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GRAND LODGE A. F. & A. M. OF CANADA
In the Province of Ontario
m PROCEEDINGS
EIGHTY-SECOND ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
HELD IN THE CITY of
OTTAWA
July 21st and 22nd, A.D. 1937, A. L. 5937
The Properb of and ordered to be read in all the Lodges and preserved.
GRAND LODGE A. F. & A. M. OF CANADA
In the Province of Ontario
PROCEEDINGS
EIGHTY-SECOND ANNUAL COMMUNICATION HELD IN THE CITY of
OTTAWA
July 21st and 22nd, A.D. 1937, A. L. 5937
The Property of and ordered to be read in all the Lodges and preserved.
GRAND LODGE A. F. & A. M. OF CANADA, in the Province of Ontario
PROCEEDINGS
At the Eighty-second Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario, held in the City of Ottawa, commencing Wednesday, July 21st, A.D.' 1937, AX. 5937.
Present were:
THE GRAND MASTER M.W. Bro. A. J. Anderson on the Throne
THE DEPUTY GRAND MASTER
R.W. Bro. W. J. Dunlop
R.W. Bro. G. S. Guthrie Grand Senior Warden
R.W. Bro. S. J. Martin Grand Junior Warden
R.W. Bro. E. G. Dixon Acting Grand Secretary
R.W. Bro. J. C. Ross Grand Registrar
PAST GRAND MASTERS
M.W. Bros. W. H. Wardrope, W. N. Ponton, R. B. Dargavel, W. S. Herrington, F. A. Copus.
DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS
Algoma Axel Knutson
Brant Jas. A. Wedlake
Bruce Wm. F. Brown
Chatham Chas. H. Mooney
Eastern Geo. A. Cass
Frontenac P. G. C. Campbell
Georgian Jno. W. Merrick
Grey Ivan G. Chalmers
Hamilton "A" Arthur S. Neil
Hamilton "B" Beamer W. Hopkins
London Edgar W. G. Quantz
Muskoka Geo. F. Hutcheson
Niagara "A" Walter P. Holmes
Niagara "B" Wm. F. Wilson
Nipissing East Herbert A. Day
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Nipissing West Alvin C. Mudge
North Huron Eugene F. Martyn
Ontario Arthur J. Cook
Ottawa Wm. H. G. Flay
Peterborough Wm. D. Campbell
Prince Edward Harry E. Redner
Sarnia Wesley S. Gibson
South Huron Norman V. Johnston
St. Lawrence Edward A. MacKenzie
St. Thomas Ernest S. Livermore
Temiskaming Walter J. Hill
Toronto "A" F. Percy Hopkins
Toronto "B" Jno. A. M. Taylor
Toronto "C" Alex. Spence
Toronto "D" Fred C. Gullen
Victoria Harry S. Johnston
Wellington Andrew R. McFadyen
Western Cecil R. Lyons
Wilson Chas. Blueman
Windsor Arthur C. Wilson
GRAND REPRESENTATIVE GRAND LODGE OF
W. S. Herrington Ireland
W. H. Wardrope Scotland
T. A. Carson Alberta
G. L. Gardiner British Columbia
Frederick Cook Manitoba
R. B. Dargavel Quebec
E. G. Dixon Saskatchewan
Alex. Cowan Queensland
A. M. Heron South Australia
A. B. Rice Victoria
John Stevenson Western Australia
B. B. Hodge Alabama
C. E. Kelly Arizona
F. K. Ebbitt California
W. F. Reynolds Connecticut
H. J. Alexander Florida
R. F. Richardson Idaho
T. C. Wardley Kansas
C. J. Hamilton Kentucky
H. C. Tugwell Louisiana
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J. B. Way Maine
R. H. R. Kenner Maryland
W. N. Ponton Massachusetts
C. W. Haentschel Minnesota
J. B. Smith Montana
W. R. Ledger Nevada
G. C. Bonnycastle New Hampshire
W. J. Moore New Jersey
J. A. McRae North Carolina
J. A. Dobbie North Dakota
R. R. Davis Oklahoma
K. J. Dunstan Oregon
J. F. Field Rhode Island
J. C. Bartram South Carolina
B. S. Sheldon South Dakota
A. J. Anderson Tennessee
E. S. Macphail Utah
J. G. McDonald Virginia
F. A. Copus Washington
Jos. Fowler West Virginia
A. P*. Freed Bahia
B. F. Nott Colombia Barranquilla
J. H. Burke Colombia Bogota
W. J. Dunlop Czechoslovakia Lessing
W. H. Gregory Czechoslovakia National
C. M. Forbes France, Nationale
W. J. Attig Guatemala
J. O. Herity Netherlands
J. H. Putman Norway
F. C. Bonnycastle Peru
Geo. Fairley Roumania
John O'Connor Switzerland
H. F. Goodfellow Vienna
The M.W., the Grand Master, A. J. Anderson, and the other officers of Grand Lodge, took their respective places in the Auditorium of the Glebe Collegiate Institute at ten o'clock in the forenoon.
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GRAND LODGE OPENED
After the brethren were in their places the Grand Master opened Grand Lodge in Ample Form and Wor. Bro. Russell McGillivray, Acting Grand Chaplain, invoked a blessing from the Great Architect of the Universe upon the session of Grand Lodge.
The Grand Master then directed that all Master Masons in good standing be admitted.
ADDRESS OF WELCOME
The Grand Director of Ceremonies introduced Bro. J. Stanley Lewis, Mayor of the City of Ottawa, who, after being invited by the Grand Master to ascend the dais, addressed the Grand Master as follows:
Most Worshipful Sir:
Today as Mayor of the Capital City of the British Empire's greatest Dominion, it is my very great privilege to welcome to Ottawa the delegates attending the Eighty- second Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of A.F. and A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario.
This City belongs to you and to Canada and our successive governments in power here have endeavoured at all times to carry on the building up of a truly national Capital. During the next few years considerable changes are anticipated in the different sections of the City. I want you to feel at home here and enjoy yourselves to the utmost and I hope that your deliberations will be brought to a successful conclusion.
Masons in general have made fine contributions in public affairs and in public life, but, brethren, we are only scratching the surface. A great task lies ahead and this gathering here today might well study some of our pressing problems without getting into politics.
In conclusion, I am pleased to be able to welcome you and to wish you well as the Mayor of Ottawa and also as a fellow member of the Craft.
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REPLY OF THE GRAND MASTER
The Grand Master then made reply thanking the Mayor for his words of welcome and expressed the pleasure of the members of Grand Lodge in being so cordially received again by the City of Ottawa after an interval of eight years.
ADDRESS OF WELCOME
The Masters of all the lodges in the Ottawa District were introduced and Wor. Bro. W. A. Cunningham on their behalf extended a welcome to the Grand Master and to Grand Lodge and presented the Grand Master with an illuminated address.
REPLY OF THE GRAND MASTER
The Grand Master made a very fitting reply thank- ing them for the warmth of their reception and the beautiful address, being further evidence of the loyalty of the Masons of the Ottawa District to Grand Lodge.
DELEGATES REGISTERED
The following delegates from the various constituent lodges were present and were duly registered:
No. 2, Niagara, Niagara. — J. H. Brown.
No. 3, Ancient St. Johns, Kingston. — P. G. C. Campbell, W. Y. Mills, C. H. Hall, W. O. Vrooman, P. H. Burke, W. J. Gibson, F. W. Danby.
No. 5, Sussex, Brockville. — E. A. MacKenzie, A. H. Gilham. C. W. Easton, C. W. Scace, H. W. Farrow, J. A. Gray.
No. 6, Barton, Hamilton. — H. I. Sparks, J. W. Hamilton, T. H. Riches.
No. 9, Union, Napanee. — E. C. Hogarth, W. S. Herrington. No. 10, Norfolk, Simcoe.— P. R. Kendall, B. M. Pearce, W. G. Smith.
No. 11, Moira, Belleville.— L. F. Walker.
No. 14,^True Britons, Perth. — W. Kinloek, H. A. Dunne, W. A. Davidson, P. H. Cuthbertson, F. Hutchinson, E. R. Steadman.
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No. 15, St. George's, St. Catharines. — W. P. Holmes.
No. 16, St. Andrews, Toronto. — John Ness, J. R. Buhner, P. L. Fraser, W. C. Coulter.
No. 17, St. John's, Cobourg.— J. Miller, W. E. Hare.
No. 18, Prince Edward, Picton. — D. W. Gullett.
No. 20, St. John's, London. — A. Bilbrough.
No. 21A, St. Johns, Vankleek Hill.— C. S. Bennett, W. R. Hall, H. M. Mooney, R. W. Linton, C. F. Proudfoot, M. J. McRae.
No. 22, King Solomon's, Toronto. — G. Hambly, A. C. Nor- wich.
No. 23, Richmond, Richmond Hill. — J. E. Smith, R. Endean, J. A. Monkman, A. A. Eden, T. H. Trench, H. Reid, J. C. Murphy.
No. 24, St. Francis, Smiths Falls. — J. J. Gardiner, R.Haw- kins, A. Boucher, J. W. Slack, C. G. Jones.
No. 26, Ontario, Port Hope.— H. G. Ballard, L. M. Plummer.
No. 27, Strict Observance, Hamilton.— H. I. Sparks, H. W. Linton, W. F. Newman, T. McCann, J. H. Gibson, J. A. Yorick.
No. 28, Mount Zion, Kemptville. — H. D. Hyndman, G. Young, W. B. George, J. G. Langstaff, R. J. Patterson.
No. 29, United, Brighton. — O. A. Sharpe, O. L. Morrow.
No. 31, Jerusalem, Bowmanville. — E. S. Ferguson, A. W. G. Northcott, E. Staples, E. H. Brown, G. C. Bonnycastle, M. W. Comstock.
No. 33, Maitland, Goderich.— Robt. Johnson, H. B. M. Tich-
borne.
No. 37, King Hiram, Ingersoll. — W. F. Winlaw, A. McCombs.
No. 38, Trent, Trenton. — W. J. Potts.
No. 39, Mount Zion, Brooklyn. — A. J. Cook.
No. 40, St. John's, Hamilton. — C. F. Marshall, A. S. Sprules L. N. Armstrong, E. B. Thompson.
No. 42, St. George's, London. — W. G. Quantz, B. H. Mowles, P. Robinson.
No. 43, King Solomon's, Woodstock. — Chas. Blueman, F. Brabyn, G. Miller, H. C. Campbell.
No. 44, St. Thomas, St. Thomas. — L. T. Holmes.
No. 45, Brant, Brantford. — John Lewis, G. A. Bowden.
No. 46, Wellington, Chatham.— J. L. Wilson, W.J. McCall.
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No. 47, Great Western, Windsor. — J. F. Reid, D. A. Mclnnes, T. E. Burton, R. MacDermand, C. F. Martin.
No. 52, Dalhousie, Ottawa.— R. G. Knox, T. S. Kershaw' W. A. Kruger, J. Parrington, Alex. Flack, D. G. Charbonneau' J. P. Barnett, E. J. McCleery, Chas. Olmstead, C. P. Tilley, Thos" Jackson, C. M. Pitts, J. S. Ringrose, P. A. Holmes, J. W. Rostetter, G. C. Morrison, H. C. Ellis, F. A. McDiarmid.
No. 54, Vaughan, Maple. — M. J. Kinnee, J. G. Routley, I. B- Musselman, H. C. Bailey, J. T. Pollock, J. B. McLean.
No. 55, Merrickville, Merrickville.— J. H. Kidd, R. W. Watchorn, W. H. Wilson, M. G. Corbett.
No. 56, Victoria, Sarnia.— W. S. Gibson, J. W. Christon, J. R. Brush.
No. 57, Harmony, Binbrook. — H. Johnston, G. L. Bell, E. Hendershott, A. Hillgartner, W. H. Harris, Jas. Muir, E- G. Gawley, A. Johnson.
No. 58, Doric, Ottawa.— E. S. MacPhail, A. G. Taylor, J. C. Bartram, G. A. Conley, J. M. Caldwell, J. A. Lamb, W. A. Arm- strong, J. D. McNee, J. W. McNabb, A. H. Stirling, H. A. McCallum, C. F. Williams, O. G. Armstrong, H. R. Cram, W. Eastwood, J. A. Ross, J. B. Spencer Chas. Robertson, J. F. Argue, J. F. Hambly, R. W. Warwick, W. A. Oliver.
No. 61, Acacia, Hamilton. — W. H. Wardrope, T. H. Simpson, F. W. Davidson, C. E- Kelly, R. W. Treleaven, W. D. Connor, A. N. Hill, F. A. Latshaw, V. B. Smith, A. B. Peene, T. H. Ross.
No. 62, St. Andrews, Caledonia. — Jno. Renwick, H. K. Mar- shall.
No. 63, St. John's, Carleton Place.— T. C. Hudson, J. R. Hamilton, D. H. Mcintosh, W. F. Baird, J. W. Morphy, H. E. Menzies, W. H. Hooper.
No. 64, Kilwinning, London. — E. C. Smith, W. E. Summers, A. D. Hodgins.
No. 65, Rehoboam, Toronto. — F. H. England, F. W. Spry, G H. Mitchell, H. D. Bradley, W. H. Smith, W. J. S. Graham.
No. 66, Durham, Newcastle. — W. F. Rickard.
No. 68, St. John's, Ingersoll.— F. M. Smith.
No. 69, Stirling, Stirling.— E. W. Ormiston.
No. 72, Alma, Gait.— A. R. McFadyen, C. A. Kaitting, A. R. Baer.
No. 73, St. James, St. Marys.— N. V. Johnston, J. W. Durr, P. T. Coupland.
No. 74, St. James, S. Augusta.— H. W. Kyle.
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No. 75, St. John's, Toronto.— G. H. Heath, R. R. Davis,
C. F. Boddy, G. S. Calder, P. H. Burk.
No. 76, Oxford, Woodstock.— C. E. Knechtel.
No. 77, Faithful Brethren, Lindsay.— H. S. Johnston, H. W. Stone.
No. 78, King Hiram, Tillsonburg.— R. C. Crandall, D. F. Gibson.
No. 79, Simcoe, Bradford.— A. W. Spenee, C. T. S. Evans,
D. Gray, W. R. Baynes, S. R. Lee, M. Ritchie, F. Smelser, J. F. Cullingham, F. Kilkenny, J. E. Coombs.
No. 82, St. John's, Paris.— J. W. Laine, R. Story.
No. 83, Beaver, Strathroy. — R. F. Richardson, O. G. Tremner.
No. 84, Clinton, Clinton. — G. H. Jefferson, F. B. Pennebaker, H. P. Plumsteel.
No. 85, Rising Sun, Athens.— J. B. Kelly, S. B. Tennant.
No. 86, Wilson, Toronto.— F. P. Lush, A. L. Tinker, F. Raney, L. B. Campbell, G. H. Gilday, G. McLeish.
No. 87, Markham Union, Markham. — J. W. Warriner, G. R. Cowie, K. Prentice, G. Murphy.
No. 88, St. George's, Owen Sound.— C. E. Chisholm, R. E. Hair, J. H. Brownlee, O. E. Care, R. S. Browne.
No. 90, Manito, Collingwood. — A. W. Lawrence, Hugh Stalker.
No. 91, Colborne, Colborne. — Jas. McGregor, A. Wolfraim, W. J. Onyon.
No. 92, Cataraqui, Kingston. — S. A. VanAlstyne.
No. 93, Northern Light, Kincardine. — Eugene Martyn, R. H. Martyn.
No. 94, St. Marks, Port Stanley.— J. H. Burke.
No. 96, Corinthian, Barrie.— Alex. Cowan, A. B. Coutts, H. G. Robertson, D. Gauley.
No. 97, Sharon, Queensville. — W. D. Cameron, A. C. Cam- eron, P. W. Mahoney.
No. 98, True Blue, Bolton.— P. N. Knight, F. J. Henderson.
No. 99, Tuscan, Newmarket.— W. G. Muir, T. J. Hackett, M. T. Moor by.
No. 100, Valley, Dundas.— F. A. Latshaw, W. H. Moss, J. C. Anderson, A. N. Hill.
No. 101, Corinthian, Peterborough. — C. A. Sollitt.
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No. 103, Maple Leaf, St. Catharines. — W. H. Heisey.
No. 104, St. John's, Norwich. — F. McKie, A. B. Arn, Gordon Young. E. W. Moles, N. C. MacWhirter.
No. 105, St. Marks, Niagara Falls.— W. B. MacCarthy, C. B. Ferris, W. H. Holcomb.
No. 106, Burford, Burford.— P. Schofield.
No. 107, St. Paul's, Lambeth.— W. D. Love.
No. 109, Albion, Harrowsmith. — A. W. Hodgson, J. M. Purdy.
No. 110, Central, Prescott.— G. T. Birch.
No. 113, Wilson, Waterford.— C. P. Pearce.
No. 114, Hope, Port Hope.— G. T. Hancock.
No. 115, Ivy, Beamsville.— W. D. Fairbrother, S. J. Wilson, F. Barraclough.
No. 120, Warren, Fingal.— V. Pow, C. C. Minor, P. S. Croft. C. P. Silcox.
No. 121, Doric, Brantford.— H. S. Tapscott, J. Allen, J. P. Temple, W. Breckin.
No. 122, Renfrew, Renfrew.— W. M. Quartermaine, W. A. MacKay, John Conley, Harry Collican, S. Murphy, G. R. Munroe, H. R. Mayhew, J. P. Morrison, R. T. Thacker.
No. 123, Belleville, Belleville.— W. N. Ponton, C. H. Mac- Donald, W. D. Embury.
No. 125, Cornwall, Cornwall.— A. E. Hall.
No. 126, Golden Rule, Campbellford.— J. J. L. Hay, S. A. Maguire, G. W. Atwell, F. C. Bonnycastle.
No. 128, Pembroke, Pembroke.— R. H. Worley, C. W. Fraser, C. K. Kellett, V. E. Ives, C. M. Purcell, G. V. Tario.
No. 129, Rising Sun, Aurora. — J. G. McDonald, Ford Butler, F. S. Babcock.
No. 131, St. Lawrence, Southampton. — T. W. Darlington.
No. 133, Lebanon Forest, Exeter. — W. R. Frayne, W. E. Middleton, E. M. Dignan, W. W. Taman, Thos. Pryde.
No. 135, St. Clair, Milton.— M. A. Campbell.
No. 136, Richardson, Stouffville. — J. Borinsky, M. M. Mc- Lean, M. C. Smith, D. McDonald, H. Slack, A. V. Nolan.
No. 139, Lebanon, Oshawa. — H. P. Hart, Gordon Houlden, E. G. Hart.
No. 140, Malahide, Aylmer. — Geo. Stewart.
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No. 141, Tudor, Mitchell.— A. C. Welk.
No. 142, Excelsior, Morrisburg. — F. M. Duval, H. B. Tindal.
No. 143, Friendly Brothers, Iroquois. — E. Haley, H. Ham- ilton.
No. 144, Tecumseh, Stratford. — F. A. Copus, W. D. Martin, F. C. Cook, F. C. Broad.
No. 145, J. B. Hall, Millbrook.— C. R. Spencer.
No. 146, Prince of Wales, Newburg.— F. E. Switzer, A. D. Ramsay.
No. 147, Mississippi, Almonte. — Alf. Hudson, T. L. Morton, Jack Gerrard, John Aspinall, M. D. Cochran, M. R. MacFarlane.
No. 148, Civil Service, Ottawa. — A. W. Grant, J. J. Gardner, R. J. Edmunds, A. W. Buckman, C. E. Campbell, Karl Conger, F. G. Smith, W. J. Peaker, D. J. Fraser, J. W. Bearder, J. P. Cor- dukes, G. P. Hatton, T. H. Parker, C. F. Winter, J. G. Metz, D. B. Nugent, W. S. McClenahan, N. T. Allan, H. P. Moulton.
No. 151, Grand River, Kitchener. — E. D. Cunningham, W. Downing, H. W. Rothermel, J. F. Carmichael, J. P. Devenny.
No. 154, Irving, Lucan- C. J. Murdy, H. E. Lankin, D. G. Ross, W. Haskett, H. Corbett, H. Tilbury.
No. 155, Peterborough, Peterborough.— F. Hills, W. D. Campbell, J. Vallery, R. Devey.
No. 156, York, Toronto.— R. V. Harper, H. H. Ransom, W. Holland, A. J. Brown, J. D. MacGregor, W. C. Norman, H. H. Ball, J. P. Maher, E. A. Horswill, W. E. Hopkings, R. Ferguson.
No. 157, Simpson, Newboro. — G. D. Creegan, H. G. Sheldon.
No. 158, Alexandra, Oil Springs. — D. Turner, G. M. Kerby
No. 159, Goodwood, Richmond. — C. B. Lewis, J. D. Mc- Caffrey, W. C. Mills, J. R. Mills, J. E. Gamble.
No. 162, Forest, Forest. — F. W. Carson, J. Wylie.
No. 164, Star in the East, Wellington.— C. G. Tice.
No. 165, Burlington, Burlington. — P. O. Rhynas, R. Mc- Gillivray, F. Matheson, I. Heldman, A. G. Cameron, J. A. Lindley, H. A. Graham.
No. 166, Wentworth, Stoney Creek.— W. S. Milmine, J. H. Carscallen.
No. 168, Merritt, Welland— B. Grant.
No. 170, Britannia, Seaforth.— M. Reid.
No. 171, Prince of Wales, Iona Stn.— A. H. Webb.
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No. 172, Ayr, Ayr.— W. H. Fowler, D. S. Watson, A. P. Ham- pel.
No. 177, The Builders, Ottawa.— J. A. Dobbie, D.A.Esdale, C. C. Bradley, J. H. Putman, A. C. Brown, W. T. Rollins, J. A. Heisler, T. Mansell, J. Sommerville, J. S. Nicholson, C. Caulfield, L. Christensen, C. G. Carter, H. R. Munroe, J. R. Howie, R. W. Lyon, G. E- Lavalley, A. H. McKee, T. C. Miller, F. Cook, A. Mann, J. D. Graham, J. Lockhart, W. E. Gowling, R. M. Stanton, E. C. Wight, W. G. Esdale, J. S. McAdam, E. Tressider, J. J. McGill, T. A. Browne.
No. 180, Speed, Guelph.— G. Fairley, A. R. Rundle, T. E. Green, O. F. Ziegler.
No. 181, Oriental, Port Burwell.— B. R. Todd, A. Wright.
No. 184, Old Light, Kincardine.— D. B. Blue.
No. 185, Enniskillen, York.— M. C. Senn.
No. 186, Plantagenet, Riceville.— M. W. Shepherd, G. A. Ryan, A. Poitras,
No. 192, Orillia, Orillia.— N. R. Doolittle.
No. 193, Scotland, Scotland.— G. Bonham, E- M. Edy, G. Knox, L- Vivian, W. H. Taylor.
No. 194, Petrolia, Petrolia.— F. A. Wicks.
No. 195, Tuscan, London. — E. A. Miller.
No. 196, Madawaska, Arnprior. — T. S. Church, E. J. Davies.
No. 197, Saugeen, Walkerton. — H. M. Norrish, S. W. Vogan, F. B.James, W. A. Clark.
No. 200, St. Albans, Mount Forest.— I. G. Chalmers, H. R. Hawthrone, R. G. Giffen.
No. 201, Leeds, Gananoque. — R. J. Webster, W. D. Cotton.
No. 203, Irvine, Elora.— T. C. Wardley, F. J. Frankish, D. H. MacLennan, E. H. Brown, L- Bissell.
No. 205, New Dominion, New Hamburg. — D. Eby.
No. 209, Evergreen, Lanark. — C. M. Forbes, J. M. Strang, A. G. Cameron, R. H. Mcllquham, W. M. Lee, W. J. Rothwell, R. Wilson.
No. 209A, St. John's, London. — J. B Smith, S. J. Martin, Edwin Smith, C. E. White.
No. 215, Lake, Ameliasburg. — J. A. Weese, J. S. Barber, F. Russell, W. H. Morton.
No. 216, Harris, Orangeville. — T. A. Carson, G. E- Moon.
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No. 218, Stevenson, Toronto. — W. R. Kent, R. Compton, C. L. Johnson, E. G. Hubbert.
No. 219, Credit, Georgetown. — S. Kirk.
No. 220, Zeredatha, Uxbridge.— C. A. E. Wass, J. A. Dike, V. M. Hare.
No. 221, Mountain, Thorold.— Wm. Wheeler, G. Pollock, J. H. Turner.
No. 222, Marmora, Marmora. — J. A. Lamb, R. E. Bonter.
No. 225, Bernard, Listowel. — R. B. Hanna.
No. 228, Prince Arthur, Odessa. — L. M. Cordick.
No. 229, Ionic, Brampton. — C. Allen.
No. 230, Kerr, Barrie.— J. W. Merrick, V. E. Knight, R. W. Stewart.
No. 231, Lodge of Fidelity, Ottawa. — John Munroe, Carl Bradford, Robt. Shaw, Jas. Hill, D. Beaton, Geo. Powers, R. Mc- Elroy, H. I. Morgan, F. C. Horton, G. H. Murray, F. W. Smith, J. R. Binks, R. Wilson, E- A. Devitt, W. A. Halliday, R. J. Elliott, H. S. Binks, H. M. Butler, S. W. Caniff, Chas. Powers.
No. 232, Cameron, Dutton. — J. V. Brown.
No. 233, Doric, Parkhill.— F. V. Vaughan.
No. 234, Beaver, Thornbury. — V. Armstrong.
No. 236, Manitoba, Cookstown. — J. F. Cullingham, G. L. Davis, I. Maw.
No. 238, Havelock, Watford. — J. Menzies, C. Harper, D. McKercher, P. Kingston, W. C. Aylesworth, H. McKenzie.
No. 239, Tweed, Tweed.— A. W. McGuire.
No. 242, Macoy, Mallorytown. — H. Scott, W. E. Forrester, K. Bigford, E. C. Kelly.
No. 243, St. George, St. George.— E. B. Culham, W. H. Keirle.
No. 245, Tecumseh, Thamesville. — C. G. Shaw.
No. 247, Ashlar, Toronto.— C. S. Hamilton, W. H. Lyon, H. C. Da vies.
No. 250, Thistle, Embro.— J. A. Murray.
No. 253, Minden, Kingston. — H. J. Milne, J. W. MacFarlane.
No. 254, Clifton, Niagara Falls.— W. R. Springett.
No. 256, Farran's Point, Aultsville.— F. P. Shaver, E. W. Casselman.
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No. 257, Gait Gait.— C. H. Smith, J. W. McKellar.
No. 258, Guelph, Guelph.— F. H. Cooke, G. M. Binks.
No. 259, Springfield, Springfield. — J. C. Dance, J. F. Lamb. G. Stewart.
No. 260, Washington, Petrolia.— H. D. McColl.
No. 261, Oak Branch, Innerkip. — \V. E. Thomson, G. A. Smith, P. G. Strong.
No. 262, Harriston, Harriston. — F. F. Homuth.
No. 263, Forest, Forest. — Earl Roberts.
No. 264, Chaudiere, Ottawa. — Jos. McCulloch, Wm. Gray, E. E. Waterman, G. C. Bennett, J. A. Reid, J. D. MacLeod, M. H. Chapman, R. Golding, Wm. Short, R. McCracken, W. O. Graham, John Gray, C. W. Argue, T. H. Woods, H. W. Nichol, J. A. McLean, John Barlow, Chas. Saunders, Geo. Patrick.
No. 265, Patterson, Thornhill. — J. E. Francis, H. S. Sparks, E. W. Brown, N. G. MacDonald, T. R. Johnstone, R. W. Mcintosh.
No. 266, Northern Light, Stayner.— N. W. Evans, W. R. Hawkins, G. A. Clemence, R. E- Ives.
No. 268, Verulam, Bobcaygeon.— C. H. Pardy, R. G. Scott.
No. 269, Broughan Union, Claremont. — Thos. Patterson, T. S. Graham.
No. 270, Cedar, Oshawa.— C. M. Wallace.
No. 272, Seymour, Ancaster. — G. Y. P. Shaver, J. C. Coch- rane.
No. 274, Kent, Blenheim. — C. H. Mooney, R. Henderson.
No. 276, Teeswater, Teeswater. — W. Barbour.
No. 283, Eureka, Belleville.— R. D. Adams, H. J. Andrews, J. O. Herity, H. Aselstine, L- E. Walmsley.
No. 284, St. John's, Brussels. — S. Wilton, R. Bowman.
No. 285, Seven Star, Alliston. — G. F. Crosbie, P. N. Knight, W. M. Lee, H. W. McGill.
No. 286, Wingham, Wingham. — Thos. Gilmour, W. T. Booth.
No. 287, Shuniah, Port Arthur.— A. P. Freed, D. M. Fisher.
No. 289, Doric, Hyde Park. — Fred. Tuckey.
No. 290, Leamington, Leamington. — W. J. Marriott, L M. Malott, Earl Russelo, R. Hillier.
No. 291, Dufferin, West Flamboro. — F. A. Latshaw.
No. 292, Robertson, King. — Duncan McMurchy.
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No. 294, Moore, Courtright. — E. G. Kremer.
No. 295, Conestogo, Drayton. — Philip Rowland.
No. 296, Temple, St. Catharines.— A. C. Hoople, W. F. Clement, E. MacLean, John Laughlin, N. J. Loekhart.
No. 297, Preston, Preston.— G. V. Hilborn.
No. 299, Victoria, Centreville. — K. L. Weese.
No. 300, Mount Olivet, Thorndale.— J. W. Wood.
No. 302, St. Davids, St. Thomas.— L. M. Heard, Wm. Swin- dells.
No. 303, Blyth, Blyth.— C. E. Toll.
No. 305, Humber, Weston. — H. J. Alexander, H. G. S. Jeffrey, A. E. Scythes, J. R. Simpson, F. G. Beardall, W. Webster, Chas. Richardson.
No. 306, Durham, Durham.— R. W. F. Hughes, J. F. Irwin, W. H. Kress, G. C. Webster.
No. 307, Arkona, Arkona. — R. G. Woods.
No. 309, Morning Star, Carlow. — A. Z. Andrew.
No. 311, Blackwood, Woodbridge.— W. C. Darker, E. W. Brown, G. L. McGillivray, S. McClure, J. W. Roe, G. W. Shore, F. Smith, E. W. Lawrence, A. Houston, G. D. McLean, E. B. Smith, E. W. Bagg, C. G. Johnston, F. D. Julian, G. W. Mayhew, T. H. Leach.
No. 312, Pnyx, Wallaceburg. — F. Murdock.
No. 314, Blair, Palmerston.— J. F. Edwards.
No. 316, Doric, Toronto. — P. C. Fowler, L. Anderton.
No. 319, Hiram, Hagersville.— O. C. Dell, M. Winger.
No. 320, Chesterville, Chesterville. — H. Durand, A. Jarvis, S. H. Hutt.
No. 321, Walker, Acton.— G. R. Mcintosh.
No. 322, North Star, Owen Sound.— John Capel, W. M. Morrow, W. B. Phillips, R. T. Dunlop, L- C. Baker.
No. 324, Temple, Hamilton.— H. I. Sparks, E. R. Wonch.
No. 325, Orono, Orono. — O. W. Rolph.
No. 326, Zetland, Toronto. — F. G. McLean
No. 327, Hammond, Wardsville. — H. Harvey, E- G. Lomis.
No. 328, Ionic, Napier. — E. C. Freer, F. Richardson, N. John-
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No. 329, King Solomon's, Jarvis. — W. Willis, 0. J . Newell.
No. 330, Corinthian, London. — W. A. Hunter, W. A. Childs.
No. 332, Stratford, Stratford. — W. H. Gregory, E. Denroche.
No. 333, Prince Arthur, Flesherton. — A. Down, J. E. Milne, W. G. Mc Bride.
No. 336, Highgate, Highgate.— G. R. Schwitzer, J. W. McKay.
No. 339, Orient, Toronto.— Alex. Gillies, W. O. Matthews, B. J. Smith.
No. 343, Georgina, Toronto. — S. S. Crouch, C. B. Murray, J. E. James, P. W. Davies, J. H. Kent, E. H. Stanners, A. H. Downs, R. C. Berkinshaw, R. B. Fowler.
No. 334, Merrill, Dorchester.— J. H. Knight.
No. 345, Nilestown, Nilestown. — G. H. Martin, H. Hunter.
No. 346, Occident, Toronto.— J. E. Collict, J. Cooke, A. E. Powell, T. W. Horn.
No. 347, Mercer, Fergus. — G. A. Reynolds, Thos. Holbrook.
No. 348, Georgian, Penetanguishene. — R. D. Keefe.
No. 352, Granite, Parry Sound. — J. W. Gillies.
No. 356, River Park, Streetsville. — F. A. Maas, H. W. Hope.
No. 358, Delaware Valley, Delaware. — E. Monteith, W. Jones, G. Hedley, C. Eichenberger, H. C. Lipsit.
No. 360, Muskoka, Bracebridge. — W. G. Gerhart, N. E- Prouse, H. W. Linney.
No. 361, Waverley, Guelph.— R. G. Stephens, H. E. Cosford, J. Naismith, Robt. Keegan, J. C. MacGregor.
No. 362, Maple Leaf, Tara.— J. A. McDonald.
No. 367, St. George's, Toronto. — R. B. Dargavel, H. E. Richmond, John Drew, W. J. Damp Jr., J. H. Wilkinson, D. J. Dixon.
No. 368, Salem, Brockville.— W. F. Reynolds, C. F. L. Phil- lips, F. R. Pratt, A. D. Currie, W. M. Simon, W. H. Drummond, H. E. Preston.
No. 369, Mimico, Lambton Mills. — A. B Rice, W. P. Gray.
No. 370, Harmony, Delta. — M. A. Campbell.
No. 371, Prince of Wales, Ottawa.— W. H. G. Flay, W. Fryer, W. A. Armstrong, J. P. Barr, Chas. Wood, E. B. Nelson, J. A. Jer- vis, R. L. Downing, Jos. McAnoy, Wm. MacDonald, H. H. W. Nesbitt, W. J. McCoy, H. J. Sykes, H. J. Paget.
No. 372, Palmer, Fort Erie North. — J. ELaur.
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No. 373, Copestone, Welland. — P. Carnochan.H. Headington, D. McGruer, G. W. Urquhart, E. Rowe, Clifford Smith.
No. 376, Unity, Huntsville.— G F. Hutcheson.
No. 377, Lome, Shelburne. — G. E- Foster, T. F. Brown.
No. 378, King Solomon's, London. — W. H. Slade, H. E. Abell, E. Keam.
No. 380, Union, London. — J. W. Wallace, H. E- Livermore, M. H. Burns.
No. 382, Doric, Hamilton. — L. P. Robertson, H. I. Sparks, J. W. Watters, W. H. Wallace, A. E. McArthur, E. E. Walker, R. C. Mills.
No. 383, Henderson, Winchester. — W. J. Stewart, G. A. Johnston.
No. 384, Alpha, Toronto.— F. C. Gullen, John Black, M. A. Searle, G. Salter. H. Burridge, R. N. McElhinney, Jos. Dorricott, T. A. Carson, A. W. Ward.
No. 385, Spry, Beeton.— J. R. Croft, F. A. Allan.
No. 386, McColl, West Lome.— R. H. Root.
No. 387. Lansdowne, Lansdowne. — W. Rath.
No. 389, Crystal Fountain, North Augusta. — Robt. Cav- anagh, K. I. Mitchell, W. L. Beaton, W. O. Williams, J. B. Creeggan.
No. 390, Florence, Florence. — F.S. Bodkin.
No. 391, Howard, Ridgetown. — G. L. Scherer.
No. 393, Forest, Chesley.— D. E. Leitch, H. C. F. Blohm.
No. 396, Cedar, Wiarton.— L. H. Snider, W. H. Work, S. E. Foster.
No. 398, Victoria, Kirkfield.— G. V. Dunn, W. D. Deverell, W. W. Finney, C. M. Dalgleish, G. V. Grant, H. L. MacPherson.
No. 402, Central, Essex.— H. W. McGill.
No. 403, Windsor, Windsor. — H. Beardmore, F. Sweet, H. M. Edgar.
No. 405, Mattawa, Mattawa. — C. W. Haentschel, H. H. Betts, D. C. Wilson.
No. 408, Murray, Beaverton. — Jno. McLeod, C. J. Devine.
No. 409, Golden Rule, Gravenhurst. — -F. Sharp.
No. 410, Zeta, Toronto.— C. C. Wallace, H. W. Cavell, D. Grigg, H. Singer, F. W. Davidson, S. J. Boyde.
No. 411, Rodney, Rodney. — O. J. Davies.
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No. 412, Keystone, Sault Ste. Marie.— J. Bennett, G. A. Shier.
No. 413, Naphtali, Tilbury. — E- Sparling.
No. 414, Pequonga, Kenora. — J. W. Douglas.
No. 415, Fort William, Fort William. — G. M. Brownridge.
No. 416, Lyn, Lyn.— T. McNish.
No. 417, Keewatin, Keewatin. — J. W. Douglas.
No. 418, Maxville, Maxville. — H. A. Wilkes, J. MacRae.
No. 419, Liberty, Sarnia. — W. F. Strangway.
No. 420, Nipissing, North Bay. — J. C. Ross, D. G. Stevens, B. F. Nott, A. S. Shields, W. K. P. Kennedy.
No. 422, Star of the East, Bothwell.— B. H. Hankinson.
No. 423, Strong, Sundridge — M. J. Gulley, A. M. Church, T. A. Mitchell.
No. 424, Doric, Pickering. — F. M. Chapman.
No. 426, Stanley, Toronto. — A. J. Anderson, H. H. Talbot, G. W. Tindall, G. R. Burgess, H. B. Summerville.
No. 427, Nickel, Sudbury.— A. C. Mudge, Jos. Fowler, C. A. Eby.
No. 428, Fidelity, Port Perry.— A. B. Cawker, A. P. Mac- Farlane.
No. 429, Port Elgin, Port Elgin.— W. R. Tomlinson.
No. 430, Acacia, Toronto. — D. Landell, W. J. Pickard, R. Sealy, W. H. Bell, H. P. Phillips, A. M. Heron.
No. 431, Moravian, Cargill. — W. M. Lee.
No. 432, Hanover, Hanover. — W. N. Huber.
No. 433, Bonnechere, EganviJle. — J. Reeves, R. G. Boland, M. L. Davis, W. J. Hugh, R. P. Mills, G. R. Shane.
No. 434, Algonquin, Emsdale. — D. W. Campbell.
No. 435, Havelock, Havelock. — H. W. Roche.
No. 436, Burns, Hepworth. — D. F. Brown, W. P. Brooks,
No. 437, Tuscan, Sarnia. — C. F. Dawson.
No. 438, Harmony, Toronto. — E- W. Barber, L. E. Bowerman, A. H. Lougheed, J. E. McMulkin, R. T. Musson, W. R. Shaw.
No. 441, Westport, Westport. — W. S. Breakenridge, S. F. Crozier.
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No. 443, Powassan, Powassan. — I. V. Frederick, J. B. Lake, H. Linney.
No. 444, Nitetis, Creemore.— Alex. Dodsworth, W. E. Whit- ley, W. M. Ross.
No. 445, Lake of the Woods, Kenora. — J. W. Douglas.
No. 446, Granite, Fort Frances. — C. R. Lyons.
No. 448, Xenophon, Wheatley.— A. C. Wilson, H. C. Ren- wick, R. Hetherington.
No. 449, Dundalk, Dundalk.— H. A. McCauley.
No. 450, Hawkesbury, Hawkesbury. — G. A. Cass, W. P. Garrett, Wm. Fisher, K. M. Robertson, A. Hunter, A. G. Mcintosh.
No. 452, Avonmore, Avonmore. — J. M. Pollock, T. J. McBride, C. E. Blair, Allan McKinnon.
No. 453, Royal, Fort William.— H. E- Doherty.
No. 454, Corona, Burks Falls.— Ed. Doherty, A. S. Black, W. R. Fell.
No. 455, Doric, Little Currnt. — J. B. Wallace.
No. 456, Elma, Monkton. — F. W. Armstrong.
No. 458, Wales, Wales.— H. S. Feader, H. Maginnis, H.Adams, Robt. Baxter.
No. 459, Cobden, Cobden.— Arthur Collins, P. Collins, J. E- Ritchie, Jno. Ireton, A. Oates, H. Guest.
No. 460, Rideau, Seeley's Bay.— F. S. Young.
No. 461, Ionic, Rainy River. — C. R. Lyons.
No. 462, Temiskaming, New Liskeard. — W. H. Simmons.
No. 463, North Entrance, Haliburton, — R. J. Curry.
No. 464, King Edward, Sunderland. — M.E- Bagshaw, A. B. Wallace, E. P. McGregor, G. E. Bagshaw, C. E. Shier.
No. 465, Carleton, Carp.— E T. Younghusband, P. J. Morris, M. P. Morris, N. Mulligan, A. B. Hyndman, L- W. Johnston, R. C. Eakin.
No. 466, Coronation, Elmvale. — C. E. Dutcher.
No. 467, Tottenham, Tottenham. — J. A. Foucar.
No. 468, Peel, Caledon East.— W. B. Cannon, F. J. Holder, G. H. Holder.
No. 469, Algoma, Sault Ste. Marie. — H. F. Goodfellow, Jos. Rosenstein, D. Neil.
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No. 470, Victoria, Victoria Harbour. — L. E. Gosselin.
No. 471, King Edward VII, Chippawa.— M. C. Bacon. Wm. Philp, John Rapelje.
No. 473, Beaches, Toronto. — G. L. Gardiner.
No. 474, Victoria, Toronto.— D. L- McPherson, F. P. Hop- kins, W. J. Armstrong, W. E- Birrell.
No. 475, Dundurn, Hamilton.— B. B. Hodge, Robt. Phinn, Geo. Milne.
No. 476, Corinthian, North Gower.— W. B. Moses, H. L. Greer, J. C. McNiece, J. L. Greer, M. J. Scobie, H. G. F. Blair, H. C. Graham, A. D. Wallace.
No. 478, Milverton, Milverton. — W. M. Pugh.
No. 479, Russell, Russell.— E- E. Sutherland, J. A. Dillabough, L. W. Latimer, A. T. Brunton, C. I. Fader, P. B. Proudfoot, W. P. Cherry, R. E. Kinkade, C. H. Stewart, J. A. Gamble, W. C. Pescod.
No. 480, Williamsburg, Williamsburg. — W. G. Whittaker.
No. 481, Corinthian, Toronto. — W. J. Forrester, A. A. Wood, Wm. Points, Norman Dean, E. S. Brown, Dan Douglas.
No. 482, Bancroft, Bancroft.— G. A. Twa, P. J. Stringer.
No. 485, Haileybury, Haileybury. — C. W. Haentschel, L. W. Coon.
No. 488, King Edward, Harrow. — W. Murdock.
No. 489, Osiris, Smith Falls. — A. L. MacGregor, D. H. Grant, H. S. Coombes, Geo. Phillips, J. J. Bradley.
No. 491, Cardinal, Cardinal.— W. E. Fletcher, A. H. Adams.
No. 492, Karnak, Coldwater. — F C. Lovering, A. Harden.
No. 494, Riverdale, Toronto. — R. F. Thomas, M. J. Folinsbel, E. F. Guest, D. Walton, B. Ekblad, D. J. Bannerman, D. Coleman, G. Jones, C. M. Rawson.
No. 495, Electric, Hamilton. — Wm. Turner, Jas. Gough, R. D. Berry.
No. 496, University, Toronto.— W. J. Dunlop, A. E. Mac- Gregor, W. C. White.
No. 498, King George V, Coboconk.— R. T. Robertson, C. N. Callan, J. G. McFarland.
No. 499, Port Arthur, Port Arthur. — T. M. McLaren.
No. 500, Rose, Windsor.— W. R. Totten.
No. 501, Connaught, Mimico. — A. D. Norris.
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No. 502, Coronation, Smithville. — J. D. Paterson.
No. 503, Inwood, Inwood. — J. R. Graham, W. S. Atkins, Jas. Hartley, W. L. Elliott.
No. 504, Otter, Lombardy. — I. E. Lockwood, E. W. Joynt, O. W. Wright.
No. 505, Lynden, Lynden. — Howard Ross.
No. 506, Porcupine, South Porcupine. — C. W. Haentschel, John Cook.
No. 507, Elk Lake, Elk Lake.— A. G. Hadley.
No. 508, Ozias, Brantford. — H. Stanley.
No. 509, Twin City, Kitchener. — H. L. Freeston.
No. 510, Parkdale, Toronto.— G. S. Guthrie, E. A. Peaker, W. J. Wake, A. J. Murray.
No. 511, Connaught, West Fort William.— W. T. Gough.
No. 512, Malone, Sutton West. — D. E. Sprague.
No. 513, Corinthian, Hamilton. — D. Munro, J. R. Croft, J. T. Ruley, A. G. Elford, J. H. Eydt.
No. 514, St. Alban's, Toronto.— G. W. McRae, N. L. Griffin, J. L. House.
No. 515, Reba, Brantford.— J. A. Wedlake, T. E. Greenway.
No. 517, Hazeldean, Hazeldean.— J. G. McGuire, J. R. Mc- Guire, A. M. McCormick, B. G. Grant, G. B. Acres, H. K. Cummings
No. 519, Onondaga, Onondaga. W. Mason, Robt. Jamieson, G. S. Wood.
No. 520, Coronati, Toronto.— W. T. Overend, T.E. Ashton.
No. 521, Ontario, Windsor.— T. L. Mclntyre, J. N. Broken- shire, I. A. W. Richardson, L. R. Rogers.
No. 522, Mount Sinai, Toronto. — Leo. Danson, Nathan Phillips, A. I. Cohen, S. Hansher, M. L. Levy, A. L- Tinker.
No. 523, Royal Arthur, Peterborough.— W. A. Logan, G. W. Haley.
No. 524, Mississauga, Port Credit.— W. Baldwin, C. W. Robb, W. M. Gemmel, S. McElroy.
No. 525, Temple, Toronto.— P. M . Grant, E. G. Archbold, J. Marr, John Graves.
No. 526, Ionic, Westboro.— K. F. Richardson, G. C. Ritchie, H. L. Carson, T. H. G. Kenyon, J. M. Douglas, E. Lachance, W. J. Roy, T. W. O'Neil, W. H. Cram, W. J. Abra, F. Danbury, J. H. Carkner, T. Saunders, P. E. Waters.
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No. 527, Espanola, Espanola. — E. P. Spence, John Mathie.
No. 528, Golden Beaver, Timmins.— F. N. Whaley, G. C. Murphy.
No. 529, Myra Komoka.-C. B. Smith, C McKinley, D. Mclntyre.
No. 530, Cochrane, Cochrane. — L- Bolton, R. C. Mortson.
No. 531, High Park, Toronto.— A. J. McWatters, R. L. Shriner, W. J. Moore, J. A. Hodgins.
No. 532, Canada, Toronto. — J. N. Mulholland, Geo. Cox,
E. Midgley, R. Carney, J. A. Hearn, F. Busteed, H. A. Miller, T. R. Hunter, A. Murdock, A. T. Yule, Alex. Wilson, D. Mullen, R. R. Davis.
No. 533, Shamrock, Toronto. — J. M. Burden, G. H. Lepper, A. Lockard, Harold Smith.
No. 534, Englehart, Englehart.— W. J. Hill, E. V. Wollings.
No. 535, Phoenix, Fonthill.— F. H. Clark, A. B Damude.
No. 536, Algonquin, Copper Cliff.— J. Gribble, L. E. Ade, C. G. Ade, P. Bragman.
No. 537, Ulster, Toronto.— D. V. R. Saunderson.
No. 539, Waterloo, Waterloo,— H. G Mistele.
No. 540, Abitibi, Iroquois Falls.— F. K. Ebbitt.
No. 541, Tuscan, Toronto.— R. F. Hutchings, W. T. Elliott.
No. 542, Metrepolitan, Toronto. — J. A. Troyer, A. L- Quin- ton, G. A. Martin, F. M. Calvert, T. E. C. Butler, J. S. Nott, W. V. White, E. C. Wilson, J. M. McCrutcheon, W. P. Ferguson.
No. 543, Imperial, Toronto. — E- T. Guest.
No. 544, Lincoln, Abingdon. — J. D. Warner.
No. 545, John Ross Robertson, Toronto. — G. Hambly, W. F. Kelsey, F. W. Slade, H. V. Locke, H. B. Swift, W.J. S. Graham,
F. D. Smith, E. McMorran, A. M. Heron.
No. 546, Talbot, St. Thomas.— A. A. McNames, J. C. Ferg- uson.
No. 547, Victory, Toronto.— W. T. Kincaid, N. F. D. Kelly.
No. 548, General Mercer, Toronto. — A. J. P. Cameron, W. J. Armstrong.
No. 549, Ionic, Hamilton. — W. A. Laidlaw, A. W. Marshall, W. G. Davidge, R. Wismer, Jas. Rosie, J. M. Connor, J.G.Truscott,
No. 550, Buchanan, Hamilton.— H. W. Young, D. T. Kil- patriek, J. R. Routledge.
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No. 551, Tuscan, Hamilton. — W. Turner, J. Baird, W. Brown, M. C. Thompson, J. M. Wallace, Thos. Hunter, R. A. Carter, H. M. Mclntyre.
No. 552, Queen City, Toronto.— H. L. Rehill.
No.553, Oakwood, Toronto. — S. H. McElwain, W. A. Savage,
F. A. Sceviour, J. A. Cattanaeh, B. S. Sheldon, L. M. Andrews.
No. 554, Border Ci ties , Windsor.— E. T. Howe, AH. MacQuarrie, G. F. Downs, W. S. Joiner.
No. 555, Wardrope, Hamilton. — W. J. Attig, B. W. Hopkins, J. P. Mills, 'A. Love, G. Lang, T. Tregunno, J. C. Cochrane.
No. 556, Nation, Spencervlle.— W. M. Snyder, B. R. Hen- derson, C. G. Simon.
No. 557, Finch, Finch.— A. MacMillan, J. M. McDougall, D. K. MaeLean, H. McMonagle, G. McLean, W. C. Johnstone.
No. 558, Sidney Albert Luke, Ottawa.— T. H. Weatherdon, H. H. Popham, C. W. Mcintosh, W. A. Cunningham, R. M. Stanton, Z. M. Niblock, Geo. Higman, J. Lockhart, H. F. Hardy, C. H. Storey, S. F. Smith, F. D. Boomer, F. W. Hewitt.
No. 559, Palestine, Toronto. — A. A. Goldenberg, H. Ginsberg, J. Lunenfield, J. M. Ginsberg.
No. 560, St. Andrews, Ottawa.— H. T. C. Humphreys, G. M. McGill, R. D. Coleman, J. X. Salter, Jno. Gray, F. King, A. K. Stewart, D. Kemp, R. P. Williamson, A. Henderson, W. R. William- son, J. S. Abernethy, J. W. Pallister, G. R. Blow, H. H. W. Nesbitt.
No. 561, Acacia, Westboro. — C. W. Crockatt, W. A. Dier, J. W. Arnott, H. A. Hyde-Clarke, E. P. Roy.
No. 562, Hamilton, Hamilton. — E- G. Dixon, A. A. Patter- son, W. G Smitton, E. J. Cleave, C. J. Stilson, E- L. Kerr, A. E- Barnby, H. A. Snell.
No. 563, Victory, Chatham, R. J. Appleyard.
No. 564, Ashlar, Ottawa.— D. A. Esdale, G. A. MacLeod, Ed. Burns, C. W. Powers, Geo. Powers, J. Stotesbury, W. Short, W. E. Gowling, V. E. Raymond, H. E- Reaume, J. F. Gillespie, J. S, Craig, W. D. Taylor.
No. 565, Kilwinning, Toronto. — Smith Shaw, M. Strachan,
A. J. Murray, G. F. Brav, E. L. Roxborough, A. MacKenzie,
B. C. McClelland, W. A. Ross.
No. 566, King Hiram, Toronto. — S. F. Albertson, John Mc- Arthur.
No. 570, Dufferin, Toronto.— J. A. Hodgins, E. S. Golden, R. W. Shepherd, T. A. Carson, H. R. Poison, W. Wood.
No. 571, Antiquity, Toronto. — W. Sellors, W. J. Armstrong.
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No. 572, Mizpah, Toronto. — J. E- Phillips.
No. 573, Adoniram, Niagara Falls.— G. E. Pedlar, J. T. Ruley, G. E. French.
No. 574, Craig, Alisa Craig.— C. H. Smith, W. G. Smith, F. J. McLeod, C. Lewis.
No. 575, Fidelity, Toronto. — A. E- Lowery, E. F. Bevis.
No. 576, Mimosa, Toronto. — A. M. Heron, W. J. R. Rogers, S. P. Hutton.
No. 577, St. Clair, Toronto.— J. H.Dawe, W. R. McConnell, W. F. Gunning, H. L. Martyn.
No. 578, Queen's, Kingston. — J. A. McRae, F. P. Smith.
No. 579, Harmony, Windsor.— E- Preston, W. H. Kent, M. Burnstine.
No. 580, Acacia, London.— A. E- Selway, T. Welch, A. G. M. Bradshaw.
No. 581, Harcourt, Toronto.— G. T. Clark.
No. 582, Sunnyside, Toronto. — G. E. Ritchie, K. E- Roome, H. Bennett, F. Power, R. T. Hogg.
No. 583, Transportation, Toronto. — J. M. McKerrow, A. Maynes.
No. 584, Kaministiquia, Fort William. — J. F. Shepherd.
No. 585, Royal Edward, Kingston. — M. G. Johnston, A. E. McGlashon.
No. 586, War Veterans, Toronto. — H. J. Cable, F. J. Johnson, Sage Snider, G. McLeish.
No. 587, Patricia, Toronto. — John Lewis, J. R. Langstaffe,
H. R. Wilson.
No. 588, National, Capreol.— I. H. H. Lusk.
No. 589, Grey, Toronto.— F. E. Sillifant, J. P. C. MacLatchy.
No. 590, Defenders, Ottawa.— E E- Williams, W. C.N. Marriott, E. A. Gardner, J. D. Gardner, E. K. Davidson, G. W. F. Hodgins, A. P. Sprange, H. Sloman, C. H. Hagan, J. R. Hearnden.
No. 591, North Gate, Toronto.— B. Rhodes, J. Cook, J. M.'B. Patterson, H. Linney, A. G. Roberts, W. T. Claxton, W. E. Hopkins.
No. 592, Fairbank, Toronto. — P. W. Farr, Wm. Sharp, R. Ferguson, J. T. Watson, G. M. Watson, J. Clayton.
No. 593, St. Andrew's, Hamilton. — D. Munro, Jas. Baird, J. Fram, T. B. MacXaughton, F. W. Davidson, S. Davidson, L. P. Robertson, W. Johnston, W. H. Wallace.
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No. 594, Hillcrest, Hamilton. — G. A. Sweatman, E. P. Man- uell, T. Horgan, 0. J. Newell, R. C. Bennett, J. Caskie, G. A. Grassie, J. E. Ccrnfoot, R. Geddes, J. A. Yorick.
No. 595, Rideau, Ottawa.— B. J. Cunliffe, S. C. Bateman, R. D. Whitmcre, F. W. Plet, J. P. Melvin, P. L. Young, W. A. Winter,
C. F. Winter, K. D. Petepiece, L. R. McKenna.
No. 597, Temple, London.— P. B. Fettery, W. H. Rath, H. V. Floyd.
No. 598, Dominion, Windsor. — J. A. Wickens, H. Coates,
D. M. Hanna.
No. 599, Mount Dennis, Weston. — A. McLean, G. J. Hinton, W. Allaby, A. F. Xisbet, F. Fordham, F. C. Smith, H. F. Sproule.
No. 600, Maple Leaf, Toronto. — J. Dorricott, W. J. Arm- strong.
No. 601, St. Paul, Sarnia.— R. C. Fleck, G. A. Scott.
No. 602, Hugh Murray, Hamilton. — W. D. Connor, A. S. Neil, Gordon, Fairclough, J. Eaglesham.
No. 603, Campbell, Campbellville.— E. M. Readhead, F. McNiven.
No. 604, Palace, Windsor.— R. A. Gladstone, J. L. McMullan, C. A. Jackson.
No. 605, Melita, Toronto.— C. H. Lord, A. H. Gilham, W. M. Creighton, E. W. Sjirrow.
No. 606, Unity, Toronto. — Roy Bowman.
No. 607, Golden Fleece, Toronto. — Tom Marshall, C. F. Beardon, J. F. Hazlewood.
No. 608, Gothic, Lindsay.— B. C. Maidens, B. A. Wilson, H. H. McFadden.
No. 609, Tavistock, Tavistock. — S. T. Loveys, W. A. Murray.
No. 610, Ashlar, Byron.— F. G. Fuller, F. Gilbert, W. J. Davis, W. H. Bartlett.
No. 611, Huron-Bruce, Toronto. — I. E. Grant.
No. 612, Birch Cliff, Birch Cliff.— W. G. Twiggs.
No. 613, Fort Erie, Fort Erie. — W. F. Willson, J. A. Spencer.
No. 614, Adanac, Merritton. — Chas. Wheeler, D. A. Cameron,
No. 615, Dominion, Ridgeway. — J. E. Laur.
No. 616, Perfection, St. Catharines, — G. H. Davis.
No. 617, North Bay, North Bay.— E. R. Herbert, J. L- Reynolds, R. M. Gregor, H. E. Ward.
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No. 618, Thunder Bay, Port Arthur.— A. H. Knutson, C. F. Smith.
No. 619, Runnymede, Toronto. — S. R. Baker, H. S. Parkin- son, W. J. MacDougall, A. H. Gilham, F. F. Jollow, R. A. Stewart.
No. 620, Bay of Quinte, Toronto.— J. A. M. Taylor, M. E.
MacKenzie, C. G. Mikel.
No. 622, Lome, Chapleau.— E. B. Ryan, R. J. Gavvley, D. C. Wilson, W. P. Spero.
No. 623, Doric, Kirkland Lake.— J. F. Edis.
No. 624, Dereham, Mt. Elgin, E. W. Moles.
No. 625, Hatherly, Sault Ste. Marie.— J. B. Way.
No. 626, Stamford, Stamford Centre. — Robt. Blain.
No. 627, Pelee, Scudder.— R. Hillier.
No. 628, Glenrose, Elmira.— R. R. Hillis, F. C. Ruppel.
No. 629, Grenville, Toronto.— B. S. Sheldon.
No. 630, Prince of Wales, Toronto. — Wm. Bailey, J. R. Buhner, J. D. Thomson.
No. 631, Manitou, Emo. — C. R. Lyons.
No. 632, Long Branch, Mimico. — D. McCullough, R. W. Knaggs, J. B. Smith.
No. 633, Hastings, Hastings. — Grant Sine.
No. 634, Delta, Toronto.— A. W. Murdock.
No. 635, Wellington, Toronto. — J. A. Mitchell, R. E. Bryson, A. R. Rundle, D. G. McGregor.
No. 636, Hornepayne, Hornepayne. — C. M. Mclntyre, W. A. Chisholm.
No. 637, Caledonia, Toronto. — Jno. Ness, J. F. Gillanders, R. Compton, W. R. Kent, Alex. Wilson, R. R. Davis.
No. 638, Bedford, Toronto.— E- A. Dickinson, J. H. L. Sarge, T. A. Lamon.
No. 639, Beach, Hamilton Beach. — Wm. Turner, Wm. Hutchinson, R. D. Berry.
No. 640, Anthony Sayer, Mimico. — L. J. Ferrie.
No. 641, Garden, Windsor. — C. A. Boynton.
No. 642, St. Andrew's, Windsor. — Duncan Paterson.
No. 643, Cathedral, Toronto.— J. K McGuire, H. D. Dempsey, R. R. Howarth, H. LcGard.
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No. 644, Simcoe, Toronto.— P. J. Spring, G. M. Jebb, T.-R. W. Black, D. E. F. Gauley.
No. 645, Lake Shore, Mimico. — E. J. Everett, L. K. Redman, P. B. Stevenson, R. W. Swanton, G. W. Gauld.
No. 646, Rowland, Mount Albert.— S. Oldham, E- Haigh, C. Moorehead, O. Dike.
No. 647, Todmorden, Todmorden. — Thos. Meakins, F. H. Robinson.
No. 648, Spruce Falls, Kapuskasing. — G. R. Connor.
No. 649, Temple, Oshawa. — L. F. McLaughlin, C. R. Mc- intosh, C. F. Cannon, W. R. Elliott.
No. 650, Fidelity, Toledo.— I. E. Lockwood, R. S. Kilborn, E. Montgomery, Jas. Rejmolds.
No. 651, Oentonia, Toronto. — J. Williamson, A. W. Lawrence, H. A. Miller, Wm. Locke, John Dawes, E. S. Calder, W. A. Taylor, G. T. Ditchburn.
No. 652, Memorial, Toronto. — W. J. Finch, G. A. English, S. J. Boyde.
No. 653, Scarboro, Agincourt. — L. H. Ressor, R. R. Davis.
No. 654, Ancient Landmarks, Hamilton. — Wm. Turner, Jno. McKay, W. D. Connor, A. S. Neil, O. J. Newell, T. H. Ross, J. C. Cochrane.
No. 655, Kingsway, Lambton Mills. — A. Murdock, G. J. Bartholomew.
GUESTS
M. W. Bro. W. S. Herrington then formally in- troduced to Grand Lodge the following distinguished brethren :
M. W. Bros. J. D. McFadyen and W. W. Williamson, Grand Master and Grand Secretary, respectively, of the Grand Lodge of Quebec; M. W. Bro. Norman T. Avard Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia; M. W. Bro. W. H. Parker and R. W. Bro. L. Lambie Grand Master and Grand Senior Warden, respectively, of the Grand Lodge of Michigan; M. W. Bro. W. J. Ballou, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Vermont; R. W. Bro. Carhartt, Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Ohio; R. W. Bro. John L. Sanford, representing the Grand Lodge of Maryland; M. W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope,
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Sovereign Grand Commander of the A. '& A.S. Rite for Canada; W. Bro. W. Y. Mills and R. W. Bro. Edwin Smith, Grand First Principal and Grand Scribe E., respectively, of the Royal Arch Masons of Canada.
These distinguished visitors were received by the brethren of Grand Lodge with very hearty applause.
MINUTES
The Acting Grand Secretary commenced to read the minutes of the last meeting held in Toronto in July 1936 when it was moved by M. W. Bro. F. A. Copus, seconded by M. W.Bro.R.B. Dargaveland resolved: That inasmuch as the minutes of the last Annual Communicat- ion held in Toronto have been printed and distributed to all the constituent lodges, the same be now taken as read and confirmed.
RULES OF ORDER
The Rules of Order were read by the Acting Grand Secretary.
ORDER OF BUSINESS
It was moved by M.W. Bro. F. A. Copus, seconded by M.W. Bro. R. B. Dargavel and unanimously carried, that the Order of Business at this Communication might be changed at the discretion of the Grand Master.
LETTERS OF REGRET
Communications were read from the following, ex- pressing regret that they were unable to be present: The Grand Masters of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Massachusets, and New York.
ADDRESS OF THE GRAND MASTER
The Grand Master, Most Worshipful Bro. A. J. Anderson presented to Grand Lodge the following ad- dress :
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ADDRESS OF THE GRAND MASTER
My Masonic Brethren:
It is peculiarly fitting that in this our Coronation year, our Grand Lodge should hold its eighty-second Communication in Ottawa, the Capital City of the Dominion. It may be pardonable to be reminiscent and take a look at the past. One hundred and ten years ago the British Government sent to this country one Colonel By to lay out and proceed with the construction of the Rideau Canal. At that time there was a community of one thousand people or thereabouts settled in and around Nepean Point. In the year 1827 this commun- ity was incorporated as a village under the name of Bytown in honor of Colonel By. Twenty years after- wards it was incorporated as a town, and in 1854 under the name of Ottawa it was incorporated as a city. Her Majesty Queen Victoria was pleased to name Ottawa as the Capital of Canada in 1857. The construction of the original Parliament Buildings was started in 1859. The corner stone was laid in 1860 by Edward Prince of Wales, afterwards His Majesty King Edward VII. This stone may be seen in the North East corner of the present centre building, a few feet above ground level. It was recovered from the ruins of the fire of 1916 and placed in its present position by H.R.H. the Duke of Con- naught, Governor General. The first session of the Parliament held in these Buildings was in 1866, and in 1867 the birthday of the Dominion of Canada was celebrated.
Masonry was established in Bytown in 1848 when a dispensation was granted by Sir Allan McXab, the Provincial Grand Master in Canada under the juris- diction of the Grand Lodge of England, to Dalhousie Lodge. This was seven years before the foundation of our Grand Lodge in 1855. Many of Ottawa's prominent and influential citizens have been associated with this Lodge. Among its roll of members is found the name of Sir John A. MacDonald, Prime Minister of Canada, who joined this Lodge in 1870.
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Ottawa has been favored by our Grand Lodge. In the eighty-two years of its existence this is the eleventh time the annual communication has been convened here, the former occasions having been in the vears 1860, 1871, 1876, 1883, 1893, 1899, 1907, 1913, 1921 and 1929.
Brethren, it is with great pleasure that to-day in our Capital City I welcome you to this our Eighty- Second Communication of Grand Lodge. It was in this City in 1907 I retired from the office of District Deputv Grand Master for District No. 11, Toronto. Here in 1921 I was elected to the Board of General Purposes of Grand Lodge, and here to-morrow I will relinquish into the hands of my successor the gavel as your Grand Master.
The King
Just one year ago on the occasion of our eighty-first Communication at Toronto, it was our great pleasure to extend to His Majesty King Edward VIII our happy felicitations for his future. Since then, to our great sor- row and I may say to our great disappointment, His Majesty, of his own volition, relinquished the throne and has retired into private life.
Happily, however, the British peoples have been relieved from any unpleasant results. His brother, the Duke of York, as next in line, has succeeded to the throne and assumed the title of King George VI. King Edward VIII signed his abdication on December 10th, 1936. It was presented to, and accepted by both Houses of The Imperial Parliament on December 11th, and the Duke of York was proclaimed King George VI.
I happened to be in London on the day of abdication and some days following, and on my return north to Edin- burgh (which I had made my headquarters while in Scot- land) Iforwardedto His Majesty King George VI, on behalf of this Grand Lodge, my assurance of the devotion and loyalty of all members of this Grand Lodge to his throne and person, and extended to him our sincere wishes for the happiness of His Majesty and his Gracious Consort, Queen Elizabeth, to which assurance I received an im- mediate reply. The events, beginning with the con-
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versations which His Majesty King Edward VIII had with Mr. Baldwin from midsummer to December, 1936, and ending with the accession of His Majesty King George VI, created much anxiety in every part of the Empire. Thanks to the deep appreciation, if not affect- ion, entertained by the British people the world over for the institution of monarchy and the British throne, and thanks to the brilliant, though quietly modest manner in which Mr. Baldwin, as British Prime Minister and spokesman for the British people, interpreted and ex- pressed British thought and temperament, that great change — the relinquishment of the throne by one king and the accession to the same throne by another king — has passed quietly into history as an exemplification of the steady firm character which the British people con- sciously or unconsciously possess and exhibit under great strain. Great Britain and the Empire have gained admiration in the minds of people all over the world and a deeper impression has been created of the solidar- ity of the sentiments that bind the Motherland, the Overseas Dominions, and the various colonies and pos- sessions, to each other and to the Throne, that great symbol of their strength, unity and loyalty.
I would suggest that Grand Lodge at this com- munication take advantage of its first opportunity to pass a formal resolution implementing my message, hereinbefore referred to, assuring His Majesty King George VI and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth of our allegiance, loyalty and support.
Grand Lodge of Scotland
The Grand Lodge of Scotland, to celebrate the 200th, Anniversary of its institution, decided on making St. Andrews Day, 30th November, 1936, an important occasion in its history. A request was made in 1935 to His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, to accept the office of Grand Master Mason of this Grand Lodge, which request was graciously acquiesced in by him, and invitations were extended to Masonic bodies throughout the world to send representatives to the installation of His Royal Highness as Grand Master on St. Andrews Dav, 1936. Owing to the death of His Majesty George V
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in January, 1936, His 'Royal Highness Prince of Wales (then King Edward VIII) expressed his desire to be re- leased from the acceptance of the high office. The sug- gestion was then made that His Royal Highness, the Duke of York, might be approached with the view of having him accept the office of Grand Master Mason of this Grand Lodge. This was done, and His Royal Highness the Duke of York assented to the request, and invitations were again issued for the installation that would take place on November 30th, 1936. His Royal Highness the Duke of York (now King George VI) was elected Grand Master Mason at the quarterly com- munication of the Grand Lodge of Scotland early in November 1936, and the installation took place under the constitution of that Grand Lodge on St. Andrews Day last.
As Grand Master of your Grand Lodge, it was with great pleasure that it became my privilege to attend that function as your representative. Masons from all quarters of the globe (62 different bodies) were repre- sented there and were with their ladies the guests of the Grand Lodge of Scotland for the week beginning No- vember 28th, and ending December 4th. Very great provision was made by the Grand Lodge of Scotland for the entertainment and comfort of their guests. The first function was a dinner on Saturday evening, Novem- ber 28th, at the Caledonian Hotel, Edinburgh, at which the Grand Master Mason, Sir Iain Colquhoun, presided, and at which many of the officers and Past Grand Master Masons of the Grand Lodge of Scotland attended with the guests. On Sunday, November 29th, divine service was held in St. Giles Cathedral, when that historic edifice was filled to overflowing with members of the Masonic Fraternity only.
At 3.00 o'clock Monday, November 30th, the installation of His Royal Highness the Duke of York as Grand Master Mason took place m Usher Hall, the largest public hall in Edinburgh, when upwards of three thousand Masons assembled to witness the ceremony, which was possibly one of the most colorful and dignified ceremonies I have had the pleasure of witnessing. The installation ceremony was
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performed by Grand Master Mason Sir Iain Colquhoun, assisted by his Grand Lodge Officers, and was a model of dignity, precision and rendition. His Royal Highness the Duke of York, after his installation, invested his officers with the regalia of their respective offices .md was then the recipient of an address of congratulation de- livered by Sir Iain Colquhoun, the retiring Grand Master Mason, to which address His Royal Highness made a suitable reply. It is fair to state that the ovation tend- ered to His Royal Highness on the completion of the installation, and on his rising to reply to the address of congratulation, was overwhelming and lasted for several minutes. That evening all visiting Masons, together with the Officers and Past Grand Masters of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, were individually presented to and graciously received by His Royal Highness. Then followed a banquet in the Dining Hall of Edinburgh Castle, at which His Royal Highness presided as Grand Master Mason This, needless to say, was a very brill- iant function. One toast only was received, that to "The King". Little did any of us think that in ten days' time His Royal Highness would be His Alajesty King George VI.
it may lie interesting also to state that the Duchess of York (now Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth) was re- ceived by the women of Scotland on Tuesday, December 1st, in Usher Hall. Over three thousand congregated for the purpose of witnessing the presentation to her by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh with the freedom of that ancient City and an address. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, who is a great favorite in her motherland, Scotland, received most graciously this presentation and made an equally gracious reply of acceptance
On December 1st, 2nd and 3rd, the guests were treated to excursions from Edinburgh in different di- rections throughout the countryside, visiting many places of historical and literary interest.
The great value of this celebration, not only to the guests but to the members of the Grand Lodge of Scot- land, consisted in the contacts made and exchange of
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views. It was really remarkable to find in the various conversations how tolerant brethren were of the differ- ent viewpoints of their respective localities. The spirit of Masonry prevailed. Each respected the other personally, and his views, and was prepared in all cases to engage in discussion of different matters, national and otherwise, in which there might be different ideas held, with .-. tolerance born of the full appreciation of the principles and aims of Masonry. Tiris great event was a wonderful gesture to all peoples of the world. Unrest existed in many countries among their own citizens as to the form of government and as to the social conditions prevailing. Jealousy and hatred were entertained a- mongst nations. War was in existence in one European country wherein other nations were interested and to some degree participating, and war was threatened between other nations and groups of nations. Yet in that world atmosphere it was most gratifying to find representatives of Masonic jurisdictions and lodges from all parts of the globe, owing allegiance to various rulers and governments and holding varied views on social and governmental affairs, meeting in peace, harmony and toleration, in the spirit of Masonic brotherhood, on the common ground of Masonic principle, and extending to each and all the hand of friendship, the word of brother- hood and confidence. One was inclined to wish heartilv that the world's greatest court of conciliation, The League of Nations, had as its members such men as graced Edinburgh with their presence on this historic occasion, working determinedly in harmony to exemplify peace to the world, and exterminating jealousy, hatred, envy, cruelty and fear from their conversations and deliber- ations.
Grand Secretary
Since our last Communication our Grand Lodge has suffered a great loss in the death of our beloved Grand Secretary, R. W. Bi other William McGregor Logan. It was very apparent to all of us in July last when we met in Toronto that Brother Logan was suffering greatly, in fact, was a very sick man. He had been advised by his physicians before the 1936 Com-
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munication that he should go into the hospital for examination and treatment. He refused to quit his post until he had met Grand Lodge and finished his work for the year. This he did. After Gtand Lodge meeting he went to his home and to his bed. There he prepared all the material for the Report of 1936 Grand Lodge proceedings, had them printed, proof read and distributed. He informed me that this woik of getting out the Grand Lodge Report was done in less time in July and August 1936, than in any former year. His heart was in the work. He was determined that he would perform his duty in full. Only then did he con- sent to go to the hospital, where he was detained for a short period and released to go again to his home. He suffered great pain, but bore up hopefully and patiently, believing for many weeks that he would regain former strength and vigor. He wished to get better and again enjoy the work of the office which he held and so effic- iently filled for nineteen years. In a letter I received from him, just before I left to attend the Installation Ceremonies in the Grand Lodge of Scotland, he expressed his extreme regrets that he was unable to join me in acceptance of that invitation and that he would have enjoyed it so much. Again on my return he expressed his sorrow that he had not been able to be with me in Scotland or on any of my various visitations throughout Ontario and the other Grand Jurisdictions, but, as he said, fate had decreed otherwise. Brother Logan brought to the office of the Grand Secretary great natural ability, a highly cultivated mind, and valuable experience as an educator In the field of Masonry he had made con- stant advances in its study and in its ranks. He showed the same zeal in his office as Grand Secretary as he had shown in his professional life as a teacher. Being a good conversationalist, deferential as a listener, courteous in discussions, and possessed of a quiet yet infectioushumour, he made a model companion. He was regarded as one of the Great Masonic Grand Secretaries of the world, and was a most helpful counsellor and advisor. Only those who have been privileged to occupy the offices of Grand Master or Deputy Grand Master know fully his worth to them and to our Order. He executed the duties of his office, with the kindly and faithful help of his staff, until the last. Many times during his long and painful illness
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I considered the advisability of relieving him from part or all of the strain of office by appointing someone as Acting Grand Secretary, but hearing from him almost daily on one matter or another and observingthe keenness with which he grappled with all questions submitted, and the apparent satisfaction he obtained in discussing and advising on them, I refrained from even suggesting help to him. I had a deep set feeling that if I undertook to appoint an Acting Grand Secretary or even suggested it, he would have been broken hearted. The knowledge that he was able to consider all correspondence received by his office and direct replies, and give advice in respect thereto, kept him up. It enabled him to draw his mind away from his physical suffering. He appreciated to the full what was done for him. I am pleased that I did not appoint an Acting Grand Secretary, and that he died, as it were, "in harness". That was what he wished. Great was the sorrow expressed in every part of our jurisdiction. Many were the letters received from other Grand Jurisdictions extending regrets at his passing and sympathy with us in our loss. He died as he had lived, true to the faith he had in the Divine Creator and His revealed word, and in the principles of out Order.
Our sympathy goes out to Mrs. Logan and Miss Logan, who were with him continuously in his suffering and extended to him that kindly care and attention that only a loving wife and daughter could give, and to the sons whom he loved and for whom he had done so much for their future welfare.
On his death I had the important duty to perform, that of appointing an Acting Grand Secretary, who would carry on until Grand Lodge would elect some brother permanently to that office. I gave the matter very careful consideration, and appointed R. W. Bro. Ewart Gladstone Dixon of Hamilton . Bro. Dixon has given the office careful and studious attention. I made no arrangements with him for compensation and leave that to be dealt with by Grand Lodge, and trust that his generous services will be favorably and adequately considered.
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Flood Sufferers
Early in the year 1937 due to thaws and heavy rains the rivers in the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys overflowed their banks, causing great loss of life, damage to property and distress. The American Red Cross Society made an appeal for contributions to assist in relieving those who had suffered. I recommended that a grant of one thousand dollars be made for the relief of these sufferers. The cheque was drawn on our general funds and forwarded to the Canadian Red Cross Society to be forwarded to the American Red Cross Society to be used as the American Society deemed best. We received a very appreciative acknowledgement and thanks for the assistance thus given. Later on our own Province suffered from a similar visitation of nature in the south western counties. I again recommended a grant of one thousand dollars to be forwarded to the Canadian Red Cross Society who had made an appeal to the Canadian public for a quarter million dollars. This cheque was forwarded to the Canadian Society and was most gratefully acknowledged. I deemed it better to have this contribution sent to the Red Cross Society to form a part of the General Fund being raised for the relief of all those who had suffered rather than to try to confine it to those of our own Order who had been among the unfortunate.
We, in our teachings, charge our brethren so to act and live that the world at large (not Masons only) may know that our hearts are expanded by benevolence. Very fortunately our order in this Province is in such a financial condition as not only enabled us to make this grant, but justified us in so doing.
In donating these amounts as above I had in mind also that the Red Cross Societies, having undertaken the investigation as to the need of relief, and the dis- tribution of the funds contributed for such purpose, were less likely to allow waste of any of the funds, and would prevent unnecessary over-lapping or duplication of effort to relieve.
I respectively ask your approval of the action of your executive officers in both these cases.
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Lotteries
In our Grand Jurisdiction as well as, in many of the Masonic Grand Jurisdictions in the United States, very decided opposition has been shown to and against lotteries, and against brethren participating in them. One of the most recent to take drastic action is the Grand Lodge of New York, where the Grand Master in 1936 issued an edict declaring it to be a Masonic offence for a Mason to engage in any lottery or gambling scheme of chance, and that such brother, whether a member only of Craft Masonry or of those other orders affiliated with Masonry wherein membership in Craft Masonry is a pre- requisite to membership in the affiliated order, would be subject to such penalties as may be prescribed by Grand Lodge. In our own jurisdiction two or three requests were made to me to grant permission to the instituting and carrying on of schemes of chance by Masonic bodies for charitable and other Masonic purposes. These re- quests I unhesitatingly refused. Our Jurisdiction, how- ever, has not been immune from such schemes being instituted and operated without approval. Complaints brought these cases to my attention and on investigation it was found that they had made considerable progress, and damage to our good name had been done. I ex- pressed my disapproval and I believe the operations ceased. I found, however, that I was greatly handicapped in not being invested with authority to take any con- crete action. Our constitution and approved rulings of Grand Masters have not in any way declared gambling, lotteries and games of chance to be Masonic offences. Several of my predecessors in the office of Grand Master have expressed their disapproval of such practices, but no steps have been taken by Grand Lodge to im- plement these expressions of disapproval by placing in our Constitution some provisions against these practices. Many of the Grand Jurisdictions in the United States have vested power in their Grand Masters to deal ef- fectively when such offensive acts are resorted to for some Masonic purpose. Gambling and lotteries are contrary to our law. As Masons we are charged with the duty of respecting and upholding the law of our own country and that of the country which affords us pro- tection wherever we mav be. All Masons, whether only
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Craft Masons, or members of orders affiliated with our Grand Lodge are subject to our constitution and laws. I trust that this reference in my address to you may be heeded by those who have participated or engaged in lotteries, gambling and games of chance, and especially those operating allegedly for Masonic purposes, and that they will in future refrain from such participation for the good name of Freemasonry. If, however, it is found that these practices continue, I feel that Grand Lodge in its own interests, in the upholding of its principles, should legislate by making the participation in these practices Masonic offences and prescribing the penalties for the infraction thereof.
Constituent Lodges Building Obligations
Throughout the Jurisdiction I find that a number of Lodges, and groups of Lodges had, in prosperous days when everyone was moved to look on business and economic conditions rather optimistically, entered into extensive building operations to provide for themselves lodge rooms and Masonic temples. Heavy obligations were incurred, incumbrances were placed against these properties, calling for payment of interest at heavy rates and for instalments in reduction of the principal of these obligations.
The depression came and Masonry was affected almost as greatly as those engaged in business and industry. Many of our brethren were greatly reduced in earning power through absence of employment and slowing down of business and were unable to meet dues or make contributions for Masonic purposes. These debts over- hanging Masonic bodies have had a very serious effect, and with great difficulty some of the lodges, or groups, have been able to hold their lodge buildings and premises, and in their distress have looked to Grand Lodge for material financial assistance. I find that among the lodges in sister jurisdictions in Canada and United States similar conditions exist, and a great deal of discussion has taken place as to the advisability of Grand Lodges taking to themselves a supervisory power over
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constituent lodges in incurring heavy obligations for buildings or equipment. Some Grand Lodges even find themselves in very considerable difficulty and have shown no greater care and caution than constituent lodges have taken. However, our Grand Lodge has always pursued a different policy and has refrained from entering into any obligation of that character, trusting that the future growth of our order and consequent in- crease in our invested funds would justify us in entering into such obligations, with means at our command that would meet such indebtedness in full. Our Grand Lodge, having no indebtedness and having exercised great care in the investment of its funds, is in a happy position to give advisory assistance to constituent lodges in financial matters if requested. If it would be thought advisable to legislate to give Grand Lodge supervisory powers over constituent lodges in the foregoing respect, I feel that our Grand Lodge is in a position to look impartially and disinterestedly on such building propositions, and to take a broader and safer view of the problem, than those cf the constituent lodge who may be and frequently are moved rather by enthusiasm than a carefully considered judgment. Constituent lodges should feel at all times that in financial matters they must stand or fall as a result of their own effort, and not to look to Grand Lodge for assistance. Grand Lodge has its own financial prob- lems and should not be involved in the financial problems of its constituent lodges. Although Grand Lodge uses a great portion of its income in the distribution of ben- evolence, it must not be forgotten that Masonry in reality is a principle or philosophy of living, is a great moral institution, rather than a financial concern or a society primarily formed for the extending of material assist- ance to the unfortunate, needy or distressed.
Masonic Board of Relief:
Last year I commented on the very valuable work done by Masonic Boards of Relief throughout the Prov- ince. I continue in my belief that where there are two or more lodges located in any Masonic centre, a Masonic Board of Relief should be formed and should operate. The Toronto Masonic Board of Relief formed by the seventy-eight lodges within the City of Toronto has for
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many years served the Masonic Fraternity most faith- fully and efficiently, both in the City and elsewhere. Toronto, like any other big city, attracts Masons from all quarters, from the standpoint of residence, employment, education, religious advantages, sickness and even relief. This Board has placed itself in close contact with all the constituent lodges of this Grand Jurisdiction, and with many other Grand Jurisdictions, offering its services in the nature of an agency for those lodges and jurisdictions to attend to Masonic inquiries, visitations and other duties arising out of and incidental to Masonry. One has only to read its reports regularly prepared and issued by its most painstaking President and Secretary, to become acquainted with the nature and value of the work done. Last year I also commented on the advisability of all lodges in this jurisdiction making an inquiry among their respective memberships as to the number, if any, unemployed, their usual occupations and circumstances, with the view of making a concerted and planned effort to find employment for those of our membership who are so unfortunate as to be out of work and suffering hard- ship on that account. I also directed the District Deputy Grand Masters to make a survey in their districts to ascer- tain how many of our brethren were in need of assistance. I felt then, and do yet, that our fraternity should, as far as possible, endeavour to find employment for those out of work in our fraternity, among those of our brethren more fortunately placed. I have received many reports, and they indicate that except in populous centres, such as our large cities, employment was and is being found by our brethren in a greater degree than in the former year. This so far is gratifying. However, in larger places I find that very considerable unemployment still exists among our brethren. I also find on enquiring in other Grand Jurisdictions somewhat similar conditions pre- vail, and in several of these jurisdictions concrete action has been taken to meet the situation, and not leave brethren of the Order dependent on state or municipal assistance. Unemployment Bureaus or Registration Offices have been set up in connection with Masonic Boards of Relief, and are working advantageously.
The Toronto Lodges under the lead of The Board of Relief have taken up this matter very energetically.
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A large number of unemployed brethren have registered with this Board leaving full information as to their capabilities and circumstances. Many brethren in- terested in business and industry have also contacted the Board and have opened their employment rolls to those registered with the Boards. Success has attended the effort and the work in this regard has not been restricted to the City. I have made a full inquiry into the work done, the success accomplished, the extra burden imposed on that office, and feel that Grand Lodge should lend not only its approval, but financial encouragement to the Toronto Masonic Board of Relief for the broad activities it has so generously assumed in the interest of Masonry generally. I am, therefore, recommending that favorable consideration be given to this work and to the encourage- ment which I have herein suggested, and that a grant of $500.00 be made this year to assist the Board in the work it is doing for the benefit of lodges and brethren through- out the Province, and elsewhere, as well as for the large Masonic population of Toronto itself. We are, I am afraid, too frequently engrossed with our own individual affairs, to really remember the brother who is sick or in sorrow, or the brother in financial distress. Sympathy, kindliness and brotherly love are of the fundamentals of Masonry, and the exercise of these virtues marks us as true Freemasons. Let us assist an agency where mem- bers are actively trying to help those of our brethren who are in need of material assistance and sympathy.
Motions
At this Communication of Grand Lodge you will be asked to consider amendments to the Constitution to cover some needed changes. You have been supplied with Notices of Motion covering two of them, the first relat- ing to the dues payable by constituent lodges to Grand Lodge and the procedure to be folio wed on default . The ben- evolent work of Grand Lodge now requires each year more than is received in dues from the constituent lodges. Any diminution in these dues immediately affects the work of your Committee on Benevolence. Promptness in the payment of these dues to Grand Lodge assists your Committees and your Board of General Purposes in the
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compiling of their estimates of receipts and expenditures and to determine what amount is available for benevolent work. The second one relates to the restoration to membership of a brother suspended for non payment of dues, leaving it in the discretion of the lodge as to what sum on account of arrears of dues may be accepted to relieve such suspension. This is a move in the right direction, leaving the lodge free to extend benevolent action to a brother who may be unable to pay arrears in full and who is worthy and deserving of generous and benevolent treatment.
At last Communication of Grand Lodge a motion was passed authorizing me to appoint a Committee to consider the advisability of revising the agenda of Grand Lodge in so far as it relates to the election of Grand Lodge officers. I appointed this Committee with M. W Bro. Herrington as chairman. This matter was con- sidered at some length and the Committee's report will be presented to you for your consideration. Another motion passed by Grand Lodge in 1936 authorized me to appoint a special Committee to consider the provisions of the Constitution relating to demitted and suspended members to have these two classes dealt with, on what would appear to be a more equitable basis, and further to consider various portions of the Masonic Rituals with the view to making modifications in the same. I referred this matter also to M. W. Bro. Herrington's Committee by whom it was fully considered, and a report will be presented to you for consideration.
In my visitations throughout the Province, I was impressed strongly with the feeling that in the Eastern and Northern Districts of our Jurisdiction, our members would feel very greatly encouraged if they were placed in such a position that they could elect from their mem- bers, representatives on the Board of General Purposes, instead of having to rely on the Grand Master's good will in making appointments to the Board from those portions of the Province. The Deputy Grand Master, R. W. Bro. Dunlop, at my request has given this matter very care- ful study and will present to the Board of General Purposes and Grand Lodge an outline of his study and
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recommendations. I earnestly hope you may receive and consider them favorably. It will mean the election of members of the Board of General Purposes by zones instead of at large over the whole Jurisdiction, making it possible for each zone or part of the Jurisdiction to be directly represented on the Board by members chosen from the local zone.
We have one office in Grand Lodge to which no duty has been assigned, I refer to that of Grand Registrar. It is an empty title, giving to the brother elected to that office the rank of Right Worshipful and entitling him to a seat on the Board of General Purposes. I feel that some duties should be assigned to the holder of the office, otherwise it would be advisable to eliminate it from the list of officers. I hope that Grand Lodge at some time in the near future may deal with it to remove what appears to be a farcical office and honor.
Very Worshipful Bro. W. S. Dalby, whom I appointed as a Grand Steward in July, 1936, died during this Masonic year. He was a past master and a very valu- able member of York Lodge, Toronto. To fill this vacancy and as an evidence of my regard for this old Lodge, I appointed W. Bro. H. H. Ball, the oldest living past master of York Lodge in point of seniority to fill out the year 1936 and 1937, and he is so serving. As the Constitution requires a full year's service in any Grand Lodge office to entitle the brother to past rank of the office, I recommend that a motion be passed by Grand Lodge extending past rank as a Grand Steward to W. Bro. Ball notwithstanding that he shall not at this date have served a full year as Grand Steward.
Saugeen Lodge No. 197 Walkerton suffered a great loss this year in the death of W. Bro. William Hyndman, its Worshipful Master. The Lodge, to fill the vacancy, elected an old, efficient and very active member of the Lodge, Bro. William Alexander Clark, as Master for the balance of the year 1937. Bro. Clark has long been eligible for advancement to this office, but has refused the honor on account of business demands on him. He
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has, however, been a real power in this lodge and his services have been fully appreciated. The members at this time feel that they have an opportunity to extend the honor to him and have unanimously elected him to fill out the year of office made vacant by the sad and untimely death of W. Bro. Hyndman. I ask you, there- fore, to pass a motion granting Bro. Clark the rank of Past Master on his completing the year 1937 as Worship- ful Master of Saugeen Lodge, notwithstanding that the provisions of the Constitution require a full year's service in the office of Master of the lodge to entitle him to past rank of that office.
Anonymous Communications
During this last year an anonymous letter was sent to many of the members of the Board of General Purposes complaining of certain matters affecting the adminis- tration of Grand Lodge. Such communications always carry a sting with them and leave unpleasant feelings with those who receive them or with those who may be meanly criticised by them. Only a coward, or putting it a little more mildly, only one who lacks the courage of his convictions (if the statements in such letters may be called convictions) will stoop or resort to such underhand unmanly and unfair methods of making an objection or offering a criticism. Most persons on receiving such letters consign them to the flames that no other person may be troubled with seeing or reading them. I would not mention this incident had such a letter been received by any one person only, but it was sent to several and created a very unpleasant sensation. The writer of the letter is evidently a Mason with somewhat intimate acquaintance with the affairs of Grand Lodge, and I am surprised that one of our Order, who has been privileged to know the details of official and financial matters of Grand Lodge, has so far lost his sense of self respect, his manhood, and forgotten so completely his obligation of fidelity, as to write a scurrilous letter about a brother Maso,n or our Order, and be so weak, spineless and un- worthy as to write and mail it unsigned. It is serpentine in its nature. I hope the writer of that letter may read this, and cause him to repent his unmasonic and con-
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temptible conduct. To those brethren who received the communication referred to, I would say destroy it if you have not already done so. If there is anything in that letter that should be discussed let it be brought forward properly, without reference to this anonymous epistle, and have it considered in the open, sponsored by a bro- ther who is courageous and conscientious and despises methods of anonymity.
Other Visitations
I have made a number of visits to other lodges and districts in our own jurisdiction, and a few outside Ontario, since July last.
On all these occasions I have experienced great pleasure in conveying the kindliest greetings of this Grand Lodge, and messages of good- will. In this connection I wish to express to the brethren of this Grand Jurisdiction my deep appreciation of the uniform kindness, courtesy and assistance given me everywhere I went. The feeling of loyalty, respect and affection for our Grand Lodge and your Grand Master was evident on all occasions and was most gratifying and inspiring. These visitations entailed many long journeys by railway and motor and involved considerable absence from home and business, but the pleasure de- rived from the receptions extended to me, supplied the urge to give to them the best I could to encourage Ma- sonic work and study. I received many beautiful material reminders of the interesting contacts made and hours spent in the company of my brethren in various parts of the Province. It may be of interest to the breth- ren to know what visits have been made by me during this my last official year, and I therefore take the liberty of enumerating them:
September 25th — Zetland Lodge, Toronto, Canadian Night.
28th — Spruce Falls Lodge, Kapuskasing, Re- ception.
29th — Cochrane Lodge, Cochrane, Luncheon.
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29th — Abitibi Lodge, Iroquois Falls, Recep- tion. 30th — Golden Beaver Lodge, Timmins,
Luncheon. 30th — Doric Lodge, Kirkland Lake, Recep- tion. October 1st — Englehart Lodge, Englehart, Luncheon 1st — Haileybury Lodge, Haileybury, Re- ception. 4th — St. Paul's Anglican Church — Toronto, Divine Service for Toronto Districts. 8th— Four Toronto Districts, D.D.G.M. Conference & Dinner. 13th — Grand River Lodge, Kitchener, 75th.
Anniversary. 14th — Malahide Lodge, Aylmer, St. Thomas,
District Reception. 16th — Tuscan Lodge, Toronto, Canadian
Night. 21st — St. Andrews Lodge, Toronto, Parlia- mentary Night. 23rd — Ontario District, Newcastle, Recep- tion. 27th — Acacia Lodge, Hamilton, Grand Lodge
Night. 30th— Toronto District "B", at Markham, Reception. November 1st — St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Bath- urst St., Toronto.
Divine Service, Grand Chaplain's Church. 3rd — Stanley Lodge, Toronto, my mother
Lodge, Reception. 9th — Prince Edward District, Stirling, Re- ception. 30th — Grand Lodge of Scotland, Edinburgh, Installation. December 2nd — Canongate Kilwinning Lodge, Edin- burgh, Reception.
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January 5th — Stanley Lodge, Toronto, Installation for 30th time. 28th — Eglinton Temple Lodges, Toronto, Reception.
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-Grand Lodge of Quebec, Montreal.
-Kilwinning Lodge, Toronto, Scottish Night.
-Chisholm Ave. and Gerrard St. Temple, Toronto, Reception.
—Toronto Lodge of Perfection, Recep- tion.
-College St. Temple, Toronto, Recep- tion.
-Hamilton Districts, Reception.
-District "C" Toronto, at Bradford, Reception.
-Parkdale Temple, Toronto, Reception.
-University Lodge, Toronto, Receiving Life Membership.
-Niagara District B, St. Catharines, Reception.
-Frontenac District, Kingston, Re- ception.
-River Park Lodge, Streets ville, 60th Anniversary.
-Brant District, Brantford, Reception.
-Wellington District, Gait, Reception.
-Peterborough District, Peterborough, Reception.
-Wilson District, Woodstock, Recep- tion.
-Eastern District, Cornwall, Reception.
-General Mercer Lodge, Toronto, Reception. First Master of this Lodge.
-Golden Beaver Lodge, Timmins, Re- ception.
-St. Georges Lodge, Toronto, Birthday Meeting.
-Kingsway Lodge, Lambton Mills, Golf and Dinner.
-Sarnia District, Petrolia, Reception.
Subversive Activities :
Freemasonry in Canada and in countries where the English language is spoken is very different from those organizations bearing the name of Freemason in the continental countries of Europe. Here it is a brotherhood
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or fraternity of fellowship and benevolence, free from political or religious entanglements. Freemasonry has flourished in English speaking lands because their people enjoy freedom of worship, freedom of speech and freedom of action always having due regard to the rights and privileges of others. Where Freemasonry has not flourished or has been prohibited we find an absence of that freedom and liberty, and, in lieu thereof, there exists autocracy in one form or another. Our Constitution, Ancient Charges, Regulations and Ceremonies are based on the great fundamental, the belief in God, to whom we are urged to look, at all times for comfort and support. Further, we are enjoined to be good true moral men, peaceful citizens, paying proper respect to our country's laws and those we have placed in authority. We are to promote the general good of society by cultivating social virtues, and propagating the knowledge of the great principlesof our Order, Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth. Broadly speaking, these are the foundations and aims of our Order. Freemasonry implies democracy and that the will of the people must prevail, not autocracy where dictatorship exists and the will of the individual is subordinated. In those countries, where dicators rule, Masonry cannot exist and much less can it flourish. There is an absence of that free atmosphere which Freemasonry requires and which does exist in this favored land of ours and in the other English speaking countries. Activities subversive of freedom and de- mocracy, such as communism, fascism, nazism, do not accord with our ideas of liberty and security. A large part of the world is now ruled by dictators under one form or another of autocracy. On every side, even in demo- cratic countries, it looks as if Masonry and civilization itself are being challenged by these issues and are facing a crisis. Unrest and uprisings against law and order are showing themselves in too many places and too frequently to justify us in being in any degree complacent or feeling secure . We do not know what can or will happen here or elsewhere, so long as we find disrespect for law, ord- er and authority, as shown in various parts of the world to-day. The present seems to be the winter-time of libertv. Restriction of the freedom of the individual, and concentration of authority and power autocratically in the state are taking place. We need only look at
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what has taken place in Russia, Germany and Italy and what is taking place in Spain. Masonry, which is my immediate concern in this address, has been prohibited or banned as Masonry, in all these countries where Freedom or liberty as you and I know and enjoy it, is being denied to the individual citizen. In Russia, under the Czars, liberty of the individual was unknown, and when it dawned for a short time under Kerensky it was crushed out by the ruthlessness of the Revolution of Lenin and later of Stalin. Atheism was taught. Belief in God was denied. Churches were destroyed. Teaching of religion in any form was prohibited to any person under the age of eighteen. There Masonry is prohibited and does not exist.
In Italy, where liberty was fought for and won by Garibaldi and Mazzini (both Masons) in the latter part of the nineteenth century, discontent followed the Great War of 1914-1918. Communism spread through- out the country. Industrial troubles and strikes were the rule rather than the exception. Distress and hard- ship prevailed among the people. Chaos existed and a state of anarchy threatened. Those in authority failed to restore order or security. It was in this condition that Mussolini, a Socialist, deeply read in Socialistic theories and conceiving the idea of a totalitarian state in Italy, formed the organization of Fascists to do battle for his beliefs. In 1910 at the Socialists' Party Congress in Milan, Mussolini asked for the expulsion of Freemasons from the Party, asserting that Freemasonry held the directing staff of labor, and also held capital in its hand, that the official Social Party was working hand in hand with Freemasons, and that only one thing could help them, namely, revolution. This followed step by step until in 1922 the King called on him to form a Ministry. One of his first acts, when he gained power, was to prohibit Freemasonry in Italy because it stood for freedom. It was, as in other Continental countries, political in its make-up and in its practices and furnished him in his political advancement with an open excuse to crush Free- masonry in Italy.
In Germany, Masonry, as known on the Continent of Europe, had flourished for generations, and several
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Grand Lodges existed. After the war 1914-1918 the country suffered greatly from the devastating effects of that war on its economic condition. The republic, formed on the downfall of monarchy, did not survive for many years. The German people were not ready for that liberty and preferred to be ruled rather than rule. Hitler, rising from obscurity, almost fanatical in his socialistic beliefs, took advantage of the distress and discontent existing, organized the Nazis, with which the people gladly became affiliated, throwing over whatever liberty and freedom they had. Hitler fanned their dis- content by appealing to them as being a race of supermen, marked out by Providence for leadership, and by rousing their prejudices against the Jewish people in the country. In religious matters he not only was antagonistic to the Jew, which he showed by wholesale persecution, and bv eliminating from the Bible the Old Testament writings, but had the New Testament re-written to satisfy his religious tenets, thus antagonizing the Christians. With Nazi strength behind him he seized power, established a Government of the most autocratic character, dissolved all Masonic Grand Lodges, permitting them to reorganize not as Masons but as Nationalists, and prohibiting there- from the words "Lodge, Mason and Freemasonry." Hence, to-day there is no Masonry in Germany.
In Spain we find a cruel barbarous civil war being carried on between the two factions of the Spanish people, the Loyalists, and the Insurgents. The Loyalists, who are in possession of the Government of Spain, are socialistic holding views similar to those of Russia. The Insurgents, being largely the old Monarchist party, entertain ideas similar to what prevails in Germany and Italy. The ideals are diametrically opposed to each other. The Loyalists dethroned their King, formed a Republic, and are in power, such as it is. That Government is hostile to Freemasonry, which, in Spain, as in other European Continental countries, is political. A few years ago it legislated to prohibit its armed forces from belonging to any political organization, and, in 1935 it legislated more specifically by further depriving the armed forces be- longing to the Masonic Order. Masonry is thus dis- couraged in Spain, and is strangled at any and every turn. The Church, owing allegiance to the Vatican, is
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also very antagonistic. The so-called fight for Liberty in Spain means nothing as far as Freemasonry is con- cerned, for if the Loyalists win, Freemasonry, already strangled, will be banned as in Russia, and if the In- surgents win it will be abolished as in Italy and Germany.
Brethren, in viewing the fate of Freemasonry in those countries we see the disastrous results of the abolition of individual freedom and the crushing out of religious thought and worship. And yet I am not bereft of all optimism. I believe the world is better to-day than it ever was, and with orderly and intelligent guidance it will go forward to higher attainments in human happiness. Selfishness and ignorance are responsible for the discon- tent which exists. An attentive ear and a delicate ap- proach to the woes of the world will do much to encourage those who suffer, to believe they can look to such as us of the Masonic Order for leadership and not to those who are leaders in antagonism to Masonry. The important work ahead of us is to correct the abuses of our civiliz- ation by orderly processes. We have little to fear from the people if we show our sympathy with them in their desire to remove abuses from which they suffer. Dic- tatorship or any system that has for its tendency or its purpose the restriction of the individual is not the means of correction. Dictators in all ages have sought to fasten upon their people chains of slavery. Freemasonry stressing human brotherhood and the Fatherhood of God inspires man to desire to be free. Dictators and tyrants have always opposed Freemasonry because its member- ship have usually been found on the side of right, fighting for freedom of worship, thought, speech and action. I have referred to this present age as the winter-time of liberty, but I am sanguine the spring-time will follow. Dictators and autocracy have toppled and fallen in the past. Communism, fascism and nazism are fevers and will pass away. Liberty, and faith in God, will bloom again and those new and subversive thoughts and ac- tivities shall be forgotten. Every man carries within himself a spark of divine fire. Nothing can quench it. It will flash again, and the dismal ghastly time in which we are living, shall be looked back upon with amazement, when once again the Spirit of God touches the better parts of our own nature in Lodge, in Church, in all
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phases of our life, and brings back and makes effective those truths, which if ever they were true, are true forever.
A. J. ANDERSON,
Grand Master.
At the conclusion of the Grand Master's address it was moved by R. W. Bro. W. J. Dunlop, seconded by M.W. Bro. Frank A. Copus, and carried: That the Grand Master appoint a committee to consider and report on his address.
The Grand Master appointed to this committee all Past Grand Masters in attendance at Grand Lodge.
APPENDIX
Dedications
The following lodge rooms have been dedicated: — King George V. Lodge No. 498, Coboconk, on Tuesday,
October 20th, 1936, by R.W. Bro. W. J. Dunlop,
D.G.M.
"*• Xenophon Lodge No. 448, Wheatley, on Thursday, June
17th, 1937, by R.W. Bro. E. T. Howe, P.D.D.G.M.
CORNER STONE
The Corner Stone of the Parish Hall, St. George's Anglican Church, St Catharines, was laid with Masonic Ceremony by Rt . Rev. W. L. Broughall, Bishop of Niagara, on Saturday, October 31, 1936.
GRAND REPRESENTATIVES
On the recommendation of the Grand Masters concerned, Commissions were issued to the following brethren to act as Grand Representatives of this Grand Lodge near their respective Grand Lodges: —
Nebraska Edward F. Carter Omaha
New Mexico Arthur C. Culver. Albuquerque
New York Dana B. Hellings Buffalo
Right Worshipful Brother
William McGregor Logan
Grand Secretary, 1918-1937 Died April 1st, 1937
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RESOLUTION OF LOYALTY
On the motion of M.W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope, seconded by M.W. Bro. W. S. Herrington the following resolution was carried unanimously:
To the King's Most Excellent Majesty: —
May it please Your Majesty:
The Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario in annual communication assembled, extends to His Majesty King George VI its sincere expression of loyalty and affection and its earnest prayer that His Majesty and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth may be long spared to occupy their exalted positions over the Com- monwealth of Nations which owe them an unqualified allegiance.
RESOLUTION— W. M. Logan
Moved by M.W. Bro. Dargavel, seconded by M.W. Bro. Copus, that this Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario express its appreciation of the in- valuable services rendered, over a period of more than eighteen years, by the late Grand Secretary, R. W. Bro. W. M. Logan. At this Annual Communication we miss him greatly and we shall continue to miss him as the years go on. He always brought to our Annual Com- munications an atmosphere of cordialty, goodwill, and efficiency. Every member knew him and to every one of us he was a sincere friend. He never wavered in his loyalty to the Craft. R.W. Bro. W. M. Logan was a man of vision and what the Craft in this Province owes to him, to his wise guidance, to his good common sense, we shall never know. The routine work of his office he carried out unostentatiously but most effectively. On many occasions he represented this Grand Lodge at the Communications of other Grand Lodges and he was a representative of whom any organization might well be proud. His addresses were models of conciseness, of sincerity, and of real power. We shall not see his like again. He passed to the Grand Lodge Above on April 1st, 1937. An ideal Mason has passed to his long home but his influence remains and shall remain indelibly imprinted on this Grand Lodge.
56 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
RESOLUTION— 200th Anniversary
It was moved by M.W. Bro. W. S. Herrington, seconded by RAY. Bro. W. J. Dunlop, and unanimously carried that : —
This Grand Lodge having learned that the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia is maturing plans for the celebrat- ion in 1938 of the two hundredth anniversary of the organization of the first Masonic Lodge on Canadian soil and has extended invitations to the Grand Lodges of England, Scotland and Ireland and the Grand Lodges of the United States and Canada to send delegates from their respective jurisdictions to co-operate with the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia in its worthy undertaking, there- fore be it resolved that this Grand Lodge do accept this cordial invitation of the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia and do send a representative delegation to be named by the Grand Master to this celebration. Be it further resolved that this Grand Lodge do, through its Grand Secretary, invite the delegates from the Grand Lodges of England, Scotland and Ireland to visit the Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge in 1938.
REPORT OF THE BOARD ON FRATERNAL RELATIONS
The report of the Board on Fraternal Relations was presented by MAY. Bro. W. N. Ponton as follows:
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master and Members of the Grand Lodge :
Your Committee recommends that this Grand Lodge negotiate through the proper channel for recognition by the Grand Lodge of Denmark.
Your Committee further recommends that this Grand Lodge negotiate through the proper channel for recognition by the Grand Lodge of Sweden.
Your Committee further recommends that the application of the Grand Lodge of Rio de Janiero for recognition be deferred for further consideration.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937 57
Your Committee further recommends that this Committee be continued in office for another year.
All of which is respectfully and fraternally submitted. W. N. Ponton.
Chairman.
On motion of the Deputy Grand Master, seconded by M.W. Bro. Frank A. Copus, the report was received and adopted.
CALLED OFF
Grand Lodge adjourned at one o'clock in the after- noon.
CALLED ON
Grand Lodge assembled again at 2.15 p.m. the Grand Master on the Throne.
GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
GRAND TREASURER'S REPORT
In the absence of the Grand Treasurer, M.W. Bro. John A. Rowland, the report of the Grand Treasurer was presented by M.W. Bro. W. S. Herrington, as follows :
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Can- ada, in the Province of Ontario.
M. W. Sir and Brethren: —
I submit herewith a Statement of the Receipts and Disbursements and Investment Accounts of the Grand Lodge for the year ending 31st of May, 1937.
Two especial grants were made during the year out of the General Account which Grand Lodge will be asked to sanction, — one for $1,000.00 to the Red Cross foi the relief of sufferers in the Flood Areas of the United States, and one for a similar amount for the relief of sufferers in our own Flood Areas in the London District. Both grants are'in strict accordance with our traditional policy in such cases, and I feel sure that they will meet with the unanimous approval of the brethren.
The capital in the Memorial and Semi-Centennial Funds shows an increase, but it is offset by a decrease in the capital of General Account. Our revenue is consider- ably below the revenue of the pre-depression years, due mainly to a shrinkage in our total membership, a falling off in the number of initiations, and a lowering of the interest rates on investments. It will be some time before we entirely recover our loss in membeiship, but there is evidence of a renewed interest in Masonry, and we may, I think, look forward with confidence to an increase in the revenue of our General Account within the near future. We must, however, expect a further decrease in our return from investments, although it will to some extent be offset by the renewal of interest payments on a number of securities which, for the past three or four years, have been in default. On the whole, I think, we may be justly proud of the way in which our Grand Lodge finances have come through the difficulties of these recent years.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937 59
GENERAL ACCOUNT
RECEIPTS To Balance of Account in Canadian Bank of Commerce
on 31st May 1936 811,018.08
Benevolent Grants prior to 1st June 1936 — since
cancelled 50.00
11,068.08 Received from: —
Grand Secretary' from Lodges $104,284.95
Refunds 452.01
Interest Account 17,572.77
122,309.73
Investments Sold: —
$12,000.00 Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario,
3y2%, 1952 12,000.00
15,000.00 Province of Ontario, 6%,
1941 15,000.00
Premium on above 1,950.00
28,950.00
$162,327.81
DISBURSEMENTS
General Charges — Schedule herewith $38,859 33
Benevolent Orders 90,687.00
129,546.33
Investments : —
$12,000.00 Province of Nova Scotia,
3M%, 1956 12,000.00
10,000.00 Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario,
3K%, 1947 10,000.00
Premium on above 350.00
Accrued Interest 177.20
22,527.20
Balance in Canadian Bank of Commerce
on 31st May 1937 23.14S.78
Less: Outstanding Cheques 12,894.50
10,254.28
$162,327.81 All of which is fraternallv submitted,
JOHN A. ROWLAND,
Grand Treasurer.
Audited and found correct, HARRY F. VIGEON,
Chartered Accountant, Auditor.
Toronto, 10th June, 1937.
60 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
SCHEDULE OF GENERAL CHARGES
1936
June 1 Grand Secretary— Salary $ 500.00
Grand Secretary — Incidental Expenses 300.00
Supervisor Benevolence — Travelling Expenses 300 . 00
30 Chief Clerk— Salary 300.00
Clerk— Salary 150.00
Stenographer— Salary 100.00
Bell Telephone Co 9.05
Retiring Allowance— J. Place 83.33
Supervisor Benevolence — Salary 333.33
Auditor 150.00
Grand Treasurer's Clerk 100.00
Masonic Trials 7.50
Griffin & Richmond Co. Ltd 88.09
Robt. Duncan & Co... 147.23
July 2 Grand Secretary— Salary 500.00
W. E. Hopkings— G. L. Meeting 1936 3,603.15
31 Chief Clerk— Salary 300.00
Clerk— Salary 150.00
Stenographer — Salary 100.00
Bell Telephone Co 9.05
Retiring Allowance — J. Place 83.33
Supervisor Benevolence — Salary 333.33
Supervisor Benevolence — Stenographer 150.00
G M. Allowance 750.00
G. M. Stenographer 150.00
D. G. M. Allowance 250.00
D. G. M. Postage 15.00
Chairman Fraternal Correspondence 400.00
Chairman Benevolence Committee 500.00
Chairman Benevolence Committee — Postage 15.00
Mrs. J. B. Nixon 400.00
Herbert McPhie — Insurance 18.60
The Carlton Press — Printing and Stationery 9.54
Masonic Library — Toronto 42.38
George H. Lees & Co. — Veteran P. M. Jewels 15.42
H. J. Alexander — Printing and Stationery.... 5.40
Griffin & Richmond Co.— G L. Meeting 1936 51 . 73
Ambrose Kent & Sons— G L- Meeting 1936 135.30 J. B. Smith — Preliminary Expenses G. L
Meeting 1936 6.50
Macoomb Press— G L. Meeting 1936 221.19
Aug. 1 Grand Secretary— Salary 500.00
Grand Secretary — Incidental Expenses 300.00
Chief Clerk— Salary 300.00
Clerk— Salary 150.00
Stenographer — Salary 100.00
Bell Telephone Co 9.05
Retiring Allowance — J. Place 83.33
Supervisor Benevolence — Salary 333.33
Grand Treasurer — Postage 10.00
Hamilton Masonic Hall— Rent 250.00
Griffin & Richmond Co.— Printing & Stationery 12 . 42
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937 61
Masonic Library — Toronto 85.25
Sept. 1 Grand Secretary— Salary 500.00
30 Grand Secretary — Postage on Proceedings... 202.00
Chief Clerk— Salary 300.00
Clerk— Salary 150.00
Stenographer — Salary 100.00
Bell Telephone Co 9.05
Retiring Allowance — J. Place 83.33
Sept. 30 Supervisor Benevolence — Salary 333.33
21 Supervisor Benevolence — Travelling Expenses 300.00
30 Auditor 150.00
Grand Treasurer's Clerk 100.00
Hamilton Masonic Hall— Rent 250.00
Hamilton Paper Box Co. — Containers for Pro- ceedings 34.56
Oct. 1 Grand Secretary Salary 500.00
F. & J. McMulkin— Bond Premium 100.00
31 Chief Clerk— Salary 300.00
Clerk— Salary 150.00
Stenographer — Salary 100.00
Bell Telephone Co 9.05
Retiring Allowance — J. Place 83.33
Supervisor Benevolence — Salary 333.33
International Railway Publishing Co. —
Printing and Stationery 6.48
Macoomb Press — Masonic Library 21.06
Griffin & Richmond — Printing and Stationery 1 . 89
Hugh Murray — Insurance Premium 7.00
Elora Express — Printing and Stationery 7.75
Robt. Duncan & Co.— G. L. Proceedings 1936 3,013 . 92
Nov. 2 Grand Secretary— Salary 500.00
5 G. M. Expenses— Grand Lodge of Scotland.. 1,000.00
30 Chief Clerk— Salary 300.00
Clerk— Salary 150.00
Stenographer — Salary 100.00
Bell Telephone Co 9.05
Retiring Allowance — J. Place 83.33
Supervisor Benevolence — Salary 333.33
Frank A. Copus— G. M. Conference 8.00
W. S. Herrington — G. M. Conference 35.55
Griffin & Richmond — Printing and Stationery 9 . 45
C. H. Dearden — Masonic Education 3.00
Robt. Duncan & Co. Ltd. — Printing and
Stationery 2.00
Birks Ellis Ryrie — Memorial Jubilee Medals 255 . 00
Dec. 3 Grand Secretary— Salary 500.00
21 Grand Secretary — Incidental Expenses 200.00
Chief Clerk— Salary 300.00
Clerk— Salary 150.00
Stenographer — Salary 100.00
Bell Telephone Co 9.05
Retiring Allowance — J. Place 83.33
Supervisor Benevolence — Salary 333.33
Supervisor Benevolence — Travelling Exp 300.00
Supervisor Benevolence — Stenographer 150.00
6 2 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
Auditor 150.00
Grand Treasurer's Clerk 100.00
Hamilton Masonic Hall — Rent 250.00
G. M. Allowance 750.00
G. M. Stenographer 150.00
D. G. M. Allowance 250.00
D. G. M. Postage 15.00
Chairman Benevolence Committee — Postage 15.00
N. W. J. Haydon — Librarian Salary 75.00
Office Specialty Co — Filing Cabinet, Masonic
Library Toronto 111.65
Payne & Hardy Ltd — Insurance 27.54
Hugh Murray — Insurance 60.30
Robt. Duncan & Co. — Printing and Stationery 8. 50 Griffin & Richmond Co. — Printing and Sta- tionery 79.38
Geo. H. Lees— P. M. Jewels 10.22
E. B. Wilson — Printing and Stationery 21.06
1937
Jan. 2 Grand Secretary — Salary $ 500.00
30 Chief Clerk— Salary 300.00
Clerk— Salary 150.00
Stenographer — Salary 100.00
Bell Telephone Co 9.05
Retiring Allowance— J. Place 83.33
Supervisor Benevolence — Salary 333.33
Robt. Duncan & Co. Ltd. — Printing and Sta- tionery 329.51
Geo. H. Lees & Co. Ltd.— P. M. Jewels 4.99
C. H. Dearden — Masonic Trials 7.00
G. S. Pearcy — Library Insurance 12.25
Macoomb Press — Library — Printing 17.55
Feb. 1 Grand Secretary — Salary 500.00
27 Grand Secretary — Incidental Expenses 200.00
Chief Clerk— Salary _ 300.00
Clerk— Salary 150.00
Stenographer— Salary 100.00
Bell Telephone Co 9.05
Retiring Allowance— J. Place 83.33
Supervisor Benevolence — Salary 333.33
J. D. Nairn— Flowers 15.00
Canadian Red Cross Society — American Flood
Relief 1,000.00
Griffin & Richmond — Printing and Stationery 16 . 80
E. B. Wilson — Printing and Stationery 12.49
Geo. H. Lees & Co. Ltd.— P. M. Jewels 10.30
Geo. T. Evans — Border Cities, Trav. Expenses 22 . 00
Mar. 1 Grand Secretary— Salary 500.00
31 Chief Clerk— Salary 300.00
Clerk— Salary 150.00
Stenographer — Salary 100.00
Bell Telephone Co 9.05
Retiring Allowance— J. Place 83.33
Supervisor Benevolence — Salary 333.33
Auditor 150.00
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Grand Treasurer's Clerk 100.00
Rent — Hamilton Masonic Hall 250.00
W. S. Herrington— G. M. Conference 42.30
W. H. Wardrope — G. M. Conference 6.45
Ray Lemon — Memorial Tribute — Flowers... 10.00 Griffin & Richmond — Printing and Stationery 6 . 48 Office Specialty Co. — Printing and Stationery 21 . 80 Robt. Duncan & Co. Ltd. — Printing and Sta- tionery 2. 15
Apr. 16 Mrs. W. M. Logan 500.00
30 Chief Clerk— Salary 300.00
Clerk— Salary 150.00
Stenographer — Salary 100.00
Bell Telephone Co : 9.05
Retiring Allowance — J. Place 83.33
Supervisor Benevolence — Salary 333.33
W. J. Attig — G. L. 1937 Preliminary Expenses 24 . 50
Canadian Passenger Assoc. — G. L. 1937 9.00
J. D. Nairn — Flowers, Grand Secretary 25.00
A. L. McGregor — Dedication Expenses No.
498 12.20
Masonic Relief Assoc, of D S. and Canada... 258.90
May 1 E. T. Howe — G. M. Commission re Windsor 12.50 Canadian Red Cross Society— Southern
Ontario Flood Relief 1,000.00
Mrs. W. M. Logan 500.00
A. M. Heron— G M. Commission re Windsor 11 . 00
31 Chief Clerk— Salary 300.00
Clerk— Salary 150.00
May 31 Stenographer— Salary S 100.00
Bell Telephone Co 8.75
Miss J. Place — Retiring Allowance 83.37
Supervisor Benevolence — Salary 333.37
Supervisor Benevolence — Travelling Expenses 1 1 . 82 W. J. Attig — Balance Incidental Expenses for
year 14.89
N. W. J. Haydon — Librarian Salary 75.00
Canada Permanent Trust Co. — Dis- bursements 12.13
Administration Fee 330.13 342.26
S. J. Martin— Attending G. L. Michigan 15.55
Robt. Duncan & Co. Ltd. — Printing and Sta- tionery 10. 11
Dye & Durham — Printing and Stationery.... 4.40
Stainton & Evis — Stationery 2.75
F. & T. McMulkin — Premium, Surety Bond,
G. S 11.92
Griffin & Richmond Co. Ltd.— G. L. Meeting
1937— Printing 207.62
Frank A. Copus — G. M. Commission re
Windsor 143.53
S 38,859. 33
64 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
ANALYSIS OF INCIDENTAL EXPENSES
Drawings by Grand Secretary included in General
Charges above $ 1,014.89
Expended as follows: —
Bank Exchange $ 54.87
Express 31.04
Postage 535.00
Telegrams and Long Distance Telephone
Calls 27.78
Post Office Drawer 10.00
Office and Window Cleaning, Laundry etc. 261 . 00
Light and Water Heater 33.49
Travelling Expenses, Dedications, etc 21.64
City Directory 15.96
Sundries 24.11 $ 1,014.89
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937
65
GENERAL ACCOUNT Schedule of Investments, 31st May, 1937
Landed Banking & Loan Co 5%
Township of Barton 5H%
City of Brandon 5%
Canadian National Railways 5%
Township of Etobicoke 5V2%
Township of Etobicoke 5K%
Township of Etobicoke 5K%
Township of Etobicoke 5V2%
Town of Gananoqne 5%
City of Hamilton 5^%
City of Hamilton 6%
City of Hamilton 6%
City of Hamilton 6%
Town of Kincardine 5%
Province of Manitoba 6%
Province of Manitoba .- •512%
City of New Westminster 5%
City of Oshawa 5%
City of Owen Sound 5%
Province of New Brunswick 5%
City of Port Arthur 5%
City of Peterborough ±Vi%
Province of Prince Edward Island 6%
City of Stratford 4>2%
Township of Sandwich East 5l/o.%
City of Saskatoon 5%
City of Toronto 6%
City of Toronto 6%
City of Toronto 5J/2%
City of Woodstock 5}4%
City of Woodstock 51-%
Certificate of Deposit, City of Windsor 5%
Certificate of Deposit, City of Windsor 5%
Township of East York 5%
Toronto General Trust Corporation,
Guaranteed Investment Receipt.... 334% Toronto General Trusts Corporation,
Guaranteed Investment Receipt .... 3J^% Toronto General Trusts Corporation,
Guaranteed Investment Receipt... 5% The Canada Permanent Trust Company,
Guaranteed Investment Receipt. . 3J^% The Canada Permanent Trust Company,
Guaranteed Investment Receipt... 53^% Canada Permanent Mortgage Corpo- ration 4%
National Trust Company Limited 4%
Dominion of Canada 41o%
Dominion of Canada 5%
941 952 939 954 940 941 942 943 941 938 953 949 948 937 947 955 943 941 945 954 937 939 947 939 934 945 950 949 939 950 949 933 952 937
938
942
938
941
937
940 939 959 941
5,000.00
5,000.00
2,000 00
8,000.00
2,000.00
3,000.00
2,000.00
3,000.00
5,000.00
5,072.76
3,000.00
3,000.00
4,000.00
500.00
11,000.00
10,000.00
5,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
5,000.00
1,000.00
5,121.37
25,000.00
1,000.00
4,000.00
10,000.00
12,000.00
3,000.00
1,500.00
3,000.00
2,000.00
10,000.00
11,000.00
2,000.00
11,000.00
10,000.00
15,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00 10,000.00 65,500.00 15,000.00
66 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
Canada Permanent Mortgage Corpo- ration Sy2% 1942 1,500.00
Burrard Dry Dock Co. Limited 3% 1950 5,000.00
Province of Nova Scotia 3^% 1956 12,000.00
Hydro-Electric Power Commission of
Ontario 2>Y2% 1947 10,000.00
Total Face Value S377.194. 13
The attached Schedule shows the Investments of the General Fund on 31st May 1937 with the interest rates and years in which
they mature.
All the above Securities are deposited with the Canada Per- manent Trust Company, Toronto, under an agreement whereby the said Company assumes the custody thereof, makes all collections, and deposits same in the Canadian Bank of Commerce, Hamilton, to the credit of the Grand Lodge, pursuant to a letter of instructions dated 1st February 1935.
JOHN A. ROWLAND,
Grand Treasurer.
The Securities set out in the Schedule herein above referred to were produced to me and found in order.
HARRY F. VIGEON,
Chartered Accountant, Auditor.
Toronto. 10th Tune, 1937.
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COMBINED MEMORIAL AND SEMI-CENTENNIAL FUNDS Schedule of Investments, 31st May, 1937
PART ONE— MEMORIAL FUND
Township of Etobicoke 54% 1940 $ 1,953.81
Township of Etobicoke 54% 1941 2,226.27
Township of Etobicoke 54% 1942 3,000.00
Township of Etobicoke 54% 1943 2,816.97
Township of Etobicoke 5% 1945 2,993.91
Township of Etobicoke 5% 1946 143.61
Village of Forest Hill 5% 1939 2,000.00
Village of Forest Hill 5% 1940 13,000.00
City of Hamilton 44% 1940 7,000.00
City of Hamilton 44% 1940 8,000.00
City of London 4J4% 1944 15,000.00
Province of Manitoba 6% 1947 10,000.00
Province of Ontario 54% 1942 25,000.00
Province of New Brunswick 5% 1954 10,000.00
City oi Peterborough 5% 1940 13,000.00
City of Saskatoon 5% 1961 5,000.00
Province of Saskatchewan 6% 1952 1,000.00
City of Toronto 5H% 1952 5,000.00
Certificate of Deposit, City of Windsor 5% 1939 17,051.24
Certificate of Deposit, City of Windsor 4^% 1939 3,000.00
Certificate of Deposit, City of Windsor 5% 1941 5,000.00
Dominion of Canada 44% 1959 30,000.00
Canadian National Railway 5% 1954 25,000.00
Toronto General Trusts Corporation,
Guaranteed Investment Receipt.... 44% 1939 20,000.00 Toronto General Trusts Corporation,
Guaranteed Investment Receipt.... 3%% 1938 10,000.00 The Canada Permanent Trust Companv,
Guaranteed Investment Receipt.... 44% 1939 10,000.00 The Canada Permanent Trust Company,
Guaranteed Investment Receipt... 3 34% 1940 15,000.00 The Canada Permanent Trust Company,
Guaranteed Investment Receipt.... 44% 1939 10,000.00 National Trust Company Limited,
Guaranteed Investment Receipt.... 3; %% 1938 15,000.00 Canada Permanent Mortgage Corpo- ration 34% 1940 1,000.00
Province of Ontario 54% 1943 21,000.00
Province of New Brunswick 54% 1950 1,000.00
Town of Orillia 4.4% 1954 4,000.00
Province of Nova Scotia 34% 1956 20,000.00
St. John Drv Dock & Ship Building Co. 34% 1952 3,500. 00
Dominion of Canada 3% Perpetual 12,000.00
Burrard Dry Dock Co. Limited 3% 1950 5,000.00
Canada Permanent Mortgage Corpo- ration 34% 1942 1,800.00
Total Face Value $356,485.81
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GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
COMBINED MEMORIAL AND SEMI-CENTENNIAL FUNDS Schedule of Investments, 31st May, 1937
PART TWO— SEMI-CENTENNIAL FUND
Township of Barton .-
City of Hamilton
City of Hamilton
City of Hamilton
Town of Kincardine
District of North Vancouver
Town of Oakville
Town of Oakville
Town of Oakville
Town of Oakville
Province of Ontario
Province of Ontario
Province of New Brunswick
City of Peterborough
City of Saskatoon
City of Toronto
City of Toronto
Certificate of Deposit, City of Windsor
Certificate of Deposit, City of Windsor
Certificate of Deposit, City of Windsor
Certificate of Deposit, City of Windsor
Certificate of Deposit, City of Windsor
Certificate of Deposit, Township of York
Township of East York
Province of Saskatchewan
Dominion of Canada
Toronto General Trusts Corporation, Guaranteed Investment Receipt ....
Toronto .General Trusts Corporation, Guaranteed Investment Receipt...
Toronto General Trusts Corporation, Guaranteed Investment Receipt....
TheCanada Permanent Trust Company, Guaranteed Investment Receipt....
The Canada Permanent Trust Company , Guaranteed Investment Receipt....
Canada Permanent Mortgage Corpo- ration
National Trust Company Limited
Dominion of Canada
Canada Permanent Mortgage Corpo- ration
5*2%
5V2% 5% 5% 5%
4^2%
5% 5% 5% 5% 6% 5% 5%
m%
5V2%
6%
5% 5% 5%
5% 6% 5%
(Tv
5J2%
3H%
o%
sy2%
3*4%
olA%
4% 4} 2%
952 939 949 963 937 939 937 938 939 940 941 942 954 939 945 939 939 935 952 953 954 939 935 937 952 937
938
938
941
940
937
940 939 959
ZY2% 1942
2,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 3,000.00 1,000.00 3,000.00
909.83
955 . 30 1,003.07 1,053.22 1,500.00 2,000.00 5,000.00 1,319.25 7,000.00 1,000.00 9,000.00
258.11 6,478.67 3,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,440.72 9,315.50 6,000.00
300.00
5,000.00
1,000.00
6,235.00
4,000.00
2,500.00
2,500.00 1,400.00 6,000.00
2,000.00
Total Face Value S101.16S.67
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937 69
The Investments of the combined Memorial and Semi-Centennial Funds on 31st May 1937 with the interest rates and years in which they mature are set out in two Schedules herewith attached, viz: — Part One — Memorial Fund and Part Two — Semi-Centennial Fund.
All the above Securities are deposited with the Canada Per- manent Trust Company, Toronto, under an agreement whereby the said Cotnpany assumes the custody thereof, makes all collections, and deposits same in the Canadian Bank of Commerce, Hamilton, to the credit of the Grand Lodge, pursuant to a letter of instructions dated 1st February 1935.
JOHN A. ROWLAND,
Grand Treasurer.
The Securities set out in the Schedules herein above referred to were produced to me and found in order.
HARRY F. VIGEON,
Chartered Accountant, Auditor.
Toronto, 10th June, 1937.
70 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
THE SEMI-CENTENNIAL FUND
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario. I herewith submit a Statement of the Semi-Centennial Fund,
showing the Receipts and disposal of same for the year ended 31st
May 1937.
RECEIPTS
To Balance of Account in Canadian Bank of
Commerce on 31st May 1936 $ 100.00
Investments matured :
$ 866.50 Town of Oakville $866.50
1,000.00 City of Calgary 1,000.00
1,866.50
1,966.50 Transferred to the Memorial Fund — Part one of the com- bined Funds 1,866.50
Balance in Canadian Bank of Commerce on 31st May
1937— Capital Funds $ 100.00
All of which is fraternally submitted,
JOHN A. ROWLAND,
Grand Treasurer. Audited and found correct,
HARRY F. VIGEON,
Chartered Accountant, Auditor.
Toronto, 10th June, 1937.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937 71
MEMORIAL FUND
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario. I herewith submit a Statement of Receipts and Disbursements
of the Memorial Fund for the year ended 31st May 1937:
RECEIPTS To Balance in Canadian Bank of Commerce on 31st May
1936 $3,591.85
Benevolent Cheques prior to 1st June 1936 — since can- celled 100.00
3,691.85 Received from :
Grand Secretary from Lodges $ 127.00
Interest and Exchange 19,058.89
19,185.89
Investments sold or matured :
$20,000.00 City of Hamilton— matured 20,000.00 16,500.00 Hydro Electric Power Com'n
sold 16,500.00
Premium received on above 976 . 25
37,476.25
Transferred from Semi-Centennial Fund 1,866.50
Interest Accrued 17.75
39,360.50
$62,238.24 DISBURSEMENTS
Benevolent Orders $19,710.00
Canada Permanent Trust Co. : — Including Semi-Centennial Fund.
Disbursements $28.26
Administration Fee 348.11 376.37 $20,086.37
Investments :
$20,000.00 Province of Nova Scotia 19,900.00
5,000.00 Burrard Dry Dock— Guar- anteed Dom. of Canada 4,975 . 00
12,000.00 Dominion of Canada 11,790.00
1,800.00 Canada Permanent Mortgage
Corporation...'. 1,800.00 38,465 . 00
$38,800.00 58,551.37
Balance in Canadian Bank of Commerce 31st May 1937:
Capital Funds 1,016.96
Revenue Funds 2,669.91 3,686.87
$62,238.24 All of which is fraternally submitted.
JOHN A. ROWLAND,
Grand Treasurer. Audited and found correct.
HARRY F. VIGEON,
Chartered Accountant, Auditor.
Toronto, 10th June, 1937.
72 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
On motion of the Deputy Grand Master, seconded by M.W. Bro. W. S. Herrington the report of the Grand Treasurer was received and adopted.
GRAND SECRETARY S REPORT
R.W. Bro. E. G. Dixon, Acting Grand Secretary, then read his report as follows:
Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Canada
IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
GRAND SECRETARY'S REPORT
To the M.W. the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario:
M.W. Sir and Brethren :
I beg leave to present my annual report, containing an account of all moneys received by me, and paid to the Grand Treasurer, during the year ending the 31st May, 1937.
The following statements are herewith submitted viz. :
A Summary of receipts from various sources on General Account; Details of Receipts on General Account and Ledger Balances as at the 31st May, 1937; a Sum- mary of Receipts for the year; Details of Payments to the Grand Treasurer; a Summary of Expenditure; Details of the Returns of Lodges as at the 31st May, 1937; a Summary of the Receipts and of Payments to the Grand Treasurer on account of the Semi-Centennial and Memorial Funds; and a Statement of the Receipts and Disbursements on the Semi-Centennial and Mem- orial Funds Revenue Account.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937 73
Details of Receipts of Grand Lodge on General Account and Ledger Balances, Year ending May 31st, 1937
Balance
No. Name of Lodge Location Amount Dr. Cr.
2 Niagara Niagara 162.50 1.00
3 Ancient St. John's... Kingston 402.50 1.00
5 Sussex Brockville 393.90
6 Barton Hamilton 395.00 4.00
7 Union Grimsby 234.50
9 Union Napanee 230.50
10 Norfolk Simcoe 224.00 2.00
11 Moira Belleville 394.00
14 True Britons Perth 269.00 1.00
15 St. George's St. Catharines.. .. 345.00 3.00
16 St. Andrew's Toronto 458.50 1.00
17 St. John's Cobourg 247.20
18 Prince Edward Picton 270.00 6.50
20 St. John's London 410.50
21a St. John's Vankleek Hill 86.00 2.25
22 King Solomon's Toronto 349.00 5.00
23 Richmond Richmond Hill... 140.50
24 St. Francis Smith's Falls 314.00 8.00
25 Ionic Toronto 263.50
26 Ontario Port Hope 162.50 3.50
27 Strict Observance ...Hamilton 480.00 6.00
28 Mount Zion Kemptville 108.00
29 United Brighton 163.00 0.50
30 Composite Whitby 147.00 1.00
31 Jerusalem Bowmanville 220.50 0.50
32 Amity Dunnville 215.50 1.00
33 Maitland Goderich 244.00 1.00
34 Thistle Amherstburg 128.70
35 St. John's Cayuga 125.00
37 King Hiram Ingersoll 163.50 0.50
38 Trent Trenton 225.50 1.50
39 Mount Zion Brooklin 103.00
40 St. John's Hamilton 541.50 6.50
41 St. George's Kingsville 234.00 225.00
42 St. George's London 353.50
43 King Solomon Woodstock 371.00 0.50
44 St. Thomas St. Thomas 417.50 2.00
45 Brant Brantford 460.60 1.00
46 Wellington Chatham 275.25 5.00
47 Great Western Windsor 779.05 1.00
48 Madoc Madoc 112.50
50 Consecon Consecon 85.00
52 Dalhousie Ottawa 289.50
54 Vaughan Maple 84.50
55 Merrickville Merrickville 90.00
56 Victoria Sarnia 309.00 7.00
57 Harmony Binbrook 142.50 .50
58 Doric Ottawa 412.00
61 Acacia Hamilton 784.00 6.00
74 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
62 St. Andrew's Caledonia 124.00 3.00
63 St. John's Carleton Place.... 178.00
64 Kilwinning London 383.50 1.00
65 Rehoboam Toronto 436.30
66 Durham Newcastle 97.50
68 St. John's Ingersoll 161.50
69 Stirling Stirling 129.50
72 Alma Gait 222.50
73 St. James' St. Marys 178.00
74 St. James' South Augusta.... 82.00
75 St. John's Toronto 181.00
76 Oxford Woodstock 327.50
77 Faithful Brethren ....Lindsay 337.50 2.00
78 King Hiram Tillsonburg 265.00
79 Simcoe Bradford 109.50 9.00
81 St. John's Mount Brydges 106.50
82 St. John's Paris 233.75
83 Beaver Strathroy 139.00
84 Clinton Clinton 149.50
85 Rising Sun Athens 104.00
86 Wilson Toronto 286.50 8.00
87 Markham Union Markham 183.50 3.20
88 St. George's Owen Sound 160.00 1.00
90 Manito Collingwood 234.00 4.00
91 Colborne Colborne 86.50
92 Cataraqui Kingston 404.50
93 Northern Light Kincardine 199.00
94 St. Marks Port Stanley 63.00 2.10
96 Corinthian Barrie 394.50 4.00
97 Sharon Queensville 120.00
98 True Blue Bolton 59.50 1.00
99 Tuscan Newmarket 144.00 1.00
100 Valley Dundas 252.50
101 Corinthian Peterborough 276.00 6.50
103 Maple Leaf St. Catharines .... 348.50 6.00
104 St. John's Norwich 194.00
105 St. Mark's Niagara Falls 289.70
106 Burford Burford 105.50 3.50
107 St. Paul's Lambeth 120.00
108 Blenheim Princeton 93.50
109 Albion Harrowsmith 147.00 2.00
110 Central Prescott 190.50
113 Wilson Waterford 146.00 9.00
114 Hope Port Hope 201.50 1.00
115 Ivy Beamsville 199.00 2.00
116 Cassia Thedford 73.50 4.00
118 Union Schomberg 90.00 2.50
119 Maple Leaf Bath 175.00 52.50
120 Warren Fingal 65.50
121 Doric Brantford 469.50 5.50
122 Renfrew Renfrew 151.75 2.50
123 Belleville Belleville 356.50 1.50
125 Cornwall Cornwall 215.00 1.00
126 Golden Rule Campbellford 202.50
127 Franck Frankford 111.00 99.60
128 Pembroke Pembroke 177.00
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937 75
129 Rising Sun Aurora 119.50
131 St. Lawrence Southampton 82.00
133 Lebanon Forest Exeter 122.50 3.00
135 St. Clair Milton 151.50
13.6 Richardson Stouffville 105.00 4.00
137 Pythagoras Meaford 117.00
139 Lebanon Oshawa 282.00 1.50
140 Malahide Aylmer 142.50 1.00
141 Tudor Mitchell 108.00 1.55
142 Excelsior Morrisburg 113.00 5.50
143 Friendly Brothers ....Iroquois 130.50 1.05
144 Tecumseh Stratford 389.00 2.00
145 J.B.Hall Millbrook 74.00
146 Prince of Wales Newburgh 53.00 3.00
147 Mississippi Almonte 130.00
148 Civil Service Ottawa 362.00 3.00
149 Erie Port Dover 220.00 3.00
151 Grand River .Kitchener 382.75 0.50
153 Burns Wyoming 86.50
154 Irving Lucan 145 . 50
155 Peterborough Peterborough 343.50 3.50
156 York Toronto 369.50 10.00
157 Simpson Newboro 91.50
158 Alexandra Oil Springs 82.00
159 Goodwood Richmond 107.00
161 Percy Warkworth 134.75 1.50
16? Forest Wroxeter ; 116.50 1.50
164 Star in the East Wellington 109.00
165 Burlington Burlington 227.30 4.00
166 Wentworth Stoney Creek 124.50 125.10
168 Merritt Welland 236 . 00
169 Macnab Port Colborne .... 164.00
170 Britannia Seaforth 123.50
171 Prince of Wales Iona Sta 46.50
172 Ayr Ayr 85.50 1.50
174 Walsingham Port Rowan 129.00
177 The Builders Ottawa 384.50
178 Plattsville Plattsville 64.20
180 Speed Guelph 320.50 7.00
181 Oriental Port Burwell 71.00
184 Old Light Lucknow 240.00
185 Enniskillen York 25.00 28.50
186 Plantagenet Riceville 46.70
190 Belmont Belmont 100.50
192 Orillia Orillia 406.50 3.25
193 Scotland Scotland 120.00
194 Petrolia Petrolia 192.00 0.50
195 Tuscan London 320.00 0.50
196 Madawaska Arnprior 137.50
197 Saugeen Walkerton 146.50
200 St. Alban's Mount Forest 100.00 1.50
201 Leeds Gananoque 250.50
203 Irvine Elora 99.50 6.20
205 New Dominion New Hamburg... 49.00 3.00
207 Lancaster Lancaster 101.00 0.70
209a St. John's London 460.25 7.25
76 GRAND LODGE OF CAXADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
209 Evergreen Lanark 77.00
215 Lake Ameliasburg 82.50
216 Harris Orangeville 186.00 2.00
217 Frederick Delhi 133.50 1.00
218 Stevenson Toronto 287.50 3.00
219 Credit Georgetown 160.60 0 50
220 Zeredatha Uxbridge 189.00 5.50
221 Mountain Thorold 295.50
222 Marmora Marmora 106.00 1.00
223 Norwood Norwood 81.00
224 Huron Hensall 104.00
225 Bernard Listowel 216.00 1.50
228 Prince Arthur Odessa 53.75 209.00
229 Ionic Brampton 236.50
230 Kerr Barrie 293.50 3.00
231 Fidelity Ottawa 422.50
232 Cameron Dutton 100.00 155.50
233 Doric Parkhill 117.00 3.00
234 Beaver Clarksburg 105.50
235 Aldworth Paisley 110.00
236 Manitoba Cookstown 134.50 0.50
237 Vienna Vienna 117.00
238 Havelock Watford 115.50 2.00
239 Tweed Tweed 243 . 00
242 Macoy Mallorytown 99.00
243 St. George St. George 109.00 1.00
245 Tecumseh Thamesville 122.50 1.00
247 Ashlar Toronto 368.00 3.00
249 Caledonian Midland 182.75 1.50
250 Thistle Embro 210.10 1.50
253 Minden Kingston 317.50 7.00
254 Clifton Niagara Falls 368.00
255 Sydenham Dresden 132.70
256 Farran's Point Aultsville 72.00 302.00
257 Gait Gait 237.00 0.10
258 Guelph Guelph 332.00
259 Springfield Springfield 126.50
260 Washington Petrolia 242.50
261 Oak Branch Innerkip 74.00
262 Harriston Harriston 110.30 3.25
263 Forest Forest 141.00 1.00
264 Chaudiere Ottawa 281.50 1.00
265 Patterson Thornhill 150.00 4.00
266 Northern Light Stayner 98.00 3.00
267 Parthenon Chatham 358.60
268 Verulam Bobcaygeon 97.00 1.00
269 Brougham Union Claremount 104.00
270 Cedar Oshawa 277.50 1.00
271 Wellington Erin 91.00 2.50
272 Seymour Ancaster 437.00 179.50
274 Kent Blenheim 190. 00
276 Teeswater Teeswater 139.00 6.00
277 Seymour Port Dalhousie.... 130.00 2.00
279 New Hope Hespeler 140.60
282 Lome Glencoe 106.50
283 Eureka Belleville 366.50-
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937 77
284 St. John's Brussels 97.00
285 Seven Star Alliston 215.50
286 Wingham Wingham 157.00 3.00
287 Shuniah Port Arthur 574.20 8.60
289 Doric Lobo 136.00
290 Leamington Leamington 214.00 0.50
291 DufTerin West Flamboro.. 97.00
292 Robertson King 43.00 179.00
294 Moore Courtright 87.00
295 Conestogo Drayton 85.50
296 Temple St. Catharines .... 356.50 1.00
297 Preston Preston 184.70
299 Victoria Centreville 62.50
300 Mount Olivet Thorndale 83.00
302 St. David St. Thomas 418.00 1.00
303 Blyth Blyth 91.00 0.50
304 Minerva Stroud 125.00 1.50
305 Humber Weston 188.00 1.00
306 Durham Durham 142.50
307 Arkona Arkona 68 . 00
309 Morning Star Carlow 86.50
311 Blackwood Woodbridge 99.50 1.00
312 Pnyx Wallaceburg 233.50
313 Clementi Lakefield 142.00
314 Blair Palmerston 202.50 2.00
315 Clifford Clifford 79.40 0.50
316 Doric Toronto 432.00 1.50
318 Wilmot Baden 50.00 1.50
319 Hiram Hagersville 133.00 0.50
320 Chesterville Chesterville 125.00 39.00
321 Walker Acton 165.00
322 North Star Owen Sound 166.50 0.50
323 Alvinston Alvinston 75.00
324 Temple Hamilton 470.50
325 Orono Orono 81 . 50
326 Zetland Toronto 410.50
327 Hammond Wardsville 52.50 0.50
328 Ionic Napier 56.75
329 King Solomon Jarvis 107.50
330 Corinthian London 315.00
331 Fordwich Fordwich 64.00
332 Stratford Stratford 281.50
333 Prince Arthur Flesherton 161.20 1.50
334 Prince Arthur Arthur 84.50 3.00
336 Highgate Highgate 130.00 3.00
337 Myrtle Port Robinson.... 86.00 1.00
338 Dufferin Wellandport 100.50 43.00
339 Orient Toronto 290.00 0.50
341 Bruce Tiverton 62.50 0.50
343 Georgina Toronto 287.00 3.00
344 Merrill Dorchester Sta. 88.50
345 Nilestown Nilestown 115.50
346 Occident Toronto 367.50
347 Mercer Fergus 140.50
348 Georgian Penetanguishene 51.05 45.50
352 Granite Parry Sound 295.75 4.00
78 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
354 Brock Cannington 126.00 4.25
356 River Park Streetsville 108.50
357 Waterdown Millgrove 202.00 1.00
358 Delaware Valley Delaware 83.50
359 Vittoria Vittoria 93.10
360 Muskoka Bracebridge 144.50 4.00
361 Waverly Guelph 359.00 5.00
362 Maple Leaf Tara 73.00
364 Dufferin Melbourne 75.00 2.00
367 St. George Toronto 334.20 1.00
368 Salem Brockville 348.00
369 Mimico Lambton Mills.... 246.50 3.00
370 Harmony Delta 108.25 5.00
371 Prince of Wales Ottawa 324.50 7.00
372 Palmer Fort Erie North 159.00 3.00
373 Copestone Welland 233.00
374 Keene Keene 47.70
375 Lome Omemee 97.00
376 Unity Huntsville 168.00
377 Lome Shelburne 138.50
378 King Solomon's London 24.00 408.20
379 Middlesex Bryanston 65.00
380 Union London 373.50 6.00
382 Doric Hamilton 652.50 4.00
383 Henderson Winchester 80.50 6.00
3S4 Alpha Toronto 442.50 9.00
385 Spry Beeton 105.00
386 McColl West Lome 128.50 0.50
387 Lansdowne Lansdowne 77.50
388 Henderson Ilderton 111.00 2.00
389 Crystal Fountain North Augusta.... 93.00 2.50
390 Florence Florence 91.00 1.00
391 Howard Ridgetown 163.25 2.50
392 Huron Camlachie 87.50 5.00
393 Forest Chesley 106.50
394 King Solomon Thamesford 102.50 1.50
395 Parvaim Comber 65.00 6.00
396 Cedar Wiarton 149.00 3.90
397 Leopold Bridgen 94.00
398 Victoria Kirkfield 106.50
399 Moffatt Harrietsville 68.00 3.00
400 Oakville Oakville 100.00 597.00
401 Craig Deseronto 133.50
402 Central Essex 60.00 395.50
403 Windsor Windsor 745.00
404 Lome Tamworth 69.50 8.00
405 Mattawa Mattawa 57.00
406 Spry Fenelon Falls 160.25
408 Murray Beaverton 120.00
409 Golden Rule Gravenhurst 136.50 0.50
410 Zeta Toronto 407.00 3.00
411 Rodney Rodney 105.50
412 Keystone Sault Ste. Marie 400.50
413 Naphtali Tilbury 104.00
414 Pequonga Kenora 290.60
415 Fort William Fort William 319.50 1.00
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937 79
416 Lyn Lyn 40.00
417 Keewatin.. Keewatin 111.00
418 Maxville Maxville 110.00 .030
419 Liberty Sarnia 171.00 4.00
420 Nipissing North Bay 373.00 2.50
421 Scott Grand Valley 72.00
422 Star of the East Bothwell 108.50
423 Strong Sundridge 109.50 0.50
424 Doric Pickering 80.00
425 St. Clair Sombra 125.25 0.50
426 Stanley Toronto 390.75
427 Nickel Sudbury 331 . 00
428 Fidelity Port Perry 133.50
429 Port Elgin Port Elgin 80.50
430 Acacia Toronto 308.00 2.00
431 Moravian Cargill 56.00 6.00
432 Hanover Hanover 119.00
433 Bonnechere Eganville 98.50
434 Algonquin Emsdale 135.00
435 Havelock Havelock 150.20
436 Burns Hepworth 75.50 1.00
437 Tuscan Sarnia 399.60 3.00
438 Harmony Toronto 324.50
439 Alexandria Alexandria 204.50
440 Arcadia Minden 50.50 153.00
441 Westport Westport 103.50 2.00
442 Dyment Thessalon 59.00 60.50
443 Powassan Powassan 114.00 0.50
444 Netitis Creemore 122.50 1.50
445 Lake of the Woods Kenora 150.65
446 Granite Fort Frances 175.50
447 Sturgeon Falls Sturgeon Falls .. 58.50
448 Xenophon Wheatley 85.50 3.00
449 Dundalk Dundalk 83.50 2.00
450 Hawkesbury Hawkesbury .'. 113.05 4.00
451 SomerviUe Kinmount 68.00
452 Avonmore Avonmore 83.00
453 Royal Fort William 222.50
454 Corona Burk's Falls 124.00 2.50
455 Doric Little Current 88.00
456 Elma Monkton 65.50 3.00
457 Century Merlin 114.50 3.00
458 Wales Wales 130.50
459 Cobden Cobden 144.50 4.00
460 Rideau Seeley's Bay 79.00 1.00
461 Ionic Rainy River 121.20 0.50
462 Temiskaming New Liskeard 1S4.50 1.80
463 North Entrance Haliburton 110.50
464 King Edward Sunderland 101.50
465 Carleton Carp 59.00
466 Coronation Elmvale 153.00 0.50
467 Tottenham Tottenham 91.50
468 Peel Caledon East 102.50
469 Algoma Sault Ste. Marie 305.50 1.25
470 Victoria Victoria Harbor.. 128.20
80 GRAND LODGE OF CAXADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION"
|
471 |
King Edward VII |
113.00 |
1.00 |
|
|
479 |
Gore Bay |
105 . 50 |
||
|
473 |
The Beaches |
244.00 |
4.05 |
|
|
474 |
Victoria |
294.00 |
2.50 |
|
|
475 |
Dundurn |
....Hamilton |
499.50 |
1.00 |
|
476 |
Corinthian |
...North Gowe |
99.50 |
|
|
477 |
Harding |
....Woodville |
78.00 |
|
|
478 |
Milverton |
....Milverton |
102.00 130.00 |
|
|
479 |
Russell |
...Russell |
||
|
480 |
Williamsburg |
...Williamsburg |
82.00 |
|
|
481 |
Corinthian |
...Toronto |
288.00 |
|
|
482 |
Bancroft |
...Bancroft |
184.00 |
|
|
483 |
Granton |
...Granton |
72.50 |
|
|
484 |
Golden Star |
...Drvden |
105.00 |
5.00 |
|
48.1 |
Haileybury |
..Hailevbury |
165.50 |
|
|
486 |
Silver |
...Cobalt |
192.25 |
0.50 |
|
487 |
Penewobikong |
..Blind River |
87 50 |
|
|
488 |
King Edward |
...Harrow |
122.25 |
5.00 |
|
489 |
Osiris |
...Smith's Falls |
191.00 |
|
|
490 |
Hiram |
...Markdale |
64.00 |
6.00 |
|
491 |
Cardinal |
...Cardinal |
86.00 |
4.00 |
|
492 |
Karnak |
...Coldwater |
116.00 |
3.00 |
|
494 |
Riverdale |
...Toronto |
277 . 50 |
|
|
495 |
Electric |
...Hamilton |
413.50 |
3.00 |
|
496 |
University |
471.30 |
2.00 |
|
|
497 |
St. Andrew's |
46.00 |
40.05 |
|
|
498 |
King George V |
...Coboconk |
73 . 50 |
|
|
499 |
Port Arthur |
..Port Arthur |
343.50 205.50 252.50 |
7.30 |
|
500 |
Rose Connaught |
Windsor |
||
|
501 |
...Mimico |
|||
|
502 |
Coronation |
...Smithville |
118.00 |
|
|
503 |
Inwood Otter |
. Inwood |
114.50 42.50 |
|
|
504 |
||||
|
505 |
Lynden |
...Lynden |
106.00 |
|
|
506 |
Porcupine |
...South Porcupine |
139.00 |
6.00 |
|
507 |
Elk Lake |
..Elk Lake |
115.00 288.00 |
|
|
508 |
Ozias |
...Brantford |
||
|
509 |
Twin City |
314.00 |
||
|
510 |
Parkdale |
..Toronto |
234.00 |
3.00 |
|
511 |
Connaught.. |
...W. Fort William |
138.50 |
|
|
512 |
Malone |
..Sutton |
126 . 50 |
|
|
513 |
Corinthian |
..Hamilton |
514.50 |
2.50 |
|
514 |
St. Alban's |
..Toronto |
292.00 |
0.50 |
|
515 |
Reba |
268.00 |
4.00 |
|
|
516 |
Enterprise |
93.70 |
||
|
517 |
Hazeldean |
..Hazeldean |
68.00 |
|
|
518 |
Sioux Lookout |
..Sioux Lookout... |
154.50 |
|
|
519 |
Onondaga |
..Onondaga |
68.75 |
|
|
520 |
Coronati |
354 . 50 |
||
|
5^1 |
Ontario |
314.50 |
||
|
522 |
Mount Sinai . |
..Toronto ..Peterborough |
358.25 199.50 |
|
|
523 |
Roval Arthur |
3.00 |
||
|
524 |
Mississauga Temple |
..Port Credit |
198.00 |
|
|
525 |
..Toronto |
252.50 |
||
|
526 |
Ionic |
..Westboro |
311.00 |
3.00 |
3.50 0.50
0.50
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937 81
527 Espanola Espanola 105.50
528 Golden Beaver Timmins 213.00 7.00
529 Myra Komoka 59.00 0.50
530 Cochrane Cochrane 162.50
531 High Park Toronto 538.00 5.00
532 Canada Toronto 296.55 1.00
533 Shamrock Toronto 205.00
534 Englehart Englehart 147.50 1.00
535 Phoenix Fonthill 104.50
536 Algonquin Copper Cliff 148.50 5.00
537 Ulster Toronto 535.00 2.00
538 Earl Kitchener Port McNicol 66.00 32.50
539 Waterloo Waterloo 236.50 0.50
540 Abitibi Iroquois Falls 131.50
541 Tuscan Toronto 374.00 4.00
542 Metropolitan Toronto 168.00 3.00
543 Imperial Toronto 194.50 1.00
544 Lincoln Abingdon 118.50 1.00
545 John Ross Rob'tson Toronto 324.00 1.00
546 Talbot St. Thomas 241.05 1.50
547 Victory Toronto 69.50 3.30
548 General Mercer Toronto 323.00
549 Ionic Hamilton 257.00 4.50
550 Buchanan Hamilton 162.50 56.50
551 Tuscan Hamilton 311.50 113.25
552 Queen City Toronto 372.00 3.00
553 Oakwood Toronto 185.00
554 Border Cities Windsor 118.00
555 Wardrope Hamilton 325.50 3.00
556 Nation Spencerville 82.00
557 Finch Finch 100.50 1.50
558 Sidney Albert Luke Ottawa 182.50 1.00
559 Palestine Toronto 233.50 6.00
560 St. Andrew's Ottawa 266.50 0.50
561 Acacia Westboro 170.00 4.00
562 Hamilton Hamilton 304.50
563 Victory Chatham 271.50 1.00
564 Ashlar Ottawa 200.00 6.00
565 Kilwinning Toronto 407.60 0.50
566 King Hiram Toronto 140.50 1.00
567 St. Aidan's Toronto 83.50 1.00
568 Hullett Londesboro 46.00
569 Doric Lakeside 75.50 1.00
570 Dufferin Toronto 261.50 1.00
571 Antiquity Toronto 180.00
572 Mizpah Toronto 307.00 2.00
573 Adoniram Niagara Falls 146.50
574 Craig Ailsa Craig 93.50
575 Fidelity Toronto 169.50 5.00
576 Mimosa Toronto 210.00 5.00
577 St. Clair Toronto 248.50 1.00
578 Queens Kingston 236.00
579 Harmony Windsor 198.50
580 Acacia London 197.50 7.00
581 Harcourt Toronto 95.50
582 Sunnyside Toronto 244.50 1.00
82 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
583 Transportation Toronto 363.10 1.00
584 Kaministiquia Fort William 156.50
585 Royal Edward Kingston 145.00
586 War Veterans Toronto 209.00
587 Patricia Toronto 218.00 5.00
588 National Capreol 109 . 00
589 Grey Toronto 166.00 1.00
590 Defenders Ottawa 133.00 3.00
591 North Gate Toronto 214.50 1.00
592 Fairbank Toronto 123.00
593 St. Andrews Hamilton 375.00 3.00
594 Hillcrest Hamilton 182.50 1.50
595 Rideau Ottawa 164.00
596 Martintown Martintown 35.50
597 Temple London 179.75
598 Dominion Windsor 85.50
599 Mount Dennis Weston 194.50 1.00
600 Maple Leaf Toronto 147.00 3.00
601 St. Paul Sarnia 146.00 4.00
602 Hugh Murray Hamilton 224.50 1.00
603 Campbell Campbellville 77.50
604 Palace.-. Windsor 106.00
605 Melita Toronto 148.00 2.50
606 Unity Toronto 130.00 2.00
607 Golden Fleece Toronto 145.00 2.00
608 Gothic Lindsay 105.50 7.00
609 Tavistock Tavistock 66.60
610 Ashlar Byron 81.00
611 Huron-Bruce Toronto 138 50
612 Birch Cliffe Birch Cliffe 130.00
613 Fort Erie Fort Erie S4.50
614 Adanac Merritton 123.50 3.00
615 Dominion Ridgeway 98.00
616 Perfection St. Catharines .... 99.50
617 North Bay North Bay 127.50 3.00
618 Thunder Bay Port Arthur 173.00
619 Runnymede Toronto 201.05 1.00
620 BayofQuinte Toronto 190.00
621 Frontenac Sharbot Lake 75.50 2.00
622 Lome Chapleau 99.50 1.20
623 Doric Kirkland Lake.... 261.50 9.00
624 Dereham Mt. Elgin 70.50
625 'Hatherly Sault Ste. Marie 53.00
626 Stamford Stamford Centre 123.50
627 Pelee Scudder 56.50
628 Glenrose Elmira 48.50
629 Grenville Toronto 199.00
630 Prince of Wales Toronto 157.00 4.60
631 Manitou Emo 85.50
632 Long Branch Mimico 82.50 1.00
633 Hastings Hastings 47.50
634 Delta Toronto 218.00
635 Wellington Toronto 171.00 4.00
636 Hornepayne Hornepayne 99.50 3.00
637 Caledonia Toronto 276.00
638 Bedford Toronto 178.50 4.00
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639 Beach Burlington Beach 106.00
640 Anthony Sayer Mimico 52.50
641 Garden Windsor 83.50 8.00
642 St. Andrews Windsor 89.00 3.00
643 Cathedral Toronto 148.00
644 Simcoe Toronto 167.50 3.00
645 Lake Shore Mimico 173.00 3.00
646 Rowland Mt. Albert 85.50
647 Todmorden Todmorden 149.00 3.00
648 Spruce Falls Kapuskasing 104.10
649 Temple Oshawa 168.50 6.00
650 Fidelity Toledo 53.50 2.50
651 Dentonia Toronto 144.00 6.00
fi5? Memorial Toronto 179.00
653 Scarboro Agincourt 73.50
654 Ancient Landmarks Hamilton 124.00 1.00
655 Kingsway. Lambton Mills.... 89.55 1.50
$103,441.20
Interest 17,572.77
Debentures Sold 27,000.00
Premium on Sale 1,950.00
Sundries 1,295.76
$151,269.73
GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
GENERAL ACCOUNT
SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS
Year ended May 31st, 1937
Fees, Registration of Initiations $ 5,148.00
Fees, Registration of Affiliations 265.50
Dues 90,410.50
Certificates 69.50
Constitutions 965.50
Ceremonies 114.70
Dispensations 427.00
Commutations of Dues 6,012.00
Musical Rituals 19.50
Refunds 452.01
Miscellaneous 852.75
$104,736.96 Interest on Debentures and Bank Interest:
Dominion of Canada, War Loans $ 3,697.50
Landed Banking and Loan Company 218.75
Toronto General Trusts Corporation 1,712.50
Township of Barton 275.00
City of Brandon 50.00
Canada Permanent Trust Company.. 962.50 Canada Permanent Mortgage Corpo- ration 482.50
Canadian National Railways 400.00
Township of Etobicoke 550.00
Town of Ganonoque 250.00
City of Hamilton 879.00
Town of Kincardine 25.00
Prov. of Manitoba 1,210.00
City of New Westminster 250.00
National Trust Company 400.00
City of Oshawa 500.00
City of Owen Sound 500.00
Prov. or Ontario 753.29
City of Port Arthur 50. 00
City of Peterborough 230.46
Prince Edward Island 1,500.00
City of Stratford 45. 00
City of Saskatoon 500.00
City of Toronto 982.50
City of Woodstock 275.00
Township of East York 60.00
Hydro Electric Commission of Ontario 199 . 07
Province of New Brunswick 250.00
Trust Company Interest 19.70
Burrard Dry Dock 150.00
Province of Nova Scotia 195.00
17,572.77
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Debentures sold :
Ontario Hydro Electric Commission 12,000.00
Province of Ontario 15,000.00 27,000.00
Premium on sale 1,950.00
$151,259.73
GENERAL ACCOUNT
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES
Year ended 31st May, 1937
John A. Rowland, Grand Treasurer's Clerk
to March 31st, 1937 $ 400.00
H. F. Yigeon, Auditor, Salary to Mar 31st,
1937 600.00
W. M. Logan, Grand Secretary, salary to
May 31st, 1937 6,000.00
W. J Attig, Chief Clerk, salary to May
31st, 1937 3,600.00
F J. Brown, Clerk, salary to May 31st,
1937 1,800.00
H. M. Gardner, Stenographer, salary to
May 31st, 1937 1,200.00
Retiring allowance Miss Place 1,000.00
Incidental Expenses, Grand Secretary's
Office 1,014.89
Printing, Stationery, etc 659.74
Proceedings, 1936 3,047.88
Constitutions 287. 55
Masonic Library, Toronto 440.14
Telephone Services 108.30
Insurance and Bond Premiums 225.36
Office Rent 1,000.00
Postage on Proceedings 202.00
Chairman on Fraternal Correspondence.... 400.00
Postage Chairmen of Committees 70.00
Allowance to Grand Master, 1936-37 1,500. 00
Stenographer for Grand Master 300.00
Allowance to Deputy Grand Master 500.00
Expenses Grand Lodge, Toronto, 1936 3,879.86
Expenses Grand Lodge, Ottawa, 1937 241.12
Honorary Presentation Jewels 295.93
U.S. and Canada Masonic Relief Asso- ciation 258.90
Expenses Grand Master's Conferences 92.30
Canada Permanent Trust Company, re
Securities 342.26
Expenses Grand Lodge of Michigan 15.55
Memorial Tributes 50.00
Masonic Trials 14.50
Expenses Dedication, Coboconk 12.20
Grand Master's Commission re Windsor.... 189.03
$ 29,747.51
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Canadian Red Cross for U.S. Flood Relief 1,000. 00 Canadian Red Cross for Southern Ontario
Flood Relief 1,000.00
Expenses Grand Master attending Grand
Lodge of Scotland 1,000.00
Gratuity Mrs. N 400.00
Supervisor of Benevolence, R. B. Dargavel 4,000. 00
Supervisor of Benevolence, Stenographer.. 300.00 Supervisor of Benevolence, Travelling
Expenses 911.82
Chairman of Committee on Benevolence
for Special Emergency Fund 500.00
9,111.82
$ 38,859.33 Debentures purchased :
$12,000.00 Prov. of Nova Scotia 12,000.00
10,000.00 Hydro Electric Power
Commission of Ontario 10,000.00
Premium on above 350.00
Accrued Interest 177.20 22,527.20
61,386.53 Benevolent grants 90,687.00
$152,073.53
MEMORIAL FUND
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
Summary of Receipts for the year ended May 31st, 1937
Received from Lodges $ 127.00
Debentures sold or matured:
City of Hamilton $20,000.00
Ont. Hydro Elect. Comsn 16,500.00
Transferred from S.C. Fund 1,866.50
38,366.50
Premium on sale 976.25
$39,469.75
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SEMI-CENTENNIAL AND MEMORIAL FUND
REVENUE ACCOUNT
Interest on Investment and Bank Account as per
Detailed Statement $19,058.89
Dom. of Can. War Loans $ 1,810.58
Toronto General Trust Corporation... 1,621.61
Canada Permanent Trust Company... 1,898.08
Canada Permanent Mortgage Corp 232.50
National Trust Company 618.50
Township of Barton 110.00
City of Calgary 45.00
Canadian National Railways 1,250.00
Township Etobicoke 706.73
Village of Forest Hill 750.00
City of Hamilton 1,034.11
Town of Kincardine 50.00
City of London 675.00
Province of Manitoba 600.00
Province of Ontario 2,825.00
Town of Oakville 239.37
City of Peterborough 709.36
City of Saskatoon 600.00
Province of Saskatchewan 420.00
City of Toronto 825. 00
Township of East York 279.46
Township of York 43.22
Hydro Electric Commission of Ontario 273 . 72
Province of New Brunswick 805.00
Bank Interest 18.43
Town of Orillia 162.25
Burrard Dry Dock 82.19
Province of Nova Scotia 312.53
St. John Dry Dock 61.25
$19,058.89
Accrued Interests Purchased previous year received back this year, Orillia
17.75
Acting Grand Secretary
On motion of the Deputy Grand Master, seconded by R.W. Bro. B. G. Dixon the report of the Acting Grand Secretary was received and, adopted.
GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
AUDITOR'S REPORT
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers and Members of Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
I beg to report that I have completed the audit of the accounts of the Grand Treasurer and the Grand Secretary" of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario, for the year ended 31st May 1937, and submit for your approval the following Statements :
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSE- MENTS, GENERAL ACCOUNT.
DETAILED LIST OF GENERAL CHARGES.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS, GENERAL ACCOUNT, as of 31st May, 1937.
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSE- MENTS—MEMORIAL FUND.
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSE- MENTS—SEMI-CENTENNIAL FUND.
SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS OF THE COM- BINED MEMORIAL AND SEMI-CENTENNIAL FUNDS as of 31st May, 1937.
Part One — Memorial Fund.
Part Two — Semi-Centennial Fund.
I have verified all Cash Receipts and Disbursements during the year with the Bank Vouchers and Statements, and did personally inspect and examine all Securities covering the Investments of General Fund and the combined Memorial and Semi-Centennial Funds, as at the close of 31st May 1937.
In accordance therewith, I have attached my Cer- tificate to the Statements aforementioned.
All of which is fraternally submitted,
HARRY F. VIGEON,
Chartered Accountant,
Auditor.
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REPORTS OF THE DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS
The reports of the thirty-five District Deputy Grand Masters were presented by the Acting Grand Secretary, and on motion of the Deputy Grand Master, seconded by the Acting Grand Secretary, the same were received and referred to the Board of General Purposes.
ALGOMA DISTRICT
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren: —
I respectfully submit for your consideration my report as District Deputv Grand Master of Algoma District for the Masonic Year 1937-38.
I thank sincerely the brethren of my own Lodge (Thunder Bay No. 618) for their confidence in selecting me as their nominee for this high and exalted position and I also thank the brethren of the other Lodges of the District for endorsing my selection which led to my sub- sequent election as District Deputy Grand Master.
It is a challenge to any man to properly represent with suitable dignity and decorum, and to be the personal representative of the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master in particular, and Grand Lodge in general, and one cannot but accept this high office with a feeling of humbleness, mixed with pride at one's preferment.
One cannot help but, in accepting this high office, think of the many good men and Masons that have pre- ceded him in the office, and of the mark that each one, in his own peculiar way, has made in the Masonic history and life of his District, and it is his duty — my duty to endeavour to measure up to the fine standards set by them, and to the self-sacrificing work which has helped to place Masonry where it is today.
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Unable, for important business reasons, to attend Grand Lodge, I was installed on September 3rd., 1936, by Right Worshipful Brother W. H. Thornburrow. A large number of brethren were present.
At this meeting I appointed Wor. Bro. H. B. Hardy as my Secretary and Wor. Bro. Rev. Canon F. H. Hincks as District Chaplain, and both graciously accepted the appointments.
FALL ACTIVITIES
During the fall months of 1936, 1 attended officially a number of important Masonic functions.
October 17, 1936. I attended church parade in Fort William, the host Lodge being Fort William No. 415, and the service being held in Wesley United Church.
November 12th, 1936. I attended officially a memorial service held annually by Shuniah Lodge No. 287. The speaker was Bro. Rev. Wm. Holmes and the attendance was very large. The service was dignified and impressive, and ably handled by Wor. Bro. Harold Stanworth and colleagues.
December 3rd, 1936. I acted as Installing Master in|Thunder Bay Lodge No. 618, being assisted in the ceremony by Rt. Wor. Bros. McComb, Grant, Blanchard, Adams, Beyers, Maunder and Thornburrow, a large attendance being present.
December 15th, 1936. Attended the Installation and Investiture of the Officers of Shuniah Lodge No. 287, and assisted in the Ceremony. Rt. Wor. Bro. Geo. Blanchard conducted the installation.
December 28th, 1936. I attended the Installation and Investiture of the Officers of Fort William Lodge No. 415. Rt. Wor. Bro. E. E. Wood conducted the installat- ion with a dignified solemnity.
December 29th, 1936. I acted as Installing Master in Connaught Lodge No. 511 and was assisted by the Past Masters of the Lodge.
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January 6th, 1937. I attended "Old Timers" Night," in Royal Lodge No. 453. This Lodge this year is celebrating its thirty-fifth anniversary as a Lodge.
January 19th, 1937. I acted as Installing Master in Kaministiquia Lodge No. 584 and was assisted by Rt. Wor. Bros. McComb, Adams, Beyer, Grant and several Wor. Brethren. A large attendance was present.
OFFICIAL VISITS
Jan. 13-1937, Fort William Lodge, No. 415, Fort William.
Feb. 2-1937, Shuniah Lodge, No. 287, Port Arthur.
Feb. 15-1937, Connaught Lodge, No. 511, Fort William.
March 3-1937, Royal Lodge, No. 453, Fort William.
March 16-1937, Kaministiquia Lodge, No. 584, Fort William.
April 1-1937, Thunder Bay Lodge, No. 618, Port Arthur.
April 12-1937, Port Arthur Lodge, No. 499, Port Arthur.
May 19-1937, Hornepayne Lodge, No. 636, Horne- payne.
My official visits were always a source of great pleasure to me, always received with the utmost courtesy and hospitality and extended every honor due my posit- ion. At these meetings, I endeavoured as far as possible, to stress Masonic Education and N on- Employment. I also endeavoured at all times to have an address of interest to the brethren. I was assisted on two occasions by my secretary, Wor. Bro. Hardy and once by Bro. Rev. Andrew Johnson of St. Andrew's, Fort William. Referring to Masonic Education, all the Lodges in this District have given this matter their most earnest efforts, and have had some fine meetings featuring this subject.
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Referring to unemployment, this matter has also been properly looked after, each Lodge endeavouring to see to it that it's own members were employed in some way or manner. The Lodges have been uniformly successful and good progress has been made along this line.
Practically all the secretaries of the various Lodges are men of high masonic standing, and long experience, and as a consequence the books and records are in good order and will stand inspection at any time.
In addition to my official visits, as enumerated, and my attendance at Installations and other special fun- ctions, I have attended a considerable number of meetings, regular and emergent, in order to see the work done in the various degrees, and I have nothing but praise. The work was dignified, impressive, and usually word perfect, or very nearly so. Some little quirks did creep in occasionally, due, no doubt, to nervousness on account of the District Deputy Grand Master being present and looking on.
RIGHT WORSHIPFUL BRO. S. W. RAY
Every Masonic District has its outstanding Masons, men of strength and purpose, men who refuse to be beaten by time or circumstance, men who well and truly laid the foundations of Masonry, men, through whose efforts we are enjoying the privileges of Masonry, as we have them today. Such a man and mason was Right. Wor. Bro. Ray.
The "Colonel" as we love to call him (his military title by right) celebrated his 82nd, birthday on February 16th., this year, and he is still attending Lodge. Giving his career in brief, he was made a member of Shuniah Lodge, No. 287 in March 1877, was installed Master in 1879, District Deputy Grand Master in 1886, and was Principal Shuniah Chapter in 1880, for four years He organized Rhodes Preceptory, holding all offices, was a member of the Scottish Rite, and a life member of all these organizations. Always an active worker, he has given much to Masonry and has given unstintedly of his time, talents and money. Masonry in the Algoma
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District can never hope to repay Rt. Wor. Bro. Ray for his great service in the past.
On February 16th, last, on his 82nd, birthday, Shuniah Lodge held a special meeting in his honour. A record attendance was present to do honour to the "Colonel." There was a candidate, and the "Colonel" took the Chair of King Solomon in the first part of the degree. The evening, and the very large attendance, was a wonderful tribute to the distinguished guest, and a night long to be remembered by all present, and Rt. Wor. Bro. Ray deserved every bit of it.
On June 6th, 1937, a church parade was held by the Lodges in Port Arthur, Shuniah Lodge No. 287 being host Lodge. A fine attendance was recorded, with about one hundred and fifty brethren marching. The services were held in St. Paul's United Church.
DISTRICT MEETING
Not having had an opportunity of holding a School of Instruction for the District, I sent out summons for a meeting of all Right and Very Wor. Brethren, Masters, Past Masters and Wardens. Fifty- two were present, a very good attendance. Every Lodge was well represented, including Hornepayne which sent two repre- sentatives, travelling 300 miles to be present.
The interest at this meeting was keen and sustained. I personally spent an hour on the "Observations of a District Deputy Grand Master." Some controversial ritualistic matters were cleared. Some innovations were pointed out, and discussed. Slight differences in doing certain parts of the work were considered. Altogether, it was a very interesting hour spent, and all present derived some benefit. We also had a very fine address by Rt. Wor. Bro. A. C. Adams, on a selected masonic subject.
At this meeting there were present seven P.D.D.G. M's and four Very Worshipful Brethren. The meeting ended with refreshments, and a fine spirit of friendship and fellowship prevailed.
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RIGHT WORSHIPFUL BRO. WM. M. LOGAN
Let me again voice the distress and regret of the Masons of this District when we received the news of Bro. Logan's death. Many of us knew him personally, and we were fully seized with his worth as a man and a Mason. It is men such as he that make us what we are. May his memory ever flourish in immortal green.
FORT WILLIAM LODGE No. 415.
• This Lodge is this year celebrating its 50th year as a Lodge, being instituted in 1887. The Lodge expects to have a proper celebration of the event this fall, and hopes that the Most Worshipful the Grand Master may be present.
CLOSING
In closing, I wish to thank my Secretary, Wor. Bro. H. B. Hardy for his faithful co-operation and company. I also wish to thank my Chaplain, Wor. Bro. Rev. Canon F. H. Hincks for his support and assistance whenever possible. His duties in church work made it impossible for him to attend many gatherings. Rightly, his church came first.
• I also wish to thank the various Lodges for the fine spirit of friendliness and hospitality shown me upon all occasions, whether official or otherwise. To me it has been a most wonderful year. It has enlarged old friend- ships and made for me many new ones. In the beginning I said it was a challenge to a man. It is more than that. It is a great experience to be the personal representative of the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master in a Masonic District. It is something to remember always.
Yours fraternally,
AXEL H. KNUTSON
D. D. G. M., Algoma District.
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BRANT DISTRICT
To the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. [of Canada in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
It gives me a great deal of pleasure to submit for your consideration my report on the condition of the Craft in Brant District for the past Masonic year.
Allow me first of all to express my sincere apprec- iation of having had the honor of representing the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master in this District and to thank the brethren for the unfailing kindness and courtesy that was extended to me at all times.
It has been my privilege to have officially visited every lodge once, and some a second or third time in an unofficial capacity during my term of office and I am able to report that after several lean years during which Masonry seemed to have been marking time, there is in evidence a gradual re-awakening of interest in the work of the Craft as shown by the number of applications being received and the splendid type of candidates presenting themselves for initiation.
In eleven of the fourteen lodges, degrees were con- ferred on candidates in an exemplary manner by the Worshipful Master and his Officers ably assisted by the Past Masters.
The remaining three lodges exemplified the opening and closing ceremonies in the three degrees of Craft Masonry and I have no hesitation in stating that, taken as a whole, the work of the various lodges was of a very high calibre and uniform in its presentation, there being an evident desire on the part of all the Masters and Officers to work in conformity with the wishes of Grand Lodge. Any criticism I had to offer was always of a constructive nature and I trust it was received in the same spirit that it was given.
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On all my visits to the various lodges there was a splendid attendance of members and visiting brethren and the reception accorded me on all occasions has fully demonstrated the high esteem in which the Most Wor- shipful the Grand Master and the Officers of Grand Grand Lodge are held.
Harmony and good-will prevails throughout the District, the number of fraternal visits made between the Lodges being but an evidence of the desire on the part of the brethren to cement together the bonds of friendship and brotherly love.
I would be remiss in my duties if no mention was made of the efficient manner in which the Secretaries of the Lodges carry on their work from year to year. They have been keenly alive to the necessity of reducing the amount of unpaid dues and by their zeal in this regard have greatly improved the financial condition of their lodge.
Of all the splendid assemblies held during the year, the memory of my official visit to Reba Lodge on Febru- ary 12th, will ever be a happy one.
The exemplification of the first degree upon two candidates with full musical ritual constituted the work of the evening and R. W. Bro. C. Blueman, D.D.G.M.— Wilson District and R. W. Bro. A. R. McFayden of Wellington District who had consented to inspect the lodge on my behalf, congratulated the Master and Offi- ers on the dignified and impressive manner in which the work was done, and it was a great satisfaction to me to see a son of mine, who was one of the candidates of the evening, received into my Mother Lodge on the 22nd anniversary of my own initiation.
During the course of the evening, I had the pleasure of receiving a fine piece of silver suitably inscribed, which, needless to say, will be one of my most cherished possessions.
The outstanding event of the year was held on Wednesday evening, May 5th, when the Most Worshipful,
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the Grand Master, A. J. Anderson, accompanied by a number of Grand Lodge Officers paid his official visit to Brant District.
A reception was held in the Lodge room at 6 :30 p. m. after which the brethren adjourned to the banquet hall where the usual toasts were honoured, interspersed with several musical numbers.
The rapt attention given to the address of the Grand Master was a distinct tribute paid to his many personal qualities and the high esteem in which he is held was further expressed when R. W. Bro. H. Tapscott, P.D.D. G.M. presented him with a beautiful piece of sterling silver on behalf of the brethren.
On Sunday May 16th, a District Divine Service was held at Wesley United Church. Although the attendance was an improvement over the previous year, the lack of interest in such a service is to be deplored. As Masons, surely we can gather together at least once a year and by our presence show that love and respect which is due the Great Architect of the Universe.
It is with a feeling of sincere regret that during the year the 'Grim Reaper' has visited many of our Lodges and among those who will be seen no more at any of our meetings is V. W. Bro. Franklin Smoke of St. Johns Lodge No. 82, a worthy brother beloved by all who knew him and who will not only be missed in his own lodge but by the community as well. Our sympathy is ex- tended to all those who have been bereaved.
To the Officers of the Past Masters' and Wardens' Association for their interest in Masonic Education, to W. Bro. Scace, my District Secretary, who has been most zealous in the discharge of the duties of that office and also to the many brethren who accompanied me on all my visits, I desire to express my sincere appreciation.
My fraternal visits have been a source of much in- spiration and have given me the opportunity of making a large number of new friends who will be among the most pleasant recollections of my year as D.D.G.M.
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and as I pass on to my successor the responsibility of office, I do so, feeling that he will receive the same co- operation and support which it was my privilege to enjoy.
All of which is respectfully submitted, J. A. Wedlake,
D.D.G.M. Brant District.
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BRUCE DISTRICT
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
I have the honour of submitting my report on the condition of Masonry and the work in Bruce District, but first I wish to thank the Brethren of Bruce District for the honour conferred upon myself and Burns Lodge in electing me unanimously as representative of the Most Worshipful the Grand Master.
My first official act was to appoint Wor.jBro. James W. Atchison of Burns Lodge as District Secretary, and Rev. Bro. John V. Mills, B.A., B. Th., of Saugeen Lodge, Walkerton, as District Chaplain, and Bro. J. A. Hay as District Organist, and Rt. Wor. Bro. R. C. McKnight of North Star Lodge, Owen Sound. I would like to extend to these brethren my sincere thanks for the assistance they gave me in the discharge of my duties.
My Official visits were as follows: —
October 30, 1936— Forest Lodge, No. 393, Chesley.
November 16, 1936— Clifford Lodge, No. 325, Clifford.
March 2, 1937— Cedar Lodge, No. 396, Wiarton.
March 9, 1937— Saugeen Lodge, No. 197, Walkerton.
April 13, 1937— St. Lawrence Lodge, No. 131, South- ampton.
April 15, 1937— Port Elgin Lodge, No. 429, Port Elgin.
April 19, 1937— Maple Leaf Lodge, No. 362, Tara.
April 23, 1937— Aldworth Lodge, No. 235, Paisley.
May 7, 1937 — Hanover Lodge, No. 432, Hanover.
May 10, 1937— Harriston Lodge, No. 262, Harriston.
May 11, 1937— Burns Lodge, No. 436, Hepworth.
May 17, 1937— Moravian Lodge, No. 431, Cargill.
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There was a good attendance at all meetings. I visited every lodge in the District once officially, and most of them twice making in all twenty visits.
At most of my official visits one of the degrees was exemplified in a most creditable manner both to the Lodge and Bruce District. The Masters and Officers are very enthusiastic.
The work is very uniform throughout the District, which speaks well for the efforts of the P.D.D.G.M's.
The condition of Masonry in Bruce District is brighter that it has been for some time. There are not so many delinquents in dues, and many of the Lodges are receiving more applications for initiations. These add greatly to the financial position of the lodges under present economic conditions. I found all the lodges in good condition and carrying on loyally and efficiently.
There has been little for me to criticize as the Officers take their obligations seriously and make adequate preparation for the efficient and dignified conduct of their several offices.
The District Secretary who accompanied me on all my visits examined all books and records of each Sec- retary in the District and found everything in good condition.
There were two outstanding events of the year. One was on my visit to Cedar Lodge when I was privileged to present a Long Service Medal to Wor. Bro. James Symons. The other was a reception and banquet tendered to Rt. Wor. Bro. W. J. Dunlop, Deputy Grand Master, which was held at Hanover. A sumptuous banquet was served by the ladies of the Baptist Church. Nearly every lodge in the District was represented. The Deputy Grand Master's address will long be remembered by those who had the opportunity of hearing him at this meeting. I am very grateful to Very Worshipful Bro. J. A. Ma gee for the great assistance given me.
The District Divine Service was held on May 3 1st in Chesley, and was largely attended. The District
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Chaplain, Rev. Bro. John V. Mills, B.A., B. Th., of Knox Presbyterian Church, Walkerton, was the speaker and gave a wonderful sermon which was much enjoyed by all present. Bro. J. Hay was at the organ, and Masonic choir was under the direction of Very Worshipful Bro. J. A. Magee of Hanover. I am indebted to Bro. King of Harriston for the lovely solos rendered on that oc- casion.
Finally may I close my report of the condition of Masonry in this District by expressing my deep and sin- cere appreciation of the splendid fraternal spirit and brotherly love which I have experienced throughout the whole of Bruce District. May I request that my suc- cessor receive the same kindness, courtesy, brotherly love, and good-will which it has been my good fortune to enjoy for the past year.
Sincerely and fraternally submitted,
W. F. Brown,
D. D. G. M. Bruce District.
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CHATHAM DISTRICT
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Can- ada in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren : —
I have the honour to present for your consideration my report on the condition and prospects of Masonry in Chatham District for the Masonic year which has just closed.
Before proceeding with my report, permit me to express my sincere gratitude to the brethren of Chatham District for the honour conferred upon me and upon my mother Lodge, Kent Xo. 274, when they recommended me to be the representative of the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master in their district.
Wor. Bro. J. Lee Gosnell of Kent Lodge at my request accepted the office of District Secretary. He inspected all the lodge books and records and informed me of the conditions as he found them, and to him for his untiring zeal for the "WEAL" of Masonry I wish to express my most sincere thanks.
My official visits to the several lodges of the district were to me a great pleasure and a source of wonderful in- spiration. The fraternal greetings extended to me and the courtesy with which I was received in every lodge are to me, memories, that time can never efface. This, also, is true of the unofficial visits it was my privilege to make throughout the year to lodges both within and without Chatham District.
I found the Masters and Officers of the several lodges business-like in the conduct of the affairs committed to their charge. The degrees are conferred with dignity and solemnity, thus leading to that true fraternal spirit which should always be found among Masons. It is indeed gratifying to me to be able to report that Masonry in Chatham District is in a very healthy condition, harmony and goodwill generally prevailing.
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The Past Masters' Association under the able leader- ship of Rt. Wor. Bro. C. E. Clements did splendid work throughout the year by visiting many of the lodges and carrying on a campaign for uniformity in the work throughout the district, both in the conduct of the busi- ness of the lodges and in the conferring of the beautiful ritualistic work of the several degrees. I wish here to record my heartfelt thanks to Rt. Wor. Bro. Clements and to the Association for the wonderful aid and co- operation given me during the term.
At my request the Educational Committee of 1935- 36 under the capable leadership of Rt. Wor. Bro. Roy Boyes agreed to carry on, and with my predecessor in office, Rt. Wor. Bro. R. Dustin added to their number, did yeoman duty, when given the opportunity. To these brethren I am truly grateful for services well rend- ered.
It was also my privilege to visit, on the invitation of the several District Deputies, lodges in both the St. Thomas and London Districts My reception in both districts was most cordial and are bright spots in a year of joyous endeavour.
One outstanding visit of the year was to Elma Lodge No. 456, Monkton, Ont. On February 25th Rt. Wor. Bro. Ed. Worth of Chatham, accompanied by eight P.D.D.G.M's of Chatham District journeyed to Monk- ton, and with Rt. Wor. Bro. Worth in the Master's chair it was my very great pleasure to assist in raising to the third or sublime degree Bro. Wm. Worth, son of our esteemed brother and friend.
I am very grateful for the reception accorded me by my Mother Lodge, Kent No. 274 — when I made my official visit there. At my request Rt. Wor. Clements of Victory Lodge, Chatham officiated for me. His com- ments and suggestions were most timely and valuable. This meeting was the last of my official visits and was marked by the largest attendance in the history of Kent Lodge of members and visitors from every lodge in Chatham District, as well as a large number of brethren from out- side districts. At this meeting I was presented with a
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beautiful six piece silver tea service, the gift of my Mother Lodge. Its presence in my home will serve to remind me of the loyalty and fraternal affection of my brethren. The splendid success of this meeting, to- gether with the expression of fraternal feelings from my brethren have hung upon the walls of Memory one of its most enduring pictures.
Masonry in Chatham District, owing to the splendid work of my predecessors in office, to the Past Masters' Association, to the loyal support of the officers of the several lodges, and to the improvement in general con- ditions, is in a healthy state, giving promise of a bright future for the fraternity.
The outstanding impression made upon me during the term is the importance of Harmony and Unity among the brethren.
"In union there is strength". "It ain't the individual
Nor the army as a whole But the everlastin' team-work Of every bloomin' soul."
In conclusion, let me once again express my sincere gratitude to the brethren of Chatham District for their many kindnesses to me, and to bespeak for my successor in office the same kindly eo-operation and support.
Fraternally and respectfully submitted,
Charles F. Mooney,
D.D.G.M. Chatham District.
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EASTERN DISTRICT
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of The Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
It is with a great deal of pleasure that I present herewith the report of my term as District Deputy Grand Master of Eastern District.
The honour of representing the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master is indeed a most enviable one. To the members of my mother lodge, Hawkesbury Lodge No. 450, and of this District, for their confidence and loyal support in my election, and to the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master for his appointment I wish to express my sincere thanks.
I had the honour of having associated with me during the year, Worshipful Bro. Alex Seay, as District Sec- retary, and Wor. Bro. Reverend Canon W. P. Garrett, as District Chaplain. Their assistance and considerate support was invaluable to me throughout my term. They, together with Wor. Bro. Wm. A. Jacob, master of my mother lodge, accompanied me on almost every trip throughout the District, and these associations were most enjoyable and leave many happy memories.
The initial visit of my term of office was to Williams- burg Lodge Xo. 480 on September 24th. This lodge, while having considerable work outstanding did no degree work, but performed opening and closing in the three degrees in a very creditable manner. The sec- retary, Wor. Bro. A. M. Casselman, is a most faithful worker in his lodge. All lodge records, as well as financial condition were in excellent shape. It was interesting to note that both the Master and Senior Warden bear the honourable name of Whitteker. Williamsburg Lodge had the honour of having as D.D.G.M. in 1923-24 Rt. Wor. Bro. F. C. Whitteker. Evidently the good qualities of our late Rt. Wor. Bro. are manifest in his family.
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The social part of the evening was particularly enjoyable, harmony and goodwill being much in evidence.
The second visit was to Lancaster Lodge No. 207, where we were cordially received by Wor. Bro. M. A. McNeil and his officers. Here as at many other places there was no degree work, but in performing the opening and closing ceremonies the officers demonstrated their ability to properly handle their duties. This is one of the few lodges owning their own property, and they are to be commended on the appearance of their lodge room.
This meeting was graced by a large number of visitors including Rt. Wor. Bro. J. C. MacFarlane of Cornwall and Rt. Wor. Bro. Dr. H. L. Cheney of Alex- andria, P.D.D.G.M's of this District. We missed Rt. Wor. Bro. C. A. Cattanach, P.D.D.G.M. so prominent in this lodge.
October 8th was the date of our visit to Martintown Lodge No. 596, the baby lodge of the District, both as to age and membership.
Unfortunately my visit was on the evening of the Provincial Ploughing Meet held in the Martintown dis- trict, which no doubt affected the lodge attendance. Nevertheless, we had a most pleasant evening together. No degree work was attempted but opening and closing ceremonies only. The Worshipful Master, Wor. Bro. D. K. McDougall, has a particularly easy and pleasing address, which adds greatly to the quality of his work. Bro. D. A. Ross has long been a most faithful and effici- •*at secretary.
In Chesterville Lodge No. 320 on October 26th I witnessed the first degree work of my official visits. Wor. Bro. Eric. Casselman and his capable set of officers conferred the second degree in a manner which left nothing to be desired in the way of efficiency.
In Rt. Wor. Bro. Dr. S. H. Hutt, P.D.D.G.M. they have not only an efficient secretary but one always alert in the interests of Masonry and who contributes much to the success of this lodge.
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On October 28th we journeyed to Iroquois, Ont. on our visit to Friendly Brothers Lodge No. 143. Here we had the pleasure of witnessing the initiation ceremony ably handled by Wor. Bro. Clayton Tousaw and his regular staff of officers.
Rt. Wor. Bro. H. Hamilton continues to exercise the same splendid influence in his lodge that was so apparent during his term of D.D.G.M.
The first November meeting at Finch Lodge No. 557 on November 5th was one of the outstanding events of the year.
The work of the First Degree with Wor. Bro. George A McNaughton in the chair was particularly impressive. This was apparent by the very receptive attention shown by the candidate. The distinct and clear address of all the officers and the manner in which they performed their duties assures Finch Lodge of efficient Masters for some time to come.
On November 13th we visited Maxville Lodge No. 418 where a very warm welcome awaited us.
This was the Annual Past Master's Night with Wor. Bro. Dr. Howard Munro in the chair. The work was the Third Degree and was of special interest as the candidate was a nephew of the presiding Master.
The calibre of the work of the Past Masters was outstanding and indicated the high standard which enabled this lodge to win the award of $25.00 donated by Rt. Wor. Bro. W. M. Shepherd last year for the best degree work in the District.
The oldest lodge of the District and our nearest neighbour, St. John's 21A of Vankleek Hill, Ont. was visited on November 24th.
This lodge, formerly No. 159 of Irish record, was the last to surrender its Irish charter and join our present Grand Lodge. It is rightly proud of its history.
At this meeting there was no degree work but we were favoured bv an address from Wor. Bro. Reverend
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Wm. MacMorine on the "Volume of the Sacred Law" which was most interesting and instructive.
The last visit of my fall term was to Cornwall Lodge No. 125 on December 28th. at the Annual Installation of Officers.
Cornwall Lodge has the largest membership of the district and because of its central location many brethren from surrounding lodges were present.
Contrary to the usual practice, the social part of the evening was held first, commencing with a banquet called at 6.45 p. m. followed by the usual toast list and entertainment. This arrangement worked splendidly as we were able to conclude the evening's proceedings in good time, especially to the advantage of those coming from a distance. Some of the lodge6*, who are in the habit of starting late and ending early might well copy their example.
The visit to Cornwall Lodge will Jong remain as one of our most enjoyable evenings.
The initial visit of my spring term was to Wales Lodge No. 458 on April 19th.
At this meeting a Third Degree was conferred in a most creditable manner by the Wor. Master Wor. Bro. H. S. Feader ably supported by his father Wor. Bro. A. L. Feader in the Senior Warden's chair and the other regular officers. During the ceremony the Worshipful Master very graciously called upon Wor. Bro. C. G. Markell to obligate his son, the candidate of the evening.
Wednesday April 21st Farran's Point Lodge No. 256 at Aultsville was visited.
At this meeting I had the pleasure of inspecting the work of the initiation ceremony as performed by the young officers of this lodge for the first time. Their work indicated that they were quite familiar with their re- spective duties and with the prospect of plenty to do in the future, indicated by the new applications, the future of this lodge is very bright.
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Alexandria Lodge No. 439 was visited on April 27th.
This lodge has been unfortunate in not having had any applications* for some time back and I fear that enthusiasm has somewhat waned among the members, which is to be regretted as this lodge has the facilities, in their own property, for a flourishing lodge.
The officers showed themselves well skilled in the opening and closing ceremonies and as on other occasions I have been particularly impressed with the work of the Deacons.
On Friday May 7th our meeting place was Excelsior Lodge No. 142, Moriisburg, which just recently celebrated their seventy-fifth birthday.
This lodge has one of the most commodious and best equipped lodge quarters in the District.
I had the pleasure of inspecting at this meeting the conferring of two Second Degrees. These degrees were most capably handled, military precision of the floor work was particularly pleasing.
I had for some time been looking forward to the visit to Henderson Lodge No. 383 Winchester Ont., which was made on May 14th. The heartiness of our reception fulfilled our expectations and needless to say a most enjoyable evening was the result.
Henderson Lodge has a very comfortable and beauti- ful lodge room, and an efficient set of officers under the leadership of Wor. Bro. H. G. Graham Worshipful Master and Wor. Bro. W. A. Rowat, Secretary.
Contrary to what is the rule in most lodges the officers here are from the older members and thereby dignity is added to efficiency. The initiation ceremony was performed in a faultless manner and with an im- pressiveness which could not fail but leave its influence upon the candidate.
On Empire Day May 24 we had the pleasure of visiting Plantaganet Lodge No. 186, Riceville and of
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renewing fraternal greetings with the members of this lodge whose company we have on frequent occasions learned to enjoy and appreciate.
► Plantaganet Lodge is small numerically but what is lacking in membership is more than offset by those qualities which make for lasting good fellowship.
This lodge is not blessed with many new members and no degree work was undertaken but the officers are nevertheless capable and efficient.
The following evening, May 25th we visited Avon- more Lodge Xo. 452.
The lodge meeting was confined to regular business and opening and closing in the three degrees under the able guidance of Wor. Bro. Dr. J. M. Pollock. Bro. Allan McKmnon is well-known in other masonic activities as well as secretary of Avonmore Lodge.
The visit to Cardinal Lodge No. 491 on June 11th, marked my longest and last trip and it was fitting that the same excellency of degree work and fraternal inter- course experienced throughout the district be again exemplified.
The social hour was full of those things which make
"The cares that infest the day Fold their tents like the Arabs And as silently steal away."
It was but fitting that I left the last and what I am pleased to term the best of my official visits for my mother lodge, Hawkesbury Lodge Xo. 450 on June 17th.
In witnessing all and assisting in some of the nine initiations, seven passings and seven raisings performed during the year I have had ample opportunity of ap- preciating the calibre of the work in this lodge. I would not presume to voice their praise above that of the most excellent work of the district. Suffice it to mention that 1 :st year we stood third in the District Competition.
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At this meeting was presented the twenty-five dollar prize donated by Rt. Wor. Bro. W. M. Shepherd, Superintendent of Masonic Education last year, for efficiency in degree work.
Rt. Wor. Bro. J. C. MacEarlane made the pre- sentation to the officers of Maxville Lodge No. 418. This prize is to be expended for educational purposes.
On November 27th Excelsior Lodge, Morrisburg, celebrated their seventy-fifth anniversary. This meeting was attended by upwards of two hundred and fifty mem- bers of this and surrounding districts who joined to offer their congratulations to Excelsior Lodge. The banquet was followed by a most stirring address by Venerable Archdeacon Gower-Rees, of Montreal. Musical en- tertainment was furnished by the Chesterville quartette.
On May 21st we had the distinct honour of having a visit from Most Wor. Bro. A. J. Anderson, Grand Master.
This was one of the fine meetings of the year and the overflow gathering which met in the Cornwallis Hotel, Cornwall was repaid in the interesting and instructive address by our Grand Master. The Hawkesbury quar- tette very ably furnished the musical entertainment. Wor. Bro. A. E. Hall, Master of Cornwall Lodge, pre- sented an address from the Masters and Wor. Bro. Reverend Canon W. P. Garrett, District Chaplain, made a presentation of a sterling silver tray to our hon- oured guest on behalf of the District.
This meeting was followed on June 2nd by a visit of Rt. Wor. Bro. W. J. Dunlop, Deputy Grand Master, to Williamsburg Lodge as guest speaker to members and ladies under auspices of this lodge.
Maxville Lodge celebrated their fiftieth anniversary on June 11th at which meeting Senior and Junior Ward- ens chairs were presented to the lodge in honour of two of its charter members.
My term was brought to a close on Sunday, June 20th, with a District Church Service in Trinity Anglican
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Church, Hawkesbury. Wor. Bro. Reverend Canon W. P. Garrett conducted the service with Venerable Arch- deacon Gower-Rees as special speaker.
I must commend the practice of attending divine service in a body at least once a year. It is good that we declare our allegience to those things which stand for all that is best in life.
I note with pleasure that many lodges devote a definite period of each meeting to report sickness or distress within its jurisdiction and take definite steps in reference thereto. One lodge appoints a special com- mittee each month from members best situated to attend to such cases. This practice might well be extended to other lodges.
Once again might I commend to all a careful con- sideration of the important question of lodge room vent- ilation.
In conclusion may I again express my appreciation of the assistance, kindness and courtesy extended to me by every member of the district which has helped to make this year the brightest spot in my life and, I hope, for the District.
I have in my humble way faithfully tried to discharge the duties of my office. May I bespeak for my successor the same kindly consideration, loyalty and support as given me.
All of which is respectfully and fraternally submitted,
Geo. A. Cass,
D.D.G.M. Eastern District.
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FRONTENAC DISTRICT
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
In submitting my report on the condition of Mason- ry in the Frontenac District, may I begin by suggesting that a form be prepared for distribution to the incoming District Deputies, giving a fairly full account of all the duties which they are expected to discharge. As matters stand at present, the holder of this office gradually picks up, rather at hap-hazard, from his predecessors some idea of what these duties are ; if he belongs to a country Lodge, this information is often meagre and hard to get at. Further he may consult the very varied reports printed in the Proceedings of Grand Lodge. Then to- wards the end of his term of office he is probably sur- prised to receive from the Grand Secretary a request for information, which he should have been acquiring from the beginning. I may add that my predecessors with whom I have discussed this matter, are agreed that this would be a helpful innovation.
Next I would express my thanks and gratitude to all the Masons of this District, first of all for recom- mending me to this somewhat onerous office, and then for the very cordial welcome they gave me wmerever I went; at times the warmth of this welcome proved embarrassing.
Two things rendered the office somewhat onerous: the lateness of the hour at which often came the final toast — perhaps followed by a drive of 50 or 60 miles home. It is a pity that many Lodges believe that a successful meeting means a late one; some of the older members are probably kept away. It was therefore a pleasure to visit Simpson Lodge, No. 157 at Xewboro, for in that village the electric current is always turned off at midnight sharp. The second reason is that one felt that the burden of representing the Grand Master, even half adequately, was rather overwhelming — this
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complicated by the exhilarating but trying experience of being asked a number of questions — some of them unanswerable — on the ritual, jurisprudence and symbol- ism of the Craft. It was at this point that the presence of my predecessors in office stood me in good stead.
I therefore would express my appreciation of the assistance and encouragement given me by the past D.D.G.M.'s of this District, of whom I would like to name R. War. Bros. J. A. McRae, H. Milne and M. G. Johnston. It is difficult to exagerate the stimulating and steadying influence of the Past Officers of Grand Lodge. I record in this conection the exemplification of the Second Degree by past D.D.G.M's of this District held in May in Victoria Lodge, No. 299, at the suggestion of R. Wor. Bro. H. A. Carscallen, who was responsible for all the arrangements; one of the chairs was taken by a Mason, who served as D.D.G.M. forty one years ago, R. Wor. Bro. G. A. Aylesworth, and we had the privilege of being criticised by M. W. Bro. W. S. Her- rington. I hope that the precedent thus set for this District will be continued in the years to come, since such a meeting, pleasant in itself, serves the double purpose of Lodge of Instruction and a re-union of the past officers of Grand Lodge.
We had the great privilege of welcoming the M. W. the Grand Master on the occasion of his official visit on the 29th of April. To meet and greet him over 250 brethren, some coming 40 or 50 miles, assembled in the wonderfully adequate Lodge Room of the Masonic Temple in Kingston, and there they were richly rewarded by words of wisdom, wit and encouragement, as well as by a vivid picture of the meeting of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. The day that the Grand Master gave out of his fife to this District was not lost.
Into the details of my official visits I shall not go; I visited each of the 18 Lodges at least once, and, in all but two, saw a degree exemplified, in accordance with my expressed request. I would prefer to report on certain points as regards the Craft in this District, which is fairly typical, as it is composed in part of town (7) and in part of country Lodges (11).
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Speaking generally conditions are excellent and encouraging; a real attachment to the Craft and to its teaching is manifest, particularly in the country dis- tricts; renewed enthusiasm is shown almost everywhere. One notes that in the majority of Initiations it is not the young who are joining the Order ; personally I am of the opinion that this is a good thing for the Craft, if not for Society; the mature man rarely falls away.
The work, save for two rather noteable exceptions, is well done, better than might be expected from the small number of degrees conferred in most of the Lodges during the past few years. There is however room for improvement, and one may suggest two means: (1) Inter-Lodge visits should become more and more the general practice; unfortunately this is not too easy in a number of cases, owing to the long distances to be covered; (2) the practice of "emulation" working teams, as found in the G. L. of England.
The attendance is only fair; in the larger centres of population it is actually disappointing; obviously there are too many counter-attractions. It is better in the country Lodges, some of which report an average attendance of one third of the total membership.
On the financial side matters on the whole are not too bright. A number of Lodges are still struggling with mortgages, and are not reducing them. All have the problem of unpaid dues, and, until Grand Lodge gives a real lead, will continue to vary greatly in their handling of the problem. That it is a problem will be seen from two examples : one Lodge with a membership of less than 100 has $417.00 unpaid dues, while another, larger one, has $1600.00 on its books uncollected. Much depends on the energy and tact of the Secretary. The financial situation has its repercussions. One wonders whether in all cases sufficient insurance is carried. One wonders and one marvels at the enthusiasm as well as loyalty of some of the country brethren, who meet and work in what at first sight appear most inadequate quarters; yet these Lodges usually have the highest percentage of attendance.
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Masonic education is progressing only very slow- ly; to be really successful it must originate in the Lodge and not depend entirely on outside speakers ; a talk must be brief and must evoke discussion. But it is often dif- ficult to induce a member, even if he has the knowledge and ability, to speak or read a paper. Every Lodge therefore should have its own Committee to persuade members to take the floor. Three Lodges deserve special mention in this connection: Leeds No. 201, Victoria No. 299 and Lome No. 404. It is disappointing to note how very few Lodges have paid any notice to frequent requests, from various quarters, to print regularly in their Summons information about the Grand Lodge library and the possibility of borrowing books. Only three Lodges complied with this request during the year. One wonders whether the extra cost of printing is regarded as a sufficient excuse.
In regard to benevolence it is very difficult to speak, for it is only the Lodges themselves that know the exact circumstances of their members; the returns from the Lodges show that, with one exception very little indeed is distributed in this way.
The Association of Masters and Wardens, which in many Districts is such a live and valuable organization, has for years been of little use in this District. An earnest endeavour is now being made to put life into it by pro- viding a really interesting and instructive programme, of which notice will be given, and probably by calling it together at least twice each year.
I have heard a certain amount of criticism from Ministers of different Churches about Masonic funerals; they regret that there seems to be a growing tendency to have the Masonic service take the place of that of the Church; there seems to be some justice in this criticism.
A last point of criticism : it seems almost a hope- less task to prevent the designation of the social hour as the Fourth Degree appearing in many of the summons. This pernicious habit seems ineradicable.
As I draw near the end of this Report I wish to thank in no uncertain terms my District Secretary, Wor.
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Bro. H. Edgar, who has made many of my paths very pleasant. So in conclusion I look back to the past year with unmixed pleasure. It has enlarged the boundaries of my Masonic acquaintance — a rare privilege, and has broadened my Masonic understanding and sympathy — to my own great profit. My one regret is that I have fallen short of the ideals that I set before me at the outset ; for things undone or badly done, I proffer my apologies.
All of which is respectfully and fraternally submitted.
P. G. C. Campbell
D.D.G.M. Frontenac District.
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GEORGIAN DISTRICT
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren :
First let me take this opportunity to once again thank the brethren of Georgian District for the honour they conferred upon me and my mother Lodge (Kerr No. 230) in electing me to be their representative of Most Worshipful, the Grand Master and to the Most Worship- ful, the Grand Master in confirming the same. As I am making this report the many very pleasant visits I have made, the courtesies I have received and the acts of kindness shown by the members to myself and to those brethren who accompanied me on my visits leave an impression on my mind I will never forget and I hope I will ever be grateful for.
My first official duty was to appoint Wor. Bro. Herbert G. Robertson of Corinthian No. 96 as District Secretary and Bro. Rev. E. E. Long of Corinthian No. 96 as District Chaplain. Wor. Bro. Robertson accom- panied me on every official visit but one and on that occasion his official duties as Mayor of Barrie occupied his evening. Wor. Bro. Robertson fulfilled his duties as Secretary in an efficient and capable manner and also was a valuable asset at all functions by giving addresses on timely subjects which were always well received by those breth- ren present. Bro. Long, a busy Pastor of a large con- gregation gave me all the assistance he was able and his his splendid address at Midland will not be soon for- gotten by those privileged to hear him on that occas- ion. I desire to express my appreciation to both these brethren for their services.
My next duty was to select supervisors of Masonic Education and I selected the following brethren:
Rt. W. Bro. H. W. Whipps, Collingwood; Rt. W. Bro. L. E. Gosselin, Vic. Harbor; W. Bro. Dr. R. S. Ives, Stavner; V. W. Bro. W. L. Nichol, Beeton; W. Bro. P. C.
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Patmore, Orillia; W. Bro. H. G. Robertson, Barrie; R. W. Bro. W. M. Lee, Alliston;
These brethren, with the exception of W. Bro. P. C. Patmore, who, shortly after accepting the work assigned to him, was laid aside through illness though now happily recovered, discharged their duties faithfully and well and I desire to express to one and all my thanks and the thanks of the brethren.
My first official visit was to Karnack Lodge No. 492, Coldwater, on Thursday, November 5th, 1936. The Second Degree was conferred in a splendid manner. W. Bro. C. Eplett and W. Bro. M. Millard were presented with Past Masters' Jewels by myself.
Monday, November 9th, 1936, found us at Seven Star No. 285 Alliston. Accompanied by Wor. Bro. Smith Kain, Bro. Rev. Long and Bro. McLellan and my Secretarv, all from Barrie; R. W. Bro. Hon. Dr. Simpson, W. Bro. Pease, R. W. Bro. G. D. Keefe, R. W. Bro. L. Lane, W. Bro. Darcy Gauley from Toronto. The Third Degree was conferred in a splendid manner. I had the honour of presenting V. W. Bro. T. E. Reynolds, Grand Steward with his official regalia, a gift from his mother Lodge.
On Monday, December 28, 1936, I attended the installation of officers of Corinthian Lodge No. 96, Barrie and assisted R.W. Bro. Cowan to install W. Bro. J.Hodges as Worshipful Master. A splendid time was had by all.
On Wednesday, December 30, 1936, I attended the Installation of officers of Orillia Lodge No. 192 and as- sisted R. W. Bro. Dr. Kirpatrick to install Bro. Doolittle as Worshipful Master. Bro. Dr. Kain of Golden Fleece Lodge gave an excellent address on the "Three Lesser Lights" which was very much enjoyed by all.
On Wednesdav, Januarv 20th, 1937, accompanied by R. W. Bro. Truman Williams, a Past D.D.G.M. of Muskoka District, and my secretary, I journeyed to Victoria Lodge No. 470, Victoria Harbour. A Third Degree was worked in excellent manner after which Bro. James Poppelton and another brother whos^ name I did
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not get, gave two splendid talks along the lines of Masonic Education. W. L. Bro. Fleming, the Master, is to be congratulated not only on the excellence of his own work but that of his officers. A sumptuous lunch prepared by the ladies was enjoyed by all. R. W.Bro. Truman Williams was the guest speaker on the "Ideals of Mason- ry."
Monday, January 25, 1937, I visited Spry Lodge No. 385 Beeton, accompanied by my secretary. The First Degree was conferred after which R. Wor. Bro. R. W. Lee gave a wonderful address on the "Perfect Ashlar."
On Monday, February 1, 1937, I made my official visit to Caledonia Lodge No. 249, Midland. There being no regular work and the Bro. Wm. McGill being absent through illness I. P.M. Bro. Flowers was in the East. I requested the Master to open and close in three degrees which he did in a creditable manner. Bro E. E. Long, guest speaker, spoke on "Masonic Creed" which was very much appreciated.
Thursday, March 4, 1937, I made my official visit to Georgian Lodge, No. 348, Penetanguishene. We were received by W. Bro. W. T. Manson. There being no work I had the W. M. open and close the Lodge in the Third Degree and the Junior Warden, Bro. C. H. Long, gave the Junior Warden's lecture. The work was well done and the Junior Warden's work was as near perfect as it was humanly possible to be. R. W. Bro. A. W. Smith gave a wonderful address on the subject of "Doors" which was much enjoyed and a splendid time was had by all.
On Tuesday, March 9th, 1937, I visited Manito Lodge No. 90, Collingwood. The Master Mason Degree was conferred on two candidates by W. Bro. H. Stalker and his able staff of officers. W. Bro. H. G. Robertson was the guest speaker to take the place of Bro. Rev. L- Pickering. Bro. Robertson spoke on opportunities in Masonry and his address was not only instructive but pleasing and was well received.
Tuesday, March 23, 1937, I made my official visit to Minerva Lodge No. 304, Stroud, accompanied by many visiting brethren from Barrie. I was received by
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W. Bro. Herb. Black who with his officers gave a splendid example of the work of the First Degree. Bro. W. R. Me- Vittie was our guest speaker and also assisted in a splen- did sing song. The subject of his address was the "Origin of Masonry".
Friday, April 2nd, I made my official visit to Orillia Lodge No. 192, accompanied by R. W. Bro. Dr. Shortt and my secretary. On arriving at the Lodge Room and being officially received, the work of the Master Mason Degree was conferred in an excellent manner. We were delighted to meet at this meeting W. Bro. R. J. Sander- son, a veteran of fifty years, who was able to take part in the work. R. W. Bro. Dr. Shortt gave a splendid ad- dress on the "Ideals of Masonry" which was much en- joyed.
Tuesday, April 6th I joined with Simcoe Lodge, Bradford, in doing honour to our Grand Master, Most W. Bro. A. J. Anderson. Several brethren from Georgian District were pre ent. All report a splendid time and a meeting of encouragement and inspiration.
Tuesday, April 13th. Accompanied by R. W. Bro. T. J. Williams and my secretary, I visited Earl Kitchener Lodge No. 538 at Port McNichol of which Wor. Bro. F. A. Vail is the Worshipful Master. As there was no work I had the lodge raised to the third and closed down. The officers showed themselves proficient in their work. R. W. Bro. L. E. Gossling was our guest speaker and gave us an excellent address on the Ideals of Masonry.
Monday, April 19th. Accompanied by R. W. Bro. T. Williams and our secretary, I visited Nitetis No. 444 of Creemore where we were cordially received by Wor. Bro. A. Dodsworth. V. Bro. W. L. Nicholl of Beeton was our guest speaker on the subject "The Ancient Land- marks".
Monday, April 26th, we visited Tottenham Lodge No. 467. With me was W. Bro. Rev. W. McDonald and our secretary. I was received by Wor. Bro. Allan McLean. Bro. McLean and his officers exemplified the Third Degree in an efficient and impressive manner. W. Bro. Rev.
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McDonald was guest speaker on "My impressions of Masonry", a splendid subject and much appreciated.
Tuesday, April 27. We visited Northern Light Lodge, No. 266 of Stayner. On this occasion I was accom- panied by R. W. Bro. T. Williams and my secretary. We were received by Wor. Bro. N. W. Evans. The Second Degree was conferred with accuracy and precision. Wor. Bro. H. G. Robertson was the guest speaker and his subject "Present Day Ideals in Masonry" was very instructive.
Tuesday, May 4th, found us visiting Pythagoras Lodge, No. 137, at Meaford. I was accompanied by R. W. Bro. T. Williams and my secretary. I was received by R. W. Bro. Wm. V. Brown who took a great pleasure in showing all round a new renovated and redecorated Lodge Room. They are to be congratulated upon the splendid home they are now able to enjoy. A First Degree was well exemplified.
Thursday, May 6th, I made my official visit to the two Barrie Lodges, Corinthian, No. 96 and Kerr, No. 230. I had requested R. W. Bro. G. S. Dudley of Midland to be the inspecting officer. The work of the First Degree was conferred in an excellent manner. This being my own Lodge, I was right royally received. We were very fortunate in having R. W. Bro. W. J. Dunlop, Deputy Grand Master, as our guest of honour and the reception he received both in the Lodge Room and at the Banquet was cordial and enthusiastic. He gave us a wonderful address on the "The Seven Ages of Masonry".
Friday, May 7th, found us making our official visit to Coronation Lodge No. 466, Elmvale, where we were officially received by W. Bro. C. E. Dutcher and his officers who worked a First Degree in a splendid manner. This Lodge, having been instructed and called Coronation, they carried out the tradition of their name by having everything along coronation hues, decorations, music, etc. Bro. W. R. McVittie was our guest speaker.
Cookstown, Tuesday, May 11th. We visited Manitoba Lodge, No. 236, Cookstown. We were received by Wor. Bro. G. L. Davis and his officers. The work of
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the First Degree was done in excellent form and it was my privilege to present Wor. Bro. W. J. Scott, with a Past Master's Jewel. Wor. Bro. Dr. Ives of Stayner was the speaker and his subject was "The Altar and the place in Masonry".
Tuesday, May 25, found me making my last official visit and it was at Beaver Lodge, No. 234, Thornbury, where we were received by Wor. Bro. W. J. Kennedy and his officers who worked a Second Degree in a splendid manner. R. W. Bro. T. Williams who had accompanied me, spoke on my behalf in reply to the toast to the Grand Master and our Secretary gave a short address on Mason- ry and its place in the Universe.
In conclusion I desire to express my thanks to all Past and Present Grand Lodge officers and to the officers of all the Lodges for the very many courtesies I have received at their hands. I am very specially indebted to my Secretary for the very able and willing way he always assisted me when called upon and I do thank him.
To my successor I can only say that he will find all the Lodges in this District in first class shape and I know he will have the same hearty support and co- operation I have had.
Sincerely and fraternally submitted,
J. W. MERRICK
D.D.G.M. Georgian District.
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GREY DISTRICT
To The Most Worshipful, The Grand Master, Officers and Members of Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada in The Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
In presenting this report, I desire to place on record my sincere appreciation and gratitude to the brethren . of Grey District for the honour conferred when they elected me as District Deputy Grand Master, and to The Most Worshipful, The Grand Master in so kindly confirming their selection.
For the co-operation extended to me during my term of office by the Masters, Past Masters, officers, and members, together with my predecessors in office, to all of them I extend my sincere thanks. The true spirit of Masonry was amply exemplified to me by the many kind messages of sympathy sent from every part of the District, when on Aug. 11th. 1936 I was bereaved of my very dear mother. My thanks are extended to the breth- ren for the comfort their kind messages brought to me at that time.
My first official duty was to appoint Wor. Bro. R. G.Giffen as District Secretary and Bro. C.F.Mcintosh M.A.B.D. of Orangeville as District Chaplain. Wor. Bro. Giffen accompanied me on all my visits, and performed his duties in a very efficient manner. Bro. Alclntosh conducted the district church service which was held in Mount Forest on Sunday June 27th. 1937. To Bros. Giffen and Mcintosh I extend my sincere thanks for their assistance during the year.
Masonry in Grey District is in good hands. The work of the masters and junior officers has been of a very high standard. It has been my privilege to witness the work in the several degrees, and I have been greatly impressed by the able manner in which the work has been exempli- fied. For several years there has been a scarcity of candidates. This condition was common throughout the whole province. However in Grey District this year all the lodges have had candidates, and the point that has
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impressed me most is the type of brother being accepted. The lodges seem to be looking more to quality than to numerical strength. Most of the new members are young men, and if the' lodges can only impress them with the importance of their masonic duties, and keep them inter- ested there will be no fear for the future of Masonry in this District.
Unfortunately Masonic Education in Grey District has not had the attention that this important branch of our work deserves. Some of the lodges have been very active in the past while others seem to be indifferent. In the past few years it has been the custom to appoint two or three supervisors to take charge of this work. This year I approached the lodges with the suggestion that they appoint a qualified brother to take charge of the work in his lodge. In a district such as this where most of the lodges are isolated during the winter months it has been hard to make much progress along this line, and the work of the supervisors has not been easy. All the lodges, with the exception of two, appointed a brother for this work. Each lodge feels the responsibility which is now theirs, and judging from my observations during my visits, and from the lodge notices received by me, Masonic Education in Grey Eistrict is receiving the attention that it deserves. The younger members are becoming interested and in some cases actually taking part in the work. My thanks are extended to all the brethren who gave so liberally of their time and talent. It is only by the efforts of these brethren that the work of Masonic education will make satisfactory progress.
My first appearance as District Deputy Grand Master of Grev District was at the lodge of mv adoption St. Alban's No. 200 on Sept. 25th, 1936. This meeting was in the form of a reception to me. It was my happy duty at this meeting to present, on behalf of the lodge, Past Master's Jewels to Wor. Bros. R. W. Gardiner and R. Galbraith, two faithful members who have given long service to the Craft in this community.
My first official visit of inspection was made to Prince Arthur Lodge No. 333 Flesherton, on Oct. 13th. 1937. Wor. Bro. Down and his capable staff of officers ex- emplified the Master Mason's Degree to my entire sat-
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isf action. The condition of Masonry in this lodge is good, and several of the members are taking an active part in Masonic Education. I also attended the Jubilee Celebration at which Rt. Wor. Bro. Dunlop, Deputy Grand Master, was the guest speaker.
On Monday Oct. 26th, 1936, I paid my official visit to Dundalk Lodge No. 449, Dundalk. A good delegation of visitors was present at this meeting. The E. A. Degree was exemplified by the Master, Wor. Bro. Mclntyre, and his staff of officers in a very creditable manner. This lodge has been active in Masonic Education and has a small library. Wor. Bro. Marshall is in charge of this work, and is receiving the support and co-operation of the brethren. In addition to my address on our masonic duties Rt. Wor. Bros. Aiken and Colgan also gave instructive talks during the social hour. The brethren of Dundalk Lodge have no financial difficulties and the secretary has an excellent set of books.
Friday, Nov. 6th, 1936, was the occasion of my next visit which was to Lome Lodge No. 377, Shelburne. The Master, Wor.Bro.Corbett and his very capable staff of officers initiated a candidate into the mysteries of Masonry in a very impressive manner. The records of the lodge are kept in excellent order. Wor. Bro. Foster is in charge of Masonic Education, and I feel sure the brethren will benefit greatly by the efforts of a brother so well qualified.
My next official visit was to Durham LodgeNo.306, Durham. Wor. Bro. Irwin and officers assisted by Rt. Wor. Bro. H. Kress exemplified the F. C. Degree in a very impressive manner. It was my very pleasant duty at this meeting to present on behalf of the lodge a Past Master's Jewel to Wor. Bro. Alder. Durham Lodge is to be congratulated on a loyal staff of Past Masters. The financial position of the lodge is very satisfactory. In Wor. Bro. Moffat the lodge has a very efficient secretary. Freemasonry in Durham is in excellent hands, and Masonic Education is in charge of Rt. Wor. Bro. Dr. Grant.
On Nov. 11th, 1936, I paid my official visit to the oldest lodge in Grey District, St. George's Lodge No. 88,
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Owen Sound. A candidate was duly passed to the F. C. Degree in a very able manner under the direction of Wor. Bro. R. McKeen, the genial Master. My sec- retary in his report stated that the financial position of the lodge was very satisfactory, and the records of the lodge were in good order. The toast to Grand Lodge was proposed by Rt. Wor. Bro. Carson. In reply, as has been my custom at all my meetings, Masonic Education has been the topic of my address, reminding the brethren of the duties we owe to this great brother- hood.
On Nov. 26th, 1936, 1 journeyed to the extreme south end of the District where my inspection of Wellington Lodge, Erin, was made. The Master and officers opened the lodge in the three degrees. Wor. Bro. Nodwell gave a short talk in the lodge room on the activities in Masonic Education for the year. I also made an un- official visit to this lodge on June 17th, 1937, as I felt this was necessary before making a complete report. On this occasion I found the work much improved. Several candidates have been received and the prospects of the lodge are bright.
My first visit of the spring took me again to Owen Sound to make my official inspection of North Star Lodge No. 322 on April 8th, 1937. The Master, Wor. Bro. Capel and his very able staff of officers exemplified the M.M. Degree in a very creditable and impressive manner. I feel sure after seeing the work of the Owen Sound brethren that Masonry in this part of Grey District is in very capable hands. I was greatly impressed with the work of the candidate during his examination. The type of man entering the portals of Masonry is of a very high standard. My address to the brethren was on the teachings of the north east corner. Wor. Bro. Dunlop, a brother of our Deputy Grand Master, is in charge of Masonic Education in North Star Lodge and has achieved much success in this important branch of our work particularly among the younger members. They have a very capable secretary and the financial standing is satisfactory.
Tuesday, April 20th, 1937, was the occasion of my visit to Prince Arthur Lodge No. 334. The Master,
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Wor. Bro. Pinder, who is a son of a P.D.D.G.M. of this District was in charge of the work. The EA. degree was exemplified with full musical ritual. A very happy social hour was spent at the close of the lodge work, at which time I addressed the brethren on some of the duties they owe to the Craft, particularly that disting- uishing characteristic of a Freemason's heart, charity. In Very Wor. Bro. Hardman the lodge have a very loyal and efficient secretary.
My next visit was to my own lodge St.Alban's Xo. 200, Mt. Forest, on Friday April 23rd, 1937. The occasion was naturally a very happy one for me, as the largest at- tendance in the history of the lodge was present to receive the representative of the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master. The Master, Wor. Bro. Giffen and his officers exemplified the E. A. degree on a very splendid candidate. At the close of the degree work after giving the brethren the usual instructions I called on Rt. Wor. Bro. Kress of Durham to make the criticism of the degree work. Bro. Kress expressed pleasure at having this honour, and paid many glowing tributes to the work. The work of the Master, who took the entire work of the degree, came in for special mention as did the work of the Junior Warden and Junior Deacon. In Wor. Bro. G. F. S. LeWarne the lodge have a splendid secretary. Owing to the limited space in the lodge room the banquet was held in the Anglican Parish Hall, where the ladies had provided for the wants of the inner man. My address to the brethren was on the lessons of the north east corner.
On Monday. May 3rd, 1937, Scott Lodge Xo. 421, Grand Valley, was visited. The Master, Wor. Bro. Watson and his staff of officers exemplified the Third Degree in a manner that showed very careful preparation. It has been my privilege to witness many splendid degrees but I would like to pay special mention to the work of Scott Lodge. A short question period followed the degree work. Rt. Wor. Bro. Dr. Burwick is in charge of Masonic Education and good progress is being made. The financial condition of Scott Lodge is very good, and it is fortunate in having V. Wor. Bro. Hardy as its secretary, keeping a splendid set of books.
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My next visit was made to Harris Lodge No. 216, Orangeville, on May 11th, 1937, the eve of the Coronation. Th^ Master, Wor. Bro. Moon and his efficient staff of officiers passed a candidate to the Second Degree to my entire satisfaction. Harris Lodge is to be congratulat- ed on the splendid way it presents the work. At the conclusion of the lodge work Wor. Bro. Woodland presented the lodge with a portrait of His Majesty, King Geo. VI. a very appropriate gift to the lodge at this time. A very pleasant social hour was spent at the close of the lodge at which time I addressed the breth- ren on Masonic Education. Bro.C.F. Mcintosh, M.A.B.D., District Chaplain, gave a very instructive address at this time. Rt. Wor. Bro. Price is a very capable secretary and the finances are in splendid condition.
My last visit of inspection was made to Hiram Lodge No. 490, Markdale, on Thursday, June 10th, 1937. The E- A. Degree was exemplified in a very efficient manner, the work of the Master, Wor. Bro. Harris being par- ticularly good. The records are kept in excellent condition by Rt. Wor. Bro. Colgan, the secretary. Candidates have been more numerous during the past year and the lodge is to be congratulated on the splendid way it presents the work. The lodge is well equipped and is making excellent progress.
To the brethren who accompanied me on my official visits I wish to express my sincere appreciation. Their presence was a real inspirat[on and their loyal support throughout the year demands my most grateful thanks. My term as D.D.G.M. has been a most delightful one due in a great measure to the kindness, courtesy, brother- ly love and goodwill extended to me, as the representat- ive of the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master by every lodge in the District. It is with a deep sense of regret that I find myself approaching the close of the happiest and most instructive year in my masonic experience. If my humble efforts have cemented the ties of Masonry a little closer I shall feel abundantly repaid for any effort spent on my part, and while I cannot again visit the lodges as D.D.G.M. I will look forward to spending many more happy evenings at their meetings, and of rendering any assistance that may be required of me. I will always
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look back on the pleasant evenings that we spent to- gether during my term of office. Finally, may I express the hope that the same loyal support and co-operation will be extended to my successor, and may the Most High prosper our united endeavours.
All of which is iraternally submitted,
Ivan G. Chalmers,
D.D.G.M. Grey District.
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HAMILTON DISTRICT "A"
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren : —
At this the end of another Masonic year in which I had the honour of serving as D.D.G.M. in Hamilton Masonic District "A", it is with pleasure that I submit my report for the year 1936-37 of official and other visits made by me during my term of office.
My many thanks are extended at this time to those who. made it possible for me to act in the capacity of D.D.G.M. and it is my hope that I have carried the necessary work to the advantage of all concerned.
I appointed Wor. Bro. Wm. D. Connor as Dis- trict Secretary and have found him to be faithful in the discharge of his duties. He was present on my official visits at which time he gave me a full report of the Lodge visited, and conditions in general. I also appointed Wor. Bro. J. Eaglesham as District Chaplain who performed his duties in a capable manner and was present on most of my visits.
The following is the list of my Official visits and the dates: —
Oct. 6-36. Visit to Campbell Lodge No. 603, Camp- bell ville.
Found conditions very favorable, and good attend- ance of Members. Members of Barton Lodge No. 6 Hamilton accompanied me on this visit. A Second Degree was worked by the members of Campbell Lodge, and the work was very well done.
Oct. 22-36. Visit to Corinthian Lodge No. 513, Hamilton.
Conducted Election of Office- t." Unanimous vote to all offices. Conditions of lodge are very good. Camp- bellville members attended with me.
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Nov. 3-36. Visit to Oakville Lodge No. 400, Oak- ville.
Officers worked First Degree in a very nice manner. Members of St. John's Lodge attended with me.
Nov. 17-36. Visit to Hugh Murray Lodge No. 602.
Conducted Election of Officers. Unanimous vote to all offices. Conditions of lodge very good. Burlington Lodge members accompanied me. Meeting in the form of an Armistice Night. Very good attendance.
Dec. 3-36. Visit to Tuscan Lodge No. 551.
Conducted Election of Officers. Unanimous vote to all offices. Seymour Lodge, Ancaster, accompanied me. Good attendance and lodge in fairly good shape.
Dec. 8-36. Visit to Temple Lodge No. 324.
Conducted Election of Officers. Unanimous vote to all offices. Members of St. Clair Lodge, Milton, ^ac- companied me.
Dec. 17-36. Visit to St. John's Lodge No. 40.
Conducted Election of Officers. Unanimous vote to all offices. Members of Dufferin Lodge, West Flam- boro, accompanied me. Very nice meeting andAgood attendance. Lodge in good shape.
Dec. 19-36. Visit to Dundurn Lodge No. 475.
Conducted Election of Officers. Unanimous jvotejj to all offices. Good attendance and nice meeting. Lodge in good shape. Members of Waterdown Lodge, Mill- grove, accompanied me.
Feb. 8-37. Vis*' to Hamilton Lodge No. 562.
Regular officers, prked a First Degree in a very nice manner. Lodge in good standing, affairs good. Weather verv bad, ice and rain. No visitors from out of town
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lodges. Invitation sent to Dufferin Lodge and Oakville Lodge to accompany me, but unable to make the trip, on account of the weather.
Feb. 10-37. Visit to Barton Lodge No. 6.
Officers conducted Second degree in fine form. Good attendance of past masters, and very nice meeting throughout. Members of Valley Lodge accompanied me.
Mar. 3-37. Visit to Burlington Lodge No. 165.
Officers worked First Degree in a very nice manner. Lodge in good shape. Accompanied by members of Tuscan Lodge, Hamilton. Very good showing of members.
Mar. 9-37. Visit to Sevmour Lodge, Ancaster, No. 272.
Accompanied by members of Corinthian Lodge No. 513, Hamilton. Officers performed openings and closings in three degrees, in a fair manner.
Mar. 16-37. Visit to Waterdown Lodge No. 357. Millgrove.
Accompanied by members of Temple Lodge No. 324, Hamilton. Officers worked First Degree in nice style.
Apr. 1-37. Visit to St.Clair Lodge No. 135, Milton.
Accompanied by members of Hamilton Lodge No. 562, Hamilton. Officers worked Second Degree in good style.
Apr. 12-37. Visit to Valley Lodge No. 100, Dundas.
Officers worked First Degree in good style. Accompan- ied by members of Hugh Murray Lodge No. 602, Ham- ilton.
Apr. 15-37. Visit to Dufferin Lodge No. 291, West Flamboro.
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Officers worked openings and closings in three degrees in a nice manner, although they have not had a candidate in six years. Regular meetings are held how- ever, and regular business conducted. Accompanied by members of Dundurn Lodge, Hamilton.
This was my last official visit.
The condition of Masonry in Hamilton Distirct "A" in general is in a progressing manner, after passing through years of depression, and I have been pleased to find that all are of an optimistic mind. Naturally the city lodges will benefit first, but the rural lodges will not be far behind.
Masonic Education has been thriving in this dis- trict. In fact, quite a number of the lodges have organ- ized their own library, with a chairman in charge, and have had some very good results.
We had a very pleasant visit from the Grand Master to Hamilton in April, 1937. We all looked forward to this occasion and we were well repaid from the address he delivered. His visit here will long be remembered. It was also my privilege to be present at the Grand Master's visit to St. Catherines and Brantford, both of which were outstanding events.
The Past Masters Association and the Masters and Wardens Association mean much to the Craft in general, although an independent body, their meanings and their principles are a benefit to Masonry. It is through a source such as this that we realize what Masonry means to us.
Through the course of a year there are always losses to the lodges in the passing of Brethren to the Grand Lodge above. In this District I would mention The Barton Lodge No. 6, which not only lost a number of good Masons, but also prominent citizens in the City of Hamilton. Our deepest loss was in the passing of R. W. Bro. W. M. Logan, Grand Secretary, who passed from our circle on April 1st, 1937, one who was respected, a good man, and a good Mason. May he long remain
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in our memory. We also regret the passing of R. W. Bro. Osier, a man outstanding in Masonry, and like R. W. Bro. Logan, always ready with his humour and wit which we all enjoyed. We will miss them.
In conclusion it is my desire that I extend to all con- cerned, my sincere thanks for the support given to me and for the many courtesies extended to me during my term of office. I bespeak for my successor that the same cordial support will be shown him.
All of which is fraternally submitted,
Yours fraternally,
Arthur S. Neil,
D.D.G.M. Hamilton District "A"
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HAMILTON DISTRICT "B"
To the Most Worshipful. The Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren :
It is with mixed feelings of heart and mind, and with a constitution rigorously tested, that I now respectfully submit to you my report.
To those many who, by their presence at the Convention at Toronto last July, in many cases at much personal sacrifice, made it possible for me to serve Free Masonry through my elected office, may I say that it has been my purpose to prove my gratitude for the hon- our they did me by giving the best that was in me, such as it was. The choice made for me of my District Secretary by the Past Masters of my Lodge, Wardrope Lodge Xo. 555 G.R.C., was a happy one all around, as W. Bro. John Paton Mills brought to his Office invaluable ex- perience and to his duties matchless qualities of tact, integrity and zeal. W. Bro. Thomas Tregunno, also of Wardrope Lodge, and held in high esteem by the Anglic- an Synod of Niagara, was my personal choice of District Chaplain which duties he graced with fitting dignitv not unmingled with rich wit and humor. Also I shall always be mindful of the godliness of dear Bro. Rev. David A. Moir of Acacia Lodge Xo. 61 G.R.C., who, on many occasions, stepped to the altar and implored the blessings of the Great Architect of the Universe for our departed Brethren. Of him it can be said "He is a true lover of Masonry", and although an Octogenarian he speaks without notes and has a memory and heart untouched and unmatched. I wish to make honourable mention of W. Bro. Alexander Love, the W.M. of Ward- rope Lodge, whom I appointed as District Supervisor of Masonic Education, for his indefatigable work and splendid achievements. He encouraged and developed many speakers of Freemasonry and his own speeches are worthy of publication. Also, in that connection I wish to mention W. Bro. Professor McXairn of McMaster University for his addresses on "The Builders", "Ca- thedrals" and many other profound and classical subjects.
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For my 17 official visits I prepared and delivered a series of subjects on the History of Freemasonry, believ- ing it to be in keeping with the purpose of Grand Lodge. The opening volley was fired on September 30th and took place at Harmony Lodge No. 57 Binbrook, the ammunit- ion being "The Gradual Evolution of Operative Masonry into Speculative Masonry from 1000 B. C. to 1717 A. D". but by timing 1 year to 1 y% seconds, the engagement lasted only 30 minutes. This visit of the D.D.G.M. is an annual function for not only the rural, but the urban Lodges.
On October 26th I took Enniskillen Lodge No. 185 at York by storm by rattling on about "Famous European Monarchs, Generals and Statesmen who were Free- masons". The Lodge Room is upstairs in a very old building resembling in type some of the sketches of Mrs. John Graves Simcoe acquired by John Ross Robertson, and among his collection in the College Street Reference Library at Toronto. The Lodge Room is large, bright and well carpeted and was ably presided over by W.M. A. C. Phipps.
On November 4th I visited Ionic Lodge No. 549, Hamilton, and after conducting the election of officers, spoke in the Banquet Hall on "The Reorganization of Freemasonry in England in 1717 and Its Later Influence upon British Justice and Democracy".
On November 19th, we swung back again to the ir- resistible Grand River to historic St Andrews Lodge No. 22, Caledonic. I took much personal pleasure in pre- senting to W. Bro. Harry Marshall his official regalia of a Grand Lodge Steward. The Lodge Room is small, cosy and quaint and a certain richness of honoured age pre- vades the atmosphere. The banquet was held across the street in a large, bright and modern hall, presided over by W. Master Roy Spratt, where I spoke on "The Historic Assimilation of the Fundamental Principles of Freemasonry into the Political System of Democracy since Cromwell to the Great War".
On the following Monday Night, I visited Went- worth Lodge, 166, Stoney Creek, when W. Master Bert Bright and his officers initiated in a splendid manner a
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good type of candidate. The officers of this Lodge are, for the most part, young men of excellent appearance. I addressed the brethren in the Banquet Hall on "Altars and Corner Stones". My late father, Dr. W. B. Hopkins joined this Lodge when 21 years of age and at his death had been a member for over 50 years.
Two weeks later, we visited back in town in another St. Andrews Lodge No. 593, where I conducted the election of officers. They all speak one language, but it is not Canadian, and to read their membership roll is to be reminded of the Scottish Historic Warriors of Ancient Scotland.
The Master sits under the Scottish Flag suspended over his throne, the volume of the sacred law rests upon a tartan covered cushion and the brethren, mind you, adorn their stiff-fronted shirts with a band of tartan ribbon. "Scottish Born Past Grand Masters of Canada" was the subject of my address.
December 11th is a date I shall always remember, as it was not only the occasion of my visit to Acacia Lodge No. 61, Hamilton, but also the first day of the reign of His Majesty The King George 6th, who, only the month previous had, in Edinburgh, been installed as the G. M. of the G. L. of Scotland. It was with much diffidence that I addressed the brethren in the Banquet Hall knowing their usual audience to comprise a large aggregation of educationalists and other able critics, but I had prepared "Historic Personages of Britian and Canada who were Outstanding Freemasons", so gave it.
One week later, I visited the Lodge of Strict Observance No. 27, Hamilton, which received its Chart- er in 1847 and was a flourishing Lodge on the formation of the first Grand Lodge of Canada. Again, I conducted the election of officers and in only a few Lodges have I seen their peers in type and calibre. My address in the Banquet Hall was "Colorful Sketches of some Phases of the History of Freemasonry in Canada". Their Free- masonry has real meaning, force and effect.
Three nights later I paid my official call upon Doric Lodge No. 382, Hamilton, where I declared Bro. Jack
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Waters and his officers duly elected. Although, they have the second largest membership in the District it is one where the non office-holding members appear to be very much in evidence and the work and entertainment seem to be designed by the officers for their special benefit. Since Christmas was only three days off, I was prompted to select as my theme in the Banquet Hall, "Our Lodge Stands on Holy Ground — Mount Moriah". The Doric Orchestra, composed of its own members, accompanied the singing of many Christmas Carols.
We commenced our return journey on the last half of the course, trusting to keep out of more hazards and bunkers than on the first nine and with doing as little damage to the turf of Freemasonry as possible, with a Tee off from Buchanan Lodge No. 550, Mt. Hamilton on January 7tb — the brethren exemplifying the third degree word proof. This Lodge owns its own premises, comprising a bright and complete Lodge Room upstairs and a good-sized Banquet Hall below. The Lodge was named for the family of the Honourable Isaac Buchanan. The portraits of himself and Mrs. Buchanan adorn the Banquet Hall wherein I addressed the members upon a brief sketch of his life, interwoven with the life of his confrere, Sir Allan Napier McNab, with whom he sat in parliament and both of whom were early distinguished personages of Hamilton.
Two weeks later, I visited Union Lodge No. 7, Grimsby. Before entering the Lodge, the Historian, V. W. Bro. Harry Ponton, allowed us to browse through the century old Minutes of this ancient and honourable Lodge. One can imagine the eagerness with which M. W. Bro. John Ross Robertson, on his official visit in 1890, must have read of the early doings of the pioneer members, and undoubtedly from them received much copy for his "Illustrations of Freemasonry". At this date the Lodge premises are most disarming as to the age of its warrant of constitution as nowhere have I seen its equal to up-to-date beauty and completeness. From the head of the stairs, to the right one enters a Library room complete with valuable Masonic books, engravings, manuscripts and portraits. From this cultured at- mosphere, one passes through a small tidy ante-room into an elegantly carpeted, furnished, well lighted and warm
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Lodge room the full sweep of the whole building. Truly a worthy sanctuary. I was much impressed with the able manner in which the W. Master J. L. Dunham and his good officers and Past Masters, exemplified the initiatory degree on a son of this 20th century. Much personal credit is due W. Bro. Clarence Lewis, the Secretary and custodian of the valuable historical collection of the Lodge, and I would respectfully submit that the services of W. Bro. Lewis are worthy of Grand Lodge recognition. At his request I addressed the brethren in the Banquet Hall upon "The Life of William Mercer Wilson."
On February 17th, I visited Electric Lodge No. 495, Hamilton, and conducted the election of the W. Master when W. Bro. William Schreiber, the immediate Past Master, was again returned to office. Owing to the fact that W. Bro. Schreiber, during the past year, was confined to Hospital, the brethren felt that they would like him to continue his very good work in the Lodge for another year under the auspices of better health. At a well attended meeting in the Banquet Hall, I gave as my address "The Life of John Ross Robertson."
On March 9th I officially visited Beach Lodge, No. 639, Hamilton Beach, which is delightfully situated on the shores of Lake Ontario in a new up-to-date temple. W. Master B. E. Hulford and his officers are most re- sourceful in meeting and reducing the indebtedness on their building. The reputation of this Lodge has extended far and wide and has become a leading centre in the community life of Hamilton Beach. My address in the Lodge Room was "Comparisons of the Coronation of King Geo. 6th in Westminister Abbey with the Dedi- cation of the Temple at Jerusalem by King Solomon".
On March 26th I visited the Lodge of Ancient Landmarks No. 654, Hamilton, where W. Bro. John McKay is the Wor. Master and his brother, W. Bro. James McKay, is the Secretary of the Lodge. Their Lodge meetings are preceded by a dinner at 6.30, the brethren, as well as the officers, dressing formally. Al- though in existence only about 4 years, their chartered and subsequently initiated members comprise 118 in
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number and include many distinguished citizens. In the Banquet Hall my address was "The Life of Ziba Marcus Phillips". In the Lodge Room Bro. L. R. Craw- shaw gave a splendid Masonic address on the symbolism of aprons.
On May 10th, I visited Hillcrest Lodge Xo. 594, Mt. Hamilton. W. Master Robert C. Bennett fills his office with great dignity and the glory of this Lodge is well reflected in its many enthusiastic officers and Past Masters, who are to be commended very highly on its very useful yearly program, particularly for their weekly visits to our Masons at the Hamilton Sanitarium. They know every Masonic patient there by name and make each one's welfare a personal matter of the Lodge. This Lodge also owns its own premises and, like its sister Lodges, the Buchanan and the Beach, is most resource- ful in reducing the indebtedness of the building prem- ises. In the Lodge Room, the Wor. Master of Acacia Lodge, Wor. Bro. R. W. Treleaven, gave a profound address on "Christ, The Man", and in the Banquet Hall my address was "Westminister Abbey, the Cathedral Builders and The Meaning to Freemasons of the Cor- onation of George 6th."
My last official visit was made on May 21st at Lincoln Lodge, Xo. 544 Abingdon, where Rt. Wor. Bro. Stanley Young and Wor. Bro. Charles H. Snyder appear to be the leading lights. The Lodge Room is in a renovat- ed early Presbyterian Church, very comfortable and com- plete, including electrical lighting. The Banquet Hall is the Community Hall in the Abingdon Fair Grounds, In the Lodge Room Bro., Rev. David A. Moir, gave an inspiring address on a religious subject. In the Ban- quet Hall my address was "Thumb Sketches of some Colorful Past Grand Masters of Canada."
Many unofficial visits were paid to the same Lodges when I observed that, generally speaking, the number of applicants, Lodge attendances, and payment of dues are improving, that all are admirably proficient in their ritual work, that their contributions to Masonic benevo- lence are not on the wane, and that the general character and reputation of the craft in this District is unassailable.
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The Master and Wardens' Association is a real living force and their energy is boundless. In their hands is placed the welfare of the sick in hospitals, who, by a rotated arranged program, are visited by some Lodge weekly. For their kindliness and faithfulness, these visiting brethren are constantly eulogized, not only by patients' families anH friends, but also by the hospital staffs. Their results from the periodical Divine Services in the Scottish Rite Cathedral were disappointing to them, as the brethren do not seem disposed to turn out in large numbers to Divine Services, although they are most impressive, well conducted and brief.
Tt is mv belief that better attendances in Lodges would result from a more personal contact between the officers and members between lodge meetings by the appointment of contact visitation committees to visit each member in his home periodically, instead of the usual calls on occasions of illness and arrearages of dues — a poor mixture.
By such suggested visitations, the Master would be fully cognizant at ail times of the individual welfare of each member, such as the conditions cf his home life, his health and his employment, many of whom are constantly in need of personal advice and encouragement. This committee would, not only be a restraining force in bad cases, but would be a persuasive influence upon forgetful Masons resuming their regular attendance on Lodge nights. Not only that, but the example of their practical thoughtfulness would unquestionably attract many candidates.
Also, I hold contrary views as to the absolute ne- cessity of always working a degree at every monthly meeting. I like the custom of the old Scottish Lodges where the degree work was restricted to special or emerg- ent meetings, the regular meeting being featured by the reception of visiting Lodges and distinguished Masonic personages when good fellowship and mutual understand- ing blossomed in the purified atmosphere of the Lodge Room. From most conversations with members in general. I am inclined to the belief they would prefer witnessing the three degrees once only annually, the time in the
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Lodge Room b eing employed by discussions and talks on Masonic Symbolism, our Ancient Landmarks, our interesting history and renowned Masonic personages with an early adjournment to the Banquet Hall, so that the brethren might return to their homes well before midnight. I have in mind the monthly meeting of Ward- rope Lodge in February, incidentally the occasion of my official visit to my own Lodge, when a reception was tend- ered to the Most Wor. Bro. W. H. Wardrope, K.C., the namesake and patron, when representatives of Grand Lodge, the Scottish Rite, of which Most Wor. Bro. Ward- rope is the Sovereign Grand Commander, the Masters and brethren of all Lodges of both Districts A and B, many outside D.D.G.M.'s and P.M.'s all received in separate and succeeding groups most impressively by W. Mas. Alexander Love. R. W. Bro. W. J. Dunlop gave a fitting address in the Lodge Room and Most Wor. Bro. Wardrope a delightful one in the Banquet Hall: again, a similar event in Acacia Lodge in October when a similar reception and tribute was paid to the M.W. the Grand Master. These and similar other outstanding meetings, such as Father and Son, Legal, Transportation and other featured nights in other Lodges have added a grace and substance to Freemasonry in this District.
The year has not been without its sadness in the illnesses and losses of many of our beloved brethren. I will voice the general kindly sentiment of all in this district by referring to the late Rt. Wor. Bro. Wm. Osier, Past Grand Senior Warden. During the past year when he was with us, very weary and gradually slipping away, we had many qualms of regret at having unwittingly allowed him to exhaust his health and energy during his active years in the welfare of Freemasonry. He gave every ounce of the best that was in him for our sake. His humor and fun cheered many a Masonic soul and his wholesome kindliness will be fresh and verdant as long as living memory lasts. His funeral in the historic Presbyterian Church on McNab Street, conducted by his lifelong friend and Pastor Rev. Bro. Beverly Ketchen, was really a state function among Freemasons, com- parable to that of the passing of a Past Grand Master. His widow and son, although bowed in grief, rejoiced at his splendid Masonic friendships.
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In closing, may I express to Most Wor. Bro. A. J. Anderson, Rt. Wor. Bro. W. J. Dunlop and Very Wor. Bro. W. J. Attig my profound appreciation for their many gestures of kindliness, direction and advice in connection with my Masonic problems, to Wor. Bro. John P. Mills for his one thousand and one acts of per- sonal assistance to me and to the district, not only in the Lodge Room, but in the Banquet Hall, where, on so many occasions, he spoke with eloquence and effect, to the many Grand Lodge Officers, who so frequently visited our district and to the brethren of the District for their patience and forbearance.
I have the honour to remain, Alost Worshipful Sir and Brethren,
Yours fraternally,
B. W. Hopkins
D.D.G.M. for Hamilton, District "B".
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LONDON DISTRICT
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A,F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
I have the honour to present the following report on the Condition of Masonry in the London Masonic District for the year, 1936-1937:
May I first express my sincere appreciation of the honour conferred upon me and St. George's Lodge, No. 42 by the brethren of the District in electing me to represent the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master in this District. St. George's Lodge is the oldest lodge in the District of English register, being formerly No. 895 on the G. R. England. It was my privilege to serve this Lodge as its Worshipful Master in 1911 and as its acting Master in 1912, the W. M., Brother Angus Elliott, being moved to Winnipeg shortly after his election and in- stallation.
London Masonic District consists of twenty-three lodges — ten urban and thirteen rural. The District is quite compact and well served by the existing lodges. All the lodges are in fair-to-good condition financially and, while some have been experiencing difficulties in meeting obligations during these trying years, practically all are now reporting fewer suspensions and some rest- orations. Then again, lodges that have had scarcely any knocking at their portals are reporting that more are seeking the light that is our privilege in Masonry.
My first official act was to appoint Worshipful Brother Harry Owen, a Past Master of St. George's Lodge, as District Secretary and a more competent, painstaking officer it would be difficult to find.
I wish to thank the Worshipful Masters, Wardens, other Officers and Brethren for their warm fraternal greetings accorded me not only on the occasion of my Official visit but on each and every occasion it has been my privilege to visit their lodges or otherwise meet with
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them. The presence of present and past Grand Lodge Officers of the District has given me the assurance of warm personal relationship as well as a sense of real Masonic strength and support. These brethren have con- tributed in no small degree to a brightening of the light of Masonry and their helpful co-operation has meant much to the representative of the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master in his endeavours to disseminate the truths of our Order to the brethren of this District. And, while referring to the support of these brethren of our own District, I cannot but make reference to the splendid fraternal relationships existing beween the London Dis- trict and those Districts which lie adjacent thereto. The fraternal visits of the District Deputy Grand Masters of the Sarnia, South Huron, St. Thomas and Wilson Districts have been stimulating and appreciated.
An outstanding event in the Masonic life of this District is the Joint Installation of the Masters and the Investiture of the other Officers of the ten Lodges of the City of London. Each Lodge at its October meet- ing appoints representatives to the Installing Board. At the banquet which followed a very interesting and instructive address was given by Brother Rev. S. Ed- worthy, minister of the First United Church, St. Thomas.
Many Lodges of this District have held Divine Service during the year at which they have publicly acknowledged their faith in the Great Architect of the Universe. The attendance of the brethren at these services has been a decided credit to the members of the lodges concerned. However, "in unity there is strength" and on Sunday, May 16th, all the Lodges of the District united in a Masonic Coronation Service in St. Paul's Cathedral when we remembered our Brother, the Most Worshipful Grand Master of Scotland, King George VI and his Consort, Queen Elizabeth, in the vows of Empire which they had but a few short days before so solemnly taken in behalf of their people. On this occasion Right Worshipful Brother the Very Rev- erend C. E. Jeakins, D.D., Dean of Huron, and Past Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Quebec, preached an impressive sermon on the subject "Knowing Good and Evil", choosing for his text Genesis 3: o. Having the power of choice between Good and Evil, may we as
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members of the great fraternity of Masons make our choice wisely and pray that the Most High will prosper our united endeavours in behalf of peace abroad and at home. God Save the King!
MASONIC EDUCATION: In my first letter to the Lodges a request was made that each Lodge would ap- point a representative to a District Committee on Mason- ic Education. These representatives, assembled for organization, requested that the four members of last year's Committee assume the Chairmanships of four sub- committees— these sub-committees to function as fol- lows: one on History of Masonry; one on Philosophy and Symbolism of Masonry; one on Masonic Biography, and the fourth on Masonic Jurisprudence. These Chair- men were then to select and apportion the members of the general committee to one or other of the four sub-committees. This is a new type of organization for Masonic Education in this District. It required some time to accomplish but already it bears evidence of greater activity in this important subject as each Lodge is directly represented, thereby creating the setting whereby members of each individual Lodge may take a more active part in the scheme.
PAST MASTERS ASSOCIATION: This Association has been active during the past year. In the year 1935-36 under the presidency of W. Bro. Harry Owen, a com- mittee consisting of Wor. Brother Everton A. Miller, Chairman, Rt. Wor. Brothers W. D. Love, A. C. Ferguson W. Harry Kipp and W. Bro. Harry Owen was ap- pointed to revise the constitution of the Association. The report of this committee was presented, considered and adopted at the April meeting of the Association this year. That the scope of the Association might be widened the name was changed to "Past Masters, Mas- ters and Wardens Association."
Another matter brought to successful fruition this year by the Association is the establishment of a Masonic Library at the Queen Alexandra Sanitarium, Byron, for the use of members of the Craft who may in any way be associated with that institution. The project was placed before the Association by Rt. Wor. Brother R. Warren and a committee, with power, under the
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chairmanship of the D.D.G.M. was appointed. This committee asked the support of the Lodges of the Dis- trict and the response was so splendid that four Monthly and Quarterly Masonic Journals have been subscribed for and a library of about fifty volumes was recently presented to the institution for the use of the brethren confined within its precincts. Dr. Crombie, Super- intendent, accepted the gift on behalf of the Sanitarium. A considerable cash balance remains, sufficient to support it for some little time.
This Association has also organized three Degree Teams for the purpose of conferring or exemplifying our degrees for instructional purpose in the District. When any Lodge requests that one of the degrees be exemplified, application is made to the Secretary- Treasurer, Rt. Wor. Brother Kipp, who not only ar- ranges with the Team but notifies the members of the Association of the meeting, requesting them to bring definite articles of food for the subsequent social hour. In this way a splendid spirit of brotherhood is being built up throughout the District and I feel that the "Past Masters, Masters, and Warden's Association" is doing a work that the District could ill afford to be without. Wor. Brother James Knight, Merrill Lodge, Dorchester, is its President this year.
No report of this District would be complete without reference to the loss sustained in the death of two Right and one Very Worshipful Brethren. I refer to Rt. Worshipful Brother Emmanuel Thomas Essery, Rt. Worshipful Bro. William McGregor Logan, and Very Worshipful Brother Christopher Alonzo Whitwam.
Rt. Worshipful Bro. Esserv, who was W. M. of King Solomon's Lodge, No. 378, G.R.C., in the year 1893, was District Deputy Grand Master of London District in the year 1902-03. An ardent patriot, he was fearless in the cause of right and active in all good works. He passed to the Grand Lodge above March 25th, 1937 at the ripe age of 94 years. The other Rt. Worshipful Brother, William McGregor Logan,, though not res- ident in this District, claimed Malahide Lodge, No. 140, Aylmer, as his Mother Lodge while that Lodge was still
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in the London District. Rt. Wor. Brother Logan was peculiarly related to each and every Masonic District and Lodge in the Jurisdiction of Grand Lodge and his loss is mourned throughout this District as throughout the whole jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario. Very Worshipful Brother Whit- wam spent a very active life in Masonry. A member of The Tuscan Lodge, No. 195, G.R.C., he became its Wor- shipful Master in 1912. In 1917 he was appointed Grand Steward and subsequently served on the Board of General Purposes for two years. Locally he filled the office of Chair- man of the Finance Board of Lodges and was for many years a Director of Masonic Halls, Limited, filling for several years the office of President of the Company. We miss the presence of these brethren and we cherish their memory.
In conclusion, may I quote a former Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Alabama who said: "Masonry, though old, is yet young. The vistas of its usefulness will stretch gloriously through the coming years far into the future beyond our human ken. Its purposes are yet unfilled, and must so remain until the dawning of that good day when all the people of all the land with one accord shall proclaim the brotherhood of man and the Fatherhood of God." Not till that day will the purpose of Masonry be fulfilled.
Fraternally submitted,
Edgar W. G. Quantz,
D.D.G.M., London District.
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MUSKOKA DISTRICT
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren: —
I have the honour and pleasure of submitting to you my report on the condition of Masonry in Muskoka District for the past Masonic year. In doing so, I wish to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to the Brethren of the District for the honour they conferred upon me in electing me to the high and important office of D.D.G.M. and also for the many courtesies, acts of kindness and consideration received at their hands during my term of office; especially am I grateful to those who accompanied me on my official visits and who have so kindly assisted me in my work.
During the year, I have endeavoured to impress on the brethren of all lodges the great responsibility that rests on Masons to-day to give leadership in these unsettled times. The principles of Masonry must be exemplified in the daily life of its members, and the solution of the many problems which beset the world to-day, nationally, economically, industrially and socially, lies in the acceptance of these principles of friendship and brotherly love by all nations.
On assuming office, I appointed W. Bro. G. R. Booth, District Secretary, and Bro. John Galloway, District Chaplain, to both of whom I am greatly indebted for their generous and untiring service throughout the year.
I made my first official visit to Powassan Lodge, No. 443 at Powassan, on October 16th. Although this Lodge is at the extreme northerly end of the District I had the pleasure of being accompanied by a large number of brethren from Huntsville. No degree work was put on, but the lodge was opened and closed in the three degrees in a manner which reflected credit on W. Bro. Liddle and his officers.
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On Wednesday, October 21st, I received a royal welcome from Granite Lodge No. 352, at Parry Sound, on the occasion of their 60th Anniversary. This was also their annual Transportation night and a large number of visitors were present, not only from the other lodges of the District, but from North Bay, Barrie and Toronto. The manner in which the third degree was exemplified, left little to be desired.
Algonquin Lodge No. 434, Emsdale, was visited on November 3rd, where the K. A. degree was conferred in a most creditable manner. The wonderful fellowship and cooperation of the brethren of Algonquin Lodge, manifested in the progress they have made in the face of tremendous discouragement and adversity, makes one realize the value of Freemasonry to a community.
On December 11th, I was welcomed at my mother lodge, Unity, No. 376, Huntsville. This lodge, under the capable and efficient direction of W. Bro. Claude Wardell, has enjoyed one of the best years in its history, and I wish to congratulate him and his officers on their work in this lodge.
I visited Corona Lodge No. 454, Burks Falls, on April 12th. An E.A. degree was conferred and a most enjoyable evening was had by a large number of brethren present. This lodge is to be commended for the manner in which it has surmounted the difficulties and dis- couragements which have beset it during the past few years, and while the road is still a rocky one to travel, the difficulties overcome have resulted in a better and nobler Masonry, under the inspiration of their officers.
Strong Lodge, No. 423, Sundridge, was visited on April 19th. No degree work was exemplified, but W. Bro. Gallaugher and his officers opened and closed the Lodge in the three degrees in an efficient manner.
Muskoka Lodge No. 360, Bracebridge, came next on May 4th, where W. Bro. Watson and his officers passed a splendid candidate to the second degree very com- mendably.
My last official visit was made to Golden Rule Lodge No. 409, Gravenhurst, on May 10th. The work
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of the third degree as conferred by W. Bro. Jackson and his officers, would be difficult to surpass. I considered this visit one of the high lights of the year.
A large number of brethren from all the Lodges of the District gathered in Huntsville on Sunday, May 30th, to attend a District Church Service in Trinity United Church. The eloquent and inspiring sermon delivered by our District Chaplain, Bro. Rev. John Galloway, of Huntsville Baptist Church, will long be remembered by those present. Bro. Rev. F. J. Baine and Bro. Rev. J. B. Skene assisted with the service. The special music rendered by the double quartette, and violin solo by Bro. Rev. F. J. Baine, were much appreciated and enjoyed by all.
Taking the District as a whole, there is no question- ing the fact that Masonry is in a healthier condition and is more prosperous than a year ago. While some lodges are still feeling the effects of the severe economic depression, even in these the hardships undergone have resulted in a finer exemplification of Masonic principles by the brethren.
The most active lodges are those in which Masonic Education is kept before the notice of the brethren and where addresses on some phases of the symbolism and tenets of the Craft are given whenever opportunity offers. Also, real progress has been made by those lodges which have endeavoured to interest the brethren of the "side benches" by having them participate more actively in the work of the lodge. Several lodges use the musical ritual, which greatly improves the exemplification of the degrees.
In conclusion, I again wish to express my apprecia- tion of the many kindnesses shown me by the brethren of the District. I hall ever cherish the memories of the year about to close and feel assured that the same pleasure and loyal support await my successor.
Fraternally submitted,
Geo. F. Hutcheson,
D.D.G.M. Muskoka District.
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NIAGARA DISTRICT "A"
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren : —
It is with sincere appreciation I present my report for the past year, regarding the condition of Masonry in Niagara District "A*' for 1936 and 1937.
I desire to express my hearty thanks to the members of the Eistriet in electing me to the position of D.D.G.M. of this old District, one in which Masonry has done such splendid work, and from where so much of the Upper Canada Masonry had its beginning.
The hearty co-operation received from all the Masters and Past Masters, and the reception at the different lodges visited w.re indeed very heartening.
It was also a distinct honor to welcome to this Dist- rict Most Worshipful Brother A. J. Anderson on an official visit on the evening of April 23rd., 1937.
The first duty and a most pleasant one, was the appointing of Worshipful Brother Chas. Hesburn as District Secretary, and he has proven a most capable and painstaking officer and gave me much valuable assistance.
There being two lodges beside my own which elect their officers in June, I was able to arrange two visits before Christmas.
The first visit was to Dufferin Lodge No. 338, Wellandport, on Tuesday, October 27th, 1936, where we were very heartily received by Wor. Bro. F. Donovan, who with his splendid officers, exemplified the Second Degree. Wor. Bro. J. Lampman makes an efficient Secretary and has his books in splendid shape.
Monday November 23rd, was the occasion of my official visit to Coronation Lodge No. 502, Smithville,
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where Wor. Bro. J. D. Prior and his officers made us heartily welcome.
The first degree was exemplified in a most capable and efficient manner, with the assistance of his splendid Past Masters. In the banquet room afterwards, a very pleasant time was spent with music from the High School orchestra, a splendid buffet luncheon being served. The books and finances are in very good shape under the careful care of Wor. Bro. Clarence Merritt, Secretary.
I had the extreme pleasure of installing the officers of Perfection Lodge Xo. 616, St. Catharines, before paying my official visit on Monday, February 8th, and seeing the Third Degree conferred in a most capable manner, which showed splendid and careful preparation.
Wor. Bro. A. Gill and his staff of officers are to be congratulated on the efficient work in the Lodge Room.
Wor. Bro. G. H. Davis as Secretary has his books in splendid shape.
Wednesday, February 10th, was the date of my official visit to Seymour Lodge No. 277, Port Dalhousie.
Wor. Bro. J. Garland and officers gave us a very heartv reception, the Lodge room being filled to capac- ity.
The First Degree was conferred in a faultless manner and under the careful eye of Rt. Wor. Bro. T. O. Johnson and Rt. Wor. Bro. MacDonald the officers are kept in splendid form and are well drilled in the different degrees .
Rt. Wor. Bro. T. O. Johnston is the Secretary and keeps his books and records in splendid shape.
My next official visit was to Ivy Lodge Xo. 115 of Beamsville and I was very heartily received by Wor. Bro. C. E. Sheppard and a large concourse of brethren present. The First Degree was conferred and the work was ex- ceptionally well done. U~nder the watchful eye of Rt. Wor. Bro. -S. J. Wilson and the other Past Masters, Ivy Lodge holds a splendid place in the lodges of the District.
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Very Wor. Bro. W. Fairbrother has his books in splendid condition, and the affairs of the lodge are well looked after.
Possibly no meeting stands out more clearly than that at Niagara No. 2, Niagara on the Lake, on Wednes- day, February 24th, when three brothers received the First Degree, this being a unique circumstance in any lodge and especially during the visit of the D.D.G.M. I had the pleasure of giving the eldest of the three his obligation. The father of the the three brothers being in the lodge room. Rt.Wor. Bro. J. Brown and Very Wor. Bro. Geo. Irvine and the other Past Masters help to make a visit to Niagara Lodge one never to be forgotten. The work throughout was well done in a splendid manner. Wor. Bro. T. Bishop is a very careful and painstaking sec- retary.
The next day was to the Lodge at the extreme end of our District, Amity No. 32, Dunnville, on Wednesday, March 10th, where we were very heartily received by Wor. Bro. R. Wright and his splendid staff of officers and Past Masters. The degree work of the evening being the second was much enjoyed by the large gather- ing present.
The efficient Secretary, Wor. Bro. S. W. Lymburner showed every consideration and help and his books were found to be in excellent shape.
Temple Lodge No. 296, St. Catharines, was visited on St. Patrick night, Wednesday, March 17th, and we were enthusiastically received by Wor. Bro. J. Laughlin and officers of the lodge. The First Degree was con- ferred in a splendid manner.
A large gathering was present and Temple Lodge is fortunate in the assistance of its many Past Masters who attend so regularly. Very Wor. Bro. C. Brown, Secretary, has been keeping the books so long in such a capable manner, no comment is necessary.
Mountain Lodge No. 221, Thorold, was the occasion of my next visit on Thursday, April 8th, where I was introduced by Rt. Wor. Bro. W. Wheeler, and received
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in a very hearty manner by Wor. Bro. Fred Cowan and officers. The Third Degree was conferred in a manner which showed careful preparation and full knowledge of the work. Wor. Bro. W. liable makes a splendid secretary and he keeps his books and the finances of the lodge in a very careful manner.
Thursday, April 22nd, I paid my official visit to Adanac Xo. 614 Merritton, the second youngest lodge in the District. I was introduced by Wor. Bro. S. Moffatt and very heartily received by Wor. Bro. D. Cameron and his splendid staff of officers.
The First Degree was conferred and the work was exceedingly well put on. Wor. Bro. Cameron and his officers, spend a great deal of time in the lodge room going over the details of the different degrees, which shows quite plainly when a degree is put on.
Wor. Bro. S. Moffatt is the genial and careful Secretary and everything is well looked after.
I visited Maple Leaf Lodge Xo. 103, St. Catharines, on Thursday, April 29th, and was very heartily received by Wor. Bro. W. Heisey and officers. Work in the second degree was the order of the evening and was conferred in a perfectly faultless manner. The large number of initiations and other degrees conferred during the present year is strong evidence of the splendid condition which Maple Leaf Lodge is enjoying at the present time.
Rt. Wor. Bro. A. E. Coombes, former Grand Junior Warden, is the efficient Secretary, and his books are in the shape anyone would expect.
Tuesday May 11th., was an outstanding one in my own visits and also in my own lodge, St. George's Xo. 15 for it was on this date I said my official visit, and the reception received naturally was very hearty and ex- ceedingly gratifying, for one reason if nothing else, be- cause it was forty seven years since the Officers and members of St. George's Lodge had the opportunity of welcoming one of their own members as District Deputy. I do not think Wor. Bro. Fred Fitzpatrick and his
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officers were any more proud in their welcome than I was in receiving it. Wor. Bro. Chas. Glass as Diiector of ceremonies was in excellent shape and made the most of his opportunity.
The First Eegree was conferred in a perfectly fault- less manner, each one of the officers striving to outdo the other.
During the evening an enlarged photograph of the District Deputy was presented to the lodge to be hung on the walls.
In every lodge there has been noted activity and each one is having candidates. The lodge dues are coming in much better, back dues being paid up, and a general air of returning financial stability which of course makes for lodge stability.
In conclusion I would like to express my sincere appreciation of all the kindness shown me by the officers and members of the different lodges of the District, also to those who have so kindly visited the various places with me, and would bespeak for my successor the same hearty support and co-operation which has been afforded me.
Fraternally submitted,
W. Percy Holmes,
D.D.G.M. Niagara District "A"
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NIAGARA DISTRICT "B"
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Can- ada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
I have the honor of presenting herewith my report of the condition of Masonry in Niagara District "B" for the Masonic year now drawing to a close.
Before proceeding with my report however, I wish to express, my sincere thanks and appreciation for the honor bestowed upon me and Fort Erie Lodge by the brethren of the entire District in electing me to the office of D.D.G.M.
My first official duty was to appoint Worshipful Brother Harold A. Yeo, Past Master of Fort Erie Lodge No. 613, as District Secretary, and his assistance and co- operation as well as his efficient services to the District were very much appreciated by every Master, Secretary and myself. He has inspected the books of every lodge in the District and has accompanied me on every official visit.
The condition of Masonry in this District is vastly improved. All lodges report an increase in attendance with the average being about forty percent of the resident membership.
Every lodge has had new candidates this year, most of them more for the six months than they had during the previous twelve. All candidates are of a very high type and auger well for the future of Masonry.
Practically no restorations have been made but suspensions have been few. Most lodges have assisted members who are in financial difficulty, by allowing them to keep in good standing by paying Grand Lodge dues only.
Very little or nothing has been done in the individual lodges regarding Masonic Education but a very efficient
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Past Masters' Association has been organized which invites all members to attend the meetings. A large number have attended every meeting and enjoyed and profited by the wonderful talks and discussions con- ducted by well read members.
The conduct of the lodges is excellent and the work practically uniform throughout the Eistrict and the wonderful Masonic spirit which prevails in all lodges is astonishing.
The following is a report of my official visits: —
On my first official visit made to McNab Lodge No. 169, Port Colborne on January the 12th, I was received in true Masonic spirit. The Second Degree was conferred by W. Bro. H. W. Kern and his officers in a splendid manner.
My next official visit was at Phoenix Lodge No. 535 Fonthill. There being no degree work, W. Bro. G. L. Gordon and his staff of officers opened and closed the Lodge in all three degrees in such an impressive manner that the perfection of their degree work can be an ac- cepted fact.
On February 2nd, I made my official visit to Adon- iram Lodge No. 573, Niagara Falls. The Third Degree was conferred in an excellent manner by W. Bro. Geo. H. James and his officers.
A visit long to be remembered was made to Dom- inion Lodge No. 615, Ridgeway, on February 4th. Dom- inion Lodge and my own Lodge, Fort Erie No. 613, were instituted at about the same time and most of the charter members of both were members of Palmer Lodge No. 372. W. Bro. G. E. Teal and his officers ex- emplified the Second Degree in the usual capable man- ner. W. Bro. James E. Laur, first Master of the lodge, presented on behalf of the members a Past Master's Jewel to his son, \V. Bro. Cecil Laur, the I. P.M.
On February 9th, I had the pleasure of witness- ing the Second Degree conferred in a most able manner by W. Ero. C. B. Ferris and his officers of St. Mark's Lodge
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Niagara Falls No. 105, several P. D. D.G.Ms and many visitors from New York State being in attendance.
Stamford Lodge No. 625, Stamford Center, was the next on March 3rd. This was a memorable occasion as it was the night of the annual roll call which was answer- ed by a large percentage of the members. In addition the Third Degree was conferred by Wor. Bro. Robert Blain and his officers conducting the work on the can- didates, with the principal parts being taken by the fathers of the candidates and charter members of the lodge. The evening turned out to be a family night as the Junior Warden is a brother of the candidate and assisted in the work.
On March 4th, Clifton Lodge No. 254, Niagara Falls was officially visited. There being no degree work Wor. Bro. Wm. Springett and his officers opened and closed the lodge in the three degrees in an excellent manner. As the Senior Warden had removed from the City an election was held to fill the vacant office and the new Senior Warden was installed bv Rt. Wor. Bro. Fred Trelford.
I was delightfully surprised on my visit to Merrit Lodge No. 168, • Welland, on March 22nd, when a gathering of twelve past Grand Lodge Officers were in attendance. The first degree was conferred in an excellent manner by Wor. Bro. B. Grant and his his officers. This Lodge is to be congratulated on the dignified manner in which the ceremonies are conducted. During the banquet Rt. Wor. Bro. J. H. Crow, who was District Deputy about forty years ago and Wor. Bro. Geo. Wells who has been a Mason for fifty-one years addressed the gathering on the condition of Masonry in Niagara District many years ago.
My visit to Copestone Lodge No. 373, Welland, on April 1st, was marred by the loss that day of our beloved Grand Secretary, Rt. Wor. Bro. W. M.Logan. Immediately after my reception into the Lodge, two minutes of silence was observed in memory of him who had served us so faithfully for the past nineteen years. Following this the First Degree was exemplified by Wor.
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Bro. Clifford Smith and his very capable staff of officers. The work of this Lodge as well as that of Merrit Lodge prove that Masonry in Welland is in excellent hands.
On April 6th, I was scheduled to make my official visit to Palmer Lodge No. 372, Fort Erie, North, but owing to illness I was not able to attend and P.D.D. G.M. Rt. Wor. Bro. John A. Yeo kindly made the in- spection for me. P. D. D. G. M. Rt. Wor. Bro. B. A. Pattison assisted him. The Second Degree was conferred by the officers in charge of the Wor. Master, Wor. Bro. Charles Hanna, and, according to the reports I received from my substitute, was conferred in excellent manner.
My visit to Myrtle Lodge No. 337, Port Robinson, was on April 20th. Wor. Bro. G. A. Biggar and his officers opened and closed the Lodge in all three degrees in ex- cellent manner. Twonew members underwent examination in the Third Degree work and I had the pleasant duty of investing them with Master Masons' Aprons. One of the members was the son of the Master, Wor. Bro. G. A. Biggar.
The next visit was to King Edward VII Lodge No. 471 Chippawa on May 5th. The lodge was opened and closed in all three degrees in a very capable manner by Wor. Bro. Alfred S. Lister and his officers. During the evening a beautiful painting of Niagara Falls was presented to the Lodge by Bro. W. E. B. McKenzie, a member of the Lodge since 1905.
My visit to my own lodge, Fort Erie No. 613 on May 18th, was my last official visit. A royal welcome home was accorded me by the Wor. Master, officers, members, and many visitors from every lodge in the District, and from many Buffalo, N. Y. Lodges.
Wor. Bro. Charles Burt and his officers of the lodge opened and closed in the three degrees, in an exemplary manner. On being requested by the Wor. Master, it was my pleasure to present Wor. Bro. Jos. Train, I. P.M., with a Past Master's Jewel.
I cannot conclude without expressing my sincere thanks and appreciation for the splendid reception extend-
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ed by all the lodges in the District as the representative of the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master.
To the Grand Lodge Officers, Masters, Past Masters and Brethren who accompanied me on all my official visits, I am deeply indebted for their assistance, support and I am sure the same Masonic feeling will be extended to my successor in office.
Fraternally submitted,
W. F. Wilson,
D.D.G.M. Niagara District "B"
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NIPISSING EAST DISTRICT
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren :
It is my valued privilege to present to you my report of the condition of Masonry in Nipissing East District, and to thank the brethren who did me the honor of permitting me to hold the office I have endeavoured to fill during the past year.
Nipissing East District, masonically, is in rather a peculiar position, as it is economically, in that it comprises an area that is passing through a transition stage. It has seen better days as the southern part in the neighborhood of North Bay was once the scene of large lumbering activities as well as the centre from which railway construction spread out in all directions. These have passed away, and most of the men who were giants in those days have either passed on or moved their headquarters to further advanced posts, while the young- er generation have scattered to the newer frontiers. In place of these activities the City of North Bay depends on its position as a railway centre, which ensures a comfortable existence for the large number of railway men and the merchants and professional men who serve them.
As a result the two Lodges in North Bay are pros- pering and Masonry is a real force in the community. I visited North Bay Lodge No. 617 on March 12th, and was royally received. There was a splendid turn out, and the Master and his officers conferred the first degree in a masterly manner, which reflected great credit on all concerned. The Lodge is also devoting a great deal of attention to Masonic education, which is highly appreci- ated by the brethren. On April 12th, I had the pleasure of visiting Nipissing Lodge No. 420, which will celebrate its jubilee this year. Here too, the true spirit of Masonry- pervaded everything with which I came in contact. The meeting was well attended and the second degree was exemplified faultlessly. Nipissing Lodge is also giving
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due prominence to the educational aspects of the craft's work. My visit to these two Lodges convinced me that Masonry is being lived in Xorth Bay
Unfortunately, conditions in the other two towns in this southern portion of the District are not as rosy. Mattawa Lodge, which I visited on May 4th is striving manfully to carry on, but owing to the fact that the nature of the population is changing so drastically that the few English speaking residents are almost entirely over-shadowed by the growth of the population of French descent, it is difficult for the brethren to hold meetings. This of course is not a new condition, but as the years pass it becomes accentuated. However, the brethren are most enthusiastic and a profitable evening was spent on the occasion of my visit.
On April 13th, I visited Sturgeon Falls, which is in a similar position to that of Mattawa, though there appears to be a ray of hope caused by the appearance of two candidates since the beginning of the year. I was informed that there had not been an initiation for four years prior to those referred to. The W.M. and his officers initiated one candidate on the occasion of my visit and a splendid spirit of brotherhood was shown throughout. The craft is much indebted to the loyalty of several of the brethren of North Bay and Xipissing Lodges who drove over for the occasion. The unfortun- ate condition in which Sturgeon Falls Lodge finds itself is made more serious by the prolonged closing down of the Town's main industry, the mill of the Abitibi Pulp and Paper Company, and the fact that the financial burden rests on the depleted numbers of the surviving brethren in keeping up the Lodge property involves a real hardship. However, the fact that the brethren are so few in number and are facing difficulties seems to make them value their fraternal associations the more.
In the Northern part of the Eistrict, which is sep- arated by a hundred miles of forest from the Southern region, an entirely different chain of circumstances has militated against numerical growth.
The district adjacent to Cobalt was twenty years ago the centre of the mining area of Ontario, at least
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as far as the precious metals are concerned. Cobalt was producing millions of ounces of silver each year, and Haileybury was the headquarters of the prospectors who had discovered the mines, which then attracted the attention of the whole continent. Today, the silver mines are depleted and most of the stalwarts who played such an active part in discovering and developing the mines which were bywords in financial circles have scat- tered to the new regions of Porcupine, Kirkland Lake, Northern Quebec, Red Lake and Little Long Lac, so that what were once hives of activity are now quiet centres struggling for existence.
In both these places in the early days Masons were the leaders of business and civic life and strong active Lodges existed in both towns. In each instance almost palatial temples were constructed which were the ad- miration of visiting brethren as well as those to whom they were their Masonic homes.
These Lodges have made their greatest contribution to Masonry by supplying the men who are now upholding the torch of Masonry further north, so that while a great deal of the glory they used to enjoy is dimmed they have the satisfaction of knowing that their loss has been Masonry's gain in new fields.
I visited Haileybury Lodge, No. 485, on March 4th, but as the night was most unfavorable, owing to the streets being literal sheets of ice, the attendance was small. However, a very enjoyable evening was spent and the W.M. and officers demonstrated that they were proficient in their work.
A very successful evening was spent on the occasion of my official visit to Silver Lodge, No. 486, Cobalt, on April 5th. A candidate was initiated in a most cred- itable manner by Wor. Bro. H. H. Abel, and his officers and I was pleased to find that the Lodge is holding its own in spite of the difficulties I have indicated.
A much better condition is in evidence at Temis- kaming Lodge, No. 462, New Liskeard. Here the pop- ulation is of a permanent nature, the background being
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agricultural. As a result, masonic progress has been steadier and while in the earlier stages of its local history, progress was less spectacular than that of its neighbors, there is a spirit of healthy optimism and plenty of en- thusiasm. Applications from candidates are received with regularity and the future of the Lodge is quite bright. This Lodge was visited officially on December 17th, and a profitable evening spent.
The remaining Lodge of the District is Elk Lake Lodge No. 507, which is situated in a mining area that is more or less dormant. Quite a number of the members are engaged in mining at distant points, but those who are still able to attend to their own Lodge are most enthusiastic. I visited Elk Lake on May 11th, when there was a good attendance and every evidence that Masonry is a power for good in that community.
The northern part of the District was visited by the M.W. the Grand Master last October and he was given an enthusiastic reception. A joint meeting of Temiskaming, Haileybury and Silver Lodges was held on October 1st, to do honour to our distinguished visitor, who expressed himself as being delighted with the masonic spirit in evidence and his visit was an inspiration.
The craft in the district sustained a decided loss on June 2nd, in the death of one of its past D.D.G.M's, in the person of R. Wor. Bro. Harry Tomney, of Silver Lodge, No. 486. His funeral which occurred on June 4th was conducted under masonic auspices and was one of largest ever seen in the Cobalt area.
To sum up, it is my opinion that the mosaic pavement splendidly typifies the condition of Masonry in Nipissing East while the brethren are fittingly proud of their Order.
Respectfully submitted,
Herbert A. Day,
D.D.G.M. Nipissine East.
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NIPISSING WEST DISTRICT
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren: —
I have the honour to submit for your consideration my report on the condition of Masonry in Nipissing West District for the Masonic year just concluding.
To the Brethren of the District of which I have had the pleasure and honour of serving as their District Deputy Grand Master, I offer my sincere thanks. I am deeply appreciative of the honour they have done me in selecting me for this important office, and instead of being that of an official duty to perform, it has through their kindness and constant assurance of support and loyalty been made one of great pleasure with a Masonic enrichment for which I shall ever be grateful.
My first official duty was to appoint as District Secretary, Wor. Bro. G. H. Davidson of Nickel Lodge No. 427, Sudbury. His good counsel and advice at all times has been of great assistance to me, and although he was unable to accompany me on all my official visits, I am indebted to him for his valuable help.
It was a source of great satisfaction to me to find that the foundation so well laid by my predecessors for the study of Masonic Education has strengthened and taken hold in most of the Lodges in the District. I nevertheless stressed the necessity of continuing this all important work under the direction of the Lodge. I was very happy to find that while the years of depression have resulted in decreased revenue to many of the Lodges and unemployment to some of the brethren, the condition has not been severe, and in the few cases where it has been felt, the possibility of any hardship is being removed by the co-operation of the brethren and Lodges.
The first of my official visits was made to the Lodges in Sault Ste. Marie on Februarv 2nd, when by an ex-
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cellent arrangement, Keystone Lodge Xo. 412, Algoma Lodge Xo. 469, and Hatherly Lodge Xo. 625, received me at a joint meeting. These Lodges are to be commend- ed for the fine spirit of Masonry prevailing throughout their community, as well as on having a Masonic Temple of which they may be truly proud. I strongly recommend a visit to them by any Mason at every available op- portunity. You will receive a most cordial and fraternal welcome. It was my good fortune that mv visit coin- cided with that of R. W. Bro. W. J. Dunlop, Deputy Grand Master and I had the honour and good pleasure of hearing him cel.ver an inspiring address. He also met with a large number of Past Masters of the three Lodges during his visit where he gave a very instructive dis- course which was a treat for those who had the privilege of hearing him and I may say that the Past Masters and brethren of these three fine Lodges are a very earnest and sincere body of Masons. Thus my visit became one of much pleasure and profit, and I am sure that I am expressing the wish of the District in hoping that they will again have the pleasure of a visit next year by R. W. Bro. Dunlop.
Espanola Lodge Xo. 527 was visited on April 7th, and although this Lodge has suffered during recent years the loss of some of their numbers due to conditions over which they had no control, they are nevertheless a faithful and zealous body of Masons. The Third Degree was splendidly exemplified by Wor. Bro. Goodman and his officers.
I made my official visit to Dyment Lodge Xo. 442, Thessalon, on April. 8th, and needless to say this was one of considerable enjoyment owing to the fact that I was returning to a place near to my boyhood haunts, The effects of the period of depression have perhaps been felt more by this Lodge than any other in the District but they have great hope for the future. Owing to the lamented death of their Treasurer, Wor. Bro. J. Town, it became necessary to elect another brother to this office, and on this occasion I had the pleasure of installing Wor. Bro. J. O. Coulter, the newly elected Treasurer .
My next visit was made at Blind River to Penewob- ikong Lodge Xo. 487 on April 12th. The meeting was
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well attended and the splendid fraternal spirit within the ranks of the Order along this North Shore was in- dicated by the large number of visitors from Espanola, Massey, and Walford, all of whom were eomfortablv accomodated in their Temple building which is a credit to this Lodge.
A memorable evening was spent on May 5th when I visited my Mother Lodge, Nickel No. 427, Sudbury, with a feeling of pride in having brought honour through my election to the Lodge where I had received my Masonic instructions and the humility to be expected from one of its younger Past Masters attending in an official capacity. Wor. Bro. Chas. E. Eby and his well trained officers conferred the Third Degree on an excellent type of candidate in an almost faultless manner.
Thursday evening, May 6th, was one of my great pleasures of the year when my visit to Lome Lodge No. 622, Chapleau, became a reality. This being the home of my immediate predecessor, R. W. Bro. Harry Searle, I had looked forward to my visit with their Lodge with considerable anticipation and was more than gratified by the wholehearted manner in which they received me, as well as being grateful for their thoughtful attention. The fine calibre of the work done by Wor. Bro. R. J. Gawley assisted by R- W. Bro. Searle in the conferring of the Second Degree left no room for anything except words of praise.
On the afternoon of May 11th, I motored through the La Cloche mountains to visit that evening Doric Lodge No. 455, Little Current, beautifully situated on the nearest point to the mainland on Manitoulin Island and always a delightful spot but particularly in the spring of the year. The wholesome spirit of the surround- ings is not more impressive than the sincerity and warmth of the brethren of Doric Lodge. The Third Degree, being the work of the evening, was conducted in a capable manner by Wor. Bro. L. A. Buck with the assistance of Wor. Bro. Joseph Parks.
My official visit to Algonquin Lodge No. 536, Copper Cliff, on May 18th, was indeed an enjoyable one.
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The Second Degree was exemplified in their usual efficient manner by Wor. Bro. Bregman assisted by R. W. Bro. C. G. Ade, and V. W. Bro. Hambley. Algonquin Lodge is progressing very favourably and the influence of its members has been constantly felt and no doubt accounts for the fact that in the majority of cases their new members are drawn from the ranks of the young men who are always an asset to any Lodge.
National Lodge No. 588, Capreol, received me on June 1st and while as a result of the disturbing period of the past they have been rather seriously affected, yet they are a fighting type of railroad men, and I feel confident will surmount their temporary difficulties which have been produced by conditions over which they had no control .
The final visit of the year in my official capacity was made on June 2nd when accompanied by Wor. Bro. G. H. Davidson and Wor. Bro. H. E. Roseborough, I had the pleasure of being welcomed by Gore Bay Lodge No. 472 Gore Bay, Manitoulin Island. The brethren there had been unstinting in their preparation for my visit, and were rewarded by having not only a good at- tendance of their own members, but many visitors from Little Current Lodge and other sections of the Island. In the absence of a candidate for the evening, Wor. Bro. McLean and his well trained officers con- ducted the Lodge through the openings and closings of the different degrees in such an efficient and dig- nified manner as to fully convince me of their being equally capable in the conferring of degrees and the conducting of Lodge business in general.
In concluding my report it is very gratifying to be able to state that I have found the Lodge records in good order, a good average attendance with a dignified deportment on the part of the brethren assembled, and in general that much desired practice of the cardinal principles of Masonry throughout the District. On my official visits I have been kindly received in- dicating respect and obedience to the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master which I thankfully acknowledge. My personal thanks are due all those who during the year
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have accompanied me on my visits, and to the many brethren who have by their assistance and acts of kind- ness made my term of office a year to be remembered.
I have made an earnest effort to bring a personal message to each Lodge, and if in my humble way I have been able to say a random word which has helped some brother, then I am more than repaid. It has been one of the great pleasures of my life to have served you, and to be able to say lastly that I have found Nipissing West District living in that happy Masonic relationship of Peace and Brotherly Love.
All of which is fraternally submitted.
A. C. Mudge.
D.D.G.M., Nipissing West District
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NORTH HURON DISTRICT
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethern: —
My year as D.D.G.M. of North Huron has drawn to a close. I think that in common with all Masons who have been accorded this honour, and the privilege of a more intimate association with their brethren and fellowmen, I can say that the past year has not only been enjoyable but also exceedingly interesting and it is with a tinge of regret that I pass on to my successor the pleas- ant duties of this office.
North Huron District has ever been a bulwark of Masonry and while not located in a populous area and candidates of necessity are relatively few, I humbly believe the calibre of the initiates has been exceptionally good.
As to condition and state of Masonry in this Dis- trict I feel highly optimistic ; a purging has been made and while a policy of leniency has always been advocated and employed in worthy cases, I feel assured that a better and a healthier day is dawning for Masonry in North Huron.
I particularly wish to pay tribute to those fine older brethren whose enthusiasm for the principles and teach- ings of our Craft has always been and still continues to be the very foundation on which we keep building our fraternity. Their co-operation throughout my term of office has been most encouraging and helpful.
On my twelve official visits I found that all lodges are financially healthy though in some instances the N. P. D. is still a factor to be considered. Insurance carried seems to be adequate in every instance.
The official visitations have been a pleasure and in every visit I have been accorded a truly human and Masonic welcome as the representative of the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master.
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Masonic Education and the program outlined by that committee is gradually beginning to have effect in North Huron, perhaps not as quickly as one would hope that it should but the idea is gaining headway and good results may be anticipated particularly in the way of attendance.
I wish to acknowledge heartily the assistance and support so willingly given by all the Masters and Grand Lodge officers of the District and would make special mention of Wor. Bro. J. D. McKay and Bro. Rev. F. C. McRitchie, my District Secretary and Chaplain who so willingly accepted these offices and performed their duties with a truly Masonic spirit.
District Church Service was held in Kincardine at the Church of the Messiah on the first Sunday in June. The District Chaplain ably conducted this service, the attendance at which was quite good and representative of the entire District.
It was with extreme regret that the news of the passing of our most esteemed and revered Grand Sec- retary, Rt. Wor. Bro. Logan, was received. He was ever a spearhead for Masonry in Ontario and his magnetic personality and kindly qualities and humour will be sorely missed.
In conclusion I once more wish to thank the brethren of North Huron for the honour they have conferred on me and the opportunity of being of service in this capacity- Associations and friendships have been formed and are greatly cherished. The spirit of Masonry is alive and vital throughout this District; the Masters of the respective lodges are both capable and effici- ent.
I sincerely hope my efforts have merited the con- fidence reposed in me.
Fraternally submitted,
E. F. Martyn,
D.D.G.M. North Huron District.
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ONTARIO DISTRICT
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren : —
Once again I am honoured by having the privilege of submitting for your consideration my report upon the condition of Masonry in Ontario District.
First and foremost I wish to again express my very great appreciation to the brethren of Ontario District for the honour conferred on Mount Zion Lodge No. 39 and myself in selecting me as the representative of the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master and also for the hearty and loyal support and kindness shown me through- out the entire District.
My first official act was to appoint Worshipful Brother O. H. Downey, District Secretary and Worship- ful Brother R. V. Mowbray, District Chaplain. To these brethren I wish to extend my sincere and humble thanks for their assistance in carrying out the duties of my office and also to the biethren of Mount Zion Lodge who accompanied me in large numbers on manv of my visits.
The outstanding event in the District was the re- ception tendered to the Most Worshipful, the Grand Mas- ter in Newcastle on Friday evening, October 23, 1936. Ontario District had not been honoured by a visit from him and on this occasion every lodge in the District was well represented. There were over four hundred brethren assembled in the banquet hall. All were delighted with the wonderful and instructive address of the Most Wor- shipful Brother A. J. Anderson. Music was furnished by the brethren of Oshawa and the tables were beautifully arranged by the ladies of Newcastle. The success of this meeting was made possible only by the hearty co- operation of every lodge in the District.
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I visited all the lodges once, some two and three times and on every occasion I was received very cordially and was very much impressed by the loyalty of the breth- ren to the Grand Lodge and to the Craft.
It was my privilege to witness the exemplification of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason degrees. One cannot help but admire the excellent manner and uniformity with which the work is being done throughout the whole Listrict. The attendance is good and the quality of candidates all that could be desired.
To single out any individual lodge would be a diffi- cult task but on one of my inspections it was very notice- able that a critic had been working. This has a good effect on the Junior Officers and younger brethren. I have no hesitation in recommending more of this be done.
In Ontario District, Masonic Education is still in its infancy. I regret more has not been accomplished but do feel this work should be undertaken by a com- mittee or group of brethren who are well schooled in this work and not left to the District Deputy Grand Masters as they are being changed annually.
Ontario District has many brethren who are capable of taking charge of this work.
Unfortunately, in some lodges, very little has been done for charity. Perhaps we, in some sections of this District, are in that happy position that we do not need it but I am of the opinion that there is room for much consideration along these lines.
Last April, Ontario District joined with the members of the Grand Lodge and all brethren in this Grand Jurisdiction in mourning the loss of our late Right Worshipful Brother W. M. Logan, Grand Secretary. His passing was keenly felt by all members of the Craft.
Finally, my term of office is rapidly drawing to a close and with its passing come feelings of happiness and regret ;
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happiness for having been able, in some small wav, to help keep the light of Masonry burning in this District, for the many pleasant associations and memories I will always cherish; regrets that my year is finished and that more has not been accomplished.
In closing may I again thank the brethren of Ontario District and bespeak for my successor the same con- sideration, loyal support and brotherly love that has been shown me.
Respectfully submitted,
A. J. Cook,
District Deputy Grand Master.
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OTTAWA DISTRICT
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of The Orand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Provinec of Ontario.
At the last Communication of Grand Lodge the Deputy Grand Master asked the newly appointed Dis- trict Deputy Grand Masters to show a little more origin- ality this year in their reports of their Listrict. He was possibly thinking of the words of Oliver Goldsmith who wrote that the little mind will think and write with the vulgar, but the great mind will be "bravely eccentric and scorn the beaten road" thus paying the new officers the compliment of considering them "great minds".
But there are other than "great minds" who some- times get off the beaten road and I am changing the usual form of report for my District, but am not claiming any originality for its composition or any improvement over its predecessors.
I was very pleased to re-appoint Wor. Bro. Geo. C. Bennett as District Secretary, entirely against his own wish, which was due to his well known modesty and re tiling disposition. He served my predecessor so effici- ently and was so familiar with the work of the office that I knew it would be greatly to my advantage to also have his assistance during my term. I can still gladly pay tribute to his efficiency and to his untiring efforts on behalf of Masonry in this District.
It was a pleasure, also, to appoint Wor. Bro. Thos. Mansell as District Chairman of the local Committee on Masonic Education. He devoted a great deal of time and effort to this phase of our work and we trust that there will be results from his labours which will have a beneficial influence on the future of Masonry in this District.
I also wish to pay tribute to the efficient work of the Secretaries and Treasurers of the Lodges, those officers who do so much of what might be termed the "invisible work" of the Lodge and consequently are less liable to
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recognition for their indispensable services, both to their individual lodge and to Grand Lodge.
The Ottawa Temple Choir, which does much good work by giving concerts in the various hospitals and institutions of the District, has continued to render its valued aid to the lodges by assisting with the musical portion of the ritual and their help has been greatly ap- preciated by their brethren. Their highly trained voices, harmonising in the well known and well beloved tunes of the Christian Church, to which the odes of our ritual are adapted, add greatly to the solemnity and the beauty of the ceremony and serves to make a lasting impression upon the minds of the brethren as well as the initiates.
It is with feelings of deep regret that I have to report the deaths of two valued Past Grand Lodge Officers, Rt. Wor. Bro. W. M. Ross, P.D.D.G.M. of Chaudiere and S. A. Luke Lodges, and Vy. Wor. Bro. A. T. Cooper, P.G.J.D.GX. of Que. and Rideau Lodge. They were both very active in Masonry until the moment of their advancement to the Grand Lodge above, and are keenly missed from their accustomed seats among their brethren.
It was my especial privilege and pleasure to present Veterans Medals to Rt. Wor. Bro. Dr. D. H. Mcintosh, of St. John's Lodge, No. 63, and Wor. Bro . Close, of Prince of Wales Lodge, No. 371.
I was also invited to install the Wor. Master and his officers of Mississippi Lodge, No. 147 and assist at the installation of the Wor. Master of The Builders Lodge, Xo. 177.
Several of the lodges attended Divine Service during the year and I esteemed it a privilege to be present at most of them.
A schedule of my official visits of inspection of the twenty-seven lodges in this District is at- tached to this report. A few days before the date of my first visit I received a call to England which could not be neglected, and so some of my predecessors very
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kindly undertook to make the necessary visits until my return. I deeply appreciated their very kindly co- operation and assistance.
Every lodge has been visited at least once and some more than once upon special request. I have seen each of the degrees conferred, and can report with the great- est of pleasure that the work in every instance has been of a uniformly high standard. Every officer taking part in the ceremony has shown that he has studied his work, and by a careful delivery, endeavoured to make the required impression upon the mind of the candidate. There has been practically no occasion for adverse critic- ism and the lodges are to be congratulated upon the calibre of their officers and the character of their work. The Masters have each proven their ability in their knowledge of the ritual, their skill in the conduct of the affairs of their lodge and their interests in Masonry generally by visiting their neighbouring lodges as much as possible, and by promoting fraternal visits between lodges. The outlook of Masonry in the Ottawa District I would suggest, is particularly bright, and its present good condition we know is due to the untiring efforts of the Past Officers to produce the good Masons of to-day. "They builded better than they knew".
Preparations have been in progress for several weeks for the reception of Grand Lodge in Ottawa. The suc- cess of the arrangements depends largely upon the com- mittees which were elected for that purpose. It is impossible to name the brethren individually, but all of the Lodges in the District are represented upon the various committees, and they have all entered very enthusiastically into their work to make this meeting of Grand Lodge both a very successful and a very happy one, thereby relieving the District Deputy Grand Master of a great deal of anxiety for which he is more grateful than he can say.
Finally I wish to express my sincere thanks, both on my own behalf and on behalf of my Mother Lodge, Prince of Wales, No. 371, for the confidence placed in me by my brethren when they nominated me to the Grand Master for appointment as his representative in the Ottawa District.
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The brethren not only nominated me but continued to give me their whole-hearted support throughout the year by accompanying me from one end of the District to the other upon my official visits. The Masters of the Lodges were particularly attentive to me, and my predeces- sors in the high office, many of whom also accompanied me at all times, generously contributed their brotherly advice and counsel whenever needed. Such kindly en- couragement made my term of office that more pleasant and my work that much easier, yet these few words do not convey all the appreciation to them that I feel.
Monday, Oct. 5th 1936, Enterprise Lodge, Xo. 516 Beachburg.' Wednesday, Oct. 14th 1936, St. John's Lodge No. 63, Carleton Place. Tuesday, Oct. 27th, 1936, Chaudiere Lodge Xo. 264, Ottawa. Tuesday, Xov. 3rd 1936, Renfrew Lodge Xo. 122, Renfrew. Friday, Nov. 6th 1936, Ashlar Lodge, Xo. 564, Ottawa. Monday Xov. 9th 1936, Madawaska Lodge Xo. 196, Arnprior. Tuesday, Xov. 17th 1936, Lodge of Fidelity Xo. 231, Ottawa. Tuesday, Dec. 1st 1936, Dalhousie Lodge Xo. 52, Ottawa. Thursday, Dec. 3rd 1936, St. Andrews Lodge Xo. 560, Ottawa. Friday, Jan. 8th 1937, The Builders Lodge Xo. 177, Ottawa. Wednesday, Feb. 3rd 1937, Defenders Lodge Xo. 590, Ottawa. Tuesday, Feb. 9th 1937, Civil Service Lodge Xo. 148, Ottawa. Thursday, Feb. 11th 1937, Rideau Lodge Xo. 595, Ottawa. Friday, Feb 26th 1937, Prince of Wales Lodge, Xo. 371 Ottawa. Wednesday, Mar. 10th 1937, Sidney Albert Luke Lodge Xo. 558, Ottawa. Thursday, Mar. 18th, 1937, Doric Lodge Xo. 58 Ottawa. Friday, Mar. 19th 1937, Acacia Lodge, Xo. 561, Westboro. Friday, April 2nd 1937, Mississippi Lodge Xo. 147, Almonte. Wednesday, April 14th 1937, Ionic Lodge Xo. 526, Westboro. Wednesday, April 21st 1937, Hazeldean Lodge Xo. 517, Hazeldean. Friday, April 23rd 1937, Corinthian Lodge Xo. 476, Xorth Gower. Thursday, May 6th 1937, Pembroke Lodge Xo. 128, Pembroke. Tuesday, May 11th 1937, Cobden Lodge Xo. 459, Cobden Friday, May 21st 1937, Carleton Lodge, Xo. 465, Carp Tuesday, May 25th 1937, Goodwood Lodge Xo. 159,
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Richmond. Monday, May 31st 1937, Russell Lodge Xo. 479, Russell. Monday, June 14th Bonnechere Lodge No. 433 Eganville.
Respectfully submitted,
William H. G. Flay.
D.D.G.M. Ottawa District.
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PETERBOROUGH DISTRICT
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of The Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren : —
I have the honour to submit for your consideration my report on the Condition of Masonry in Peterborough District for the year 1936-37.
OFFICIAL VISITS— All Lodges in the District have been visited officially during the year. A great many iraternal visits have also been made. Everywhere the representative of the Grand Master has been received with the utmost courtesy, and warmest enthusiasm. That "rich capacity for friendship", which is the fund- amental qualification of a good Mason has been demon- strated in a marked degree, and at every opportunity. The attendance has been uniformly good, — in several cases the lodge room being taxed to capacity, — and interest has been fully maintained.
With but three exceptions, one or more degrees were conferred at each of my official visits. In most of the Lodges candidates have presented themselves in larger numbers than for some years past. In several cases, Emergent Meetings have been found necessary in order to keep pace with the work. Without exception, Masters have proved themselves well skilled, and fully appreciative of the duties and responsibilities of their office. Routine business is conducted har- moniously, intelligently, and without undue delay. Conferring of degrees has demonstrated exceptional skill and ability. Fidelity to the ritual, clearness of enunciation, voice modulation, and an evident under- standing of the lectures and charges of the various degrees have characterized the work throughout the District. Our Past Masters maintain their attendance and interest, and participation in the work, and are a pillar of strength in all our Lodges. Their presence and assistance, so freely and generously given, undoubtedly lend a general stabilizing influence in our lodge meetings
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and very greatly help in making the work of the degrees more interesting, instructive, and impressive to the candidates. Our Wardens and Junior Officers also, generally speaking, are doing excellent work, which augurs well for the continued progress and prosperity of the Order. And may I add a word of hearty apprec- iation to all our brethren throughout the District, who by their regular attendance, their interest, co- operation and support, provide that final and imperative incentive which demands and receives the very best work of which our Officers are capable.
DUES. — Arrearage of dues is still a very consider- able problem with most of our Lodges, although I have noted a distinct improvement in this respect. This important matter is receiving the earnest consideration of our Officers and Lodge Secretaries. Every effort consistent with that Charity which Freemasons are exhorted "to maintain in its fullest flower", is being made to overtake these arrearages.
BENEVOLENCE:— The fundamental Masonic doctrine, — "That no voice of a Brother in distress shall reach our ears in vain, and no hand seek our aid without response", — is still as potent as ever, and is being met, I am convinced, to the utmost ability of our Lodges.
MASONIC EDUCATION:— Extension of Masonic Education has been urgently stressed in all my visits. Very shortly, after my return from Grand Lodge Con- vocation last summer, I addressed letters to all Lodges in the District, urging that this important matter be given prompt and earnest attention. These were fol- lowed by letters in a similar vein from Brother F. E. Kerr, (Corinthian Lodge, No. 101), District Supervisor of Education, who has given several brief addresses on suitable nasonic topics in his own Lodge. Many summonses which have reached me have carried in- formation regarding similar addresses in other Lodges. I believe that this matter is receiving increasing attention and interest throughout the District.
SUSPENSIONS:— The effects of the depression are still felt in this connection. Such suspensions as have been necessarv have been made onlv after the most
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careful consideration of each individual case by the officers of the Lodge. Some very worthy brethren who have been facing severe financial difficulty have had their dues remitted, and have been continued in member- ship. Others have had dues remitted, and have been granted dimits. Only in the most flagrant cases has suspension been resorted to.
CtENERAL: — In general, I would say that Masonry is experiencing a satisfactory year in Peterborough District. Candidates are coming forward in larger numbers. Interest and attendance are good. Inter- esting and instructive entertainment is provided at our after meetings. Our Past Masters maintain their at- tendance and enthusiasm, and assistance in our lodge work. Two of our Lodges, Havelock, No. 435, Havelock, and Golden Rule, Xo. 126, Campbellford, have pur- chased new Masonic Homes, and will shortly be installed therein; and both hope to be free of debt by the time thev are readv for Dedication.
HIGH LIGHTS OF THE YEAR:— On October 22nd., 1936, J. B. Hall Lodge, No. 145, Millbrook, celebrated the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the grant- ing of their Charter. This was a memorable occasion. The Lodge Room was filled with members and visiting brethren. The Deputy Grand Master, R. W. Brother W. J. Dunlop, was the honoured guest of the evening, and delighted the large gathering with a most interesting and thought-provoking address. J. B. Hall Lodge is fortunate in having a number of enthusiastic and well- skilled younger Past Masters; a splendid "Old Guard" of Past Masters; and a veteran Secretary, R. W. Brother Charles Thorndyke, who keeps a vigilant and fatherly eye on all proceedings of the Lodge.
On October 16th., 1936, the occasion of my Official Visit to Corinthian Lodge, Xo. 101, Peterborough, it was my privilege to receive on a fraternal visit, R. W. Brother H. S. Johnston, District Deputy Grand Master of Victoria District. I had the pleasure of returning this visit on April 14th., 1937, when R. W. Brother Tohnston visited officially Lome Lodge, Xo.375, Omemee.
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On the evening of March 5th., 1937, visiting officially my Mother Lodge, (Peterborough, No. 155), I had the very great pleasure of receiving V. W. Brother R. J. Devey, Grand Organist, of Perth, (a member and Past Master of Peterborough Lodge), R. W. Brother H. A. Dunne, Immediate Past D.D.G.M. of St. Lawrence District, with other brethren from Perth. Following the Lodge meeting, a delightful hour was spent in the dining room, R. W. Brother Dunne and V. W. Brother Devey both addressing the large gathering present.
A fitting climax to the year's special events was pro- vided on the evening of May 11th., 1937, when Peter- borough District was honoured by a visit from the Grand Master, M. W. Brother A. J. Anderson. Every Lodge in the District was well represented. This was also the occasion of the Semi-Annual Meeting of the District Past Masters' Association, with the largest attendance on record. The Grand Master briefly ad- dressed the Past Masters in the cining room, following which, to the assembled (brethren in the lodge ioom, he delivered a most stirring patriotic address, distinctly in keeping with the occasion, (the evening before Cor- onation Day).
In concluding my report, may I be permitted a few personal remarks and observations, — and acknowledg- ments. The year has been a strenuous but a very happy one, — rich in old friendships cemented, and in new friendships established. My warmest thanks and ap- preciation are due the brethren of the District for their unanimous support in electing me to cffice a year ago, — and to the Grand Master for confirming this election. In a very special sense col wish to acknowledge the support and encouragement of many of the veteran members of the Craft.
Peterborough District boasts a possibly unique distinction in that every one of its Past District Deputy Grand Masters is still actively engaged in the work. One or more of these distinguished Brethren were with me on nearly every visit.
I wish to acknowledge also the splendid support given me by W. Brother M. T. Breckenridge and W.
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Brother W. Anderson, both of Peterborough Lodge, No. 155, District Secretary and District Chaplain, respectively; and by Bro. F. K. Kerr, Corinthian Lodge, No. 101, District Supervisor of Education. W. Brother Breckenridge and W. Brother Anderson accompanied me on every official visit during the year. It was this astounding fact that drew from W. Brother Rcss Dobbin, (a boon companion of forty years standing, — Past Mast- er of Peterborough Lodge, Past First Principal of Cor- inthian Chapter, R.A.M., Past Preceptor of Moore Preceptory, Past Provincial Grand Prior of Sovereign Great Priory of Canada, — Past, but ever Present), the caustic comment, — "They must be gluttons for punishment." In spite of this remark, — or perhaps because of it, I tender to these two brethren a very special measure of thanks and appreciation.
May I close this report on the high note of the testimony, — so often repeated — of Ontario's "Grand Old Man", Sir Wm. Mulock— "The Best Thing Of All Is Friends", — with grateful acknowledgement to my breth- ren of Peterborough District, who have made this a very living truth.
Fraternally submitted,
W. D. Campbell,
D.D.G.M., Peterborough District.
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PRINCE EDWARD DISTRICT
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren : —
I have the honour to submit my report on the con- ditions of Masonry in Prince Edward District for the year ending June 24, 1937.
I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the brethren of Prince Edward District for the honour they conferred on myself and Lake Lodge No. 215 in electing me to the office of D.D.G.M. and more particularly because it is the first time in thirty eight years Lake Lodge has had the honour of having one of their members elected to that office.
My first special act was to appoint Wor. Bro. James S. Barber District Secretary and Wor. Bro. J. I. Coleman District Chaplain, but I regret to state that Wor. Bro. Coleman was called to Grand Lodge above on December 1st and Lake Lodge lost a member who will be very hard to replace, a brother who was a tower of strength to his Mother Lodge.
I sent cards with the dates of my official visits to the Secretaries of every Lodge to be distributed among the brethren. The list of dates made it very convenient for the brethren to keep the time of the official visits in mind.
The outstanding event of the year was the visit the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master made to the District on November 9th. The reception tendered him was in the Community Hall at Stirling. Every Lodge in the District was represented, the banquet room being packed. After the banquet the Most Worshipful, the Gr'ind Master was introduced by Most Worshipful Bro. W. N. Ponton. An inspiring address was given by the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master which was ap- preciated by all, and as an expression of the esteem in
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which our Grand Master is held, the District presented him with a cabinet of silver, Coronation design.
Two other events which are worthy of mention are visits of Bay of Quinte Lodge of Toronto to Franck Lodge of Frankford and to Consecon Lodge at Consecon. I had the pleasure of welcoming the officers and members of Bay of Quinte Lodge to our District on both occasions. The members of this Toronto Lodge are old residents or descendants of Prince Edward District and visit this District quite frequently. Their visits are a great benefit to Masonry as they bring the true masonic spirit with them.
Prince Edward District is fortunate in having a real live Past Master's Association which holds very inter- esting meetings throughout the District under the very able leadership of Rt. Wor. Bro. Dr. E. A. Carleton, President and Very Wor. Bro. Thomas W. Solmes, Sec- retary. This association is well supported by the Past Masters and Wardens of the District.
This District is surely to be congratulated upon its present officers and much praise is undoubtedly due to the work of the Past District Deputy Grand Masters, who are responsible for the uniformity of the work in the District. In all the Lodges I was pleased to observe that the ceremony of the three degrees was given in an impressive manner.
The Lodge rooms are all comfortable and properly furnished and the Lodges are all carrying insurance; also the Secretaries of the District keep their books neatly and correctly.
Masonic Education is being carried on in many of the Lodges and the committee I appointed with Wor. Bro. W. M. Barlow, Past Master of Moira Lodge as chairman, have been ready and willing at all times to assist any Lodge that requested it.
During the year I have visited the sixteen Lodges in the District once, and some of them twice. The degree work as exemplified was beyond my expectations, the
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uniformity of the work was remarkable and I congratul- ate all the Lodges in the District for the efficient manner their officers conduct business and realize the responsibil- ities placed upon them.
My official visits were as follows:
Tuesday Oct. 6th, 1936, Craig Lodge, No. 401, Deseronto. Friday Oct. 9th, 1936, Tweed Lodge, No. 239, Tweed. Monday Oct. 12th, 1936, Bancroft Lodge, No. 482, Ban- croft. Friday Oct. 30th, 1936, Consecon Lodge, No. 50, Consecon. Tuesday Nov. 3rd, 1936, Star-in-the- East Lodge, No. 164, Wellington. Friday Nov. 6th,
1936, United Lodge, No. 29, Brighton. Thursday Nov. 19th, 11936, Stirling Lodge, No. 69, Stirling. Tuesday Feb. 9th., 1937, Trent Lodge, No. 38, Trenton. Wed- nesday Mar. 3rd, 1937, Moira Lodge, No. 11, Belleville. Monday Mar. 15th, 1937, Franck Lodge, No. 127, Frankford. Thursday Apr. 1st, 1937, Prince Edward Lodge, No. 18, Picton. Wednesday Apr. 14th, 1937, Eureka Lodge No. 283, Belleville. Monday Apr. 19th.,
1937, Marmora Lodge No. 222, Marmora. Thursday May 6th, 1937, The Belleville Lodge No. 123, Belleville. Monday May 24th, 1937, Lake Lodge, No. 215, Amelias- burg. Tuesday May 25th, 1937, Madoc' Lodge, No. 48, Madoc.
There was a good attendance at all these meetings ; at some of them over twenty Lodges were represented, and at one meeting five P. D. D.G.Ms, were present.
I am very pleased that throughout the year there has been no discord or unpleasantness to settle. When criticism was necessary, it was as kindly taken as it was kindly meant.
I do not wish to mention any names in case I should omit someone inadvertently, but I must mention that I had the honour on behalf of Grand Lodge of presenting Bro. Jno. Lyle the oldest member of Marmora Lodge No. 222 with a Long Service Jewel. I can say that I have had the support of all Masons in the District irrespective of masonic rank, in making my official visits both pleas- ant and profitable to myself, and I hope to the brethren of the District.
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I have found in all the Lodges visited that they have felt the effects of the depression; but the brethren are optimistic and are practicing the genuine principles of Masonry, namely Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth.
I regret to report the passing of some of our Brethren to the Grand Lodge above, particularly would I mention the late Rt. Wor. Bro. W. M. Logan, Grand Secretary, who was well known in this District and had the respect and esteem of all members of the Craft.
Finally as your representative I have been received with the greatest respect and cordiality and I cannot conclude this report without thanking the brethren for their uniform kindness and courtesy towards me, and Most Wor. Bro. W. N. Ponton and the P.D.D.G.M.sfor their support and advice. I feel I have made many friends whom I will cherish the rest of my life and I pray that the harmony that exists among the brethren of Prince Edward District may ever continue.
All of which is fraternally and respectfully sub- mitted.
Harry E. Redner.
D.D.G.M.
Prince Edward District
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SARNIA DISTRICT
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren : —
In presenting my report on the condition of Masonry in Sarnia District, I wish to extend to the brethren of this District my sincere thanks for the great honour they conferred on me to represent the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master. The year has been one of real pleas- ure and I have received splendid support in carrying out my important duties.
My first official act was to appoint Worshipful Bro- ther Arthur W. Waters of Victoria Lodge No. 56, as District Secretary, and Brother Rev. F. G. Hardy of St. George's Anglican Church, Sarnia, as District Chap- lain. I am very grateful to both of these brethren for the assistance they have given to me during the year.
Everywhere I visited, I was received in the most hospitable manner and with that loyalty and attachment characteristic of the Masons in Sarnia District.
It has been my pleasure to visit every lodge in the district at least once officially, besides many other visits. None of the lodges is in real financial difficulties, al- though some are faced with the problem of unpaid dues. However, this is gradually improving. Lodges are reporting increases in applications for membership which gives to the officers a greater incentive to become more proficient in their work.
Generally speaking, I find the lodges in Sarnia District in a very healthy condition and staffed with well-skilled officers, sincere and enthusiastic, who render the work and conduct their meetings in a very creditable manner. The secretaries' records and accounts are kept in good order.
One of the outstanding events in October was a visit by the Most Worshipful Brother Reid and officers of
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the Grand Lodge of Michigan to St Paul Lodge Xo. 601, Sarnia. After a largely attended banquet in the dining hall, the brethren retired to the lodge room where Most Worshipful Brother Reid and his staff conferred the first degree on their candidate, whom they brought with them for the occasion. After the meeting, the Sarnia brethren escorted the visitors to the boat that carried them back to their native land. These visits help to cement those Masonic ties of fellowship and goodwill which are found the world over.
It is with deep regret that I have to report the passing of two of our most respected brethren, Right Worshipful Bro. William Graham of Inwood Lodge who was made a Mason in 1886 and departed this life in Feb- ruary 1937. He was an outstanding man in his community and masonic scholar and was honoured in 1924-25 to represent the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master in this District. In March, Right Worshipful Brother Alexander Saunders, a member of Victoria Lodge No. 56 who represented the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master in 1901, passed on to the Grand Lodge above. Both of these men are greatly missed in their lodges for they were always ready to give a willing hand and tender advice for the betterment of the Order.
On May 4th, the brethren of Sarnia District had the privilege and honour to have as their guest, Right Wor- shipful Brother W. J. Dunlop, Deputy Grand Master. The banquet was held in Turner Hall, after which the brethren retired to the lodge room where, after being duly received, the Mayor of Sarnia, Worshipful Brother Fred Pelling gave an address of welcome in the presence of three hundred Masons. Right Worshipful Brother Dunlop delivered a very inspiring address which will long be remembered by those present.
Progress in Masonic Education is gaining and the brethren are showing interest by applying for books through their secretaries which will certainly increase in the future. In some cases, the secretaries have secured a lending library distributing the books to the members of their lodges and we can look forward to more short speeches on masonic subjects. The Past Masters'
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Association is very active, holding meetings, bi-monthly, conferring degrees and holding discussions afterwards, which creates a great deal of interest. These meetings are well attended and the membership is steadily in- creasing.
On June the 24th, Petrolia Lodge No. 194 celebrated the 70th anniversary of the founding of the lodge with Most Worshipful Brother Anderson, the Grand Master, being present. At the banquet table were represent- atives from every lodge in the District and many from outside points. The secretary read the minutes of the first meeting held on June 24th, 1867. The usual toasts were proposed and responded to and the Grand Master presented Brother John Scott, who is now ninety-two years old and who has been a Mason for fifty two years, with a Veteran's Jewel. The brethren were then rewarded with an address by the Most Worshipful Brother Ander- son, after which a suitable presentation was made by Worshipful Brother Edwards on behalf of Petrolia Lodge.
