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SIXTY-FIRST GRAND ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, HELD
AT CHICAGO, OCTOBER 2, 3, AND 4, 1900

PROCEEDINGS.

The Grand Lodge

OF THE- STATE OF ILLINOIS

Ancient Free ^ Accepted Masons

M.W. CHARLES F. HITCHCOCK, Grand Master
R.W. J. H. C. DILL, Grand Secretary

BLOOMINGTON. iLIilNOIS:

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Grand Lodge of the State of Illinois

1Q00-1901.

M.W. Chas. F. Hitchcock Grand Muster Peoria.

R.W. Geo. M. Moulton Deputy Grand Master Chicag-o.

R.W. Wm. B. Wright Senior Grand Warden. ..Effingham.

R.W. Chester E. Allen Junior Grand TFcox7e>i. . .Galesburg.

R.W. Wiley M. Egan Grand Treasurer Chicago.

R.W. J. H. C. Dill Grand Secretary Bloomington.

R.W. Thomas B. T. Fisher. . .Grand Chaplain Peoria.

R.W. V. M. Blanding Grand Orator Rock Island.

W. George A. Stadler Deputy Grand Secretary.. Deca.tur.

W. Thomas A. Stevens Grand Pursuivant Chicago.

W. Walter Watson Grand Marshal Mt. Vernon.

W. W. W. Watson Grand Standard Bearer.. Ba.Tvy.

W. Samuel Coffinberry. . . GroncZ Sword Bearer Peoria.

W. LoTJis Zinger Senior Grand Deacon Pekin.

W. Joseph D. Evkrett... . ..Junior Grand Deacon. .. Chicago.

W. J. S. McClelland Grand Steicard Decatur.

W. Geo. W. Hamilton Grand Stetcard Prairie City

W. Geo. S. Hummer Grand Steward Sheldon.

W. Isaac M. Hornb acker. . . Grand Stetcard Peoria.

W. R. R. Stevens Grand Tyler Chicago.

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

M*W. Grand Lodge of Illinois

AXCIEXT FREE AND ACCEFTED MASOXS

AT ITS SIXTY-FIRST ANNUAL COMMUNICATION.

In compliance with the provisions of the Constitution
and B}' -laws of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodg^e of Ancient
Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Illinois, the Sixty-
first Annual Grand Communication w^as held at Central
Music Hall, in the cit}' of Chicago, commencing" on Tuesday,
the second day of October, A.D. 1900, A.L 5900, at 10
o'clock a.m.

GKAND OFriCEES PEESENT.

M.W. Chas. F. Hitchcock Grand blaster Peoria.

R.W. Geo. M. Moulton Deputy Grand Master Chicago.

R.W. Wm. B. Wright Senior Grand TFarcZfn... .Effing^ham

R.W. Chester E. Allen Junior Grand Warden Galesburg.

B.W. Wiley M. Eg an Grand Treasurer Chicago.

R.W. J. H. C. Dill Grand Secretary Bloomington.

R.W. Nelson G. Lyons Grand Cluiplain Peoria.

R.W. John Faville as Grand Orator Peoria.

W. George A, Stadler Deputy Grand Secretary. .Beca-tur.

W. Thos. a. Stevens Grand Pursuivant Chicago.

W. Walter Watson Grand Marshal Mt. Vernon.

W. Samuel Cofpinberry. ..GmHtZ Sword Bearer Peoria.

W. Joseph D Everett.. as Senior Grand Z>eacon. . .Chicago.

W. Louis Zinger Junior Grand Deacon Pekin.

W. J. S. McClelland Grand Steward Decatur.

W. W. W. Watson Grand Stetvard Barry.

W. Geo. W. Hamilton Graiul Steward Prairie City.

W. Geo. S. Hummer Grand Steward Sheldon.

Bro. R. R. Stevens Grand Tyler Chicago.

The M.W. Grand Master proceeded to open the Grand
Lodg^e of Illinois in ample form.

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Proceedings of the [Oct. 2,

PKATER— By the Grand Chaplain.

Our Heavenly Father, we lift our hearts to Thee this morning in
expressions of truest gratitude, praising Thee for Thy preserving and
keeping care, which has been over us until this hour. We thank Thee,
that according to appointment, we are permitted to come together
this morning in this great meeting, to unite the best thoughts of our
minds, the truest feelings of our hearts, and the noblest purposes of
our souls; to discharge the high obligations imposed upon us by our
relation to this great Fraternity. We thank Thee, that Thou hast
been so good to us, while here, and there, sorrows have fallen, hearts
have been afflicted, homes have been broken up: even some of those
who stood with us one year ago and engaged heartily and earnestly
in the work, are not here. They have gone to their long homes and
we have followed them to their last resting places and bade them a
Mason's farewell. Our Heavenl}^ Father, Thou great Comforter, lead
us into all truth.- We pray that Thou wilt especially direct all our
thoughts, lead us in all our deliberations, that in wisdom we may ac-
complish the most, and that there may be the very wisest adjustment
of things and the most faithful execution of all our purposes, that they
may be for the highest good to the greatest number concerned in this
great Brotherhood. We pray that the three days before us may be
fruitful for good, and the year before us maybe one of unusual prosper-
ity in every lodge throughout our great commonwealth, and that the
principles of Masonry, not in letter onl}^ but in spirit, shall be univer-
sally observed. With such instructions, with such impulses, with such
teachers, with such principles, we ought to be lifted to the highest
plane and sustain the reputation of our noble fathers, and, by the
privileges and advantages of today, stand on a higher plateau, live
the best lives, and do the best work as we close this wonderful cen-
tury. We ask Thee, oh Lord, to lead us as we enter upon the duties,
and are surrounded by the influences of the great political campaign
of this year. There are great problems to be solved, there are great
questions to be answered, there are great responsibilities to be faced.
We are brethren: and in the midst of the strifes, which will certainly
come, in the conflicts which always occur, may we remember that we
are, whatever may be our political opinions, seeking, as a noble
Brotherhood, to advance the spirit of truest patriotism, and every-
where represent the most consecrated loyalty to the flag we love.

We ask Thy blessing upon the delegates of this Grand Lodge as-
sembled; bless all the officers, and especially wilt Thou regard the
Grand Master and guide him, and lead him in his deliberations as he
presides over this meeting; and ma}' we all so live that when our
duties are done and our life's work is ended, we may be received into
everlasting habitations to be forever with the Lord, and may the
blessing of God be upon us, to direct us into all truth. Amen.

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois.

The Lexington Quartette, of Chicago, on invitation of
the M.W. Grand Master, entertained the Grand Lodge with
several selections, which were greatly enjoyed.

The Grand Secretar}^ announced that the Committee on
Credentials had informed him that representatives were
present from a constitutional number of lodges, and asked
for the committee further time to complete its report, which
was granted.

EESOLUTION-Galveston Sufferers.
M.W. Bro. Edward Cook, representative of the Grand
Lodge of Texas, near the Grand Lodge of Illinois, pre-
sented the following resolution and asked that it be re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance, which, on motion, was
carried:

Eesolved, That one thousand dollars of the funds of this Grand
Lodge be sent to the Qrand Master of Masons in Texas to be by him
distributed to such places and through such channels as he may elect
for the relief of brethren and their families who are sufferers from
the recent hurricane and flood in that state.

KEPORT— Committee on Pinance.
M.W. Bro. LeRoy A. Goddard, from the Committee on
Finance, immediately presented the following report,
which was, on motion, unanimously adopted:

To the J/. W. Grand Lodge A.F. and A.M.:

Your Finance Committee to whom was referred the resolution of
M.W. Bro. Edward Cook recommending the appropriation of $1,000 for
the relief of our brethren as indicated in the resolution, would re-
spectfully report approval of the resolution, and that the same be
adopted. LEROY A. GODDARD,

GIL. W. BARNARD,
DELMAR D. DARRAH,

Committee.

The motion of M.W. Bro. John C. Smith, that printed
copies of the proceedings of the last annual communication
being in the hands of the brethren, reading of the same be
dispensed with, was carried.

Proceedings of the [Oct. 2,

LIST or COMMITTEES.

The Grand Secretary read the following- list of com-
mittees appointed by the Grand Master:

JURISPRUDENCE.

D. M. Browning, John M. Pearson, John C. Smith, Owen Scott,
Edward Cook.

APPEALS AND GRIEVANCES.

Monroe C. Crawford, Joseph E. Dyas, W. S. Cantrell, A. H. BalL

CHARTERED LODGES.

J. L. Scott, Thomas W. Wilson, L. K. Byers, W. T. Irwin, James

McCredie.

LODGES UNDER DISPENSATION.

D. J. Avery, H. C. Mitchell, Charles H. Patton, R. T. Spencer, Joha

Johnston.

MILEAGE AND PER DIEM.

Edward C. Pace, Edward L. Wahl, George W. Cyrus.

FINANCE.

L. A. Goddard, Gil. W. Barnard, D. D. Darrah.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Joseph Bobbins.

GRAND EXAMINERS.

A. B. Ashley, J. E. Evans, J. R. Ennis, H. T. Burnap, H. S. Hurd-

CREDENTIALS.

James I. McClintock. P. W. Barclay, W. F. Beck.

PETITIONS.

C. M. Forman, Ben Hagle, Geo. F. Hitchcock.

OBITUARIES.

John T. Richards, W. J. Frisbee, Geo. M. O'Hara.

GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.

W. E. Ginther, L. L. xMunn, N. E. Roberts.

RAILROAD AND TRANSPORTATION.

J. O. Clifford, John Whitley.

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois.

GEAND MASTEK'S ADDRESS.
The Grand Master then read the following address:
Brethren of tlie Grand Lodge:

In April, A. D. 1840, the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Ac-
cepted Masons of Illinois, completed its organization in the village of
Jacksonville. On the 28th of this month, the first Grand Master was
installed, there being present the representatives of seven lodges,
vfith a membership of 157. Today, the representatives of 723 lodges,
with a membership of 57,250, an increase of 57,093, are gathered at
this, the Sixty-first Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge.

Wonderful changes have occurred during the space of sixty years.
The state has developed immense resources; population has increased
rapidly and transportation facilities have brought the remotest sec-
tion in close proximity to the business world. The vast prairies have
been reclaimed from their wild nature, and by the help of machinery
made to produce enough to supply the whole country. Masonry has
kept pace vrith these improvements, for, while sixty years ago we
had but seven small lodges, we have today 723 live, active lodges on
our roll. The past year has been a year of activity in all of these
lodges, and probably no one 3'ear since the organization of the Grand
Lodge will show so great a gain as this, namely 2,130.

One year ago, 3'ou placed me in authority over this Grand Lodge.
I have endeavored to administer that authority with justice to all,
but there seemed to be a little inclination on the part of a few of the
lodges not to comply strictly with the requirements. I am pleased to
report that, at the present time, every lodge in the state is strictly
comph'ing with all of the requirements of the Grand Lodge, and is
loyal to its laws.

At the session one year ago, Past Grand Master Harrison Dills
was living at his home in Missouri, very feeble and nearly helpless,
being then near the close of an active and honorable life. Wednes-
day, November 1, 1899. he passed to the great beyond. M.W. Brother
Dills was a representative of Bodlej' Lodge No. 97, (now Bodley Lodge
No. 1,) located at Quincy, and at the organization of this Grand
Lodge, took an exceedingly active part, and the success of this
organization was largely due to his energy and skill. He was elected
Grand Master in October, 1856, and re-elected in 1857. After retiring
from the office of M.W. Grand Master, he was elected to the office of
Grand Treasurer, serving a period of eleven 3'ears. M.W. Brother
Dills was born at Parkersburg, Virginia, May 13, 1812. He came to
Illinois in 1832, locating at Danville, where he lived two years. In

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May, 1834, he moved to Quincy, where he resided until 1881, when he
moved to Kansas; later he moved to Warrensburg, Missouri, where
he resided until his death. He was buried at Quincy. Illinois, Novem-
ber 5, 1899, officers of the Grand Lodge officiating.

W. Bro. Jones Taliafero Townsley died at Springfield, Illi-
nois. He was made a Master Mason in Flora Lodge No. 204, January
1, 1873, and served as Worshipful Master of this lodge in 1875, and of
Mound Lodge No. 122 for the years 1878, 1879 and 18S0, and of Tyrian
Lodge No. 333 in 1893. He was a zealous and earnest Mason.

Bro. Benjamin Franklin Chase, a member of Blaney Lodge
No. 271, died August 18, 1900. He served as Treasurer of Blaney Lodge
for several years and was a highly esteemed and beloved brother,

Hiram Willard Veach died at Thorpe. Washington, January 6,
1900. He received the degrees in Masonry at Washington, Illinois,
and served as an officer in various places.

FROM OTHER lURISDICTIONS.

From sister jurisdictions we have reports of the loss of several dis-
tinguished Masons:

Alphonso Barto, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Min-
nesota, died at his home in St. Cloud. November 4, 1899, in the sixty-
sixth 3^ear of his age. Brother Barto was raised to the sublime degree
of Master Mason in Geneva Lodge No. 139, November 6, 1861. He was
elected Grand Master of Masons of Minnesota in 1891 and served two
years.

M.W. Bro. Dwight Phelps. Past Grand Master of Connecticut,
died September 6, 1899, aged sixty-five years.

M.W. Bro. James Henry Welch, Past Grand Master of Connecti-
cut, died December 16, 1899, in Danbury, aged sixty-eight years.

M.W. Bro. Clark Buckingham, Past Grand Master of Masons of
Connecticut, and superintendent of the Masonic Home, died at Wal-
lingford, Connecticut, March 17, 1900. aged sixt^'-nine j-ears.

M.W. Bro. Alanson Partridge, Past Grand Master of Michigan,
died at his home in Birmingham, July 7, 1900. aged seventy-six years.
He was elected Worshipful Master of Birmingham Lodge No. 44 in
1853, serving in that capacity for twenty-eight years. He was elected
Grand Master in 1882 and was held in high esteem by his associates.

M.W. Bro. Silas Elam Sheldon, Past Grand Master of Kansas, died
at Topeka, Kansas, April 19, 1900, aged sixty-three years.

R.W. Bro. Cyrus K. Holliday, Past Deputy Grand Master, died at
Topeka, Kansas, March 29, 1900.

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois. 9

Dr. Alexander M. Evans, Past Grand Master of West Virginia,
•died October 16, 1899. He was made a Master Mason in 1866, served
as Worshipful Master six years, and filled the various offices in Grand
Lodge, ably and well.

R.W. Bro. Christian Hartman, Grand Treasurer of the Grand
Lodge of Nebraska, died at his home in Omaha, September 28, 1899.
For more than twenty years, he served as Grand Treasurer, always
enjoying the confidence of the Grand Lodge.

Bro. Thomas Linton, "The Old Tyler," who, for twenty-six years,
guarded the outer door of the Grand Lodge of Colorado, died at his
home in Denver, Colorado, January II, 1900, in the seventj-second
jear of his age. He was faithful unto death.

Samuel Wright Williams, Past Grand Master of Arkansas, died
at Little Rock, March 14, 1900. He was elected Grand Master in 1870
and served two terms.

M.W. Bro. W. H. Gee, Past Grand Master of Arkansas, died of
lieart failure at his home in Dardanelle, May 28, 1900, aged sixty-four
years.

R.W. Bro. Henry Chappie, Deputy Grand Master of Arizona, died
at Flagstaff, Arizona, January 10, 1900.

Thomas Givings Reames, Past Grand Master of Oregon, died at
Jacksonville, Oregon, February 21, 1900.

M.W. Bro. Robert Clow. Past Grand Master of Oregon, died at
Junction City, Oregon, January 5, 1900.

R.W. Bro, John W. Laflin, who for seventeen 3'ears was Grand
Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin, died August 30, 1900.

M.W. Bro. George Hamilton Morgan. Past Grand Master of Ma-
sons of Tennessee, died July 27. 1900, in the fifty-ninth year of his
age. He was an earnest Mason, a brave soldier and an eminent
citizen.

THE CHARITY FUND.

An order for twenty dollars for the month of October was drawn
on the Charity Fund for the relief of Past Grand Master, Harrison
Dills.

October 24, upon the recommendation of the Committee on Char-
ity, an order was drawn for forty dollars for the relief of Mrs. Connor,
the widow of a Master Mason, who was left penniless with her family,
and who, but for this assistance, would have been evicted from her
home. W. Bro. R. E. Lidester, W.M., of Englewood Lodge No. 69, as-
sisted in obtaining transportation for this family and in sending them
to friends in Hagerstown, Maryland.

10 Proceedings of the [Oct, 2^

In February, the chairman of the Masonic Board of Relief in Den-
ver wrote to Grand Secretary Dill, stating- that a Miss Shelpman,
daughter of a deceased Mason, who was formerly a member of DuBois
Lodge No. 624, now defunct, was in that city, very ill with consump-
tion and in urgent need of assistance. The Board of Relief had given
her attention and rendered some aid and now called upon the Masons
of Illinois to relieve her wants. The letter was referred to the com-
mittee on charity, who recommended a donation of fifty dollars, which
amount was drawn by an order on the Grand Treasurer and sent to
the chairman of the Board of Relief at Denver, to be used for her
benefit as required.

In the latter part of April, another letter was received from the
chairman of the Board of Relief, stating that he had expended the
fifty dollars to relieve the necessities of Miss Shelpman, but that she
was no better and never could be, and that she was desirous of return-
ing to her mother, who resided at Tamaroa, Illinois. Her mother was
unable to assist her, as her only means of support is the pension which
she receives from the government. This letter was referred to the
committee, which recommended that fifty dollars be sent to the chair-
man with the request that the young lady should be sent to her friends,
which was done.

August 20 a letter was received from W.Bro. A. H. Evans, Mas-
ter of Tamaroa Lodge No. 207, stating that Miss Shelpman was with
her mother, who was in indigent circumstances, and required some
assistance; also that Tamaroa Lodge was caring for two widows and
was unable to give her any help. As the limit allowed by the law of
the Grand Lodge had been reached in the remittances to Denver, I
was in some doubt what to do. It seemed to me that this great body
could not afford to see this young lady suffer for actual necessities.
I sent this appeal to the committee on charity, which unanimously
recommended that an order be drawn for twenty-five dollars and sent
to W.Bro. A. H. Evans to be used as required for her benefit, and that
he should report to the Grand Master how this money was expended.

Within a few days W.Bro. A. H. Evans has reported to the Grand
Secretary the death and burial of Miss Shelpman, which occurred
before the receipt of the order. The order for twenty-five dollars
has been returned and canceled.

LODGES CONSTITUTED.

Satif-factory explanations having been made to me regarding the
incompleteness of its records, I delivered, according to the instruc-
tions of the Grand Lodge, the charter to West Gate Lodge No. 85(3,
which was constituted December 4, by R.W. Bro. Alexander M. Bor-
ing as my proxy.

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois. U

REMOVAL OF LODGES.

Grand Lodge having' given authority for the removal of Dills
Lodge No. 295, from Hickory Ridge to West Point, I issued a dispen-
sation November 2. authorizing the removal of said lodge to West
Point.

July 31, I issued a dispensation to Herrin's Prairie Lodge No. 693,
to move to Herrin, a new town, three-quarters of a mile from Herrin's
Prairie.

DEDICATION OF MASONIC HALLS.

On January 3, 1900, I dedicated the new hall of Philo Lodge No.
436, at Port Byron, Illinois, assisted by R.W. Bro. J. S. Burns. A
large company of Masons and their families were present to enjoy the
occasion and the bounteous banquet. Bro. Wm. Jackson delivered an
eloquent oration.

On February 1, 1900, R.W. Bro. C. E. Grove, as my proxy, dedi-
cated the new hall of Meridian Sun Lodge No. 505, at Holcomb, Illi-
nois. About 250 were present, including members from neighboring
lodges. This lodge is to be congratulated for its prosperity.

On May 16, 1900, I dedicated the new Masonic hall of Rock River
Lodge No. 612, at Sterling, Illinois. A large number of the brethren
were present to witness and participate in the ceremonies. The
brethren at Sterling are deserving of much encouragement. A little
more than a 3'ear ago, their magnificent property was totally de-
stro3'ed by fire and scarcely an article was saved; but nothing daunted,
they at once set to work and have erected on the site of the old build-
ing, one of the finest halls in the state, complete in every respect.

On July 23, assisted by R.W. Brethren Frederick and Zinger, I
dedicated the new Masonic hall at Peoria, Illinois. Thus, after many
years, the brethren in Peoria have a hall that is complete in all its
appointments, beautifully furnished and conveniently arranged, mak-
ing one of the finest halls in the state.

CORNER STONES.

October 21, assisted by R.W. Brethren Fisher, Lawrence, Allen,
Spencer, Zinger and others. I laid the corner stone of the Sangamoti
county court house, formerly the state house of Illinois, now in pro-
cess of reconstruction. State, county and city officers, also a large
concourse of citizens were present to witness the ceremony. The asso-
ciations that cluster around this old structure brought the people out

12 Proceedings of the [Oct. 2,

in force. A large number of Masons from city and neighboring lodges
assisted in the ceremony. Elwood Commandery, Knights Templar,
acted as escort to the Grand Lodge. R.W. Bro. James A. Connolly
delivered an eloquent oration.

May 15, M.W. Bro. Owen Scott (as my proxy), assisted by R.W.
Brethren Rohrbough. Ennis, Martin and others, laid the corner stone
of Huddleson Academy at Sailor Springs. Brother Scott gives spe-
cial credit to W. Brother Bothwell, W.M., of Clay City Lodge No. 488,
for the perfect arrangements made. A royal time is reported.

May 23, at the request of the members of the Cumberland Pres-
byterian Church at Catlin, Illinois, I laid the corner stone of their
new edifice, assisted by the officers and members of Catlin Lodge
No. 28.5.

May 30, R.W. Bro. W. B. Wright, G.S.W. (as my proxy), laid the
corner stone of the College of Photography at Effingham, Illinois, as-
sisted by the Masons of Effingham. Bro. S. L. Dwight delivered the
oration.

June 22, at the request of the board of education, I laid the corner
stone of the new high school building at Sheldon, Illinois. Mary Com-
mandery, Knights Templar, of Watseka, acted as escort to the Grand
Lodge. Much credit is due R.W. Bro. George S. Hummer for the suc-
cess of the ceremony.

Jul}^ 4, as my proxy, W.Bro. M. L. McDonough, W.M., of Winches-
ter Lodge No. 105, laid the corner stone of the new high school building
at Winchester, assisted by R.W. Brethren Grant, Hutchinson and
-others. A large attendance is reported, and it was a very pleasant
event in every way.

July 4^ I laid the corner stone of a new school building at Hume,
Illinois, assisted by W. Brother Hughes and others. A large gather-
ing of people was interested in the ceremony. Honorable Judge Sel-
lers delivered an entertaining address.

July 14, assisted by R.W. Brother Frederick, W. Brother Crowder,
Brethren Weis and Hall, I laid the corner stone of a new Masonic
building and hall at Glasford.

July 17, at the request of the board of supervisors of Lee county,
I placed in position the corner stone of the new court house, in course
of erection at Dixon, in the presence of many Masons and Knights
Templar and a large concourse of citizens. I was assisted by R.W.
Bro. D. D. Hunt, W. Bro. Geo. C. Heritage, W. Bro. C. G. Smith and
others. Dixon Commandery of Knights Templar acted as escort to
the Grand Lodge. Honorable Judge Kohlsaat delivered the oration.

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois. 13

August 27, I laid the corner stone of the new school building at
Piper Citj^, assisted by Brother Zimmerman and others. Honorable
Judge Beach delivered the address.

By request of the board of education, I placed in position with
the usual ceremonies of the Craft, the corner stone of the new high
school building in process of erection in the city of Jacksonville,
September 24, 1900, assisted b}' the Masons of Jacksonville and sur-
rounding lodges. Hospitaller Commandery No. 31, Knights Templar,
of Jacksonville, acted as escort to the Grand Lodge. Prof. H. M.
Hamill. of Harmon}^ Lodge No. 3, delivered an elegant oration ap-
propriate to the occasion. Short addresses also were delivered by
Hon. Edward McConnell and others. About three thousand people
witnessed the ceremon3\

LODGES U. D.

With the increased population and the rapid growth in member-
ship, has arisen a desire, on the part of brethren living in places
where there is no lodge, to establish a home lodge. I have received
several requests for authority to organize new lodges. This of itself
is commendable, but I am of the opinion that new lodges should be
placed only at points, having a membership in surrounding country,
sufficient to sustain them. It doubtless is a hardship in many in-
stances for brethren to go a distance to attend lodge, but better so
than to organize a lodge in a locality where it might flourish a year
or more, then wither and struggle for existence. I have, however,
granted two dispensations, namely:

On April 20, to twenty-two brethren at Kirkland, DeKalb county,
to form Boyd D. Lodge, with Bro. M. J. Murphy as Worshipful
Master. R.W. Bro. D. D. Hunt instituted this lodge.

Jul}' 19, I issued a dispensation to twenty brethren at Utica. Illi-
nois, to form Utica Lodge, which was instituted July 24, by R.W^
Bro. F. E. Hoberg, with W. Bro. N. J. Gary as Worshipful Master.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS INSTALLED.

Monday, October 30, 1899, I visited Streator Lodge No. 607 and in-
stalled Hon. Walter Reeves, a member of that lodge, as Grand
Orator. A large number was present from neighboring lodges.

November 27, at the hall of Peoria Lodge No. 15, I installed Rev.
Nelson G. Lyons, as Grand Chaplain, assisted by R.W. Bro. Louis
Zinger as Grand Marshal.

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DUPLICATE CHARTERS.

Duplicate charters have been furnished without cost to the fol-
lowing lodges, whose original charters were destroyed by fire:

October 12, Fellowship Lodge No. 89, Marion, Williamson county.

October 17, Makanda Lodge No. 434, Makanda, Jackson count}-.

December 12, Nebo Lodge No. 806, Nebo, Pike county.

December 18, Valle}^ Lodge No. 547, Coal Valley, Rock Island county.

March 22, Watseka Lodge No. 446, Watseka, Iroquois county.

APPEALS FOR CHARITY.

I have authorized the following appeals for charity:

S. D. Monroe Lodge No. 447, at Birds, report having received
$495.61.

Tadmore Lodge No. 794, at Karbers Ridge, report having received
up to date, $348.

Johnsonville Lodge No. 713, at Johnsonville, report having re-
ceived $369.15.

Bridgeport Lodge No. 386, at Bridgeport, report having re-
ceived $325.70.

Lovington Lodge No. 228, appeal authorized in September, 1899,
report having received $418.80.

REPRESENTATIVES RECOMMENDED.

I recommended to the Grand Master of Washington the appoint-
ment of W.Bro. Edmund S. Moss of Chicago, as the representative of
the Grand Lodge of Washington, near our Grand Lodge.

I renominated W.Bro. Joseph E. Dyas, of Paris, Illinois, to be
his own successor as the representative of the Grand Lodge of Mich-
igan.

REPRESENTATIVES NEAR OTHER GRAND LODGES.

December 23, 1899, upon the recommendation of the Grand Master
of the Grand Lodge of Washington, I appointed M.W. Bro. LouiS
Zeigler as our representative near that Grand Lodge.

January 16, 190O, upon the recommendation of the Grand Master
of Idaho, I named Bro. Stephem Dempsey, of Nampa, to represent
our Grand Lodge near that Grand Lodge.

1900.]

Grand Lodge of Illinois.

DEPUTY GRAND LECTURERS.

I appointed the following, as Deputy Grand Lecturers:

James Douglas, Chester.
Charles F. Tenney, Bement.
James John, Chicago.
John W. Rose, Litchfield.
G. A. Stadler, Decatur.
John E. Morton, Perry.
W. O. Butler, LaHarpe.
Wm. E. Ginther, Charleston.
T. H. Humphreys, DuQuoin.

C. Rohrbough. Kinmundy.

D. E. Bruffett, Urbana.

G. O. Friedrich,Chillicothe.
C. W. Carroll, Blandinsville.
L H. Todd, Belleville.
O. F. Kirkpatrick, Blandinsville.
J. J. Crowder, Peoria.

C. E. Grove, Mt. Carroll.

D. B. Hutchison, Jacksonville.
D. D. Darrah, Bloomington.
Hugh A. Snell, Litchfield.

H. S. Albin, Chicago.

A. D. Goodridge, Iriving Park.

S. M. Schoemann, IVlcLeansboro.

L. C. Waters, Chicago.

W. K. Bowling, Virden.

R. F. Morrow, Virden.

J. G. Seitz, Upper Alton.

C. M. Erwin, Bowen.

W. J. Frisbee, Bushnell.

Emerson Clark. Farmington.

W. M. Burbank, Chicago.

J. B. Kelly, East St. Louis.

J. F. Clayton, Glenarm.

W. H.Stevens, Steelville.

R. R. Strickler, Galesburg.

Samuel G. Jarvis, Victoria.

Isaac Cutter, Camp Point.

J. H. Thomas, Belvidere.

James McCredie, Earlville
S. S. Borden, Chicago.
W. H. Peak, Jonesboro.
P. F. Clark, Scottville.
C. H. Martin, Lawrenceville.
J. B. Randleson, Galesburg.
M. B. lott, Chicago.
Herbert Preston, Chicago.
Enos. Johnson, Upper Alton.
W. H. Marsh, Upper Alton.

F. R. Smedley, Waverly.

C. N. Hambleton, Jeffersonville.
A. S. Shubart, Chicago.
E. F. Seavey, Chicago.
H. C. Yetter, Galesburg.
Frank C. Funk, Bluffs.
Carl Swigart, Weldon.

G. A. Lackens, Good Hope.
A. O. Novander, Chicago.
C. C. Marsh, Bowen.

J. B. Roach, Beardstown. .
J. S. Burns, Orion.
Oscar E. Flint, Chicago.
L. H. Rogers, Mackinaw.
W. F. Sinclair, Upper Alton.
T. N. Cummins, Reevesville.
Louis Pickett, Pullman.
Anthony Doherty, Clay City.
Chas. T. Holmes, Galesburg.
George D. Bell, Bushnell.
George S. Doughty, Bushnell.
C. P. Ross, Scottville.
Lawrence C. Johnson, Galva.
Archibald Birse, Chicago.
Edgar Bogardus, Chicago.
Leon L. Loehr, Chicago.
Carl Mueller, Chicago.

As a slight recognition of the many years of service of R.W.
Brother Grimes, I appointed him an honorary member of the Board
of Grand Examiners.

Proceedings of the

[Oct. 2,

SPECIAL DISPENSATIONS.

LODGE. NO.

Dills 295

Fraternal 58

Batavia 404

Jefferson 368

Harvard 309

Garfield 686

Rising Sun 115

Kensington 804

Galva 243

Meridian 183

Mississippi 385

Illinois City 679

Berwick 619

Hancock 20

Arrowsmith. . . . 737
Milledgeville... 345

Fulton Q\\.y 189

Patoka 613

Prairie 77

Mason 217

Herder. 669

Jerseyville 394

Kendrick 430

Hiram 26

Windsor Park ...836

Morris 787

Urbana ... .157

E. F. W. Ellis. ...633
Which amount has

AMOUNT.
$2 00

2 00

5 00

2 00

5 00

2 00

2 00
10 00

2 00
been paid to

LODGE. NO.

Collinsville 712

Farmington 1 92

Dundee 190

Exeter 424

Centralia 201

Farina 601

Rockford.. 102

Pontiac 294

Germania 182

Franklin 25

Accordia 277

Ben Hur 818

Waldeck 674

Blaney 271

Tracy 810

D. C. Cregier....643

Siloam 780

Oriental 33

Herrin's Prairie.. 693

Covenant 526

Alpha 155

Blaney 271

Dispensations for two
lodges

AMOUNT.

$4 oa

2 00

SI 19 00

200 00

Total

the Grand Secretary,

$319 00

DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS.

It having been reported to me that there were several lodge
rooms unsafe for Masonic purposes, I issued to the District Deputy
Grand Masters, the following letter:

Grand Lodge of the State of Illinois, A. F. & A. M. )
DEAR SIR AND R.W. BROTHER: ^^^RIA, ILL., March 26, 1900. \

It has been represented to me that there are many lodge -rooms

throughout the state which are unfit and unsafe for Masonic purposes.

It is therefore my desire that you make an examination of the

rooms used by lodges in j'our district at your earliest convenience,

and report to me the condition of any that 3'ou may deem unsafe.

Fraternally yours,

Chas. F. Hitchcock,
' Grand blaster.

Abraham Jonas.

Elected Grand Master 1 840-

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois. 17

While it was not practicable, owing to the expense and time it
would take for personal examination, yet from observation and from
information obtained, it is found that but comparatively few lodges
are meeting in really unsafe rooms. In some three or four instances
the\- were considered unsuitable, and in one instance, not only un-
suitable, but absolutely unsafe. I at once wrote the master of this
lodge.

From the reports of the District Deputies it will be seen that
peace and harmony prevail in the several districts and general pros-
perity abounds in the various lodges. These officers have performed
their duties conscientiously and well, and having devoted a great deal
of their time and money for the general good without remuneration,
are entitled to all honor.

AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION,

I am officially informed by the Grand Secretary that the proposed
amendment to the constitution, which was introduced at the last ses-
sion of the Grand Lodge, viz: "To amend paragraph 9 of section 1 of
article II of the constitution of this Grand Lodge by striking out the
word 'two" and inserting in lieu thereof the word 'four'" is lost, less
than two-thirds of the lodges voting for it.

THE MASONIC SCHOOLS.

According to my circular five schools for instruction in the stand-
ard v.^ork were held during the past year. Three hundred and ninety-
three lodges were represented at these schools, with a total attendance
of 1,363. The number of Deputy Grand Lecturers was 57.

I had the pleasure of being present at all of these schools, and can
readily testify to the interest shown by those in attendance. These
schools of instruction are productive of much good, their influence
extending far beyond those lodges participating. An earnest desire
is shown by the various lodges to perfect themselves in the standard
work, and generous rivalry is excited with a disposition to see who can
best work and best agree.

Schools were placed at the following places: Cairo, January 9,
10, 11; East St. Louis, January 23, 24,25; Champaign, -February 6, 7, 8;
Quincy, February 20, 21, 22; Ottawa, March 6, 7, 8.

RUSH WORK.

In this connection I desire to emphasize the warning, given by
M.W. Bro. Owen Scott in his address of 1897. It is a great mistake
to attempt to confer too many degrees at one session. If there is any

18 Proceedings of the [Oct. 2,

cause for censure, it is from the endeavor to do too much; an appar-
ent effort to surpass some other lodge. If Masonry is worth anything
it is worth doing thoroughly. To impress the candidate, sufficient
time should be taken for proper effect, and it is an injustice to him to
rush the degrees in such a manner as to destroy their force and im-
pressiveness.

LAW.

Very many questions have been presented to me as to the proper
interpretation of certain points. The law is so plain, and as the de-
cisions made by my predecessors cover nearly every subject, it has
only been necessary to refer to the law and the decisions, for an ex-
planation of nearly every question raised. I have but one decision to
report.

DECISION.

A lodge may enact a by-law providing for the election of all the
officers.

COMMITTEE ON APPEALS.

It having been represented to me by the committee that the time
■was too short at the session of the Grand Lodge to consider the case

of Tyrian Lodge No. 333 vs. , which had been continued from

the last session,! instructed M.W. Brother Crawford, chairman, to
convene the Committee on Appeals at the Sherman House, Chicago.
In compliance with this instruction, the committee met at the Sher-
man House, July 21, and proceeded to try the case mentioned. The
report of the committee will be made to you at this session.

DISCIPLINE.

I am pleased to announce that very few cases have been reported
to me requiring any action on my part, and those that have been
called to my attention have been readily adjusted. In every case
where I have found it necessary to correct irregularities or infrac-
tions of law, I have found a willingness on the part of the officers and
members of the lodge offending, to make proper corrections, and, I
believe, without unnecessary friction. My suggestions have been re-
ceived with the utmost courtesy and a desire to comply with the re-
quirements. Some little friction existed in several of the lodges in
reference to the edict which forbids the use of robes and other para-
phernalia. It is a pleasure for me to be able to report to you that,
after a full and free discussion of the subject, all lodges have laid
aside their robes and other articles placed under the ban, and. as I
believe, are strictly complying with the law. It matters not how

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois. 19

much difference of opinion there maybe respecting these articles, the
lodg^es recog-nize the fact that the Grand Lodge has made the law
and they gracefully submit.

VISITATION.

It was my intention, when elected, to visit as many lodges as time
and circumstances would permit. In nearly every instance when in-
vited, I have endeavored to be present, and always have been received
with honors due the Grand Master. On each occasion, I have endeav-
ored to give some wholesome advice, not in a spirit of fault-finding
but of encouragement. I have endeavored to impress on the minds
of the brethren that it is not so much numbers that we desire as it is
men of good principles — men who will reflect credit and honor to the
Fraternity. I have tried to show them that Masonry enters into
competition with no other organization, that it is independent and
free, and no matter how many kindred organizations spring into exist-
ence, Masonry will continue to live and flourish. It is of no mushroom
growth, but steady and certain. A partial list of the lodges visited is
given herewith:

Dearborn Lodge No. 310, Chicago, fortieth anniversary; King
Oscar Lodge No. 855, Chicago; Aurora Lodge No. 254, Aurora, forty-
second anniversary; Bloomington Lodge No. 43, Bloomington, fiftieth
anniversary; Mizpah Lodge No. 768, Chicago; Philo Lodge No. 436,
Port Byron, dedication; Hesperia Lodge No. 411, Chicago; Peoria
Lodge No. 15, Peoria; Illinois Lodge No. 263, Peoria; Barry Lodge No.
34, Barry; Acacia Lodge No. 67, LaSalle; Vesper Lodge No. 584, Gales-
burg; Comet Lodge No. 641, Minier; Hiram Lodge No. 26, Henderson;
Union Park Lodge No. 610, Chicago; Windsor Park Lodge No. 836,
Chicago; Normal Park Lodge No. 797, Chicago; Rock River Lodge
No. 612, Sterling; Garfield Lodge No. 686, Chicago; Alpha Lodge No.
155, Galesburg; Ashlar Lodge No. 308, Chicago; Schiller Lodge No.
335, Peoria; Accordia Lodge No. 277. Chicago; Lancaster Lodge No.
206, Glasford; Urbana Lodge No. 157, Urbana; Apollo Lodge No. 642,
Chicago; Golden Rule Lodge No. 726, Chicago; Streator Lodge No.
607, Streator; Piper Lodge No. 608, Piper City; Western Star Lodge
No. 240, Champaign; Temple Lodge No. 46, Peoria; Harmony Lodge
No. 3, Jacksonville; .Jacksonville Lodge No. 570, Jacksonville.

PUBLIC PROCESSIONS.

A great many applications have been received from lodges for
permission to appear in public. It is not deemed for the best inter-
ests of Masonry there should be undue display. I. therefore, have
declined to grant authority to lodges to appear publich' clothed as
Masons. The law specifies particularly, the proper occasions for such

20 Proceedings of the [Oct. 2

appearance. The occasion should be extraordinary that would per-
mit a deviation from the law.

CONCLUSION.

And now, my brethren, I have given you a full and complete re-
port of the year's transactions. Many thing's have transpired — ques-
tions arisen and disposed of that would be uninteresting to you, and I
will not take your time in relating them. Sufficient to say that all
questions have been squarely met and firmly disposed of. I have en-
deavored to do my whole duty fearlessly and without favor. The
year's work is ended. To me it has been a year of pleasure and de-
light. I have ever had shown to me, all courtesy and respect due, in
my official capacity. The past is a matter of record; if I have failed
in any way, it has been an error in judgment; if my efforts meet your
approval, I shall be well repaid.

I desire to express to you my sincere thanks for the many acts of
kindness and expressions of good will.

Fraternally submitted,

CHARLES F. HITCHCOCK,

Grand Master.

The motion was made by M.W. Bro. Owen Scott that
this address be referred to the Committee on Grand Master's
Address, which was carried.

EEPOET or THE GEAND TEEASUEEE.

The Grand Treasurer submitted the following- report
together with his books and vouchers, which, on motion,
was referred to the Committee on Finance:

Wiley M. Egan, Grand Treasurer:

In account with Grand Lodge of Illinois, A. F. and A. M.

1899. Debit.

Oct. 1, To credit balances as per last report —

Account of General Fund $49,183 98

Account of Charity Fund .... 858 27

$50,042 25

1900.] . Grand Lodge of Illinois. 21

Oct. .31, To amount received from Grand Secre-
tary, account of General Fund.. $110 25
Account of Charity Fund 35 80

Nov. 8, To interest on United States bonds,

three months 400 00

30, To amount received from Grand Secre-

tary, account of General Fund.. 16 75

Account of Charity Fund 14 90

Dec. 30, To amount received from Grand Secre-
tary, account of General Fund. . 12 75

Account of Charity Fund 7 00

1900.
Jan. 4, To interest on city of Chicago bonds. . 1,000 00
12, To dividend on A. A. Glenn's Life In-
surance policy 45 75

31, To amount received from Grand Secre-

tary, account of General Fund. . 31 25

Account of Charity Fund 15 70

Feby. 27, To interest on United States bonds,

three months 400 00

28, To amount received from Grand Secre-
tary, account of General Fund. . 25

Account of Charity Fund 14 65

Mar. 31, To amount received from Grand Secre-
tary, account of General Fund. . 16 25

Account of Charity Fund 26 00

Apr. 30, To amount received from Grand Secre-
tary, account of General Fund.. 116 50

Account of Charity Fund 35 25

May 15, To interest on United States bonds,

three months 400 00

31, To amount received from Grand Secre-
tary, account of General Fund. . 10 25

Account of Charity Fund 17 50

June 30, To amount received from Grand Secre-
tary, account of General Fund. . 13 00

Account of Charity Fund 39 25

July 6, To interest on city of Chicago bonds 1,000 00
31, To amount received from Grand Secre-
tary, account of General Fund. . 26,070 75
Account of Charity Fund 11 00

Amounts forward, $29,860 80

$50,042 25

22 Proceedings of the [Oct. 2,

Aug^. 31, To amount received from Grand Secre-
tary, account of General Fund. .$13,662 75

Account of Charity Fund 5 00

Sept. 5, To interest on United States bonds,

three months 400 CO

28, To amount received from Grand Secre-
tary, account of General Fund. . 3,258 25
Account of Charity Fund 9 85

$47,196 65

Total amount received from Grand
Secretary during' the year on ac-
count of General Fund $43,319 00

Total amount received from inter-
est coupons on bonds during the
year on account of General Fund 3,600 00

Total amount received from other
sources during the year on ac-
count of General Fund 45 75

Total amount received during the
year on account of General Fund, $46,964 75

Total amount received from Grand
Secretary during the year on ac-
count of Charity Fund 23190

Total receipts for the year $47,196 65

$97,238 90

1899. Credit.

Oct. 23, By amount paid for ten (10) $1,000
bonds of the United States, @
$1,302.50 each $13,025 00

1900.

Oct. 1, By mileage and per diem paid officers

and committees since last report,
asper vouchers returned herewith 2,613 20

Oct. 1, By mileage and per diem paid repre-

sentatives since last report, as
per vouchers returned herewith 15,959 90

Total mileage and per diem paid $18,573 10

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois. 23

Oct. ], By amount paid out for charity since

last report, as per vouchers num-
bered 866, 867, 868, 879, 919 and

942 $ 255 00

Oct. 1, By miscellaneous items paid since last

report as per vouchers numbered

858 to 98-1 both inclusive, except-

insf the numbers noted above as

paid on account of Charity Fund ]2,605 19

Total amount paid out during the

year $44,458 29

Oct. 1. By balance in cash to credit General

Fund $51,945 44

Oct. 1. By balance in cash to credit Charity

Fund 835 17

Total credit balance in cash S52,780 61

$97,238 90

Your Grand Treasurer on October 23, 1899, invested the sum of
$13,025 for account of the General Fund in ten (10) United States
bonds of the denomination of one thousand (1000) dollars, paying
therefor the sum of $1. 302.50, for each bond.

These bonds are payable in the year 1925, and draw interest at the
rate of 4% per annum, payable quarterly, on the first days of Febru-
ary, May, August, and November, of each year.

In addition to the Cash Balance reported above to the credit of
Genera] Fund, the Grand Lodge owns the following securities, all of
Avhich are now in my possession;

City of Chicago 4% bonds (par value) $50,000.00

United States 4% bonds (par value) 40,000.00

Masonic Fraternity Temple Association eight (8)

shares (par value) 800.00

$90,800.00

Policy No. 99588 Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company on
the life of A. A. Glenn. This is a paid-up policy and from which the
Grand Lodge receives an annual dividend.

Fraternally submitted,

WILEY M. EGAN,
Chicago, Oct. 1, 1900. Grand Treasurer.

24 Proceedings of the [Oct. 2,

KEPORT OF THE GEAND SEGEETAKY.

The Grand Secretary submitted the following' report,
also cash book and ledger, and asked that they be referred
to the Committee on Finance, which was so referred.

Most Worshipful Grand Master and Brethren of the Grand Lodge:

In accordance with the by-laws of the Grand Lodge, I herewith
submit my annual report as Grand Secretary.

ORDERS DRAWN.

Orders have been drawn on the Grand Treasurer at and since the
last Annual Communication for the following amounts, to-wit:

For mileage and per diem of Officers, Representatives, and

Committees in attendance at last communication $18,571 60

To Joseph R jbbins, Committee on Correspondence

To R. R. Stevens, as Grand Tyler

To Z. T. Griffen, stenographer

To George R. Stadler, as Deputy Grand Secretary

To R. R. Stevens, for expenses Grand Lodge

To rent, Central Music Hall

To Pantagraph Printing and Stationery Company, printing

report, etc

To Harrison Dills

To J. O. Clifford, expense Railroad Committee

To charity, Mrs. Conner .'

To Illinois Masonic Orphans' Home 1,000 00

To Masonic and Eastern Star Home 1,000 00

To J. L. Brewster, expense visiting Hebron Lodge 4 02

To R. R. Stevens, expense laying corner stone at Springfield 12 80

To A. M. Boring, expense constituting West Gate Lodge 8 95

To Albert Snyder, expert work in measuring proceedings. . . 10 00

To taxes on Missouri land 21 89

To Pantagraph Printing and Stationery Company, printing

proceedings, etc 1,202 21

To binding and stamping proceedings 342 45

To paraphernalia for Grand Examiners 5 10

To charity, Miss Louie Shelpman 100 00

To W. M. Egan, rent of box in safety vault 7 00

To J. H. C. Dill, meeting Printing Committee 8 75

To expenses Finance Committee 60 20

To R. R. Stevens, expenses laying corner stones at Sheldon

and Dixon 16 10

300 00

100 00

50 00

25 00

114 60

400 00

394 50

115 00

7 00

40 00

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois. 25

To expense extra meeting' of the Committee on Appeals and

Grievances $ 179 60

To Herald Printing and Stationery Company, printing

Ceremonials 125 00

To Owen Scott, expense on Committee Revising Ceremonials 15 00

To E. F. Quintel, engrossing charters and commissions 29 25

To miscellaneous printing 625 22

To Grand Examiners, school at Cairo 252 05

To Grand Examiners, school at Champaign 183 00

To Grand Examiners, school at East St. Louis 211 70

To Grand Examiners, school at Quincy 236 40

To Grand Examiners, school at Ottawa 199 20

To American Express Company 293 19

To United States Express Company 179 56

To expense Grand Master's office 346 69

To expense Grand Secretary's office, postage 201 00

To expense Grand Secretary's office, incidentals 37 76

To Charles F, Hitchcock, salary as Grand Master 1,500 00

To Wiley M. Egan, salary as Grand Treasurer 400 00

To J. H. C. Dill, salary as Grand Secretary 2 500 00

Total $31,431 79

I herewith submit an itemized account of all monej^s received by
me as Grand Secretary during the past year.

All of which is fraternally submitted,

J. H. C. DILL, Grand Secretary.

Froceedivgs of the

[Oct 2,

GRAND SEOEETAEY'S ACCOUNT.
J. H. C. Dill, Grand Secretary, in account with

The M.W., Grand Lodge of Illinois, A.F. and A.M.. Dr
TO lodge dues for the year 1900.

LODGES.

DUES.

LODGES.

NO.

DUES

Bodley

Equality

Harmony .

3
4

8
9
13
14
15
16
17
19
20
23
24
25
26
27
29
31
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
55
57
58
59
60
61
63
64
65
66
67
69
71
73
74
75
76
77
78

$ 126 00
16 50
99 75

107 25
111 75

258 75
61 50
59 25
27 75

228 75

47 25

108 75
78 75

72 00
80 25
91 50
51 00
15 00
83 25
54 75
63 00

259 50
66 00
69 75

33 00
74 25

192 75
31 50

123 75
185 25

124 50
f>G 25

48 00
338 50

19 50
53 25
42 7.T
69 75

63 75
30 75
77 25
48 75

134 25
66 00
47 25

126 oe

39 75
53 50
65 25
57 00
42 75

73 00
38 25

40 50

34 50
42 75
30 75

64 50
212 25
152 25

Scott

79
80
81
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
95
96
97
98-
99
'00
103
103
104
105
106
108
109

no
111

112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
123
123
124
125
136
127
128

l!i9

130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145

$ 27 7

Whitehall

Vitruvius

52 5

DeWitt

Mitchell .

97 5

Friendship

Macon

56 2

Kaskaskia

25 5

Rushville

Mt. Pulaski

46 5

St Johns

Havana .

60 U

Warren

Fellowship.

48 0

134 2

Metropolis

46 5

Macomb

Stewart

99 0

21 7

42 0

Cass

Samuel H. Davis

24 7

St. Clair

189 (J

Ta3'lor

52 5

Hiram

Edwardsville

Astoria

68 2
46 5

Pekin .

Rockf ord

175 5

25 5

Oriental

Lewistown

51 7

Barrv

Winchester

45 7

42 7

Versailles

42 7

Trenton

33 0

30 7

Herman

Occidental

Jonesboro

Bureau

Robert Burns

43 5
63 2

Mt. Joliet

35 2

Bloomington

Hardin

33 0

Rising Sun

Vermont

43 5

Griggsville

36 7

Temple

Caledonia

Elgin

129 7

53 2

Unity

Henrv

36 7

85 5

Carrollton

Mt. Moriah.

Oquawka

Cedar

39 7
75 0

Benevolent

Greenup

Empire

22 5

47 2

Washington

33 7

Trio

Raleigh

25 5

38 2

New Boston

Marion

48 7
33 7

Mackinaw

27 7

St. Marks

Marshall

Sycamore

Lima

40 5

Benton

Euclid

112 5

30 7

Pacific

Hutsonville

Polk

20 2

40 5

Eureka .

Marengo

Geneva

Olnev

50 2

Central

Chester

39 7

51 7

Garden City

503 5

45 7

Mt. Nebo

Richmond

35 2

Prairie .

DeKalb

86 2

Waukegan

A. W. Rawson

42 7

1900.]

Grand Lodge of Illinois.

LODGE DUES FOR THE YEAR 1900 — Continued.

Lee Centre

Clavton

Blobmtield

Effingham

Vienna

Bunker Hill

Fidelity

Clay

Russell

Alpha

Delavan

Urbana

McHenry

Kewanee

Waubansia

Virden

Hope

Edward Dobbins

Atlanta ,

Star in the East ,

Milford..-

Nunda

Evergreen

Girard

Wavne

Cherry Valle3^ . .

Lena '. .. .

Matteson

Mendota

Staunton

Illinois Central.

"Wabash

Moweaqua

Germariia

Meridian

Abingdon

Mystic Tie

C5'rus

Fulton Citj-

Dundee

Farmington

Herrick"

Freedom

La Harpe

Louisville

King Solomon's

Homer

Sheba

Centralia

Lavely

Flora

Corinthian

Fairfield

Tamaroa

Wilmington

Wm. B. Warren.

Logan

Cleveland

Shipman

Ipava

Gillespie

Newton

Mason

New Salem

Oakland

146

$ 24 75

147

40 50

148

84 75

149

38 25

150

45 75

151

42 75

153

31 50

153

39 00

154

38 25

155

127 50

156

53 50

157

132 75

158

31 50

159

90 75

160

149 25

161

56 25

162

54 75

164

54 75

165

38 25

166

170 25

168

48 00

169

33 00

170

70 50

171

45 75

172

34 50

173

42 00

174

39 Ou

175

171 00

176

64 50

177

47 35

178

62 25

179

22 50

180

17 25

182

171 75

183

36 00

185

54 75

187

33 75

188

59 25

189

45 00

190

66 00

192

63 00

193

21 00

194

39 75

195

103 50

196

42 00

197

46 50

199

51 75

200

16 50

201

99 75

203

26 25

204

46 50

205

34 50

206

58 50

207

30 00

208

59 25

2(»

219 75

210

108 75

211

300 75

212

21 75

213

47 25

314

28 50

216

39 75

217

22 50

818

38 25

219

52 50

Mahomet

Leroy

Geo. Washington

Pana

Columbus

Lovington

Manchester

New Haven

Wyanet

Farmers

Blandinsville

DuQuoin

Dallas City

Charter Oak

Cairo

Black Hawk

Mt. Carmel

Western Star

Shekinah

Galva

Horicon

Greenville

El Paso

Rob Morris

Golden Gate

Hibbard

Robinson

Hey worth

Aledo

Avon Harmony..

Aurora

Donnelson

Warsaw

Mattoon

Amon

Channahon

Illinois

Franklin Grove. .

Vermilion

Kingston

La Prairie

Paris

Wheaton

Levi Lusk

BlaneA'

Carmf

Miners

B3^ron

Milton

Elizabeth

Accordia

Jo Daviess

Neoga

Kansas

Brooklyn

Meteor

Catlin

Plymouth

De Soto

Genoa

Wataga

Chenoa

Prophetstown

Pontiac

Dills

220

$ 29 25

231

36 00

222

69 00

326

71 25

237

20 25

228

53 25

2v9

21 75

230

20 25

231

31 50

232

16 50

233

75 00

334

65 25

235

40 50

236

62 25

237

87 75

238

36 75

239

75 75

240

135 75

241

61 50

243

63 75

244

66 00

245

60 75

346

61 50

247

34 50

248

45 00

249

30 75

250

45 75

251

51 75

252

73 50

253

31 50

254

147 75

255

21 75

257

54 75

260

134 25

261

29 25

262

27 00

363

121 50

264

19 50

365

33 75

266

28 50

267

30 75

368

111 00

369

51 00

270

17 25

271

120 00

272

45 75

273

63 75

274

35 25

275

38 25

276

11 25

277

47 25

278

82 50

279

36 OO

280

24 00

283

37 50

283

65 25

285

72 75

386

53 25

287

50 25

288

53 25

291

18 00

292

54 75

293

72 00

294

71 25

295

16 50

Proceedings of the

[Oct. 2,

LODGE DUES FOR THE YEAR 1900— Conf t?JUecZ.

Quincy

Benjamin

Wauconda

Hinckley

Durand

Raven

Onarga

W. C. Hobbs

T. J. Pickett

Ashlar

Harvard

Dearborn

Kilvs'inning

Ionic

York

Palatine

Erwin

Abraham Jonas...

J. L. Anderson

Doric

Creston

Dunlap

Windsor

Orient

Harrisburg

Industry

Altona •

Mt. Erie

Tuscola

Tyrian

Sumner

Schiller

New Columbia. . .
Oneida

Saline

Kedron

Full Moon

Summertield

Wenona

Milledgeville

N. D. Morse

Sidney

Russellville

Sublette

Fairview

Tarbolton

Groveland

Kinderhook

Ark and Anchor.

Marine

Hermitage

Orion

Blackberry

Princeville

Douglas

Noble

Horeb

Tonica

Bement

Areola

Oxford

Jefferson

Newman

Livingston

Chamoersburg. . .

296

B 93 75

297

57 75

898

27 00

.TOl

39 75

302

42 00

303

25 50

305

42 00

306

61 50

307

60 00

308

259 50

309

75 00

310

394 50

311

330 00

312

127 50

313

26 25

314

46 50

315

19 50

316

16 50

318

54 00

319

124 50

320

36 75

321

76 50

323

52 50

323

27 00

325

84 00

327

36 75

330

3 J 75

331

16 50

333

61 50

333

123 00

334

76 50

335

88 50

336

33 75

337

48 00

339

15 75

340

18 00

341

48 00

342

9 75

344

25 50

345

44 25

346

12 00

347

40 50

348

18 00

349

13 50

350

37 50

351

70 50

352

18 00

353

17 25

354

54 75

355

33 75

356

51 00

358

20 25

359

48 00

360

43 50

361

29 -.^5

362

43 50

363

57 00

364

45 00

365

43 50

366

75 00

367

23 25

368

19 50

369

61 50

371

54 75

373

17 25

Shabbona

Aroma

Payson

Liberty

Gill

LaMoille

Waltham

Mississippi

Bridgeport

El Dara

Kankakee

Ashmore

Tolono

Oconee

Blair

Jersey vine

Muddy Point. ..

Shiloh

Kinmundy

Buda

Odell

Kishwaukee —

Mason City

Batavia

Ramsey

Bethalto

Stratton

Thos. J. Turner.

Mithra

Hesperia

Bollen

Evening: Star.. .

Lawn Ridge

Paxton

Marseilles

Freeburg

Reynoldsburg. . .

Oregon

Washburn

Landmark

Lanark

Exeter

Scottville

Red Bud

Sunbeam

Chebanse

Kendrick

Summit

Murray villa

Annawan

Makanda

Philo

Chicago

Camargo

Sparland

Casey •• . ■

Hampshire —
Cave-in-Rock..
Chestertield —

Watseka

S. D. Monroe...

Yates City

Mendon

Loami

Bromwell

374

378

379

380

383

384

385

386

388

389

390

391

393

394

396

397

398

399

401

403

404

405

406

408

409

410

411

412

414

415

416

417

418

419

430

421

422

423

424

426

427

428

429

430

431

432

433

434

436

437

440

441

442

443

444

445

446

447

448

449

450

451

1900.]

Grand Lodge of Illinois.

LODGE DUES FOR THE YEAR IQOO— Continued.

New Hartford

Maroa

Irving

Nokomis

Blazing Star

Jeffersonville

Plainview

Tremont

Palm3'ra

Denver

Huntsville

Cobden

South Macon

Cheney's Grove

McLean

Rantoul

Kendall

Amity

Gordon

Columbia

Walsh ville

Manito

Rutland

Pleiades

Wyoming

Momence

Lexington

Edgewood .

Xenia

Bowen

Andrew Jackson —

Clay City

Cooper

Shannon

Martin

Libertyville

Tower"Hill

Stone Fort

Tennessee

Alma

Murphysboro

St. Paul

Stark

Woodhull

Odin

East St. Louis

Meridian Sun

O. H. Miner

Home

Parkersburg

J. D. Moody

Wade-Barney

Bradford

Andalusia

Litchfield

Abraham Lincoln.

Roseville

Anna

lUiopolis

Monitor

Chatham

Evans

Delia

Covenant.

Rossville

453

454

455

456

458

460

461

462

4t3

464

465

466

467

468

469

470

471

472

473

474

475

476

477

478

479

481

482

484

485

486

487

488

489

490

491

492

493

495

496

497

498

500

501

503

504

505

506

508

509

510

512

514

516

517

518

519

520

521

523
524
525
526
527

27 75
75 00
12 75

33 00

21 00

34 50

22 50
26 25
42 75

21 75
18 00
37 50
63 00
32 25
57 00
42 00
44 25
61 50
12 00

22 50
14 25
24 00

24 00
314 25

51 75
63 00
30 00
27 75
18 75

40 50

18 00

41 25
23 25

25 .50
16 50
65 25

34 50
47 25

19 50
27 00
89 25
81 75
19 50
32 25
21 00
97 50
54 75

35 25
306 75

21 00
15 00
88 50
31 50
27 75
37 75
30 00
26 25

41 25
39 00

186 75

42 00
216 75

13 50

542 25

72 00

Minooka

Adams

Maquon

Ashton

Seneca

Altamont

Cuba

Sherman

Plaintield

J. R. Gorin

Lockport

Chatsworth —
Harlem.

Stewardson —

Towanda

Cordova

Virginia

Valley

Sharon

Long Point

Plum River

Humboldt

Dawson

Lessing

Leland

Thomson

Madison

Trinity

Winslow

Pleasant Hill..

Albany

Frankfort ..

Time

Jacksonville. . .

Bardolph

Gardner

Pera

Capron

O'Fallon

Viola

Prairie City...

Hazel Dell

Doneola

Shirley

Highland

Vesper

Fisher

Princeton

Troy

Fairmount . ...

Gilman

Fieldon

Miles Hart

Cerro Gordo..

Farina

Watson

Clark

Hebron

Streator

Piper

Sheldon

Union Park ..

Lincoln Park.

Rock River. .

Patoka

528

529

.530

531

532

533

534

535

536

537

538

539

540

541

542

543

544

547

550

552

554

555

556

557

558

559

.560

562

564

565

566

567

569

570

572

573

574

575

576

577

578

580

581

582

583

584

585

587

588

590

591

592

595

600

601

602

603

604

607

608

609

610

611

612

613

34 50
30 00
30 00
33 00
33 OO
20 25
67 50
38 25
78 00
37 50
60 75
19 50
201 75
15 75
10 50
lb 75
43 50
35 25
56 25
17 25

75 00
52 50
39 00
93 75
27 00
31 50
21 75
45 75
21 00
21 75
50 25
27 75
21 00

76 50
27 75^
38 25
27 00
42 OO
27 75
29 25
11 25

21 OO

14 25
31 .50

22 50
132 00

21 00
94 50
25 50
27 00

27 00

15 75

28 50
52 50
37 50
24 75
37 50
27 00

108 OO
41 25
50 25
313 00
360 75
116 25
31 50

Proceedings of the

[Oct. 2,

LODGE DUES FOR THE YEAR IdOO^Continuecl.

Forrest

Wadley

Good Hope

Basco

Berwick

New Hope

Hopedale

Locust

Union

Tuscan

Norton

Ridee Farm

E. F. W. Ellis

Bucklej'

Rochester

Peotone

Keystone

Comet

Apollo

D. C. Creejier

Oblong City

San Jose

Somonauk

Blueville

Camden

Atwood

Greenview

Yorktown

Mozart

Lafavette

Rock Island

Lambert

Grand Chain

South Park

Phoenix

Ma5'o

Greenland

Crawford

Erie

Burnt Prairie

Herder

Fillmore

Eddyville

IS'ormal

Waldeck

Pawnee

A. O. Fay

Enfleld

Illinois Cit}'

Clement

Morrisonville —

Blue Mound

Burnside

Gallatia

Rio

Garfield

Orangeville

Clifton

Englewood

lola

Raymond

Herrins Prairie.

ShilohHill

Belle Rive

Richard Cole. . .

614
61t5
617
618
619
6-30

m-i

623

627

630

631

632

633

634

635

636

639

641

643

644

645

646

647

648

651

653

655

656

657

658

659

660

662

663

664

665

666

667

668

673

674
675
676
677
679
680
681
682
683
684
685
686
687
688
690
691
692
693
695
696
6i)7

41 25
30 75
44 25
17 25
10 5 J
16 50
37 50
20 25
20 25
29 25
36 00
54 75
79 50
15 00

23 25
36 00

195 00

36 00

250 50

211 50

33 75

24 00
60 00
27 OJ
42 75
38 25
3J OU
50 25
46 50

14 25
83 -,0

114 75
22 50
90 75
25 50
24 75

15 00

16 50
Si 25-
27 75

138 75
47 25

20 S5
51 00

126 75
56 S5

47 25
34 50
12 75
S9 25
37 50

48 Oj
55 50

21 00
48 00

347 25
36 75
33 00

363 75
17 25
36 75
20 25
27 75
9 75

207 00

Hutton

Pleasant Plains.

Temple Hill

Alexandria

Praidwood

Ewing

Joppa

Star

Farmer Citj^

Providence

Collinsville

Johnsonville —

Newtown

Elvaston

Calumet

Arcana

Mav

Chapel Hill

Rome

Walnut

Omaha

Chandlerville..

Rankin

Golden Rule....

Raritan

Waterman

Lake Creek

Eldorado

Harbor

Carman

Gibson

Morning Star..

Sheridan

Arrowsraith. . . .

Saunemm

Lakeside

New Holland. ..

Danvers

Scott Land

Goode

Winnebago —

Weldon

Centennial

Alta

Akin

Lvndon

Lbunsbury

Allendale

Ogden

Pre-emption. . .

Hardinsville..

Verona

Mvstic Star. . . .

Orel

Sibley

Van Meter

Crete

Sullivan

Palace

Littleton

Triluminar —

Mizpah

St. Elmo

LaGrange

Bav City

756

1900.]

Grand Lodge of Illinois.

LODGE DUES FOR THE

YEAR IQOO— Continued.

LODGES.

NO.

DDES.

$ 17 25
25 50

162 00
74 25

152 25
25 50

123 00

175 00
50 25
30 00
80 25
49 50

12 00
42 00
37 50

23 25
175 50

68 25
30 00

36 00

22 50
18 00
70 50
45 00

243 75
21 75

37 50
210 00

30 00

31 50

24 00

86 25
59 25
29 25

13 50
15 00

23 25
48 00

14 25
17 25

87 00
20 25

LODGES.

NO.

815
816
817
818
819
820
821
822
823
824
825
826
827
829
830
831
833
833
834
835
836
837
838
839
840
841
842
843
844
845
846
847
848
849
850
851
8.52
853
854
855
856

DDES.

New Burnside

773
774
776

778
779
780
781
782
783
784
785
786
787
788
789
790
791
792
793
794
795
796
797
798
799
800
801
80 i
803
804
805
806
807
808
809
810
811
812
813
814

Lawn

Ridgway..

$ 50 25

27 00

32 25

Ben Hur

84 75

Columbian

Henderson

New Canton

36 00

27 75

Siloam

Belknap

Pearl

23 25

Colchester

47 25
45 75

Constantia

Arthur

Mazon

29 25
41 25

Sequolt

Edgar

33 75

22 50

Rockport

30 00

29 25

Magic City

42 00

Pittsfield

Broadiand.s

Calhoun

Dean

Toledo

Triple

29 25
38 25
33 00

A. T. Darrah

Windsor Park

76 hO

Tadmor

Hindsboro

Charitj'

36 00

Mvrtle '. .

24 75

E.'M. Husted

Berwyn

46 50

Normal Park

Alto Pass

24 75

Sidell

Colfax

Woodlawn Park.

111 75
.54 75

Park

135 00

Hopewell

Martinton

Bluffs

Stronghurst...

London

Palestine

24 00

Willi.imson

19 50

Neponset

Kensington

S. M. Dalzell

20 25
24 00
16 50

Nebo

18 00

Royal

114 75

Cornland

Gillham

Chicago Heights

Gothic

40 50
24 00

Tracy

Latham

18 00

Melvin

Brighton Park

King Oscar

West Gate

41 25

DeLand

63 75

Humboldt Park

18 75

Ohio

DUES PRECEDING YEARS.

LODGES.

NO.

DDES.

LODGES.

NO.

DDES.

Bloomington

43
47
66
140
146
179
234
239
240
249
272
274
282
295
301
318
354
362
446
490
493

.$ 11 25
75

1 50
75

2 25
75
75
75
75
75
75

1 50

9 00

4 .50

1 .50

Meridian Line

505
576
664
666
669
672
702
710
726
728
744
748
751
764

800
804
829
830
831

$ 75

Caledonia

OFallon

Ma}'0

Pacific

6 75

Omey

Crawford

Herder

Eddyville

Lee Centre

Wabash

75
75

DuQuoi n

Alexandria

3 00

Mt. Carmel

Parmer Citv

6 75

Western Star

Golden Rule

Waterman .

1 50

Hibbard

Carmi

Goode

Alta

Lounsbur}'

2 25

Byron

4 50

Brooklyn

1 50

Dills

Hinckley

J. L. Anderson

Ravenswood

Ark and Anchor

Noble

Edgar

1 50

Waiseka

Rockport

Finalaj'

Shannon

Tower Hill

$ 79 50

32 Proceedings of the [Oct. 2,

DUES FROM LODGES U. D.

September 1, 1900, Boyd D $ 7 50

September 1, 1900, Utica 2 25

$ 9 75

DISPENSATION FEES.

Boyd D. Lodge U. D $ 100 00

Utica Lodge U. D 100 00

% 200 00

RECAPITULATION.

Dues collected previous to 1898 $ 27 75

Dues collected for 1898 , 8 35

Dues collected for 1899 13 .TO

Dues collected for 1900 42,775 50

Dues collected from I^odges U. D 9 75

Special dispensations by Grand Master 119 00

Dispensations for Lodges U. D 200 00

Grand Lodge Bv-laws sold 16 00

Books of Ceremonials sold 5 00

Grand Lodge Proceedings sold 6 S5

Proceeds sale of Missouri land 108 00

Total $43,319 00

CHARITY FUND.

Dues from Defunct Lodges $ 90 90

Certifying Diplomas 117 00

Dividend on Temple Stock 24 00

Total $ 231 90

Grand Total ■ $13,550 90

INTRODUCTION OP R.W. JOHN R. BELLINGER.

K.W. Bro. Charles H. Patton: — 31. W. Grand Master: As the rep-
resentative of the Grand Lodge of South Carolina, I have the pleas-^
ure, this morning, of greeting R.W. Bro. John R. Bellinger, the Grand
Junior Warden of the Grand Lodge of South Carolina, and I vrish to
have the pleasure of introducing to you, M.W. Grand Master, R.W.
Brother Bellinger.

The M.W, Grand Master: — Brethren: I have the honor and the
pleasure of introducing to you, R.W. Brother Bellinger, Junior Grand
Warden of the Grand Lodge of South Carolina.

R.W. Brother Bellinger:— Jlf. TF. Grand Master, and Brethren of
the Grand Lodge of Illinois: It is with peculiar pleasure that I am per-
mitted to meet with my brethren, this morning, of this great state on
this occasion. Being a Representative to the General Grand Chap-
ter at Cincinnati, I there met Brother Dyas, who informed me
that the Grand Lodge of Illinois would be in session today. I have
staid over this morning for the special purpose of availing myself of
the privilege of meeting with the brethren of this Grand Jurisdic-
tion.

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois. 33

Never before in my life have I stood in the presence of so large
an audience, in any one hall. And when I look over this body and see
intelligrence beaming from every face before me, it enables me to
recognize more fully than ever, the greatness of the state of Illinois,
and the greatness of Masonry in this state.

I am told, brethren, that you represent the second largest juris-
diction in the United States. When I see this vast concourse before
me, it reminds me more than ever, of the great brotherhood, and the
catholicity of Masonry, and symbolizes "The Fatherhood of God and
the Brotherhood of mankind.'' And I know that this great body has
within its heart that fraternal feeling which exemplifies that broth-
erhood and the Fatherhood of God Almighty.

I did not expect, brethren, when I came here, to make a speech.
I had no idea that I would be introduced to the Grand Lodge. But I
would be recreant to my duty to South Carolina, and recreant to my
own feelings, if I did not state this much. I repeat, M.W. Sir, that
it is one of the greatest pleasures of my life to meet with this great
body. I shall cherish as one of the fondest recollections of my life,
to go back to my people, and tell them that in this Masonic hall, the
largest in the city of Chicago, I had the pleasure of seeing so many
of my brethren of this great state. I thank you M.W. and brethren.

EEPOET— Committee on Grand Master's Address.

R. W. Bro. Wm. E. Ginther, from the Committee on
Grand Master's Address, presented tiie following- report,
which, was on motion, adopted:

To the M. W. Grand Lodge of A. F. and A.M. of Illinois:

Your committee beg leave to report that the Grand Master's ad-
dress shows the cares and results of a very busy year in a brief and
concise summary. The Grand Master, personally, laid eight corner
stones, dedicated three lodges, installed several officers in different
parts of the state, and visited thirty-three lodges. In two of these,
which work in the German language, he doubtless displayed his lin-
guistic efficienc}' in their native tongue, and was otherwise loyal to
the usages and customs of the German Craft; for peace and harmony
prevail. His prudent appeals to the good sense and charitable hearts
of brethren of several of the English lodges, who were chafing under
the restrictions of the recent edict, have been equally effective with-
out harsh measures; for they have gracefully laid aside valuable, but
forbidden things, and promised to strictly comply with the law; for
which we invoke 3'our sympathy and gratitude.
—3

34 Proceedings of the [Oct. 2,

Your committee recommend that the reports of deaths be re-
ferred to the Committee on Obituaries: lodg'e dispensations to the
Committee U. D.; the Grand Master's decision to the Committee on
Masonic Jurisprudence, and moneys received for special dispensa-
tions to the Committee on Finance.

Your committee further recommend that, as the District Deputy
Grand Masters were unable, for want of funds to pay their expense,
to comply fully with the mandate of the M.W. Grand Master in his
letter of March 26, 1900, to make a thorough investigation of alleged
unfit and unsafe lodge rooms, and report; this matter to be also re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.

Your committee further recommend formal approval of the acts
of the M.W. Grand Master, detailed under the captions of "The
Charity Fund," "Lodges Constituted," "Removal of Lodges," "Dedi-
cation of Masonic Halls," "Corner Stones," "Grand Lodge Officers
Installed," "Duplicate Charters," "Appeal for Charity," "Representa-
tives Recommended," "Representatives Near Other Grand Lodges,"
"Deputy Grand Lecturers," "The Masonic Schools," "Rush-Work,"
"Committee on Appeals," "Discipline," "Visitation," and "Public
Processions." All of which is fraternally submitted,

WxM. E. GINTHER.
L. L. MUNN,
N. E. ROBERTS,

Committee.

KEPOET— Committee on Credentials.

R. W. Bro. James 1. McClintock presented the following'
report from the Committee on Credentials, which, on
motion, was adopted:

To the M. W. Grand Lodge of Illinois. A. F. and A. M.:

Your Committee on Credentials fraternally report that the fol-
lowing brethren, whose names appear in this report, are present and
entitled to seats in this Grand Lodge:

All of which is fraternally submitted,

JAMES I. McCLINTOCK.

W. P. BECK,

P. W. BARCLAY,

Committee.

Chicago, October 2, A. D., 1900, A. L. 5900.

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois. 35

GRAND OFFICERS.

M. W. Charles F. Hitchcock Grand Master.

R.W. George M. Moulton Deputy Grand Master.

R.W. William B. Wright Senior Grand Warden.

R.W. Chester E. Allen Junior Grand Warden.

R.W. Wiley M. Eg an Grand Treasurer.

R. W. J. H. C. Dill Grand Secretary.

R.W. Nelson G. Lyons Grand Chaplain.

R.W. John Faville Grand Orator.

W. George A. Stabler Deputy Grand Secretary.

W. Thomas A. Stevens Grand Pursuivant.

W. Walter Watson . Grand Marshal.

W. Samuel Coffinberry Grand Sivord Bearer.

W. Joseph D. Everett as Senior Grand Beacon.

W. Louis Zinger Junior Grand Deacon.

W. J. S. McClelland Grand Steward.

W. George W. Hamilton Grand Steward.

W. George S. Hummer Grand Steward.

W. W. W. Watson Grand Steward.

Bro. R. R. Stevens Grand Tyler.

PAST GRAND OFFICERS.

M. W. John M; Pearson Fast Grand Master.

M. W. D. M. Browning Past Grand Master.

M. W. John C. Smith Past Grand Master.

M.W. Owen Scott Post Grand Master.

M. W. L. A. GODDARD Past Grand Master.

M.W. Joseph Robbins Past Grand Master.

M. W. Edward Cook Past Grand blaster.

M.W. Monroe C. Crawford Past Grand Master.

R.W. Henry E. Hamilton Past Senior Grand Warden.

R. W, Charles Fisher Past Senior Grand Warden.

R.W. W. H. Turner Past Junior Grand Warden.

DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS.

R.W, Wellman M. Burbank First District.

R.W. Clark B. Samson Second District.

R.W. Canute R. Matson Third District.

R.W. Jay L. Brewster Fourth District.

R.W. Jacob Krohn Fifth District.

R.W. C, E. Grove Sixth District.

R.W. D. D. Hunt Seventh District.

R.W. John B. Fithian Eighth District.

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R.W. Frederick E. Hoberg Ninth District.

R. W. T. Van Antwerp Tenth District.

R.W. J, T, Burns Eleventh District.

R.W. R. R. Strickler Thirteenth District.

R.W. G. O. Friedrich Fourteenth District.

R.W. W. H. McClain Sixteenth District.

R.W. David E. Bruffett Seventeenth District.

R.W. C. F. Tenney Eighteenth District.

R. W. R. D. Lawrence Nineteenth District.

R.W. John E. Morton Twentieth District.

R.W. W. O. Butler Twenty-first District.

R.W. Alex M. Boring Twenty- second District,

R.W. Hugh A. Snell Twenty-third District.

R.W. Charles H. Martin Twenty-fourth District.

R.W. H. Rohrbough Twenty-fifth District.

R.W. William Montgomery Twenty-sixth District.

R.W. James Douglas Twenty-seventh District..

R.W. J. M. Burkhart Twenty-eighth District.

R.W. H. T. GODDARD Twenty-ninth District.

R.W. P. T. Chapman Thirtieth District.

REPRESENTATIVES OP OTHER GRAND LODGES.

Monroe C. Crawford Arizona.

Roswell T. Spencer Arkansas.

L. L. Munn British Columbia.

Wiley M. Egan Canada.

Jacob Krohn Connecticut.

George M. Moulton Cuba.

John C. Smith England.

John C. Smith Florida.

W. M. BURBANK Idaho.

W. B. Wright Indiana.

Charles H. Patton Indian Territory.

Wiley M. Egan Ireland.

George M. Moulton Kansas.

L. A. Goddard Louisiana.

Joseph E. Dyas Michigan.

John C. Smith Mississippi.

A.B.Ashley Montana.

John C. Smith Nevada:

W. A. Stevens New York.

E. C. Pace North Carolina.

John M. Pearson New Zealand.

Roswell T. Spencer New South Wales.

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois.

John J. Johnston Quebec.

Joseph Robbins Scotland.

<3harlbs H. Patton . . .South Carolina.

Alexander H. Bell Tennessee.

Edward Cook Texas.

Owen Scott . Utah.

D. M. Browning Virginia.

RoswELL T. Spencer Victoria.

■Gil. W. Barnard Wisconsin.

COMMITTEES.

Appeals and Grievances.

Monroe C. Crawford Jonesboro.

Joseph E. Dyas Paris.

William S. Cantrell Benton.

A. H. Bell Carlinville.

Chartered Lodges.

James L. Scott Mattoon.

T. L. Wilson Springfield.

L. K. Byers Altona.

W. T. Irwin Peoria.

James McCredie Earl ville.

Correspondence.
Joseph Robbins Quincy.

Credentials.

J. I. McClintock Carmi.

P. W. Barclay Cairo.

W. F. Beck Olney.

Finance.

Li. A. GODDARD Chicago.

Gil. W. Barnard Chicago.

I). D. Darrah. Bloomington.

Grand Mastefs Address.

William E. Ginther Charleston.

L. L. MUNN Freeport.

N. E. Roberts Fairfield.

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Lodges Under Dispensation .

Daniel J. Avery Chicago.

Charles H. Patton Mt. Vernon.

H. C. Mitchell Carbondale.

R. T. Spencer Illiopolis.

John Johnston Chicago.

Jwisprudence.

D. M. Browning East St. Louis.

John M. Pearson Godfrey.

John C. Smith Chicago.

Owen Scott Decatur.

Edward Cook — Chicago.

Mileage and Per Diem.

E. C. Pace Ashley.

Ed. L. Wahl Vandalia.

George W. Cyrus Camp Point.

Obituaries.

J. T. Richards Chicago

William J. Frisbee Bushnell

Geo. M. O'Hara Springfield.

Petitions.

C. M. Forman Chester.

Ben Hagle Louisville.

George F. Howard Paris.

Bailroads and Transportation.

J. O, Clifford Wheaton.

John Whitley Englewood.

To Examine Visitors.

A. B. Ashley LaGrange.

J. R. Ennis Burnt Prairie.

H. T. Burnap Upper Alton.

J. E. Evans ; Monticello.

H. S. Hurd Chicago.

1900.]

Grand Lodge of Illinois.

REPRESENTATIVES OF LODGES.

F. M. Pendleton W.M.

R. H. Steed "

Joseph Estague "

Geo. C. Wilkinson

Geo. C. Heritage

John F. Mattes

John H.Ward '•

Gilbert Zacher "

L.H.Adams "

J. J. Crowder "

A. L. Kirk "

J. W. Bailey "

H. K.Rule "

W. E. Boswell "

J. P. Warnke "

Wm.R. Merker "

W.J. Nixon "

C. J. Shepherd

Orland Hemphill "

E.J. Kraeger S. W.

Allen C. Tanner W.M.

Frank T. Wyatt * "

N. R. Davis* J. W.

T. T. Shoemak W.M.

W. E. Ginther* J. W.

Frank Eraser W.M.

D. Van Nuys "

W.S.Matthews "

Henry Ohlschlager "

Wm. H. Higby "

Wm. W. Smith "

Fred E. Whallon S. W.

Thomas Stevenson J. W.

G. K. Smith W.M

H. G. Vandeventer "

F. H. Farrand

Geo. W. Schubach "

Warren Garrett

W. P. Lillibridge " "

F. P. Haviland J. W.

Clarence H. Hunt W.M.

Walter A. Brown S. W.

W. M. Neff W.M.

J. P. Ban j an "

John W. Yantis "

Julius Huegely "

Fred H. Chroeder "

A. T. Pipher "

Ed L. Willits "

J. H. Thomas* "

M. M. Mallary

E. Y. Brererton * S. W.

B. A. Martin J. W.

H. J. Dygert S. W.

L. C. Waters* J. W.

W. D. Jackson W.M.

Asa M. Royce *

H. H. Beamer "

C. A. Coulter "

Wm. P. Grube S. W.

Godfrey Blaser W.M.

John I. Rinaker, Jr

E. A Dudenbostel * J. W.

J. W. Armstrong W.M.

Jas. McDowell

Alex Burgdorff W.M.

John Welch*

C. J. Langham "

Thos. A. Newnhan S. W.

Lewis R. ConoUy J .W.

Wm. Johnston W.M.

Charles Richert

J. P. Hausam "

Thos. Brown "

J. D. Strait S. W.

Wm. M. Schuwerk. W.M.

J.H.Evans

O. F. Finkham J. W.

Herman Spieldoch*

C.C.Nichols* W.M.

D. W. Helm "

Frank Cook

Walter T. Hall J. W.

W. E. Walpole S. W.

Gregor Thompson W.M.

Chas. L. Snyder

E. S. Waring

Thos. W. Springer

Emmer E. David*

Robt. A. Shepherd * "

Wm. T. Brenn "

J. R. Maguire . .

M. L. McDonough •'

G. M. Saylor "

W.H.Myers •'

A. M. Donald "

S. E. Nichols "

A. V.Cook "

A. Oppenheim S. W.

E. J. Glancy W.M.

Jas. E. Agard

S. C. Litwiler "

Leo Fenlon S. W.

P. J. Tinglev W.M.

Arthur S. Wheeler

B. F. Ylauter S. W.

J. C. Deatherage W.M.

O.P.Carroll •'

Chas. G. Young "

W. S. Wilson, Jr "

George W. Huston "

W. F. Shade "

Franklin L. Velde

Chas. Harbaugh "

W. J. Darbv S. W.

Will T. Cable W.M.

F. A. Clement "

J.W.Johnson "

J. H. Benham "

R. L. Hittle* "

J. C. Perdue "

C.E.Carlson "

S.T.Armstrong S. W.

T. M. Cliffe* J. W.

John J. Clyne W.M.

W. L. Bishop "

S. M. Schoemann "

S. B. Oakley "

Fred Smith "

John G. Bliss "

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E. L. Johnson S. W.

Nelson N. Lampert J. W.

C. C. Pervier W.M.

H. W. Booth* S. W.

J. V. Aldrich* W.M.

S. O. Vaughan*.

W.R.Winchester "

James E. Gray

S.H.Trego "

J.T.Johnson "

S. G. Barbee S. W.

W. Y. Smith W.M.

Harry R.Budd "

J acob Lax S. W.

C. C. Rhoads J. W.

Thomas R. OfflU W.M.

Buford Taylor

C.T.Holmes •'

Geo. W. Fockler "

Cyrus N. Clark "

Geo. N. Hanley "

A. T. Kellogg "

L. C. Zarnbo "

J. P. Rowins S. W.

Thos. H. Deveroux J. W.

E. Plowman W.M.

R. F. Morrow* S. W

W. K. Bowling* J. W.

Edward McKee W.M.

J. B. Stout •'

Charles H. Martin* S. W.

H. E. Carter W. M.

A.G.Everett "

J. Larson

H. L. Patten J. W.

Louis Dickes W. M.

Philip Flood "

F. D. Hull "

C. W. Buck "

O. J. Wilsey

Geo. A. Bissel

E. G. Bowen S. W.

F. W. Wheeler J. W.

Jacob Scheidenhelm W.M.

R. E. Dorsey

J. P. Johnson "

B. H. Lawson "

B. F. Ribelin "

F. W. Thomsen "

Gustave L. Beck S. W.

Oscar E. Fehn J. W.

W. E. Dole* W.M.

.\. W. West ••

P. S. McMillan '•

Chas. I. Smith ■'

Wm. H Mitchell "

Edmund Jackson* S. W.

Ed. McKinney W.M.

Eugene Christopher '•

David Moj'es

John Jackson* J. W.

Camittus McClure W. M.

G.A.Zern "

L.J. Rhea S.W.

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H. A. W. Shirley W.M.

E. Carter

John B. Starkey

W. A. Joyce S.W.

Henrv Mitchell Condit W.M.

C. C. Van Meter "

Thomas Mason* S.W.

Charles Gibbs W. M.

Henry Sessel "

A. H. Evans "

C. W. Barnhart* "

Ralph H. Wheeler* "

Olney Boaz Stuart J. W".

L. W. Walker W.M.

David Maney, Jr

Harry J. Benallack * S. W.

William Gibson ".J. W.

J. F. Sweet W.M.

Charles W. Connell "

F. E. Schmidt "

W. H. Lathrop "

D. H. Halloway "

B. O. Manker '•

H. P. Martin

Frank E. Byran "

E. H. M. Taylor "

I. M. Tawney

John P. Moyer "

W. E. Gilliland * "

D. L. Myers * S.W.

C. H. Bynner : W.M.

L. C. Funk "

Isaac A. Foster

W. E. Sapp "

O. S. Rush "

C. W. Carroll "

E. Musselman : — "

R. H. Kirby S.W.

Thos. F. Blankley W.M.

W. D. Lippitt •'

A.D.Barber "

Peter Scherer "

Jos P. Gulick '•

Thos. J. Elder '•

S. Thompson "

Frank H. House* S.W.

Lawrence C. Johnson* J. W.

W. P. Graham W.M.

Wm. T. Easley "

S. A. Kuhn "

John Go'idwin "

L. M. Hamilton J. W.

F. W. Froelich W.M.

George D. McCarty "

Lee Passwaters "

Keneth M Whitham

J. A. Peterson J. W.

Henry G. Gabel W.M.

W.H.Young

W. A. Dodge "

F. M. Beals "

C. W. Cardiff "

John H. Smith "

Isaac M. Hornbacker "

♦Proxy.

1900.]

Grand Lodge of Illinois.

REPRESENTATIVES OF LODGES.

Horace H. Dysant W.M.

John M. Baldwin

Lucius M. Morrison

L. E. Thomas

Chas. H. Cone

J. H. Ashley

Fred H. Grote S. W.

W. C. Galbraitt J. W.

R. B. Van Law W.M.

Geo. A. Schotield.

J ames C. Groendyke J. W.

R. L . Organ S. W.

Wm. F. Biesman W.M.

T. L. Hanger "

J. T. Thurroan

J. A. Miller* S. W.

Elisha L. Robinson W.M.

Joseph Weiss

H. F. Friedrich S. W.

Paul Mueller J. W.

Stephen A. Clark "

H. H. Aldrich W M.

W.S.Brown "

William Holdren*

G. S. Culver S. W.

John S. Olmsted W.M.

J. T. O'Neal* J. W.

Fred W. Phelps W.M.

R. L. Cloud S. W.

Lafayette Elston W.M.

A. C. Senska* "

C. W. Merrill J. W.

A. H. Copeland* W.M.

H. A. Sturtevant "

Max Diamond S. W.

Oscar J. Reese W.M.

Henry L. Whipple

Fred A. Morley "

C. R. Wells "

John H. Bauder "

E. A. Hill "

LewisP. Voss. "

Elmer Hall* "

E W. Morris S. W.

D.F.Ward* J. W.

W. A. Davidson W.M.

Geo. D. Bell "

Chas. P. Crane "

John S. McCurdy S. W.

J. B. McFatricht* J. W.

W. C. Wellington W.M.

E. G. Tennent "

Archibald Birse "

M. L. Downey "

John A. Keller "

Robert Mosser "

W. M. C. Wnerker "

Chas. J. Addems "

P.G.Winheld "

W.L.Allen* J W.

J. V. Reese* W.M.

J. F. Happer "

G.A.Edwards "

James Stewart S. W.

Richard N. Pearce . W.M.

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A. A. Adkisson

E. S. Keyes

Alex. S. jessup

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Charles W. Prouty . . .
Chas. T. Abernathy.. .
John F. Hesehong*. . .

J. H.Gann

J. H. Anderson

A. G. Benson

George A. Parish

J. Tidball

John T. Waggoner. . . .

Chas. T.Lang

F. M. Moulton

Isaac N. Evans

M. M. Fike

Adam Wenger

Wm. Hays*

James M. Jarrett

G.J. Barth*

John W. Gaddis

C. S. Brydia

Geo. Landes *

Geo. W. Lawrence —

A. H. Hart

J. H Pahlmann

William McGregor...

D. A. Hewit ":

Geo. S. Bander

W. K. Blanchard

Fred W Moleman

H. E. Roberts

M. H. Spence

Geo. D. Hiltabrand...
Homer E. Shaw ... .

T. L. Vradenburg

John A. Olesen

M. V. B. Montgomery.

D. O. Root*

Andrew Hansen

Solomon J. Hobbs

F. A. Frost

J. C. Danforth

Chas. E. Gabriel

E. B. McBride

Tho.s. Gibbs

W. E. Eddy

E. N. Cook

L. S. Bowen

Thos. H. Seed

C. L. Fesler

Fayette I. Hatch

Lincoln Moore

J. C. Dodds

J. W. Hickethorn

Wellington Walker *.

William H. Catt

H. McPherson

Charles Wilkins

A. M. Allen

F. D.Webb

A. D. Boal*

J. M. Beck

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C. E. Walsh W.M.

William Clark "

Chas. R. Briggs S. W.

Wm. Stewart... J. W.

Hiram Hermon W.M.

John G. Klein "

C. F. Shirley "

R E. Law "

Wm. Tinsley S. W.

H. M. Witt J. W.

Ernst H. Knoop W.M.

H. R. Stewart "

George F. Francis S. W.

Jacob M. Schollenbergert. .J. W.

J. C. Meyer W.M.

A.J.Foster

C. B. Root "

Geo. W. Younggreen "

M. E. Blanchard* "

Louis G. Joseph

Thos. H. Taylor "

W. L. Middlekauff "

Chas. H. Ireland "

F. L. Jacoby "

N. W. Jenne5- "

E. D. Leland "

Rufus Funk "

P. F. Clark "

John J. Fox "

D. M. Baird "

Charles E. Robinson "

Wm. McCunn* S. W.

Henry Grant W.M.

R. O. Vangilder

E. B. Short "

Daniel Porter

W. W Thomas "

John Schafer. Jr "

Wm. Wilhartz "

J. B. Hammet "

Henry Marshall J. W.

D. C. Sturde vant* W. M.

Charles P. Reid "

R.H.Hill "

J. .1. Leach

J. F. Phelps* S. W.

N. A. Croach» J. W.

E. B. Elder "

N. F. Lindsay W.M.

F. J. Runyon*

Jacob Funk "

Arthur E. Washburn "

I. L. Long "

H. T. Shaw "

Francis M. Smith "

C. B. McKinney

Geo. H. Webster "

R. O. Clarida .. "

W.E.Morgan

W. J. Donahue "

J.E.Russell* "

T.J.Young "

E. E. Mock "

W. E. Melvin "

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J. I. Lebo W.M-

J. M. Rugless, Sr "

W. N. Ewing "

E. V. More "

J. W. Drake S. W.

G. F. Hoadley W.M.

Allen H. Fairbank

Chas. Schact

Emil Heer "

A. T. Strange "

James A. McComas

A. F. Witte "

W^m. H. Lewis "

Oscar Roese S. W>

C. G. Haebich J. W.

W. E Nixon* W.M.

J. A Lozier ; "

A. W. Heigby S. W

A.H.Scrogin W.M-

W.J.Faulk "

T. W Kepley "

Edw. Bucklew "

W. M. Williams "

W. S. Bothwell "

Harry Wiseman* "

M.' J. Piatt ! ^ '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.. fiW.

Georges Bond W.M-

H. S. Corley "

J. H. Blackman "

J. E. Shields "

W.H.Stephens "

Henry Stein "

Joseph M. Grout "'

John H. White "

B. F. Woollums "

B. F. Norris* "^

Geo. S. Caughlan ""

Charles Gates * "

Henry S. Frv "

Henrv H. Blake* "

F. M. Rash "

S. C. Swallej' "

Geo. M. Green

Cj'rus Bocock *

Chas. L. Wenks "

W. H. Tinklepaugh "

J. F. Kyler* "

R. L. McReynolds

Jas. R. Hogue

B. J. Darrell "

H. G. Diener "

L. S. Tavlor S. W-

M. M. Bradley* "

Wm. C. Gilbert W.M.

L. B. Springer S. W.

J. D. Cleveland* J. W.

T. F. Hale S. W.

Henry G. Schmeltz W.M.

John D. Chubb S. W.

F. A. Morley J. W.

H. H. Depler W.M.

E. N. Weise* "

Isaac M. Larimore

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Grand Lodge of Illinois.

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581
582
583
584
585
587

588
590
591
592
595
600
601

G.G. Shearer ^, ^•

John M. Trosile v\ .w.

Herman Van Husen

R. L.Wiley =^J^-

S. S. Smith ^ ;r

F. H. Cole ..

G.H.Wayne ..

A. E. Motlinger

John Sontag

G. W. Hastings

C. G. Chamherlin ^^■

Robt. Rambold ^ -.f^-

Chris. F. Hafner

D. D. Brown

J. T. Sias

T. P. Mautz

B. F. McAfferty

Harvey Harper.... -i ^•

W. R. Freek ^ •^*^-

Thos. Corns*

G. E. Welsh

p. W. Reynolds..

.J. W.

.S. W.
.J. W.

.W.M.

s.w.

'W.M.

W. S. Eaton....

Geo. H. Haight „

John McGinness .

Philip Maas „ ™.

Hugo Voigt. ?• .j\V

J. W.
W.M.

Harry Bernahl

A.H.Dale.

JohnH. Taylor ,,

Oscar Latowsky ,.

Simon Willard „

W. J. Van Matre

J. R. Galloway =^ J^-

Chas. F. Peck ^.m.

D. B Garland

C. E. Bagby ..

A. Weihl >.

N. H. Jackson... ■■

W. W. Hendricks* »• vv .

W. H. Fenton ^^ •^•

H. W. Burger ^ I\-

Wm. S. Watson W.M.

W. R. Harriett ,.

Chas. T. Smiley „

B.B.Patterson* ,,

Jas. M. Hilton ™

Robt. Patrick ^^ V,-

D. J.Dillow ^^v^-

A. G. Lain ^ ^j^"

Louis Metz ^ \^-

Geo. W. Tapp ,;

N.T.Hall

Chas. A. Browne .,

A. H. Peterson ™.

S. W. Rawson w isjr'

Samuel H. Gunder* W.M.

D. W. Miller ,,

John Borman „

A. M. Blvthe ..

J. M. Pollard* ■ „.

John Whittemore* ^ vv .

A.Smith ^■''^•

603
604
607

610
611

612

613

614

616

617

618

619 ■

62;)

622

623

627

630

631

632
633
634
635
636
639

642
643

644
645
646
647
648
651

653
655
656
657
658
659
660
662

663
664
665
666
667

H. Gassaway W.M.

D. A. Clary • ^.

H. L. Manly ^

W. B.Jones =_ *JL-

JohnF. Earl W.M.

Aug Opperman* ^w.

R. B.Myers W.M.

Frank E. Locke*

Chas.Odell ». W.

FredC. Brady J- W-

Geo. W.Kyle WM.

J. C. Crawford »• .J^-

Ed. Bogardus* J- «-•

F. H. Gey er W-M.

J. L. Simcox

L. BuUard ..

William J. Jackson ^^

G. A. Lackens ,,

Wm. H. Damron

Wm. Mills ..

Joseph S. Fishback ^,

B. H. Schulte ,.

J. S. C. Cussins ^,

James T. Statlord ,^

Ben F.Douglas ^,

H. A. Ogilvie ™.

D.B.Keighin ^^•

Jas. P. Fletcher W.M.

Edward J. Hartwell

William McClare „

John H. Pressly ..

A. H. Cowing ,.

Edward Beck..

O. A. Lewis

Ludger Gelinas

L. M. Nusbaum .^

M.H.Hand =^ ^•

JohnStulen W.M-

S. Arthur Walther
J. M.Elliott..

S.W.
J. W.
W.M.

.S.W.

Geo.' Schukraf t J- W.

O. F. Edwards "\:

J. W. Arington ..

G. W. Beelman ,,

L. C. Carlin ,.

JohnH. Loop ..

John Harshbarger

W. D. Harshbarger J- w .

J. H. Stone ^ \T'

O. D. Olsson ,.

August Muxfeld .,

Tiffin Jenkins „

John T. Campbell

J. P. Beers ..

Jacob Fellenstien ,,

E. E. Allen „ ^

L. A. Harkness 5a. ^•

James Jones ^* .t

Joseph Gassman^ .,

Geo. VV. Tipsword „

T. G. Athey ..

Seward A. Eddy ™.

W. Timmerman* 5^.*^-

Joseph N. Hopkins W.M.

Max E. Gemeinhardt*

♦Proxy.

Proceedings of the

[Oct. 2,

REPRESENTATIVES OP LODGES.

670
672
673
674

675
676
677
679
680
681
682
«83
684
685
■686

690

691
■692

695

700
701
702
704
705
706

709

710
711
712

713
714

715
716

718
719
721

724
7ii5
726

V. A. Host W.M.

Daniel Lawrence

Daniel H. Bane S. W.

F. W. Kowalski W.M.

Frank Dober S. W.

Henry Wiike J. W.

J. F. Clayton W.M.

Wm. J. Obee ••

6. G. Gowdy "

Joseph Ryan "

J. S. EUingsworth S. W.

H. C. Bohn W.M.

Wm.H. Bean

J. T. Jenkins

H. N. Ryan

M. Dickerson

R. Fairclough

John Johnston* S. W.

B. W. Petenson J. W.

John J. Moore * W.M.

H.T.Stevens "

Peter M'^right* S. W.

H. H. Carpenter W.M.

G. M. Abbott S. W.

C. A. Mayo J. W.

F. L. Heath W.M.

Elias R. Day J. W.

Geo. H. Perrine W M.

T. J. Cross

W.R.Ross "

Thomas Ockerby * "

F. W. Reider S. W.

S. A. McMorris W.M.

I. P. Smith *

C. W. Green

C. W. Postlewait

J. W. Patterson*

Geo. W. Terhune

Henry Askins

J. W. Jone.s * S. W.

Chas. R. Finley W.M.

R. C. Smalley * S. W.

G. M. Kincaid W.M.

G. A. Hubbard S. W.

W. E. Hadley W.M.

JohnTetherington* S. W.

W. M. Alvis W.M.

J.W.Johnston "

Z. S. Sayler S. W.

H. L. Urton W.M.

C. W. Bishop "

A. P. Pierce S. W.

Robt. N. Macalister W.M.

F. C. Hansen S. W.

Frank Goldberger J. W.

H. L. Rice W.M.

N. A. Norr is "

R. F. Casey "

Henry C. Burchell "

J. W. Bowling "

S. W. HoUeman S. W.

M. H. Rethorn W.M.

C. E. Groves "

Wm. J. Schroeder

H. F. Pennington, Jr S. W.

728
729

730
731
732

733
734
735
737
738
739
741
742
743
744
745
746
747
748
749
750
751
7.52
754
755
756
757
758

762
763
764
765
766
767

770
771

773
774

776
777
778
779

John Heist j. w.

P. B. Nevins* W.M.

C. L. Duncan

R. S. Frick S. W.

C. C. Skelton W.M.

Geo. D. Rosengrant

J. H Marsden

A. Babcock * J. W.

Amos Ball W.M.

C. A. Wedge

Albert Grandsden

Walter C. Horine S. W.

Charles F. Ross W.M.

Adam Schmidt

James Ryan

M. B. Munsell

Fred A. Dillon

J. M. Brayfleld

I.O. Paul

Carl Swigart

C. F. Van Vleek

W. D. Holmes

J. J. Bundy

J. H. Crowell

Geo. A. Ly the

L. W. Jackman

H. V. Cardiff

J. H. Seyler

Charles P. Carlton

Nathan Small

Geo. Clements

Frank Van Huten J. W.

William Brown W.M.

A. C. Albright

P. P. Anderson S. W

O. L. Munson* J. W.

W. H.Graham W.M,

W.C.Trowbridge . ...

James A. Steele

L. G. Bruder

John W. Lambert

Albert R. Brooker

Henry E. Each S W.

Prank J. Barton J. W.

E. D. Aten W.M.

LaMonte Sayler "

Jesse E. Roberts

Joseph E. Bell* "

J.A.Smith "

C. S. Mack S. W.

Chas Kinnerman* W.M.

George Peat S. W.

J. M. Rein W.M.

Edward F. Brown

Green W. Hazel

A. E. Lieferman "

Geo. W. Voigt S. W.

W.W.Boone* J. W.

J. Henry Peetz* S W.

Harry C. Brown W.M.

John O. Egerton S. W.

R. S. Thompson J. W,

Albert Sperry "

George Herwig W.M.

*Proxy.

1900.]

Grand Lodge of Illinois.

REPRESENTATIVES OF LODGES.

784
785
786
787
788
789

790
791
792
793
794
795
796
797

798
799
800

801
802
803
804
805
806
807
808

811

812
813

814
815

816

817
818

819

820
821
822
823

Richard H, Gullej- W

Marcus Gerbrick S.

J. E. Pittman W,

Corry M. Fike

Ralph Jeffries

Alexander G. Hug

William H. Robson S.

Harvey J. McCracken J.

O. L. Kibler W.

W. H. Towne

George L. Aderton

S. G. Jarvis

Lewis A. Karber

Clarence I. Wolfinger

F. P. Armstrong

Will B. Moak

JohnC. Hallenbeck S.

James A. Rankin J.

G. D. Kent W

Thomas Weeks J.

Everett Hunter W

Jerome Probst S.

H. L. Kelly

James M. Grain J.

J. L. Priestman W

Thomas A. White

I. L. Lemmon

J. B. McGuver

Wm. McKle*

S. J. Elam

A. O. Novander*

John G. Newman S.

Leonard Ficklen J.

Owen McMahon* W

R. B. Moody

Orlando S. Gauch

H. W. Seivert S.

L B. Dyer J.

David Richard W.M.

S. L. Davis S. W.

L.C.Trousdale

Elbert Mclnturff W.M.

Chas. A. Williams

J. H. Morrow S. W.

Aug. R. Kehm J. W.

Charles H. Coles W.M.

Chas. H. Kern S. W.

Geo. R. Kline J. W.

W. W. Johnston* W.M.

George A. Dutcher

L. H. Ree.s "

G. W. Dow "

824
825
826
827
829
830
831
832

833
834
835
836

837
838
839

840
841

842
813

844
845
846
847

848
849

850

851

852
853
854

856

*Proxy

Past Masters. Arthur C.

John Sprague S. W.

Arthur P. Hosmer W.M.

C. D. Robinson "

Frank E. Hewitt* "

John Welch "

G. W.Hughes "

W. J. Garner

E. E. Earp "

E. T. Osgood "

Jas. Hyslop S. W.

E. G. Ruthrauff J. W.

Geo. O. Dean W.M.

Ruf us H. Smith "

F. Kohl "

Fred C. Kuebler "

R. W. Ring S. W.

G. S. French J. W.

C. L. Watson W.M.

T. R. Wright "

W. F. Struckman "

Wm. B. Porter S. W.

C. C. Baldwin ..J. W.

C. B. Holcomb W.M.

Henrv W. Cheney

A. G. Thlselton. . .' S. W.

G W. Rigg* J. W.

Jos. E. Whiting W.M.

W. P. Hill S. W.

Ed W. Lee J. W.

Frank H. Dean W.M.

E. E. Beach S. W.

J. K. Evenden J. W.

W. Y. Ludwig W.M.

C. H. Edison "

F. C. Funk* "

L. M. Loomis "

E. E. Taylor S. W.

J. F. Luman W.M.

J. B. Flannery

C. W. Bunce * S. W.

Alfred E. Bartelme W.M.

R. R. Jampolis* S. W.

J. P. Garner J. W.

H. C. Meyer W.M.

Homer Abbott J. W.

C.S.Lambert S. W.

M. M. Vaughn W.M.

Daniel H. Crane

Thos. Rankin * S. W.

L.J.Isaacs J. W.

M. A. Magnuson W.M.

A. E. Holmes S. W.

Ed A. Olson J. W.

Chas. L. Wood W.M.

Helm, No. 2U.

RECAPITULATION.

Grand Officers ". 19

Members of Committees -lo

Past Grand Officers, not otherwise enumerated 3

District Deputy Grand Masters 28-

Representatives of other Grand Lodges, not otherwise enumerated 1

Representatives 883

Past Masters 1

Total 980

Number of Lodges represented, 714.

46 Proceedings of the [Oct. 2,

EESOLUTIONS.

M. "VV. Bro. John C. Smith introduced the following"
resolution, and asked that it be referred to the Committee
on Finance, which was, on motion, adopted:

Whereas. The Masonic Orphans' Home of the State of Illinois is
a duly chartered charitable institution and deserving the earnest
support of every affiliated member of the Fraternity, therefore be it

Besolved, That the sum of 850,000 of the bonds now in the treasury
of this Grand Lod.cre be and they are hereby appropriated and donated
to said Masonic Orphans' Home Association for the special purpose
of aiding in the creation of a permanent fund, the interest alone of
v?hich is to be used in paying the expenses of the Home.

Bro. Theo. Noel introduced the following" resolution
and asked that it be referred to the Committee on Finance,
which, was on motion, adopted:

Besolved, That the sum of §15,000 be and the same hereb\- is appro-
priated to the Illinois Masonic Home for the Aged, and that a war-
rant be drawn upon the treasury for that amount.

EEPOET— Committee on Appeals and Grievances.

M. W. Bro. Monroe C. Crawford from the Committee on
Appeals and Grievances presented the following" report,
which, on motion, was adopted:

To the 31. W. Grand Lodye of Illinois, A. F. and A. M.:

The Committee on Appeals and Grievfances fraternally report as
follows:

No. 1.
Tyrian Lodge No. 333, 1

Your committee recommend that the action of the lodge be sus-
tained.

No. 2.

Greenville Lodge No. 245, ^

vs. )■

Your committee recommend that the action of lodge be set aside
and accused restored to membership.

1900,] Grand Lodge of Illinois. 47

No. 3.

South Macon Lodge No. 467, "l

vs.

Your committee recommend that the action of lodge be set aside
and accused restored to membership.

No. 4.

Tyrian Lodge No. 333, 1

1-8. !-

Your committee recommend that the action of lodge be set aside
and accused restored to membership.

No. 5.
Braidwood Lodge No. 704, ^

— It i

Your committee recommend that accused be suspended for one
year from October 1, 1900.

No. 6.
Tamaroa Lodge No. 207,
vs.

Your committee recommend that the accused be suspended for one
year from August 21, 1900.

No. 7.

J. L. Anderson Lodge No. 518, 1
vs. [■

Your committee recommend that the action of the lodge be sus-
tained.

No. 8.
May Lodge No. 718, 1

— J

vs.

Your committee recommend that the action of the lodge be set
aside and accused restored to membership.

No. 9.
Prairie Lodge No. 77, )

Your committee recommend that the appeal be dismissed.

48 Proceedings of the [Oct. 2^

No. 10.

Braidwood Lodge No. 704, "|

vs. j>

Your committee recommend that the action of the lodge be sus-
tained.

All of which is fraternally submitted,

MONROE C. CRAWFORD,
JOSEPH E. DYAS,
ALEXANDER H. BELL,
WILLIAM S. CANTRELL.

Committee on Appeals and Grievances,

ELECTION or ornoEEs.

The Grand Master announced that the District Deputy
Grand Masters would act as distributing tellers, and the
following brethren as counting tellers: C. M. Forman, Jno.
A. Ladd, G. W. Schubach, Geo. D. Bell, C. H. Ireland, S.
S. Borden, L. C. Johnson.

The tellers having collected and counted the several
ballots, reported that the following named brethren had
received a majority of all the votes cast:

Charles F. Hitchcock, Grand Master.

George M. Moulton, Deputy Grand Master.

W. B. Wright, Senior Grand Warden.

Chester E. Allen, Junior Grand Warden.

Wiley M. EgaN. Grand Treasurer.

J. H. C. Dill, Grand Secretary.

EEPORT— Committee on Correspondence.

M. W. Bro. Joseph Robbins, from the Committee on Cor-
rrespondence, presented his report, and, on motion, it was
ordered printed in the proceedings.

Meredith Helm

Elected Grand Master 1842.

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois. 49

EEPORT— Lodges under Dispensation,

R. W. Bro. Daniel J. Aver3% from the Committee on
Lodges under Disi)ensation, made the following- report,
which, on motion, was adopted.

To the M. W. Grand Lodge of Illinois, A.F. and A.M.:

Your Committee on Lodges Under Dispensation would respectfully
report that there have been presented to it the dispensations and re-
turns of two lodges which have been working under dispensation since
our last session, and herewith we submit the result of our investigation :

BOYD D. LODGE,

Located in the village of Kirkland, DeKalb county, 111. The dispen-
sation was granted to this lodge on the 20th day of April, 1900, and.
the lodge was instituted on the 30th day of April, 1900. by R.W. Bro.
D. D. Hunt, Deputy Grand Master. We find in the minutes of May 1,
1900, that it was moved and seconded that the fees for initiating, pass-
ing and raising be $30, and that the dues be $2 per j'ear. There is no
record found in the minutes of the adoption of a code of by-laws for
work under dispensation, but in a separate book appears a code of by"
laws, which is on a circular form, sent by the Grand Secretary, with
the blanks properly filled, and which has attached thereto, the signa-
tures of all the brethren signing the petition for dispensation, and
which code is dated May 1, the same date of the resolution referred
to. Your committee are of the opinion that the officers and members
of the lodge regarded the signing of this code of by-laws as being
equivalent to the adoption by the lodge of the code. And as all their
proceedings were in compliance with this code, we are inclined to re-
gard it as the code under which they acted, although never having
formally been passed and adopted by the lodge.

Your committee further find that at the last stated communica-
tion of the lodge, viz., August 21, 1900, it proceeded to adopt a code of
by-laws, but there is nothing in the minutes from which this commit-
tee are able to determine what code of by-laws was then adopted, or
identify the code which was sent up to the grand lodge with their re-
turn as being the code adopted on that occasion. We presume, how-
ever, that the action of the lodge on that occasion was intended to be
the approval of a "proposed" code of by-laws to be adopted after a
charter had been granted, and for that reason we treat all refer-
ence to the adoption of by-laws, at that meeting, as being irregular,
inasmuch as they had no jurisdiction, or right, to adopt such a code
of by-laws while working under dispensation. We further presume
that this action of the lodge in adopting a proposed code of by-laws
was in consequence of the printed instructions on the back of blank
—4

50 Proceedings of the [Oct. 2,

return for lodges under dispensation, but for which action we find no
warrant in the grand lodge by-laws.

The record of work of this lodge, is as follows:

Petitions received 5

Elected 5

Initiated 5

Passed 6

Raised 6

Number of Master Masons named in dispensation 22

Number petitioning for charter 28

We find that in the case of Bro. George B. Ames that this lodge
conferred the Fellow Craft and Master Masons Degrees upon him at
the request of Kishwaukee Lodge No. 402, A.F. and A.M., they hav-
ing received the petition of Brother Ames, and conferred the Entered
Apprentice Degree upon him, and then waived jurisdiction in favor
of Boyd D. Lodge.

The number signing petition for charter, twent5'-eight, are as fol-
lows: Michael P. Murphy, John MacQueen, Richard B. Spiers, Chas.
F. Myers, Chas. Olsen, Joseph D. Morris, Henry Worf, William A.
Gofif, Albert W. Haller, Isaac N. Miner, Robert F. Riddle, Edgar B.
Still, L. E. Moyer, Charles H. Gilchrist, Joseph Mason, Chas. F. Field,
Robert C. Craig, William N. Noble, B. W. Ashley, Harley B. Rowan,
John Metzker, Frank E. Campbell, Henry I. Bard, George B. Ames,
Lu R. Spalding, David L. Silverman, Frank B. Churchill, John R.
Burton.

Your committee recommend that a charter be granted to this
lodge as Boyd D. Lodge No. 857.

UTICA LODGE,

Located at the village of Utica. LaSalle county. 111. The dispensa-
tion for this lodge was granted on the 19th day of July, A.D. 1900,
A.L. 5900. The lodge was instituted on July 24, A.D. 1900, by R.W.
Bro. Fred E. Hoberg, District Deputy Grand Master, at which meet-
ing, after the institution of the lodge, a code of by-laws was duly
adopted, which your committee find in all respects in compliance with
the laws, rules and regulations of this Grand Lodge.

The record of work is as follows:

Petitions received 4

Elected 1

Initiated 1

Passed 1

Raised 1

Number named in dispensation 20

Number named in dispensation, not signing petition for

charter 2

Total signing the petition for charter 19

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois. 51

Who are as follows:

Norman James Carj^, Charles Rodman Condit, Willet Silas Quick,
Charles Arthur Gary, Kimball White Leland, James S. Geen, Samuel
James Sinden, Ira Conover, Samuel Wallace Reynolds, John Frederick
Blakeslee, Anton Emil Preues, James Isham, Erwin James Reynolds,
William H. Hallett, Cassius Alson Collins, Columbus B. Glugston,
Gustav E. Hohnke, George Manning Reynolds, Edwin Grove.

Your committee report that while this lodge did not receive its
dispensation until after July 1, 1900, it has so far, as to all legal re-
quirements, conferring the necessary degrees, the adoption of a code
of by-laws, making returns to the Grand Secretary on or before the
first day of September, and in all respects complied with the require-
ments of the law, and inasmuch as the lodge is desirous of waiving
the provisions of section 13, article 23, part 2, of the Grand Lodge by-
laws, permitting them to work another year under dispensation, with
approval of the Grand Master, and expresses itself as desirous of se-
curing a charter at this session of the Grand Lodge, we see no reason
why their request should not be complied with, and recommend that
a charter be granted to them under the name of Utica Lodge No. 858.
All of which is respectfully and fraternally submitted.

DANIEL J. AVERY,
CHAS. H. PATTON,
R. T. SPENCER,
JOHN JOHNSTON,
H. C. MITCHELL,

Committee.

INVITATIONS.

The following" invitations were presented to the Grand

Lodge, and on motion were accepted w^ith thanks:

To visit Garden City Lodge.

To visit Chicago Lodge.

To visit Board of Trade.

To visit Illinois Masonic Orphans' Home.

To visit Union Stock Yards.

MOTION-Amount of Bond.
M. W. Bro. Joseph Robbins moved that the bonds of
the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary be fixed at
$30,000 each. Carried.

CALLED OIF.
At 1:30 p. m. the Grand Lodge was called from labor
to refreshment, until 9 o'clock Wednesday morning.

52 Proceedings of the [Oct. 3,

SECOND DAY.

Wednesday, October 3, A.L. 5900. }
9 o'clock, a. m. j

The Grand Lodg"e was called from refreshment to labor
by the M. W. Grand Master. Grand Officers and Repre-
sentatives same as preceding day.

EESOLUTION— On Death of Eugene L. Stoker.

The Grand Master read a telegram announcing the
death of R.W. Bro. Eugene L. Stoker.

M.W. Bro. Monroe Crawford-presented the following,
and it was adopted by a standing vote:

To the 31. W. Grand Lodqe of the State of Illinois:

R.W. Bro. Eug'ene L. Stoker, whose remains are now awaiting-
interment at Centralia, Illinois, was for many years a useful and ac-
tive member of the Committee on Appeals and Grievances of the
Grand Lodge, and was a member of said committee at the time of his
death, October 1, A. D. 1900. Said committee therefore offers the
following resolution and asks for its adoption by the Grand Lodge.

Resolved, That by the death of Bro. Eugene L. Stoker, this Grand
Lodge has lost a useful, active and valuable member; that we tender to
the bereaved family of our deceased brother our most sincere sympathy
and condolence, in this sad bereavement; that the Grand Secretary
is hereby directed to furnish the family of the deceased brother a
copy of these proceedings under the seal of the Grand Lodge.

KEPOET- Committee on Petitions.
R.W. Bro. C. M. Forman submitted the following re-
port from the Committee on Petitions:

To the M. W. 'Grand Lodge A.F. and A.M. of the State of Illinois:

Your Committee on Petitions would respectfully and fraternally
report as follows:

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois. 53

No. 1. Petition of Otho N. Sprague, a Fellow Craft expelled from
Fraternal Lodge No. 58 on or about January 16, 1878. for unmasonic
conduct. Petition to said lodge was presented August 4, 1900, and
acted upon at a subsequent stated communication, viz: September 8.
All members of said lodge present voted favorably thereon. Your
committee concurs in the action of said lodge and that Otho N.
Sprague be restored to all the rights and privileges of a Fellow Craft
Mason.

No. 2. Petition for restoration of George Quivey, expelled for un-
masonic conduct by Milledgeville Lodge No. 345 on or about Decem-
ber, 1877. Petition therefor was presented to said lodge August 7,
1900, and acted upon at a stated communication, September 4. All the
members present at said last communication voted for said restora-
tion. Such being the case your committee recommend that said
brother be restored to all the rights and privileges of Masonrj-.

No. 3. Petition of W. Frank Sigwalt, expelled by Ben Hur Lodge
No. 818, about March, 1896, for unmasonic conduct. Petitioner hav-
ing obtained the endorsement for restoration of said Ben Hur Lodge,
your committee recommends that the prayer of the petition be
granted.

Nos. 4 and 5. These are petitions of Orvill R. Merrill, expelled
from Jerusalem Temple Lodge No. 90, and that of J. M. Ingling, ex-
pelled from Joppa Lodge No. 706. In each of these two cases the pa-
pers on file with the Grand Secretary and by him referred to this
committee, indicate that the petition in each instance was presented
to the respective lodges for action thereon at a stated communica-
tion, and that the same were acted upon at said communication. This
was in violation of the amendment to the Grand Lodge by-laws, section
4, article 10, part 3, as amended at its session of 1898, which amendment
requires all petitions for restoration to be presented at a regular
communication and be acted upon at the next or a subsequent communi-
cation. This committee is still of the opinion that it is very essential
that this Grand Lodge by-law should be strictly complied with, for
without such is the case unfit material may be reinstated by lodges
and contrary to the wishes of the members thereof. Your committee
therefore recommend that the papers in these two cases be returned
by the Grand Secretary to the respective lodges for a compliance
with the Grand Lodge by-laws herein referred to.

No. 6. Petition for restoration of Everett Anderson Aborn, ex-
pelled from Siloam Lodge No. 780. The petitioner was Worshipful
Master of this lodge in the year 1893. He was charged by one of the
members thereof with a very serious unmasonic offense. The matter
was brought to the attention of the Grand Master, Most Worshipful

54 Proceedings of the [Oct. 3,

Bro. Monroe C. Crawford, who very promptly caused charges to be
preferred against the petitioner, and after a full hearing- was had the
petitioner was found guilty by the Grand Master and deposed from
office as Worshipful Master of the lodge, and at the session of the
Grand Lodge following petitioner was expelled from all the rights
and privileges of Masonry. On August 3 last the petitioner petitioned
said lodge for restoration. At its next regular communication, viz:
August 17, the said petition was acted upon, at which communication
there were only twenty-four members present out of a total member-
ship of 204. The vote on the petition was unanimously in favor of
same. Ordinarily your committee would recommend the restoration
of the petitioner, but owing to the enormity of the offense, and the
further fact that notwithstanding this lodge is located in the city of
Chicago where it would seem a larger attendance should be had than
if a small city, and with a membership of 204, 3'et the record shows an
attendance only of twenty-four members when this petition was pre-
sented and acted upon, thus indicating that advantage might have
been taken of the non-attendance of members to get favorable action
on the petition. Your committee therefore recommend that the
prayer of the petition be not granted.

No. 7. Petition for restoration of Adolphus DeBarr, expelled from
Locust Lodge No. 623. Said lodge is located at Owaneco, Christian
county. The petitioner was Worshipful Master of said I^ocust Lodge
in the year 1897. He was at that time charged with unmasonic con-
duct. The matter was brought to the attention of the then Most
Worshipful Grand Master Bro. Owen Scott, and after a full investi-
gation the Grand Master deposed the petitioner from office, and at the
next session of the Grand Lodge the petitioner was expelled from all
the rights and privileges of Masonry. On the 4th of August last a
petition was presented to said lodge asking it to petition the Grand
Lodge to restore him, which was acted on by said lodge at its next
stated communication. There were present at this latter communi-
cation eleven members out of a total membership of the lodge of
twenty-two. Of the eight officers present at this communication five
were acting as pro tem. Along with the papers in this case is a strong-
protest filed by a member of this lodge in the strongest terms and
language possible to be used protesting against the restoration of the
petitioner. There is also a strongly worded letter from a member of
the lodge who was at the time of the expulsion of the petitioner one
of its principal officers endorsing the restoration by this Grand Lodge
of the petitioner. Your committee has given this a most thorough
and careful consideration, having had before it the present Worship-
ful Master of this lodge and obtained all the information possible
bearing on the case, that our findings might be fair and impartial,

1900.] Grand Lodge of lUiiioiff. 55

that this Grand Lodge mig'ht act intelligent!}' in the premises. The
petitioner is an old man, now nearly sevent}' years of age: with the
exception of this one instance has never been guilty of an act that
would bring discredit on himself as a man or as a Mason. Therefore
3'our committee hereby concurs with the action of the said Locust
Lodge No. ()23 in its recommendation to this Grand Lodge for the res-
toration of the petitioner.

No. 8. This is a petition of Kaskaskia Lodge No. 86 located at
Ellis Grove, in Randolph county, to change its location to Evansville,
six miles distant. This is one of the oldest lodges in this jurisdiction.
It enjoys the distinction of having assisted in the entertaining and
having been visited by General Lafayette, when he visited the then ter-
ritorial capital at Old Kaskaskia, the nearest point on the Mississippi
river to Ellis Grove, and from which it derives its name, and where it
was located when it received its charter. Ellis Grove is a small in-
land town about twelve miles north of Chester, while Evansville is a
larger village, the latter on a railroad and the home of the larger
part of the members of this lodge. Therefore it is apparent that the
latter location would be much more satisfactory to the membership,
which now numbers thirty-eight. The petition is endorsed b}' the
unanimous vote of said lodge as well as the requisite number of. neigh-
boring lodges. We, your committee, would therefore recommend that
the prayer of the petition be granted.

All of which is respectfully submitted,

C. M. FORMAN,
BEN HAGLE,
GEORGE P. HOWARD,

Committee

RESOLUTION— Proper Regalia-

W. Bro. H. R Stewart presented the following' resolu-
tion, and on motion was adopted:

Whereas, This Grand Lodge having established a chart setting
forth the symbols of Masonry, and upon which are portrayed charac-
ters represented in the Ritual, attired in costumes and ornaments ap-
propriate to their rank; therefore, be it

Resolved, That such costumes and paraphernalia as are symbolic
of the dress of the characters represented in, and illustrative of the
Ritual, are appropriate in the exemplification of work, and are in ac-
cordance with the ancient traditions of the Craft.

5G Proceedings of the [Oct. 3,

RESOLUTION -By E.W. Bro. J. J. Orowder.
R.W. Bro. J. J. Crowder presented the following- reso-
lution and asked that it be referred to the Finance Commit-
tee, which, on motion, was carried:

Resolved, That the sum of five thousand dollars be appropriated
from the funds of this Grand Lodge and donated to the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home of Illinois, to be added to the building fund of that
institution,

REPOET— Committee on Jurisprudence.
M.W. Bro. Daniel M. Browning: presented the following-
report from the Committee on Jurisprudence, which, on
motion, was adopted:
To the M. W. Grand Lodge of Illinois, A.F. and A.M.:

Your Committee on Jurisprudence to which was referred a de-
cision of the M.W. Grand Master respectfully reports:

Section 1, article 5, of the Grand Lodge by-laws provides that
lodges may enact by-laws providing that all officers other than W.M.,
S.W., J.W., Treasurer and Secretary, maybe elected or appointed as
the lodge may provide.

We, therefore, find that the decision "That a lodge may enact a
by-law providing for the election of all the officers" is in accordance
therewith and we recommend its approval by the Grand Lodge.

As to the proposed amendment of the Grand Lodge by-laws found
on page 101 of the proceedings of 1899, on the subject of transfers of
membership, your committee after careful consideration of same
conclude, that there is not sufficient necessiti^ therefor to justify its
adoption and therefore, recommend that the amendment proposed be
not concurred in.

As to the proposed amendment to section 5, article 5, part 3,
Grand Lodge by-laws, found on page 131, of the last Grand Lodge
proceedings, in regard to taking the evidence of witnesses who are
not Masons, your committee finds no necessity for changing the by-
laws and, therefore, recommend that the proposed amendment be
not adopted. Respectfully submitted,

Octobers, 1900. D. M. BROWNING,

-J. M. PEARSON,
J. C. SMITH,
OWEN SCOTT,
EDWARD COOK,

Committee.

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois. 57

EEPOKT^Committee on Eevision of Book of Ceremonials-

M. W. Bro. Owen Scott presented the report of the com-
mittee to revise the Book of Ceremonials, the report being"
printed in full and distributed in the Grand Lodge. On
motion of M. W. Bro. John C. Smith, the report of the Com
mittee on Revision was unanimously adopted. It was
ordered that 3,000 copies of these Ceremonials be printed
and that three copies be sent to each constituent lodge.

AMENDMENT-To By-Laws -Proposed.
W. Bro. John C. Hallenback presented the following
proposed amendment to Grand Lodge bj^-law^s, and it being
seconded by representatives of tw^enty lodges, was, on mo-
tion, referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence to be
reported next year:

Amend article 2, part 1, of by-laws, \>y adding- section 3, as fol-
lows:

Sec. 3. The Grand Master shall hold office for a term of one
year only, except as otherwise provided in article 4 of the Constitu-
tion of the M.W. Grand Lodge of the State of Illinois. Same to take
effect at next Grand Lodge meeting, to be held October, 1901.

AMENDMENT— To Grand Lodge By-Laws-Adopted.
R.W. Bro. C. M. Porman called up the following, pro-
viding for an amendment to section 1, article 25, part 2,
Grand Lodge bylaw^s proposed last year, and moved its
adoption, which was carried:

Every lodge under this jurisdiction shall, on or before the first
day of August, annually, pay into the treasury of the Grand Lodge,
through the Grand Secretary, the sum of sixty cents for each Master
Mason belonging to such lodge at the time of making the annual re-
turn.

REPOET— Committee on Chartered Lodges.
R.W. Bro. James L. Scott presented the following re-
port from the Committee on Chartered Lodges, which, on
motion, was adopted:

58 Proceedings of the [Oct. 8,

To the Grand Lodge of Illinois, A.F. and A.31.:

Your Committee on Chartered Lodges, after having carefully
examined the returns of the constituent lodges for the 5'ear ending
June 30, 1900, are pleased to submit the following statement thereof:

INCREASE.

Number raised 3,821

Number reinstated 381

Number admitted 972

Number added for error 42

Total increase 5,21&

DECREASE.

Number suspended 934

Number expelled 18

Number dimitted 1,208

Number died 845

Number deducted for error 16

Total decrease 3,022:

Total net gain in membership 2,194

Total membership June 30, 1900 57,32^

Members residing in Illinois 53,047

Non-resident members 4,278

Number initiated 4,102

Number passed 3,912

Received dues for year ending June 30, 1900 $42,775.50

Contributed to members, their widows and orphans $22,729.66

Contributed to those not members $ 5,186.56

Contributed to Illinois Masonic Orphans' Home S 2,261.20

Total contributions for charity $30,177.42

Your committee is highly pleased to make special mention, and
the Grand Lodge is to be congratulated upon the fact, that all the
constituent lodges of this grand jurisdiction have made due returns
to the Grand Secretary, paid all Grand Lodge dues, and have paid all
arrearages heretofore reported, leaving each constituent lodge in
Illinois in good standing with the full quota of their respective re-
ported membership. All of which is fraternally submitted,

JAMES L. SCOTT,
THOS. W. WILSON,
L. K. BYERS,
W. T. IRWIN,
JAMES McCREDIE,

Committee.

