. Spencer, William Schneider, Robert Ezra Jackson, Marvin Raymond Pfeiffer Western Star No. 15-John R. Baxter, Elmer West West Gate No. 445-0liver A. Berwin Weston No. 5J-Harry W. Weigman Westport No. J40-McKinley Drybread, Adam E. Ericsson, Caulie B. Scott, Paul Hartge, Claude R. Yaeger, Richard A. White, Harry C. Altaffer West View No. lOJ-George E. Miller Whitesville No. 162-L. Earl Sherman Willard No. 620-Everett E. Hilton Williamstown No. J70-Dcwey R. Howard Windsor No. 29-Erwin J. Grandpre York No. 56J-John M. Bowman, Harry Friedman, .Ferdinand E. Warren, Harry Olen Hill, Hebrert Collins Hymer Zalma No. 545-0liver C. Kerfoot Zeredatha No. 189-Wilburn M. Richter, Howard O. Otten, Stanley W. Birdsall GRAND LODGE MONEY

General Fund-Commerce Bank of St. Joseph, Missouri Deposits: The payments of subordinate lodges of the "Amount Due Grand Lodge," per the Annual Returns. Interest income on investments. Miscellaneous receipts. Withdrawals: The deposits to the Imprest Account as reimbursement for authorized disbursements. The payments to the Masonic Home of Missouri and the George Washington National Masonic Memorial Association of the fees on initiations, and the direct appropriations of the Grand Lodge to the Masonic Service Association of the United States. The purchase of investments. Expenditures on special authorization.

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Imprest Account-Mercantile-Commerce Trust Company at St. Louis, Missouri Deposits: Reimbursements from the General Fund for authorized disbursements previously made. Withdrawals: The payments of the costs relative to the operation of the Grand Lodge Office as provided by the approved budget. Revolving Account-Mercantile-Commerce Trust Company at St. Louis, Missouri Deposits: Receipts for the sales of Constitution and By-Laws, the prescribed forms, the publications of the Grand Lodge, the Bicentennial Seals, the Bicentennial Coins, the filmstrip on the House of Representatives, the annual dues receipt cards. Miscellaneous receipts. Withdrawals: Payments on the purchases of items sold to lodges and individuals through the Grand Lodge Office, as enumerated above, and on such other transactions as have been and are authorized and approved. The Freemason Account-Mercantile-Company Trust Company at St. Louis, Missouri Deposits: The remittances on the subscriptions of interested persons. Withdrawals: Payments to the Grand Lodge for each issue of the magazine at the rate of 25 cents per subscription. The records of receipts and disbursements have been submitted to the auditor for examination. The report of the auditor verifies the accounts and records. Grand Lodge Officers and members of the Grand Lodge Committee on Ways and Means received monthly budget reports and regular reports on the Imprest Account, the Revolving Account, and The Freemason Account. AREA MEETINGS-SPRING,

1976

M.W. Grand Master Cook held 17 Area Meetings for Lodge Officers during the months of February, March, and April. This year a member of the Grand Lodge Committee on Masonic Education attended all Area Meetings and participated in the program. A special feature of each Area Meeting was an impressive "Retreat" led by a Grand Chaplain, the Grand Master, or another Grand Lodge Officer. All Area Meetings opened with the presentation of the Hag of the United States by a color guard in the dress of the Revolutionary Days of our country. R.W. Bro. Max E. Bretschneider presented an explanation of "Taxation and Our Masonic Lodges." Invitations and information about the meetings were sent individually to: Four officers of each subordinate lodge (Worshipful Master, Senior

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Warden, Junior Warden, Secretary) , Past Grand Masters, Grand Lodge Officers, District Deputy Grand Masters, District Deputy Grand Lecturers, and members of Grand Lodge Committees. The Grand Lodge is most appreciative of every kind attention shown by the officers and members of the lodges and temple associations, in whose halls the Area Meetings were held, and by those who prepared and served the meals. As Grand Secretary, I am truly grateful to the District Deputy Grand Masters who collected the information on attendance from the lodges, to the brothers in the communities where the meetings were held who acted as the "go-between" for the arrangements, and to the District Deputy Grand Masters again who registered the officers of the lodges of their respective districts. We report that the Area Meetings-Spring 1976 were entirely satisfactory and valuable in terms of the attendance and the attitude of genuine interest in the progress of Freemasonry in Missouri. AREA I-St. Joseph-Thursday Evening, February 26 Officers Present 83 District Deputy Grand Masters 3 District Deputy Grand Lecturers 3 Total Area Attendance " ---gg (78%) Grand Lodge Officers and Others Present 24 AREA 2-Mound City-Friday Evening, February 27 Officers Present .. ... ..... . 77 District Deputy Grand Masters 3 District Deputy Grand Lecturers 3 Total Area Attendance 83 (77%) Grand Lodge Officers and Others Present 13 AREA 3-Kansas City-Saturday Morning, February 28 Officers Present . 139 District Deputy Grand Masters 5 District Deputy Grand Lecturers 5 Total Area Attendance ......... 149 (78.4%) Grand Lodge Officers and Others Present 23 AREA 4-Boonville-Saturday Evening, February 28 Officers Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 79 District Deputy Grand Masters 5 District Deputy Grand Lecturers .................. 3 Total Area Attendance . 87 (63%) Grand Lodge Officers and Others Present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 AREA 5-Hannibal-Friday Evening. March 5 Officers Present 66 District Deputy Grand Masters 3 District Deputy Grand Lecturers ................... 3 Total Area Attendance . (70.6%) Grand Lodge Officers and Others Present 16 AREA 6-Kirksville-Saturday Morning, March 6 Officers Present 82 District Deputy Grand Masters 3 District Deputy Grand Lecturers 4 Total Area Attendance ---s9 (.'55.6%) Grand Lodge Officers and Others Present 8

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AREA 7-Chillicothe-Saturday Evening, March 6 . Officers Present District Deputy Grand Masters ...... ..... ... . District Deputy Grand Lecturers . Total Area Attendance . Grand Lodge Officers and Others Present . AREA 8-Clinton-Thursday Evening, March 25 Officers Present .., District Deputy Grand Masters . District Deputy Grand Lecturers . Total Area Attendance . Grand Lodge Officers and Others Present AREA 9-Carthage-Friday Evening, April 9 Officers Present . District Deputy Grand Masters District Deputy Grand Lecturers .. Total Area Attendance Grand Lodge Officers and Others Present AREA lO-Rolla-Saturday Morning, April 10 Officers Present ............ District Deputy Grand Masters District Deputy Grand Lecturers Total Area Attendance . Grand Lodge Officers and Others Present AREA ll-Springfield-Saturday Morning, April 17 Officers Present . District Deputy Grand Masters District Deputy Grand Lecturers . Total Area Attendance . Grand Lodge Officers and Others Present AREA 12-Carrollton-Thursday Evening, March 18 Officers Present . District Deputy Grand Masters District Deputy Grand Lecturers Total Area Attendance Grand Lodge Officers and Others Present AREA 13-MexicO-Friday Evening, March 19 Officers Present District Deputy Grand Masters .. District Deputy Grand Lecturers Total Area Attendance Grand Lodge Officers and Olhers Present . AREA 14-St. Louis-Saturday Morning, March 20 Officers Present . District Deputy Grand Masters District Deputy Grand Lecturers . Total Area Attendance . . . Grand Lodge Officers and Others Present . AREA IS-Flat River~liatuH.lay Evening, March 20 Officers Presen t .

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District Deputy Grand Masters .. 2 2 District Deputy Grand Lecturers 75 (81.5%) Total Area Attendance Grand Lodge Officers and Others Present 7 AREA 16-West Plains-Friday Evening, March 26 Officers Present . 79 District Deputy Grand Masters . . 3 District Deputy Grand Lecturers . 3 Total Area Attendance . 85 (69.7%) Grand Lodge Officers and Others Present . 5 AREA 17-Sikeston-Saturday Afternoon, March 27 Officers Present . 93 District Deputy Grand Masters . 4 District Deputy Grand Lecturers . 5 Total Area Attendance . 102 (53.7%) Grand Lodge Officers and Others Present .. 10 Number of lodges not represented at Area Meetings-Spring 1976-47. MASONIC MANUAL OF MISSOURI

The eleventh printing of The Masonic Manual of the Grand Lodge, A.F. & A.l\I. of Missouri has been ordered. The cost per manual will be $1.25; the price increase is necessary to accommodate the costs of printing, binding, postage, etc. Lodges will be informed of the date when the new price becomes effective. MONTHL Y ACTIVITY REPORT

Lodge secretaries, during the Area Meetings--Spring 1976, received a sample form of a proposed Monthly Activity Report. The report is designed to provide the Grand Lodge with the information pertaining to the membership of brothers on a month-by-month basis, rather than on the once-a-year basis of the Annual Return. And the lodge copy of the Monthly Activity Report can be the complete source of all the transactions during the yearthe names, the dates of Degree Conferrals, the dates of Affiliations, the dates of Reinstatements, the dates of Dimissions, the dates of Deaths-for the official report in the Annual Return. The form also provides the spaces for mailing addresses of the Master Masons who are entitled to receive The Freemason magazine and other communications from the Grand Lodge. The lodge secretaries were asked to study the Monthly Activity Report form and to give serious consideration to the proposition of approval and adoption of such a report. 1976 ANNUAL RETURNS Duplicate blanks of the four-page 1976 Annual Return, with instructions, were mailed to lodge secretaries on June 15, 1976. The pages of instruction were sent to the WorshipfUl Masters, the District Deputy Grand Masters, the District Deputy Grand Lecturers for their information and for their use in assisting secretaries with the preparation of the official re-

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port for the year July I, 1975-June 30, 1976. The 1976 Annual Returns of 543 lodges were received in the Grand Lodge Office on Monday, August 2, or within a reasonable grace period, in compliance with Section 10.050 of Grand Lodge Law. The prescribed penalty of $10.00 for each month, or fraction thereof, of delay was assessed those lodges whose 1976 Annual Returns were received late. The "preliminary review" of the Returns received has been made to validate the figures entered in the determination of "Net Membership as of June 30, 1976" and in the calculation of the "Amount Due Grand Lodge." Inquiries were made of many lodges for correct facts pertinent to the "preliminary review." After any necessary adjustments, the duplicate (yellow) copy of the Return was sent to the lodge to be retained among the permanent papers for use as a reference source in the future. COMPUTER PRINT-OUT OF THE MASTER MASONS-ADDRESSES

Two copies of the computer print-out of the names and addresses of the Master Masons were mailed to each lodge on June 4, 1976. The entries given were according to the Master File Up-Date by the computer company on May 15, 1976. The request was made that every line be carefully checked, name-by-name, address element by address element, to be sure that all the information was correct and current and complete. The time of the year for the update and correction of the mailing roster seemed best, because the membership records had been completed for the year; all the facts pertaining to the membership of brothers were being written into the Annual Return; the information about the locations of the Master Mason members, their mailing addresses, should then have been as current and accurate as is ever possible. It was suggested that August I, 1976 be the date for the return of one copy of the Updated and Corrected Computer Print-Out to the Grand Lodge Office. As of September 15, 443 lodges have returned the Print-Out; 125 lodges have NOT returned the Print-Out. CONFERENCE OF GRAND SECRETARIES IN NORTH AMERICA

The Forty-Eighth Conference of Grand Secretaries convened at Philadelphia in February, in conjunction with the Conference of Grand Masters and the annual meetings of the Masonic Service Association of the United States and the George Washington National Masonic Memorial Association. The agenda of the Conference of Grand Secretaries included the following subjects, supplemented by discussion of each: Relationship of Grand Secretary to Grand Master, Committees, Office and/or Field Work How to Handle Requests for 1\bsonic Information by Individuals Statewide Concurrent Jurisdiction Fidelity Losses and Their Prevention Requests for Relief From Stranded Masons: How to Handle Communications Between Lodges in Two Jurisdictions-How to Handle

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Experience With Grand Lodge Invoh'ement in Tours and Trips, and Taxes Pertaining Thereto Our Experience 'With Data Processing and Computer Systems

M.W. Bro. Robert A. Hinshaw, Grand Secretary of Ohio, was the speaker at the annual banquet. M.W. Grand Master Cook, R.W. Deputy Grand Master Poe, R.W. Senior Grand Warden Noland attended as my guests. Other Missourians present were R.W. Bro. Ralph P. Bunnell, Grand Pursuivant; Wor Bro. B. Lowman Graddy, M.E.G.H.P.; Wor. Bro. Franklin J. Anderson, M.I.G.M.; R.W. Bro. Walter C. Ploeser, S.G.I.G.; and R.W. Bro. John Black Vrooman. MISCELLANIES

Lists and information sheets were mailed to lodges and to all on the official mailing roster. Contents were rosters and a Summary of Actions of the Grand Lodge of Missouri at the 154th Annual Communication-September 1975. The booklet, "Looking Toward the East," was sent to the Senior Warden of each lodge, per the information of name and address given on the Report of Installation of Officers. Senior Wardens for the year 1976-77 will receive, in addition, the booklet, "Planning for the East." The form, "Report of Installation of Officers," was sent to each lodge at the beginning of the month when election of officers is held, per the information entered on the Annual Return. The report is the notification in compliance with Section 8.130. The Official Proceedings of the 154th Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Missouri were printed in February 1976 and sent to each lodge, each Officer of the Grand Lodge, each Past Grand Master, and each Grand Lodge recognized by this Grand Lodge, in accordance with Section 2.040 (h) . The 1975 "Annual Pocket Part" was mailed by Third Class Bulk Rate to: Grand Lodge Officers, Past Grand Masters, District Deputy Grand Masters, District Deputy Grand Lecturers, members of Grand Lodge Committees, individual brothers who own personal copies of the Constitution and By-Laws and whose names and addresses are on record in the Pocket Part file, and four (4) copies to each lodge (addressed to the Lodge Secretary) for the use of the officers and members. The correspondence about the 155th Annual Communication of the' Grand Lodge to be held at Kansas City was mailed in June and in August. The Grand Master and other elective Grand Officers, the Administrative Committee, met with the Grand Secretary to review the operation of the Grand Lodge Office and to treat the matter of budget, in accordance with Section 2.040 (q) . , The Grand Secretary attended and participated in the two Deputy Conferences at St. Charles and Kansas City in October, the 17 Area Meetings-Spring 1976, the Specific Communications of the Grand Lodge for the Ceremonies of the Dedication of New Halls for Masonic Use and the Laying of Cornerstones; the Joint Communication of the Grand Lodge of Mi~sou-

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ri and the Grand Lodge of Kansas at Weston and Leavenworth in December; the Joint Communication of the Grand Lodge of Missouri and the Grand Lodge of Iowa at Unionville and Centerville in August; and meetings of the Grand Lodge Committees: Masonic Education, Chartered Lodges, Entertainment of Distinguished Guests, Ways and Means. The Grand Secretary represented the Grand Lodge of Missouri at the 162nd Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Tennessee at Nashville in March and the 119th Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Nebraska at Omaha in June. Distributions during the year included: The Proclamation of M.W. Grand Master Cook on "Bicentennial Degree Teams" with the names and addresses for the three Grand Masters' Bicentennial Degree Teams The letter of Grand Master Cook on "Rededication," with a suggested Rededi路 cation program The "Charity Letter" of Grand Master Cook The "Edict on Conferral of Degrees" of Grand Master Cook The letter of Grand Master Cook on "Prayer" The letter of Grand Master Cook on "The l8-Year-Old" The letter of the Grand Lodge Committee on .Public Schools, with the form on which to supply the names and addresses of Master Masons engaged in public education The letter of Grand Master Cook to lodge secretaries, regarding the Public School Committee letter The information of the "Central or Parent Four-Digit Group Exemption Number of the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri" for use in filing of Form 990. The correspondence of Grand Master Cook to Worshipful Masters on "Proposition 7" The correspondence to other Grand Lodges of Grand Master Cook regarding the nonmember whose intent was to defraud the Masonic fraternity and its members The education film, "The House of Representatives: Voice of the People," to District Deputy Grand Masters and to lodges for presentation to public school districts and to public high schools and junior high schools in Missouri APPRECIATION

No one person can stand alone or move through the ways of life without the associations of friends and brothers. We, the staff of the Grand Lodge Office, are friends; we are closely attached to one another by esteem and respect and sincere affection. I truly appreciate the excellent services of the ladies of the staff and all their diligent efforts toward the accomplishment of everything that was needed in the successful operation of the Grand Lodge Office. Mrs. John Guibor (Norma Guibor) Mrs. George H. Oppermann (Eugenia Oppermann) Mrs. John R. White (Dorothy White) Mrs. Ralph A. Williams (Kay Williams) Mrs. Elmer H. Schaper (Della Schaper) Mrs. Frank M. Gartner (Margaret Gartner)

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Wes Cook, Friend and Brother, can justly claim those noble titles. He has demonstrated "friendship and friendliness" whenever and wherever he has met with lodges and brothers of Masonry. He has been "brother" to so many by his wholehearted concerns for the best possible of others. As Grand Master of Masons of Missouri for the Year 1975-76, M.W. Bro. Lewis C. Wes Cook has been both Friend and Brother to me. I am proud to say that he is one of "my own," who made a deep and lasting and favorable impression on my life. STATISTICS (PER PRELI;\HNARY REVIEW OF

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ANNUAL RETURNS OF

Adjusted net membership-July I, 1976 Additions: Affiliations Initiated Passed Raised Reinstated after suspension N.P.D. . : Reinstated after suspension (Sec. 15.068) Unadjusted total additions . Unadjusted gross membership-June 30, 1976 Subtractions: Suspended non-payment of dues . Suspended per Section 15.066 Dimitted Died Suspended, unmasonic conduct Expelled Unadjusted total subtractions . Unadjusted net membership-June 30, 1976 Unadjusted net loss . Unadjusted net loss: Fifty~Y~r Members claimed as exemptions RemisSIons

567

LODGES)

. 101,824

825

. 3,024 . 2,305 . . .

2,197 919 14 3,955 106,779

1,661 39 749 2,691

. . .

5,141 101,638 1,186

. . .

. ....

6,051 799

Fraternally submitted, FRANK A. ARNOLD,

Grand Secretary. SUPPLEMENTAL DEPORT OF GRAND SECRETARY DISPENSATIONS

By order of Grand Master Cook, dispensations that authorized the transaction of specific matters of lodge business were issued, as follows: September 23, 1976, to Gerald A. Schroeder, Worshipful Master of McDonald Lodge No. 324 at Independence for Conferring of the Degrees of Masonry on Herschel Frank Davis, who has been duly elected, in accordance with Section 13.110. The degrees to be conferred under the direction of the Grand Lecturer, or of a Master Mason specially deputed by him. September 23, 1976, to Harold E. Hirni, Worshipful Master of Crescent Hill

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Lodge No. 368 at Adrian, Missouri, for Conferring the Degrees of Masonry on Robert Brewster, who has been duly elected, in accordance with Section 13.110. The degrees to be conferred under the direction of the Grand Lecturer, or of a Master Mason specially deputed by him.

CONSENTS AND PERMISSIONS September 21, 1976 to Mizpah Lodge No. 639 to receive the Petition for the Degrees of James Leo Shaffer, a nonresident of Missouri who lives at Belleville, Illinois, with the concurrence of R.W. Deputy Grand Master Fielding A. Poe.

SPECIAL ORDERS OF HEALING Monett Lodge No. 129 at Monett, Missouri Most Worshipful Grand Master Lewis C. Wes Cook determined that the irregularities relative to the conferral of the Fellow Craft Degree on Alfred Higgins, July 23, 1976, occurred through no fault of the Brother. Most Worshipful Grand Master Cook caused the Brother-Alfred Higgins-to be healed, in accordance with Section 13.140 of the Constitution and By-Laws. By the Order of Healing, Brother Alfred Higgins became entitled to advance in I'reemasonry. Belton Lodge No. 450 at Belton, Missouri Most Worshipful Grand Master Lewis C. Wes Cook determined that the irregularities relative to the affiliation of Brother Howard Monroe Snell with Belton Lodge No. 450 by the transfer of membership from Rising Sun Lodge No. 151 at Camp Zama, Japan, working under the Grand Lodge of F. and A.M. of the Philippines, occurred by administrative and human errors and through no fault of the Brother. Most Worshipful Grand Master Cook caused Brother Howard Monroe Snell to be healed, in accordance with Section 13.140 of the Constitution and By-Laws. By the Order of Healing, Brother Howard Monroe Snell became a member in good standing of Belton Lodge ~o. 450 and entitled to all rights and privileges of a Master Mason. The Grand Master set out the requirement that Brother Snell return a proficiency in the Master Mason Degree by no later than September 20, 1977.

MISSOURI LODGES AND THE 18-YEAR-OLD The Grand Lodge of Missouri, at the 154th Annual Communication in September 1975, lowered the a?;e of a Petitioner for the Degrees of Masonry from 21 to 18 years. Durin?; the nine months that this new age law has been in effect-October I, 1975-June 30, 1976-questions have been asked: What has been the result of the reduction of the age for petitioning lodges? How many young men between the age of 18 and 21 years have sought membership? What has been the pro?;ress and advancement of these newlyeligible young candidates? Subordinate lodges submitted a supplemental report with the 1976 Annual Return and reported the number of candidates between the ages of 18 and 21 elected; the number initiated; the number passed; the number raised; and the number that proved proficiency. The lodges have reported the facts of Masonic history for young men born in 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, who expressed an interest in our Masonic Brotherhood, as follows: Petitioners between the ages of 18 and 21 elected Candidates between the ages of 18 and 21 initiated as Entered Apprentices

264 260

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103

Candidates between the ages of 18 and 21 passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft 157 Candidates between the ages of 18 and 21 raised to the Degree of Master Mason 113 Candidates between the ages of 18 and 21 who proved proficiency in the Third Degree 61

The Grand Secretary moved that the report as printed in the booklet, with the Supplement and the restatement of the statistics, be accepted and printed in the PROCEEDINGS. The motion was seconded and carried. REPORT OF AUDITOR

The Grand Secretary stated that the Report of the Auditor is printed in the booklet, "Reports of Officers and Committees." He moved that the Report of the Auditor be approved and printed in the PROCEEDINGS. The motion was seconded and carried.

To the Grand Lodge} A.F. &- A.M. of Missouri: GENTLEMEN: Pursuant to engagement, I 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 July I, 1975 to June 30, 1976, also the Masonic Home Initiation Fund, the George Washington Memorial Fund, the Joseph S. McIntyre Library Fund, The Freemason Magazine, and The Revolving Fund for the same period and respectfully present the following report: GENERAL FUND-PER GRAND SECRETARY'S :BOOKS STATEMENT OF CASH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS JULY 1, 1975 TO JUNE 30, 1976 Cash Receipts Per Capita Tax . . Masonic Home Initiation Fees George Washington Memorial Association Fees Dues Receipt Cards . Revolving Fund-Reimbursement Sums Paid from General Fund . Interest and Dividends on Investments: Permanent Fund (Less Agency Fee $1,361.57) $12,951.14 General Fund (Less Agency Fee $2,204.57) 19,168.89 Miscellaneous . . Visits-D.D.G.M. and D.D.G.L. ......... . . Mailing Reimbursement-Masonic Home Total Income Receipts . Transfers from Agency Account Total Receipts . . Disbursements-Per Schedule Attached Excess of Receipts over Disbursements . Balance, July 1, 1975 Balance, June 30, 1976 . Consisting of Balance in Commerce Bank of St. Joseph, Missouri Balance in Mercantile-Commerce Trust Company, 51. Louis, Missouri -Imprest Fund Balance in Banks-General Fund, June 30, 1976

Amount

$460,432.40 25,980.00 2,601.00 2,743.69 25,233.99 32,120.03 345.75 5,675.00 6,266.33 $561,398.19 170,061.00 $731,459.19 691,126.38 $ 40,332.81 12,621.89 $ 52,954.70

$ 42,954.70 10,000.00 $ 52,954.70

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GRAND LODGE A.F. & A.M. OF MISSOURI GENERAL FUND STATEMENT OF CASH DISBURSEMENTS JULY I, 1975 TO JUNE 30, 1976

-Amount By Direct Appropriation of Grand Lodge Salary-Grand Secretary $ 14,000.00 Salary-Grand Lecturer . . 12,600.00 Salary-Grand Treasurer . 500.00 Retirement Expense . 13,450.00 . Masonic Service Association-Per Capita 2,568.17 . Masonic Service-Hospital Visitation 5,000.00 Contributions to Masonic Temple Association for MaintenanceGrand Lodge Quarters . 4,500.00 4,400.00 Bicentennial Observance . . Committee on Recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges 100.00 Freemason Magazine . 25,239.06 $ 82,357.23 By Requisition Grand Master Expenses-Grand Master . . $ 6,000.00 Expenses-Grand Lecturer . 6,045.88 Expenses-Grand Lodge Officers and Committee . 2,769.11 . . . Conference of Grand Lodge Officers 3,422.73 . Conference of D.D.G.M. and D.D.G.L. . 3,707.00 2,585.00 Washington, D.C., Meeting . . Auditing . 250.00 Grand Master's Contingent Fund . 3,390.43 . 9,401.36 Expenses of Grand Lodge Session . Regional Meetings of Lodge Officers 8,210.89 $ 45,781.85 By Requisition of Grand Secretary Salaries-Grand Lodge Office . $ 26,952.19 Employees' Tax Expense-Social Security and Federal Unemployment Insurance . 3,540.06 Insurance . 932.50 Operation of Grand Lodge Office: A-Printing, Postage and Stationery . 9,638.21 B-Telephone and Telegrams . 4,189.86 C-Office Equipment . 285.09 D-Office Supplies . 2,218.76 E-Incidental Office Expenses . 1,432.58 F-Grand Lodge Office Improvement . . 350.44 G-Data Processing . 1,101.04 Incidental Travel and Expense of Grand Secretary . 1,458.98 Grand Master's Regalia . 1,725.59 . Fifty Year Veterans Buttons 3,114.52 Printing PROCEEDINGS . 16,101.35 $ 73,041.17 By Requisition Committee on Correspondence $ 750.00 Committee on Masonic Education . . 7,716.54 Midwest Conference . . 500.00

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Committee on Ritual . Committee on By-Laws Committee on Mileage and Per Diem .. Films and Bicentennial Coins Billboard Signs

596.08 3,137.24 41,761.60 25,233.99 . 3,000.00 $ 82,695.45 $283,875.70

. '

Total Grand Lodge Operating Expenses Masonic Home-Per Capita Tax . Masonic Home Initiation Fund George Washington Memorial Association

Total Expenses . Payments-D.D.G.M. and D.D.G.L. Visits Transfers to Agency Account . Relief-Earthquake Victims in Guatemala Transfer to Revolving Fund Payroll Tax Adjustment

. . .

Deduct: Discount-Missouri Withholding Tax Discount-St. Louis Earnings Tax

. .

$218,099.55 25,980.00 2,598.00 $246,677.55 $530,553.25 5,620.00 151,249.14 1,000.00 2,741.49 (13.97) $691,149.91

$17.37 6.16 23.53 . . . . . .. $691,126.38

Total Disbursements SECURITIES-PERMANENT FUND

I did not examine the securities, which are held by the First National Bank of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, as agent, but checked their statement dated June 30, 1976 as to charges and credits with the previous statement dated June 30, 1975. Federal National Mortgage Association Debenture

Par Value

Carrying Value

Market Value June 30, 1976

$ 40,000.00

$ 40,025.00

$ 39,950.00

$ 51,000.00

8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 ............. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 ............

10,000.00 40,000.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 $131,000.00

$ 51,000.00 9,990.62 38,675.00 14,971.87 15,000.00 $129,637.49

$ 51,095.37 10,103.10 39,124.80 14,948.40 15,225.00 $130,496.67

Interest Rate Maturity

PER CENT

9/12/77 United States 8/15/76 2/15/77 11/15/78 2/15/79 2/15/83

6%. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treasury Notes

Corporate Bonds General Motors Acceptance Corporation Note

1,000.00

Common Stocks Shares 400 American Telephone and Telegraph Co. '" 600 Empire District Electric Co. . .....

1,000.00

$ 17,299.90 10,741.40

1,000.00

$ 22,600.00 9,075.00

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United Telecommunications, Inc.

12,222.59 $ 40,263.89 $210,926.38

Total Securities . Uninvested Cash in Principal Account First National Bank, Kansas City, Missouri Total

10,500.00 $ 42,175.00 $213,621.67

663.22 . $211,589.60

SECURITIES--GENERAL FUND

United States Treasury Notes

Interest Rate Maturity 5/15177 2/15/78 2/15/79 2/15/83

Par Value

PER CENT

6% 6~

7 8

Carrying Value

$ 60,000.00 75,000.00 40,000.00 50,000.00 $225,000.00

Common Stocks Shares 450 Empire District Electric Co. . ... 225 Marathon Oil Co . 225 McGraw Edison Co. . .

$ 60,059.37

.$ 60,206.40

75,077.35 39,925.00 50,000.00 $225,061.72

74.296.50 39,862.40 50,750.00 $225,115.30

$ 8,614.51 8,319.29 9,196.01 $ 26,129.81 . .. $251,191.53 - 0$251,191.53

Total Securities , Uninvested Cash in Principal Account Total

Market Value June 30 1976

6,806.25 13,050.00 6,862.50 .$ 26,718.75 $251,834.05

Following is a summary o£ the changes in the principal account o£ the Pennanent Fund during the year under review: Uninvested Cash, July 1, 1975 . Receipts United States Treasury Bonds-Matured . Amortization of Premium-United States Securities .. Transfer from Income Account . Disbursemen ts Purchased United States Treasury Notes: Due 2/15/79, Interest Rate-7% 2/15/83, Interest Rate-8% . Purchased General Motors Acceptance Corporation Note Uninvested Cash, June 30, 1976

181.37

30,000.00 204.58 1,249.14 .$ 31,635.09 $ 14,971.87 15,000.00

1,000.00 .

30,971.87 663.22

I also checked the statement of income and expenses and submit the £01lowing summary: Balance, July 1, 1975 Income Interest Income, July I, 1975 to June 30, 1976: United States Treasury Bonds and Notes . Dividends

11,348.71 2,964.00 .$ 14,312.71

-0-

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Expense Agent's Collection Fee

1,361.57 $ 12,951.14

Net Income Transferred to General Fund Transferred to Principal Account

. $ 11,702.00 1,249.14 .

Balance July 30, 1976

12,951.14 $

-0-

Following is a summary of the changes and credits in the Principal Account of the General Fund: Balance, July 1, 1975 ... Transferred from Grand Lodge General Fund Receipts United States Treasury Bills, Matured United States Treasury Notes, Matured General Motors Acceptance Corporation, Note Matured Ford Motor Credit Company, Notes Matured . Thirteen Banks for Cooperatives Cons. Bonds Matured Amortization of Premium-U.S. Treasury Notes .. Disbursemen ts Ford Motor Credit Company Notes . $150,000.00 100,000.00 General Motors Acceptance Corporation Note .. Thirteen Banks for Cooperatives Cons. Bonds 99,906.25 United States Treasury Bills . 88,636.19 United States Treasury Bonds . 89,925.00 Transfers , , . 170,061.00 Balallce, June 30, 1976 .

-0150,000.00 108,358.13 90,000.00 100,000.00 150,000.00 100,000.00 170.31

698,528.44 -0-

-0-

AGENCY INCOME ACCOUNT-GENERAL FUND

Balance, July 1, 1975 Income Interest Received: U.S. Notes and Bills Other Dividends Received Transfers to General Bank Account Agency Fee Balance, June 30, 1976

. $ 15,571.56

. .

4,519.40 1,282.50 $ 19,168.89 . 2,204.57 .

21,373.46 21,373.46

$---=0-

MASONIC HOME INITIATION FUND

Balance, July 1, 197.?-Due to Masonic Home ..... Received from Lodges, July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1976 Disbursements-Paid to Masonic Home Balance, June 30, 1976-Due to Masonic Home

-025,980.00 $ 25,980.00 25,980.00 $ -0$

GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL FUND

Balance Due, July 1, 1975 Received from Lodges, July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1976

-02,601.00 $ 2,601.00 $

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Disbursement-Paid to George Washington Memorial Association, February 4, 1976 Balance, June 30, 1976-Due to George Washington Memorial Association .

2,598.00

3.00

1,532.31

JOSEPH S. MCINTYRE LIBRARY FUND

Balance, July 1, 1975 Receipt Interest on Savings Account . Balance in Mercantile Trust Company-Savings Account June 30, 1976 .

78.66

1,610.97

7I 1.39 24.50 735.89 27.75 708.14

THE FREEMASON MAGAZINE

Balance, July 1, 1975 Receipts

$ Disbursements Balance, June 30, 1976

$ THE REVOLVING FUND

Balance, July 1, 1975 .. Receipts (Dues, manuals, etc.)

7,819.63 84,447.95 $ 92,267.58

$ ..

Disbursements (Induding $25,233.99 Transfer General Account) . Balance, June 30, 1976 .

75,236.32 $ 17,031.26

MILEAGE AND PER DIEM COMMITTEE

Appropriated from General Fund, September 30, 1975 Mileage and Per Diem Checks Paid .

$ 41,784.00

41,761.60 22.40 (22.40) $ -0$

Miscellaneous Adjustments Balance, June 30, 1976

. .

The 1975 Mileage and Per Diem Committee report and cancelled checks were examined during the course of the examination. 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 July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1976. All checks issued were examined in support of the disbursements. I found to be correct the per capita tax received and the amount paid to the Masonic Home. Approved invoices were examined for substantially all items. Payroll records and tax returns were also inspected. The bank balances shown in the report were confirmed directly by the depositaries. Respectfully submitted, ROBERT C. WAGENER, Certified Public Accountant.

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REPORT OF GRAND TREASURER

The Grand Secretary stated that the Report of the Grand Treasurer is printed in the booklet. He moved that the Report of the Grand Treasurer be approved and printed in the PROCEEDINGS. The motion was seconded and carried.

To the Grand Lodge} A.F. & A.M. of Missouri: I charge myself with the receipts, disbursements, balance securities as follows for the period July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1976. Details may be found in Audit Report. Total Income Receipts Transfer from Agency Account

$561,398.19 170,061.00

Total Receipts Disbursements . . Excess of Receipts over Disbursements Balance, July 1, 1975 . . Balance, June 30, 1976 '" Consisting of Balance in Commerce Bank of St. Joseph, Missouri Balance in Mercantile-Commerce Trust Company, St. Louis, MissouriImprest Fund ........... ... Balance in Bank-General Fund, June 30, 1976

$731,459.19 691,126.38 $ 40,332.81 12,621.89 S 52,954.70 42,954.70 10,000.00 $ 52,954.70

SECURITIES--GENERAL FUND

U. S. Treasury Notes Common Stocks

Carrying Value Market Value $225,061.72 $225,115.30 26,129.81 26,718.75 $251,191.53

Total Securities-General Fund SECURlTI~PERMANENT

$251,834.05

FUND

Carrying Value Market Value Federal National Mortgage Association Debentures .. $ 40,025.00 $ 39,950.00 130,496.67 United States Treasury Notes 129,637.49 Corporate Bonds 1,000.00 1,000.00 (General Motors Acceptance Corporation Note) '42,175.00 40,263.89 Common Stocks . . Total Securities-Permanent Fund Uninvested Cash .

$210,926.38 663.22

$213,621.67

Respectfullysubmiued, WILLIAM H. UTZ, JR., Grand Treasurer. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON LODGES UNDER DISPENSATION

The Grand Secretary stated that the Report of the Committee on Lodges Under Dispensation is printed in the booklet. He moved that the Committee Report be accepted and printed in the PROCEEDINGS. The motion was seconded and carried.

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To the Grand Lodge, A.F. &- A.M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: No new lodges were formed or started during this 1975-76 year nor were any matters referred to your Committee's attention. Respectfully submitted, EDWARD B. McADAM, J. JIM JOHNSTON, EDWARD LEWANDOSKI, K. ROGER PENNEL, MAX E. BRETSCHNEIDER, Chairman. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RELIEF AND CHARITY

The Grand Secretary stated that the Report of the Committee on Relief and Charity is printed in the booklet. He moved that the Report of the Committee on Relief and Charity be accepted and printed in the PRoCEEDINGS. The motion was seconded and carried.

To the Grand Lodge, A.F. &- A.M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: The Committee on Relief and Charity is composed of members of the Masonic Home Board. It meets monthly at the Masonic Home and on call of the chairman to consider requests properly submitted to it by a subordinate lodge for financial assistance and relief to worthy elegible cases. The Grand Lodge at the annual meeting last year appropriated $5,000 for use of this Committee. This amount, together with cash in the bank, constituted the total funds available for the work of the Committee from which we have disbursed to lodges as follows: Polar Star Lodge No. 79 Harmony Lodge No. 499 St. James Lodge No. 230 DeSoto Lodge No. 119 Mechanicsville Lodge No. 260 Granby Lodge No. 514 Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422 Tyro Lodge No. 12 (2 cases) Total Balance in Bank July I, 1975 Interest from Savings Returned Check No. 12271 Checks Issued for Relief . Balance in Bank as of June 30, 1976

.$ 838.00

. . .

. .

300.00 400.00 . 250.00 . 450.00 . 1,200.00 500.00 . 940.00 . $4,878.00 . $9,338.00 . 253.23 150.00 $9,741.23 4,878.00 $4,863.23 .

The report of the Auditor verifies the facts of this financial statement. Respectfully submitted, PRESLEY G. PARRISH, Chairman, RAY HILTON, JAMES A. NOLAND, JR., Roy W. MCGHEE, HOWARD E. WARD, Secretary.

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R.W. Bro. Earl K. Dille, Chainnan, stated that the report of the Committee on Masonic Education has already been printed in the booklet, "Reports of Officers and Committees." However, he had a couple of additions. R.W. BROTHER DILLE: The Committee on Masonic Education plans to put out four issues of The Freemason magazine over the coming year. Our newly appointed Editor, effective today, is R.W. Bro. Ray Hilton of Springfield. His address is in the "pocket part." I wish all of you over the coming year, who have lodge by-line material, please submit it directly to R.W. Brother Hilton. As I said in the printed report the Committee on Masonic Education feels that the most precious jewel in its crown is the recently initiated Grand Lodge Achievement Award Program. A great deal of thought has been put into this program, not only by the Committee, but also by the Grand Lodge Officers. As of this moment, 12 lodges have qualified as Honor Lodges and have received the Grand Lodge Achievement Award. I would like to call forward the representatives of those 12 lodges to stand at the west of the Altar to be congratulated by the Most Worshipful Grand Master. As I call the name of your lodge, will you please step forward; and I mean not only the Worshipful Master, but whatever other representatives are here today. Trilumina Lodge No. 205, Marshall, Loyd R. Finney, W.M. Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422, Springfield, Daniel E. Claypool, W.M. Fellowship Lodge No. 345, Joplin, W. Harry Guinn, W.M. St. Francois Lodge No. 234, Libertyville, Lee Roy Nichols, W.M. Plato Lodge No. 469, Plato, William L. Conley, W.M. Tyro Lodge No. 12, Caledonia, Norman Bean, W.M. Palestine Lodge No. 241, St. Charles, John W. Stoneking, W.M. Bethany Lodge No. 97, Bethany, Roy D. Jincks, W.M. Freedom Lodge No. 636, MehlviIle, J. Steve Dodson, W.M. Brotherhood Lodge No. 269, St. Joseph, William D. Everhart, W.M. Rushville Lodge No. 238, Rushville, John W. Hotham, W.M. Barnes Lodge No. 116, Cabool, A. J. Uhrig, W.M.

Will the brethren from these lodges please step forward and come up to the West of the Altar? M.'V. GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren, It is indeed a pleasure to welcome you to the Grand Lodge floor this morning, particularly for this recognition. I wonder if you would turn around and face the audience. Brethren, this Achievement Award does not come easily. I would like to congratulate each and everyone of you (enumeration of the 12 lodges). It has taken outstanding leadership on the part of the Master and the cooperation of the officers and the brethren to fulfill the requirements of this Grand Lodge Achievement Award. It shows on your part an interest far above the normal; it demonstrates that you are seeking to attain for your membership a program of entertainment and information, a program

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that is representative of the participation in district meetings and Area Meetings and at the Grand Lodge level. Each and every one of you is to be congratulated. Through you, we congratulate the members of your lodge. We hope that these awards will be meaningful to you in the years to come and that they will set a goal for those who follow you, that they too will seek to achieve in the same manner and to attain the same recognition. Thank you, each and every one, for all that you have contributed to the Masonic Fraternity in this year, in years past, and we know that we can depend upon you to continue to make a more than satisfactory contribution in the future because of the enthusiasm that is obviously here. Brethren, all of us thank you ever so much. Brethren of the Grand Lodge would you greet them for their achievement. (Applause.) R.W. BROTHER DILLE: Brethren, each qualifying lodge has already received the certificate from Grand Lodge; the Worshipful Master during the qualifying year has also received a certificate. Instructions and application forms are available from the Grand Secretary and from your District Deputy Grand Master. You may also pick them up at the Masonic Education display table today. Brethren, if your lodge has not yet qualified, why not look into it. Your lodge can be an Honor Lodge. The Committee on Masonic Education would like to thank Grand Secretary Frank Arnold for all the help, aid, and assistance given by him and his office staff during the preceding year.

To the Grand Lodge, A.F. &- A.M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: The members of your Committee on Masonic Education have had another active year. We have reviewed our existing publications and have maintained adequate supplies of them for the use of the lodges and individual brethren. We have written and produced a new booklet, Patriotic Themes From the American Revolution, to aid the lodges in developing programs for the commemoration of our nation's Bicentennial. As is customary, the Committee is maintaining a display table at this session of Grand Lodge. Current publications are available there, and members of the Committee are on duty to assist you in any way we can. Everyone of you in attendance here should obtain his own personal copy of each of these publications. The cost is nominal, and we think you will be pleased with them. Continuing to be available on loan from the Grand Secretary are three fine slide presentations: A Missouri Masonic Travelogue, The Grand Lodge of England, and The George Washington Masonic National Memorial. Probably the most significant occurrence this year was the decision of the Committee to devote over half of its customary operating budget to the production of a letter from the Grand Master to all Master Masons in the State of Missouri who are under the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge. This letter reminded all members of a Standing Resolution, passed in 1920, concerning the free public school system. Mailed out before the August primary election, this eloquent appeal by Grand Master Cook was surely a decisive element in the defeat of the proposed Constitutional Amendment No.7, which would have allowed tax money to be used to pay for various services in private and parochial schools. The Committee feels that the effort against

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this proposition was Masonic Education in a most important sense. The Midwest Conference on Masonic Education was held this past May in Madison, Wisconsin. Brothers Chapman, Dille, and Hilton represented this Grand Lodge. We have benefitted greatly from this continuing relationship with brethren of our neighboring jurisdictions who are active in the field of Masonic Education. New ideas and programs generated in this forum are frequently transplanted to the advantage of our Fraternity here in Missouri. The Committee feels that the most precious jewel in its crown is the recently initiated Grand Lodge Achievement Award program. A great deal of thought was put into this program, not only by our Committee, but also by the officers of the Grand Lodge. At the time of going to press with this report, nine Missouri lodges have qualified as Honor Lodges, as follows: Trilumina Lodge No. 205, Marshall, Lloyd R. Finney, W.M. Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422, Springfield, Daniel E. Claypool, W.M. Fellowship Lodge No. 345, Joplin, W. Harry Guinn, W.M. St. Francois Lodge No. 234, Libertyville, Lee Roy Nichols, W.M. Plato Lodge No. 469, Plato, William L. Conley, W.M. Tyro Lodge No. 12, Caledonia, Norman Bean, W.M. Palestine Lodge No. 241, St. Charles, John W. Stoneking, W.M. Bethany Lodge No. 97, Bethany, Roy D. Jincks, W.M. Freedom Lodge No. 636, Mehlville, J. Steve Dodson, W.M.

Each qualifying lodge has received a certificate from Grand Lodge. The Worshipful Master during the qualifying lodge year has also received a certificate. Instructions and application forms are available from the Grand Secretary and from your District Deputy Grand Master. You may also pick them up from the Masonic Education display table today. Brethren, if your lodge has not qualified, why not look into it? Yow' lodge can be an Honor Lodge. Fraternally submitted, WILLIAM H CHAPMAN, RONALD M. COMPTON, RAY HILTON, OLIN S. McDANIEL, THOMAS C. WARDEN, EARL K. DILLE, Chairman. R.W. Brother Dille moved that the Report of the Committee on Masonic Education as already printed and as amended be accepted. The motion was seconded and carried. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON APPEALS AND GRIEVANCES

R.W. Bro. Lloyd L. Schainker, Chairman, presented the report of the Committee on Appeals and Grievances as printed in the booklet, "Reports of Officers and Committees." He moved that the report be accepted and printed in the PROCEEDINGS. The motion was seconded and carried.

To the Grand Lodge, A.F. &- A.M., of Missouri: BRETHREN: Your Committee on Appeals and Grievances is pleased and happy to report that as of this date, no appeals, grievances, petitions for

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restoration, or any other matters requiring formal action by it under pertinent Grand Lodge By-Laws were referred to this Committee for its attention and consideration during the year 1975-76. Respectfully submitted, LLOYD L. SCHAINKER, Chairman, HARRY GERSHENSON, SR., H. JOSEPH TONER, ORESTES MITCHELL, JR., WALTER L. WALKER. REMARKS OF R.W. BRO. EARL K. DILLE

BROTHER DILLE: M.W. Bro. Bud "Walker has brought up a point that I believe needs clarifying. He has received several questions from various lodges during this Session. The Grand Lodge Achievement Award is based on the Lodge Year, not the Grand Lodge Year. So if your present Worshipful Master does not go out of office until December 10, you have until December 10 to qualify for that particular lodge year. You will receive the certificates immediately, and be recognized at the next following Grand Lodge Session. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RI'l11AL

R.W. Bro. Stanton T. Brown, Grand Lecturer and Chairman, presented the report of the Committee on Ritual. To the Grand Lodge, A.F. &- A.M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: The Grand Lodge Committee on Ritual met on Saturday, May 1, 1976, at Columbia, Missouri, with all members present. At the request of the Grand Master the following resolution was drafted by the Committee and unanimously approved as to form: Be It Resolved, That the Master of each lodge shall read, or cause to be read aloud, to the lodge just prior to the beginning of the second section of the third degree the following statement: "The Second Section of the Third Degree constitutes a most solemn and impressive portion of our ritualistic work. In it we are taught the ultimate lessons of Masonic philosophy-victory over death and the immortality of the soul. Nothing must be allowed to impair the deep impression which should be made upon the mind of the candidate. "The Grand Lodge forbids any levity, roughness, horseplay, talking, audible laughter, or any other noise which could distract the attention of the candidate. Failure to comply with this resolution, or any action by any officer or member in violation or inconsistent with this resolution shall constitute grounds for Masonic discipline."

The Committee discussed the possibility of proposing the addition of a ritual for the reception of petitions for the degrees and affiliating accompanied by a dimit. It was unanimously agreed that it is desirable for the language frequently and uniformly used by many lodges throughout the state be adopted as ritual, and that the Committee recommend that the Grand Lodge approve its adoption and implementation by the Grand Lecturer. (At this point R.W. Brother Brown left the printed copy of the report to make an oral presentation of the language, of the wording, to be used

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by the Worshipful Master as the ritual for the reception of petitions for the degrees and petitions for affiliation accompanied by a dimit. The language, being ritual, is not printed.) R.W. Brother Brown moved the adoption of this part of the report of the Committee on Ritual. The motion was seconded and carried by vote of the Grand Lodge. Your Committee also reports that due to the fact that R.W. Bro. William V McCollum, a long-standing member of this Committee, accepted employment abroad, his resignation was accepted with much regret. The Grand Lodge is deeply indebted to R.W. Brother McCollum for his long and dedicated service. It is a pleasure to have as a member R.W. Bro: Ronnie House who was appointed to fill the vacancy. The Committeee also expresses its gratitude for the untiring and excellent assistance given by R.W. Bro. Frank A. Arnold, Grand Secretary. It is through his efforts that the names of the brethren who have received certificates the past year are included as a part of this report. Fraternally submitted, FREELON

HADLEY,

WILLIAM F. JACKSON, H. DALE DEWEESE, CARROLL

MOORMAN,

RONNIE HOUSE, STANTON

BROWN,

Chairman.