My year as District Deputy Grand Master drawing to a close has been one of the most pleasant of my masonic career and was made possible through the unlimited support accorded me not only by the members of my own lodge but by the District as a whole and for which I offer my grateful thanks. May I request that the same kind- ness and courtesy be given to my successor that it has been my pleasure to enjoy during the past year.
All of which is fraternally submitted.
W. S. Gibson.
D.D.G.M., Sarnia District.
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SOUTH HURON DISTRICT
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren: —
It is with a great deal of pleasure that I present this report on the condition of Masonry in South Huron District, for the year now drawing to a close.
I particularly wish to express my sincere appreciat- ion and thanks to the Officers, Past Masters and brethren of the different Lodges in this Masonic District, who, by electing me to the office of representative of the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, have honoured me in a manner which I greatly appreciate.
The condition of Masonry in South Huron District is a splendid example of the condition in which Masonry should be in every District within the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Canada in Ontario.
There had been a real and vital interest taken in all branches of masonic work, and it seems to me, that the officers and brethren of the different Lodges in this District have taken a deep interest in the work of their Lodge, and are honestly trying to promote a keen interest in masonic work, and by their efforts in this way are assisting in promoting an interest in the work of Masonry throughout this District and in surrounding Districts. This naturally has led to an increased attendance at regular meetings in the different Lodges and there has been a splendid attendance at special meetings which any of the Lodges have put on.
There has been a marked increase in the number of applications for membership in the different Lodges in the District which is a real indication that the spirit of Masonry is being felt and appreciated by men who are seeking to promote good citizenship in the Listrict.
There has also been an increase in the payment of cues which indicates the improvement in general con-
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ditions in our Province. There has been a decided improvement in the number of fraternal visits made be- tween the different Lodges in the District. I have stress- ed this phase of our work at all times as being of very great importance to our Lodges and to the spirit of our Order. The brethren have helped by visiting nearby Lodges and also by officers and brethren visiting other Lodges to confer degrees.
The work of Benevolence has not been neglected in any way during the year. This has been one sub- ject on which a short talk has been given at all of my official visits to the Lodges of this District, and on several occasions when visiting Lodges where a request has been brought in for assistance for a worthy brother or dependents, the brethren did not hesitate to donate all they could afford to. I believe that the reports on Benevolence for this year will show a decided increase over that of the last few years.
Masonic Education or Instruction has been one of the live topics at all meetings during the year. At the be- ginning of my term in office I asked each Lodge in the District to appoint a strong committee on Masonic Education. This was done by all the Lodges and these committees have done a lot of work in providing speak- ers for meetings where Masonic Education was the topic for the evening. They have endeavoured to have some Masonic subject discussed for from fifteen to thirty min- utes whenever possible at regular meetings and in this way have provided useful instruction and have also shown that there is still a lot of work to be done by com- mittees in this line of work.
Some, but not many of our members, have taken advantage of the offer of the Masonic Library, and have obtained books on subjects which appealed to them. In country lodges the brethren do not seem to have a great deal of time to spend on this line of reading and have the book returned to the library in the required time. Consequently they find that more interest is aroused by letting it be known through the "Monthly Lodge Notice" that some well known brother will speak to the brethren on some masonic subject. In some cases these lectures have been illustrated by slides showing different
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phases on which the subject is based. I sincerely hope that this work will be carried on and improved by my successor in the District, as there still is a lot of work to be done along this line.
I have tried, during the past year, to visit each Lodge in the District, at least twice, and it has been both a pleasure and a privilege to me to have been able to do so.
I wish to thank the secretaries of the Lodges for their willingness to have their books and records ex- amined on my official visits, in fact they seemed to be pleased to show just how well their lodge was progressing although they all have a certain amount of unpaid dues which they are anxious to get collected, if possible.
It has also been my privilege and pleasure to pay several fraternal visits to Lodges in London District, also to Wilson District and Wellington District, where I always received a sincere and hearty welcome from my many friends in these different Districts.
In closing this report of the condition of Masonry in this District, I wish to express my sincere appreciation and thanks to all those brethren who have given so freelv of their time by accompanying me on all the trips and visits I have made during the year, and may I also thank those brethren throughout the District who have spent their time so freely for the ex tension of Mason- ic Education.
I am indeed thankful that it has been my privilege and honour to serve in some small way in South Huron District, as the humble representative of the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
NORMAN V. JOHNSTON,
D.D.G.M., South Huron District.
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ST. LAWRENCE DISTRICT
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of of Canada in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren: —
I hereby present my report on the condition of Masonry in the St. Lawrence District for the year 1936-7.
First of all let me thank the brethren of the St. Lawrence District for the confidence and honour they conferred on me in electing me to the high and important office of District Deputy Grand Master and to thank the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master for confirming that election.
It is with reluctance that I write this report. The ending of one of the most profitable and pleasant years of my Masonic life leaves me with regret that officially the most cordial relations I have had with the officers and members of all the Lodges throughout the District must, of necessity, come to an end.
I have endeavoured at all times to carry out the great traditions of Masonry and in this have been backed by the officers of every Lodge in the District. I have found the greatest pleasure in the work and now that my term of office is about over I feel myself personally enriched by the knowledge of the many staunch friends I have made.
Upon my election my first official duty was to ap- point Wor. Bro. the Reverend S. K. Morton of Salem Lodge No. 368 my District Chaplain and Wor. Bro. Charles Scace of Sussex Lodge No. 5 my District Sec- retary. To both of these officers I wish to express my thanks for the strong support they have given me through- out the year.
I do not propose to make a detailed report of my visits to each of the nineteen Lodges of the District except to say that I visited every Lodge once officially and many
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of them on more than one occasion. I saw degrees either conferred or exemplified by the officers of all the Lodges and received a hearty reception on all occasions.
As to the work of the various Lodges I found it uniform and of a good standard. The cfficers were sincere in their desire to impress the various candidates with the beauty of our ritual and the worth of our Order.
Though many of the Lodges have felt, in no small measure, the result of the depression of the past few years I am pleased to state that most of them have found added courage during the past year. The various Lodges are well organized; candidates with the true Masonic spirit have been more plentiful; the need for suspensions less necessary and a spirit of optimism prevails throughout the whole District.
Unemployment: — A survey made of the various Lodges of the District shows that the great problem of unemployment among the members of the Craft has been greatly lessened during the past year. Most of the secretaries have reported that there is no one on their roll capable of working who is not employed. A list of those unemployed brethren of the District capable of working was sent to the Grand Secretary's Office some months ago and I am happy to state that since this list was sent in notice has been given me that most of these brethren have now been placed in work of some nature or other.
The Masonic Library: — One of my regrets is that it does not seem possible to awaken the brethren to the opportunity provided for them through this Library. The Secretaries of the various Lodges have been diligent in carrying notice of the Library on their monthly sum- mons but very few of the brethren seem to have taken advantage of the opportunity afforded them of pro- curing books and literature which would without a doubt prove of great service to them.
Masonic Education throughout the District has been advanced through a regular interchange of visits both within and without the District. Added to these
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visits many of the Lodges have had a series of short ad- dresses prepared and given at their meetings.
To summarize this report let me state that the con- dition of Masonry throughout the St. Lawrence District is good. I have found the Masters of all the Lodges pro- ficient in their work. I have found attendance excellent ; harmony prevailing throughout the whole District and the work of the degrees being put on in a sincere and careful manner.
In conclusion permit me to say how grateful I am for having had the privilege to serve the brethren of St. Lawrence District. The year has been a most happy one and now that my term of office is drawing to a close I bespeak the same measure of support and loyalty for my successor. With me it will alwavs be a case of HAPPY TO MEET: SORRY TO PART: HAPPY TO MEET AGAIN.
Fraternally submitted,
Edward A. MacKenzie,
D.D.G.M. St. Lawrence District.
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ST. THOMAS DISTRICT
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir- and Brethren: —
It has been an extremely happy experience to have had the opportunity of serving Masonry in St. Thomas District. One cannot help but feel profoundly grateful that such a privilege should have been accorded to me by my brethren so early in my masonic life. It has been a year enriched by new friendships and a fresher, deeper appreciation of Masonry. It has confirmed and strengthened my convictions as to the important work to be done by the Craft.
To all the brethren of the District who so kindly and generously made it possible for me to serve as District Deputy Grand Master, I express my sincere thanks. And to past D.D.G.M's. and P.Ms, in general in the Dis- trict, I have cause to be extremely grateful. Their advice, counsel, assistance and encouragement have lightened the burden and made the path easier.
Wor. Bro. J. J. Campbell of Malahide Lodge has acted as District Secretary. He accompanied me regular- ly on my visits, and his practical assistance and loyalty have been one of the happy features of the year's work.
Wor. Bro. Rev. P. H. Streeter acted as District Chaplain. He conducted a most successful District Divine Service last autumn. A number of the Lodges had their own services, too. The attendance at these services was excellent — a decided improvement over the experience of recent years.
The celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the grant of its charter by Malahide Lodge was a leading event in the District in the autumn of 1936. The climax of the celebration was a banquet at which the Grand Master was the guest speaker and delivered a stirring appeal for practical fraternity.
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It was deeply regretted that two of the most dis- tinguished members of Malahide Lodge were unable to be present at the celebration; namely Rt. Wor. Bro. S. S. Clutton and Rt. Wor. Wm. Logan, both of whom have since passed on. While their passing is generally mourned it is an especial loss to St. Thomas District. A memorial service was held in June in Malahide Lodge at which the services of late Rt. Wor. Bros. Logan and Clutton were extolled and the memory of their association with our District kept alive.
As inmost Districts, Masonic Education has occupied much attention. Rt. Wor. Bro. H. W. Scarff has been chairman of the Masonic Education Committee. He arranged a great man}7 short addresses on the sym- bolism of the various degrees. A tendency to attempt too much work in one evening in some lodges sometimes had the effect of crowding out Masonic Education ad- dresses.
I had the privilege of paying visits to Chatham District when Rt. Wor. Bro. Mooney was making his official visit to his Mother Lodge at Blenheim; and to Wilson District when Rt. Wor. Bro. Blueman was visit- ing his Mother Lodge at Woodstock. Rt. Wor. Bro. Quantz of London District was kind enough to receive me in St. John Lodge on the occasion of his visit there.
One should record with profound gratitude his appreciation of the St. Thomas P. M. Association,— the parliament of Masonry in the District. It meets regularly providing excellent and stimulating addresses on Masonry and kindred subjects and a forum for the discussion of masonic topics. Its organizing genius is Bro. Fred Palmer whose loyalty, energy and originality deserve the highest commendation.
My official visits and the enquiries made both by the secretary and myself indicate that Masonry is in a much healthier and progressive condition than a few years ago.
Practically all the lodges report an increased number of candidates. Finances are improving; arrears are de- creasing; with more candidates the quality of the work improves.
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I expected to find and see excellent degree work in the city and town lodges. I wasn't disappointed. When distinctly rural lodges have not been presenting the work regularly, one doesn't expect the same high standard of efficiency and accuracy. But I want to report that the rural lodges in the District compare favourably in quality of work, and in enthusiasm are equal if not superior to their city brethren. One should record his appreciation of the loyalty and persistence of officers of rural lodges who have carried on through great difficulties in recent years. The condition of the lodges and the state of the work show their labour has not been in vain.
To all the brethren of the District who during the year have accorded me assistance and encouragement I express my sincere thanks.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
E. S. Livermore.
D.D.G.M. St. Thomas District
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TEMISKAMING DISTRICT
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren: —
In preparing and submitting my report as D.D.G.M. in the District of Temiskaming, I realize more fully than ever before the pleasures that have been mine during my year of office as representative of the Most Worship- ful, the Grand Master, and express to my masonic breth- ren my sincere thanks and appreciation in recommending me to the Grand Master for this high office in our Craft.
Although we have numerically the smal'est District (Seven Lodges) in the Province, it is almost two hundred miles from Kapuskasing in the most northerly part to Englehart in the southern end, a fact which makes visits between lodges somewhat difficult and adds to the task of a D.D.G.M., particularly if he is located at one or the other extreme end. This disadvantage, however, is more than offset by the fact that this District has not been so hard hit by the depression as many others, and most lodges have registered a steady growth and im- provement throughout the year.
Although Wor. Bro. Chas. Neal, my District Sec- retary, has been confined to bed for the past six weeks, I am indebted to him for his co-operation and assistance in aiding me answer all correspondence promptly.
It was my good fortune to commence my official duties by accompanying our Grand Master on a three day tour of Temiskaming District, which enabled me to meet many unknown brethren and thereby blaze the trail for my own official visits. This trip also made it possible for me to become better acquainted with Most Worship- ful Bro. Anderson and form a friendship with him that I will treasure for, I hope, many years to come.
On Sept. 27th, we travelled to the most distant Lodge in Tern., Spruce Falls Lodge, Kapuskasing. We were
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both agreeably surprised to find such a modern up-to- date town, ideally situated and planned almost in the heart of the wilderness and very much impressed with the splendid efforts of the past and present officers of Spruce Falls Lodge in building up their membership, buying and furnishing their lodge room, and creating the splendid feeling of masonic brotherhood that we found so much in evidence. After a delicious banquet our Grand Master delivered a fine address which left a deep impression in the minds of our northern brethren.
Owing to the limited time available it was impossible to visit the Cochrane Lodge, but at noon on the 28th, quite a number of the brethren met us at a luncheon and paid their respects to Most Worshipful Bro. Ander- son.
Wor. Bro. Bolton, Master of Cochrane Lodge, then drove us to Iroquois Falls, where we were received with that enthusiasm and hospitality that has built up a reputation for the brethren of Abitibi Lodge known far and wide. At this meeting, the largest of the trip, were members of Cochrane, Timmins, Porcupine and the surrounding country, anxious to show Bro. Anderson the true Masonic spirit of the North.
In order to make more complete our Grand Master's trip to Temiskaming, Wor. Bro. Frank Wood of Iroquois Falls drove us over to Timmins the following morning where we were entertained and dined by a goodly number of members of Golden Beaver and Porcupine Lodges.
Our next stop was at Kirkland Lake where Bro. Anderson again received a royal welcome and where the brethren of Englehart Lodge joined with those of Doric Lodge to pay tribute to our Grand Master and listen to his eloquent message to all members of the Craft.
Luncheon at Englehart, the home lodge of the D.D. G.M. at noon on Thursday, was the farewell gesture of the Temiskaming Masons to their Grand Master, which gave the brethren a splendid opportunity to meet per- sonally and appreciate the genial personality of Most Worshipful Bro. Anderson.
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Aided by the Past Masters my next official duty was the installation of the officers of my own Lodge, Engle- hart Lodge No. 534, when W. Bro. E. V. Woollings was installed as Master on Jan 11th.
On Dec. 14th it was my pleasure to visit Kapuskas- ing officially and to install the officers of Spruce Falls Lodge. One must visit this paper town and enjoy the acquaintance of these brethren to appreciate the work done by Wor. Bro. Boast, retiring Master of this Lodge and his predecessors, and now so ably carried on by officers headed by Wor. Bro. Connor.
On Jan. loth I again returned to Iroquois Falls and assisted R. W. Bro. Mason of Porcupine Lodge to instal the officers of Abitibi Lodge. Under the supervision of R. W. Bro. F. K. Ebbitt this is always an outstanding event for this Lodge, with many past masters of other Lodges in attendance.
My official visit to Cochrane was made on Feb. 14th. This is one of those lodges suffering from the effect of the depression. With many of their brethren forced to move elsewhere for employment; with quite a large debt on their hall; and with a very limited field from which to draw candidates, these brethren must be congratulated on the valiant stand they have made during the past few years, and I am glad to be able to report that there is now a brighter outlook for Cochrane Lodge than there has been for sometime.
At Kirkland Lake the officers and members, part- icularly the Past Masters, turned out in goodly number to welcome me as D.D.G.M. on March 4th. Although this is a comparatively young Lodge, Doric Lodge has enjoyed and is enjoying an era of prosperity unknown to most lodges in Canada at the present time. So many candidates are received and so much degree work must be done that the Master has a hard time to plan his meetings in order to keep up with the work and at the same time leave time for social events which are so necessary to the success of our institutions. With so much practice the brethren of Doric Lodge are able to put on their degree work in a splendid manner and I was very much impressed with their exemplification of the first degree.
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The week of April 12th was a busy one with three official visits. First, April 12th, I officially visited my own Lodge at Englehart and to honour their D.D.G.M. the members turned out in a goodly number, exemplified the first degree in their usual efficient and impressive manner and extended to me the hospitality of my home Lodge. Englehart Lodge has not been fortunate with regards to candidates. Many of the young men of the town and surrounding territory have moved to the newer and busier mining towns. However the prospects are very fair for the future of Masonry in this Lodge. Attendance could be higher, although with a large num- ber of members working on the railway with irregular hours this is to be expected.
My second official visit of this week was to Golden Beaver Lodge at Timmins, located in the busy Por- cupine gold field with the Hollinger Mine employing approximately three thousand men adjoining the town. Golden Beaver Lodge is enjoying prosperity, is in splen- did condition financially, with a membership mcst of whom take their Masonry seriously and enthusiastically This Lodge is in a very enviable condition.
On April 16th, accompanied by Wor. Bro. C. Xeal, I officially visited Abitibi Lodge. Rt. Wor. Bro. F. K. Ebbitt, so well known for his interest in Masonry in general and Abitibi Lodge in particular, deserves a great deal of credit for his part in keeping this Lodge together dur- ing those lean years when the paper mill was almost closed down. Under his watchful eye every opportunity to bring Masons together is made use of and one never tires of visiting Abitibi Lodge and enjoying the splendid fellowship found there.
May 6th marked my official visit and first trip to Porcupine Lodge. Here I received a very cordial wel- come and enjoyed meeting many brothers whom I had never had the privilege of meeting before, and witnessing a very impressive third degree. This Lodge is also sit- uated in the Porcupine Gold Camp and with such en- thusiastic masons as R. W. Bro. John Mason and R. W. Bro. W. H. Johns, Secretary, the officers and members are making good progress and the Lodge has a rosy future.
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The only unpleasant event of the whole year was the burial by his masonic brethren of Rt. Wor. Bro. H. Tomney, P.D.D.G.M. of the District prior to the Lodges at New Liskeard, Haileybury, Cobalt and Elk Lake being taken out of our District and put in Xipissing East. R. Wor. Bro. J. Paterson, P.D.D.G.M. accompanied me on this occasion to pay the respects of the Lodges in Temiskaming.
On June 12th our Grand Master kept his promise to return to Timmins and two hundred members, represent- ing every Lodge in Temiskaming District, gathered to- gether for this occasion. During the afternoon our Grand Master made it a point to visit Wor. Bro. Klotz, a Past Master of more than fifty years standing, who is at present confined to his bed. Wor. Bro. Klotz, a very genial old gentleman with a clear memory, ap- preciated this visit a great deal and we felt indeed that this was a truly masonic example on the part of Bro. Anderson. Following a turkey dinner, the usual toasts, songs, etc., we were treated to an interesting account of our Grand Master's trip to the Installation of the Duke of York as Grand Master Mason of ■ Scotland, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
The following morning Golden Beaver Lodge held their Annual Church Service in the United Church at Schumacher with Most Worshipful Bro. Anderson and myself in attendance.
My term of office would not have been complete without witnessing a Memorial Service on June 18th, when Abitibi Lodge, under the guiding hand of R. W. Bro. F. K. Ebbitt and witnessed by a large number of Masons from Timmins, Porcupine, Cochrane and Englehart, paid tribute to their departed brethren. This ceremony is one that should be performed by each and every Lodge every year or two.
On Thursday, June 24th, I installed the officers of Cochrane Lodge Xo. 530. This occasion is also marked by the annual visit to Cochrane of the members of Abitibi Lodge, which lodge takes full charge of the ceremony. About thirty-five or forty Abitibi members were present,
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which shows the Masonic spirit existing between the brethren in the North. A banquet and the usual toast list brought to a close my last official act as D.D.G M. in Temiskaming District.
While the collection of dues is a problem which confronts all the lodges to a certain extent, I am happy to be able to report to you that the general condition of Masonry throughout the District of Temiskaming is a healthy one.
My term as District Deputy Grand Master has been a most delightful one, due in a great measure to the co- operation, courtesy and brotherly love extended to me, as the representative of the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, by every Lodge in the District.
For all this loyal support I wish to express my sincere thanks. May my successor have the same pleasant and instructive term of office. I wish to assure him of my hearty co-operation and support.
All of which is fraternally submitted,
W. J. Hill,
D.D.G.M. Temiskaming District.
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TORONTO DISTRICT A
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren: — ■
In presenting herewith my report on the condition of Masonry in Toronto District "A" for the year 1936-37, I wish first of all to thank the brethren for the honor accorded me of representing the Grand Master, Most Worshipful Brother Anderson in this grand old district where he himself served as D.D.G.M. thirty-one years ago.
My first official act was to appoint Wor. Bro. D. L. McPherson of Victoria Lodge No. 474, District Sec- retary, and his kindly assistance and advice throughout the year have been invaluable.
I also take this opportunity to record my appreciat- ion to the W. M. and members of my mother lodge, Victoria, for the reception tendered to me in September last, when, in the presence of some two hundred brethren, my predecessor in office, Rt. Wor. Bro. C. H. Lord in- vested me with the regalia of a D.D.G.M.
It is with pleasure that I refer to my official visits of inspection. Rt. Wor. Bro. Lord was kind enough to inspect Victoria Lodge for me with the assistance of his Secretary, V. W. Bro. Wilfred Skirrow. The ritualistic work of the Worshipful Master and Officers in each of the thirty lodges which comprise the District was, without exception, well done. It proved them to be thoroughly qualified for the discharge of the important duties which they have undertaken, and determined to give of their best to our order, which, of course, is just what every Mason is expected to do.
Throughout the District, there are signs of the com- mencement of an era of greatly increased membership from initiations, and there will also be this year a con- siderable number of suspensions for non-payment of dues.
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It seems to be the feeling generally, that from a financial standpoint, the asset which appears on Balance Sheets under the heading "Unpaid Dues," has been carried almost to extreme.
Each lodge now has a finance committee, carefully chosen, to deal with this problem, as well as to see that finances are controlled in such manner as to proportion the expenditures to annual income, after providing for the Benevolent and such other funds as may be directed by the by-laws.
The experiences of previous years have not been for- gotten, and at the present time applications for admission are closely scrutinized and finances carefully watched.
I cannot speak too highly of the loyalty and interest displayed by the Past Masters in their different lodges. The willingness of these brethren to assist their Worship- ful Masters in any capacity at any and all times when called on, is one very good reason for the splendid con- dition of Masonry generally, throughout the Eistrict.
Two other good reasons which should not be over looked are the Masters' and the Wardens' Associations. Probably by virtue of my office I had the honor of acting as Honorary President of the latter organization. It was a privilege indeed to be so closely associated with these brethren and their meetings afforded opportunities for all of us to become well acquainted, and to discuss and solve together many problems which were encount- ered from time to time. The visits of Masters and Ward- ens in a body to different lodges provided a certain amount of rivalry to attain perfection, as well as uni- formity, in the degree work.
Masonic Education, under the very able chair- manship of Rt. Wor. Bro. C. H. Lord, and. with the assistance of his committee of four, consisting of Wor. Bros, Albion Maynes, Edwin Roelfson, E. A. Jarrett, and V. W. Bro. E. W. Skirrow, was most successfully carried on, the Eistrict being divided into four zones, with a member of the committee available at any time for the purpose of instruction or advice. The result is
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that each lodge in the District now has its own "Commit- tee on Masonic Education," and the general practice is to have a five minute talk delivered in the lodge room immediately following the conferring of a degree at regular meetings.
I regret to report that church services throughout the District are poorly attended, in proportion to membership. Eleven were held during the year.
There have been two splendid receptions tendered by the brethren in different parts of District "A" to the Most Worshipful, the Grand Alaster, one of which was held in the College Street Temple, and the other in the Lansdowne Avenue Temple, by the lodges which meet in each.
On both occasions Most Worshipful Brother Ander- son was enthusiastically and cordially received. His addresses to the brethren were particularly interesting and impressive, and their loyalty and appreciation was demonstrated not only by enthusiastic applause, but by the presentation of a handsome silver tea service to Mrs. Anderson and himself.
During October, 1936, Occident Lodge No. 346 cele- brated its Sixtieth Anniversary. It was the first lodge in Toronto to meet west of Yonge Street. In May, 1937, Riverside Lodge No. 356 of Streetsville, Ontario, cele- brated its Sixtieth Anniversary, M. W. Bro. Anderson and many other past and present Grand Lodge officers and some one hundred and fifty brethren being present from neighboring lodges.
In October, 1936, Lake Shore Lodge No. 645 cele- brated its Tenth Anniversary in Connaught Hall, Mimico, Ontario.
It is with a heavy heart that I report the death of Wor. Bro. Peter John Hoover, Wor. Master of Long Branch Lodge No. 632, who passed to the Grand Lodge above on April 28th, 1937, eight days after my official inspection of the work of that lodge; also of Bro. W. Lindsay Ward, Senior Warden elect of Humber Lodge
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No. 305, Weston, Ontario, who was called to the Grand Lodge above on June 17th, one week previous to the date set for his investiture. Masonic funerals were held, and were well conducted, a large attendance being present in each instance.
Both of the brethren were held in high esteem in the communities in which they resided.
Reference should be made to the high standard of entertainment provided at lodge banquets. Never at any time did I hear or see anything to detract from the dignity of the Craft.
The year provided a wonderful experience, and I. thank my predecessors in office for their kindly advice, also the brethren of the District for the loyalty and kind- ness demonstrated in so many ways to the representative of the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master.
Fraternally submitted,
F. Percy Hopkins,
D.D.G.M. Toronto "A".
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TORONTO DISTRICT "B
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren: —
The pleasure of submitting this report to you is a most delightful privilege, which can be enjoyed only by one who has been permitted to serve as a representat- ive of our much loved Grand Master.
To all my brethren of Toronto District B, who so graciously honored me with this office, may I assure you it has been the happiest year in my masonic life. The memories and friendships will only cease when I shall be no more.
The appointment of Wor. Brother Charles G. Mikel, as the District Secretary met with hearty approval through out the District. His kindly counsel and willingness to assist has made it a real pleasure to have him associated in this work, and I express to him my sincere appreciation for his very able assistance and loyalty.
Masonry in Toronto District B is in a very flourish- ing position at this time. The Masters and Officers are well skilled and enthusiastic. The Lodge of Instruction which exemplified the work during the last three years, has been most beneficial to the Officers and has done a great deal towards uniformity. Past Masters are active and guarding well the landmarks of the Craft. The membership in general seems to be taking greater interest in Masonic Education, and all problems of interest to Masons. Just here I would like to say that I feel each District should be entrusted with their own Lodge of Instruction. Meetings of the four Districts combined are too cumbersome. All the Officers are eager for this work, and I strongly recommend separate District meetings.
The committee on Masonic Education consisted of R. W. Brother John Ness as Chairman and Wor. Brother Walter T. Overend as Vice-Chairman. Reports
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indicate that this important work is being well received, as many Lodges have had seven and eight meetings dur- ing the year.
The question of 'distressed brethren' is still a serious problem and the Lodges are continuing to show that truly masonic principle, Charity. There is, however, a steady improvement, and I believe the Masonic Em- ployment Bureau will help to ease this situation very materially.
On my visits of Inspection, I was most delighted with the work of every Lodge. The Masters are all expert in their work and are upholding the dignity of the office. I witnessed the conferring of nineteen first degrees, and five exemplified, also the conferring of three Fellowcraft, and three Master Masons.
At the request of R. W. Brother Fred Gullen of District D, I had the honour of inspecting Alpha Lodge No. 384 and I must congratulate W. Brother A. W. Ward and his officers on the manner in which they conferred the Entered Apprentice Degree, and the splendid re- ception accorded to W. Brother Mikel and to myself.
R. W. Brother Fred Gullen was kind enough to as- sist me by taking the Inspection of Bay of Quinte Lodge No. 620 and his presence added greatly to the pleasure of the evening.
A very delightful duty fell to my lot, on September 11th at Birch Cliff Lodge No. 612 when I was privileged to present on behalf of the District, to R. W. Brother Percy Henderson, Past District Deputy Grand Master, his regalia, also to V. W. Brother Robert Comrie, Grand Steward the regalia of his office. On October 1st, at Dentonia Lodge, R. W. Brother Smith Shaw presented V. W. Bro. John Dawes, Grand Steward, with his regalia. Also on October 2nd I accompanied R. W. Bro. W. J. Dunlop, Deputy Grand Master, to Canada Lodge, where he presented V. W. Bro. Alex Wilson, Grand Steward, with the regalia of his office.
On October 30th the nine suburban Lodges held a joint reception for the Grand Master in Markham Union Temple, over which I had the pleasure of presiding. There were over two hundred in attendance, and I desire
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to give praise to the Masters for the success of the evening. We enjoyed a splendid address from M. W. A. J. Ander- son. We are indebted to W. Bro. H. Bracken of Mark- ham Union Lodge, under whose dispensation the meeting was held.
Again on February 24th the fourteen East Toronto Lodges held a joint reception for the Grand Master in Riverdale Temple, over which meeting I also had the honour of presiding. The Worshipful Masters deserve great credit for the success of the meeting. This was another splendid gathering and we will all long remember the inspiring message of Most Wor. Brother A. J. Ander- son. I must thank W. Bro. Jas. F. Gillanders of Cal- edonia Lodge, for permitting this meeting under their dispensation.
On October 4th the four Toronto Districts held a Divine Service in St. Pauls Anglican Church, which I was privileged to attend with many of my brethren. Again on November 1st we attended Divine Worship in St. Pauls Presbyterian Church, the home of our Grand Chaplain, Rev. R. C. McDermid. Also on May 30th, the brethren worshipped in Dovercourt Presbyterian Church. These services were all well attended.
The grim reaper took a heavy toll during the year. My first appearance was to pay the last sad office of re- spect to a friend of all, R. W. Brother Benard Cairns, who passed suddenly Aug. 31st. He was a member of Orient and Caledonia. We also lost a number of our good brethren whom we all mourn, in the persons of V. W. Bro. Jim Malcolm of Markham Union Lodge No. 87. V. W. Bro. Jim Burv of Coronati Lodge No. 520. V. W. Bro. H. P. Reid of Doric Lodge No. 316. V. W. Bro. W. S. Morden of Bay of Quinte Lodge No. 620 and ninety- three beloved Past Masters and brethren in the District.
No one hears the doors that open When they pass beyond our call : Soft as the dropping petals of a rose, One by one our loved ones fall. But the memory of each loved one, Like the fragrance of the rose, God sends to linger with us Till our own life's door shall close.
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In closing I acknowledge with gratitude the assist- ance and loyalty extended to me by my predecessors; also to the Masters, Past Masters and Wardens who so zealously supported me with their presence at all the inspections. May the same masonic spirit attend my successor in office.
Fraternally submitted,
James Taylor,
D.D.G.M. Toronto District "B"
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TORONTO DISTRICT "C"
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of Grand Lodge, A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
I have the honour to present herewith my report on the condition of Masonry in Toronto District "C" for for the year 1936-37.
May I first express my sincere thanks ana appreciat- ion to the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, for his appointing me to the position of District Deputy Grand Master, and to the brethren of Toronto District "C" for presenting my name for his consideration. During my term of office I have endeavoured at all times, to discharge my duties to the best of my ability, and to promote the general welfare of the Craft.
I had great pleasure in appointing Worshipful Brother J. E. Coombs, a Past Master of Simcoe Lodge No. 79, as District Secretary. He accompanied me on every Official Visit and on many other visits throughout the District, and at all times discharged his duties very favourably and efficiently. To him I express my grateful thanks.
Complying with the wishes of Grand Lodge, I shall not endeavour to give a detailed report of my various visits.
I saw each Degree conferred, and on the whole I find the work very well done. Great enthusiasm was shown by the Worshipful Masters and their Officers, and their strict attention to detail was very commendable.
Great credit is due to the large body of Past Masters who so faithfully assisted the Masters year after year. Their advice and experience is a great benefit to the Officers of their respective Lodges.
The Masters and Wardens Organization promotes the spirit of Friendship and leads to many fraternal visits throughout the District.
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The District Secretary reports that he finds the books of the various Lodges in good order, being very well and neatly kept. The Secretaries were all well-qualified for their positions and were very zealous in the discharge of their duties. It is very gratifying to find that the various Lodges are exercising great care in their expend- itures and carefully preserving their resources. Adequate insurance is carried by nearly every Lodge.
A Lodge of Instruction for the four Toronto Dis- tricts was held under the auspices of Toronto District "C". Two meetings were held at the Masonic Temple at 888 Yonge Street, Toronto. On February 13th, 1937, the First and Second Degrees were exemplified by the Officers of York and Ashlar Lodges respectively. On February 27th, 1937, the Third Degree was exemplified by the Officers of Rehoboam Lodge. These meetings were very well attended and should be beneficial to all. The Degrees were exemplified most creditably, and to the Officers of these Lodges and Right Worshipful Brother Walter E. Hopkings, who kindly acted as Chair- man I express my sincere thanks. I also wish to thank the Temple Corporation for so kindly tendering the use of the Lodge Room for these meetings.
In order to secure systematic education, we ap- pointed several Supervisors, who each took two or more Lodges under their direct supervision. Each Lodge was then asked to appoint a Chairman of Masonic Education and endeavour to have a certain portion of each meeting devoted to this very important subject. We found that in nearly every case this was done, and considerable progress was made.
It was my good fortune to accompany the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master on a number of visits throughout the Toronto Districts, at York, Riveidale, College Street and Lansdowne Avenue Temples in Toronto and at Markham Union, Markham, and at my Mother Lodge, Simcoe, Bradford, which was celebrating its 80th Anniversary. On each occasion we were favoured with a very informative and inspiring address by Most Worshipful Brother Anderson, which was most ap- preciated by the brethren.
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The Masons of Toronto District "C", sincerely regret the loss of a friend and Brother in the passing of Right Worshipful Brother, W. M. Logan, our Grand Secretary. We cherish his memory in our hearts.
It has been a great source of satisfaction to note the exchange of visits between the various Lodges. On March 13th, 1937, the brethren of Grenville Lodge entertained the brethren of Sussex Lodge No. 5, Brock- ville, and on June 26th, 1937, I had the great pleasure of accompanying the brethren of Grenville Lodge on the return visit to Brockville, and a very royal welcome was extended to us. The trip up the St. Lawrence, through the Thousand Islands will never be forgotten.
In conclusion, may I express to all the brethren, my appreciation for their encouragement and support throughout the year, and to my predecessors for their kind and helpful advice, and to Right Worshipful Brother Wm. H. Smith for his kindness in inspecting Simcoe Lodge.
May I bespeak for my successor your loyal support and co-operation.
Fraternally submitted,
A. W. Spence,
D.D.G.M. Toronto "C"
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TORONTO DISTRICT "D
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
May I express to you Most Worshipful Sir, my thanks and appreciation for appointing1 me as your representat- ive in Toronto District "D", and also I wish to extend to my brethren my heartfelt gratitude for electing me to this highly esteemed office in this Jurisdiction.
To my predecessors in office I wish to extend my sincere gratitude for their counsel and assistance so freely and generously given on all occasions.
My brethren in Alpha Lodge6 have supported me on every occasion possible, and tendered a very enthusiastic reception to me, for which I was deeply grateful. May I mention that "Alpha" my dear^old mother lodge, has always been veryTgood and kind to me.
W. Bro. John Black, as District Secretary and a Past Master of Alpha Lodge, has been a tower of strength to me and a constant companion on all my visitations. I owe a deep debtjof gratitude to him for his able as- sistance.
In this report it is not my purpose to mention in detail the special meetings, receptions, presentations, visitations, lodgesTof instruction, installation ceremonies, ladies nights, "Special Nights" such as "Ontario", "Canadian", "Empire", "Irish", "Father and Son", Ma- sonic Church Services, Masonic Funerals, Senior Ward- ens' Meetings, and suchjotherg atherings as required attention. Such special meetings are all matters of record in the minutes of the proceedings of the various lodges and I do not think should be enlarged upon here. Suffice it to say that I have been highly privileged and honoured to be your representative on all occasions. Generally speaking, I think these special meetings have a beneficial effect upon Masonry and are helpful to the
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brethren, but should not interfere with, or take the place of the regular meetings of the lodge. However, they have a tendency to broaden and deepen and make more real the ideal of "Brotherhood Love".
It has been the privilege of myself and Secretary to officially visit each lodge in the District, view the quality of the degree work of the Masters, Past Masters and officers and examine the books of the Secretary and Treasurer of the various lodges, and beg to report that all the Lodges are in a very satisfactory condition, save one or two.
Committees on Masonic Education have been ap- pointed in all lodges, except three, and from one to five meetings during the year have been held in each lodge. These have stimulated interest in masonic study, and more books on Masonry are being read by the brethren.
My masonic mail, including lodge circulars, has been very interesting and illuminating. Many cor- respondents sought information on points of procedure, and others requested that I visit some Grand Lodge officer or brother away from home and sick in some hospital, which, of course, I was very pleased to do. One writer requested information in regard to the formation of a Past Masters' Association. But another had the audacity to solicit business, as he had advertised in a well known Masonic publication, intimating that the brethren should reciprocate, not appreciating such correspondence was very unmasonic. m.$tik tt
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All the ilodge [summonses in' Toronto District "D" are of a very high order, except one or two, where they have not convenient printing facilities. Each circular conveyed much information to the brethren, and some contained beautiful and helpful thoughts. I quote from two —
"We sit in lodge together, each knowing exactly what will come next. We meet upon the level and part upon the square — old, simple, loveable symbols — and somehow none know how a tie is woven, light as air, yet stronger than steel.
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It is very strange, very wonderful. None knows what it is, or how or why, unless it be the cabletow of God running from heart to heart."
"Great Master, support us all the day long, through this troublous life ; until the shadows lengthen, the evening come, and this busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done. Then, in Thy mercy, grant us a safe lodging and a holy rest, and peace at the last. Amen."
My year has been one of joy and inspiration to me, and I trust of some little help to the brethren.
With all good wishes, I am
Yours faithfully and fraternally,
F. C. Gullen,
D.D.G.M. Toronto "D"
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VICTORIA DISTRICT
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
To have been Worshipful Master of a Masonic Lodge is something of which one may be justly proud. To have held the office of District Deputy Grand Master is an experience that one will always cherish and in making this report of my year's work my first word must be an expression of sincere thanks to the brethren of the District for electing me to fill this important office and also to the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master for con- firming the election.
A gloom was cast over this District immediately following the last Communication of Grand Lodge when it was learned that Wor. Bro. R. E. Tompkins, a Past Master of Gothic Lodge, Lindsay, had been called by death. Bro. Tomkins attended the District Meeting of Grand Lodge in Toronto and was taken ill while there and passed away in less than a week. His funeral was very largely attended by the entire District.
My first official duty was to appoint Wor. Bro. F. C. Nugent as my Secretary. Bro. Nugent accompan- ied me on my first four official visits in September and October last but unfortunately he was unable to attend the balance of the inspections through prolonged illness. I am happy to say however that he is now steadily im- proving and able to resume his regular work. Wor. Bro. C. H. Heels acted as Secretary in his place and carried out the work most efficiently.
During the year our District was honoured with a visit from the Deputy Grand Master, Rt. Wor. Bro. W. J. Dunlop, on the occasion of the dedication of the new Temple of King George V. Lodge, Coboconk, on October 20th. It was also a pleasure to have assisting him, Rt. Wor. Bro. G. H. Guthrie, Grand Senior Warden ; Rt. Wor. Bro. R. C. McDermid, Grand Chaplain; Rt. Wor. Bro.
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J. C. Ross, Grand Registrar ; Rt. Wor. Bro. A. L. McGregor, Grand Director of Ceremonies. The Ceremony of Ded- ication of the lodge room was carried out with dignity and precision and at the close a sumptuous banquet was served at which Rt. Wor. Bro. Dunlop delivered a very fine address which will long be remembered by all those present. •
My official visits during the year were as follows: — Sept. 25th, Arcadia Lodge, Minden; Oct. loth, North Entrance Lodge, Haliburton; Oct. 29th, Somerville Lodge, Kinmount; Oct. 30th, Victoria Lodge, Kirkfield; Mar. 26th, Spry Lodge, Fenelon Falls; April 14th, Lome Lodge, Omemee; April 19th, Harding Lodge, Woodville: May 4th, Murray Lodge, Beaverton; May 7th, Faithful Brethren Lodge, Lindsay; May 14th, King George V. Lodge, Coboconk; May 17th, Gothic Lodge, Lindsay; May 28th, Verulam Lodge, Bobcay- geon.
At each inspection I arranged to have a special speaker give an address on some phase of Masonry. These addresses were all of very high order and were much appreciated by the brethren. I felt that after the D.D.G.M. had made his rather lengthy remarks in the Lodge Room and a short address at the banquet it was a good plan to have the address of the evening given by another speaker. The plan, I feel, was well received.
At each inspection I had a Board of Trial exemplified. This was new in the District and as many of the brethren had never appeared before a Board they were glad to know what examination might be expected in visiting a strange lodge. I can recommend this plan to any D.D.G.M. as an educational feature on his inspection if it has not already been done in his District recently.
The attendance at all the official inspections was good and I am deeply indebted to the brethren for their excellent support and particularly the past D.D.G.M.s' and the Past Masters.
At each inspection I presented the Lodge with a copv of Most Wor. Bro. Herrington's "History of Grand
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Lodge of Canada, in the Province of Ontario." This was done with two objects in view; (1) to develop more interest among the brethren in reading Masonic books and secondly in the hope that brethren of the various lodges might from time to time add a volume to this so that it might be the nucleus of a library in each Lodge.
A number of our lodges still meet "On or before the full of the moon". I felt that it would be in the best interests of these Lodges to hold their meetings on a regular stated evening and I suggested thisto such Lodges. Of course I made it clear that this was only my own sug- gestion and that they were quite free to act as they chose. Already some of these Lodges have followed the suggest- ion and are taking steps to change their meeting night. I feel that this is a move in the right direction.
I am happy to report that the Lodges in the Dis- trict are in the hands of capable and efficient officers. At each inspection I arranged to be received immediately after the Lodge was open and therefore was present while the business of the Lodge was being conducted. I found the records in good shape and the business carried on as a rule with dispatch. The Masters as a whole are well skilled in the work.
Dues are being paid better than during the previous two or three years. In a number of cases a few brethren together voluntarily contributed the necessary funds to pay up the arrears of dues of some of the brethren who have been in unfortunate circumstances. This is a com- mendable practice. In most of the Lodges a number of new members are being received although in a few cases there has been a lack of candidates during the past few years. All Lodges have their property insured. Eight Lodges out of twelve in the District own their own Temple.
I would like to urge upon the Masters of the District the necessity of opening Lodge sharp on time. Unfort- unately few do this at present and as a result the meetings are unnecessarily late in closing.
From my intimate knowledge of Masonry in the District I can say that Masonry is held in high regard
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by those outside the Craft. It is an honourable thing in Victoria District to be a member of the Masonic Crder.
Every Lodge in the District has had Divine Service during the year and on June 20th we held a District Divine Service in Cambridge Street Church, Lindsay, addressed by Rev.. Bro. J.J. Black. The service was largely attended including a good representation from the District.
Masonic education in the District was in the capable hands of Bro. D. McQuarrie of Faithful Brethren Lodge, Lindsay, as District Supervisor of Masonic Education. Every Lodge in the District appointed a special education committee to arrange for addresses and in most Lodges addresses were given by their own or outside members. We secured a set of books from Grand Lodge Library and distributed them to all the Lodges. These were very useful but I would respectfully suggest that more as- sistance and direction should be given the various D.D. G.M.'s by the Masonic Educational Committee of Grand Lodge.
During the year we reorganized a Past Masters, Masters and Wardens Association in the District and fully expect this will develop into a helpful medium of as- sistance in the work of the District.
A genuine feeling of pleasure was expressed in this District when it was learned that the report of the com- mittee of redistribution of districts under the capable chairmanship of Most Wor. Bro. Dargavel recommended the addition of King Edward Lodge, Sunderland, and Brock Lodge of Cannington, to Victoria District. Real friendship has existed between these Lodges and many of the Lodges in our District for years and should Grand Lodge confirm the recommendation of the committee, Victoria District will welcome most heartily these two Lodges into our family.
In common with all the members of the Craft throughout this entire jurisdiction and far beyond, our hearts were saddened by the word that Rt. Wor. Bro. W. M. Logan had been called to the Grand Lodge above. Bro. Logan was held in the highest esteem in this District
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and the friendly advice and assistance given to me in my work was but typical of the kindly heart of a man who exemplified the fundamental principles of a true Mason to a large degree. His passing is a distinct loss to Mason- ry and his place will be hard to fill.
Before closing my report I wish to record my deep appreciation of being permitted to serve our beloved Grand Master, Most Worshipful Bro. A. J. Anderson. His devotion to Masonry is an inspiration to all who have come in contact with him and my hope and prayer is that he may long be spared to be of service to the Craft.
To all the Worshipful Masters and Officers of the Lodges, the Past Masters and Past D.D.G.M.'s and to all the members of the Craft in the District who stood by me so loyally and assisted me so often I say "Thank you most sincerely" and I bespeak for my successor a continuance of these happy relations.
Respectfully submitted,
H. S. JOHNSTON,
D.D.G.M. Victoria District.
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WELLINGTON DISTRICT
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren :
I have the honour to present herewith a report on the'condition of Masonry in Wellington District, and a summary of mv stewardship as District Deputv Grand Master for 1936-37.
My sincere thanks are due to the brethren of Well- ington District for the great and invaluable privilege of serving the Eistrict as representative of the Most Worshipful, Grand Master. This great honour is shared by my mother Lodge, Alma No. 72, and I hope and trust that their great confidence in me has been merited.
I am deeply grateful to Wor. Bro. C. R. Kaitting who accepted the office of District Secretary. His whole-hearted response to the many demands of the District has been of the greatest assistance to me, and his outstanding executive ability has lightened the burden considerably.
Bro. Rev. Charles C. MacDonald B.A. accepted the office of District Chaplain, and I cannot speak too highly of his assistance and loyalty. He accompanied me on many of my official visits and always left a message of friendship and brotherhood with the brethren.
I regret to report that during the year the grim reaper took a heavy toll in Wellington District in the passing of Rt. Wor. Bro. E. Y. Barraclough, a member of Credit Lodge, Georgetown, Very Wor. Bro. S. A. Smithson, a member of Twin City Lodge, Kitchener, and Wor. Bro. R. D. Welsh, the Master of Conestogo Lodge, Drayton, who was called from his labours before the expiration of his term as Wor. Master of his lodge.
I would like to express my deep appreciation and thanks to Very Wor. Bro. Ernest Tailbv, the Chairman
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of our Board of Masonic Education, and his associates, Rt. Wor. Bros. J". T. Power, Alex. Jaffray, A. W. Baker, A. W. Muir, R~. E. Mills, Rev. E. A. Thomson, H. L. Freeston and J. F. Carmichael, for the very excellent manner in which they carried out their duties. Lectures have been delivered in every lodge or group of lodges in the District.
It is with considerable pride that I beg to report that without exception in all my visits the ritualistic work has been good and to my entire satisfaction, and that Masonry is in a vigorous and healthy condition in Wellington District. There is to my knowledge not the slightest sign of any disturbing element and an excellent spirit of brotherhood and goodwill prevails.
My District Secretary recommends that Grand Lodge take up the matter of uniformity in the system of bookkeeping for lodges. It is his opinion that a simple efficient system of bookkeeping could be formulated with excellent results.
The lodges are still burdened with the old bug-bear of outstanding dues, but it is very gratifying to find that this matter is being handled masterfully, and with the coming of better times it is my hope and belief that this distressing problem will, in the not too distant future, solve itself.
The following is a partial list of my official and semi- official functions and visits and also the details of the work of inspection.
On Sept 15, I had the great pleasure of attending the Past Masters' Reunion of Speed Lodge, Guelph, and a joyful evening resulted.
On Sept 22, I attended Guelph Lodge, No. 258, Guelph. The meeting was the occasion of the Past Masters' Reunion, and reception to Very Wor. Bro. Frank Cooke. I was given the very pleasant duty of investing Bro. Cooke with the regalia of Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies, a present from the District.
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On October 13, I had the great honour and pleasure of attending the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Bro. A. J. Anderson at Grand River Lodge, Kitchener, it being the occasion of their 75th Anniversary. The inspiring addresses of the Grand Master in the lodge room and later at the banquet table were sources of great pleasure and profit to the immense throng present.
On October 16, I paid my first official visit to Irvine, Lodge, No. 203, Elora. A great many visitors were present including many Past and Present Grand Lodge officers. The Wor. Master, Wor. Bro. A. R. Mitchell, exemplified the E. A. Degree in a very excellent manner. One outstanding fact, is the existence of a separate benevolent fund of an amount that might truly be envied by many great city lodges.
On October 20, I paid my official visit to Glenrose Lodge, No. 628, Elmira. This is the youngest lodge in the District. The Wor. Master, Wor. Bro. C. J. Holman and his very capable staff of officers exemplified the E. A. Degree in a very gratifying manner. The brethren had recently completed the redecoration of their lodge room, which now presents a very pleasing appearance.
On October 26, I paid my official visit to New Hope Lodge, No. 279, Hespeler. Wor. Bro. Featherstone and his very capable officers exemplified the E. A. Degree in a highly satisfactory manner to the accompaniment of a very beautiful musical ritual, in the presence of a nice gathering of members and visitors.
On October 27, I paid my official visit to Conestogo Lodge, No. 295, Drayton. Wor. Bro. Welsh and his officers exemplified the F. C. Degree in a most excellent manner.
On November 6, I made my official visit and in- spection to Mercer Lodge, No. 347, Fergus. On this occasion so many Present and Past Grand Lodge officers, members, and visitors attended that the capacity of the lodge room was taxed to the limit. Wor. Bro. Fairley and his officers exemplified the opening and closing in the three degrees in an excellent manner.
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My official visit to Waterloo Lodge, No. 539, Water- loo, took place on December 2nd. There was a splendid turnout of visitors and brethren, many lodges throughout the ristrict being represented. Wor. Bro. Gliser and his officers conferred the F. C. Degree in a splendid manner.
On Dec 14, I made my official visit to New Dominion Lodge, No. 205, New Hamburg. Wor. Bro. Smith and his officers splendidly conferred the E. A. Degree on an excellent candidate. In the banquet room a dinner was given in honour of Wor. Bro. Eby, it being the occasion of the 77th anniversary of his birthday, and many dis- tinguished guests showered congratulations and best wishes on this grand old man of New Dominion Lodge.
On February 2, 1937, I made my official inspection of Gait Lodge, No. 257, Gait. It is a matter of deep regret that the newly elected Wor. Master, Bro. E. West- brook, has been too ill to be installed, but Wor. Bro. J. McKellar is carrying on his duties in the same capable manner he displayed in last year's work, and under his direction the splendid staff of officers of this lodge con- ferred an imposing F. C. Degree on an excellent type of candidate.
On February 9, 1937, I made my inspection of Grand River Lodge, No. 151, Kitchener. Grand River Lodge is the largest lodge in the District, blessed with a great wealth of Past Masters and conscientious and enthusias- tic brethren. Wor. Bro. Rothermel and his officers conferred the E- A. Degree in an excellent manner in the presence of a great throng of members and visitors, including many Past and Present Grand Ledge officers.
On Monday, February 22, 1937, I made my official visit and inspection to Waverley Lodge, No. 361, Guelph. Wor. Bro. Russel G. Stephens and his officers conferred the M. M. Degree in a manner that was indeed a revelat- ion to the gathering. I cannot speak too highly of the excellent manner of the ritualistic work of this splendid lodee.
I had the great pleasure of visiting Guelph Lodge No. 258, Guelph, on Tuesday, March 9, 1937, where I again
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witnesses an impressive ceremony. The Wor. Master, Wor. Bro. John Williamson, and his officers conferred the E. A. Degree in a ceremony that will long remain in my memory as a dignified and impressive service.
The occasion of my official visit to Twin City Lodge, Xo. 509, Kitchener, on March 12, 1937, is one that I will ever remember with mixed emotions, for in the midst of a great reception to the representative of the Grand Master, the great crowd present was shocked to learn of the sudden passing of Very Wor. Bro. S. A. Smithson. The Wor. Master, Don Roberts, immediately ordered a committee to attended the bereaved and smitten ones, and we then proceeded with work of the evening. The conferring of the E. A. Degree on an excellent type of candidate in an exemplary manner by a highly efficient slate of officers brought congratulations from many Past •and Present Grand Lodge officers present.
On March 30, 1937 I made my official visit to my mother lodge, Alma, No. 72, Gait, and in the presence of a great crowd of the members and many distinguished visitors and Grand Lodge officers from all over the District, I was received in a great reception. I invited two grand old Masons of Wellington District, Rt. Wor. Bro. James Cowan, P.D.D.G.M., and Rt. Wor. Bro. Lincoln Ingall, P.D.D.G.M. to take over the work of inspection. Wor. Bro. H. Baer, the Master of Alma Lodge and his officers conferred the second degree in a manner which brought congratulations and warm praise from Rt. Wor. Bro. Ingall, and expressions of congratulations from many of the visiting brethren. After the completion of our duties in the lodge room we adjourned to the banquet room, where we were treated to a wonderful address by Very Wor. Bro. J. F. Carmichael.
On April 6, 1937, I visited Speed Lodge, Xo. 180, Guelph, A wonderful gathering of members and visitors from all over the District had assembled to welcome me, and to enjoy the hospitality of this splendid lodge. Wor. Bro. Ziegler and his officers conferred the E. A. Degree in an outstanding manner, the work being greatly en- hanced with the addition of a beautiful musical ritual.
On April 9, I paid my official visit to Credit Lodge, No. 219, Georgetown. After a warm reception Wor.
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Bro. W. C. Ford and his officers conferred the E. A. De- gree on a very excellent candidate in a dignified and im- pressive manner. Very Wor. Bro. George Ford, Secretary of the lodge, and proud father of the Wor. Master, has been Secretary of Credit Lodge for 24 years.
On April 16, I made my official visit to Preston Lodge, No. 297, Preston. A goodly number of members and visitors were on hand to receive me and after a warm reception, Wor. Master, J. Bregman, and his officers conferred the E. A. Degree in a manner deserving of great credit.
On Monday, April 19, I journeyed to Acton and paid my official visit to Walker Lodge, No. 321. There was a capacity crowd on hand to welcome me and Wor. Bro. V. B. Rumley and his very efficient officers conferred the E. A. Degree in a dignified manner. Walker lodge is the proud possessor of beautiful new quarters, and many expressions of congratulation were heard from the visitors.
On April 30, I paia my official visit to Wilmot Lodge, No. 318, Baden. Wilmot Lodge has the distinction of being the smallest lodge in our Grand Jurisdiction. Though its total membership is only 36, Wilmot Lodge holds a proud position in Wellington District, and can always be assured of large delegations of visitors from all over the Listrict, for their hospitality, sincere friend- ship, and brotherhood is known far and wide.
On Monday, May 10, I made my last official visit to Ayr Lodge, No. 172, Ayr. The Wor. Master, D. S. Watson, conferred the E. A. Degree on a fine outstanding candidate in a manner which brought many congratulat- ions from the imposing array of members and visitors. The lodge room was jammed to capacity and Rt. Wor. Bro. W. Woclner, reported that fifty per cent of all the brethren present were Past Masters.
On May 7, 1937, Wellington District tendered a reception to the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Bro. A. J. Anderson, in the new Masonic Temple, Gait. A wonderful representation from every lodge in Welling- ton District, and brethren from the surrounding districts
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were in attendance to pay homage to our distinguished guest. Wor. Bro. A. P. Bell proposed the toast to the Grand Lodge of Canada. Rt. Wor. Bro. Wardley re- sponded to this toast making his reponse the introduction of our distinguished guest, the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, who in a splendid address, impressed upon all the brethren present the noble principles, lofty ideals, and uplifting influence of Masonry. Rt. Wor. Bro. Lincoln Ingall then addressed our Grand Master, and with a few appropriate and sincere remarks presented to him on behalf of the brethren of Wellington District and as a slight token of their love and esteem, a beautiful chair. Most Wor. Bro. Anderson expressed his profound thanks and deep gratitude.
On Sunday, June 13, the brethren of Wellington District in large numbers, attended divine worship on the invitation of Bro. Charles C. MacDonald, B.A., District Chaplain and pastor of First United Church, Gait. Bro. Marshall Aver, choir master, and his splendid choir rendered a beautiful appropriate musical service. Bro. C. C. MacDonald, B.A., District Chaplain, delivered an inspiring address to the brethren on "The Dedication of the Temple".
I have endeavoured during my term of office to spread throughout Wellington District, the feeling of fraternal affection and brotherhood, and to impress upon all the brethren the importance of masonic knowledge. I have been delighted with the great friendship that exists between the lodges in this Listrict, and it is my sincere opinion that Masonry as a whole wields a great influence for good throughout the land.
Finally, may I express my deep gratitude for the assistance and loyal support accorded me by Present and Past Grand Lodge officers, all Masters and Past Masters, and brethren. To every lodge in Wellington District, I express my deep gratitude for the many kindnesses and courtesies extended to me, and may this gratifying con- dition continue until time shall be no more.
All of which is fraternally and respectfully sub- mitted.
A. R. McFadyen.
D.D.G.M. Wellington District
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WESTERN DISTRICT
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren :
I have the honour and pleasure of submitting to you my report on the condition of Masonry in Western Dis- trict for the past masonic year. In doing so, I wish to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to the breth- ren of the District for the honour they conferred upon me in electing me to the high and important office of Dis- trict Deputy Grand Master, and also of the kindness and consideration received at their hands during my term of office ; expecially am I grateful to those who accompanied me on my official visits and who have so kindly assisted me in my work.
I appointed W. Bro. G. H. Brodie, District Secretary and W. Bro. D. R. Young, District Chaplain, both Past Masters of Manitou Lodge, Emo, Ont. To both of these brethren, I wish to express my sincere thanks and ap- preciation for their valuable assistance.
OFFICIAL VISITS
I made my first official visit to Sioux Look Out Lodge No. 518 on Monday May 3rd, 1937. The second degree was conferred on three brethren by Wor. Bro. Holland and his officers and Rt. W. Bro. Green and Past Masters who were present. The officers are ambitious and the members enthusiastic, while the Past Masters maintain their zeal and attachment. I had the pleasure of presenting W. Bro. Holland, who is serving this lodge a second term as Master, with a Past Master's Jewel. Books and records are well kept.
Pequonga Lodge No. 414 Kenora. My official visit to this lodge was made on the evening of May 5th. I was cordially received by W. Bro. Thomas, the capable Master, his officers and a good attendance of the mem- bers. The first degree was conferred in a very impressive manner. There was a banquet tendered in my honour at
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Kenrecia Hotel at 6.30 P.M. before proceeding to the lodge room, at which about one hundred enjoyed a most wonderful dinner. This lodge has the largest member- ship of any lodge in the District and I would suggest that they try and obtain a new lodge room as with such a large membership they are unable to accommodate their own members if they all should attend at once. This lodge is both prosperous and harmonious and have a valuable secretary in Rt. W. Bro. Cade.
Keewatin Lodge No. 417, May 7th, 1937. On my visit to this lodge I was accompanied by several of the brethren from the two lodges in Kenora, and was re- ceived by W. Bro. Markham, his officers and members. There was no degree work so the W. Master and his officers opened and closed the lodge in the three degrees which was ably done. I gave a talk on the ethics of Free- Masonry and the proceedings at Grand Lodge. I found the equipment of the lodge room and the secretary's books in first class condition.
Manitou Lodge No. 631, May 20th, 1937. I made my official visit to this lodge which is my home lodge on date mentioned and was accompanied by W. Bro. Brodie, District Secretary and W. Bro. Young, District Chaplain and was received by W. Bro. Nicholson, his officers and members. The third degree was conferred in a very creditable manner. The prospects for this lodge are very bright. They are in good and comfortable quarters with books and records in good shape.
Granite Lodge No. 446, Fort Frances. I visited this lodge on Tuesday June 1st, accompanied by W. Bro. Young, District Chaplain, and several of the members from Manitou Lodge, I was received by W. Bro. Ferguson W. Master, his officers and members. There being no degree work the lodge was opened and closed in the three degrees which was done to my satisfaction. The prospects for this lodge are real promising as they have been re- ceiving a considerable number of candidates during the past year. I must particularly congratulate Bro. J. R. Angus on the splendid set of books he keeps.
Ionic Lodge No. 461, June 3rd, 1937. On my official visit to this lodge I was accompanied by W. Bro. Brodie,
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District Secretary and W. Bro. Young, District Chaplain, and several of the Brethren from Manitou Lodge. We were very cordially received by W. Bro. Roe, his officers and members. The first degree was exemplified in a very impressive manner. The luncheon, after the lodge was closed, was a real get-together of the brethren. The prospects for this lodge are bright and Bro. Crackle capably fills the office of secretary.
Golden Star Lodge No. 484, June 8th, 1937. On my official visit to this lodge I was accompanied by W. Bro. Gill and W. Bro. Nicholson of Manitou Lodge. The first degree was conferred by W. Bro. Taylor and his officers, assisted by Past Masters, in a manner that left very little cause for criticism. This lodge is well served by its Past Masters, which include R. W. Bros. Taylor and Humphreys. The lodge is now strong financially and own their own building.
On June 9th, my last official visit was made to Lake of the Woods Lodge No. 445, Kenora, where I was very cordially received by the Master, officers and members. The second degree was conferred very ably by W. Bro. Willis and his officers assisted by the Past Masters. I feel sure that the degree of enthusiasm which had raised this lodge to such a high position will cause it to grow and prosper in the future and that it will be a power for good in the community.
I am pleased to note the success of fraternal visits between lodges in the District and can only hope that these visits will become more frequent in the future as this will no doubt do more to create uniformity in the District than any other method. In closing let me again thank all those in the T istrict who assisted me and helped to make my year one of the most pleasant I have ever spent in Masonry. Let us all try to work with that aim in view, make it a little more pleasant for the other fellow, and, when we have done that we have caught the true spirit of brotherhood.
Fraternally submitted, C. R. LYONS.
D.D.G.M. Western District.
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WILSON DISTRICT
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
Allow me to express my sincere thanks to the Masons of Wilson District for electing me by acclamation to this office and to the Grand Master, Most Worshipful Broth- er A. J. Anderson, for confirming the election.
It was a great privilege and delight to be presented with the regalia of the office by the late Right Worshipful Brother S. S. Clutton, who, prior to his death, completed seventy-five years of membership, and was ninety-seven years of age.
During the year we have suffered heavy losses by death in the passing of, Right Worshipful Brother S. S. Clutton, P.D.D.G.M; Right Worshipful Brother Dr. H. McQueen, P.D.D.G.M; Right Worshipful Brother W. I. Atkin, P.D.D.G.M; Right Worshipful Brother James R. Waddle, P.D.D.G.M; and Worshipful Brother Fred W. Bean, one of our masonic lecturers.
Wor. Bro. George W. Miller was the faithful, effici- ent, and popular District Secretary, and Wor. Bro. Carl H. Kitching, Chaplain, both of whom accompanied me on all my official visits and on many other occasions.
The work in the lodge rooms was well done. This was particularly noticeable in the smaller lodges.
The books of the secretaries were well kept and every assistance was given to enable us to inspect their books, and any information we desired was generously given.
Some of the lodges have a Finance Committee to assist in managing the finances of the lodge and make recommendations regarding expenditures and to assist in the collection of dues. This seems to work very satisfactorilv.
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Attendance at lodge meetings would average about 40% with the smaller lodges leading.
Out of twenty lodges in the Eistrict, at the beginning of the year twelve of these met on a certain evening with relation to the Full Moon. This made visiting difficult as so many meetings came in one week. When this was pointed out to the lodges, several have changed to a fixed day. The change, no doubt, will be appreciated bv D.D.G.M's in the future.
All the lodges seem to be making a sincere effort to collect outstanding dues with gratifying success. In some needy cases dues were remitted, and in a few cases suspensions were necessary, but it would appear that the condition of arrears has improved considerably during the year.
While I do not propose to review the work and con- dition of each lodge, there are three lodges where unique circumstances exist. Norfolk Lodge No. 10, produced the most complete financial statement I have ever seen. Springfield Lodge No. 259, is to be commended on the excellent summonses issued. One point of interest is a warning to brethren as to secrecy of matter contained therein and asking the members to destroy the summons when it has served its purpose. This lodge also printed the financial statement on the summons, which meant that every member wrould receive a copy. St. John's Lodge No. 104, Norwich, have not a single member in arrears
The entertainment at banquets was of a high order, dignified and uplifting.
Not only was the work well done but the business and other routine matters were handled expeditiously and in order. The lodge summonses were very satis- factory and in only one instance were notices mailed open when matters of a private nature were contained therein. This was not repeated when called to the attention of the secretary. In only one instance was there any occasion to call the attention of a lodge to the fact that seven days clear notice was required for an emergent meeting.
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Unemployment among our members is almost un- known. The lodges were asked to report any eases they had and surprisingly few were reported. It is not likely that we have more now than at any time during the last fifteen years.
It would seem very appropriate in view of the good work done by my predecessors in office and the cordial way they have co-operated with and assisted me that I should pay tribute to those very worthy brethren.
The District Deputy Grand Masters of surrounding districts have been most fraternal and on the occasion of my official visit to the two Woodstock lodges, one of which is my mother lodge, every D.D.G.M. of districts bordering on Wilson was present.
In the District we have a fine Past Masters Associat- ion and at the suggestion of Rt. Wor. Bro. Harry John- son one of our P.D.D.G.M's it was arranged that the Association sponsor the exemplification of work in lodges of instruction. Two of these meetings were held and were well received by the brethren and very enlightening discussions followed the work. This helped to stimulate interest in the Association and also created further in- terest in Masonic Education.
Wor. Bro. Carl H.Kitching M.A., District Chaplain, undertook the task of organizing a campaign of Masonic Education in the District. He enlisted the aid of nine very capable brethren as lecturers. Nineteen lodges out of twenty availed themselves of the facilities offered them. Counting lectures given by the lecturers, members of lodges speaking in their own lodges, and outside speakers, there were seventy-six addresses on masonic subjects given in the District and three outside the District. Much good work has been done in the District along this line and from the foundation already laid and Wor. Bro. Kitching's efforts we received many excellent addresses and much instructive information.
On May 14th we had the honor of a visit from our Grand Master, the banquet being held in the Armouries, Woodstock, which was very beautifully decorated for
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the occasion of the Coronation and made a fine setting for our reception to Most Worshipful Brother Anderson. There were about 350 present to greet him and his ad- dress wras greatly appreciated.
Divine Service for the District was held in New St. Paul's Anglican Church, Woodstock, and despite a very rainy evening, there was a fine turnout to hear Bro. Rev. F. W. Schaffter of Brantford.
In concluding this report I wish to acknowledge the many kindnesses and much friendly advice given me by the Grand Master, the Deputy Grand Master, Right Worshipful Brother W. J. Dunlop, the late Rt. Wor. Bro. W. M. Logan, Grand Secretary, Rt. Wor. Bro. Ewrart G. Dixon, Acting Grand Secretary, and Very Wor. Bro. Wm. J. Attig, Assistant Grand Secretary, who was always most courteous and helpful to me when I called at the office of the Grand Secretary.
Fraternally submitted,
Charles Blueman,
D.D.G.M. Wilson District.
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WINDSOR DISTRICT
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren :
I have the honour to submit my report as repre- sentative of the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master in the Windsor District for the year 1936-37.
May I once more extend the sincere thanks of Xenophon Lodge No. 448, and myself for the honour conferred in electing me the representative of the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master in the Windsor District.
In appointing W. Bro. Jas. E. Dales as District Secretary I had a constant and efficient assistant. He accompanied me on all visits. His interest in the welfare of all the lodges lightened my duties considerably.
I was fortunate to obtain the consent of W. Bro. A. H. McQuarrie as chairman of the committee on Masonic Education, and under his able supervision, picked a committee of faithful and efficient workers. The educational programme of this L istriet has been carried out very satisfactorily, a great deal of interest being shown by individual Lodges, especially in the countv where in many cases a library of their own was established and speakers obtained for nearly all meetings. On the whole Masonic Education has advanced to a marked degree, and too much credit cannot be given Wor. Bro. McQuarrie for his sincere efforts toward improving this branch of Masonry.
The District Church Parade was held from the Windsor Temple, Oct. 11th. About 400 brethren marched to Central United Church where Rev.Dr. Mick delivered a very inspiring address. I attended several other Masonic Church Services in the Y istriet and it was very gratifying to see the increasing number attending these functions.
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In regard to Official Visits I will not attempt to describe each one separately, but will make my report general. I must though make special mention of the visit to Pelee Island. About 50 brethren accompanied me on this visit and were enthusiastically welcomed. Wor. Bro. McQuarrie exemplified important parts of the First Degree which was very interesting to all present and at the conclusion of the meeting an exceptionally fine sturgeon dinner was served by the ladies.
The work of the Lodges has been noticeably good and I make special mention of the efficiency of the Masters. Their individual ability has proven the result of sincere effort toward perfection during their advancement to that office. With very few exceptions the work of all the officers was to be commended. With the excellence of the work, the sincerity of the officers and reported increased attendance, it is my belief that Wind- sor District is entering a period of masonic prosperity.
One of the most interesting and pleasant duties of the year was assisting R. W. Bro. E. T. Howe in dedicat- ing the new quarters of my Mother Lodge, Xenophon No. 448. About 200 brethren from Windsor and Chatham Districts were present and the impress! ve ceremony was enjoyed by all.
In concluding this report may I say, I am unable to express my gratitude to the Past Grand Lodge Officers, Officers and Past Masters of Windsor District for the unstinted aid afforded me this past year ; also the cordial welcome extended by each Lodge and their willingness to comply with Grand Lodge rulings.
Fraternally and respectfully submitted,
A. C. Wilson.
D.D.G.M. Windsor District.
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RECEPTION OF GRAND REPRESENTATIVES
The Acting Grand Secretary read the roll of Grand Representatives of Foreign Jurisdictions, and after they had attended before the Altar, they w«re extended a very cordial greeting by the Grand Master.
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RE-DISTRIBUTION OF DISTRICTS
M.W. Bro. R. B. Dargavel presented the report of a Special Committee on Re -Distribution of Districts, which on motion of the Deputy Grand Master, seconded by M.W. Bro. R. B. Dargavel, was received and adopted.
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers, and Members of Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
Your Committee on Re-Distribution of Districts reports that it carried out its instructions; prepared a tentative plan for re-distribution; and circulated printed copies of this tentative plan among the lodges, inviting discussion and constructive suggestions. The result was most gratifying. The numerous suggestions received proved once more (though proof was not necessary) that there exists an excellent spirit of cohesion and of solidar- ity in all Districts. But there has not been time to give due consideration to the various requests nor to hear deputations. For this reason your Committee recom- mends that consideration of the problem of Re- Dis- tribution be, in the meantime, deferred.
Fraternally submitted,
R. B. Dargavel. Chairman.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD ON THE CONDITION OF MASONRY
The report was presented by R.W. Bro. H. J. Alex- ander, Chairman, and on motion of the Deputy Grand Master, seconded by R.W. Bro. H. J. Alexander, the same was received and adopted.
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
Your Committee is pleased to report that on every hand there is increasing evidence that Masonry is steadily but surely emerging from the trials of the past few years. We have passed through what has proved to be a real testing time in our common life. The fires have burned fiercely about the pillars of all our institutions. That they have not suffered a more serious disintegration is undoubtedly due to the sound- ness of their structures. It was inevitable, therefore, that Masonry could not escape the fiery trial. Facing a loss of membership, depleted treasuries, a waning interest and a declining attendance created anxious problems for many lodges throughout the jurisdiction. Growing evidence of a revival of Masonic interest has been one of the gratifying observations of the past year, and our Masonry, we believe, is now emerging with a greater appreciation of her noble principles and a larger consciousness of her mission in the world. This is all the more gratifying since it is apparent that new tasks are waiting to be faced, new problems to be solved, and new dangers appearing on the horizon. Subversive philosophies, having laid a blighting hand on the life of the old world, are threatening progress, in the new. Therefore, as Masons and as citizens, we cannot ignore the responsibilities which are now con- fronting us, nor the compelling opportunity of proving the sincerity of our convictions, and the value of our Masonic service to the community in our endeavour to build an enduring structure into our national life.
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At this annual communication of Grand Lodge, we are forcibly reminded of the vicissitudes of time, and deeply conscious of our great loss during the year, as we pay our tribute of respect to the memory of our late lamented and much respected Grand Secretary, Right Worshipful Brother William M. Logan, who, for so many years was such an outstanding ornament to the respon- sible position which he was so peculiarly fitted to occupy. His fine sense of humour, his inexhaustible store of know- ledge, his scholarly attainments, his cultured mind, his finer instincts and his sterling character are among the many attributes that endeared him in so large a measure to all with whom he came in contact. He was likewise a friendly man, a fraternal man in the highest and best sense of the phrase, exemplifying the true spirit of our fraternity, and ever rejoicing in its achievements. How- ever, we are comforted in the hope that his great service of wisdom, direction and understanding may not now be lost, but that it may continue to be a guiding force and a preserving power for the welfare of the Cra't in the days that lie ahead. And as the lives of the faithful remain the lasting possession of humanity, pointing us ever onward and upward by the nobility of their ex- amples, we fain would hope that his influence may con- tinue as a guiding star to our fraternity.
"So when a great man dies For years beyond our ken The light he leaves behind him, lies Upon the paths of men."
During the year, your Committee has watched with much interest the experiment tried out in some lodges of curtailing the installation ceremony, and, while certain portions might well be deleted, and others perhaps transferred to another part of our work, we feel that this beautiful ceremony, given only once a year, and requiring but an hour and a half for a complete rendition, should not be unduly shortened. While we are in complete accord with every effort tending toward an earlier closing hour, we feel that this should not be accomplished by sacrificing the essentials for that which is relatively unimportant. Much valuable time is actually lost not only on installation nights, but in many of our regular meetings as well, by such things as tardiness
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in opening the lodge, prolonged and misdirected discus- sion, tedious introductions, over-crowded programmes and too numerous responses. In order to have a so- called "big night," it is not necessary to have an un- reasonably late night. Many an otherwise splendid meeting is often spoiled by prolonging the programme to such an hour that the brethren cease to be interested, and avail themselves of every opportunity of retiring, gracefully or otherwise. Would it not be in the best interests of the lodge, and far better for all concerned, were the programmes so arranged that we go away feeling that we had not had quite enough, rather than too much even of a good thing?.
Your Committee would stress the importance of greater attention being given to a proper ventilation of our lodge rooms and banquet halls. Our meetings are held behind closed doors, while windows in our lodge rooms are necessarily few and are kept closed. Consequently, the air at times becomes contaminated almost beyond the point of saturation, and, while recognizing the serioucness of this pollution, we have for the most part accepted it as a matter of course and very little, if anything, has been done about it. Now that we are recovering from the spell of the de- pression, should we not devote more thought to the importance of this matter and become, as it were, more air-conditioning minded? The great advances made in aeration engineering have made fresh air with- out draft, available and practicable, and it is but natural that we should turn our thoughts to this betterment. The importance of this must be obvious to all, and we express the hope that the day will soon come when we shall give more intelligent consideration to this important matter.
We would again acknowledge our appreciation of the faithful, efficient and painstaking work of our District Deputy Grand Masters, who have so willingly co- operated with your Committee during the year. These reports would indicate that a feeling of optimism prevails throughout our jurisdiction and that the lodges, on the whole, are looking forward to an era of prosperity. A brighter outlook in business conditions is reflected
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in all branches of our Masonic endeavour. A marked increase in the number of applicants, fewer suspensions for non-payment of dues, a noticeable increase in restor- ations and affiliations, a steadily increasing attendance, and a keener interest in our benevolent and educational work, characterize the reports submitted to us from time to time. While the predominant object of Masonry is not the enrolment of new members, nor its usefulness gauged by financial standing, yet both are essential to the effective carrying on of our activities. Just here, your Committee would sound a note of warning lest the mistakes of the past may be repeated. After passing through a period of lean years, when candidates were few, when many lodges were vainly struggling to balance their budgets, there may be now the dangerous tendency to accept from among those who are knocking at our doors such material as will never be capable of being woven into the fabric of our Masonic structure. Quality, not quantity, must ever be the essential requirement. We venture the opinion that, if a correct analysis were made of those lost to our membership during recent years, by far the largest percentage would be among those to whom Masonry, with its charm of antiquity, its high ideals, and its call to service, made no appeal, and who, after the first glow of enthusiasm had died away, became indifferent, and finally lost whatever interest they may once have had. Then too, while moral and mental fitness has been our yardstick of measurement, we feel that, while we may have had due regard for the former, we have in many cases entirely overlooked the latter. One who is so unfortunately constituted that he be- comes a chronic fault-finder, revelling in destructive criticism, vociferously advancing his own warped opinions and seizing every opportunity of contentious debate has no place in a Masonic lodge.
The activities of the Past Masters' and Wardens' Associations have been noted by your Committee and we unhesitatingly express our appreciation of the use- fulness of these organizations. Splendid and timely programmes have been arranged, local problems have been dealt with, matters coming before Grand Lodge have been discussed, Past Masters have been kept in touch, opportunities to get better acquainted have
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been offered, and in general, a clearing house of ideas has been established. While avoiding the tendency toward a duplication of our Masonic units, we do re- quire a sort of informal forum, to which one may come in ordinary dress, without regalia, and where everyone may freely speak his mind, and toss his opinions into the arena of extemporaneous debate. We likewise need such a general gathering where each may take his part, and do his share in promoting the crystallization of opinion. These, the Past Masters' Associations provide. Thus far these organizations have been confined more to the larger centres, but in our opinion a very useful purpose would be served, if at least one such association were formed in every district throughout our jurisdiction.
Fortunate, indeed, is any lodge wherein the mem- bers have exercised due care in electing officers who have entered upon their duties with the confidence and the determination that their services shall prove satis- factory to all concerned. But perhaps more fortunate is that lodge which finds itself from year to year governed by a capable, efficient and energetic Master. Not only the success of the lodge, but the standing of Masonry in the community, is gauged to a very great extent by the qualifications of the occupant of this important office. Essential as it is, the Master of a lodge should be far more than a good ritualist. He should possess those qualities of leadership that will enable him at once to command the admiration and respect of the brethren over whom it is his privilege and responsibility for the time being to preside. Not only should we guard well our portals, but we should likewise guard well the line of promotion to the Master's chair. There- fore, the utmost caution should be exercised in the select- ion of the occupant of the junior office. He should be much more than a hale-fellow-well-met; in short, he should be a prospective Master. If in the lower office he amply proves his efficiency, he should receive that promotion to which he is entitled, and if not, the brethren should have no hesitation whatever in dropping him from the line of progression. To take such action after one has reached the Warden's chair is a step which should be taken very cautiously, tending as it must necessarily do, to create a cleavage that may take years to overcome.
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If such a course were found necessary on the ground of inefficiency alone, then it was most certainly the duty and the responsibility of the members to have ascertained this fact long before the Warden's chair has been reached.
Masonic education, which was adopted in our jurisdiction only a few years ago, has made such pro- gress that it is now acting as a little leaven, leavening the whole mass, and the brethren are eagerly availing themselves of their opportunities in this regard as rapidly as the advantages can be offered. The desire for Masonic information on the part of the members, and the efforts that are being made to satisfy this desire, constitute a most gratifying development. The know- ledge that is most eagerly sought is not that of some contentious subject about which our greatest students in Masonic research disagree, not merely a dogmatic interpretation of our ritualism or symbolism, but a sincere, an earnest, and a conscientious desire for a fuller comprehension of the great truths of Masonry as applied to our every-day life. The District Deputy Grand Masters are practically unanimous as to the value of Masonic education in their respective districts. Some have even reported that the lodges making the greatest progress in the best sense of the term are those lodges which have taken the greatest interest in Masonic education. In many lodges there is the nucleus of a Masonic library and more books on Masonic subjects are being read to-day than ever before. Let us hope that these laudable efforts will be continued and the practice become more general with the passing of the years.
All down through the ages, Masonry has success- fully withstood the test of time. It has seen kingdoms rise and fall, has watched the petty bickerings of re- ligious and political institutions, has witnessed nations shaken by the convulsions of war and bloodshed, and amid chaos and persecution it has ever pursued the even tenor of her way, pointing its devotees to higher and nobler conceptions of life so that the world at large may be the better for its teachings and on account of its existence. And yet, in spite of our firm belief in the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of
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Man, our high standards of truth, morality and justice, and all that we have accomplished for the betterment of mankind, there have always been those self-styled critics beyond our membership, whose feverish mur- muring and frantic utterances we most charitably ignore, conscious of the fact that they know not whereof they speak. If there be danger to our institution it is not from without, but from within our ranks. To criticize, to pull down, to destroy, to misjudge is easy; to build up, to advance, to blaze the trail along new lines of educational and benevolent endeavour requires sane thinking and ceaseless vigilance.
That fundamental Masonic doctrine "that no voice of a brother in distress shall reach our ears in vain and no hand seek our aid without response," is still as potent as ever and is being met, we are convinced, to the utmost of our ability and resources. While we could not hope to cope with all the manifold prob- lems resulting from the trying times through which we have passed, it must be gratifying to know that, with sound business principles and faithful and efficient supervision, we have in a very practical way been able to alleviate suffering and bring relief and gladness into the lives of many who find themselves in circumstances of distress. Such has been the record of our Grand Lodge since its inception and at no time has this work been more effective that it is to-day. Possibly a little better understanding in translating Masonry's ideals and visions into actual accomplishments is one of our needs in these modern times. In this great work might we not all participate to a greater degree if we but realized that it is a matter more far-reaching and of much greater import than merely that of dollars and cents? We should never forget, in our efforts to assist someone over the hard places in life, that the kindly work of admonition and advice, the sympathetic interest, the personal touch, these so-called little things in life — op- portunities that daily beset our pathway — yield dividends, the extent of which we shall never be able fully to cal- culate.
Our proud heritage of lofty traditions, of noble endeavour, and of glorious achievements, coming to
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us from the dim and misty ages of the past, with its untarnished record of nobility of purpose and service to mankind, places upon the Masons of to-day the serious responsibility of maintaining the Craft on the highest possible plane. It is so easy to lower the stand- ard; so easy in these modern times gradually and per- haps imperceptibly to drift from our moorings that we must exercise constant vigilance lest, in our endeavour to lengthen our cords, we do so at the expense of weaken- ing our stakes. We, in our day, cannot afford to let Masonry down. The Masons of to-day are in no way responsible for the work of past generations, but the entire responsibility of the present rests squarely upon our shoulders. In our hands also, to a, very large extent, rests the future of this great fraternity, the exemplificat- ion of the characteristics of the founders of our institution Recreant to this great trust we must fail, but we shall be strengthened in preserving it so long as we maintain it as a precious heritage, and we shall rise as an insti- tution in the world about us, in proportion as we seek Divine aid to maintain our steadfastness and our constancy lest we, in striving after that which, in the final analysis may prove to be of so little value, lose that which is of paramount importance —
"Hold high the torch! we did not light its glow, 'Twas given to us from other hands you know "Lis only ours to keep it burning bright, Ours to pass on when we no more need light."
And now, Most Worshipful Sir, your Committee expresses its appreciation of the conscientious, efficient and faithful service which you, as our Grand Master, have rendered during your term of office. Your un- biased judgments, your strong convictions, your intense earnestness and your untiring zeal have won for you the confidence, respect and esteem of the brethren over whom it has been your privilege and responsibility to preside. Your task has been heavy but the con- sciousness of duty well performed brings its own reward, and as you lay down the gavel of office, we fervently hope that you may well be spared for many years in health, contentment and happiness.
All of which is respectfully and fraternally sub- mitted.
H. J. ALEXANDER,
Chairman.
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON BENEVOLENCE
The report of the Committee on Benevolence was presented by R.W. Bro. T. C. Wardley, Chairman, and on motion of the Deputy Grand Master, seconded by R.W. Bro. T. C. Wardley, the same was received and adopted.
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of Grand Lodge, A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
The Board of General Purposes, through the Com- mittee on Benevolence, have the honour to report that during the year ending May 31st, 1937, there were disbursed in our Benevolent work the following amounts :
Grants from the General Fund, authorized at the last
Annual Communication of Grand Lodge $ 86,317.00
Interim Grants from the General Fund, by the Chair- man of the Committee on Benevolence, with the approval of the President of the Board of General Purposes 4,370.00
Grants from the interest of the Augmentation Fund (Memorial and Semi-Centennial Funds com- bined) 19,710.00
Total expended from Grand Lodge Funds $ 110,397.00
Estimated grants made by Lodges as shown by the
reports of the D.D.G.M's 125,000.00
Total expended for Benevolent purposes $ 235,397.00
At this Annual Communication, your Committee has considered 769 applications. Owing to subsequent changes in the condition of the applicants, 9 of these applications are not now necessary. It is recommended that 18 be declined and that grants be made subject to inspection of the Supervisor as follows :
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380 Granted through the local Boards
anounting to . $49,000.00
362 Granted through the Lodges,
amountingto 44,000.00 $ 93,000.00
Less an estimated reduction by inspec- tion and death 7,000.00
$ 86,000.00 Interim grats from the General Fund (estimated1 S 4,000.00
S 90,000.00
Grants recommended from the Augmen- tation Fund (Semi-Centennial and Memorial Funds combined) at this Annual Communication ' 20,300.00
Less an estimated reduction by inspec- tion and death 1,000.00
$ 19,300.00 Interim grants from the Augmentation
Fund (estimated) 700.00
$ 20,000.00
Total $ 110,000.00
The Committee recommends that the subscription to the Masonic Relief Association of the United States and Canada be continued. Your Committee has ex- amined the statement of disbursements from the special emergency fund authorized at the last Annual Com- munication. We concur in these disbursements and recommend that a similar amount of S500.00 be again authorized.
The Committee is pleased to report that again we have succeeded in discharging our obligations with a lesser disbursement than was anticipated a year ago, the reduction amounting to £3000.00, and we are just as pleased to emphasize for the information of Grand Lodge that this reduction has not been at the expense Oi those who are our care and responsibility. There was a slight falling off in the number of new appli- cations ; there was an improvement in the understand- ing of Benevolence on the part of an additional number of the Lodges but, principally, this saving or reduction can be attributed to the continued efficient work of the Supervisor. Personal investigations of practically
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all cases are made by him but this Grand Lodge realized many years ago that Masonic Benevolence must be kept out of the sphere of Institutionalism and the duties of the Supervisor are not by any means limited to in- vestigating the financial necessities of the applicants for aid.
A large percentage of his work can never be placed on our printed records but is indelibly imprinted in the hearts and affections of men, women and children throughout Ontario. He advises and counsels the Lodges and their dependents. He has brought families together and by his knowledge and experience, enabled many cf them to tap other sources of income, principally tc ease the burden for them but, in addition, relieving the strain on our funds at a time when our regular income is seriously affected. Your Committee has received many tributes from widely spread parts of our far-flung jurisdiction to the untiring zeal, the sym- pathetic guidance and the efficient efforts of Most Worshipful Bro. Dargavel, and are happy to know that their appreciation of his contribution to Masonry is shared so generally throughout the Craft.
Reference was made in our last report to the Edu- cational Work, of the Supervisor and Members of the Committee in presenting to the Constituent Lodges and Past Masters' Associations, a limited report of the type of work being carried on in the name of this Grand Lodge. This work has been continued through- out the past year with, generally speaking, gratifying results. The greater interest developed in this branch of our activities is reflected in the changed viewpoint of many of the Lodges. A few of the Lodges are now matching our grants, dollar for dollar, and several are assuming the full responsibility for care of their depen- dents.
It might be thought that this type of co-operation is limited to what are generally termed prosperous Lodges, but within the last few weeks, one of our younger Lodges whose general income has been strictly limited advised the Committee that their Benevolent Fund has been so well supported that they were now in a position
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to assume the entire care of one of their dependents, for whom Grand Lodge grants had been previously appropriated. We again emphasize the advisability of each Constituent Lodge establishing a special Benevo- lent Fund, not simply to relieve the burden on our funds but, because experience has taught us that the Lodges which regularly lift their eyes to the third step of the Ladder, have a more active and virile membership who are enjoying to a great degree the happiness of Masonic Fellowship.
While hesitating to do so, we must again empha- size that Masonic Benevolence is, first of all, a problem for the individual Mason and the Constituent Lodge and that such contribution as your Committee may recommend should be considered only as an assisting factor. While we have indicated that there is some considerable improvement, we cannot overtook that there are still a few who seem to think that their entire Masonic responsibility is discharged when they make a grant which, to say the least, is very nominal and, then expect Grand Lodge to contribute sufficient to ensure adequate maintenance of the dependent. We believe that this Grand Lodge should give its Com- mittee on Benevolence authority to direct the attention of such Lodges to this basic Masonic responsibility and to definitely intimate to them that their grants should bear some relationship to the needs of the case.
Masonry cannot and does not remain stationary. To live it must be capable of additional development. As the Craft expands so must the Ideas and Ideals of the greatest of her virtues be expanded. With the improvement of financial conditions, it is our earnest hope that, with your approval, more thought and at- tention can now be given to what might be termed Constructive Benevolence. Our limited entry into the Educational field referred to by Most Worshipful Bro. Copus in his Chairman's Report in 1931 has been most successful, not only as material assistance to some youthful charges of ours, but in reducing the need for further help to several who might otherwise have con- tinued on our list. It is hoped that during the coming year, suggestions and plans can be considered to enable
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us to bring some concrete plan before Grand Lodge at its next Communication.
"The reason why anything hvzs is to be found in the thing itself. It does what it is made to do."— Dr. Fort Newton.
In these difficult times from which, to all appear- ances, we are now emerging, Institutions and Organi- zations of every kind have been in the Crucible. They have had to justify their existence, to answer the "Law of Life." Their advance or their failure has been in direct proportion to their ability to do what they were intended to do. From the inner knowledge which has come to your Committee as to what this Grand Lodge has been able to do, in comforting the aged in their declining years, in assisting to re-establish homes that have been broken, in opening up new vistas for many whose outlook had become blurred and uncertain, in fact, in widening the spheres of Human Happiness, with all sincerity, with deep humility, and with gratitude to the great Architect, we submit that the Practical and Spiritual Virtues of our Benevolence have been a con- tributing factor in answering the oft repeated question — "Why Masonry"?
Fraternally submitted,
T. C. WARDLEY,
Chairman.
DISTINGUISHED VISITOR
The Grand Master, after making a few remarks by wvay of introduction, asked M.W. Bro. J. D. McFad- yen, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Quebec, to address Grand Lodge. M.W. Bro. McFadyen after a hearty reception, expressed his pleasure in being once again with our Grand Lodge at itsAnnual Communicat- ion and congratulated us on the manner in which Grand Lodge conducted its business.
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MASONIC
EDUCATION
The report of the Committee on Masonic Education was presented by R.W. Bro. J. A. Dobbie, Chairman, and on motion of the Deputy Grand Master, seconded by R.W. Bro. J. A. Dobbie, the same was received and adopted.
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of Grand Lodge, A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren :
On behalf of the Committee on Masonic Education, consisting of M.W. Bro. W. S. Herrington', Rt. Wor. Bro. W. J. Dunlop, Rt. Wor. Bro. J. A. McRae, Rt. Wor. Bro. W. H. Gregory, Rt. Wor. Bro. J. Ness, and Rt. Wor. Bro. J. A. Dobbie (Chairman), we wish to report as follows: —
Having had the opportunity during the year 1935- 36 to observe the efforts put forth on behalf of Masonic Education and to arrive at an estimate of its results, i.e., whether or not the work was being enthusiastically undertaken by the unit lodges; — if not as a part of the monthly programme of the lodge, then as a regular part of the yearly programme; — as to which members were devoting their time and energies in the preparation and actual delivering to the lodges the results of their researches and mental efforts along lines of Masonic Education ; — whether or not the work was being handled by the various members of the lodge, or rather by a special few of the members looked upon for years as the backbone of the lodge and all its efforts; — whether or not it was being presented in a manner to enable the average member to grasp and retain the essence of it, or whether it was being presented at too great length at one time, thus becoming tiresome and distasteful rather than appetizing and looked forward to.
As a result of these observations and the con- sideration of them, your Committee thought it wise
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to follow a somewhat different plan of presentation of the work during the year 1936-37. Having a record of many addresses dealing with Masonic History, Philosophy and Symbolism, prepared by different brethren of the Craft and delivered largely to their mother lodges, requests were sent out to these brethren asking that a copy of their addresses be forwarded to the Chairman of the Educational Committee. A very excellent response to this request was received and thus an excellent series of addresses on Masonic subjects was obtained, a tabulated list of which was made stating the subject and author, grouped accord- ing to the Degree dealt with and a copy accompanied by a letter was forwarded to each Worshipful Master of every lodge in Ontario, asking him to see to it that the programme of work for each month of the year should allow a certain amount of time for Masonic Educational work, and advising him that if be could not prevail upon some of the local brethren to prepare addresses for delivery in his lodge, upon writing to the Chairman of this Committee and stating which address or addresses he wished, the same woulo be forwarded, all that would be required being the return of the addresses when they had been delivered in lodge. Your Committee feel deeply grateful to those brethren so kindly forwarding their prepared addresses and your Committee also feel greatly pleased with the marked use made of the prepared list of addresses. Lodges throughout the whole jurisdiction, which undoubtedly would have gone the whole year without any food along Educational lines, were enabled to have a supply sufficient unto their desired needs. Many have been the letters of appreciation received from these distant lodges and herein lies an expression of the blessings bestowed on our brethren less favourably situated in the jurisdiction and also their blessings returned with thankful feelings to those preparing the addresses and who little thought that their efforts were to bear fruit in so many different areas of Ontario.
In order that your Committee might have some definite idea of what was being done monthly through- out the jurisdiction and not have to wait until May for a general report, each Master was requested to
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have his Secretary place the name of the Chairman of this Committee on his mailing list. It cannot be said that the results are as yet nearly satisfactory. Only a small proportion of the Secretaries have been assisting the Committee in this way, but if they could only realize the benefit which would accrue to their lodges and their members they would hasten to do so. "The purest of water may be made to fill the trough and every encouragement given to have it used, but if the horse will not drink, he cannot be made to do so" — likewise all the efforts of your Committee are made for the use and benefit of the various lodges, if they do not see fit to make use of them, your Committee cannot accomplish the results that it desires. It may be that our Masters are moving along too fast and that a year is not sufficient time for them to accomplish all they intend, but since a year seems to be all that they are allowed, it will be necessary for them to plan their year's work earlier and so be ready to start their Educational addresses during the first months of their year. Entertainment of an amusing nature is very desirable when suitable, but it would seem to be im- perative to add something of a much more stable nature and which will be remembered when all the rest is for- gotten and which will aid in building character of a type to stand out as an example for imitation.
In coming in contact with members of lodges throughout the jurisdiction which have neither re- quested lectures nor sent copies of their summons, showing educational wcrk arranged for and delivered, your Committee fully realize that much good work has been done and will continue to be done, but the point to be made is that a much greater use can be made of much of this work than is being done and many more lodges can be given benefit of the finished product, thereby improving the fraternity generally and giving satisfaction to the author by making it much more worth-while to prepare an address, requiring time, energy, thought and research. Your Committee hopes that everyone ever having heard of the subject, Masonic Education — past, present or future — will be- come so inoculated with the desire to make it what it should be to each member of the Craft, that he will feel
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impelled to think what it means to himself and his fellow craftsmen and thereby to the world at large. Thus im- bued and active, our attendance will increase, our in- terest in one another will become what it should be and Masonry will begin to exert the influence throughout the world that it can. Interpret Masonry as meaning — service for others, and not gain for ourselves.
The Committee recognize the valued assistance which has been rendered by the whole group of District Deputy Grand Masters, in organizing their districts and the various lodges constituting the districts. For this wise and able assistance kindly accept the thanks and appreciation of the Committee. To the Masonic Library and its able supervisor, Brother Haydon, the Committee also wishes to pay due honour for efficient and iaithful service most willingly and courteously rendered.
It is the earnest hope of the Educational Commit- tee, after due consideration, that the District Deputy Grand Masters and Masters throughout the jurisdiction be not forgetful of a very important phase of Masonic Education, i.e., Lodges of Instruction dealing with all phases of our Lodgework. Much benefit is to be derived from this phase of the work and much assistance can be rendered by those officers in each lodge and district having formerly occupied these offices. Once having occupied such an office, generally places the officer in a position to render more efficient service as he is vacating his office, owing to his experience having given him an entirely new and doubtless much improved perspective of the duties of the office, the necessity of more uniformity in the work, and the fact that such work is not just at the pleasure of any new officer to introduce innovations, but that the nature of the work and its history requires system and steadfastness.
The members of the Educational Committee have worked zealously and have accomplished considerable. Its hope is that Masters of to-day will take heart and stimulate the Masters of to-morrow to feel the need and importance of the work of Education, and then ere long all lodges will be reaping the benefit, resulting
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in a thoroughly active, prosperous and progressive fraternity holding within its membership the pick of manhood — mentally, spiritually, physically and finan- cially.
Respectfully submitted,
J. A. DOBBIE,
Chairman.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
The Grand Master introduced to Grand Lodge M.W. Bro. Norman T. Avard, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Xova Scotia, and M.W. Bro. W. H. Parker, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Michigan, both of whom were received with hearty applause. They conveyed to the Grand Master and Grand Lodge mess- ages of goodwill from their respective Grand Lodges, and complimented Grand Lodge on the systematic way in which the lengthy agenda was handled.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
CONSTITUTION AND LAWS
This report was presented by the Chairman, M.W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope and was duly received and adopted.
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of Grand Lodge, A.F. & A.M., of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
The Board of General Purposes through its Com- mittee on Constitution and Laws begs to report as fol- lows:
There is no constitutional objection to the following motions of M.W. Bro. Frank A. Copus.
1. That Section 160 of the Constitution be repealed and the following clauses submitted therefor:
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(a) Each Lodge shall make its returns and payments semi-annually to the Grand Secretary within two weeks after the 24th day of June and the 27th day of December in each year, and in case of failure to make such returns and payments before the expiry of that specified period, it may, in the discretion of the Grand Master, be sum- moned to show cause why it should not be sus- pended ; and if such failure to make returns or to make payments, or both, shall continue for six months, it may be summoned to show cause why its warrant should not be withdrawn or declared forfeit.
(b) No representative (Master, Warden or Proxy) of any Lodge which has neglected to make its returns and payments to Grand Lodge within two weeks after the 24th day of June in each year, or which has not complied with Section 4- (a) and 4-(b) of the Rules respecting Benevol- ence, shall be permitted to vote at any session thereof nor at any election of a District Deputy Grand Master in District Meeting, until such returns, payments and requirements respectively shall have been completed.
The Board of General Purposes through its Com- mittee on Constitution and Laws further reports:
There is no constitutional objection to the following Motion of W. Bro. W. B. MacCarthy:
2. That Clause 219B of the Constitution be amended by deleting all that part commencing with the word "provided" on Line 3 and ending with the word "sus- pended on Line 8, both words inclusive, and inserting in lieu thereof the following words :
"at any time within three years from the date of his suspension, on payment of such sum as the Lodge may require, such sum to be determined by a re- solution in open Lodge of which notice of motion has been duly given, but not to exceed the amount owing at the time of his suspension and dues accumulated during the period of suspension."
All of which is fraternally submitted.
W. H. Wardrope, Chairman.
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REPORT OF THE LIBRARY COMMITTEE
The report of this Committee was presented by R. W. Bro. C. S. Hamilton, Chairman, and on motion of the Deputy Grand Master, seconded by R.W. Bro. C. S. Hamilton, was received and adopted
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of Grand Lodge, A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren :
Your Special Committee, consisting of R.W. Bro. Charles S. Hamilton (Chairman), R. W. Bro. M. E. MacKenzie and R.W. Bro. W. J. Dunlop, report as follows :
It is admitted that without books and other printed material the vast majority of present-day knowledge would be lost. The wisdom of the world has come down to us not only by word of mouth but also, and in greater volume, by the printed word. In every gener- ation research is made into the past. The basis of research is printed records. The results of this research are set down in printed words. If it were not so, each generation would be turning the same bit of ground over and over — ■ there would be no advancement of learning. We are collecting material not only for ourselves, not for next year, but for years to come. We have a debt to the past for what has come down to us. We have an obligation to the future to see that we pass on an unbroken chain of records.
In the discharge of our obligation, purchases are made as funds are available, assisted by many valuable presentations. Through the kindness of their editors, we continue to receive 14 monthly magazines from various parts of the Masonic world, both in the Empire and the United States, all of which add to the value of the Library's services. The Secretaries of our various Canadian Grand Bodies also continue to supply their annual proceedings so that our collection of these in-
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valuable records is complete to date for the service of inquirers.
Valuable donations have been received from, and grateful acknowledgment is made to:
Mrs. J. B. Nixon, widow of our highly esteemed R.W. Brother, for a collection of Certificates and Regalia.
W. Bro. W. Moore, for 19 volumes.
W. Bro. James Wilson, son of the late V.W. Bro. P. H. Wilson, 32 volumes.
Mrs. R. W. Brennan, widow of our late R.W. Brother, 12 volumes.
Also to:
M.W. Bro. R. V. Harris, Halifax.
V.W. Bro. L. F. Riggs, Toronto.
V.W. Bro. Colonel J. H. Tatsch, Boston.
W. Bro. L- K. Redman, Long Branch.
R. W. Bro. Cecil Powell, Bristol, England.
V.W. Bro. William Moull, Toronto.
W. Bro. Dr. C. S. Plumb, Columbus, Ohio.
W. Bro. D. Knoop, Sheffield, England.
W. Bro. Lome Pierce, Toronto.
Bro. Perkins Bull, Toronto.
The visitors' register shows 241 signatures for the approximately nine months during which the Temple is open on Thursday evenings. Local members borrowed 151 books and 303 were mailed to non-residents, the total circulation of 454 books being one-third more than last season. Our six sets of "The British Masonic Miscellany" were loaned to twelve Lodges for periods of three months. As each set contains twenty books, their use could be considered as adding 240 to the above total of our circulating service.
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A Masonic Club of some fifty members at Atikokan, Ontario, located at some considerable distance from their Lodge, sent in a request for books to commence a library for itself. As it had some half-dozen useful books on hand, we donated one of our duplicate sets of "Gould's History of Freemasonry."
A request for the loan of books was received on behalf of a Brother, member of a Lodge in London, now a patient at the Sanitarium at Byron. This had to be refused for the same reasons as similar requests from other Samtaria. This request was brought to the attention of a R.W. Brother connected with the Sanitarium through whom a Committee was formed from the local Masters, Past Masters and Wardens' Association, to bring the matter before the Lodges in the district. As a result, enough money was subscribed to supply some fifty bocks at this institution.
Last September, copies of a brief notice covering the circulating service were mailed to all Secretaries in the jurisdiction, with the request that the notice be inserted in their monthly summonses. From the various summonses which have come to our attention, it would appear that the Secretaries have co-operated to a gratifying degree. We could again urge that the nctice sent out by the librarian for that purpose be carried regularly in the monthly summons.
The chief function of the old library was to get all the books it could and preserve them safely. Your library does this also, but has placed free use to members infinitely above getting and keeping. Its Work is no longer passive but aggressive. Your librarian is as anxious to put his wares before the members and have his books and other material used as is the store or factory to secure custom for its goods. He tries to attract attention and arouse the interest of every member.
All education is at bottom self-education. Those who read this report will have reached an age when everything depends on their own efforts. They have left the atmosphere of discipline and control for that of
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self-help. A library organized on modern lines takes over the functions of the teacher and provides the means for enabling us to direct ourselves efficiently. The methods of self-education commended here, tend to make things real and concrete, to render the diffi- cult and the unknown, intelligible and familiar and to develop the mind by bringing it into contact with realities. It will nor repress any originality but develop it, encour- aging the mind to rethink problems, to weigh and judge, to make decisions and truths one's own and to preserve facts for oneself.
Your Library is an organized collection, that is to say, its contents have been gathered together ac- cording to plan, and have been arranged according to plan, so that readers may easily find what they aie in search of, and can also see what other works are there should they wish to pursue the subject further.
Finally, your Committee wishes to record its appreciation of the courtesies extended by the officers of the Masonic Temple, its gratitude for their con- tinuous help during business hours and and expression of its cordial thanks to the librarian, Bro. X. W. J. Haydon, for his continued pains-taking and untiring services during the past year.
All of which is respectfully and fraternally sub- mitted.
CHARLES S. HAMILTON,
Chairman.
COMMITTEE OF SCRUTINEERS
The Grand Master appointed V.W. Bro. James W. Hamilton, Chairman of a Committee of Scrutineers to count the vote at the election of Grand Lodge Officers, with power to name the members of the Committee.
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PRINTING AND SUPPLIES
The report of the Committee on Printing and Sup- plies was presented by R.W. Bro. J. B. Smith, Chairman, and on motion of the Deputy Grand Master, seconded by R.W. Bro. J. B. Smith, was recerved and adopted.
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of Grand Lodge, A.F. & A.M., of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
Your Committee on Printing and Supplies, through the Board of General Purposes, begs to report as follows :
That they have pleasure in presenting the detailed analysis of the Expenditure for Printing and Supplies for the year ending May 31st, 1937, as follows :-
Preliminary Printing, Grand Lodge, 1936 $ 221.19
Printed Forms $ 67.77
Circulars 3.78
71 . 55
Office Stationery and Supplies 252.11
Stationery for Officers and Past Grand Masters 74.93
Christmas Cards 39.96
Constitutions 287.55
Special Copies Grand Master's Address 36.72
Proceedings 1936 and Mailing Boxes 3,011.16
S 3,995.17
The contract for printing Grand Lodge Proceedings having expired your Committee recommend that tenders be asked for, covering a period of five years, and that the Chairman of this Committee and Secretary of Grand Lodge be authorized to accept a suitable one.
Your Committee are appreciative of the co-opera- tion of the Chairman of the various Grand Lodge Com- mittees and Grand Lodge Officials in the early prepar- ation of material for Reports to be printed for submission to this Annual Communication.
Fraternally submitted,
BIRXIE SMITH,
Chairman.
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON WARRANTS
R.W. Bro. G. C. Bonnycastle, Chairman of this Committee, informed the Grand Master that no matters had been referred to the Committee for consideration and report.
REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE AGENDA
This report was presented by M.W. Bro. W. S. Herrington, Chairman, and on motion of the Deputy Grand Master, seconded by M.W. Bro. W. S. Herrington, the same was received and adopted.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
Your Committee appointed to consider the advis- ability of revising the agenda of Grand Lodge in so far as it relates to the election of Grand Lodge Officers begs leave to report as follows:
1. Your Committee recommends that no change be made in the agenda of Grand Lodge in so far as it relates to the election of officers of Grand Lodge and members of the Board of General Purposes.
2. Your Committee has considered the question, referred to it by the Grand Master, of dividing the jurisdiction into zones for the purpose of electing mem- bers to the Board of General Purposes and recommends that this matter be referred to the Board of General Purposes to report at the next meeting of Grand Lodge.
3. The same Committee appointed to consider those parts of the Constitution having reference to demitted and suspended members with a view to alteration thereof and also to consider the various Masonic ritualsandmake such modifications, additions and deletions as may seem essential or desirable, recommends that no alteration be made in the Constitution in reference to demitted and suspended members.
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4. Your Committee is of the opinion that the question of making modifications of, additions to and deletions from the various Masonic ceremonial rituals should be referred to a Committee composed of the Grand Master and Past Grand Masters and recommends accordingly.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Yours fraternally,
\V. S. Herrington
Chairman.
DISPOSAL OF MOTIONS
M.W. Bro. F. A. Copus moved, seconded by M.W. Bro. R. B. Dargavel, the following motion, of which proper notice had been given.
1. That Section 160 of the Constitution be repealed and the following clauses substituted therefor:
(a) Each Lodge shall make its returns and payments semi-annually to the Grand Secretary within two weeks after the 24th day of June and the 27th day of December in each year, and in case of failure to make such returns and payments before the expiry of that specified period, it may, in the discretion of the Grand Master, be sum- moned to show cause why it should not be sus- pended; and if such failure to make returns or to make payments, or both, shall continue for six months, it may be summoned to show cause why its warrant should not be withdrawn or declared forfeit.
(b) No representative (Master, Warden or Proxy) of any Lodge which has neglected to make its returns and payments to Grand Lodge within two weeks after the 24th day of June in each vear, or which has not complied with Section 4- (a) or 4-(b) of the Rules respecting Benevolence,
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shall be permitted to vote at any session thereof nor at any election of a District Deputy Grand Master in District meeting, until such returns, payments and requirements respectively shall have been completed.
After considerable discussion on this motion M.W. Bro. W. S. Herrington moved, seconded by M.W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope, the following amendment to the motion, which was carried.
(1) That clause (b) above be amended by adding thereto after the word "completed" in the last line: — "unless by special resolution of the Board of Gen- eral Purposes. Nothing in this clause shall deprive a Past Master of his vote as such"
The Grand Master then called for a vote on the motion, as amended, and declared the same also carried.
W. Bro. W. J. MacCarthy then presented the follow. - ing motion, seconded by W. Bro. Spencer, of which proper notice had been given.
That Clause 219B of the Constitution be amended by deleting all that part commencing with the word "provided" on Line 3 and ending with the word "sus- pended" on Line 8, both words inclusive, and inserting in lieu thereof the following words :
"at any time within three years from the date of his suspension, on payment of such sum as the Lodge may require, such sum to be determined by a resolution in open Lodge of which notice of motion has been duly given, but not to exceed the amount owing at the time of suspension and dues accumulated during the period of suspension."
The Grand Master declared the motion carried.
NOMINATIONS
The Grand Master announced that nominations for Grand Lodge offices could now be made.
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CALLED OFF
At five o'clock in the afternoon the Grand Master declared the afternoon session of Grand Lodge sus- pended, the labors of Grand Lodge to be again resumed at 9.30 o'clock on the following morning.
CALLED ON
Grand Lodge resumed labor at 9.30 o'clock, in the forenoon, Thursday, July 22nd, 1937, The Grand Master on the Throne.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Grand Master announced to Grand Lodge, the death of Wor. Bro. William Hunter, Secretary of Corinthian Lodge No. 330, London, who had taken seriously ill at the District Meeting on the previous day and who had passed away shortly afterwards.
The Deputy Grand Master then moved, seconded by the Grand Junior Warden, the following, which was unanimously carried.
"That this Grand Lodge records with deepest regret the death of our beloved brother, W. Bro. William Hunter and extends to his widow and family the sincere sympathy of all its members."
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE FRATERNAL DEAD
The report of this Committee was presented by R. W. Bro. J. A. McRae, Chairman, and on motion of the Deputy Grand Master, seconded by R.W. Bro. J. A. McRae, the same was received and adopted.
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To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M., of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren :
The Board of General Purposes, through the Com- mittee on the Fraternal Dead, begs to submit the following report:
We pause amid the labours in which we are engaged, surveying the road by which we have come, planning our journey for another year, to pay cur heartfelt tributes of respect and to honour as is our wonted custom and is most justly due and proper the memory of those brethren who since we were last assembled in annual convocation will no longer travel with us on the highways and byways of life. They have answered the summons of the Angel of Death and have passed to their eternal rest. The memories of these brethren are individually very dear and precious to us all but it is only when we listen to or read the names of all those who were with us and on our rolls but a year ago and who will never- more answer to the roll-call of Grand Lodge that we realize the extent of the ravages that the passage of time has made in our ranks. We sigh in vain: "O, for the touch of a vanished hand and the sound of a voice that is still."
Our departed brethren have left behind sweet and fragrant memories that will not lightly be effaced; memories of good-fellowship, of high purpose and honest endeavour, of Masonic ideals quietly and sincerely followed, of disinterested service and devotion to the principles of right, truth and justice; these were all in some measure and degree characteristic of those whom to-day we mourn.
"We live in deeds not years; in thoughts not breaths In feelings not in figures on a dial
We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives Who thinks most, feels the ncblest, acts the best. Life's but a means unto an end, that end Beginning, mean and end to all things — God."
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They were men to whom, nurtured in the prin- ciples of our order, 'the still sad music of humanity' made its own appeal. The value of the services which they so gladly rendered to Freemasonry cannot be easily estimated; they radiated wholesome influences which made for the strengthening of the bonds of fra- ternity. They toiled long and arduously in the labours of the Masonic Craft and the pattern of Masonic con- duct was in turn woven into the warp and woof of the texture of their lives. While yet we mourn and deplore their loss, we rejcice that it was our good fortune to have been associated with them as fellow-craftsmen. They have laid aside for ever the insignia and working-tools of the order, some in the sere and yellow-leaf of old age and others who until the call came seemed still in 'man- hood's prime vigour.' To us and their successors is left the task of continuing the Masonic work on which they were engaged and the duty of emulating their example. We shall honour them most fittingly by renewed zeal in the cause of Freemasonry and increased fidelity tc its principles.
They have now gone where we too must go, into that 'undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveller returns.' We are persuaded that when our earthly journey shall have ended,
'We are laid asleep
In body and become a living soul'.
For this destiny it is the high purpose of Masonic Phil- osophy to prepare us by having us realize that each should 'make his moral being his prime care' and that each should struggle to keep his moral vision clear. No question is of greater importance, none has received more attention throughout the ages than the question of the meaning of life and its relation to the universe. Countless answers have been given, countless dis- sertations have been written on it. Systems of phil- osophy, systems of religion, all have their particular answers and interpretations of the meaning of life and existence. Thomas Carlyle, the Scottish Sage of Chelsea once said: 'The older I grow, and I now stand upon the brink of eternitv, the more comes back to me the sentence
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in the Catechism which I learned when a child and the fuller and deeper its meaning becomes — 'What is the chief end of man? To glorify God and enjoy him for- ever'. Each of us may well take this to heart and ponder it carefully for it is the answer essentially which Free- masonry also supplies to the riddle of existence.
The following list contains the names of those Past and Present Grand Lodge Officers whose deaths are noted on our records as having occured during the past year:
Right Worshipful Brother William McGregor Logan
The distinguished earthly career of R.W. Bro. W. M. Logan, Grand Secretary of Grand Lodge, came to a close on April 1st, 1937, at his home in Hamilton. While it was known to many that Bro. Logan had been in poor health for some time the news of his death came as a surprise to hundreds of Masons in the Province to whom R.W. Bro. Logan's name was a household word. He was known to thousands in the jurisdiction and all who knew him felt that a great man and sincere friend had gone from among them.
He was born in Port Dover in 1865 and was educated first in private school in Sorel, Quebec, and then in the Hamilton Collegiate Institute where he matriculated into the University of Toronto in 1881. His academic career in the University was outstanding and in 1885 he graduated as Bachelor of Arts winning the gold medal in Classics. He became Classics Master in Aylmer Collegiate and taught there until he received in 1892 the appointment of Classics Master in Hamilton Colleg- iate. The same year he obtained the degree of M.A., from his Alma Mater. There for over a quarter of a century he taught the classics which he loved so well throughout his life and instilled into the minds of hund- reds of his pupils not only a knowledge but an appreciat- ion of Greek and Latin literature. His training and know- ledge of the classics were manifested unobtrusively in many ways : his terse style, his diction, his happy phrase- ology, even in part his broad humanitarian sympathies,
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his quiet humor which endeared him to so many as an after-dinner speaker were all consonant with his classical background.
When R.W. Bro. R. L. Gunn died in 1918, R.W Bro. Logan was appointed Acting Grand Secretary and in the following year he was duly elected Grand Secretary and held that office until his death, being each year unanimously re-elected. He discharged the duties of his important office with the utmost fidelity and distinction and with the greatest acceptance to Grand Lodge. He brought to his office and to the affairs of life a well balanced sense of justice and fine human sympathy. All of the qualities that go to the making of a great Grand Secretary he possessed in an eminent degree. He served Grand Lodge for the period in which the greatest accession to its membership took place and his mastery of detail served him in good stead. His shrewd judgment of men and conditions of men, his knowledge of Masonic jurisprudence, history and ritual were ever at the disposal of those who called on him for assistance and they were not a few. The late Grand Secretary travelled repeatedly throughout the length and breadth of the jurisdiction ; the problems of the constituent lodges he thus knew intimately and by his manifold visits he was known to thousands of the Craft who came to feel that year in and year out R.W. Bro. Logan was to them a symbol of the dignity and import- ance of Grand Lodge. Xo Mason in Ontario was better known or more highly respected and loved. R.W. Bro. Logan was called on frequently tc represent Grand Lodge at other Grand Lodges. Whenever he did so, it was with distinction and the prestige of this Grand Lodge was always enhanced thereby. He was a man among men.
R.W. Bro .Logan was initiated into Malahide Lodge No. 140, Aylmer, affiliated with St. John's Lodge No. 40 on his removal to Hamilton and became Worshipful Master in 1902. He was elected D.D.G.M. of Hamilton District in 1909. He was later elected in 1914 to the Board of General Purposes and was a member of the Board at the time of his election as Grand Secretary. He represented the Grand Lodge of New York near the
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Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario. He enjoyed honorary membership of numerous lodges in the jurisdiction.
R.W. Bro. Logan was active in many branches of Masonry where he gave freely of his time and talents. He occupied no office which he did not adorn. He joined Aylmer Chapter No. 81, R.A.M., and later affiliated with St. John's Chapter No. 6, of which he became First Principal and later he was elected Grand Superintendent of Hamilton District. He was a member of Godfrey de Bouillon Preceptory of Knights Templar and of Rameses Temple of the Mystic Shrine.
In the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite he gave unstinted service where his dramatic powers and ritualistic ability found abundant opportunity. Re- ceiving in turn the 14th, 18th and 32nd Degrees of the Rite in the bodies in Hamilton he was advanced to the rank of honorary 33rd degree in 1915 and in 1925 became an active member of Supreme Council where in due course he was elected Grand Prior. He rendered most valuable service to the Scottish Rite bodies in Hamilton, serving for many years as Secretary of the Lodge of Perfection and the Consistory.
He became a member of the Royal Order of Scotland and only a year before his death he was elevated to be provincial Grand Master of the Order.
Notwithstanding his many Masonic interests and engagements, R.W. Bro. Logan played an influential part in other fields. For many years he was a member of the Hamilton Public Library Board and a member of the Rotary Club of Hamilton of which he was a Past President. The Kinsmen's Club conferred on him an honorary membership.
He was a member of St. Thomas's Anglican Church and was a delegate to the Synod of Niagara of which he was honorary Lay Secretary at the time of his death.
He served for many years his Alma Mater as a member of the Senate.
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His body lay in state in the Scottish Rite Cathedral in Hamilton embanked with flowers testifying to the high esteem in which he was held. Here hundreds of sorrowful men passed by the bier and silently said fare- well. Hundreds of citizens and Masons including the principal officers of all the Masonic Orders in which he had played so great a part attended to pay their last sad tribute of respect. The funeral was conducted by three eminent clergymen who are also members of the Craft: Most Rev. Derwyn T. Owen, Primate of all Canada, Right Rev. L. W. B. Broughall, Bishop of Niagara and Rev. R. C. Blagrave, Rector of the Church of St. Thomas.
"The One remains, the many change and pass Heavens light forever shines, Earth's shadows fly".
Right Worshipful Brother W. I. Atkin
In the past year Wilson district has suffered num- erous losses in the ranks of Past Grand Lodge Officers resident in that district. A highly esteemed Mason passed to Eternal Rest on January 29, 1937, in the person of R.W. Bro. W. I. Atkin.
He was born in 1853 in the township of Malahide, Elgin County and became engaged in the occupations of farmer and butcher.
He was initiated in 1877 in Springfield Lodge No. 259, Springfield, and became an active member of the lodge and a regular attendant throughout his Masonic life. He was Worshipful Master of his lodge in 1909-10 and was elected D.D.G.M. of Wilson district in 1917. He was always exacting on all details pertaining to Masonic work.
He was instrumental in the founding of Spring- field Public Library and took a very great interest in its welfare. He was a man of wide reading and specialized in Masonic literature.
He was an ardent and active Presbyterian and acted as Superintendent of the Sunday School, as well as taking an active part in the church work.
He was held in the highest respect throughout the district.
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Right Worshipful Brother E. Y. Barraclough
The sudden passing of R.W. Bro. E. Y. Barraclough at his home in Glen Williams on September 10, 1936, removed from the community one who had always been interested and ready to assist in any cause that made for the betterment of his fellow men.
The late Bro. Barraclough was in his sixty-second year and was born in Dewsbury, England. He had resided in Glen Williams for the past twenty-five years where he was proprietor of the Glen Woollen Mills. He was associated also with his brother in the Woollen Mills of William Barraclough & Co., in Dewsbury, Eng- land, founded by his father. He was a member of Union Presbyterian Church and an elder and official of many years standing. He had been a member of Georgetown School Board for eleven years, in four of which he was chairman. He wras also a member of Glen Williams School Board.
He was initiated in 1915 in Credit Lodge No. 219, Georgetown, and was installed as Worshipful Master in 1922. He was elected D.D.G.M. in 1925. He was also a Thirty second degree member of the Scottish Rite.
He was buried with Masonic honours and the very large concourse of over two hundred and fifty Masons, as well as host of friends testified to the high place he held in the esteem and affection of all who knew him.
Right Worshipful Brother Thomas A. Blakely
A very highly respected resident of Flesherton and a faithful Mason was removed bv the death of R.W. Bro. T. A. Blakely on February 13", 1937.
He was born in 1863 in the Township of Artemisia near Flesherton. After being educated in the Public Schools of the district he became a wood- worker. He was a member of the Methodist (now United) Church, Flesherton and for many years was a member of the Board of that Church.
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R.W. Bro. Blakely was a police trustee of the village of Flesherton before its incorporation and when in- corporated he was a member of the first council. He always took an active part in the village municipal affairs . In his earlier days he was a member of the militia.
R.W. Bro. Blakely joined Prince Arthur Lodge No. 333, Flesherton, in 1900. He was Worshipful Master of the lodge in 1908-09 and in 1916 was elected D.D.G.M. of Georgian District. He was very faithful in his lodge attendance missing very few meetings of Prince Arthur Lodge from his initiation until he removed to Toronto in 1924.
Right Worshipful Brother Bernard Cairns
R.W. Bro. Cairns was born at Levis, Quebec and passed awav at his home in Scarboro Junction August 28, 1936. He was initiated in Orient Lodge in 1896 and installed as Worshipful Master in 1905. In 1918 he was elected Grand Registrar. R.W. Bro. Cairns was also an honorary life member of Caledonia Lodge and was its first I. P.M.
For years he was president of the Riverdale Masonic Hall Co. He was a member of St. Patrick's Chapter and Beaver Chapter, R.A.M., a member of the Cryptic Rite and also of Rameses Temple A. A. O.N. M.S.
Among Masons he was held in the highest respect. His loss is deplored and his memory respected.
Right Worshipful Brother Ralph Clarke
R.W. Bro. Clarke was initiated into Freemasonry in Faithful Brethren Lodge No. 77, Lindsay, in 1889'. He was one of those responsible for the formation in 1904 of North Entrance Lodge No. 463, Haliburton, and was its first elected Worshipful Master in 1905. He served as D.D.G.M. of former Ontario District No. 10 in 1909-10 and continued to render valuable Masonic service in many ways in the district.
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In recent years he was perhaps best known for the capable manner in which he took charge of a Masonic funeral service. His kindly sympathy on such occasions won him many friends.
R.W. Bro. Clarke was a man of sterling character and a sincere and enthusiastic Mason. During his many years of membership he was ready, willing and anxious at all times to give of his best for the advance- ment of the Order.
He suffered in the last six months of his life from a lingering illness which he bore with a fortitude, calmness and patience that was peculiarly his. R.W. Bro. Clarke died on November 29, 1936.
Right Worshipful Brother Samuel S. Clutton
The oldest Past Master and a patriarchal figure in Grand Lodge passed away February 8, 1937, in the person of the late R.W. Bro. S. S. Clutton, at the ven- erable age of ninety -eight years. His continued at- tendance at Grand Lodge was an inspiration to younger Masons. None who was present will forget readily the thrill experienced a few years ago when he and the late V.W. Bro. Backhouse, aged 94 and 93 respectively, were called by the Grand Master to the dais and presented to Grand Lodge. He attended the communication of Grand Lodge only a year ago.
R.W. Bro. Clutton was born August 28, 1839, in the township of West Flamboro, Upper Canada. He was educated in the public school of the village of West Flamboro and in a private high school in Dundas. At the age of fifteen he moved with his parents to the township of Malahide, Elgin County. He operated successfully a woolen mill in Aylmer and later a mill in Vienna. He was appointed postmaster of Vienna and occupied that office for thirty years.
He was for many years active in municipal affairs. He became, as reeve of Aylmer, a member of Elgin County Council in 1883 and was reeve of Aylmer until
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1886. The following year he was elected first Mayor of the town of Aylmer. In 1885 he was elected Warden of Elgin County. After his removal to Vienna he served for several years as clerk of that village.
R.W. Bro. Clutton was initiated in 1861 in Malahide Lodge No. 140 of which he became a life member. He was elected Worshipful Master of that Lodge in 1866 and continued in that office until 1871. He was again Worshipful Master in the years 1874, 1875, 1877, 1883-1885, and was secretary of the Lodge 1879-1882. He affiliated with Vienna Lodge No. 237, Vienna, in 1901 and the following year he was elected secretary and filled that office continuously to 1915, when he again was elected Worshipful Master. After serving two years in that office he again assumed the secretaryship and re- tained the office until 1932 when his failing health com- pelled his resignation. He thus completed what is surely a unique tenure of Masonic office. Many years ago he was elected D.D.G.M. of Wilson District.
R.W. Bro. Clutton was also an active Royal Arch Mason. He was prominent in the founding of Aylmer Chapter No. 81, R.A.M., and was a Past Grand Super- intendent of London District. He was a member of the Knights Templar, St. Thomas, and of Mocha Temple, London.
His long life was marked throughout by an honesty and integrity of purpose. "He was greatly esteemed and respected by all who knew him for his sterling worth of character and his open and ardent championship of the right".
Right Worshipful Brother John Crane
It can possibly be said that no man in the city of Peterborough touched the lives of the citizens at more points of contact than did R.W. Bro. John Crane. In business he was a banker for more than thirty years; in municipal life of Peterborough he served as member of the Board of Education and later became its chairman, and was also a member of the Utilities Commission.
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In community service he was one of the founders and later president of the Rotary Club; for forty years he was secretary of Nicholls Hospital and secretary of the Nicholls Park Trust. A keen sportsman, he was a mem- ber and Past President of the Peterborough Golf Club and was an enthusiastic curler.
Bro. Crane became Worshipful Master of Peter- borough Lodge No. 155 and was a charter member of Royal Arthur Lodge No. 523. He was a D.D.G.M., of the former Otanabee District. He was also a member of Corinthian Chapter No. 36, R.A.M., a Knight Tem- plar; a member of Peterborough Lodge of Perfection and Sovereign Chapter of Rose Croix.
R.W. Bro. Crane was a skilled musician and his ser- vices were in constant demand, being freely and gladly contributed at countless lodge functions. He was blessed with a ready wit and sparkling humour. One could not be long in his presence without absorbing some- thing of the spirit of good cheer which he radiated.
R.W. Crane died in December, 1935.
Right Worshipful Brother Thomas Dowell
A tower of strength to St. Lawrence district was removed bv the death of R.W. Bro. Thomas Dowell of Sussex Lodge No. 5 on April 10th, 1937.
R.W. Bro. Dowell, who was in his sixty-ninth year, was one of the senior D.D.G.M's of St. Lawrence district and for many years he had displayed a keen active interest in Freemasonry and had contributed much to the upbuilding of the Order in Brockville and the District.
He was born in Burritt's Rapids and was educated in Maitland Public School and Brockville High School. He was engaged in the painting and decorating trade in Brockville for the greater part of his life. In Brock-
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ville he took a deep interest in all pertaining to the best interests of the community. He was a member of Wall Street United Church.
He was initiated into Freemasory in Sussex Lodge No. 5 in 1889 and from then on until his death he took a deep interest in the Craft. He was D.D.G.M. of St. Lawrence district in 1911-1912. For a quarter of a century he was Chairman of the Brockville Masonic Board of Trustees and much credit for the present beautiful home of Brockville Masons can be given to him.
R.W. Bro. Dowell was active in Capitular Masonry and in the Knights Templar. He was a Past Pro- vincial Grand Prior of the Knights Templar.
R.W. Bro. Dowell was buried with Masonic honours from the Brockville Masonic Temple with which he had so long been associated. Seventeen Past District Deputy Grand Masters acted as honorary pall bearers.
R.W. Bro. Dowell was greatly loved by all who knew him. He gave freely of his best endeavours for the advancement of the Order. His memory will long be cherished in St. Lawrence district.
Right Worshipful Brother E. T. Essery
In the death on March 25, 1937, of R.W. Bro. E. T. Essery of King Solomon's Lodge No. 378, a dis- tinguished patriarchal figure in both the Freemasonry and the public life of London has gone from the earthly scene.
Right Worshipful Brother Essery was born in London in the year 1843 and received his education in his native city. In the year 1876 he opened his law office and was eminently successful in the practice of his profession. The University of Toronto conferred on him the degree of LL.B. in the vear 1883 and he was made a K.C. in 1908.
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He was initiated in King Solomon's Lodge in 1889 and subsequently became its Worshipful Master and still later D.D.G.M. of London district. He was for many years an active, outstanding Mason in London and did much to promote the interests and welfare of the Craft. He was also a Past First Principal of St. George's Chapter R.A.M.
While very active in Fraternal Society affairs — he held the highest offices in the gift of another Fraternal Society — he was also very active in civic matters and in the years 1888 to 1890 when the present water- works system was installed he was Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission. He occupied the Mayor's Chair in the years 1893 and 1894 and in the latter year contested the riding, though unsuccessfully, as the Conservative candidate for the local legislature. He was a Past President of St. George's Society and the Middlesex Bar Association. In religion an Anglican, he was a member of St. Paul's Cathedral. Brother Essery has been referred to as the most colourful figure ever to occupy the post of London's chief magistrate. In a dispute between the Council and the London Street Railway he ordered the tracks torn up. He was wise in meeting difficult situations as was evidenced by his method in demanding cash payment instead of bonds for the lease of the L.S.R. to a Cleveland Syndicate.
In his Masonic relationships he was a staunch brother — firm and true to what he conceived to be right, but ever willing to accept something different when shown the right way should it be in opposition to his own. He was an ardent patriot and in reply to a toast to his native Canada he was brilliant. In his death Masonry has lost one of its strong old patriarchs.
Right Worshipful Brother David Forsyth
R.W. Bro. David Forsyth — a veteran teacher, sportsman and Mason — died at his home in Beams- ville on September 13, 1936, in his eighty-fourth year.
Born in Perthshire, Scotland, he came to Canada as a baby with his parents. He received his primary
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education at Lynden and then attended Dundas High School and later Dr. Tassie's Grammar School. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1875, gaining the silver medal in mathematics, and in the following year he became mathematics and science teacher in Berlin (now Kitchener) High School. Here he remained for forty-six years, holding the office of principal for twenty years. He was a pioneer in in- troducing practical work in the science laboratory of the High School for each student. In his long teaching career he taught many pupils who later became dis- tinguished in the business, professional and public life of Canada. He was a member of the Royal Com- mission on Industrial and Technical Education which toured Canada, the United States and Europe in search of useful information which could be applied to technical education in Canada.
R.W. Bro. Forsyth was a notable athlete, particu- larly in association football. He fathered the well- known Western Ontario Football Association, serving too, in many capacities including that of President. He was captain of the old Berlin lacrosse team, a cricketer and a well-known bowler and curler. He served for thirty-four years as a member of the Kitchener Library Board.
On his retirement from teaching, he moved to Beamsville and was at the time of his death chairman of the Public Library Board and a member of the Advis- ory-Vocational Committee of the Board of Education.
Bro. Forsyth was initiated in 1884 into Free- masonry in Grand River Lodge No. 151, Kitchener, and was Worshipful Master of the Lodge in 1886 and 1887. He was elected in 1889 D.D.G.M. of Wellington District. Only a short time before his last illness, he was presented with the veteran's jewel. He was always active in promoting the interests of Freemasonry and to him is due a large measure of credit for the progress made by Grand River Lodge in its earlier years. He was buried with Masonic honours in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Kitchener.
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Right Worshipful Brother W. A. Graham
R.W. Bro W. A. Graham was initiated into Free- masonry in Forest Lodge Xo. 263, Forest, in April 1886, and in 1891 affiliated with Alexandra Lodge, No. 151, Oil Springs. He was installed as Worshipful Master of Alexandra Lodge, December 27, 1893. In 1921 he was elected D.D.G.M. of Sarnia district. He was also a member of Vimy Chapter No. 214, R.A.M. He served the Craft for many years with great devotion.
He died February 5, 1937, and was buried with Masonic honours.
Right Worshipful Brother Sydney G. Holley
R.W. Bro S. G. Holley of New Dominion Lodge, No. 205, New Hamburg, died at New Hamburg on March 19, 1937, at the ripe old age of ninety years.
He was born at or near Weston and after being educated in the Public School he entered the service of the Grand Trunk Railway, eventually becoming agent at New Hamburg. Some twenty years ago, he retired on pension from the service of the railway.
Bro. Holly was initiated into Freemasonry in New Dominion Lodge in 1896. In 1898-99 he was Worshipful Master and was elected Secretary of the Lodge in 1902. In 1926 he was made an honorary member of New Domin- ion Lodge. Some years ago, when New Dominion Lodge was still in Huron District, he was elected D.D.G. M. of the district. He was also a member of the Royal Arch Masons.
R.W. Bro. Holley was a most loyal and faithful Crafts- man. He attended all communications when at all physically able, and also at times when many a Mason would not consider venturing out-of-doors to brave the inclement weather. He read widely on Masonic subjects and was exceedingly conversant with all matters relating to Masonic ritual and jurisprudence. His
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opinion on any debated point could be relied on as practically the last word on the subject. Masonry was his chief subject of study during his later years.
In religion he was a member of St. George's Anglican Church, New Hamburg, and at one time was one of its wardens.
In his younger days R.W. Bro. Holley was a keen marksman with a rifle and an ardent fisherman. Of late years he was partially disabled by a fracture of his thigh and a few years before his death his eyesight failed greatly.
R.W. Bro. Holley was a man whose word was held as good as his bond. He was punctilious to a degree in all business matters. He was a warm friend and de- lightful conversationalist. His memory is warmly cherished bv those who knew him.
Right Worshipful Brother Walter T. Kingston
R.W. Bro. W. T. Kingston was stricken down in the prime of life and at the height of a splendid career of usefulness and service and died on March 12, 1937, after a few days of illness at his home in Cardinal.
He was born in Prescott in 1886. Both his parents were pioneers of Greenville County. He was educated in the public and high schools of Prescott and then served an apprenticeship as druggist. Later be attended the College of Pharmacy in Toronto and graduated in 1909 as Phm.B. He then started in business in Card- inal.
He was initiated in Cardinal Lodge No. 491, Card- inal, and was Worshipful Master in 1914. He served as Secretarv of the lodge from 1921 until his death. In 1923 he was chosen as D.D.G.M. of Eastern District.
R.W. Bro. Kingston was a member and Warden of St. Paul's Church as well as Superintendent of its Sundav School. He was an active member of the I.O.
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O.F., and at the time of his death was Grand Master of that Order. He died greatly loved and regretted.
In every walk of life, R.W. Bro. Kingston was held in high estimation. He made it a point never to be satisfied with anything but the best in the man- ifold tasks which he undertook, and gave of his time and energy most freely to every worthy cause to the very end. His life's work suggested the text of the funeral service — "Know ye not that there is a Prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel" and of him one can feel that it will be said, "Well done, good and faithful servant."
Right Worshipful Brother Thomas McKnight
R.W. Bro. Thomas McKnight, who died on March 30, 1937, had for four decades played an important part as a public-spirited citizen of Cookstown and was widely mourned by a large circle of friends through- out Simcoe County to whom his genial and sociable disposition had endeared him. He was born in Kssa Township of pioneer parents and after completing his public school education he attended Collingwood High School and Bradford Model School qualifying as a teacher. He followed the teaching profession for a few years and then went into business in Cookstown. He entered fully into the life of the community, giving ungrudgingly of his time and energy in all matters that made for its advancement and betterment. He rendered valuable services in many public offices, serving for a number of years as school trustee, treasurer of the Cookstown Agricultural Society, and as a member of the Mothers' Allowance Board.
He was an active member of St. John's Anglican Church and gave lengthy service as Warden.
He was interested in Free Masonry in Manitoba Lodge No. 236 and became its Worshipful Master. He was known as an enthusiastic Mason and was elected later D.D.G.M. of Georgian District. He later served
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the district as Treasurer for many years. He was also a member of the A. & A. Scottish Rite, Barrie.
Right Worshipful Brother H. McQueen
In October of last year King Hiram Lodge No. 78, Tillsonburg and Wilson District suffered a severe loss in the sudden death of R.W. Bro. H. McQueen, who was fatally stricken only a few hours after he had attended a meeting of his lodge.
He was born in 1872 in Middleton Township, and after matriculating he entered the Royal College of Dental Surgeons, and in due course graduated. He practiced his profession of dentistry in Tillsonburg where he became an active member of the community, enjoving the confidence and esteem of the citizens. He sat as a member of the Municipal Council and was elected Mayor. In all, he served three years as Mayor and was also a member of the Public Utilities Commission. At the time of his death he was Secretary Treasurer of the Hospital Trust and also of the Cemetery Com- mission, as well as a High School Trustee. He was a member of St. John's Anglican Church.
R.W. Bro. McQueen was initiated into King Hiram Lodge in 1896. He became Worshipful Master in 1904 and again filled that office in 1910. He was elected D.D.G.M., of Wilson District in 1913. He acted as D.D.G.M., also in the following year. He enjoyed the reputation of being one of the best versed Masons in Western Ontario.
Right Worshipful Brother C. A. W. Murphy
One of the best known residents of old North Toronto village, R.W\ Bro. C. A. W. Murphy died July 8, 1937, at his home in Newtonbrook where he had been living only a short time.
R.W. Bro. Murphy was born in York township in 1856 and after being educated in the Public School he entered the building trade and for a number of years
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he was a builder and contractor in York, Vaughan and Markham Townships. In 1892 he opened a general store in L'Amaroux and in 1900 moved to the village of North Toronto where he started a hardware business which is still carried on by his three sons.
He became a member of York Lodge No. 156 in 1903 and served as Worshipful Master in 1909. In 1917 he was elected D.D.G.M. of the former Toronto Centre District No. 11 B. He was an active Mason and was chairman of the Sick and Benevolent Com- mittee of York Lodge for many years. He was a charter member of North Gate Lodge No. 521 and an honorary life member of Metropolitan Lodge No. 542. For eighteen consecutive years he acted as Installing Master of Robertson Lodge, King City. He was an active director on the board of York Masonic Temple Limited and was elected President of the company for 1929 and 1930. R.W. Bro. Murphy was First Principal of York Chapter R.A.M. 1922.
R.W. Bro. Murphy was a man who had the interests of Masonry always at heart and was held in high esteem bv all who knew him.
Right Worshipful Brother Wm. Ostler
Hamilton Masons, Hamilton Citizens and Grand Lodge suffered a great loss in the death of R.W. Bro. Wm. Ostler in Hamilton on March 27, 1937.
R.W. Bro. Wm. Ostler's father came from England where he was engaged in manufacturing files, and es- tablished his business in Gananoque, Ont. where our R.W. Bro. was born in 1874. When Bro. Ostler was twelve years old his father moved his manufacturing business to Hamilton and it was still being carried on by R.W. Bro. Ostler at the time of his death.
R.W. Bro. Ostler was educated in the Hamilton Public Schools, the Hamilton Commercial College and the Hamilton Collegiate Institute. In early life he
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distinguished himself as a musician and was proficient on a number of instruments and was one of the most valued members of the band of the i.3th Regiment.
He took a prominent position in the business and fraternal life of his city and was active in many charitable works. He was active in civic life and some years ago became a member of the Hamilton Cemetery Board, of which body he was chairman for the two years before his death.
He joined Acacia Lodge A.F. & A.M. Xo. 61, G. R. C. in 1898 and was Worshipful Master of his Lodge in 1911. He held Honorary Life Membership in a number of Masonic Lodges and was treasurer at the time of his death of "Lodge of the Ancient Landmarks."
He was prominent and beloved in Scottish Rite Masonry and had advanced to the 32nd degree. He was a great help in the great dramas of Scottish Rite degree work.
He was elected Grand Senior Warden when Grand Lodge met in the Memorial School, Hamilton, about twelve years ago and he filled that office with honour and became widely known and very popular throughout the Grand Jurisdiction.
R.W. Bro. Ostler as a speaker was eloquent but he was distingusihed for his sparkling wit and his ready kindly humour, and many a Grand Lodge and Con- stituent Lodge gathering was made happier and more spirited by his flashing sallies of mirth and humour and his kindly personality.
He was a member of McXab St. Presbyterian Church and a member of its Board of Management. As a man he was kindly, friendly and generous and he had a personality that made true friends who always remained loyal to him, for they recognized his unselfish in- terest in them and his loyalty to their welfare. He was the embodiment of honour and no one could suggest any meanness in his presence.
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All Masons mourn his loss and extend to his wife, his son, his brother and his sisters sincere sympathy.
Right Worshipful Brother Walter M. Ross
In the death of R.W. Bro. W. M. Ross which oc- curred on Sept. 6, 1936, in Liverpool, where he was stricken with pneumonia just as he was completing a trip to Great Britain, Ottawa lost a distinguished citizen and Freemasonry in Ottawa an outstanding member.
R.W. Bro. Ross was born in Ottawa in 1872 and was educated in the Public Schools and Collegiate Institute of that City. Entering into business he was connected throughout his life with the lumbering in- dustry being associated principally with the firm of J. R. Booth, Limited. He became Secretary of the Company in 1930. He mastered all the details of the lumbering industry and was particularly at home with the problems of the export lumber business.
He was a man of manifold activities. A member of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church he served for many years on the Temporal Committee. He was an active supporter of the Ottawa Y.M.C.A., and had long been a director and for a period, president. He was a member of the Rotary Club and the president of the Home Building and Loan Association.
Sport claimed his attention and he became a keen golfer and ardent curler.
He was initiated into Freemasonry in 1894 in Chaudiere Lodge No. 264 and was installed as Worship- ful Master in 1901, serving two years in that capacity. Later in 1921 in the midst of his busy life he became Worshipful Master of the young Sidney Albert Luke Lodge No. 558 solely as a tribute of affection to his friend the late Grand Master Luke after whom the lodge was named. He was also an honorary member of Defenders' Lodge. In 1910 he was elected D.D.G.M. of Ottawa District.
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R.W. Bro. Ross was a prominent and active member of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite in Ottawa and acted as Presiding Officer of both the Lodge of Per- fection and the Chapter of Rose Croix. He received the thirty-second degree in Hamilton Consistory and in 1915 was made a member of Carleton Chapter R.A.M., and of the Royal Order of Scotland. He was also a director of the Ottawa Masonic Temple.
He was buried in Ottawa on September 28th. His funeral was one of the largest ever held in Ottawa, thus testifying to the esteem in which R.W. Bro. Ross was held by all ranks and conditions of men and to the admiration felt for his upright, gentle character and all those qualities of heart, mind and soul which so endeared him to all fortunate enough to know him.
Two flowing tributes of respect must be quoted. The Rev Dr. Robert Johnston, former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church conducted the funeral service and said of him :
"He was loyal to his church just as he was loyal to everything with which he was connected. His body shall be lowered into the grave but his soul goes marching into a land where true hearts are received".
An editorial in the "Ottawa Journal" thus spoke of him:
"The citizens of Ottawa will be poorer by the death of Walter M. Ross. He sought no public office, nor craved fame yet he had an instinct for public service and for friendship which made him one apart. A business man compelled to conform to the cause of business, his horizon embraced the well-being of his community and there were few worth-while activities within Ottawa's boundaries which did not know his interest and his generosity. Jt is of such character that citizenship is made".
"Personally Mr. Ross was genial, amiable, loyal and sincere. A sportsman loving sport for its own sake he was a devotee of golf and curling but for wholesome games he had a fine enthusiasm; they were as much a part of his zest for life as the support he gave to his church and to fraternal associations". "The passing of one of such qualities is a loss. The compensation or consolation is the memory of a life that was full and generous which made the world a little better because of his character".
"Therefore to serve was high beatitude".
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Right Worshipful Brother Alexander Saunders
R.W. Bro. Alex. Saunders was born in 1862 in the Township of Brooke, Lambton County, and there re- ceived his primary education. He then proceeded to Sarnia High School and later studied for the pro- fession of law. After being admitted to the Bar, he commenced practice at Watford where he remained until 1903.
During his residence at Watford he took a deep interest in everything pertaining to the welfare of the community and was prominent in municipal affairs, serving for a number of years as a member of the mun- icipal council.
He received in 1903 the appointments of Local Registrar of the High Court, Registrar of the Surro- gate Court, and Clerk of Lambton County Court. The acceptance of these appointments necessitated his taking up residence in Sarnia where he resided until his death.
He was initiated into Freemasonry in Havelock Lodge No. 238, Watford, in 1885. Bro. Saunders became Worshipful Master in 1895 and in 1901 was elected D.D.G.M., of St. Clair District No. 2 as it then was. He was active in Capitular Masonry serving as First Principal of Wawanosh Chapter No. 15, R.A.M., and later was elected Grand Registrar of the Grand Chapter. He represented the Grand Chapter of Arizona, near the Grand Chapter of Canada. He was a member of St. Simon of Cyrene Preceptory No. 37, Knights Templar, Sarnia, being installed as Eminent Preceptor in 1912 and was elected Provincial Grand Prior in the Knights Templar. He was a member of the bodies in London and received the Consistory degrees in Hamilton. He was was member of the Mystic Shrine, The Order of the Red Cross of Constantine, and also of the Cryptic Rite. He became Grand Master of the latter order in 1933.
A long life of zeal and devotedness to Masonry and valuable service to the communities in which he lived came to a close February 27, 1937. R.W. Bro. Saunders was buried in Watford Cemetery with Masonic honours.
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Right Worshipful Brother Aaron Sweet
R.W. Bro. Aaron Sweet, a life member of Hender- son Lodge, No. 383, Winchester, died at his home in Winchester at the advanced age of 83 years. He was ill but a few days, succumbing to the effects of a severe heart attack followed by pneumonia.
He was born at Hemmingford, Quebec, in 1854, and attended the elementary schools of that district. As a boy of fourteen, he came, in 1868, to attend Morris- burg Grammar School where he remained two years. After a brief business apprenticeship in Morrisburg, he entered the employment of his uncle, Andrew Broder, in his general store in Winchester. He displayed great business acumen, coupled with a courteous manner and pleasing personality. In his early twenties, he became a partner in the business which five years later, in 1881, became known as A. Sweet & Co. R.W. Bro. Sweet, throughout his life, had a high reputation for square dealing and business shrewdness.
Shortly after attaining his majority, he was elected Deputy Reeve of Winchester and was instrumental in having the village incorporated. For many years he was President of Dundas Conservative Association and in 1923 contested successfully in the Provincial riding of Dundas which he represented faithfully until the Legislature was dissolved in 1927. He did not seek re-election but retired from public life. Every local organization that made for the welfare of the community received his active support, financially and personally.
He was initiated in Henderson Lodge in 1894. Later he became Worshipful Master and in 1918 was elected D.D.G.M. of Eastern District. He was at all times an ardent Mason, striving ever for the advance- ment of the Order. He received the degrees of the Lodge of Perfection and Chapter of Rose Croix in Ottawa, the 32nd Degree in Hamilton and in 1933 he was made an honorary member of the 33rd Degree. He was a member of Karnak Temple of the Mystic Shrine.
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R.W. Bro. Sweet devoted himself to his church and it was as a devout active loyal churchman that he was best known. A constant attendant at divine service, he strove throughout his life to forward in every way the work of the church. He had been Re- cording Steward of Winchester Methodist (now United) Church for over fifty years. His home life left nothing to be desired and it was one of quiet beauty from which radiated influences that were felt throughout the com- munity. The many blessings he and his life-long com- panion received from On High were generously shared with all their numerous friends. He well deserves the tribute expressed in the lines.
Life's race well run Life's work well done Life's victory won Now cometh rest.
His funeral on January 10th, of this year was attend- ed by hundreds from far and near who desired to pay their last tribute of respect to an outstanding citizen and beloved friend.
Right Worshipful Brother Harry E. Tomney
R.W. Bro. Harry E. Tomney, one of the best known citizens of the Cobalt district, died at his home in Cobalt on June 2, 1937. He had been in failing health for some time and for the last three months of his life he had been confined to his home. The news of his death came, nevertheless, as a great shock to his large circle of friends.
He was born in 1880 in Windsor, England, and came to Canada about thirty years ago. He went to the Cobalt mining camp in its infancy and became connected as Secretary and Accountant with several mining companies. For many years he was Accountant with the Mining Corporation of Canada. He was regarded as very efficient and held in high esteem by those associated with him in business.
He was initiated in 1910 in Silver Lodge, No. 486, and served as Worshipful Master in 1921 in that lodge, and also a second term ten vears later. He was elected D.D.G.M. of Nipissing East District in 1933.
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R.W. Bro. Tomney was a member of the Anglican Church and was a Warden of St. James' Church. At the time of his death he was a member of the Cobalt School Board and President of the Y.M.C.A., in whose affairs he had been interested for many years.
R.W. Bro. Tomney was a quiet, unassuming man of a most loveable disposition. His funeral testified to the worth and regard with which he was held. He was buried with Masonic honours, the Masonic Service being in charge of R.W. Bro. Dav, D.D.G.M. of Nipiss- ing East District. Six Past D. D.G.Ms, acted as Pall- bearers.
Right Worshipful Brother James R. Waddle
Erie Lodge No. 149 at Dover lost one of its oldest members who was regarded as a mainstay of the lodge when R.W. Bro. J. R. Waddle passed awav at his home on June 8, 1937.
He was born seventy years ago in 1867 and came of an old pioneer family of Norfolk County. He was educated in the Schools of Port Dover and followed the occupation of a farmer, operating a large farm very successfully. He became Reeve of Woodhouse Township and was also interested in the Norfolk Plowmen's As- sociation of which he became President. His interests were wide and he was associated with almost every com- munity enterprise in the county.
He was initiated in Erie Lodge and became Worship- ful Master in 1900. Four years later he was again Worshipful Master and the following year, 1904, he was elected D.D.G.M. of Wijson District. He was known throughout the district as a strict ritualist.
He was a close friend and confidant of the late M.W. Bro. J. S. Martin and both were active together in securing the memorial stone for the grave of the late M.W. Bro. Wm. Mercer Wilson, first Grand Master, in old historic St. John's Cemetery. R.W. Bro. Waddle was buried in this cemetery almost next to the last rest- ing place of M.W. Bro. Wilson.
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R.W. Bro. Waddle was known, respected and esteemed by all in the community in which he spent his life. He was a man who could justly be said to have stood four square to every wind that blew. He was a man of wise, prudent counsel which was often sought after He was besides always a kindly man, considerate of his fellows, and in his death Norfolk County lost one of its most outstanding citizens.
Very Worshipful Brother David Barragar
V.W. Bro. David Barragar, a former principal of Queen Mary School, Belleville, died at his home in Belleville on May 14, 1937, at the age of seventy seven years. He had been a resident of Belleville for forty-four years. During the war, he commanded with the rank of Lieut. - Colonel the Officers' Training School at Kingston. He was a Past Master of Franck Lodge No. 127, Frankford, and a member of Moira Chapter R.A.M., and a Past Grand Steward of Grand Lodge. He was an able ed- ucationist and highly respected citizen of Belleville.
Very Worshipful Brother J. A. Burry
V.W. Bro. James A. Burry who died on January 4th, 1937, was initiated into the Craft in 1904, and in 1914 was one of the founders of Coronati Lodge No. 520. He was the first Junior Warden of this lodge and became Worshipful Master for the year 1916. Twenty- one years from the date of his own installation he was to have acted as installing Master for the installation of his son as W.M. of Coronati Lodge but fatal illness intervened all too suddenly. In 1923 he was appointed Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies, an honour which he prized greatly. A Mason and a man of sterling worth, wise in counsel, V.W. Bro. Burry will be greatly missed in Coronati Lodge.
Very Worshipful Brother John F. Gibson
Henderson Lodge No. 383, Winchester, suffered a second loss this year in the sudden death of V.W. Bro. J. F. Gibson. The late Bro. Gibson was earlier con-
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nected with the Bell Telephone Company, but since 1915 he had been engaged in the monument business in Win- chester. He was widely known throughout the district and highly esteemed. He was elected Worshipful Master of Henderson Lodge in 1927 and a few years ago was ap- pointed Grand Steward. He was also a member of Russell Chapter, R.A.M., and Mocha Temple of the Mystic Shrine.
Very Worshipful Brother Malcolm MacBeth
Milverton lost one of its best known and most beloved citizens in the death of R.W. Bro. Malcolm MacBeth on August 3, 1936. He had for many years taken a very keen interest in community affairs and gave unstintingly of his time and talent to all worth- while enterprises in the community. His engaging personality endeared him to all with whom he came in contact. His death which came after a lengthy and painful illness which he bore with characteristic fortitude, cast a pall of sorrow over the entire district in which he lived.
V.W. Bro. MacBeth was born in 1868 in Brant Township, Bruce County. His parents were among the early pioneer settlers. He attended Eden Grove Public School and later Walkerton High School. After graduating from High School he became a reporter on the staff of the Walkerton Telescope. In 1890-91 he was sessional writer at the Ontario Legislature. A little later he purchased the Milverton Sun. Under his able guidance it became an influential weekly en- joying a large circulation and was one of the most widely quoted weekly newspapers in Canada. In 1933 he disposed of the Sun but continued to be a reuglar contributor to its columns. In 1905 he was appointed Postmaster of Milverton and continued in this office until his death. In 1935 he received the King's Jubilee medal in recognition of his services to the community.
In his younger days, V.W. Bro. MacBeth was an outstanding athlete. He was a member of the de- bating society and an officer of the Mornington Ag- ricultural Society. He was for many years a member
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of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association and in 1930 was elected President. The activity which brought him of late years most to the attention of the public was his interest in education. He was a member of Milverton Board of Education for thirty years and his interest in education led to his elevation in 1931 to the presidency of the Ontario School Trustees and Rate- payers' Association and in 1932 to the presidency of the Ontario Educational Association. In both offices he served with distinction.
V.W. Bro. MacBeth was a member of St. Paul's United Church and a member of its Board of Stewards. He was one of the community's foremost church workers.
He was initiated in 1906 in Milverton Lodge No. 478, and became Worshipful Master in 1924. In 1931 he was appointed a Grand Steward of Grand Lodge. He took a very active interest in his Lodge and in Masonrv.
Very Worshipful Brother James Malcolm
V.W. Bro. James Malcolm of Markham Union Lodge No. 87, died at his home in Markham, January 21st, 1937, in his eighty-second year.
He was born in Scarboro Township and was a grandson of Archibald Malcolm who in 1830 brought his family from Loch Lomond-side to settle in Scarboro. Bro. James Malcolm was the last survivor of a family of five brothers and two sisters. In early manhood he settled in Markham township but for the last twenty- seven years he resided in Markham village and was engaged in the real estate and insurance business.
He was an ardent and skilful curler and lawn bowler. In 1935 he was honoured by the Ontario Curling Association by being made a life member. For fifty years he was an active member of East York Agricultural Society.
He was initiated in Markham Union Lodge in 1888. Later he was elected Worshipful Master and in 1927
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he was appointed a Grand Steward of Grand Lodge. He has also attained the rank of Thirty second degree in the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.
It was the church, however, that received his best thought and effort. He was long an elder of St. Andrew's Presbvterian Church, Markham, and after church union he continued as an elder in New St. Andrew's Presbyter- ian Church. For many years he represented the con- gregation at Presbytery and was in 1933 a delegate to the General Assembly where he served on the committee on Foreign Missions.
V.W. Bro. Malcolm was one of the oldest and most highly respected residents of the township and one of i,ts most public spirited citizens. He was buried with Masonic honours.
Very Worshipful Brother M. A. Morrison
V.W. Bro. Morrison, a member of Corinthian Lodge No.. 101, Peterborough, and a Past Assistant Grand Organist, died on March 10th, 1937. He was a prominent, citizen of Peterborough and a highly esteemed Mason. He was Worshipful Master of his lodge in 1901 and re- mained actively engaged in Masonic work until his death He took a deep interest in civic affairs, serving in many municipal offices. He was a devoted churchman and a trusted official in many capacities of Trinity United Church.
Fraternally submitted,
J. A.McRAE, Chairman of the Committee.
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Jtn Mtmarmm
Right Worshipful Brother
W. L Atkxn
Past District Deputy Grand Master
and a member of
Springfield Lodge No. 259, Springfield
DIED JANUARY 29th, 1937.