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois. 59

RESOLUTION— By E.W. Bro. Walter A. Stevens.

R.W. Bro. Walter A. Stevens presented the following-
resolution, which, on motion, was referred to the Commit-
tee on Foreig^n Correspondence:

Resolved, That the Grand Master be requested to enter into fra-
ternal relations, and exchange of representatives, with the following-
Grand Lodges:

The Grand Lodge of Norwaj' (at Christiana), His Royal Highness,
Bro. Oscar Gustave Adolf, G.M.

The Grand Lodge of Sweden (at Stockholm), His Majest3% Bro.
Oscar II, King of Sweden and Norwa}'.

The Grand National Lodge of Denmark (at Copenhagen), His
Royal Highness, Brother Hans, G.M.

The Grand Lodge of the Republic of Peru, Bro. Dr. Artruo Ego,
Aquiri, G.M.

The Grand Lodge Vallie de Mexico, Bro. W. J. DeGress, G. M. (P.
Deas, P.G.M.)

The National Grand Lodge of Spain (at Madrid), Bro. Dr. Miguel
Moray ta, G.M.

The National Grand Lodge of Egypt (at Cairo). Bro. Idris Bey
Rayreb, G.M.

The Symbolic Grand Lodge of Hungary (at Budapest), Bro. George
Von Joannovics, G.M.

The Grand Lodge of Saxony (at Dresden), Bro. Bernh Aurther
Erdmann, G.M.

The Grand Lodge of the Electric Union(at Frankfort-on-the-Main),
Bro. Joseph Werner, G.M.

The Grand Lodge of Prussia (at Berlin), Bro. Alwin Wagner, G.M.

The Grand National Lodge of Freemasons of Germany (at Berlin
W.), Bro. Hans Zolliner, G.M.

The Grand Lodge of the Three Globes (at Berlins.), Bro. Karl
Gerhardt, G.M.

The Grand Lodge of Switzerland (at Berne), Bro. C. Fr. Hausman,
G. M.

The Grand Lodge of Holland (at The Hague), Bro. J. P. Vaillant,
G. S.

60 Proceedings of the [Oct. 8,

INTEODUOTION.

R. W. Bro. R. T. Spencer:— ilf. W. Grand Master: We have with
us to-day a very disting-uished brother from a far distant country,
from New South Wales, on the other side of the globe. In my capa-
city as Grand Representative of the United Grand Lodge of New
South Wales, I take pleasure in introducing to you M.W. Grand
Master, K.W. Bro. Alfred Rofe. Past Deputy Grand Master of New
South Wales.

The M.W. Grand Master:— Brethren of the Grand Lodge: I have
the pleasure of introducing to you R.W. Bro. Alfred Rofe, Past
Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New South Wales.

R.W. Brother Rofe said:

M.W. Grand Master, and you. Worshipful Brethren, it will be a
source of satisfaction to my Grand Lodge when I tell them how nicely
3'ou have received me, a nd the honor you have conveyed to that Grand
Lodg'e, because you know nothing of me, except in the position I hold,
in respect to the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales. It gives
me a great deal of pleasure to be with you today, and it is a great
satisfaction that I happen to be here in your Grand Lodge when in
session. I shall have much pleasure in reporting this visit to my own
Grand Lodge.

With many thanks for the kind reception, I beg to thank you
again.

AMENDMENT-To Grand Lodge By-laws -Lost.
M.W. Bro. Owen Scott, from the Committee on Juris-
l^rudence, called up the amendments proposed last year,
adding to article 6, part 3, Grand Lodge b3^-laws, the fol-
lowing sections, and moved their adoption, which was lost;

Sec. 5. In all cases where charges are pending in a lodge against
a brother, the same may be heard and determined by a Trial Board
consisting of three competent Past Masters, members of lodges in
this jurisdiction, other than the one in which the proceedings are
pending.

Sec. 6. Such Trial Board may be named by the Grand Master upon
application made by either th6 lodge in which the proceedings are
pending or by the accused: Provided, that the appointment of said
Trial Board shall be at the discretion of the Grand Master.

Sec. 7. In case of the appointment of a Trial Board the Grand
Master shall designate the Chairman of said Board, who shall possess
all the powers and prerogatives of the W.M. conferred by section 9

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois. 61

of article 5, and through the W.M. and Secretary to summon wit-
nesses.

Sec. 8. The said Trial Board shall proceed to the hearing and de-
termine the guilt or innocence of the accused under the provisions of
articles 5 and 6, part 3, precisely the same as the lodge would do under
the provisions of the same. The guilt or innocence on each charge
and specification shall be determined by a majority vote of said Board.

Sec. 9. The said Board shall at once certify its findings to the
lodge in which the proceedings are pending. If found guilty the lodge
shall, on receipt of the report and findings of said Board, proceed to
fix the punishment of the accused under the provisions of this article
precisely the same as though the guilt had been determined by the
lodge. If the accused is found not guilty by the Trial Board the re-
port shall be filed and the fact of acquittal shall be entered on the
records of the lodge and no further proceedings shall be had: Provided,
that all provisions for appeal now in force shall apply to cases heard
by Trial Boards.

Sec. 10. Said Trial Board shall carefully preserve all evidence
taken at the trial and file the same with the lodge in order that copies
thereof ma}- be made in case of appeal.

KEPOET- Committee on rinance.
M.W. Bro. LeRo}^ A. Goddard, from the Committee on
Finance, made the following- report from the Committee on
Finance, whereon motion was adopted:

To the 31. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M.:

Your Committee on Finance fraternally reports that it has ex-
amined the reports of the Grand Treasurer, Grand Secretary, and
Grand Master, and finds them correct.

The remarks of the Grand Master touching on special visitations
or work of District Deputy Grand Masters, which were referred to
this committee, have been duly considered, and it finds no conclusion
or request calling for any definite recommendation.

For a detailed statement of receipts and disbursements, reference
is made to annual reports of said officers.

The condition of the treasury of the Grand Lodge is found to be
as follows:

GENERAL FUND.

Balance in hands of Grand Treasurer, October 2, 1899 $ 49,183 98

Received from all sources 46,964 75

Total « 96,148 73

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CR.

Paid for United States bonds 9 13.025 00

Paid Grand Officers and Committees 2,613 20

Paid mileage and per diem to Representatives 15,959 90

Paid miscellaneous orders .... 12,605 19

Balance in hands of the Treasurer, October 2, 1900 51,945 44

Total $ 96,148 73

CHARITY FUND.

Balance on hand October 2, 1899 $ 858 27

Received during" the year 231 90

Total .? 1,090 17

CR.

Paid on orders $ 255 00

Balance on hand 835 17

Total S 1,090 17

CASH AND SECURITIES IN HANDS OF GRAND TREASURER, OCT. 1, 1900.

Balance on hand, General Fund $ 51,945 44

Balance on hand, Charity Fund, 835 17

City of Chicago 4% bonds, par value 50,000 00

United States 4% bonds, par value 40,000 00

Policy No. 99,588, Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co.. 5,000 00

Eight shares stock, Masonic Fraternity Temple Ass'n. . . . 800 00

Total $ 148,580 61

From the amount of cash in General Fund, as stated above, will
be paid amount of appropriations and special orders recommended, if
approved, which will reduce the fund to an estimated balance of S18,-
145.44.

We estimate the expense of the Grand Lodge for the ensuing year
as follows:

Mileage and per diem $ 19,000 00

Printing 3.000 00

Stationery, postage and express 1 .200 00

Masonic schools 1.200 00

Salaries of Grand Officers 4,400 00

Miscellaneous 5,000 00

Total $ 33,000 00

300 00

100 00

107 25

25 00

50 00

400 00

7 00

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois. 63

Your committee recommends the following appropriations, and
that orders for the amounts be drawn by the Grand Secretary:
M. W. Bro. Joseph Robbins, Committee on Correspondence.

Bro. R. R. Stevens, Grand Tyler

Bro. R. R. Stevens, Grand Tyler, expenses, etc

W. Bro. G. A. Stadler, Ass't Grand Secretary

Bro. Z. T. Griffen, stenographer ,

Rent of Central Music Hall

Bro. .T. O. ClilTord, for R. R. Agent

Total $ 989 25

And to the members of the committees the usual allowance of
three dollars a day in addition to the amounts allowed by the by-laws.

In May last, your committee made the usual annual visit to the
Grand Secretary's office in Bloomington, and after a thorough exam-
ination of the books and accounts of the Grand Secretary, they were
found to be correct.

Your committee further reports that on September 4, 1900, the se-
curities owned by this Grand Lodge in the hands of the Grand Treas-
urer were inspected. We find the same are kept in the Safety De-
posit vaults of the Illinois Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago, 111., and
are set apart, separate and distinct, as the identical property of the
Grand Lodge.

The following is a complete list of the assets which were examined:

City of Chicago 4% bonds, due 1908, interest payable January
and July, five bonds, $1,000 each, Nos. 303 R, 305 R, 306 R,
307 R, and 370 R; January, 1901, coupons on $ 5,000

City of Chicago 4% school bonds, due 1911, interest payable
January and July, ten bonds, $500 each, Nos. S 821, S 822, S
823, S 824, S 825. S 826, S 827, S 828, S 829, S 830; January,
1901, coupons on 5,000

And one bond, same description as above, S 731 1 ,000

City of Chicago 4% River Improvement bonds, due 1912, inter-
est payable January and July, twenty bonds, $1,000 each,
Nos. 23, 24. 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. 31, 32, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67,
68, 69, and 70; January, 1901, coupons on 20,000

City of Chicago 4% bonds, due 1914, interest payable January
and July, eleven bonds, $500 each, Nos. 16, 17, 18, 67, 68, 69,
70, 71, 72, 73, and 74; January, 1901, coupons on 5,500

City of Chicago 4% World's Columbian Exposition bonds, due
1921, interest payable January and July, four bonds, $1,000
each, Nos. 758, 759, 775, and 3023; January, 1901, coupons on. 4,000

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City of Chicago ■^'/h World's Columbian Exposition bond, due
1921, interest payable January and July, one bond, No. 5647:
January. 1901, coupon on $ 500

City of Chicago 4% sewerage bonds, due 1911, interest payable
January and July, two bonds, $1,000 each, Nos. 64 and 69;
January, 1901, coupons on 2,000

City of Chicago 4% school bonds, due 1911, interest payable
January and July, five bonds, $1,000 each, Nos. S 440, S 590,
S 727, S 729 and S 730; January, 1901, coupons on 5,000

City of Chicago 4^r water loan bonds, due 1911, interest payable
January and July, four bonds, $500 each, Nos. 1,042, 1,142,
1,143 and 1,250; January, 1901. coupons on 2,000

United States 4% coupon bonds, due 1925, interest quarterly,
forty bonds, $1,000 each, Nos. 2,582, 2,583, 21,111, 21,112, 26,-
718, 26,719, 26,721, 26,722, 26,723, 26,724, 45,245, 48,931, 48,933,
60,098, 60,099, 60,100, 60,101, 63,033, 63,034, 63.035, 63.036, 63,-
037, 65,467, 65,468, 75,416, 75,646, 75,647, 75,648, 75,649, 76,495,
78,111, 78,112, 78,113, 78,114, 89,987, 89,988, 90,767, 90,768, 90,-
769, 90,770; November, 1900, coupons on 40.000

A. A. Glenn paid up life policy, No. 99,588, Connecticut Mutual

Life; amount of policy 5,000

Certificate No. 844, Masonic Fraternity Temple Association, in
name of National Lodge No. 596, A.F. and A.M., eight shares,

$100 each 800

All of which is fraternally submitted,

LEROY A. GODDARD,
GIL. W. BARNARD,
DELMAR D. DARRAH,

Committee.

PEOPOSED AMENDMENT— To Grand Lodge Constitution.
M. W. Bro. Edward Cook proposed the following- amend-
ment to Grand Lodge Constitution, but it was not seconded
by the Grand Lodge:

Amend clause 9 of section 1 of article 11 of the Constitution of
this Grand Lodge by striking out the word "two" and inserting in lieu
thereof the word "five."

So that when amended the clause will read as follows:
Clause 9. Establish a mileage and per diem rate for its officers,
the representatives highest in rank from each lodge, and its standing
committees, not exceeding five cents per mile each waj' and five dol-
lars per day.

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois. 65

KEPORT— Committee on Finance.

M.W. Bro. LeRoy A. Goddard, from the Committee on
Finance, presented the following- report from the Commit-
tee on Finance and moved its adoption:

To the M. W. (h-and Lodge A.F. and A.JL:

Your Committee on Finance to whom was referred the resolution
appropriating a certain sum of the bonds now in the treasury of this
Grand Lod<fe to the Illinois Masonic Orphans' Home, begs leave to
report that in view of the action of the Grand Lodge of reducing- the
per capita tax which will so materially reduce its annual receipts,
begs leave to recommend that the sum of ten thousand dollars in cash
be and the same is hereby appropriated, and that the Grand Secretary
draw an order on the Grand Treasurer for the amount.

L. A. GODDARD.
GIL. W. BARNARD,
DELMAR D. DARRAH,

Committee.
To the 3L W. Grand Lodge A.F. and A.3L:

Your Committee on Finance to whom was referred the resolution
appropriating fifteen thousand dollars to the Illinois Masonic Home
for the Aged, begs leave to report that in view of the action of the
Grand Lodge of reducing the per capita tax, which will materially
reduce its annual receipts, begs leave to recommend that the sum of
ten thousand dollars in cash be and the same is hereby appropriated,
and that the Grand Secretary draw an order on the Grand Treasurer
for the amount. L. A. GODDARD,

GIL. W. BARNARD,
DELMAR D. DARRAH,

Committee.
2'o the M. W. Grand Lodge A.F. and A.M.:

Your Committee on Finance to whom was referred the resolution
making a donation to the Masonic and Eastern Star Home of Illinois,
begs leave to recommend that the amount of one thousand dollars be
given, and that the Grand Secretary be and he is hereby directed to
draw an order for the amount. L. A. GODDARD,

GIL. W. BARNARD,
DELMAR D. DARRAH,

Committee.

M.W. Bro. John C Smith asked that the report of the
committee be divided, so that the appropriations might be
acted on separately, which was so ordered. He also moved

66 Proceedings of the [Oct. 3,

the adoption of so much of the report appropriating
$10,000 to the Illinois Masonic Orphans' Home.

M. W. Bro. Joseph Robbins moved to amend to provide

That all the assets in the treasury of the Grand Lodge in excess
of the sum of S30,000, par value, be converted into cash, and less the
obligations, appropriations and expenses incidental to this annual
communication, be pro rated back to the lodges from which it was
collected, in proportion to their membership, as the nucleus of a char-
ity fund in each lodge.

The amendment was carried.

M.W. Bro. John C. Smith suggested to the repre-
sentatives of the subordinate lodges that they contribute
their share of thecharit}^ fund, on receipt of same, to the
Illinois Masonic Orphans' Home.

EESOLUTION-By M.W. Bro. Herbert Preston.

R.W. Bro. Herbert Preston introduced the following
resolution, and on motion of M.W. Bro. John M. Pearson,
it was referred to tlie Board of Grand Examiners:

Whereas, This Grand Lodge has adopted a resolution permit-
ting robes and paraphernalia as specified by a chart said to have
been adopted by this Grand Body; and

Whereas, The records of this Grand Lodge fail to show that any
chart has ever been adopted displaying the symbolism of Masonry; and

Whereas, It is important that the meaning of this Grand
Lodge as expressed in said resolution should be made plain and easily
understood; therefore be it

Besolved, That the chart referred to be presented to this Grand
Lodge and the particular robes and paraphernalia specified in said
resolution be designated so that uniformity in the work may be main-
tained in this grand jurisdiction.

CALLED orr.

At 1:40 o'clock p. m. the Grand Lodge was called from
labor to refreshment until 9 o'clock Thursday morning.

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois. • 67

THIRD DAY.

Thursday, Oct. 4, A.L. 5900. \
9 o'clock a.m. )

The Grand Lodye was called from refreshment to labor
b}^ the M.W. Grand Master. Grand Officers and Represen-
tatives as yesterda3^

EEPOET— Committee on Obituaries-
R.W. Bro. John T. Richards presented the following
report from the Committee on Obituaries, which, on mo-
tion, was adopted by a unanimous vote:

To Ike Most Worshipful GmndLoige A.F. and A.M. of the State of Illinois:
Your Committee on Obituaries has sought to gather, from such
information as it has been possible to obtain facts sufficient to place
within the archives of this Grand Lodge, a record of tiie lives and
work of those of our departed brethren who attained distinction as
members of the Craft.

ARKANSAS

Mourns the death of three Past Grand Masters since the last ses-
sion of this Grand Lodge:

M.W. Bro. Samuel VA'right Williams, Past Grand Master of
Arkansas, died March 14, 1900, aged "2 3'ears. He was a zealous and
consistent member of the Craft, a i)rofound ]a\v3'er, a distinguished
citizen, and faithful public servant.

On May 28, 1900, M.W. Bro. W. H. Gee, another distinguished
Past Grand Master of Arkansas, died at the age of 63 years; he was
distinguished as a Mason and honored as a citizen of his state.

Robert Maxwell Smith, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge
of Arkansas, together with his wife and four children, while visiting
the city of Galveston, met death in the terrible disaster which over-
took that city early in September, 1900. The exact time and place
of his death is unknown, as with thousands of others, he disappeared
in the deluge which almost obliterated that prosperous cit}', and no
trace of his body has been obtained. Though only 40 years of age,

68 Proceedings of the [Oct. 4,

Brother Smith had become a recognized leader in Masonic circles in
his state, and was loved for qualities of mind and heart which were
recocrnized by all who knew him,

COLORADO.

From Colorado comes news of the death of Bro. Tom Linton, the
"Old Tyler," on January 12, 1900, in the city of Denver, at the ag'e of
72 years. He was appointed Grand T3^1er of the Grand Lodge of Colo-
rado in 1873, and served as such continuously until relieved by death.

CONNECTICUT

Numbers among its distinguished dead three Past Grand Masters:

M.W. Bro. Dwight Phelps died at Winsted, in that state, Sep-
tember 6, 1899, at the age of (35 years, after a life spent in zealous de-
votion to the principles of Freemasonry.

James Henry Welsh, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of
Connecticut, passed to his reward December 16, 1899, at the age of 67
years. He was a genial friend and companion, and a noble and zeal-
ous Mason.

M.W. Bro. Clark Buckingham, another Past Grand Master of
the Grand Lodge of Connecticut, died at Wallingford, March 17, 1900,
at the age of 68 years. He was distinguished for his upright charac-
ter, his earnestness and constant fidelity to duty.

KANSAS

Has been called upon to mourn the loss by death of two distin-
guished Masons within the last year:

Cyrus K. Holliday, Past Deputy Grand Master, died March 29,
1900, at the age of 73 years. His sterling manhood and nobility of
character endeared him to all who knew him.

M.W. Silas Clam Sheldon, Past Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of Kansas, died April 19, 1900, aged 62 years, A distinguished
member of the medical profession, he still found time enough to de-
vote to the Fraternity which he loved. His activity extended to Ca-
pitular and Templar Masonry also, where he won the honors of Grand
High Priest and Right Eminent Grand Commander of the state, and
Grand Captain of the Guard of the Grand Encampment of Knights
Templar of the United States.

MICHIGAN

Mourns the loss of Past Grand Master Alanson Partridge who
died June 7, 1900, at the age of 77 years. He was a man of genial per-
sonality, a wise and zealous Mason, a faithful public servant, honored
and respected by all.

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois. 69

MINNESOTA.

M.W. Bro. Alphonso Barto, Past Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of Minnesota, died November 4, 1899, at the age of 65 years.
He had been honored with many positions of trust and responsibility
in the public service, and was faithful to every trust He was made
a Mason in Geneva Lodge No. 139, of this jurisdiction, in November,
1861, and subsequently became a member of Elgin Lodge No. 117, from
which he subsequently dimitted to transfer his membership to the
jurisdiction of Minnesota. He was always a zealous and consistent
Mason, a good citizen, a kind husband, father and friend — dying he
left an unsullied name as a rich legacy to his family and the Frater-
nity to whose interests he devoted so much of his life.

MONTANA.

The Grand Lodge of Montana mourns the death of its R.W. Dep-
uty Grand Master Henry Chapple. which occurred Januar}' 10, 1900.
Although only 39 j-ears of age. he had reached a high eminence in the
medical profession, and was one of the most distinguished Masons of
his state.

NEBRASKA.

Under date of October 15, 1899, comes notice of the death of Bro.
Christian Hartman, Grand Treasurer of the Grand Lodge of Ne-
braska, which occurred September 28, 1899, in the 56th 3'ear of his age.
He was a successful man, an honored citizen, and a faithful and ex-
emplary Mason.

OREGON
Has suffered a double bereavement in the death of two Past Grand
Masters of the Grand Lodge of that state:

M.W. Bro. Thomas G. Reames died February 21, 1900, aged 60
years. He was a distinguished citizen of his state, and an exemplary
Mason.

M.W. Bro. Robert Clow died January 5, 1900, at the age of 62
years. In his death the Grand Lodge of Oregon has sustained the loss
of one of its most valuable members.

TENNESSEE

Has been called upon to mourn the death of M.W. Bro. George
H. Morgan, a distinguished lawyer and jurist, chairman of the Com-
mittee on Foreign Correspondence of the Grand Lodge of that state,
and loved and honored b}' all who knew his sterling qualities as man
and Mason.

70 Proceedings of the [Oct. 4,

WEST VIRGINIA

Has met with a most serious loss in the death of M.W. Bro. Alex-
ander M. Evans, distinguished as a physician, honored and loved by
all. He was a g'enerous, noble hearted man. His death caused uni-
versal regret among his brethren.

WISCONSIN.
The announcement of the death of Bro. John W. Laflin, Grand
Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin, which occurred on Au-
gust 13, 1900, brought sorrow to the hearts of all who knew him. He
served as Grand SecreT;ary for seventeen years, and was noted for his
genial disposition, manly character and unswerving integrity.

BRITISH COLUMBIA.

Past Grand Master Thomas Trounce of the Grand Lodge of Brit-
ish Columbia, died June 30, 1900, at the age of 78 years. His long life
was devoted to the uplifting of his fellowman.

ILLINOIS.

Within the jurisdiction of Illinois during the past year the mes-
senger of death has summoned a large number of brethreia who have
rendered great service to the cause of Freemasonry, foremost among
whom your committee is called upon to record the death of Past
Grand Master Harrison Dills, who was called to rest on November
1, 1899. He was a representative of Bodley Lodge No. 97, located at
Quincy, Illinois, at the organization of this Grand Lodge; his activity
and energy contributed largely to the success of the undertaking. He
was elected M.W. Grand Master in October. 1856, and re-elected in
1857, after which he held the office of Grand Treasurer for eleven
years. M.W. Brother Dills had reached the age of 87 years at the
time of his death, and during his long life had always taken an active
interest in the affairs and business of the Craft; at the time of his
death he was a resident of Warrensburg, Missouri, but was buried
with Masonic honors at Quincy, Illinois.

R.W. Bro. Eugene L. Stoker died at Centralia, Illinois, Septem-
ber 30, 1900, at the age of 50 years. He was born at Louisville, Clay
county, Illinois, August 14, 1850. He grew to manhood in his native
state and filled many positions of trust in the public service of the
state. In this Grand Lodge he had filled the positions of Junior Grand
Deacon and Grand Examiner, and at the time of his death was a mem-
ber of the Committee on Appeals and Grievances. His work on this
committee was always well done. He was always painstaking and
conscientious, endeavoring to be just in all things. He will be remem-
bered for his unswerving fidelity. A lawyer of ability, he brought to

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois. 71

the work of that committee a mind well equipped for the fulfillment
of the trying obligations placed upon him. Modest and unassuming
in manner, possessed of a nobility of character which endeared him to
all who knew him, his absence from the sessions of this Grand Lodge
will be greatly felt by all brethren who were so fortunate as to know
him well. He was alw^ays an exemplary and zealous Mason, ever seek-
ing to teach by precept and example the true principles of the insti-
tution which he so devout!}- loved. Words are inadequate to express
the sentiments which all must feel at the untimely ending of a life so
full of good deeds. His early death has brought sorrow to the hearts
of all his brethren. To the widow and son of our departed brother we
extend our heartfelt sympathy and pray earnestly that our Supreme
Grand Master, who orders all things well, may bestow upon them that
consolation which only Divinity can grant in this hour of their great
bereavement.

R.W. Bro. John M. Palmer, Representative of the Grand Lodge
of Nevada near this Grand Lodge, died at his home in the city of
Springfield, Illinois, September 25, 1900, aged 84 years. Brother Pal-
mer was known throughout the nation as a soldier, statesman and
lawyer. He served his country as a major general of volunteers, and
the state of Illinois as Governor and United States Senator, and he
was a candidate of a wing of the democratic party of the nation for
the presidency of the United States in the campaign of 1896. He was
buried with Masonic honors at Carlinville, Illinois, September 27, 1900.
He was distinguished for his conscientious fidelity to every trust re-
posed in him.

W. Bro. Oliver M. Roan, Worshipful Master of Hazel Dale Lodge
No. 580, died September 25, 1900, and was buried with Masonic honors.
Had he lived he would have been entitled to represent Hazel Dale
Lodge at this communication of this Grand Lodge, and his name would
have appeared elsewhere in our proceedings.

Many other distinguished Masons have been called from labor to
eternal rest, whose lives and deeds were such as to entitle them to a
memorial in the records of this Grand Lodge, but space will not per-
mit, and therefore your committee has mentioned only such of our
departed brethren as have, in various Grand Lodges, held represen-
tative or official station.

The subordinate lodges in this state with which our departed
brethren were affiliated have each placed upon their records a suit-
able memorial of their life and work. Our melancholly record is com-
pleted, and to those who have left us, we bid a final farewell. We miss
their presence in the lodge room and at the fireside; in vain we long
for the grasp of the hand in friendly and fraternal greeting; we listen
for the music of the voice which has been hushed forever; awaking

72 Proceedings of the [Oct, 4,

from the reverie which has carried us backward to days gone by, we
are reminded that they have "pressed forward for greater light."
To them the Supreme Grand Master has unfolded the mysteries of
the eternal world and with immortal vision they look upon the fact
of Him "before whom every knee shall bow," and though we mourn
their death, we reverently submit to the Divine decree, with the full
assurance that they have but entered upon eternal life, for, after all,
we remember that death is but the crown of life placed by Divinity
upon the brow of those who have entered into that realm of peace,

"Where, are the pleasures and fullness of joy."

And that their's is but the common lot of all mankind. By their
death we are again reminded that

"Our lives are rivers gliding free
To that unfathomable, boundless sea

The silent grave,
Thither all earthly pomp and boast
Roll, to be swallowed up and lost

In one dark wave."

And that they, and we, shall live again where sorrow is unknown,
if through life we are faithful in the discharge of our Masonic duties,
for to conform to the tenets of our ancient institution is but to render
obedience to the law of God. JOHN T. RICHARDS,

W. J. FRISBEE,
GEO. M. O'HARA,

Committee.

EEOONSIDEEATION.

W. Bro. Geo W. Warvelle raised the point of order
tiiat the report of the Finance Committee had been only
partially, and not clearly, disposed of, and the Grand
Master decided the point to be well taken. Thereupon
M. W. Bro. Joseph Kobbins explained that there seemed
to be some doubt in the minds of the brethren about the
parliamentary regularity of the disposition of the report
of the Finance Committee at yesterday's session, and he,
having" voted in the affirmative, moved a reconsideration
of the question in order that the proceedings might be reg-
ular beyond any question Carried.

M.W. Bro. Edward Cook moved that the whole matter
be referred back to the Committee on Finance with instruc-

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois. 73

tions to submit a new report along- the lines of the amend-
ment offered by M.W. Bro. Robbins, and adopted at yester-
day's session. Carried.

EEPOET— Committee on Finance.
M.W. Bro. Leroy A. Goddard, from the Committee on
Finance, made the following additional report, and on mo-
tion, it was adopted:

Chicago, October 4, 1900.
To die M. W. Grand Lodge A.F. and A.M.:

Your Committee on Finance, to whom is referred back the three
reports that were made yesterday, recommending' an appropriation
of certain sums to the Illinois Masonic Orphans' Home, to the Illinois
Masonic Home for the Ag^ed and to the Masonic and Eastern Star
Home, beg's leave to report, according to the instructions given to
the committee by vote of the Grand Lodg^e, as follows:

That all the assets in the Grand Treasury of this Grand Lodge in
excess of the sum of $30,000 par value of the bonds be converted into
cash and less the obligations, appropriations and expenses incidental
to this annual communication be pro rated back to the lodges from
which it was contributed in proportion to their membership as shown
in their last reports as the nucleus of a charity fund in each lodge.

L. A. GODDARD,
GIL. W. BARNARD,
DELMAR D. DARRAH,

Committee.

EEPOET— Committee on Mileage and Per Diem-
W. Bro. E. C. Pace, from Committee on Mileage and
Per Diem, presented the following" report, which was, on
motion, ado^^ted:

To the 31. W. Grand Lodge of Illinois, A.F. and A.M.:

Your Committee on Mileag-e and Per Diem would fraternally re-
port that the following- Grand Officers, members of Committees, and
Representatives, members of this Grand Lodge, are entitled to mile-
age and per diem as set forth in the following pages.

Fraternally submitted,

E. C. PACE,
ED. L. WAHL,
GEO. W.CYRUS,
Chicago, October 4, 1900. Committee.

—6

Proceedings of the

[Oct. 4,

GRAND OFFICERS.

Chas. F. Hitchcock
George M. Moulton

Wm. B. Wright

Chester E. Allen. ..

Wiley M. Egan

J. H. C. Dill

N. G. L3'ons

John Faville

George A. Stadler.
Thos. A. Stevens...
Walter Watson —
Samuel Cofflnberry
Joseph D. Everett..

Louis Zinger

J. S. McClelland....

Geo. S. Hummer

Geo. W. Hamilton.

W. W. Watson

R. R. Stevens

Grand Master

Deputy Gr. Master
Senior Gr. Warden
Junior Gr. Warden
Grand Treasurer.
Grand Secretary.
Grand Chaplain . .

Grand Orator

Dep. Gr. Secretary
Grand Pursuivant
Grand Marshal...
Gr. Sword Bearer
Senior Gr. Deacon
Junior Gr. Deacon
Grand Steward
Grand Steward
Grand Steward
Grand Steward
Grand Tyler —

►u

(K?

145

.fl4 50

%..

199

19 90

163

16 30

126

12 60

145

14 50

145

14 50

170

17 00

275

27 50

145

14 50

158

15 80

170

17 00

8 50

209

20 90

263

26 30

$14 50
6 10

25 90

22 30
20

12 60
20 .50
20 50

23 00
6 10

33 50

20 50
6 10

21 80
23 00
14 50

26 90
32 30

6 10

RESIDENCE.

Peoria.

Chicago.

Effingham.

Galesburg.

Chicago.

Bloomington.

Peoria.

Decatur.

Chicago.

Mt. Vernon.

Peoria.

Chicago.

Pekin.

Decatur.

Sheldon. •

Prairie City.

Barry.

Chicago.

DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS.

William M. Burbank

C. B. Sampson

Canute R. Mattson. . .
Jay Linn Brewster . .
Jacob Krohn

C. E. Grove

D. D.Hunt

John B. Fithian

Fred E. Hoberg

T. Van Antwerp

J. S. Burns

R.R.'strickier... "..'.'.
G. O. Frederick

W. H.Mcciain .'.".'.' ".

D. E. Bruffett

Chas. F. Tennej'

R. D. Lawrence

John E. Morton

William O. Butler...,

A. M. Boring

Hugh A. Snell

Chas. H. Marten

H. Rohrbough

Wm. Montgomery...

James Douelas

J. M. Burkhart

Henry T. Goddard. . .
P. T. Chapman

isi

DISTRICTS.

crq

RESIDENCE.

1st District.

$ 40

$ 6 40

Chicago.

2d • "

6 10

Chicago.

6 10

Chicago.

4th

3 50

9 50

Waukegan.

5th

114

11 40

17 40

Freeport.

6th

127

12 70

18 70

Mt. Carroll.

7th

5 80

11 80

DeKalb.

8th

3 70

9 70

Joliet.

9th

100

10 00

16 00

Peru.

10th

130

13 00

19 00

Sparland.

11th

165

16 50

22 50

Orion.

12th

13th

163

16 30

22 30

Galesburg.

14th

134

13 40

19 40

Chilicothe.

15th

16th

8 50

14 50

Onarga.

17th

130

13 00

19 00

Urbana.

18th

153

15 30

21 30

Bement.

19th

185

18 50

24 50

Springfield.

20th

253

25 20

31 20

Perry.

21st

216

21 60

27 60

LaHarpe.

22d

224

22 40

28 40

Carlinville.

23d

231

23 10

29 10

Litchfield.

24th

226

22 60

28 60

Lawr'nceville

25th

229

22 90

28 90

Kinmundv.

26th

261

26 10

3-' 10

Moro.

27th

321

32 10

38 10

Chester.

28th

326

32 60

38 60

Marion.

29th

252

25 -.'O

31 20

Mt. Carmel.

30th

339

33 90

39 90

Vienna.

1900.]

Grand Lodge of Illinois.

COMMITTEES.

APPEALS AND GRIEVANCES.

Monroe C. Crawford

Joseph E. Dyas

Wm. S. Cantrell

Alex. H. Bell

CHARTERED LODGES

James L. Scott

Thomas W. Wilson.

L. K. Byers

W. T. Irwin

Jas. McCreddie

CORRESPONDENCE.

Joseph Robbins

CREDENTIALS.

J. I. McClintock .
P. W. Barclay....
W. F. Beck

liCroy A. Goddard.
Oil. W. Barnard....
D. D. Darrah

GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.

W. E. Ginther.

Xi. L. Munn

N. E. Roberts..

LODGES UNDER DISPENSATION.

Daniel J. Avery.
H. C. Mitchell...
Chas. H. Patton.
R. T. Spencer —
John Johnston..

MASONIC JURISPRUDENCE.

Daniel M. Browning.

John M. Pearson

JohnC. Smith

Edward Cook

Owen Scott

MILEAGE AND PER DIEM.

Edw. C . Pace . .
Edw. L. Wahl..
Geo. W. Cyrus.,

OBITUARIES.

John T. Richards.

W. J. Frisbee

Geo. M. O'Hara...

330
160
30-
224

172
185
148
145

284
365
234

1
1

126

182
114

258

308

275

186

280

252

126

266
230
243

1
192

185

$33 00
16 00
30 70
22 40

17 20

18 50
14
14 50

7 20

26 30

28 40
36 50
23 40

12 60

18 20
11 40
25 80

20 20
30 80 20
27 50 20

18 60
10

28 00

25 20

12 60

26 60

23 00

24 20

10
19 20
18 50

63 00
46 00
60 70
52 40

37 20

38 50
34 80
34 50
27 20

41 30

48 40
56 50
43 40

20 10
20 10
32 60

38 20
31 40
45 80

20 20
50 80
47 .50
38 60
20 10

48 00
45 20
20 20
20 10
32 60

56 60

53 00

54 20

20 10
39 20

38 50

Jonesboro.
Paris.
Benton.
Carlinville

Mattoon.

Springfield.

Altona.

Peoria.

Earlville.

RESIDENCE.

Quincy.

Carmi.

Cairo.

Olney.

Chicago.
Chicago.
Bloornington

Charleston.

Freeport.

Fairtield.

Chicago.
Carbondale.
Mt. Vernon.
lUiopolis.
Chicago.

E. St. Louis.

Godfrey.

Chicago.

Chira-n

Ashic.-v
Vandalia.
Camp I'oint.

Chicaa...
Bushn.,-11.
Sprii.i :i. id.

Proceedings of the

[Oct. 4,

COMUlTTETS.— Continued.

PETITIONS.

C. M. Forman

Ben. Hagle

Geo. F. Howard

RAILROADS AND TRANSPORTATION.

J.O.Clifford

John Whitley

TO EXAMINE VISITORS.

A. B. Ashley

J. E. Evans

H. T. Burnap

H. S. Hurd

J. R. Ennis

SPECIAL COMMITTEES.

Wm. H. Turner, Past Junior Grand Warden

Chas. Fisher, Past Deputy Grand Master

H. E. Hamilton, Past Senior Grand Warden.

n
1-1

Total

280

228

$28 CO
22 80

$20
20

$48 00
42 80

160

16 00

36 00

2.5

2 50

23 50

20 60

1 50

16 50

145

14 50

29 50

259

25 90

40 90

15 10

272

27 20

42 20

4 00

4 10

185

18 50

6 (10

24 50

6 00

6 20

RESIDENCE.

E. St. Louis.

Louisville.

Paris.

Wheaton.
Englewood.

La Grange.
Monticello.
Upper Alton.
Chicago.
Burnt Prairie

Chicago.

Springfield.

Chicago.

REPRESENTATIVES.

Bodley

Equality

Harmony

Springfield ..
Friendship .

Macon

Rushville

St. Johns

"Warren

Peoria

Temperance

Macomb

Clinton

Hancock

Cass

St. Clair

Franklin

Hiram

Piasa

Pekin

Mt. Vernon. .

Oriental

Barry

Charleston . .
Kavanaugh .
Monmouth . .
Olive Branch

Hermon

Occidental...
Mt. Joliet....
Bloomington

Hardin

Griggsville . .

F. M. Pendleton

R. H. Steed

Joseph Estaque

Geo. C. Wilkinson..
Geo. C. Heritage.. .

John F. Mattes

JohnH. Ward

Gilbert Zacher. ..

L. H. Adams .

J. J. Crowder

A. L. Kirk

J. W. Bailey

H. K. Rule

W. E. Boswell

J. P. Warnke

Wm. R. Merker ...
W.J. Nixon

C. J. Shepherd

Orland Hemphill...

E. J. Kraeger

Allen C. Tanner

Frank T. Wyatt ...
N. R. Davis*. .. .

T. T. Shoemak

Frank Fraser

D. Van Nuys

W. S. Mathews

Henry Ohlschlager

Wm. H. Higby

Wm. W. Smith

G. K. Smith

H. G. Vandeventer

F. H. Farrand

crq

n
f-i

0
3

263

$ 26 30

$ 6

304

30 40

215

21 50

185

18 50

9 80

170

17 00

228

22 80

100

10 00

310

31 00

145

14 50

S30

23 00

204

20 40

187

18 70

239

23 90

225

22 50

295

29 50

259

25 90

168

16 80

257

25 70

158

15 80

275

27 50

263

26 30

182

18 20

144

14 40

179

17 90

124

12 40

263

26 30

8 40

3 70

126

12 60

2.55

25 50

246

24 60

$32 30
S6 40

27 50
24 50

15 80

23 00

28 80

16 00
37 00
20 50

29 00

24 40
24 70

27 90

28 50
35 50
31 90

22 80

31 70

19 80
33 50

7 10
33 30
»i 20

20 40

23 90
18 40

32 30
14 40

9 70
18 60
31 5U

30 60

1900.]

Grand Lodge of Illinois.

REPRESENTATIVES — Continued.

Temple

■Caledonia

Unity

Cambridge

Carrollton

Mt. Moriah

Benevolent

Jackson

Washington

Trio

Fraternal

New Boston

Belvidere

Liacon

St. Marks

Benton

Euclid

Pacific

Acacia

Eureka

Central

Chester

Rockton

Roscoe

Mt. Nebo

Prairie

Waukegan

Scott

Whitehall

Vitruvius

DeWitt

Mitchell

Kaskaskia

Mt. Pulaski

Havana

Fellowship

Jerusalem Temple

Metropolis

Stewart

Toulon *.

Perry

Samuel H. Davis. .

Excelsior

Taylor

Edwardsville

Astoria

Rockford

Magnolia

Lewistown

Winchester

Lancaster

Versailles

Trenton

Lebanon

Jonesboro

Bureau

Robert Burns

Marcelline

Rising Sun

Vermont

Elgin

Waverly

Henry

Mound

Oquawka

Geo. W. Schubach. ..

Warren Garrett

W. P. Lillibridge....

ClarenceH. Hunt

Walter A. Brown

W. M. Neff

J. P. Ban 1 an

John W. Yantis

Julius Huegely

Fred H. Schroeder. . .

A. T. Pipher

Ed L. Willits

J. H. Thomas

M. M. Mallary

H. J. Dvgert

W. D. Jackson

Asa M. Roj'ce

H. H. Bearner

C. A. Coulter

Godfrej' Blaser

John I.'Rinaker, Jr.
E. A. Dudenbostel . .

J. W. Armstrong

Jas. McDowell

Alex Burgdorff

John Welch

C. J. Langham

79 Wm. Johnston

80 Charles Richert

^1 J. P.Hausam

84 Thos. Brown

85 J. D. Strait

86 Wm. M. Schuwerk. .

87 J. H. Evans

O. F. Tinkham

89 Herman Spieldoch ..

90 C. C. Nichols

)1 D. W. Helm

92 Frank Cook

93 Walter T. Hall

95 W. E. Walpole

96 Gregor Thompson. . .

97 Chas. L. Snyder

98 E. S. Waring

Thos. W. Springer...

100 Emmer E. David

102 Robt. A. Shepherd . .

103 Wm.T. Brenn

104 J. R. Maguire

105 M. L. McDonough

106 G. M. Saylor

108 W. H. Myers

109 A. M. Donald

110 S. E. Nichols

111 A. V. Cook

1 12 A. Oppenheim

113 E. J. Glancv

114 Jas. E. Agard

115 S. C. Litweiler

116 P. J. Tinglev

117 Arthur S. Wheeler..

118 J. C. Deatherage ...

119 O. P. Carroll

122 Chas. G.Young

123 W.S. Wilson, Jr

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145

$14 50

368

36 80

3 60

154

15 40

249

24 90

239

23 90

238

23 80

195

19 50

277

27 70

162

16 20

145

14 50

191

19 10

7 80

128

12 80

5 10

307

30 70

3 00

169

16 90

9 90

168

16 80

185

18 .50

321

3i 10

102

10 20

8 50

223

22 30

160

16 00

3 50

261

26 10

240

24 00

2 50

148

14 80

290

29 00

334

33 40

169

16 90

188

18 80

326

32 60

3 80

366

36 60

159

15 90

144

14 40

252

25 20

9 60

114

11 40

134

13 40

266

26 60

220

22 00

8 70

121

12 10

196

19 60

235

23 50

164

16 40

246

24 60

278

27 80

286

28 60

330

33 00

105

10 50

194

19 40

Ji72

27 20

4 60

213

21 30

3 70

210

21 00

127

12 70

194

19 40

203

20 30

$ 20 50
42 80

7 60

21 40

28 90

29 90

29 80
25 50
33 70

22 20
20 50
25 10

13 80
16 80
11 10
36 70

9 00
22 90

15 90
20 80
24 50

38 10

16 20

14 50
28 30
22 00

9 50
33 10

30 00

8 50

20 80
35 00

39 40
22 90

24 80

38 60

9 80
42 60

21 90
20 40

31 20

15 60

17 40
19 40

32 60

28 00
14 70

18 10

25 60

29 50

22 40

30 60

33 80

34 60

39 00

16 50
25 40
33 20
10 60
27 30

9 70
27 00
18 70

25 40

26 30

Proceedings of the

[Oct. 4,

REPRESENTATIVES— Co^iiMiltecZ.

Cedar

Greenup —

Empire

Antioch

Raleigh

Greenfield

Marion

Golconda

Mackinaw

Marshall

Sycamore

Lima

Hutsonville .. ... .

Polk

Marengo

Geneva

Olney

Garden City

Ames

Richmond

DeKalb

A. W. Rawson . .

Lee Centre

Clavton

Blobmtield

Effingham

Vienna

Bunker Hill

Fidelity

Clay

Russell

Alpha

Delavan

Urbana

McHenry

Kewanee

Waubansia

Virden

Hope

Edward Dobbins

Atlanta

Star in the East .

Milford

Nunda

Evergreen

Girard

Wayne

Cherry Valley —

Lena

Matteson

Mendota

Staunton

Illinois Central..

Wabash

Moweaqua

Germariia ..

Meridian

Abingdon

Mystic Tie

C3^rus

Fulton City

Dundee

Farmington

Herrick

Freedom

George W. Huston...

W. F. Shade

Franklin L. Velde . . .
Chas. Harbaugh ..

Will T. Cable

F. A. Clement

J. W. Johnson

J. H Benham

R. L. Hittle

J. C. Perdue

C. E. Carlson

John J. Clyne

W. L. Bishop

S. M. Schoemann

S. B.Oakley

Fred Smith

John G. Bliss

Thos. B. Bent

C. C. Pervier

J. V. Aldrich

S. O. Vaughan ......

W. R. Winchester....

James E. Gray

S. H. Trego

J. T. Johnson

S. G. Barbee

W. Y.Smith

Harry R. Budd

Jacob Lax

Thomas R. Offlll

Buford Taylor

C. T. Holmes

Geo. W. Fockler

Cyrus N. Clark.

Geo. N. Hanley

A. T. Kellogg

L. C. Zarnbo

E. Plowman

Edward McKee

J. B. Stout

H. E.Carter

A. G. Everett

J. Larson

H. L. Patten

Louis Dickes

Philip Flood

F. D. Hull

C. W. Buck

O. J. Wilsey

Geo. A. Bissel

Jacob Scheidenhelm

R. E. Dorsey

J. P. Johnson

B. H. Lawson..' ..

B. F. Ribelin

F. W. Thomsen

W. E. Dole

A. W. West

P. S. McMillan

Chas. I. Smith

Wm. H Mitchell....

Ed. McKinney

Eugene Christopher.

David Moyes

CamittusMcClure

|-(

$ 6 20

«4

20 20

158

15 80

4.5

4 50

303

30 30

y52

25 20

249

24 90

373

37 30

146

14 60

176

17 60

5 20

277

27 70

196

19 60

306

30 60

6 60

3 60

234

23 40

120

12 CO

6 00

5 80

101

10 10

9 .50

242

24 20

147

14 70

199

19 90

339

33 90

250

25 00

244

24 40

266

26 60

134

13 40

163

16 30

157

15 70

130

13 00

5 10

132

13 20

207

20 70

300

30 00

226

82 60

146

14 60

8 70

8 80

4 30

114

11 40

311

21 10

152

15 20

8 40

126

12 60

3 70

8 40

245

24 50

9 .50

180

18 00

186

18 60

7 20

173

17 ,30

110

11 00

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12 70

136

13 60

4 20

171

17 10

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22 50

7 70

1900.]

Grand Lodge of Illinois.

REPRESENTATIVES — Continued.

La Harpe

Louisville

King Solomon's .

Homer

Sheba

Centralia

Lavely

Flora

Corinthian

Fairfield

Tamaroa

Wilmington

Wm. B. Warren..

Logan

Cleveland

Shipman

Ipava

Gillespie

Newton

Ma.son

New Salem

Oakland

Mahomet

Lerov

Geo. Washington

Pana

Columbus

Lovington

Manchester

New Haven

Wj'anet

Farmers

Blandinsville

DuQuoin

Dallas City

Charter Oak

Cairo

Black Hawk

Mt. Carmel

Western Star —

Shekinah

Galva

Horicon

Greenville

El Paso

Rob Morris

Golden Gate

Hibbard

Robinson

Hey worth

Aledo

Avon Harmony..

Aurora

JDonnelson

Warsaw

Mattoon

Amon

Channahon

Illinois

Franklin Grove. .

Vermilion

Kingston

La Prairie

Paris

Wheaton

G. A. Zern

P. N. Smith

H. A. VV. Shirley

E. Carter

John B. Starkey

Henrv Mitchell Condit

C. C. Van Meter

Thomas Mason

Charles Gibbs

Henry Sessel

A. H. Evans

C. W. Barnhard

Ralph H. Wheeler

L. W. Walker

David Maney, Jr

J. F. Sweet

Charles W. Connell....

F. E. Schmidt

W. H. Lathrop

D. H. Halloway

B. O. Manker

H. P. Martin

Frank E. Bvran

E. H. M. Taylor

I. M. Tawne)-

John P. Mo}'er

W. E. Gilliland

C. H. Bynner :

L. C. Funk

Isaac A. Foster

W. E. Sapp

O. S. Rush

C. W. Carroll

E. Musselman

R. H. Kirby

Thos F. Blankley

W. D. Lippitt

A. D. Barber

Peter Scherer

Jos P. Gulick

Thos. J. Elder

S. Thompson

W. P. Graham

Wm. T. Easley

S. A. Kuhn

John Goodwin

L. M. Hamilton

F. W. Froelich

George D. McCarty

Lee Passwaters

Keneth M. Whitham ..

J. A. Peterson

Henry G. Gabel

W. H. Young

W. A. Dodge

F. M. Beals

C. W. Cardiff

JohnH. Smith

Isaac M. Hornbacker . .

Horace H. Dysant

John M. Baldwin

Lucius M. Morrison

L. E. Thomas

Chas. H. Cone

J. H. Ashley

crq

ftj

216

121 60

!it6

228

22 80

357

25 70

144

14 40

268

26 80

2.53

25 30

173

17 30

235

23 50

7 60

258

25 80

280

28 00

5 30

156

15 60

238

23 80

206

20 60

240

24 00

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22 20

211

21 10

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25 10

167

16 70

137

13 70

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13 50

134

13 40

202

20 SO

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25 00

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16 80

232

23 20

298

29 80

112

11 20

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37 30

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21 00

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28 80

223

22 30

331

23 10

365

36 50

242

24 20

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25 20

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12 80

308

30 80

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14 00

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24 90

118

11 80

113

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18 70

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24 60

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20 50

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13 80

177

17 70

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24 30

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24 80

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17 20

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13 90

5 50

145

14 50

8 80

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14 00

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26 50

237

23 70

160

16 00

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$27 60

28 80

31 70

20 40

32 80
31 30

21 30

29 50
13 60
31 80

34 00
9 30
6 10

19 60
6 20

29 80

26 60

30 00

28 20

27 10

31 10

22 70
19 70
19 50

19 40
26 20
31 00

20 80

29 20

35 80
15 20
43 30

25 00
34 80

28 30

29 10
42 50

30 20

31 20

18 80

36 80
UO 00

13 .50

30 90
17 80
17 30
24 70
30 60

26 50

19 80

23 70

24 40
9 80

30 30
30 80
23 20

19 90
11 50

20 50

14 80
20 OO

32 50
29 70
22 00

8 50

Proceedings of the

[Oct. 4,

REPRESENTATIVES— C071?UU/fC?.

Levi Lusk

Blaney

Carmi

Miners

Byron

Milton

Elizabeth

Accordia ; .

Jo Daviess

Neoga

Kansas

Brookl5'n

Meteor

Catlin

Plymouth

De Soto

Genoa

Wataga

Chenoa

Prophetstown. . .

Pontiac

Dills

Quincy

Benjamin

Wauconda

Hinckley

Durand

Raven

Onarga

W. C. Hobbs

T. J. Pickett

Ashlar

Harvard

Dearborn

Kilwinning

Ionic

York

Palatine

Erwin

Abraham Jon as .
J. L. Anderson. .

Doric

Creston

Dunlap

Windsor

Orient

Harrisburg

Industry

Altona

Mt. Erie

Tuscola

Tyrian

Sumner

Schiller

New Columbia. .

Oneida

Saline

Kedron

Full Moon

Summerfield. ...

Wenona

Milledgeville. . . .

N. D. Morse

Sidney

Russellville

R. B. Van Law

Geo. A. Schotield. ..

R. L. OrgaTi

Wm. F. Biesman . . .

T. L. Hanger

J. T. Thurroan

Elisha L. Robinson

Joseph Weiss

Stephen A. Clark...

H. H. Aldrich

W. S. Brown

William Holdren...

G. S. Culver

John S. Olmsted....
Fred W. Phelps....
Lafayette Elston..

A. C. Senska

C. W. Merrill

A. H. Copeland

H. A. Sturtevant...

Max Diamond

Oscar J. Reese

Henry L. Whipple. ,

Fred A. Morley

C. R. Wells

John H. Bauder . . .

E. A. Hill

Lewis P. Voss

Elmer Hall

W. A. Davidson

Geo. D. Bell

Chas. P. Crane

W. C. Wellington..

E. G. Tennent

Archibald Birse

M. L. Downey

John A. Keller

Robert Mosser

W. M. C. Wnerker..

Chas. J. Addems

P. G. Wintield

W. L. Allen

J. V. Reese

J. F. Happer

G. A. Edwards

James Stewart. . .
Richard N. Pearce
A. A. Adkisson

E. S. Keyes

Alex. S. Jessup

Charles W. Prouty
Chas. T. Abernathy
John F. Hesehong"

J. H.Gann

J. H. Anderson

A. G. Benson

George A. Parish . .

J. Tidball

Chas. T. Lang. . . .

F. M. Moulton

Isaac N. Evans

Adam Wenger.. ..

Wm. Hays

James M. Jarrett..

►-!

$ 9 20

lf«6

284

28 40

16.5

16 50

8 30

259

25 90

337

33 70

138

13 80

184

18 40

173

17 30

8 20

5 70

130

13 00

223

22 30

302

30 20

5 90

156

15 60

102

10 20

129

12 90

9 20

2.57

25 70

263

26 30

242

24 20

4 00

5 70

104

10 40

4 40

8 50

131

13 10

193

19 20

6 20

170

17 00

196

19 60

2 60

257

25 70

9 90

226

22 60

160

16 00

7 00

124

12 40

185

18 50

7 00

305

30 50

216

21 60

148

14 80

258

25 80

150

15 00

185

18 50

236

23 60

145

14 50

349

34 90

152

15 20

339

33 90

193

19 30

270

27 00

283

28 20

109

10 90

121

12 10

229

22 90

137

13 70

214

21 40

$15 20

6 10

34 40

22 50
14 30
31 90

39 70
6 10

17 80

24 40

23 30

14 30
11 70

19 00
28 30
36 20
11 90
81 60
16 20

18 90

15 20

31 70

32 30

30 20

10 00

11 70

16 40

10 40
14 .50

19 10

25 20
6 10

12 20
6 30
6 10

23 00
25 60

8 60

31 70

13 90

28 60
22 00

11 00
18 40

24 .'SO
13 00
36 50

27 60

20 80
31 80

24 50

29 60

20 50

40 90

21 20
39 90

25 .30

33 00

34 20
16 90

18 10

28 90

19 70
27 40

1900. J

Grand Lodge of Illinois.

REPRESENTATIVES— C'on<i7i,U€cZ.

Sublette 349

Fairview .

Tarbolton

•Groveland

Kinderhook

Ark and Anchor.

Marine

Hermitage

Orion

Blackberry

Princeville

Douglas —

Noble

Horeb

Tonica

Bement

Areola

Oxford

Jefferson

Newman

Livingston

Chambersburg. . .

Shabbona

Aroma

Payson

Liberty

Gill

LaMoille

Waltham

Mississippi

Bridgeport

El Dara

Kankakee

Ashmore

Tolono

Oconee

Blair

Jerseyville

Muddy Point. ..

Shiloh

Kinmund}'

Buda

Odell

Kishwaukee —

Mason Cit}'

Batavia

Kamsey

Bethalto

Stratton

Thos. J. Turner.

Mithra

Hesperia

Bollen. .

Evening Star. . .

Lawn Ridge

Paxton

Marseilles

Freeburg

Reynoldsburg. . .

Oregon

Washburn

Landmark

Lanark

Exeter

Scottville

G. J. Barth

John W. Gaddis

C. S. Brydia

Geo. Landes

Geo. W. Lawrence. . .

A. H. Hart

J. H. Pahlmann
William McGregor

D. A. He wit

Geo. S. Bander.
W. K. Blanchard
Fred W Moleman.
H. E. Roberts
M. H. Spencer
Geo. D. Hiltabrand

365 Homer E. Shaw

366 T. L. Vradenburg
3671 John A. Die son

368 M. V. B. Montgomery

369 D. O. Root

371 Andrew Hansen

373 Solomon J. Hobbs

374 F. A. Frost

378 J. C. Danforth

379 Chas. E. Gabriel

380 E. B. McBride .

382 Thos. Gibbs

383 W. E. Eddy

384 E. N. Cook

385 L. S. Bowen

386 Thos. H. Seed

388 C. L. Fesler

389 Fayette I. Hatch

390 Lincoln Moore

391 J C. Dodds

392 J. W. Heckethorn

393 Wellington Walker
394!william H. Catt
396!H. McPherson
397
398
399
401

Charles Wilkins
A. M. Allen... .

F. D. Webb

John M. Beck

402 G. D. Wvllys...

403 C. E. Walsh...

404 William Clark

405 Hiram Hermon

406 John G. Klein
408
409
410
411
412
414
415
416
41
418
419
420
421
4:
423

C. F. Shirley

R E. Law

Ernst A. Knoop
H. R. Stewart

J. C. Meyer

A. J. Foster

C. B. Root

Geo. W. Younggreen
M. E. Blanchard
Louis G. Joseph
Thos. H. Taylor
W. L. Middlekauff
Chas. H. Ireland

F. L. Jacoby

E. D. Leland ....

424|Rufus Funk

426iP. F. Clark

Proceedings of the

[Oct. 4,

REPRESENTATIVES — (Jontinued.

Red Bud

Sunbeam

Chebanse

Kendrick

Summit

Murray villa

Annawan

Makanda

Philo

Chicago

Camargo

Sparland

Casey

Hampshire

Cave-in-Rock.. .

Chesterfield

Watseka

S. D. Monroe

Yates City

Mendon

Loami

Bromwell

New Hartford...

Maroa

Irving

Nokomis

Blazing Star

Jeffersonville —

Plainview

Tremont

Palmyra

Denver

Huntsville

Cobden

South Macon

Cheney's Grove..

McLean

Rantoul

Kendall

Amity

Gordon

Columbia

Walshville

Manito

Rutland

Pleiades

Wyoming

Momence

Lexington

Edgevi^ood

Xenia

Bowen

Andrew Jackson,

Clay City

Cooper

Shannon

Martin

Libert}'ville ,

Tower Hill

Stone Fort

Tennessee

Alma

Murphysboro

St. Paul

Stark

John J. Fox ,

D. M. Baird

Charles E. Robinson. . ,

Henr}- Grant

R. O. Vangilder

E. B. Short

Daniel Porter

W. W. Thomas.

John Schaf er, Jr

Wm. Wilhartz

J. B. Hammet

Henry Marshall

D. C. Sturdevant

Charles P. Reid

R. H. Hill

J. J. Leach

E. B. Elder

N. F. Lindsay

F. J. Runyou

Jacob Punk ,

Arthur E. Washburn.

I. L. Long

H. T. Shaw

Francis M. Smith

C. B. McKinney

Geo. H. Webster

R. O. Clarida

W. E. Morgan

W. J. Donahue

J. E. Russell

T. J. Young

E. E. Mock

W. E. Melvin

R. H. Lawrence

J. I. Lebo

J. M. Rugless, Sr

W. N. Ewing

E. V. More

G. F. Hoadley

Allen H. Fairbank

Chas. Schacht

Emil Heer

A. T. Strange

James A. McComas

A. F. Witte

Wm. H. Lewis

W. E. Nixon

J. A. Lozier :

A. H. Scrogin

W. J.Faulk

T. W Kepley ;..

Edw. Bucklew

\V. M. Williams

W. S. Bothwell

Harry Wiseman

M. J. Piatt

George S Bond..

H. S. Corley

J. H. Blackman..

J. E. Shields

W. H. Stephens..

Henry Stein

Joseph M. Grout.
John H. White...

•-(

318

$31 80

5 30

6 50

248

24 80

177

17 70

237

S3 70

1.3

15 30

316

31 60

153

15 30

156

15 60

1.30

13 00

193

19 30

5 10

333

33 30

335

S3 50

7 70

219

31 90

165

16 50

364

26 40

203

20 20

193

19 30

363

26 20

163

16 20

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S3 30

333

23 30

333

33 20

251

25 10

234

33 40

153

15 30

331

33 10

348

34 80

232

S3 20

333

33 30

180

18 00

118

11 80

141

14 10

114

11 40

5 00

3 00

358

35 80

295

29 50

239

23 90

164

16 40

114

11 40

138

13 80

;. 00

110

11 00

214

21 40

244

24 40

344

24 40

336

33 60

348

34 20

313

31 30

131

12 10

170

17 00

3 50

204

20 hO

318

31 80

313

21 SO

305

30 50

316

31 60

185

18 50

146

14 60

$37 80
11 30

10 50

30 8&
23 70

28 70

31 ^O

37 60

31 2C
6 10

21 60

19 oa

35 20

11 10-
39 30

29 50
13 70

27 90

22 50

33 40
26 2a

25 30

32 20

23 SO
29 3a

28 30
39 20
31 la

29 40
31 30

38 10

30 80-

29 20

38 30

34 00

17 sa

30 10
17 40
U 00

9 00

31 80-

35 50'

39 9a

32 40
17 40

6 30

17 sa
11 oa

17 00

37 40
30 4a
30 40

38 ea

30 20
37 30

83 6a

9 50

26 40
37 80

27 20

36 50

37 60
34 50

20 60

1900.]

Grand Lodge of Illinois.

REPRESENTATIVES OF LODGES.

WoodhuU

Odin

East St. Louis

Meridian Sun

O. H. Miner

Home

Parkersljurg

J. D. Moody

Wade-Barney

Bradford

Andalusia

Litchfield

Abraham Lincoln.

Roseville

Anna

Illiopolis

Monitor

Chatham

Evans

Delia

Covenant

Rossville

Minooka

Adams

Maquon

Ashton

Seneca

Altamont

Cuba

Sherman

Plainfield

J. R. Gorin

Lockport

Chatsworth

Harlem

Stewardson

Towanda

Cordova

Virginia

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Plum River

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Lessing

Leland

Thomson

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503 B. F. Norris.,
.504 Geo. S. Caughlan
.505 Charles Gates.
506 Henry S. Fry.

508 Henry H. Blake.

509 F. M. Rash .

510 S. C. Swalley.
512 Geo. M. Green.
514 Cyrus Bocock.
516IChas. L. Wenks ....

517 W. H. Tinklepaugh.

518 J. F. Kyler

519 R. L.McReynolds ..

520 Jas. R. Hogue

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G. G. Shearer

John M. Trostle

Herman Van Husen.
S. S. Smith

F. H. Cole

G. H. Wayne

A. E. Mottinger

G. W. Hastings

C. G. Chamberlin ..

Robt. Rumbold

Chris. F. Hafner

T. P. Mautz

B. F. McAfferty

W. R. Freek

Thos. Corns.
G. E. Welsh.

W. S. Eaton

Geo. H. Haight

John McGinness ■. .

Philip Maas

A. H. Dale

JohnH. Taylor

Oscar Latowsky...

Simon Willard

W. J. Van Matre...

J. R. Galloway

Chas. F. Peck

D. B Garland

C. E. Bagby ..

A. Weihl

N. H. Jackson

W. H. Fenton

Wm. S. Watson

W. R. Marriett

Chas. T. Smiley...

B. B. Patterson. . .

Jas. M. Hilton

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Proceedings of the

[Oct 4,

REPRESENTATIVES— Con<i?luecZ.

Shirley

Highland

Vesper

Fisher

Princeton

Troy

Fairmount

Oilman

Fieldon

Miles Hart....
■Cerro Gordo. .

Farina

Watson

■Cla-rk

Hebron

Streator

Piper

Sheldon

Union Park . .
Lincoln Park.
Rock River. .

Tatoka

Forrest

Wadley

Good Hope

Basco

Berwick .... ...

New Hope

Hopedale

Locust

Union

Tuscan

Norton

Ridge Farm . . .
E. F. W. Ellis .

Buckley

Rochester

Peotone

Keystone

'Coiiiet

Apollo

D. C. Cregier. .
Oblong City. . . .

San Jose

Somonauk

Blueville

Camden

Atwood

Greenview

Yorktown

Mozart

Lafa^^ette

Rock" Island . . .

Lambert

Grand Chain. .
South Park. . . .

Phoenix

Ma3-o

Greenland ....

•Crawford

Erie

Burnt Prairie.

Herder

Fillmore

Eddyville

582 A. G. Lain

583 Louis Metz

584 Geo. W. Tapp

5a5 N. T. Hall

587 Chas. A. Browne

588 S. W. Rawson

590 Samuel H. Gander. .. .

591 D. W. Miller

592 John Borraan

595 A. M. Blythe

600 J. M. Pollard

601 John Whittemore

602 A. Smith

603 H. Gassaway

604 D. A. Clary

607 H. L. Manly

608 John F. Earl

609 R. B. Myers

610 Frank E. Locke

611 Geo. W. Kyle

612 F. H. Geyer

613 J. L. Simcox

614 L. Bullard

616 William J. Jackson . . .

617 G. A. Lackens

618 Wm. H. Damron

619 Wm. Mills

620 Joseph S. Fishback.. .

622 B. H. Schulte

623 J. S. C. Cussins

627 James T. Statlord . . . .

630 B. F. Douglas

631 H. A. Ogilvie

632 Jas. P. Fletcher

633 Edward J. Hartwell. .

634 William McClavc ....

635 John H. Pressly

636 A. H. Cowing

639 Edward Beck

641 L. M. Nusbaum

642 John Stulen....'

643 S. Arthur Walther...

644 O. F. Edwards

645 J. W. Arington

646 G. W. Beelman

647 L. C. Carlin

648 John H. Loop

651 John Harshbarger.. .
653 J. H. Stone

655 O. D. Olsson

656 A ugust Muxf eld

657 Tiffin Jenkins

658 John T. Campbell

659 J. P. Beers

660 Jacob Fellinstein

662 B. E.Allen

663 James Jones

66-1 Joseph Gassman

665 G. W. Tipsword

666 T. G. Athev

667 Seward A. Eddy

668 J. N. Hopkins

669 Max E. Gemeinhardt.

670 V. A. Bost

672 Daniel Lawrence

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Grand Lodge of Illinois.

85.

REPRESENTATIVES— CoJlZmwed.

Normal

Waldeck

Pawnee

A. O. Pav

Enfield

Illinois Cit3'

Clement

Morrisonville . . .

Blue Mound

Burnside

Gallatia — t

Rio

Garfield

Orangeville

Clifton

Englewood

lola

Raymond

Herrin's Prairie

ShilohHill

Belle Rive

Richard Cole. . .

Hutton

Pleasant Plains.

Temple Hill

Alexandria

Braidwood

Ewing

Joppa

Star

Farmer City

Providence

Collinsville

Johnsonville

Newtown

Elvaston

Calumet

Arcana

May

Chapel Hill

Rome

Walnut

Omaha

Chandlerville.. .

Rankin

Golden Rule

Raritan

Waterman

Lake Creek

Eldorado

Harbor

Carman

Gibson

Morning Star.. .

Sheridan

Arrowsmith

Saunemin

Liakeside

New Holland

Danvers

Scott Land

Goode

Winnebago

Weldon

Centennial

Daniel H. Bane

F. W. Kowalski

J. F. Clayton

Wm. J. Ober

G. G. Gowdy

Joseph Ryan

J. S. Ellingsworth...

H.C. Bohn

Wm H. Bean

J. T. Jenkins

H. N. Ryan

M. Dickerson

R. Fairclough

John J. Moore

H. T.Stevens

H. H. Carpenter

F. L. Heath

Elias R. Day

Geo. H. Perrine

T. J. Cross

W. R. Ross

Thomas Ockerby .. .

S. A. McMorris

I. P. Smith

C. W. Green

C. W. Postlewait

J. W. Patterson

Geo. W. Terhune....

Henrj' Askins

Chas. R. Finley

G. M. Kincaid

G. A. Hubbard

W. E. Hadley

W. M. Alvis

J. W. Johnston

H. L. Urton

C. W. Bishop

Robt. N. Macalister.

H. L. Rice

N. A. Norris

R. F. Casey

Henry C. Burchell . . .

J. W. Bowling

M. H. Rethorn

C. E. Groves

Wm. J. Schroeder...
P. B. Nevins

C. L. Duncan

C. C. Skelton

Geo. D. Rosengrant.

J. H Marsden

Amos Ball

C. A. Wedge

Albert Grandsden.. .

Walter C Horine

Charles F. Ross

Adam Schmidt

James Ryan

M. B. Munsell

Fred A. Dillon

J. M. Brayfield

I.O. Paul

Carl Swigart.. .

C. F. Van Vleek

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Proceedings of the

[Oct. 4,

REPRESENTATIVES— Cona'?nted.

Alta

Akin

Lvndon

Lounsbury

Allendale

Ogden

Pre-emption

Hardinsville

Verona

Mystic Star

Orel

Sibley

Van Meter

Crete

Sullivan

Palace

Littleton

Triluminar

Mizpah

St. Elmo

LaGransce

Bay City

New Burnside . . .

Mansfield

Lake View

Grand Crossing.
Ravenswood . . ..

Gurney

Wright's Grove .

Siloam

Colchester

Potomac

Constantia

Beacon Light

Stanford

Riverton Union.

Morris

Lerna

Auburn Park.. .

Pittstield

Broadlands

Calhoun

A. T. Darrah....

Tadmor

Myrtle

E. M. Husted....

Normal Park

Sidfll

Colfax

Kenwood

Sangamon

Willi.imson

Nepouset

Kensington ....

S. M. Dalzell

Nebo

Ro}'al

Cornland

Gillham

Tracy

Melvin

DeLand

Humboldt Park.
Ohio

W. D. Holmes

J. J. Bundy

J. H. Crowell

Geo. A. Lythe ,

L. W. Jackman

H. V. Cardiff

J. H. Seyler

Charles P. Carlton

Nathan Small

Geo. Clements

William Brown

A. C. Albright

W. H. Graham

W. C. Trowbridge

James A. Steele

L. G. Bruder

John W. Lambert

Albert R. Brooker

E. D. Aten

LaMonte Sayler

Jesse E. Roberts

Joseph E. Bell*

J. A. Smith

C. S. Mack

Chas Kinnerman

J. M. Rein

Edward F. Brown

Green W. Hazel

A. E. Leiferman

J. Henry Peetz

Harry C. Brown

Albert Sperry

George Herwlg

Richard H. Gulley

Marcus Gerbrick

J E. Pitlman

Corrv M. Fike

Ralph Jeffris

Alexander G. Hug

O. L. Kibler

W. H. Towne

George L. Aderton

S. G. Jarvis

Lewis A. Karber

Clarence I. Wolflnger.

F. P. Armstrong

WillB. Moak

G. D. Kent

Thomas Weeks

Everett Hunter

H. L. \s.Q\\y

James M Grain

J. L. Priestraan

Thomas A. White

I. L. Lemmon

J. B McGuver

Win McKie

.S. J. Elam

A. O. Novander . ..
Owen McMahon . . .

R. B. Moody

Orlando S. Gauch.

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Grand Lodge of Illinois.

REPRESENTATIVES— Co?i<t)n<ee2.

L.awn

Eidgway

Creal Springs ..

Ben Hur

Columbian

Henderson

New Canton

Belknap

Pearl

Grove

Arthur

Mazon

Sequoit

Edgar

Rockport

rindlaj-

Magic City

Dean

Toledo

Triple

Windsor Park.. .

Hlndsboro

Charity

Berwyn

Alto Pass

Woodlawn Park

rides

Park

Hopewell

Martinton

Bluffs

Stronghurst

London

Palestine

Austin

Chicago Heights

Gothic

Latham

Brighton Park. .

King Oscar

West Gate

David Richard

L. C. Trousdale

Elbert Mclnturff. .
Chas. A. Williams . .

Charles H. Coles

W. W. Johnston ....
George A. Dutcher .

L. H. Kees

G. W. Dow

Arthur P. Hosmer .

C. D. Robinson

Frank E. Hewitt

John Welch

G. W.Hughes

W. J. Garner

E. E. Earp

E. T. Osgood

Geo. O. Dean

RufusH. Smith

F. Kohl

Fred C. Kuebler

C. L. Watson

T. R. Wright

W. F. Struckman ...

C. B. Holcomb

Henry W. Cheney. .

Jos. E. Whiting

Frank H. Dean

W. Y. Ludwig

C. H. Edison

F. C. Funk

L. M. Loomis

J. F. Luman

J. B. Flannery

Alfred E. Bartelme.

H. C. Meyer

C. S. Lambert

M. M. Vaughn

Daniel H. Crane

M. A. Magnuson

Chas. L. Wood

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88 Proceedings of the [Oct. 4,

OKATION.

An address delivered before the M.W. Grand Lodge of Illinois, Free and Accepted
Masons, October 4, 1900.

By R.W. Bro. John Paville, Grand Orator.

Charles Loring Brace in his "History of Humane Prog^ress" de-
votes a part of a chapter to the operative Masons of the middle ages..
They were the builders, he says, of convent churches and cathedrals,
and their work was famous for its thoroughness and conscientiousness.

They would ornament with finest detail the hidden parts of these
sacred buildings. They put the same skill in the churches in the
forests as in the cities. They trained themselves in the science of
architecture; they found scientific methods which they kept as se-
crets and went from place to place expressing reverence and faith
and love in these monuments of stone. They worked not merely for
hire or the praise of men; they felt their business was sacred and
must first meet the approval of God.

We cannot prove beyond questioning that Noah was an Entered
Apprentice and Abraham a Fellow Craftsman, and Moses a Master
Mason and Solomon a Worshipful Master. It is not necessary to our
peace or prosperity that we should. But it is certain that we, as
speculative Masons, have some relation to these medieval building
fraternities.

You have invited me to the high honor of the grand orator. You
have a right to hope for some thought under the ''good of the order."
As a preacher I want a text and I am to take this one as suggestive:
The Operative Mason: Wkat can he tell usf This medieval order: What can
we learn from itf

Our historical ritualistic relation to former orders is not so im-
portant as the logical and the spiritual. But the fact that we are
still using in our manual and ritual the signs and principles of archi-
tecture ought to help us to understand and learn from these operative
Masons. Beneath all our detail work and beyond any question of
office or ceremony, we as a grand lodge face the question, how well.
are our lodges, how well are we as individuals meeting the demands
upon us to be master-workmen in this temple of morality, in the
cathedral of fraternity, the divine architecture known as the King-
dom of God?

Alexander Dunlap.

Elected Grand Master 1843-

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois. 89

The past may be a tyrant, if we slavishly bow to it as final, but
it may become our teacher, even thougfh not all wisdom and goodness
lodged in it. As we study the medieval operative Mason, then we find

1. They joined science and religion.

These Masons were skilled Craftsmen and also devout. They were
active but reverent, working men and prating men. Their lodge
room was first a place in which they sougnt celestial benefits, and
then just as truly the place to learn the secrets and the power of a
Master Mason.

When modern speculative Masonry was born on that June day in
London "the high noon of the year, the day of light and roses," two
leading spirits entered into the making of its creed. Desaguliers,
the scientist, and Anderson, the minister. As though they saw that
here is one essential to our life as character, as well as cathedral
builders — the union of the spirit of knowledge with the spirit of faith.
I am sure our order teaches us that there can be no great mission, no
power that lasts, that does not first recognize the Supreme Architect.
In proportion as the haloed letter in the East is dimmed we court a
shallow ceremonialism or degenerate to a convivial club. But there
must come with this an alertness of mind, an eagerness to use new
truth, skill to use our principles. Religion without knowledge is super-
stition. Science without religion is a house with no foundation.

There is more light to come; we face fresh problems. "New oc-
casions teach new duties." I read in your last Grand Lodge proceed-
ings the discussions on negro Masonry. In all such issues, whatever
our doubts and fears, we must bow to the relentless logic which our
order leads us to. To limit the application of our principle of brother-
hood is to deny it. Whatever minor questions of legality may
arise, if we are to make a temple of humanity fit for God's indwell-
ing, the living stones must come from every color and race and
creed. We shall not fail to be true workmen if we keep close to the
men who reared Strassburg and Cologne, Magdeburg and Saint
Stephens, in joining mind and heart, knowledge and faith, science
and religion.

2. These men had no false distinctions about the secular and the sacred,
work for God and loork for men. They were artisans and artists and
missionaries in one; the fore-runners of that conclusion that all good
business is being about our Father's business. George F. Fort in his
"History of Freemasonry" tells how the architectural art passed
from the monastic laborers to lay constructors. Perhaps that helped
the truth that to build houses is as divine employment as to sing
psalms and to plow as to preach. And when these makers of cathe-
drals said, "We, as well as priest and monk and bishop, are God's
workmen," then they said, we are under bonds to always and every-
where do our best, and they did.

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A few 3'ears ago in the Saints Chapel in Paris, built in 1202, they
found exquisitel}' carved stone flowers on the pinnacles of the roof
where for 600 years no eye had seen them. They had chiseled their
faith, a song- of praise, a prayer of gratitude into those stone flowers.
This was their secret as a Master Mason. And this too is ours. If
honest work on an arch or cornice or pinnacle is sacred work so it is
when we meet under the shadows of the three great lights. Our life
todaj" depends not on our ancient or modern origin, our elaborate
promises in our vows, or our wealth of instructive lectures. These
are only scaffolding. Not till we see that the lodge room is a sacred
place, that its details demands our best, not till we get their inspira-
tion to go out to tomorrow's duties and do our best, tomorrow's temp-
tations and trials and meet them at our best; not till in our bearing
toward our brother, whether he can give our signs and tokens or not.
do we get the spirit of fairness, appreciation, brotherliness, have we
learned its lessons. Again, these workmen did not hurry. Five min-
utes after the death of James G. Blaine it was known in New York
City, and fifty minutes after the postoffice there received 75.000
postal cards with a prospectus of his life, from one firm, and a few
moments later 210,000 from another. More than a week ago I was
shown a full prospectus of a book nearly ready of the Galveston dis-
aster. And this means tremendous energy and enterprise, but also
generally' slip-shodness.

I like our order because it has caught something from the men
who so patiently and steadily worked j'ear after year to build cathe-
drals that did not crumble. It says to the outsider, we have been
quietly building our fraternal edifice for centuries. We send out
nothing but this as an invitation to you. If you believe in our work
you will be welcomed as a helper if you are worthy; then with a quiet
dignity we wait. We sa}^ to the Entered Apprentice eager to go for-
ward, do well this part that you may do better the next. No man has
reached the inner circle, the deeper spirit of our order till he sees
that one of its cardinal virtues is the courage to be thorough instead
of booming. But the operative Mason was also practical. His age had
a strong bent toward asceticism. The ideal religionist often retired
from the world. The age of pillar saints of the Christians of the cave
and forest and the desert was not all gone. So it was a great advance
when these bands of workmen joined and traveled with religious
fervor and skilled hands to make places where the people could as-
semble themselves for social fellowship and for worship. For us to be
practical does not necessarily mean so much money in charity or so
many burial benefits. The spiritual church as well as the busy mill
may be a real force. We must never bound the practical by the
material. The practical Mason and lodge today are those who best
use the privileges and commands of Masonry. Any life or service or

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois. 91

institution becomes practical the moment it becomes normal, in har-
mony with the design of the maker. The builder of cathedrals may-
fail because he substitutes ornamentation for solidity. Fresco can
not take the place of g^ranite, nor painting of pillars.

There has crept into our ranks, you report, a slight drift toward
the spectacular. Lantern and robe, foreign drill, stage settings,
theatrical scenes, these are not the trowel and plumb and square.
The mortar that cements us is not brilliant acting as we raise a man
to a degree. Better might the old builder have deserted his tools and
relied on songs, left his stone uncut and relied on rhetoric, than for
us to rely on external forms more than our simple and solid truths.

Paraphernalia and banquet and robes and jewels, these are not of
the essence of our lodges, only the accidents. We stand for what is
serious and noble and rational. The lights at our altar blaze for
great virtues not great wonders. I do not now mean that our order
is to be measured by its hospitals and its homes, its asylums or
schools. These are good, but greater yet is to find within our circle
that which will make each one a stronger business factor, a more
lo3'al citizen, a more powerful moral force, a more positive religious
power, a better home keeper, a more brotherly brother. Then we
are practical, then we have come out of the darkness into the light.

3. The operative Mason stood for progress. A great wave of second
Adventism swept over the world in the 3'ear JOOO, then came the re-
action and a rally for better buildings. To these men we owe the
pointed Gothic building which has been called "the petrifaction of
the Christian religion." Greek and Saracenic and Lombard architec-
ture, Tuscan and Doric, Ionic and Corinthian styles they knew of
these, but they wanted something more fit to voice their devotion and
faith and the lancet Gothic was born. With this new design, in space
and arch and arcade, by corner stone and buttress and pinnacle in
nave and transept and altar, they wrote their newer thought and
nobler faith in God and men.

We have stood and must still stand for great forward movements
in the world of thought and faith. Masonry has at times been
charged with being anti-religious, anti-christian, anti-church. Never
this: but when religion has sunk to superstition, and Christianity to a
rigid system, and the church to a priest or creed ridden set or
sect, then, Masonry has entered her protest and plead for libert3\
Human and imperfect, our Fraternity has some times let the pen-
dulum swing too far in antagonism to the church, but in it all
has been the aim to spread human freedom. How the battle for
the right to think was fought in Germany. That is why men like
Lessing and Herder, Fichte and Goethe, philosophers, scholars and
poets knelt at our altars. And then liberty of faith. Nothing in our

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life proves this more than to see Jew and Gentile, every faith in
Christendom, the churched and the unchurched, every believer in the
one true and living God, welcomed to all the rights and privileges of
our brotherhood. It is easy to boast and over estimate; our deeds are
so often far behind our creeds but in spite of weakness and ijrnorance
and human frailties, we have made for liberty. As the Gothic ar-
chitecture which came from the hands of our ancient Fellow Crafts-
men pointed to a larger and better God and gave a new start toward
Him, so has it been that the ideas we have struggled for have
helped build freer human relations, more liberty in religion, more
progress in God's kingdom.

4- The men who clotted Europe and Asia imth church and cathedral
worked together as brothers.

This was a royal advance over the former days when Roman mas-
ter goaded on the Roman slave. The Entered Apprentice was a
part of the Master's family, untaught, but free. The Fellow Crafts-
man was not a bondsman, but an ambitious candidate for higher skill,
and all men brothers. A common aim and work. They grappled in a
crude way with the idea of a divine democracy, that humanity is one,
its hopes and fears, struggles and sorrows, its ambitions and joys, its
possibilities and its destiny essentially the same. Hence they said, we
must work together. They exchanged isolation for union and compe-
tition for co-operation.

And that is their real legacy to us.

We may find choice historical features in our order, we may be
proud of our ceremonials, we may value the mental stimulus of our
lectures, and the moral teachings in our initiations, we may think
our reliance on the Great Architect is our chief virtue, but not one,
nor all of these give us a right to be nor unfolds our mission. The
visiting card T hold reads, "To all Free and Accepted Masons on the
face of the globe — Greeting!" And then follows that which introduces
me as a brother. There is the crown jewel of Masonry. There is the
choicest secret of a Master Mason!

The old Gothic cathedral was a marvel of unity. Arch and pillar,
pointed vault and high gable, buttress and wall, roof and spire and
pinnacle were joined as if they had grown together. Because a fra-
ternity, not a mob, had built it!

What we are building has this same sign and token. I know how
common this is, I know what we say of our order as a brotherhood,
seems at times as "sounding brass and clanging cymbal." Neverthe-
less, Masonry has nothing to offer this world, has no claim to your and
my patronage unless she is first a fellow worker with others in the tem-
ple of a world-wide brotherhood. Sometimes we become confused and
discouraged. We see our limitations and our seeming contradictions.
History says these ancient Masons sometimes became exclusive

1900. J Grand Lodge of Illinois. 93

and selfish, their hand against the man who had not their password
and grip. So is it today. It is easy to make a case against any asso-
ciation that parades itself as a brotherhood of men, and then denies
its privileges to some. But we do not go deep enough. In all this
struggle of the world for better human relations, we are in the solu-
tion of a problem not yet finished. When we talk of the brotherhood
of man, we are talking of an ideal — a goal toward which we strive.
We as Masons enter as factors in this problem. We are striving
toward this goal. No man can say I believe in the brotherhood of
Masons who does not also say I believe in the brotherhood of man.
To limit human fraternity is to reject it. How then can we band our-
selves together as we have? Because while none of these associa-
tions are the end,' all fall short of the ideal, they are lawful means,
the best, with humanity and society as it is, at our command. It is
nearer the era of brotherhood in Illinois when 50,000 men meet on a
platform that makes them act like brothers in some things a part of
the time, than to each go his way and reject brotherhood all of the
time. No association of men in church or party or fraternity is per-
fect judged by the standard of a perfect world brotherhood, but many
of them are a splendid advance over what has gone before. In the
vanguard stands our order. We were born in an age of individualism,
we have helped bring in a sober, a sane socialism. We have gathered
little groups of men inoculated with the worlds bitterness and battles
and given them a glimpse of that privilege as well as command
^'thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself."

When the Cathedral of Cologne was being built there were times
when you might have criticised and doubted. Here a wall out of pro-
portion, there an unfinished pillar and yonder an imperfect tower.
Some members of the Graf t may have doubted if anything worthy would
come out of their work, and many an outsider may have scoffed at the
undertaking and said, what fools these Masons are. They talk of a
cathedral. They show a conglomeration. But the Craftsmen worked
on, and today Cologne complete, the Gothic wonder of the world, tells
how well they wrought.

So are we working. Not with perfect men; not in an ideal so.
ciety, on a yet unfinished temple; and unless we see that this is our
work, that npthing else is above it or before it we have missed our
calling. That makes us not exclusive but inclusive. With this as our
first business we join hands with every true man and association.
We march then side by side with every religious faith, and every
Christian movement, every social reform, and business enterprise.
The trust and the trades union may be leavened with self-in-
terests and may bungle on methods, but in their deepest life they
mean that we no longer want the old separation, that we do not
want union.

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Brethren, if our order shall still press to the front these truths
that cluster about brotherhood, if we shall insist that to be a Mason
means to be a citizen in the kingdom of God, with equal voice and
vote in its essential affairs, with equal office for each who strives
equally; that to be a Mason means to be born into one household with
one Father; that to be a Mason means to go out into the world strug-
gle, not to fight, but to help, to get by giving and to grow by loving;,
in a word, that to be a Mason means to be a brother, then I have na
fears for our future. We may change in externals, but what we lose
will be the loss of the star for the sun, of the prison for the field,
the trowel for the king's scepter.

I visit often the Masonic Temple, a few doors from here. I never
see it without new surprise. I marvel at the architects brain that
conceived it. I wonder at the contractor's skill who planned for it.
I honor the workmen who built it. I like to see its rise story above
story, and to look at its rooms of busy men and women; its stores filled
with treasures. I like to look at it from the ground and study its
beauty and symmetry. I like to stand on its tower and look down in
the streets, where street cars seem the baby's wagon and men as
dwarfs; and then I like to look around me and see the great lake and
city spread out below.

Gerald Stanley Lee has written recently on the "poetry of a ma-
chine age." It is an article of rare worth. This is also an archi-
tectural age, and there is poetry in its architecture, and this temple
is a poem in stone. It sings of our order. There is written on it the
thought that all good business is the Father's business; that worship
and work may join and God be present in the street as well as the
church, in office as well as altar.

Yonder temple is a magnificent material monument to our order.

But, brethren, I have failed in my thought if I have not shown
you that our temple of brotherhood is not there. For our common-
wealth the real Masonic cathedral is this Grand Lodge. In it as rooms
are these subordinate lodges, which ought to make one symmetrical
whole, a temple spiritual and eternal, in which friendship and charity
and truth, faith and hope, fraternity and love are at work. It is-
something to quarry the granite in its bed and place it in the temple
over the way. It is more to take the rough life ashlars and make
them perfect enough to fit into our Fraternity. It is much to draw
the lines and angles of a great building, but more to draw on the
trestle boards of our convivial and social, moral and religious — our
Masonic life, the designs that will perfect our spiritual life. More
beautiful than cathedral and temple, more lasting than iron and
granite, will be the true products of the true Masonic workman. It is
our business as we go to our homes to stand in lodge room and out as
master builders in a temple not made with hands. For this we shall

1900. J (jrand Lodge of Jllinow. 95

need more and more what the old builders had, science and relifjion,
the motive that makes all work sacred, the spirit of progress, and
that bond of unity whose other name is Fraternity. Then we shall
go from "strength to strength and from victory unto victory." Then,
when another Grand Lodge session comes, and reports are in, it will
be recorded in the book of accounts that are kept in the lodge room
beyond that we have done our part in pleasing, in honoring, in working
with him whom we call Our Father, and that we have done our duty,
or rather accepted our privilege toward him whom we call our brother.

AMENDMENT TO BY-LA WS-Proposed.
R.W. Bro. L. L. Munn offered the following' amendment
to part 3, article 5, section 5, Grand Lodge by-laws, and
asked that it be seconded by representatives of twenty
lodges. It was so seconded.

If amended the section will read as follows:

The testimony of witnesses who are Masons may be taken in open
lodge or by a special committee appointed by the Master. Witnesses
who are not Masons shall be examined by said committee; Provided,
that the testimony of non-Masons may be heard by the lodge while at refresh-
ment, if in the Judgment of the Master such procedure will entail no iv justice
on either the accused or accuser. In either case the accused and accuser,
in person or by attorney, shall be entitled to be present and propound
such relevant questions as they may desire.

INTKODUGTIONS.

EDMOND S. MOSS, REPRESENTATIVE FROM WASHINGTON.

R.W. Bro. Edmond S. Moss:— 3f. W.Grand Master: I take great
pleasure in presenting my credentials as the Representative of the
Grand Lodge of the State of Washington.

The M .W. Grand blaster: Brethren of the Grand Lodge. I have
the pleasure of introducing to you this morning, W. Bro. E. S. Moss,
who presents his credentials as the Representative to this Grand
Lodge from the Grand Lodge of the State of Washington.

You will now unite with me in extending to him the grand honors.

R. W. Brother Moss.— itf. W. Grand Master and Brethren: It is an
unusual privilege, and a pleasing one, to bring to you today a warm and
cordial greeting from the Grand Lodge of the State of Washington.
When for any reason friendly intercourse between Grand Lodges is

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interrupted, the re-establishment of fraternal relations very prop-
erly calls for mutual expression of good will and gratification.

Although the duties of a Representative are, as I understand it,
merely perfunctory, it shall be my earnest effort, if opportunity pre-
sents itself, to still further strengthen the kindly feelings which have
today been renewed. On behalf of the Grand Lodge of Washington,
I thank you for this warm and cordial greeting.

JOSEPH E. DYAS. REPRESENTATIVE OP MICHIGAN.

The M.W. Grand Master: Brethren, I desire to present to you R.
W. Bro. Joseph E. Dyas, who is no stranger to you, having been before
you a great many years, and he has been the Representative of the
great State of Michigan for some time. His credentials have been
renewed, and I now have the pleasure of presenting him to you, as the
Representative for another term, of the Grand Lodge of the State of
Michigan.

You will now unite with me in extending to him the grand honors.

R.W. Brother Dyas:—M. W.Grand Master, and Brethren of the. Grand
Lodge: I desire just briefly to state that on behalf of the Grand Lodge
of Michigan, I acknowledge and appreciate this fraternal greeting.
I thank you. (Applause.)

KEPORT— Committee to Examine Visiting Brethren.

The following' report of the Committee to Examine Vis-
itors was read by the Grand Secretary, and, on motion, was
.adopted:

To the M. W. Grand Lodge A.F. and A.M.:

Your committee appointed to examine visitors at this session of

the Grand Lodge would beg leave to report that they have examined

all who have presented themselves and vouched for them to the Grand

Tyler. Fraternally submitted,

A. B. ASHLEY,

J. E. EVANS.

J. R. ENNIS,

H. P. BURNAP,

H. S. HURD,

Committee.

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois. 97

GRAND OFPIOERS -Appointed.

The Grand Secretary read the following list of grand
officers appointed by the Grand Master:

R.W. Thomas B. T, Fisher. . GmNcZ Chaplain Peoria.

R.W. V. M. Blanding Grand Orator Rock Island.

W. George A. Stadler Deputy Grand Secretary :.Decsitur.

W. Thomas A. Stevens Grand Pursuivant Chicago.

W. Walter Watson Grand Marshal Mt. Vernon.

W. W. W. Watson Grand Standard Bearer.. Barry.

W. Samuel Coffinberry. . .Grand Sword Bearer Peoria.

W. Louis Zinger Senior Grand Deacon — Pekin.

W. Joseph D. Everett Junior Grand Deacon. .. Chicago.

W. J. S. McClelland Grand Steicard Decatur.

W. Geo. W. Hamilton Grand Steioard Prairie City.

W. Geo. S. Hummer Grand Steward Siieldon.

W. Isaac M. Hornb acker. .. Grand Steward Peoria.

W. R. R. Stevens Grand Tyler Cliicago.

The Grand Master announced the bonds of the Grand
Treasurer and Grand Secretary had been received and ap-
proved.

INSTALLATION-Of Grand Officers.

M.W. Bro. John C. Smith, assisted byM.W. Loyal L.
Munn as Grand Marshal, installed the following officers:

M.W. Chas. F. Hitchcock — Grand Master Peoria.

R.W. Geo. M. Moulton Deputy Grand Master — Chicago.

R.W. Wm. B. Wright Senior Grand Warden .. .Effingham.

R.W. Chester E. Allen Junior Grand Warden. . .Galeshurg.

R.W. Wiley M. Egan Grand Treasurer Chicago.

R.W. J. H. C. Dill Grand Secretary Bloomington.

W. George A. Stadler Deputy Grand Secretary. . Decatur.

W. Thomas A. Stevens Grand Pursuivant Chicago.

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W. Walter Watson Grand Marshal Mt. Vernon.

W. W. W. Watson Gravid Standard Bearer. .Ba.rry.

W. Samuel Coffinberry. . . 6rrawcZ Sword Bearer Peoria.

W. Louis Zinger Senior Grand Deacon Pekin.

W. Joseph B. Everett Junior Grand Deacon Kankakee.

W. J. S. McClelland Grand Steward Decatur.

W. Geo. W. Hamilton Grand Steward Prairie City.

W. Geo. S. Hummer Grand Steward Sheldon.

W. Isaac M. Hornbacker. . Grand Steward Peoria.

Bro. R. R. Stevens Grand Tyler Chicago.

EEMAEKS-Of Grand Master-

The M.W. Grand Master:— -Bre^/nrn: I will only say a few words
The members of the Grand Lodge are anxious to get home, very anx-
ious for their mileage and per diem, and consequently there are more
empty chairs than there are members at the present time.

But I want to say to you all, that are present and those that
are not present, that I appreciate very highly this honor of my re-
election, and I will say to you that I am proud of it, by reason of
many things known to you and well known to me. I am proud that
you saw fit to endorse my administration of last year, to the extent
of electing me again to this high and honorable office.

■ I shall endeavor to administer the laws which are on the statute
books of this Grand Lodge to the best of my ability, as I understand
them, and there need be no trouble that I can see, with both the laws
and the decisions that are thereon, in governing this Fraternity, and
doing it without any friction, or without any trouble.

Of course, I realize the fact that circumstances may arise and
difficulties may occur in lodges, that will require discipline, and per-
haps severe measures, and when these present themselves, they will
be taken care of and settled. I am not hunting them up.

Brethren of the Grand Lodge, I thank j^ou very much for the con-
fidence expressed in the re-election of me to this honorable position.

LIST OF COMMITTEES.
The Grand Secretary read the following" list of com-
mittees appointed by the Grand Master:

jurisprudence.

D. M. Browning, John M. Pearson, John C. Smith, Owen Scott.

John T. Richards.

1900.] Graiid Lodge of Illinois. 99.

APPEALS AND GRIEVANCES.

Monroe C. Crawford, Joseph E. Dyas, W. S. Cantrell, W. T. Irwin,
Henry E. Hamilton.

CHARTERED LODGES.

J. L. Scott. Thomas W. Wilson, L. K. Byers, Joseph M. Grout. James

McCredie.

LODGES UNDER DISPENSATION.

D, J. Avery, H. C. Mitchell, Charles H. Patton, R. T. Spencer. John

Johnston.

MILEAGE AND PER DIEM.

Edward L. Wahl. George W. Cyrus, John A. Ladd.

FINANCE.

L. A. Goddard, Gil. W. Barnard, D. D. Darrah.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Joseph Robbins.

GRAND EXAMINERS.

A. B. Ashley, J. E. Evans, H. T. Burnap, H. S. Hurd, Isaac Cutter.

CHANGES IN BOOK OP OEEEMONIALS-

The following' changes in the Book of Ceremonials
adopted yesterda3% were, on motion, made by the Grand
Lodge:

By M.W. Bro. John C. Smith, that the words "presiding- officer,"
used in that part of the Book of Ceremonials relating to Installa-
tion of Grand Officers, be left out, and the words "Grand Master" sub-
stituted.

By M.W. Brother Bobbins, that the last paragraph under Instal-
lation of Grand Officers be changed so the Grand Master makes the
request to the brethren, instead of the Grand Marshal.

By R.W. Bro. R. T. Spencer, that the word "should" in the third
line of the third paragraph on page 61, be changed to may.

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CLOSED.

At 11:45 p. m., no further business appearing, the M.
W. Grand Master proceeded to close the Grand Lodge in

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Grand Lodge of Illinois.

103

Districts and District Deputy Grand Masters

For the Years 1900-1.

Henrv McCall.

Clark B. Samson.

Canute R. Matson.

Jav I.. Brewster.
Jacob Krohn

Chas. E. Grove

Daniel D. Hunt

John B. Fithian

Fredck E. Hoberg.
T. Van Antwerp . . .

J. S. Burns

Lmerson Clark...
Chas. T. Holmes...
G. O. Friedrich .
George H. Mittan

W. H. McLain

Edwin A.Kratz...

Chas. F. Tenne}' . .
R. D. Lawrence...

John E. Morton. .

C. C. Marsh

Peter F. Clark —

Hugh A. Snell

Chas. H. Martin...

C. Rohrbough

Wm. Montgomery.

James Douglas

J. M. Burkhart

Henry T. Goddard
Simon Willard

POSTOFFICE ADDRESS.

335 Wabash Ave., Chicago.

163 Randolph St., Chicago.

Waukegan. Lake Co

Freeport. Stephenson Co . .

Mt. Carroll. Carroll county
DeKalb. DeKalb county .".

Joliet. Will county

Peru. La Salle county

Sparland, Marshall Co

Orion. Henry Co

Farmington, Fulton Co. . .
Galesburg. Knox count}-..
Chillicothe, Peoria Co. .". . .
Parmer City, DeWitt Co. .
Onarga. Iroquois county..
Champaign, Champaign
county

Bement. Piatt county

Springfield. Sangamon Co.

Perry. Pike Co

Bowcn. Hancock county . .
Scottville, Macoupin Co. .

Litchfield. Montgomery Co
Lawrenceville. Lawrence

county.
Kinmundy, Marion countj-

Moro. Madison Co

Chester. Randolph county
Marion. Williamson Co...".

Mt. Carmel, Wabash Co..

Mound City, Pulaski Co...

COUNTIES COMPOSING DISTRICT.

Lodges Nos .33, 160, 211, 308, 314, 410,
437. 5'.i4,557, 639. 662, 686, 711, 7ii6, 751,

767, 774. 779. 784, 797, 810. 818, 836, 843,
851, in Cook Co.

Lodges Nos. 81, 182. 271, 310, 393, 411,
47S, .526, 610. 642. 669. 690, 716, 731, 7.58,

768, 776. 780 789. 800. 813. 819, 839. 843,
Brighton Park. 8.54. in Cook Co.

Lodges Nos. 141, 209, 277, 311. 409. 422.
50s. 5^0, 611.643, 674. 697, 717, 739, 765.
770. 777. 783, 795, 804. 815. 832. 841,
8.50. King Oscar. 855. in Cook Co.

Kane. McHenr}-. and Lake.

Boone, Winnebago, and Stephen-
son.

Jo Daviess. Carroll, and Whiteside.

Ogle. Lee. and DeKalb.

Kendall. DuPage. Will. and Grund}'

La Salle and Livingston.

Bureau, Putnam, Marshall, and
Stark.

Henry. Rock Island, and Mercer.

McDonough, Fulton, and Schuyler

Knox. Warren, and Henderson.

Peoria. Woodford, and Tazewell.

McLean. DeWitt. and Ford.

Kankakee, Iroquois. and Vermilion.

Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, and
Coles.

Piatt. Moultrie. Macon, and Logan.

Mason. Menard, Sangamon, and
Cass.

Brown. Morgan. Scott, and Pike.

Adams and Hancock.

Calhoun. Greene, Jersey, and Ma-
coupin.

Montgomery. Christian. and Shelby

Cumberland, Clark. Crawford, Jas-
per. Richland, and Lawrence.

Clay, Effingham. Fayette, and Ma-
rion.

Bond. Clinton, and Madison.

St. Clair. Monroe, and Randolph.

Washington, Jefferson. Franklin,
Perry. Jackson, and W^illiamson.

Wavne. Edwards. Wabash. White,
Hamilton, Saline, and Gallatin.

Hardin. Pope. Massac. Johnson,
Union. Pulaski, and Alexander.

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REPRESENTATIVES

or THE GRAND LODGE OF ILLINOIS NEAR OTHER GRAND LODGES.

GRAND LODGE.

Alabama

Arizona

Arkansas

British Columbia

California

Canada

Colorado

Connecticut

Cuba

Delaware

District of Columbia

England

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Indiana

Indian Territory

Ireland

Kansas

Louisiana.. .,

Manitoba

Maine

Marj'land

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Brunswick

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

New Zealand

North Carolina

North Dakota

Nova Scotia

Ohio

Oregon

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Rhode Island

Scotland

South Australia

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

United Grand Lodge of Victoria.

United Grand Lodge of New

South Wales

REPRESENTATIVE.

W. W. Daffln

Artemus Louden Grow

K. J. Laughlin

W. W. Northcott

John McMurry

E. D. Par low

Henr}' M. Teller

John W. Mix

Juan B. Hernandez Barreiro.

Geo. M. Jones

L. Cabel Williamson

Walter Henry Harris ...

James C. Craver.

James Whitehead

Stephen Dempsey

B. M. Wiloughby

Silas Armstrong

Obadiah Ternan

Matthew M. Miller

Chas. F. Buck

John Leslie

Joseph A. Locke

John S. Berry

A. M. Seymour ,

A. T. Stebbins ,

Frederic ^peed

Martin Collins

Cornelius Hedges

George H. Thummel

Charles E. Mack

William A. Dougherty

Sewell W. Abbott

Jos. A. Gaskill

John W. Poe

Wm. D. Critcherson

William Beilby

Hezekiah A. Gudger

E. George Guthrie

Theo. A. Cossman

O. P. Sperra

W. T. Wright

Henry M. Aitkin

E. C. Rothwell

Newton D. Arnold,

Colonel Patrick Stirling

John Trail McLean

John F. Ficken

Oscar S. Giflord

A. V. Warr

Geo. Lopas, jr

A. Scott Chapman

Delos M. Bacon

Beverly R. Wellford, jr

Louis Ziegler

S. D. Engle

John W. Laflin

Edward Edwards

RESIDENCE.

Harry Passmore.

Grove Hill.

Tombstone.

Bentonville.

Victoria.

Weaverville.

Ottawa, Ont.

Central City.

Yalesville. "

Havana.

Dover.

Washington.

London.

Sutherland.

Warrenton.

Nampa.

Vincennes.

Wyandotte.

Enniskillen.

Topeka.

New Orleans.

Winnipeg.

Portland.

Baltimore.

Detroit.

Rochestt-r.

Vicksburg.

St. Louis.

Helena.

Grand Island.

Virginia.

Saint John.

Wolfboro.

Mount Holly.

Roswell.

New York.

Hastings.

Asheville.

Casselton.

Halifax.

Ravenna.

Union.

Charlottetown.^

Montreal.

Providence.

Kippenross.

Adelaide.

Charleston.

Canton.

Rossville.

Houston.

Salt Lake City.

St. Johnsbury.

Richmond.

Spokane.

MWdleway.

Milwaukee.

Melbourne.

Sydney.

1900.]

Grand Lodge of Illinois.

105

REPRESENTATIVES

OF OTHER GRAND LODGES NEAR THE GRAND LODGE OF ILLINOIS.

GRAND LODGE.

Alabama

Arizona

Arkansas i

British Columbia

California

Canada

Colorado

Connecticut

Cuba

Delaware

District of Columbia

England

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Indiana

Indian Territorj'

Ireland

Kansas

Louisiana

Maine

Manitoba

Mar3'land

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Brunswick

New Hampshire ,.

New Jersej-

New Mexico

New York

New Zealand

North Carolina

Nova Scotia

Ohio

Oregon

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Rhode Island

Scotland

South Carolina

South Australia

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia ,

Wisconsin

United Grand Lodge of South

Wales

United Grand Lodge of Victoria.

REPRESENTATIVE.

HaswellC. Clarke....
Monroe C. Crawford.

R. T. Spencer

Loj'al L. Munn

John McLaren

Wiley M. Egan

L. C. Waters

Chas. F. Hitchcock

George M. Moulton...
William S. Cantrell..

D. M. Browning

John C. Smith

W. J. A. DeLancey

W. M. Eurbank

W. B. Wright

Charles H. Patton

Wiley M Egan

George M. Moulton. . .
Lei oj' A. Goddard . . . .
Charles H. Brenan . . .

Jacob Krohn

M. B. lott

Joseph E. Dyas

Eugene L. Stoker

John C. Smith

George A. stadler . . . .

A. B. Ashley

John M. Palmer

JohnC. Smith

Malachi Maynard

Henrv E. Hamilton..

W. B.'Grimes

Henry E. Hamilton...
Walter A. Stevens. .. .

John M. Pearson

Edward C. Pace

L. B. Dixon

S. S. Chance

Frank W. Havill

E. T. E. Becker

John Johnston

Albert B. Wicker

Joseph Robbins

Charles H. Patton

William L. Milligan..
Robert L. McKinlay.,
Alexander H. Bell....

Edward Cook

Owen Scott

Hugh D. Hunter

Daniel M. Browning.,
Edmund S. Moss. ...
Charles Reifsnider..
Gil. W. Barnard

R. T. Spencer Illiopolis.

R. T. Spencer . . Illiopolis.

RESIDENCE.

Kankakee.

Jonesboro.

Illiopolis.

Freeport

Chicago.

Peoria.

Chicago.

Benton.

East St. Louis.

Chicago.

Centralia.

Chicago.

Effingham.

Mt. Vernon.

Chicago.

Freeport.

Evanston.

Paris.

Evanston.

Chicago.

Decatur.

LaGrange.

Springfield.

Chicago.

Apple River.

Chicago.

Pittsfield.

Chicago.

Godfrey.

Ashley.

Chicago.

Salem.

Mt. Carmel.

Mt. Carroll.

Chicago.

Franklin Gr"ve

Quincv.

Mt. Vernon.

Ottawa.

Paris.

Carlinville.

Chicago.

Decatur.

Chicago.

East St. Louis.

Chicago.

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LIST OF GRAND LODGES

Recognized by the Grand Lodge of Illinois, together with names and
Addresses of Grand Secretaries.

GRAND LODGE.

Alabama

Arizona.

Arkansas

British Columbia

California

Canada

Colorado

Connecticut

Cuba

Delaware

District of Columbia.

England

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Indian Territory

Iowa

Ireland

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Manitoba

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan. .•

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Brunswick

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

New Zealand

North Carolina

North Dakota

Nova Scotia

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Rhode Island

Scotland

South Australia

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tasmania

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

United Grand Lodge of

Victoria

United Grand Lodge of

New South Wales. .

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

GRAND SECRETARY.

Henry Clav Armstrong.
George J. 'Roskiuge —

Fay Hempstead

W. J. Quinlan

George Johnson

J. J. Mason

Ed. C. Parmalee

John H. Barlow

Aurelio Miranda

Benj. F. Bartram

William R. Singleton —

Kdward Letchworth

W. P. Webster

W. A. Wolihin

Theo. W. Randall

J. H. C. Dill

William H. Smythe

Joseph S. Murrow

Theodore S. Parvin

Archibald St. George, D,

G., Sec

Albert K. Wilson

Henry B. Grant

Richard Lambert

Stephen Berry

James A. Ovas

Jacob H. M edairy

Sereno D. Nickerson

J. S. Conover

Thomas Montgomery. . ,

J. L. Power

John D. Vincil

Cornelius Hedges

Francis E. White

ChaunceyN. Noteware.

J. Twining Hartt

George P. Cleaves

Thos. H. R. Redway

Aipheus A. Keene

Edward M. L. Ehlers. . .

Malcolm Niccol

John C. Drewry

Frank J. Thompson

William Ross

J. H. Bromwell

Jas. S. Hunt

James F.Robinson ...

Wm. A. Sinn

Neil McKelvie ,

John H. Isaacson

Edwin Baker

D. Murray Lyon

J. H. Cunningham

Charles Inglesby

George A. Pettigrew. . .

John Hamilton

John B. Garrett

John Watson

Christopher Diehl

John Braim.

Arthur H. Bray

W. G. Reynolds

Geo. W. Carrington.

Thomas M. Reed

Geo. W. Atkinson. . .

John W. Laflin

Wm. M. Kuj'kendall.

Montgomery.

Tucson.

Little Rock.

Nelson.

San Francisco.

Hamilton, Ontario.

Denver.

Hartford.

Havana.

Wilmington.

Washington.

London.

Jacksonville.

Macon.

Boise.

Bloomington.

Indianapolis.

Atoka.

Cedar Rapids.

Dublin.

Topeka.

Louisville.

New Orleans.

h'ortland.

Winnipeg.

Baltimore.

Boston.

Coldwater.

St. Paul.

Jackson.

St. Louis.

Helena.

Omaha.

Carson City.

St. John.

Concord.

Trenton.

Alburquerque.

New York.

Auckland.

Raleigh.

Fargo.

Halifax.

Cincinnati.

Stillwater.

Eugene.

Philadelphia.

Summerside.

Montreal.

Providence.

Edinburg.

Adelaide.

Charleston.

Flandreau.

Hobart.

Nashville.

Houston.

Salt Lake City.

Melbourne.

Sydney.

Burlington.

Richmond.

Olvmpia.

Charleston.

Milwaukee.

Saratoga.

1900.] Grand Lodge of Illinois. 107

PEEMANENT MEMBEKS-

M. W. Bro. Joseph Robbins, P. G. M.. Quincy No. 296.

M. W. Bro. W. H. Scott, P. G. M., Metropolis No. 91.

M. W. Bro. Daniel M. Browning, P. G. M., Benton No. 64.

M. W. Bro. John R. Thomas, P. G. M., Metropolis No. 91.

M. W. Bro. John C. Smith, P. G. M., Miners No. 273.

M. W. Bro. John M. Pearson, P. G. M., Piasa No. 27.

M. W. Bro. Monroe C. Crawford, P. G. M., Jonesboro No. 111.

M. M. Bro. Leroy A. Goddard, P. G. M., Fellowship No. 89

M. W. Bro. Owen Scott, P. G. M., Wade-Barney No. 512.

M. W. Bro. Edward Cook, P. G. M., Blaney No. 271.

M. W. Bro. Charles F. Hitchcock, G. M., Temple No. 46.

R. W. Bro. John C. Baker, P. D. G. M., Waukegan No. 78.

R. W. Bro. Charles Fisher, P. D. G. M., Central No. 1.

R. W. Bro. W. J. A. DeLancey, P. D. G. M., Centralia No. 201.

R. W. Bro. George M. Moulton, D. G. M., Covenant No. 526.

R. W. Bro. Henry E. Hamilton, P. S. G. W., Lincoln Park No. 611.

R. W. Bro. William B. Wright, S. G. W., Effingham No. 149.

R. W. Bro. William H. Turner, P. J. G. W., Oriental No. 33.

R. W. Bro. Chester E. Allen, J. G. W., Alpha No. 155.

©ur ^fraternal H)eab

ILLINOIS

M.W. Bro, Harrison Dills

BoDLEY Lodge No. l

Died November 1, 1899

R.W. Bro. Eugene L. Stoker

Died September 30, 1900

R.W. Bro. John fl. Palmer

Died September 25, 1900

W. Bro. Oliver fl. Roan

Hazel Dale Lodge No. 580

Died September 25, 1900

W. Bro. Llewellyn Richards

Dearborn Lodge No. 310

Died October 18, 1899

W. Bro. Joshua C. Winters

White Hall Lodge No. 80

Died October 19, 1899

W. Bro. John E. Smith

HOPEWELL LODGE No. 844

Died November 4, 1899

lUUH

©ur jfrateunal S)eab

ILLINOIS

W. Bro. Jones T. Townsley

Tyrian Lodge No. 333

Died November 18. 1899

W. Bro, Hiram Willard Veach

Taylor Lodge No. 98

Died January 6. 1900

W. Bro. F. J. Filbert

Palatine Lodge no. 314

Died March 23, 1900

W. Bro. Chester Arnold Wilcox

Lambert Lodge No. 659

Died July 30, 1900

W. Bro. P. O. Gardner

La Grange Lodge No. 770

Died August 5, 1900

Bro. Benjamin Franklin Chase

Blaney lodge No. 271

Died August 18, 1900

W. Bro. George L. Ward

Covenant Lodge No. 526

Died 1900

®ur jfraternal 2)eab

OTHER GRAND JURISDICTIONS

M.W. Bro. Samuel Wright Williams

Past Grand Master of A rkansas
Died March 14, 1900

M.W. Bro. W. H. Gee

Past Grand Master of Arkansas
Died May 28, 1900

M.W. Bro. Robert Maxwell Smith

^135/ Grand Master of Arkansas
Died Galveston Flood, 1900

Bro. Tom Linton

Grand Tyler of Colorado 27 Years
Died January 12, 1900

M.W. Bro. Dwight Phelps

Past Grand Master of Connecticut
Died September 6, 1899

M.W. Bro. James Henry Welsh

Past Grand Master of Connecticut
Died December 16, 1899

M.W. Bro. Clark Buckingham

Past Grand Master of Connecticut
Died March 17, 1900

R.W. Bro, Cyrus K. Holliday •

Past Deputy Grand Master of Kansas
Died March 29, 1900

M.W. Bro. Silas Clam Sheldon

Past Grand Master of Kansas
Died April 19. 1900

®ut jFtaternal 2)cab

OTHER GRAND JURISDICTIONS

M.W. Bro. Alanson Partridge

Past Grand Master of Michigayi
Died June 7, 1900

M.W. Bro. Alphonso Barto

Past Grand Master of Minnesota
Died November 4, 1899

R.W. Henry Chappie

Deputy Grand Master of Montana
Died January 10, 1900

W. Bro. Christian Hartman

Grand Treasurer of Nebraska
Died October 15, 1899

M.W. Bro. Thomas Q. Reames

Of Oregon
Died February 21, 1900

M.W. Bro. Robert Clou

Of Oregon
Died January 5, 1900

M.W. Bro. George H. Morgan

Chairman Committee on Correspondence of Tennessee

M.W. Bro. Alexander M. Evans

Of West Virginia

W. Bro. John W. Laflin

Grand Secretary af Wisconsin
Died August 13, 1900

M.W. Bro, Thomas Trounce

Of the Grand Lodge of British Columbia
Died June 30, 1900

The Grand Secretary desires to thank the editors of the follow-
ing; magazines and papers for kindly supplying his office with their
publications during the past year, in exchange for our proceedings.
We shall be happ3' to exchange with all Masonic publications and
papers having a Masonic Department:

The Illinois Freemason— Bloomington, Illinois.

Masonic Advocate— Indianapolis, Ind.

Masonic Home Journal— Louisville, Ky.

The Freemason— Sydney, New South Wales.

The Australian Keystone — Melbourne, Victoria.

Masonic Tidings— Milwaukee, Wis.

The Trestle Board — 408 California street, San Francisco, CaL

The Royal Craftsman— Somerville, N. J.

Masonic Journal — Portland, Me. J

The Masonic Constellation— St. Louis, Mo.

The New Zealand Craftsman — Dunedin.

Square and Compass— Denver, Colo.

The Texas Freemason— San Antonio, Texas.

The American Tyler— Detroit, Michigan.

The Freemason and Fezz — Cedar Rapids. Iowa.

Masonic Token — Portland, Me.

The Masonic Review— Tacoma, Wash.

Square and Compass — New Orleans, La.

The Kansas Freemason Craftsman— Wichita, Kan.

Masonic Standard— New York, N. Y.

Masonic Voice and Review— Cincinnati, O.

The Pacific Mason— Seattle, Wash.

The Freemason— Boston.

APPENDIX.

PART I.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN
CORRESPONDENCE.

APPENDIX. — PART I.

N DEX

Page.

Accused , Relatives of 66

Addition to ritual 207

Adverse environment -:71

Advertising— emblems 98

African Lodge 4, 154, 286, 3i9

'•A Good Article of Masonry,'' 171

Aids to visitation 150

Alabama 9

Alaska 30

American charters for American

lodges 29

"American Doctrine" 4

American Union Lodge 186

An unknown hand, From 91

Anthony, Jesse B 6, 207

A pestilential heresy 93

Appeal to civil courts 201

Arizona 16

Atkinson, George W .' 3U8

Attack on Scottish Rite 117

Automatic suspension 11

Avouchment 85. 86, 278

Backward promotion — 251

Badges for members 102, 149

Ballot, inspection by wardens 46

Barkley, Andrew H 160

Barlow, John H 52

Begging circulars 94

Belcher, Charles 188

Belgium, Grand Orient of 15, 73, 112, 124,

130, 149, 283, 296

Benefits, Funeral 125

BiDgayT. V. B 220

Bird, A. D 177

Blackmail? 312

Blatt, William 264

Bodies, Status of governing 47, 48, 114,

265,319

British Columbia . 21

Buttered parsnips 220

Burial of suicides 54

Business cards— emblems 173

California 28

Cambrian Lodge (N. S. W. ) 193, 320

Canada 37

Casting ballot by instruction 82, 255

Catholics, Eligibility of 110

Cerneauism 286

"Cerneau" litigation 224

Certificates, Grand lodge 1.50

Chain letter 94,224

Chambers. E. D. T 250

Charter, Presence of 100

Charter, Right to see 121

Child of the'grand lodge 173

Chinaman? 277

Cipher rituals and high rites 117, 131

Cipher rituals— three questions 228

Ciphers 29, 91

Clandestine Masonry 223

Clear of the books 162

Collins, John A 213

Colorado 42

Colored Masons' petition (Mich.) — 147

Colombia, Grand Lodge of . 62

Commissions of Gr. representatives 57

Committee of Inquiry 54

Committee of Inquirj-— of the whole 65
Concurrent waiver 117, 313

Page.

Consolidation :i85

Consolidation of lodges 292, a93

Connecticut ,50

Consolidation of Maritime Pro-

vinces 220, 247. 246

Costa Rica 805

Costly dispensations 26

Costumes 119

"Court of Appeals'" 62

Courtesy, Degrees by 109, 277

Coxe, J. C. VV 91

Cunningham. Wm. M 226

Davies, \Vm. Abraham 34

Decisions, Value of reporting 90

Declaration, Washington insuffl-

cient 13

Dedication, Record breaking 140

Defective "Book"? 2.56

Definition, "Near relatives" 63

Delaware 53

Delegate, "Walking 36

Depriving of representation 99

Diaz Poriirio .... 206

Dieta, Gran 6, 61, 77, 122, 132, 145, 191, 257,297

301,308,315

Dimit, Law of ^Mich.) 120

Dimit. Seal 43,44

Dimit. or transfer? ~63

Discussion on Rep. of Com. of In-
quiry 292, 293

Dispensation for soldiers 189

Dissenters from original plan 316

District of Yukon 122

Divine service 30, 127, 144, 269, 284

Drummond, Josiah H 112

Dual jurisdiction 50

Dues, Non-pavment 227, 249

Dues Uncollected 89

Dwarf ineligible 76

EasternStar.30..50. .58. 141. 142.190.2.32.277,278

296, 306, 310

Eggleston. Joseph W 295

Egvpt Gr. Lodge of 115, 324

Egypt and the Soudan 323

Election, Jurisdiction obtained by 98, 173

Electioneering 140, 1.50, 242, 311

Eligibility for re-election 269

Eligibility of Catholics 304. 305

Emblems— advertising 98, 173

England 320

England and gran dieta 61

English lodges in Quebec 248

English wreath 292

Entered Apprentice Quorum 168

Entered Apprentice, Waiver over.. 16

Ephraimites 94

Evicted 243

"Evilof Non-afflliation" .36

Excavated gavel 129

Expenses of laying corner stones. .. 61

Exposes of the work 29

Expulsion for N. P. D 70

Fad, New 130, 280

Fatal irregularities 244

Favorable ballot, Ren" oved after 156

Fellow Craft, Waiver over 16

Fitness, Physical 11

Five-minute symposium 149

Fizziwigs, Mr 274

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Page.

Florida tiJ

Forfeiting fees 12, 63, 6ii

Form of work, Short 165

Fraternal thumbscrew 34

Frederick the Great 82

Freemasons, Home for indigent 128

"Freemasonry, Mother Cit}' of 131

Frost, Max V.H

Full moon. The 143

Funerals, Mixed 52, 76,261

Gavel, Historic 136

General grand conference 312

General grand lodge 60. 62. 102, 174.

231,240,255,273, 312, 317

Georgia 65

Governing bodies. Status of 47, 48, 114

Grand Lodge of Eg}'pt 15

Grand Lodge of Hamburg 209, 301

Grand Lodge of Mexico, United 61

Grand Lodge of Peru 21,123

Grand Lodge of Porto Rico 77,99, 130, 145

Grand Lodge of Scotland 252

Grand Lodge of Washington 3, IS, 17,

26, 28. 55, 56, 68, 73, 86, 89, 102, 105, 117, 123,
129, 132, 148. 157. 158, 171, 174, 179, 203, 220,
223, 249, 256, 263, 266, 272, 279, 282. 310,

311, 317,318

Grand Lodge of Western Australia

3,252,289, 324

Grand Lodge, Majority to form 253

Grand Lodge, Supreme 102

Grand master. Proving a 25

Grand Orient of Lisbon 1 12-296

Grand representatives 37,122

Grand representative s}'stem 300

Greenleaf, Lawrence N 47

Guilbert, Edward A 88

Hall. Masonic (Manila P. I.) 217

Hamburg and Washington (G. L,)...4, 227

Hammer of Thor 236

Hari-Kari 11

Hawaii 3, 29

Hedges, Cornelius 170

Hiram Lodge of London (clandes-
tine) 326

Hobart, Garret A 201

Hodson, John M 235

Holy Empire 296

Home, Masonic and Eastern Star... 60

Homes, Masonic 5, 121, 128,314

Idaho 71

Indiana 75

Indian Territory 85

Inequitable impartiality 11

"Information. Lawful,"'. . . . 106, 152, 153, 277

Inglesbv, Charles 257

Intemperance 261

Interdict, continued 56,106

International boundary 29

Invasion of jurisdiction 82

Iowa 88

Irregular work 59

Is a trial private? 17

Jackson. Lewis H 57

Jenks. Aldro 6, 314

Jephthah 94

Josephs, Tw'o 266

Judgment vacated bv remanding... 97
Jurisdiction, (Territorial) Absolute 262

Jurisdiction, Dual 50

Jurisdiction. Invasion of 82

Jurisdiction, Lapse of territorial... '152
Jurisdiction obtained by election... 107
Jurisdiction, Penal 85, 260

Page.

Jurisdiction, Territorial 66, 152, 212, 262

Jurisdiction over E. A. & F. C,

Waiver of 16

Jurisdictions, No visitors from un-
recognized 108

Kansas ya

Kitchener, Lord 323

Kentuckv 97

Kuykend'all, Wm. L 317,319

Ladder-climbing 211

Lafayette 135

Lamberton, Jno. M 244

'Landmark? 212

Lapse of objection i)J9

"Lawful information" 106, 152, 153,277

Library, S. Stacker Williams' 225

Life memberships 125

Liquor selling. 14, ,54,174, 177, 192, 299,300,314

Lodge Cambrian (N. S. W.) 193

Lodge room over Simpkin's store... 49

Long, Thomas B 6, 84

Lost esotery and exotery 139

Lost rank 61. 161

Louisiana 105

Loving cup 138

Maine 108

Making at sight 59. 241, 262

Making more than five candidates.. 305

Manitoba 122,125

Maritime provinces, G. L. Union of 178

Maryland 129

Masonic assistance 111

Masonic con vention— Morristown . . .

1779 185

Masonic Home 309

Masonic Home and Eastern Star . . . . 167

Masonry not a collecting agency 83

Masons, Symbolic, Scottish Rite 104

Masons in South African war 248

Massachusetts 133

Matthews, Thomas M. Sr 281

McCurdy's report 6, 145

McKinley, President 290

Meddlesome Masonry 19

Mediation, Walkem's 121

Membership at large 230

Memorial apron 254

Mexican Masonry 57, 163

Michigan 137

"Military Lodges"— Robert Ireke.. .

Gould 4

Militarv Union Lodge 4

Millennium 272

Minnesota 151

Mississippi 155

Missouri 161

Mis-Verdict 215

Mixed funerals 76, 243, 304, 305

Mock, Fred G 73

Modest pastor, A 143

Montana 166

Morgan, George H 270

"Mother City of Freemasonry" 134

Naming lodges after living men 220

"Narrow provincialism" 171

Nebraska 172

Needed association of prerogative? 59

Nevada 176

Negro Masonry.. 3, 21, 40. 55, 13.3, 191. 263, 297

New Brunswick 178

New Hampshire. 3

New field for tax gatherer 185

New Jersey . 180

New Mexico 189

APPENDIX. — PART I.

New South Wales

New York

New Zealand

No commercial ring

Non-afflliation 5, 32, 72, 92, 261, 269,

jVo/i Compos Mentis

Non-payment of dues 5, 327.

Normal reinstatement

No reception in lodge room

North Carolina

North Dakota

Nova Scotia

Obituar V notices

Objection to visitor

Jhlo.

Oklahoma

One ballot system

Opening by junior past master

Open Territory, District of Yukon...

Oregon

Orphan's Home ^7,

Past Master's Degree 234,

Pennsylvania

Perkins, Marsh O

Pestilential heresy, A

Petition, ••Receiving" a -13, 44,

Phelps, Charles J

Physical fitness 11, 42, 144, 163,

Picnic 266.

Political rights

Porto Rico 102,

Postlethwaite, John C

Prerogatives

Prince Kdward Island 216,

Proficiency, Suitable

'Proper Vouchers"

Public count

Public iiistalldtion— charter

Quebec

Queensland

Queered

Quorum (E. A.)

Ramsey, W. S

"Receiving" a petition

Reconsideration

Reed, Thomas Milburne

Religious convictions

Reimbursement

Rhode Island

Robertson, Henry

Robertson, J. Ross

Robes 103,

Robinson. James P

Rosters war

Royal Standard Lodge

Ruckle, Nicholas R

Saloon b'lsiness

Schley. Winfleld Scott

Schultz, Edward T

Scotch warning

ge.
193
199
203

38
315
1.^6
24J
249
242
211
214
217
154

99
222
231
224
260
122
233
177
307
237
285

93
168
175
168
267
157
225

96
236
247
189

23
157

10
247
252
182
168

70
296

66
301
132

95
3

:i9
202
235
206
218

84
177

59
132
289

Page.

. 1-27

10
68
259
61
24

253
254
259
•2S7

Scott, William G

Seafaring man

Small moonshiners

Silver anniversary

Singleton. Wm. R

Smith, A. DeWolf

Soliloquy 311

South Africa

South Australia

South Carolina

South Dakota

Spanish war

Spectacularizing 113

Staton, James W 103

Step ladder 15, 118,268

Suicides, burial of 54

Superfluous approval 108

Telegraphic symposium 13, 272

Tasmania 3

Tennessee 266

Texas 275

Three mile limit 67

Titcomb, Wm. Y 14

Todd, Irving 154

Topical plan of report — 116, 251 , 258,

265,271,308

Touching pitch 17

Treaty of Monterey 78

Trial commission 38, 113

Tribute to Cregier 266,267

Trivett, John B 198

Truncheons 119

Uniformitv illusory 272

Universalitv of Masonry 48

Upton, Wm". H 301

Utah 271

"Value of reporting decisions 90

Vermont 282

Veteran membership 2-25

Victoria 287

Virginia 290

Visible physical defect. l*-3

Wait after rejection 2-22

Waiver by lapse of time 173

Waiver, unconditional 209, '278, 279

Waiver, vote on 97.234

Waiver, who shall ask for 232, 234

Wardens cannot confer degrees — 55

Wardens proxy only to past master. 67

Washington 296

Washington centenary — 50. 64, 90.