SUBDIVISION I--ORIGINALS

5090 Albert Eugene Wright, Alpha Lodge No. 65,9 6091 Harvey N. Turner, Raytown Lodge No. 391 5092 Franklin Burdell Harding, Raytown Lodge No. 391 6093 Lonnie Ray Parnell, Raytown Lodge No. 391 5094 James Milo Luallen, Heroine Lodge No. 104 6096 Ira Earl Green, Jr., Raytown Lodge No. 391 6096 Stephen William Hollo, Jr., Raytown Lodge No. 391 5097 Stephen Blaine Givens, Charity Lodge No. 331 5098 Robert S. Alexander, Branson Lodge No. 587 5099 John Arthur Pace, Fellowship Lodge No. 346 5100 Richard Harrison Hibdon, Fellowship Lodge No. 345 5101 Jack Lee Seward, Mineral Lodge No. 470 5102 Norman Dale Mitchell, Raytown Lodge No. 391 5103 Paul Alexander Richardson, Sheffield Lodge No. 625 5104 Jackie Lee Brayfield, Friend Lodge No. 352 5105 Roy E. Middleton, Friend Lodge No. 352 5106 Charles Jerry Hill, Tyro Lodge No. 12 5107 Timothy Charles Woodard, Mineral Lodge No. 471 6108 Gary Elmer Sparks, Washington Lodge No. 87

5109 Carl Reginald Dalton, Euclid Lodge No. 505 5110 Neil A. Kemper, Meridian Lodge No.2 5111 Hershel Alan Jackson, Shaveh Lodge No. 646 5112 Ervin A. Drewing, Magnolia Lodge No. 626 5113 Joseph Ronald Rivituso, Freedom Lodge No. 636 6114 Paul A. Delozier, California Lodge No. 183 5115 Johnny Lee Snodgrass, Lebanon Lodge No. 77 5116 Richard L. Willis, Jr., Algabil Lodge No. 644 5117 Charles Arthur Redecker, Algabil Lodge No. 644 5118 Robert Lee Patton, Orient Lodge No. 546 5119 Paul Burton Andrew, Grandview Lodge No. 618 5120 David L. Combs, Forsyth Lodge No. 453 5121 Forest J. Shields, Holt Lodge No. 49 5122 David Edward Greco, Trinity Lodge No. 641 5123 Paul Patton, Kennett Lodge No. 68 5124 Theodore R. Brown, Freedom Lodge No. 636 5125 Willard W. Boenzle, Good Hope Lodge No. 218 6126 Karl Justice Geltz, Fellowship Lodge No. 345 6127 Clarence Wallace Stone, Jr., Bonhomme Lodge No. 45 5128 Ronald James Huff, Columbia Lodge No. 534 5129 Peter Cavic, Jr., Lambskin Lodge No. 460

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5130 Robert Clay Creech, Overland Lodge 5172 William Bruce, Compass Lodge No. 120 No. 623 5173 Donald Lynn Winchel, Cleveland L"dge 5131 Joe Russell Fisher, Fellowship_ Lodge No. 661 No. 345 5174 Howard Neal Brown, Arnold Lodge No. 5132 Ronnie Dean Jones, Cleveland Lodge 673 No. 651 5175 Worth Carlton Johnson, Jr., Raytown 5133 Melbourne Julius Stohl, Arnold Lodge Lodge No. 391 No. 673 5176 Ennis Harrison Wright, Grandview 5134 Jackie G. Busby, Somerset Lodge No. Lodge No. 618 206 6177 Robert Paul Edmondson, Gate of the 5135 August Michael Ott, Jr., Gate City Temple Lodge No. 422 Lodge No. 522 5178 George Eugene Thompson, Raytown 5136 Roger Gordon Moore, Henderson Lodge ',Lodge No. 391 No. 477 5179 Charles Elmo Harris, Fenton Lodge No. 5137 Michael Richard Willis, United Lodge 281 No.5 5180 Joe Wayne Cumins, Four Mile Lodge 5138 Roy R. Rowland, Branson Lodge No. No. 212 587 5181 Carl Richard Giboney, Gate of the Tern5139 John Wayne Greene, Meridian Lodge pIe Lodge No. 422 No.2 5182 Bill Walker Kirkwood, Four Mile Lodge 5140 Darrel Charles Curtis, Harmony Lodge No. 212 No. 499 5183 Kenneth Wilson Adams, Fenton Lodge 5141 Earl T. Sowell, Meridian Lodge No.2 No. 281 5142 Charles F. Wiegert, Gardenville Lodge 6184 Kenneth ErIe Morse, McDonald Lodge No. 655 No. 324 5185 James Spencer Krause, Farmington 5143 Ezra T. Lalik, Independence Lodge No. 76 Lodge No. 132 5144 Perry Albert McEntyre, Independence 5186 Charles Maxson, Farmington Lodge No. Lodge No. 76 132 5145 August O. Carrender, Cleveland Lodge 5187 Thomas Edwin Fenn, Alpha Lodge No. 659 No. 651 5146 Harold E. Cox, America Lodge No. 347 5188 Fred Ernest Smith, Raytown Lodge No. 5147 Joseph Wesley Davidson, Ava Lodge 891 No. 26 5189 Gerald Albert DePorter, Jefferson Lodge 5148 Robert E. Aye, Windsor Lodge No. 29 No. 43 5149 Lloyd McCoy Mathes, Bunker Lodge No. 5190 Don Alan Miller, Compass Lodge No. 675 120 5150 Billy Eugene Wisdom, Bunker Lodge 5191 Robert D. Weikal, Sedalia Lodge No. N~"5 2" 5151 Jerry D. Lacey, Arnold Lodge No. 673 5192 August Richard Scott, Alpha Lodge No. 5152 Paul W. Davis, Northeast Lodge No. 659 643 6193 William Floyd Brown, Rockbridge Lodge 5153 William Douglas Sanders, Triangle No. 435 Lodge No. 638 6194 William Floyd O'Guin, Rockbridge 6164 Michael D. Ballard, Henderson Lodge Lodge No. 435 No. 477 5195 Frank Benjamin Elley, Henderson 5155 John Kenneth Smith, Cecile Daylight Lodge No. 477 Lodge No. 305 5196 Warren Ernest Carr, Mineral Lodge 5156 Richard W. Stapleton, Charity Lodge No. 471 No. 381 5197 Stephen H. Wells, Alpha Lodge No. 659 5198 Dirk Farrin Smith, Hopewell Lodge No. 5157 Edmond Sheldon Blackburn, Sr., East Gate Lodge No. 630 239 5158 Billy Ray Abbott, Ferguson Lodge No. 5199 Louis Harvey Partain, Neosho Lodge 542 No. 247 5159 James Joseph Gibbons, United Lodge 5200 John Dudley Ossenfort. Arnold Lodge No.5 No. 673 5160 Jackie L. Craycraft, Cleveland Lodge 5201 David Gene Deck, Solomon Lodge No. No. 651 271 5202 Stanley B. Watson, Winigan Lodge No. 5161 Charles C. Waggener, Jr., Raytown Lodge No. 891 540 5203 Raymond Ralph Jennerjohn, Ferguson 5162 David Lee Atkinson, Friend Lodge No. 352 Lodge No. 542 5163 John Bailey Sloan, Blackwell Lodge No. 5204 Ashby F. Edmonds, Rising Sun Lodge 535 No. 13 5205 Benny Orville Ralston, Rising Sun 5164 James Leroy Noblett, Paul Revere Lodge No. 330 Lodge No. 13 5165 Crist Duane Fanning, Winigan Lodge 5206 Charles Edward Cooper, Gate of the No. 640 Temple Lodge No. 422 5166 Louis Edward Lesinski, Euclid Lodge 5207 C. Bruce Tanner, Jr., Sikeston Lodge No. 505 No. 310 5167 Harry Oliver Heines, Kirkwood Lodge 5208 Gary Dale Newman, Purity Lodge No. No. 484 658 5209 Ralph Sterling Cantrell, Jr., Summit 5168 Marshall Leroy West, Bonhomme Lodge No. 45 Lodge No. 263 5169 Harold L. Sickels, Perseverance Lodge 5210 Robert Edward Lee Shelton, Macks Creek Lodge No. 433 No. 92 5211 Robert Gene Pflug, Fellowship Lodge 5170 Richard Barron Collier, Arnold Lodge No. 345 No. 673 5212 Randall Jay Jones, Mt. Olive Lodge 5171 Ronald Gene Galemore, Sikeston Lodge No. 439 No. 310 5213 Delbert Dailey, Moberly Lodge No. 344

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A2300 Lester Gilbert Conrad, Joachim Lodge No. 164 A2301 James Emerson Newton, Van Buren Lodge No. 509 A2302 James Clifford O'Malley, Independence Lodge No. 76 Kyle Johnson, Jefferson A2303 William Lodge No. 43 A2304 William Walter Wells, Sr., Webster Lodge No. 98 A2305 Roger Ralph Adams, Criterion Lodge No. 586 A2806 John Robert Mullins, Canopy Lodge No. 284 A2307 William Dale Finke, Monett Lodge No. 129 A2308 Floyd Elmer Williams, Fellowship Lodge No. 345 A2309 Lee Roy Grizzell, East Gate Lodge No. 630 A2310 Edward W. Cummings, Rising Sun Lodge No. 13 A2311 Quentin L. Love, Rising Sun Lodge No. 13 A2312 Ross Allen Rutherford, Saxton Lodge No. 508 A2313 Ned A. Donovan, Rising Sun Lodge No. 13 A2314 Ralph Franklin Hull, Monett Lodge No. 129 A2315 William Franklin Graham, Clarkton Lodge No. 645 A2316 George W. Fitzgerald, Pendleton Lodge No. 551 A2317 Nolen Henry Rinne, Linn Lodge No. 326 A2318 Leon Huffines, Hornersville Lodge No. 215 A2819 Robert Mason Runner, Salem Lodge No. 225 A2320 Paul Franklin Hamilton, Webster Lodge No. 98 A2321 Billy Allen Martin, Wakanda Lodge No. 52 A2322 John Lester McCafferty, Orient Lodge No. 546 A2323 James H. Masterson, Jr., Orient Lodge No. 546 A2324 Curtis Junior Walker, Orient Lodge No. 546 A2325 Michael Dale Smith, Alpha Lodge No. 659 A2326 Gail Brown, Mendon Lodge No. 628 A2327 John Anastosios Souris, Crestwood Lodge No. 669 A2328 Kenneth Eugene Raymer, Grandview Lodge No. 618 A2329 Henry O. Wisbrock, Webster Groves Lodge No. 84 A2330 Charles Marvin Benedict, Wellston Lodge No. 613 A2331 Lowell Thomas Davis, Marcus Lodge No. 110 A2332 Donald George Davis, Fraternal Lodge No. 363 A2333 Arthur Thomas Thornton, Fraternal Lodge No. 363 A2334 Joseph Allen Norris, LaRussell Lodge No. 592 E. Kennedy, Henderson A2335 Kenneth Lodge No. 477 SUBDIVISION

A2336 Millard Vernor Morris, Decatur Lodge No. 400 A2337 Lewis L. Krehmeyer, Meridian Lodge No.2 A2338 Edwin Claude Carpenter, King Hill Lodge No. 376 A2339 Warren Lenox Taylor, Platte City Lodge No. 504 A2340 William Kenneth Welch, Platte City Lodge No. 504 A2341 Conley Eugene DePriest, Pauldingville Lodge No. 11 A2342 Donald Duane Sills, Ferguson Lodge No. 542 A2343 Denver Wesley Newton, Van Buren Lodge No. 509 A2344 Jack Tunny Ehrhart, Rising Sun Lodge No. 13 A2345 Glen Eugene Hopkins, Rising Sun Lodge No. 13 A2346 William Wesley Corbin, Country Club Lodge No. 656 A2347 Thomas Edward Dawson, St. Joseph Lodge No. 78 A2348 Cecil Yvonne Isaac, Potosi Lodge No. 131 A2349 Marshall Autry Blankenship, Mt. Washington Lodge No. 614 A2350 Donald Ray Jett, Wentzville Lodge No. 46 A2351 Carl Berton Rose, St. Joseph Lodge No. 78 A2352 Donald Francis Wheeler, Blue Springs Lodge No. 337 A2353 Raymond L. DeFreece, Grandview Lodge No. 618 A2354 Melvin John Sanders, Marlborough Lodge No. 569 A2355 Lloyd Elton Michelsen, Morley Lodge No. 184 A2356 Billy Joe Cox, Friendship Lodge No. 89 A2357 Robert Earl Hammond, Webb City Lodge No. 512 A2358 Edgar Lee Kneip, Clinton Lodge No. 548 A2359 Lester Workman, Lane's Prairie Lodge No. 531 A2360 Gary Max Hinderks, Lathrop Lodge No. 506 A2361 David Lynn Williams, Webb City Lodge No. 512 A2362 Burnice Lee Johnston, Buckner Lodge No. 501 A2363 John Elera Goodson, Irondale Lodge No. 143 A2364 James R. Brooks, Branson Lodge No. 587 A2365 Aubrey O. Pittenger, Branson Lodge No. 587 A2366 Raymond Lester Hodge, Wayne Lodge No. 526 A2367 Michael L. Offen backer, Neosho Lodge No. 247 A2368 James Alan Westrich, Jr., Charity Lodge No. 331 A2369 Richard Sidney Gobble, Bridgeton Lodge No. 80 A2370 Elias G. Salamie, Herculaneum Lodge No. 338

I~'iECOND

B1216 Wilbern Cleo Sandel'S, Salem Lodge No. 225 B1217 Charles Hugo Daume, Jr., Mystic Tie Lodge No. 221

RENEWALS

B1218 Euell Jesse Sweeten, Wentzville Lodge No. 46 B1219 Harold Norman Napier, Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422

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B1220 Joe Melvin Glasscock. Miller Lodge No. 567 B1221 Eugene Everett Ebright. Fellowship Lodge No. 345 B1222 John Haril Davidson. Compass Lodge No. 120 B1223 Larry Lynn LercheI'. Waynesville Lodge No. 375 B1224 Leonard Truman Ferrell, Caruthersville Lodge No. 461 B1225 Joseph George Wehner. Grandview Lodge No. 618 B1226 Ernest Lester Weir, Grandview Lodge No. 618 B1227 Edward Ray Windle, Cuba Lodge No. 312 B1228 Harold Glen Eagan. Friend Lodge No. 352 B1229 Dwayne N. Hook. Friend Lodge No. 352 B1230 Jerrold Kent Clemons. Bismarck Lodge No. 41 B1231 Billy Gerald Haddock. Kansas City Lodge No. 220 B1232 Robert G. Sellards, Marcus Lodge No. 110 B1233 Wyatt Wilson Statler. Marcus Lodge No. 110 B1234 George A. Collins. Pilot Knob Lodge No. 182 B1235 William Lawrence Green, Sullivan Lodge No. 69 . B1236 Dennis Lee Watson. Alpha Lodge No. 659 B1237 Carol A. Rice, Adelphi Lodge No. 355 B1238 Elvin Winchester, Union Lodge No. 593 B1239 Mark Emerson Whitaker. Fellowship Lodge No. 345 B1240 Damon Smith, Adelphi Lodge No. 355 B1241 Samuel Lee Coen, Alpha Lodge No. 659 Earl Scott. Independence B1242 Donald Lodge No. 76 B1243 Edwin Lee Smith, Marceline Lodge No. 481 B1244 John Sanford McMullin. Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422

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B1245 Sylvester J. Niehaus, Wellston Lodge No. 613 B1246 Norvin Jack Wehner. Alpha Lodge No. 659 B1247 Donald Roy Wagner, Bridgeton Lodge No. 80 B1248 Howard L. Adkins, Country Club Lodge No. 656 B1249 James Clio Hudson. King Hill Lodge No. 376 B1250 Robert Charles Jarrett, Brotherhood Lodge No. 269 B1251 Bobby Carl Hopper. Northeast Lodge No. 643 B1252 Bruce Franklin Donaldson, Overland Lodge No. 623 B1253 Richard Ferris Martin, Lexington Lod~e No. 149 B1254 Leo Edwin Short, Lexington Lodge No. 149 B1255 Max Erich Bretschneider, Temple Lodge No. 299 B1256 John F. Garrett, Lambskin Lodge No. 460 B1257 J 0 Maurice Fisher. Raytown Lodge No. 391 B1258 Clifford Leon Feltinberger, Mt. Wash. ington Lodge No. 614 B1259 Chester Milton Webb. Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422 B1260 Hubert Clark Bollinger, Mystic Tie Lod~e No. 221 B1261 Herbert Emory Riehn, Mystic Tie Lodge No. 221 B1262 Bernard Sciarone. Pyramid Lodge No.. 180 B1263 Floyd W. Nichols. Centralia Lodge No. 59 B1264 John Quincy Stuart, Salem Lodge No. 225 B1265 Russell August Grosch. Mount Moriah Lodge No. 40 B1266 Ray Adams, Meridian Lodge No.2 B1267 Fredric Otto William Beckmann, Meridian Lodge No.2 B1268 Wilferd Atchison, Galena Lodge No. 515 B1269 Thomas Samual Orwick, Liberty Lodge No. 31

SUBDIVISION I-THIRD RENEWALS

C7l5 Howard F. Moser, Fellowship Lodge No. 345 C71G Glen W. Johnson, Branson Lodge No. 587 C717 Eugene E. Jaeger, Warren Lodge No. 74 C718 Henry Clay Patrick, Grandview Lodge No. 618 C719 J. Edward Blinn. Webster Lodge No. 98 C720 Aubrey M. Gooch. Dockery Lodge No. 325 C721 Vernon Raymond Rogers, Rising Sun Lodge No. 13 C722 Marvin Gene Shull, Rising Sun Lod~e No. 13 C723 Donald Ivan Dunlap. Western Star Lodge No. 15 C724 Walter Raymond Philpott. Rising Sun Lodge No. 13 C725 Darrell R. Short, Sparta Lodge No. 296 C726 Frank Patrick Lesinski, Sr.. Euclid Lodge No. 505

C727 Elmer Glenn Miner, Hopewell Lodge No. 239 C728 VOID . C729 John Robert Esler, Raytown Lodge No. 391 C730 William H. Short. Overland Lodge No. 623 C731 James Daniel Fink, Lambskin Lodge No. 460 C732 Rufus Clyde Eichler. Braymer Lodge No. 135 C733 Charles Keith Wilkinson, Sr., Mt. Washington Lodge No. 614 .C734 Clyde Delton Cumins. Four Mile Lodge No. 212 C735 Elliot S. Cohen, Benjamin Franklin Lodge No. 642 C736 Rolland Woodrow Caldwell. Hope Lodge No. 251 C737 Luther Pratt, Farmington Lodge No. 132 C738 Gerald Warren Compton, Brotherhood Lodge No. 269 C739 John L. Schafer. Salem Lodge No. 225

SUBDIVISION I-FOURTH RENEWALS

D445 Elmer W. Mueller, Magnolia Lodge No. 626

D446 George W. Barnicle. Shaveh Lodge No. 646

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D447 Donald Vinson Benson, Fulton Lodge No. 48 D448 Denzel Lloyd Kaiser, Alpha Lodge No. 659 D449 George Dale Sheppard, Alpha Lodge No. 659 Edward Brown, Fellowship D450 James Lodge No. 345 D451 Russell Morfit Arthur, St. Francois Lodge No. 234 D452 Theodore T. Martin, Hayti Lodge No. 571 D453 Samuel Allen Crookshanks, Rising Sun Lodge No. 13 D454 Burette Barber Shannon, Elvins Lodge No. 599 D455 Martin M. Ohlhausen, Weston Lodge No. 53 D456 Ralph William DeVaul, Northeast Lodge No. 643 D457 James Sylvester Cunningham, Twilight Lodge No. 114 D458 William Roosevelt Douglas, Jr., Wayne Lodge No. 526 D459 Guster R. M",dle, Kennett Lodge No. 68

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D460 Rex Martin Williams, Henderson Lodge No. 477 D461 Lloyd Raymond Kerans, Galena Lodge No. 515 D462 Joe Glenn Spivy, United Lodge No.5 D463 John Joseph Darcy, Fraternal Lodge No. 363 D464 Rabon n. McKnight, Jr., Weston Lodge No. 53 D465 Carson D. Jean, Kennett Lodge No. 68 D466 Frederick Preston Womack, St. Francois Lodge No. 234 D467 Harold Fulton Cooper, Maplewood Lodge No. 566 D468 Joseph Thomas Miner, Ferguson Lodge No. 542 D469 Henry Louis McDaniel, East Gate Lodge No. 630 D470 Nathaniel Herschal Monday, Hornersville Lodge No. 215 D471 Cleon C. Thompson, Mountain Grove Lodge No. 158 Harold Hartman, Raytown D472 James Lodge No. 391 Richmond D473 Horace Eugene Parkes, Lodge No. 57

SUBDIVISION I-FIFTH RENEWALS

E293 Glen G. Ferguson, Joplin Lodge No. 335 E294 Hugh William Harrison, Rolla Lodge No. 213 E295 Charles Melvin Bates, Grandview Lodge No. 618 E296 Ernest Clyde Richardson, Lodge of Light No. 257 E297 John Wilbur Larkins, Webster Groves Lodge No. 84 E298 Orville M. Mash, Webster Groves Lodge No. 84 E299 Bernard Karleen Swingle, Bolivar Lodge No. 195 E300 Harold Kenneth Campbell, Webster Lodge No. 98 E301 Marion Porter, Neosho Lodge No. 247 E302 Harold Edwin Musteen, Rising Sun Lodge No. 13

E303 William Lewis Bear, York Lodge No. 563 E304 Olin Francis Barnett, Rising Sun Lodge No. 13 E305 William A. Gamblian, Vandalia Lodge No. 491 E306 William Franklin Jackson, Shaveh Lodge No. 646 E307 Richard George Keeling, Berkeley Lodge No. 667 E308 Thomas J 08eph Lehmann, Paul Revere Lodge No. 330 E309 Robert Gene Powell, Saxton Lodge No. 508 E310 Sherman Elvin Adkison, Richland Lodge No. 385 E311 Julius W. Lindauer, Hope Lodge No. 251

SUBDIVISION I-SIXTH RENEWAI.5

F179 Floyd Sutton, Shekinah Lodge No. 256 F180 Thomas R. Wilkins, Hornersville Lodge No. 215 1"181 Harold Raymer Watson, Alpha Lodge No. 659 1"182 Merle Bryce Graham, Hiram Lodge No. 362 F183 Clifford Irvin Carter, Swope Park Lodge No. 617 F184 Harold E. Thornton, Grandview Lodge No. 618 F185 Christopher Columbus McLemore, Washington Lodge No. 87 1"186 Ira Lee Taylor, Sikeston Lodge No. 310 1"187 Franklin Dow Whiting, Galena Lodge No. 515 1"188 Ray Vernon Carpenter, Friendship Lodge No. 89

F189 Buel Raymond Babb, Friendship Lodge No. 89 F190 Paul Edward Kelly, York Lodge No. 563 1"191 Herbert R. Kuhn, Pleasant Grove Lodge No. 142 1"192 Ralph Otto Kolb, Anchor Lodge No. 443 1"193 Jack Curt Link, Anderson Lodge No. 621 F194 Ambro Luther (Bill) Tuck, Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422 F195 Sylvan Alton Barton, Wellston Lodge No. 613 F196 Logan E. Wing, Jr., St. Joseph Lodge No. 78 F197 Floyd E. Eberhart, Prairie Lodge No. 556

SUBDIVISION I--SEVENm RENEWALS

G96 G97 G98

John Irving Williams, Rising Sun Lodge No. 13 Herbert J. Crosby, New Salem Lodge No. 270 Shipman, Joe John Caruthersville Lodge No. 461

Kenneth Avelle Williams, Sikeston Lodge No. 310 GIOO Lee B. Turner, Hannibal Lodge No. 188 G101 Harold M. Jayne, Memphis Lodge No. 16 G99

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G102 Harry Morrison Noland, Jackson Lodge No. 82 G103 James Woodrow Dougan, Rosendale Lodge No. 404 G104 Stanton Thayer Brown, Buckner Lodge No. 501 G105 Emmett Broombaugh, Jr., Brentwood Lodge No. 616 G106 Glenn Ames, DeSoto Lodge No. 119 G107 Chester Raymond Carpenter, Wayne Lodge No. 526 G108 Leonard Kavanaugh Horne, Wayne Lodge No. 526 Richard Cullor, Unionville G109 Arthur Lodge No. 210

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GllO Nathan William Glazer, Benjamin Franklin Lodge No. 642 G1ll Olen Paul Erwin, Carthage Lodge No. 197 G1l2 Sylvanus Boyd Rinehart, Northeast Lodge No. 643 G1l3 Ralph Dale Hall, Composite Lodge No. 369 G114 John Sherman Cotton, Bogard Lodge No. 101 G1l5 Loren Siniker Kirkpatrick, Mountain Grove Lodge No. 158 G116 Woodrow Stanley, Richmond Lodge No. 57

SUBDIVISION I-EIGHTH RENEWALS

H56 Charles Price Woods, Northeast Lodge No. 643 H57 Opie Doel Hatfield, Rising Sun Lodge No. 13 H58 Charles Gasten Kuhn, Bosworth Lodge No. 597

H59 Russell Vandelicht. Hope Lodge No. 251 H60 Melvin Boone Goe, Sr., Centralia Lodge No. 59 H61 George H. Merrymon, Tuscan Lodge No. 360

SUBDIVISION I-NINTH RENEWALS

125 Edwin Bruce Hawkins, Higbee Lodge No. 527 126 Philip D. Trainer, Clinton Lodge No. 548 127 Russell J. Rowe, Perseverance Lodge No. 92

128 William NaIl, United Lodge No. I) 129 Gervis Hammond Thurman, Maplewood Lodge No. 566

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Richard Harry Kerr, Rolla Lodge No. 213 John Henry Hicks, Laclede Lodge No. 83

John Black Vrooman, Equality Lodge No. 497 J10 J. Earl Landes, Shekinah Lodge No. 256 J 11 Robert Cecil Hoefer, Composite Lodge No. 369

SUBDIVISION I-ELEVENTH RENEWALS

K1 Freelon K. Hadley, St. Joseph Lodge No. 78 SUBDIVISION H-PART I-ORIGINALS

277 Jack Daniel Sawyer, Kennett Lodge No. 68 278 Robert Lee Jenkins, Solomon Lodge No. 271 279 Michael Richard Willis, United Lodge No.5 280 Glynn Robert Boswell, Euclid Lodge No. 505 281 David Robert Vogler, Magnolia Lodge No. 626 282 John David Leath, Raytown Lodge No. 391 283 David Edward Greco, Trinity Lodge No. 641 284 Harry Edmond Briggs, Sr., Fellowship Lodge No. 345 285 Charles Wayne Leach, Arnold Lodge No. 673 286 Charles Hugo Daume, Mystic Tie Lodge No. 221 287 Eu~ene Granvel Ritz, Pyramid Lodge No. 180 288 Robert Earl Hammond, Webb City Lodge No. 512 289 R. Edward Ceries, Crestwood Lodge No. 669

290 John Michael Whelehon, Tyro Lodge No. 12 291 Ralph S. Cantrell, Jr., Summit Lodge No. 263 292 John Robert MuIIin~, Canopy Lodge No. 284 293 Donald Ray Jett, Wentzville Lodge No. 46 294 Paul Waner Holt, Pilgrim Lodge No. 652 295 Glenn Hart Oliver, Montgomery Lodge No. 246 296 Peter Cavic, Jr., Lambskin Lodge No. 460 297 Robert Edward Lee Shellon, Macks Creek Lodge No. 433 298 Thomas Hugh Williams, Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422 299 Joseph Edward Stevens, St. Francois Lodge No. 234 300 Robert Lynn Shipp, Charity Lodge No. 331 301 Benjamin Roy Smith, Neosho Lodge No. 247 302 Ervin A. Drewing, Magnolia Lodge No. 626

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Al77 Vernon L. Nichols, United Lodge No.5 A178 Bobby Gene Nelson, East Gate Lodge No. 630 A179 Arthur L. Zeis, Jr., Pyramid Lodge No. 180 Arlen Phipps, Jennings A180 Raymond Lodge No. 640 Al81 Buford Owen Pennington, Plato Lodge No. 469 Al82 Roger Ralph Adams, Criterion Lodge No. 586 A183 Eric Clinton George, Jr., East Gate Lodge No. 630 A184 Robert R. Phillips, Easter Lodge No. 575 A185 Elvis Winchester, Union Lodge No. 593 Al86 Edward Albert Overby, Maplewood Lodge No. 566

A187 Arthur Orval Andrews, East Gate Lodge No. 630 A188 James Clio Hudson, King Hill Lodge No. 376 A189 Rupert Dee Brewer, Wellston Lodge No. 613 A190 Gayle Don Bedell, Fellowship Lodge No. 345 A191 James Edward Brown, Fellowship Lodge No. 345 A192 Floyd Elmer Williams, Fellowship Lodge No. 345 A193 Robert Charles Jarrett, Brotherhood Lodge No. 269 A194 James Emerson Newton, Van Buren Lodge No. 509 A195 John Lee Lorenz, Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422 A196 James J. Montgomery, Neosho Lodge No. 247

SUBDIVISION II-PART I-SECOND RENEWALS

B122 Carl Martin Holcomb, Troy Lodge No. 34 B123 George W. Fitzgerald, Pendleton Lodge No. 551 B124 Harold Norman Napier, Fellowship Lodge No. 345 B125 Charles Naaman Alcorn, Wentzville Lodge No. 46 B126 Jessie Carl Thompson, Forest Park Lodge No. 578

B127 Damon Smith, Adelphi Lodge No. 355 B128 James Sydney West, Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422 B129 Frederick Preston Womack, St. Francois Lodge No. 234 B130 James Nathaniel Allison, Mt. Washing. ton Lodge No. 614 Bl31 Joseph George Wehner, Grandview Lodge No. 618

SUBDIVISION II-PART I-THIRD RENEWALS

C91 Floyd Sutton, Shekinah Lodge No. 256 C92 Daniel Lee Rite, Florissant Lodge No. 668 C93 Russell Morfit Arthur, St. Francois Lodge No. 234 C94 Ronald Eugene Smith, Hartford Lodge No. 171

C95 Frank Patrick Lesinski, Sr., Euclid Lodge No. 505 C96 Jack Curt Link, Anderson Lodge No. 621 C97 Marvin Gene Shull, Rising Sun Lodge No. 13 C98 Robert Horace Stewart, Cuba Lodge No. 312

SUBDIVISION II-PART I-FOURTH RENEWALS

. D72 Leo Harold Pitts, Hermitage Lodge No. 288

D73 Arthur Stanley Wehmeyer, Paul Revere Lodge No. 330

SUBDIVISION II-PART I-FIFTH RENEWALS

E53 Claud T. Foster, Four Mile Lodge No. 212 E54 William V McCollum, Solomon Lodge No. 271

E55 Sylvan Alton Barton, Wellston Lodge No. 613

SUBDIVISION II-PART I-SIXTH RENEWALS

F28 Thomas R. Wilkins, Hornersville Lodge No. 215

F29 Dale C. Motter, Adair Lodge No. 366 F30 Morris S. Sheeks, Triangle Lodge No. 638

SUBDIVISION II-PART I-SEVENTII RENEWALS

G13 John E. Adams, Ferguson Lodge No. 542 G14 James Woodrow Dougan, Rosendale Lodge No. 404

GI5 John路 Irwin Williams, Rising Sun Lodge No. 13

SUBDIVISION II-PART I-EICHTH RENEWALS

H7 Russell J. Rowe. Perseverance Lodge No. 92

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270 Fred James McCormack, Sheffield Lodge No. 625 James Clapson, Fellowship 271 William Lodge No. 345 272 Kenneth C. Dow, Jr., Euclid Lodge No. 505 Chancellor, Buckner 273 Elwood Joseph Lodge No. 501 274 Eugene Everett Ebright, Fellowship Lodge No. 345 275 Aubrey O. PittenKer, Branson Lodge No. 587 276 Robert Earl Hammond, Webb City Lodge No. 612 277 Richard Sidney Gobble, Bridgeton Lodge No. 80 2i8 Eric Clinton George, Jr., East Gate Lodge No. 630

279 Frank J. Danko, Cache Lodge No. 416 280 Micheal Duane Freeman, Valley Park Lodge No. 629 281 Jim Henry Rooks, Jr., Liberty Lodge No. 31 282 Robert Charles Jarrett, Brotherhood Lodge No. 269 283 Eugene Granvel Ritz, Pyramid Lodge No. 180 284 Jack Clarence Weaver, Pyramid Lodge No. 180 285 Wilford Lloyd Stagner, Clifton Heights Lodge No. 520 286 Charles Herman McClain, Arnold Lodge No. 673 Willard J ones, Montgomery 287 Robert Lodge No. 246 288 Robert D. Weikal, Sedalia Lodge No. 236

SUBDIVISION II-PART 2-FIRST RENEWALS

A156 Joe Melvin Glasscock, Miller Lodgc No. 667 A157 Clarence Lee Alumbaugh, Buckner Lodge No. 501 A168 Terry O. Thuet, Algabil Lodge No. 644 A169 DoYle Duane Sills, Ferguson Lodge No. 642 A160 John Chester Allen, Pleasant Grove Lodge No. 142 A161 Roger Ralph Adams, Criterion Lodge No. 686 A162 Jimmie Lee Moreland, Neosho Lodge No. 247 A163 Richard Allan Watts, Clifton Heights Lodge No. 620 A164 Robert Kenneth Joe, Carl Junction Lodge No. 649 A165 James Clio Hudson, King Hill Lodge No. 376

A166 Gayford Wayne Haymes, Doric Lodge No. 300 A167 Arvid Earl Critchfield, Northeast Lodge No. 643 A168 Owen Willtrout, Jr., Shaveh Lodge No. 646 A169 Charles Naaman Alcorn, Wentzville Lodge No. 46 A170 Arthur L. Zeis, Jr., Pyramid Lodge No. 180 Al71 John R. Asher, Forest Park Lodge No. 678 A172 Jessie Carl Thompson, Forest Park Lodge No. 578 A173 James Emerson Newton, Van Buren Lodge No. 509 A174 Gerald Vernon Noble, Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446 A175 Roger Lay Pritchett, Lathrop Lodge No. 506

SUBDIVISION II-PART 2-SECOND RENEWALS

Bll1 Floyd Sutton, Shekinah Lodge No. 256 B112 John William McBride, Twilight Lodge No. 114 B113 George W. Fitzgerald, Pendleton Lodge No. 551 B114 Harold Norman Napier, Fellowship Lodge No. 345 B115 Carl Martin Holcomb, Troy Lodge No. 34 B116 Leslie Fullerton Denney, Webster Groves Lodge No. 84 B1l7 Dale Albert Ludwig, Algabil Lodge No. 544

B118 Damon Smith, Adelphi Lodge No. 355 B119 Frederick Preston Womack, St. Francois Lodge No. 234 B120 Henry William Busch, Jennings Lodge No. 640 B121 Edward Ray Windle, Cuba Lodge No. 312 B122 James Nathaniel Allison, Mt. Washington Lodge No. 614 B123 Fredric Otto William Beckmann, Meridian Lodge No.2

SUBDIVISION II-PART 2-THIRD RENEWALS

C86 Harold Fulton Cooper, Maplewood Lodge No. 666 C87 Russell Morfit Arthur, St. Francois Lodge No. 234 C8S Charles Marvin Benedict, Wellston Lodge No. 613

C89 Ronald Eugene Smith, Hartford Lodge No. 171 C90 Frank Patrick Lesinski, Sr., Euclid Lodge No. 605 C91 Robert Horace Stewart, Cuba Lodge No. 312

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D66 Arnold John Millner, Ferguson Lodge No. 542

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E54 Harold Gene McQuitty, Howard Lodge No.4 E55 Claud T. Foster, Four Mile Lodge No. 212

E56 Sylvan Alton Barton, Wellston Lodge No. 613

SUBDIVISION II-PART 2-SIXTH RENEWALS

F28 Thomas R. Wilkins, Hornersville Lodge No. 216 F29 James Woodrow Dougan, Rosendale Lodge No. 404

F30 Dale C. Motter, Adair Lodge No. 366 F31 William V McCollum, Solomon Lodge No. 271

SUBDIVISION II-PART 2-SEVENTH RENEWALS

G13 John E. Adams, Ferguson Lodge No. &42

G14 John 1. Williams, Rising Sun Lodge No. 13

SUBDIVISION II-PART 2-EIGHTH RENEWALS

H6 Russell J. Rowe, Perseverance Lodge No. 92

H7 Lloyd Cecil Kennon, Granite Lodge No. 272

SUBDIVISION II-PART 3-0RIGINALS

265 Ervin A. Drewing, Magnolia Lodge No. 626 266 George Lamon Newton, Jr., Alpha Lodge No. 269 267 Frank Patrick Lesinski, Jr., Euclid Lodge No. 505 268 Henry Eugene Sneed, Meridian Lodge No.2 269 John Robert Esler, Raytown Lodge No. 391 270 James William Lacy, Warrenton Lodge No. 609 271 Joseph Marvin Osburn, McDonald Lodge No. 324 272 Richard William Goff, Clifton Heights Lodge No. 620 273 Charles H. Daume, Jr., Mystic Tie Lodge No. 221 274 Richard Lemuel Tarpley, Ferguson Lodge No. 642 275 James Sydney West, Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422

276 Jack Clarence Weaver, Pyramid Lodge No. 180 277 Robert Earl Hammond, Webb City Lodge No. 512 278 Joseph Ronald Rivituso, Freedom Lodge No. 636 279 Kenneth C. Dow, Jr., Euclid Lodge No. 505 280 Arthur Orval Andrews, East Gate Lodge No. 630 281 William James Clapson, Fellowship Lodge No. 345 282 Robert Charles Jarrett, Brotherhood Lodge No. 269 283 John Robert Mullins, Canopy Lodge No. 284 284 Billy Ray Abbott, Ferguson Lodge No. 542 285 David Edward Greco, Trinity Lodge No. 641

SUBDIVISION II-PART 3-FIRST RENEWALS

AI71 Roger Walter Dye, Magnolia Lodge No. 626 A172 Virgil B. Saville, Jefferson Lodge No. 43 Al73 Floyd Elmer Williams, Fellowship Lodge No. 345 A174 Rufus Kent Gilbert, Brentwood Lodge No. 616 A175 James Clio Hudson, King Hill Lodge No. 376

A176 Alvin Virgil McClain, Lebanon Lodge No. 77 A177 Theodore Vincent Mottert, Meramec Lodge No. 313 A178 James Emerson Newton, Van Buren Lodge No. 509 A179 Don Vernon Gunset, St. James Lodge No. 230

SUBDIVISION II-PART 3-SECOND RENEWALS

BU6 Stephen Ray Haile, Rich Hill LOdge No. 479 Bll7 John William McBride, Twilight Lodge No. 114 Bll8 George W. Fitzgerald, Pendleton Lodge No. 651 B119 Harold Norman Napier, Fellowship Lodge No. 345 B120 Ray Adams, Meridian Lodge No.2

B121 Elvis Winchester, Union Lodge No. 593 B122 Damon Smith, Adelphi LodKe No. 365 B123 Clarence Lee Alumbaugh, Buckner Lodge No. 501 B124 Frederick Preston Womack, St. Francois Lodge No. 234 B125 James Nathaniel Allison, Mt. Washington Lodge No. 614

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SUBDIVISION II-PART 3-TIIlRD RENEWALS

C91 Russell Morfit Arthur, St. Francois Lodge No. 234 C92 Dominik L. Seeler, Meridian Lodge No. 2

C93 John Lee Lorenz, Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422 C94 Ronald Eugene Smith, Hartford Lodge No. 171

C95 Frank Patrick Lesinski, Sr., Euclid Lodge No. 505 C96 Jack Curt Link, Anderson Lodge No. 621 C97 Robert Horace Stewart, Cuba Lodge No. 312

SUBDIVISION II-PART 3-FOURTH RENEWALS

D68 Floyd Sutton, Shekinah Lodge No. 256 SUBDIVISION II-PART 3-l'IFTH RENEWALS

E52 Tom J. Collier, Brotherhood Lodge No. 269 E53 Opie Doel Hatfield, Rising SUIl Lodge No. 13

E54 Sylvan Alton Barton, Wellston Lodge No. 613

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F31 Thomas R. Wilkins, Hornersville Lodge No. 215 SUBDIVISION II-PART 3-SEVENTH RENEWALS

G13 John E. Adams, Ferguson Lodge No. 542 SUBDIVISION II-PART 3-EIGHTH RENEWALS

H6 Russell J. Rowe, Perseverance Lodge No. ~

H7 Lloyd Cecil Kennon, Granite Lodge No.

R.W. Brother Brown moved that the Report of the Committee on Ritual be accepted and printed in the PROCEEDINGS. The motion was seconded and carried. REPORT OF THE COMMITl'EE ON YOUTH

The Grand Secretary read the report of the Committee on Youth and moved that the report be accepted and printed in the PROCEEDINGS. The motion was seconded and carried.

To the Grand Lodge, A.F. &- A.M. of Missouri: The Youth Committee proudly reports that all three Youth Organizations showed a gain in membership during their past year. Both DeMolay and Job's Daughters ranked second highest membership gain in all the jurisdictions. Almost all the Job's Daughters Bethels, Rainbow Assemblies and DeMolay Chapters meet in Masonic Temples. There are 58 Bethels, 86 Rainbow Assemblies and 99 DeMolay Chapters in the state. There are still a few lodges that do not allow one or more of the youth organizations to meet in their building. There are over 1,000 Masons working actively with the three youth organizations. If this number was doubled, Missouri would show the greatest gain in all membership categories. All three youth organizations participated in Bicentennial programs this year. The youth organizations contributed several thousand dollars to the

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Masonic Home, the Knights Templar Eye l;oundation, the Scottish Rite Foundation, the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, the Eastern Star ESTARL Program, Muscular Dystrophy, and was the leading youth contributor in the state to the Salvation Army. All youth organizations worked in close harmony with each other and the Grand Lodge and subordinate Blue Lodges. The youth organizations are proud of their Masonic heritage. With Masonic help and God's, they will continue to grow and add to each community in the state. RespectfUlly submitted, JOHN DARCY, ROBERT J. CREDE, CHARLES BOTTERMULLER, CLAUDE O. SIMPSON (deceased), RONALD M. COMPTON, Chairman. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY

M.W. Past Grand Master George F. Morrison, Chairman, presented the report of the Committee on Necrology.

To the Grand Lodge, A.F. &- A.M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: Your Committee sorrowfully and regretfUlly reports to this Grand Lodge that 2,684 faithful Brother Master Masons have been called to eternal rest and service in the Celestial Grand Lodge. To all of these departed brethren we say we realize that: The clock of life is wound bu t once And no man has the power To tell just when the hands will stop At late or early hour. Those that have left our earthly garden For a home beyond the sea, Though they have gone, they still live on In our garden of memory. EVERETIE WALDO TORREYSON

R.W. Bro. Everette Waldo Torreyson, District Deputy Grand Lecturer of the 27th District for nine years, died September 4, 1975. He was a faithful distinguished member of Hebron Lodge No. 354 at Mexico. He served Hebron Lodge in many capacities and was Master of that lodge in 1943. R.W. Brother Torreyson was made a Master Mason on December 9, 1929, after having petitioned the lodge in July of that year. ARTHUR LYNN COLLINS

R.W. Bro. Arthur Lynn Collins, 72, New Franklin, died October 21, 1975 after suffering an apparent heart attack while roofing a home. Services were held on October 24, 1975 at Markland Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Gregory Robinson officiating. Burial was at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. A Masonic Service was conducted by Howard Lodge No.4, New Franklin, on the evening of October 23. Brother Collins was born January 1, 1903 in Howard County, the son of

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Barney F. and Carrie Feland Collins. He was married September 2, 1942 to Beatrice Ray. He had been a resident of New Franklin and a barber since 1921. He was a World War II veteran and worked a short time for the Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroad. He was a member and elder of the New Franklin Christian Church. He was a former mayor of New Franklin, member of Howard Lodge No.4, Past Master of the Lodge, and member of the New Franklin Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. He was also Past Patron of the Eastern Star and a member of Boonville Chapter No. 60, Royal Arch Masons. He was a past District Deputy Grand Master and a past District Deputy Grand Lecturer of the Missouri 25th Masonic District. He served in those capacities for 15 years. Survivors include: his wife, Beatrice; one son, Frank R. Henderson, Kansas City; and four grandchildren. Howard Lodge No.4 at New Franklin: Initiated-October 19, 1950; PassedNovember 16, 1950; Raised-January 8, 1951; Worshipful Master-1959. Grand Lodge, A.F. & A.M. of Missouri: District Deputy Grand Master, 25th District-l 964-66; District Deputy Grand Lecturer, 25th District-1966-74. LOU C. ROSE

R.W. Bro. Lou C. Rose departed this life on the 7th day of November, 1975 at the age of 68 years, 10 months, and 6 days. He was born on January 1, 1907 in St. Louis, Missouri. Between the ages of seven and fifteen he resided in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1922 he returned to the St. Louis area where he lived until the date of his death. He received his Masonic degrees in Cosmos Lodge No. 282. He was initiated into Freemasonry on January 8, 1952, passed to the degree of Fellow Craft on March 10, 1952, and was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason on April 28, 1952. In the years that followed, he labored diligently in the quarries of Freemasonry. He was an avid ritualist and would frown upon even the slightest deviation from the accepted ritual. His zealous and industrious interest in all things Masonic soon won him an appointment to the officers' line of his lodge. In 1957, while holding the office of Senior Warden, he was elected and served as President of the Wardens' Club. Thereafter, in 1958, he served Cosmos Lodge No. 282 as its Worshipful Master. It was during this year that, on January 29, 1958, in order to promote his own idea of improving the officer attendance at the various Wardens' and Masters' Clubs visitations to the lodges of the 33rd and 57th Masonic Districts of Missouri, that he presented, at his own expense, a very beautiful and attractive memorial plaque to perpetuate the memory of the late R.W. Bro. Judge John Albert Witthaus, a distinguished Mason and Jurist. The plaque was to be won and retained for one year by the lodge with the best officer attendance during the year. It might here be stated that this inducement was instrumental in the increased attendance which was subsequently enjoyed by the Clubs at their various visitations. When M.W. Bro. W. Hugh McLaughlin, Grand Master of Missouri Masons during the year 1972-73, saw fit to appoint R.W. Brother Rose as his District Deputy Grand Master for the 33rd Masonic District of Missouri, Section B, Brother Rose reached the pinnacle of his 짜asonic career. He served proudly, diligently, and firmly, and always kept the best interests of Freemasonry uppermost in his thoughts. He was a credit to our great Fraternity. His worthiness and popularity was reflected by the myriads of friends and brothers who attended his funeral on November 9, 1975.

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R.W. Bro. James D. Gack) Hurst was born December 26, 1900 at Garden City, Missouri. He died at Windsor, Missouri, on December 13, 1975. He was retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone Company after 44 years of service. Neosho Lodge No. 247 at Neosho: Initiated-April 24, 1947; Passed-August 21, 1947; Raised-January 8, 1948; Worshipful Master-1954. Grand Lodge of Missouri: District Deputy Grand Lecturer of the 56th District1954-65. Tyrian Chapter No. 52, R.A.M., at Neosho: High Priest-1953. Neosho Council No. 46, R. & S.M., at Neosho: Illustrious Master-1955. Neosho Commandery No. 57, K.T., at Neosho: Eminent Commander-1955. ERVAN EUGENE ESTES

R.W. Bro. Ervan Eugene Estes was born on September 1, 1909; he passed away on June 13, 1976. His livelihood was with wholesale and retail petroleum products. Dexter Lodge No. 532 at Dexter: Initiated-March 2, 1937; Passed-April 6, 1937; Raised-May 4, 1937; Worshipful Master-I 942. Gmnd Lodge, A.F. &- A.M. of Missouri: District Deputy Grand Master, 50th Dislrict-1970-74. Brother Estes held membership in Appendant Bodies of Masonry: Scottish Rite, Royal Arch Chapter, Knights Templar Commandery, Shrine and Order of the Eastern Star. He is survived by his wife, Ethel Irene; one son; and three daughters. NIKOLA MAXIM JAKOVAC

R.W. Bro. Nikola M. Jakovac was honored by being appointed District Deputy Gl"and Master of the 33rd Masonic District, Division 33B, October 1975 and served until his sudden and unexpected death June 13, 1976. His 8~ months of service in this office were a real joy and pleasure to Nick. The friendly greeting of "Hi Nick" at Masonic meetings and "Hello Dad Jakovac" at DeMolay affairs are now stilled forever. Nick was born August 22, 1913 and was a citizen and resident of St. Louis for 62 years. He was a member of the Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church and, being a fine musician, he taught and instructed several musical groups in his church. He was a member of Musicians Local No. 2 and for a long period of time conducted his own orchestra for many functions. He was the beloved husband of Estelle Jakovac (nee Maricic). This union was blessed with four children: N ikolette, Jovanka, Dusan, and Knez. He was a long-time employee of thc City of S1. Louis, a buyer for the Water Division. Brother Nick was a membcr of Trinity Lodge No. 641, A.F. & A.M., having been raised October 24, 1963. For two years-1969 and 1970-he served his lodge as Worshipful Master. He was an active路 leader in many Masonic groups: Secretary and Treasurer of the Wardens' and Masters' Club 1967; Secretary of the Lodge of Instruction for the 33rd Masonic District; Member of the Grand Lodge Committee on Youth; Executive assistant H.O.L.H., Order of DeMolay; 32nd Degree, K.C.C.H., Scottish Rite; member of Candidates' Committee, Moolah Temple Shrine. He was an outstanding ritualist, being a Four Card Club Member of Missouri. On July 10, 1975, he realized one of his cherished ambitions, for, by prior arrangements with the consent of Worshipful Brother Yarbrough, R.W. Brother Jakovac opened Trinity Lodge No. 641 on the E.A. Degree, conEerred the Entered

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Apprentice Degree on a Candidate; then opened on the F.C. Degree, conferred the Fellow Craft Degree on a brother; continued on and opened on the Master Mason Degree and conferred the M.M. Degree on a Fellow Craft. In each degree he gave the Charge and Lecture. After this very unique experience, he closed the lodge with a great deal of satisfaction. To the end R.W. Brother Jakovac was an active idealist and proud of his membership in Masonry. He was accorded full Masonic honors on June 14, 1976, with Masonic services conducted by M.W. Bro. George F. Morrison, Past Grand Master. The grateful family, a large group of friends, and many Masonic brothers were in attendance to do him honor. RANSOME RICE SCOIT

March 31, 1912-June 22, 1976 R.W. Bro. Ransome Rice Scott has finished his labors and has laid down the working tools of our Fraternity. His labors here below among the Craft have taught him to divest his heart and conscience of the vices and superfluities of life, thereby fitting his mind for that spiritual building, that house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. Bro. Ransome R. Scott entered the Order of Freemasonry in the same manner as have all other members-in the regular process of petition and investigation and ballot and initiation. He enjoyed further rights and privileges as "the man of choice," selected through appointment and election by brothers, companions, fraters, sisters. A survey of the recorded transactions and the observation of attendance and participation give clear account of his Masonic history. Especially, he earned recognition and honor with his instruction of uninformed and inexperienced brothers, with his explanations of Masonic law and practice, with his performances of dramatic portrayals in the ritual of Degrees and Orders. Symbolic Masonry: Iberia Lodge No. 410 at Iberia: Initiated-May 9, 1933; Passed-June 13, 1933; Raised-July 13, 1933; Dimitted-December I, 1939. Cooper Lodge No. 36 at Boonville: Affiliated-December 8, 1939; Worshipful Master-1945; Treasurer-I 972-76. Grand Lodge, A.F. &- A.M. of Missouri: District Deputy Grand Lecturer, 25th District-I946-50; Grand Pursuivant-1965路66. Capitular Masonry: Boonville Chapter No. 60, R.A.M., at Boonville: High Priest-1950. Cryptic Masonry: Centralia Council No. 34, R. &- S.M., at Centralia: Illustrious Master-1960. Grand Council of R. &- S.M. of Missouri: Grand Marshal-1974-75. Chivalric Masonry: Olivet CommandeT)1 No. 53, K.T., at Boonville: Eminent Commander-I949. Other: Boonville Chapter No. 419, Order of the Eastern Star: Worthy Patron-I944; Ararat Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S., at Kansas City, Missouri; Boonville Masonic Temple Association: Senior Member among 12 permanent members of the Board, Secretary, Treasurer-1972-76. R.W'. Brother Scott has completed the record of his transactions here; he has finished the term of his probation. Taught with all of us to trust always in God and to expect eternal life, he has sought admission into the celestial Lodge Above. There may he find his name entered in the Book of Life Eternal.

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R.W. Bro. Ernest B. McCormick served the Grand Lodge of Missouri as District Deputy Grand Lecturer in the 33rd Masonic District, Division B, 1955-56. He was initiated an Entered Apprentice on February 2, 1945, passed to Fellow Craft on April 18, 1945, raised to Master Mason on May 19, 1945 in Anchor Lodge No. 443 at St. Louis. He served the lodge as Worshipful Master in 1952. Brother McCormick died July 15, 1976. A memorial service was conducted by the lodge on July 16, with Past Masters of Anchor Lodge occupying all stations. He was a member of the Scottish Rite and of the Square Club of St. Louis and St. Louis County. JAMES A. KERNS, JR. James A. Kerns, Jr. of Platte City, Missouri died on July 31, 1976 at Smithville. He was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a member of the First Christian Church at Platte City. He was a member of Platte City Masonic Lodge No. 504 and was a Past District Deputy Grand Master of the 21st Masonic District of Missouri-l 958-59. He was a member of the Royal Arch Masons, Chapter No. 21, Platte City; Weston Commandery No.2, Weston; Moila Shrine, St. Joseph; The Weston Shrine Club; The El Tigre Club, Weston; Daisy Chapter No. 86 of the Order of Eastern Star, Platte City. Brother Kerns leaves his wife, Mrs. Lois Kerns; two brothers, Kenneth Kerns and George Kerns; and a sister, Mrs. Margaret Cadwallader. Most W'orshipful Grand Master Lewis C. Wes Cook served as Master for Masonic Funeral Services conducted by Platte City Lodge No. 504 as the final tribute of respect to Bro. James A. Kerns, Jr. on Sunday evening, August 1, 1976. Religious services were held on August 2, 1976. BRETHREN: Let us reverently stand for a moment of silent tribute to the memory of our beloved and departed brethren and for prayer. Supreme Grand Master of the Universe, we pray that Thou wilt keep in Thy tender love these departed brethren whom we hold in blessed memory-and bless their sorrowing loved ones in their bereavement. Help us, as fellow Brother Master Masons who continue here, to serve Thee with constancy. Support us through the affiiction of Time, that we may, each one of us, practice and live sincerely the teachings and lessons of Freemasonry. This we ask in the name of Him in whom we have all professed to put our trust. Amen. Respectfully and fraternally, FRANK P. BRIGGS, 'VILLIAM R. DENSLOW, HAROLD O. GRAUEL, GEORGE F. MORRISON, Chairman. lVLW. Brother Morrison moved that the report of the Committee on Necrology be accepted and printed in the PROCEEDINGS. The motion was seconded and carried. GRAND MASTER COOK: Most Worshipful, we thank you for this fine report. We know that a great deal of time is required to compile this information and to put it together in the manner that salutes these brethren and does honor to them. We thank you ever so much for that thoughtfulness.

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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE

ELMER L. FOWLER, P.M. of Algabil Lodge No. 544: M.W. Grand Master, I respectfully request that the brethren who are in the anteroom be requested to enter this Grand Lodge Session so that they can hear the report of the Jurisprudence Committee, because we know that what is coming up in this particular report is of very significant interest to every Master Mason in the State of Missouri. M.W. GRAND MASTER COOK: Thank you, Brother. Brethren, I accept this in the manner in which it was offered. May I ask that the Tilers please invite in, see to it that the brethren are inside, that they are advised that we are going to discuss the Jurisprudence Committee Report. And I would appreciate it if they would keep the noise around those doors at a very bare minimum. W路or. Bro. Herbert C. Hoffman, Chairman, presented the report of the Committee on Jurisprudence. To the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri: Your Jurisprudence Committee respectfully }'eports as follows: DISPENSATIONS

'We have examined the dispensations filed with the Grand Secretary and we approve the same as within the discretion of the Grand Master. PERMISSIONS

'We have examined the permissions granted by the Grand Master and filed with the Grand Secretary and we approve the same. HEALING ORDERS

'Ve have examined all of the healing orders issued by the Grand Master and filed with the Grand Secrelary and we approve the same. EDICTS

We have examined the two Edicts published at page 24 of the Grand Master's Address, issued by the Grand Master and filed with the Grand Secretary. and they are approved. DECISIONS

1. Waynesville Lodge No. 375, Waynesville, Missouri, asked whether the lodge can assume jurisdiction over men in the military service while residing at Fort Leonard Wood. The Grand Master cited Section 13.080 of the By-Laws which requires a Missouri lodge to request and receive a waiver from the petitioning serviceman's residential jurisdiction from the Grand Master or Grand Secretary thereof before acting on the petition. In deciding such waiver is now required, the Grand Master recognized that peacetime professional servicemen should be permitted to petition without a waiver when the petitioner has a six months settled or fixed domicile within the jurisdiction of the lodge to which such petition is presented, and, therefore, suggested the by-laws section be amended. This decision is approved.

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(The Chairman added: A By-Law amendment has been submitted, which will layover until the next Annual Communication.) 2. A request for a list of members of the subordinate lodges and their addresses for use by an appendant or concordant body was denied by the Grand Master because By-Laws, Section 25.080, states that no lodge may supply a list of its members for any purpose not Masonic. A number of decisions have refused the use of such lists even where it was sought to promote a Shrine Circus. The decision is approved. 3. Arlington Lodge No. 346 at Dixon, Missouri, asked if it was permissible for the lodge to hold shooting matches and other fund-raising events for lodge building and charity. The decision of the Grand Master was that, in accordance with a Grand Lodge ruling of 1965, "Freemasonry does not engage in or condone raffies or games of chance by individuals or lodges," no game of chance was permitted and that many other forms of fund-raising were available but must be conducted strictly within the lodge membership. He stated that a comprehensive response could be noted in the Resolution in the 1975 Pocket Part, page 54, "Charitable Contributions." The decision is approved. 4. The Grand Master rendered a decision at the request of St. Mark's Lodge No. 93, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, that the station of Senior Warden, vacant because of resignation, could be filled at a stated communication and the requirements of By-Laws, Section 7.140 and 8.140, which require a notice by prepaid U.S. mail to each member at his address, were satisfied when notice is given by normal newspaper advertising of the stated communication. The lodge asserted the increased postage rates meant an expenditure of six times the cost of the newspaper advertisement. A majority of the Jurisprudence Committee disapproved this decision as Section 7.140 clearly provides for mailed notice, and if the cost of mailing becomes burdensome, there should be an amendment of Section 7.140 permitting notice by newspaper advertisement. 5. The Grand Master received information that, in conferring the second section of the third degree, Elvins Lodge No. 599, Flat River, Missouri, had deviated from the prescribed ritual and Grand Lodge law by engaging in horseplay and hazing of candidates on several occasions and three brethren were permitted to subject the candidate to unjustifiable wrestling and physical abuse contrary to the Grand Master's Edict issued October 13, 1975, entitled "Innovations in Ritual." When this Edict was ignored, the situation was brought to the attention of the Grand Lecturer. The Grand Master, on May 24, 1976, decided that the lodge may not confer the Master Mason Degree from that date forward unless both the District Deputy Grand Master and the District Deputy Grand Lecturer were present and strictly supervised the work, requiring it to conform to the ritual. The Grand Master declared this restriction would be in effect until this Annual Communication at which time the conduct of the officers and members of the lodge would be reviewed and subject to the recommendation and action of the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lecturer, in a letter to Elvins Lodge No. 599, dated November 23, 1973, cautioned the lodge about a series of similar incidents. An investigation followed and revealed that the same three individuals were responsible then and again on April 20, 1976. The Worshipful Master and officers of a lodge are under a clear duty to sec that the Constitution, laws and edicts or approved decisions are obeyed. It is a Masonic offense to disobey Masonic authority, especially where such conduct is willful. Under Section 2.010 (b) of the By-Laws, the Grand Master has the authority to suspend the charter of a lodge when the circumstances require prompt action and he could have caused charges to be preferred against the

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members of the lodge. When he suspended their giving the second section of the third degree without supervision it was not a harsh decision, in view of the repeated violations. The decision is approved. The Chairman moved the adoption of this portion of the report. The motion was seconded and carried. The portion of the report of the Committee on Jurisprudence-Dispensations, Permissions, Healing Orders, Edicts, Decisions-was adopted by vote of the Grand Lodge. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS OF THE BY-LAWS

1. Article 2 I. ] w路isdiction. Proposals to amend, revise and repeal various sections of Section 21 were proposed in 1972 for action in 1973. In 1975 action was deferred until a Special Committee could complete a survey of the complex matter of concurrent jurisdiction. There also remains numerous technical problems with which the Jurisprudence Committee has not had opportunity to review and deal, such as the problems of conflicting By-Law provisions. We understand the Special Committee will report at this communication and we recommend the matter layover to the next communication for further study. Brother Hoffman moved the adoption of this portion of the Committee Report. The motion was seconded and carried. II. Article 23, Section 23.030. Employment Bureau. A resolution providing for the repeal of this section was presented at the last Annual Communication. Since April!, 1975, the S1. Louis Masonic Employment Bureau suspended operation, being unnecessary as its functions are handled by governmental administrators. The Committee approves the resolution for repeal and moves its adoption by the Grand Lodge. Brother Hoffman moved the adoption of this portion of the Committee Report. The motion was seconded and carried. Section 23.030. Employment Bureau. was Repealed. III. Article 5, Section 5.100. Boards of Relief. A resolution providing for amendment of Section 5.100 to delete reference to "Masonic Employment Bureau" was presented at the last communication to conform this section to reflect the repeal of Section 23.030. The amendment of Section 5.100 would read as it appears on page 21 of the 1975 Pocket Part and on Exhibit 1, attached to this report and incorporated herein by reference. Our Committee approves the amendment and moves its adoption. Brother Hoffman moved the adoption of this portion of the Committee Report because it simply takes out words which are no longer of any use. The motion was seconded and carried. IV. Article 7, Section 7.200. Consolidation of Lodges. A resolution presented at the last communication to consolidate two or more lodges was referred to our committee and it was discovered that two typographical errors appear in the resolution as set forth in the 1975 Pocket Part. In the second line after the word "the" the word name was proposed to read "number" and the fifth word in the second sentence appears as "proper" before ballot when the word as proposed as "paper" before the word ballot. The Committee approves the resolution as corrected and moves its adoption in the following form:

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"Two or more lodges may consolidate under the number, name, and charter of one of them or under the number of one of them, all or a part of the names of more than one of them and the charter of the lodge (surviving lodge) whose number survives amended only to reflect its new name. Notice is given all members of each lodge. A two-thirds vote by paper ballot, with less than 20 negative votes, is required in each lodge. If all the lodges adopt the proposition, the charter of the lodge (or lodges) other than the surviving lodge is forwarded to the Grand Secretary and cancelled. The members of the lodge (or lodges) whose charter is cancelled become members of the surviving lodge, with whatever standing they had in their former lodge. The surviving lodge receives all the assets, including dues receivable, and assumes all the liabilities of the other lodge or lodges."

Brother Hoffman moved the adoption of this portion of the Committee Report. The motion was seconded and carried. Section 7.200. Consolidation of Lodges. was Amended. V. Article 30, Section 30,230. Trial Record. A resolution presented at the last Annual Communication would amend this section to require the reproduction of the typed stenographer's notes and transcript of testimony connected with a trial to be in quintuplicate. This is for the purpose of furnishing copies to the Secretary for the use of each member of the Appeals and Grievances Committee for their review. This is an expense now born by the Chairman of that Committee. The Jurisprudence Committee approves the amendment as the same is reproduced at page 22 of the 1975 Pocket Part and said amended section shall read as it appears on Exhibit 2 attached to this report and incorporated herein by reference and the Committee moves its adoption.

Brother Hoffman moved the adoption of this portion of the Committee Report. The motion was seconded and carried. Section 30.230. Trial Record. was A mended. VI. Article 31, Section 31.040. Record on Appeal. A resolution which is a companion to the previous resolution was presented at the last annual communication to amend Section 31.040 to require the transcripts of testimony on narrative summary thereof to be filed with the Grand Secretary in quintuplicate for the reasons given with reference to the last resolution. Our Committee approves the amendment of Section 31.040 as it appears on page 22 of the 1975 Pocket Part and said amended section shall read as it appears on Exhibit 2 attached to this l"eport and incorporated herein by reference and the Committee moves adoption of the amending resolution.