Right Worshipful Brother
IE* If* Sforrarlottglj
Past District Deputy Grand Master
and a member of
Credit Lodge No. 219, Georgetown
DIED SEPTEMBER 11th, 1936
Right Worshipful Brother
Past District Deputy Grand Master
and a member of
Prince Arthur Lodge No. 333, Flesherton
DIED FEBRUARY 13th, 1937
Right Worshipful Brother
2L Cairns
Past Grand Registrar
and a member of
Orient Lodge No. 339, Toronto
DIED AUGUST 28th, 1936
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Jtt iWemoriam
Right Worshipful Brother
2Raiptj Clarke
Past District Deputy Grand Master
and a member of
Faithful Brethren Lodge No. 77, Lindsay
DIED NOVEMBER 29th, 1936
Right Worshipful Brother
S* £>+ CluttDtt
Past District Deputy Grand Master
and a member of
Malahide Lodge No. 140, Aylmer
DIED FEBRUARY 8th, 1937
Right Worshipful Brother
Unlyn (Evane
Past District Deputy Grand Master
and a member of
Peterborough Lodge No. 155, Peterborough
DIED DECEMBER, 1935
Right Worshipful Brother
Stomas Unwell
Past District Deputy Grand Master
and a member of
Sussex Lodge No. 5, Brockville
DIED APRIL 10th, 1937
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In iHtfttumam
Right Worshipful Brother
Past District Deputy Grand Master
and a member of
King Solomon's Lodge No. 378, London
DIED MARCH 25th, 1937
Right Worshipful Brother
I 3L iffautt^tt
Past District Deputy Grand Master
and a member of
Macnab Lodge No. 169, Port Colborne
DIED JUNE 14th, 1937
Right Worshipful Brother
Batrid ifforsytty
Past District Deputy Grand Master
and a member of
Grand River Lodge No. 151, Kitchener
DIED SEPTEMBER 3rd, 1936
Right Worshipful Brother
. A. (Sraijam
Past District Deputy Grand Master
and a member of
Alexandra Lodge No. 158, Oil Springs
DIED FEBRUARY 5th, 1937
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In iHemortam
Right Worshipful Brother
Past District Deputy Grand Master
and a member of
New Dominion Lodge No. 205, New Hamburg
DIED MARCH 19th, 1937
Right Worshipful Brother
. 3L Kingston
Past District Deputy Grand Master
and a member of
Cardinal Lodge No. 491, Cardinal
DIED MARCH 12th, 1937
Right Worshipful Brother
W. M. Slogan
Grand Secretary
and a member of
St. John's Lodge No. 40, Hamilton
DIED APRIL 1st, 1937
Right Worshipful Brother
Slims. iHciKnttthi
Past District Deputy Grand Master
and a member of
Manitoba Lodge No. 236, Cookstown
DIED MARCH 30th, 1937
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In Mvmaviam
Right Worshipful Brother
Past District Deputy Grand Master
and a member of
King Hiram Lodge No. 78, Tillsonburg
DIED OCTOBER 29th, 1936
Right Worshipful Brother
<g. W. fflaahy
Past District Deputy Grand Master
and a member of
Highgate Lodge No. 336, Highgate
DIED MAY 14th, 1937
Right Worshipful Brother
Ctjas. iWurptjg
Past District Deputy Grand Master
and a member of
York Lodge No. 156, Toronto
DIED JULY 8th, 1937
Right Worshipful Brother
Ira. ©atlur
Past Grand Senior Warden and a member of Acacia Lodge No. 61, Hamilton DIED MARCH 28th, 1937
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In Mtmaviam
Right Worshipful Brother
A. M. Parka
Past District Deputy Grand Master
and a member of
Alexandra Lodge No. 158, Oil Springs
DIED MARCH 4th, 1937
Right Worshipful Brother
B. A. Wiahtliff v
Past District Deputy Grand Master
and a member of
Rising Sun Lodge No. 129, Aurora
DIED JANUARY 31st, 1937
Right Worshipful Brother
Past District Deputy Grand Master
and a member of
Chaudiere Lodge No. 264, Ottawa
DIED SEPTEMBER 6th, 1936
Right Worshipful Brother
Past District Deputy Grand Master
and a member of
Havelock Lodge No. 238, Watford
DIED FEBRUARY 27th, 1937
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In iHtftttorfam
Right Worshipful Brother
Aarntt §§xtxzvi
Past District Deputy Grand Master
and a member of
Henderson Lodge No. 383, Winchester
DIED FEBRUARY 27th, 1937
Right Worshipful Brother
IHarrtj Sfamneij
Past District Deputy Grand Master
and a member of
Silver Lodge No. 486, Cobalt
DIED JUNE 2nd, 1937
Right Worshipful Brother
Past District Deputy Grand Master
and a member of
Erie Lodge No. 149, Port Dover
DIED JUNE 9th, 1937
Right Worshipful Brother
2L A. fen
Past District Deputy Grand Master
and a member of
Palmer Lodge No. 372, Fort Erie North
DIED JULY 5th,- 1937
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Jtt Memavmm
Very Worshipful Brother
1L Uarragar
Past Grand Steward
and a member of
Franck Lodge No. 127, Frankford
DIED MAY 14th, 1937
Very Worshipful Brother
Past Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies
and a member of
Coronati Lodge No. 520, Toronto
DIED JANUARY 4th, 1937
Very Worshipful Brother
A. 3L Cooper
Past Grand Steward (Grand Lodge of Quebec)
and a member of
Rideau Lodge No. 595, Ottawa
DIED OCTOBER 24th, 1936
Very Worshipful Brother
H. 2L Crawford
Past Grand Steward
and a member of
Georgina Lodge No. 343, Toronto
DIED MARCH 4th, 1937
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In Mvmatiam
Very Worshipful Brother
w. #. Baibg
Grand Steward
and a member of
York Lodge No. 156, Toronto
DIED APRIL 11th, 1937
Very Worshipful Brother
B. 5R. (gibsmt
Past Grand Superintendent of Works and a member of Electric Lodge No. 495, Hamilton DIED JANUARY 20th, 1937
Very Worshipful Brother
2L 3ff. (gtbann
Past Grand Steward
and a member of
Henderson Lodge No. 383, Winchester
DIED MARCH 15th, 1937
Very Worshipful Brother
p. IE. i&imt&bzti
Past Grand Standard Bearer
and a member of
Ionic Lodge No. 549, Hamilton
DIED NOVEMBER 14th, 1936
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Jtn Mvmavmm
Very Worshipful Brother
Malcolm iKacBetty
Past Grand Steward and a member of Milverton Lodge No. 478, Milverton DIED AUGUST 3rd, 1936
Very Worshipful Brother
ifamtfs iHalrnlm
Past Grand Steward
and a member of
Markham Union Lodge No. 87, Markham
DIED JANUARY 21st, 1937
Very Worshipful Brother
. &« Marten
Past Grand Steward
and a member of
Moira Lodge No. 11, Belleville
DIED JANUARY 29th, 1937
Very Worshipful Brother
M. A. iJIorrtBOtt
Past Assistant Grand Organist and a member of Corinthian Lodge No. 101, Peterborough DIED MARCH 10th, 1937
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In Memariam
Very Worshipful Brother
2L SL Wimft
Past Grand Steward and a member of Doric Lodge No. 316, Toronto DIED APRIL 6th, 1937
Very Worshipful Brother
Past Grand Steward
and a member of
Twin City Lodge No. 509, Kitchener
DIED MARCH 12th, 1937
Very Worshipful Brother
3f!ranklxn ^moke
Past Grand Steward and a member of St. John's Lodge No. 82, Paris DIED FEBRUARY 27th, 1937
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In iHemorfam
Very Worshipful Brother
39. UL Stirling
Past Grand Steward and a member of St. Thomas Lodge No. 44, St. Thomas DIED MAY 23rd, 1937
Very Worshipful Brother
€. A. Mhitutam
Past Grand Steward
and a member of
Tuscan Lodge No. 195, London
DIED MAY 28th, 1937
Very Worshipful Brother
Past Grand Steward
and a member of
Simcoe Lodge No. 79, Bradford
DIED JULY 16th, 1937
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COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS
This report was presented by R.W. Bro. J. B. Way, Chairman, and on motion of the Deputy Grand Master, seconded by R.W. Bro. J. B. Way, was received and adopted.
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of Grand Lodge, A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren :
Your Committee on Credentials, begs to report:
There are on the Register of Grand Lodge 568
Lodges represented at this Communication:
By Regular Officers 347
By Proxies Ill
By Past Masters 23
Total number represented 481
Total number of Delegates registered 1602
With a total vote of 2437
Your Committee desires again to point out the increase in the number of omissions by Lodge Secretaries, from the returns sent to the Grand Secretary's Office, of Past Masters, and inaccuracies in the names of Officers and Offices of the Lodges, also the increasing disregard of the regulations pertaining to the proxies issued by some Lodges.
While every effort has been made by your Committee to remedy such defects in the position of the many eligible delegates, we fear that there may have been much unnecessary hardship imposed upon many of the brethren.
We would recommend that the Grand Secretary, in his first general letter to the Lodges, should include adequate reference to the requirements, in the above subjects.
Fraternally submitted,
J. B. Way,
Chairman.
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OBLIGATION OF SCRUTINEERS
The Scrutineers and their Chairman, V.W. Bro. J. W. Hamilton, were then admitted to Grand Lodge and attended at the Altar where they took an obligation to faithfully perform their duties as such.
DISTINGUISHED VISITOR
Another distinguished visitor, who had arrived late in Ottawa and who had been unable to attend our previous sessions, M.W. Bro. W. J. Ballou, Grand. Master of the Grand Lodge of Vermont, was then introduced to Grand Lodge by the Grand Master. He was received with enthusiastic applause and in reply conveyed to the assembly the greetings and felicitations of his own Grand Lodge. He also stated how impressed he was with the reception accorded him on his first visit to any of our Annual Communications.
REPORT ON THE GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS
The report on the Address of the Grand Master was presented by M.W. Bro. W. H. Wardrope, and was duly received and adopted.
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Can- ada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
Your Committee appreciates the interesting com- ments of the Grand Master on the genesis and pre- sent position of the City of Ottawa and the happy cir- cumstance that finds Grand Lodge in session here in Coronation year.
Your Committee is glad that our Grand Master is completing a most successful and onerous term of office in the Capital City of our Dominion where he is so much at home. His address, which is full of good meat, well done, deserves the sincere thanks of every member of
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Grand Lodge. Our Grand Master during his two years of office has kept his feet on the ground and his eyes open always to what he deems is for the best interests of Grand Lodge and in a wider sense for the benefit of the members of all the constituent lodges in our jurisdiction.
The King
Your Committee approves most heartily of the Grand Master's expression of allegiance, loyalty and devotion to His Most Gracious Majesty King George VI and Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Elizabeth and would recommend that these sentiments be embodied in a resolution and sent at once to His Majesty.
Grand Lodge of Scotland
The Grand Master's excellent description of the ceremonies in connection with the celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of the institution of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, the installation of His Royal Highness the Duke of York (now King George VI) as its Grand Master Mason, the lavish hospitality of the Scot- tish brethren, the many other social functions that were held was just tantalizing enough to make us wish that he had gone into greater detail. However, those of us who possess imagination can fill many blank spaces with great delight. The opportunity our Grand Master had of meeting distinguished brethren from every part of the world was doubtless one of the great pleasures of that eventful week. How fortunate the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario was in having so acceptable a representative for such an outstanding festival.
Grand Secretary
Your Committee fully concurs in the thoughtful and brotherly course pursued by our Grand Master with reference to our late dearly beloved Grand Secretary R.W. Bro. William McGregor Logan and in the eulogy which he so feelingly and touchingly pays to him and to his memory. R.W. Bro. Logan's merits, kindnesses, and real affection for his Brethren, indeed for all men, will be fresh in the memory of many of us as long as we live.
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Your Committee also fully concurs with the Grand Master in his expression of deep sympathy for his widow, his daughter and his sons.
Flood Sufferers
Your Committee approves of the grant of $1000.00 made by the Grand Master on behalf of our Grand Lodge to the American Red Cross for the relief of those who have suffered such severe losses through the floods in the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys.
Your Committee also approves of the grant of $1000.00 made by the Grand Master on behalf of our Grand Lodge to the sufferers from floods in the south western counties of our own Province.
In each of the above cases the grant was made to the Canadian Red Cross Society with directions to the Society for what purposes the grants were made.
Lotteries
.Your Committee concurs fully with the Grand Master in his opposition to lotteries and gambling schemes of chance for Masonic purposes.
Constituent Lodges Building Obligations
Your Committee is in accord with the Grand Master in his anxiety about Constituent Lodges entering into building operations for lodge rooms and lodge buildings. Your Committee consider, however, that at present it might be sufficient to inform all officers and members of constituent lodges that the constituent lodges can not look to or receive from Grand Lodge any financial as- sistance.
Masonic Board of Relief
Your Committee has read with great interest the earnest thought that our Grand Master has given to the subject of Masonic Relief. The very great efforts that have been made with a large measure of success by the Toronto Masonic Board of Relief, which supervises relief in the 78 lodges in the City of Toronto, has moved our Grand Master to recommend that a grant of $500.00
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be given to the Toronto Masonic Board of Relief to aid it in organizing its proposed employment service.
Your Committee recommend that $500.00 be grant- ed to the Toronto Masonic Board of Relief to assist in inaugurating this service to our unemployed brethren but respectfully suggest that this should not be considered a precedent for further grants to the Toronto or other Masonic Boards of Relief in the Province.
Motions
Your Committee trust that the members of Grand Lodge will give very careful consideration to the Motions that will, at the instance of our Grand Master, be placed before our body.
Grand Registrar
In England the Grand Registrar is a solicitor who revises by-laws, draws documents, prepares motions and gives opinions on the regularity of proceedings when called upon. He is only an appointed officer.
In our Grand Lodge the Grand Registrar has no duties to perform and yet is elected and is entitled to the rank of Right Worshipful.
Your Committee suggests that more important duties be assigned to the office of Grand Registrar or that the office be abolished.
Your Committee recommend that, in compliance with the wish of our Grand Master, W. Bro. H. H. Ball, who was appointed by our Grand Master to fill the van- ancy of a Grand Steward caused bv the death in Julv, 1936, of Very Worshipful Bro. W. S. Dalby, be entitled to the past rank of Grand Steward notwithstanding that he shall not at this date have served a full year as Grand Steward.
Your Committee recommend for the reasons set out in the Grand Master's address that Bro. William Alex- ander Clark of Saugeen Lodge No. 197 Walkerton be granted the rank of Past Master on his completing the year 1937 as Worshipful Master of Saugeen Lodge not-
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withstanding that the provisions of the Constitution require a full years service in the office of Master of the lodge to entitle him to past rank of that office.
Visitations
We congratulate our Grand Master on standing up so successfully under the strain of so much hospitality from the brethren. It is a pleasant but hard road. It requires a strong constitution to bear up under it. The older members of your Committee rejoice with the brother who has completed his term of office with- out impairment of health.
Subversive Activities
This part of our Grand Master's address should be read aloud in every lodge room that our members may know under what happy conditions we, in Canada, live.
Your Committee can not close this report without saying that the devotion of our Grand Master to the duties of his office, notwithstanding his heavy public and private activities, fills us with admiration. His earnest and continuous efforts to place Masonry on a high plane deserve the sincere thanks of Grand Lodge. His name will go down in our annals as a Grand Master who has in every way won the respect and love of his brethren.
W. H. Wardrope.
Chairman.
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON AUDIT AND FINANCE
The report of the Committee on Audit and Finance was presented by Rt. W. Bro. M. E. MacKenzie, Chair- man, and on motion of the Deputy Grand Master, seconded by R.W. Bro. M. E. MacKenzie, the same was received and adopted.
To the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, Officers and Members of Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada, in the Province of Ontario.
Most Worshipful Sir and Brethren:
Your Committee on Audit and Finance begs leave to report that the books of the Grand Treasurer and the Grand Secretary have been examined and the Annual Statement ending May 31, 1937 (which has been certified by the Auditor of Grand Lodge) verified.
You will find in the Proceedings a complete state- ment of Receipts, Disbursements and Investments, clearly set out in the reports furnished and submitted by the Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer.
Comparative figures for the present and preceding years giving you the exact financial position of your Grand Lodge appear below together with a condensed statement of combined assets as at May 31, 1937.
CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNT
General Account
Balance in Bank, May 31, 1937 $10,254.28
Investments (face value) 377,194.13
Semi-Centennial Fund
Balance in Bank, May 31, 1937 $ 100.00
Combined Semi-Centennial & Memorial Funds
Balance in Bank, May 31, 1937 S 3.686.87
Investments (face value) 457,654.48
$387,448.41 100.00
$461,341.35
TOTAL ASSETS GRAND LODGE $848,889.76
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT
1936 1937
S393.212.21 General Account S387.448.41
460,912.83 Combined Memorial & Semi- Centennial
Funds S461.441.35
8854, 125.04 S848.889.76
From the above comparision you will note a shrink- age in the General Account of 85,763.80 and an increase of 8528.52 in the capital of the Memorial and Semi- centennial Funds.
With a continued trend toward lower interest rates the revenue from investments will continue to be affected. This may, of course, be offset through increased member- ship and continued economy.
Your Committee recommends to the Most Worship- ful, the Grand Master the advisability of seriously con- sidering a reduction in page space in the annual pro- ceedings of Grand Lodge. It is felt that approximately 83,000.00 or at the rate of 84.00 per page, could be reduced by at least 50% and still continue to serve the same use- ful .purpose.
All investments are of Trustee type and the se- curities are deposited under a very satisfactory agree- ment with the Canada Permanent Trust Company.
The bonds of the Grand Treasurer, Grand Secretary, and the Assistant to the Grand Secretary, are in the hands of the Grand Treasurer and will be renewed on date of expiry.
ESTIMATES FOR 1937 RECEIPTS
Initiations 6,000.00
Affiliations 250.00
Dues 94,000.00
Certificates 100.00
Constitutions 900.00
Dispensations 400.00
Commutations 6,000.00
Musical Rituals 40.00
Miscellaneous 1,000.00
Interest, etc 18,000.00
S126.690.00
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EXPENDITURES
Grand Treasurer's Clerk $
Salary — Grand Secretary
Salary — Assistant Grand Secretary
Salary — Clerk
Salary — Stenographer
Auditor
Incidentals
Proceedings — 1937
Mailing Proceedings
Printing & Stationery
Constitutions
Telephones
Insurance
Office Rent
Canada Permanent Trust (Fees)
Postage — Chairmen Committees
Fraternal Correspondence
Masonic Education
Library
Grand Master's Allowance
Grand Master's Stenographer
Deputy Grand Master's Allowance
Grant Mrs. L
Commissions on Trials
U.S. and Canada Relief Association
Grand Lodge Expenses (Ottawa) 1937....
Miscellaneous
Salary — Supervisor Benevolence
Stenographer for Supervisor
Travelling Expenses — Supervisor
Grand Master's Testimonial
Grand Master's Regalia
Masonic Announcements
Benevolent Grants
400.00
5,000.00
3,600.00
1,800.00
1,200.00
600.00
1,200.00
3,000.00
200.00
600.00
750.00
100.00
225.00
1,000.00
350.00
75.00
400.00
200.00
375.00
1,500.00
300.00
500.00
500.00
100.00
270.00
5,000.00
500.00
4,000.00
300.00
1,000.00
500.00
450.00
250.00
$36,245.00 90,000.00
$126,245.00
Fraternally and respectfully submitted,
Morley E. MacKenzie,
Chairman.
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BALLOTING
The Grand Master declared the next order of business to be the balloting for the election of Grand Lodge Officers.
BALLOTING CLOSED
At 11.40 a.m. the Grand Master declared the balloting closed.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON GRIEVANCES AND APPEALS
This report was presented by R.W. Bro. E.G. Dixon, Chairman, and on motion of the Deputy Grand Master, seconded by R.W. Bro. E. G. Dixon, the same was received and adopted.
It was further moved by R.W. Bro. E. G. Dixon, seconded by the Deputy Grand Master, that Clauses 13 and 14 only of this report be printed in the Annual Proceedings.
Clause 13. McNab Lodge No. 169, G.R.C., Port Colborne.
This Lodge makes application to be relieved from payment of the usual twenty dollars to legalize the advancement of a candidate within the prescribed time.
The candidate was initiated on April 23rd, 1935, passed on May 28th, 1935, and raised on June 24th, 1935, the raising being within four weeks of the date the candidate was passed to the second degree.
The Committee are of the opinion that it is a serious and un- constitutional matter and the Grand Secretary has no alternative but to enforce the provisions of the Constitution. The Committee therefore, recommends that the decision of the Grand Secretary be confirmed.
Clause 14. Adanac Lodge No. 614, G.R.C., Merritton.
This Lodge makes application to be relieved from payment of the usual twenty dollars each to legalize the advancement of two candidates within the prescribed time.
The two brethren were initiated on the 28th day of May, 1936 and passed to the second degree on the 24th day of June, 1936, being within four weeks of the date the brethren were initiated, and con- trary to Section 204 of the Constitution.
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rrom the correspondence, it appears that this was an oversight and not a wilful violation of the Constitution. The Grand Secretary- has no alternative, however, but to enforce the provisions of the Constitution.
In view of the circumstances, the Committee recommends that the violations in both cases be treated together as one offence, and that twenty dollars be accepted in full.
CALLED OFF
The labors of Grand Lodge were suspended at 12.30 noon, and again resumed at 2.30 p.m. the Grand Master the Throne.
REPORT OF CHAIRMAN OF SCRUTINEERS
V.W. Bro. J. W. Hamilton presented the report of the Committee of Scrutineers and the following were de- clared by the Grand Master to be duly elected.
Grand Master M.W. Bro. W. J. Dunlop
Deputy Grand Master R.W. Bro. J. A. Dobbie
Grand Senior Warden R.W. Bro. W. E. Gowling
Grand Junior Warden R.W. Bro. J. A. Hearn
Grand Chaplain R.W. Bro. W. C. White
Grand Treasurer M.W. Bro. J. A. Rowland
Grand Secretary R.W. Bro. E. G. Dixon
Grand Registrar R.W. Bro. F E Sillifant
BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES
R.W. Bro. Smith Shaw Toronto
R.W. Bro. T. C. Wardley Elora
R.W. Bro. J. Birnie Smith London
R.W. Bro. E. T. Howe Windsor
R.W. Bro. O. J. Newell Hamilton
INSTALLATION OF GRAND MASTER
The newly elected Grand Master, M.W. Bro. W. J. Dunlop, was then installed Grand Master, by M.W. Bro. R. B. Dar gavel.
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DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS
The Acting Grand Secretary read the names of the brethren selected in the various districts to serve as District Deputy Grand Masters.
The Grand Master confirmed the selections made and directed that the brethren be installed and invested.
District , D.D.G.M. P.O. Address
Algoma Cecil M. Mclntyre Hornepayne
Brant Geo. T. Knox Oakland
Bruce W. Harold Work Wiarton
Chatham Wm. J. McCall Chatham
Eastern Arthur MacMillan Finch
Frontenac Robt. J. Webster Gananoque
Georgian Raymond E. Ives Stayner
Grey James H. Brownlee Owen Sound
Hamilton "A" Chas. F. Marshall Hamilton
Hamilton "B" William A. Laidlaw Hamilton
London Colin McKinlay London
Muskoka Jos. B. Lake Powassan
Niagara "A" John H. Patterson Smithville
Niagara "B" Milton C. Bacon Chippawa
Nipissing East Digory G. Stevens North Bay
Nipissing West George A. Shier Sault Ste. Marie
North Huron John H. Wylie Wroxeter
Ontario Cecil F. Cannon Oshawa
Ottawa Alonzo B. Hyndman Carp
Peterborough Herrick W. Roche Havelock
Prince Edward Robt. D. Adams Belleville
Sarnia Ewald G. Kremer Courtright
South Huron Harold M. Corbett Lucan
St. Lawrence Hubert L. Scott Mallorytown
St. Thomas Omar J. Davies Rodney
Temiskaming Roscoe C. Mortson Timmins
Toronto "A" Nathan Phillips Toronto
Toronto "B" Birger E. Ekblad Toronto
Toronto "C" Joseph A. Troyer Toronto
Toronto "D" Ivan B. Musselman Maple
Victoria Walter W. Finney Kirkfield
Wellington John F. Carmichael Kitchener
Western Jas. W. Douglas Kenora
Wilson Gordon A. Smith Innerkip
Windsor Archie H. MacQuarrie Windsor
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INSTALLATION
The other officers-elect, together with the newly elected District Deputy Grand Masters, were then in- stalled and invested in due and ancient form by M.W. Bro. R. B. Dargavel.
APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
The Grand Master appointed the following brethren members of the Board of General Purposes.
For two years:
R.W. Bro. W. C. N. Marriott Ottawa
R.W. Bro. H. S. Tapscott Brantford
V.W. Bro. A. P. Freed Port Arthur
R.W. Bro. H. J. Alexander Weston
R.W. Bro. C. S. Hamilton Toronto
For one year : R.W. Bro. Joseph Fowler Sudbury.
APPOINTMENTS TO OFFICE
The Grand Master announced the following ap- pointments to office:
Grand Senior Deacon, V.W. Bro. G. A. Wheable, London Grand Junior Deacon, V.W. Bro. Sage Snider, Toronto Grand Superintendent of Works, V.W. Bro. E. R. Musselman, Windsor
Grand Director of Ceremonies, V.W. Bro. W. H. Herrington,
Kingston Assistant Grand Chaplain, V.W. Bro. Lome Pierce, Delta Assistant Grand Chaplain, V.W. Bro. W. H. Cramm, Westboro Assistant Grand Secretary, V.W. Bro. A. E. Bryson, Toronto Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies, V.W. Bro. A.A. Kinghorn,
Toronto Grand Sword Bearer, V.W. Bro. E. E. Lord, Peterborough Grand Organist, V.W. Bro. Alex. McNaughton, Fort William Assistant Grand Organist, V.W. Bro. C. H. Speer, Hilton Beach Grand Pursuivant, V.W. Bro. John Curtis, Toronto
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GRAND STEWARDS
V.W. Bro. Jas. W. Atchison Hepworth
" Jas. S. Barber Belleville
John Black Toronto
G. R. Booth Huntsville
" M: T. Breckenridge Peterborough
" Robt. Buchanan Hamilton
" John J. Campbell Aylmer
" Wm. D. Connor Hamilton
" Jas. E- Coombs Bradford
" R. J. Cranston Caledonia
" G. H. Davidson Sudbury
" Jas. E. Dales Wheatley
" O. H. Downey Myrtle
" R. T. Dunlop Chatsworth
" John W. Durr St. Marys
" Hamilton Edgar Kingston
" D. R. Ekins Hamilton
" John L. Gosnell Blenheim
Gordon Giffin Mt. Forest
" Henry B. Hardy Port Arthur
" Chas. Hesburn St. Catharines
" F. H. W. Hickling Flesherton
" R. W. Hind Toronto
" Clarence R. Kaiting Gait
" A. J. Lindley Burlington
" W. H. Lyon Toronto
" F. A. Maas Streetsville
John P. Mills Hamilton
" S. H. Morris Port Dover
Chas. G. Mickel Toronto
Geo. W. Miller Woodstock
" John D. McKay Kincardine
" W. J. McCoy Ottawa
" D. L. McPherson Toronto
" Chas. Xeal Englehart
" A. D. Morris Mimico
" Alfred C. Nugent Lindsay
" Harry Owen London
" Jas. R. Roaf Toronto
" H. G. Robertson Barrie
" Chas. W. Scace Brockville
" Jas. A. Scace Brantford
" Alex. Seay Hawkesbury
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Hany Stevenson Chatham
W. R. Somerville Haileybury
A. W. Waters Sarnia
W. H. Whitchurch Stratford
Harold A. Yeo Fort Erie
D. R. Young Emo
GRAND STANDARD BEARERS
V. W. Bro. Chas. F. Brookes Toronto
V.W. Bro. Jos. C. West '. Toronto
GRAND TYLER
V.W. Bro. Malcolm Sinclair Toronto
NEXT PLACE OF MEETING
The City of Toronto.
TESTIMONIAL TO GRAND MASTER
It was moved by M.W. Bro. F. A. Copus, seconded by M.W.Bro.R.B.Dargavel and carried: That the Grand Master appoint a Committee to purchase a suitable testimonial for the retiring Grand Master, M. W. Bro. A. J. Anderson. Accordingly the Grand Master ap- pointed M.W. Bros. John A. Rowland, R. B. Dargavel and himself.
VOTE OF THANKS
On motion of M.W. Bro. W. S. Herrington, seconded by M.W. Bro. F. A. Copus, it was unanimously resolved; That this Grand Lodge extend its thanks to the Mayor and citizens of Ottawa, to the lodges in the Ottawa District, to the Local Committee on Arrangements, to the Board of Education, to the Police Department and to the other officials who by their efforts and kindness towards the delegates, have assisted so greatly in enabling Grand Lodge to conduct such an enjoyable and successful Communication.
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GRAND LODGE CLOSED
The Grand Master having announced the labors of Grand Lodge concluded, the Grand Chaplain then invoked the blessing of the Most High upon the Craft.
Grand Lodge was thereupon declared closed in Ample Form at 3.30 o'clock, in the afternoon of Thursday, July 22nd, 1937, to meet again in the City of Toronto on Wednesday, July 20th, 1938.
Grand Secretary.
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RETURNS OF LODGES AS
For Secretary's Address, look first at list of Special Addresses, pages 352, 353, 354, 355.
Lodges marked (a) hold their Installation of Officers on or near the Festival
The names of the W. M. and Secretary
Z2
Lodge
aNiagara
aAnc. St. John's ....
aSussex
aBarton
Union
aUnion
aNorfolk
aMoira
aTrue Britons
St. George's
aSt. Andrew's
St. John's
aPrince Edward
aSt. John's
aSt. John's
aKing Solomon's
Richmond
aSt. Francis
alonic
aOntario
aStrict Observance..
aMount Zion
aUnited
aComposite
a Jerusalem
aAmity
aMaitland
aThistle
aSt. John's
aKing Hiram
aTrent
aMount Zion
aSt. John's
aSt. George's
aSt. George's
King Solomon's
aSt. Thomas
aBrant
a Wellington
aGreat Western
aMadoc
aConsecon
Dalhousie
aVaughan
aMerrickville
a Victoria
aHarmony
aDoric
aAcacia
aSt. Andrew's
aSt. John's
aKilwinning ,
aRehoboam
aDurham
aSt. John's
Stirling
aAlma
aSt. James
aSt. James.. .„.
Where held
Niagara
Kingston
Brockville
Hamilton
Grimsby
Napanee
Simcoe
Belleville
Perth
St. Catharines.
Toronto
Cobourg
Picton
London
Vankleek HilL
Toronto
Richmond Hill. Smith's Falls....
Toronto
Port Hope
Hamilton
Kemptville
Brighton
Whitby
Bowmanville
Dunnville
Goderich
Amherstburg
Cayuga
Ingersoll
Trenton
Brooklin
Hamilton
Kingsville
London
Woodstock
St. Thomas
Brantford
Chatham
Windsor
Madoc
Consecon
Ottawa
Maple
Merrickville
Sarnia
Binbrook
Ottawa
Hamilton
Caledonia
Carleton Place.
London
Toronto
Newcastle
Ingersoll
Stirling
Gait
St. Mary's
3 Augusta „
W. Master
G. D. Wilson
W. O. Vrooman
C. W. Fvaston
T H. Riches
H. G. Brown lee
E. C. Hogarth
W. G. Smiih
L. F. Walker
W. A. Davidson Robt. Thompson
G. S. Mallett
W. R. Niks
D. W. Gullett Alfred Bilbrough
M. J. McRae
Reg. Ware
Robt. Endean
J. W. Slack
G. F. Kingston ... L. M. Plummer
A. S. Coombs
H. D. Hyndman
O. A. Sharpe
W. G. Augustus..
E- S. Ferguson
Robt. Wright
Robt. Johnston .. W. H. Timmis T. E. Cambden A. R. MeCombs J. E. McKibbon . C. S. Thompson
A. S. Sprules
C. T. Queen
B. A Mowles
Frank Brabyn
L. T. Holmes
A. L- Gilmour
J. L- Wilson
D. A. Mclnnes .
Percy Gunn
T. A. Alexander
T. S. Kershaw
M. J. Kinnee
W. H. Wilson
T- W. Chri>ton G. A. McKinnell O. G. Armstrong R W. Treleaven
John Smuck
W. F. Baird
E. C. Smith
H. D. Bradley
Geo. Gaines
E. J. Chisholm E. W. Ormiston H. R. Baer
C. C. Strachm H. W. Kyle
Secretary
T. W. Bishop
A. W. Cathcart
T. H. Guest
B. E. James
C. W. Lewis
G. T. Walters
J. H. Shaw
Geo. Dulmage
P. O. McLaren
C. H. Hesburn
Wm. Lawrence ...
G. W. Rothwell
W. E. Scott
Richard Booth
W. R. Hall
R. A. Woodley
J. E. Smith
C. G. Jones
G. N. Hargraft
F. H. Batty
R. M. Allworth
R. J. Patterson
I. B. Solomon
J. W. Bateman
E. H. Brown
S. W. Lymburner
Geo. Mac Vicar
L. J. Pettypiece
R. H. Davey
H. T. Bowef
W. J. Potts
A. J. Cook
C. F. Marshall
E. L. Frost
C. M. Linnell
A. W. Massie
F. R. Palmer
Geo. Whitwill
W. J. McCall
J. N. Nickell
A. S. Cochran
W. W. Locie
H. W. Jackson
I. B. Musselman.
M. G. Corbett
H. W. Unsworth. .
J. D. Rose
J. A. Ross
C. E. Kelly
T. J. Hicks
H. E. Menzies
W. Lancaster
G. H. Mitchell
J. W. Bradley
F. M. Smith
V. Richardson
A. J. Oliver
J. W. Durr
H. H. Throop
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937
333
AT DECEMBER 31, 1936.
If not there, then Secretary's Address is where lodge is held
of St. John the Evangelist, all others on or near that of St John the Baptist.
are corrected up to July 31, 1937.
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334 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
RETURNS OF LODGES AS
For Secretary's Address, look first att ist of Special Addresses, pages 352, 353, 354 355
Lodges marked (a) hold their Installation of Officers on or near the Festival
The names of the W. M and Secretary
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77
78
79
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
90
91
92
93
94
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104
105
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Lodge
St. John's
aOxford
aFaithful Brethren
aKing Hiram
aSimcoe
aSt. John's
aSt. John's
aBeaver
Clinton
aRising Sun
a Wilson
Markham Union
St. George's
aManito
Colborne
aCataraqui
aNorthern Light.
aSt. Mark's
aCorinthian
aSharon
True Blue
Tuscan
Valley
aCorinthian
aMaple Leaf
St. John's
aSt. Mark's „
aBurford
St. Paul's
Blenheim
a Albion
aCentral
a Wilson
aHope
alvy
aCassia
Union
aMaple Leaf
Warren
a Doric.
aRenfrew
aBelleville
aComwall
aGolden Rule
aFranck
aPembroke
Rising Sun
aSt. Lawrence
aLebanon Forest
aSt. Clair
Richardson
aPythagoras
Lebanon
aMalahide
aTudor
aExcelsior
aFriendly Brothers
aTecumseh
aj. B HalL
Where held
Toronto
Woodstock.- _.
Lindsay
Tillsonburg
Bradford
Mount Brydges..
Paris
Strathroy
Clinton
Athens
Toronto
Markham
Owen Sound
Collingwood
Colborne
Kingston
Kincardine
Port Stanley
Barrie
Queensville
Bolton _ ,
Newmarket
Dundas
Petei borough.
St. Catharines....
Norwich ,
Niagara Falls
Burford
Lambeth
Princeton
Harrowsmith
Prescott
Waterford
Port Hope
Beamsville
Thedford
Schomberg
Bath
Fingal
Brantford „
Renfrew
Belleville
Cornwall
Campbellford
Frankford
Pembroke
Aurora
Southampton
Exeter
Milton
Stouffville
Meaford...„
Oshawa
Aylmer
Mitchell
Morrisburg
Iroquois
Stratford
Millhroot
W. Master
P. H. Burt
C. E. Knechtel
J. E. Blewett
R. C. Crandall
C. T. S. Evans
R. H. McCracken..
J. W- Laine
O. G. Tremner
F. B. Pennebaker..
J. B. Kelly
Fraser Raney
Geo. R. Cowie
O. E. Carr
Hugh Stalker
Jas. McGregor
S. A. VanAlstyne...
R. H. Martyn
J. A. Monteith
J. R. Hodges
W. S. Wright
Wm. E. Egan
T. B. Scott
O. L. Ofield
C. A. Sollitt
W. J. Heisey
W. F. McKie
C. B. Ferris
J. P. Schofield
Gordon Howell
Henry Banbury
J. M. Purdy
O. L. Walford
C. P. Pearce
W. B. Reynolds
C. E. Shepherd
J. C. Walden
D. B. Davis
W. A. Hoselton
P. S. Croft
H. S. Liittich
G. A. Munroe
C. H. MacDonald..
A. E. Hall
S. A. Maguire
S. M. Nicholson
G. V. Tario
G. L. Wilkinson.
J. A. Matheson
W. E. Middleton...
Edwin Harrop
Wm. Griffiths
W. V. Brown
Gordon Howlden....
F. W. Kaiser
H. A. Mutton
F. M. Duval
E. Haley
W. D. Martin
H. D. Bigelow
Secretary
J. W. Brader
E. E. Dougall
C. L- Davidson
R. A. McQueen
O. M. Seim
G. E. Longfield
H. Frosch
S. Swales
H. E. Rorke
A. E. Watt
W. L- Lawer
J. W. Warriner
C. T. Waugh
D. M. Hughes
A. G. Cracknell
T. N. Clarke
J. R. MacKay
H. G. Goodhue
A. H. Felt
W. D. Cameron
B. R. Leavens
W. R. Deavitt
F. A. Latshaw
R. F. Downey
A. E. Coombs
E . W. Moles
F. Trelford
A. H. Beven
R. McDougall
G. E. Parkhill
C. A. Copp
C. H. Ranson.
R. K. Robinson
Arthur Mark
Wr. D. Fairbrother..
R. P. Bass
R. W. Stewart
D. F. Aylsworth
C. P. Silcox
f. P. Temple
D. E. Stone
Jno. McCarthy
A. W. Gammon
F. C. Bonnycastle...
G. D. Wright
C. W. Fraser
N. F. Johnson „.
A. W. Poole
R. X. Creech
R. M. Clements
K. R. Davis
F. H. Finley
W. A. Hare
Geo. Stewart
J. A. Myers
W. C. Davy
H. Hamilton ,
S. W. Rust
Chas. Thorndyke....
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937 335
AT DECEMBER 31, 1936.
If not there, then Secretary's Address is where lodge is held.
of St. John the Evangelist, all others on or near that of St. John the Baptist
are corrected up to July 31. 1937.
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124 |
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353 80 |
336 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
RETURNS OF LODGES AS
For Secretary's Address, look first at list of Special Addresses, pages 352, 353, 354, 355.
Lodges marked (a) bold their Installation of Officers on or near the Festival
The names of the W. M. and Secretary
Lodge
Where held
W. Master
Secretary
146 147 148 149 151 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 161 102 164 165 166 168 169 170 171 172 174 177 178 180 181 184 185 186 190 192 193 194 195 196 197 200 201 203 205 207 209 209a 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 228 229 230 231
aPrince of Walesa- Mississippi
aCivil Service
aErie
aGrand River
aBurns
alrving
aPeterborough
aYork
aSimpson
a Alexandra
aGoodwood
aPercy
Forest
aStar in the East..
a Burlington
aWentworth
aMerritt
aMacnab
aBrittannia
a Prince of Wales... aAyr
Walsingham.
The Builders
Plattsville
aSpeed
aOiental
aOld Light
aEnniskillen
aPlantaganet
Belmont
aOrillia
aScotland
aPetrolia
aTuscan
Madawaska
aSaugeen
St. Alban's
aLeeds
Irvine
New Dominion
Lancaster
Evergreen
aSt. John's
Lake
aHarris
aFrederick
aStevenson
aCredit
Zeredatha
aMountain
aMarmora
aNcrwood
Huron
aBernard
aPrince Arthur
alonic
Kerr
Lodge of Fidelity.
Newburgh
Almonte
Ottawa
Port Dover
Kitchener
Wyoming
Lucan
Peterborough....
Toronto
Newboro
Oil Springs
Richmond
Warkworth
Wroxeter
Wellington
Burlington
Stoney Creek...
Welland
Port Colborne
Seaforth
Iona Sta
Ayr
Port Rowan
Ottawa
Plattsville
Guelph
Port Burwell....
Lucknow
York
Riceville
Belmont
Orillia
Scotland
Petrolia
London
Arnprior
Walkerton
Mount Forest..
Gananoque
Elora
New Hamburg
Lancaster
Lanark
London
Ameliasburg
Orangeville
Delhi
Toronto
Georgetown _
Uxbridge
Thorold
Marmora
Norwood
HensalL
Listowel
Odessa
Brampton
Barrie
Ottawa
A. D. Ramsay
M. B. Cochran
W. J. Peaker
I. P. Asselstine
H. W. Rothermel..
\\ J. Canton
Harry Tilbury
Fred. Hills
H. H. Ransom
G. D. Creegan
D. Turner
J. D. McCaffrey...
J. W. Mowat
J. J. Allen
C. G. Tice
R. M. Lindley
J. H. Carscallen
Brock Grant
H. W. Kern :
M. A Reid
A. H. Webb
D. S. Watson
C. F. Luckham
C. C. Bradley
L. R. Pogson
O. F. Ziegler
W. S. Laycock
D. B. Blue
Jas. Fuller
A. Poitras
G W. Church
X. R. Doolittle
Gordon Bonham...
F. A. Wicks
C. W. Morris
James Hart
W. M. Hyndman... H. R. Hawthorne.. W. D. Cotton
E. H. Brown
Walter Geiger
D. E. Demoulin
Gerald Gordon
L- Summers
Percy Carnrike
G. E. Moon
A. E. Ottewell
C. L. Johnson
W. C. Ford
J. A.- Dike
F. H. Cowan
R. E- Bonter
L. E. Nelson
E. L. Mickle
R. B. Hanna
L. M. Cordick
J. N. Moore
V. E. Knight
Carl Bradford
D. Sexsmith
S. Bradley
A. M. Hill
J. C. King
P. Fisher
Alex. McManus
C. J. Murdy
J. H. Vallery
W. E. Hofland
C. P. Bass
N. D. Munroe
S. B. Gordon
A. M. Smale
J. H. Wylie
N. A. Tice
H. A. Graham
J.H.Lee
L- R. Brennan
M. J. Burdon
C. Aberhart
J. C. Dundas
W. H. Shaw
J. E. Biddle
J. J. McGill
Jno. Bristow
B. Whetstone
E. C. Spragge
T. J. Salkeld
E. S. Bradt
G. A. Ryan
Jno. Ferguson
W. J. Boyle
E. E. Messecar
J. J. Edwards
W. D. Jackson
E. J. Davies
C. T. Boss
G. F. S. LeWarne..
A. L. Knight
R. D. Cardno
Clayton Ingold
J. R. Harkness
Robt. Wilson
Edwin Smith
John A. Weese
Dr. W. J. Price
Max AlacPherson..
A. Robertson
Geo. Ford
V. M. Hare
\V. 1 Mable
C. H. Buskard
J. F. Pearce
W. O. Goodwin
J. H. Blackmore
E. S. Parrot t
R. V. Conover
C. E. Elrick
R. McElroy
OTTAWA, ONTARIO. 1937 337
AT DECEMBER 31, 1936.
If not there, then Secretary's Address is where lodge is held.
of St. John the Evangelist, all others on or near that of St. John the Baptist.
are corrected up to July 31, 1937.
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338 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
RETURNS OF LODGES AS
For Secretary's Address, look first at list of Special Addresses, pages 352, 353, 354 and 355.
Lodges marked (a) hold their Installation of Officers on or near the Festival
The names of the W.M. and Secretary
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a Cameron
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aBeaver
aAldworth
aManitoba
Vienna
Havelcck
Tweed
aMacoy
aSt. George
aTecumseh
aAshlar
aCaledonia
aThistle
aMinden
aClifton
aSydenham
aFarran's Point
aGalt
aGuelph
Springfield
a Washington
aOak Branch
aHarriston
aForest
aChaudiere
Patterson
aNorthern Light...
Parthenon
aVerulam
aBrougham Union aCedar
Wellington
Seymour
aKent
aTeeswater
aSeymour
aNew Hope
Lome
aEureka
St. John's
Seven Star
Wingham
aShuniah
aDoric
aLeamington... ...
aDufferin
aRobertson
aMoore
aConestogo
aTemple
aPreston
Victoria
aMount Olivet
St. David's
aBlyth
aMinerva
Humber
Durham..... _
Where held
Dutton
Parkhill
Thornbury
Paisley
Cookstown
Vienna
Watford
Tweed
Mallorytown
St George
Thamesville
Toronto
Midland
Embro
Kingston
Niagara Falls
Dresden
Aultsville
Gait
Guelph
Springfield
Petrolia
Innerkip
Harriston
Forest
Ottawa
Thornhill
Stayner
Chatham
Bobcaygeon
Claremont
Oshawa
Erin
Ancaster
Blenheim
Teeswater
Port Dalhousie..
Hespeler
Glencoe
Belleville
Brussels
Alliston
Wingham
Port Arthur
Lobo
Leamington
W. Flamboro'....
King
Courtright
Drayton
St. Catharines..
Preston
Centreville
Thorndale
St. Thomas
Blyth
Stroud
Weston
Durham
W. Master
J. W. Brown
G. A. Ronson
W. R. Fawcett
T. E. Rushton
T. F. Houghton
W. C. Mitchell
Carman Harper...
A W. McGuire
W. E. Forrester...
E. B. Culham
C. G. Shaw
C. C. Rous
W. A. McGill
I. A. Murray J. W. Maefarland W. R. Springeti .... I. H. Robinson
E. W. Casselman. K F. Westbrook.. John Williamson .
J. C. Dana
H. D. McColl
G. A. Smith
F. F. Hamilton
Earl Roberts
C W. Argue
H. S. Sparks!
N. W. Evans
C. A. Lister
Daniel Cain
T. S. Graham
C. M. Wallace
C. Weddell
G. V. P. Shaver... Robt. Henderson.
W. Barbour
John Garland
Ernest Midgley...
Arnold Aldred
H. J. Andrews
B. O. Macdonald.
O. Reid.
Thos. Gilmour
D. M.Fisher
Fred. Tuckey
W. J. Aferriott
W. F. Hunt
H. Hollingshead...
W. L. Tremells
P. Rowland..
John Laughlin
Jacob Bregman
K. L. Weese
J. W. Wood
L. M Heard
C. E. Toll
X. Jamieson
H. G. S. Jeffrey... R. \V. F. Hughes.
Secretary
C. L. Langford
Geo. Portice
Thos. G. Idle
G. B. Clarke
L. A. Arnold
R. McLean
Jas. Menzies
G. D. C. Morton
L. F. Blanchard
W. J. Scott
A. Graham
H. C. Davies
R. S. King
D. J. McLeod
G. H. Veale
J. D. Muir
M. S. Blackburn
G. H. Hagerman
E. F. Hetherington..
F. F. Sweetman
J. F. Lamb
J. M. Cunningham..
J. S. Hislop
J. H. Fawcett
Robt. Hair
G. C. Bennett
J. A. Thompson
Edgar Robinson
J. G. Martin
Harry Stinson
I. F. Dopking
C.J. Pirie
T. C. Foster
E. McMullen
C. H. Mooney
G. S. Fowler
T. O. Johnston
E. Eltherington
R. Singleton
L. E. Walmsley
Wm. Gillespie
G. F. Crosbie
H. L. Sherbondy
A. P. Freed
D. H. Sells
G. A. Campbell
C. O. Green
F. E. Boys
F. W. Burton
Calvert Scarr
C. A. Brown
J. A. King
H. A. CarscaUen
J. A. Elgie
W. H. Stapleton
Robt. Newcombe
G. W. Hewson
A. E. Scythes
C. H. Moffat
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937 339
AT DECEMBER 31, 1936.
If not there, then Secretary's Address is where lodge is held.
of St. John the Evangelist, all others on or near that of St. John the Baptist
are corrected up to July 31. 1937.
22
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340 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
RETURNS OF LODGES AS
For Secretary's Address, look first at list of Special Addresses, pages 352, 353, 354 and 355.
Lodges marked (a) hold their Installation of Officers on or near the Festival
The names of the W. M. and Secretary
Lodge
Where held
Secretary
307 aArkona
309 aMorning Star
311 aBlackwood
312 aPnyx
313 aClementi
314 aBlair
315 Clifford
316 aDoric
318 aWilmot
319 aHiram
320 aChesterville
321 aWalker
322 aNorth Star
323 aAlvinston.TT.
324 aTemple
325 Orono
326 aZetland
327 aHammond
328 Ionic
329 aKing Solomon's
330 aCorinthian
331 Fordwich
332 Stratford
333 Prince Arthur
334 aPrince Arthur ..._
336 aHighgate
337 aMyrtle
338 Dufferin
339 aOrient
341 aBruce
343 Georgina
344 aMerrill
345 Nilestown
346 aOccident
347 aMercer
348 Georgian
352 iGranite
354 Brock
356 aRiver Park
357 Waterdown
358 aDelaware Valley...
359 aVittoria
360 aMuskoka
361 aWaverley
362 aMaple Leaf
364 aDufferin
367 aSt. George
368 aSalem
369 aMimico
370 Harmony
371 aPrince of Wales
372 aPalmer
373 aCopestone
374 aKeene
375 aLorne
376 Unity
377 Lome
378 aKing Solomon's
379 aMiddlesex
Arkona
Carlaw
Woodbridge
Wallaceburg
Lakefield
Palmerston....
Clifford
Toronto
Baden
Hagersville
Chesterville
Acton
Owen Sound
Alvinston
Hamilton
Orono
Toronto
Wardsville
Napier
Jarvis
London
Fordwich
Stratford
Fiesherton
Arthur
Highgate
Port Robinson
Wellandport
Torcnto
Tiverton
Toronto
Dorchester
Nilestown
Toronto
Fergus..
Penetanguishene
Parry Sound
Cannington
Streetsville
Millgrove
Delaware
Vittoria
Bracebridge
Guelph
Tara
Melbourne
Toronto
Brockville
Lambton Mills
Delta
Ottawa
Fort Erie North....
WellanA
Keene
Omemee
Huntsville
Shelburne
London
Bryanston
R. G. Woods
A. J. Andrews
W. C. Darker
F. Murdock
W. Nicholls
F. Edwards
Sam Eckel
P. C. Fowler
G. W. Smith
0. C. Dell
Haldane Durant
V. B. Rumley
John Copel
L. W. Oke
E. R. Wonch
N. E. Winter
G. D. Campbell
C. L. Hurdle
N. Johnson
John Mcintosh
\V. A. Childs
1. C. Gibson
A. Partridge
J. E. Milne
A. L. Pinder
G. R. Schweitzer
G. A. Biggar..:
G. B. Scott
B. T. Smith
Chas. S. Wood
R. C. Birkinshaw
Andrew Marr
H. M. Hunter
T. W. Horn
Thos. Holbrook
A J. Hurdle
Perce Moulton
John Grigg
H W. Hope
A. W. Featherstone.. W. J. Mahler
W. K. Bingleman
R. F. Watson
R. F. Stephens
W. A. Dalgarno
H. L. Loughleen
H. E. Richmond
C. F. L. Phillips
Nicol MacNicol
M. A. Campbell
W. A. Armstrong
C. W. Hanna
Clifford Smith
H. M. McFee
G. A. Bland
G. F. Rogers
J. W. Fleck
Edwin Keam
L. G. Lambourn
R. E. Wilson. R. D. Munro
D. F. Johnson „.
W. W. Yale
R. G Barton
E. Eckenswiller
R. H. Dee
C. L. Ritchie
W. C. VanLoon
S. H. Hutt
R. M. McDonald
E. E. Vanstone
Jas. Holme
H. I. Sparks
Neil Colville
J. Bennett
J. H. Mclntyre
R. Quick..
R. E. Miller
W. A. Hunter
W. E. Montgomery..
E. Denroche
C. J. Bellamy
T. A. Hardman
R. C. McCutcheon...
R. R. Camp
John Lampman
W. J. Cordell
H. E. Steincamp
Geo. Thompson
C. E. Barr
T. F. Johnson
H. Gadsby
J. C. Macdonald
W. R. Benson
I. W. Gillies
T. J. Purvis
A. B. Bruce
T. R. Nicol
S. Merrill
R. G. Wyckoff
W. G. Gerhart
Wm. Templeman
R. I. Shannon
Jas. Gentleman
A. B. Hutchcroft
W. H. Drummond ... W. A. Beecroft
C. G. Morris
II. J. Sykes
W. G Stamp
Alf. Tattersall
D. D. Brwon
R. J. H. Dick
Oscar Wieler
S. Patterson
Jas. White
Chas. Gloyne
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937 341
AT DECEMBER 31, 1936.
If not there, then Secretary's Address is where lodge is held.
of St. John the Evangelist, all others on or near that of St. John the Baptist
are corrected up to July 31, 1937.
**\
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342 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
RETURNS OF LODGES AS
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Lodges marked (a) hold their Installation of Officers on or near the Festival
The names of the W. M. and Secretary
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aUnion
aDoric
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aSpry
aMcColl
aLansdowne
aHenderson
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aFlorence
aHoward
aHuron
Forest
aKing Solomon's
Parvaim
aCedar
aLeopold
Victoria
Moffat
aOakville
aCraig
aCentral
a Windsor
aLorne
Mattawa
aSpry
aMurray
aGolden Rule
aZeta
aRodney
aKeystone
aNaphtali ._
Pequonga
aFort William
Lyn
aKeewatin
aMaxville
aLiberty
Nipissing
aScott
Star of the East.. Strong
aDoric
aSt. Clair
aStanley
aNickel
Fidelity
aPort Elgin
aAcacia -
Moravian
aHanover
aBonnechere
Algonquin
aHavelock
aBurns
aTuscan
aHarmony
Alexandria _
Arcadia
aWestport
Where held
London.-
Hamilton
Winchester
Toronto
Beeton
West Lome
Lansdowne
Ilderton
N. Augusta
Florence
Ridgetown
Camlachie
Chesley
Thamesford
Comber
Wiarton
Brigden
Kirkfield
Harrietsville
Oakville
Deseronto
Essex
Windsor
Tamworth
Mattawa
Fenelon Falls
Beaverton
Gravenhurst
Toronto
Rodney
Sault Ste. Marie.
Tilbury
Kenora
Fort William
Lyn
Keewatin....
Maxville
Sarnia...
North Bay
Grand Valley
Bothwell
Sundridge
Pickering
Sombra
Toronto
Sudbury
Port Perry
Port Elgin
Toronto
Cargill
Hanover
Eganville
Emsdale
Havelock.„
Hep worth
Sarnia
Toronto
Alexandria
Minden .......
Westport
M. H. Burns
J. W. Watters
Wm. J. Stewart
A. W. Ward
F. A. Allan
R. H. Loot
W. H. Gray
Andrew Grieve
K. I. Mitchell
F. S. Bodkin
G. L. Scherer
Harold Wellington
Chas. F. Rae
H. Brownlee
C. F. Cole
L. H. Snider
W. D. Sinclair
C. M. Dalgleish
Gordon Marsh
E. Belvea
J. W. Clark
A. I. Mclntyre
S. Jewell
R. Johnston
W. Connellv
A. W. McGee
Angus Grant
John Jackson..
C. C Wallace
W. C. Gillies
T. Bennett
H. C. Hassard
G. A McKenzie
G. M. Brownridge
H. Anderson
Fred. Markham
H. A. Wilkes
W. F. Strangway
A. S. Shields
W. H. Miller
C. L. Beemer
A. E. Duke
Wm. C. Murkar
Jas. Daley
G. R. Burgess
C. A. Eby
O. C. Browne
Clarence Young
Duncan Landell
S. P. Elder
W. M. Huber
Jas. Moore
R. H. Leigh
W. D. Hutchinson
W. A. Kreutzwieser..
C. F. Dawson
J. E. McMulkin
Geo. N. Edwards
Alex. Taylor
\V. S. Breakenridge..
Secretary
R. E. Tillson
L. P. Robertson
W. A Rowat
Wm. Moull
W. E. King
A. Petherick
L. C.Jack
B. R. Clemance
M. R. Hough
Stanley Hanks
T. A. Routledge
W. Lowrie
D. E. Leitch
H.J. Hogg
L. Dean
W. M. Newman
T. R. Stark
G. V. Grant
J. M. Mac Vicar
E. O. Taylor
W. R. Thomas
H W McGill
H. Beardmore
R. K. Stinson
A. I. Tongue
H. J. Townley
W. C. Latimer
H. H. Nicholson ....
S. J. Boyde
G. S. Stinson
J. H. Jenkinson
T. W. Richards
H. S. Cade
C. E. Coombes
F. Stafford
P. E. Baker
W. S. McLean
W. J. Aitchison
B. F. Nott
G. H. Hardy
B. H. Hankinson.. M. J. Gulley
C. E. Morley
H. M. Stover
P. A. Holbrow
Jos. Fowler
G. R. Davey
H. C. Koebke
M. E. Steele
P. C. Hunstein
J. A. Magee
Dr. Jas. Reeves...
J. H. Metcalfe
A. C. Denike
W. F. Brown
W. J. Barrie
G. H. Simmons
H. L. Cheney
W. J. Hartle
S. G. Crawford
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937 343
AT DECEMBER 31, 1936.
If not there, then Secretary's Address is where lodge is held
of St. John the Evangelist, all others on or near that of St. John the Baptist
are corrected up to July 31, 1937.
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344 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
RETURNS OF LODGES AS
For Secretary's Address, look first at list of Special Addresses, pages 352, 353, 354 and 355.
Lodges marked (a) hold their Installation of Officers on or near the Festival
The names of the W. M. and Secretary
442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 i55 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 494 195 496 497 498 499 600
Lodge
Where held
Secretary
Dyment
Powassan
aNitetis
aLake of the Woods..
aGranite
aSturgeon Falls
aXenophon
Dundalk
Hawkesbury
aSomerville
a A von more
Royal
Corona
Doric
aElma
aCentury
aWales
aCobden
aRideau
alonic
Temiskaming
North Entrance
King Edward
Carleton
aCoronation
aTottenham
Peel
aAlgoma
Victoria
aKing Edward
aGore Bay
Beaches
aVictoria
aDundurn
a Corinthian
aHarding
aMilverton
Russell
aWilliamsburg
aCorinthian
aBancroft
aGranton
Golden Star
aHaileybury
aSilver
aPenewobikong
aKing Edward
Osiris
aHiram
aCardinal
aKarnak
aRiverdale
aElectric
aUniversity
St. Andrew's
aKing George V
aPort Arthur
aRose..._
Thessalon
Powassan
Creemore
Kenora
Fort Frances
Sturgeon Falls...
Wheatley
Dundalk
Hawkesbury
Kinmount
Avonmore
Fort William
Burk's Falls
Little Current. ....
Monkton
Merlin
Wales
Cobden
Seeley's Bay
Rainy River
New Liskeard
Haliburton
Sunderland
Carp
Elmvale
Tottenham
Caledon East
Sault Ste. Marie Victoria Harbor..
Chippawa
Gore Bay
Toronto
Toronto
Hamilton
North Gower ....
Woodville
Milverton
Russell
Williamsburg
Toronto
Bancroft
Granton
Dryden
Haileybury
Cobalt
Blind River
Harrow
Smith's Falls
Markdale
Cardinal
Coldwater
Toronto
Hamilton
Toronto
Arden
Coboconk
Port Arthur
Windsor
Harris Feagan
I. V. Frederick
Alex. Dodsworth..
J. D. Willis
K. C. Ferguson
G. W. Holden
H. C. Renwick
Samuel Todd
Wm. Fisher
H. E. Pelletier
J. M. Pollock
H. E. Doherty
A. S. Black
R. D. Stringer .. ..
C. W. Hobbs
W. J. Moore
H. S. Feader
Percil Collins
B. K. Ruttan
Harry Roe
W. H. Simmons . Holly Robertson . E. P. McGregor... Robt. Lucas
C. E. Dutcher
A. McLean
G. A Evans
Jos. Rosenstein
Clarence Moore ... A. S. Lister
C. C. McLean
R. H. Nesbitt
R. L. Charles
Robt. Phinn
H. L. Greer
A. W. Jewell
W. M. Pugh
A. T. Brunton
W. G Whittiker ...
W. J. Forrester
G. A. Twa
E. Bosley
Adam Paterson ...
L. W. Coon
H. H. Abell
E. Deagle
W. G. Sellars
D. H. Grant
W. E. Harris
W. E. Fletcher
F. C. Lovering
E. F. Guest
Wm. Schreiber
C. S. Gulston
G. K. Tnompson.
R. E Xevison
T. M. McLaren .. W. R. Totten
R. C. Dobie
L. A Purdon
A. Gillespie
\\ . X. Boquist
[. R. Angus
E. W. Innes
W. M Chute
L. C. Champ
Alex. Seay
C. W. Wellstood
A. McKinnon
R. J. Aldrich
E. Doherty
R. M. Boyter
K. E. Staffen
G. E. Johnston
G. D. Colquhoun..
F. C. Marshall
S. Willoughby
J. A. Crackel
J. H. Brown
W. C. Kellett
L. M. Pinkham
Geo. Moore
A. L. Fleming
J. J. McRnight
J. G. Fleetham
J. Dudley
J. P. Schissler
E. G McKenzie
T. L. McKenzie
S. A. Griffin
D. L. McPherson.. Geo. Milne
F. L. Brownlee
J. J. Ruan
E. Siegner
R. W. Atkinson
A M. Casselman ..
T. N. Dean
J. L- Churcher
A. Hobbs
A. E. Berrey
J. T. Leishman
Frank Mountford..
G. J. McArthur
A. C. Quick
J. \V. Gray
A. E. Colgan
W. T. Kingston
F W. Brown
R. F. Tnomas
Bert Culm
Win. Dowds
T. J. Alexander
J. G. McFarland...
S. H. Green
D. W. F. Nichols...
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937 345
AT DECEMBER 31, 1936.
If not there, then Secretary's Address is where lodge is held.
of St. John the Evangelist, all others on or near that of St John the Baptist
are corrected up to July 31, 1937.
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442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 4S8 489 490 491 492 494 495 496 497 498 499 500
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346 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
RETURNS OF LODGES AS
For Secretary's Address, look first at list of Special Addresses, pages 352, 353, 354 and 355.
Lodges marked (a) hold their Installation of Officers on or near the Festival
The names of the W. M. and Secretary
ZJ
501
502
503
504
505
506
507
508
509
510
511
512
513
514
515
516
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518
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520
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539
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545
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547
548
549
550
551
552
553
554
555
656
557
558
Lodge
Where held
Secertary
aConnaught
Coronation
alnwood
Otter
aLynden
aPoreupine
Elk Lake
aOzias
aTwin City
aParkdale
aConnaught
Malone
aCorinthian
aSt. Alban's
Reba
aEnterprise
Hazeldean
Sioux Lookout
aOnondaga
aCoronati
aOntario
aMount Sinai
aRoyal Arthur
aMississauga
aTemple
alonic
Espanola
Golden Beaver
aMyra
Cochrane
aHigh Park
aCanada
aShamrock
aEnglehart
aPhoenix
aAlgonquin
aUlster
aEarl Kitchener
Waterloo
aAbitibi
aTusean
aMetropolitan
almperial
aLincoln
ajohn Ross Robertson.
aTalbot
aVictory
aGeneral Mercer
alonic
aBuchanan
aTusean
aQueen City
aOakwood
aBorder Cities...-
aWardrope
aNation
aFinch
aS. rt.. Li'ke
Mimico
Smithville
Inwood
Lombardy
Lynden
S. Porcupine
Elk Lake
Brantford
Kitchener
Toronto
Fort William ....
Sutton W
Hamilton
Toronto
Brantford
Beachburg
Hazeldean
Sioux Lookout..
Onondaga
Toronto
Windsor
Toronto
Peterborough.. .
Port Credit
Toronto
Westboro'
Espanola
Timmins
Komoka
Cochrane
Toronto
Toronto
Toronto
Englehart
Fonthill
Copper Cliff
Toronto
Port McNicoll..
Waterloo
Iroquois Falls...
Toronto
Toronto
Toronto
Abingdon
Toronto
St. Thomas
Toronto
Toronto
Hamilton
Hamilton
Hamilton
Toronto
Toronto
Windsor
Hamilton
Spencerville
Finch
Ottawa
N. Seawright
Sam Magder
R. Graham
O. W. Wright
Howard Ross
John Cook
A. G. Hadley
H. Stanley
Don Roberts
W. J. Wrake
W. T. Gough
E. M. Pollock
A. G. Elford
X. L. Griffin
T. E. Greenaway
A. Johnson
G. B. Acres
A. S. O'Hara
Wilfred Mason
J. A. Burry
L. R. Rogers
A. I. Cohen
W. C. Hughes
Walter Baldwin
John Grases
W. C. Farley
John Mathie
F. N. Whaley
L. S. Frank
C. A. Stanbury
A. J. McWatters
J. N. Mulholland
G. H. Lepper
E. V. Woolling
G. L. Gordon
P. Bregman
D. V. R. Saunderson.
F. A. Vail
H. G. Mistele
J. H. Smith
R. F. Hutchings
L. W. Mackenzie
E. T. Guest
F. McKinnell
H. B. Swift
J. C. Ferguson
W. T. Kincade
A. J. P. Cameron
A. W. Marshall
H. W. Young
Thos. Hunter
H. L. Rehill
J. A. Cattanach
G. T. Downs
Alex. Love
B. R. Henderson
Harold McMonagle... W. A. Cunningham...
J. T. Lee
C. A. Merritt
W. C. Johnston
I;. \V. lovnt
W. L. Taylor .-..
W. H. Tohns
J. M. Coghill
E. W. Lavery
Geo. DeKleinhans..
H. Mills
E. C. Schoales
O. J. Silver
J. R. Croft
G. F. Frankland
S. W. Seago
A. R. Singleton
J. H. Nesbitt
A. E. Hainsworth....
A. A. Barton
Harry Spencer
A. R. Graham
Max Cooper
G. W. Haley
W. M. Gemmell
J. F. Judge
P. E. Watters
J. F. Freure
D. A. Moore
W. R. Bishop
A. T. King
R. B. Magill
Alex. Wilson
E. W. Leith
W. R. Jackson
F. H. Clark
W. J. Hambley
Geo. Chambers
B. J. Brownell
CO. Hemphill
F. K. Ebbitt
S. J. Jackson
T. E. C. Butler
A. G. Corscadden.
S. Young
W. T- S. Graham... W. A. McPherson. H. J. Unwin
C. H. Dearden
J. P. Simpson
A. N. MtOore
T. W. Appleton
W. Carey
S. H. McElwain
E- T. Howe
John Forth
G. R. Drummond..
A. MacMillan
R. M. Stanton
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937 347
AT DECEMBER 31, 1936
If not there, then Secretary's Address is where lodge is held.
of St. John the Evangelist, all others on or near that of St. John the Baptist
are corrected up to July 31, 1937.
501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518
2nd Thursday
Mon. on or bef. F. M..
1st Monday
Tues. on or bef. F. M.
2nd Wednesday
1st Thursday
2nd Tuesday
3rd Tuesday
2nd Friday
2nd Friday
3rd Monday
1st Wednesday
4th Thursday
3rd Monday
2nd Friday..
1st Monday
Wed. on or bef. F. M.. 1st Monday,.
519] 4th Tuesday.
520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 544 545 546 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558
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1st Monday
2nd Tuesday
1st Monday
2nd Thursday
4th Tuesday
2nd Wednesday
1st Wednesday
2nd Wednesday
3rd Saturday
2nd Friday
3rd Thursday
1st Friday
3rd Tuesday
2nd Monday
3rd Monday
3rd Tuesday
1st Monday
2nd Tuesday
1st Wednesday
3rd Friday
3rd Friday
2nd Wednesday
2nd Monday
Fri. on or bef. F. M.
3rd Tuesday
4th Thursday
4th Wednesday
2nd Friday
1st Wednesday
1st Thursday
1st Thursday
1st Wednesday
2nd Monday
1st Wednesday
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1st Friday
1st Thursday
2nd Wednesday
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348 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
RETURNS OF LODGES AS
For Secretary's Address, look first at list of Special Addresses, pages 352, 353, 354 and 355.
Lodges marked (a) hold their Installation of Officers on or near the Festival
The names of the W. M. and Secretary
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W. Master
Secretary
aPalestine..
St- Andrew's
aAcacia
aHamilton
aVictory
Ashlar
aKilwinning
aKing Hiram
aSt. Aidan's
aHullett
aDoric
aDufferin
aAntiquity
aMizpah
aAdoniram
aCraig
aFidelity
aMimosa
aSt. Clair
aQueen's
aHarmony
aAcacia
aHarcourt
aSunnyside
aTransportation. . aKaministiquia.... aRoyal Edward.. aWar Veterans....
aPatricia
aNationai
aGrey
aDefendeis
aNorth Gate
aFairbanks
aSt. Andrew's
aHillcrest
aRideau
aMartintown
aTemple
aDominion
aMount Dennis .
aMaple Leaf.
aSt. Paul
aHugh Murray.. .
aCampbell
aPalace
aMelita
aUnity
aGolden Fleece....
aGotbic
aTavistock
aAshlar
aHuron-Bruce
aBirch Cliff
aFort Erie
aAdanac
aDominion
aPerfection
aNorth Bay
Toronto
Ottawa
Westboro
Hamilton
Chatham
Ottawa
Toronto
Toronto
Toronto
Londesboro'
Lakeside
Toronto
Toronto
Toronto
Niagara Falls
Ailsa Craig
Toronto
Toronto
Toronto
Kingston
Windsor
London
Toronto
Toronto
Toronto
Fort William.
Kingston
Toronto
Toronto
Capreol
Toronto
Ottawa
Toronto
Toronto
Hamilton
Hamilton
Ottawa
Maitintown
London
Windsor
Weston
Tot onto
Sarnia
Hamilton
Campbellville.
Windsor
Toronto
Toronto
Toronto
Lindsay
Tavistock
Byron
Toronto
Birch Cliff
Fort Erie
Merritton
Ridgeway
St. Catharines
North Bay
I. M- Ginsberg
E. K. Fallis
H. A. H. Clark
J. F. Jentz
R. Appleyard
H. E. Reaume
E. L. Roseborough
J. MacArthur
J. B. Atkins
0. C. Anderson
E. J. Gleason
R. W. Shepherd
W. Sellors
J. E. Phillips
G. H. James
J. A. E. Blackwell
E. F. Bevis
W. J. R. Rogers
W. R. McConnell
F. P. Smith
M. Burnstine
T. Welch
E. W. Bickle
G. E Ritchie
J. M. McKerrow
C. A. S. Dykes
A. E. McGlashon
H. J. Cable
H. R. Wilson
1. H. H. Lusk
J. P. C. MacLatchy . C. H. Hagen
B. Rhodes
L. Stiver
T. B. MaeNaughton .
R. C. Bennett
H. A. Winter
L. C. Kennedy
H. V. Floyd
R. E. Lonnee
A. F. Nisbet
las. Craigie
R. C. Fleck
C. R. Turner
E. M. Readhead
R. A. Gladstone
W. M. Creighton
K. W. Ellsworth
Tom Marshall
B. C. Maidens
W. A. Murray
W. J. Davis
I. E. Grant
W. G. Twiggs
Chas. Burt
D. A. Cameron
G. E. Teal
A. Gill
J. L. Runnalls
H. Melvin
J. N. Salter
W. A. Dier
E. L. Kerr
C. E. Clements
Geo. Powers
M. Strachan
C. V. Tottle
W. R. Taylor
R. M. Townsend
F. W. Seaton
J. A. Hodgins
T. G. Fairbairn
F. Howell
C. H. Stringer
W. G. Smith
Wm. Moull
G. F. Empringham
M. L. Martyn
L. T. Rutledge
W. H. Kent
J. W. Bradshaw
A. G. Poupore
K. N. Carrie
J. G. Dunn
N. B. Darrell
S. A. Hitsman
F. J. Johnson
Robt. Somerville
M. Xisbet
J. W. Tucker
J. D. Gardner
G. E. Dixon
T. G. Taylor
F. W. Davidson
G. A. Sweatman
G. Chequer
D. A. Ross
Alex. Woonton
J. A. Wickens
F. Thain
A. B. Barber
J. T. Elliott
J. Eaglesham
T. H. Snyder
J. G. Moncrieff
C. H. Lord
E. F. Trumper
Robt. Macfarland .. W. R. Allely
G. F. Holley
N. T. Sanderson
H. W. Hoag
W. P. Smith
E. J. Jukes
S. A. Moffat
M. Stuart
G. H. Davis
E. R. Herbert
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937 349
AT DECEMBER 31, 1936.
If not there, then Secretary's Address is where lodge is held.
of St. John the Evangelist, all others on or near that of St. John the Baptist
are corrected up to July 31, 1937.
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559 4th Wednesday
560 1st Thursday.
561 3rd Friday..
562 2nd Monday.
563 2nd Tuesdav.
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565 3rd Friday.
566 1st Friday.
567 3rd Friday.
568 Tues. on or bef. F. M.
569 Tues. on or aft. F. M..
570 1st Tuesday
571 4th Tuesday
572 4th Thursday
573 1st Tuesday
574 2nd Friday
575 4th Thursday
576 1st Monday
577 1st Wednesday
578 2nd Wednesday
579 1st Thursday
580 2nd Saturday
581 3rd Wednesday
582 3rd Wednesday
583 2nd Monday
584 3rd Tuesday
585 4th Friday
586 1st Friday
587 2nd Wednesday
588 1st Tuesday
589 1st Monday
690 1st Wednesday
591 4th Thursday
592 3rd Monday
593 4th Wednesday
594 2nd Monday
595 2nd Thursday
596 2nd Thursday
597 2nd Friday
598 1st Wednesday
599 1st Wednesday
600 2nd Tuesday
601 2nd Wednesday
602 3rd Tuesday
603 1st Tuesday
604 2nd Thursday
605 2nd Tuesday
606 4th Monday
607 3rd Thursday
608 3rd Monday
609 2nd Tuesday
610 4th Monday
611 3rd Monday
612 2nd Friday
613 3rd Tuesday
614 1st Thursday
615 1st Thursday
616 2nd Monday
617 3rd Friday
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350 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
RETURNS OF LODGES AS
For Secretary's Address, look first at list of Special Addresses, pages 352, 353, 354 and 355.
Lodges marked (a) hold their Installation of Officers on or near the Festival
The names of the W. M. and Secretary
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937 351
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352 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
P. O. ADDRESSES OF SECRETARIES
Special addresses of Secretaries of Lodges in the Cities and in other places where the secretary's address is not the same as that of the Lodge.
No Lodge Location Secretary and P.O. Address
3.. ..Ancient St. John's ..Kingston A. W. Cathcart, 570 Johnston St.
5....Sussex Brockville Thos. H. Guest, 374 King St. W.
6. ...Barton Hamilton B. E. James, 34 Belmont Ave.
10....Norfolk Simcoe J. H. Shaw, R.R. No. 4
ll....Moira Belleville Geo. Dulmage, 36 Hillside St.
1.5 St. George St. Catharines C. H. Hesburn. .54 George St.
16. ...St. Andrew's Toronto Wm. Lawrence, 202 Westminister Av.
20....St. John's London Rich. Booth, 230 Wellington St.
22.. ..King Solomon's Toronto R. A. Woodley, 130 Evelyn Cres.
24....St. Francis Smith's Falls C. G. Jones, 102 Queen St.
2.5 Ionic Toronto G. N. Hargraft, 49 Wellington St. E
27....Strict Observance ..Hamilton R. M. Allworth, 28 James St. S.
28.. .. Mount Zion Kemptville R. J. Patterson, Oxford Mills
40....St. John's Hamilton C. F. Marshall, 43 Fairleigh Av. S
42.. ..St. George's London C. M. Linnell, 105 Oxford St. W.
43.. ..King Solomon's Woodstock A. W. Massie, 717 Rathbourne Ave.
44. ...St. Thomas St. Thomas F. R. Palmer. 544 Talbot St.
45....Brant Brantford Geo. Whitwill, 149 Sheridan St.
46.. ..Wellington Chatham W. J. McCall, 24 Stanley St.
47 ..Great Western Windsor J. N. Nickell, 2307 Windermere Rd.
52....Dalhousie Ottawa H. W. Jackson, 290 Bronson Ave.
56.. ..Victoria Sarnia H. W. Unsworth, 219 Mitton St. N
57.. ..Harmony Binbrook Jas. D. Rose, Blackheath
58.. ..Doric Ottawa J. A. Ross, 480 Cooper St.
61. ...Acacia Hamilton C. E. Kelly, 73 Melrose Ave.
64.. ..Kilwinning London W. Lancaster, 15 Stanley St.
65....Rehoboam Toronto George H. Mitchell, 212 Keewatin A
72.. ..Alma Gait A. J. Oliver, 45 James St.
74. ...St. James S. Augusta H. H. Throop, R.R. No. 2, Brock- ville
75.. ..St. John's Toronto J. W. Brader, 25 Hollywood Cresc.
76... .Oxford Woodstock E. E. Dougall, 122 Wilson St.
77.. ..Faithful Brethren ....Lindsay C. L. Davidson, 102 Kent St. W.
86.. ..Wilson Toronto W. L. Lawer, 125 Erskine Ave.
88....St. George's Owen Sound C. T. Waugh. 1321 4th Ave. W.
92....Cataraqui Kingston T. N. Clarke, 159 Collingwood St.
97.. ..Sharon Queensville W. D. Cameron, Keswick, Ont.
99 Tuscan Newmarket W. R. Deavitt, 24 Queen St. W.
100.. ..Valley Dundas F. A. Latshaw, 30 Melville St.
101....Corinthian Peterborough R. F. Downey, 298 Boswell Ave.
103. ...Maple Leaf St. Catharines A. E. Coombs, 197 Church St.
105.. ..St. Mark's Niagara Falls Fred Trelford, 2547 Glenholm Ave.
107.. ..St. Paul's Lambeth R. A. McDougall, R.R. No. 1,
Glanworth
108.. ..Blenheim Princeton G. E. Parkhill, R.R. No. 1, Princeton
119. ...Maple Leaf Bath D. F. Aylsworth, R.R. No. 2
120.. ..Warren Fingal C. P. Sikox, R.R. No. 3. Shedden
121... .Doric Brantford J. P. Temple, 42 Nelson St.
123.. ..Belleville Belleville J. McCarthy, 59 Everett St.
125.. ..Cornwall Cornwall A. W. Gammon, Box 1181.
127....Franck Frankford G. D. Wright. R.R. No.l.
128....Pembroke Pembroke C. W. Fraser, 423 McKay St.
139.. ..Lebanon Oshawa W. A. Hare, 8 Bond St. E.
140.. Malahide Avlmer Geo. Stewart, Springfield
144....Tecumseh Stratford S. W. Rust, 203 Douglas St.
146.. ..Prince of Wales Newburgh D. Sexsmith, R.R. No. 1, W'ilton
148 ...Civil Service Ottawa A. M. Hill, 6.52 Gilmour St.
151. ...Grand River Kitchener P. Fisher, 11 Elgin St.
153.. ..Burns Wyoming Alex. McManus, R.R. No. 1
155 ...Peterborough Peterborough J. H. Vallery, 310 Pearl Ave.
156.. ..York Toronto W. E. Hofland, 5 Elginton Ave. E
158.. ..Alexandra Oil Springs N. D.'Munro.R.R. No. 2, Oil Springs
159 Goodwood Richmond S. B. Gordon, R.R. No. 1.
168....Merritt Welland L. R. Brennan, 62 Hellems Ave.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937 353
No. Lodge Location Secretary and P.O. Address
177.. ..The Builders Ottawa J. J. McGill, 189 Holmwood Ave
178....PlattsviIle Plattsville J. Bristow, Bright
180....Speed Guelph B. Whetstone, 90 Yorkshire St.
185....Enniskillen York E. S. Bradt, R.R. No. 5, Cayugg
193.. ..Scotland Scotland E. E. Messecar, R.R. No. 1
195 ..Tuscan London W. D. Jackson, Richmond Bldg.
209a. St. John's London Edwin Smith, 528 Dufferin Ave.
215 ...Lake Ameliasburg J. A. Weese, R.R. No. 7, Belleville
218. ...Stevenson Toronto A. Robertson, 29 Mortimer Ave.
222. ...Marmora Marmora C. H. Buskard, Deloro
228.. ..Prince Arthur Listowel E. S. Parrott, R.R. No 1
231 Lodge of Fidelity Ottawa R. McElroy, 116 Waverley St.
233.. ..Doric Parkhill Geo. Portice, R.R. No. 8
237.. ..Vienna Vienna R. McLean, R.R. No. 2
247. ..Ashlar Toronto H. C. Davies, Ass't Sec'y, 35 Glebe
Road W.
253....Minden Kingston G. H. Veale, 218 Nelson St.
254.. ..Clifton Niagara Falls J. D. Muir, 1028 St. Clair Ave.
257.. ..Gait Gait E. F. Hetherington, 50 Cedar St.
258.. ..Guelph Guelph F. F. Sweetman, 394 Woolwich St.
264....Chaudiere Ottawa G. C. Bennett, 31 Euclid Ave.
267....Parthenon Chatham T. G. Martin, 24 Lansdowne Ave.
270.. ..Cedar Oshawa C. J. Pirie, 70 Drew St.
272. ...Seymour Ancaster E. McMullen, R.R. 1. Hamilton
287....Shuniah Port Arthur A. P. Freed, Box 85.
289.. ..Doric Lobo D. H. Sells, Hyde Park, R.R. 1
292.. ..Robertson King F. E. Boys, R.R. No. 2
296.. ..Temple St. Catharines C. A. Brown, 222 St. Paul St.
299. ...Victoria Centreville H. A. Carscallen, Enterprise
300.. ..Mt. Olivet Thorndale J. A. Elgie, R.R. No. 1, Belton
302.. ..St. David's St. Thomas W. H. Stapleton, 12 Drake St.
304.. ..Minerva Stroud G. W. Hewson, R.R. No 2
305....Humber Weston A. E. Scythes, 170 King St.
309....Morning Star Cailow R. D. Munro, Auburn
312 ...Pnyx W.-llaceburg D. F. Johnson, 329 William St.
316 ...Doric Toronto R. H. Dee, 17 Constance St.
322. ...North Star Owen Sound E. E. Vanstone, 976 Sixth Ave. E.
324. ...Temple Hamilton H. I. Sparks. 62 Fairleigh Ave. S.
326... Zetland Toronto J. Bennett, 121 Lawton Blvd.
328 ...Ionic Napier R. Quick, R.R. No. 2, Alvinston.
329 ...King Solomon's. Jarvis R. E. Miller, R.R. No. 3.
330 Corinthian London W. A. Hunter, 226 King St.
332... Stratford Stratford E. Denroche, 46 Erie Ave, Apt. 1
339.. ..Orient Toronto W. J. Cordell, 117 Benson Ave.
343.. ..Georgian Toronto G. Thompson, 419 Brunswick Ave
345....Nilestown Nilestown J. F. Johnson, R.R. No. 8, London
346.. ..Occident Toronto H. Gadsby, 546 Clinton St.
357....Waterdown Millgrove J. R. Nichol, R.R. No. 4, Dundas
361.... Waverley Guelph Wm. Templeman, 268 Queen St.
367.. ..St. George Toronto A. B. Hutchcroft, 112 Kingsway,
368.. ..Salem Brockville W. H. Drummond, 53 Pearl St. W.
369....Mimico Lambton Mills W. A. Beecroft, 31 Palisades
371. ...Prince of Wales Ottawa H. J. Sykes, 364 Wellington St.
373....Copestone Welland A. Tattersall, 30 Franklin St.
375. ...Lome Omemee R. T. H. Dick, R.R. No. 2
377. ...Lome Shelbourne S. Patterson, R.R. No. 5.
378. King Solomon's London Jas. White, 354 Picadilly St.
379.. ..Middlesex Bryanston Chas. Gloyne, R.R. 2, Denfield.
380.... Union London R. E. Tillson, 121 Rectory St.
382.. ..Doric Hamilton L. P. Robertson, 112 South Oval
384.. ..Alpha Toronto Wm. Moull, 11 Lindsay Ave
388. ..Henderson Ilderton B. R. Clemance, RR. 1, Denfield
390.... Florence Florence S. Hanks, R.R. 2, Croton
397....Leopold Bridgen T. R. Stark, R.R. 2.
398.. ..Victoria Lakefield E. C. Boynton, R.R. 3
399. ...Moffat Hatrietsville J. M. MacVicar, R.R. No. 1,
Belmont
403 ...Windsor Windsor H. Beardmore, 1918 Verdun Ave.
410....Zeta Toronto S. J. Boyde, 1542 Dufferin St.
412.. ..Keystone Sault Ste. Marie ....J. H. Jenkinson, 20 Herrick St.
415. .Fort William Fort William C. E. Coombes, 1122 Ridgeway St.
419. ...Liberty Sarnia W. J. Aitchison. 140 N. Euphemia
420....Nipissing North Bay B. F. Nott, Box 55
426.. ..Stanley Toronto P. A. Holbrow, 118 Pendrith Ave.
354 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
No. Lodge Location Secretary and P.O. Address
430. ...Acacia Toronto M. E. Steele, 157 St. Germain Ave.
434 ...Algonquin Emsdale Jas. Metcalfe, Katrine Sta.
437. ...Tuscan Sarnia W. J. Barrie, 160 N. Christina St.
438. ...Harmony Toronto G. H. Simmons, 915 Logan Ave.
452....Avonmore Avonmore Allan McKinnon, R.R. No. 2,
Monkland Sta.
453. ...Royal Fort William R. T. Aldrich, 1437 McGregor Ave.
469....Algoma ......Sault Ste. Marie ...J. Dudley, 46 The Drive
473 The Beaches Toronto S. A. Griffin, 113 Rainsford Rd
474. ...Victoria Toronto D. L. McPherson, 11 Abbott Ave.
475....Dundum Hamilton G. Milne, 85 Lottridge St.
481....Corinthian Toronto T. N. Dean, 186 Belsize Dr.
483....Granton Granton A Hobbs, R.R. No. 3
494....Riverdale Toronto R. F. Thomas. 933 Woodbine Ave.
495.. ..Electric Hamilton Bert Culm, 259 Province St. S.
496....University Toronto W. Dowds, 74 McLean Ave.
499 ...Port Arthur Port Arthur S. H. Green, 105 Pine St.
500. ..Rose Windsor D. W. F. Nichols, 333 Pine St.
501....Connaught Mimico J. T. Lee, 96 Hillside Ave.
504... Otter.. Lombardy E. W. Joynt, R.R. No. 1.
508....Ozias Brantford E. W. Lavery, 51 Brunswick St.
509. ...Twin City Kitchener G DeKleinhans, 561 Queen St. S.
510....Parkdale Toronto J. H. Mills, 6 Baby Point Terrace
511....Connaught Fort William E. C. Schoales, Canada Foundries
513. ...Corinthian Hamilton J. R. Croft, 104 Burris St.
514.. ..St. Albans Toronto G. F. Franklin, 35 Gough Ave.
515....Reba Brantford S. W. Seago, 182 Brant Ave.
517....Hazeldean Hazeldean J. H. Nesbit, R.R. 2, Stittsville
519.. ..Onondaga Onondaga A. A. Barton, R.R. 1 Cainsville
520....Coronati Toronto H. Spencer, 32 Sorauren Ave.
521.... Ontario Windsor A. R. Graham, 359 Partington Ave
522. ...Mt. Sinai Toronto Max Cooper, 32 Ardmore Rd.
532. ...Royal Arthur Peterborough G. W. Haley, 85 Benson Ave.
525.. ..Temple Toronto J. F. Judge, 176 Marion St.
526.. ..Ionic Westboro P. E. Watters, 139 Bayswater Ave.
531. ...High Park Toronto R. B Magill, 35 Armadale Ave.
532. ...Canada Toronto Alexander Wilson, 24 Badgerow Ave
533.. ..Shamrock Toronto E. W. Leith, 84 Gothic Ave.
535.. ..Phoenix Fonthill F. H. Clark, R.R. No. 2, Welland
537. ...Ulster Toronto G. Chambers, 211 Browning Ave.
539.... Waterloo Waterloo C. O. Hemphill, 56 Alexandra Ave.
541. ...Tuscan Toronto S. J. Jackson, 897 Bloor St. W.
542 Metropolitan Toronto T. E. C Butler, 503 Broadview Ave.
543.. ..Imperial Toronto A. G. Corscadden, 51 Highcroft Rd
544. ...Lincoln Abingdon Stanley Young, R.R.I, Caistor Centre
545.... John Ross
Robertson Toronto W. J. S. Graham, 16 Herbert Ave.
546.. ..Talbot St. Thomas W. A. McPherson, 38 Metcalfe St.
547 Victory Toronto H. J. Unwin, 301 Garden Ave.
548.. ..General Mercer Toronto C. H. Dearden, 122 Gilmour Ave.
549....Ionic Hamilton J. R. Simpson, 21 Belview Ave.
550....Buchanan Hamilton A. M. Moore, 31 Genesee St.
551. ...Tuscan Hamilton T. W. Appleton, 396 Main St. E.
552.. ..Queen City Toronto Walter Carey, 2052 Gerrard St. E.
553,...Oakwood Toronto S. H. McElwain, 90 Cloverlawn Ave.
554. ..Border Cities Windsor E. T. Howe, 969 London St. W.
555....Wardrope Hamilton J. Forth, 210 Charlton Ave. W.
558. ...Sidney Albert Luke. .Ottawa R. M. Stanton, 124 Aylmer Ave.
559.... Pales tine Toronto H. Melvin, 167 Winona Drive
560.. ..St. Andrew's Ottawa J. N. Salter, 8 Westmount Ave.
562.. ..Hamilton Hamilton E. L. Kerr. 432 Main St. E.
563. ...Victory Chatham C. E. Clements, 121 King St. W.
564. ...Ashlar Ottawa G. Powers, 16 Rideau Terrace
565. ..Kilwinning Toronto M. Strachan, 85 Mavety St.
566.. ..King Hiram Toronto C. V. Tottle, 2362 Bloor St. W.
567.. ..fat. Aidans Toronto W. R. Taylor, 627 Lonsdale Rd.
570... Duff erin Toronto J. A. Hodgins, 95 Clinton St.
571 ...Antiquity Toronto T. G. Fairbaim, 98 du Vernet Ave.
572 .. Mizpah Toronto F. Howell, 24 Olive Ave.
573....Adoniram Niagara Falls C. H. Stringer, 1259 Heywood Ave.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937 355
No. Lodge Location Secretary and P.O. Address
574... .Craig Ailsa Craig W. G. Smith, R.R. 6, Parkhill
575.... Fidelity Toronto W. Moull, 11 Lindsay Ave.
576. ...Mimosa Toronto G. F. Empringham, 142 Dawes Rd.
577.. ..St. Clair Toronto M. L. Martyn, 302 Sterling Towers
578.. ..Queens Kingston L. T. Rutledge, 604 Earl St.
579. ...Harmony Windsor W. H. Kent, 1577 Goyeau St.
580.. .Acacia London J. W. Bradshaw, 707 Waterloo St.
581....Harcourt Toronto A. G. Poupore, 27 Melinda St.
582....Sunnyside Toronto K. N. Carrie, 58 Roncesvalles Ave
583. ...Transportation Toronto J. G. Dunn, 169 Armadale Ave.
584....Kaministiquia Fort William N. B. Darrell, 132 South May St.
585. ...Royal Edward Kingston S. A. Hitsman, 637 Johnson St.
586.... War Veterans Toronto F. J. Johnson, 111 Lakeshore Blvd
587. ...Patricia Toronto Root. Somerville, 127 Garden Ave.
589.. ..Grey Toronto J. W. Tucker, 33 Regal Rd.
590.. ..Defenders Ottawa J. D. Gardner, 143 Echo Drive
591. ...North Gate Toronto Geo. E. Dixon, 232 Glengrove Av. W
592....Fairbank Toronto T. G. Taylor, Fairbuank P.O.
593.. ..St. Andrew's Hamilton F. W. Davidson, 52 Barnesdale Ave
594....Hillcrest Hamilton G. A. Sweatman, 40 Alpine Ave.
595....Rideau Ottawa G. Chequer, 3 Ashbury PI. Linden- lea, Ottawa
597. ...Temple London A. Woonton, 714 Maitland St.
598.... Dominion Windsor J. A. Wickens, 680 Dougall Ave.
599. ...Mount Dennis Mount Dennis F. Thain, 12 Craydon Ave. Mount
Dennis
600.. ..Maple Leaf Toronto A. B. Barber, 22 Temle Ave.
601. ...St. Paul's Sarnia J. T. Elliott, 110 Crawlord St.
602. ...Hugh Murray Hamilton E. Eaglesham, 15 Emerald St. S.
604. ...Palace Windsor J. G. Moncrieff, Heintzman Bldg
605....Melita Toronto C. H. Lord, 500 Millwood Rd
606 ...Unity Toronto E. F. Trumper, 528 Jane St.
607.. ..Golden Fleece Toronto R. Macfarlane, 1602 Bathurst St
608.. ..Gothic Lindsay W. R. Allely, Town Hall
610.. ..Ashlar Byron N. T. Sanderson, R. R. No. 7
London
611. ...Huron-Bruce Toronto H. W. Hoag, 240 Danforth Ave
612. ...Birch Cliff Birch Cliff W. P. Smith, 61 Kildonan Dr.
616. ...Perfection St. Catharines G. H. Davis, 9 Trafalgar St
617.. ..North Bay North Bay E. R. Herbert, 159 First Ave. E
618. ...Thunder Bay Port Arthur R. L. Northan, Box 201.
619....Runnymede Toronto W. McK. Hamshaw, 76 Glendale Av
620. ...Bay of Quinte Toronto S. Chamberlain, 201 Cottingham St
625....Hatherly Sault Ste. Marie ....G. E. Richardson, 14 The Drive
626.. ..Stamford Stamford Centre ....R. F. Cooper, 385 Thorold Rd
627....Pelee Scudder Wm. Stewart, Pelee Island P.O.
629....Grenville Toronto W. J. Streight, 44 Fairview Blvd.
630....Prince of Wales Toronto Albert Young, 12 GlenWood Ave.
632. ...Long Branch Mimico G. A. Brandow, 12 6th St. New
Toronto
34.. ..Delta Toronto Alex. Lawrence, 148 Roehampton A
35.. ..Wellington Toronto T. G. Haslam, 14 Oakldene Ave.
637. ...Caledonia Toronto Jas. C. McAllister, 147 Browning Av
638.. ..Bedford Toronto C. H. R. Devey, 67 Yonge St. Blvd.
639. ...Beach Hamilton Beach H. S. Marshall, 554 Beach Blvd.
Hamilton
640.. ..Anthony Sayer Mimico E. J. Hutchins, 36 Eastbourne Cres
641. ...Garden Windsor John Briggs, 1553 Marentette Ave.
642. ...St. Andrew's Windsor M. Burbridge, 11^ Elm Ave.
643.. ..Cathedral Toronto C. W. Magee. 79 Sherwood Ave.
644....Simcoe Toronto W. G. Mackay, 175 St. Clair Ave. E.
645.. ..Lake Shore Mimico E. H. Glenn, 17 Eastbourne Cresc.,
Toronto 647....Todmorden Todmorden W. E. Judges, 4 Ivy Ave
Toronto
649. ...Temple Oshawa H. W. Hester, 58 Simcoe St. N.
651....Dentonia Toronto T. W. Chambers, 31 Hammersmith
652....Memorial Toronto S. J. Boyde, 1542 Dufferin St.
654.. ..Ancient Landmarks Hamilton Jas. MacKay, 153 Kensington Av S
655....Kingsway Lambton Mills D. J. Gunn, 65 Grenview Blvd.
356 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
LIST OF LODGES-BY DISTRICTS
D,D,G,M,
ALGOMA DISTRICT— (8 Lodges) -R,W, Bro, Cecil M, Mclntyre. Hornepayne
No. 287 — Shuniah Port Arthur No.
No. 415 — Fort William..Fort William No.
No. 453 — Royal Fort William No.
No. 499 — Port Arthur.. ..Port Arthur No.
511 — ConnaughtW. Fort William 584 — Kaministiquia Fort William 618 — Thunder Bay.. Port Arthur 636 — Hornepayne ....Hornepayne
BRANT DISTRICT— (14 Lodges) D.D.G.M — R.W, Bro, Geo, T, Knox. Oakland
No. 243 — St. George St. George
No. 319 — Hiram Hage>-sville
No. 329 — King Solomon Jarvis
No. 505 — Lynden Lynden
No. 508 — Ozias Brantford
No. 515 — Reba Brantford
No. 519 — Onondaga Onondaga
No. 35 — St. Johns Cayuga
No. 45 — Brant Brantford
No. 82 — St. Johns Palis
No. 106 — Burford Burford
No. 1 13 — Wilson Waterford
No. 121— Doric Brantford
No. 193- Scotland Scotland
BRUCE DISTRICT— (12 Lodges) D.D.G.M,— R,W, Bro, W, Harold Work. Wiarton
No. 131 — St. Lawrence. .Southampton No.
No. 197 — Saugeen Walkerton No.
No. 235 — Aldworth Paisley No.
No. 262— Harriston Harriston No.
No. 315 — Clifford Clifford No.
No. 362 — Maple Leaf Tara No.
393 — Forest Chesley
396 — Cedar Wiarton
429— Port Elgin Port Elgin
431 — Moravian Cargill
432 — Hanover Hanover
436 — Burns Hepworth
CHATHAM DISTRICT- D.D.G.M.— R.W, Bro, Wm, J,
No. 46 — Wellington Chatham No.
No. 245 — Tecumseh Thamesville No.
No. 255 — Sydenham Dresden No.
No. 267 — Parthenon Chatham No.
No. 274 — Kent Blenheim No.
No. 282 — Lome Glencoe No.
No. 312 — Pnyx Wallaceburg No.
(14 Lodges) McCall. Chatham
327 — Hammond Wards ville
336 — Highgate Highgate
390 — Florence Florence
39 1 — Howard Ridgetown
422 — Star of the East Bothwell
457 — Century Merlin
563 — Victory Chatham
EASTERN DISTRICT— D,D,G,M — R,W, Bro, Arthur
No 21a — St. Johns Vankleek Hill No.
No. 125 — Cornwall Cornwall No.
No. 142 — Excelsior Morrisburg No.
No. 143 — Friendly Brothers ..Iroquois No.
No. 186 — Plantagenet Riceville No.
No. 207 — Lancaster Lancaster No.
No. 256 — Farran's Point Aultsville No.
No. 320 — Chesterville Chesterville No.
No. 383 — Henderson Winchester No.
(18 Lodges) MacMillan. Finch
418 — Maxville Maxville
439 — Alexandria Alexandria
450 — Hawkesbury Hawkesbury
452 — Avonmore Avonmore
458— Wales Wales
480 — Williamsburg. .Williamsburg
491 — Cardinal Cardinal
557 — Finch Finch
596 — Martintown Martintown
FRONTENAC DISTRICT D,D,G,M,— R,W, Bro, Robert J,
No. 3 — Ancient St. Johns.. Kingston No.
No. 9 — Union Napanee No.
No. 92 — Cataraqui Kingston Xo.
No. 109 — Albion Harrowsmith No.
No. 119 — Maple Leaf Bath No.
No. 146 — Prince of Wales. .Newburgh No.
No. 157 — Simpson Newboro No.
No. 201 — Leeds Gananoque No.
No. 228 — Prince Arthur Odessa No
(18 Lodges) Webster. Gananoque
253 — Minden Kingston
299 — Victoria Centreville
404 — Lome Tarn worth
441 — Westport Westport
460 — Rideau Seeley's Bay
497 — St. Andrew's Arden
578 — Queen's Kingston
585 — Royal Edward Kingston
621 — Frontenac Sharbot Lak«
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No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
GEORGIAN DISTRICT D,D,G,M, — R.W, Bro, Raymon
90 — Manito Collingwood No.
96 — Corinthian Barrie No.
137 — Pythagoras Meaford No.
192— Orillia Orillia No.
230— Kerr Barrie No.
234 — Beaver Thornbury No.
236 — Manitoba Cookstown No.
249 — Caledonian Midland No-
266 — Northern Light Stayner No-
285— Seven Star Alliston
(19 Lodges) d E, Ives. Stayner
304 — Minerva Stroud
348 — Georgian.... Penetanguishene
385 — Spry Beeton
444 — Nitetis Creemore
466 — Coronation Elmvale
467 — Tottenham Tottenham
470 — Victoria ...Victoria Harbour
492 — Karnak Coldwater
538 — Earl Kitchener. Pt.McNicol
GREY DISTRICT— (12 Lodges) D,D,G,M,— R.W, Bro, Jas, H, Brownlee. Owen Sound
No. 88 — St. George's Owen Sound No.
No. 200 — St. Alban's Mount Forest No.
No. 216 — Harris Orangeville No.
No. 271 — Wellington Erin No.
No. 306 — Durham Durham No.
No. 322 — North Star Owen Sound No.
333 — Prince Arthur Flesherton
334— Prince Arthur Arthur
377 — Lome Shelburne
421 — Scott Grand Valley
449 — Dundalk Dundalk
490 — Hiram Markdale
HAMILTON DISTRICT D,D,G,M,— R,W, Bro, Chas, F
No. 6 — Barton Hamilton No.
No. 40 — St. Johns Hamilton No.
No. 100 — Valley Dundas No.
No. 135 — St Clair Milton No.
No. 165 — Burlington Burlington No
No. 272 — Seymour Ancaster No.
No. 291 — DufTerin W. Flamboro No
No. 324 — Temple Hamilton No
A — (16 Lodges)
, Marshall. Hamilton
357 — Waterdown Millgrove
400 — Oakville Oakville
475 — Dundurn Hamilton
513 — Corinthian Hamilton
551 — Tuscan Hamilton
562 — Hamilton Hamilton
602 — Hugh Murray Hamilton
603 — Campbell Campbell ville
HAMILTON DISTRICT D,D,G,M— R,W, Bro, Wm, A
No. 7 — Union Grimsby No.
No. 27 — Strict Observance Hamilton No.
No. 57 — Harmony Binbrook No.
No. <•! — Acacia Hamilton No.
Nw. 62 — St. Andrews Caledonia No
No. 166 — Went worth Stoney Creek No
No. 185 — Enniskillen York No
No. 382 — Doric Hamilton No
No,
B— (17 Lodges)
, Laidlaw. Hamilton
495 — Electric Hamilton
544 — Lincoln Abingdon
549 — Ionic Hamilton
550— Buchanan Hamilton
555 — Wardrope Hamilton
593 — St. Andrews Hamilton
594 — Hillcrest Hamilton
639 — Beach Burlington Beach
654 — Ancient Landmarks
Hamilton
LONDON DISTRICT D,D,G,M— R,W, Bro, Colin
No. 20 — St. Johns' London No.
No. 42 — St. George's London No.
No. 64 — Kilwinning London No.
No. 107 — St. Paul's Lambeth No.
No. 190 — Belmont Belmont No.
No. 195 — Tuscan London No.
No. 209a — St. John's London No.
No. 289 — Doric Lobo No.
No. 300 — Mount Olivet Thorndale No.
No. 330 — Corinthian London No.
No. 344 — Merrill Dorchester Sta. No.
No. 345 — Nilestown Nilestown
-(23 Lodges) McKinlay. London
358 — Delaware Valley ..Delaware
378 — King Solomon's London
379 — Middlesex Bryanston
380 — Union London
388 — Henderson Ilderton
394 — King Solomon. ..Thamesford
399 — Moffat Harriets ville
529 — Myra Komoka
580 — Acacia London
597 — Temple London
610— Ashlar Byror.
No. No. No. No.
MUSKOKA DISTRICT— (8 Lodges) D,D,G,M, — R.W, Bro, Joseph B, Lake. Powassan
352 — Granite Parry Sound No. 423 — Strong Sundridge
360 — Muskoka Bracebridge No.
376 — Unity Huntsville No.
409 — Golden Rule Gravenhurst No.
434 — Algonquin ....' Emsdale
443 — Powassan Powassan
454 — Corona Burk's Falls
358 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUM. COMMUNICATION*
NIAGARA A DISTRICT— '12 Lodges)
D.D.G.M.— R.W. Bro. John H. Patterson. Smithville
No. 2 — Niagara Niarara No. 27? — Seymour Port Dalhousie
No. 15 — St. George's St. Catharines No. 296 — Temple St. Catharines
No. 32 — Amity Dunnville No. 338 — Dufferin Wellandport
No. 103 — Maple Leaf ..St. Catharines No. 502 — Coronation Smithville
No. 115 — Ivy Beamsville No. 614 — Adanac .... Merritton
No. 221 — Mountain Thorold No. 616 — Perfection St. Catharines
NIAGARA B DISTRICT (13 Lodges) D,D,G,M.— R.W Bro. Milton C. Bacon, Chippawa
No. 105 — St. Marks Niagara Falls No. 471 — Sang EdwardVII Chippawa
No. 168 — Merritt Welland No. 535 — Phoenix „ Fonthill
No. 169 — Macnab Port Colbome No. 573 — Adoniram. ...Niagara Falls
No. 254 — Clifton Niagara Falls No. 613 — Fort Erie Fort Erie
No. 337 — Myrtle Port Robinson No. 615 — Dominion Ridgeway
No. 372 — Palmer Bridgeburg No. 626 — Stamford South End
No. 373 — Copestone Welland
NIPISSING EAST DISTRICT— 8 Lodges^ D.D.G.M.— R.W. Bro. D. G. Stevens. North Bay
No. 405 — Mattawa Mattawa No. 4S5 — Haileybury Haileybury
No. 420 — Nipissinc North Bay No. 4So — -Silver Cobalt
No. 447 — Sturgeon Fa. Sturgeon Falls No. 507 — Elk Lake Elk Lake
No. 462 — TemiskamingXewLiskeard No. 617 — North Bay North Bay
NIPISSING WEST DISTRICT— [12 Lodges)
D.D.G.M.— R.W. Bro. G. A. Shier. Sault Ste. Marie
No. 412 — Keystone Sault Ste. Marie No. 4S7 — Ponewobikong Blind River
No. 427 — Nickel Sudbury No. 527 — Espanola Espanola
No. 442 — Dvment Thessalon No. 536 — Algonquin Copper Cliff
No. 435 — Doric Little Current No. 5SS — National Capreol
No. 469 — Algoma. Sault Ste. Marie No. 622 — Lorne Chapleau
No. 472 — Gore Bay Gore Bay No. 625 — Hatherly Sault Ste. Marie
NORTH HURON DISTRICT— (12 Lodges)
D.D.G.M.— R.W. Bro. John A. Wylie. Wroxeter
Xo. 93 — Northern Light. .Kincardine No. 286 — Wingham. Wingham
No. 162 — Forest. Wroxeter No. 303 — Blytlu. Blyth
No. 184 — Old Light. Lueknow No. 314 — Blair Palmerston
No. 225 — Bernard Listowel No. 331 — Fordwich. Fcrdwich
Xo! 276 — Teeswater Teeswater No. 341 — Bruce. Tiverton
No. 284 — St. Johns Brussels No. 568 — Hullett. Xondesboro
ONTARIO DISTRICT— (13 Lodges)
D.D.G.M.— R.W. Bro. Cecil F, Cannon. Oshawa
No. 17 — St. John's Cobourg No. 91 — Colbome Colborne
No. 26 — Ontario Port Hope No. 114 — Hope Port Hope
No. 30 — Composite Wliitby No. 139 — Lebanon Oshawa
Xo. 31 — Jerusalem Bowmanville No. 270 — Cedar Oshawa
No. 39 — Mount Zion Brooklin No. 325 — Orono Orono
Xo 66 — Durham Newcastle No. 42S — Fidelity Port Perry
No. 649 — Temple Oshawa
OTTAWA DISTRICT— (27 Lodges)
D.D.G.M.— R.W. Bro. A. B, Hyndman. Carp
Xo. 52 — Dalhousie Ottawa Xo. 196 — Madawaska Arnprior
Xo. 58 — Doric Ottawa Xo. 231 — Lodge of Fidelity Ottawa
Xo! 63 — St. John's Carleton Place Xo. 264 — Chaudiere Ottawa
Xo! 122 — Renfrew Renfrew No. 371 — Prince of Wales Ottawa
No. 128 — Pembroke Pembroke Xo. 433 — Bonnechere Eganville
Xo. 147 — Mississippi Almonte Xo. 459— Cobden Cobden
Xo. 148 — Civil Service Ottawa Xo. 465 — Carleton Carp
Xo. 159 — Goodwood .Richmond Xo. 476 — Corinthian Xorth Cower
Xo 177 — The Builders Ottawa No. 479 — Russell Russell
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937
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No. No. No. No. No.
No. No. No. No. No.
No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
516 — Enterprise Beachburg
5 1 7 — Hazeldean Hazeldean
526 — Ionic Westboro
558 — Sidney Albert Luke Ottawa 560 — St. Andrew's Ottawa
No. 561 — Acacia Westboro
No. 564 — Ashlar Ottawa
No. 590 — Defenders Ottawa
No. 595 — Rideau Ottawa
PETERBOROUGH DISTRICT— (11 Lodges) D,D,G,M — R,W, Bro, Herrick W, Roche. Havelock
101 — Corinthian Peterborough
126 — Golden Rule...Campbellford
145— J. B. Hall Millbrook
1 55 — Peterborough.. Peterborough 161 — Percy Wark worth
No. 223 — Norwood Norwood
No. 313 — Clementi Lakefield
No. 374 — Keene Keene
No. 435 — Havelock Haveloclf
No. 523 — Royal Arthur Peterborough
No. 633— Hastings Hastings
PRINCE EDWARD DISTRICT— (16 Lodges) D,D,G,M,— R,W, Bro, Robert D, Adams. Belleville
1 1 — Moira Belleville
18 — Prince Edward Picton
29 — United Brighton
38 — Trent Trenton
48 — Madoc Madoc
50 — Consecon Consecon
69 — Stirling Stirling
123— Belleville Belleville
No. 1 27 — Franck Frankford
No. 164 — Star in the East. Wellington
No. 215 — Lake Ameliasburg
No. 222 — Marmora Marmora
No. 239 — Tweed Tweed
No. 283— Eureka Belleville
No. 401 — Craig Deseronto
No. 482 — Bancroft Bancroft
SARNIA DISTRICT,— (21 Lodges) D,D,G,M — R.W, Bro, Ewald G, Kremer. Courtright
No. 56 — Victoria Sarnia
No. 81 — St. Johns Mount Brydges
No. 83 — Beaver Strathroy
No. 1 16 — Cassia 1 hedford
No. 153 — Burns Wyoming
No. 158 — Alexandra Oil Springs
No. 194 — Petrolia Petrolia
No. 238— Havelock Watford
No. 260 — Washington Petrolia
No. 263 — Forest Forest
No. 294 — Moore Courtright
No. 307 — Arkona Arkona
No. 323 — Alvinston Alvinston
No. 328 — Ionic Napier
No. 392 — Huron Camlachie
No. 397 — Leopold Brigden
No. 419 — Liberty Sarnia
No. 425— St. Clair Sombra
No. 437 — Tuscan Sarnia
No. 503 — In wood In wood
No. 601 — St. Paul Sarnia
SOUTH HURON DISTRICT— (17 Lodges) D,D,G,M,— R,W, Bro, Harold M, Corbett. Lucan
No. 33 — Maitland Goderich
No. 73 — St. James St. Mary's
No. 84 — Clinton Clinton
No. 133 — Lebanon Forest Exeter
No. 141 — Tudor Mitchell
No. 144 — Tecumseh Stratford
No. 154 — Irving Lucan
No. 1 70 — Britannia Seaforth
No. 224 — Huron Hensall
No. 233 — Doric Parkhill
No. 309 — Morning Star Catlow
No. 332 — Stratford Stratford
No. 456 — Elma Monk ton
No. 478 — Milverton Milverton
No. 483 — Granton Granton
No. 574 — Craig Ailsa Craig
No. 609 — Tavistock Tavistock
ST. LAWRENCE DISTRICT— (19 Lodges) D,D,G,M — R,W, Bro, Hubert L, Scott. Mallorytown
No. 5 — Sussex Brockville No.
No. 14 — True Britons Perth No.
No. 24 — St. Francis Smith's Falls No.
No. 28 — Mount Zion Kemptville No.
No. 55 — Merrickville Merrickville No.
No. 74 — St. James South Augusta No.
No. 85 — Rising Sun Athens No.
No. 110 — Central Prescott No.
N i. 209 — Evergreen Lanark No.
No.
242 — Macoy Mallorytown
368 — Salem Biockville
370^Harmony Delta
387 — Lansdowne Lansdowne
389 — Crystal F'ntain N. Augusta
416 — Lyn Lyn
489 — Osiris Smith's Falls
504 — Otter Lombardy
556 — Nation Spencer ville
650 — Fidelity Toledo
360 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
ST. THOMAS DISTRICT— (11 Lodges) D,D,G,M — R.W. Bro. Omar J, Davies. Rodney
No. 44 — St. Thomas St. Thomas No.
No. 94 — St. Marks Port Stanley No.
No. 120 — Warren Fingal No.
No. 140 — Malahide Aylmer No.
No. 171 — Prince of Wales, Lawrence St. No. No. 232 — Cameron Dutton
302 — St. Davids St. Thomas
364 — Duffrrin Melbourne
386— McColl West Lome
41 1 — Rodney Rodnev
546 — Talbot St. Thomas
No. No. No.
No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
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TEMISKAMING DISTRICT— (7 Lodges) D,D,G,M — R,W, Bro. Roscoe C, Mortson. Timmins
506 — Porcupine Porcupine
528 — Golden Beaver Timmins
530 — Cochrane Cochrane
No. 534 — Englehart Englehart
No. 540 — Abitibi Iroquois Falls
No. 623 — Doric Kirkland Lake
No. 648 — Spruce Falls.. ..Kapuskasing
TORONTO DISTRICT A— (30 Lodges)
D.D.G.M — R,W, Bro, Nathan
229 — Ionic Brampton No.
305 — Humber Weston No.
346 — Occident Toronto No.
356 — River Park Streetsville No.
369 — Mimico Lambton Mills No.
426 — Stanley Toronto No.
474 — Victoria Toronto No.
501 — Connaught Mimico No.
510 — Parkdale Toronto No.
522 — Mt. Sinai Toronto No.
524 — Mississauga Port Credit No.
525 — Temple Toronto No.
531 — High Park Toronto No.
548 — General Mercer Toronto No.
565 — Kilwinning ..Toronto No.
Phillips. Toronto
566 — King Hiram Toronto
575 — Fidelity Toronto
582 — Sunny side Toronto
583 — Transportation Toronto
587 — Patricia Toronto
599 — Mt. Dennis Weston
600 — Maple Leaf Toronto
605 — Melita Toronto
619 — Runny mede Toronto
630 — Prince of Wales ....Toronto
632 — Long Branch Mimico
640 — Anthony Sayer Mimico
645 — Lake Shore Mimico
652 — Memorial Weston
655 — Kings way.... Lambton Mills
TORONTO DISTRICT B— (30 Lodges)
D,D,G,M — R,W, Bro, Birger
16 — St. Andrews Toronto No
25 — Ionic Toronto No
75 — St. John's Toronto No
87 — Markham Union. Markham No
136 — Richardson Stouffville No
218 — Stevenson Toronto No
220 — Zeredatha Uxbridge No
269 — Brougham Union. Claremont No
316 — Doric Toronto No
339 — Orient Toronto No
343 — Geoigina Toronto No
354 — Brock Cannington No
424 — Doric Pickering No
430 — Acacia Toronto No,
464 — King Edward Sunderland No,
E, Ekblad. Toronto
473 — Beaches Toronto
494 — Riverdale Toronto
520 — Ccronati Toronto
532 — Canada Toronto
543 — Imperial Toronto
545 — J no Ross Robertson Toronto
552 — Queen City Toronto
567 — St. Aidans Toronto
576 — Mimosa Toronto
612— Birch Cliff Birch Cliff
620 — Bay of Quinte Toronto
637 — Caledonia Toronto
647 — Todmorden ....Todmorden
651 — Dentonia Toronto
653 — Scarboro Agincourt
TORONTO DISTRICT C— (27 Lodges)
D.D.G.M ,— R,W, Bro, Joseph
No. 22 — King Solomon Toronto No.
No. 23 — Richmond Richmond Hill No.
No 65 — Rehoboam Toronto No.
No. 79 — Simcoe Bradford No.
No. 86 — Wilson Toronto No.
No. 97 — Sharon Queensville No.
No. 99 — Tuscan Newmarket No.
No. 129 — Rising Sun Aurora No.
No. 156 — York Toronto No.
No. 247 — Ashlar Toronto No.
No. 265 — Patterson Thornhill No.
No. 326 — Zetland Toronto No.
No. 438 — Harmony Toronto No.
No.
A, Troyer. Toronto
481 — Corinthian Toronto
512 — Malone Suttoo
542 — Metropolitan Toronto
553 — Oak wood Toronto
577 — St. Clair Toronto
5S1 — Hai court Toionto
591 — North Gate Toronto
592— Fairbank Toronto
606— Unity Toronto
607 — Golden Fleece Toronto
629 — Gtenville Toronto
634 — Delta Toronto
638 — Bedford Toronto
646— Rowland Mt. Albert
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937
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Nc No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
No. No. No. No. No. No.
No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
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TORONTO DISTRICT D D.D.G.M,— R.W, Bro, Ivan B,
54 — Vaughan Maple No.
98 — True Blue Bolton No.
1 18 — Union Schomberg No.
292 — Robertson King No.
31 1 — Blackwood Woodbridge No.
367 — St. George Toronto No.
384 — Alpha Toronto No.
410 — Zeta Toronto No.
468 — Peel Caledon East No.
496 — University Toronto No.
514 — St. Alban's Toronto No.
533 — Shamrock Toronto No.
No.
(25 Lodges) Mussel man. Maple
537 — Ulster Toronto
541 — Tuscan Toronto
547 — Victory Toronto
559 — Palestine Toronto
570— Dufferin Toronto
571 — Antiquity Toronto
572 — Mizpah Toronto
586 — War Veterans Toronto
589 — Grey Toronto
611 — Huron-Bruce Toronto
635 — Wellington Toronto
643 — Cathedral Toronto
644 — Simcoe Toronto
VICTORIA DISTRICT— (12 Lodges) D,D,G,M — R.W, Bro, Walter W, Finney. Kirkfield
77 — Faithful Brethren. .Lindsay
268 — Verulam Bobcaygeon
375 — Lome Omemee
398— Victoria Kirkfield
406 — Spry Fenelon Falls
408 — Murray Beaverton
No. 440— Arcadia Minden
No. 451 — Somerville Kinmount
No. 463 — North Entrance Haliburton
No. 477 — Harding Woodville
No. 498 — King George V Coboconk
No. 608 — Gothic Lindsay
WELLINGTON DISTRICT D,D,G,M ,— R.W, Bro, John F,
72 — Alma Gait No.
151 — Grand River Kitchener No.
172 — Ayr Ayr No.
180 — Speed Guelph No.
203 — Irvine Elora No.
205 — New Dom'on, NewHamburg No.
219 — Credit Georgetown No.
257— Gait Gait No.
258 — Guelph Guelph No.
No.
(19 Lodges) Carmichael. Kitchener
279— New Hope Hespeler
295 — Conestogo Drayton
297 — Preston Preston
318 — Wilmot Baden
321 — Walker Acton
347 — Mercer Fergus
361 — Waverley.... Guelph
509 — Twin City Kitchener
539 — Waterloo... Waterloo
628 — Glenrose Eltnira
WESTERN DISTRICT— (8 Lodges) D,D,G,M, R,W, Bro, Jas, W, Douglas. Kenora
414 — Pequonga Kenora No. 461 — Ionic Rainy River
417 — Keewatin Keewatin No. 484 — Golden Star Dryden
445 — Lake of the Words.. Kenora No. 518 — Sioux Lookout Sioux L'out 446 — Granite Fort Frances No.' 631 — Manitou Emo
WILSON DISTRICT- D,D,G,M — R,W, Bro, Gordon
10 — Norfolk Simcoe No
37 — King Hiram Ingersoll No
43 — King Solomon's.. Woodstock No
68 — St. John's Ingersoll No
76 — Oxford Woodstock No
78 — King Hiram Tillsonburg No
104 — St. John's Norwich No
108 — Blenheim Princeton No
149 — Erie Port Dover No
174 — Walsingham Port Rowan No
-(20 Lodges)
A, Smith. Innerkip
178 — Plattsville Plattsville
181 — Oriental Port Burwell
217 — Frederick Delhi
237 — Vienna Vienna
250 — Thistle Embro
259 — Springfield Springfield
261 — Oak Branch Innerkip
359 — Vittoria Vittoria
569 — Doric Lakeside
. 624 — Dereham Mt. Elgin
WINDSOR DISTRICT D,D,G,M,— R,W, t ro, A, H, Ma
34 — Thistle Amherstburg No.
41 — St. George Kingsville No.
47 — Great Western Windsor No.
290 — Leamington Leamington No.
395 — Parvaim Comber No.
402 — Central Essex No.
403 — Windsor Windsor No.
413 — Naphtali Tilbury No.
448 — Xenophon Wheatley No.
No.
(19 Lodges) cQuarrie. Windsor,
488 — King Edward Harrow
500 — Rose Windsor
521 — Ontario Windsor
554 — Border Cities Windsor
579 — Harmony Windsor
598 — Dominion Windsor
604 — Palace Windsor
627 — Pelee Scudder
641 — Garden Windsor
642 — St. Andrew's Windsor
362 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
RECAPITULATION
Algoma District 8 Lodges
Brant District 14 Lodges
Bruce District 12 Lodges
Chatham District 14 Lodges
Eastern District 18 Lodges
Krontenac District : 18 Lodges
Georgian District 19 Lodges
Grey District : 12 Lodges
Hamilton A District 16 Lodges
Hamilton B District 17 Lodges
London 23 Lodges
Musk ok a Distiict 8 Lodges
Niagara A. District 12 Lodges
Niagara B District 13 Lodges
Nipissing East District 8 Lodges
Nipissing West District 12 Lodges
North Huron District 12 Lodges
Ontario District 13 Lodges
Ottawa District 27 Lodges
Peterborough District 11 Lodges
Prince Edward District 16 Lodges
Sarnia District 21 Lodges
South Huron District 17 Lodges
St. Lawrence District 19 Lodges
St. Thomas 11 Lodges
Temiskaming District 7 Lodges
Toronto A District 30 Lodges
Toronto B District 30 Lodges
Toronto C District 27 Lodges
Toronto D District 25 Lodges
Victoria District 12 Lodges
Wellington District 19 Lodges
Western District 8 Lodges
Wilson District 20 Lodges
Windsor District 19 Lodges
568
OTTAWA, ONTARIO. 1937
363
LODGES BY LOCATION
Location Name and No.
Abingdon Lincoln 544
Acton Walker 321
Agincourt Scarboro, 653
Ailsa Craig Craig 574
Alexandria Alexandria 439
Alliston Seven Star 285
Almonte Mississippi 147
Alvinston Alvinston 323
Ameliasburg Lake 215
Amherstburg Thistle 34
Ancaster Seymour 272
Arden St. Andrew's 497
Arkona Arkona 307
Arnprior Madawaska 196
Arthur Prince Arthur 334
Athens Rising Sun 85
Aultsville Farran's Point 256
Aurora Rising Sun 129
Avonmore Avonmore 452
Aylmer Malahide 140
Ayr Ayr 172
Baden Wilmot 318
Bancroft Bancroft 482
Barrie Corinthian 96
Barrie Kerr 230
Bath Maple Leaf 119
Beachburg Enterprise 516
Beamsville Ivy 115
Beaverton Murray 408
Beeton Spry 385
Belleville Eureka 283
Belleville Moira 11
Belleville The Belleville 123
Belmont Belmont 190
Binbrook Harmony 57
Birch Cliff Birch Cliff 612
Blenheim Kent 274
Blind River Penewobikong 487
Blyth Blyth 303
Bobcaygeon Verulam 268
Bolton True Blue 98
Bothwell Star of the East 422
Bowman ville Jerusalem 31
Bracebridge .Muskoka 360
Bradford Simcoe 79
Brampton Ionic 229
Brantford Brant 45
Brantford Doric 121
Brantford Ozias 508
Brantford Reba 515
Brigden Leopold 397
Brighton United 29
Brockville Salem 368
Brock ville Sussex 5
Brooklin Mount Zion 39
Brussels St. John's 284
Bryanston Middlesex 379
Burford Burford 106
Burk's Falls Corona 454
Burlington Burlington 165
Burlington Beach Beach 639
Byron Ashlar 610
Caledon East Peel 468
Caledonia St. Andrew's 62
Campbellford Golden Rule 126
Campbellville Campbell 603
Camlachie Huron 392
Cannington Brock 354
Capreol National 588
Location Name and No.
Cardinal Cardinal 491
Cargill Moravian 431
Carlow Morning Star 309
Carp Carleton 465
Carleton Place St. John's 63
Cayuga St. John's 35
Centreville Victoria 299
Chapleau Lome 622
Chatham Parthenon 267
Chatham Wellington 46
Chatham Victory 563
Chesley Forest 393
Chesterville Chesterville 320
Chippawa King Edward VII 479
Claremont Brougham Union 261
Clifford Clifford 315
Clinton Clinton 84
Cobalt Silver 486
Cobden Cobden 459
Cobourg St. John's 17
Coboconk King George V 498
Cochrane Cochrane 530
Colborne Colborne 91
Coldwater Karnak 492
Collingwood Manito 90
Comber Parvaim 395
Consecon Consecon 50
Cookstown Manitoba 236
Copper Cliff Algonquin 536
Cornwall Cornwall 124
Courtright Moore 294
Creemore Nitetis 448
Delaware Delaware Valley 357
Delhi Frederick 215
Delta Harmony 375
Deseronto Craig 401
Dorchester Sta Merrill 340
Drayton Conestogo 294
Dresden Sydenham 255
Dryden Golden Star 484
Dundalk Dundalk 449
Dundas Valley 100
Dunnville Amity 32
Durham Durham 306
Dutton Cameron 232
Eganville Bonnechere 433
Elk Lake Elk Lake 507
Elmira Glen Rose 628
Elmvale Coronation 466
Elora Irvine 203
Embro Thistle 250
Emo Manitou 631
Emsdale Algonquin 434
Englehart Englehart 534
Erin Wellington 271
Espanola Espanola 527
Essex Central 402
Exeter Lebanon Forest 133
Fenelon Falls The Spry 406
Fergus Mercer 347
Finch Finch 557
Fingal Warren 120
Flesherton Prince Arthur 333
Florence Florence 390
Fonthill Phoenix 535
Fordwich Fordwich 331
Forest Forest 263
Fort Erie Fort Erie 613
Fort Erie North Palmer 372
364 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
Location Name and No.
Fort Frances Granite 446
Fort William Kaministiquia 584
Fort William Fort William 415
Fort William Royal 453
Frankford Franck 127
Gait Alma 72
Gait Gait 257
Gananoque Leeds 201
Georgetown Credit 219
Glencoe Lome 282
Goderich Maitland 33
Gore Bay Gore Bay 472
Grand Valley Scott 421
Granton Granton 483
Gravenhurst Golden Rule 409
Grimsby Union 7
Guelph Guelph 258
Guelph Speed 180
Guelph Waverley 361
Hagersville Hiram 319
Haileybury Haileybury 485
Haliburton North Entrance 463
Hamilton Acacia 61
Hamilton Ancient Landmarks 654
Hamilton „ Barton 6
Hamilton Buchanan 550
Hamilton Corinthian 513
Hamilton Doric 382
Hamilton Dundurn 475
Hamilton Electric 495
Hamilton Hamilton 562
Hamilton Hillcrest 594
Hamilton Hugh Murray 602
Hamilton Ionic 549
Hamilton St. Andrew's 593
Hamilton St. John's 40
Hamilton Strict Observance 27
Hamilton Temple 324
Hamilton Tuscan 551
Hamilton Wardrope 555
Hanover Hanover 432
Harrietsville Moffat 399
Harriston Harriston 262
Harrow King Edward 488
Harrowsmith Albion 109
Hastings Hastings 633
Havelock Havelock 435
Hawkesbury Hawkesbury 450
Hazeldean Hazeldean 517
Hensall Huron 224
Hepworth Burns 436
Hespeler New Hope 279
Highgate Highgate 336
Hornepayne Hornepayne 636
Huntsville Unity 376
Ilderton Henderson 388
Ingersoll King Hiram 37
Ingersoll St. John's 68
Innerkip Oak Branch 261
Inwood lnwood 503
Iona Station Prince of Wales 171
Iroquois Friendly Brothers 143
Iroquois Falls Abitibi 540
Jarvis King Solomon 329
Kapuskasing Spruce Falls 648
Keene Keene 374
Keewatin Keewatin 417
Kemptville...._ Mount Zion 28
Kenora Lake of the Woods 445
Kenora Pequonga 414
Kincardine Northern Light 93
King Robertson 292
Kingston Cataraqui 92
Kingston Minden 253
Kingston Queen's 578
Location Name and No.
Kingston Royal Edward 585
Kingston The Anct. St. John's 3
Kingsville St. George 41
Kinmount Somerville 451
Kirkfield Victoria 398
Kirkland Lake Doric 623
Kitchener Grand River 151
Kitchener Twin City 509
Komoka Myra 529
Lakefield Clementi 313
Lakeside Doric 569
Lambeth St. Paul's 107
Lambton Mills Mimico 369
Lambton Mills Kingsway 655
Lanark Evergreen 209
Lancaster Lancaster 207
Lansdowne Lansdowne 387
Leamington Leamington 290
Lindsay Faithful Brethren 77
Lindsay Gothic 608
Listowel Bernard 225
Little Current Doric 455
Lobo Doric 289
Lombardy Otter 504
Londesboro Hullett 568
London Acacia 580
London Corinthian 330
London King Solomon's 378
London Kilwinning 64
London St. John's 20
London St. John's 209a
London St. George's 42
London Temple 597
London Tuscan 195
London Union 380
Lucan Irving 154
Lucknow Old Light 184
Lyn Lyn 416
Lynden Lynden 505
Madoc Madoc 48
Mallorytown Macoy 242
Maple Vaughan 54
Markdale Hiram 490
Markham Markham Union 87
Marmora Marmora 222
Martintown Martintown 596
Mattawa Mattawa 405
Maxville Maxville 418
Meaford Pythagoras 137
Melbourne Dufferin 364
Merlin Century 457
Merrickville Merrickville 55
Merritton Adanac 614
Midland Caledonian 249
Millbrook J. B. Hall 145
Millgrove Waterdown 357
Milton St. Clair 135
Milverton Milverton 478
Mimico Connaught 501
Mimico Anthony Sayer 640
Mimico Lake Shore 645
Mimico Long Branch 632
Minden Arcadia 440
Mitchell Tudor 141
Monkton Elma 456
Morrisburg Excelsior 142
Mount Albert Rowland 646
Mount Brydges St. John's 81
Mount Elgin Dereham 624
Mount Forest St. Alban's 200
Napanee Union 9
Napier Ionic 328
Newboro Simpson 157
Newburgh Prince of Wales 146
Newcastle Durham 66
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937
365
Location Name and No.
New Hamburg New Dominion 205
New Liskeard Temiskaming 462
Newmarket Tuscan 99
Niagara Niagara 2
Niagara Falls Adoniram 573
Niagara Falls Clifton 254
Niagara Falls St. Mark's 105
Nilestown Nilestown 345
North Augusta ..Crystal Fountain 389
North Bay Nipissing 420
North Bay North Bay 617
North Gower Corinthian 476
Norwich St. John's 104
Norwood Norwood 223
Oakville Oakville 400
Odessa Prince Arthur 228
Oil Springs Alexandra 158
Omemee Lome 375
Onondaga Onondaga 519
Orangeville Harris 216
Orillia Orillia 192
Orono Orono 325
Oshawa Cedar 270
Oshawa Lebanon 139
Oshawa Temple 649
Ottawa Ashlar 564
Ottawa Civil Service 148
Ottawa Chaudiere 264
Ottawa Dalhousie 52
Ottawa Defenders 590
Ottawa Doric 58
Ottawa Lodge of Fidelity 231
Ottawa Prince of Wales 371
Ottawa Rideau 595
Ottawa St. Andrew's 560
Ottawa Sydney Albert Luke 558
Ottawa The Builders 177
Owen Sound North Star 322
Owen Sound St. George's 88
Paisley Aldworth 235
Palmerston Blair 314
Paris St. John's 82
Parkhill Doric 233
Parry Sound Granite 352
Pembroke Pembroke 128
Penetanguishene Georgian 348
Perth True Britons 14
Peterborough Corinthian 101
Peterborough Peterborough 155
Peterborough Royal Arthur 523
Petrolia Petrolia 194
Petrolia Washington 260
Pickering Doric 424
Picton Prince Edward 18
Plattsville Plattsville 178
Porcupine Porcupine 506
Port Arthur Shuniah 287
Port Arthur Port Arthur 499
Port Arthur Thunder Bay 618
Port Burwell Oriental 181
Port Credit Mississauga 524
Port Colborne Macnab 169
Port Dalhousie Seymour 277
Port Dover Erie 149
Port Elgin Port Elgin 429
Port Hope Hope 114
Port Hope Ontario 26
Port McNicol Earl Kitchener 538
Port Perry Fidelity 428
Port Robinson Myrtle 337
Port Rowan Walsingham 174
Port Stanley St. Mark's 94
Powassan Powassan 443
Prescott Central 110
Preston Preston 297
Location Name and No.
Princeton Blenheim 108
Queensville Sharon 97
Rainy River Ionic 461
Renfrew Renfrew 122
Riceville Plantagenet 186
Richmond Goodwood 159
Richmond Hill Richmond 23
Ridgetown Howard 391
Ridgeway Dominion 615
Rodney Rodney 411
Russell Russell 479
Sarnia St. Paul 601
Sarnia Liberty 419
Sarnia Tuscan 437
Sarnia Victoria 56
Sault Ste. Marie Algoma 469
Sault Ste. Marie Keystone 412
Sault Ste. Marie Hatherly 625
Schomberg Union 118
Scotland Scotland 193
Seaforth Britannia 170
Scudder Pelee 627
Seeley's Bay Rideau 460
Sharbot Lake Frontenac 621
Shelburne Lome 377
Simcoe Norfolk 10
Sioux Lookout Sioux Lookout 518
Smith's Falls Osiris 489
Smith's Falls St. Francis 24
Sinithville Coronation 502
Sombra St. Clair 425
Southampton St. Lawrence 131
South Augusta St. James 74
Stamford Centre Stamford 626
Spencerville Nation 556
Springfield Springfield 259
Stayner Northern Light 266
St. Catharines Maple Leaf 103
St. Catharines St. George's 15
St. Catharines Perfection 616
St. Catharines Temple 296
St. George St. George 243
Stirling Stirling 69
St. Mary's St. James 73
Stoney Creek Wentworth 166
Stouffville Richardson 136
Stratford Stratford 332
Stratford Tecumseh 144
Strathroy Beaver 83
Streetsville River Park 356
Stroud Minerva 304
St. Thomas St. David's 302
St. Thomas St. Thomas 44
St. Thomas Talbot 546
Sturgeon Falls...... Sturgeon Falls 447
Sudbury ., Nickel 427
Sunderland King Edward 464
Sundridge Strong 423
Sutton West .Malone 512
Tamworth Lome 404
Tara Maple Leaf 362
Tavistock Tavistock 609
Teeswater Teeswater 276
Thamesford King Solomon 394
Thamesville Tecumseh 245
Thedford Cassia 116
Thessalon '. Dyment 442
Thornbury Beaver 234
Thomdale Mount Olivet 300
Thornhill Patterson 265
Thorold Mountain 221
Tilbury Naphtali 413
Tillsonburg King Hiram 78
Timmins Golden Beaver 528
Tiverton Bruce 341
366 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
Location Name and No.
Todmorden Todmorden 647
Toledo Fidelity 650
Toronto Acacia 430
Toronto Alpha 384
Toronto Antiquity 571
Toronto Ashlar 247
Toronto Bay-of-Quinte 620
Toronto Bedford 638
Toronto .- Caledonia 637
Toronto Canada 532
Toronto Cathedral 643
Toronto Corinthian 481
Toronto Coronati 520
Toronto Delta 634
Toronto Dentonia 651
Toronto Doric 316
Toronto Dufferin 570
Toronto Fairbank 592
Toronto Fidelity 575
Toronto Georgina 343
Toronto General Mercer 548
Toronto Golden Fleece 607
Toronto Grenville 629
Toronto Grey 589
Toronto Harcourt 581
Toronto Harmony 438
Toronto High Park 531
Toronto Huron-Bruce 611
Toronto Imperial 543
Toronto Ionic 25
Toronto King Solomon's 22
Toronto Kilwinning 565
Toronto King Hiram 566
Toronto John Ross Robertson 545
Toronto Maple Leaf 600
Toronto Melita 605
Toronto Metropolitan 542
Toronto Mizpah 572
Toronto Mimosa 576
Toronto Mt. Sinai 522
Toronto North Gate 591
Toronto Oakwood 553
Toronto Occident 346
Toronto Orient 339
Toronto Palestine 559
Toronto Parkdale 510
Toronto Patricia 587
Toronto Prince of Wales 630
Toronto Queen City 552
Toronto Rehoboam 65
Toronto Riverdale 494
Toronto Runnymede 619
Toronto Shamrock 533
Toronto Simcoe 644
Toronto Stanley 426
Toronto Stevenson 218
Toronto Sunnyside 582
Toronto St. Aidan's 567
Toronto St. Albans 514
Toronto St. Andrew's 16
Toronto St. Clair 577
Toronto St. George 367
Toronto St. John's 75
Toronto Temple 525
Toronto The Beaches 473
Location Name and No
Toronto... Transportation 583'
Toronto Tuscan 54 1
Toronto Ulster 537
Toronto Unity 606
Toronto University 49 6
Toronto Victoria 474
Toronto Victory 547
Toronto War Veterans 586
Toronto Wellington 635
Toronto Wilson 86
Toronto York 156
Toronto Zeta 410
Toronto... Zetland 326
Tottenham Tottenham 467
Trenton Trent 38
Tweed Tweed 239
Uxbridge Zeredatha 220
Vankleek Hill St. John's 21
Victoria Harbor Victoria 470
Vienna Vienna 237
Vittoria Vittoria 359
Wales Wales 458
Walkerton Saugeen 197
Wallaceburg Pnyx 312
Wardsville Hammond 327
Warkworth Percy 161
Waterford Wilson 113
Waterloo Waterloo 539
Watford Havelock 238
Welland Copestone 373
Welland Merritt 168
Wellandport Dufferin 338
Wellington Star in the East 164
Westboro Acacia 561
Westboro Ionic 526
West Flamboro Dufferin 291
W. Fort William Connaught 511
West Lome McColl 386
Weston Humber 305
Weston Memorial 652
Weston Mount Dennis 599
Westport Westport 441
Wheatley Xenophon 448
Whitby Composite 30
Wiarton Cedar 396
Williamsburg Williamsburg 480
Winchester Henderson 383
Windsor Border Cities 554
Windsor Dominion 598
Windsor Garden 641
Windsor Great Western 47
Windsor Harmony 579
Windsor Ontario 521
Windsor Palace 604
Windsor Rose 500
Windsor St. Andrew's 642
Windsor Windsor 403
Wingham Wingham 286
Woodbridge Blackwood 311
Woodville Harding 477
Woodstock King Solomon's 43
Woodstock Oxford 76
Wroxeter Forest 162
Wyoming Burns 153
York Enniskillen 185
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937
367
LODGES, ALPHABETICALLY
No. and Name Location
540 Abitibi Iroquois Falls
61 Acacia Hamilton
430 Acacia Toronto
561 Acacia Westboro
580 Acacia London
614 Adanac Menitton
573 Adoniram Niagara Falls
109 Albion Harrowsmith
235 Aldworth Paisley
158 Alexandra Oil Springs
439 Alexandria Alexandria
469 Algoma... Sault Ste. Marie
434 Algonquin Emsdale
536 Algonquin Copper Cliff
72 Alma Gait
384 Alpha Toronto
323 Alvinston Alvinston
32 Amity Dunnville
654 Ancient Landmarks Hamilton
3 Ancient St. Johns Kingston
640 Anthony Sayer Mimico
571 Antiquity Toronto
440 Arcadia Minden
307 Arkona Arkona
247 Ashlar Toronto
564 Ashlar Ottawa
610 Ashlar Byron
452 Avonmore Avonmore
172 Ayr Ayr
482 Bancroft Bancroft
6 Barton Hamilton
620 Bay of Quinte Toronto
639 Beach Hamilton Beach
473 Beaches Toronto
83 Beaver Strathroy
234 Beaver Thornbury
638 Bedford Toronto
123 Belleville Belleville
190 Belmont Belmont
225 Bernard Listowel
612 Birch Cliff Birch Cliff
311 Blackwood Woodbridge
314 Blair Palmerston
108 Blenheim Princeton
303 Blyth Blyth
433 Bonnechere Eganville
554 Border Cities Windsor
45 Brant Brantford
170 Britannia Seaforth
354 Brock Cannington
269 Brougham Union Claremont
341 Bruce Tiverton
550 Buchanan Hamilton
177 Builders Ottawa
106 Buriord Burford
165 Burlington Burlington
153 Burns Wyoming
436 Burns Hepworth
637 Caledonia. Toronto
249 Caledonian Midland
232 Cameron Dutton
603 Campbell Campbellville
532 Canada Toronto
49 1 Cardinal Cardinal
455 Carleton Carp
116 Cassia Thedford
92 Cataraqui Kingston
643 Cathedral Toronto
110 Central Prescott
No. and Name Location
402 Central Essex
270 Cedar Oshawa
396 Cedar Wiarton
457 Century Merlin
264 Chaudiere Ottawa
320 Chesterville Chesterville
148 Civil Service Ottawa
313 Clementi Lakefield
315 Clifford Clifford
254 Clifton Niagara Falls
84 Clinton Clinton
459 Cobden Cobden
530 Cochrane Cochrane
91 Colborne Colborne
30 Composite Whitby
295 Conestogo Drayton
501 Connaught Mimico
511 Connaught Fort William
50 Consecon Consecon
573 Copestone Wetland
96 Corinthian Barrie
101 Corinthian Peterboro
330 Corinthian London
476 Corinthian North Gower
481 Corinthian Toronto
513 Corinthian Hamilton
125 Cornwall Cornwall
454 Corona Burks Falls
466 Coronati.... Elm vale
520 Coronati Toronto
502 Coronation Smithville
401 Craig Deseronto
574 Craig Ailsa Craig
219 Credit Georgetown
389 Crystal Fountain N. Augusta
52 Dalhousie Ottawa
590 Defenders Ottawa
358 Delaware Valley Delaware
634 Delta Toronto
651 Dentonia. Toronto
624 Dereham Mount Elgin
598 Dominion Windsor
615 Dominion Ridgeway
58 Doric Ottawa
121 Doric Brantford
233 Doric Parkhill
289 Doric Lobo
316 Doric Toronto
382 Doric Hamilton
424 Doric Pickering
455 Doric... Little Current
569 Doric Lakeside
623 Doric Kirkland Lake
291 Dufferin W. Flamboro
338 Dufferin Wellandport
364 Dufferin Melbourne
570 Dufferin Toronto
449 Dundalk „ Dundalk
475 Dundurn Hamilton
66 Durham Newcastle
306 Durham Durham
442 Dyment Thessalon
538 Earl Kitchener Port McNicoll
495 Electric Hamilton
507 Elk Lake Elk Lake
456 Elma Monkton
534 Englehart Englehart
185 Enniskillen York
516 Enterprise Beachburg
368 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
No. and Name Location
149 Erie Port Dover
527 Espanola Espanola
283 Eureka Belleville
209 Evergreen Lanark
142 Excelsior Morrisburg
592 Fairbank Toronto
77 Faithful Brethren Lindsay
256 Farran's Point Aultsville
428 Fidelity : Port Perry
575 Fidelity Toronto
650 Fidelity Toledo
557 Finch Finch
390 Florence Florence
331 Fordwich Fordwich
162 Forest Wroxeter
263 Forest Forest
393 Forest Chesley
613 Fort Erie Fort Erie
415 Fort William Fort William
127 Franck Frankford
217 Frederick Delhi
143 Friendly Brothers Iroquois
621 Frontenac Sharbot Lake
257 Gait Gait
641 Garden Windsor
548 General Mercer Toronto
348 Georgian Penetanguishene
343 Georgina Toronto
628 Glenrose Elmira
528 Golden Beaver Timmins
607 Golden Fleece Toronto
126 Golden Rule Campbellford
409 Golden Rule Gravenhurst
484 Golden Star Dryden
159 Goodwood Richmond
472 Gore Bay Gore Bay
608 Gothic Lindsay
151 Grand River Kitchener
352 Granite Party Sound
446 Granite Foit Frances
483 Granton Granton
47 Great Western Windsor
629 Grenville Toronto
589 Giey Toronto
258 Guelph Guleph
485 Haileybury Haileybury
562 Hamilton Hamilton
327 Hammond War dsville
432 Hanover Hanover
581 Harcourt Toronto
477 Harding Woodville
57 Harmony Binbrook
370 Harmony Delta
438 Harmony Toronto
579 Harmony Windsor
216 Harris Orangeville
262 Harriston Harriston
633 Hastings Hastings
625 Hatherly Sault Ste. Marie
238 Havelock Watford
435 Havelock Havelock
450 Hawkesbury Hawkesbury
517 Hazeldean Hazeldean
383 Henderson Winchester
388 Henderson Ilderton
336 Highgate Highgate
531 High Park Toronto
594 Hillcrest Hamilton
319 Hiram Hagersville
490 Hiram Markdale
114 Hope Port Hope
636 Hornepayne Homepayne
391 Howard Ridgetown
No. and Name Location
602 Hugh Murray Hamilton
568 Hullett Londesboro
305 Humber Weston
224 Huron Hensall
392 Huron Camlachie
611 Huron-Bruce Toronto
543 Imperial Toronto
503 Inwood In wood
25 Ionic Toronto
229 Ionic Brampton
328 Ionic Napier
461 Ionic Rainy River
526 Ionic Westboro
549 Ionic Hamilton
203 Irvine Elora
154 Irving Lucan
115 Ivy Beamsville
145 J. B. Hall Millbrook
31 Jerusalem Bowmanville
545 John Ross Robertson Toronto
584 Kaministiquia Fort William
492 Karnak Coldwater
374 Keene Keene
417 Keewatin Keewatin
274 Kent Blenheim
230 Kerr Barrie
412 Keystone Sault Ste. Marie
64 Kilwinning London
565 Kilwinning Toronto
464 King Edward Sunderland
488 King Edward Harrow
471 King Edward VII Chippawa
498 King George V Coboconk
37 King Hiram Ingersoll
78 King Hiram Tillsonburg
566 King Hiram Toronto
22 King Solomon's Toronto
43 King Solomon's Woodstock
329 King Solomon's Jarvis
378 King Solomon's London
394 King Solomon's Thamesford
655 Kingsway Xambton Mills
215 Lake Ameliasburg
445 Lake of the Woods Kenora
645 Lake Shore Mimico
207 Lancaster Lancaster
387 Lansdowne Lansdowne
290 Leamington Leamington
139 Lebanon Oshawa
133 Lebanon Forest Exeter
201 Leeds Gananoque
397 Leopold Bridgen
419 Liberty Sarnia
544 Lincoln : Abingdon
231 Lodge of Fidelity Ottawo
632 Long Branch.™ Mimico
282 Lome Glencoe
375 Lome Omemee
377 Lome Shelbume
404 Lome Tamworth
622 Lome Chapleau
416 Lyn Lyn
505 Lynden Lynden
242 Macoy Mallorytown
169 Macnab.. Port Colbome
196 Madawaska Arnprior
48 Madoc Madoc
33 Maitland Goderich
140 Malahide Aylmer
512 Malone Sutton W.
90 Manito Collingwood
236 Manitoba, Cookstown
631 Manitou Emo
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937
369
No and Name Location No.
103 Maple Leaf St. Catharnesi 504
119 Maple Leaf Bath 76
362 Maple Leaf Tara 508
600 Maple Leaf Toronto 604
87 Markham Union Markham 559
222 Marmora Marmora 372
596 Martintown Maitintown 510
405 Mattawa Mattawa 267
418 Maxville Maxville 395
605 Melita Toronto 587
652 Memorial Toronto 265
347 Mercer .Fergus 4b8
55 Merrickville Merrickville 627
344 Merrill Dorchester 128
168 Meiritt Welland 487
344 Merrill Dorchester 414
542 Metropolitan Toronto 161
379 Middlesex Bryanston 616
478 Milverton Milverton 155
369 Mimico Lambton Mills 194
576 Mimosa Toronto 535
253 Minden Kingston 186
304 Minerva Stroud 178
524 Mississauga Port Credit 312
147 Mississippi Almonte 506
572 Mizpah Toronto 499
399 Moffatt Harrietsville 429
11 Moira Belleville 443
294 Moore Courtright 297
599 Mt. Dennis Weston 228
300 Mt. Olivet Thorndale 333
522 Mt. Sinai Toronto 334
28 Mt. Zion Kemptville 18
39 Mt. Zion Brooklin 146
431 Moravian Cargill 171
309 Morning Star Carlow 371
221 Mountain Thoiold 630
408 Murray Beaverton 137
360 Muskoka Bracebridge 552
529 Myra Komoka 578
337 Myrtle Port Robinson 515
386 McColl West Lome 65
413 Naphtali Tilbury 122
556 Nation Spencerville 136
588 National Capieol 23
205 , New Dominion ....New Hamburg 460
279 New Hope Hespeler 595
2 Niagara Niagara 85
427 Nickel Sudbury 129
345 Nilestown Nilestown 494
420 Nipissing North Bay 356
444 Nitetis Creemore 292
10 Norfolk Simcoe 411
617 North Bay North Bay 500
463 North Entrance Haliburton 646
591 North Gate Toronto 453
322 North Star Owen Sound 523
93 Northern Light Kincardine 585
266 Northern Light Stayner 619
223 Norwood Norwood 479
261 Oak Branch Innerkip 567
400 Oakville Oakville 200
553 Oakwood Toronto 514
346 Occident Toronto 16
184 Old Light Lucknow 62
519 Onondaga Onondaga 497
26 Ontario Port Hope 560
521 Ontario Windsor 593
339 Orient Toronto 642
181 Oriental Port Burwell 135
192 Orillia Orillia 425
325 Orono Orono 577
489 Osiris Smiths Falls 302
and Name Location
Otter Lombardy
Oxford Woodstock
Ozias Ozias
Palace Windsor
Palestine Toronto
Palmer Fort Erie North
Parkdale Toronto
Parthenon Chatham
Parvaim Comber
Patricia Toronto
Patterson Thorn hill
Peel Caledon East
Pelee Scudder
Pembroke Pembioke
Penewobikong Blind River
Pequonga Kenora
Percy Warkworth
Perfection St. Catharines
Peterborough Peterborough
Petrolia PetroSa
Phoenix Fonthill
Plantagenet Riceville
Plattsville Plattsville
Pnyx Wallaceburg
Porcupine S. Porcupine
Port Arthur Port Arthur
Poit Elgin Port Elgin
Powassan Powassan
Preston Preston
Prince Arthur Odessa
Prince Arthur Flesherton
Prince Arthur Arthur
Prince Edward Picton
Prince of Wales Newburgh
Prince of Wales Iona Sta.
Prince of Wales Ottawa
Prince of Wales Toronto
Pythagoras Meaford
Queen City Toronto
Queen's Kingston
Reba Brantford
Rehoboam Toronto
Renfrew Renfrew
Richardson Stouffville
Richmond Richmond Hill
Rideau Seeley's Bay
Rideau Ottawa
Rising Sun Athens
Rising Sun Aurora
Riverdale Toronto
River Park Streetsville
Robertson King
Rodney Rodney
Rose Windsor
Rowland Mt. Albeit
Royal...;. Fort William
Royal Arthur Peterborough
Royal Edward Kingston
Runnymede Toronto
Russell Russell
St. Aidan's Toronto
St. Albans Mt. Forest
St. Albans Toronto
St. Andrew's Toronto
St. Andrew's Caledonia
St. Andrew's Arden
St. Andrew's Ottawa
St. Andrew's Hamilton
St. Andrew's Windsor
St. Clair Milton
St. Clair Sombra
St. Clair Toionto
St. David's St. Thomas
370 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
No. and Name Location No.
24 St. Francis Smiths Falls 296
15 St. George St. Catharines 324
41 St. George Kingsville 525
42 St. George London 597
88 St. George Owen Sound 649
243 St. George St. George 34
367 St. George Toronto 250
73 St. James .-. St. Marys 618
74 St. James So. Augusta 647
17 St. Johns Cobourg 467
20 St. Johns I.ondor 583
21a St. Johns Vankleek Hill 38
35 St. Johns Cayuga 98
40 St. Johns Hamilton 14
63 St. Johns Carleton Place 141
68 St. Johns Ingersoll 99
75 St. Johns Toionto 195
81 St. Johns Mt. Brydges 437
82 St. Johns Paris 541
104 St. Johns Norwich 551
209a St. Johns London 239
284 St. Johns Brussels 509
94 St. Marks Port Stanley 537
105 St. Marks Niagara Falls 7
131 St. Lawrence Southampton 9
107 St. Paul's Lambeth 118
601 St. Paul's Sarnia 380
44 St. Thomas St. Thomas 29
368 Salem Brockvitle 376
197 Saugeen Walkerton 606
558 S. A. Luke Ottawa 496
653 Scarboro Agincourt 100
193 Scotland Scotland 54
421 Scott Grand Valley 268
2S5 Seven Star Alliston 56
272 Seymour Ancaster 299
277 Seymour Port Dalhousie 398
533 Shamrock Toronto 470
97 Sharon Queensville 474
287 Shuniah Port Arthur 547
486 Silver Cobalt 563
79 Simcoe Bradford 237
644 Simcoe Toronto 359
157 Simpson Newboro 458
518 Sioux Lookout Sioux Lookout 321
451 Somerville Kinmount 174
180 Speed Guelph 555
259 Springfield Springfield 120
385 Spry Beeton 586
406 Spry Fenelon Falls 260
648 Spruce Falls Kapuskasing 357
626 Stamford Stamford Centre 539
426 Stanley Toronto 361
164 Star in the East Wellington 46
422 Star of the East Bothwell 271
218 Stevenson... Toronto 635
69 Stirling Stirling 166
332 Stratford Stratford 441
27 Strict Observance Hamilton 480
423 Strong Sundridge 318
447 Sturgeon Falls Sturgeon Falls 86
582 Sunnyside Toronto 113
5 Sussex Brockville 403
255 Sydenham Dresden 286
546 Talbot St. Thomas 448
609 Tavistock Tavistock 156
144 Tecumseh Stratford 220
245 Tecumseh Thamesville 410
276 Teeswater Teeswater 326
462 Temiskaming New Liskeard
and Name Location
Temple St. Catharines
Temple Hamilton
Temple Toronto
Temple London
Temple Oshawa
Thistle Amherstburg
Thistle Embro
Thunder Bay Port Arthur
Todmorden Todmorden
Tottenham Tottenham
Transportation Toronto
Trent Trenton
True Blue Bolton
True Briton Perth
Tudor Mitchell
Tuscan Newmarket
Tuscan London
Tuscan Sarnia
Tuscan Toronto
Tuscan Hamilton
Tweed Tweed
Twin City Kitchener
Ulster Port McNicoll
Union Grimsby
Union Napanee
Union Schomberg
Union London
United Brighton
Unity Huntsville
Unity Toionto
University Toronto
Valley Dundas
Vaughan Maple
Verulam Bobcaygeon
Victoria Sarnia
Victoria Centreville
Victoria Kirkfield
Victoria Victoria Harbor
Victoria Toronto
Victory Toronto
Victory Chatham
Vienna Vienna
Vittoria Vittoria
Wales Wales
Walker Acton
Walsingham Port Rowan
Wardrope Hamilton
Warren Fingal
War Veterans Toronto
Washington Petrolia
Waterdown Millgrove
Waterloo Waterloo
Waverley Guelph
Wellington Chatham
Wellington Erin
Wellington Toronto
Wentwoith Stoney Cieek
Westpoit Westport
Williamsburg Williamsburg
Wilmot Baden
Wilson Toronto
Wilson Waterford
Windsor Windsor
Wingham Wingham
Xenophon Wheatley
Yoik Toronto
Zeredatha Uxbridge
Zeta Toronto
Zetland Toronto
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RESTORATIONS, 1936
9.— C. B. Ungar. 16— A. S. Deeks, C. W. Jame^. 18. — C. S. McGillivrav. 20. — A. C. White, J. Drvsdale. 21a— A. W. G. Graham. 22. — F. W. H. Burns, I. C. Splan, E. M. Splan. 26. — G Dinner. T. W. Pennington. H. Meeking. 27.— A. A. Beckett, T. H. Hull. F. Landeg, W. A. Woolley. F. A. Darvin, G. R. St»wart. T. T. Montgomerv, G. D. Morrison. 32. — R. H. Archibald. 37. — G. N. Harkness. 38 — T. F. Graydon. G. A. M. Ross. 39.— G. B. Hodgson. 40— D. M. Campbell, L. Griffiths. 43.— F. W. Howell. 44— T. H. Whalls. 4.5— D. M. McDonald, A. V. Day, T. Gardiner. 46. — T. L. Dougherty. G. E. Gardner, P. A. Davidson. 47. — E. Prettie, P. E. McKee, H. D. Walker, F. Thornton. 48.— W. A. McCoy. 50.— A. E. Goodmurphy. 56— W. T. Barnes. 61.— S. W. Cline. W A. Crockett. 64 — E. L. Dawes. S. X. Leeder. W. H. Xorth- more. 65. — E. B. Henrv. X. E. Gerrv. E. E. Lve. 69. — B. C. Donnan. 75. — G. F. Laing. 76.— T. Moss, W. S. Elstone.77 — S. J". Charles. 81.— J. R. Castle, H. W. Clark, X. Kennedy. 86.— A. E. Leary. 91. — S. D. Dudley, F. Waite. A. D. Hall. 94. — R. D. Ferguson, J. S. Tongue, F. W. Currier, C. T Bond. 97.— T. K. Knights. 104— E. Tames, E. Irwin. 106.— A. R. Tavlor. 114 — S. H. Rosser, G. Ward, F. B. Robinson. 115. — J. Watts, W. J. Thomas. 121. —
C. G. Secord. 123— W. M. Howie, C. E. Bateman. 128— A. Foster, T. H. Cox. 129.— H. L. Daville, E. R. Sheopard, K. R. Taffrav. 137.— K. Y. Sinclair. 139. — T. R. Ballantyne. 141.— C. E. Martyn. 142.— J. Tevan. 147.— S. M. Larone. 154. — A. H. Watson. 155. — D. McKercher, A. A. Birchard. 162. — E. F. Lowrv. 165.— H. J. Blair. 170.— A. E. Forbes. 174.— A. A. Ferris. 177.— A. H. Fitzsim- mons, O. F. Howe. 193.— H. Collett, W. T. Cooke. 195.— H. W. Hare, W. J. Mellett. 196. — H. Tackson. 203.— X. Stafford, J. R. Weatherdon. 207.— H. Calder. 209A— G. H. Detlor, R.A.Mercer. 209.— T. S. Somerville. 215.— M. B. Weese. 216.— H. M. Scott. 218.— T. A. Hale, W. Long. 221— S. Fraser, W. S. Coolin. 222.— S. Phi!lips.225— A. Harron. 229.— T. Canning. 230.— H. Barron, T. L. Fellows. 231.— H. Mason. H. E. McMahon. 245— X. McMillan, C. Tasker. 247. — G. E. Farrer. 254. — J. H. Davidson, A. W. Kemhall, F. R. Sanderson, H. C. Xewman. 255— W. S. Weese, C. Kelly. 257.— W. Simpson, C. O. Bond. 258.— J. A. Finnie. 260— J. A. Wilson. 262.— T. G. Cleave. 265.— G. L. Fran- cis. 267.— H. R. Page, F. A. Trompour, J. H. Grant. 272.— A. G. Shaw, E. Sager, T. G. .Anderson, E. T. Sager, A Taylor, H. Brooks, O. H. Cochrane, L.