94, 153, 201 216. 217, "238, -274, 287, 290

Washingi'ON's Masonic record 83

West Virginia ^03

Wisconsin 309

'•Wisconsin plan" 6

Withdrawal certificate 138

Work after midnight 303

"Worthy" Master 276

Wvomiiig SI'!"

MASONIC CORRESPONDENX'E.

REPORT

OF THE

Committee on Masonic Correspondence.

To the M. ^V. Grand Lodrje of Illinois, A. F. and A. Masons:

In the lollowing pages we liave revicnved the proceedings of fifty-three
of the fifty-six American grand lodges, England and Scotland of the
British grand lodges, and four of the five Australian group, Tasmania
alone having failed to reach our table. To this group one or more new
grand lodges may soon be added. Two rival bodies are already contending
for recognition as grand lodges in western Australia, one created, if re-
ports are correct, by certain unattached Masons, alleged by their opponents
to be of unknown origin ; the other by a majority large enough to include
nearly all the lodges on the English register in that colony. This body
has been recognized, as we have already noted in this report, by the Grand
Lodge of England. The remarks of the grand committee of the Grand
Lodge of Scotland, indicate that the lodges composing it do not comprise
a majority of all the lodges on the registers of the three grand lodges,
England, Ireland and Scotland, and of course definite action on its claim
for recognition by North American grand lodges will nearly or quite
uiversally wait on the solution of this question, as it will also upon the
question whether all the lodges entitled to be consulted, were invited to
participate in the convention. It is inevitable that there shall sometime
be an independent grand lodge in e^erj' autonomous Australian province,
in which the brethren of all registries must dwell together in unity, and
at this distance it is not apparent what ultimate advantage can accrue
to either group from an attempt to forstall the others. The great weight
of the precedents of union in the other Australian autonomies cannot now
be overcome, nor long withstood by the reluctance of individuals to re-
linquish the little brief authority witli which they have been dressed. We are
liable, too, at almost any time to have on American territory, another little
sister knocking for admission to the circle of grand lodges, the continued
autonomy of Hawaii under its new political affiliation being assured. We
very much regret the absence of Arkansas (now holding sessions only
biennially and this being the off-year). New Hampshire and Rhode Island
whose proceedings have not been received.

A survey of tlie field for the year shows that of controverted subjects
the question of Negro Masonry and the relations thereto of the Grand
Lodge of Washington, occupies a large space, although no longer foremost
place in the deliberations of gi-and lodges. The heat of passion has passed
and whatever of ebullition still remains is but the sinunering which pre-
cedes quiescence. The action of that grand lodae in 1899, rescinding the

ii^PPENDIX. — PART I.

action of tlie preceding year which for two years made the negro question
the one burning question before the Craft, has been so generally accepted
as answering all reasonable demands that the agreement to consider the
incident closed may fairly be called general, so that the notices of it
during the year have partaken largely of the nature of the perfunctory.
Some grand lodges, misapprehending, as we think, the scope of the
"Declaration" made by Washington sjTichronously with the act of repeal,
have declined to consider the repeal as complete and still maintain
their edicts of non-intercourse. This feeling has been strengthened some-
what by the approach to coincidence in time of the repeal by Washington
of its edict of non-intercourse with the Grand Lodge of Hamburg, with
the subsequent action in 1898 relative to Negro Masonry, which was re-
sented all along the line as an attack on the doctrine of exclusive grand
lodge jurisdiction. We did not in 1898, nor do we now coincide with
this view; still less do we coincide with the view that such an attack was
intended by anybody in the Grand Lodge of Washington, but accepted in
the good faith in which we then believed it to be offered — fully justified
by the prompt repeal of the action complained of — the disavowal of any
intention to give or attempt to give on the part of that grand lodge
to any person belonging to another jurisdiction a dilferent status than that
given him by the grand lodge which it had before recognized as the only
lawful source of authority therein. But the event proved that our con-
victions were not generally shared and hence the repeal of the Hamburg
edict, which with oar views we could not but consider unfortunate at
any time, was doubly unfortunate from its untimeliness, occurring as it did
so shortly before the act which subjected Washington to the suspicion of
opposition to the "American doctrine."

We have no doubt that the action of the Grand Lodge of Washington — •
for after all Wasliington ^Masons are pretty much like the rest of us —
will be such as to satisfy the grand lodge most immediately interested in
the Hamburg piracy, that of New York, and then the lessening ripples will
disappear and the American Masonic sea resume its wanted calmness.

Before leaving this subject we must revert to the fact that in the last
phrase of the discussion over the legitimacy of African Lodge, the question
turned, as it must, upon the time when the American doctrine of ex-
clusive grand lodge jurisdiction became established. From two sources
during the year historical matter throwing light on this subject not here-
tofore generally available, has got into print. First, the account of the
meeting of the Military Union Lodge for the celebration of the feast of
St. John the Evangelist, in December, 1779, with its petition which we
have quoted elsewehere in this report, printed in the New Jersey proceed-
ings for the current year; and second "Military Lodges," by the distin-
guished Masonic historian, Robert Fbeke Gould, published by Gale &
Pollen, 2 Amen corner. Paternoster Row, London. This little book of 218
pages with its wealth of anecdotes of famous soldiers and sailors v.iio have

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE.

been connected with Masonry, traces tlie history of military and naval
lodges; and it is surprising to find how many of them touch the Masonic
history of the United States and Canada, and how much light they reflect
upon it. Our brethren who read it will find in it all the fascination of
personal adventure combined with indispensable historical knowledge in a
way not to be found within the covers of any other book that we know of.

The subject of non-affiliation and its congener, non-payment of dues,
still occupies a large place in the consideration of those who direct the
affairs of grand lodges; but the tone in which they are discussed has
greatly changed, the trend of recent years towards more fraternal views
and less drastic legislation becoming more and more emphasized. This
is not true of all jurisdictions. Some of them are just entering upon the
club and thumb-screw phrase of legislation, fully convinced of its infalli-
bility as a panacea for the evil of non-affiliation, while others that have
exhausted its possibilities without beneficial results, are even beginning
to question whether it is so much of an evil after all, and the tendency
now is to try and win back to active participation in the life of the lodge
those who for many varying reasons have dropped out of it.

Those who have just entered upon the attempt of hard and fast bind-
ing of brethren to an outward observance of what for the time being
awakens no response from within, will by and by have had their experi-
ence also, and will then join the inquirers of today who are asking not
only whether there is any advantage to come from binding an unwilling
member that can compensate for a violation of the principle of free will
to which our ritual still pays constant and impressive lip service, but
whether such a course is not one of the chief obstacles to the complete
disenthrallment of Masonry from the commercialism which environs it
and which had well nigh revolutionized it, substituting for its truly char-
itable principle of aid to the distressed according to their necessities and
the giver's abilities, the purely commercial principle which underlies the
benefit society, pure and simple.

Similarly there is an increased disposition to inquire whether it is
just, while properly excluding one from participation in the privileges of
the lodge, for which he is able to pay and will not to him and without
detriment to Masonry, to suspend him from the general rights of Masonry
for which he has given a full equivalent in fees. The progress of the
Craft towards a general consensus that for non-payment of lodge dues the
penalty should be exclusion or dropping from tlie roll and not suspension,
seems to us to be sure, although gradual, albeit in some portions of our
country yet afar off.

The subject of Masonic homes has practically passed in great meas-
ure beyond the sentimental stages — except in those jurisdictions where it
has got its first or chief impulse from the women of the Order of the
Eastern Star — and reached the stage where their building will become
more and more a matter of business consideration. It is true some very weak

APPENDIX.— PART 1.

jurisdictions have but just committed, themselves to the policy of build-
ing, and although such instances illustrate the purely sentimental phrase
of the subject, before the project can materialize those jurisdictions will
have had ample time to consider the business aspects of it, and to inquire
whether some other form of beneficence will not be more economical and for
that and many more reasons better adapted to their needs and abilities.

The "Wisconsin Plan" of Masonic relief and the subject of the en-
durance of jurisdiction over rejected material, which but a year or two
since were at the front, have dropped nearly out of sight, the former to
stay — for recent legislation forbidding the use of the Masonic names for
insurance and other business enterprises, and other signs of the times to
which we have adverted above, show that Masonry is readily emerging
from the wave of commercialism which threatened to smother it — the
latter to come again to the surface and command attention, the conditions
still existing which provoked the former discussion.

So far as the grand lodges of this, country are concerned, the Gran
Dieta Symbolica of Mexico has received its coup de grace. The reports of
Past Grand Master Hugh McCurdy, of Michigan, and Thomas B. Long,
of Indiana, the latter one of the earliest volunteer defenders of that body
in this country, have mercilessly laid bare what some of the procurers and
promoters of recognition have either ignored or studiously veiled as venial
errors and "irregularities" — the orgies of dissent, deceit and downright ly-
ing which have characterized its brief, illegitimate and unsavory existence;
and at last Past Grand Master Aldro Jenks, of Wisconsin, comes in to
show that by the new constitution recently promulgated by the gran dieta,
it has confessedly shorn Itself of the last vestige of those attributes whose
possession might permit an independent and sovereign grand lodge to
treat it as an equal.

No grand lodge that has not already done so will now accord to it
recognition, and doubtless those who have heretofore stood sponsor for it
will be most glad when its name shall have been forgotten.

We beg to thank M. W. Bro. Jesse B. Anthony, of New York, for the
use which we again make of his valuable statistics. The statistical tables
will be found succeeding our review. With grateful acknowledgments to
our gracious fellows of the guild, we tender them, as well as to the Crafts-
men of Illinois our fraternal greetings. Joseph Robbins.

Committee.

Quincy, 111., September 24, 1900.

Report

OF THE

Committee on Masonic Correspondence

1900.

JOSEPH ROBBINS.

ALABAMA 1899.

79th Annual. Montgomery. December 5.

Thirty-seven grand jurisdictions were represented, Illinois by
Wm. W. Baffin.

The grand master (B. Dudley Williams) reported the death of
W. Bro. William Story Foster, for fifteen years chairman of the
finance committee, aged 68, whose life he characterized as a bene-
diction, his death a triumph, his memory an inspiration.

Sixt3--one discussions are reported. Many are only of local in-
terest and application and others upon points usually considered
well settled, but so few masters are reading Masons that there is a
necessity for reiteration. We copy some that are of incidental or
direct interest:

I. When a member, suspended for non-payment of dues, pays all
arrearages, both those for which he was suspended, and those accru-
ing since his suspension, he thereb}- becomes reinstated without ac-
tion of the lodge.

7. It is the right and duty of a lodge to proceed against an
offending brother, a member of another lodge, living in its jurisdic-
tion, and the fact that he is a member of the grand lodge does not
alter the course of procedure.

II. An applicant for the degrees in Masonry has lost on his left
hand.the little and ring fingersincluding the metacarpal bones of those
fingers. On his right hand he has lost the distal and middle pha-
langes of the ring and middle fingers, and the distal phalanx and

10 APPENDIX. — PART I.

part of the middle phalanx of the index fing'er. He has g"ood use of
the remaining parts of his hands; would such injury disqualify himV
Held: That such deformity would not render the applicant in-
capable of practicing: and teaching the ritual of the Fraternit^^ and
that he is therefore not physically disqualified to receive the de-
grees.

13. A brother having taken the Third Degree in Masonrj' is not
required to stand an examination as to his proficiency in said degree.

14. A profane petitions the lodge of his residence to be made a
Mason and is elected. Before he has an opportunity to take the First
Degree he moves away, and for the following eight years, owing to
his various assignments, having become a Methodist minister, he
has not been able to receive the degrees in the lodge of his former
residence. He now petitions the lodge of his present residence and
the question arises as to his status, "whether or not he is the unpre-
pared or unHnished material of the lodge in which he was elected."'

Held: That he has the right to petition the lodge of his present
residence, and that the first lodge petitioned upon his application,
with a statement of the facts, should refund to him the fee accom-
panying his petition.

28. A lodge, owning only a small hall, and owing about $lr>,
which it was unable to pay, forfeits its charter. Afterwards a new
lodge is organized at the same place, coming through the action of
the grand lodge into possession of the same hall. The creditors of
the defunct lodge apply to the new lodge for payment of their ac-
counts. What course should the new lodge pursued

Held: That the new lodge should feel bound for all debts justly
incurred by the former lodge, at least to the value of said lodge
room.

30. Where there is a public installation, away from the lodge
room, it is not absolutely necessary that the charter and other
things placed in charge of the master be carried there.

34. Would a man who is on construction work on a railroad, and
who i." moving every few months on such work, from one jurisdiction
to another, be considered under the exception, as a sea-faring man,
or could we receive an application from such a man"?

Held: That he would not, provided he has a home or a place
that he considers his permanent home, and where he registers and
votes.

40. "A section in the by-laws of a lodge fixes the penalty for
drunkenness: now. under this by-law, if a brother is found guilty, or
pleads guilty to the third ofl'ense, the penalty being already fixed, all
the master can do is to declare the brother expelled without any
further vote by the lodge. Am I right"?"

Held: A lodge has no right to pass a by-law depriving its mem-
bers of a fair expression of their individual opinions or convictions
by a secret ballot.

47. A man petitions a lodge, other than that of his residence,
to be made a Mason. Question: — Can the petitioned lodge confer
the degrees without the consent of the other"? Can the lodge of
his residence refuse to petitioned lodge the right to confer said de-
grees"?

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 11

Held: No consent is necessary, unless the applicant has been re-
jected b}' the lodg'e of his residence. It is simply the duty of the
petitioned lodge to comply with section 13, article 6 of the constitu-
tion, and it is the duty of the other lodge to promptly respond to the
questions propounded.

50. A lodge willfully neglecting or persistenth- refusing to
answer the questions of article 6. section 13, when propounded by
another lodge, is guilty of a plain violation of the constitution and
is liable to having its charter arrested.

54. The presiding officer at the trial of a member of the lodge,
cannot act as counsel, either for the accused or the lodge.

57. Section 24, article 6 of the constitution, in defining the du-
ties of the worshipful master, says: "He (the W. M.) shall at the
regular communication preceding the Festival in June, cause the
secretary to write opposite the name of each member of his lodge,
suspended, when dues shall remain unpaid for two years." This leaves
the worshipful master no discretion in the matter. The order is
general and not specific, and must of necessity include himself, if he
is in the list of those in arrears.

No. 1 and No. 57 should be read together in order to get both
sides of the Alabama automatic law of suspension for non-payment
of dues, which by the inexorable march of time cuts off the rich, the
necessitous, the neglectful and unfortunate alike, and permits the
master who can neither resign nor dimit to whip the devil round the
stump by committing hari kari. The inequitable impartiality of
the law with respect to persons extends also to conditions. Its palm
is' extended for the cash whether an equivalent in the way of privi-
leges is enjoyed or not. Good standing may come and good standing
may go, but the dues, like the brook, go on forever.

With reference to the manner in which the grand master has
construed the law in No. 57, the committee on jurisprudence say:

This decision presents for our review an entirely novel question
in this grand iurisdiction and your committee are unwilling either
to concur in or dissent from the decision without an opportunity for
more full and thorough investigation. Strong reasons may be given
both for a concurrence in and a dissent from the decision. For this
reason your committee respectfully requests that this matter be left
open until the next ensuing communication for the purpose of fur-
ther investigation and report.

And so the matter waits.

No. 7 shows that Alabama is properly in line on the sound prin-
ciple that penal jurisdiction attaches to the lodge within whose ter-
ritory the offense is committed.

No. 11 properly hinges the question of physical fitness upon the
capability of the applicant to learn the art and demonstrate it, but
in a given case, unless it be one of such manifest unfitness as to make

12 APPENDIX. — PART I.

it the duty of the grand master to warn the lodge that acceptance of
the material would make it his duty to call them to account, we doubt
the wisdom of giving an opinion in such terms that it might be con-
strued as relieving the members of their share of the responsibility
in administering a law which rests upon them and the grand master
with equal force.

No. 13 we presume to rest upon the absence of anj^ requirement
in Alabama law for such examination, but we hail it with satisfaction
because there is no intimation on the part of the grand master that
there ought to be. The domain within which a Freemason is still free
from unwarrantable interference is already far too small.

Of No. ]■! the committee on jurisprudence say (with grand lodge
approval):

That while they entirely concur in the idea expressed in the de-
cision of the most worshipful grand master, No. 14, they are of opinion
that after a petition has been received and the applicant has been
elected to receive the degrees, that the lodge may, in its discretion,
return the fees to the applicant, if in the wise discretion of the lodge
receiving the fees they think it should be done. In the case stated
by the most worshipful grand master your committee is of opinion
that unless some good reason to the contrary is shown, the lodge
would, in all probability, return the fees, but we think this is a mat-
ter which the lodge, under its power to make such bj'-laws as it may
see fit not inconsistent with the constitution and edicts of this grand
lodge, has the right to control.

We have always held that the way to make intelligent and self-
reliant Masons is not to keep them in leading strings but to give
them freedom and make them feel their responsibility, and have al-
ways tried to hew as closely as possible to this line, but we were in
entire accord with the action of our grand lodge when in the absence
of any law on its statute books authorizing it to interfere, it di-
rected lodges which had enacted by-laws forfeiting to their use the
advance fees of candidates who failed to present themselves for the
degrees, to make restitution in such cases on the strength of the
moral law, holding that lodges like individuals, should eat no man's
bread for naught, that the money for which they had given no
equivalent wks not theirs.

In No. 28 the grand master again hews to the equitable line and
in this he was not gainsaid, nor was he in No. 30 or in the remainder
of the decisions copied.

No. 34 warrants the inference that in Alabama sea-faring men
with no tixed place of abode may be made Masons. There is no such
exception in the Illinois law.

Nos. 47 and 50 — which should be read together — show that there
is no territorial jurisdiction as between Alabama lodges, although.
personal jurisdiction acquired by rejection is recognized.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 13

In referringf to the dead of other jurisdictions, the grand master
notes the loss of Past Grand Master Hawley as of one of the best
and most disting'uished Masons of Illinois and elsewhere reports the
appointment of R. W. Bro. Haswell C. Clarke to succeed him as
the representative of Alabama near our grand lodge.

The grand master states regretfully that during the year the
matter of contributions towards the establishment of a Masonic
widows' and orphans" home by the grand lodge had been almost en-
tirely neglected, the amount reported being only $22.44 and makes
an earnest appeal for contributions from every lodge.

He gives considerable space to the action of the Grand Lodge of
Washington anent Negro Masonry, submitting as a part of his ad-
dress a telegraphic symposium on that subject by the grand masters
of some thirty jurisdictions in the United States. These condemnatory
telegrams were furnished him by W. Bro. S. M. Irwin, master of
Arcana Lodge No. 87, at Seattle, who asked grand masters opposed
to Negro Masonry to join in bringing telegraphic pressure to bear
on his grand lodge, and who is manifestly of the opinion that the
printing and distribution of these dispatches by him among its mem-
bers had great effect towards inducing it to rescind its former action.

Grand Master Williams said he had received no official notice
of such action, but the committee on correspondence seems to have
been more fortunate as the chairman of that committee made a
special report on the subject. This report does not appear in print un-
less the special report of Brother Kuykendall to the Grand Lodge
of Wyoming, reprinted by Brother Titcomb in his general review, be
the one referred to. However this may be, the subject was sent to a
special committee, who report in substance that the action of Wash-
ington in rescinding the action complained of was insufficient be-
cause the declaration which accompanied its act of rescission showed
that it had not also given up its opinions, and on their recommenda-
tion the following was adopted:

Besolved, 1st. That, in view of existing conditions, this grand
lodge, ''does not see its way clear" to revoke, at this time, its action
in withdrawing fraternal relations with the Grand Lodge of the
State of Washington.

2. That reaffirming our former action in this behalf we desire
the Grand Lodge of Washington and all other grand bodies to dis-
tinctly understand that we sincerely desire to preserve and perpetu-
ate fraternal relations with them all, and to this end are read}- at
any future time to rescind our action with reference to the Grand
Lodge of Washington whenever we can do so without a sacrifice of a
principle which we deem essential to the purity of our order, and to
the protection and preservation of true Masonic principles, usages
and landmarks.

14 APPENDIX. — PART I.

We are at loss to know whether the following from the docket of
the appeal committee reflects a peculiarity of the Alabama law or
only a vagary of the appellate judges, who in effect assume that
while they have jurisdiction to try the whole case they can only de-
termine one side of it.

It does not appear that any Masonic offense has been committed,
and if the appeal had been taken by the accused your committee are
of the opinion that the conviction should have been set aside. The
appeal, however, being taken by Brother Armstrong, who complains,
we presume, of the lightness of the punishment inflicted, we recom-
mend that the appeal be dismissed, and the action of Headland
Lodge be affirmed.

The grand lodge granted four charters and continued three
lodges under dispensation; negatived an attempt to cut down the
salary of the grand secretary to 11,500; ordered a revision of its
edicts; conferred the title of honorary grand master upon James M.
Brundige, past junior grand warden, grand lecturer for fifty years,
and now on account of age and feebleness absent from its annual
communication for the first time in that long period; sent loving and
encouraging greeting to Past Grand Master Henry H. Brown, ab-
sent on account of illness; invited correspondence with neighboring
grand lodges looking to the rubbing out of state lines for the conven-
ience of petitioners to border lodges, and anent the decision of Grand
Master Bilbro. in 1898. that "one engaged in the business of retail-
ing vinous, spirituous and malt liquors ought not while so engaged
to be made a Mason," wisely determined to leave the matter to the
members of the lodges, it not being within the power of the grand
lodge to impose upon the candidate other qualifications than those
imposed by its own constitution without an amendment of that in-
strument, and it might as wisely have added that it is not within
the power of that body, by constitutional declaration or otherwise,
to add to or change the terms of the qualifications irrevocably fixed
by the law of Masonry.

Dr. B. Dudley Williams, of Oxford, grand master; H. Clay
Armstrong, Montgomery, grand secretary, were re-elected.

The report on correspondence (208 pp.) the second by Bro. Wm.
Y. Titcomb. reviews the proceedings of fifty-five grand lodges, Illi-
nois not of the number. Probably our proceedings were received too
late for notice.

Brother Titcomb has given himself a little more freedom this year
and has thus improved upon his first report, which was more than
creditable.

His strong common sense is shown by his accord with the adverse
judgment of the Grand Lodge of Colorado, led by the jurisprudence

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 15

committee reversing- the decision of the g;rand master that it is not
proper for a lodge at a regular communication, to close on the Third
Degree and resume labor on one of the preceding degrees. O/ their
own practice he sa3's:

As far back as 1853 it was the practice, we remember, to open up.
and close down. In the jurisdiction of Alabama it is held now that
the lodge may be opened and closed on the Third Degree; when there
is no business in the other degrees.

We know of no subject upon which more nonsense has been utter-
ed and written than this step ladder business. When the lodge is
closed it is closed, no matter what degrees are theoretically left
open. The whole matter is one which should be left to the discre-
tion of the master, who should be governed by the needs and con-
venience of the members and the demands of the business and the
work in hand.

Brother TiTCOMB welcomes the general recognition of the Grand
Lodge of New Zealand, thinks an exchange of representatives with
£g3-pt eminently proper for American grand lodges, but wants to be
better posted about the Grand Orient of Belgium before commit-
ting himself. If he knows something about the National Grand
Lodge of Egypt that we do not we should be glad to be let in on the
ground floor. We have tried long, earnestly, but vainl}- to learn
something of the genesis of a majority of the lodges composing it-
As for the Mexican gran dieta he thinks the Alabama attitude of
masterly inactivity is for the present the wise one, although of
something resembling it in this country, a general or sovereign
grand lodge as proposed by the grand master of Wyoming, he
hastens to sa}':

"Not an}', if you please."

He holds it to be unwise to attempt to lay down a cast iron rule as
to the burial of suicides, but that lodges should decide each case ac-
cording to the circumstances; seems to be on the fence as to the
question of one ballot or three for the degrees, but discloses the fact
that Alabama is among those who have departed from the old prac-
tice and ballots on each degree; is shocked because an atheist — who
must have become a convert to atheism after he was made — wishing
to sever his connection with Masonry was permitted to dimit, but
shows his general breadth of views on the question of dimission in
the following:

With us here in Alabama, a member of the lodge asking a dimit,
is entitled to the same, if he is in good standing and has paid up his
dues. He is not subject to any questioning as to his purpose in seek-
ing a dimit. If the dimit is refused, the member asking it (or any
other member of the lodge) has a right to demand that charges be
preferred against the member wishing to withdraw. The lodge is a

16 APPENDIX. — PART I.

voluntary association, not a place of confinement, a stockade. We
do not wish to have unwilling members. In our opinion, it impairs
the dignity of our Fraternity to refuse to let those go, who do not
wish to stay.

Alabama and Illinois are in accord in principle on this subject,
but with us the application lies over until the next stated meeting,
giving an opportunity to bring charges if there is anything wrong,
and then no charges appearing and the applicant being clear of the
books the dimit issues as a matter of right without a vote. Brother
Titcomb's personal views, so succinctly and forcibly stated, exactly
r eflect our own.

ARIZONA 1899.

18th Annual. Tucson. November 14.

The Arizona proceedings are adorned with a fine half-tone por-
trait of the retiring grand master, Anthony A. Johns. Neither the
face nor the garb is Mussleman, but on the left lapel of the occi-
dental coat appears the scimitar and crescent of the oriental empire
which lags superfluous on the European side of the Black sea.

Twenty-three members of the diplomatic corps were present, the
representative of Illinois not among them. Eight of these were past
grand masters.

Grand Master Johns reported a decision, among others, that a
man with one foot off above the ankle, but who used a wooden foot
and was but slightly, apparently, crippled, was not eligible for Ma-
sonry. This was elicited by the inquiry of a past grand master, who
said that though he was not in perfect accord with the "perfect
man" ruling, he did not feel warranted in accepting the petition
without the grand master's sanction!

Another decision is embraced in the following:

" 'A candidate for the Second and Third Degrees of Masonry, who
has received the First Degree in a foreign countr}', asks a waiver of
jurisdiction from his lodge in the old country, with a view of becom-
ing a member of this lodge, if found worthy, and have the Second and
Third Degrees conferred by this lodge: the lodge from which he asks
this waiver of jurisdiction ballots upon each degree separately. Now,
the question arises, has he to be in the jurisdiction of the grand lodge
of this territory twelve months before his petition for the second and
third can be acted upon, and the degrees conferred if found worthy'?'

"To this question I answer: 'Yes. The candidate must reside in
this jurisdiction twelve months, as laid down in the constitution of
the M. W. Grand Lodge of Arizona, before your lodge can regularly
ballot on his petition.' "

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 17

We presunie this decision is purely technical, turning- on the
language of the constitution, whose framers may or may not have
had in mind a petitioner who was already a Mason. The require-
ment of a twelve-months' residence is for the protection of the
Fraternity, and the avouchment for a man's good character by a lodge
is worth as much in the case of an Entered Apprentice or a Fellow
Craft as in the case of one of its Master Masons who could affiliate in
his new home without delay.

This question was asked the grand master:

"Question. Is the trial of a brother for unmasonic conduct strictly
private, or can any member of the lodge attend?"

One who did not know that Arizona had taken the adjudication
of complaints out of the hands of the lodge, where the law of Ma-
sonry puts it, might well think that the wits of the inquirer — one of
the grand officers — were slipping. We are gratified to find that the
grand master decided that so much of the rights of the members were
left to them that they might be permitted to attend the trial, but we
predict that this will be reversed. It having been denied that they
are the proper and competent judges of all such controversies, it is
onl}' a question of time when from this denial will spring the doctrine
that the}^ are not competent to attend the trial of them. Indeed the
fact that the question was asked indicates that such a determination
is already sprouting.

The grand master reported the receipt of a circular from the
Grand Lodge of Washington relative to the action of that grand
lodge in reference to Negro Masonr}', and also of one "from what
appeared to be the opposition" asking him to wire a protest to that
grand lodge. These he answered by referring to the action of Ari-
zona at the preceding annual.

He says:

The Grand Lodge of Washington spent considerable time in dis-
cussion of the affair, and, from the reports I have seen of its proceed-
ings, I judge it had changed materially its point of view. Grand Mas-
ter Upton, however, writes me as follows: "At its last communica-
tion, the Grand Lodge of Washington made no change in its position,
but it greatly modified its language, in the hope that no excuse may
longer exist for misunderstanding us, or meddling with our affairs." If
this is the case, I suggest that we oblige them by letting the matter
alone.

The committee on address, however, thought the matter should
be inquired into, and sent it to the committee on correspondence with
the expressed hope of a full report next year.

"He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith." Nobody can
touch the moribund nondescript known as th%Gran Dieta Symbolica

18 APPENDIX. — PART I.

of Mexico without being queered b3^ it. Grand Master Johns' ad-
dress affords one illustration of this and the proceedings furnish an-
other. The boundary between Arizona and the Mexican State of So-
nora runs through the city of Nogales. Nogales Lodge No. 11, of No-
gales, Arizona, complained to Grand Master Johns that some months
earlier they granted to Mexican Masons of Nogales, Sonora, the use of
their lodge room for the purpose of organizing Ermilio G. Canton
Lodge under the jurisdiction of the gran dieta. Some two weeks later
the Mexicans again requested the use of the room, claiming that they
had not perfected their organization. The courtesjr was again ex-
tended and at this second meeting they initiated three Entered Ap-
prentices (all of the masculine gender), Americans and residents of
Nogales, Arizona, one of whom had been blackballed by Nogales Lodge
(Arizona) two or three months before. When this came to light fur-
ther use of the lodge room was refused on these grounds (as stated by
the complainants):

First. That they had no right to meet as Masons within this
jurisdiction, without a charter from the Grand Lodge of Arizona,
and, if that theory be true, they would be clandestine Masons; and

Secondly. That they had no right to confer the degrees upon
persons living within the jurisdiction of Arizona, without obtaining a
waiver from us.

After the Mexicans had secured quarters on their own side of the
boundary they proceeded to pass and raise the three persons above
mentioned. Nogales Lodge took the matter up with E. Pelaez (who
was then in their city,) who forwarded their statement of facts to
the gran dieta, whereupon that body ordered that the person refer-
red to as having been blackballed, to be suspended. Upon this state
of facts the complainants go on to say:

"Now, therefore, we most earnest!}^ beseech you to take up the
matter with the Gran Dieta Symbolica, through our representative,
Bro. E. Pelaez, of Guaynoas, Sonora. Mexico, to the end that the
jurisdictional lines may be preserved and clearly defined, and that
these three persons, above mentioned, be expelled from the Nogales,
Sonora Lodge, as, otherwise, we will soon have knocking at our doors,
demanding admission as Masons, men whom we do not believe are, or
can be made into, good Masons."

In reply Grand Master Johns wrote to Nogales Lodge No. 11, as
follows:

•'Worshipful Sirs and Brethren: In reply to your letter of
September 18th, in which you state cause of complaint against 'Er-
milion G. Canton' Lodge, of Nogales, Sonora, I will respectfully say
that -Nogales' Lodge No. 11, had no right, knowingh', to allow 'Er-
milio G. Canton' Lodge to meet in their hall, and it is certainly not
m}^ business to state to the Gran Dieta Symbolica of Sonora who it
shall make Masons, and I do not feel warranted in interfering.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 19

"If your lodg-e has any grounds for preferring charges against
'Ermilio G. Canton' Lodge, or any of the members of that lodge,
you can send the charges through me to the Gran Dicta Symbolica,
and the whole matter can be referred to some other lodge for trial.

"I presume that you will not allow 'Ermilio G. Canton' Lodge
to again meet in your hall, and strongly advise you not to do so."

The other illustration springs also primarily from Nogales. Broth-
er Bachelier went to the assistance of Bro. John Roberts, then city
marshal of Nogales, who was being set upon and beaten while at-
tempting to arrest some parties who had begun a fight near the inter-
national line. One of the parties to the melee, a Mexican, broke
away and ran in the direction of Bachelier's approach when the
latter seized him and he fell with his body partly across the Mexican
line. This was in July 1893. Charge was filed against Bachelier by
the Mexican authorities of having violated their law by arresting a
Mexican citizen on Mexican soil and forcing him into the United
States. Since that time, the charge being still pending, as he
avers in his memorial, Bachelier has been deterred from crossing
the line, to the great detriment of his business, and he and his family
suffer thereby, as ever}" malicious person can speak of him as a viola-
tor of the law. As it has never been substantiated that the party ar-
rested by Bro. ROBERTS with his aid, was at that time in Mexico,
Brother BACHELIER thinks this cloud has rested long enough on him-
self and family, but as no one can lift it but the Mexican authorities
he asks the interposition of the grand lodge in his behalf.

This memorial is supplemented by the report of a special com-
mittee of Xogales Lodge No. 11, asking the same thing. The papers
were sent to the committee on correspondence, whose recommenda-
tion as follows was adopted:

We would recommend that a full statement of the facts, with
copies of all pertinent documents, be prepared by the grand secre-
tary and forwarded through the proper channels to the Gran Dieta
Symbolica de los Estados Unidos Mexicana, respectfulh' requesting
that grand body to consider the same, and, if deemed advisable by
them, that they solicit relief at the hands of the national authorities
of the Republic of Mexico.

It is due to Past Grand Master Goldwater — the balance wheel
of Arizona Masonry — chairman of the committee, to say that he was
absent. We have faith to believe that had he been present, or any
other brother of like experience as a reviewer and consequently in
touch with Masonic opinion throughout the country, this scandal
might have been avoided. It is nothing less than scandalous that
Masonry should attempt to sway the course of governments or courts
in this or any other country. But use dulls the keen edge of sensi-
bility and the contact of Southern Arizona Masons with the half fra-
ternal, two-thirds political s^^stem in Mexico, which the Grand Lodge

20 APPENDIX. — PART I,

of Arizona has recognized as Masonry, may partially explain if it
does not excuse this action. The Masonic world has seen how the
wiseacres of jurisdictions, not in territorial contact with Mexico,
some of them venerable with years and inclined to claim the right of
leadership for their wisdom or on account of the size of their grand
lodges, have become queered by their entanglement with the alleged
Masonry of Mexico until they unblushingly give as a reason for bol-
stering up the gran dieta, that it will be a beneficlent makeweight in
the politics of that republic!

Arizona is right up against the concrete thing, its Masons in daily
contact with the constituents of the gran dieta, and the closer the
contact with pitch the greater the defilement.

Nothing could more strongly demonstrate than this action, the
wisdom and timeliness of the grand master's suggestion that the
grand lodge should make provision for again printing the reports of
the committee on correspondence.- ''It is the only way," he says, "by
which the members of this jurisdiction can form any adequate idea
of the fraternal intercourse one enjoys with other jurisdictions as
well as to form intelligent views on the great questions with which
all Masons should be acquainted."

Besides its routine business the grand lodge listened to an in-
structive oration by Bro. Chas. D. Belden, and selected Phoenix for
its next place of meeting.

William Francis Nichols, of Willcox, who served in the grand
east in 1896, was elected grand master; George J. Roskruge, Tuscon,
re-elected grand secretary.

There is no report on correspondence.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 21

BRITISH COLUMBIA, 1899.

28th annual. Kamtoops. June 22.

Eleven grand jurisdictions were represented at the opening of the
grand lodge. Illinois not among them.

The grand master (David Wilson) made touching allusion to the
dead of the jurisdiction. Two of the deceased were members of the
grand lodge. Past Masters Benjamin Springer and A. G. M. Spragg.

The Grand Lodge of Peru having reversed the decree of its for-
mer grand master. Christian Dam, removing the Bible from the altar,
he had taken it upon himself to assure the new grand master of Peru
of the continuance of friendly intercourse between the two grand
bodies. British Columbia had taken no steps to disrupt these friendly
relations, its executive, as he says, not seeming to have been aware
of the radical change in the landmarks contemplated by Brother Dam.

British Columbia having recognized the Peruvian body as Ma-
sonic, Grand Master Wilson is to be commended for his fertility of
resource in seizing a tardy opportunity to get the orthodoxy of his
grand lodge on record.

The one other matter of interest under the head of foreign rela-
tions was of course the action of the Grand Lodge of Washington
concerning Negro Masonry, and the precipitate hold-up of that juris-
diction b}^ a large number of American grand lodges. He sa3's:

It may be well to remember that the grand bodies which have
either severed fraternal relations with the Grand Lodge of Washing-
ton or threaten to do so, have in many instances within their own
jurisdictions colored lodges which have never been recognized. Now
according to the doctrine of "Exclusive and Supreme Territorial
Jurisdiction'" (an exclusivel}' "American" doctrine, not a landmark),
the adoption by the Washington grand lodge of the report mentioned
above is regarded chiefly as an unwarranted invasion of territorial
jurisdiction and, therefore, worthy of severe condemnation.

Some very harsh language has been used in describing the action
of our neighboring grand lodge, but I am unable to see that any land-
mark of the order has been broken in the course pursued, although
one may well doubt its propriety- under all the circumstances.

In view of the facts brought out in the following he is of the
opinion that the list of grand representatives near their grand lodges
should be revised:

Under this head I may be permitted to remark that of late years
doubt has been expressed by various grand bodies as to the value of
the representative system, and that in some jurisdictions, its aboli-

22 APPENDIX.— PART I.

tion has in consequence been determined upon. That such a system
is correct in principle and tends to proirote yood, no one can reason-
ably deny, but it is difficult to perceive just wherein its practical
value lies when representatives near grand lodges continue year
after year to demonstrate by their absence from grand lodge how
lightl}' they value their commissions. In fact, there are on our list
the names of many brethren who have not, for some years at least,
been present at a single meeting of this grand lodge to prove that
the}^ have not entirely forgotten the names of the jurisdictions they
are commissioned to represent. In the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia
an effort has been recently made to overcome a similar difficulty by
the passage of a resolution declaring that those representatives who
fail to attend grand lodge for three years shall forfeit their appoint-
ments.

The grand master's view is the obvious one, at first glance, but
there are two sides to this question. There are Masons in many juris-
dictions— and we presume British Columbia is not among the excep-
tions— whose names any grand lodge might be proud to have on its
representative list; prouder as each year goes by after the men who
bear them have grown too old and feeble to bear the heat and burden
of the day, and grateful for each added minute which continues a
connection reflecting so much honor upon the body represented.

We would not for a moment be understood as imputing to Grand
Master Wilson any desire of seeing these veterans to whom the Craft
owes so much shorn of the honors they have won — for in the better
days of the representative system these positions were won.

It is true that our remarks were suggested by reflection upon the
increasingly prevailing disposition to regard these positions as per-
quisites of the grand master to whose grand lodge the represetatives
are accredited, which each ''revision" tends to strengthen; but they
are nevertheless wholly impersonal and designed only for general ap-
plication.

In speaking of dispensations the grand master quotes a definition
wKich for its clearness is worth repeating:

Among the powers of the grand master is that of '"granting such
dispensations as may be applied for in accordance with the law of
grand lodge." Now. I understand that among Masonic writers, the
word "dispensation" is used in two senses. "In one sense, a dispensa-
tion is a permission to do an act which the law says shall not be done
without permission. In the other it is a warrant importing to author-
ize the doing of an act which the law says shall not be done at all — ■
in other words, a dispensing with the law."

With this foundation he continues:

It would thus appear that under our constitution, section 47 (part
of which is quoted in the first sentence of the preceding paragraph),
dispensations of the second class are unlawful in this jurisdiction.
That such dispensations are ever issued is undoubtedly due to the er-
roneous conception by a grand master that there is inherent in his

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 23

office— independent of the constitution— power to dispense with the
law. Indeed, I fear that at the outset of m}' own career, a similar con-
ception of my power led to the unintentional commission of an error,
which was not. however, altoj^ether without what might be regarded
as good and sufficient reason for the action taken.

Here the grand master raises anew the old question as to what is
"the law," and ranges himself with the modern school of Masonic
thinkers who practically assume that there are no paramount consti-
tutions of Masonry which the makers of grand lodge constitutions
are bound to respect. There is scarcely a grand lodge in existence
working under a constitution that does not expressly recognize the
limitation of the law making power of that body by the landmarks of
the institution. Yejb several of these, constitutions assume the right
to dispense with the dispensing power of the grand master, in the
face of the fact that its recognition b}^ the old regulations as resid-
ing in his person and office — a recognition practically coeval with the
grand lodge system— and its general and for the most part unques-
tioned exercise down to the present time, leaves no doubt that it was
regarded as a jDart of the body of Masonry which no man or body of
men can lawfully mutilate.

Of the two decisions reported by the grand master one was on the
conditions under which the right of visit might be exercised by stran-
gers for whom no avoucher may be present. In reaching his conclu-
sion, after quoting the sections of their constitution applicable to
the subject, he saj's:

To these must be added the pledge which the master makes at
his installation: '"You promise that no visitor shall be received into
your lodge without due examination and producing proper vouchers
of his having been initiated in a regular lodge." (Ancient Charges.)

In detailing the necessary steps preliminary to visiting, he points
out that the visitor must first produce his grand lodge certificate or
other proper voucher of his initiation in a regular lodge as required
by the Ancient Charges, together with satisfactory evidence of his
present good standing as required by their constitution. Then may
follow the strict trial, or due examination of the Ancient Charges,
which if satisfactory warrants the committee of examination in
avouching for him and the master in receiving him as a visitor. After
quoting a strong statement of the reasons for these steps, he adds:

The inevitable conclusion is that the secrets without the accred-
iting pajjers, or the papers without the secrets, fail to prove the right
to visit a lodge; both are clearly requisite.

In tliis country of hurry and fondness for short cuts, where it is
the boast of Masons that they ''travel on their knowledge." grand
lodge certificates find small favor and but few of our grand lodges
prescribe and supply them: and the only "voucher"' required of the vis-

24 APPENDIX.— PART 1.

itor for the lawfulness — not the fact — of his making, or, in other words,
of his having been initiated in a regular lodge, is the test declaration
of the examination room. The same shift has to answer also for the
evidence of his present good standing.

We infer that the same condition has existed to some extent
among our brethren across the border, as the grand master's exposi-
tion of the law was called out by the fact that one of their lodges
(Vancouver-Quadra No. 2) had been criticised for refusing to admit
to examination strange brethren "who were unable to produce satis-
factory (or any) vouchers of initiation and good standing." If other
masters also had paid enough attention to the XVth of the Installa-
tion Charges to realize what it really required of them, he of Van-
couver-Quadra seems to have been the only one to act accordingly.
He deserves the thanks of the Craft everywhere for making occasion
for the grand master's clear and timely exposition of the subject, and
for leading the latter in a direction which enabled him to discover —
what he did not seem able to see when treating of the dispensing
power — that modern written constitutions do not always fully reflect
the powers and responsibilities lodged in the masters and grand mas-
ters who administer them.

The grand lodge sensibly decided that it would no longer make
proven proficiency in the Third Degree a condition of acquiring mem-
bership in a lodge, but still retains in its law a provision (likely to be-
come a dead letter) that every brother shall prove such proficiency
as soon as possible after raising; attended service at St. Paul's
church where the grand chaplain Irvine preached an eloquent ser-
mon, and decided to meet next year at Vancouver.

R. Eden Walker, of New Westminster, was elected grand mas-
ter; Walter .J. Quinlan, Nelson, re-elected grand secretary.

The report on correspondence (226 pp.) is again by Bro. W. A.
DeWolf Smith. "Good wine needs no bush," but the best of wine
grows better with age. This is Brother Smith's third report. The
sterling qualities have been present in all, but this has more "bou-
quet" because he has given his ready hand more freedom, and his self-
confessed liability to give a head a crack whenever he sees it
"sticking out" becomes more apparent.

Illinois for 1898 fares generously both in space (six pages) and
treatment. The accustomed presence of their representative, the
veteran Loyal L. Munn, is noted; the address of Grand Master CoOK
epitomized; the interest and ability of Past Grand Master Smith's
oration recognized, and our legislation noticed. Not having our code
before him he falls into the same error that we have noticed in the
reports of others, in the first part of the following:

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 25

An amendment to the by-laws was adopted making- the non-pay-
ment of dues a AJa&onic offense, and prohibiting the creation of life
members.

The amendment did not define the offense of non-pa3'ment of dues,
but injected the prohibition of life membership into a section which
already — more's the pity! — declared the non-payment of dues "an in-
fraction of Masonic law and a violation of Masonic covenant." He
compliments the Illinois report on correspondence as being interest-
ing, but joins in the common criticism that its topical construction
makes it difficult to give a digest of it. He quotes from it on various
subjects on which we are probably, and in some cases certainly in ac-
cord, and gives the substance of our classification of recognizable and
unrecognizable g^overning bodies.

Brother Smith correctly says that it is a well recognized princi-
ple of Masonic jurisprudence that a member holding a dimit can ap-
ply for membership in the lodge of his choice, wherever it may be,
and might have added that in the rare instances where it has been
questioned the denial has been cast up by the wave of commercialism
which has brought upon the Fraternity so much drastic but impotent
legislation on the allied subjects of non-affiliation and non-payment of
dues: asks in view of the expressed readiness of California to take the
Hawaiian lodges under its wing, why these lodges do not form an inde-
pendent grand lodge — a question that is doubtless also prophecy if the
lodges are sufficient in number: inveighs against legislation designed
to hold unwilling members in an institution which at its very thresh-
old they were taught was a voluntary one. and cannot look upon a
non-affiliate as a Masonic criminal, to be excommunicated with bell,
book and candle, and buried without benefit of clergy; thinks the
ballot box is a sufficient safeguard against the admission of undesir-
able material, whether saloon-keepers or others, with which thinking
we agree, but — and we presume he will also agree with us — the quiet,
efficient black ball cannot be seen of men like the printed text on our
phylacteries: agrees with a reviewer v/ho thinks the proving of a
grand master b}^ examination on the occasion of his official visit to a
lodge was improper, and that his dignity and power were not recog-
nized, whereas it seems to us that in the absence of any one who
could vouch for him and the lodge was willing- to admit him without
knowing him to be a Mason, his dignity and power would be best hon-
ored, and the equal fealty to the law of Masonry required of all Ma-
sons by their primary engagements best demonstrated by requiring
such an examination: thinks it is pushing the physical perfection
theory a little beyond the utmost limit when the terms in which its
requirements are stated would exclude a man with strabismus asthma,
or a bald head, and is struck with the unanimity with which grand
masters condemn the practice of granting dispensations for confer-

26 APPEMDIX.— PART I.

ring degrees out of time, and the like, and yet almost invariably
issue them when asked.

There are emergencies in which dispensations for conferring de-
grees out of time are proper and the grand master need otl'er no
apolog}' for issuing them, but the experience of Illinois shows that
they are often sought for mere convenience. Since our law has re-
quired a fee of twenty dollars for a dispensation to authorize a ballot
upon a petition for the degrees or to confer the degree of Entered
Apprentice in less than lawful time, it is almost never asked for.
And it is surprising what an incentive to studious application is the
escaping of the fee of five dollars for authority to confer the Second
or Third Degree out of time. Beyond the provision that no candidate
shall receive more than one degree on the same day there is nothing
in our law to prevent a candidate who is proficient from advancing
at the convenience of the lodge; but it is rare that he is in such a
hurry to get away that he cannot wait to acquire the requisite
knowledge.

Brother Smith's comments on the action of Washington touching
Negro Masonry and the resulting negrophobic crusade, are along the
same lines as those of Grand Master Wilson, the first utterance of
British Columbia on the question. Brother Smith copies the Wash-
ington report (1898) on the subject, our comments thereon, and the
reports and action of Massachusetts and Kentucky, and says:

For ourselves, we think it is a matter for the Grand Lodge of
Washington alone. We do not see the expediency of their action, as
in these latitudes at all events, there are no difficulties in the way of
a negro, or a man of any other color, gaining admission to Masonic
lodges if he can comply with the necessary' requirements. There is
absolutely no need in Washington for two grand lodges, and we think
their action extremely ill advised. If, as their petition stated, these
persons were "true, tried and trusty Masons, having been regularly
initiated, passed and raised," they should have had no trouble in being
"brought into communication with" the '"members of the Craft in
this state." They should have, like any other visiting brother, ap-
plied for a committee of examination from one of the lodges, when,
if they could prove their proficiency and no objections were raised,
their '•Communication with * * * the members of the Craft in"'
the state would naturally follow. Their unwillingness to adopt this
course appears to us to be a confession of the weakness of their posi-
tion.

At the same time we think that the Grand Lodge of Washington
has a perfect right to recognize another grand lodge if they want to.
They have violated no landmark that we are aware of. The doctrine
of state sovereignty is a purely American doctrine, and is not one of
the fundamental principles of the institution. It may be advisable,
but that is all. Neither do we see that any harm is being done to
other grand lodges. There is no necessity for any other grand lodge
to recognize any negro grand lodge because Washington has done so.
There is no obligation on the part of British Columbia to recognize

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 27

Mexican Masonry because Texas does so, nor is there any talk of
withidrawing recognition from those grand Uidges which have recog-
nized Mexican Masonry because of their action in that respect.

The Grand Lodge of Mississippi goes just a step further than any
of the rest in declaring that it regards the state of Washington as
unoccupied territory in which any grand lodge may charter lodges
with impunity. Not to mention the position in which this action
places those grand lodges which have not suspended fraternal rela-
tions with Washington, it will be interesting to watch what will hap-
pen should some grand lodge — Mississippi for instance — charter
lodges in that state. There is no doubt that most, at any rate, of the
grand lodges which have declared non-intercourse with Washington
will be very ready to resume fraternal intercourse with that grand
lodge when the cause of offense is removed, then what will be the
status of the lodge or lodges chartered by other grand lodges?
And in what position will the grand lodge which charters them find
itself after having chartered lodges in a state recognized by other
grand lodges as already occupiedV

The right of every grand lodge to manage its own affairs in its
own way is universally conceded, and it seems to us to be the height
of inconsistency to start with the premises that "Every grand lodge is
sovereign within its own limits, and has an inalienable right to deter-
mine the status and legality of every Mason and Masonic body" exist-
ing in its jurisdiction, and then deny the Grand Lodge of Washington
the right to do this very thing because it does not happen to decide
in accordance with the views of its critics.

Nor do we believe that "its decision is binding upon every Mason
and Masonic body wheresoever situated," as claimed by the jurispru-
dence committee of Mississippi. As said before, we are under no obli-
gation to recognize the gran dieta because some others have done so,
nor do we feel the necessity of recognizing "negro Masons claiming
their Masonic descent from Prince Hall Lodge" because Washington
deems them worthy of recognition.

Of non-affiliation he well says:

We do not believe that because a brother sees fit to withdraw
from active connection with his lodge, he is therefore to be "regarded
as a Masonic nondescript," and unworthy of any "consideration at
the hands of affiliated members." On the contrary; the brother
joined the institution of his own free will, and if he sees fit to leave
it in the same way it is no one's loss but his own. He certainly loses
certain privileges connected with lodge membership, but his rights
as a member of the great Fraternity of Freemasons are not contin-
gent upon membership in the lodge.

Brother Smith thinks army lodges are a mistake, regards cipher
rituals as unnecessary and a violation of covenants, and correctly
says that the healing process is applicable only to Masons irregularly
made in a regular lodge, a clandestine bod}- being incapable of con-
ferring any Masonic status whatever.

We have felt it a duty to our readers to summarize Brother
Smith's views on prominent topics, because his work first came under
review at a time when the topical, form of our report gave us no op-
portunity to jio so.

28 APPENDIX. — PART I.

CALIFORNIA J 899.

50th Annual. San Francisco. October 10.

The representative of Illinois was not among the thirty-nine
members of the diplomatic corps in attendance.

The grand master (Frank M. Angelotti) announced the death
of Theodore Guevera Cockrill, who was senior grand warden in

1868.

The address from the grand east stamps its author as a man with
a clear head and a warm heart, and fully merits the appreciative
words of the committee on address:

The multiplicity of topics therein alluded to, and the able man-
ner in which they have been treated, bear witness to the zeal and
fidelity with which your grand master has discharged the onerous
duties of the honorable position in this grand lodge to which your
suffrages one year ago unanimously elevated him.

The grand master says of the grand representative system that
any visible evidence of the tie that binds us together makes our rela-
tions seem a little closer, and is therefore to be desired. His observ-
ant eye had noticed that it had not been the practice in California to
note in the record' the presence of these representatives, and to his
suggestion we owe the fact that for the first time we have not this
year had to hunt through the report of the committee on credentials
to find whether the representative of Illinois was present, marveling
the while at such an omission in the traditionally perfect record
which that jurisdiction puts up.

The following emphasizes the evidence in which the whole ad-
dress abounds, that sensationalism is not a marked trait of Brother
Angelotti's character.

While believing that the action of the Grand Lodge of Washing-
ton was, in effect, an invasion of the jurisdiction of this grand lodge
and of all other jurisdictions wherein existed a so-called Negro or
African Grand Lodge, which, if persisted in, must ultimate!}' lead to
a severance of the fraternal relations that have always existed be-
tween the Masons of Washington and California. I felt confident that
mature reflection would convince our Washington brethren of the
fallacy of their position, and lead them, as true and loyal Masons, to
reconsider their action. I therefore deemed it inexpedient on my part
to take any immediate action in the matter, beyond addressing the
M. W. grand master of that jurisdiction, in reph' to a communication
received from him, with a brief statement of my views as to certain
phases of the question at issue, with an expression of my hope that
our sister grand lodge would, at its next annual communication, re-
consider its action.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 29

The letter referred to, while reflecting firmlj' the views above
expressed, is temperate and fraternal in tone, in striking and pleas-
ing contrast to many of the utterances evoked by the action of Wash-
ington. This letter furnishes much of the material of the length}^
report of the jurisprudence committee especially emphasizing the
fact that California has never made any distinction on account of
race or color, and the doctrine of one grand lodge only in a jurisdic-
tion and closing with these resolutions which were adopted:

Resolved, That this grand lodge endorses the action of our M. W.
grand master in the communication sent by him to the M. W. Grand
Master of Washington, and we hereby reaffirm our adhesion to the
so-called "American doctrine of exclusive territorial jurisdiction;"
that we hold as clandestine all so-called Masonic lodges found within
the boundar}' of this state which did not receive their charters or
dispensations from this grand lodge.

Besolred, That it is the settled Masonic law of this jurisdiction that
all American Masonic lodges must receive their charters or dispensa-
tions from American Masonic jurisdictions, and not from any foreign
jurisdiction.

It ma}' be that what the committee had in mind in stating the
doctrine enunciated in the second resolution, is the settled law of
California, but if it means something more than that a lodge must
receive its dispensation or charter from the grand lodge rightfully
existing and therefore entitled to exclusive jurisdiction within the
boundaries of the autonomous territory wherein the lodge is located
— if it means also that a lodge located in open American territory
must necessarily derive its authority from some grand lodge in the
United States in order to receive recognition as a lawful lodge, then
the assertion that it is well settled law is open to question even as
respects California. At all events we do not recall that California
questioned the regularity of Northern Light Lodge at Fort Garry
(now Winfiipeg.) or the right of the Grand Lodge of Minnesota to
plant it there, as she would have questioned had the act of crossing
an international boundary into open territory been considered wrong
in principle. So far as we know such international crossing into open
territory has nowhere been held to be an infraction of any establish-
ed principle of Masonic jurisprudence. It was nowhere questioned in
the Minnesota case so far as we can recall, and we don't know who
would question it in an equivalent case were the boot on the other
foot and some one of the Dominion grand lodges, British Columbia
for instance, should plant lodges in Alaska or Hawaii.

The grand master found a report that a member of one of the
lodges working in the French language possessed three complete ex-
positions of the work of the First Degree which were used b}- him in
instructing candidates, to be well founded. He says:

30 APPENDIX. — PART I.

The writing's had been made by the brother in whose possession they
were, more than twenty-five years ago, hy order of the then master of
the lodge, for the use of candidates, and had been used solei}- for that
purpose. The master who made this order died several j-ears ago,
and the brother, who had prepared the writings under such order,
and in whose possession they were, did not realize that he had com-
mitted a grave offense. The writings were at once destroyed, and
being thoroughly satisfied from the assurances received that there
would be no further violation in this regard. I concluded that it was
not necessary to proceed further in the matter.

Another lodge working in the same language was also in posses-
sion of written expositions which were used by the officers in the ren-
dition of the work. These were, on demand, surrendered and de-
str03-ed, and the lodge guaranteed that there would be no further
violations in this regard.

In reporting his decisions he thoughtfully says:

While much time and labor have been expended in examining the
questions presented and in answering the inquiries made, I am not
disposed to complain of the tendency on the part of the officers of
lodges to refer matters, concerning which their is any doubt in their
minds, to the grand master for adjudication. I realize, too, that
ver}' often a simple question becomes apparently so complicated by
reason of the interests involved, that it is conducive to the peace and
harmony of a lodge to have the ruling of the grand master thereon.

Following are some of the forty decisions reported:

1. The widow of a Mason, who was in good standing at the time
of his death, is entitled to all necessary assistance so long as she re-
mains his widow,

5. One who has been elected to receive the degrees in a lodge
and receives the E. A. Degree, and then refuses to proceed further, is
not entitled to have returned to him any portion of the fee for the de-
grees paid by him at the time of application.

10. It is settled law in this jurisdiction that a dispensation
should not be granted to a lodge, authorizing the lodge to appear in
public in regalia for the purpose of attending divine service.

12. A lodge may conduct the funeral service prescribed by our
ritual over the remains of a deceased brother, although cremation of
the remains is to follow.

IT. A lodge has no right to use an}- of its funds for the payment
of hall rent for a Chapter of the Eastern Star.

22. When a member suspended for non-payment of dues, who has
neglected for the period of two 3'ears to pa^' said dues, or have the same
remitted bj- his lodge, for the purpose of restoring himself to standing
pays the amount necessary to restore him under section 11, article 3,
part IIT. of the constitution, and presents his petition for restora-
tion, and the lodge denies such petition, it should return to the ap-
plicant the money so paid by him.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 81

36. In the absence of the master and both wardens of a lodge,
the lodge cannot be opened.

40. A Master Mason's daughter, who is the wife of one not a
Mason, and whose husband has deserted her, leaving her in need, is,
as the daughter of a Master Mason, entitled to relief at the hands of
Masons.

On the ground that the lodge stands ready to give the brother the
remaining degrees and thus fulfill its part of the contract. No. 5 seems
equitable; yet there are circumstances when it would not be so. For
instance we were cognizant of a case where a gentleman was so dis-
gusted with the boorishness of the parties he first met in the ante-
room that he never advanced beyond the Entered Apprentice Degree.
He had paid for that degree only; had he paid for all, as is often re-
quired, he should have had the lion's share refunded. No. 10 is to be
commended for the double reason that ostentatious church-going is
as liable to the suspicion of being an advertising function with a
lodge as with an individual, and no Mason should be compelled to par-
ticipate in any occasion not strictly Masonic by even so much of
duress as a vote of his lodge to attend carries with it. No. 12 is in-
teresting and timely because it reverses the pioneer decision of a
California grand master to the contrary.

If No. 17 is correct and we do not question its soundness, it equal-
ly follows that it has no right to use its funds for furnishing, heat-
ing and lighting a hall for a such chapter, as it does when it permits
such bodies to occupj' its own hall, rent free.

No. 22 reflects a still surviving sense of fair play unlooked for in a
jurisdiction that has gone to such extremes of legislation against the
twin sinners, non-affiliates and non-payers of dues.

Add to No. 36 the words, "except b}' the grand master or his
special deputy" and you have the Illinois law. Nos. 1 and 40 should
be read together. The implication of the first is' that if the widow
marries again, she is no longer entitled to relief. Yet one can con-
ceive of cases of such unfortunate remarriages that where a Mason
was called upon to decide as to his duty when confronted with dis-
tress, he might find the question one of conscience rather than law.
Of the Masonic Home the grand master says:

During the month of July, I visited and made an inspection of the
Home. I found nothing to criticise and everything to commend in
the management of the institution, and it was very clear, from the
conditions there existing, that the trustees, and those immediately in
charge, had succeeded in making the place a "Home" in the fullest
sense of the word for those who had already been received. The Home
is now an established institution, and whatever differences of opinion
may have existed regarding it in the past, there can be no question
as to our present duty to make provision for its government and

32 APPENDIX.— PART I.

maintenance. The burden of supporting' it will necessarily for
some time to come, bear heavily upon the lodges, and it is most im-
portant that as economical methods shall prevail in the manage-
ment of the institution as are compatible with the purposes for
which it was established.

The grand lodge levied a per capita tax of eight and one-third cents
per month ($1 per year) on the lodges for the maintenance of the
Home.

At last our California brethren have discovered that in their
legislation against non-affiliation they had' given the fraternal
thumbscrew one turn too many. Of the last twist, given in 1898, the
grand master says:

The amendment was hastily drawn and adopted, and its effect
was not fully appreciated until it had taken effect at the close of our
last annual communication.

In addition to the fact that, by its terms, all those whose dimits
were more than six months old and who had neglected for six months
to apply for membership in some lodge in the state were, without
notice, deprived of the right lio again place themselves in standing as
Masons without the unanimous consent of the lodge to which they
might appljs the policy and justice of which may well be doubted, a
careful examination of the amendment will develop the fact that if
such a Mason once applies for membership in a lodge and is rejected,
and through oversight or for any reason neglects to again apply
within six months from the date of rejection, he is forever placed be-
yond the pale of redemption. He cannot again apply for member-
ship, no way is provided by which the grand lodge may act, and so
far as I can see, he is in a worse position with regard to Masonry
than he would have been if he had never been made a Mason. I can-
not believe that this was the intention of the framers of the amend-
ment or of this grand lodge, and yet it seems to me that no other
construction can be placed upon the language used.

He presented an amendment to the constitution, which was aft-
erwards adopted, relaxing somewhat the iron rule. It gives the non-
affiliate two years instead of six months within which to make the at-
tempt to affiliate that can alone save him from being divested of his
good standing. It will still remain true, however, that eternal vigil-
ance is the price of life to the Masonic drone in California — unless he
belongs to a lodge and pays dues.

The grand master regarded the interpretation given to the law
regarding physical fitness too rigorous and suggested whether it would
not be better to require simply that the candidate be so constituted,
physically, as to be able to conform literally to what the several de-
grees respectively require of him (the Illinois law). The committee
on address expressed their full concurrence in these views and sent
the subject to the committee on jurisprudence, but we have been un-
able to find' any report thereon.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 33

The San Francisco board of relief reported seven cases from
Illinois aided to the amount of S97.45, the Los Angeles board six cases,
S106.T5; the Sacramento board nine cases, S135; the Stockton board,
two cases, $2; the Oakland board one case, $22.50. The Stockton
board reports among- moneys refunded, SI from Illinois, and among
amounts due from other jurisdictions -M. 50.

A case before the committee on grievances discloses the fact
that the trial of offenses by commissioners instead of the lodge does
not always justify the claim of the supporters of the system, that it
secures a more intelligent and discriminating administration of the
law and a closer adherence to the forms prescribed by it. A brother
charged with having been convicted of embezzlement and thereupon
confined in the penitentiary, was tried by commissioners, pleaded
guilt}', was thereupon found guilty and expelled by them. The re-
view of the transcript of the trial-record showed as many and as
grave errors of procedure and omission as can be found in the average
record of lodge trials. On account of them the grand lodge felt com-
pelled to set aside the judgment, but holding that his confession of
guilt warranted the verdict, expelled him over again, and he now has
the satifaction of knowing that he was fired secundem artem.

The walking delegate made his appearance in the grand lodge
with a memorial setting forth that various Masonic bodies, tenants
of the Masonic Temple and stockholders in the Masonic Hall Associa-
tion (San Francisco), to whom it appeared that the janitor and as-
sistants appointed by the board of directors were not Master Masons,
had failed — through a committee appointed for that purpose — to se-
cure favorable action upon their request that the board should em-
ploy onl}^ Master Masons in the capacity of janitors and assistants in
any and all work in and about the temple, and culminating in the fol-
lowing resolution:

Resolved, That a special committee of three be appointed b}- the
M. W. grand master to ascertain the Masonic standing of the em-
ployees of the Masonic Hall Association at San Francisco, and to re-
port to this body before the close of this session.

The matter went to the law committee and there seems to have
got lost in the shuffle as no report was made and it was not mentioned
among the matters that went over to their successors.

The grand lodge chartered four new lodges; made the customary
adequate provision for the comfort of a past grand master aged and
poor: listened to a brilliant oration by Grand Orator Carroll Cook
— Masonic, unique and interesting; appropriated $5,850 to four
boards of relief: presented a five hundred dollar clock to Bro. Jacob
H. Neff, who resigned from the chairmanship of the committee on

34 APPENDIX. — PART I.

finance after a service of thirty years on that committee and of
thirty-nine in the grand lodg-e: gave the jurisprudence committee a
3'ear to consider a proposed amendment forbidding the lodges to re-
ceive petitions from persons engaged in selling intoxicating liquors,
and concurred in their recommendation that the following be not
adopted:

"None but members in good standing shall be entitled to vote at
an election, and none but those in good standing, whose dues are paid,
shall be eligible to office in the lodge."

Charles L. Patton, (Claus Spreckles Building), was elected
grand master: George Johnson re-elected grand secretary, both of
San Francisco.

The report on correspondence (118 pp.) is again by Past Grand
Master William Abraham Davies (we give his full name to atone
for our bad proofreading which permitted the printer to make the
initial of his middle name "D" last year) who compresses a great
amount of perfect work into his comprehensive pages of line print,
something over three of which he gives to Illinois for 1898.

There is nothing small about Brother Davies when he deals with
Illinois. He credits us with ten past grand masters present instead
of seven as we count them in the early forenoon.

He recognizes in the subject of Grand Master Cook's tribute to
Past Master Charles Webster Day, deceased, a brother of their
Franklin Henry Day, a leading veteran among the Masonic lights
of California, He copies the grand master's answer to the question,
"What is the 'short form' of work?" modeled on the famous chapter
in Irish history, headed "The Snakes of Ireland" and entitled to
be called the Short Form of Answer: "There is no Short Form of
work." He also reproduces the conclusions of our report on govern-
ing bodies, recognizable and otherwise, and the record of the action
had thereon.

Past Grand Master Smith's oration is characterized as excellent
and the Illinois report on correspondence comes in for generous com-
pliment.

He credits us with the first definite charge that he has noticed
against the Scottish Rite as being of the peace disturbing category.
We fancy that with his knowledge of what has transpired in several
of the American provinces of the Holy Empire since the "Massachu-
setts Departure,'' he must have often wondered why somebody didn't
put into definite words what so many felt to be true. In this connec-
tion he kindly copies our bill of particulars.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 85

Of another matter he says:

Brother Robbins seems to look kindly upon the acts of the Grand
Lodpe of Washington. '-The courag-eous and generous Masons of
Washington.'" So generous that, in preparing for the recognition of
clandestine Masonry, they cleared the way by repealing section 676
of their code, declaring irregular the Grand Lodge of Hamburg and
severing all relations with that body, as also section 677, declaring
non-intercourse with the Grand Orient of Prance.

In commenting upon the acts of the Grand Lodge of Hamburg,
Brother Robbins says: "The Grand Lodge of Hamburg has made its
own place so far as this country is concerned, and there should be al-
lowed to remain."

And yet he has "sincere congratulations" for the action of the
generous'Masons of Washington. What does he mean? We shall see.

We don't know why he says "And yef— after he had just demon-
strated what we did not mean, by quoting our sufficient remark about
the Grand Lodge of Hamburg. Manifestly our sincere congratula-
tions were not elicited by the repeal of section 676 (since re-enacted)
of the Washington code. As he is already in possession of our report
for 1899, it is not necessary to answer his question here.

Brother Davies can readily understand why a lodge at labor
should be called off for the purpose of partaking of refreshment, or
for taking a rest, but not why it should be called off to Masonic w^ork
— burials, placing cornerstones, dedications, etc., and the generally
prevailing contrary practice shows that a vast majority of Masons
share his obtuseness; ventures the opinion that the next time the
Maine overture for limiting the effect of a rejection to five years
comes before the Grand Lodge of Delaware (where it failed) it will
pass: correctly holds— with practically universal concurrence — that
while residence is a prerequisite for the degrees, citizenship is not: is
in accord with the views of Brother Morgan (Tennessee) respect-
ing the topical plan of report, that "it not only doubles the work of
the reviewer, but also that of the reader;" says of the Tennessee law
and practice which in the absence of the master and wardens and all
the past masters gives the senior member present the power to pre"
side, with all the rights of a regularly installed master, that to his
personal knowledge it reflects the usage prevailing in central New
York fifty years ago: and in reply to Brother Hedge's suggestion,
((.pnqyos, of the California custom of inviting the retiring grand mas-
ter to sit for his portrait, that it would be a better policy to abolish
the "Grand Painter" and substitute for his work a fine steel engrav-
ing in the journal of the proceedings, discloses the fact that for
more than forty years Bro. Stephen W. Shaw, now in the eighties,
has painted the portraits of the grand masters, heads of other govern-
ing bodies and of other bodies in San Francisco, until the portrait

36 APPENDIX. — PART I.

gallery contains two hundred and fifty-six oil painting's that will com-
pare favorably with the work of any artist •'from the 'Passama-
quoddy to the Philippines.' "

Under Michig-an he copies the following from the remarks of Bro.
F. P. K. Oldfield — he could carry more names before his common
sense in the other end of the scales would kick the beam — in the dis-
cussion of proposed legislation on non-affiliation:

"I believe this constant harping on the string of non-affiliation
makes the Fraternity ridiculous, and lowers it in the eyes of its mem-
bers and the profanes. I wish we might never hear again in Michi-
gan of the evil of non-affiliation. It is not an evil. It would be better
if there were not the slightest restriction upon it: then we would
know who our members are, in spirit as well as in form. We would be
a smaller body, but a more compact one. Are we really not stronger
in Michigan with the 30,000 members than we would be if we had 38.-
000. if only the 30.000 did the work, attend the meetings, bring in the
petitions, realize that they are Masons and make the world realize it
and realize that it must be a good thing."

This elicits no comment be^'ond the statement that other views
prevailed, but when he .gets down to Wisconsin and strikes the in-
dignant declaration that no more unfair or unmasonic measure could
be adopted regarding non-affiliates than the California legislation of
1898, he talks to some purpose and shows that his thought has gone
down to the root of the matter:

We will have no words with you on that sort of legislation.
Brother Jenks. We are not in harmony with those who would add to
the annoyance of non-affiliates. We would much rather reduce the
number of the army by sweeping the return road clear of all incum-
brances. No affiliation fee should be required, and we hope to live to
see its universal abolition. Such legislation as you quote. Brother
Jenks, is not the work of experienced Masons; it's an offshoot of other
societies.

Brother Davies improves many opportunities to say harsh things
about the Grand Lodge of Washington and to indulge in personalities
that we could wish he had left unsaid, but in his ''conclusion" he
closes his reference to the present status of the matter with the in-
vocation— ''Let us have peace."

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CANADA, IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO, 1899.

44th Annual. Ottawa. July 19.

The whole Masonic world will be grateful to the Grand Lodge of
Canada for beginning the publication of a portrait gallery. The
journal of the proceedings before us contains the portraits of five
grand masters whose names are like household words, whose faces
are those of the strong men who guided the grand lodge in its early
days— Col. W. M. Wilson. T. D. Harington, W. B. Simpson, A. A.
Stevenson and James Seymour, whose administrations cover the
period from its organization in 18.55 down to 1871.

The grand lodge was welcomed to the capital by the mayor, in a
written address, and after the opening this was supplemented by an-
other signed by the deputj' of the Ottawa district and by the masters
of the local lodges. Eight past grand masters were present and
thirty-four grand jurisdictions were represented in the diplomatic
corps. The modern idea that the chief use of this corps is to furnish
places for as many ambitious brethren as possible has penetrated the
Canadian grand east, as the grand master thus demonstrates:

I desire to draw the attention of grand lodge to the fact that
some of the brethren act as grand representative of more than one
grand lodge. As we have several distinguished brethren who desire
the honor of representing a grand lodge, there can certainly be no
valid reason advanced why a brother should be permitted to retain
the representation of more than one grand lodge. I contend that
several of these positions should now be declared vacant and filled by
new appointments, so that no brother shall hold more than one ap-
pointment. I desire an expression of opinion from grand lodge on
this subject.

The board of general purposes reporting on the address (with the
concurrence of the grand lodge) confess to sympathy with the grand
master's view, but take a creditably conservative view of the situa-
tion:

The board concur with the grand master in his regret respecting
the representation of foreign grand lodges near our grand lodge.
It would be well that these honors should be distributed, but a foreign
grand lodge has the right to select its own representative, and though
this is usually done on the recommendation of our grand master,
it is difficult to see how this right could be properly interfered with.

Several grand lodges on this side of the border have not permit-
ted any weak consideration for the rights of other grand lodges to
control either the personnel of their diplomatic service or the time of
changing it.

38 APPENDIX. --PART I.

The grand master (E. T. Malone) announced the death of two
past grand senior wardens, John Wilson and Francis Richardson.
The former attained his rank in the Grand Lodge of Canada, the
latter in the Provincial Grand Lodge under the Grand Lodge of
England, of which he was also provincial grand secretary. He was
grand secretary' of the Ancient Grand Lodge of Canada, prior to its
amalgamation with the Grand Lodge of Canada in which he became
the first district deputy for the Toronto district. He died at the ripe
age of eighty-five. Also deceased were the grand registrar, L. A.
Conger; District Deputy W. L. Hamilton, and two past district
deputies, G. H. F. Dartnell and Wm. Waddington.

There is, happily, no commercial ring in the remarks of the grand
master about non-payment of dues and non-affiliation:

Inability to pay dues should never forfeit the right to member-
ship and fellowship. Our charity should begin at home, and with our
poor brethren. Place them in good standing on your books, and al-
low their earnings to go to their wives and children for bread. The
lodge is the place for such a brother; he needs our assistance and ad-
vice, and we need him so as to remind us of our obligations. Don't
forget the unaffiliated, as according to one of our periodicals, "He
is a Mason, and barring some little pique or petty fault, is worthy of
membership. Let your heart go out to him in a brotherly way and
ask him to come back to the fold. Masonry needs all worthy Masons
and all Masons need Masonry. We cannot live unto ourselves, nor
can we die unto ourselves We must not be selfish; we must be broad
and liberal."

The board of general purposes fear that a reader of the grand
master's address not acquainted with their law on this subject, might
infer that undue hardship was exercised towards brethren in default,
and say that in view of the power of the lodges to remit the dues of
those who are too poor to pay, the fault must surely be with the de-
faulting brother, and add:

A man who is able to pay his dues and does not pay them says in
the most distinct way that he thinks the advantages not worth the
money they cost. Pity or compassion is due to such a man only for
his sad state of indifference.

This looks plausible at first glance, but it does not touch the
most serious aspect of the question, where suspension for non-pay-
ment of dues means suspension from all Masonic rights. To prove
that it is equitable to suspend a brother from the enjoyment of lodge
privileges which he will not pay for, does not demonstrate the equity
of depriving him of the Masonic rights which he has paid for.

The grand master congratulates the Craft of the Dominion upon
the completion of the "History of Freemasonry in Canada," by Past
Grand Master J. Ross Robertson, and quotes Bro. W. J. Hughan,
who says of it: ''This history has no equal of the class either as re-

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spects its magnitude, its ori<rinalit}', its interest and attractiveness,
its literar}' skill or its conspicuous success."

Referring: to the Grand Lodge of Washington and the strained
relations of that body with other grand lodges, he prints his repl}' to
Grand Master Upton's letter asking for his opinion and fraternal
counsel. He deplores the action of Washington: indicates the posi-
tion likely to be taken by his grand lodge and discloses his own opin-
ion by citing the refusal of Canada, in 1871. to affiliate lodges holding
warrants from a colored grand lodge in New York, because, being in
friendly relations and communication with the Grand Lodge of New
York, she could not recognize any other body claiming to be a grand
lodge in that jurisdiction, or any body assuming to derive its author-
ity from such unrecognized body, and says he would gladly welcome a
reconsideration of the subject by the Grand Lodge of Washington.
This having followed, he refers in closing the incident to the report
of the committee who handled it:

The report is temperate in language and reflects great credit on
the illustrious brethren who formed the committee. Suffice it to say
that the clauses or resolutions embodied in the original report which
have been so strongly objected to by the various sister grand lodges
are now repealed and fraternal greetings are sent to all the brethren
throughout the world. We join with them in the prayer, '"May
brother]}- love prevail and every moral and Masonic virtue cement
us."" I trust that the grand lodges which have withdrawn fraternal
intercourse will now renew it.

While he had given a great number of rulings he only reported
five upon which he desired an expression of opinion. All were ap-
proved; two of them we copy:

4. I decided that the word "freeborn"' in our ceremonies does not
exclude '•illegitimate persons:" that the expression should be con-
fined to "slaves,"' as the benefits of Freemasonry were not intended
to be extended to those who were so shackled as to be unable to exer-
cise freedom and independence.

5. I decided that the loss of a thumb and first finger of left hand
does not debar a person from becoming a Mason.

He submitted the invitation of the Grand Lodge of Virginia to
attend the centenary of the death of Washington, without recom-
mendation; the grand lodge decided on a deputation to consist of the
grand master and grand secretary.

The reports of the district deputy grand masters constitute the
bulk of the journal of proceedings, and reflect with their customary
thoroughness the condition of the Craft.

The grand lodge chartered two new lodges: received and acknowl-
edged the gift of three gavels from the Royal Solomon Mother Lodge
No. 293. Jerusalem (which, notwithstanding its name, is one of its

40 APPENDIX. — PART I.

daughter lodges); signalized the completion of twenty-five 3^ear9 of
service as grand secretary by Bro. J. J. Mason, by appointing a com-
mittee to select and present to him a token of appreciation: amended
its constitution to provide that no public procession in Masonic cloth-
ing (Masonic funerals excepted) shall be allowed on any pretense
without the permission of the grand master or the district deputy,
and to require that the proceedings of any procession — funerals in-
cluded— attended by the brethren, be reported to the grand master
and to the district deputj-; further, to provide that the grand secre-
tarj' summon ever\' brother reported and recommended for expulsion
to appear before the appeal committee at the grand communication
when action is due; and fixed upon London as its next place of
meeting.

E. T. Malone, of Toronto, grand master; J. J. Mason, Hamilton,
grand secretar}', were re-elected.

The report on correspondence (111 pp.) is again by Past Grand
Master Henry Robertson, and in his best style. Nearly four pages
are devoted to Illinois for 1898, including a page from Past Grand
Master Smith's "most eloquent and instructive oration," which he
truly says should be taken in full to be satisfactoril}^ appreciated.
He also reproduces the concluding portion of our special report on
the status of governing bodies, and notes its adoption. He thinks
the paragraphs given will be found of great benefit and use for ref-
erence.

Referring to our general report, he can hardly say that its topical
form is any improvement on the old style. He likes best the review
of each jurisdiction by itself. His selection for reproduction is from
the conclusion of our remarks on Negro Masonry-.

As usual Brother Robertson permits himself only scant}- expres-
sion of his own opinions on matters passing under review, for which
we are all losers. He has decided convictions that all Negro Masonry
in this country is clandestine and irregular, and that this is practically
true may be admitted without smirching its original regularity, be-
fore the development of the now accepted doctrine of exclusive juris-
diction. We feel quite sure that it is no fault of his that the following
is not as true as he must have thought it, to have written it:

The question of color does not enter into the discussion at all, it
being universalh' admitted that neither race nor color will debar an
applicant from initiation into the mysteries of the Craft.

It is true that one of the good results that have come out of this
latest discussion of the problem is the contributions from some un-
looked-for quarters towards the universality of the admission that
neither race nor color will debar an applicant from initiation into

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the mysteries of the Craft; but the discussion has also disclosed the
fact that in some jurisdictions neither the prejudice of race nor color
has been thought sufficient to secure the Fraternity from the intru-
sion of the negro in spite of the ballot and positive enactments in
the written, and interpolations in the unwritten law have been
invoked as additional barriers. It is barely thirty years since the
'•Black Laws'' were swept from the Illinois regulations, which forbade
the admission of a negro or mulatto either as a member or visitor,
and that without reference to whether he was lawfully made or not!
"We know of no colored man who since that time has ventured to try
to run the gauntlet of race and color prejudice on a ballot in an Illi-
nois lodge; but we do know that every man, white or black, has stood
equal before our law.

Under Maine he thus states his views on territorial and personal
jurisdiction:

Our law is that ''no person shall be made a Mason unless he ha&
resided one year in the jurisdiction of the lodge to which he seeks ad-
mission, or produces a certificate of character from the lodge nearest
to the place of his previous residence,"' and that no petition from a
rejected candidate can be received within twelve months from the
date of such rejection. We have had this law for a long time and it
has alwa3's worked well. We have never heard of any difficulty aris-
ing from the one-year limit being too short a time to arrive at a cor-
rect knowledge of the character of an applicant. Rejections are not
by any means always evidences of demerit, and if any bad material
had been admitted in that way it would certainly have been made
manifest during the long series of years in which that has been our
practice. The conclusion would seem to be that a longer period than
one year is unnecessary.

Under Nebraska he says:

He decided that a man who is on a saloon petition is not a fit man
to be made a Mason, and also that it is unmasonic for a Mason to sign
a saloon petition. We presume that these decisions are in logical
sequence with their previous action on the liquor question, but they
carry the interference with the liberty of the subject to a further
extent than has hitherto been done, and here it would be deemed en-
tirely unwarrantable.

Anent a decision that a lodge could suspend a brother who asks in
open lodge to be suspended because he is unable to pay his dues, he
says that sooner than have had the reputation of procuring such a
ruling he would have passed around the hat and placed the brother
in good standing. We suspect, however, from our knowledge of
Brother Robertson, both through his writings and by personal con-
tact, that generous action on his part in such a case would be prompted
chiefly by a nobler impulse than a fear of what Mrs. Grundy would be
warranted in saying.

42 APPENDIX. — PART I.

COLORADO, J 899.

39th Annual. Denver. September 19.

The Colorado gallery this year contains a half-tone portrait of
the retiring grand master, Horace T. DeLong, and steel engravings
of Past Grand Masters Henry M. Teller and Harper M. Orahood.
Both the latter were former residents of Illinois, and Brother Teller
was made a Mason in Dunlap Lodge No. 321, at Morrison.

The diplomatic corps was out in great force, no fewer than forty-
eight grand jurisdictions being represented, Illinois — and also Minne-
sota—by Past Grand Master Teller.

Seventeen other past grand masters graced the occasion, among
them Bro. H. P. H. Bromwell, an actual past grand master of Illi-
nois and honorary past grand master of Colorado.

There are no idle moments in the Grand Lodge of Colorado; when-
ever there is a lull in the business of the session they call on Brother
Bromwell or Brother Teller for a speech. This year both paid
the customary tithe.

Grand Master DeLong announced the death of three past grand
masters, Oren H. Henry, aged 56; George Edward Wyman, 51; and
Byron L. Carr, 58; and of Past Deputy Grand Master Francis L.
Childs, 74. Brethren Henry and Childs were natives of Vermont;
Brother Wyman of England, and Brother Carr of New Hampshire.
Also deceased was Capt. John S. Stewart, past master of Pueblo
Lodge No. 17, killed in action near Manila, of whose life history or
death no further details were given.

Brother Carr was formerly a member of Waukegan Lodge No. 78,
at Waukegan, Illinois, where he passed four years of his life, one year
as principal of the high school and three years as superintendent of
schools of Lake county. He served in New Hampshire regiments dur-
ing the Civil War, and lost his right arm at Appomattox.

The grand master stated that the problem of physical qualifica-
tions had been more prolific of inquiries than any other one subject.
His one decision or answer given alike to all inquiries shows that he
realized that the grand master should not even seem to relieve in any
degree the responsibility which rests upon each individual brother of
administering upon his conscience, according to his enlightenment,
the law which rests equally upon the grand master and the brother in
the ranks. Calling their attention to the law of Masonry, reproduced

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in their by-law, tliat a candidate must have "no maim or defect in
his body that may render him incapable of learning- the art and be-
coming perfect in the work," and to the twenty-one approved deci-
sions growing" out of it, he recommended that both by-law and
decisions be read in open lodge prior to the ballot. "With this en-
lightenment," he says, ''let the brethren cast their ballots for the
good of Masonry and we can well afford to risk the results."

This wise course commended itself to the jurisprudence commit-
tee, who, however, improved upon it, and point out that the by-law
referred to and one of the approved decisions (No. 148) afford the
requisite enlightenment for the lodges and members, and the grand
lodge concurred. No. 148 is as follows:

While it be eminently proper that subordinate lodges determine
the eligibility for the degrees of candidates, that they must never-
theless always be governed by the spirit of the law, which provides
"that he must not be incapable of learning the art and becoming
perfect in the work."

The two chief reasons why grand masters should avoid as far as
possible making specific decisions as to physical fitness for the de-
grees, are that one class of inquirers need to be taught that the law,
being fundamental, cannot be set aside by the grand master; and
that the other class who do not need to be taught this ought to be
discouraged from straining the law to its utmost tension by his refus-
ing to indicate the precise limit to which they can go before he
would consider it his duty to call them to account for its violation.
In other words, it inculcates the idea that if there is a real question,
the Masonic conscience should require that Masonry be given the
benefit of the doubt.

We find that the grand master did make one exception to the rule
he laid down for himself, in deciding that "a petitioner who has one
leg not to exceed one and a half inches shorter than the other is
eligible to be made a Mason."

Other decisions of general or curious interest are as follows:

2. When a lodge confers one or more degrees at the request and
on behalf of another lodge, it is not entitled as a matter of right to
demand any part of the fees.

4. Dimits, to be legal, must be under the seal of the lodge issuing
them.

6. Receiving a petition for initiation and reading it in open lodge
is acting upon it within the meaning of bj'-law No. £5. This is pro-
hibited until the petitioner shall have resided within the jurisdiction
of the lodge at least twelve months.

7. Smoking during lodge session is not contrary to any written
law, but it violates the spirit and teachings of Masonry, as well as all
the rules of etiquette and propriety, and no master ought to permit it.

APPENDIX. — PART I.

8. A suspended brother, whether for non-payment of dues or any
other cause, is not entitled to Masonic burial, as a matter of riofht.
This matter is similar to the provision made b}' decision No. 35, and
the same course should be pursued as there recommended.

9. Every lodtre must vote on its own candidates. Lodge B may,
on request of Lodg'e A, post a brother on any degree, examine him at
a regular communication and spread the ballot on his proficiency;
then Lodge A, alter receiving the report of Lodge B, will, if the're-
port be favorable, spread the ballot as usual on the brother's petition
for advancement. If he is elected. Lodge A may then request Lodge
B to confer for it the next degree.

11. A petitioner who has paid his fee, been elected to receive the
first degree, moved from the state and four years later returned to
the jurisdiction of the same lodge, has forfeited his monej' and all
rights under his election. The lodge ma}', however, immediately re-
ceive from him a new petition, and if he is again elected the lodge
may, by vote, restore to his credit the money forfeited.

13. A lodge ought not to pay the nurse, doctor and drug bills of a
brother able to meet his own obligations. Masonry is not a benefit
organization. We are banded together to help the needy, not for
each to claim every possible benefit for himself.

15. An offer to waive jurisdiction, provided the usual fees are paid
to the lodge offering to grant the waiver, is unmasonic. Waivers
should always be granted in the interest of Masonry, and not for a
mercenary consideration.

18. The inspection of the ballot box bj' the senior and junior war-
dens prior to the casting of the ballot is very desirable, but not essen-
tial to the validity of the ballot.

The committee on jurisprudence recommended the following
modification of No. 4. but the grand lodge sustained the grand master:

Dimits should be under the seal of the lodge issuing them, but the
seal is not actually essential. The fact of dimission may be shown by
dimit or other evidence which is satisfactory to the lodge receiving
the same.

We think both were right. The rule that a regular dimit should
bear the seal of the lodge is so well settled that to relax it would sub-
ject the instrument to suspicion in every other jurisdiction; while the
contention of the committee that the fact of dimission may be shown
by other evidence than by a regular dimit, satisfactory to the lodge
receiving the same, is a well established rule in most jurisdictions,
either by enactment, as in Illinois, or by approved decisions of the-
law committee or the grand master.

No. 6 passed muster without question or explanation, but if our
understanding of the general practice is correct, it is misleading.
We think the general understanding is that "receiving" a petition
is an active procedure on the part of the lodge, quite distinct from
passively listening to its presentation. Having ascertained from the

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reading of the petition that it may properly be entertained, the lodge
then decides whether it shall be received and referred. Should its
reading disclose the fact that the petitioner is ineligible, from lack
of residence qualification or otherwise, it will not be received but
will be returned to him.

Respecting No. 7 the committee say — the grand lodge concurring:

We are of the opinion that this should be in the nature of advice
to masters in the government of their lodges, rather than the subject
of a decision by the grand master.

When we spoke of a decision being of startling interest we had in
mind No. 8, which, if we understand it correctly, concedes the right
of a lodge to accord Masonic burial to a brother under that kind of
suspension which, while it continues, deprives him of all Masonic
rights and forbids all Masonic recognition as effectually as expulsion.
The decision referred to is as follows:

35. Masonic Burial of Non- Affiliates. — A lodge requested to act
should use its discretion according to the circumstances. The non-
atttliate, possessing no inherent right to the service of the lodge, the
favorable disposition of the brethren should be suDstantially unani-
mous, of which the master should be satisfied by ballot or otherwise.
Strong objections by members to ttie burial of a non-affiliate should
not be lightly waived.

If our construction is right the Colorado doctrine would seem to
be that death wipes out the score and reinstates the brother in his
Masonic character, a doctrine infused with a spirit which we could
not find it in our heart to condemn.

No. 8 illustrates the tribulations and circumlocutions which afflict
those jurisdictions that have adopted the modern system of a ballot
for each degree. This consideration does not, however, touch the
question as to who should determine the question of proficiency, upon
which the committee locked horns with the gFand master and were
worsted. Their rejected criticism is as follows:

In reference to decision No. 9: In our opinion Lodge B has no
right or authority to spread the ballot on the proficiency of a brother
examined, and we therefore disapprove of so much of this decision as
is contained in the following words: '"And spread the ballot on his
proficiency."

They were more fortunate — and justly so — in their opinion that
the petitioner referred to in No. 11 is not entitled to at once send in
his petition upon his return. Having lost his residence he must first
regain it. We are sorry to see that they agreed with the grand mas-
ter that he had forfeited his money, as well as his rights under his
election, and in the light of this, grateful that they also agreed with
him that if again elected, the lodge might vote to restore to his credit
his money the use of which they would then have had for five years.

46 APPENDIX. — PART I-

No. 13 is timely and in every way to be commended; and the same
is true of No. 15, which is in accord with Illinois precedents.

No. 18 leads us to wonder whether the practice of submitting the
ballot box to the inspection of the wardens prior to the ballot, pre-
vails to any considerable extent. We have never seen it done.

A by-law adopted in 1886 says: "All Masons are fraternally ad-
vised to refrain from engaging in the liquor traffic," and of this the
grand master says:

It seems to me that advice has now been given long enough. Per-
mit me, therefore, to recommend that said by-law now be made man-
datory, and that all Masons be prohibited from engaging in the liquor
traffic.

But the grand lodge endorsed this view taken by the jurispru-
dence committee:

Touching the recommendation of the grand master that by-law
No. 125 be amended so as to become more mandatory in its character,
we are of the opinion that the law upon this subject is sufficiently
clear in its meaning and well understood by our members, and that its
salutary influence is being felt year by year. We recommend that it
be continued without further legislation upon this subject at this time.

Among the recommendations of the grand master was one that a
cut of the incoming grand master and one or more past grand masters
be published each year in the proceedings, and its first fruits are
seen in the volume before us.

The grand lodge listened to an oration by Grand Orator .James R.
KiLLiAN, on "The Potency of Masonic Ideals in the Exaltation of
Character," lofty in tone, apt in illustration, and then girded up its
loins and under the lead of the jurisprudence committee proceeded to
review the action of the grand master (and to approve the same) in
granting some dispensations and refusing others, in the face of a con-
stitutional provision that "the granting and rejecting of all petitions
for dispensations shall be solely within the province of the grand
master;" adopted a plan for the consolidation of lodges by a majority
vote, but with a proviso that if seven or more votes are against the
proposition in either lodge it shall be lost, the vote to be taken by
ayes and noes and entered on the minutes, a plan which incidentally
nullifies the principle that a member can exclude a distasteful peti-
tioner for affiliation with him by the ballot, leaving him the only
alternative of getting six other members to act with him on an open
vote; wrestled with the subject of ritual and invoked the development
of a power behind the throne greater than the throne if not greater
than itself, by providing for a board of three custodians of the work,
appointed by the grand master, with a three years tenure of office,
one retiring each year, but not subject to removal or control by the

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appointing' power. The following shows the scope of their powers, and
also indicates the location of the meal bag in which the cat is to be
securely kept:

And their decisions on all questions of interpretation of the ritual
shall be final and not subject to alteration or review, except by the
grand lodge. They shall keep a record of their proceedings and rul-
ings hereunder, which shall be deposited in the office of the grand
secretary and subject to examination in that officer's presence, and
they shall make an annual report to this grand lodge, through the
grand lecturer, of their doings.

The gra.nd lodge also chartered three new lodges and continued
one under dispensation; took from the lodges the right to provide by
by-law the time that must elapse between a rejection and another
application for the degrees and fixed the period at six months, and,
mindful of its parental relation to the Washington centennial me-
morial, appropriated $1,000 towards the expenses of the Virginia
committee of arrangements and an additional amount sufficient to
cover the expenses of three representatives to Mount Vernon.

Alphonse a. Burnand, of Leadville, was elected grand master;
Ed. C. Parmelee, Denver (Masonic Temple), re-elected grand secre-
tary.

The report on correspondence (278 pp.) is as usual the work of
Past Grand Master Lawrence N. Greenleaf. Its authorship is a
g"uarantee that its interest never flags. Five and a half pages are
given to Illinois for 1898. He quotes the opening and closing of Grand
Master Cook's address, and also from his remarks on spectaculariz-
ing the ceremonies, and touches briefly other prominent features.

Past Grand Master Smith's oration is characterized as a grand
and inspiring effort, reflecting great credit upon himself and upon
our grand lodge.

He judges that lodge trials must be expensive aiTairs in Illinois,
which is too true, but to generalize from a single case like that in
Tyrian Lodge is somewhat misleading". However, we think the suf-
ferers who sat through twelve nights earned the ice cream and cigars
which they finally had to pay for themselves.

He copies the conclusion of our special report on the status of
governing bodies, and says:

The issue as to legitimacj- of lodges deriving their authority from
grand orients and supreme councils is thus sharply defined, so far as
the Grand Lodge of Illinois is concerned.

But the question is still a live one and is far from being settled.
There is great divergence of opinion among our American grand
lodges, New York and Maine being the conspicuous file-leaders of
those holding views not in accordance with those of Illinois. Brother

48 APPENDIX, — PART I.

Drumnjond of Maine has concisely set forth his view of the matter in
these words: "A lodg-e created by a supreme council in a country
where, by the Masonic law there prevailing, it may be done, is just as
lawful a lodge, and its Masons as regular Masons, as any to be found
in Illinois or Maine."

Brother Robbins holds tenaciously to the opinion that there is no
legitimate Masonry that cannot trace its descent from the Grand
Lodge of England, and formulates his report in accordance there-
with. He indicates no way by which the Masonry which has been
disseminated in these many countries through other channels can be
regularized. The lengthy list of grand bodies thus placed under the
ban or deemed of doubtful character will shatter many a cherished
ideal of the universality of Freemasonry.

Will the absolute abandonment of all control over symbolic lodges
by supreme councils and grand orients in the countries cited by
Brother R. pave the way for their future recognition, or must there
be sought other solution of this question of regularity?

It seems to us, in view of the fact that recognition is being
accorded by our American grand lodges to quite a number of these
foreign grand bodies, deemed by Brother R. and the Grand Lodge of
Illinois to be ''without authority" or with ''quasi authority," that
some common agreement should be arrived at as speedily as po.-sible
to avoid future complications. As the matter now stands, American
Masonry is being involved in a hopeless tangle. For instance, a for-
eign brother upon arriving in New York City is warmly greeted as
such, the grand body from which he hails being recognized in that
jurisdiction; but upon reaching Chicago he is given the icy stare and
told the sooner he covers the distance between the fourteenth story
of their temple and the pavement below, the better. Without enter-
ing into any argument pro or con, we leave the subject for the careful
consideration of the writers of the guild and all Masons who are in-
terested in the realization of the lodge universal among all peoples
and in all lands.

Whether cherished ideals of the universality of Freemasonry will
be shattered by the report depends upon the conception one has as to
what the universality of the institution is. If the word refers simply
to the geographical distribution of Freemasonry, then it will be nec-
essary to not only count in as Freemasonry those sodalities that have
stolen the rituals of the Fraternity and have married them, or a part
of them, to a system which has nothing else in common with Masonry,
but is in construction, government and spirit as far from it as the
poles are asunder, but also to acknowledge as Masonic every ethnic
or tribal occultism existing anywhere, in order to give the claim a
shadow of validity; but if the claim of Masonry to universality rests
upon the catholicity of its fundamental basis, which is broad enough
to give an equal standing place for all the peoples of the earth, then
the claim had a prophetic verity when it was first put forward — as
boldly as today — when there was not a lodge of Freemasons outside
of the British Isles, and when, consequently, any other interpretation
would have stamped it as a glaring, conscious fraud.

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We had marked several passag'es for extracting', chiefly those
which illustrate the conservative and truly Masonic spirit of Brother
Greenleaf in his treatment of questions growing out of non-payment
of dues and non-affiliation, but we must let them go by in order to
take in his concluding verse. When he breaks into song he never
falls from the key:

THE LODGE ROOM OVER SIMPKINS' STORE.

The plainest lodge room in the land was over Simpkins' store,
Where Friendship Lodge had met each month for fifty years or more.
When o'er the earth the moon full-orbed, had cast her brightest beams.
The brethren came from miles around on horseback and in teams,
And oh: what heart}- grasp of hand, what welcome met them there,
As mingling with the waiting groups they slowly mount the stair,
Exchanging fragmentary news or prophecies of crop.
Until they reach the tyler's room and current topics drop.
To turn their thought to nobler themes they cherish and adore.
And which were heard on meeting night up over Simpkins' store.

To cil3' eyes a cheerless room, long u.sage had defaced.

The tell-tale lines of lath and beam on wall and ceiling traced.

The light from oil-fed lamps was dim, and yellow in its hue.

The carpet once could pattern boast, though now 'twas lost to view.

The altar and the pedestals that marked the stations three.

The gate-post pillars topped with balls, the rude-carved letter G,

Were village joiner's clumsy work, with many things beside,

Waere beauty's lines were all effaced and ornament denied.

There could be left no lingering doubt, if doubt there was before.

The plainest lodge room in the land was over Simpkins' store.

While musing thus on outward form the meeting time drew near.
And we had glimpse of inner life through watchful e5'e and ear.
When lodge convened at gavel's sound with officers in place.
We looked for strange, conglomerate work, but could no errors trace.
The more we .saw, the more we heard, the greater our amaze.
To find those country brethren there so skilled in Masons' ways.
Hut greater marvels were to come before the night was through.
Where unity was not mere name, but fell on heart like dew.
Where tenets had the mind imbued, and truths rich fruitage bore.
In xJlainest lodge room in the land, up over Simpkins' store.

To hear the record of their acts was music to the ear;

We sing of deeds unwritten which on angel's scroll appear.

A widow's case — four helpless ones — lodae funds were running low,

A dozen brethren sprang to feet and offers were not slow.

Food, raiment, things of needful sort; while one gave lod of wood,

Another shoes for little ones, for each gave what he could.

Then spake the last:— "I haven't things like these to give — but then

Some ready money ma}' help out"— and he laid down a Ten.

Were brother cast on darkest square upon life's checkered floor,

A beacon light to reach the white— was over Simpkins store.

Like scoffer who remained to pray, impressed by sight and sound.
The faded carpet 'neath our feet was now like holj' ground.
The walls that had such dingv look were turned celestial blue.
The ceiling change to canopy where stars were shining through.
Bright tongues of flame from altar leaped, the G was vivid blaze.
All common things seemed glorified by heaven's reflected rays.
Oh! wondrous transformation wrought through ministry of love —
Behold the Lodge Room Beautiful:— fair type of that above.
The vision fades— the lesson lives! and taught as ne'er before,
In plainest lodge room in the land— up over Simpkins' store.

50 APPENDIX. — PART I.

CONNECTICUT 1900.

112th Annual. Hartford. January IT.

The frontispiece of the Connecticut proceedings is a fine steel
portrait of the retiring grand master.

No less than eleven past grand masters were present, and the
diplomatic corps mustered twenty-three, representing twenty-seven
jurisdictions. Past Grand Master John W. Mix appearing for Illinois.

The grand master (Geo. G. McNall) announced the death of
Past Grand Master DwiGHT Phelps, aged 65, who was grand
master in 1870; Past Grand Master James Henry Welsh, aged
68, who occupied the grand east in 1896: George Lee, grand treas-
urer from 1869 to 1881, and Henry E. Patten, grand tyler from 1858
to 1874. An excellent feature of the necrological record is the me-
morial tablets, each of which bears a half-tone portrait of the broth-
er to whom it is dedicated.

The deaths of Past Grand Masters Cregier and Hawley, of our
own jurisdiction, are noted.

One decision was reported — a construction of local law.

The grand master calls attention to the fact that in 1898, out of
a total membership of 17,332, there were 4,359 (25 per cent) exempt
for one reason and another from grand lodge dues. Most of these ex-
emptions are due to a provision exempting from dues after a con-
tinuous membership of thirty years, but we note from the report of
the finance committee that in estimating their taxable membership
lodges are also permitted to deduct those whose whereabouts for the
five previous years is unknown.

Under the title "Dual Jurisdiction" the grand master thus refers
to the temporary cloud in the Northwest:

The question of dual jurisdiction, that is the existence of two
grand lodges, having concurrent jurisdiction in the same territory,
raised by the Grand Lodge of the State of Washington, and which
came before the last session of this grand lodge, has been happily
terminated by the repeal of the legislation complained of.

He took part in the ceremonies of the Washington centennial
memorial at Mt. Vernon and was greath^ impressed. He says:

At the close of the ritualistic part of the services our distinguish-
ed and. worthy brother William McKinley, president of the United
States, delivered an address most suitable to the occasion, an address

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 51

that will long be remembered by those who were fortunate enough to
be present, not only for the sentiments expressed, but also for the
dignity and eloquence of the speaker. This meeting furnished a new
inspiration to the brethren and cannot fail to be of great benefit to
our Fraternity. While a sovereign grand lodge is hardly desirable
yet this meeting of representatives from the whole body of the
Masonic Fraternity upon such an auspicious occasion, created a new
epoch in the history of Freemasonry, incited anew true fraternal
feelings and exemplified the universality as well as the unity of the
Craft.

The Masonic Home at Wallingford contains fifty-one inmates
and more dormitory room and an enlarged infirmary will soon be
needed.

The grand secretary, Past Grand Master John H. Barlow, in his
report cautions the lodges and brethren against "Masonic tramps,"
with which he says their jurisdiction has been unusually infested dur-
ing the past year.

The committee on grievances reported a vain search for some
lodge or brother with a grievance, and say: "In the language of
Josiah Whitcomb, 'there is no complaint, everybody is satisfied.' "
Happy Connecticut! So mote it ever be.

The following approved construction of law by the committee on
jurisprudence is in accord with the principle recognized in our own
regulations on this subject:

A candidate when obligated becomes a brother Mason, and in the
opinion of your committee, the ground of objection to advancement
should be lack of sufficient proficiency in the preceding degrees or if
made upon ground of moral unfitness, or unmasonic conduct, such
objections should only be used temporarily until proper charges can
be brought against the brother seeking advancement and he can be
heard in his defense.

The following amendment from the same source, was adopted:

No public procession of Masons can be held except for the burial
of a brother or to attend divine worship on St. .John's Day or the Sun-
day nearest to it without a dispensation from the grand master.

Unless Mt. Olive Lodge No. 52, enjoys eating humble pie somebody
will have a grievance next year. It was the only lodge not repre-
sented and its representatives were cited to appear next year and
show cause why the regulation penalty for such delinquency should
not be inflicted. The regulations not being before us we cannot say
what the penalty is, but the percentage of delinquency is so small
that we can imagine it to be as awe inspiring as the threat of the
speaker of the House of Commons to "name names."

John O. Rowland, of New Haven, was elected grand master;
John H. Barlow, Hartford, re-elected grand secretary.

52 APPENDIX. — PART I.

The report on correspondence (173 pp.) is from the accustomed
hand of Grand Secretary Barlow, who gives Illinois for 1899 cour-
teous and fraternal notice.

He notes Grand Master Cook's decision that a brother could not
be disciplined for refusing to pay dues in advance, even when so
called for by lodge by-laws; reproduces the remarks of the grand
master and of Deputy Grand Master Hitchcock when the latter pre-
sented his credentials and was received as the representative of Con-
necticut; says the address of Grand Orator Frank Crane abounds in
originality and conve^'S many useful lessons, and reprints our amend-
ed law relative to the costs in Masonic trials. He says of the cor-
respondence report:

The report on correspondence is from the pen of our learned
brother Joseph Kobbins, who for many years has so ably filled the
reporter's chair; the present report, like the one presented last year,
is on the topical plan, which, is adopted by several of the correspond-
ence committees, and which he adopted with the intention of con-
densing his report into less than half the customary space, but we
note that his present report occupies two hundred and twelve pages
in fine print, so it is not altogether a success in that direction.

After careful consideration, we still retain our preference for the
old plan of reviewing each jurisdiction separately.

Not such a howling success as to warrant another attempt, as it
was the best that we could do with the time at our command and with
the material that pressed for notice until it commanded us.

Brother Barlow does not believe that dues should accrue during
suspension, for what ought to be the conclusive reason that one
ought not to pay for what he don't have; says they have no written
law on the subject of the eligibility of saloonkeepers in Connecticut,
but that they make the blackball effective; believes — as we do; that
the authority and the right to make a Mason at sight exist as a pre-
rogative of the grand master, but wisely adds, "only to be used in a
case of emergency, and not for fear the prerogative should become
dormant;" finds himself in full accord with Brother COXE, of Iowa, on
the status of Mexican Masonry, which relieves us of any possible
misgiving, and shows his natural predilection for the old ways in the
following:

We have such a regulation and it seems to us a proper one, that
a lodge should not attend the funeral of a brother, as a lodge, unless
they perform the ceremony. A Masonic lodge should not take a
subordinate position to anybody— not even the commandery. We
have often thought that the commandery funeral ceremonies with
its usual display, might well be dispensed with on such occasions.
"In the grave all ranks are leveled, all distinctions done away."

We have often thought — and the oftener we think of it the more
we think so — that the making of a burial service by a Mason, or by a

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body made up exclusively of Masons, without Masonic authority, to
supersede the burial rites of Masonry, was to call it by the mildest
appropriate term, an impertinence.

He does not share the fears of Brother Eggleston, of Virginia,
that the Order of the Eastern Star may threaten the perpetuity of
Masonrj'. "for," he says, "we have them in Connecticut, and they are
first in every good work, especially in the work of sustaining our
Masonic Home."

We do not know how the reason given may strike Brother EGGLE-
STON, but it does not lessen the solicitude as to the ultimate effect of
this new clinging vine upon the ancient trunk, which we confess to
sharing with him.

Brother Barlow will have the sympathy not only of the guild
but of the entire Craft in the sad bereavement which has come to
him during the past year, the loved companion who for many j-ears
had shared his joys and sorrows, having gone on before. Only those
who have seen their own loved onesdisappear within the veil can know
how surely to lose is to find again, and can assure him that soon, very
soon, there will be borne in upon him from out the silences,

"That truth to flesh and sense unknown,

That Life is ever lord of Death
And Love can never lose its own."

DELAWARE J 899,

93d Annual. Wilmington. October 4.

An autograph portrait of the retiring grand master adorns the
Delaware volume.

Illinois (in the person of Geo. M. Jones) was one of the twenty-
one grand jurisdictions present.

The grand master (J. Harmer Rile) announced the death of
Past Masters James Eglinton, Sr., Beniah Watson, Joseph R.
Pennington and Edwin A. VanTrump, ages not given.

The grand master reported four discussions: the first, that a sol-
dier stationed within the state for one year, a native of Germany,
not claiming any state as his home, was eligible for the degrees, was
approved. So also was the following, in answer to an inquiry whether
a lodge might accept an application from a clerk in a hotel:

54 APPENDIX. — PART I.

I replied as follows: ''It is the inherent privilege of the subordi-
nate lodge, expressed by the unanimous consent of all the brethren
present, to judge of whom it shall admit to its membership, and this
right is not subject to dispensation." The Grand Lodge of Delaware
has taken away from the subordinate lodge this inherent right and
privilege, by adopting, October, 1895, resolution No. 38, section 3.

"All subordinate lodges are prohibited from receiving and acting
upon a petition for initiation or membership from any person engaged
in the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage and Masons are fra-
ternally requested to refrain from engaging in the liquor traffic."
Unless this hotel clerk's duties require him to sell liquor, you have a
right to receive and act upon his petition.

The grand lodge also approved his answer to the query whether a
part of the committee of inquiry, failing to report at the end of a month
could be discharged and another, or others, be substituted. He says:

I replied as follows: Yes. The power that creates a committee,
can also discharge it or any part of it. In my opinion, however, the
master should not entertain or countenance any procedure which is
clearly an abuse of this power.

The committee should be able to report at the expiration of the
one month's probationary period; but, if by reason of continued ab-
sence from the jurisdiction, protracted illness, or death of a member,
it would be manifestly unjust that the petition be held up indefinite-
ly, and the lodge powerless to substitute another on the committee.
The master should first exhaust every means in his power to compel
a report, even to the extremity of summoning the member who is
direlict in his duty, before entertaining a motion to substitute.

To do otherwise is acting with undue haste and lowering the
dignity of the lodge.

Illinois has answered this question otherwise, holding that the
object for which the committee is appointed should be held in view
rather than the committee itself.

The question of Masonic burial for a suicide came up in the fol-
lowing shape:

A member of one of the lodges committed suicide and as his fam-
ily desired him to be buried by his lodge with Masonic ceremonies,
the worshipful master referred the matter to me for decision, he
stating that the family held that the act was committed while tem-
porarily insane. A decision of a former grand master and accepted
by grand lodge is that "Masonic honors at a funeral of a suicide are
only permissable in cases where the act was the result of insanity,
temporary or otherwise, brought on by sickness or other unavoidable
causes."

I decided that the question of sanity must have previously been
determined by legal process, and the suicide have been under re-
straint either privately or in a public institution for the insane.

Masonic burial for a suicide is inimical to the spirit of the insti-
tution, and in my opinion, there should be no qualifying law on this

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subject, in this jurisdiction, and I would recommend tliat this law,
above referred to be rescinded.

We are g^lad to note that the rock-ribbed, iron-bound view of the
grand master did not pass muster with the committee on address —
which in Delaware wrestles with questions in jurisprudence — and that
the grand lodge sustained the committee in disapproving both the
decision and the recommendation to change the law.

In Delaware they have three instructors in as many districts to
teach the uniform work, each with ten or eleven lodges to instruct.
There seems to have been considerable difficulty in getting the work
acquired in some of the districts for the reason, the grand master
now thinks, that they have never had a fair chance to learn it, al-
though at first he was inclined to the opinion that the countr}' lodges
were hostile to the work and determined not to learn it. If the lat-
ter had been true we hardly think the brethren could have been
blamed, for he states that in their work there is no explanatory lec-
ture in the First Degreel

This, however, is to be remedied, as the committee on work were
authorized to "formulate a suitable lecture."

To help matters in this line the grand master recommended that
the regulations be so amended as to give the instructors authority to
confer degrees, when so requested by the master. The committee on
address reported adversely, but the grand lodge refused to sustain
them, and so amended the law as to permit the master to call an in-
structor to the east to confer degrees, provided the latter is a past
master. This proviso preserves the distinguishing feature of the
regulation to which it is attached, viz— that no one but a past master
can confer degrees. The wardens may preside in their order in the
absence of the master and after the regular business is transacted
maj' call a past master to the east for the purpose of conferring the
degrees only, but they may not confer them themselves. This is a
survival which has never afflicted Illinois, where the right of the
warden presiding to do anything which the master may do, is fully
recognized.

The grand master took up the matter of Negro Masonry and the
Grand Lodge of Washington, incorporating in his remarks upon the
subject the edict which he issued in January 1899, noted in our report
of last year. He refers also to the action of the Grand Lodge of
Washington in June 1899, rescinding the resolutions upon which his
edict was based, but he thinks the expressions of opinion by that
grand lodge with which the repeal of the resolutions was coupled, in-
dicate mental stubborness and says:

56 APPENDIX.— PART 1.

In my opinion, the Grand Lodge of Washington, stands on pre-
cisely the same ground after the repealing of the negro resolutions
as she did when she originally adopted them.

However I refer the whole matter to the grand lodge, for adjust-
ment, being willing to abide by its judgment as to my official actions
in dealing with this matter. The edict was issued, to remain in force
until this communication of the grand lodge.

The committee on correspondence had prepared a special report
on the subject without knowledge that the Grand Lodge of Washing-
ton had already annulled the action complained of, as we judge from
the language of the following resolution with which the report con-
cluded:

Resolved, That the action of the M. W. Grand Master of Dela-
ware, Bro. J. HarmerRile. in issuing an edict of non-intercourse with
the Grand Lodge of Washington, until this communication of the
grand lodge be approved: and that the said edict be continued in
force by the AL W. Grand Lodge of Delaware until the Grand Lodge
of Washington shall annul her action with regard to the legitimacy
of Negro Masonr\'. and their right to organize lodges and grand
lodges within the jurisdiction of existing Grand Lodges of Ancient
Craft Masonry.

The committee on address to whom the report and resolution
were sent, pending a motion to adopt the same, did not refer to them
in their report, but approved the action of the grand master and the
grand lodge approved the committee. The next day a circular letter
on the subject was read, but neither its source nor its purport is re-
flected in the record and we can only guess that it was the circular
letter of the Grand Lodge of Washington announcing the repeal of
the obnoxious resolutions. It was now past 12 o'clock and the grand
lodge determined not to tackle the subject on an empty stomach.
Having girded up their loins with a good dinner, with Roman firm-
ness— and some outside help — they decided that what they had writ-
ten, they had written. The record says:

After remarks by a number of the brothers on the subject, in-
cluding remarks by the M. W. Grand Masters of the Grand Lodges
of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, grand marshal. Enoch Moore,
moved that the resolution offered by the chairman of the committee
on foreign correspondence be adopted. (Carried.)

Besides the grand masters of Pennsylvania (Geo. E. Wagner)
and New Jersey (Josiah W. Ewan) the grand lodge was honored with
the presence of Past Grand Masters Mathias H. Henderson and
William J. Kelly, Grand Secretary William A. Sinn. Junior Grand
Deacon Geo. D. Moore and Grand Tyler Samuel W. Wray, of the
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania all of whom were appropriately re-
ceived.

We are glad to note the following in the record:

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A statement was advanced by one of the officers of the grand
lodge that the term of three years seemed a very short period for the
commissions of the representatives of this grand lodge near other
grand lodges, most of the grand masters issuing commissions for an
unlimitedtime. P. D. Grand Master Lewis H. Jackson, moved that
the commissions of the representatives of this grand lodge, be in the
future issued for an unlimited time, or during the pleasure of the
grand master, which motion prevailed.

A proposition to reduce the grand lodge dues from fifty to twen-
ty-five cents— which we suspect was a flank attack on the annual
grand lodge dinner — "was lost by a very large majority."

The retiring grand master was presented with a handsome and
well-earned jewel.

William W. Black, Jr., of Laurel, was elected grand master;
Benjamin F. Bartram, of Wilmington, re-elected grand secretary.

The report on correspondence is the work of Past Deputy Grand
Master Lewis H. Jackson. That it is from an accustomed hand
goes without saying when we find that a notice of sixty grand lodges
is compressed into eighty-two pages.

His notice of Illinois is of 1898— administration of Grand Master
Cook, and is, relatively, quite full, and very courteous and fraternal.
Past Grand Master Smith's oration he says is worthy of dissemination
in pamphlet form for study and reflection, and paragraphs — including
the closing one — are reproduced.

Of the relative value of the topical and the running review forms
of correspondence reports he expresses no opinion, but says of the re-
port under review — topical:

He found the task of condensing for that purpose quite trying
but he has furnished a very complete compendium of information on
the topics treated, and very valuable for reference.

His attitude towards the alleged Masonry of Mexico has not
grown any more favorable with the lapse of time. In his review of
the District of Columbia he sa3's:

Our views of Masonry in Mexico do not meet his approval. Among
other things, (though not the chief) we objected to lodges of Supreme
Council Scottish Rite origin, as a lawful basis for legitimate grand
lodge. He is sorry to hear that from us, and asks what we will do
with the Grand Lodge of Cuba, which is on our list, with our grand
secretary as grand representative? We suppose recognition must
have been inadvertently given to that body. At any rate, we do not
assent to all our grand lodge does. But surely, the foundation and
practices of Mexican Masonry, are subversive of the principles of
Ancient Craft Masonry, and under it unworthy of recognition.

He thinks Brother Ruckle's suggestions towards remedying the
Mexican evil the most practicable of any he has read.

58 APPENDIX. — PART I.

He don't encourage the holding of Eastern Star meetings in lodge
rooms, but would prefer it to admitting the public to witness a
Masonic function — like installation — not necessary to be done in pub-
lic.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, J 899.

At the semi-annual communication, May 10, 1899, twenty-eight
jurisdictions were represented.

The jurisprudence committee reported briefly on papers referred
to them by the grand master relating to the Grand Lodge of Wash-
ington and its action with reference to the legitimacy of African
Lodge. They express the opinion that the Washington brethren had
not fully considered the effect of their action and therefore rec-
ommended the following, which was adopted:

Besolvecl, That the Grand Lodge of Washington be fraternally
and courteously requested to reconsider her action' adopted June 14,
1898, at the next annual communication, to be held June 13, 1899, and
withdraw from her present position, that the peace and harmony of
the grand lodges of the United States may ba duly conserved.

Fraternal relations were re-established with the Grand Lodge of
Peru; the grand secretary reported that the records of the grand
lodge from 1811 to 1845, which had previously been codified by him
had been printed and recommended that copies be sent to such grand
lodges as have furnished or shall furnish (or may hereafter do so) a
copy of their printed proceedings from their origin, and that they be
sold to private libraries and brethren for $2.50 for unbound, or $3.50
for bound copies; and the committee on work were directed to report
at the annual communication on a certain feature of the work in
vogue in several of the lodges and on certain other alleged varia-
tions.

At the annual communication, November 8, 1899, twelve past
grand masters of the District, and Past Grand Masters J. H. Mc-
Leary and W. H. Nichols, of Texas, and M. J. Hull, of Nebraska,
were present.

Thirty-one jurisdictions were represented in the diplomatic corps,
including eight alleged grand lodges in as many Mexican states, the
gran dieta symbolica not among them. Illinois was not repre-
sented.

The grand master (John H. Small, Jr.,) announced the death of
F. A. Jackson, past senior grand warden, and Past Masters Joseph

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Comer, John D. Newman, Henry E. Riley, A. Fish, Sherman
JosiAH Brown, Edwin B. MacGrotty, Fred W. Storch, John M.
Mayne, Henry Brandes and Charles A. Riddle. He also called
the role of the distinguished dead of other jurisdictions, including
Past Grand Masters Cregier and Hawley of Illinois, the former the
representative of the District of Columbia.

The grand mister reported several decisions chiefly growing out
of the work of the lodges, all marked by clearness of perception and
strong common sense. Some might think that the latter quality got
a close shave in the following, but we think his conservative determi-
nation of the matter was correct and judicious:

June 14, I received a letter from Worshipful Bro. Edson Phillips,
master of Washington Centennial Lodge No. 14, stating that at the
close of the regular communication of his lodge, on the evening of
June T, an Entered Apprentice (whom he had been expecting all the
evening, but who was not in waiting when the stewards retired to
ascertain if there were any candidates) was found to be in the ante-
room. Brother Phillips at once called a special communication and
conferred the Fellow Craft's Degree, being satisfied that no one had
left between the time the stewards had made their report and the
moment the special was called.

In this case, I decided that the special communication called to
confer the Fellow Craft's Degree was irregular. Sufficient time had
not elapsed after the stated communication had been closed in which
to give "due and timely notice" to members of the lodge that a
special was to be held. Such notice is in accordance with Masonic
usage, and its service is one of the unwritten laws of the Fraternity.
Therefore, I directed that the brother, should be reobligated as a
Fellow Craft Mason at the next regular communication, or at a
special meeting of Washington Centennial Lodge called for the pur-
pose, omitting the lecture and other ceremonies usually attending
the degree. One month from the date of reobligation he would be
eligible to receive the Third Degree.

All his decisions were approved:

He reported that by virtue of the power vested in him he had
conferred the degrees of Masonry at sight upon Admiral Winfield
Scott Schley, who had expressed a great desire to become a Mason
prior to leaving this country, he being then under orders to proceed to
take charge of the South Atlantic squadron. In exercising the right
he deemed it a great pleasure to be able to confer the degrees upon
so distinguished an American citizen. Our Columbian brethren are
to be felicitated on having a grand master who would not let the
worldly wealth or honors of the recipient of his favor stand in the
way of the needed assertion of his prerogative.

The following approved amendment of the by-laws of Columbia
Lodge No. 3, shows that life membership is permitted in the District
and indicates basis upon which it is estimated that it can be afforded:

60 APPENDIX. — PART I.

Section 2. Any member of this lodg-e who shall paj' into the
treasury of the lodge, over and above all arrearages of dues and fees
for the several degrees, the sum of fifty dollars: or if he shall have
been a contributing member of this lodge over ten years, and not
over twenty, the sum of twenty dollars: or if he shall have been a
contributing member of this lodge over twenty successive years, shall
be constituted a life member thereof, and be exempt from all dues.

A communication was received from the District Grand Chapter
of the Order of the Eastern Star, proposing the establishment of a
Masonic and Eastern Star Home and asking the approval of the
grand lodge to the project, which with the following was sent to a
special committee.

Beit Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed by the
grand lodge to take into consideration the necessity and advisability
of providing a Masonic Home for indigent Masons, and the widows
and orphans of Masons in the District of Columbia, and that the
Grand Royal Arch Chapter, the Grand Commandery, K. of T.. and
the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star be and are here-
by requested to appoint similar committees to confer with the said
committee of the grand lodge.

Be it further Resolved, That said committee, when appointed, shall
have no power whatever to incur any expense in the name of the
grand lodge without further authorization by that body.

Past Master Charles H. Smith, the author of the above resolu-
tion, also fathered the following, which was rejected after he had as-
sented to a proposition to refer to a committee for report at the
semi-annual communication:

Be it Resolved, That the Most Worshipful Grand Master, F. A. A.
M. of the District of Columbia be requested to communicate with the
several grand lodges of the United States relative to the advisabil-
ity of forming a general Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons-
of the United States of America.

A pending amendment to the regulations, giving to past grand
masters an individual vote, was rejected by a vote of 62 for to 86
against.

William G. Henderson (501 F. St. N. AV.) was elected grand
master. Wm. R. Singleton (909 F. St. N. W., Masonic Temple,) re-
elected grand secretary, both of Washington.

At the installation communication, at which the representative
of Illinois (L. C. Williamson) was present, the, special committee on
the proposed Masonic and Eastern Star Home gave the project, some
soft words and asked a postponement of action on the subject until
May, which was granted.

On being installed Grand Master Henderson delivered a brief
address in which he dwelt chiefly on the necessitj' of a thorough ex~

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amination into the qualifications of candidates, and on the desirability
of giving- the past grand masters an individual vote.

The report on correspondence (101 pp.) is the thirtieth by the
present reviewer Grand Secretary Singleton, vi^hose long and serious
illness has been a matter of general solicitude to the Craft. In his
present report he says he is again '-all right," but we notice that he
rose from a sick bed to write its brief but comprehensive conclusion:

"May our Father who is in Heaven, have you all in His holy
keeping. Amen."

Brother Singleton indulges but little in comment in this report,
but as usual that little is to the point. Of public work he says:

We think a general rule should be adopted by all grand lodges
that the expenses of laying corner-stones and dedications of halls
should be paid by the proprietors of such enterprises. We know from
our own experience that in laying corner-stones of churches the
building committees invite the Fraternity, expecting thereby to
draw a large attendance, and then they ask for contributions from
the crowd for the benefit of the church. They, therefore, should be
willing to pay all expenses.

Of the Texas decision that a past master loses his rank as such
by changing his membership from the lodge in which he attained it,
to another, and also loses it by the demise of his lodge, he justly says:

We do not concur in this decision. As Masonry is universal and a
Mason, in traveling or removal to a new location, is entitled to his
rank of Entered Apprentice or Fellow Craft or Master Mason, wher-
ever he may be, so his past rank is also his right, and in most juris-
dictions past rank is duly recognized and it is a correct custom. The
ruling in this case may be in accordance with the law in that juris-
diction, but it is not according to general law throughout the world.

Of the statement of Brother Matthews that the United Grand
Lodges of England. Scotland and Ireland is each similarly composed
to the gran dieta, he says:

Now, these three grand lodges of Great Britain are as independ-
ent of each other as Texas is independent of New York. Why he places
them in the category of a ''Gran Dieta" or "League" or any other
combination, amazes us greatly. If that be his only argument for
sustaining the Gran Dieta of Mexico, "Heaven help him;" we cannot.

Since our last report we have received a communication from an-
other "United Grand Lodge of Mexico," at Vera Cruz; also, a paper
from the Supreme Council of Mexico, and if Masonry is not in a "ter-
rible tangle," we do not know what to call the condition in that coun-
try. \Ve have held our breath for several years in great hopes that
matters would soon find their level and good would come out of the
turmoil, but since Secretary Canton's death we opine that the soul of
the "Gran Dieta" will soon depart.

Illinois for 1899 is not noticed; our proceedings doubtless reached
him too late for review.

62 APPENDIX. — PART I-

FLORIDA, 1900.

71 ST Annual. .Jacksonville. January 10.

A half-tone portrait of Grand Master Silas B. Wright makes
the frontispiece of these proceedings.

Illinois was not among the thirty jurisdictions represented in the
diplomatic corps.

Grand Master Wright thankfully reported that the permanent
membership of the grand lodge had not been broken by death during
the year. He announced the repeal by the Grand Lodge of Washing-
ton of the resolutions relating to Negro Masonry, which caused
Florida to suspend intercourse with that grand lodge, and says:

While with such repeal they passed a long and somewhat am-
biguous "Declaration" containing some statements of Masonic law
and principle with which I cannot agree, still the main fact remains,
that the offensive resolutions of 1898 were repealed. I therefore
recommend the repeal of the resolution passed by this grand lodge
in 1899, declaring all intercourse suspended with the Grand Lodge of
Washington, and that the grand master be authorized and empow-
ered to restore friendly relations and exchange representatives with
the Grand Lodge of Washington, when in his judgment it shall be
for the best interest of the grand lodge so to do.

We find no further reference to the matter in the proceedings;
and the same is true of his recommendation that the matter of the
claims of rival grand lodges in Mexico be referred to the incoming
grand master for investigation and report, but as he becomes his
own successor he is free to investigate and recommend accordinglj'.

To an inquiry from the grand master of Wyoming asking his
views as to the advisability of establishing a supreme grand lodge,
or court of appeals, in the United States, he had replied that in his
opinion it would be impossible to organize such a body, as the various
grand lodges would refuse to yield any of their sovereignty. In this
he reflects the well-nigh universal opinion, although some writers who
have gone off at half cock in defense of the recognition by their own
or other grand lodges of an alleged supreme body in Mexico, have re-
cently been roaring with unwonted gentleness on the subject of a
general grand lodge. No action was taken on the following and we
presume that he desired none:

In March last I received a request from M. W. Past Grand Master
G. M. Anderson, asking as to the status of our standing with the
Grand Lodge of Colombia. From a searching investigation of our
grand lodge records, I could find nothing on this subject. I then ad-

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dressed letters to M. W. Brother Past Grand Master Drutnmond of
Maine, and to R. W. grand secretary of Georgia. They gave me full
and courteous replies with the information desired. I find that the
Grand Lodge of Colombia is a body working under the Scottish Rite,
and in that jurisdiction exercises control of the first three degrees.
In some of the grand jurisdictions of the United States their mem
bers would be received as visitors. Our grand ledge has made no
ruling on this subject, and as no formal ruline was asked, none was
made. Some general rule should be adopted governing the recogni-
tion of Masons hailing from grand jurisdictions working only under
the Scottish Rite. In this connection I beg to refer you to the list of
Grand Masonic bodies, recognizable and unrecognizable, as published
by the Grand Lodge of Illinois, Virginia and New York. From the
action of our grand lodge in adopting the resolutions of our com-
mittee on foreign correspondence, some years ago. they seem to have
established a precedent contrary to the rule laid down by the Grand
Lodge of Illinois, but in accord with the rule in New York, Maine and
other of the eastern jurisdictions

This is a matter that should be further investigated by your in-
coming grand master, that we may be fully informed, and" no hasty
action had, that may have to be subsequently undone.