Brother Hoffman moved the adoption of this portion of the Committee Report. The motion was seconded and carried. Section 31.040. Record on Appeals. was Amended. PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS FOR ACTION AT THIS COMMUNICATION

1. Resolution of 1843, page 29. Grand Lodge Seal. A resolution to alter and supersede the description of the Seal of the Grand Lodge, appearing at page 8 in the annotation to Section 1. Article I of the Constitution, has been presented by R.W. Bro. Earl Dille for the Grand Master. Deputy Grand Master, officers of the Grand Lodge and other distinguished brethren, all members of the Committee on Masonic Education. The superseding resolution would reverse the location of the plumb and level, insert the words

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"and below the book, the numbers 1821," which would then accurately describe the seal as it is now in use. The Jurisprudence Committee finds this resolution does not seek to amend either the Constitution or By-Laws and may be acted upon at this communication. The superseding proposal, which the Committee treats as a resolution, is attached to this report as Exhibit 3 and reads as follows:

A Circle. At the top, a Radiance; on the left hand, a Column and Plumb; on the right, a Column and Level; between the columns, a Book open, with the Square and Compasses thereon, and below the book, the numerals 1821; within the circle, Stars on the right and left; also, around the outer edge, the words, GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI, and UNION & BROTHERLY LOVE." The Committee approves the resolution and moves that it be adopted by the Grand Lodge. We suggest that R.W. Brother Dille present the reasons for this action.

Brother Hoffman moved the adoption of this portion of the Committee Report. The motion was seconded and carried. The Resolution on Grand Lodge Seal was Adopted. II. A resolution, attached as Exhibit 4, and presented for action at this communica tion would accept a gift of land to the Grand Lodge to erect an Administrative Building at Jefferson City, Missouri, move the Grand Lodge offices there by January I, 1977 to temporary quarters, and to authorize a fund-raising drive to meet the cost of a new building, has been referred to this Committee which approves same as to form and makes no recommendation on the merits. The resolution is as follows:

Resolved, That the Grand Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, State of Missouri, accept the generous offer of property from Jefferson Lodge No. 43, A.F. & A.M., at Jefferson City, Missouri, for the site of a Grand Lodge Administrative Building; that the Grand Lodge Office be moved immediately to temporary quarters available in Jefferson City with completion not later than January 1, 1977. If this proposal is approved, a voluntary fund-raising drive shall be launched immediately to raise an average of $2.00 per member to underwrite the cost of a building, parking lot, and suitable landscaping, the total cost of which shall not exceed $200,000. This is a resolution for action at this Communication since it does not seek to change any Constitutional or By-Law provisions.

Brother Hoffman moved the adoption of this portion of the Committee Report. The motion was seconded. The Grand Master called for discussion. M.W. Bro. William H Chapman requested permission to speak in opposition to the Resolution. GRAND MASTER COOK: Most Worshipful Sir, if I may, I would like to step down from the chair and ask the Deputy Grand Master, M.W. Brother Bill, to preside. Before you speak in opposition, I would like to provide some explanation. Brethren, the explanation of this resolution is vital. It has been suggested that it has not been discussed, and I would only call to your attention that it has been discussed in a great many lodges throughout the state on both the east and the west sides since early April. Now what are we talking about?

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The Grand Lodge rents office space in the Masonic Temple in St. Louis. We do not own any property at all. We are a tenant of that building. This initially came up a little over a year ago, Brethren, because at that time the Temple Association proposed an increase in our rent. The proposal called for better than a thousand dollars per month. Naturally the Grand Lodge was not in any position to meet that kind of rent. It immediately caused the Administrative Officers of the Grand Lodge Officers to begin consideration, each in their own way, but jointly discussed, what effect this would have and what would be done. Now after a period of time and a meeting with the Temple Association, the proposed rent was adjusted at the request of the Temple Association. They made the adjustment on their own; the Grand Lodge did not in any way enter into negotiations. They proposed, and it was accepted, that we pay $450 per month rent. In addition to that, of course, we pay for certain utilities. At that time, before this was accepted, before the rent increase was accepted, M.W. Bro. Herman A. Orlick had examined some areas in the St. Louis area and was prepared to make a recommendation for a move. Deputy Grand Master Cook had examined and looked at several areas and sought temporary facilities in Fulton, Columbia, Moberly, and Jefferson City. After the rent was approved, we agreed to accept the $450 per month. The issue remained very much in our minds because the Temple Association has a financial problem, one that appears to be continuing to grow. All of us face increased costs in our operations; and with declining revenue within the Temple Association, we feel confident that there is no way for them to go but up in the rent for the Grand Lodge Office. In our search for suitable facilities elsewhere, this information was shared, of course, with brethren and with lodges over a widespread area: The concern about the increase in the rent and the possibility that it might reach the point where the Grand Lodge could no longer afford to stay in that building. We received from Jefferson Lodge at Jefferson City an offer that was put in this manner: It has often been suggested that it would be very desirable if the Grand Lodge Business Office could be located in the central part of the State. We feel that Jefferson City would be ideally located to accomplish that objective. This motion was placed before our lodge and was unanimously carried: That a lot of approximately one and one-half acres be located in the southeast section of our tract, with a street frontage of approximately 200 feet and a depth of approximately 300 feet; the size and shape, of course, could vary as might be desired. This property is offered to the Grand Lodge, if it desires, to build a Masonic Grand Lodge Office Building in Jefferson City. Our tract consists of 14~ acres with a street frontage of about 522 feet and a depth of about 1,200 feet. This would leave us ample street frontage and area for a new Temple which is now under design. We hope that the Grand Lodge will see fit to accept this offer and construct their own quarters here in Jefferson City. Following this, Brethren, the Grand Lodge Officers discussed the proposal, the offer from Jefferson City. It was discussed at two Grand Lodge (Officer)

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meetings and among the Grand Lodge Officers on various other occasions. A majority of the Grand Lodge Officers supported accepting this property at Jefferson City. The property has been examined by at least four of our Grand Lodge Officers. Three of them have agreed that they feel that it is more than adequate and suitable for erecting an administrative building only for the Grand Lodge. Brethren, I would clarify that we are not-this would not under any circumstances be a building in which we would hold Grand Lodge Communications. It would be merely an administrative office to house the Grand Secretary, the records of the Grand Lodge, a Grand Master's Office, and conference rooms. Now it is entirely possible that once this was accepted that the Grand Lodge might propose to add the Missouri Lodge of Research Library to this building. It would be the proper place for the Lodge of Research materials to be located. We have now been asked to remove them from the Truman Library because of pressing problems there in regard to space. The Grand Lodge Officers, or the majority of them, in examining this have found that (1) there is no provision in our Constitution and By-Laws that provides for the Grand Lodge Office or its location. There is no reference to it whatsoever as to location. The Grand Lodge Office is not necessary for the operation of the Annual Communication. Those records and files are not utilized during the Annual Communication. And this has been demonstrated down through the years because Grand Lodge has been held in any number of cities: St. Joseph, Hannibal, Boonville, Columbia, Kansas City. At no time was there any problem in regard to or the use of files and records of the Grand Lodge. The central location was given serious thought because it would give an opportunity for the Grand Lodge Office and the image of the Fraternity in this state to be located and to be centered in our State Capital. It was felt that this would be representative of all of our members, not just one region or one area or one city; but by being in the State Capital, it would be representative of all of us. There arc certain advantages to the central location that I think would be apparent. If this administrative building provided a conference room for the Grand Lodge Officers and the Grand Lodge Committees, there would be a savings over a period of time as a result of the central location in regard to transportation and this would accrue over a period of-rapidly. Many of us now, many Grand Lodge Committees meet in the St. Louis area. We pull committee members from the southwest, the northwest, the extreme corners of the state. A central location would help to cut those costs. A reference is made in the Resolution to moving to temporary quarters by January I, 1977. Temporary quarters are available in Jefferson City. We could, as a Grand Lodge, effect an economy by that move immediately. Facilities comparable to the office space that we enjoy in St. Louis at the present time are available at a cost of $300 on up. But the $300 facilities, or the $350 facilities, are more than adequate and suitable to provide for our space. A question has been raised: But would we have a vault?; could we store our records properly? We have received a letter from the Exchange National Bank of Jefferson City, in which they offer to us at no charge a vault approximately nine by twelve, with a nine-foot ceiling, that they are

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not now using. It is a fireproof structure, with a door unlocked by combination. "If you have need for this vault, we would be glad to make it available to you." There are a number of locations that arc mentioned in the Jefferson City area for temporary space; but, of course, until a resolution is approved and action indicated no concrete steps could be taken in that direction. However, again I would assure you that from the information that has been made available from Jefferson City, there is no problem in regard to our cost being less for rent than what we are now paying to the Temple Association. The question is raised: Will there be an assessment in order to pay for an administrative building? Brethren, that is why a part of the Resolution said, "a voluntary fund-raising drive seeking an average of $2.00 per member." We have in excess of 100,000 members. Voluntary contributions of $2.00 per member would provide more than $200,000, which, according to our needs for office space, would more than adequately provide for a very beautiful, a very substantial, but not an elaborate, structure to house the Grand Secretary and to provide space for all of our historical records, the current records of our lodges, meeting or conference room for Grand Lodge Officers, an office for the Grand Master, and additional space, together with a basement, and a storage vault in that basement. It would more than adequately cover the necessary parking and landscaping, and so on. My Brethren, this has not been done in haste. There is no indication, there is no reason to believe that the Grand Lodge Officers did not consider the question. This is a question that in reality has been considered on. many, many occasions by Grand Lodge Officers over a period of time, without ever really formalizing or bringing the issue before Grand Lodge or to a formal vote of the Grand Lodge Officers themselves. Many of us throughout the state have discussed the interest in creating an image for this Fraternity that would be one that would be in the general interest of all of us. The location in Jefferson City would give us many opportunities for an association with the General Assembly. For an opportunity to share with the members of the Fraternity who are members of the General Assembly, not in any way to directly or in a lobbying manner to seek to influence legislation. But the mere fact that they were there, that the Grand Lodge Office was there, the Grand Lodge Officers assembled there on frequent occasions, and that the opportunity presented itself for them to have fellowship from time to time with members of the Fraternity who were also members of the General Assembly could not help but over a period of time be a benefit to this Fraternity and its image in the state. Brethren, I would be more than happy to try to answer any questions that you have. I realize that there is an emotional interest and that this is natural. The center of popUlation when the Grand Lodge was formed in 1821 was in the St. Louis area. This is 1976; the population is evenly divided. We find that the Fraternity, the population of the Fraternity, is evenly divided. We have an opportunity to strike a balance and to express a representation of all of the Fraternity in the state and to create for this Grand Lodge, for its lodges, and for its members an administrative office that would give us all a sense of pride. Thank you very much. (Applause.)

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DEPUTY GRAND MASTER POE, presiding: Brethren, M.W. Bro. William Chapman has asked to speak to this, also. M.W. BRO. VVILLIAM H CHAPMAN: Most Worshipful Grand Master, R.W. Bro. Deputy Grand Master, I would like to bring up three points in opposition to this resolution. The first point that I would like to make is that I feel that the resolution is premature, in that it calls for almost immediate action in moving the premises of the Grand Lodge from a location where they have been for some 50 years. I think that it would probably be much more businesslike to raise the money first, and having the money raised to build or then make an offer to move the premises. I am sure that most of you know that I am from the St. Louis area, and it is not simply that I am from the St. Louis area that I speak in opposition to this proposal. I think another great factor to be considered is the extent of our current facilities in St. Louis. We have there in that tired, but magnificent Masonic edifice a vestibule, an executive office, three general offices, a private office that has been used in the past by the Grand Master, two very, very large storerooms protected by iron doors, a ponrait room, a vault, and a toilet room, which seems more than fair. But one of the things that has concerned me, when I heard of the discussion to move the Grand Lodge Office, is the safety and security of our Grand Lodge records. The what is called Big Masonic Temple in St. Louis is a firepoof building. The records of 155 years of Subordinate or Constitutent Lodges are contained within a fireproof vault within that building, on our premises, at no extra cost for us to rent a vault or to store them any where at all. Grand Master Cook mentioned the image of Freemasonry. I think that in spite of the fact, and I would be first to acknowledge that the Big Temple has somewhat slipped in a possible image, it still must be viewed as one of the great Masonic edifices in this country. I am told that the reproduction cost of that building would probably be somewhere around 45 million dollars today. When you compare that with a $200,000 building, it kind of makes me think of the fellow who went to Las Vegas and when asked how he did he said, "I came out real well, I went down there in an $8,000 Cadillac, and I came back in a $40,000 bus." Brethren, I think the thing that concerns me most is the fact that there is finally in operation now, and I say, in operation and I'll tell you more about that in a minute without taking too much of your time, an organization that has devoted itself to the preservation of that Big Temple. Brethren, it needs it. Everybody who has been in that Temple knows that it's from the beginning not completed. Necessary repairs have not been made on that Temple. It requires a lot of care and nourishment, and it has not received that during the last 50 years. But there has been formed recently-and this is not conjecture, this is a fact-an organization called The Society for the Preservation of the Masonic Temple. It is a not-forprofit organization; it has been given approval by the IRS; and it has on its Board of Directors such brethren as Herman Orlick, Fielding Poe, Ed McMurray, Gus Nations, and Earl Dille, to mention a few. The purpose of

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this not-far-profit corporation is to receive tax-free donations, which will be used for the preservation and renovation and repair of the Big Temple. And, Brethren, I think for the first time there is an opportunity to bring that building to the splendor that it once had and richly deserves. Now, as I went up in the Grand Lodge Line, I had many people in the St. Louis area say to me, "We ought to get the Grand Lodge to step in and salvage that Big Temple financially." My response generally followed somewhat along the line of "horsefeathers," because I talked to you fellows and I know that you have your own problems with your own lodges. You have financial problems, and it is getting tougher and tougher to meet them. Well, Brethren, I'm saying to you in a friendly and brotherly way that the brethren who are trying to bring that Big Temple back are doing a yeoman's job. They are doing the best to make this the grandest Masonic edifice in the state, something we can all be proud of. I don't think that we at this time should pull the rug out from under them. I don't remember the words of the country-western song, but they go like "Lord, if you are not going to help me, don't help the bear," something about Daniel and the bear. Brethren, you don't have to help them financially; they are not asking for that. But what they are saying to you, I think, now is "Give them an opportunity to try to work out their problems and bring that building to a state where we would all be greatly proud of it." As I understand it, as recited by Grand Master Cook, the rental of that building is $450 a month; that would be $5,400 a year. I thought it was S9,900 a year, and I ,,,,as going to tell you what a great bargain that was because it includes the space I enumerated, and that comes out to less than $3.00 a square foot. Now if any of you know anything about the rental of real estate, you know that $3.00 a square foot is not an exorbitant price. If indeed, instead of paying $9,900 a year, we are paying $5,100, that would come out somewhere around $1.50 a square foot, which I think is an excellent bargain. Brethren, I think that I would say to you I am not opposed to the idea, and I say this sincerely and honestly, of moving the Grand Lodge out of the St. Louis area. I think perhaps a year or more ago I might have said, "Yes, we may as well because that Big Temple is going down the drain and ,,,,e may as well take our lumps now and get them over with." But, Brethren, the fact is now that we have for the first time, I believe, an opportunity to bring that Big Temple back to something that you all would be proud of, whether you live in the St. Louis area or not. And I think that moving the Grand Lodge Office out would be the death knell, and I urge you not to do this. (Applause.) M.W. BRO. WALTER L. WALKER: M.W. Grand Master and Brethren, this thing that was put out yesterday, since it was put out I've been talking with some of you, thinking about it myself. I am not particularly concerned about what the Temple Association's problems are. I am not particularly concerned about the rent in Jefferson City. I am concerned about what is best for this Grand Lodge. (Applause.) I think what we need is a committee of our people to determine what is best for us. It is therefore my recommendation and motion, Most "\Vorship-

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ful Sir, that this matter be tabled or postponed for consideration next year, that our incoming Grand Master appoint a committee composed of Master Masons of the State of Missouri to report back to us, telling us what would be best for us. (Applause and Noes.) GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren, there has been a motion and second. Any discussion. BRO. WILLIAM K. JOHNSON, Senior Warden of jefferson Lodge No. 43: Was there not already a motion on the floor? GRAND MASTER COOK: A motion to table takes precedence. Is that right, Chairman of jurisprudence? Motion to table takes precedence, so it will have to be considered first. BROTHER JOHNSON: Most Worshipful Grand Master, may I interject a thought at this place, Sir. In the consideration in the East of the content, the wording, of the motion, M.W. BROTHER WALKER said, "The motion was to postpone until next year. I used table and postpone because there is a question of how much Robe1't's Rules of Order we've got. Either way I am halfway right." GRAND MASTER COOK: We have a man on the floor, R.'!\T. Bro. Senior Grand \Varden. This is open for discussion. This is- ("No," from the delegates.) No discussion? Brethren, would you please, so that we may all hear and participate? Would you give your attention? M.W. BROTHER '!\TALKER: Most Worshipful Grand Master, I will restate the motion. I'm not quite sure how many of Robert's Rules of Order we've got here, but we've got several. I move that this matter be postponed until next year, that a committee of Grand Lodge Master Masons be appointed to study and repon back to us at that time. GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren, let's hold just a minute. We'll let the legal "beagles" consult with us here. We have the motion and the second. We need clarification (consultation in the East). My question is whether or not the motion to postpone can be discussed. The Chairman of the jurisprudence Committee suggests that it can. BROTHER JOHNSON: Most Worshipful Grand Master, did you say "can," without a "t" on the end of it? GRAND MASTER COOK: Right. Can be discussed. BROTHER JOHNSON: ---Most Worshipful Grand Master, I request the floor for a minute then. I am William K. johnson, Senior Warden of jefferson Lodge No. 43. (undecipherable) and try to do a favor to the people of the Grand Lodge and maybe we didn't. I don't know. (not clear) if this thing is tabled. Our lodge has been working for many years to raise money to build a new Temple in jefferson City. We have just consummated the sale of our old Temple. We have to move. We are ready to start slinging some shovels in there now. And I would ask what the effect is going to be now if this thing is held up for a year or two. Where do we stand? Should we withdraw our offer for the land, or something, or what? BRO. ELMER L. FOWLER, Past Master of Algabil Lodge No. 544: I spoke yesterday in regard to this particular resolution, and I sympathize with jefferson City lodge. I was rather amazed when I sat in this auditorium and

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I listened to the resolution that was presented. And the Committee, the Building Supervisory Committee, turned around and said that after their report had been completed they had approved the erection of a bulding to cost approximately one-half a million dollars in Jefferson City. The thing that entered my mind was, or the two things that happened-I am not a speaker; I am not a lawyer, or anything else-but I think I've got enough common sense to know what has been happening in the past several years. The fact of the matter is that when the attempt was made to move the Masonic Home out of the City of St. Louis a survey was made, a very costly survey. I wish that I had had the forethought to bring the Grand Lodge PROCEEDINGS which laid this out. If my memory sen'es me right, this particular survey was made by an independent group of people at a cost of between ten and twenty thousand dollars. Most W'orshipful Sir, I respect the fact that you are running short of time. But I think this is a problem that every Master Mason in the State of Missouri should be concerned with. Now Jefferson City is not stuck with this problem. 'What are we going to do? How should we proceed? I would not agree with the Grand Lodge Officers that the Grand Lodge cannot enter into and help a Masonic edifice. There are only two Masonic Temples in the United States that even come close to compare with the Masonic Temple at 3681 Lindell Boulevard. Now if we are going to ask for a $200,000 donation, assessment-voluntary assessment -from the membership of this Grand Lodge, that $200,000 that would go into a new building at Jefferson City could very well go into that Masonic Temple and finish a portion. We cannot- (negative vocal response of delegates). Brethren, if you don't mind, you'll get your chance at this microphone the same as I do. GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren. Brother, my Brother. Please excuse me, but we must speak strictly to the subject: the postponement. My Brother, we must speak strictly to the motion of postponement.. BROTHER FOWLER: I am sorry but-. My contention is that this, I agree with what the motion is: To postpone this until next year and that a committee, independent of the Grand Lodge Officers, be appointed by the Grand Master to study this thing and bring it back to the Grand Lodge for action next year. Thank you. BRO. RALPH SHAFER, Past Master of Laclede Lodge No. 83: Most Worshipful Grand Master, may I speak please, on the question? GRAND MASTER COOK: My Brother, please, we are going to be-. I am going to have to limit any further discussion to three minutes each. BROTHER SHAFER: It won't take that long for me to talk. Three things come to my mind immediately. First: A postponement would kill (not clear) . Second: Several years ago a committee was appointed to bring a resolution to the next Grand Lodge, and we still don't have it. Third: The money, well, five thousand dollars, is not going to affect a 45 million dollar building. Let's either vote on the question now, or forget it. FROM THE AUDIENCE: Question. GRAND MASTER COOK: Are you ready for the question? BRO. ERVIN J. ROESEL, Junior Warden of Freedom Lodge No. 636: May I have permission to speak?

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GRAND MASTER COOK: Brother, three minutes. BROTHER ROESSEL: We learned of this proposition 18 hours ago; the first time we knew of it. There are 415 members of Freedom Lodge; I would like to have their thoughts on this before I am asked to vote on it. For 40 years I was engineer and consultant for the corps of engineers for property increase of projects and grounds and I haven't seen a feasibility study on this. I am speaking to the question of postponement, and I think this should be postponed until we have a feasibility study. JOHN A. VIEW, Junior 'Varden of Zeredatha Lodge No. 189: May I speak, please? GRAND MASTER COOK: Yes, my Brother. Three minutes please, and we are going to have to close the debate and call for this question. BROTHER VIEW: As I read Rules of Order in Grand Lodge in the Constitution, as given on page 109, item No. 19, I wish to state: The previous question, being moved and seconded, the question is "Shall the main question be now put?" and if a majority present vote in the affirmative, the main question is then put. I would like to make a motion to go back to the main question and stop the discussion. GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren, please, may we have your attention? Brethren, the question is called for. We are going to vote on the motion to postpone. We will have a show of hands. If you vote approval, you are voting to postpone. If you vote "no," with the show of hands, you are voting down the proposed postponement. We do have a problem here in regard to house lights. The house lights are as high as they can be. VOICE IN AUDIENCE: How about a roll-call vote? GRAND MASTER COOK: No. Brethren, we must try to do this as reasonably as we can, with consideration for each one. So I ask your wholehearted cooperation. Whatever is done is done for the benefit of the Grand Lodge. All those in favor of the motion to postpone will please stand. Would you please be seated? Now those opposed to postponement. Brethren, the motion to postpone has been defeated. (Sound of gavel.) GRAND MASTER COOK: Are you ready for the question on the - . VOICES IN AUDIENCE: Question. A BROTHER PAST MASTER (Name, lodge, and lodge number not decipherable): Before the question is called for, I would like this to be voted by secret ballot. GRAND MASTER COOK: May I have the Election Chairman, District Deputy Leo Gash? vVould you please assemble the District Deputy Grand Masters? We will conduct a paper ballot. BRO. WILLIAM B. STEPHENSON, JR., Past Master of George 'Vashington Lodge No.9: The motion regards the building my lodge meets in. The lodge of the first man to speak does not meet there. GRAND MASTER COOK: My Brother, excuse me. If you are speaking in regard to the resolution, the vote has been called for. BROTHER STEPHENSON: All I wanted to say is (not decipherable) . GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren, the Jurisprudence Committee has raised

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a question. Could I have your cooperation, please? We can go to a paper ballot if representatives of ten lodges call for it; otherwise they suggest that we must conduct it by a show of hands. Representatives of lodges respectfully requested that the vote be conducted by paper ballot, as follows: Owen Willtrout, Jr.-Worshipful Master of Shaveh Lodge No. 646 Elmer L. Fowler-Past Master of Algabil Lodge No. 544 Charles A. Brace-Worshipful Master of Trinity Lodge No. 641 BROTHER BRACE also asked as to who is eligible to vote: Just one member or everyone. GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren, can we hold just a minute for clarification of that question. Brethren, those who are entitled to vote are the Master, the Wardens, the Past Masters, those of equal rank with proxies. The representatives of lodges continued with the requests that the vote be conducted by paper ballot: Richard B. Ramage-Worshipful Master of Polar Star Lodge No. 79 William C. Ammann-Worshipful Master of Meramec Lodge No. 313 Elton W. Coulter-Past Master of Hope Lodge No. 251 Daniel R. Cross-Worshipful Master of Wellston Lodge No. 613 Bruce F. Donaldson-Worshipful Master of Overland Lodge No. 623 Charles H. Schuler-Past Master of Sullivan Lodge No. 69 J. R. Ketchum-Worshipful Master of Meridian Lodge No.2 GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren, we have more than ten lodges with the request. BRO. CHARLES BENEDICT, Past Master of Wellston Lodge No. 613: I understand that if a vote is called for by the request of ten lodges that each lodge has one vote (not decipherable, but relative to the requests for the vote to be conducted by paper ballot and the matter of vote by lodges) . GRAND MASTER COOK: This is not a vote by lodges. A vote by lodges has not been called for. GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren, all debate is cut off. We have called for the question. We have ten lodges requesting. The ballots are now to be distributed. Remember that the Master, the W'ardens, the Past Masters, and those of Master or Wardens of equal rank with a proxy are entitled to vote. 1ÂŁ you vote "Yes," you are voting to move the Grand Lodge Office to Jefferson City. If you vote "No," you are voting against the resolution; you are voting not to make the move. BRO. CLAUDE SPARKS, WorshipfUl Master of Berkeley Lodge No. 667: I wonder if I could get a point cleared up. For a Past Master, if they have a proxy from a present Warden, how many votes are they entitled to? GRAND MASTER COOK: He gets one vote; one vote only. BRO. JOSEPH D. ROUSAN, JR., Worshipful Master of University Lodge No. 649: Are we voting to move the Lodge, the Grand Lodge, at this time? GRAND MASTER COOK: My Brother, we are voting on the resolution. If you vote "Yes," you are voting to move the Grand Lodge Office to Jefferson City. If you vote "No," you are voting against that proposal.

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GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren, may we please have your attention? As this ballot is presented to you, please note that the vote is to be cast on the bottom, on Number 1. "Yes" or "No." This is to be torn off and that will be given to the Tellers. Please retain the rest of the ballot, in case another ballot is necessary. A BROTHER IN THE AUDIENCE: Most Worshipful Grand Master, how do you know who is voting? Everyone can get one of these. Voices in the audience called for more ballots. GRAND MASTER COOK: The District Deputies, the Tellers, will pass those out. If you are short, please let them know. And please, Brethren, remember that only the Masters, the \Vardens, the Past Masters, or the proxies of Masters and Wardens are entitled to a ballot. The Credentials Committee advises that there are 140 some odd who are registered, but who are not entitled to vote. Brethren, I hope that you will act on your honor and not accept a ballot. The Grand Master directed the Elections Chairman to distribute ballots to a section of the auditorium in response to a request. To a question about the vote, the GRAND MASTER answered: If you vote "Yes," you are voting for the resolution to move the Grand Lodge Office to Jefferson City. If you vote "No," you are voting not to move the office. GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren, please let's not move around. We must stay in the Music Hall. We must remain in the Music Hall. Let's not leave the floor of Grand Lodge. Remain in until the ballot is completed. To the question af a brother, the GRAND MASTER answered: No, all you do is vote "Yes" or "No." Just "Yes" or "No" on the first ballot. A brother asked if the Tilers had been notified that the doors were closed and that none should be permitted to come in or leave. The GRAND MASTER responded: Yes, the Tilers have been notified. The doors should be sealed. My Brethren, please will you assist me back there? They must be sealed. I have asked; there is not to be any movement in or out of the Music Hall. GRAND MASTER COOK: Have all eligible received ballots? Brethren, may we have your attention, please? We are facing-we still have a schedule to complete here and we need your cooperation. Have all eligible received ballots? Elections Chairman, will you begin to have the Tellers collect the ballots. Would the Tellers proceed to collect the ballots? To a brother the GRAND MASTER responded: My Brother, we have asked for the Tellers to collect the ballots. The Tellers will please see to it that all ballots are collected. Brethren, let's cooperate; we need to complete this as quickly as possible. Please retain the remainder of that ballot-2 through 6. GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren, I ask the question once again, "Have all eligible voted?" I declare the ballot closed. GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren, while the vote is being tallied, would you please once again give your attention to the Chairman of the Jurisprudence Committee, and we will move on to try to complete the remainder of business. Bro. Herbert C. Hoffman, Chairman of the Committee on Jurisprudence, proceeded with the report of the Committee.

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III. The following resolution has been presented:

Be It Hereby Resolved, That the Grand Lodge hereby and herewith requires the Secretary of each subordinate lodge to make a monthly membership report to the Grand Lodge, such report being in addition to the regular annual report; Be It Further Resolved, That the Secretary's report shall list for each calendar month the name, address and date of petitioners for degrees; the name and date of the conferral of all First, Second and Third Degrees during said calendar month; the name of each member who dies during the month; the name of each member who dimitted during the month; and the name and address on any petition for affiliation; Be It Further Resolved, That the Grand Secretary shall furnish appropriate mimeographed or printed form for the use of the Secretary of the subordinate lodge in making said monthly reports. These blanks may be sent in a package of 12 for the 12 months with a separate blank for each month's report for the 12-month period. Our Committee approves the resolution as to form and as it makes no attempt to change the Constitution or By-Laws, it is proper for it to be acted upon at this communication. I move the adoption of the resolution.

Brother Hoffman moved the adoption of this portion of the Committee Report. The motion was seconded. The Grand Master asked if there was any discussion. FRANK A. ARNOLD, Grand Secretary: Most Worshipful Grand Master, I might explain to the brothers that the use of this monthly report would make more nearly true, accurate records of the Masonic histories of our brothers on file in the Grand Lodge Office. Further, it would eliminate the necessity of the Secretary of a subordinate lodge of forwarding, periodically, the "Immediate Information Form" containing the name and mailing address of a Master Mason who has become entitled to receive The Freemason magazine and other communications. That name and mailing address information would be entered on the monthly activity report. Further, the monthly activity report would be the basis of the summary report entered in the Annual Return; and I could well see the advisability of making a change in that Annual Return blank to permit and to allow the chronological report of activities in place of the alphabetical order now requested. This would be true because lodges by the month had submitted the information on that activity report. The summary in the Annual Return would then conform by time, by date, to the reports made monthly by lodges. The adoption of such a report should facilitate the work of Lodge Secretaries in the elimination of the "Immediate Information Form," in the compilingof the Annual Return form as of June 30 of any calendar year. The Annual Return would be merely a summary, a checklist, against what already had been reported and officially recorded as Masonic history of our brothers. WOR. BRO. CARL G. BROWN, Kansas City Lodge No. 220: I would like to offer a provision that, if this is passed, the Secretaries will be provided with ample forms so that they mig-ht keep copies. GRAND SECRETARY ARNOLD: That is the intention; that the lodge will receive sufficient sheets for the reports to keep on file everything that is submitted to the Grand Lodge Office.

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GRAND MASTER COOK: The last paragraph of the resolution provides this. BRO. JAMES I. KENNEDY, Worshipful Master of Russellville Lodge No. 90: On this monthly report, if there were no changes in a lodge, would it just be a "no change" report, or would it be an accumulation of what had happened through the previous months? GRAND SECRETARY ARNOLD: It would be the activity only of the month. If there is no activity, the statement would merely be brief: No activity in" this month. GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren, are you ready for the question? All those in favor will signify by saying "Aye." Opposed "No." The "Noes" carried it. (Sound of gavel.) The resolution was NOT ADOPTED. BRO. HERBERT C. HOFFMAN: Brethren, may I have your attention for the further report of the Jurisprudence Committee? IV. The following resolution has been presented:

Be It Resolved, That the following statement be adopted as a Standing Resolution: The Master or acting Master of each lodge shall read aloud to the lodge just prior to the beginning of the Second Section of the Third Degree the following statement: "By Grand Lodge law, as Master of this lodge, I am required to read the following statement prior to the beginning of the Second Section of the Third Degree. This is the law as adopted by the delegates representing each lodge in this statc and it will be observed and enforccd in this lodge. The Second Section of the Third Degree constitutes a most solemn and impressive portion of our ritualistic work. In it we are taught the ultimate lessons of Masonic philosophy-victory over death and the immortality of the soul. Nothing must be allowed to impair the deep impression which should be made upon the mind of the candidate. The Grand Lodge forbids any levity, roughness, horseplay, talking, audible laughter, or any other noise which could distract the attention of the candidate. Failure to comply with this resolution, or any action by any officer or member in violation or inconsistent with this resolution shall constitute grounds for Masonic discipline." The Committee approves the resolution as to form and it should be acted upon at this time, as it does not seek to amend thc By-Laws or any part of the Constitution. I move the adoption of the resolution. Brother Hoffman moved the adoption of this portion of the Committee Report. The motion was seconded. GRAND MASTER COOK: All those in favor will signify by saying "Aye." Opposed "No." The "Ayes" have it. (Sound of gavel.) The resolution was ADOPTED. Brother Hoffman continued the Report of the Committee on Jurisprudence.

V. The following resolution has been presented: Be It Resolved, That the program outlined by the Public School Committee to analyze the prohlems of Public School System in the State of Missouri and determine where we may be helpful and to encourage greater interest on the part of Fl'ee Masons in the State in the management of public schools.

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Be It Resolved, That such program be implemented and referred to the Ways and Means Committee for adequate funding. The Committee has received a report of the Public School Committee containing a purported resolution but we are prohibited from considering a purported resolution in such form. The Committee withholds approval of the resolution which is ambigous]y drawn and it should not be put to a vote at this communication because the purpose is to seek an appropriation of $15,000. It must be referred first for recommendation of the Ways and Means Committee. The resolution for referral to the Ways and Means Committee we think is proper, and it should be so referred.

BROTHER HOFFMAN: Most Worshipful Grand Master, we submit the resolution for consideration without any report as to approval. GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren, this is just accepted and printed as part of the report. BROTHER HOFFMAN: Most Worshipful Grand' Master, that concludes the report of the Jurisprudence Committee. Respectfully submitted, HERBERT C. HOFFMAN, ChaiTman, CLAUDE T. WOOD, WARREN R. MAICHEL, J. DORR EWING. Brother Hoffman moved the adoption of the whole report. GRAND MASTER COOK: I withhold that motion until we have a report on the one resolution. REPORT OF BALLOT ON RESOLUTION

THE GRAND SECRETARY: Most Worshipful Grand Master, the Committee on Tellers has made a report. The ballots cast were 968: Voting "Yes"638; Voting "No"-328; 638 "Yes"; 328 "No"; 2 "Void" for total of 968. GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren, by a majority vote, the resolution, the proposal to move to Jefferson City, has been approved. The resolution was ADOPTED. BROTHER HOFFMAN: Most Worshipful Grand ,Master, I withdrew the motion I started to make for approval, as I believe all portions of the report have already been approved by vote of the Grand Lodge. And, therefore, I submit the report of the Jurisprudence Committee. GRAND MASTER COOK: It has been regularly moved and seconded that the report of the Jurisprudence Committee be accepted. All in favor will signify by saying "Yes." Opposed. (Sound of gavel.) To the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri: Be It Resolved, That Section 23.030 of the By-Laws be repealed; Be It Further Resolved, That Section 5.100 of the By-Laws be amended to read in its entirety as follows: "Section 5.100. Boards of Relief. The Committee on Masonic Boards of Relief receives detailed reports from all Masonic Boards of Relief, maintains general

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superVISion over their affairs, issues rules and regulations for their operation, and adjusts controversies between them and the lodges." Fraternally submitted, GEORGE E. HINSON. LLOYD L. SCHAINKER,

Exhibit No.1 To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A.F. & A.M., of Missouri: The following resolutions to amend the By-Laws of this Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A.F. &: A.M., of Missouri are herewith proposed: I. Resolved, That .Section 30.230 entitled "Trial Record" be amended to insert the phrase, "in quintuplicate" after the word, "testimony" in the last sentence in said Section, so that said Section 30.230 wiII read as follows: Section 30.230. Trial Record. The presiding officer or chairman files with the Secretary all documents and records connected with the trial. In addition, the presiding officer or chairman may require the stenographer's notes to be typewritten and a transcript of the testimony, in quintuplicate, attached to the record.

2. Resolved, That Section 31.040 entitled 'Record on Appeal" be amended to insert the phrase, "in quintuplicate' after the word "testimony" and also after the word, "summary" in the third last sentence in said Section, so that the Section 31.040 will read as follows: Section 31.040. Record on Appeal. Within five days after filing the notice with him, the Secretary delivers the originals or certified copies of all proceedings in connection with the case to the Grand Secretary, who forthwith refers them to the Committee on Appeals and Grievances. If the presiding officer or chairman has not filed a stenographer's. transcript of evidence as authorized in Section 30.230, the appellant, within forty-five days after notice of appeal, shall cause a transcript of the testimony, in quintuplicate, or in the alternative, a summary, in quintuplicate, in narrative form approved by the opposite party, to be filed with the Committee on Appeals and Grievances. Respectfully submitted, LLOYD L. SCHAINKER, P.M., Cornerstone Lodge No. 323, AVERY W. GRIFI'EY, P.M., Maplewood Lodge No. 566, JAMES D. SUITON, P.M" Wayne Lodge No. 526, JAMES F. FITZPATRICK, P.M., Buckner Lodge No. SOl, FRED A. TEPLEY, P.M., Pyramid Lodge No. 180.

Exhibit No.2 To the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri: .If proposal to alter the description of the Seal of the Grand Lodge as given under Article /, Section 1 of the Constitution. It is hereby proposed that the description of the seal of the Grand Lodge be as follows: .If Circle. At the top, a Radiance; on the left hand, a Column and Plumb; on the right, a Column and Level; between the columns, a Book open, with the Square and ComjJasses the1'eon, and below the book, the numerals 182/; within

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the circle, Stars on the right and left; also, around the outer edge, the words, GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI, and UNION & BROTHERLY LOVE. EARL K. DILLE, P.M., Clayton Lodge No. 601, RAY HILTON, P.M., Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422, THOMAS C. WARDEN, P.M., Owensville Lodge No. 624, ROBERT J. CREDE, P.M., Hickory Hill Lodge No. 211, JAMES A. NOLAND, JR., P.M., Macks Creek Lodge No. 433, FIELDING A. POE, P.M., Berkeley Lodge No. 667, LEWIS C. WES COOK, P.M., Weston Lodge No. 53, J. C. MONTGOMERY, JR., P.M., Ionic Lodge No. 154, WILLIAM J. HILL, P.M., Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446, FRANK A. ARNOLD, P.M., Cooper Lodge No. 36, J. E. BLINN, P.M., Webster Lodge No. 98, STANTON T. BROWN, P.M., Buckner Lodge No. 501, FREELON K. HADLEY, P.M., St. Joseph Lodge No. 78.

Exhibit No.3 Grand Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, State of Missouri: Resolved, That the Grand Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, State of Missouri, accept the generous offer of property from Jefferson Lodge No. 43, A.F. & A.M. at Jefferson City, Missouri, for the site of a Grand Lodge Administrative Building; That the Grand Lodge Office be moved immediately to temporary quarters available in Jefferson City with completion not later than January 1, 1977. If this proposal is approved, a voluntary fund raising drive shall be launched immediately to raise an average of $2.00 per member to underwrite the cost of a building, parking lot, and suitable landscaping, the total cost of which shall not exceed $200,000. LEWIS C. WES COOK, P.M., Weston Lodge No. 53, RALPH P. BUNNELL, P.M., Compass Lodge No. 120, R. L. WILCOX, P.M., United Lodge No.5, FREELON K. HADLEY, P.M., St. Joseph Lodge No. 78, ROBERT D. JENKINS, P.M., Country Club Lodge No. 656, P. VINCENT KINKEAD, P.M., St. Francois Lodge No. 234, CHARLES T. JONES, P.M., Rushville Lodge No. 238, J. E. BLINN, P.M., Webster Lodge No. 98, HARRY M. THOMPSON, P.M., Sheffield Lodge No. 625, LEO E. GASH, P.M., Summit Lodge No. 263. Exhibit No.4 REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

R.W. Bro. Walter H. Baird, Chairman, presented the Report of the Committee on Ways and Means. BROTHER BAIRD: I might make a few remarks about this report, Brethren. It is not controversial, but there is a section that some day maybe the Jurisprudence Committee will look into that says the money appropriated by the Grand Lodge is budgeted by the Ways and Means Committee, and must be within the anticipated revenue. I have had the pleasure for 11 years of being on this Committee. Fortunately, for only two of those I I have we

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had to dip into the general revenue fund, and we are going to have to do that today. To give you a little background, and I say this is not part of the report, but it is something we are going to have to face. The Grand Lodge does not have enough money to operate. Inflation, and so forth, has caught up with us, just like it has with you in your own homes, with your salaries. Resolutions get passed. One Committee gets X number of dollars; they say they need it. I'm not sure they do, but they have to get that anyway. A few years ago, by resolution, this Grand Lodge passed that everything that was said in the Grand Lodge had to be put in the PROCCEDINGS; that it could not be edited. Now, you all get lots of little books and speeches; there are not a hundred of you that read the Grand Lodge PROCEEDINGS when it comes out. What that has done to your budget-it has jumped the pages up 25, 30, 40; the cost of printing is up; everything is going up so high that we can't do much about it but pay it. A few years ago, by resolution, there was an Administrative Committee appointed; you gave them the power to set the salaries of the Grand Secretary's office and some other things. One time, after the budget was set and adopted, they raised some salaries, which was their prerogative. They can come in, if they wish, and give all the money away on salaries, and we can't do anything about it. There is a conflict somewhere in these things; and I'm just passing that out for you to consider, because you are going to cry when I get through. To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A.F. &- A.M. of Missouri: Brethren: The Ways and Means Committee reviewed the disbursements for the present budget year and the accounts that, as of today, have been exceeded are: Acct. Nos. . $ 268.17 5. Masonic Service Association Per Capita . .. .... . 85.00 . 25. Washington Meetings 43. Operation of Grand Lodge Office 1,435.84 (a) Printing, Postage, Stationery 255.88 (b) Telephone and Telegraph 87.68 (d) Office' Supplies (c) Incidental Office Expenses . ......... 149.07 . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1,035.54 49. Printing PROCEEDINGS ............ 1,732.26 51. Committee on Masonic Education ......................... 441.45 54. Committee on By-Laws ... Prior approval for the excess expenditures was obtained as provided in the ByLaws. A review of the expenditures of the last budget year show they exceeded the amount budgeted by $1,909.73. At this time it appears that this budget year will end in the black. The income sources available for operation of the Grand Lodge are the per capita tax and income from investments. Revenue available for budgeting is approximately $269,320. The following budget is presented to cover the budget year from October 15, 1976 to October 14, 1977. BY DIRECT APPROPRIATION OF GRAND LODGE Acct.Nos. I. Salary-Grand Secretary 2. Salary-Grand Lecturer

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500.00 14,000.00 2,600.00 5,000.00 5,400.00 100.00 56,000.00

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20. Expenses-Grand Master 21. Expenses-Grand Lecturer 22. Expenses-Grand Lodge Officers and Committee 22A. Special Expenses of Deputy Grand Masters 23. Conferences of Grand Lodge Officers . 24. Conferences of D.D.G.M. and D.D.G.L. 25. Washington Meetings 26. Auditing . 27. Grand Master's Contingent Fund 28. Expenses of Grand Lodge Session 29. 30. Regional Meetings of Lodge Officers.

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Salaries-Grand Lodge Office including Assistant Grand Secretary . Employees' Tax Expense Insurance . Operation of Grand Lodge Office . (a) Printing, Postage, Stationery (b) Telephone and Telegraph . (c) Office Equipment . (d) Office Supplies . . (e) Incidental Office Expenses . (f) Grand Lodge Office Improvement (g) Electrical Data Processing . . 44. Incidental and travel expense-Grand Secretary's Office . 45. Grand Master's Regalia

23,500.00 3,300.00 1,750.00 10,000.00 4,000.00 500.00 2,500.00 4,700.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 1,500.00

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Continued inflation is driving the cost of our operations higher and higher. Each of you present are aware of this. Postage, meals, rooms, plus everything else continues upward with no end in sight.

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Those responsible for the spending of our monies are being as careful as they can for which we commend them. The income available has not kept pace with inflation and your Grand Lodge cannot operate without the funds available. It will be necessary to seek relief immediately. We recommend that for this year's bUdget, any money expended over the income be appropriated from the General Fund. Respectfully submitted, W. H. UTZ, JR., GEORGE F. MORRISON, HENRY R. STOKER, MAX E. BRETSCHNEIDER, LLOYD S. MORGAN, JR., WALTER H. BAIRD,

Chairman.

In his presentation of the Committee Report Brother Baird commented on several points and budget accounts as follows: In re: This budget year will end in the black-that's one good thing, or maybe it's a bad thing, but anyway one big amount that didn't happen and that is going to put this administration in the black, in spite of themselves. Account No. 1O.-The Freemason magazine: About three years ago it cost us about $10,000 an issue to put out The Freemason magazine. And now, if you divide 56 by 4, that's what we anticipate it is going to cost next year. A new accoun t No. II-Grand Lodge Blanket Insurance Program was struck from the report and the budget. R. W. Brother Baird moved the adoption of the budget for the coming year. The motion was seconded and carried. The report of the Committee on Ways and Means and the budget were ADOPTED. (Sound of gavel.) REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON BY路LAWS

M.W. Bro. J. Morgan Donelson, Chairman, presented the report of the Committee on By-Laws. To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A.F. b A.M. of Missouri: Following the 1975 annual communication the Committee on By-Laws prepared the annual pocket part to the 1958 annotated Constitution and By-Laws. It contains all amendments, standing resolutions, and annotations of approved decisions and other actions of the Grand Lodge subsequent to the publication of the bound volume. The 1975 actions of the Grand Lodge on matters of law are summarized, and all pending amendments are set forth in full. Biographical sketches of the Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, their photographs, and a directory of the Grand Lodge for 1975-76 are also included for reference. It has been over 17 years since our Constitution and By-Laws (the black book) were last printed. Serious consideration is being given to printing a second or revised edition which would incorporate all amendments and annotations shown in the current pocket part. A revised edition, it is suggested, would be simpler, easier, and less confusing to use. Fraternally submitted, MARTIN B. DICKINSON,

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M.''''. BROTHER DONELSON: Now as you know, this is not included as part of the report, bu t as you heard and you adopted money was budgeted for at least a beginning of this project. Most Worshipful Sir, I am hopeful that the brethren, when they accept or reject this report, will really make it known to the Grand Lodge and this Committee your feeling about the proposed action of reprinting, which would incorporate all the matters that are now currently in the "Pocket Part." M.W. Brother Donelson moved the acceptance of the Report of the Committee on By-Laws. The motion was seconded and carried. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS

R.W. Bro. Carl E. Etz, Jr., Chairman, presented the Report of the 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 446 Subordinate Lodges and there are present: Grand Lodge Officers ..................................... 19 Past Grand Masters .............. 16 District Deputy Grand Masters ......... 50 District Deputy Grand Lecturers ............................. 56 Past Masters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495 Worshipful Masters . . . . . . . . .. 408 Senior Wardens 163 Junior Wardens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II7 Chairmen of Committees 22 Distinguished Visitors .... .... .. 12 Total 1,358 Actual attendance without duplication . 1,195 .................... 14 Assistant Tilers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Lodges without representation Fraternally submitted, CARL E. ETZ, JR., Chairman, DALE A. LUDWIG, HAROLD A. McADOW, Ex,DON J. CUSIC, CHARLES MILLER.

R.W. Brother Etz moved the adoption of the report, subject to final audit. The motion was seconded and carried. The Grand Master thanked the Committee because it is known that they do give a great deal of time and are isolated from the rest of the Grand Lodge. He expressed the appreciation of all for their efforts. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ENTERTAINMENT OF DISTINGUISHED GUESTS

R.W. Bro. William J. Hill, Chairman, presented the Report of the Committee on Entertainment of Distinguished Guests. To the Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of the State of Missouri: The Committee on Entertainment of Distinguished Guests is pleased to report

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that the Annual Communication has been richly blessed with the presence of many dignitaries and their ladies from various sister jurisdictions, the York Rite, Scottish Rite and Shrine Temples of Missouri, and with the presence of. many of our loyal Past Grand Masters. ' In addition, at the request of the Grand Master, the special program for the ladies was enlarged this year to include the lidies of all Master Masons attending the Annual Communication. Your Committee reports with great pleasure and pride that in excess of 300 ladies registered and participated in that part of the program which was presented while the brethren were occupied with the business affairs of our Fraternity. In making this report it should not be overlooked that this is the first time since 1944 that the Annual Communication has been held in Kansas City. It has been a challenge to your Committee to make arrangements with the objective of giving you a memorable Annual Communication and to reflect the warm and sincere hospitality which all brethren in the Greater Kansas City area desire to extend to all Missouri Freemasons, their families and guests. Your Committee hopes that each brother and his lady has experienced this hospitality, that the meeting and hotel accommodations have met with your pleasure, and that your total experience has been as rewarding to you as it has been pleasurable for your Committee in making the arrangements. Perhaps it can best be expressed by stating that your Committee sincerely hopes that this Annual Communication will enable each brother to take with him to his respective lodge the same inspiration and freshness as was displayed by the wonderful youth leaders of Job's Daughters, Rainbow for Girls, and DeMolay who addressed the brethren in an open meeting at this Annual Communication. Your Committee would be derelict in its duty if it did not extend its sincere appreciation to each and every brother and his lady who rendered assistance to your Committee in carrying out its pleasant responsibilities. A special thanks, however, must be extended to the First Lady of Freemasonry in Missouri, Victoria Cook, and to Frank A. Arnold, Grand Secretary, without whose careful and timely attention to detail, this Committee could not have functioned effectively. May each of our brethren and our guests have a safe journey home that we might again meet, share and enjoy the great benefits of Freemasonry. Respectfully submitted, MARTIN P. DICKINSON, P.G.M., ROBERT J. CREDE, RALPH P. BUNNELL, JAMES C. Ross, STANTON T. BROWN, FRANK A. ARNOLD, WILLIAM J. HILL, Chairman.

R.W. Brother Hill moved the adoption of the Report of the Committee on Entertainment of Distinguished Guests. The motion was seconded and carried. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MILEAGE AND PER DIEM

R.W. Bro. John W. Adams, Chainnan, presented the Report of the Committee on Mileage and Per Diem. To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A.F. & A.M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: Your Committee on Mileage and Per Diem reports amounts paid for attendance at this, the 155th annual communication of this Grand Lodge held in the city of Kansas City, September 27 and 28, 1976 as follows:

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Grand Lodge Officers Past Grand Masters and other Past Grand Officers District Deputy Grand Masters District Deputy Grand Lecturers Committees Appeals and Grievances Building Supervisory Board . Credentials Jurisprudence Masonic Education Mileage and Per Diem Ways and Means Chairmen other Standing Committees Assistant Grand Tilers Representatives of Chartered Lodges Representatives of Lodges Under Dispensation Total ,

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$ 1,056.20 1,039.00 3,032.40 3,505.20

. $192.00 . 141.00 . 360.60 . 286.80 . 299.20 . 329.00 . 406.40 . 158.60

2,173.60 . .00 . 27,650.20 . .00 . $38,456.60 Fraternally submitted, JOHN W. ADAMS, Chairman, ORVILLE L. LIVINGSTON, CHARLES S. HICKS, EDwARD A. LANG, ALTON BRAY.

Before he read the names of the Committee, BROTHER ADAMS: Brethren, I wish to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to this Committee. Most of them have worked with me many years, and they have done it cheerfully and efficiently, and dedicated to the cause of Masonry. Brother Adams moved the adoption of the Report of the Committee on Mileage and Per Diem, subject to necessary correction. The motion was seconded and carried. GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren, R.vV. Brother John has spent more than 20 years working with the Committee; has given of his time; his talent; has worked, not at Grand Lodge, not only at Grand Lodge, but also throughout the year in putting together the mileage figures and so forth so that the Committee could function effectively when Grand Lodge convenes. He is one of the most unselfish human beings I have ever met. He has given of himself just unbelievably to this Fraternity. Would you, please, show him your warmth and your affection. (Standing ovation.) BROTHER ADAMS: Thank you, Most Worshipful. The words are appreciated, but I am not sure deserved. Brethren, your checks will be ready for you, at the same tables where you registered, at the close of Grand Lodge. (R.W. Bro. John W. Adams had informed that he could not accept appointment as Chairman of the Committee on Mileage and Per Diem for the year 1976-77.) PROPOSED AMENDMENTS OF GRAND LODGE BY-LAWS FOR ACTION AT THE 156TH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION IN SEPTEMBER 1977

The Grand Secretary read the proposi tions for the amendment of Grand Lodge By-Laws, as follows:

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RESOLUTION TO AMEND ARTICLE 13, SECTION 13.0S0, RESIDENCE.

Be It Resolved, That Section 13.0S0, Article 13 of the By-Laws be amended to read as follows: "Whenever compulsory service in the Armed Forces of the United States is not required by the Selective Service Act or any similar Act, a member of the Armed Services of the United States shall be deemed to have become a resident of Missouri upon completion of six months continuous service in the Armed Services at a United States Armed Services facility located in the jurisdiction of the lodge or upon completion of six months continuous occupation of a dwelling within the jurisdiction of the lodge." LEWIS C. WF.S COOK, P.M., Weston No. 53, FIELDING A. POE, P.M., Berkeley No. 667, J. E. BLINN, P.M., Webster No. 9S, JAMES A. NOLAND, JR., P.M., Macks Creek No. 433,

WILLIAM J. HILL, P.M., Ivanhoe No. 446, J. C. MONTGOMERY, JR., P.M., Ionic No. 154, FRANK A. ARNOLD, P.M., Cooper No. 36.

RESOLUTION TO AMEND ARTICLE I, SECTION 1.010. TIME AND PLACE.

Be It Resolved, That the first sentence of Section 1.010 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws be amended to read as follows: "Except when the place of meeting is changed by majority vote of the Grand Lodge, the annual communications are held on the last Monday in September at 10:00 a.m., alternately in the western half of the State of Missouri and the eastern half of the State of Missouri at specific sites designated by the Grand Master who will preside at the forthcoming annual communication." Respectfully submitted, CHARLES T. JONES, P.M., Rushville No. 23S, EOCAR E. MARTIN, P.M., Brotherhood No. 269, ALLEN W. SMITH, P.M., Saxton No. 50S, DUANE E. TAYLOR, P.M., Brotherhood No. 269,

JOHN W. HOTHAM, P.M., Rushville No. 23S, GORDON E. HOPKINS, W.M., Charity No. 331, JOSE JIMENEZ, W.M., Zeredatha No. IS9, RICHARD L. THOMPSON, P.M., Camden Point No. 169.

RESOLUTION TO AMEND CHAPTER III, ARTICLE 15, SECTION 15.020. (CONFERRINC DEGREES) SAME.

To the Gmnd Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri: BRETHREN: Be It Resolved, That Chapter III, Article 15, Section 15.020 of the Constitution and By-Laws, 1955, Grand Lodge of Missouri, be amended as follows: That, following the last sentence, the following sentence be added: "The master and wardens shall be responsible for ascertaining if there be any physical condition of the candidate requiring any caution or care in the conferring of the degrees." .

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So that the amended section would read: "Section 15.020. Same. The first sections of the first and second degrees, and the first and second sections of the third degree cannot be conferred on more than one candidate at the same time. In conferring the third degree on any candidate, the first and second sections of the degree must be without any break in their continuity. Each degree must be conferred in its entirety at the same communication. The master and wardens shall be responsible for ascertaining if there be any physical condition of the candidate requiring any caution or care in the conferring of the degrees." September 27, 1976 LEWIS C. WES COOK, P.M., Weston No. 53, FIELDING A. POE, P.M., Berkeley No. 667, W. H. UTZ, JR., P.M., Zeredatha No. 189, STANTON T. BROWN, P.M., Buckner No. 501, J. C. MONTGOMERY, JR., P.M., Ionic No. 154, JAMES A. NOLAND, JR., P.M., Macks Creek No. 433, FRANK A. ARNOLD, P.M., Cooper No. 36,

O. D. HATFIELD, P.M., Rising Sun No. 13, WILLIAM J. HILL, P.M., Ivanhoe No. 446, BEN F. DUNCAN, P.M., Rowley No. 204, BERNARD MEEKER, P.M., Weston No. 53, J. E. BLINN, P.M., Webster No. 98, ROBERT J. CREDE, P.M., Hickory Hill No.211, RALPH P. BUNNELL, P.M., Compass No. 120.