D. Woodworth. 277. — R. West-Symes, R. A. Douglas. W. M. Inglis. 284.— P. H. Ament. 285.— A. Weaver, J. Boyd. 290.— W. R. Whaley. T. LaMarsh. 296.— P. H. Wismer, A. Welstead. 302.— C. A Hvndman. C. D. Thompson. 319.— H. E. Siple. L. A. Simon, R. L. Huffman. 324— J. F. McDonald. 326 — F. M. Little. 327.— G. R. Douglas. 328.— J. Morrison. 332 — A. L- Baker, T. Sherwood. 333. — T. A. McArthur. 334.— A. M. Langdon. 338. — W. M. Gray. 339.— H. A. Young, R. H. Chapoell. 341.— A E. Montgomerv. 343.— W. G. Firth, R. W. Savage. 345.— W. G. Holmes. 346— F. T. Birch. 347.— J. Dick. 348.— G. A. Todd. 359.— C. E. Bingleman. 300.— G. McCullev, F. Fowler. 361 —H. A. Thomas. T. C. Watson. 370.— W. A. Bell. 375. J. H. Rosenburgh. 376.— J. G. Golden, W. Gall. 377.— C. Taylor. 380.— W. C. Soner. i. R. Lea- thorne. 382.— D. Mathicson. 384. — W. C- Routley, W. Porril. I. McClure, W. F. Brooks, H. E. White, S. Zarfass, W. G. Edwards. R. L. H. Roe. S. J. Glenn. 388.— W. J. M. West. 391.— M. D. Campbell, R. F. McKinlev. 396.— A. M. Campbell. 400.— R. L. Taylor, J. C. Duff, I. R. Grinham. 401— E. D Bartley. V. H. Pearce. 402— T. C. Montgomery. H. C. Arnold. 403— F. W Dalziel. 412.— A. O. Davison. 417.— L. J. Smith. 426.— G. B. Moore. C. Winder. W. H. Scotc, S. Bleaney. 428.— W. H. Parr. 430.— A. Craig. 434. — G C. McFarlane. 435.—J. R. Beatty, R. Coon. 437.— A. L. Slack. !3S.— A. M. Duncan. 44:". — R. W. Eldridge. 450.— W. L. Higginson. 452. — G. A. Helmer. 455.— P. J. MacLean. 459. C. R. Fulford. C. H. Jack. J. Brown. 469. — H. C. Shipman. 470. — A. Evans. 475. — R. Gascoigne, M. G. Haveas, D. M. Morris. 477. — R. S. Tolmie. 479. — P.J. Masson. 481. — L.W.Jones. 4N0.—H. L. Wilson. 4ss -
E. A. McKellar. 494.— J. H. Robson. 495.— J. Shutler, A. J. Fletcher. 498.— A. S. Pearce, G. Wright. 500.— C. V. C. Gawley. 501.— G. H. Edgar. 5(14.— C. M. Eaton. 513.— R. Avis. 514.— M. W. Bragg. 515.— A. J. Cox. 519.— L. T. Stewart. 520.— E. E. Lye, A. E. Gibson. 521.— J. R. Fixter. 522.— L. Rose, S. Luxenberg, J. Ross, A. A. Soltz. 523. — E. Abbev. 1. A. McXabb. 531.— E.R. Harris. 532 —J. J Peacock 533. — Chas. Frame, W.R. Maas 531. — I. Sinton. 537. — W J. Tnomson, D. E. Miller. 542. — R. J. O'Brien 546. — P. Hankinson, B. S. Lethbridge. 549. — A. A. Lord. 550. — J.Jones, J. M. Kingsley. 551. — W. H. Parson. 555. — J. G. Brown. 562. — G. M. Coates, H. Lewis. 563— F. J. Clarke. 564.— A. D. Harper. 571.— B. F. Kilbey, H. T. Gilliard,
F. M. Little. 573. — H. Willox. 574.— M. C. Trevitnick. 575. — R. H. Spicer. 576. — A. Anderson. 579. — A. Colvin. 580. — I. Siskind. 5S5. — \V. Anderson. 588.— E. Einarson. 591.— J. C. Purdy. 592.— J. J. Uttle. 593. — W. Gardner. 598. — G. Shiells. 600.— O. W. Owen, A. R. Barker. 602.— C. Oates, A. L. Lampman. 611.— C. H. Oakes. 617.— H. J. Siemon. 622.— J. A. Hogg. 620.— C. E. Booth. 638.— J. E. Teetzel. 611.— J. F. Reid. 649.— F. B. Cunningtiam. 652.— J. J. Little.
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3. — G. T. Reid, H. A. Stevenson, W. J. Albertson. 5. — J. A. Garrett. H. Nic- holson, F. R. Levia. 6. — J. G. Lennox, J. R. McKay, G. C. Wright, P. Cooper, W. H. MeCurdy, J. C. Moreland, E. I. Cunningham, A. L. Robinson. R. T. Shearsmith. 11. — M. C. Cummings. G. H. French. J. A. Fitzgerald. W. T. Green, T. E. George, S. Huffman, A. G. McGee, R. L. Redner, T. G. Sword, L. X. Weese. W. S. Wilbur. 14.— R.J. Newell. T. V. Ormiston, J. B. Craig, L. A. Marlin, E.E. Demers. 15.— J. W. Austin, S. J. Bardsley. A. Beamer, F. W. Fidler, H. W. Gray, N. R. F. Macdonald. N. McKeigan, H. W. R. Newby, W. H. Webber, F. J. Whar- ry, F. W. Wilson, H. Dixon, J. S. Robinson. 16. — H. R. Beaver, C. D. Fair- weather, G. T. Brooks, M. Brazill, W. A. Dinnen, A. S. Deeks, J. E. Hounson. J. F. Heffron, W. T. McNaught, A. J. Rattray, A. G. Boyce. T. E. Boyce, J. S. Campbell, P.Dunn, H. McCornuodale, S. R. C. N. Stock, G. C. Paterson, 17. — M. A. Hewson, S. B. Skitch, C. H. Burtch, W. H. May. 18.— H. Ellis, H. Storey, A. M. Simpson, C. H. Laird, A. G. Wagorn. 20. — H. Clugston, A. Henderson, W. C. McArthur, F. McWaine, G. Burdick. 22. — H. A. Drummond, S. V. Goddard, W. E. Janney. A.Murray, H.C.Russell, A.V.Trimble, A. C. Waters. 24— A. S. Wickware, C. G. McCann, F. Scarterfield, H. J. Kirkland. 25.— W. A. Lamport. 26. — W. J. B. Davison, J. F. Thompson, M. U. Ferguson, E. L. Little, G. Dinner, N. Redpath, M. Ayrhard, K. E. Blood, J. R. Heard, F. A. Hugh, N. I. Walter, W. H. Potts, T. Nichols, G. C. V. Hewson, A. Austin, W. A. Tre- nouth, R. W. Ware, W. Rankin, 27. — R. J. Gallagher, J. W. Gorham, E. Hodg- son, 29.— G. O. Tice, G. A. L. Thorne, C. Tweedle, 30.— J. Reid, W. J. Bird, J. R. Spry, F. H. Kennedy, A. R. Pirie, J. McClelland. 31.— W. S. Bragg, J. J. G. McClellan, A. A. Hills. 32.— H. E. Spence, F. Furness, T. A. Armour, A. H. Baldwin, G. Cochrane, A. Foreman, W. H. Hicks, J. King, W. C. Leslie, R. P. Reid, G. H. Smith, J. F. Spence, A. Glenney, J. W. Hicks, A. E. Goad, W. H. Macartney, J. D. Scott. 35. — A. O. Aspden, F. M. Murphy, T. E. Moodie, G. Murphy, R. Paxton, O. Pridmore. 37.— C. Weltz, W. A. Murray, T. G. Johnston, H. W. White, L. E. Gillingham, A. W. Clarke, A. Tuttle, 38.— M. Gibbs, W. L. Broman, O. G. Bingley, A. E. Bellegham, R. Gamble, E. H. Hardy, D. A. Neilson, G. A. M. Ross, M. P. Taylor, H. J. Walter. 40.— M. V. Elliott, K. M. J. Knudson, E. J. McMillen, W. Newlands, T. H. Saville, C. Carlson, F. Lawrence, 41. — E. Bailey, E. M. Baltzer, N. Y. Beeman, D. Bertrand, H. J. Cooper, S. Currie, R. W. Canklin, G. Dawson, F. G. Hall, E. S. Hagan, J. E. Pastorius, R. H. Pickard, J. W. Scratch, W. C. Wride, E. R. Wigle, J. M. Pas- torius. 42. — G. H. Brown, G. S. Martin, J. A. Gay, M. F. Horner, A. J. Ruddy, R. McDonald, T.Mathews, A.J.Hall, J. G. Jen kin, G. E. Hier, A. Zimmerman, H. H. Suter, D. C. Headford, W. L. Walker. 44.— J. M. Cunningham, J. Todd. 45.— T. W. Cleator, A. Kyle, E. Hall, H. E. Melson, G. W. Mattingly, J. J. Scrymgeour, A. B. Scrivner, J. H. Wilmot, F. Smith, H. L. Phillips. 46. — S. E. Barton, W. S. Campbell, J. G. Clark, W. G. Cowie, J. L. Dougherty, G. T. Carson, E. R. Grandbois, C. W. Grandbois P. Miller, N. Mahler, C. Kistler, H. L. Russell, W. K. Wilde, R. I. Weaver, W. E. Barton, G. H. Dunkley, L. B. Carruthers, C. M. Merritt, P. A. Davidson, G. Duff, F. Dolson, G. E. Gardner, A. W. Hartley, T. M. Johnston, E. L. Lawton, J. McMath, J. E. Mullins, W. H. Morrice, A. H. Hedrick, G. P. Pound, F. A. Ross, H. C. Tillman, R. G. Wellman, A. T. Wilson, G. N. Burrows, N. A. Thomson. 47. — C. W. Banwell, A. Barnes, W. D. Bell, A. E. Bennett, S. R. Bird, W. R. Blair, A. Bradt, A. Deakin, E. R. De La Haye, H. E. Depew, R. B. Fathers, J. Greenwood, S. R. Housou, H. T. Johnson, O. D. Lockwood, H. A. Martin, J. A. McGarver, F. R. McGee, R. J. Moore, F. E. Musson, J. H. Williams, A. W. Orford, H. R. Upton, R. H. Parsons, C. F. Porter, W. D. Purvis, H. Rodmile, W. J. Rush, R. Shepherd, J. Storey, R. G. Taylor, W. A. Thomas, A. K. Thomson, W. Turner, J. W. Ward, A. E. Webb, H. E. Whicker, H. Whittle, T. Austin, W. J. Dallas, R. Douglas, T. S. Higham, W. M. Lyons. A. R. Padgett, G. W. Radcliffe, S. Scott, G. M. Robinson, E. S. Anderson, J. J. Bechill, H. C. Black, W. F. Brooke, J. Brown, R. Burns, A. E. Carter, F. Chilcott, Jr, J. Clark, W. C. Crawford, C. C. Dunnett. J. Dewhirst, D. Gold, L. C. Gubb. R. W. Head, H. J. Hicks, A. Irvine, W. E. Irwin, A. Kay, A.A.Little, H. Littley, A. Linney, L. J. Little, F. R. Little, J. H. Marshall, R. W. MacDonald. J. A. A. Mennell, C. R. P. Paddon, R. Parker, J. P, Robinson, G. C. Scott, H. Stickland, O. H. C. Webb. 48.— C. F. Tumelty, A. Carswell, M. Smith. 50. — A. Goodmurphy, A. Higgs, F. Hamer, G. Lazier, D. M. Watson. 52. — R. E. Bennett, F. Chadwick, W. S. LeSueur, J. Merrick, A. Mason, S. C. McLennan, A. E. Switzer, A. G. Young. 54. — G. J. Laurie, G. F. Hadlow. 55. — J. S. Crozier. 56. — C. W. Jennings, A. Hinks, H. W. Mc- Millan. 58.— R. G. Day, R. A. Shaver, S. E. Waffle, C. G. Walton. 61.— A. McCabe, B. M. McCulloch, W. Schou, E. A. Thompson, B. Armstrong, H. Braney, J. W. Greig, C. M. Mcintosh, J. D. F. Robertson, W. W. Sexton, A. M. Ewing, R. W. Ewing, R. C. Hayes, W. F. Darch, J. Karnes. 62.— R. L. Todd, W. K. Scott, W.A.Jones, R.W.Nicholas, A.T.Mitchell, J. H. Bickford, H. D. Bickell, H. D. Berscht, S. McBlain, J. S. Douglas, G. A. McGregor. 63. — M. A. Adams, J. S. Alexander, A. F. Bryce, D. Camelon, W. G. Cane, J. H. Lord, W. Morris,
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G. CMcCallum, R. A. Patterson, W. H. Smith, T. E. Williams. 64.— F. B. Baker T. C. Beemer. H. V. Doidge, C.M.Evans, W. J. Grimmond, A. W. Hynd, M. Kilmer, T. M. Marshall.. R. A. Palmer, G. W. Palmer, T. Moffatt. E. Stein. 65. — W. J. Blahout, C. M. Cawthra, R. F. Collins, W. K. Crockett, P. T. Dow- ling, N. E. Gerry. J- H. Jennings, A. P. Jones, J. A. Kerr, R. C. Lawton, J. T. H. McKay, C. I. McLeod, G. E. Nelson, F. D. Paterson, S. Ranicar, R. Robinson, T. Simpson, L. W. Train, F. B. R. West, W. T Williamson, A. Ardron, J. J. Boeye,
C. Cholcott, C. D. R. Clements. A. G. Gillespie, R. Glenny, S. Hayes, A. C. Hughes, R. A. Laughlen, W. R. Lewis, J. R. MacGregor, J. H. Nctman, H. M. Williams. 66. — T. D. Langsford. 69. — B. C. Donnan, M. G. Cook, 75. — F. Tupling, H. H. Tennison, F. S. T. Spencer, W. F. J. SpafTord, O. L. Smith, G. E. Laing, C. H. Knight, B. Jones, T. A. Felstead. 76. — J. Moss, R. A. Smithers, S. W. Elestone, W. J. Fordyce, G. S. Linnell, C. D. Aspden, 77. — T. B. Roger, L. F. Eberts, N. M. Henderson, 82. — W. Finlayson, R. Carroll, B. A. Watts. 83. — G. H. Adamson, R. G. Thompson, S. I. Campbell. 84.— W. R. Johnson, r. H. Kerr, H. R. Sharp, J. R. Castle, D. A. Lapraik. 86.— J. J. Bowers, T. H. F. Hambly, F. E. McEwen, W. A. Westaway, E. W. Williamson, E. G. St. Hill. 88.— C. H. Little, H. E. Clarke, J. S. Paul, W. G. Reid, G. A. Morden, J. P. Herbert, R. T. Malcolm, G. A. Garbutt. C. E. Price, H. Manley, G. A. Morrison, R. W. Robb, F. S. MacLachlan, E. Hill, H. A. Showell, 90.— W. A. Chatterson, J. D. Leggatt. 92. — A. C. Flynn, L S. Esford, W. G. McCutcheon, A. Murray,
D. C. Davis, L.Young, A. Knox, j. F. Mack. 94. — M. E. Price, H. L. Smale. 96.— N. J. Coulson, T. E. Clift, C. S. Drury, W. C. Hunter, W. C. How, H.G. Milne, J. D. Milne, T. Worrod, W. T. Turton. 97.— W. Greig, J. Retter, J. S. Osborne, J. O. Brocklebank, J. A. Crann, M. L. Foster, W. B. Fairburn. R. E. Rigler.98.— A. N. Clarke, T. Watts, W. F. S. Clarke, R. Roberts, A. J. McClelland. 99. — R. Harrison, C. E. Munshaw, L. M. Munshaw. 100. — G. T. Brown, R. O. Stalker, C. M. McMurich, C. E. Glass, R.Howard, G. W. Rushton. 101. — C. H. Ackerman, A. C. V. Darling, H. E. Lowes, W. J. Oke, W. R. Bateman, C. M. Robinson. 103.— D. Barker, A. H. Bowler, C. C. Goring, W. H. Linter, W. Margetts, C. H. Mussett, T. Rees, L. T. Tripp, W. J. Wells, G. F. Whitaker,
C. Yaxley. 104.— D. Groat, E. I,. Young, E. M. Kealey, E. Irwin. 105.— C. V. Harrison, J. R. Morrison, G.D. McGillivray, A. J. Puddicombe, M. L. Stoner, J. H. White, P. H. Bogardus, C. E. Esseltine, K. C. Fraser, E. E. Fraser, H. Logan. 106.— I. Fletcher, R. J. Gaunt, A. Hall, E. A. Johnston, A. L. Kern, J. E. Scott, R. M. Saunders, V. R. Wight. 10S.— W. A. Woods, G. B. Laurie. D. E. Bleecher, W. P. Blackmore, J. G. Markle, S. T. Reid, R. A. Telfer, B. C. Moore, R. E. W. Harrison, W. E. Rutherford, H. Williams, H. E. Hubner, A. Knill. 109.— C. W. Dewhurst. 114.— J. F. Jarrell, C. W. Johnston, W. Marsh, A. W. Jeffrey, J. Escheman, R. T. Barnt, W.E.Austin, J. W. Aisthorp, C. J. Westawav, G. Pethran, A. Pollard, H. Meyers, W. W. Lord, R. C. Honey. G. Q. Gould, J.G. Wells. 116.— W. H. Trick. 119.— F. Covert, J. E. Dowdle, C. D. Mott. E. O. Seymour, R. J. Stewart, H. White, 120.— D. J. Scott, A. L. CamDbell. 121.— G. B. Adams, D. Burtch, C. M. Buller, C. S. Hotuam, G. D. Lambert,
F. McDowell, R. W. McMeanes, N. A. McPherson, G. E. Sharpe, W. Hutchinson, H. L. Hunt, R. T. Brown, C. E. Danielson, I. H. Howes, M. G. Ross, C. M. Mooney, J. Sutherland, J. H. Grenfall.122.— D. S. Bell, J. F. Carswell, J. Denn- ison, E. V. McNeill, W. H. Simpson, J. Shergold, W. Sutton, M. A. Young. 125. — R. E. Gillespie, Z. I. Fetterley, E. B. Prime, R. S. Taylor, R. C. Relyea, J. A. Kinghorn, A. McGibbon, G. E. Gillie, W. S. Nicholson, F. P. Hall, T. W. Ault. 126. — W. J. Armstrong, A. R. Whitelaw. R. Armstrong, A. Hall, R. V. Glenn. 128.— A. Desjardine, T. G. Cane, J. S. Deck, G. C. L. Cotnam. 129. — N. H. G. Wray, E. Johnston, 131.— D. B. McAulay, G. D. McAulay. J. Mc- Vittie, E. A.Taylor, R. A. Trelfo.-d, K. McLeod. 133.— J. W. Bawden, W. T. Mallet, A. Mitchell. 135. — E. C. Featherstone, P. L. Robertson, J. R. Elliot. J. S. Haw- thorne, F. Vansickle, C. J. Berryman, W. Seniour. "136.— J. N. Dales, T. R. McKenzie, H. Clarke, V. Wright. 137.— A. M. Pilgrim, E. H. Stephen, \\ . H. Walsh, 1. A. McDonald, F. E. Long, C. A. Finley, W. N. Artley, C. H. Baker, G.Hardy, T. H. Hill. S. Mclnnis. 139.— D. M. Hall, L. C.James, J. T. Leth- bridge. lib.— E. E. Hopper, C. A. Burgess, E. Millard, S. G. Wilson. 143 —
D. H. Stowell. 144.— E. D. Fuller. 145. — T. Miller, W. Fisher, C. H. Rowland, A. E. Button, E. M. Sootheran. 147. — T. A. Smith, G. W. Thorntown, A. B. Merilees. 148.— R. G. MacMillan. 149.— A. Hammond, W. M. Parks, J. B. Davidson, H. J. Wignall. 151.— W. S. Fox, H. W. Trebilcock, I.. J. Albrecht, W. V. Hawkins, J. M. Jeffers, H. F. Raw. 156.— E. M. Young, W. E. Wakelin,
G. F. Turner, S. H. Thomas, E. A. Armstrong, F. H. Ball. J. T. Bryan, R. E. Campbell, E. H. Griffiths, W. J. Hamilton, C. A. B. Jennings, \V. A. Jones.. W. LeCornu, S. W. Loach, A. Morrison, L. E. Parker, N. J. Moxon, A. E. Patterson, A. S. Porter, D. Russell, A. V. Tempest. 157.— C. Chamberlin. 15S.— W. J. Baker, K. Herald, J. W. Sands, S. A Prince, W. M. Parker, H. Smart. 159.— W. E. Ackland. 161.— J. S. Denham, J. W. Dixon, L. G. Lawson. 106.— T. E. Shuttler, W. B. Swayzie, N. A. Swayzie, H. W. Davis, C. Jones, W. Barnes, C. S. Wnittaker. 169. — M. A. Augustine, H. H. Good, D. A. Jonnson, A. McNay, W. Rankin, G. P. Ridd, L. Smith, W. E. Steed, J. M. Shirran. 170.— E. C.
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Chamberlain. T. Tames, R. Fruin. 171. — E. T. Kingsley, J. N. Wride. G. F. Histed. 172.— G. A. Cress, E. Grav. G. Thomas. 174.— G D. Pierce. 177.— T. \V. Dagg, A. H Fitzsimmons, H. Beaven. G. B. Jardine. T. A. McNeil. T. T. Rothwell, P. H. Nixon, G.Hughes. 193. — S.Sloan, G.F.Mitchell. T. A. Rovee. H. Collett. T. F. Howell, W. S. Burtch. W. T. Cooke. 194— H. W. Voun?. 195.— L. P CHapman, A. A. McLean, W. Whittle. 196. — S. Coghlan. T. G. Pierce. W. I,. Sheffield. 197. — P. T. Walker. W. Farouharson. H. H. Gordon, I. Kruspe. W T. Marshall, C. F. Nutting, H. L. George. W. Kirstine. 201. — D. W . Bews, G. B. Haynes, W A Peck. J. D. Peck, A. T. Sheets, R. C. Brown. W. R. Gordon, E. Hudson. W. T. Morrison, N. W. Morrison, C. A. Redmond, '". A. Walker. 203— T. Forbes. S. Scott, W. C. Beattie, E. A. Smith. C. Wood,
D. H. Jones. S. Cabell, S. Tawse, J. W. Tefferies, J. Anderson, U. Richardson, H. Rogers, W A. Burnett. M R.B. Boves, D. Foote, N. Stafford, E. Senn, H. I,. Willan. 205. — E. T. Laschinger. 209. — YY I. Bovd, D. Caldwell. T. H. Langstaff. ]. Lorimer, J. H. Manahan, S. Harper. i09A. — F. G. Bain, W. D. A. Campbell, G. Dickson, J. H. Day, F. T. Greenaway, F. T. McWaine, R. S. Bur- ridge. 216.— W. C. Duke. 217.— R. B. Waddle, H. C. Wilson, B. S. Maher. G.
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C. L. Simpson. 276. — A. Stewart, H. K. Brown. 282. — J. A. Ferguson, W. Hamilton, H. L. Lloyd. A. D. McDonald, D. R. Munro, A C. McPherson, A. T. Stuart, L. C. Simpson. 284. — W. Hackwell. G. Keys. T. Armstrong, P. H. Ament, A. H. Milligan, R. J. Murray, F. Tuck, D. McDonald, E. E. Dixon, L. H. Gordon, A. M. Fox, T. H. Tackson, H. H. Sullivan, F. G. Fowler. 286 — H. E. Abel!, N. M. Geddes, D. S. Halliday, J.A.Marseilles, J.L.Young. 287.— J. G. Jones. 289. — J. Drysdale, G. Moore, A. Currie, J. H. McDowell. 290. — A. A. Cullen, E. G. Orton, G. Finlayson, J. E. Bolton. 292.— E. M. Legge, C. Wells, A. Wellesley, Y. A. Hall, T. T. L. Clarke, J. Carr, J. T. Jenkins, R. Burns. 294.— J. P. Abraham, J. D. Swain. 296.— R. M. Calder, F. Day, T. Laughlin, F. Lott, E. H. Neff, W. Benson, A. Cox, E. W. Cronk, G. R. Hill, A. Hawley, A. E. Nicholson, J. A. Rowan, S. Raeburn. 299.— T. E. McGill, W. E. Raycrolt. J. W. Wagar, F. R. Huehes, B. Cronk, R. J. Merriam, H. A. Hunt, G. R Con- boy, G. A. Clark, W. Coulter, H. J. English, J. Foster, W. K. Huffman, E. M. Horton, T. E. Hannah, B. C. Tackson, W. McKeown, H. W. Reid, J. Tate. 300.— B. Fitzgerald, D. Weston, R. Edwards. 302.— C. M. Seburn, C. C. God- frey, W. Freeman, H. O. Taylor, W. Greenwood. 305. — H. F. Irvine, T. E. Harris, H. S. Hayes, W. Scott. 306.— H. S. Griff, A. Hostie, J. W. Hunt, R. G. Lindsay, W. G. McCulloch, W. R. McCracken, J. A. Patterson, H. McCracken, W. H. DeGuerre, D. J. E. McConnell. 307. — H. L. McChesney, T. A. Ferriman, R. Conkey. 313.— W. G. Morrison. 319.— A. A. Aldrich, H. E. Hartwick, G. W. Senn. 320.— S. W. Cook, J. H. Cross, J. E. Gray, W. C. Hunter, W. Steen. H. Smitn, G. H. Baker. 321.— C. W. Gasby, W Mainprize, H. Jeans. 322.— S. Tackaberry, F. H. Bishop, R. Howey, W. J. Scott. E. N. Ramsay, W. Mc-
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E. G. Forsythe, A. P. McDonald. 462. — T. E. Armstrong, J. Armstrong, F. W. Binkley, N. Evoy, G. V. Fulton, C. A. Galbraith, F. E. Herron, G. B. Hull, J. C. Lively, W. J. Linghorne, E. W. Neelands, F. H. Tripp, S. M. Reynolds C. H. Taylor E. J. Thompson, J. W. VanLuvan, K. E. Varette, S. B. Wallace. 466.— C. C. Knapp, B. B. Lyons. 467. — G. L. Rammage, G. C. Williamson, 468.— G. E. Cook, A. C. Stark. 469.— C. A. McKane, R. G. Stoness. A. L. W. Wemyss, O. R. Mathewson, G. Ireland, S. Clark. 470. — R. McDowell, K. E. McDowell, W. E. Kew, A. E. Switzer, T. W. Wright, D. M. McKendry, C. W. Prentice, K. G. Bell. 474. — R. G. Aiston, W. F. Bowermah, T. Bradd,
F. W. Brennan, R. F. Bristow, R. A. Ballard, S. Chappell, C. H. Edgson, J. W. Hamieson, J. A. Lillie, O. J. Lavery, W. K. Morley, M. McClelland, H. Noble,
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Treanor, H. H. Wall, L.Y.White. 501 .— L. P. Pearson, H.F.Reeves, A.Rush. R. A. Westbrook. 502.— C. J. Shrum, P. Hoffman, S. E. Watson . M. R Wil- mine, G. G. Brant. 503. — W. MeClurg, H. C. Kimmerly, W. R. Brown, H. C. Wilcox, E. H. Loosemore. 504.— H. Houze, L. A. Cardiff. 508. — F. W. Bene- dict. L. Brown, L. T. Axford, N. R. Wilson, J. Lain?, W. J. MeKellar, F. Lord,
D. W. Moote, C. C. Cusden, T. M. Shaw. W. T. Deville, T. G. Webb, T. Hunt, P. F. Maurer. 509. — T. Kenna, M. Hallman, A. W. Gaunther, A. W. Smith, W. A. Cook, W. H. Hill. O. Walli. 510.— A. E. Cates. C. T. Courtney, E. P. Cox. L. M. Doughertv, A. A. Fleming, J. E. Fuller, L C. Hutchison. O H. MacXauc;h- ton, R. E. McKendry, H. C. Rose, E. M. Wilson, H. Bloxham. T. Marsden. J. H. Pridham, A. C. Bve. 513. — W. Webster, T. J. Hewitt. T. H. Davis, I. F. Bartlett, T. T. Tackson. T. M. Johnston, G. Emerv. G. Baillie. C. Ruby, W. E. Louden, L. H. Cooke, T. Dickenson, H. Waller, H. Tranter, W. C. Fish, .T. Morrison, G Johnston, J. Woodhead, E. J. L. Teer, W. B. White, T. D. Kerr, T. W. Hammond, M. M. Thurston. T. D. McGregor, E. Henderson, A. Tavlor, W. Miller, D. H. Griffin, T. O. Vollick, T. H. Honey ford, G. C. Bowdim, P. H. Webber, J. Moore. L T. Courtney. R. McKay, W. A. Mclntyre, J. H. Brown. T. J. Young, T. Barker. J. W. Dixon, E. H. Farquhar, J. W. Horning, T. A. Hollingsworth, R. A. Haye, H. A. Jarvis, F. A. Kerr. E. S. Kirk, J. A. Robertson, W. L. Smith, W. H. Ginder. 514. — K. C. Utley. S. F. Stinson, W. A. Cunnington. T. W. Ray, E. W. Kidd. A. R. Stinson, S. W. Windeler, C. E. McGahey, H. V. Williamson, L. G Hunt, F. S. McDougall, M. W. Bragg, P. Stevenson, F. T. Stevenson, H. Hamilton, M. D. E. Culbert. W. J. Hvndman, J. Goodwin, A Henderson, G E P lillips. A. L. Craig, G E. Butler. H. Forrest, E. G. Cable, L. E. Balfour, A. H. Clarke. 515. — J. L. Fraser. 516. — G W. Alexander, T.Bennie, H. Gordon. T. Brown, H. H. Keyes. 517. — H. C. Argue, F. Spearman. 520.— N. B. Marriott, G Wallace, E. Wulff, R. Andrews, E. M. Butler, L R. Cadwell, A. L Pendrel. H. E. Kirche, W. M. Fink, S. H. J. Partridge, P.Wilson, M. J. Russell. J. Clifford, F. Smith, W. B. Stewart, W. D. Smith, A. Phenix, J. T. Stephenson, G E. McLean. 521. — E. A. Cunningham, L. Gretes, W. L. Longley, H. A. MacDugall, W. A. Meiser, J. E. Trace, W. W. Somerville, J. H. Foster. 524. — L. J. Sheather, C. Y. Sellars, J. V. Frazier. 527.— G. W. Aber- nethy, A. B. Britton. 530. — L. Charlton, A. Croasdale, R. S. Duval, G. C. Sayers. 531. — A. K. Stewart, A. Jefferv, E. I. Goring, C. E. Ternley, T. Bloss, M. A Sorsoleil, R. E. Watson, W. Sneddon, F. J. Bromley, A. V. Mumbv, T. E. Elmore, F. H. Farrell, J. E. Mitchell, H. H. Whiteman, G. W. Holme, L. B. Fisher, E. A. Rutland, J. E. Newburg, J. E. Lancaster, E. J. Morris, G. H. Morris, J. E. Thomas, M. G. Crapper, H. R. Newson, A. E. Eves, H. Water- house. 532. — W. Birse, J. H. Cadenhead, E. P. Forsey, J. Johnston, W. John- ston, D. A. Mathewson, H. G. McCauley, E. H. G McEwen, L. W. McKinley, G. A. McLeod W. E. Newman, W. H. Owen, W. S. Pashler, H. R. bhook, W. .Stewart, T. P. Thompson, C. W. Westlake. 533.— H. DeMille, E. S. Mould, G. A. Workman, W. S. Tickell, A. Sutherland, A. W. Reid, G. A. Ryding, D. A. Mowatt, A. E. Jennings, H. W. Heise, A. J. Elliott, W. T. Edwards, J. R. Vand- erburg. 537.— H. G. Haslett, J. J. Henry, H. S. Hunter, R. Harvey, W. P. Grieve, W. Massey, F. McQueen, A. M. Sutherland. Jr., A.W. Stroud, W. Tru- man, R. W. Watson, E. A. Jackson, J. S. Rose, H. Stevenson, S. M. Thompson, M. Graham, G. H. Ham, H. Hutchings, C. W. Hindle, T. Hefner, Jas. Logan,
E. C. Logan, D. E. Miller, W. H. Mulcahy, H. McClintock, T. Norbury, F. H. Newland, H. M. Nesbitt, A. M. Ogle, S. B. Pentland, J. M. Pritchard, W. S. Radforth, F. Robinson, S. Sargeant, E. H. Scriver, A. W. Stokes, I. G. Snider, A. G. Stagg, J. H. Stilwell. A. G. Saunders, Jas. Taylor, H. Tomlinson, F. H. Wood, Jas. Wilson, W. T. Wedlock, B. Watters, D. Woodward, Robt. Armour, G. E. Barkley, D.M.Banks, S.Boyd, E. A. Burgess, E J. Black, W. Cameron, S. Corbett, G. H. Downard, W. J. Evans, Jas. Fairfoul, O. T. Funston, Robt. Greenwell, R. A. Graves. 538.— G. W. M. Evans. 539.— R. W. Lun^, G. C. Eich. 541. — W. Ayers, L. R. Brock, C. M. Brown, R. A. Cracknell, J. D. Gra- ham, R. King, A. H. Daveridge, A. W. McCharles, C. W. Pethick, A. A. Smith, R. P. Wallace. 542.— W. H. Almond, D. C. Braund, R. C. Ellis, L. E. McKay, E. B. Nelson, F. G. Perrem. 543. — L. L. Crouch, J. T. Doyle, C. Horsman, J. Kirkpatrick, H. C. Stamer, A. M. Orr, W. L. Kennedy. 544.— W. R. Shaver, H. Swick. 545. — L. Purax, R. N. Mitchell, S. A. Jennings, W. H. Ford, F. J. Cummings, C. A. Valleau, H. M. Stephen, P. Campbell. 547. — J. McLean, G. H. Shafer, W. A. Kernan, W. A. Logan, W. R. Johnston, J. G. Grudeff, H. F. Huff, N. A. J. Smythe, 548.— N. Campbell, C. W. Lees, B. M. Taylor, C. A. Sharp, A. MacKay, J. Melville, M. A. Pugh, W. A. Riddell, P. E. Wakefield, C. Sanford. 549. — W. F. Butler, H. G. Brandon, C. G. F. Butler, H. O. Chap- man, W. C. Drury, E. G. Grant, R. Hart, S. James, S. Marsden, W. Newell, R. H. Pearson, J. F. Reed, H. R. Riley, D. W. Stalder, W. E. Warburton. G. W. Scott, S. R. Bradburn, C. Aston. 550. — W. Case, F. R. Warner, J. M. King- sley, W. A. Crochett, P. M. Bruce, H. Mawson, A. G Calbeek, T. B. Rankin. 552. — J. S. Baird, R. J. Kent, E. R. Lee, J. S. Sharpe, R. C. Soules. 553. — S. Harding, M. R. Nash, H. C. Johnson. 5o4. — J. W. McCrae, G. W. Wight, A.
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W. Bruce, R. E. Taylor. 555. — W. L. Huston, H. T. Herod, H. L. Martin, D. J. McGregor, J. S. Robertson, M. S. Rvder, R. B. Thomas, R. H. Yeates. 556. — W.J.Stevens. 559. — P. Salkovich, M.Goldstein, S. M. Ginsberg, I. L. Greisman W. U. Haberman, B. M. Margulies. 562. — W. A. L. Thomas, A. W. Irving, J. H. Robison, C. H. Gilson, R. C. Christie, W. J. Butters, R. W. S. Johnston, G. S. Livingstone, A. F. Gurney, R. Kennedy, h. H. Howarth, J. W. Erskine, A. S. Mills, A. B. Griffin, J. S. Dunn, E. Simpson, T. C. Gibbs, A. N. Hayward, H. G. Vine, J. Coderre; R. C. Dunham, E. Goddard, H. J. MacDougall, W. F. Oblender, R. C. Hudson, C. W. Royston, M. Berg, R. Cooper, J. A. Tavlor, A. G Lees. 563. — W. W. Asnton, J. V. Holland, H. A. Stanley. 565. — W. H. Chapman, W. M. Garbut, E. W. Matters. J. MacLellan, J. McRae, H. P Jarvis, A. B. McLaren, R. Dundas, C. Armitage, R. G. Brooks, F. Fraine, A. Goddard, J. Law, F. S. Quin, C. U. Roberts, G. Ross, J. Wemys, A. Boyes, J. A. Chisholm, R. Faracherley, A. E. Lambert, A. Lee, J. Thomson, R. A. Winter, T. Wood, 566. — W. H. Dodd, H. Kilvington. 567. — G. V. Purves. 570. — W. T. Jackson, T. D. MacBeth, N. H. Clegg, H. G. Tyley, C. H. Martin, J. Sayers. 571.— J. Hesketh, R. J. Yeoman, H. E. Bemrose, R. A. MacLeod, J. F. S. Evans, G H. Cameron, W. S. Bell. 572. — W. J. Patterson, W. W. Erison, R. Harris, M. Fried, R. Bowman, D. Cowper. A. D. Love, E. E. Palmer, J. D. Butler. 574. — A. J. Anderson, B. Keen, Jr. 575. — F. C. Long, R. H. Spicer, G. R. Spradbrow, A. D. Duncan, A. G S. Baker, H. Bradley, L. H. Clodge, E. D. Crapper. R. D. Struthers, S.Walters. 576.— H. M. March, H. S. Reif. 577.— R. E. W. Duke, C. R. Haywood, H. A. Ness. T. S. Russell, N. E. Willson, R. Richardson, R. G. Marling, B. G. Mortimer. C. Young, H. Madle, T. B. McCutcheon, D. L. Brown, J. L. Buchanan, R. McConkey. 578.— W. T. Clark, J. M. Hambley, J. W. Mc- Callum, H. B. Sargent, E. W. Skinner, H. H. Snyder, M. S. Stevens. 579. — H. Goldenburg, E. A. Wark, R. Jackson. F. Jenner, J. R. Turton, F. H. Liddle, J. Alexander, J. Vick, L. D. Fraser, R. Pike. 580. — F. J. J. Skeggs. 582. — J. P. Broddy, A. E. Dixon, J. C. Ford, L. K. Harker, R. N. Massey, J. W. Patrick, M. Sharp, W. J. Stewart. 583.— C. H. Speedy, J. B. Revell, J. D. Olley. 586.— L. G Campbell, W. J. Mansfield, J. S. Naylor, F. G Roome. 5S8.— J. R. Need- ham. 589. — B. B. Farmer, W. Morrow, F. B. Nicholl, N. L. Fitzgibbon, D. M. Frame, W. J. Mitchell. 591. — H. J. Rea, A. E. Douglas, E. T. Jones, W. Karry, R T. Wilson, W. J. Neale. J. G Sparfel. 592. — A. H. Prince, S. R. Morrison, A A. Lane, L.E.Lane, M. V. Frankton, D. Deacoff. 595. — J. L. Thomas, W. H. Melhuish.S Griffiths. 596.— H. M. Grant, H. D. McDermid. 597.— S.M.Raymond,
F. S. Young, G. Hutcheson. 598. — C. C. Bradshaw, F. A. Coward, A. Long, J. R. Wilkinson, H. C. McMordie, C. C. Sinclaire, C. E. Hadley, H. A. Mitchell, H. W. Piper, F. J. Gerrish, C. W. Harris, P. N. Gardner, H. Scott. 600.— R. V. Barr, J. H. Hall, T. F. McGraw, W. H. Phillips, J. A. Lindsay. 601.— J. A. Baird , F. G. Randall, C. E. Howell, R. Muir, N. H. Benson, J. F. Brown. 602. — J. W. H. Roderick, L. Wilcox, H. S. Laing, W. F. Woods, A. Yates, T. Hill. 604.— K. G. Merrill, E. Sefton, D. O.Neill, J. M. Wylie, R. Johnson, W. A. Hannan, C. Semple, G. L. Onslow, J. R. Cayle, J. E. Carney, B. R. Charlton, W. S. Fullerton. 605. — J. Robb, H. Cater, F. S. Wilkins, J. Leathers, A. Chap- man. 609.— H. Y. Heinbach, J. L. Baechler, R. L. McGillowee. 610.— D. C. Tanner, D. McKewen, A. Graham, G. C. Lamond. 611. — R. C. Rennie. J. Tavlor, G. H. Hasenflug, G. E. Keys, J. McColl, D. W. Price, J. Gilchrist, C. H. Oakes, J. E. Bloomer. 612. — H. Kirwin, S. Siviter. 613. — D. Carrick,
G. Nield, L. Kinsman, J. H. Hicks, A. E. Johnson, R. D. Barnhart, A. H. White, O. L. Weaver, G. C. Smith, C. E. Clemens, R. E. Gibson. 617.— S. H. Bullett, P. F. Phippen, R. W. Dyson, J. H. Chappell. 626.— D. Cropp, M. V. Daboll. 62S — W. H. Jackson. 629.— G. L. McKay, G. Moore. 631.— W. Kidd. 632.— R. J. Ambrose, J. G. Blackwood, R. B. Ferguson, T. Foy, W. J. Magill. 633. — M. D. Brown, G. C. Jefferies, E. M. Hess, L. E. Kelley, J. H. Hess. 634 — G. H. Edwards. 635. — C. A. Gorman, G. Hamilton, A. A. Bailey, W. S. Martin. 636.— J. A. Duncan, G. H. Stokes, W. H. Woodhouse. 637.— A. D. Aitkin, A. MacPherson, T. Green, H. J. Blumson, J. M. Duncan, J. Fazackerly, J. Cook, J. G. Lloyd. 638.— W. H. Keslick, H. N. Cox. 641.— C. A. Huegli, M. D. Lazenby, J. Ferris. 642. — A. M. Dinsmore, J. H. Leschied, P. M. Roberts, A. S. Allaster, J. Sale, W. H. Tnibadeau, S. H. Richards, C. Patterson, C. P. Wood, S. Seibert, G. E. Turner, G. A. Beaton, A. Ross, T. J. Robertson, J. Holdworth, A. Murray, G. P. Jess, W. P. Cuthbert, J. Crawford. 643.— H. S. Cressey. 614. — W. Black. 645. — W. L. Penton. 647. — D. Mulnoland. 648. — H. Devries. 649. — D. F. Johnston, G. L. Edmunds, S. C. Cott, E. Williams, P. M. Lunn. 651. — D. R. Farquhar, J. W. Pritchett, D. McLeod. 652.— W. R. Black, T. T. Cook, W. K. Shannon. 654.— R. H. Yeates.
SUSPENSIONS, U. M. C.
47. — D. B. McColl. 305. — Andrew Davidson.
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EXPULSIONS
61. — G. W. Anderson. S6.— D. S. Paterson. 220.— E- R. Flumerfelt. 313. — W. G. Morrison. 326. — J as. Gilchrist. 532. — Andrew Cooper. 580. — F. A. Mullin. 635. — Cecil A. Gorman. 637. — J. S. MacKenzie.
RESTORATION FROM SUSPENSION
65.— F. H. Graham. 599— A. W. Jarrett. (Nonaffiliated)
NON-AFFILIATED MASON
559. — S. Ginsberg.
* DEATHS
2. — N. R. Bombry, Jan. 5; R. Reid, Mar. 25; J. Redhead. Apr. 27; 3. — W. I L. Smith, Feb. 22. 5.— J. C. Stagg, Apr. 9; A. Tomlinson, Apr. 14; W. H. Parsley, July 15; J. S. McArthur, July 23; C. C. Lyman, Nov. 24. 6.— W. H. F. Whatelev, Feb. 10; W. D. Flatt, Feb. 16; W. J. Grant, Feb. 17; H. R. Hall, Mar. 15; F. G. Shaver, June 16; G. Armstrong, June 29; J. McCullough, July 5; G. H. Chase, July 14, A. W. Day, Oct. 5, G. C. Copley, Oct. 15, G. H. Lees. Oct. 18, J. P. Steed- man, Oct. 19; A. M. Hazell, Oct. 27; T. H. Pratt, Nov. 5; W. \V. Main, Nov. 29. 7. — H. H. Farrell, Jan. 24; R. E Writtenburg, lulv 23; H. J. Minhinnick, Dec. 21. 9. — T. B. German, Jan. 21; \V. H. Boyle, Feb. 2; H. J. McNeely, Apr. 22; A. Jarvis, June 5; F. M. Deare, Sep. 22; T. V. Anderson, Oct. 6; F. S. Boyes. Oct. 6; W. Grass, Oct. 12; J. A. Hoag, No date. 10.— G. H. Ruscombe, Mar. 10; W. R. Scott, Apr. 16; N. Porter, May 3; I. McNally, May 5; G. I. Behrens, Oct. 28. 11. — F. W. Hill. Feb. 25; J. W. McPherson, Mar. 7; A. Mathews, Mar. 30; G H. Gnlls, Apr. 7; J. L. Tower. July 10; L. B. Cooper, Nov. IS; 14. — M. Chaplin. Apr. 17; J. H. Black. Apr. 10; T. H. Marks, May 9: J. E. Erwin, Dec. 30; 15.— G. A. Scott, Aug. 7; W. H. Sccord. Sep. 21 ; W. H. Lowe, Sep. 30. 16.— F. Brem- ner, Jan. 15; J. A. Humphrey, Mar. 9; C. A. Deeks, Mar. 14; J. D. Keachie, Apr. 2; R. Lovell, June 1; W. C. Covington. July 11 ; J. A. Norris, July 11 ; S. B. Gandy; Tuly 10; S. U. Rush, July IS; H. W. Cannon, Aug. 20; H. C. Cottrell, Sep. 20; W. H. Springer, Nov. 19. 17.— H. A. Allan, Dec. 29; 1935. J. Grieve, Apr. 5. 18.— H. W. Bedwell, Jan. 26; W. G. Sexsmith, Jan. 29; A. E. Colman, Feb. 18; G. Johnson, Mar. 25; J. W. Roblin, Apr. 23; J. E. Benson, Aug. 12; B. H. Pal- matier, Oct. 1; W. A. G. Spriggs, Sep. 3; D. F. Vandusen, Oct. 30; C. E. Waring, Nov. 28. 20. — A. Tune, May. 24; W. C. Richardson, Jan. IS; T. A. Atkinson, Oct. 17. 21A— E. H. Elvidge, Oct. 18. 22.— N. Richardson, Mar. 14; W. R. P. Parker, Apr. 21; W. H. Roberts, Aug. 9; T. Taylor, Dec. 21. 23.— J. H. Brydon, Feb. 28; W. H. Legge. May 10; A. L. Pnipps, June 24. 24— E. A. Camerson. Jan. 25; W. J. Spearman, June 14; D. W. Park, Apr. 17; H. S. McNeill, Nov. 12; J. F. Corbett, July 26; W. Johnston, Aug. 6. 25.— W. C. Crowther, Jan. R. J. Reade,Feb.20; W. E. Burritt, Feb. F. J. Mann, Oct. 4; T. A. Chisholm, Oct. 11. 26.— C. H. Wickett, Nov. 3; D. McMillan, Oct. 17; W. L. Badley, Nov. 14. 27.— C. F. Mathieson, Dec. 29; 1935. J. Mitchell, Dec. 30; 1935. E. J. Pusching, Dec. 30; 1935. H. S. Belling, Jan. 11 ; J. W. Millard, Jan. 23; J. M. Rousseaux, Feb. 11 ; C. S. Boyd, Jan. 3; R. W. Goering, Feb. 27; M. H. Langs, Mar. 1; R. McKay, Apr. 16; J. A. Dickson, Mar. 21; T. Lees, July 22; W. H. Nicholls, Sep. 4; J. W. Lowry, Nov. 5; M. A. George, Dec. 26. 28. — S. A. Greer, May 4; J. S. Parker, Aug. 26; 1935. C. B. Larry, Dec. 8; 29. — M. R. Hare, Mar. 25; W. N. Davidson, Jan. 7. 30. — A. M. Ross, Jan. 20. 31. — W. J. Hoar, Jan. 4; W. H. Bettles, Feb. 8; J. D. Keachie, Apr. 2; J. Roneigk, July 8, T. G. Bragg, Nov. 27. 32.— J. R. Gould, June 11; J. Hall, Jan. 21; J. M. Dean, Nov. 20. 33.— W. F. Clark, Jan. 10; C. A. Reid, Mar. 29; R. A. Baxter, June 29; T. G. Connon, Sep. 29; J. D. Farrish, Dec. 21. 34.— W. F. Park, Jan. 3; S. E. M. Taylor, Sep. 29. 35.— H. McFarlane, Mar. 22; H. J. Hoshal!, Sep. 9. 38.— W. J. Cadman, Jan. 28; R. O. Teasel, June 6. 39.— M. A. Duff, June 23. 40.— D. Coulter, Jan. 4; W. Baxter, Feb. 9; A. J. Wright, Feb. 14; W. Porter Jr. Mar. 21; C. Bremner, Alar. 28, F. H. Wrignt, Apr. 20; W. H. N. Childs, Apr. 30; F. H. Sharpe, July 17; F. R. McDonald, Oct. 4; P. E. Lumsden, Nov. 14. 41.— R. M. Wigle, Mar. 24; H. W. Wigle, Sep. 13; H. M. Elliott, Oct. 16; B. Broadwell, Nov. 14; J. Bunn. Dec. 13; C. R. Jackson, Dec 14 42. — S. Baker, Feb. 3; J. H. Vanstone, Apr. 14; W. F. Brooks, Aug. 18; H. E. Morton, Nov. 10; C. A. Dyson, Bov. 10 43.— W. M. Welsh, Apr. 19; W. J. Taylor. June 3; T. A. McDonald, June 4; \Y. H. Flood, June9; J. McMahon. Aug 17; D. C. Wnttehead, Nov. 6; J. C. Taylor, Dec. 23; 44.— X. Vail. Dec. 29. 1935. D. L. Wright, Feb. 10, J. A. Muntoe, Feb. 14 H. Walker, Mar. 19; D. Campbell. May 14: J. R. Gilhula, May 22. J. W. Brown, Julv 4; F. C. Bell. July 31 ; W. D. Boyce. Sep. 17; W. A. Bucnan. Sep. 21; F. H.
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E. T. Rowland, Dec. 29; 1935, W. M. Woodley, Aug. 1. 114. — W. J. Robertson Jan. 7, F. G. C. Henning, Apr. 13; H. M. Cameron, May 9; H. G. Lockington June 24. 115. — J. Steven, Sept. 13; J. Ritchie, Dec. 16. 116. — D. F. Mclntyre Jan. 25. 118.— W. H. Curtis, Dec. 14. 121— R. Scarfe, Jan. 6; J. S. Caton Feb. 19; T. J. Kirby, May 1; G. E. T. Cave, May 30; J. Fitness, July 11; J. J Waldron, July 28; G. K. Wedlake, Sept. 17; E. R. Seccrd, Sept. 24; G. W. Zim- merman, Nov. 21; C. T. Lang, Dec. 29. 122. — J. Anderson. Apr. 1; W. J. Hum- phries. May 14; J. M. Smith, Nov. 28; Jos. E. Smith, Nov. 24; M. H. Wilson, Sept. 19. 123— H. B. Kennv, Dec. 25, 1935, C. A. Hulley, June 9;R.T. Gill- espie, Feb. 17; C. Delisle, Mar. 14; C. D. Dyke, Oct. 25. 125.— T. Hope, Dec. 1; W. G. Bennett, Dec. 20. 126. — G. A. Kingston, Jan. 10; J. S. McEachren, Jan. 23; R. W. Naylor, Apr 15; G. F. Philips, Aug. 24; W. J. Stanbury, Aug. 29. 127.— W. Scott, May 13; D. McColl. June 9; 128.— F..E. Fortin, July 6; S. J.
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McClelland, July 6; T. D. Carmichael, Sept. 16; Wm. Brown, Nov. 11. 129 — R. M. Hillary, June 1 ; E. J. Davis, June 14; E- W. Petrie, Aug. 28. 133. — I. \V. Graybiel, Oct. 10. 135. — J. W. Elliot, May 21; J. M. McKenzie. June 29 ~T T Brown, Sept. 20; J. H. Peacock, Dec. 23. 136. — D. C. Smith. Mar. 13 137— J. D. Hamill, Tan. 1 ; A. G. Bright. June. 17; I. Topp, Tuly 21. 139 — E. E Leavens Mav IS; W. H. Clarke, May 24; G. L. Flintoff, Mar. 5. 140.-K. Banghart May 23. 141.— F.H.Hanson, Apr. 24; D. MeKnight, May 16; A. J. Langford, Oct 30 A. D. Smith, Aug. 30. 142. — F. B. Robertson. May 3; M. J. Casselman \pr 28; J. S. Goodfellow, Oct. 19. 143.— J. J. Payne, Jan. 6; F. P. Powell, Jan 20- T. H. Currie, June 29"; G. Timleck, July 17. 144.— G. W. Hird, Apr. 5- A h' "Hamilton, Aug. 3. 146. — W. T. Wilde, May 30; R. S. Richardson, Tune 9; 'h Kerr June 17. 147. — G. E. Paterson, Dec. 4 T. Hudson. Dec. 21. 14S. — S. Lawson Mar. 31, H. E. A. Hawken. Aug. 3. 151. — G. Ziegler, Mar. IS; J. Brandt, Mar' 30; E. Huber. Apr. 22; P. Michael, Apr. 27; J. Reitz. May 29, G. M. Wedd, June 7- D. Forsyth, Sept. 13; E. Ferrier, Dec. 22. 153— H. C. Maw. Sept. 22; A. Simp- son, Oct. 21. 154. — J. Witherspoon, Apr. 11. 155. — J. Crane, Dec. 28' 1935- W. S. Campbell, May 3; T. H. Bell, Nov. 28; G. H. Watson. Sept. 25; R. G Long' Dec. 3. 156 — W.H. Naylor, Dec. 30; 1935; F. C. Klopp, Mar. 3; D. Robertson' Mar. 14; R. N. Rhodes, Aug. 21; G. Brooks, Dec. 7. 158. — J. W. Sutherland' Jan. 8. 161.— F. W. Barbutt. Feb. 4; W. J. Baker, Apr. 16. 162.— C. Douglas' Feb. 1936, G. J. Town Sept. 19. 164. — F. A. Bur'ingham. Nov. 21. 165.— H l' Dynes, Jan. 11, H. C. Cutriss, Dec. 15. 166. — G. W. Millen, Jan. 27; A. O. Nelson, June 28; W. N. St. John, July 5; J. H. Strongman, July 25; P. S. Boden. July 28 : S. H. McCombs.Oct.il. 168. — J. A. Harrison, Jan. 17; G. K. Horton, Jan. 21 J H Revell, Mar. 18; B. M. Fuller, July 14; S. A. Metier, July 26. 169— W. G Pettit July 27. 170. — A. A. McLennan. June 26; A. Wankel, Oct. 28. 171.— W. Gris- dale, Dec. 29. 172. — A. Thomson, Sept. 27. 174. — L. Caswell, Feb. 17; W. Nixon, June 22; J. A. Hazen, July 15. 177. — M. H. Reynolds, Feb. 12 — D H Reynolds, Feb. 29; R. P. Harris, Mar. 3; D. H. Macdonald, Apr. 2^; G. T. Mc- Farlane, May 31; W. J. Bayley, July 12; A. Phillips, Aug. 1; P. W. Anderson ug. 4; A. H. Marshall, Aug.15; H. Bott, Sept. 15. 180. — 180. — R. W. Carter Jan. 6; H. Page, Mar. 19; W. R. Harper, Apr. 3; W. J. Colwell, Apr. 8; J. L. Ziegler, July 19; T. Wren, July IS; D. Young, Sept. 5; W. G. Ball. Oct. 6. 181.— J. Philips, Apr. 30; 186. — R. Hughes, Oct. 18; 190.— C. O. Linton, June 14 192.— Holcroft, Mar. 13; A. McDermid. Mar. 16; C. W. Myers, Feb. 5; J. B. Tudhope, Feb. 3; J. Mcllven.ia, May 31; W. M. Tupling, May 5; C. W. Bolton, June 8; W. Landell, Dec. 31; 1935; A. C. Bremner, Sept. 10; W. H. Tallman July 9; S. L. Mullett, Aug. 3; T. Garner, Dec. 6. 193— C. Munn, Feb. 1. 194.— D. MacPherson, Mar. 4; A. E. Haley, May 1; R. B. Burgess, Feb. 11; J. T. Mc Intosh, Jan. 3. 195— W. C. Falls, Jan. 9; D. H. Nichol, Feb. 2. 196.— J. E. Thompson, Mar. 26; J. L. Whyte, June 21; R. H. Carpenter, Nov. 15; M. Barr, Nov. 25. 197. — D. M. George, Mar. 28; H. G. Leslie, Mar. 2; J. Hunter, June 5. 201.— N. A. Webster, Apr. 7; D. H. Rogers, Dec. 25. 203.— W. J. Arthur, May 26; J. Brown, June 2; C. R. Campbell, June 29. 207.— N. M. Watson, Apr. 9. 209A— W. H. Shosenburg, Dec. 30; 1935; G. E. Logan, Dec. 31, 1935; D. Smyth, Jan. 29; A. Graham, Mar. 3; J. M. Slater, June. 24; E. Weld. July 17; A. W. Mayne, Aug. 23; C. King, Oct. 29; H. JeWell, Nov. 21; J. W. Crooks, Nov. 19. 209.— W. R. Caldwell, June 19. 215. — S. W. Hennessy, May 2; J. E. Benson, Aug. 12; J. I. Coleman, Dec. 1. 217.— S. Strout, Apr. 18; W. H. Wilbur, Jan. 21. 218.— F. Forsyth, Dec. 20; 1935; S. A. Mills, Jan. 13; W. H. Woodstock, Mar. 21 ; R. J. C. Boyd, Apr. 4; S. Wright, Apr. 10; G. Hobbs, June. 18; W. A.Robinson, Aug. 22; A. E. Martin, Oct. 26; W. F. Humphrey, Nov. 5. 219— J. McAndrew, May 15; G. T. Coo, May 29; B. Gollop, June 11; E. Y. Barraclough, Sept. 11; R. R. Nickell, Sept. 17. 220.— W. S. Ormiston, Feb. 18; M. H. Crosby, no date; J. O. Bartlett, May 22; W. G. G:llillan, Oct. 10. 221.— C. H. Upper June 17; W. Constable, Dec. 29. 222.— F. Marett, Feb. 25; A. Waters. Sept. 10. 223.— R. A. Scott, Dec. 7. 224. — W. D. Thompson, Dec. 8. 225. — J. W. Sangster, May 2; T. Burnett, Aug. 25; A. Stevenson, Dec. 13. 228. — R. T. EUerbeck, Mar. 16; S. H. Amey, Aug. 10; C. F. Smith, Aug. 31; A. J. Keyes, Nov. 12. 229.— W. G. Speers, Feb. 1; P. Battershill, Apr. 9; H. W. Dawson, Aug. 21; W. C. Bart- lett, Aug. 8; A. C. McDonald, Sept. 27. 230.— W. C. Miller, Sept. 16; W. H. Kennedy, Oct. 13. 231.— J. T. Richards, Feb. 25; I. G. Smith, Dec. 24. 232.— D. F. Kirkland, Apr. 19; W. Scoyne, Apr. 11; 233. — A. D. McLean, Jan. 9; D. J. Anderson, Aug. 25; P. Lindsay, Oct. 1; J. T. Mollard, Nov. 15; 234. — C. E. Keast, May 13; J. G. Mitchell, May 22. 235.— A. E. Pickard, July 7; 236.— C. Fisher July 17. 238. — O. G. H. Jacklin, Jan. 12; 239.— G. V. Clark, Feb. 2. 242. — D. Massey, Sept. 7; T. Purvis, Dec. 12. A. Kelly, Mar. 13. 245. — S. H. Knight, June 8. 247.— L. T. H. Ardiel, Jan. 1 ; R. H. Lundy, Jan. 24; H. A. McKay, Feb. 14; J. C. Williams Sr., Mar. 18; C. P. Smith, Mar. 20; R. L. Mc- Intyre, Mar. 23; L. C. Evans, June 20; W. S. Howard, Aug. 1; J. C. Wilgar, Oct. 21 ; G. A. Putman, Nov. 4. 249. — H. A. Guy, Oct. 4 ; R. P. Reid, Apr. 25. 250. — A. Kennedy, Apr. 2. 253.— H. F. Price, Dec. 28; 1935; W. Mundell, Jan. 1; C. D. Bell, Feb. 22; S. Hamilton, Mar. 24; H. L. Kirkwood, Mar. 24; C. A. Thompson, Apr. 26, J. A. Grant, Apr. 25; R. F. Elliott, May 29; G. W. Dawson, July 2; L.
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W. Shannon, Aug. J. S. R. McCann. Oct. 254. — R. A. .Scott, Feb. 15. 255. — R. A. Bovlan, Apr. 14; F. H. Laird. May 27, W. J. Hunter, Aug. 22; R. Whitson. Oct. 14: W. Morrison, Nov. 2. 256. — C. S. Ault, Tan. 23; C. R. Tousaw, Aug. 27. 257 — J Alison, Tulv 12; G. G. Skelton. Tulv 16, J. L. Cowan, Sept. 17; J. Henry, Dec. 6 25S— R. N. Tovell, Jan. 1. 260.— J. Peat, Feb. 9; D. Aiken, Feb. 27. 261. — N. Currah, Jan. 16. 262. — J. Scott, Feb, 3; L Walker, Feb. 21 ; G. F. Black- er May 23. 263. — R. B. Crosbie, Mar 31; T. Forbes, June 15. 264. — F. T. Graves, Tan. 26; L. M. Chitty, July 3; T. H. Hoare, July 21 ; T. E. MacDonald, Aug. 22; W. M. Ross, Sept. 5;F. B I.ishman. Sept. 8; 265. — W. Stevenson, May 12, O. D. Bates, Sept. 22. 266— T. A.Kelly Sr. June 20. 267.' — G. Davison, July 15; M. R. Hewitt, Tulv 26: C. H. Dunlop. Aug. 1 ; F. Burtch, Aug. 15; T. Slater, Aug. 28; A. L. Tahnke. Dec. 3. 26S. — R. Irvine, Apr. 2; C. P. Richardson, May 2. 269. — G. A. Birnie, May 31; D. M. Morgan. Oct. 28. 270. — Jno. Ross, Sept. 24; W. J. Bennett, Oct. 17. 274. — H. M. Winters, Oct. 18; C. L. VonGunten. Nov. 23; D. L Atkinson, Dec 24. 277. — T. Greene, Feb. 12; J. Powel, July 18. 279. — T. Pringle. May 3; G. E. Hudson, May 26; O. I. Zryd, June 5. 283. — D. B. Livingstone, May 3; T. H. P. Young, May 12; W. A. T. Swenor, June 10; R. McCrudden, Oct. 9; A. L. Henthorn, Nov. 22. 284. — A. H. Macdonald. Apr. 2; D. Walker. Tune 25. 285— W. L Hancey, Jan. 1, J. N. Page, Jan. 25. 286.— W. G. Patterson, Jan. 2; H. W. Colborne, Jan. 2.8; A. L. PoslifT. Mar. IS; G. Spotten. Apr. 20; T. C. King, Aug. 14. 287. — O. Parsons, Jan. 23; J. H. Wood- side. Feb. 19, N. A. Cross, Tune S; A. D. Griffin, Aug. 25; A. Swanson, Sept. 23. 289. — N. Currie. Jan. 20. 290. — P. Phillips, Mar. 10; C. Plumb, Dec. 17; R. Foster Mav 11. 291. — R. Stewart, Mar. 7. 294. — H. Churcher, Jan. 29; Wm. Brown, Jan. 8. 295— R. D. Welsh, Dec. 10. 296.— T. B. Campbell, Nov. 19; T W. Cornwall. Dec. 22. 297.— J. M. Gillies, Jan. 3; J. Thomas. Jan, 17; A. Klaehn, Nov. 19; T. Barber, Dec. 1. 302— J. J. Roberts, Jan. 19; S. Lightheart, May 13; W. H. Holman. Mar. 25; W. J. Auckland, May 27; J. Leach, July 13; A J. McGregor, Sept. 18; J. H. Modeland, Nov. 12: S. A. Oxford, Nov. 14; T. A Brown, Dec. 5. 303. — F. M. Button, Jan. 24, D. Allison. Mar. 14; S. A. Pople- stone Oct 29; D. W. G. Milne, Nov. 4. 304. — J. W. Jack. Feb. 8; T. King, Nov. 2 305 — T. Delworth, Dec. 11; A. G. Goulding, Dec. 17. 306.— F. Harris, June 13; E. Kress, Aug. 7. 307. — A. Thoman, June 23. 311. — A. B. Haystead Jan. 10; T Scarland.Feb. 26; P. D. McLean, Apr. 4; D. Norton, Apr. 12; J. J. Watson. Dec 4 312. — E. McKay, May 8; C. Tassie, Apr. 20; T. W. Crowe, Nov. 10; R. Fish, Dec. 21. 313 —J. W. Bowden, Jan. 24; J. Jones, Jan. 30. 314— A. L. Patterson, Mar. 27. 315. — H. Stroh, Feb. 26; J. Lints, Mar. 5; W. Graef, July 14. 316. — A. G. Clements, Jan. 2; J. B. Nixon, Jan. 19; H. Leeson, Mar. 19; T. Piggot, Mar 19; G. J. McLeod. June 20; W. Beswetherick, Nov. 14; J. F. Loudon. Dec. 10 319. — R. J. Catheiwood, Mar. 30; C. W. F. Howard, June 10. 320. — S. Robinson, Julv 9; S. R. Fulton, Nov. 10. 321.— N. McLeod, July 4; G. G. Black, Oct. 25; O. A". Ostiander, Oct. 5; 322.— H. W. Norton, Mar. 30. 324.— C. H. Taylor, Feb. 14; T. Kennedy, Mar. 15; H. W. Stevenson, Apr. 29; T. Thwaites, June 14; A. E- McFarlane, July 9; J. Hobson, July 24; W. Bi'tler, Aug. 14; L O. Carpenter, Aug. 21; H. G. Jorey, Nov. 14. 325. — G. H. Linton, Mar. 6; S. C. Saunders, Aug. 12; G. E. Stephens, Nov. 25; W. J. Armstrong, Dec. 9. 326. — N. L. Patterson. Jan. 13; J. B. Nixon, Jan. 19; W. T. Merrick, Mar. 2; W. H. Steele, Mar. 2; H. G. Clapperton, Mar. 10; A. W. Dingman, Mar. 7; H. Leeson, Mar. 19; T. M. Mix, May 2; A. J. Jackson, May 5; T. McQuillan, Mav 3; F. Bethel, May 10; J. G. Wilson, July S; H. G. Hanna, July 9; R. G. Millar, Julv 12; A. A. Mark, Aug. 28; E. D. McLaren, Aug. 29; A. L. Graburn, Aug. 25; L. J. West, Oct. 3; W. A Milligan, Oct. 28; O. H. Roos, Dec. 8. 328. — G. L. Lewis, June 8; L. Dowding, Sep. 2. 329.— A. R. Jones, Nov. 15; 330. — C. Warren, Feb. 3- T. H. O. Peters, Mar. 17; J. Simmons, Apr. 13; C. H. Peacock, Apr. 16; F. Tilbury, May 1 ; W. J. White, May 4; A. T. Cooper, Oct. 24. 332.— C. A. Down, Apr 6; L. E. Doherty, Tan. 13; C. E. Nasmith, Aug.l. M. M. McKenzie, Aug. 5. S. Rohertson, Aug. 23; J. Battley, Aug. 28; F. L. Cosford, Sep. 17; J. A. Gray, Nov. 23. 333.— E. C. Murray, Aug. 16. 334.— W. H. Blair. Jan. 8; F. O. Henrv, Jan. 9; J. McFadgen, Sep. 14. 336. — W. D. McKellar, Jan. 1; J. F. Schweitzer, Feb. 10. 339. — A. W. Burgess, May 23, J. T. Couch, Jan. 14; H. Dean, Jan. 11; F Mauthie, Feb. 21; P. M. Bates, Aug. 16; B. Cairns, Aug. 28; L. G. Cross, July 4; T. J. Evans, July 24; J. R. Fleury, Nov. 4; H. C. Austen, Oct. 11; T. W. Matthews, Oct. 2; J. K. Williams, July 9; 341. — H. Lamont, Apr. 10 — 313. — W J.Thompson, Jan. 24; W. B. Dolan, Apr. 5; A. E. Esling, Jan. 26; E.K.Harris, Oct 9; J. W. Fraser, July 22; J. R. Haggans, Dec. 4; R. E McColl, Dec. 1 ; H. A. Harrington, Oct. 1. 344.— J. C. Hunt, Jan. 3. 346.— W. H. Fenwick, Tan. 20; J. C. Dunlop, Jan 23; W. Piercey, Jau. 24; E. L. Sinclair. Mar. 9; W. T. Axford, Apr. 9; C. A. Grant, June 12; J. Brown, June 17; G. H. Ridge, June 28; S. F. Lewis, July 4; F. Fawcett, July 28; J. Babister, Oct. 10; T. Matthews, Oct. 15; G. Mullen, Dec. 19. 348. — T. L- Bailie, May IS; C. Moffatt, May 21 ; J. E. Brad- ley Feb 24. 352. — R. C. Best, Nov. 25; S. \. Chapman, Sept. 6; A. Durrell, Sept 5; C.L. Pitman, Dec. 19; W. K. Smyth, Dec. 1. 357.— J. W. Griffin, Jan. 27; W. E- Tufgar, Dec. 19; 1935; W. R. Pearson, Nov. 1928; J. S. Cummins, June 30; E. Cummings, July 2. 358. — A. B. Smith, Dec. 23; 359. — W.Dawson,
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Feb. 8. 360.— P. McGibbon, Oct. 11. 361. — R. G. Strachan. Feb. 21; J. D. McKee. Feb. 24; W. J. Squirrell, July 25. 361.— A. Dewar, Feb. 16. 367.— J. Baird Jr.. Feb. 15; J. H. Gilchrist. Mar. 30, J. N. Fawcett, Mav 29; T. H. Barnes, June 8; H. Crosland. Aug. 29; A. E. Evans, Oct. '2; R. Taylor, Nov. 26. 368.— R. Johnson, Apr. 23; G. R Quirmback Sr., May 11; W. J. Galbraith, June 7; A. W. Fairbairn, July 30; T. P. K. Robinson. Dec. 19. 369.— C. E. King, May 6; R. H. Tier. Sept. 6. 370. — H. S. Davison, Feb. 11. 371. — S. Williams. May 9; M. Feldheim, Aug. 16; H. A. Hodgins, Dec. 42. 372.— G. Holme, Mar. 21 ; C. K. Graham, Apr. 12; R. Bain. May 27; W. Riddell. Aug. 4; J. B. Curtis, Dec. 6. 373— X. Sherk May 2; H. T. Gibson, Aug. 13; W. Mitchell, Sept. 9; R. H. Herd- man, Oct. 5; G. F. Sutherland. Nov. 7. 374.— C. Grigg, Sept. 26. 375.— W. R. Robinson, Jan. 3; A. G. Erwin. Mar. 12. 377. — W. H. Calhoun. Apr. 17: W. Hogg. Aug. 25: T. J. Brown. Oct. 16. 378. — T. J. Holmes, June 17; T. Cousins, June 26; H. McCoubrev. Nov. 3: F. E. Hornsby. Dec. 16. 379.— L. C. Neno, Mar. 7; R. Loveless, Sept. 19. 380. — G. A. Dowling, Feb. 25; G. Kibbler. Mar. 16; O. P. Ringlehardt, Mar. 30; A. Mahon, Dec. 24. 382. — H. E. Geiger. Jan.3; J. A. Thompson, Mar. 9; A. C. Blake, Mar. 21 ; J. Gerrard, Apr. 16; R. E. Jones, Sept. 1; W. T. Beekingbam. Sept. 17. 383.— G. F. Mowat, Aug. 5. 384.— W. J. Brown, Dec. 29, 1935; V. S. Chalk, Jan. 27; W. Hassard, Tan 28; E. W. Ovens. Feb. 23; T. W. Timpson. Feb. 29; G. F. Batchelor, Mat 6; I. Henrv, May 10; C. Noble, June 8; R. Smyth, June 20; T. Wright, Spet. 20; T. A. Mix, Oct. 19; J. M. Taylor, Nov. 15; T- A Harrison, Dec. 8. 385.— J. A. Swan, Apr. 9. J. D. Williams. Mar. 23; C. Andrews. Nov. 12; G. H. Bavcroft. Dec. 20: T. McMinn, Nov. 17. 387.— T. Robb, Sep. 29; N. Peck. Oct. 23. C. J. Trickey. April4. 3SS.— J. C. Reeve, Mar. 11. 389.— T. H. Armstrong. July 25. 390.— W. Elliott. Apr. 20: E. Willis. Jan .8. 391. — G. Poag, Feb. 13; b. J. Tefferies, Nov. 1. 392. — W. Johnson, June 6; G. G. Steel, Nov. 5. 393.— A. McCannel, July 16. 394.— W. Hutcnison. Mav 1 ; W.I.Hogg, May 21. 395. — J. E. Moon. Oct. 22. 396. — A. H. Williams. Mar. 15. 399— D. A. MacVicar, June 13. 400.— A. G. Farrow. Apr. 20: J. H. Prowse, Julv 9. 401. — W. Woodgate, May 30, J. H. Hoppes, June 10; R. Geddes, July 28, J. F. Hill, Oct. 15. 402.— C. M. Johnson, May 4. 403.— J. C. Broderick, Aug. 26, J. M. Inverarity, Aug. 11; G. D. Jeffers, Nov. 2; E. F. Nickerson, Sept. 6. 401. — J. E. Parks, July, 5; W. B. Richardson, Sept. 19. 405— J. Morrison, Apr. 7; D. McVicar, Oct. 31. 406. — E- Fitzgerald. Feb. 4; J. S. Aldous, July 14. 408.— G. Gillespie, Aug. 29; R. A. Stewart, June -s9. 409.— F. Floweis. Feb. 19. 410. — F. N. Sanderson. Jan. 10; W. Anderon, Jan. 16; II. W. Gourlie, Mar. 19 F. A. Sparling, June 1; W. S. Walker. Tune 25; X. Taylor, Tuly 2); J. H. McConnell, Sept. 15; G. E. Vivian, Oct. 6; J. H. Bailie, Dec. 28; A. Woolrich, Jan. 2. 412. — G. Williams, Jan. 3; R. J. Lawson, Feb. 17; H. A. Buscombe, Mar. 7; C. O. Fosberg, June 16; A. H. Sikes, Xov. 13; 413.— J. W. Smith, Jan. 30; \V. G. Clark Mar. 30. 414— A. D. McKenzie, Jan. 27, D. D. Cossar, Mar. 4, C. W. Jackson, Mar. 16; J. White, Oct. 24. 415.— H. James, Jan. 12; E- \V. Hewitt, Mar. 19; W. G. L. Evans, Aug. 5; E. M. Cryer, Dec. 9. 417.— J. J. House, Oct. 26; A. C. Sweet, Dec. 18. 420.— C. E. Winter, Aug. 23; W.Anderson, Jan. 16; L. S. Clarke, Deb. 16; J. Hume, Apr. 7. 422.— S. C. Brown, Jan. 12; J. H. Burgess, Apr. 10; G. W. Blackail, Apr. 17; P. McRoberts, July 9. 424 — J. Parker, Alar. 21. 425.— W. Ansell, Apr. 9'; D. Z. Davis, Apr. '2; E. H. Kennedy Apr. 19. 426.— J. Wallace, Feb. 26; J. H. Davison, Apr. 23; J. Sutherland, July 9;
E. Essa. July 19; J. McCance, July 26; W. Harris, Aug. IS; J. McQueen, Sept. 3. W. L. Moffat, Aug. 12; W. W. Xewton, Dec. 3. 427. — C. R. Reid, Mar. 9; J. B. Dexter.Mar. 30, V. L. Morgan, Feb. 26; N. S. Oliver, July 24. 430.— W. Fitz- patrick, Jan. 18; A. Hayne, Mar. 9; E. W. Appleby, Apr. 11 ; R. A. Mitchell, Dec. Dec. 23, 1935; W. H. Bilby, Tune 8. 432— G. H. Mitchell, May 20; 433.— C. E. Brewer, Apr. 17; 434. — A. W. Freeland, Mar.30. 435. — P. M. Colquhoun, Mar. 17; A. McCarthy, Oct. 20; W. Mathison, Oct. 21; C. Donnelly, Nov. '3; W. S. Davidson, Dec. 27. 437. — J. A. Dalziel, June 6; J. A. Fowler, Mar. 18; A. S. Brown, Dec. 17; H. Boody, Aug. 11; D. A. Brown, July 9; E. H. Kinsman, Nov. 30, J.Underhill, Sept. 13. 438.— J. B. Nixon. Jan. 19; G. C. Woods, Feb. 6; H.
F. T. Harris, Feb. 8; J. A. Humphrey, Mar. 9; D. Grant, May 19; J. R. Code, July 3; R. Prince, July 24; A. Patton, Aug. 13; A. Russell, Sept. 3; S. McBride, Nov. 14; R. M. McCheyne, Dec. 2; S. E. Switzer, Dec. 12; J. Harrald, Dec. 16. 439. — J. A. MacMaster, Jan. 10; R. M. Campbell, Feb. 11; R. W. Cameron, April 22. 443. — C. A. Barton, Aug. 2 444. — G. A. Barker, Mar. 21. 446. — R J. Stuart, Mar. 8; R. R. Collum, May 14. 447. — F. S. Landey, Sept. 27; D. S. YanAllan. Dec. 19, 449.— W.,H owes, Apr. 25. 451.— E. Fitzgerald, Feb. 4. 453.— S. C. Young, Jan. 4; W. F. Hogarth, Apr. 2; J. H. Perry, May 21; J. D. McKenzie, May 28. 454. — W. Bishop, May 8; G. H. C. Swain, June 19; G. H. Silvester, June 27. 455. — J. N. Sisson, Oct. 11; W. J. Davis, Oct. 12. 457. — J. R. Caester. Apr. 9. 458.— W. W. Browneil, Apr. 3. 459. — J. A. Reynolds, Mar. 21; J. M. Jamieson, May 16; J. B. Craymer, Mar. 1; W. J. Oates, Apr. 6; T. A. Ireton Oct. 26; H. F. Millar, Sept. 6. 460.— R. J. Ellis, Sept. 28; J. R. Sleetn, Aug. 13. 461. — J. W. Anderson, Oct. 4. 462. — D. E. Ferguson, Mar. 18, S. Molyneaux, No date; J. H. McKinlay Dec. 2. 463. — R. Clarke, Nov. 29 ; A. Atcheson. Dec. 17 465. — H. Graham, Sept. 10. 466. — W. H. Ranee, Feb. 27. 467. — Jas. Campbell.
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Nov 2. 468— T. Coulter, Oct. 31. 469— W. R. Cunningham, Oct. 23; J. C. \rmstrong, Dec. 7; R. G. Foster, Dec. 24. 470. — A. H. Meneilly, Jan. 24; C. Kniffen. Aug. 3. 472.— J. H. Waite, July 9; J. A. Baker, June 22. 473.— \V. H. Beney, Feb. 11; H. Feather, bept. 2. 474.— G. Bean, June 1; M. A. Huggins, Aug 19' A. B. McArhtur, Nov. 2. 475. — D. R. Laver, Nov. 7: 1935; W. A. Crawford, Jan. 30, A. W. Potter. Tan. 22; J. Hale, Apr. 22; S. S. Forbes, Dec. 17. 477 — -ft/ Oliver, Oct. 22. 478. — G. Guenther, June 6; M. McBeth, Aug. 3. 481. — R. H. Cody, Aug. 22. 482.— J. M. Scott, July 6. 485.— J. McCuaig, Mar. 9. 4J.6 _R. S \Y. Gillard, Date not given. 487. — W. Belisle, Oct. 10. Wm. Tiplady, Dec. 4. 488.— C. H. Bassett, Tan. 14; J. N. Parker, Dec. 8. 490.— C. T. Wright, Mar. 20. 492. — A. C. Robins. May S; J. A. Harvie, Dec. 20; J. A. Griffin, Sept.
25 494. — W. Burgess, May 8; D.White, Apr. 25; G. L. Bray, June 3. 495. — A I Aitchison, Mar. 5: T. Hinchliffe. Feb. 16. J. Fisher, Oct. 25; i> . Styles, Dec. 15. 496.— W. Seccombe. Tan. 16; W. A. Parks, It. 3. 497.— J. Millet, Oct. 7. 49k __d Mclntyre, Dec. 1 . 499.— G. L. Gordon, June 23; C. A. Harrison, Oct. 4. J E Parker Nov 12. 500. — H. P. Martin, Dec. 16. 501. — L. J. West, Oct. 3. .503— H. Adams, Julv 12. 506.— E. H. Bridger, Dec. 10. 50V.— T. Agnew, Mar. 19 O Belanger, Nov. 28. 508. — C. E. Brown, Dec. 30; A. J. Martindale, July 30. 509.— J. Brandt, Mar. 30; V. H. Hattin, Oct. 4; I. B. Axt, Nov. 10. 510.— A. B. Gowdy, May 11; J. A. Harrison, Dec. 8. 511. — W. J. Waters, Jan. 13; A. B.
Evans Mar. 23; E. Sundstrum, Oct. 24; M. Murray. Aug. 30. 512. — J. O. Bart- lett, May 12; W. S. Sedore, Sept. 7. 513. — W. M. Wickens, Feb. 27; W. McLean, Mar 13- D McLean, Aug. 12; P.E. Lumsden, Nov. 12. 514. — H. Leeson, Mar. 19- W C Fox Mar. 31 ; T. A. Harman, Zpr. 2; W. H. Roberts, Aug. 8. 515. — J Goodwin Jan.7; T. J. Kirkby, May 1 ; F. S. Whitford, May 9; G. K. Wedlake, Sept 17" W D. Booth, Dec. 10. 516. — J. B. Craymer, Feb. 16; J. Grant, June
26 519. — G. G. Skelton, July 17; A. Mitchell, Jan. 20. 520.— C. A. McArthur, June 21; A. E. Rogers, Aug. 17; J. D. Bailey, Sept. 11; C. R. Sneath, Nov. 14. 521. — G. H. Butler, Apr. 2. 522. — H. Tugendhaft, Mar. 16; C. I. Benjamin, May 21; H. Rosenthal, Aug. 31: J. W. Broudy, Oct. 2. 523. — J. Crane, Dec. 28, 1935; G. C. Carruthers, Feb. 2; J. Abraham, Aug. 27. 524.— J. J. Kingsmill, Feb 17 525 — O. E. Hughes, Oct. 16; D. Davies, Apr. 15. 526. — R. I. Hamilton, Dec 29 1935; R. A. Rivers, Mar. 30; W. J. Geddes, Apr. 12; 527.— J. M. Gordon, June 1936. 528.— R. H. Mitchell, July 16; M. W. Weber, Aug. 11; H. R. Grigg, Nov 22 529. — D. Campbell, Apr. 17; J. Foslitt, Feb. 3. 530. — R. Boland, Jan 25; D. E. Ferguson, Mar. 18; W. D. Gouldie, July 4. 531. — M. C. Rice, Apr 8- F V. Slemin, Apr. 27; G. H. Allin, Apr. 27; 532. — A. Murdock, Jan. 16, W. H. Woodstock, Mar. 21; W. H. Legge, May 10; R. Parks, Aug. 31. 533. — W A Price Apr. 19; R. A. MacDougall, May 26; F. H. Pntchett, Sept. 4. 536. — G. C. Ade, Nov. 14. 537. — R. H. Hobhs, Jan. 29; W. D Mollinson, Mar. 6; J. G. Mehaffay,' May 12; J. Burton, May 30; E. R. MacClanathan, May 20; J. E. Montgomery, Nov. 22; G. H. Butler, Dec. 26. 538. — R. Carson, Feb. 26. 539. — J. S. Lockie, June. 28; E. C. Haedke, July 3, H. A. German, Jan. 19. 541. — G H Edwards, Jan. 26, J. Crawford, Apr. 18, S. A. King, Apr. 19; John West, July i4- W. J. Chitty, Oct. 10. 542. — W. H. Legge, May 10; G. F. Watson, July 26. 543.— C. R. Sneath, Nov. 13; W. W. Hiltz, Feb. 26; C. F. Jordan, Apr. 9. 544. — R. A. Nelson. Sept. 15. 545. — G. K. Younie, May 27; F. S. Gibson, May 12; C. W. Dunn, June 12. 546. — S. Broadbent, May 28; J. Wise, Nov. 15; W. L. Pressey, Sept. 5; H. A. McLaughlin, Nov. 12. 548. — W. J. McCollum, Dec. 27, 1935; F. R. Owens, Mar. 29. 549. — P. E. Lumsden, Nov. 14. 550— O. E. Hamp- son, Feb. 8; J. Ironside, Jan. 7; W. H. Thompson, Aug. 17. 551. — A. R. Page, July 5; J. Ellis, Dec. 1. 552. — L. E. Marsh, Mar. 4; W. H. Woodstock, Mar. 21; R. Muir,Mar.31; M. Hollingshead, May 4; S. A. Sexsmith, Apr. 7; A. E. LeFrancois, June 13; D. Patterson, Aug. 14. 553. — G.W. Martin, May 5. 555.— W. Bowyer, Oct. 25. 556. — J. B. Jarrell, Nov. 16; J. Gill, Dec. 17. 558. — J. P. Matheson, Jan. 1; W. M. Ross, Sept. 5. 559. — A. Jacobs, Jan. 3; I. Singer, Sept. 17; M. Gebertig, Aug. 3. 560. — W. R. Marsh, Mar. 21; J.McCruden, June 20; F. B. Lishman, Sept. 8. 561. — J. Plunkett, Sept. 13. 562. — G. K. Bradshaw, Feb. 19; T. L. Evans, Apr. 10; J. B. Hart, May 24; G. A. Smith, July 14; W. J. Wilcox, July 27; M. L. Pipher, Oct. 31. 563.— A. Sauerman, May 2; W. M. Guy, June 3; A P Watterworth, Dec. 1. 564. — J. Logan, Feb. 2; A. D. Colquhoun, Apr. 4. 56g — W H. Bettles, Feb. 18. 567. — W. H. Beney, Jan. 11. 570. — T. F. Perkin, Sept, 28. 571- — W. Smith, Jan 7. H. T. Giiliard, Nov. 8. 572. — C. G. Cobble- dickMar. 29; W. H. Bowers, May 5; W. Wilkinson, May 17; W. Anderson, June 28. 573. — A.' E. Wray, Aug. 1936. 574. — A. D. McLean, Jan. 10. 575. — T. A. Brydall Feb. 21; H. A. Harrington, Oct. 1; J. A. Harrison. Dec. 8. 576. — A. Ol- ley Dec 4. 577. — W. A. James, June. 24; C. W. Flintoff, Feb. 5. 578. — L. Cum- miford May 26. 579. — J. S. Nichols, Feb. 2. 581. — R. J. Millar, July 12. 583. — W G Parker, Feb. 13; J. W. Dorkin, Feb. 17; F. V. Slemin, Apr. 27; J. G. Wilson, Juiy 8' R. J. Owen, Nov. 3. 585. — J. H. Revell, Feb. 3; J. H. Hoppes, June 10. 5S6 — j. a. McComb, Sept. 28; H. O. Brown, Dec. 18. 587. — T. G. Graham, May 11 A. F. Adam, May 13; L. Pullan, Aug. 8. 590. — W. N. Ross, Sept. 5. 59i — d'. Robertson, Mar. 15; S. B. Coon, Sept. 24. 592. — W. E. Barker. June 22. 593 _a. Mclntyre, Apr. 2; R. Mkchell, Jan. 27. 594. — R. Wilson, Apr. 7,
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W. Turner, Mar 16. 595. — F. S. Sawyer, Feb. 22. A. T. Cooper, Oct. 24, A. H. Mockford. Oct. 1; E. B. Hartley, Oct. 18. 596. — T. R. May, June. 15. 600.— W. F. Phillips, May 3; A. Ross, Sept. 6. 601. — T. Acton. May 12; T. C. Sloane, May 14. 602.— C. E. Smith, Feb. 4: H. R. Hall, Mar. 15; P. E. Lumsden, Nov. 14. 603. — D. Turner, Apr. 29. 604. — A. R. Plummer, Mar. 9; J. A. Sinclair, Jan. 1. 606.— R. G. Cordingley, Nov. 26; 607. — J. W. Bird, May 19. 608.— W. J. Hodg- son, Feb. 16; R. E. Tompkins. lulv 22; C. G. Crilly, Dec. 1. 609.— J. J. Dewall, Dec. 10. 611.— W.J. Chambers. Dec. 1. 613.— G. A. Ash, Mar. 4. 614.— G. A. Runchey, May 6; T. Wilson, May 13. 616. — F. J. Lowe, July 10, A. M. McComb, Nov. 27; S.J. Oram, May 24. 617. — R. E. Hall, June 3; W. H. Thompson, July 4. 618.— J. H. Miller, Aug. 5. 620. — G. H. Grills, Apr. 9; A. Rose, May 10; W. J. Campbell, Sept. 7, C. D. Dyke, Oct. 25, R. A. Croskery, Dec. 19. 621.— A. G. Erwin, Mar. 21. 622.— I. A. Hogg, Oct. 1936. 623. — T. H. Parker, May 23. 624.— G. E- Hutt, Feb. 22, P. S. Young, Dec. 16. 626.— F. B. Misner, Apr. 24. 628.— J. B.Jarrell, Nov. 17. 631. — C. T. Schurg, June.14. 632.— C. McFarland. Aug. 8. 633.— C. Grigg, Sept. 26, A. E. Spooner, Dec. 22. 634.— W. S. Campbell, May3, E. E. Kaiser, May 26, W. S. Bain, Aug. 26. 636.— A. Peterson, Jan. 1936. 637.— S. McKee, Mar. 24; G. H. Harris, Mar. 14; B. Cairns, Aug. 28, W. C. Milson, Sept. 25. 638. — F. G. Deadman, Feb. 25; P. V. Graham, Dec. 8. 639. — H. Statham, Jan. 19. 640.— L. J. West, Oct. 3. 646.— J. O. Bartlett, May 12; R. H. Tinsdale, Oct. 24. 647. — G. Bray, June. 30. 64S— J. H. Black, Mar. 10. 649.— E. Flutter, Feb. 13. 650.— J. E. Loucks, Nov. 4. 652.— R. B. Downey, Oct. 24. 654.— D. McLean, Aug. 12.
386 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
LIST OF GRAND LODGE OFFICERS, 1937-38
The Grand Master
MAY. Bro. W. J. Dunlop Toronto
The Deputy Grand Master R.W. Bro. J. A. Dobbie Ottawa
The District Deputy Grand Masters
District D.D.G.M. P. O. Address
Algoraa Cecil M. Mclntyre Homepayne
Brant Geo. T. Knox Oakland
Bruce W. Harold Work Wiarton
Chatham Wm. J McCall Chatham
Eastern Arthur MacMillan Finch
Frontenac Robt. J. Webster Gananoque
Georgian Raymond E. Ives Stayner
Grey Tames H. Brownlee Owen Sound
Hamilton "A" Chas. F. Marshall Hamilton
Hamilton "B" William A. Laidlaw Hamilton
London Colin McKinlay London
Muskoka Jos. B. Lake Powassan
Niagara "A" John H. Patterson Smithville
Niagara "B" Milton C. Bacon Chippawa
Nipissing East Digory G. Stevens North Bay
Nipissing West George A. S ner Sault Ste. Marie
North Huron John H. Wylie Wroxeter
Ontario Cecil F. Cannon Oshawa
Ottawa Alonzo B. Hyndman Carp
Peterborough Herrick W. Roche Havelock
Prince Edward Robt. D. Adams Belleville
Sarnia Ewald G. Kremer Courtright
South Huron Harold M. Corbett Lucan
St. Lawrence Hubert L. Si.ott Mallorytown
St. Thomas Omar J. Davies Rodney
Temiskaming Ro-coe C. Mortson. Timmins
Toronto "A" Nathan Phillips Toronto
Toronto "B" Birger E. Ekblad Toronto
Toronto "C" Joseph A. Trcyer Toronto
Toronto "D" Ivan B. Musselman Maple
Victoria Walter W. Finney Kirkfield
Wellington John F. Carmichaei Kitchener
Western J as. W. Douglas Kenora
Wilson Gordon A. Smith Innerkip
Windsor Archie H. MacQuarrie Windsor
The Grand Wardens
R.W. Bro. W. E. Cowling Ottawa
R.W. Bro. J. A. Hearn Toronto
The Grand Chaplain
R. \V. Bro. W. C. White Toronto
The Grand Treasurer
M.W. Bro. John A. Rowland Toronto
The Grand Secretary R.W. Bro. E. G. Dixon Hamilton
The Grand Registrar
R.W. Bro. F. E. Sillifant Toronto
Historian
M.W. Bro. W. S. Herrington Napanee
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937 387
Appointive Officers
Grand Senior Deacon V.W. Bro. G. A. Wheable London
Grand Junior Deacon V.W. Bro. Sage Snider Toronto
Grand Superintendent of Works V.W.Bro. E. R. Musselman Windsor
Grand Director of Ceremonies V.W. Bro. W. H. Herrington Kingston
Assistant Grand Chaplain V.W. Bro. Lome Pierce Delta
Assistant Grand Chaplain V.W. Bro. W. H. Cramm Westboro
Assistant Grand Secretary V.W. Bro. A. E. Bryson Toronto
Assistant Grand Dir. of Ceremonies V.W. Bro. A. A. Kinghorn Toronto
Grand Sword Bearer V.W. Bro. E. E. Lord Peterborough
Grand Organist V.W. Bro. Alex. MeNaughton....Fort William
Assistant Grand Organist V.W. Bro. C. H. Speer Hilton Beach
Grand Pursuivant V.W. Bro. John Curtis '..Toronto
Grand Stewards
V.W. Bro. Jas. W Atchison Hepworth
Jas. S. Barber Belleville
Tohn Black Toronto
G. R. Booth Huntsville
M. T. Breckenbridge Peterborough
Robt. Buchanan Hamilton
John J. Campbell Aylmer
Wm. D. Connor Hamilton
Jas. E. Coombs Bradford
R. J. Cranston Caledonia
G. H. Davidson Sudbury
Jas. E. Dales Wheatley
O. H. Downey Myrtle
R. T. Dunlop Chatsworth
John W. Durr St. Marys
Hamilton Edgar Kingston
D. R. Ekins Hamilton
John L. Gosnell Blenheim
Gordon Giffin Mt. Forest
Henry B. Hardy Port Arthur
Chas. Hesburn St. Catharines
F. H. W. Hickling Flesherton
R. W. Hind Toronto
Clarence R. Kaiting Gait
A. J. Lindley Burlington
\V. H. Lyon Toronto
F. A. Maas Streetsville
John P. Mills Hamilton
S. H. Morris Port Dover
Chas. G. Mickel. ..- Toronto
Geo. W. Miller Woodstock
John D. McKay Kincardine
W. J. McCoy Ottawa
D. L. McPherson Toronto
Chas. Neal Englehart
A. D. Morris Mimico
Alfred C. Nugent Lindsay
Harry Owen London
Jas. R. Roaf Toronto
H. G. Robertson Barrie
Chas. W. Scace Brockville
Jas. A. Scace Brantford
Alex. Seay Hawkesbury
Harry Stevenson Chatham
W. R. Somerville Haileybury
A. W. Waters Saroia
W. H. Whitchurch Stratford
Harold A. Yeo Fort Erie
D. R. Young Emo
Grand Standard Bearers
V.W. Bro. Chas. F. Brookes Toronto
Jos. C. West Toronto
Grand Tyler
,W. Bro. Malcolm Sinclair Toronto
388 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES
President R.W. Bro. J. A. Dobbie Ottawa
Vice President R.W. Bro. Alex. Cowan Barrie
By Virtue of Office
M. W. Bro. W. J. Dunlop, Grand Master Toronto
W. H. Wardrope. Past Grand Master Hamilton
" W. N. Ponton, Past Grand Master Belleville
J. A. Rowland, Past Grand Master Toronto
R. B. Dargavel, Past Grand Master Toronto
W. S. Herrington, Past Grand Master Napanee
" F. A. Copus, Past Grand Master Stratford
A. J. Anderson, Past Grand Master Toronto
R. \V. Bro. W. E. Gowling, Grand Senior Warden Ottawa
J. A. Hearn, Grand Junior Warden Toronto
Rt. Rev. W. C. White, Grand Chaplain Toronto
E. G. Dixon, Grand Secretary Hamilton
" F. E. Sillifant. Grand Registrar Toronto
V. W. Bro. W. H. Herrington, Grand Director of Ceremonies Kingston
The District Deputy Grand Masters District D.D.G.M. P. O. Address
Algoma Cecil M Mclntyre Hornepayne
Brant Geo. T. Knox Oakland
Bruce W. Harold Work Wiarton
Chatham Wm. J. McCall Chatham
Eastern Arthur MacMillan Finch
Frontenac Robt. J. Webster Gananoque
Georgian Raymond E. Ives Stayner
Grey James H. Brownlee Owen Sound
Hamilton "A" Chas. F. Marshall Hamilton
Hamilton "B" William A. Laidlaw. Hamilton
London Colin McKinlay London
Muskoka Jos. B. Lake Powassan
Niagara "A" John H. Patterson Smithville
Niagara "B" Milton C. Bacon Chippawa
Nipissing East Digory G. Stevens North Bay
Nipissing West George A. Shier Sault Ste. Marie
North Huron John H. Wylie Wroxeter
Ontario Cecil F. Cannon Oshawa
Ottawa Alonzo B. Hyndman Carp
Peterborough Herrick W. Roche Havelock
Prince Edward Robt. D. Adams Belleville
Sarnia Ewald G. Kremer Courtright
South Huron Harold M. Corbett Lucan
St. Lawrence Hubert L. Scott Mallorytown
St. Tnomas Omar J. Da vies .....Rodney
Temiskaming Roscoe C. Mortson Timmins
Toronto "A" Nathan Phillips Toronto
Toronto "B" Birger E. Ekblad Toronto
Toronto "C" Joseph A. Troyer Toronto
Toronto "D" Ivan B. Musselman Maple
Victoria Walter W. Finney Kirkfield
Wellington. John F. Carmichael Kitchener
Western Jas. W. Douglas Kenora
Wilson Gordon A. Smith. Inncrkip
Windsor Archie H. MacQuarrie Windsor
Honorary Members
R.W. Bro. R. F. Richardson Strathroy
R.W. Bro. George Moore Hamilton
R.W. Bro. Alex. Cowan Barrie
R.W. Bro. C. E. Kelly Hami'ton
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937 389
Elected by Grand Lodge
R.W. Bro. Smith Shaw Toronto
T. C. Wardley Elora
J. Birnie Smith London
E. T. Howe Windsor
O. T. Newell Hamilton
T. A. McRae Kingston
E. W. Barber Toronto
W. H. Gregory Stratford
T. H. Simpson Hamilton
Appointed by the Grand Master
R.W. Bro. W. C. N. Marriott Ottawa
H. S. Tapscott Brantford
V.W. Bro. A. P. Freed Port Arthur
R.W. Bro. H. J. Alexander Weston
C. S. Hamilton Toronto
G. C. Bonnycastle Bowmanville
W. D. Love London
John Ness Toronto
M. E. MacKenzie Toronto
C. M. Forbes Perth
And for one year
R.W. Bro. Jos. Fowler Sudbury
COMMITTEES Audit and Finance
R. W. Bros. M. E. MacKenzie (Chairman); George Moore. C.S. Hamilton, G. A. Shier. W. E. Cowling, J. A. Hearn. G. T. Knox, J. H. Wylie, R. C. Mortson,
D. .G. Stevens, J. H. Brownlee, G. A. Smith.
Condition of Masonry R.W. Bro. H. T. Alexander (Chairman) ; M.W. Bro. W. S. Herrington, R.W . Bros. W. C. White, H. W. Roche, E. G. Kremer, C. M. Mclntyre
Warrants R.W. Bros. G. C. Bonnycastle (Chairman); R. D. Adams, W. W. Finney, A. MacMillan, W. J. McCall.
Benevolence R.W. Bro. T. C. Wardley (Chairman); M.W. Bro. F. A. Copus, R.W. Bros.
E. W. Barber, E. T. Howe, W. D. Love, H. S. Tapscott, C. M. Forbes, W. C. N. Marriott, O. J. Newell, B. E. Ekblad, J. A. Troyer, W. A. Laidlaw, H. L. Scott, V.W. Bro. A. P. Freed.
Grievances and Appeals R.W. Bro. T. H. Simpson (Chairman); M.W. Bros. W. H. Wardrope, J. A. Rowland, R. B. Dargavel, W. S. Herrington, F. A. Copus, A. J. Anderson, R. W. Bros. Alex. Cowan, E. G. Dixon, Smith Shaw, J. Fowler, N. Phillips, R. J. Webster, F. E. Sillifant.
Constitution and Laws
M.W. Bros. W. H. Wardrope (Chairman); W. N. Ponton, J. A. Rowland, R. B. Dargavel, W. S. Herrington, F. A. Copus, A. J. Anderson. Fraternal Dead R.W. Bros. J. A. McRae (Chairman); C. E. Kelly, C. F. Marshall, A. B. Hyndman, M. C. Bacon, C. McKinley, O. J. Davies.
Printing W.R. Bros. J. B. Smith (Chairman); J. B. Lake, R. F Richardson, W. H- Work, H. M. Corbett J. H. Patterson.
Masonic Education R.W. Bro. W. H. Gregory (Chairman); M.W. Bro. W. S. Herrington, R.W. Bros. J. A. Dobbie, W. C. White, John Ness. E. G. Dixon, C. F. Cannon, J. F. Carmichael, J. W. Douglas, R. E. Ives, A. H. MasQuarrie, V.W. Bro. W. H. Herrington.
Library R.W. Bros. C. S. Hamilton (Chairman); N. Phillips, B. E. Ekblad, J. A. Troyer, I. B. Musselman.
Fraternal Correspondence M.W. Bro. W. N. Ponton, (Chairman).
390 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
SPECIAL ADDRESSES OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD 1937-1938
R. D. Adams 272 Albert St Belleville
A. J. Anderson 2S81 Dundas St. W. Toronto
J. H. Brownlee 518 10th St. W Owen Sound
E. W. Barber 339 Ontario St Toronto
C. F. Cannon 413 Masson St Oshawa
J. F. Carmiehael 71 Bingeman St Kitchener
Frank A. Copus Bank of Montreal Chambers Stratford
O. J. Da vies M.D Box 82 Rodney
R. B. Dargavel 234 Evelyn Ave Toronto
E. G. Dixon. Box 217 Hamilton
J. A. Dobbie, M.D Ottawa Civic Hospital Ottawa
\V. J. Dunlop 608 Jarvis St Toronto
B. E. Ekblad 60 Langley Ave Toronto
Jos. Fowler Box 427 Sudbury
A. P. Freed 329 Van Norman St Port Arthur
W. E. Gowling 139 Carling Ave Ottawa
W. H. Gregory 10 Albert St Stratford
C. S. Hamilton 302 Bay St Toronto
J. A. Hearn 40 Wnitehall Rd Toronto
\V. H. Herrington 151 Wellington St Kingston
E. T. Howe 960 London St. W Windsor
C. E. Kelly 73 Melrose Ave. S Hamilton
Win. A. Laidlaw 1316 King St. E Hamilton
Jos. B. Lake Box 176 Powassan
W. D. Love 40 Craig St. London
W. C. N. Marriott 171 Powell Ave Ottawa
C. F. Marshall 43 Fairleigh Ave. S Hamilton
Geo. Moore 120 St. Clair Ave Hamilton
R. C. Mortson Box 2410 Cochrane
M. E. MacKenzie 14 Rose Park Cres Toronto
A. H. MacQuarrie 1977 Pilette Rd Windsor
W. J. McCall 29 King St. E Chatham
C. M. Mclntyre Box 150 Hornepayne
Colin McKinley 72 Euclid Ave _ London
J. A. McRae 226 Frontenac St Kingston
John Ness 83 Chatsworth Dr Toronto
O. I. Newell, M.D 323 Wentworth St. So Hamilton
J. H. Patterson Box 48 Smithville
Nathan Phillips 26 Lauder Ave Toronto
H. W. Roche Box 538 Havelock
J. A. Rowland 320 Bay St Toronto
H. L. Scott R.R. No. 3 Mallorytown
Smith Shaw 223 Evelyn Ave Toronto
G. A. Shier. 631 Queen St. E Sault Ste. Marie
F. E. Sillifant 259 Keewatin Ave Toronto
T. H. Simpson 29 James St. Sd Hamilton
J. Birnie Smith. 1005 Maitland St London
G. A. Smith R.R. No. 1 Innerkip
D. G. Stevens .37 First Ave. E North Bay
H. S. Tapscott 109 East Ave Brantford
J. A. Troyer 1^7 Old Orchard Grove Toronto
W. H. Wardrope Sun Life Bldg. Hamilton
R. J. Webster. 60 Brock St Gananoque
Rt. Rev. W. C. White 35 Ardmore Rd Toronto
OTTAWA, ONTARIO. 1937 391
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD— NO SPECIAL ADDRESS
H. J. Alexander Weston
M. C. Bacon Chippawa
G. C. Bonnyeastle Bowmanville
H. M. Corbett Lucan
Alex. Cowan Barrie
J. W. Douglas Kenora
W. W. Finney Kirkfield
C. M. Forbes Perth
W. S. Herrington Napanee
A. B. Hyndman Carp
R. E Ives, M^D Stayner
Geo. T. KnoX. Oakland
E. G. Kremer Courtright
A. JVlcMjllan Finch
I. B. Musselman Maple
W. N. Ponton Belleville
R. F. Richardson.- Strathroy
T. C. Wardley Elora
W. H. Work. Wiarton
John Wylie Wroxeter
392 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
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HONORARY OFFICERS
Henry T. Backus Michigan. 1857 P.G.M.
Philip C. Tucker Vermont 1857 P.G.M
Michael Furnell Ireland 1857 P.D.D.G.M.
Robert Morris .' Kentucky 1858 P.D.G.M.
Thos. G. Ridout Toronto 1859 P.G.M.
Aldis Bernard * Montreal 1860 P.G.M.
Thomas Drummond. 1S62 P.G.J.W.
John H. Graham Richmond 1864 P.G.J.W.
Jas. V. MacKev Ireland 1867 P.G.S.W.
Brackstone Baker England 1868 P.G.S.W.
Sir. John A. Macdonald Kingston 1868 P.G.S.W.
John V. Ellis New Brunswick 1869 P.G.S.W.
Rev. C. P. Bliss New Brunswick 1871 P.G. Chap.
Wm. H. Fraser Wisconsin 1873 P.G. Reg.
H. A. MacKay Hamilton 1873 P.G. Reg.
Thos. White, jr Montreal 1874 P.G.M.
J. A. Lockwood New York. 1882 P.G.S.W.
Otto Klotz Preston 1885 P.G.M.
Geo. C. Patterson Toronto 1897 P.G. Reg.
T. R. Barton Toronto 1897 P.G. Reg.
J. J. Ramsay Toronto 1897 P.G. Reg.
Kivas Tully Toronto 1897 P.G.M.
W. A. Sutherland New York 1900 P.G.M.
J. J. Mason Hamilton 1900 P.G.M.
Chief Justice Gerald Fitz-
Gibbon Ireland 1900 P.G.S.W.
R. L. Shriner Toronto 1900 P.G. Reg.
Alex. Patterson Toronto 1901 P.G. Reg.
H.R.H. Duke of Connaught England 1902 P.G.M.
Lord Ampthill England 1919 P.G.M.
Gerald Fitzgibbon, K.C Ireland 1920 P.G.S.W.
Rt Hon. Lord Desborough,
K.C.V.O England 1920 P.G.S.W.
Stanley Machin, J.P England 1920 P.G.S.W.
Jas. H. Stirling Ireland 1920 P.G.S.W.
A. Cecil Powell England 1920 P.G.J.W.
John Dickens England 1920 P.G.J.W.
R. F. Richardson Strathroy 1920 P.G. Reg.
Sir George McLaren Brown England 1921 P.G. Reg.
Sir John Ferguson England 1923 P.G.S.W.
H. Hamilton- Wedderburn England 1923 P.G.J.W.
Arthur E. Carlyle England 1923 P.G.J.W
Dudley H. Ferrell Massachusetts 1923 P.G.M.
Chas. Ramsay Massachusetts 1923 P.G.S.W.
Frank H. Hilton Massachusetts 1923 P.G.J.W.
A. Beitler Pennsylvania 1923 P.G.M.
S. W. Goodyear Pennsylvania 1923 P.D.G.M.
George Ross Toronto 1925 P.G. Reg.
Chas. B. Murray Toronto 1925 P.G. Reg.
Sir Alfred Robbins England 1927 P.G.S.W.
Earl of Stair. Scotland 1931 P.G.M.
Lord Droughmore Ireland 1931 P.G.M.
Viscount Galwav England 1931 P.G.S.W.
Canon F. J. C. Gillmor England 1931 P.G. Chap.
J. Bridges, Eustace England 1931 P.G.Reg.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937 395
LIST OF GRAND LODGES With Name and Address of the Grand Secretaries
The United Kingdom
England Sir P. Colville Smith London
Ireland H. C. Shetland Dublin
Scotland T. G. Winning Edinburgh
Dominion of Canada
Alberta J. H W. S. Kemmis Calgary
British Columbia W. A. DeWolf Smith New Westminster
Manitoba J. H. G. Russell Winnipeg
New Brunswick. St. John
Nova Scotia James C. Jones Halifax
Prince Edward Island. C. M. Williams Charlottetown
Quebec W. W. Williamson Montreal
Saskatchewan W. B. Tate Regina
Other British Countries
New South Wales David Cunningham Sydney- New Zealand H. A. Lamb Dunedin
Queensland Leslie P. Marks Brisbane
South Australia R. Owen Fox Adelaide
Tasmania W. H. Strutt Hobart
Victoria Wm. Stewart Melbourne
Western Australia A. E. Jensen Perth
United States of America
Alabama Guy T. Smith Montgomery
Arizona H. A. Drachman Tucson
Arkansas W. A. Thomas Little Rock
California John Whicher San Francisco
Colorado Chas. A. Patton Denver
396 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
Connecticut Winthrop Buck Hartford
Delaware John F. Robinson Wilmington
Dist. of Columbia J. Claude Keiper Washington
Florida J. T. B. Moyer Jacksonville
Georgia Frank F. Baker Macon
Idaho .....Curtis F. Pike Boise
Illinois R. C. Davenport Harrisburg
Indiana Win. H. Swintz Indianapolis
Iowa Chas. C. Hunt Cedar Rapids
Kansas G. F. Strain Topeka
Kentucky A. E. Orton Louisville
Louisiana D. P. Laguens New Orleans
Maine C. E. Leach Portland
Maryland H. C. Mueller Baltimore
Massachusetts F. W. Hamilton Boston
Michigan F. H. Newton Grand Rapids
Minnesota John Fishel St. Paul
Mississippi Edward L. Faucette Meridian
Missouri Arthur MTther....'. St. Louis
Montana L. T. Hauberg Helena
Nebraska Lewis E. Smith Omaha
Nevada V. M. Henderson.: Reno
New Hampshire J. M. Dresser Concord
New Jersey Isaac Cherry Trenton
New Mexico A. A. Keen Albuquerque
New York Chas. H. Johnson New York
North Carolina J. H. Anderson ! Raleigh
North Dakota Walter L. Stockwell Fargo
Ohio Harry S. Johnson Cincinnati
Oklahoma C. A. Sturgeon Guthrie
Oregon D. R. Cheney Portland
Pennsylvania John A. Perry Philadelphia
Rhode Island H. L. McAuslan Providence
South Carolina O. Frank Hart Columbia
South Dakota Geo. A. Pettigrew Sioux Falls
Tennessee T. E. Doss Nashville
Texas W. D. Pearson Waco
Utah S. H. Goodwin Salt Lake City
Vermont A. S. Harriman Burlington
Virginia Jas. M. Cliff Richmond
Washington Horace W. Tyler Tacoma..
West Virginia Geo. S. Laidley Charleston
Wisconsin Wm. F. Weller Milwaukee
Woyming J. M. Lowndes Casper
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937 397
Other Countries
Bahia A. A. DaSilva Bahia
Chile R. C. Oliveria Santiago
Colombia Barranquiila Gualberto Barba Barraquilla
Columbia Bogota Carlos S* Hernandez Bogota
Colombia Cartagena... A. J. Valverde Cartagena
Costa Rica G. F. Bowden San Jose
Cuba.;*. L. M. Reyes Havana
Czechoslovakia —
Lessing Ernest Klatscher Prague
National J. V. Sedmik Prague
Ecuador Clodoveo Alcivar Guyaquil
France, Nationale W. J. Coombes Paris
Guatemala Pedro Donis Guatemala
Mexico York F. T. Berger Mexico City
Netherlands A. F. L. Faubel The Hague
Norway Ewind Lowig-Hansen Oslo
Panama M. Solis Panama
Para A. N. de Figueiredo Para
Paraiba J. C. C. Nobrega Paraiba
Peru Pedro F. Rodo Lima
Philippines T. M. Kalaw Manila
Puerto Rico F. G. P. Almiroty San Juan
Roumania Erast Perez Bucarest
Switzerland Arnold Wirth Basle
Vienna W. Misar Vienna
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GRAND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GRAND
LODGE OF CANADA, NEAR OTHER GRAND
LODGES
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The United Kingdom
England Viscount Galway Wellington, N.Z.
Ireland Gerald Fitzgibbon, K.C.. Dublin
Scotland P. MacAuslan Lanark
Dominion of Canada
Alberta J. A. Jackson Lethbridge
British Columbia W. C. Ditmars Vancouver
Manitoba J. C. Walker Reid Underhill
New Brunswick J. B. M. Baxter St. John
Nova Scotia J. H. Winfield Halifax
Prince Edward Island. T. Gordon Ives Charlottetown
Quebec A. F. C. Ross Montreal
Saskatchewan A. S. Gorrell Regina
Other British Countries
New South Wales D. Cunningham Sydney
New Zealand Sir Stephens S. Allen Morrinsville
Queensland Abraham Hetzberg Toowoomba
South Australia M. Williams Adelaide
Tasmania H. J. Wise Hobart
Victoria Walter Kemp Melbourne
Western Australia H. B. Collett Perth
United States of America
Alabama Ethridge J. Garrison Ashland
Arizona Louis G. Moyers Globe
Arkansas M. E. Bradford Little Rock
Colorado S. C. Warner Denver
Connecticut A. W. Keeler Xorwalk
Delaware Albert V. Gemmill Wilmington
Dist of Columbia Wm. T. Ballard Washington
Florida Jesse C. Clark Pensacola
Georgia P. I. P. Edenfield Millen
Idaho M. W. Kelley Gooding
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Illinois S. O. Spring Chicago
Indiana E. J. Jacoby Indianapolis
Iowa E. A. Westfall Mason City- Kansas George O. Foster Lawrence
Kentucky Fred Acker Paducah
Louisiana D. H. Selph Bunkie
Maine J. Abernethy West Pembroke
Maryland H. B. Wright Baltimore
Massachusetts H. C. Pollard Lowell
Michigan W. H. Parker Otisville
Minnesota Herman Held Mankato
Mississippi Thomas Q. Ellis Jackson
Missouri Robt. C. Duffin St. Louis
Montana Geo. P. Porter Helena
Nebraska Edward F. Carter Lincoln
Nevada V. G. Kester Reno
New Hampshire H. C. Edgerton Hanover
New Jersey Ernest A. Reed Newark
New Mexico Arthur C. Culver Albuquerque
New York Dana B. Hellings Buffalo
North Carolina H. M. Poteat Wake Forest
North Dakota Win. W. Shaw Enderlin
Ohio Geo. L. Marshall Dayton
Oklahoma Geo. F. Blackmer Miami
Oregon Percy R. Kelly Salem
Rhode Island Clarence P. Bearce E. Providence
South Carolina Arden A. Lemon Harnwell
South Dakota Rex Joyce Hot Spring
Tennessee Geo. R. Martin Winchester
Texas Elmer Renfro Fort Worth
Utah Robert J. Turner Price
Vermont L. P. Wilkins Rutland
Virginia Wm. S. Pettit Richmond
Washington Walter F. Meier ...Seattle
West Virginia Geo. W. McClintic Charleston
Wisconsin Wallace M. Comstock Oconto
Other Countries
Bahia
Chile , A. I. Palma SaEt'ago
Colombia Barranquilla H. Newsham Burley Barranquilla
Colombia Bogota A. Carnicelli Bogota
Colombia Cartagena... W. R. Blackmore Mexico City
Costa Rica
Cuba Jose L. Vidaurretta Havana
400 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
Czechoslovakia —
Lessing J. Guenthersberger Teplitz
National Karol Weigner Prague
Ecuador Ramon G. Martin Guyaquil
France, Nationale A. V. Clark Paris
Guatemala .' Bernardo A. Tello Guatemala
Mexico York
Netherlands W. A. F. G. Bolken The Hague
Norway A. B. Laurentzon Oslo
Panama Chas. Qvistgard Colon
Para
Paraiba A. C. Ramos Paraiba
Peru Eduardo Lavergue Lima
Philippines Quintin Paredes Manila
Puerto Rico Antonio Corretjer, Jr Ponce
Roumania C. Argetoria Bucarest
Switzerland E. Baumgartner Bienne
Vienna W. Misar Vienna
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937 401
GRAND REPRESENTATIVES OF OTHER GRAND
LODGES NEAR THE GRAND LODGE
OF CANADA
The United Kingdom
England John A. Rowland Toronto
Ireland Walter S. Herrington Napanee
Scotland Wm. H. Wardrope Hamilton
The Dominion of Canada
Alberta Thos. A. Carson Toronto
British Columbia Geo. L. Gardiner Toronto
Manitoba Frederick Cook Ottawa
New Brunswick J. A. V. Preston Orangeville
Nova Scotia John D. Spence Toronto
Prince Edward Island Geo. H. Ryerson Brantford
Quebec Roderick B. Dargavel Toronto
Saskatchewan Ewart G. Dixon Hamilton
Other British Countries
New South Wales Lyman Lee Hamilton
New Zealand John Boyd Toronto
Queensland Alexander Cowan Barrie
South Australia Andrew M. Heron Toronto
Tasmania Alfred F. Webster Toronto
Victoria A. B. Rice Toronto
Western Australia John Stevenson Stratford
United States of America
Alabama B. B. Hodge Hamilton
Arizona, Charles E. Kelly Hamilton
Arkansas J. C. Hegler Ingersoll
California Frank K. Ebbitt Iroquois Falls
Colorado Andrew H. Dalziel Windsor
Connecticut W. F. Reynolds Brockville
Delaware Robert C. Blagrave Hamilton
Dist. of Columbia John Wilson Toronto
Florida Harry J. Alexander Weston
402 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
Georgia. W. J. Thompson Sault Ste. Marie
Idaho Robert F. Richardson Strathroy
Illinois George S. Henry Toronto
Indiana Donald M. Sutherland.... Woodstock
Kansas T. C. Wardley Elora
Kentucky Chas. J. Hamilton Cornwall
Louisiana H. C. Tugwell Toronto
Maine John B. Way Sault Ste. Marie
Maryland H. R. H. Kenner Peterborough
Massachusetts Wm. N. Ponton Belleville
Michigan Wm. N. Gatfield Sandwich
Minnesota Chas. W. Haentschel Haileybury
Mississippi F. M. Morson Toronto
Missouri Geo. DeKleinhans Kitchener
Montana J. Birnie Smith London
Nebraska J. W. Bethune Stayner
Nevada W. R. Ledger Toronto
New Hampshire Gerald C. Bonnycastle....Bowmanville
New Jersey Wm. J. Moore Toronto
New York A. J. Anderson Toronto
North Carolina John A. McRae Kingston
North Dakota John A. Dobbie Ottawa
Ohio George Moore Hamilton
Oklahoma R. Reade Davis Toronto
Oregon Kenneth J. Dunstan Toronto
Rhode Island J. Fred Reid.. Windsor
South Carolina John C. Bartram Ottawa
South Dakota B. S. Sheldon Toronto
Tennessee L. J. Simpson Barrie
Texas A. W. Baker Guelph
Utah E. S. Macphail Ottawa
Vermont Jas. M. Malcolm Ingersoll
Virginia J. G. McDonald Aurora
Washington Frank A. Copus Stratford
West Virginia Joseph Fowler Sudbury
Wisconsin Gerald M. Malone Toronto
Other Countries
Bahia A. P. Freed Port Arthur
Chile Ed. Worth Chatham
Colombia Barranquilla B. F. Nott North Bay
Colombia Bogota J. H. Burke Port Stanley
Colombia, Cartagena. Ernest E. Bruce Kincardine
Costa Rica F. Davey Diamond Belleville
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 1937 403
Cuba A. Macoomb Toronto
Czechoslovakia —
Lessing H. J. Townley Fenelon Falls
National Walter H. Gregory Stratford
Eucador James Gill Hamilton
France, Nationale Chris M. Forbes Perth
Guatemala Wm. J. Attig Hamilton
Mexico, York Frederick J. Howell Hamilton
Netherlands J. Owen Herity Belleville
Norway J. H. Putman Ottawa
Panama Walter H. Davis Hamilton
Para A. D. McRae Vankleek Hill
Paraiba Albert E. Bottum Bobcaygeon
Peru F. C. Bonnycastle Campbellford
Philippines ...P. H. Knight Alliston
Puerto Rico Chas. A. Seager London
Roumania Geo. Fairley Guelph
Switzerland John O'Connor Toronto
Vienna H. F. Goodfellow Sault Ste. Marie
Fraternal Correspondence and Reviews
CANADA 1937
By WILLIAM NISBET PONTON, P.G.M.
Alabama 1935
Alberta 1936
Arizona 1936
British Columbia 1936
California 1936
Connecticut 1936
Czechoslovakia 1936
Delaware 1936
England 1935
Florida 1936
Georgia 1935
Holland 1936
Idaho 1936
Illinois 1936
Indiana 1936
Iowa 1936
Ireland 1936
Kansas 1936
Lessing 1936
Louisiana 1936
Maine 1936
Manitoba 1936
Massachusetts 1935
Michigan 1936
Mississippi 1936
Missouri 1936
Montana 1935
Netherlands 1936
Nevada 1936
New Hampshire 1936
New Jersey 1936
New Mexico 1936
New South Wales 1935
New York 1937
New Zealand 1935
North Carolina 1936
North Dakota 1936
Nova Scotia 1936
Ohio 1936
Oklahoma 1936
Oregon 1936
Pennsylvania 1935
Philippine Islands 1935
Prince Edward Isl 1936
Quebec 1936
Queensland 1935
Rhode Island and Providence Plan- tations 1935
Saskatchewan 1936
Scotland 1936
South Australia 1935
South Dakota 1936
Tennessee 1937
Texas 1936
Vermont 1936
Victoria 1935
Virginia 1936
Washington 1936
Western Australia ....1935 West Virginia 1935
FOREWORD 1937
Another Little Journey over Land and Sea and Lake, to the Home Jurisdictions of those who try to excel in what is good and great, and who are chosen of the true, has been accomplished. Some Countries have been unlisted this year, some faces are missing, and I will next year (if spared to serve) give them special attention and care. Some of my colleagues have passed on, outstanding and upstanding men and Masons whom we will all miss.
"The kind old voices and old faces Our memory can quick retrace Around the board they take their places And share the word — the word of grace."
Readers of the following pages will find such substantive subjects as the following treated and emphasized: Youth — Age — Attendance at Lodge — Communism — Builders — Ideals — Thinkers — Honors — Invocation — Life — Death — Immortality — In Memoriam tributes — De Molay — Rainbow — Eastern Star — Liquor Traffic — Gambling — Humor — Poetry — Foreign Rela- tions— Inter-visitations — Suspensions — Peace and War — True Relief — Practical Charity — Statistics — Reviews — Homes — Lib- raries— Education — Purpose — Friendship — The Golden Rule — The Bible — Flag — Heraldry of Masonry — "Something More" — Will Rogers — Oklahoma and Scottish Rite Mason.
Freemasonry Universal (like the British Empire and the United States of America) is a great example of unity in diversity, and diversity in unity, linked together and blended by the alchemy of tradition and good will. Each Jurisdiction has a flavor of its own, but the satisfying result may be summed up in the old rallying call: "All for each and each for all."
Hail, and Farewell!
WILLIAM NISBET PONTON, P.G.M. Belleville, Ontario, July, 1937.
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ALABAMA
Samuel A. Moore, Grand Master.
Guy T. Smith, Grand Secretary.
Prior to the opening of the One Hundred and Fifteenth Annual Communication, which was held in Montgomery, on December 3rd, 1935, a reception was held for the ladies of The Eastern Star and the Grand Matron of the Order and the Grand Master was conducted to the Grand East.
The Officers of Grand Chapter joined in singing "Blest Be the Tie That Binds."
The Big Brothers Bible Class Quartette.
Addresses were given by the Grand Matron and the Grand Patron and the Member of Congress. "Star of the East" was then sung.
Canada was duly represented by Ethridge J. Garrison. Two Commissions of Grand Representatives were for- feited by failure to attend for three successive years.
W. Bro. William T. S. O'Hara, General Grand H.P. of Grand Chapter and the G.H.P. of Grand Chapter were wel- comed.
From the Grand Master's Address we take the following:
To each of you Brothers present, ever keep in mind this solemn truth, that we are not building for today, but for all time.
"Build a life as pure as crystal, build a spirit full of love, Build your mind by noble thinking, build a faith in
God above. Build your life with care and patience, as the sculptor
hews the stone, With the Master as your model, and your eyes upon
the throne."
When Brother Hadaway went through his effects he found two bank books which later developed his possession of about $2,751.00. This Brother died leaving no relatives and the money was secured for the Home.
The issue of $35,000.00 Masonic Home bonds matured on May 15, 1935, and, in accordance with the order of the Grand Lodge, new bonds were issued and delivered in exchange for the old ones.
Six Lodges were consolidated during the year and dis- pensation was granted for a new Lodge and dispensations were also issued to sell or mortgage real estate. A Master of a Lodge was impeached, found guilty and suspended.
An almost universal trouble thus referred to:
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To pay interest on mortgages, unable to do any Masonic charity, and often forfeiting their Charters by reason of having built expensive halls and incurring debts far beyond their means to pay.
This condition does us no credit and brings censure only. MASONIC CLUB, TUSCALOOSA
I again bring this matter to your attention with an earnest recommendation that we pay no more money. The interest amounts to $770.00 per year and I see no prospects of getting our money back. Our funds are too low to justify paying this money out unless we had more assurance ot selling the property.
G.G. H. P. O'Hara's address is thus described. We can picture the scene.
The Grand Lodge was favored with a learned, whole- some, instructive, as well as interesting and most inspiring address by the distinguished visitor.
W. Bro. W. B. Clemmons submitted the report on Foreign Correspondence :
That it is the opinion of this Committee that this Grand Lodge suffers a real loss when no reviews appear in its pro- ceedings; therefore we recommend that the preparation, and publishing of reviews be resumed at the earliest possible moment.
Coke Smith Wright was elected Grand Master, his pre- decessor having served three years.
A novelty in the way of presentation is thus described:
It was said by one of olden time that there is no new thing under the sun, yet something new is to be done at this time, something you never saw before and may never see again. At his request I am to present a Masonic Apron to our newly elected Grand Master, his own Apron that was pre- sented to him when he took degree in Masonry.
It was my privilege to be intimately associated with Brother Wright during my term as Grand Master.
This record he has written to date with pen and ink on the back of his Masonic Apron.
Now that Brother Wright is taking another step, possibly the most important step any Mason can take, he desires to hear again the noble and inspiring sentiments contained in the Apron lecture, that he may be better prepared for his many duties. (Here followed the Apron lecture in full, given with all the earnestness and impressiveness at the speaker's command.)
The Masonic Jurisprudence Report did not please every- body and a substituted motion was adopted.
Be it resolved, That any Brother in any Subordinate
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Lodge of this Grand Jurisdiction, who stands suspended for non-payment of dues, shall not be declared a member in good standing in the Lodge in which he formerly held membership until and after he shall be favorably voted on by a majority of the members present and voting at said meeting at which he applies, and the payment of the amount due at the time of suspension.
Membership, 28,611. Net loss, 796. Number of Lodges, 485.
Burnley B. Hodge, of Hamilton, is the Grand Representa- tive of Alabama.
ALBERTA
Melvin M. Downey, Grand Master.
J. H. W. S. Kemmis, Grand Secretary.
A Special Grand Lodge was held at Edmonton on June 9, 1936 before the regular Annual Meeting, to consider constitutional changes. Ten Past Grand Masters present. At this preliminary meeting our own M. W. Bro. A. J. Anderson, Grand Master, was in attendance.
M. W. Bro. G. M. Blackstock took charge of the consider- ation of the Constitution and the discussion was certainly not. stagnant or static. Many speeches were made, many suggestions given and many motions were rejected. Certain changes in the Canadian Work were approved.
The Thirty-first Annual was held in Edmonton, June 10> 1936.
At this meeting Dr. V. Harold Macaulay of Calgary, D.G.M., was elected Grand Master.
11 Past Grand Masters present.
Canada's Grand Representative did not appear.
Of the reception to our own Grand Master Anderson the following is recorded :
In a few well chosen words he thanked Grand Lodge for the reception accorded him and expressed his pleasure at being present at this communication
The Grand Master then suspended labor, when M W Bro. John Martland was requested to retire and introduce His Worship the Mayor of the City of Edmonton.
Joseph A. Clark, K.C., gave and received a warm welcome. From the address of welcome of Edmonton Lodges the following :
Qualities of good workmanship give undenying evidence of the close harmony that must exist between the Work and the moral principles that underly it
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"From our pride and pleasure comes the satisfaction that the Craft is still, by design and operation, in harmony with the plans traced out in the Beginning for the develop- ment of Spiritual Man.
The Grand Master in his address gave inspiring remarks on the ideals of Masonry and pays a worthy tribute to the late King George V. We quote:
Opportunity for service, thoughtful action on the part of the entire membership, unselfish demonstration of the love of one for another, could not help but bring happiness and contentment of mind to those who are touched by such activities
In private life King George V was an English gentle- man, with essentially British tastes He was a fine human man, husband and father
There was that incident where the new King and brothers early in the morning and unannounced came down to Westminster Hall and for a time stood guard over the body of their father
The G.M. made over seventy visits in his Jurisdiction.
The far north of Alberta suffered much from floods and much hardship was experienced in Peace River.
The G.M. appointed a Committee to revise the Burial Service and as M. W. Bro. Middleton is a member, it is sure to be well done.
He thus concludes :
The present situation in the world is troubled enough to make a pessimist of even a hopeful man If men in our day are worn with doubts, weary with vain strivings, puzzled with the alarmed conferings and disputings, and almost hopeless of the destiny of humanity, it is ours to support their failing faith What a difference the life of one man can make!.
The Committee on Fraternal Dead say:
In the Book of Wisdom it is written: "In the memory of Virtue is immortality, because it is recognized both before God and men When it is present men imitate it, and they long after it when it is departed And through- out all time it marcheth crowned in triumph, victorious in the strife for the prizes that are undefiled "
(Wisdom IV- 1-2 ) And so in true Masonic Spirit we assent to the poet's word :
"I know transplanted human worth Will bloom to profit other where " The D.D.G.M's of 17 Districts made admirable reports. Membership 12,156. Net decrease 405.
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Grants for benevolence of Grand Lodge totalled $12,526. Contributions from Lodges for beneficiaries only amounted to $344.50.
The Committee on Grievances and Appeals do not approve of compromise verdicts and say :
The committee recommends that in all future cases tried by lodge or Commission there should be a clear cut verdict of guilty or not guilty
The Board of General Purposes referred to us the fol- lowing question: "Can a Master of a lodge categorically refuse Masonic burial to a Master Mason in good standing, who has requested same?"
Our opinion is "No," provided there is no impediment or just cause for refusal,
Reference is made under the Committee on Foreign Relations to several Grand Lodges accredited and to others not accredited, including the two Grand Jurisdictions of Denmark. Rules for recognition were approved.
The penalties of the Canadian Rite Work are thus spoden of:
The penalties of the Canadian Rite Work were given by the Grand Master, as used by the Grand Lodge of Canada in Ontario, and the Grand Lodges of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, in the presence of M. W. Bro. A. J' Ander- son, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Canada
The newly elected and appointed officers present were duly installed and invested by M. W. Bro. M. M. Downey, assisted by M. W. Bro. A. J. Anderson, Grand Master of Canada in Ontario.
This from the In Memoriam pages of the illustrious Dead:
"Of all the thoughts of God. that are Borne inward unto souls afar, Along the Psalmist's music deep, Now tell me if that any is, For gift of grace surpassing this — 'He giveth His beloved sleep'?" M. W. Bro. J. A. Jackson of Lethbridge represents Canada and Alberta is worthily represented by R. W. Bro. Thomas A. Carson of Toronto.
43 Rulings of Grand Masters by questions and answers are given.
A. M. Mitchell, P.G.M., is the able Chairman of the Committee on Fraternal Correspondence and he says in his introduction :
From the many reviews presented some general trend^ may be established and while naturally there are several viewpoints on the subjects selected for special mention, a
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perusal of the reviews will indicate that most of the Juris- dictions are facing common problems.
Among the Jurisdictions in the United States, the commonest reference is to the relationship of Freemasonry to the sale of alcoholic liquors.
The depression years still leave wreckage in the failure of overambitious temples in the smaller centres. Thes failures must be regared as warning signals to lodges everywhere.
In the Review of British Columbia we find this com- ment :
An important amendment to the Constitution was adopted, namely, that the Grand Secretary shall be ap- pointed by the Grand Master and a Committee.
This of course, is the very negation of democracy, but then so often the decision of a democratic body is like, "The right divine of kings To govern wrong."
Generally wrong, and so we think the change a wise and sensible one.
Canada in Ontario receives full and favourable review at the hand of our friend and colleague, G. M. Blackstock, and especially as in all Reviews, the wonderful address of Grand Master Copus. We quote:
The Grand Master's Address is a lengthy document and covers an infinite variety of topics — with existing panaceas for the cure of all ills, democracy, economics, the King's Jubilee, patriotism, the development of a sturdy Canadian- ism, public finance and business morality, initiation fees and dues, Masonic plays and their value, method of electing District Deputy Grand Masters, Lodge notices and so on to a conclusion voicing hope and courage. A most striking address, Most Worshipful Sir, for which we tender our sincere congratulations. Bold, courageous ideas and ideals are expressed in choice and fearless language. The title page of the Proceedings bears the usual admonition "to be read in all lodges' and those Masters in Ontario who fail in this duty are depriving their membership of much that is useful, true and good. It is difficult to decide what to quote and what to leave out, and few extracts must suffice:
"I would that you and I might here and now seek if haply we might recapture that white flame, that first fine rapture of devotion that characterized our entry to the Craft. I would that each of us from the Grand Master to the latest Entered Apprentice might catch a new, a nobler Vision."
An admonition much needed — an ideal hard to attain in a day of cut throat competition and self seeking, but if ideals are not kept before us then we have no mark to shoot at.
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"The danger is very real. A period of economic distress has always provided a happy hunting ground for cranks and agitators and demagogues — and never more so than today. And so we have the preachers of the mad-dog theories of a false democracy."
The Grand Master is alive to the insidious processes which are at work today driving us closer and closer to a form of government which is inimical to that which every Anglo-Saxon prizes — a personal liberty in its widest sense.
. . . "our British and our Empire background and the problems of Canadian citizenship. He stresses the thought that we make sure that this great land of ours shall remain the home of that British freedom that is attained only by due submission to law and order.
Having voiced similar sentiments throughout our own Province we are naturally delighted to have them so ably and forcefully enunciated by the Grand Master in Ontario.
They too pay the taxes and generally are the backbone of the country and are rewarded by governments forgetting them except as a source of further taxation.
This is a scathing indictment and unfortunately all too true. Incidentally we cannot expect to develop and build up a code of business morality when governments openly flout their solemn obligations.
The "rotation" system of electing the District Deputy Grand Master comes in for well merited criticism. Person- ally we think the Grand Master should appoint these officers."
The Committee on the Condition of Masonry is grat- ified and encouraged to find, "That the condition of the Craft is generally satisfactory." They report an ever increasing interest in educational work but stress the need of an officer in every lodge "a Lodge Historian" who would prepare annually a record of the work and progress of his lodge.
The Committee further emphasizes that Masonic meet- ings should be purely Masonic and that in our meetings we should not have addresses on economics, psychology, etc. We agree.
The Proceedings conclude with the usual well written highly interesting and delightful review of Fraternal Corre- spondence from the pen of Bro. Ponton, complete and comprehensive.
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ARIZONA
Everett Hunter McEachren, Grand Master.
Harry Arizona Drachman, Grand Secretary.
Special Communication held for laying the Cornerstone of Community Church.
Special Communication held for laying Cornerstone of new United States Post Office.
The Fifty-fourth Annual was held at Phoenix, March 11, 1936.
James Raymond Malott was during this meeting elected Grand Master. His name is well known in Ontario.
Eighteen Past Grand Masters were duly honoured.
Louis G. Moyers faithfully represented Canada.
Distinguished visitors from Massachusetts and York Grand Lodge of Mexico were welcomed.
The Grand Master's address was an outstanding one. We quote:
To plan for the future: — to devise and promulgate wise, charitable and truly Masonic policies under which, and whereby, the Craft in this jurisdiction may work together harmoniously, practice more fully, more decisively, more mili- tantly, the precepts of Masonry, to the end that we may ultimately reap the reward of deeds well done, of good and worthy principles maintained and evil and false practices rejected and condemned. A period in which the nations of the world seem to be influenced by some unseen, diabolical passion for conflict. And to lay the cursed hand of dread and fear upon the greatest of institutions — the old fashioned American home, and to assist by precept and example, those earnest efforts being- made to safeguard America's integrity, and the well being of all our people.
And through this troubled atmosphere there appears across our line of vision another spectre, sinister, treacherous and wholly vicious. — the undesirable Communist who is per- mitted to reside within our gates. That wolf in sheep's cloth- ing, that filthy, unscrupulous miscreant who prostitutes every- thing synonj-mous of liberty and justice, who parades his un-American doctrines throughout the length and breadth of our nation, attempting conversion to his flagrant principles and teachings, of those, old and young, who are gullible enough to listen, and weak-minded enough to believe. This Communist avails himself of all the advantages bestowed upon him by a generous people. — education, religion, governmental protection and economic security, yet sets himself deliberately to undermine and overthrow these important institutions whose growth and strength are the bulwark of America's greatness to-day. When the people of America awake fully to the
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menace of Communism, to the evils confronting our coming generations from the influences resultant from its diabolical doctrines, the old pioneer spirit will again assert itself, and this monster will be driven from our land.
During the past year our attention has been directed to the strange and unpleasant spectacle of world nations turning again to the medieval and barbaric state. Ruled by men of cruel and despotic tendency and disposition, these countries proceed to inaugurate a campaign of hatred and persecution against those who by religious thought, patriotic instinct or political affiliation, dare to voice a difference of opinion.
The good work of the Sojourners and Wayfarers Clubs is praised.
He says History in Arizona repeats itself, no decisions being called for through no inactivity or static but because Lodge Officers are becoming duty conscious and reliant.
Membership, 5,700. Net loss, 192.
The Conference of Grand Secretaries did good work, 32 being present.
Full accounts were given of the Oracle, of the Home, and the endowments.
From the Report of the Grand Lecturer, the following:
A Lodge can not long endure when, from negligence or carelessness, it ceases to impress the very great importance of a thorough knowledge of the Ritual. The fundamental truths found in its teachings have served to inspire the best intellectual and moral fibre in all ages, as a lasting bulwark in the defense of the sacred rights of humanity.
Of the Public School Week it is said:
Bring every available Mason into personal participation in this activity, thus stimulating the interest of our members in the work of the Lodge, which is equally important.
The Education Committee report:
We would suggest a committee be selected by the Grand Master, with a view of giving each member jurisdiction over the Lodges in his particular locality or district; that the members be selected with a view to thefr Masonic knowledge and experience.
Grand Orator Taylor delivered an address on Youth, of which we reproduce part:
A generation that is already crowding us close to hold our place. What are we doing to lead the way? -
A few years ago some of our far-sighted brethren organized the order of DeMolay, a wonderful work, pushed along by a handful of our members who give of their time to the guidance, of the boys who will be . doing our work to- morrow. The Boy Scouts, another great institution .which
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takes boys at an early age, and endeavors to build character into them. Some of us serve by giving our money to such work, some by giving our time and ourselves, some by doing both, and more are needed.
"As the twig is bent, the tree's inclined."
The boy is a natural hero-worshipper. Are we going to leave him to pattern after the gangster and the racketeer whose name he sees screaming from the headlines of the paper, or are we going to give him a neighbor to look up to and follow as a scout leader or a DeMolay councilor, a man who is looked up to in the community and of whom his fellows speak well? The scout leader teaches his followers the value of good health, a strong, clean body, a good deed toward someone else, how to read Nature and to take advantage of the knowl- edge. Further along the DeMolay Councilor teaches his group the histories and beauties of the symbolism of the ancient arts and sciences. The youth is only going to take interest in the man who takes an interest in him, and youth is keen in its eyesight. "What I kept I lost, what I spent I had, what I gave I have."
The Committee on General Policy, a good title, made several reports from which we take the following:
Since the condition in which this Lodge finds itself is not due to any fault on the part of the Lodge, but is due to repeated bank failures which eliminated a large fund which the Yuma brethren had accumulated. For this reason we recom- mend that the Yuma Lodge be granted a five-year Moratorium on its indebtedness to the Grand Lodge, and no interest shall accrue.
The Past Grand Masters' Association duly met.
From the address of the President, the following:
I trust that we will have time to discuss matters that may be of importance to Masonry in Arizona and thereby agree (or agree to disagree) upon matters on which we hope that by reason of our previous training it may be our privilege to influence some of the actions of those less experienced in Grand Lodge affairs.
"Innovation precedes downfall, dereliction of principle foretells abandonment of practical virtue."
R.W. Bro. C. E. Kelly, of Hamilton, is the active Grand Representative of Arizona with us.
The Committee on Correspondence is headed by Lloyd C. Henning, P.G.M., and he and his colleagues are to be con- gratulated on the excellence of their work. Nothing better in 1936.
Words are inadequate to express our appreciation of his Review of Canada, from which we take the following:
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"Within its borders are eighteen Masonic Lodges with a membership of seven thousand or more of its best and most loyal citizens," so stated the Mayor, a member of the Craft, in his address of welcome. The Grand Master also eulogizes "the long list of great and illustrious Masons who have made Hamilton their home. An honor roll that bears the names of some of the greatest and best beloved members of the Grand Lodge, 2,629 registered delegates with a total vote of 3,320. The old guard of four Past Grand Masters again answered roll call.
Arizona's lately appointed Grand Representative, R.W. Brother C. E. Kelly, of Hamilton, responded to roll call, and to him we waft fraternal greetings from the land of perpetual sunshine and welcome him with a warmth commensurate with our summer climate.
No more comprehensive and interesting review of the Grand Lodge of Canada could be had than the masterly address of the Grand Master in its entirety were space avail- able for its publication.
Holding the attention of the reader from start to finish one first is impressed with the thought that here is one who has drunk deeply at the fountain of Masonic lore and imbibed therefrom an abiding faith in the beneficent influence of its precepts, one whose devotion to its ideals and love of his fellowmen well merits the honors he has received from the Craft and will carry him far in the affections of his brethren. His service to the fraternity should not end with the sur- render of his high office to a worthy successor.
The thoughtful presentation of the more serious problems with which he has had to deal, many of them of grave con- cern, not only to his Grand Lodge, but to the Province and Nation as well, shows him to be alive to the menace that is of increasing portent to the world at large, and is a clarion call to Universal Masonry to awake in time to the threatened danger and assume the leadership for the preservation of Christian civilization.
May his appeal not fall on deaf or unresponsive ears. Communism must be fought — not taught, and may all of similar faith and like allegiance take their proper place in the conflict.
"Referring to the statement that was made in his first address as Grand Master a year ago, 'that the first rays of a better day from an economic standpoint were hesitatingly aglimmer on the horizon', he admits that the rays still hesi- tate and that the glimmer is but a faint glow, at best."
"He discourages the practice of some of the Lodges in printing the names of the members on summons, etc., as the lists of names occasionally fall into the hands of non-Masons
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and are used for commercial purposes by enterprising sales- men, if no worse."
I cannot with propriety close this partial review of the Grand Lodge of Canada without expressing my obligation to the chairman of the Fraternal Correspondence Committee, Bro. Ponton, for several pleasant hours spent in the perusal of his review of the proceedings of the Grand Lodges of Sister Grand Jurisdictions.
The travelogues of Bro. Ponton the past year were of unusual charm and intriguing interest. He takes the reader with him on these little journeys to fifty-seven other Grand Jurisdictions and gives him contact with world-wide Masonry. What a wonderful gift to be able to write with such charm that it gives one the impression of actual visitation to the designated Grand Lodge.
Must be some task to do his work so thoroughly, but no doubt a labor of love, withal, to pass on so much worth-while information to his appreciative readers.
Czechoslovakia is fully reviewed, recording successful work:
But we cannot be satisfied and have to follow the motto "Eternal effort — eternal dissatisfaction," exerting all our capa- bilities in order to overcome the hardships of this difficult time.
The number of foreign Grand Lodges recognized by the National Grand Lodge of Czechoslovakia was increased to 91 at the meeting.
Two newly constituted Lodges applied for dispensations and warrant and were unanimously granted charters.
From the Nevada Review, the following:
Your reviewer would like to know more of the nature and duties of the Cognizance Committee.
Our Brethren of Nevada have a Committee called the "Committee on the Legitimacy of Grand Lodges" which com- mittee recommended the establishment of fraternal relations with two Grand Orients.
He speaks of the address of M. W. Bro. M. A. Campbell, of Quebec, as inspiring.
This familiar verse from Queensland:
"We'd say 'twas highly curious, And we'd all ride home to bed, With Mohammed, God and Shiva, Changing pickets in our head.
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BRITISH COLUMBIA
George C. Derby, Grand Master.
Dr. W. A. DeWolf-Smith, Grand Secretary.
The Sixty-fifth Annual was held in St. Andrew's Church in Nanaimo, 18th June, 1936.
Ten Past Grand Masters were honoured in the Grand East.
Among the Past Grand Officers present was R.W. Bro. Reverend A. U. DePencier.
M.W. Bro. William C. Ditmars duly represented Canada. Visitors from Idaho and Oregon were welcomed. Among the many letters received was one:
From the Nanaimo Aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles, extending to the members of Grand Lodge the privilege of using their Home.
The Grand Master requested R.W. Bro. Reverend J. S. Henderson to address Grand Lodge, which he did, on the subject of "Making a New World." We quote from his admirable address:
Away back in the grey dawn of history, Abraham, amid the idolatrous cities of his day, had a vision of the coming day, and while laboring in the present, "Looked for a city which had foundations whose builder and maker is God."
The Apostle John, imprisoned on the lonelv isle of Pat- mos had it, for he saw in the latter day, "The Holy City, New Jerusalem, coming down from God, out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband."
One of the dangers which beset us is that we are so intent upon examining the flower that 'we do not see the garden; so busy classifying the individual trees that we do not see the forest: We are so completely engrossed with the task in the valley that we do not "Lift up our eyes unto the hills."
Listen, You cannot name any movement for human better- ment that did not have its impulse in human hearts, and its consummation by human hands. It came by men and women, God-prepared, I grant you, but humans just like ourselves, who in faith and love realized they were, "Workers together with God."
God guides this old planet of ours in its wonder flight. Nothing of such human consequence just happens.
"Men of thought, be up and stirring
Night and day! Sow the seed, withdraw the curtain
Clear the way! Men of action, aid and cheer them
As ye may."
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But a new world in which dwelleth commerce, is not enough, Commerce has no soul. It has no dominating humanitarian interest. Its primary interest is not in people, but in things.
Democracy has given us a new world. We are in a world in which we do not follow blindly the dictates of those above us. Democracy is capable of being used by unprincipled men to perpetrate crimes as horrible as under the most autocratic system.
Will they use it or abuse it? The choice made will be largely determined by character. Democracy without char- acter is peril.
"The supreme business of the human race is the creation of new men. We are always forgetting this." "Xot of our own might can we hope to rise
Above the rut and soilures of the past.
But with His help who did the first world build
With hearts courageous we may fairer build this last."
From the Grand Master's address the following citations:
Timidity very often accompanies Brethren attending Grand Lodge for the first time. I therefore wish to assure you that your opinions and suggestions will receive the most kindly consideration of your elder Brethren.
In compliance with a resolution passed at our last Com- munication. I called a meeting in the office of the Grand Secretary for the purpose of appointing the Grand Secretary for the year. On motion, it was unanimously carried that our beloved Brother. Most Worshipful Brother W. A. DeWolf Smith be appointed Grand Secretary.
I was particularly impressed (not favorably) with the large number of Worshipful Masters who had never seen, let alone studied, the Code. These experiences forcibly impressed on my mind, the necessity of competent and well instructed District Deputy Grand Masters.
My experience and observations of the past year have convinced me of the necessity of confining all Lectures or Addresses in Lodges to purely Masonic Subjects.
He announced the appointment of R.W. Bro. George L. Gardiner, Immediate Past Grand First Principal of Grand Chapter of Canada, to succeed R.W. Bro. E. B. Brown, deceased. Both of the best.
Among his Rulings this:
Xon-Masonic bodies may not meet in a Dedicated Lodge Room.
Three new Lodges were instituted at Oliver, Trail and Dawson Creek. Under Benevolence he says:
It is apparently necessary that our Brethren generally,
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be informed that they or their dependents have no claim as a right, to any financial assistance from their Lodge or Grand Lodge. Further, the members should advise their dependents of this fact so as to avoid future disappointment and thereby save the Craft unnecessary embarrassment.
As to disapproving entertainments:
Recently a number of Lodges have been holding joint dances and other forms of entertainment with some of these organizations. I wish to point out that it is inadvisable for the Worshipful Master of any Lodge to place the members of his Lodge in a position where they are made to appear as recognizing other organizations.
He closes thus:
These Brethren have translated their intellectual knowl- edge into practical application and have thus made Free- masonry a practical force.
Each of the Grand Representatives extended cordial greetings and felicitations.
Grand Treasurer M.W. Bro. Harry H. Watson reported on the finances. We, too, claim M.W. Bro. Watson.
The Grand Secretary's report is illustrated with fine photo- graphs of the new Lodges and Temples.
Membership, 14,010. Net loss, 316.
The D.D.G.M's all reported fully on their respective 18 Districts.
R. L. Reid, Grand Historian, submitted an informative Report.
The Board of Benevolence thus reports:
First, as the Board is responsible for the Fund, they have ever to keep in mind the business .side as well as the fraternal. Hence, the insistence for attention to detail demanded in all information rquested in an application for asistance. Second, the unfortunate trend of many members and Lodges to make the "Craft" a Benefit Society through the medium of the Benevolent Fund. Third, the desire of many Lodges to do all their works of charity through the Benevolent Fund. Fourth, the inattention paid to the Beneficiary by the Lodge once they are in the Fund, leaving the Board to check up from time to time on any change in the financial circumstances of the beneficiary.
The Grand Secretary was presented with a magnificent Sterling Silver tray, suitably inscribed, and he happily acknowl- edged same.
Samuel McClure was elected Grand Master.
The Committee on Jurisprudence reported on Ex-Service Men and physical qualifications.
The General Committee reported:
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It is with some concern for the future of the Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund, we note the remarks of several District Deputy Grand Masters that initiates now being received are not being encouraged to carry out one of their first obligations to "Help, Aid and Assist" by failing to contribute their Ten Dollars to the Fund referred to. This contribution is not obligatory.
This on Masonic Education and Research:
So while Masonry is necessarily a conservative organiza- tion, its life depends upon its recognition of "new occasions" and its willingness to assume "New duties." Masonry is a flowing river, not a stagnant pool, and wherever its waters flow, there is life and beauty and soul refreshment.
A Roll of Honour of the Brethren who laid down their lives for their Country during the Great War was duly called.
The Grand Secretary again edits the Foreign Correspond- ence Report and Reviews and does it admirably, as was to be expected.
Canada in the Province of Ontario meeting at Hamilton is appreciatively reviewed. We quote:
At this Communication a number of distinguished guests were present, British Columbia being worthily represented by our Grand Chaplain, R.W. Brother the Rev. J. S. Hender- son.
In opening his very able Address, the Grand Master, M.W. Brother Frank A. Copus, congratulated the Craft upon having reached the eightieth milestone in its history, and upon the numerous advances which had been accomplished during that time. At the same time he felt that the Brethren should ask themselves "Quo vadis?" and that there should be a new and real re-dedication to the principles of Masonry.
The Grand Master pointed out further, that the times have brought about a realization of the need for a new system of social justice, and for a re-adjustment of life's true values, which, so far as it can be controlled and directed along sound humanitarian lines, is to be welcomed, but which, if mis- directed, constitutes a new public peril.
We venture to say that nowhere under the Union Jack does there exist a deeper love for the British Throne and for the British King than in the Craft in the Dominion of Canada.
The Grand Master spoke of the growing tendency to pro- duce so-called Masonic plays, and lest the situation should possibly get out-of-hand, he laid down regulations.
Many other interesting and important points were touched upon by the Grand Master in his excellent Address, but we must hurry on.
The members "did not find the friendship which they
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believed existed in the Masonic fraternity," which is an evi- dence of the undesirability of the larger Lodge.
An excellent Report on Foreign Correspondence, written for the most part by Brother Ponton, accompanies the Pro- ceedings. We say "written for the most part" by Brother Ponton, because here and there we find a review signed by the initials "R. C. B.," to whose graceful pen fell in fact the Proceedings from British Columbia.
"R. C. B." is Rev. R. C. Blagrave, D.D., Past Grand Chaplain.
These sentences from the Minnesota Review:
Our Brethren across the line are continually creating new offices in Masonry, and we find that in Minnesota the Grand Master erected an officer known as "Grand Master's Repre- sentative." He is described as "a contact man," whatever that may be.
The remedy, in the opinion of the Orator, is that every member of the community should live as a good citizen, and good citizenship "is that devotion to the general welfare that constitutes at once our duty and our happiness. It is that comparatively trifling sacrifice of self to the common good."
Under Scotland Review:
Resolved to congratulate His Majesty the King on his silver jubilee, and to renew the assurance of the loyalty of the 300,000 members of the Lodges under the Grand Lodge of Scotland.
The toast had been proposed hundreds of thousands of times. However, he said:
"Great orators and great drinkers have paid it a fitting tribute. You and I tonight can only do our best."
And no doubt they did.
CALIFORNIA
Earl Warren, Grand Master. John Whicher, Grand Secretary.
The Eighty-seventh Annual Communication was held in San Francisco, October 13, 1936.
Under the biography of Earl Warren, Grand Master, we glean:
He was graduated from the University of California. He received the degree of Juris Doctor from the University of California School of Jurisprudence.
A fine array of 20 Past Grand Masters and 1,602 Officers and Representatives were present.
Distinguished vis-itors from Utah and the Grand Lodge of Ireland in China were welcomed.
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Messages of greeting were acknowledged from Frank K. Ebbitt, Grand Representative of California, with us.
A devotional service was held and the Brethren were privileged to listen to an address on "The Masonic Universe," by Harold Camp, D.D. We quote:
Masonry conceives the Sovereign Mind of the universe as the Great Architect and Supreme Builder with whom we, as Masons, work together for the building of the Temple of Brotherhood. I want to speak of the four fundamental classes of things with which the Great Archtitect works and with which, under Him, we have to do.
First, the things which never get out of repair.
Second, the things which get out of repair and repair themselves.
Third, the things which get out of repair and can never be repaired.
Fourth, the things which get out of repair and which we, as Masons, must help to repair.
"Go off into the woods, or down by the seashore, or back amid the scenes of your childhood and youth and let the ministry of nature repair your shattered spirit." And so you have come back with a steady hand and a clear mind and a fresh perspective of your task. We all need that ministry.
Each self is profoundly unique and infinitely different. No one has ever lived just like you. Each of us has something to express of the gracious goodness and fullness of the Lord which none other can express.
"Above all else let us keep our friendship in repair." The greatness of Masonry is not in its ritual, impressive as that ritual is; it is not in its temples, beautiful as those temples are; it is not in its wealth, vast as that wealth may seem to be. The greatness of Masonry is in its fellowship.
Most of us know the sorrow of a neglected friendship of which the poet speaks:
"Around the corner I have a friend, In this great city that has no end."
The Grand Master's message was a worthy one, as is shown to those who read the following quotations:
My experience has been such as to teach me that, even among well-intentioned men, the possibility of error, occa- sioned by the frailty of human nature and the misunderstand- ings that naturally arise from lack of appreciation of the other fellow's point of view would lead to a larger number of conflicts than have confronted me. In the grand old man of Masonry, the man who has put more of his life and imparted more of his character into Masonry in this jurisdiction, than anyone who has ever lived in it — our 81 year young Grand Secretary John Whicher.
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From the semi-tropical Imperial Valley to the glaciers on Mount Shasta, and from the rugged mountains of the Mother Lode to the paradise of flowers in the Hawaiian Islands, I found the same fraternal spirit, the same warm hospitality, and the same love for our ancient Craft.
My decision to visit mainly in the non-metropolitan dis- tricts was therefore partly from a selfish desire to want to know these Lodges better, and partly from a conviction that the real strength of Masonry lies in its universality.
Not alone the beauties of the shore-line nor the verdure of the Islands; but also the fact that these little dots in the great Pacific Ocean, which were until almost within the memory of living men unproductive and untouched by modern life, are now teeming with the activity of Western civilization and their people are improving the lot of the man working in the fields and in the canneries in a manner that would merit emulation on the mainland.
We concern ourselves with Masonic education, and par- ticularly with the education of those who have been recently admitted to the Craft, but in neglecting our relations with other jurisdictions are we not at the same time depriving them and those who could teach them of the most valuable information that could be made available?
I am informed that the cost of incorporating the report of the Masonic Correspondence Committee, including the preparation of the material and the printing thereof, on the basis heretofore followed would not exceed one thousand dollars. I therefore recommend that provision be made for rehabilitating the Correspondence Committee and that an adequate appropriation be made in the Annual Proceedings.
On the other hand, in the event that Grand Lodge does not desire to take action, I recommend that it repeal the present regulation against gambling in order that it shall not continue to remain uninforced to the embarrassment of Grand Lodge and of future Grand Masters.