His experience with dispensations for doing work out of time
leads him to the conclusion that the granting of them is of little
benefit to the Fraternity and he urgently recommends requiring a fee
of not less than ten dollars for all such, when not issued to furnish
material for exemplification at an official visitation. We have
spoken elsewhere in this report of the effect of a good round fee as a
cure for hurry.

Three of the five decisions or ''rulings" made by him are of the
kind that go without saying, but the questions were asked and had to
be answered. The case which elicited the fourth was that of an
officer in the volunteer army who had been elected at a special meet-
ing, under a dispensation, to receive the degrees, but before they
could be conferred he was ordered away. While on his way to Manila
he wrote asking that the fee be returned to him. The grand master
ruled:

The petition having been favorably acted upon, the fee becomes
the property of the lodge and he becoitnes your candidate. You can
only return the fee as a donation or gift, but such action would in no
way change his relation to you as your candidate, or your jurisdiction
over him.

If in this decision he was constrained by the law, we wonder that
he did not suggest such a change in the regulation as would warrant
and demand that the fee be returned as a matter of equity.

To the question whether a secretary of a chartered lodge could
act as master of a lodge under dispensation, he answered:

64 APPENDIX. — PART I.

While no regulation can be found directly prohibiting^ it, the two
positions would, in my opinion, be incompatible, and he should not
act in both capacities.

To us the incompatibility is not apparent, nor was it to the com-
mittee, who say (with grand lodge approval):

Regulation No. 240 provides that only the master of a chartered
lodge is prohibited from being a petitioner for a lodge U. D. There
being no further inhibition, your committee are of the opinion that
the secretary could act in the capacity of W. M. of a lodge U. D.

The following judicious remarks indicate that the work of the
fool-killer is as imperfectly done in Florida as in higher latitudes.

It is very unfortunate for Masonry that there are a few brethren
who think that they must be funny and attempt jokes at the candi-
date. They delight in approaching- a candidate with remarks which
to them are excruciatingly humorous. It is unnecessary to repeat
their catch phrases. You all know them. None are new or original,
but all are unmasonic. They tend to destroy in advance the beauti-
ful lessons sought to be conveyed.

The grand master attended the Washington memorial services
at Mt. Vernon on the 14th of December, and mingles his personal ex-
perience and impressions with an account of the ceremonies in an in-
teresting way:

A procession was formed at the boat and marched to the east
front of the mansion, and there a procession was formed to go to the
old tomb as nearly the same as that which traversed the same path
an hundred years ago as circumstances would permit. At the old
tomb, the ceremonies were under the auspices of and by Washington-
Alexandria Lodge, that of which he was a charter member, at one
time master, and of which he was a member at the time of his death.
After these ceremonies, the procession was reformed and went to the
new tomb, where the ceremonies were held under the auspices of
the Grand Lodge of Virginia. The ceremonies were solemn and im-
pressive. It was a memorable meeting and the most remarkable and
largest gathering of presiding grand masters that has ever been as-
sembled in the history of the Craft.

The annual oration thus begins:

I am to speak to you today, as it has been my great privilege in
past years, upon the interests of Freemasonry. As your spokesman,
I delight to magnify my office. Its duties, as I view them, are two-
fold in their character. The first of which is to remind my brethren
of the distinctive principles for which we stand, as witnesses for
Masonic character and duty. And the second is, as a sentinel upon
the outer wall, to note the passage of events bearing upon our order,
in a more or less world-wide view.

And along these lines the grand orator (Reginald Weller) de-
livered an interesting address, elevated in tone, excellent for reproof
and profitable for doctrine.

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Three new lodg'es were chartered, one of them — built upon the
ruins of a former lodfje destroyed by factional disputes — over the
heads of the committee on dispensations, and their representatives
who had been present were placed on the pay-roll for mileag"e and
per diem. This was perhaps striking the golden mean between the
practice of those grand lodges, who — like our own — simply permit
them equal privileges with other visitors, and those who go to the ex-
treme of admitting to seats and a vote the representatives of bodies
j-et unconstituted as lodges.

Silas B. Wright, of DeLand, grand master; Wilber P. Web-
ster, Jacksonville, grand secretary, were re-elected.

There is no report on correspondence.

GEORGIA, 1899

113th Annual. Macon. October 31.

Thirt3'-nine jurisdictions were represented, Illinois b}' Thomas J.
Carling.

The sacred roll for the year is very long. The grand master
(William A. Davis) announced the death of John G. Deitz, past
junior grand warden, aged 75; John H. Jones, at 83, "the venerable
and beloved deputy of the eighth Masonic district, who by special
resolution was installed into office for the remainder of his natural
life." and Thomas W. Freeman, grand tyler, aged 69. To these the
committee on memorials add the names of no less than thirty-two
past masters, several of whom had passed three score years and ten.

The reports of the special memorial committees and other
eulogies on the distinguished dead occupy fifteen pages of the pro-
ceedings. The eulogies are of high average order and parts of them
are of exceeding beauty.

We select a portion of the twenty-five decisions reported by the
grand master:

1. An objection to an applicant, after he has been elected, as effec-
tually stops his initiation as though he had been blackballed, and
the objector cannot be required to give his reasons for such objection.

5. An application is received, read and referred. At the next
communication the committee, to whom it was referred, fails to ap-
pear and make report. The lodge resolves itself into a committee of

66 APPENDIX. — PART I.

the whole, and after reporting favorably, a ballot is taken, the appli-
cation is blackballed, and the result is announced by the worshipful
master. Under these circumstances can the applicant renew his
petition before the expiration of twelve months":* Held, that he can-
not. The lodge has rejected his application, and the result, when so
announced, is final and must stand.

6. On the death of the worshipful master, can the senior warden
give his proxy to a past master to represent his lodge in the grand
lodge? Held, that he can. The senior warden, by virtue of his office,
becomes worshipful master on the death or removal of the original
master, and being the legal representative of his lodge to the grand
lodge, has the right to give his proxy to any past master of his lodge.

8. A lodge can reconsider its action on any question at the same
communication, after the intervention of other business, or at the
next regular communication thereafter. But under no circumstances
can the ballot on a petition for degrees, after the result has been de-
clared, be reconsidered.

14. Can a lodge entertain the petition of a person employed in the
manufactory of ardent spirits? Held, that it cannot. The law of
this jurisdiction declares that no person engaged in the sale of intoxi-
cating liquors, is eligible to membership in Masonry. If therefore,
the seller is not eligible, then certainly the manufacturer, or origina-
tor of the prescribed article is less eligible, for unless the article i&
put into existence, there could be no traffic in such article.

15. A person mo\^es from another state into the state of Georgia,
and lives here for a number of years, but does not reside in any one
locality for twelve consecutive months. Can any lodge in this state
entertain his petition? It cannot. He is still the material of the
lodge holding original jurisdiction over him, until he has resided
twelve consecutive months within the jurisdiction of some other lodge.
For a lodge in this state, to entertain his petition, it must first obtain
a waiver of jurisdiction from the lodge in whose territory he last re-
sided twelve consecutive months, although that lodge belongs to an-
other grand jurisdiction.

18. Under the laws of this jurisdiction, memorial exercises may
be held by a lodge over its dead any time after his interment, at such
time and in such manner as may be deemed most suitable and appro-
priate.

19. A Mason, who was a member of a lodge which has forfeited
its charter, holding a certificate from the grand secretary, cannot
sign a petition for a dispensation for a new lodge; only regular mem-
bers in good standing can do so.

20. Our Masonic law says that in a Masonic trial, "near relatives
of the accused." cannot vote. Please define the term ''near rela-
tives." Having no law, by which to be governed, and finding no Ma-
sonic authority covering this case, we know of no better way by which
it can be settled, than by the application of the common law of our
land. It is therefore held, that a brother related to the accused, to
the fourth degree, either by consanguinity or affinity, is barred from
sitting in his case.

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24. Has the lodfje the rijjht to summons members residing more
than three miles from its hall? Held, that it has. It is the duty of
every Mason to obe}' the summons sent to him by his lodg'e, or by the
authorized officials thereof. A cable tow is not measured by feet or
miles, but is limited only by the extent of our ability.

25. Can a lodg'e entertain the petition of a dimitted Mason for
affiliation, who is engag"ed in selling' intoxicating liquors? Held,
that it can. A resolution was passed by this grand bod}- in ISSKi, which
renders ineligible to membership any person who is engaged in such
traffic, but this resolution says, "this resolution shall have no effect
on the standing of any who are already members of the order." If it
were right to debar such dimitted Masons from affiliation, it would be
equally right to expel those who were members before the passage of
the resolution, and are now engaged in the same business.

As to the advisability of receiving' such members, each lodg'e
must be its own judge, and act in accordance with the dictates of its
own judg'ment and conscience, having always in view the best inter-
est of Masonry.

The right of summar}^ unquestioned objection to an elected can-
didate prior to initiation is generally conceded, but that a different
view prevails in Georgia appears from the following dissenting opinion
of the committee on jurisprudence, with which the grand lodge
agreed:

We approve the decision numbered 1. in our grand master's ad-
dress, except as to the last clause thereof.

With reference to the last clause of that decision, we hold, that,
after election, and before conferring the degree, the objector should
be required to make known his objection in writing at the next com-
munication, and such objection shall be considered and decided upon
by the lodge: and should said objection be sustained, the candidate
shall not be permitted to take the degree, but if the objection is not
sustained, then the candidate shall be permitted to proceed.

This is the same in principle and similar in method to the Illinois
law relative to objections to advancement.

No. 5 is quoted for the novelty of the procedure in the lodge.
No one would question the amplitude of the committee of the whole.

No. 6 indicates that none but a past master can sit in grand lodge
on a proxy and that the senior warden succeeding to the station and
duties of the master cannot give a proxy unless he is himself a past
master, the jurisprudence committee being sustained in saying:

The decision in our grand master's address, numbered 6, is ap-
proved with this amendment added, provided the senior warden be a
past master.

The statement in the first line of No. 8 seems to us too sweeping,
an exception being the granting of a dimit, because the moment the
action is had the brother has ceased to be a member and can only
affiliate again on a petition and a ballot.

68 APPENDIX. — PART I.

The jurisprudence committee was supported in saying of No. 14:

The decision in our grand master's address, numbered 14, is ap-
proved with this amendment; provided the manufacturer manufac-
tures such ardent spirits for the purpose of sale.

This lets in the small moonshiner who manufactures only for
home consumption and for the cause of good neighborhood, without
the hope of fee or reward.

No. 15 passed muster without question, as we presume it was en-
titled to under the Georgia regulations, but it entirely misconceives
the nature of territorial jurisdiction. The lodge in the other grand
jurisdiction once had the right to say that no other lodge should re-
ceive his petition, not because he had any personal relations with the
first named body, but because he was attached to the soil which its
jurisdiction covered. The instant he made a bona fide removal from
that soil the potential interest which that body had in him as an
•eligible for the degrees, vanished into thin air. It had never be-
come an actual interest while that was possible and so in the end
counted for no more than if he had passed through the territory on
a lightning express.

No. 18 authorizes, as we judge, the practice obtaining in some
southern jurisdictions of the United States — and existing only there
— of performing the burial service over the remains of a dead brother
at some subsequent convenient time instead of at the actual burial,
and locally known as "'funeralizing the dead," although it might be
held also to warrant any other memorial service. No. 19 is a Chinese
puzzle to us, not only because we do not understand how forfeiture
of their charter could in itself impair their standing, but because the
grand master elsewhere says that these certificates take the place of
•dimits and do not make a petition for application accompanied by
one, an exception to the general rule that petitions must lie over
from one regular meeting to another. No. 20 passed muster as the
proper solution of a conundrum which we do not remember to have
seen elsewhere propounded.

No. 24 piques one's curiosity. Where did the three-mile notion
originate?

No. 25 set over against No. 14 shows that the grand master was
■construing the law as he found it, wUhout the make-weight of preju-
dice.

The grand master briefly recapitulated the action of the Grand
Lodge of Washington respecting Negro Masonry and says:

I am proud, now, however, to give you the pleasing information
that the Grand Lodge of Washington, at its last annual communica-
tion, held in June of the present year, did fully and completely re-

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scind its action of 18^8, with reference to Neg'ro Masonry, as is stated
above, and that most of the grand lodges which took action on this-
question, have revoked such action in severing fraternal intercourse
with said Grand Lodge of Washington, and that now the most cor-
dial and fraternal relations exist, or soon will exist, between the
Grand Lodge of Washington and other grand lodges, and that peace,
harmony and unity again prevail throughout the land.

He called attention to the Industrial Home, founded by Bro. W.
E. MUMFORD, whom our readers will recall as formerly of the cor-
respondents' guild — not a Masonic home, but intended for the friend-
less, outcast and orphan children of Georgia, but one whose benefi-
cent character warranted him in issuing an appeal to the Masons
of the state. Fifty-four inmates were already being cared for and
more were asking admission. The hat was passed and $224.20 collected
from the members of the grand lodge for the home.

While in this mood a resolution for a committee to formulate a
plan for a Masonic home, authorized to receive contributions in
money and sites and report next year, was unanimously adopted.

The committee on by-laws (of lodges) say in their report:

Your committee frequently find in the bj'-laws of subordinate
lodges, a clause which provides that, when a candidate petitions for
the degrees of Masonry, and is elected, if he should not apply for the
degree within six months, the fee becomes the property of tlie lodge.

Your committee do not believe that such provision is in harmony
with the principles and teachings of Masonry, for the reason, that it
permits the lodge to cover money into its treasury for which no-
equivalent has been given. In all such cases, your committee rec-
ommends such changes in the by-laws as will require the lodge to re-
turn the fee, upon demand, without regard to time.

We are glad that this was adopted, not simply because it is in ac-
cord with Illinois law, but because its equity is obvious, and the prin-
ciple so clearly laid down by the committee ought to apply in the
disposition of the following, reported by the committee on general
welfare, which unlike the other recommendations made by them,
went over for action next year:

Besolvcd. That dimits of withdrawing members, which are held
for the term of two years, following their issuance, shall become
void, and shall not support an application for affiliation, nor shall
said withdrawing member thereafter, have any rights now enjoyed
by dimitted .Masons: but said dimits may be renewed at the end of
every two years, upon payment of intervening dues.

If the rights, lights and benefits upon which the value of the de-
grees of Masonry depend are to be withdrawn, then the money which
the brother has paid for them ought to be refunded.

The grand lodge granted seven charters, resuscitated three and'
received the surrender of three; decided that no more special me-

70 APPENDIX. — PART I.

morial services should be held under its auspices, but that such ser-
vices should be confined to the report of the committee on memorials;
gave the representatives of the lodges chartered during the session
return mileage and one day's per diem, and made its customary black
record by inflicting upon seventy-seven brethren convicted of non-
payment of dues, the same penalty (expulsion) inflicted upon forty-
four other brethren convicted of all the crimes in the calendar, from
drunkenness up through embezzlement, larceny, forgery, perjury,
fornication, seduction, bastardy, adultery and the debauching of
those entitled to their protection, to murder.

William A. Davis, grand master; W. A. Wolihin, grand secre-
tary, both of Macon, were re-elected.

The report on correspondence (117 pp.) is from the pen of Bro.
W. S. Ramsey, with whose excellent work many of our readers are
familiar. His courteous notice of Illinois is of our proceedings for
1898 and the administration of Grand Master CooK, the closing para-
graphs of whose address he transfers to his pages. He also lays the
"very instructive and eloquent oration" of Past Grand Master
Smith under contribution for well selected, lengthy passages.

He has the following just criticism on the topical form of the Illi-
nois report on correspondence:

It covers 176 pages, and deals at length with the topics under con-
sideration, but while it is an able and very instructive paper, it is not
a review of proceedings, for which the average reader looks, and de-
sires the separation of states so that he can be informed concerning
matters that are not alluded to in a topical treatise of grand lodge
subjects.

The condemnation of the Georgia practice of expulsion for non-
payment of dues as harsh and uncharitable, this time by Brother
Ruckle, leads him to say:

It does seem so; but it is only those who are dead to Masonry and
irreclaimable, that are recommended for expulsion. Those who are
unable to pay are never expelled, but those only who are able but
unwilling. They are first suspended and given an opportunity to re-
turn, but if after a long time for reflection, they by reason of covet-
ousness, choose to shun their part of the burdens of Masonry, they
are cut off as dead branches.

It is fully as easy a matter for an expelled Mason to be restored
by the grand lodge, as for a suspended Mason to be restored by a
subordinate lodge, for the same offense.

We guess this is about the best that can be said in defense of the
practice. We wonder if he is quite sure that those who are unable to
pay are never expelled. Would he not, upon reflection, include now
and then one who cannot pay without doing injustice to his family or
his creditors, but who for business or social reasons cannot afford to
become a beggar before his lodge?

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IDAHO, 1899.

32nd Annual. Boise. September 12.

Three fine half-tones embellish the Idaho proceedings (we reverse
the order in which they appear):

Past Grand Master Lafayette Cartee, founder of the g^rand
iQdge orphan fund: Grand Master John C. Muerman. and an open air
picture of the Grand Lodfje of Idaho, which makes the frontispiece.
We don't wonder that the members were unanimous in ordering their
pictures inserted, but we do wonder as we look into their benignant
faces which one of the group conceived their Draconian law respect-
ing non-affiliates. On the whole, however, we would prefer not to
know.

Six of the thirteen living past grand masters were present, and
eighteen grand jurisdictions had representatives present, Illinois not
of the number.

The grand master (George H. Storer) reported the death of
two past deputy grand masters — Geo. W. Richards and John Hal,.
LENBECK, and of Gen. Edward McConville, who was killed while
leading the second battalion of Idaho volunteers in a charge against
the Filipinos at Santa Ana bridge, near Manilla. He distinguished
himself as a soldier in the Civil War and in expeditions against hostile
Apaches and Nez Perces, and subsequently was superintendent of In-
dian schools at Salem, Oregon, and Lapwai, Idaho. The passing of
Past Grand Masters Cregier and Hawley, of Illinois, is noted.

The grand master reports that Masonry is growing in Idaho as it
has never grown before, and wisely says that the promise of increased
prosperity in the near future exacts from the Craft a large measure
of caution:

* * * Though not another Mason should ever be made, we should
guard our doors securely against those who seek to wear our badge
for mercenary purposes and whose daily lives of debauchery, profan-
ity and vulgarity, give the lie to their professions of faith in the
tenets of our Craft.

The grand master's expectations of success from their new
system of disseminating the adopted work have evidently not been
realized. He is convinced from his observations that but very few
lodges are using it. The state was districted and the grand lecturer
appointed a deputy in each district, called them together in a school
of instruction and then sent themhome to propagate a knowledge of

72 APPENDIX. — PART 1.

the mystic art. Some were too busy to teach; one moved out of his
district, and some found unwilling frround, the deputy reporting that
but one lodge in his district would try to learn the adopted work. A
special committee finally determined that as the system had yet had
but a short trial it had better be continued and with it the necessary
taxation; which seems to us wise, for it requires great patience and
also infinite tact to introduce a new work without damaging friction..
For this reason the suggestion of the thumbscrew in the following,
in which the grand lodge also concurred, seems to us less wise:

We desire to call the attention to the fact that our fundamental
law requires all officers to become proficient in the work — that is, the
adopted work, and we suggest that in the case of such lodges as re-
fuse to learn the new work, this requirement be rigidly enforced.

The drastic non-affiliation resolution of 1897 refuses to execute
itself; the grand master says:

That it is as a general rule totall}^ disregarded by constitutent
lodges; that in the jurisdiction of some lodges, there are as many as a
dozen or more Masons who do not belong to a subordinate lodge.
They belong to the so-called "higher degrees," and totally ignore the
"low, poor and obscure blue lodge," pay their mite to the "higher de-
grees," while the blue lodge, the foundation of the so-called "higher
degrees," may wither and die for want of patronage and sustenance
which they could easily bestow. Many members of the "higher de-
grees" by their indifference to the blue lodge in not attending its
meetings and affiliating therewith, are (perhaps unknown to them-
selves or unthinkingly) sapping and undermining the very foundation
upon which the "higher degrees" are founded. For it is one of, in
fact the first, essential step for the "higher degrees." Destroy or
take away the first three degrees of Masonry and the "higher de-
grees" have no foundation at all. Without the blue lodge there can
be no "higher degrees" in Masonry, and why some of the members of
the "higher degrees," who are in nearly every instance well able to
contribute dues to the blue lodge and aid by their counsel and pres-
ence to the welfare of the blue lodge, and do not, is more than I can
answer.

Then there are Master Masons who either from disappointment
after receiving the Third Degree, it not being what their fancy or
imagination pictured it to be, have gradually kept away from the
meetings of the lodge until they feel that they are not at home with-
in its hallowed walls, and when dimits could be obtained in Idaho
have taken them and still have them, some brown and creased by age.

He had no personal knowledge of a single instance where a mas-
ter of a lodge in Idaho had ordered the junior warden to prefer
charges against an unaffiliated brother for not presenting his peti-
tion for membership as required by that resolution. He thinks it is
perhaps due to the harsh language of the resolution, that "if found
guilty he shall be expelled from the order."

No one will dispute his suggestion that the law should be either
enforced or repealed, and we doubt not that with the lapse of time-

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the numbers will steadily increase, even in Idaho, who will agree
with the conclusion he finally reaches:

I would fraternally sug'gest that the resolution be enforced or re-
pealed, or that it be so modified that the masters of subordinate
lodges will see that it is enforced, although I would prefer seeing it
repealed, as I think if a Mason wants to hold his dimit, let him hold
it. A forced member is no good, and, on the other hand, what right
have we to interfere so long as he tends to his own business. If we
are free Masons we are free to hold a dimit or free to join a lodge as
we see fit.

The only response to this by the grand lodge was to amend the
law relative to suspension for non-payment of dues so as to increase
the facility with which non-affiliates are made.

The grand master was able to state as a matter of news to the
grand lodge both the adoption and the repeal of the Washington
resolutions relative to Negro Ma.sonry, no official notice of the for-
mer action having been received. Concluding he says:

I have the pleasure of announcing to this grand lodge that official
notice has been received by our R. W. grand secretarj- that the
Grand Lodge of Washington at its session of June, 1899, repealed the
resolution which caused so much pertubation in the Masonic world,
and sister grand lodges who had severed their fraternal relationship
with the Grand Lodge of Washington are now revoking the edicts
issued, thus restoring the fraternal intercourse which formerly ex-
isted between them. I sincerely hope and trust that in the future
nothing may ever arise wljich may or can cloud the Masonic horizon
or mar the peace and harmony which should, and I hope ever will.
exist between all Masonic grand lodges throughout the world.

The Grand Orient of Belgium was recognized on the report of the
committee on correspondence, which showed that whatever Masonic
character and power that body possessed it derived by surrender and*
concession on the part of the supreme council of that kingdom.

Past Grand Master FredG. Mock, the all round man of the grand
lodge, delivered a brief but comprehensive address as grand orator,
strongly enforcing the lessons and duties of Masonry.

Fraternal greetings were exchanged with the Grand Lodge of
Wyoming, then also in session.

John C. Muerman, of Moscow, was elected grand master: The-
OPHiLUS W. Randall, of Boise, re-elected grand secretary.

The report on correspondence (96 pp.) is another of Past Grand
Master Monk's sparkling papers in which the interest never flags.
Illinois for 1898 fortunately finds a place in his pages.

He finds Grand Master Cook's address an able one, containing
much food for thought, and characterizes Past Grand Master
Smith's oration as one of the most brilliant and entertaining of the

74 APPENDIX. — PART 1.

year. He is generous enough to regard our special report on the
status of governing- bodies as a very able presentation which every
Mason should read, but does not like the topical form of our general
report. He says:

In his report on fraternal correspondence, he departs from the
usual plan and essa3^s a report in topical form. With all due respect
for our M. W. Brother, we cannot give our endorsement to this
change. There is too much under one heading, or. in other words, no
variation.

His introduction discloses what no one could have read between
the lines— or in them:

The work of preparing this report has been done under the most
trj'ing circumstances and may not be as complete as man\' of 3-ou ex-
pected. My e3'es became inflamed soon after I commenced the work
and for several weeks I could scarceh' bear the light, not to think of
reading and writing. The date of our annual meeting drew near and,
realizing that the report should be finished. I resumed work, suft'ering
intense pain at times, but am happy to inform you that my eyes are
well and strong again and that mj- labors for the year are ended.

We congratulate him that he escaped with an}^ e3-es at all after
such a hazardous experiment. He notes that the Idaho method of dis-
couraging non-affiliation with a club does not elicit general approval:

Our affiliation law has been assailed from ever3" point of view and
we have found but few encouraging words from an3- source. Masonic
writers ever3'where term it an "unwise and unjust law."

But finds reason for bu03'anc3' in another matter that has pro-
voked general discussion:

The Grand Lodge of Washington has rescinded its action in the
matter of "Negro Masonr3'" and congratulations are due the brethren
«f our sister on the west for this wise and timeh' step. I would ask
3-ou. therefore, to join with me in singing that soul-stirring melod3-,
"All Coons Look Alike to Me," especially so-called Masons of African
descent.

Of the Alabama decision that "one who has been suspended for
unmasonic conduct and subsequenth^ restored to the rights and privi-
leges of Masonr3', but not to membership in his lodge, is not entitled
to Masonic burial." he justl3' and tersely says:

No. 17 denrives a member of the ver3" thing that he was promised
when first made a Mason. If clear on the books, or, in other words, re-
stored to all the rights and privileges of Masonr3'. he certainly is en-
titled to all its benefits and privileges.

He has scant patience with those who make additions to the lec-
tures— "a sort of mixture from old burial services, et al" — and sa3-s:

He is very kind to them; saj's they did it "thoughtlessl3'." It
might be put that way for the first offense, but a master who does
not know when he is violating an edict of the grand lodge, or worse

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still, willfully does it, is uufit to preside over a lodge and should at
once be suspended from office, and otherwise punished.

One charm of Brother MoCK'S review is the fact that when a
good thing- occurs to him he saj;s it then and there. Anent a grand
master who in an address of fifty-two pages advised CQndensing or
omitting entirely the report on correspondence, he asks: "If this
recommendation was made in the interest of economy, why didn't he
think of that and reboil his own address?

INDIANA, J 900.

79th Annual. Indianapolis. May 22.

We have seldom seen more striking half-tones than those found
in this journal of the Indiana proceedings, pictures of Grand Master
HoLLOWAY, Past Grand Masters Nicholas R. Ruckle and Jacob J.
Todd and Richard W. Thompson. The latter looks as we last saw
him, on his eightv- third birthday in 1892, his hair white as snow, his
eye and voice full of the fire and vigor of manhood.

The grand master (Olin E. Hollow ay) announced the death of
these distinguished brethren. Brother Ruckle at 62: Brother Todd
at 57 and Brother Thompson in his 91st year. Brother Thompson
was a past master, but was too much engrossed in public duties to be-
come the recipient of the honors which the grand lodge would have
gladly bestowed upon him. At the semi-centennial of the grand
lodge in 1867, he graced the occasion as grand orator and delivered a
remarkable address which won for him the exceptional honor of be-
ing created an honorary member.

The last public service rendered during his remarkable career of
many sided eminence, was as secretary of the navy in the cabinet of
President Hayes.

A noble tribute to his character was presented by Past Master
Thomas B. Long, of a special committee, and a similar service was
performed for Brother Ruckle by Bro. Willis D. Engle, and for
Brother Todd by Bro. Lincoln V. Cravens, of the same committee.

Brother Ruckle and Brother Todd were both soldiers in the Civil
War, the former rising to the rank of colonel, and in civil life both
held several places of honor and trust, the gifts of their fellow citi-
zens.

76 APPENDIX. — PART I.

The grand master details cases of irregularities occurring in
several lodges, requiring his interposition. All were so admirably
handled as to leave harmony prevailing and to win the approval of
the grand lodge.

He reported seven decisions only— in itself an evidence of level
headed self-restraint — all of which passed muster:

Question 1. — Is it proper to allow the active pall-bearers at a
Masonic funeral, while clothed as Master Masons, to wear also regalia
representing other organizations or societies?

Answer. — The active pall-bearers should be Master Masons and
clothed as such, and should not wear any part of a uniform repre-
senting any other organization or society whatever.

Question 2.— Can a change of venue be taken from one lodge to
another'?

Answer. — No.

Question 3. — Can a man with two club feet be made a Mason?

Answer. — No. Cannot comply with the requirements.

Question 4. — Can a Masonic lodge owning the upper story of a
building, but not owning or controlling the lower part of such build-
ing, lawfully meet as a lodge when such lower part is used for the
sale of intoxicating liquors?

Answer. — I know of no law which prevents a lodge from holding
their meetings in a building where intoxicating liquors are sold; but
for the moral effect, it should be avoided. Lodges, before purchasing-
property jointly with other parties not Masons, should have a clause
inserted in the deed that no part of the building should be used for
the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors.

Question 5. Does it bar a man from becoming a member of a
lodge who rents or leases a building for saloon purposes?

Answer. — No.

Question 6. — Can a lodge by its by-laws fix the dues so that mem-
bers living outside of a certain radius from the lodge shall pay less
than those who live within such radius?

Answer. — Section 80 of the general regulations requires the lodge
to assess the dues upon each member annually, and in my opinion it
should be unmasonic to make any distinction on account of distance
among its members. There should not be a favored few, but all
should be treated on the same common level.

Question 7. — Can a dwarf who is compelled to use a cane in each
hand to assist him in walking, be made a Mason?

Answer. — No. Too radical a departure from the ancient land-
marks.

No. 1 should go without saying everywhere. No. 2 is true in most
jurisdictions, Illinois among them, but not in all. No. 3 is certainly

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correct if the comment "cannot comply with the requirements," is
found to be true, and the same would have to be true of the case pre-
sented in No. 7 before a departure from the landmarks would be in-
volved. Nos. 4 and 5 are of interest as helping- to define the limits of
the Indiana prohibitory law, while the former is profitable reading-
for the excellence of its advice. The conclusion reached in No. 6
may be the most practical one, but we are unable yet to see that it
would be unmasonic. It would be if it really created a favored class,
but the inquiry was evidently prompted by a desire to relieve a
handicap with which some brethren are weig-hted so as to put them
on a more equal footing in the price they must pay in time and trans-
portation, as well as money, with those more conveniently located.

The grand master reported that the Gran Symbolic Diet of Mexico
"which simulates what would be designated if existing- in our republic
a general grand lodg-e of Symbolic Masonry," had forwarded certain
papers concluding with a request for recog-nition. Continuing, he
says:

This claim is made after ten years of most unsatisfactory exist-
ence, more marked for dangerous innovations and irreg"ularities than
by any conformity to the usages of Masonry or obedience to ancient
landmarks. My individual views are much opposed to any present
favorable consideration of the request preferred; but the subject is
too extensive and intricate for discussion in this address. That it
may be exhaustively treated, and the action of the grand lodge be
clear and explicit, I recommend its reference to a special committee.

Also an urgent solicitation of recognition from the "Supreme
Grand Lodge of Porto Rico," of which he says:

It seems to be a recent re-organization from a condition of com-
parative if not almost absolute inactivity, and the removal of its
''Orient" from the city of Mayaguez to the city of San Juan. It is
difficult, indeed, virtually impossible, to determine from these papers
the correct status of this so-called grand body, which fact would seem
to render its recognition by us at this time impracticable. Whilst
the brethren speaking- for it in these documents represent that such
recognition would greatly benefit the organization, they seem to
overlook the fact that other grand lodges may not with prudence or
safety accord it to them, except upon the most thorough showing and
unquestionable proof of their regular and sovereign standing before
the Masonic world. A proper reference of this subject will, however,
best secure its intelligent consideration by this grand lodge.

Both went to the committee on correspondence, and the chair"
man, Past Grand Master Thomas B. Long, submitted reports there-
on which were adopted. Referring to the chaotic condition of Mexi-
can Masonry at the time of the formation (1890) of the "Gran Dieta
Symbolica," he says that propinquity and its consequent interests
led Grand Master Tyler, of Texas, in 1891, to make "a most compre-
hensive investigation of the new organization," which resulted in the

APPENDIX. — PART I.

"Treaty of Monterey" (the grandiloquent title under which that
official reported to his grand lodge the agreement between himself
and the representative of the gran dieta, to induce their respective
bodies to recognize each other).

Continuing", the following shows his favorable disposition to the
gran dieta at that time, the chairman of correspondence spoken of
being himself:

There never was the dawning of a brighter era of regularitj^,
unity and prosperity for Mexican Masonry than this. It was recited
as a most favorable prospect by the chairman of correspondence of
our own grand lodge in 1892, and defended by him against the criti-
cisms of Past Grand Master Joseph Robbins, of Illinois, in 1893, but
with these qualifying sentences: "While this much is said in his
(Grand Master Tyler's) justification and praise, it does not follow
that this work shall be received without inspection. Let all grand
lodges give it careful examination; and if this is done in a broad and
just spirit, and without personal prejudice, the writer believes that
it will be found good and square work."

He then proceeds to detail the departures of the gran dieta — the
exclusion of the Bible from the altars, the making of women, the de-
ceit and tergiversation of its active leaders, in a manner which fully
justifies our severest strictures upon the Mexican body and upon the
promoters of its recognition on this side of the Rio Grande, and justi-
fies also our allegation that the making of women was not original
sin with the lodges of the gran dieta, but came to them as a legacy
from the supreme council from which they derived their charters.
In summing up he says:

From all these facts can anyone fail to be impressed with the
utter confusion and most reprehensible conduct existing in the sev-
eral Masonic organizations of the Republic of Mexico?

The gran dieta now comes before the Masonic world — after hav-
ing diverted the golden opportunity of Masonic reform and useful-
ness afforded it in 1891 through the confidence and trust extended to
it by the efforts of Grand Master Tyler and the "Treaty of Monterey"
with the Grand Lodge of Texas, and lost by making Masons of women
and excluding the Holy Bible from its altars — and makes a new en-
deavor to procure recognition by the exhibition of a constitution, the
redeeming feature of which is found in an "article" adopting as the
"basis of its dogma:" —

1. The Ancient Charges inserted in the English book of constitu-
tions (Jf 1723.

2. The ancient landmarks of the Fraternity.

3. The general regulations of 1720.

General head III, of the "Ancient Charges" referred to, has the
following provision in its concluding paragraph:

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The persons admitted members of a lodge must be good and true
men freeborn, and of mature and discreet age, no bondmen, no
women, no immoral or scandalous men, but of good report.

The first constitution of the gran dieta — that of 1890 — is not at
hand, and may possibly never have been translated into English, as
the present one is: but if "the basis of the dogma"' now offered was
not then proposed, the several grand lodges which have already rec-
ognized the gran dieta. have made most grievous mistakes. The ad-
mission of women into the lodges of the Gran Dieta of Mexico, con-
sidered in connection with the paragraph of the Ancient Charge
above quoted, either admits of the inference that the "Ancient
Charges" were not included in any dogma announced by the gran
dieta at that time, or justifies the serious accusation that one of the
earliest steps taken by the new organization of reform and regularity
was to grossly violate its own fundamental principles.

But Brother Parvin, in 1897, said, as already mentioned, that
they repented of this inexcusable conduct, "fir.-t by decree, then by
the promulgation of a new code of statutes, and later by a constitu-
tion by which all such procedures were positively prohibited." Wh}'.
then, it may well be asked, does the gran dieta find it necessary, for
the third time inside of ten years, to formulate and adopt a new
constitution^

The conclusion of the whole matter seems to be as just as it is
inevitable, that before any further recognition be given to the
gran dieta of Mexico by any of the grand lodges of the United States
of America, that heretofore unreliable and unsatisfactory organiza-
tion must be indifferently allowed to pursue an undisturbed course of
experiment until it can show, b}^ sufficient examples of proper con-
duct, "fruits" of its own that can be deemed "meet for repentance."

It would seem to be no harsh condition of recognition and alli-
ance if every legitimate Masonic organization in the world should
wait as long a period for the estalilishment of its confidence, to
that extent, as the gran dieta has consumed in gross and persistent
violations of time immemorial usages, ancient landmarks, and the
fundamental constitutions of Masonry. Unquestionably such delay
should be prolonged to a time when the Masonic world can feel as-
sured that Mexican Masonry will not again revert to courses that
have embarrassed its well-meaning friends in the past, and must, if
again resorted to, absolutely deprive it of all advocacy and support
forever.

Your committee, therefore, being also in accord with the views
indicated by the M. W. grand master, would recommend that all
action with reference to the recognition of the Gran Dieta Symbolica
of Mexico by the Grand Lodge of Indiana be indefinitely postponed.

Reporting upon the Porto Rican body, Brother Long epitomizes the
contents of two circulars received, the first issued by the grand master
and addressed solely to the lodges of that jurisdiction, the second ad-
dressed to grand lodges, asking recognition and an exchange of rep-
resentatives and citing No. 1 as "the accompanying circular," whose
statements constitute the basis upon which such recognition i*

80 APPENDIX. — PART I.

soug-ht. Circular No. 1 sets forth that at a meeting- of the grand
lodg-e held in the city of Mayaguez, February 27, 1900, it was agreed
that in the future its sessions should be held in the city of San Juan
"where the difficulty of the continuance of its regular work 'for the
lack of the elements necessary for its operation' does not prevail,
but where the existence of other lodg^es, and the presence of a larg-e
number of past masters and Master Masons 'may give it life, and en-
able it to continue its regular routine.' " The report does not state —
and we presume the circular is silent on that point — how long the
grand lodg^e and its constituent lodges had been dormant. According
to the circular the grand lodg^e was "reorganized" on the 2nd of
April last, ''under a representation of 'five lodges which existed after
the force of circumstances had paralyzed their working".' " Brother
Long says:

The only reference to the original org^anization of the g^rand
lodg-e is contained in the statement that it was "founded in the as-
sembly of September 20, 1S85, under the most incredible persecution
of those disgraceful g-overnments which ruled us up to the ISth of
October, 1898. Yet, notwithstanding the persecution referred to as
active and prevailing in 1885, the grand body seems for a time to have
been prosperous, since in connection with this reorganization the con-
fident hope is expressed that "it may go beyond the degree of splen-
dor to which it attained in earlier times."'

This date of original organization and the fact that it had its
seat at Mayaguez identifies this resuscitated body as the same body,
or at least the same in the genesis of its lodges as the "Sovereign
Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Porto Rico," whose
claim to recognition as a legitimate governing body in Masonry were
adversely passed upon by the Grand Lodge of Illinois in 1888, on the
ground of the incurable illegitimacy of the bodies forming it. The
fourteen lodges whose "deputies and representatives'' united in form"
ing it, then alleged — and probably correctly — to be all the lodges ex-
isting in the island, were found not to be Free and Accepted Masons
at all, but Scottish Rite Masons, whose charters emanated from a
supreme council, a grand orient whose charters in order to be effect-
ive must be validated by the signature of the sovereign grand com-
mander, or from a so-called grand lodge derived from a supreme
council, all equally without authority in Free and Accepted Masonr}^

The reason for the recent change of the seat of the alleged grand
lodge from Mayaguez to San Juan was the confessed fear that real
Free and Accepted Masonry would be established in the island unless
the dormant body could have a new life breathed into it b}^ removal.
Brother Long's report says:

The second paragraph sets out as the main cause of this change
of "headquarters" the fact that some Master Masons of the city of
San Juan had made overtures to the "Grand Lodge of the United

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States"" (but as there is no such body, it may have been to some state
grand lodge) '-for the right to establish lodges in this island under
the rule of such grand lodge," but were answered that the "Supreme
Grand Lodge of Porto Rico alone, has power over this territory, and
they should appeal to it,"' and were informed, in effect, that no Ma-
sonic grand body in the United States would be likely to assume any
power in the premises as long as the Grand Lodge of Porto Rico con-
tinued in the exercise of its powers and prerogatives; but that, not-
withstanding these assurances, the fear was entertained by various
brethren in the capital — some of them masters of lodges — that the
territorial jurisdiction of the island might thus be finally lost, and
these communicated their apprehensions to the brethren and lodges
of Mayaguez— the former seat of the grand lodge — who were equally
jealous of the preservation of those jurisdictional rights, and readily
agreed to this change of site for the grand lodge.

This should be read in connection with another paragraph from
the same circular, quoted further on by Brother LONG, because each
throws light upon the other. This paragraph —

'•Invites the active and quiescent lodges, existing in ihis island,
outside nf our Jurisdiction, to form a part of the Masonic authority of
the territory of Porto R'co," and advises them to exchange their
charters, "'so that the chapters (lodges, perhaps) which are under
the jurisdiction of the Supreme Council of Colon, which has in this
island a consistory of the 32". Councils of Kadosh. and chapters of the
Rose Croix, may exchange diplomas and obtain regularity."'

The italics are ours, designed to call attention to the fact that
lodges have been planted in Porto Rico since 1885, if the claim of
the '-Sovereign Grand Lodge of Porto Rico" at that time to have
absorbed all the lodges in the island was correct. By whom were
these new lodges "outside of our jurisdiction,"' established? Not by
any grand lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, or its proceedings
would have reflected the fact. Not by the Grand Lodge of Porto
Rico that is now being recalled from the grave or at best being re-
suscitated from a moribund condition in order that there may be some
show of denial that Porto Rico is open territory, or they would not be
outside of its jurisdiction.

The fear ''entertained by various brethren in the capital (San
Juan)— some of them masters of lodges" — could not have been that
the territorial jurisdiction of the island might be finally lost, be-
cause the moment three regularly constituted lodges of Free and Ac-
cepted Masons were established by one or more recognized grand
lodges, a grand lodge could be found in the island that would com-
mand recognition the world over, Porto Rico being clearly autono-
mous territorJ^ All that would have been lost would have been the
loss of an opportunity for the Scottish Rite Masonry to score one for
its claim to equal authority in the symbolic degrees with the Ma-
sonry of the original plan.

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If Brother LONG reads the same things between the lines he does
not say so, although he finds enough to warrant an adverse conclu-
sion. He says:

But taking- into consideration all the matters contained in the
papers before them, your committee is wholly of the opinion express-
ed by our M. W. grand master, that one grand lodge may not with
prudence or safety accord recognition to another "except upon the
most thorough showing and unquestionable proof of its regularity
and sovereign standing before the Masonic world," the insufficiency
of which in the present instance constrains us to recommend the
postponement of all action therein until further proof or future cir-
cumstances may bring the question again before the Grand Lodge of
Indiana.

The grand master gives thjs correspondence between himself and
the grand master of Pennsylvania, growing out of the making by an
Indiana lodge of a man who had been rejected by a lodge in the latter
jurisdiction. Investigation having proved that the brother in ques-
tion had been made in strict accord with the Indiana regulations, he
so wrote to the grand master of Pennsylvania, and that the brother
was a lawfully made Mason. Some four months having elapsed and
no answer having been received to this communication, he considered
the incident closed. Whether the explanation was satisfactor3s as
Grand Master Geake infers, or whether the grand master of Penn-
sylvania did not care to invite, by insisting on the Pennsylvania
view, such a blast as his predecessor did from the then grand master
of Indiana (O'Rourke), to which correspondence Brother Geake
referred him, does not appear. Both are right under the laws of their
respective jurisdictions. Brother Krear, having been made in con-
formity to the Indiana regulations, is a lawful Mason, but a reason-
able regard for interjurisdictional comity should have induced Indi-
ana to make it impossible that the question should be raised.

South Bend Lodge No. 294, memorialized the grand lodge on con-
stitutional grounds to prevent a repetition of the custom which has
prevailed in the Grand Lodge of Indiana for several years past, of
authorizing by motion and vote the grand master or some other grand
officer to cast the vote of the entire membership for various brothers
for different offices, citing the following from the grand lodge by-
laws:

Section 12. In all elections, and in the decision of all questions
arising before the grand lodge, each member shall have one vote, ex-
cept the tyler, and a majority of all the votes cast shall govern.

The jurisprudence committee sustained the position of the me-
morialists, that the action complained of was in clear violation of
the foregoing provision and reported back for the favorable action
it received, the following resolution sent up by the memorialists:

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 83

Resolved, That in the election of officers at the May session
1900 of the grand lodge, said section 12 be strictly complied with, and
that the ballot be taken separately for each elective officer, so that
eacli representative shall have the right to cast his vote as his con-
science may dictate for the best interest of the grand lodge.

Rulings have been made against this practice as often as the
proposition has been made in our grand lodge for the last thirty
3'ears. In 1896 the question came from a lodge and elicited the fol-
lowing approved decision, in which the principle embraced in the In-
diana resolution is definitely asserted:

In electing officers a lodge cannot instruct the secretary or any
other brother to cast the vote of the lodge for a brother, although
he may be the only one placed in nomination. The brethren have the
power to vote for and elect one not in nomination at all. There must
be a ballot for each elective office, at which each member present
shall have the opportunity to vote.

The following from the committee on grievances and appeals as-
serts a truth that cannot be too often reiterated:

Masonry, as has been well said by this grand lodge upon many
and divers occasions, as may be seen by referring to the proceedinirs
of this grand body for the years 1884, 1886, 1888, 1889, 1893 and 1898,
is not a collection agency, nor should Masonry be used as a straight-
jacket to punish a brother for not doing something which to him has,
through misfortune, become an impossibility.

From the report of the Indiana representatives present at the
Washington centennial memorial, we quote the authentic Masonic
record of Washington, which shows that he was initiated before he
had reached his twenty-first birthday:

Read the record: George Washington: Born February 22, 1732;
died December 14, 1799.

Record of Fredericksburg Lodge No 4, A. F. Sz.A. M.:

Entered Nov. 4, A. L. 5752, A. D. 1752. Passed March 3, A. L.
5753, A. D. 1753. Raised Aug. 4, A. L. 5753, A. D. 175.3.

Record of Alexandria- Washington Lodge No. 22, A. F. & A. M.:

Charter member April 28, A. L. 5788, A. D. 1788. Chosen first
worshipful master May 29, A. L. 5788, A. D. 1788. Buried with Ma-
sonic ceremony, according to the ritual of the order, December 18, A.
L. 5799, A. D. "1799.

This shows that the highest Masonic rank attained by Washing-
ton was that of master of a lodge, and ought bring us relief from
that class of Masonic orators — grand and otherwise — who persist in
making him a grand master. But will it? His was so grand a figure
that there is danger that needlessly ignorant Masons will still con-
tinue to link his name with the highest honors of the Fraternity.
And perhaps there is a greater danger still— that the fact that he

Si APPENDIX. — PART I.

was an active Mason may be seized upon by dissenting rite mongers,
who, when they shall have perfected a pewter sodality of dizzy pro-
portions may seek to drag his name into the mire of dissent by im-
puting to him its foundation, just as the great Frederick has been
made to figure as the great law-giver and ritualist of a body which
came into existence years after he had gone to his final rest.

The grand lodge chartered four new lodges; reduced the selling
price of McDonald's History to one dollar per copy, and not only in-
-sisted that Grand Secretary Smythe should take a needed vacation
from his arduous duties but gave him two hundred and fifty dollars,
ostensibly "as a token of respect and esteem and in evidence of their
high appreciation of his valuable services," but we doubt not also
with a realizing sense of the restful influence of a few unexpected
spa,re dollars in the pocket.

Olin E. Hol,l.o\vay, of Knightstown, was elected grand master;
William H. Smythe, Indianapolis, re-elected grand secretary.

There is, alas! no report on correspondence. Past Grand Master
Nicholas R. Ruckle, who was to have prepared the report was sick
for many months prior to his death but little more than two weeks
before the meeting of the grand lodge.

Brother Ruckle prepared the reports for the three last preced-
ing years, and with his first easily took his place in the front rank of
writers in this department. Trained in a newspaper printing office
he acquired a direct and forcible as well as elegant style, and his
many-sided subsequent experience as a soldier and civilian gave him
a restrained practical judgment which gave his well considered
opinions great value, while his ever courteous and fraternal attitude
towards his confreres won for him the warm regard of the whole
guild.

And now — again and doubly alas! — comes to us through the daily
press the sorrowful and startling announcement that Past Grand
Master Thomas B. Long, upon whom Brother Ruckle's mantle fell
as chairman in this department, has, rashly importunate, followed
him to the realms of shade. We know not how great or how slight
the jar which disturbed the equilibrium of the delicate brain whose
workings we had all watched with such interest, pleasure and profit,
and obliterated the (oft times) vanishing line between perfect sanity
and that lack of it which can abolish the overmastering instinct of
self-preservation. We cannot estimate it — no one can — we can only
note its sufficiency by the result and mourn with those who mourn.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 85

INDIAN TERRITORY, J 899.

26th Annual. Wynnewood. August 8.

The seat of the grand lodge this year was in the Chickasaw
Nation.

Four past grand masters were present, but no grand representa-
tives, Indian Territorj^ having abandoned the system.

The grand master (Henry Ci.ay Nash) said that many homes in
their jurisdiction were in mourning, but he reported no break in the
official circle of the grand lodge.

Several of the thirteen decisions reported are on subjects quite
elementary in character, such as that only Master Masons can pass
upon the proficiency of candidates for advancement; that a dimit is
not sufficient to admit a visitor who cannot stand an examination;
that a committee of inquiry has no right to use the lodge seal; that a
warden presiding in the absence of the master should sign the
minutes of that meeting; that, using the same evidence, a brother
cannot be tried twice for the same offense, and that a lodge has a
right to change its by-laws concerning ''time of meeting, fees, etc.,"
without the consent of the grand lodge. Over this last proposition
the committee on law and usage wrestled and divided, a majority
holding that it should not be approved. The third member made a
minority report approving it with the proviso that thirty days' notice
should be given, which raises the suspicion that both sides were con-
sidering what the law ought to be, rather than what it was. The
minority report prevailed, so that all the decisions were approved
We copy two of them in full.

8. Question: A dimitted Mason petitioned a Territory lodge for
affiliation and was rejected. Immediately afterwards he was accused
of unmasonic conduct, but before the lodge met again he moved to
Texas. Has the Territory lodge a right to try himy

Answer: Yes.

12. Question: A sits in one lodge with B and in another with C.
A introduces B and C to each other as Master Masons. B afterwards
visits C's lodge. Can C vouch for B on A's information?

Answer: No.

Relative to No. 8, it should be understood that whatever jurisdic-
tion the lodge had over the fugacious offender attached to it because
the offense was committed in its territory, not because of his rejec-

86 APPENDIX. — PART I.

tion, as a lodfje obtains no personal jurisdiction over a petitioner for
affiliation by rejecting his petition.

No. 12 should liave been qualified by adding after the word "No"
the words, unless it was understood by all three that the introduction was in-
tended to warrant such avouchment.

Both B and C l:neic A to be a Master Mason and he knew both of
them to be such. The conditions were therefore all perfect for the
passing of a proper and valid voucher.

The grand master referred to the action of the Grand Lodge of
Washington in 1898, and confessed to the difficulty with which he con-
trolled his passions, refrained from following the lead of those who
hurled criticisms and rebukes at Washington, and let the matter
come to the grand lodge without previous action. He did, however,
contribute his twenty words to Brother Irwin's telegraphic sympo-
sium, as follows:

"Uncalled for, as proof shows they are clandestine. An innova-
tion and violation of established land-marks in Masonry and social

equality."

Before the grand lodge met he received the rescinding resolu-
tions adopted by Washington in 1899, of which he says:

They attempt and do rescind a part of the work done at their
communication on last year, but your grand master is in about as
much of a fog in trying to construe these last resolutions as that
memorable committee was in trying to solve the subject of Negro
Masonry in the first place.

He then cites at length No. 10 of those resolutions, presumably in
explanation of his befogment. This condition did not extend to the
committee on law and usage, who had the concurrence of the grand
lodge in the following:

Your committee, upon an investigation of the resolutions of the
Grand Lodge of Masons of Washington, adopted June 19, 1899, find
that the grand lodge has receded from the position taken at its pre-
ceding meeting with reference to Negro Masonry. We, therefore, beg
to be relieved from further consideration of this subject.

Bro. James E. Humphrey, grand orator, delivered a most re-
markable oration for these latter days, an imaginative mosaic, full
of extraordinary misinformation about modern Masonry, and, argu-
ing the great antiquity of the institution, accepting as among the
undoubted evidences that Cleopatra's Needle was the work of Free-
masons, the alleged fact — whether true or not is immaterial — that
"an iron trowel and lead plummet were found imbedded in its foun-
dation!"

Grand Secretary MuRROW, reporting on returns, says:

There is a much larger per cent of suspensions for non-payment
of dues than ever before. This might be remedied by the secretaries

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE.

and masters of lodgfes if they would. If these officers would remind
the delinquent brethren, kindly and fraternally, of their indebted-
ness, many would gladly pay their dues rather than be reported as
suspended.

It is thoujrhtlessness and carelessness on the part of many who
fail to pay their dues. Very many brethren are not willfully delin-
quent, but i-n the business cares of life the}- forget their dues to the
lodge.

William M. Eagleton, grand master of Oklahoma, was appro-
priately received as a visitor; two lodges were chartered and a third
continued under dispensation; an old law was re-enacted establishing
mileage at eight cents a mile one way; the customary exciting race
for the next meeting place for the grand lodge was this year between
the city of Durant, ''one of the liveliest towns in the Territory,'" and
Wagoner, the latter coming out a neck ahead: a proposition to. so
amena the regulations as to require only a three-fourths vote to elect
for affiliation was sent to the law committee; a new system was in-
augurated for the dissemination of the uniform work, and trustees
for the Masonic Orphans' Home were provided for and appointed.
This institution had a great inning at this communication. When
the usual appropriation was moved for the purchase of a jewel for
the retiring grand master, objection was made that no money should
be spent for display when the Orphans' Home needed every dollar the
grand lodge could spare. When the brethren got warmed up by elo-
quent speeches along that line, some one proposed that private offer-
ings be laid upon the altar to purchase a jewel, and that all over the
necessary $50 should be given to the Orphans' Home fund.

Then the enthusiasm broke loose, and, as the grand secretary
tells it:

It was high. tide for the Orphans' Home. No pledges were asked,
but there was laid upon the altar in cash 5124.60. Then Past Grand
Master Nash electritied the grand lodge by rising and with sincere
emotion donated the S50 raised for his jewel to the funds for the
Home. The applause was deafening. By a rising vote the thanks of
the grand lodge was extended to the Grand Master H. C. Nash, for
this generous deed, and also for the faithful manner in which he has
administered the affairs of the grand lodge the past year.

Then a motion to appropriate the sum that would have been paid
out of the grand lodge fund for the jewel, just equal in amount to the
customary appropriation for the Home fund, to be added to the latter,
was carried with enthusiastic unaminity, and Brother MuRROW's
heart was gladdened by a very substantial lift for the project which
he has so much at heart.

It warms the cockles of one's heart to read these things, but we
do not forget that enthusiasm is not always wisdom and that a period
of excitement when the brethren are wrought up by fervid appeals,

APPENDIX.— PART 1.

is not the most favorable season for determining on a perntanent
plan for grand lodge benevolence.

Peter Byron Arthur, of Leon, was elected grand master:
Joseph S. Murrow, Atoka, reelected grand secretary.

There is no report on correspondence, this being the jear for
publishing in extenso the returns of the lodges.

IOWA, 1900.

57th Annual. Cedar Rapids. June 5.

The Iowa volume is up to its customary standard of elegance in
paper. i)rint and make-up, and its cover bears a cut of the Iowa Ma-
sonic Library at Cedar Rapids and of its projector and devoted lover,
the venerable librarian. Grand Secretary Parvin.

Seven past grand masters were present. The diplomatic corps is
still conspicuous by its absence in the Grand Lodge of Iowa, most of
the foxes having declined to have their tails cut off when that body
dispensed with the frills of the grand representative system. We
should not be surprised to see the ruffles blossom out again soon, as
the reason for their abandonment no longer exists.

The grand master (Thomas Lambert) presented a bright picture
of Masonry in Iowa during the year, reflecting onl}^ peace and har-
mony, forbearance and good fellowship.

But the brightest picture has its shadows, and this was clouded
by the death of Past Grand Master Edward Augustus Guilbert,
and Past Grand Treasurer William Aloysus Colton, each in his
seventy-fourth year.

The grand master convened the grand lodge in emergent session
at Dubuque, the home of Brother Guilbert and buried him with the
honors of Masonrj'. He says of him:

In the prime of his life Brother Guilbert was an active, enthu-
siastic Mason, having at various times filled the offices of grand mas-
ter, grand commander, and grand high priest. In those days he was
a strong man, fearless and eloquent in the advocacy of the cause he
espoused; forceful and decisive in his arguments, he was an antago-
nist worthy the steel of any man, and one who neither gave nor asked
for quarters in debate. Let us emulate those traits of his life and
character that are worthy of emulation, and cast about the others,
if any there be, the "broad mantle of Masonic charity.''

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 89

Brother Guilbert was a man of g-reat intellectual force, a strong
writer in a st3'le all his own, a hater of shams, who disdained pretense
and drove straight for what he wanted with an open declaration of
his purpose. As such we honored him and felt honored by his personal
acquaintance, the opportunities for enjoying which, face to face,
were all too few.

The death of Past Grand Master Harrison Dills, of this juris-
diction, is noted.

It was pleasing to the grand master to note by the returns a sub-
stantial increase in the number of reinstatements of brethren who
had through carelessness or otherwise, allowed their names to be
stricken from the rolls. He presents a view not often taken of the
responsibility for non-payment of dues. By their law it is made the
imperative dutj- of the master to see that the dues are paid as they
accrue, semi-annually, and after uttering the truism that it is in-
vafiabl}' easier to collect a small amount than a large one, he says:

Where the dues of a brother have been allowed to accumulate
for three, five or even more years, as has been the case in a number
of instances called to my attention, it occurs to me that the master
or masters of the lodges during such time are at least jjarticeps crimi-
nis. He or they have violated as stringent a provision of the law as
the delinquent brother, and just wh}- one should be severely punished
and denied all the -'rights and privileges of Masonr}-," while the other
continues to enjo}' the highest honor that can be conferred b}^ his
lodge, is a proposition that will be difficult to reconcile with justice.

It will be remembered that after the most exhaustive investiga-
tion of the subject the Grand Lodge of Iowa adopted the plan of a
grand charity fund for its system of benevolence as being more
economical than, and for all reasons preferable to the building of ex-
pensive homes. Of the working of this plan he saj's:

The system adopted for ascertaining the true condition of the
applicants and their moral and Masonic rights in the premises is as
complete and comprehensive as could be devised. It is a great good
that is accomplished each year by the distribution of the funds set
aside for that purpose by this body, and I believe the grand charity
fund may be truly classed as one of the brightest gems in Iowa Ma-
sonrj-.

Relative to the Grand Lodge of Washington he says that a great
deal more rescinding might have been done with less verbiage, but
he accepts the repealing act in good faith and knows of no reason
why fraternal relations between the two grand lodges should not con-
tinue.

He had been called upon to render the usual number of decisions
and opinions, but reported none. He says:

In view of the fact, however, that all differences or matters of
contention that have arisen between lodges, or between a lodge and

90 APPENDIX. — PART 1.

an individual brother, that have been submitted to me during the
year have been adjusted in a manner acceptable to the parties con-
cerned, and, as I believe, in accordance with the principles and laws
of our institution, a special mention or detailed statement will not be
made of any case. I am of the opinion that inasmuch as the decisions
of a grand master have no force or effect beyond the term to which
he applies them, that the specifying or particularizing of the griev-
ances referred to is slightly akin to airing family troubles to the pub-
lic, and would in no way add to the peace and harmony or welfare of
the Craft.

While there is much truth in this it is likewise true that even if
decisions are not published to the whole Fraternity they have the
force of precedents in the neighborhood where they are invoked, and
90 it seems to us better for the education of the Craft that they
should be reviewed.

He represented the grand lodge at the Washington centennial
memorial and says that much as had been anticipated in connection
with the event, the fondest anticipation had failed to picture the
magnitude and success it attained; that the ceremonies stand with-
out a parallel in the Masonic history of the world.

The report of Grand Secretary Parvin chronicles the surrender
■of four charters during the year, one of them with the view of reor-
ganizing the lodge, for which purpose a dispensation was subsequently
granted, the lodge (under a new name) with eight others receiving
a charter at this communication.

Past Grand Master Van Saun, the traveling custodian in his re-
port says:

Personally, I would like to have any Master Mason select his Ma-
sonic home in our jurisdiction wherever the lodge would accept him
as a member, and not force him bj- law to petition only the lodge un-
der the jurisdiction of which he lives.

To our mind the words "in our jurisdiction" lays his suggested
improvement open to the same objection which he raises to the pres-
ent law. A Master Mason should be as free to select his Masonic
home outside of the grand jurisdiction as he is to retain his Masonic
home elsewhere when he moves into Iowa from another state.

The following resolution designed to enable lodges to have in
their archives a complete personal histor3-of every member, was sent
to the committee on jurisprudence:

Besolved, That every application for membership by dimit shall
be accompanied by a statement of facts of personal history, as fol-
lows: First, date of birth; second, place of birth, town and state, or
town, province and country; third, initiated, date, lodge, state;
fourth, passed, date, lodge, state; fifth, raised, date, lodge, state.

MASONIC CORRESPONDEISrCE. 91

Telegrams of regret and sympathy were sent to Past Grand Mas-
ters Blackmar and Granger and Past Junior Grand Warden El-
SOM, absent on account of illness; handsome aprons appropriate to
the rank of the recipients were presented to Past Grand Masters
Dewey, Bowen and Lambert, and Davenport was designated as the
place of next meetintr, with a degree of unaminity eloquent of the ex-
ceptional purity of its drinking" water.

William L. Eaton, of Osage, was elected grand master; Theo-
dore S. Parvin, Cedar Rapids, re-elected grand secretary.

The report on correspondence (pp. 127) is again the perfect work
of Bro. J. C. W. COXE, more perfect in its variety of riches than any
report of equal length which we recall.

Most of the wealth is of his own contribution, but some is garner-
ed, like the following beautiful lines "from an unknown hand,"
whose lesson he commends to a stricken brother who like himself had
stood by the open grave of a loved companion who for many years
had shared his joys and sorrows:

"Perhaps you have heard of the method strange,
Of violin makers in distant lands,
Who, by breaking and mending with skillful hands,
Make instruments having a wider range
Than ever was possible for them, so long
As they were new, unshattered, and strong,

"Have you ever thought when the heart was sad,
^ When the da\-s seem dark and the nights unending,

That the broken heart, bj' the Father's mending,
Was made through sorrow a helper glad,

Whose service should lighten more and more
The weary one's buidensas never before'/

"Then take this simple lesson to heart

When sorrows crowd, and you cannot sing:
To the truth of the Father's goodness cling;

Believe that the sorrow is onl}' a part

Of the wondrous plan that gives through i^ain,
The power to sing more glad refrain.''

A very effective notice of Illinois for 1899 — administration of
Grand Master CoOK — is compressed into two and one-half pages.
Summarizing very fully the address of the grand master, he says:

The shadows which hung low over their last session deepened in-
to night when Past Grand Masters DeWitt C. Cregier and James A.
Hawley entered into rest. The latter was county superintendent of
schools for Lee county when the grand master was a young teacher
in Amboy, and gave the youth gracious and generous help. The
former gave him a hand-grasp and assurance of security when he
was first admitted to a Masonic lodge. It is no wonder that very ten-
der memories sprang up at the record of these two honored names.

Referring to the edict prohibiting "the sale, distribution, use or
possession of any pretended exposes, or of any written or printed
form of the esoteric work," he regards "the introduction of the word

92 APPENDIX. — PART I.

'possession' as an invasion of personal rights not warranted by Ma-
sonic law and usage, nor to be justified on any ethical grounds."

He quotes as a "sensible deliverance" the grand master's remarks
on rotation in office; praises the memorials of Brothers Cregier and
Hawley as "noble papers, worthy alike of subjects and writers,"
and in a single short sentence gives a relatively adequate idea of the
subject (and its treatment) of the "brief but excellent" oration of
Bro, Frank Crane, In his generous reference to the report on cor-
respondence— prepared on the same topical plan which he had criti-
cised the preceding year — he confesses that he is no more in love
with the plan than heretofore.

Commenting on the incredulity of the grand master of Indiana
as to the general use of ciphers among the lodges of that jurisdic-
tion, he says:

That he should plead ignorance of such use of ciphers amazes us;
that he should discredit the testimony which came to him, apparently
from an official source, is at least surprising. Unauthorized ciphers
have been denounced over and over, by nearly every grand jurisdic-
tion; their sale, use, possession even, has been declared to be a Ma-
sonic offense; it has been again and again vociferously asserted by
grand masters and correspondents that the evil did not exist in their
jurisdiction, or that the sinners were few and far between; grand
jurisdictions which have an authorized cipher have been vigorously
denounced as violators of sacred pledges, as profaners of the temple,
as having forfeited all claim to Masonic recognition. Meantime
none of these (implied) dire threats have been put in execution: pone
of these latter jurisdictions have been placed under "taboo;" and the
evil of unauthorized, inaccurate, sometimes blunderingly stupid,
"ciphers" goes on; candidates buy them, officers use them, irrespon-
sible (and conscienceless) publishers grow fat on the spoils, and Ma-
sonry is debauched in the house of its friends. No jurisdiction has an
unenviable monopoly of the evil; the bad pre-eminence knows no lati-
tude or longitude. We are fully convinced that not a jurisdiction in
the United States is even measurably free from the "zj'motic de-
bauchery," as Brother Robbins has been pleased to style it; and we
write deliberately, with some considerable measure of positive assur-
ance. It is no necessary reflection on grand masters that they do not
know fully about the evil; it ought to be ground for serious reflection
on any officer or Mason that he does not dare to tell the truth about
it. Denial of an evil does not effect a cure. The evil exists; it is
serious and wide-spread; to find and apply an effective remedy will
tax the wisdom and resources of the ablest and most astute among
the Craft. Denial, denunciation, repressive legislation, have all
failed; the plague is not stayed. He who will point out a "more ex-
cellent way," and lead the Craft therein, will be entitled to commemo-
ration as a wise master builder, who should rank with the famous
three of olden time.

That Brother Coxe is opposed to the policy of attempting to drive
non-affiliates (or unaffiliates — which is the Iowa word?) by harsh
measures, both on the ground of policy and of right, he leaves no

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doubt. To the question of Grand Master Bullock, of Tennessee:
"How can we win them backV he answers that "the 'winning-' policy
is the only truly Masonic one for those to whom the words 'brotherly
love' are not an unmeaning rodomontade," and under Texas, whose
grand master quoted (without dissent) Mackey's dictum that non-
affiliation is a violation of Masonic law, to be punished by expulsion
if deemed necessary or expedient, he says:

If ever a pestilential heresy and outrao^e on justice found ex-
pression in print, that declaration of the would-be Masonic autocrat
and inventor of "'land-marks'' is such. It deserves universal execra-
tion.

We have had occasion heretofore to refer to the graces of
Brother Coxe's style. His proofreading is generally equally fault-
less, but we wonder if he did not unintentionally let "on" stand in
place of in. in his remark that the letter of Grand Master Levi, of
the Mexican gran dieta, to Brother Atkinson — intended to be a de-
fense of that "mendacious hj'brid," "is an essaj' on lying as a fine
art."

KANSAS, J 900.

44th Annual. Topeka. February 21.

The fact that close on the heels of the most remarkable congre-
gation of representative Masons the world has seen for the Wash-
ington centennial memorial at Mt. Vernon, the Grand Lodge of
Kansas found itself in annual session on Washington's birthdaj',
fully warrants our Sunflower brethren in sending out their proceed-
ings under the prettiest of emblematic covers, bearing on its left
hand half a cut of the Father of his Country as a master, surrounded
by an oval laurel wreath, pendant from which is the Kansas coat of
arms, while on the vertex rests an open book with square and com-
passes backed by American flags, and over all the All-Seeing Eye.

Inside we find a finely engraved portrait of the retiring grand
master, inaugurating what is hereafter to be a permanent feature.

This portrait of Grand Master LOOMIS is of a noble head, benig-
nant and impressive mien and striking figure, the whole impressing
one with a sense of largeness quite in keeping with the freedom for
expansion afforded by the broad plains and lofty skies of Kansas.

Nine past grand masters graced the session with their presence,
and thirty-seven jurisdictions were represented in the diplomatic
corps, Illinois by Past Grand Master M. M. Miller.

94 APPENDIX. — PART I.

At the outset of the proceedings Grand Master CoRONA H.
Briggs of Missouri, was introduced and by the grand master welcomed
in eloquent terms. In his happy reply Brother Briggs told the story
of Jephthah and the Ephraimites and of the fate which befell the
latter because of their provincialism of speech, and thus continued:

Tradition says, that in the days when Missouri took perhaps an
undue interest in the settlement of the territory of Kansas, certain
stalwart Gileadites were stationed at one of the passages of the
Missouri river and when there came that way, seeking ferriage across
the river, a stranger whose covered wagon, goods and chattels, and
domestic belongings marked him as a prospective voter in Kansas
territory, they would require him to pronounce the name of a useful
article which hung from the pole of his wagon. If he called it a
"bucket" he was suffered to pass; but if he said it was a "pail" he was
rejected. Those days are past and we all call it bucket now, and
whether we hailed from the north, south or east, we are western
men together and glory in our heritage. We are brethren.

Patriotism was at high tide and the grand master (Henry C.
LoOMis) was on the top wave. Naturally he sailed at once into the
subject of the Washington centennial all of which he saw and a part
of which he was.

That the object lesson of this event might not be largely lost if
there was no local participation he issued an official communication
urging appropriate observance of the day in the lodges, and, acting
as he says upon a happy inspiration suggested to him by Past Grand
Master Shaver, he recommended that from and after that date our
country's flag be displayed in open lodge at all communications of
Kansas lodges; and that the grand lodge might practically exemplify
the lesson enjoined, he had purchased an American flag and ordered
it displayed at this communication. His recommendation for a stand-
ing regulation requiring the lodges to display the colors at all meet-
ings received the approval of the committee on reports of grand offi-
cers, on its way to the committee on jurisprudence where it remains
for consideration.

Three schools of instruction had been held at as many different
points, whose success led him to recommend a continuance of the
plan.

Of begging circulars he says:

The prosperous condition of the country this past year has rele-
gated to the rear the usual number of begging circulars. One re-
ceived from our good brethren in Canada showed that the chain fiend
had worked his way inside King Solomon's porch. We had to break
the chain.

Among matters of grievance one case presented itself in which
investigation of the complaint of a brother alleging that he had been
illegally suspended, disclosed the fact that in a single lodge twenty-

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 95

eight members (including' the complainant) had been suspended for
non-payment of dues at one swoop witlaout compliance with the law.
The victims had to be cut down, resuscitated, and restored to their
former standing.

In another case it transpired that Chikaskia Lodge had taken an
'"underholt" on Bro. William Holt, whom they reported expelled in
1894. As the grand master tells it:

It now appears that in that year the brother named was charged,
tried and convicted in the territory of Oklahoma of the crime of
murder. The lodge thereupon, without any formal action whatever,
and without notice to Brother Holt, reported him to the grand lodge
as expelled, which record appears in our proceedings. It seems that
Brotlier Holt was subsequently granted a new trial and was acquitted
of the crime, and from all reports is now living an upright life and
respected by those who know him. These facts being reported to me
by the officers of Chikaskia Lodge No. 285, I at once declared the re-
ported expulsion as illegal and void, and the brother a member of the
lodge in good standing. The lodge was required to report the facts
in its annual report to grand lodge, to enroll the brother as a mem-
ber, and account to the grand lodge for the per capita tax for the
past years, which was done, and this report is made to grand lodge
to clear the brother's record.

Of course his action was approved.

He had rendered no opinion as to the proper construction of any
section of their law worthy to be dignified as a decision.

He reported the death of Past Grand Senior Deacon Jacob De-
Witt, who had been at the head of the Capitular, Cryptic and
Templar bodies of the state; Clark Gray, a past grand commander of
Kansas Templars, and Charles Morgan Jones, second officer in the
Cryptic and Templar bodies of the state. He attained his rank of
past master in Michigan, but never having been installed master of
a Kansas lodge, was not a member of the grand lodge.

Grand Orator T. W. Jeffrey delivered a scholarly oration of
unusual merit. Although pitched in a lofty key — from which the ora-
tor never once falls — it is strikingly free from the gush which so
often is poured out for "fine writing."

A case growing out of a claim for reimbursement for relief
granted by a Missouri lodge, to a member of a lodge in Kansas, led
the jurisprudence committee to formulate and the grand lodge to
adopt as a standing regulation, the following:

1. It is the bounden duty of any lodge and all Master Masons in this
jurisdiction to render to any true and worthy affiliated Master Ma-
son who, without fault on his part, is in distress, such assistance as
his necessities may require and their abilities permit, without refer-
ence to his place of abode or the location of the lodge to which he be-
longs.

96 APPENDIX. — PART I.

2. In the absence of an explicit agreement, no lodge has any
claim on any other lodg-e in this jurisdiction for reimbursement for
sums advanced as charity to, or in behalf of, a member of such lodge
or his family.

3. As under our law. each lodge is required to have a committee
on charity, consisting of the master and wardens, '"who shall dispense
the charities of the lodge in such manner as its regulations may re-
quire" (by-law 85). therefore, such committee, or at least the chair-
man thereof, ought, in all cases, to be consulted bj^ tbe officers of any
other lodge intending to make a claim on the charity funds of a
lodge. The express and unequivocal consent of such committee, or
of the lodge, should be obtained before any outlaj'of moneys be made
for, or on account of, such other lodge.

The conclusion having been reached that no penalty had been
provided for failure of a lodge to make returns and pay its grand
lodge dues within the time prescribed by law, the following standing
regulation was enacted to cure the defect:

Bepresentation .—In case of the neglect or refusal of any lodge in
this grand jurisdiction to make and transmit the annual report with-
in the time required by section 6, of article 7, of the constitution of
this grand lodge, viz: January 10 in each year, such lodge shall not be
entitled to representation in the grand lodge following such failure,
nor shall the grand secretarj- issue credentials for such representa-
tion without the direction of the grand lodge.

The Illinois code formerly provided that a delinquent lodge should
forfeit all claim to mileage and per diem and be deprived of repre-
sentation, but the-latter clause of the penalty was stricken from the
law by the grand lodge after the grand master had ruled from the
chair that as a lodge was constitutionally an integral part of the
grand lodge it could not, so long as it was in possession of an unre-
voked charter, be denied representation in that body. The correct-
ness of the ruling has not, so far as we are aware, been questioned.

Wichita was selected as the place of next meeting.

Charles J. Webb was elected grand master; Albert K. Wilson
re-elected grand secretary, both of Topeka.

The report on correspondence (230 pp.) the third by the present
chairman, is the work of Past Grand Master John C. Postlethwaite,
and for us takes on an added interest since within the year the fates
threw its author and ourself together for a renewal of our too slight
acquaintance and a few hours of delightful chat on Masonic and
other topics.

He gives six pages of his interesting report to our proceedings
for 1899. He summarizes very completely the address of Grand Master
Cook, quoting also generously from its opening and closing por-
tions, and pronounces his decisions good law. Brother Postle-

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. . 97

THWAITE knows a good thing when he sees it, and after giving high
praise to the address of Grand Orator Crane he lets it speak for
itself through upwards of a page of fine — too fine — tj^pe.

He says the report on correspondence, on the topical plan,
evinces much hard labor, and earnest thought in its preparation; and
he epitomizes its views on the building of expensive Masonic homes.

KENTUCKY, J 899.

100th Annual. Louisville. October 17.

Eighteen of the twenty-one living past grand masters assisted at
the opening of the last annual communication of the first century of
the grand lodge. No diplomatic corps was present, Kentucky not
having reinstated the grand representative system.

The Kentucky volume is adorned with a half-tone portrait of the
retiring grand master, and a. fac simile of the Hiram Bassett Mem-
orial Prize Medal, a bronze medal given each year to two children in
the Masonic Home for excellence in scholarship and deportment, a
monument, as the committee wisely sa}-, more enduring than granite,
to the memory of the late grand secretary.

The grand master (James E. Wilhelm), after a momentary
glance at the contrast between to-day and ninet^'-nine years ago,
chronicles a year of general prosperity.

Forty-six decisions are reported. Some of the man}' that are
based on local law are of general interest for what they reflect, while
others are suggestions of procedure where the law is silent:

2. In waiving jurisdiction over a petitioner for degrees or mem-
bership, a lodge must do so by unanimous consent, expressed by bal-
lot.

7. When the grand lodge remands a case for a new trial, that mo-
ment the brother is restored to his former standing or membership in
the lodge, consequently it is not within the power of the grand mas-
ter to set aside the action of the grand lodge, for a brother cannot be
deprived of the rights and privileges of Masonrj' without due trial.

8. Honorary members are not invested with an}- of the rights
and privileges of active members.

9. The owner of a building in which a lodge meets has no right
to deny any one admittance to the meetings of the lodge. That
power is vested in the master.

98 • APPENDIX. — PART 1.

10. A lodge should at once vacate a buildinff or room where the
owner thereof undertakes in any way to interfere with the rights
and privileges of either the lodge, its members, or visitors.

12. Every live lodge has the right to dispose of its possessions
in any manner which it deems best.

16. Any Mason in Kentucky who makes use of a Masonic emblem
or term in his business for advertising purposes, or acts as the agent
of a company so doing, commits a Masonic offense bj" reason of vio-
lating the edict of the grand lodge expressed at the annual communi-
cation in 1898.

18. Books purporting to g'ive the esoteric portions of the lec-
tures are discountenanced and condemned by the grand lodge.

24. A Mason who refuses or intentionally fails to pay a just
debt, when within his ability to do so, commits a Masonic offense.
The statute of limitation does not relieve the debtor from the moral
obligation to pay the debt, if he be able to do so.

25. There can be no joint funeral ceremonies. Other orders or
societies first have their ceremonies. The Masons then take charge
as though no other organization was present, and our ceremonies do
not end until the grave has been filled.

33. A member of a lodge subordinate to the Grand Lodge of Wash-
ington desires to affiliate with a Kentucky lodge. It is held that he
must first sever his connection with the Washington lodge, after
which he petitions the Kentucky lodge, setting forth the facts in the
case as to his previous membership and the time and place at which
he received the degrees and declaringto abide by the laws of this juris-
diction. Should the petitioner be elected the "dimit from the Wash-
ington lodge should be destroyed by him. The dimit does not come
into the possession of the Kentucky lodge for the reason that under
existing conditions Kentucky will not recognize it as a certificate
from a regular Masonic body. Should the petitioner have received
the degrees in a Washington lodge since the severing of our relations
with them, it would be necessary for him, upon his election to mem-
bership in a Kentucky lodge, to be healed in the manner prescribed
in the book of constitution.

34. Can any part or section of either of the three degrees be
conferred on more than one candidate at one and the same time, ex-
cept the second section of the second degree"? Answer— Yes.

The grand lodge is silent upon the question, and leaves it to the
discretion of the master in conferring the degrees, subject to the
"Ancient Landmarks." In some lodges two or more receive the en-
tire degree at one and the same time. The better plan, in my opinion,
and which I have at all times observed, is to confer the first and
second sections of the Entered Apprentice and Master Mason Degrees
and the first section of the Fellow Craft Degree upon only one candi-
date at a time, and then confer the third section of the Entered Ap-
prentice Degree, the second section of the Fellow Craft Degree, or the
third section of the Master Mason Degree, as the case may be, upon
all the candidates of the meeting for those degrees.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 99

36. If objections are raised to a visitor, it is the duty of the mas-
ter to request the visiting' brother to retire. If the visitor then re-
fuses the master should close the lodg'e and order charges preferred
a.gainst the intruder for unmasonic conduct. Physical force might
lead to the court room, and Masonry desires no such notoriety.

Relative to No. 2, just what there is to waive, or where the lodge
got it, in case of a petition for rcembership. is not apparent. A Mas-
ter Mason has a right to choose his Masonic home with any lodge
that Vill take him. without regard to jurisdictional lines. Nos. 7 and
9 were properly approved, as was No. 10 — which is an example of good
advice clad as a decision — with the qualihcation that where the
lodge has acquired valuable property rights in a building, by lease or
otherwise, it should be allowed to use its discretion as to removal.

No. 8 is made the subject of some well-considered remarks by the
committee on jurisprudence:

What constitutes an honorary member is not stated in the regu-
lations, but it is said that in making one the lodge acts on its own re-
sponsibilitj'. without petition or request from the person so honored.
It is also said that the lodge has no penal jurisdiction over an honor-
ary member. ^Ye think that it is well to define what an honorary
member is. In our contemplation an honorary member is an affiliated
member of another lodge, whom some lodge honors as such, under a
bj'-law framed for that purpose and approved, and that the honorary
member acquires by his election all the rights that a subordinate
lodge can by a by-law confer on a member of another lodge. We do
not think that a lodge can confer on an honorary member any right
that conflicts with that of any regular member of a lodge under the
constitution and regulations of the grand lodge. Hence it cannot
confer upon him the right to sit in any lodge when objection is made
to his presence by any member. An unaffiliated Mason, not being a
member of another lodge, cannot be made an honorary member of
any lodge. The lodge may give an honorary member the privilege of
the floor, but only when there is no objection to his presence bj^ a
regular member. As we see no reason why an honorary member may
not be permitted to address the chair, when there is no objection, we
think that decis-ion 8 may be misunderstood, but with this quali-
fication we give it approval.

While agreeing with the committee that the rights of an honorary
member are such as may be conferred by one lodge on the member of
another, we see no reason in the nature of things why the recipient of
the honor must be an affiliated Mason. Grand lodge regulations
might, and in some jurisdictions would, intervene to bar a non-affiliate,
but the general law of Masonry would not stand in the way. No. 12,
which was approved, ought to be regarded as a proper general rule,
to be handicapped as little as possible by reversionary provisions.
We reproduce No. 16 to say that the meshes of our own (Illinois)
pioneer law on this subject are fineenough to catch any of the parties
or classes named by the grand master. Nos. 18, 25, 34 and 36 are re-
produced for information.

100 APPENDIX. — PART I.

Relative to No. 24 the committee on jurisprudence wisely say
with the concurrence of the grand lodge:

Decision 24, which says that a failure to pay a just debt is a Ma-
sonic offense, and that the statute of limitation does not relieve from
the moral obligation to pay, if able, is abstractly correct and in a
line with a previous decision. But we cannot see that it furnishes
any rule which can, generally be practically useful for the guidance
of the Craft. The less a Masonic lodge has to do with controversies
over the property rights of its members the better. Experience has
shown that a Masonic lodge is not an efficient tribunal for the'tcial
of property rights between members. But how else can it be deter-
mined whether a member owes a just debt or whether he is able to
pay it? Happy is the lodge that never has a Masonic trial but they
are sometimes unavoidable. To undertake to extend them to rights
of property, which can only be enforced by the laws of the land is, we
think, highly inexpedient. This does not prevent friendly arbitration
of questions of difference between Masons, which is often to be com-
mended. As confirmatory of this opinion, we refer to regulation 532,
which says along with other good reading. "Keep out of the courts if
you can, but don't take your law-suits into your lodges.''

The committee also had the grand lodge with it in the follow-

Decision .33 was for the most part correct when made. If the
grand lodge adopts another part of this report with reference to
Washington, this decision will not be applicable hereafter. We can-
not assent to the last part of the decision, which says that a peti-
tioner who received the degrees in a Washington lodge since the
severing of our relations, may be healed in a 'Kentucky lodge. This
appears contrary to regulation 481, so long as the non-intercourse
continues.

The committee do not quote the language of regulation 481, and
it may be that it covers the case in such a way as to warrant the
conclusion reached by the committee; but in the absence of any
technical bar we do not now see why the grand master was not cor-
rect.

The Grand Lodge of Kentucky had recognized the Grand Lodge
of Washington and its constituents as lawful Masonic bodies and had
not subsequently declared them to be clandestine. It had simply
placed them under the ban of non-intercourse. That it had not held
them to be incapable of conferring the Masonic status after the ban
was laid upon them is shown by the fact that when the interdict was
raised no reservation was made barring those upon whom Washing-
ton lodges had assumed to confer that status during its continuance.
Such befng the case, it strikes us that they were, while under the ban,
proper subjects for healing.

The committee locked horns with the grand master on another
matter reported by him as follows, but their dissent was non-concur-
red in:

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The master of Wickliffe Lodge No. G25. telephoned on October 13,
1899, that their lodge room and charter were destroyed- bj^ tire the
night before, and asked permission for the lodge to meet Saturday,
October 14, the date for a stated communication. I granted per-
mission for the lodge to meet without a charter, and wrote the grand
secretar}' to issue the usual certificate in lieu of the charter, and to
retain same in his office until called for by the representative of said
lodge.

The committee say:

In the case of Wickliffe Lodge No. 625. which lost its charter, arfd
to which a certificate in lieu of a charter was issued but not delivered,
we are of the opinion that the lodge had no right to meet while this
condition existed. The certificate issued in lieu of a charter destroyed
is certainly no better than a charter. It has no quality of omnipres-
ence which a charter does not possess. Yet the grand lodge has de-
cided that all work done in the absence of a charter is illegal. It is
true another decision says that the charter is not necessarily present
in the lodge room, but the master must know where it is, and be able
to produce it at once. The same doctrine applies to a certificate in
lieu of a charter. But in this case the certificate was in the office of
the grand secretary in Louisville, and the meeting was held in Bal-
lard count}-, more than two hundred miles away. We think this was
clearly illegal.

Our personal views are in entire accord with the action of the
Grand Lodge of Illinois, which has repeatedly declared that so long
as the charter under which a lodge has been duly constituted remains
unrevoked and unsuspended, the absence of the parchment upon
which the action of the grand lodge granting it — which is the es-
sence of the warrant — is engrossed, does not invalidate the work of
the lodge. We are glad to see the Illinois view substantially in-
dorsed b3' the Grand Lodge of Kentuck}-.

Touching the fact that many masters prefer to write to the
grand master for information on subjects abundantl}' provided for in
the book of constitutions, Brother Wilhelm makes a novel and not
unreasonable suggestion:

A regulation requiring ever}^ brother who writes to the grand
master to begin his communication with the statement that he has
examined the book of constitutions and cannot find the information
he desires, would have a tendency to relieve the grand master of
many hours' work during the year looking up the law and writing a
letter to the brother citing him to the proper pages where he will
find the answer to his question.

His announcement that a most satisfactory showing for the year
is made in the affairs of the Masonic Widows' and Orphans' Home, is
abundantly born out by the annual report of that institution.

He announced the death of Past Grand Masters Harvey T. WIL-
SON and Reginald H. Thompson, the former aged 81 and the latter
65. Their tasteful memorial tablets bear their vignette portraits in
half-tone.

102 APPENDIX. — PART I.

He submitted for consideration a communication from Grand
Master Ramsey, of Wyoming, suggesting the advisability of estab-
lishing a supreme or sovereign grand lodge, but the subject was
judiciously ignored in the distribution of the address. He asked
kind consideration and action on the communication from the Grand
Lodge of Washington giving notice of the rejDeal of its resolutions of
1898 on the subject of Negro Masonr}-, and this, as we have seen, was
accorded. The resolution raising the interdict is as follows:

Besolved, That the resolution of non-intercourse with the Grand
Lodge of Washington, its subordinates and members, adopted at the
annual communication of this grand lodge in 1898, be, and the same
is hereby rescinded.

Following is his statement relative to a petition for a dispensa-
tion to establish a lodge in Porto Rico, whereby we identif}' the
Grand Lodge of Kentucky as "The Grand Lodge of the United
States," of the circular of, the "Sovereign Grand Lodge of Porto
Rico," and the petitioners as "certain Master Masons at the Capi-
tal," referred to in that circular, as noted in our review of Indiana:

In February of this year I received a petition from twenty odd
native brethren requesting a dispensation for the establishment of a
lodge at Ponce, Porto Rico, a portion of the territory recenth- ac-
quired by the United States of America by reason of the conquest of
Spain. I was verj' anxious, indeed, to give Kentuck}' the honor of
establishing the first American lodge in that island, but due regard
for the rights of others caused me to deny the petition. The Sym-
bolic Degrees in Porto Rico are under the jurisdiction of the Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite, a grand body by whose authorit}- the
lodges there existed. The lodges were active, "but the grand body was
dormant; an effort was made to have the grand body to hold a meet-
ing and waive jurisdiction or authorit}- over the S3'mbolic Degrees;
but when the grand bod}' did meet, it concluded to retain control
over the lodges. Had jurisdiction been waived, I would have visited
Ponce in person and established the lodge.

This furnishes cumulative evidence of the correctness of our de-
duction that the whole Porto Rican outfit is composed exclusively of
dissenters from the original plan of Masonr}-.

The grand master urged the expedient of badges for the repre-
sentatives because visiting brethren have abused the privileges of the
floor, votes frequentlj^ being cast by those not entitled to participate,
and the grand lodge took favorable action upon his suggestion. The
badges are to be metallic, bear the inscription "Representative to
the Grand Lodge of Kentucky." a Masonic emblem and the number
of the lodge. During the recess thej- will be in the custod}- of the
grand secretar}-.

A special committee submitted an elaborate report on instruc-
tion, visitation and inspection, embodying a plan to that end, but the
subject was finally postponed indefinitely. The same fate befell a

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 103

proposition to give all past grand masters and all past masters one
vote each, instead of one vote collectively for each class, as at pres-
ent.

Six new lodges were chartered and four dispensations continued.

John A. Ramsey, of Owensville, was elected grand master;
Henry B. Grant, Louisville (Masonic Temple), re-elected grand
secretary.

The report on correspondence (148 pp.) is the work of Past Grand
Master James W. Staton, who, taking up the pen after a rest of six
years, is sure of a hearty welcome back to the Round Table. Pol-
lowing Past Grand Master Clarke, whose last report was on the
topical plan, he confesses as a reason for pursuing the more popular
method, that he is not an admirer of the topical method for these re-
ports. In this he reflects the generally prevailing sentiment among
reviewers. The text of his report is almost wholly his own.

He gives Illinois for 1898 three solid pages, examining very thor-
oughly the address of Grand Master Cook and the business of the
grand lodge. Of one feature of the former, he sa3-s:

He does not seem favorable to expensive robes, the introduction
of uniforms, military drills, stage settings, theatrical scenes, inap-
propriate music and other appliances and paraphernalia, and says
they are foreign to Ancient Craft Masonry as taught and practiced
by their schools. We do not favor extravagancies of any kind in any
part of our ceremonies, but if the use of robes and other appliances
in our beautiful ritual will make a better impression on the minds and
hearts of candidates, let them be used by all means, especially by
lodges that have the financial ability to do so.

Does the use of robes and other spectacular appliances make a
better impression? It was the opinion of Grand Master CoOK that
they detract from the value and impressiveness of the lessons of the
ritual; and the vote by which his subsequent edict prohibiting their
use was sustained, indicates that his opinion is shared by a large ma-
jority of the brethren.

Of the unsuccessful proposition to make the petition for the de-
grees bear on its face the question — "Masonry not being a benefit so-
ciety, have 3'ou seriously considered whether 3'our circumstances will
enable you to support the institution?" he says:

In view of the tendency of man}' Masons who have not studied
Masonry in its true light, but have viewed it largely in the nature of
a benefit societj', we can see no good reason whj- this amendment
should not have been adopted, but it was not.

He pays a merited compliment to the oration of Past Grand
Master Smith, which he sa3-s will repay a careful reading.

104 APPENDIX. — PART 1.

He is not in sympathy with the doctrines of our special report on
the status of governing bodies, but says:

Brother Robbins does not recognize any grand lodge which has
not descended from English Masonry. We believe that when Sym-
bolic Masonry has separated from the entanglements of supreme
councils and grand orients, and asserted their independence, such as
Peru and perhaps others, they have a right to be encouraged.

Had he said the Masonry of the British Isles, instead of "English
Masonry," his statement of our position would have been quite cor-
rect. But what if that which separates itself from the entangle-
ments of supreme councils and grand orients is something quite other
than Symbolic Masonry, may it still demand by right to be en-
couraged? and if so, by whom? Can it be by those who have prom-
ised to respect only genuine brethren, and to discountenance all
dissenters from the original plan of Masonry? Has the right to en-
couragement of these lodges to whose formation no grand lodge has
consented— a right confessedl}- born of the repudiation of the only
birthright they ever had — more power to compel the Masonic con-
science than the solemn agreement bj"^ the possessor of that con-
science that no new lodge shall be formed without permission of the
grand lodge, and that no countenance be given to any irregular lodge?
These questions point to some of the conditions upon which we were
permitted to acquire the Masonry we possess and without which we
could not have been given the authority to administer its rites; and
so far no one has been kind enough to tell us how we can unload our-
selves of the responsibilities which they clearly and unmistakably en-
tail.

Referring to the illness of Past Grand Master Cregier— soon to
prove fatal — he recalls his meeting with him in the Masonic Congress
in Chicago, in 1893, and his impression of his fine mental capacity.

We gratefullj^ acknowledge his generous words of the Illinois re-
port on correspondence, the more because we know that much of the
matter therein is not in consonance with his views. His praise does not
extend to the topical plan which he says we "run off" on, for this he
says he does not admire. He also regrets our attitude in the matter of
Negro Masonry, because it is contrary to the verdict of old and con-
servative grand lodges of the country.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 105

LOUISIANA, J 900.

88th Annual. Xew Orleans. February 12.

Six past fjrand masters were present during the sessions, all of
whom were among the representatives of twenty-three other grand
jurisdictions. Past Grand Master Charles F. Buck appearing for
Illinois.

The grand master (A. C. Allen), whose address is remarkable
for its comprehensive brevity and its clearness, announced the death
of the grand treasurer, Arthur W. Hyatt, who had held the office
for twenty-four years. He had been a veritable pillar of strength in
the Masonry of Louisiana. The grand master says of him:

To be of material service seemed to have been the guiding motive
of his Masonic efforts. Well do I remember his comforting words
when a special calamity threatened us with disaster. When the
mandate of the civil courts had forced upon us an additional burden
of debt — when your officers were struggling to maintain the commer-
cial honor and integrit}- of this grand body, unsolicited he came, his
great soul illuminating his countenance, and said: "Most worship-
ful, draw on your grand treasurer. He will honor your warrants
without interest or reward — no matter whether there is money in the
treasury or not."

And the committee on necrology say that year after year he
kept a portion of his capital idle in order that the expense of reset-
ting the type might be saved to the grand lodge. He was a native of
England, came to Louisiana early in life and soon became identified
with all her interests. As colonel of the celebrated Crescent Regiment
he made a brilliant record in the Civil War.

Dead also were Jacob Grossman, past grand steward, and Jose
Alabau Y. Prats, district deputy grand master. The former had at-
tained to his three score years and ten.

The grand master discussed at considerable length, for him, the
relation of the Grand Lodge of Washington and Negro Masonry,
laboring to prove that that body had "not receded from her unten-
able position, but rather that she had taken an advanced step in its
support. " He did not deny that Washington had specifically repealed
the resolutions whose adoption caused the Louisiana edict of non-
intercourse, nor did he claim that either that grand lodge or any of
its lodges were now recognizing '"spurious" Masons, but that she had
left the matter in such shape that some of the latter might some
day recognize such. Therefore he had refused to attempt to reopen

106 APPENDIX. — PART I.

fraternal relations, the argument being- in effect that he was not
warranted in such an attempt under the last clause of the interdict
(which was intended to indicate its duration) to-wit: ''This edict to
remain in full force and effect until such grand lodge cease to
recognize clandestine-made Masons." This view was seconded by the
committee on correspondence as will be seen by the resolution re-
ported by them, and adopted as follows:

Resolved, That the opinion of the M. W. grand master that the
time has not yet come for the resumption of fraternal intercourse
with the Grand Lodge of Washington be adopted as that of this
grand lodge.

The grand master submitted four rulings, one of which we repro-
duce:

5th. At a regular communication of Caddo Lodge No. 179, F.
and A. M., held on the 15th inst., the following resolution was adopted:

'■'■Resolved, That the secretary obtain a ruling from the grand
master of this state as to whether adimit, when properly authenti-
cated by the grand secretary of the jurisdiction whence it emanated,
and the identity of the holder being satisfactorily established, does
or does not constitute lawful Masonic information."'

I replied in the affirmative to the question contained in the above
resolution.

There is no record of dissent in the committee on jurisprudence
(composed of Past Grand Masters Buck, Todd, Marks and Graham),
from the doctrine enunciated in this ruling, the whole four being ap-
provingly blanketed under the following declaration:

We have examined and carefully considered the various "rulings"
reported by the M. W. grand master, and believe them to be in ac-
cord with. Masonic usage and the constitution and laws of this grand
lodge.

The journal shows that the report of the committee was "re-
ceived," but we judge from the proceedings touching other reports
that under their usage this carries approval with it, the expression
"adopted" being uniformly reserved for formal resolutions.

We have given in full, then, the meager record of this extraordi-
nary departure from a usage as old as the unwritten law of Masonry,
prevailing wherever English-speaking Masonry exists, and which
being generally disregarded would leave no necessity for the im-
memorial and universally recognized means of recognition. That
usage has uniformly heldthat information so absolute as to be "lawful,"
within the meaning of the unwritten law, can only be acquired by the
human eye or the human ear — the subject of such information being
then and there present — and can be communicated only by human
lips and on the same condition.

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That its repudiation should crop out in one of the North Ameri-
can grand lodg'es, where as a rule the identifying landmarks of the
unwritten law have been held inviolate and inviolable, is a startling
warning of the extent to which the body of Masonry is being honey-
combed b}- the insidious influence of dissenting rites.

A petitioner to Quitman Lodge was elected to receive the First
Degree in April 1893, notified of his election and requested to present
himself for initiation. Nothing more was heard of him until it was
ascertained that he was made a Master Mason in Union Lodge in
November 1899. The master of Quitman Lodge asked that his status
be defined, and also whether at the time he petitioned Union Lodge he
was not subject to the jurisdiction of Quitman Lpdge, and if so how
far that jurisdiction now extends. The grand master properly
defined his status to be a duly qualified Mason and subject to the juris-
diction of Union Lodge, and presumably reflected their local regula-
tion in his remark that "when a year had elapsed after his election
(to Quitman Lodge) he lost the privileges it had bestowed upon him."

The jurisprudence committee say of the case, and their report
was "received:"

The committee understands that the M. W. grand master was
asked to define the status of the brother who thus received his de-
grees, and we approve entirely his ruling and decision in that regard.

Nor would we deem it necessary' to go further if we did not deem
it necessary to say something more specific as to the status of one
elected to receive the degrees of Masonry. The occurrence may have
been the result of accident, or carelessness, or inattention, and on
the philosophy that "things without remedy should be without re-
gard," we are constrained to approve the forbearance of the M. W.
grand master. We think it should be put on record that, as mat-
ter of law and right, the jurisdiction of Quitman Lodge No. 76. over
the elected candidate was, in its nature, as absolute as if it had con-
ferred one or more degrees upon him, and the jurisdiction is continu-
ous and perpetual until waived or voluntarily surrendered in the
manner pointed out by usage and law.

The report of Louisiana Relief Lodge No. 1. shows that aid was
extended to applicants from Illinois, to the amount of $21.

The committee on correspondence had the following (offered by
Grand Secretary Lambert) under consideration, and, holding that
lodges should not admit visitors whose grand lodges had not been
formally recognized, reported it back with a favorable recommenda
tion, and it was adopted:

Whereas, Persons claiming to be Freemasons hailing from
lodges in Central and South America, as well as other foreign coun-
tries, visit our city and other portions of our state and seek admission
to the lodges there located; therefore be it

108 APPENDIX. — PART I.

liesolved, That from and after the adoption of this resolution,
the constituent lodges of this grand jurisdiction be, and are hereby
prohibited from receiving as a visitor any one hailing from a lodge
in any Masonic jurisdiction not in fraternal relations with this grand
lodge.

The grand lodge chartered five new lodges and gave speech to its
jo}' at the presence of the beloved, venerated and distinguished past
grand master. Samuel Manning Todd, now in his eighty-fifth year,
and a Master Mason for fifty-five years, by placing appropriate reso-
lutions on its record.

Robert H. Cage, was elected grand master; Richard Lambert
re-elected grand secretary, both of New Orleans.

There is no report on correspondence.

MAINE, 1899.

80th Annual. Portland. May 2.

The frontispiece of the Maine volume is a fine engraved portrait
of the retiring grand master, the representative of Illinois. Eleven
past grand masters were among the other diplomats present, repre-
senting in all forty-two jurisdictions.

The grand master (Joseph A. Locke), thankful that the perma-
nent membership of the grand lodge remained unbroken during the
year, called the long roll of the distinguished dead of other jurisdic-
tions, including the names of our own beloved past grand masters,
DeVVitt C. Cregier and James A. Hawley, the former of whom he
erroneously says was chairman of our committee on jurisprudence
from the time of his retirement from the grand east until his death.
He was continuously a member during that time and the only break
in his chairmanship was the ten years during which the chairman of
this committee served in that position.

Two cases of waiver of jurisdiction in favor of Maine lodges by
lodges in Massachusetts and Kentucky respectively, were reported,
both courteously (and we should say, also, superfluously) approved by
the grand masters of those jurisdictions.

Among the decisions of the grand master is the following:

Under the constitution of this grand lodge every candidate who re-
ceives the Third Degree in a lodge thereby becomes a member of said

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lodge, and the secretary shall record his name upon the roll of mem-
bership. (Constitution, section 111.) T call attention to this deci-
sion, which I have given several times, as lodges in this state have
been requested by lodges in Canada and in other states, as a matter
of courtesy, to confer the Second and Third Degrees for them upon
parties who had received the E. A. Degree in their several lodges.

We understand this to mean that lodges in Maine are thereby
practical!}' precluded from conferring the third degree as the proxy
of another lodge. This seems to us a strained conclusion, because
we judge from his statement that the purpose of the constitutional
provision is to prevent brethren from being raised to a condition of
non-affiliation, as they are in some jurisdictions, Illinois for instance,
where signing the lodge by-laws is made one of the essentials of
attaining membership to the end that the newly-raised brother shall
be free at the very outset to choose his Masonic home. If this is its
purpose the decision is not essential to its fulfillment, as under a
usage much older, we think, than the Maine constitution, the brother
is raised to membership in the lodge for which the work is done. The
Illinois law in detining the three methods whereby membership in a
lodge ma}' be acquired, sets forth first, "By having regularly received
the degree of Master Mason therein, and signing the by-laws thereof."
Our law is entirely silent upon the subject of conferring degrees as a
proxy lodge, and without having examined the subject generally, we
are of the opinion that the codes of most jurisdictions will be found
to be equally silent. Be that as it may, the usage of conferring de-
grees by courtes}^ has prevailed in Illinois from the organization of
the grand lodge down to the present time, and it has never been held
that a brother raised by courtesy could under the provision of our
law above quoted become a member of the lodge so conferring the
degree, by simph' signing the by-laws. We have seen two or three
decisions — perhaps not more than two — cropping out in as many
jurisdictions, that work by courtesy was not permissible, and have
supposed the reason was found in a specific prohibitory enactment
passed for some to us inscrutable reason, but it never occurred to us
that Maine would be found in that category: and until this decision
has been passed upon we shall not think that the framers of the
Maine constitution had in mind at all what has so long had the sanc-
tion of general usage as to go without sajang.

We quote the following:

The by-laws of Lodge provide: "Any member may be ex-
empt from dues for life by paying up arrearages of dues and a fur-
ther sum of twent}- dollars to the secretary for the use of the lodge.

Question. Can this section of the by-law be repealed and make
the members who availed themselves of said by-law, and who are
known as life members, subject to the payment of dues from the time
of the repeal of the by-law?

110 APPENDIX. — PART I.

To this the grand master replied that as their by-laws provide a
method for amendment, on the repeal of the quoted b}--law, the
answer, under the strict technical construction which would be given
by the ciyil courts, must be that they would be liable for dues, to
which we agree; we also agree with him that the repeal would be a
breach of Masonic faith unless the money was returned to the breth-
ren or they gave their consent to the repeal: in which latter case, we
would add, the overplus should be placed to their credit.

The question was asked, "Is it contrary to Masonic rules to initi-
ate a Catholic into a Masonic lodge?"

Of course he could not say no, but he comes as near to it as he was
warranted, in the following:

Masonry does not undertake to interfere with any man's religious
belief, provided he believes in God, the Supreme Intelligence; but the
Pope, and through him the priesthood of the Roman Catholic church,
have denounced the Masonic Fraternity and forbidden any of its mem-
bers joining the same. On this account, if the applicant is a Roman
Catholic, I should deem it advisable not to receive his application.
He may feel that the decree of the Pope should not control his pri-
vate actions, that being a man he is entitled to join any organization
he desires, and that he is not bound to the confessional: but on the
other hand he takes a vow with us that he will not reveal our secrets.
This vow brings him in direct conflict with his church, and it is a
serious matter for a man born and brought up a Roman Catholic,
even though he may have drifted away from his religious views, not
to make confession when sickness and liability of death comes; and
we ought not to allow a man to be placed in a position where he will
in the ordinary course of events prove faithless to his church or
violate his vow.

Giving to this all the weight to which its large measure of truth
entitles it, we would not set up as a rule that it was inadvisable to
receive the petition of a Roman Catholic; we would say that in this,
as in the case of other petitions, the individual case should be de-
cided on its merits by the best light obtainable. We do not overlook
the strong hold which the Romish church has over those she has had
the privilege of educating, nor the force with which these early im-
pressions come back upon those who in health have long been indif-
ferent to them, when they are weakened by disease and confronted
with death and the beyond. But we should not overlook the broaden-
ing and emancipating influence of Masonic fellowship through a
series of years. We have known several instances where this has
been demonstrated, and Masons of Catholic birth, education, and at
the time of their making nominally affiliated with the church, who
continued faithful Masons to the end, and long before it came had
ceased to care whether they would receive the last rites of the ■
church, or whether or not they would be buried in "consecrated"
ground so that they were buried with the honors of Masonry. And to

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. Ill

show that no rule can be fully protective against the situation sug-
gested, we may add that one member of our own lodge, a strong
Protestant churchman, changed his faith, dimitted, dropped out of
all Masonic fellowship, and died a conforming Catholic of the strait-
est sect.

In a case where a member of a lodge in Maine had received as-
sistance from another lodge and its members, he was requested to
give an opinion whether his fellow members were responsible for the
bill, he answered:

Masonic assistance is a matter of our own free will; at the same
time every Mason has agreed to extend the helping hand to a dis-
tressed brother, so far as he can without injury to himself; but my
own personal view is that when a member of a lodge falls into distress
and needs assistance, and it is furnished him by others, upon whom
he has no right to call except from the fact that they are Masons,
then if his own lodge is able to pay the bills, and they were furnished
in good faith to relieve a brother's necessities, the lodge ought to pay
them. I do not feel that a lodge has a right to receive Tom. Dick and
Harry and everybody into its lodge, and then send them out into the
world with its own certificate, and repudiate all its obligations in case
they fall into distress. For this reason lodges should be careful and
admit only those who are worthy and proper persons to be admitted.
If they violate this rule then it is their duty, so far as they can, to
recompense. It is not a legal oblieation which can be enforced at
law, but is a moral obligation which requires a man or a body of men,
as a lodge, to do by others at they would wish they should be done b}'.

The expression, "Furnished him by others, upon whom he has no
right to call except from the fact that they are Masons." is not a
fortunate one, not only because it is the same fact which alone gives
him the right to call on the members of his own lodge, but because
the conjunction of a distressed and necessitious condition with that
fact is ample basis for the right. Because a distressed brother is
more apt to call on his own lodge— for the re.ason that they are near-
est at hand, or that they know each other more intimately — we are
apt to forget that there is no obligation resting on them, towards
him, that does not equally rest on the members of all other lodges.
The obligation lies on those to whom he applies, they finding him
worthy, whether they be of his own lodge or of some other, or of none.
If he pays dues to some particular lodge the money is not a deposit
made by him to insure a cash benefit in case of need — except in a few
grand jurisdictions where commercialism has nearly robbed the Fra-
ternity of its identity — but is simply the share which he pays in com-
mon with others for the support of the institution at large, of which
his lodge is the organized outcropping in that community. When a
lodge makes a man a Mason it is acting in behalf of the whole
Fraternity and the faith and credit given to its Masonic acts
are accorded because of its being a part of the whole body. If

112 APPENDIX, — PART I.

it departs from the theory on which it is permitted to exist, and be-
gins to do business on its own hook, taking in improper persons in or-
der to put money in its own treasurj^ regardless of the welfare of the
whole, still the whole is responsible for its acts and justly responsible
if it does not cut off the offending member. Of course no lodge has
any moral right to initiate any man whom it suspects of a desire to
prey upon the Fraternity, but even if this happens it is better that
the-whole Fraternity should bear the burden of the mistake, or the
bad faith, than that it should be held that Masonic charity extended
by one party could entail a debt upon another.

The grand master reported that having received official informa-
tion from the Grand Lodge of Peru of the restoration of the Bible
to the altars in that jurisdiction, he had issued an edict resuming
Fraternal relations with that grand lodge. This action was formally
approved.

He refers at some length to the Washington resolutions of 1898.
The action of the grand lodge thereon was noted in our report of last
year (from advance sheets of the Maine proceedings), and was in
harmony with his recommendations.

Besides its routine business the grand lodge provided for repre-
sentation at the Washington centennial memorial observance: ex-
tended Masonic recognition to the Grand Orient of Belgium and
solicited an exchange of representatives therewith, and voted that
it was inexpedient to consider further, at that time the request for
recognition of the Grand Orient Lusitano Unido of Portugal.

Grand Master Locke received a merited vote of thanks for his
earnest, efficient and manly service in the grand east for the past
two years, and he was made the recipient of a past grand master's
jewel, presented by a delegation from Portland Lodge on behalf of
its members.

WiNFiELD S. Choate. of Augusta, was elected grand master;
Stephen Berry, Portland, re-elected grand secretary.

The report on correspondence (288 pp.) is — and may it long con-
tinue to be true — of course the work of Past Grand Master .Josiah H.
Drummond, who easily remains the first among his equals, and as
usual makes us all his debtors by his ability and erudition. He gives
nine pages to Illinois for 1898, noting with regret the illness of Past
Grand Masters Cregier and Hawley then reported and with pain
the subsequent intelligence that both had been taken from us.

He examines discriminatingly the long and full address of Grand
Master CoOK and says that the necessarily numerous matters
brought by him before the grand lodge proved him to be an able and
active officer.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 113

A fjenerous quotation from the beginning of his address is fol-
lowed b}' another on the duty of the contiguous lodges where dispen-
sations are asked for new lodges, which he earnestly commends to
the attention of the brethren and says:

The idea of lodges too frequently is, that in acting upon this
question they are to consider onlj' their own interests, whereas the
real question is the interests of the Fraternity, not only in the im-
mediate vicinity, not onl}- in the state, but the whole Fraternity
everywhere.

He also highly commends in advance an extract from the grand
master's remarks on the subject of spectacularizing the ceremonies^
the evil there denounced having made its influence felt in Maine, and
adds:

It may be uncharitable, possibly, but we have had occasion to
think, sometimes, that these extras are promoted b}' persons having
an interest in the business of furnishing the necessary paraphernalia.
But we trust the day is far distant when the Masons of Maine will
depart from the methods adopted by the fathers and handed down
for so many years, and changing the work into mere dramatic en-
tertainments.

He refers to several cases of trouble- growing out of trials in
lodges and the disastrous effects upon the bodies concerned, prefa-
tory to the reproduction of Grand Master Cook's inquiry in the same
connection whether it is not possible either through a change of
venue, or through a provision for a trial board outside the lodge to
secure a speedy, fair and comparatively inexpensive trial in cases
likely to involve an acrimonious contest, of which he says:

His remarks are undoubtedly true. A somewhat similar experi-
ence, though of not so bad a character, led the Grand Lodge of
Massachusetts to provide a board of trial commissioners for the trial
of Masonic offenses in that jurisdiction. We have watched its opera-
tion with great care, and it seems to us to be an abundant success,
and in jurisdictions in which there are numerous trials, we believe it
would be for the benefit of the institution to establish it.

Copying also the adverse report of the committee on jurispru-
dence, on the subject, he continues:

We believe that the evils will continue to increase and that some
remedy must be devised. Whether it can be done by changing the
character of Masonic trials, we gravely doubt, for the rea,son that
the law now allows such course of procedure as would require a judge
learned in the law to preside, a qualification that can hardly be ex-
pected from the masters of our lodges.

The evils referred to are not lightly estimated and the question
of a remedy is a most perplexing one. but we believe that even greater
perplexities will be endured before our grand lodge will take any
step that involves a disregard of the landmark which recognizes the
lodge as '"the proper and competent judges of all such controversies."

114 APPENDIX. — PART 1.

The oration of Past Grand Master Smith is complimented as a
fine address upon the subject treated. He refers to our special re-
port on the status of fjoverning- bodies and copies the last two of the
three classes in which they were arranged. It is hardly necessary to
say that he disagrees with us sharply. He says:

We have discussed this question heretofore and have only to say
that the lines in italics, which are so in the original, are in direct
violation of Masonic law and usage as universally recognized down to
the time of our Brother Robbins. It will be noted that he includes
in this list the Grand Lodge of Peru, which almost every grand lodge
in the United States and in the world, except the Grand Lodge of
Illinois, has recognized as a legitimate grand lodge. We regret very
greatly that the Grand Lodge of Illinois should follow our distin-
guished brother in his peculiar position upon this question. The best
commentary upon his position is the fact that all the grand lodges,
including the British grand lodges, with the exception of his own
grand lodge and possibly one other, recognize very many of the grand
bodies which he disowns, and the Masons of their obedience as regu-
lar Masons.

The lines in italics to which he here refers occur at the conclu-
sion of the list of bodies which are ''deemed to be without authority
in Symbolic or Craft Masonry and the members of their obedience in-
eligible to visit lodges in Illinois," and are as follows: and all supreme
councils, or sovereign sanctuaries, or other povcers however named, wherever
situated, of whatever rite — excepting grand lodges of Free and Accepted^ Ma-
sons—assuming to erect lodges with authority to confer the degrees of Symbolic
Masonry.

We, too, have discussed this question heretofore, and if we are to
accept Brother Drummond's statement that the ground taken in the
lines in italics was not held by anybody down to our time, then we
must have discussed it to some purpose, for we are very far from
standing alone in that position now; and if those who are standing'
with us have reached their conclusions in the face of such a general
consensus as he claims, voiced by the ablest writer of the guild (as
Brother Drummond is on all hands agreed to be), while it may be
evidence to him that they are cranks — or at least peculiar — it surely
does not prove that they are weaklings.

The "That settles it" air with which he links the words "law"
and "usage" — as if the law certainly justified the usage and the usage
necessarily reflected a true interpretation of the law — when he says
that our position violates both as universally recognized down to our
time, while well calculated, ordinarily, to be effective, is not likely to
influence those who already clearly see that the defenders of the
claim that supreme councils and grand orients may create lawful
lodges never appeal to the law itself to justify their position! They
appeal to usage, and talk about the universality of Masonry, but

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never show any disposition to discuss the plain black and white of
the written law.

The experience of very recent years will serve to show how falla-
cious may be the deductions from usage. The recognition of the
Gran Dieta Simbolica by the grand lodges of Texas and New York
were the firstlings of what has become "usage" for a group of half a
dozen other grand lodges; a group which would probably have been
larger if the leaders in some other grand lodges, who were apparently
itching to follow in the wake of recognition, had not feared to face
the storm that must follow the disclosure of the true inwardness of
that unsavory mess of dissent. But each of those who did follow
strengthened by just so much the ''usage" of according recognition
to bodies whose obligations are assumed simply upon honor: wherein
women are made Masons, and from whose altars the Bible is ex-
cluded, this being the state of affairs in the constituents of the gran
dieta when that body was first accorded recognition as Masonic by
grand lodges of Free and Accepted Masons. Of course the voting
rank and file of the grand lodges of Texas and New York did not
know that this state of things existed. In the former the leaders
perhaps did not know it; in the latter, care seems to have been taken
by those who engineered recognition, that the members generally
should not know that they were even charged. Allusions to them
were uniform!}^ veiled under the vague general term of "irregulari-
ties." This policy still continues to prevail generally among the pro-
moters of recognition not only in these jurisdictions but in others,
some of whose grand lodges have acted and others have not. In Iowa
alone of all the jurisdictions that have contributed to the usage of
recognition in this case, was the truth told by the promoters, only to
be afterwards glossed over and explained away, and the wholesale
lying by which the gran dieta has sought to cover up that truth was
hidden as nearly out of sight as possible.

In no one of these grand lodges could a vote to recognize the
gran dieta have been carried had the real condition of its internal
affairs been generally understood by the members voting; yet the
fact of recognition stands out, to be appealed to in the name of
usage as precedents for other grand lodges, just as Brother Drum-
MOND now invokes in its name other acts still more unconsciously
done, or at least with less consciousness of their bearings, to bolster
up the doctrine that bodies other than grand lodges can create law-
f^ul lodges of Symbolic Masonry.

As we stated in the report which Brother Drummond has under
review, the Grand Lodge of Illinois, now only sixty years old, years
ago found itself in fraternal relations with some of these foreign
grand bodies built on dissent from the original plan of Masonry,

116 , APPENDIX. — PART I.

but how this came about nobody now knows. The records of the
grand lodge show no act of recognition of any of them; and we can
only guess that it was brought about b}^ the act of the grand secre-
tary under the vague instructions of a resolution adopted in the early
days of its existence authorizing him to enter into correspondence
with the grand lodges of the United States and such other grand
lodges as he might have the address of. Be this as it may, it came
about at a time when very few if any Masons in this countrj' had any
definite knowledge of the history of these dissenting bodies or of
their relations to genuine Masonry, and we think it would not be haz-
ardous to say that other grand lodges besides Illinois got into frater-
nal relations with them in equalh- unconscious and unauthorized ways.

Yet this is in part the '"usage" that is invoked to emasculate the
plain provisions of the law which was expresslj* designed to make any
departure from the grand lodge plan of Masonry impossible, and
which to that end requires from every master as a condition of his
installation to subscribe to the declaration "that no new lodge shall
be formed without the permission of the grand lodge (not the permis-
sion of a supreme council, a grand orient or a sovereign sanctuarj'):
and that no countenance be given to any irregular lodge, or to any
person clandestinely initiated therein, being contrary to the ancient
charges of Freemasonry;" which to that end requires him to jDromise
'"to respect genuine brethren, and to discountenance impostors, and
all dissenters from the original plan of Masonry;" which to that end
requires him to admit that "no man or body of men can make innova-
tions in the bod}- of Masonry."

It will be observed that in the last of these three quotations from
the same body of written law, we have so placed the emphasis as to
indicate our agreement with Brother Drummoxd that there /s a body
of Masonrj^ that is absolutely usage-proof: the attempt to make inno-
vations in which does not change Masonry, "but" — as he so clearly
puts it in one of his axiomatic statements of the law, which we have
so often quoted to commend — "puts those who make the attempt out-
side the pale of the Institution."

Referring to our general report on correspondence, and to its
topical form, Brother Drummond says:

He well states the difficulties of this plan when he sa3's that it
compels the examination of all the proceedings in advance of writing
anything, and, therefore, he cannot notice proceedings which are re-
ceived at a late date.

We confess that we do not like the plan. It is true that the ordi-
nary plan may involve a longer report, but it also involves what the
other plan fails to give, viz: — some account of the proceedings and
condition of the Craft in other jurisdictions.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 117

The primary object of these reports was to give this information.
The necessary result of changing the style is to substitute disserta-
tions and essa\'S on Masonic subjects for the information in relation
to other jurisdictions, which, as we have said, it was the primary
object of these reports to furnish.

The discussion of the questions is a later addition to the work,
and while exceedingly valuable, we hold that it still should not be al-
lowed to be the primary object of the reports.

Quoting from us a brief examination of the grounds upon which
was based an approved Illinois decision that ''waiver of jurisdiction
over material in territory possessed in common by two or more lodges,
requires the concurrence of all such lodges." he says:

The old law was that no lodge has. any "interest" in candidates;
the law that a candidate must appl}- to the nearest lodge, is of recent
enactment, and was enacted for the benefit of the Fraternity, and
not the lodges, upon the assumption that a candidate is best known
by the lodge nearest to his residence, and that lodge is best qualified
to pass upon his fitness to be made a Mason.

This is quite to the point as to the condition of affairs which
called out the decision. The common territory was so large that it
was possible for one seeking the waiver to applj' therefor to a lodge
fifteen or twenty miles from his place of abode — the lodge least of all
qualified to pass upon his fitness— and when it was found that this had
become the usual practice (of course under the advice of Masons out-
side the common territor}', whose lodges were to get the usufruct) the
necessity for taking from the profane the power of election which
permitted such abuse, became apparent.

Of two other subjects he says:

He devotes considerable space to "cipher rituals," but a more ap-
propriate heading would be "An Attack upon Scottish Rite Masonl-y."
He says that the first printed cipher of which he ever heard was in
the possession of Bro. Albert Pike. But the whole force of this
is destroyed by the fact that cipher rituals, made years before Pike
was born, are still in existence. It will be time enough to discuss his
views, when he comes to the real question, and discusses it upon its
merits or demerits.

He apparently agrees with the action of the Grand Lodge of
Washington in regard to Negro Masonry. He took the same position
in 1871. We have examined what he writes in this report, and find
that we have anticipated his positions in what we have already writ-
ten, and that he was conclusively answered in every point twenty
years ago.

As for the first, if his title is more appropriate than ours he must
blame the facts cited, not us for citing them — unless they are really
not facts, but fictions. He questions the force of but one of them —
our reference to Pike — and then by careless reading or a slip of the
memory makes us speak of a "printed cipher" where we said printed
ritual. We had seen the mnemonics before that.

118 APPENDIX.— PART I.

We had our say last year and the year before about the Grand
Lodge of Washington and about Negro Masonry. Several of our con-
temporaries have done us the honor to say that we stood alone in
supporting the action of Washington. It is not necessary, and it
would be futile now to discuss whether we agreed with the action of
that grand lodge as the wisest and best thing to be done. We hoped
it was more timely than it proved to be. We sympathized with it as
a real attempt to contribute something toward the righting of a
great wrong, and whether we stood alone or with the majority we
should have been ashamed not to stand up and be counted. We did not
deny in 1871 or in 1898-9, nor do we now deny or seek to minimize the fact
that the later course of African Lodge and of those who trace their
connection back to that body has beset the question of righting that
wrong with almost insurmountable difficulties, perhaps wholl}- unsur-
mountable except by the grand lodge at whose door the wrong lies.
It needs no argument to prove to us the present irregularity of these
descendants, but although Brother Drummond says we have been
conclusively answered at every point, we are still constrained to say
that we have seen nothing worthy to be called argument in support
of the denial that African Lodge at the time it was excluded from
participating in the formation of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts,
was as regular as the lodges which conspired to rob its members of
their rights.

Brother Drummond quotes approvingly from our report on vari-
ous subjects, including the use of Masonry in business, legislation
relative to non-payment of dues, and the tenure of jurisdiction over
rejected material.

As usual he touches a good many subjects in his report, particu-
larly those wherein the practice of different jurisdictions varies, a
characteristic which has always given his reports an exceptional
value. In the following he discourses sensibly upon one about which
a vast deal of nonsense has been emitted:

He decided that in that jurisdiction it is not proper for a lodge to
close on the Third Degree and resume labor on one of the preceding
degrees. He holds that the closing on the Third Degree should not be
until the entire business and work of the evening is completed. How
such a practice ever grew up, we are unable to determine, for cer-
tainly the old usage was to open the lodge on any degree on which
they had business, and, when that was completed, if it had no busi-
ness in another degree then to close it.

We think our ritualists have lost sight of the fact that the lodge
is the body which is opened, and the term "a master's lodge is opened"
means no more than that the lodge is opened on the Third Degree;
and we see not the slightest impropriety in closing the ritual lodge
on any degree, and opening it upon another degree, especially when

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 119

it is stated that it is closed solely for the purpose of opening on the
other degree. This "'closing" is not a closing of an actual, chartered
lodge, but the closing of the ritualistic lodge, and nothing more.

We learn from his address that in that jurisdiction they have
the ladder process of opening a lodge. To open the master'^ lodge
they have to open it on the First l3egree and on the Second Degree
also, and to close they have to come down the ladder in the same way.
We have heretofore asked for information as to where and when this
method originated, and no one has given it.

The truncheons spoken of in the following are about the size and
length of a policeman's billy, a little less in diameter as we remember
'them in Massachusetts:

In his review of Maine, he says that in Connecticut the wardens
have gavels, and is somewhat surprised at our remarks in relation to
this in our review of Arkansas last 3'ear. We are verj- greatly sur-
prised to learn that this is the custom in Connecticut. We woulS like
to have our brother recall the secret portion of the installation of a
master of a lodge, and have him tell us whether the installation
therein given does not make the gavel the emblem of supreme au-
thority in the lodge. We would like to have him read the closing
part of the address of Grand Master Havens, and tell us what he
meant when he said: "As I surrender to 3'ou again this gavel, which,
one 3'ear ago. you so unanimously placed in m3' hands."' etc. Did not
our most worshipful brother mean that he was surrendering the em-
blem of supreme authority in the grand lodge, and. if so, can there
be more than one";* The fact is, we should not be more surprised to
find three masters presiding at the same time in one lodge, than we
should to find three brethren holding the gavel at the same time in
the same lodge. We think we shall have to refer this to the ritual-
ists among our brethren on these committees, and to start with, we
would like the views of Brother Cunningham, of Ohio. We have
looked into some of the monitors, and while we do not find the matter
frequently mentioned, yet, whenever it is mentioned, the wardens
are spoken of as holding "'truncheons,"

In Illinois, whose first lodges were derived from Kentuck3' and
Missouri, the three gavels are in evidence, and doubtless to all our
untraveled brethren their use is a "landmark."

He believes, as do we, that in the following, the grand master of
Rhode Island (VanSlyck) takes the correct ground:

"In reply to your request that I give my opinion as to the pro-
priety of the use of robes or costumes in the work of the Third De-
gree. I deem it inexpedient to express my personal views until I shall
present this subject to grand lodge at its next annual communication.

"For your present guidance, however, I think it proper to suggest
that grand lodge has constantly expressed itself in favor of uniform-
ity in the work, and in this direction has caused the ritual to be care-
fully revised and put in a form for permanent preservation. In that
ritual no provision is made for any special costumes to be worn by
ofiicers or members during any portion of the work, and as it is

120 APPENDIX, — PART 1.

the custom in this jurisdiction that, except in case of candidates, the
dress should be the ordinary attire of a gentleman suitable to the
time and place, it is reasonable to suppose that if grand lodge had
intended to authorize any innovation in this particular, we should
find regulations to that effect.

''I consider also that the adoption of special costumes of any kind
by a portion of the lodges in the jurisdiction is inconsistent with the
spirit of the strong and unvarying expressions in grand lodge in favor
of strict uniformity in the work.

"Consequently, until grand lodge shall expressly authorize the
use of such costumes I deem it my duty to consider such use prohib-
ited, and to require that the lodges in this jurisdiction omit the em-
ployment of any special costume for the purpose of theatrical or
dramatic effect in the work of the degrees."

In the circular I simply expressed the opinion that the use was
prohibited because not expressly authorized.

It seems proper that I should state now that my personal opinion
is that the use of robes or special costumes is extremely inappropri-
ate in a symbolic lodge. Brother Mackey sa3-s: "A proposition was
made in the Grand Lodge of England, on April 8, 1778, that the grand
master and his officers should be distinguished in future at all public
meetings by robes." "This measure."' Preston aays, -'was at first
favorably received, but it was, on investigation, found to be so dia-
metrically opposed to the original plan of the Institution, that it was
very properly laid aside. In no jurisdiction are robes used in S3^m-
bolic Masonry."

It would be unfortunate and a great mistake to depart from the
uniform simplicity which has characterized Freemasonry in New
England, and in seeking after theatrical display to an innovation
likely to result in jealous contention between lodges of unequal finan-
cial ability.

Examining reports made to the Grand Lodge of Michigan relative
to the status of dimitted Masons, he says:

As nearly as we can ascertain, no member can be dimitted except
when he has moved out of the jurisdiction, or has been elected a
member of another lodge, or is a signer of a petition for a dispensa-
tion to form a new lodge. This of course is law in Michigan, but for
all that, in our judgment, it is a gross violation of one of the land-
marks of Freemasonry.

Looking further he finds another amendment providing for drop-
ping from the rolls a member in good standing upon his own petition
setting forth his reasons therefor, which sa3's:

The lodge shall grant the request of the brother by dropping his
name from the rolls, and his membership shall thereby be terminated,
and he shall not thereafter be considered or treated as a member of
the Fraternity.