MOTION TO AMEND ARTICLE 10, SECTION 10.040. GRAND LODGE DUES. We, the undersigned, members of the Grand Lodge, move that Section 10.040 of the By-Laws be amended by striking out the words "four dollars and seventyfive cents" in the first line and substituting in place thereof the words "six dollars" and by striking out the words "two dollars and twenty-five cents" in the sixth line and substituting in place thereof the words "two dollars and fifty cents" so that as amended, said Section will read as follows: Section 10.040. GRAND LODGE DUES. Each lodge pays six dollars to the Grand Lodge for each Master Mason (except those whose dues have been remitted and those exempted under sub路 section (a) of Section 18.050) reported in the annual return which dues includes a subscription to The Freemason magazine. The Grand Lodge, promptly as collected, pays two dollars and fifty cents for each Master Mason to the Masonic Home of Missouri. (Amended 1959-109; 1969-105; 1972-120.) LEWIS C. WES COOK, P.M., Weston No. 53, FIELDING A. POE, P.M., Berkeley No. 667, W. H. UTZ, JR., P.M., Zeredatha No. 189, STANTON T. BROWN, P.M., Buckner No. 501,

C. MONTGOMERY, JR., P.M., Ionic No. 154, JAMES A. NOLAND, JR., P.M., Macks Creek No. 433, WILLIAM J. HILL, P.M., Ivanhoe No. 446, J. E. BLINN, P.M., Webster No. 98, FRANK A. ARNOLD, P.M., Cooper No. 36.

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MOTION TO AMEND THE BY-LAWS, IN RE: FEES FOR THE DEGREES AND MASONIC HOME FEES. We, the undersigned, members of the Grand Lodge, move that the By-Laws be amended by striking Section 10.020 as it now exists and substituting in lieu thereof the following: Section 10.020. GRAND LODGE AND MASONIC HOME FEES. A lodge shall not confer the three degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry for a less sum than fifty-one dollars. One-half of the amount must accompany the petition. The balance shall be divided as the lodge may direct, and no degree shall be conferred until the sum required therefor has been paid. If the lodge By-Laws do not fix the fee for each degree then the same shall be divided as follows: One-half of the total fee for the E.A. Degree, one-fourth for the F.C. Degree, and one-fourth for the M.M. Degree. Provided, hmvever, a lodge may by its By-Laws require the entire amount to accompany the petition. Exemption from the payment of fees shall not be made in favor of any candidates, under any circumstances, by the return of all or part of said fees, as donations, loans or otherwise. A. MASONIC HOME FEE: Each petition for the degrees, in addition to the fee required by the By-Laws of the lodge, shall be accompanied by the sum of 20 dollars for the use and benefit of the Masonic Home of Missouri. If the petitioner shall be rejected, or an objection be made to conferring the First Degree or should the petitioner refuse to have the First Degree conferred within a reasonable time after his election, said sum may be returned to him. Within 30 days after it shall be determined that the fee shall not be returned to the petitioner, the Secretary of the lodge shall remit said fee to the Grand Secretary, who shall pay the same over to the Masonic Home. The money so obtained by the Masonic Home shall be set aside and used for the purchase of additional land and buildings for the Masonic Home, or for the erection of buildings on Masonic Home grounds, or for the maintenance of the Home, or be transferred to the Endowment Fund of the Home, as its Board of Directors may determine. B. GRAND LODGE FEE: Each petition for the degrees, in addition to the fee required by the By-Laws of the lodge, shall be accompanied by the sum of ten dollars for the use and benefit of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. If the petitioner shall be rejected, or an objection be made to conferring the First Degree or should the petitioner refuse to have the First Degree conferred within a reasonable time after his election, said sum may be returned to him. Within thirty days after it shall be determined that the fee shall not be returned to the petitioner, the Secretary of the lodge shall remit said fee to the Grand Secretary, who shall pay the same over to the Grand Lodge of Missouri. Th~ money so obtained by the Grand Lodge shall become a part of the General Fund of said Grand Lodge. C. The fees set forth in Section A and B are included in and are a part of the fifty-one dollars set out in the first paragraph. LEWIS C. WES COOK, P.M., 'Veston No. 53,

W. H. UTZ, 189,

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M.W. BRO. WILLIAM H CHAPMAN: Most Worshipful, May路 I ask a question please. The very first part of the proposed amendment said that "No lodge may confer the degrees for less than $51.00," and our current By-Laws say "less than $20.00." So it would be the $51.00, plus the other items? THE GRAND SECRETARY: The other items are included in the $51.00. The minimum fee would be $51.00. GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren, if I may. We are ready for the Grand Secretary to begin reading the appointments. If I may call upon Bro. Joe Collison. A year ago, in St. Louis, on behalf of brethren of the 21st Masonic District and my home area at Weston, you presented me a set of keys for a wild van. I have enjoyed it, along with my wife and R.W. Bro. Ralph Bunnell and a lot of others involved in Grand Lodge activities in this past year. Joe, the keys. Thank you ever so much. It provided a tremendous assist to me and to Vickie. And you know there is no way we can express our appreciation to the brethren who made it possible. BRO. JOSEPH H. COLLISON: Most WorshipfUl Grand Master, it was a great pleasure for the members in our area to do this for you. We stand ready to do it again, for the next Grand Master from our area. APPOINTMENTS

The Grand Secretary read the appointments made by Grand MasterElect Fielding Ashley Poe for the year 1976-77: Appointive Grand Lodge Officers District Deputy Grand Masters Chairmen and Members of Standing Committees and Special Committees, and the Auditor

The Grand Lecturer, R.W. Bro. Stanton T. Brown, announced the appointments of District Deputy Grand Lecturers for the year 1976-77. REMARKS OF M.W. GRAND MASTER COOK

GRAND MASTER COOK: Brethren, the hour is late; we have the ladies waiting below. I hope that you will accept my most sincere thanks for allowing me to serve as Grand Master in this past year. I sincerely appreciate the warmth, the cooperation, the assistance in every respect. This is a great Grand Lodge, and it is great because of the individual members who make

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it up: those members of the more than 570 lodges in this state. May God always be with you. Thank you very much. (Standing ovation.) GRAND LODGE DECLARED AT EASE

The Grand Master declared the Grand Lodge at ease for the Open Installation of Officers. R.W. Bro. Fielding A. Poe asked that the ladies be invited to come into the Grand Lodge room and to be escorted to seats in the front of the auditorium. OPEN INSTALLATION OF GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

Installing Installing Installing Installing

Officer M.W. Bro. Elvis A. Mooney Chaplain . M.W. Bro. Harold O. Grauel Marshal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. M.W. Bro. William H Chapman Marshal M.W. Bro. Herman A. Orlick THE GRAND LODGE OFflCERS FOR 1976·77

Grand Master Deputy Grand Master Senior Grand Warden Junior Grand Warden Grand Treasurer Grand Secretary Grand Lecturer Senior Grand Deacon Junior Grand Deacon Senior Grand Steward Junior Grand Steward Senior Grand Marshal Junior Grand Marshal.. . Grand Sword Bearer Grand Pursuivant Grand Chaplain .... ... .. Grand Chaplain Grand Chaplain Grand Chaplain Grand Chaplain Grand Chaplain Grand Chaplain . . . . . . . . . Grand Orator. . .. Grand Orator. . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Tiler

Fielding A. Poe Dr. James A. Noland, Jr. The Rev. J. C. Montgomery, Jr. . . . . . . . . . .. Gus O. Nations· . , William H. Utz, Jr. Frank A. Arnold Stanton T. Brown Dr. J. Edward Blinn William J. Hill Earl K. Dille . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Robert J. Crede Vern H. Schneider William F. Jackson Edwin Bennett. Jr. .. Howard E. Ward The Rev. Carl L. Radford The Rev. Cecil H. Hurt . " Dr. Frank B. KelloggRabbi Alvan D. Rubin· The Rev. W. Tribbey Nickerson . . . . . . . . .. The Rev. Brian J. Packer . . . William H. Billings· . The Honorable Richard H. Ichordt< George W. Whitworth

Bro. Duane M. Smith provided the organ music for the Installation Ceremony. Bro. Fielding A. Poe, III, was Iconducted to the East. PRESENTATIONS TO M.W. GRAND MASTER FIELDING A. POE

M.W. BRO. ELVIS A. MOONEY presented the Gavel of Authority: My last duty on this occasion is one of the happiest moments in my entire life. • Not present for Installation.

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The selection of an appointee in the Grand Lodge Line, I believe, gives more concern to individuals as I have seen them make the choice and as I made my own than any other activity. You have not only to appreciate the man and enjoy him, but you have to believe that he has the substance within him not only to enjoy life-not only to be on the right side of issues, at least most of the time, but that he has the firm fiber to stand against the wind and against the popular movement when it is wrong. I made my choice deliberately and after long thought. And so help me, I have not had one moment's time to regret it. I think it was right when I made it; I know it is right now. It is my privilege and my pleasure to hand over to the Grand Master the gavel of authority. I wish for . him the happiness and pleasure which I enjoyed when I moved among you and served with you. I could not ask a better blessing to anybody than the association of the Freemasons and their ladies in the great state of Missouri. Thank you, my Brethren. Now, Fielding, I am glad to congratulate you and to hand to you this gavel of authority. M.W. GRAND MASTER POE: Most Worshipful Brother Mooney, there are not enough words for Fielding Poe, or the Poe family, to express to you the appreciation, the debts, that we owe to you for the things that you have done, the honors that you have bestowed upon us. But it has been said that when a man has a friend he is wealthy indeed; and I feel extremely wealthy because of all the things that Brother Mooney has done. Above all, he has been a friend; and of that you can ask no more. BRO. FIELDING A. POE, III, presented the Grand Master's Hat: Well, Dad, you talked about friendship, and you are my best friend. I want you to know that. I would like to present you with this hat of authority. M.W. GRAND MASTER POE: My friends, this is a rather emotional moment, and 1 don't get emotional very often. If you haven't met him, this is Fielding Ashley Poe, III. On his 21st birthday, he handed' me a petition for Berkeley Lodge and is now serving as Senior Deacon of that lodge. He is one of whom 1 have often found occasion to say: This is my son, in whom I am greatly pleased. There have been other occasions when I said other things. On this one, I am greatly pleased. May I express my appreciation to the Installing Marshals of the tremendous job that they did. To my Chaplain, M.W. Bro. Harold O. Grauel, my appreciation for the fine spiritual prayers that you rendered. I should announce that, as you know, M.路W. Brother Mooney appointed me; he has to answer for my mistakes. M.W. Bro. Harold O. Grauel appointed M.W. Brother Mooney, and I don't think that he has had to answer for any mis- . takes. M.W. BRO. WALTER L. WALKER presented the Grand Master's Jewel: Most Worshipful Sir, would you remove that name plate; I'm afraid I'll drop this one. It is our custom to present to our Grand Master what we call the Grand Master's Jewel. I don't know that you can see it out there. It says: Fielding A. Poe, Grand Master 1977. It has the Seal of the great state of Missouri, the Square and Compasses, a diamond, a ruby, and other precious metals about it. F. A., this jewel, no matter how beautiful it is, is

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not sufficient to convey the esteem which the many thousands of Masons of Missouri have for you. On behalf of the 100,000 Masons of the state of Missouri, it is my privilege to place your Jewel of Office in your pocket and say "Congratulations." GRAND MASTER POE: Bud, thanks a million. You and I have traveled many roads together, ups and downs. But we have a lasting friendship that I know shall never cease. M.W. BRO. THOMAS J. DAVIS, JR. presented the Grand Master's Apron: Before we put this on, let me hold it up a minute. Most Worshipful Sir, this is the last ornament which we shall clothe you with today that sets you apart from the brethren whom you are governing this year. This beautiful apron of gold and purple and white signifies your position among us as the brother and constituents of yours for this year, as the ruling Grand Master of this Grand Lodge. Not only the jewel which you just received but also this apron are yours as you go through life, signifying that you have given of your time, that you have served your Fraternity, in this great office. I am sure that when the year is over we will all be saying that F. A. has been another of those great Grand Masters which the state of Missouri has come forth with. F. A., Congratulations. Our best to you. If we may help you in any way, be sure to call on us. GRAND MASTER POE: Tom, one of the things one finds out as he goes through this line of Grand Lodge Officers and has associations with Past Grand Masters is that the adjectives can almost be applied to all. What I have said to others, of course, goes the same for you. Friendship has grown and increased through these years, particularly so because you and I and Elvis probably belong to a little bit of an exclusive Fraternity. While I am presently living in St. Louis-and I should include Dr. Grauel in that also, by the way-we all began down in Southeast Missouri, in that bootheel section of the state. While I am from St. Louis, I feel a particular closeness because we are from that same region of Missouri. And I might say this: I feel honored that you presented the apron to me. In Masonry we recognize no other higher badge of honor than the Masonic apron; and I appreciate it very much. R.W. Bro. Frank A. Arnold presented the Grand Master's gold identification card. M.W. BRO. GEORGE F. MORRISON presented the Grand Master's lapel pin: Most Worshipful Grand Master, I want to congratulate you on your election to this high office. I sincerely hope that you will enjoy a full measure of God's blessing in your travels this year, of His loving protective care in all your decisions. All these adornments that you have received are to be worn customarily at Masonic functions. I am going to place on your lapel a Grand Master's emblem that you can wear at any and all times. It will indicate that you are the Grand Master, and later a Past Grand Master. I think that along with this should go a dual recognition; I think this should also entitle you to be the President of the Southeast Missouri Country Club closed lodges

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down there that you just mentioned you have among yourselves, as a special group. So I will dub you the President of that Southeast Missouri group. GRAND MASTER POE: Thank you, George. You know that I am particularly blessed; because while I have that association, I have the St. Louis association too, with a wonderful group. Thanks a million again, George. PRESENTATION BY THE SQUARE CLUB OF ST. LOUIS AND ST. LOUIS COUNTY

R.W. BRO. LEWIS C. ROBERTSON, President of the Square Club: Most Worshipful Grand Master, on behalf of the almost 1,000 members of The Square Club of St. Louis and St. Louis County, of which you are a member, I extend to you our congratulations upon your elevation to this high office. We are confident that you will have a fine and successful administration. We pray and hope that it will be a happy one. You have just received a beautiful apron; and as you travel, we want you to take care of it. So I present this carrying case to you on behalf of The Square Club. GRAND MASTER POE: Lew, thank you so much. I am sure that all of you recognize Bro. Lewis C. Robertson, the past and retired Superintendent of our Masonic Home, a brother whom I have come to know through the Masonic Fraternity and through the years have come to love and appreciate. Lew, thank you so much. PRESENTATION OF BERKELEY LODGE NO. 667

Members of Berkeley Lodge requested permission to approach the East. The Grand Master granted his consent, and as they moved to the East he commented that they had come across the state and that he was particularly appreciative of the number who did make the trip. WOR. BRO. CLAUDE SPARKS, Worshipful Master of Berkeley Lodge No. 667 at Berkeley, Missouri: Most WorshipfUl Grand Master, I know that for the years that I have been in Berkeley Lodge that many, many honors have come to Berkeley on account of Bro. Fielding A. Poe, and now M."V. Bro. Fielding A. Poe. I can only say that I have been very pleased to have been a part of that association. I know that in this year many more honors will come to Berkeley on account of you. At this time-I know that you have been awfully busy-I have a little gift here from the members; and I hope that this will give, maybe in a year or two when you have more time, will help you to improve your game. GRAND MASTER POE: Thank you, Claude. With that explanation, I think that I will hand this to my assistant. Feeling as heavy as it does, I think I have an idea. Possibly what would help my golf game is not golf balls, but a "putter with a brain." WaR. BRO. WILLIAM F. PARMENTER: Most Worshipful Sir, may I congratulate you on the attaining of the high office of Grand Master of the state of Missouri. And I want to try to tell you in a few words, not as eloquently as you can put it, but tell you how much you have meant in my life and for the brothers of Berkeley Lodge, because I have done a lot of observing the last 15 or 20 years.

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This is a memorabilia, since this is our Bicentennial Year. Last year I started wondering what I could present you in the spirit of brotherly love that would also show your dedication in life. Inside that little package there is something that is symbolic. When I was a little boy in a one-room school, the teacher used to use it to call the students from refreshments to studies. It is symbolic of the gavel you used when you were Junior Warden to call the brethren from labor to refreshment. It stands for many more things. On it also is the First Grand Master of Masons in the Commonwealth States of America and three things that you recall he has been remembered for: First in War; First in Peace; First in the Hearts of his Countrymen. It also goes along with the great speech that you made many, many times when you were District Deputy Grand Master of the 57th Masonic District-the speech that you used to show your Americanism and how much you loved America. I thought this would be the proper thing to present you with now. Congratulations. GRAND MASTER POE: Thank you very much, Bill. It is a Liberty Bell type of cup with George vVashington on it. We can start school tomorrow for sure. The Grand Master greeted the officers and members of Berkeley Lodge No. 667 as they returned to their seats. PRESENTATION BY 33RD AND 57TH DISTRICTS AND OTHERS

R.W. BRO. FRANK LESINSKI, SR., District Deputy Grand Lecturer of District 57B: The brethren of the 33rd and 57th Masonic Districts of St. Louis and St. Louis County and other interested brethren have asked me to present a gift of love, in token of our esteem for you. We have taken the liberty of leasing a 1977 Chevrolet Caprice for you, for your exclusive use during the next 12 months. It is my honor to present you with the keys for this car, which is located at Milner Chevrolet in St. Louis County. Congratulations. GRAND MASTER Pm:: Frank, this is entirely unexpected. Words fail me. I can't tell you how much I appreciate this. Who all is involved, I don't know; but who is involved my extreme grateful thanks and appreciation. Thank you so much, Frank. That does overwhelm me, because I hadn't expected it. I kind of thought that I was going to get to be the first Model A Grand Master. I have a Ford Granada, and I have kind of been billing myself as that. Now I am back in the Chevrolet class. This is truly a very heart-touching honor. REMARKS OF GRAND MASTER FIELDING A. POE

M.W. BROTHER POE: I have a few remarks. We have had a rather interesting session here, one that of course went far longer than M.W. Brother Cook intended that it should and one that didn't go exactly all the directions that some of us had hoped and thought that it might. I will speak for a minute on that. Most of my voting having been in the conservative, or Republican area and being one of the few Republicanminded people from Southeast Missouri, I have had to suffer from defeat many, many times. I hope to suffer it again. We have had a rather interesting

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debate and vote on the Grand Lodge Floor. And if you have not heard, it was voted to move the Grand Lodge Office from St. Louis before January 1. I shall instruct Bro. Frank Arnold to begin immediately with the proceedings for that. The Grand Lodge has spoken and that shall be the rule and the Grand Lodge law. These things happen. I always reflect back upon a story that Abraham Lincoln told of a certain Far-Eastern potentate who called his wise men in to him and said, "Give me a saying that I can put on the edifice of my spiritual building that will last and be true for all t~mes." In time, they came and presented these things to him. The words they presented were: "This, too, shall pass," And it shall pass; and we shall be a united Fraternity because I know that the spirit of fraternalism and Masonic Brotherhood speaks stronger in the hearts of the brethren from St. Louis than it does anywhere else. You might tie them, but you can't beat them. The honor of being elected and installed as a Grand Master is one that comes to few. While it brings a feeling of great elation, it also leaves one with a great feeling of humility and appreciation. I can bring no gimmicks, no magic formulas, for success; no fancy programs to you. I can only refer you to the basics of the Masonic Brotherhood that have been tried time and again, and time and again have been found to be true. I think of them as I think of the "immovable jewels," because their principles are fixed. I can offer you this year a year and a program of challenge. Too long have we lived in the past. The time has come to answer the challenge of the future. However, I believe that we can only meet that challenge with the tools that have been so successful for us before. To all my brethren, and particularly to you Past Masters, I challenge you to be supportive of your lodge and its officers. They need your help, not your hindrance. To all Masters and \i\Tardens, I challenge you to be ritualistically proficient, to increase attendance by having meetings that are short, lively, and rewarding to the brethren. I challenge all 'the lodges to reduce the suspensions for nonpayment of dues by keeping in personal contact with all members. "SNPD'S" just don't happen; they are caused. I challenge all lodges and members to live and stress those values and virtues taught in the Masonic degrees. I challenge all lodges to increase membership by getting your lodge and your members involved in your community. We don't want Masonry in politics, but we do need involved Masons. People want to join and associate themselves with organizations that are doing something. And, of course, you have presented us with another challenge: that of moving the Grand Lodge Office; the Grand Lodge has spoken and it will be so. Last, but not least, I challenge the entire Fraternity to not only keep, but to increase, those patriotic fires that were ignited in 1977 and 1976. Let us remember that the Bicentennial does not cease to exist in 1976. From now until the year 2076, we will be observing the 200th anniversary of a year or a day or an event in our nation's history. This is still the greatest country going. We were one of the few organizations that were standing up and saying so when it was popular to be the other way. Brethren, I ask you to join me. Let us not slack off now.

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The Grand Master prepared to close the Grand Lodge and asked that the Tilers escort the guests from the auditorium. The Grand Master called the Grand Lodge back into Session for closing. CLOSING

The 155th Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri was closed until the next Annual Communication-the 156th on Monday, September 26, 1977, at St. Louis, Missouri.

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Grand Master 6616 Pepperidqe Dr.. Berkeley 63164 DR. JAMES A. NOLAND, JR., Deputy Grand Master Osage Beach 65065 THE REV. J. C. MONTGOMERY, JR., Senior Grand Warden P.O. Box 574, Mexico 65265 GUS O. NATIONS . Junior Grand Waf'den 130 S. Bemiston, Clayton 63105 WILLIAM H. UTZ, JR Grand Treasurer 1208 Corby Bldg., St. Joseph 64501 FRANK A. ARNOLD .................•....................... o. Grand Secretary 113 Dix Rd.. Jefferson City 65101 STANTON T. BROWN... . .. Grand Lecturer Route 1, Box 225, Buckner 64016 DR. J. EDWARD BLINN............... . . .. Senim' Grand Deacon P.O. Box 14, Marshfield, 65706 WILLIAM J. HILL . Junior Grand Deacon 1717 Traders Bank Bldg., 1125 Grand Avenuc, Kansas City 64106 EARL K. DILLE. . . . . .... . . ... . .. , . .. . . . .... Senior Grand Steward 10258 Butterworth Lanc, St. Louis 63131 ROBERT J. CREDE . ......... ... .. ....... . ... Junior Grand Steward Route 2, Jcfferson City 65101 VERN Ho SCHNEIDER Senior Grand Marshal 4 Exmoor Dr., St. Louis 63124 WILLIAM F. JACKSON Junior Grand Marshal 8033 Audrain Dr., St. Louis 63121 EDWIN BENNETT, JR. . Grand Sword Bearer 3520 Birchbark Dr., Florissant 63033 HOWARD E. WARD . '" Grand Pursuivant Masonic Home of Missouri, 5351 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis 63112 THE REV. CARL L. RADFORD Grand Chaplain 2334 S. Dollison, Springfield 65807 THE REV. CECIL H. HURT , .. o· .. , . Grand Chaplain 204 Ash, Senath 63876 DR. FRANK B. KELLOGG... . . Grand Chaplain 108 Conway Cove Dr., Chesterfield 63017 RABBI ALVIN D. RUBIN Grand Chaplain 512 S. Meramec, St. Louis 63105 THE REV. W. TRIBBEY NICKERSON Grand Chaplain 1601 No£. 72nd St., Kansas City 64118 THE REV. BRIAN J. PACKER.................. Grand Chaplain 1902 E. Elm St., Harrisonville 64701 THE REV. MURRELL T. CUNNINGHAM Grand Chaplain 6354 Wydown Byvd., Clayton 63105 WILLIAM H. BILLINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Grand Orator 2123 S. Meadowview, Springfield 65804 THE HONORABLE RICHARD H. ICHORD ... Grand Orator 2429 Rayburn Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20515 GEORGE W. WHITWORTH Grand Tiler 8123 Rector Dr., Berkeley 63134 0

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Appeals and Grievances-Lloyd L. Schainker, Chairman, 722 Chestnut St., Suite 1000, St. Louis 63101; Harry Gershenson, Sr., Pierre Laclede Center, Suite 1144, 7733 Forsyth Bldg., St. Louis 63105; Harold Jos. Toner, 922 Walnut St., Suite 1000, Kansas City 64106; Orestes Mitchell, Jr., P.G.M., 8109 B Baywood, Austin, Texas 78759; Walter L. Walker, P.G.M., P.O. Box 487, Neosho 64850. Building Supemisory BOa1'd-Harold E. Thornton (1), Chairman, 916 Walnut St., Kansas City 64106; Fred C. Heuermann (3), 11610 Kingsport Dr., St. Louis 63138; Clarence V. Buchholz (2), 48 W. 53rd Terr., Kansas City 64112. By-Laws-J. Morgan Donelson, P.G.M., Chairman, P.O. Box 211, Princeton 64673; Martin B. Dickinson, P.G.M., 1001 Dwight Bldg., 1004 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City 64105; Ronald M. Belt, 108 Vine St., Macon 63552; James K. Riley, 8 Ivanhoe Woods, Kirkwood 63122; Newton R. Bradley, Clearview Dr., Lexington 64067. Cha1路tered Lodges-John E. Adams, Chairman, 219 S. Clark, Ferguson 63135; Maurice E. Votaw, 114 S. Garth; Columbia 65201; K. Roger Pennel, Box 366, Fairfax 64446; Edwin Bennett, Jr., 3520 Birchbark Dr., Florissant 63033. C01Tespondence-Bruce H. Hunt, P.G.M., P.O. Box 188, Kirksville 63501. Credentials-Carl E. Etz, Jr., Chairman, 4 Treewood Ct., Ballwin 63011; Dale A. Ludwig, 8226 Marvale Lane, Affton 63123; Dr. Harold O. Grauel, P.G.M., P.O. Box 389, Cape Girardeau 63701; Eldon J. Cusic, 3001 N.E. 56th St., Kansas City 64119; The Rev. Charles Miller, P.O. Box 96, Linn 65051. Entertainment of Distinguished Guests-Harry C. Ploetze, Chairman, 5417 Donovan Ave., St. Louis 63109; Martin B. Dickinson, P.G.M., 1001 Dwight Bldg., 1004 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City 64105; William J. Hill, Traders Bank Bldg., Suite 1717, 1125 Grand Ave., Kansas City 64106; Robert .1. Crede. Rt. 2, Jefferson City 65101; Dr. J. Edward Blinn, P.O. Box 11, Marshfield 65706; Vern H. Schneider, 700 Boatmen's Bank Bldg., 314 N. Broadway, St. Louis 63102; Lewis C. Robertson, 411 Cloisters Walk, Kirkwood 63122; Howard E. Ward, 5351 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis 63112; Albert H. Van Gels, 24 Spring Dr., Florissant 63031; Frank A. Aronld, 713 Dix Rd., Jefferson City 65101. Forms and Ceremonies-Frank A. Arnold, Chairman, 713 Dix Rd., Jefferson City 65101; Thomas J. Davis, Jr., P.G.M., P.O. Box 217, Piedmont 63957; Leonard V. Bowers, 1817 E. Broadmoor, Springfield 65804; Stanton T. Brown (Ex Officio), Rt. I, Box 225, Buckner, Missouri 64016. Grand Master's Address-Lewis C. Wes Cook, P.G.M., Chairman, P.O. Box 12444, North Kansas City 64116; and all Past Grand Masters in Attendance. Jurispmdence-Warren R. Maidlel, Chairman, 720 Olive St., 24th Fl., St. Louis 63101; Roy W. McGhee, Sr., 122 S. Main St., Piedmont 63957; Herbert Hoffman. 2918 Commerce Towers, 911 Main St., Kansas City 64105; Claude T. Wood, 116 W. McClurg, Richland 65556; Elvis A. Mooney, P.G.M., 117 N. Prairie St., Bloom路 field 63825. Lodges Under Dispensation-Charles Humphrey, Chairman, Rt. 2, Box 172A, Silex 63377; Max E. Bretschneider, 4619 Jefferson, Apt. 308, Kansas City 64112; Edward Lewandoski, 625 Lexington Park, Florissant 63031. Masonic Boards of Relief-Albert H. Van Gels, Chairman, 24 Spring Dr., Florissant 63031; Ivan G. Abrahams, 1121 Nectar, St. Louis 63137; William NaIl, 503 E. Portland St., Springfield 65804; Edgar E. Martin, 3110 N. Ninth St., St. Joseph 64505; Sherman F. Knorr, 4617 Alexander, St. Louis 63116; William Parmenter, 6223 Jefferson, Berkeley 63134. Masonic Education-Earl K. Dille (2), Chairman, 10258 Butterworth Lane, St. Louis 63131; Ronald M. Compton (3), 3633 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis 63108; Ray Hilton (3), 2929 S. Barnes, Springfield 65804; William H Chapman, P.G.M. (1), 20 W. Lockwood, Webster Groves 63119'; Olin S. McDaniel (1), 117 E. School St., Bonne Terre 63628; Thomas C. Warden (2), 106 E. Washington Ave., Owens-

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ville 65066; Fielding A. Poe (Ex Officio), 6616 Pepperidge Dr., Berkeley 63134; Dr. James A. Noland, Jr. (Ex. Officio), Osage Beach 65065; The Rev. J. C. Montgomery, Jr. (Ex Officio), P.O. Box 574, Mexico 65265; Gus O. Nations, 130 S. Bemiston, Clayton 63105. Mileage and Per Diem-Alton Bray, Chairman, 508 Alta Vista, Cape Girardeau 63701; Charles Hicks, Monroe City 63456; Edward A. Lang, 10258 Driver Ave., St. Louis 63114; Orville Livingston, Rt. I, Edgerton 64444; Harold C. Bergstresser, 8003 E. 88th Terr., Kansas City 64138. Necrology-George F. Morrison, P.G.M., Chairman, 7526 Buckingham Dr., St. Louis 63105; Dr. Harold O. Grauel, P.G.M., P.O. Box 389, Cape Girardeau 63701; Frank P. Briggs, P.G.M., 1132 N. Jackson, Macon 63552; William R. Denslow, P.C.M., P.O. Box 529, Trenton 64683; Walter L. Walker, P.O. Box 487, Neosho 64850. Relief and Cha1'ity-Virgil Ahbett, Chairman, 3401 Abbett Dr., St. Joseph 64506; Ray Hilton, 2929 S. Barnes, Springfield 65804; The Rev. J. C. Montgomery, Jr., P.O. Box 574, Mexico 65265; Howard E. Ward, Secretary-Treasurer, 5351 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis 63112. Ritual--Stanton T. Brown, Chairman, Rl. 1, Box 225, Buckner 64016; Freelon K. Hadley, 1506 Wayne Dr., St. Joseph 64506; William F. Jackson, 8033 Audrain St., St. Louis 63121; Carroll R. Moorman, 1205 Bardot, St. Clair 63077; H. Dale DeWeese, Rt. I, Box 143A, Brunswick 65236; Ronnie L. House, P.O. Box 335, Mansfield 65704. Ways and Means-Walter H. Baird (I), Chairman, 234 E. Parkway Dr., Columbia 65201; George F. Morrison, P.G.M. (3), 7526 Buckingham Dr., St. Louis 63105; Lloyd S. Morgan, Jr. (I), P.O. Box 93, Advance 63730; Dr. Henry R. Stoker (2), No. 4 Vista Dr., Kirksville 63501; Max E. Bretschneider (2), 4619 Jefferson, Apt. 308, Kansas City, 64112; William H. Utz, Jr., Grand Treasurer, 1208 Corby Bldg., St. Joseph 64501. SPECIAL COMMI'ITEES

George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association-Bruce H. Hunt, P.G.M., Chairman, P.O. Box 188, Kirksville 63501; Forrest C. Donnell, P.G.M., 245 Union Blvd., Apt. 320, St. Louis 63108; Morris E. Ewing, P.G.M., Morrisville 65701; Homer L. Ferguson, P.G.M., 1927 N. Circle Dr., Jefferson City 65101; Harold M. Jayne, P.G.M., 125 S. Main St., Memphis 63555; Col. James M. Sellers, P.G.M., Sunset View, Lexington 64067. Jurisdiction-Vern H. Schneider, Chairman, 700 Boatmen's Bank Bldg., 314 N. Broadway, St. Louis 63102; Martin B. Dickinson, P.G.M., 1001 Dwight Bldg., 1004 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City 64105; Harold M. Jayne, P.G.M., 125 S. Main St., Memphis 63555; Herman A. Orlick, P.G.M., 12 Cambridge Ct., Glendale 63122. Public Relations-George Carson, Chairman, 831 Rochdale Dr., St. Louis 63122; Arnold J. Millner, 11851 Cato Dr., Florissant 63033; Richard B. Ramage, 110 Old Oaks Dr., Ballwin 63011; Max Roby, 1630 View Woods Dr., Kirkwood 63122; Maurice E. Votaw, 114 S. Garth, Columbia 65201; Bruce E. Rice, 125 E. 31st St., Kansas City 64108; Garrett L. Smalley, 1204 Meadow Lake, Kansas City 64114; Jack Abshier, Grand Ave. at 18th St., Kansas City 64108, and 5721 W. 6Ist St., Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66111. Public Schools-Walter C. Ploeser, Chairman, 3.633 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis 63108; Elvis A. Mooney, I17 N. Prairie, Bloomfield 63825; Dr. James A. Noland, Jr., Osage Beach 65065; Emory C. Parks, 413 N. River Blvd., Independence 64050; Dr. Arthur L. Mallory, 3267 S. Ten Mile Dr., Jefferson City 65101; Nelson Tinnin, Hornersville 63855; Dr. M. Graham Clarke, School of the Ozarks, Point Lookout 65726; Dr. Charles J. McClain, Northeast Missouri State University, Kirksville 63501. Recognition of F01'eign Grand Lodges-William R. Denslow, P.G.M., Chairman, P.O. Box 529, Trenton 64683; John Black Vrooman, P.O. Box 402, St. Louis 63166; Frank A. Arnold, 713 Dix Rd., Jefferson City 65101.

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Youth-Ronald M. Compton, Chairman, 3633 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis 63108; John J. Darcy, Rt. 1, Robertsville 63072; Robert J. Crede, Rt. 2, Jefferson City 65101; Dr. Albert L. Howe, 31 York Dr., St. Louis 63144; Darrell W. Girardier, 507 Jefferson, De Soto 63020. OTHER APPOINTMENTS Audit-Robert C. Wagener, C.P.A., 7811 Carondelet Ave., St. Louis 63105. LIVING PAST GRAND MASTERS OF THIS JURISDICTION

Name and Location Forrest C. Donnell, 245 Union Blvd., Apt. 320, St. Louis 63108 Morris E. Ewing, Morrisville 65701 Homer L. Ferguson, 1927 N. Circle Drive, Jefferson City 65101 Richard O. Rumer, 6213 Lindenwood Court, Apt. 4, St. Louis 63109 James M. Sellers, Sunset View, Lexington 64067 Orestes Mitchell, Jr., 8109 B Baywood, Austin, Texas 78759 Harold M. Jayne, 125 S. Main St., Memphis 63555 Frank P. Briggs, 1132 N. Jackson Street, Macon 63552 Harold O. Grauel, Box 389, Cape Girardeau 63701 Bruce H. Hunt, Box 188, Kirksville 63501 Martin B. Dickinson, 1001 Dwight Bldg, 1004 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City 64105 George F. Morrison, 7526 Buckingham Dr., St. Louis 63105 A. Basey Vanlandingham, Route No.3, Columbia 65201 William R. Denslow, Box 529, Trenton 64683 Elvis A. Mooney, 117 N. Prairie Street, Bloomfield 63825 J. Morgan Donelson, Box 211, Princeton 64673 William H Chapman, 20 W. Lockwood, Webster Groves 63119 Thomas J. Davis, Jr•• Box 217, Piedmont 63957 Walter L. Walker, P.O. Box 487, Neosho 64850 Herman A. Orlick, 12 Cambridge Ct., Glendale 63122 Lewis C. Wes Cook, P.O. Box 12444, North Kansas City 64116

Year of Seroice 1942-43 1947-48 1951-52 1952-53 1953-54 1954-55 1956-57 1957-58 1959-60 1960-61 1962-63 1964-65 1965-66 1967-68 1968-69 19.69-70 1970-71 1971-72 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76

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Elmer W. Wagner, 506 Redondo Dr., Ballwin 63011. PAST GRAND LECTURER

Freelon K. Hadley, 1506 Wayne Dr., St. Joseph 64506.

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William R. Denslow, P.G.M., Master, P.O. Box 529, Trenton 64683; A. W. "Whit" Griffith, Secretary-Treasurer, 301 W. Fifth St., Fulton 65251. MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI OFFICERS 1976-77

Honorary Chairman: Fielding A. Poe, 6616 Pepperidge, Berkeley 63134; President: Dr. James A. Noland, Jr., Osage Beach 65065; Vice-President: John E. Adams, 219 S. Clark Ave., Ferguson 63135; Treasurer: Robert H. Arnold, 8718 Chestnut Circle #1, Kansas City 64131; Secretary: Howard E. Ward, 11483 Essex, Hazelwood 63043. DIRECTORS Virgil Abbelt (1978), 3401 Abbelt Dr., St. Joseph 64506; John E. Adams (1978), 219 S. Clark Ave., Ferguson 63135; Robert H. Arnold (1980), 8718 Chestnut

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Circle #1, Kansas City 64131; Dr. J. Edward Blinn, Box 14, Marshfield 65706; Ray Hilton (1979), 2929 S. Barnes, Springfield 65804; Roy W. McGhee (1977), 122 S. Main, Piedmont 63957; Warren R. Maichel (1979), 720 Olive St., St. Louis 63101; The Rev. J. C. Montgomery, P.O. Box 574, Mexico 65265; Gus O. Nations, Jr., 130 S. Bemiston, St. Louis 63105; Dr. James A. Noland, Jr., Osage Beach 65065; Fielding A. Poe, 6616 Pepperidge, Berkeley 63134; Charles E. Scheurich (1980), 124 Meadow Lane, Columbia 65201; John Wetzel (1977), 116 N. Fourth, Louisiana 63353. ADMINISTRATOR H. David Thomas, 5351 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis 63112. SECRETARY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Howard E. Ward, 5351 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis 63112. LEGAL COUNSEL David R. Hensley, 7912 Bonhomme Ave., St. Louis 63105. CHIEF, MEDICAL SERVICE Dr. Harold E. WaIters, 6828 Oakland, St. Louis 63139. STAFF PHYSICIAN Dr. Charles R. McAdams, 7516 Florissant Rd., St. Louis 63121 FINANCIAL ADVISOR Richard D. Jacobs, Sr., Merrill Lynch, 7635 Forsyth Blvd., St. Louis 63105. DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS 1976-77

I. LeRoy E. Smith (290), P.O. Box 146, Wyaconda 63474 2. Dale C. Motter (366)" Rt. 4, Kirksville 63501 3. Edward L. Tietsort (171), Rt. I, Worthington 63537 4. Marvin H. Arnote (35), Rt. I, Princeton 64673 5. Dr. Gene M. Zinn (97), Rt. 3, Box 424, Bethany 64424 6. Harold J. Richardson (198), Hatfield 64458 7. Vern W. Summa (470), 603 S. Walnut, Maryville 64468 8. C. O. Husing (157), 309 Country Club Dr., Rock Port 64482 9. Ronald A. Lawrence (331), 3609 Doniphan, St. Joseph 64505 10. Clarence G. Waller (454), P.O. Box 84, Stewartsville 64490 I I. Roger L. Pritchett (506), 402 Walnut, Box 244, Lathrop 64465 12. R. C. Eichler (135), P.O. Box 124, Braymer 64624

DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND LECTURERS 1976路77 1. Merle B. Graham, 358 W. Maple

Ave., Kahoka 63445 2. Leo B. Kennedy, 403 N. Fulton St., Edina 63537 3. John S. Stillwell, Rt. I, Box 10, Lucerne 64655 4. Thurlow E. Herrick, P.O. Box I, Gilman City 64642 5. Ernest Clyde Richardson, Rt. I, Eagleville 64442 6. Glenn V. Bulla, 112 Martin St., King City 64443 7. Winfred B. King, 415 West 13th St., Maryville 64468 8. Darrell L. Jones, Rt. 2, Fairfax 64446 9. Richard G. Thornton, 2906 Coach Light Pl., St. Joseph 64503 10. Benjamin E. Lollar, P.O. Box 143, Winston 64689 II. Marvin G. Shull, 2304 N.E. Shady Lane, Kansas City 64118 12. Hardee H. Richey, P.O. Box 102, Braymcr 64624

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13. Russell Duane Neeley (227), Rt. 3, Brookfield 64628 14. LeRoy W. Ahlborn (172), Rt. I, Macon 63552 15. H. Fred Helbing (188), 112 Shepherd Pl., Hannibal 63401 16. Norman K. Atkinson (136), 616 S. Court St., Bowling Green 63334 17. Frank Wilney, Jr. (462), Rt. 2, Laddonia 63352 18. E. Wayne Milam (30), Rt. I, Clifton Hill 65244 19. H. Dale DeWeese (73), Rt. I, Box 143A, Brunswick 65236 20. Harold R. Shatto (216), Rt. 2, Hale 64643 21. Richard L. Thompson (169), P.O. Box 67, Dearborn 64439 22A. Dennis L. Watson (659), 3611 N. Chelsea, Kansas City 64117 22B. Robert D. Jenkins (656), 9350 Bales, Kansas City 64132 23. Theodore J. Hon (476), Rt. 3, Box 182, Odessa 64076 24. Thomas W. Lingle (205), 621 N. Franklin, Marshall 65340 25. Kenneth M. Dougherty (47), 807 W. Spring, Fayette 65248 26. Raymond E. Lee (602), 509 Texas Ave., Columbia 65201 27. Donald V. Benson (48), 1204 Bluff St., Fulton 65251 28. Verle T. Naughton (246), 848 Stella, Montgomery City 63361 29. Arnold T. Evans (199), 610 Lincoln, P.O. Box 171, Elsberry 63343 30. Percy H. Gillette (260), Rt. 2, Box 266, St. Charles 63301 31. John I. Grant (43), 618 Virginia, Jefferson City 65101 32. Melvin S. Gordon (173), (Deceased; April 16, 1977) John J. Darcy, Rt. 1, Robertsville 63072 (Appointed: April 25, 1977) 33A. Thomas H. Patterson (95), 3319 Edmundson Rd., St. Louis 63114 33B. Harold J. McIntosh (443), 3972 Fieldstone Dr., Florissant 63033

34. Robert L. George (480), 1207 Broadway, Pleasant Hill 64080 35. Charles H. Boyd (254), P.O. Box 225, Butler 64730 36. J. Lee Ward (487), 200 S. Pennsylvania, Chilhowee 64733

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13. Virgil W. Slaughter, Rt. 2, Box 223, Meadville 64659 14. Porter J. DeLine, 321 Madison St., Macon 63552 15. Lee B. Turner, 4907 Prospect Ave., Hannibal 63401 16. Russell J. Rowe, Rt. 2, Louisiana 63353 17. Ledl Vlry, Rt. I, Perry 63462 18. Edwin B. Hawkins, P.O. Box 125, Higbee 65257 19. C. Gail Brown, P.O. Box 98, Mendon 64660 20. Stanley L. Cooksey, Rt. 4, Carrollton 64633 21. Vernon R. Rogers, llI35 N. Charlotte, Kansas City 64155 22A. Hugh (Ed) Shubert, 5138 N. Corrington, Kansas City 64119 22B. Thomas C. Hurt, 5700 Blue Ridge Cut-Off, Raytown 64133 23. Richard F. Martin, 6060 S. 23rd St., Lexington 64067 24. Thomas A. Meads, 208 E. Rea St., Marshall 65340 25. Daniel C. Ray, 103 Pearl St., New Franklin 65274 26. Charles E. Scheurich, 124 Meadow Lane, Columbia 65201 27. William A. Gamblian, 615 E. Park St., Vandalia 63382 28. George H. Strother, 705 S. Main St., Vandalia 63382 29. Floyd E. Dodson, Rt. I, Box 384, Winfield 63389 30.' Charles N. Alcorn, Rt. 1, Box 378, O'Fallon 63366 31. Nolen H. Rinne, P.O. Box 427, Holts Summit 65043 32. Elvis L. Winchester, 622 Delmar, Union 63081

33A. Verble Leo Johnson, 4449 Morganford, St. Louis 63116 33B. James D. Fink, 1019 Savoy Lane, Manchester 63011 33C. Dominik L. Seeler, 319 Spring Meadows Dr., Manchester 63011 34. Billy K. Thomas, 1203 Melinda Ave., Harrisonville 64701 35. Stephen R. Haile, 205 E. Oak St., Rich Hill 64779 36. Lloyd C. Kennon, ] 523 S. Harrison St., Sedalia 65301

1976

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

37. Eugene R. Schell (29), 301 Olive, P.O. Box 283, Windsor 65360 38. Ralph J. Shafer (83), Rt. I, Lebanon 65536 39. Leonard E. Myers (497), P.O. Box 95, Newburg 6S550 40. C. Nolen Miller (673), Rt. 2, Box 616, Arnold 63010 41. Forrest M. Dorman (396), P.O. Box 11, Louisburg 65685 42. Larry G. Ehrsam (521), Rt. I, Jasper 64755 43. Roy R. Clements (292), Rt. 4, Box 158, Lamar 64759 44. Joseph A. Norris (592), P.O. Box 36, Avilla 64833 45. Russell L. Wilcox (5), 1519 E. Elm St., Springfield 65802 46. James W. Clark (543) (Deceased: March 9, 1977) Salvatore Forte, Gen. Del., Mansfield 65704 (Appointed: April 4, 1977) 47. Denver W. Newton (509), P.O. Box 128, Van Buren 63965 48. P. Vincent Kinkead (234), Rt. 2, Box 243, Farmington 63640 49. Lee Da!ton (545), Rt. 1, Box 6, Sturdivant 63782 50. Albert J. Elfrank (590), Rt. 2, Advance 63730 51. Theodore T. Martin (571), 102 E. Washington, Hayti 63851 52. M. Gene Shain (20), P.O. Box 642, Fisk 63940 53. Barney Douglas (496), Gainesville 65655 54. Darrell R. Shortt (26), Rt. 1, Box 41, Marshfield 65706 55. T. Gordon Williams (284), 26 W. Locust, Aurora 65721 56. Dr. Oscar E. Hager (621), P.O. Box 368, Goodman 64843 57A. Norman D. Coleman (80), 2661 McKelvey Rd., Maryland Heights 63043 57B. Leslie F. Denney (84), 318 Summit, Webster Groves 63119

58. George W. Berkstresser, Jr. (591), Rt. I, Barnett 65011 59. Emory C. Parks (76), 413 N. River Blvd., Independence 64050 60. Carson Jean (68), P.O. Box 425, Kennett 63857

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37. Edgar L. Kneip, 418 Peyton St., Clinton 64735 38. Hoyt Young, Macks Creek 65786 39. Edward R. Windle, 310 S. Smith St., Cuba 65453 40. Charles W. Leach, 308 Marilyn Dr'., Arnold 63010 41. Bernard K. Swingle, 519 N. Spring. field St., Bolivar 65613 42. Lacey Stapp, P.O. Box 12, Greenfield 65661 43. Eugene E. "Pai" McFarland, P.O. Box 146, Liberal 61762 44. James E. Brown, 305 N. Moffet Ave., Joplin 64801 45. John L. Lorenz, 2123 E. Monroe Terr., Springfield 65802 46. Ronnie L. House, P.O. Box 335, 2201 Poverty Row, Mansfield 65704

47. James E. Newton, P.O. Box 135, Van Buren 63965 48. George W. Fitzgerald, 913 E. Columbia St., Farmington 63640 49. Laymon A. Allgood, 1735 Ridgeway Dr., Cape Girardeau 63701 50. Claude F. Stephens, P.O. Box 42, Advance 63730 51. Leonard T. Ferrell, 504 Cotton Ave., Caruthersville 63830 52. Chester Raymond Carpenter, Rt. 2, Box 182, Piedmont 63957 53. George A. Collins, 1465 W. Fifth St., West Plains 65775 54. Dwayne N. Hook, 602 Church St., Ozark 65721 55. John Robert Mullins, 1010 Sunset St., Aurora 65605 56. James J. Montgomery, P.O. Box 392, Seneca 64865 57A. William E. (Gene) Goggin, 230 Pueblo Dr., Florissant 63033 57B. R. Kent Gilbert, 2435 Walton Rd., Overland 63114 57C. Jessie C. Thompson, 4918 Quincy St., St. Louis 63109 58. J. Dwight McDonald, Rt. 2, Barnett 65011 59. Elwood J. Chancellor, 1109 Bales Ave., Kansas City 64127 60. Dr. Guster R. Madle, 210 John R. St., Kennett 63857

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1976

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF LODGES WITH DISTRICT NUMBERS

No.

Name

District A

602 444 366 355 590 10 219 544 198 659 255 347

141 443

377 356 621 193 529 412 389

633 346 673 55 100 156 127

267 26

Acacia Ada 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 Arnold Arrow Rock Ash Grove Ashland Athens Aurora Ava

. 26 . 23 . 2 . 21 . 50 . 9 . 22-B 33-A . 6 . 22-A . 53 . 33-B . 35 33-B . 6 . 26 . 56 . 11 . 57-A . 37 . 3 . 34 . 39 . 40 . 24 . 45 . 26 . 6 . 33-A . 46

217 Barbee 1I6 Barnes 353 Barnesville 591 Barnett 367 Barry 365 Bayou 3 Beacon 393 Bee Hive 632 Belgrade 373 Belle 450 Belton 170 Benevolence 642 Benjamin Franklin 667 Berkeley 378 Berlin 573 Bernie 97 Bethany 537 Bethel 379 Billings

. 24 . 46 . 47 . 58 . 55 . 53 . 33路A . 11 . 40 . 39 . 34 . 12 57-B . 57-A . 10 . 60 . 5 . 14 . 54

150 41 535 153 102 337 101 195 45 597 587 135 334 616 80 86 269 203 233 501 675 442 254

Binning Bismarck Blackwell Bloomfield................ Bloomington.............. Blue Springs Bogard Bolivar Bonhomme Bosworth Branson Braymer.................. Breckenridge.............. Brentwood Bridgeton Brookfield Brotherhood Brumley.................. Bucklin Buckner Bunker................. Burlington................ Butler.....

9 48 40 50 14 59 20 41 57路B 20 54 12 12 57-B 57-A 13 9 38 13 59 47

7 35

416 Cache 328 Cainsville 486 Cairo 552 Calhoun 183 California 38 Callao 63 Cambridge 169 Camden Point 284 Canopy 231 Cardwell 549 Carl Junction 249 Carroll 401 Carterville 197 Carthage 461 Caruthersville 147 Cass 305 Cecile Daylight 172 Censer 674 Central Crossing 59 Centralia 615 Chaffee 185 Chamois 331 Charity 407 Charleston 487 Chilhowee 392 Christian 342 Circle 662 Clarence 610 Clark

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

33-A 5 18

37 31 14 24 21 55 60 44 20 44

44 51 34 22-A 14 55

26 49 31 9

50 36 59

37 14 18

See "Lodge Directory by Districts" pages 194-216 for location: Town and County.

1976 No.

Name

District

553 Clarksburg 559 Clarksdale 17

645· 207 601 507

651 463 520 548 482 274

485 595 168

534 533 120

432 369

464 454 528 36

265 323

600 282 6.~6

561 287 606

519 368 669 586

312 525 227

. .

Clarksville . Clarkton . Clay . Clayton Clearmont . Cleveland . Clifton Clifton Heights Clinton . Clintonville Cold Spring .. Coldwater . Cole Camp Colony Columbia .. Comfort Compass...... . Competition .. Composite . Concordia . Continental Conway . Cooper Corinthian ... Cornerstone Cosby . Cosmos Country Club .. Cowgill . Craft . Craig Crane Crescen t Hill . Crestwood . Criterion . Cuba Cunningham Cypress

10 16 60' 11

318

599 607 14

497 121 278

33-B

405 577 332 441

37 .

43 36

34 . .

36 2

32 . .

21 38

52 23 10

38 25 36 33-B . 9 33-A 22·B

12 15 .

35 57·B 44

. . .

39 19 13

D 539 Dawn 400 Decatur . ........ 88 Defiance 137 Delphian 119 De Soto .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 532 Dexter 325 Dockery 300 Doric. . . . . . .

28 12 55 6 47

40 50 13 45

E Earl Easter East Gate East Prairie

291

57·A 7 34 . 53

492 Daggett. . . . . . . . .

285 . 575 630 384

175

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

10 32 22·B 50

505

73 27

Edina Eldorado Elvins Eminence Eolia Equality Erwin Essex Euclid Eureka Evergreen Everton Ewing Excello Excelsior

. 2 . 1 . 48 . 47 . 16 . 39 33·A . 50 . . . . . .

57-B 19 32

42 15 14

. F

483 Fairfax 290 Fairmont 44 Fair Play 132

. . .

Farmington

47 Fayette 345 281

542 339 23 668

578 453 554

212 363 636 352

89 48

Fellowship Fenton Ferguson Fidelity Florida Florissant Forest Park Forsyth Foster Four Mile Fraternal Freedom Friend Friendship Fulton

8 1

41 48 . 25 44

57-B

. .

57·A 21

. .

17 57·A

. . .

57·B 54

. . . . .

60 32 57·B

54 12

G 515 Galena 106 Gallatin 423 Galt...................... 655 Gardenville............... 522 Gate City 422 Gate of the Temple. . . . . .. 125 Gentryville 9 George Washington 427 Glenwood 218 Good Hope. . . . . 72 Gorin 397 Gower....... . . . . . . . . . .. 289 Graham 644 Grain Valley 514 Granby................... 579 Grandin 276 Grand River 618 Grandview................ 272 Granite...................

27 54 10 4 57-B 22·A 45

6 33·A

1 33-B 1 11

7 59 56 47 34 59 36

See "Lodge Directory by Districts" pages 194-216 for location: Town and County.

176 No. Name 66

District

Grant City

173 Gray Summit 425 414 635

Green Ridge Greensburg Greentop 107 Greenville 178 Griswold 216 336 224

188 499

672 171 21 571 459 354 117

37 477 338 123

288 187 104

211 527 364 362

279 262 660 49 251 239 215 4 130 32 415 30

6 32 36 2 1 52 28

H Hale City . . . . . . . .. 20 Hallsville 26 Hamilton 12 Hannibal 15 Harmony 33-A Harold O. Grauel 49 Hartford 3 Havana 6 Hayti 51 Hazelwood 45 Hebron............. 27 Helena 9 Hemple 11 Henderson 45 Herculaneum 40 Hermann................. 32 Hermitage 41 Hermon 43 Heroine 22-B Hickory Hill 31 Higbee 18 Higginsville , 23 Hiram 1 Hogles Creek 41 Holden 36 Holliday 17 Holt 11 Hope..................... 32 Hopewell 47 Hornersville 60 Howard 25 Hume 85 Humphreys 3 Hunnewell ' 14 Huntsville 18

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

Iberia Illmo Independence Index Ingomar Ionia Ionic Irondale Ivanhoe

38 49 59 34 53 58 48 40 22-B

. 13 . 18 . 6 . 10 . 10 " . 44 . 31 . 57-A . 42 . 34 . 40 . 6 . 28 . 44 . 46 It

220 311

243 376 105

484 245 582

Kansas City Kearney Kennett Keystone King Hill Kirksville Kirkwood Knob Noster Koshkonong

. . . .

22-A 11 60 33-A

. . . . .

9 2 57-B

222 La Belle 83 115

489 292 460 574 531

237 253 592 506 145

598 77 149 31

410 581 76 54 536 381 154 143 446

1976

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

302

666 138 326

152 51 521 488

257 259

Laclede Laddonia Lakeville Lamar Lambskin La Monte Lanes Prairie La Plata Laredo La Russell Lathrop Latimer Leadwood Lebanon Lexington Liberty Lick Creek lilbourn Lincoln Linn Linn Creek Livingston Lockwood Lock Springs Lodge of Light Lodge of Love

. 15 . 38 . 27 . 50 . 43 . 33-B . 36 . 39 . 14 . 4 . 44 . 11 . 39 . 48 . 39 . 23 . 11 . 17 . 51 . 9 . 81 . 38 . 25 . 42 . 10 . 5 . 1

See "Lodge Directory by Districts" pages 194-216 for location: Tmm and County.