Among his many decisions, the following — and it will be remembered he is a lawyer of distinction.
I replied that her status as the widow of a Master Mason terminated when she remarried and that status could not be restored unless her second marriage was annulled. The later marriage having been dissolved by divorce, it did not operate to render her eligible for Masonic relief.
I ruled that in neither case could the Lodge or its Trustees accept the trust.
"Worshipful Master Emeritus." I ruled that no express authorization was found — either in the Constitution or Uni- form Code authority for other Lodges to confer similar titles; and that, in my opinion,. if this were to be permitted, it should
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be expressly authorized as a matter of legislation by Grand Lodge and not by fiat of the Grand Master.
Decided that a Lodge could not contribute to any charity outside of the fraternity, even to such an established organiza- tion as the Salvation Army.
"Under the circumstances, while I appreciate the laudable purpose for which the Johnson Chimes Fund has been estab- lished, I hold that the Lodge may not lawfully contribute any of its money to it."
"It is my opinion that that section was directed against the saloon business and bar keepers and not against the retail sale of liquor, where the liquor is sold for consumption other than on the premises and that, therefore, a brother does not become liable to suspension or expulsion from the fraternity by reason of his occupation as owner of an establishment in the latter class."
He has this to say on Public Schools:
The more I see of life, the more firmly I am convinced that the hope of the future lies in the education of our youth — not of some children but of all children — not according to so-called classes of society, but according to a wisely conceived and efficiently executed plan that will make available to every child, regardless of his station in life, an equal opportunity to study, learn, and progress upon his own merits in this com- plicated and ever changing world. This can best be done, indeed it can only be done by a system of free public education.
By destroying prejudice and planting reason in its place it prepares the foundation of a liberty loving people for free government, the greatest blessing that this or any other nation ever had.'
And closes thus:
It is only in those countries where people have a passion for free government that we find any degree of peace and contentment, and nowhere on earth is there to be found any greater measure of those blessings than in this country of ours. Let us love it and cherish it as we do few other things, and let us pledge the future of our Masonry to its principles as strongly as did our brethren who did so much to bring it into being.
The annual oration was delivered by Albert F. Ross, who said:
The history of Masonic symbolism, the works of our ancient brethren who were both operative and speculative, the story of the Roman Collegia and of the Cathedral — builders of the Middle Ages, the evolution of Ancient Craft Masonry as it exists today, all this should be unfolded to the brethren that they may know our institution and glory in its history.
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"Over my head the stars; distant and pale and cold; Under my feet the world, wrinkled and scarred and old; Back of me all that was, all the limitless Past; The Future waiting beyond, silent, untenanted, vast. Back of me spreads the Past in numberless Yesterdays. Am I that have hope in my heart, and victories still to be
gained. Under my feet the world, over my head the sky, Here at the center of things, in the Living Present am I." Masonry as we know it is symbolic. The great Mason and scholar, Albert Pike, said: "The symbolism of Masonry is the soul of Masonry. Every symbol of a Lodge is a religious teacher, the mute teacher also of morals and philosophy."
So in Masonry, can we with reverence paraphrase and say of certain emblems, "On these hang all the Masonic tenets and principles?"
Shakespeare uses the phrase, "I have not kept my square" in a play where one is confessing his shortcomings. Many of you no doubt have heard of the old square found in the founda- tions of a bridge in Ireland, dated 1517, and inscribed with these words:
"I will strive to live with love and care Upon the level by the square." We who use the English Bible can do so with the knowl- edge that, aside from its symbolical use, it is one of the greatest books ever given to mankind. Whether as literature, philosophy or theology, it should be read more by Masons than I think it is. When we install the Chaplain of our Lodges he is told, "That Holy Book . . . forever sheds its benignant rays upon every lawful assemblage of Free and Accepted Masons," and then he is enjoined, "Teach us from its life-giving precepts." First from fourth Ruth, seventh verse:
"Now this was the manner in former time in Israel con- cerning redeeming and changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his shoe and gave it to his neighbor, and this was a testimony in Israel." Secondly from Judges 12, sixth verse:
And thirdly from I Kings, seventh chapter, 13th and 14th verses: "God of Life's Eternal Day Guide us, lest from Thee we stray By a false, delusive light To the shades of endless night."
The receipt of many legacies and donations are gratefully noted.
As to the Home it is well said:
Because it is a small world in itself, the Home fits its
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members to live successfully in the outside world. Any boy or girl who wants to amount to something can certainly get a good start in the Masonic Home.
The Committee on the 17th annual observance of Public Schools Week reported at length, saying:
Public Schools Week, which was inaugurated by a great fraternal body, has a very definite significance in this time of travail; for it draws the layman into a more intimate relation- ship with that great institution which stands second to none as an exemplification of fundamental democracy which should ever be interpreted in the term "equal rights to all with special privileges to none."
Ours is a lay movement; and therein lies its great value.
The Committee on Grievances made an exhaustive report with trial records.
An unusual step was taken in connection with the Com- mittee on Necrology, whose Report was preceded and followed by musical numbers:
"Scattering fragrance far and wide, Just as it did in days of yore, Just as it did on the other side. Just as it will forevermore."
From the eulogy on the Dead we take these paragraphs:
Again ideas with all of their tremendous power are invisible. The results may be seen with the eye. An idea, plus canvas, plus paint — and we have a Madonna! An idea, plus paper, plus ink- — and we have a symphony! An idea, plus marble, plus a chisel — and we have a great statue! These results are all visible, but the real force — the creative idea back of it all — the vision which saw it in the mind's eye — all these are invisible!
Again, hope is invisible! No man ever saw it, but no man ever lived long or effectively without it. It is the silver lining in the cloud, it is the rainbow in the storm.
A long Report on Clandestine Masonry was read, it in- cluded Filipino Organizations, Negro and Co-Masonic Organ- izations and also speaks of the intrusion of Clandestine White Masonry.
Rollie W. Miller, of Sunset Lodge, was elected Grand Master.
CONNECTICUT
Ernest L. Prann, Grand Master. Winthrop Buck, Grand Secretary.
The One Hundred and Forty-eighth Communication was held in Hartford, February 5th, 1936.
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Fifteen P.G.M.'s were honored at the altar and in the East.
Distinguished guests from Maine, District of Columbia, Rhode Island, New Jersey and Massachusetts were welcomed. The Grand Master delivered his address in happy vein.
Brethren representing the one hundred and twenty-eight Lodges of our Grand Jurisdiction, many of whom it has been my pleasure to greet in their respective Lodges, a most cordial welcome and a happy "Good Morning."
He believes in visitations and made many.
My belief that the individual Lodges can be greatly en- couraged and strengthened by a personal visit from the Grand Master and his Associate Grand Officers has been amply justified during the past year.
I have endeavored to bring to the Craft the thought that what is most needed today is more Masonry in our everyday life.
He announced the appointment of W. Frederick Reynolds, Representative of Connecticut in Canada.
We notice the name of one Lodge, Oxoboxo Lodge, No. 116. It would be difficult to hazard to guess as to the origin of this euphonious name.
He speaks thus of the grotto, but why introduce Canada.
St. John's Lodge, No. 4, Hartford. At a special ceremony later in the evening, Grand Master was given the honor of being made a prophet and member of Syria Grotto "at sight" by Clinton G. Nichols, Grand Monarch of Supreme Grotto, Mystic Order Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm in the L'nited States and Canada.
The moving picture project for the Masonic Home finds favour. $1,161.00 has been received.
In decrying gambling, lotteries and games of chance, he says:
Fairs of this nature are in direct violation of our Grand Lodge Rules and Regulations as well as the statute laws of the State of Connecticut.
My attention has been called or I have personally been asked to approve of a game popularly known as "Bingo." I have immediately notified the chairman of the committee or Master of the Lodge that the game was, in my opinion, a game of chance and therefore contrary to our Grand Lodge Rules.
He does not like diversion of funds:
Any cheque or cheques made payable to The Masonic Charity Foundation will not be accepted as part of the Lodge assessment laid by the Grand Lodge.
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The Grand Secretary thus records donations:
By gift or loan we have added to our Library and museum a number of interesting books and documents.
Membership, 38,285. Net loss, 1,439.
486 needy ones in all are cared for. 214 in the Home, 96 in the Hospital and the balance outside.
Forms of Wills and gifts and codicils in favour of the Masonic Charity Foundation are printed ready for use and are very suggestive.
Rev. Arthur F. Lewis was elected Grand Master.
$500.00 annually is paid the Grand Correspondent of Reviews.
A brief biography and portrait of the late George Allen Kies, announcing the sudden and tragic death with a tribute to his memory are found in the Proceedings.
His report concerning the recognition of foreign Grand Bodies he had made to the assembled Grand Lodge and he had walked home as was his custom. Just as he reached his door he suffered a heart attack and died almost instantly.
Since 1913 he has had a wide acquaintance with the national Masonic leaders. In this work he established a repu- tation for the clarity of his knowledge of Masonic law, for independence of thought as well as fearlessness in the expres- sion of opinion. His reviews were greatly enjoyed because of their originality of expression.
Anson F. Keeler, who was duly present for the meeting, is the Grand Representative of Canada.
George A. Kies makes his last Review, saying in his introduction :
Although we find no signs of economy of space in addresses, reports of Committees, etc., we are cutting down some of our review so far as quoting very little from other reviewers. In this, we feel that our Connecticut readers are the losers.
This from the Review of British Columbia:
As usual, Dr. W. A. DeWolf-Smith, Grand Secretary, submits the review. In over two pages, he closely but cordially scans Connecticut, 1934. He does not wholly approve our recognition of some Grand Lodges, says "the regularity of origin giving Connecticut no concern." He also notes our disagreement on recognition of Grand Lodges of A.A.S.R. origin. But we are glad to note his friendly attitude, which we gladly reciprocate.
Canada in Ontario is reviewed in friendly and fraternal fashion.
Frank A. Copus, Grand Master. Connecticut was not represented.
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The Grand Master opens his address with warnings of possible dangers confronting the Fraternity. We hope they will not materialize, although it must be conceded that Masonry is at present in a somewhat fluid state. He is not alarmed at the regular net decrease in members during recent years. Seems to favor trials by commission. Devotes some space to Masonic plays detailing some restrictions, one of which would require their performance within a tiled Lodge.
He notes that Masonic funerals should not be granted when other organizations participate. Connecticut settled that question in a laisser-faire basis, only providing that the Masonic rites should be the last.
A lengthy but well written adopted report of Committee on condition of Masonry states conditions as satisfactory. Going meticulously into detail.
As usual, the review is by our old friend Col. Ponton. He includes eight pages of topical index. Devotes three pages to a survey of Connecticut. Styles the address of Grand Master as eminently practical, and notes that he was a diligent visitor.
This from the Review of England:
Under "Masonic Lotteries and Sweepstakes." The Board of General Purposes again mildly condemns all such gambling — except when tickets are issued only to Masons, and not sent through the P. O., etc. Our readers may judge as to whether this approaches evasion of law.
4815 Lodges are registered.
1,000 guineas was appropriated to start the King's Jubilee Trust. These Britishers have a way of starting charity funds into immediate fructivity.
The District Grand Lodges of Brazil, several of which Connecticut has already recognized, are pushing a "treaty" allowing them to yoke up with England. Is this to be a repetition of the divided sovereignty in Chile and other South American countries?
This from Florida:
"Among dispensations granted by the Grand Master were two 'to confer the M. M. Degree in the German Language'."
Why the necessity for a dispensation? Can it be that this is a relic of World-war hysteria, when some Grand Lodges swerved from Masonry's beaten path of tolerance and goodwill to interdict the use of the German Language in their Lodges, because, forsooth, the United States and Germany were at war? The mother Grand Lodge of the world severed fraternal relations with the German Grand Lodge because of this same war, to the everlasting shame of Masonry, in this writer's opinion.
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There were special reasons. About 30,000, so called, German "Craftsmen" visited English Lodges just before the war. Their quest was light and knowledge (of a certain kind) !
From the Wisconsin Review:
The Grand Lodge of Three Rings and of Denmark were recognized: We hope the latter is the old one, headed by the King of Denmark. We have received request from the Grand Lodge of Denmark formed in 1931. Our knowledge of this is vague and unsatisfactory. As to "Three Rings," while their relations with Grand Lodge of Czechoslovakia is perfectly cordial and harmonious, political uprisings may start a different tune. We had better hesitate before endorsing them.
Biographical sketches of Past Grand Masters has been prepared and published by Grand Secretary Buck.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
M.W. Karel Weigner, Prague, Grand Master.
R.W. Lev. Schwarz, Prague, Grand Secretary.
The Annual Assembly met at Prague, October 27th. There are about 25 Lodges and about 1,000 members. Over 150 members were added through the regularization of four Lodges, to a certain extent iregular and united nominally under a group called Bridge (Most) "Rising Sun." A new Charter was granted to a Lodge in the easterly part of Czecho- slovakia near the Roumanian and Russian Frontiers. It bears the striking name of Centrum Securitatis, called after the work of Komensky, a great educator and religious writer of the 17th century. He had obtained a refuge near the frontier before leaving his Mother Land, where he emphasized the dependence of man on God, in Whom alone there is security, hence the title. Brethren of the new Lodge will promote the education and welfare of young and old, and maintain closer relations with the National Capital. There are, as is well known, two Grand Lodges: Narodni, composed of Slavic speaking brethren; and the other, Lessing (to the Review of which our readers should refer for further information), taking in the German and Magyar speaking brethren.
There have sprung up every now and then irregular Lodges, but with the federation of the Rising Sun group and the healing of their irregularities of origin and partial practice by the National Grand Lodge, in the ceremony of which Lessing generously and heartily co-operated, the future will be assured. There may be said to be just two properly con- stituted Grand Lodges. The National Grand Lodge has been recognized by over 90 other Grand Jurisdictions. The co- operation extended shows the significant power of Masonry to unite in intimate relationship various Nationalities and tongues.
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The G.M. himself represents Canada in Ontario.
R.W. Bro. W. H. Gregory of Stratford (recently Mayor of that City), is the active and esteemed Grand Representative of Czecho-Slovakia, to whom we are indebted for two pam- phlets, the first contained in the French language by Professor Karel Weigner, Grand Master, on "Our Task in the Republic," the first paragraph of which is as follows:
Maitre Jan Hus, est debout attache au poteau sur le biicher qui va le consumer. Le marechal Haupt de Pappen- heim, a cheval s'approche et lui lance une derniere exhortation: "Maitre! Retractes toi, il en est temps encore." Jan Hus detourne la tete et garde sa conviction. La flamme petille, le bucher s'enflamme. L'humanite compte un martyr de plus. and the last:
Nous vous remercions du fond du coeur d'avoir fait le long voyage, nous vous exprimons notre reconnaissance pour l'aide morale que vous nous apportez et nous esperons qu'en revanche vous remporterez dans vos patries respectives un peu de nos esperances et de notre inalterable croyance au succes final de nos efforts pour plus de Fraternite, d'Egalite et d'Amour entre tous les hommes.
A retrospective summary, also in French, follows.
It would be a pity to spoil the beautiful tongue by this Reviewer's halting English, so we confine ourselves to the last paragraph:
Nous ne doutons pas que cette evolution serait acceptee avec joie et reconnaissance par la Magonnerie Universelle car elle fournirait la preuve tangible en ces temps troubles ou notre Ordre est sur la defensive dans beaucoup de pays que l'ideal magonnique est non seulement viable, mais que mis au service d'une idee il peut encore accomplir de grandes choses.
Number 3 of the Bulletin has largely to deal with the meeting of the International Masonic Association in convention in Prague, August 31, 1936, with the following Resolution (with recitals) :
Resolves to send an urgent challenge to all Masonic sovereignties, to all persons who labor for increased moral responsibility or care for the youth of their nations. Let man return to the principle of tolerance and liberty, to the ap- preciation of moral values, which have been an honor to him these last centuries and led humanity toward the light. Let nations spurn political and economic devices which oppress the individual materially or spiritually. Let them unite in peace and collective security, renouncing ideas of greed and domination.
During the deliberations we read the following:
The customary answer to the question: "How do you
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demonstrate? . . ." is not complete. It should be: "By regularly attending Lodge meetings and by certain Ss, Ws and Ts, etc." Generally, the fact is not sufficiently stressed, that regular Lodge attendance is the necessary basis of Masonic life. The work for the Universal League of Freemasons must always represent additional work over and above Lodge work.
The dinner was to serve the foremost purpose of the Universal League of Freemasons, viz., to foster personal acquaintance and friendship between brethren. There would be no speeches, so as not to disturb whatever individual con- versations may develop. Full advantage was taken of this opportunity and when the pleasant evening came to an end many parted v/ith the distinct feeling that much of the cement of the fraternity had been lodged between solid stones.
This summary was made, at special request, by Ernst Klatscher, Grand Secretary of Lessing, and refers to the Universal League of Freemasons. There were really two conventions held at Prague from the 28th to the 31st of August, 1936, at which 18 of the 33 "Obediences" were present. We quote the following:
It is a great honor and pleasure to welcome our dear guests, in the name of the Gr. L. of Csl. I greet you, delegates of the International Masonic Association, in the capital of a state in the heart of Europe, whose democratic constitution permits the free and undisturbed development of our Order. It is with pride that I point to our freedom ever since the close of the World War, a freedom for our Order which exists only in this of all the countries of Central Europe.
Also this renewal of a covenant made in 1934:
Renew the resolutions of the Luxemburg Convent of 1934 as follows: "The International Masonic Association in con- vention in Prague, on 28th August, 1936, emphasizes anew the obligation of all Alasons to love their countries and protect them from attack, but on the other hand to reject the use of force and to work for the removal of all causes of hate."
Czecho-Slovakia, through its recent accession in numbers, and through its alliance and co-operation with the Grand Lodges of Lessing, which shares its Jurisdiction, and also through its Grand Representatives, is evidently on the high- way of progress.
See also Reviews of Quebec, Arizona, Ohio, Southern Australia and Western Australia.
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DELAWARE
Harris Samonisky, Grand Master.
John F. Robinson, Grand Secretary.
Special Communication was held for the purpose of laying the corner stone of a building of the University of Delaware.
The One Hundred and Thirty-first Annual convened in Wilmington, 7th October, 1936.
Sixteen P.G.M.'s honored and were honored by Grand Lodge.
Canada's Grand Representative did not answer roll call.
Distinguished visitors were welcomed from Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Rhode Island, District of Columbia. Verily, Delaware is not small in the area of its hospitality.
From the Grand Master's address the following:
These visits have been a source of much enjoyment and very beneficial, for it is the interchange of ideas and thoughts that teach us many things. We can always learn something and the proof of that is evident when reflection is given to just what has been seen and heard.
In making the 22 official visits, I have been accompanied by more than 85% of the Grand Staff officers, a number of whom have a perfect attendance record.
I would be remiss in my record for the year if I did not mention something about the noble work being done by the Masonic Club. I was present when about five hundred children were treated to a fine Christmas dinner in the banquet hall of the Masonic Temple.
The Fourth Estate Square Club of Philadelphia, an organization composed of members of the Masonic fraternity who are newspapermen, honored me by conferring on me the Degree of Understanding and Broad Vision in Philadelphia.
Accompanied by the members of the staff who belong to Delaware Consistory, I visited the annual meeting of this body. About five hundred attended the celebration.
Might it not be a good idea for the Lodges remitting dues in the case of life members to see that the per capita for the Grand Lodge and Masonic Home are paid, even if it had to be done by the Lodge?
I can never forget the pleasure I had in having my father present last year to see his son installed as your Most Worshipful Grand Master.
Our sympathy goes to all who suffer at the hands of those who do not share our faith in God and His eternal justice.
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The Committee on Education extended for another year applicants for the scholarship and also permission to attend University of Delaware.
Many bequests to the Masonic Home were reported.
Membership— 5,625. Net loss — 108.
Commendable care in preserving records is mentioned by the Committee.
The Committee on Masonic Service announced the distribution of bulletins.
"Many Men, Many Minds."
"Corner-Stone."
"The Four Crowned Ones," and other subjects of edification."
They praise the plays of Bro. Carl H. Claudy, his last being entitled "Greater Love Hath No Man."
The Committee on Foreign Correspondence report:
Several of these are from South America, and are in the Spanish and Portuguese languages. We do not think it would be advisable at the present time to extend fraternal recognition as it would be necessary to employ someone to translate the several papers received at a considerable expense.
The Committee on Necrology say:
For the Mason death opens the door to another life. Not as those without hope and faith then do we stand beside the bier of a brother Mason whose course is run, whose work is finished. We know that temporal things must pass away, and that this temple of the body — and it is a marvelous temple indeed — must follow the laws for all things living. Our principal concern, therefore, should be that we make this bodily house a fit dwelling for the highest gift of God — the soul a part and parcel of the Creator himself. "All that pleases is but for the present, all that troubles is but for the present; that only is important which is eternal."
Harry W. Lowe was elected Grand Master. He was presented with unique gifts (praise- worthily practical), namely, rain coat, umbrella, cane, spats.
Ninety-five members of Grand Lodge died during the year.
Albert V. Gemmill is the Grand Representative of Canada.
Rev. R. C. Blagrave, D.D., of Hamilton, Past Grand Chaplain, is the honored Representative of Delaware.
Thomas J. Day, P.G.M., is the Grand Reviewer. He says in his introduction to his concentrated reviews:
The outstanding items that we thought would be of interest to our members. Sixty-five Grand Jurisdictions have favored us with their proceedings; three of these furnish a two year's supply.
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Canada, 1936, receives fairly favourable comment: Delaware failed to be represented. Distinguished Guests from Quebec, Prince Edward Island, England, New York, Michigan and Canada were formally introduced and were received with prolonged applause. An address of welcome was extended to Grand Lodge by R. W. Brother Wadsworth, Mayor of Toronto; suitable response was made. An address of welcome was also extended to Grand Lodge by W. Bro. Rt. Rev. Bishop W. C. White on behalf of the seventy-eight Lodges of Toronto.
In his address the M. \V. Grand Master gives an account of the transactions during the year. The reports of the several District Deputy Grand Masters give in detail the conditions as they exist in the several Lodges.
The returns show a membership of 101,562; a list of those suspended is published in the Proceedings.
The report of the Committee on Benevolence shows that a number of grants were made by local Boards and through the Lodges, these amounted to $87,000.00. The report in part says: "Figures and finance can never indicate the extent of the work which must be carried on by the Benevolent Committee of this Grand Lodge for it must be our responsibility to assist those who depend upon us in many other ways."
The report on Fraternal Correspondence and reviews is by Brother Ponton. Seventy Grand Jurisdictions are ably reviewed.
This from New Zealand Review:
Grand Master delivered an address. "Masters of Lodges must realize that presiding over a Lodge and conferring degrees forms but a small part, of their duty. It is their province to communicate light and instruction to their Brethren, and lead them to knowledge, wisdom and truth."
The review of Proceedings is published in the "Craftsman" and in that way it reaches the members.
Panama and other jurisdictions not usually reviewed make pleasant reading.
This from the Review of Scotland:
The business of Grand Lodge is mostly transacted by the Grand Committee and the report of that Committee was placed before Grand Lodge and was approved by a large majority.
The following telegram was sent to the Secretary of State for Scotland in London: "All Freemasons under the Scottish Constitution at home and abroad humbly offer their deepest sympathy and heart-felt condolence to His Majesty on the death of their beloved King.
The attendance of M. W. Bro. A. J. Anderson, our Grand Master, at the Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan is noted.
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ENGLAND
H. R. H. The Duke of Connaught, Grand Master.
Sir Colvile Smith, Grand Secretary.
The Earl of Harewood, Pro Grand Master.
Sir Francis J. Davies, Deputy Grand Master.
Quarterly Communication at Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen Street, 4th December, 1935.
We note among the well known names of those present, Sir Lionel Halsey, the Bishop of Buckingham, and Sir Boyd Merriman.
R. W. Bro. Col. William F. Wyley in speaking of the death of Lord Cornwallis said:
Brethren, only three months ago at our Communication held in Manchester, R. W. Bro. Lord Derby proposed a vote of sympathy with the family of the late Lord Ampthill. To- night, unfortunately, it is my melancholy duty to propose a similar resolution.
Throughout his life he was a devout churchman. The Province of Kent owes him a great debt of gratitude. In every respect he was loved and esteemed by all who knew him, and he was known by the endearing name of "The Squire." He was Member of Parliament for Maidstone for a number of years and later he was summoned by His Majesty to the Upper House.
I think he fulfilled what we say in our Masonic teaching. He possessed the gift of being happy and communicating happiness, always ready to drop a tear of sympathy for the failings of a brother and to pour the healing balm of con- solation into the bosom of the afflicted. I never heard him in all the years I have known him, say an unkind word of any- body.
The Earl of Harewood was thus proclaimed:
Be it known, that the Right Honorable Henry George Charles, Earl of Harewood and Viscount Lascelles in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, Baron Harewood in the Peerage of Great Britain, of Harewood in the County of York, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, etc., etc., etc., has been ap- pointed, obligated, invested and installed as Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master of the United Fraternity of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England.
He said with regard to Lord Ampthill:
Many great athletes have kept themselves fit in after life so that they may continue to excel in the sports in which they became famous in their youth; but, in the case of Lord Ampthill, he continued to preserve his corporeal and mental
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faculties to the end of his life in order that he might place his energy at the disposal of his fellow creatures and especially Freemasons. I bring no such qualities to this office.
The Deputy Grand Master was thus proclaimed:
The Grand Master's choice has fallen upon a brother of such great experience.
It is not easy to follow in his footsteps. But I am con- fident that no brother could do so with a more certain prospect of success than you have, and I, therefore, ask you if you can conscientiously undertake the duties of the office?
Be it known that Sir Francis John Davies of Elmley Castle, Pershore, in the County of Worcester, Knight Com- mander of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George.
And in his reply said:
I shall be inspired by the example set by His Royal Highness. I can only pray that the Great Architect of the Universe will see fit to guide me in the right path, and will give me strength to make me worthy of the honor that has befallen me.
The Pro Grand Master presented three Hall Stone Medals in connection with the Peace Memorial, saying:
Each member of your Lodges will feel a justifiable pride in the possession of a permanent reminder that his Lodge did its duty to the Craft.
Sir Kynaston Studd reported on Grand Lodge Benevo- lence.
Fourteen petitioners were relieved in September, 45 in October and 62 in November, total £4,390.
Feeling reference is made to the death of Curtis Chipman of Massachusetts.
A wedding present for the Duke of Gloucester, K.G., was authorized.
Among the deaths recorded is that of R. W. Bro. Admiral of the Fleet Earl Jellico.
Forty-three Warrants were issued for the Quarter, among them the Lodge of Wanderers, Chequered Cloth, Lodge of Heritage, Vaudeville Lodge and Goliath Lodge.
Acknowledgements are given to Mrs. Dunstan and others for gifts to the library and museum.
Attendance numbered 2,196.
In a separate pamphlet dated December 31, 1935, the report of the Finance Committee, audited statement and balance sheet and Masonic Million Memorial Fund are pub- lished.
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An Especial Grand Lodge was held 5th February, 1936, D. G. M. Davies on the Throne.
The death of His late Majesty King George V. was thus feelingly referred to — the assembled brethren standing while Mendelssohn's Funeral March was played:
We feel, to use His Late Majesty's gracious words, spoken but a few weeks ago, that the great family to which we all belong, has indeed lost its father, and our feelings have been shared outside his wide Dominions by all the nations of the world. Even the countries to whom we were recently opposed in arms have vied with those who fought by our side in paying honor to his memory. I think we have all been specially touched by the sympathy of the American people. The words used by the Speaker of the Virginian House of Delegates are no doubt known to you, but they will bear repetition. He began by saying, "The King is ill." You see that in his mind there was only one King. Then he went on to say, "The daughter has not wandered so far from the mother, but that the Virginians here assembled unite with the people of England in the sincere hope that the King may have a speedy recovery." That, alas, was a vain hope, but it was a noble expression of the feelings of a great nation.
Will merely mention his unfailing sense of duty and his simplicity. When I think of him, the words of Tennyson come back to me again from the Ode to the Duke of Welling- ton, in which he said, "And, as the greatest only are, in his simplicity sublime."
Total number present 1,712.
Quarterly Communication 4th March, 1936, the Earl of Harewood, Pro Grand Master, on the Throne.
Among those present are the following names well known to us, illustrating the historic significance and also the oddities of certain English names, just as Canadian names would appear to Englishmen — Sir George McLaren Brown, K.B.E., now happily in Hamilton, Ont.; Lt.-Colonel Warren Hastings, Bryan D. Nockolds, Robert J. Soddy, Robert Sopwith, David Ingamells, Knightley Goddard, Bertrand Breakspear, Arthur Tutt, Christopher Wakefield, Philip Henry, T. G. Dove and H. O. Spearpoint.
The Grand Master's re-election is always proposed by the Master or Past Master of a constituent Lodge, in this case as follows:
Most Worshipful Sir. the grievous losses which our country and Craft have suffered during the year that has passed have, if it be possible, strengthened the bonds of sym- pathy between the brethren and our Grand Master, and en- hanced the loyal devotion and affection which we all feel towards him.
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In December 71 petitioners were relieved, total £5,915, and a similar record is made at each Quarterly meeting.
A grant of one guinea for each Lodge was given to relieve Masonic suffering in the recent earthquake in Quetta, where the Masonic Temple was destroyed.
An appeal from Nairobi was introduced and was sub- mitted by the Deputy Grand Registrar with full detail, the appellant being apparently still recalcitrant, as appears by his language:
Notice was given of the intention to proceed and on July 27th appellant wrote expressing his thanks for the withdrawal of the general charge of unbecoming conduct, and he pro- ceeded, "If the board still think a sacrifice is necessary, I am ready for that."
The Toast to The King and the Craft is to be continued.
Seventeen new Lodges have been granted warrants.
The deputation headed by Sir Colville Smith to South America gave a detailed report of their wonderful mission. We quote:
We have the honor to present the report of the Deputation which recently visited the Argentine Republic, Uruguay and Brazil on the instructions received from Your Royal Highness to inaugurate the newly formed District of South America (Northern Division), and to visit such Lodges and Royal Arch Chapters in those countries as time would permit.
Several gifts from Librarian Sir Algernon Tudor-Craig were acknowledged.
Members in attendance, 1,838.
The Annual Grand Festival was held 29th April, 1936, the Earl of Harewood on the Throne.
Among the visitors present were the Earl of Donough- more, Grand Master of Ireland, and E. A. Kent, Inspector of Workings, Victoria. The Earl acknowledged the greetings given him:
The Grand Master of Ireland. M. W. Pro Grand Master and brethren all, I thank you for your kind and cordial greet- ing, and I bring to you hearty and fraternal greetings from all members serving under the Grand Lodge of Ireland.
Present, 2,855.
Quarterly Communication 3rd June. 1936, The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, the Grand Master himself on the Throne.
With regard to His Majesty the King and Queen Mary the following:
Brethren, I have great pleasure in announcing that His Majesty The King has been graciously pleased to accept the rank of Past Grand Master of this Grand Lodge. (Loud and
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prolonged applause.) I am sure that this announcement will be received with the utmost gratification by the whole Craft.
I am commanded by Queen Mary to convey to Your Royal Highnes, and to the members of the fraternity of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England (including the Supreme Order of the Holy Royal Arch) an expression of Her Majesty's grateful thanks for so kindly tendering to her this message of sympathy.
The Queen is deeply touched by this thought for her in her great sorrow, and Her Majesty warmly appreciates the charm- ing reference to the late King.
I am to assure Your Royal Highness, and all concerned with this Address, that Queen Mary sincerely appreciates the sentiments conveyed therein, which are a source of real com- fort both to Her Majesty and to the members of the Royal Family in their irreparable loss.
The Pro Grand Master addressed the Grand Master felicitously, saying:
May I, on behalf of all the brethren present, and, may I add, of the thousands who would have liked to be here on this occasion, offer Your Royal Highness our humble and devoted and affectionate homage. (Loud and prolonged applause.)
And the Grand Master made an appropriate reply. Among the deaths recorded are those of the Earl of Dartmouth, and Lord Aldenham.
The President of the Board of General Purposes an- nounced the death of other distinguished Masons, and Felix Fighiera :
Bro. Fighiera was a very well known and highly respected London Mason, a tireless worker in the interests of the Craft, and certainly one of our most eloquent speakers. Only a fortnight ago, he acted as Third Principal, that is as Chaplain, at the Consecration of a Royal Arch Chapter in this building, and delivered an address which I am sure will never be for- gotten by those who were privileged to hear it.
Among the 13 new Lodges were the following: Father Thames, Old Bancroftians and Semper Sursum.
Masons present, 1,665.
Quarterly Communication 2nd September, 1936.
The death was announced of the Earl of Yarborough, Provincial Grand Master for Lincolnshire and other dis- tinguished Masons.
Returns have to be made to the Clerk of the Peace — a comparatively new Law.
Another appeal from Nairobi was presented by the Grand Registrar in detail. It was not entertained. Attendance, 1,260.
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Quarterly Communication 2nd December, 1936, at which we note the presence of Rt. Hon. Lord Cornwallis, Provincial Grand Master for Kent, probably the son of the late Deputy Grand Master.
Seventy-five Petitioners were relieved for November, total £5,210.
The Bi-Centenary of the Grand Lodge of Scotland is re- ferred to, and also the illness of the Grand Secretary.
Past Masters of Lodges under the District Grand Lodge of South America are thus spoken of:
By your adoption of the Report, you will be giving effect to the wishes of the Grand Master, and I am sure that if, and when, any of these brethren should visit England you would welcome them as members of Grand Lodge equally with your- selves.
Posting of notices in Masonic premises is thus encouraged:
The board wishes to point out that while the posting of
notices of meetings of the Lodges is in order, the business to
be transacted in any particular Lodge is confidential to its
members, and should not be disclosed.
A deputation to Scotland reported they had a really won- derful time and were wonderfully entertained. Total attendance, 1,779.
FLORIDA
M. W. Harry G. Taylor, Grand Master.
M. W. J. S. B. Moyer, Grand Secretary.
The One Hundred and Seventh Annual Communication was held in Jacksonville, April 21, 1936.
The Proceedings are the work of the Masonic Home Press and the boys and girls are to be congratulated upon their craftsmanship.
Eleven Past Grand Masters were honored in the Grand East.
Canada was represented by Jesse C. Clark, who at this meeting was elected Grand Master. His portrait adorns the Proceedings.
From the Grand Master's address we take these citations:
The principles and precepts taught by the fraternity, and the magnificent development of our country and accomplish- ments of our people amply prove the value of adherence thereto.
It is a human characteristic that once we become accus- tomed to luxuries they become, in our own minds, necessities. Subsequent to the Florida "boom" and during general depres-
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sion, economic conditions did not permit the enjoyment of any great amount of luxury or leisure. In an effort to provide these "necessities" it is my impression that the great masses sacrificed principle to almost any expediency.
"I have, as Grand Master, undertaken to stress our duty as citizens and to each other, branding acts of expediency, as above mentioned, a betrayal of our Masonic heritage."
I have tried to impress upon the brethren the impelling necessity of their assuming civic leadership, exemplifying the type of citizenship expected of Masons by their devotion to duty.
Notwithstanding emergencies and numerous deserving ap- plications for assistance from those in dire need, the relief work has been held to the funds available for that purpose.
Our own Grand Jurisdiction is now more than one third off its high peak of membership. We have raised the per capita tax and borrowed too.
It is believed that greater care should be exercised in electing to membership and those not sincerely interested in promoting the fraternity and willing to live in conformity with its precepts not admitted.
I have written letters and enclosed a copy of such pam- phlet to about 250 of the most prominent attorneys in this state soliciting their recommendation of the Masonic Home to clients contemplating a charitable donation or bequest.
A touching incident came into my life during the year entirely aside from the grind of official duties and ordinary vocation of life; when I was called to the bedside, at her request, of an old lady for whom the Sunset was fast approach- ing, and it appeared that having made her peace with God, her thoughts turned in her intermittent periods of conscious- ness to her country and to the Masonic fraternity.
Talking with her children afterwards, I learned of her great veneration for the fraternity, apparently in her mind and heart next to her family was her love for the flag of her country and for this fraternity because of what the two stand for in the service of humanity.
Among his decisions the following:
Masonic trial be not unduly delayed. In my judgment there is no requirement that Masonic proceedings await final action in the civil courts.
I advised that it took a majority vote of the brethren present to refuse reinstatement and there being only one vote against reinstatement, the brother was legally reinstated.
"We do not recognize perpetual jurisdiction of any Grand Jurisdiction; and that the petition might be received."
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D. D. G. M. requested advice as to whether or not it would be proper to invite a speaker not a member of the fraternity to address Masonic meetings.
I ruled that it would be improper.
"For the financing of certain other public improvements in the City of Hollywood, under the P. W. A. system of financing. I advised that the Lodge was not permitted to join in such requests."
Waldo Lodge asked if the Lodge could receive the petition for affiliation of a brother from another state, accompanied by a regular dimit, who had lost one leg, and immediately place him on the emeritus list.
I ruled that it could.
DeFuniak Lodge requested advice as to whether or not the Lodge room had to be actually East and West.
I answered no.
The Home membership is reported as 147. One is attend- ing University of Florida and several of the girls have chosen nursing as their profession.
A printing plant has been established at the Home through the courtesy of the Scottish Rite.
Actual Past Master's Degree was conferred upon a num- ber of brethren and they were regularly elected and installed as Worshipful Masters.
We note this paragraph and ask "what is a student mem- ber?"
A Lodge of Fellow Crafts was opened by the Grand Lodge Committee on Work under the auspices of the Grand Lodge, a member of the Committee presiding in first section and lecture; and student member E. W. Campbell presiding in second section.
Grand Orator Caldwell delivered an eloquent address on the "Constitution of the United States and the influence of Masonic brethren in its formation." He called it "One ot the great Masonic documents of the world," and adds:
It is an idea, an ideal, a principal of right, further ex- pressed by principles of political economy imposed in this immortal document. It is at once our civil Ten Command- ments and our civil Sermon on the Mount. It is our Book of the Law, — and it is for us Masons in a peculiar sense oui Book of the Law. because it is our Masonic heritage.
The Committee on Memorials said:
Socrates said, "Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death." Another person has said, "This world is the land of the dying; the next is the land of the living."
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Thus we possess the certain hope, which is both sure and steadfast, "that through the merits of the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, we shall at last have a place in the Paradise of God forever."
Membership 20,300. Net loss 635.
R. W. Bro. R. J. Alexander, Weston, a distinguished educationalist, and a worth-while Mason, is the Grand Representative of Florida.
Wallace R. Cheves, P.G.M., is the able Chairman of the Foreign Correspondence. He says in his Foreword:
I have endeavored to flash a picture on these pages re- flecting the condition of Masonry, and the manner of its functioning in other Grand Jurisdictions, which I hope will be interesting and informative.
Downward, continues the trend of Masonic membership throughout the world.
"This is not an unmixed blessing, for Masonic strength is not synonymous with numerical strength."
In Pennsylvania, where the endowments for benevolences alone are said to be in the neighborhood of $18,000,000.00, the Masonic Homes Board reported —
"It may take another decade, or generation even, to finish it, but Thy will be done."
"How often have we heard the remark, T am only a Blue Lodge Mason,' made in the presence of Scottish Rite Masons in a deprecating tone, by a Blue Lodge Mason, as if he was in the presence of some superior being?"
The Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts gets there because he is a prince, yes, but he is a prince by the votes and suffrage of his brethren. He is chosen to the job, and not born to it.
"Where, then, does the Scottish Rite fit Where does the York Rite fit? The York Rite consists of Chapter, Council, and Commandery. It has no more connection with York than it has with Patagonia, because it is not a system which originated in York, any part of it, but was a Rite that was crystallized and built up in this country and so is really an American Rite, which advanced by development of part of what was in the old Blue Lodge ritual of England, and then to Christian Masonry, on one side."
Masonry's proud boast is Universality, and so, no doubt, could have been the boast of language in the early ages, but with drifting apart of groups of people and lack of inter- communication, language, in time, broke up into many con- formations.
And just so, in time, it will be with Masonry if official inter-communication between independent Masonic bodies is completely disrupted.
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In short, an universal interchange of reviews among Grand Lodges of regular Masonry will serve to hold the Institution of Freemasonry on an even keel — a complete ces- sation will inevitably endanger the life of the "germ" which Mackey says is essential to future Masonic history — Masonic units will drift apart, dissenters will arise — disintegration — chaos.
Under Alabama we read:
Alabama is proud of Alabama's Eastern Stars and with good cause — their collaboration in the financing of the Home, together with their gentle influence of example, brought high praise and tribute from the Grand Lodge in session, a tribute that we can pay to Florida's Eastern Stars in all sincerity.
We take the following from the Review of British Columbia:
Freemasonry has ever kept step with the most advanced civilization, and may we modestly add, vice versa — a review of history will reveal that Freemasonry has never gained a worth- while hold in benighted countries, contra-influences are too potent.
Speaking of benevolences and the need for compassion in this day of "Desolation and Unemployment," the Grand Master, in beautiful language, points out those ear-marks of good breeding and good raising, which should be the heir- loom of every Master Mason, when he says —
"The delicate forbearance and reluctance to offend or hurt another's feelings, that happy art of saying the right thing — are graces and charms we cannot afford to lose or ignore."
Not glamorous platitudes — just pure Masonry!
Canada at Hamilton is appreciatively reviewed. It is hoped our colleague will spell our honored Grand Master's name correctly :
Grand Lodge was welcomed to the City by the Mayor, Brother H. E. Wilton — "The freedom of the City is yours," he said. "The gates are wide open and if you find that is not sufficient, take them off the hinges and throw them away."
Most Wrorshipful Brother Copus is out again with a Paper more State than Masonic, but no less impelling because of that fact.
In it he sounds a note of warning to liberty loving people everywhere to gird themselves for the defence of the Magna Carta of their liberties, now being threatened from within and without.
He did not ask Grand Lodge to commit itself to any course of action in the premises, but warned right thinking Masons, as citizens to be on their guard.
"The Committee on Grand Master's address agreed with the Grand Master that it would be well 'to safeguard both the
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matter of plays and the manner of their presentation.' We hope all such, wherever practiced, is a passing fad, and will soon fade out of the Masonic picture."
Reviews by Bro. Ponton are, in our judgment, the most complete of the year. Nothing appears to escape him in the Proceedings reviewed. He sorts out the high-lights and presents them to his readers in his own inimitable style, but without comment — more's the pity. He quotes Grand Master Helvenston on many subjects — the agnostic brother, the child- less man, his 3.2 beer ruling, Lodge programs, weak Lodges and Master's wages.
This from England:
This arrangement was made through a "Treaty of Fraternal Alliance" between the Grand Lodge of England and the Grant Orient of Brazil, whereby ten English-speaking and English working Lodges were transferred from the Grand Orient of Brazil to English register and formed into a Pro- vincial Grand Lodge.
Michigan gives our colleague this opportunity:
While a woman addressing a Lodge or Grand Lodge of Masons may be classed as unusual, such an event is not with- out precedent, for indeed the Order of the Eastern Star is dear to every Mason's heart.
But interest in the work of a Grand Master of Masons and solicitude for a successful meeting of a Grand Lodge of Masons, by Knights of Columbus is something new.
FINLAND
See New York Review.
GEORGIA
Eugene D. Thomas, Grand Master.
Abit Nix, Grand Master-elect.
Frank F. Baker, Grand Secretary.
The One Hundred and Forty-ninth Grand Session was opened by the Grand Master and closed by M. W. Abit Nix, Grand Master-elect, at Macon, October 29, 1935.
Grand Marshal Westmoreland called the assembly to attention, the Brethren joining in singing "How Firm a Foundation, Ye Saints of the Lord," the grand old hymn which has been adopted by Grand Lodge.
The entire Proceedings are the product of the Craftsmen of the Masonic Home Print Shop at Macon.
Nine P.G.M.'s graced the Grand East.
Canada was duly represented by P. I. P. Edenfield.
The veteran Past Grand Master, Joe P. Bowdoin, unable to be present through physical condition, sent a message of
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courage and good will, closing "my thoughts and my heart will be with you."
A special letter from Bro. Bert Malone was read. He had recently graduated from the School of Medicine of the Louisiana State University. He was a product of the Penny Box Fund and the Masonic Home, which educated him. Those whom he thought of as his "Daddies" he can now proudly call his Brethren.
From the able address of the Grand Master the following:
"It requires that personal touch to make it a living reality rather than a lofty ideal."
Programs for the return of worthy brethren, who through force of depressing circumstances had been suspended for non-payment of dues.
It is my opinion that this occasion did more to start Masonry back toward the heights than any other event of the year.
To go on with his work because of the knowledge that the Past Masters are active and organized and on guard, knowing that because of their leadership the laymen are following on.
The great ideal has been that the hoodwink be truly lifted from our eyes and that we shall, in faith, see that Great Light of Masonry, "The Holy Bible," and with sincerity of heart and purpose, humbly strive to make it "the rule and guide for our faith and practice."
You are a power for good in your community, and although you may have been discouraged by the happenings of the past few years, so was Elijah of old (and many others); but in His name, they recovered.
Through authentic sources the Grand Master learned that communists were even endeavoring to plant their disciples and principles in Masonic Lodges.
A Masonic Ritual was found in possession of a known Communist leader in a recent raid by officers of the law.
The yardstick of all our relationships shall be an honest understanding of the person with whom we deal in every matter.
The Party of the American Flag Masonry knows no politics but the politics of the Constitution of the United States and no party except that of the American Flag.
Grand Lodge of Michigan, facing the same serious situation, had adopted resolutions against such radicalism.
At the request of the Grand Master, Raymund Daniel, Past Grand Master, trained newspaperman and former editor of the Messenger, readily consented to resume direction of the publication, because of his love for the brethren and their wards — the children.
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Our Code states: "A Lodge may actively support a movement working toward development and improvement of young people — such as the Boy Scout Alovement.
The Masonic Code provides that a demented member is still in good standing and not subject to dues.
Ten Charters were arrested with the attending details and two Charters were surrendered.
One Master and one Secretary were removed for unMasonic conduct.
Five cornerstones were laid.
Under the title "Into the Sunrise," the G. M. says "death fell heavily during the year on beloved leaders of the Craft, including the founder of the Penny Box Fund."
Of the Masonic Home he says:
The Masonic Home is one of the most priceless posses- sions of Georgia Masonry.
He gives a word of praise for the upbuilding Order of De Molay.
The Report on the Grand Master's address says:
As Grand Master his first slogan was — "Put the Craft to Work." The next was get together, on an appointed day and rededicate the Craft to purer devotion to the tenets of our Order.
From every forum upon which he stood he proclaimed — "In God we trust, trusting in God we win."
The Grand Master reported 524 Lodges and membership 41,736.
A word from the "Masonic Messenger":
It affords the only means for the presentation of the articles and plans of the Educational and Historical Com- mission. To do away with the Masonic Messenger would be to isolate completely the Masonic Home and the Masonic Home Print Shop. The Messenger publishes the activities of the Home and is a feeder for the Masonic Home Print Shop.
Just two of the remarks made by visitors to the Masonic Home:
"I've been entitled to this for 25 years, but this is my first visit. It is fine, it is fine."
"I knew it was something for us to be proud of, but it is so much better than I thought."
The recreation life of the children is considered of great importance. A new piano has been furnished by the Grand Matron of the Eastern Star, and the dining room furnished.
Brother S. V. Sanford, Chancellor of the University of
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Georgia, and Brother Harmon W. Caldwell, President of the University of Georgia, were introduced to the Grand Lodge by Most Worshipful Grand Master-elect Abit Nix.
The Committee on Jurisprudence held:
The Grand Master has no authority, by dispensation, to suspend or set aside the provisions of any by-laws of the Grand Lodge.
The Grand Master has no authority to waive a fundamen- tal provision of our Masonic law. We approve of his decision.
In the Proceedings we have noted only two Printer's errors, one of them "Custodions."
W. J. Thompson of Sault Ste. Marie, is the Grand Representative of Georgia.
HOLLAND
See New York Review. See Netherlands.
IDAHO
Louis R. Scott, Grand Master.
Curtis F. Pike, Grand Secretary.
The title page of the Proceedings bears this definite order:
Worshipful Masters are required to read the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge, or to have them read to their respective Lodges, within three months from the receipt thereof, which fact the Lodge secretaries are required to report to the Grand Secretary.
The Seventieth Annual Communication was held at Pocatello, 8th September, 1936.
Grand Lodge was opened on the Third Degree in ample form.
Distinguished visitors from Montana, Oregon, Nebraska and Utah were welcomed.
Eighteen Past Grand Masters were honoured at the altar.
Canada's Grand Representative was not present.
Grand Lodge joined in singing "Idaho."
From the Grand Master's address the following:
The work has not always been easy; my judgment may have erred in some of the decisions I have rendered. And when I think of the many opportunities for service to the Craft, the close contact with so many of the finest and most representative men of this Grand Jurisdiction, the friendships enjoyed and made, the many courtesies and honors shown, any sacrifice of time, effort, or expense sinks into insignificance by comparison.
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Our Fraternity extends itself, taking on more varied activities, becoming more solidly established in the hearts of men, its influence recognized as the one means available for the realization all over the world of those aspects of inter- nationalism.
I am pleased to report that we have had only one trial during the year.
The Master elected by Ashton Lodge did not possess a Certificate of Proficiency. I sincerely hope that all the brethren now holding commissions will consider this seriously.
It is the intention of the Grand Lodge to have a high degree of proficiency in the ritual work, and advancing such a Senior Warden is not at all desirous. A Senior Warden who has made no apparent effort to learn the work that is required should not be advanced under any circumstances but rather a Past Master be continued.
The achievements of yesterday may fail and prove futile if we prove recreant in passing on the word of "brotherly love, relief, and truth" by lip and life.
It is indeed the time for Masonry to aid in the erection of the temple of to-day by seeing that there is a durability of material, a sagacity of builders that will create the kind of building which will withstand the onslaughts of a selfishly, narrow nationalism; a bigoted, prejudiced radicalism; and an unjust and sordid class of exploitation. Our need is a temple of filial fear to Almighty God, and of unfaltering fidelity to a brother of a degree, whatever his station in life may be.
Now we turn to the future for wine and bread;
We have bidden the past adieu. We laugh and lift hands to the years ahead; "Come on! We are ready for you!" The Grand Secretary notes this publication:
A very notable addition to Masonic literature and history has been made during the past year by Charles Scribner's Sons in the revision and republication of "Gould's History of Freemasonry Throughout the World."
Membership 8,891. Net loss 244.
Greetings and courtesies are thus recorded:
The flowers which graced the Lodge room bore cards from Radiant and Ruth Chapters, O. E. S.
The Grand Chaplain paid a tribute to the bound volume of the Sacred Law on the Altar and the Altar Cloth in his address:
As we send forth "This Sacred Book of the Law" on its unique mission of good will, to be used on the Altars of the Grand Lodges of Freemasonry in the several Grand Jurisdic- tions of the United States of America and elsewhere, or
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wherever Freemasons assemble, it is with a keen desire that the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island, established and located in that state made famous by Roger Williams, that outstanding pioneer and advocate of religious liberty and freedom of con- science, may send forth this message of assurance of our "Faith in God," "Hope for the Future" and "Charity for All." The Grand Orator gave an address on the subject of "Worthy and Well Qualified."
The fate of certain amendments was negative: Several amendments were proposed and referred to the Jurisprudence Committee for consideration and recommenda- tion. As they were all rejected on recommendation of the committee, they are not printed in accordance with our custom of omitting lost measures.
Chairman Percy Jones presented his Report on Foreign Correspondence, incidentally saying:
The Grand Master of New York designated last year as "Masonic Recovery Year" and was rewarded in his efforts with much success. Hundreds of re-dedication meetings were held and a re-habilitation of Lodges was accomplished.
The number of members, however, is not a true barometer of the condition of the Fraternity. It is the quality and interest of its membership that is important.
R. W. Grand Secretary C. C. Hunt of Iowa, Librarian of the largest Masonic library and museum, publishes in the pro- ceedings a very interesting report. The library has had a very active and busy year, with the entire staff called upon to the limit of their abilities to serve the large number of patrons.
The Lodge Minutes in Edinburgh, dated 1598, are said to be the oldest in the world.
It is a delght to the eye of an interested Masonic reader to note the seven full-page half-tone portraits of the New Masonic Temple in Baltimore, Maryland.
Past Grand Master Frank Jenks, son of Bro. Aldro Jenks, who has for many years rendered distinguished service for Masonry in Wisconsin, said: "In taking up the pen laid down by my father as Foreign Correspondent, I do so with a con- sciousness of my own inability to measure up to the high standard which he has set."
The Trowel and Sojourners' Clubs at the government forts, Fort Stanton and Fort Bayard, New Mexico, show much excellent work accomplished. There are 290 patients in the hospital at Fort Bayard and 217 at Fort Stanton — among them many Masons.
The Grand Master of Kentucky, after speaking of the antiquity of Freemasonry, said: "Venerable as is our Frat- ernity, it still glows with the fires of unwasted youth. It
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stretches its hands across the seas, reaches over the walls of prejudice, of language, and of race."
Under Fifty-year Masons the following: "Just a plain old Master Mason — - Yet as he spoke it seemed as if he knew Life's mystery, And had solved the meaning of the word called immortality. Just a plain old Master Mason, not a Templar with his sword, But in his heart and in his life he breathed God's blessed Word, And walked the path that leads us all unto the Throne of God. Just a plain old Master Mason, thanking God that he could see Jacob's ladder reaching upward even from the First Degree — A lesson to us all of Faith, Hope and Charity." Guatemala was recognized.
William H. Thompson was elected Grand Master. Under Necrology the following quotation:
That through the distance we must lose the hold Of hand with hand, and only clasp the thread Of memory. But still so close we feel this land, So sure we are that these same hearts are true. At the closing of Grand Lodge this ceremony is recorded:
The Grand Alaster's signet ring was passed from the retiring Grand Master to the incoming Grand Master with appropriate expressions of sentiment.
The Grand Secretary appends personal comments, from which we extract:
One of the most noticeable features of this entire com- munication was the presence of so many visitors from neigh- boring states.
The Grand Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, Mrs. Lura Wilt of Glenns Ferry, was present as an invited guest and honored the occasion with a well prepared and thoughtful address. Her gracious appearance added materially to the interest of the evening. It was much appreciated. The wives of the distinguished visitors were introduced, together with a number of our own "higher ups."
Nothing pleases us more than to see a new member rise to express his views or defend his position. Why should he not do so?
At a Special Communication at Shoshone, Bro. Charles Ulig Alig briefly addressed the Grand Master.
Marion W. Kelley is the worthy Representative of Canada in Idaho, and R. W. Bro. R. F. Richardson, Honour Member of the Board of General Purposes for good work well done, is the Grand Representative of Idaho.
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From the "In Memoriam" page the following: "Again a parting sail we see; Another boat has left the shore; Kinder souls on board had she Than ever left the land before. As on her outward course she bends, Sit closer, friends."
ILLINOIS
Hal C. McLoud, Grand Master.
Richard C. Davenport, Grand Secretary.
The Ninety-seventh Annual Meeting was held in Chicago, October 13, 1936.
The Grand Chaplain led the Devotions:
A holy hush falls upon our hearts as we recall that we were created in Thine image, and that Thou didst breathe unto us the breath of life. Invigorate our spirits with a high and holy sense of our divine origin and of our moral destiny, and with that high and holy fact that now are we the Sons of God, even though it doth not yet appear what we shall do.
Ten Past Grand Masters were duly present.
For an hour before any formal opening of Grand Lodge an organ recital was given by a Brother and vocal numbers by the Oxford Male Quartet of Chicago, which was much enjoyed.
The Grand Master, speaking in his fine address of the old customs being discarded and new methods of teaching the moral and ethical lessons being adopted, spoke nevertheless of the stability of Masonry and the obedience of the W. M. to the declaration "Let there be light." He added:
To the practices and principles of this ancient institution a great measure of credit must be given for that orderly and amicable social structure known as The United States of America; orderly and amicable by comparison with many other organizations.
The future of the Fraternity is bright, its social ideals are still high and fine, its fellowship is still worthy and select.
He spoke of the wise and kindly leadership of the Officers of Lodges and said: "If we are ever faithful of guarding the portals from not merely the unworthy, but also the super- stitious and morose, we would have harmony."
Proper training of new brethren is feasible when the new brethren are few.
Attended with appropriate and significant ceremony in Grand Lodge session, the venerable brethren entitled to such
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recognition have been assembled and presentd with a token, which proclaims them as distinguished in the Fraternity for their commendable interest.
The candidate should be given every fraternal considera- tion which he might reasonabljr be disposed to claim. If the fees have been reduced since he petitioned the Lodge, then he should pay for the remaining degree or degrees at the reduced rate.
On the theory that some member may have made a mis- take in casting his ballot, the Master may order a second ballot taken if only one unfavorable ballot is found, but the Master is not required to do so, and may declare the petition rejected.
Question — Is it permitted that a Lodge divert a certain percentage of the annual dues of members to a benefit fund in charge of a committee or Low Twelve Club for the benefit of all members' families at death?
Answer — Funds of the Lodge shall not be taken from the control of the Treasurer and placed in control of any other person.
Post card notices of meetings which are extended to in- clude cartoons, witticisms and allusions to games, dancing, entertainments and the like are a violation and are wholly lacking in dignity.
At a hearing before three brethren the Master admitted his guilt on all eight charges He was thereupon deposed and suspended from all rights and privileges of Masonry and a Past Master appointed in his stead.
I have refused in every case to set aside any action by the Lodge, and h is my conviction that such appeals frequently originate in the minds of men whose capacity for sound judg- ment is open to question.
A member of self-confessed prominence recently remarked that he is losing his interest in the Fraternity because im- portant men are now so rare in our counsels, and in his judg- ment leadership has been usurped by men without commercial, professional, or academic prominence. Whether his charge is based on fact or otherwise is not important, but it is important that any capable man who harbors a like feeling should first examine himself. Judgment as to our worth or lack of worth to the Fraternity falls upon the brilliant as well as upon the duller member.
"A man may have an honest heart,
Though poverty hourly stare him. A man may take a neighbor's part Who has no cash to spare him."
He laid the cornerstone of the new Community High School.
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Distinguished guests from Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado and Iowa were welcomed.
In memory of the late M. W. Bro. Goddard, Alexander H. Bell said:
From that time on we were thrown frequently together. Indeed, we became what David Harum calls "Great Meet Ups." I have served with him on committees. I always found him kind, diligent, conciliatory and capable.
Membership 218,069. Net loss 1,400. Number of Lodges 1,000.
The Grand Master, Hal C. McLoud, was re-elected. From the Report of the Committee on Obituaries we quote :
"But we've a page, more glowing and more bright, On which our friendship and our love to write; That these may never from the soul depart, We trust them to the memory of the heart. The children in the Home attend the Grade and High Schools at LaGrange. Religious instruction is given in that Religion in which all men agree, leaving their particular opinions to themselves. Their recreation activities and musical education are recorded and Boy Scout Troops and Camp Fire Girls are popular features.
Grand Orator Gordon was given a rising vote of thanks for his oration. We quote:
It has occurred to me that it is quite necessary as well as profitable to pause a little while in the hurried march of life to take inventory. This applies to organization as well as individuals.
You and I are abiding in a constantly changing world. It becomes quite kaleidoscopic as we see kingdoms falling, mon- archies failing, thrones toppling over, kings abdicating their thrones, and governments being tested in the crucible. De- structive moral trends, radical and debasing theories of public and private conduct, and national spiritual apathy. The answer comes I think in our inventory sheet. The answer will be found in what we have really given to the world rather than what we have taken from the world.
However it may have started, even with the lowest form of life and worked up through countless ages, we have to-day a civilization that is the result of growth.
Growth in nature came because of urge. We plant the seed and within that tiny, seemingly lifeless embryo the urge for growth begins to be felt and finally something puts forth its appearance above the earth's surface and says, "I am life."
What has been happening in the natural world has also been happening in the Masonic world.
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We are workmen that need not be ashamed.
Alasonry has even made a larger contribution. It has kept the fires burning of faith in a Supreme Being, faith in God. In whom do we put' our trust? In God, Omnipotent, Om- niscient, and Omnipresent, not some far-off deity, not some stern judge, but an infinite unlimited source of good, ruler of the infinite universe, "Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, meted out heaven with the span, and com- prehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighted the mountains in a scales, and the hills in a balance."
"We are a going institution; our dividends are not metal, but mental and moral."
The total appropriation from the Charity Fund was $210,436.
Canada's Grand Representative did not answer Roll Call.
In his reply to the reception of Grand Representatives a veteran Brother said: "We have before us symbolically the Masonic world."
From the closing remarks of the Grand Master the fol- lowing :
I never have stood and looked into the faces of a kindlier group of men in our Grand Lodge than we have to-day.
Hon. George S. Henry, Leader of His Majesty's loyal opposition in the Legislature, is the Grand Representative of Illinois, and Canada is represented by Sylvester O. Spring of Chicago.
Elmer E. Beach, P.G.M., again furnishes an excellent Report on Fraternal Correspondence, in every way worthy of the great Jurisdiction for which he speaks. He is a skillful pilot and guide over sea and land. His distinction between finance and moral bankruptcy is well shown in his Foreword, and we also quote in this connection:
Failure to pay such charges and expenses would mean financial bankruptcy. Default in meeting these Masonic ob- ligations would mean moral and Masonic bankruptcy. This is unthinkable so long as Masonry remains what it has always been.
Threat of suspension is the coercion used on delinquents. Actual suspension dries up the source of income and defeats its own purpose, especially when precipitate, indiscriminate and wholesale. How to co-ordinate and balance the good in the threat of suspension against the evil of actual suspension is the difficult problem. Make a thorough investigation in each case to determine whether failure to pay was due to actual inability or to indifference. The fraternal relationship established by Masonic membership should not be lightly broken.
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In other cases, a friendly talk might be the means of prompting the delinquent to pay his dues, where the formal demand from the Secretary accompanied by the threat of sus- pension might have the opposite effect.
Dual membership and life memberships continue to in- terest Grand Lodges. The trend of thought seems to be favor- able to both propositions, the latter on conditions such as payment by the applicant of a sum of money such as would at prevailing rates of interest yield an income equal to the dues, the principal to be invested and controlled by the Grand Lodge.
He gives Alberta one of the best of his Reviews, quoting at length the address of the Grand Master, as to whom he says, after citing laudatory words on Boy Scouts and Sojourners:
We cannot refrain from saying that the address of the Grand Master is one of the finest, most thoughtful, and helpful addresses we have had the pleasure of reading, and we wish every Mason might have the pleasure of reading it in full.
Canada at Hamilton is fully and strikingly reviewed. After reciting the opening of Grand Lodge and our many dis- tinguished visitors, he says of Grand Master Copus deservedly and quotes largely from his address:
In a stirring and earnest address the Grand Master chal- lenged the Masons of Canada to make an earnest effort to live lives worthy of the fundamental precepts of the institution of Freemasonry and to discountenance all efforts of foreign propagandists to undermine the established principles of the Anglo-Saxon race as exemplified in the laws and constitution of Canada and the British Empire.
Every Lodge should operate on the budget system.
He opposes reduction of fees or dues.
The candidate who is too lazy, too indifferent, too busy, or too superior to measure up in this respect should under no circumstances be advanced until he has mended his ideas upon Masonic endeavor. Perhaps it would not be a mistake for us to follow the example of some other Grand Jurisdictions where the minimum period of four weeks between degrees has been greatly lengthened, with results that are altogether admirable.
The Grand Master condemns the practice of the selection of a District Deputy Grand Master in rotation so as to give equal honor to each Lodge in the district. He is also opposed to the indiscriminate publication of the membership of the Lodges and mentions as his objections that such lists are too often used for commercial purposes.
"Denmark was denied recognition on the ground that it did not exercise sole and exclusive jurisdiction of ancient Craft Masonry in Denmark."
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The report on foreign correspondence is by Brother Pon- ton. The report is a very complete and comprehensive review with liberal quotations from addresses by Grand Masters and various committees and is preceded by a quite complete an- analytical and topical index which will be of great value to those fortunate enough to read this excellent review.
From the Indiana Review the following:
"Whatever, therefore, is our conception of right or wrong, propriety or impropriety, discretion, gentility and respect- ability, these are the tests to be applied in the solution of problems arising from the liquor question."
It is the practice in Indiana to place brethren on trial upon the charge of non-payment of dues. In many cases brethren were acquitted although the record of the Lodge showed the brother on trial guilty.
This from the admirable Review of Michigan has now pathetic reference to the late and lamented Lou B. Winsor:
This Bible was sent to and lay upon the altar of the Grand Lodge of Michigan and was re-dedicated by the Grand Chap- lain. Reference was made to the fact that Most Worshipful Brother Lou B. Winsor, Grand Secretary, was the eighth lineal descendant of Roger Williams, who was the founder of the Colony of Rhode Island, whose tri-centennial was recently celebrated. Brother WTinsor was called upon and verified the statement that he was the eighth lineal descendant of Roger Williams, having been born at Providence, and in his remarks stated that he had always been somewhat proud being referred to as "an Act of Providence."
Under West Virginia Review is cited an experience: "I'd rather be a failure than a man who's never tried; I'd rather seek the mountain top than always stand aside. Oh, let me hold some lofty dream and make my desperate
fight. And though I fail I still shall know, I tried to serve Thee right."
INDIANA
Rudolf H. Horst, Grand Master.
William H. Swintz, Grand Secretary.
Fine portraits of Grand Officers precede the Proceedings of the One Hundred and Nineteenth Annual Meeting of Grand Lodge, held in Indianapolis, May 26, 1936.
From the Foreword (a new departure) we glean the following:
"The excursion to the Masonic Home in Franklin was attended by 518 persons."
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Brother Morrison chose for his subject "The Impending Crisis; the Voice of Freemasonry; the Masonic application of Natural Law in the Spiritual World."
Modern scholarship has tended toward the philosophy of materialism.
Its chief characteristic was to be the rejection of all authority, divine and human.
To them the abundant life is animal passion deified. They worship no other God.
The first lie is God. There is no God.
The second lie is right. There is no right.
I feared for the harvest of the sowing of such moral and spiritual seed. I recalled the words of Goethe: "The destiny of a nation at any given time depends upon the opinions of its young men under five and twenty."
This generation faces its impending crisis. This era is undeniably one of moral decadence and spiritual apostasy. A wave of lawlessness is sweeping over the land with a power so great that public and private virtue are impotent in their resistance.
"Freemasonry will 'hold fast' the Greek ideal of a sound mind in a sound body and will add to them the one thing need- ful.
"High scholarship alone cannot meet the issues of life."
"And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians; and he was mighty in his words and works."
All unconsciously, he was developing and cultivating man's sixth sense, which is the power to see the invisible God.
I like the words of Mrs. Hemans, "Earth's crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God; but only he who sees takes off his shoes." The philosophy of the long and eventful years of the life of Moses is written in these words: "for he endured as seeing him who is invisible."
One day a practical man asked an author to define "The New Freedom" in a few plain words. This was his definition: "The New Freedom is the incoherent right of every man to do as he damn pleases."
That is not new freedom. It is age-old slavery.
Daniel Webster expresses the whole truth in these few words: "Liberty is in proportion to wholesome restraints."
"Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but he that keepeth the law, happy is he."
Richard Hooker said "Of law no less can be acknowledged than that its seat is in the bosom of God."
Freemasonry speaks in terms of stone, cement and the
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working tools of operative masonry; but it uses these only to convey and enforce spiritual truths.
Brothers of mine, the dead body of the faith and courage of this blind and blundering world shall yet be raised from a dead level to a living perpendicular.
Canada's Grand Representative did not answer Roll Call.
This paragraph regarding the Eastern Star:
The Freemasons of Indiana and the Order of the Eastern Star are on very friendly terms, each attending to its own affairs without interference or meddling in the affairs of the other.
From the Grand Master's address we cite:
Lodges well informed and with a better and fuller knowledge of the aims and values of our Great Institution which is dedicated to the Holy Sts. John.
Freemasonry in Indiana is undergoing a great revival.
A new Lodge was constituted at Pleasant Lake.
Six cornerstones were laid during the year. This is almost a record.
He expressed personal gratification of the Masonic Home at Franklin, "one of the finest in the United States."
He praises the Indiana Freemason, published at the Masonic Home, and made known his messages through that channel.
He admonishes the Publication claimed to be "Organ of American Freemasonry."
Several other decisions follow:
I ruled that such a visitation would be highly improper, basing my decision on the fact that the playlet shows a Lodge open on the Master Mason Degree. More than this, it is my opinion that a Lodge of Freemasons, as such, should not visit a Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star for the reason that it has been stated repeatedly by Grand Masters and other officials of the Grand Lodge that Freemasons should attend strictly to their own affairs and not attempt to take part in the programs of other organizations.
A Lodge may accept a petition of a member of the Dunkard faith if he "promises and affirms," and expresses a belief in God.
Of a soldier of the Confederate army that he be buried with Masonic honors and with the casket draped with the Confederate flag?
It would be improper to grant such a request. Unless the brother was loyal to the present government, he should not be a member of the Lodge. (Is not this rather strict? Sym- bolic flags hold many cherished memories.)
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Has a Lodge the right to assist a Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star by soliciting the public to patronize a lottery or a drawing for a prize at a benefit party ?
Neither a Lodge nor a Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star can conduct a drawing for a prize or any other kind of a lottery in a Lodge hall.
Any member of a Lodge who solicits the public to buy chances in a lottery conducted by the Order of the Eastern Star or any other organization is subject to charges of un- Masonic conduct.
The Grand Master addressed the Masters and Wardens on Education, saying:
This committee cannot come into your Lodge and conduct an educational program. You have to do that. This com- mittee can help you.
He spoke at the Grand Masters' Conference in Washington forcibly, as follows:
The utter destruction of all forms of government except that of the "proletariat" — which can only mean the autocracy of a small band of over-lords, so-called, entirely powerful and subject to no will but their own.
For the past 15 years a plan, deliberate and comprehensive, has had for its purpose the education of the youth of this country in Communistic doctrines. So well organized and directed is this movement that regular Communistic schools have been established in strategic centers of population. Literature used as text in these schools is cleverly written and edited by men with brains, and in the main is for propaganda purposes. For instance, one of these text books develops in minute detail a plan whereby a worker is taught to organize his fellow workers into soviet bands and in its masterful presentation teaches the best psychological approach to im- plant into the minds of recruits communistic ideas. Similar methods are followed and are reaching all phases of our social life. The communists have their own newspapers, and strange as it may seem, made their greatest progress in church groups.
Whether or not Masonic bodies should accept the responsi- bility of engaging in an open battle against the sinister and growing influence of Communism is a problem for you Grand Masters assembled here to-day to determine. In some juris- dictions campaigns are being conducted in the Lodges by eloquent speakers in an effort to educate the Craft to the dangers which confront the country if Communism is per- mitted to spread.
These changes have been brought about in the past by legislation and not by revolution. Why destroy a fabric of government because it needs some repairs?
With such ideas in mind, members of the Craft cannot
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do otherwise than to be "good men and true" and thus find it an easy matter to rebuke the forces which would attempt to align them with the agents of devastation.
Thomas J. Wilson was elected Grand Master.
Membership 110,297. Net decrease 3,648. Average mem- bership per Lodge 198.
The powers of the Grand Master are recited in full, in addition, of course, to the prerogative power vested in him.
The Grievances and Appeals Committee report:
Your Committee report that the Worshipful Masters of the five hundred fifty-six (556) Masonic Lodges within this Grand Jurisdiction have performed the difficult and delicate duties of their high office so efficiently and acceptably that no Brother Mason has felt aggrieved. None has taken an appeal to this Grand Lodge.
P.G.M. Elmer F. Gay presented his Report as Reviewer, which was adopted. We quote:
In our reviews you will find very little personal comment for, in our opinion, our readers are more interested in what is happening in other Jurisdictions, which information we en- deavor to give in as concise a manner as possible.
The liquor situation as concerns Masonry: All Jurisdic- tions admit that the two do not mix.
The Grand Master of Idaho ruled that the serving of "Dutch Lunches" on Lodge premises was forbidden.
The few Jurisdictions who have established Higher Education Funds are reporting very unsatisfactory results. They have plenty of requests for loans but little, if any, re- payments.
"There is no great loss without some gain," and the gain for Masonry has been in the great increase in our social and educational activities. This is well proven by the splendid results.
He says of Denmark:
Information has been received that there are two or more Grand Lodges in Denmark and that the one recognized by the Grand Lodge of Indiana is not legitimately organized according to our standard, as it holds allegiance to the Grand Orient of France, with whom we are not in fraternal relations. We therefore recommend that action on the matter, taken last year, be rescinded.
And of Sweden and Denmark the following:
Requests for mutual recognition should emanate from the younger organization, we recommend that the Grand Lodge of Indiana request fraternal recognition from the Grand Lodge of Sweden and the National Grand Lodge of Denmark, and
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that if recognition is granted that the Grand Master arrange for an exchange of representatives.
The Committee recommended that they be granted further time to consider Brazil and the Argentine and other Jurisdic- tions.
From a report on Funerals the following:
"I would like to make a suggestion, to be used or not as you please. Several Masonic funerals, lately, have shown us that it is difficult to get any undertaker to conform with the Masonic order of procession. The use of cars, the faster pace, the custom of using six, eight, or ten flower girls, have all contributed to making the order of procession harder to main- tain. Why not have the Committee on Rituals give some attention to modern conditions, work out a method that can be used in most cases, and take the whole matter up with the Indiana Undertakers with the idea of getting their Association to co-operate?"
"The principal thing in which Masonic Lodges is con- cerned is that whenever the Lodge takes charge of a funeral ceremony, that they have full charge from the time they begin until such Masonic ceremony is concluded.
The Ritual Committee report:
This feeling also would find lodgment in the minds of many of our own brethren, and thus would the gap be widened between the large Lodges of the cities and the smaller Lodges in the towns, with the possibility that the unity of Masonry might be endangered.
Feeling that innovations should be engaged in very spar- ingly, and that our present old-time, beautiful work is ample and should be the same in all Lodges, the Ritual Committee recommends that no soliloquy be introduced into the work.
As to the Apron at public receptions, this decision: And in public processions the apron must be worn on the outside of the clothing and at public funerals the General Regulations require that the apron must be worn on the outside of the coat or outer garment.
On Education this paragraph:
"Check the Right Answer Contest." This consisted of twenty-four statements, each of which had four variations, one only being right. Those taking part in the contest are to check the one that is right.
"Poems of Masonry." This program consists of a number of poems on Masonic principles. It presents an evening of inspiration.
Canada's Grand Representative is left blank in the list, and Donald M. Sutherland of Woodstock, is the Worthy and Worshipful Grand Representative of Indiana.
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IOWA
John T. Ames, Grand Master.
C. C. Hunt, Grand Secretary.
The biography of the Grand Master by C. C. Clark, P.G.M., pays a fine tribute to his personal and official worth:
We have had leaders of greater brilliancy, but mere bril- liancy not seldom fails to get vital results; we have had more suave politicians, but politics, while at times seemingly suc- cessful, play no acceptable part in our brotherhood; we have had greater rhetoricians, but ability to turn neat phrases, while useful and entertaining, must be supplemented by more homely virtues to spell success; we have had perhaps ritualists as accomplished, but mere ability to confer degrees faultlessly does not make the real Master. We are a fraternity, an association of real men.
Freemasonry is the highest development of brotherhood, and he is the best Mason who best exemplifies brotherliness.
There is no brother we know of any place who better demonstrates in his life, in his daily walk and conversation what Masonry really means. Serious-minded, well educated, of character tested and true, more than to the average seeker for light.
Public exercises consisting of music and addresses pre- ceded the opening of Grand Lodge and this ceremony took place:
Burton H. Saxton, P.G.M., presented the flags of Sao Paulo, Chile, Cuba and Western Australia.
One of the most colorful flag presentations was witnessed by the brethren and guests when the color was displayed under the direction of Albert Block, Lt. of the Naval Reserve. The American flag was formally presented. The Color Bearer was George L. Block, Apprentice Seaman, a member of Davenport Chapter, Order of DeMolay.
The color was carried into the Lodge room on a staff and, being unbent from the staff and bent onto a halyard, was hoisted in the front of the Temple where a spotlight was turned upon it and an electric fan caused it to fly to the breeze. Lieut. Block (what memories the name recalls!) said —
It will permit itself to be lowered on account of three things. Perhaps these three are only one. Some of you have heard that three are one and one is three.
This flag is lowered every day at sunset. But this lower- ing of the flag at the time of sunset is due to an ancient tradition.
This daily lowering of the color at sunset is a symbol of the old prayer, "In God We Trust."
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Upon the death of any one in the service this flag is lowered to the position at half-mast.
So I say, a flag which insists on maintaining its position at the very peak of any halyard, excepting only in worship of God, is a proud flag. This is again demonstrated by the way it comes down slowly.
The flag is intended to symbolize the nation which is to be defended and therefore to the people in the service the flag symbolizes these duties to be performd.
Bro. Wells, Mayor of Davenport, bade Grand Lodge wel- come to this City and District. One of the features is situated thus:
On an island in the Mississippi River, between Davenport and the Twin Cities of Rock Island and Moline, Illinois, is situated one of the world's largest arsenals. And in connection with that arsenal is a war museum that is well worth your while to visit.
The Worthy Grand Matron of the Eastern Star responded to a welcome, saying:
The Eastern Star — oldest, I believe, of the branches of the Masonic Order — came into being as an earnest handmaiden of Masonry.
Our Order assists in maintaining the Grand Assembly of Rainbow in Iowa, and the subordinate Chapters are directing and encouraging the local assemblies under their care. "Love was not given human heart For careless dealing; Its spark was lit that man might know Divine revealing.
"Heaping up with sacrificial brands The flame, in mounting, Enkindles other hearts with love Beyond the counting. Distinguished guests from Illinois, Missouri and the Masonic Service Association were welcomed.
The Ninety-third Annual was held June 9, 1936, at Daven- port, the Grand Master of Illinois saying: "To each is given a bag of tools, A shapeless mass and a book of rules; And each must make, ere life be flown, A stumbling block or a stepping stone." Those who have seriously considered the moral training, the ethical teachings, the high standards of ancient craft Masonry will never be builders of stumbling blocks.
The Altar Bible was re-dedicated. The Grand Chaplain spoke :
Three hundred years is a long time as men measure it but
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a very short period in God's economy of time. "In the he- ginning, God " When, where, how and what was that
beginning? But this God is the God of Masons and this Book is His Book. It is peculiarly fitting that this Bible should come from the State of Rhode Island founded by the great men who stood for personal, religious and civic liberty.
The Order of Masonry cannot be any better than the individual makeup itself.
Over the desk of a busy business man and Mason is this prayer:
"Teach me that sixty minutes make an hour, sixteen ounces a pound, and one hundred cents a dollar.
"Help me so to live that I may lie down at night with a clear conscience, and without a gun under my pillow, and un- haunted by the faces of those whom I have wronged.
"Grant that I may earn my meal ticket on the square, and in the earning of it that I may do unto others as I would that they should do unto me."
"Keep me young enough to laugh with children and con- siderate enough to be sympathetic with old age.
"And when comes the hour of darkened shades, and the smell of flowers, and the tread of soft footsteps, and the crunching of wheels in the yard, make the ceremony short and the epitaph simple, 'Here lies a man'."
May this be the prayer of Masons.
On the In Memoriam Roll Call this verse was cited: "What lies beyond the after-glow?
To life's new dawn how far? As if in answer, spoken low, Love lights the evening star!"
Fourteen out of sixteen Past Grand Masters were present.
From the Grand Master's address we make the following citations :
"Another year of labor here on earth,
To carry out the Master's deep design; Each Mason striving hard to prove his worth
By perfect ashlar, true in every line. Another year is gone. What we have done
Can never be undone; for good or ill A chain of sequence from our acts will run
Far down the years and have an influence still."
Make every effort to pay our debts and get back on a sound financial basis; for although Masonry is a brotherhood, yet brotherly love is not accepted as payment for building Masonic Temples, nor will it buy fuel to keep them warm or pay the thousand and one expenses of running a Lodge. Even
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between blood brothers, business matters must be adjusted fairly.
Masons are — "To be good men and true, or men of honor and honest}7." Thus the first edict of our most ancient Masonic law is that a Mason must be "moral and upright," a man of "honor and honesty."
Lodge dues are a debt just as truly as any other debt. By the terms of the contract which each of us has made with Masonry, we have promised to pay them in advance each year.
Seldom does a Lodge make any attempt to collect dues from the family of a deceased brother.
Investigation in a few of the delinquent Lodges developed the fact that there were more than enough outstanding local dues to pay the Grand Lodge dues in full.
In my opinion, the intent of the law is that each brother shall be contacted and make an appearance in some way, in person, or by written statement, or through some brother who has contacted him and is commissioned to speak for him, be- fore any action can be taken by the Lodge to extend the time. In order to put it in plain language, easily understood, I have held in all cases that there must first be some promise or agreement by each brother to pay on or before a definite date, before action can be taken by the Lodge to extend the time. In other words, the Lodge cannot act to extend the time until there is something definite on which to base such action.
As another means of stimulating and encouraging the study of Masonry, of drawing out local talent and of increas- ing attendance at Lodge meetings by making them more worth while, the committee has .arranged a series of short programs to be used by constituent Lodges whenever they need something with which to fill in, both interesting and instructive.
The Sojourners' Club. This is an organization which carries on a work of Masonic charity among the Masons in the veterans' hospital at Tucson, Arizona.
Two cornerstones of a new Post Office and new School were laid during the year.
On the much discussed liquor question the G. M. said:
The Grand Lodge of Iowa was organized by men of high ideals. The high standards of morality which they set up have been carried on down the years without being lowered.
One can hardly find a place to get a meal without someone at the next table drinking beer. To say that black is white doesn't make it so, and although the civil law declares 3.2 beer to be non-intoxicating, yet we know that it is intoxicat- ing, f\t least to some persons.
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Let us lift once more this standard on the subject of liquor to its rightful place in our system of morals. Let us return to the old law.
And in closing quotes:
Masonry deserves and demands our best. Slipshod methods are not worthy of our high calling as Masons. The Lodge is not merely a place to enjoy ourselves. "Build it well, whate'er you do;
Build it straight, and strong, and true; Build it clean, and high, and broad; Build it for the eyes of God."
Of the Grand Lodge Bulletin, of which this Reviewer has been the grateful recipient and constant reader for many years, the Grand Secretary says:
During the past year it has, as heretofore, been our en- deavor to publish such a bulletin as would serve the Craft in a very definite manner. We have tried to present a challenge to the Masonic scholar; material for inspiration and pride to the veteran Mason; news for the inquiring Mason; and "more light" for the newly raised Mason. Judging from the com- ments made on the renewal blanks by the readers, we have, to a modest degree, achieved that objective.
A picture is given of the beautiful Louis Block Memorial Library. The Librarian quotes:
Are we not driven to the conclusion that of things which man can do or make here below, by far the most momentous, wonderful, and worthy are the things called books? — Thomas Carlyle.
During the year 756 volumes were added to the great library.
A French Masonic section has been added to the library, containing 630 volumes.
In the clipping bureau are many thousand clippings of every conceivable Masonic subject.
The G. H. P. responded as follows:
I have only one thing that I would like to speak about at this time, and that is the matter of the young people of to- day, our young men. It seems that they do not have any interest in Freemasonry for some reason or other. I don't know why it is. You take the young men in college and ask them if they have joined the Masonic Lodge. "No, never had any desire to." I wonder why. Is it because we, as parents of those men, have not made it interesting to them at home to begin to wonder what we are doing, and what it is about? I believe there is one way by which it can be made more interesting to the young people, and that is by the Masons of to-day getting behind Royal Arch Chapters wherever you have them. That will help quite a bit.
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Fifty Fellowship and Lodge meetings were held, each addressed by a member of the Speakers' Bureau.
Only one case involving expulsion came to the attention of the Grievance and Appeals Committee.
A long and interesting report on Grand Lodge recognition is printed, from which we make the following extract regard- ing the probability of a permanent organization of Grand Secretaries:
The road to perfection is and always has been strewn with rocks, small and large, but none is insurpassable. We should trudge along carefully and thoughtfully.
The Committee on Grand Lodge Recognition recommends that Iowa, through its Grand Secretary, request and implore the association of Grand Secretaries, at their next meeting, to institute, supervise, and conduct a world-wide study and re- search of each Grand Lodge in the world for the purpose of seeking common grounds for recognition, for the improvement of Masonic understanding throughout the world, and eventual- ly the fulfillment of the Mason's dream — the Universality of Masonry.
Each session of Grand Lodge was preceded by an invoca- tion by Grand Chaplain Sawyer. We quote from one:
We thank Thee for the spirit of peace and good will that has prevailed. We thank Thee for the inspiration of these addresses and these reports. We thank Thee for the conduct of these men and Masons who have meant so much to this Order in years past.
The total attendance at Grand Lodge was 708.
Dr. Tom Bentley Throckmorton of Des Moines was elected Grand Master.
The transfer of the signet ring is thus recorded:
Past Grand Master John T. Ames presented the incom- ing Grand Master with the signet ring worn by him during his term of office, saying:
In our work we have certain symbols^ and among them is one which I have always considered very significant, the point within the circle. We are told that Lodges were anciently dedicated to King Solomon, but in modern times to St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist.
One thousand one hundred and sixty-six brethren died during the year and their In Memoriam contains the following verse:
"The years of man are the looms of God, Let down from the place of the sun, Wherein we are weaving always, Till the mystic web is done.
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Weaving blindly, but weaving surely, Each for himself his fate, We may not see how the right side looks, We can only weave and wait."
This verse from the British Weekly in loving remembrance of Past Grand Officers who died during the year: "O soul that beats the shadowed air Above the base of summits fair, Be brave and patient. Mists obscure The lower way, but hold secure The higher path. For thou must rise On toiling wings to clearer skies; And though the way seems dull and gray, It lightens toward the summit day. Thou too shalt stand amid the dawn That flowers in sunshine — farther on." Membership 69,056. Net loss 2,342.
The Fraternal Review is by Harry A. Palmer, P.S.G.W., who in his Foreword pays a noble tribute to his predecessor, Louis Block, from which we quote:
"To live in the memory of those we leave behind is not to die."
Brother Ashley A. Smith paid his fraternal tribute to our Brother Block's own work as he wrote that "a star of the first magnitude would disappear from the Masonic sky were we to lose the annual review from Iowa." That star has dis- appeared.
But it lives on in the memories of many scattered hither and yon throughout the Masonic world, the intellectual strength of a giant mind with the imagination of a poet's heart. Louis Block loved poetry. No man could follow his reviews year after year without learning that. It is true that he culled prose from the addresses, speeches and official documents of the several Grand Lodges in order to demonstrate what Masonry stands for in the modern world. That was his duty and for him duty had a stern call. But from them also he gathered the flowers of their poetry whose fragrance he cherished for all of us. That was his love.
Only recently he told us that he did not "cotton" to the sleep of death, when he wrote:
"As for us, would have no one write as our epitaph,
'After life's fitful fever he sleeps well'." "When I am strong and clean and fit to be God's servant to my kind, eternally."
"It is as natural to die as to be born. Robert Browning believed intensely in a life of activity after death. He was not afraid to die. In the Epilogue he said, 'Greet the unseen with a cheer'!"
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His faithfulness is a challenge to each of us to do a Mason's work in a Mason's way for the good of Masonry itself and not for ourselves.
"These are the units To measure the worth Of a man, as a man." "Although the builders die, their work lives." — Louis Block.
We read in the Review of Arkansas:
He pays a tribute to the scribes of the Round Table, which we can take as a partial reward for the burning of the mid- night oil, when he states that any man will be a better in- formed Mason if he will read the Fraternal Correspondence in the several Jurisdictions.
This from the review of British Columbia:
In treating of benevolence and the desolation of unem- ployment he delicately reminds us of our brotherhood in the graceful phrases of a true Masonic gentleman.
Canada at Hamilton is reviewed in friendly fashion. We quote and at the same time express our appreciation of his gracious words:
After the brethren had all joined in singing two verses of "Oh God our help in ages past," and the National Anthem, Grand Lodge was opened in ample form and the Grand Chap- lain invoked the blessing of the Great Architect upon its pro- ceedings.
A fitting prelude to a challenging address by M. W. Bro. Frank A. Copus, the Grand Master. It is a pity we cannot quote it in full.
Suggesting the thought "Quo vadis?'' whither goes this Craft we love so well, he points out in clean cut phrasing that all of the panaceas with which the world is deluged to- day (and he gives credit to the sincerity of their apostles) are an illusion to the extent that they lose sight of the higher law that happiness in human relations must be predicated on the loving Fatherhood of God and the common Brotherhood of Man.
More and more we realize that the solution of the dif- ficulties of human relationships is to be found in the twin commandment of Love of Neighborhood and Love of God.
They call it Benevolence in Ontario, not Charity. The word rings true. And they do it — $118,425 from Grand Lodge funds, plus $130,000 from the funds of the constituent Lodges. Evidently their Lodges do not let George do it altogether.
Of the Masonic library we read that on its magazine table are to be found copies of current issues of many Masonic journals. Proudly we note the name of Iowa on the list.
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They have an active Committee on Masonic Education, and it presents a five-page report. In it they offer the sug- gestion that banquet addresses be devoted to Masonic topics. And why shouldn't they?
Fraternal Correspondence and Review is again by Bro. Ponton, one whom our own Brother Louis Block once pro- claimed as "Canada's distinguished Masonic scholar." It is preceded by a carefully compiled analytical and topical index — extremely convenient for those desiring information on specific subjects.
It constitutes a veritable little Masonic library and a mine of information.
"The form of opening of the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma attracted his attention and he inquires whether there are any other Grand Jurisdictions which invoke the Holy Saints John. Yes, Brother, there are — Iowa does."
"From the report of our Librarian and Grand Secretary C. C. Hunt, he gleans a passage which every lover of good books will appreciate."
Under the full New York Review we read:
The Proceedings of this Grand Lodge make a bulky volume, but it is full of meat.
Our Grand Secretary's scholarly and comprehensive presentation was pronounced by all to be the outstanding address of the conference. As one speaker said, "It is the most marvelous practical survey that I have ever known or heard anywhere with regard to the present Masonic situation."
He held that Masons, as citizens, should be active in civic affairs, but that Masonry as an institution should not.
Brother Edwin Markham received a medal from the Grand Lodge "in recognition of his distinguished poetical work." In presenting the medal, the Grand Master said:
As he stands on the summit of his eighty odd years, he has the enviable experience of looking toward a horizon already aglow with the light of his immortality.
The Grand Orator made a good, sensible talk on every- day Masonic duty. Nothing flowery, no flamboyancy, just plain, wholesome advice. More orators, real or alleged, might well imitate him.
Several visitors talked. That is all, just talked. Old com- monplaces. Nothing new. Little inspiring.
From the Review of the Philippine Islands the following:
After opening his address with the statement that he: might have chosen the easiest way out of it, leaving things to my successor in office, in order to step down from this high seat with the greatest measure of popularity compatible with the conscientious discharge of my duties.
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As a disciple of our Iowa system for the dissemination of the ritualistic work only by word of mouth, we regret to read of the printing of a new edition of their ritual. A resolu- tion was introduced to shorten the ritual of the Third Degree and one of the whereases preceding the resolution is so in- teresting that we quote it:
Whereas, it can be safely said that in this Grand Jurisdic- tion the pronunciation, enunciation and memory of no less than sixty per cent, of those who give the lecture are below par.
Somewhere it has been said that open confession is good for the soul! The Grand Lodge took no action.
The Afterword to the Reviews is by Ernest R. Moore, P.G.M. Space will only permit the reproduction of a few sentences :
To read, with any degree of care and attention, the pub- lished Proceedings of over fifty Grand Jurisdictions is a real task. To comment with fair judgment and honest Masonic spirit is a greater one. When through, there must be the realization there have been many hours of real pleasure. There have been sincere sentiment, sound advice, wise comment and earnest caution to hold fast to the tried and true. There may have been what seemed unsound and impatient demand for changes that might be dangerous. Narrowness in interpreting Masonic duty, a nearness that chills in money charity, a re- servedness in that broader and better charity of the spirit and banalities that bore. Yet Masonry is of many minds. Although equally sincere, all cannot see eye to eye. After all, What is Masonry?
IRELAND
The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Donoughmore, K.P., Grand Master, Henry C. Shellard, Grand Secretary.
The Grand Master's address takes precedence of the Pro- ceedings of which there is only a brief abstract. We make the following citations:
Leaving Dublin for the moment I would refer to the loss of our Honorary Member, Most Worshipful Brother Curtis Chipman, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Massa- chusetts.
"In it he speaks of his approaching end with complete courage, and then sets out to place before me and our brethren at Headquarters, a full expose of the very happy conditions of Masonry in his province."
I think we can say with sincerity that he did his duty to the last, and we are grateful for the memory of such a man and brother.
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The great loss by the death of their Pro Grand Master, Lord Ampthill and Lord Cornwallis. I, of course, associate myself with what was then said, and I officially as represen- tative of our Grand Lodge, attended the memorial services for both these brethren.
I have informed you before now, that I was initiated in England, owing to an accident of geography. I had a favour- able opinion, preconceived, of the Institution, and my father had me initiated in his own Lodge. I think five days after I came of age. A short time after this I was installed in an English Lodge, and I refer to this because both Lord Hare- wood and Sir Francis Davies were initiated afterwards in the same Lodge — my mother Lodge — and Sir Francis Davies wrote to me the other day, reminding me of the fact that his first official collar, when he was appointed Junior Deacon, was put on his shoulders by myself. As you all know, the Grand Lodge of Ireland is the Senior Grand Lodge in the world — except for the Grand Lodge of England (laughter).
"Of course, our great Masonic event here was the visit of our brethren of the Grand Lodge of Sweden, and I should like to repeat my gratitude to all who joined with me in making that visit a success."
"We are all happily returned home now, full of bright memories of your most hearty and friendly reception, and of all we saw and experienced." And later he says — "I also wish to tell you that I saw His Majesty the King" — that is the King of Sweden — "yesterday, on his return from Denmark."
I feel sure I can sum up by saying that the visit was equally enjoyed by guests and hosts, and that ties of lasting friendship have been firmly strengthened by it.
"I should like to thank our brethren in Derry, not for the first time, for the kindly reception they gave to the Grand Lodge."
On the charity sides the reports are very encouraging, not only of the Boys' school and of the Girls' school, and of the Victoria Jubilee Annuity Fund, but also of these splendid charities in Belfast which are so well maintained by our friends in Antrim and Down. I notice with particlar pleasure the work done by the Old Girls' — not a nice phrase to use (laugh- ter)— Association, and the Old Boys' Association in looking after our pupils after they leave us. We have our Masonic charities at heart, and it is an encouragement, and an example to others. No one need be too shy to subscribe a small sum. Oi. t hundred one guineas are better than one hundred guineas, as •epresenting the more widespread sphere of interest.
The success of a Grand Lodge does not depend solely on its Grand Officers. Any success it has contains a reflection of the work done by every member of the Order, and I bt eve that this is recognized and is a proof of the healthy
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spii throughout the whole of our Order. We, in the Grand Log. e of Ireland are a happy family, and long may we so cont lue.
ifrom the Grand Secretary's Report we learn that Grand Lodge met at Londonderry for the October Communication, with a large attendance from many Provinces, Raymond F. Brooke, Deputy Grand Master, on the Throne.
Edward H. Burne, Senior Grand Warden.
The King of Sweden accepted Honorary Membership and sent a gracious message by Arvid Lindman, Grand Chancellor.
Six new Warrants for new Lodges were issued.
The Grand Chancellor of Sweden presented an address to the Grand Master, saying:
We are working for the same high purpose: the Advance- ment and moral elevation of the brethren, even of all mankind towards more perfect truth and light.
The various Provincial Grand Lodges reported fully. From Antrim the following:
The Belfast Association of past pupils of the M. F. O. School, and the Masonic Old Boys' Association, have their regular meetings and thus preserve the friendships of school days in Dublin, while the Belfast Masonic Orphans' Welfare Committee continues its splendid work.
From Tyrone and Fermanagh these words:
It is, of course, impossible to put on record precisely the service accomplished by Masonry in uplifting the mind to a higher level of moral conduct but all the indications go to prove that, as the years go by, the teachings of the Craft in this province are being more intelligently and diligently studied and appreciated.
From Armagh this sentence:
We were honoured by the presence of some of our dis- tinguished brethren from Dublin and elsewhere. His Grace the Lord Primate, Senior Grand Chaplain, was the special preacher on the occasion.
• Then followed reports from South Africa, New Zealand and China.
The Masonic Orphan Boys' School thrives, as does the Victoria Jubilee Masonic Annuity Fund, the total number of annuitants being 216 and expenditures over £6,000.
Many donations were received for the Grand Lodge Lib- rary and Museum.
Canada's Grand Representative is still faithful, R. W. Bro. Mr. Justice FitzGibbon, and W. S. Herrington, K.C., of Nap- anee, is now the honoured Grand Representative of Ireland.
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This Reviewer is indebted to R.W. Bro. Frank K. Ebbitt, of Iroquois Falls, for the Circular of the Lodge of Research at Dublin, of which Edward H. Burne is Secretary. There was a very interesting and attractive agenda, including an ad- dress by W. Bro. Captain Gerald Lowry, P.M. Welcome Lodge, on "The Sixth Sense and Masonry," with a Foreword by Lord Ampthill, and the notice closing with this announce- ment— "After labour there will be light refreshment."
KANSAS
Otto R. Souders, Grand Master.
Elmer F. Strain, Grand Secretary.
Albert K. Wilson, Grand Secretary Emeritus.
The Eightieth Annual Communication assembled in Topeka, 19th February, 1936.
Distinguished visitors from Nebraska and Wisconsin, and Executive officers of the Scottish and York Rite bodies were extended the usual courtesies.
Twenty Past Grand Masters, a fine array, graced the Grand East.
Canada was represented by M. W. Bro. George O. Foster.
Forty-nine Grand Representatives were present and 678 attended Grand Lodge.
There were 448 Lodges on the Roll.
From the able address of Grand Master Souders we take the following:
Because I am not a pessimist, and because I love our fraternity, the only answer I can make is, that Masonry does have a legitimate reason for existing and progressing.
Men may "think and think and think till your brains are numb" but if they never act, nothing is accomplished.
The truth is, the procession has never been within hailing distance of Masonry and the Masonic structure offers a pro- gram so good that half-hearted men are not willing to accept it. Never having understood it, naturally they do not ap- preciate it.
Masonry is a progressive science. But it is not a play- thing to be utilized for selfish purposes, trivial pleasure, and mercenary pursuits. Too many people want to make it a mere club.
It illuminates, it encourages, it strengthens, it broadens, it energizes, it purifies, it helps to make old things new. Masonry lends a dignity to its votaries in making them wiser, better and happier. Men's lives are affected, their spirits enriched, their homes are bettered and their families benefitted.
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The use of a God-given talent develops the man. Its neglect makes him shrivel. But the accounting for its use or neglect must be made. "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he."
"If this inexhaustible supply is ready to be released, why not attempt to secure it before our strength, and the little wisdom we possess, have failed?
Masonry has no time for such as these. It should be active, alive, assertive, devoted, consecrated, inspired and inspiring."
Some members of certain organizations, predicating their membership upon Masonic affiliation, hold out to the individual Mason a false notion of social activity, and lead him to think his actions are justified because he has the cloak of the frater- nity round him. Masonry ought to purge itself of all such false and foolish notions.
I recently had a friend tell me he was going to drop out of the Lodge, because he could not see where it helped him to sell any merchandise. The more quickly he goes, the better for the fraternity. He evidently paid no attention to the "mercenary motive."
Any institution able to retain the loyalty of its votaries for fifty years must have within it something well worth while.
He laid the foundation stones of a High School and Public School and Post Office building.
Of the Masonic Home he says:
Kansas can well be proud and satisfied with the provisions made for the aged and the orphans of our Masonic families.
There is, however, a mistaken idea in the minds of many, that the Home is a place where' any Mason can go at any time he feels like quitting work.
Some of these were for invalids, some for mental cases and some for men who apparently were just too lazy to work. The Home has no place for any of these.
Let our Lodge officers be more careful of the requests they are making upon the Home and upon the Grand Lodge relief and charity funds or the per capita tax will need to be raised.
Under Condition of the Order and World Conditions we read:
There have been 1,034 brothers raised during the year, 2,544 suspended, and 940 restored. Best of all, however, is the improved morale and the feeling in most Lodges that Masonry is again attracting worth-while men.
Naturally a dictator would wish to stamp out any liberty loving, educational and patriotic factor such as a Masonic Lodge. While we feel the injustice done to our brothers, we also feel it is a compliment to the Masonic fraternity;
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The stories of the lives of Garibaldi and Frederick the Great will not pass out of the memory of mankind and men will appreciate eventually that Masonry was one of the potent factors in the framing- of the policies and in the active ideals put into effect by them.
A very useful "Committee on Investigation of Records and Property" reported fully.
From the Report of the Committee on Necrology the following:
It was by these that each in turn was tenderly borne to his last resting place and the sprig of acacia dropped over the grave, and these who knew them best paid grateful tribute to their memory in acknowledgement of their debt.
Memory is the sunshine and shadow of the soul. — 'Tis the Divinity that stirs within us, 'Tis heaven itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates Eternity to man. Eternity! — thou pleasing-dreadful thought! Here will I hold: — If there's a Power above us (And that there is all Nature cries aloud Through all her works), he must delight in Virtue; And that which he delights in must be happy. The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amid the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds. Thus the pagan philosopher, Cato. "My new-cut ashlar takes the light
Where crimson-blank the windows flare. By my own work before the night, Great Overseer, I make my prayer. "If there be good in that I wrought,
Thy hand compelled it, Master, Thine — Where I have failed to meet Thy thought I know, through Thee, the blame was mine. "Take not that vision from my ken — Oh, whatsoe'er may spoil or speed Help me to need no aid from men That I may help such men as need."
("A Dedication" — Kipling.)
Instead of the Committee on Grievances and Appeals, Kansas has a Committee on Trials and Punishments.
Albert K. Wilson reports on Correspondence, saying with regard to various Jurisdictions, "the request of Denmark is again deferred."
The Grand Orient of Brazil appears to be divided into
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several Grand Lodges and with regard to six of these he
recommends that inter-visitations be authorized. With regard to the English Treaty he says: "Your Committee has not as yet been informed whether
the proposed District under the English Constitution was ever
formed or not."
Lessing and Czechoslovakia are given the right of inter- visitation.
Two Mexican so-called Grand Lodges are virtually declined.
Henry J. Allen, Grand Orator, delivered the oration, saying:
Fellow citizens upon my entrance into full fellowship as a craftsman, I detected in them a new dignity. Manhattan became to me a new sort of place because these older men had made me a brother to themselves, and had interested me with them in their dreams of individual behavior and a better social order. A new mien sat upon them and upon the town.
We have meandered a trifle at times and been misled by false enthusiasms. Sometimes some of you, in the name of brotherhood, have thrown away the brother in order that you might cherish with greater enthusiasm the hood. But the general direction from goal to goal has been kept.
One of them, out of the ruin which chaos still rules, has yelled at us these impious words, "That nation is fortunate which has no history; come help us build a new and classless society."
In that land religion was destroyed, the citizen became slave to dictatorship. The man became brother to the ox.
We have our spiritual responsibility for the present tendency toward a social security act. The works of charity that have abounded increasingly for the care of the less favored, are works of our spirit.
Our social security code will be a growing work to which the wisdom of the future, as well as of the present, must be invited.
We are being tested' as in America we have not been tested. Only the worthy will abide.
As to Life Membership the Committee report:
There is no doubt that this Grand Lodge has authority to regulate and control the action of the subordinate Lodge in regard to life memberships.
James H. Wendorff was elected Grand Master.
Membership 65,480. Net loss 1,660.
R. W. Bro. Timothy C. Wardley of Elora, an enthusiastic and earnest Mason, is the Grand Representative of Kansas.
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From the biographical sketch of Grand Master Souders, we read:
It will be noted that although he has completed his term as Grand Master he still continues as a faithful worker in the Vineyard of Freemasonry.
As a personal friend and co-worker in all the several branches of the fraternity I can truthfully state that Brother Souders carries with him in his daily life, both as a Mason and citizen, those teachings of uprightness and honesty which are the very foundation of our time honored Institution.
He formed a law partnership with his brother, Clyde E. Souders, now one of the ranking law firms of Wichita.
Albert K. Wilson is the experienced and able Chairman of the Correspondence Review Committee. In the Alberta Review he quotes:
"So long as faith with freedom reigns And loyal hope survives, And gracious charity remains
To leaven lowly lives; While there is one untrodden tract
For intellect or will, And men are free to think and act, Life is worth living still." This from the Review of British Columbia: That vital ingredient of our happiness, our "Freedom." The willingness to serve is an essential part of our structure.
Canada is well reviewed and he makes large quotations from the wonderful address of Grand Master Copus at Hamilton. We quote:
A very interesting annual address was submitted by the Grand Master.
"Who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?"
"The Committee on Fraternal Dead submitted a splendid report and we cannot refrain from quoting the following therefrom:
" 'But life is not all weeping, and we are told to rejoice with them that do rejoice'."
"When a good man dies,
For years beyond our ken. The light he leaves behind lies Upon the path of men." The Report on Fraternal Correspondence was again pre- pared by their distinguished brother, and we are under obliga- tions to him for a fine review of our Proceedings.
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LESSING ZU DEN DREI RINGEN
M.W. Dr. Ernst Steinert, Prague, Grand Master.
R.W. Ernst Klatscher, Prague, Grand Secretary.
This Grand Lodge has successfully attained its fifteenth year (now sixteen).
There are 30 Lodges and 2 Triangles, that is, Lodges U.D., with 1,470 members, showing a net gain of two.
Chief attention is paid to the charitable work, which is most generous and successful.
Fraternal relationships of Lessing have been established with 21 Grand Lodges in Europe, 28 in North America, 20 in Latin America, 7 in Australasia, 1 in Africa and 1 in Asia. One Lodge was dropped for insubordination. It is very in- teresting to read the kindly and generous attitude of these Lodges, composed of German speaking and Hungarian speak- ing citizens regarding the acceptance and healing of the Most (or Bridge) Lodges, to which reference is made especially under Czecho-Slovakia. It is refreshing to note how brethren nan dwell and develop together in unity.
See also the Reviews of Ohio and Western Australia, New York, Quebec and Southern Australia.
From the report of Grand Lodge, 1935-1936, we take the following, that is, from the report of the Communication held ;n Prague, May 10, 1936. There was a slight reduction in membership owing to one Lodge having been expelled.
Two Masonic Circles are named Fiat Lux and Resurrexit. We quote:
To strengthen the ties between the fraternity and such brethren as live too far from the seat of a Lodge to attend meetings regularly, it has been resolved to form more Masonic Circles, so to keep the brethren in contact with each other. They should be given the benefit of frequent visits from Masonic centres.
Joint meetings of various Lodges have been held, and among the visitors were members from Vienna. We quote:
Every brother must work intensely, if Freemasonry is lo remain the bearer and support of the democratic and humanitarian idea. An analysis of the list of lectures delivered in our Lodges during the last Masonic year will prove this.
Many Representatives of the Scottish Rite and several hundred brethren attended the gathering.
Quatuor Coronati for Masonic Research arranged a con- cert and at a joint meeting Professor Weigner delivered a lecture on the "History of Anatomy."
A Medical Group was formed and found contact with medical members of the National Grand Lodge.
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Relations of Lessing with foreign Grand Lodges have made further progress, and while the Grand Secretary dis- claims much credit for this development, yet reading between the lines we note that he is the personal tie that binds, mag- netic inwardly and with radio activity outwardly.
A worthy tribute is paid to the late Curtis Chipman and to I ord Ampthilh and Lord Cornwallis. A Lord Ampthill Room has been established.
Acknowledgments are made for courtesies extended to travelling members of Lessing, and the high type of Grand Representatives is emphasized. We quote also:
Wherever and wheresoever free thought and human feel- ing rile, our fraternity will find a field of action.
A monument to Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. the spiritual patron of our Grand Lodge, was unveiled in Vienna in August 1935
With reference to the League of Men and League of Nations the report concludes:
ft has become customary to accompany our New Year's card with a text that may be considered as our creed and program.
Already in 1811 under the name of "Menschheitbund" (League of Men) had offered a conception towards which the League of Nations has become the first practical approach. P>e it our modest contribution to show the effects of their work, to propagate them and to co-operate with the fraternity on the four corners of the earth.
Dr. Ernst Steinert delivered the St. John's address, from which we quote:
Hear the admonition: "Seek within thyself, work at thy- self; rrom within of thy own self thou shalt lift those treasures of true humanity, which rest there unnoticed! — He, who does not fnd these treasures, — his hands remain empty forever. None can fill them for him. Only one thing can we do and will we do: We stand ready to help thee in seeking."
My brethren! In our Lodges, in the lap of our Grand Lodge, many a treasure lies, handed down to us by those who were at work as Masters before us, — many a jewel rich in beau'y, in wisdom and in strength. Let us turn our intro- sped'on towards these treasures, that we may know them, raise them, and make them grow. —
Help with pleasure and zeal where other builders welcome our co-operation.
Who desires to erect a solid building, must bed the foun- dation stone deep in the bosom of homelands' sacred ground there where grown rock vouchsafeth strength to bear. The driff'ng sands of daily politics, shifting hourly in their position, are rnfit to carry the structure, meant to weather the storms.
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"Preserve the style of the Building, such as our Masters designed it: The laws of beauty forbid to mingle styles of different origins. Build strongly on the only one foundation, build an arch only where the two pillars to support it are firmly established. An arch must burst, when its abutments shift, be it towards, be it from each other; for such is the law of strength."
". . . then, and then only, will it be given to you to root and work within your own people."
The report for 1936-1937 is equally interesting.
If we accept the thesis that Freemasonry presents the image of its time — and who, familiar with its developments, would deny it — then we understand that the last Masonic year must have been a rather exciting period in Czecho-Slovakia.
The mutual visits, practiced heretofore, have developed into joint meetings of Lodges of both Jurisdictions, Lodges of the National Grand Lodge of Czecho-Slovakia in a body taking part in meetings of Lodges of Grand Lodge "Lessing zu den drei Ringen" and vice versa. Grand Lodge Lessing welcomes such fellowship in the work, so entirely in keeping with Masonic ideas. She limits her activities to the education of her members, so that every brother then may take his proper place in public life as a citizen and as a man.
Full reference is made to the International Masonic Association meeting in Prague. Among the welcome visitors was Walter L. Stockwell, Grand Secretary of North Dakota:
"His tendency had always been to further the ideal of the chain circling the Globe, while maintaining the standards of correct tradition."
Lessing was represented at the Bicentenary of Scotland by R.W. Bro. Felix Lenhart, who presented a glass goblet more than 200 years old.
During Christmas were welcomed John H. Cowles of Washington and William Moseley Brown, Past Grand Master of Virginia. We read:
Also these three illustrious Masons were guests of both the Prague Grand Lodges. We trust that they felt the pulse of brotherly esteem, as well as the true ring. We have been successful in calling forth better understanding for our special mission in our republic.
Gradually they all come to understand — also those former- ly less interested — how important it must be for Freemasonry in her totality, that she should hold her own in Europe, and not be handicapped yet in further countries.
With regard to recognition of foreign Grand Lodges, Lessing is very strict. We read:
The number of Grand Lodges in connection with Grand Lodge Lessing now totals 77, of which in the U.S. 22, in Canada 6, in South America 15, in Australia 6, in Europe 22.
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Moreover, Grand Lodge Lessing, as a matter of principle, advocates the widest co-operation of all Masonic bodies in the world, it strictly adheres to the fundamental rule, that this Masonic chain cannot maintain the necessary strength, unless only such Jurisdictions are linked with it which are built on the time honored rules of the Craft. Understand that the existence of two Grand Lodges in this country is entirely justifiable, even indispensable, in the interest of Masonic thought.
All told, our attitude was one of carefulness and watch- fulness.
This is graciously expressed:
"As a Grand Lodge, comparatively young, and not so large in numbers, we thought it wiser to adopt the reverse of the classical word: Discendo docemus. But when asked for Masonic advice and assistance, we readily gave both to the best of our knowledge and within our own possibilities."
"We wish to thank all the Grand Lodges who have acted towards our brethren in the spirit of the 'Old Charge' of, conciliating true friendship among persons that must have remained at perpetual distance."
An hour of old music livened the brethren.
The last paragraph of the report, which is signed by Ernst Klatscher, Grand Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Willy Freund, Grand Secretary for Internal Affairs, reads as follows:
Our charitable activities, particularly those of the winter, showed this year for the first time a common line for all our Lodges: "The Masons for the Children," was its motto. At this writing our Grand Lodge counts 1,435 brethren in 30 Lodges and five Clubs or Circles as nuclei of future Lodges. The Grand Lodge is about to revise her Constitution which, presumably, will be submitted to the vote of the next Com- munication, called for 24th May.
J. Guenthersberger represents Canada in Ontario.
A large part of the success of Lessing is due to its co- operative and intensive spirit, but also to the good work of Grand Secretary Klatscher, who is an accomplished linguist and correspondent, and a well read Masonic scholar. He is aided in his good work by, and has evidently taken a great personal affection for (but who would not!) the Grand Representative of Lessing, namely, our own Deputy Grand Master (soon to be G.M.), W. J. Dunlop, who encourages with practical suggestions and sunny ways this young stripling among Grand Lodges, which he finds in every way worthy. No one with wider experience than he could have been chosen, for he is in charge of the Extension Department of our Great Provincial University and is a genial gentleman as well as a Master Craftsman. Ernst Klatscher may, to use his own words, "live on a Masonic Island," but he is not by any means insulated thereby.
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LOUISIANA
Philip Lieber, Grand Master.
D. Peter Laguens, Jr., Acting Grand Secretary.
L. E. Thomas, Grand Secretary, Deceased.
A picture of the Grand Master and Past Grand Masters and distinguished guests, together with the biography of the Grand Master-elect, who is District Attorney, precede the Proceedings of the One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Annual, held in New Orleans, February 3, 1936.
Sixteen Past Grand Masters were duly present doing duty.
The address of Grand Master Lieber is of great merit, but we must say of inordinate length, occupying over 100 pages of the Proceedings. His introduction, in itself an address, is striking in language and thought:
I have endeavored to carry on the work of fellowship and brotherhood, and to give you an inventor> of things which have a greater than material value, when properly appreciated and cared for.
"Masonry is an art and a science; a philosophy; a sociology; but not a religion. There is in this wonderful institution all of those qualities that appeal to the gentle as well as to the firm; to the skilled as well as to the unskilled; to the student as well as to the master; to the poet as well as to the mathematician; to the musician as well as to the mechanic; to the artist as well as to the apprentice, provided all these are inspired by the common quality of a proper con- ception of the Brotherhood of Man."
I realized that I had unconsciously begun to appreciate poety as illustrated in the many beautiful ceremonies of our order; had begun to understand philosophy as I interpreted the wonderful principles and teachings of this brotherhood; and my eyes had learned to be properly receptive to beauty and color, not as used literally by the sculptor and painter but as used by the wonderful minds who first wrote our rituals. So I can sincerely say that my year as Grand Master has been truly and literally a year of preparation, the instinctive call to future service that has already become part of my own blood stream.
The temporary occupants of these positions can win the love and esteem of these same members if they observe the fundamental tenets of our ordr, if they will limit their passions; if they will observe sincerity in their contacts and respect for the members in their relationships; if they will possess sym- pathy for troubled humanity of all classes and conditions; if they will show humility in their demeanor and cleanness in their lives; and utter intelligent results of constructive thought.
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He pays a wonderful tribute to the late Grand Secretary Thomas, saying:
It was ordained that my first official act as Grand Master was to read the Masonic Burial Service over him whose friendship just as much as anything else led to my being selected to attempt to lead you during one year of the cycles of time.
He then takes up the problem of finance and refinance, Louisiana finding itself in difficulties in paying for the Grand Lodge Temple. The Grand Master both encourages and admonishes and paints a vivid picture of troubles found and faced:
A spirit of criticism has grown in this Grand Lodge be- cause of the fact that our Grand Lodge building was built at all. The burden under which we have been staggering financially had been creating increasing dissatisfaction with the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge was suffering in loss of prestige and influence because many of the Lodges had come to the conclusion that it was but a cruel step-parent, thirsting continually after money, money, money.
The hindsight of men who normally possess poor judg- ment about the present or immediate future propagated a sentiment that found fault with the fine, outstanding Masons of yesteryear, — those outstanding examples of real Masonry who had made their sacrifices in the past.
It is true that we are harassed and worried by this matter of finances which should be absolutely foreign to our activities. Yet, it is also true that we have the problem. It is in our lap and we must do the best we can with it.
We do know that we are attempting to do the right, honorable, moral thing and that is enough for us no matter what tomorrow may bring.
The Attorney, Bro. Kaiser, who guided the negotiations, receives rare praise:
Brethren, the Masons are not going to have to hide their heads as they pass their neighbors on the streets and be pointed to as unfair and dishonorable in their financial deal- ings. We are going to pay the poor folks who hold our bonds.
At the same time it must be stated in all frankness, fairly and squarely, that the time approaches when every Lodge will have a demand made on it for a compliance with its financial responsibility towards the Grand Lodge. The day of miracles is over.
He does not think politics and religion would mix well with Masonry, therefore declined to allow the meeting to con- sider the subject of the "Conflict between the Mexican Gov- ernment and the Catholic Church."
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The Grand Master indefinitely suspended three members of Theodore Roosevelt Lodge for profanity and disrespectful utterances in regard to the Grand Master, quoting :
The Grand Master, some time before the last Annual Grand Communication, suspended indefinitely three members for un-Masonic Conduct, consisting of profanity and disre- spectful utterances in regard to the Grand Master and the rules of conduct in regard to social rooms.
It is the special duty of the Masters and Wardens of all Masonic Lodges to reprove immediately, both in and out of the Lodges, all violations of this declaration.
The indefiniteness of the Ruling could not be supported but the obloquy on the offending Brethren remains.
Another Ruling was:
I ruled that a Lodge cannot rescind its action after it has created an honorary member. To deprive a Brother of such honor or recognition, undoubtedly meritoriously earned in the past, would be just as serious a matter as to attempt to deprive any Mason of his membership in his Lodge by mere vote or resolution of the Brethren and without sufficient and proven Masonic cause. The proper method of recalling such membership is to have charges brought against the honorary member.
Still another:
The Masonic thought which guided this ruling was that, where a Brother in good standing becomes thus afflicted, he should have the right to remain a Mason until he is able to make mentally clear decisions for himself.
Another, rather surprising to us and to most Masons, is:
I ruled that, when a Lodge Room is used jointly by a Masonic Lodge and by a Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, it is permissible to hang on the wall of the Lodge Room an enlarged photograph of any member of the Eastern Star whom it is the desire of the Chapter using the Lodge Room to honor.
The Grand Master contributed to the Masonic Home, $1,000.00 out of his allowance.
We do not know what he means by politics, but Louisiana has always had more than its share. He refers to it in these straightforward words:
Now, it is my opinion that the Grand Lodge seethes with politics, — that the major purpose of many representatives to our Sessions seems to be the contacting of voting groups.
A jog of energy for the District Deputy:
Have your District Deputy Grand Masters reported back the efforts they have put forth or that your aims are being accomplished? Are the District Deputies on the job? Even
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a District Deputy needs to be urged along. I appreciate that the Grand Master cannot do it all, but the Grand Master is surely the leader and the others follow better if the "trail is hot."
On Esoteric Work he says:
The work is different in each of the Grand Jurisdictions in the United States. The work may not be radically different, but there are enough differences in the work of even two adjoining jurisdictions to be the subject of marked notice when members first visit foreign jurisdictions.
Let us not disturb that system which has been carried on so successfully in Louisiana under which our work is kept so uniform that a member from any Lodge in any portion of the State may make himself quickly at home.
On the Home for Children he is enthusiastic:
Other Grand Jurisdictions have been pleased to call their Masonic Homes the heart of Masonic work there. It is not in a sense of mimicry that we devoutly repeat this statement founded on the true sentiment that prevails in the hearts of real Masons. The thought of the philosophy of our Order is exemplified in such a beautiful way by the expression of our brotherly love for the deceased members of our Order by the extension of this relief. No more are many of the children of our deceased members neglected; no more do they have to wander about scantily clothed, insufficiently fed, ignorant, uncouth, with no one caring for their mental, moral and spiritual needs.
He speaks with a thorough knowledge of the Masonic Relief Association of the United States and Canada, of which our M. W. Bro. Dargavei is President, and he gives a wonderful summary of what he estimates Relief to be:
Real Masonic relief of that kind is offered by the personal visitations of many of the members of the Lodge, when it is offered in the form of practical encouragement in the many ways that one in distress can be aided and comforted.
Masonic Relief is not truly typified by the mere sending of flowers to the sick room unless the members of the Lodge remember their fellowship with the sick Brother.
Masonic Relief is to assemble and to help in paying the last tribute of affection and respect to the remains of one who held membership . . .
Masonic Relief of the highest order is to have the mem- bers of the organization so alive to conditions in their own Lodge that the mechanical offering of alms shall be entirely unnecessary.
Masonic Relief finally is taught and exemplified if we will accept the doctrine that the blessings of wealth are in the
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hands of its possessors who are only the trustees of the plenty over which they have control, and that these blessings must be shared.
He speaks with some significance as follows:
As I read history and learn that the doctor who intro- duced vaccination received scant consideration; and that anesthesia was an invention of the Devil to prevent mankind from undergoing the suffering that people insisted it was man's destiny to endure; — when I consider a great many instances of this kind, I begin to wonder if I shall be expected to follow in the footsteps of Galileo and to recant, although believing sincerely that radio used in Masonry may be made very constructive.
He laid the Cornerstone of the United States Government Building.
Membership, 21,507. Net loss, 595.
Edwin F. Gayle made an excellent Report, saying in his Foreword :
The most striking reports are the reports from some of our sister jurisdictions, in what we call "Latin America."
The final part of his luminous work is for us the true thesis of that beautiful study since it has arrived justly when the Brazilian Masonry is confronted by an international situ- ation very complicated by this question of recognition.
The report of the Square and Compass Club was satis- factory, and closes with these verses:
"Though the service be hard, and the wages be scant,
If the Master accept it, our hearts are content;
The prize that we toil for, we'll have it above,
When the Temple's completed, in Brotherly love.
By one God created, come, brothers, 'tis day!
By one Spirit lighted, come, brothers, away!
With Beauty and Wisdom, and Strength to approve,
Let's toil while there's labor in Brotherly Love."
Robert F. Kenner, a lawyer of distinction, was elected Grand Master.
Duncan H. Selph is the Grand Representative of Canada, and Harris C. Tugwell, of Toronto, is the esteemed and veteran Grand Representative of Louisiana.
MAINE
Clark D. Chapman, Grand Master. Convers E. Leach, Grand Secretary. Ashley A. Smith, D.D., Grand Chaplain. The One Hundred and Seventeenth Annual met at Port- land, May 5th, 1936.
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The Grand Marshal formed a procession of Stewards and Deacons and escorted all of the distinguished visitors to the Hall. They hail from Quebec, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Nine P.G.M.'s graced the Grand East.
Canada was faithfully represented by James Abernethy.
From the address of the Grand Master the following:
The trend of the statistics is in the right direction.
Free Masonic suppers are becoming an institution of the past. Very few of our Lodges continue to serve suppers at the expense of the Lodge. It is immaterial whether tickets are sold, contributions taken or food brought in, provided that those who partake of the meal pay its cost in one way or another and the Lodge treasury is not called upon.
Still, the attendance has not been as it must be if the work in Maine is to be correct and uniform. I urge careful attention to this part of the program.
The individual Lodge was the unit of instruction.
The Maine Masonic Text Book says: "The enjoyment of social occasions unfettered by the formality required in a Lodge, was a distinctive feature in Masonry of the olden time. It would undoubtedly conduce to its prosperity, if this feature should be revived, within the limits prescribed by our rules."
Clubs exist in some of our Lodges and have, I fear, become of primary importance. They do not conduce to the prosperity of Freemasonry nor do they always carry on "within the limits prescribed by our rules."
I wish that every member of this Grand Lodge might know of the heart-rending distress which exists among our members and their dependents by reason of helpless old age, incapacitating illness or accident, death of the husband and father leaving a destitute widow and children, utter destitution through inability to find work and other causes for which those in distress are in no way to blame. Then I wish that every member of this Grand Lodge might read the many messages of heartfelt gratitude and renewed courage that come from many recipients of your assistance. I know that each one of you would join with me in earnestly saying: "Thank God that Freemasonry can do it!"
It is hoped that a beginning of Grand Lodge museum has been made during the past year. Many articles of Masonic interest have long been in the possession of Grand Lodge unknown to all but a few.
The Grand Master of Massachusetts said in his address in presenting the Henry Price medal:
There is one being worn, I might say, by the King of Sweden, who is Grand Master of Masons in Sweden. There
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is one being worn by several of the Brothers of Royal Blood who preside over the Grand Lodges in Europe. There are a few in other grand jurisdictions. I think I might say, without too much display of egotism on the part of my Grand Lodge or without fear of contradiction, that that medal, although of little intrinsic value, is worn and highly esteemed by Masons in many parts of the world.
From the Memorials the following:
"That in the darkest night of the year, When the stars have all gone out, That courage is better than fear, And faith is truer than doubt." Nova Scotia has the proud distinction of being the only Province of Canada and the first Colony of Great Britain to possess a distinctive flag of its own.
This flag is a blue St. Andrew's cross (saltire) on a white field, charged with an inescutcheon bearing the Royal Arms of Scotland.
The flag traces its origin to the charter granted to Sir William Alexander by King James VI of Scotland, later James I of England, authorizing Alexander to establish a colony in this country to be known as Nova Scotia.
Brother Moulton presented to Grand Lodge the Washington pitcher on which is engraved:
"The world is in pain Our secrets to gain And still let them wonder and guess They ne'er can divine The word or the sign Of a Free and Accepted Mason."
Henry R. Gillis was elected Grand Master. This verse in memory of P.G.M. Chaplin. "Thy day has come not gone; Thy sun has risen, not set; Thy life is now beyond The reach of death or chance, Not ended — but begun. Oh, noble soul! Oh, gentle heart! Hail and farewell.
R. W. Bro. John B. Way of Sault Ste. Marie is the Grand Representative of Maine. In him Maine has one of our heartiest working and self-sacrificing members.
The addresses of the Grand Secretaries, Grand Masters and Chairmen Committees of Correspondence is given by Maine as well as Grand Representatives.
Membership 37,742. Net loss 1,259.
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Rev. Ashley A. Smith, D.D., again presents his complete and satisfying report on correspondence. From the Foreword, "An Ancient Landmark," we cite the following:
Well may we obey the admonition of the Great Light of our Masonic Institution, and in these days of perplexity and bewilderment heed its Masonic teaching as outlined in the book of Proverbs (22:28) — "Remove not the ancient landmark which thy fathers have set."
The Constitution — as the theme of this year's Foreword. From what the higher critics call "internal evidence" alone any sensitive mind would know, even apart from the historical fact, that many members of our fraternity had an important part in building that Constitution.
The slogan, "Back to the Constitution." The other message was delivered by Daniel C. Roper, Secretary of Commerce, and emphasized the slogan "Forward with the Constitution." And both were right, and did the thinking citizenry of America a great service in outlining their respective view-points on the meaning of this landmark.
"Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea. Our hearts, our hopes, our prayers, our tears, Our faith triumphant o'er our fears, Are all with thee, are all with thee."
From British Columbia Review the following:
"I cannot see the justice of barring a man from the privileges of Freemasonry simply because he was maimed fighting for his country so long as he is a worthy man. It might be that through the fortunes of war a less worthy man may have come through without a scratch and be admitted and that somehow doesn't seem to me to be Masonic Justice."
And in the light of the attitude of liberal, humane brothers everywhere it leads to the question, — why limit the principle to ex-service men? Or even more broadly — why penalize mis- fortune at all? Certainly noble and true men have been wounded and maimed in the battle of life, quite as often as on the field of the great-god Mars.
These citations from Canada Review. He pays particular and well merited attention to the address of Grand Master Copus, saying:
Besides the Grand Lodge family, there were present four Past Grand Masters and the Grand Representatives of forty- six jurisdictions including R. W. Bro. J. B. Way, for Maine. Maine hereby congratulates R. W. Bro. Way on his loyal attendance, year after year, on these Annual Communications of his Grand Lodge.
"We may well look with confident expectation to a future that should hold every promise." For the social nostrums and panaceas for the cure of our economic and social ills Grand Master Copus has little use, but he grounds his faith on the
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basic principles of the Order which offers a "permanent solution to the problems that trouble mankind."
In the matter of "Masonic Plays" so called given by many Lodges, the Grand Alaster believes that strict supervision over their production should be had by the Grand Lodge. A few judicious words are spoken by Bro. Copus respecting the conducting of Masonic funerals by the brethren and the in- ference from his words is that there is a great deal of laxity and informality about these matters during the year. The fine Masonic spirit of M. W. Bro. Copus is heard in the closing words of his report; they come like a benediction after music:
These words are so excellent, and contain so much of the essence of our teaching and the inward spirit of it, that I have yielded to the sore temptation to insert a long quotation.
We like these reports; we like the good sinewy English and Scottish names appended thereto; and the entire 222 pages devoted to their message of supervision contains ennobling Masonic wisdom, which it has been a joy to read.
The illuminating and always enjoyable and informative review of Foreign Correspondence is by Bro. Ponton, and deals with fifty-seven Grand Jurisdictions. Our annual "doings" seem to meet his cordial approval in every regard.
This from the Review of District of Columbia:
Your Maine reviewer is praised for his "Foreword," with which Bro. West "heartily agrees." We have enjoyed, and profited by, this review especially the thought-provoking and well-balanced opinions expressed in the Foreword.
We read the following admonitory words of advice in the Review of Missouri:
The Committee on Appeals and Grievances, washed a little dirty linen in a semi-public way "by printing the full, and rather nauseating details, of a sexual delinquency on the part of a brother. Such printing plays so easily and perhaps welcomely into the hands of our critics and enemies, that it is open to question whether any positive good is ever accomplished in this way of matters which should be kept guarded by the Committee.
In the Review of North Carolina, which without its Dean Reviewer is like Hamlet without a Dane, he says and we all agree:
This Maine reviewer takes this opportunity to say that however "unwilling" the brethren of North Carolina may be, every Grand Correspondent of every Grand Lodge, has un- mistakably hailed Bro. Allen's reviews as outstanding in their completeness of Masonic information, in their charm of literary style. Maine is exceedingly sorry at this, as we believe unwise action of the North Carolina brethren in (shall we say?) hamstringing an artist of his ability.
Must end a delightful visit with the Reviewer of Maine.
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MANITOBA
Royal Burritt, Grand Master.
J. H. G. Russell, Grand Secretary.
An emergent Communication of Grand Lodge was held in Brandon to lay the cornerstone of a new Masonic Temple there, when the Grand Master made an appropriate address.
The Sixty-first Annual convened in the Royal Alexandra Hotel, Winnipeg, June 10, 1936.
Fifteen Past Grand Masters were honored in the Grand East. Among them we are glad to note the name of Rev. Dr. A. B. Baird, to whom this Reviewer is indebted for many courtesies.
The Grand Master and Grand Lodge officers entered in procession to the singing of "Give Ye to Jehovah."
A song "Within This Sacred Dwelling" followed. We quote one verse:
"These holy walls around us, Confine but willing hearts; Releas'd from cares that bound us, We fear no trait'rous arts; Nor mortal harb'ring thought unkind Within these halls can refuge find."
Visitors from North Dakota, Saskatchewan and our own Frank A. Copus were welcomed.
The Representative of North Dakota said:
And enables us to be true to each other whether citizens of the United States or Canada without weakening in any sense our fidelity to our respective countries or our fellowmen.
The G. M. said in wecoming Bro. Copus:
As a lifeong friend of myself. In asking you to make yourself at home among us we feel that we are honoring ourselves.
I trust that during your visit to us I may be able to reciprocate in some measure the kindness and consideration you showed me.
The Union Jack and the Stars and Stripes were presented at the altar and placed in the East.
Canada's Grand Representative did not answer Roll Call.
From the Grand Master's stirring address the following:
As these young men cross the threshold of Grand Lodge activity they find us ready to greet them with a fervent hand- clasp and a sincere message of encouragement.
In deep grief we record the passing of many of our beloved brethren who having been duly prepared, have been called to the Grand Lodge Above.
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"The composite picture of Lodge activities has been for me a most attractive blending of color and shade."
The members of Grand Lodge* will be glad to hear me say that I am abundantly gratified with the harvest we have reaped through our more intensive cultivation of the intel- lectual field in the workings of the Craft.
R. W. Bro. J. Obed Smith is again brought to our attention. With characteristic generosity and devotion to the welfare of the Craft he arranged to have a handsome contribution sent us. (Alas, he too has passed on.)
Mention of Canada Lodge recalls vividly to my mind the abounding hospitality extended by that great Lodge to many brethren from this country who served overseas twenty years ago.
Statement of our responsibilities in relation to the future. Many years ago "The Builder" published an article on this subject.
"What is to be the future of Freemasonry?"
It is earnest, insistent, and profoundly significant. It does not mean that men are losing or have lost faith in Masonry
It is that Something More which has made Masonry what it is, has preserved it through the ages, has won to it the homage and loyalty of brave and true men; and that Some- thing More — by which we mean its sweet spirit of brotherly love, the wise faith which it inspires, the simple truths which it teaches, the passion for liberty and equality which it evokes and the noble spirituality which it cultivates.
"What might be done? This might be done, And more than this, my suffering Brother. More than the tongue E'er said or sung If men were wise and loved each other!"
Let us renew our vows of loyalty to the great and far- shining principles of Freemasonry.
Manitoba music is good to hear. After the G. M.'s address had been delivered, a song, "Was That Somebody You?" was sung.
The Committee on Condition of Masonry report:
Considering the circumstances of the times, the Craft appears to be moving along in its well ordered way with steady progress, healthy growth and with beneficent influence upon the minds and character of its members.
Reports of twelve District Deputy Grand Masters followed.
H. M. Kerr reported on the Proceedings of Foreign Jurisdictions :
The purpose of our Masonic journey is to see things as
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they are, and from the seeing, repeat them faithfully for all to read and study. In so doing, we will expect to find some- thing new here and there that we can pass on to our readers, but that they are beginning to realize its latent power and its hitherto unguessed possibilities as an instrument for social service and the betterment of humanity.
It is good, in the midst of unrest and uncertainty to get a view of the world-wide Masonic picture. It gives us an added assurance, a broader vision, a more hopeful attitude.
The Committee on Research and Education reported:
"The Freemason who wishes to obtain a sound and broad view of the Craft must have a knowledge of matters per- taining to it and having a bearing on it. One's mind and interest are broadened by such study."
Your Committee has again secured the services of the Dramatic Club of Ionic Lodge to stage a Masonic play, "The Alarm at the Inner Door." This has been adapted from the book "The Lodge in Friendship Village."
The address at the luncheon was given by Maris H. Garton, P.D.D.G.M., from which we quote:
That word "Reaction" is a word of which I heard it said the other day that it is much overworked. It may be — but it is a very expressive word.
Reactions are many and varied.
Civilization, we must recognize, is an organism. It grows. There are times and periods when it may appear to be static, but it never is, and changes are always taking place.
Faith in the Great Architect, hope in a hereafter, charity towards all, these our lovely virtues, are made offences, the three great pillars, wisdom, strength and beauty (or at least our Masonic conception of them), which we are taught to build into the temples of our lives are ridiculed and derided, a Mason's fidelity, his troth which when once plighted is ever to be kept, his honesty in contracts, his sincerity in affirming, his simplicity in bargaining and faithfulness in performing, his sense of practical justice, his love of mercy, the kindness which we are taught and the tolerance which is enjoined upon us are all named vices and damned as weaknesses meriting dire punishment. Can we marvel at the rape of Ethiopia? Is the desecration of Locarno to be wondered at?
And what is it to be a Freemason? And how can one do Freemasonry? Some brother has told us in verse:
"What is a Mason? It is he Who builds upon the Square, Whose heart beats true to God and- you And all that's Good and Fair. Who builds as man to Heaven's Plan
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The Temple of Humanity: Oh; that's the heart of this Great Art And this alone, we proudly own, To be the Noblest Masonry."
Grand Chaplain Calvert spoke at the evening session, saying:
"It has been said that the late Lord Morley's first question about a man was 'Has he direction'?"
"Bro. J. W., whence come you?"
"Bro. S. W., whither are you directing your course?"
Don't drift! Don't procrastinate! Even in desperate days like these stick to your principles and study the chart, tTie V. S. L., and sail on.
There is an ancient legend which tells of the devil examin- ing his minions before sending them into the world to do their work.
"What will you tell men?" said he to the first.
"I shall say there is no God," was the reply.
"No good." said his master, "they will not believe you. And you?" he asked another.
"I shall report that there is a God but that he does not love."
"That is not much better, for not a great many will believe that," said the devil.
"How about you, what will you say?" he asked of a third.
"I shall say," cried he, "that there is a God of Love, but that there is no hurry."
"Splendid," said the devil, "off you go."
I want to submit that there is a hurry. This drifting business is the deuce and the devil for the simple reason that we can only drift downstream. If we give ourselves a few more weeks or months before doing what we know we ought to do to-day, our tasks will be almost impossible.
It is the quality and calibre of the individual that counts.
Lord, who shall dwell in Thy tabernacle: or who shall rest upon Thy holy hill?
He that hath used no deceit in his tongue, nor done evil to his neighbor: and hath not slandered his neighbor.
He that sweareth unto his neighbor, and disappointeth him not: though it were to his own hindrance.
Who doeth these things: shall never fall.
Membership 11,066. Loss 276. Number of Lodges 106.
The Report on Fraternal Dead included a tribute to M. W. Bro. Dr. G. J. Goggin, and of general reference the Committee quote:
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"Death is a theme not lightly to be broached by those who are subject to its power — The old must die, the young may die, And the wisest knoweth not how soon."
"Shall claim of death cause us to grieve, And make our courage faint or fall? Nay! let us faith and hope receive;
The rose still grows beyond the wall."
Then followed the event of the meeting when M. W. Bro. Frank A. Copus delivered his impressive and inspiring address. We wish that we had space to reproduce here what we are glad has been introduced in pamphlet form, the greater part of this marvelous message in regard to which we can only say we are lost in wonder, love and praise. We quote a few passages:
And so, my brethren, I invite you to a vision of Free- masonry as a rock against the dominance of the crowd mind, against the mob sentiment that so largely characterizes a generation whose ideals are too often borrowed from Holly- wood.
Scottish university — "They say. What say they? Let them say."
I see Freemasonry too as a rock against the false ideal that a livelihood is all there is to life.
And then I see Freemasonry as a rock against the in- tolerance that has stained the pages of history with the blood of martyrs.
I see Freemasonry too as a rock, not against true socialism, but against that false socialism that died in giving birth to its misbegotten child, Communism.
A rock against the scandal mongers and trouble makers and glib-tongued agitators who live by planting in men's minds hatred.
A rock against the loosening of religious restraints that has resulted in widespread forgetfulness of God and His House.
Against all this Freemasonry stands and shall stand. And, brethren, in this larger vision let us say here and now, as did General Smith-Dorrien at La Coteau: "Gentlemen, here we will stand and fight."
There is a petition in the prayer book for "the church militant here on earth." I would that we could also have a prayer for Freemasonry militant here on earth. Militant not in the sense of active participation as an institution, but in the better sense of a training ground for true citizenship.
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"Since what we love is what we are And what we will we yet may be, The goal forever shines afar
The will to win — it makes us free." "When all ye know depart
The old commandments stand. In courage keep your heart:
In strength lift up your hand." This is no time for an easy and a careless optimism and a bland belief that things will get better without any effort on our part. It does seem to me that many of us are too fond of singing "our times are in His hand" and letting it go at that. "Safety First" — well may Major-General Sealy label these words "a vile motto and a pestilent heresy that will rob the race of men of all incentive. Of a surety, brethren, it is detestable.
"And the other detestable heresy — "the world owes every man a living." Does it? Who says so? Since when was the old law abrogated that "in the sweat of thy brow shalt thou eat thy bread?"
— to preserve an even balance between extremes of thought;
— to restrain the impetuosity of the hot heads who wish to move too rapidly;
— to prod on the slow coaches, who if they move at all, do so only with their heads turned backwards towards an out- moded past;
— to bludgeon the fools and demagogues who try to rock the boat in these days of economic peril;
— to preserve in its finest flower the old British ideal of progress in human relations — safe, sure, steady and above all sane progress — for it has ever been of the genius of our race that when the roof leaked we didn't pull down the house — we mended the roof.
Harry Woods was elected Grand Master. Frederick Cook of Ottawa is the Grand Representative of Manitoba.
J. C. Walker Reid is the Grand Representative of Canada.
H. M. Kerr is the Chairman of the Committee on the Reviews of Sister Jurisdictions.
Canada in Ontario at Hamilton is briefly reviewed. He refers to their Grand Representative, Frederick Cook, being present and of the welcome given by the Mayor of Hamilton. He summarizes our G. M.'s address as follows:
The Grand Master also referred to a small decrease in total membership due to the economic situation. He stressed the value of the budgeting system by constituent Lodges; he deplored the reduction of dues and initiation fees by certain of the Lodges; he commented on the method of procedure in
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trials of members for Masonic offences and recommended that a new procedure be adopted; he deplored the "rotation" sys- tem of electing Deputy District Grand Masters and commented on the proper Masonic practice in conducting funerals.
The report on Fraternal Correspondence is edited by Bro. Ponton. The proceedings are reviewed with clarity and ability.
Under the Review of Western Australia these notes:
With the Reviewer "Masonic Plays" are decidedly un- popular. If they are used at all, we agree that they should be selected with great care.
Appreciation of the work of their Reviewer is expressed in a very practical way by this jurisdiction, in granting him a yearly remuneration of One Hundred Pounds.
MASSACHUSETTS
Claude L. Allen Grand Master.
Fred. W. Hamilton, Grand Secretary.
Quarterly Communication held at Boston, March 13, 1935.
Harry G. Pollard, our Grand Representative, duly present
The Grand Master and Grand Chaplain of Rhode Island were welcomed.
Grand Masters are elected every three years in Massa- chusetts.
The Grand Master's able address begins on an encouraging note:
Every service I have called upon any Brother to perform has been met promptly, efficiently, and with an evident earnest desire to be helpful to the fullest possible extent.
He had a wonderful visit to Virginia as the guest of Dr. William Moseley Brown. 700 Brethren were present and the Grand Masters of nine other States.
Under Suspensions he comments thus:
Almost 3,000 Masons deprived of a privilege which must have, at one time, seemed very dear to them.
My concern is for the number of members in this total who are suspended for no other reason than a temporary rinancial embarrassment, in a great many cases seemingly without suitable inquiry regarding their Masonic interest.
Had a careful inquiry been made of his circumstances balanced against his long period of membership, it is unthink- able that the Lodge would not have protected his membership.
Under Degree Work in Lodges having few or no can- didates he says:
Of course^ it is presumed that a Master will have prepared
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hin. self in the Master's work of all three degrees while he holds the chair of Warden, but I fear that there are cases where this is not so.
To me it is unthinkable that one should have the honor of being Master of a Masonic Lodge without being competent to do the Master's work in all three degrees.
On the importance of Craft visiting Home and Hospital he enjoins his Brethren:
Encourage the members of your Lodges, and particularly- new initiates, to visit our Home and Hospital and familiarize themselves with these branches of our benevolent activities.
He advocates earnestly Lodges of Instruction.
A very valuable Scottish Rite manuscript had been dis- covered in an old library and it was presented to the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite, Northern Jurisdiction.
Many petitions at each Quarterly meeting for restoration and reinstatement were considered at this meeting. Twenty were granted.
The Grand High Priest, Ralph Low, Jr., was welcomed.
Affairs in China do not always run smoothly. Seven Brethren there were suspended from all rights and privileges of Masonry.
A cornerstone was laid at Falmouth and a photograph adorns the proceedings.
At each meeting to celebrate the anniversary of the Lodge the history of the Lodge is read and embodied in Grand Lodge Proceedings.
Quarterly Communication June 12, 1935, at Boston.
Guests from Rhode Island, Maine, Connecticut, Virginia, South Carolina, Pennsylvania and China were welcomed.
The generous gift of a new greenhouse to the Masonic Home is gratefully acknowledged.
With regard to the Master's Jewel he says:
The act of inviting another to preside in his Lodge is purely an act of courtesy on the part of the Master; a courtesy extended only at the pleasure of the Master. Therefore if and when he extends this courtesy it should be done in such a manner as to make the one to whom it is extended feel that it is genuine and sincere.
I therefore suggest that in Lodges where the practice of the Master retaining the collar and jewel has crept in, it be discontinued.
With regard to the vicious scheme of chain letters he is outspoken :
We have recently had a new and virulent outbreak of the chain letter epidemic.
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The object of the Educational Department from his point of view is thus defined:
A real need exists for the adoption of some plan or pro- gram whereby the newly admitted Brother and those of longer standing may learn in some authoritative yet simple manner more of the institution ot which they are members.
Quarterly Communication September 11, 1935.
The old standbys, Melvin Johnson, Arthur Prince and Curtis Chipman were present, the last named nearing his end unconsciously.
Rarely has a visit of the Grand Master been recorded in more enthusiastic and more appreciated terms than the words of Massachusetts on his return from his welcome visit as a guest, to us. We gratefully appreciate his words. With all modesty we quote:
Accompanied by the Grand Marshal, Right Worshipful T. Frederick Brunton, I attended the 80th Annual Communi- cation of the Grand Lodge of Canada at Hamilton.
The cordiality of our welcome, reception, and entertain- ment, from the moment of arrival until our departure, left nothing to be desired, and was but an expression and con- tinuation of the pleasant and cordial relations that have so long existed between our two Grand Jurisdictions. The fraternal friendship of this Grand Jurisdiction for Massachu- setts was manifest not only on the part of the Grand Master and other Grand Lodge Officers but by the entire membership upon my presentation to Grand Lodge.
The Address of Most Worshipful Brother Copus was a masterly resume of the problems that confront the Masonic world to-day, with inspirational suggestions for assistance in their solution.
Our Grand Representative, although eighty years of age, is in full possession of all his faculties and has a charm of manner and an eloquence of speech which were well described by the Grand Master in his Address.
We are indeed fortunate in having such a distinguished and beloved Representative near the Grand Lodge of Canada, and our opportunity to fraternize and become better acquainted with him upon this occasion was one I shall long remember and cherish.
He urges Masons to assume the responsibility that is theirs of personally knowing the state of the Treasurers' and Secretaries' finances.
The result of investigation shows that even in special conditions no general reduction of initiatory fees is either demanded or desired as a Grand Lodge policy.
The G M. presented the budget for 1936, a masterly analysis. Total of receipts, $409,550.
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His summary of a full address on his recent visit to Europe by M. W. Bro. Johnson takes only two pages to de- liver and gives a large amount of reliable information not obtainable elsewhere. He says it is impossible for dictatorships to allow Masonry to exist where they rule. In Switzerland the fate of Masonry is in doubt.
The King of Norway is friendly to Masonry, but does not associate himself with it because the Norwegians have a theory that the King should have no secrets from his people.
In Czechoslovakia with its two harmonious Grand Lodges, and in Roumania with its new Grand Master, Prince Bibesco, Masonry is doing well.
Sixteen Brethren were reinstated.
Curtis Chipman gave a wonderful address on his visit to the British Isles, which was really his "Swan Song" to his own beloved Grand Lodge.
Quarterly Communication December 11, 1935.
Harry C. Pollard duly represented Canada.
The announcement of the death of M. W. Bro. Curtis Chipman is recorded with shock of surprise and saddened hearts. We quote:
Brother Chipman had a courteous and agreeable manner, a power of simple and direct speech, and a delightful sense of humor which endeared him to the hearts of his Brethren throughout the jurisdiction, and a care and firmness in the discharge of official duty which added respect to affection. His very sudden death, terminating so abruptly a career from which we expected much more of service in the future, was a great shock as well as a great grief to all who knew him.
Membership 110,334. Net loss 4,078. The following particulars are added:
There are now three hundred and twenty-nine Lodges under our Jurisdiction; namely, three hundred and eleven in Massachusetts, seven in the Canal Zone, eight in China, and three in Chile.
Eight Special Communications of Grand Lodge were held during the year in addition to the Quarterlies.
Nine Henry Price Medals were presented, the last two being to King Christian X, Grand Master of Denmark, and to King Gustav V, Grand Master of Sweden.
To show the magnitude and volume of the Massachusetts properties, Insurance on the Masonic Home is over $865,000, on the Masonic Home $623,000 and on the Masonic Hospital $291,000.
The number of patients in the Hospital is 18 women and 26 men.
The largest attendance at a single meeting of the Lodges of Instruction was 438.
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R. W. Frederick W. Hamilton, Grand Secretary, was made an Honorary Past Grand Master.
Precedents were cited of similar honours having been granted to Freemasons who have wrought diligently IN and FOR the Order and to Brethren of eminence and ability who have rendered service to the Craft
Melvine M. Johnson gave the address on presentation, saying:
His career in that position has been noteworthy. He is the peer of any Grand Secretary who ever lived and ever served in Grand Lodge anywhere. He is a man of great learning and erudition. He has been a student of Freemasonry who knows how to interpret it to the hearts of men.
Resolved, That the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts do now promote our R. W. Brother Frederick W. Hamilton to the rank of Honorary Past Grand Master, and that hereafter he be recognized and respected accordingly.
This was seconded by Arthur D. Prince.
M. W. Bro. Hamilton in his reply said:
I had no inkling that this honor, hitherto unique in the annals of the Grand Lodge of Masachusetts, was to be con- ferred upon me.
This a very, very happy day; a very, very happy hour for me, Brethren, and will remain in my memory forever. I thank you. I thank you all.
Grand Master Allen was re-elected.
A full report on the Library and Museum was given, with total accessions to date 11,139 volumes.
Mrs. Chipman graciously presented her late husband's Honorary Membership Jewels to Grand Lodge.
J. Hugo Tatsch, P.M., is acting Librarian and Curator.
Stated Communication was held December 27, 1935. There were present as guests of Grand Lodge our own Grand Master A. J. Anderson and our own late Grand Secretary, William McGregor Logan, also Grand Masters from Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey and China.
Ten members were expelled, of whom seven at least hailed from China.
The Grand Master installed by Melvin M. Johnson, used in full the ceremony used by R. W. Henry Price in installing R. W. Rowe in 1768.
The Grand Master was proclaimed:
The Grand Master arose and reverently made the ancient response —
"May the Grand Architect of the Universe pour down His blessings upon this Society and enable me to discharge the great trust reposed in me to the honor of His name and
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of the Royal Art, and may there never be wanting such to fill the Chair who shall promote Masonry and the good of man- kind so long as the world endureth. Amen."
And all the Craftsmen responded, "So mote it be."
A beautiful portrait of Curtis Chipman adorns the Pro- ceedings and will be preserved by many as a worthy memorial to a life well lived.
In the Obituary remarks we read:
The funeral ceremonies were held in the presence of a multitude of sorrowing friends, and strictly in accordance with his wishes, which he had, with characteristic care, set down in his own hand to the last detail.
What he wrought out of what he loved remains, living and imperishable.
He placed a mark on our Grand Chapter — that of brother- ly hospitality — which has never been allowed to dwindle in importance and from his day our Grand Chapter has main- tained its rightful place among the Grand Chapters of the United States.
Addresses were made by our Grand Master Anderson and others.
The Grand Feast followed regular toasts to
"The Memory of the Holy Saints John, The Memory of our Illustrious Brother, George Wash- ington, The Memory of our Departed Brethren, All the Fraternity, Wheresoever Dispersed upon the Face of the Earth."
Each toast was followed by a response by the quartet.
R. W. Bro. Joseph Earl Perry said:
To Thomas A. Edison is ascribed the statement that the calcium and carbon and other ingredients that comprise a human body have a commercial value of less than one dollar.
A strong mind may do without a strong body, but no body or mind, however perfect, can make a fine man unless his soul is fine.
Not his body, not his mind, but his character makes the man.
As the leaven in the lump, we may save our statesmen and our world, but it will take vision and fidelity and courage and patience.
As individuals we, and we alone, can cherish and preserve the tiny morsel of the sacred fire which has been entrusted to each of us.
Bro. Porter of China spoke:
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I have come a long way, from China, and conditions when I left were not of the best. They are having financial trouble.
I am proud of the work they are doing, because I know about a whole lot of charity and other work they have done, that never will be told about, naturally, but they are gladly doing it. They are carrying on, and with it the are doing it in the spirit of friendship and amity and fellowship with the other District Grand Lodges as well as their own. (Ap- plause.)
Then followed a wonderful address by the Reverend Bro. Joseph Fort Newton. We can only sample his excellent quality by the following citations:
Ever so many years ago — I have been afraid to remember how many — I attended a St. John's Eve Festival of this Grand Lodge, which I remember with great happiness, in spite of the faces that I miss of my Brethren who have fallen asleep. Woven into my life and character my Masonic fellowship with men I have touched all over the world, men to know whom is a kind of religion; men whose fellowship has been an inspira- tion to me and a consecration in a thousand beautiful ways.
Yes, it is the winter of liberty in the world. More than half the civilized world is ruled by dictators, and under dic- tators, in some strange madness, men seem to give up liberty, not grudgingly, but gladly. Why should this be so?
It was so in Germany. We think of Hitler as a fanatical ascetic, but the fact is, the actual fact, he did grasp Germany before it crumbled into utter destruction, and the German people preferred absolutism to destruction.
This lesson is for all men, everywhere.
Yes, religion can be destroyed. That is why Catholics in Germany feel that their Protestant brethren should stand with them. Let us stand together, or the last trace of spiritual life will disappear from the life of Germany.
In Russia, churches are destroyed by atrocity. In America they are destroyed by attrition, just dead of sheer neglect.
The other day I was reading a new life of Sir Thomas Moore. He is now a saint of the church. On the scaffold, when he was to give his life for his faith, he said, — "I have been the king's good servant, but God's first." That truth is written deep in the history and the genius of English-speaking peoples. We can never adopt the dogma of the totalitarian state in that respect. To us, the state belongs to the citizen, and the citizen does not belong to the state. If we lose that truth, we lose our liberty.
R. W. Harry G. Pollard (there have been many Pollards in Masonry) at nearly every meeting faithfully represented Canada, and this Reviewer has the honour and pleasure of being the Grand Representative of Massachusetts, a Jurisdic- tion whose Proceedings always satisfy.
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MICHIGAN
Harvey A. Sherman, Grand Master. Lou B. Winsor, P.G.M., Grand Secretary.
The Ninety-second Annual was held in Traverse City, May 26, 1936, in the Central Methodist Church at high twelve. The opening is thus described, including the welcome to M.W. Bro. Dargavel, P.G.M., of Canada, and to Past R.W. Junior Grand Warden of Canada Andrew M. Heron:
We are very much pleased, and highly honored, to have you represent your Grand Lodge in Michigan again this year. You have won a place in the hearts of Michigan Masons. Just at this time that is all I will say, but we love you as we do our own brothers, and you will continue under escort to the Grand East.
The Grand Lecturer of Colorado was also welcomed.
From the invocation by Grand Chaplain Donald we take these thoughts:
We are more than grateful to Thee for the spirit of this occasion, when we see the L'nion Jack and the flag of the Republic of Switzerland and our own Stars and Stripes to- gether at the altar of Masonry. We would ask Thee to grant that this may be symbolic of the great spirit of co-operative feeling that ought to exist among the great nations of this earth.
Bro. Champney, Mayor of Traverse City, extended a warm welcome. This is a sample of his quality:
You will see more cherry trees out in the Peninsula than you can see anywhere else in the world in the same amount of territory.
Our Circuit Judge is a Mason; the Judge of Probate is a Mason; the City Clerk is a Mason; the City Treasurer is a Mason; the Chief of Police is a Mason. I hope you will have a good time here and want to come back.
From the welcome given by the local Masons we make this citation:
Various organizations that are being organized at the present time based upon secrecy, which have nothing else except a motive of some particular gain for themselves. I think we see that just as recently when we find such outfits as the Black Legion, which has been organized and operating under such a name now. Those things have nothing to do with Masonry. They take their secrecy and use it to protect themselves.
And in the response of P.G.M .Reid we read: Masonry determines to support the cause of good govern- ment as distinguished from the agencies spoken of, that tend to submerge it.
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The Rail of Honor was then solemnly read.
Nineteen Past Grand Masters were honored in the East.
William H. Parker duly represented Canada.
Total registered attendance 849.
Some of the doings and thoughts of the Grand Master follow :
I laid the cornerstone of the United States Post Office at Fremont.
A Masonic Temple is dedicated to Masonic uses. There- fore the sale or use of alcoholic beverages, including beer, in any of the rooms of the Temple is strictly forbidden by the law.
It being the duty of the Master to see that the laws are strictly obeyed, he has authority over the premises at all times, whether the Lodge is in session or not.
A member under expulsion has no right to visit the Lodge or to wear any of the clothing or insignia of the Order; neither should he be permitted to attend any Masonic functions as a Mason.
It is again necessary that the settled law of this Grand Jurisdiction on the question of gambling should be stated, because some of our Lodges have advertised lotteries, feather parties, punch boards, fairs, circusses, bazaars, raffling matches, etc., for the purpose of raising money for Lodge purposes. Masonic Temple associations have rented rooms for the purpose of permitting other organizations to conduct gambling games in the Temple.
Another flagrant incident of gambling came to light this year. A Masonic Temple Association prepared a room for gambling, in which they maintained a large number of slot machines using different denominations of coins. They also provided tables to be used for gambling with cards, for the use of which tables they took a certain percentage of the money at stake. The officers of this Temple Association boasted of the fact that they had an understanding with the prosecuting attorney and the chief of police that so long as they allowed only Masons to play, the place would not be raided.
This is the most disgraceful condition which has ever come to my attention.
No child of a Master Mason should be sent to a public charitable institution. We should care for our own children and see that they have adequate education and are brought up under the best environment to make patriotic, Christian citizens.
A Congressional Committee headed by Congressman Fish investigated subversive activities in America, and thus defines communism:
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"Hatred of God and all forms of religion; destruction of private property and inheritance; absolute social and racial equality; promotion of class hatred; revolutionary propaganda through the Communist International.
Your committee report tells you how they are working to impress the youth. Since the publication of this report, we have received a communist paper called The Young Pioneer. They claim a circulation of 14,000 among our school children, and claim a membership in our schools of 25,000 Young Pioneers.
The paper in my possession says it is "A paper for workers' and farmers' children. The Young Pioneer is the only Workers' Children's Paper that fights —
For the interests of the Workers' Children!
For the defence of the Soviet Union!
For a Workers' and Farmers' Government!