And thus comments:

If a member, who, as is claimed by the Michigan law, is thus put
out of the Fraternity, should move into any one of a large number of

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 121

the jurisdictions, we believe that the status, which this give him,
would not be recognized, on the ground that under the landmarks, he
had inherent rights of which no grand lodge in that manner could de-
prive him.

It is hardly necessary to add that we agree with him, throughout,
as we do with the following which we find under Montana:

He decided that the exhibition of the charter in response to the
demand of the visitor is a matter of courtesy and not a right, but the
grand lodge reversed the decision and declared it to be a matter of
right. In many jurisdictions it is held that visitation is a matter of
courtesy and not of right, and therefore, that the exhibition of the
charter is a matter of courtesy. But we think that the truth really
is, that if a request to be examined in order to visit a lodge is
granted, the visitor then has the right to see the charter: and fur-
thermore, in several jurisdictions, as a matter of proper precaution,
ought to see it as a preliminary step to being examined.

Brother Hedges, of Montana, having suggested that it would be
well for those with temple-building on the brain to imitate King
Solomon, who accumulated the means to complete his work before
commencing active operations, and that experience showed temple-
building by grand lodges to be of doubtful propriety, even with the
strongest bodies, added that the building of Masonic Homes had been
much more successful and reflected greater credit on the Craft;
whereupon Brother Drummond sa3's:

And yet, several grand lodges have crippled themselves in build-
ing Masonic Homes before there was really sufficient demand for
them; and when we say '-sufficient demand," we mean that as a busi-
ness matter, the parties can be taken care of at better advantage in
the home than anywhere else. All will admit that it would be utter
folly to build a home for a dozen occupants, but the question where
the line is to be drawn is an exceedingly difficult one. There have
been instances in which, taking into account the cost of the home,
there has been paid for the support of destitute Masons, more money
per annum, than it would cost to maintain them at a first-class hotel.
We are not opposed to homes. We think that when they are needed
they are the grandest institutions in the world; but it is true that it
is extravagance to maintain them when they are not needed; and yet
there is a tendency to do that without stopping to inquire as to
whether they are needed or not.

Touching the failure of Past Grand Master Walkem's (Canada)
mediation with the Grand Lodge of England in relation to the English
lodges in Quebec, he expresses the opinion that if the Grand Lodge
of Quebec would insist upon its rights, and enforce them, this ques-
tion which has been troubling them ever since the organization of
the grand lodge, could be put to rest.

Referring to the recognition of the Mexican gran dieta by the
Grand Lodge of California, and the report on which that action was
based (examined by us last year), he says:

122 APPENDIX. — PART I.

We will however, add that it appears from this report that four-
teen of the grand lodg'es of the United States had previously taken
similar action. We haye hesitated in this matter in order to ascer-
tain somethincT about the number of lodges in the obedience of this
grand body. We think the information in this report is reliable and
that the time has come when our own grand lodge may safel3' act in
the matter.

We are not surprised to find, however, that no action was taken.
In the alleged Masonry of that tropical countr}-, where governing
bodies grow up and deca}' in less time than it took Aaron's rod to bud,
blossom and bear fruit, it is liable to go hard with the recognizing
body if it don't catch its ''grand lodge" just in the nick of time.

MANITOBA, 1899.

24th Annual. Regina. June 1-4.

The grand lodge was made much of during its visit to the District
of Assiniboia. receiving an address of welcome from the municipal
council of Regina; an invitation to an At Home at the government
house tendered b}^ Lieutenant-Governor Forget, and to a ball ten-
dered by Waseana Lodge No. 26, and Northwest Mounted Police
Lodge No. 61.

Four past grand masters were present, and the representatives of
fifteen grand jurisdictions, Illinois not of the latter.

The grand master, George B. Murphy, thinks that some of the
diplomatic corps do not appreciate the honors conferred upon them.
He says:

In connection with the question of grand representatives I have
carefully looked into the matter, and after consideration, have de-
cided that in cases where members of the grand lodge have been
honored by sister jurisdictions it is their duty to be present at each
annual communication of this grand lodge. In many cases the}' have
failed to do so. In fact a number have been absent for several suc-
cessive years. I instructed the grand secretar}' to notifj- the grand
masters" of the grand lodges whose representatives have been derelict
in their duties, and to submit the names of other brethren for ap-
pointment. The names of the brethren thus appointed on mj- recom-
mendation will be given in the report of the grand secretar}-.

To an outsider when he considers the vast reaches the ambassadors
are compelled to travel when going into the outlying districts for a
session, it does not seem strange that some of them should be absent.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 123

He announced the death of John Chambers, past grand registrar,
accidentally drowned at fort^'-four, and JOHN Cotton, district deputy
of District No. 6 (Saskatchewan), at forty-six.

The latter had been prominently connected with the Northwest
Mounted Police since 1881.

The loss to this jurisdiction of Past Grand Masters Cregier and
Hawley is noted.

Five decisions are reported. Two of them are that an applicant
is not barred b}' the loss of the left hand, but is by the loss of a foot.
This seems to be Manitoba law. A third, that a "master of a lodge,
when absent, cannot delegate powers and authority to another," is
good law anywhere.

Among the dispensations for new lodges was one for a lodge at
Dawson City, District of Yukon, wath twent3'-three members, issued
October 15, 1898. Information had been received that the dispensa-
tion reached the petitioners after considerable delay, owing to irreg-
ular mail service, but the lodge had not been instituted and no
explanation made for failure to convene as a lodge.

In this connection he reported that early in his executive service
he had received an inquiry from Grand Master McLaren, of British
Columbia, whether the Grand Lodge of Manitoba claimed exclusive
jurisdiction in the District of Yukon; to which he replied that Mani-
toba claimed no more rights there than such as might be exercised
by British Columbia. The committee on jurisprudence and the grand
lodge agreed with him that the territory in question was Masonicalh'
"unoccupied.-'

In view of the large influx of Masons into the northwest from all
parts of the world, many holding dimits, the grand master recom-
mended that the lodges make efforts to secure their affiliation, and
that such lodges as still required an affiliation fee should abolish it.

The grand master having referred circulars touching the action
of the Grand Lodge of Washington relative to Negro Masonry, and of
the Grand Lodge of Peru in removing the Bible from its lodges, to
the committee on correspondence, the committee reported, condemn-
ing the action of Washington as a serious wrong, holding that all
those descending from "Prince Hall Lodge" (African Lodge) must be
treated as clandestine Masons, and concluding as follows:

While we would not advise so severe a measure as the withdrawal
of Masonic recognition from our sister grand lodge of Washington,
3-our committee would recommend that its finding on this matter — if
such commend itself to grand lodge — be communicated to the Grand
Lodge of Washington, leaving until the next annual communication
of the grand lodge any further action that may seem to be necessi-

124 APPENDIX. — PART I.

tated by the course of the Grand Lodge of Washington during the
next year.

This was adopted by the grand lodge, as was also their report on
the Peru matter.

We infer from the language of the following, that the circular
announcing the restoration of the Bible in the Peru lodges had been
received:

Our present relations with the Grand Lodge of Peru are deter-
mined by the last clause of this report. While not as heretofore
refusing any connection with this grand lodge on account of its vio-
lation of the ancient landmarks of Masonr}^ in the opinion of your
committee it should be included in the list of grand bodies, the ad-
mission of whose members is to be left to the judgment of the grand
master.

Following this, under the head of "Recognized and Recognizable
Grand Lodges," the committee reproduce (with the exception of
Cuba) the list of grand lodges found under the same head in our spe-
cial report of 1898, and then say (which is the "last clause" above re-
ferred to):

That should applications for affiliation be received from brethren
hailing from jurisdictions other than those herein enumerated, or
should visitors from these jurisdictions present themselves to our
lodges, no action is to be taken until each case is submitted to the
grand master for his action.

The committee also reported on the application of the Grand
Orient of Belgium for an exchange of representatives, calling atten-
tion, as will be seen, to a fact which some grand lodges in acting
upon this request have either overlooked or remembered to forget,
viz. that the "treaty" which gives the grand orient present control
over Symbolic Masonry in that country, may be abrogated, according
to its own terms, by either of the contracting parties giving six
months' notice. They say:

By virtue of a treaty made by the Supreme Council of Belgium,
on April -4, 1880, it claims to exercise complete control over all lodges
existing in that country-, and working the degrees of Entered Appren-
tice. Fellow Craft, and Master Mason. This treaty may be abrogated
b}' either of the contracting parties giving six months' notice.

Under the circVimstances your committee does not feel warranted
in acceding to the request, and it believes that it should be a settled
policy of the grand lodge to exchange representatives onh- with sym-
bolic grand lodges having exclusive control over Craft Masonry in
the countries where located.

Your committee would, therefore, recommend the adoption of the
following resolution, viz: That the request of the Grand Orient of
Belgium for an exchange of representatives be not granted,
(Adopted.)

MASOXIC CORRESPONDENCE. 125

A committee reported a plan for increasing' the inadequate salary
of the grand secretary by a sliding scale, starting at a certain per
capita on the present membership and adding a certain diminishing'
amount per hundred for every additional block of five hundred
members: it was re-committed for more definite information and
future action; charters for two new lodges — one in Manitoba
and one in Assiniboia — were granted, and two dispensations continued;
several amendments to the constitution adopted, among them a pro-
vision for a five dollar fine for each lodge failing to mail their returns
by certain dates; greetings were wired to the Grand Lodge of South
Dakota in honor of the celebration of the twenty-fifth year of its or-
ganization, and Winnipeg selected for the place of next meeting.

John Leslie was elected grand master, Wm. G. Scott re-elected
grand secretary, both of Winnipeg.

There is no general report on correspondence.

MANITOBA, 1900.

25th Annual. Winnipeg. June 13.

No less than nine past grand masters were present, and the diplo-
matic corps was out in full ranks, forty grand jurisdictions being rep-
resented.

The grand master, JOHN Leslie (the representative of Illinois),
after referring to the war in which the mother country was engag'ed,
in which some of their brethren, members of the Canadian contin-
gent, had fallen, reverted to the death, at home, of A. C. Sewell,
past district deputy grand master, at fifty-four. The death of Past
Grand Master Harrison Dills, of our own jurisdiction, was also
noted.

This side of the Canadian line we should say that the one decision
reported had no leg to stand upon; on the other side it has one leg
and a precedent, one of his predecessors having' decided in a similar
case — the loss of the left leg above the knee— that the applicant was
eligible to receive the degrees.

He has some wise words touching life membership and funeral
benefits:

My attention has been called to two evils, which, unless some-
thing is done, and done at once, cannot but sap the life of lodges

126 APPENDIX. — PART I

where they exist. I refer to the entirely inadequate provision made
by some of our lodges in the matter of life memberships and the sui-
cidal policy which prevails in others of guaranteeing a Masonic
funeral to every deceased member. Some of our lodges have gone so
far as to provide that life membership shall be conferred after a cer-
tain term of years upon payment of a sum sufficient to pay grand
lodge fees. Why a man should be rewarded for doing his duty in shar-
ing the expenses and burdens of the lodge while he was a partaker in
its benefits passes my comprehension. The principle is not only un-
sound, but it is positively dangerous. It may work very well when
the lodge is young and no applications for life membership are possi-
ble, but as the lodge grows older the policy of mortgaging the future
will be found to press very heavily upon those who are so unfortunate
as not to have reached the desired limit. The question of life mem-
bership is a purely business one, and should be treated on business
principles.

With regard to the second of these two evils the mere mention of
it is sufficient to condemn it. It must mean financial ruin to the
lodges which adopt it. It can mean nothing else. Freemasonry will
never refuse to provide for the funeral expenses of a brother djung
in indigent circumstances, but Freemasonry does not exist to pay the
funeral expenses of a member whose family are well able to pay the
expenses in connection therewith. I would earnestly urge the breth-
ren of the lodges in whose by-laws such a provision stands, to con-
sider the matter carefully before it is too late to make any change.

Equally wise are his words on the social and intellectual side of
Masonry:

The proper conduct of the business of a lodge is of prime import-
ance. Too much careful attention cannot be paid to the degree work,
but, at the same time, it is to be remembered that the chief end of
Masonry is not to transact business and confer degrees. Masonry is a
social order, and that side of it should not be neglected. The brother
who comes to meeting after meeting of the lodge and has no oppor-
tunity of spending a few minutes in conversation with his brethren
soon ceases to attend at all. Many of our lodges are being materially
injured by the habit of cutting off the social part of the meeting for
the sake of the ritual work. An ordinary lodge meeting at which
one degree is conferred can be closed in good time and still allow at
least one hour for social pleasures, Man is a social being and craves
intercourse with his fellows. If he does not get it at the lodge room
he will go elsewhere, A small sum of money spent in this direction
at each meeting will yield ample returns in the more kindly feeling
generated among the brethren.

But hand in hand with this social side of Masonry shall go the in-
tellectual, I do not intend to dwell upon this point; it has been fully
dealt with several times before, I desire simply to call the attention
of the brethren to the possibilities for intellectual pleasures which
our long winter evenings bring before us, and to urge that this matter
be not neglected in arranging for the regular meeting of the lodge.
The Masonic lodge room should be the intellectual center of the com-
munity. It cannot be so if this phase of Masonry is forgotten.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE, 127

He recognizes with regret the decadence of the custom of attend-
ing- divine service at some recognized place of Christian worship, and
emphasizes his opinion that anything that looks like a severance of
Masonry and Christianit}^ cannot but be mischievous to the best in-
terests of the Craft. In this our most worshipful brother is a little
late. Since the day when the charges "Concerning God and Religion"
were agreed to. declaring that henceforth Masonry and not dogma
should be "the center of union"' for the Fraternity, Christianity has
had no preferred claim upon the Institution. We judge that the
views of the committee on address were in accord with those we have
expressed, as the paragraph upon this subject was the only one which
they ignored in their report.

The grand mastermakes the twenty-fifth mile-stone of the grand
lodge the occasion for some eloquent reflections upon the moral and
humanizing aspects of Masonry, saying, among other things:

Has Masonry any reason to offer for its existence in the past, has
it any good reason to offer why it should continue to exist in the
future? I do not care to enter into a discussion of this question. I
simply present the problem and leave it to each brother to answer
for himself. Masonrj- is a life. How have we lived it? Personally, I
have no doubt of the answer. I am convinced that Masonry has done
a great work here in the last quarter of a century. I believe that
the life of this western country is better and purer and sweeter and
stronger from the existence of our beloved Craft in the past, and
that this is the warrant for its continued existence in the future.

Grand Secretary William G. Scott makes their twenty-fifth an-
niversary the occasion for considering rather their material growth.
It was also the twenty-fifth anniversary year of his admission to Ma-
sonic light, he being "the eldest son of the grand lodge," the first
initiate under it.

From three lodges, with a total membership of 203, when the
Grand Lodge of Manitoba was formed. Masonry in the Canadian
northwest has grown to comprise sixty lodges with a membership of
3,001.

Of the remnant of the organizing brethren he says:

Of those who were present and took part in the organization of
our grand lodge only five are now living, viz: M. W. Bro. George Black,
M.W. Bro. Rev. J. D. O'Meara, R.W. Bro. James Henderson, R.W.
Bro. H. T. Champion and R.W. Bro. John J. Johnston.

We regret to have to record his valedictory:

And now. brethren of the grand lodge, the exacting duties of a
public office requiring my undivided attention, my work as grand sec-
retary must cease. The time has come for me to say the final words
of official separation, and it is needless for me to add that I do so with
feelings of sadness. For twenty years I have labored among you and
have endeavored with all the ability I possessed to promote the inter-

128 APPENDIX. — PART I.

ests of Craft Masonry, and especiall}' those of the Grand Lodge of
Manitoba. With my associate officers my relations have been, on the
whole, of the most pleasant character, and in looking back over the
long period of my connection with them it will ever be with feelings
of unmingled satisfaction and pride that I shall recall the times when
it was m}' privilege to share these labors and honors with them. To
these brethren, to mj- brother grand secretaries throughout the Ma-
sonic world, from whom I have so often received many kindnesses, and
to that goodly band of Masons of our own jurisdiction which during my
term of service has grown from three hundred and sixty to three
thousand and ninety, — to one and all, as grand secretary, I bid you
"Adieu, a heart-warm, fond adieu."

His twenty years of faithful service to the Craft was fittingly
recognized by the committee on his report, and by the appointment
of a committee to procure a fitting testimonial for presentation.

Six new lodges were chartered, and one continued under dispen-
sation.

A proposition to amend the by-laws by adding the following, was
lost:

And each lodge within the jurisdiction shall each year pay to
grand lodge the sum of thirty dollars, payable in two equal install-
ments in .J une and December in each year. The first installment to be
paid in December. 1900. Default in payment of any installment to
subject the defaulting lodge to the like penalty as for default in dues,
etc. The money so paid in to be funded for the purpose of erecting
the Victoria Home for aged and indigent Masons.

But the mover tried his hand again, and successfulh-^, wnth the
following:

liesolved, That the grand lodge approves of the scheme to erect
at some time in the future a home for aged and indigent Freemasons,
and commends the same to the consideration of the subordinate
lodges, and expresses the hope that each lodge, as far as its circum-
stances may warrant, will contribute to the fund.

A testimonial was ordered for the retiring grand master, and he
was further honored by an order of the grand lodge that his address
and the report of the committee on the same, be read in each lodge
at the first regular meeting after the receipt of the grand lodge pro-
ceedings.

Robert Stirton Thornton, of Deloraine, whose portrait adorns
the fly leaf, was elected grand master: James A. OvAS, of Winnipeg,
elected grand secretary.

The grand lodge meets again next year at Winnipeg.

There is no report on correspondence.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 129

MARYLAND, 1899.

113th Annual, Baltimore. November 21,

Only two past grand masters, Carter and Berry, were present,
both at the semi-annual and annual communications, the latter be-
ing' the representative of Illinois. Thirt\'-two other diplomats were
present.

•At the semi-annual (May 9) the remaining copies (2iO) of Brother
ScHULTZ's History of Free Masonry in Maryland were purchased by
the grand lodge at $5 per set of four volumes, and placed in the hands
of a committee for sale at the same price; a pending amendment re-
pealing clause of by-laws exempting lodges from the payment of
grand lodge dues on clergymen was defeated: and the grand lodge was
made the recipient of a gavel excavated from the clay beneath the
bottom of the cellar of the old Masonic hall at Chestertown. during
the process of laying a sewer. The donor modestly contented him-
.self with suggesting that it might have been used in the early his-
tory of Masonry on the eastern shore, as it was a very old relic. We
cannot but feel that the discoverer, Brother York, failed to make
the most of his opportunity. In Pennsylvania such a find would have
been hailed as indubitable evidence that the spot where it was dug
up was the stamping ground of a pre-historic race of York Masons.
And nobody could have proved to the contrary. Happily the relic
will be available to the future arch;eologist as it was placed in the
custod\' of the Veteran Association.

At the annual communication the grand master, Thomas J.
Shryock. delivered a brief address, in which, with pardonable pride,
he thus referred to the honorable part borne by Maryland in the
Washington incident:

It is a matter of congratulation that the Grand Lodge of Wash-
ington has. at the suggestion made to it by our grand lodge, at the
last annual communication rescinded its resolution in reference to
what is known as '"Negro Masonry" and the establishment of dual
grand lodges. I know that you. with me. sincerely trust that this
will close the incident in the United States, and that peace and
harmony will once more prevail amongst all of our sister grand
lodges. It is a matter of pride to us that the Grand Lodge of Wash-
ington in its determination of the subject, complimented highly the
action of the Grand Lodge of Maryland as being truly Masonic in its
treatment and admonition to their grand lodge.

The grand lodge echoed his sentiments.

130 APPENDIX. — PART 1,

He reported the death of John R. Edwards, grand sword
bearer, who had filled the office for many years. The memorial
tablets show that Past Deputy Grand Master James M. Anderson,
to whose sick bed the grand lodge sent a message of sympathy dur-
ring t>he session, has since passed away, and also that Isaac Amos,
past junior grand warden has gone over to the majority. Another
memorial page bears the name of our own Past Grand Master James
A. Hawley.

Bro. E. T. SCHULTZ and Past Grand Master John M. Carter, of
the committee on correspondence presented a special report rec-
ommending the recognition of the Grand Orient of Belgium. They
were not in receipt of any information from that body in addition to
that which they had when the application was referred to them one
year before, but from proceedings from other grand lodges reviewed,
including Maine, Georgia. Ohio, Vermont and others, they ascer-
tained that a number of American grand lodges have extended to it
recognition.

This, it must be confessed, is sufficiently vague, but it seems to
have been sufficient to warrant them in saying:

We believe that the Grand Orient of Belgium has and exercises
supreme control over Symbolic Masonry within its jurisdiction, and
that it is worthy of recognition by the bodies exercising the same
supervision.

They do not say that they had before them the information that
the compact between the Grand Orient and the Supreme Council of
Belgium, by which the latter relinquished to the former the control
of Symbolic Masonry (which the committee believe to be supreme)
was subject to abrogation by either party on giving six months'
notice. This information was found in the circular sent by the grand
orient to the Grand Lodge of Manitoba and in the opinion of that
grand lodge forbade its extending recognition. The grand orient
was recognized and a request preferred for an exchange of repre-
sentatives. The committee also had before them a request for
recognition from the Grand Lodge of Porto Rico, but reported that
they had not sufficient information of the status of Masonry in the
island to recommend any action.

Thomas J. Shryock, grand master; Jacob H. Medairy, grand
secretary, were re-elected, both of Baltimore.

The report on correspondence (115 pp.) is again the work of Bro.
Edward T. Schultz, who says in his introductory remarks:

I confidently expected, owing to the entire loss of my eyesight,
that the report I had the honor to submit to you at the last annual
communication would be the last I should ever prepare, but my re-
peated resignations were so kindly and flatteringly declined by the

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 181

most worshipful fjrand master, and his action being' unanimously en-
dorsed by the grand lodg^e, I felt I should not further insist upon my
resignation, and concluded that I would continue to spend and be
spent in the service of the Fraternity that I love so well, as long' as
the brethren desire m}' services and kind providence vouchsafes to
me health and capacity for the work.

I have, therefore, with the aid of a reader and amanuensis, ex-
amined the various grand lodge proceedings received from the grand
secretar}' and have endeavored to comment upon them as heretofore.

M}" last report being in the nature of a farewell, I took occasion
to give some of my experiences and observations as a reporter on
correspondence, and to repeat under topical headings my views on
some of the prominent questions agitating the Fraternity for years
past. This mode of treating Masonic questions under topical head-
ings was introduced some years since by the late brother John Q. A.
Fellows, of Louisiana: it has been followed by a few correspondents,
but it seems not to have met with general favor.

Such reports are valuable and interesting as essays upon the sub-
jects treated, but, in my opinion, they do not fulfill the object of the
appointment of committees on correspondence, whose duty, as I un-
derstand it, is to review the transactions of other grand lodges and
commend such as in their opinion are conformable with the ancient
regulations, landmarks, usages and customs of the Fraternity, and
criticise such legislation as may be deemed at variance therewith.

It will be glad news to the Craft ever3'where that thej"^ are still
to have the benefit of Brother Schultz's ability, long experience and
wide knowledge and above all, of his fraternal spirit. AH hearts^
for he had won them all — go out in pit}^ to Brother SCHULTZ in his
blindness, but it is a jo\' to know that he is still able to keep in touch
with those he cannot see. or can see only with the eyes of memory,
and can still pursue what has been with him so long a labor of love.

He gives four and a half pages to our proceedings of 1898, quoting
from the address of Grand Master Cook on several subjects, and com-
mends the excellent address of Past Grand Master Smith, from which
he would have gladly quoted had space permitted.

He says of the Illinois report on correspondence:

He says, at the request of Grand Master Cook, he reluctantly de-
termined to essay a report in the topical form: In following this plan
we have before us two conspicuous examples — that of the lamented
Past Grand Master Fellows, of Louisiana, who has just laid down the
burden of life, and that of Grand Master Upton, of Washington.

We can well understand that this plan, as he intimates, requires
a much more laborious labor than the one usually pursued.

Quoting at length our reply to Brother Cunningham, of Ohio,
on the subject of cipher rituals, he adds:

We think Brother Bobbins is right in ascribing the introduction
of the evils of cipher rituals to the so-called high rite bodies. The

132 APPENDIX. — PART I.

brethren become familiar with the rituals used in these bodies, and
the way is thus made easy to their introduction into Symbolic Ma-
sonry.

He quotes also from the conclusion of our remarks on the subject
of Negro Masonry, with the prefatory remark that we alone of all
who have written on the subject, appear to endorse the action of the
Grand Lodge of Washington. Following the quotation, he adds:

Since Brother Robbins wrote the above he has seen the man}' able
reports and papers prepared on the subject by grand masters and
committees in various jurisdictions, all of which are adverse to the
action of the Grand Lodge of Washington. We sincerely trust that
he maj^ be induced by the almost unanimous sentiment against him to
reconsider his first impressions upon this important subject.

We endeavored to record our impressions of the many papers re-
ferred to, in our report of last year, which we trust he has seen, and
we refer him to preceding pages of this report — we think under
Maine — for our present state of mind on the subject.

Brother Schultz copies the conclusions of the California com-
mittee upon whose report the Mexican gran dieta was recognized,
and says:

This looks verj' encouraging, but your committee are not at this
time prepared to recommend recognition b}- our grand lodge. They
trust, however, ere long, they may see their wa}' clear to do so.

There is a portion of every one's mail that will answer itself if he
waits a few da\'s. Better wait on the Mexican hybrid a little longer,
and get a clear idea of how much there is left to recognize.

Quoting the Indian Territory ruling that a brother who asks for a
dimit because he has come to believe that the Bible teaches that it is
wrong to belong to the Fraternity and that his connection therewith
endangers his prospect for heaven, should be suspended or expelled,
he justly says:

We unhesitatingly enter our dissent to this ruling, a man who
conscientiousl}^ believes it is wrong for him to remain connected with
the Masonic Fraternity should, as we have elsewhere stated in this
report, be allowed to depart in peace. Masonry interferes with no
man's religious convictions, and his own conscience is to be the sole
judge. To expel for such a cause would, in our opinion, be cruel, un-
just and in the highest degree unmasonic.

Referring to the fact disclosed by the Canada proceedings that
the laying of corner-stones and dedication of halls was done while the
grand lodge was at refreshment, he says:

We think this is the only grand lodge that now pursues this
course. The printed proceedings of this grand lodge for the past ten
years will show that this was not uniformly the practice; that pro-
cessions of the Craft were held while the grand lodge was open, as in
other jurisdictions.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 133

Looking backward to his own honorable and persistent opposition
to the unjust and unmasonic legislation respecting non-payment of
dues and non-affiliation, which swept over the country with the wave
of commercialism originating in some of the younger western juris-
dictions a third of a century ago, he says:

We earnestly urge all our younger brethren who entertain these
views to continue the good fight, and not to become weary in well do-
ing, but to lay on and spare not until the unjust legislation regarding
non-affiliation and non-payment of dues is wiped from the statute
books of every grand lodge in our country. It is only by determined
and persistent efforts that desirable reforms of any character what-
ever are accomplished. If the membership of our grand lodges could
be induced to seriously consider the question, we feel well assured
that the legislation referred to would be rescinded. If it be admit-
ted that every Mason ought to be a member, and, if able to con-
tribute to the support of some lodge, his refusal to do so is a mere
omission in a performance of a duty: but will any brother say that
the omission to perform a duty should be visited with the same pun-
ishment that is inflicted for the commission of the most heinous crimes
against the Fraternity, or against the laws of God and man.

And referring to the Michigan legislation, the latest outcrop-
ping of the purpose to compel brethren to remain affiliated or to
drive them out of the Fraternity, he as justly says: "There is no law
of the Fraternity, written or unwritten, that will justify compulsory
membership in a particular lodge."

MASSACHUSETTS, 1899.

108th Annual. Boston. December 13.

Quarterly communication, March 8.

The grand master, Charles C. Hutchinson, submitted a report
from the architects showing the progress of construction of the new
temple.

Bro. S. LOTHROP Thorndike presented a memorial of Ed\vin
Wright, past deputy grand master, dead in his seventy-eighth year,
for years one of the most characteristic figures in the Masonry of
Massachusetts. He had filled several places of public trust, and stood
high in his profession as an industrious lawyer and a wise adviser.

Official notice having been received that the Grand Lodge of
Peru had rescinded the objectionable decree which substituted the

134 APPENDIX.— PART I.

Book of Constitutions for the Bible, the order of non-intercourse with
that body was withdrawn.

At the quarterly communication of June 14, Grand Master Hutch-
inson briefl3' discussed plans for the dedication of the temple then
gfoing on rapidlj^ toward completion, wiseh- recommending that the
ceremonies be conducted in a quiet, dignified way in the seclusion of
their apartments, and the time and manner of the dedication was
left to him with full powers.

An interesting- memorial of the late Zachariah Lovell Bick-
NELL, deceased since the last quarterly communication, who had
filled the office of grand standard bearer from 1877 to the time of his
death, was presented by Bro. Baalis Sanford. He had nearly
reached his eightieth year.

The feature of this quarterly pamphlet is a critical examination
by the recording grand secretary, Sereno D. Nickerson, of the lat-
est phase of the Pennsylvania claim that Philadelphia was "the
mother citj^ of Freemasonry in America,"' a paper presented to the
Grand Lodge of 'Pennsylvania at its annual communication in De-
cember, 1898, by Bro. JULIUS F. Sachse, containing some items from
Benjamin Franklin's daily account book which Bro. Sachse as-
sumed to be the personal account of Franklin "with the Grand
Lodge of Pennsylvania from August, 173'4, to August. 1737.'"

Brother Nickerson has no trouble in showing that the discovery
throws no light on the question of priority of organization, and that
there has been a great deal of cackling over a small egg.

At the quarterlj^ of September 13, the grand master read the fol-
lowing extracts from a report of the architects in regard to the new
temple:

The large banquet hall will seat at the tables 447. and the small
banquet hall will seat 178: when the two halls are used together, the
total seating capacity is 62.3.

The Gothic hall, on the seventh floor, is planned to be used for
entertainments for the Craft, as well as for Scottish Rite work, and
accommodates on the floor, when used for work. 210. and in the gal-
ler\^ 190. a total of 400; and when used for entertainments, 241 more
on the floor, or 641 total. The floor of this hall is of oak. and can be
used for dancing also. The stage is not included in estimating the
seating capacity-.

The Ionic hall seats about 306 on the floor and about 208 in the
gallery, or 514 total.

The Corinthian hall will seat about 306. All the seating capacity
given herein is based on the new furniture which is now about ready
to be delivered. It is made from special designs to harmonize with
the architecture of the dift'erent halls. It is of light-colored mahog-
any-, except for Gothic hall, where it is of quartered oak.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 135

The old Corinthian hall was 40 by TO, the new one is 46 by 85.

The old Egyptian hall was of about the same size, 40 by 70, and the
Ionic hall which takes its place is 46 by 85.

The old Egyptian hall had no gallery, the Ionic has one.

The Gothic hall in the old temple was 40 by 70. the new one is 46 by
60, with a gallery 26 b}' 46 and a stage 18 by 46 clear. The Ionic hall
from end to end is nearly 115 feet long.

The total seating capacity' of all the halls, sodality rooms, prel-
ate's room, and banquet halls, is over 2.300 sittings.

The Fraternit}' parlor is to be filled with leather-covered loung-
ing and club furniture, and will make a pleasant room for members of
different organizations to meet in.

The cost of the building today, by reason of advanced prices for
material, would be $75,000 more than the contract.

A special communication of the grand lodge was held at Stough-
ton, December 11. to assist in the celebration of the centennial anni-
versary of Rising Star Lodge. Deputy Grand Master Charles T.
Gallagher in the grand east.

In response to the welcoming address of Worshipful Master L. W.
Standish, "who," in the language of Brother Gallagher, "stands
in the eighth generation from that little soldier of Plymouth who
commanded his arm}' of twelve in the protection of the settlers,'' the
deput}' grand master referred to the fact that during the war of the
Revolution nearl}^ every American general was a Freemason, and said:

General Lafayette was made a Mason in one of the army lodges
at Morristown, N. J., in the Valley Forge campaign, the lodge being
called the American Union Lodge, the paraphernalia being loaned
for the purpose from St. John's Lodge near there.

We think that we recall that several of our contemporaries
echoed with some smacking of the lips, the claim of one of the guild
that the position of Illinois in denying the Masonic status to any one
who claims it on the strength of having been initiated in an alleged
lodge not holding under a grand lodge of Free and Accepted Masons,
would discredit many whom the Masonic world has recognized as Ma-
sons, and among them Lafayette, the implication being that he was
made in a Scottish Rite lodge. If any of these parties are in a hurry
to expostulate with Brother Gallagher for joggling the underpin-
ning of their argument, they can doubtless reach him by long dis-
tance telephone. Call up the grand master's office, Masonic Temple.

The quarterly of December 13, was also the annual communica-
tion. Five past grand masters were present.

Grand Master Hutchinson (whose strong face is reproduced in a
steel engraving on the Ry leaf) expressed his regret that the coinci-

136 APPENDIX. — PART 1.

dence of dates made it impossible for him to be present at the Wash-
ington memorial observance at Mt. Vernon on the morrow. He had
commissioned the Hon. Charles H. Allen, assistant secretary of
the navy, to represent him, and desiring to contribute some souvenir
connected with the life and services of Washington within the com-
monwealth, he had a gavel fashioned from a block from the Wash-
ington elm, at Cambridge, under which the general took command of
the Continental army on the third of July, 1775, with a handle of
wood from the Old South Church, Boston, with a silver band suit-
ably inscribed for presentation to the Grand Lodge of Virginia.

He announced the death of Charles G. Reed, past junior grand
warden, aged seventy-five, who occupied the grand south in 1874. He
was for several years a member and president of the common council,
later of the board of aldermen and later still mayor of the city of
Worcester.

The grand master's address embraces an elaborate description of
the new temple, standing on the site of the old, at the corner of Tre-
mont and Boylston streets. It rises 125 feet above the sidewalk and
extends about 32 feet below; nine full stories above and two below
the street.

He announced the receipt of an additional donation of $500 by
the Lodge of St. Andrew to the Masonic Education and Charity Trust.

Charles T. Gallagher, of Boston, was elected grand master;
Sereno D. Nickerson, of Cambridge, re-elected recording grand sec-
retary. The address of both is Masonic Temple, Boston.

The stated communication of December 27, this year, was for the
dedication of the temple as well as for the customary installation of
the grand officers and the celebration of the feast of St. John the
Evangelist.

Four past grand masters of Massachusetts, Past Grand Master
Joseph A. Locke, of Maine, and a large number of invited guests
were present, mostly those concerned in the construction of the tem-
ple, or those connected with bodies that will occupy it.

The dedicatory ceremonies were interspersed with music of a
high order, upon the organ, by a Masonic choir of twenty-five voices,
and an orchestra of eighteen pieces. The charge by Grand Master
Hutchinson and the oration by Bro. Samuel J. Elder were both
noble pieces of oratory, worthy of their themes and the occasion.

After a brief intermission the grand officers were installed.

At thirty minutes after six o'clock p. m., the brethren were called
from labor to refreshment and proceeded to the banquet hall, where,
says the record:

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE, 137

The Feast of St. John the Evang'elist was celebrated under the
most brilliant auspices. The ceremonies of dedication of the new
temple attracted a great number of brethren from all parts of the
commonwealth, and about four hundred were seated at the tables in
the main banquet hall, which occupies a position in the temple thirty-
four feet below the level of the street.

The presence of the numerous choir of sin»jers who had graced
the dedication services occasioned frequent outbursts of song, in
which the whole company joined, and which was a prominent feature
during the entire dinner, until the speaking began. The greatest en-
thusiasm prevailed, and the whole festival was a delightful sequence
to the ceremonies of dedication.

Grand Master Gallagher presided and proved himself a verita-
ble prince of symposiarchs, invariably striking the right key for the
speakers as he called them out, apparently playing upon them at
will, lifting veteran after dinner talkers to new heights of eloquence
and bringing out new men not one of whom fell below the best tradi-
tions of wit and wisdom of this time honored festival.

MICHIGAN, 1900.

56th Annual. Detroit. January 23.

A half-tone portrait of the retiring grand master, FRANK T.
Lodge, adorns the fly leaf of the Michigan volume.

No less than seventeen past grand masters were present. Thirty
jurisdictions were represented in the diplomatic corps. Illinois not
of the number.

In his address of 105 pages, swelled by the appendices (circular
letters sent out during the year) to 113 pages, iGrand Master Lodge
cut out work enough for a week's instead of a two days' session. He
permitted no guilty (or guiltless) subject to escape. Considering the
time that must have necessarily been consumed in doing all the work
recorded— and in recording it — it is small wonder that he left the
Masonic precept regarding the division of the twenty-four hours of
the day badly twisted by his confessed example. In telling of a tour
of the Upper Peninsula with the grand lecturer, Past Grand Master
Arthur M. Clark, he says:

For three weeks, we attended a banquet nearly every night with
the exception of Sundays. We never reached our hotel until three
o'clock in the morning, and we frequently had to take a train for our
next stopping place at four, five or six o'clock in the morning. When

138 APPENDIX. — PART I.

I finished I wondered whether I had any stomach or constitution left,
althoug^h Brother Clark paid me the compliment of sayintj that I had
stood it better than any other grand master in twenty-live years.

He had company on the afternoon of the first day of the session.
Fifteen of the officers, actual and pro tempore, of the Grand Lodge of
Canada, including Grand Master E. T. Malone, Past Grand Master
White, Deputy Grand Master Hungerford and Grand Secretary
Mason, were appropriately received as visitors and remained as
guests of the Michigan grand officers until the following morning.

At the conclusion of an eloquent response to the grand master's
address of welcome. Grand Master Malone presented to the grand
lodge a beautiful gold-lined silver loving cup from the visiting dele-
gation.

The grand master varied the proceedings with a new departure.
The regular roll call was preceded by a call of the Roll of Honor,
consisting of past grand masters who had gone over to the majority,
twenty-three in number, beginning with Lewis Cass, of the first
grand lodge, and ending with John S. Cross, of the present grand
lodge, who died September 17, 1899. At this point the grand master
called up the grand lodge and made the official announcement of the
death of Brother CROSS. At the conclusion of a two-page eulogy on
his life and character he asked the brethren to join in giving to
Brother CROSS and the other deceased past grand masters the fu-
neral grand honors including the words with the number changed
from the singular to the plural.

Matters of taste are not always, perhaps, to be discussed, but we
are not pleasantly impressed with the spectacular element of this
demonstration.

The completion of the roll call found only two of the three hundred
and eighty-six lodges unrepresented.

The grand master reported the increase of members for the year
as the largest for a quarter of a century.

He had made the necessary preparations to carry out the provis-
ions of the automatic law designed to drive out of the Fraternity all
who do not desire to remain affiliated, and drive into the lodges all
present non-affiliates or leave them all dangling in the air on the first
day of February, 1900. He says:

I was careful to have the withdrawal certificates, intended for
the use of those members who voluntarily renounce all further bene-
fits of Masonry, state, in unmistakable terms, and with sufficient dis-
play of type and red ink, that the brother was no longer entitled to
the benefits of Masonry, so that no lodge or member of the Fraternity
could be misled into further recognizing the possessor of the certifi-
cate.

MASONIC COKRESPONDEXCE. 139

In connection with this legislation, the question has arisen in my
mind as to the proper method of punishing those non-affiliates who,
after due notice, fail to obey the requirements of grand lodge by
neglecting to petition some lodge for affiliation. The provision re-
ferred to provides that, after the first day of February A. D. 1900,
those non-affiliate brothers who have failed to petition some lodge
for affiliation shall, by virtue of that fact, stand suspended from the
benefits of Masonry. This I believe contrary to the genius and spirit
of Free Masonry. The laws of every civilized country provide that
no man shall be deprived of his rights without due process of law, —
his ''Day in Court," so-called. How much more, then, should
Masonry, whose proud boast is that it dispenses even-handed justice,
afford every one of its members an opportunity to make his defense
before summarily severing fraternal relations with him. In my
opinion, the legislation already adopted should be rendered effective
by providing for giving proper notice to all voluntary non-affiliates
on the filing of charges against the offenders, making it the duty of
some one to prefer the charges, etc., duly defining the tribunal where
those charges shall be brought to trial.

The committee on jurisprudence took the subject but did not re-
port on it; perhaps they were too busy.

It seems that things will get lost unaccountably in these later
days, as the grand master chronicles the issuing a duplicate ritual
to a lodge upon a proper certification of the loss of the original, by
the master and secretary. Perhaps more strange was the loss by the
Michigan brethren of a well known and practically immemorial portion
of their monitor, including everything relating to the five senses of
human nature, and everything relating to the seven liberal arts and
sciences except to geometry. Upon the reprinting of their Webb-
Fenton Monitor, ordered in 1897, it was understood that some his-
torical or explanatory matter, or which more properly belonged to the
Blue Book was to be omitted, retaining only the monitorial work as
required to be used in connection with the grand lodge ritual. The
grand master was chairman of the committee on revision and he
didn't know when the fugacious matter slipped away. The special
committee to whom this portion of his address was referred didn't
know how it got away. They were, however, sure that neither the
committee on monitor nor the grand lodge understood that it was to
be omitted, and they recommended that it be put back and declared
to be a part of the Michigan Masonic Monitor.

It seems manifest that the "copy" for the monitor was made to
dovetail into the work of the abbreviating tinkers of the grand lodge
ritual. Perhaps some of the losses incident to the printing of the
ritual may not be so easily restored. When Humpty Dumpty fell he
was forever beyond the help of the king's horses, and the king's men.

One of the inquiring circular letters issued by the grand master
disclosed to him the startling fact that some seventy-one lodge rooms

140 APPENDIX. — PART I.

had never been dedicated, and he thereupon felt that he confronted
an embarrassing situation, because in 1885 Grand Master Clark
had decided that no work should be done in a new lod<je room until it
had been properly dedicated, the dedication being especially desir-
able because of the resemblance of the lodge room to King Solomon's
temple. The consequences of a failure on the part of a lodge room to
resemble King Solomon's temple in the particular of dedication are
not set forth — perhaps they were not fully grasped, but the grand
master took no chances. At the cost of writing nearly a thousand
letters he succeeded in having the seventy-one — many of which had
been used undedicated for a quarter of a century —dedicated in proper
form. The Craft everywhere will breathe freer.

At the outset of his address he announced that his administration
had been in no respect a record breaker. Perhaps not, but it is safe
to say that no Michigander will break his year's record for halls dedi-
cated, during the century that is now beckoning us.

He chronicles the commissions of forty-six grand representatives,
among them that of Bro. Joseph E. Dyas near our grand lodge.

He attended the Washington centennial memorial service at
Mt. Vernon, and reports a very general observance of the occasion by
Michigan lodges. He believes that these celebrations have sensibly
broadened and deepened our reverence for the character of Wash-
ington and our love of country.

Taking as his text the fact that he had received numerous copies
of a circular letter from the secretary of a lodge announcing that
the master of his lodge would be a candidate for the position of
grand marshal, and soliciting support for him, he raked the election-
eerers fore and aft.

He says that under their custom of rotation in office the real ob-
jective point of a campaign for the office of grand marshal, is the
grand east, hence in later years political methods have crept into
the elections for the grand marshalship, and from the letter of the
secretary when taken to task for his offense, it would seem that such
methods prevailed widely: He says:

I have never attended a session of grand lodge and am not con-
versant with its rules; but, for the past six years the worshipful mas-
ter of our lodge has received, every year, in the month of January,
letters from worshipful masters or other officers, setting forth their
claims and qualifications, and asking the support of our representa-
tive.

Even now, I have a letter before me of recent date, signed by the
senior warden and secretary of a lodge, asking our support for their
worshipful master, giving some of the Masonic history of their can-
didate, and the names of representatives who have already pledged
their support to him.

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As God is my judge, until I received your letter, I never dreamed
that this was "frowned upon" by the grand lodge, but, on the con-
trary, supposed it was the usual way of getting- the name of the can-
didate before the grand body. * * *

The grand master believed the resolution prohibiting electioneer-
ing adopted in 1898 to express the wishes of the Fraternity and he had
done his best to enforce it. He adds:

The idea of our Masonic institution is that our officers are
chosen, not because^of their own self-vaunted claims for preferment,
but because the unbiased opinions of their fellows have marked them
out as the proper persons to well and worthily uphold the dignity of
the Fraternity and to capabl}' perform the duties of the offices to
which they are chosen. The grand master ought to be the represent-
ative man of his grand jurisdiction — one of whom the entire Frater-
nit}' may well be proud, whose commanding abilities are such that he
has had no need to resort to intrigues, combines, puffing and all the
other sordid methods of politics, in order to compass his election.

I want to warn the candidates for grand marshal at this and the
succeeding annual communications of grand lodge that the sentiment
of the Fraternity at large is against politics in grand lodge elections;
and that, unless these methods cease, the entire plan of rotation in
office will receive its death blow, the high-minded, right thinking
representatives of the lodges will rise in their might, sweep every
one of the place seekers out of office, and fill their places with worthy
men who have not stooped to such methods.

The topics treated at greater or less length under the head of
"Decisions" number sixty-three, occupying thirty-two pages of the
proceedings. They reflect creditable and generally correct views of
Masonic law. We must content ourselves with reproducing a few
only:

15. Question. Can the Order of the Eastern Star form an insur-
ance company and hold meetings in our lodge rooms'?

Answer. No. It seems to me that grand lodge sufficiently de-
parted from its usual practice of prohibiting joint occupancy of
Masonic halls by the lodges with other organizations, when, in 1897,
it permitted the Chapters of the Eastern Star to hold their ordinary
meetings in Masonic lodge rooms. If the Order of the Eastern Star
desire to form a business corporation, they must, so far as the Ma-
sonic lodge rooms are concerned, find other quarters for carrying on
that business.

16. Question. What course should we pursue with a Mason who
has a dimit and refuses to affiliate with our lodge?

Answer. Section 12, article 13, grand lodge regulations require
unaffiliated brethren residing within this grand jurisdiction to peti-
tion some constituent lodge for membership within one year from or
after February 1, 1899. A non-affiliated Master Mason may join any
lodge in this state he chooses irrespective of his place of residence.

There is no reason, therefore, why he should affiliate with your
particular lodge unless he chooses to do so.

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20. Question. Is the Order of the Eastern Star a Masonic body?
If they are, does grand lodge have jurisdiction over them'? In other
words, are our Master Mason lodges responsible for their actions'?

Answer. The Order of the Eastern Star is, in no sense, under the
jurisdiction of this grand lodge, nor is grand lodge or any of its con-
stituent lodges responsible for the actions of that Order.

22. Question. A profane residing in the jurisdiction of one of
the adjoining lodges desires to join our lodge instead of that lodge.
Is there any way by which he may be treated as our material'? If the
adjoining lodge is willing to release jurisdiction, can that be done?

Answer. No. The adjoining lodge has territorial jurisdiction
over him, and that jurisdiction cannot be released. The only way
in which it could possibly be done would be for him to apply to the
adjoining lodge and have them to request your lodge to perform the
work upon him. When finished he will be a member of the adjoining
lodge and can then take his dimit and join your lodge, since an un-
afiiliated Master Mason may join any lodge in the state.

39. Question. One of our candidates who has petitioned our
lodge has moved over the line into the state of Ohio within the juris-
diction of the Ohio lodges. Have we any jurisdiction over him?

Answer. Your lodge has personal jurisdiction over the brother,
and there is no legal objection whatever to your balloting upon him
and giving him the degrees, he having been within the jurisdiction of
your lodge when he applied.

47. Question. Our regular meeting is on Friday evening on or
before the full moon. Some of the calendars have the moon full on
the 16th and others on the 17th. Which is the proper date?

Answer. Where there is an absolute conflict of calendars, it is
pretty difficult to say which is correct, and I make no decision as to
that. Certain calendars state the hour and minute at which the
moon fulls, and where it is possible to fix the time at which the moon
fulls as before or after midnight of a certain day, if the moon fulls
before midnight on a certain Friday, that day will be the proper one
on which to hold the regular.

The whole matter ought to be easily obviated by fixing the date
as the first, second, third or fourth Friday of the month. There is no
Masonic reason why it should be fixed with reference to the full of
the moon, except that custom in certain localities, has, in a measure,
fixed it. I see no objection to the other course and it certainly has
the merit of definiteness.

48. The tyler should never announce "several brethren, all
vouched for." The name of every visiting applicant for admission
should be distinctly announced, so that any member of the lodge who
desires to object to the admission of such applicant may have the
opportunity to do so.

Number 15 amply justifies itself because it tends to postpone the
day when it will not be as true as it is now that the Order of the
Eastern Star is in no sense under the jurisdiction of the grand lodge

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(as the grand master decides in No. 20), nor as true that neither the
grand lodge nor its constituent lodg-es are responsible for the actions
of that order. It is shaving- the truth pretty closely to say these
things now, in view of the increasing- boldness with which the male
portion of its membership is exploiting the Eastern Star in the name
of Masonry, with scarcely a murmur of protest from those in high
places.

No. 39 was not questioned by the jurisprudence committee, so it
would seem that there is no provision in the Michigan law against
conferring the degrees upon bona fide residents of other states.

Referring to No. 47, we find that at another place in his address
the grand master also urges the fixing of dates for stated meetings
without regard to the moon's phases. It will be observed that he
saj's there is no Masonic reason why the meeting date should be fixed
with reference to the full of the moon, and this is true except as we
make Masonic reasons and common sense, born of experience,
synonymous. We remember that in our Masonic adolescence, when
we first began to notice that man}- lodges fixed their meetings at or
near the full of the moon, we supposed there was some occult reason
for this, somehow connected with the ritualistic uses of the moon but
no longer explained to the initiate. We do not remember just when
or how it dawned upon us that instead of being a case of lost symbol-
ism— such as some of our friends are still fond of dreaming about —
it was simply the concrete expression of so matter-of-fact a thing as
the dislike to tramping or riding in the dark. The country Mason no
more selects the dark of the moon for the date of his lodge meeting
than he would for a moonlight excursion.

No. 48 is alwaj'S timely; it should be repeated every year and con-
stantly hung in large type on the walls of the tyler's room.

Among the humors of the grand master's experience, related in
his list of decisions, was the request of the pastor of a Presbj^terian
church then being erected in a city, who wanted to have the corner
stone laid by a lady (whose name should be chiseled on it) and a few
other changes of ceremony, and have the Fraternity assist!

Not even the desire of the grand master to be courteous to a lady
could make him see it in that light.

In the case of a brother whose criminal prosecution was pending
in the courts for seduction, the grand master decided that he should
be proceeded against in his lodge without waiting the result of his
trial. The grand lodge concurred with the jurisprudence committee
in the following:

While the decision of the grand master is undoubtedly sound, yet
your committee think it is ad visable in all such cases to await the de-

144 APPENDIX. — PART I.

termination of the suit in the civil court, for the reason that action
in the lodgre mi^ht prejudice the defense in the trial of the criminal
case in the civil court, and. undoubtedly would influence a jur}' preju-
diced to him, and this, although the two tribunals are independent
of each other.

The following from the same committee was also adopted:

We do not wish to discourage attendance upon divine services,
but such service is not a Masonic service. As lodges we have no right
to sanction that which we cannot compel observance of. Each mem-
ber has an absolute right to his own views as to what are and what
are not religious or divine services, and the majoritj^ of the members
of a lodge have no right to determine that question for him.

And we do not recall ever having seen the matter correctl}- put
so clearly in so few words.

The grand master gave five pages to the discussion of the general
subject of physical qualifications and to the phases of it brought out
by questions during the year, grouping his decisions as to ineligibles
as follows:

One who has lost a foot above the ankle.

One who has lost the first three fingers of the right hand.

One who has a withered left hand.

One whose right knee is stiff.

One whose left leg is one inch shorter than the right, and who is
thereby compelled to step upon the toes and ball of his foot.

A majority of the jurisprudence committee — Past Grand Masters
Champlin and Chamberlain — sustained the view of the regulation
taken by the grand master and offered a resolution approving the de-
cisions. The chairman, Past Grand Master McGrath submitted a
minority report in which he quotes their regulation:

Section 1 of article 13 of the regulations provides that no lodge
shall initiate, pass or raise a candidate who lacks any qualification
required of him bj^ ancient usage and by a Master Mason's obligation.

But the section does not stop there — it further provides that
neither shall a lodge confer any degree upon a candidate .who is
physically incapable of receiving and communicating, Masonically
and perfectly, all that is required by the ritual and work of the
several degrees. This section is not ambiguous. The difficulty with
the decision is that it ignores the latter clause of the section.

He further says:

The last paragraph of the section operates as a limitation upon
the first. It covers the subject and clearly authorizes a lodge to con-
fer the degrees upon one who is physically capable of receiving and
communicating the work.

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This provision modifies the rule laid down in the operative days
of the Craft, "when blocks of stone were to be dressed" and fitted to
their places. It is not the law of this jurisdiction that a candidate
must be physically perfect — "a perfect youth having' no maim or de-
fect in his body'' — nor that every one of his members "should be
physically perfect," nor that applicants "must be perfect in all their
limbs, senses and members."

The confusion that exists arises because of the use of these
terms, and because of the tendenc}' to ignore the express provision of
the law respecting physical qualifications.

I concur with the majority in the opinion that one who has lost a
foot above the ankle is disqualified, because he cannot comply with
all requirements.

As to the other cases, I believe that unless the situation prevents
the applicants from complying with such requirements, they are not
disqualified.

The minority report prevailed by a decisive vote, and the "per-
fect youth" was sent to the rear.

The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Porto Rico was recognized on the
recommendation of the committee on correspondence, who assign as
reasons therefor that the body is now on United States territory
and seems to be imbued with the spirit of true Masonry and to have
been regularly organized; but the report does not tell by whom it was
organized so as to enable one to judge whether the spirit referred to
is also clad with a body of true Masonry. The Grand Orient of Bel-
gium was also "recognized as an independent grand bod}' with all the
powers and prerogatives of any grand lodge."

That the recognized body possessed certain powers we presume
the committee felt certain because the body itself admitted it; and
it also admitted that they got them by surrender on the part of the
supreme council. It would be unreasonable to ask it to tell how the
supreme council became possessed of them, as that is something
which no fellow can find out.'

The "Gran Dieta Symbolica" of Mexico was not recognized.
Past Grand Master Hugh McCurdy, chairman of the special com-
mittee to whom the petition of the gran dieta for recognition was re-
ferred, made an elaborate report in which the whole ground was
pretty thoroughly harrowed and a formidable array of facts col-
lected— some the result of first hand investigation, some drawn from
the labors of others— which are placed on record for future refer-
ence.

Brother McCURDY looks hopefully to the results of the treaty re-
cently entered into between the United "Grand Lodge of Mexico"
and the Supreme Council A. & A. S, R. of Mexico, which amalgama-

146 APPENDIX. — PART I.

tion he says forced the issuance of the edicts on which the gran
dieta now laj-s claim to recognition. He says:

In this treaty alluded to, your committee can see evidence of
the evolving- of order and regularity out of previous discord and
confusion. The Supreme Council of Mexico is regular, and holds fra-
ternal affiliation with the Scottish Rite Bodies, of both the northern
and southern jurisdictions of the United States. This in the opinion
of your committee will be the legitimate link, that will finall}' serve
to bind Mexican Masonry to that of the United States. In its mem-
bership are the best citizens of Mexico, such as President Diaz, who
is also an honorary member of the Supreme Council of the Northern
Jurisdiction, A. & A. S. R.. of the United States of America. He is
an honorary member of the Supreme Council of Mexico, ad vitim,
and in full membership in the National Grand Lodge of Mexico.
Nor is he alone, but man}- there are, laboring for the establishment of
regular Masonry in the sister republic, and novv with every prospect
of final and permanent success.

We fear that Brother McCurdy is somewhat visionary as to what
is likely to come out of the compact between these two bodies. It is
well to bear in mind that some of the sins of the gran dieta were
hereditary sins, such for instance as the making of women Masons,
inherited from the supreme council, which before the birth of the
gran dieta conferred the degrees upon women up to the'fourteenth,
inclusive.

Brother McCurdy's summing up is as follows:

First. That the gran dieta symbolica, as at present constituted,
in so far as your committee can learn, is clandestine, and has become
such by its own illegal action. It has introduced into Masonry inno-
vations diametrically opposed to the constitution, edicts and usages
of regular Masonry, by conferring the degrees of Symbolic Masonry
upon women, by chartering female lodges for work on the degrees of
the blue lodge: by allowing women to visit and sit in lodges with male
members; by publishing the ritual of Freemasonry and permitting
the same to be widely disseminated, to the lastinginjury of the Craft
and by removing the Great Light of Masonry from its altars.

Second. That in these departures from Masonic obligation, the
gran dieta has bestowed upon women the esoteric work of Masonry,
and has farther intensified this Masonic crime by seeking to condone
its previous action of years, by its edicts suppressing women lodges,
disfranchising women members, and restoring the Great Light to its
altars.

Your committee does not understand that the gran dieta is be-
fore this grand body, on trial for these Masonic otfenses. but the fact
is nevertheless fully apparent, that no edict can be in the present case,
made retroactive in its effects, nor statutory enactment remove
rights and benefits formerly Masonically bestowed. The repent-
ance expressed in the petition of the gran dieta, if it be honestly
such, is ineffectual as a condoner of the high-handed abuse,
perpetrated against the fundamental principles of Freemasonrj' by
the gran dieta, nor can it be received as a satisfying substitute.
covering consequences, which may have been and possibly will con-

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 147

tinue indefiniteh', as the concomitant result of these evils. There-
fore, your committee are reluctantly forced to doubt the sincerity
of these Greeks, bearing fjifts.

Third. In its tacit consent to the removal of the Great Light
from its altars, the gran dieta has forced upon the great family of
regular Masonr}- an unknown quantity' of spurious and clandestine
Masons, fully supplied with all the requisite knowledge by which to
pass the lawful tests as Masons, visit lodges and claim boldly all the
rights and benefits of Masonry, while not being entitled to the same,
through the irregularit}^ of their obligation, thus creating confusion
in the Craft.

Fourth. That the gran dieta willfully transgressed the first obli-
gation in Freemasonry by publishing and promulgating the ritual of
the sj'mbolic degrees, of which fact 3^our committee stands fulh^ con-
vinced.

Fifth. That in its petition for recognition, the gran dieta has
been guilty of fraud and deceit, in stating that it was recognized by
all the grand lodges of Europe and Asia, among which your com-
mittee finds no recognition whatever, of this gran dieta. on the part
of the Grand Lodge of England or the Dominion of Canada.

Sixth. The gran dieta is a national grand lodge, exercising
jurisdiction over grand lodges, which is un-American and not in har-
mony with the American doctrine of grand lodge sovereignty.

CONCLUSION.

Your committee rests fully assured, that this petition for recog-
nition, by this grand body, on the part of the gran dieta, is largely
influenced, more by a desire to ingratiate itself into the good graces
of regular Masonrj-, than from any sincere desire to sustain and main-
tain, the constitution, laws, edicts and ancient observances, of the in-
stitution, and judging from the past record of the gran dieta, your
committeee cannot recommend it to the confidence and full accept-
ance of this, or an}' other grand body of regular Masons, working in
strict accordance with the ancient land marks and laws of the order.
Therefore in view of all the foregoing facts, your committee rec-
ommend the adoption of the following resolution:

Resolced, That the prayer of the petition of the Gran Dieta
Symbolica of Mexico, presented to grand lodge at its last annual
communication, asking for recognition as a body of regular Masons,
by this grand lodge, be and the same is hereby denied.

The report and resolution were accepted and adopted and 1.000
copies ordered to be printed for the lodges.

The same committee reported on the petition of certain colored
men claiming to be Masons for recognition as such, printed on page
12H of our report of last year.

The .report which is adverse to the petitioners on constitutional
grounds, cites the action of the grand lodge in 1874 (on a similar peti-
tion) and subsequent approved decisions to shovv that the Michigan

148 APPENDIX. — PART I.

law does not discriminate against color, from which we take the fol-
lowing:

liesolved. That this grand lodge does not dictate, and has not at
any time, undertaken to dictate to its constituent lodges, what shall
be the color of their members, or of their Masonic material.

Resolved, That all persons having the qualifications required by
our ancient regulations, who desire to be made Masons, are referred
to the constituent lodges of this grand jurisdiction, with the assur-
ance that all who have such qualifications, and can pass the scrutiny
of the ballot, will be received without question. (See page 87, proc.
174 )

In 1882. Grand Master Spaulding decided that '"a free born negro
ma}^ be made a Mason in this jurisdiction. His color does not bar
him. Masonry is color blind." This decision was sustained b}- a unani-
mous vote of grand lodge.

A lodge may admit as a visitor a colored man claiming to be a
Master Mason, if he is in everj- respect qualified. And the worship-
ful master and the examining committee should thoroughl}' satisfy
themselves that he is a member of a regular chartered lodge, whose
grand lodge is fraternally recognized by us. (G. M. Shoemaker, proc.
1887, p. 53.)

The committee conclude:

1. The questions now presented to grand lodge were fully settled
by grand lodge in 1874, and we see no reason for repealing or altering
the same.

2. Petitioners state in substance that they are members of lodges
working under the jurisdiction of Michigan grand lodge (colored)
which was established in this city in 1872.

Your committee offer the following resolutions:

Besolved, That the legislation of grand lodge in 1874 and in 1882,
be and the same is hereby reaffirmed.

Besolved, That the prayer of the petitioners for recognition by
this grand lodge, for the reasons above stated, be and the same is
hereby denied.

The report was adopted, as was also the report of the same com-
mittee on the action of the Grand Lodge of Washington relative to
Negro Masonry. The committee refer to their preliminary report of
the year previous, through which the grand lodge fraternall}' asked
the Grand Lodge of Washington at its next annual communication
to review its action and in the interest of harmony to repeal it, and
say:

Your committee do not claim to be prophets, or the sons of
prophets, however, it is gratified to state, when the grand lodge of
Washington met last June, it promptly rescinded the obnoxious reso-
lutions it passed on Negro Masonry in 1898. and a flood of sunshine
illumed the Masonic heavens and made the great Masonic heart of
peace on earth, good will to man to dance with joy for this truly fra.
ternal action.

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As this grand body passed no edict of non-intercourse against the
Grand Lodge of Washington no action is required b}' grand lodge,
however, we cannot close this report without reminding the grand
lodges that did pass edicts of non-intercourse of Masonic duty not
performed. How does their action square by the golden rule to cover
the faults, foibles and errors of a brother? Did they remind their
brothers of their errors and aid in their reformation? No. Without
any admonition, without a kind and fraternal word they touched
the button and electrocuted 5,000 brothers in Washington without
asking an explanation, or giving them a chance to repent or ask for-
giveness. All men err and erring need repentance. The action of
the Grand Lodge of Washington, in promptly rescinding the objec-
tionable resolutions at its next communication in June lf>99: when
asked to do so by a few of its sister grand lodges, is worthy of all
praise and commendation; and this grand body extends to the Grand
Lodge of Washington its hearty congratulations for its prompt and
wise action in removing this disturbing question from the Masonic
trestleboard, and restoring harmony in the great .Masonic family,
where strife and contention should never exist, save the noble con-
tention who best can work and best can agree.

The grand master having a desire to make the representative
S3'stem more useful (not less ornamental, as he recommended that
they be badged, which the grand lodge took under advisement), a
special committee labored with the subject. As bethought also that
the edition of proceedings was wastefully large, the finance com-
mittee wrestled with that problem and in doing so hunted up other
avenues for retrenchment. Out of the labors of both committees,
accidentally or otlierwise came two recommendations (both of which
were adopted) — from the finance committee that the report on cor-
respondence be omitted from future printed proceedings, and from
the special committee the following:

Your committee recommend as a change, it is to be hoped for the
better, that the grand secretary inform brethren representing other
grand jurisdictions at our grand lodge, that they will be expected to
present at our next annual communication a brief statement of the
condition of Masonry in the grand jurisdiction to which they are ac-
credited, and that such presentation be limited to five minutes each.

If it is expected that the five-minute symposium of the grand rep-
resentatives will fill the place of the correspondence report, the
brethren will find that the light giving capacity of the former will
be as a tallow dip to a modern search light as compared to the latter.
It is due to the grand master to say that while at one time he was in-
clined to the opinion that verbal reports from the grand representa-
tives would adequately supply the lack of a correspondence report,
his second, sober thought was the other wa}'.

The grand lodge negatived a recommendation of the grand mas-
ter, seconded by a special committee, for the introduction of what
are commonly known as grand lodge certificates but which they both

150 APPENDIX. — PART I.

called "Aids to Visitation:" a certificate that the brother is a member
in good standing in his lodge, under its seal, bearing also the grand
secretary's certificate of the regularity of the lodge. From the lan-
guage of both the grand master and the committee it seems doubtful if
either recognized in this simply the proper voucher of his having
been initiated in a regular lodge, which the master's installation
covenant requires him to exact from a strange visitor.

The grand lodge adopted the following, reported by a special
committee on the subject of ''electioneering methods:"'

We, your committee, to whom was referred so much of the grand
master's address as refers to electioneering methods, beg to report as
follows:

That we have had the same under careful consideration and
heartily concur in all the sentiments therein expressed, and we refer
the members of this grand body to the resolutions adopted by this
grand lodge in 1898, and beg leave to reiterate the sentiments therein
expressed, which are as follows:

Resolved. That this grand lodge frowns upon the sending out of
letters, circulars or solicitations for support from delegates for any
elective office in this grand body.

That it is highly improper for a candidate in hopes of strength-
ening his canvass to open headquarters in true political style.

That the delegates should write their own ballots for their choice
on the slips which are passed by the tellers.

That the purpose of the ballot is to give every delegate a per-
fectly free, private and uninfluenced expression for an honor which
will then be worthily bestowed.

Your committee should also recommend the adoption of the fol-
lowing resolution:

Resolved, That any constituent lodge of this grand jurisdiction
vrlshing to present the name of a brother for any office in this grand
body, shall make its request known to the grand secretary, through
its secretary, and under its seal, and that the names of candidates
thus received shall be presented by the grand secretary to the grand
lodge at its annual communication.

If this is designed to be the exclusive method of getting a name
before the grand lodge, we predict that it will not. as it ought not to,
outlast one communication.

A proposition to return to the old practice of a single ballot for
the three degrees — badly tangled up, however, with other proposed
amendments — was reported upon adversely by the jurisprudence com-
mittee and lost; provision was made for suitable recognition at the
next annual of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the organization of
the old Grand Lodge of Michigan, of which Lewis Cass was grand
master, and Detroit was agreed upon for the place of next meeting.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 151

LuciAN E. Wood, of Niles, was elected grand master; Jefferson
S. CONOVER, of Coldwater, re-elected grand secretary-.

The report on correspondence (o2 pp.) is by Grand Secretary CON-
OVER with string to him. The plan of report blocked out for him by
the grand lodge was designed to insure that little should be written
and nothing be said. His own opinion of it is expressed in his brief
^■conclusion:"

My task is finished and I am glad of it. T do not think this report
is worth the paper upon which it is written, but it com])lies. in all re-
spects, with the instructions given me. and such as it is, it is.

Illinois for 1899 gets a page, and there is no string to her thanks
for his generosity, nor, is there to our gratitude that he strained his
instructions to get space to say that he fully agrees with us on the
Masonic Home question. We regret that his grand lodge does not
agree with him on the subject, for we notice that it persisted in be-
ing the judge of the ability of the individual brother to give for
charitable purposes, instead of letting the unwritten law govern, and
voted to make the poor brother pay as much as the millionaire for
the support of the institution entailed upon it.

MINNESOTA, 1900.

47th Annual. St. Paul. January 17.

Eight past grand masters were present, and the representatives
of forty grand jurisdictions, the grand master appearing for Rlinois.

The grand master. Alonzo T. Stebbins, reported the death of
Alphonso Barto, past grand master, aged sixty-five, and Stiles
Raymond, one of the custodians of the work, at fifty-seven.

Brother Barto was personally known to many Illinois Masons, he
having received the degrees in Geneva Lodge No. 130, in 1861. In 1862
he enlisted in Company K, Fifty-second Illinois Infantry, was mus-
tered out as captain in 1865, and served a term as treasurer of Kane
county before removing to Minnesota in 1869. Members of the grand
lodge will remember him as a visitor after he became grand master
of Minnesota. In his new home he served in the legislature, was
elected lieutenant-governor, and was afterwards registrar of the land
office at St. Cloud. A strong, true man, the memorial of the commit-
tee on necrology reflects the tenderness and the enduring quality of
the tie by which he bound his brethren to him:

152 APPENDIX. — PART I.

In German tradition we are told that once a year the spirit of an
old and well loved king re-visits the scenes of fatherland, and as the
full orbed moon sheds its bright beams upon the earth, he passes over
hill and dale, breathing benediction on land and home, and whisper-
ing good counsel in the ears of those he loves.

So will our brother speak to us. and though his voice will no
longer be heard in these our gatherings, the influence of his presence
shall still be felt, and our hearts shall still respond to the counsels he
would give.

The grand master evidently well kept the promise made to him-
self at the beginning of his term to make as few decisions as possible.
He reported seven. Such as we take we number for convenience of
identification:

1. Statement. A number of brethren were regularly dropped
from the roll for non-payment of dues. At the next meeting a motion
was made to reconsider the motion whereby such action was taken.

Question. Was such a motion in order?

Answer. No. They can be restored to membership only in the
regular way.

2. Statement. A petition is received from a man who has not
lived within the jurisdiction of the lodge the required length of time.
The petition is accompanied by a waiver of jurisdiction from one of
the many lodges in the city where the applicant formerly resided.

Question. Is it necessary to secure a waiver from all the lodges
having concurrent jurisdiction?

Answer. No lodge has any jurisdiction over anon-resident; hence
in the case referred to the city lodges had no jurisdiction to waive.
The applicant will have to wait until he has acquired a Masonic resi-
dence.

3. Statement. A brother holding the position of bartender stands
before the lodge convicted of that offense.

Question. Has the lodge the option to suspend or expel at its
judgment, or is expulsion the onl}^ penalty attached?

Answer. Each lodge should decide what penalty should be pro-
nounced, according to the circumstances attending the case, and its
own good judgment.

4. Statement. An Entered Apprentice changes his place of resi-
dence. The lodge at the place where he has moved to receives a
request from the secretary of the lodge conferring the degree, asking
them to post the brother.

Question. Is this legal information?

Answer. Requests of this kind should be signed by the worshipful
master, attested by the secretary, under the seal of the lodge.

We take no exceptions to any but the last. No. 2 is a remarkably
brief as well as clear statement of the law upon a point which many

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seem slow to catch. No. 3 is of interest as an interpretation of the
prohibitory enactment of the grand lodge — we do not say of Masonic
law.

None of the decisions were questioned by the jurisprudence com-
mittee, and all were approved; but if the answer to the question "Is
this legal information?" means what it seems to us it only can mean,
that such a request, or any other document, if signed by the master
and attested by the secretary under the seal of the lodge, may be
treated as an avouchment for the Masonic status of the subject of it
and warranting Masonic conversation with him, then, as we have
elsewhere said in this report, we think it violates the unwritten law.

The grand master in reporting his attendance upon the Wash-
ington memorial observance at Mt. Vernon, says that three thou-
sand Masons were present, and that never before were gathered
together so many Masons from so many grand jurisdictions.

The grand secretary (Thomas Montgomery) says of the disclos-
ures of the returns:

There are 133 lodges showing a gain, sixty-six a loss, and seven-
teen remain as before. Most of these eighty-three lodges which show
no sign of growth are to be found among the earliest lodges organ-
ized, and twent3'-two of them did no work whatever during the year.
The work of the other 133 lodges ranges from one degree conferred
up to 103.

Twenty-five lodges have each conferred twenty-five degrees and
over, as follows, being over two-fifths of all the work done, or 1,135
degrees out of 2.798,

More work had been done than in any of the previous six years,
and the net increase in membership had been greater than for any
of the three years last past.

Bro. H. D. Dickinson, grand orator, delivered a strong, scholarl}',
sensible oration on Character and Duty, worthy of preservation in
the archives of any grand lodge.

Five new lodges were chartered; an elaborate plan for the dis-
semination of the work (reported by a special committee appointed
last year), was discussed, amended, ordered to be printed and sent over
for another year; a permanent committee appointed to arrange for
some suitable celebration at St. Paul, February 24, 1903, of the semi-
centennial of the organization of the grand lodge; and upon the in-
stallation of the grand officers, when Bro. Joseph H. Thompson had
been installed as grand treasurer for the twenty-third time, it was
unanimously voted that his portrait be inserted in the proceedings at
the expense of the grand lodge; and that is why his finely cut,
smoothly shaven, intent and impassive face looks out upon us from
the fly leaf of the Minnesota volume.

154 APPENDIX. — PART I.

Alonzo Brandenburg, of Fergus Falls, was elected grand mas-
ter; Thomas Montgomery, St. Paul, re-elected grand secretary.

The report on correspondence (130 pp.) is as usual b}' Brother
Irving Todd, who condenses so defth- that matter piles itself up on
his editorial table every day, just for the pleasure of being condensed
and of seeing how itself looks after being shorn of its padding. Illi-
nois for 1899 gets somewhat over three pages of his precious space.

In the following we partly agree with him:

An unusual amount of space is devoted to the fraternal dead in
the current volume. The grand master has three pages: a special
committee on Brother Hawle}', two pages: a special committee on
Brother Cregier. three and a half pages: the standing committee on
obituaries, nine pages; the committee on correspondence, twenty-one
pages; there are also three memorial pages. Of course it is none of
our business, but this laudable theme appears to be often greatly
overdone, particularly in some of the smaller jurisdictions. In our
way of thinking, the address should briefly refer to the decease of
permanent members only; the obituary committee might confine its
write-ups to local brethren; and the distinguished Craftsmen from
abroad be grouped in two or three memorial pages.

With the last sentence we agree whollj-. We would not make sep-
arate memorial pages for the distinguished Craftsmen from abroad
unless one were our representative near his grand lodge, and we agree
that executive notice should be taken of permanent members onl}-
with the same exception. It is only within a few years that the cus-
tom of noticing the distinguished dead of other jurisdictions in the
address has grown up. We do not think it is one to be commended,
but that this field should be left, like other outside events, chiefly to
the committee on correspondence. Perhaps in this field no reviewer
succeeds in living up to his own standard of the sense of proportion
that should govern, but we do think it is profitable to the Craft to
know something of the character and achievements of its chief men
and of the qualities which impress those among whom thej' lived.

He kindly gives much space to our report, and makes a (for him)
long quotation from the conclusion of our remarks on the topic of
Negro Masonrj'. In closing the subject he says:

Our distinguished brother holds that the charter from the Grand
Lodge of England legalized all past and future acts of African Lodge.
Granting this view to be correct, which we do not. may we be permit-
ted to inquire what value that document possessed after the Grand
Lodge of England erased No. -459 from its roll of lodges in 1812, for
cause?

No more value than the charters of other English lodges in Mas-
sachusetts which were erased at the same time and for the same
cause. But this does not touch our position. The real question is.
What value did it possess when other lodges holding charters from

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the same source joined in forming the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
in 1792, eighteen years before the time of which he speaks?

Of course our brother falls into error in saying that we hold that
the charter from the Grand Lodge of England legalized all future
acts of African Lodge. We do hold that the granting of the charter
foreclosed all question of the regularity of the lodge for all the lodges
which joined in forming the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, and a for-
tiori for all the lodges which at the moment of such joining, depended
upon charters from the same source for their own Masonic status.

Brother Todd cordially coincides with our views respecting army
lodges and Masonic homes.

MISSISSIPPI, J 900.

82nd Annual. Meridian. February 21.

The fly leaf carries a portrait of the deputy and acting grand
master. H. H. Folk.

Fourteen past grand masters were present, and the representa-
tives of twenty-two grand jurisdictions, Past Grand Master Frederic
Speed appearing for Illinois.

On the third of August the grand master, William Starling,
was taken out of the jurisdiction by his official duties as engineer of
the Mississippi River Commission, and thereafter the executive func-
tion devolved upon Deputy Grand Master Folk, who at the outset of
his brief but comprehensive and strongly written address, announced
the death of Bro. the Rev. T. G. Sellers, past deputy grand master
(1895), and Jacob Peebles, past grand tyler (1876-1886). In a note to
the proceedings the grand secretary' reports the death and burial with
Masonic honors subsequentlj' to the closing of the grand lodge, of Past
Grand Masters John M. Stone and John F. McCormick. The former
was president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College at Holly
Springs. The members of our grand lodge will recall his distinguished
presence on the occasion of his visit two years ago, during his grand
mastership. He was then also governor of Mississippi. We find also a
memorial tablet to Bro. D. B. Porter, also deceased since the grand
lodge met. He was grand secretary from 1865 to 1867,

Acting Grand Master Folk reported three decisions, which are
models of terse statement. One is as follows:

156 APPENDIX. — PART I.

Petitioner for initiation removes to another jurisdiction before
petition is acted on.

Candidate is under the jurisdiction of the lodge receiving- the pe-
tition, which lodge can request lodge within whose jurisdiction candi-
date has moved to confer the degrees in the regular way, under such
arrangement regarding fees as they might agree upon.

This was approved, and the law committee in answer to a similar
question — perhaps suggested by the same case — state the same view
still stronger by saying that a petition may be received at any time
prior to actual removal, notwithstanding the petitioner may have de-
cided to remove to another jurisdiction, and may be acted upon after
he has gone if presented prior to actual removal.

The acting grand master properly decided that failure to qualify
as an elector did not affect the eligibility of a petitioner if he had
the proper residence qualification — twelve months within the juris-
diction of the lodge.

Having been informed that a member of a lodge had disclaimed
all belief in the existence of a Supreme Being, and asked what course
should be pursued, he answered that to become an atheist was a grave
Masonic offense, for which the brother should be tried by his lodge.-
The same case evidently prompted the inquiry to the committee on
Masonic law (Speed, Stone and Thomas) whether in such a case the
member should be disciplined or given a dimit. The committee an-
swered:

A majority of the committee are of the opinion that it would be
to the best interests of the Craft to let him go in peace by advising
him to dimit, but Brother Thomas thinks that he ought to be disci-
plined. We are agreed, however, that he must be gotten rid of. For
reasons which we do not deem it expedient to discuss in a paper which
must eventually be made public, we will lay the matter privately be-
fore the grand lodge for its consideration.

One could almost feel assured that the minority view prevailed
when the question came to a vote in the grand lodge, without turning
to the record. There is too much of the duress of fear that one's
own orthodoxy may be suspected or impugned, to assure a dispas-
sionate and judicial determination whether one should be punished
for the results of intellectual processes over which he has no control
and out of which has been evolved no immoral act, by any large body
of men of average familiarity with such questions.

Other notable approved decisions by the law committee were as
follows:

Question 10. Ought a dimit be granted to a member who is non
compos mentis, whether upon his own application or that of another
for him?

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Answer. One who is non compos mentis could not make a valid legal
application for a dimit, nor could any one make it for him. Section
2'), by-laws, contemplates that there shall be a personal application.
It is the duty of a lodge to care for one whose mind is gone, and there
are no dues to be paid for him, 78 — 1876.

Question 12. Can a member of a lodge force a public count of
the vote at a trial':*

Answer. While the vote is secret in the sense that the vote of no
member can be made known, the count is made by each warden and
the master, and they each announce the number of affirmative and
negative votes, which are expressed by white and black balls or cubes,
as the case may be. No one else has the right to count or inspect the
ballot, and they simply announce that there are so many affirmative
and so many negative votes.

Question 14. Is an objection, made after the result is declared in
the election of officers, that a member voted who had not paid his
dues, valid?

Answer. An objection which is not made until after the result
has been declared, that a member voted who had not paid his dues,
comes too late. Such an objection must be made at or before the
time when the delinquent member offers to vote. No delinquency,
actual or technical, could void the election after the vote has been
cast, without objection.

Question 19. Is it compatible with the duty which a Mason owes
to the lodge and the Craft to vote for a person who is a candidate for
a public office who has been expelled for gross Masonic offense, and
does he subject himself to lodge discipline by so doing?

Answer. The lodge discharged its duty when it e.xpelled the of-
fender, and it cannot interfere with political rights, privileges or
opinions. No Masonic offense was committed in voting for the ex-
pelled person.

These are in our judgment all unobjectionable, but it should be
said that question No. 14 could not arise in Illinois, where all by-laws
depriving members of rights or franchises without trial are declared
to be void and of no effect.

The acting grand master's report of public work discloses how the
brethren of Carrollton killed two, even three birds with one stone.
The special deputy laid the corner stone of their new Masonic hall,
dedicated the furnished hall and installed the newly elected officers,
delivered an eloquent and instructive address and was re-victualed
at a sumptuous banquet all in one day and under one roof. The
structure had already been built, but a place was left for the inser-
tion of the corner stone.

The acting grand master gives considerable space to the Grand
Lodge of Washington and to the declaration which attended the re-
peal by that grand lodge of resolutions of 1898, whose adoption elic-

158 APPENDIX. — PART I.

ited an edict of outlawry from Mississippi. He says it (the declaration)
is "in fact a mass of verbiage, the precise meaning of which is not
entirely clear to the average mind, doubtless meant to conceal rather
than to disclose the real intentions." Continuing he says:

There is, however, no real abandonment of its former proposition
as contained in the resolutions of 1898, which caused us to break off
fraternal relations with that grand lodge; and on the contrary there
is asserted a new and strange doctrine which is revolutionary, and in
reality a greater menace to the Masonic institution than its previous
action was. In this '"declaration" it is asserted that each lodge pos-
sesses the plenary right to determine for themselves — but for no one
else — subject to review by nobody but herself (i. e., the Grand Lodge
of Washington), the status of all persons, claiming to be Masons, who
knock at their doors, either for the purpose of visiting or as appli-
cants for affiliation. That is to say, that a subordinate lodge in
Washington can set aside for its own purposes the judgment of a lodge
in expelling or suspending a Mason, or of a grand lodge in adjudicat-
ing an individual, or lodge of individuals, clandestine. The mere
statement of so wild and extravagant a proposition is enough to se-
cure its condemnation.

Indeed! Does the Grand Lodge of Washington claim any rights
for its lodges that the Grand Lodge of Mississippi does not claim for
its own? Does the Grand Lodge of Mississippi admit that the deter-
minations of its lodges are subject to review by any power but that
which charters them? Of course a lodge in either jurisdiction might
admit as a visitor or affiliate a suspended or expelled Mason. If either
did this the power to review the action and right the wrong would be
the grand lodge having jurisdiction over the offending lodge. No
other "power under heaven" could do it, and this the Grand Lodge of
Mississippi would be as swift to assert as any grand lodge in the
world if the offending lodge was one of its own members.

In these declarations the Grand Lodge of Washington claims no
more than it claims in fewer words in its constitution, which thus de-
fines its powers:

"Its powers are legislative, executive and judicial; and are lim-
ited only by the ancient landmarks of Masonry and its own constitu-
tion and laws."

It claims no more than the Grand Lodge of Illinois claims in the
following constitutional definition of its sovereignty and jurisdiction:

"This grand lodge is the only source of authority, and exercises
exclusive jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to Ancient Craft Ma-
sonry in the state of Illinois."

Indeed it does not claim so much on its face, but the provision
recognizing the inviolability of the ancient landmarks is found else-
where in the Illinois constitution. And although we have not the
constitution of the Grand Lodge of Mississippi before us, we feel that

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we hazard nothing in sa3nng that the same claims are as broadly as-
serted in that instrument.

The acting grand master further says:

I do not see how we can well fellowship with a grand lodge which
claims that ''it is amenable to no superior jurisdiction on earth," and
'•will not tolerate the slightest infringement from any source what-
ever upon its powers and prerogatives as the sole constitutional head
of a body of independent lodges; and, in particular, (it) maintains that
it is amenable to no superior jurisdiction under heaven,"' which dec-
laration means, if it means anything, that it will not be bound by
those universal laws which have grown up with the growth of Ma-
sonry and been adopted from time to time, as wise and salutary for
the promotion of the general welfare of the whole institution, amongst
which may be mentioned the charges of the master at his installation,
the American doctrine of grand lodge jurisdiction, and the obliga-
tions taken at the altar. So long as this is the attitude of the Grand
Lodge of Washington, other grand lodges have the right to say that
they will not hold Masonic intercourse with it, as being beyond the
pale of Masonic recognition.

Is it just to say that the Grand Lodge of Washington maintains
the attitude imputed to it — that it will not be bound by those univer-
sal laws which have grown up with the growth of Masonr}', when the
text of the declaration running on continuously from the point where
Brother Folk stops, i. e.. with the word "heaven" in the quoted line,
says: "and except during its own pleasure, is subject, in matters of
Masonry, to no law except the landmarks of Masonry and its own consti-
tution?"

The italics are ours, used because we desire to call attention to
the suppressed line which makes it absolutely certain that the dec-
laration does not mean what he says it means if it means anything.

The grand lodge unanimously adopted the following on the subject:

Your special committee to whom was referred that part of the
grand master's address on our relations with the Grand Lodge of
Washington, having considered the same, beg leave to report that we
most emphatically and earnestly endorse all the acting grand master
has so well said upon this subject.

The action of our grand lodge last year, in severing our relations
with the Grand Lodge of Washington, was not taken too soon, nor
was its action too emphatic.

This was to have been expected. Having gone further than any
other grand lodge and supplemented its edict of non-intercourse with
an invitation to the Masonic world to treat the Grand Lodge of Wash-
ington as an outlaw, it should not be grudged a little time to adjust
itself to the altered situation.

The closing words of the address from the grand east will find an
echo in the hearts of Craftsmen everywhere:

160 APPENDIX. — PART I.

Of Brother Speed's severe attack last spring- you have all heard,
and although quite feeble, we thank God he has been permitted the
great satisfaction of again being with us in his accustomed place.
The love we all bear him and Brother Power is sacred, and I know
you will all rejoice with me for the privilege of once more clasping
them by the hand. It is also a great pleasure and joy to notice the
presence of M.W. Brother Savery, whose illness prevented him from
being with us at our last grand annual communication.

The grand lodge levied a per capita tax of twenty-five cents for
the endowment fund of the Widows' and Orphans' Home; chartered
five new lodges; restored its "necrological hour." which had fallen
into desuetude, and employed it in a special pilgrimage to the grave
of Past Grand Master W. S. Patton, buried in the cemetery of the
city; negatived a proposition to enact an automatic suspension law
for all members delinquent for dues on a certain date, upon the solid
ground that it would be repugnant to the well established Masonic
principle that no one shall be deprived of his Masonic rights without
due trial; declared it to be unmasonic and reprehensible for one
aspiring to office therein, or in a lodge, to personally solicit the votes
of his brethren; agreed upon Oxford as the place of next meeting,
and by unanimous rising vote adopted the following, presented by
ten past grand masters and thirty past masters and representatives:

Besolved, That the thanks of the grand lodge be tendered Bro.
H. H. Folk, acting grand master, for the very zealous and able man-
ner in which he has discharged the responsible duties of the office of
grand master in the absence of his chief, and for his dignified and im-
partial conduct while presiding over the deliberations of this grand
communication.

Resolved, second, That in view of the fact that Brother Folk has
attained eminence as a Masonic leader and counselor among the Craft
in the three several grand jurisdictions in which he has resided — oc-
cupying the almost identical position in one that he has filled in this
grand jurisdiction the past year, and with equal profit and satisfac-
tion to the Craft, — the undersigned as a token of our appreciation of
his Masonic character and services fraternally suggest that he be
made an honorary past grand master in this jurisdiction.

B. V. White, of Meridian, was unanimousl}^ elected grand master;
John Logan Power, of Jackson, unanimously re-elected grand secre-
tary.

The report on correspondence (112 pp.) is again from the deft
hand of Past Grand Master Andrew^ H. Barkley, who in his excel-
lent introduction truly says:

Truth is found by those who search for it. The secrets of Free-
masonry are revealed to none save those who strive diligentlj' for
them. It is as true of them as anything else, that the hands of the
diligent maketh rich; that if we seek we shall find.

In his generous notice of Illinois for 1899 he permits Grand Master
Cook to talk on various subjects through two solid pages, and quotes

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in full the remarks of Grand Master Hitchcock on assuming the du-
ties of the grand east. He highly compliments the oration of Bro.
Frank Crane as practical, full of good points worthy of being re-
membered and put into use in everyday life.

He evidently is not enamored of the topical plan of our report on
correspondence, but kindlj- saj's that those who give it patient consid-
eration will have added to their stock of knowledge.

MISSOURI 1899.

79th Annual. Kansas City. October 17.

The portrait is of the fine face of the retiring grand master,
Ethelbert F. Allen. Fourteen past grand masters were present
and twenty-seven grand jurisdictions contributed to the diplomatic
corps. Illinois not of the number.

A deputation from the Grand Lodge of Kansas, headed b}^ Grand
'Master LoOMis received a royal welcome. Responding in behalf of
Grand Master LoOMis, who was indisposed, Deputy Grand Master
Charles J. Webb, of Kansas, thus enlivened the situation:

One of the most prominent Masons now in Missouri formerly
lived in Kansas, having maintained his residence there, I believe, un-
til about the time that our legislature passed certain prohibitory
laws, when he moved to Missouri. I refer to that skillful Craftsman,
that zealous Freemason, that royal good fellow. Dr. Wm. F. Kuhn.
We Kansans are proud of }'0u Missourians as our neighbors, and while
you point with pride to such prominent men as Vest, Bland. Cockreli,
Allen, Kuhn and the James brothers, we, with similar feeling, refer
to our distinguished Ingalls, our brilliant Atwood, our gallant Fun-
ston, Mrs. Lease, A. K. Wilson and the Bender family.

Grand Master Allen announced the death of Past District Depu-
ties Morris Leftwich and James C. Riggs, the former for ten years
superintendent of the Masonic Home, and Alvin Haynie, present
district deputy. The committee on necrology chronicle the decease
of James R. Austin and Malcom McKillup, past district deputies,
and pay tribute to the memory of Past Grand Masters Cregier and
Hawley of our own jurisdiction. The grand master deplored the
fact that a constitutional provision prohibiting membership in the
grand lodge to past masters unless they have served as masters of
Missouri lodges, stood in the way of past masters of lodges in other
jurisdictions, who have become affiliated with Missouri lodges, enjoy-

162 APPENDIX. — PART 1.

ing the rank they have regularly attained; and he recommended that
the constitution be so amended as to recognize as members of the
grand lodge all past masters and past grand masters of other juris-
dictions who have affiliated with lodges in Missouri. The committee
on jurisprudence reported that his recommendation ought to be ap-
proved and the law changed accordingly, and thereupon offered an
amendment, which, as will be seen, is an illustration of how not to
do it. inasmuch as it does not recognize such affiliates as members of
the grand lodge, but only as eligible to become members by election;
it is as follows:

Amend article 2, section 1. of the constitution by adding at the
end the following:

Provided, however, by a majority vote of this grand lodge, any
past grand master of any other jurisdiction, and any past worshipful
master of any other jurisdiction, who shall have been duly elected
master and actually presided as worshipful master, in such other
jurisdiction, and shall be affiliated with some lodge in this state, may
be elected to membership in this grand lodge upon submitting proof
of his qualifications, as herein provided, to the satisfaction of this
grand lodge.

The provision for submitting his claims to a ballot may be a con-
cession, but it is in itself a denial of the principle contended for by
the grand master, that the fact of one's being an actual past master
of a lodge and at the same time a member of a Missouri lodge should ,
entitle him to be recognized as a member of the Grand Lodge of Mis-
souri.

Among the decisions of the grand master is the following:

A brother asks his lodge for a dimit, charges are preferred
against him, and trial results in his acquittal. An appeal is taken to
the grand lodge, the case is remanded for another trial, the result of
the second trial is acquittal: an appeal is again taken to the grand
lodge, and the verdict of the lodge is sustained.

Question. Must the brother pa}- dues while charges were pend-
ing?

Answer. Yes. Unless remitted b}' his lodge.

In Illinois it is held on the strength of approved decisions that a
brother is "clear of the books" who has paid dues up to the time of
asking for a dimit. Should it take him two years to fight his way out
we think the decision ought to and would stand.

The grand master notes the fact that their legislation of 1898,
permitting maimed candidates to be initiated, who by the aid of
artificial appliances can conform to the requirements of the degrees,
had attracted much attention abroad as well as at home. He had
been called upon to pass on nine cases, in substance as follows:

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 163

Left leff off below knee; good use of artificial leg; can kneel with-
out much trouble on both knees. Passed.

Partially stiff knee — unable to kneel closer than twelve inches to
the floor. Passed.

One leg off above knee: artificial limb; walks about at pleasure
and can kneel on both knees. Passed.

Lost one foot, artificial substitute; walks about at pleasure with-
out cane or other assistance. Passed.

Right arm off to the elbow. Passed.

Minus thumb and forefinger of right hand. Rejected.

Lost right leg below knee; can't wear artificial foot, and has
none. Rejected.

Lost thumb of right hand, no artificial substitute. Rejected.

Lost right hand, no substitute. Rejected.

All his decisions were approved by the jurisprudence committee
and the grand lodge. A clause in the committee's report intimating
that these touching physical qualifications were approved under j^ro-
test was stricken out by the grand lodge before adopting the report.

He foreshadowed a partial report, at least, at this session, from
the special committee on Mexican Masonry, but we judge that the
committee finally got together in the opinion that so far as the gran
dieta symbolica was concerned it was not worth the while to make
two bitfes at the cherry.

Following is the report, which was adopted:

The undersigned special committee, to whom was referred the
propriety of the recognition, by this grand lodge, of the Gran Dieta
of Mexico, would respectfully beg leave to report.

That we have carefully investigated the subject, and from the
information now at hand do not feel that in the present disturbed
condition of Masonry in Mexico it is expedient to extend recognition
to the gran dieta.

Your committee express the hope that the chaotic condition of
Masonry in Mexico will soon terminate, so that this grand body may
recognize the lodges of our great sister republic, united as it is in
destiny with our own glorious country in the march of progress,
liberty and happiness.

The following non sequitar (and something worse) was adopted:

Whereas. The grand master has a most difficult and arduous
task to perform in making his various appointments, both as officers
and members of committees, and no doubt it is often due to zealous
friends in advising him that the error may occur of appointing Mas-
ter Masons and not actual members of this grand body; and,

164 APPENDIX. — PART I.

Whereas, It is not more than jjroper and just that such mem-
bers who are willing- to devote their time and efforts, to attend the
annual session, be recog^nized; and,

Whereas, It may be that the very best material may, by some
uncontrollable cause, be compelled to remain at home or attend their
private business, yet it seems that the attendance is sufficiently
large and amply qualified for him to select such as will be able to
transact the business of the grand lodge sufficiently well to satisfy
the Craft, generally, and not let Masonry suffer. Therefore, be it

Besolved, That the grand master shall in future use as his g"uide
the list of names enrolled in attendance by the committee of creden-
tials, and who are in attendance, and actual members of this grand
lodge duly qualified by its by-laws to hold office therein.

And the following' amendment to the by-laws was read a first time
and went over to next year, we trust on its way to the tomb of the
Capulcts:

A lodge, as such, may attend the funeral of a deceased brother
and accompan}?^ the remains being conveyed to the place of inter-
ment, whether the lodge or any other Masonic bod}-, perform the
Masonic rites at the grave.

Another amendment, designed to restore the law respecting
physical qualifications as it stood prior to the legislation of 1898, also
went over under the rule until next j^ear.

The historical committee appointed in 1897 reported progress and
expressed the hope that the work would be so far completed as to be
ready for publication next year.

Four new lodges were chartered.

Corona H. Briggs, of Fayette, was elected grand master; John
D. ViNCiL, of St. Louis, re-elected grand secretary.

The report on correspondence (157 pp.) is from the long accus-
tomed hand of the grand secretary. Past Grand Master John D. Vin-
CIL, and would anywhere be at once recognized as the work of a
veteran. He gives four very solid pages to Illinois for 1898, all from
his own pen as has been his wont in later years.

The address of Grand Master CoOK is thoroughly' examined, and
he remarks that if grand lodges would heed such practical teachings
as Brother Cook's on the importance of the function of establishing
new lodges there would be fewer weaklings in the way of lodges, bet-
ter work and better Masons.

He notes the grand master's suggestion anent a "trial board" and
the comments of the jurisprudence committee thereon, without indi-
cating his own opinion on the subject. Past Grand Master Smith's
oration is characterized as an able and instructive address, full of
valuable information.

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Of the grand master's ruling from the chair — "There is no short
form of work," he says:

This decision was explained by the fact that the explanatory
parts of the Entered Apprentice Degree, second section of the Fel-
low Craft Degree, and the historical accounts in the Master Mason's
Degree, together with the charge in each case, may be given to more
than one candidate at the same time. All other parts of the degrees
must be given in full to each and every candidate separatel}'. This
is the standard of work adopted and rigidly followed by the Grand
Lodge of Missouri.

The fact that the committee on correspondence made a special
report on the status of governing bodies is noted, as is also the fact
that in his general report the reviewer had "left the old paths and
gone off on the topical line," and that in carrying out this plan he
saved space but lost that usual sweep and swing which he is kind
enough to say is "so characteristic of him and his writings."' He
records a then recent incident in his experience which was the source
of quite as much pleasure to the party of the second part as it could
have been to him. Telling how he came into his office and found a
gentleman awaiting his appearance, he says:

Bowing courteously to my visitor I failed to recognize him until
his card was handed to me for my inspection. It bore the familiar
and well known name of "Dr. Joseph Robbins." Then there was a
scene, made up of hand-shaking, greetings and congratulations.
This was followed by a long and delightful communion, recalling the
incidents of the past when he and I were 3'oung together. More than
thirty years had passed since we were last in each other's company.
Both had grown older, and, it is hoped, wiser. God grant that we
have become better men and better Masons. The pleasure of that
interview will linger and live in memorj^ as one of the cherished epi-
sodes of life.

This belongs to the class of experiences which we naturally shrink
from printing, and which we reproduce here because we think that
out of no fellowship but that of Masonry could be born that instinc-
tive confidence which permitted two men who had not seen each other
for thirty years — and even in the long ago had not often met, and
who meanwhile in print had had sharp clashes of opinion in which
each went for the other with a club, to find, each for himself, within
a few brief moments after coming together again face to face, that
he had unlocked the innermost place where he kept his most cher-
ished and sacred memories.

166 APPENDIX.— PART 1.

MONTANA, 1899.

35th Annual. Helena. September 20.

Montana still maintains her old time picture frallery of handsome
men. This year it is the portrait of the retiring grand master.
Charles W. Pomeroy.

Nine past grand masters were in attendance and the representa-
tives of twenty-three grand jurisdictions, Illinois among them.

Grand Master Pomeroy announced the death of Richard T. Ken-
NON. past senior grand warden, one of the pioneer Masons of the
jurisdiction. Of the forty-three other brethren deceased during the
year, no less than seven were past masters. The passing of Past
Grand Masters Cregier and Hawley, of this jurisdiction, was noted.

The grand master urged that Mont3.na should have a representa-
tive at the Washington centenary memorial, and recommended that
services of like character be held on the same day in the Montana
lodges. The necessary appropriation was made. He reported having
laid the corner stone of the state capitol to be erected at Helena,
where addresses were delivered by Gov. Robert B. Smith, Joseph K.
Toole, the first governor of Montana, and Past Grand Master Wil-
bur F. Sanders. The latter is published with the proceedings of the
special communication called for the occasion.

No man has earned a better right to speak of the building of a state
than Brother Sanders, and his address was nobly worthy of the
orator and the occasion. It should be read entire, but happily there
are many paragraphs that will not suffer for being taken from their
setting, and two or three we cannot forbear to quote:

Time forbids an enumeration which shall fitly shadow forth the
contrasts between 1862 and 1899. I have spoken enough to bring me
to the subject matter which I fain would emphasize upon this historic
day.

Other civilizations are the outgrowth of centuries, but here, in
Montana, we have seen the progression of the ages, from savage life
to a high civilization, actually under our own observation, pass in re-
view as under a glass case, and we should be dull students if from this
swiftly moving momentous change we could not evolve some lessons
of wisdom for our own guidance, and those generations which in swift
procession will follow our own.

At the close of the Civil War, it seemed to many of us that great
moral controversies had come to an end. and some of us congratulated

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ourselves that we had lived amid the contentions which preceded
that time. We said. "Demigods have been tramping the shaking
earth, and we have been permitted to mingle in their strifes, but now
they are ended and henceforth human life is to be inane."

How little we comprehended the vastness and fertility of the
flood of years!

Never did any human history, or anj^ era. seem to open so wide
the doors of great problems of philosophy, of science, of law, as to-
day. We are in the very dawning of elemental questions, to which
no oracle, no sphinx, can yet respond. They touch upon individual-
ism and solidarit3\ upon socialism, upon liberty, and ask strange
questions as to what provinces of individual activity and individual
rights legislation may invade. They are growing questions, and are
larger than any present conception of any man, however far-seeing
he may be. There are those who think these questions are already
sharply defined, but they pertain rather to those great and elemental
problems which the centuries ask, and only the centuries can answer.
Impatience and charlatanism have wrought their work, and therefore
there is much of babble.

Quacks in the economic and social world, fakirs and pretenders in
morals, multiply nostrums even before our faces and name them in,
our presence, until our ears are pained with the inconsequential noise.
It is time for observation, for sobriety of thought, for investigation,
and for some reasonable silence.

As a makeshift for the personal inspection that was impossible,
he sent to the masters of all the lodges a circular of inquiries, prac-
tical and not too numerous, and for a wonder received answers from
all. We copy the disclosures on three lines:

In twent3^-six of the lodges, the wardens confer degrees. This is
an excellent practice, as it results in a larger portion of the member-
ship becoming proficient in the ritual, and qualifies the wardens for
advancement to the office of master. I would commend the practice
to the other lodges of the jurisdiction.

For the degrees of Masonry, eighteen lodges charge $50, one $55,
thirteen $60, and fifteen $75.

Of those who need the benefits of a Masonic Home, there are
twenty-two Master Masons, four widows, and six orphans returned.
A more careful census would doubtless show many more to whom the
establishment of such an institution would bring happiness.

The figures returned, show that the need of a Masonic Home is
urgent, and I trust the grand lodge may take the matter up in earnest
at the present session. The ladies of the Order of the Eastern Star
of Montana have this question of a Masonic Home on their hearts.
They have made a noble beginning, and the grand lodge should see
that the desire of all is consummated as soon as possible.

We copy most of the eight decisions reported by him:

168 APPENDIX. — PART I.

2. A lodge cannot appear in a parade on public occasions, except
for the performance of some proper Masonic service.

3. On the death, prior to installation, of a worshipful master,
elected to succeed himself, the senior warden should act as master
during the year.

■4. A petition is received by a lodge upon being read, there being
no objection.

5. An Entered Apprentice is not a member of a lodge, and cannot
be counted to make a quorum in an Entered Apprentice lodge.

6. It is the right of the senior warden to preside in the absence of
the master; and the master of a lodge, expecting to be absent at a
future meeting, should not permit the lodge to designate, by vote, a
past master to preside at such future meeting.

8. One who has had his left leg amputated below the knee, and
supplies the defect with an artificial foot, is not within the require-
ments of our Craft to receive the degrees.

We agree with No. 2, and we find in the proceedings no evidence
that anybody in Montana disagrees with it except that the deputy
grand master reported having granted a dispensation to a lodge to
attend divine service at a church on Sunday.

The last four words of No. 4 are essential to make the preceding
statement correct in any sense. It is not the reading the petition that
constitutes its reception, but the fact that after it has been read no
objection materializes, warrants the master in assuming that it has
been received. And we hold that the master has no right to assume
that a petition had been received without reminding the brethren of
their right to determine whether it shall be received or not. Receiv-
ing a petition is the action of the lodge, not of the secretarj', who
probably is the only person present who knows what it contains be-
fore reading it to the lodge.

All the decisions were approved by the jurisprudence committee,
except No. 8, relative to which they submit an extract from the re-
port of their predecessors of 1896, as expressive of their views and
which is directly in line with our own, previously expressed in this
report:

It is the province of tue grand master to interpret the law, and
his decision in this regard, when approved by the grand lodge, has
the force of a precedent controlling like cases. It is not his province
to decide facts referred to him by subordinate lodges, and when he
does so, his expression simply relates to the facts of the particular
case, and does not become a rule for the determination of other cases
upon other facts. A candidate for Masonry must have the required
physical, intellectual, and moral qualifications. No one in the world
is perfect in either of these qualities. What degree of excellence in
either or in all of these will fit a candidate for Masonry must be de-
termined by the subordinate lodge, for perhaps its members alone

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have sufficient information to determine them. They should not be
referred to the grand master, who is probably remotely situated and
a stranger to the candidate, and has no more information to enable
him to pass upon the ph3'sical than he has upon the mental and moral
fitness or unfitness of the candidate. He can only state the law and
give the rules for guidance, leaving it to the lodge to appl}' them.
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
usuall3' onh' knows what some letter imf ormed him, which rarely states
all the circumstances or gives clearly the character and degree of
infirmity. When, however, he 3'ields to importunities and thus con-
cludes on a fact, it should not be reported as a decision, and when so
reported it never becomes a rule of law. We think if these consider-
ations are not overlooked, the decisions referred to will lead no one
astra3\

The grand lodge adopted the following, recommended bj* the com-
mittee as a true construction of the law on the subject:

A candidate for the degree of Entered Apprentice should be able,
ph3'sicall3' as well as intellectually, to receive and impart all the
essentials of Masonic recognition, and this the lodge may determine.

The deputy grand master (Anthony H. B arret), during the tem-
porary absence of the grand master from the jurisdiction, ruled that
previous service as an elected and installed warden confers eligibility
to the master's station, whether such service was in Montana or else-
where, and he was held to have correctly construed the law.

The report of the deputy grand master shows that in the case of
a brother petitioning for affiliation who was unable to present a dimit
from his former lodge, it was deemed necessary to issue a dispensation
releasing him from filing such dimit, although its absence was satis-
factoril3' accounted for.

The grand lodge seconded the grand master's suggestion relative
to a Masonic home by providing for a committee on the subject;
adopted a revised constitution and code of statutes, coming, if we
may judge from the covering report, from very competent hands;
achieved the improbable, if not the impossible, by reducing its rate
of mileage from five to four cents; decided that any Master Mason in
good standing may act as counsel for the accused in a Masonic trial,
whether a resident of the jurisdiction or not; ordered a testimonial
for the retiring grand master; negatived an appropriation reported
by the finance committee to pay the expenses of a representative
to the Washington memorial observance; received and doubtless
accepted — numerously and unofficially — invitations to a trolley ride to
East Helena in the afternoon, after closing, and to a reception given
at the Masonic Club rooms by the ladies of the Eastern Star, between
which mixed events was sandwiched a reception to the lad3' visitors
given by Mrs. Hedges; and fixed upon Great Falls as the place of
next meeting.

170 APPENDIX. — PART I.

Anthony H. Barret, of Butte, was elected grand master; Cor-
nelius Hedges, Helena, re-elected grand secretary.

The report on correspondence (166 pp.) is of course the work of
Grand Secretary Hedges, and possesses all the charming character-
istics which have so long made his reports the delight of all the rnem-
bers of the guild — alike those who agree and those who differ. Some-
how, whichever way his strokes fall, they never rub the fur the wrong'
way.

Illinois proceedings for 1898 get five and one-half pages of his
space and much careful thought. Of our methods he saj's:

If this body were given to talk as much as our United States sen-
ate, it would stay in session all the year round, but business is so pre-
pared in advance and presented in order that three daj^s suffice to
dispose of it after a fashion, much being- committed to the discretion
of the grand master.

He thinks the Apple River Lodge case must have been a hard one if
Brother Smith could not manage it, and that as "an Apple of Discord
and an instance of 'total depravity' it was a blooming success," and
thus points the moral:

Trial by lodge, like trial by jurj% often fails. There should be
careful investigation by a committee before charges are brought,
and matters of business should be submitted to courts, arbitration
tried, testimony taken before a commission, only the substance of it
reported, and when appealed, never send a case back if possible.

Of a less serious matter he says:

The following amendment to grand lodge by-laws: "Masonry not
being a benefit society, have you seriously considered whether j'our
circumstances will enable you to support the institution." was not
adopted as one of the preliminary questions propounded to candidates.
In English lodges, it is always regarded as a proper inquiry. Brother
Robbins wanted theory and practice to coincide.

And of another matter:

If brevity is the soul of wit, the report of the committee on ap-
peals has the soul of that article, minus the body. If some are too
full, this is too thin, and like the case of the poor fellow blown up in
the powder-mill, on whom the coroner reported that there was not
enough of him found to justify an inquest.

We assure our brother that, however meager may be the printed
record, it is sufficient to identify the corpus which the committee
never fails to find and in its report as submitted to minutely describe.

The oration of Brother Smith is enriched, he says, with many
personal anecdotes, v/hich gives increased interest to those who have
personal acquaintance with the orator, and he finds the general's
cosmopolitan views of the institution more congenial to him than the
narrow provincialism of those who voted against the recognition of

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the Grand Lodge of Egypt. This latter is not entireh' new — but for
that matter very few things are, under the sun: Solomon said there
was nothing. However, we have noticed this tendenc}- to call that
bigotry and narrowness which clings anywise closely to the conditions
on which one's Masonry was received. Like Brother Hedges we
agreed to be governed by these conditions in determining whether
anything claiming to be "a good article of Masonry" was genuine, or
only the spurious pretense of it, and like him we have never made a
Mason or installed a master that we did not exact of him the same
conditions. The difficulty in some cases of settling the question of
lineage may be admitted, but that does not help his view of the case
in those instances where there is no such difficulty, cases wherein it
is known that the alleged ''good article of Masonry" does not and can
not meet the conditions which both of us thus continue to exact. Is
this exaction mere lip service or is it something which constrains the
conscience?

Brother Hedges thinks Washington acted unwiseU' in stirring
up the abstract question of probable regularity in the origin of Negro
Masonry, but sa^'s:

While on this subject, we might as well say what we care to say
on the matter suggested under another heading. We think those
grand lodges that have dissolved friendly relations with Washington
for an3'thing it has 3'et said or done, have acted precipitately and
without sufficient cause. Such precipitancy in going to extremes
seems to us as unreasonable as it is unfraternal. Washington has
not recognized any negro grand lodge in any of the jurisdictions, nor
in its own, nor does it appear that there are more than two negroes
in Washington who claim to be Masons, much less that any purpose
is expressed to recognize any other grand lodge in its own jurisdiction.
At least the'comity and courtesy that ought to exist between sister
jurisdictions should suggest the propriet}'^ of correspondence, possibly
fraternal remonstrance, and at any event await some action beyond
the expression of an opinion as abstract as whether the moon is in-
habited. There was something of the same precipitancy in dissolving
relations with the Grand Lodge of Peru, though the provocation in
that case was vastly greater. While all the grand lodges that met,
and grand masters in other cases, were tumbling over each other in
issuing edicts of non-intercourse, we waited patiently to ascertain if
it were the deliberate purpose of that grand lodge, or only a freak of
Brother Dam, and the result justified our doubts. We do not see an\'
sufficient reasons to sever friendly relations with our brethren of
"Washington, and never expect to see any, for we do not believe there
was any intention to proceed to the extent that could justify such a
step. We might assert that we believed every expelled Mason re-
ceived the degrees regularly, but that would not imply that we in-
tended to hold Masonic intercourse with them. We say, don't be too
fast. It is not fraternal to impute intentions and then "treat them as
accomplished facts.

There was such a general "pooh-poohing" at our opinion that the
action of the Grand Lodge of Washington was so plainly a simply

172 APPENDIX. — PART I.

historical and abstract recognition of Negro Masonry as to g'ive no
cause for umbrag-e to the grand lodges in fraternal relations with it.
within whose jurisdictions negro lodges exist, that to find Brother
Hedges expressing- the same opinion is somewhat reassuring as to the
integrity of our mental processes and our consequent right to be at
large.

NEBRASKA, J 899.

42nd Annual. Lincoln. June 7.

The frontispiece of the Nebraska volume is a portrait on steel of
the retiring grand master, Frank H. Young.

Twenty-three past grand masters graced the occasion with their
presence, as did also the representatives of thirty-five grand juris-
dictions, Past Grand Master George H. Thummel, appearing for
Illinois.

Grand Master YouNG announced the death of the beloved Robert
C. Jordan, the first grand master of Nebraska, which occurred just
before the completion of his 74th year. At the preceding annual
communication a committee had been appointed to submit some plan
for signalizing the honor in which he was held. At this communica-
tion it was determined to perpetuate his memory by striking a bronze,
medal bearing on its face a bust of Brother Jordan with his name
and date of birth; on the reverse a virgin weeping over a broken
column, the date of his death and the words, "A tribute from the
Freemasons of Nebraska."

But a sadder death was that of Grand Secretary William U.
Bowen, in his 63rd year, who but for overwork, which precipitated
his rash and untimely ending, should have been in the full vigor of
his later manhood. He had been grand secretary for twenty-six
years and was the recording officer of every grand body of Masons
in Nebraska and of the Masonic Veterans' Association at the time of
his death.

The committee on correspondence have preserved in enduring
type the eloquent eulogies pronounced by Deputy Grand Master Key-
SOR and Past Grand Masters Furnas, Phelps, Davidson, Reese,
Black and Wheeler at his funeral; and the recommendation of the
grand master that action be taken to commemorate his services bore
fruit in the adoption of the following, for which Past Grand Master

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 173

Furnas asked and received unanimous consent for immediate con-
sideration:

Eesolved, That John Stevenson Bowen, young-est child of our late
lamented grand secretary'. William R. Bowen, be and is hereby
adopted as "the child of the Grand Lodg-e, A. F. and A. M. Nebraska,"
and that we pledge ourselves to exercise paternal care for his future
practical education and welfare, from available means of the "Or-
phan's Educational Fund' of this jurisdiction.

The grand master reported eighteen decisions besides fifty-eight
others which he had submitted to the committee on jurisprudence,
not deemed important enough to print. We select the following:

2. Installation at other than the reg'ular time, except by dispen-
sation, is void.

5. As the Grand Lodg'e of Kansas and the Grand Lodge of Mis-
souri do not claim perpetual jurisdiction over a candidate, a Ne-
braska lodg"e may act on the petition of a rejected candidate from
either of these jurisdictions, without waiver of jurisdiction.

6. A petition may be received and acted upon before the peti-
tioner is twentj'-one years old.

7. Funeral services may be held over the remains of a brother
■who is to be cremated.

9. A brother continues to hold an office into which he has been
installed until his successor has been installed, even thoug'h he is
elected and installed into another office.

10. A vote dimitting a brother, when announced by the master,
•cannot be reconsidered.

11. A F'reemason in g'ood standing', living' in any jurisdiction,
may petition, and, if elected, join a Nebraska lodge.

15. I think it is un-Masonic for any one to use the emblems of
Freemasonry on business cards for any business purpose. However, I
know of no law in our jurisdiction prohibiting it, although other
grand jurisdictions have enacted such laws.

No. 2 was modified and completed by striking out the word "void'"
and inserting in lieu thereof the word "irregular," and adding the
words, "and any master of a lodge permitting the same is subject to
Masonic discipline." No. B was turned topsy turvy by inserting the
words "can not" in place of the word "may," and No. 9 was disap"
proved. No. 15 was approved and the grand master's opinion enacted
into law as follows: "It is unmasonic for anyone to use the emblems
■of Freemasonry on business cards for any business purposes."

No. 5 was approved and the fact brought out that a waiver of
jurisdiction may be effective without being formulated, by the addi-
tion of the following words: "because a Nebraska lodge may receive
and act upon the petition of a rejected candidate from any jurisdic-
tion in which by lapse of time a waiver exists."

174 APPENDIX. — PART I.

The grand master reported three cases in as many lodg'es where
members were engaged in selling liquors. In all of these cases the
offenders had been previously suspended for the same offense. He
took the cases up and they were all expelled. His action was ap-
proved. The subject came up again in another form, when majoritj'
and minority reports of the jurisprudence committee, coming over
from last j'ear were reached, relating to two decisions made b}^ Grand
Master Dinsmore, as follows:

1. Is a man who is on a saloon petition a fit man to be made a
Mason? No.

2. Is it unmasonic for a man to sign a saloon petition? Yes.

The majority report sets forth that the views of the grand lodge
on the liquor question in all its phases have been too often announced
to require any further pronouncement on the subject, and sa3's:

We think this grand lodge has clearly stated its position, and
that the two decisions under consideration go further than Masonic
law or principle demand. We therefore recommend that decisions
Nos. 1 and 2 be not sustained.

The minorit}' report recommends the approval of the decisions
and says that the}' are the only logical ones that could have been
made, consistent with the former utterances of the grand lodge.

The battle royal which ensued resembled a field day in jurispru-
dence of the Grand Lodge of Mississippi. An attempt had been made
by another report — submitted by one of the signers of last 3'ear"s mi-
nority looking to the withdrawal of the decisions without prejudice,
the reiteration of the former declarations on intemperance and liquor
selling, and the indefinite postponement of the subject, but this was
not agreed to and after discussion the majority report was adopted.

The grand master reported having been officialh' notified of the
restoration of the status quo ante Dam by the Grand Lodge of Peru,
which was subsequently explained by the correspondence committee.
who reported that as no action had been taken none was now neces-
sary except to commend the Peru brethren for maintaining the land-
mark.

The jurisprudence committee reported touching the action of the
Grand Lodge of Washington, reaffirming the action of the grand
lodge adverse to negro lodges in 1877, and earnestly urging upon the
attention of Washington its duty to rescind the action complained of.

The same committee reported touching the proposition of the
grand master of Wyomingf, disapproving the suggestion of the form-
ation of a supreme tribunal in the United States as "impractical, un-
American and unmasonic from an American standpoint."

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 175

The same committee saj- "'No. not to the extent that said inform-
ation can be used for avouchment," in answer to the following ques-
tion sent up from the floor:

Is it lawful for a master of a subordinate lodge in Nebraska
meeting in Iowa a brother, a member of another subordinate lodge of
this state, to acquire by examination a knowledge of the fact that he
is a Mason?

While the answer is correct as a general proposition, if the
brother so examined presented himself as a visitor at the lodge of the
said master it would be within the proper power of the latter to de-
cide otherwise.

In all these matters the grand lodge concurred with the committee.

The grand master refused to approve an amendment to the by-
laws of a lodge, which permitted, upon due notice and a two-thirds
vote, the levying of an assessment, not to exceed $1 on each member,
for the purposes of relief. We are sorry to see that under the lead
of the committee on by-laws of chartered lodges his action was non-
concurred in. and that the amendment was approved.

The following proposed amendment, which we regard as an un-
warrantable interference with the rights of the individual, lies over
for action next year:

Every Mason hereinafter raised to the degree of Master Mason
shall become proficient therein as required in the former degrees and
give proof thereof bj' examination in open lodge; which fact shall be
entered of record. And until such proof is given no such Master
Mason shall be allowed to vote or hold office in such lodge or to dimit
therefrom.

The Nebraska proceedings are never dull. This 3'ear they are
rendered unusually notable by the remarkable oration of Bro. Wil-
liamson S. Summers — brilliant, full of ideas, worthy to be studied as
a stimulus to thought.

Greetings were wired to the Grand Lodge of Iowa, then in session,
and Omaha was agreed upon as the place of next meeting.

William W. Keysor, of Omaha, was elected grand master;
Francis E. White, Plattsmouth, grand secretary.

The report on correspondence (28 pp.) is by Past Grand Master
Charles J. Phelps, who acceded to the request of Grand Master
Young to write a report— coupled with the admonition to restrict it
to thirty pages — on condition that he be permitted to make it on the
topical plan. To it is added an appendix of three pages, the sub-
stance of a communication from Past Grand Master Daniel H.
Wheeler, representative of the Grand Lodge of Michigan, briefly re-
viewing the proceedings of that grand lodge for the then current year.

176 APPENDIX. — PART I.

Brother Phelps treats briefly of Landmarks and Constitutions.
Jurisdiction over Rejected Candidates, Physical Qualifications, Re-
lief—The Wisconsin Plan, Clandestine Negro Lodges, Mexican Ma-
sonry, Peru, Cuba, Patriotic Utterances, and the Literature of
Freemasonry.

He succeeded in keeping himself well within the limits assigned
to him, when, after its completion as he thought, the death of Grand
Secretary Bowen entailed upon him the duty — and the labor of love
— of including some reference to his life and labors, and this, with the
account of his obsequies— including the eulogies delivered on that
occasion, added nine pages to his report, and these appropriately oc-
cupy the place of honor.

We hope to see a report from Brother Phelps when he is not
hampered by a strait jacket made for a much smaller man.

NEVADA, J 900.

36th Annual. Virginia. June 12.

Five past grand masters and twenty-four grand representatives
were present, Illinois being answered for by Charles E. Mack.

The grand master (John M. McCormack) announced the death
of Thomas Alexander Menary, past senior grand warden, and of
Alexander S. Dickson, past grand steward. Brother Menary's
service in the west was in 1884.

A memorial tablet bears among other names that of Past Grand
Master Harrison Dills, of this jurisdiction.

The grand master makes a part of his address a circular letter to
the lodges, reflecting the Nevada law respecting non-affiliates, of
which the following is the body:

You will therefore, at the next stated communication of your
lodg"e, direct your secretary to warn and notify all non-affiliated Ma-
sons within its jurisdiction to present themselves at, and affiliate with
your lodge, or show cause why they should not affiliate or be suspended
from all the rights and privileges of the Fraternity.

He reported that in accordance with the terms of the interdict
laid on fraternal relations with the Grand Lodge of Washington, he
had upon receipt of information that the action of that grand lodge
recognizing the legitimacy of Negro Masonry had been rescinded,
issued his proclamation that such interdict had been removed, and
welcoming that grand lodge to a resumption of their former relations.

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Having received a contribution of $50 with the request that he
forward it to whatever Orphan's Home he deemed advisable (in the
absence of any such institution in Nevada), and having- also received
verbal promises of several other smaller contributions, he recom-
mended, (with the consent of the donor) that the contribution be held
and that a committee be appointed to receive contributions towards
building a Masonic Home.

This went to the finance committee who reported:

In our judgment the establishing of such a home is most cred-
itable, but we see much difficulty ahead in maintaining such an
institution. Support from so small a number of lodges in this juris-
diction seems impossible as the most of our lodges are not in a condi-
tion to contribute very largely to its maintenance. We, however,
recommend that the money already subscribed be retained with the
permission of the donors. This money to be placed on interest at the
best possible rate. The same to form a nucleus of a fund for the pur-
pose of sometime in the near future (it is to be hoped) of building a
Masonic Home in this state; and that the M. W. grand master, V. W.
grand treasurer and V. W. grand secretary be constituted a com-
mittee to receive said funds.

This was adopted. The first part of the report is the best commen-
tary on the impolicy of the latter part of it, looking to the installing of
the institutional plan of grand lodge benevolence in a jurisdiction
with twenty-five lodges on its register, at least two of which are
dormant.

A compilation of the code of laws, general regulations and a di-
gest of decisions to date was ordered to be prepared by a special com-
mittee and an edition of 600 copies printed.

The grand representatives were received in solid phalanx by the
grand master, accorded the grand honors, and welcomed in behalf of
the grand east by the representative of Illinois. The representative
of Louisiana (Tremnor Coffin) responded for the corps.

The following constitutional amendment was referred to the com-
mittee on jurisprudence with instructions to report next year:

Resolved, That section 71, of article 3, of the constitution be
amended by adding thereto the following: "Nor shall any such lodge
receive such application from any person who is engaged in the saloon
business. This prohibition shall not be construed to apply to persons
engaged in good faith in the hotel or grocery business."

Joseph A. Miller of Austin, was elected grand master; Chaun-
€EY N. Noteware, Carson City, re-elected grand secretary.

The report on correspondence (111 pp.) is again by Bro. A. D.
Bird, who gives nearly two pages to his notice of Illinois for 1899.
He quotes the main points of Grand Master COOK'S edict against
spectacularizing the ceremonies in the work, and against the use of
any written or printed form of the esoteric work, and quotes at some
length from the memorial of the beloved Cregier.

178 APPENDIX. — PART 1.

NEW BRUNSWICK. 1899.

32nd Annual. Saint John. August 22.

Three past grand masters were present. The diplomatic corps
embraced the representatives of twenty-seven grand jurisdictions,
among them William A. Dougherty, recently commissioned from
Illinois.

The long death roll as reported by the grand master (Thomas
Walker, M. D.) included the name of Dr. Joseph C. Hatheway,
past junior grand warden, and the compiler of a Masonic manual
which has passed through several editions substantially unchanged.
Also deceased are Past Masters David S. Stewart. R. L. Smith,
Charles A. Stockton, Wm. H. Patton, David F. Merritt and
Jared Boone. The death, of our own Past Grand Master Hawley
is noted.

The grand master visited the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia at its
then recent communication and was impressed with their business
methods: He says:

All questions relating to the Craft are threshed out on the floors
of the grand lodge, and not as with us, too often referred to the board
of general purposes. They have no board of general purposes.

In this connection we notice that later the deputy grand master
(W. B. Wallace,) who accompanied the grand master on this visit,
submitted a constitutional amendment designed to assimilate their
methods to those prevailing in Nova Scotia and the grand lodges of
the United States, by providing for the annual appointment of
several standing committees, but it was lost. The following para-
graph, however, from the report of the board of general purposes,
was adopted:

The board is of opinion that more time should be devoted to the
discussion of matters arising in grand lodge before a reference of
them is made to this board or any committee, and we suggest that
the naming of the hour of the assembling of grand lodge be left in
the discretion of the grand master and not fixed as at present.

The question of a union of the grand lodges of the Maritime Prov-
inces having come up under his eye in the Grand Lodge of Nova
Scotia, and a committee of conference appointed, he says:

While I am not prepared at present to support the scheme of a
union of the grand lodges, I think much good would accrue by the ap-
pointment of a permanent committee of members of each grand
body, whose power would only be advisory. To such a committee

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could be referred the adoption of a uniform ritual, the further con-
sideration of a Masonic Home, and any questions that might arise
atTecting the Craft generally. It would tend to cement still more
closely the strong ties which now bind us to our brethren of Nova
Scotia, and which these reciprocal visits have done so much to
strengthen.

On this subject the board of general purposes reported as follows:

9. Letters have been received from the grand secretaries of the
Grand Lodges of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island advising the
board of the appointment in each case of a committee of three mem-
bers to meet with committees from the other two grand lodges to
discuss the matter of the union of the grand lodges of the Maritime
Provinces. The board now submits these letters to grand lodge with
the recommendation that a committee be appointed to confer with
those of the Grand Lodges of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

Later the letters referred to were read in the presence of Past
Grand Master W. F. McCOY and District Deputy Grand Master J. M.
Owen, of the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia — who had been received
as visitors with the grand honors — and these brethren addressed the
grand lodge, stating at some length their views in favor of an amal-
gamation. The report of the board of general purposes was then
taken up and the following action was had:

That section 9 of the report of the board be adopted and that a
committee of three be appointed to meet with the committees of the
Grand Lodges of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, and discuss
with them the proposed union of the three grand lodges, but that the
appointment of such committee shall not be held as committing this
grand lodge In any way to the principle of such union.

The board had under consideration the question of dimits and
non-affillatlon and reported that It had engaged the attention of
other grand bodies,- and is admittedly an exceedingly difficult matter
to successfully grapple with. The cognate subject of suspension for
non-payment of dues was sent to a special committee to collect in-
formation and report with recommendations next year.

The committee on relations with foreign grand bodies reported on
the Washington incident, saying it was not necessary to recommend
any action because the matter was happily settled by the later ac-
tion of the Grand Lodge of Washington. They however express the
opinion that the difficult problem which confronts the Craft on this
continent owing to the existence of these lodgesof colored men claim,
ing to be Freemasons is not necessarily finally settled, and that such
settlement will "demand patience, forbearance, and the exercise of
calm judgment as well as of circumspection and prudence."

A proposition to send a deputation to the Washington centen-
nial memorial observance was ruled out of order on the ground that
the question was closed last year.

180 . APPENDIX.— PART I.

His Honor Judge Forbes, of St. John (.38 Coburg St.), was elected
grand master; J. Twining Hartt (120 Prince William St.) St. John,
re-elected grand secretary.

There is no report on correspondence.

NEW JERSEY, 1900.

113th Annual. Trenton. January 24.

The fine, clear cut face of the retiring grand master, JosiAH W.
Ewan, reproduced on steel, looks out from the fly leaf of the New-
Jersey volume. Eight past grand masters graced the opening of the
grand lodge, and the diplomatic corps represented forty-five grand
jurisdictions, Illinois not of the number.