1976 No.

Name

District

268 Lodge of Truth. . . . . . . . . .. 128 Lorraine.................. 409 Louisville................. 403 Lowry City

14 5 29 37

433 91 626 112 406 543 566 481 110 569 324 260 458 16 628 313 35 2 85 244 567 151 471 1 639 344 144 612 129 295 64 490 246

Macks Creek Madison.................. Magnolia Maitland Malden Mansfield................. Maplewood Marceline Marcus Marlborough McDonald Mechanicsville Melville Memphis Mendon Meramec Mercer Meridian .. Miami Middle Fabius Miller Milton Mineral Missouri-Commonwealth Mizpah Moberly Modern Mokane Monett Moniteau................. Monroe Montevallo Montgomery ..............

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177

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

ore ouse . ]84 M Morley 351 . osalC 558 Moscow 294 Mound City 476 Mount Hope. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 40 Mount Moriah 439 Mt. Olive 99 Mt. Vernon 614 Mount Washington. . . . . . .. 327 Mt. Zion 158 Mountain Grove 637 Mountain View 221 Mystic Tie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

38 17 33-B 8 60 46 57·B 13 48 22·B 59 30 42 I

19 57-B 4 33-A 24 1 55 18 44 33-A

57·A 18 41 27 55 31 17 43 28

~~ 50 4 8

29 8 23 57-B 45 55 59 53 46 53 49

25 568 560 247 60 510 199 307 429 270 473 470 647 372 643 157 358 622

Naphtali Naylor Nelson Neosho New Bloomfield New Hampton New Hope New London New Madrid New Salem Nineveh Nodaway Noel Non Pareil Northeast North Star Northwest Norwood

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

33-B 52 24 56 27 5 29 17 51 29 29

7 56 34

22·A 8 8

o 163 671 576 139 546 518 303

Occidental Odom Olive Branch Oregon Orient Oriental Osage 7 O'Sullivan 623 Overland 624 Owensville

33-A . 51 . 33-B . 8 . 22·A . 24 . 43 . 45 . 57-A . 32 p

241 18 19 650 308 65 11 330 319 551 670 92 502 136 472 399 652 182 469 504 113 142 467

Palestine Palmyra Paris Union Parma.................... Parrott Pattonsburg Pauldingville Paul Revere Paulville.................. Pendleton P erryvl·11e . Perseverance Philadelphia Phoenix Pickering Pike Pilgrim Pilot Knob Plato..................... Platte City. . . . . . . . . . . Plattsburg Pleasant Grove Pleasant Hope

30 15 17 51 10 10 30 33-B 2 48 49 16 15 16

7 16

57-A 46 46 21 11 25 41

See "Lodge Directory by Districts" pages 194-216 for location: Town and County.

178 No. Name 176 79 349 232 95 209 131 556 503 179 657 658 190 596 180 383

District

Point Pleasant Polar Star Pollock Polo Pomegranate.............. Poplar Bluff Potosi Prairie Prairie Home Pride of the West Progress Purity............... Putnam Puxico Pyramid.................. Pythagoras

51 33-B 3 12 33-B 52 40 5 25 33-A 57-A 57-A 3 50 33-A 55

380 Queen City B

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

Ralls 17 Ravenwood 7 Ray...................... 23 Raytown 59 Republic 45 Rich Hill 35 Richland 38 Richmond 23 Riddick 41 Rising Sun 21 Robert Burns , 53 Rockbridge 53 Rockhill.................. 22-B Rolla..................... 39 Rose Hill 57-A Rosendale 9 Rowley 21 Rural 22-A Rushville 9 Russellville 31 Rutledge 1 S

225 226 208 424 298 462 293 71 508 448

1976

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Salem Saline Salisbury Samaritan Sampson.................. Santa Fe , Sarcoxie Savannah , Saxton Schell City .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

39 48 19 48 53 17 44 9 9 43

126 236 513 585 646 653 625 256 228 371 310 75 5II 271 206 200 547 466 296 96 273 588 234 230 28 78 20 93 109 419 133 634 538 283 608 174 '69 555 263 617

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

565 438 299 177 661 56 III 638 205 641 122 440 34 360 114 12

T Tebbetts . Temperance Temple Texas Theodore Roosevelt Tipton Trenton Triangle . Trilumina Trinity . Triplett Trowel Troy Tuscan Twilight Tyro

. . . .

3 36 60 27 S7-A 36 . 22-A . 40 . 14 . 43 . 50 . 29 . 7 . 45 3 . 8 . 22-A . 56 . 54 . 14 . 37 I . . 48 . 39 . 15 9 . 57-B . 49 . 6 . 37 . 48 . 51 . 56 . 42 . 45 . 26 . 32 . 46 . 59 . 22-B 27 . II . 22-A . 46 . 33-B . 31 4 . 33-B . 24 33-B . 19 . 49 . 29 . 33-B . 26 . 40

See "Lodge Directory by Districts" pages 194-216 for location: Town and County.

1976 No.

179

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

NlJme

District U

593 124 210 5 495 649 421

Union.................... 32 Union Star 10 Unionville 3 United 45 Un~ty :................... 43 Umverslty 57路A Urbana................... 41

413 629 509 491 320 94 62

Valley Valley Park Van Buren Vandalia Versailles Vienna Vincil

52 605 456 665 74 609 87 61 526 375 512

Wakanda Walker.................... Wallace Wardell Warren Warrenton................ Washington............... Waverly Wayne Waynesville Webb City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

9 57-B , 47 27 58 39 11

98 84 22 613 46 445 103 396 15 53 340 162 417 620 370 29 540 430 387 24

Webster Webster Groves Wellington .. , Wellston Wentzville West Gate West View Western Light Western Star Weston Westport Whitesville Whitewater Willard Williamstown Windsor Winigan Winona Woodside Wyaconda

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

45 57路B 9 57路A

57路B 49 41 10 21 22-B 9

49 45 15 37 3 47 53 15

x 20 43 25 51 19 30 42 23 52 38 44

50 Xenia y

22-B

563 York Z

545 Zalma.................... 189 Zeredatha.................

49 9

See "Lodge Directory by Districts" pages 194-216 for location: Town and County.

GRAND SECRETARY'S TABULAB STATEMENT

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Missouri-Commonwealth {10-8-1816) ...•......••••.• Meridian l5-6-1852) •••.•••• Beacon (5-10-1849) ••••••••. Howard (5-6-1852) . United (5-30-1857) . O'Sullivan (10-19-1867) •••. Geo. Washington (5-10-1849) Agency (6-1-1866) •...••••• Pauldingville (5-8-1852) •••• Tyro (4-7-1825) . Rising Sun (5-6-1852) ••..•. Eolia (10-16-1884) . Western Star (6-1-1866) •..• Memphis (5-6-1852) .••.••• Clarksville (10-8-1830) •••... Palmyra (4-26-1831) . Paris Union (3-1-1886) •••. St. Louis 00-24-1836) ..... Havana (10-16-1879) •••.••• Wellington (5-6-1852) ...... Florida (5-6-1852) •••••••••• Wyaconda (10-11-1887) ..... Naphtali 00-14-1839) •••••• Ava (10-13-1887) . Evergreen (6-26-1864) •••••• St. John's (10-14-1839) •••.• Windsor (6-2-1866) •••••••• Huntsville (10-8-1840) •.•••• Liberty (10-9-184il) •••••••• Humphreys (10-13-1887) •••• Ralls (6-9-1853) •••••••••••• Troy (10-7-1841) . Mercer (6-9-1858) . Cooper (10-9-1841) . Hemple 00-18-1900) ••••••• Callao (6-2-1866) .

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Mt. Moriah (10.14.1841) ..•• Bismarck (10-15-1891) •••••• Jefferson (11-15-1841) •••••• Fair Play (10-18-1900) ••••• Bonhomme (10-9-1841) ••••• Wentzville (6-2-1866) •••••• Fayette (10-17-1842) .. Fulton (10-17-1842) . Holt (6-26-1854) .. Xenia (6·2·1866) •••••••••• Livingston 00-12·1876) . Wakanda (10-17-1842) . Weston (10-11.1842) ••••••• Index (10-16-1884) •••••••• Arrow Rock 00-11.1842) •• Tipton (6-2-1866) .•••••••• Richmond (10-11-1842) ••••• Monticello (10-12-1842) ••••• Centralia (10-19-1867) •••.•. New Bloomfield (6-25-1854) Waverly (6-2-1866) •••••••• Vinci! (10.19-1867) ........ Cambridge (6-2-1866) •••••• Monroe (6.2-1866) ••••••••• Pattonsburg (5-29-1864) •••• Grant City (10-10-1894) •••• Kennett (10-16-1889) •••••• Sullivan (6-2-1866) . Armstrong (6-25-1854) ••••• Savannah (10-28-1844) ••••• Gorin (10-13-1892) •••••••• Eureka (10-16-1845) ••••••• Warren (10-20-1845) ••••••• Silex 00-21.1897) •••.•••••• Independence (10-14-1846) •• Lebanon (10-14-1846) .. St. Joseph (10-14-1846) . Polar Star (10-14-1846) •••• Bridgeton (10-14-1846) ••••• Jackson (10-16-1846) . Laclede (5·26-1854) . Webster Groves 00-21-1897) Miami (6-2-1866) . Brookfield (6-2-1866) ••••••• Washington (10·12.1847) ••• Defiance 00-17-1878) ...... Friendship (10·12.1847) ••• Russellville 00-11-1888) ....

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Hume (10.14.1886) •••••••• Potosi (5·28.1851) ••••••••• Farmington (5·10·1851) •••• Star of the West (5-5-1851) Braymer (10-17-1889) •••••• Phoenix (5.9-1859) ••••••••• Delphian 00-17-1895) •••••• Lincoln (6-2-1866) •••••••• Oregon (5.81-1855) •••••••• Amsterdam (9-27-1906) •••. Pleasant Grove (5.81-1855) Irondale (5.26-1864) •.•••••• Modern 00-19.1867) •••••.• Latimer 00-19-1899) ••••••• Cass 00.17-1867) •••••••••• Lexington (6-4-1866) ••••.• Birming (5-28-1868) ••••••• Milton (6-11-1856) ••••••••• Linn Creek 00-12-1869) •.• Bloomfield (5-28.1869) •••.• Ionic (10-17-1901) •••••••.• Ashland (6.28-1859) ...••••• North Star (6-29-1856) ••••• Mountain Grove (10.15-1885) Clifton Hill (10-16.1858) ••• Whitesville (5-28.1866) •••. Occidental (5-29-1856) •••.• Joachim (5-81-1856) ••••••• Colony (5-26-1864) •...•••. Camden Point (10-19-1867) Benevolence (5-30-1857) ••• Hartford (5-30-1857) •••••. Censer (10-14-1875) •••••••. Gray Summit (10-28-1903) •• Sturgeon (5-30-1857) ••••• Point Pleasant (5-30.1857) Texas (10-19-1887) •••••••• Griswold (5-28.1858) ••••••• Pride of the West (5-28.1868) Pyramid (9-21-1916) ••••••• Pilot Knob 00-17-1895) ••• California (10-19.1898) ••••• Morley (10-19.1899) ••••••• Chamois (6-28-1859) ••••••• Hermon (10-17-1889) •••••• Hannibal (5-28-1869) ••••••

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228 Shelbina (5-29-1862) ......• 230 St. James (5-29-1863) ...... 231 Cardwell (10-19-1899) •.... 232 Polo (10-17-1876) •••••.••.. 233 Bucklin (5-26-1864) •....... 234 St. Francois (5-26-1864) ..• . 236 Sedalia (5-24-1864) 237 La Plata (6-22-1866) •••••• 238 Rushville (5-26-1865) ••...• 239 Hopewell (l0-13-1881) ••..•. 241 Palestine (5-26-1865) •••••.• 243 Keystone (5-26-1865) •.•.•.• 244 Middle Fabius (5-26-1865) .• 245 Knob Noster (5-26-1865) •• 246 Montgomery (1-12-1920) •.. 247 Neosho (5-28-1856) •....... 249 Carroll (10-19-1867) •••••.• 251 Hope (10-15-1868) ....•..• 253 Laredo (10-15-1868) ••••••.• 254 Butler (l0-15-1868) ..•••.•• 255 Alton (l0-15-1868) •..•••..• 256 Shekinah (1Q-15-1868) •••.•• 257 Lodge of Light (10-15-1868) 259 Lodge of Love (10-15-1868) 260 Mechanicsville (10-15-1868) 262 Holden (l0-15-1868) ..•••••• 263 Summit (l0-15-1868) .••••.• 265 Corinthian (l0-15-1868) •••• 267 Aurora (10-15-1868) •••••.• 268 Lodge of Truth (10-15-1868) 269 Brotherhood (lQ-19-1922) •• 270 New Salem (10-18-1868) ••• 271 Solomon (10-15-1868) •••.••• 272 Granite (l0-15-1868) •••.•.• 273 St. Clair (10-15-1868) •.•••• 274 Cold Spring (10-16-1879) ••• 276 Grand River (l0-15-1868) •• 278 Essex (9-29-1904) •..•••••• 279 Hogles Creek (10-15-1868) •• 281 Fenton (l0-15-1868) •••••••• 282 Cosmos (10-16-1868) ••••••• •••• 283 Stockton (l0-15-1868) 284 Canopy (l0-17-1889) ••••••• 285 Earl (10-15-1868) . 287 Craft (l0-15-1868) . 288 Hermitage (10-15-1868) •••• 289 Graham (10-18-1900) •••.•••

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Bethel (10-11-1888) •••••.•• Stella (10-17.1889) ........ Dawn (10-17.1889) . Winigan (10-17-1889) Jacksonville (9-29-1904) ••• Ferguson (10-16-1889) ••••• Mansfield (10-16-1891) ..... Algabil (9-19-1917) •••.• , .. Zalma (10-15-1890) •.•..... Orient (9-22-1920) ........• South Gate (10-15-1890) ..• Clinton (10-15-1890) •.....• Carl Junction (10-15-1891) Rose Hill (l0-15-1891) ..... Pendleton (10-14-1891) ..•.• Calhoun (10-15-1891) . Clarksburg (10-15-1891) •.. ,. Foster (10-15-1891) . Summersville (10-16-1891) .. Prairie (10-13-1892) •...... Moscow (10-11-1892) ..•••.• Clarksdale (10-12-1893) ....• Nelson (10-12-1893) •......• Cowgill (10-12-1893) •.•.•.• York (10-15-1895) ........• Jamesport (10-19·1898) ..•• Tebbetts (10-21-1902) . Maplewood (9-29-1904) ....• Miller (9-29-1904) •.....•.• Naylor (9-29-1904) •. , .....• Marlborough 00-26-1927) .. Republic (9-28-1905) ..•...• Hayti (9-28-1905) . Rutledge (9-28-1905) .. Bernie (9-28-1905) ..•.....• LaMonte (9-27-1905) ••••.•• Easter (9-28-1905) ..•...... Olive Branch (9-27-1906) •• Ewing (9-27-1906) ........• Forest Park (9-27-1906) . Grandin (9-27.1906) . Illmo (9-27-1906) ....•..... Koshkonong (9-27-1906) •.. Shamrock (9-27-1906) ..•... Criterion (9-26-1907) . Branson' (9-26-1907) •••••.• St. Francisville (9-26-1907) Advance (9-26-1907) .

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:Master Secretary-Name and Address No. I Location 290 Wyaconda....... James B. Schaffer .... Homer E. Rogers, Gorin, Mo. 63543 .............. 31S Luray ....•.•... Alvin C. Brotherton .. David R. Folk, Box 42, Luray, Mo. 63453 ....... 362lKahoka ..•...... Daryll H. Calvert .... Elmer C. Dinger, 362 N. Morgan, Kahoka, Mo. 63445 .......................... I 68SIWa y land ........ Norman S. Brammer. George W. Sowers, Wayland, Mo. 63472 ......... 16 Memphis ........ George Koontz ....... Pearl L. Stivers, 226 S. Washington, Memphis, Mo. 63665 ..•.....•..•..••....•..•. I Clark Ewing ......... Archie S. Baltzell, Box 64, Gorin, Mo. 63543 ..... 672 Rutledge ....•... Raymond E. Forquer. Hillis McCabe, Box 4, Rutledge, Mo. 63663 ........ 244 Downing ........ Vernon L. Stice...... Robert E. Mathews, Downing, Mo. 63536 ........ 259 Lancaster ....... Donald E. Hilliard ... James H. Neagle, Box 36L, Lancaster, Mo. 6354S. 380 Queen City...... K. W. Alexander..... R. E. Alexander, Queen City. Mo. 63561 ........ 427lGlenwood ....... Clyde O. Buck ....... Waiter H. Croskey, Glenwood, Mo. 63541. ....... 635 Greentop ........ Billy E. March ....... Bryan F. Arnold, Box 86, Greentop, Mo. 63646 ....

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Burl G. Rice ....... ,. Vern G. Elliott ...... Milton L. Cracraft .•. Richard L. Fish •.... Theodore J. Baker ... Everett J. Lawrence.

L. G. Magee, P.O. Box 9, Bethany, Mo. 64424 ... Kenneth D. Elliott, Rt. 1, Ridgeway, Mo. 64481. Beryl D. Arkle, Box 155, Eagleville, Mo. 64442 .. , Larry Peugh, Mount Moriah, Mo. 64665......... Steven D. Lundy, New Hampton, Mo. 64471 .••..• Floyd E. Eberhart, Gilman City, Mo. 64642 ..... ,

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Clair J. Clevenger, McFall, Mo. 64657 . C. N. Osborn, RR. 1, Ravenwood, Mo. 64479 . B. E. Crawford, Rt. 3, Box 85, Albany, Mo. 64402 •. L. Frank Smith, Rt. 2, Box 215, Albany, Mo. 64402 Jackson C. Spiking, 501 S. Third St., I King City, Mo. 64463 " " .. 4471'Darlington .... ,. Dorsey E. Weatherd. John G. Swan, Rt. 1, Darlington, Mo. 64438 .... Worth:::::::. ~~~~~Ycity':::::". 66 Grant City. . . . .. Bobby J. Newman .. , Ronald L. Rauch, 210 N. Front, I Grant City, Mo. 64456 . Defiance .•••..... 88:Sheridan •....... Averill G. West ..... , Leon C. Parman, R. 1, Box 71, I Sheridan, Mo. 64486 . Allensville ....•.. 198jAllendale 'r. C. Wilkinson Zene G. Hammer, P.O. Box 164, I Allendale, Mo. 64420 . Jonathan . 321!Denver......... William J. Hill Robert E. Rineman, Rt. 1, Denver, Mo. 64441. ..

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Secretary-Name and Address Ronald E. Bradley. 535 E. Jefferson, Linneus. Mo. 64653 .................••.•..•... Cecil C. McGhee, 843 Brookfield Ave., Brookfield. Mo. 64628 .....•.....•...........•• Thomas R Wade, Box 196, Laclede, Mo. 64651. Reginald E. Pettit, Box 127, Bucklin, Mo. 64631 ..............•..•...•....•..•......•.. Jack E. Friesner, Rt. 2, Box 185, Meadville, Mo. 64659 .......................• J. L. Ogan. P.O. Box 281. Marceline, Mo. 64658

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FOURTEENTH DISTRICT-LEROY W. AHLBOM, D.D.G.M., RI. 1. Macon. Mo. 63552 Macon ..•..... \ Callao ......••••• .. • . . . . . .. Bloomington •..•• Censer...••••••.. La Plata ..•••••.. Lodge of Truth .•• Excello..•.•••••. Shelby .•.••••. 1 St. Andrews •••••. .. • .•••.•. Shelbina ...•.•... .. • ••••.•• Hunnewell ..••••. .. • •.•.••. Bethel . .. Clarence .

38ICallao•.••••••••. Leonard L. Thomas .. Gerald Thomas, Box 26, New Cambria, Mo. 63558. 102 Bevier . John R Sparkman.. Delbert L. Kitchen. 206 Bloomington St., Bevier, Mo. 63532 •.......•................... I 172IMacon .••••••••• James R Morris. ... R. M. Waller, 517 Sunset Dr., Macon. Mo. 63552 ... 237 La Plata . G. E. Mansfield, Jr.. Thomas J. Mohan, Box 30, LaPlata, Mo. 63549. . 268lAtlanta...•..••. Donald W. Crow..... David R. Carnahan, Atlanta. Mo. 63530 832 Excello .. R. Clyde Foster. . . . .. Paul R Spencer. 315 E. Shariton, Macon, Mo. 63552 . Ursa Parsons, Shelbyville, Mo. 63469 ........•. 961 Shelbyville••••••. Larry Gander 2281 Shelbina....•••. Paul E. Hayes 1 L. L. Rice, 611 S. Center. Shelbina, Mo. 63468. Kenneth P. Shride, Emden, Mo. 63439 . 415lHunneWell.•.••. Paul W. Baker 537 Bethel . Donald G. Poor Hartley B. Mann. Shelbyville, Mo. 63469 . . James P. Gingrich 662 Clarence John E. Burkhardt, Box 36. Clarence, Mo. 63437 . I

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1041Kansas City .•... Edward F. Praznik .. Paul K. Kawakami, 820 E. 31st St., I Kansas City, Mo. 64109 ...................... 2191Kansas City..... James F. Jackson ... U. S. Smith, 8828 Rainbow Lane, KaMas C;t,. 340 Kansas City .••.. Harold A. Scott ..... C. V. BuchholZ, 48 W. 58rd Ter., Kansas City, Mo. 64112. • • • . • . . • . . • . . • . . . • • • .• 446 Kansas City .•... Elmer Dalton Shields. Frank A. Lewis. 8201 Park Ave., I Kansas City, Mo. 64109 ....................... 56S\Kansas City ..... Eric R. Peterson, Jr.. George H. Bowen, 608 West 86th Terr., Kansas City, Mo. 64114 ....................... 6691Kansas City ..•.. Anthony V. Harris .. Jim S. Noel, 215 Walnut Tower, 722 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo. 64106 ..................... 617 Kansas CIty ..... Harold G. Moody ..•. Glenn A. Kirk, 10323 Crystal, ) • Kansas City, Mo. 64134 ..................... 630lKansas CIty ...•. Arthur O. Andrews .. Louis H. Large, 3516 Blue Ridge Cut-Off, I Kansas City, Mo. 64133..................... 6561Kansas City ..... Craig N. Deeds ...... R. Rex Sandusky, 2017 West 83rd Terrace, I Leawood, Kan. 66206 ......................... 6631Kansas City ..... Joe R. Loveridge .... H. Leeb, P.O. Box 8531, Kansas City, Mo. 64114

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Al"roW Rock •..... ii51Arrow Rock .•... 68 Slater•.•.•.•.... C~mb~idge..•.... MIamI .....•..... 85IMiami. ..••...•• Trilumina .••.... 2051Marshall. ..••... I Barbee .••.....•. 2171Sweet Springs. , . OrientaL .•.•..•. Nelson .

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TWENTY-SIXTH DISTRICT-RAYMOND E.LEE. D.D.G.M.. 509 Texas Ave" Columbia, Mo. 65201 Boone ...•....

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. Alvin L. Kelly, Box 123, Laddonia, Mo. 63352 ..... . Harris Maupin, Jr., 1508 West St., Mexico, Mo. 65265 . John E. Byram ..... Leonard D. Kennedy, 405 N. Lindell, Vandalia, Mo. 63382 ...•.•..•.....••.•..•••••. Brooks L. Craghead. William R. Scott, 503 Court St., Fulton, Mo. 65251. James E. Trammell. W. Paul Holt, Rt. I, Box 33, Holts Summit, Mo. 65043 . David K. Burre . William H. Hazlett, Tebbetts, Mo. 65080 . William J. Stewart .. James L. Jones, Box 242, Auxvasse, Mo. 65231. C. R. Dickrader ..... Gilbert R. Rose, Rt. I, Steedman, Mo. 65077 .

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Harlan R. Harmon .. Martin L. Sentman, 790 Cap-au-Gris St., Troy, Mo. 63379............................. Gerald L. McClellan. H. F. Quade, Rt. I, Box 129, Silex, Mo. 63377 .. Lawrence A. Lake Richard F. Whiteside, Rt. I, Highway 79, I Foley, Mo. 63347 ...•........................ New Salem...... 270IWinfield........ M. J. Seufert, Jr.... Larry Joe Kelley, 912 Tilbury Lane, I St. Charles. Mo. 63301....................... Louisville ..... , .. 409ILouisville....... E. W. Whiteaker.... Henry A. Hueffner, Rt. I, Cyrene, Mo. 63340. . . .. Nineveh......... 47310Iney John R. Fletcher William W. Hain~, Box 67, Olney, Mo. 63370 Moscow 5581Moscow Mills , Harold E. Schaper Louis H. Powelson, 1009 St. Charles Ave., I I St. Charles, Mo. 63301 "

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461 Wentzville. •.... Donald R. Jett Ch~rles F. Beger, 702 Plantmore Dr., ferguson, Mo. 63135 U1jSt. Charles •..•.. Robert G. Pikey ..... Orson W. Warren, 44 St. Leonard Court, St. Charles, Mo. 63301.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Mechanicsville... 260\Defiance........ Bobby L. Buxton .... Benard E. Johnson, 4212 Highway 94 S., St. Charles, Mo. 63301. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Warren ..•.... 1 Pauldingville..... 11 1Wright City ..... Conley E. DePriest .. Philip R. Heiliger, Rt. I, Box 127, Foristell, Mo. 63348......................... Warrenton...... 609iWarrenton Clarence J. Seaton R. H. Redeker, Rt. 2, Warrenton, Mo. 63383

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THIRTY-SECOND DISTRICT-MELVIN S. GORDON. D.D.G.M.. Rt. 2. Box 435. Gray Summit, Mo. 63039 (Died April IS, 1977) JOHN J. DARCY, D.D.G.M., Rt. 1, Robertsville. Mo. 63072 (Appointed April 25, 1977) Franklin 1Evergreen I 2'lINew Haven..... Richard C. Pratt James R. Wilkinson, P.O. Box 144, ,

New Haven, Mo. 63068...................... 69ISullivan ..••.•••. Virgil L. Blanton .... Charles H. Schuler, 684 E. Vine St.• I Sullivan, Mo. 63080 ..•........................ 1731Gray SummIt••.. Jerry Meyers Albert G. Cowan, Route 2, Box 480 C, I Gray Summit. Mo. 63039. . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . •. Hope •........... 251IWashington •••.. Charles D. Meyer .... Vernon C. Fahrmeier, 701 Locust St., I Washington, Mo. 63090 FraternaL ....•.. 363\RObertsville..... George Mosley, Jr.... John T. Davis, Sr., P.O. Box 138, Robertsville, Mo. 63072...................... Columbia........ 534IPacific .••••••... Rex R. Wright Roy L. Barnes, 917 Thornton St., I Pacific, Mo. 63069........................... Easter 575\St. Clair........ Fr,ed Banderman.... Carroll R. Moorman, 1205 Bardot St., St. Clair, Mo. 63077........................ Union........... 593IUnion.......... Clay Barnhart George E. Heidelbaugh, Rt. I, Box 401, I Leslie, Mo. 63056..................... . . . . . .. Gasc.~nade.•.. 1 Herman.n. 1~3IHerman.n.••••.. Paul C. Hori~e 0. F. Doll, Rt. 1, Box 196, Hermann, Mo. 65041 Owensvl1le. . . . . .. 6:..4 ,OwensvIlle. . . . .. A. G. Claysmlth , Howard E. Brandt. Rosebud, Mo. 63091 , .. Sullivan......... . Gray SummIt....

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County \ Lodges INO. I Location Master City of St. Louis.. MissouriI Commonwealth. liSt. Louis •..•.... James W. Neely Beacon...... . . . . 31St. Louis .•••.... Gilbert E. Behrens Geo. Washington.

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J. D. Hess, Rt. I, Box IS, Hume, Mo. 64762 ....... Ralph O. Fritts, Box 68, Amsterdam, Mo. 64723. R. C. Sutton, 309 W. Pine St., Butler, Mo. 64730 L. D. White, 234 Waggoner, Adrain, Mo. 64720 Marion A. Moreland. 102 W. Walnut. Rich Hill, Mo. 64779 ...........•.............. Foster ........... 554/Foster .......... George M. Parker ... Walter C. Trogdon, R.R. 3, Butler, Mo. 64730 •. 130IHume ........... 141 Amsterdam ..•.. 254.Butler•..••••.•. 368lAdrian ..•••.••.. 479 Rich Hill ••••••..

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. Franklin G. Palmer .. Joseph S. Kidwell, 610 S. Windsor St., Windsor. Mo. 65360 •....••••••••••..•..•••••• Emmitt Gumm H. L. Jerome, 316 N. 5th St., Clinton, Mo. 64735 •• Murrel V. Zollicker .. Donald W. Brashear, Box 176, Calhoun, Mo. 65823. George B. Romesburg. Eldon Lawson, Osceola, Mo. 64776 ..•...•....•... William G. Smith .... Christan A. Weinlig, P.O. Box 18, Roscoe, Mo. 64781........................... I Lowry City . 4031Lowry City . A. Neuenschwander .. Paul Crawford, P.O. Box 35, Lowry City, Mo. 64763...................... . I Appleton City •... 4121Appleton City .•• Walter D. Hart John B. Browning, Route 3, Montrose, Mo. 64770 Star . 419lTaberville . Donald R. Logan Willard L. Dains, Rockville, Mo. 64780 ..•..••.•

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152ICamdenton..••.. Dewey J. Smith ..••. Virgil R. Bradsher, P.O. Box 143, Sunrise Beach, Mo. 65079 .................... I 433jMaCks Creek .•••. James A. Kennedy ... E. P. Daniels, Rt. 1, Macks Creek, Mo. 65786.. 83 Lebanon ..•.•.•. Donald E. Strickland John H. Naylor, Rt. I, Lebanon, Mo. 65536.... 432 Competition ..... J. R. Osborn .....•.. Owen H. Simpson, Rt. 5, Lebanon, Mo. 65536... 5281 Conway .••••.... Richard J. Kerb ..... Robert L. Jump, Box 388. Marshfield. Mo. 65706 .•. 203 Brumley •••••... Sherril Duncan ...... A. Wayne Hensley, Ulman, Mo. 65083 ........••.. 410 Iberia ......•.... Dorrel L. Plemmons. John T. Grady, Box 65, Iberia, Mo. 65486...... 375IWaynesville ..... C. E. Thompson ..... Martin O. Humphrey, 217 Summit St., Waynesville, Mo. 65583 ...................... 385/Richland ..•..... Riley Goodrich ....... T. H. Shadel, P.O. Box 557, Richland, Mo. 65556

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Maries .••.•... :: •.•.••.. • • • • • • •. Phelps .•.••••.

77lSteelville•••••••• I 312\Cuba ............ 225 Salem ....••••... I Vienna ..•••••••. 94Ivienna ....•.... Belle; ....... : .••• 373 Belle............ Lane s Pralne .... 531 Vichy ........... Rolla .•••••.••••. 213\Rolla...........

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23°ls<.Jam......... 497 Newburg ..•..... 346 Dixon .•••....... 145 Licking .........

Ralph E. Souders .... Maurice Mayberry, Rt. 2, Box 3, Cook Station, Mo. 65449 ..................... Charles C. Parker ... H. J. Murphy, 907 W. Main St., Cuba, Mo. 65453 Wilbern C. Sanders .. D. E. Smith, Rt. 2, Box 306, Salem, Mo. 65560. Isaac L. Ashby, P.O. Box 8A, Vienna, Mo. 65582 George A. Otten ..•.. Roy D. Huse, Box 219, Belle, Mo. 65013 ........ D. M. Mittelhauser.. Ivan C. Baumgartner, Rt. 3, Box 130. Gerald M. Davis..... St. James, Mo. 65559 ........................ Richard L. Clayton .. Norman E. Ragan, Route 5, Box 144, Rolla, Mo. 65401 ............................ Everett L. Garver... L. R. Vernon, Rt. I, Box 93, St. James, Mo. 65559. Dewey V. Riden ..... Leonard E. Myers, Box 95, Newburg, Mo. 65550. James A. Helton .... Paul E. Beydler, Box 327, Dixon, Mo. 65459 .... Walter E. Ritz...... W. B. Dunlap, P.O. Box 113, Licking, Mo. 65542

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FORTIETH DlSTRICT-c. NOLEN MILLER. DeD.G.M" RI. 2. Box 616. Arnold. Mo. 63010 Count7 Jefferson ... " ,. . ... .. . . •. .. • .•.

Lodges De 80to. . • . • . . . .. Joachim ......... Shekinah........ Herculaneum .....

Secretary-Name and Address Glenn Ames. 1003 Rock Road. De Sooo, Mo. 63020. N. James. Rt. 1. Box 256, Dittmer, Mo. 63023 A. W. Lashley. 400 9th St.• Crystal City. Mo. 63019 Henry A. Hartoebben, 4319 Sinnwell Drive. St. Louis. Mo. 63123 .....•..•..•.••.....•. '" . Jefferson..•.. Arnold.......... 673IArnold •••.••.... Ellroy M. Marty, Jr... John J. Wilson. 2356 Lonedell Rd.• Arnold. Mo. 63010 ..............•........•.•. Paul B. Henderson.. Wintha L. Henry, Rt. 2, Box 108, De Soto, Mo. 63020.•••.•••••••..••.•••••.•..• WashIngton .•. Tyro............ 12 Caledonia....... Marshall D. Frakes.. Thomas F. Wright, Box 115, Caledonia. Mo. 63631. No., Location 1191 DeSoto .......... 164 Hillsboro ........ 2561Crystal Cit7 •.•.. 338/Herculaneum ....

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. Eugene E. McFarland, P.O. Box 146, Liberal, Mo. 64762 . . Ray M. Quackenbush, P.O. Box 281. Lamar, Mo. 64759 . James E. Welton . Merton C. Fogler. Rt. 3. Box 11. El Dorado Springs, Mo. 64744 . Carl W. Brewer ..... Ralph N. White. Rt. 1, Box 268A. Nevada, Mo. 64772 . Milton L. Hinkle .... F. C. Morris, Rt. 2, Box 17. Sheldon, Mo. 64784 Billie D. Dickbreder.. Victor W. Thomas, Schell City, Mo. 64783 . John H. Spence . Lewis Kennedy, Rt. 1. Box 123, Milo, Mo. 64767 Eldon E. Goddard . C. H. Newland, Box 163, Richards, Mo. 64778 ..•.. Richard McCrery . Grovel' G. Phillips, Rt. 1, Harwood. Mo. 64750 ..

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371 ISheldon ....•.••. 448 ISchell City ..•••• 490\Montevallo . 495 Richards .••.•••. 605IWalker ..•......

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. Ronald E. Dodson ... Paul E. Barber, 1704 Hillcrest Dr., Carthage, Mo. 64836 ...•.•••••.••.•••••.•..... . Ned C. Barkley. Box 186, Sarcoxie, Mo. 64862 ... 293lSarcoxie •••.•... Olin D. Doss . W. Larrance Roe. 1815 Michigan, 335IJoplin ..•.•.•... C. Richard Berry Joplin. Mo. 64801 . 345/JoPlin . Floyd E. Williams . Mark E. Whitaker, 2720 Pennsylvania, Joplin. Mo. 64801 . I . J. Walter Carter, Rt. 2, Carthage, Mo. 64836. '" 3981Jasper . Wilson Hall . Thomas L. Landreth, 708 E. Main St., 4011 Carterville " . Roy B. Campbell Carterville, Mo. 64835 ••••••••••••••••••••••.• 1 47110ronogo ......•. William E. Prater ... William B. Johnson, Rt. 3, Box 495, Joplin, Mo. 64801 •...........•..........•.... I 512lWebb City •••.•. David L. Williams ... Maurice L. Clark, P.O. Box 188, I Webb City, Mo. 64870 .. . Herbert D. Sandy. 309 Joplin St., P.O. Box 298, 5491Carl Junction •••. Paul W. CuPP Carl Junction, Mo. 64834 . I 586IAlba . Robert W. Erwin .... Leo C. Clarke, 2320 N. It'Jorida Ave., Joplin, Mo. 64801 ....................•....... I 5921La Russell . William J. Sprenger. B. G. Campbell. Box 34. La Russell, Mo. 64848 ... 1971Carthage

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FORTY-FIFTH DISTRICT-RUSSELL L. WILCOX, D.D.G.M., 1519 East Elm Street, Sprinqfield, Mo. 65802 Lodges County Secretary-Name and Address Master NO.1 Location Greene .•••••.. United •••.•..... olSpringfield.••••. Vernol L. Nichols ... Paul L. Beazley, 2410 E. Seminole, Springfield, Mo. 65804 ..••••...••••••.•••.•... I O'Sullivan •...... 7/Walnut Grove ... Kenneth A. Walker .. D. M. West, Rt. 1, Box 71, Willard, Mo. 66781 Ash Grove••..... 100 Ash Grove..•.... Grifford Jenkins, Sr.. William E. Jenkins, Rt. 1, Box 48-C, Ash Grove, Mo. 65604 . I Solomon ......... 271ISpringfield ..•... Davy W. Finley ..... Raymond R. Sanders, Jr., 610 S. Scenic Ave., Springfield, Mo. 65802 .................•...... ........ Gate of the / Temple ........ 422ISpringfield...... John S. McMullin ... Ray Hilton, 2929 S. Barnes. Springfield, Mo. 65804....................... I ........ Republic ••....... 670IRepublic •.•..... J erroIl R. Wommack. Frank J. Comisky, 410 W. Anderson, Republic, Mo. 65738. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. I 6081 Strafford ........ Gary R. Burdette ..•.. Charles M. Edmondson, 809 W. Stanford, Strafford •••.. '" " Springfield, Mo. 65807.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. I . Gail E. Helton, Rt. 11, Box 1715. Willard .......... 6201 Willard. " ...... Dickie Thompson Springfield, Mo. 65803....................... I 98IMarshfteld ....•. John W. Criger . Dr. J. Edward Blinn, Box 14, Webster...... Webster..•...... I Marshfield, Mo. 65706 '1 " Doric ..•••.•..... 300lElkland.......•. Gayford W. Haymes. David A. Haymes, Rt. 2, Conway, Mo. 65632 , Keith E. Byrd, Rt. 1, Fordland, Mo. 65652 " Mount Olive..... 4391 Rogersville, RR. 3 Norman Davis . Robert L. Hosiner, Rt. 3, Seymour, Mo. 65746 .. Hazelwood ....... 469 Seymour ..••..•. David A. Capon . W. Oral Barrow, Box 97, Rogersville, Mo. 65742 ....... Henderson ...... 477 Rogersville...... Frank B. Elley

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116ICabool. 177 Houston •....... I Plato •.•......... 469!Plato........... Summersville.... 555ISummersville ....

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. . Joe Pitts, Box 698, Ava, Mo. 65608 . George A. Collins, 1465 W. 5th St., West Plains, Mo. 65775 . . Glen L. Faler . Hugh D. Lower, Box 215, Cabool, Mo. 65689 Gerald L. Snyder . Elmer Murfin, 401 S. First St., Houston, Mo. 65483 . Dock Clemons . William L. Conley, Box 65, Plato, Mo. 65552 . James R. Craig . Lloyd R. Derryberry, Rt. 1, Box 55, Summersville, Mo. 65571 ....••..••••.•••••••• Ura C. Hardin . Joseph W. Nickle, P.O. Box 387, Mountain Grove, Mo. 65711. ..•...•........... Ernie J. Vickers . Raymond L. Wood, Rt. 1, Hartville, Mo. 65667. Garriet A. Dedmon .. Robert A. Grubbs, Sr., Rt. I, Macomb, Mo. 65702 Steve E. Moody . Larry D. Bergeson, Ava, Mo. 65608 . Gerald W. NaIl Edward Teeple

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579IGrandin . 239 Lesterville ..•.... 3031Ellington •...... 675lBunker . 1371Birch Tree ....•• 430lWinona . 6071 Eminence .

Richard D. Richmond. James M. Johnson . Wilburn L. Hill . Harrison S. Parker . Dwight E. Cooper•.. Loren Baldwin . Olen C. Culpepper .

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M. W. McWherter, Jr. 0. L. Moses, Hwy. 21 & M, Ironton, Mo. 63660. Charles A. Wigger Ralph A. Trask, Belleview, Mo. 63623 Michael L. Shetley Edward L. Kennedy, 211 N. Mine La Motte, Fredericktown, Mo. 63646................... St. Francois Bismarck........ 41 Bismarck....... David I. Mayo Larry E. Barton, Box 313, Bismarck, Mo. 63624. " Farmington 1321 Farmington L. Vernell McGee Ben B. Smith, 533 North St., 1 Farmington, Mo. 63640...................... Ionic :...... 1641Desloge Raymond L. Scott L. D. Parks, P.O. Box 646, Desloge, Mo. 63601. St. FrancoIS. . . . .. 234ILibertyville Charley E. Hibner .. , P. Vincent Kinkead, Rt. 2, Box 243, I Farmington, Mo. 63640. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samaritan 4241Bonne Terre S. Wayne Gibson Harold J. Richardson, 602 Norwood Dr., I Bonne Terre, Mo. 63628..................... Pendleton 6511Doe Run ..•...•. Oliver H. Kassabaum. John A. Hibbitts, Box 212, Doe Run, Mo. 63637 Leadwood 6981Leadwood B. L. Blankenship Marvin L. Poston, 313 Station St., .•. / I Leadwood, Mo. 63653........................ Ste. Genevieve. Elvins........... 699 I Flat River John B. Mathews R. F. Rodgers, 110 Hampton, Elvins, Mo. 63639 Saline........... 2261St. Mary·s ....•.. Alfonso N. Lopez Dwight Smith, 439 N. West St., I Perryville. Mo. 63775. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

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FIFTIETH DISTRICT-ALBERT J. ELFBANK. D.D.G.M•• Route 2. Advance. Mo. 63730 Lodges Master NO,1 Loeation Secretary-Name and Address East Prairie •.•.. 3841East Prairie. " .. Larry E. Kirby ..... , C. 1. McCloskey. Rt. I, Charleston, Mo. 63834 .... Charleston .••.•.. 40'j\Charleston••..•. Larry Long ......... Richard T. Reed, Jr., Brink Ins. Agency, 206 E. Commercial, Charleston, Mo. 63834 ........ New Madrid .. , Morehouse.•••... 6031 Morehouse..•.•.. Gary W. Kasting .... GUY B. Comer, 318 Virginia St., Sikeston. Mo. 63801. .............. , .......... I S~?tt••••••••• Morley ...••...•.. 184 IMorley •.•••••... Robert J. Stokes ..... Melton Harris, P.O. Box 221, Oran, Mo. 63771.. Sikeston ......... 310\Sikeston •••••... John M. Scarbrough. Elbert Franklin Sloan, 708 E. Gladys St., Sikeston, Mo. 63801 ..••••.••..•..•••••••..... Stoddard ....•. Bloomfield ....... 1531 Bloomfield ....... Glen Ayers ....... , .. Dail K. Hill, Box 171, Bloomfield, Mo. 63825 .....• Essex ..•..••..•.. 2781 Essex ...•.•..... Melvin L. Lane ..... , W. J. Clay, P.O. Box 126, Essex, Mo. 63846 .... Lakeville ....•.•.. 489!Bell City ........ Raymond L. Stovall .. W. M. Bollinger. Box 156. Bell City. Mo. 63735 .... Dexter ..••••..•.. 5321 Dexter •••.....•. Walter B. Guilliams .. Thomas M. Grisham, Rt. 3, Box 198, Dexter, Mo. 63841. .............•.........•.. I Advance.•••.••.. 590lAdvance .•••.... Denny Robinett, ..... Raymond L. Mashek, Box 82, Advance, Mo. 63730. Puxico ......•.... 596lPuxico .......... Charles R. Pratt ... , . Leo H. Lowery, Route 2, Puxico, Mo. 63960 ....

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. L. Wayne Ross, 613 Oregon St., West Plains, Mo. 65775..................... . Alvin Roy Johnson, Rt. 2, Box 319, Willow Springs, Mo. 65793.................. Robert E. Bradford .. Albert E. Gimple, Jr., Rt. 3, Box 119, Mountain View, Mo. 65548................... E. Newman Whitten. Hardin D. Franks, Box 37, Alton, Mo. 65606 •.•.. Norman L. Sloan . Billy R. Cropper, Rt. I, Koshkonong, Mo. 65692 Elbert Davidson . Haston F. Collier, Box 454, Thayer, Mo. 65791. .. Clarence G. Swinney. James L. Kennemur, Box 366, Koshkonong, Mo. 65692...................... Daniel M. Marah . D. A. Young. P.O. Box 67. Theodosia. Mo. 65761 Troy C. Scott . James R. Holmes, Star Route A, Box 9, Caulfield. Mo. 65626 .

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. Sam A. Aronoff, 767 Le Pere St., University City, Mo. 63132 ••••••...•....... . Russell A. Grosch, 12977 Vanderwood Dr., Florissant, Mo. 63033 .•..•.....•............ David L. Witcher . Thomas C. McRaven, Rt. 1, Box 649, Glencoe, Mo. 63038 .••...•••••••.•.••......... William A. Cook .. Orville M. Mash, 608 Ashbury Ct., St. Louis, Mo. 63119 ............•.•.....•..• Clinton W. Ferguson John F. Tucker, Rt. 3, Box 621, High Ridge, Mo. 63049 . Joseph E. Davis . Robert J. Stanton, 305 Clara St., Eureka, Mo. 63025 ..............••••.•. ~ ••... Ewell K. Hobson . H. C. Smith, 6432 Colver Ave., Affton, Mo. 63123 .. Robert F. Whitney .. Frank A. Tripodi, 12404 Sappington Rd., Glendale, Mo. 63122 ............•............. Billy N. Pulizos . Francis M. Howorth, 18 Gocke PI., Overland, Mo. 63114 ..•..•.....•............. Carl E. Herbert . William F. Harris, 7572 Wise Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 63117 ..•••.•.................. R. L. Montgomery . Oliver Diers, 8427 Mathilda Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 63123 ..•.....•..•..•.....••.... Milton R. Stewart . Earl E. Sampson, 1808 Kenilworth Ln., Brentwood, Mo. 63144 ...........•..•........ John E. Chipman . John Dave DeClue, Rt. 3, Box 486, Lewis Rd., Eureka, Mo. 63025 ••••••••••••••••••••••...•• J. E. Brueggeman . Gerald W. Burnworth, 700 Karlsruhe Pl., St. Louis, Mo.63125 ••.•.•.•••.•••••••..•..•... S. A. J. Mendelson .. Albert Krause, 6842 Corbitt Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 63130 ...........•. '" •......... Wayne E. Avery . Hiram C. Riek, 9610 Green Park Rd., St. Louis, Mo. 63123 ..•..................... R. Edward Ceries . Charles Wesdell, 204 Deane Ct., Sunset Hills, Mo. 63127 ................•....

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A MASONIC REVIEW By BRUCE H. HUNT. P.G.M. This is the Bicentennial Yearl Freemasonry joined with the nation in celebrating the occasion. The oldest of fraternities in its reserved, quiet and dignified manner demonstrated its loyalty to government at national, state, and local levels in ways consistent with its traditions. Each jurisdiction across the country developed its own individual program of celebrating the 200th birthday of our nation. Most endeavored to show patriotism for the welfare of all, observance of special days, and reverence for those things dear to the hearts of all true Americans. Many Grand Lodges struck special medals in silver and bronze. A few were made of gold, but only a few. Banquets, feasts, addresses, and various types of gala ceremonies were planned, held and enjoyed in the smallest and the largest lodges alike. It was good for Grand Lodges to meet near state lines; open their respective Grand Lodges and exchange visitations. Many did this in a demonstration of good will toward one another. We came across an address of M.W. Bro. William L. Wright, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario, which we deemed especially appropriate to quote with the opening of this review. Among other things this distinguished brother said: But Masonry has more than just a: goal to inspire. It gives us the tools with which to build a better life-the guidelines by which, if we will but follow them, we can become better citizens in our community, better husbands and fathers, and more compassionate brothers to those in need. One of the greatest sins of Masonry today is its permissiveness. We, as Masons, have over the years let down the bars nd have gradually permitted our standards to be lowered. There is no doubt in my mind that Masonry has suffered in recent years from the fact that we have not 'nsisted upon the high quality of our petitioners. We have become too involved in the "Members Game," seeking more members rather than more quality. We have forgotten or pushed aside that fundamental purpose of Masonry-to take good men and to make them better. It is not enough, my Brethren, in investigating a petition. er, to take the negative approach and say that because we find nothing wrong with a man he is then qualified to join our ranks. Rather, we should ask ourselves, "What will this petitioner contribute to our Fraternity?" If the answer is "Nothing," then he is not the kind of man Masonry needs. . Masonry teaches by precept and example. But, are we teaching by these means, my Brethren? Our precepts are still as valid as they ever were, but unfortunately our example is far from adequate: No longer are Masons held in the high esteem that they were 75, 50 or even 25 years ago. Why? Whose fault is it? It's yoursyours and mine-for not seeing that the standards of our Order are properly maintained. For lowering the bars and permitting those to enter who are not qualified, and for permitting others to remain in our ranks after they have proven themselves unworthy. And, my Brethren, we shall not again regain the pUblic respect and esteem which Masonry so rightly deserves until we do something to set. our house.in order. It is often said that silence is golden. But this is not always true, my Brethren. Sometimes it is more cowardly to remain silent, when the situation demands the loud voice of leadership. You Brethren, members of the greatest Fra-

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ternity the world has everkJtown, :must speak out.,.-m~s.t ~erthat call and provide the leadership that the lodge's are so desperately needing.:

ADDRESS ,OF WflLCOME NRWMEXlCO: When the Grand Lodge<,of New MexicomeLin,F.ann" ington for the 99th Annual Communication, the sessions were held on the campus of San Juan Branch College of New Mexico State Uni:versity'. ;The brethren were welcomed by the Presiderttof ,that institution, Dr. and 'Bro. James C.Henderson. At the close of his address of welcome, Brother Henderson said: "i '

I1VOul~ like to make this point by u$in~ a short quotation fro~ an' :e)(-his~ry teacher and a good one. When the war broke out, he was assigned to the Pacific area, During thoSe war years he Wrote a bOok-and that bOok was Tales of the South Padfic. And when that book became the basis of the Broadway hh;, JaDies Michener quit being a history teacher, but continued as a writer. In his second book, The Fires Of Spring, he summarizes in a sense what I have been trying to say this morning: . "For this is the journey men I$.ke: T.o find themselves. ,If the}: fail in this" it doesn't matter much what else they find. Money, position, faD;le, manY, lQves"rrvenge are all of little consequence, and when the tickets are collected at the end ~~, the. ride, th~y are tossed into a binmar~ed' failure; ,B~t if' ~ ,J;I1an happen,S to find himself-if 'he knows what he can be depended upon to do, the limitS of 1).is courage, th,e pOSition from which he will longer retreat ... then he has fciuD.d a mansion which he can inhabit with digriity all the days' of his life:' " , Masonry, with its dedication to education, morality, brotherly love, nonsectarian路 ism in religion and politics and equal rights,. is a steadying influence that balances and consolidates ,the social, religious, and i>oliticallife of America. '

ALLIED MASONIC DEGREFJ; FLORIDA: The establishment of a Council of the Allied Masonic- De路 grees was approved by the Grand L.odge of, Florida. This is a very fine organization which does a considerable amount' of research. The membership is limited to 27 and they are 'usua:lly selected for their interest iIi the historical or literary background of the Fraternity. '

AMPIJFICATION EQUIPMENT IN LODGES INDIANA: The question of proper amplification equipment to be used in lodge rooms was considered by the Grand Lodge of Indiana. One .lodge said members were not attending because they could not hear the proceeq" ings, nor the ritual during the 'conferring of degrees. As a result this study was made and recommendations made accordingly: AMPLIFICATION 路EQUIPMENT IN LODGES

Recommendation No. I of the. Grand Master has been referre4jqintly to the ]prisprudence Committee and to the Ritpal COIllpllttee, af G~nd I,.odge. . : ' . Both cammittees are aware of the D;lany problemsi,both historica;1".be:\Png ,41 JIlind om:,heritage of Ancient Craft Masonry and the times it depicts, and, practiCll, , " "I having regard tp modem communication .devices. . The committees agree. that our ritualistic work 3ho~ld n()t beb,roadYlSt hi; any way that could in the least, be susceptible of scanning or interception路 by CI:lwaos

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and eavesdroppers, but further than that have decided that they are. not well enough informed on the subject under consideration to make specific-recommenda路 tions to the Grand Lodge at this meeting. It has been wisely suggested by several members of the committees that we ob路 tain specific and detailed information from recognized authoritative sources, such as Purdue University's School of Engineering, before arriving at any more definite conclusions. Both committees, therefore, recommended as follows: 1. That efficient and complete technical advice be sought and obtained from recognized experts and authorities in the communications field, concerning the feasibility or nonfeasibility of the use of electronic amplification equipment in lodges. 2. That such technical advice be predicated on and used for the preservation and maintenance of the beauty and philosophy of our Masonic degrees in the manner in which our ritual is given, in accordance with our Masonic heritage. S. That our incoming Grand Master be authorized to appoint a study commi~tee to make due report concerning the problems presented by Recommendation No. I of the Grand Master, after obtaining detailed technical advice from recognized au路 thorities, as outlined above, at the annual meeting of our Grand Lodge in 1976. Adopted.

ANCIENT CHARG~ ALBERTA: From across that line which binds our two great countries we find the following comments on a statement in the Ancient Charges which we deem equally important to Masons wheresoever located: THE ANCIENT CHARGES

V. of the Management of the Craft in Working Bro. J. Spencer. Charity 67 (Book of Constitution Page 117) Work and your house shall be duly fed; Work, and the rest shall be duly won; I hold that a man had better be dead Than alive when his work is done. Alice Cary (1820-71) The task at hand is to interpret these ancient charges so as to make them ap路 plicable to modern times. Were they written for the operative Mason? Before or after the Guilds? How long was a worker's life expectancy in those times? Many questions prevail, all pertaining to the law of work. If a man be honest and industrious, he has achieved the two foremost virtues of a Master Mason. Honest with himself, his God and his fellowman. Industrious at his daily task and in his lodge. The Law of Work Is the Law of God. All Work Is the Work of the Lord.

The law of work' has never been repealed but is in a constant process of .being amended. Work is one of the conditions of being alive. We need to keep up with changes in its form and significance. Those who keep abreast of changes, usually become the most expert and are appointed as overseers or master commanding due respect of all who work for him and with him.

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Everyday work, as well as lodge work, is a purposeful activity' that requires "the expenditure of energy with some sacrifice of leisure. Work is the master word of all ongoing life. It is the measure and success. It is directly responsible for all progress advancements and achievements of all manl{ind. Not everyone today is happy in his work. The great majority of workers are not working in a chosen occupation. Many will tell you that they got into their particular field because there was a vacancy and they needed a job. Lodge work on the other hand is a chosen occupation. Job dissatisfaction is on the increase. Workers are challenging our assumption about work and forcing us to make new definitions of jobs. No one today has the compelling urgency of our forefathers. They had to work hard to survive. We have created many forms of protections in our changed and changing society. You cannot starve to death路 in-our cOuntry. You can in the third world countries. In ancient times as well as in recent times, we had a worker in our midst who enjoyed his work, found better ways to do it, never quit until he was satisfied with the job. Did he disappear or his job disappear? We are a great working force of experts and specialists, ready and willing to produce our diplomas of qualification. What they show is at one time we knew how to learn. A diploma does not state that we are industrious, honest or capable of doing a days work. A Mason's apr9,n is his diploma, its proclamation or statements are well known to those in the craft. No one wants to return to the old days of pick and shovel. I believe they are more than willing to invest their effort in work, but they are demanding a larger share of payoff in 路satisfaction. To find fault with their jobs is not uncommon to workers. "What is new is the variety of complaints and their determination to do something about the cause. The supreme task of the employer or Master is the development of a new respect for work. The promotion of the better understanding between those who perform the work and those who employ such workers. When we understand work changes; not workers, we can begin the restructuring of jobs. The economic and mechanical progress has brought about much change, mostly in the interest of the worker. Many.i~ems once classed as luxuries are now priced within his reach. What better place than in his lodge to learn and' understand the work ethic. The code of values that says you must work is deeply rooted in our North American way of life. Most of our forefathers immigrated here to improve their standard of living. The urge to work definitely -strengthened that ambition. Possible few if any ever heard of the word ethic. The work ethic is a body of moral principles that determines the course of a person's life. The work ethic holds that work is good in itself; that a worker not only makes a cdnt;ribution to society but becomes a better person by virtue of the act of working. Some must work with their brains as some must wor.k with their hands. OtherWise our system would not function nor would we enjoy the kind of life we live. There is no other way to participate in the process of living than that of doing something. Even the most knowledgeable were not surprised when man recently discovered how the human brain worked and that it was an ongoing thing. Who are the motivators in our society and who motivates the motivators are often-asked questions that usually bring forth great expounding of many theories. Yet it seems the great one is the human process of thought. The thought of a sense of achievement. The thought of recognition, pride and a job well done; the thought of well-being and contributing to society, lodge and all mankind. As every man becomes more knowledgeable, his attitude will change. With attitude change comes personality change. To pass on knowledge to the apprentice

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gives the most satisfying feeling of accomplishment. Knowing that you have done some part on the great process of living. To say that a man is not worthy or im· portant is an insult to our Creator. God has offered all men forgiveness.