"Pioneers stand by Workers' Russia! We Pioneers say the workers and their children all over the world have only one fatherland — the Soviet Fatherland, Workers' Russia."
John Calvin said: "Nothing is more important to man than freedom. Freedom is like the air. We do not realize how indispensable it is until we begin to miss it."
G. H. P. Firestone and representatives of other concordant Orders were welcomed and addressed Grand Lodge.
From the introduction to what proved to be the last report of Grand Secretary Winsor we read:
There are now only three Grand Secretaries in all the world that were holding this office when I first entered upon it, namely: Alpheus A. Keene of New Mexico, George A. Pettigrew of South Dakota and J. Twining Hartt of New Brunswick.
With reference to Job's Daughters and other Organiza- tions, several speeches were made, from which we take the following:
It is unfortunate we have two organizations for girls, but nevertheless, such is the case, and the International Order of Job's Daughters is founded upon Masonic relationship. Many of those girls step into Eastern Star membership which we have granted the use of our Lodge rooms. I therefore move that this resolution be amended by inserting the words "Inter- national Order of Job's Daughters" after the word "Boys," so that it will read. "The Eastern Star, Order of De Molay for Boys, International Order of Job's Daughters, Rainbow for Girls, etc."
"As a matter of fact, I do not believe we should give any of them, except Masonic bodies, the use of the Masonic Lodge room."
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M.W. Bro. Dargavel made an excellent address, punc- tuated by applause. We reproduce parts, as well as what the Grand Master said:
"Freemasonry has not completed its task, it is not even at the crossroads, but rather this is the day and the hour which challenges the fine enterprise and the self-service of this old, wide, far-flung fraternity."
May I offer this suggestion to you, as I do to the brethren of my own Province, that what you, as Masons, need to-day is more appreciation of Freemasonry that we may recognize that down through the centuries this old fraternity has met a great need in the life of mankind, and it has done it in its own peculiar way, and it has done it effectively.
Through the years and the centuries Masonry here has ever been constructive in its kindly nature, teaching fidelity to the home, devotion to the church, and respect for law and constituted authority.
The Golden Rule must be applied, and when the golden sun of prosperity is again shining, then, and only then, will the world be better for the lessons we have learned in these trying times. (Applause.)
M.W. Grand Master Sherman: Brother Dargavel, we are very appreciative of the inspiring words you have spoken this afternoon, and I want you to go home with a realization that you take with you the love and respect of a hundred and twenty thousand Michigan Masons, and, as we revere the flag of our own country, may it long wave side by side with yours in the interests of the uplifting and advancement of humanity. (Applause.)
Grand Chaplain Donald again invoked the Divine blessing:
We thank Thee because our great Republic is being sup- ported upon four great pillars, democracy, the public school, the church, the home. We would ask Thee to grant that no influence may come into our national life that will have a tendency to undermine any of these great pillars.
He also presented the report on Obituaries, saying:
During the World War the soldiers sang a great deal. It helped to maintain their morale. Sometimes before they went to the front to enter the trenches to await the "zero hour" to go over the top, they met in great groups for community singing. The English Dough Boys, when asked what songs they wanted to sing, often named one of the sublime hymns,
"O God, Our Help in Ages Past." "He who, from zone to zone.
Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, In the long way that I must tread alone Will lead my steps aright."
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"I go to prove my soul I see my way as birds their trackless way. God guides me and the birds, I shall arrive."
This proposition was introduced by a Worshipful Master, who said:
How many times have all of you, in driving along the road, felt the desirability of companionship, and have refrained from accepting the possibility of this on the road because it was very poor judgment to accept a man who wanted a ride? If there was some means, esoteric, whereby you could know a man standing beside a road was a brother, it would be well.
With regard to De Molay we read:
Are there any further remarks? You are now voting on this, that the Grand Lodge does hereby accept, for immediate effect, the sponsorship of the Order of De Molay, and will lend such moral and financial support to the program of De Molay as seems proper and worthy.
All in favor of adopting the report as read, make it mani- fest by the usual sign of Masons in voting. Opposed, the same sign. The motion is carried.
The Committee on Americanization reported on, under their separate headings:
Communism.
Fascism.
Nazi-ism.
As to Communism we read:
The government being an autocratic self-constituted dic- tatorship of a small group of men high in the Soviet Com- munist Party. There is no other party in opposition or otherwise permitted to exist.
The Communist Party has divided the United States into some twenty or more districts and has been active politically as a party organization with a place on the ballot in a large number of the states and developing increasing voting power.
It is sufficient to add that the Communists are engaged in efforts to constantly agitate and impress upon the Negro that they must fight until they have obtained a complete racial and social equality.
Army and Navy: The Communists have engaged in propa- ganda toward the armed forces of the United States, seeking to undermine the morale and discipline.
The Committee on Correspondence will make a report one year hence on three applications for recognition.
The travelling Bible from Rhode Island was presented at the altar and dedicated.
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Neil E. Reid was elected Grand Master.
Grand Secretary Winsor, acting Grand Master, conducted installation in characteristic style. He will be missed more and more as the years go on. So will our own Grand Secretary.
Membership 119,076. Net loss 4,427.
R.W. Bro. William N. Gatfield, a worthy and experienced veteran, but not yet "venerable" Mason of Sandwich, is the Grand Representative of Michigan.
MISSISSIPPI
Simon H. Rubel, Grand Master.
Edward L. Faucette, Grand Secretary.
The One Hundred and Eighteenth Communication was held at Jackson February 11th, 1936, and was preceded by public exercises in the City Auditorium at which addresses were delivered with vocal and instrumental numbers, and Mrs. Fannye Golstein, Grand Matron Eastern Star.
From the address of the Grand Master the following:
Another Masonic year has closed. The good performed will, we trust, survive; the bad, if any, we hope, be obliterated.
I would fain have turned aside from the glittering temp- tation of an acceptance, but that my sinking spirits were buoyed up, by the sweet consolations, that my weakness would have the strength of your kind assurances.
May the kindness that you have bestowed upon me be returned to you and yours seven-fold by Him who holds the destinies of men in His hands and dispenses mercies in the magnitude of His abundance.
I resolved to make a speech twelve months long, not to be spoken in words, but by work. I have, I believe, lived up to that resolve.
We had a most delightful visit to the White House, where we were royally received by the President of the United States; your brother and my brother, and I feel sure, that if our first Grand Master, George Washington, were alive to-day, he would say to the President, "Your ideas and conception of Right and Justice are the same as mine were, and that with this country in your able hands, I am willing to return whence I came with the knowledge that 'All is well'." Masonic Service Association
They need us and we need them. I sincerely recommend that we rejoin this association.
"Lest I forget," my dog, who so faithfully tiled the inner door of my home during my absence, was always on hand upon my return from my Masonic visitations to greet me, her Grand Master, with the highest honors known to dogdom.
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Last, but not least, my wife, who in the discharge of my duties as Grand Master, I most neglected, I owe an everlasting debt of love and gratitude.
I always felt that what we were doing for the boys and girls of our deceased brethren was the work of and for Almighty God, our real Grand Master.
Grand Lecturer J. Rice Williams made an able report. He had visited two hundred and four Lodges. He said:
What profit to anyone if you tell him to act upon the square and to treat his neighbor as he would be treated, if you drive a sharp bargain, thereby obtaining more than you give, or speak evil of a brother and rob him of that which money cannot buy?
What profit that the footprints of our Institution are lost in the sandswept tracks of tradition; why boast that it has existed so long that its beginnings are not recorded upon the written pages of history, if its teachings do not enter into our daily lives.
Masonry is not a religion, but it teaches the immortality of the soul, and the resurrection of the body through the merits of the Lion of the tribe of Judah. It is not a political party. but Masons, as individuals, should and do profoundly influence for good the body politic. Long before a democracy was dreamed of, Masons taught the absolute equality of man. Long before union labor agitated it. Masons taught the "eight-hour law."
Membership 20,430. Net loss 167.
The Committee on Law and Jurisprudence answered all auestions submitted instead of the Grand Master. Among them the following:
No. The family of an expelled Master Mason is not en- titled to Masonic relief. The obligation of charity resting on all men should prompt men and Masons to relieve the want? of the women and orphans, but such case is not an obligation of the fraternity.
If a subordinate Lodge is sued, does the Grand Lodge have to be joined therein?
No.
He owes no dues to the local Lodge, but the local Lodge must pay the Grand Lodge the per capita assessment just as if no exemption had been granted.
Some discussion follows a proposed telegram to the President of the United States, who had said in an interview:
"I am for the real. honest-to-God American citizen first, last and always," and I firmly believe that he is.
The telegram was ordered to be sent avoiding anything political.
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The Superintendent of the Masonic Home addressed Grand Lodge, commencing as usual with a story:
I have but the one subject that the people and Brother Masons want to hear me discuss. 1 love the subject. I am a good deal like the old maid that lived to be about thirty years of age in single blessedness. She belonged to the Catholic Church, and at that age she went up to confess at the mass meeting to the priest, and he said: "Sister Mary, what is it that you have to confess?" She said: "Well, when I was about eighteen years old a young man came to see me several times, and one time before he left he hugged and kissed me." The next Sunday morning she went back to confess again. She told the priest the same story, saying: "Father, when I was about eighteen years old, after a young man came to visit me several times, and about to leave me, he hugged and kissed me." He said: "Yes, I remember you reported that last Sab- bath morning, and I fixed that all right." The next Sunday morning she went back again and for the third time she con- fessed her sins, stating it again that when she was about eighteen years old she had never forgotten that a young man had hugged and kissed her when he went to tell her goodbye, and the priest says: "Mary, I have heard your story. That has been fixed all right, and you need not confess it any more." But she says: "Father, I like to talk about it." (Laughter.)
There are ninety-three girls in the Home, eighty-one of them in public schools, and several of them on the honor roll.
The comparative cost of operating two Homes at Meridian and Columbus was analyzed.
Thomas Q. Ellis, Grand Commander Knights Temp- lar, was specially received. He is the Grand Representative of Canada.
G. W. Holloway was elected Grand Master.
In calling upon Bro. Mike Sennett Connor, the Grand Master introduced him as one of the greatest Governors Mississippi has ever had.
A tribute to the late George G. Riley was delivered by Bro. Ellis, closing with the following:
There prevails a charming custom in the mountains of Wales. At evening time when fathers and brothers and sons have finished their day's labor, laid down their tools, and are coming from the fields, their mothers, wives, sisters and daughters stand upon the opposite hill and hail them with song. The women sing a welcome home on one hilltop, and the men on the other hilltop answer them. So with George D. Riley. At eventide he laid down his burden, the day's toils over, and from the hilltops of Earth he answered the songs echoing from the Hilltops of Glory — WELCOMING HIM HOME!"
In presenting the jewel to the Grand Master-elect, Bro. Williams said:
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It is your property, but it is yours to wear properly during this ensuing year. And the honor comes not from the title of Grand Master, not because you have the authority to say "Come," and "I come, Sir," and "I go, Sir," not because the brethren honor your office so highly, but the honor comes in the manner in which you yourself shall conduct yourself during this year.
Judge F. M. Morson of Toronto, well known and well beloved, is the Grand Representative of Mississippi. This under Arkansas:
For he who holds: By the simple faith that the World enfolds, Finds, unto life's last feeblest spark; That the daylight far exceeds the dark; That the Seasons bring, as they glide away, More days of brightness than days of gray.
Canada is briefly but favourably reviewed. We quote the following from it:
Mississippi's Grand Representative was not present.
The address of the Grand Master is one of the most comprehensive we have ever read.
He deals with economic conditions, as they exist, the cause that conspired to bring them about, the necessity of bringing about a correction of the existing evils and the part that Masonry must play in restoring conditions to normalcy.
The Correspondence Report is the work of William Ponton. The Review, like the address of the Grand Master, is full and complete.
He gives Mississippi about three pages of thoughtful comment.
Under Iowa we read of the wonderful library and also a great tribute to the late Louis Block:
The lamented and distinguished Louis Block submitted his last and final Correspondence Report at this session of his Grand Lodge. His death having occurred just prior to its convening. As usual his report is outstanding.
It will always be cherished. Seeming almost like a voice from the tomb. We sometimes wonder why men like Louis Block can not go on serving the great Fraternity he and we love so well forever, but God had a different arrangement for him and when he called the active brain of Louis Block ceased to function, his hand became pulseless and his facile pen lay dormant.
This from South Carolina:
Using his prerogative the Grand Master made General Chsrles Pelot Summerall, a Mason at Sight.
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MISSOURI
James W. Skelly, Grand Master.
Arthur Mather, Grand Secretary.
On the cover of the Proceedings a new book just pub- lished entitled "Territorial Masonry," is recommended to the Craft in the following words:
A clear-cut story of the mighty part Freemasonry, oldest of all Brotherhoods, played in the winning of the West.
Heroic characters move through its pages. The author has caught and pinned to his manuscript the sturdy spirit of the pioneers, who met danger with a laugh, hardship with a song, and built an empire out of a wilderness by the faith and vision that were in them.
The Grand Master is an Engineer by profession.
The One Hundred and Sixteenth Annual was held in the Scottish Rite Cathedral, St. Louis, September 20, 1936.
An entertainment was rendered by the children of the Masonic Home.
From the invocation of the Grand Chaplain the following:
We throw ourselves into Thy presence asking for guid- ance, illumination and peace. Our dreams are so vague and our aspirations so ineffective, and we come to Thee in all humility to give us that stability of mind and heart to go out to do Thy will. Grant us the ability to see what we must do, the courage to co-operate with Thy will, the faith to ap- preciate the power of the unseen. Keep us. oh God, from pettiness, let us be large in thought, in word, in deed. Make us to grow calm, serene and kind.
Distinguished guests were welcome from Nebraska, Iowa, Texas, Illinois and Oregon, also Ray V. Denslow of the General Grand Chapter.
We glean the following from the address of the Grand Master:
In many cases Lodges have permitted members to become five years or more in arrears. This indicates either a form of mistaken kindness or indifference, for a member so far in arrears will rarely pay up. and years earlier, the Lodge should have made an active effort to collect, and. failing in this, should have remitted the dues of worthy members.
"How much did we gain, or lose?" Due to the thoughtless publicity given to losses during the past years, the idea is actually becoming prevalent that Freemasonry is dying out. It will not do to say that we are not interested in numbers, but we are more deeply interested in the condition of the spirit of Freemasonrv.
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Insidious forces are now at work trying to tear down our own Government. These influences have invaded our schools, our churches and even our homes.
He visited 81 Lodges and also other Grand Jurisdictions.
He laid eight cornerstones, pictures of two of which adorn the Proceedings. For good and sufficient reasons, Grand Lodge did not participate in three cornerstone ceremonies.
Six Lodges were consolidated.
He approves trials by Commission.
Can a Masonic Lodge give a picnic or outing under the name of the Lodge on Sunday, the Lord's Day?
No.
A Lodge should not hereafter engage to sponsor any non-Masonic or extraneous organization, nor should its funds be used for the support or maintenance of such organizations.
The work at the Masonic Home is highly praised:
Consideration should be given as far as possible to content- ment and peace of mind of the old people, and thp children should be educated and trained so that when the time comes for them to leave the Home to make their way in the world they will be self-reliant, their minds will not be warped, and they will not imagine that the world owes them a living.
As in other Jurisdictions, there are impending mortgage troubles. The subject is thus introduced:
Financial snags go against the grain of the Building Supervisory Board.
Of the claims of Publications and so-called Masonic Periodicals the G. M. says:
At least one thinly veiled threat has been made of action in court, in case the Grand Master should forbid Lodges to furnish information to such publisher. It should be clearly understood that the furnishing of membership lists for a Masonic directory or of Masonic transactions to a Masonic paper are matters entirely under control of the Grand Lodge, which may at any time forbid Lodges to furnish such in- formation.
Grand Lodge should make no experiments in legislation.
He recommends for reflection the following:
Seriously impress upon the officers their duties to the Lodge and its members, and upon the brethren in turn, their duties to the Lodge and its officers. Fun is all right in its place but there is need for more serious thought in Free- masonry.
May we exalt and assist in every way possible, our greatest ally, in the onward march toward our ideal of "that world which is to be."
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He speaks of the year as uneventful but never dull — and concludes thus:
The tide is turning, and many of them can be reclaimed. But the work must be done at once for the interest of these brethren ebbs every day, and on the other hand after awhile the Lodge may hesitate to restore them.
But Freemasonry demands that its followers live up to its standards, and the problem is to bring the world up to Free- masonry.
Membership 92,026. Net loss 2,233.
The honoured age of many veteran Masons was recog- nized by the distribution of 50-year buttons.
In the many pages devoted to the Home Report the fol- lowing is of interest:
It would be impossible to measure the results accom- plished by the Masonic Home through the past fifty years, but some measure of the results accomplished can be estim- ated by the fact that 2,271 people have been admitted to the Home and. cared for.
On recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges Chairman Mather says:
The disturbed conditions throughout the world require extra vigilance, and the Committee is of the opinion that nothing should be done in haste in connection with the sphere in which the}' operate.
The Committee on Welfare report:
Our experience in dealing with this question of relief leads us to believe that the time is coming, as conditions improve, when every Lodge should make some provision in its budget for relief for its distressed members. Many of the Lodges at the present time place this in their budget and are able, with the assistance of the Welfare Committee, to care for their distressed members. The Lodges that are not collecting more thi. i $2.50 per year dues of course can have no fund for that pui pose after they pay their Grand Lodge per capita.
The Grand Master of Nebraska said:
I thought what a wonderful army of fine men espousing t... cause of the most wonderful ideals and principles known 10 nen. Brethren, you cannot have a successful Grand Lodge without the honest and efficient support of the constituent lodges.
The Grand Lecturer said:
Nebraska is one of two jurisdictions in the United States, the State of Washington being the other, who have no Grand Treasurer, so that I am charged not only with the responsi- bility ordinarily carried on by a Grand Secretary but also I have charge of all the funds.
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George W. Walker was elected Grand Master.
R. W. Bro. Thurman said in his address:
My regret is, that we do make these expressions of our interest and of our service only periodic. The great concern of Freemasons is to carry away the inspiration, and the in- struction, and the interest in the cause of brotherhood from these meetings into our every day, every week, and every month of the year life and labor. It is high time that we build the great pillars that shall support the temples.
The Grand Correspondent receives and well earns $500 annually.
There is nothing quite like the Missouri Reviews.
General John J. Pershing was present at the cornerstone laying of the High School at Laclede, which was an outstand- ing event thus described by Ray V. Denslow, P.G.M., in a special article entitled "The Masonic World," which is all em- bracing:
Why was it outstanding? Because of the momentous words uttered by General Pershing on that occasion, and in the Lodge preceding the ceremonies; and again, because the ceremony brought home to us the fact that the Masonic fraternity is not being invited to perform its age-old ceremonies as once it was wont to do.
He takes up different topics under different headings in connection with all the Jurisdictions, crediting to each thoughts worth while and events worthy of note:
English-speaking Masonry no doubt numbers approx- imately four million members, which by far constitutes the largest group of organized Masons in the world.
A committee formed for the purpose of digging out the necessary information showing the regularity or irregularity, legality or illegality of various Grand Lodges. Then the Grand Lodges of the United States, with this information before them, may be in a position to recognize or reject claims for recognition.
We agree with the Grand Master of Pennsylvania, who said:
"International relationship, business dealings, and trans- portation all demand a better understanding of the people of our continent. Masonry should do its part in promoting the good neighbor feeling.
The first waves of this on-rushing tide of anti-Masonry have only reached the shores of the American Continent, but in time we shall see more, and until that time shall come it is the duty of every patriotic and home-loving American to thoroughly understand the various elements antagonistic to Masonry, the reason for their activity, and the best means of combating the enemies of a free people.
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The fraternity in Denmark is under the special protection of His Majesty Christian X, who is serving as Grand Master.
Texas discovered the application of the two Grand Lodges and accepted the one generally regarded as legitimate. The Grand Lodge of Storlogen of Denmark was refused recogni- tion by the Grand Lodge of Canada in Ontario. Virginia recognized the Grand Lodge of Denmark. Grand Master Brown of Virginia visited this Grand Lodge and found France a hotbed of anti-Masonic sentiment. It was his opinion that this Grand Lodge, established in 1913, conforms in every par- ticular to the basic principles for recognition; the most of its Lodges work in the English language.
In Italy at one time there were 150,000 Freemasons.
Now we turn our attention to Africa:
In Egypt we learn that the Grand Lodge of New York has suspended its recognition, the committee reporting that there are two rival organizations.
The two Philippine Lodges are known as Szechuen, made up of fourteen Canadians and Americans, and West Lake, largely of Chinese membership. There are twenty-six college graduates and two missionaries in the latter Lodge located at Hangchow.
Masonry in the Canal Zone appears to be under the dom- ination of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, which has constituted that territory a Masonic District. The relationship of the Masons of the Zone with those of Panama are cordial.
The Grand Master of Montana sympathizes with a petitioner whose right hand had been amputated above the wrist, but refused to permit him to petition. One Lodge asked the Grand Master, in 1929, about a petitioner who had lost his right hand and was refused; later, the same Lodge asked for permission to advance the brother.
The Grand Master is probably remotely situated and a stranger to the candidate; he can only state the law and give the rules, leaving it to the Lodge to apply them.
In Texas, where physical qualification is required, the Grand Master insists upon a pencil sketch of the defect, or a certificate from a reputable physician in each case.
A striking appeal for funds under Mississippi:
"Brethren, we need a Lodge hall. The rain, the wind mixed with the sunshine and father time have shown heavy on our building and if we don't get a new hall, we will have to celebrate our Centennial on the brow of a hill under the canopy of a friendly heaven bedecked with its sunshine and twinkling stars."
Further quotations from this Review of Reviews are as follows:
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The Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan, by resolution, notified all Grand Lodges that it laid claim to and would forthwith proceed to include within its jurisdiction all that portion of the Northwest territories lying and situate north of the northern boundary of the Province of Saskatchewan, between the second meridian east and the fourth meridian west.
Relief was our individual duty:
"We went along for a few years and finally Lodges as- sumed all the responsibility and the brethren quit putting their hands in their pockets. It was not very long before the Grand Lodge wanted to do something, and they established the Grand Lodge Charity Fund, and now it is the Grand Lodge that assumes the relief expenses."
In Canada, a number of citizens recently refused to honor the National Anthem by rising. It shocked the public con- science. The Grand Master said: :
"It was the thought that that action was symptomatic, sinister. It was the thought of what it meant to Canada's future to have among us those who, claiming the protection of our laws and the privileges of our free institutions, yet seek the overthrow of those laws and the destruction of those in- stitutions.
Under the heading of "Unusual" the following:
"The building was erected by a $25,000.00 donation made by the Northern Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite. This Grand Lodge also maintains a revolving student loan fund."
The District Deputy for the Province of Armagh, in Ireland, referred to the "malicious burning of our hall in Clones, in July last, which sent a wave of indignation through- out the Province."
A telegram expressing heartiest congratulations to the Grand Master "retiring after a year of ceaseless efforts and great accomplishment dedicated to Masonry." The telegram was signed by an individual who proved to be one of the chief officers of the Knights of Columbus.
"I think it is a very fine tribute that the Knights of Colum- bus of Grand Rapids have chosen to send you this beautiful bouquet along with a greeting which expresses their sincere solicitation for a successful meeting."
Many brethren along the Texas border have been desirous of working the Masonic degrees in the Spanish language, be- lieving it would do much to do away with clandestine Lodges.
The Hawaiian Islands were visited by the Grand Master of California, in whose jurisdiction the Islands are. There are eight Lodges on the four Islands, made up of a sterling group of Masons, many of whom occupy leading positions.
William S. Campbell is the Grand Representative of Canada, and Donald Sutherland has the honour of representing Missouri with us.
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MONTANA
George W. Craven, Grand Master.
Luther T. Hauberg, Grand Secretary.
H. S. Hepner, Grand Historian.
The Proceedings are preceded by a portrait and biography of the Grand Master, of whom it is said:
He is a Past President of the Rotary Club of Butte, Past President of the Montana Society of Engineers and a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Special Communication is thus described:
The Grand Lodge was called from labor to refreshment, after which the Grand Marshal formed the brethren in pro- cession and, preceded by an escort from Cyrene Commandery, the brethren marched to the Liberty Theater where the Masonic service was held.
And another special Communication for another funeral thus:
Grand Lodge was then called from labor to refreshment, and the brethren formed in procession and marched under an escort from Cyrene Commandery, where the services were conducted by M. W. Bro. Hepner.
From labor to refreshment is scarcely the phrase we would use.
The Seventy-first Annual was held at Missoula August 21st, 1935.
Music forms a fine factor in the proceedings.
M. W. Bro. Craven then introduced the Masonic Chorus of Butte, his home city, and explained that the members of the chorus had accompanied him on trips within a hundred miles of Butte. "They are always ready with a chorus, quar- tette, duet or solo. They have brought cheer to the Masons where they have sung and they have volunteered their services for this Grand Lodge."
Distinguished guests from North Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho and Saskatchewan were welcomed with these comments:
The committee in introducing Wyoming spoke feelingly of the fact that M. W. Brothers Hepner, Callaway and Stansbury had been classmates in the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor "forty-four years ago the 25th of last June."
From the address of the Grand Master the following excerpts:
Tyrants in other lands are prescribing it as a foe to their selfish aims and ambitions to shackle mankind with chains of untried and fanciful governmental ideals. They do not under-
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stand Masonry as a civilizing and stabilizing force in human affairs, or if they do, they are afraid of its beneficent purposes which would tend to defeat their base intentions.
Improved highways and modern transportation have re- duced travel difficulties. Men are interested in Masonry. They enjoy fraternalism. They are seeking light.
I made ninety-four official visits, and contacted each of the one hundred and thirty-five Lodges. I travelled 8,563 miles by train and 15.292 by auto.
The place was undesirable, and when the bank notified the Lodge of an increase in rent of 50 per cent, the Lodge moved into the basement of the Presbyterian church and asked for advice. A building fund of $2,500 was lost when the bank failed.
Changing conditions, it seems to me, will force some Lodges to abandon or consolidate. One Lodge was asked to come with another and told it could nominate the officers the first time after consolidation, but it can't persuade itself to surrender the old home. Two in one now small town are agreed upon everything but the name and number and on these seem to say: "Thus far, and no farther." One Lodge has twenty-six members with eighteen away. Almost everything is against it but it holds on, hoping for a change. All honor to those who struggle thus.
These visitations by your representatives are of value, I really believe. Masonry is universal but it is not uniform. We get new ideas; we learn what others are doing.
A member asks: "What is the standing of a Mason who runs a dance hall and sells beer, also one who is a postmaster and runs a beer parlor?" Another member asked nearly the same question.
These are rather long in consideration and I answered each practically in these words: "Your actions are clearly contrary to the intent of the Grand Lodge."
I did the best I could and nobody held back, but the power behind the throne, in front of the throne and all around the throne was the Grand Secretary. I thank you.
The Grand Secretary's receipts amounted to the fine sum of $177,781.00.
Membership 18,321. Net loss 458.
Of the Library and Museum the following:
Brother Hepner continues his interest, and this spring he presented a museum piece in the form of an appropriation — 100,000,000 Marks! We may be able to find some one later who will cash this for us. W. Bro. J. Earl Halterman gave a small keystone made from stone quarried from King Solomon's quarries at Jerusalem. We have a Chinese scales used to weigh gold on Elk Creek in the Big Blackfoot country.
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The library is being patronized more and more by the brethren over the State.
The Committee on Apportionment do not grudge their praise of the Grand Master.
The chief figure in Masonry's life story was not a king, prince or potentate, but a skilled workman: You, Brother Craven, typified during your year as Grand Master this ideal character, and all this was done most cheerfully and with a mind attuned to that great watch-word of the hour: "Service."
Among the entertainments provided for the Home the following are reported:
The Butte Lodges have held their annual picnic and presented fine programs. Their generous effort has encouraged other Lodges to follow their example in bringing entertain- ment and cheer to our Home members. The Board of Trustees expresses its appreciation to the Star Chapters, Rainbow girls, DeMolay boys and all who during the past year have con- tributed to the pleasure of the members of the Home.
All those needing attention for the eyes, ears or teeth are taken to the best doctors Helena affords.
The establishment of a Masonic Club at Fort Peck is thus described:
There are many Masons employed at Fort Peck, away from their homes, and they proposed to organize. It was deemed inadvisable to organize a Lodge. Past Grand Master Foot suggested a Masonic Club there, attached to the Lodge at Glasgow. They organized a club. There are men there from all over the United States and of almost every rank from a colonel to a cook's roustabout.
From the address of Robert A. Tate of Saskatchewan the following:
Someone has said that the test of friendship is adversity, and most certainly the test of Masonry has been these last six years. Our Grand Lodge has attempted to step in and give leadership during these years that would meet the situation anu that would hold the interest of the membership.
The Committee on Public Schools made the following report:
What will this generation do about the efforts that are being made to obtain favoritism of the states and to break down our public system? "Eternal vigilance is ever the price of liberty." Let then the welfare of our public schools be the object of every American patriot. Let him watch the treasuries of our townships, our cities, our counties, our states, and our Nation, that sectarian schools may not receive appropriations or other forms of subsidies."
The Grand Master made this significant statement: "Masons as citizens; Masons doing their duty as citizens; Masons in politics; the Masonic istitution in politics, never."
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From the response given by Bro. Hepner the following illuminating paragraph:
We, brothers, have received the light of Masonry and ever the cry since we have been honored is more, more light. As the years go on we want to give to you brethren of Montana more light in Masonry and we want to give you more expres- sions of our appreciation.
Grand Chaplain Sloan said:
"No man is free, who is not bound."
We have a text taken from the Great light that is ever upon the altar in all regularly governed Masonic Lodges. That text is — "Ye shall obtain wisdom and be no longer slaves."
"Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free."
It is my privilege to-day to bring to you the compliments of Mussolini and of Hitler. It is true that they have not commissioned me to speak to you in their name but they have proclaimed to the whole world their admiration for the institu- tion of Masonry. It may seem strange to you that I speak of "their admiration" and yet I believe that is true. For in proclaiming that Masonry must be destroyed in all parts of their countries they have announced to the world that Masonry is an enemy to the type of dictatorship which these men exemplify. Men of free spirit, men in whose veins runs no taint of fear cannot be allowed to meet and discuss the right of human beings to freedom.
No man is free who is ignorant and no country can long be free whose people are not intelligent. For that reason it is essentially important that we guard well the public schools, and in our state we have much to do.
"You shall not pass." And that same barrier within the heart must say further as does the Boulder Dam to the flood waters of the Colorado River, "Stop here. You shall not only rest but you shall serve." To some water that barrier will say — "Follow out in this direction and through these many laterals carry your refreshing moisture to the fields and make them fertile." And to others of the flood waters it will say — "Stop here, you shall not devastate the land but flow this way down through this great pipe and over these deserts and through the mountains and to the great city to furnish water for drink or for garden or for other use."
And lastly no man is free who is not "Outward Bound." Even in the brightness of the day he will stop to reflect upon his bondage.
The late Will Rogers just before his death approached the thought of life beyond in an article written for the paper which appeared but yesterday! This article was addressed to
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someone that had gone on before. He said to him: "It must be great to ride the range over there. If you see a little old man on that range tell him that I am coming over some day to ride along with him. And there is a little old mother over there that I'd dearly love to see and I bet those great Fellows like Moses must be fine to meet — but gee this paper is all wet, I must close. The shack must be leaking." So in homely words Will Rogers had expressed the faith that is in us all, that there is a land beyond where we shall meet again.
Grand Master Stansbury of Wyoming eloquently described the creation, quoting:
Then God separated all and he gave to each his place, and he saw that all things were good; and the evening and the morning was the fifth day. Then God said to those who were round about him — "All that we have created, all that we have made seems good, but there is nothing here which might have domination and power over that which we have created; and he said 'Let us make man in Our own image'." And he gathered together the dust of the field and made man in the image of God. breathing into the nostrils of man the breath of life, and man became a living soul. A part of the divine was transmitted into that man. We know not what it is.
The poet has wisely said:
"Life! we've been long together
Through pleasant and through cloudy weather 'Tis hard to part when friends are dear, —
Perhaps it will cost a sigh, a tear; — Then steal away, give little warning,
Choose thine own time; Say not Good Night, — but in some brighter clime
Bid me Good Morning."
John R. Lloyd was elected Grand Master. Twenty-one P.G.M.'s were present — almost a record. Canada's Grand Representative did not appear.
We note in the list of Lodges the following four — White- fish, Cut Bank, Roman Eagle and Judith. These are out of the ordinary.
Four hundred and eighty-seven entitled to vote are re- corded as present.
A story from the D.G.M. of Idaho:
I am reminded of a little story that happened. Bridget and Pat went to the theatre one evening. Bridget said to Pat, "What does that word 'asbestos' mean on the curtain?" and Pat said, "That means welcome."
The visiting Grand Masters were musical, two at least volunteered to sing and one is thus described:
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There had seemingly been some work going on with which the Craft had not been made acquainted; M. W. Bro. Craven said — "Bro. Stansbury said he would sing for us. Later on we will call that bluff." Bro. Stansbury said — "I'll call it right now."
M. W. Bro. Stansbury sang two songs, which were re- ceived with applause, the brethren rising.
He was followed by Most W. Bro. Eldridge of Idaho, who sang his own composition dedicated to Masonic Secre- taries of Montana:
When it's Grand Lodge time in August,
We keep coming back to you With our "quills" and sharpened pencils
And our problems old yet new. We've been dubbed "Recording Angels,"
We set down what's right and true; Tho our wings aren't fully sprouted, We're the Craft's most loyal crew. The Committee on Jurisprudence report:
Perhaps it would be better for Grand Masters always to refrain from deciding whether a given defect, either physical, mental or moral, disqualifies or not. It requires him to give a conclusion of fact, and he usually only knows what some letter has informed him, which rarely states all the circum- stances or gives clearly the character and degree of infirmity.
Another hit at our Legal profession is found in the address of the Grand Marshal of Wyoming:
Now to tell you just before I close a little story —
It seemed there was a discussion between St. Peter and St. Nick because their two crowds were intermingling, and they decided to put a fence between their domains, and St. Nick says, "You have all the carpenters so you build the fence and I will pay my half of it." They built the fence and after it is completed St. Nick met St. Peter and St. Peter said, "I am ready for my half of the money," and he said, "I have decided not to pay anything." St. Peter said, "If you don't I'll sue you.' He said, "Just see how far you will get; I have got all the attorneys." (Laughter.)
Memorial to the late Charles W. Pomeroy:
As a lawyer he never faltered in his efforts to bring to his clients every possible protection and safety to be found for them under just laws. As a judge he held courts and juries to a careful observance of law and rules of procedure, tem- pered justice with mercy and came to be known as one of the outstanding jurists of Montana.
Grand Master Craven was asked to address the Confer- ence of Grand Masters at Washinton, during which he said:
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The poor and sick we always have with us. We are to "help and assist" them if deemed worthy. However, if one be hungry or in pain we try to relieve him, at least temporarily, though he be not entirely worthy, possibly not even a member of our organization. There are always imposters and we do not feel kindly toward them. If they deceive us we give aid to the unworthy and hence have less for the worthy.
George P. Porter of Helena represents Canada and Mon- tana has as its honored Grand Representative J. Birnie Smith of London, one of our most active members.
NETHERLANDS
Of which R.W. Bro. J. O. Herity of Belleville is the honored Grand Representative.
See Holland and New York Review.
NEVADA
A. F. Aymar, Grand Master.
V. M. Henderson, Grand Secretary.
Several Special Communications for conducting funerals and for laying cornerstones were held during the year. That of the new Grammar School is interesting. We quote from the address made:
Its waters now will furnish light for many cities, power for numerous mills and factories and a livelihood for thousands of men. Hundreds of tourists are travelling this way to look with amazement on this wonderful achievement.
Who is there to say that among these little ones the foundation of whose education will be gained in the same building to be constructed here will not be among those who will be the master builders, who will harness the waters of the Susquehanna, the Ohio, the Mississippi, so that terrible destruction and loss of life such as have taken place this spring will not be repeated?
With the adoption of our Constitution was born the universal educational system, the American public school, non- sectarian, non-partisan, and democratic, for all children of all the people, and with equal opportunities for all.
The Seventy-second Annual was held at Reno, June 11, 1936. Twelve P.G.M.'s graced the Grand East.
Distinguished visitors from California were welcomed.
Past Grand Master Ducker, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada, delivered an address, from which we quote:
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It is a pleasing office to perform, to extend a welcome from a sovereign people to a sovereign Lodge. Those for whom I speak recognize that this Grand Lodge is a constituent part of a world-wide order renowned through the ages for humanizing and civilizing achievements — an order so "ancient that its origin is lost amid the mists and shadows of antiquity."
The history of this Most Worshipful Grand Lodge is coeval with the annals of Nevada as a state, and reveals the same forthright battle lor progress by brave and devoted spirits.
Their backgrounds are the backgrounds of the pathfinders and pioneers braving all for an empire of home and happiness in this western world. This state was born amid the nation's travail.
The people of this state know that the Grand Lodge of Masons will always exert its great influence to preserve our government in its original integrity as the servant of a sovereign people.
May those principles, which your Craft calls sublime, continue to animate this Grand Lodge in all its endeavors.
We note among the Officers, Grand Marshal and Grand Bible Bearer, not found in ours except in certain ceremonies.
From the Grand Master's address the following:
Grant us wisdom to devise policies that will enable us to work together with an unanimity of purpose to carry out the higher aims of the Fraternity.
Brother Grand Marshal, conduct our Very Reverend Grand Chaplain to the Altar.
May we who cannot see Thee with the eye of flesh behold ' hee steadfastly with the eye of faith, that we may not faint \ ider the trials and temptations of this mortal life, but endure ; ; seeing Thee who art invisible.
I beseech Thee for those whose names and dwelling- laces and every need Thou knowest. Lord, vouchsafe them ght and rest, peace and refreshment, joy and consolation, in 'aradise, in the companionship of our brothers, in the ample lids of Thy great love.
for the courage, the strength and the fortitude with which
le has endowed those who have carried the light of Free-
. lasonry in our jurisdiction through the darkness of adversity
. nd have kept it shining as a beacon of hope through the
.light of despair."
V. C. Kester, Grand Representative of Canada, duly an- swered Roll Call.
V. M. Henderson, Grand Secretary, has been ill, but the vork has been kept up to date at his home.
The Report of the Committee on the Legitimacy of Grand Lodges was presented, in which was recommended:
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Fraternal relations be established with the Grand In- dependent Cosmos of the State of Chihuahua, Mexico.
The Committee on the Standard Work recommended:
The use of the cipher of this Jurisdiction be not discon- tinued, and that if it is in conflict with our code, that this Grand Body amend any Section of our code which is contrary to the use of a cipher.
After an interview with the Grand Master of Instruction, we are of the opinion that the Master Key has been safe- guarded.
The Committee on Masonic Service say:
The subject of bringing to members who have lost interest in Lodge meetings, a revival of interest and a reminder of the ideals of Masonry is of paramount importance.
The oration by Grand Orator Schmidt is worthy of quotation:
A Mason cannot be judged by the number of degrees through which he has passed, but must rather be judged by what he has learned and absorbed as to the true purpose of Masonry.
"It is my humble opinion that the wisest and most effec- tive way to ward off the attacks of our enemies is to ignore them entirely, leaving them nothing to assail."
Masonic Light may be dimmed temporarily in certain places and countries through the actions of its enemies, but just as long as the members of our Institution live up to its true teachings and remain amenable to the laws of the country wherein they are domiciled, we need have no apprehension as to the future.
So, my brethren, let us be steadfast and loyal to our country, confident that we represent a powerful force for good and an indefatigable enemy to the powers of darkness and oppression.
Thus shall the mission of Masonry be fulfilled.
T. T. Fairchild was elected Grand Master.
W. R. Ledger, veteran Secretary of the St. Patrick Chap- ter, Toronto, well known to all of us, is the Grand Represen- tative of Nevada.
The Reviews are the work of the Grand Secretary, who says in his Foreword:
But due to bodily sickness the proper time has not been available and the result is as you find it here.
This is the brief Review of Bahia, Brazil:
The Grand Lodge of Bahia, Brazil, is one of the active Grand Lodges of the Republic, but they do not send out printed proceedings that we can review. From the corres-
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pondence received at our office Almira A. De Silva, Grand Secretary, whose office is in the city of Salvador, is a busy man and Mason, working entirely for the upbuilding of his Grand Lodge.
Canada receives kindly treatment, which we appreciate:
The Eightieth Annual Communication was held in Hamilton, presided over by Grand Master Frank A. Copus.
The Grand Master presented an excellent address in which he suggested that we pause for a moment to see if we could find where we have failed to measure up to the best that Masonry has to offer.
His address covered the large field of the ills of to-day. That we should no longer live complacently with things as they are, and let our legislators face serious situations with minds centered on self-aggrandizement rather than on the needs of the country.
"I have never been able to subscribe to the doctrine that a thing cheap is to increase its attractiveness."
The Committee of the Condition of Masonry reported an ever increasing interest in Masonic education work, and that Masonry in Ontario was healthy and faithful to its traditions.
Brother Ponton submitted another of his excellent reviews on World Masonry as reflected in the Proceedings of other Jurisdictions.
Costa Rica and Cuba are well reviewed.
From the Review of England this citation:
It was also pointed out that an irregular body known as Co-Masons was operating in England, and all the members were prohibited from having any intercourse with them. It being cited that one English Mason who persisted in attending their meetings had been expelled from the Craft.
In Illinois a spirit rises:
The old bugbear of intoxicating liquors stuck its head up, and caused a lot of argument, and recommendation for new law.
Panama is fully reviewed. The Grand Master's address is printed in both Spanish and English and apparently most of the time is used in entertainment and in music. We quote:
We may inaugurate this Library with a fitting celebration of a cultured and fraternal character, thanks to the devotion of our Grand Librarian, Brother Jose Oiler.
The preferred target of the reactionary elements wherever these have been successful to get hold of the civil government. The Grand Lodge of Panama promises not to faint in the ful- filment of the Masonic rules as recommended by that congress.
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A favorite target of persecution emanated by this regime, is Freemasonry. Its ample tolerance, its love for progress, its foremost ideas of equality and fraternity seem to produce anger to those who do not wish that their commands be discussed and their actions be analyzed nor their opinions met with dis- crepancy.
From the Review of Virginia the following:
The complete destruction of all that goes under the name
of Freemasonry is their immediate and ultimate goal. They
work unremittingly toward this end, nor are they lacking in
the conviction that their objective is an entirely realizable one.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Halsey C. Edgerton, Grand Master.
Harry M. Cheney, P.G.M., Grand Secretary.
Several special meetings and District Lodges of Instruc- tion under Grand Lodge were held.
The Semi-annual Communication was held in Manchester, December 27, 1935.
Canada had the honour of being represented at this and at the annual meeting by Grand Master Edgerton himself.
At the close of the Semi-annual meeting the Grand Master spoke:
He expressed thanks to the three Lodges for the splendid manner in which they had discharged the work they had so cheerfully undertaken and his appreciation of the splendid work of the Schubert Quartet, of Boston, especially thanking them for their voluntary entertainment of the residents of our Home.
The One Hundred and Forty-seventh Annual was held in Concord, May 20, 1936.
Ten Past Grand Masters were honoured in the Grand East, including Harry M. Cheney and for the last time, as this eminent and outstanding Mason, known all over the Con- tinent, passed away at the beginning of this year, deeply regretted and sincerely mourned.
The address of Grand Master Edgerton was in every way worthy. We quote:
The Masonic fraternity has a long and honorable record. Its roots extend deep into the past — beyond any written record. Freemasonry was brought to the American continent as a part of English civilization. It prospered on American soil until to-day in our forty-nine Grand Jurisdictions we have something like three-fourths of the total membership of the world — that is, of course, of the Masons generally accepted and recognized as legitimate.
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But membership figures tell only a part of the story.
Should we not, one and all, contribute in whatever ways we individually can towards greater improvement during the coming years?
He attended the Conference of Grand Masters with the Grand Secretary.
They overlook the fact that they may still be guilty of a Masonic offense even though they comply with the letter of the law, if they evade the spirit of the law in such a manner as to bring Masonry in disrepute; or to go a step further, whether they violate either the letter or the spirit of the law is of no consequence in my judgment, if their act reflects upon the good name of Masonry.
The high spot of the session was a wonderfully inspiring address by Joseph Fort Newton, one of the greatest Masonic speakers known in Masonry.
Of the George Washington Masonic Memorial he says: New Hampshire continues to stand at the head of the list in per capita contributions and I am sure that all our brethren would feel well repaid for any sacrifices they felt they had made if they might have heard the tribute again given New Hampshire at the meeting this year. About four million dol- lars has been expended. About one-half million dollars is required to complete the building.
The Masonic Service Association telegraphed an offer of relief from flood damage.
The Master's Book was not merely helpful but promoted the following generous offers:
The book entitled "The Master's Book," written for the benefit particularly of new Masters.
A brother who desires to remain nameless has placed in my hands the funds to supply one of these books to the Master of each of our Lodges with the request that the book be passed along to his successors in the office of Master.
"Should this little book help any Master to a successful year, provide any inspiration for brethren, lead any Lodge another step forward on the high road of happy fraternal life, the donor will be more than repaid."
Membership 13,619. Decrease 403.
The good work of the Home is much appreciated by the brethren.
R. W. Bro. G. C. Bonnycastle, a genial and active Mason, is the Grand Representative of New Hampshire.
Harry M. Cheney writes his last Report. It does not re- quire to read between the lines. He seemed to have a prescience of his coming death. We quote from his introduc- tion:
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III 1906 Albert S. Wait died. For thirty years he had written the Foreign Correspondence for our Grand Lodge and for our other grand bodies. He had literary ability; he was a cultured gentleman; he was an astute lawyer; he was a Masonic devotee.
Early in 1907 a big batch of accumulated Grand Lodge proceedings arrived in my home. I needed no other advice to understand that my Grand Master had named me to be his successor. Then, as now, I had not learned to run away from any seeming duty. I did the best that I could.
I have expressed opinions without anything of restraint, save the careful observance of fraternal proprieties.
In the nature of things I may not write many more. Eecause of it I cannot refrain from thanking my brethren for the opportunity they have given me in this line of special Masonic endeavor. It has made me grow in my love for my Freemasonry; it has given me joys that cannot be denned.
British Columbia finds favor at his hands:
A dispensation was granted for a new Lodge. Surely, the world is moving again in British Columbia.
To exhibit the staccato movements of this address, we state that the Empire's joy in the King's silver jubilee was expressed in three lines. Three pages could have gone no further.
A Past Grand Master undertook to have them forbid holding a Masonic service "when any other public rite or ceremony, religious or otherwise, be held over the deceased." "Decidedly lost," are the words that dispose of the movemnt.
Canada, too, will honour his memory as we read his Review and we cannot on this last occasion allow any false modesty in reproducing these comments:
The mayor of the city, one of us, came in to voice a wel- come. His talk was worth hearing — good, solid things.
The address by the Grand Master attracts us at once, as we begin its reading. He blends conditions and opportunity, and then avers that "it is no light thing to be a man among men in the year 1935." As a Masonic essay its first pages are superb.
The Silver Jubilee of His Majesty their King afforded the Grand Master the finest chance to appeal to his fellow Canadians to remember their heritage, to keep their feet planted upon the rock that has made the British Empire so grandly great. Against a contagion of fear he would hurl the contagion of courage; against the contagion of despair the contagion of hope; against the contagion of hate the contagion of love. In all of this, he insisted. Freemasonry has a mission.
He denounces the doctrine "that to make a thing cheap is to increase its attractiveness."
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"For more than a generation a trial commission in New Hampshire has yearly strengthened our belief in the wisdom of its system."
"Good for him! He insists that if it is to be a Masonic funeral it must be a Masonic funeral. If something else is wanted it is none of our business. But it is our business if it is to be Masonic."
"If Ontario ever has a sweeter or more courageous ad- dress, more divinely voiced, we want to be there when it is delivered. But we have no expectations in this line. Truly was it a marvelous product."
There were 2,629 delegates who registered. That makes an annual up there a mass meeting. A crowd? Oh, no, just a splendid Masonic gathering.
Up to this we have been somewhat impatient, because we have been anxious to reach the Correspondence. For discip- linary purposes we have bucked the impulse, but now we locate a ten-page "analytical and topical index of subjects and com- ments." Deliver us, please, from being ordered to duplicate it. Such patience is not one of our very few virtues.
To read this Correspondence is a delight, but to absorb some of it is something requiring special mental qualities.
New Hampshire gets five pages. Some attention, that, for one of the smaller ones. But the bad part of it is that more is given to Harry Cheney than to what was done. There are many short excerpts made, with snappy and friendly com- ments. Some of the lines that we wrote loom up differently than we thought after he put his frame around them.
We have had a feast at a table wonderful in its setting. We know that there are crumbs upon the floor, beside us, we know that many luscious dishes have been left untasted.
A tribute from one great Mason to another is to be found in the Review of Iowa. We quote:
We were attracted to him in the first contact. He seemed to possess a character that fascinated us. It was easy to learn to love him. His last letter to us had this, "Harry, I am starv- ing to see you again." He was one of the Masonic giants of his generation.
As ever we find a marvelous foreword, in which is dis- cussed the "Man-making Power of Masonry." A soldier and a gardener supply the incidents for its development. Nobody but Louis Block could have done it in that way.
The very first line of his review of our issue has these words "dearly beloved friend," referring to ourself. It is a success in life to have a Louis Block say that about you. To find a place in his great heart was a thrilling adventure. Of our book he writes three pages. Two of them concern Harry Cheney and what he had written.
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He is now one of the Masonic saints! Under Ireland we read:
A deputation of five men from Sweden were their guests in October.
A girls' school has 105 pupils; a boys' school has 105.
They have 836 Lodges.
A fine, touching tribute from North Dakota:
A Masonic marker was dedicated. This is upon the spot where the Lewis and Clark expedition was in camp from October, 1804, to April, 1805.
Their Educational Foundation has loaned to students $75,000 since it was established. Bad loans have been scarce, so much so that less than one per cent, has been charged off as being no good.
In every way he can have no Masonic superior, so choice is he. It is such as he who have made Freemasonry great.
In trying to Masonically educate their men they are down- right forceful and lively. In their endeavor they have wonder- ful leaders. These, too, have wonderful followers.
Under Wisconsin he writes:
Of course the things not done were also very important. Not doing the wrong thing is ever vital.
NEW JERSEY
Martin J. Dietz, Grand Master.
Isaac Cherry, Grand Secretary. '
An Emergent Communication was held to lay the corner- stone of a new Post Office Building and another to lay the cornerstone of a Masonic Temple.
The One Hundred and Forty-ninth Annual was held at Trenton, N. J., April 22, 1936. This Reviewer has many happy memories of his visits there, and of shad roe!
Twenty Past Grand Masters graced the Grand East, almost a record array.
M. W. Ernest A. Reed was present as our Grand Representative.
Distinguished visitors from Virginia, New York, Vermont, Connecticut, Delaware, D. of C. and Pennsylvania were ac- corded Grand Honours.
The Grand Master in his address said:
We shall be directed by His infinite wisdom, to the end that our labors will benefit humanity and Freemasonry, not only in this Grand Jurisdiction, but everywhere.
Our desire has been to make our membership a more
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Masonically-educated Craft; to put, as it were, more of the principles of our Masonry into the membership, rather than to put more members into Masonry.
But may I suggest that we stop and ask ourselves the question, personal in nature, "Wherein have I failed to measure up to the highest and noblest that our Freemasonry has to offer?" No doubt some very surprising discoveries will be made.
I have always maintained that Grand Lodges were or- ganized originally and are in existence to-day, not as a separate and distinct body apart from our Masonry, but to guarantee Masonic regularity, to enact rules, laws and regulations for the government of the Craft, to render service to each con- stituent Lodge and to act as the preserver and custodian of our ritual and customs.
The Grand Master urged universal attendance at Divine Service on Go to Church Sunday:
Fully realizing that Masonry is NOT a religion, although religious, in that it requires each member to profess faith in one ever-living and true God, I designated December 8 as "Go to Church Sunday."
The problem of the taxing of Masonic Temples has per- plexed and harassed many of the Craft during the past year. Pre-application information should be given to candidates:
In the absence of information regarding our Fraternity, applicants are frequently disappointed after receiving the degrees. They did not realize that we are a Fraternity or Brotherhood, every member being pledged to work together in the building of Character. They did* not know that one of the great objects of Masonry is to direct its members in the duty which they owe to God. to country and to neighbor, and to teach the immortality of the human soul. Some, because of this lack of pre-application information, looked upon us as a social club.
He closes with the following verse: May life be ever kind to you,
And when its day is done, May God's Hand be stretched out to you,
His smile your sun!
Grand Master Lewis of Connecticut addressed Grand Lodge:
Masonry is not in itself an organization; it is not in itself a society; but is. as I have said a number of times, a living thing; breathing the life which has been breathed into it and is being breathed into it by its members; breathing that life as part of the great community of the world.
Grand Master Johnson of New York said:
"You all know that old story — I heard it many years ago,
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when I was a small boy — the story of the two oysters who found themselves together one time, and one oyster said to the other — "I don't know where we are," and the second oyster said — "We are at a church supper," and the first oyster said — "What do they need two of us here for anyway?"
However, there is another attitude, which is almost as bad, the complacent, don't-care attitude, which says — "Everything will come around all right; we have got along for six thousand years, since Adam was a boy; we will come out all right; everything is going to be all right." That sort of thing is just as dangerous as the fellow with the jitters, because that leads to inaction and an absolute surrender of activity.
R. W. Turnbull of Virginia said:
But I want to say to you that Sir James Jeans, probably the greatest living astronomer in the world, in one of his recent books, made the statement that the history of astronomy showed there was great hope for the human race and responsi- bility for the individual. I believe that our history has just begun, and that a proper paraphrase of that phrase of Sir James Jeans' is that the history of our order shows that there is hope of our Order and responsibility for the individual.
Membership 82,520. Net loss 3,350.
From the Report of the Committee on Necrology:
"Loving those we lose, we never wholly lose those we love." Masonry is greatly indebted to the dead as to the living. "The Choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence, live In pulses stirred to generosity; In deeds of daring rectitude; in scorn For miserable aims that end with self."
In his address Carl H. Claudy, Executive Secretary of the Masonic Service Association, said:
It was not always so. In the dreadful days of the middle centuries, when superstitution and ignorance held sway, that cornerstone was large, the opening cut in it big enough to hold a human body. A virgin, young and beautiful, was thrust living into the recess, the stone was set, and she left to die a miserable death! The early builders believed that only by a human sacrifice could the building endure; without the guardian spirit of one who died that the building might live, so believed those early builders, the structure would fall.
No longer do we sacrifice the living, but a cornerstone lay- ing may still be to us a symbol of sacrifice. And so I pick on these small happenings in your crowded year, to muse for a moment on the sacrifices Masonry has had to make to keep alive during the dreadful days which are now, happily, in pro- cess of passing.
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Sacrifice denotes courage — without courage, we can neither sacrifice nor make the sacrifice effective.
The Masonic Home Band gave a most enjoyable concert.
R. W. Bro. William J. Moore of Toronto, an apostle of many Masonic services, is the Grand Representative of New Jersey with us.
Bros. McGregor, Garman and DeCamp presented the Report on Foreign Correspondence:
From this we learn that the total net loss in members for the year amounted to 128,526; which is equivalent to 4.2 per cent, of last year's membership.
This from the Alabama Review: "Build a life as pure as crystal, build a spirit full of love, Build your mind by noble thinking, build a faith in God above, Build your life with care and patience, as the sculptor hews
the stone, With the Master as your model, and your eyes upon the
throne."
In the British Columbia Review we read :
One of the Lodges is termed a "Daylight Lodge" and meets at 10 a.m. on the first Thursday of each month. Due to this fact, it is very difficult to arrange an interchange of fraternal visits with o*her Lodges.
Canada at Hamilton is given an appreciated Review. He speaks of the late Mayor Wilton's address:
R.W. Brother W. J. Moore, Grand Representative of New Jersey:
The Grand Master, completing his second year, as is usual in this Grand Jurisdiction, delivered one of the finest and most inspiring addresses it has been our privilege to peruse in this year's Proceedings. It teems with sound judgment and timely advice that might well be read to every Masonic gathering. Would that we could quote it in full, but space will not permit.
The Grand Master gave evidence of the loyalty and love of the brethren of that Grand Jurisdiction to their Majesties on their Silver Jubilee, not only in a suitable address, but also by sending a thank offering of $1,000.00 to the Silver Jubilee Cancer Fund, which is proving a blessing and a benediction to mankind, by assisting the medical profession in making war against this dreadful scourge.
Charles B. Folley was elected Grand Master.
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NEW MEXICO
Reuben Perry, Grand Master.
Alpheus A. Keen, Grand Secretary.
Several Special Communications were held by Grand Lodge for the purpose of laying the cornerstone of the new United States Post Offices and other public buildings.
The Fifty-eighth Annual was held at Albuquerque, March 16, 1936.
The Grand Chapter, Grand Commandery and Grand Master of the Work Grand Lodge of Mexico were welcomed.
Grand Chaplain Mitchell opened with this invocation:
Lord: Most heartily we beseech Thee to look with favor upon all who are entrusted with authority. Imbue them with the spirit of wisdom, kindness and truth, and so rule their hearts, inspire their minds, and bless their endeavors, that law and order, justice and peace may everywhere prevail. Preserve us from national calamities; from pestilence and famine; from war, privy conspiracy, and rebellion; but especially from national vices and corruption. Make us strong and great in the fear of God.
To the addresses of welcome by the local Lodges and by the City, the Deputy Grand Master responded, saying
In recent years the Deputy Grand Master has become of service as an official responder.
The Grand Master gave a comprehensive address and in this connection it must be remembered that New Mexico stands in a different position than other relatively small Juris- dictions because it is international almost in its affairs, being the temporary home of many invalids from all parts of the United States, in aid of whom New Jersey, the Scottish Rite and other bodies contribute.
The G. M. said:
Grand Lodge legislates for the good of the constituent Lodges especially, and for the good of Masonry in general. Masons should remember, however, that the wisdom and ex- perience of the older and permanent members constitute a great asset to this Grand Lodge and Masons in this Grand Jurisdiction. Such wisdom and experience have placed us in an enviable position.
He describes at length, and better than most Grand Masters, the Conference of Grand Masters held in Washington, giving the subjects considered and addresses delivered, among which he enumerated:
Gambling devices and lotteries.
(a) To what extent indulged in by subordinate Lodges, and how camouflaged in an effort to avoid violation of law?
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(b) Methods to be employed in dealing with members of allied or dependent bodies conducting lotteries.
The place of the Social Club in the Lodge.
The Mason as a citizen.
(a) Why good citizenship and patriotism should be stressed in Lodge meetings. How may this be done efficiently?
The growing menace of Communism and our duty to educate our brethren as to the imminence of this un-American doctrine.
What have we to offer the brother receiving the Third Degree, and what are we actually giving him?
Among his Rulings the following:
That an objection filed with the Master protesting the initiation of a candidate, serves the same purpose as a black- ball cast against such a candidate.
Their complete Masonic Library has been re-shelved.
The Sojourners' Club at Fort Bayard and the Trowel Club at Fort Stanton did good work during the year, and are eulogized.
Their Revolving Student Loan Fund, on which loans outstanding total nearly $9,000, is a forward movement of New Mexico.
The G. M. protested against the parsimonious treatment of Secretaries by Lodges, saying:
I found one Secretary receiving a salary of one dollar per month from a membership of between thirty and forty. He is an efficient Secretary who performs his duties well.
Edward R. Paul was elected Grand Master.
Membership 5,796. Net loss 128.
The Grand Lecturer gave a full report, emphasizing the records:
I called attention to the number of Lodges that were keeping inadequate records. It is now my pleasure to report that with the exception of three, all are now keeping the proper records.
The Committee on Obituaries quote:
"Why weep we then for him who, having won The bound of man's appointed years, at last, Life's blessings all enjoyed, life's labour done,
Serenely to his final rest has passed, While the soft memory of his virtues yet
Lingers like the twilight hues, when the bright sun is set."
This from the Report of the Sojourners' Club:
This constant stream of men and women with broken
bodies and oftentimes shattered morale of spirit, are here
engaging in the grim and relentless battle of regaining their
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health so that they may again become active and useful citizens. If the Sojourners' Club can extend a helping hand toward the alleviation of their suffering and also help them maintain undaunted Courage and interest in life, it has served its purpose.
John Milne, Foreign Correspondent, said in his Special Report :
Mississippi is in the limelight because she shows a gain for the year just passed.
Many of the old laws and edicts are still in force but as one Grand Master has said: "These laws and edicts are about as effective as was the Eighteenth Amendment itself."
There are still Masons who believe that the Lodge should interfere with the operation of civil law, especially when one of their brothers gets into trouble. There are those too, who believe that Masonic support of those seeking political office is legitimate.
W. Bro. Lynn B. Mitchell spoke eloquently on "Liberty, Equality and Justice," saying:
The terms Liberty and Equality are often associated with each other. Lincoln, in his Gettysburg address, used them thus: "That a Nation so conceived in Liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are born equal shall not perish from the earth."
What is Liberty? It is the sum total of all the rights and privileges enjoyed by a free man as contrasted with the status of a slave.
The action and inter-action of centrifugal and centripetal forces produce an equilibrium, and keep the planets and stars in their courses.
Nature abhors going to extremes — in either direction.
We need extreme conservatives, moderates, liberals, yes, even radicals, so that by the action and inter-action of these forces upon each other, we may attain that exact balance of opinion and ideas which will be Justice and Equilibrium — the great Universal Principle.
M. W. Bro. Hanna in speaking of the Orient, said:
But query? Can extremists produce this result?
We also hear about the great threat that comes to us from the Far East where there is the young empire of Japan, which is not unlike that empire overthrown in Europe — the great German empire.
We thought there was something in what we called the "Monroe Doctrine" and that we had a right to insist on that doctrine. Japan has established as "Asiatic Monroe Doctrine."
I had the opportunity to visit the Scottish Rite bodies of Shanghai.
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It would have interested you to see the dignity with which they conducted the meeting.
If you could see that band of Masons there, working hand in hand, trying to salvage something out of the wreck, trying to carry the torch forward, realizing, as many of them do, that they may be working towards the salvation of the world.
Many learn to speak English. If they did not intend to control the English-speaking world, why are they teaching the language in their schools? This is significant and may mean much, or little.
The form of petition and questionnaire for the candidates for the Degrees of Freemasonry and the letter to the candi- dates was determined on. It is certainly full and complete, and no initiate could ever complain that he was hoodwinked before entering.
John Milne, Foreign Correspondent, reported on Fraternal Relations :
I recommend that the Grand Lodge express its willingness to look with favor on the fraternal recognition of outstanding Grand Lodges of South and Central America.
Some claim that politics play a great part in Lodges in South America. That may be true, but remember — there was a time in our own country when there were political groups fighting Masonry. Conditions in some foreign jurisdictions may now justify political discussions.
The Order of DeMolay is well thought of in New Mexico:
If, within your community, there is a chapter of the Order, give it more time and attention, and if you have none, see that one is organized.
What more logical place could the youth of our com- munities have to learn the great truths of life than from Masons within the confines of our Temples. Youth seeks the Light to guide their feet aright. Will you withhold it from them or will you reveal it more clearly?
From the Review of Arizona the following:
Speaking of the Study Club, the Grand Master said — "I find invariably whenever a Lodge has a Study Club function- ing in a proper way there you will find an active, up and coming Lodge."
We quote some comments from the Review of Canada:
In a very able address, Frank A. Copus, Grand Master, calls attention to the fact that "the world is deluged with panaceas for the cure of its ills." He admits the need for a new system of social justice and for a readjustment of our conceptions of life's true values, but fears that this new social consciousness cannot be controlled and directed along sound humanitarian lines. The demagogues and the agitators of the
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baser sort constitute, he thinks, "a new and most disquieting public peril."
"The report of William Nisbet Ponton, Foreign Corres- pondent, covers minutely the Proceedings of New Mexico. He hopes 'soon to be able to record New Mexico exchanging Grand Representatives'."
This from Iowa Review:
The committee suggested that a Trial Master be appointed to supervise all phases of the trial, including the preparation and filing of any transcript that may be necessary. It was the thought of the committee that this plan might work better than a Trial by Commission.
A touch from New Hampshire:
"A. lot of us think that Freemasonry has been hit pretty hard. So it has, but only in just one way — in mere dollars. There's a cure for that kind of an ill. Our foundation has not felt it. Our mission is not over and never will be."
New Mexico does not exchange Grand Representatives. We still hope for this living vital contact.
NEW SOUTH WALES
His Excellency Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven, Grand Master.
David Cunningham, Grand Secretary.
The book is preceded by instructions to Lodge Secre- taries, one of which is as follows:
Secretaries of Lodges in this Jurisdiction are, therefore, expected to make its contents available to brethren for their information and instruction and to have it available at Lodge meetings for reference.
A Special Communication was held 23rd July, 1935, for the Installation of His Excellency Brigadier-General The Hon. Sir Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven.
Apologies for non-attendance and greetings were received from many outstanding brethren of other Australasian Juris- dictions. •
The reception of distinguished visitors is thus described:
The announcement being, in the case of each Grand Lodge, preceded by a fanfare of trumpets. The guests were then received according to usage, and conducted to seats reserved for them on the dais.
Queensland, Western Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Soutb Australia and New Zealand all responded.
Grand Honors were given the new Grand Master. After-
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wards the ode "Lord, our Grand Master Bless" was sung and appropriate music was interspersed between the Pro- clamations.
The retiring Grand Master made a brief address, from which we quote:
It has been my endeavor to bring Grand Lodge to the brethren in the country by a series of quarterly Conferences held at big centres throughout the territory of this Jurisdiction.
"The game is more than the player of the game, and the ship is more than the crew."
"We live for those who love us, For those who know us true, For the cause that needs assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance. And the good that we can do."
The Grand Master welcomed the visitors, saying:
This shows the lively interest they take in the welfare of the Craft, and evinces that spirit of brotherhood which is the bed-rock of our Institution.
As we grow older we realize that the greatest satisfaction we have in life is when we are engaged in some occupation which we feel is well worth while, so I can assure you, brethren, that any effort I may make on behalf of the Craft will be a labor of love and will give me an enormous amount of personal satisfaction.
We know that Freemasonry is not merely a society dis- tinguished by impressive regalia and ritual, but that it is a virile organism living in an atmosphere of brotherly love, truth, honor, and charity, of the highest ideals and principles.
To set an example of good-will and give and take inside and outside our Lodges, remembering that it is more by example than precept that we can make our influence felt.
I pray that I may not be found unworthy of your trust.
The visitors all replied, His Excellency Grand Master Wilson of Queensland saying:
My missions have taken me into many lands. There is no other association of men, no other sphere of activity, in which all men, of whatever class, creed, or religion, can meet on common ground to learn their civil, moral and religious duties as Freemasons can and do. And here lies the power and vitality, and the great responsibility of the Craft.
Quarterly Communication was held 11th September, 1935, at Castlereagh Street, Sydney, in ample form by Pro Grand Master Dr. F. A. Maguire, who apologized for the absence of the Grand Master and congratulated him on his recent pro- motion.
My first task in my new capacity is a very pleasant one.
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It is to congratulate our Grand Master, on your behalf and my own, on his elevation to the exalted position of Governor- General of the Commonwealth of Australia. I am afraid this will mean that we shall not see as much of him as if he had remained Governor of this State, but it is convincing evidence of the great esteem in which he is held.
He read the Grand Master's address, who reported 1,081 Grand Lodge Certificates issued during the Quarter, and also that 390 Dispensations had been granted during the same time. The address closed as follows:
It is my particular desire that a true Masonic standard should be maintained in all speeches and items of entertain- ment given in the supper room after Lodge.
The Worshipful Master of each Lodge will be held re- sponsible for maintaining such standards, and should take immediate steps to check anything of an unseemly nature.
A Lodge was permitted to go into recess for a period of twelve months.
A short musical program had been arranged by the Grand Director of Music:
Quartet — "Twilight" (Dudley Buck). Baritone solo — "It Is Enough" (Elijah) (Handel). Tenor solo — "Thoughts" (Phillips). Quartet — "The Long Day Closes" (Sullivan).
Quarterly Communication 11th December, 1935, was opened by His Excellency the Grand Master:
I was greatly impressed by the evident enthusiasm of the brethren and the capable manner in which the work was carried out.
Laid the foundation stone of the new Temple at Canberra, and attended a meeting of Lodge Canberra.
Thirty-seven Dispensations, some for the initiation of a number who claimed the privilege of a Lewis. This is a record.
Many reports succinctly worded were made to the Grand Master by various Grand Lodge officers.
From the various speeches made on subjects of much in- terest we quote:
In no Grand Lodge in the World were there two Senior and two Junior Grand Wardens, and he was opposed to this Grand Lodge being the first to introduce the innovation.
The Grand Director of Music artistically rendered a fine program.
Quarterly Communication at Sydney, 11th March, 1936, the Pro Grand Master on the Throne, who read the Grand Master's address, from which we take the following:
We mourn him not only as the Ruler of our far-flung Empire, unquestioning loyalty to whom has always been a leading principle of our Order, but also, notwithstanding his
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exalted position, as a loved and honored friend; for in his latest broadcasts, the kindly accents of which must still be ringing in the ears of many, he by implication invited every one of us, of whatever station in life, to regard him as such.
It is, of course, open to the individual members of a Lodge to hold Sunday picnics by mutual arrangement among them- selves, but such picnics must not be held under the auspices of the Lodge, nor must any reference to them appear on the Lodge circular.
The Grand Secretary's communication was read:
Warmest congratulations on the honor done you by His Majesty the King in elevating you to the Peerage.
With every good wish for you and Her Excellency the Honorable Lady Hore-Ruthven.
The Board made a special report on the proposal to add to the list of recognized officers, which was discountenanced, saying:
So far as the Board can ascertain, the proposal to create the positions of Deputy Grand Wardens is without Masonic precedent, and conflicts with the traditional representation of these positions.
The discussion waxed warm, one of the speakers saying:
It had been asserted at the last Communication that there was no necessity for Deputy Grand Wardens, as in the absence of a Grand Warden his place could be filled by a Past Grand Warden. It might with equal reason be said that neither a Pro Grand Master nor a Deputy Grand Master was required, as the Chair of an absent Grand Master could be filled by a Past Grand Master.
Music as usual, restored and emanated harmony.
A Special Communication was held at Sydney, 8th June, 1936, for nomination of Grand Lodge officers, when His Ex- cellency Lord Gowrie was renominated.
Quarterly Communication was held 10th June, 1936, by the Pro Grand Master, who presented the G.M.'s address.
A new Lodge was consecrated.
Two hundred and twenty-seven Grand Lodge Certifi- cates were issued during the Quarter, making a total of 2,841 for the year.
The Grand Secretary reported 599 Lodges.
As to the Library the Board said:
During the year 1,496 books have been issued to metro- politan members, and 351 have been sent to the country, ex- clusive of the 12 travelling sets, all of which are in circulation.
Total relief paid during the year £4,862.
The Superintendent of the Masonic School made an en- couraging report.
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The report of William Epps was presented by him: The Committee has continued to prepare its report for Grand Lodge in what is described as the "topical" form, which submits the important decisions and an outline of the principal subjects engaging the attention of Grand Lodges elsewhere, partly according to the geographical positions of the grand jurisdictions dealt with and partly in reviews of the essential movements taking place within the Order throughout the English speaking world.
"Freemasonry has had a valuable influence in bringing about a regeneration and rehabilitation of the civilized world."
A visitor from England was welcomed.
The following program of music of the best and highest order was given:
Quartet — Negro Spirituelles — (a) "Roll, Jordan, Roll" (Herbert); (b) "Hush, Somebody's Callin' Ma Name" (Her- bert). Tenor solo — "Two Little Words" (Geehl). Baritone solo — "The Blind Ploughman" (Clarke). Quartet — "On the Sea" (Dudley Buck).
In the return of Lodges made we read the following: "Ophir, Robert Burns, Balmain, Truth, Murrumbidgee." Canada has the honor of being represented by D. Cunning- ham, the veteran Grand Secretary, and Lyman Lee of Hamilton, is the worthy Grand Representative of New South Wales.
Topical Correspondence Report is presented by V.W. Bro. William Epps, who takes first a world's survey, in which he says:
Depression still prevails, though in all a spirit of hope is manifested for the future, and Grand Lodges generally may be said to be setting their houses in order and to be preparing for a more or less permanent reduction of membership and consequently income over what has prevailed in previous years.
Under the Review of Scotland we read:
Contrary to the usual Australian custom, in New South Wales at least, the proceedings at the banquet following the installation ceremony are fully reported, and the speeches indicate a standard of oratory and sense of humor which are worthy of the country of which all the men who hold the leading positions in Grand Lodge are sons. Thus the Provincial Grand Master of Perthshire (Bro. John E. Crabbie) in pro- posing the toast of "The Grand Lodge of Scotland," made a most eloquent speech, full of the fire of enthusiasm tempered with humor and deep religious feeling, which might well be read by his countrymen and all Masons the world over. Speak- ing of the men who governed Grand Lodge, he remarked —
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Familiarity breeds other things as well. After all, if you think of it, brethren, there are not very many things in all this world that breed without a certain amount of familiarity. (Laughter.) You brethren in Grand Lodge have no easy task. You have to strive to be as good as those who don't know you, think you are. (Laughter.) You have to maintain the great traditions of the Craft. You have to strive to instil into our ancient and honorable Society new life, new energy, and new ideas to suit the ever-changing times. We are old. Nowa- days sometimes age means too little. The past matters much. In any society or any nation the present is affected by its history; the future is moulded by its past. I am no theologian to argue about the future life, but this I do know, that great deeds can never die, and you and I to-night are different men because of the great deeds done in this our country — Scotland. (Applause.) Think of the past; think of your Masonic work; think of the Masonic evenings you have spent. Think, too, of the Masonic friendships you have made.
The brotherhood of man under the Fatherhood of God. An ideal, yes, an ideal for which to strive — a goal towards which to struggle.
Indeed the reading of the eloquent speeches at the banquet gives a very intimate and interesting insight into the type and character of the leaders of the Craft in Scotland and shows that Freemasonry there is losing none of its lustre.
Canadian Masonry, with special reference to Quebec, is fully reviewed, and of our own Grand Jurisdiction it is said:
Canada-in-Ontario, with its 105,162 members, provides some inspiring reading. The Grand Master said that if the year had been a disappointment in some ways, it nevertheless might be said truthfully in its favor that it brought about a clearer sense of the need for a system of social justice. The panaceas offered to cure the ills — tariffs, moratoriums, repudi- ations, doles, paternalism, individualism, collectivism, socialism, communism, etc., etc., were so many evidences of the feeling of such need Under the circumstances it was well to have solid ground under one's feet in judging things and deciding what to do. Masonry offers such a foundation by predicating men's happiness upon their moral relations with one another on the one hand, and by the thought that God is our loving Father on the other.
An anthology of Masonic poetry is as usual appended, and is more inspiring than most poetical collections:
"I will start anew this morning with a higher, fairer creed, I will cease to stand complaining of my ruthless neighbor's
greed; I will cease to sit repining while my duty's call is clear, I will waste no moment whining and my heart shall know no
fear."
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"Isn't it strange that princes and kings, And clowns that caper in sawdust rings, And common people like you and me, Are builders for all eternity? "Each is given a bag of tools, A shapeless mass, and a book of rules, And each must make — ere life is flown — A stumbling block or a stepping stone." "Let me be a little braver, when temptation bids me waver, Let me strive a little harder, to be all that I should be, Let me be a little meeker, with the brother who is weaker, Let me think more of my neighbor and a little less of me. "The days pass on, the years roll by, Craftsmen and Masters all depart; Still stands the ancient secret tie — Uplifted hand and shielded heart.
To square and compass hold us yet, Lest we forget, lest we forget."
NEW YORK
Robert Elliott Owens, Grand Master.
William C. Klinck, Deputy and Acting Grand Master.
Charles H. Johnson, Grand Secretary.
The One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Annual was held in the Masonic Hall, New York, May 5, 1936. The D. G. M., in the absence, through illness, of the G. M., presided.
Grand Chaplain S. Parkes Cadman gave the invocation from which we take two thoughts:
"Save us from any division in our ranks throughout the world; and be with all the brethren who have been separated from their Lodges by arbitrary edicts, whose government has been outraged, and whose Altar has been abolished. Never- theless, we understand that so long as Thou dost control the spirits of free men everywhere no earthly tie can permanently enslave them."
"Lift us up; and may our pride in service be that we can lift others up. Finally accord to us a place in that larger Temple, that great glorious Masonry, where there is no dis- tinction of caste or color, creed or race, but one family with one Father, one fold and one flock in all the ages yet to be."
M. B. Bro. Samuel Nelson Sawyer, the genial Past Grand Master and Chairman of the Correspondence Committee, was also absent due to the state of his health. Messages of mutual regret were interchanged between Grand Lodge and these brethren.
The D. G. M. said in his opening remarks:
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"How well the words of our Grand Master's beloved wife, a noted poetess, fit our Grand Master:
" 'Truth was his breastplate, courage was his lance, His shield an infinite humanity. His was the faith that knew no obstacle; The strength that shunned the pleasant paths of ease, Choosing the roughened roads of toil'." A fine tribute is paid to Lord Ampthill: "Of noble stature, magnetic personality, great and varied ability, he was among us as a truly great brother of ours. His sympathetic understanding of our problems, his words of wis- dom, and his lively interest, all combined to make him the outstanding and inspirational figure of our celebration." Go-to-Church Sunday is encouraged.
The work of the Committee on Fiduciary Relations is praised.
The Board of General Activities is doing a labor of love. A word of well deserved praise is given to the Masonic Outlook.
The Home at Utica and Superintendent, William J. Wiley, are pictured and adorn the Proceedings and are eulogized.
The Reminiscence Club of young men and women, who have been members of the Home family, was approved.
Of Foreign Correspondence, Grand Master well says: "In constant touch with the whole Masonic world, it has carefully considered Masonic matters of international import- ance and its contributions to the fund of information regarding Masonic conditions in all parts of the world, have been of inestimable value. Under the wise guidance of M. W. Brother Sawyer, the Committee has been of much help to Masonic Jurisdictions in foreign lands and it has constantly main- tained a high standard of requirements for Masonic recog- nition and conduct. The thanks of the Grand Lodge are due to our distinguished Past Grand Master for his conscientious, painstaking and diplomatic conduct of our foreign affairs. We trust that the brethren will read the report of this Committee, for by so doing they will obtain a world-wide perspective of Masonry's 'far flung battle lines'."
The 200th Anniversary of organization of Freemasonry in New York is being celebrated this year.
In his conclusion the G. M. says:
"In closing this Address, it is fitting that those in distress the world throughout by reason of intolerance and persecution should be assured of our deep sympathy."
Distinguished visitors from New Jersey, Vermont, Rhode
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Island, Massachusetts, D. of C, Kentucky and Virginia were given Grand Honors.
M. W. Melvin M. Johnson responded in a four-told capacity and introduced J. Hugo Tasch, who presented the original articles of Union of ancient date.
Membership 278,238. Net loss 14,166. Number of Lodges 1,036.
In the Grand Secretary's library they have been trying to reassemble and restore all their old documents.
The Judge Advocate, R. W. Bro. Henry C. Turner is a busy man. He presented his eighth annual report. Regarding troublesome points of law which have arisen during the year, he is a strong right arm to the Grand Master.
Grand Lodge joined in singing the hymn "Faith of our Fathers."
At the next opening, Rev. and R. W. Charles D. Broughton, Grand Chaplain, led in the invocation, from which we quote:
"Grant that they may both perceive and know what things they ought to do, and that they may have the grace and power faithfully to fulfill the same."
The Grand Secretary of Grand Chapter was presented amid applause.
The Chief Commissioner of Appeals, Geo. S. Tinklepaugh reported.
At the recognition of the Veterans, John W. Evans in responding said:
"The only thing, and the greatest thing, to keep you alive, and lively, and happy, is to be regular to your Lodge. Fifty- nine years I have had of it, and I haven't tired yet, and they can't get rid of me for a long while to come."
The three volume compilation and digest of Masonic Law was presented by John A. Dutton, and the Committee's work received great praise.
The Committee of the Board of Custodians reported with regard to the Master's hat and other matters, holding that there is no such thing as a Past Master's Degree and that the hat is almost as much a symbol of office as the jewel ap- propriate to that station. Some objections were taken but after hearing the D. G. M., the amendment was withdrawn as in the opinion of the movers not being important enough to have a division.
The report on Fiduciary Relations said:
"All are agreed that 'Humanity' tells a very thrilling story of a truly great enterprise in philanthropy."
M. W. Townsend Scudder presented the report of Brother Sawyer on Foreign Correspondence. We quote (and see ante) :
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"... Committee on Foreign Correspondence, insofar as it reviews the doings of Masonry throughout the world, be re- ceived and spread in full upon the minutes; and in doing this I do exhort the Masters of the Lodges — if times are a bit dull in their Lodges, and they want to do something to interest and instruct the brethren — they take up this volume and read some of the thrilling events which it chronicles. It will be well worth while in the promotion of the education of the brethren."
The following three Lodges were recommended for recognition but afterwards the Jurisprudence Committee can- celled the recommendation of one Lodge, for reasons given.
"Grand Lodge Masoneria Argentina, with headquarters at Buenos Aires.
"Grand Orient of Rio Grande Do Sul, at Porto Alegre, Brazil.
United Grand Lodge Oriental-Peninsular, Merida, Yuca- tan, Mexico."
A Resolution was passed that fraternal relations with two Columbian Grand Lodges at Bogota and at Cartagena be cancelled forthwith.
The Committee recommended that fraternal relations with Egypt be suspended until it is clearly established which of the two Grand Lodges is entitled to recognition.
John A. Dutton presented a long report of the Commit- tee on Constitutions which was thoroughly discussed by Grand Lodge.
A visitor from England, James F. Cape, was welcomed, Grand Lodge rising.
Grand Secretary Johnson announced a radiogram from Beirut, Syria, sending greetings and good will.
The Grand Secretary, who is Master of the American Lodge of Research, reported three Communications, at one of which was the presentation for the first time in America of the degree written by the famous Finnish composer, Jan Sibelius. In passing it is noted that FINLAND, in its thirteenth year, has five Lodges and 250 members. This jurisdiction eliminates those who do not attend regularly and share in the work. Economic conditions are improving slowly.
Address of G. M. and G. S. is Helsingfors.
The Committee on Jurisprudence report:
"We recognize, however, and it always has been recog- nized, that the Grand Master is human and may be fallible. His decisions are the law of the Craft until Grand Lodge meets."
At a subsequent Foreign Correspondence Report filed, recognition of Paraguay was denied.
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Superintendent of the Home, R. W. William J. Wiley was given permanent membership in Grand Lodge and had conferred upon him the honorary title of Most Worshipful Past Grand Master. The announcement was made by M. W. Bro. Townsend Scudder as follows:
"There is nothing like responding to the impulse of the heart. I rather believe when God Almighty contemplated the making of man, He began with the heart. I think we will be responding to the dictates of the heart when we consider the resolution it gives me great pleasure to read."
"... Now, brethren, we will rise. My brethren, I am going to ask Most Worshipful Brother Scudder and Most Worshipful Brother Smith to escort Most Worshipful William J. Wiley to the East"
To which M. W. Bro. Wiley fittingly and modestly replied.
To show what a factor in the Proceedings of New York, Foreign Correspondence is, we note in the budget that $5,600 is allowed and also $3,000 for office salary and expenses, $1,000 for Reviews. New York certainly sets the pace of keeping the common touch with the Masonry of the world.
The estimated cost of operating library and museum is $32,468.
Deputy and Acting Grand Master Klinck was elected G. M., and was acclaimed, the brethren singing "Hail, Brother Masons, Hail," and the whole ceremony carried out with great dignity and with special music interspersed and is given in full.
A portrait of Grand Master Owens was presented.
Wheels of chance, raffles, etc., are forbidden.
Grand Master Klinck said:
"In Freemasonry, brethren, there is no such thing as 'shifting responsibility' to the other fellow."
In the correspondence of the Grand Master we read the following:
"Recently a number of our Lodges have reproduced the seal of the Grand Lodge upon their Lodge notices. This is a practice which must be discontinued immediately."
R. W. Bro. Richard A. Rowlands of Schenectady, an outstanding Mason of St. George's Lodge, duly represented Canada.
At the Masonic Home three of the boys are attending college and 55 of the boys and girls attend the Utica Academy, 80 boys and girls attend the Public Schools and two are in the Kindergarten Class at the Home.
The Home entertainment closed with a musicale given by the children to the Grand Master and his staff, and this quotation from the "Great Light" is given:
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"Now the end of the commandment is charity, out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience and with faith un- feigned."
Grand Master Owens' address at the Home contained the following:
"... the Bible tells us in one metaphor after another that life is of brief duration.
"We cannot go back and relive our lives.
"What is your life?
"We all enjoy life.
"Yes, the crowning glory of all God's creation is man, and God wants us to have life, life to the full, life in rich abundance."
The address of Judge Advocate Turner was a splendid one. We quote:
"Take us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vine- yards, for our vineyards are in blossom — the little foxes that gnaw at the roots of the vine so that it does not bring forth its fruit. And what are those little 'foxes?' Envy, greed, ill temper, falsehood, unclean speech, selfishness, dishonesty."
The assets and liabilities of Lodges showing a net worth of over $16,000,000 is graphically described by a chart, and on another page we find a chart showing financial operations of Lodges' and members' accounts. The average fee for in- itiation is $69.66.
The Board of General Activities report:
"In passing, may we stress the paramount importance of these two activities (institute days and public speaking courses) as a mean of training .Wardens for their work when they reach the East. More and more we are convinced that the most important contribution that can be made, as a means of vitalizing Masonry within our Lodges, is, first, to inspire our junior officers with a desire to be thoroughly efficient in performing the duties of their respective offices, and, second, to train them for the Mastership, when and if they reach that exalted office."
The late William M. Logan, Grand Secretary of our Grand Lodge, was the Grand Representative of New York. It is here perhaps fitting and appropriate that we should re- produce for New York and other readers the noble tribute paid to him by one of the many Lodges of which he was a member, namely, old Barton Lodge, Hamilton, where he resided:
"With profound sorrow the Barton Lodge records the passing to the Grand Lodge above, of a beloved friend and member, Right Worshipful Brother William M. Logan. By his kindly personality, wise counsel, ready wit and gentle sym-
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pathy, our brother has built for himself an enduring place in the hearts of his brethren of this Grand Jurisdiction, and all Canada. And so we bid farewell to a Master Craftsman."
The wonderful report on Foreign Correspondence is again in the capable and indeed inspired care of four of the great Past Grand Masters, Sawyer, Tompkins, Scudder and Johnson, who specialize in this work and are looked up to by the whole Craft. The Foreword to the Reviews should really be read as a whole but as we cannot do that, we make the following extracts and thank our colleagues for their friendly reference to M. W. Bro. Copus:
"At the start the plan was to persuade the masses that the Freemasons brought on the World War. Now the failure of the League of Nations in the first trial of its effectiveness is charged against the Freemasons. An Italian paper, under Government influence, recently published a cartoon depicting Freemasonry as a prostitute dancing ahead of the retinue of Ethiopia's ruler.
"The devilish schemes which the Masons are accused of having hatched and put into operation are so impossible at times as to make one wonder whether there really can be people who believe such things. Yet there are. Prejudice does not reason, and the unthinking masses always can be counted upon to accept without question what is told them from pulpits and political rostrums of their persuasion.
"What is told under the head of HOLLAND in your Com- mittee's report is commended to your special attention for the dignified, firm, altogether excellent manner in which anti- Masonic attacks have been met by the brethren of that country, particularly close to us from the earliest history of New York. (See post.)
"The enemies to be feared most are those within the fraternity, men who misrepresent its purposes by their public conduct or by their dissemination of false conceptions of the principles on which it is founded.
"The only means at our command to show our disapproval or, if they happen to be included in our fellowship, is to sever such relationship when official actions and declarations pervert the spirit of the fraternity and thereby supply ammunition to enemies outside our ranks.
Waging a political fight has been proved again and again to be suicidal. Assailing a religious organization which to its adherents is the most precious thing, and often the only com- fort the great majority of the people have in life, is worse. We are pledged by solemn vows not to interfere with the religious or political beliefs of anyone, as an organization, by either official initiative or by endorsement of attacks directed against the Church.
"... Grand Master Jeanneret of the Grand Lodge of
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Switzerland answers the unjust accusations spread against the fraternity in that valiant stronghold of democracy of his country. . . .
"Grand Master Frank A. Copus of the Grand Lodge of Canada-in-Ontario, stirred the Craft of that Jurisdiction by calling attention to the mission of Freemasonry in the world in these words —
" 'Let it be Masonry's high task to dedicate herself to a mission of reconciliation, a spiritual reunion with men of good will everywhere, rich and poor, Jew and Gentile, Roman Catholic and Protestant, employer and employee .differing in so many respects but alike in this, that we are all children of a common Father and therefore brethren, fellow pilgrims to- wards the light of that better day we all so passionately desire. In this Freemasons can be at one with all good men every- where. In this we can sink all differences of class, of color, of creed, of race, of politics, of worldly possessions. This is the unique, the outstanding appeal of genuine universal Free- masonry, and from that appeal may neither you nor I turn away.'
"But there is offered much besides, which may profitably engage the interest of brethren in this state during the year. In fact, Lodges which adopted a suggestion made by your Committee, set aside a fifteen minute period at every Com- munication on an occasional whole evening to listen to the presentation of extracts from the report, have found the brethren to be keenly interested."
This from the British Columbia Review:
"The virile reports by Bro. De Wolf Smith always are read with much interest. His observations sometimes may not please the ones referred to, but usually afford occasions for reflection on the relative importance of things Masonic. For example, under California he remarks — 'The liquor question, which seems to be the bete noir of Masonry in the United States, was the subject of man}' enquiries. It would appear that in many Jurisdictions (including California) it is a Masonic offence to walk past a brewery or a distillery.'
Canada in Ontario is fully reviewed and the presence of our late Grand Secretary, referred to particularly above, is noted. We quote of the G. M. :
"If the year has been a disappointment in some ways, it nevertheless may be said truthfully in its favor that it brought about a clearer sense of the need for a system of social justice."
"A period of economic distress," he says, "always provides a happy hunting ground for cranks, agitators and demagogues. Only those grounded on eternal things can keep a lively hope under such circumstances."
The suggestion is offered that it would be well to restore
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some of the ancient features of Masonic gatherings, more particularly the time honored toasts.
Correspondence — It will be found valuable in many ways by Committees on Alasonic Education. Aside from manner and with an idea of values, there is an analytical and topical index of subjects and comments, which aids in finding the things wanted. It can easily be bound separately, we have found, to serve in the future as well as the present."
Even District Grand Lodges are reviewed, such as Bengal, several in China, British Guiana, etc.
Under the Review of Scotland and the toast of the Duke of Rothesay, Provincial Grand Master Crabbie said:
"The great ideals of the Craft must be maintained. You have to strive to be as good as those, who don't know you, think you are."
When the Grand Master Mason rose to respond he was greeted by the singing of "Worthy Mason He.' He pointed out that the ensuing year would make great demands upon the Craft, but: "difficulties are only there to be overcome, and if one meets them in the right spirit, then difficulties be- come fun instead of trouble."
HOLLAND receives careful attention. We quote (and see ante) :
"Lodges, 147. Members, 7,950. Net gain, 338.
"Attacks on the fraternity continue, despite everything done to spread full information regarding the purposes and activities of the Craft among the general public."
"As far as visible evidences of the spirit of the Craft are concerned, it can be said without exaggeraton that in charitable undertakings and the promotion of educational enterprises, considering the number of members, the Grand East of the Netherlands takes second place to no other Masonic Juris- diction. Nor does what is done by Grand Lodge represent all or even the larger part of the benevolent undertakings fostered under Masonic auspices. The various Districts and the in- dividual Lodges all vie with one another to give the best they can for the good of humanity."
We close our Review of this great jurisdiction by one verse of a poem discovered by our colleagues under N. S. W., entitled "Friendship":
"Ain't it good when life seems dreary, And your hopes about to end, Just to feel the handclasp cheery Of a fine and loyal friend?"
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NEW ZEALAND
Colonel James J. Esson, C.M.G., Grand Master. Henry A. Lamb, Grand Secretary.
New Zealand has 302 active Lodges. Membership 26,607. Net loss 143.
The forty-sixth Annual Communication was held in Christ Church, December 4, 1935.
Five Past Grand Masters were present.
A striking page is devoted to the memory of John Rushworth, Earl Jellicoe of Scapa, who died November 20, 1935. His portrait and Colonel Esson's adorn the Proceedings.
This tribute is paid:
In 1918, in recognition of his services during the Great War, Admiral Jellicoe was raised to the Peerage as Viscount Jellicoe of Scapa. In April, 1920, Lord Jellicoe was appointed Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand.
I am quite certain that his term of office has been a great pleasure to him, and a still greater pleasure to the brethren of whom he has been the head for the last two years. His kindness and courtesy, and the splendid work performed by him as Grand Master of New Zealand will live on.
"With, perhaps, the single exception of Nelson, no British Admiral ever played so great a part in the service of King and Country, and certainly none ever carried such tremendous responsibility. Our distinguished brother, in whom hope burned clear all through those weary years when, as Com- mander of the Grand Fleet, the fate of nations depended upon his judgment."
As Grand Master he was universally beloved. His re- markable memory, amazing industry and energy evoked our admiration, while his happy knack of always saying and doing the right thing made him a most popular Ruler in the Craft. We share the sorrow of the nation. They will find consolation and comfort in the words of the wisest of men, which tell us that "the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them.
In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their de- parture is taken for misery, And their going from us to be utter destruction: but they are in peace. For though they be punished in the sight of men, yet is their hope full of immortality. And having been a little chastised, they shall be greatly rewarded; for God proved them and found them worthy for himself."
Colonel Esson was re-elected Grand Master and Alexander C. Graham Deputy Grand Master.
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The Grand Orient of Brazil and the Grand Lodge of Colombia at Bogota were recognized.
The new Governor-General, Viscount Galway, well known to us in Canada, was officially welcomed.
The greetings of Grand Lodge were extended to Viscount Bledisloe, P.G.M., on the new honours conferred on him by the King.
The position of some of the mortgage securities has not been too satisfactory.
Brethren unable to meet their obligations had their Grand Lodge dues generously deferred.
The sum of £100 was transferred to the Regalia Replace- ment Reserve account.
New Zealand was represented at the Installation of His Excellency Lord Huntingfield, as Grand Master of Victoria.
The good work of the Provincial Grand Masters was recognized.
Grand Lodge resumed in the evening in Christ Church Theatre for the Installation of the Grand Master-elect.
Beautiful music was interspersed throughout the cere- monial, which was dignified and impressive.
After the G. M. had renewed his obligation, the response was made:
And thy lips that they speak no guile." "Keep thy tongue .from evil. From the Grand Master's address the following: It has been said that continuity in office sometimes begets presumption, but let me assure you that your further expres- sion of goodwill and confidence has only deepened my sense of responsibility.
"There are loyal hearts and spirits brave, There are souls that are pure and true; Then give to the world the best you have
And the best shall come back to you. Give love, and love to your heart will flow —
A strength in your inmost need; Have faith, and a score of hearts will show Their faith in your word and deed."
1. Unblemished character.
2. The financial ability to meet all Masonic charges and obligations without detriment to self or connections.
3. The ability to understand and value the principles and tenets of Freemasonry.
Attention has also been directed to a growing tendency in some Lodges to regard these funds as the sole source of Masonic benevolence, and it cannot be too frequently pointed
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out that they are not intended to supplant, but to supplement the charity of individual brethren and Lodges.
"For we were nursed upon the self-same hill"; and comprise a fellowship of free and equal men, bound together in the sacred ties of brotherhood to promulgate the principles of our ancient institution.
All they need is "leadership in the spiritual realm of Masonry, and they will rise to whatever heights their rulers care to lead them, or sink into whatever depths of indifference that lethargy, or unconcern permits." "To every man there openeth
A way, and ways, and a way,
And the high soul climbs the high way,
And the low soul gropes the low,
And in between on the misty flats
The rest drift to and fro.
But to every man there openeth
A high way and a low,
And every man decideth which way his soul shall go."
Closing Ode — "Abide With Me; Fast Falls the Eventide."
Grand March — "Aida" (Verdi).
Grand March — "Tannhauser" (Wagner).
Canada was duly represented by M. W. Bro. Sir Stephen Allen.
R. W. Bro. John Boyd of Toronto, is the distinguished Grand Representative of New Zealand.
In the Appendix we find many paragraphs chiefly of instructions and decisions by the Board. We quote:
Craft are invited to attend the meetings. Brethren must not attend any meetings of the .Co-Masonic body.
A "Lewis" must have been born after his father became a Master Mason, and both father and son must comply with other requirements of the Rule.
The Board suggests to Lodges that candidates for ad- mission into the Craft should be asked to make satisfactory provision for their dependents, if they have not already done so, either by Life Insurance or through some Provident Society, etc.
NORTH CAROLINA
Charles B. Newcomb, Grand Master.
J. H. Anderson, Grand Secretary.
The One Hundred and Forty-ninth Annual was held at Raleigh April 21st, 1936.
The Proceedings are from the Press of the Oxford Orphanage and do special credit to the Craftsmanship of the boys and girls.
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At this meeting J. Giles Hudson was elected Grand Master. He was a teacher and is a lawyer in active practice.
Eleven Past Grand Masters, including A. B. Andrews and H. M. Poteat, Grand Representative of Canada, were present.
Distinguished visitors from District of Columbia, Virginia, South Carolina, were welcomed.
From the Grand Master's address the following:
"My brethren: Our pulses quicken when we meet and greet old familiar friends, likewise we are made happy in making new friends."
To me the outstanding and the most delightful feature of my year's work has been the official privilege and personal pleasure of visiting our subordinate Lodges and greeting the brethren. I have officially visited 81.
A special communication was held at Raleigh to lay the cornerstone of Rex Hospital.
I have refused a dispensation for a Lodge to vote on a petition for the degrees and an application for membership at a special communication.
Owing to recent legislation, both federal and state, per- mitting the sale of "intoxicating liquor" and "beer" to be used as a beverage, many inquiries have been received by me.
I undertake to deal with each of these subjects separately as there is a clarly defined line of distinction between them.
It may not be in fact intoxicating liquor, consequently the sale is not ipso facto a Masonic offense. _ It therefore becomes a question of fact to be determined from the con- ditions in each case, judged by practical experience and com- mon knowledge.
Wherein the statute law prohibits or commands certain conduct, Masons, in obedience to their duties as good citizens in support of civil government, should obey.
Wherein the statute law permits certain conduct, and the Masonic law prohibits that conduct, then the Mason must obey the Masonic law as to that course of conduct.
ANSWER: No. he may not be denied the right to attend his own Lodge. Although accused of un-Masonic conduct, a member is presumed to be innocent until he is proven guilty.
He may be denied the right to visit another Lodge (other than his own) under Section 95 of the Code, if that Lodge, or any member thereof, should object.
If the Lodge fails to do either of these things at the stated communication to which the brother has been summoned, it loses the force and effect of its summons.
To maintain the force and effect of its summons, the Lodge must act at the stated communication to which the brother has been summoned and grant him a definite exten-
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sion to a subsequent stated communication, at which time it may then act in any of the three ways provided.
ANSWER: Yes. An inebriate is generally defined to be "an habitual drunkard," and considered as mentally incom- petent. The trial should be deferred until the accused has been discharged from the hospital. It is difficult to justify the trial of one mentally incompetent.
Masonry is not horse play. A degree should be conferred with such dignity and decorum as will impress indelibly upon the mind of the candidate the fact that the ceremony is not a "solemn mockery," but an exemplification of sublime truth.
Masonry is no joke. If a few of these self-appointed comedians were brought before the altar. . . .
A Reclamation Program was inaugurated.
He attended the Conference of Grand Masters.
Of the Oxford Orphanage he says:
The "brightest jewel of North Carolina Masonry." We are proud to admit that it is.
I know of no higher test of the spirit of brotherly love than the fideltiy and devotion of the Masons of North Carolina to their children at Oxford.
He discourages lotteries and gambling devices as un- worthy of the Craft and a violation of the moral law and laws of the State.
There is no place in our Order for anarchists or conspira- tors against government and law — either Masonic law or civil law.
Builded upon an everlasting foundation, our Institution has stood the test of ages and defied the attacks of ignorance and stupidity from within and without, as granite defies the elements.
Membership 27,448. Net loss 844.
An oration by Rev. G. Ray Jordan was thoroughly en- joyed, and is entitled "Masonry's Message to a Troubled World."
It is more than interesting, it is deeply thought-provoking, to note that, while we have the privilege of gathering together here to-night in this Masonic meeting, there are places in the world where a session similar to this would be considered a crime.
Indeed, the loss of liberty means the death of too many things which man, at his best, has not merely held dear, but even sacred. Masonry says to a troubled world: "Never sur- render your freedom!"
That is why, again, Masonry speaks so forciblv about setting free the best self we have.
He is a weak and emaciated deity. He smiles, but his
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arm is weak, and he cannot save. These people see everything through a pair of blue glasses. Their god is unable to cope with things as they are. His name is not written with a capital G.
"By so many roots as the marsh-grass sends in the sod I will heartily lay me a-hold on the greatness of God." • This word, God, means more than a ritual. It is a living experience.
"Think not the faith by which the just shall live Is a dead creed, a map correct of heaven, It is an affirmation and an act
That bids eternal truth be present fact.'' "It is just because Masonry speaks that word so forcibly that this Order also effectively stresses the significance of Personality. We are not brutes, or beasts, or mere bits of machinery which have 'happened' as the result of the 'collec- tion of atoms.' We are sons of God!"
There are many people to-day who think that friendship does not express the virile and manly. Recall what Mussolini has said about refusing to be over-friendly with anyone. Those who are affected by the philosophy he holds do not think that there is iron in the blood of this relationship. It suggests a weakening of the will, an inability to care for one's self and to direct one's own affairs.
Of course, all of this is a tragic mistake. Friendship is manly; it is strong. It is divine. Henry Churchill King is right —
" 'Live and let live!' was the call of the Old —
The call of the world when the world was cold — But 'Live and help live!' is the cry of the New — The cry of the world with the Dream shining through." But I remind you that there is a glorious company of heroes, martyrs and saints who have dared — and who now dare — to face life bravely because they know they have that which can meet the needs of the world.
Once when Wellington was sending out a man on an arduous and dangerous task, at the conclusion of his orders he said — "Is there anything I can do for you?" "Before I go," answered the man. "just give me a grip of your conquering hand, sir!"
There is a clasp — it comes from the Lion's paw of the tribe of Judah — that will give us the grip of a conquering hand!
Under Necrology we read:
We honor ourselves when year after year we set aside a definite portion of a session busy with plans for the better- ment of the living to honor the memory of our fallen com- rades.
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Brother A. B. Andrews was elected as a Director of the North Carolina Masonic Foundation for five years, and Brother J. Edward Allen was elected to represent Masonic Service Association.
John A. McRae, an honoured Professor at Queens at Kingston, is Grand Representative of North Carolina.
See also N. Dakota.
NORTH DAKOTA
Lewis Kent Thompson, Grand Master.
Walter L. Stockwell, Grand Secretary.
The Grand Master's biography informs us that he is a Presbyterian Elder, that he is not in the young men's class, his spirit is still young and his desire to stir is still there.
The Forty-seventh Annual opened in Fargo, June 16, 1936.
George Guthrie has answered the last Roll Call.
Visiting Grand Masters from Montana and from Min- nesota were escorted and welcomed, as were the heads of co-ordinate branches of Masonry.
Fourteen Past Grand Masters were honored.
An eloquent address on two Charter members was given:
These are days when we are, or ought to be thinking more about foundations in matters religious, political, social and fraternal.
Your hair has grown a little whiter and your steps are not as steady as they were when you helped to lay the founda- tions of Masonry in North Dakota, but your hearts have kept young. And, after all, you ARE young in Masonry. The. waves of Masonic light you set in motion nearly a half cen- tury ago have influenced, and will continue to touch, countless thousands of lives long years after you are gone.
Lottery and gambling devices were condemned outspoken- ly by the Grand Master, who said in his address:
We have "gone forward, together," with the result that we are stronger in quality, in finances, in zeal and courage, demonstrating that in unity there is power.
Bro. Stockwell's address on the subject "Should we have more or less popular government?" was given during the afternoon and sincere expressions of appreciation from the brethren were accorded to his timely discussion of this subject.
The first stated meeting in November has been proclaimed Grand Lodge Night by the Grand Master. It is for the prime purpose of presenting an instructive program, reviewing the different activities of the Grand Lodge, and seeing how they are administered for the best interests of all.
The oratorical contests among students of our high
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schools, which were sponsored for the first time last year by this Grand Lodge, proved the value of our entering into this worth-while field, as was evidenced when over six hundred young men and women discussed the theme, "The American Ideal in Government."
We recommend that all loans to constituent Lodges be approved the same as New Buildings, or purchases thereof, by the Committee on Building Purposes.
I wish to mention in particular the two plays, "The Greatest of These" and "He That Believeth," written by our Executive Secretary, Carl Claudy, of the Masonic Service Association.
The Rhode Island Bible on its tour of transmission was presented, so was the Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Lillian Kalbfleisch, Grand Matron, addressed Grand Lodge.
Grand Secretary Stockwell well reported 26 years of service and made his 27th Report and quoted: "Oh do not pray for easy lives! Pray to be stronger men; Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks."
While emphasizing always the spiritual aspects of Free- masonry, nevertheless there is the important "bread and but- ter" or business side to every organization.
Membership 12,130. Net loss 487.
Under the Report of the North Dakota Masonic Founda- tion we learn:
The Trustees approved the purchase of Lookout Point, Walhalla, and the vesting of title to said property in the North Dakota Masonic Foundation.
Whereas there is both a fine historic significance as well as rare scenic beauty connected with this point.
The Committee on the Administration of the Masonic Home made an encouraging Report.
Under a page of illustration there follows:
Between the pillars at the foot of the flight of winding stairs Grand Masters Harry Woods, Manitoba, and William H. Hutchinson. North Dakota, at Masonic Island, Lake Meti- goshe.
Musical interludes were held throughout.
The library thrives apace. Circulation of books increases.
Just what has been accomplished? We don't know, but we have high hopes that the cause of Peace has been ad- vanced, and that some lives have been enriched through the books.
The Fraternal Correspondence Report by Walter H. Murfin apparently deals only with United States Grand Lodges
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and does not concern itself with Canada. He describes the general state of the Craft as follows:
The problem of suspensions for non-payment of dues, while still vexing, is being handled in much more of a fraternal spirit and many delinquents are being saved to the fraternity.
We can discern an appreciable change in the attitude on the vexing beer and liquor question.
The healthy growth of the Masonic Service Association is a heartening indication of the renewed interest that is being manifested.
Organized to co-ordinate Masonic relief in national disas- ters, and to collect, digest and issue Masonic information, one of the many important services has been to promote a greatly increased understanding of mutual problems among the forty- nine Grand Jurisdictions of the nation. The two "Sore-spots" in American Freemasonry of recent years, in which fraternal relations were severed between two pairs of great Grand Lodges, were healed largely through the better understanding engendered by M. S. A. contacts.
Recognition of all German Lodges was withdrawn and recognition of Tasmania was given, and that with Sweden is sought.
The Necrology Report says:
"He was a friend whose heart was good, Who walked with men and understood. His was a smile men loved to see. Grand Orator Burr is a distinguished Jurist and Church- man, and delivered a fine address. We quote:
Brother Burr referred to the report on Necrology and the record of the men who had died, saying that death was merely setting sail to another country where greater oppotunities are afforded.
He recalled that under the management of the last quarter of a century we were being taught that a noble and beautiful edifice is not sufficient. It must have a use and a purpose.
So perfect was the work, so fitted for the story, that the only verdict which Angelo returned was. "Now, march."
Fight, instituted against lawlessness, ignorance, intoler- ance, bigotry, dictatorship, everything that has a tendency to destroy a man's relationship to God, must be carried to victory.
Six practical Reports are thus grouped together:
These six reports indicate only some of the extra-curricu- lar activities of the Grand Lodge, but they clearly indicate that Masonry in North Dakota is not confined to the tyled precincts of the Lodge room.
A broadcast is still done by the Service and Educational Committee, 28 addresses having been delivered.
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William H. Hutchinson was elected Grand Master.
Several significant incidents that occurred during Grand Lodge are graphically described by the Grand Secretary.
William W. Shaw represented Canada, and North Dakota has as its Grand Representative Dr. John A. Dobbie of Ottawa, of whom we will see much during the next Grand Lodge to be held there.
The Fraternal Correspondence, as stated, deals with U. S. only: — The Foreword is adapted and adopted from that of J. Edward Allen of North Carolina.
"The hero of the hour is he who, after these trying ex- periences, still thinks straight and thinks things through and has his visions."
What is to come in the future? If we had our way, there would be a Young Citizens' Training Camp, of indefinite dur- ation, for every such young person regardless of sex, which would challenge his or her best efforts. It's all right to care for the old. but the safety of society demands imperatively that these young men and women, leaders of to-morrow, be given prior consideration.
Moreover, if this writer felt that Masonry had no con- tribution to make toward the safety of society in this con- fused state, we should not be interested in Freemasonry.
Masonry indeed has a mission in such a time as this.
Free people want Freemasonry and get it: men shackled by tyranny do not have it, no matter whether that tyranny be that of dictator, of hierarchy, of proletarian communistic gov- erning oligarchy, or of militaristic bureaucracy.
It is well that the best of the stabilizing influences which crookedness fears, shall receive all possible of the support of all good men.
Just as a sample of Bro. Murfin's quality, we take the following from Texas:
He is the only democrat that we would admit loving, but we do him, in spite of his political heresy and rejoice that the brethren of Texas recognized his service and his worth in this fine way. We missed him mightily at Washington last Feb- ruary and hope to see him next year, fully restored to health and still able to "strut sitting down."
NOVA SCOTIA
M. M. Gardner, Grand Master. James Clarence Jones, Grand Secretary. R V. Harris, K.C., Grand Historian.
The Seventy-first Annual Communication convened at Halifax, June 10, 1936.
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Six Past Grand Masters graced the Grand East. Canada was duly represented by J. H. Winfield. M. W. Bro. Kemp of Prince Edward Island, was accorded Grand Honors.
The Grand Master then placed the meeting in the hands of Grand Chaplain Wallace, who was assisted by P. G. Chap- lain McKeigan of Saskatchewan, and a fine choir. The subject of the address was "Travellers" and "An Highway shall be there," Isa. 35. 8. We make some quotations:
Our Lord used the figure of a way as applied to Himself when He said "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life." The early Christians were called "Followers of the Way."
There are two things which determine the Way of life: the road of our longing and the quality of our soul. Let us consider these two things separately. The Road of our Longing —
That is the way along which our longing takes us; the nature of our desires or the pathway of our yearnings.
He looked for a "house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
One ship drives East, another West, With the self-same winds that blow. The Quality of the Soul —
I shall not pass this way again
May I be courteous to men,
Faithful to friends, true to God,
A fragrance on the path I trod.
The Grand Master announced his policy with regard to appointments as follows:
Following the custom of my predecessors I have tried to honor as far as possible every district in the Jurisdiction and to honor Lodges which had not had a Grand Lodge officer dur- ing the past few years. My first consideration was the welfare of the Craft and the worthiness of the appointees.
He had several District and Lodge meetings.
He visited the Home seven times, saying: "This Home is one of our achievements."
Among his decisions this:
Q. Is it necessary to notify a member when he is sus- pended, or is stopping of his monthly notices sufficient?
A. Members suspended should be notified.
A. There is nothing in our Constitution which prevents the sending out of ordinary Lodge meeting notices in unsealed envelopes. The use of Post Cards is prohibited.
Membership 8,895. Net loss 184.
Grand Historian Harris reported many activities and
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contributions to current magazines and books.
Many additions to the library and museum are reported and a magnificent work of the silversmith's art, designed by a master artist, presented in 1867, was added to the museum treasures at a fraction of the original cost.
Suggestions for the great celebration next year, with special allusion to Annapolis Royal, Grand Pre and other localities.
The sum of $1,250 has been set aside for costs of celebra- tion and a further appropriation was recommended by the Chairman.
The Education Committee awarded the Shield for pro- ficiency to Curren Lodge, Hopewell.
A booklet on Pronunciation and a volume on Masonic addresses has been published and is available.
M. W. Bro. MacDougall read the Report on Fraternal Relations, recommending for recognition the National Grand Lodge of Roumania at Bucharest, but discountenancing the Grand Lodge of "Germany in exile." Only one Grand Lodge of Mexico will be recognized. No notice is taken of the so-called Stringer Grand Lodge of Mississippi.
The D.D.GM.'s of the ten Districts all reported succinctly.
Three were expelled from all the rights and privileges of Masonry.
The Committee submitted a code of model by-laws.
Norman T. Avard was elected Grand Master.
J. D. Spence, K.C., whose good work on the Condition of Masonry with us is well remembered, is the honored Grand Representative of Nova Scotia.
James C. Jones, Grand Secretary, presents an admirable Report, his 22nd Annual, on Fraternal Correspondence. He says Committees on Education are now to be found in many Jurisdictions and are doing splendid work.
Canada in Ontario is fully reviewed and long quotations are made from the address of M. W. Bro. Frank A. Copus, which is described as very able and interesting. Our colleague would like, if space permitted, to reprint the whole of it. Illness prevented Nova Scotia's Grand Representative from being present. The Grand Secretary's Report is referred to and he kindly says that Proceedings considered by us are ably reviewed, and refers approvingly to the Analytical Index. The final words of Grand Master Copus are thus quoted:
A proper respect for the flag and a correct and dignified honoring of the toast of The King are rightly insisted upon at all our Masonic gatherings. But I feel that it is regrettable that in these latter days the patriotic toasts are so seldom spoken to, so seldom made the occasion for at least one loyal
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address expressive of our love of country and our pride in our heritage of British freedom.
From the D. of C. Review the following:
We have a class of business men who are Masons who would, if they were permitted, display the Square and Com- passes on their show windows, for after all Masons are only human beings. And many applicants have been innocently led to believe that Masonry was some all-powerful genii, pos- sessed of some magic property calculated to bring about the millennium for its votaries. And so it will be until we get back to first principles.
Under England our colleague says regarding Lord Ampthill :
He was a great man in many ways in public life, in his conduct of affairs in India, and in his Masonic work. He was a man they do not breed many of in this or any age.
Of Lord Cornwallis it was said in Grand Lodge: — Throughout his life he was a devout Churchman. In every respect he was loved and esteemed by all who knew him and he was known by the endearing name of "The Squire."
We extract this from Iowa:
The name, arms and flag of Nova Scotia to-day recall this historic connection with the ancient kingdom of Scotland and Alexander and his fellow Craftsmen.
Kansas condemns electioneering in no measured terms. Under Wyoming a rare experience is cited:
Holyrood Lodge of Tampa, Florida, has the distinction of operating without the collection of dues. It was organized with twelve charter members. Each petitioner who is elected by the Lodge pays a membership fee of three hundred dollars. One hundred of this is for the degrees and two hundred dollars is placed in a permanent fund, the income of which takes care of the dues question.
The Review is in every way very satisfactory.
OHIO
Elmer R. Arn, Grand Master. Harry S. Johnson, Grand Secretary.
The One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Annual was held in Dayton, October 21, 1936.
Fifteen Past Grand Masters were honored in the Grand East.
Lodge of Master Masons was opened in ample form.
After the Report of the Committee on Credentials, the G. M. declared Grand Lodge duly opened.
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The Temple Board of Masons of the 33° Scottish Rite were welcomed and thanked for the use of the beautiful Cathedral.
The Grand High Priest and others were welcomed with a distinguished visitor from Michigan.
From Grand Master Arn's annual address the following: We abandoned the "depression complex," clouds of fear, and increasing discord; we replaced them with a smile of con- fidence, new hope and desire to press on.
"Work while it is day, for the night cometh when no man can work." Ohio Masonry must not show a loss in member- ship in 1936." This challenge has been met.
The Past Masters have rendered valuable assistance by wisr counsel and advice. I find that these young officers court their non-dictatorial, friendly, and encouraging suggestions.
What a privilege to be Grand Master in Ohio — "In the land of youth and freedom beyond the ocean bars, Where the air is full of sunshine and the flag is full of stars!" Rotate the appointments so that an officer would serve on a different Committee at each Grand Communication until he reaches the office of Grand Master. I am sure that I would have been better qualified to fill the office of Grand Master had I been endowed with this rich experience.
We mourn the deaths of two Past Grand Masters, M. W. Bro. Minor died at the age of sixty. "Let me die working. Still tackling plans unfinished, tasks undone! Clean to its end, swift may my race be run. No laggard steps; no faltering; no shirking; Let me die working." "Then let us clasp hands as we walk together, And let us speak softly, in love's sweet tone. For no man knows on the morrow whether We two pass by, or but one alone." A tabulation of the registration revealed that 1,652 mem- bers were present.
The Grand Master and his corps of officers were escorted to the Masonic Temple by the members of Reed and Dayton Commanderies of Knights Templar. The escort was headed by the Boys' Band of the Masonic Home at Springfield. Music was by the Scottish Rite choir.
The Grand Master's son, Elmer Raymond Arn, Jr., being the candidate, was raised to the Sublime Degree.
Generous offers for flood relief were made from various Jurisdictions and $100 was sent by the Grand Lodge of Georgia, but was returned to Georgia when Georgia itself was overwhelmed by storm and floods.
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Father and Son Night proved not merely an encourage- ment but an inspiration. We read:
"It is a fact we cannot deny that the thoughts of the younger generation are not toward Freemasonry." At whose door may we lay this blame? Of course, there is only one answer.
May I quote at random some of the interesting things that have been written to my office regarding this outstanding program.
A telegram — "Fraternal greetings from 250 fathers and sons of — Lodge, No. ."
Another Master writes — "Father and Son Meeting a ten- strike."
Another Master states — "The Father and Son Meeting was 'the high light' of our program for 1936."
The Master stated that among their guests were ten sons of deceased brethren. Sons of Masons, if you please, whose fathers had answered the last call. What a fine memorial this. "A heritage of glory, they have left, the humble ones — They have left their mighty story in the keeping of their sons."
The G. M. further said:
Patience has in some instances almost ceased to be a virtue.
"Gambling within the fraternity through lotteries, games of chance, raffles, etc., spreads a blanket of ethical approval over a form of social action, economically unsound."
They are sponsoring the rehabilitation of the crippled child. Their good lives after them. Their evil demands our condemnation. This reminds me of a story —
A keeper at the penitentiary was showing a kind lady about. She stopped to talk for a long time with one of the prisoners. Catching up with the keeper she said, "Do you know, Mr. Finnegan, I believe there is a great deal of good in that man." To which Pat replied, "Indade there is, ma'am. 'Tis not that he was sint up for."
The honor of each one of us is the honor of all, and the honor of all is in the keeping of each one of us. Need more be said?
My answer was: "I cannot bring myself to believe that it is necessary for the Masons of Ohio to resort to violation of Masonic Law to enable them to carry on."
A little lad who is suffering from infantile paralysis, and who is very dear to my heart, said to me after seeing one of the extravagant pamphlets that was being mailed to your nobility, "Daddy, how long are the Masons going to use the cripples for gambling purposes?" Read this statement over carefully and use the heart of a father, as well as the spirit
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of a Mason, and try to answer him.
A Dispensation was refused under the following circum- stances:
To the Grand Master it appears that the dedication of a portion of a cemetery for Masonic purposes is not always altruistic, but often the means of making Masonry "a sales agency" for real estate therein.
He closes thus:
It may be that I have crossed the opinions of some and wounded the sensibilities of others, but let me say, I trust that you will have many pleasant memories of the yesterdays and an abundance of happiness for the tomorrows. "For the yesterdays are but a dream, And the tomorrows are but a vision; But today
Well lived, makes every yesterday A dream of happiness,
And every tomorrow a vision of Hope." Ohio certainly scored in its membership record of 178,464, being a NET GAIN OF 1,372.
Grand Secretary Johnson thus closes his report: Masonry in Ohio has indeed experienced, during the past year, a most impressive forward and upward movement. We may rejoice greatly at the man}' signal accomplishments. J. Phillip Perry was elected Grand Master. The Committee on Necrology reported: And finally to these sentiments we must, for the continuity of our fraternity, add gratitude and the will to emulation. Masonry is a high tradition that passes from life to life down the generations. Its light and truth are dramatically exem- plified.
The Rhode Island Altar Bible, a symbol of Masonic faith and good will, was presented by Grand Chaplain Porter being "our Faith in God, Hope for the Future and Charity for all."
The Committee on Masonic Service suggested this series of Lodge program as a practical guide:
1. Fathers' and Sons' night. 2, Grand Lodge night. 3, Reconsecration night. 4. District night. 5, Patriarch's night. 6. Memorial night. 7, Past Masters' night. 8, Masonic Home night. 9, Sojourners' night. 10. St. John Evangelist's day. 11, St. John Baptist day. 12. Roll Call night. 13, Visit by Sister Lodge. 14, Washington and the Flag. 15, Franklin as a Freemason.
Fourteen cornerstones of Churches, Schools and other public buildings were laid; a fine record.
The Masonic Veterans' Association of Ohio met in the Temple.
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Historian Tyler presented a masterly address on the history of "Early Freemasonry of the Western Reserve."
Grand Historian Plumb, P.M., University Lodge, pre- sented a wonderful history of Masonic Bibles from which we quote"
The first actual Lodge records known as those of Edin- burgh No. 1, which begin with July, 1599, the Lodge then being known as Mary's Chapel. This was an operative Lodge.
Page two is headed "A Masonic Creed," with three lines below, after which comes "The Masonic Belief," and below this "The Masonic Teaching." Then follow four short articles, commenting on page 3: The Great Light in Masonry; Charge to Master Masons; "The Bible in Masonry," by 111. Bro. Rev. Dr. Joseph Fort Newton, 33°, and Scriptural Quotations and Allusions in the Masonic Ritual.
The title page of the original Bible of Newark Lodge is reproduced in a hne engraving depicting the Garden of Eden most artistically.
The Home dollar, its source, application and use is graphically described in three circles and segments.
Earl Stewart, P.G.M., is Foreign Correspondent and presents a full and satisfying report. We quote from the Alberta Review:
"A king once said of a prince that fell: 'Taller he seems in death.' And his words ring true, for now as then, It is after death we can measure men." This from the Review of Arkansas:
Bro. Humphry, in accepting this token, expressed his ap- preciation by singing, in his own inimitable way, the "Miller's Song." This gave all much pleasure as Bro. Humphry has made himself famous, among those who know him, by his singing of this song.
From British Columbia this quotation:
"God give us wisdom in these coming days, And eyes unsealed, that we clear vision see, Of that new world that He would have us build, To life's ennoblement and His high ministry. "God give us sense, God sense of life's new needs And souls aflame with new-born chivalries To cope with those black soilures that foul the way
To cleanse our poisoned fonts with God-born energies."
Canada at Toronto under the leadership of M. W. Bro. Anderson, receives a lengthy and satisfying review. He quotes largely from the Grand Master's address and says:
In beginning his Address Grand Master Anderson referred
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touchingly and fittingly to the passing of the British King George V, of whom he said:
"His earnest and upright life formed a link of confidence between the people and government and those of other coun- tries of the world. While he lived, he was loved for his great moderation."
The Grand Master gives an answer to the question: "Is Freemasonry up-to-date?"
"Freemasonry, from its earlier beginnings, has been pro- gressive and has kept pace with the advance of civilization. There is no more need nor cause for clamoring for an up- to-date Freemasonry. Its lessons are deep-rooted and always fresh and invigorating. Ignorance of those principles or a mental laziness and an indifference to study them causes some to ask for something new."
A word of good advice comes from the Committee on the Condition of Masonry.
The reading of the reviews of the Foreign Correspondent, Bro. Ponton, furnishes not only pleasure, but also profit. A useful topical index precedes the reviews. Bro. Ponton is skilled in the art of analysis and also in the presentation of his findings. His reviews are thoroughly informative and carry a sustained interest throughout.
With modesty, he says: "I have gathered a posie of other men's flowers, and naught but the thread that binds them is mine own."
This from Czechoslovakia:
The M. W. Grand Master opened the meeting by remind- ing the brethren that the Grand Lodge meets on the eve of the state holiday, in commemoration of the 28th of October, 1918, when the struggle for cultural, economic and political freedom was finally victorious, and governmental power re- turned into the hands of the people.
The Grand Master says°
"We shall be found worthy of our independence only, if we prove capable of maintaining what we have won."
From the English Review we have this:
Membership 380,000. Number of Lodges, 5,418.
Illinois furnishes our colleague this material0
"We cannot expect to hold or attract the honorable so long as we harbor and protect the dishonorable."
"To him who in the love of Masonry Holds communion with her visible forms, She speaks a various language For his thoughtful hours, She has a voice of Wisdom and an Eloquence of Beauty and Harmony,
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And she glides in to his deeper musings With a clear and glorious revelation Of himself, the universe and of God."
Under Manitoba our Past Grand Master Copus receives a great compliment at the hand of Ohio, his address being reproduced in full.
Under New York a record of history:
The Grand Historian, R. W. Ossian Lang, again submits a report, which we like to read. Particular attention is given to "Rules Under Which Our Monastic Forefathers Worked."
George L. Marshall of Dayton represents Canada, and George Moore of Hamilton, a veteran, venerable and lovable brother, is the Grand Representative of Ohio.
OKLAHOMA
Jos. Drouot, Grand Master.
Claude A. Sturgeon, of Guthrie, Grand Secretary.
The Twenty-eighth Annual Communication of the State of Oklahoma, the 44th of Oklahoma Territory, and the 63rd of Indian Territory, was held at Ponca City February 11, 1936.
Twenty-one Past Grand Masters functioned with honor in the Grand East. This is about the record number.
Distinguished guests from Kansas and from Idaho were welcomed.
The Oklahoma brethren must rise with the voice of the bird as the call to labor on both days was at 8.30 a.m.
Bro. Judge Duvall welcomed Grand Lodge, saying:
He would indeed be courageous when he attempted to find music and words that even approached the symphonies of the ritual, the harmonies of the grand lectures.
When I say to you, that you are welcome. I merely repeat to you a concept or thought, a philosophy that had its very nurture, its birth in the same Christian philosophy that gave birth to Freemasonry. There have been great changes in, not the philosophies, not the constant things that have made Masonry, but the material things, the application of every day life to govern things.
But there can be no new deal' in those fundamentals which make up the philosophy of Freemasonry.
That is the greatest citizenship in the world. I say we need it.
A historical acknowledgment was made to Judge Duvall's address. From this we quote:
If we live true to God, true to our principles, true to that great Light in Masonry, the Holy Bible, we need not be afraid
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of censure here or condemnation hereafter. These words, my brethren, come to you from the tomb.
Canada was duly represented by Guy F. Blackmer. P.G.M. Freeman, on behalf of Missouri, made an address, quoting: "In this life I have found that we get what we give, We are done to, forsooth, as we do; And my prayer is that I may live while I live,
With a bunch of Good Fellows like you. There's a glint in your eye, there's a clasp of your hand,
There's a ring in your voice always true; And I think Paradise must be a sort of a land, With a bunch of Good Fellows like you."
From the Grand Master's address the following citation:
I have tried to carry out the reinstatement program by recommending to the Lodges that lenient terms for reinstate- ment be made to those suspended members who are found worthy.
The largest gathering was at W'oloroc Ranch in the Osage Hills. At least twelve hundred attended this meeting, it being necessary to use loud speakers in order that all might hear.
All of my printing has been done by the boys in the Masonic Home in the pursuance of their vocational training,
A new Lodge and a new Masonic District and area meet- ings were chartered and arranged. Of the Masonic Homes he says:
I have visited Homes in several Sister Grand Jurisdictions and our Homes compare very favorably, and in most instances are doing more for the children to prepare them in finding employment after they leave the Homes, and several Grand Jurisdictions have requested information relative to our vocational training.
Five cornerstones were laid. Among his decisions the following:
I hold that prize-fighting in a Lodge hall is not permis- sible.
To revise Esoteric and Secret Work, it was not in their power to do so; and as Alasonry is a progressive science, the signs should also be progressive in conformity with the degrees.
I, therefore, hold that the correct method of giving the Private Grand Honors is the D. G. & S. from E. A. to M. M., inclusive.
The Grand Master, after his address, had a heart to heart talk with the brethren, in which he said:
Now, brethren, I am going to have a heart to heart talk with you. We have before us one of the greatest programs
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that has ever been inaugurated in any Grand Jurisdiction. Many other Grand Jurisdictions have accomplished their pur- poses and have an endowment fund, and we are starting out to build one.
There are people living within your community who have more money than they are going to use and that they have no need of. I want you to get that money for Masonic charities, even a thousand, two thousand, five thousand.
"Get busy and put over this endowment fund. Won't you get down on the firing line and do the job? I am sure you will."
Membership 48,058. Net loss 720. Districts, 41.
The Board of Control of the Masonic Home reported.
The Vocational Training Departments both at our Home and in the Public Schools, provided looms and material for the teaching of weaving to our girls; approximately $1,500 for educational work in the Home.
Total membership of both Homes is 148. Bro. Leecraft, in an address said:
And then another thing. You are constantly living in fear, and fear is a terrible thing. You are constantly living in fear that the per capita tax may be increased. We recall the Grand Lodge meeting at Ardmore a year ago, how you were so uneasy and disturbed. Isn't it beautiful that we can meet here to-day in peace and harmony?
The Committee on Necrology reported:
We think of death as ending; let us rather think of life as beginning, and that more abundantly.
Rather than think of losing let us think of gaining. When we think of parting; let us think of meeting.
Grand Orator Bradley delivered an address on "Master Builders," saying:
Each of us is building an edifice.
In your effort as a builder I would say that purpose is an element that will direct the construction of that building.
As Master Builders we began on the sand. We have nothing and yet we have all.
If your purposes are high and holy, then success is pos- sible; but if you are content to live as the bug, the insect, in the dirt and in the filth, then your building will not be at- tractive.
"Build me strong, oh Worthy Master, Staunch and straight, a goodly vessel, That shall laugh at all disaster
And with wave and whirlwind wrestle."
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My friend, whatever your position in life may be, there is an imprint made by your influence upon the lives of others. Whatever your ambition in life may be, it can be realized if you have the purpose, if you have the will-power.
Character is a great element in the construction of this edifice. Surely the kind of character that will reflect credit and honor to this ancient Order will be found in a life of consecration, in a life of devotion, in a life of loyalty.
The Committee on Foreign Relations deferred action until next meeting of Grand Lodge.
Constituent Lodges were urged to lend their active moral support to the Order of De Molay and the Order of the Rain- bow for girls.
John L. Stuart was elected Grand Master.
R.W. Bro. R. Reade Davis of Toronto is the worthily esteemed Grand Representative of Oklahoma with us, public spirited and full of genial energy.
A characteristic picture of the late Will Rogers is repro- duced opposite the memorial page, which says:
In memory of our Esteemed Brother, William Penn Adair Rogers, member Claremore Lodge, No. 53, Claremore, Okla- homa; born November 4, 1879, died August 15, 1935.
And in appreciation of him we read:
Will Rogers has flown to the Undiscovered Country.
A loving and lovable soul; he was the most splendid type of nature's nobleman, one the world might look upon and say: "Here is a man" — indeed, a natural, a born, Mason.
To know the Scottish Rite is to know Will Rogers. To know Will Rogers is to love your fellowman.
"And deep down in your heart understand,
• The love of a man for a man.
He knows both your soul and your sins, And does not too closely scan. The highway to Heaven begins With the love of a man for a man."
And to the loving service of man. he consecrated and devoted his brilliant talents, teaching by example rather than precept.
We delighted in referring to him as safely landed on the Perfect Landing Field of the Eternal City in the Undiscovered Country.
"And greet the friends who have flown before, O'er the unknown sea to the unknown shore."
Thomas Chauncey Humphrey is the veteran and honored Committee on Correspondence. No one could be more worthy of the watch and chain presented to him and the honor paid to him by his brethren.
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This from his Review of Canada:
M.W. Bro. Alexander J. Anderson is dressed in his Masonic regalia and shows a very pleasant face.
A large number of distinguished guests were presented to the Grand Lodge.
The Grand Lodge of Oklahoma was reviewed by him. Mention is made of the Invocation by Grand Chaplain Abernathy and the form of opening the Grand Lodge. A question was asked: "Are there any other Jurisdictions which invoke the. Holy Sts. John?"
The review writer said this of yours truly: "Our old friend, Thomas Chauncey Humphry, is again in charge of the Correspondence Report and we are glad to welcome his venerable features. "This makes the twenty-ninth F. C. Report, six to the Grand Lodge of Indian Territory prior to Statehood and twenty-three to Grand Lodge of Oklahoma since Statehood."
This from the Delaware Review:
His youthful ambition for personal glory was submerged in a sincere devotion to the Cause. Liberty, which hitherto had been a will-o'-the-wisp intriguing his imagination, became a fixed and shining gleam within the radius of which he walked unfalteringly and unafraid.
Wyoming's Review makes possible the following: LTnder caption of Oklahoma we clip the following from Brother Lowndes' review — -
"A land where the fields of golden grain like waves on a sunlit sea."
"Oklahoma! Oklahoma! fairest daughter of the West. Oklahoma! Oklahoma! 'tis the land I love the best. We have often sung her praises, but we have not told the half; So, I give you 'Oklahoma'; 'tis a toast we all can quaff." Indiana says of Oklahoma: "The color of the ground was in him, the red earth; The smack and tang of elemental things; The rectitude and patience of the cliff; The good-will of the rain that loves all leaves; So came the Captain with the mighty heart."
OREGON
Harry Wayne Stanard, Grand Master.
D. Rufus Cheney, Grand Secretary.
The Eighty-sixth Annual was opened in the Commandery Room, Portland, June 10, 1936.
Seventeen Past Grand Masters reported for duty and honor.
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Percy R. Kelly of Salem, duly represented Canada, and he responded for all the Grand Representatives as follows:
There are many diverse peoples. We represent this diversity. We represent a diference that, I believe we may say, amounts to even a difference of civilization, a diversity based upon different customs, different conditions and various localities who create their own laws and governing principles to fit these diversities.
And this Craft is in a position to help. There is one solvent and that solvent lies in the fraternity, in the belief in the Supreme Architect.
Distinguished visitors from Washington and from the Scottish Rite, Commandery, and R. A. M. were welcomed, as was the eldest son of the Grand Master.
No less than nine Grand Lodges were in simultaneous Communication and telegrams of greetings were sent.
The Grand Secretary made a much better showing than last year but in spite of that losses were considerable.
Membership 25,013. Net loss 853.
The balance of assets is reported as $1,020,217, a creditable showing.
The Grand Master in his address paid special welcome to those here the first time, and twice welcome to those who had gained experience in the past.
He attended the dinner and reception to the Grand Master of British Columbia at Vancouver.
He reported Officers and members as more Masonically conscious.
He requested Ionic Lodge, Detroit, to confer all three Degrees on a candidate of an Oregon Lodge. This is unusual.
The cornerstone of several Post Offices were laid by him and a unique Masonic ceremony was performed at request of the Governor of Oregon and the State Board of Control when they raised from the cornerstone of the State Capitol Building a casket containing 83 separate articles which had been placed in the cavern of the stone when laid, and the same trowel was used by which the cornerstone had been originally laid.
A new Masonic Temple was dedicated.
He refused two Petitions to finance Lodges and rules in another case:
Bodies composed of Masons should not find it necessary to violate either the Statute or Masonic law to obtain the neces- sary funds to carry on.
Petition once read becomes property of Lodge and must take its regular course.
There are 94 members in the Home and the Fraternity is assisting 54 persons on outside maintenance.
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He quoted in closing:
"With happy reflections at life's last mile May we all look back upon scenes worth while; Therein be content with our portion below And pass on to others the torch while aglow."
Grand Orator Arthur Berridge delivered an eloquent ora- tion on "Dreaming and Doing," from which we quote:
It is most true that the unseen things are the real things, while the things that are seen are unreal, for every beautiful painting, every ornate building, every noble statue is but frozen thought. They first existed in the mind of the artist.
Thoughts, like everything else, have relative value. Most of them rush across our minds with little or no effect, some of them register, and seem to pursue us with renewed energy, so that we cannot escape them. They sit upon our mental throne, and tell us that they are worth while. We are captured at last.
Take the dreamers out of the world's history, and who would care to read it? — They are the advance guard of humanity.
"This shrinking globe on which we live grows smaller day
by day Till now there isn't any place so very far away And islands lost in distant seas when history commenced Are chatting with us daily now since space has been
condensed.
It used to be a great long while from Boston on the Bay To where the broad Pacific laves the pebbles with its spray, But now those shores are neighbors in their nearness so
to speak, And half a year of travel has been squeezed to half a week."
And what of our poet dreamers, who, like Shakespeare, have taught us to see the uncommon in the common, the extra- ordinary in the ordinary?
God had said unto him, "You have been a man of war, and have fought many battles, and shed much blood. My house shall be built by a man of peace. When you die, your son Solomon shall reign, and he shall have peace, and' shall build my house."
Reason will always take us as far as the line of demarca- tion between the Finite and the Infinite, but it will never take us across the line. To do so, we must change pilots. We must discharge Reason and employ Faith.
While perusing Webster's International Dictionary the other day, I saw the word "Nothing." The definition given there was, "not anything," and I wondered how much addi-
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tional information I had gleaned. But what else could the lexicographer say?
"When the oldest colors have faded, and the youngest critic has died, We shall rest and faith we shall need it, lie down for an
eon or two, Till the Master of all good workmen shall set us to work anew." May the dreams and accomplishments of the best men of all the ages inspire each one of us to play his part in the great drama of life.
Educational assistance was given to 126 children during the year.
The Committee on Necrology reported: Time is only a small segment of the Eternal arc — Bounded at one end
by the vague memory of Yesterday with its unfulfilled desires: On the other
lies the horizon of the bright dreams of Tomorrow." "The future is lighted for us with the radiant colors of Hope!" Yet, in the breath of his brief day Love wakened, never to decay; And death, which seemed the end to be, But portals immortality.
The Masonic Service and Employment Bureau did good work and reported:
The Chinese have an old proverb which runs as follows: "Never was good work done without much trouble."
Many of our brethren have secured work.
Government reports for Oregon as of December 1 show 102,892 men and women unemployed of which 85,417 are men and 17,475 are women.
Dr. Brooks, Executive Director of De Molay, was received and spoke eloquently on Youth, saying:
I have dealt almost all my life with young people, and I have always said in talking to young women about marriage — "Do not marry a young man over twenty-one on the theory or with the idea that you are going to reform him. His habits and attitudes are thoroughly fixed. They are imbedded beyond the probability of change." If you wish to train the coming generation you must start with the youth.
De Molay has a very substantial program and we have a fine leadership. The Grand Council of the Order of De Molay consists of sixty men.
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Let me emphasize, however, that Masonry should sup- port De Molay as a contribution to the public welfare and not because it may result in any advantage to Masonry.
Kipling wrote a beautiful poem about a man named Tomlinson who died and appeared before St. Peter. His record was not good or bad but it didn't get him in. St. Peter shook his head and sent Tomlinson to the other place. The devil said to him when he had heard what he had done, "Ye have seen, ye have read, ye have heard, but the question is, what have you done." He wouldn't even admit him to hell. That is what I want you to think about.
A banquet enjoyed by 456 Masons occuped the evening session.
E. H. Van Patten of Washington spoke:
It always does me good to meet with Masons. It is a Masonic Lodge in the first place, and next because it is the mother of the Grand Lodge of Washington, and of that we are very proud.
Hence, we have upon our altar, the symbol of the creative power of God, the Creator of all divine works.
R. Frank Peters was elected Grand Master.
Chief Justice Campbell of the Supreme Court delivered a reminiscent and inspiring address.
Kenneth J. Dunstan of Toronto, Past Grand First Principal of the Grand Chapter of Canada, is the esteemed Grand Representative of Oregon.
Otto C. Hagmeier, P.G.M., presents the able and con- tinuously interesting Correspondence Report, saying in his Foreword :
". . . In the utterances of Grand Masters during the years, there was an unquestionable note of forced optimism, a sort of whistling-while-passing-a-cemetery-in-the-dark at- titude."
Brethren of Oregon, "Awake!"; the day in which the "parroting" of the candidate's lecture was deemed sufficient is passed.
All other bodies, so long as they predicate their membership on a Masonic affiliation, must conduct their affairs in a man- ner that will not bring discredit on the parent body, weaken the moral fibre of its members, nor annul that great precept that enjoins us to obey the laws of the country in which we live.
Under Nebraska we read:
We have never softened our penalties. We have learned out of these long and hard centuries there is a "must" in life, as there is a foundation to a building. There is a truth that makes us free and we hold it sacred.
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There is no doubt about the Masonic attitude of Wyoming after the repeal of the 18th Amendment, through which he says "liquor is again legal."
The G. M. thus further forcibly expresses himself:
The old-time saloon has changed its name and we now have liquor gardens, inns, taverns, cabarets, cafes, bungalows, hot shots and a thousand others. But, says he, what's in a name? A swill barrel by any other name has the same odor.
Canada at Hamilton is fully and fairly reviewed. He quotes from the late Mayor's well remembered welcome:
After mentioning our distinguished visitors our colleague worthily says:
God-fearing people, whose lives are guided and builded on the same foundation basis as Masonry — that of a brotherly love and loyalty to God, King and country. In spite of this great predominating influence there are those among us who would take the white and blue out of the flag and make it all red. Further, he said, "There is no greater thing in life than Truth."
Last year this writer was in hot water when he came to the address of the Grand Master. It was so good that it seemed a shame to rob it of its beauty and continuity by quoting excerpts. This year we find ourselves in the self same position. The message is one that requires a reading in its entirety to catch the beauty and charm that it contains.
The Grand Master feels that membership in a Masonic Lodge is a luxury.
"District Deputy Grand Masters are appointed by what is known as the 'Rotation System.'
"We would be inclined to think that such an arrangement would have a tendency to place in that important office men who are not qualified to fill it acceptably."
The Semi-Centennial Fund contains assets amounting to $106,135.17 and the Memorial Fund a total of $352,370.00.
The Long Service Medal is granted to those who have served as Past Masters for 50 years.
The Foreign Correspondent William Ponton, furnished an exhaustive Review of 57 Jurisdiction.
We are at a loss for an explanation of what happened to Oregon, for it is not included in a manner that would indicate that it was a regular Jurisdiction.
We are sorry that Oregon did not reach us in time for Review and we will atone. We hope this review satisfies Oregon.
Under Scotland Review we read and close : We are aware of the antiquity of the Grand Lodge of Scotland and are not one to fail in paying proper respect to
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our elders. Likewise we recognize that it is utterly absurd to expect that because of what we sa#y, any change would be made in the manner of issuing their reports. Viewing it from another angle, we conclude that possibly Scotland isn't par- ticularly interested whether her reports meet with our sanction or not.
Of course Scotland and Oregon are not merely sovereign but upstanding and outstanding Grand Jurisdictions.
PENNSYLVANIA
Otto R. Heiligman, R.W., Grand Master.
John A. Perry, Grand Secretary.
A beautiful picture of the Philadelphia Masonic Temple precedes the Proceedings.
Quarterly Communication held March 6, 1935. Five R. W. Past Grand Masters were duly present. It will be noted that the title Most Worshipful is not used.
Hereafter every Master and Warden will wear his ap- propriate Jewel and Apron while attending Grand Lodge.
The United States Treasury Department decided in favor of Masonic Homes' donations and bequests to be held exempt from Duty. We quote from the Commissioner's letter:
Based upon the facts presented, it is held that you are entitled to exemption.
Returns will not be required for subsequent years so long as there is no change in your organization, your purposes or your method of operation.
Contributions to your organization by individual donors are deductible by such individuals in arriving at their taxable net income.
Even Pennsylvania suffers from the troubles incidental to relief, as seen by the following Resolution:
Resolved. That the Trustees of the War Relief Fund pay to the Grand Secretary the sum of Three Thousand Dollars out of the surplus income heretofore refunded to them under resolution of Grand Lodge, the present income being insuf- ficient to meet the applications for relief.
Membership 194,732. Net decrease 6,886.
Quarterly Communication June 5, 1936.
Several requests were made by Lodges to remit Grand Lodge dues of brethren confined to the State Hospitals, especially those in the Insane Wards.
The Committee on Finance and Grand Master were all obliged to pay taxes on real estate after it had gone into the hands of Grand Lodge subject to the lien of the mortgages.
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In Memoriam to the late Benjamin Page, he is spoken of as a devoted and faithful member and that his connection was never a mere passive one. This further tribute was paid:
Brother Page was, both by natural disposition and by banker's training, reserved, and did not make casual friend- ships readily. But when the barrier had once been passed, his confidence was complete and his friendship was true and lasting. His acts of helpfulness were not done on the high- ways, and he did not want them talked about.
The proceedings in a trial of a brother are given in full detail and orderly manner. This will be of use for future reference as to procedure:
At the same time Brother G. was furnished with blank forms of subpoena, signed by the Secretary of the Committee, for the purpose of enabling him to produce any witnesses whom he might desire to call in his defence.
In addition to other identification, all of these exhibits were shown to Brother G. and he admitted that they were genuine. .
After being advised that he need not testify nor submit to interrogation unless he so desired, and that any testimony which he gave might be treated as evidence against him as well as evidence in his favor, Brother G. took the witness stand in his own behalf.
Some time thereafter a copy of the transcript of testimony was furnished to Brother G. and his counsel, and the original copy was submitted to Brother G. for verification. He has verified his testimony by his signature.
With reference to the Order of the Eastern Star, that Brother G never intended to cast any reflection of any kind upon the character or memory of our deceased Brother, Right Worshipful Past Grand Master .
We regret that we cannot view the matter in this light.
"These letters, in the opinion of the Committee, evidence on the part of the writer, gross disrespect for Masonic law and tradition in this Jurisdiction and for the individuals who, from time to time have administered it. If a like spirit should prevail among any substantial portion of the membership of the fraternity, it could not long survive."
But when that opinion is opposed to an edict duly pro- mulgated by proper Masonic authority, he is bound by his obligation as a Mason, and by his membership in the fraternity, to respect and to obey it, until it is changed by orderly process within the Grand Lodge.
In his testimony he said: "If they are not right nobody is under obligation to abide by them." In his letter: "These
or agreements made that we obey the Grand Master
as parties have from time immemorial, does not mean a thing
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more than we will obey the Grand Master when he is right.
Counselling resistance by litigation in the courts, in which litigation the Grand Master would be restrained by injunction from enforcing the edict, and he wrote to the Grand Master threatening such litigation.
The Committee is of the opinion that the conduct to which we have referred above is most certainly conduct un- becoming a Mason.
The Committee is not convinced that Brother G. is sincere in his retraction and apology.
"If it were not for these considerations, we would un- hesitatingly recommend expulsion. Because of these circum- stances, however, and in an effort to temper justice with mercy, we recommend that he be suspended from member- ship."
Many gifts and bequests are recorded, Pennsylvania being especially fortunate in receipt of such benefactions, the mem- bers having been educated up to these philanthropic contribu- tions.
Quarterly Communication September 4, 1935.
Grand Officers of other Jurisdictions were pleased to visit Grand Lodge and were escorted into Corinthian Hall by the Grand Master and his Grand Officers. Present were Representatives of Virginia, New Jersey, South Carolina, Maryland, Rhode Island, Kentucky, Delaware, D. of C. and Maine.
It was at a meeting of this kind that this Reviewer was welcomed by the late M. W. Bro. Abraham M. Beitler, of whose death, after many years of service, brethren everywhere will regret to hear.
The Committee on Appeals argued applications for rein- statement and on these grounds restored the applicant to good standing:
In view of the exemplary conduct of Mr. S. since his discharge from jail, the fact that he has remained in his old community and established himself in business and has the respect of the community, your Committee is of the opinion that the request should be granted.
An appeal from conviction under the following circum- stances was dismissed by Grand Lodge:
It was charged that G. D. B. did lead a mob of men and women to the place of business of one of the complainants, make threats of violence and unlawfully interfere with the conduct of the regular occupation and business of a brother Master Mason and incited and encouraged persons to riot.
Your Committee on Appeals, therefore, recommends that the appeal of G. D. B. be dismissed.
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Mortgage troubles are experienced:
It is therefore deemed proper that full discretion should be vested in said Trustees to take title at any time to real estate in lieu of foreclosure and to sell and conve3r such real estate and all other real estate acquired by them under fore- closure, for such prices as to them may seem best, without action thereon being had by Grand Lodge.
A magnanimous act was done by the brethren to the Home at Elizabethtown by presenting a combination am- bulance and bus of the latest design.
Quarterly Communication December 4, 1935. Four hundred and fifty-five Lodges were represented.
R. W. Bro. Harold N. Rust was elected Grand Master.
Following are brief extracts from the Memorial to the late Judge Beitler:
It was a peaceful conclusion to an honorable and useful life.
When he was elected Grand Master of the Grand Lodge, he retired from the active practice of law, and thenceforth his time was devoted to the work of the fraternity and the service of his church. Next to" his family, the Elizabethtown Homes were dearest to his heart, and it is not without sig- nificance that his last letter, written throughout in his own handwriting and dated the day before his death, was addressed to the Right Worshipful Grand Master with a suggestion concerning the work at Elizabethtown.
No memorial would be complete which did not make reference to his love of outdoor life. Among the woods and trees, and on the waters which have been provided by nature's God for the enjoyment of His children, he found serenity and happiness. Many of his hardest problems were resolved as a result of a day's fishing. Those whose natures bring them close to outdoor life are generaly men of friendship and fraternity, and such a one was the Past Grand Master. One's work well done One's race well run One's crown well won Then comes Peace. A cable of sympathy was sent to Lady Cornwallis.
The assets of one branch of the Charity Foundation Fund amounted to a total of over $1,623,000.
The Lodges co-operated in vocational training with good results.
This shows progress in connection with the Home life and development and training:
Resolved, That the Committee on Masonic Homes be
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authorized to erect, construct and equip a new laying house poultry plant at a cost not exceeding $10,190.
That the unrestricted legacy of $4,550.00 received from the Estate of Henry Edmond Thalimer be applied and paid in and about the erection and construction of said new laying house poultry plant.
The average number of guests in the Home is 594.
A cordial invitation from the Grand Lodge of Sweden to attend their function was received from the Grand Chancellor on behalf of the Grand Master, King Gustav V.
A list of speakers available for Lodge lectures or addresses was sent to each Secretary of the subordinate Lodges. Such subjects as the following were suggested:
The Thinking Mason.
The Mason Who Wins.
The High Lights of Speculative Masonry.
When is a Mason a Mason.
Masonic Temple and its Embellishments.
The Mason's God.
Music in Masonry.
A Search for the Golden Fleece.
The Employment Bureau reported that they had located and filled positions for 451 males and 194 females during the year.
The Annual Grand Communication was held December 27, 1935. The Past Grand Chaplain of New York was presented by the Grand Master.
The following Resolution regarding minimum fee was passed:
No Lodge located in Philadelphia shall confer the three degrees of Freemasonry for a less sum than seventy-five dol- lars; in other incorporated cities and Allegheny County, for a less sum than fifty dollars, and in the remainder of this Jurisdiction for a less sum than forty dollars.
From the Grand Master's address the following:
Again let me remind the Officers and members of the subordinate Lodges of the beauty of consolation, which is experienced by the bereaved through the visitation of the brethren and through the rendition of the burial service when done with dignity, impressiveness and sympathy.
Our splendid Masonic library and museum continues to grow.
I suggest that the valuable material in our library should be made more readily available to serious students of Free- masonry.
It is somewhat anomalous that Grand Lodge is obliged to pay taxes on the Masonic Temple and on the real estate of the new Masonic Temple site, in view of the fact that this
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real estate is not owned for the purposes of profit, but is entirely devoted to the purposes of the fraternity, which are entirely charitable in character.
Grand Lodge should not take the responsibility of super- vising or regulating the ceremonies or the social or other activities of these unaffiliated bodies. In view of the fact, however, that these external groups have as a pre-requisite the existence of Masonic Degrees as a qualification for mem- bership, we must insist that these organizations and their members do not violate the fundamental principles and prac- tices of Freemasonry, and we must also insist that the in- dividual conduct of their members shall be such that the good opinion and respect of the public at large shall not be destroyed thereby.
From time to time requests to this Grand Lodge for recognition are made by foreign Grand Lodges, some having been the result of changing world conditions. These applica- tions have heretofore been submitted in the first instance to the Committee on Correspondence. I am of the opinion that after the preliminary investigation by that Committee, they should be referred to the Committee on Landmarks, so that we may be assured that basic Masonic standards are being adhered to.
The Grand Master-elect addressed Grand Lodge in prac- tical fashion:
More of our members should visit the Homes. They would go away with an increased pride in their membership, and a gratification at their participation in so worthy and com- mendable an undertaking.
In conclusion, let me quote a few sentences from the Charge delivered to King Edward VII when as Prince of Wales, he was elevated to the office of Grand Master of English Freemasons: "Freemasonry possesses many titles of respect even in the eyes of the outer world. It has first of all a great antiquity, an antiquity ascending into the sphere of immemorial tradition; secondly, it is known and practiced in every country, in every clime, and in every race of civilized men; and lastly, in this country, above all, it has associated itself with human sympathies and charitable institutions. Let me say further that while in these modern times it has changed its character in some respect, it has lost nothing which can claim the respect of men. Formerly through the dim periods of the Middle Ages, it carved its records upon the public buildings of Europe; now it is content to devote itself to works of sympathy and charity, and in them it finds its high- est praise and reward."
Pennsylvania does not exchange Grand Representatives. We hope they will aspire to this co-operative privilege at an early date.
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PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
Samuel R. Hawthorne, Grand Master.
Teodoro M. Kalaw, Grand Secretary.
This Reviewer has no copy of Grand Lodge Proceedings, but has received extracts from The Cabletow with the Review of our Proceedings, written by W. Bro. Leo Fischer. We reciprocate the Grand Secretary's letter, and copy therefrom:
"Hoping that 1936 will be a year of prosperity and pro- gress for your M.W. Grand Lodge and will bring you happiness."
The Grand Representative of the Philippine Islands is R.W. Bro. W. M. Ross of Ottawa.
We make the following extracts from Bro. Fischer's Review, as printed in The Cabletow.
He speaks a word of farewell to Frank A. Copus, and a greeting to the incoming Grand Master, A. J. Anderson, K.C., as well as to our late Grand Secretary, W. M. Logan. He speaks of the address of our late Brother Mayor Wilton of Hamilton, who, it will be remembered, said that "the 18 Lodges of that City represent a total membership of 7,000 or more of our best and most loyal citizens."
Of the wonderful address of Grand Master Copus he says in part, with other words of eulogy and other quotations:
The Annual Address of Grand Master Copus ranks high among those that have come to our notice. The two para- graphs of the introduction are fair samples of his style.
After discussing the "mad-dog theories of a false democ- racy," M.W. Bro. Copus shows his fairness in the paragraph that he quotes.
Like the Masons of other dominions of the British Empire, our brethren in Ontario showed their loyalty to the King Emperor and his Consort on the occasion of their Silver Jubilee and contributed generously to the Silver Jubilee Cancer Fund.
The following remarks on reduction of fees and dues sound like excellent advice to us:
I realize full well the temptation that comes to our Lodges in this matter, especially when every extra dollar of revenue means so much. But scaling down is not the road towards true progress. In my view there should be a scaling up in the effort required to attain to the full stature of Masonic membership, for in the past we have made the path too smooth. Forget not that "That which is lightly gained is by us least esteemed," and that this holds true of other as well as financial factors.
Of this Reviewer he kindly says:
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We are very glad to note that this year Bro. Ponton has been treated more liberally as far as space is concerned, because a brilliant reviewer like him should be given all the space he requires. The reviews are again preceded by a very useful analytical and topical index of subjects and comments.
We have to congratulate our Ontario colleague on his knack of quoting; no gem of poetry or prose escapes his eye and his work is a gold mine to a Masonic journalist looking for quotations.
Some of the paragraphs regarding the trouble we have been having over our activities in China are quoted, and it gives us pleasure to copy from the comments of this keen observer.
Canada is represented by M.W. Bro. Quintin Paredes, P.G.M.
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Ernest Kemp, Grand Master.
H. E. Ward, Deputy Grand Master.
C. M. Williams, Grand Secretary.
The Sixty-first Annual was held at Hunter River, June 24, 1936.
Canada was duly represented by T. Gordon Ives.
Eight Past Grand Masters were present.
The Grand Master's address is brief and to the point:
While we rejoice with the prosperous and happy, we must not refrain from dropping a sympathetic tear with those who are called upon to mourn.
In his tribute to King George V, he says:
Service in the Royal Navy earned for him that title he so deeply appreciated — the Sailor King.
"It is doubtful if such a sincere and Empire-wide demon- stration of loyalty and love was ever before seen — a most reassuring tribute in a world so troubled and unsettled."
He included also Earl Jellico in his Obituaries:
"As Admiral of the Fleet he was an honored and much esteemed leader, gifted with the highest professional abilities and renowned for his self-possession and ready resource. His resolute character and foresight won for him the confidence of the great Admirals of the Allied Navies who served so happily with him in the North Sea."
"Service and Duty were his watchwords all through as a Man and a Mason."
Then other men shall take our place, And carry on when we are gone.
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'Tis thus the Light is kept aglow —
The Lodge lives on, the Lodge lives on!
The G. M. carefully reviewed and revised the list of
Grand Representatives. Among his decisions the following:
Before taking his Entered Apprentice degree, however,
he removed from this jurisdiction and was away for four or
five years.
I ruled that the applicant must reside within the jurisdic- tion of that particular Lodge for twelve months, after which his application must be received in the usual way.
He did not reply to the letter of the spurious Stringer Grand Lodge of Mississippi.
Under Condition of the Craft he says:
"It is gross carelessness on the part of the Lodge to admit members and regret it afterward. When you admit a brother into your Lodge, do your best to keep him there." He concludes with this verse:
So let the way wind up the hill or down.
O'er rough or smooth, the journey will be joy; Still seeking what I sought when but a bov. New friendships, high adventure and a crown. My heart will keep the courage of the quest. And hope the road's last turn will be the best. Membership 1,110. Net loss 33.
The following letter is acknowledged from our own late Grand Secretary:
I am requested by the Grand Master to extend a most cordial invitation to your Grand Master and Grand Secretary to attend the 81st Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge, which will be held in the City of Toronto on Wednesday and Thursday, July 15th and 16th next. I trust indeed that one or both of you will be able to honor us with your presence.