Distinguished visitors from abroad were Wright D. Pownall,,
grand master; George R. Van DeWater, grand chaplain; John W.
Jenkins, grand marshal; Joseph Morris Ward, grand representa-
tive of New Jersey, and Past Grand Masters Sherer and Stewart
of the Grand Lodge of New York; George E. Wagner, grand master;
Edgar A. Tennis, deputy grand master; William A. Sinn, grand
secretary; William R. Frazier, grand marshal, and Past Grand
Masters Day and Kelly of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, and
Past Grand Master J. Harmer Rile, of the Grand Lodge of Dela-
ware.

The sacred roll for the year is a long one, embracing the names
of James H. Durand, past grand master; Thomas S. Stevens, past
district deputj^ grand master; Frank C. Wilcox, member of the
committee on grand master's address; Charles B. Thurston, chair-
man of the committee on jurisdiction of lodges; no less than forty-five
other past masters, and one master in office. It includes also the
name or Garret A. Hobart, vice-president of the United States, a
member of the Palls City Lodge No. 82, of Paterson, who held no
official Masonic position. Memorial tablets bear also the names of
three Illinois past grandmasters, Cregier, Hawley and Dills.

Preparatory to expressing the opinion that it is unwise to remove
their interdict against the Grand Lodge of Washington until it is
positively determined by that grand lodge whether New Jersey has
any right to review or question the admission to their lodges of per-

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 181

sons New Jersey has declared to be clandestine and irrecjular, he
quotes from and comments on the rescinding action of the Grand
Lodge of Washington, saying:

The report further reaffirms the principle that the Grand Lodge
of Washington "Cannot consent to tolerate the idea that the lodges
of that jurisdiction do not possess the plenary right to determine for
themselves, but for no one else, subject to review by nobod}^ but her-
self, the status of all persons claiming to be ]\Iasons, who knock at
their doors, either for the purpose of visiting or as applicants for
affiliation."

There are reputed to be in New Jersey lodges of clandestine Ala-
sons with which there is no Masonic intercourse. Such clandestine
Masons ma}' go to Washington and seek admission as visitors to any
lodge in that state. The claim is made that such lodge has the right
to determine for itself, subject to review by nobody, except the grand
lodge, whether these clandestine Masons may be admitted or not.

Suppose they are admitted and a protest be filed by the Grand
Lodge of New Jersey against the action of the lodge in Washington,
and the Grand Lodge of Washington shall declare that these men are
from lodges which trace their origin to Prince Hall Lodge, or some
other origin not recognized b}- New Jersey-, and are. therefore, legiti-
mate, aiS^the lodge was within its rights in admitting them.

Will it be said that such action shall not be subject to review by
"nobody else"?"' Can it be imagined for a moment that New Jersey
would consent to such a declaration and hold fraternal relations with
a jurisdiction which would seriously maintain such a principle?

Let us suppose a case. There are in New Jerse}' expelled and
suspended Masons, or, what is more exactly to the point, there are
in New Jersey persons who have been made Masons in regular lodges,
but who have been divested of their Masonic status by the edict of
the grand master of New Jersey. They may go to Delaware and
seek admission as visitors. In the exercise of the right which Dela-
ware lodges enjoy (or in the discharge of the responsibility with
which Delaware lodges, like all other lodges, are burdened) of deter-
mining whether a proposed visitor shall be admitted, they might make
an unconscious mistake and admit one they didn't mean to, or they
might decide for themselves to admit him on the ground that he had
not been lawfully divested of his Masonic status. Now In the first
place, why not suspend xViasonic intercourse with Delaware because
such a thing might happen? In the second place, if such a thing did
happen, and New Jersey complained, as she would, where would she
lodge the complaint? With the offending lodge, or with the Grand
Lodge of Delaware? It would be lodged with the Grand Lodge of
Delaware, wherein necessarily lies the sole right to review the acts
of her lodges because she alone has the power to compel on their part
conformity to Masonic law.

182 APPENDIX.— PART I.

After saying that the resolutions which encouraged the idea of
the establishment of a second Grand Lodge of Washington and which
indicated that they were not in sympathy with the doctrine of ex-
clusive territorial jurisdiction are unequivocall}' repealed; that he
still hopes that the Grand Lodge of Washington will yet go further
than it has already gone in its effort to "right the wrong," and that
he believes its intentions were to repeal, absoluteh', the offensive
resolutions, but that the words do not carry out this belief, he con-
tinues:

I am credibly informed, in fact I have read a letter from the
present grand master of Washington, in which he states, in the most
emphatic manner, that no person who is not regular in every sense of
the word can be admitted to any subordinate lodge in Washington,
and that it is not permissible for persons hailing from lodges tracing
their origin to Prince Hall Lodge or others of like Masonic standing
to gain admission.

This would seem to be about as square-toed an attempt to find
words that would carry out that belief as could well be made, but
even this does not reassure him, and he doubtingly saj's: "This de-
cision of Grand Master Seeman holds good while he is grand master,
will his successor decide otherwise, even as his predecessor decided?"
Possibly; and also the heavens may fall, but it will be time enough to
go hunting for larks when they do fall.

The fact is that if this "declaration,"' as quoted by Brother
EWAN, which has queered quite a number of others besides the grand
master and the jurisprudence committee of New Jerse}', had been
made by any other grand lodge in the same words, or by the Grand
Lodge of Washington at any other time, it would have attracted no
attention be3'ond what would naturally attach to an apparently
heated deliverence of a truth so axiomatic that nobody was dis-
jjuting it.

Among the dispensations reported by the grand master were three
to permit lodges to attend divine service, but not to wear Masonic
clothing, and we notice several to permit lodges to open stated meet-
ings at certain named hours, presumably in advance of the stated
time, as some were as early as six o'clock. We suppose strict limits
were placed upon what might be done before the regular meeting
hour arrived, as it would open the door to manifestly probable abuses
if the regular business of the lodge could be disposed of before the
hour when absent brethren, not notified of the change, expected it to
be taken up.

Following are two of the few decisions reported:

No brother who has dimitted from a lodge under the jurisdiction
of the Grand Lodge of Washington since the issuance of the interdict

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE, 183

of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey against that grand lodge, can
affiliate with a New Jersey lodge until the interdict is removed.

When a request for waiver of jurisdiction is received by a lodge
it is the dut}' of the worshipful master to appoint a committee of in-
vestigation vvho shall personally interview the candidate and make
the same examination and investigation as is required when a person
petitions the lodge.

The first explains itself; the second is plain when it is remembered
that in New Jersey, it is the duty of the committee of inquiry to per-
sonally inspect the candidate and see that no person with a guilty
strawberry mark on his left arm slips through. Personally and
through his deputies the grand master had examined forty-four can-
didates with reference to their physicalqualifications and decided
thirty-three eligible and eleven ineligible. He reports several cases
in which a ''visible physical defect" had been discovered after the
candidate had received one or more degrees. We select one of the
cases illustrative to an extreme of the Jersey methods:

In February Brother Frank Elliot Low, then recently elected
worshipf hi master of Joppa Lodge No. 29, in examining a candidate for
the Fellow Craft Degree, discovered a visible physical defect. He
at once stopped proceedings and reported the matter to me.

He also called my attention to another case in his lodge which
had never been examined or decided by a grand master. The man
had been a Master Mason for nearly two years.

After an investigation by R. W. Brother Belcher, D. D., of Eighth
District, of these two cases and his report to me, I commissioned him
to visit Joppa Lodge and declare the conferring of the degrees upon
these candidates to have been irregular, and hence null and void, and
to censure all who were in any way responsible for these violations of
law.

On an examination of the physical defects of these two candidates
I decided that both men were competent to conform to the require-
ments, and commissioned R. W. Brother Belcher to heal them of the
irregularity and declare them to be regularly made Masons, and to
commend W. Brother Low for his careful observance of duty, which
was duly carried out.

Of course the only answer to the obvious question why these two
brethren who were reported to have visible physical defects, but who
upon examination were found to be, Masonically, perfect youths,
were not examined b^' the grand master before they were kicked out
instead of afterwards, must be that Jersey law required that they
should be examined before being made, and as they had not been so
examined they had not been madel

To the person who had been aroused from a two years' waking
dream of enjoyment of the privileges of Masonry, it must have been
a great comfort to know that all of it but the sudden ending was after

184 APPENDIX. — PART I.

all only a dream, and that the grand lodge of his imagined choice had
not violated the well settled principle that no brother can be deprived
of his Masonic rights without first having had his "day in court. "^
Now if some equally sudden and effective jolt can only awaken the
Grand Lodge of New Jersey to the realization that its apparent viola-
tion of another well settled principle, viz., that a Mason made in a
lawful lodge regularly at labor is not attainted by irregularities in
his making, was after all only a dream, the comfort will be evened up
all round.

The grand master is a firm believer in the prerogative of a grand
Master to make Masons at sight, but equallj' firm in the belief that this
prerogative should be exercised only in the most extreme emergency,
and that no man should come into the Fraternitj^ except "under the
tongue of true Masonic report" and a ballot. Confronted with an
emergency which he thought warranted the conferring of the de-
grees out of due course of time, he declined to act on the suggestion
to make the man a Mason at sight, and demonstrated his fertility of
resource by another line of action. He tells it thus:

Trimble Lodge No. 117, was to meet the following night, April
21, and the young man was to leave before another lodge meeting.

Early the next morning I sent instructions to the worshipful mas-
ter of that lodge to at once name a committee from his lodge, notify
them of their appointment, and direct them to investigate the char-
acter and standing of Mr. McCormack, and be prepared to report that
night.

The instructions were followed, and at the meeting of the lodge
his petition was presented, the committee reported, he was balloted
for and elected.

It was my pleasure to be present in the lodge and confer the three
degrees upon him, assisted by the officers of Trimble Lodge.

And so, although full}' recognizing the prerogative of the grand
master to do otherwise, no man had entered the Fraternity during his
two years' grand mastership without due inquiry into his character
and a ballot.

Detailing several cases occurring in the past history of New Jer-
sey Lodge where after conviction of unmasonic conduct the lodge had
failed to inflict any punishment, he says:

A lodge whose membership consists of men who have no higher
conception of Masonic duty than indicated in these cases should not
exist, and a grand master should have specific power to summaril}'
end it.

The jurisprudence committee agreed that in such a case the
charter of a lodge should be immediately arrested, but seemed to-

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think that the grand master's power was ample without further
legislation.

In one case occurring during the year where a lodge failed to con-
form to the law in voting upon the guilt and punishment of the ac-
cused, the grand master took the matter up with the lodge, presided
in person to see that it was properly done. In this the accused
made the claim that he had been twice put on trial for the same
offense a ground of appeal to the grand lodge. The action of that
body in deciding that the action of the grand master was warrantable
and just, substantially denied the claim that there had been two
trials.

The jurisprudence committee decided, with the concurrence of
the grand lodge that a vote to reconsider the action by which a dimit
had been granted, failed of its purpose, and that the brother ceased
to be a member with the vote to grant the dimit and could only re-
sume membership by the usual method of affiliation.

The wants of the Masonic Home were carefully looked after, and,
as will be seen by the following, new objects of taxation for its sup-
port were discovered:

Besohxd, That each initiate, each affiliate from a foreign juris-
diction and each suspended or expelled Mason who was expelled or
suspended prior to January 1, 1897, upon his re-instatement shall be
required to pay, in addition to all other fees or charges, the sum of
S3. 00, to be applied to the uses of the Masonic Home, as directed by
this grand lodge.

One new lodge was chartered.

A communication was received from Past Grand Master White-
head respecting an interesting manuscript whose history will be best
understood by reproducing the first paragraph of his letter:

The late Edmund D. Halsey, of Morristown, (not a Mason), was
secretar}^ of the "Washington Headquarters Association," of Mor-
ristown, New Jerse3^ and in his lifetime was very much interested in
the Masonic convention held at that place in 1779, at which Brother
George Washington was personally present. He spent much time in
procuring data with reference to that convention and the identity of
the persons connected therewith. He died before he had entirely
completed his task, but left behind him a considerable amount of
manuscript, which his widow has this day sent to me.

He suggested that it might be well to publish it as an appendix
to the proceedings, and offered to do the necessary labor in arranging
it for the press

His suggestion was adopted and the character of the paper fully
justifies his judgment. The paper of nearly twenty-two pages of fine
print gives an account of the "convention" which was a meeting of

186 APPENDIX. — PART I.

the Military Union Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons (more com-
monly known as "American Union Lodge") in December 1779, in the
old Arnold Tavern at Morristown. It contains much minute informa-
tion as to the personnel of the convention and many interesting par-
ticulars whose collation must have cost so much labor that one won-
ders how one not a Mason could have taken it upon himself. Coming
down to the meeting itself, all that portion of the minutes which fol-
low the record of the visitors is reproduced, and it throws so much
light upon the condition of Masonry at that time — particularly in
that portion relating to the "petition," that our readers will agree
with us that our space cannot be more profitably used than in re-
printing it:

The lodge was opened and after the usual ceremonies had been
performed, the brethren formed a procession in the following order:

1. Brother Binns, to clear the waj*.

2. The band of music.

3. Brother Lorain, with a drawn sword.

4. The deacons, with their rods.

5. The brethren, by juniority.

6. The passed masters.

7. The secretary and treasurer.

8. The wardens, with their wands.

9. The worshipful master.

The brethren then proceeded to the meeting house, where a very
"polite" discourse, adapted to the occasion, was delivered by the
Rev. Doct. Baldwin, of the Connecticut Line. After service the
brethren returned by the same order to the lodge room, where a col-
lation was served, etc., etc., which being over the following business
was transacted:

Voted unanimously, that the thanks of the lodge be presented to
the Rev. Dr. Baldwin, for the polite address delivered by him this day
in public.

Voted unanimously, that the secretary wait on the Rev. Dr.
Baldwin with a copy of the minutes, and a request that he will favor
the lodge with a copy of the address, and permission to have it pub-
lished.

A petition was read, representing the present state of Freema-
sonry to the several deputy grand masters in the United States of
America, desiring them to adopt some measures for appointing a
g-rand master over said states, of which the following is a copy:

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE.

187

Petition.

To the most worshipful, the present provincial grand masters in
each of the respective United States of America:

The petitioners, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons in the
several lines of the army of these United States, assembled on the
Festival of St. John the Evangelist, at Morristovvn, December 27,
1779, to you, as the patrons and safeguard of the Craft of America
beg leave to prefer their humble address.

With sincere regret we contemplate the misfortunes of war,
which have unhappily separated us from the Grand Lodge in Europe
and deprived us from the benefits arising therefrom, so essentially
necessary for the well-being of Masonry, and which has, in many in-
stances, been subversive of the very institution of the Order. At the
same time we lament that political disputes and national quarrels
should influence the exercise of charity and benevolence, and their
several virtues, so necessary for our present and future happiness.
Yet. considering the present situation of our lodges and Masonry in
general, the necessity, for the honor of the Craft, and the importance
of enjoying the benefits of so valuable an institution, that some exer-
tions are made for checking the present irregularities, restoring
peace and harmony to the lodges, for opening a way to the enjoyment
of the fruits of benevolence, charity and brotherly love, and for the
re-establishment of the Order on the ancient respectable foundation;
which we conceive can never be done more effectually than by the ap-
pointment of a grand master in and over the United States of
America.

We therefore most earnestly request that the present provincial
grand masters in the respective said United States would take some
measures for the appointment of a grand master in and over the said
thirteen United States of America, either by nominating a person
proper for that office, whose abilities and rank in life shall answer
the importance of that conspicuous and elevated station, and trans-
mitted such nomination to our mother lodge in Britain, that the ap-
pointment may be made, or in such other manner as shall to them
appear most eligible. And we further beg leave to express our wishes
that the several provincial grand masters in these states would, in the
intermediate time, enter into unanimous and vigorous measures for
checking the growing irregularities in the society, cementing the
different branches, erasing the distinction between Ancient and
Modern in these states, that the Craft may be established in unanim-
ity, the established principles of its institutions more universally
•extended, and that our conduct may not only be the admiration
of men in this world, but receive the final applause of the Grand
Architect of the Universe in the other, where there is nothing but
light and love.

Voted, That the foregoing petition be circulated through the
different lines in the army.

Voted, That a committee be appointed from the different lodges
in the army, from each line, and from the staff of the army, to con-
vene on the first Monday of February next, at Morristown, to take
he foregoing petition into consideration.

188 APPENDIX. — PART I.

Voted, That when the dividend of the expense of this day shall
be paid, each brother will put into the hands of the treasurer or
secretary what he shall see fit, for the use of the poor of this town.

Voted, That the money so collected be transmitted to Brother
Kinne3^ to appropriate to the necessities, first of the widows and
orphans of Masons, next to soldiers' wives and children in distressed
circumstances; if any shall remain, he shall apply it to those poor
persons in this town whom he shall judge stand most in need thereof.

Lodge closed till called together by the master's order.

That the services and character of Grand Master Ewan were
fully appreciated is shown by the grand lodge ordering for him a past
grand master's jewel, arranging to have liis portrait engraved for the
proceedings and for procuring a large portrait for the grand mas-
ter's room.

Joseph E. Moore, of Jersey City, was elected grand master;
Thomas H. R. Redway, Trenton, re-elected grand secretary.

The report on correspondence (125 pp.) is the work of Past Grand
Master Charles Belcher. The chairman of the committee, Bro.
George B. Edwards introduces him and his review in a couple of
brief paragraphs, explaining that responsibilities that could not be
denied debarred him from giving his own time to the work. He is ta
be congratulated upon his good fortune in securing such a helper, one
for whom any experienced reviewer would be proud to stand sponsor.

Brother Belcher is master of a graceful as well as clear and di-
rect style, clothing his thought in a most attractive garb. He gives
Illinois for 1899 a very thorough examination, and says that the well
written and comprehensive address of Grand Master CoOK con-
cludes with thoughts worthy of careful consideration. The salient
points of the proceedings are brought out, and generous space and
respectful consideration is given to the report on correspondence and.
some of its views that do not meet with his entire approval.

In his conclusion he thus speaks of the event of the year:

The centennial memorial of Bro. George Washington marked
an epoch in Masonic history. Its inception in the Centennial state,
Colorado, and its culmination in the "Old Dominion," were creditable
to both. Such tribute to the memory of the patriot and brother is
worthy of the Fraternity. From far and near were gathered repre-
sentative brethren to do honor to the memory of the father of this
country. Men who had passed the meridian of life, veterans in the
cause of Masonry, being in the majority.

He allots several pages to the record of these ceremonies, giving
credit therefor to Bro. Christopher Diehl, of Utah.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 189

NEW MEXICO, 1899.

J22ND Annual. Albuquerque. October 2.

New Mexico presents half-tone portraits of the retiring grand
master. Robert C. Stewart, and his immediate predecessor, John
W. Poe. the representative of Illinois. Seven past g^rand masters
were present, and the representatives of eleven grand jurisdictions,
including Illinois.

Grand Master Stewart being unavoidably absent, his address
was read by the deputy grand master, Elias E. Day.

The official circle of the grand lodge had been unbroken by death.
The atttention of the grand master had been particularly called to
the death of tvro distinguished past grand masters of Illinois, Cre-
GIER and Hawley, by our representative, and he had asked Brother
Poe to convey to our grand lodge the sympathy and condolence of
the Grand Lodge of New Mexico.

Among the dispensations refused by the grand master was the
case of an officer in the U. S. army, applying for initiation, vpho had
not been within the jurisdiction of the lodge the required time. He
had never gained a residence within the requirements of Masonry
an3'where. A provision of the grand lodge by-laws denying to the
grand master the power to suspend any by-law of the grand lodge re-
strained him from granting the dispensation. Of this case he says:

As this is such a case as seems never to have been passed upon by
this grand lodge, I commend it to you for your consideration and
action, and recommend that, in the cases of members of the army
and navy of the United States the grand master be authorized to
grant dispensations permitting lodges to receive and act upon peti-
tions from them without waiting the time required for residence by
our by-laws, but only when all the circumstances would seem to jus-
tify such action.

Through the committee on address his action was approved, his
suggestion acted upon and future grand masters authorized (so far as
a report could set aside a by-law) to exercise discretion in similar cases.

Through the same channel came the approval of his decision that
an objection lodged against the initiation of an elected candidate be-
came of no effect upon the suspension of the objector; the approval
also to his sensible judgment (expressed in reply to the question as to
how much knowledge is necessary to constitute suitable proficiency)
that enough knowledge to prove one's self a Mason beyond a doubt,

190 APPENDIX, — PART I.

and to show a deep impression of the seriousness and imperative de-
mands of his Masonic duties and obligations, ought to be considered
"proficiency" whether one was letter and word perfect or not; and
the hearty endorsement severally and collectively of his acts and ut-
terances including the following, also reported among his decisions:
A worshipful master asked the following question:

" 'The Eastern Star' here had advertised an entertainment for
last Saturday night, and I was informed were selling tickets to Ma-
sons, also to outsiders, the entertainment to be held in our lodge
room, and consisting of dialogues, singing, recitations, etc. I learned
of this only the day prior to the date set. and after consulting several
of our members here, I concluded they could not hold the entertain-
ment unless I had your consent. I wrote you that night setting forth
the facts, and asking you to wire me your decision. You being out of
town, I got no reply, and acting on the advice and judgment of sev-
eral of our best informed members, I refused to let the aflair take
place as proposed,

"Kindly let me know if I acted right in the premises,"

To this I replied:

"I congratulate you upon your action in the premises, for, while
you permit the 'Order of the Eastern Star' to hold meetings and do
its work in your lodge room, you cannot permit any one to use a dedi-
cated and consecrated lodge room for purposes outside of its legiti-
mate uses, nor can the grand master grant this by dispensation."

Brethren, Masonic halls are sacred places where we practice and
teach the sublime science of Masonry; they should be jealously
guarded; and, while the entertainment alluded to would have proved
innocent enough, yet it would have been only the entering in of those
things that might cause some to regard all too lightly the place that
is holy ground.

The chapter of the Eastern Star mentioned, addressed a commu-
nication to me, requesting me to appoint a day on which to meet a
representative which they would send to consult with me as to whether
it was Masonic or unmasonic for them to have given the entertain-
ment in the lodge room.

To which I replied:

"It will not be necessary for your chapter to send a representa-
tive to consult with me upon the matter in question, for all the acts
of your chapter must be held by me as 'unmasonic,' as the chapter
does not owe its existence to and is not recognized as a 'Masonic^
bodj' by the most worshipful Grand Lodge of New Mexico,"

The grand master considered the Washington incident (in which
New Mexico had had no opportunity to take action) as closed with
rescinding action of that grand lodge, believing that it was the inten-
tion of that action to absolutely repeal the resolutions complained of,
although the terms in which it was couched might seem to imply
otherwise; but "in view of the fact that this question of Negro Ma-

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sonry will again present itself." he recommended that the grand
lodge place itself on record, which it did as follows:

Eesolved, That in the opinion of this grand lodge the universality^
of Masonry is an unquestioned landmark, and that neither race, color,
occupation, class nor condition is a proper test to apply to determine
the fitness of a candidate for the degrees of Masonry.

Besolvcd, That this grand lodge will decline to consider anything
bearing upon the regularity of making of negroes Masons, until the
time arrives when the question can be considered without any danger
of disturbing the harmony that prevails in this jurisdiction, and that
harmony that should always prevail between the grand lodges of the
universe.

Resolved, That this grand lodge will at all times refuse to have
an}' dealings with anj' Masonic body which recognizes individuals, or
organizations, as regularly Masonic, who (or which) are not recog-
nized Masonically by the grand lodge within whose grand jurisdiction
they live.

Bro. W. H. Seamon, from the committee on correspondence, re-
ported on certain documents referred from the Gran Dieta of Mexico.
He says:

Some years ago that grand body asked for recognition from this
grand lodge, hut no actiomcas taken. The documents just received seem to
assume that we granted recognition; they show that the gran dieta is
much harassed by rival grand lodges seeking to exercise authority
over the same territorj-. The documents clearly show that we should
be cautious in giving recognition to any grand body in Mexico. Our
close proximity to Mexico renders us liable to frequent embarrass-
ments should we make a mistake in an}' action we may take. The
undersigned will be in Mexico quite frequently during the coming
year and will make a personal investigation, if permitted by this
grand lodge, and make a full report in time for our next annual com-
munication.

We therefore recommend that action be deferred until next year
and that until action is taken we instruct our members to be careful
in their relations with Mexican Masonry.

The italics are ours. The statements thej' emphasize fix the par-
entage of the documents beyond question. From earl}- lapse and con-
stant practice it seems impossible that any document can emanate
from that hybrid aggregation that does not have over it the trail of
mendacit}-.

The course recommended b}- the committee was adopted. A re-
vised constitution was adopted.

Elias E. Day, of Las Cruces, was elected grand master; Alpheus
A. Keen, Albuquerque, re-elected grand secretary.

The report on correspondence (94 pp.) is from the old reliable
workshop of Past Grand Master Max Frost, and is up to his usual
standard of excellence.

192 APPENDIX. — PART I.

Brother Frost puts thought as well as knowledge into his reports,
and they are correspondingly valuable. He recognizes the fitness of
things, and when his sense of what is fit is violated he speaks out
without waiting for diplomatic phrases. The following in his notice
of — we will say No-Man's-Land — illustrates this in a timely way:

The grand secretar}% in his annual report, treats of such matters
as "Masonry in Peru," "Mexican Masonry," "Grand Orient of Bel-
gium," "Negro Masonry or Masons of African Descent." These matters
should have been treated in the address of the grand master and not
by the grand secretary. The papers in these cases should have been
sent to the acting grand master, wherever he was, for such action or
report as he deemed proper. The duties of a grand secretary are
fully prescribed, and the handling of such important matters is not
one of them, but belongs absolutely to the office of the grand master.

The following is evidence of the truth of our claim that the moral
sentiment of Masonry- is fully abreast of the best sentiment of the
community at large, and often in advance of it, and that the fancied
necessity for its violating its own laws by adding to or taking from
the qualifications of candidates as fixed by the landmarks, does not
exist:

The liquor question seems to have bothered the grand master
considerably: he made three decisions which, however, are not ex-
actly in harmony with each other. In the jurisdiction of New Mexico
we have not been bothered very much with this question; the senti-
ment of the New Mexico grand lodge is that petitions from persons
selling liquor as a beverage or keeping saloons, should not be favor-
ably considered. This sentiment prevails and of late years no such
petitions have been received and acted upon favorably. It is true,
that there are a few members of the Fraternity who are in the saloon
business in New ISIexico. but their number is becoming rapidly less
and there is no trouble concerning the subject. In a few years it will
settle itself without friction and without harsh measures.

Brother Frost gives something over three pages to our proceed-
ings for 1898. He falls into an error that it is frequently impossible
to avoid unless the reviewer has the code of a grand lodge before him
as well as the record of amendments thereto; usually he has only the
latter. He publishes the whole of the section relating to the pay-
ment of annual dues as an amendment adopted, when the amendment
was embraced in two or three lines dovetailed into the section, pro-
hibiting the creation of any form of life membership.

He quotes as useful for reference and timely, the conclusions of
our special report on the status of governing bodies, recognizable as
such and otherwise, and records the action of the grand lodge adopt-
ing the same.

He does not agree with some of the deductions and conclusions of
our general report. These are not specified, but it is easy to see what

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some of them are on going' through his report with its reflection of
his own conclusions.

NEW SOUTH WALES, 1899.

12th Annual. Sydney. June 14.

Thirty-eight grand jurisdictions were represented at the special
when the grand officers were invested, Illinois by Bro. Harry Pass-
more.

A special on September 9, 1898, seems to have been called to re-
scind the action of the grand lodge one year before, authorizing steps
being taken to secure the incorporation of the grand lodge. At all
events this was done after a long debate.

At the December quarterly the board of general purposes re-
ported a communication from Peru giving notice of the rescinding of
the Dam decree removing the Bible from the altars; to which the
grand secretary was instructed to reply that this last action was very
satisfactory to New South Wales.

If we have before encountered anything relative to Lodge Cam-
brian, it has passed from our mind. We can only guess that it was
on the Scotch registry prior to the Union. It is to that lodge that
the following refers:

The attention of the board was directed to a statement appearing
in the daily press to the efl'ect that the ceremony of installation had
been carried out by a prominent member of this grand lodge, and the
brother in question was asked to explain his action in the matter. A
reply was received to the etfect that he was not aware until after the
ceremony was over, that the lodge was not recognized by this grand
lodge. The explanation was accepted by the board, and the follow-
ing resolution was adopted:

"It having been brought to the knowledge of the board of general
purposes that brethren of this grand lodge have attended the meet-
ings of a certain body styling itself a Masonic lodge, but which is not
legally constituted, the board hereby recommend that the following
imperative notice be issued to the Craft:

"That, whereas, upon the establishment of this grand lodge all
pre-existing warrants were canceled; and

"That this grand lodge claims sovereign jurisdiction in this terri-
tory, and no other body has granted or has the right to grant, a war-
rant for a Masonic lodge in New South Wales;

194 ■ APPENDIX. --PART I.

"Therefore, any body of persons in New South Wales, claiming' to
be a Masonic lodge, and not holding a warrant from this grand lodge,
or being upon its registr}', is an irregular body.

''Any brother visiting such a body, or any W. M. admitting a
member of such a body to his lodge, shall, upon his conduct being re-
ported to the board, be called upon to show cause why he should not
be punished for a breach of clause 13 of the Ancient Charges and Reg-
ulations, and clauses 65 and ]30 of the Book of Constitutions."

The following is from the report of the board of general purposes
at the quarterly communication of March 8, 1899:

A communication was received from the Grand Lodge of Illinois,
informing this grand lodge of the death of Brother Jenkins, the
grand representative of this grand lodge, near the Grand Lodge of
Illinois, and nominating W. Brother Spencer, of Illinois, for the va-
cancy'. The board recommend that the M. W. the grand master, ap-
point Brother Spencer accordingly.

After a very lengthy discussion of the subject of attending church
services, the following was voted: "That the practice of attending
church services in regalia meets with the disapproval of this grand
lodge and should be discontinued."

A special communication was held June 13, 1899, for the nomina-
tion of grand officers. These were elected at the quarterly communi-
cation held the next day, being the first business of the session.

It will be seen by the following that the scrutineers — tellers
we call them here — examine and count the ballots in private, after
assuming a special obligation:

The ballot papers were distributed for the election of grand lodge
officers, and the scrutineers, having been duly obligated, retired to,
examine them.

We judge from the record that the ballot papers bear the names
of the candidates for all the offices on one sheet and are collected but
once; the method being the "Australian ballot,'' with which the peo-
ple of most of our states have become familiar in recent years.

In the grand lodges of the United States — -in all of which a ma-
jority vote is required to elect — the ballots are separately collected
for each elective office; in Illinois they are counted by the tellers at
a table placed on the platform, or dais.

We find the following American reference in the report of the
grand inspector of workings: ■

Several brethren, notably V.W. Brother Shortland (district grand
insi^ector of workings. No. 1 district) and Bro. Colonel Bell, consul for
the United States, are doing good work by delivering lectures on Ma-
sonic subjects, at lodges where there has been no material for degree
work. These lectures have been greatly appreciated by the brethren.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 195

The covering report of the committee on correspondence — sub-
stantially an introduction to their review of other jurisdictions — di-
rects attention to the important subjects now at the front, among
them that of Masonic ciphers, or keys, in which it is noted that their
use is almost universally condemned, and that New South Wales-
receives "rather trenchant criticism for adopting this system of
teaching," and the subject of perpetual jurisdiction over rejected
candidates, recognized as one very difficult of solution in a country
such as North America, where the views and policies of some fifty-
seven grand lodges come into conflict, and as one which may become
a burning question in Australia in years to come.

The following is from the record:

The motion standing in the name of R.W. Bro. Dr. C .U. Carruth-
ers. viz: — (1) "That the supremac}^ of grand lodge in its judicial ad-
ministration is undoubtedly sustained and upheld by its constitution."
{-) "That the suspension 'from all Masonic rights and privileges' of a
member of this grand lodge, by any Masonic authority, beyond the
next regular communication, without due trial and specific vote of
grand lodge, is an infringement of the constitution, and a violation of
the ancient rights and privileges of a Mason,'' was ruled out of order
by the R.W. the deputy grand master, on the ground that the first
paragraph was merely a statement of fact which could not in any
sense whatever be called a resolution, and that the second paragraph
proposed to affirm a principle which is directly opposed to the Book
of Constitutions.

As we understand this, Brother Carruthers holds that the grand
master has no power to suspend from the rights and privileges of Ma-
sonry except during the recess of the grand lodge, and then not for a
period extending beyond the close of that recess. If it is true that
this principle is directly opposed to the Book of Constitutions of New
South Wales, then we hope that Brother Carruthers, with many
others at his back, will keep hammering away until that book con-
forms to his correct statement of principle and of what the law
should be.

The 3'ear under review marks an epoch in the history of the Grand
Lodge of New South Wales, the advent of the time when, in the opin-
ion of all, the Craft had become so welded together, so unified that
the grand lodge no longer needed the quasi-governmental support de-
rived from having at its head the highest representative of the crown
in the colony. The revision of the constitution during the year, by
which the office of pro grand master was abolished and other changes
made designed to render the rulers of the grand lodge more truly
representative of the Craft, which under the charges of a Freemason
is the ultimate source of all power in Masonr}', paved the way for the
election of a grand master directly from the working ranks of the
grand lodge.

196 APPENDIX. — PART I.

John C. Remington was elected, of whom his predecessor, Sir
Joseph Palmer Abbott, said in congratulating him after he had
been invested:

He was sure there was not one brother in the colony who grudged
M.W. Brother Remington the honor which had been thus conferred.
He was a brother who understood — perhaps better than any other
brother in New South Wales — Masonic laws and institutions, and
they all looked to him to see those laws maintained and the institu-
tions supported in the manner in which they should be. He had a
sense of satisfaction in knowing that he would be succeeded in the
office — which, owing partly to ill health, and partly to his onerous
duties elsewhere, he had filled in an indifferent manner — by one who
would so well perform the duties of office. He trusted he should have
many opportunities of attending the grand master's installations in
the future.

The address of Grand Master Remington upon being installed re-
flects so completely the important bearings of their year's work that
we offer no apology for a somewhat extended quotation:

Most Worshipful Past Grand Master and Brethren: — We stand to-
night at the parting of the ways. The line of what may be styled
hereditary grand masters has ended, and you have for the first time
chosen as chief ruler one of yourselves; a partner in the struggles for
independence and unity which ended by the formation of our grand
lodge in 1888; one who had a large share of the work of framing its
articles of union, and who has ever since been a loyal and faithful ad-
herent to the constitution thus framed.

Having conferred on such an one the highest honor within your
gift, you are naturally entitled to look for an adequate return of dili-
gent and continuous work from him in the direction of maintaining
and strengthening the solidarity of Freemasonry in this territory.
Something more than mere ceremonial attendance at Masonic func-
tions is expected from any grand master — in these colonies, at all
events — who appreciates aright the responsibilities of his high office.
It was for this reason that I was not personally anxious to reach this
■chair and that I hailed my predecessors wish, twelve months ago, to
hold the position for another year, almost as a reprieve. I was by no
means sure that I could spare the time that the duties demand, lead-
ing as I do a busy everyday life; or that I might be deemed a worthy
successor of those distinguished brethren who have preceded me as
grand masters in New South Wales. The spontaneous and general
promise of co-operation at once forthcoming reassured my mind on
the one point, but as to the other I still have my doubts, which can
only be solved one way or other by the practical experience of my
term of office.

Our grand lodge has in the past been fortunate indeed in its
choice of chief rulers. First came that illustrious brother. Lord Car-
rington, who, almost from the day of his arrival in Sydney, continu-
ally pointed out the road b}' which the then divergent sections of
Freemasons, owning allegiance to different grand lodges, might arrive
at the union which found its consummation in that glorious meeting
on the 16th August, 1888, in the great hall of our university. Who

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 197

could possibly have been a better choice as our first grand master?
Let me say in passing that he still keeps up a warm interest in the
Craft, and that in 1892 I had the honor and pleasure of assisting him
in his capacity as provincial grand master of Buckinghamshire, and
of hearing him speak in glowing terms of his experiences amongst us.
His term of office, as Her Majesty's representative, coming to an end
in October. 1890, of course left the chair of grand master vacant, but
there was, fortunately, no doubt as to its next occupant.

In Lord Jersey, who succeeded him as governor, we found a Free-
mason not only zealous and ready to accept office, but ■"well skilled in
our ancient charges and regulations, a lover of the Craft, able and
willing to take the management of the work." It was my privilege
to serve under him for a time as deputy grand master, and there must
be many here who, like myself, remember his able conduct in the
chair, and the almost surprising facility with which he grasped every
point submitted to him. Since he left the colony we have on at least
one important occasion had the advantage of his voice on our behalf
in councils elsewhere, and his speech showed that his interest was no
perfunctory' one, but grounded upon intimate knowledge of facts and
a glowing zeal for the rights of our grand lodge as the supreme Ma-
sonic authority in this territor}'.

The tradition thus established, as to the governor of the colony,
if a Freemason, being offered the grand master's chair, was followed
b}' the election of the late Sir Robert Duif, in .June. 1893. I heard
from his own lips, a few evenings before his installation, that he had
accepted office from a sense of its being almost a duty to follow in
the footsteps of his predecessors, and that otherwise he would have
gladly been relieved of the position. Nevertheless, we remember him
as reflecting no discredit on our choice, but fulfilling with dignity
and honor all the duties for which the claims of the state left him
time and opportunity.

Each of these three heads of the Craft had special assistance
from the brother who filled the office of pro-grand master, which our
late revisal of the Book of Constitutions has abolished, the circum-
stances which called for its creation appearing to no longer exist. It
undoubtedly made it easier for any one to accept the higher titular
office, conscious that most of the work would be done by another; and
its abolition, I take it. points to the fact that henceforth the grand
master will be expected to take his full share of duty.

The last pro-grand master, as you all know, was my illustrious and
immediate predecessor. Sir Joseph Abbott, who acted in that capacity
for the late Sir Robert Duff from June. 1894. and at his death in March,
1895, naturally succeeded to the higher office of g^rand master, to
which he was re-elected in 1896, 1897. and 1898. His position as speaker
of the legislative assembly, which made him, being also a Freemason
of long standing, pre-eminently qualified for the grand master's
chair, unfortunately made such demands on his time that, being
also handicapped by ill-health, he was all too seldom able to preside
over our deliberations, and his presence here tonight I regard as an
especial honor. Nevertheless he has left on record distinct rulings
on important points, and his successors in all time to come will grate-
fully acknowledge the emphatic way in which he asserted the rights
and powers of the grand master.

198 APPENDIX. — PART 1.

The immediate successor of sucti men as these may well distrust
his own abilities; and yet if assured, as I have been, of the loyalty of
the lodjjes far and near, and the hearty acquiescence of the brethren
in the choice which their representatives in grand lodfje have made,
he may take his high place with confidence in the cordial and kindly
support of officers and members. It is, however, no light responsibil-
ity which now rests upon my shoulders.

The union of the Craft, which some critics prophesied would fall
asunder from internal jealousies, has defied all assaults from without
and felt none from within. The example set in New South Wales,
preceded only by South Australia, has been followed in Victoria, Tas-
mania, and New Zealand, each of which has its own grand lodge, in-
dependent of, and yet in friendly communication with, the other
grand lodges of the world.

Moreover, we commence this year under a revised Book of Con-
stitutions, the result of long and careful study on the part of the
committee charged with its preparation, and of subsequent thorough
discussion in grand lodge. Its main features, so far as they are em-
phasized by the revision, are: — increased precautions against the ad-
mission to our Order of any except fully qualified candidates; and
facilities for the better representation of country lodges in the mak-
ing and administration of our laws.

The grand master appointed as deputy grand master, Bro. JOHN
B. Trivett, the immediate past senior grand warden (with whose
work our readers are already somewhat familiar), of whom he says:

Few of us know how much time by day and night he has devoted
to Masonic work. Of his eminent literary services, especially on the
board of foreign correspondence, you have all had evidence; and the
revised Book of Constitution bears traces of his hand on almost every
page, while the extremely onerous task of compiling its table of con-
tents has been the work of him alone.

Arthur H. Bray was again installed as grand secretary. His

address (like the grand master's) is Masonic Hall, Castlereagh street,
Sydney.

The report on correspondence (87 pp.) is a mosaic whose conclu-
sion is signed by John B. Trivett, chairman, E. D. Millen, W. H.
Shortland and H. S. Thompson. All the members contributed re-
views except the latter, but the lion's share of the work fell to
Brother Trivett, including the review of Illinois for 1898.

Of Grand Master Cook's remarks concerning weak lodges with
constantly diminishing membership, he says:

One would almost think the writer had our own lodges under his
observation when penning the above, so closely does his description
apply to us locally.

After touching other matters in the address, he says:

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We are greatly impressed with the course of duty delineated in
the grand master's address. He has had an arduous trust to dis-
charge, and has worthily acquitted himself.

And of the oration:

The grand lodge had the privilege of hearing an oration of great
•worth by Bro. John Corson Smith, grand orator, on the subject of
"Freemasonry Universal." We strongly commend this address to the
consideration of our readers.

In his exceedingly generous notice of our report he says:

Brother Bobbins has reluctantly (as he says) adopted the topical
form of discussion in his review, and we must confess we greatly pre-
fer the new style to the old, and would (if a committee of one, as in
his case) gladly copy his example.

By the new method, the reader* is enabled to digest the whole of
the subject at once, instead of hunting after disjointed references
under several different grand lodge headings.

From our table of topics he selects to commend especially to the
study of the local brethren, Electioneering for Office, Cipher Rituals,
Mexican AIasonr3% Recognized, Recognizable and other Governing
Bodies (special report), and Non-affiliation and Non-payment of Dues.

We look with increasing interest every year for the New South
Wales report on correspondence, an interest that is always more than
justified. We hope soon to see all the Australian grand lodges follow
her example and put themselves more closely in touch with their
American cousins.

NEW YORK, J 900.

119th Annual, New York. May 1.

The New York portraits this year are elegant line and stipple
engravings of Wright D, Pownall, the retiring grand master, and
Robert R. Livingston, who succeeded to the grand mastership on
the resignation of William Cock, in 1784:, and held the office for over
sixteen years.

Twelve past grand masters were present. The ranks of the dip-
lomatic corps were nearly full, sixty-two grand representatives be-
ing present, including William D. Critcherson for Illinois, and the
other four being excused from attendance. Distinguished visitors
were Grand Master Joseph E. Moore and Past Grand Masters Til-
den, FoRTMEYER and EWAN, of New Jersey, and Past Grand Master
Henderson, of Pennsylvania.

200 APPENDIX. — PART I.

Greetings were wired to Bro. Adna A. Treat, of Denver, Colo.-
now 103 years of age.

The able and striking address of Grand Master Pownall occu-
pies fifty-one pages.

Painting with tew broad strokes the harmonious condition, lofty
ideals and efficiency of the Craft, he continues:

Devoutly grateful to God for the manifestations of his infinite
love, let us reverently approach the throne of grace and humbly otTer
our prayer of praise and thanksgiving to the Giver of all good for his
watchful care and manifold blessings.

[Here the grand lodge was called up and a prayer, pitched in the
same lofty key as the address, was ofi'ered by the grand chaplain.
These are matters of taste, but at the risk of seeming ungracious we
must say that we are not pleasantly impressed with what seems to us
a departure from the simplicity which belongs to Ancient Craft Ma-
sonry and has been consecrated by long usage, and the introduction
of methods which would seem less incongruous in some of the asso-
ciations that have been superimposed upon it.]

He poetically approaches the roll call of the fraternal dead:

In every song of human gladness there can be heard the note of
human sadness. Our joyful pa;an ascends on high to-day, but through-
out its melody there is a minor chord of tender sighs for the souls
that are vanished.

The sacred roll includes the names of George Skinner, grand
pursuivant; OscAR Coles, past grand master, who acceded to the
grand east in 1851; Charles E. Ide, past senior grand warden; Wil-
liam D'Orville Doty, past grand chaplain; Frederick W. Herring,
past grand marshal; William A. Johnson, past grand steward;
George H. Raymond, grand lecturer emeritus, who after having
served as grand steward was elected grand lecturer and for twent}'-
seven years discharged the duties of the office "with fruitful energy;"
Alexander T: Goodwin, William C. Daley, Robert A. Davison,
ED^VARD G. Williams, Richard H. Huntington, Jerome Buck,
Norman Z. Baker and Thomas R. Hossie, past district deputy
grand masters; Adolph Muchsam, representative of the Grand
Lodge of Switzerland; William Howes Smith, representative of the
Grand Lodge of Maine, and Charles Sackrenter, representative
of the Grand Lodge Electic Union, known and beloved for many years
as a member of the committee on correspondence, who made for that
committee the translations of the proceedings printed in languages
other than our own. He died in his eighty-fourth year and his semi-
centennial as a Freemason occurred several years ago. The roll of
the dead of other jurisdictions includes the name of Harrison Dills,

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past grand master of Illinois, and of Garret A. Hobart, vice-presi-
dent of the United States, an office, says the committee on nec-
rology:

Which he so dignified and exalted b}' his rare administrative
abilit}' and his genius for managing men and promoting commendable
measures that it became under him a position of influence and power,
only second to that of the chief executive office of the country. His
knowledge of law and parliamentary usage, his judicial acumen, his
wonderful tact with men, his absolute integrity and honesty of pur-
pose made him an ideal presiding officer in the United States Senate.
Over the deliberations of this eminent body he presided to the entire
satisfaction of every member of it, and when he died he was the most
popular, highly esteemed, and able vice-president this countrv ever
had.

The committee further say of his character and services:

Associated with public charities of every name and kind, a
worthy member of the honorable body of christians, called Presby-
terian, conspicuous as a member and officer of boards of trustees
dealing with millions of dollars and hundreds of souls, never so much
occupied with great affairs that he could not give time and attention
to the smallest concerns of his family or his friends, he died with the
unbounded love of those who knew him best, the affection of those
who knew him the least, the admiration of every one who had ever
even heard of him. It is not generally known, but it is true, as those
most competent to judge can testify, that Brother Hobart died from
the effects of the strain of extraordinary devotion to public interests
at a time when, during the war with Spain, almost continuous con-
sultation with a man of such rare judgment by our president and
heads of executive departments at Washington became a necessity.
He was as much a martyr as though he had been slain on the battle-
field, and as great a hero as those who led the armies.

The ninth Masonic district, composed of lodges working in the
German language, is a little German world by itself, the lodges main-
taining a Masonic Home of their own at Tappan. The}^ are, however,
very loyal in their adherence to the lines marked out by the grand
lodge. Of one of their customs the grand master says:

A praiseworthy custom prevails among the lodges of this district.
The semi-centennial anniversary of any one of its lodges is made the
occasion of a golden jubilee, in which representatives of all the
lodges of the district participate and to which they come bearing
rich gifts, consisting of a square, compasses and trowel of solid gold;
of a set of gavels handsomely mounted in gold, and a full set of offi-
cers' jewels of silver. It not infrequently happens, also, that the
wives of the members contribute a banner or altar cloth beautifully
embroidered with gold.

Robert Kopp, of No. 94, while undergoing a sentence of suspen-
sion for unmasonic conduct, wrote and mailed a letter to Brother
Pownall's predecessor, then grand master, a letter relating to an
appeal which he (Kopp) had taken from the judgment of the trial

202 APPENDIX. — PART I.

commissioners to the grand master, who had affirmed the suspension.
This letter was of such a scurrilous character that new charges were
preferred against KOPP, which were tried by a commission and he
was expelled. The judgment of expulsion was affirmed by the com-
mission of appeals and by the grand lodge, whereupon Kopp brought
an action in the supreme court of the state for re-instatement and
restoration. The opinion of the court (published in full,) after
thoroughly reviewing the allegations of the complaint, closes as fol-
lows:

I am unable to discover any grounds upon which this court could
interfere. When the plaintiff became a Mason, he submitted himself
to the government of the Order as prescribed by its constitution and
by-laws. Whatever right he obtained he obtained from the society
itself. He held those rights subject to the laws of the governing
body, and to no other. He was bound to conduct himself in accord-
ance with the rules and laws of the society, and he knew that if he
failed so to conduct himself, he was amenable to the court established
by the organization itself. He was, at the time of committing the
second offense, under discipline and suspension for a former offense
against the laws of the Order. It was in this action that the letter
of the grand master, the reply to which was the subject of the trial
now under investigation; that such letter was a gross violation of
Masonic obligations, Masonic conduct, and Masonic law, there can be
no question.

If I am correct in the views I have stated above, his trial was
strictly in accordance with the rules of procedure establisherl by the
Order, and his appeal to the commission of appeals, and the affirm-
ance of its judgment by the grand lodge, was within the jurisdiction
conferred by the rules of the Order, There is no ground that I can
discover upon which a court of equity should interfere to prevent the
carrying out of the sentence as finally confirmed by the grand lodge.

■ The complaint will be dismissed upon the merits.

The grand master included in his address an extract from his
encycliced, issued on the approach of the centennary of Washing-
ton's death, "calling on the lodges to attend divine service, on
Sunday, the 31st day of December, 1899, in their several places of wor-
ship, and suggesting that the clergymen of the various denomina-
tions be requested to preach at that time a sermon on the life and
character of Washington." The grand master continues:

This request touched the patriotic sentiment of the Craft, and
was followed by an enthusiastic compliance upon the part of hun-
dreds of our lodges. Throughout each and every one of the forty-one
Masonic districts in this state, in almost every village, town and city
where the altar of Freemasonry has been erected, the brethren as-
sembled, in church or hall, with their families, neighbors, friends
and fellow citizens, to listen to the tributes paid to the memory of
America's foremost son.

[As the date selected was the anniversary of the date of the
''solemn funeral procession in commemoration of our Illustrious

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Brother George Washington," December 31, 1799, in which all the
lodges in the city, escorting the officers of the grand lodge partici-
pated, "concluding the exercises of the day with appropriate memo-
rial services at St. Paul's Chapel," the absence of any reference either
in the extract printed or in the two pages of remarks on the topic
which follow it, to the memorial observance at Mt. Vernon on the
14th of December, might have attracted little interest but for the
following entry in the records of the last day's proceedings:

The grand master addressed the grand lodge in reference to his
action concerning the centennial observance of the death of George
Washington on December l-l last under the auspices of the Grand
Lodge of Virginia.

R. W. Edward M. L. Ehlers, grand secretar}-, in the chair.

On motion of M. W. John W. Vrooman, past grand master, the
action of the grand master was unanimously approved.]

Of the day's fruitage the grand master says:

An epitome of the services thus held has been prepared and ap-
pended to this address, thereby becoming a part of our permanent
record. There is a limit to the size of our printed proceedings, be-
yond which we cannot possibly go, and it is this fact alone that un-
happily proscribes the reproduction in full in our records of the many
brilliant and eloquent discourses delivered upon a now memorable
occasion in the annals of the Craft of this state.

Pure in style, lofty in aspiration, profound in thought, these fer-
vent outp )urings of patriotic sentiment amply verify the truth of
Lord Brougham's prophetic utterance: "A test of the progress which
our race has made in wisdom and virtue will be derived from the
veneration paid to the immortal name of Washington."

The appendices referred to, reflecting so many individual esti-
mates of the character of Washington, fully justifies all that the
grand master says of them as a whole, occupying 195 pages of the vol-
ume, and the text of the discourses is all in fine type, and solid.

The grand master discusses in temperate language the action of
the Grand Lodge of Washington in adopting at its communication of
1899 '"a series of resolutions which," he says, "seemingly rescinded
the resolutions of 1898, but which, nevertheless, in apparently unmis-
takable terms, reassert the vital principles of those resolutions, with
widened and extended application." In support of this view he quotes
that portion of the "'declaration" which we have quoted under Miss-
issippi. New Jersey and possibly elsewhere as proving a stumbling
block to many grand masters and committees, naturally finding in-
creased support for it in the failure of the Grand Lodge of Wash-
ington to restore the edict of non-intercourse with the Grand Lodge

204 APPENDIX. — PART I.

of Hamburg-, which failure he thinks deprived him of the right to ex-
tend to its declaration the benefit of a reasonable doubt.
He further says:

The fear of appearing too importunate prompted me to withhold
any written expression of my views to the grand master of Washing-
ton, but the unexpected receipt of a courteous communication from
him, under the date of March 21 last, fraternally requesting an ex-
change of representatives, obliged me to reply, in substance as herein
set forth, announcing that the attitude which the Grand Lodge of
Washington now occupies towards the Grand Lodge of New York
forbade a compliance with his request.

It is to be borne in mind, however, that there yet remains the
hope that our sister jurisdiction will fully rescind its objectionable
resolutions and restore its edict of non-intercourse with the Grand
Lodge of Hamburg, thereby conceding that no person can be lawfully
received into a Masonic lodge in the state of Washington unless he
proves himself, if hailing from the state of New York, to be a mem-
ber of a Masonic lodge recognized as such by the Grand Lodge of
New York. I therefore cordially recommend that full authority be
given our incoming grand master to take such steps as he may deem
necessary when he shall have ascertained the action taken by the
Grand Lodge of Washington at its session to be held on the 12th day
of June next.

The committee on correspondence reporting on this portion of
the address, follow the same lines and suggest the same course as the
grand master. The report is in the temperate and judicial language
of the chairman. Past Grand Master Anthony, and thus restates-
the now prevalent New York view of the "declaration:"

It is therein claimed by the Grand Lodge of Washington that it&
constituent lodges "possess the plenary right to determine for them-
selves— but for no one else — subject to revkw by nobody but herself, the
status of all persons claiming to be Masons, who knock at their
doors, either for the purpose of visiting, or as applicants for affilia-
tion."

1. Should this principle be made effective, and under it Masonic
recognition be extended to any person declared by other grand lodges,
to be clandestine, it would most assuredly be an attack on the sover-
eighty of other grand lodges and a violation of the well-established
doctrine of exclusive grand lodge territorial jurisdiction.

2. We dispute the right of the Grand Lodge of Washington to
concede to its constituent lodges, alone and without restriction, au-
thority of this nature. We hold that the Grand Lodge of Washing-
ton is bound to respect the Masonic status given by sister grand lodges
to individuals and lodges within their several grand jurisdictions,
that the competency of such action cannot be questioned, and that no
other course can be tolerated.

3. It would appear to your committee that under and by its ad-
herence to the doctrine of exclusive grand lodge jurisdiction (affirmed
in the declaration of 1899). the Grand Lodge of Washington cannot,
without a violation thereof, make operative the principle enunciated.

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We have for brevity's sake numbered the three propositions of
the committee. Construing^ the words '"declared by other grand
lodges," to mean (as was doubtless intended) persons declared by
grand lodges within whose territory they reside to be clandestine,
then we consider the first proposition unquestionably true, but the
principle could not be said to have been made effective unless the
grand lodge to whose review the determinations of the offending
lodges were alone subject, should refuse on conmplaint to review
them, or upon such review sustain or condone them.

With the last sentence of the second proposition we cordially
agree: but we think the implication of the first sentence that the
Grand Lodge of Washington does concede to its lodges, "alone and
without restriction, authority of this nature," is shown by the words
which we have italicized to be unwarranted.

We cordially agree, too, with the committee in the third proposi-
tion, provided the Grand Lodge of Washington means that in the ex-
ercise of the rights specified, her lodges are exercising rights not
equally reviewable by herself with other administrative functions
wherein the lodge must necessarily be the primary judge, perform-
ing its duties, as all lodges do, at its peril.

The grand master had a queer experience with the grand master
of Pennsylvania. In 1897 a resident of New York petitioned a New
York lodge, was rejected, and soon afterwards, in the same year, re-
moved to Pennsylvania. A few months ago he petitioned a Penn-
sylvania lodge, and the grand master of that jurisdiction wrote to
Grand Master POWNALL to inquire of the New York lodge whether
it had any Masonic objection to the acceptance of the petitioner by
the Pennsylvania lodge. The grand master of New York replied that
under their law the New York lodge could have no objection, as by its
provisions the jurisdiction it obtained over him expired twelve
months after the date of his rejection. The grand master of Penn-
sylvania replied that they could not take any action on his petition
because he was "not under the tongue of good Masonic report," in con-
sequence of having been rejected in the New York lodge. The re-
newed assurance of Grand Master Pownall that no legal objection
did or could exist within the state of New York to the initiation
of the petitioner into a Pennsylvania lodge, failed to satisfy the
grand master of Pennsylvania as meeting the requirements of the
law of his own jurisdiction, and he ordered the candidate's petition
returned to him. The petitioner is debarred by the law of the juris-
diction where he has resided for over two years, on account of an ob-
jection which the law of the jurisdiction where he resided at the
time of his rejection sayswas removed long ago by the lapse of time.
And there you arel

206 APPENDIX. — PART I.

The grand master gives the gratifying assurance that the Ma-
sonic Home is no longer the object and source of the pressing
anxieties which so long beset them. Of its management and re-
sources, he sa3's:

The conduct of such an institution imposes upon its management
duties which are not only most exacting, but which are ofttimes of a
delicate nature, and yet in their discharge the M. W. Jesse B. An-
thoH}- and his estimable wife have continued to surpass our fondest
expectations. The material and financial interests of the Home have
never in its historj^ been more wisely administered than by the pres-
ent board of trustees. The financial exhibit submitted by the board
reveals that the annual income for the support of the Home with its
247 inmates is greater than is required b}' manj^ thousands of dollars.

From the report of the superintendent we learn that per capita
cost for eleven months was S1T0.33, a proportion which would give
$185.81 for a full year.

That the figures are for onh' eleven months is explained by the
grand lodge meeting in May. instead of June as heretofore, pursuant to
a change in the constitution accomplished during the 3'ear.

The New York proceedings are ver}' rich this yea.T in historical
matter. A special committee reported a completed list of the affili-
ated Craftsmen — with service, name and number of lodge — who par-
ticipated in the late war with Spain; and the historian of the grand
lodge (Peter Ross) presents as a beginning in the direction of a
more complete roster, 225 names of Revolutionary heroes, with ser-
vice, numbers of lodges and with man}' of them some details of per-
sonal and contemporary history. He sa3-s that there were at that
time as many unaffiliated Masons in the state as those in full com-
munion with lodges, and estimates that together, in 1775. the number
of Freemasons, good or indifferent, did not exceed 500.

Brother Ross says that Masonry flourished on Manhattan Island
during the British military occupation, and continues:

The army lodges gave a great impetus to the Craft, and it was
during that occupation that the Athol Provincial Grand Lodge was
formed, which first met December 5, 1782, under warrant dated Sep-
tember 5, 1781. Of that body our sovereign grand lodge, the premier
grand lodge of the world in point of numbers, is the legitimate and
direct successor.

The proceedings contain a phototype of the just completed
monument to John L. Lewis, at Penn Yan, a tall, white, rectangular
shaft of singularly graceful proportions.

The grand lodge chartered two new lodges; appropriated 82,000
for the relief of the sufferers by the great fire at Hull and Ottawa
(Ontario) which occurred while the body was in session: ordered the

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lecture on the Bible — an addition to the ritual adopted last year — to
be transferred from the Third to the First Degree, and g'iven imme-
diately after the explanation of the three great lights; properly de-
cided that a refusal to waive territorial jurisdiction establishes no
claim whatsoever upon the subject of it and in no wise affects his
eligibility, and negatived a proposition to substitute the word "com-
munication" for the word "day" in the constitution, which would en-
able lodges to initiate, pass and raise more than five candidates in
one day.

Charles W. Mead, of Albany, was elected grand master by ac-
clamation after Grand Master Pownall. had been similarly elected
and declined further service; Edward M. L. Ehlers, New York, in
like manner elected grand secretary.

The report on correspondence (163 pp.) is — so far as it relates to
English-speaking grand lodges— is from the accustomed hand of Past
Grand Master Jesse B. Anthony, is enriched as usual with his abil-
ity and Masonic knowledge and suffused throughout with his temper-
ate and fraternal spirit.

Illinois for 1899 receives careful notice. He touches some on the
salient points of Grand Master Cook's address, especially commend-
ing his wise suggestions in reference to rotation in office.

Of Bro. Frank Crane's oration, he says:

R. W. Frank Crane, grand orator, delivered the annual oration.
We will frankly confess that it is not often we read the whole of these
grand orations, but we have this, and we commend it to others. It is
suggestive of "the right way of looking at things."

He notes, and queries also:

Past grand masters, past deputy grand masters and past grand
wardens are, by present legislation, hereafter to receive per diem
and mileage. Query: Why not past grand treasurers and past grand
secretaries?

Because they are not, like the others, permanent members.

Having in another place mentioned the bequest by the late
Brother Cregier of the jewel presented to him in 1872 (the only one
ever bestowed by the grand lodge) he says:

Preliminary to the installation ceremonies M. W. Brother Rob-
bins — now senior past grandmaster, residing in this jurisdiction — had
the pleasure and honor of investing Grand Master Cook with the
"Cregier Jewel," to be worn in the discharge of his official duty as in-
stalling officer. In the course of the ceremonies the grand master-
elect was put in possession of the above jewel, and it will in future
years— like the signet ring in some jurisdictions — be placed in charge
of the grand masters in regrular succession.

208 APPENDIX. — PART I.

The Illinois report on correspondence receives g'enerous treat-
ment both in space and matter. He thus expresses himself as to its
form:

M. W. Joseph Robbins continues the topical form in the report on
correspondence (212 pp.), but we have the impression that he prefers
(as we certainly do) the old method. It seems to comprehend more
particularly the purposes of reports of this character.

Continuing- he says:

New York for 1898 has careful attention by our brother. We de-
sire to assure him that we would not, knowingly, pervert his (or any
other brother's) position, and if we have inadvertently done so, we
apologize therefor (not to ourselves but personally).

Which we echo. Here is our hand.

As evidence that we are seemingly not far apart upon what mo-
mentarily appeared to be a difference between us, he quotes from his
report for 1898 that which shows that we are in entire accord:

Freemasonry comprehends the requirement of a belief in the ex-
istence of God — a Supreme Father — and upon that platform men of
all shades of religious belief are upon an equality. In the free ex-
ercise of individual opinion, we concede to others the right to deter-
mine for themselves as to certain principles embraced in that sacred
volume. There can, however, be no exception to that which is an es-
sential— a belief in the existence of God — a Supreme Ruler."

He quotes the concluding portion of our remarks on Negro Ma-
sonry with these prefatory remarks:

As has been heretofore stated, he upholds the Grand Lodge of
Washington in its action of 1898. We are of the opinion that the
consensus of judgment must rule and the declaration of the Grand
Lodge of Washington, June, 1899, in its reconsideration and repeal
of its former action, demonstrates that the general opinion is a
governing factor with the majority in that jurisdiction.

We beg to thank Brother Anthony in advance for the use we in-
tend to make of his valuable statistics for the year.

The customary interesting translation and notice of the pro-
ceedings of continental and other non-English-speaking grand bodies
is again from the hand of Bro. Emil Frenkel, upon whose worthy
shoulders has fallen the mantle of the lamented Sackrevter.

We observe in his notice of the Mexican gran dieta, that the
name of President Porfirio Diaz, whose owner abandoned the gran
dieta symbolica in 1895 to affiliate with one of the recalcitrant
grand lodges expelled by that body, no longer does duty in con-
nection with the grand mastership, in the New York report. Brother
Frenkel says the gran dieta ''controls about two hundred and
twenty-five subordinate lodges, with a membership approximating
22,000 brethren."'

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 209

This would give an average membersliip per lodge more than
twice as great as Texas, the nearest American neighbor of the
Mexican states where the alleged Masonry of that country most does
flourish; an average equaled, according to Brother Anthony's com-
parison table, by onh^ twelve jurisdictions in the United States!

But it must be remembered that these figures come from Mexican
sources, and that figures must be taken with allowance, like every-
thing else that has been touched by the gran dieta.

NEW ZEALAND, 1899.

llTH Annual. Hokitika. April 24.

The seat of this communication of the grand lodge is in the colo-
nial division of Westland.

The grand master, the Rt. Hon. Richard John Seddon, presided
in person.

The board of general purposes reported that the Prince of Wales,
grand master of England, had been pleased to accept the office of
grand patron of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand, and the thanks of
the grand lodge were returned for the honor.

The recognition of the grand lodges of Scotland and Ireland was
accepted, the latter — and perhaps also the former — being proffered
on the same terms as were offered by the Grand Lodge of England.

The Grand Lodge of Hamburg had expressed a willingness to
enter into fraternal relations. This, too, was agreed to. Of course
the Grand Lodge of New Zealand with its yet comparatively limited
familiarity with the history of the relations of distant grand lodges,
is more excusable for making a mesalliance than a cis-Atlantic body
of the same age, but we regret to see it entering into fraternal rela-
tions with a freebooter like Hamburg that has been justly outlawed
for its piracy by all American grand lodges.

The following was adopted without change:

United Grand Lodge of England. — Return of Charters. — In reply
to an application from the grand secretary of this grand lodge, the
grand secretary of the Grand Lodge of England forwarded a copy of
a resolution passed by his grand lodge, stating for its object "the
preservation of the rights and privileges of minorities;"' ordering
that lodge warrants are not to be canceled until the expiration of

210 APPENDIX. — PART I.

three months from the date of receipt by the grand secretar5^ Your
board is of opinion, and has replied, that this resolution is opposed to
the clause of the terms of recognition, which says that "a majority
of two-thirds of the brethren present shall be required to enable the
lodge to tender its allegiance to the Grand Lodge of New Zealand,"'
and consequently, in such cases, there can be no "rights and privi-
leges of minorities" that need preservation.

The "grand superintendents" spoken of in the following have
about the same functions as the district deputy grand masters in
American jurisdictions. Suggestions to change the title to "District
Grand Masters," or "District Deputy Grand Masters," are now under
consideration:

Grand Lodge Regalia. — The clothing ordered for the three grand
superintendents has arrived. This will complete the regalia for
grand lodge as soon as the gauntlets for the grand deacons (6) are
supplied. The board desires to consult grand lodge as to the desira-
bility of ordering undress regalia for the grand superintendents and
grand wardens. The wear and tear of the expensive regalia is very
heavy, owing to its having to be carried about so often, and the un-
dress clothing would save it materially, as the dress regalia would
not then leave the care of the grand secretary, and would be worn
only in grand lodge.

"Undress regalia" is not known in this country.

The report on returns shows one hundred and sixteen lodges on
the register, with a total membership of 4,916.

We observe that the name of their distinguished representative
near our grand lodge, M.W. John M. Pearson, got changed on the
long round trip to New Zealand and return — suffered a sea change —
H being substituted for M as the middle initial. The importance of
this is not so apparent until the remainder of the name is spelled out,
with the startling phonetic effect of changing the MiLO of the origi-
nal Greek to the "High-low" of the modern Hoyle.

The receipt of three copies of the Illinois proceedings for 1898 —
one bound, is acknowledged.

Rt. Hon. Richard John Seddon, P.O., LL.D, of Wellington, wa&
re-elected grand master; Rev. William Ronaldson, Christchurch,
remains grand secretary.

The next semi-annual communication was to be held at Dunedin;
the annual at Auckland.

No correspondence reports are published by this grand lodge.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 211

NORTH CAROLINA, i900.

113th Annual. Raleigh. January 9.

Six past grand masters and the representatives of nineteen juris-
dictions lent additional dignity to the occasion. Illinois was not rep-
resented.

The grand master, R. J. Noble, whose phototype adorns the fly
leaf, after a very brief exordium plunged at once into business. He
wanted a ruling on "excluding for non-payment of dues." confessing
that he did not exactly understand the term, nor did he know how to
exclude.

The jurisprudence committee explain:

Under the present by-law the course of the lodges seems to be
clearl}' marked out. If a member notified that he must appear and
show cause why he shall not be dismembered for non-payment of dues,
shall appear and fail to show sufficient cause, he shall be excluded or
dismembered: not expelled or suspended from all the rights of Ma-
sonr3\ but excluded from lodge membership.

An excluded or dismembered Mason is totally unlike a dimitted
non-affiliate, because he is under a cloud and cannot petition an}^
lodge for membership, but only the lodge which excluded him for res-
toration.

Among his decisions are the following:

"Can a lodge of E. A. or F. C. be opened at a called meeting for
the purpose of conferring a degree as E. A. or F. C. without first
opening as Master Masons and calling from labor to refreshment?"
Answered. "No." Every lodge must first be opened in the Master
Mason's Degree, then labor dispensed with in the Master Mason's De-
gree for the purpose of opening a lodge on the First or Second Degree
for work and instruction.

This passed muster; so it appears that in that latitude they must
begin at the top round of the ladder and climb down, while on our
parallel athletics are discouraged — we must not spring to the top
rung but go up decourously from the bottom. Great is the mystery
when ritualism and law are hashed up together unseasoned by com-
mon sense. He also decided:

Statesville Lodge No. 487 says: A brother who was in good and
regular standing of Statesville Lodge No. 38.3 when it surrendered its
charter, petitioned Statesville Lodge No. 487 for membership, which
petition was acted on August 2, 1898, unfavorably. At the request of
the petitioner the same petition was called up, or presented, again on

212 APPENDIX. — PART I.

August 15, 1899, and acted upon favorably at the same communica-
tion. What is the status of the brother? I ruled that the brother
was a member of Statesville Lodge; that, while the action of the
lodge was irregular, it was no fault of the brother that the lodge did
not proceed regularly.

Central Cross Lodge No. 187 received a petition for membership
and acted upon it favorably at the same meeting. The brother at-
tended the lodge for some months as a member, when it was sug-
gested that the brother had not been received regularly, and that he
ought to send in another petition, which he did, and was rejected.
What was his status? I ruled that he was a member of Central Cross
Lodge No. 187; that he should not be made to suffer for the irregular
action of the lodge, as he acted in good faith.

In both these instances the decision was sustained, although in
both the lodge was held to be censurable.

He reported having called a special communication of the grand
lodge at Oxford to consider the repeal of a resolution adopted at the
last annual, instructing the directors of the Oxford Orphan Asylum
to abolish the office of lady supervisor, and his call argued the neces-
sity of the office with such convincing force that the resolution was
repealed by a vote of 320 to 66.

An echo of this at the communication under review, indicating
that the object aimed at by the original resolution was not so much
the office as the officer, was a resolution calling on the lady supervisor
to resign. This resolution went to the table.

In discussing the question of granting dispensations the grand
master incidentally says that when a person removes from the juris-
diction of a lodge and desires to be made a Mason he should ask the
consent of the lodge from whose jurisdiction he has removed. This
passed unchallenged, perhaps because it was incidental, but why he
should do so and not also ask the consent of any other lodge whose
territory he traversed in making the removal, is not apparent. If
neither of these lodges had ever established any personal relations
with him, we see no reason why — when he was once out of their baili-
wicks— it should make any difference whether he had spent ten years
or ten minutes in one or both.

The jurisprudence committee sustained the grand master in ap-
pi-oving the action of several lodges in accepting the resignations of
elective officers — in one case of a master, but recommend that the
law be amended to read, "An installed officer cannot resign his office,
but the same must expire by limitation," and say this would be a re-
turn to the ancient landmark. Where this landmark is to be found
outside of the landmark factory of Masonic commentators we have
never been able to discover.

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The grand master announced the death of Past Grand Master
Robert Brank Vance. He attained the rank of general in the Con-
federate service, and after the war served six terms in the congress
of the United States. He was the author of a book of poems called
"Heart Throbs from the Mountains." His portrait accompanies his
memorial.

The grand lodge listened to a very practical oration by Bro. E. W.
Pou; chartered three new lodges and did a large amount of routine
business.

B. S. ROYSTER, of Oxford, was elected grand master; John C.
Drewry, Raleigh, re-elected grand secretary.

The report on correspondence (149 pp.) is again the work of Bro.
John A. Collins, the increasing interest of whose reports warrants
us in rejoicing that he is now apparently permanently installed in
the reviewer's chair.

He gives three pages to the Illinois proceedings for 1899. epito-
mizing the more salient features of the grand master's address, with
generally brief comments — so brief that we could wish that there
were more of them. Of one topic touched by Grand Master Cook, he
says:

"Rotation in office" receives the consideration of the grand mas-
ter, and he is right in the view that there should be a happy medium
between life tenure and the rapid transit which creates a past master
every year. But this is something grand lodges cannot very well con-
trol, and of the two extremes there is really less danger from the
ambitious rusher than from the drone, whose only similitude is that
of a bump on a log — the power to stay and rot.

In his exceedingly kind notice of our report, referring to the
Washington incident he says:

When there is practical unanimity among all American grand
lodges, north, south, east and west, it seems a waste of energy to
attempt to persuade them that Negro Masonry is legitimate and regu-
lar, and the only fruits of the controversy, so far seen, are acrimoni-
ous words and bitter feeling. After a thorough study of every phase
of the subject, Brother Robbins comes to the conclusion that race
prejudice only is at the bottom of the hostility to Negro Masonry,
and all the dis^claimers in that regard of all the grand lodges of the
United States fail to carry conviction even of their sincerity to the
mind of Brother Robbins.

Although a good many of our brethren have relegated us to the
limbo of an obstinate juryman in this matter, we have been rather
surprised that so few of them have dipped their pens in gall when re-
ferring to us. Perhaps they have exhausted all their choice exple-
tives on Brother Upton.

214 APPENDIX. — PART I.

We will not discuss the question of race prejudice with Brother
CoLLixs, because the environment of each is so different that neither
can quite appreciate the limitations of the other. We have no fault
to find with his statement in the last two or three lines we have
quoted above, as he looks at it, because we are satisfied, from his re-
strained, fraternal tone that he is aiming to do us full justice. Still,
if anj' of his readers were to gather the impression that these dis-
claimers left us with a conviction of conscious insincerity on the part
of all those who make them they would have imbibed an erroneous
idea.

It may perhaps help him to catch our meaning to say that it
seems to us fully apparent that however free from race prejudice
some of those who insisted that the question was not one of color at
all, may have thought themselves to be, the terms in which they dis-
cussed it — he will at once recall those to whom we allude — show that
they expected to find it in others in a degree that would make it the
most potent factor in precipitating a swift aligament against the
Grand Lodge of Washington.

We are gratified to find Brother Collins fully subscribing to our
views concerning the inadvisability of dispensing Masonic relief in
"homes" which are unduly costly in construction and maintenance.

NORTH DAKOTA, 1899.

10th Annual. Fargo. June 20.

Four past grand masters were present, and the representatives
of twenty-one jurisdictions. Brother E. George Guthrie appearing
for Illinois.

It is seldom that so much thought, strongly because simply
stated, gets into the exordium of an address from the grand east, as
is reflected in the opening sentences of the grand master. George
H. Keyes (whose portrait is appropriately interleaved with his pa-
per). He sa3's:

Brethren: — Life is made up of moments, and moments are made
up of thoughts, and thoughts are born into acts, and acts into deeds,
and thus along the highwaj- of life we gather them up and drop them
by the waj-side. The weed, the flower, the fruit, the forest tree
springs up in our wake and thus our life's records are left in perpetual
memor}'. be the}' good, or bad or indifferent. No one thing is all our

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life. Masonry, even to the most enthusiastic, is but a part, yet
should that part be neglected, the whole cannot be as beautiful; for
in Masonry we are taught ethics that must color all our acts and
thoughts and deeds. The tremendous force which lies behind the
mystic tie must perforce imprint itself upon the civilization in which
we live. It need not necessarily be done in the name of Freemasonry,
but wheresoever or whensoever our acts and deeds have been laid
beside our pathway the tinge of our precepts color and emblazen the
scroll. Whether it be in church, in business, in public atfairs, in
social ways, ever pervading and ever active, it marks and stamps
a.nd prints and paints and stains the record of our life.

He announced the death of Thomas J. Wilder, past grand secre-
tary, also a past senior grand warden of the territorial Grand Lodge
•of Dakota, aged 62, and of Frank A. Briggs, past grand treasurer,
and at the time of his death governor of the state. The proceedings
contain his portrait. The loss of Past Grand Master James A. Haw-
ley, of our own jurisdiction is noticed.

The grand master reported few decisions. In a case where a
brother was put on trial for unmasonic conduct in that he was in ar-
rears for dues, and failed to appear, it was shown by the secretary's
books that he was in arrears in the sum of nine dollars. No testi-
mon}' was put in on the part of the defense. On the question of
guilty or not guilty of non-payment of dues, seven ballots were for
"guilty," six for "not guilty." The grand master decided that the
-verdict was that the accused was not guilty of being in arrears for
dues, and that no appeal would lie to the grand master. Further, he
says:

Presuming that }-ou desire to know whether an appeal will lie to
the grand lodge from an action of the lodge, I will call 3'our atten-
tion to section 1, chapter 7, page 59. Masonic code: "Every Mason
under sentence of suspension or expulsion has the right to appeal
irom the sentence to the Grand Lodge of North Dakota."

I cannot find that our code gives the right to a lodge to appeal
from its own decision. My predecessor, M. W. Robert M. Carothers,
who is not only learned in the law of our land but in Masonic juris-
prudence, decided that: '"Proceedings against a brother are criminal
in their nature. The lodge is both judge and jury, and its findings in
favor of the accused are final. No appeal on the part of the accusers
will lie, nor can a new trial be granted."' (Pro. 1898, p. 269, ques. 3.)

This decision was approved by the grand lodge. Therefore, un-
der our code and the decision just referred to, I must decide that your
lodge has no right to appeal, and no new trial can be granted. The
brother has been declared guiltless of owing an}^ dues to the lodge,
and, therefore, should have a receipt in full for the same.

The committee on jurisprudence held that the decision should be
approved except as to that portion wherein the brother is declared to
be entitled to a receipt in full for dues, and the grand lodge concurred.

216 APPENDIX.— PART 1.

If the committee had held that the vote was a verdict of not
guilty of the charge — unmasonic conduct (which might well be true
the declaration of any code to the contrary notwithstanding) instead
of not guilty of the specification — being in arrears for dues (which
the evidence showed not to be true), they would have had visible
ground for saying that he was not entitled to a receipt in full. As
it is, it looks, as if he was either entitled to that or to a declaration
that the record was equivalent thereto.

The grand master referred to the Washington memorial obser-
vance in favorable terms but doubted, in view of extraordinary ex-
penses about to be incurred in fitting up new offices for the grand
secretary, the ability of the grand lodge to contribute financially,
and felt that they should not take honors where they could not carry
their share of the burdens. The grand lodge adopted the following:

That we revere the memory of our exemplary Craftsman, George
Washington, and approve the spirit of patriotism and respect which
calls for the memorial in question.

Your committee, for various reasons, has its doubts as to the suc-
cess of the movement, and believe that this grand lodge can best
promote the cause of Masonry by confining its efforts to its own
jurisdiction.

We, therefore, recommend that this grand lodge contribute no
funds and send no delegates to the said memorial.

The grand lodge chartered five new lodges; so amended the code
that no one who has received the first or second degree shall be
stopped in his advancement except by charges being preferred and
trial thereon had according to their trial code, thus assimilating
their law to that of Illinois; located the grand lodge at Fargo for the
next five years; divided the state into thirteen districts for holding
schools of instruction, one annually in each district, the lodges to
pay the per diem and the grand lodge the mileage of the grand lec-
turer holding them; accepted the proposition of the trustees of the
Scottish Rite bodies for the use, for twenty years or longer, of space
in the basement of the new temple at Fargo (a cut of which embel-
lishes the proceedings), foroffices for the grand secretary and library
rooms, these rooms to be heated without cost to the grand lodge, but
to be finished and furnished by that body, and enthusiastically
adopted the following:

Resolved, That the Masons of this grand jurisdiction have viewed
with pride the action of our then grand master, Robert M. Car-
others, in granting a dispensation to hold a lodge U. D. in the Philip-
pine Islands, and the unanimous and enthusiastic approval of his acts
by the grand lodge at its previous session. We have watched with
eagerness all news of what our brethren were doing in the island on
the other side of the world. Thus far reports of their acts have re-

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ceived our hearty approval, and met our most sang^uine expectations.
We, therefore, extend to our brethren in the antipodes our heartiest
and sincerest, and deepest regards. We watch for their return with
no little expectation of pleasure of the reunion and the gathering- to-
gether again of oar brothers around the firesides, and the re-uniting
with their loved ones will be our cherished anticipation. We send them
our greeting, our good will and our hopes for a safe and pleasant re-
turn.

The Fargo brethren gave a theatre party for the visitors, at the
opera house, the play being Fedora, by Sardou.

John A. Percival, of Devil's Lake, was elected grand master;
Frank J. Thompson, Fargo, re-elected grand secretary.

There is no report on correspondence, but the proceedings con-
tain a pen and ink sketch of the Masonic Hall at Manila, occupied
by the North Dakota Military Lodge. We quote from the accompany-
ing notes:

The main lodge room was made by converting five rooms into
one. seating one hundred and fifty ver}' comfortably. Two meetings
a week were held while the troops were at Manila, and the hall was
always filled, largely by visiting Masons connected with the military
and naval service.

It was reported that the lodge meetings were occasions of great
enjoyment, and their efi'ects most salutary upon the moral tone of
the participants.

NOVA SCOTIA, 1899.

34th Annual. Annapolis. June li.

Three past grand masters were present, and the representatives
of twentj^-eight grand jurisdictions, T. A. Cossman answering for
Illinois.

As usual the grand lodge attended church in the forenoon of the
first day. In the procession the Royal Arch Masons were assigned a
position immediately in front of the grand lodge officers. The breth-
ren marched to St. Luke's church, where the rector, Bro. the Rev.
Henry How, a member of Annapolis Royal Lodge, preached an in-
teresting sermon.

The grand master (Thomas B. Flint, M. P.) announced tfie
death of Past Grand Master Lewis Johnstone, M. D., in his seventy-
fifth year, whose service in the grand east was in the years 1886-1887'

218 APPENDIX. — PART I.

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and of Past Deputy Grand Master Edward T. Mahon, in his sixty-
third year. He was buried by the Grand Lodge of Connecticut, at
Ridgefield, in that state, beside the remains of his wife, who had pre-
ceded him. Also deceased were W. E. Starratt, past deputy grand
master: W. M. Forsyth, past district deputy grand master, and
eleven past masters.

The grand master referred to the subject of non-affiliation as
one of importance and urged that every effort should be made to
minimize what is admitted to be a great evil among them.

He reminded the grand lodge of the invitation already accepted
to be represented at the Washington memorial observance, consid-
ering it of the utmost moment that the grand lodges of Canada should
show by their participation in the ceremonies that deep interest
which they feel in the welfare of their United States brethren and in
the fame of the distinguished dead.

The grand lodge adopted the following report and appropriated
$150 to defray the expenses of their representative:

They have duly considered the correspondence laid before them,
and would respectfully recommend that the grand lodge accept the
invitation so kindly extended by the M. W. Grand Lodge of Virginia,
and that the M. W. grand master be appointed to represent the Grand
Lodge of Nova Scotia, and that in the event of his not being able to
attend, that he appoint some brother of eminence in the Craft to
take his place, so that the grand lodge may be represented on that
important occasion, and that we join with the Grand Lodge of Vir-
ginia in doing honor to the memory of one who will ever live in the
hearts of his countrymen, whose memory will be green and fresh
when republics and empires will have passed away. Whose memory
is revered by us as Britons, although the obligation and duty of our
forefathers towards their king and country required that they should
oppose him by force of arms; yet his memory as a man, a soldier and
a statesman will be ever dear to us, but doubly dear to us as a Mason;
and today, we as Britons join with the great English-speaking race to
the south of us with united hearts in celebrating and doing honor to
the memory of one of the noblest of the earth.

The grand master made a part of his address the edict he had
issued restoring fraternal relations with the Grand Lodge of Peru.

Under the head of official decisions he reported the following:

A question of some importance arose between Royal Standard
Lodge No. 398, Registry of England, working at Halifax, and Acadia
Lodge No. li, R. N. S., which was referred to me. It appears
that a person employed in the imperial service at Halifax was
elected to membership and received his first degree in Acadia Lodge.
Royal Standard Lodge communicated with me complaining that
Acadia Lodge was taking material which, by a well understood
comity which has long existed between the Registry of England and
the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia— or rather the Nova Scotia lodges

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operating- in Halifax, — was reserved for Royal Standard Lodge. The
latter lodge claimed that by virtue of an agreement or understand-
ing which was made at the time of the formation of this grand lodge,
persons in the imperial service at Halifax were exclusively material
for Royal Standard, that lodge on its part abandoning all claim to
make Masons of persons resident in Nova Scotia not in the imperial
service.

As there was nothing in the constitution throwing light upon this
matter, I requested Acadia Lodge to defer passing or raising the
brother until I could look into the matter.

Acadia Lodge most gracefully acceded to my suggestion and in-
formed me that although it was unaware of the existence of any
binding agreement to the effect claimed by Royal Standard Lodge,
yet as a matter of fact the lodge was not aware at the time of the
brother's election that he was in the imperial service.

After careful inquiry and a correspondence with Past Grand Mas-
ter Sircom and others, I was convinced that an understanding of the
nature claimed by Royal Standard Lodge had existed and had grown
up into a sort of unwritten law on that subject.

For many reasons T felt it desirable that that state of things
should continue, and on representing the views and action of Acadia
Lodge to the Royal Standard Lodge, the latter intimated to me by its
worshipful master that it would be agreeable to that lodge that I
should inform Acadia Lodge of the results of my inquiries, and that
no objection would be made by Royal Standard to the further ad-
vancement of this brother, whose Masonic standing they had no de-
sire to disturb.

I communicated my views and this information to Acadia Lodge,
and I understand the brother referred to has been advanced in Ma-
sonry by that lodge.

If grand lodge should agree with my view of this matter, I would
recommend that grand lodge place the question upon a clear founda-
tion by the passage of a resolution on the subject.

This grand lodge, I am convinced, has every desire to carry out
in perfect good faith any such understanding if it existed, and to
continue on those terms of harmony and cordialit}' which have so long
existed between our cit}- lodges and our brethren of Royal Standard
Lodge.

The committee on address say under this head:

Your committee are pleased at learning that all the decisions and
rulings of the grand master have been well sustained and of such a
character as to have caused no acrimonious discussions or subjects
for dispute, and entirely agree with him in the courteous and entirely
Masonic manner in which he so happily settled the differences be-
tween Roj-al Standard Lodge No. 398. Registry of England, and
Acadia Lodge No. 14. Registry of Nova Scotia, harmony being the
glor}' of all institutions, more especially this of ours; and also that a
resolution be passed and spread upon the minutes of this grand lodge,
placing the matter upon a clear basis so that no question may arise in
the future.

220 APPENDIX. — PART I.

We have made diligent search for the resolution foreshadowed
by the committee, but do not find it. However, we trust that the
parsnips are sufficiently buttered without it.

From the report of the deputy grand master, who discharged the
executive functions during the absence of his chief from the jurisdic-
tion (attending to his parliamentary duties at Ottawa), we learn that
dispensations to confer the Fellow Craft Degree within the constitu-
tional period are not known; such dispensations are confined to the
Master Mason's Degree only.

The deputy grand master of New Brunswick, W. R. Wallace,
was received with the grand honors, and replying to the welcoming
words of the grand master, referred at length to the question of a
union of the three grand lodges of the Maritime Provinces, and there-
upon the following was adopted:

Whereas, The matter of the consolidation of the Grand Lodges
of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia having been incidentally referred
to at the present session of this communication, therefore.

Resolved, That a committee be now appointed to confer with the
Grand Lodge of New Brunswick or a committee thereof, should one
be appointed, relative to the consolidation of said grand lodges.

Subsequently a like committee was provided for and appointed to
consider the feasibility of a consolidation of the Grand Lodge of
Prince Edward Island with the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia.

The apartments of Annapolis Royal Lodge No. 33, in which the
grand lodge held its session, were dedicated by the grand master — the
grand lodge being at labor during the ceremonies; the Grand Lodge
(Orient?) of Belgium was recognized, and Halifax was agreed upon as
the place of next meeting.

Thomas B. Flint, M. P., of Yarmouth, grand master, and Hon.
William Ross, Halifax, grand secretary, were re-elected.

The report on correspondence (202 pp.) is again of composite
architecture, the work of Brethren T. V. B. Bingay, W. E. Thomp-
son, T. Mowbray, and the grand secretary, who writes the conclud-
ing remarks, and thus explains how he came to be in it:

One member of the correspondence committee, through unforseen
circumstances, was compelled to return the work assigned to him,
when the whole of the work should have been in the hands of the
printer, and we were compelled to make other arrangements; in fact,
in addition to our other duties, assume for the time being the role of
reviewer.

In his reading he went over a vast amount of matter about the
Washington incident, and while joining with many grand lodges in
disapproving the action taken by that grand lodge, he cannot but

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feel that the censure expressed by some grrand lodges in the United
States is unnecessarily severe. He further says:

Several grand lodges, with commendable kindness and modera-
tion, appealed to the good sense of the Grand Lodge of Washington
to rectify the error committed, and, with that fraternal regard which
should at all times characterize our intercourse with other grand
lodges, the resolution relative to "Negro Freemasonry" was recalled
and canceled. This would doubtless have been done without the sev-
erance of intercourse bj^ the Granc? Lodges of Arkansas, Florida,
Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and
Texas. Contrast the action of the above named grand lodges with
the brotherly protests of the Grand Lodges of Massachusetts, New
York, Maryland, Michigan and others. It must be admitted that
Prince Hall and the colored brethren associated with him were made
Masons in a lodge having its charter from the Grand Lodge of Eng-
land, and the fact that said grand lodge granted them a charter
dated 29th day of September, 1784. proves that they were recognized
as Freemasons. Had Prince Hall limited his authority to African
Lodge No. 459, located in Boston, all this trouble would have been
avoided and his actions justified — but that he had the right or power
to license other colored lodges cannot be admitted.

We also observe with much pleasure that this vexed question,
which has been so long and so largely agitating the minds of very
many of the ablest Masonic writers on the continent, has been set at
rest by the considerate action of the Grand Lodge of Washington.

Our proceedings for 1898 are carefully reviewed by the chairman
of the committee, Brother Bingay.

Quoting from Grand Master Cook's remarks on the disposition to
spectacularize the ceremonies, he says:

Although unfortunately the work in Nova Scotia is not as uniform
as it should be, nor as it might be if we had the services of a paid.
well informed traveling lecturer, yet as far as our experience goes it
is generally done in a careful and impressive manner; but we must
enter our protest against the same innovations to which Grand Master
Cook refers creeping into the work of some of our lodges. The more
closely the old York Rite is followed the more impressive and beauti-
ful the work will be: no need for robes, stereopticons, nor fancy
music during the conferring of the degrees. There should be plenty
of opportunities for all of these things when the Craft are not at
labor.

He quotes the eloquent conclusion of the grand master's address;
compliments Past Grand Master Smith's "most excellent and inter-
esting address," and in his complimentary reference to the report on
correspondence, notes its topical form without indicating his own
preference as to plan.

222 APPENDIX. — PART I.

OHIO. 1899.

90th Annual. Toledo. October 25.

The frontispiece of the Ohio volume is a fine half-tone portrait
of the retiring grand master, E. C. Gulliford.

Eleven past grand masters were present.

At the outset of his well written address, Grand Master Gulli-
ford indulges in some eloquent reflections upon the characteristics of
Masonry.

He announced the death of Past Grand Master Charles C.
KiEFER, and of W. Bro. Enoch Terry Carson, to whose lives and
characters we referred in our report of last year. To these the com.
mittee on necrology add the name of W. Bro. John H. Jones, for
fifty-one years a member of Jefferson Lodge, and in nine diiTerent
years its master; and note the passing of our own Past Grand Master
Hawley.

The grand master reports with extreme pleasure the resumption
of fraternal representation with the Grand Lodge of Tennessee, and
the grand lodge gave his welcome a hearty second. He reported
three decisions:

1. Held: That it is undesirable for the master, senior warden,
junior warden, or secretary to subscribe to, or cause, the lodge seal to
be affixed to any diploma other than the one recommended by this
grand lodge.

2. Held: That it is improper to post in the ante-rooms a list of
suspensions or expulsions where lodge-rooms are occupied or per-
mitted to be occupied by societies other than strictly Masonic.

3. Held: That robes used in the conferring of degrees should
not be worn in a Masonic procession.

The terms in which the first of these is couched indicate a con-
sciousness that unanimous acquiescence in the opinion was hardly
looked for. The other two should go without saying anywhere, but
the fact of their being rendered indicates that they did not.

Of rejected applicants he says:

A specified time-limit in which rejected applications may again
be presented in our lodges has heretofore been referred to this grand
lodge, but no action being taken thereon. Other of our grand bodies
protect their members, in that a rejected petition cannot be again
introduced until the expiration of a certain time after such reject-
ion.

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I would therefore su<r}jest, and do recommend, that a time-limit
be fixed of six months, and that such period must in each case elapse
before rejected applications can again be presented to this jurisdic-
tion.

The grand lodge concurred in the adverse report of the com-
mittee on jurisprudence, who see no reason why their long-estab-
lished practice should be changed, and say in support of their view:

The candidate must again petition, submit himself to the investi-
gation of a new committee, and the results of another ballot. If he is
really unworthy, he is no more likely to gain admission than he is if he
waits a while longer before again making application. On the other
hand, if mistake has occurred, or some ballot has been cast against
him through misinformation, or through some unjust and transient
impulse, an opportunity to correct it should not be unnecessarily
delayed.

Of the Washington incident he says:

At the annual communication of the grand lodge of the state of
Washington, held in June 1898, a resolution recognizing "Negro" and
other clandestine Masonry was adopted. No official notice was re-
ceived b}' this grand lodge until after its last annual communication.
The Grand Lodge of Washington having made an apparent renuncia-
tion of their action in this connection, and the whole subject having
been fully treated by your committee on foreign correspondence, your
grand master deems it unnecessary to make more than a passing ref-
erence to the matter in his address.

From that committee M. W. Brother Cunningham reported the
following, which was adopted:

In relation to the action of the M. W. Grand Lodge of Washing-
ton, referred to your committee, the subject-matter therein has been
fully considered in the general report of your committee, and, as the
M. W. Grand Lodge of Washington now claims that it has recon-
sidered its unfraternal action, no further action in relation thereto
is deemed necessary upon the part of this grand lodge.

So far as the grand master had been able to learn, clandestine
Masonry in Ohio is fast becoming a thing of the past. "The lodges,"
he says, "are closing their doors, and the members openly renouncing
allegiance to these so-called Masonic bodies." He reports having
received through New England Lodge No. 4, the petition for restora-
tion of Bro. J. F. Wright, a former member, who was suspended
from all the rights and privileges of Masonry by Grand Master GOOD-
ALE, for disloyalty and rebellion, at the time of the arrest of the
charter of that lodge in 1891. The petition renounces the interdicted
bodies, and is endorsed by the lodge. After patient investigation its
prayer was granted.

Set over against a half-tone portrait of Sydney Moore, past
junior grand warden, is the grand master's account of the laying of
the cornerstone of Moore Masonic Temple in the city of Delaware.

224 APPENDIX. — PART I.

This temple, together with the land on which it is located, is the
magnificent gift of Brother MoORE to Hiram Lodge, the lodge in
which he was raised in 1856, and of his continuous membership since,
wherein he has served many times in its highest office, and of which
he has been treasurer for the last twentj' years. The grand master
called attention to some of the evils of a separate ballot for each de-
gree and recommended the consideration of the question whether it
would not be better to have the single ballot for the three degrees.
but the jurisprudence committee had the grand lodge with them in
the opinion that as the grand lodge had settled upon the present
plan, and it had become so thoroughly imbedded in their system of
Masonry as established in Ohio, it was not wise to make a change.

The Grand Lodge of Illinois formerly maintained the three bal-
lot system and the law so stood when our present code was adopted
twenty-six years 'ago; but as the new code did away with the old law
permitting the staying of a candidate for advancement bj^ summary
objection, the separate ballot, which was open to the same objection,
inasmuch as it practically deprived a brother of his rights (by de-
priving him of the advancement upon which the value of those rights
depended) without an opportunity to be heard in his own defense, was
of course doomed. Its repeal soon followed and Illinois thus returned
to the old law as it prevails, and always has prevailed in the mother
grand lodge and in the older jurisdictions of the United States.

The grand master reported that "Cerneau" litigation was at an
end and in that connection submitted the report of Past Grand
Master Barton Smith, who had conducted the cases in the courts,
who in conclusion says:

Until the decision of the Chandler, Anderson, and Gilbert cases,
there remained a shadow of a pretense of a claim that the Hershiser
case had been decided upon the proposition that that action could
not be maintained by the several plaintiffs jointly, but the possibility
of such claim is now removed, and it may be regarded as the settled
law of Ohio that a Masonic lodge has the right to try and discipline
its members in accordance with the laws of the Order, that the
remedy for any claim of error in such trial is to the higher tribunals
of the Order itself, and that the civil courts will not interfere with
the construction or enforcement of Masonic law.

The attention of the grand master being called to an ''endless
chain" letter issued in behalf of a brother who, lacking capital to
manufacture hisnewlj^ patented flexible field roller, started the chain
baited with an offer to give one-fourth of the profits accruing from
the ten cent contributions solicited, to the Ohio Masonic Home, he
replied in person. He administered a deserved rebuke for the inex-
cusable conduct of using Masonry and the Home to obtain mone}- for
his own private gain, and ordered the return of all monej's received,

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a recall of all the chain letters and a consequent immediate stopping'
of the chain, under pain of possible suspension.

He reported that he had recently been apprised of the intention
of Past Grand Master S. Stacker Williams to tender to the grand
lodge his entire Masonic library, consisting of several thousand Ma-
sonic publications, including complete series of reports and pam-
phlets issued by various grand lodges which he had been gathering
during his entire Masonic life. Later we find in the record the follow-
ing relative to this magnificent gift:

M. W. Bro. S. Stacker Williams, referring to the donation of
his library to the grand lodge, stated that it had long been his inten-
tion to dispose of it in this way, and that, for fear he might not live
to be present at this communication for the purpose of announcing
this intention, he had executed a will a few months ago in which he
devised his library to the grand lodge. He was glad, however, to be
present to say that he now tendered it to the grand lodge as a slig'ht
expression of the sentiments which he entertained towards his asso-
ciates in this grand body.

Upon motion, and by a unanimous standing vote, the gift was
accepted, and the thanks of this grand lodge tendered to M. W.
Brother Williams.

A special committee appointed in 1897 reported on "Veteran Mem-
bership," a term which has come into use to blanket plans for a life
membership or exemption from annual dues after paying for a
specified number of years or some equivalent provision. The com-
mittee say that there is no providence, no justice and no wisdom in
these departures from the settled adverse policy of the grand lodge
and in elaborating the latter point touch upon some incidental fea-
tures in the working out of such a plan, drawing a picture which is
only to easily recognizable:

There is no wisdom in these schemes for dispensing with annual
dues. In place of the yearly income from the members, it is expected
the lodge will have interest from investment of money. The lodge is
not organized, and is poorly equipped to carry on a banking, broker-
age, or an investment business. Too often some good, popular, or
influential brother wants to borrow the money upon inadequate se-
curity and the argument is made bj' him, or for him by his friends,
that the loan should be made to him rather than an "outsider."' And
he either gets the money or he doesn't. In the former case it often
means loss to the lodge. In the latter case, it means irritation and
ill-will on the part of himself and his friends. And, in either case, the
harmony of the lodge is shaken, and the Fraternity injured. Bej-ond
owning its own property when that can be done, a lodge would better
leave the money among its members, and collect dues.

Your committee therefore recommends that the present policy
continue.

In this recommendation the grand lodge concurred.

228 APPENDIX. — PART I.

One charter for a new lodge was granted — at Collinwood — the
committee wisely stipulating that it should bear that name instead
of that of the retiring grand master (selected by the petitioners),
'•for the reason that the use of the name of any living person in the
designation of a lodge, is contrary to the well settled policy of this
grand lodge.'' We think this should be the universal rule.

Four thousand dollars was appropriated to the Ohio Masonic
Home, and Springfield was agreed upon as the place of next meeting.

E. L. Lybarger. of Spring Mountain, was elected grand mastery
J. H. Bromwell, Cincinnati, re-elected grand secretary.

The report on correspondence (319 pp.) as usual the work of our
esteemed friend and distinguished brother. Past Grand Master
William M. Cunningham, is a scholarly production of great interest-
He finds enough in the Illinois proceedings of 1898 to fill eleven
of his interesting pages. He quotes on several topics from the ad-
dress of Grand Master CoOK, which he characterizes as a Masonic pa-
per of more than usual interest, and referring to his statement that
he had requested Bro. Wm. E. Ginther to translate the Standard
Monitor into the nearest equivalent German, says that as w^ould be
expected by all who know the latter, the work was satisfactorily
done. He quotes also from Brother Ginther's report as chairman of
the committee on address.

He says of the oration:

At the morning session of the second day's proceedings, the grand
orator, past grand master, M. W. Bro. John Corson Smith, as would
be expected of this eminent brother, delivered an admirable address
upon the subject of "Freemasonry Universal — The Glory of Our Fra-
ternity and the Pride of Our Brotherhood."

He transfers several paragraphs of the oration to his pages and'
adds that "in justice to our distinguished brother, the whole address
should be read to be fully appreciated." Something over seven pages
are given to our report, if we include a page given to the general sub-
ject of the topical plan, particularly as illustrated by Past Grand
Master Thomas Sparrow in the Ohio report for 1869 (particularly
interesting as showing that the subjects at the front in later reports
are much the same as those treated by him), and the work in later
years of Past Grand Master Fellows, of Louisiana. His own view of
their relative value is disclosed in the following:

Whilst topical reports are doubtless more easily prepared than
the method he pursues, the writer does not believe that such a report
is a review of the character expected from a committee on foreign
correspondence; although it was one of the earliest forms adopted in

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the brief reports of its earliest writers, and has, from time to time,
been frequently used by others since then.

The Ohio idea gets to the front in response to the disclosure of
our report that the representative of his grand lodge near the Grand
Lodge of Illinois is a Buckeye abroad, in this wise:

Whilst not aware before that R. W. Brother Chance is of Ohio
birth, it is a matter of congratulation to the great state of Illinois
that the Buckeye element prevails so largely within its borders.

He copies with approval (which we highly value) from our re-
marks on electioneering for office and on non-affiliation, and with
satisfaction from our remarks relative to the Grand Lodge of Ham-
burg because it affords a text from which to give us a sermon upon
our inconsistency in condemning in Hamburg what we approve (as he
says) in Washington.

We regret very much that we cannot go over this phase of the
subject with Brother Cunningham, but we are so far behind with
our work that we cannot take the time and so we shall have to ask
him to regard the abundance that we have already (elsewhere in this
report) said on the Washington incident, as written especially for
him. Meanwhile we will let him have his say now:

In this connection, the action of Brother Bobbins, who has long
posed as the objector to the recognition of either grand bodies, their
subordinates, or the Masons made therein that had the least taint on
their lineage or stain upon their escutcheon, is certainly ver}- in-
consistent, at least: objecting in the same breath to the recognition
of legitimate Masonic grand bodies because they were not organized
in accordance with his self-constructed formula, he hastens to favor
the recognition of the clandestine negro bodies, and defend and com-
mend the M. W. Grand Lodge of Washington in its action in relation
thereto.

If space permitted, much more might be quoted showing further
this new departure of our esteemed M. W. brother from lines to
which he has hitherto so tenaciously held. Suffice it to say that at
this writing, nearly twelve months since the action of the Grand
Lodge of Washington, M. "W. Brother Robbins is thus far the first
writer on correspondence, so far as known to your committee, to de-
fend this unfraternal procedure or recommend the recognition of so-
called Negro Masonry. On the contrary, thus far not a single grand
lodge has a word in defense of the Grand Lodge of Washington, and
many of them have already declared off any recognition of that
grand lodge until its action is reconsidered.

He continues the discussion relative to the responsibility for the
prevalence of cipher rituals, and does us the kindness to call our at-
tention to an error in our report whereby we spoke of "Grand Master
Williams," when we should have said "Grand Master Barton

228 APPENDIX. — PART I.

Smith." We thank him for the correction and apologize to them for
the blunder.

For the reason before g'iven we must for the present pass very
hurriedly over this topic. In the report which he has under review
we said:

He manifestly assumes that we had in mind only the Scot-
tish Rite when we spoke of the high rites. We do not know how
it may be in Ohio, but wherever we have been familiar with the facts
it has never been the governing bodies of Craft Masonry that have
led the wa}^ in authorizing any sort of recorded ritual, written or
printed in cipher or in extenso. It has been chapters, commanderies
and governing bodies of the Scottish Rite. This is not simply our
opinion: it is a matter of common knowledge, and as such we referred
to it, just as we would to any other well known fact in Masonic ex-
perience.

This he quotes and says:

The inference of your committee was fairly drawn from the
language used by him, and we do not concede his statements in re
Craft Masonry, other bodies, or his "matter of common knowledge,"'
believing the facts to be directly the opposite. The semi-official
printed rituals in England, France and Germany of Craft Masonry
are doubtless as old, if not older, than any in the United States of
any rite, and the official use by grand lecturers of written cipher of
the esotery of Craft Masonry in this country for over a century shows
a sufficient official character to sustain the views of j'our committee
upon this question.

We desire to ask Brother Cunningham three questions: Does he
mean by "the semi-official printed rituals in England," rituals printed
by the authority or with the sanction of the Grand Lodge of England
or its officers'? Does he mean by "the official use by grand lecturers of
written cipher of the esotery of Craft Masonry in this country, for
over a century," that prior to the present generation of active Ma-
sons any grand lecturer used such a cipher by the authority or even
with the knowledge of the grand lodge as a body? Will he strike out
the word "doubtless" and stand by the bald statement that the semi-
official printed rituals in England are as old. if not older, than any in
the United States of any rite? As to the general prevalence of
printed rituals in the high rite bodies for a quarter of a century at
least, we should have been glad to get Brother Cunningham's opinion
of the value of the testimony we adduced from the constitution of the
A. and A. Rite for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States.

We have grave fears that we shall never get his opinion; we have
no fears that he will ever republish the testimony.

As an evidence that we have gone up the scale of vituperation
still further, against cipher rituals, he prints the following:

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 229

We sometimes become so incensed at this constant and deliberate
violation of Masonic teachings and principles that we almost favor
the cutting off of fraternal intercourse with those grand lodges
which publish, use, or encourage the use of these enemies of our Fra-
ternity.

We don't know where he got this; not from anything we ever
wrote. However, it serves the purpose as something" upon which to
hang an exclamation point for the time being, and with a pretty
astonishment he exclaims, '"What a change since his advocacy of the
Conservator ritualsl''

We expressed our views so fully with reference to the Conserva-
tor Rite in our report of last year— to which we beg to refer him —
that it is unnecessary to enlarge on the subject now, and our want of
time is as pressing as his want of space spoken of in the following:

The comments of Brother Robbins in re the Grand Lodge of Peru
and the Order of the Eastern Star are of interest. The paper on
"Recognized. Recognizable and Other Governing Bodies," as noted
elsewhere herein, contains views entirely contrary to those enter-
tained by your committee. Want of space, however, prevents any
more extended notice herein of the foregoing subjects.

We have looked up the pages cited in the excellent index to his
report as bearing reference to the "Eastern Star," in the hope of
finding some decided expression of his views on that subject, but find
the references without color except that derived from the fact that
they are made.

In his introductor3\ Brother Cunningham talks wisely and fra-
ternally on the subject of drastic legislation in the matter of non-
pa3'ment of dues:

It is seriously to be deprecated that non-payment of dues only —
whether caused by inability or neglect — should be held to be a capi-
tal offense by the Craft in several of the states. Much to the regret
of the writer. Ohio is among the number, and although suspension
from all the rights and benefits of Masonry is mandatory by the grand
lodge, yet the extreme penalty of expulsion after trial is real!}' op-
tional, with the lodge; however, seldom other than the extreme pen-
alty is inflicted. Dropping from the roll, or suspension from all of
the rights and privileges of Freemasonr}', but with the right of per-
sonal reinstatement upon payment of delinquent dues, should be a
sufficient punishment for the oft'ense: further than that would seem ta
indicate a spirit of vindictiveness and thumscrew penalties entirely
contrary to the principle of brotherhood, and the broad mantle of a
Mason's charity is thereby caused to shrink to the dimensions of a
postage-stamp so far as the impecunious brother is concerned.

It is only a matter of right and justice also to note that appar-
ently in the mutual contract of the making of a Mason there is no
money consideration whatever involved in the conferring of brother-

230 APPENDIX. — PART I.

hood upon the candidate; the duty to conform to laws, rules and
regulations is fully qualified by the equally solemn assurance,
previously made upon the part of the lodge, that his duty to himself
and his family will be held inviolate; his amenability, therefore,
should be governed by his financial ability.

He is inclined to be hopeful of beneficial influence from a pro-
vision for "membership at large:"

In connection with the foregoing, the general provision for a
"membership at large" class of Masons would doubtless often pre-
vent large accessions to the non-affiliate list; especially is this true of
the large number of Masons made non-affiliates by the revocation of
charters. If. upon the arrest of a charter, the name of every mem-
ber in good standing of the defunct lodge was entered by the grand
secretary in a '"membership at large" class, with its necessary but
moderate annual dues to be collected by the grand secretary through
the secretaries of subordinate lodges within whose jurisdiction the
brother resides, but little clerical work would be required, and such
members would be kept in good standing. The class might, and
doubtless would, at first be of slow growth in other relations, but when
fully understood would be gladly sought after by many who are now
non-affiliates, or suspended for the payment of dues beyond their
jDecuniary ability.

A priori, it does look as though there ought to be something in
this; but, if we remember rightly, in Maine where something akin to
it is on the statute books, it comes near being a dead letter. Per-
haps, however, the fact that in Maine the deprivations attaching to
non-affiliation are not so great as in jurisdictions where commercial-
ism has taken deep root, may make against its success there.

The proceedings of the Masonic Veteran Association, of which
Venerable Bro. S. Stacker Williams is president ad vitam, are
printed in the Ohio volume. The association was banqueted in ele-
gant style at the Toledo club by the local Craft.

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OKLAHOMA, 1900.

8th Annual. Oklahoma City. February 13.

Two past grand masters were present, but no diplomatic corps.
Early in the history of the grand lodge the grand representative sys-
tem was abandoned. At this session the grand master recommended
its re-establishment and submitted a resolution accordingly, which
achieved a favorable report from a special committee but was talked
to death on a motion to adopt.

Happily the grand master (W, L. Eagleton) was not called upon
to report any broken link in their official circle; he however noted
the losses of other grand jurisdictions, among them Past Grand Mas-
ters Hawley and Dills, of Illinois.

He submitted to the grand lodge the Wyoming feeler relative to
a supreme or sovereign grand lodge, already handicapped with his
own unfavorable response, with the following result:

Resolved, That the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma is opposed to the
idea of the formation of a supreme or sovereign grand lodge, and
that we sustain the grand master in his decision.

Resolution adopted.

The following was permitted without question to close the Wash-
ington incident:

The wise recommendation of M.W. E. M. Bamford, in his address
of last year, and the considerate action taken by you at our last an-
nual communication leaves but little for me to say or do on this occa-
sion. I am glad to say that the Grand Lodge of Washington has
rescinded its former action on the question of Negro Masonry. Its
rescission was not as clear and explicit as I would have liked, but,
believing that the question is one that we will not be troubled with
in the future, I accept the language used as sufficient for all practical
purposes. I am indeed sorry that the committee appointed to write
the Grand Lodge of Washington failed to perform their duty.

The grand master participated in the Washington memorial
observance at Mt. Vernon, personally dividing the expense with the
grand lodge, and was greatly impressed with what he saw and heard.

The decisions reported are chiefly interpretations of local regula-
tions. They generally show a clear perception of the law. We find
no record of any of them being questioned. Among the few of gen-
eral application, he decided that a hunch-back who is able to give all
the signs is not physically disqualified for the degrees: and in answer

232 APPENDIX. — PART I.

to a question whether the lodge or an apprentice should make the
request where a waiver of jurisdiction was desired, said: "It is cus-
tomary for the lodge to ask for the waiver, but I know of no law that
prevents the Entered Apprentice asking for it if he desires."

We find also the following:

Secretary of Dale Lodge No. 37 writes that a brother from Ne-
braska desires to join Dale Lodge, but cannot obtain a dimit from the
Nebraska lodge until he is elected to membership here, and asks if,
under our law, they can receive his petition without the dimit. I an-
swered that they could not as our law is now, but I was in hopes our
grand lodge would provide some way for emergencies of this kind.

As the Nebraska regulation is the exception, and the Oklahoma
regulation the general law, we think the burden of providing for such
an emergency properly rests on the former.

The grand master is full of the subject of a Masonic Home. He
finds that some twenty jurisdictions have them or are striving to get
them, and having settled in his own mind that they -'are beyond doubt
the best means through which to obtain our ends — the extending of
aid to the needy and the education of the young" — he had talked and
written much during the year, to show that the time was now ripe for
action. His zeal— whether according to knowledge or only according
to sentiment— induced the grand lodge to commit itself to the polic}^
and steps were taken toward creating a Masonic Home fund by voting
to set aside ten per cent of all the funds of the grand lodge on hand
on July first of each year, and to request the lodges to contribute
twenty-five cents for each member annually therefor.

Among the recommendations of the grand master, one took the
form and substance following, which was subsequently adopted:

Eesolved, That the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M.,
of Oklahoma, does fully endorse the organization known as "The Or-
der of the Eastern Star" — not as a part of Masonry, but as a most
powerful adjunct to Masonry in its great work — it being composed of
Master Masons, their wives, widows, mothers, sisters and daughters.
And we recommend the order to all Masons.

This, if our memory serves us rightly, is the first instance of di-
rect, avowed proselyting for the brother-and-sisterhood, on the part
of a grand lodge.

An existing scheme dividing the jurisdiction into four districts
and assigning one each to the four principal grand officers for visita-
tion of the lodges therein was repealed, and it was provided:

That the visitations of grand officers to subordinate lodges may
be made by the grand lecturer, save when the grand master deems it
best and wisest to send some other officer of the grand lodge or go
himself.

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The following', reported by the same committee that devised the
plan just mentioned, was defeated:

That permission is hereby jriven to the subordinate lodg'es under
other grand jurisdictions, and adjoining ours, to use any material in
Oklahoma that may be nearer their lodges than the lodges in Okla-
homa. Provided, said jurisdictions allow lodges in this territory to
do the same.

Four new lodges were chartered. In two of these lodges degrees
were conferred after their dispensations expired by limitation, and it
was decided that the recipients should be healed after the lodg'es
were constituted.

An unpretentious oration by Grand Orator Arthur R. Garrett,
and occupying three pages of the proceedings, has other merits be-
sides brevity.

We note with pleasure the adoption of the following:

lifisolved, That the chairman of the committee on foreign corre-
spondence be and he is hereby instructed to prepare a report on
foreign correspondence, to be presented at the next regular commu-
nication of this grand lodge and printed in the proceedings of 1901.

William M. Anderson, of Enid, was elected grand master; J. S.
Hunt, Stillwater, re-elected grand secretary.

There is, as was foreshadowed above, no report on correspondence
this year.

OREGON, 1900.

50th Annual. Portland. June 13.

Eleven past grand masters were present, and no less than forty
jurisdictions were represented in the diplomatic corps, Illinois by
Past Grand Master W. T. Wright.

After reading the compact, comprehensive address of the grand
master, John Milton Hodson, with its clear perception, fine sense
of proportion, and graceful style, we turn to look again, under this
reflected light, at the strong, handsome face of the author, which
graces the fly leaf.

After a few historical memoranda and a backward glance at the
original personnel of the grand lodge, naturally called out by the fact
that Oregon was at that moment entering' upon her semi-centennial
year, the grand master announced the death of two past grand mas-

234 APPENDIX. — PART 1.

ters, Robert Clow and Thomas G. Reames, the former at sixty-two,
the latter at sixty.

Brother Clow succeeded to the chairmanship of the committee
on correspondence, on the death of Past Grand Master Chadwick in
1894; well.maintained the reputation of Oreo;on in this department,
and died with the harness on. He was a native of Scotland, and his
grand mastership was cotemporaneous with our own executive ser-
vice (1877-1878).

Brother Reames was a native of Kentucky. He reached the
grand east in 1885.

The grand master decided:

First. A Mason under sentence of indefinite suspension for keep-
ing a saloon or tending bar is not eligible for re-instatement so long
as he continues in the business.

Second. It requires a unanimous vote by secret ballot to waive
jurisdiction over rejected material.

Third. Application for waiver of jurisdiction must be made by
the lodge desiring to receive the petition.

Fourth. A request for waiver of jurisdiction must lie over from
one stated meeting until the next stated meeting, and can only be
acted on at a stated meeting.

Fifth. Standing resolution No. 7 is void, inasmuch as it is not
competent for the grand lodge to change or modify the effect of a
constitutional provision, by resolution only. To modify any section
of the constitution, it must be regularly amended according to its
own provisions.

Sixth. In case of slight mutilation of the right hand. A candi-
date must be able to comply literally with the requirements of the
ceremonies in receiving and giving the grips. If he can thus comply
he is eligible.

The second is Illinois law. As to the subject matter of the third,
it will be remembered that Oklahoma (ante) says either party may
ask for the waiver. The fifth proved effectual as a precedent, re-
ceiving, like the other five, the approval of the law committee and
the grand lodge. The sixth was called out by the question whether a
certain mutilation was a bar; the grand master wisely contented
himself with stating the law and let the interrogators apply it.

At the last annual communication the grand lodge had adopted a
resolution repealing all laws and decisions concerning the past mas-
ter's degree. Unfortunately the grand lodge had also adopted Mack-
ey's Book of the Lodge as authority, and as this provides for
conferring the degree, the Craft and grand master were perplexed.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 235

Hence he submitted the question to the grand lodge, and it was an-
swered through the committee on address, as follows:

Besolved, That it is the opinion of this grand lodge that under the
resolution adopted at the annual session of 1899, all legislation in ref-
erence to the past master's degree is absolutely repealed.

And so the "Ancient Impostor," as the lamented Garney was wont
to call it, and which in Illinois was kicked down the back stairs years
ago, has finally made the same appropriate exit in Oregon.

Their constitution fixes arbitrarily the number and duties of the
various committees of the grand lodge. The grand master wisely
thought that matters of this kind should not be included in the or-
ganic law, but left entirely to enactments under it. To this view the
grand lodge unanimously acceded, and adopted the following:

Besolved, That Article XIV of the constitution be amended and
made to read as follows:

Article XIV. The appointment of the necessary committees to
serve the grand lodge be made by the grand master, or the grand
lodge, in accordance with the by-laws of the grand lodge.

The Brst business done after the announcement of the committees
was the adoption of the following:

Besolved, That all resolutions shall be referred to an appropriate
committee before being^ acted upon by the grand lodge, and no dis-
cussion be had thereon.

The Illinois regulations contain the salutary provision that no
proposition contemplating the appropriation or expenditure of money
from the general fund shall be put upon its final passage until it
shall have been considered and reported upon by some committee;
beyond this we do not think the grand lodge should be hampered by
restrictions of this character. There are many times when resolu-
tions may be properly discussed on a motion to refer.

The grand lodge chartered two new lodges; listened to a compar-
atively brief oration by Grand Orator C. B. Winn, containing many
practical suggestions forcibly put; and exchanged greetings by wire
with the Grand Lodge of Washington, then in session.

Henry B. Thielson, of Salem, was elected grand master; James
F. Robinson, Eugene, re-elected grand secretary.

The report on correspondence (133 pp.) is the work of Grand Sec-
retary Robinson and Grand Master Hodson, chiefly of 'the latter,
who announces his responsibility for the comments and opinions.
Subsequent to the death (in January) of Past Grand Master Clow,
the chairman of the committee, the grand master appointed Brother
Robinson to the chairmanship, who, on taking charge of the papers

286 APPENDIX. — PART I.

found that on account of Brother Clow's serious illness for several
months prior to his death, nothing- had been done toward preparing a
report. In this emergency the g^rand master proffered his assistance
and is credited by Brother ROBiNSON with having- performed much
the greater share of the work of preparation. Notwithstanding his
handicaps, Brother HODSON has demonstrated in his first venture his
Elijah-like ability to go up and possess the land, and the Craft every-
where has reason to rejoice that he is continued in this department
of labor.

Illinois for 1899 receives careful consideration. He epitomizes the
business and returns, and measurably also the grand master's address,
quoting his reflections as to the common weaknesses of all human
nature; and finds Grand Orator Crane's illustrations of ''the point of
view" very instructive. He is more than generous in his estimate of
the quality of the report on correspondence, with the larger portion
of which he finds himself in hearty sympathy.

Touching our remarks about the lack of knowledge in their own
home, of the symbolism of the little "hammers" worn by the grand
deacons in Vermont, he says:

Perhaps if the brethren would search the mythology and customs
of the ancient Norsemen and tribes of central Europe, they would
find a very satisfactory explanation of the origin not only of the ham-
mer, but of the gavel, as an emblem of authority; but why they should
be kept behind the door of Masonry today we could give no sufficient
reason, except very ancient custom, as modern civilization fosters no
such crude methods of disposing of the aged, decrepit and burdensome
members of the family or society. In the hands of the deacons they
are the representative of the powers of the gavel in the hands of the
master.

Relative to the prerogatives of grand masters, he says of the pre-
historic or mythical grand masters (as we would call them) and their
powers:

In none of these cases was any consent of the governed taken
into consideration; the authority was the will of the reigning mon-
arch, his absolute, despotic power, that dictated what might and
what might not be done. In the gradual evolution of the ages, grand
lodges came to be recognized as the source of Masonic power, until
today a grand master has no more right to infringe the constitution
than the humblest brother. The rights and prerogatives of grand
masters are as strict!}- defined as the duties of the lodge or individual
brother, but in the beginning it was not so. It was the '"divine right
of the king to rule, and kings could do no wrong," that swayed and
governed the Craft, as it swayed and governed the people.

If it is 'true that grand lodg-es have come to be recognized as a
source of Masonic power, it is likewise at least as true that they are
not recognized as the exclusive source of Masonic power; for there is

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scarceh- a grand lodge constitution to be found that does not ac-
knowledge the constraining power of the law of Masonry — the ancient
landmarks; whatever these may be. It is speaking within bounds to
saj' that the preponderance of opinion among Masons is that among
these landmarks are certain prerogatives attaching to the grand
master's person and office. The Masonic congress of 1893 (Chicago),
a fairly representative body, concluded by a vote of 66 to 44, that
their existence could not be successfully denied. It must also be re-
membered that in numerous instances in which grand lodge consti-
tutions, in defining the powers of the grand master include these
prerogatives among the powers enumerated, do it in the same lan-
guage that other grand lodges have employed avowedly to define a
power recognized, and not a power granted.

Brother Hodson thinks the recognition of the Mexican gran
dieta has been premature, and to have made haste more slowlj^ would
have been the part of greater wisdom.

PENNSYLVANIA, J 899.

IUth Annual. Philadelphia. December 27.

The frontispiece of the Penns3-lvania volume has put on a new
dress, the old cut of the Philadelphia temple having given place to
one engraved on steel.

The volume contains two other steel engravings, portraits of
Grand Master Henry W. Williams, who died in office last year, and
William Whitney, who was grand master in 1850-1851. We recall
him as the head of the examining committee who had us in hand
■when we first visited a Philadelphia lodge.

We have before us an abstract of the proceedings of four quar-
,terly communications and the annual.

At the quarterly of March 1. Deputy Grand Master George E.
Wagner, acting grand master, presided, and announced the death of
Grand Master Henry W. Williams, of whose passing, character and
services and the eulogies incident thereto we gave some account in
our report of last year, from advance sheets of the proceedings of
the quarterly communication under review.

At the quarterly of June 7 the acting grand master reported the
death of Past Grand Master .Joseph Eichbaum; District Deputy

238 APPENDIX. — PART I.

Grand Master Andrew J. Kauffman, and Past Master John Sling-
luff, a very active member of the grand lodg^e. An excellent memo-
rial of Brother Eichbaum was presented by Bro. James I. Buchanan,

Brother Eichbaum was for many years recog'nized as one of the
foremost citizens of Pittsburg, where it was our privilege to meet
him in 1892 for a brief renewal of an acquaintance formed in 1889,
when he was the guest of our grand lodge on the occasion of its semi-
centennial celebration. That the grand master is a potent factor in
the legislation of the grand lodge, the following is in evidence:

A communication was read from Lodge No. — , requesting grand
lodge to remove the suspension of R. J. M.. who was suspended from
said lodge April 1, 1874, for unmasonic conduct. As no reason was
given why the suspension should be removed, the grand master di-
rected that the request be laid over.

At the quarterl}^ of December 6, the grand lodge was presented
with a life size oil painting of the late Past Grand Master Eichbaum,
the gift of the brethren of Alleghenj^ count}-.

The following item throws light upon the methods of our Penn-
sylvania brethren, indicating as it does something of the limitations
upon the exercise of what would elsewhere be considered the normal
functions of the lodge:

A communication was read from Lodge No. — , asking grand lodge
to grant it permission to receive from J. F. T. a request for permis-
sion to present a fourth petition, which was, on motion, granted.

The report of the trustees of the Girard bequest showed that the
annual income of the fund, exclusive of interest on deposits, is
$2,726.25, of which S2,000 was appropriated to the stewards of the
Stephen Girard charit}- fund for the year ending December. 1900.

The temple committee reported that extensive and radical
changes were contemplated in the interior of the temple to bring it
up to the standard of refinement which the rapid and radical improve-
ments of the last twentj^ 3'ears have produced.

George E. Wagner was elected grand master; William A. Sinn
re-elected grand secretary-. The address of both is Masonic Temple,
Philadelphia.

At the annual communication the acting grand master delivered
his address.

Referring to the Washington memorial observance, which had
been referred to the grand master with power to act, and to the
death of the grand master, which devolved upon him the decision of
the question, he had decided after wide consultation that their prac-
tice should be adhered to, which would prevent their participation in

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the celebration. Correspondence with the Virginia authorities dis-
closes what he meant by their practice. Writing- to Grand Master
Duke, he says:

Since taking the office of grand master I have given much thought
to the subject presented, and have also had consultations with my
associate grand officers and our past grand masters, and I find the
feeling unanimous that the Right Worshipful Grand Lodge of Penn-
sylvania should adhere to its traditions and not participate in any
public demonstration. This has always been our practice, and we
agree that it should not be infringed.

In a subsequent letter to Past Grand Master Courtney, chair-
man of the Virginia executive committee, he says:

The reason given in my letter to your most worshipful grand mas-
ter is the correct one, and there is "nothing else" held back. In
Pennsylvania the grand lodge never appears in public, and, by its
constitution, it forbids its subordinates to do so. We cannot do other-
wise than decline your fraternal invitation.

Anticipating your thought that the statement made is inconsist-
ent with the fact that corner stones are laid in public, and funerals
are in public, and that our brethren participate in them, I say that
neither grand lodge nor lodges, as such, do so. In the case of corner
stones, the grand master, or the brother having his authority, calls
to his assistance such brethren as he sees proper, and the stone is
laid. It must, from the nature of things, be done outside of the tjded
lodge room.

In case of the death of a brother, the master of the lodge calls
the members, who attend the funeral as brethren, not as a lodge, be-
cause there can be no lodge outside of a tyled room, and it is, of course,
impossible to bury except in a cemetery.

These two occasions, where Pennsylvania Masons may appear in
public, are provided for in our Ahiman Rezon, or Book of Constitu-
tion: no others are. Under the well known rule, '"In Freemasonry,
what is not permitted is prohibited," there can be no public appear-
ance of brethren except for these purposes.

Referring to the action of the Grand Lodge of Washington on the
subject of Negro Masonry, and especially its reconsideration of the
subject in 1899. he says it "apparently rescinded its former action."
This foreshadows substantially the same view as that taken by the
grand master and grand lodge of New Jersey, including the sugges-
tion that the assurance of Grand Master Seeman, of Washington, that
it was not permissible for the two parties referred to in the previous
year (Rideout and Bailey) or others of like standing to visit Wash-
ington lodges, would not or might not be sustained by his successor.
He refers to this as a "decision," liable to be reversed, leaving the
action of the grand lodge to govern the case, and that action he in-
terprets by putting these words into the mouth of the Grand Lodge
of Washington:

240 APPENDIX. — PART I.

We reserve to our own lodges, and our grand lodge, the exclusive
right to decide upon the legitimacy of all visitors or affiliates, and
deny the right of any other grand lodge to have an opinion on the
subject.

We have already discussed this view of the subject under Missis-
sippi and New Jersey, and need only refer to what we have already
said in reference to what we conceive to be a total misapprehension
of the scope of the Washington "Declaration."

The acting grand master submitted as a part of his address the
correspondence between Grand Master Rumsey, of Wyoming, and
himself, as to the advisability of establishing a "Masonic tribunal, or
court of appeal, which might be termed a supreme or sovereign grand
lodge," as suggested by the former. In his reply Brother Wagner
said, in part:

Of course, without power to "discipline," such supreme grand
lodge would be entirely ineffective; with the power to "administer
Masonic light and discipline," the sovereignty of present grand lodges
would be destroyed.

The grand lodge of Pennsylvania will not surrender its sovereign
power, and I, therefore, cannot join you in any effort to establish a
central authority for the government of the existing grand lodges.