APPENDANT BODIES WYOMING: The Grand Master of Wyoming reported a very undesirable condition existing in his jurisdiction. He said: Brethren, I am greatly concerned at the casual and often negligent;' if 'not actually contemptuous, attitude displayed toward Ancient Craft Masonry by those Master Masons who have assumed positions of responsibility in the so·called ap· pendant bodies. Throughout this jurisdiction I have found officers of lodges who neglect their duties as Masons because of their commitments to Eastern Star, DeMolay, York and Scottish Rite bodies, and the Shrine. Even two of our Grand Lodge Officers, who are also the heads of two of these bodies in Wyoming, have knowingly scheduled events in those bodies that interfered with their duties as officers of this Grand Lodge. The scheduling of the Shrine Bowl game on the Saturday adjacent to the activities of our Annual Communication has placed signifi. cant hardships on those who would like to participate fully in both events. In reo sponse to my protest, I have seen no evidence on the part of Shrine officials of their concern for these hardships. I am frankly amazed and deeply saddened by the apparently confused loyalty of these brothers. Those who are officers in our lodges as well as the Grand Lodge must not forget the irrevocable and continuing nature of their unreserved com· mitments to Ancient Craft Masonry. Their casual and negligent attitudes are con· tributing significantly, if not decisively to that loss. of prestige and importance in the minds of our members and in the eyes of the profane that are so often bemoaned in our deliberations. If those selected for leadership in our lodges and our Grand Lodge do not recognize and promote pre-eminence of our Ancient Craft no one else will. In our fascination with those outflowing rivers of Brotherly Love that lead to those lofty projects of good works and charity toward all mankind, we are leaving untended the sources, the wellsprings of those life'giving waters, the hallowed halls of Masonic Lodges. My Brothers, if this hemorrhage of zeal, energy and leadership is to be con· trolled the Grand Lodge itself must take the initiative. As a step in that direction the heads of the appendant bodies in Wyoming were invited to be guests of the Grand Master at a dinner meeting in Casper, October 4, 1974. Attending were the presiding officers, or their representatives of Eastern Star, the York Rite bodies, the Scottish Rite, Korein Temple of the Shrine, DeMolay and Job's Daughters. All present agreed on the basic and supreme authority of the Grand Master, and agreed to use the Grand Secretary's office as a "clearinghouse" for the dates selected for their various activities to minimize conflicts and enhance cooperation among the bodies and with the Grand Lodge. I regret to report that, according to the Grand Secretary, no requests for clearing of dates have been received in his office, and as I reported, difficulties did develop. ObViously more vigorous and direct methods must be considered. As Grand Master, I have refrained from taking any drastic steps because the issues as I have defined them have not been brought before this Grand Lodge, and we have no guidelines in our Code or from previous Grand Masters' decisions. Whatever guidelines or legislation that may be considered in the future should al· ways take into account the tremendous contributions to our society made through the charitable and humanitarian projects of these appendant bodies. Masons should always have the opportunity to implement their Masonic commitments in these

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activities if they so desire. These great humanitarian projects, and the organizations that sponsor them, are indeed results of the labors of those who serve in the Sym路 bolic Lodge, results of which we can be justly proud. But they are only a part of the fruit of the tree, not the ultimate and only goals of Ancient Craft Masonry. The gathering of the fruit must never be confused with the care and nourishment of the tree. BIC~ A~.IZONA.: The Grand Lodge of Arizona began planning for the Bicentennial in 1972,路The Committee appointed directed its efforts in three areas; the individual Mason, the constituent lodge and the Grand Lodge. It listed various ways and means for each to function. CONNECTICUT: Numbered among the Bicentennial activities in Connecticutare: Publication of Freemasonry in Connecticut, by R.W. Bro~ Janies R.' CaSe, Grand Historian; Grand Lodge decals; special dues cards; Bicentennial face cover for 1976 proceedings; organization of district and 'lodge committees; publication of "Masonic Post," a communication device of the Bicentennial Committee; cooperation of all Masonic-related appendant Bodies, and the establishment of a "Grand Master's Day"-June 14, 1975. The goals include: Encourage each of the 135 lodges to develop meaningful observances, increase awareness in the community of Freemasonry's importance to our country, both now and then, and its loyalty to the nation. The' Committee also would provide guidance for all lodges in their efforts to observe the Bicentennial. FLORIDA: St. Augustine's Ashlar Lodge No. 98 developed an outstanding Bicentennial program that was recommended to all lodges in Florida by the Committee,on Bicentennial Programs of the Grand Lodge. ILUNOIS: The Grand Lodge of Illinois issued packets to lodges:

At the last Grand Lodge. session packets were delivered by this Committee to the District Deputy Grand Masters for distribution to each lodge in their districts. In these pack~ts were the following items: Bicentennial Handbook for Illinois Masonic Lodges; Colonial Freemasonry; S,uggested Social. and Educational Programs; ~iceritennial Speakers List; A folder with A Program a, Month for the Bicentennial Jubilee; , Material issued by the Ill,inoisB~~tennial Commission. These packets were designed for use by the Lodge Bicentennial Committees in ht;lping th,em prepare suitable programs. INDIANA: The following is a portion of Indiana's Bicentennial Pro-

gram: The official Masonic observance of the Bicentennial of American Independence opened Saturday, April 19, and will continue through July 4, 1976. By unanimous vote, the program of preservation and restoration of the historic Schofield House at Madison, birthplace of the Grand Lodge of Indiana, was designated as the major project of Freemasonry in Indiana for the 1976 Bicentennial. The incoming Grand Master will organize a large scale "crash" program to zaise funds equivalent to $2.00 per member for the restoration and eventual endowment of the house.

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IOWA: Among the many Bicentennial observances in Iowa, we find the following: .(1) Small gold seals are available and may be ordered in quantity lots through the office of the Grand Secretary. Rolls of 100 gold seals may be purchased at $1.00 per roll. Orders will be filled only when received from a lodge secretary or other ,officer of the lodge. Individual orders cannot be handIed. These are pressure sensi'tive seals suitable for stationery, envelopes, and similar uses. (2) Attractive decals to be used on the insides of automobile windows employ the same motif at one end, and the legend: "Iowa Masons Salute America's Bicen路 tennial" in the body of the decal. Both the gold seals and car decals are in the three colors of red, blue and gold. Every Iowa Mason will want to display one in his car. They, too, may be ordered by lodge Secretaries in quantity lots as described above at a cost of 50 cents each. (3) The backdrop for the East of our 1975 and 1976 Communications will co1n. prise the design in heroic 18 by 24 feet proportions. It may be borrowed for lodge uses in the interim for the cost of transporting it to and from the Grand Lodge offices in Cedar Rapids. "Masonic Moments in History" will be broadcast once a week for 52 weeks duro ing the 1975-76 year as a public service of at least 23 Iowa radio stations. Each is a one-minute vignette which will be of interest to Masons and non-Masons alike. MISSISSIPPI: The Grand Lodge of Mississippi established three themes through which the communities could reaffirm their faith in the Declara路 tion of Independence: Herilage '76: A historical summons to learn just what has made our .country great. Its purpose is to implant pride in the development and achievements of gur country in its first 200 years. Festival U.S.A.: Through which the great spirit of American hospitality will open ,doors to each other and to visitors, beautify communities, stage festivals, fairs and pageants.' '. , . ,} .' . , \ , ! ! Horizon '76: A call for all Americans to engage in some project; individilally'or collectively, that will help carry out a theme of a better quality of life. This means developing a better community in the harmony of citizens working together under a common bond. '. ,,1 '" MISSOURI: The Masonic Bodies of Missouri, Grand Lodge, Grand Chapter, Grand Council, Grand Commandery, Scottish Rite and Shrine all joined forces under the leadership of M.W. Bro. Lewis"C: 'Wes Cook, Grand Master, to erect seven large billboards on the buSi"est of 'Missouri's 'highways to salute the Bicentennial of our nation. Note the picture oi.搂~~ of these. " ' \ NEW HAMPSHIRE: The Grand Lodge of New Hampshire sp6hs~ied a tour to Philadelphia for some 200 brethren: PHILADELPHIA BICENTENNIAL PILGRIMAGE

Bro. Herbert E. Kimball, Most Worshipful Past Grand Master, announced that our Grand Lodge would conduct a pilgrimage to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in conjunction with the Bicentennial Celebration, on May I and 2, 1976. The pilgrimage is to be limited to 200 Masons for which 100 rooms have already been reserved at the Benjamin Franklin Hotel in Philadelphia. Further announcements will be made when further details are completed. 'I

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One of Missouri's Bicentennial Billboards This is one of the better ways to observe the Bicentennial we have encountered: THE TRAVELING LIBERTY BELL

At the Annual Communication held on May 18, 1974, the Traveling Liberty Bell began its journey to every Constituent Lodge in New Hampshire. Beginning with St. John's Lodge No. 1 in Portsmouth, it has now visited every lodge in the First. Second and Third Masonic Districts. It is currently traveling through the Fourth District. and at the Annual Communication in 1976. it will return to Grand Lodge having completed its pilgrimage to every New Hampshire lodge as well as having been tolled at numerous other significant Masonic occasions. This bell was purchased by the Grand Lodge Bicentennial Committee to draw attention to Freemasonry's contributions in the founding of our country. It is hoped that this symbol of liberty will serve to remind New Hampshire Masons of our earlier brethren who helped found this great nation, and will further serve to focus attention to our country's Bicentennial Celebration in 1976. To commemOl'ate the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 1976, the famous Whitechapel Bell Foundry of London has cast a limited number of these Bicentenary Liberty Bells. This replica is identical in every respect to the original bell which was cast in 1752. However, the original bell was three-times cast. It was first cast in Thomas Lester's Whitechapel Bell Foundry. It was apparently damaged in shipment across the Atlantic, for it cracked at the first striking after it had reached Philadelphia. It was recast. but the tone of the second bell proved to be faulty. It was therefore cast again and this third bell would ring out to announce many of our nation's important events. On July 8, 1776 it pealed out the news of the Declaration of Independence. Since then it has tolled out great news from the surrender of Cornwallis in 1781 to D路Day in 1944. Tradition has it that it was cncked on JUly 8, 1835 while it

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was being tolled to announce the death of Chief Justice John Marshall, an eminent Freemason and great interpreter of the Constitution. The Liberty Bell is now on display in Independence Hall in Philadelphia, and it sits on a 13-sided pedestal, each side representing one of the 13 original colonies.

NORTH CAROLINA: The Grand Lodge of North Carolina had an elaborate Bicentennial program. The Committee closed its report with these words: There is no excuse for any lodge in North Carolina to fail to do something! Please, please, while time and opportunity are still on our side, plan to have at least one program during the year on the '76 theme. And let those lodges with more elaborate plans continue their preparations and then, move into the '76 celebrations with all the enthusiasm possible. Let's make this Masonry's greatest year in North Carolina! It may be a help to some lodges-maybe all-if your Grand Lodge '76 Committee would herewith list all those plans and activities that have been approved for use thus far. Maybe this will be the opportunity you have been seeking to get the chairman of your lodge '76 Committee to review his plans in the light of these suggestions and to hold him responsible for activities to this end. The District Deputy Grand Master is reminded that the Grand Master is looking to him as the responsible agent for '76 celebrations in his district and he is to use the District Education Chairman as his officer for the execution of the celebrations. First, then, let us officially proclaim the year 1976 as the Bicentennial Year of the United States through appropriate resolution by the Grand Lodge of North Carolina and then let us set forth the many recommendations for its implementation, dividing them into two levels: first, those to be activated on the Grand Lodge level and secondly, those to be activated on the local lodge level.

Speaking on a Bicentennial theme that Grand Orator of North Carolina said: Practically every village in our country was built around a little red schoolhouse, a little white church, and a little Blue Masonic Lodge. If time were no factor, I could relate to you the extent to which Freemasonry was responsible for the achievement of American Independence-how deeply it is entwined with the foundation of the government that we practice in this very room today. The leading men of spirit in the Colonies met in their lodges and the ties of brotherhood that bound them together in Masonry also bound them together in the cause of freedom-throughout history Masonry has drawn together men of character in every section of this country and from every walk of life. To name but a few Grand Masters and Master Masons that are pillars of our story of freedom, are: Paul Revere, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Andrew Jackson, James Madison, James Monroe, Patrick Henry, Chief Justice John Marshall, Mark Twain, Will Rogers, Irving Berlin, George M. Cohan, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Tl'uman, Douglas MacArthur, and George Marshall. And frontiersmen like Meriwether Lewis, and William Clark or Sam Houston, Davy Crockett, or Bill Cody.

OHIO: From Ohio comes a Bicentennial poem: BICENTENNIAL POEM

Brother Wilbert B. McBride, Argus Lodge No. 545, Canfield, O. BICENTENNIAL

Flashing now, before my eyes, Two hundred years of enterprise.

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Pilgrims land from ships, ablown. The seeds of America, thus, are sown. Indian tribes and tomahawks: Long, cold winters and turkey flocks: But through it all, a spirit, grand, While Daniel Boone explores the land. Redcoats march, and Paul Revere Spreads alarm, for all to hear. Americans, brave, fight battles, long: Yes, "Yankee-Doodle" was their song! The Delaware-a crossing made, By General Washington, unafraid. A battIe set, a battle won. Our independence was soon begun! Philadelphia is the place Where freedom rang, by God's own grace. That Fourth of July-a glorious day, In '76-we found our way! Our fathers, wise-so good, so brave, A declaration, to us, they gave. Our land, our rights, our freedom, too! And independence, for me and you! This world, its gold, and all its jewels, They're priceless, yes: but only fools Would trade them for our right to say, "Long live Americal-and a happy birthday!" OREGON: The Grand Lodge of Oregon will reenact various historical events in the life of our nation. The following is an example: The "Battle of Concord" where the "shot heard round the world" was fired will be reenacted in May of 1976 at Westmoreland Park in Portland. National Guard troops will represent the British and 200 members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will act as the Colonial Militia. This outdoor program will be free to the public and will be televised. The famous ride of Paul Revere will be staged from the little white church near the east end of the Sellwood Bridge in Portland and will be sponsored by Darlington Lodge No. 189 with the Sellwood, Moreland Improvement League as co-sponsor. SOUTH CAROLINA: The Grand Lodge of South Carolina was reminded of the conclusions reached at the 1970 Conference of Grand Masters, meeting in Washington, D.C.: By Act of Congress, the Nation's Bicentennial Era opened in March 1975, and runs through December 1976. In 1970, at the Grand Masters' Conferences in Washington, D.C., the following conclusions were reached: (I) That every Masonic Jurisdiction in the United States wants to do something to participate in a 1976 celebration. (2) That Jurisdictions in the 13 original states, because of the part they played in the founding of this country, will go to greater lengths in the celebration than perhaps will be true of other Jurisdictions.

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around them and the association of the blue canopy of heaven in our lodge rooms might be the reason. I decided to do some research on this subject. I called a couple of Past Grand Masters. They were very helpful with their answers, but I found what I consider a good brief description in a report from the Masonic Service Association entitled "Allied Masonic Groups and Rites." Their description of a Blue Lodge is "a Symbolic Lodge in which the first three degrees of Freemasonry (Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, and Master Mason) are conferred. The Mother Grand Lodge in England, formed in 1717, adopted blue as the official color of organized Freemasonry." If you have a better answer, I would like to hear from you.

BROTHERHOOD CONNECTICUT: The Grand Lodge of Connecticut's Brotherhood in Action Committee is a real force for good. Here is a portion of its report: As an example of what can happen in an area that has had only passive interest and participation in the past-the Greater Bridgeport area (Bridgeport, Easton, Stratford and Monroe) , we submit the following: On a two-acre plot in Beardsley Park, Bridgeport, made available by the Park Board, the Greater Bridgeport Brotherhood in Action Committee is committed to erect a playground designed for use by handicapped, retarded and normal children. Estimated construction cost has been placed at $75,000. It is believed that all children will benefit from the construction of such a multi-purpose play area. A number of fund-raising events have been held including a most successful Charity Ball in the Student Center Building on the campus of the University of Bridgeport. Additional events and programs are being planned for the months ahead. All indications point to a completion date late in 1975 or early 1976.

BUILDINGS MASSACHUSETTS: The Grand Master of Massachusetts noted that many Temples were in bad repair and the lodges were finding it difficult to raise funds to meet the cost of repairs. Others were maintained in an excellent condition. He noted that the cost of maintaining temples varied from $2.00 per member to as much as $7.00 per member. JAPAN: The following report of the location of lodges in Japan is of interest: The state of temple facilities did not change significantly with the exception of the historical completion of the new Masonic Temple in Kunitachi City. This outstanding accomplishment is the result of the dedication, cooperation, faith and determination of many brethren. Our Grand Master, M.\tV. Bro. Tsune Yamada led a delegation of Grand Lodge Officers in conducting dedication ceremonies at the new Temple on June 8, 1974. It was a very impressive open ceremony attended by abou t 50 brethren and their guests. The new temple permitted four of our lodges to move off military bases to Kunitachi City, which is readily available from all parts of the Western Metropolitan Tokyo area. This is a major step forward in our objective to bring Freemasonry to the Japanese community. We congratulate the brethren of the Kunitachi Masonic Association and wish them a long productive association at their new temple. Only four of our 20 lodges are still located on a military facility. Each of these lodges must arrive at its own position relative to the future. Planning for owner-

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(3) That Freemasonry has a special interest in the 1976 Celebration and should take the leadership to encourage other organizations to join in all-out celebration. As citizens of one of those original 13 colonies, we South Carolina Masons welcome the opportunity to observe our Nation's 200th Birthday. On July 4, 1776, 56 brave men laid their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor on the line to sign that immortal document, The Declaration of Independence. President and Brother Gerald Ford, in a recent address, offered the following comment on the Bicentennial: "What we are really doing as we celebrate our Nation's Bicentennial is actually laying the cornerstone of America's third century."

WASHINGTON: The following is a portion of the report of the Bicentennial Committee to the Grand Lodge of Washington: A. That the Grand Masters of 1975 and 1976 make proclamation declaring the weeks of July 4, 1975 and 1976 Renewed Americanism Weeks. B. That each lodge or district plan and hold a picnic on or about July 4, 1976 with an appropriate Americanism theme. C. That the Grand Secretary, with the approval of the elective Grand Lodge Officers, develop an appropriate dues card depicting the theme of our great Bicentennial. D. That each lodge or temple clean up and paint up for this great occasion and erect a flagpole or staff, if this has not been done, and fly the flag every day during the Bicentennial year. E. The Public Schools Committee encourage an essay on Americanism from each applicant for the School Awards Program for the years 1975 and 1976. F. That every individual Mason should be encouraged to compile appropriate historical and patriotic addresses. These addresses should be for closed or open meetings and the Research and Education Committee should have this list from every lodge. Individual lodges with adequate manpower should prepare themselves to present plays or dramas of a historical or patriotic theme. Suggestions may be obtained from this committee. G. That this Grand Jurisdiction of Free and Accepted Masons proclaim that the Bicentennial year will commence July 4, 1975 and end December 31, 1976.

BINGO KANSAS: The Grand Master of Kansas ruled that playing Bingo for profit was against the laws of Masonry in Kansas, and that it could not be permitted. However, he ruled that if it was played strictly for entertainment, and not for profit it would be permitted. No gambling is permitted in any lodge building, or sponsored by any Masonic Lodge. NEW YORK: The Grand Lodge of New York heard a strong plea for the legalization of Bingo. It was said that since the State of New York had legalized Bingo, that the Grand Lodge should do the same. It was even argued that by not permitting Bingo the rights of the brethren as guaranteed them in their obligations was being threatened. The resolution to legalize Bingo lost.

BLUE LODGE VERMONT: The Grand Historian of Vermont had this to say about why a lodge was called a "Blue Lodge": The question was asked, "Why is a Blue Lodge called a Blue Lodge?" The answer I gave at the time was that the Officers' Aprons have a blue edge or border

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ship of property is hampered by the relatively very high cost of real estate and construction in Japan. We must seriously consider all possible measures to ensure the continuity of lodge activity in the community when relocation from a military base becomes necessary. Lodges have been encouraged to develop up-to-date plans for the maintenance of existing facilities. Regular appropriation of funds is essential to meet year-toyear expenditure for necessary repair and desired improvement. Neglect of this aspect will compound the problems our brethren will face in the future. Timely and prudent planning will ensure passing on to those who follow us well-maintained lodges that reflect the care, concern and timely actions we take today.

CANCER RESEARCH MINNESOTA: The Grand Lodge of Minnesota has been active for a long time in supporting cancer research and the Masonic Memorial Hospital. The chairman of their Masonic Memorial Hospital Fund, M.W. Bro. Clyde Hegman, concluded his rather lengthy and comprehensive report with these statements: To assist all of us in carrying on this kind of Masonic work we have some working tools. First, is the blue brochure titled "We ARE doing something about CANCER." A generous supply is ready for you to pick up. Please take home all you can put to use among the brothers of your lodge, or sisters of your chapter. More can be obtained by your calling or writing our office. Second, is our color picture postcard of Masonic Memorial Hospital. These, too, are ready for you to pick up and take home to your lodge and chapter. They are not for sale. Please take all you can give away free. Use them to give away at your 'lodge or chapter events; place a supply on your bulletin board. Use them as meeting notices and send them to your lodge members. Third, is the well-known solid gold check for $1,100,000 which was used to pay for doubling the size of our hospital after the last campaign. Please arrange with your bankers to have it on display in their window or banking floor. Then write to our Grand Secretary who will have it safely transported to your bank. Finally, Brothers, we shall thank you for all you will continue to do by way of encouraging interest in and gifts to our Masonic haven of hope for cancer patients. These are Masonic opportunities to put Masonry to work in a spirit of compassion for suffering people today, in a house of hope for tomorrow.

CERTIFICATES SOUTH CAROLINA: The Grand Lodge of South Carolina has made available through the office of the Grand Secretary a suitable and attractive Past Master Certificate. Any lodge can obtain these for presentation to its Past Masters. We believe that such a certificate would be beneficial in many ways. We have noted that most brethren appreciate some tangible evidence that their efforts have been appreciated. There arc various types of certificates, all of which seem to serve a useful purpose, but the Past Master Certificate holds a special appeal for most brethren. VIRGINIA: The Grand Master of Virginia presented a Certificate of Appreciation to a brother who was a prisoner of war:

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On May 27, 1974, it was a distinct pleasure for me to present a Grand Lodge Certificate of Appreciation to Bro. (Colonel, USAF) James E. Bean who had been a Prisoner of War in North Vietnam for more than five years. This courageous brother encountered hardships and experiences which could leave no doubt in the minds of men that his abiding faith in God and Country had sustained him through his long ordeal. He exemplifies those unassuming heroes who are the strength of our nation.

CHARITY NEW JERSEY: The Grand Lodge of New Jersey has a "Masonic Community Charity Fund." Last year it reported a long list of charities it had assisted. The total amount in funds dispensed by the Committee was $20,815. They operate on the theory that all men are brothers. The program is called "Community Outreach," and all lodges are encouraged to participate in it. Funds are derived from Grand Lodge, from lodge donations and individual contributions. The Committee did all the charity it could and had a balance to begin the new year of almost $33,000. NEW MEXICO: The Grand Lodge of New Mexico has established a charity foundation and appears to be starting on a very impressive course of action. The special committee concluded its report with this statement: Two significant milestones resulted from the Committee meetings during the year. The first was a vote by the Committee to pursue the residence hall project as the initial project of charity and relief for this Grand Lodge. This vote of course does not commit the Grand Lodge to the project. A detailed proposal to that effect will be made at a subsequent annual communication of this Grand Lodge. The second important result of our meetings was the act of taking the initial steps to incorporate the fund which would sponsor this and other projects of charity and relief undertaken by the Grand Lodge of New Mexico. On the advice of legal counsel, tax authorities, committee members, and other friends of the project it was voted by the Committee to draw up the articles of incorporation and by-laws for the "Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. Charity Fund," a subsidiary corporation to the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of New Mexico. It was deemed necessary to take this step in order to comply with present and future I.R.S. tax regulations, state law, and other considerations which might affect the attractiveness of the fund to prospective donors. The Committee worked in close cooperation with the Grand Lodge Committee on Jurisprudence in order to take the best possible course of action for this G!and Lodge. Your Committee highly recommends that approval to incorporate this fund, as presented by the Jurisprudence Committee, be granted by this Grand Lodge. Your Committee now takes a great deal of pleasure in reporting to this Grand Lodge several generous gifts which have already been received for this project. Also the brethren of ~ucumcari Lodge No. 27 have undertaken a project to build a house in Tucumcari for eventual sale and the proceeds to be donated to the fund. If this initial response is indiCative of the response to come this project cannot fail. '

JAPAN: Charity is an important part of the activity of the Grand Lodge of Japan. We find the following in the proceedings:

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Wakkanai Centennial Lodge No. 21, although consisting of only a handful of Japanese who are relatively new members of the Craft, has organized a movement to supply seeing-eye dogs for the blind. This movement has been greatly appreciated by the city authorities and the local press has become interested; and, as a consequence, a very favorable writeup about \Vakkanai Centennial Lodge No. 21 has appeared in a local newspaper. Teikoku Lodge No. 19, Sight Assistance Program is actively engaged in Community Services Activities. The Grand Lodge and the Constituent Lodges also made significant contributions to relieve the distress of the victims of lzu earthquake and the Miura fire disasters. In the former case, the Asahi Shimbun (Newspaper) reported our contribution, and we received a letter of gratitude from the Mayor of South lzu. In the case of the latter, the contribution was made through the Kanagawa Shimbun (Newspaper). :For organizing the contribution drive for the victims of lzu earthquake, we are indebted to the good efforts of our Chairman of the Charity Committee, W. Bro. Joseph Stine. For organizing the relief to the Miura fire victims, we must credit the quick action of Yokosuka Lodge No. 20 and Far East Lodge No.1 in Yokohama, who led the way. W. Bro. George M. Hamasaka, Past Master of Honshu Lodge No.8 and Area Chairman of the Community Relations Committee for the Kunitachi Area, was instrumental in establishing good relationship with the community leaders. He also initiated the practice of conducting English classes in the Kunitachi Temple by the brethren of his lodge, Honshu No.8. The Grand Lodge has published a pamphlet "Guide to Community Relations Activities for the Constituent Lodges of the Grand Lodge of Japan" which is now being translated into Japanese by the Translation Committee.

CHURCH-LODGE COMMITTEE KANSAS: The Grand Lodge of Kansas has a Church-Lodge Committee that functions to the credit of the Fraternity. The purpose of the Committee as we understand its functions is to promote better relations between the church and the lodge. Numerous letters have gone out from the Committee. This was shared with the Conference of Grand Masters, and since that time many jurisdictions have requested and received copies of the letter with permission to use it. This is generous indeed, and the Committee is to be congratulated upon its efforts to promote better relations in this area, and its willingness to share the same with others.

COINS OF THE BICENTENNIAL Many jurisdictions have struck Bicentennial coins. They follow the same general form, and cost approximately the same. Each is a little different and depicts certain themes peculiar to the Grand Lodge involved. VERMONT: The general form of Vermont's coins are: 1. Approved a design for an adhesive seal for use on Masonic stationery. A supply of the seals was ordered and are in use by the Grand Lodge. 2. A design for the Bicentennial coin was chosen. Two hundred edge numbered silver, 5,000 bronze and 100 additional bronze coins enclosed in lucite were ordered. The lucite enclosed coins are for use by the Grand Master at his dis-

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cretion. A letter announcing this coin was drawn up and 15,000 copies distributed to the lodges so that each brother would be informed of the coins. A design for the first day postal cover for the 1976 Grand Lodge Session has been approved and will be available for those that are interested. There are two designs, one a picture of Noah Smith, the first Grand Master of Vermont, and the other a picture of Gove Tavern in Rutland where the first Grand Lodge Session was held. A Bicentennial dues card has been ordered and distributed to the lodges. A "logo" for Grand Lodge stationery was approved and a supply of the stationery ordered. To date 196 of the silver and 993 of the bronze coins have been sold. Each lodge secretary is encouraged to continue the sale of these coins. The following have yet to be accomplished:

1. A newspaper insert depicting Freemasonry in Vermont.

2. A time and place for the Bicentennial Celebration has yet to be decided. It is possible that we will try to fit it in during Grand Lodge Week in June of 1976.

CONCURRENT JURISDICTION VIRGINIA: The Grand Lodge of Virginia adopted the following which made concurrent jurisdiction a reality. The Grand Master's comments are appended thereto: Sec. 2.22. Jurisdiction of a Lodge-Effective on March 1, 1975, and u~til February 28, 1978, unless sooner changed by the Grand Lodge at an Annual Communication, all Chartered Lodges and Lodges under Dispensation shall have statewide concurrent territorial (geographical) jurisdiction. A lodge acquires personal jurisdiction over a petitioner for the degrees at the time his petition is presented at a Stated Communication and receipt thereof is recorded in its minutes. There was quite a bit of discussion at our open session yesterday and the things that were developed from the discussion in favor of concurrent jurisdiction were: One-that nine other jurisdictions have tried and adopted concurrent jurisdiction, two more since I wrote to them last year, and in this day and time, with improved transportation and people being able to travel much easier, that the choice of lodges that a profane might have or a member might have in attending his lodge was much greater; that our small historic lodges who sometimes are in territories where population is declining, would have many who would like to be members of an historic lodge and would petition them, which they could do if there were concurrent jurisdiction which permitted it. The procedures that would be outlined in the other sections of your Digest will be presented to you if you should decide to adopt concurrent jurisdiction for a trial period. It was stated that this would allow better control of profane, those who petition their lodges. Our secretaries were particularly happy over the idea that it probably would require many fewer notifications to other lodges, because it will be spelled out in the regulations or in the section pertinent to this. It would not be necessary for a lodge in Rich路 mond, for example, to notify 32 other lodges of each petition it gets. Some of our rural lodges have been suffering from loss of membership because of annexations by our city. It has been taking place all over the state. You have heard some discussion of that here today, and some of those that were there yesterday seemed to feel that giving a lodge that was out in the suburbs of a city concurrent jurisdiction with the city lodge would enable them to accept petitions from people who, under the present setup, do not live within their jurisdiction. As you know,

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the present law states that the jurisdictional line is the halfway point between the corporate line of the city or town and the meeting place of the small lodge that is not in an incorporated city or town. Now opposed to this, was the same fear expressed that had been expressed apparently in the State of Maryland that undesirable profanes would petition lodges where they were not known. That seemed to be the thing that disturbed our brethren most that it would allow some who were not fit Masonic material to apply to a lodge outside of their home area where they are not quite as well know'n. Another was that there might be injury to small lodges. The large lodge would be attractive to the prospective member, and he would be more likely to send his petition for the degrees to the larger lodge.

COVENANT OF COOPERATION MICHIGAN: The following impressed us as a means of establishing closer cooperation between all rites and bodies of Freemasonry: As in other Grand Jurisdictions of the United States, Michigan Freemasonry fully recognizes the contribution of the major appendant or coordinate Masonic Orders as represented by the York Rite and the Scottish Rite, each of whom swear allegiance and obeisance to Ancient Craft Masonry as organized under the Grand Lodge of Michigan. All of the Grand Bodies within these rites share a concern for the welfare of Michigan Masonry and offer programs for the fraternal, benevolent and educational enlightenment of the craft. However, despite the mutual inter-dependence upon the well-being of one to the other, each organization within the two rites, as well as the Grand Lodge of Michigan, have for far too long, tended to go their separate ways and as a result, have on occasions suffered a lack of communications, between the several organizations. Sometimes there has been evidence of competition between the affiliated bodies. Such a lack of unity of purpose cannot serve our best interests, if Masonry is to prosper in accordance with its principle of Strength through Harmony. Therefore, as presiding officers of Michigan Masonry, we have met in council and pledged ourselves from this day forth to the task of working together in a spirit of fraternal cooperation. Further, we have committed ourselves to continuing to meet in cooperative sessions for the purpose of developing programs of action that will serve to benefit all of Masonry.

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE VERMONT: The Grand Historian of Vermont discusses the Declaration of Independence and some of the signers thereof: With the 200th Birthday of our Country next year, I am reporting on one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States--Brother Benjamin Franklin. There have been some extravagant claims as to the Masonic membership of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. There were 56 signers and documents prove that only eight were Masons. However, as many as 30 may have been Masons, but there is no satisfactory evidence to prove they were Masons. Benjamin Franklin was born January 17, 1706, in Milk Street, Boston, Massachusetts, and died April 17, 1790, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Brother Franklin was initiated into Masonry in the old St. John'S Lodge in Philadelphia in 1731. He maintained an active interest in Freemasonry throughout his life. He was undoubtedly the greatest scientist and philosopher of his day. He enjoyed a worldwide reputation and was the holder of honorary degrees from the most distinguished of British universities.

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In civic affairs, Brother Franklin was responsible for the establishment of the University of Pennsylvania and for the formation of the Philadelphia Police and Fire Departments. Brother Franklin served for many years in the General Assembly of Pennsylvania and as the Colonial Postmaster General. He acted as Colonial Agent in Great Britain and was a Commissioner to the British Parliament. When the break with the Mother Country occurred, he returned to America, became a member of the Continental Congress, and served as one of the Committee which drafted the Declaration of Independence. Brother Franklin served as our minister to France and was principally responsible for the negotiation of our alliance with King Louis XVI. While in France, he affiliated with several lodges and there is no doubt that his Masonic connection was of great assistance in the accomplishments of his mission. Brother Franklin was a man of rare foresight in science and was among the first to predict trends in future American agriculture. One of his predictions accurately forecasted more than two centuries ago the role that corn would playas a major crop and that it would change the face of American agriculture. Brother Franklin compiled a kind of "Corn Cook Book," listing the many ways it affords a wholesome and pleasing nourishment to men and animals. Among his recipes was that for a unique American delicacy-roast corn on the cob. He said that a family could first begin to make use of corn before the time of full harvest by stripping the leaves and roasting it by a quick fire until the grain is brown and eaten with a little salt and butter. Brother Franklin also told of boiling the ears of corn in their leaves. Also, one of his recipes was grinding the ripe kernels in a mortar, boiling until getting a white soft pulp and eating with milk or butter and sugar. Brother Franklin also explained how corn could be parched-possibly the forerunner of making popcorn. Take an iron pot filled with sand and set on the fire till the sand is very hot. Two or three pounds of corn are thrown in and mixed well with the sand by stirring. Each kernel bursts and throws out a white substance of twice its bigness. The sand is separated by a wire sieve, to be heated again, and the operation repeated with fresh kernels. That which is parched is pounded to a powder in mortars. An Indian will travel far and subsist long on a small bag of it, taking only six or eight ounces of it per day mixed with water. For livestock feed, Franklin recommended soaking the corn for 12 hours to make it easier for the animals to mash with their teeth and to make it more nourishing. Brother Franklin also noted that the cornstalks pressed like sugarcane yield a sweet juice, which, being fermented and distilled, makes an excellent spirit. Boiled without fermentation, it affords a pleasant syrup. Very likely not even Franklin envisioned things like the vast cornbelt in this country which covers millions of acres, but he was quick to recognize that this native crop, a gift from the Indian, was going to be a basic ingredient in the future of American agriculture.

DEMOLAY IDAHO: Here is an encouraging report from the Grand Lodge of Idaho on how lowering the age to become a Mason has helped DeMolay: The action of the Grand Lodge in 1972 in lowering the age to 18 has been of help to DeMolay as well as to Masonry. The DeMolays who are becoming Masons at the lower age are uniformly our leaders-Past Master Councilors, Chevaliers, and active workers-who are working in both DeMolay and Masonry. Three young

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DeMolays, themselves raised less than two months, formed a team of R's for a fourth DeMolay's degree at Idaho City this summer. The outstanding example, of course, is John Lawson of Mountain Home Chapter who is Worshipful Master of his lodge, High Priest of his Royal Arch Chapter, Associate Patron of Eastern Star, and an officer in both council and commandary, before he was 21. But, Charlie Ford whom you have heard, is a better State Master Councilor at age 19 because of what he learned as a Master Mason. Two DeMolays who joined' Masonry at the ages of 18 and 19 are now Dad Advisors of Boise and Meridian Chapters, and numerous others are serving as Advisors.

TEXAS: DeMolay Mothers Clubs were not permitted to meet in Masonic Lodge Buildings. Below is a directive issued by the Grand Master: May 10, 1974 To each District Deputy Grand Master: Right Worshipful Sir and dear Brother: On April 23, 1974, I issued a directive prohibiting "DeMolay Mothers Clubs" from meeting formally or informally in any Masonic lodge building. I have received five or six calls concerning this directive, and each call pertained to whether or not the mothers of DeMolay boys are allowed to come to the lodge hall for the purpose of serving meals at open meetings, etc. As a matter of clarification, please assure each Master of each lodge which has a DeMolay chapter, that the mother of a DeMolay is to be treated with the same courtesy and respect as any other woman and is entitled to the same privileges, as such, as any other woman who is not in any manner a part of one or more organizations listed under Title V, Art. 506, Sub. 29, page 202 of the Laws of the Grand Lodge of Texas, A.F. & A.M. If she is a member of O.E.S., then treat her as such, but being a member of "DeMolay Mothers Club" (since no Masonic relationship is required for said membership) no more qualifies her, in my opinion, to hold meetings in a Texas Masonic lodge, than if she belonged to the Girl Scouts of America. If the mother of a DeMolay desires to serve meals, wash dishes, etc. at DeMolay Chapter meetings, and if the Worshipful Master of the lodge approves, I see nothing to prohibit same, but as far as meetings of a nonrecognized organization in a lodge building are concerned, the1'e are to be none until same are approved by Grand Lodge. Notify only those lodges in your district which have DeMolay chapters. H further clarification is needed, please call me. Fraternally and sincerely, Dan B. Jordan cc: Malvern Marks

UTAH: DeMolay in Utah have a very good line of communications, as reponed by the Youth Committee: The Ncwscarrier under the very capable direction of Mrs. Lucile Saunders continued to be mailed to all DeMolays and Job's Daughters in Utah. This publication which is financed entirely by the Committee is published five (5) times each year. Its purpose is to provide a communications vehicle between our youth and between the Committee and the Masonic Youth. Certain modifications in the format of the Newscarrier have been made to make it more effective.

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Band, was reactivated and presently has approximately 20 members. Brother Hogensen is presently working to develop an orchestra within the band which will be able to play at social functions, etc. The major problem we presently have with the Band is to secure functions at which they can perform in order to keep the interest of the young members in the Band. The youth also became involved with the Masonic Bicentennial observance. This was good for both Masons and the youth. It has been the privilege of your Committee to have worked closely with Past Grand Master H. Scott Hammill and the Bicentennial Committee. The involvement of your youth in the play, "The Trial of George Washington," was most significant. We thank Brother Hammill and his Committee for the opportunity to involve our youth in this Masonic activity. Our appreciation is also extended to Mrs. Sherrill Bingham for her direction of the Colonial Dancers and to Mrs. Arden Fuchs for her direction of the Colonial Choir.

VERMONT: The following was adopted for the support of DeMolay in Vermont: We recommend the adoption of Grand Master Recommendation No.7 calling for the levying of a special per capita tax of 25 cents for the support of the order of DeMolay, such monies realized from the same or any other sources to be placed in a special fund to be known as the "Grand Lodge of Vermont DeMolay Fund," and such disbursements from the Fund to be approved by the Grand Lodge of Vermont Committee on DeMoley. WYOMING: The Grand Master of Wyoming reported the following: 3. The Grand Master received a request from the Executive Officer in Wyoming for DeMolay asking if there was any objection to a DeMolay Chapter receiving and processing the petition for memhership from a Negro boy. The Executive Officer assured me that the petition, if approved by the Grand Master, would be processed in a manner identical to that of other petitions including a secret unanimous ballot by DeMolay members and final approval by the advisory council of the DeMolay Chapter. I received assurances from responsible active members of the sponsoring lodge, not members of the DeMoley Advisory Council, that the membership of a Negro boy in their DeMolay Chapter would not disturb the peace and harmony of the lodge. Accordingly, the permission of the Grand Master was granted. In the several months that have elapsed since this action, no complaints or criticisms have reached this Grand Master, and there have been many compliments and statements of approval.

DISTRICT ORGANIZATIONS Missouri has a five-year limitation on the office of District Deputy Grand Master. The mere fact that a limitation is placed upon the office is an indication that it is believed that one can hold the office too long. Five years can only be construed as an arbitrary number of years a brother should be permitted to hold the same. There was a time when certain brethren would hold the office for a quarter of a century or more, and many performed their services with dignity and credit to the Fraternity. However, in larger districts the term of office has usually been much shorter. Most Worshipful Masters hold office for only one year. True, it can be said that some served "better" than others. If a poor one happened

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along, the lodge could easily survive one year of his administration. The same can be said for the District Deputy Grand Master-if he is in office for only one year, or perhaps two. However, if he continues in office for a full five years, there is little that can be done until the statute of limitation catches up with him. Many consider that because of the five-year rule that they are appointed for five years in the first instance. As a result it is tempting to say the least to procrastinate. If something obviously needs doing it can be put off until next year. Not so, if he is in office for a one-year term. He knows he has but the one year to make his mark upon the Craft in his district. The annual rotation of deputies also allows more brethren to enjoy the office, and more lodges to be honored by the appointment of one of their members. Soon all lodges in a district will have a past District Deputy Grand Master, and all lodges will, or should feel closer to Grand Lodge. Many districts have district organizations that meet periodically. NEW YORK: We quote here from the Grand Master's Address in New York: I am pleased to see that development of district organizations continues. This source of help and strength to a District Deputy is of the utmost importance, particularly when, as I observe is overwhelmingly the case, such organizations understand that it is not their role to come between the Grand Master and the Deputies in the latter's task of being the direct link between the Grand Master and the lodges. And I note with satisfaction that, by and large, these organizations more and more understand that the health of Grand Lodge depends on hard-working Deputies and Staff Officers, capable of fulfilling their vital functions. More and more they realize that neither office is a reward for service, but an opportunity to perform most important work for the Fraternity. It is the duty of such organizations to recommend for appointment only those capable of doing the job and this most essential qualification may well be lost sight of if such recommendations are made solely on the basis of rotation annually from lodge to lodge. The question of when a lodge last had a Deputy or a Staff Officer should never arise except as a last factor in deciding between two men otherwise equally qualified. My District Deputies of this year have, by and large, pursued excellence. Their constitutional reports to me have been perceptive and intelligent, and deserving of a better fate than burial in my files. I intend to appoint an ad hoc committee, composed of the presidents of the four Regional Deputy organizations, to review them over the summer and report on what they find which may well inure to the benefit of the Craft. The Grand Master's Message was spread by the Deputies throughout the year. It consisted, I told them, of everything I said or wrote, whether iIi Empire State Mason, or in my frequent bulletins to the Deputies, and they made effective use of it. I think it is known that I do not fear innovation when a useful purpose may be served. One instance is my request that Deputies accumulate a library of Lodge By-laws. These should be useful to them in answering the routine questions of Masters, and, when turned over, as requested, to the Grand Secretary, and, when placed in the lodge folders in the Library, they will add much to that officer's store of information, available to all. Another innovation was to require attendance of the Deputies at their Regional Masonic Home Days and Warden's Seminars on the theory that my representative was to be at least as well-trained as those with whom he worked. It is a source of pride to me that everyone of the 65 Deputies attended a Warden's Seminar and a Masonic Home Day. I was

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happy to have been able to meet with each Regional group of Deputies at least once during the year to help work out their common problems. They learned to have a selfless interest, not alone in their districts, but in the Craft as a whole. They discovered the need for continuity, which calls, for instance, for each current Deputy to be preparing the way for his successor so that there will be no hiatus in intelligent and devoted effort from Deputy to Deputy.

DRAPING THE ALTAR Many organizations drape the altar, or charter, or have some other form of ceremony to be held in memory of a departed member. The Grand Lodge of Arkansas received the following report of a special committee appointed for the purpose of preparing a ceremony of respect. It was said that the ceremony was suggestive only, and was not required of the constituent lodges. It does provide a means of formal recognition of a departed member. CEREMONY FOR DRAPING THE ALTAR FOR A DECEASED BROTHER

This ritual is used immediately after the Lodge has been declared open on the Master's Degree on a regular Stated Gommunication and before the first order of business is called for. The Master calls up the Lodge, (rap, rap, rap) , removes his hat and says: Brethren, it is with profound sorrow that I announce the death of Brother (Name) The Supreme Architect of the Universe called Brother (Name) to that celestial Lodge above on (Date) He was born (Date) at (City-State) .... , and was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason in (Name) ... Lodge No. .... (No.) .... at .... (CityState) ..... It is my order that our altar be draped for one month (months) in loving memory of Brother .... (Name) ..... Brother Chaplain, you will attend at the altar, Brothers Senior and Junior Deacon, you will assist the Chaplain. At this point the Chaplain goes to the west of the altar and raises the Holy Bible, square and compasses, steps back one step, while the Senior and Junior Deacons place the black drape across the altar. The Chaplain then steps forward and returns the Holy Bible, square and compasses to the altar. The Chaplain, Senior and Junior Deacons then line up west of the altar and salute the Great Lights (Master's Degree) and return to their stations. The Worshipful Master says: Brethren, you will join with me in a moment of silent prayer in memory of our departed Brother. The W.M. seats the Lodge, (rap) and calls for the first order of busines which is the reading of the minutes. CEREMONY TO BE USED WHEN THE ALTAR IS ALREADY DRAPED

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Brother .. (Name) .. Brethren, you will join with me in a moment of silent prayer in memory of this departed Brother. The Worshipful Master scats the Lodge, (rap) and calls for the first order of business (the reading of the minutes) . CEREMONY FOR REMOVING THE DRAPE FROM THE ALTAR WHEN ALL PERIODS OF MOURNING ARE OVER

This ritual is used immediately after the Lodge has been declared open on the Master's Degree on a regular Stated Communication and before the first order of business is called for. The Master calls up the Lodge, (rap, rap, rap) , removes his hat and says: Brethren, our altar has been draped in loving memory of our departed Brother (or Brethren) . The official period of mourning having expired, we will remove the drape from the altar. Brother Chaplain, you will attend at the altar, Brothers Senior and Junior Deacons you will assist the Chaplain. At this point the Chaplain goes to the west of the altar and raises the Holy Bible, square and compasses, steps back one step, while the Senior and Junior Deacons remove and fold the drape. The Chaplain then steps forward and returns the Holy Bible, square and compasses to the altar. The Chaplain, Senior and Junior Deacons then line up west of the altar and salute the Great Lights (Master's Degree) and return to their stations. The Worshipful Master then seats the Lodge (rap). The W.M. then calls for the first order of business (the reading of the minutes) . SPECIAL NOTICE: UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES MAY THE ALTAR DRAPE BE REMOVED FROM THE ALTAR (while it is draped) BY ANY ORGANIZATION. If other organizations use the same room and altar, they may drape altar, but over the Lodge drape. It is not to be removed.

DUAL MEMBERSHIP ILLINOIS: The following amendment to the Code was adopted by the Grand Lodge of Illinois making possible Dual Membership: It was proposed to add a new Code No. 270A which would read as follows, ..A Master Mason who is a member in good standing in a lodge within this Grand Jurisdiction or in another Grand Jurisdiction which is in fraternal relations with this Grand Jurisdiction may continue his membership in such lodge, and also become a member of one more chartered lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction. (If at the time the petition for dual membership is presented the Brother has resided in this Grand Jurisdiction for at least the preceding six months). If elected he shall be entitled to all rights and be subject to all obligations of a member of each lodge to which he belongs, except he may not hold office, except that of Tyler, in more than one lodge at the same time. His oldest membership shall be designated "original membership" and that in the other lodge "dual membership."

DUES AND FEES CALIFORNIA: Dues and fees have been a matter for concern in most jurisdictions. The report of the Grand Secretary of California shows charts of the various dues and fees charged there. In 674 lodges the lowest fee for the degrees is $50.00 and the highest is

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$215-143 charge $75.00; 214 charge $100; and 77 charge $125. The others fall somewhere in between. The dues in these lodges range from a low of $12.00 to a high of $55.00 -142 charge $18.00; 149 charge $20.00; 78 charge $24.00; 56 charge $25.00; and 32 charge $30.00. None of these can be considered too high or too costly in today's Masonic marketplace.

EIGHTEEN-YEAH-OLDS ARIZONA: The question of permitting 18-year-oIds to petItion for the degrees of Masonry was referred to the lodges in Arizona. The results were as follows: Seventeen lodges reported in favor of lowering the age to 18. Fifty-three lodges were against lowering the age. Of the 17 lodges for lowering the votes were as follows: 202 for and 67 against (3 to 1 for) . Of the 53 lodges against lowering the age to 18 were as follows: 1,166 against and 241 for (4~ to 1 against) . Two lodges voted unanimously against but did not put the figures down so are not counted in the total figures above.

IDAHO: It was reponed that the minimum age of 18 years has been in effect in Idaho for four years, and that less than 20 candidates a year fall into this category. ILLINOIS: The Grand Lodge of Illinois did not adopt an amendment to permit 18-year-olds to petition Masonry in that jurisdiction. MONTANA: Several pages of discussion relative to the admission of 18year-oIds appear in the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Montana. However, the resolution to admit was defeated.

EXCHANGE OF FLAGS The Grand Master of Delaware and the Grand Master of Pennsylvania, in the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, exchanged flags: Bro. Raymond M. Savage, Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Grand Lodge, A.F. & A.M. of Delaware, presented the flag of the State of Delaware to Bro. Rochester B. Woodall, Right Worshipful Grand Master, as a gesture of the heritage program of the Grand Lodge of Delaware. A Bicentennial lapel emblem, a personal gift from Bro. Sherman W. Tribbitt, Governor of the State of Delaware, was also presented by Brother Savage to Brother Woodall. Brother Woodall, expressing gratitude for the flag and lapel emblem, responded by presenting a flag of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Brother Savage for the Grand Lodge of Delaware.

EXPULSION OF A MASTER MISSISSIPPI: The following is an interesting account of the expulsion of the Worshipful Master of a lodge in Mississippi. Seldom does this occur. Question: H. P. V., the boy who went AWOL from the Army several years ago, and who was picked up a few weeks ago by Army Intelligence, was tried this past Friday and was sentenced to serve three years in Fort Leavenworth Federal Peni-; tentiary. I understand that he has already been sent there or will be shortly to

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begin his sentence. .. As you know, I have arrested the jewel and his card, and have them here at my house. Should I keep the jewel here until the end of the year when a new Master will be elected or return it to the lodge? Should I send you his card, send it to (the Grand Secretary) , or destroy it? I would appreciate your telling us what the lodge should do regarding the above. As I understand Williams Digest, he is to be expelled (page 195). Am ] right in saying that he is to be tried by the lodge and since he cannot represent himself, the lodge appoint someone to represent him. (Also) isn't it mandatory that a guilty verdict be reached and he be expelled? Can you give me a brief summary of just what we should do? I, as well as the rest of the brothers, would like to give him the least penalty possible under our Masonic laws. Answer: The instant case, as we understand it, is one in which a man, some years ago, became absent without leave, from the United States Army. Following his taking such illegal leave, he came to S. and lived a life so exemplary in manner that he was within a few years made a Mason, later elected a Warden of S. Lodge, and was elevated, this last December, to the office of Master. Not too long after the subject became Master of the Lodge, he was apprehended by agents of U.S. Army Intelligence, was tried and sentenced to a term of three years in Fort Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary. He is by now in the penitentiary. The Grand Master was eminently correct in arresting the jewel of this Master. As to its disposition, we believe it should be returned to the lodge and placed under. the control and security of the Senior Warden. The card, likewise, may be kept under the control of the Senior Warden of the lodge.

FINANCIAL NEVADA: The Grand Master of Nevada discusses finance in his annual report: A most pressing problem today is our finances, that is, our uninflated charges and fees. We've heard and talked about this for over 20 years to the effect that, if it were merchandising, we are selling a premium product at prices far too low. True. One hundred years ago our petition fee translated into at least an average month's wages and the goods received was worth it-the demand was a higher percentage than we have today. Many of us think and feel the same services are worth an average month's wages today. But this conviction has not been conveyed at the proper times and places with adequate communication. With today's devalued dollar, our low fees and dues do not command attention of quality-conscious people, those who shy away from considering a price quoted too low because there's got to be something wrong with a price so far out of line-the price is not right. This needs to be understood and conveyed to everyone interested.

MONTANA: The Grand Lodge of Montana amended its code to increase revenue: Section 6-REVENUE OF GRAND LODGE. Every chartered lodge shall, at the time it files its Annual Return, pay to the Grand Secretary for the use of the Grand Lodge, the sum of seven dollars and seventy-five cents ($7.75) for each Master Mason in good standing belonging to the lodge, as provided in Section 123 of the Statutes for the Government of Constituent Lodges, except such members whose dues have been remitted by the lodge for inability to pay the same, and those members who have received the Montana 50-year certificate and pin. Two dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25) of each member's dues so. paid to the Grand Lodge shall be set aside each year for the support and maintenance of the Masonic Home in this jurisdiction, twenty-five cents ($0.25) of each member's dues for the

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payment of premiums on activities insurance, one dollar (.$1.00) for the support of the Vigilante MemOl'ial Welfare Fund and twenty-five cents ($0.25) for the support of the Masonic Service Association's hospital fund. Section 6 (b) -That each constituent lodge, at the time of making its annual return, shall be entitled to a credit of $6.75 against Grand Lodge per capita tax for each member of the lodge who is a member of the Century Club of the Montana Masonic Foundation as of April 30, of the year of the return. UTAH: The Grand Secretary of Utah comments on the financial condition of some of the lodges in that jurisdiction and their responsibilities: In going over the financial statements of the lodges their reports show assets varying from $7,000 to over $100,000. The three Ogden lodges apparently by concerted action state they have no interest in their Masonic Temple or the real estate. There is no record in the Grand Lodge office that they have disposed of their property. Therefore, there is no record the lodges have complied with Section 3-5-2, TRANSFER OF PROPERTY, which reads, "No Lodge shall transfer any portion of its funds, or equity in, or title to its property, to any organization, corporation, or association whatever, except as provided herein" and so forth. The Masonic Temple and its grounds amount to roughly a little over $100,000. The officers of the lodges know they arc in violation of that section. During the year 23 members of the Utah lodges attained 50-year memberships and were awarded 50-year pins. VERMONT: The Grand Lodge of Vermont adopted the following per capita levy: We recommend that a per capita tax of $4.40 be levied against subordinate lodges for the ensuing year, the same being $2.75 for the General Fund; 25 cents for DeMolay; 40 cents for insurance and $1.00 for George Washington Masonic National Memorial.

FOUR CORNERS MEETING The only place in the United States where four states corner on each other is appropriately called "Four Corners." The states involved are Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah. The Masons of these states have held "four corners" meetings for several years. The Grand Master of Arizona said of the lodge meeting: This Annual Meeting which does not necessarily have Grand Lodge status, nevertheless has continued some years as an activity of the lodges in the northeast corner of Arizona. My first attendance at one of the meetings was the year I served as Grand Lecturer for the Grand Lodge. This year we flew to Durango, Colorado, to attend. M.W. Grand Master Stuart B. Tracey was the only other Grand Master present, but that is just a minor point. To be termed a meeting is to stretch the imagination past the breaking point. No organization is visible, and what might be visible is a disgrace. I suggest that the organization serves no useful purpose, and possibly is contrary to the benefit of Masonry and that Arizona participation in it is questionable, as to continuation.