The Committee on Foreign Correspondence makes a brief summary of the situation through its Chairman, R. A. Gordon, We quote:
"The art to blot" must be cultivated by your Committee on Review. Wealth of interesting and instructive material is at hand to weave a story of the Craft throughout the world. With its handful of Lodges and their eleven hundred members; and with its geographical limitations, our Grand Lodge is indeed small, but in the great Masonic world we receive all the courtesy implied in fraternal policy.
"The Masonic World" is the subject of a Review appear-' ing in the Report of the Grand Lodge of Missouri for 1936. It is a comprehensive survey, in topical form, of Masonic activity the world over, written for the 94,363 Masons of that state, and is commended.
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The Grand Lodges of Australia produce informative re- ports; there is an English tone, a peculiar quality, about Australian Masonry that must appeal to us. The dignity of the ceremonial work and the prestige which the Craft enjoys are apparent.
"It is impossible for dictatorships to allow Masonry to exist where they rule. In Spain, Masonry is not prohibited but is not favored."
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark, Masonry is very in- fluential. Its numbers are not great, but its personnel is of the highest order. The Kings of Sweden and Denmark are the Grand Masters.
Called in England "Confusion in the Temple," an un- fortunate situation developed in the Far East.
Last year there was an exchange of Grand Representa- tives between the Grand Lodge "Lessing zu den drei Ringen," Prague, Czechoslovakia, and the Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island.
Howard E. Ward was elected Grand Master.
R. W. Bro. George H. Ryerson of Brantford is the esteemed Grand Representative of Prince Edward Island.
QUEBEC
Rt. Reverend and M. W. Bro. Malcolm A. Campbell, Grand Master.
W. W. Williamson, Grand Secretary.
The Sixty-sixth Annual was held 12th February, 1936, at the Memorial Masonic Temple, Sherbrooke Street, Montreal.
Six Past Grand Masters were present.
Canada was as usual faithfully represented by R. W. Bro. A. F. C Ross, Grand Treasurer.
The opening of Grand Lodge was thus described:
R. Wor. Bro. J. D. McFadyen, Deputy Grand Master, called Grand Lodge to order, whereupon the Most Worshipful the Grand Master, preceded by his Grand Director of Cere- monies and District Deputy Grand Masters, and accompanied by the Most Worshipful Past Grand Masters present, entered, and having assumed the chair, the Grand Lodge was opened in ample form.
I charge you to remain standing for a moment while we reflect upon the sense of loss which fell upon us, and the real grief that we felt, and still feel, when His Gracious Majesty George V was gathered to his fathers.
For the loyalty, devotion and affection which he com- manded throughout the world, our late beloved sovereign set to high and low an example of greatness of character, of humanity.
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M. W. Bro. Arthur B. Wood and A. F. C. Ross moved the Resolution regarding the death of His Majesty the King.
A letter of sympathy and regret at the passing of M. W. Bro. Shatford was received from our own Grand Master Anderson.
The address of the Grand Master, who is Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Canada, was in every way worthy, clear cut, comprehensive and thought-suggestive. We make the following excerpts and wish that time and space per- mitted us to reproduce more:
The opportunity afforded of renewing old and valued friendships is one of the greatest charms of our annual gather- ings, but I feel quite confident in saying, that is equally pleasant to meet with those who have come up for the first time to attend Grand Lodge.
Wor. Bro. Chipman said on that occasion:
"We are all our Father's children and He likes to see His boys enjoy themselves and so long as we are doing good, as we are in our Masonic gatherings — He is pleased, and when our work is finished He will just call us home and we shall go without any regrets."
On October 12st I arrived in Boston to attend the funeral of our dearly beloved Most Wor. Bro. Chipman. His Father called him and he responded and went forth.
Since our last Annual Communication there has passed into the Grand Lodge above one of the most devoted, inspired and inspiring of all our leaders of the Craft, M. W. Bro. Allan Pearson Shatford.
Our brother lived a life of consecration to his high ideals and of service to humanity. In scholarship, in churchman- ship, in social problems, in encouragement of the distressed and sinking of mankind, in administrative problems of all kinds, and in his devotion to, and inspiration of the brethren of the Craft both in this Jurisdiction and throughout this continent, his was a life of unstinted sacrifice.
His tenure of office constituted a fiery cross of call to service and action among the members of our Order.
I really favor more new Lodges, but in places and under circumstances where they can serve and prosper.
A large number of Lodges devote sessions to considera- tion of the address of the Grand Master given at the last Annual Communication.
Fortunate indeed is the Lodge which has the spirit of investigation and assimilation of the riches of Masonry. The ceremonies of three degrees are as pictures or jewels in that they yield more and more as seen in different lights and from different angles.
A library and repository of research and historical data
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which will lighten the way of the seekers.
As to those offences which are not Masonic in origin and character but which tend to degrade our Institution in the estimation of the world at large, a further element enters. Here the careful principle is the safeguarding of the fair name of the Order. It has nothing to do with the internal manage- ment thereof.
Are the acts of a member such as may properly be con- sidered reprehensible in the opinion of all fair and decent minded citizens in the community?
Lodges, on occasion, fail to prefer charges where the acts, although not necessarily Masonic in origin and character, nevertheless reflect most seriously upon our Institution.
No Institution such as ours may safeh' ignore them. Lofty ideals, noble principles are not sufficient. Our practices must square with our precepts, else is our usefulness impaired and our very existence as a worth-while organization imperilled.
I attended the Grand Lodge of Canada in the City of Hamilton. As on previous occasions, your Grand Master was accorded a most enthusiastic reception when he had the privi- lege of conveying the greetings of our Grand Lodge to the brethren of our sister province.
In connection with holding of a military church service with medals, the Grand Master rules that a church service of this nature would be entirely inconsistent with the regulations of the Order.
The financial difficulties of the Masonic Memorial Temple continue to cause anxiety, although this is not a primary responsibility of Grand Lodge.
I have suffered with those who have suffered, and I have rejoiced with those who did rejoice. I have regretted, and do regret still, the suspension of so many good Masons. It is my firm belief, however, that the responsibility of a Lodge does not end with the suspension of a brother. I would coun- sel you to keep these brethren ever in your mind and make it as easy as possible for them to return.
The practice of brotherly love, relief and truth — that I have at times lifted my heart to heaven and exclaimed: Thank God, I am a Mason.
The Grand Chaplain's address by R. W. Bro. Rabbi Julius Berger is most interesting, educative and thoughtful. We quote :
In selecting as my theme "The Master Builder," I have in mind an American writer, who said —
"The builder builds for a century; Masons for eternity." In this sense, "The Master Builder" is the noblest title that can be bestowed upon a Mason.
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"1 — A Cosmic Relation.
"As a Mason, a Master Builder, my cosmic relation is this: I am a son unto the Great Architect of the Universe." .
"There is an unseen cord that binds The whole wide world together; Through every human life it winds, This one mysterious tether." What is the length of our cable-tow? Who knows how far it reaches? It is the great symbol of the mystic tie which Masonry spins and weaves between men, making them brothers and helpers, one of another. Upon that thought we stand. With that thought we die.
Even as the world is a symbol of the Lodge for the Master Builder, so is the Lodge for him, a symbol of the world. It is in place, here, to point out that some trace the word Lodge back to the Sanskrit word, Loga, meaning the world. Manifestly, the word Loga goes back to the days when men thought the world was square. To live "on the Square" meant to be at one with the order of the world.
"Masonry does not intrude in the intimate and delicate things of the inner life, like a bungler thrusting his hand into our heart strings."
What does a kingdom of God for all the people of men mean? Like democracy, it means not "I'm as good as you are"; but, "You're as good as I am."
To illustrate the thought a little further, let me quote a profound parable of the Persian poet Jellaladeen. He tells us that "One knocked at the Beloved's door, and a voice asked from within, 'Who i6 there?' and he answered, 'It is I.' Then the voice said, 'This house will not hold me and thee;' and the door was not opened. Then went the lover into the desert and fasted and prayed in solitude, and after a year he returned and knocked again at the door; and again the voice asked, 'Who is there?' and he said, 'It is thyself;' and the door was opened to him."
Possessing the two — a cosmic relation and an ideal.
1. — Beneficence.
2. — Occupation.
3. — Refreshment.
4. — Our Neighbor.
Friendship is the alpha and omega of Masonry.
I firmly believe in the adage of the writer of the Book of Proverbs who said: "Thine own friend and thy father's friend forsake not."
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"I am Ahmed the Builder of Domes, That name above others I prize; I vowed unto Allah to build
A temple So splendid and fair, And I gathered the workers most skilled And bade them the plans to prepare." So let each say, "Ahmed the Builder am I." So, let each build; let each build for the sake of his name, Master Builder; let each build for the sake of his happiness; let each build for the sake of the happiness of all. Each one of us has the secrets of happiness. The secrets simply say, — "Would any man be influential, let him sacrifice and serve; would any man be wise, let him observe and think; would any man be strong, let him work; would any man be happy, let him help." Membership 14,456. Net decrease 390. The reports from D. D. G. M.'s are all informative and carefully prepared.
A Permanent Committee was approved and afterwards elected.
At the evening session our Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master and M. W. Bro. Dargavel were introduced by R. W. Bro. A. F. C. Ross, with the G. M. of Maine, the G. M. of Manitoba, the G. S. B. of Massachusetts and the Grand Junior Warden of Vermont and accorded a warm welcome.
The Committee on the G. M.'s address said:
It is well that we should remember the words expressed in 1934 by our late P. G. M. Shatford, "that it is not rank and position that make greatness" . . . "character is the final test and he who holds the lowest place may possess a finer character than he who occupies the topmost" . . . "We dare not arrogate to ourselves the office of judge and arbiter."
J. D. McFadyen was elected Grand Master.
M. W. Bro. R. B. Dargavel is the honored Grand Representative of Quebec and it is noted that R. W. Bro. A. B. J. Moore, to whom this Reviewer is indebted for many courtesies, is the Grand Representative of Queensland.
The Report on Correspondence is from the genial heart and ready pen of M. W. Bro. E. A. Evans, a veteran of the Craft, who says in his introduction:
Especially, are the constituent Lodges paying more at- tention to their system of financing, their expenditures (regu- lated by a budget), and also to the selection of their material.
The loss in membership is naturally decreasing; in 36 Grand Jurisdictions in the United States the loss from all sources: death, resignations, suspensions, etc., are 26% less than last year; the losses in Canada 12% less.
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There would appear some slight increased evidence of political subjects being introduced, possibly due to the unrest and distress existing throughout the world.
On the other hand, the Grand Lodges are beginning to realize that unrelated or extraneous organizations (some of which claiming affiliation or recognition) are not in the best interests of Freemasonry; that the Grand Lodges have no control over their actions and that the public at large are not generally in a position to distinguish the difference in the organizations, and are thus losing their respect for the Masonic Order.
This from the Arkansas Review:
He aptly remarks "they carried back more money than they brought to the Grand Lodge."
From British Columbia this word:
It is ridiculous that the Grand Secretary should be placed in such a position, that he is subject from year to year to a vote of Grand Lodge.
Canada at Hamilton is frankly and fully reviewed by our colleague. We quote:
The Grand Master delivered an able and eloquent address, touching for the most part upon the social and economic con- ditions prevailing, and the unrest and distress existing through- out the world.
The reports of the D. D. G. M.'s occupy 222 pages of the proceedings; the result ot these (to the writer) long and tedious reports show that the condition of Masonry within the jurisdiction is generally satisfactory, that past mistakes are being realized and that optimism prevails.
An amendment to the Constitutions was adopted, where- by no jewels shall be worn in a Lodge other than those specified for the officers, except the jewel of a Past Master, a Grand Representative, a Royal Arch Mason.
The individual personality evidenced in the generous and fraternal review of the proceedings of other Grand Lodges by P. G. M. Ponton again make the reading of his work a most pleasureable duty, his analytical and topical index of subjects and comments, form a most useful appendix to his work.
Czechoslovakia, including Lessing, looms large:
From a bulletin issued by the authority of the Grand Lodge, it would appear that an extraordinary general assembly took place on the 27th October, 1935, on the eve of the National Festival, at which, on the 28th October of each year, is celebrated the anniversary of the proclamation of the In- dependence of the Czechoslovakian State.
It is confidently expected that by this event the barriers of nationalism, racialism and diversity of languages in the
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country will, with the assistance of the Grand Lodge Lessing zu den drei Ringen, soon be overcome so far as Freemasonry is concerned.
There are now 21- Lodges working under the obedience of the Grand Lodge National of Czechoslovakia.
Bro. Ernst Klatscher presents an interesting "Foreword" in which he refers to difficulties encountered, and to the happy fraternal relations existing with other Foreign Grand Lodges.
The impressive address of the Grand Master of New York is thus described :
For in the final analysis, brethren, Freemasonry is a life to be lived, not a set of empty creeds to which mere lip ser- vice is to be given; Freemasonry is a life, grounded in religion, organized in morality, mellowed by good fellowship, human- ized in charity and dedicated to service.
Shakespeare and Texas are linked up together thus: He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one; Exceeding wise, fair spoken and persuading. Under Washington, our colleague is surprised to find named as affiliated bodies, The Grotto, the National So- journers, the Acacia Fraternity, DeMolay. Eastern Star, Amaranth and the Order of Rainbow for Girls.
QUEENSLAND
His Excellency Sir Leslie Orme Wilson, P.C., Grand Master.
W. H. Green, Pro Grand Master. L. P. Marks, Grand Secretary.
A special Communication was held at the Masonic Temple, Brisbane, July 3, 1935.
M.W. Bro. A. Hertzberg duly represented Canada. The Grand Master was duly proclaimed by the Grand Director of Ceremonies.
This proclamation was accompanied by full Musical Ritual, from which we quote:
In wishes true and hearty,
Let ev'ry Craftsman share; And greet with loving welcome
Our Master in the Chair. With wisdom may he rule us;
In faith may we obey; That God his hands may strengthen
Let ev'ry Craftsman pray. Crown Thou our labors with success And with Thy grace our Master bless. And we in harmony combine, And let, O Lord, the praise be Thine.
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The Grand Master made an excellent address, saying:
He had the ready and ever willing help of the Grand Lodge Officers.
During the past year I have been particularly fortunate.
Our membership now stands at approximately 20,000.
You probably know that, in connection with the University of Queensland, three Annual Scholarships, of £40 each, are to be given, which are to be known as the Freemasons' Scholarships.
I have never claimed that Freemasonry stands for per- fection, nor could it ever do so, so long as she must choose her members from human beings. The real purpose of Free- masonry is to educate the individual to do the right thing in the right way, and, if we are to be efficient and true Masons, we must give our very best.
It ought to be the definite aspiration of every Mason of to-day that the Masons of tomorrow will be able to write in their archives that we, in our Masonic lifetime, played our part towards that great brotherhood, and so have helped to achieve, by our labors, the greatest blessing that the world can have — universal peace.
In a further address we read:
To Grand Lodge officers is given the possession of special qualifications, which fit each for the discharge of the particular duties attached to the respective offices, and brethren will also appreciate the fact that, in accepting these offices, the Grand Lodge officers for the coming year will, necessarily, be forced to sacrifice much time and leisure.
Grand Lodge closed with the Masonic National anthem, one verse of which we quote:
Thou, Heaven's Great Architect Our Gracious King protect;
Long may he reign! O'er him Thine arm extend, May he the Craft befriend. And we his throne defend, God save the King| Quarterly Communication held at Brisbane, 4th Septem- ber, 1935, the Grand Master on the Throne.
The Board of General Purposes held five meetings, with an average attendance of 22. The Board found a further levy unavoidable. It was recommended that a further contribution to the Temple in the sum of £9,200 now owing by the Build- ing Fund, be made.
The foundation stone had been laid on Anzac Day. We read in the report on the Temple Committee: There had also been an increase in the basic wage, and
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there was in 1928 a great scarcity of operatives in the building industry, all of whom were paid considerably above award rates, and all that naturally added to the cost. It was, of course, open to us to reduce the size of the building, and to simplify the design, both outside and inside, to bring down the cost.
There is no privileged class in Freemasonry. Privileges there are, but they appertain to the office a brother may hold, not to the brother himself, and when he lays down his office he also lays down the privileges it carried.
Of service at cremation the following:
This Grand Lodge has no recognized Funeral Service of its own, but the Grand Lodge of Victoria has adopted a Funeral Service with the necessary alterations to provide for Cremations, and it is recommended that we adopt this. It is very satisfactory.
This from an address on the admission of maimed can- didates:
Surely it is the heart we look to and the intellect, not the person. If the latter, where shall we find the perfect man?
We note the name of one Lodge on Vulture Street which was visited, and others, which read like a fairy story — "Too- goolawah" and "Kin Kin."
Quarterly Communication held at Brisbane, 4th December, 1935, the Pro Grand Master on the Throne.
The Grand Master sent a stern reply from Government House, Brisbane, to the letter received by him from the Com- mittee regarding the decision of the Board of General Pur- poses regarding the interpretation placed on Article 170a of the Constitution and "maimed candidates."
The Board report the receipt of a number of valuable gifts to the museum from the Pro Grand Master.
The Grand Master declared R.W. Bro. White elected as President of the Board of General Purposes and expressed his appreciation of his good work.
We take the following from the oration delivered by R.W. Bro. Charge, Grand Chaplain, at the dedication of the Masonic Temple at Cairns:
Under, the flag which flies above the British Empire, there is complete freedom for every man to worship his God in the manner each, conscientiously, thinks right, but much remains to be done by every succeeding generation, and I want every Freemason in this district to realize that, by the building of this Temple, he has helped in his lifetime to advance the cause.
P.G.M. Green made a memorable address at the Dedica- tion of the Masonic Temple at Ayr, from which we take the following:
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The practical aim of Freemasonry has been defined to be "the physical, and moral amelioration, and the intellectual and spiritual improvement of the individuals and society." "Oh, tell of His might and sing of His grace, Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail." "Yet the tide recedes, leaving the coast line the same, The clouds depart and the stars are shining still."
Quarterly Communication holden at Brisbane, March 4, 1936, the Grand Master on the Throne.
The death of His Majesty King George V. was feelingly referred to, and after reading the message of sympathy to be sent by Grand Lodge, the brethren stood in silence at the sign of Fidelity.
R.W. Bro. Colonel F. W. G. Annand, in moving a Resolu- tion, continued as follows:
This Grand Lodge adopted, and from time to time amended the Constitutions and may amend them yet again. The laws that we impose upon ourselves should be our guide and not our chain.
At a time of tremendous crisis in the history of America, when a deadly civil war was raging on the matter of abolish- ing human slavery, which the Constitution had permitted, or at any rate had not prohibited, the patriot poet, Lowell, wrote: "Man is more than constitutions; Better rot beneath the sod, Then be true to Church and State While we are doubly false to God."
In acknowledging a Notice of Motion received by the Grand Secretary, he comments as follows:
I know how they feel at these constant irritations, and how it is retarding the growth of Freemasonry in the State of Queensland.
"That the appointment of the members of the Steps, Signs and Ritual Committee be determined, and the Committee be at once disbanded."
I do consider that this Grand Lodge should have some control over the Committee. It was never intended that the members should hold office in perpetuity.
A Special Communication of Grand Lodge was holden at Brisbane, May 13, 1936, the Grand Master being absent at Canberra, where he attended the opening and dedication of the new Masonic Temple in the Federal Capital.
The present Grand Master, Sir Leslie O. Wilson, was duly nominated and there were no further nominations.
On Anzac Day the 25th of April, a large number of the brethren and ladies gathered around the Memorial Urn within the entrance hall of the Masonic Temple to pay tribute to
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their brethren who died during the Great War. From the ad- dress given by the Pro Grand Master we take these nuotations: "Once again, quite spontaneously, of our own free will and choice, we find ourselves assembled around this shrine of remembrance."
For here we bask in the glory of the Cross of Sacrifice. It is such a love that is eternal, and therefore we glory in the realization that "Their name shall live for evermore." They vowed to thee, their country, all earthly things above, Entire and whole and perfect, the service of their love; The love that asked no questions, the love that stood the test, That laid upon the altar the dearest and the best; The love that never faltered, the love that paid the price, The love that made undaunted the final sacrifice. I place this wreath upon this memorial urn. Brethren beloved, your hearts of gold From us no time can sever; Dauntless you leaped to heights untold — Dying, you live forever.
Quarterly Communication held at Brisbane, June 3, 1936,
A letter was read from T. C. Winning, Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, inviting Quensland to be represented at the Bi-Centenary Celebrations in November.
The Grand Master reported his presence at the opening and dedication ceremony of the Masonic Tmple at Canberra, which was carried out by His Excellency M.W. Bro. Lord Gowrie, the Governor-General.
We read in the Report of the Board of General Purposes that it is desired to advise all Lodges that names of candidates must not appear on the summons for any meeting until after permission to ballot has been given.
The service in celebration of Empire Day is referred to.
Col. Alexander Cowan of Barrie is the worthy and honored Grand Representative of Queensland.
An unknown friend, probably R.W. Bro. Ebbitt, has sent me a pamphlet regarding a Masonic Service commemorating the 18th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice held in the Masonic Temple on Sunday, November 8, 1936, the Lyric Male Choir participating. The text was:
"Take heed unto yourselves lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord your God which He made with you."
We quote from the solemn and impressive ceremony the following:
Bind our hearts to Thee, and our hands to one another in better service to the Honor and Glory of Thy Holy Name. So mote it be.
Recital — "Requiem for the Fallen" (Laurence Binyon).
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For all who have labored and suffered to secure just laws, sound government, and the maintenance of a true and im- partial freedom.
Response: We thank Thee, O Lord.
For all whose wisdom has restrained us from hasty action, whose fortitude has taught us patience, and whose humility has helped us to the attainment of discipline and self-control.
Response: We thank Thee, O Lord.
O God of Eternal Peace, Who hast declared that all souls are Thine: We thank Thee for all the soldiers and sailors, chaplains, doctors, and nurses, who willingly gave their lives in the war that truth, righteousness, and mercy might prevail.
O Lord, support us all the day long of this troublous life, until the shades lengthen, and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, the fever of life is over, and our work is done. Then, Lord, in Thy mercy, grant us safe lodging in holy rest, and peace at the last. So mote it be.
RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS
James A. Tillinghast, Grand Master.
Harold L. McAuslan, Grand Secretary..
A Special Communication was held to lay the cornerstone of a Church in Pawtucket, when the ceremonial order of wor- ship was observed and from which we note a good deal of music, including the Church Call by trumpeter. The ceremony is thus described:
Here the Grand Master, with the assistance of Grand Lodge, laid the cornerstone according to the ceremonies of Grand Lodge. At the same time the cornerstone of the original church edifice was laid in the new edifice in the ancient and ample form and re-dedicated.
A semi-annual Communication was held at Providence, November 11, 1935, by the Grand Master, who said in declaring the meeting opened:
Grateful to the Supreme Grand Master for our long continued freedom to practice and enjoy the teachings of Freemasonry and looking for a blessing upon our endeavors to secure and transmit the same pure and unimpaired to succeeding generations, do hereby declare this Semi-Annual Communication of our Grand Lodge opened in ample form.
The Grand Master is a man of many Degrees and many activities, and a navigator of note.
Distinguished guests from Maine, Connecticut and Massachusetts were extended Grand Honors.
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From the Grand Master's address we take the following excerpts:
"... this beautiful jewel, a permanent emblem of your devoted service."
The administrative duties of Grand Lodge which directly affect the subordinate Lodges I have divided as follows:
(a) To enforce its Constitution and General Regulations:
(b) To adhere to our official Ritual and to produce the finest, best informed Mason;
(c) To acquaint Rhode Island Masons with the existing condition of Freemasonry as it operates and is practiced in this Jurisdiction, and as to its general reputation in our community.
I find that the ceremonial, ritualistic, esoteric work is entitled to a very high rating and that we all have just cause to be proud of our success in this field.
It seemed advisable to provide means to obtain a fuller knowledge concerning candidates, and give prospective can- didates some insight into our Institution in order that he might be able to judge, in some measure, his own fitness to unite with us in Freemasonry.
With this in mind I have constantly emphasized the great importance of applied Masonry and requested each Master to report annually to his Lodge on this phase of Freemasonry. This should be obligator}".
Again we are severely judged by our attention to those of our brothers who need a cheery word or a helping hand. A brother who is neglected is a disgrace to Masonry; a brother protected is a jewel in its crown. The shut-in, the aged, the disappointed, the unfortunate, the sick, should each receive our special attention.
When we accept fees from a candidate we accept them as payment for the privilege to receive Alasonic instruction, and also for the promotion of our Masonic purposes.
A Lodge that is continually just able to make both ends meet is a doubtful asset to our Institution, for this condition implies an inability to perform the noble functions of Free- masonry and at the same time sends forth a rumor of weak- ness which is reflected in the general reputation of our institution.
We must all regret the loss of any brother. However, if a choice must be made between our love and our life it is our duty to choose life — the life of the Lodge and, above all, the life of our Institution.
If the Lodges cannot revivify themselves in such cases as need this strengthening, then I foresee that the self-
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preservation of our Institution may require Grand Lodge to establish minimum dues, in like manner as it has established a minimum initiation fee.
The word "Depression" has been overworked, for it im- plies the thought, "Better financial conditions are ahead." This may be the case, but I submit that Freemasonry cannot afford to speculate upon such an uncertainty. We must cut our garment to suit the cloth we now have in hand.
At these meetings which I attended I declared the interest of Grand Lodge to lie principally in the payment of the over- due bonds held by deceased Masons, because the non-payment of these bonds is considered, by those entitled to the payment, as a breach of a Masonic promise.
I congratulate this committee in recommending an eradication of all jurisdictional lines — a recommendation which at first impression appears to be a radical departure, but which upon analysis is found to be based upon experienced knowledge.
Eight Past Grand Masters were duly present, 318 Masons in all.
At the semi-annual banquet Grand Chaplain Barbour ad- dressed the brethren on "The Contagion of Personality" and Bro. Roscoe Pound of Massachusetts, gave an earnest dis- course on "Masonic Symbolism."
The One Hundred and Forty-sixth Annual Communica- tion was held in Providence, May 18, 1936.
Distinguished ..visitors .from ..Virginia, ..Vermont ..and Massachusetts were cordially welcomed, as well as Brother Masons, special guests of the Grand Master.
Under Necrology we read"
We shall cherish their memory as loving and lovable men, until the day dawneth and the shadows flee away.
From the Grand Master's address we take the following:
Although I believe much has been accomplished, I realize that the ripened fruits will not be developed for several years to come, and then the quality of the fruit will depend upon the intervening cultivation of the young trees which have but recently been planted.
Harmony and an agreed objective must be the incentive for our labors. We proclaim ourselves to be builders.
The great need of our Institution, as I see it now, is to consider carefully and constructively these three cornerstones: Strength, Security, and Service.
To enable any dynamic, living person, thing or association to carry on, the first essential and the outstanding require- ment is strength — strength from day to day and from moment to moment.
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Each institution which desires to perpetuate its existence must necessarily lay plans for its future growth and develop- ment, and at the same time examine the present foundation.
Brotherly love is the cement which completes the building and the quality of this cement determines its strength, as well as its durability.
A Master too suddenly enters his office and too soon leaves his chair.
Masonic service, in order that it attain the standard acceptable to our Institution, must be supported by adequate finances and also by a generous, charitable-hearted, and active membership.
Real charity anticipates the need.
Set him to work and give him proper instruction so that he may have the satisfaction in his life to be able to say: "I studied, I loved, I labored to be worthy of my generation."
Speaking of Institutional Working Tools, he says:
In order to accomplish the objective set by any institution it is necessary to design and build aids to promote and efficiently facilitate the labors of the workers. Such aids are referred to, Masonically, as Working Tools.
In the application blank for Degrees there is this in the preamble:
Freemasonry is distinctly fraternal. This fact cannot be too strongly emphasized. There are no sick, death, or other emoluments. No man should enter Freemasonry unless he feels reasonably sure that he will never require financial help from the Lodge or its membership.
An elaborate questionnaire follows in an endeavor to ascertain reliable particulars and the truth regarding can- didates from every point of view.
With regard to the Lodge Historian and other matters, the Grand Master concludes:
In short, our very existence was at a low ebb. The tide had receded as if under the malevolent influence of a mis- guided law of gravity.
To-day, however, I am full of enthusiasm for the present strength of our Institution.
The address is an especially long one.
Membership 17,046. Net loss 416.
Grand Master Allen presented the Grand Master with a Henry Price Medal.
Thirteen Past Grand Masters were present.
A picture of the Past Masters of "What Cheer" Lodge adorns the Proceedings.
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A communication signed by William Moseley Brown of Virginia on 'Hope for the Future" is most interesting, as also are the communications of Albert Knight.
Clarence P. Bearce is the Grand Representative of Canada. J. F. Reid of Windsor, whose good stories are well remem- bered, is the Grand Representative of Rhode Island.
Albert Knight of Providence was elected Grand Master.
SASKATCHEWAN
Joseph R. Yorke, Grand Master.
Robert A. Tate, Assistant Grand Secretary.
W. B. Tate, Grand Secretary.
The Thirtieth Annual convened in the Bessborough Hotel of Saskatoon, June 17, 1936.
Eighteen Past Grand Masters graced the Grand East.
Canada was represented by Dr. A. S. Gorrell.
James Wilfred Estey was elected Grand Master. In his biography it is said of him:
M. W. Brother Estey has a well trained legal mind, a keen sense of humor, and a sound philosophy of life. There is never any doubt as to where he stands on a question of right and wrong. He believes in law — civil, moral and Masonic.
Distinguished visitors from Montana, Manitoba and our own G. M., A. J. Anderson, were cordially welcomed.
From the Grand Master's address we make the following citations :
"Success at its highest and best is the inevitable inflow of good, which follows the outflow of Service."
"Masonry, like the golden sunset, is still a thing of won- drous beauty; failure of appreciation by those unqualified does not dim its lustre."
Freemasonry naturally stands for good citizenship and work. There is always work for the good citizen to do. •
The program of various forces or isms is destructive, offering nothing in return but unrest, distrust, class hatred, intolerance, grief, darkness and slavery. Well did Shakespeare say:
"Civil dissension is a viperous worm, That gnaws the bowels of the commonwealth."
I love my country, and it is my duty to support it.
He has made a survey of the world situation, and sees parades strutting to and fro in shirts of various hues, and what he sees behind that pageant is not so much a desire of war or even a threat of another world war, but the death and burial of the liberties of mankind.
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"A magic word of our forefathers was liberty, not slavery. Another magic word of our forefathers was progress."
What is the magic word to-day? It is in all our hearts. It is the word "Security." Security for the very existence of society.
"The old order changeth, yielding place to new, And God fulfils Himself in many ways, Lest one good custom should corrupt the world."
The dictators must topple and fall. If winter comes — spring is sure to follow; a new spring, with a new love of liberty.
May our Craft be: "The shuttle in the weaving of the warp and woof of Brotherhood." To-morrow and to-morrow, to the last letter of recorded time.
A Mason of the old time was described as a sociable creature, a lover of good company, and a delighter in his equals among men of good will.
R. W. Bro. Ewart G. Dixon, Acting G. S., was approved by the G. M. as the Grand Representative of Saskatchewan.
Under his Decisions and Rulings we find the following:
If Grand Lodge would grant permission to the Lodge to sponsor a draw for the purpose of enabling them to raise funds for building a Community Hall.
Your Masonic Lodge must not, either as a Lodge or in the name of Masonry, participate in any way in such a measure as indicated.
Let me beg of you, brethren, that you carry out the Grand Commission of the Supreme Grand Master which expires only when the harvest of plenty fills all the granaries of want and the sudden sea of trouble shall cast its last wave on life's great shore.
All the seventeen D. D. G. M.'s reported for their respec- tive Districts.
R. W. Bro. Elliott, reported for No. 14, saying:
One can truthfully say that every Lodge meeting in the District, by the use of such material, has been made the source of courage and inspiration for the members to carry on their fight. Such courage and inspiration can only be created and maintained by a growing understanding of the spiritual lessons derived from the study of our system of symbolism assisted by the methods devised for us and the material furnished through the committee.
The Grand Secretary reported:
Thirty years ago at the formation meeting of the Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan my brethren elected me to office and
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I have been privileged to hold office in Grand Lodge con- tinuously ever since, twenty-two years as your Grand Sec- retary.
Membership 12,859. Net loss 224. Chartered Lodges 198.
The Assistant Grand Secretary reported:
Having lived all my life, with the exception of four years' service overseas, in Western Canada, I particularly appreciated the opportunity of attending the Anniversary functions re- ferred to above and thrilled with pride at the Masonic achieve- ments of our pioneer Masons recorded on these occasions. The Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan owes much to the courage, foresight, and love of Freemasonry exemplified by these brethren who so well and carefully laid foundations that have withstood the artillery fire of social unrest, personal disap- pointment and adverse conditions.
Grand Lodge Lessing was recommended for recognition.
The Committee on Condition of Masonry reported:
Are the Lodge accounts being properly audited and do the statements presented by the auditors set out the true financial positions of the Lodges? Are our D. D. G. M.'s making any check of the Lodge accounts to see that the figures inserted in the satistical reports are correct? We doubt it; because we have noticed many glaring errors.
Arrears of Dues:
We come now to the hardy annual which, like the Russian Thistle, thrives in periods of drought! And yet it is quite evident that most Lodges are making a supreme effort to cope with this vexed question.
Brethren in arrears for dues to work on the building to clean these up. As a result they have almost reached their objective. The building is clear of debt and they are now beautifying the grounds. This, brethren, is in a drought- stricken area!
Of our own Grand Master's address it is recorded:
The Grand Master called on M. W. Bro. A. J. Anderson, who expressed his sincere appreciation for the wecome ex- tended to him, a welcome which, he stated, he took as an evidence of the kind regard in which we held the Grand Lodge which he represented. Bro. Anderson congratulated our Grand Master on his address and also the Chairmen of the various Committees whose reports he had listened to with the closest attention. In closing he stated that he brought greet- ings from the one hundred and ten thousand Masons of Ontario.
The Committee upon Education and Research made an excellent report:
"He is qualified to work 'with both points of the Com- passes'."
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Indolence on the one hand and indifference on the other account for the ignorance and mental indigestion of which the brethren complained.
"Is learning your ambition, there is no royal road,
Alike the peer and peasant must climb to her abode." John Buchan, our Governor-General, in his biography "Montrose" has a word which we would gladly adopt for the comfort of your Committee and the encouragement of the brethren:
"No great cause is ever lost or ever won. The battle must always be renewed and the creed restated and the old formulas, once so potent a revelation, become only dim anti- quarian echoes. But some things are universal, catholic, un- dying— the souls of which such formulas are the broken gleams. These do not age or pass out of fashion, for they symbolize eternal things. They are the guardians of the free- dom of the human spirit, the proof of what our mortal frailty can achieve. Of this happy company Montrose is one."
May we be numbered among the like elect in the Masonic Company!
DOUGLAS FRASER, Chairman. Our G. M., A. J. Anderson and others were made Honor- ary Members of Grand Lodge.
The Committee on Necrology quoted: "Weep not that their toil is over, Weep not that their race is done, God grant that we may rest as calmly When our work, like theirs, is done." The names of these as taken from the returns will be inscribed in memorial pages. "The longer on the earth we live And weigh the various qualities of men The more we feel the high, stern featured beauty Of plain devotedness to duty, Steadfast and still, nor paid with mortal praise, But finding amplest recompense, for life's ungarlanded ex- panse. In work done squarely — and unwasted days."
M. W. Bro. J. Orville Clark reported on Masonic History. Grand Master Woods of Manitoba said in his address: There has been no real worship in our attitude towards
the Great Architect of the Universe, Sunday has been turned
from a holy day into a holiday.
Children of Israel in the eighth Chapter of Deuteronomy: "Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, in not keeping His commandments, and His statutes, and His judg- ments, which I command thee this day — Lest when thou hast
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eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses and dwelt therein, and when thy flocks and thy herds multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, thou say in thine heart, my power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth."
A full list of approved Rulings is printed. Among them the following:
Masonic regalia cannot be worn at balls or at-homes where admission is charged and the public admitted.
A man having received only part of his obligation and not having been brought to light is not a Mason.
Matters relating to a chapter of the Eastern Star are not Masonic business and must not be brought before a Lodge as such.
A petition from a member of a clandestine Lodge cannot be entertained.
A course of study was outlined by the Committee as fol- lows:
The program for the year's work is enclosed herewith. We trust it will make a sufficiently strong appeal so that you will resolve to have your Lodge follow the work consistently through the year. We are using the latter third of Claudy's splendid book, "Introduction to Freemasonry" as a uniform text and are completing the three-year program of study of the three degrees under the guidance of that well skilled brother. When we commenced the study of this text I pro- phesied that those who faithfully followed through the course and mastered the book would be, at the completion of the course, well on the way to being "educated Masons." Many have and are.
A Lodge, like an individual, does not remain static.
Be just to the Lodge, oneself, the applicant and to justice itself.
"A well used black ball goes into the ballot box: ill used, it drops into the heart and blackens it." It is the test of the Masonic heart and personal beauty — a thorough test of a Mason's understanding of the cardinal virtue — justice.
"Never vouch unless you have lawful Masonic knowledge."
You have to deal with either a Mason or an imposter.
Be cautious, courteous and firm.
Do not approach the visitor as a suspect.
Robert Burns, Poet and Mason, was the subject of a paper by V. W. Bro. Rev. S. Farley, M.A. Other papers were en- titled: "The Overcoming Life," "The Triumph of Virtue," "A Master's Wages," — a treasure house of suggestive information.
W. M. Martin is the accomplished Chairman of Foreign Correspondence. He says in his Introduction:
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In presenting the Review of Correspondence this year, we desire to state that we have endeavored to curtail, as far as possible and, at the same time, have tried to give a general idea of the work carried on and the conditions prevailing in each Jurisdiction.
Several factors have contributed to check the continuous decrease in numbers; there has been, in many Jurisdictions, a considerable increase in the petitions received, and this is no doubt to some extent a result of improved economic conditions; there have also been a greater number of reinstatements than in previous years and fewer suspensions for non-payment of dues. In some of the Jurisdictions there has been a well or- ganized effort on the part of the Lodges to bring back sus- pended brethren and this effort seems to have had marked results. The opinion is expressed by some of the Grand Masters that Lodges should make a greater effort to hold the membership already enrolled and not evince so great a desire for new members.
The condition of Masonry in the British Isles is more encouraging than in any other part of Europe. It is said, however, that Co-Masonry is spreading from the continent to the British Isles, and Dr. William M. Brown, Past Grand Master of Virginia, is authority for the statement that there are 1,000 Co-Masonic Lodges in the United States.
Canada in Ontario is briefly but satisfyingly reviewed. We quote:
The Grand Master referred to the many panaceas which are suggested for the ills of the world and stated that men can find their permanent happiness only as they predicate their relations with each other on the thought that God is our loving Father and that all of us, because of that common Fatherhood, are brothers. He stated that last year he expressed the opinion that the first rays of a better day were upon the horizon but that to-day he found that his words were little more than a promise, for there was still much unemployment and distress.
Many of the brethren would be able shortly to resume active membership in the Craft.
Fitting reference was made to the death of M. W. Bro. E. T. Malone, who was the Dean of Past Masters.
As usual, Bro. Ponton's review is very thorough and of a most interesting and instructive character. Fifty-seven Juris- dictions are reviewed, among them Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan is a great educational centre.
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SCOTLAND
His Majesty The King, Patron.
Sir Iain Colquhoun and Luss, Grand Master Mason.
The Rt. Hon. Viscount Traprain, Senior Grand Warden.
T. G. Winning, J.P., Grand Secretary.
Captain J. C. Stewart, Junior Grand Warden.
D. Lowe Turnbull, Grand Bard.
The Proceedings bear on the title page the Coat of Arms of Grand Lodge, with the motto "In the Lord is all our trust."
Among the honorary Grand Office Bearers we note the following :
Dr. George D. T. Black, Hong-Kong and South China; Henry Walter Reece, Barbados; Frederick Gerd Penfold, North China; James Lochhead, Gibraltar; Major-General W. E. Jennings, India; George Hardie, The Transvaal.
Among the places within the world's horizon from which the officers came are:
Bangkok, Siam, The Cape of Good Hope, Newfoundland, Cairo, Japan, Syria, Peru and Port Said.
The Honorary Members are:
His Royal Highness, The Duke of Connaught, K.G., K.T., K.P., The Right Honorable The Earl of Donoughmore, K.P., His Majesty King Gustaf V. of Sweden.
W. H. Wardrope, K.C., of Hamilton, head of the Scottish Rite, is the honored Grand Representative of Scotland.
We note the Grand Representative of Helsingfors, Fin- land, A. Marcus Toilet.
Peter MacAuslan, J.P., Lanark, is Canada's honored Grand Representative in Scotland.
A full list of officers and members of the Grand Com- mittee is given.
A list of the Roll Call of Lodges, commencing with O Mother Kilwinning and ending with Sharon of Palestine, No. 1387, is given.
A list of Provinces with Lodges therein follow. Included therein are: Arabia Felix, Barbados, British Guiana, Chili, Dutch Guiana, Hawaiian Islands and India.
From the notice of meeting for each Quarterly Com- munication we take the following:
"Brethren are requested to make a point of signing At- tendance Sheets in the space provided opposite the number of the Lodge which they represented.
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"No member will be admitted who is not properly clothed."
Quarterly Communication Edinburgh, 6th February, 1936, the Grand Master Mason on the throne.
The Grand Master Mason presented the jewel to Im- mediate P.G.M. Lord Saltoun replied:
"A few words of thanks, and if I had at my disposal the whole of the dictionary of our Scottish tongue I could not do justice to my feelings for the kind words in which you have made this presentation to me."
The members of Grand Committee were nominated to fill vacancies by retiral by rotation, a form of expression fre- quently used. Another word used is "Vidimus," in connection with the report on audit.
Frequent meetings of the Annuity Board are held, as printed in scroll, showing contributions for benevolence.
Quarterly Communication 7th May, 1936, the Grand Master Mason on the Throne.
The Minutes of Grand Committee are read and discussed at each Grand Lodge, and approved.
Of the Masonic Club, Glasgow, we read the Club was disapproved and subsequently petitioned for recognition, using the name "Freemason" instead of Masonic, but met with a similar refusal.
Gifts to the museum are acknowledged.
Preparations were in progress for the forthcoming Bi- centenary celebrations.
Quarterly Communication 6th August, 1936.
We read the following regarding the nomination of H.R.H. The Duke of York as Grand Master Mason of Scotland:
"Brethren, it is now my duty to move the suspension of the Standing Orders in order that I may nominate His Royal Highness The Duke of York as Grand Master Designate of Scotland."
An expenditure of £1,877 is given in detail for Benevo- lence and Orphans' Fund.
In the notice of meeting of 5th January, 1937, it is an- nounced that the voting shall be by ballot and that a voting card prepared by the Grand Secretary shall be given out, under the supervision of the Grand Secretary to each member.
Quarterly Communication 5th November, 1936, the Grand Master Mason on the Throne.
Under the heading "Presents" the receipt of Proceedings of sister Grand Lodges are acknowledged with thanks, and are recorded. Canada is named.
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At the Annual Communication held at Usher Hall, Edin- burgh, 30th November, 1936, for the installation of H.R.H. The Duke of York, the Minutes grow more interesting.
References of a special interest are as follows:
Note that our own Grand Master, A. J. Anderson, K.C., is frequently mentioned:
"Grand Lodge was then adjourned, when the following official deputations were introduced by the Grand Director of Ceremonies, and took their places on the platform in the fol- lowing order."
The Grand Master Mason then said:
"We take their presence here to-day not only as a great pleasure but as a high and signal honor conferred upon Scotland by the great countries whom they have the honor to represent. Brethren, a Scottish welcome to our guests."
A fanfare of three trumpets signalized the entrance of His Royal Highness, who was played to the platform by the Grand Piper. The Installing Grand Master then said:
"Sir, I know my countrymen, and I am conscious now that they desire an opportunity of showing you what their feelings are upon this occasion, and with or without your permission, Most Worshipful Grand Master, I propose to give it to them. Brethren, the new Grand Master."
The brethren rose en masse and cheered enthusiastically.
In the evening the Grand Master Mason and brethren attended a concert and reception in the Music Hall and Assembly Rooms.
The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Donoughmore, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ireland, in proposing the toast of "The Grand Lodge of Scotland and the Grand Master Mason" said:
"If I may borrow a phrase from the nursery, I would say to the Grand Lodge of Scotland 'Many Happy Returns.' We have not a cake with two hundred candles on it, but we have heard when we were young that you cannot have your cake and eat it.
"... The English are a brave people. They go into battle with courage and confidence and with faith in the right- eousness of their cause. They have no fear of the Spaniards, but they have a mortal dread of the Scots."
The Grand Director of Ceremonies spoke thus:
"Before I call on His Royal Highness to reply to the toast, I think you would like to hear Brother Kenneth Macrae sing two songs, which I am not going to make any effort to pronounce."
At this stage also Brother Philip Malcolm delighted the brethren by singing a spirited rendering of "Willie's gane tae Melville Castle."
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His Grace the Duke of Atholl in proposing the toast of "Visiting Brethren," said:
"This is a wonderful gathering of Freemasons from every quarter of the globe, all men in good standing from other countries, Dominions and Colonies, who represent here to- day a Craft that is faithful to God and loyal to the country to which they belong."
And closed his speech with this verse: "The day we see you The day we don't, The day we lay a stone The day we don't."
Bro. Rear-Admiral Arvid Lindman, Grand Chancellor and Deputy for the King of Sweden, was given a most cordial reception.
We take the following from the speech made by Bro. Claude L. Allen, Grand Master of Massachusetts:
"Most Worshipful Acting Grand Master Mason, my lords, and brethren, your very efficient Director of Ceremonies came to me and said, 'If we have a little time we may call upon you for a few words, but don't you speak over three minutes.' It usually takes ten minutes to get warmed up and fifteen minutes to tell your story. Now, in the three minutes at my disposal I can do none of these things, and so I am reminded of a very pleasant statement that one of the distinguished guests sitting at the table said about a speaker after he had finished a one-minute speech. He said, 'You made a fine speech; you stood up, you spoke up, and you shut up'."
In closing the Grand Director of Ceremonies said:
"We are so delighted to see the old Tullibardine in our Chair, The Duke of Atholl, that I think you would like to thank him." To which His Grace said, "Thank you, brethren."
A full report of the Bi-Centenary Committee is given.
Reports by Provincial Grand Masters and by District Grand Masters make interesting reading.
Funds of Grand Lodge as of 26th November, 1936, amounted to over £602,899.
The Grand Lodge of Scotland is universal and ubiquitous and honored the world o'er. See references to "Our Ain Folk" in other reviews of sister Jurisdictions, especially N.S.W.
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SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Mr. Justice John Mellis Napier, Grand Master.
Charles R. J. Glover, Grand Secretary.
Membership 13,627. Net loss 216.
The Board of General Purposes reported to the Half Yearly Communication of Grand Lodge, Wednesday, October 16, 1935, the following graceful comment:
The appointment of our immediate Past Grand Master, M.W. Bro. His Excellency Brig. -Gen. the Hon. Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven, Y.C., K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O., to the Governor- Generalship of Australia has been received by the brethren, in common with the people of South Australia, with expressions of undisguised gratification.
Grand Lodge met as usual at the North Terrace, Adelaide, the Grand Master on the Throne.
Canada's Grand Representative was not present.
The Summons calling the meeting gave a comprehensive report of the Proceedings of the last Communication.
The sum of £1,250 was voted from the General Fund to the Building Fund.
The Grand Master said:
So much for the sunshine. Now he would come to the shadow. The loss would be felt by Freemasonry in general. Lord Ampthill had been a tower of strength to the Craft. He was a notable figure.
He had been in every sense a wise and a great man.
"If they could achieve a unity of interest it would be of benefit to the whole Craft."
They should be careful not to lose that which was the spirit of the Craft. The subject of any lecture delivered in the Lodge should certainly be one of Masonic interest. They should guard against turning the Lodge into something like a literary society, and they should avoid any subject which had no bearing on the purpose for which the Lodge had assembled.
If non-Masons were required to assist with harmony at the festive board they should be present only during the period required for their item. In other words, they should retire as soon as the item was concluded.
We are afraid that the above and the following paragraph will be considered ungracious and autocratic to our Canadian readers:
"No toasts of a Masonic nature may be proposed, or responded to, in the presence or hearing of ladies, or other non-Masons."
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This is testing time for the ideal that underlies the League of Nations — a spirit, which, as I should like to believe, is the same as that which has inspired our Craft.
The will of the individual which works upon the minds of those with whom he comes in contact, and creates the spirit which animates a family, tribe, city, state, nation or empire, and may some day civilize the world. It is by the accumulated effort of individual men, each working in a limited sphere that we can spread the principles of brotherhood, truth and justice.
The great Re-union of the Moderns and Ancients, brought about by the Duke of Kent and the Duke of Sussex — sons of George III — whom it would seem formed an inner conclave, and whose social prestige brought about the union in 1813.
As to the Fourth Australasian Masonic Conference and the items considered thereon, the following:
That it prefers to leave the question of the use of the white or black tie, when the dinner jacket is worn, to the taste of the individual brother.
That, as Masonic services at funerals are not encouraged in this Jurisdiction, no ceremonial service for such occasions is in use, and no need is felt for any service for use at cremations.
In the Basic Principles for Grand Lodge recognition we read:
That all initiates take their obligation on or in full view of the open Volume of the Sacred law, by which is meant the revelation from above which is binding on the conscience of the particular individual who is being initiated.
That a membership of the Grand Lodge and individual Lodges shall be composed exclusively of men; and that each Grand Lodge shall have no Masonic intercourse of any kind with mixed Lodges or bodies which admit women to member- ship.
As to visitors to Lodges:
If he is not so personally known to one of the brethren present, he must comply with the following conditions —
He must produce vouchers of his having been initiated in a regular Lodge or the Certificate of the Grand Lodge; he shall also produce his Clearance Certificate or a document to the like effect.
Where a visiting brother claims to be a subscribing brother, the Master may nevertheless refuse him admission if he is not satisfied that the claim is genuine.
Circular appeals by Lodges are permitted in this Juris- diction under certain circumstances, such as the following:
The Board granted approval to Woodville Lodge to make
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a general appeal on behalf of a brother's widow and family. The total received, including grants by the Board and the Lodge, amounted to £281 and enabled the Lodge to pay off a mortgage on the home.
The Board also granted approval to Mount Gambier Lodge to make a general appeal on behalf of a brother's widow and large young family. The total received, including a grant by the Lodge, a liberal response by the brethren of the Lodge, and the grant made by the Board, amounted to £371.
The Annual Communication was held at the North Ter- race, Adelaide, April 15, 1936. The choir chanted Psalm 133.
The Deputy Grand Master made reference to the death of King George V.
We are proud in the knowledge that, while we have seen many thrones tottering, our own has become ever more securely established in the hearts of the people, through the affectionate loyalty engendered among his subjects by the noble, yet sympathetic and gracious bearing of our King.
As to the late Bro. Piper the following:
"By his death Freemasonry in South Australia had sus- tained a great loss. While mourning his passing the brethren could rejoice in his life, which had proved that the high ideals taught by our Order were not beyond the measure of human attainment."
And with regard to the death of Grand Chaplain Harvie this tribute:
"He "found in Masonry relaxation from the routine of those pastoral duties to which he applied himself with such self-sacrificing devotion, as well as a field of service to his fellow men, into which he entered with evident enjoyment to himself, and edifying pleasure to .them.
From the address of the Deputy Grand Master the following:
For the incoming Master; and marks the culmation of his progress through his Lodge. It should be conducted without, any modification of dress or regalia. May I urge upon the Lodges the desirability of not allowing any consideration, least of all a ball or banquet, to detract from the dignity and solemnity of this beautiful and essentially personal ceremony?
The Reverend M. Williams, P.G.W., represented Canada, and R.W. Bro. A. M. Heron of Toronto is the genial and congenial Grand Representative of South Australia, indispens- able at all social functions.
Under the New South Wales Review we read:
The Grand Master asked them to remember that the festive board is an essential feature of Masonic activities, and it is frequently necessary for the Grand Master, or his repre-
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sentative, to refer to Masonic matters when speaking in reply to the usual toast. It was consequently considered undesirable that any but Masons should be present at the festive board, but if the brethren desired to express their appreciation of the work of their ladies it could be most appropriately done by arranging for ladies' nights, theatre parties, or specially organized outings.
The following comments from the Review of Canada: Wor. Bro. A. M. Heron, Representative of Grand Lodge of South Australia, was in attendance.
"... and emphasises the need of a 'dignified and impres- sive rendering of our Ritual'."
"Then, systematic endeavor, initiative and zeal for the interest of the Craft on the part of the officers, is stated to be the solution of the whole problem."
"I know of homes saved from the hammer, students as- sisted to complete their terms at school and university; hos- pital bills paid; wives and families sent on a much needed holiday; clothing, furniture and other necessities provided, to eke out the drab existence of workless and hopeless lives."
The Grand Master, in his address, deemed it well to ask "Quo vadis?" — Whither goest thou? A new and nobler vision was desired from the Grand Master to the latest entered apprentice.
To regain control of the social machine, and to operate it in the best interests of mankind was the immediately pressing problem facing all men of goodwill. As Freemasons it will be necessary to enlarge our horizons, to seek to develop a new spirit of toleration, of willingness, with sympathy.
"Membership in a Masonic Lodge is a luxury, and one that should not be indulged in if by so doing one is using money that is required for family purposes."
A most able, thoughtful, and inspiring address concludes with a final message on a note of courage and of hope.
This from the Review of Czechoslovakia: * On account of the large German population in Czecho- slovakia (now some 3,000,000) German Lodges were formed under German tutelage. These formed an independent and separate Grand Lodge.
Grand Lodges from the beginning entered into close fraternal relations, exchanged representatives, and otherwise co-operated in conferences and meetings, and have even ar- ranged to communicate the names of candidates mutually, and to report if the candidate is deemed unworthy.
A complete union would require that the brethren should master both languages to make the ritualistic working in- telligible. But there is a further difficulty, in that the Ger- mans as a whole are not inclined to recognize the Higher Degrees.
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SOUTH DAKOTA
Marion Edward Crockett, Grand Master. George A. Pettigrew, Grand Secretary.
The Sixty-second Annual was held in Huron, June 9, 1936. Distinguished guests from Minnesota and from the Royal Arch Chapter were welcomed.
Fifteen Past Grand Masters were honored. From the Grand Master's address the following citations: "On the road of life, one milestone more, In the book of life, one page turned o'er, Like the red seal of the setting sun On the good and evil we have done." We shall remember them.
"With us their lives shall live
Through long successive years, Embalmed with all our hearts can give, Our praises and our tears." Necessity, however, another of nature's great factors, is now placing the duties on the younger men, whom we have been waiting for, and with their return to the vineyards have come others, their friends and "buddies," who after gaining admission have joined hands with all, and are definitely steer- ing the wheels of fraternal progress into seas rich with Masonic activity.
The first section of the M. M. Degree was to have been conferred in a low vale about three and one-half miles north- west of McLaughlin. The Lodge had been opened in the Temple.
From the northeast came what appeared to be a Sioux Indian, dressed in war costume riding an Indian pony. He seemed to have no hesitation about approaching the Lodge, nor of making known his purpose.
And then he further said: "We come to-day as Indians and white men to assemble in one great fraternity, not to arbitrate or make peace, but to hold fellowship with one another." At this instant he presented me with a beautiful pipe of peace and christened me in the Sioux language "Wakan itancian." His interpreter then said, this means "Holy Leader." After receiving the pipe I thanked him in the Sioux language.
An Occasional Grand Lodge at Newell and a trip before dedicating their new Temple, at which there was a feast of music, including the "Song of Friendship" and "Bless This House," are chronicled.
He believes in outside visitations, of which he says: Among the outstanding events of this Grand Lodge was a
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reception given in honor of M.W. Bro. Walter L. Stockwell, in commemoration of his continuous service as Grand Sec- retary for twenty-five years.
All in all it was one of the finest tributes of love and affection I have ever been privileged to see bestowed.
Most of these Lodges have received candidates, regardless of the old saying, "We can't hope for candidates until we get another good year, that is, get another good crop."
This reasoning, however, does not in any way excuse or extenuate the crime of the liquor vendor. He, too, should be apprehended, but with the unsettled conditions as they now exist, let us weigh well our judgment before we act, and in acting let us endeavor to deal justly with all phases of the liquor laws we adopt in our Grand Jurisdiction.
He denied some Dispensations asked, among them the following:
I denied a dispensation to confer the M.M. degree on a brother who apparently forgot to appear to receive his fellow craft degree with others in his class, and now asked to be accepted for the degree five days prior to the date of his eligibility to receive that degree. I advised that forgetfulness was not, in my opinion, an ample excuse.
The total of the Charity Fund amounts to the handsome sum of $224,668.
Membership 16,048. Net loss 636. Canada's Grand Representative did not appear. The Committee on Necrology presented a poetical report, from which we quote an anthology as follows: "Death is only an old door Set in a garden wall. On gentle hinges, it gives, at dusk,
When thrushes call. Along the lintel are green leaves, Beyond the light shines still. Very tired but willing feet,
Go over that sill. But, there's nothing to trouble any heart,
Nothing to hurt at all. Death is only an open door, Set in a garden wall." "We know full well that in the dim Hereafter The thread of that great scheme, whereof this life Is, as something tells us, — but a part, Shall not be lost, but taken up again. And woven into one completed whole."
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"They played the part as they had seen the plan
Laid on the trestle board. They loved all good and truth, which maketh man
'Gainst evil bared the sword. And harbingers they were of friendship's cause.
Seeking no gain nor asking vain applause."
Reverend Chaplain Bruins gave an address on "Why Masonry Lives," from which we quote:
"But on December twenty-fifth their instruments recorded a definite change. Why? What was the mystery, the 'lost word?' To that secret unknown they built the sphinx. But the sun arose. Almost stationary for a time, those searching for the grave of their master did not search in vain. They found not only the accacia, but returning spring. They may not have found the 'lost word,' but they found substitutes, new constellations in the heavens, and ceremonial celebrations com- memorated the resurrection of God and the new life on earth. Some secret power for us symbolized in King Solomon and the Master of the Lodge succeeded with the help of the Senior Warden to raise the God of the Skies from his grave. The constellations of April, May and June lifted God again to the Zenith of his power and glory. Four thousand years ago the summer solstice was denoted by the constellation of Leo, symbolized in the lion's paw, or grip to new and eternal life.
"The twelve fellowcrafts, representative of the twelve con- stellations or signs of the Zodiac have done their duty, the year is completed.
"Corresponding to this awe-inspiring revelation of the heavens was the successive change of seasons.
"Why does Masonry live? Throughout these long and changeful centuries a group of men succeeded in keeping holy vigil over their sacred revelations without having them de- teriorate into magic and superstitious cults.
"Passing from ancient Greece to Rome, the historians tell us that 'On the tombs of many Roman Masons are to be found not only the compasses, square, plummet, trowel and hammer, but often two shoes upon which lie a half-opened pair of compasses.' Perhaps the symbol of a well spent life.
"The Master Masons were warned against accepting can- didates who did not come to seek more light in Masonry. The candidates were duly instructed in all the secrets of Masonic symbolism and after having served seven years of Apprentice- ship were admitted to the degree of Fellowcraft and according to their proficiency to the degree of Master Mason.
"And thus as God has given us vision, may the spirit of Masonry live in us that others seeing us may take heart again."
Samuel G. Mortimer was elected Grand Master.
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The Committee on Jurisprudence reported the following as the proper Public Grand Honors:
1. Cross the arms over the breast, the left uppermost, the open hands striking the shoulders;
2. Strike the palms of the hands together over the head, looking upward;
3. Let the hands fall, palms striking the thighs, looking downward.
These Public Grand Honors are to be used instead of the Private Grand Honors in all Masonic ceremonies except funerals.
An address by President Eversull of Huron College is worth reading. We quote:
We may find elements of these sublime teachings in the Laws of the Medes and Persians. The Roman Law contains man}- of these principles. The climax of these is to be found in the Decalogue which God gave to Moses on Mt. Sinai. Here we find the great teachings of Masonry. Embodied in the God-given Laws, we read the principles which united men into the one common mass of humanity.
As the cathedral building movement passed over the Alps into the fertile plains of France and then across the English Channel to England, these men and their successors went with it. They worked a while on one or another building and passed on to the next.
Soon the Reformation and royal edict put an end to the cathedral building. But men were rather loath to give up the lessons of fraternity which had developed during the days of operative masonry. All over England these artisans met for social times and they were still known as Masons.
In 1730 Franklin had published an expose of Freemasonry in the "Philadelphia Gazette." He must have changed his attitude shortly after, for in 1732 the same paper names him as Junior Grand Warden of the Lodge.
The evolution of Freemasonry in America has been the history of the men who have loved these principles and the story of a race of men who —
"Meet upon the Level And part upon the Square."
R.W. Bro. B. S. Sheldon of Toronto is the esteemed Grand Representative of South Dakota and Rex Joyce of Hot Springs is our Canadian Representative.
The Masonic Veterans' Association record a successful meeting.
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TENNESSEE
William Roy Holland, Grand Master.
T. E. Doss, Grand Secretary.
The One Hundred and Twenty-third Communication was held in Scottish Rite Temple, Nashville, January 27, 1937.
Sixteen Past Grand Masters were honored in the Grand East.
Canada was duly represented by George R. Martin. The Grand Representative of Tennessee is our own present Grand Master, A. J. Anderson, K.C., member of the House of Com- mons for one of the Electoral Divisions of Toronto, who is instant in every good word and work.
Membership 37,023. Net loss 654. Lodges 421.
From the Grand Master's address the following points:
Our finances are in better shape now than they have been for a number of years. We are grateful that our loss in membership this year is only about half of that sustained last year.
May I here pay a deserved tribute to my eighty-five-year- old Mother, now living in a West Kentucky town in fair health.
This year death has not come to any present or past Grand Officer. The Angel of Death, however, has taken 713 of our members.
$2,896.90 was spent in connection with the installation of a new heating plant at the Home. $1,000 was contributed to the American Red Cross, for flood relief.
I was requested to lay the cornerstones of a new school building at Coal Creek, a new court house at Ripley, a new post office at McKcnzie, and a new court house at Jackson.
Having received a number of complaints relative to the unfavorable publicity in connection with the sponsoring by Amra Grotto of a carnival in Knoxville, I appointed a special committee.
The carnival held by Amra Grotto .in Knoxville was a scandal and disgrace to the Masonic fraternity. I shall trans- mit the entire record in the case to the incoming Grand Master.
The Code requires at least twenty-eight days to elapse between the conferring of successive degrees. Immediately following the close of the Grand Lodge, I proceeded to heal the irregularities in question.
I healed Davis of the irregularities under which he re- ceived the three degrees.
I reprimanded the Lodge for having violated, apparently through error, the provisions of the Code. I healed Dawson of the irregularity.
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A special gathering of Masonic notables to be held in Stockholm, Sweden, and immediately thereafter the celebra- tion of the two hundredth anniversary of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, in Edinburgh, we requested Brother John H. Cowles, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, who expected to attend both meetings, to accept from us a commission as our representative, and to extend our fraternal greetings.
In the January, 1937, issue of the New Age magazine will be found a complete report by Brother Cowles of his visit to Sweden, at which time he presented a gold plaque from the Grand Lodge of Kentucky and an engrossed parchment from the Grand Lodge of Tennessee, both bearing messages of felicitation and good wishes.
A report of the Scotland visit will be printed in the Feb- ruary, 1937, issue of the New Age. Brother Cowles has sub- mitted to us a complete report of the 200th anniversary celebration of the Grand Lodge of Scotland.
This gathering was attended by our own G.M. Anderson.
An institution, regardless of its management or its location, unintentionally places a stamp on the children, and soon after their entrance into the institution this stamp makes its mark.
The plan calls for a personal investigation of the applicant, a full knowledge of the home conditions and the other mem- bers of the family; the possibility of re-establishing the broken home, and of their finding a place in their own community, of their being an asset rather than a liability.
A follow-up is made of every applicant, after they have been assumed by the board, and the progress of the child and its future location depends on the actual developments.
"The lecture system means much to the fraternity, and it is my hope that nothing will be done to weaken the system in any way."
I recommend the adoption in our jurisdiction of the Lodge System of Masonic Education, similar to that now in use in New York, North Carolina, and the District of Columbia, and that an appropriation be made to cover the cost of printing a supply of the pamphlets for free distribution.
Avoid all irregularity of conduct which might stain the honor of Freemasonry.
Let a veneration for that which is decent and orderly be seen and felt in our Lodges; let dignity, sobriety, and truth give tone to all our discussions; let us be at all times courteous, sincere, and benevolent. So shall we preserve harmony within, and command admiration from without.
The Rhode Island Bible still pursues its peregrinating mission and was re-dedicated by Bro. Lanius:
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This copy of the Sacred Book of the Law was presented with the desire on the part of the donor that it would go forth on a unique mission of goodwill to all Grand Lodge sessions and wherever Freemasons assemble.
It is a high privilege that we have to-day in turning aside from the usual business of this Grand Lodge, for a few moments, to dwell upon the things that are most fundamental with Masons.
This Sacred Altar, upon which rests this traveling copy of the Sacred Scriptures, is not simply an article of furniture, but it is a sacred utensil of religious significance.
In every age of man's history, and in every generation, just in the measure that men have dedicated and re-dedicated themselves to God upon this Sacred Book of the Law have they advanced toward the Canopy of Heaven.
At the evening session Grand Matron Sharpe of the Order of the Eastern Stars was received and delivered an address.
Sweden was recognized.
Neale M. Rutland of Nashville was elected Grand Master.
At the presentation of a Jewel to Grand Master Holland this verse was quoted:
I'd like to plant each brown spot with all the flowers of earth, So that those who choose to follow could enjoy a general
mirth. The cares are varied and many, and the hours of toil are few, There isn't enough time on earth for all I'd like to do.
The Constitution of Grand Lodge is amended to date and is reprinted in full, so also are Edicts of Grand Lodge as amended in 1937. These 73 Edicts are most interesting and instructive.
John T. Peeler, P.G.M., is the able Reviewer of Fraternal Correspondence.
We quote from the Alberta Review:
The Mayor of the City was permitted to enter, and ex- tended a welcome to the brethren. Among other things the Mayor told the brethren that all fraternal organizations had been built upon the foundations laid by the Masons.
This from Arkansas:
I chose for a subject "To be Good and True is the First Lesson Taught in Masonry."
I spent the remainder of my time in telling the Lodges that to be agreeable and happy is as necessary for our welfare and prosperity as is the first.
The text of California has this striking passage:
From Isaiah 54:2 — "Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations; spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes."
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And the Review closes with the following: "O Son of Peace," the giant cried, "thy fate Is sealed at last, and love shall yield to hate." The unarmed Buddah, looking with no trace Of fear or anger, in the monster's face In pity said: "Poor friend, even thee I love," Lo! as he spake, the sky-tall terror sank To handbreadth size; the huge abhorrance shrank Into the form and fashion of a dove, And where the thunder of its voice was heard, Circling above him, sweetly sang the bird; "Hate hath no harm for love," so ran the song, "And peace unweaponed conquers every wrong." Canada is briefly reviewed. We quote: Most Worshipful Grand Master A. J. Anderson present and presiding.
Most Worshipful Grand Master is the Fraternal Represen- tative of Tennessee, and fraternally represented us at this Communication. The Grand Master had a very interesting and instructive address touching many subjects of his work. He expresses himself that the question of non-payment of dues is their most perplexing problem.
Bro. Ponton submits the review of sister jurisdictions. Inserted into the report is a topic of index of the many sub- jects appearing in said report.
Tennessee for 1936 receives five pages of review. He follows his review with a digest of the report from some other Grand Jurisdictions as to what they have said about us.
Under Colorado's Review these verses:
"I have read in a grand old story That is lost beyond recall, That the sweetest song of the singer Has never been sung at all. "Our lives would often be. dreary Were it not for the flitting dream, And the lives that we live are the better For the surge of the pent-up stream."
Michigan receives special treatment, the liquor traffic and Americanization being the chief objectives. With regard to the latter we quote:
Last year this Grand Lodge pledged its zealous support to our present system of American government; re-dedicated itself to the upholding of our national and state constitutions; reaffirmed its faith in the institutions and ideals of liberty and human rights; renewed its fidelity to the oath of American citizenship to defend our country and support its laws at all times; refused to accept any doctrine, philosophy or theory
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of government at variance with that expressed in the Con- stitution of the United States, except as change may be made through legal channels.
Among the Rulings cited in the Missouri Review the following :
Question: Is a Master Mason obligated or bound by any Masonic law to blackball a candidate for the degrees, for the reason that a brother Master Mason has asked him to do so?
Answer: No.
From New Hampshire these words:
They overlook the fact that they may still be guilty of a Masonic offence even though they comply with the letter of the law, if they evade the spirit of the law in such a manner as to bring Masonry in disrepute; or to go a step further, whether they violate either the letter or the spirit of the law is of no consequence in my judgment, if their act reflects upon the good name of Masonry.
From distant Queensland this verse sung by the brethren:
May our work begun in Thee Ever blest with order be; And may we, when labours cease, Part in Harmony and Peace.
Sam Henry Goodwin, Grand Secretary of Utah, always gives good material to the Reviewer:
The Report on Fraternal Correspondence is very finely reviewed by Sam Henry Goodwin. In his foreword he treats on the subject of "Golden Scales," the reminder to man of the great hereafter.
In the Washington Review we take a description of the clandestine Scottish Rite and Edicts against same:
Membership in so-called clandestine Scottish Rite. A Mason does not lose his membership in the Order by reason of joining a so-called clandestine Scottish Rite. Officially, Masonry knows nothing beyond the three degrees.
TEXAS
John Henry Crooker, Grand Master.
W. B. Pearson, Grand Secretary.
W. Marcus Weatherred, Grand Master-elect.
The biography which precedes the Proceedings gives the Grand Master a very high standing and character:
Somehow, over and above the administration of his office and the governing of the Craft, Brother John H. Crooker as Grand Master has reached out and enveloped in his interest
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the great body of members from the far reaches of the juris- diction, and started a rejuvenation and awakening which will increase and gain momentum in succeeding years.
In Masonry, again it is of the rank and file, the member "seated among the brethren" as distinguished from the leader and the officer and the past officer, of whom he seems to think most and with whom he appears to like best to associate — for whose welfare he is most concerned.
Followed rapidly election and a tenure of office as judge of one of the inferior courts in Houston, then election to the office of District Attorney of the county in which the City of Houston is located. Brother Crooker's administration of this office was a notable one, and brought him prestige and dis- tinction as lawyer, administrator and citizen.
The work of printing the proceedings does infinite credit to the young men and young women of the "Art preservative" of the Masonic Home and School of Texas.
An outstanding Special Communication held in Houston was the dedication of the foundation stone of the San Jacinto Memorial. We take the following from the address delivered:
"Lacking one year of being an even century ago, the grandest little army known to the history of the world as- sembled to offer its soldiers in battle for deliverence from the bonds of tyranny and oppression. It was on the verge of meeting face to face an army of highly trained soldiers who had been dispatched by a powerful sovereign to conquer into submission the citizens of Texas and to compel them through sheer force to remain subject to the will of despotism tem- porarily in power in Mexico.
"With Travis' sacred words, 'Victory or Death' on their lips and with a determination in their hearts to avenge the massacre cries of 'Remember the Alamo!' and 'Remember Goliad!' the Texans fought doggedly and furiously. The Mexicans began to flee, only to be pursued and killed or cap- tured.
"The heroes of Texas whom we honor to-day have passed on, but have handed to us the greatest heritage that a people could wish be theirs.
"As was aptly said by a great Mason of a generation ago, a patriotic love of country is 'as tender as friendship, yet more sincere; passionate as love, yet more unselfish, with religious faith, it hath yet a broader charity. It nerves the martyr, but can never make the bigot. Lifting the soldier from the ranks, it shows the hero, and under its sacred influence the partisan becomes the patriot, rising above mere selfish de- mands of party organization or sectional issues.' Thus our early brethren builded.
"They invite all present to assist in its dedication to the
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great deeds of the past and the patriotic purposes of the future."
After the Grand Master's address there followed the solemn rites and impressive ceremonies of dedication. •
The complete ceremony is set out at length in title and form to be used as a precedent.
Grand Orator Freeman delivered an address from which we quote:
"It is the part of wisdom and particularly appropriate that, in times such as these, we pause occasionally and, as does the mariner in his ship, take our bearings and attempt to ascertain our position.
"The philosopher stated that the 'proper study of mankind is man'; he might have added 'along with the study of what man has done.'
"So to-day let us take courage and comfort from our pause in the regular program of life while we consider those patriot forefathers of ours."'
"Among these were," followed by the names of 48 of the leaders of early Texas history who were Masons.
A preliminary program in which Grand Secretary Pearson presided proved to be a most enjoyable affair. Bro. Pearson is an excellent Chairman.
Bro. Weatherred responded as to our needs, saying:
This is a needy world. In the realm of science, we need men who can resolve the atom into its constituent elements, and who can use that knowledge for the benefit of humankind. In the realm of discovery, we need more to have men who can create an atmosphere of real living conditions, rather than those who fly away into the stratosphere where men cannot live; we need those who can conquer the world we have, rather than endeavor to discover those worlds that we know not of In the realm of religion, we need men.
The One Hundredth Annual Communication was held in Waco, prior to which the brethren joined in the singing of several old hymns. This was a harmonic feature at the open- ing of each day's Proceedings.
Sixteen Past Grand Masters were present.
Canada was duly represented by Elmer Renfro, now a familiar name to us.
Delightful letters of greetings were read from many Grand Jurisdictions, including especially England.
The Grand Secretary gives the following explanatory note for the address of the Grand Master:
Note: As the Most Worshipful Grand Master, Brother John H. Crooker, read the several references to the five dif- ferent flags under which Texas Masonry has served during
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the past hundred years, a brother costumed in the military uniform of the country and of the period referred to in each case entered from the ante-room bearing the flag mentioned, and stood at attention, with the flag furled, in the Grand East immediately behind the Grand Master, until each and all of the five flags were presented by the five brethren.
From the G.M.'s exhaustive but not exhausting address, which was clear as a bell, we make the following citations:
"And still a few years later when Texas — true to the best traditions of the Old South — joined the Confederacy, this al- legiance was again transferred to the Stars and Bars, under which it remained during that fateful 'Lost Cause'."
Rather it seemed that the "salt" had lost "its savor" — and what in earlier years had been a mighty force for good, for truth, for justice, for peace and harmony and for stability and rugged character, — had of late become dull and insipid and no longer could be acclaimed as the great institution of power, prestige and honor that it once was.
Shortly after Grand Lodge last year I sent out to the Lodges throughout the state a suggested "Outline of a Pro- gram for Lodges for 1935":
"January — Inventory and Planning Month."
His program was divided among the several months from January to December... His note to the daughter Lodges is thus expressed:
Such foresight as I could bring to bear on the general state of the Craft at the beginning of my year indicated clearly to me that most of our difficulties came about by too much emphasis on mere forms and ceremonies, — and too little on the real substance of Masonry.
"That all the oppressed who wanted strength, Had his at their command."
Referring to the distinguished dead the G.M. says: "Fading away like the stars of the morning, Losing their light in the glorious sun, Thus would we pass from earth and its toiling, Only remembered by what we have done."
Under Physical Defects we read:
I refused several requests from Lodges in all such cases where there was either a reasonable question of the applicant becoming a charge upon the Lodge, or any reasonable doubt as to the applicant's being able to conform to the rites and ceremonies without artificial or other aid.
The "automatic suspension" plan adopted at the last Grand Lodge meeting was not approved by all and was re- ferred to a Special Committee for consideration.
There is this reference to advertising schemes:
During the year I have been solicited, importuned, can-
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vassed and cajoled by various and sundry individuals — some Masons and some non-Masons — for the privilege of using the name and sanction of the Grand Lodge of Texas in connection with promoting various sorts of advertising schemes, lotteries, etc., during the Centennial.
Needless to state that I refused any and all such requests in no uncertain terms — in fact, I sometimes found it a little dif- ficult to comport myself with the dignity and restraint incum- bent upon the Grand Master in dismissing some of the more persistent solicitors.
From his decisions the following:
Lodge must be opened in every case in the Master's degree, and if work is to be done in the E. A. or F. C. degree, the Master's Lodge should be called off and opened in the lower degree, and after the work is completed the Lodge should be called back and closed in the M. M. degree.
Under Pseudo-Masonry he speaks out:
It is evident that so-called "side degree Masonry" is as- suming considerable proportions. This Grand Lodge has on many occasions taken the position that it is not responsible for any of these pseudo-Masonic organizations, and that none of them form any part of Ancient Craft Masonry. The stub- born fact remains that by reason of the widespread use of the word "Masonic" in connection with such organizations, and because their memberships are made up exclusively of Masons, — and in certain cases, the families of Masons, — the public is led to believe that they are in fact Masonic.
Ancient Craft Masonry seemed to function very well for quite some time' without any of these appendages.
"And we vigorously assert that we will not hesitate to use this authority to protect the exclusive right of the Grand Lodge over the practice of Ancient Craft Masonry in Texas."
Of the Home he says:
Our Home and School at Fort Worth continues to be a constant source of pride and satisfaction to every Mason.
He urges the attaining of practical results:
We claim the Holy Bible as the rule and guide to our faith and practice. Here we find the admonition: "Whatso- ever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." This is no mere theological guesswork or pulpit dream.
And concludes thus:
He who holds in His hands the future of nations, and men, and states, and orders, will enable us with pure hearts, and clean hands, and clear heads, and untiring efforts, to guard and defend to the end of time these great charges He has committed to our keeping.
The Grand Secretary reported the net loss 4,992. Mem- bership 105,144, about the same as our own.
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Requests for 57 courtesy Degrees were made by Texas to other Jurisdictions, and Texas received 28 such requests from others.
Many acquisitions were made to the library, some by purchase, some by gifts. The Library contains nearly 11,000 volumes.
Old veteran Masons, one 90 years old, were received with all honors, and in Bro. Ray's response he said:
I have been living a long time, but I am going to hold my head up and go on. (Much applause.) A man can live as long as I have and go and sit down and drop over and die. but it you want to live, get up and go on. (Applause.)
Of course there was a great gathering of distinguished and welcome guests. They hailed from York Grand Lodge of Mexico, Missouri, New Jersey, Maryland, Mississippi, New Mexico, Louisiana, and the Masonic Service Association.
A watch was presented to P.G.M. Fly in the following words :
I do not believe that the radiance of these memorial flowers is wasted, but I do subscribe to the doctrine that a rose to the living is more than sumptuous wreaths to the dead.
Bro. Temple Houston Morrow, a direct descendant of the original Houston to whom Texas owes so much, was asked to take the gavel of Grand Lodge, and in his address he quoted:
"Or far amid the world's delights to roam I only ask to know the meaning tender Of Home Sweet Home. I do not ask that heaven's golden treasure Upon my little blundering life be spent But Oh! I ask Thee for the perfect pleasure Of calm content." Bro. Pat M. Neff made the address of the day, from which we quote:
A people who will not take a backward glance at their historic yesterdays, will certainly have no romantic tomorrows. "Bring me men to match my mountains: Bring me men to match my plains. Bring me men with empires in their purposes, And with new eras in their brains." The men who came to Texas one hundred years ago were educated in both the field and the forum.
Therefore, tonight let us catch the torch that our fore- fathers flung to us. Let us carry it high.
And if you and I will do that, and do our part as citizens and as Masons, then we will make out of this empire of Texas, founded by our forefathers, a country more beautiful, more
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refining, more cultural than was Athens when Pericles held the keys of her destiny, and more powerful than was ancient Rome when her conquering eagles were heard from the Tiber to the Tigris. (Much applause with the entire assembly rising to its feet.)
In Memoriam Committee quoted:
Douglass Malloch has written a short poem, "Lodge of Tears," that I believe is apropos at this time: "I walked behind a friend to-day
Along a hushed and quiet street; The little children ceased their play,
Stilled by the solemn march of feet — And yet 'twas not a fearful way.
For Brotherhood had made it sweet." The Committee on Foreign Correspondence investigated thoroughly the various Grand Lodges, genuine and so-called of Mexico:
York Grand Lodge of Mexico is composed, in largest part, of as high class gentlemen Masons as ever sojourned in a foreign country. Some of them are fixed and established citi- zens of Mexico, and indeed a few native Mexicans.
They appreciate and love to practice their Masonry, but in the estimation of the English speaking Masonic world, this high and inalienable right is denied them save as clandestines. "National Grand Lodge of Sweden" — This Grand Lodge exhibits several peculiar characteristics: It practices a system peculiar to the three Scandinavian Grand Lodges, i.e.: of Nor- way, Sweden and Denmark.
Through the years their system has developed into what is now known as the "Swedish Rite." This rite consists of eleven degrees; the first three are known as the "St. John's Degrees," which conform in all essentials to the three degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry.
After due and careful consideration, we recommend the adoption of the following:
Resolved, That the Grand Lodge of Texas extends recog- nition to and hereby does authorize the establishing of fraternal relations and an exchange of representatives with the "Nation.il Grand Lodge of Sweden."
Another tribute to the dead:
For him came always the call of Seneca's pilot, when amidst the tempest of surging seas, he exclaimed to Neptune —
"Thou may save me if thou wilt. And may if thou wilt, destroy me; But whether or no, I will steer my rudder true."
"Finally, as I, with a father's care, have attended you lovingly and thoughtfully throughout your life, so will I con-
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tinue until I pass from this ephemeral sphere to that eternal one; and even then I will, if it is possible, shed what benign influence I may exert from that spirit world, to guide, to comfort, and to bless you."
The Grand Master's address is thus described:
Chaste, inspiring, beautiful, worthy to live in the literature of any Grand Jurisdiction.
Grand Orator Freeman spoke, saying:
Lip service is not enough — wishes and hopes are not enough. The forces of darkness are gathering their strength — the liberties of mankind are still in danger. Masons must and will furnish the leadership — dauntless faith that overcomes all obstacles — inspired courage — unceasing labor. The institutions of freedom and justice and equality will be preserved — and Masons will lead.
Let us ask ourselves this question frequently — and answer ourselves with candor and honesty: "What have I lately done for Masonry or that will advance the cause of Masonry?"
Keep in step with the heartbeat of Masonry. Translate attitude into action. Earn and deserve the Master's final praise: "Well done, good and faithful."
The evening session of the second day was opened by the Masonic Home Girls' Orchestra.
From one of the many addresses delivered we quote:
"Surely men dug in the ditches,
Preparing a place for the wall; And someone has made with her stitches The flag that shall fly over all. "Each has a hand in the building, No one has builded alone, Whether a cross he was guiding, Or whether he carried a stone."
R.W. Bro. A. W. Baker of Guelph is the Grand Represen- tative of Texas — an earnest Mason.
W.M. Fry, P.G.M., is the accomplished Chairman of Foreign Correspondence. In the Proceedings he refers to the "confusion in the Temple" in connection with the suspensions of the fraternal recognition of the Philippine Islands by four Grand Lodges, and to the further regrettable confusion be- tween the Grand Lodge of England, who are accused of in- vading Brazilian Territory by the Grand Lodge of Parahiba. As to Masonry in other countries it is said:
In Ireland our brethren are holding their own against considerable opposition, both political and religious. The Grand Lodge of Ireland is still intact, though the Irish Free State has separated itself from Northern Ireland, the latter retaining its integral adherence to Great Britain.
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It has been estimated that there are a thousand co- Masonic Lodges in the United States and we should give heed to conditions existing in our own country.
Freemasonry is under the ban, of course, in Germany, Austria, Italy, Russia, and some other countries.
At the moment Switzerland presents the gravest problem.
Well, really, the excitement has become somewhat less impelling and saner hours provided for the more profitable, and certainly more appropriate, consideration of subjects and matters Masonic. Without question, the tide of improvement is coming in.
And now join us in the doxology and heartv greetings at this the end of another "perfect day."
We thank him for his admirable Review of our own Jurisdiction and especially for his praise of Grand Master Copus, of whom he thus speaks enthusiastically:
Doubtless, in keeping with the expectations of the brethren, Grand Master Copus delivered an Annual Address, long to be remembered because of the appeal it carries; so filled with the clearest observations of present day conditions, political, social and economic. These are set forth in wisdom and discussed in all Masonic prudence, care and good judg- ment, and so perfectly analyzed and depicted as to make clear the duty of the individual Mason in his relationship to society, government and state. No man has a right to remain and claim the protection of a government whose flag he spurns. No Mason can be true to his engagement who as a citizen countenances disloyalty to his government, natal or by adop- tion. These and like fundamental doctrines he proclaims in eloquence, pointing with precision to the corrupt and harmful practices and tendencies in derogation thereof and with dis- criminating care and emphasis he makes plain the duty of the citizen Mason.
Other gracious words are as follows:
The Committee on the Condition of Masonry presents a most interesting report, dealing with almost every interest and activity of the Craft. Especial emphasis is laid upon the im- portance of Masters diligently planning in advance for the employment of each member of his Lodge in some definite line of service. Report is made of "an ever-increasing interest in educational work along Masonic lines."
He is not, however, the oldest in point of age, "for that honor belongs to Bro. Ponton, who reached the eightieth anniversary of his birth." Grand Master felicitated our vener- able and well beloved brother, thus:
"Brother Ponton has warmed both hands before the fire of life, has walked with kings and kept the common touch, has experienced alike life's joys and its sorrows."
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Brother Ponton did not reach Texas in his last report of Reviews, but we are happy to have this, another of his master- ful reports, which shall have a welcomed place for future ready reference.
Under Victoria we read:
"In nature and scope Freemasonry is intellectual, ethical and spiritual . . . The (2nd) essential is that those responsible for the constitution and direction of the Enterprise (Masonry) give evidence of defmiteness of purpose, clarity of vision and willing obedience of duly constituted authority . . . The (3rd) essential is the exemplification by all brethren in every circumstance of high courage, undeviating loyalty to principle and unshaken faith in the ultimate triumph of right over might, of freedom over oppression, and truth over error."
In the Wyoming Review we glean the following:
"A man whose given name was Amos was being passed to the degree of Fellowcraft. Charley Fogg was acting Master. During the perambulation about the Lodge room, the Master was reciting the second verse of the eighth chapter of Amos: 'And the Lord said unto me — "Amos, what seest thou"?' At this juncture the candidate stopped the march, facing the east, said: T don't see a durn thing, Charley'!"
"That is the trouble with many of our brethren to-day, 'they don't see a durn thing in Masonry'."
Centenarian Texas is certainly some volume!
VERMONT
Julius C. Thomas, Grand Master.
Archie S. Harriman, Grand Secretary,
The One Hundred and Forty-third Annual was held at Burlington, June 10, 1936.
Distinguished visitors from Quebec, Maine, New Jersey and Connecticut were welcomed.
Canada's Grand Representative did not answer Roll Call.
From the brief address of the Grand Master we make the following citations:
How pleasant it is to meet and exchange friendly greet- ings, and how reassuring and delightful to know that these reunions are not for an hour or a day, but will occur again and again.
Each year, new faces appear at our deliberations and becoming interested in our proceedings, attend regularly.
To those of you who are here for the first time, let me say that this is your meeting — you are as much a part of it as any of us who have been here many, many times.
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Grand Lecturer Voter made an able Report:
Following the example set by my predecessors in this office, I have, with the Grand Master's consent, arranged #for a special meeting to be held this afternoon, at which the work of the Third Degree will be exemplified by the brethren of the United States Immigration Masonic Club, whose head- quarters are at Newport.
Membership 17,584. Net loss 402. Cash received $33,392. The Committee on Necrology quote: "Laid in one equal bed, When once your coverlet of grass is spread, What daybreak need you fear? The love will rule you there that guides you here."
Ten Past Grand Masters were present. William J. Ballou was elected Grand Master. The Committee on Grievances gave an interesting and dramatic Report :
To this end we are clearly instructed in the charge of our Third Degree. Such evidence is not only admissible in any Masonic trial, by way of certified copy, but is entitled to full credence.
His conduct was clearly and unquestionably un-Masonic and his actions a disgrace upon the fair name of our beloved fraternity.
Those members thereof who voted for acquittal in the face of such conclusive evidence as we have hereinbefore pointed out, and raises the question of the Masonic conduct of those ten brothers who voted against conviction. Unexplained, their conduct would, in our opinion, merit a severe reprimand.
We are inclined, however, to the belief that these mistaken brothers are entitled to the benefit of the doubt and should be given a chance to redeem themselves in Masonry.
The Committee on Jurisprudence reported on two vexed questions :
This, in effect, enlarges the use of the Lodge rooms by allowing them to be used by "the Order of Rainbow for Girls."
In 1926, allow the rooms to be used by "The Order of DeMolay."
In 1906, by the Report of the Jurisprudence Committee, the Lodge rooms were allowed to be used by the "Chapter of the Eastern Star."
The Masonic Institution is an organization of men and neither the Eastern Star, the Order of DeMolay, or the_ Order of Rainbow for Girls is, in our opinion, a Masonic Institution, or in any way connected with our Order, and the use of the Lodge rooms by any of these orders is not a Masonic use.
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The use of Lodge rooms by these orders seems to your Committee, to be one of policy of this Grand Lodge and, if the* use of Lodge rooms is to be continually extended to other bodies non-Masonic, your Committee is questioning where the matter may stop.
A Resolution was adopted to the following effect:
"Resolved, That il is the sense of this Grand Lodge that the practice of renting or allowing their rooms, which have been erected and consecrated to Masonic use, to be used for other than Masonic purposes, be discontinued, except a Lodge may permit the use of its rooms to the Order of DeMolay and the Order of the Rainbow for Girls."
The Past Masters' Association met.
We look forward always with expectation, which is never disappointing, to the Report on Foreign Correspondence by Archie S. Harriman, Grand Secretary. We quote his Fore- word, to which he adds a list of outstanding subjects treated in his Reviews:
We offer to our brethren of Vermont the result of our year's reading in the Proceedings of Grand Lodges of the world, sixty-seven in number. We believe that the succeeding review — the thirteenth which we have prepared — will prove unusually interesting. We have found the annual addresses of Grand Masters rather excelling those of past years. This may, in some cases, be due to the modern movement for Masonic Education; in some cases, we feel sure, to the urgent desire to build up Masonry arising from the great effect of the depression on the membership; and, of course, in excep- tional cases, to the native ability and Masonic zeal of a Grand Master here and there.
From these exceptionally fine addresses, we have selected portions which especially appeal to us and we recommend them to the attention of our readers. We have also sought to include all the interesting news of every Grand Lodge received.
Under Alberta we read:
Alberta presented a flag of the province on request of the Grand Lodge of Iowa. Most of the provinces of Canada also yielded to the request. The Grand Master felt that Grand Lodge would have "nothing but the most sincere praise for the proposal."
This from Arizona:
It is so with our Masonry. We may from time to time have to change some of those outward insignificant things about our Lodge work and our Lodge activities. But as the real power, electricity, remains unchanged, so does the real Masonry since the dawn of the world remain unchanged as a fundamental and necessary power of true life.
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British Columbia gives our colleague this opportunity:
Taking a hint from North Dakota, the Grand Master in- structed his Lodges to hold a "Masonic week," which the Craft seems to have enjoyed. Except that it got a lot of the members to attend a church service, we do not see the raison d'etre of the occasion.
The Grand Master was pleased to state that so far as he knew no Mason or his family has been obliged to depend on public funds "for the comforts of life."
We confess that we cannot see it that way. If the State provides certain funds for the relief of its indigent citizens, there can be no stigma attached to any Mason who takes ad- vantage of them — in fact, it is our opinion that these public funds should be made use of before application for relief is made to the Lodge.
We quote from the California Review:
I have observed with chagrin in the past few months some evidence of bigotry and intolerance in some members of the Craft. This spirit is foreign to the teachings and precepts of Masonry.
Masonry has always stood for human liberty and liberty of conscience, and nothing could be more detrimental to it than a spirit of intolerance and bigotry, which would inevitably breed inharmony and discord in our ranks.
Canada at Hamilton is reviewed in friendly spirit. We appreciate his appreciation of M. W. Bro. Copus:
"The address of the Grand Master was a very fine paper, filled with Masonic spirit. We wish we could reproduce it in full. It would be good education for all Masons to read it."
"The Grand Master made a suggestion which we should like to see tried out: T thoroughly believe that we should have some official of Grand Lodge, or some committee thereof, that will examine all charges before the machinery of Masonic justice is set in motion'."
Canada gives a "Long Service Medal" to those who have been Past Masters of Lodges for fifty years.
One night the Past Grand Master lined up half those present on one side of the room and half "on the other, as we all used to do for "spelling matches" in our school days. He warned the brethren that he was about to ask questions on Masonry and that no one must be annoyed if he could not answer and was sent to his seat. He then proceeded and con- tinued till all were "down" — and everyone was in the best of good humor.
The report on Fraternal Correspondence was again by Bro. Ponton. Like all the reports of this expert, it is a superior production. His "Analytical and Topical Index of Subjects and Comments" is a monument to his hours of hard work.
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His Review of Chile is as follows:
Sixty-third Annual, June 9.
Grand Master, M. W. Hermano David Benavente.
Grand Secretary, R. W. Augustin I. Palma. R, Santiago.
There has been received only one document from the Grand Lodge of Chile, a document containing only the Grand Master's annual address and the report of the Grand Sec- retary.
The Grand Master reports that their Masonic labors have proceeded normally, accenting more and more the real Masonic labor of teaching idealism, the conceptions of spiritual freedom and personality, conceptions which he feels are un- fortunately on the way to destruction in the world "y sobre todo, en nuestro pais" — and above all in our country.
Ireland's Review has the following reference:
His Majesty, the King, also honored our Grand Master by conferring upon him the Order of King Charles XIII. We were all of us tremendously impressed by the magnificene and beauty of the Swedish ritual, and also by the perfection with which it was worked.
Every one sees, or thinks he sees, the Light breaking.
The better day is just around the corner, and like the watchman in the temple of old, they are exclaiming: "The Sun is risen as far as Hermon."
New Brunswick has the following reference to the Eastern Star:
1. It must be universally recognized that the Order re- ferred to is not and cannot be Masonic.
2. It is equally clear that such order is not and cannot be affiliated to or connected with Masonry in any respect.
3. It is undesrable that Masons, partcularly the Secre- taries of Lodges, should give to anyone for use in connection with such order, any information as to the standing of mem- bers of our Lodges.
Western Australia and the Archdeacon furnish the follow- ing:
Archdeacon's reviews are always spicy and yet filled with that Masonic wisdom that can only be gained by long ex- perience. His foreword is a general review of Masonic con- ditions. From it, we quote:
Jurisdictional Roster or Mailing List? — On more than one occasion I have drawn attention to the custom in some Juris- dictions of printing full rosters or registers of their Lodge membership. In some instance these lists reach prodigious proportions.
Of our Past Masters' Association, he says:
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Vermont has Past Masters' Associations, and apparently, a prominent function of theirs seems to be that of conferring the Past Master's Degree, which nowadays sems to be almost as curious an anomaly as Koko's "lady novelist." "I think these associations might well consider their function to be more than the working of the Past Master's Degree." R. A. Masons, of course, know why such a degree is worked, but an Association for such a purpose seems like using a steam- hammer to secure a passage for midges to the midges' Elysium.
Lloyd P. Wilkins of Rutland represents Canada, and R. W. Bro. James M. Malcolm, an outstanding Mason of high report, is the Grand Representative of Vermont.
VICTORIA
W. Warren Kerr, retiring Grand Master.
His Excellency Lord Huntingfield, K.C.M.G., Grand Master.
William Stewart, Grand Secretary.
Quarterly Communication held at Town Hall, Melbourne, 20th March, 1935.
Three Past Grand Masters present.
Canada's Grand Representative not present. He does not often miss.
Forty-nine visitors from sister Grand Lodges were present as guests — Tasmania, New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia, New Zealand and Queensland.
Investment of this prosperous Jurisdiction totalled £256,263.
Those brethren who are in default are included among the exclusions, and at each Quarterly Meeting we are glad to note that several exclusions were removed.
The deaths of deceased brethren are recorded at each Quarterly Meeting.
Membership 49,800. Loss for year 811.
One hundred and twenty-nine visitations were made by Grand Lodge and 126 ceremonies were performed.
The retiring Grand Master, W. Warren Kerr, who had ruled the Craft for three years, spoke of the happy and bene- ficial effects that would follow the support of the Freemason's Hospital and Nursing Home at East Melbourne. He thus concluded :
I suggest that a fruitful source of the growing power of Freemasonry is to be found in its general attitude to the great realities of life.
If one recalls for a moment familiar passages in the ritual, one realizes how true it is that there is no phase of human
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experience to which the teaching of Freemasonry does not relate itself. For example, Freemasonry has a very clearly defined attitude regarding honor and virtue, poverty and the external advantages, of rank and fortune, brotherly love and fidelity, slander and the virtue of silence; towards the practice of fortitude, prudence, justice, temperance, and in the exercise of humility and of sympathy; towards the fulfilment of the obligations of citizenship; towards the stern facts of life and death.
His Excellency the Grand Master-elect was then obligated, addressed, invested and installed. Grand Honors were given and the following was sung:
Ages have passed since first our Art descended, Ages on ages may it yet remain.
Join every heart in one full chorus blended,
Long may our noble Art high state maintain.
The new Grand Master spoke felicitously:
I hope they will have an opportunity to see something of the state, which is well known to some of them, but to others will be a new experience. That forty-nine officers of Grand Lodges of Australia are here indicates the tremendous interest they take in Freemasonry, and reflects a very great compli- ment on myself.
Lord Baden-Powell is an officer of my old regiment, the Thirteenth Hussars. I hope very much that Masons through- out the state will take an interest in this movement, which has received such an uplift by that visit.
The choir sang the anthem "The Three Great Pillars."
William Warren Kerr was appointed Pro Grand Master.
Representatives of sister Grand Lodges, including His Excellency Sir Ernest Clark, Grand Master of Tasmania, brought fraternal greetings.
From the report of the Freemasons' Home we read:
The financial statement, which accompanies this report, discloses a steady improvement in so far as all accounts are concerned.
W. Kemp is the Grand Representative of Canada, and H. D. Roberts is the Grand Representative of Victoria with us.
Quarterly Communication Melbourne, 19th June, 1935, His Excellency on the Throne.
The President of the Board, seconded by the President of the Board of Benevolence, moved the report authorizing the Board to call for tenders for the new hospital, for which it is proposed to provide 60 beds and 38 nurses, at a cost of £80,000. The land has been paid for and an appeal to raise £44,000 balance required, was made to all.
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Music is a factor in the harmony of Victoria brethren and country visitors are never neglected.
Quarterly Communication Melbourne, September 19, 1935, His Excellency again in the chair.
The Grand Master paid an eloquent tribute to the late Lord Ampthill and a message of sorrow and sympathy was sent to the Grand Lodge of England.
A fine tribute was paid to the late M. W. Dr. A. T. Holden, C.B.E., as follows:
Brethren, in the passing to the life beyond the grave of M. W. Bro. the Rev. Dr. Albert Thomas Holden, the Metho- dist Church of Australia has lost an honored and trusted leader, the state a distinguished and worthy citizen, and the Masonic fraternity an eminent and revered Freemason, and a greatly loved friend and brother. In many a home through- out the length and breadth of Australia, and in other lands, too, his genial personality and helpful words will long be remembered with pleasure and thankfulness.
We thank God for so fine an example, so great a life.
Grand Registrar, in advocating the Hospital Fund, said:
With absolute unanimity, we are definitely committed to this scheme, which, it is felt, will show that we, as Freemasons, are prepared to put our principles into practice.
It is difficult to imagine that there is any Metropolitan Lodge member who could not afford a sum less than 2^d. per week, and, in the case of country members, less than 2d. per week to provide accommodation which will enable the Craft to care for its own sick and also to provide the best possible services free of charge for those members who cannot afford to pay for hospital attention out of their own pockets.
The Grand Lodge choir rendered the anthems, "The Long Day Closes" and "God Sends the Right."
Quarterly Communication at Melbourne, 18th December, 1935, His Excellency on the Throne.
The Grand Master paid a tribute to the late Lord Cornwallis and an expression of sympathy was despatched to the Grand Lodge of England:
R. W. Bro. the Bishop of Buckingham paid a notable and eloquent tribute to Lord Cornwallis, in which he referred to his consistency, absolute adhesion to principle, and loyalty to truth, his noble service at Gallipoli and in Palestine, and his unfailing sympathy and devotion to duty.
His Excellency was renominated as Grand Master to succeed himself, -and accepted.
He had been closely associated with Freemasonry in England in a Lodge composed of members of the House of Lords and the House of Commons. He came from the
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heart of the Empire and was in touch with the centre of our national life. As Governor of Victoria he was a link between us and the Motherland.
His services were entirely at the disposal of Freemasonry, and he would do all he could to uphold its great traditions in this state. He was immensely proud of having been born in Australia, and of having been honored by His Majesty in appointing him his representative in Victoria.
The Grand Lodge choir rendered the anthems, "In Jewry Is God Known" and "Ring Out, Wild Bells."
The Grand Secretary presented the Report on Foreign Correspondence by Representatives of the sister constitutions, wishing for all continuous and increased responsibility.
Under Florida Review we read:
The intoxicating liquor traffic question, like "Banquo's Ghost," has again turned up to haunt American Grand Lodges. The Committee on Jurisprudence recommended that Regula- tions which made it unlawful for any Freemason to enter upon and engage in the business of liquor selling, and which were suspended during prohibition, became revived immediately upon the repeal of the prohibition amendment. Serving beer in Masonic temples or Lodge rooms or at Masonic banquets is not permitted.
This from the Review of Scotland:
The peculiar Swedish Rite proved very interesting, but the Grand Master told his Grand Lodge that he was impressed with the standard demanded from initiates.
The present year, with the bi-centenary celebrations, will see a wonderful gathering of Scots Masons from the four quarters of the earth and the islands of the sea. Scotland is proud, and well she may be, that the throne will be occupied by the Duke of Renfrew — better known to the Sassenach as His Ro3'al Highness the Prince of Wales.
Canada's Proceedings evidently did not reach Victoria.
The Conference of Secretaries of Subordinate Lodges was held in Freemasons' Hall, 25th September, 1935, both Grand Master and Pro Grand Master being present.. Among the Lodges represented, about 300 in all, we note the following names: Australia Felix, Australia Felix of Hiram, Geelong Unity and Prudence, All Nations'.
The agenda is a full one, the opening address being made by His Excellency the Grand Master, who said among other pleasant things:
To-day I understand there are with us some 300. I think you will all agree with me that that is a magnificent response to the third Conference of Secretaries.
In the first place, you are very important men, indeed,
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in Lodges. Masters may come and go, but Secretaries must go on forever. (Laughter.) You should be the eye and ear and helpmate of the Master, and on you depends to a very great extent the honor and high estate in which your Lodges find themselves. In fact, you are the permanent officials of the Lodges, and while I know that Secretaries go from time to time and are replaced by others, geneally speaking, that is your position.
Lodges should not be too big. The threshold of Free- masonry is lost if Lodges are too large. You do not get to know each other thoroughly and well. Also, there is the diffi- culty of those who are keen in Freemasonry getting to the top — it takes such a long time. I am not going to suggest how it can be done.
One of the Secretaries reports:
We had a case of one brother who was a P.M. I got in touch with the Secretary of his Lodge, who told me he had resigned, owing quite an amount for dues. When that brother came along next time he was asked to produce his last receipt for dues. He said it was home, and he was told to go there.
V. W. Bro. Reverend F. Chisholm, one of the Secretaries, told a story:
I want to say, first of all, that I appreciate very highly the generous men of my own church body in granting me leave of absence to do a very noble and important work for Free- masonry in this territory. I feel in the position of a minister who wanted to change into the police force. The chief com- missioner wanted to examine him as to the distinguishing characteristics of a policeman's heart, and he asked him: "What would you do to disperse an angry crowd?" He said, "I would take up a collection."
VIRGINIA
Reverend Thomas W. Hooper, Grand Master.
James M. Clift, Grand Secretary.
The Proceedings are printed and published by the Masonic Home Press of the Virginia Home, at Highland Springs, and reflect great credit upon the good Craftsmanship making the art preservative.
An Emergent Communication was held to lay the Corner- stone of the Administration Building of the Virginia Poly- technic Institute.
Another Emergent meeting was held to lay the founda- tion-stone of the Infirmary Building, which was the gift of Dr. and Mrs. Barrett, of Alexandria, as a memorial to their son.
The One Hundred and Fifty-eighth Communication of the Grand Lodge of the Commonwealth of Virginia was held in Richmond, February 11, 1936.
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The G.H.P. was presented by Doctor John T. Cochran; and Dr. William Moseley Brown, Grand Commander Knights Templar, was also present. He said in his response:
I am happy to acknowledge this recognition, and to bring you the fraternal greetings of the six or seven thousand mem- bers of the Templar host in the Old Dominion, and to say to you that we are, first. Blue Lodge Masons, then Chapter Masons, then Knights Templar Masons." He closed with this admonition: "Don't do too much talking and you won't get into trouble."
Canada had the honour of being represented by Grand Treasurer William S. Pettit, of Richmond, whom this Reviewer well remembers.
For the Past Grand Masters, M.W. Bro. Green said:
There is no force more potent for good in this life than a living, unselfish personality, and the living, unselfish person- ality of Most Worshipful Brother Tom Hooper is indeed one of the assets of Grand Lodge of Virginia.
Then followed the following interesting item:
M.W. The Grand Master presented to Grand Lodge his blood-brother, J. J. Hooper, and General Frank F. Cocheu, both residents of Washington, D.C., the latter commanded Dr. Hooper's regiment during the World War in France.
The Grand Masters of D. of C. and N.C. were accorded Grand Honours.
The address of the G.M. is an outstanding one and we do not apologize for making copious extracts. He lived up to his reputation for ability and humor:
"... grateful for blessings which have been new every morning and fresh every evening."
"The full record of the year's work cannot be appreciated unless we think of the thousands who are not here."
There is many a Mason, officer or private, whose name does not appear large on the annals of men, but who does his share in making up the total of that influence which Masonry has always exerted.
I salute these absent Brethren. And I greet you.
"I shall ask the Grand Chaplain to lead the Grand Lodge in prayer, not for the illustrious dead who now have no need for our prayers, but for those who are bereaved and for ourselves."
"Beyond this vale of tears There is a life above, Unmeasured by the flight of years; And all that life is love." "Peace hath her victories No less renown'd than war."
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Following the lead of my predecessor, and with congratu- lations and affection, I presented emblems to those of our Brethren who have been Masons fifty years or more; to one hundred and thirty-eight of them.
It has always seemed to me a pity that Grand Lodge does not make larger use of the seasoned abilities of Past Grand Masters.
Grand Lodge knows something of the abilities of these Brethren, and will learn much more as the years go by.
I venture to call especial attention to two of these officers who are a sort of immovable jewels. Grand Lodge has a treasure in its Grand Treasurer. Much of his work does not show on the surface.
If it be true, as the colored preacher said, that procrastina- tion is the chief doctrine of the Presbyterian church, then there are far more Presbyterians in the Lodges of Virginia than one would have thought. Fine officers of the Grand Lodge should not have their patience tried.
He can easily appreciate the truth of Grand Master Quinn's remark that the office of Grand Master is too honor- able to be declined and too responsible to be sought.
"Let not him that girdeth on the harness boast himself as he that putteth it off."
Last year, I even went so far as to express the belief that Masonic infomation will solve most of our problems. I still believe that.
To this end, in all my talks to Lodges or to districts, I have tried to do what I could in the matter of inciting a desire for information.
Grand Lodge went into the Masonic Service Association for one year.
These facts are gleaned. All who reported consider the Short Talk Bulletins interesting and informative.
The Masonic Home Press finished the year with a net profit of some $1200.
The Masonic Home continues to be the outstanding work of Grand Lodge.
The Committee on Endowment for the Masonic Home reports that it has been instrumental in adding to the endow- ment this year $41,000, in cash, bonds and endowment policies.
One thought expressed at the laying of the cornerstone is repeated for the ears of those who will and can hear: that is, that when one person thinks of doing a fine thing, it may suggest a similar fine thing to the minds of others. Even with the Infirmary built, the Home needs a recreational center and it needs a chapel. Even the erection of a chapel can wait on the erection of a recreational center.
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This may sound to some like a luxury, but any physician and anyone else who is acquainted with the poblems of young people assembled in large numbers knows that it is a need which amounts almost to a necessity for the well-being of these young people.
Through rain, sleet, snow, heat and cold, I traveled the roads through almost every county in Virginia — through the mountains of the south, west and southwest; over the undu- lations of the Piedmont section; and along the stretches of tidewater and seacoast.
And they were so gracious, so courteous, and so hos- pitable, that they created a powerful temptation to the Grand Master to think that it was a matter personal to him. Although his humor saved him from this temptation, no man can rob him of the delightful memories of meeting with Brethren all over the State.
It is always distressing when a Brother is guilty of un- Masonic conduct, but there never has been a time when the plumbline of Amos needed more to be applied than it does now. Since some Brethren are guilty of un-Masonic con- duct, it is a sign of health in the Lodges when such Brethren are brought to trial.
With our system of having trials held by a commission of Past Masters, and the right of appeal added, justice comes as near being assured as is possible perhaps for human beings.
The making of decisions is an important and rather trying function of the Grand Master.
"When self the wavering balance holds 'Tis rarely right adjusted."
The Brethren are tremendously in earnest in their differ- ences, and it is hoped that they see that the Grand Master is at least honest in his decisions. And he must say to himself, "Ah, when shall all men's good Be each man's rule, and universal peace Lie like a shaft of light across the land. And like a lane of beams athwart the sea, Thro' all the circle of the golden year?"
I decided that the debt of a Lodge is not the debt of Grand Lodge, and that the Grand Ma:?ter of Masons in Virginia is not a collecting agent for an}- insurance company.
I decided that, as a Lodge may not sue a Brother in court for his dues, the obligation to pay Lodge dues is not a legal obligation, but a moral one. Therefore a legal decision does not free this Brother from his dues to the Lodge.
In order to protect the Fraternity, it is necessary that the Lodge which votes on an applicant for the degrees shall know the applicant. This is fundamental. For this reason vouchers for the applicant are required. For this reason Grand Lodge
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has decided that a Lodge may not waive jurisdiction over a candidate and thus shift its responsibility in voting upon him. Where a man votes is secondary to this.
And he tells us that the secret of the perpetual youth of his feelings was that he had concentrated his whole aim in life on having a God-like character. He had learned that this was God's aim for him and he had made it his aim for himself.
And that is God's aim for you and me. For this, the sun rises and sets, the seasons come and go, the earth is held in its orbit. For this, joys and sorrows come into our lives, disappointments, temptations and trials.
He concludes thus:
May God grant to each of us so earnest a desire to be a real builder, that with courageous and singing hearts all our lives on the earth, we may walk steadily into the light, until our faith is lost in sight, until our hope ends in fruition, until we shall know as accurately as we are known, until we are not for God shall take us.
M.W. Bro. Lee Davis said:
"There are more things passed to the Past Grand Masters' notice in these days than I have ever known before. One thing he said about his church: he had more new members than in any year before in his pastorate, which I assume to be due to the fact that he was absent a great deal more than usual." (Laughter and applause.)
G. M. White, of West Virginia, told another story: I am reminded of a story that comes from the jurisdiction of John Anderson, of a senator who had a colored boy work- ing on his plantation. He was in love with one of the colored girls that he called "Maria." The senator was going to the county seat, so his boy Mose said, -"Would you mind gittin' me a marriage license when you go up there today"? "No, I will be very glad to do it." So he brought back a marriage license for Mose and the yellow girl, Maria Ann, without knowing that Mose had changed his affections. When he brought back the license, Mose told him that he wanted the license changed to another name. "That's all right, Mose," said the senator, "I am going back next week, and will have another license made out for you; it will only cost you a quarter extra." "Nemmine, Boss," said Mose, "jes let it go de way 'tis; there ain't twenty-five cents difference between theme niggers, nohow." So I am reminded, as I look over the Grand Jurisdictions here tonight, there is not twenty-five cents difference between them.
The Grand Master of N.C. said:
"My Brother, it means that we Grand Masters must stand before our Past Grand Masters and make our little speeches, but it will not be long before we can also sit back on our
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benches next as Past Grand Masters and hear the embryonic talent of the Grand Master. I expect it is part of our educa- tion— or punishment, I do not know which — that we have to demonstrate and have to keep on demonstrating whether we can make a speech or cannot make a speech."
The thought occurred to me that Freemasonry is some- what after that fashion. We have big men, we have strong men, we have Lodges that represent the helter-skelter pile of brick, not any particular form or shape. There are those well laid by the Master Hand, forming a beautiful and perfect mould. The thought occurred to me also that it required something to transform that pile of brick into a building good to look at. It required labor, and plenty of it. It required the objective, and plan and purpose. It required some one to make that plan, and then it required the trowel and the square and the plumb, because the building had to be perpendicular, all of its angles had to be squared. But there was something more necessary, and that was the cement in which those bricks were laid.
A friend of mine makes this distinction between friend- ship and brotherhood. I have a very large circle of acquaint- ances, many of them I can call by their first names. From that circle of acquaintances I have a smaller circle that I call friends, men in whose company I feel at ease, men with whom I prefer to associate more often; but from even that small circle of friends I have a smaller circle of men I call brothers, men to whom I can commit my deepest secrets and feel confi- dent when it is in their breasts, the man to whom I can go for his advice and counsel and feel assured that he will give me his very best; a man to whom I can go and lay my problems before him and receive a brother's sympathy.
The new Infirmary was dedicated, the G.M. presented Dr. Barrett, who said:
"In the heart of a Mother, who walked to the very gates of death with her little boy, and saw him pass into the glories of another day, was born the idea of this Memorial; in her name and willingness, I present this Infirmary to the M.W. Grand Lodge of Virginia."
Lynwood P. Harrell was elected Grand Master and in his response he said:
Most Worshipful Brother Hooper and Brethren, you think what your reaction is going to be, when you start in line as Grand Junior Deacon, and of course the thought occurs right then, "I wonder what it will feel like when I get in the East." From my experience, I defy any man to really fathom his feelings when he gets to the East.
M.W. Bro. Showalter also spoke:
Back up in the mountains, one year ago, I heard for the first time, almost first-hand knowledge, of the wit and humor
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of our Past Grand Master, Dr. Hooper. I heard he came on the stage just at this time, in the Grand Lodge of Virginia, and after being the recipient of many gifts, he asked, "Has anyone else anything to offer? I do not believe anyone has, so come, pull up that truck."
We grow older mighty rapidly; whether we grow wise rapidly depends a great deal upon our experiences.
The Grand Master has evidently not joined the benedicts, as the following would indicate:
"Brethren, you must see that these Brethren in Roanoke do know what I am supposed to do, anyhow."
(A voice: "Get married.")
"I am still traveling." (Laughter.)
Then followed a love feast of reciprocal oratory, M.W. Bro. Hooper saying:
"Brethren, some men have a very peculiar trait, of trying to make you believe that they are rough and hard-boiled. I have even known army officers that had very warm hearts.
"You remember that President Taft on one occasion was in this Grand Lodge after he was president, and he won the hearts of all of us by saying he had been a poor president, but in one respect he was like George Washington, and no one could get around it: that 'George Washington was President of the Lmited States, and he was President of the United States. George Washington was a Mason, and he was a Mason'."
Membership 40,492. Net loss 1,155.
John G. McDonald of Aurora is the worthy Grand Representative of Virginia.
The Fraternal Correspondence Reviews of James M. Clift, Grand Secretary, are in every way admirable, reflecting the spirit and experience of the Grand Secretary and Reviewer.
In the Arizona Review we read:
"Man's progress through life is not steadily onward.
"We may from time to time have to change some of those outward insignificant things about our Lodge work and about our Lodge activities, but real Masonry remains unchanged since the dawn, as a fundamental and necessary power of true life. Our crying need is for foresight, leadership and service to direct, clothe and girdle this unchangeable Masonry."
In the California Review:
One action makes a Virginia Mason — most of them — wonder a little.
He arrested the Charter of a Lodge for "using Lodge funds to purchase liquor" — we note there is added "and for factionalism."
This from Kentucky:
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The crowning glory of the teachings of our Order is to make good workmen of us all.
Under New York Review we read:
The Foreign Correspondence report of New York has become the outstanding one of its kind.
Our Foreign Correspondent, or Grand Historian (Ossian Lang), has a knowledge of men and institutions throughout the world which very few Masons, officially or otherwise, possess.
Under Asia and the Philippines we have this tribute:
Rarely have we read an address containing such a true spirit of Freemasonry throughout than that presented by M. W. Brother Camus.
Canada at Hamilton, and especially M. W. Bro. Copus, receive well merited approbation. We appreciate his kind words of good will. We read:
"Grand Master Copus presented a remarkably able por- trayal of Masonic ideals in his address."
He favored Lodges concerning themselves more by evidencing their devotion to the Crown and Empire.
We have often noted the similarity of District Deputy Grand Master's reports running along lines of those of Virginia. The average runs about eighteen Lodges, with some as high as thirty to the District — not all of these are in cities either.
"There is ample scope in our benevolent work, in the sphere of Masonic education, in the consideration of correct methods of Lodge financing, and the conservation of our re- sources, to utilize the efforts of our members who are animated by the spirit of Masonic service."
Wise words; worthy of some study!
The review is again by that Elder Statesman of the round table, Brother Ponton, — celebrated his 82nd birth anniversary 22nd January; the Grand Master congratulated him appropri- ately. Like Brother J. W. E. Archdeacon, of Western Australia, he is not limited as to space, using 247 pages of worthwhile information written by a master.
Of the National Grand Lodge of Egypt our colleague says:
Since the death of Mohammed Rifaat Bey, it is understood a consolidation of the two Grand Lodges has been effected, or steps looking to that end taken. Announcement list Moham- med Fahmy Pacha Grand Master, Abdel-Meguid Younes, Cairo, Grand Secretary.
Under Costa Rica we read:
Reports indicate continued progress in this small Grand Body.
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This under Panama:
Lodges 9. Members 450.
He was re-elected for a sixth term. Masonic Temple building having been damaged by termites, or wood-worms as these are named; repairs have been completed and grounds enclosed by a wall.
Guillermo Andreve, Grand Master; Jose Oiler, Grand Secretary.
A word or two under Puerto Rico:
Lodges 54. Members, about 3,300.
Our colleague says in his conclusion:
One Jurisdiction (Pennsylvania), in the writer's opinion, has the best "educational program" yet devised. The Grand Lodge law requiring every petitioner to pay with his petition the sum of forty dollars to Grand Lodge for Masonic Homes of Pennsylvania.
Our neighbor Grand Lodges in Canada, while showing losses, continue to maintain a pretty even balance; while Australian Grand Lodges appear to be coming back to what may be called normal conditions again.
WASHINGTON
Walter H. Steffey, Grand Master.
Horace W. Tyler, Grand Secretary.
From the biography of the Grand Master, we take the following :
His year as Grand Master might well be termed as "the era of good feeling," for it was marked by the most friendly, fraternal relationship to all with whom he came in contact.
Ralph E. Tieje was elected Grand Master at this meeting.
The Seventy-ninth Annual convened in Tacoma 16th June, 1936.
Twenty-one Past Grand Masters reported for duty and honor, the largest list with one exception, in this Reviewer's Reviews.
Walter F. Meier duly answered Roll Call as Canada's Representative.
A fine musical program preceded the actual transactions of Grand Lodge.
Distinguished visitors from Oregon and Idaho were ten- dered Grand Honors.
The address of welcome by Bro. Smitley, the Mayor of Tacoma, was really worth while. We can only quote one paragraph:
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My brothers, the Golden Rule is an immutable, central truth around which men are oriented as nowhere else, toward which they must direct their conduct in business, religion or government, or suffer self-destruction.
In his response, the Junior Grand Warden said:
Let us pledge anew our allegiance to those things which are Masonic, those things which are American, those things which are represented by our flag, those things which are ex- pressed so plainly and clearly in the Golden Rule.
From the message of the Grand Master the following:
It has been my privilege to visit all of the districts in our jurisdiction with the exception of Alaska.
I attended the State Convention of the De Molay at Tacoma and addressed that meeting.
Upon proper request from a constitutional number of brethren residing within the concurrent jurisdiction of Seattle, I granted a dispensation for the formation of a new Lodge to be known as Research Lodge.
We have on our Home grounds quite an extensive tract of wooded ground which, if properly developed, could be made into a beautiful park. Such a park in my opinion would not only be a source of pleasure to our guests but would serve as an attractive place for Lodges to hold their picnics and other functions.
The essential secrets of Freemasonry are signs, grips, words, and all modes of recognition together with all other parts of our ritual that have a direct bearing thereon. I directed the Grand Lecturer to exclude these from the printed cypher.
A Masonic club located at the site of the Grand Coulee Dam desired permission to open the club on the Third Degree of Masonry for the purpose of transacting business and ritualistic work.
I ruled that no group of Masons could open a meeting on any degree of Masonry except Lodges regularly constituted or under dispensation.
Manito Lodge desired to establish a "Widows and Orphans Fund" in order to pay the funeral expenses of each member who subscribed to the fund. I ruled that such a proposition would, in my opinion, be improper for the Lodge to undertake as a Lodge.
Upon inquiry of the Master of a Lodge, I ruled that the Lodge cannot confer the title of Honorary Past Master upon one of its members.
I ruled that no permission was necessary for a Lodge to hold joint installation with the Eastern Star.
Cornerstones of Federal and School Buildings were duly laid.
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Membership 41,010. Net loss 1,219.
Many real estate transactions are reported and convey- ances and contracts executed.
The Grand Representatives were thus welcomed:
We stand here to-day as a visible emblem of the various Jurisdictions we represent. But the eternal thing which we represent is the Mystic Tie which extends like a network between your Grand Jurisdiction and the Grand Jurisdictions which we have the honor to represent.
Walter F. Meier, Canada's Grand Representative, said in his Report with regard to the recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges:
We have not had a sufficient opportunity to make an examination with respect to these applications to determine the propriety of extending fraternal recognition and exchang- ing Grand Representatives.
The following sweeping negative Resolution was referred to the Jurisprudence Committee:
Theefore, be it hereby resolved, That all laws of this Grand Lodge pertaining to the liquor business be and they are hereby repealed.
Grand Master Bennett of Oregon said:
"But there is also another bit of verse that I have dis- covered in Oregon. 'The world is full of roses, and the roses full of dew, and the dew is full of heavenly love which drips on me and you'."
This sobriquet came to me in due season, and they began to call me — a member of the cloth— Battleship Bennett.
You know a battleship is of small account unless it has with it the big guns, and when these big guns shoot — the technical word is that the big guns speak, and some of them speak for eight miles, an eight-inch gun, a twelve-inch gun speaks for twelve miles, and a seventeen-inch gun speaks to a splendid distance of seventeen miles. You will hear from these big guns here to-day later.
D. Rufus Cheney said:
And one good brother from the north stood up and he said he had heard about this Texas state a lot, and he really believed it all, and he understood that all good Texans were Democrats, and he was just wondering if all the Democrats were made into one big Democrat if there was enough water in Niagara Falls to wash them to be lily white Republicans. And if there isn't enough it is here in Tacoma to-day. (Laughter.)
From the Report of Grand Historian Greer we take the following:
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A plea for charity, based on the well-known prayer, "For- give us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us."
I quote briefly from an exposition on this subject by that profound scholar and author and most eminent Mason, Dr. Joseph Fort Newton, "How many tender memories these old familiar words evoke in the mind of a Mason. Often in the open Lodge — alas, all too often beside the open grave — he has heard them march with slow majestic step to the measure of the Pleyel hymn. Never were words and melody more fitly blended, and they induce a mood pensive indeed, but not plaintive, rich in pathos without being poignant — a mood of sweet sadness caught at that point where it stops short of bitter, piercing grief."
"I'd like to be the sort of friend that you have been to me; I'd like to be the help that you've been always glad to be; I'd like to mean as much to you, each moment of the day As you have meant, old friend of mine, to me along the way. "I'm wishing at this very time that I could but repay A portion of the gladness that you've strewn along my way; And could I have one wish this day, this only would it be: I'd like to be the sort of friend that you have been to me."
Grand Orator Kinne delivered the oration. We quote:
Masonry is an active, living principle. Its ritual, its sym- bolism and its drama are not mere empty forms, but they contain and exemplify two great, important truths, that God is the Creator and Father of us all; its great purpose is to
intensify that relationship.
The subversive thing I mentioned is Communism. What
is it? What are its fundamental purposes? Communism ad- vocates: (1) Hatred of God and all forms of religion; (2) destruction of private property, and inheritance; (3) absolute social and racial equality; promotion of class hatred; (4) revolutionary propaganda through the Communist Inter- national, stirring up communist activities in foreign countries in order to cause strikes, riots, sabotage, bloodshed, and civil war; (5) destruction of all forms of representative or demo- cratic governments, including civil liberties, such as freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, and trial by jury; (6) the ultimate and final objective is by means of world revolution to establish the dictatorship of the so-called proletariat into one world union of soviet socialist republics with the capital at Moscow.
A love feast followed installation, Grand Master Tieje saying:
As our ancient brethren, building their temples, raising their cathedrals, carved in each stone, built in each facade and arch, something of the aspiration which was theirs toward a
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finer and higher existence, so we, working in the warm hearts and the life of men, seek to build something nearer to that God-head toward which we all aspire.
M. W. Bro. Frank A. Copus, one of the most eloquent of our Past Grand Masters, is the Grand Representative of Washington.
Walter F. Meier precedes his Annual Review with a Foreword, from which we take the following sentences:
While we realized that we would have to "find" ourselves as we proceeded in order to determine upon our style, yet we approached our work with a predetermination that our brethren would not be interested so much in just "facts and figures" as they would be in ascertaining something about the progress of Masonry as gleaned from what has been said and done by the leaders in the various jurisdictions.
From the Review of Arkansas this citation: "Commonwealth College" of Mena. Lucien Koch, the head of the college, was called, and testified, among other things, that he did not believe in God. When asked, "Do you respect the American Flag?" his answer was, "I refuse to answer without advice of counsel." Others testified simi- larly. But now comes the most startling part of the report:
"Now note how this cancerous growth from Arkansas is spreading and infecting the rest of the country, reaching even into very high governmental places.
"A short time after the legislature adjourned Lucien Koch gave up his position as the head of Commonwealth and went to Washington, where he now occupies an important executive position. The man who was head of Commonwealth before Koch has been an official in Washington for about two years and was recently promoted and given an allotment of fifty million dollars to spend in the work of rehabilitation settle- ments.
"It is disturbing to think of the kind of people he may place in these government-built communities."
The following comments are taken from our colleague's friendly and fraternal Review of Canada:
Now it is our pleasure to review the proceedings of Canada, held in Hamilton. Being the Grand Representative of this Grand Lodge, near the Grand Lodge of Washington, we feel almost as if we were writing about our own activities. M. W. Bro. Frank A. Copus, Grand Master, was present representing us.
I find myself quite unable to conclude without especially thanking you for the courage with which you referred to the presence in our midst of those who are the disciples of an
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alien political creed and who are exploiting for their own ends the sufferings of the unfortunate and deserving unem- ployed.
"The address of M. W. Bro. Frank A. Copus, Grand Master, is replete with sensible expressions regarding the unusual conditions prevailing generally in the world.. We feel that we should make a substantial quotation from this address concerning this matter, as follows:"
Our children will have little reason to admire the fairness or the honesty of their fathers in this matter of public financ- ing. Furthermore, the gayly unconcerned manner in which interest obligations are being disregarded by certain munici- palities is not the least ominous symptom of a dangerous degeneration of public morals.
Surely, here is a Grand Master who knows what he thinks and has the courage of expressing it.
We have already quoted generously from the admirable address of the Grand Master.
The Committee on the Condition of Masonry makes an exceedingly interesting report.
From the Review of England:
"I think we have all been specially touched by the sym- pathy of the American people. The words used by the Speaker of the Virginian House of Delegates are no doubt known to you, but they will bear repetition. He began by saying, 'The King is ill.' You see that in his mind there was only one King. Then he went on to say, 'The daughter has not wandered so far from the mother but that the Virginians here assembled unite with the people of England in the sincere hope that the King may have a speedy recovery.' That, alas, was a vain hope, but it was a noble expression of the feelings of a great nation."
"We were gratified to find that in the Argentine, Uruguay and Brazil the happiest fraternal relations exist between the Sovereign Jurisdictions and English Freemasons, and we feel sure that so long as this fraternal bond exists between these bodies, good results must ensue."
A very interesting feature supplementary to the Cor- respondence Review is a reproduction of psges of plates of the seals of different Grand Jurisdictions. The Latin mottos are very interesting indeed. We quote regarding "The Heraldry of Masonry" an address by M. W. Bro. Meier, W.M. of Research Lodge. He has brought them all together in a comparative study. To his scholarly work, the Masonic world will appreciatively respond:
"Every human institution, every condition existing in the social structure, is the off-spring of that which has gone before. It was this thought that prompted the poet, who
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characterized himself as the 'heir of all the ages,' to say — " 'Yet I, doubt not thru' the ages one increasing purpose runs, And the thoughts of men are widened with the process of the suns.'
"The seal of the Grand Lodge of Washington is an in- teresting one, within the oval on the left is a man, dressed in colonial costume, holding in his right hand a sprig of acacia, and in his left an anchor, underneath is the motto 'Exitus acta probat,' taken from the coat of arms of George Washington, meaning 'The result justifies the acts.'
"The list of mottoes is as follows:
"Alabama — Sit lux et lux fuit: Let there be light, and there was light.
"Arizona — Ditat Deus: God enriches. "Connecticut — Sumus fratres: We are brethren. "Kansas — Misteria non scripta: The unwritten mysteries. "Louisiana — Virtute Silentio Amore: With virtue, silence and love.
"Maine — Regit: He rules.
"Maryland — Gloria Principium Prospectus and Finis: A glorious beginning, outlook and ending.
"Vermont — Antiquor montibus est Veritas: Truth is older than the mountains.
"Virginia — Spes mea Deo est: In God is my hope.
"The application of heraldry to Masonry is not at all an inapt one. A member of the Craft must, indeed, be a knight and, as the knight of old was expected to be faithful unto death, so with him.
"Enter the lists! Draw the lance and charge until the enemy has been unhorsed and laid low in the dust! Then will the crown of honor be worthily placed upon the brow of the victor, and the glorious reward of triumph will characterize the life as immortalized by the raising of the Widow's Son."
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Fred. A. McMullen, Grand Master.
A. E. Jensen, Grand Secretary.
Dr. James S. Battye, Grand Master-elect.
The Proceedings are preceded by something new in photography, a colored portrait in full regalia of Dr. Battye.
Quarterly Communication was held at Boulder, 22nd August, 1935.
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A distinguished visitor, District Grand Master of the Goldfields District Grand Lodge of Scotland, was saluted with Grand Honors.
From the Grand Master's address the following:
To fraternize here with ray former Craft comrades and to meet the younger brethren who have been admitted since I left these Goldfields is to me a real pleasure, a fraternal joy.
I am not in favor of railroading candidates through our degrees, and, except in special circumstances, I will not grant a dispensation for any quick movement in the advancement of candidates.
Unaffiliated brethren visiting Lodges in any Jurisdiction should indicate in the attendance register that they are un- affiliated.
Quarterly Communication Perth, 28th November, 1935. The brethren appear to be particular regarding regalia and evening dress.. A brother moved the following Resolution:
"That the following words be added to Resolution (b) (Fourth Australian Masonic Conference): 'Provided that this direction shall not apply when a dinner jacket is worn un- buttoned'."
The object of the regulation is plain; it is to enable Wardens to see if brethren are wearing the apron appropriate to their rank.
If brethren choose to wear a dinner jacket buttoned, they must wear the belt over the jacket, but if they wear the jacket unbuttoned it will be unnecessary for them to wear the apron belted over the jacket.
Queensland has the hottest climate in Australia.
We are intelligent enough to decide the matter for our- selves.
From the Grand Master's address the following: Because of that calm Masonic atmosphere our business to-night will be of somewhat routine character, but that fact will not. I trust, detract in the least from the fraternal good- fellowship with characterizes our Communications.
I granted a Charter to the Lodge of Fortitude, and I con- secrated and dedicated the new Lodge at the Masonic Hall, Leederville.
The Grand Treasurer reported funds of Grand Lodge were £98,000.
Quarterly Communication Perth 27th February, 1936.
From the Grand Master's address the following: His Majesty- was called to Higher Service in the Greater Kingdom, and sympathy intense and passionate went out to the widowed Queen and the members of the Royal Family.
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Here the brethren stood whilst the G. O. rendered a lament, at the conclusion of which the brethren sang "God Save the King."
I would remind brethren that nominations must be made without comment.
The introduction of Dr. Battye is as described: At the festive board of Grand Lodge and after perusing Report of Returning Officer, the Deputy Grand Master de- clared R. W. Bro. Dr. James Sykes Battye, P.D.G.M., duly elected M. W. Grand Master.
The Annual Communication was held at Perth 28th May, 1936.
From the Grand Master's address the following extracts:
Particularly do I welcome the brethren from country districts who have at some sacrifice to themselves at this season of the year come to Perth to take their part.
The most prominent item of labour on the agenda is the Installation of the Most Worshipful Grand Master-elect and for that event we have present with us Representatives of South Australia and Victoria, to whom we extend our fraternal greetings.
Our faith must be firmly placed in the God of Peace that He will control the minds and hearts of potentates and rulers of nations and of their respective peoples so that wars may cease and peace and goodwill prevail amongst all the nations of the earth.
There are two Masonic magazines published in this state. The competitive rivalry between them does not appear to be good for the Craft. Criticism of the proceedings of Grand Lodge while subjudice, and insidious advertisement of par- ticular brethren as candidates fof elective offices in Grand Lodge, are Masonically reprehensible features.
It may be that in the not far distant future Grand Lodge may deem it advisable — if not indeed necessary — to publish its own official organ.
"Your trust is restored to you pure and unsullied as I received it." Vale.
Three new Lodges have been organized. The Grand Inspector of Workings reports:
In visiting the various Lodges in the Metropolitan Area and meeting the brethren, one is struck with the general desire evinced to put into practice the principles and tenets of the Craft, which, after all, is the main reason for our existence- as an organization.
Membership 9,229. Net GAIN 215.
Distinguished visitors from the Grand Lodges of Scotland, Victoria and South Australia were welcomed.
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A jewel was presented to retiring Grand Master McMullen the G. M. saying:
It carries with it not its intrinsic value, but the value which is in the hearts of the brethren, and they feel sure that you will wear this jewel ever remembering the happy times that you have spent.
The Archbishop of Perth, Primate of Australia, was elected and installed Senior Grand Warden.
H. B. Collett, Grand Representative of Canada, was un- able to be present but sent apologies.
The new Grand Master in his concluding address said:
I recognize that the Grand Master is the servant of the Craft.
The regalia that I am wearing to-night was at one time used by, I think, the most eminent Grand Master that we possessed, the late Sir Winthrop Hackett. It has devolved upon me.
I also wish to express my thanks to the choir who have so voluntarily and willingly come together and assisted in the harmony of the Grand Lodge Proceedings to-night.
R. W. Bro. John Stevenson is the Grand Representative of Western Australia — a worthy Mason.
An outstanding feature of the Proceedings of Western Australia is of course the wonderful Correspondence Reviews of Brother James W. E. Archdeacon, P.S.G.W., who says in his introduction:
King George's practical sympathy with the sick and sorrowful and those who were weary and heavy-laden, could not do otherwise than feel that during his occupancy of the Throne he showed himself possessed of all those virtues which should distinguish a good man and true Freemason.
Grand Master, His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught, presided over Grand Lodge with a dignity and skill that won the respect and admiration of all.
But again death stepped into the ranks of Grand Lodge notables, and removed the lovable personality of Lord Cornwallis from amongst them, a brother who would have abundantly justified the choice of his Grand Master.
A legal tangle. — One frequently hears of "the glorious uncertainty of the law." Probably as often, if not oftener, one is confronted with the pronouncement, attributed to Mr. Bumble, that "the law is a hass." And if judgment may be based upon the interpretations placed by different Grand Masters in the United States on the amended form of the Eighteenth (Prohibition) Amendment, that law modifies the original one.
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Prosecution only lies if it is discovered that he has not disclosed to the taxation authorities the whole amount of his bootlegging income. That dims the halo.
It would seem that the only point on which there is fairly general agreement is that no alcoholic liquor can be served at festive boards.
Sometimes a Lodge will "hog" (U. S. term) the entire publicity for itself. Occasionally two, three, four, and even five Lodges will hold what is euphemistically termed a joint public installation, and thereby share the "sweetness of the uses of advertisement," which is an American paraphrase of a Shakespearianism.
Similarly, there are Masons who are prone to either comfort themselves or solve their difficulties with "that blessed word 'Automatic'." It seems to "come as a boon and a bless- ing to men," like the (at one time) greatly advertised "Pick- wick, the Owl, and the Waverley Pen."
I had almost added "no cards, no flowers.' He is auto- matically suspended. It will be remembered tha*: the famous John Gilpin rode with a bottle on each side of the saddle, the second, his poet tells us, being "to keep the balance true." And the supporters of automatical action provide a second bottle. Therefore, the moment the ayenbite of inwyt — by which our Anglo-Saxon forbears meant conscience — stirs the delinquent, and he pays up, his suspension is automatically removed, he is automatically restored, and his Lodge, which automatically knew him not, may automatically know him again, if he automatically decides to automatically attend. It is all vastly simple. Whether it will cure delinquency — I ha'e ma doots.
Bro. Denslow does think, however, that Freemasonry's teachings offer the political salvation of a disturbed world. To effect this, he suggests in a Foreword to his reviews for Missouri, "Unification of Freemasonry."
The history of Masonry in the countries named above, points only too often to the direct injection of politics into Masonry, instead of the indirect action of Masonic professors upon their policies. It was the first downward step.
He follows his Foreword with quotations from the opinions of his work entitled "As Ithers See Us," all of them earnest and complimentary.
From the Review of Alabama we take the following:
I am punished for my daring. The program of a similar function in 1935 has been barberised — shorn of all its "fun- niosities" — and presents a specific gravity even heavier than Mark Twain's shot-filled Dan'l, the Jumping Frog of Cala- veras County. Moreover, I have been presented with a copy of the agenda paper of the 1935 annual session of the stellar
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Grand Chapter. It is interesting; but, of course, I cannot unload in these pages the contents of the formidable booklet which constituted the program of the Angels, as an Alabama Grand Master styled them a few years ago.
This from the Review of Arkansas:
Grand Master Bunn had something nice to say concerning the Masonic Knights of the Round Table. "I believe any Grand Master will be a better Grand Master, and I am sure he will be a better-informed Mason if he will take time to read the addresses" (of Grand Masters) "and the fraternal correspondence in the several Jurisdictions."
Tendency is spreading — the complete antithesis of that protest of one of New York's greatest Grand Masters: "Masonry in politics — yes! Politics in Masonry— never!"
From the British Columbia Review:
Those Lodges do not believe in "passing the buck" to Grand Lodge, an operation for which too many Lodges in various Jurisdictions can always find an operating theatre.
Under California we read:
When asked by his questioner whether he would marry a Co-Mason, the loyal Mason ejaculated, "God forbid!"
The following kindly references were made to us in the Review of Canada at Hamilton:
The Grand Master's address was a perfect tour de force, in every way worthy of ranking with the notable utterances of his distinguished predecessors. As usual, it covered much ground, furnishing Grand Lodge with a more than interesting presentation of the year's activities and M. W. Bro. Copus' views concerning the Masonic problems of the day. The reviewer would gladly give most, if not all, of the address, but it is twenty-five pages in length, and beyond the space at his disposal.
Provide in its year's program for an Empire Night, a Canada Night, a Citizen Night, "when proper attention may be given to deyeloping the thought of our British and our Empire background, and of the problems of Canadian citizen- ship." v
"There are two paragraphs in the address — too lengthy for reproduction in these pages — which brought to my mind the saying, 'Even great Homer nods'."
"No matter how sympathetic one may be with the views expressed, is there not a danger — possibly only what young- sters call 'a teeny, weeny one' — of introducing party-political discussions?"
The reports of the District Deputy Grand Masters are as intensely interesting as usual, pointing to the manner in which Masonry is lived in the different Masonic Districts. Scores
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upon scores of instances might be cited from these reports did space permit, but I must content myself with one excerpt, which states that in 1934 £2,120' was expended by the thirty Lodges in one district on benevolence.
Notwithstanding that in January, 1935, Colonel Ponton attained octogenarian age, his work as reviewer maintains his standing as a Past Grand Master in the art of producing reviews which are not only worth-while, but continually dis- play those personal graces which have endeared him to his Canadian brethren, and, indeed, to his brethren of the Round Table. Our brother's style in reviewing is peculiarly his own. It is different from that used by any of the rest of us, with whom he vies in giving what is best in the different volumes and giving our views greater prominence by embodying many of them in his quotations.
Everything of importance is charming dealt with. The reviews in that Annual Volume are also noticed in such a man- ner as to make me my brother's grateful debtor. It would pleasure me greatly could I feel that I deserved only a tithe of the good things my fellow reviewers say of me and my work. At present, I have not succeeded in producing my magnum opus — the aim of the Master Craftsman.
We thank him for his kindly reference.
We wish that time and space permitted our reproducing a generous number of pages from Bro. Archdeacon's wonderful series of Reviews.
WEST VIRGINIA
Lawson D. Willis, Grand Master.
George S. Laidley, P.G.M., Grand Secretary.
Several Special Communications of Grand Lodge were held to lay cornerstones and to attend the funeral of a Past Grand Master.
The Seventy-first Annual was held in Williamson, 16th October, 1935.
Sixteen Past Grand Masters were duly honored in the Grand East.
At the opening Grand Chaplain Bishop William L. Gravatt offered invocation while George W. McClintic, Chairman of Jurisprudence Committee and Grand Representa- tive of Canada, while not present, expressed regret at his ab- sence owing to illness.
P. G. M. Judge Tavenner welcomed the Grand Represent tatives, saying:
May we ask of you in your report to your respective Grand Lodges that you assure them that the hearts of our
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brethren beat in unison with those of their brethren, that their seeming adversities may prove but the clearing of debris, and that we join in faith in our Heavenly Father, and stand firm in loyalty to country, as advocates and supporters of homes, churches, family ties and opposed to Communism and enemies of our fraternity, whose brethren of the long past have secured our liberties.
Grand Secretary Clift of Virginia was introduced, giving many personal reminiscences and saying also:
Some of these Latin American Grand Secretaries designate us as "Virginia Orient" — East, "Virginia Occident" — West.
I know in my own Lodge, and I am sure you will feel it here, it is not so easy to vote to do something; it is always easier to vote not to do something. Let us continue to meet the needs of the times.
After reporting that his official family remain intact, he reported that 453 members of constituent Lodges have passed upward and inward through the Celestial gates.
The Grand Master said:
Several times during the year I have been called upon to pour oil on troubled waters, and I am happy to say that the desired results were obtained by means of visitations and correspondence.
The demoralizing influence of debt was never more ob- vious than in the disintegration of some of our Lodges. The ruinous effects of these ill-fated ventures extend beyond the Lodges and individuals immediately involved, to the whole fraternity. The obligations were contracted in the name of Masonry, were sold upon the faith of the purchaser in the integrity and soundness of Masonic undertakings.
Grand Lodge owes a duty to protect the good name of Masonry, even though it should become necessary to prohibit the incurring of any indebtedness in connection with any building enterprise conducted for or on behalf of Masons, or any group of Masons.
He refused several permissions and one of them not with- out friction, described as follows:
Ashton Lodge, to install its officers-elect, on account of lack of proficiency, which lack was established by a report of a Deputy Grand Lecturer, and confirmed by nvy own ob- servation at a personal visit and investigation. My action was protested by a faction of the Lodge, and submitted to without the good grace which would have been becoming. The old officers of said Lodge are still serving.
Others of his decisions follow:
It is held by your Grand Master that the matter of straight-out suspension, by notice for non-payment of dues, and where no summons is used, the matter may be handled
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in Lodges by viva voce vote. Of course a separate vote should be taken upon each. A majority vote of two-thirds being necessary to suspend, and not a unanimous vote.
The Treasurer of a Lodge cannot resign his office.
After certain irregularities he declared a brother free and acquitted and entitled to all the privileges and benefits of an Entered Apprentice without Lodge affiliation, a procedure new to us.
Of the Masonic Home he says:
I am inclined to believe that the Lodges themselves in some cases have been at fault in recommending for admission those who cannot measure up to our regulations; especially those who have near relatives whose duty it is under the law to support them.
He liberally interprets the Liquor Traffic:
That petition for the mysteries of Masonry of persons so engaged may be received. That every subordinate Lodge is the judge of its own material as regards that subject.
Under Masonic Education he says:
When we consider the subject of "Masonic Education," there comes at once to our mind what Samuel L. Clemens said about the "weather" — "everybody is talking about it, but no one is doing anything about it."
Hence it is easier to get an appropriation for banquets than for books.
As to the much vexed question as to Knights Templar acting as escorts at Masonic funerals, he ruled:
First: A Masonic funeral is conducted by a Blue Lodge only and independent of all other Orders or Societies. In modern practice, however, the Lodge will stop at a church on the way, or at the side of the grave for religious or other societies to pay their respect to the departed with funeral services; it also permits an escort of Knights Templar. In permitting this, however, the Blue Lodge yields none of its prerogatives.
Second: The Grand Lodge of West Virginia has never given Masonic recognition to the Order' of Knights Templar. Attending his Lodge dressed in the uniform of a Knight Templar, or in any other manner providing he is properly clothed with a lambskin. It certainly would be poor taste, however, and I may say improper to do so unless it should so happen to be necessary, and such dress is prohibited by the dress regulations in some Grand Jurisdictions, particularly in England; trying to appear in two characters at one and the same time without necessity therefor, is a little less than ridiculous.
"The function of the Knights Templar escort is to guard
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and protect the Masonic Lodge in its labor in the burial of a brother, and not to perform that labor, or any part thereof."
He concludes with this quotation: "I'd rather be a failure than a man who's never tried; I'd rather seek the mountain top than always stand aside. Oh, let me hold some lofty dream and make my desperate
fight, And though I fail I still shall know I tried to serve Thee right."
Membership 30,679. Loss in membership 337. Three girls have the privilege of taking piano lessons, and are making fine progress. We need more conveniences and training in the musical field.
William H. S. White was unanimously elected G. M. by the Grand Secretary casting the vote of Grand Lodge for him. He is a distinguished educationalist and has had many honors as such.
In presenting the Jewel to the Grand Master, Brother Cowden said:
As the rays of the sun may be concentrated by a lens upon a single point, so your services through the many graduations of Masonic service and rank are focused upon this day and hour, to which each has contributed in its turn. And now, as a sign and testimony from this Grand Lodge, and on its behalf, I present to you this Past Grand Master's Jewel. It is yours henceforth, and I pin it upon your breast.
P. G. M. Showalter moved in flowery language the vote of thanks to the hosts of Grand Lodge:
We have heard to-day from the East, where some refer- ence has been made to the pure waters of the Potomac, the ripples of the Shenandoah, the glories of the beautiful Ohio, and the grandeur of various other streams that wash the banks on which stand many of the thriving cities, towns and villages in our Grand Jurisdiction. And I would call your attention now to the fact that we are to-day meeting not on the banks of the Potomac, nor the Shenandoah, nor the Mon- ongahela, nor the Ohio. We are temporarily being entertained in this fine city of Williamson on the banks of the Tug Fork of the historic Big Sandy river, from whose watershed are carried the rich argosies of bituminous coal to every market in the world, and in whose confines live a proud and cultured people.
Grand Master Willis had the honor of delivering the ad- dress at the Conference of Grand Masters on Lodge Attend- ance. He said:
I take it we can do little here in the discussion of plans to improve Lodge attendance other than to compare methods
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that are in use in some of the 16,000 Lodges in the American jurisdictions — that will be done in the general discussion of this subject.
But I should answer in the affirmative the question whether lectures and addresses on Masonic subjects tend to improve Lodge attendance, but I am not prepared to say that they will sustain the attendance. They are much to be preferred over entertainments of a general nature.
The opportunity to plant the spark of that fire in the breast of a Mason comes early in his Masonic life. If the oppor- tunity is wasted, it seldom presents itself again. The spark may be preserved and fanned into useful service only by participation in the ceremonies, the charities and the fraternal enterprises of Masonry from the beginning of the man's apprenticeship.
Preceding the In Memoriam pages we find a page as follows :
"In Memoriam of all Masons good men and true who died on land and sea since this memorial page was printed one year ago."
R. W .Bro. Joseph Fowler, K.C., of Sudbury, Ontario, is the honored Grand Representative of West Virginia.
Judge Lewis N. Tavenner is in charge of the Foreign Correspondence from the Foreword, of which we take the following:
We herewith submit our eleventh Annual Review.
Stress has been laid, in many Grand Jurisdictions, on the fact that numbers do not necessarily mean Masonic strength, and on the erasures of names from rolls, referred to as pruning.
We have discovered Masonic zeal and loyalty to govern- ment; continued confidence in the great work to be accom- plished throughout the world by the dissemination of Masonic light.
This Review is submitted with the hope that, however crude, it may be of some service to those who find time and inclination to read it, and that this year's work may not have been a labor of love in vain.
He heads each Jurisdiction with the area and population thereof and we learn that West Virginia's area is 24,170 square miles, population 1,729,205.
From the Review of Alberta the following:
Also, "In the general picture of public relief a new factor has recently arisen, whereby relief officers are interpreting Masonic help as income, and as such is deductible from the normal allowance payable from public funds. Our position is, that such a ruling is discriminating against Masons and serves only to tap Masonic funds to the saving of the public treasury.
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Unless rescinded, it will mean that our people are not bene- fitted by our help and thus we shall be obliged to withdraw such help as is being given in this type of case."
This from the Review of British Columbia:
Grand Chaplain King addressed the Grand Lodge. His subject was ."The Relationship and Parallels between Free- masonry and the Church in Their Mutual Work of Lifting Up Light to the World."
Canada in Ontario receives favorable notice. We quote these statistics:
Area, 407,262 square miles. Population, 2,523,374.
There are those about us sowing the mustard seed of communism; it is reassuring to know that we have the Craft sowing the "seed of grain" of good citizenship. In this city there are nearly four score Lodges.
"The Grand Master expressed his hope and belief that they had seen the first signs of return to more normal con- ditions, and the dawn of better times from a business stand- point a-glimmer in the eastern sky."
And the following:
Newspaper publicity for our Lodge proceedings. He pre- ferred to rely on the co-operation of editors and the inherent good sense of the members of the Craft.
Past Grand Registrar Sir George McLaren Brown of London presented several gavels made out of wood taken from the Grand staircase of the old Freemasons' Hall in London.
The board reported that "Our crying need is not more money for our dependents but that our members would realize that Masonic charity is a personal matter. When our bene- volent activities become mechanical and divorced from the personal element it is no longer practical or constructive Masonry."
The name is "A precious heritage read and known of all men of the Craft universal." It recommended that "No change be made in the name that has been so long, so honorably, and so intimately associated with our Grand Lodge."
Bro. Ponton again gave his admirable review of proceed- ings of other Grand Lodges, including West Virginia.
For which, and his courtesy extended to the Scribe, we would much enjoy expressing our appreciation face to face. He also has prefaced his review with a "Topical and Analytical Index" wherein West Virginia is given notice repeatedly, such as to "Charity, education, Grand Secretaries, humor, historian, invocation, light and life." A great report.
Under England we read:
The Grand Master presided with the ease of youth not- withstanding his eighty-five years of English life.
FRATERNAL CORRESPONDENCE 277
This from Ireland, including statistics:
Area, 32,589 square miles. Population, 4,390,219. Lodges, 683.
We have enjoved the publication containing the address of R. W. Raymond F. Brooke, D. G. M.
From the Minnesota Review the following: Among the Grand Master's dispensations, we note one to hold a Masonic funeral for a brother suspended for non-pay- ment of dues, "because of the ignorance on the part of the Lodge of his real financial condition, in which case dues probably should have been remitted." All were approved by the Grand Lodge. He denied two requests to make a Mason at sight.
We glean the following from Nova Scotia: A procession was formed and all marched to a church where divine service was held where they listened to a fine sermon. "Here then at this particular time in the world's history is, I humbly submit, our task. It is high twelve, the sun is at its meridian, as I see it, for erecting the noble struc- ture of peace and goodwill."
WILLIAM NISBET PONTON, P.G.M.
INDEX TO PROCEEDINGS, 1937
Addresses of Board Members 390
Addresses of Lodge Secretaries 352
Addresses of Welcome to Grand Master and Grand Lodge 6, 7
Address of the M.W. the Grand Master 30
Addresses of Grand Representatives and Grand Secretaries 395
Analysis of Incidental Expenses 64
Annual Communication of G.L., when and where held 1
Annual Communication of G.L., Lodges represented 7
Annual Communication of G.L., next place of meeting 329
Appendix to Grand Master's Address 54
Appointment of Grand Lodge Officers 327
Appointment of Members of Board of General Purposes 327
Assets, General Fund 65
Assets, Memorial Fund 67
Assets, Semi-Centennial Fund 68
Audit and Finance, Report of Board on 321
Auditor, Certificate of 88
Benevolence, Report of Board on 253
Board of General Purposes —
Appointment of Members 327
Committees of 389
Election of Members 325
List of Members 388
Post Office Address 390
Committee on Credentials, Report of 315
Condition of Masonry, Report of Board on 245
Constitution and Laws, Report of Board on 262
Corner Stone 54
Deaths 379
Dedication of Lodge Rooms '. 54
Disbursements, General Fund 59
Disbursements, General Fund, Summary of 85
Disbursements, Memorials Fund 71
District Deputy Grand Masters, Reports of 89
Districts, List of Lodges by 356
Education, Report of Committee on 258
Election of Grand Lodge Officers 325
Especial Communications 54
Estimate of Receipts and Expenditures for the year ending
May 31st, 1938 322
Expulsions 379
Foreign Grand Lodges, Representatives and Secretaries 395
Fraternal Correspondence Appendix
Fraternal Dead, Report of Board on 272
Grand Lodge, Closing of 330
Grand Lodge, Opening of 6
Grand Lodge- Officers, Lists of 325, 386
Grand Master's Address 30
Grand Master's Address, Report of Committee on 316
Grand Representatives, Appointment of 54
Grand Representatives, List of 398, 401
Grand Representatives Present at Annual Communication 4
Grand Representatives Received 244
Grand Secretary, Foreign Grand Lodges 395
Grand Secretary, Report of "2
Grand Treasurer, Report of General Fund 57, 58
Grand Treasurer, Report of Memorial Fund 71
Grand Treasurer, Report of Semi-Centennial Fund 70
Grievances and Appeals, Report of Board on 324
Guests present 28
Honourary Members of Board 388
Honourary Members of this Grand Lodge 394
Incidental Expenses Grand Secretary's Office 64
In Memoriam Pages 303
Installation of Grand Lodge Officers 325
Investments, General Fund 65
Investments, Memorial Fund 67
Investments, Semi-Centennial Fund 68
Library, Report of Committee 264
Lodges, Alphabetically 367
Lodges by Districts 356
Lodges by Location 363
Lodges Represented at Annual Communication 7'
Lodge Rooms Dedicated 54
Members Present at Annual Communication 7
Memorial Pages 303
Minutes of Previous Communication Confirmed 29
Next Place of Meeting, Annual Communication, 1938 329
Nominations of District Deputy Grand Masters 326
Notices of Motions, Disposal of 270
Officers of Grand Lodge, Appointment of 327
Officers of Grand Lodge, Election of 325
Officers of Grand Lodge, Installation and Investment of 325
Officers of Grand Lodge, List of 386
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Officers, of Grand Lodge, 1855-1937 392
Officers of Grand Lodge Present at Annual Communication 3
Printing and Supplies, Report of Board on 268
Receipts of Grand Lodge, General Fund 59
Receipts of Grand Lodge, Memorial Fund 71
Receipts of Grand Lodge, Semi-Centennial Fund 70
Reception of Guests ". 28
Report of Board of General Purposes on —
Audit and Finance 321
Benevolence 253
Condition of Masonry 245
Constitution and Laws 262
Fraternal Correspondence 56 and Appendix
Fraternal Dead 272
Grievances and Appeals 324
Printing and Supplies 268
Masonic Education 258
Masonic Library 264
Warrants 269
Report of Special Committee on Districts 244
Report of Special Committee on the Agenda 269
Report of Committee on Credentials 315
Report of Committee on Grand Master's Address 316
Report of Committee on Redistribution 244
Report of Scrutineers of the Ballot 325
Report of Grand Secretary 72
Report of Grand Treasurer 57
Report of D.D.G.M., Algoma District 89
Report of D.D.G.M., Brant District 95
Report of D.D.G.M., Bruce District 99
Report of D.D.G.M., Chatham District 102
Report of D.D.G.M., Eastern District 105
Report of D.D.G.M., Frontenac District 113
Report of D.D.G.M., Georgian District 118
Report of D.D.G.M., Grey District 124
Report of D.D.G.M., Hamilton A District 131
Report of D.D.G.M., Hamilton B District 136
Report of D.D.G.M., London District 145
Report of D.D.G.M., Muskoka District 150
Report of D.D.G.M., Niagara A District 153
Report of D.D.G.M., Niagara B District 158
Report of D.D.G.M., Nipissing East District 163
Report of D.D.G.M., Nipissing West District 167
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Report of D.D.G.M., North Huron District 172
Report of D.D.G.M., Ontario District 174
Report of D.D.G.M., Ottawa District 177
Report of D.D.G.M., Peterborough District '. 182
Report of D.D.G.M., Prince Edward District 187
Report of D.D.G.M., Sarnia District 191
Report of D.D.G.M., South Huron District 194
Report of D.D.G.M., St. Lawrence District 197
Report of D.D.G.M., St. Thomas District 200
Report of D.D.G.M., Temiskaming District 203
Report of D.D.G.M., Toronto A District 209
Report of D.D.G.M., Toronto B District 213
Report of D.D.G.M., Toronto C District 217
Report of D.D.G.M., Toronto D District 220
Report of D.D.G.M., Victoria District 223
Report of D.D.G.M., Wellington District 228
Report of D.D.G.M., Western District 235
Report of D.D.G.M., Wilson District 238
Report of D.D.G.M., Windsor District 242
Representatives of Foreign Grand Lodges Appointed 54
Representatives of Foreign Grand Lodges, List of 401
Resolution, to change Procedure 29
Resolution of Loyalty 55
Resolution, W. M. Logan 55
Resolution, 200th Anniversary 56
Restorations 371, 379
Returns of Lodges 332
Second Day of Annual Communication 272
Secretaries, Addresses of 352
Special Committee on the Agenda 269
Speeches by Visitors 257, 262, 316
Suspensions, N.P.D 372
Suspensions, U.M.C 378
Testimonial to Retiring Grand Master 329
Votes of Thanks 329
Warrants, Report of Board on 269
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