This broad statement of our position will render it unnecessary
for me to enter into the question further in the way of pointing out,
in detail, its revolutionary character by its reversal of all established
usages, customs and traditions.

I beg to call your attention to the most recent attempt looking
to the same end at which you aim; I refer to the Masonic convention
held at Chicago in June, 1887. That was a conspicuous failure. It
appears to me that no other result couldhave followed.

It will be news to most people outside of Pennsylvania, and espe-
cially to the survivors of those who participated in the convention
of grand masters held in Chicago in 1887, that it was an attempt
looking to the formation of a general grand lodge. The call for the
convention contained the following definite repudiation of any such
purpose:

"The undersigned grand masters are jealous of the rights, integ-
rity and perpetuity of independent sovereign grand lodges, as the
only lawful governing bodies over Ancient Craft Masonry, and under
no circumstances would either consent that such lawful authority
should be divorced from its proper source."

The acting grand master said that since writing his reply to
Grand Master Rumsey he had had occasion to refer to some occur-
rences in their own grand lodge, and he puts in brief compass an in-
teresting contribution to what might now be called ancient history:

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 241

In 1780, grand lodge nominated and elected Gen. George Wash-
ington, grand master general for the United Colonies.

At that time the Revolution was in full progress, and General
Washington was in command of the armies. The nomination was
communicated to other grand lodges, but the only one that responded
was the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, which desired to know whether
it was the purpose of this grand lodge to form a general grand lodge,
and what powers it was intended to delegate to such central author-
ity, and what the powers of the grand master general were to be, etc.

To these inquiries grand lodge responded, suggesting no definite
plan or intention, and the matter was dropped. In 1790 the subject
of a general grand lodge was introduced b}- a communication from
the Grand Lodge of Georgia.

This time there was no uncertainty in the councils of this grand
lodge; the subject being dealt with in a vigorous manner, and a decli-
nation forwarded to the Grand Lodge of Georgia, for much the same
reasons which appear in my letter to Most Worshipful Grand Master
Brother Rumsey. Similar action was taken in 1800, in response to a
communication from the Grand Lodge of South Carolina, and again
in 1802, in response to a communication from the Grand Lodge of
North Carolina.

Brother Wagner's predecessor desired to make a Mason at sight
of a distinguished prelate, a resident of South Dakota, sojourning for
some weeks in his native city, Philadelphia. Grand Master Levoy,
of South Dakota, objected unless he came into the Fraternity in the
usual way, by petition. This was done, jurisdiction was waived, and
the gentleman was duly made.

The acting grand master well says:

The prerogative of the grand master to do either is well settled
in this jurisdiction, and it has been frequently exercised. That it is
inherent in the office cannot, in my opinion, be successfully ques-
tioned. During my term of office I have several times been requested
to exercise this prerogative, but have declined to do so, because I
failed to see why I should in the specific cases under consideration.

It did not seem to me necessary to exercise the prerogative for
the purpose of asserting its existence or validity, because" both are
well established: nor did any of the cases presented seem to be of
such a character as to require a departure from our usual and orderly
procedure. Unless some extraordinary reason exists in any particu-
lar case that may be presented to me, I do not propose to exercise
this prerogative. Freemasonr}^ cannot be honored by the introduc-
tion of any man, be his station the highest in the land: it matters not
whether he is distinguished by political, civic, or military position,
by great wealth, by a leading place in society, whether he be a suc-
cessful merchant, a leading lawyer, a distinguished divine, or a great
scientist. In Freemasonry we meet upon the level, all are equal, we
stand upon the broad platform of manhood.

242 APPENDIX. — PART T.

We welcome all good men and true, but we do not solicit any. A
petitioner "declares that he is free by birth, unbiased by the improper
solicitation of friends, and uninfluenced by mercenary or other im-
proper motives," and "that he freely and voluntarily otTers himself
a candidate."

Let us stand upon the hig'h plane that all must come to us, and in
the prescribed way only. Do not let us indulge the idea of making"
Freemasonry easy. Let all petition and of their own free will and
accord pass the scrutiny of the investigation committee and the or-
deal of the ballot. Let our material be well tried by all our tests be-
fore it is incorporated in the Masonic edifice.

Of the signet ring worn by Grand Master Lamberton, and after
his death presented by his son to the then grand master with the re-
quest that it be handed down to his successors to be worn on official
occasions, — and found among the effects of Grand Master Williams
after his death,— he says:

This ring was handed by me to the Right Worshipful Grand Sec-
retary William A. Sinn, with request that he take charge of it. sub-
ject to the orders of grand lodge. He has deposited it in his fireproof
safe in the vault in his office. This report is made to grand lodge,
that there may be a permanent record as to the place of deposit of
the ring, and to give grand lodge an opportunity of deciding what
action, if any, it desires to take in the premises. I have not used the
ring during my term of office, and do not propose doing so, as, in my
opinion, there is no warrant for it in Masonic law or usages.

After the Washington memorial incident it hardly needed this
to convince the Masonic world that the Pennsylvania executive is de-
termined that during his administration no one shall ring in anything
to hazard the stability of the eternal foundation of Freemasonry im-
bedded in the Ahiman Rezon.

Following are some of the decisions reported by the acting grand
master:

A reception cannot be held in a lodge room. Lodges cannot hold
a reception in the lodge room or elsewhere; nor can lodge funds be
used to defray the expenses of a reception; nor can the lodge name
be used for such a purpose. The powers and duties of lodges are set
forth in their warrants, in the Ahiman Rezon and the usages and
customs of the Fraternity. These include lodges at labor and lodges
at refreshment. A Masonic banquet must be for Masons only.

No lodge shall advance any but its own members.

An officer of a lodge, temporarily absent from this jurisdiction in
the service of his country, does not lose his official standing by reason
of such temporary absence.

It is unmasonic for any brother to solicit votes for himself for an
office, either in person, by written appeals, or by sending tickets.

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A i^etitioner who can neither read nor write, save only his own
name, may be initiated, if otherwise qualified and regularly approved
by the lodt^e.

In consequence of a discussion having arisen between the wor-
shipful master of a lodge and a military organization as to their
proper places at the funeral of a brother, I decided: If a Masonic
burial is desired by the family of a deceased brother, and the wor-
shipful master accepts the dut\', the funeral must' be conducted in
strict accord with Masonic law and usages, otherwise the brethren
cannot participate. We do not force ourselves upon the friends of
the deceased, and they have the right to decide whether the funeral
shall be Masonic or otherwise; if Masonic, our usages must be ob-
served.

It is not permitted to have a choir chant the Lord's Prayer in a
lodge during the conferring of a degree. All work must be as author-
ized, without addition or amendment.

In Pennsylvania the decisions of the grand master are not re-
viewed by the grand lodge. They are not only law for the cases evok-
ing them, but a part of the body of law governing future cases until
some successor has new light on the subject and reverses them.

After the installation of the grand officers, Grand Master Wag-
ner delivered a brief inaugural, in which he promised that the laws
and regulations should be enforced without fear or favor, but with
affection for all — and emphasizing the following:

Referring to the transactions of the past year, I desire to call
your attention to those cases where petitioners have been initiated
or admitted without due and full compliance with the rules and regu-
lations of grand lodge, because of which I have been compelled to
evict them from their several lodges.

Those gentlemen have been badly treated. Either through ignor-
ance of the law on the part of lodge officers, or through attempts on
the part of such officers to "get around the law,'" these innocent vic-
tims have been made to suffer.

The}' presented themselves, in good faith, without the special
knowledge of our requirements, which should be in the possession of
lodge officers, and because they were unlawfully made, I had no op-
tion but to declare the proceedings in their several cases null and
void, and to direct their names to be stricken from the list of mem-
bers.

In reading the proceedings of previous years, I find that my prede-
cessors took similar action in similar cases, as was their duty. It is
time that these practices were ended,

I therefore desire to give notice that in all such cases hereafter
occurring, where a petitioner is unlawfully made, or unlawfully ad-
mitted as a member, so that the grand master is obliged, in the ful-
fillment of his duty, to set aside such initiation or admission, the
master of the lodge will be suspended from his office, and that all may
have due and timely notice thereof, a circular letter will be sent to

244 APPENDIX. — PART I.

each and every worshipful master, calling his attention to this an-
nouncement.

Cases arising heretofore can be classified as follows, — viz:

Initiating petitioners without first having received information
from the grand secretary that there was nothing on the records
against them.

Admitting as members, brethren, without similar information
from the grand secretary.

Advancing brethren before one month had elapsed since receiving
the preceding degree.

Initiating a petitioner without due notice to the members that
he was to be balloted for.

Initiating persons physically disqualified.

Initiating a non-resident without inquiry of the nearest lodge.

Initiating a petitioner in violation of the requirements of the
Ahiman Rezon that action must be taken within four months.

Such cases occur every year. It will be mj^ effort to stop them.
The master, who, by our laws, is responsible for all the actions of his
lodge, will be held to strict accountability and will be obliged to
suft'er with the man that ought not to.

A view of the law which compels a grand master to do an act
which he is obliged to confess is an injustice, ought by this time to
suggest the inquiry whether the trouble lies altogether in faulty
administration in the lodges. Like our first Masonic master and
teacher, who said he had long since made up his mind that bad gram-
mar was not necessarily good Masonry, we long ago made up our mind
that a bad practice in Masonry does not necessarily, because it has
long prevailed, reflect Masonic law. If the Ahiman Rezon prescribes
a confessedly unjust course, then so much the worse for the Ahiman
Rezon; it should be repudiated in the name of the Masonry which it
misrepresents.

The report on correspondence (212 pp.) is signed by the full com-
mittee of five, with Past Grand Master Michael Arnold as chair-
man. The various reviews are signed with the initials of the reviewer,
and this discloses the fact that the great bulk of the work was done
by Bro. James M. Lamberton, who wields a trenchant but not acrid
pen, and possesses qualities which make him a real acquisition to the
guild. The notice of Illinois for 1899 is from his hand, and covers
something over five of his pages. He says of Grand Master Cook's
address that it is strong and able, showing that he had ruled the
Craft firmly, keenly sensible of the responsibilities of his high sta-
tion. He quotes from his edict forbidding the use of spectacular

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 245

accessories in the work, as "showing what is done in some jurisdic-
tions."

He makes other extracts from the address, including', with ap-
proval, Brother CoOK's remarks on "advancing the line" in rotation,
of which he sa3^s:

We know a grand lodge where there is a custon so strong as to be
practically a rule, that whoever is appointed junior grand deacon by
the new grand master is certain to be regularly advanced until, if he
lives, he reaches the station of the grand master.

With us, both in the lodge and grand lodge, there is an election
for junior warden and junior grand warden every year; and an ap-
pointment to any place (as one of the deacons) is not a guarantee
that the brother thus appointed will be elected a warden.

He praises Bro. Frank Crane's oration as thoughtful and beau-
tiful, and notes with pleasure the absence of names from the report
of the appeal committee.

He gives generous space to our report, and by quotations permits
us to reflect in his pages our opinions on the original legitimacy of
African Lodge; on the Mexican gran dieta; on the topical form of
report; and on Masonic Homes, on which latter subject he credits us
with wise speaking.

He says we did not hesitate to deny a statement of one of the
brethren of the guild where in his own humble judgment the verdict
would be for the brother. Upon looking up our remarks under the
identifying heading we feel almost sure that we could correctly guess
the subject of the statement to which he alludes. As we do not feel
absolutely sure of our guess, we shall not consider it at all out of
place on his part if he identifies the statement and gives the grounds
of his own judgment.

2i6 APPENDIX. — PART I.

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, 1899.

24th Annual. Charlottetown. June 26.

The representatives of twenty-six grand lodges were present.
Illinois not of the number.

The grand master, Leonard Morris, took note of the fact that
the Grand Lodge of Peru had restored the Bible to its proper place
in the furniture of the lodge, and that fraternal recognition b}' other
grand lodges was being resumed. He briefly touched the action of
the Grand Lodge of Washington relative to Negro Masonry, and the
committee on foreign correspondence reported thereon as follows:

That the Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island affirms its adher-
ence to the doctrine of grand lodge territorial jurisdiction, which the
experience of a century on this continent has proven to be a wise and
wholesome doctrine, whereby grand lodges have been enabled to
dwell together in peace and harmony. That we view with regret the
action of the Grand Lodge of Washington, in the abrogation and
setting aside of this doctrine by the recognition of dual grand lodges
in a large number of the jurisdictions.

That the Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island trusts that the
Grand Lodge of Washington have already taken such action as will
restore that peace and harmony which have ever characterized the
■family of American grand lodges.

Past Grand Master Robert Marshall, of New Brunswick: was a
visitor and addressed the grand lodge relative to a federation of the
Maritime Provinces under one grand lodge, to meet alternately in
the three provinces. A committee of conference was appointed.

The following decision rendered by the grand master was ap-
proved:

It is the inherent right of any brother Master Mason in good
standing to object to the initiation of a candidate into his own lodge,
although clearly elected, and his objection would mean a rejection
of the candidate.

One new lodge was chartered.

John A. Messervey, of Charlottetown, was elected grand mas-
ter; Neil MacKelvie, Summerside, re-elected grand secretary.

This grand lodge prints no report on correspondence.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 247

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, 1900.

25th Annual. Charlottetown. June 25.

The grand master, John A. Messervey, referred to the fact that
this was their twenty-fifth anniversary and to the once familiar,
faces now missing. One had disappeared during the year. J. D.
Mason, the first grand treasurer. The death of Harrison Dills,
past grand master of Illinois, is noted.

The grand master referred to the withdrawal by several grand
lodges of their edicts of non-intercourse with the the Grand Lodge of
Washington, without comment.

Brother Wakeford, chairman of a committee appointed to con-
fer with the grand lodges of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, rela-
tive to a union of the three grand lodges of the Maritime Provinces,
reported that the committees had not been able to get together, and
that so far nothing had been done. Other business was of purely lo-
cal interest.

Ronald McMillan, of Charlottetown, was elected grand master;
Neil MacKelvie, Summerside, re-elected grand secretary.

QUEBEQ 1900.

30th Annual. Montreal. January 31.

Six past grand masters were present and thirty jurisdictions were
represented in the diplomatic corps, Illinois by Bro. E. E. J. T. Roth-
well. The grand master (Benjamin Tooke; announced the death
of John Hamilton Graham, L. L. D., the first grand master of Que-
bec, which occurred at Hartford, Conn. His remains were removed
to Richmond, where the grand lodge was convened for his burial.
Dead, also, was Past Master Edward Morris, an earnest and faith-
ful worker in the early days of the grand lodge. The death of Past
Grand Master Harrison Dills, of our own jurisdiction is noted.

Referring to the South African war the grand master sa3's:

Freemasonry is numerously represented where war is now raging.
The Grand Lodges of England, Scotland and Ireland alone have over

248 APPENDIX. — PART 1.

one hundred subordinate lodges scattered through the different sec-
tions of South Africa.

No doubt a very large proportion will be directly or indirectly
affected. Suffering women and children must be cared for, and we
have not the slightest doubt that Freemasons throughout the entire
empire will be found ready and willing to assist those in distress.

President Kruger, Joubert, and many educated Boers are Free-
masons, as well as the commander-in-chief of the British army. Lord
Roberts, and a host of British officers; truh^ it is an occasion when
brother is fighting against brother.

Taking as his text the declaration of New South Wales. "That
this grand lodge claims sovereign jurisdiction in this territor3', and
no other body has the right to grant a warrant for a Masonic lodge
in New South Wales," the grand master again talfes up the matter
of the existence of three lodges in the jurisdiction still holding al-
legiance to the Grand Lodge of England, and says:

Why do these three lodges stand aloof and refuse to join the
great majority of Masons and the general work of our Fraternit}-?
The only reason advanced so far is sentiment, and the opinion openly
expressed by several earnest Masons is, that isolation from us does
not meet with universal favor among the members of these three
lodges, owing in the first place to the general change of feeling
throughout the Craft: secondly, to the knowledge that the best inter-
ests of Masonry would be served by united action. Further, if per-
sonal feelings and individual interests were not considered, and the
fact realized that we are all descended from the same mother grand
lodge, and above all that we are Canadians, this long standing differ-
ence could be settled.

As evidence of the desire of the Grand Lodge of England that all
the lodges in the jurisdiction should be on the register of the Grand
Lodge of Quebec, he cites her refusal to appoint a successor to the
late Honorable Justice Badgley. district grand master, her refusal
to issue warrants for new lodges in the province, and the recent
amendment to her constitution prescribing a mode of procedure
for her lodges in foreign parts desirious of transferring their al-
legiance, and says:

England entered into certain arrangements with the Grand Lodge
of Canada at the time of her official recognition, the same terms
were oft'ered to this grand lodge in 1875. but declined b}' us in the
hope that every subordinate lodge then existing would join this grand
lodge and establish unconditional recognition. All handed in their
warrants except the three now referred to. and to the continued re-
fusal of these lodges must be laid the responsibility of a divided body
of Masons in this province.

If there be one province in this dominion, or in the whole empire
more than another where Freemasons should be united in every form
of work and government, it is in this old province of Quebec. Condi-

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 249

tions exist here unknown to any other province or state on this side
of the Atlantic.

Knowing' the stron<j opinion held by a great many members of
grand lodge on this irritating subject, let me ask you not to take any
action in the matter during the last year of this century.

On the other hand if no effort be made by those who should, to
effect a settlement satisfactory to the great majority of Masons in
the province, during this interval, we must place the responsibility
on the members of these three lodges, who still refuse our rights, for
any legislation we may be compelled to take, to uphold our proper
position among all grand lodges in the world.

While admitting the sayings and doings of individuals on both
sides for the last thirty years are open to criticism, we believe the
improved conditions now existing will enable the same brethren to
be reasonable in all demands. Let the past be forgotten and the
present devoted to settle all differences by the principles we teach.

We hope and believe that the day is not far distant when all the
lodges in Quebec will be dwelling together in unity.

The grand master touches upon the Washington incident to re-
joice that the action of that grand lodge in repealing its former ac-
tion restores fraternal intercourse with all true brethren throughout
the world.

His fraternal language with reference to non-payment of dues is
in pleasing contrast to the spirit which in some jurisdictions impels
sweeping enactments, severe in character, indiscriminately affecting
both classes to which he refers in the following:

We have members in our Fraternity who are unable to pay their
dues when they mature, there are also those who can pay, but will
not.

The first named are more familiar wuth their true position than
anyone else, except perhaps their families or those dependent on
them. Investigate such cases and if worthy grant such a brother
his dimit at once without trial.

To summons him to appear and show cause, is equivalent to sum-
mons him to show poverty. Treat him leniently and in accordance
with the spirit of our Fraternity, and when conditions warrant it, he
will be only too glad to renew the pleasant relations he formerly en-
joyed with his brethren. A brother is not likely to forget a sum-
mons, or forgive a suspension, but deal with him in a broad fraternal
spirit, and fewer will be turned adrift. Let us in this way endeavor
to reverse existing conditions by encouraging restorations and de-
creasing suspensions.

Among his decisions is the following, interesting because it seems
to disclose the normal method of reinstatement where there is no
specific enactment:

I was asked for a ruling in the case of a brother suspended for
non-payment of dues who desired to reinstate himself with his lodge.

250 APPENDIX. — PART I.

Can he re-enter without a ballot? There being no clause in the con-
stitution providing- for cases of this kind. I ruled that on payment of
all demands made on him b}^ the lodge, he was entitled to have his
name placed on the list of members and enjoj^ all privileges. This is
the custom generally practiced in the jurisdiction and which
governed my ruling.

The grand lodge enjoyed the customar}- discourse by the grand
chaplain, this year by W. Bro. the Rev. Frank Charters.

Benjamin Tooke, grandmaster: John H. Isaacson, grand secre-
tary, both of Montreal, were re-elected.

The report on correspondence (110 pp.) is by Past Grand Mas-
ter E. D. T. Chambers, who brings from his service in the grand east
increased ability for the work for which he had heretofore demon-
strated his fitness.

He gives Illinois for 1899 very full notice and very complimentary
as well, as will be seen by his opening paragraph:

It is when the reviewer takes up so meaty and instructive a vol-
ume as that issued annually by the Grand Lodge of Illinois that he
most seriously laments the restrictions placed upon him in his work,
by limitations of time and space. If we except the few pages of sta-
tistics.— rendered absolutelj' requisite for the supply, at least, of
home demands — the book affords nothing but charming reading from
cover to cover. We only wish that it could be in the hands of all our
own readers.

He is one of several competent judges who have highly compli-
mented the literary style as well as other qualities of Grand Master
Cook's addresses:

His last address to grand lodge is a literarj? chef d'oeuvre and
breathes a spirit of unaffected earnestness of purpose and of un-
swerving devotion to duty and to the best interests of the Craft.

He pays a high tribute to past Grand Master Cregier, '"the
worthy and honored representative of our own Grand Lodge of Que-
bec near that of Illinois,'' and notes the mournful co-incidence that
Past Grand Master Hawley who succeeded him as grand master in
1872, so soon followed him across the dark river in 1898. He notes also
the decease of Past Senior Grand Wardens Asa W. Blakesley and
Henry C. Cleaveland.

He quotes at length the remarks of Grand Master CoOK on the
subject of rotation in office, as correctly expressing the result of his
own observations, and worthy the careful attention of the Craft of
Quebec.

We copy in full his remarks on the topical plan of report:

Since our last review of Brother Robbins' work, he has changed
the form of his reports to conform to the new fangled topical idea.
The product of his pen is always interesting, but since we observe

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 251

that he rather invites criticism of the new form, candor compels us
to sa}- that we prefer the old one. The topical form necessitates a
good deal of labor, without, so far as we can see, any compensating
result. The main objects of those who adopt it are apparently to
save space and to assist the reader and Masonic student, by such an
arrangement of matter as may facilitate reference to any particular
subject. Now, it is just as easy under the old system to avoid need-
less repetition, and so to economize space, while the careful student
will not onl}' experience little or no difficulty in discovering what is
of interest for him to pursue in the old form reports, but he will
usually desire to read the whole report through, irrespective of its
form. The chief difficulty of which most grand masters and grand
lodge reviewers complain, in discussing the subject of Masonic litera-
ture, is that of inducing the brethren to read it at all. A wide expe-
rience of journalism has convinced the writer of a fact that has
doubtless met the observation of several of his brethren; namely,
that men are much more attracted by items of local and personal in-
terest in the newspapers than by the expression of opinion and dis-
cussion of principles. Papers that lack attractiveness to the
illiterate are seldom touched by them. But when they pick up a pa-
per to read its home news and references to people that they know,
there is a probability that they may profit also by its articles of
greater utilit3\ It is because we believe that those who are not
regular Masonic students will find the old style Masonic review more
interesting than those of the topical plan, and may thus be more
readily led to read them, that we chiefly favor them.

In his introductory remarks Brother Chambers writes vigorously
— almost indignantly — of the action of grand masters of Tasmania
and Egypt in accep)ting backward promotion, i. e., by accepting in
another grand lodge inferior honorary rank to the actual rank con-
ferred upon them by their own, having reference to the conferring
upon them by H. R. H., the Prince of Wales, the rank and dignity of
past junior grand warden in the Grand Lodge of England.

Being recognized grand lodges these bodies and their grand mas-
ters are, he sa^'s, '"entitled to rank as the peers of all grand lodges
and all grand masters in the world, and it is their own fault if they
do not."

252 APPENDIX. — PART I.

SCOTLAND, tS99.

— Annual. Edinburgh. November 30.

We have before us the proceedings of three quarterly and the
annual communications of the grand lodge, and of several meetings
of the grand committee.

At the quarterly of November 2, the grand master, Lord Saltoun,
moved a vote of one hundred guineas to the fund for the relief of the
vfives, widows and orphans of Scottish soldiers and sailors serving in
the war in South Africa, which was carried with enthusiasm.

Among the charters granted for new lodges was one for Johannes-
burg, Transvaal, and four for as many points in Western Australia.

The grand master nominated the Hon. James Hozier, M. P., as
his successor, and the nomination was agreed to with much applause.

At a special meeting of the grand committee November 16. the
report of the foreign and colonial committee on communications from
Queensland and Western Australia was under consideration.

The title of "Pro Grand Master of Queensland" was conferred on
the district grand master of that district grand lodge, which com-
prises fifty-four lodges holding under the Grand Lodge of Scotland.

The district grand master of Western Australia (which district
grand lodge was created in 1897 and now has twenty-nine lodges) also
had conferred on him the title of "Pro Grand Master," having super-
intendence over district grand lodges and other lodges, should any
be created in the province.

The immediate occasion for this action was a movement, or move-
ments, to establish an independent grand lodge in Western Australia,
of which the committee say:

There is already in Western Australia a so-called grand lodge,
consisting of four lodges composed principally of Freemasons not af-
filiated to any lodge there. This grand lodge is not recognized by the
lodges of any of the three constitutions in the colony; but a move-
ment has been going on for its recognition with the view of getting
the English and other lodges in the colony to join it. It is understood
that the Grand Lodge of England does not object to the creation of
such a grand lodge, although the Scotch and Irish lodges, which form
a majority of the lodges in Western Australia, are opposed to its
formation. The Grand Lodge of England has acted in the matter, as
is its practice in similar cases, without communication with Scotland,
and, it is understood, with Ireland. Such action is to be regretted.
But the committee adhere to the Masonic principle, universally rec-

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 253

ognized everywhere, that no new errand lodgfe should be created or
recognized in any kingdom or country unless by the act of a majority
of the lodges of every constitution in the country. Unless such a
principle were acted on, any two or three lodges in such places might,
in direct opposition to the general wishes of the body of^Masonry in
a colony or elsewhere, create at their own hand a grand lodge at
their own whim.

The district grand master of Western Australia recommends his
proposal on the ground that in his opinion it would secure the con-
tinued allegiance of the Scotch lodges, and strengthen the position
of the Grand Lodge of Scotland in the colony.

At the annual communication of November 30, the grand officers
were elected and installed; charters were ordered for lodges in Trini-
dad and Western Australia; and then the festival of St. Andrew was
celebrated in royal style by about three hundred and fifty brethren.

The after-dinner talk of the new grand master brimmed over with
wit and wisdom, showing that he is both strong and quick on his feet.

At a meeting of the grand committee held April 19, 1900, the res-
ignation of the Rt. Hon. Lord Sandhurst, grand master of all Scot-
tish Freemasonry in India, was reported.

It was resolved to recommend to grand lodge to give immediate
attention to the nomination of Lord Northcote as the successor of
Lord Sandhurst.

D. Murray Lyon remains grand secretary. His address is Free-
masons' Hall, Edinburgh.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 1899.

15th Annual. Adelaide. April 19

Twenty-two representatives were present, he of Illinois not of the
number.

The grand master, the Rt. Hon, Samuel J. Way, presided. Hav-
ing recovered from a serious illness, the deputy grand master ten-
dered to him the congratulations of the Craft to which he warmly
responded.

Fraternal relations were established with the Grand Lodge of
Peru.

The following is from the journal of proceedings:

The question of the appointment of a representative of the
Grand Lodges of Australasia to the Grand Lodge of Virginia upon

254 APPENDIX. — PART I.

the occasion of the celebration of the Washington Centenary was
fullj' discussed, and upon motion of V. W. the Rev. Canon Satnwell,
seconded by Wpl. Bro. A. G. Pendleton, it was resolved that with the
consent of the M. W. the grand master the board of general purposes
be authorized to carry out such arrangements as may be deemed
right and prudent for the purpose of representation.

Other proceedings are all of local interest only.

The Rt. Hon. Samuel .Tames Way (member of .Her Maiesty's
privy council, lieutenant-governor and chief iustice 'of South Aus-
tralia) was re-elected grand master. J. H. Cunningham remains
grand secretary, both of Adelaide; city address, Freemasons' Hall,
Flinders street.

SOUTH CAROLINA, J899.

123d Annual. Charleston. December 12.

Four past grand masters were present, and the representatives of
thirty- four grand jurisdictions, the ambassador of Illinois not among
them.

At the outset of his admirable address the grand master. Bart-
LETT J. WiTHERSPOON, announced the death of Thomas F. Hill, dis-
trict deputy grand master, aged forty-three, and of Solon A. Durham
and Julius F. C. DuPre, past district deputy grand masters, aged
sixty and sixty-eight, respectively.

From the memorial of Brother Hill, presented by Past Grand
Master Divver, we extract the following for reasons that will be ap-
parent:

The preamble and resolutions were read and adopted at the next
regular communication, and the committee were ordered to present
the family with a copy of them.

They prepared a beautiful Masonic apron of white lambskin; it
was bound by a handsome white satin ribbon on the upjier edge and
flap, with long white ribbons attached, and a beautiful white rosette
on the point of the flap; also on the flap, in large letters, his name
and the name of his lodge, the date of his raising, and the date of his
death were printed. On the body of the apron the preamble and reso-
lutions were neatly printed, the names of the committee were written
by each member signing his own name in the left corner; and the
secretary's name signed in the right corner, with the seal of the
lodge attached. On the upper left hand corner two right hands were
clasped, and on the upper right hand corner the altar holding the
Holy Bible, square and compasses.

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The grand master submitted two decisions, the last on the man-
ner of wearing- the apron as Master Masons, which is the same as in
Illinois; the first (which also reflects Illinois law) is as follows:

Question. In the election of officers of the subordinate lodge, can
the by-laws be suspended, and the master or secretary cast the unan-
imous ballot of the lodge, when there is only one nomination for the
office?

Answer. I answered that they could not.

A subordinate lodge cannot suspend its by-laws, although the
grand lodge can, by unanimous consent. Section 68 of the code is now
the law governing subordinate lodges.

This was held by the committee on jurisprudence to be strictly in
accordance with the code, but they suggested an amendment of the
code which afterwards materialized in this form:

Provided, That should there be only one nominee for an office, by
unanimous vote of the lodge, any member thereof may be requested
to cast the unanimous ballot of the lodge for said nominee: Provided,
also, That any lodge may proceed to an election without nomination.

This failed and the decision of the grand master stands.

To the feeler of the grand master of Wyoming relative to a gen-
eral grand lodge, the grand master replied that there was no proba-
bility that South Carolina would modify its frequently expressed
adverse opinion and consent to waive its sovereignty, and this was
allowed to stand as the opinion of the grand lodge.

He declined to give his approval to the following appeals for as-
sistance:

From Star of Agra Lodge No. 1936, English Constitution, at Agra,
N. W. P. India, for aid to build a Masonic hall at Agra. It did not
come to us authorized in any way. and we would not permit one of our
own lodges to issue such a circular to lodges outside the jurisdiction;
to build a hall is scarcely within the term "Masonic distress."

On September the 9th, 1899. we received a circular from Porto
Rico applying for aid for the suffering Masons there: we have never
been in correspondence with any Masonic body in Porto Rico, and
know nothing about Porto Rico Masonry. Besides, the United States
government at that very time was sending large supplies to assist the
people of Porto Rico. As to these two appeals I did not see that I
could or should do more than refer them to you for such action as you
may deem proper.

His action was approved. He wisely suggests a change from their
custom of appointing all the committees of the grand lodge on the
first day of the session, leading necessarily to hurried and imperfect
performance of their duties; suggesting that a portion of each com-
mittee be appointed on the last day of the session, that matters may
be carefully digested in the recess. A special committee will report

256 APPENDIX. — PART I.

a plan to carry his sugg-estions into effect. They might wisely seek
information from our grand secretary, as this plan has been so long
in vogue in Illinois that all its details have been carefully worked out.

Relative to the Grand Lodge of Washington the grand master
says:

The grand secretary, in his report on correspondence, will doubt-
less convey to you the pleasant intelligence that our brethren of the
Grand Lodge of Washington, at their recent annual communication,
have rescinded their former action in this matter, and have thus re-
entered the harmonious circle of American grand lodges.

The grand secretary informs me that no official notice of this fact
has been served upon us, and therefore it is proper that we receive
such notice before we revoke our resolution of non-intercourse,
adopted at our last annual communication. I suggest that your
grand master be authorized, should he be officially notified that
Washington has revoked its former action, to consider our resolution
severing fraternal relations as reconsidered and reversed, and to
write and so inform the grand master and brethren of Washington.

This was agreed to through the report of the committee on ad-
dress, who say:

They approve his recommendation on the subject of Negro Ma-
sonry, and hail with delight the idea of a restoration of fraternal re-
lations with the Grand Lodge of Washington.

The grand lodge was the recipient of a fine oil portrait of Past
Grand Master William Tully Branch, the gift of his lodge, Clin-
ton No. 3.

One new lodge was chartered; provision was made for a ritual for
lodges of sorrow, to be published with the ritual for the funeral ser-
vice in a new edition of the Ahiman Rezon, which was ordered, re-
quiring lodges to use it if they use any: the grand secretary was
instructed to issue "a new and perfect book" (not an Ahiman Rezon)
to a named lodge, in place of a "defective book" heretofore issued —
said defective book to be returned to the grand lodge, and also to
issue a new book to another lodge to replace one lost (they will lose
themselves sometimes); Charleston was agreed upon as the place of
next meeting, and — we are glad to note — a proposition to recoup the
treasury for the expense of publishing a new edition of the Ahiman
Rezon by omitting the report on correspondence, was shouldered out
by one authorizing the grand secretary to employ all necessary help
to supervise the one and prepare the other.

The testimonial ordered last year to be procured for the junior
past grand master, Jacob T. Barron, took the sensible form of a
beautiful watch, which was presented in eloquent terms by the silver-
tongued deputy grand master.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 257

Orlando Sheppard, of Edgefield, was elected grand master;
Charles Inglesby, Charleston, re-elected grand secretary.

With the year 1899 Brother Inglesby rounded out a quarter of a
century in the office to which he was re-elected; and through the com-
mittee on correspondence the grand lodge paid an appreciative trib-
ute to his personality', character, and services.

The report on correspondence (160 pp.) is from the able and prac-
ticed hand of Grand Secretary Inglesby. prepared by him (ex officio)
for the committee of which he is not a member but which reports on
his work. In their report that committee say:

We report a communication received from the Gran Dieta of
Mexico, setting forth the fact that a treaty of peace has been entered
into by the contending parties in the strife that was rending the body
■of Mexican Masonry; by which agreement, all the difficulties have
been finally settled, and this body is asking anew for recognition at
the hands of the grand jurisdictions.

Some few years since it was recommended that this grand lodge
take no action in regard to the recognition of Mexico, until it had
given full and perfect assurance that all domestic trouble were at an
end, and that it had established itself upon a sure foundation. It now
appears that this has been accomplished, and it remains for this
grand lodge to take what action theymay deem proper.

The grand lodge took no action. We suspect that the statement
of the committee that all the Mexican difficulties have been finally
settled was made on their own responsibility, as Brother Inglesby is
too familiar with Mexican matters to suppose that a treaty between
the gran dieta and any one of the other claimants would insure tran-
quillity.

He gives Illinois for 1898 a notice of four and a half closely printed
pages, in which the proceedings are very thoroughly examined. He
quotes from the opening of Grand Master Cook's address, and of his
remarks that "The principles of humanity have gained a new tri-
umph, and America has laid down and proved with her blood, the
postulate that no nation has a right to stand idle while another
people suffers for bread and liberty," and that "At the close of the
century the triumphs of our arms have added this new star to the
crown of universal brotherhood, which shall be the victor of the
ages," he says:

As we said last year, we do not take this view of it. Spain mis-
managed and oppressed Cuba. We wanted Cuba for commercial rea-
sons, and we have taken Cuba. It was a war of conquest, and has as
much justification as such wars ever have. A great many good peo-
ple were fooled into the belief that it was a war for humanity's sake.
President McKinley knew better, and opposed the war. Well, we
have Cuba, and we think it right that we should have it, and hold it
with the strong hand. Its people are unfit to govern themselves, so

258 APPENDIX. — PART I.

the United States should g'overn them until they have been educated
sufficiently to conduct a decent frovernment. Neither the Spaniards
nor Cubans would ag^ree with Brother Cook that our soldiers went to
Cuba to practice and perform the lessons of ''brotherly love, relief
and truth.'' That is all fol-de-rol. The whole concern, Spaniards and
Cubans, were a wretched lot, and not worth fightincr for or with. We
incline to think that the world would have been benefited had they
been allowed, like the Kilkenny cats, to fight it out until they had all
been killed — and thus made room for a better people — but we could
not wait for that consummation, and as the island of Cuba was valu-
able to the United States, we took itl In doing this we have advanced
the best interests of our country, and have promoted civilization at
the same time.

We are not going to talk politics, but since our brother says the
Spanish war was not undertaken for humanity's sake, let us ask him
if he thinks any commercial interests were strong enough to force
the country into war had it not been for the inhumanity of Weyler's
obvious purpose to starve a whole nation of non-combatants'?

He notices the Apple River case at some length; touches the
question of a trial board without expressing an opinion as to its
desirability, and calls Brother Smith's oration a splendid production.
He notes our withdrawal of diplomatic relations with such of the
members of the German grand lodge league as we were in correspond-
ence with, on the ground that they could not treat with us as inde-
pendent grand lodges, and in paying his respects to the report on
correspondence, says:

For many years Brother Robbins has been the writer of these re-
ports to the Grand Lodge of Illinois, and we have derived much pleas-
ure and instruction from their perusal. He begins this report as
follows: '-At the earnest solicitation of Grand Master Cook, we have
determined to essay a report in the topical form." We consequently
have a topical report before us, and earnestly wish we did not have
it! A topical report gives us the opinions of its writer on the various
topics noticed in it. and may or may not be valuable. Brother Rob-
bins is an able and erudite man, and his essays and opinions on Ma-
sonic subjects are, of course, well written, and in good style. But
essays and elaborate discourses are not the objects sought in these
reports; they are written and submitted to convey information as to
what is taking place in the Masonic world; facts, and events, and
Masonic doings in other jurisdictions; not the especial views of
Brother Robbins, or any other brother, on the ditt'erent questions.
We look in the magazines, orations, etc., for Masonic dissertations,
but they are out of place in a report on foreign correspondence.
There could be no better illustration of this than in the essay on "Ne-
gro Masonry." He is the only writer of ability, who has seen fit to
justify the action of the Grand Lodge of Washington, which has been
almost universally condemned, and which has since been reconsidered
and revoked by the Grand Lodge of Washington itself I

He' thinks we must be afflicted with negrophobia, which only
shows how sensible men can sometimes jump hurriedly at conclusions.
A perusal of our two subsequent reports — this will make two — will help
him to judge whether our malady is chronic and incurable.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 259

SOUTH DAKOTA, 1899.

25th Annual. Yankton. June 13.

As a souvenir of its silver anniversary the Grand Lodge of South
Dakota sends out a magnificent volume.

The frontispiece is a half-tone portrait of the retiring grand
master, Louis G. Levoy. Besides this the committee on quarter-
centennial celebration furnish twenty-four pages of fine half-tone
cuts, including these subjects:

The hall at Elk Point where the convention to organize the grand
lodge met, the Baptist church at Vermillion where the first officers
of the grand lodge were installed and the grand lodge constituted;
two groups, including half-tones, of all the first officers of the grand
lodge, except one; cut of M. W. Bro. Theodore S. Parvin. the consti-
tuting officer; cuts of each past grand master and two groups of the
present officers of the grand lodge, making a total of forty-eight
portraits, with a biographical sketch of each person.

The anniversary exercises were held on the evening of the first
day of the session, in Turner's Hall, the sumptuous banquet being
provided by the members of the St. John's Lodge No. 1, of Yankton.
Among the regrets were those of Grand Master Cook.

Grand Master Levoy presided at the feast of reason and the flow
of soul and set the pace with a beautiful New England Indian legend
which he aptl}' turned to the occasion.

Responses to toasts were given by Past Grand Master Blatt,
Bro. Frank A. Brown, who filled a gap for Past Grand Master O. S.
GiFFORD, who- at the last moment found it impossible to be present;
Past Grand Master George V. Ayres: Past Grand Master Harvey
J. Rice; Pas-t Grand Treasurer Charles W. McDonald and Past
Grand Master Theodore S. Parvin, honorary member of the Grand
Lodge of South Dakota, who installed the officers of the Grand Lodge
of Dakota, at its organization, and was in a special sense a guest of
honor. The exercises began at 10 o'clock p. m. and the company
broke up at the seasonable hour of 1 o'clock a. m.

We congratulate our brethren of South Dakota upon the mani-
fest success of their celebration.

There were present at the opening of the grand lodge seven past
grand masters (including Thomas H. Brown, who was elected to the
grand east at the organization of the grand lodge), and the repre-
sentatives of twenty-four grand jurisdictions, Illinois not among
them.

260 APPENDIX. — PART I.

The grand master, Louis G. Levoy, naturally contrasted the
past and present:

At the annual communication in 1876, there were six lodges (all
-on the roll) and twelve delegates, today there are ninety-three
lodges and about three hundred representatives present, and when
we consider that from the original territory another state and grand
lodge has been erected whose report in 1898 shows fifty lodges and
2,871 members, we cannot but be impressed by the magnitude of its
growth, which assures us that Masonry has kept step with other in-
stitutions in this age of progress.

Following are some of the eleven decisions reported by him:

2. In the absence of the warrant officers of a lodge the junior
past master may open the lodge and transact its business. Dispensa-
tion is unnecessary.

6. Jurisdiction over rejected material while continuing to reside
within the state is perpetual, another lodge may acquire jurisdiction
only by securing waiver from the rejecting lodge.

7. A deformed man is ineligible to the degrees.

10. A lodge does not hold perpetual jurisdiction over a man who
has petitioned for and been elected, but who moved out of the juris-
diction of the lodge before taking any of the degrees, providing one
year has elapsed from the date of his election.

A waiver of jurisdiction from the lodge electing is not necessary,
the candidate having failed for one year to present himself for in-
itiation and having gained Masonic residence within the jurisdiction
of the lodge in his new home, may make application there for the
degrees.

All but numbers 2 and 6 were approved: of these the jurisprudence
committee say:

It has always been the law of this jurisdiction, and is the law in
nearly every jurisdiction, that no one except the worshipful master
or the senior or junior warden can open a lodge, and in the absence of
all of the three principal officers the lodge cannot be opened.

The subject of jurisdiction over rejected material has been so fully
settled, affirmed and reaffirmed, that we cannot approve the decision
numbered 6. We believe perpetual jurisdiction over rejected ma-
terial wrong in principle and pernicious in practice.

The following suggests the nature of the inquiry which elicited
this telegram:

Minnehaha Lodge cannot act as escort, if the lodge is present; it
alone must bury him with the ceremonies of and as a Master Mason.
Dispensation refused.

The correctness of his action was unquestioned.

First mentioned among the evils he had noted during his admin-
istration, was non-affiliation, and to the question, "What is the
cause':"' he replies:

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 261

From conversations had with non-affiliates, I have concluded that
in many cases it is want of interest on their part for the simple
reason that no interest has been shown them by the members of
lodges in whose jurisdiction they reside. A cordial invitation to
occasionally attend the lodge and a fraternal interest manifested in
their welfare will do wonders to bring the non-affiliates into the fold.
Brethren, lend j-our influence to this good work. When you meet a non-
affiliate interest yourself in him; talk to him of the Craft and of the
good membership will do him; of his duty to Masonry; and recall to-
him the old charges, which recite ''that every Mason ought to belong
to a lodge," and ten chances to one you will have the pleasure of re-
storing a worthy brother to lodge membership.

The next evil is intemperance, relative to which he closes his re-
marks as follows:

A drunkard is unfit company for any man, let alone a body of Ma-
sons. Then, if counsel and advice have no effect, if shame will not
bring to them a realization of their degradation and of the destruc-
tion of their souls, why invoke your laws and place them beyond the
pale of the Fraternity, where their actions cannot lower it in the
estimation of those who otherwise think favorably of it.

For another evil — lack of interest, he suggests first to make the
lodge room comfortable and attractive, it cannot be too beautiful;
second, to attract members to stated meetings to supplement the
regular business with some literary program — an address by some
brother, or a debate in which all should be asked to assist; or reading
by some good reader of selections from the report on correspondence.
Of this last feature he says:

This report on correspondence can be made a valuable auxiliary
in securing interest among your members, from it many topics for
debate may be selected. It is usually written for the grand lodge by
some well informed brother reviewing the work of other jurisdictions
and in this case is the work of one of our past grand masters whose
work is known and appreciated from Maine to California and the
knowledge that his work is largely read and appreciated at home
would be an incentive for further effort to please and interest you —
for this report is written for you and for your better information.

Third, (tell it not in the presence of the grand master of Penn-
sylvania), he suggests that they occasionally invite their families to
meet them at the close of the work and have a good social time in the
lodge room, with a musical or literary program, followed by light re-
freshments.

He referred at some length to Negro Masonry, the Washington
incident being then in its acute stage, and recommended that the
question should be met and acted upon in a fraternal spirit.

He makes a part of his address his correspondence with the grand
master of Pennsylvania, relative to the desire of the latter to make
a Mason at sight of Bishop Hare, a resident of South Dakota,
noticed by us in our review of Pennsylvania.

262 APPENDIX.— PART I.

In reply to the request of Grand Master Williams for his per-
mission to make the bishop a Mason at sight, he said:

Our grand lodge or any of its grand masters have never assumed
the power of so doing, and I do not wish at this time to create a prece-
dent by giving my consent thereto.

The Grand Lodge of South Dakota has ever held that the best
judges of the qualifications of an aspirant for the honors of Masonry
are those of the lodge where the aspirant resides. By granting
your request I would violate this lodge's rights, and while the vener-
able bishop is well and favorably known to myself personally as well
as to the majority of Masons in this state, and that we would hail
with pleasure his advent into our ranks, I must decline to grant j'our
request.

Grand Master Williams being very desirous that the bishop
should be made a Mason in Philadelphia, among his old friends and
in the presence of some of his own family, was willing to waive the
question of making him at sight, but asked if Grand Master Levoy
could not and would not waive territorial jurisdiction in favor of
lodge No. 51, of that city. The latter sent a copy of this letter to
the master of the lodge within whose jurisdiction the prelate resided,
asking him to present it to his lodge for action on the question of
waiver, replying at the same time to the grand master:

Could not do otherwise holding as I do, that each lodge is the best
judge of the qualifications of a candidate; hence I submit your re-
quest for this lodge's decision, which decision I doubt not will be
agreeable to all parties concerned.

The answer of the lodge was favorable, and Bishop Hare was
regularly made in No. 51. And we may add that he was well made if
that elegant lodge maintains, as we doubt not it does, the high stand-
ard in all things which prevailed when we enjoy^ed the hospitality of
its members forty or forty-one years ago.

The jurisprudence committee in approving the grand master's
action in this case, say:

Individual or particular lodges have the primary, sole and whole
jurisdiction over material resident within their jurisdiction. This
right is a vested one, and your committee is gratified that the M. W.
grand master maintained this doctrine of our jurisdiction in this case.

This is in full accord with Illinois decisions and with our own per-
sonal views; hence we think the addition of the grand master's ap"
proval to the waiver granted by the lodge added nothing to its
validity.

The following resolution went to the committee on jurisprudence:

Eesolved, That section 9 of chapter 2 of the grand lodge by-laws
be amended to read as follows: A brother (not an officer) is entitled
to a dimit on application for it, he being free from charges and clear

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on the books: but that dimits shall onlj- be issued from one lodge to
another, unless the brother applying is moving out of the jurisdiction
of this grand lodge.

Of this the committee say:

While not in entire accord with the resolution offered by R. W.
Brother Cleaver upon the subject of dimits, we deem a change in our
present law upon the subject desirable, and recommend the reference
of said resolution to the committee on revision.

We do not wonder that the committee is not entirely satisfied
with the amendment, the last half of it being a denial of the first
half. Starting out with the declaration which ought to be true any-
where, that "'a brother is entitled to a dimit on application for it, he
being free from charges and clear of the books," it provides that in-
stead of getting it he should get only a transfer.

The same committee had referred to it the subject of Negro Ma-
sonry and the resolutions of the Grand Lodge of Washington. Their
concluding paragraphs at once show their position and the action of
the grand lodge, as the report was adopted:

The right to make Masons of an}- persons found worthy, regard-
less of creed or color, is not only not denied by this committee, but
affirmed as an unalterable landmark of Masonrj^. It rests with the
lodge receiving the petition to accept or reject. The inherent right
of the lodge in this cannot be questioned, nor can the legal right of
the GrandLodge of Washington in adopting the resolution in ques-
tion.

Unfortunately, however, we are confronted with conditions, not
theories, and, as we are unable to alter the former, we must govern our
actions by them. We therefore most strongly enter our protest against
the action of the M. W. Grand Lodge of Washington in the recognition
of clandestine Masons and the logical recognition thereby of the clan-
destine bodies under and by which they claim fellowship. We most
earnestly and fraternally request a full reconsideration of the subject
and its disposal by a revocation of its action so that peace and har-
mony, the essentials to Masonic life and prosperitj'. may be restored,
and grand lodges and the Fraternity throughout the land again dwell
together in unity.

Congratulatory greetings were received from the grand lodges
of Washington, New Mexico and Manitoba, simultaneously in session;
fraternal relations with Peru were resumed; provision was made for
rei^resentation at the Washington memorial observance, and Aber-
deen was selected for the place of next meeting.

A pleasing episode was the calling of Past Grand Master Parvin
of Iowa, to the chair, to whom Grand Master Levoy presented Past
Grand Master Blatt. In an eloquent speech, fully appreciative of
his virtues, his services to the Craft and the honors he had brought
to the jurisdiction, Brother Parvin presented him with a fine

264 APPENDIX. — PART I.

watch, the gift of the brethren of the jurisdiction. He was about to
leave to take up his residence in Chicago.

In his feeling response Brother Blatt said that the severance of
the ties which had bound him so long to South Dakota was not of
free volition. His Masonic ties were knitted so closely that death
only would sever them here below to reunite them in the everlasting
future. His assurance that life, health and strength permitting, the
annual communication would alvva3's find him present, leads us to
hope that his work in the department where it has so long been of
great value will not be permanently lost to the guild nor to the Craft.
William H. Roddle, of Brookings, was elected grand master;
George A. Pettigrew. Flandreau, re-elected grand secretary.

The report on correspondence (123 pp.) is the sixteenth from
Brother Blatt's hand, and he announces that it is his last. As we
have already said, we hope not.

In his introductory remarks he refers to the Washington mat-
ter under the heading, "Clandestine Masonry." In closing the topic
he says of the Washington committee:

The committee has simply permitted its sense of what it deemed
justice, its altruistic tendencies, to get the better of what we believe
good sound judgment. In our review we shall entirel}' abstain from
any further mention of the subject, feeling that we have said enough.

Referring to the Mexican gran dietahe says of the present status
of Masonry in that republic:

The rush of American grand lodges to recognize the gran dieta
has ceased. The vast majority of grand lodges who failed to join the
race may congratulate themselves for the exercise of caution. The
year past has added nothing which would justify recognition. On the
contrary, continued and aggravated disharmony, charges and coun-
tercharges, plots and counterplots are the prevailing conditions in
our sister republic. We cannot but hope, sincerely hope, for a bet-
terment of conditions and watch for it with deep anxiety.

His notice of Illinois is of 1898 — administration of Grand Master
Cook. He touches upon the illness of Brother Cregier; the special
contributions for charity; uniformity of the work; some matters of
discipline, and of the grand master's reference to the permanent
members, says:

All elective grand officers except secretary and treasurer are
permanent members of the grand lodge, many attending and being
active workers in grand lodge. The}' however, are barred from re-
ceiving pay. The grand master deems this unjust and recommends
their being placed on the pa}' roll. The grand lodge, however, did
not seem to follow this just advice or if- it did, it escaped our notice.

The full fruitage of the grand master's recommendation will only
come with the present year. An amendment to allow mileage and

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per diem to the permanent members, offered at the communication he
had under review, was adopted last year.

Of our special report on the status of governing bodies, he saj^s
in part:

This report, with resolutions to match, is one of the most import-
ant pieces of Masonic legislation of the year and most far reaching
in both premise and conclusion. A proposition to amend the report
by a recognition of the Grand Lodge of Egypt failed to carry, as did
also a motion to defer action for a year and the original proposition
as outlined prevailed.

In the main we agree with the report, but we feel that Brother
Robbins has been somewhat too exclusive and the boasted universality
of Masonry condemned to a chimera. We admit it to be no easy mat-
ter to draw the line unless drawn as tight and close as by Brother
Robbins and his grand lodge. We believe however, that a more
liberal construction, and a decidedly more liberal action, would not
have endangered Ancient Craft Masonry and we believe the time has
come when expansion will not be all incompatible with the best in-
terests of the institution. We believe that Masonry has a mission to
fulfill, a destiny to aid in shaping, which demands a liberal interpre-
tation of the questions involved in the matter of recognition of Ma-
sonic bodies. It is not necessary, nor does it follow as a corollary
that the "Open Door" policy must be pursued. It may be, as stated,
hard to draw the line, but we reiterate it as our opinion that the line
drawn bj- Brother Robbins will bear expansion.

Like our brother, whose opinions we value so highly, we believe
that Masonry has a mission to fulfill, and believe that only Masonry,
not dissent therefrom, can fulfill it.

Of the form of our general report, he says:

The report on correspondence proper, if so it can be called, ema-
nates from the same high authority, Past Grand Master Robbins. It
is against his wish and better judgment constructed on the topical
plan, which he adopted at the earnest solicitation of the grand mas-
ter. This plan ceases to be a review and becomes a digest. We have
not satisfied ourselves that this plan is the best. It certainly is not,
unless it is compiled and the criticism presented by one as able as
Brother Robbins and those who are his peers in ability and learning.
Hence when our grand lodge wants a topical report our signature to
it will not be there.

Quoting our closing sentence on the action of the Grand Lodge
of Washington, he says:

While applauding the sentiment, we regret the utter fallacy of
the prophecy. As a distinct proposition the action of the Grand
Lodge of Washington was just. The ground maintained, however,
by that grand lodge is not altogether tenable, as we have stated in
our introduction. Wisdom is often the better part of valor.

Every member of the guild will, we are sure, reciprocate his good
wishes and acknowledgments of uniform fraternal courtes}', and
with a string to their farewell, say Auf Wiedersehen.

266 APPENDIX. — PART I.

TENNESSEE, 1900.

86th Annual, Nashville. January 31.

No less than sixteen past grand masters were present, and the dip-
lomatic corps included the representatives of thirty-five jurisdictions,
among- them the ambassador from Illinois, Past Grand Master Ameri-
CUS V. Warr— to whom, Greetings with a big G.

The grand master, Joseph H. Bullock, is the second of the race
of Josephs — Joe Miller was the first — whose points lose nothing by
his witty way of putting them. After a brief, simple, but really fine
exordium, he says:

A few words of explanation, and I will then submit a report of
my stewardship. I have not prepared a peroration for two reasons.
In the first place, it would necessarily involve a discussion of the 20th
century question. Secondly, I have during the past year read a num-
ber of able addresses from grand masters, the reading of which im-
pressed me most forcibly wuth a saying of our first most E. G. M.
Solomon, K. of I., which is recorded in the Book of Ecclesiastes, 1st
chapter, 9th verse, and reads, "There is nothing new under the sun."'

He announced the death of Past Senior Grand Warden Charles
M. Carroll, whose service in the grand west was in 1873, at the age
of seventy-nine, and of Past Grand Marshal William Crawford
Smith, a past grand commander of Tennessee Templars, colonel of
the First Tennessee regiment, who fell from a stroke of apoplexy
while at the head of his command in Luzon. He noted also the death
of our own CreGIER, of whom the committee on jurisprudence, in re-
viewing the address, say:

In liis notice of the "Dead of Other Jurisdictions," we observe the
name of M. W. DeWitt C. Cregier. past grand master of Illinois,
who, through his great charities, kindly remembrance, and fraternal
love for the Freemasons of Tennessee, during the dark days of the
epidemics, through which the western portion of our state was called
to pass in the years gone by, has so endeared himself to the Craft
that his memory will stand forth as a monument of love among the
Masons of this grand jurisdiction for ages j-et to come. Therefore, in
consideration of this manly man, your committee would recommend
that a memorial page, suitably inscribed, be also set apart in our
printed proceedings as a proper tribute to his memory.

We reproduce the tablet w^ith its well deserved tribute.

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Ju (Btaitfnl ^txntmbtantt

OF REPEATED AND UNSOLICITED
ACTS OF FRATERNAL SYMPATHY
AND ASSISTANCE RENDERED THE
SUFFERING IN THIS JURISDICTION

GRAND MASTER D. C. CREGIER

On behalf of the Grand Lodge of Illinois, during the periods of Yellow

Fever Epidemic of 1878, this Memorial Page is set apart

to his memor}' b}' order of the Grand

Lodge of Tennessee.

Died November 9, 1S98.

268 APPENDIX. — PART I.

The grand master's correspondence, pursuant to resolution of the
grand lodge to restore the grand representative system, resulted in
the substantially complete rehabilitation of the diplomatic corps,
Past Grand Master Warr taking his old place as the representative
of Illinois.

Referring to the repeal by the Grand Lodge of Washington of
the resolutions of 1898, he saj's:

I have not the time, and do not deem it necessary, to copy this re-
port in full, or to enter upon an extended review. Too much white
paper has already been wasted on the subject. Suffice it to say, that
while the Grand Lodge of Washington fully rescinds its erroneous
legislation on this unfortunate subject, the false theories of the com-
mittee, with their unwarranted denunciations of sister grand lodges,
cannot be too severely condemned.

No doubt a very large majority of the Craft in Washington are
entirely blameless in this matter, and I therefore recommend that
the resolution adopted at the last grand lodge suspending fraternal
relations with the Grand Lodge of Washington be repealed.

The following, reported by the committee on jurisprudence, was
adopted:

Whereas, The Grand Lodge of the State of Washington has re-
pealed the resolution which occasioned the suspension of fraternal
relations between it and this grand lodge; therefore,

Resolved, That the Grand Lodge of Tennessee resumes its former
fraternal relations with the Grand Lodge of the State of Washington.

Fifteen decisions are reported, from which we select the following:

2. Can the worshipful master appeal from action of lodge to grand
lodge?

Answer. Yes.

3. What is the status of a Mason suspended for non-payment of
dues?

Answer. That of a suspended Mason.

4. Can a master preside before taking the Past Master's Degree?
Answer. Yes.

5. Lodge called for work in the Entered Apprentice Degree. Must
the lodge open on Master Mason Degree?

Answer. No.

7. Is a man with left hand off between wrist and elbow eligible to
receive the degrees?

Answer. Yes, if otherwise worthy and qualified.

8. Is a man with onl}- one leg eligible?
Answer. No.

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12. A lodge asks for a dispensation for a picnic and reunion.

Answer. No dispensation necessary. Have all the picnics and re-
unions you wish. They are good things to have; but don't form pro-
cessions or wear regalia on such occasions.

13. Columbia Lodge No. 31, asks that they be allowed to celebrate
St. John the Baptist's Day on Sundaj-, June 25, instead of on Sat-
urda}', the 24th. They desire to have a sermon delivered appropriate
to the occasion.

Held, The grand master can not change this date, but sees no
impropriety in the brethren, with their wives, children, and sweet-
hearts, attending church and listening to a sermon on the subject in-
dicated. No procession; no regalia.

In passing upon his rulings, the law committee take what we have
elsewhere referred to as the true ground, and say:

The official decisions rendered by the grand master, we approve
in all things, except Nos. 7 and 8, which, though in accord with prece-
dents made by our grand lodge, in regard to physical qualifications,
yet we think it advisable for our grand masters to answer all such
questions by referring the inquirer to edict No. 30, and thereby re-
quiring the subordinate in each case to decide for itself whether the
applicant can receive and impart the ritual of Freemasonry.

"Non-affiliates," he says:

Like the poor, we have always with us. That the number is large,
is, to some extent, the fault of our lodges. A dilapidated hall, dirty,
uncarpeted floor, broken windows, a corps of incompetent officers
blundering over our beautiful ritual (and I blush to say, we have some,
a few, such lodges): this combination does not draw men together,
and I do not wsnder that some withdraw from such association.
Wrong? Yes, they are wrong; the}^ should stay with their lodge and
do their part in securing comfortable halls and learning the esoteric
work of the Fraternity. But I am speaking of conditions, not theories.
They do withdraw. How shall we stop it? Answer: Make our lodges
attractive; good, nice carpets and chairs, and pictures on the walls;
elect officers who are acquainted with English grammar and rhetoric,
who can impart the ritual in an impressive manner. Cultivate the
social virtues, and remember always these words of the Divine
Teacher: "A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one an-
other."

In accord with Illinois precedents, he instructed a lodge that,
while it could waive jurisdiction or not, as it saw fit, it could not
waive it on condition of receiving the fee; or, in other words, could
not traffic in its jurisdiction.

He had the nerve — and it took some — to make the following rec-
ommendation:

1. That section 7 of article II of the constitution, rendering cer-
tain elective grand officers ineligible to re-election, be repealed. I
am sure that no argument is necessary to convince the grand lodge of
the wisdom of such a change.

270 APPENDIX. — PART I.

To properly guide and control the affairs of Masonry in a jurisdic-
tion like ours is no small task, requiring, as it does, the best efforts of
mind and heart on the part of him who is called to the work. One
year's experience as grand master, be it ever so fruitful of good re-
sults, sureh' gives promise of better work the next year. I hope the
brethren will give this suggestion the consideration its importance
demands.

This received the hearty approval of the law committee, and it is
to be hoped that if anything more be required beyond the adoption of
their report to effect the repeal, it will be forthcoming.

The grand master suffered a severe bereavement during the year,
and he may be assured that the sympathy evoked by it will not be
bounded by the lines of Tennessee.

In a case where a brother was suspended on charges growing out
of a business transaction, the committee on appeals had occasion to
reiterate what is now the well nigh universal judgment of the Frater-
nity:

The record in this cause shows that Brother Sutton rented a col-
lege building, and agreed to pay certain amounts therefor upon con-
dition that the owners thereof make certain repairs: they failed to
make the repairs, and Brother Sutton refused to pay the rent.

We recommend that the case be reversed and dismissed.

We here take occasion to suggest that Masonry is not a collecting
agency.

The grand lodge chartered one lodge, continued one under dis-
pensation, and recommended dispensations for four more; promptly
paid the cost for participation in the Washington memorial service,
which had been advanced by the grand master; exemplified the work;
heard a favorable report from the management of the Widows' and
Orphans' Home; exchanged greetings with the Grand Lodge of Ohio,
and adopted the following, offered by the representative of Illinois:

Resolved, That each of the elective officers of this grand lodge be
requested to furnish to the grand secretary, upon his first election, a
brief biographical sketch of himself, and that the grand secretary be
authorized to publish the Masonic substance thereof in the proceedings.

James H. McClister, of Morristown, was elected grand master;
John B. Garrett, Nashville, re-elected grand secretary.

The report on correspondence (114 pp.), by Past Grand Master
George H. Morgan, is an able paper, bright and breezy withal, and
quite up to the excellent standard of his previous work. His notice
of Illinois is of 1899, the closing year of the administration of Grand
Master Cook, of whom he says: "Without effort at rhetorical flourish
he uttered gems of thought worth preserving," illustrating his re-
mark by a quotation on the upbuilding of character. He transfers to

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his pages the remarks of Grand Master CoOK and of R. W. Bro. A. H.
Bell, the able representative of Tennessee, on the occasion of the
official reception of the latter; and makes this analysis of the work of
the grand orator:

Bro. Frank Crane, grand orator, delivered an oration peculiar
in many respects. The language is fine, the imagination superb. The
subject, if it can be said to have any one, the building of King Solo-
mon's temple. The matter is so entirely speculative that we conclude
the brother intended it to be entirely so. As a speculation document
it is certainly a success.

In his kind notice of our report, he says he is as much as in love
with its topical plan as last year, and in concluding his notice of it,
says:

The next and last, Brother Robbins gives in full our objections to
the "topical plan" both as regards his and Bro. W. W. Clark's report
of Kentucky. His mention of Tennessee and our criticisms are of the
most courteous character, for which we thank Brother Robbins sin-
cerely, but are still not in love with the "topical plan," not a ''little
bit." Having heretofore given our reasons, repetition is not necessary.

From his conclusion we gather what the text of his report no-
where discloses, that it was written under varied circumstances, some
of them adverse: some of it at his office at home, when he was feel-
ing reasonably well; some at his residence — while invalided, we judge
— under the shade of the trees, and the latter half while he was hav-
ing his leg pulled at an osteopathic infirmary, where he spent most of
the winter. The rejoicing point, where we can all join, is now reached
when he seems to be on the highway to restored health, for which he
praises the good Lord, who, he says, has been with him in six troubles,
and will not forsake him in the seventh.

UTAH, J 900.

29th Annual. Ogden. January 16.

Six past grand masters and the representatives of twenty-nine
jurisdictions were present. Arvis Scott Chapman, answering for
Illinois, appeared in both capacities.

The grand master, James David Murdoch, announced the death
of Michael James Corbis, past junior grand deacon, aged forty-one.
Another death alike untimely was that of William Blincoe Jones,
past grand standard bearer, at forty. The memorial pages bear

272 APPENDIX. — PART 1.

among others the names of Past Grand Masters James Andrew
Hawley and Harrison Dills, of Illinois.

Not a single question of law had been presented to the grand
master for his decision. Verily, the millennium cannot be far from
Zion!

Of lodge by-laws the grand master says:

Through the efforts of the grand secretar}^ each lodge in our juris-
diction has now its b3"-laws in the form of a neat little booklet. At
the expense of the grand lodge the grand secretary had 1,400 copies
printed and uniformly bound, and furnished to each lodge the number
of copies it had ordered. The booklet is nicely gotten up, and con-
venient to carry in a vest pocket. It bears on the outside cover the
name and number of the lodge, and on the fly leaf the name of the
brother carrying it, with a portion of his Masonic record, the signa-
ture of the secretary with the seal of the lodge attached, which, with
the brother's signature, will answer all intents and purposes of a Ma-
sonic diploma.

This device is worthy of the fertile brain of Brother Chris, who
is continual^ finding out some new thing.

The grand master despairs of uniformity of work. Notwithstand-
ing the standard work had been adopted and promulgated more than
a score of years ago, and zealously taught by grand lecturers at
schools of instruction, he was amazed on seeing the Master Mason's
Degree conferred in Titan Lodge No. 9, by its officers:

So many new phrases were used, and even in the esoteric portion
of the work so many new things substituted or added to, that I really
did not know whether I was in a Utah lodge or in a lodge room of
some foreign jurisdiction. It is needless to say that the grand officers
accompanying me on the visit were likewise impressed.

Perhaps this publicity will help matters.

Referring to the Grand Lodge of Washington, he reports his con-
tribution to Brother Irvin'S telegraphic symposium as follows:
"Freemasonry is color blind, but the American principle of one grand
lodge for each state as recognized by Utah must be maintained,"
and says:

A year ago this grand lodge adopted by a unanimous vote a report
and a set of resolutions of our jurisprudence committee, in which in
the most fraternal terms the Grand Lodge of Washington was re-
quested to rescind its action in re "Negro Masonry," adopted by it in
June, 1898. June 19, 1899, that grand body issued a communication to
the American grand lodges, which had been adopted at its session
held June 13, and in which its action of 1898 was modified or rescinded.
I herewith submit the said communication for your consideration and
action.

Personally I do not agree with the declarations and conclusions
of the Washington grand body on this question; but as our request

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 273

has been complied with we may have reason to be satisfied, unless our
able committee on jurisprudence, to which I recommend that the
communication be referred, looks upon it in a different light.

The committee saw it in the same light, reporting the following,
which was adopted:

Your committee on jurisprudence cordially endorse the words of
the grand master in his communication to the Seattle lodge, of Wash-
ington, relating to Negro Masonry, and his subsequent action thereon.

The Craft is to be congratulated that the unfortunate resolutions
of the grand lodge of that state, passed some two years ago, recog-
nizing Negro Masonry, have now been rescinded.

He recommended the reference of Grand Master Rumsey'S (Wyo-
ming) overture to the same committee, saying:

All attempts to form a sovereign grand lodge made during the
last hundred and more years — the first .one soon after the close of the
war of independence, at Philadelphia, the last one September, 1859,
at Chicago — have proved failures; and with all due respect to the
distinguished Brother Rumsey of Wj'oming, I trust no other attempt
of the kind will be made again, because such a Masonic grand body
as proposed by him will never materialize.

And the following from that committee was indorsed by the grand
lodge:

Supreme Grand Lodge: — Your committee on jurisprudence begs
leave to report that, in its opinion, the grand master in his address
has fully covered the question of a supreme or sovereign grand lodge,
and we recommend that his action and words be endorsed.

The grand master, accompanied by Grand Secretary DiEHL, at-
tended the Washington memorial observance at Mt. Vernon, and
the profound inpression made upon him is reflected in his reference
to the occasion.

The grand secretary thus touches upon the event in his regular
report:

It is not my purpose to relate in this report the particulars of the
event; I may, however be permitted to state that it was indeed the
grandest and most soul-inspiring event it ever was my fortune to take
part it. The ceremonies were appropriate, beautiful and impressive,
and were performed by distinguished Craftsmen from the east, west,
north and south, with dignity and solemnity, in the presence of the
largest assemblage of Blue Lodge Masons— each one of whom was
girded with the white apron — that ever met in this country, in the
full splendor of an ideal autumn weather.

The report of the Salt Lake board of relief chronicles the dis-
bursement to one applicant for a loan, from Illinois, of $25.

The committee on jurisprudence, to whom the report on corre-
spondence was referred, say:

274 APPENDIX. — PART I.

In reporting on this subject, one that has done so much to estab-
lish our position in the Masonic world, your committee have thought
that the topical form of report on correspondence as now used in Illi-
nois and Nebraska, was well worthy of consideration. It permits
criticism and mention of interesting and vital matters without de-
manding attention to routine or well understood matters.

On the special report of the committee on correspondence the
Grand Orient of Belgium was recognized and an exchange of repre-
sentatives requested. The committee say:

The grand orient is an independent and sovereign grand body of
Free and Accepted Masons in all but name, "retaining the name for
historical and sentimental reasons only." During the 3'ear the grand
orient has been recognized by the following American grand lodges:
Connecticut. Idaho, Georgia. Maine, Nova Scotia, Ohio and Virginia,
making with those reported last year twelve in all.

One new lodge was chartered, and Salt Lake City was fixed upon
as the place of next meeting.

The grand lodge was royally entertained by the Ogdenites. On
the evening of the first day the members and their ladies were enter-
tained at a public reception in Masonic hall. The grace and beauty
of the city were present, and when music arose, the grand secretary
could not resist the temptation to join the quadrille, in which with
old time step he danced until his legs — like those of Mr. Fizziwigs, of
which Dickens has given us such a twinkling picture — "fairly winked."

On the evening of the second day the brethren of Weber Lodge
gave a banquet which, according to Brother Diehl, an authority on
the subject, broke the record for bounteous elegance and fraternal
enjoyment.

George Viall Schramm, of Ogden, was elected grand master;
Christopher Diehl, Salt Lake City, re-elected grand secretary. A
portrait of Brother Schramm, facing a biographical sketch by the
grand secretary, embellishes the proceedings.

The report on correspondence (112 pp.) — supplemented by a
twenty-eight page account of the Washington memorial observance
— is the handiwork of the great Utah handy worker in all lines, Bro.
Chris. Diehl, who gives Illinois for 1899 an appreciative notice.

Having noticed the passing of Past Grand Masters Cregier and
Hawley, he says:

The grand master pays a tender tribute to the memory of the
two departed brethren above mentioned, and also to K.W. Bro. Asa
W. Blakesley, who died in Quincy. 111., March 30, 1898, aged eighty-one
years. Brother Blakesley was an intimate friend of our late past grand
master. James Lowe, who always spoke of him to the writer as a man
of marked ability and gentility of nature. Their reunion in the
grand lodge above must have been a happy one.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 275

For want of space to transfer Grand Master CoOK's opinion of
rotation in office to his pages, he recommends their members to call
at the library and read it. He finds space for a quotation from the
conclusion of the address, which convinces him "that Grand Master
Cook is as loj-al to the stars and stripes as he is to the blue flag of
Masonry."

He quotes also the closing- paragraph of Brother Crane's "schol-
arly written address," and refers to the fact that our report was for
the second time on the topical plan, of which he says:

It took us several hours to read the report, but we got well paid
for our time. Whether the general reader likes the new departure,
or whether he prefers the old style, we do not know; in fact we have
not yet made up our own mind as to which is the more preferable.
Maybe, though, we will get used to it bye and bye; and it may also be
that we tr}' it once ourself just for a change. If we ever do we will
follow Brother Bobbins' plan.

Did space permit we should be glad to copy his account of the
ceremonies and addresses at Mt. Vernon, and also a very notable and
valuable oration on Washington delivered to the Masons of Salt
Lake Cit}^, on the anniversary day, by Bro. Orlando Woodworth
Powers. We advise all our brethren to read it who can get a copy
of the Utah proceedings now under review.

TEXAS, J 899.

64th Annual. Houston. December 5.

The Texas volume contains half-tone cuts of the Masonic Temple
at Houston, the Masonic Widows' and Orphans' Home at Fort Worth,
and of Franklin B. Sexton and Robert M. Elgin, the former the
senior surviving past grand master, the latter three years his senior
in age, but succeeding to the grand east nine years later— 1865. These
and twelve other past grand masters were present, as were also the
ambassadors of twenty-six grand jurisdictions, Illinois being repre-
sented by George Lopas, Jr.

The address of the grand master, Samuel R. Hamilton, is neces-
sarily a long, as it is also an able paper, the record of an administra-
tion fully meriting the following commendation from the committee
on jurisprudence:

We cannot conclude this report without expressing our approval
of the conservative course pursued by the grand master, manifest in
his several rulings.

276 APPENDIX. — PART I.

In the administration of the many and varied functions of his of-
fice, his work shows that he has industriously sought to linow his duty,
and with a gentle, but firm hand to faithfully and fully discharge it
to the best of his ability.

Referring to the Masonic fathers of the jurisdiction, he says:

The histor}^ of Texas and the history of our grand lodge are al-
most inseparably connected. Masonry furnished to Texas its founder
and its liberator. From the very inception of the history of our state
until this good hour, our brethren have, as individual citizens, through
everj' vicissitude of fortune, measured up fully to their duties and re-
sponsibilities.

He announced the death of Past Grand Master Alfred Stephen
Richardson, who attained to the grand east in 1889. He also noted
the passing of Past Grand Masters Cregier and Hawley. of our jur-
isdiction.

He reports a considerable number of cases of discipline — several
on account of the making of candidates physically falling short of the
"perfect youth" standard to which Texas clings with great tenacity,
but which finds no warrant in the landmarks. His handling of these
cases well illustrates the firm and gentle hand of which the law com-
mittee speaks.

In the recital of his acts, we notice an occasional lapse from wor-
shipful to "worthy" — as in the term "worthy master" — indication of
other, perhaps earlier affiliations than the Masonic.

He gave a proxy to the district deputy to lay a corner stone of a
new Masonic hall, with instructions that if, as the grand master di-
vined, it was to be a frame building, to return it unexecuted, feeling
that—

Our ceremonies appear to presuppose that the superstructure is
to be laid in mortar — at least upon a brick or stone foundation —
otherwise our ceremonies seem inapplicable, inappropriate, and mean-
ingless.

His recommendation that the grand lodge prescribe what charac-
ter of buildings shall be accorded this distinction, both as to their
uses, and also as to the materials of which the same are constructed,
was, so far as we can discover, ignored. The universal, or well-nigh
universal rule that only public structures, besides Masonic structures,
may properly have their corner stones laid by the Craft, ought to be
a sufficient guide to the exercise of the discretion which properly re-
sides in the grand master.

"From some cause this has been an unusual year for question ask-
ing," says the grand master, and accordingly we are not surprised to
find the number of his decisions run up to fortj'-three. We select the
following:

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 277

Second. Held that when a brother is found guilty, and his pun-
ishment assessed at "reprimand," the failure to administer same at
the time set does not void the punishment. The reprimand must be
administered unless the party takes an appeal. If he persistently re-
fuses to appear and receive it. charges should be preferred for the
refusing to submit to the award of his brethren.

Fifth, A Chinaman desires to petition for degrees. What shall
we do? Held that Masonry is not proscriptive as to nationality; that
section 7. article V, chapter 5, constitution, is the fundamental law
governing applicants, and that the term "residence" is fully defined
in article 370.

The grand lodge has wisely left the question of desirability and
selection'of material, in this respect, to the arbitrament of the ballot.

Eighth. On the occasion of the Cattlemen's convention at Fort
Worth early in the year, the good ladies of the O. E. S. being desir-
ous to do their part in aiding the local lodge, by raising funds, to be
applied on account of the Widows' and Orphans' Home, concluded to
equip a dining hall on that occasion, and donate the net proceeds to
that purpose.

I was asked by 'phone, if it would be improper for them to place
before the door a notice reading, "Meals served. Proceeds to apply
on donation to Masonic Widows' and Orphans' Home."

At first I was disposed to conclude that as the O. E. S. was an in-
dependent organization, we had no jurisdiction, and that if they saw-
proper to raise a fund and voluntarily donate same, it was a matter
over which we had no control. But, after carefully examining article
6.3], and applying the rule that declares it improper to accomplish in-
directly that which we are prohibited from doing directly, I wired
them as follows: "As a lodge is beneficiary, perhaps best to omit word
'Masonic' " I cannot let the occasion pass without highly commend-
ing the ladies for their zeal, and the lorethren of Fort Worth lodge
for their scrupulous regard for our regulations.

Twelfth. A subordinate lodge in this jurisdiction cannot confer
a degree as "proxy" for a lodge in another jurisdiction. An E. A. or
F. C. moving into our state, and desiring advancement, cannot be
passed or raised until an unqualified waiver of jurisdiction is secured
from his former lodge, and the regulations regarding residence had
been met. The same would hold if he were to move from one lodge to
another in this state, and desire advancement.

Fourteenth. A brother living in the jurisdiction of lodge No. 768,
has a dimit from a lodge" in another state, but cannot prove himself
by the infallible tests of the order. The lodge that dimitted him,
first conferred upon him the E. A. Degree. He then tnoved into the
jurisdiction of another lodge, and it conferred the Second and Third
Degrees upon him as "proxy"'for the original lodge, and issued a "cer-
tificate" of the fact, upon the strength of which the first lodge
granted him a dimit, and he came to Texas. He now presents to lodge
No. 768 both the certificate and the dimit, and asks to be recognized
as a Master Mason, but cannot prove himself. It is asked, "what
shall we do?" Answer. The possession of a dimit by a properly iden-
tified brother is some evidence of his being a Mason, but not conclusive.

278 APPENDIX. — PART I.

Unless such a brother can produce a "voucher," or prove himself, he
cannot be so recognized. The case in hand is but another forcible il-
lustration of the evils resulting from this "'proxy" system of confer-
ring degrees, tolerated by some grand lodges, but prohibited by ours.

Sixteenth. Can a Mason, who has sat in a chapter of Royal Arch
Masons with a brother, legally vouch for him in a Master Mason's
lodge on that account onlyV

Answer. He cannot. Article 382 prohibits it. and prescribes the
only legal grounds for avouchment.

Twenty-ninth. Can Lodge B legally grant a waiver to Lodge A
upon condition that it can confer the degrees, but that the fees must
be remitted to Lodge B?

Answer. No. A waiver of jurisdiction must be absolute and un-
conditional. Such a waiver as that proposed by Lodge B would be
equivalent to conferring the degrees by "proxy," which is interdicted.

Thirty-first. That a lodge in Texas cannot grant a waiver to a
lodge in another jurisdiction to receive an application and confer de-
grees upon a man who resides in this state.

Thirty-sixth. Is dealing in "cotton futures" gambling, in a Ma-
sonic sense?

Answer. The question raised is one over which Masonry does not
propose to exercise any jurisdiction.

I informed the master making the inquiry that Masonry cannot
afford to either prescribe or proscribe in reference to business or avo-
cation; but it can rid itself of a member when his conduct becomes
immoral and obnoxious to its principals. That, in the main, we deal
with individual acts, and are not dogmatic in reference to business
matters.

The jurisprudence committee, with grand lodge approval, say of
No. 8:

Decision No. 8 is disapproved of, because we do not think it within
the province of Masonry to undertake to regulate the conduct of any
person or organization not within its jurisdiction.

This grand lodge has wisely forbidden the use of Masonry in con-
nection with any business enterprise, but this has nothing to do with
the ladies of the Order of the Eastern Star, or any other organization.
Our regulations are for the government of Masons, and where we have
not the authority to enforce them we should not attempt to interfere.

Upon this subject we desire to call attention to the last decision.
No. 40, which is approved, but we believe the grand master should
have used stronger language. The attempt to use Masonry in any
form to promote private business is not only a gross impropriety, but
it is an offense against a law of long standing in this grand lodge, and
charges should be preferred, unless the matter is corrected immedi-
ately.

No. 40 referred to by the committee, referred to a brother who
had a large square and compass painted on his sign in front of his re-

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tail grocery house, and persisted in keeping it there. The grand
master decided that this emblem was the equivalent, for business
purposes, of the word "Masonic," whose use is forbidden by their law.
Relative to No. 14 the committee says:

Decision No. 14 should be read in connection with edict 390 upon
the subject of dimission, which prescribes that the certificate is only
evidence of the fact that the holder is a non-aftiliate in good stand-
ing. It is not sufficient evidence, and nothing short of an examina-
tion in the usual form under the prescribed tests will answer the
teachings of this grand lodge.

We have elsewhere discussed the question of work by courtesy.
We only refer to it here to say of the last sentence of No. 14, that it
is a non sequitur. The ruling must have been precisel}- the same if the
brother had received all the degrees in one and the same lodge.

No. 16 is in accord with repeated Illinois rulings. The reason
given for the negative answer to the question in No. 29 is not based
on the highest ground. A lodge has territorial jurisdiction for the
benefit of the whole Fraternity, because it is supposed it knows best
those who reside within its territory, and is therefore best able to
judge whether they should be taken into the great Masonic family.
It is not vested in it to be peddled out for money.

No. 31 rests of course upon local law. Naturally the jurisdiction
of the lodge is absolute, and in the absence of arbitrary restrictions
could be waived without let or hindrance.

The grand master, in view of the repeated disapproval of any such
project by the grand lodge, declined to pursue the subject of a gen-
eral grand lodge, as suggested by the grand master of Wyoming. He
thinks the evil of non-payment of dues can be best minimized by en-
forcing prompt payment. He has not yet got over the idea that de-
privation of rights will prove efficient in diminishing the number of
non-affiliates, but still he questions whether some good may not be
done by kindness. He says:

Being already Masons, and it being their duty to affiliate, it is
perfectly proper— in fact, our duty — to show them brotherly consid-
eration, if they are worthy of such, and invite them to put"^in their
applications for affiliation. My attention has been called to an excel-
lent plan adopted by Harmony Lodge No. 6, which he.s a committee
whose duty it is to especially look after Masons not members, which
has had a splendid effect, resulting in a great increase of member-
ship during this year, and a corresponding reduction in the number of
non-affiliates.

He referred to the action of the Grand Lodge of Washington in
1899 only to say that he had referred the subject to Past Grand Mas-
ter MOTT, on account of his great familiarity with the whole matter.
The special report of the latter is a confession that he is thoroughly

280 APPENDIX. — PART 1.

queered by the "declaration." He says he has read the report and
resolutions six times, he owns up that he cannot understand them,
and in closing, asks:

Will the Grand Lodge of Washington please tell us in plain Eng-
lish what it does mean?

Does it recognize the American doctrine of exclusive grand lodge
jurisdiction?

Does it repudiate all spurious Masonry and especially the so-called
Prince Hall grand lodge and all of its offshoots?

Does it refuse to recognize and will it prevent its subordinates
from recognizing, holding intercourse with or affiliating with spurious
or clandestine Masons?

We have tried to. find an answer to the above questions, or even
to some of them in the report and resolutions, but have totally failed.

The answers to these questions embrace in a nut-shell the issue
which induced us to suspend intercourse with the Grand Lodge of
Washington; and until satisfactorily made, we must be pardoned for
allowing the statu quo to remain undisturbed.

How long would our distinguished brother wait before answerin^g
questions propounded in such a tone? How long would he want his
grand lodge to wait if thus interrogated?

Relative to the Masonic Widows' and Orphans' Home he thinks
that when they laid its corner stone they burned their bridges behind
them, and that hereafter there should' be no divided policy. Past
Grand Master Bramlette made an unsuccessful attempt to relax the
iron Texas rule respecting physical qualifications, but his moderately
drawn resolution was finally tabled.

The following was adopted:

Resolved, That in the consideration of any case appealed to this
grand lodge, nothing shall be considered except what appears in the
record of such appeal.

And also the following:

Resolved, That hereafter all expenses incurred by the lodge to
which a case is sent by the grand lodge for re-trial on a change of
venue, shall be paid by the lodge from which the case is removed.

Two lodges under dispensation received charters; two had their
dispensations continued, and— if we correctly understand the record
— six charters for new lodges were granted outright, without the in-
tervention of dispensations.

R. M. LuSK, of Bonham, was elected grand master; John Wat-
son, Houston, re-elected grand secretary.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 281

The report on correspondence (103 pp.)) is from the accustomed
hand of Past Grand Master Thomas M. Matthews, Sr.; and right
here is a good place to assure our genialbrother that in the inquiry^
or the terms of it— as to how the "senior"' came in, there was no
double entendre that Masons could not read at a glance. His interpre-
tation at first glance was correct — dollars to doughnuts on that. The
explanation is simple. Both he and his son Tom have the title of
"doctor" — the senior as an M. D., the son as a D. D. S. People mix
things up, and to avoid confusion the elder puts on the "senior."

His fraternal notice of Hlinois is of the proceedings of 1899 (which
Brother Dill railroaded through to him), administration of Grand
Master Cook. He saj's the grand master's address furnishes abun-
dant proof that he had not spent an idle year.

The grand orator hits him just right, he says:

The grand orator, Bro. Frank Crane, orated indeed, and to some
purpose. The address, as given to us, is one of the plainest, without
the least attempt at grandiloquence, we have ever had the pleasure
to read. And yet, at the same time, it is most interesting, eloquent
in its very simplicity, and instructive. The subject is both unique
and attractive — "The Point of View From Which We Look at
Things." But we cannot, in a notice like this, give our readers any
adequate idea of it. To appreciate and be benefited by it, one must
read it. Whoever will do so thoughtfully cannot fail to be amply re-
warded, as we have been.

Coming to our report, he confesses to the same difficulty in at-
tempting to review it that others have complained of with reports
put up on that plan. He says:

Our brother, as he did last year, has also this, followed what is
known as the "topical " plan. Then, however, by the request of the
grand master. Now of his own notion. We must confess that we
don't "forstay" exactly how this kind of a report is got up, and we
find ourselves wondering how "tis done. In writing our report we take
up each volume as it comes to us and review it as best we are able,
then take up another, and so along. To use the "topical" plan we
imagine we would first have to arrange the several headings, and as
the volumes came and we went through them, jot down under each
head what would properly belong there, and thus, as it were, keep all
the several parts going at the same time throughout the year; so that
when one part or heading was finished all would be so. Is this the
way, Brother RobbinsV We have some curiosity to know, though we
confess we are not going to try to fix our's "that-a-way."

Perhaps his imagined plan is better than ours; but we finished one
topic at a time, working from our indices, which were made in ad-
vance. The plan requires that all the volumes shall be within reach,
arranged in regular alphabetical order for ready reference. He does
not agree with us about "?jro?/ic?-tH,r/" Chism, or about the Grand Lodge
of Washington, and we don't expect him to — just yet; but, as he him-

282 APPENDIX. — PART I.

self has said it, we are not going to fall by the ears about it in a per-
sonal way.

In the following he strikes a subject upon which we are in accord:

Upon the subject of "Masonic Homes" Brother R. and ourself
stand squarely upon the same platform, and it pleases us to know that
we are in line with so strong a champion. But for lack of space we
would copy what he says upon the subject in the conclusion of his re-
port. As it is, we can but commend it to all who can and will read it
as well worthy, and as something that will not only interest and in-
struct, but also furnish abundant food for thought. Thanking Brother
Robbins for his courtesies and compliments to us-ward and with our
best wishes we now for the nonce bid him good-bye.

We should like to tarry longer with Brother Matthews, but can
not — this time.

VERMONT, 1900.

107th Annual. Burlington. June 13.

The Vermont proceedings are embellished with a portrait of the
Rev. and W. Bro. Edwin Wheelock, grand chaplain since 1866 and
assistant grand chaplain for the two previous years. It faces a bio-
graphical sketch by Past Grand Master Marsh O. Perkins.

Eight past grand masters were present including DelOS M.
Bacon ambassador from Illinois, and the representatives of twenty-
seven other grand jurisdictions. Also present were Grand Master
Joseph E. Moore and Past Grand Master Josiah W. Ewan, of New
Jersey, and Past Grand Master Joseph A. Locke, of Maine, who
were duly welcomed and received with the private grand honors.

The grand master, Winfield Scott Nay, announced the death
of Allen L. Pease, past grand senior deacon, who was buried by
the grand lodge and to whom the committee on necrology pay grace-
ful .tribute. The committee also make appreciative mention of the
personality and services of the late Harrison Dills, past grand mas-
ter of Illinois.

The grand master thus refers to the Grand Lodge of Washington:

The unpleasant features that have characterized the addresses of
grand masters of this and sister grand jurisdictions within very re-
cent years respecting recognition of clandestine negro Masons by the
Grand Lodge of Washington, are happily ended. The action of this
body at its last annual session regarding future intercourse with
aforesaid grand lodge, has been averted by its subsequent action in
reconsidering and withdrawing the ''bone of contention."

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 283

While I regret that a more fraternal spirit could not have been
manifested in undoing' the wrong, yet with all due respect to the wise
discretion which prompted the later action of our misguided brethren,
we hope that again they may have an experimental knowledge of
"how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in
unit}-." I am pleased to inform you that at their request an exchange
of representatives has been arranged between our respective grand
lodges, which action may harmonize the discords of the past.

While complimenting the Masons of Vermont on their progress
in ritualistic proficiency as indicated by the correct work in the dis-
trict meetings held each year, he utters what to some will doubtless
be rank heresy:

The fact remains, nevertheless, that while our ritual is correctly
committed and closely followed in the conferring of degrees, certain
portions grate harshly upon the ear of the student who contends that
to be right is to be grammatical. I cannot see wherein we are bound
to whomsoever an it, or whatsoever a him, and the fact that we do so
is not a compliment to our supposed to be otherwise good sense. 1 re-
spectfulh' recommend that the subject be considered at this session
of grand lodge and measures taken toward the correction of such in-
accuracies as now exist.

He reports the resumption of fraternal intercourse and diplo-
matic relations with the Grand Lodge of Peru, but discloses the
fact that they had struck a snag in recognizing the Grand Orient of
Belgium last year. The grand master of Florida had written him
about a translation of the bulletin of the Belgium body revealed the
fact that the grand orient had established fraternal relations with
the Grand Orient of France. Brother Kruger, who had been commis-
sioned as the representative of Vermont near the grand orient was
at once communicated with but had not been heard from.

The subject went to the committee on correspondence, who con-
fessed themselves to have been under misapprehension last year as to
the attitude of the Belgium body relative to the Grand Orient of
France, "a purported Masonic organization, but outside the pale of
pure Freemasonry by reason of its action in striking from its ritual
the sacred name of Diety, and substituting the Book of Constitution
for the Great Light of Masonry."

The committee further say:

With regret that the Grand Orient of Belgium does not now see
its way clear to sever its present relations with the so-called Grand
Orient of France, and the hearty assurance that when the former shall
align itself with this grand lodge in the declaration that no grand
bod}' that has rejected the corner stone of pure Freemasonry can be
construed as Masonic, or its creations as kin to the great Masonic
family, the Grand Lodge of Vermont will fully and heartily lend its

284 APPENDIX. — PART I.

aid, support and encouragement, your committee can but recom-
mend the adoption of the following resolution, viz:

Resolved, That the action of this grand lodge, at its annual com-
munication last year, in extending fraternal recognition to the
Grand Orient of Belgium be rescinded, and that the incoming M. W.
grand master be requested to withdraw the commission of the rep-
resentative of this grand body near the aforesaid Grand Orient of
Belgium.

This was adopted next!

Two of the three decisions — all of which were approved — are as
follows:

1. A trial cannot be had until due notice has been given as pro-
vided by the grand lodge by-laws. To this rule there is no exception.

2. One who is a member of a lodge in this jurisdiction should not
sign a petition for a dispensation for a lodge in another jurisdiction,.
or become a charter member of a lodge in another jurisdiction, with-
out consent of the lodge with which he is affiliated.

Referring to No. 2, if a member may sign for a new lodge in Ver-
mont without asking the consent of his lodge, why not for a lodge
elsewhere? We infer from the wording of the decision that he may d&
the first as he may in most other jurisdictions. It is quite common
in new communities to have half a dozen jurisdictions represented on
a petition for a new lodge.

Touching the appearance of Masons in public, the grand master
says:

I have refused to grant dispensations to two lodges to appear in
public on non-Masonic occasions, and once denied permission for a
lodge to attend divine service in regalia. I have been unable to be
convinced that any Masonic lodge can derive any additional benefits
by attendance upon religious service clad in lodge uniform.

I do deem it proper and advisable that lodges as such, should at-
tend church without any ostentation or display, and would recom-
mend that the pratice be encouraged. I am certain that not only
much good to the Craft would obtain, but also additional benefit would
ultimately be derived in the manifestation of more earnest zeal in
disseminating Masonic principles.

The committee on jurisprudence did not quite agree with this but
said:

Without questioning the power of the grand master to withhold a
dispensation for reasons satisfactory to himself, we cannot concur
in his views as to the propriety of the brethern of a lodge attending
church in regalia, if they so desire, when the services is of a Masonic
character; in our opinion it is made a Masonic occasion, and from the
early days when our grand lodge "called off," and in grand proces-
sion marched to a church in full regalia to listen to that stalwart
old parson, Rev. Johnathan Nye, our third grand master, the custom
adopted by some of our lodges in observing St. John's da}*, and others,

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 285

by listening to an appropriate address, in regalia, or otherwise, has
never been questioned by this grand lodge, and while according to
ever\' brother the right to his views as to the propriety of such action,
we do not feel that the grand lodge should attempt to interfere with it.

The grand lodge has no regulation concerning the consolidation
of lodges, but the committee on jurisprudence wisely say that its
sovereiga capacity is sufficient«warrant for acting so long as it does
not infringe its own constitution or the general law of Masonry; and
in the case under consideration the consolidation was authorized by
resolution. The way seems to us to have been entirely clear, as the
unanimous agreement of both lodges to the consolidation steered the
case clear of the law of the ballot on affiliation.

Pleasant episodes of the communications were the presentation
to the grand lodge by St. Paul's Lodge No. 25, of a gavel of olive wood
brought from Jerusalem and a boat ride (tendered to and enjoyed by
the members and their ladies) on Lake Champlain.

WiNFiELD Scott Nay, of Underbill, grand master; Warren G.
Reynolds, Burlington, grand secretary, were re-elected.

The report on correspondence (142 p. p. ) is from the deft and
graceful hand of Past Grand Master Marsh O. Perkins, whose no-
tice of Illinois is of the proceedings of 1899, administration of Grand
Master Cook from whom he quotes approvingly on the subject of bo-
tation in office. Grand Orator Crane's admirable address — which
Brother Perkins outlines with a few graphic strokes — is also laid
under contribution.

Referring to our second topical report on correspondence, and to
its author as "the veteran reviever," he says its extracts, comments,
criticisms, etc., make a most valuable compendium of Masonic thought
and action of the preceding year, valuable in many features and in-
teresting in all, even if the reader is not entirely in harmony with
the writer.

He further says:

Our brother has the distinction of being the only correspondent,
outside of Washington, with possibly a single exception, who sustains
the contentions of Grand Master Upton and his grand lodge in 1898
anent Negro Masonry. If the repeal resolution of 1899 of that grand
lodge actually repealed that of 1898, where does Brother Robbins now
find himself, is a natural query.

We trust that we fully appreciate his solicitude as to our where-
abouts, but me can't stop to give him any pointers now.

We. last j'ear, said in referring to his discussion of the negro ques.
tion: He also says that about the year 1813 the charter of African
Lodge was "revoked" — an error for which we feel sure he can find no
authority. To which he replies:

286 APPENDIX.— PART I.

As to revoking, would Brother R. have alluded to "authority," for
"an error," had we used the word "stricken,"' or "dropped,"' from the
roll as applied to the lodge, instead of "revoked," or applied to the
charter. We must confess, that under the circumstances he appears
as one sporting with a difference of verbiage, rather than as one mak-
ing an actual distinction of meaning.

No, we should not have alluded to "authority" had he used the
word "dropped" from the roll, but we should have called his attention
to the fact that the dropping was precisely the same, and occurred
at the same time, as in the case of all the other Massachusetts lodges
on the English register and hence was utterly without the signiti-
cance which his remark was designed to give to it. None of these
charters were revoked, all the lodges were dropped or stricken from
the register.

Brother Perkins further says:

His disclaimer as to ever posing as a champion of Cerneauism is
best answered by his own writings, from which the leaders of that
peculiar branch of disturbers of the Masonic peace and harmony of
the country have repeatedly derived comfort and encouragement. It
has been their delight to quote him as authority "in season and out
of season." But it is unnecessary to dwell longer on this. We have the
utmost respect and the highest fraternal esteem for our brother, and
only regret that anything he may have written at any time in his zeal
to defend his position could have possibly been open to "misconstruc-
tion." either by loyal Masons, or anarchists breeding discord and ruin
under Masonic colors.

This seems to call for nothing further than reiteration here of the
remark which called it out:

"Brother Perkins knows that we have not only not appeared to be
the champion of Cerneauism in these reports— and we have not aired
our opinion on the subject elsewhere except as our action in affiliating
with the other belligerent during the war might be held to reflect it
— but have consistently maintained that neither the grand lodge nor
grand lodge papers were proper fields for the discussion of such ques-
tions."

We beg to reciprocate his assurances of the utmost respect and
the highest fraternal esteem for our distinguished brother.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 28";

VICTORIA, J 899.

10th Annual. Melbourne. March 14.

We have under the same covers the proceeding's of four quar-
terly, and the anniversary festival communications, all held at Mel-
bourne except the September quarterly, which was held at Ballarat.

The diplomatic corps was generally pretty full, about thirty
jurisdictions being" represented, but at the communication held at
Ballarat it dwindled to the representatives of nineteen jurisdictions.
Bro. Edward Edwards, the representative of Illinois, was present
at the March and December quarterlies.

At the March quarterly, at which the pro grand master, A. J.
Peacock, presided, Lord Brassey was re-elected grand master. A
revision of the code was adopted, and the board of general purposes
reported the creation of a "judicial committee to have jurisdiction
of certain matters which consume too much of the board's time."

Lord Brassey presided at the anniversary festival meeting, May
17; was installed and proclaimed as follows:

The grand master having been duly obligated, invested, and in-
stalled, the grand director of ceremonies proclaimed M.W. Bro. the
Right Honorable Thomas Barron Brassey, K.C.B., governor and com-
mander-in-chief in and over the colony of Victoria and its depend-
encies, etc.. as grand master of the United Grand Lodge of Victoria,
for the ensuing twelve months.

A. J. Peacock was re-appointed pro grand master, and George
Baker deputy grand master.

At the quarterly communication of June 21, Lord Brassey pre-
sided in person.

The following is from the report of the board of general purposes:

5. The M.W. the grand master having referred to the board for
advice, a letter from the M.W. the grand master of the Grand Lodge
of Washington, on the subject of Negro Masonry, the board recom-
mended the M.W. the grand master to reply that, as the subject is
one that does not affect this grand lodge, and in view of the impossi-
bility of properly sifting the evidence, no action should be taken.

6. The board also recommended to the M.W. the grand master,
that the representative of this grand lodge near the Grand Lodge of
Virginia (Bro. James O'Keefe), should be requested to represent this
grand lodge at the forthcoming memorial ceremonies in commemora-
tion of the centennial anniversary of the death of Worshipful Bro.
George Washington.

288 APPENDIX. — PART I.

The following' is taken from the record:

K.W. Bro. Thos. Smith, P.D.G.M., in the absence and on behalf
of R.W. Bro. Ed. Edwards, P.S.G.W., moved:—

"That the ancient landmarks according to Mackey be printed
with the revised constitution."

In doing so R.W. Bro. T. Smith stated that he concurred with
R.W. Bro. Ed. Edwards in reference to the motion, for, although
Freemasons were obligated to keep the landmarks, very few ever saw
them.

W. Bro. .T. C. F. Ulbrich, P.M., No. 171, seconded the motion. V.W.
Bro. J. W. Eggleston, grand registrar, said that the difficulty was to
find out what the ancient landmarks really were, for there was a
great difference of opinion concerning them. He pointed out that
Mackey's list had not been generally accepted. He would oppose the
motion.

After some further discussion, R.W. Bro. Thos. Smith said that
he only took the question up to oblige R.W. Bro. Ed. Edwards, who
was unable to be present, and after hearing the remarks made by
previous speakers, he would withdraw the motion. W. Bro. J. C. F.
Ulbrich having agreed, tiie motion was withdrawn.

At the quarterly of September 20, at Ballarat, Lord Brassey
presided.

The following from the board of general purposes was adopted:

8. The board recommends that the secretary of every lodge under
the constitution be instructed that in future, notice of the names and
other particulars of every candidate for initiation (except in cases
of emergency), or affiliation, be forwarded to the grand secretary
within seven days of such proposition; and that a copy of all circu-
lars convening meetings of the lodge (including emergency meetings)
be forwarded to the grand secretary seven days before the day of
meeting, and that the grand secretary be instructed to have all
propositions and circulars checked, so that lodges may be warned in
due time of any disabilities of candidates, and of all the sources from
which inquiries should be made.

A communication was held at Melbourne. September 28, for the
burial of the deputy grand master, George Baker. The pro grand
master presided (the grand master being at that moment attending
the funeral services at the church), and paid a high tribute to the
character and services of the deceased.

At the quarterly of December 29, Lord Brassey was on the throne,
and when the item "Nomination of grand master" was reached on the
ag"enda paper, said:

With reference to this item on the agenda paper, it is my duty to
tell you, as I suppose you all know, that the date is rapidl3^ approach-
ing when, with deep regret, I shall be leaving this colony, and ceasing
to occupy the position which I have filled with so much pleasure, and
my approaching departure makes it necessary that we should look

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elsewhere for a jjrand master. I have to thank you for the personal
kindness which I have always received, and the fraternal welcome
j-ou have g'iven me. Believe me. every kind feeling" you have had
towards me has been warmly and cordially reciprocated in return.
My time of departure is so near at hand that it is with deep regret
that I shall have to bid 3'ou good-bye, and not least in connection with
Freemasonr}'. I recognize that I have received from all the breth-
ren, kindness for which I am deeply grateful. Now, brethren, it only
remains for us to consider who shall be my successor in this position,
and I think I shall be carrying 3'our universal consent in nominating
the pro grand master, M.W. Bro. A. J. Peacock, to be grand master
for the ensuing 3'ear. It is hardly necessary for me now to say any-
thing about him, and especially in his presence. You all know the
high position to which he has attained, and j^ou know that he takes
deep interest in Freemasonry, and has a knowledge of it, which will
be utilized by him in the best interests of the Craft. I beg to nomi-
nate the pro grand master for the position of grand master.

As no other nomination was made, this amounted to an election.

From the report of the board of general purposes we glean the
following as to the condition of affairs in Western Australia. The
board reports the following communications:

1. From certain brethren in Western Australia, claiming to have
formed a grand lodge for that territory.

2. From brethren of the E.G. in Western Australia, claiming to
be a regular grand lodge for that territory.

3. From brethren of the S. C. in Western Australia, warning
against recognition being granted to either of the above.

4. From South Africa, asking for information to guide brethren
in forming a grand lodge in that territory.

And recommends that no action be taken, at present, in connec-
tion with items !, 2. and 3; and that the particulars required be for-
warded to the brethren in South Africa.

This was adopted.

A. J. Peacock is grand master; John Braim, grand secretary;
Rev. D. Meadowcroft, grand secretary of foreign correspondence,
all of Melbourne.

290 APPENDIX, — PART I.

VIRGINIA, J899.

122nd Annual. Alexandria. December 13.

Virginia sends out this year a bound volume. This is well, for
within its covers of blue and gold is held the records of the most
notable of the 122nd annual communications of that grand lodge, the
record of the most immediately impressive if not the most important
Masonic event of the century now closing.

Three past grand masters were present, as were also the repre-
sentatives of twenty seven grand jurisdictions — Illinois not among
them — and one hundred and twenty-eight distinguished visitors^
chiefly grand and past grand officers from all portions of the United
States and Canada.

Immediately after the opening the grand master, R. T. W. Duke,
Jr., introduced distinguished visitors from other jurisdictions, who
after being saluted addressed the grand lodge at greater or less
length, their remarks occupying some thirty-two pages of the pro-
ceedings.

Grand Master Duke then delivered his annual address and an-
nounced the committees, and several reports were heard before call-
ing to refreshment, which in this case was no figure of speech, as the
members and visitors repaired to Armory Hall to enjoy a sumptuous
banquet, supplied by the local Craft, aided by the ladies of Alexan-
dria.

On the second day the grand lodge and visiting brethren formed
in procession and proceeded by boat to Mt. Vernon for the memorial
services incident to the centenary of Washington's death, which
were performed in the presence of about twelve thousand people.
Apart from the ritualistic service the interest centered largely in
the address of President McKinley.

In introducing the president, Grand Master Duke said:

My Brethren: — At this shrine we have come to show that Masonry
can never forget her illustrious dead. Can never forget that death
is but the birth of immortality, and that nothing that is good in man,
or worthy of love and admiration can ever die. To speak to us, today,
we have bidden one who like Washington, disdains not the humble
badge of labor, the ^Mason's apron, who fills today the chair once filled
by Washington, and for whose success in government, for whose
health, prosperity and peace every true citizen offers his sincerest
prayers.

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How shall I introduce him? I mig'ht bid you hail him as the head
of the united commonwealths, the chief of the nation — your chosen
ruler. I might speak of him as the gallant soldier, gallant upon the
field and braver yet in honoring the bravery of his former foemen.

But I will not do so. Other times and other places might suit
such an introduction. Today I shall bid you listen to the voice
of a Virginia-made Mason — the son of the great commonwealth of
Ohio, once a part of Virginia — whom Virginia Masonry claims here,
yet gives him as Virginia hath ever given alike her lands and her
children to her country, the American Mason, our Bro. William Mc-
Kinle}'.

The president closed his address as follows:

While strong with his own generation, he is stronger even in the
judgment of the generations which have followed. After a lapse of
a century he is better appreciated, more perfectly understood, more
thoroughly venerated and loved than when he lived. He remains an
ever-increasing influence for good in every part and sphere of action
of the republic. He is recognized as not only the most far-sighted
statesman of his generation, but as having had almost prophetic
vision. He built not alone for his own time, but for the great future,
and pointed the rightful solution of many of the problems which were
to arise in the years to come.

John Adams, the immediate successor of Washington, said of him
in an address to the senate on the 23rd of December, 1799:

"For himself, he had lived enough to life and to glory. For his
fellow-citizens, if their prayers could have been answered, he would
have been immortal. * * * His example is now complete, and it
will teach wisdom and virtue to magistrates, citizens and men. not
onl}' in the present age, but in future generations, as long as our
history shall be read."

The nation needs at this moment the help of his wise example.
In dealing with our vast responsibilities we turn to him We invoke
the counsel of his life and character and courage. We summon his
precepts that we mav keep his pledges to maintain justice and law,
education and morality, and civil and religious liberty in every part
of our country, the new as well as the old.

The noble address of Grand Master Duke was worthy of the oc-
casion. But for unduly swelling the proportions of this report we
should give it entire. We must content ourselves, as in the case of
the address of the president, with reproducing its closing paragraph:

The observance of this anniversary should not await another cen-
tury. Here at each recurring anniversary of this man's death should
be not merely the gathering of the Craft whose membership he
adorned, but of the people who owe to him the foundation of their
greatness and glory. Here lovers of their country should come to
catch the inspiration of his great life, the purity of his patriotism,
the simplicity of his character — the dignity of his manhood, and the
unostentatious piety of his soul. Here the politician should. come to
learn that purity and rectitude and straightforward honesty is as
possible in the art of government and as successful as in any other

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science. Here the soldier should come to take courage at the re
membrance that the soldier sleeping here overcame defeat with pa-
tience, and conquered victory with self-abnegation. Here the citizen
should come to learn that his is no idle position in a government
where he is in part ruler; that service to one's country is due as long
as life lasts. Here the man should come, to learn how man can
■achieve greatness without sacrificing himself to ambition, and glory
without a stain upon his escutcheon. The voice that speaks from
this grave is the voice of a great pastspeaking unto a greater future.
Its note of admonition, of courage, of counsel will reach as far as the
great arm of the government he founded shall reach, that arm which
sheltering in his time the narrow boundary along the Atlantic coast
now reaches from tropic sea to tropic sea, extending to all over whom
it reaches the blessings of free government, free religion, freedom of
will and thought, and the laws of liberty. Not the phantom liberty
which shrouds itself in the robes of license, but that liberty which
subjecting itself to the discipline of intellect and the control of
virtue becomes the liberty of law.

At the conclusion of the exercises the grand lodge returned to
Alexandria and was ordered closed until the following noon.

In his annual address the grand master said of the then coming
observance:

We regret sincerely that every one of 'the jurisdictions in the
United States is not represented here. All would be welcome whether
they came as participants or as guests, for the object of this com-
memoration is not for the honor or glorification of any grand lodge,
but an evidence and token of the honor and respect in which Free-
masons hold the memory of their great brother — the greatest man in
all the tide of time.

Among the decisions reported by the grand master were the fol-
lowing:

4. Only past wardens are eligible to the master's chair and a
past warden is one who has served a full term in that office. The
election of a brother as master who had served only a part of his
term as warden was annulled, and a new election ordered.

5. A dimit, when granted, cannot be reconsidered at a subse-
quent meeting of the lodge. The dimitted brother must apply for
membership.

6. Two lodges cannot consolidate.

9. Any Mason, whether a member of the lodge or not, has the
right, with the permission of the worshipful master, to state his
reasons in open lodge why a petition for initiation ought not to be
favorably acted upon.

10. The titles "Worshipful" and "Right Worshipful" do not
cease with the occupany of the office to which they belong, but hav-
ing once attached continue to be applied to the person who has once
obtained them, provided the full official term is served out.

We do not know where the idea that a warden is not eligible for
the master's station until he has served a full term, originallj' came

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from, but having- come it is there to stay — unless some great emer-
gency strikes the Craft there. Our Virginia brethren are very '-set
in their ways"— a virtue rather than a fault — but even their ways
occasionally ease up a little to necessity. For instance, we recall no
previous occasion when tlie Grand Lodge of Virginia was called off
over night, as it was on the first day of the communication under re-
view. On the second day, however, the brethren got their second
wind and closed the grand lodge, albeit without much ceremony, and
opened it anew on the morning of the third, with a fresh record of
members present.

Referring to No. 10 and to the proviso with which it ends, we would
like to know what becomes of the title if the incumbent does not serve
out his full official term. Whatever may be said in favor of the no-
tion that one does not become, strictly speaking, a past master until
he has served a full term as master — a notion with which we have no
sympathy because we think that when one has become a master and
then ceases to be a present master, he must be a past master — we do
not think it touches the title of worshipful, as is held in No. 10. That
surely has been regularly and fully attained when once the brother is
installed.

We don't know whether No. 6 rests on a regulation prohibiting
consolidation, or on the absence of one permitting it. Vermont
knoics that under the latter condition two lodges can consolidate with
a little help which the grand lodge can give. In Illinois consolida-
tion is provided for in the by-laws.

No. 9 reflects the law — or at least the usage — in Massachusetts
when we were made. In Illinois as in most jurisdictions where their
proceedings have reflected discussion or legislation on the subject,
no discussion is permitted after the report of the committee of in-
quiry.

Touching the Grand Lodge of Washington, the grand master says:

The Grand Lodge of Washington has receded from the position
it took last year as to certain clandestinely made Masons, and treated
your resolution in that regard with every evidence of warm appre-
ciation. Whilst the resolutions rescinding the obnoxious declara-
tion of the year before are somewhat disingenuous, and might very
properly be complained of, I think the incident should be declared
closed.

There was no dissent from this, and we observe with pleasure
that Thomas M. Reed, past grand master and present grand secre-
tary of Washington, was among the visitors present.

W. Bro. Charles Woodberry, of Liberty Lodge, Beverly, Mass.,
representative for the memorial services, of Constitutional Lodge
No. 29-4, Beverley, East Yorkshire, England, and the Earl of LON--

294 APPENDIX. — PART I.

DESBOROUGH, past master of the last named lodge, and past senior
grand warden of the Grand Lodge of England, was introduced to the
grand lodge bringing a message from them as to the meaning of the
wreaths they had sent for the tomb of Washington:

May the oak be an emblem not only of the long continuance of the
fraternal good will of the brethren on each side of the Atlantic, but
of the lasting friendship of the two peoples.

May the laurel crown the enterprises of both, which tend to
emancipate the oppressed and raise the fallen.

As the ivy clings to its support, may the two nations in whose
veins runs the same blood, springing from the same freedom-loving
stock, continue to cling to and uphold each other in all their laudable
undertakings.

And may the friendship both of the brethren and peoples continue
as fresh (as the evergreen yew) in the ages to come, as it does at the
close of the nineteenth century.

The wreaths were of oak and evergreen from Londesborough
Park, whose owner, the Earl, sent the following personal message:

A humble token of respectful admiration for one of the greatest
architects the world has ever known, whose work every Englishman
prays may endure and prosper through all time.

Accompanying these was the following poetical tribute, written
by Richard Wilton, canon of York, and chaplain to the Earl of
Londesborough :

An Englisti wreath we fain would lay
Upon this mignt}' tomb toaay—
Ot laurel, ivy, oak and yew,
Which dranii the English sun and dew,
Of far-off Yorkshire's grassy sod;
Where once— we boast— his father's trod,
Whom east and west unite to praise
And crown with never-fading bays.

O Washington, thy symbol be

The oak for strength and constancy.

For grandeur and for grace of form.

For calmness in the stress and storm,

The monarch of the forest thou I

To the generations bow:

And under thy great shadow rest,

Forever free, forever blest.

And thine the laurel, for the faipe
Illustrious of a conqueror's name-
Patient to wait and prompt to strike,
Intrepid, tirey, mild alike:
Great, for the greatness of the foe
Which fell by thy repeated blow:
Great, for th}' country's greatness, won
By thee, her most beloved son.

And as the iv}' twines around
Cottage and tower, th}' heart was found
Clinging to home, and church and wife,
The sweeter for the Hnished strife;
And so thy memory, like the j'ew,
Will still be green to mortal view—
"The greatest of good men" confest
By all, "and of great men the best!"

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 295

Seven new lodg-es received charters and three were continued un-
der dispensation.

George W. Wright, of Marion, was elected errand master;
George W. Carrington, Richmond, re-elected grand secretary.

A half-tone cut of the new grand master adorns the fl}- leaf of the
proceedings, and interleaved with the record of the Mt. Vernon ser-
vices is a similar reproduction of a portrait of Washington as mas-
ter of Alexandria Lodge, taken from life.

The report on correspondence (114 pp.) is again the work of
Joseph W. Eggleston, the discovery of whose christened name we
count as among our greatest achievements. He doesn't stoop under
the burden of the full name, but is as alert and self-poised as when he
carried only the initials.

His notice of Illinois is of 1899, the last year of Grand Master
Cook's administration. He touches the more salient features of the
grand master's address, and has the following interesting running
commentary on several matters:

Grand Master Cook condemns both extremes of keeping a master
too long in office and its opposite of changing masters once a year.
He objects to the custom of ''advancing the line."' because it practi-
cally under their law takes the selection of officers out of the hands of
the lodge, and puts it in those of the master, who in Illinois, appoints
the deacons. This shows the propriety of electing them.

Cuba was recognized, but we doubt if there is any Ancient York
Masonry in the island, and the other sort is not to our liking, and if
it was, it is not the same order in many essential particulars.

The committee on jurisprudence asked for further time to con-
sider some changes of law in regard to the transfer of a member
from one lodge to another. They provide the most cumbersome
method we have ever seen, requiring the payment to the lodge from
which a Mason wishes to transfer of one dollar, all back dues, and
three months' advance dues, and a system followed which will average
four or five months for the completion of a mere change of member-
ship. Our Virginia plan of allowing dual membership so simplifies
the matter that as the years go by we become more and more at-
tached to it.

Coming to our report he credits us with the capacity of express-
ing radical differences of opinion from an opponent in strong words
without a particle of sting in them, which is rubbing our vanity the
right way of the fur pretty strongly.

His "conclusion" shows that he is doing a good deal of thinking,
and also that he has (as we think) a great deal more to do before he
becomes "sot" in his convictions — as he is likel}' to some da}'.

He suggests a discussion of the relations between the Masonry of
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296 APPENDIX. — PART I.

asks every correspondent to speak out. We have, we think, been an-
ticipating: his wishes so long that we need not add anything this year,
except to commend his determination to study the subject and to ad-
vise him not to be discouraged when he is told — as he will be — by
some who look down at him from the dizzy heights of the Holy Em-
pire, that he is writing about something of which he knows nothing.

WASHINGTON, J 899.

42nd Annual. Seattle. June 13.

Fifteen past grand masters compensated in part by their pres-
ence for the absence of the diplomatic corps, whose frills and furbe-
lows Washington forswore some years ago.

The grand master. William Henry Upton, announced the death
of Harrison W. Eagan, for many years grand chaplain, in his sev-
enty-sixth year. He alluded without referring to the dead, titled and
untitled, elsewhere, and to "one unnamed," by whom we know he
meant the wife whose passing we had heard of during the year:

But not by the loss of brothers or sons is life most darkened. One
there may be whose eye never beheld the light by which Masons work,
but who yet so filled our life that when she went out of it, it was as
though the sun had abandoned his place in heaven, and left chaos in
his stead. God pity us were this the end of all; were we condemned
to endure existence after joy, desire, ambition, had been buried with
our heart beneath a green mound, with hope of nothing beyond. It
cannot be. Thank God for faith that life and love are deathless.
Without that hope, self-destruction were a right. With it. for some
of us death is no longer '"a grim tyrant, but a kind messenger;"' and
every tie loosened from earth is become an anchor "both sure and
steadfast which entereth into that within the veil.''

The grand master reported applications from the United Grand
Orient of Lisbon (Portugal), and the Grand Orient of Belgium, solic-
iting an exchange of representatives, to which he had replied that
the grand lodge had abandoned the representative sj'stem.

Washington had exchanged representatives with a Grand Lodge
of Peru in 1871. Statements in standard histories as to changes which
took place about fifteen years ago among the bodies in Peru claiming
to be Masonic, had raised doubts in his mind as to the identity of the
body recognized. He therefore recommended an inquiry and report
as to whether Washington was in fraternal relations with any Ma-
sonic body in that republic.

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A considerable portion of the address is given to matters grow-
ing out of the action of Washington in 1898 touching Negro Masonry,
and he makes a part of it two letters addressed to other grand mas-
ters setting forth what his grand lodge had really done in the matter,
as distinguished from things imputed to it by others, but without
foundation.

He reports twent3'-one decisions and twentj'-five opinions, saying
of the latter:

I have endeavored to encourage masters and lodges to do their
own thinking: and, in the great majority of instances, where masters
of lodges have consulted me, I have given them my opinions upon the
matters involved. but reminded them that it was their dut}- — not mine
primarily — to "'rule and govern" their lodges; and have advised them
to follow their own judgment, leaving it to the grand lodge to correct
their errors. I deem it my duty to mention a few of the more im-
portant of these opinions, given in this advisory way, that the grand
lodge may correct any of them which might tend to mislead.

These remarks, as well as some of the opinions which follow them,
are of especial interest at this time, when so many grand masters
and committeemen think they have discovered a mare's nest in the
"declaration" of Washington to other grand lodges with reference to
the primary rights, responsibilities and duties of its lodges, subject to
review only by the grand lodge which chartered them. His advice,
like the "declaration," simply recognized the normal responsibilities of
the lodge and the master, and it worked out just as it would — and does
when given — in any other jurisdiction: and at the end of the j-ear no-
body—not even Brother Irvin — had developed a suspicion that there
was any "nigger in the wood pile."'

Nothing could exceed the aptness of the following as an interpre-
tation of the "alarming"' doctrine of the tenth paragraph of the
'"declaration," given to it by the very person whose presumed author-
ship gave it all its terrors:

Tekoa Lodge having been requested to confer a degree b}- cour-
tesy for a body at Silao. Mexico, called Chichimec Lodge No. 234,
claiming to be a Masonic lodge under the Gran Dieta of Mexico. I ad-
vised the lodge that the latter body had not yet established her claim
to be considered a Masonic body: and, consequently, its seal was in-
sufficient to prove the Masonic character of the body at Silao.

5. Also that Tekoa Lodge should not comply with the request
until it had satisfactory evidence that the Silao body was a regular
lodge of Masons.

My reason for considering it necessary to give opinion 5 in addi-
tion to opinion 4 is that I am inclined to believe there are some Ma-
sonic lodgres in Mexico of legitimate origin: and I am not prepared to
hold that the original legitimacy of such lodges is wholly destroyed
by a temporar}' submission to the gran dieta.

298 APPENDIX. — PART I.

6. Tekoa Lodge having asked my permission for its secretary to
correspond further with the Silao body for the purpose of obtaining
further information. I replied that the secretary had m}^ permission
— but did not require it — to correspond with any person or body in the
universe; but I cautioned the lodge not to do anything inadvertently
that might be construed into a recognition of the Silao body as a Ma-
sonic lodge, and not to accept any favors from it which could not be
compensated in money.

7. Subsequent correspondence having disclosed that the Silao
body claimed no other warrant than a charter granted by the gran
dieta in 1896. I advised Tekoa Lodge to refrain from in any way rec-
ognizing it as a Masonic lodge, until this grand lodge should other-
wise direct.

And there you are.

Unless the following opinion is based on a positive provision of
the code, we think the grand master is wrong; if it is so based, we
think the code is wrong, as we think it is a natural right of the lodge
to decide — as we have elsewhere stated — whether it will receive a pe-
tition for the degrees from any given party, or not;

8. When a petition for the degrees is presented to a lodge, the
master should refer it to a committee — unless he knows the petitioner
to be physically or otherwise disqualified. No vote to receive or not
to receive the petition is proper.

Other "opinions," valuable in an educational way above mere de-
cisions because they give in brief compass both the law and its ration-
ale, are the following:

A candidate was elected to receive the degrees; but subsequently
a brother who. as a member of the investigating committee, had re-
ported favorably, and who had cast a white ball, objected to the initia-
tion of the candidate. I advised that the objection must be respected
and could not be overruled. Also, incidentally, that —

n. The fact that the brother had reported favorably on the can-
didate did not impair his right to object. It was his duty to so report
if he believed the man worthy to be made a Mason, even if he was
not willing that he should become a member of that lodge.

12. The fact that he cast a white ball did not impair his right to
object. The right to object at any time before initiation is a right,
additional to the right to black-ball, which belongs to every member
of the lodge. It is a protection to the Fraternity, additional to that
of the ballot.

13. The facts that the objector disclosed his reasons for objecting,
and that the latter appeared to other brethren frivolous, do not im-
pair the force of his objection. The right of objection before initia-
tion is absolute.

14. With reference to so-called joint installations with bodies of
the Eastern Star and other societies, I expressed myself in part as
follows; "What a joint installation with such a body is like, or how

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such a thing- can be, I do not know. I should suppose it meant that
the master of the lodge and the head of the Star were installed at
the same instant and took the same obligation. If it is meant only
that the lodge will have a public installation with women present. I
believe that is not forbidden in this jurisdiction, and the grand mas-
ter cannot object to it. Members of the Eastern Star have the same
standing as any other non-Masons. If brethren must have profanes
in the lodge room during the evening, I should hope they would either
close the lodge before the non-Masonic body opens, or not open until
after the other closes."

15. The remaining opinions to be mentioned all arose from one
transaction. In what I sa}' in regard to the facts of this case, I must
not be understood as deciding- what the facts were, but as stating-
what appears to me from the best information I have been able to ob-
tain. A candidate who truthful!}- reported his occupation as that of
a '"collector." but whom 1 should have styled an accountant, was ac-
cepted and initiated. Objection was made to his advancement, on
the ground that he was and had been at the time of his installation,
a stockholder and employee of a brewing corporation; and, as such,
engaged in manufacturing and selling beer. I advised the persons
interested, first, that the mere fact that a man owns one or more
shares in a corporation engaged in brewing does not make him a
manufacturer or dealer in intoxicating liquors, within the meaning
of our law.

16. That while we must recognize that a corporation is, in the
eye of the law, a person, distinct from the persons who form it or
own its stock, yet where a man who has previously been engaged in
manufacturing and selling intoxicating liquors, joins with two other
men in forming a corporation to carry on the same business, becomes
a stockholder and director of that corporation, and through it con-
tinues such manufacture and sales, the man himself is engaged in
that business within the meaning of our law.

22. The master of a lodge being absent from the jurisdiction, both
wardens being within the jurisdiction, a number of members of a
lodge, including the junior warden but not the senior warden, and
several other Masons assembled at the lodge room upon an evening
other than the regular meeting night, without the knowledge of the
sen-ior warden. One of the members, claiming — in good faith, I think,
but erroneously — to have been orall}- authorized thereunto by the
worshipful master, opened the lodge and conferred the Second De-
gree upon an Entered Apprentice, in the presence of the junior
warden and without objection by him. I advised the brethren, first,
that an absent master cannot authorize an3-one but a warden to open
a lodge.

2.3. That the junior warden being present, all the proceedings must
be presumed to have been by his sanction.

24. That only the presence of the junior warden saved the meet-
ing from being that of a clandestine lodge.

25. That the right of the junior warden to congregate and open
the lodge under the circumstances mentioned is extremely doubtful.

300 APPENDIX. — PART I.

On the subject of leg'islation against liquor dealers, he says:

Sections 424 and 426 of our code forbid the initiation of persons
who are engaged in the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors^.
The construction placed upon such laws in this and other jurisdictions
excludes from our Fraternity many reputable men — keepers of hotels
and restaurants; owners of steamships, vineyards and orchards; drug-
gists, brokers of various kinds, commercial travelers, etc.; and some
would make them apply to every owner of stock in a dining-car com-
pany, and to the banker who takes such stock as security- for a loan.
I doubt the wisdom of this. But, more than that, I am inclined to
think such laws violate two landmarks of Masonry; in that they pre-
scribe a new qualification for candidates, unknown to the landmarks,
and take from the members of the lodge to which the petition is pre-
sented the prerogative reposed in them by a landmark, of determin-
ing whether a candidate who possesses all the qualifications prescribed
by the landmarks, shall be made a Mason. I find that, very anciently,
single lodges voted that they would not thereafter admit certain
classes of persons to membership, inn-keepers, for example; but this
was before the day of territorial jurisdiction, and the candidate could
apply to another lodge. But only within a generation or two, and
only in America, have grand lodges ventured to enact such legisla-
tion as I have mentioned.

He recommended that these sections be referred to a committee
to be reported on next year, but the immediate repeal of the follow-
ing resolution, adopted two years ago:

Resolved, That hereafter it shall be a Masonic offense for a Mason
in this jurisdiction to enter into the business of selling intoxicating
liquors as a beverage; Provided, This shall not apply to Masons now
in the business.

The whole matter went over for a year, in the hands of a com-
mittee.

Of the grand representative system, he says:

I confess that my first impressions of this system were not favor-
able; when I saw the business of the grand lodge interrupted, that a
number of its own members might retire, file in, be received with
honors as representatives of foreign grand lodges, and make long
speeches. And an erroneous notion that a grand master ought to be
allowed to dictate who should be appointed to represent another
jurisdiction near his grand lodge has also somewhat discredited it.
But. after all, the system remains the almost universally accepted
method of indicating fraternal relations between grand lodges; and
the grand lodge which ignores it appears eccentric.

At the time we abandoned it, it seemed probable that that course
was about to be pursued generally. But the movement in that direc-
tion entirely ceased several years ago. In declining to appoint rep-
resentatives we stand with only about half a dozen companions among
all the grand lodges in the world: and. irr foreign countries especially,
our position is misinterpreted and regarded as indicative of hostility
or indifference toward sister grand lodges.

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His recommendation to restore the section of the constitution es-
tablishing the system was favorably reported upon-by the committee
on correspondence and by the unanimous vote made a part of the
constitution.

The following- went to the committee, who were allowed until the
next year to report:

Besolved, That this grand lodge hereby recognizes the regularity
and legality of the Gran Dieta Symbolica of Mexico as a Masonic
body.