GOOD NEWS-BAD NEWS MINNESOTA: The Grand Orator of the Grand Lodge of Minnesota told the following as a modern interpretation of the old story concerning Moses and God:

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The story is a good news and a bad news story, of Moses' conversation with God. God said to Moses, "Moses, I've got some good news for you and I've got some bad news," and Moses said, "Fine, God, what's the good news?" God said, "Well, Moses, I'm going to do things here in Egypt. I'm going to bring pestilence; I'm going to bring locusts; I'm going to bring disease, tornadoes; the wind is going to blow; the dust is going to fly. People are doing to die," and then He said, "I'm going to go, and I'm going to cause the sea to open up, so you can cross through with your people for the promised land on the other side and then the sea will come over the armies of Egypt and they will die, and they'll float to the shore and there is going to be great devastation." And Moses said, "That's good, God, that's the good news, now what is the bad news?" and God said, "Well, Moses, you're going to have to write the environmental impact statement."

HAWAII CALIFORNIA: As most Freemasons know, the ten lodges subordinate lodges of the Grand Lodge of California. As visited annually by the Grand Master and Grand Lecturer Lodge of California. The Grand Lecturer spoke highly of the brethren in Hawaii.

in Hawaii are such they are of the Grand He said:

In late February we journeyed to Hawaii for meetings with the inspectors, of. ficers and brethren of the 10 Hawaiian lodges. While there, we conducted all路 day Schools of Ritual on Saturday and Sunday in Honolulu, and evening schools in the lodges of the Outer Islands of Hawaii, Maui and Kauai. By virtue of their close proximity, one to the other, the seven lodges on the island of Oahu seem to experience far less difficulty than their sister lodges in the Outer Islands so far as obtaining new officers, participating in Schools of Instruction for officers, and carrying out the various assignments of Masonry. Ritual proficiency continues to improve in these lodges and the all-day schools serve a most useful purpose in correcting minor discrepancies which seem to creep into the work from time to time. The Outer Island lodges continue to experience difficulty in obtaining new officers each year. Schools of instruction for officers are poorly attended due to the great distances which some of these officers must travel to attend lodge. This in turn reflects upon Ritual proficiency, and the yearly visits of the Ritual Com. mittee to these lodges in Hilo, Maui and Kauai are greatly beneficial in maintaining Ritual proficiency. The two island inspectors, Bill McKee and Ozzie Lau, are doing a tremendous job in teaching the Ritual, assisting the Masters and lodges in administration and activities, and serving as chief liaison officers from the Grand Lodge. They are involved at every level of Masonic activity in Hawaii, and they have become extremely expert in dealing with the manifold problems of Hawaiian Masonry. They are honorable men and good Masons who give freely of their time and talents in the service of Masonry. We salute them for their activities. I am extremely grateful for my association with all the wonderful Masons of Hawaii. Their every action seems to give new meaning to the words Brotherly Love: The word they use is "Aloha," and they not only say it, they mean it as well. To all these wonderful Masons of Hawaii, our thanks for their many courtesies.

HISTORICAL FLORIDA: These articles were presented by the Grand Master, on behalf of others, to the Library and Museum of the Grand Lodge of Florida:

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A beautiful and valuable Masonic watch. The works of this walch were made from emblems of the Masonic Order, and a limited number were ever made. Grand Master Myers, in behalf of Wellborn Lodge No. 13, presented to the Grand Secretary for the Grand Lodge Museum, a special old horn over 100 years old, which had been used in the early days of this moonlight lodge, to summon the Craft to each communication of the lodge. Brother Myers stated that these items had been contributed with the provision that they be properly displayed in the Museum at all times for the enjoyment of all the Craft.

MONTANA: The Grand Historian of the Grand Lodge of Montana, Bro. Maynard H. Jones, gives us a bit of local color and the name of one of the screen's best actresses: On March 27, 1973, I drove to the town of Radersburg. This was another early day gold mining town and in it the Masonic Fraternity was active. The town was the home of Jefferson Lodge No. 15, chartered November I, 1880, but it was short lived as their charter was revoked October 7, 1886. Upon investigation I found that the old Masonic Temple was still there and is now in use by the I.O.O.F. and Rebekah lodges. I was told that these lodges had made extensive repairs to the interior, but had not been able to do repair work to the outside. It seems that the ground floor was originally used by two Masonic brothers as a cabinet shop and that their names were Bro. Albert W. Sederbert and John Johnson. They made the furniture for their lodge, which furniture is now in use by the Masonic lodge of Boulder-No. 41. My informant stated that the daughter of Brother Johnson had married a man by the name of Williams and from this union was born a daughter, now known as Myrna Loy, the motion picture actress.

SOUTH DAKOTA: Bro. Harold L. Tisher, Grand Historian, presented a very fine report of the history of the Grand Lodge of South Dakota for the first 100 years. Here is a portion of his introduction: On June 3, 1863, a charter was granted and Iowa number 166 was assigned to the lodge. The first Mason raised on the soil of Dakota was Lt. J. K. Fowler, of Company "A," Dakota Cavalry, Yankton, who was raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason, in the above lodge, on January 5, 1863. For those who might be interested in the history of Dakota Territory, the slate of officers and members, for this new lodge, read like a page out of the early-day history books, Melancthon Hoyt, Downer T. Bramble, John Hutchinson, George W. Kingsbury, Moses K. Armstrong, George N. Propper, Frank M. Ziebach, H. C. Ash, and Bligh E. Wood, along with others. These brothers were early pioneers of the Territory, nearly all of whom came in before the Territory had a political existence, hailing from New England, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Minnesota, and elsewhere. They were of good moral character, of exceptional ability, and were thoroughly competent to rear a Masonic structure in due and ancient form. Although the Grand Lodge of Iowa was selected to sponsor St. John'S Lodge, this was not accepted in complete harmony. A group of Nebraska Masons, living in the new territory, felt very strongly that Nebraska should have had the honor. As you know, they were not successful, and Iowa became the Mother Grand Lodge of the first six lodges chartered in the southern part of Dakota Territory.

INTERNATIONAL PEACE GARDEN MASONIC TEMPLE NORTH DAKOTA: The Masons of North Dakota are in the process of trying to erect a beautiful Masonic Temple:

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As all North Dakota Masons are now aware, a proposal to erect a Masonic auditorium at the International Peace Garden has been considered in some degree during the past year, and is to be considered in greater detail at this Grand Lodge Communication. This project, if it proceeds, will involve the efforts of a great many Masons and will, we feel, be particularly helpful in giving zest and enthusiasm to Masons generally. It should also be helpful in letting fellow North Dakotans, as well as others, know of the good works and purposes of Masons everywhere. If we meet only because the By-Laws require meeting, and when meeting, simply open and close lodge, read the minutes, pay the bills, and go home, our Fraternity will certainly wither and die by reason of stagnation alone.

THE LION'S PAW It is well for us to understand one of the world's most ancient symbols of initiation. It is said that in ancient times the candidate on his way through the mysteries of the stately temples of Egypt was buried in a great stone sarcophagus for the dead. In fact, this sarcophagus still stands today. Later, he was raised to life again by the Master Initiate in his robes of blue and gold. When the candidate was raised, the Grand Master wore upon his arm and had, like a glove, the paw of a lion, and it was said of the initiate that he was raised by the "strong grip of the lion's paw."-The Bulletin, The Masonic Relief Association.

THE LIQUOR QUESTION It is interesting to note that opinions may be changing on the question of liquor. We note with interest both extremes in this area of Masonic concern. ARKANSAS: The Grand Master reported the following ruling: I was asked if the manager of a store that sells beer could petition for membership. I ruled that a person who supervises personnel who sells beer is not eligible for membership. NEBRASKA: The Grand Master of Nebraska reported on three decisions that were concerned with alcohol: Silver Cord Lodge No. 224 asked if they could receive a petition from the ownermanager of a steak house where only 30 percent of the income was received from the sale of liquor. I ruled that the owner-manager of the steak house was not qualified to petition Masonry under the provisions of Section 2-904 of the By-Laws. Ionic Lodge No. 87 wanted permission to participate in the plan to build a structure to house all of the fraternal organizations, the village council room, and the library. I ruled that Ionic Lodge No. 87 could not participate because a bar is shown as a part of the building, although not in the area designated for Ionic Lodge No. 87, and the lodge would be in violation of Section 2-501 of the By-Laws. Palisade Lodge No. 216, inquired whether charges for unmasonic conduct should be filed against a member who was suspended for a nonpayment of dues on December 31, 1974 and subsequently obtained a liquor license to dispense alcoholic beverages in January, 1975. I ruled that charges should be filed under Section 3-102 (d.) NORTH CAROLINA: The Grand Master of North Carolina consider the question of alcoholic beverages on Masonic property, and ruled against it. He quoted the following section of North Carolina Masonic Law:

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Regulation 49-03 (3) of the Code provides that "A lodge shall not, by any pretext, or for any purpose, or by any subterfuge introduce intoxicating liquors or beverages, or permit their use as a beverage on any of its premises, or shall it rent any of its premises to anyone who thereon sells intoxicating liquors with the exception of a pharmacist." After several comments the Grand Master ruled: It is, therefore, ordered that no intoxicating liquor or beverage shall be permitted upon any premise owned, leased or under control of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina nor shall intoxicating liquor be used as a beverage at any meeting sponsored by or held under the auspices of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina or by any of its officers, boards or commissions. For many years the liquor question in one form or another has been before Grand Lodges across the land. Admittedly, the use of alcoholic beverages in the United States is quite different around Masonic lodges than it is in many foreign Grand Lodges with which we have good relations. I t has developed to the point where many strict and clear thinkers suggest that Masonry is being hypocritical in its attitude toward the moderate use of alcoholic drinks at strictly social affairs of the lodge, outside of the lodge rooms proper. In fact at least two Grand Lodges have openly come out in favor of permitting alcoholic beverages in dining rooms and other social areas of Masonic Temples. We even have the story of St. Marks Church on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., which has a pub in the basement that is open following Sunday morning services. The thinking Mason cannot help but be puzzled by the actions of men of whom it is said that they "drink wet but vote dry," on liquor issues that come before Grand Lodges. Puzzling also are statements by these men who say they will never permit liquor in their churches or in their lodges but serve it in their homes. Are their homes somehow less sacred than their churches or their lodges? NEvV HAMPSHIRE: The following are the rules and regulations for the use of alcoholic beverages as issued by the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire: SOCIAL HOUR RULES AND REGULATIONS

At the last Annual Communication the Constitution was changed regarding SPIRITUOUS AND MALT LIQUORS. I would like to remind lodges who wish to take advantage of this constitutional change that it is also the decree of this Grand Lodge that in every instance all the rules, laws and regulations of the State of New Hampshire relating to use and consumption of alcoholic beverages shall be fully observed and obeyed at all times, and that the Social Hour Rules and Regulations adopted by this Grand Lodge shall fully and strictly be observed at all times. Alcoholic beverages may be provided and served by constituent lodges and the Masonic bodies specified in Article XXI of the Grand Constitution at social hours held on Masonic premises in accordance with the provisions of Article XX, Section 2 of the Grand Constitution as follows: 1. Said liquors may be available during rentals of the banquet or dining hall to responsible persons or groups for non-Masonic purposes.

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2. Said liquors may be used during exclusive social functions of a lodge or a Masonically-recogni7.ed body provided such social function is held on a date at a time when no other Masonic or Masonically-related BODY is meeting in or upon the same Masonic premises and the social function is confined to the dining or banquet hall. 3. When social functions precede any REGULAR Masonic Meeting, Stated or Special, liquors of any kind shall not be served until the work of the evening is concluded and the lodge closed in due form and then only in the dining or banquet hall. and further subject to the following rules. 1. Notice of such social hour shall be sent to the Grand Master at least ten days prior to such event specifying that the requirements of the Grand Constitution, these rules and the laws and regulations of the State of New Hampshire will be strictly adhered to and the name of the person who will be responsible for such adherence. The Grand Master may, in his discretion, den)' the use of alcoholic beverages at the specified event or impose such special restrictions as he shall deem necessary. 2. When such social hour is held in conjunction with a regular or special meeting of the sponsoring body, no alcoholic beverage shall be served or consumed on the Masonic Premises more than one hour after the closing of such meeting. All alcoholic beverages shall be removed from the premises before the building is closed following the social hour. 3. Only Masons and their bona fide guests may participate in such events and no charge shall be made for admittance or for any beverage served at such events. Voluntary contributions may be accepted. 4. No such event shall be held unless non-alcoholic beverages are available in sufficient quantity and variety to serve those who do not wish alcoholic beverages. 5. Notice of such events shall be distributed in the usual manner on the regular mailing list. Such notice shall not unduly emphasize the availability of alcoholic beverages. 6. No person shall be permitted to convert this means of refreshment into intemperance and excess nor shall anyone who appears to be under the influence of alcoholic beverage be permitted to participate in such events. It shall be the duty of the Master and Wardens, individually or collectively, to initiate such disciplinary action against offenders as shall be necessary to protect the good name and reputation of the Fraternity. 7. The Grand Master may, in his discretion, deny the use of alcoholic beverages on particular Masonic premises for good cause shown. 8. When alcoholic beverages are to be served during rentals of the banquet or dining hall, notice of such event shall be sent to the Grand Master prior thereto, specifying that no Masonic or Masonically-related body is meeting on the premises at the same time and the person who will be responsible for compliance with the requirements of the Grand Constitution, these rules and the Laws and Regulations of the State of New Hampshire. 9. The Grand Secretary shall send copies of these regulations to the Secretary of each Masonic body within the jurisdiction, to the custodians of all the Masonic Halls within the jurisdiction, and the officer in charge of all Masonic Building Associations. These regulations shall be posted prominently in each Masonic Hall within the jurisdiction. ROBERT H. DANELSON, P.G.M., Grand Secretary

Of interest to some will be the report of an article in the Los Angeles Times on April 29, 1974, entitled "It's just a shon trip down from the Pulpit to the Pub."

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It had reference to St. Marks Episcopal Church located on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., where the Rev. James Adams is the Rector. It is also interesting to note that Reverend Jim is the son of Charles F. Adams, a Past Grand Master of Masons of Nebraska, who is well-known to Masons across the United States for his many contributions to Freemasonry in various fields. In the article it was stated that Easter of that year was the first anniversary of the downstairs pub named, "The "'Tinged Lion," the ancient symbol of St. Mark. The following is a direct quote from the April 1973 bulletin of St. Mark's Church, and edited by the Rev. James R. Adams: "WHEN THE HUF路CAP IS SET ABROCHE"

In appointing Jim Steed to serve as St. Mark's first Pub Steward, the Vestry broke with ancient custom and accepted tradition in the Anglican Communion. As anyone familiar with the practice of drinking beer in the Church of England can tell you, it has always been the responsibility of the Wardens to supply the beer which is sold to the congregation at church. Although I was somewhat distressed by the vestry's lack of confidence in the skill and dedication of our wardens, I am delighted that they saw fit to restore an ancient practice of the Church of England to its rightful place in our parish life by authorizing the purchase of equipment to cool and serve draft beer. The custom of drinking beer in church goes back to the days of Pope Gregory the Great in the sixth century. He instructed his missionaries in England not to interfere with the existing celebrations of the Saxons but to incorporate them into the life of the church; "that thus, by allowing them some satisfactions of sense, they may relish Christianity the better, and be raised by degrees to the more noble pleasures of the mind:' When these Saxon festivals became identified with Christianity, the village people began referring to them as "church-ales:' Apparently the custom of holding church-ales was widespread until the seventeenth century when Puritan sentiments suppressed most signs of gaiety among English Christians. How important the church-ales had been in the life of the church can be seen from the comments of a disapproving Elizabethan Puritan: The manner of them is thus. In certain townes, where drunken Bacchus bears the sway, against Christmas, Easter, Whitsonday or some other time, the ChurchWardens of every parish, with the consent of the whole parish, provide half a score or twenty quarters of mault, whereof some they buyout of church stock and some is given them of the parishioners themselves, everyone conferring somewhat, according to his abilitie; which mault, being made into very strong ale or beere, is set to sale either in the church or some other place assigned to that purpose. Then when the Huf-capl (as they call it) is set abroche,2 well is he that can get the soonest to it and spend the most at it; for he that sitteth the closest to it and spends the moste at it, he is counted the godliest man of all the rest; but who either cannot, for pinching povertie, or otherwise will not stick to it, he is counted one destitute both of vertue and godlyness. In so much (Notes: Pope Gregory's message was quoted by C. G. Coulton in Medieval Panorama. The views of the Elizabethan Puritan were reported by L. F. Salzman, English Life in the Middle Ages. For both references, I am grateful to my reo search assistant, Ms. Lesley M. Adams) . 1. Huf-cap-a heady, blustering brew. 2. Set abroche-tapped (the keg) .

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as you shall have many poor men make hard shift for money to spend therat, for they are perswaded it is meritorious and a good service to God. Although the beer for St. Mark's first church-ale, to be held immediately following the Easter parade, will not be brewed by Wardens Verna Dozier and Bruce Sladen, at least we will have taken a significant step in recovering the fullness of the Anglican tradition. .R.A.)

MASSACHUSETTS: The following is an edict issued by M.W. Bro. Stanley F. Maxwell, Grand Master of Masons of Massachusetts. It is of interest to many that M.W. Brother Maxwell is also the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. This indicates his courage as a leader of men. ALCOHOLIC BEVERACES IN MASONIC TEMPLES

One of the most perplexing problems to confront your Grand Master in recent months has been the dispensing of alcoholic beverages in some of our Masonic temples. I am fully aware that many of our Blue lodges, particularly on ladies' nights or other social events, have forsaken their Masonic homes to go to another establishment where alcoholic beverages are available. In many cases this action has deprived Masonic associations or trustees from revenue which they might otherwise have received. Conversely, it has also come to my attention that alcoholic beverages are and have been made available in some Masonic temples in violation of present Masonic regulations. It is my understanding that where this has been done, it has been to prevent lodges from going outside for accommodations and thereby get an extra rental for the use of the banquet facilities. I am also well aware of the increasing costs of operation confronting temple associations, especially for heat, utilities, and taxes where there are temples not entirely tax-exempt. Nor can I overlook the dilemma of shrinking membership and the attendant loss of revenue. In view of the many problems facing our Blue lodges at the present time, and taking into consideration the trend of the times, your Grand Master, after due consideration and the report of a committee appointed to study this matter, hereby rules that alcoholic beverages may be dispensed in any Masonic temple apartments or hall subject to the following restrictions and limitations: 1. At no time shall alcoholic beverages be introduced into a lodge room, except for authorized ceremonial purposes, or those rooms used directly in connection therewith, such as the preparation room, Tyler's room, or corridors adjacent thereto. 2. At no time shall officers of a lodge partake of alcoholic beverages after a meal and before the opening of a lodge which they are to attend. 3. At no time shall any member be admitted to a lodge meeting while under the influence of alcoholic beverages. 4. At no time shall there be any area alloted to, nor construction of a permanent servicing facility within any Masonic temple under this jurisdiction. 5. The temperate use and dispensing of alcoholic beverages during exclusively social functions, fellowship and banquet periods, always in the confines of the social rooms, banquet rooms or dining halls, and always under the control of responsible persons, is not prohibited. 6. The foregoing is not to be construed as a mandate that the use and dispensing of alcoholic beverages must be allowed; whether such use is allowed or prohibited, is for the local Masonic body and the building or temple association, as the case may be, to determine.

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7. All applicable laws and regulations, both of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and of the local authorities, shall be observed and complied with at all times. 8. No lodge or recognized collateral body as such shall apply for or hold any license required by the foregoing laws or regUlations. 9. Reference to alcoholic beverages, in any connotation, such as cocktails, bar, B.Y.O.B., etc., is not permitted in any lodge notice, or as an enclosure in the mailing of a lodge notice. The use of the phrases "social hour" or "social period" is not prohibited. We must recognize that times change and it is easily demonstrated that in 1975 a substantial number of our members use alcoholic beverages, always within the bounds of temperance, and the temptation is to leave our meeting places, or in connection with a social function, for an atmosphere and surroundings which often can be contradictory to the atmosphere and surroundings of a lodge building. It is to devise a policy that recognizes that there are various points of view on this question, and at the same time to preserve our time-honored sacred places and ideals, that the above-stated pronouncement is directed. Excerpt from the Address of the Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts, M.W. Stanley F. Maxwell, at the Quarterly Communication of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, September 10, 1975.

OHIO: The following amendment to the Code of Ohio was defeated: 1. A lodge or Masonic temple company may at its own option permit alcoholic beverages to be served. 2. The Worshipful Master or ranking officer shall have the authority to halt the consumption of such beverages at any time. 3. The Grand Master or his representative may suspend the use of such beverages if it is found in his opinion that such is being unwisely used. 4. The foregoing provisions relating to alcoholic beverages shall be effective until the Grand Lodge Communication one year after its adoption at which time it shall be reconsidered and shall require the usual two-thirds majority for final adoption." The Committee finds the proposed legislation proper as to form and substance and recommends that it NOT be adopted. The foregoing partial report was, on motion, accepted. The legislation was, on motion, defeated.

WASHINGTON: The Grand Lodge of Washington defeated a resolution which would have legalized the serving of alcoholic beverages in Masonic temples: Intoxicating Liquors in the Lodge Room. Intoxicating liquors shall not be introduced into a lodge room or any room used in connection therewith. Be amended to read: Alcoholic Beverages in a Temple. Alcoholic beverages shall not be introduced into a lodge room or those rooms used directly in connection therewith and commonly known as the Preparation Room and Tiler's Room, however this section shall not be construed or otherwise interpreted to include those areas of a temple normally reserved for dining, refreshment, and general entertainment. In no case shall this section be considered a mandate that the use of alcoholic beverages must be allowed and in addition each temple board shall have sole discretion in this matter as well as the responsibility that at all times rules of temperance as taught in Masonry and appropriate civil laws are observed.

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THE MAGIC nUTE ALBERTA: The Grand Lodge of Alberta, through its bulletin advised the Craft about the Magic Flute. It contained the following: THE MAGIC FLUTE

Several years ago at the Masonic Spring Workshop Bro. Bert G. van Heiden, the Secretary of Zetland Lodge No. 83, presented a study of Mozart's "The Magic Flute." He included in the presentation some of the music of this opera and pointed out the Masonic implications in it. Mozart was a Mason and was very much under the influence of Masonic practices and philosophy. The study was so well done and so thoroughly researched that Brother van HeIden repeated it several times at lodge meetings. The great movie director, Bergman, has brought Mozart's work to the screen and it is now playing in many theatres in the Province. It is a movie that Masons should not miss and it would be well for them to read what Brother van HeIden had to say. Some of the critics obviously unacquainted with Masonry see little con路 nection between the movie and Freemasonry. Perhaps Director Bergman himself was not conscious of it. It is impossible for a Mason to sit through the movie and not be inspired by the Masonic implications. There are a number of parts in the opera that have been adjusted for the purposes of the screen play and the scenery is different than Mozart would have had it. At the same time the basic message of the Fraternity comes through again and again. Certainly the struggle between Sarastro, the ruler of the brotherhood, and the Queen of the Night is significant. Bergman changes the Mozart story by making the Queen of the Night the wife of Sarastro. Bergman also treats the opera with a type of lightheartedness and in a playful manner which would be foreign to Mozart's purpose. The whole movie is pleasant and makes for a very enjoyable evening. The Mason will be impressed with the distinctive Masonic philosophy. He will also be interested in the three trials through which the young man Prince Tamino has to go even to the point of going down into the very depths of death and being raised from darkness into light. When Tamino and his lady companion are presented to the assembled brotherhood they are blindfolded. At one point the vow of silence is extracted and later a solemn obligation is demanded. The altar and the arrangement of the hall in which the brotherhood meets will be very familiar to Masons. Remembering the connection of Craft Masonry with the Royal Arch the Mason will not be surprised to see the brothers dressed in red robes and the two young initiates clothed in blue. To a Mason the final scenes will be very impressive. The ruler of the Brother路 hood is about to give up his throne to the new ruler Prince Tamino. It is a scene of sorrow because the brethren loved their ruler dearly. Also it is a scene of joy because a new and younger brother who has passed all the trials successfully is about to be clothed with the power to rule. Then Sarasto, the outgoing ruler, leaves his place of office and disappears into the crowd. It is reminiscent of the words in the general charge of which all of us need to be reminded over and over. The ideal of a Freemason is being described as man who has "a rare power of mind and who will not cease until he has accomplished his work, but who then, without pretension, will retire into the multitude, because he did the good act, not for himself, but for the cause of good."

MASONIC FLAG DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Grand Lodge of the District was presented a Masonic Flag:

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Past Master John C. Schleter of Potomac Lodge No. 5 and a member of the Stage Crew of the Scottish Rite Temple was recognized and with a few well· chosen words and with the assistance of the Stage Crew, presented the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, the Masonic Flag which was adopted by the Grand Lodge at the May Communication.

MASONIC HOMES ALABAMA: The Alabama Masonic Home sold a portion of its grounds: The buyers were the Aronov Realty Company, Inc. and the Triple L. Construction Company, Inc. They insisted prior to the sale that the Home offer a marketable title and proper zoning of the property. These were done for 176.636 acres at a price of $10,000 per acre or $1,766,360. The down payment was $431,590, and the balance in five annual installments with inter· est at 8 per cent. The Home retained 44.199 acres for its use. KANSAS: The Grand Master of Kansas discussed the high cost of maintaining a Masonic Home and gave several options for the brethren to consider: This facility is probably one of my greatest concerns. Located in a relatively nice section of Wichita, it is esthetically beautiful with a Spanish decor, provides comfortable surroundings for our residents, cares for our bedridden, provides for adequate medical attention, but is ridiculously expensive to operate. The latter is no fault of the administrator or anyone involved in the operation but rather the fault of having an ancient facility, staffed for a full complement of residents but only occupied by two thirds the number who could live there. We as Masons are charged with the tenets of Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth. We proudly announce the benefits of our Masonic Home, how we care for those who need our help, how we contribute each year to their relief, relief in the form of three· quarters of one penny per year per resident. Are we entitled to brag of this gen· erosity? The costs of operating the Home increase each year, as do all other businesses but we don't consider increasing our individual contributions to the Home. The thought of a per capita tax increase, whether it be 50 cents or several dollars makes many forget their obligations to help our Brothers. I do not intend to propose a per capita tax increase this year, for I hear constantly that we would automatically lose thousands of our members. This may be true but I cannot be· lieve there are many Kansas Masons who would become destitute if they were required to pay even 50 cents per month to help their brothers. The same would apply to members of our Order of the Eastern Star. I suggest you visit our Home in the near future and look into the eyes of our residents and think to yourself that your contribution to their well-being each year is about the cost of one slice of bread. We have choices of what to do about the Home. We can close it down, making sure that those now in residency are guaranteed suitable living quarters for the reit of their lives in some other location. We could restrict entrance only to those who could pay their own way. We could continue to lose money each year, covering our losses by disposing of our interest-drawing assets until they are gone, then close the Home. There are choices. The final one is yours. LOUISIANA: It would appear from the many pages of reports that appear in the proceedings that the Masonic Home of Louisiana has not been making accurate reports of its transactions. It would appear that the Home went for several years withom an audit by a Certified Public Accountant. The final statement by the Committee is as follows:

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We regret to report that during the period our Committee has functioned many illegal, improper and erroneous reports and information has been conveyed to Masons throughout the state by certain brethren. It is apparent that these brethren, who have obtained Masonic appointments or honors or who are seeking such Masonic honors, have misinformed the Masons of Louisiana in order to perpetuate political control of Grand Lodge affairs by certain individuals who were instrumental in awarding such honors. Statements have been made that the efforts of this Committee are designed to eliminate the Masonic Home and bring discredit to certain brethren. Nothing could be further from the truth. Our endeavor is to perpetuate our Masonic charities, but to administer these charities in the most efficient manner possible. If our efforts interfere with the efforts of any individual or individuals to perpetuate centralized control of Louisiana Masonry, then so mote it be. We submit this report with the hope and trust that our efforts have in some manner contributed to the future benefit and welfare of the Masonic Home, the Educational Foundation, and our beloved Fraternity. MASSACHUSETTS: A new nursing wing of the Massachusetts Masonic Home was scheduled for occupancy in February 1975. This was a means of updating the available facilities of the Home, and at the same time giving the brethren something to be proud of. MASONIC HOME HANDCRAFTS

NEW YORK: The Masonic Home of New York promotes handcrafts: One of the bright spots in our Home program is the opportunity that exists for Masonic Home guests to participate in our Occupational Therapy Program. More than 250 residents, 150 of whom are in the Health Facility, are involved in this activity. Many produce salable articles, but the primary purpose of the program is therapeutic. All make use of the materials available and produce things that are enjoyable to them, furnishing pleasure in the mere use of their hands for constructive purposes. For the merchandising of the salable articles, counters are maintained in the lobby of the Administration Building and the Health Facility at Utica, in the lobby of Masonic Hall, and at other temples in the New York City Metropolitan Region. Our thanks are extended to those who have volunteered their services at the various locations. We are deeply indebted to the members of the Textile Square Club which provides raw material for the therapy work, and we hope we can encourage all of our brethren to help furnish us with the necessary materials to carryon this important program. Our thanks are also extended to the Superintendent of the Home and his staff for their helpfulness and understanding, and to the Trustees of the Home for their encouragement. Someone once wrote that idle hands are the workshop of the devil, and in our small way we try to provide interesting, absorbing and constructive activity for all our guests at the Home. OKLAHOMA: The Research and Development Committee reported to Grand Lodge a number of suggestions for consideration. In the first instance the Committee said that the children in the home now numbered only ten. It was presently costing more than $500 per child, per month. The Committee offered these three alternatives:

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I. To build a cottage type home near the vicinity of the present home. This would cost approximately $50,000. 2. Buy a large home here in Guthrie that would house ten children. The operation of this type home would be about one-half the cost of the present home and the savings on operational cost would pay for this facility in two years time. 3. Send the children back to the sponsoring lodge and close the Home down.

The Committee stated that 20 years ago the Home accepted only those who were ambulatory. Now the need is for bed patients, and those who no longer can care for themselves. The Committee stated that after many meetings with various groups, including Grand Lodge Trustees, Past Grand Masters, lawyers, tax attorneys, Charity Foundation and many interested Masons, it was believed that it would be possible to build a new Home for senior citizens through contributions. The Committee broke down its recommendations into three phases: PHASE I

The Children's Home, a large two-story building with a basement and indoor swimming pool, setting on a large tract of land, could be turned into a condominium-type home for some of our more fortunate members. These residents could come and go as they please, use the surrounding grounds for gardening and hiking, and still be close to the activities here in Guthrie. This operation would be on a self-supporting basis with no expense to the Grand Lodge. This would be an excellent use for our Children's Home and would still meet the needs of many of our members that would like to pay their own way and still be close to Masonry here in Guthrie. PHASE II

Our present Home for the Aged that was built in 1955 could be turned into an in-house care unit with only ambulatory residents who would need only minimum care. This building would have a central cafeteria and perhaps maid service. This type of operation requires less building code restrictions, therefore our present building could be remodeled into this type operation with very little cost. The six-story portion that was built in the 1920s would require more extensive reo modeling and a closer study would have to be made to determine its use in this program. PHASE III

Construct a new intensive-care home or hospital for non-ambulatory residents and those requiring intensive care. This modern fireproof building with the most modern equipment would provide our less fortunate Masons with the best possible care. An all-around program such as this would provide a condominium-type home for our members to come and go as they please, then when they become less acti\'e and need more attention, they move into Phase II, the in-house or total-type facility. If they become non-ambulatory or need intensive care, they move into the hospital, or Phase III. This concept has been met with much enthusiasm by many and some have expressed their desire to be the first to move into the condominium apartments. These ideas for the use of our present facilities are only a dream but one that could come true and would certainly be a fine use for the buildings we now have. This Committee's prime concern is for our senior citizen who can no longer care for himself. We realize that the cost of construction is expensive and is rising daily. Three years ago the cost for a 100-bed unit was $500,000. Today it will cost

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$750,000 for this same 100-bed unit. This means that a 200-bed unit will cost 1~ million dollars. (These are all approximate costs.) PENNSYLVANIA: The Committee on Masonic Homes reported that plans were being made to update facilities for the care of the needs of Master Masons, their wives and widows. The Committee said that there would be renovations required on our existing Care Center Buildings. And, he reported, plans are underway to construct a new building that will be located in front of and connect with the old hospital buildings. Preliminary architect's drawings have been approved by the Committee on Masonic Homes for this new undertaking. Brother Warner stated that it is the intent and objective of his sub路 committee to explore all the ,possibilities as we update our medical care facilities in the hopes of complying with the laws and keeping the overall cost within a reasonable figure. The following was the start of a resolution that concluded with the approval of $110,000 to meet existing standards of control: WHEREAS, correspondence between the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources and the Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, has indicated an alleged violation of Section 8 of the Air Pollution Control Act in that emissions have been witnessed from the boiler stack at the Masonic Homes powerhouse; and (the resolution continued) . VIRGINIA: The Board of Governors of the Masonic Home of Virginia reported problems facing the Masonic Home: "Stringent new regulations of the Virginia Department of Health became ef. fective on January 1, 1975. Our 40-year-old Infirmary falls far short of complying with the physical standards prescribed. We have obtained a temporary waiver of imposition of certain requirements provided we promptly start construction of our new care center. This new facility not only will exceed the required standards but will be a unit of which all Virginia Masons can be proud, truly reflecting our fraternal concern for those in our Home's keeping. The Board of Governors continued with recommendations for the erection of a new facility that would meet all state and federal requirements and would provide the best of care for the guests in the Home. SOUTH AUSTRALIA: The problems of the brethren "down under" are not much different from our own. We find the following the report of the Board of Benevolence: First in the area of care for the aged. The whole approach to benevolence by Freemasons must change in character to a more personal involvement by lodges and form of assistance by the Board. "Cash" assistance seems almost a thing of the past in the majority of cases. This does not mean that money from the Craft to assist those who have a need will be less: in fact the reverse could be the case. As lodges get closer to those brethren and dependents who have a need, it will become apparent that personal interest is the vital element rather than impersonal money grants. Secondly, change is also becoming apparent in the area of educational grants. It was disappointing to note that applications for four educational grants in 1974 were the lowest for many years. Social benefits and the remission of fees for educa-

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tion will mean that our present concept of such grants will have to be revised to determine where our help can be most usefully employed. The Board has continued to be involved in the National Hospital Service Commission. We sent a representative to Sydney to present our submission when we were specifically invited to make suggestions to the Commission and were complimented on the clarity and humanity of such submission. The 69 flats have been completed and the 85 people are now in residence at the Village and would appear to be settling in well after all the delays caused by industrial problems. This brings the Village occupancy to 302 and it is interesting to note that ten years ago on 10th July, 1964 building commenced at the Village. As every resident in the Village is visited at regular intervals by trained nursing staff, the Domiciliary Service is becoming over-taxed. As the need is increasing, extra staff will be necessary to cope. It is a magnificant form of assistance. The Nursing Committee would like to form a small Ladies Auxiliary who could help Sister Stock, who is in charge of the Domiciliary Service staff. They will help with delivering lunches to old folk in their flats, or helping them walk to the dining room, having a chat with them, and generally befriending people who are often alone for long periods. To start with, an invitation will be sent to local lodges asking each to form a small group of three or four ladies who would be prepared to come to the Village one day in each fortnight (weekdays, MondayFriday) to help Sister Stock. It is hoped that from the lodge groups there will always be two ladies who will be present on the day allotted to the lodge.

MASONIC PLAYS NEW JERSEY: Two plays have been written in New Jersey and are recommended for showing to lodges. One is "Prelude to Victory," and requires considerable stage equipment. The other is "The Petition," and requires very little equipment other than may be found in the average lodge room. The first portrays Washington and his officers at headquarters on Manhattan Island, and at Valley Forge. It is an excellent Bicentennial drama. "The Petition" is an imaginative reenactment of the historic meeting of the American Union Lodge at Morristown on St. John's Day, December 27, 1779, at which time a petition was presented proposing a General Grand Lodge for the country. It is so acted that it may be shown before nonMasons.

MASONIC PRESIDENTS WISCONSIN: The Grand Lodge of Wisconsin heard the following from its Grand Secretary and Past Grand Master Doyn Inman of 14 Presidents, known to be Freemasons:

George Washington: Washington received his degrees in "The Lodge at Fredericksburg, Virginia." The lodge had no number at that time but is now number 4 on the Virginia register. He received his degrees in 1752 and 1753. He was made an honorary member of Alexandria Lodge No. 39 in 1784. When the lodge gave up its charter to the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania and accepted a charter from the Grand Lodge of Virginia, he was named Charter Worshipful Master and was re-elected Master December 20, 1788 and was serving as Worshipful Master when he was elected to the Presidency in 1789. Washington is the only Mason ever to serve as Worshipful Master at the same time he was serving a term as President of the United States.

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james Monroe: James Monroe was the fifth President of the United States and the second Masonic President. He received his degrees in Williamsburg Lodge No.6, in Williamsburg, Virginia. It is noted on his petition that he was not quite 17 years 6 months when he petitioned the lodge for the degrees. Andrew jackson: Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States and the third Masonic President. It is not known which lodge he belonged to, but Andrew Jackson served as the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Tennessee in 1822 and 1823. james Knox Polk: Polk was the 11th President of the United States and the fourth Masonic President. He received his degrees in Columbia Lodge No. 31 in Columbia, Tennessee. He served his lodge as Junior Deacon and Junior Warden, but there is no record of his having been Master. james Buchanan: Buchanan was the 15th President of the United States and the fifth Masonic President. He was 23 years of age when he petitioned Lodge No. 43 (the Lodge has no name) of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He served his lodge as Worshipful Master in 1822 and served as the first District Deputy Grand Master in 1823. Andrew johnson: Johnson became the 17th President of the United States upon the assassination of President Lincoln. He received the degrees in Greenville Lodge No. Il9 in Tennessee. During his Presidency, he participated in five cornerstone-laying ceremonies or dedications. One of them was the cornerstone laying of the Masonic Temple at Baltimore. While on the reviewing stand, it was suggested that a chair be provided for the President. He declined the offer stating that we meet on the level and no special treatment should be given the President. At the cornerstone laying of the Masonic Temple in Washington, D.C., he gave leave to all Masons in government service, and President Johnson marched on foot in the Parade as a Master Mason. james A. Garfield: Garfield was the 20th President and the seventh Masonic President. He received his degrees in Magnolia Lodge No. 20 in Columbus, Ohio. Garfield served his lodge for a time as Chaplain. William McKinley: McKinley was the 25th President and the eighth Masonic President. He received his degrees in Hiram Lodge No. 21 in Virginia. He dimitted the same day he was raised and affiliated with Canton Lodge No. 60 of Canton, Ohio. Theodore Roosevelt: By the assassination of President McKinley, Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States and ninth Masonic President. He received his degrees in Matinecock Lodge No. 806 in Oyster Bay, New York. As President, Roosevelt's interest in the Masonic Fraternity was often in evidence as he visited many lodges, not only in this country but abroad. William Howard Taft: Taft was the 27th President and the tenth Masonic President. His Masonic membership is unique in that he was made a Mason at sight by Grand Master Charles S. Hoskinson of the Grand Lodge of Ohio. Taft participated in many Masonic meetings during his Presidency.

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Wan'en G. Harding: Twenty-ninth President; the 11 th Masonic President. He was initiated in Marion Lodge No. 70 of Marion, Ohio, in 1901, when he was 36 years of age. He received his second degree 19 years later. Harding was elected to receive the 33rd degree of the Scottish Rite, but died before he was able to receive it. Franklin D. Roosevelt: Thirty-second President, was the 12th Masonic President. He received his degrees in Holland Lodge No.8, New York City, in 1911. He carried the title of Right Worshipful on the strength of being accredited the Representative of the Grand Lodge of Georgia ncar the Grand Lodge of New York in 1930. Harry S Truman: Thirty-third President and the 13th Masonic President. He was the second President who had been a Grand Master. Truman received his degrees in Belton Lodge No. 450 of Missouri in 1909 and served as its Junior Warden. In 1911 he organized Grandview Lodge No. 618 and served as its first Worshipful Master. He also served as its Secretary and again in 1917 as its Master. He served the Grand Lodge of Missouri as a District Deputy Grand Master and District Grand Lecturer. In 1930 he was appointed Grand Pursuivant of the Grand Lodge of Missouri and progressed regularly through the Grand Lodge Line until he became Grand Master in 1940. Truman received the Honorary 33rd degree from the Supreme Council of the Southern Jurisdiction. Lyndon B. Johnson: The 36th President of the United States was initiated an Entered Apprentice on October 30, 1937, but never advanced. And accordingly is not recorded as a Masonic President, even though Texas Masonic Law states that Entered Apprentices and Fellowcrafts are Masons. Gerald R. Ford: The 38th President and the 14th Masonic President. He received his Entered Apprentice Degree in Malta Lodge No. 465 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Fellowcraft and Master Mason degrees were conferred as a courtesy to Malta Lodge by Columbia Lodge No. 3 of the District of Columbia. Ford received his Master Mason degree with his brothers. Ford received the Honorary 33rd degree from the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction.

MASONIC SHOWCASE OHIO: The Grand Master reported on a fine piece of public relations: On Sunday, October 20, 1974, the day after my installation as Grand Master, a 16-page rotogravure section devoted entirely to Masonry was distributed with 218,000 copies of the Toledo Blade. This has been the greatest public relations effort on behalf of Freemasonry that northwestern Ohio has ever seen. This was accomplished through the cooperation and financial assistance of all the Masonic bodies in the greater Toledo area. I am very thankful for all the assistance received, which helped greatly to "Spread the Light of Freemasonry" to the uninformed. To further "Spread the Light of Freemasonry" to the uninformed, I mailed two copies of the Masonic Showcase to every grand jurisdiction in the United States.

MEMBERSIDP CHINA: All of us arc concerned about membership. It is of interest to note existing problems in far-off places. We find the following in China:

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With the consecration of Han Lodge No. 8 we now have six lodges in the province of Taiwan. All our lodges on the mainland are unfortunately still in darkness. The newly consecrated Han Lodge No. 8 is the only lodge in our jurisdiction working exclusively in Chinese using the translated Chinese version of the English Blue Book. The membership of most of our lodges has been reduced by the departure of many of our American brothers who are connected with the U.S. Armed Forces. It is important that we work hard to bring in more permanent residents so that the lodges can remain strong in the future years. While Masonry does not permit the solicitation of members, there is no restriction on publicizing the activities of Masonry so that people will hear about the principles of our Fraternity, the universality of our brotherhood, and the joy and pleasure in being a Mason. We may tell our friends who are potential good material for Masonry that we are not allowed to proselyte and that persons interested should by their own will and accord ask how they can join. Otherwise your friends may secretly wonder why you never ask them to join the Fraternity. As to our brethren who are residing on mainland China and with whom we are not in communication, I feel that the lodges should consider the feasibility of including them in a special section in their membership rosters, even if no dues have been paid by them for a long while. For, in reality, they discontinue their Masonic intercourse with us not by their own volition but are forced into such a condition by circumstances beyond their control. They may be considered as Masons in distress. I am sure when proper application is made the Grand Lodge will see fit to exempt such members from the per capita tax.

METROPOLITAN LODGES ILLINOIS: Almo~t every jurisdiction has problems of one kind or another in metropolitan areas. In Chicago the problems seem acute. The Committee on Metropolitan Freemasonry reported the following to the Grand Lodge: In our continuing research into Masonic lodge and membership deterioration in Chicago City proper we found exorbitant taxes and rentals, increasing building costs, decaying neighborhoods, and movement of Masonic membership out of Chicago are still major reasons for the continuing worsening of the financial problems, apathetic membership activity, and rapid declining membership in ever growing numbers of Chicago lodges. We found many lodges in other large cities in Illinois (although with much less population than Chicago) have already or are in the process of moving to quarters outside their city limits. We understand most of these lodges have had an almost immediate increase in attendance and activity enthusiasm. The results obtained by these lodges confirm this Committee's opinion the same procedure would have equally good results for Chicago City lodges who have the problems stated above. Examples of progressive movement of Metropolitan Masons during the past year are as follows: 1. Fifty-five Masons now residing in one Chicago area suburb not having a Masonic lodge wanted a lodge and temple in their residential area. They are now members of lodges they seldom if ever attend due to distance from their present homes. One of them offered to give the money necessary to buy or build a Masonic Temple in this suburb. These brethren are now determining their best course to pursue concerning; (a) whether these members should affiliate with a present Chicago City lodge who would find it advantageous to move to this suburb or; (b) go through

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necessary procedure to obtain a new lodge charter from the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A.F. & A.M. of the State of Illinois, or; (c) whether to buy a present building and convert for lodge purposes, or; (d) build a new Masonic temple. The; above is an example of action by Masonic members to create a Masonic lodge in their own area. It takes dedicated work and pen;istence.

WILBUR MILLS ARKANSAS: Anyone in the public eye is a target for publicity, whether

it be for good or for bad reasons. When certain acts of Bro. Wilbur Daigh Mills, a member of Kensett Lodge No. 674 on the rolls of the Grand Lodge of Arkansas, came to public attention, they were carried in all segments of the news media. In his address the Grand Master of Arkansas described the actions taken by him both before and after these stories came to light. M.W. Bro. J. Lee Overstreet issued an edict covering the privileges of a Grand Master in the event of Masonic charges of misconduct were filed. This edict was mailed to all lodges in Arkansas. Charges were then brought against several brethren, and among them Bro. Wilbur Daigh Mills in Kensett Lodge No. 674. He then listed the following commentary: It is indeed regrettable that any part of what is purely an internal matter of our Fraternity was leaked to the news media and spread across the newspapers all over the nation. While I do not believe that the publicity gilVen this matter should influence the final outcome, I do believe the brethren of this jurisdiction are entitled to know and should have the full and complete story in-sa-much as I can relate it. I shall be as brief, yet as comprehensible, as possible. On August 5 a Mr. Bob Owens of Jack Anderson's News Staff in Washington, D.C., telephoned me and asked if I would confirm information he had pertaining to the upcoming Masonic trial of Wilbur Mills. I was amazed, and asked him what information he had, and from whom had he obtained it. He had the date, time, and place of the trial, and the general nature of the charges, but would not 'disclose where he had gotten his information. I explained to him that it would not be appropriate for me to discuss any Masonic business with him; that such matters should be kept within the confines of our Masonic Temples. Our conversation ended, but it seemed to me at the time from his remarks that he had already talked with Mr. Mills, and perhaps may have even gotten his information from him. I spent the rest of the afternoon and evening hours answering telephone calls from the national, state, and local news media, all wanting to know about the upcoming trial of Wilbur Mills. It did not occur to me at the time that they were all getting what information they had from the Jack Anderson column. It seemed to me that each had been contacted separately by the same person or persons who had given the news to Anderson. It soon became obvious that regardless of how and from whom they were getting their information, they knew that charges of un-Masonic conduct had been preferred against Mills, and that there was to be a Masonic trial. My concern was how, and in what way to cope with this development, as I had had no previous experience in dealing with the national news media. I decided that in view of the fact that they already had considerable information, I would talk with any person who called, be as courteous as they would allow me, but tell them nothing. Per-

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haps by doing this, I would be able to suppress the stories to some extent, or at least keep them in context. Most of the callers were courteous and were not overly persistent, and the plan seemed to be working fine until about the sixth or seventh call which came from a Mr. Mark Wilson from the Associated Press in Little Rock, and in a very belligerent tone, he asked, "What is this story about you, the Grand Master of Masons of Arkansas, being behind a movement to oust Wilbur Mills from the Masonic Order?" By this time my nerves had become somewhat frayed, and told him that 1 did not appreciate his question, objected to his phraseology, and asked him where he had gotten such information. He apologized, and respondcd that he had picked it up from the Anderson article. The Anderson article, I later learned contained no such statement. Anderson did say, and I quote, "Overstreet refused to discuss the Mills case with us because, he said, 'I am involved.' .. Later that evening a reporter for a local radio station, and who incidentally is a Mason, called and informed me that news releases were coming over the wires that Lee Overstreet, Grand Master of Masons of Arkansas, was heading up a movement to expel Mills from the Masonic Fraternity. He had picked this up from the Associated Press. 1 explained to him that the wording was completely in error and that 1 had just admonished the Associated Press against using such terminology. He remarked that because of the different news stories that were coming over the wires, it must be common knowledge that there was going to be a trial, and asked if he, as a Mason, could attend. I explaincd to him that the Trial Commission, in order to keep confusion to a minimum, had agreed to allow only members of the lodge to attend. A short time latcr he called again and informed me that he had called the Associated Press and had gotten everything straightcned out. He had told them that the Grand Master was not determined to expel Mills, that there was simply going to be a Masonic Trial. He had acted in good faith and was trying to be helpful, but 1 am afraid he only made matters worse. The Associated Press pounced on this to say "Overstreet talked with a reporter who was a Mason, but would talk with no one else." They used this opportunity to "quote" me when in reality, 1 had told them nothing. On August 16 Mr. Owens (of Anderson's staff) called again and asked if I was ready to comment on the Mills case. 1 explained to him that in alI probability 1 would never discuss with the news media anything that should be kept within the circle of the Masonic Fraternity. He then dropped a "Bombshell" by informing me that he had knowledge of three other trials that had already been held by the Grand Lodge Trial Commission. He gave me the names of those that had been tried, the lodges in which they held membership, and the results of their trials. He then gave me information that even 1 did not knoW', the name of the Past Master of Kensett Lodge who had written and circulated the petition on behalf of Mills. He was again correct in everything, and on August 22, the Arkansas Democrat carried headlines about these cases, along with pictures of those who had been tried. 1 do not know where they got their information. They had not contacted me, but in one sentence they would quote Lee Overstreet, and in the next they would say that Overstreet would not comment on any of the cases. After this, Mr. Anderson must have changed sources of information, because most of his September 9 column was in error. He spoke of a "secret" trial. Not only had the officers and members of Kensett Lodge been notified, it seemed that every news agency in the nation had been notified and were there with their notepads and television cameras. He said there were about 200 lodge members in at路 tendance; the lodge has a total membership of 90, and approximately 40 members were at the trial. He said Grand Master Overstreet outlined the charges; the

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charges were read by the prosecutor. He said that at one point Mills' attorney argued that Mills had the support of the "upper echelons" of Masonry, and that Overstreet retorted sharply that HE was the "upper echelon." No part of this is correct; there is nothing on the tapes of the trial that even mentions "upper echelons of Masonry." In a footnote of the column, Anderson said: "We made repeated but unsuccessful attempts to reach Mills, his attorney and Overstreet for their comments." This, as far as I am concerned was correct. They did not reach me because I was in Arizona at the time. Neither did the Associated Press contact me, however, a story in the Arkansas Gazette supposedly taken from the Anderson column and under an Associated Press heading claimed that "Overstreet, when contacted at home, said most of Anderson's accounts of Masonic proceedings had been correct." It seemed they were determined to "quote" the Grand Master even when they did not contact him, and "misquote" him when they did. I have absolutely no knowledge as to who gave the news media information pertaining to these Masonic trials. From the beginning I made every effort to suppress the news, but with little or no success. Others may have dealt with the situation differently and gotten better results, I do not know. I do know this: The eyes of the Masonic Fraternity are focused on Arkansas Masonry, and the eyes of the entire world are focused on the Masonic Fraternity. This is evidenced by the many letters I have received from Masons and non-Masons from all over the nation. My brethren, I am well aware of the fact that any action or decision on my part in this matter would not have been pleasing to all, and it is a certainty that I have made some errors and mistakes. I do wish to assure you that any mistake I may have made in the performance of my duties as Grand Master has been from the head, not the heart. My actions and decisions have been determined in the best interests of Masonry. Before closing this statement, I do wish to assure you that this is not a project of an isolated administration of a single Grand Master. Those brethren who in due course will succeed me as Grand Master have kept abreast of the situation. I have conferred with them personally and each of them, the Deputy Grand Master, the Grand Senior Warden, the Gl'and Junior Warden, the Grand Senior Deacon, and the Grand Junior Deacon have each authorized me to tell you in this report that they concur wholeheartedly in what I have done. They have assured me that if elected to the office of Grand Master each of them will pursue vigorously a program dedicated to the correction of the abuses of our Masonic Ethics. I take great pleasure in pledging to them, and to you, my support and efforts in furthering the cause of Freemasonry in Arkansas.

The Appeals and Grievances Committee reported, and was reversed: In the case of Wilbur Daigh Mills of Kensett Lodge No. 674, resulting in conviction of Gross UnMasonic Conduct and Expulsion from the Masonic Fraternity; your Committee recommends, in view of the outstanding service to the Fraternity by the defendant, that the finding of the Commission be sustained, as to the guilt of the defendant, but that the penalty of Expulsion be over-ruled and that the penalty of Indefinite Suspension be assessed. The Committee's recommendation was NOT APPROVED. The penalty of EXPULSION assessed by the Grand Lodge Trial Commission was SUSTAINED.

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member. The case received so much publicity, both local and national, and in all of the news media, that the Grand Master was faced with a most difficult situation. Through it all he endeavored to see that true Masonic justice was done. We salute him for his attitude and applaud his actions to keep Masonry on a dignified level throughout it all.

MEMBERSHIP NORTH DAKOTA: The Grand Secretary-Treasurer of the Grand Lodge of North Dakota gave numerous reasons why he believes membership is declining in his jurisdiction. One of the principal reasons concerns itself with the number of those who take the first degree and never return for more work. He believes that the membership is responsible for this. The Grand Master later commented on the same subject. He said: For this reason, many members and particularly the older ones assume an attitude of doing nothing to stop the present trend downward in membership and in public esteem. They are content to let their lodges become worn out and shabby, their equipment unsightly, and their very existence unknown to those who might otherwise be attracted to an organization with the principles Masonry teaches. Wouldn't it be better to re-vitalize our lines of officers and propose definite programs in our lodges along with a plan whereby the lodge can enter into the mainstream of community affairs as a Masonic lodge-as Masons interested in the welfare of the community and its citizens. Wouldn't that be better than the negative attitude that, "Well, we just don't have enough members, so let's just give up our charter"?

MEMORIAL SERVICE COLORADO: The Board of Custodians recommend that lodge officers' time could be better spent than learning a fixed memorial service: The question of a set ritual for memorial services was further studied and we now recommend that a set ritual not be adopted at this time. The time of most officers will be more productively used to improve their capabilities in the existing ritual in all phases of our work. If a lodge wishes suggestions on what should constitute a memorial service, this Committee will supply one or more examples.

VERMONT: The Committee on Ritual reported to the Grand Lodge of Vermont the following: The Committee to revise the ritual for a lodge remembrance has developed the ritual which is included with this report. The symbolism of the naked skull, which appeared to be objectionable to a majority of both Masons and nonMasons, has been eliminated, and a ritual which attempts to emphasize immortality and eternal life has been drafted. An effort was also made to obtain maximum flexibility by developing a short ritual which could be used for short memorial services in the tiled lodge and, with the addition of optional ritual, appropriate music and a good eulogist, be used for public ceremony.

The formal ceremony is much too long to reprint here, but was very well done and should be most impressive when used either in private or in public.

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OFFICERS MANUAL TEXAS: The Grand Lodge of Texas produced a very fine booklet, en路 titled The Lodge Officer Manual. The foreword describes its purpose: This Manual is presented to the lodges in Texas for the use of the Senior Wardens in preparing to become Worshipful Master. It is hoped that it will prove Masonically significant to each Senior Warden. The Manual remains the property of the lodge and the present Senior Warden is obligated to transmit it to his successor in office, when duly installed as Worshipful Master. The Manual covers a wide field of activities, and should be of valuable assistance to those preparing Lo become Masonic leaders in Texas. The general topics covered are: Advance Planning, Development of Special Programs, Advertisement, Presentation, and Conclusion.

PATRIOTISM GEORGIA: Many lodges seem to take patriotism for granted. However, it would do all of Masonry good to participate in some type of patriotic program at least once during the year. The following account of a proclamation issued by the Grand Master of Georgia indicates the interest in patriotism: M.W. Brother Bullock then discussed the Proclamation issued by him directing every lodge in Georgia to observe during the month of July a Patriotic Program. The lodges were to report to the Grand Master after their compliance with the Proclamation, and only 16 lodges failed and were on the reprimand list. He expressed his grateful appreciation to the lodges for their cooperation and discussed briefly the importance of the intent of the Proclamation. He stated that some of the lodges of the state sent him reports on their programs which were absolutely unbelievable, that they put forth a great deal of effort and demonstrated that the leadership of Georgia Lodges have a great deal of imagination when they are directed in the proper course. Some of the best speeches that have been made in Georgia lodges were made during these programs.

PER CAPITA NEW YORK: The Grand Lodge of New York increased its per capita from $2.50 to $3.50.

PRESIDENT FORD Mar:ty presidents have visited the George ''''ashington National l\hsonic Memorial Association. The last was President Gerald R. Ford, Master Mason, on February 1975. The occasion was highlighted by the unveiling of a galvano, or plaque of his likeness. The President said: The dedication of this medallion gives me a great personal pleasure and, of course, is an honor that I will always cherish. When I took my obligation as a Master Mason-incidentally with my three younger brothers--I recalled the value my own father attached to that order. But I had no idea that I would ever be added to the company of the Father of our Country and 12 other members of the order, who also served as Presidents of the United States.

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Masonic principles-internal, not external-and our order's VISIOn of duty to country and acceptance of God as Supreme Being and guiding light have sustained me during my years of government service. Today, especially, the guidelines by which I strive to become an upright man in Masonry give me great personal strength. Masonic precepts can help America retain our inspiring aspirations while adapting to a new age. It is apparent to me that the Supreme Architect has set out the duties each of us has to perform, and I have trusted in His will with the knowledge that my trust is well-founded. As our Nation approaches its 200th anniversary, we do live in very challenging times. It was almost 200 years ago in the darkest days of our war for independence that George Washington answered a question that is sometimes asked today. The question is whether things are as bad as some say. George Washington answered, and I quote: "We should never despair, our situation before has been unpromising and has changed for the better, so I trust it will again. If new difficulties arise, we must only put forth new exertions and proportion our efforts to the exigency of the times." Let us today rededicate ourselves to new efforts as Masons and as Americans. Let us demonstrate our confidence in our beloved nation, and a future that will flow from the glory of the past. When I think of the things right about America, I think of this order with its sense of duty to country, its esteem for brotherhood and traditional values, its spiritual high principles and its humble acceptance of God as the Supreme Being. Today, we honor our first President, who was also our first Masonic President. In a letter in 1798, to the Grand Lodge of Maryland, Washington used some words which are now especially appropriate. Washington told the order that he "conceived it to be the indispensable duty of every American to come forward in SUppOTt of the government of his choice and to give all the aid in his power towards maintaining that independence, which we have so dearly purchased." Such involvement by every American is as essential today as it was in George Washington's day. I express to all of you my deepest thanks for this tribute and I ask that we resolve together to honor George Washington and America by perpetuating the national heritage he engendered through the principles which guide our orderfriendship, morality and brotherly love. I thank you very, very much.

PRINCE HALL MASONRY WISCONSIN: The Grand Lodge of Wisconsin heard a report on Prince Hall Masonry from a committee appointed for that purpose. The Grand Master said: This Committee with Bro. Judge Currie as its Chairman has completed a very important two-year study on Prince Hall Masonry. A report has been distributed to all Masters and Wardens for their information. I express my appreciation to this Committee for their outstanding work.

W'e should add here that there has been through the years some disagreement on what actually happened, and the actual Masonic standing of Prince Hall Masonry. A book on the subject was written some years ago by Bro. Harold Van Buren Voorhis. We have always relied upon his statements in this area. Wisconsin is to be congratulated upon its research and findings.

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The following resolution presented the year before and referred to four Grand Lodge committees was withdrawn before action was taken upon it: RESOLUTION No.4, 1975 Proposed by Harmony Lodge No. 142 To recognize Prince Hall, Free & Accepted Masons of Wisconsin WHEREAS, The Grand Lodge of Prince Hall Masons of Wisconsin, Inc., is legitimate, lawful and not clandestine and therefore entitled to be recognized as such by the Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons of Wisconsin; and WHEREAS, Said Grand Lodge of Prince Hall Masons of Wisconsin, Inc., is in compliance with and does not violate any of the provisions of Section 37.03, Laws of the Grand Lodge as set forth in the Masonic Code of Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons of Wisconsin; Resolved, That the Grand Lodge of Prince Hall Masons of Wisconsin, Inc., including all members thereof, all Constituent Lodges thereof and all members of such Constituent Lodges be and they are hereby granted recognition as Free and Accepted Masons by this Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons of Wisconsin, and are thereby entitled to all the rights, status, privileges and courtesies of members of any Grand Lodge and its Constituent Lodges recognized by this Grand Lodge and its Constituent Lodges, such recognition to be effective immediately upon passage of this resolution. Filed: November 20, 1974 Referred to: Committee on Resolutions Committee on Masonic Jurisprudence Executive Committee Committee on Foreign Relations On behalf of Harmony Lodge No. 142, Michael Kozlow, Senior Warden, withdrew Resolution No.4 on Wednesday morning, June 11, 1975.

PROCEDURAL QUESTIONS UTAH: The Grand Orator posed several interesting questions to the Grand Lodge of Utah: Tell me where in the code you will find the answer to situations and questions such as: "The lodge publishes a notice in the local newspaper that an Entered Apprentice degree is to be conferred on John Doe next Monday." Is this proper? "A lodge publishes in the trestleboard that John Doc has petitioned for the degrees." Are there any prohibitions to this practice? What are specific grounds for filing charges? What legally constitutes unmasonic conduct? I have been in lodges where the Tyler has been called into the lodge room and the Master has held a second reading of the petition so that the Tyler could vote. In other lodges the Tyler was never given an opportunity to vote. According to the current code, which situation is correct? Are you aware of the restrictions relative to such questions as: The code states that if an unaffiliated Mason resides within the Utah jurisdiction for six months he will be considered a "drone in the hive of Masonry" and not be entitled to any Masonic privileges. Recently we had a Mason, who was raised in another state, die after living in Utah for over four years. He never affiliated with a Utah lodge. Was he entitled to a Masonic funeral?

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On a petition for degrees, does the original ballot apply irrevocably to all three degrees? An out-of-state lodge's Secretary writes to your Secretary and requests that their candidate, who is temporarily in your area, be examined in the F.C. degree and raised to the M.M. degree. As Master, do you accommodate his lodge? And we could go on and on. Granted that the present code is updated and reflects all changes that have been approved and that some of these answers are therefore in the code, if you arc positive that previous decisions of the Jurisprudence Committee didn't form an interpretation that applies a different evaluation to your particular case as you try to understand the terse words of the code. This committee sits much as does the Supreme Court, dispensing interpretations of our law. '-\le, too, have the Executive. Legislative, and Judicial branches in our order. The Grand Master comes and goes each year, the Grand Lodge members change more slowly, and by its nature, the Jurisprudence Committee rarely changes. Where then is our annotated Masonic code? Are we expected to read all past proceeding each time a decision is to be made, or, do we continue to depend on Clarence's memory?

PUBUC SCHOOLS NEW MEXICO: The Public School Committee reported extensive aCtIvIty to the Grand Lodge. It recommended the following for the ensuing year: 1. This Committee be made a permanent committee of the Grand Lodge. 2. The Grand Lodge increase the scholarship award contributions from the present seventy-five dollars ($75.00) to a sum more reasonably consistent with the inflated prices confronting the student today. 3. The certificates for the Teacher, Boy and Girl of Today continue to be made available through the Grand Lodge offices. 4. Certificates in Appreciation of Achievement continue to be made available in the same manner. 5. Samples of these certificates be made available to the District Deputy Grand Masters for use at workshops and their official visitations to the constituent lodges. 6. All certificates presented to individuals be properly framed. 7. The Grand Lodge continue the allocation of funds for this Committee at its current level of $100 per annum. 8. Each lodge have a standing committee on public schools responsible for the lodge's program, not the Worshipful Master. That the chairman of that committee be responsible for obtaining a copy of the Grand Lodge public school program outline and developing a program for his lodge. 9. This Committee continue placing articles in the Freemason concerning the public schools.

PUBLIC INSTAIJ.ATION OF GRAND OFFICERS WASHINGTON: The Grand Lodge of ''''ashington amended its law to include public installation of officers of the Grand Lodge: 1. Grand Officers shall be installed in a regular tyled session of Grand Lodge before the close of the Annual Communication in which they were elected or appointed; but any absent Grand Officer-elect shall be installed as soon thereafter as practicable at any special communication of Gl'and Lodge. 2. The Grand Lodge may, at the request of the Grand Master-elect and by majority vote, authorize installation of Grand Officers in public. 3. Installation of Grand Officers in public shall be performed when Grand Lodge

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is called-off and untyled for such purpose to admit the public, which shall be accomplished by so informing the Grand Tyler who shall tyle accordingly; whereupon Grand Lodge shall proceed with such public installation in off-session, which shall be included as part of the regular minutes of such Grand Lodge Communication. 4. Any such public installation ceremony shall be monitorial and shall conform to proper Masonic ceremonial usage, the prior approval of which by the Grand Master, the Grand Lecturer, and the Committee on Jurisprudence, or by a special committee for such purpose, shall be mandatory.

PUBLICATION NORTH CAROLINA: It appeared to the Grand Master that the cost of editing the North Carolina Mason was a bit too high. He made extensive investigations and came up with the following costs: The Grand Lodge budget for last year provided for a salary of $12,000 for the editor, retirement benefits of $1,200, travel expense of $1,800, compensation insurance premiums in the sum of $150 and Social Security taxes in the sum of $702. This makes a total of $15,852. There are only 12 issues of The North Carolina Mason published each year (one each month), which means that we are paying directly or indirectly the sum of $1,321 to have each issue of this paper edited.

RETIREES CLUB MICHIGAN: The Grand Lodge of Michigan encourages the establishment of Masonic Retirees Clubs. Here is a portion of the report of the Senior Citizens Committee: There are several other lodges who have expressed their desire to have a Retirees Club started in their area. This Committee will do all it can to assist these potentials in getting a club started. I am confident that there will be numerous new clubs to report at our next year's report to Grand Lodge. As more clubs are started about the state the more responses this Committee will receive from lodges in the surrounding areas for a club to be started in their area. The 15 clubs we have at present are serving approximately 60 lodges, and the overall membership of these clubs combined is in the neighborhood of 1,650 members. It is difficult to get an exact count as many retirees have membership in more than one club.

RITUAL ARKANSAS: The Board of Custodians reported on a proposition to change the ritual of the second section of the Third Degree from esoteric to exoteric. The board gave numerous reasons why they believed that the ritual should not be printed, and recommended that the resolution be not adopted. It was not adopted. The Grand Lodge also voted down a move to issue lifetime proficiency certifica tes. COLORADO: The Grand Lodge approved the issuance of an official key to all past masters. MICHIGAN: The Grand Lodge of Michigan amended its code for the year 1976 to permit lodges to use Colonial Costumes in the first section of the third degree. In addition the officers are to wear white aprons. NORTH CAROLINA: Every Mason is aware that no candidate for Masonry should be permitted into the lodge room with metal objects on or about his person. The following is an unusual situation, and we think han-

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dIed very well by the Grand Master in the following letter to the Worshipful Master of the lodge concerned: I am in receipt of your letter dated April 16, 1975, in which you state that the status of a candidate upon whom the Entered Apprentice Degree was conferred at an Emergent Communication of St. John's Lodge No. I on the 25th day of March, 1975, has been questioned. It is my understanding that in preparing the candidate for the degrees of Masonry it was noted that he was wearing two rings-a wedding band and another ring; that when the candidate was requested to remove the rings, he readily removed one ring without any difficulty but expressed the desire that he not be required to remove the wedding band which he had been wearing continuously since 1946; and that upon attempting to remove the wedding band, it was determined that is was impossible to get the band over his knuckle. The Senior Deacon returned to the lodge room and reported to the Master these findings; whereupon M.W.G. Dudley Humphrey and W. Louis Shrier were asked to repair to the preparation room and to report their findings and recommendations; that M.W. Brother Humphrey and W. Brother Shrier examined the candidate, the finger and the ring, and determined that the ring could not be removed without cutting the ring, or taking other extraordinary steps; whereupon, Brother Dudley obtained a flesh-colored band-aid, wrapped it securely around the candidate's finger, covering the ring so that it could not be seen, and instructed the candidate to forget he had the ring on and not to remove the band-aid under any circumstances until he was authorized and instructed to do so. Thereafter, Brothers Humphrey and Shrier reported to the Master the steps which they had taken and the Entered Apprentice Degree was conferred upon the candidate without further incident, but the legal status of the candidate as an Entered Apprentice is now questioned. I can find nothing in the Code (Constitution or regulations) of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina or in Mackey's Jurisprudence of Freemasom'y which would in any way disqualify the candidate who was initiated as above outlined. It is true that the candidate should be divested of all minerals and metals in order that he shall ,not have anything of value on or about his person or which may be used as a weapon or for offensive and defensive purposes; but it is difficult to conceive how a wedding band could be used either offensively or defensively, and the very fact that the candidate could not get the ring off his finger without a saw or other extraordinary measures not then available would make it useless for any other purpose. As a matter of fact, I had a gold bridge supporting a false incisorial tooth at the time I was initiated an Entered Apprentice which could have been removed with a saw or other extraordinary means; and I also wore a prosthesis containing two metal hinges approximately 10 inches in length. I am sure there have been many other candidates initiated in the past with metallic dentures, metallic plates and pins in their bones and prosthesis, which have not in any way affected their opinion of and duties and responsibilities to Masonry. I cannot find anything wrong with the procedure followed by the Master of St. John's Lodge No. I; therefore, I hereby ratify and approve the procedure followed. It is, therefore, ORDERED that the status of the brother in question is that of an Entered Apprentice in St. John's Lodge No. I without the necessity of healing. It is further ORDERED that this Order be read in open lodge at the next Stated Communication of St. John's Lodge No. I after the receipt thereof, recorded in the minutes of the lodge for the communication, and a marginal note be made in the minutes of the communication on March 25, 1975, referring to this Order and the date is was recorded.

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RHODE ISLAND: The Grand Lecturer's repon to the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island contained the following, which we consider progressive: The Officers' Forums have picked up momentum this year. The attendance has increased; we have come to the point where we are reaching 80 per cent of our Symbolic Lodge Line Officers. This program is designed to give our Blue Lodge Officers training in leadership, management, communication, planning, goal setting, and organizing, helping them to become better leaders and Masters of their lodges. Starting in the fall a Deacon's Workshop will be held. In most of our lodges the Junior or Senior Deacon is the first brethren our candidates come in contact with for instruction so it is of the utmost importance that they be trained to accomplish this task.

WISCONSIN: Some jurisdictions have lawful copies of the coded esoteric ritual, and some do not. The Grand Lodge of Wisconsin adopted the following: Posting Keys. The Grand Master is authorized and directed to prepare or cause to be prepared and promulgate for use among the Constituent Lodges separate posting keys for each of the three degrees, each of which posting keys shall be a booklet containing only that portion from the official key which relates to the posting for such degree. That Section 88.04 (d) of the Masonic Code of Wisconsin be and the same is hereby enacted as follows: Distribution of Posting Keys. The publication and distribution of the posting keys shall be under the direction and control of the Grand Master, Grand Secretary, Grand Lecturer, District Lecturers, and Constituent Lodge Secretaries; and the distribution of the posting keys for each degree shall be limited to candidates of Wisconsin lodges who have received such degree and to Master Masons who are members in good standing of Wisconsin lodges. Such posting keys shall be copyrighted and individual copies may be numbered and sold only by the Grand Lodge through the Grand Secretary and Constituent Lodge Secretaries. That Section 88.04 (e) of the Masonic Code of Wisconsin be and the same is enacted as follows: Unauthorized Use, Copying or Use of Other Key Prohibited. The copying of the official key or posting keys, or causing or permlttmg the same to be done, or the sale, gift, printing or use of any key or cipher other than the official key or posting keys, other than as authorized and directed by these Regulations shall be deemed unmasonic conduct.

KANSAS: The Indian Third Degree Team performed in Kansas, and was accorded high praise for their work. The team has traveled all over the United States, and is considered quite proficient in their work. Things of this nature have a profound good effect upon the Craft. We should encourage more of it. TENNESSEE: The Board of Custodians made the following recommendations to the Grand Lodge of Tennessee: We offer, as a suggestion, that all newly elected Worshipful Masters give utmost consideration to the best qualified brethren possible, to be considered as officers, and that all officers exert all effort and talent to qualify themselves for Certificates of Proficiency prior to the Worshipful Grand Lecturer's official visit.

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Your Board of Custodians wishes to go on record as being in concurrence with M.W. Grand Master J. Castro Smith, and offers as a suggestion that all Worshipful Masters definitely give utmost consideration and concern as to the brother appointed to conduct Memorial or graveside services for any deceased brother, doing everything possible to be sure the brother is qualified to conduct this service in a proficient manner, without notes or use of the Tennessee Craftsman. As you know, Brethren, this is the only public service performed by Masonry and should be as nearly perfect as possible.

It was also recommended that a proficiency examination be required on the first section of the third degree before a standard receipt for dues, a dimit, or a transfer be issued to a brother.

SAVE MASONIC JEWELS WASHINGTON: One member of the Grand Lodge of Washington frequents the antique shops in search of Masonic paraphernalia, jewels, etc., that may be found there. He reponed this to the Grand Lodge: Most Worshipful Sir, I have continued my prowling of secondhand, primitive and antique shops in search of Masonic lore and I think we are making great progress in our quest to prevent our Masonic paraphernalia from ending up in the hands of the clandestine or profane. Thank you, my Brothers, for helping to keep our precious Masonic jewels and gear in the hands of our lodges, libraries and Service Bureaus. It is so simple, a three by five inch card that states "my Masonic gear is to go back to my lodge or given to a library or Service Bureau."

SECRECY CALIFORNIA: The Grand Lecturer of California stated that it is his belief that there is too much secrecy in Freemasonry. He said in part: (Speaking of a lack of candidates) The simple fact is that quite unintentionally, Masonry is projecting an unfriendly image. There are many good men who would like to join the Masonic Fraternity, but who have not done so because of the atmosphere of secrecy with which we have surrounded ourselves. We must remove that image. We need to talk about Masonry; we need to welcome those individuals who have indicated a desire to join us, and we need to tell the whole world just what we stand for! It has been my pleasure to appear as guest speaker for several layman's night programs this year, and as a direct result of these informative sessions, over 50 good men have petitioned for the degrees of Masonry.

THE SHRINE None can deny the interest some Masons have in the Shrine of North America, nor the amount of good its hospitals for crippled children and burns institutes do for Masonry and for mankind. Yet there is often the tendency to forget that the Shrine is a society composed of Masons, but is in fact no part of any rite of Masonry. It is a sort of detached cloud floating around the appendant bodies of Masonry. We were interested in the comments of the Grand Master of Georgia: GEORGIA: The Grand Master said: The Shrine in Georgia this year has caused me some concern for several rea路 sons. I think that a lot of the men who participate in Shrine activities have abso-

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lutely no concern for Freemasonry. Thankfully, this number is comparatively small. This bespeaks of a weakness in our investigative process and ultimately diminishes our effectiveness as a comprehensive, charitable and benevolent organization. Elsewhere in this address I make mention of the Sts. Johns' Festivals. I extended invitations to all of the reigning Potentates to attend one of these Festivals and yet not a single Potentate accepted the invitation or participated in these solemn ceremonies. This was distressing and I hope it is not an indication of a lack of unity between Craft Masonry and the Shrine. In the course of my year it was necessary that I issue a directive to the several Shrine Temples of Georgia concerning alcoholic drinks. In the execution of my directive I can say that I received total cooperation from all of the Potentates of the several Temples. For this I am grateful. As Grand Master, I have nothing but praise and admiration for the Shrine and for its orthopedic hospitals and burns institutes. These institutions do a wonderful job administering to the needs of some of God's unfortunate children.

STATE OF THE CRAFT NEBRASKA: Under state of the craft the Grand Master of Nebraska credits the petitions of 19-year-olds for helping increase the number of new members in the lodges in his jurisdiction. He also credits the Scottish Rite and the Shrine for playing a large pan in interesting new petitioners: We continue to lose membership, but there are several bright spots to report. First, initiations increased this past year over the previous year and second, there has definitely been an increase in youthful candidates. The lowering of the age to 19 has produced results far beyond my fondest expectations. One of the factors that has contributed to the initiations is the guest nights held for subordinate lodges by the Scottish Rite Bodies at Lincoln and Omaha, and Sesostris Temple of the Shrine at Lincoln. These Bodies, their officers, and particularly the Sovereign Grand Inspector General, Ill. Herbert A. Ronin, deserve our thanks and appreciation for a job well done. I sincerely hope this program is continued.

SUMMONS-CAUSE AND EFFECT WYOMING: For two years, Leadership Workshops had been held for officers of lodges in several locations about the state. The response was poor. After two years and 14 workshops at convenient locations, with invitations issued from' the Grand Master and the Grand Secretary, only about half of the lodges had been represented. To stimulate more interest, attendance and participation at the workshops and the Schools of Instruction, a new program was instituted. Summons were issued over the signature of the Grand Master and the seal of the Grand Lodge, requiring either the attendance of all officers, appointive as well as elective, or written reasons for their absence. The uncompromising tone of the summons caused some consternation if not outright resentment in some lodges, especially those whose officers had not previously attended Workshops. It was said that it is gratifying to repon good attendance at these sessions and every lodge was represented at both Schools of Instructions and Leadership Workshops that were held this year in each of the II Grand Lodge Districts. This is certainly one way to make a program work effectively.

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SUSPENSION FOR NONPAYMENT OF DUES GEORGIA: The Grand Master said: In addition to urging the lodges to make a concentrated effort on the reduction of suspensions for nonpayment of dues I directed that all of the Appendant and Concordant bodies operating within this Grand Jurisdiction purge their rolls as soon as the Grand Lodge suspension list was compiled. I am happy to say that all of the Appendant and Concordant bodies cooperated in this regard and that those individuals who did not see fit to pay their dues and were suspended by the Grand Lodge were appropriately dealt with in regard to their membership in other areas of Masonry. Our efforts produced a gain in membership this year.

TAXATION ARIZONA: Pinal Lodge No. 30 of the Grand Lodge of Arizona petitioned by resolution the Grand Lodge for relief from heavy taxation. This was taken under advisement by the Jurisprudence Committee and was also covered by a recommendation of the Grand Master that necessary steps be taken to ease the burden of lodges imposed by heavy property taxation. This problem of property tax is becoming more and more of a problem in many jurisdictions. MICHIGAN: Grand Master Royce E. Curlis reported on the termination of the tax-exempt status of the Detroit Masonic Temple. It is of sufficient interest that we quote a considerable portion of it here: The Masonic Temple Association of Detroit has consulted with me concerning its financial losses in the operation of the Masonic Temple and the recent termination of its tax-exempt status by action of the Internal Revenue Service. The Masonic Temple Association of Detroit has been officially notified by the Internal Revenue Service that their exemption from federal income tax, as a title-holding corporation of the Masonic Temple located at 500 Temple Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, granted on June 28, 1934, has been revoked retroactively to the year beginning January I, 1973. The letter of revocation is dated October 21, 1974. The Masonic Temple Association of Detroit is organized and operated for the benefit of Masonic organizations which are tenants in the Temple. The Masonic Temple Association of Detroit is the owner of the building and leases space to the Masonic occupants. Section 501 (c) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code provides for exemption of "corporations organized for the exclusive purpose of holding title to property, collecting the income therefrom, and turning over the entire amount thereof, less expenses, to an organization which itself is exempt under" Section 501 (a). Section 1.501 (c) (2) -I of the Internal Revenue Code Regulations states that a corporation cannot be exempt under Section SOl (a) if it engages in any business other than holding title to property and collecting the income therefrom. Inasmuch as the Masonic Temple Association of Detroit has been engaged in non-Masonic related activities, which are primarily commercial in nature, consisting of operation of food services, auditorium concerts, parking lots, and other misceJlaneous ventures, it disqualified itself as a tax-exempt organization. These non-Masonic-related business activities are conducted in the central portion of the building located at 500 Temple Avenue. This portion of the building, I am advised by the Masonic Temple Association of Detroit, can be completely shut off

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from the other parts of the building which have been restricted to strictly Masonic ritualistic and fraternal purposes and no Masonic activities, as such, are conducted in the central portion of the building. I am further advised by the Masonic Temple Association of Detroit that the ruling of the Internal Revenue Service is having a most devastating effect on the financial position of the Masonic Temple, and that a corporation has been created which legally can, and will, take over the operations of the non-Masonic-related and commercial business conducted in the central portion of the Masonic Temple. I am also advised that the Masonic Temple Association of Detroit, having been relieved of the management of these business operations, is permitted to apply again and requalify under the Internal Revenue Code for its lost tax-exempt status. Any further sustained financial losses would result i.!1 bankruptcy and the ultimate loss of the ownership of the Masonic Temple-they have already depleted $270,000 of reserve funds due primarily to increased operational costs and the sharp economic downturn affecting non-Masonic-related business. The Association has also sold certain physical assets to obtain more operational funds. I have also been advised that the Association's annual cost of operations exceeds $700,000.

Everyone is more and more aware to tax problem at all levels of government. Aside from those who make tax accounting their business, or those who are known as tax lawyers, few can keep up with the rapid changes which have taken place the past few years. We were especially interested in a report in California. CALIFORNIA: The report of the Taxation Committee was excellent and contained the following: Your Committee on Taxation came into existence in the 1930s to disseminate information concerning the Social Security laws. Since the 1930s Grand Lodge extended its activities in important areas such as the Memorial Temple, the Foundation, and the Retirement Pension Plan, all of which created new tax problems. During the same period the demands of the Federal and California tax laws have multiplied and considerable government attention is now being given all tax-exempt organizations. Recognizing the expansion of tax requirements, Grand Lodge in 1971 expanded the functions of the Committee on Taxation to "include all types of taxation." The Grand Master at the time further defined the work of the Committee to "counsel and advise the Grand Master, the Grand Lodge and its Constitutent Lodges on all general tax matters." It should be clearly understood that the responsibility for tax matters rests with the elected and appointed officers and trustees of all Masonic groups. This responsibility cannot be delegated. Your Committee on Taxation is an advisory Committee and cannot assume these responsibilities. The Committee exists to provide advice on taxation when requested. On occasion the Committee provides unsolicited advice when circumstances dictate. Beyond this the Committee has no authorization to determine compliance with the various tax laws. The Federal Social Security laws and the California Unemployment and Disability Insurance laws involve all organizations in the Grand Lodge family. Frequently the amounts involved are small and may be of questionable benefit to the individuals involved. Your Committee reminds all concerned that the laws must be observed and subterfuge is not a solution. The Office of the Grand Secretary assists the lodges by advising them of filing requirements and prepares tax reports for lodges that desire to participate in the program offered by the Grand Lodge office. For several years now the Federal government and the State of California have

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evidenced an increasing interest in all tax-exempt organizations. The information returns required by the taxing authorities must be properly and timely submitted. Failure to comply ~vith the law can subject our organization and its officers to costly penalties and possible loss of exempt status. It is recommended that when officers and trustees assume office in a Masonic organization an important con路 sideration of assuming their position should be a full review of the tax requirements and their observance. In addition to Grand Lodge and its entities and the Constitutent Lodges,. there are other Masonic units and your Committee recommends their observance of tax requirements be particularly examined. Adequate information has not been available to the Committee on Taxation on the degree of compliance by Temple Associations. Masters' and Wardens' and Secretaries' Associations may have tax responsibilities. In this respect, your Committee appreciates the important effort of the Board of Control in assisting the Service Bureaus to comply with all tax laws. There are taxes other than those dealing with payroll and tax-exempt organizations. Assets held in a fiduciary capacity may require reporting. Real or tangible personal property may be subject to local property tax. Sales tax may be required on meals sold to members and nonmembers. We can look forward to increased interest by governmental agencies in all taxexempt organizations. Following years of little or no activity in this regard, the Government has become aware of abuses and noncompliance with the law by some of these organizations. In addition, these organizations have been found to be a potential source of new tax revenues. These discoveries have stimulated critical reviews and audits. In the event of an audit, it is urged that all possible cooper路 ation be given the agent. The Grand Secretary's office should be informed fully as to the scope of the audit and proposed findings by the agent. In conclusion, your Committee again points out that we have been favored by tax exemption under the law and we have a duty to be worthy of that advantage. Even more, we must be good citizens in complying with the law and avoiding any embarrassment to our great Fraternity.

ONTARIO: Grand Lodges in Canada also have tax problems. \Ve find this in the 1975 proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Canada in Ontario: The Committee has continued its liaison with the Assessment Branch of the Department of Revenue and draws to the attention of all Worshipful Masters and Officers of Lodges and Officers of Masonic Holdings Corporations that it apparently is the intention of the Provincial Government, within the next two years,. to bring into force across Ontario, the new assessment procedures and value. This undoubtedly will create a very considerable disturbance in the municipal tax sphere and especially with respect to lodge properties. Your Committee can do no better than draw to the attention of all Worshipful Masters and Officers of Lodges and Officers of Masonic Temple Corporations the proceedings of Grand Lodge 1973 at pages 122 and 123 and the further detailed information referred to in the 1972 proceedings at page 76, and the 1971 proceedings at page 91 and the 1974 proceedings of Grand Lodge at page 96. Your Committee urges that all officers of Temple Corporations and Worshipful Masters and Secretaries give constant attention to the municipal assessment of their realty holdings so that no unnecessary additional financial burden may be imposed on their corporation or lodge, without such new assessment first having been properly made. Copies of Grand Lodge annual proceedings referred to by your Committee are not readily available, the Grand Secretary upon request will provide photostat copies of the relevant Committee reports.

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In order that the proper procedure may again bc brought to the attention of all concerned, your Committee again sets out recommended procedures as previously delincated in its former reports, namely: "Officers of each Lodge or Temple Corporation should carefully consider each municipal assessment notice immediately upon receipt thereof to determine if an appeal is necessary. In considering an appeal regard is to be had to the official interpretation of 'market value' upon which all assessments are to be based as contained in Section 27 of The Assessment Act of Ontario, Revised Statutes of Ontario, 1970, as amended and to Section 52 of the same Act which provides for such appeals as may be necessary against undue or improper assessments of property. When assessments arc rcviewed special attention is directed to the 'special use' aspect of Temple Corporation and lodge properties.

TEMPLE OCCUPANCY CALIFORNIA: The Trustees of the California Masonic Memorial Temple included the following in their report, which we applaud for its cultural and Masonic import: During the past year our Auditorium, because of its excellent facilities, location and acoustical properties, has been used for some of the finest concert and theatrical-type of performances. This has enhanced the fine reputation of the Temple as a place of culture and refinement befitting the admirable image of California Freemasonry. Your Trustees believe this type of use of our premises should be continually encouraged. A number of new hotels and additions with the most modern of convention facilities have been completed in the past year. We have to be cognizant that each new facility is and will be competitive for our rental clientele insofar as Exhibition Hall and Auditorium use are concerned. With this in mind, your Trustees believe it is most desirable that the present policy of diversified rental of the Auditorium and Exhibit Hall be followed. This is a protection against the reduced use of either one by the booking of only one form of tenancy. Each new hotel will encourage and bring some additional convention business to San Francisco, thus increasing the City's reputation as an ideal place to hold meetings. Our Auditorium is well adapted to all kinds of stockholder, professional and business meetings. Space does not permit a full recital of the many corporations and organizations that have used the Auditorium and Exhibit Hall for important meetings. It is most gratifying that well-known educational institutions of higher learning have held their graduation exercises in our building because of its beauty and impressive dignity. The setting contributes to the historic occasion. The State of California uses our Exhibit Hall for the examinations conducted for Certified Public Accountants. The State Bar of California also holds its bar examinations in our premises.

TOURS MAINE: Tours are becoming quite popular with many Masonic groups. The Grand Lodge of Maine sponsored two last year with success: The object of our Grand Lodge tours each year is twofold. First, to supply a very low cost trip to some overseas country, and" secondly, to raise money to help finance The Maine Mason. On our tours this past year, we show a profit of $5,600.

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Last October, we sponsored a I5-day tour of Spain, and in January, an eightday tour to Acapulco, Mexico. This year, we are planning a 15-day tour of Italy, departing October 10, followed by a late winter, or early spring, eight-day tour of Hawaii. Every Mason in Maine will receive a brochure in the mail from the travel bureau giving details of each trip.

LOUISIANA: The Grand Lodge of Louisiana also sponsored a tour for the benefit of those taking the tour and the Grand Lodge: A special program was instituted this year to provide the Master Masons of our Grand Lodge and their families and friends an opportunity to take advantage of lower cost vacation trips. Two large groups of our members took advantage of the trips to Spain. Reports reviewed from those who went indicate complete satisfaction. It is noted that the same trip one month earlier cost $100 more per person. There' was absolutely no costs or liability involved for the Grand Lodge to advertise and sponsor these vacation tours. A significant contribution has been made to our Grand Lodge by the tour company. All of this contribution is being used to support the Grand Lodge Session activities. It is recommended that consideration be given to continue these programs to provide the members with the economic advantages and the Grand Lodge with an additional source of income for its benefit and/or charities.

UNIVERSAL LEAGUE OF FREEMASONS FLORIDA: The Grand Lodge of Florida declared the Universal League of Freemasons to be clandestine and ordered any of its members who were affiliated with it in any way to withdraw their membership and to furnish proof of such withdrawal to the Grand Secretary. This particular organization has been operated in a totally unmasonic manner for many years. OKLAHOMA: The Committee on Fraternal Correspondence commented on the society known as "The Universal League of Freemasons," and moved that the group be declared irregular in Oklahoma, which was accordingly done. The following is a portion of the report: The Universal League of Freemasons, of which Harvey N. Brown is secretary, has received much criticism in the past and this year has been no exception. Three communications have been received this year relative to an attack by said Harvey N. Brown upon M.\\7. Bro. Reverend Thomas S. Roy, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, declaring the organization irregular and a Masonic offense to hold membership in it. These communications were from West Virginia, Kentucky and California and Hawaii. The Grand Lodges that now declare this organization to be patently irregular and have issued resolutions and edicts prohibiting membership in it are Texas, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Georgia, Quebec, England, Ireland, West Virginia, Kentucky and California and Hawaii. Due to the indiscriminate selection of members and the accepting of members from Grand Jurisdictions not recognized by any Grand Lodges with which we have fraternal relations, we, your committee on foreign relations, recommend that "The Universal League of Freemasons," of which said Harvey N. Brown is secretary, be declared irregular in this Grand Jurisdiction.

'VASHINGTON: The Grand Master of vVashington issued the following edict relative to the Universal League of Freemasons:

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WHEREAS, The Universal League of Freemasons has been declared clandestine by numerous jurisdictions because of its controversial actions and its denial of the need to display the Volume of Sacred Law on the Lodge Altar, and its denial of the necessity of belief in a Supreme Being, and WHEREAS, The presons involved in its recruitment of members include clandestine and spurious Masons with whom members of the recognized and regular lodges of jurisdictions in fraternal relations cannot conduct Masonic intercourse in a tiled lodge, Now therefore, I declare the Universal League of Freemasons to be clandestine and this Edict forbids all Master Masons of lodges in the jurisdiction of Washington and Alaska to hold membership or to contribute in any manner to the Universal League of Freemasons, or to have Masonic intercourse or relationship with any of its members. This Edict is to be read in all Constituent Lodges of this jurisdiction at the next Stated Communication of the lodge, and a copy is to be printed in each lodge bulletin, trestleboard, or newspaper circulated to the membership.

VANDALISM KENTUCKY: Almost every day we read of vandalism to public or private property, but seldom does it reach to Masonic property. The Grand Secretary of Kentucky reported that vandals broke into the basement of the Grand Lodge Building, and did considerable damage to it and to the stairs. The Masonic Employment Agency received the full wrath of the vandals who poured gasoline over it and set it on fire. It was totally destroyed. Only shortly before, just a few days in fact, an alarm system had been installed in the other parts of the building. The basement area will now be included in this type of protection.

VISITATIONS It has been interesting, and in many cases informative, to read the comments and reports of various Masonic dignitaries concerning visitations. Many consider it their duty to visit as many other Grand Lodges as possible during their terms in office. Others rarely step outside their own jurisdictions. The debate has long existed about the good accomplished, and for whom it was accomplished by visiting other Grand Lodges and organizations not directly concerned with the welfare of Symbolic Masonry. We do not propose to get into it very deeply here. Suffice it to say that the average worker at the lodge level seldom knows or benefits from a Grand Master's visit to another Grand Lodge. The Grand Master rarely benefits greatly, because he will soon be out of office and his experience will not be sought by his successor. On the other hand, fraternal or official visitations to neighboring or distant Grand Lodges do help to cement Masonic relations between the jurisdictions involved. If perchance some irregularity arises in one jurisdiction that concerns its neighbor, the problems are much easier to solve if they are at least acquainted with one another. Friendly relations apply equally as well between neighboring Grand Lodges as between next-door neighbors in community life. It is always well to remember that honors bestowed are not upon the individual, but upon the office he happens to represent at the time. To illustrate this point, we recall quite vividly a personally conducted tour by Presi-

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dent Harry S Truman of the Truman Library, some year or two after its completion. He pointed out many objects of art, valuable also in an intrinsic way, that had been given him by heads of state of other nations. These items included jewels, fine woven materials, crystal, rugs and paintings. We commented that they were worth a fortune, to which Brother Truman agreed, but he added, "They are not mine. They belong to the people whom I was privileged to represent when the gifts were bestowed." Today they remain on display in the Truman Library in Independence, Missouri, a building dedicated by the Grand Lodge of Missouri. NEW YORK: We were interested in the comments of the M.W. Grand Master of New York on the subject of visitations: Which leads by an apparently illogical association to the matter of relations with other Grand Lodges. With a relatively few exceptions dictated by cogent reasons, I have endeavored to confine my visits out-of-state to the Grand Lodges who, with us, are members of the Northeast Conference of Grand Masters. I have learned through valuable interchange at the Conference's annual sessions that they are most like us in terms of background, circumstances, outlook, types of problems, and means of solution or adaptation. Though I would derive great enjoyment and satisfaction from wandering to distant Grand Lodges in response to their generous invitations, I believe that more may be accomplished by a program of travel throughout our own state, to districts, to regions, and to, other momentous events, such as significant anniversaries marked by lodges. Our Grand Line, elected and ceremonial, has been most cooperative in assisting us in making ceremonies of dedication and cornerstone laying colorful and significant. Lodges far and wide have come to know the officers they have chosen, and these visits bring about a greater rapport between Grand Lodge and local lodges. The sole exception has been the valuable learning experience of attendance at the Conference of Grand Masters of North America, held annually in Washington, D.C.

THE WORD There has been much controversy over the use of "The Word," a more or less dramatic presentation of the outline of York Rite Masonry, and used by some in lieu of the established ritual. Since the presentation must necessarily begin with rather strong allusions to the ritual of the symbolic lodge, it has received much criticism. Also, this ritualistic presentation, "The Word," was adopted by the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar in Chicago, meeting in Triennial Conclave August 15, 1973. This also aroused contention, because it appeared that this body of Knights Templar was attempting to legislate a ritual for other bodies of the York Rite, over which it had no control whatsoever. Several Grand Lodges took note of this action. MARYLAND: M.W. Bro. Philip B. Matthews, Grand Master, issued the following edict: The following edict was issued by me under date of February 26, 1974: "On August 15, 1973, at its 52nd Triennial Conclave in Chicago, the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar International enacted legislation authorizing use of 'The Word' as an optional ritual for the Degrees and Orders of the Capitular, Cryptic and Chivalric bodies at York Rite festivals. In the opinion of this Grand Master, the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar, in adopting

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such legislation, has presumed a right to legislate on matters belonging exclusively to other sovereign branches of the Masonic Fraternity which, from time immemorial, have not been subject to said Grand Encampment's direction or supervision. "Since membership in the Capitular, Cryptic and Chivalric bodies in Maryland is based upon membership in a Subordinate Lodge of the Grand Lodge of Maryland, and since the above-mentioned legislation of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar tends to generate contention and controversy not conducive to harmony among the several Coordinate Bodies of Freemasonry in Maryland, I, therefore, direct that the use of 'The Word' as a ritual for the Degrees and Orders of the Coordinate Masonic Bodies be and the same is hereby prohibited and banned in the Grand Jurisdiction of Maryland."

YOUTH ACTIVITIES CHINA: Youth work is active in China: Both organizations have grown and have made much progress in their respective rituals and programs. Both groups have assisted in various Masonic projects. And it is also interesting to note that both now have members of local birth leading to a healthy hybrid of membership. This Committee had requested financial aid from the Grand Lodge and was awarded on behalf of the girls and boys a grant from the Grand Lodge Masonic Care monies. The Yangmingshan Chapter of the Eastern Star and Liberty Lodge No.7 sponsor the Rainbows and the DeMolays respectively. For which this Committee is most thankful. The Committee however encourages the Delegates of the other Taipei Lodges for their consideration, should they wish to. It is fraternally recommended that their contribution be donated to the Temple Executive Council to help defray some of the costs involved for the use of the Temple by the girls and boys. On the subject of the use of the Temple: The DeMolays were asked to only meet in the Temple for ritual work and to have routine business meetings at some other place of convenience. The system is working well. In the past, particularly in regards to the DeMolay, several attempts were made to set up a DeMolay Caravan to visit Taichung and Tainan to exhibit the ritual work and perhaps set up a local DeMolay Camp. The project is still in the activities program and a visit is planned after the Christmas-New Year holidays. The same may be considered for the Rainbow Girls.

INDEX Alabama: Masonic Home, 38c Alberta: ancient charges, 5c; The Magic Flute, 37c Allied Masonic Degrees approved: 4c Amplification equipment discussed: 4c Ancient charges: comments, 5c Appendant bodies: 7c Arizona: Bicentennial, 8c; eighteen-yearolds, 26c; taxation, 59c Arkansas: Altar ceremony, 24c; liquor rulings, 31c; Wilbur Mills, 46c Bicentennial: 8c Billboards: 9c; photo, lOc Bingo: 13c Blue Lodge: 13c Brotherhood: Hc Buchanan, james: 43c Buildings: 14c California: dues and fees, 25c; Hawaii visited, 29c; secrecy. 57c; taxation, 60c Cancer research: 15c Certificates: 15c Charity: 16c China: membership, Hc Ch urch-Lodge: 17c Coins: 17c Colorado: memorial service, 19c Concurrent jurisdiction: 18c Connecticut: Bicentennial. 8c; brotherhood, 13c Covenant of cooperation: 19c Declaration of Independence: 19c DeMolay: 20c Dist. of Col.: Masonic Flag, 37c District organization: 22c Draping Altar: 24c Dual membership: 25c Dues and fees: 25c Eighteen-year-olds: 26c Exchange of Flags: 26c Expulsion of Master: 26c Financial: 27c; New York, 50c Florida: A.M.D. approved, 4c; Bicentennial, 8c; historical, 29c Ford, Gerald R.: 44c; visits Masonic Memorial,50c Four Corners meeting: 28c

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Minnesota: cancer research, 15c; good news-bad news, 28c Monroe, James: 43c Montana: eighteen-year-olds, 26c; increases revenue, 27c; historical, 30c Nebraska, liquor decisions, 31c Nevada: financial, 27c New Hampshire: traveling liberty bell, IOc; liquor regulation, 32c New Jersey: charity fund, 16c; Masonic plays, 42c New Mexico: address of welcome, 4c; charity fund, 16c; public school activity, 53c New York: bingo disapproved, 13c; districts, 23c; Masonic Home handicrafts, 39c; per capita, 50c North Carolina: Bicentennial program, IIc; liquor ruling, 31c; publication, 54c North Dakota: Peace Garden, 30c; membership, 49c Officers' manual: SOc Ohio: alcoholic beverages disapproved, 36c; Bicentennial poem, lIe; Masonic Showcase, 44c Oklahoma: Masonic Home, 39c Ontario: taxation, 6Ic; Wm. L. Wright address, 3c Oregon: Bicentennial events, 12c Patriotism: 50c Past Master's Certificates: 15c Pennsylvania: Masonic Home, 41c Polk, James K.: 43c Prince Hall Masonry: 51c Procedural questions: 52e Publication: 54c Public schools: 53e Retirees' Club: 54c Ritual: 54c Roosevelt, Franklin D.: 44c Roosevelt, Theodore: 43c

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Secrecy: 57c Shrine: 57c South Australia: Board of benevolence, 41c South Carolina: Bicentennial, 12c; Past Master's Certificates, 15c South Dakota: Historical, 30c State of Craft: 58c Summons: 58c S.N.P.D.: 59c Taft, William Howard: 43c Taxation: 59c Temple occupancy; 62c Texas: DeMolay, 21c; officers' manual, 50c The Magic Flute: 37c The Word: 65c Tours: 62c Truman, Harry S: Hc Universal League: 63c Utah: DeMolay, 21c; financial, 28c; procedural questions, 52c Vermont: considers Blue Lodge, 13c; coins, 17c; Declaration of Independence, 19c; DeMolay, 22c; Per Capita, 28c; Memorial Service, 49c Vandalism: 64c Virginia: adopts concurrent jurisdiction, 18c; certificates, 15c; Masonic Home, 4Ic Visitation: 64c Washington: Bicentennial, 13c; installation, 53c; liquor resolution defeated. 36c Washington, George: 42c Wisconsin: Masonic Presidents, 42c; Prince Hall Masonry. 51 c Wright, Wm. L.: address, 3c Wyoming: DeMolay, 22c; Grand Master describes appendant bodies, 7c; summons,58c Youth Activities: 66c

INDEX TO 1976 PROCEEDINGS 155 Adams, John W.-Chairman of Committee on Mileage and Per Diem ADDRESS OF GRAND MASTER . . . . . . . . . .. 14-33 Appreciation ............ ..................... 31 Area Meetings 17 Bicentennial Degree Teams .... ... ... . 15 Charters ......... 24 Conference of Grand Masters and Grand Secretaries in North America 19 Cornerstones 24 Dedications ............... .... 2.1) District Deputy Grand Masters and District Deputy Grand Lecturers 16 Edicts ......... 24 Grand Lodge Chaplains' Programs 25 Grand Master's Breakfasts 23 Introductory Remarks ... 13 Kansas-Iowa Fint Joint Meetings 20 25 Masonic Family Conference Necrology ..... ... . 18 Solicitation '" . . . . . . . .. 24 17 Special Programs Summons 14 Supplements 33 Visits, Official Functions and Appearances of the Grand Master . . . . . . . .. 26 Alphabetical List of Lodges .. ......... 174 Amendments to By-Laws ADOPTED by Grand Lodge at 1976 Annual Communication In re: SECTION 5.100. BOARDS OF RELIEF . 132 In re: SECTION 7.200. CONSOLIDATION OF LODGES 132 In re: SECTION 23.030. EMPLOYMENT BlJREAU 132 In re: SECTION 30.230. TRIAL RECORD 133 In re: SECTION 31.040. RECORD ON APPEAL .. 133 HELD OVER for action In re: ARTICLE 21. JURISDICTION . 132 PROPOSED at 1976 Annual Communication for action at 1977 Annual Communication In re: SECTION 13.080. RESIDENCE . 156 In re: SECTION 1.010. TIME AND PLACE . 156 In re: SECTION 15.020 (Conferring Degrees) SAME . 156 In re: SECTION 10.040. GRAND LODGE DUES . 157 In re: SECTION 10.020. GRAND LODGE AND MASONIC HOME FEES 158 Appointive Grand Lodge Officers (1975-1976) 3, 5 160, 167, Cover IV Appointive Grand Lodge Officers (1976-1977) Appointments (1976-1977) Appointive Grand Officers 159 Auditor . . 159 District Deputy Grand Lecturers 159 District Deputy Grand Masters 159 Special Committees 159 Standing Committees 159 Auditor (1976-1977) 170 Baird, Walter H.-Chairman of Committee on Ways and Means ..... 56, 149, 152

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143, 147 Ballot on Resolution on Location of Grand Lodge Office "A BICENTENNIAL-MASONIC MUSICAL SALUTE" 73 Biographical Sketch of Grand Master Lewis C. Wes Cook 36, 37 Board of Directors of Masonic Home (1975-1976) 170 Board of Directors of Masonic Home (1976-1977) 57, 145 Brown, Carl C. 10, II, Il4 Brown, Stanton T.-Grand Lecturer 69, 70 Carson, Miss Betty-Grand Worthy Advisor of Rainbow 34, 72 Call from Labor 35, 74 Call to La bar 138, 159, 160 Chapman, William H-Grand Master 1970-1971 166 Closing 159 Collison, Joseph H. Cook, Lewis C. Wes-Grand Master 1975-1976 14 Address 34, 72 Announcements i Biographical Sketch Frontispiece Photograph Presentation 6 Remarks, Explanation, Statements of "Appreciation and Thanks" 6, 51, 66, 69, 72, 129, 153, IS5, 159 on "Eligibility to Vote" 56, 143, 144 on "Grand Lodge Office" 134 on "Honor Lodges" III on "Youth" 69, 70 General 12, 56, 59, 64 Welcomes 8, 9, 10, II Davis, Thomas J., Jr.-Grand Master 1971-1972 71, 162 Dille, Earl K.-Chairman of Committee on Masonic Education Ill, 114 District Deputy Grand Lecturers (1976-1977) 171 District Deputy Grand Masters (1976-1977) 171, 194 Donelson, J. Morgan-Grand Master 1969-1970 153 Elected Grand Lodge Officers (1975-1976) 3, 5 Elected Grand Lodge Officers (1976-1977) 160, 167, Cover IV Election of Masonic Home Directors 12 Election of Officers 56 Fifty-Year Buttons Presented During Year 1975-1976 86 Fowler, Elmer L. 59, 130, 140 Gifts Presented to MoW. Grand Master Fielding A. Poe 163, 164 Grand Lodge Declared in Order 71, 166 Grand Lodge Declared at Ease 69, 160 Grand Lodge Office: Resolution on Location at Jefferson City 55, 134 Grand Lodge Seal 133, 148 Grand Representatives To and From Missouri 217 Grand Secretary's Tabular Statement 180 Grauel, Harold Oo-Grand Master 1959-1960 160 Hunt, Bruce H.-Grand Master 1960-1961 57 Hurt, Cecil H. 72 I nstalla tion: Installing Officers 160 Grand Officers for 1976-1977 160 Introduction: District Depu ty Grand Lecturers II 000

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.,. 146 on STANDING RESOLUTION .. . . . ........ 146 on Resolution of Committee on Puhlic Schools · 147-149 Exhibits No.1, No.2, No.3, No.4 146 Kennedy, James I. . 171 List of District Deputy Grand Lecturers (1976-1977) ........... 171 List of District Deputy Grand Masters (1976.1977) 86 List of Fifty-Year Button Recipients . 3, 5, 160, 167, Cover IV List of Grand Lodge Officers . . 217 List of Grand Representatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 170 List of Living Past Grand Masters of Missouri 1M List of Lodges (Alphabetical) . ................... List of Proficiency Certificates and Cards · 115 194 Lodge Directory by Districts Masonic Home of Missouri Administrative Staff . . 36 Advisory Board-Order of the Eastern Star 36 .......... 36, 37, 170 Board of Directors . Medical Staff . 36 Nominations for Masonic Home Board . 12 Officers of Board . 36, 170 Report of Auditor . . 47 49 Report of Masonic Home Cheer Committee Report of President of Masonic Home Board 37 44 Report of Secretary of Masonic Home Board ... Staff of Home . 36, 17l "A Masonic Review" . Ic Message . . · . . . . . . .. 13 Missouri Lodge of Research Annual Communication . 72 Officers 1976-1977 . 170 Mooney, Elvis A.-Grand Master 1968-1969 ... · 160 .......... Morrison, George F.-Grand Master 1964-1965 162 Nominations for Masonic Home Board . .............. 12 . .. 3, 5, 6 Officers of Grand Lodge of Missouri 1975-1976 Officers of Grand Lodge of Missouri 1976-1977 160, 167, Cover IV Officers of Masonic Home 1975-1976 . ........... 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 170 Officers of Masonic Home 1976-1977 . Opening . ......... 5 Orlick, Herman A.-Grand Master 1974-1975 . 160 Past Grand Lecturer Freelon K. Hadley . ...... 10, 170 Past Grand Masters of Missouri, Living . · 170 . 170 Past Grand Secretary Elmer 'V. Wagner . . Photograph of Grand Master Lewis C. Wes Cook (1975-1976) .. Frontispiece Photograph of Grand Master Fielding A. Poe (1976-1977) ... · 221 Photograph of Grand Lodge Officers (1975-1976) ......... 2 Photograph of Members o( Masonic Home Board of Directors, Administrator, Secretary, Members of Advisory Board of Eastern Star Grand Chapter . 35 Photograph at Location of Future Masonic Home of Western Missouri 38 Poe, Fielding A.-Grand Master 1976-1977 Introduction of Masonic Home Board and Staff Members 12 Installation Remarks . . 164 Photograph . . 221

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Remarks . . . . . . . .. . . .. , 12, 33, 161, 162, 163, 164 Report of Masonic Home .......... . 35 Poe, Fielding A. III . ......... 160, 161 Presentation of the Colors .. . 6 Presentations to M.W. Grand Master Fielding A. Poe 160 Proficiency Certificates and Cards . o. 115 Proposed Amendments to By-Laws for Action in ]977 In re: Section 13.080. Residence . 156 In re: Section 1.010. Time and Place . 156 In re: Section 15.020 (Conferring Degrees) Same 156 In re: Section 10.040. Grand Lodge Dues .. . . 157 In re: Section 10.020. Grand Lodge and Masonic Home Fees 158 Remarks: M.W. Grand Master Lewis C. Wes Cook 6, 8, 9, 10, II, 12, 51, 56, 59, 64, 66, 69, 70, 72, Ill, 129, 134, 143, ]44, 153, 155, 159 R.W. Deputy Grand Master Fielding A. Poe , 12, 33 M.W. Grand Master Fielding A. Poe ]61, 162, 163, 164 Baird, Walter H. .......... ............ .. 56, 149, 152 . 143 Benedict, Charles 143 Brace, Charles A. Brown, Carl C. 57, 145 Brown, Stanton T. 10, II, II4 Chapman, William H ......... 138, 159 I I], 112, 114 Dille, Earl K. Donelson, J. Morgan ......... 153 Fowler, Elmer L. ......... ......... 59, 130, 140 Hunt, Bruce H. .......... 57 Johnson, William K. 140 Kennedy, James I. .. 146 Roese], Ervin J. 141 Rousan , Joseph Do, Jr. 143 Shafer, Ralph ]41 Sparks, Claude 143 Stephenson, William B., Jr. 142 View, John A. . . . . . . . . . . .. 142 Walker, Walter L. 139, 140 Report of Auditor 105 Report of Grand Lecturer ......... 52 Report of Grand Secretary 74 Supplement ........... 101 Report of Grand Treasurer ............ 109 Report of Masonic Home 35 Reports of Committees Appeals and Grievances 113 Building Supervisory Board 64 Supplement 66 By-Laws . 152 Remarks of Chairman 153 Chartered Lodges 66 Correspondence 57 12, 153 Credentials . Entertainment of Distinguished Guests ..... 153 George Washington National Masonic Memorial Association 57 0

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59 Grand Master's Address 130 Jurisprudence 109 Lodges Under Dispensation 60 Masonic Boards of Relief Jl2 Masonic Education ... III Introductory Remarks of Chairman III Recognition of Honor Lodges 154 Mileage and Per Diem .; . 155 Recognition of Chairman John W. Adams 125 Necrology . 63 Public Schools 61 Presentation of Resolution Recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges 59 110 Relief and Charity . Ritual . . 114 Certificates and Cards of Proficiency Issued .... II5 Language of Ritual for Reception of Petitions Presented and Adopted Jl4 Ways and Means (Budget for Year 1976-1977) . 149 Remarks of Chairman Walter H. Baird 149, 152 Youth 124 Resolutions: Presented for Action at 1976 Annual Communication In re: STANDING RESOLUTION 54 In re: Monthly Activity Report 54 In re: Grand Lodge Office 55 In re: Report of Committee on Public Schools 64 Presented for Action at 1977 Annual Communication In re: Section 13.080. Residence . 156 In re: Section 1.010. Time and Place .. 156 156 In re: Section 15.020 (Conferring Degrees) Same In re: Section 10.040. Grand Lodge Dues 157 In re: Section 10.020. Grand Lodge and Masonic Home Fees 158 Result of Election of Grand Lodge Officers . 71 Result of Vote on Resolution Pertaining to Grand Lodge Office 147 Special Committees . 169 168 Standing Committees Walker, Walter L.-Grand Master 1973-]971 139, 161 Welcomes . 8, 9, 10, II, 12, 69 Wilson, David-State Master Councilor of DeMolay .......... 69, 70 69, 70 Youth Organization~Presiding State Officers