The code was so amended as to permit brethren to whom a charter
has been granted to continue to meet and work under dispensation
until the lodge is constituted under the charter unless otherwise or-
dered by the grand lodge or grand master.

The following, presented by Past Grand Master Zeigler, was on
his motion sent to the committee on jurisprudence, to report next
year:

Whereas, This grand lodge did at our annual communication of
1897 annul its edict of non-intercourse against the Grand Lodge of
Hamburg, for her unwarranted invasion of the jurisdiction of the
Grand Lodge of New York, by still maintaining her spurious offspring,
namely, Pythagoras Lodge, within the state of New York, contrary
to the American doctrine of grand lodge sovereignty, now, therefore,
be it

Resolved, That the action of this grand lodge of 1897 in annulling
said edict be rescinded, and that said edict be declared in full force.

The motion of the same brother that so much of the report on
correspondence as relates to Negro Masonry be not printed in the
proceedings, was indefinitely postponed.

One new lodge was chartered and another continued under dispen-
sation, and under a suspension of the by-laws it was agreed to hold
the next annual communication at Tacoma.

William Morris Seeman, of Port Steilacoom, was elected grand
master; Thomas Milburne Reed, Olympia, re-elected grand secre-
tary.

The report on correspondence (168 pp.) is by Thomas Milburne
Reed, chairman, and Grand Master W. H. Upton, to whom the chair-
man— in his then precarious state of health, which sometimes led
him to doubt whether his next grand lodge would be in this world or
another — turned for assistance.

The first 109 pages of the report is "A Critical Examination of
Objections to the Legitimacy of the Masonry Existing Among the
Negroes of America," by Brother Upton, a paper reflecting such

302 APPENDIX. — PART I.

ability and erudition, and containing' so much valuable information,
that even those who sought to prevent its publication will yet rejoice
at their failure. The appendices to this paper (among which he has
done us the honor to include our remarks on the subject in our report
of 1898), swell Brother Upton's contribution to 133 pages.

The remainder of the report is a review of the action of other
grand lodges with reference to the Grand Lodge of Washington, un-
der the general heading, "Attack on Grand Lodge Sovereignty," by
Brother Reed.

Its clearness and vigor add another pang to the regret with which
every member of the guild will receive the announcement of his "con-
clusion:"

We have finished our report; not as we would desire it should be.
It has been prepared hurriedly, amid the active- and pressing duties
devolving upon the writer as grand secretary. We regret the cir-
cumstances that have called forth and made just such a report neces-
sary; we regret it the more because this is our last effort as a corre-
spondent of the Grand Lodge of Washington. Forty-one years ago
was our first. Many of those (the large majority) who were our con-
temporaries in this service during this interval of time, have passed
over the "silent river." It cannot be long till we, too, will be with
that host of good men and brethren. While life is ever precious, yet
we have no particular dread of the approach of that inevitable change.

To all our brethren of the "corps reportorial" we return grateful
acknowledgments for kind and fraternal courtesies shown: and to
the brethren of the mystic tie, at home or abroad — "wherever dis-
persed"— we must now, as correspondent, bid one and all, "Adieul a
heart warm, fond adieul"

The feeling, which all must share, that our brother has more than
earned a rest from the onerous labors of the reviewer's chair, cannot
banish the sense of loss that comes with the withdrawal from the
narrowing circle, of one whose life and character has commanded our
profound respect: whose ability, attainments and never lapsing cour-
tes3' have won our admiration, and whose engaging personal qualities
have drawn us to him with the tenderest of ties.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 30B

WEST VIRGINIA, 1899.

35th Annual. Martinsburg. November 15.

Nine past grand masters were present. The tvvent3^-eight mem-
bers of the diplomatic corps were formally received at the outset of
business, and when they were aligned up for the ceremony it was
found that the circle of grand officers was so honey-combed that the
grand master — himself an ambassador — was obliged to call on the
grand chaplain to preside and welcome them to seats in the grand
lodge.

The grand master, Joseph Hall, required two hours and twenty
minutes for the delivery of his annual address, which, with compara-
tively little '"fat" furnished copy for sixty pages of the proceed-
ings. He announced the death of Past Grand Master Alexander M.
Ev^ANS, in his fifty-seventh year.

The grand master cut out so much work for the committee on
jurisprudence with the number of questions raised, that they were
obliged to report that for lack of time they must confine themselves
more particular!}' to his decisions, and to allow all other matters in
the nature of law points to stand in the particular case to which they
were applicable, without affirming or denying their correctness. Six-
teen of his twenty-four decisions were approved; of some others the
committee say:

We disapprove of his decision that the stationed officers named in
the charter of a lodge and installed at its initiation must serve at
least one Masonic year, although the by-laws fix a time for the annual
election a month or more after its institution. After the bj^-laws of
a lodge have been adopted and approved b}^ the grand lodge, the elec-
tion of officers must take place at the time therein prescribed without
reference to the length of time the officers have served in their re-
spective stations.

By his decision that the grand master has not the authority to
grant a dispensation to permit lodges to ballot on candidates at spe-
cial communications, either for initiation or ad vancement, is a viola-
tion of the fundamental principles from which the grand master
derives certain prerogatives to act for and in behalf of the grand
lodge when not in session to meet unforeseen emergencies. A grand
master's prerogative cannot be taken from him by any act of the
grand lodge, but he is amenable to it for any abuse of his power. Just
such emergencies as are stated in this decision frequently arise, and
the prerogative has been exercised by the grand masters of this juris-
diction and approved by this grand lodge, ever since its existence.
We therefore dissent from this decision, because it is not nor never
has been the law in this grand jurisdiction.

304 APPENDIX. — PART I.

We do not approve decision 14, that all work done after midnight,
where the by-laws prescribe a certain day and hour for meeting would
be illegal, unless a dispensation was first had and obtained from the
grand master for the purpose. Work having been commenced at the
prescribed time, certainly it is not only the right, but it is the duty
of the lodge to complete it before closing — as we take it in contem-
plation of law, the twenty-four hours ensuing from the time pre-
scribed for opening the lodge would be considered the day.

We disapprove of decision No. 15. relating to jurisdiction of
lodges over profanes and explaining section 29 of the laws and regu-
lations, as it does not correctly state the law. Profanes living in
another grand jurisdiction may petition a lodge in this grand juris-
diction for initiation, but before acting upon the petition a waiver of
jurisdiction is our understanding of the law.

We totally disapprove of the decision that no question or other
matters pertaining to a lodge or its members shall be submitted to
the grand master for his advice, approval, or decision, or for the issu-
ance of a dispensation, unless the communication shall emanate from
a lodge under its seal and be transmitted by the secretary, etc. This
is absolutely contrary to the teachings of Freemasonry. No indi-
vidual brother could make his grievances known if the lodge refused
its assistance and seal, no dispensation for a new lodge could be ob-
tained upon the petition of individual members, if it must emanate
from a lodge, under its seal, and sent by its secretary. This is mak-
ing too much of an autocrat of the grand master and depriving hum-
ble brethren of a hearing from him of whom they have the most right
to seek counsel and advice and redress of grievances.

We consider his decision No. 18 as unnecessary. Religion is a
matter of conscience, and Freemasonr}' does not inquire of its vo-
taries at the shrine of what church or denomination they worship. A
belief in God is the one absolute requirement.

We approve of the first portion of decision 20, but dissent from
and disapprove that portion that says the worshipful master must
give notice of the special communication to confer degrees at a stated
communication. The worshipful master may call a special communi-
cation for the purposes aforesaid at his will and pleasure, that is:
whenever he thinks the emergency necessitates it.

We do not approve his decision in regard to lodges appearing in
procession with Knights Templar at funerals where the burial service
is performed by Knights Templar alone. To bear us out in this, we
quote the following authority: It will be seen there is no place in a
funeral procession for Royal Arch Masons, Templars, etc., as such,
nor is it good usage to wear any regalia save the plain white apron.
If the Templars are engaged as an escort, their own excellent rules of
discipline will govern them. They rarely, if ever appear in Masonic
processions save as guards of honor (technically escorts). — McCoy.

No. 15, to which the committee refer, is as follows:

That it is in violation of section 29 of the laws and regulations for
any lodge working under the jurisdiction of this grand lodge to enter-
tain the petition of a profane for the mysteries of Masonry whose
place of residence is nearer to another lodge, whether such lodge is

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located in this or a sister jurisdiction, previous to having procured a
waiver of jurisdiction.

And No. 18:

That a profane not following the requirements of the Catholic
faith, and who does not attend the Catholic Church confessional, or
any of the church services, if otherwise qualified, can be made a Mason.

His decision as to lodges and Knights Templar in the same funeral
procession, properly disapproved by the committee, is as follows:

22. That the last clause of decision No. 218, "Nor shall a lodge
attend in Masonic character a funeral, the ceremonies of which are
not conducted by the Masonic Fraternity," is not intended to ])rohibit
a lodge from turning out in a funeral procession at the request of a
deceased brother, although the ceremonies of burial would be that of
Masonic Knighthood as desired by the deceased. Under such circum-
stances a dispensation would not be necessary for a lodge to join in
the funeral procession with Knights Templar.

Among his approved decisions are the following:

7. That a profane, who had petitioned a lodge in this jurisdic-
tion for initiation, had been elected to receive the degree, but who
had failed to present himself for initiation within six months there-
after, forfeited his fee and right to initiation, as prescribed in sec-
tion 3. article 4, standard form of by-laws of this grand lodge.

8. That a profane, who had petitioned a lodge in this jurisdic-
tion for initiation, and had been elected to receive the degree, but
forfeited his right to the fee and initiation, must, if he desires to be
initiated, present another petition, and pay such an amount for the
degrees as is prescribed in the by-laws of the lodge, and the fee for-
feited shall not be considered any part thereof.

10. That a person claiming to be a Master Mason and hailing
from a lodge within the province of Costa Rica, and working under
the authority of the Grand Orient of the 33" of Centro-Americano en
la Republica de Guatemala, was not lawfully qualified to visit lodges
working under the authority of this grand lodge, for the reason that
the Grand Lodge of West Virginia does not hold fraternal inter-
course with that grand body; nor has she yet recognized the Grand
Orient of Guatemala as a legitimate body oi" Masonry.

11. That this grand lodge only recognizes brethren to be entitled
to visit its lodges who are members of subordinate or grand lodges of
the several grand jurisdictions with whom this grand lodge is in fra-
ternal correspondence.

13. That the intent and only construction of section 27, of the
laws and regulations, viz: ''No lodge shall make more than five Ma-
sons at the same communication." implies Masons in the general
sense of the term. Entered Apprentice Masons, Fellow Craft Masons,
Master Masons: consequently that section can only be construed to
mean five candidates, be the"y of whatsoever degree, can be made Ma-
sons at one and the same communication of a lodge.

21. That while the grand master in person may by the exercise of
one of his prerogatives make a Mason at sight, yet he cannot without
violating the constitution of Masonry and the edicts of this grand

306 APPENDIX. — PART I.

lodge grant dispensations to delegate his authority to another person
to confer the degrees on a candidate in any other manner than the
prescribed form, and in conformity with section 35 of the laws and
regulations of this grand lodge.

We are bound to accept the joint verdict of the grand master and
grand lodge that the keeping of a candidate's fee, without giving an
equivalent therefor, is good West Virginia law, but we think it is bad
morals anywhere.

We think the original of the regulation forbidding the making of
more than five Masons at one communication is almost universally
construed to mean more than five candidates in each degree.

Nos. 10 and 11 were called out by the attempt of a person named
Taylor, claiming to be a Master Mason and holding three dimits —
two in Spanish and one in English — issued by the European Council
(Scottish Rite) of Guatemala, to visit lodges in West Virginia. As
to the question of making him over, the grand master cautioned the
lodges that he must reside within the jurisdiction of the lodge for
twelve months or more before he could petition for initiation.

Referring to the recommendation of his predecessor that the
edicts of the grand lodge be so modified as to permit Chapters of the
Order of the Eastern Star to meet in lodge rooms, but which was
overlooked or ignored by the committee to whom the subject was re-
ferred, he quotes the following from the address of the grand master
in 1876, when the subject was first brought before the grand lodges:

Several communications have been received in relation to the
Adoptive Rite of Masonry, a rite which relates almost exclusively to
what is known as the Eastern Star Degrees. The system is of modern
invention, and cannot be classed among the duly recognized degrees.
It is entitled to no more respect among Masons than is any other of
the one thousand and one so-called degrees, and no true Mason should
be guilty of the fraud involved in representing the ceremonies of the
Eastern Star as in any manner connected with Ancient Freemasonry.

The wives and daughters of Free Masons are always and every-
where under the watchful care of the Fraternity, and I can see no
particular use for a separate organization for those for whom the car-
dinal rules of the Fraternity have already provided. With all due
deference to the illustrious matrons of the Order of the Eastern Star,
I cannot see why any plain Master Mason's wife, or daughter, or
widow, should not receive the same recognition and respect as that
of .the chief of the sisterhood. For these reasons I declined to give
your sanction to the propagation of the Adoptive Rite in this state,
but leave the brethren and their wives and daughters as free to join
the Eastern Star lodges as they may desire, only admonishing them
that their system is not Masonry, and will not be generally recognized
as such.

Of this he says:

This was the opinion of that order twenty-three years ago, when
it was in its infancy and numbered but a few hundreds, and although

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it never was claimed by anj' of its adherents to be any part of Ma-
sonry, it has grown to be an order numbering more than IfjO.OOO, a,nd
instead of it being found in one or two states, as it was during the
year that j'our grand master did not deem it expedient for it to come
into our state, it has expanded and spread until now it is found in
every state and territory of our great land.

Dissenting from this opinion, as he says he has always done, he
urges present action that will permit the lodges to allow the order to
hold its meetings in their rooms.

We find no report of action thereon, and presume this was among
the subjects hung up by the law committee for want of time, as the
whole address was referred to that committee and the committee
on grand lodge officers.

At noon of the second day a lodge of sorrow was held, where elo-
quent and appreciative eulogies were pronounced on the life and
character of the deceased past grand master, Alexander M. Evans.

An amendment was offered to the regulations relative to the de-
gree of past master, and the record tells what followed:

A general discussion followed on the merits of the past master's
degree. A number of amendments were offered to the proposition,
all of which were elaborately discussed, and all were rejected.
Whereupon Grand Secretary Atkinson offered a substitute to the ef-
fect that the Grand Lodge of West Virginia is of opinion that there
is absolutely nothing in the degree: that it is a misnomer in effect:
that it is ridiculous to confer the degree of "past master" upon the
junior or senior warden of a lodge merely because he maj-. at some
time, be called upon, during his term of office, to preside over his
lodge; that a past master is a past master in fact and not in name
onl}'. that in Blue Lodge Masonrj- ''past masters" are brothers who
have actually served a legal term as masters of lodges; that members
of a past master's lodge in a Royal Arch chapter are not and cannot
be considered past masters in Blue Lodge Masonry. Therefore be it

BesoJved, By the M. W. Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Ac-
cepted Masons of West Virginia, that section 28 of our general laws
and regulations be so amended as to hereafter abolish the so-called
degree of past master: provided that the usual obligation of a past
master be retained, and that any and all brothers who may be chosen
as junior and senior wardens and worshipful masters of all subordi-
nate lodges belonging to this grand jurisdiction shall be duly admin-
istered to such officers hereafter elected at the time of their respective
installations.

After a lengthy discussion, which was participated in by a num-
ber of the best informed brethren, the resolution was indorsed by the
M. W. grand lodge, and under the constitution it must lie over for
one year, when it is required that two-thirds of all the representatives
to the grand lodge, and all others who are allowed to vote therein,
shall ratify the same before it can become a law of this grand lodge.

The grand lodge chartered four new lodges, and continued one
under dispensation; fixed upon Parkersburgas the place of next meet-

308 APPENDIX. — PART I.

ing', and, three huudred and fifty strong, banqueted sumptuously at
the city hall, winding up with Auld Lang Syne at 1:30 a. m.

Neil Robinson was elected grand master; George W. Atkinson
re-elected grand secretary, both of Charleston.

Half-tone portraits of the new grand master. Grand Lecturer
John W. McConihay. and of George W. Atkinson, grand secretary,
editor, author, ex-congressman, and present governor, writer of re-
ports on correspondence, and man-of-all-work of West Virginia, em-
bellish the proceedings, each accompanied by biographical sketches
by the grand secretary.

It may be onl}^ the high light on the picture of Brother Atkin-
son, but there is such an apparent contrast between the silvery hair
and the dark moustache as to suggest in explanation that he uses his
brain more than his jaw.

The .report on correspondence (287 pp.) is, of course, the work of
Grand Secretary Atkinson, who includes Illinois for 1899 in his re-
view. He briefly epitomizes Grand Master Cook's address, and
touches the more salient features of the business of the session. He
says of the oration:

A brief, but most entertaining address was delivered by R. W.
Bro. Frank Crane, D. D. Every word of it is instructive, and if one
begins to read it, he will not stop until he completes it.

And of the report on correspondence:

I find another of Brother Robbins' very able topical reports on
foreign correspondence in the proceedings, which occupies 212 pages.
Somehow I never could get accustomed to a topical review, and I do
not believe that it will be as carefully perused as the old method.

Also this:

Brother Robbins' position on the problem of Mexican Masonry
cannot be misunderstood. He is, out and out, opposed to its recogni-
tion by American grand lodges.

His own opinion is less pronounced, but he does not seem quite so
"warm" on the hybrid body as last year, when he appeared to be near-
ing the point of advising recognition. In his concluding remarks he
thus referred to it:

The gran dieta symbolica, after it took the proper course rela-
tive to the Bible and female Masons, was making excellent progress
in the line of general recognition. But as it was nearing the goal,
another grand body sprang up, claiming to be the only genuine Ma-
sonic organization in the Mexican Republic, and this has given the
dieta another set back. Just when or how the controversy is going to
end is difficult to conjecture. All we can do is to patiently await results.

And this must have been written before he received Hugh Mc-
Curdy's Michigan stem-winder.

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 309

WISCONSIN, 1900.

56th Annual. Milwaukee. June 12.

Sixteen past grand masters were present, helping to swell the
diplomatic corps which represented forty-one grand jurisdictions
the representative of Illinois, John W. Laflin, being on duty in the
southeast.

The grand master, Charles E. Whelan, announced the death of
past grand wardens: Ira W. Bird, who was grand senior warden in
1874; Alexander Moran, who was elected to the west in 1885, and
John W. Stewart, grand junior warden in 1860. Brother Stewart
died at Evanston, 111., he having removed to this state soon after his
election to the south. Leonard Barrett, grand tyler, who, for thirty
years had guarded the outer door of the grand lodge, had also gone
over to the silent majority. His portrait in half tone faces his me-
morial tablet.

The grand master did not think the time had yet come when the
Craft of the state could assume the burden of building and maintain-
ing a Masonic home, but did think the time ripe for beginning to ac-
cumulate a fund for such an institution in the future; and on these
lines the following was later introduced by Past Grand Master Wash-
burn, referred to the first four grand officers to report next year, the
grand secretary meanwhile to obtain an expression from the lodges:

Resolved, That there shall be appropriated and set apart annually
from the funds of the grand lodge, for the next twenty-five years, the
sum of one hundred dollars which shall be invested by the trustees of
this grand lodge in such interest-bearing securities as shall be ap-
proved by them. Each of the subordinate lodges shall be required to
pay into the grand lodge annually, for a like period of twenty-n-ve
3'ears, a sum equal to one penny for each of its members, in addition
to other dues required to be paid by such subordinate lodges, which
several sums shall also be invested by the said trustees as above pro-
vided for the investment of the annual appropriation of the grand
lodge.

And whenever said moneys with the accumulations shall, in the
opinion of the grand lodge, be sufficient for that purpose, a suitable
home shall be constructed for the care and maintenance of aged and
dependent Masons, their wives and children.

Provided that no such home shall be constructed until the fund
herein provided for shall be sufficient to pay the construction of such
home and the support of its inmates, without annual appropriations
from other funds of the grand lodge or private contributions from
individual members of the order.

310 APPENDIX. — PART 1.

The plan has the merit of avoiding- any sudden onerous taxation,
although still being- open to the objection that lies against all taxation
for Masonic charity, that it violates the principal of the charitable
obligations of the Fraternity by compelling all members to con-
tribute the same amount without regard to their ability and violates
their right of judgment as to the measure of that ability. Another
merit of the plan is that it gives ample time to consider whether,
after all, the inelastic institutional plan of beneficence is the best
adapted for the jurisdiction, before being irrevocably committed to
it by a big financial investment.

The grand master discloses the parentage of the present move-
ment for home-building in the concluding portion of his remarks on
that subject:

The Order of the Eastern Star, which is proving itself a worthy
helpmate to the Masonic FraternitA', has already taken the initiative
in this matter in its grand chapter, as I am informed, and demon-
strated its willingness to take upon itself a part of this burden. We
can do no less than second these efforts, and if we work together with
the women of our Masonic households, in this worthy cause, I do not
think there will be cause to reg-ret.

We have no time at this late hour, when the printer is waiting
impatiently for his last "copy," to discuss this phase of the subject,
but we desire to record here our solicitude, lest within a few years
even those most heedless of the possibilities of danger in present
passing events may see cause to regret their hasty and unconsidered
judgments.

The g-rand master thus refers to the Washington incident, having
first quoted the Wisconsin resolution of last year, severing fraternal
intercourse with that jurisdiction until its grand lodge shall rescind
its action on the subject complained of:

The Grand Lodge of Washington was in session at the same time
as that of Wisconsin, and at its session it rescinded its action of the
year before according to a telegram received by the grand secretary
from the grand secretary of Washington, just prior to the publica-
tion of the proceedings. I, therefore immediately issued an edict con-
tinuing our intercourse uninterrupted. Later we received the official
report of the Washington grand lodge proceedings, and I read with
much regret the resolutions adopted, which rescinded the letter of
the former action, but in which the spirit of insistence upon the right
of the offending position dominates. It would have been much more
conducive to harmony and a restoration of perfect concord between
the Grand Lodge of Washington and the brethren elsewhere, had more
temperate language been used toward the jurisdictions which con-
demned the Washington action, and had a more positive abandonment
of their unenviable position been promulgated. The resolutions
I atn satisfied, do not voice the general sentiment of the mem-
bership in Washington, and I look for a more pronounced declaration
against the action of 1898 at the session of the Washington grand

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lodge this week, and one which will be fully acceptable to the breth-
ren without the confines of that state. Bro. Aldro Jenks, in his re-
port as correspondence committee, will fully discuss this matter and
express Wisconsin's position in his own able manner, and I think it
safe in his hands.

We need not repeat what we have elsewhere in this report said
on this phase of the incident.

The grand master enters an emphatic protest against the inno-
vations referred to in the following:

Instead of seeing how closely to the accepted ritual they may
come, it almost appears as if some lodges were attempting to crowd
as much outside matter into the work as possible, without entirely
obliterating the regular language under the mass of interpolation.
Masonry does not claim a monopoly of all beautiful language and
thought, and it should not be turned into a florist's wagon to carry
all the flowers of rhetoric an imaginative mind can conceive, or in-
dustrious hand collate. The most sublime thought and rich instruc-
tion are contained in our ritual, and these other matters have less
reason for intruding themselves therein than a choir-master has to
break into the sermon at church with a love song. The edict stands
against it, and it is a violation of the spirit at least of this mandate
of the grand lodge to inject this foreign substance into the veins of
our Masonic bod}'. Not the least of these innovations and one most
common, is a so-called "soliloquy," which is not in good taste to use
and certainly is antagonistic to the legendary character to which the
duty of giving it is usually assigned. I believe if the brethren will
but reflect upon this matter they will readily see the necessity for
close adherence to the ritual. There are places where the language
is not arbitrary and the worker is given certain latitude, but the ut-
most care should be taken to make the conferring of the degrees a
ceremony calculated to lead to a better life, rather than a display of
words .

He justly and vigorously denounces " political methods'' in office
getting in Masonry, and believes an edict against them would be
salutary in its effects. He says, in part:

The use of caucus methods, with the button-holing of this member
or that; the urging of the election of this brother or that; the send-
ing of letters in the interests of certain would-be candidates; the
holding of secret sessions by a few members and blocking out a plan
of campaign; the establishing of headquarters with emissaries to lay
in wait for the delegate and take him into the presence of the per-
sonage who is thus "letting the office seek the man;" all these things
are not calculated to give outsiders a high opinion of the institution nor
to impress upon the membership of the grand or subordinate lodge
the Masonic precedent of permiting the brethren to choose from
among their number him whom they would have to serve them.

His suggestion promptly bore fruit in the following edict, re-
ported by the jurisprudence committee, and adopted:

It is unmasonic for a Mason to solicit for himself, either person-
ally or by another, influence for votes to promote his election to any

IV2 APPENDIX. — PART I.

office in his lodge or in the grand lodge. It is unmasonic for a Mason
to try in any manner to influence the vote of another, either for or
against any person for Masonic office, but he may state whether or
not in his judgment, a particular person is well qualified by good
character and Masonic knowledge to discharge the duties of the
specified office.

Following are a few of his nineteen well stated decisions:

5. Waiver of jurisdiction by one lodge is sufficient to release juris-
diction where several lodges have concurrent rights over material.

6. If a brother of a lodge objects to sitting with a visiting brother,
and the visitor is asked to leave, he cannot, as a right, demand the
name of the objector or grounds of objection.

11. An objection to initiation or advancement must be made di-
rectly to the master, and he is justified in disregarding any other.

14. It is unmasonic conduct for a Mason to tell a petitioner for
degrees that unless he pays the Mason a certain sum of money the
Mason will black-ball petitioner.

18. A lodge cannot do work for another lodge against the objec-
tion of one of its own members.

Elsewhere in this report, we have given the reasons which called
out an approved Illinois decision that such waiver required concur-
rent action of all the lodges, on the specified ground that what is
equally the possession of all, no one alone can give away.

No. 14 piques our curiosity to know whether, in the case calling
it out, the threat of the black-ball was straight blackmail or an at-
tempt to collect debt. We acknowledge its correctness in either case.

No. 18 covers a phase of the subject which we do not remember to
have seen raised in that form. It has logic in it, but we think that
in practice the question is nearly everywhere settled by a majorit}-
vote on a show of hands.

The following is the first strong evidence we have seen that our
brother is still in dreamland:

It is well worth the while of this grand lodge to consider the want
of uniformity in ritual in the several states of the Union. The differ-
ences are simply amazing. While I am unalterably opposed to a
general grand lodge, to which any part of the sovereignty of this
grand lodge shall be surrendered, I believe much good would result
from a general conference of Masons at stated periods. With the
securing of uniformity of work as one of the objects, I believe there
gradually would be evolved a uniformity which would place us closer
together on the ritual. We could not hope for radical changes at
once, as each custodian of the work is usually positively right: but
as these representatives rubbed together continually they would
evolve some sort of order out of the variety of rituals now exempli-
fied. I recommend that our representatives near other grand lodges
be requested in the name of this grand lodge to invite those grand

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lodges to send a representative to a g'eneral conference in the city of
Milwaukee at some date in 1901 for the i)urpose of discussing matters
of mutual interest, including charity, ritual, and the promotion of
Masonic harmony and brotherly love.

We think we can ourselves almost feel the cold shivers run down
the backs of some of the most vigilant sentries on the watch towers
as they raise the warning, shrinking finger, and whisper: '"Sh, there
it is again!" Don't be alarmed, brethren; it's only a spook; it isn't a
general grand lodge.

The committee heretofore appointed reported a ritual for the in-
stallation of grand officers, in which the grand master is properly
made the central figure and given the lion's share, and of this share
is the address of the installing officer, borrowed, slightly altered from
the address to the master elect in the Illinois ceremonials, (which, if
not original with Past Grand Master Cregier, as we think it was, was
compiled and arranged by him in its present form), whose slight blem-
ishes have been cured by the Wisconsin committee, of which Past
Grand Master GiFFiN was chairman.

The following, offered as an edict, remains in the hands of the
committee on jurisprudence:

Resolved, That it is unmasonic for a Mason to be engaged in the
sale of intoxicating liquors to be drank as a beverage.

The grand lodge chartered four new lodges; received a valuable
gift in the shape of an excellent oil portrait of Past Grand Master
Giffin; presented a jewel heretofore ordered to Past Grand Master
MONAHAN, and ordered one for the retiring grand master, and ex-
changed greetings with the Grand Lodge of South Dakota, then in
session.

C. C. Rogers was elected grand master; John W. Laflin re-
elected grand secretary, both of Milwaukee.

Today, with the Wisconsin volume before us, we see in the press
dispatches an account of the funeral of Brother Laflin, with an at-
tendance of 2,000 people testifying to the high esteem in which he
was held.

The report on correspondence (135 pp.). one of the most interest-
ing as well as one of the most valuable of the year, is again the work
of Past Grand Master Aldro Jenks. It is clear in perception, direct
and forcible in diction, graceful in style and fraternal in spirit, all
qualities which go to make up the ideal review, and its conservative,
well-balanced author is never led away by any passing craze.

814 APPENDIX. — PART I.

Illinois for 1899 gets generous notice in quantity and quality. He
quotes from Grand Master Cook's address the beautiful prelude to
his announcement of the death of two well beloved past grand mas-
ters, and from his edict prohibiting changes in the ritual and the
spectacularizing of the ceremonies of the work. While grand mas-
ter of Wisconsin he found the same evil had attained such proportions
that he was obliged to issue an edict on the subject. He speaks ap-
provingly, also of his remarks on rotation in office, and of one of our
honored dead he says:

In the death of our illustrious Brother Cregier, one of the great
pillars of wisdom in Illinois has fallen. His was an honored name not
only in Illinois, but among the Masons of the world. For many years
as chairman of the committee on jurisprudence in that grand lodge,
his wise counsels and profound knowledge of Masonic law has guided
his grand lodge in the beaten paths of Masonry. As a citizen he was
revered and honored, and as a business man his name was the synonym
of integrity.

And of an amendment to the by-laws, adopted:

Illinois has at last done tardy justice to itself and its past grand
officers by adopting a regulation, which places all past grand mas-
ters, past deputy grand masters and past grand wardens as shall at-
tend the sessions of the grand lodge, upon the pay roll. In every
grand lodge these are the brethren who perform the great bulk of the
work, and whose advice and counsel is of the greatest assistance in
the discharge of its business. Under these circumstances it is simple
justice to them that they should receive the same pay as other mem-
bers.

In his appreciative notice of the Illinois report on correspondence
he recognizes the disadvantages under which one labors in writing re-
ports on the topical plan.

In his conclusion he talks wisely on the subject of Masonic Homes,
concluding as follows:

Where a grand lodge is possessed of a large membership and am-
ple funds, not only to build and equip, but also to maintain such an
institution, work of this kind can be undertaken with safety and sat-
isfaction, but where these conditions do not exist beyond peradven-
ture, they would do well to hesitate long and consider the subject well
before embarking in such an enterprise.

Of the twin perplexities which have kept the Craft experiment-
ing for many years, particularly since Masonry has been environed
by a multitude of benefit fraternities, he sa3's:

Regarding that class of Masons known as non-affiliates, against
whom in many jurisdictions harsh and unmasonic measures have at
times been adopted, a reaction seems to have set in, and milder
measures are being adopted. This is equally true of that class who
for some reason neglect, refuse, or find themselves unable to pay their
dues to local lodges. While far from being universal, opinion seems
to be crystalizing upon the doctrine that deprivation of lodge mem-

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bership should be the only penalty attached to either class of these
offenders, that as they came into the order of their own free will and
accord, they should be equally as free to leave the lodge or the insti-
tution should they find membership therein irksome or uncongenial.

Referring to the widely expressed feeling of disappointment at
the language of the Washington declaration rescinding their action
of 1898, he says:

Some grand lodges have, on this account, declined to revoke
edicts of non-intercourse. In most grand jurisdictions, however, the
ungracious language and indefinite utterances contained in their
latest action have been overlooked with a view to promote harmony
and con-fraternity.

We think this is the spirit in which the Grand Lodge of Wiscon-
sin should deal with the subject; that there is no further danger of
our Washington brethren being led astray in the matter, and, as they
say that these objectionable resolutions are rescinded, we should
take them at their word and treat the incident as closed.

He cannot see that the Gran Dieta Symbolica of Mexico has made
any advancement during the year in securing recognition. He fur-
ther says:

In January a communication from it was forwarded to your com-
mittee by our grand secretary for consideration. Its evident purpose
is to request recognition of that body by the Grand Lodge of Wiscon-
sin. Accompanying the communication is a copy of their constitu-
tions, together with an English translation of the same. For reasons
given in former reports we cannot now recommend such recognition.
If these were not sufficient to secure its rejection abundant reason
is furnished by the copy of its constitution, submitted with the com-
munication. This constitution went into effect on the first day of
December, 1899. An examination of it shows that the Gran Dieta
S3'mbolica of Mexico is not a grand lodge in any sense of the word.

Its only purpose, as expressed in article 4 of its constitution, is,
that it "will bear the character of a consulting body in everything re-
lating to dogma, and a friendly mediator in all difference that may
arise between the confederated grand lodges."

These are all the powers we can find given to it or claimed b}^ it
in any portion of the instrument. It has no power to charter lodges
or revoke charters; no power to confer degrees or authorize that they
be conferred: cannot establish the character of Masonic work,' pro-
mulgate a ritual, administer discipline, or enforce its own decrees.
On the contrary, it is stated in article 6, "that it recognizes the
absolute autonomy of the grand lodges that in accordance with its con-
stitutions, may form part of the confederation." By article 7, it is
provided "that the grand lodges of each state will enter into the con-
federation of their own will, and will have the same right to separate
from it."

Is such a body a grand lodge? In order that it may be a grand
lodge it must possess the ordinary attributes of grand lodge sover-
eignty. The gran dieta possesses none whatever. On the contrary,
it recognizes that all powers of this nature belong to the constituent
grand lodges, who are free to act upon or reject its advice, and who

316 APPENDIX. — PART 1.

may accept or reject its friendly mediation. To hold otherwise would
be to deny the "absolute autonomy" which, it is stated in unmistak-
able terms, they possess, and shall continue to possess, notwithstand-
ing they have entered into this confederation.

Every Mason is taught to discountenance all dissenters from the
original plan of Masonry. The original plan of Masonry contem-
plated particular lodges and grand lodges; nothing more. The gran
dieta is simply organized dissent from the original plan of Masonry.
Every master of a lodge in Wisconsin has assented to the declaraticm
that it is not within the power of any man, or body of men, to make
innovation^ in the body of Masonry. Is not the setting up of such a
tribunal as this, a decided innovation in the body of Masonry? It is
not like the grand lodges of England and Scotland, which have juris-^
diction over the provincial grand lodges, with power to annul them
at pleasure, grant and revoke charters and perform all the ordinary
functions of sovereign grand lodges; but is a mere loose confedera-
tion which will certainly fall to pieces when any serious differences
arise among its constituent grand lodges.

Waiving all other objections, the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin,
which is sovereign and independent, cannot treat as an equal, any
such emasculated grand lodge. Before we can recognize it as a Ma-
sonic power there must be some Masonic power to recognize: some
attribute of sovereignty possessed by it that gives it at least a sem-
blance to a Masonic grand lodge.

If we are to treat at all with anything in Mexico that calls itself
Masonic, it must necessarily be with the separate grand lodges the
"absolute autonomy" of which the gran dieta itself recognizes.

To this estate it has come at last. We commend the contempla-
tion of it to the propaganda which procured for it the limited recog-
nition accorded to it in this country, as a Masonic body.

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WYOMING, J 899.

25th Annual. Cheyenne. September 13.

Four past grand masters were present. Wyoming still abjures
the vanities of the diplomatic simulacrum. The grand master
recommended a restoration of the grand representative system, but
the fullness of time had come; the law committee said no, and the
proposition slept.

The grand master, J. M. Rumsey, whose portrait (as does also
that of E. E. Addoms, who was grand master in 1876-77) graces the
proceedings, reverted at once to the dead of the year, none of whom
were of the past or present official circle.

He makes the circular letter which he issued to the grand mas-
ters throughout the United States, asking their opinion of the
advisability of establishing a supreme or sovereign grand lodge, a
part of his address.

This letter, he says, was only tentative and experimental. He
is not in favor of anything that would impair the sovereignty of any
grand lodge, and says:

I only plead for a tribunal which shall voice the sentiments of all
the grand lodges, when necessary, and not for an authority outside
them all, to which they do not contribute, and of which they are not
a part. My idea is federal — not autocratic; central, not despotic, the
united voice of all, focussed into a single lodge — not an arbitrary
power, responsible to none and dominating to all. If my idea is
faulty, imperfect and injurious, it will be, and ought to be, rejected;
if it is wise, sound and Masonic, it will ultimately prevail and I am con-
tent to wait in this, and in other necessary matters of reform and
progress, for "more light."

Judging from the replies received to this letter — referred to in
the preceding pages of this report — the incident may be considered
closed.

Referring to the action of the Grand Lodge of Washington on the
question of Negro Masonry, in 1898, he had referred the papers to Grand
Secretary Kuykendall, the committee on correspondence, whose
report thereon he had printed in booklet form and distributed among
the Craft of Wyoming and to other grand lodges. A copy of this re-
port and other papers, and the official notice that the Grand Lodge of
Washington had at its next annual, adopted an ingeniously con-
structed report apparently reconsidering former action, he referred
to the grand lodge for such action as might be deemed necessary.

318 APPENDIX. — PART I.

A committee reporting thereon thus concludes:

Your committee regrets that the Grand Lodge of "Washington
did not see its way clear to simply and directh' reconsider everything
connected with its action of 1898. and remove all grounds of com-
plaint and thus restore peace and harmony that should exist between
regular Masons everywhere instead of providing ways and means to
evade and set aside such reconsideration which the recent report
taken as a whole clearly establishes, as evidenced bj- the quotations
cited herein and other language contained in said report.

In view of the unsatisfactory contents of said report your com-
mittee feels constrained to offer the following resolution:

Besolved. That the Grand Lodge of Washington be and is hereby
fraternally requested to declare explicitly whether an}- man or body
of men, whether white or black, claiming to be Masons, held and de-
clared to be clandestine everywhere in this countr}" or by any grand
lodge are or will be permitted to visit or affiliate with any of its con-
stituent lodges, or be recognized by the membership thereof as regu-
lar Masons.

The grand master reported no decisions. He recommended that
as a condition of reinstatement members be required to pay dues for
the time of their suspension as well as the amount of the original
delinquency. The committee on jurisprudence do not touch upon the
equity of requiring the suspended brother to pay for privileges of
which he has been deprived, but of the expediency of his proposition
the}^ wisely saj-:

That in our opinion the recommendation of the M. W. grand mas-
ter with reference to the restoration of those members suspended for
non-payment of dues, should not be adopted. The effect must be to
prevent such restoration in the majority of cases, and members are
not usualh- so suspended, who would care for restoration, except their
condition has been such as to make it impossible for them to pa}'
their dues.

His recommendations that the grand lodge consider the estab-
lishment of a fund looking to the erection of a Masonic Home, and
that it reconsider the adoption of its present official work and adopt
the work prepared by one of their past grand masters went to
special committees for report next year, as did also the following
proposed amendment to the by-laws:

It shall be and is hereb}' made the imperative duty of lodges in
this jurisdiction to restrain as far as possible the intemperate use of
intoxicating liquors or beverages of every kind and character and for
the faithful performance of this dut}- each lodge shall be held ac-
countable to the grand lodge.

The grand lodge decided to pay actual expenses for railroad and
stage fare to one representative from each lodge and each grand
officer attending the next annual communication; exchanged greet-
ings with the Grand Lodge of Idaho, then in session; fixed upon Green

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River as its place of next meeting', and accepted (with full hearts
and empty stomachs) an invitation to attend a banquet prepared by
the Masons and lady members of the Eastern Star, of Cheyenne, "in
honor of the grand lodge and grand chapter Order Eastern Star."

The parenthetically enclosed statement above seems warranted
by a footnote which says that the brethren enjoyed the bounteous
spread with the customar}- Wyoming appetite.

E. P. Bowman, of Newcastle, was elected grand master; William
L. KUYKENDALL, Saratoga, re-elected grand secretary.

The report on correspondence (79 pp.) is from the accustomed hand
of Grand Secretary Kuykendall and marked by all his earnestness
and virility although written under the ever present shadow of the
greatest of human bereavements. He makes no mistake in opening his
heart to the Craft, for from them he may be sure of sincere sympathy,
measured of course b}^ the depth of their own varying experiences,
but genuine in all.

His notice of Illinois is of the proceedings of 1898, and the admin-
istration of Grand Master CoOK, whose decision from the chair that
there is no short form of work he quotes with this comment:

We insert the above for the reason that we have on more than
one occasion heard the propriety of such work discussed. Whilst not
binding in any other jurisdiction it can be cited as a precedent.

He quotes in full the conclusion of our report on "Recognized,
Recognizable and other Governing Bodies," which he considers of
great value, and following which he says:

The grand lodge, like that of Wyoming, by its conservative course
has kept itself free from trouble and entanglement with grand bodies
in foreign countries that are clearly not entitled to recognition, and
we trust both will continue the same conservative course. We thank
our brother for furnishing the foregoing and that he will grant par-
don for our using same herein.

No pardon required: we thank him both for the honor and for the
support of his valued concurrence.

He discusses, with adverse conclusions the right of a Master
Mason to affiliate with any lodge that will receive him. It is hardly
necessary to say that we give full credence to his closing statement
that arguments between us will not change his opinions.

He also controverts at some length, for him, our claim for the
legitimacy of African Lodge No. 4o9 at the time of the formation of
the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. We have not the time now to go
over this question with him, nor is it necessary, as we can refer him
to our report of 1899 on the points raised by him. By an attentive

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reading of the report of the Massachusetts committee on the petition
of Lewis Hayden and others, in 1868, he will discover that the claim
that the doctrine of exclusive jurisdiction had become established in
1784 is an afterthought of a little later date. In giving the reasons
why the petitioners should have leave to withdraw, the committee
do not make such a claim, nor give any sign that they have any knowl-
edge that any body else had done so.

184th Annual.

ENGLAND, 1900.

London.

March 7.

We have before us the proceedings of three quarterly communi-
cations: At the quarterly of September 6, 1899, the Earl of War-
wick, deputy grand master, presided.

The following from the report of the board of general purposes,
shows that Cambrian Lodge (No. 656), anent which we hazarded the
guess in our review of New South Wales, that it was on the Scottish
register, is an English Lodge:

The board beg to report that numerous communications have
been received from the Cambrian Lodge of Australia, No. 656, on the
register of the Grand Lodge of England, requesting the full recogni-
tion of the lodge as a working lodge. It will be remembered that
grand lodge, on the 7th of June, 1893, resolved that the brethren who
adhered to their allegiance to this grand lodge, instead of joining the
United Grand Lodge of New South Wales, were entitled to recogni-
tion as the Cambrian Lodge. Some delay took place in the trans-
mission of a certified copy of the minutes; and a difficult}' arose by
reason of the lodge having no master, past master or warden, when it
resumed its meetings in 1894, after the above resolution of recogni-
tion. The plea of the Cambrian brethren is that they acted under a
great and pressing emergencj', and took immediate stepsto remed}-
the defect, b}' electing one or more past masters as joining members,
electing one of these as master of the lodge, and having him installed
in a board of installed masters: after which they proceeded as a reg-
ular lodge. Propositions, elections and initiations of candidates
followed, together with election and installation of worshipful master
and appointment of officers each year. No doubt the holding of a
lodge meeting in June, 1894. without a master, past master or warden
present, was contrary to the constitutions and usages of the order;
but after reading the explanations of the Cambrian brethren, and
considering in fullest detail, the events and correspondence from
June, 1888, to the present time, the board felt that it would best give
effect to the resolution of grand lodge by recognizing the plea of great

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emergency, and acknowledging the validity of acts loyally performed
in the endeavor to overcome the difficulty. It was therefore resolved
at the meeting of the board on Tuesday, loth of August last, as
follows:

"That this board, while regretting the irregularities, which have
occurred in the Cambrian Lodge of Australia, No. G.'JCi, from June,
1894. and the cause thereof, acknowledges the great emergency under
which those irregularities were committed, and resolves to recognize
the several elections and initiations of members, elections and instal-
lations of worshipful masters, appointments of officers and other acts
necessarily supervening thereon, and confirms in their respective
rank and past rank all such masters and officers. All returns by the
said lodge to be recognized in the usual course."

The chairman of this board moved tbat the report be received
and entered on the minutes. The chair stated that Lord Carring-
TON (past grand master of New South Wales and representative of
that grand lodge) desired to be allowed to make a few remarks upon
the report, and by his remarks foreshadowed the purpose of the lead-
ers of the grand lodge to treat the report as a finality. The acting
Junior Grand Warden Bro. Thos. Fenn thought the usual course
should be pursued — the report should be proposed for adoption by the
president of the board, and then Lord Carrington or any other
brother who desired to speak could do so. The grand registrar, the
law officer of the grand lodge, took the ground that the board having
dealt with the subject of irregularities by the lodge, their report is
final unless it is appealed from by one of the parties to the proceed-
ings. Brother Fenn maintained that the matter was one for the
grand lodge to settle, but the chair sustained the view of the grand
registrar on the ground that it would be a dangerous precedent not
to sustain their legal adviser.

If the chair had had opportunities, to note the habit of American
grand lodges of valuing the utterances of the law committee for their
own intrinsic strength or weakness and of then governing themselves
accordingly without perceptibly endangering the eternal foundation
of things, he might have been less fearful of the consequences of
differing with the grand registrar.

However, it was by courtesy that Lord Carrington thus
addressed the grand lodge:

I apologize for not bringing the matter before grand lodge before
but I became acquainted with it for the first time on its appear-
ing in the summons which was sent to me for this present meeting of
grand lodge. I hope I am not out of order. The question before you
is one of the most absolute and vital importance as concerning the
welfare of the Craft, I may say when I was first sent out to New
South Wales in 18S5, I had a distinct message from the grand master
to heal, if I possibl}' could, the differences which unhappily existed in
Freemasonry in that colony. When I got there I found those differ-

322 APPENDIX. — PART I.

ences very acute indeed. I need not go into the history of those
differences before that time, but a good providence sent out Lord
Carnarvon to New South Wales, and by his courtesy, geniality and
tact, and by his inducing them to give way a little on both sides, a
modus Vivendi was arrived at, and a sovereign Masonic body for New-
South Wales was formed, and all the warrants of the diiTerent lodges
were handed in to that sovereign grand lodge, which soon afterwards
became recognized by the Grand Lodge of England. When that
recognition was granted this grand lodge elected me, as the repre-
sentative of the queen, the first grand master and I was duly installed.
There were then 4,400 Master Masons who assisted at that ceremony,
and I belive it was the most enthusiastic meeting of Freemasons that
had ever taken place in the colony, and the third largest gathering
that has been held amongst Masons. I only mention this to show what
good feeling there was amongst us. The first act of that grand lodge
was to request the Prince of Wales to be the patron of this new grand
lodge, and nothing could be more satisfactory than the feeling that
existed between the mother country and the colony of New South
Wales. Unfortunately there was one lodge — the Cambrian Lodge —
which stood out of joining the new grand lodge. The Cambrian Lodge
met, and the question before it was whether they should join the new
grand lodge. There were ten on one side and ten on the other. There
was a deadlock, the master gave his casting vote, and the warrant
was handed in to the new grand lodge, so that the lodge was not
unanimous for joining the New South Wales constitution. The ten
members who would not come in got possession of the original war-
rant, and they petitioned the Grand Lodge of England to recognize
them as a lodge working direct under the Grand Lodge of England.
I think this was the most unfortunate thing which could have hap-
pened. There were, I think, 185 working lodges then in Australia.
In the year 1889, I installed the sovereign grand master of the great
colony of Victoria, which was on the best of terms with the mother
country. I installed another grand master in Tasmania in the next
year, and I believe New Zealand has a grand lodge of its own, and
South Australia has also an independent grand lodge. Looking at
those occurrences, I cannot describe to you the feeling of the colony
towards the mother country and the Masons of England, it was as
good and as true as it could be. My wish is, and the wish of every
Englishman also is, that nothing should be done to disturb this good
feeling. I do most deeply deplore and regret the decision which has
been come to. I do not say that you are not right, or that what you
have done is not most legal. There is no accusation or charge against
anybody. I have no doubt that everything has been done that ought
to be done; but I do say this, that this lodge, after it got its warrant
back, was guilty of grave irregularities. Those grave irregularities
have occurred, but the board of general purposes has condoned them.
They say that, owing to the difficulties that there were, they excuse
these irregularities, and they have recognized this lodge and sent out
certificates to the brethren, and have returned the lodge on the reg-
ister as No. 656 among the lodges of England. The agenda paper says
this is a way out of the difficulty, and a troublous matter has been
swept away. I claim to know the feeling of Australia, and I think
that grave troublous times are yet to come in the future if I do not
misunderstand the feeling of the colony, and I fear that this may be
the beginning of dark and troublous times which may destroy and
upset the entente cordiale which has hitherto existed and which I do not

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 323

wish to see impaired. I cannot say anything- more. It has been done;
the boar^: of general purposes has put this matter before us and says
that all has been done that can be done and it has to be ratified. I
should have thought it was a matter which grand lodge and not the
board was to decide. It remains for me only to say that I think I
should have been guilty of gross cowardice towards the brethren in
Australia, if I had not risen to place my views before you in regard
to what has been done. I think it is a mistake, and that it is likely
to lead to grave consequences, but I cannot but pray the Great
Architect of the Universe that there may yet be found a modus vivendL
This Cambrian Lodge I do not think numbers more than thirty or
forty members but I do hope that the friendship of the new grand
lodge towards this country may not be impaired.

We make no apology for this long quotation, not only because the
facts brought out by it and by the report itself are of the gravest
importance in themselves, but more important still, as foreshadowing
the continuance of a policy by the Grand Lodge of England, which
the Masonic world thought it had reason to believe was being aban-
doned as rapidly as traditional British conservatism would permit.

The report was ratified by a motion which conceded it to be a
finality and by the ratification a lodge confessedly moribund for
years, in which a possible breath of life had been kept by the gravest
irregularities, has been resuscitated to be an irritating thorn in
the fiesh of a friendly— indeed an affectionate grand lodge, com-
posed of those enthusiastically loyal to the throne to which the
grand master of Masons in England, the patron of the Australasian
grand lodges, is the Heir Apparent!

We find this announcement in the record:

V. W. Bro. John Strachan. Q. C. Grand Registrar: Right worship-
ful deputy grand master, I have the honor to bear a message from
his royal highness the grand master, to this effect— his royal highness
has been pleased to appoint as district grand master of Egypt and the
Soudan, the Right -Worshipful Brother Lord Kitchener, past grand
warden of England. (Cheers.)

To American Masons this is chiefly interesting for what light it
throws upon the status of the National Grand Lodge of Egypt, which,
has been recognized by several grand lodges as an independent grand
lodge having jurisdiction of Craft Masonry in that country.

At the quarterly of December 6, 1899, the deputy grand master,
the Earl of Warwick, again presided.

A list of lodges in New Zealand that had either previously ceased
to work or had by the required majority decided to affiliate with the
newly reorganized Grand Lodge of New Zealand, was reported by the
board of general purposes, and on motion they were formally erased
from the register.

324 APPENDIX. --PART I.

At the quarterly of March 7, 1900, L.L. Gen. John Wimburn
Laurie, provincial grand master for South Wales, (who will be
recalled by our American readers as formerly grand master of Nova
Scotia) presided.

The following message from the grand master was read from the
chair:

The grand master, feeling that one elTect of the present serious
war in South Africa must be to throw upon the local Masonic funds a
pressure which they cannot possibly bear, ventures to appeal to the
Craft under the Grand Lodge of England to come to the assistance of
the sorely tried loyal brethren in that distant part of the world.

It was decided to appeal to the provincial grand, district grand,
and private lodges (sending them the message from the grand
master), and one thousand guineas was appropriated from the funds
of the grand lodge to the South African Masonic relief fund.

The following announcement was made:

That the most worshipful grand master has been graciously
pleased to confer the rank and dignity of past grand warden (junior),
on the most worshipful brother the Hon. C. E. Davies, grand master
of the Grand Lodge of Tasmania, and on the most worshipful brother
his Excellency Idris Bey Ragheb, grand master of the Grand Lodge
of Egypt.

H, R.. H. the Prince of Wales was (for the twenty-fifth time)
re-elected grand master, and duly proclaimed as such.

The following motion was presented from the chair:

That this grand lodge recognizes and acknowledges the Grand
Lodge of Western Australia, recently formed by lodges under the
district grand lodge.

After a somewhat sharp discussion the motion was carried, as
was also a succeeding motion, made by the grand registrar who said
he believed all the Australian grand lodges had refused recognition
to the body referred to:

That the application from an irregular body styling itself the
Grand Lodge of Western Australia, requesting recognition as sole
and supreme Masonic authority in the colony, be refused.

We quote from the remarks of the grand registrar the following
as to the genesis of the rival claimants for recognition as the Masonic
authority in Western Australia:

Most worshipful grand master in the chair, in seconding this mo-
tion I may say that we have in Western Australia a district grand
lodge consisting of thirty-four lodges under our English constitution
— ^they form a district grand lodge. For some time there has been a
feeling there that they were large enough and strong enough to have
a grand lodge of their own, and it has been the policy of this grand

MASONIC CORRESPONDENCE. 325

lodge of late j-ears to give facilities to brethren in the colonies and
districts where they feel themselves strong enough and of sufficient
unanimity, for forming a grand lodge. A few 3'ears ago it had to be
done in a hole-and-corner way. but now the district grandmaster can
grant a dispensation for the brethren to hold meetings and give an
opportunitv to the members to discuss the question whether they
shall form themselves into a grand lodge, and then to join the grand
lodge which thej' propose so to form. The brethren in that district
of Western Australia for some j-ears past have been agitating for the
formation of a new grand lodge of their own, but some outsiders — I
use the word advisedly, for we cannot trace them and we do not even
know if they are Masons at all — but these outsiders have declared
themselves a grand lodge supreme over the territory of Western
Australia, and have called upon our lodges to submit themselves to
their jurisdiction. And this so-called body sent a most impertinent
demand to our grand master that he should not grant more warrants
in their jurisdiction. It was not a question of a number of lodges who
were working under any jurisdiction: they had not even a lodge, a
subordinate lodge. They began to make Masons I am informed — I
can only tell you what I am informed— in that district. They made
Masons clandestinely and then formed lodges in order to support
themselves as a pseudo grand lodge. This particular so-called grand
lodge has applied for recognition: and lam going to move later on
that we do not recognize them. The others are loyal to English Free-
masonry. Our brethren of the district felt that unless they took im-
mediate steps those spurious people would get such a hold on the
colony and become so strong that it would be a cause of very, very
grave trouble indeed. Therefore, the district grand master granted
dispensations for the several lodges under our jurisdiction to meet
and discuss whether they would form a grand lodge of their own.
That is the constitutional way of doing it, as laid down in ourbook of
constitution. They met. some thirty-three or thirty-four lodges, and
resolved to form a grand lodge. They passed various resolutions;
they have formed themselves into a grand lodge and they elected a
grand master. They have now applied to this grand lodge and to our
grand master for recognition. I have heard it said that they have no
Scottish lodges among them. There are Scottish lodges out there.
(A voice "Twenty-eight."' — Anothor voice ''Only a few.") I do not
care if there are a few, or one thousand: there are Scottish lodges
there. We are on the most fraternal terms with our Scottish brethren
and I hope we shall always be so. We are all Masons: but these Scottish
Masons were applied to before the formation of the proposed grand
lodge. They were applied to, to join with our thirty-four lodges in
forming the grand lodge. But they said they had not the provisions
in their Scottish book of constitutions that we had, and therefore, on
that ground solely, they did not come in with our members. There is
no ill feeling: on the contrary there is the best feeling, and the prob-
ability is that very shortly after the grand lodge is acknowledged, a
Scottish grand lodge will be formed, and the two grand lodges will
work side by side, until they form a united grand lodge. What our
advisers out there have done is this: we are earnestly assured b}- our
district grand master — Sir Gerard Smith— that unless this new grand
lodge is recognized it will have a very, very bad effect on English
Masons out there. I am authorized formally to intimate that on
recognition being accorded by this grand lodge, it is not the inten-
tion of the most worshipful grand master to grant for the future any

326 APPENDIX.— PART I.

warrant for a new lodge in Western Australia, provided that the
rights of any lodge desiring to retain its connection with the Grand
Lodge of England shall be respected.

We have seen it elsewhere stated that the lodges on the Scotch
registry in the colony were specially forbidden to join with the Eng-
lish lodges in the creation of the grand lodge just recognized by the
Grand Lodge of England. We have not the data either to verify or
disprove this. However, it may be, there is no reason why our grand
lodge should act hurridly in the matter. It can well take ample
time to get at all the facts as to which if either of the new bodies are
entitled to recognition.

We are in receipt of a circular letter from R.W. Edward
Letchworth. grand secretary of the Grand Lodge of England, dated
December 1.3, 1899, of which the following are the essential portions
so far as Illinois Masons are concerned:

It has been brought to the attention of the most worshipful the
grand master that a printed "address," emanating from a body styl-
ing itself the '"Hiram Lodge of London," under the Grand Orient of
France, has been issued to lodges under the jurisdiction of the Grand
Lodge of England, and an invitation is therein given to members of
English lodges to visit the said body meeting in London' under the
grand orient.

I am, therefore, commanded to bring to your attention and to the
attention of your lodge, the fact that the Grand Orient of France has
no jurisdiction to establish or warrant any lodge of Freemasons in
England: nor can any member of the Craft under the Grand Lodge
of England, visit the said irregular body calling itself the '•Hiram
Lodge of London under the Grand Orient of France." or any similar
body without incurring the penalty attaching to a grave Masonic
offense.

It is scarcely necessary to remind our brethren of Illinois that
the judgment of the Grand Lodge of England, with which our grand
lodge is in fraternal relations, is conclusive as to the status of any
Masonic body in that kingdom. Without further warning they will
be on their guard against any alleged Mason connected with this
clandestine body.

The address of the grand secretary is Freemason's Hall, London,
W. C.

STATISTICS.

From the report of Past Grand Master Jessk B. Anthony. Chairman of the
•Committee on Foreign Correspondence of the Grand Lodge of New York, sub-
mitted May 1, 1900

GuAND Lodge.

Alabama

Arizona

Arkansas*

■California

Colorado

Connecticut*...

Delaware

D. of Columbia*

Florida*

Georgia

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Indian Terrify

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana*

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts*

Michigan*

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada*

N. Hampshire. .
New Jersey* ...

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina
North Dakota..

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania*.
Rhode'lsland* .
Sou'h Carolina*
South Dakota.

Tennessee

Texas

Utah*

Vermont

Virginia*

Washington.. .
West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Bri'h Columbia

Canada

Manitoba

N. Brunswick. .

Nova Scotia

P. Edward Is...
Quebec

377
14

448

267

109

2h
144
430

S9
723
497

92
491
362
468
\Zi
19.5
103
23S
388
210
279
556

47
329

78
168

20
745
309

55
501

99
429

37
185

93
429
634
9
102
270
101
119
21

11,647

363
60
32
61
13
5

fi ft

11,291

735

13,305

20,442

7,974
17,232

2,235

5,298

4,187
19.322

1,143
.5.5,120
3lJ,901

3,625
28,430
20,740
18.790

5,476
22,165

8.021
39,334
40,387
16.401

9,341
32,1.53

.3.000

11.948

837

9,240
16,970
922
98,180
11,191

3,169
44,201

1 ,895

5,095
53.060

.5.164

5.840

4,437
17,221
28,141
807
10,166
13,072

4.949

6.567
17,421

1.044

807,585

1,639
24,95'
2,870
1,778
3,397
526
3,643

38,810

639
48
640

1,388
422
673
93
253
251

1,107
64

2 928

1,791
298

1,496

1,297

1,376
323
702
475

1,858

1,941
918
.588

1.589
199
518
30
254
974
62

5,774
677
337

2,677
209
288

2,463
286
336
209
744

1,296
30
439

1.000

309

356

73'

43,403

139
1,580
242
"95
224

1
213

2,510

451

319

538

271

209

816

502

241

505

5.52

421

237

504

433

245

825

8-?

207

186

997

190

609

164

146

154

412

1,170

85
130
196

88
260

13, 357

94
380
92
16
51

305
6
142
124
57
33
3
62
91

352

225

263

202

480

142

313

136

993

910

2S3

120
64
81
11

6,413

4
219
30
12
22
1
25

313

Total 13.260 846,395 45,913 14,040 6,725 13,262 16,824 17,039 54115,033 84

255

254

413

118

172

21
879
487

73
357
278
352
126
419

90
581
665
187
229
516

43
132

18
189
275

1,.589

142

23
707

78
870

91
144

50
369
531

10
185
249

81
225

469

470

331

144

225

30
31i
26
30
58
5
34

1,122

659

42
688
651
125
200
172
35'
569
448
331
766

61
285

77
180

1,135

192

123

712

96
109
267

184

161

565

1,448

1
134
396
126
158
318

15,850

5-
579
112

38
101

974

ft&H

362
15
480
400
101
223
1
80
150

50
1,161
474
113
678
365
821
1S9
286

89
362
461
289
278
781

52
268

41
349

2,318

388

38
1,402

24
■ 88
764

40
175

58
346
698

93
289
138
140
398

24
553
55
43
73

855

K C 1)
ftrt ft

276
34

900
369

962
947
143
369
756
431

119

598

150

173

41
2,700
323
223
1.353
431
215

316

195

122

726

200

1,132

* Last year's report.

STATISTICAL COMPARISON.

Grand Lodges

Subordinate Lodges

Raised

Affiliated

Restored

Died

Dimitted

Suspended non- payment of dues.

Suspended and expelled

Membership

1897

1-2,045

4-l,5ii6

17,422

6,329

12.064

17,728

18,933

832

799,885

1898

12,186

42,394

14,050

6,165

12,193

16,391

19,177

819

815,018

12 201

43,542

13.841

6,632

12.542

16,889

19,122

669

833.849

57
12.260
45.913
14.040
6.725
13.262
16.824
17,039
541
846.395

Based upon the tables we find, in the Grand Lodges of the
United States, the following- percentages:

Accession by new work

Additions by affiliation and restoration..

Losses by death

Losses lor non-payment of dues

Losses by dismission

Net gain of the year

5.69
3.03
1.54
2.43
2.26
2.21

1898

5.26
2.54
1.54
2.01
2.38
1.88

1899

5 59
2.63
1.61
2.46
2.17
1.71

1900

5.44
2.48
1.60
2.03
1.99
1.75

In numerical standing the most
prominent rank in the follow-
ing order:

New York

Illinois

Pennsj'lvania. .

Ohio

Michigan

Massachusetts.

Missouri

Indiana

Iowa

Texas

Maine

Kansas

California —
Georgia

The average of membership of
each lodge is greatest in
the following:

District of Columbia.

Connecticut .

Rhode Island

.Vew York

Massachusetts

Pennsylvania

New Hampshire

Maine . .. .

Delaware

Michigan

New Jersey

Vermont..!

Utah

Ohio

213

158

137

132

125

121

119

114

106

101

The jurisdictions having lodges of the largest membership
are in the following order:

SUBORDIN.ITE LOIGE.

Location.

Mem-

Grand Lodge.

Name.

No.

ber
ship.

Minnesota

Minneapolis

Hiram

507

526

281

Minneapolis

New Haven

796
776

Genesee Falls . ..

Covenant

Zion

746

692

Michigan

Detroit

635

Preston.

Louisville

586

Washington, D. C...
Ohio

LaFayette

Magnolia

Washington, D. C

Columbus

Springfield

559
550

.534

Denver

531

Pennsylvania

Washington

What Cheer

California

Philadelphia

.526
523

California

San Francisco

502

APPENDIX

PART II.

LODGE DIRECTORY.
TABULATED STATEMENTS.

REPORTS OF DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND
MASTERS AND OTHER OFFICERS.

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Alphabetical List of Fostoffices.

GIVING NAME AND NUMBER OF LODGE LOCATED AT EACH.

POSTOFFICK.

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Alban}'

Albion

Aledo

Alexis

Allendale. .

Allen's Springs

Alta

Altamont

Alton

Altona

Alto Pass

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Arrowsmith

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Ashmore

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Atlanta

Atwood

Auburn

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Belvidere

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Benton

Birds

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Betha'lto

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Blue Mound. . .

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Albany

Hermitage

Aledo

Alexandria

Allendale

Gurney

Alta

Altamont

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Erwin

Altona

Alto Pass

Illinois Central . .

Andalusia

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Sequoit

Areola

Levi Lusk

Arrowsmith

Arthur

Clay

Ashmore

Ashton

Bromwell

Astoria

Annawan

Atlanta

Atwood

Ark & Anchor

J. L. Anderson . . .
Jerusalem Temp,

Aurora

Austin

Dean

Avon Harm.ony . .

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Lounsbury

Barry

Basco

Batavia

Cass

Greenland

Belknap

Belle Rive

St. Clair

Belvidere

Bement

Benton

S. D. Monroe

Berwvn

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Bloomington

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Bluffs

Bowen

Bradford

Braidwood

Bray field

Bridgeport

Brighton

Broadlands

Buckle}'

Buda

Bunker Hill

Burnside

Burnt Prairie. ..

Bushnell

Byron

Cabery

Cairo

Camargo

Cambridge

Camden

Cameron

Camp Point

Campbell Hill...

Canton

Capron

Cantrall

Carbondale

Carlinville

Carlyle

Carman

Carmi

CarroUton

Carterville

Carthage

Casey

Catlin

Cave-in-Rock . . .

Centralia

Cerro Gordo

Chambersburg .

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Charleston

Chatham

Chatsworth

Chebanse

Chenoa

Cherry Valley...

Chester

Chesterfield

Chicago

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Bluffs

Bowen

Bradford

Braidwood

Goode

Bridgeport

Hibbard

Broadlands

Buckley

Buda

Bunker Hill....

Burnside

Burnt Prairie..
T. J. Pickett....

Byron

Norton

Cairo

Camargo

Cambridge

Camden

Berwick

Benjamin

Shiloh Hill

Morning Star ..

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Van Meter

Shekinah

Mt. Nebo

Scott

Carman

Carmi

CarroUton

Williamson

Hancock

Case}'

Catlin

Cave-in-Rock . .

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Cerro Gordo

Chambersburg.
Western Star . .
Chandlerville ..

Channahon

Charleston

Chatham

Chatsworth

Chebanse

Chenoa

Cherry Valley ..

Chester

Chesterfield . . . .

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Apollo

Arcana

Ashlar

Auburn Park.
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704
744
386
249
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634
399
151
683
668
307
274
631
237
440

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619
297
695
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575
762
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79
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285
444
201
600
373
240
724
263

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523
539
429
292
173

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445
277
642
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ALPHABETICAL LIST OP POSTOFFICES.— Co5Jh"?mecZ.

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Chicago

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Chicago

(Lawndale)

Chicago

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Chicago

(West Pullman)

Chicago

(G'nd Crossing)
Chicago

(So. Chicago) . . .

Chicago

(Kensington) ..

Chicago

(Chicago Lawn)

Chicago

(Irving Park)...

Chicago

(Englewood)

Chicago

(Norwood Park)

Chicago

(Pullman)

Chicago

(RodgersPark)

Chicago

(Jefferson)

Chicago

(Ravenswood) ..

Chicago

Chicago (Tracy) .
Chicago

(So. Chicago)...

Blair...
Blaney.

Brighton P.. .U.D

Chicago

Cleveland

Columbian

Constantia

Covenant

D. C. Cregier.,
Dearborn

Englewood

Fides

Garden Citv.
Garfield. ..."..
Germania . . .
Golden Rule.

Grand Crossing. .

Harbor

Herder

Hesperia

Home

Humboldt Park.

Kensington

Kenwood

Keystone

Kilwinning

King Oscar.. U.D.

Lakeside

Lake View

Landmark

Lawn

Lessing

Lincoln Park.

Mithra

Mizpah

Myrtle

Mystic Star.

Normal Park.

Beacon Light ..
Oriental

Palace

Park

Pleiades .

Providence.

Ravenswood

Richard Cole

Siloam

South Park

Thos. J. Turner.
Tracy

Triluminar.

393
271

437
211

819
783
526
643
310

690

842
141
686
182
726

731
669
411

508
813

804
800
639
311

739
774
422

815
557
611
410

797

784
33

843

478

780
662
409
810

POSTOFFICE.

Chicago

(WiridsorPark)

Chicago

(Woodlawn Pk)
Chicago

(Wright's Gro.)
Chicago Heights.

Chilicothe

Chrisman

Clay City

Clayton

Clitton

Clinton

Coal Valley

Cobden

Cohn

Colchester

Colfax

Collinsville

Colono

Columbia

Columbus

Compton

Concord

Cordova

Corinth

Cornland

Cowden

Crab Orchard

Creal Springs

Creston

Crete

Cuba

Dallas City

Danvers

Danville

Davis

Dawson

Decatur

DeKalb

De Land

Delavan

Denver

De Soto

De Witt

Diona

Dix

Dixon

Dongola

Donnelson

Downers Grove. .

Dundee

Du Quoin

Durand

Dwight

Earlville

East Dubuque

East St. Louis

Eaton

Eddyville

Edgewood '

Union Park

Waldeck

Waubansia

Windsor Park . . .
Wm. B. Warren..

Woodlawn Park-
Wright's Grove.. .
Chicago Heights
Geo. Washington

Bloomfield

Clay City

Clavton

Clifton

DeWitt

Valley

Cobden

New Hope

Colchester

Colfax

Collinsville

Clement

Columbia

Columbus .....

Brooklyn

N. D. Morse

Cordova

Andrew Jackson..

Cornland

Joppa

Blazing Star. . . .
Creal Springs . .

Creston

Crete

Cuba

Dallas City

Danvers

Olive Branch. ..
Evening Star...

Dawson

Macon

Ionic

De Kalb

DeLand

Delavan

Denver

De Soto

Amon

Hutton

Rome

Friendship

Dongola

Donnelson

Grove

Dundee

Du Quoin

Durand

Livingston

Meridian

Martin

East St. Louis..

Gothic

Crawford

Eddyville

Edgewood

APPENDIX. — PART II.

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF POSTOFFICES.— (7o?i«mM€d.

POSTOFFICE.

Edlnburg

Edwardsville

Effingham

Elbu'rn

El Dara

Eldorado

Elgin

Elizabeth

Elizabethtown.. .

EUiottstown

Ellis Grove

Elmwood

El Paso

Elvaston.

Enfield

Equalitj-

Erie

Etna

Eureka

Evanston

Ewing

Exeter

Fairbur}-

Fairfield

Fairmount

Fairview

Fairweather —

Farina

Farmer Citj-

Farmington

Fieldon

Fillmore

Findlaj-

Fisher

Flat Rock

Flora

Forrest

Frankfort

Franklin..

Franklin Grove.

Freeburg

Freedom

Freeport

Fulton

■Galena

Galesburg

Gallatia

Galva

Ganntown

Gays

Gardner

Geneseo

Geneva

Genoa

Georgetown

Gibson Citj-

Gillespie...'

Gilman

Girard

Glasford

Golconda

Golden

Good Hope

Goreville

Grafton

Blueville

Edwardsville

Effingham

Blackberrv

El Dara

Eldorado

Elgin

Monitor

Kavanaugh

Elizabeth

Delia

Kaskaskia

Horeb

El Paso

Elvaston

Enfield

Equality

Erie

Wabash

W. C. Hobb.s

Evans

Ewing

Exete'r

Tarbolton

Fairfield

Fairmount

Fairview

Kingston

Farina

Farmer City —

Farmington

Fieldon

Fillmore

Findlay

Sangamon

Russellville

Flora

Forrest

Frankfort

Wadley

Franklin Grove.

Freeburg

Freedom

Excelsior

Evergreen

Fulton City

Miners

Alpha

Vesper

Gallatia

Galva

New Columbia.. .

Miles Hart

Gardner

Stewart

Geneva

Genoa

Russell

Gibson

Gillespie

Gilman

Girard

Lancaster

Golconda

LaPrairie

Good Hope

Saline

Full Moon

647

1-49
359
388
730
117
h22

36
276
5-'5

86
363
246

71.T

677

667
179
306
524
705
424
351
206
590
350
266
601
710
192
592
670
831
801
348
204
614
567
616
264
418
194
97
170
189

155
584
684
243
336
595
573
92
139
288
154
733
214
591
171
106
131
267
617
339
341

POSTOFFICE.

Grand Tower. . .
Graj''s Lake. . ..

Grayville

Greenfield

Greenup

Green view

Greenville

Griggsville

Grove Citv

Groveland

Hamburg

Hamilton

Hamletsburg. ..

Hampshire

Hardinsville.. ..

Hardin

Harrisburg

Harristown

Harvard

Harvey

Havana

Hazel Dell

Hebron

Henderson

Henry

Herrin

Heyworth

Highland

Highland Park.

Hillsboro

Hincklej-

Hindsbdro

Holcomb

Homer

Hoopeston

Hopedale

Hope

Hume

Huntsville

Hutsonville

Illinois City

Illiopolis

Indianola

Industry

lola

Ipava

Iroquois

Irving

luka

Jacksonville.. . .
Jacksonville.. . .
Jeffersonville . .

Jersey ville

Johnsonville

Johnston City..

Joliet

Jonesboro

Kane

Kankakee

Kansas

Karber's Ridge

Kenney

Kewariee

Keithsburg

Kinderhook

Kingston

Kinmundy

Lafayette

Rising Sun

Sheba

Greenfield

Greenup

Greenview

Greenville

Griggsville

Fisher

Groveland

West Gate

Black Hawk

Bay City

Hampshire

Hardinsville

Calhoun

Harrisburg

Summit

Harvard

Magic Citj'

Havana

Hazel Dell

Hebron

Hiram

Henry

Herrin's Prairie

Heyworth

Highland

A. O.Fay

Mt. Moriah

Hinckley

Hindsboro

Meridian Sun ...

Homer

Star

Hopedale

Hopewell

Edgar

Huntsville

Hutsonville

Illinois City

Illiopolis

Vermilion

Industry

lola

Ipava

O. H. Miner

Irving

J. D. Moody

Harmony

Jacksonville

Jeffersonville . ..

Jersey ville

Johnsonville

Lake Creek

Mt. Joliet

Matteson

Jonesboro

King Solomon. . .

Kankakee

Kansas

Tadmor

Henderson

Kewanee

Robert Burns . . .
Kinderhook .. ..

Kishwaukee

Kinmundy

6.57
115
200
129
125
653
245

45
585
353
856
238
771
443
756
792
325
431
309
832

88
580
604

26
119
693
251
583
676

51
301
837
505
199
709
622
844
829
465
136
679
521
265
327
691
213
506
455
510
3
570
460
394
713
729

43
175
111
197
389
280
794
820
159
113
353
402
398

APPENDIX. — PART II.

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF POSTOFFLCES.— Continued.

POSTOFFICE.

Kirkland

Kirkwood

Knoxville

Lacon

LaFayette

LaGrange

LaHarpe

Lake Creek

La Moille

Lanark

LaSalle

Latham

Lawn Ridge...
Lawrenceville

Lebanon

Lee Center

Leland

Lena

Lerna

Le Roy

Lewistown

Lexington

Liberty

Liberty ville . . .

Lick Creek

Lima

Lincoln

Lisbon

Litchfield

Littleton

Loami

Lockport

Loda

London Mills. .

Lon^ Point

Loui.sville

Lovington

Ludlow

Lyndon

Lynnville

McHenry

McLean

McLeansboro. .

Macedonia

Mackinaw

Macomb

Macon

Magnolia

Mahomet

Makanda

Manchester

Manito

Mansfield

Mapleton

Maquon

Marcelline

Marengo

Marine

Marion

Maroa

Marseilles

Marshall

Martinsville. . .

Martinton

Mascoutah . . . .

Mason

Mason City

Boyd D

Abraham Lincoln

Pacific

Lacon

Stark

LaGrange

La Harpe

Lake Creek

La Moille

Lanark

Acacia

Latham

Lawn Ridge

Edward Dobbins

Lebanon

Lee Center

Leland

Lena

Lerna

Le Roy

Lewistown

Lexington

Liberty

Liberty ville

Union

Lima

Logan

Orient

Charter Oak

Litchfield

Littleton

Loami

Lockport

Abraham Jonas. .

London

Long Point

Louisville

Lovington

Pera

Lyndon

Gill

McHenry

McLean

Polk

Royal

Mackinaw

Macomb

South Macon

Magnolia

Mahomet

Makanda

Manchester

Manito

Mansfield

Phoenix

Macjuon

Marcelline

Marengo

Marine

Fellowship

Maroa

Marseilles

Marshall

Clark

Martinton

Douglas

Mason

Mason City

U. D.

518
66
61
501
770
195
729
383
433
67
853
415
164
110
146
558
174
788
221
104
482
380
492
627
135
210
323
236
517
766
450
538
316
848
552
196
228
574
750
382
158
469
137
807
132
17
467
103
220
434
229
476
773
663
530
114
138
355
89
454
417
133
603
845
361

403

POSTOFFICE.

Mattoon

Mazon

Medora

Melvin

Mendon

Mendota

Meredosia

Metropolis City . .

Milan "...

Milford

Millburn

Milledgeville

Milton

Minier

Minonk

Minooka

Moline

Momence

Monmouth

Monticello

Montrose

Morris

Morrison

Morrisonville

Mound City

Mound Station. . .
Mount Auburn...

Mt. Carmel

Mt. Carroll

Mt. Erie

Mt. Morris

Mt. Pula.ski

Mount Sterling ..

Mt. Vernon

Moweaqua

Murphysboro

Murrayville

Naperville

Nashville

Nebo

Neoga

Neponset

New Boston

New Burnside

New Canton

New Douglas

New Grand Chain

New Hartford

New Haven

New Holland

Newman

New Salem

Newton

New Windsor

Noble

Nokomis

Normal

Norris City

Norwood Park.. . .

Nunda

Oakland

Oak Park

Oblong

Oconee

Odell

Odin

O'Fallon

Ogden

Mattoon

Mazon

Fidelity

Melvin

Mendon

Mendota

Benevolent

Metropolis

Eureka

Milford

Antioch

Milledgeville. ...

Milton

Comet

Rob Morris

Minooka

Doric

Momence

Monmouth

Fraternal

Prairie City

Cedar

Dunlap

Morrisonville . . .

Trinity

Kendrick

Kedron

Mt. Carmel

Cvrus

Mt. Erie

Samuel H. Davis

Mt. Pulaski

Hardin

Mt. Vernon

Moweaqua

Murphysboro

Murrayville

Euclid

Washington

Nebo

Neoga

Neponset

New Boston

New Burnside...

New Canton

Madison

Grand Chain ....

New Hartford

New Haven

New Holland

Newman

New Salem

Newton

Oxford

Noble

Nokomis

Normal

May

Beacon Light

Nunda

Oakland

Harlem

Oblong City

Oconee

Odell

Odin

O'Fallon

Ogden

APPENDIX. — PART II.

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF POSTOFFICES.— Continued.

POSTOFFICE.

Ohio

Olmsted

Olne.v

Omaha

Onarga

Oneida

Opdyke

Oquawka

Orangeville

Oregon

Orion

Oswego

Ottawa

Owaneco

Palatine

Palestine

Palmj-ra

Pana

Paris

Parkersburg

Patoka

Pawnee

Paw Paw

Paxton

Payson

Pearl City

Pecatonica

Pekin

Pellonia

Peoria

Peotone

Perrj'

Peru"

Petersburg

Philo

Pilot

Plnckneyville ...

Pittsfield

Piper City

Plainfield

Plainview

Plainville

Piano

Pleasant Hill....

Pleasant Plains.

Plymouth

Pocahontas

Polo

Pontiac

Pontoosuc

Port Byron

Potomac

Prairie City

Pre-emptio"n . . .

Princeton

Princeville

Prophetstown . .

Quincy

Ohio

Caledonia

Olney

Omaha

Onarga ■. . .

Oneida

Jefferson

Oquawka

Orangeville

Oregon

Sherman

Raven

Occidental

Humboldt

Locust

Palatine

Palestine

Palmyra

Pana

Prairie

Paris

Parkersburg —

Patoka

Pawnee

Corinthian

Paxton

Pavson

Pearl

A. W. Rawson . . .

Pekin

Empire

Farmers

Peoria

Temple

Illinois

Schiller

Peotone

Perry

St. Johns

Clinton

Centennial

Newtown

Mitchell

Pittsfield

Piper

Plainfield

Plainview

Adams

Sunbeam

Pleasant Hill ...
Pleasant Plains.

Plymouth

Gordon

Mystic Tie

Pontiac

Herrick.

Philo

Potomac

Golden Gate

Pre-emption . . .

Bureau

Princeton

Princeville

Prophetstown . .

Bodley

Herman

Quincy

Lambert

POSTOFFICE.

814

47
140
723
305
337
368
133
687
420
535
303

40
55.T
623
314
849
463
226

268
509
613
675
205
416
379
823
145
29
126
232
15
46
263
335
636
95
13
19
747
714
85
790
608
536
461
529
428
565
700
286
473
187
294
193
436
782
248
755
112
587
360
293
1
39
296
659

Raleigh

Ramsey

Rankin

Rantoul

Raritan

Ravmond

Red Bud

Richmond

Ridge Farm

Ridgway

Rio

Riverton

Robinson

Rochelle

Rochester

Rockf ord

Rockford

Rock Island

Rockport

Rockton

Roodhouse

Roscoe

Rose Bud

Roseville

Rossville

Rushville

Rutland

Sadorus

Saint Charles...

Saint Elmo

Salem

Sandwich

San Jose

Saunemin

Savanna

Saj'brook

Scott Land

Scottville

Seaton

Seneca

Shabbona

Shannon

Shawneetown . . .

Sheffleld

Shelbyville

Sheldon

Sheridan

Shipman

Shirley

Sibley

Sidell

Sidney

Somonauk

Sparland

Sparta

Springfield

Sprintitield

Springtleld

Springfield

Spring Hill

Spring Valley . .

Stanford

Staunton

Steeleville

Sterling

Stewardson

Raleigh

Ramsej'

Rankiri

Rantoul

Raritan

Raymond

Red Bud

Richmond

Ridge Farm

Ridgway

Rio

Riverton Union.

Robinson

Horicon

Rochester

Rockford

Star in the East
E. F. W. Ellis...

Trio

Rock Island

Rockport

Rockton

E. M. Husted ....

Roscoe

Tempel Hill

Roseville

Rossville

Rushville

Rutland

J. R. Gorin

Unity

Saint Elmo

Marion

Meteor

San Jose

Saunemin

Mississippi

Chene3''s Grove.

Scott Land

Scottville

Charity

Seneca

Shabbona

Shannon

Warren

Ames

Jackson

Sheldon

Sheridan

Shipman

Shirley

Sibley

Sidell

Sidnej'

Somonauk

Sparland

Hope

Springfield

Central

Tj'rian

St. Paul

Bollen

S. M. Dalzell ....

Stanford

Staunton

Alma

Rock River

Stewardson

128
405

427
143
632
816
685
786
250
244
635
102
166
633
57
658
830
74
796
75
701
519
527
9
477
537
48
769
130
283
645
738
385
468
743.
426
838
532
374
490
14
142
53
609
735
212
582
761
798
347
646
441
162
4
71
333
500
413
805
785
177
497
612
541

APPENDIX. — PART II.

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF POSTOFFICES.— ConiMitted.

POSTOFFICE.

Stockton

stone Fort

Streator

Stronghurst.. .

Sublette

Sullivan

Summerfleld...

Sumner

Sycamore

Tamaroa

Tampico

Taylorville

Tennessee

Thompsonville

Thomson

Time

Tiskilwa

Toledo

Tolona

Tonica

Toulon

Towanda

Tower Hill

Tremont

Trenton

Trilla

Troy

Troj' Grove

TunnellHill..

Tuscola

Union

Upper Alton . . .

Urbana

Utica

Vandalia

Venice

Vermilion

Vermont

Verona

Versailles

Victoria

Vienna

Viola

Virden

Virginia

Plum River

Stone Fort

Streator

Stronghurst

Sublette

Sullivan

Summerfleld

Sumner

Sj'camore

Tamaroa

Yorktown

Mound

Tennessee

Akin

Thomson

Time

Sharon

Toledo

Tolono

Tonica

Toulon

Towanda

Tower Hill

Tremont

Trenton

Muddy Point

Troy

Shiloh

Reynoldsburg

Tuscola

Orion

Franklin

Urbana

Utica U.D

Temperance

Triple

Stratton

Vermont

Verona

Versailles

A. T. Darrah

Vienna

Viola

Virden

Virginia

554
495
607
847
349
764
342
334
134
207
655
122
496
749
559
569
550
834
391
364

93
542
493
462
109
396
588
397
419
332
358

25
157

16
835
408
116
757
108
793
150
577
161
544

POSTOFFICE.

Waldron Aroma . ,

Walnut Walnut.

Walpole Tuscan

Walshville.

Waltham

Warren

Warsaw

Washburn

Washington.. .

Wataga

Waterman . . . .

Waterloo

Watseka

Watson

Wauconda

Waukegan

Waverlv

Wayne City

Waj-nesville .. .

Weidon

Wenona

West Chicago.
West Point...

Wheaton

Wheeling

White Hall

Williamsville .
Willow Hill. . . .
Wilmington . . .

Winchester

Windsor

Winnebago

Winslow

Winterrowd. . .

Woburn

Wolf Creek . . . .

Woodhull

Woodstock . . . .

Wyanet

Wyoming

Xenia

Yates City

York

Yorkville

Walshville..,
Waltham —
Jo Daviess...

Warsaw

Washburn . . .

Taylor

Wataga

Waterman . .

Morris

Watseka

Watson

Wauconda...
Waukegan.. .

Waverlv

Orel . . . ."

Wayne

Weidon

Wenona

Amity

Dills

Wheaton

Vitruvius. ...
White Hall . .

Lavely

Cooper

Wilmington .
Winchester. .

Windsor

Winnebago . .

Winslow

Mavo

Gilham

Chapel Hill..
Woodhull...
Saint Marks.

Wyanet

W}'oming . . .
Xenia. .......

Yates Citv . . .
York ....."....

Kendall

378
722
630
475
384
278
257
421

98
291
728
787
446
603
298

78
118
759
172
746
344
472
295
269

80
203
489
208
105
322
745
564
6t>l
809
719
502

63
231
479
485
448
313
471

APPENDIX. — PART II.

List of Lodges by Districts.

FIRST DISTRICT.

33
160
211
308
314
410
437
524
55'

Oriental

Waubansia

Cleveland

Ashlar

Palatine

Mithra

' Chicago

Evans

Lessing

639 Kevstone

662 South Park

686Garfleld

71 1 1 Providence

726|Golden Rule

751 1 Lounsbury

767|Triluminar

774 Lake View

779]Wrighfs Grove.
784|Beacon Light . . .
797|Normal Park .. .

810 Tracy

818 Ben Hur

836 Windsor Park. . .

842 Fides

851 1 ChicagcHeights

LOCATION.

Chicago

Palatine

Chicago

Evanston

Chicago

Jefferson

Chicago

Harrington

Chicago

Chicago Heights.

PLACE OP MEETING.

78 Monroe St

Masonic Temple

Randolph and Halsted Sts.
Masonic Temple

257 N. Clark St . . .
Masonic Temple.

615-617 N. Clark St ....

615-617 N. Clark St

155 53d St

1250 West Madison St.

Masonic Temple

92d St

Lincoln, Racine & Diversy Aves

615 N. Clark St

Norwood Park

69th St. and Stewart Ave

Milwaukee and North Aves.
Windsor Park

SECOND DISTRICT.

81
182
271
310
393
411
478
526
610
642
669
690
716
731
758
768
776
780
789
800
«I3
819
839
843
854

Vitruvius

Germania

Blaney

Dearborn

Blair

Hesperia

Pleiades

Covenant

Union Park

Apollo

Herder

Englewood

Calumet

Harbor

Mystic Star

Mizpah

Grand Crossing

Siloam

Auburn Park. . .

Kenwood

Humboldt Park

Columbian

Berwyn

Park

Brighton Park.

LOCATION.

Wheeling ...

Chicago

Chicago.. ..

Chicago

Blue Island.

Chicago

Berwyn

Chicago . . ..
IChicaeo

PLACE OF MEETING.

615 N. Clark St

8 Monroe St

3118 Forqst Ave

Masonic Temple

78 Monroe St

785 West Madison St

Masonic Temple

473 and 475 W. Madison St.

3118 Forest Ave

3.58 Blue Island Ave

63d and Yale Sts

91st St. and Commercial Ave.

State and 44th Sts

4341 South Halsted St

76th St. near Dobson Ave

1249 Madison St

79th and Sherman Sts

4308 Cottage Grove Ave

Armitage and Keeney Aves.
1812 W22dSt

Clark St. and Greenleaf Ave.
Hart and Archer Aves

APPENDIX. — PART II,

LIST OF LODGES BY DISTRICTS.— C'on^mwed.
THIRD DISTRICT.

141
209

277
311
409
422
508
540
611
643
674
697
7171
739
765 1
7701
777
783
795
804
815
833!
8411
850 '
855

Garden City...
W. B. Warren.

Accordia

Kilwinning

T. J. Turner.. .

Landmark

Home

Harlem

Lincoln Park..
D. C. Cregier .

LOCATION.

Chicago...
Chicago. . .
Chicago. ..
Chicago. ..
Chicago. ..
Chicago...
Chicago. ..
Oak Park .
Chicago. ..
Chicago. . .

Waldeck iChicago

Richard Cole

Arcana

Lakeside

Palace

LaGrange

Ravenswood

Constantia

Myrtle

Kensington

Lawn

Magic City

Woodlawn Park

Austin

King Oscar

Chicago. .,
Chicago. ..

Chicago

Pullman...
LaGrange
Chicago. . .

Chicago

Chicago. . .
Chicago. . .

Chicago

Harvey. . . .
Chicago...

Austin

Chicago ..

PLACE OF MEETING.

Masonic Temple

Halsted St. and North Ave.

Masonic Temple

3636 Cottage Grove Ave

3118 Forest Ave

615-617 N.Clark St

404 and 406 Milwaukee Ave.

44th and State St

2941 Archer Ave

Halsted and Randolph Sts.
3120 Forest Ave

Wilson St. &E.Ravenswo'd Park

70 Adams St

IrvingPark

Henderson's Hall

825 64th St

Masonic Temple.

FOURTH DISTRICT.

90
117
139
190
254
359
404
443
522

63
138
143
158
169
309
358
604

78
115
127
298
492
676

LOCATION.

Unity St. Charles.

Jerusalem Temple Aurora

Elgin Elgin

Geneva Geneva

Dundee Dundee

Aurora Aurora

Blackberry Elburn

Batavia Batavia

Hampshire Hampshire ,

Monitor Elgin ,

St. Marks Woodstock.

Marengo iMarenyo.. ..

Richmond JRichmond . ,

McHenry

Nunda

Harvard

Orion

Hebron

Waukegan

Rising Sun

Antioch

Wauconda

Libertyville

A. O. Fay

Sequoit

McHenry

Nunda

Harvard

Union

Hebron

Waukegan

Gray's Lake

Millburn

Wauconda

Libertyville

Highland Park.
Antioch

Kane

Kane. ...

Kane

Kane ,

Kane

McHenry
McHenry ,
McHenry ,
McHenry
McHenr}^ .
McHenry .
McHenry ,
McHenry

Lake

APPENDIX. — PART II.

LIST OF LODGES BY DISTRICTS.— C'o?i<//n(efZ.
FIFTH DISTRICT.

60
575

75
102
145
166
173
302
633
745

97
170
174
414
564
687
823

Belvldere

Capron

Rockton

Roscoe

Rockford

A. W. Rawson —
Star-in-the-East.
Cherry Valley —

Durand

E. F.W.Ellis

Winnebago

Excelsior

Evergreen

Lena

Evening Star

Winslow

Orangeville

Pearl

LOCATION.

Belvidere

Capron

Rockton

Roscoe

Rockford

Pecatonica . . .

Rockford

Cherry Valley

Durand

Rockford

Winnebago...

Freeport

Lena ..'.

Davis

Winslow

Orangeville . .
Pearl Citv . . . .

Boone

Winnebago.
Winnebago.
Winnebago.
Winnebago.
Winnebago.
Winnebago.
Winnebago.
Winnebago.
Winnebago.
Stephenson.
Stephenson.
Stephenson.
Stephenson.
Stephenson.
Stephenson.
Stephenson.

SIXTH DISTRICT.

LOCATION.

36 Kavanaugh . .

273 Miners

278 Jo Daviess . . . .

491 Martin

554 Plum River . .

188 Cvrus

345 Milledgeville.
385 Mississippi . . .

423
490
559
189
293
321
412
566
612
655
667
750

Lanark

Shannon

Thomson

Fulton City

Prophetstown.

Dunlap

BoUen

Albany

Rock River . .

Yorktown

Erie

Lvndon

Elizabeth

Galena

Warren

East Dubuque

Stockton

Mt. Carroll ....
Milledgeville .

Savanna

Lanark

Shannon

Thomson

Fulton

Prophetstown

Morrison

Spring Hill . . .

Albany

Sterling

Tampico

Erie

Lyndon

Jo Daviess.
Jo Daviess.
Jo Daviess.
Jo Daviess
Jo Daviess .

Carroll

Carroll . . .
Whiteside .
Whiteside .
Whiteside .
Whiteside .
Whiteside .
Whiteside .
Whiteside .
Whiteside .
Whiteside

SEVENTH DISTRICT.

187,
244
274
320
420
505

146
1

Samuel H. Davis

Mystic Tie

Horicon

Byron

Creston

Oregon

Meridian Sun ...

Friendship

Lee Centre

Illinois Central. .

LOCATION.

Mt. Morris.

Polo

Rochelle . .

Byron

Creston —

Oregon

Holcomb . . .

Dixon

Lee Centre
Ambov

Ogle.
Ogle.
Ogle.
Ogle.
Ogle.
Ogle.
Ogle.
Lee .
Lee .
Lee .

APPENDIX. — PART II.

LIST OF LODGES BY DISTRICTS.— Continued.
SEVENTH DISTRICT— Continued.

205
2(>4
2H-2
349
531
134
144
283
288
301
374
402
646
728
UD

Corinthian

Franklin Grove

Hrooklvn

Suljlette

Ashton

Sycamore

De Kalb

Meteor

Genoa

Hinckley

.Shabbona

Kishwaukee

Somonauk

Waterman

Boyd D

LOCATION.

Paw Paw

Franklin Grove.

Compton

Sublette

Ashton

Sycamore

De Kalb

Sandwich

Genoa

Hinckley

Shabbona

Kingston

Somonauk

Waterman-.

Kirkland

Lee

De Kalb. .
DeKalb..
De Kalb.
De Kalb. ,
De Kalb. .
De Kalb. .
De Kalb. .
De Kalb.
De Kalb. ,
DeKalb..

EIGHTH DISTRICT.

303
323

428
471

65
269
472
824

42
175
,208
262
536
538
636
704
763
124
528
573
757
826

Raven

Orient

Sunbeam. . .

Kendall

Euclid

Wheaton . ..

Amity

Grove

Mt Joliet. ..
Matteson . . .
Wilmington
Channahon.
Plainfleld. . .
Lockport . . .
Pfdtune ....
liraidwood. .

Crete

Cedar

Minooka

Gardner

Verona

Mazon

LOCATION.

Oswego

Lisbon

Piano

Yorkville

Naperville

Wheaton

West Chicago.
Downers Grove

Joliet

Wilmington

Channahon

Plainlield

Lockport

Peotone —

Braidwood

Crete

Morris

Minooka

Gardner

Verona

Mazon

Kendall..
Kendall.
Kendall..
Kendall..
Du Page ,
Du Page ,
Du Page ,
Du Page

Will

Grundy.
Grundy..
Grundy..
Grundy..
Grundy..

NINTH DISTRICT.

NO.

NAME.

LOCATION.

COUNTY.

1f^

Peru

Ottawa

La Salle

Occidental

La Salle

Mendota

Earlville

La Salle

176

Mendota

La Salle

183

La Salle

194

La Salle

364

Tonica

La Salle

■384

Waltham

La Salle

397

.Shiloh ...

La Salle

417

La Salle

477

Rutland

Seneca

Humboldt

La Salle

■ss-'

La Salle

555

Ottawa

La Salle

.__ i

APPENDIX. — PART II.

LIST OF LODGES BY DISTRICTS.— Con/mii€cZ.
NINTH DISTRICT.— Continued.

558
607
735
UD
294

Leland

Streator . . .

Sheridan . ..

Utica

Pontiac

351jTarbolton ..
371 Livingston .

401 Odell

539 Chatsworth
552 Lone Point.
614 Forrest ....
738 Saunemin ..

LOCATION.

Leland

Streator ...
Sheridan . .

Utica

Pontiac

Fairburj^ . .

Dwi^ht

Odetl

Chatsworth
Long Point.

Forrest

Saunemin .

La Salle ...
La Salle ...
La Salle ...
La Halle ...
Livingston
Livingston
Livingston
Livingston
Livingston
Livingston
Livingston
Livingston

TENTH DISTRICT.

Bureau ...

Ames

Wyanet. .
Levi Lusk .
La Moille. .
Buda

112

142

231

270

383

399

550|Sharon

587 Princeton

Walnut

Neponset

S. M. Dalzell
Ohio

103|Magnolia ...
61 Lacon

119 Henrv

344Wen6na ....

415 Lawn Ridge.

44l|Sparland ...
93 Toulon

479|W}'oming ...

501 Stark

514 Bradford

803
805
814

LOCATION.

Princeton

Sheffield

Wyanet

Arlington ...

La Moille

Buda

Tiskilwa —

Princeton

Walnut

Neponset

Spring Valley

Ohio

Magnolia

Lacon

Henry

Wenona

Lawn Ridge..

Sparland

Toulon

Wyoming ....
La Fayette.. .
Bradford

Bureau . .
Bureau . .
Bureau . .
Bureau . .
Bureau . .
Bureau . .
Bureau . .
Bureau . .
Bureau . .
Bureau . .
Bureau . .
Bureau . .
Putnam .
Marshall
Marshall
Marshall
Marshall
Marshall
Stark....
Stark. ..
Stark....
Stark ....

ELEVENTH DISTRICT.

NO.

NAME.

LOCATION.

COUNTY.

Cambridge

Geneseo

Henrj'

Stewart

159

Henrv

243

Galva

Henrv

433

Annawan .

WoodhuU

Henrv

50''

WoodhuU

Henry

535

Sherman

Clement

680

Colono

Rock Island

Henrv

Trio

Rock Island

?19

Doric

Rock Island

436

Philo

Port Bvron

Rock Island

516

543

Rock Island

547

Valley

Coal Valley

Rock Island

6.58

Rock Island

APPENDIX. — PART II.

LIST OF LODGES BY DISTRICTS.— Conimwed.
ELEVENTH DISTRICT— Continued.

679
59
113
252
367
755
577
838

Illinois City. ..
New Boston . .
Robert Burns

Aledo

Oxford

Viola

Pre-emption .
Charity

LOCATION.

Buffalo Prairie

New Boston

Keithsburg

Aledo

New Windsor. .

Viola

Pre-emption .. .
Seaton

Rock Island.

Mercer

TWELFTH DISTRICT.

17
233
248
307
327
496
572
617
781
100
104
116
19-.'
213
253
350
534
734
848
9
465
648
766

Macomb

Blandinsville. .
Golden Gate.. .
T. J. Pickett...

Industr}'

Tennessee

Bardolph

Good Hope

Colchester

Astoria

Lewistown

Vermont

Farmington...

Ipava

Avon Harmony

Fairview

Cuba

Morning Star .

London

Rushville

Huntsville

Camden

Littleton

LOCATION.

Macomb

Bladinsville .
Prairie City .
Bushnell. ."..

Industry

Tennessee . ..

Bardolph

Good Hope...

Colchester

Astoria

Lewistown . . .

Vermont

Farmington.

Ipava

Avon

Fairview

Cuba

Canton

London Mills

Rushville

Huntsville ..

Camden

Littleton

McDonough

McDonough ,

McDonough

Fulton

Schuyler

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT.

66
155
185
291
330
337
448
530
5S4
685
793

37
518
519
619
702
123
727
732
847

Hiram

Pacific

Alpha

Abingdon

Wataga

Altona

Oneida

Yates City

Maquon

Vesper

Rio

A. T. Darrah

Monmouth

Abraham Lincoln

Roseville

Berwick

Alexandria

Oquawka

Raritan

Carman

Stronghurst

LOCATION.

Henderson..
Knoxville. . .
Galesburg.. .
Abingdon". .

Wataga

Altona

Oneida

Yates City..
Maquon. .". ..
Galesburg .

Rio

Victoria

Monmouth..
Kirkwdod...
Roseville....

Cameron

Alexis

Oquawka —

Raritan

Carman

Stronghurst

Knox

Warren.. .
Warren. .. .
Warren. .. .

Warren

Henderson.
Henderson.
Henderson.
Henderson.

APPENDIX. — PART II.

LIST OF LODGES BY DISTRICTS.— CojUinued.
FOURTEENTH DISTRICT.

IJO.

NAME.

LOCATION.

COUNTY.

If)

Peoria

Temple

Peoria

lOfi

222
263
335
360
363
663
748
*M6

George Washington

Chillicothe

Peoria

Schiller

Peoria

Horeb

Phoenix

Mapleton

Alta

El Paso

•M7

Minonk

306

\Vm. C. Hobbs

4"!

Pekin

Taylor

Washington

Pekin

1-^6

Empire

Tazewell

13-'

Mackinaw

Delavan

1=S6

Delavan

3n-^

Groveland

Tremont

Hopedale

Comet

46-^

Tremont

Tazewell

622
641

Hopedale

Minier

Tazewell

FIFTEENTH DISTRICT.

NO.

NAME.

LOCATION..

COUNTY.

221

Le Roy

•'51

oq9

Chenoa

Chenej's Grove

Chenoa

McLean

468

Saybrook

469

482

Lexington

Wade Barney

Towanda

f>]->

Bloomington

Towanda

54-^

McLean

582

.Shirley . .

6=>6

Mozart

Bloomington

673

737

Arrowsmith

Danvers

74-^

Danvers

785

Stanford

Colfax

Stanford

McLean

Colfax

De Witt

De Witt.

Wavnesville

De Witt

?61

Amon

Farmer Citv

De Witt

710

Farmer City

De Witt

746

Weldon

De Witt

820
416

Henderson

Paxton

Piper

Kenney

Paxtori

De Witt

Ford

608

Piper City

Cabery

Ford

631

Norton

Ford ...

733

Gibson

Gibson City

Sibley

Ford

761

Sibley

Melvin

Ford

811

Ford

APPENDIX. — PART II.

LIST OF LODGES BY DISTRICTS.— Conrmued.
SIXTEENTB DISTRICT.

378

389
481
168
305
316
421
446
506
591
609
634
688
845
38
154
265
285
527
590
632
709
714

844

Aroma

Kankakee

Momence

Milford

Onarga

Abraham Jonas.

Chebanse

Watseka

O. H. Miner

Gilman

Sheldon

Buckley

Clifton

Martinton

Olive Branch —

Russell

Vermilion

Catlin

Rossville

Fairmount

Ridge Farm

Star

Newtown

Rankin

jPotomac

Sidell

Hopewell

LOCATION.

Waldron

Kankakee . . .

Momence

Milford

Onarga

Loda

Chebanse

Watseka

Iroquois

Gilman

Sheldon

Buckley

Clifton

Martinton —

Danville

Georgetown .
Indianola. ...

Catlin

Rossville

Fairmount..
Ridge Farm.
Hoopeston. ..

Pilot

Rankin

Potomac

Sidell

Hope

Kankakee .
Kankakee .
Kankakee .
Iroquois . . .
Iroquois . . .
Iroquois . . .
Iroquois .. .
Iroquois . . .
Iroquois . . .
Iroquois . . .
Iroquois . .
Iroquois . . .
Iroquois .. .
Iroquois ...
Vermilion .
Vermilion
Vermilion .
Vermilion .
Vermilion ,
Vermilion ,
Vermilion .
Vermilion .
Vermilion ,
Vermilion ,
Vermilion
Vermilion
Vermilion ,

SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT.

157
199
220
240
347
391
470
537
574
747
754
791
801
332
366
369
440,
8371

77
148
268'
280
408
743
829

35
179
219
260
390

698

Urbana

Homer

Mahomet

Western Star

Sidney

Tolono

Rantoul

J.R. Gorin

Pera

Centennial —

Ogden

Broadlands . .
Sangamon . . .

Tuscola

Areola

Newman

Camargo

Hindsboro

Prairie

Bloomfleld....

Paris

Kansas

Stratton

Scott Land

Edgar

Charleston

Wabash

Oakland

Mattoon

Ashmore

Muddy Point..

Lerna

Hutton

LOCATION.

Urbana

Homer

Mahomet.. .
Champaign

Sidney

Tolono

Rantoul

Sadorous...

Ludlow

Philo

Ogden

Broadlands

Fisher

Tuscola

Areola

Newman

Camargo.. .
Hindsboro.

Paris

Chrism an. .

Paris

Kansas

Vermilion .
Scott Land.

Hume

Charleston.

Etna

Oakland ....

Mattoon

Ashmore ...

Trilla

Lerna

Diona

Champaign.
Champaign.
Champaign.
Champaign.
Champaign .
Champaign.
Champaign.
Champaign.
Champaign.
Champaign.
Champaign.
Champaign.
Champaign.
Douglas .. ..
Douglas . . . .
Douglas . . . .
Douglas . . .

Douglas

Edgar

Coles

APPENDIX. — PART II.

LIST OF LODGES BY DISTRICTS.— Continited.

EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT.

.58
365
600
6.51
773
81
228
595
7&4
825
8
312
431
4.54
467
682

87
165
210
741

Fraternal —

Bement

Cerro Gordo .

Atwood

Mansfield

DeLand

Lovinuton.. .
Miles Hart...

Sullivan

Arthur

Macon

Ionic

Summit

Maroa

South Macon
Blue Mound.
Mt. Pulaski..

Atlanta

Logan

New Holland

Cornland

Latham

LOCATION.

Monticello...

Bement.

Cerro Gordo .

Atwood

Mansfield

De Land

Lovington. ..

Ga}'s

Sullivan

Arthur

Decatur

Harristown. .

Maroa

Macon

Blue Mound .
Mt. Pulaski..

Atlanta

Lincoln

New Holland
Cornland . . . .
Latham

Piatt

Piatt ... .
Moultrie.
Moultrie
Moultrie.
Moultrie.
Macon ...
Macon . . .
Macon . . .
Macon . . .
Macon . . .
Macon . . .

Logan

Logan. ..
Logan. ..

NINETEENTH DISTRICT.

403
476
645

653

71
203
333
354
4.50
500
521
523
556
635
675
700
762
786

23
544
724

NAME.

LOCATION.

COUNTY.

Havana

Mason Cit3'

Manito... y

San Jose

Mason

Mason Cit}'

Manito

Mason

Clinton.

Menard

Greenview

Springfield

Menard

Springfield

Sangamon

Williamsville

Sangamon

Loami

St. Paul

lUiopolis

Sangamon

Pawnee

Sangamon

Cantrall

Sangamon

Cass

Virginia

Chandlerville

Cass

Chandlerville

Cass

APPENDIX. — PART II.

LIST OF LODGES BY DISTRICTS.— C'o«tumed.
TWENTIETH DISTRICT.

44
108
430
3
52
118
346
382
432
570
616
105
229
424
846
34
45
95
218
275
353
373
388
453
565
569

821
830

Hardin

Versailles

Kendrick

Harmon3'

Benevolent

Waverly

N. D. Morse . . .

Gill

Murray ville ...
Jacksonville . .

Wadley

Winchester . . .
Manchester . . .

Exeter

Bluffs

Barry

Griggsville ....

Perry

New Salem. ...

Milton

Kinderhook . . .
Chambershurg

El Dara

New Hartford.
Pleasant Hill..

Time

Pittstteld

Nebo

New Canton . . .
Rockport

LOCATION.

Mt. Stering

Versailles

Mound Station
Jacksonville ...

Meredosia

Waverly

Concord

Lynnville

Murray ville ...
Jacksonville ...

Franklin

Winchester

Manchester

Exeter

Bluffs

Barry

Griggsville

Perry

New Salem. ...

Milton

Kinderhook . . .
Chambersburg

El Dara

New Hartford .
Pleasant Hill..

Time

Pittsfield

Nebo

New Canton...
Rockport

Brown . .
Brown . .
Brown . .
Morgan.
Morgan.
Morgan..
Morgan.
Morgan..
Morgan.,
Morgan..
Morgan..
Scott . . . .
Scott....
Scott . . . .
Scott.. ..

Pike

TWENTY-FIRST DISTRICT.

1
39
114
135
147
227
266
267
296
297
379
380
449
529
659
20
193
195
235
238
257
286
295
318
464
486
618
683
715

Bodley ^.

Herman

Marcelline

Lima

Clayton

Columbus

Kingston

La Prairie

Quincy

Benjamin

Payson

Liberty

Mendon

Adams

Lambert

Hancock

Herrick

La Harpe

Dallas City

Black Hawk

Warsaw

Plymouth

Dills

J. L. Anderson .

Denver

Bowen

Basco

Burnside

Elvaston

LOCATION.

Quincy

Marcelline..-.

Lima

Clayton

Columbus ..
Pairweather

Golden

Quincy

Camp Point. .

Payson

Liberty

Mendon

Plainville

Quincy

Carthage

Pontoosuc . .

La Harpe

Dallas City . .

Hamilton

Warsaw

Plymouth ...
West Point..

Augusta

Denver

Bowen

Basco

Burnside

Elvaston

Adams.. .
Adams.. .
Adams.. .
Adams.. .
Adams.. .
Adams.. .
Adams . .
Adams.. .
Adams.. .
Adams.. .
Adams.. .
Adams.. .
Adams.. .
Adams. . .
Adams..
Hancock.
Hancock.
Hancock.
Hancock.
Hancock.
Hancock.
Hancock.
Hancock.
Hancock.
Hancock.
Hancock.
Hancock.
Hancock.
Hancock.

APPENDIX. — PART II.

LIST OF LODGES BY DISTRICTS.— Conimwed.
TWENTY-SECOND DISTRICT.

1:.'9
HIT
79ti
341
394
59:2
76
151
152
161
171
177
21:2
314
249
4-.'t)
445
461
463

Calhoun

West Gate U. D

CarroUton

Whitehall

< ireenlield

Kins Solomon

E. M. Husted

Pull Moon

Jersey vllle

Fieldon

Mt. Nebo

Bunker Hill

Fidelity

Virden

Girard

Staunton ,

Shipman

Gillespie

Hibbard

Scottville

Chesterfield

Plain view

Palmyra

LOCATION.

Hardin Calhoun.

Hamburg Calhoun

CarroUton Greene .

Whitehall Greene .

Greentield Greene .

Kane Greene

Roodhouse Greene

Grafton Jersey

Jersej'ville Jersey

Fieldon Jersey

Carlinville Macoupin.

Bunker Hill Macoupin.

Medora Macoupin.

Virden Macoupin .

Girard Macoupin .

Staunton Macoupin.

Shipman Macoupin.

Gillespie Macoupin.

I Brighton Macoupin .

Scottville Macoupin

Chesterfield

Plainview

Palpiyra..

Macoupin.
Macoupin.
Macoupin.

TWENTY-THIRD DISTRICT.

51
236
255
455
456
475
51
670
692
122
226
340
451
.^85
623
t>17
6H1

53
180
322 1
392 i
493,
541
706
831'

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Charter Oak...

Donnelson

Irving

Xokomis

Walshville

iLitchfield

Fillmore

I Raymond

Mound

Pana

Kedron

Bromwell

Fisher

Locust

Hlueville

Morrisonville..

Jackson

MoWeaqua

Windsur

Oconee

Tower Hill

Stewardson

Joppa

Findlav

LOCATION.

Hillsboro

Litchfield

Donnellson

Irving

Nokomis

Walshville

Litchfield

Fillmore

Ravmond ,

Ta.vlorville

Pana

Mount Auburn.

Assumption

Grove City

Owaneco

Edinburg

Morrisonville . .

Shelby ville

Moweaqua

Windsor

Oconee

Tower Hill

Stewardson

Cowden

Findlav

Montgomery..
Montgomery.,
Montgomery.,
Montgomery..
Montgomer}-.
Montgomery..
Montgomery.,
Montgomery-.
Montgomery.,

Christian

Shelby

Shelbv

Shelby

APPENDIX. — PART II.

LIST OP LODGES BY DISTRICT.— Contmiied.
TWENTY-FOURTH DISTRICT.

125
279
580
834
133
313
443
603
620
136
250
348
644
666
756
849
216
489
140
362
509
164
334
386
447

Greenup

Neoga

Hazel Dell

Toledo

Marshall

York

Case J'

Clark

Newhope

Hutsdiiville

K<il)ins<in

Russellville

Oblong City

Crawford

Hardinsville ....

Palestine

Newton

Cooper

Olney

Noble

Parkersburg

Edward Dobbins

Sumner

Bridgeport

S. D. Monroe

LOCATION.

Greenup

Neoga

Hazel Dell....

Toledo

Marshall

York

Casey

Martinsville.

Cohn

Hutsonville. . .

Robinson

Flat Rock

Oblong

Eaton

Hardinsville..

Palestine

Newton

Willow Hill...

Olney

Noble

Parkersburg .
Lawrenceviile

Sumner

Bridgeport . . .
Birds

Cumberland.
Cumberland.
Cumberland.
Cumberland.

Clark

Crawford

Jasper

Richland

Lawrence

TWENTYFIFTH DISTRICT.

NO.

NAME.

LOCATION.

COUNTY.

1P6

Clay

Clav.

'>04

Flora.

48=)

Xenia

Clav City

Clav

488

Clay City

Clav

691

tola

lola

Clay

Effingham

149

Effingham

917

Mason

Eflingham

Effingham

484
5'>5

Edgewood

Delia

Edgewood

EUiottstown

533

Effingham

.578

Prairie City

Watson

60"

Effingham ..

Effingham

664

Mavo

Winterrowd

66,=.

Greenland

Beecher Citv

Effingham

Temperance ■

Ramsey

Farina

Vandalia ..."

Ramsey .

Favette

405

Fayette

601

Farina

Favette

769

St. Elmo

Favette :

130

5>01

Centralia

398

Kinmundy

Odin

Marion

503

Odin ,

Marion

.510

J. D. Moody

luka

Patoka

613

Patoka

APPENDIX. — PART II.

LIST OP LODGES BY DISTRICTS.— Con^mwed.
TWENTY-SIXTH DISTRICT.

NO.

NAME.

LOCATION.

COUNTY.

245

Bond

"17?

Pocahontas...

Bond

Scott

CarU-le

Clinton

Upper Alton

Alton

Piasa ..

Madison

Edwardsville

Alton

315

Madison ;

r<=S5

40fi

Bethalto

^tiO

Madison

New Douglas

583

588

Trov

Troy

Collinsville

M adison

71-'

Collinsville

Madison

8.35

Triple

Venice

TWENTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT.

NO.

NAME.

LOCATION.

"■1

St. Clair

Belleville

110

Lebanon

Lebanon . . . . •

SJi

361

418

Douglas

Freeburg

Muscoutah

Freeburg

.504
576
85'2

O'Fallon

O'Fallon. .

aothir ._

East St. Louis

787:Morris

Waterloo..

Chester

Kaskaskia

Ellis Grove

16-'

Hope

Sparta

Red Bud

4-'7

Red Bud

497

Alma

Steeleville

St. Clair ..
St. Clair..
St. Clair ..
St. Clair . .
St. Clair ..
St. Clair . .
St. Clair ..
St. Clair..

Monroe

Randolph .
Randolph.
Randolph.
Randolph.
Randolph

TWENTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT.

NO.

NAME.

LOCATION.

COUNTY.

Nashville

Washington

1.53
31

Clay

Mt. Vernon

Ashlev

Mt. Vernon

368

Jefferson

Belle Rive

Rome..

696

Belle Rive

Jefferson

7-'l

Dix

ft4

Benton

Franklin.

567

Frankfort

Ewing

705

Ewing.

Franklin .

744

Goode

Akin

BravHeld

Franklin

749

Thompsonville

Mitchell

Pincknevville

Perrv

;->07

Tamaroa

Perry

234

Du Quoin

APPENDIX. — PART II,

LIST OF LODGES BY DISTRICTS.— Co)ih">n<ed.
TWENTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT— Continued.

NO.

NAME.

LOCATION.

COUNTY.

241

Carbondale

Jackson

287

De Soto

Jackson

Williamson

4S4

498

Murphvsboro

«)7

Grand Tower

Campbell Hill

fitT

Shiloh Hill

833

Fellowship .

Blazing Star

Andrew Jackson

Herrins Prairie

Chapel Hill

458

487
693
719

Corinth

Herrin

Wolf Creek

729

Johnston Citv

80-'

817

Creal Springs

TWENTY-NINTH DISTRICT.

206
331
460
713
759
356
239

200
272
668
677
718
137
630
807
128
,325
495
684
730
2
14
230
723
816

Fairfield

Mount Erie. . ■ .
Jeffersonville.
Johnsonville . .

Orel

Hermitage . . . .
Mount Carmel

Allendale

Sheba

Carmi

Burnt Prairie.

Enfield

Mav

Polk

Tuscan

Roval

Raieigh

Harrisburg

Stone Fort

Gallatia

Eldorado

Equalit}'

Warren

New Haven. . . .

Omaha

Ridgway

Fairfield

Mt. Erie

Jeffersonville
Johnsonville..
Wayne City . .

Albion

Mount Carmel

Allendale

Grayville

Carmi

Burnt Prairie

Enfield

Norris Cit3'. . .
McLeansboro

Walpole

Macedonia

Raleigh

Harrisburg. ..
Stone Fort ...

Gallatia

Eldorado

Equality

Shawneetown
New Haven. . .

Omaha

Ridgway

Wa3'ne

Wayne

Wa3'ne

Wayne

Wayne. ..
Edwards. .
Wabash. . .
Wabash. . .

White

Hamilton .
Hamilton.
Hamilton.

Saline

Gallatin ..
Gallatin ..
Gallatin ..
Gallatin ..
Gallatin . .

APPENDIX. — PART II.

LIST OF LODGES BY DISTRICTS.— C'oniuiwec?.
THIRTIETH DISTRICT.

LOCATION.

STGjElizaheth

44-1 t'ave-in-Rock .

794 Tadmor

131 (ioU'onda

6T-"Kddvville

TOl'Tt-mule Hill...
TTljBay City

91 Metropolis

23'.i'Farmers

336 New Columbia

150 Vienna

339 Saline

419!Revnoldsburg.
772, New Burn.side.

778'(iurnev

821.' Belknap

Ill Joneslxiro

466 Cobden

520JAnna.

581 Dongola

627 Union

840lAlto Pass

47, Caledonia

660 Grand Chain . .

562 Trinity

237lCairo

Elizabethtown. ..

Cave-in-Rock

Karber's Ridge . .

Golconda

Eddyville

Rose Bud

Hamletsburg,

Metropolis

Pellonia

New Columbia.. . .

Vienna

Goreville

Tunnel Hill

New Burnside. . . .
New County Line

Belknap

Jonesboro

Cobden

Anna

Dongola

Lick Creek

Alto Pass

Olmsted

New Grand Chain

Mound City

Cairo

Hardin

Pope

Massac

Massac . . . .

Johnson

Johnson. ..
Johnson. . . .
Johnson. . . .

Johnson

Union

Pulaski

Pulaski... .
Alexander.

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Con. to Illinois
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APPENDIX. — PART II.

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phans' Home.
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bers

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Con. to Illinois
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phans' Home.
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those^otMem
bars

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their widows
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APPENDIX — PART II.

Con. to Memb's,
their widows
and orphans.

Memb'p resid-
ing in Illinois

Con. to Illinois
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phans' Home.
Contributed to
those not Mem
bars

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Con. to Illinois
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phans' Home.
Contributed to
those not Mem
bers

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their widows
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ing in Illinois

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APPENDIX. — PART II.

Con. to Illinois
Mason-.c Or-
phans' Home.

Contributed to
those not Mem-
bers

Con. to Memb's,
their widows
and orphans..

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APPENDIX. — PART II.

Reports

OF-

District Deputy Grand Masters*

FIRST DISTRICT.

Chicago, III., Augfust 20, 1900.
Charles P. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

Dear Sir and Bnnher: By the near approach of the end of another
Masonic year, I am admonished of my duty to submit to you my an-
nual report, as your Deputy, for the First Masonic District in Illinois.

Since the last meeting of the M. W. the Grand Lodge, I have
visited most of the lodges composing the First District, (and a few of
them several times) and I am pleased to report a satisfactory degree
of Masonry and prosperity in all lodges so visited. Also, in several of
them, such a degree of prosperity, both in ritual and ceremony, as I
have not witnessed in any previous year.

I have not been called upon for any special official work in any
lodge in the First District during the past year— (at least, nothing
worthy of mention here).

I have been courteously greeted, and most fraternally treated by
all the lodges, and all the brethren whom I have had the pleasure of
meeting, as your Deputy during the Masonic term now nearing its
close. Following the elections last fall, I, (with the usual assistance)
installed the officers of six lodges, and assisted in a like service in
several others.

Notwithstanding my advanced age, I have, upon request, partici-
pated in the work in all lodges so visited, and, as far as I am advised,
with mutual satisfaction to all concerned. It is with pleasure that,
from personal observation, I am able to report, that most of the

APPENDIX. — PART II. 63

lodges in the First District are heartily in sympathy with the require-
ments of the "edict" issued by M.W. Bro. Edward Cook, and which
was endorsed b}' a nearly unanimous vote of the Grand Lodge at its
last session. I trust that a strict observance of every important fea-
ture of this '"edict" will prevail in the Grand Jurisdiction of Illinois,
and that the best interests of Freemasonry will thereby be subserved
as never before.

With sincere thanks for the many personal courtesies received
from you during the past year, and wishing for you and yours "plenty,
-wealth and peace" for all time to come, I remain, with sincere per-
sonal regards, Fraternally yours,

WELLMAN M. BURBANK,

D.D.G.M., First District.

SECOND DISTRICT.

Chicago, III., August 28, 1900.

Charles F. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

Dear Sir and Brother: It affords me great pleasure to be able to
report to you that the Masonic year now drawing to a close has been
one of prosperity to nearly every lodge in the Second Masonic Dis-
trict. Harmony has prevailed. No call has been made upon me
for a strictly official visit. I have, however, visited nearly every
lodge in the district; some of them a number of times, and hope that
before the next session of the Grand Lodge I shall be able to make a
fraternal visit to those lodges where I have not already done so.

Wherever I have visited, the officers and members have extended
to me a most cordial welcome. The masters and other officers ap-
peared to be men of sterling character, thoroughly imbued with the
fraternal principles of Masonry, and competent and able to discharge
the duties of their respective stations with credit to themselves and
their lodges.

Owing to the large amount of work required to be done in many
of the lodges in this district, the officers have been compelled to de-
vote considerable extra time in its transaction; this they have done
cheerfully, notwithstanding that at times it has been at very great
personal inconvenience.

It would seem to me that Grand Lodge might, in its wisdom, make
some changes which would in no way infringe upon our ancient land-

64 APPENDIX. — PART II.

marks, but which would relieve the masters and officers of the neces-
sity of spending so much valuable time as is required where a large
amount of work presents itself. I am fully convinced that nearly
every master, the officers, and members of the lodges of this district
are in favor of some such change. The changes that might be made
in the direction referred to above, will readily suggest themselves to
most of the brethren interested, and I have no doubt that, if the mat-
ter was placed in the hands of the Grand Examiners, they could eas-
ily formulate such changes as would eliminate some of the present
requirements, and thus lighten the labors of masters and other offi-
cers, and by so doing remove the present principal cause of complaint.

Some complaints, as you are aware, have been made against the
officers of a very few of the lodges in this district. So far as the
present officers are concerned, these complaints in nearly every in-
stance have been of a comparatively trivial character, and, in my
opinion, hardly worthy of our consideration as Masons. In no instance,.
I am constrained to believe, have the principles or groundwork of
Masonry been infringed. In justice to the masters of the lodges in
this district, I can not refrain from saying, that I believe that each
has been earnestly striving to discharge his duties as required by the
laws and edicts of the Grand Lodge.

The work of the year has been very pleasant. I have tried to im-
press upon the brethren the principle that, while holding to the let-
ter of the law, the true spirit, principle and groundwork of Masonry
be not overlooked or forgotten.

Again thanking you for the confidence reposed in me, I remain,
Fraternally yours,

C. B. SAMSON,

D.D.G.M., Second District.

THIRD DISTRICT.

Chicago, III., September 3, 1900.

Charles F. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

Dear Sir and Brother: I have the honor to submit herewith mj' re-
port as your Deputy for the Third Masonic District,

I have not been called to visit any of the lodges officially. My
calls have been informal and without ostentation. I have found the
officers and members active in the work; the membership considerably
increased; the standard work strictly adhered to. Peace and concord

APPENDIX. — PART II. 65

have prevailed among- the brethren. The admonition of "who can
best work and best agree."' has been fully exemplified.

In obedience to your circular of March 26, I have made special
examinations as to the safety and fitness of the halls occupied by the
various lodges and have found them to be safe, and proper to. be used
for Masonic purposes.

Thanking- you for the confidence reposed, and courtesies extended
to me, I am Very respectfully and fraternally,

Your obedient servant,

C. R. MATSON,
D. D. G. M., Third District.

FOURTH DISTRICT.

Waukegan, III., September 4, 1900.

Charles F. Hitchcock. Grand Master:

Dear Sir and Brother: As your representative, I have the honor
to report that peace and harmony prevail throughout the Fourth
District.

I have received but three invitations to visit officiallj% which
were accepted as follows: December 1. I visited Sequoit Lodge No.
827, and assisted in the conferring of the Master Mason Degree.

December 15, I installed the officers in the Blackberry Lodge No.
359, the installation being public. It was, I believe, enjoyed by all
and productive of much good.

Another enjoyable evening was spent with Unity Lodge No. 48,
during which the Master Mason Degree was conferred in a very able
manner by the officers and members of that lodge.

It has been my pleasure to visit several of the lodges not visited
last year. I found all in a prosperous condition and striving to excel
in the standard work.

Thanking you for the honor conferred, I am

Sincerely and fraternally yours,

JAY L. BREWSTER,

D.D.G.M., Fourth District.

66 APPENDIX. — PART II.

FIFTH DISTRICT.

Freeport. III., July 30, 1900.

Charles P. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

Dear Sir and Brother: Last year was the first one in my capacity
of Deputy for my district in which I made no report. This was in con-
sequence of my absence in Europe for several months. In submitting
my report for the current year, I am pleased to say that the utmost
harmony and good feeling prevails in my district, all the lodges being
in a flourishing condition, and abl}- conducted. While having no oc-
casion to make any official calls, I have nevertheless visited several
of the lodges, and officiated at the installation of officers, these occa-
sions being very satisfactory in every sense. Thanking you for the
honors conferred, and congratulating you upon your success, I am,
with kindest regards, Fraternally yours,

JACOB KROHN.

D.D.G.M., Fifth District,

SIXTH DISTRICT.

Mt. Carroll, III., September 1, 1900.

Charles F. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

Dear Sir and Brother: I take pleasure in submitting my report
for this, the Sixth Masonic District.

It is indeed pleasant to be able to inform you that the Craft in
this district is in a very prosperous condition.

I have had the pleasure of visiting very nearly all of the lodges,
and find them in a marked stage of prosperity, not only in the way of
work and increased membership, but in new temples. As you are
aware, several of the lodges have built new temples that are an honor
to the Craft, and speak volumes for the push and energy of the
brethren.

Thanking you for the honor conferred, and congratulating you
on your successful administration, and the prosperity of the Craft, I
remain, Fraternally yours,

C. E. GROVE.

D.D.G.M., Sixth District.

APPENDIX. — PART II. 67

SEVENTH DISTRICT.

De Kalb, 111., August 22, 1900.

Charles F. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

Bear Sir and Brother: Another Masonic year is drawing- to a
close, and it is my privilege and pleasure to report that the lodges
comprising the Seventh District are all harmonious, no grievances,
and the majority of them doing good work.

It was my privilege in June to visit Corinthian Lodge No. 205,
PawPaw, 111., and witness the conferring of the Third Degree, also
the examination in open lodge of the candidate on the preceding de-
g-rees by a brother who had just been raised, and am able to state,
without fear of contradiction, that both of the brothers were better
posted than ninety-five per cent of the brothers present, and the work
was done exceedingly well, and witnessed by about one hundred
and twenty-five members and visiting brothers.

As per your request, I carefully inquired into and investigated
the several lodge rooms in my district, and find them, without an ex-
ception, secure and satisfactory.

In April, I was notified by Bro. M. P. Murphy, of Kirkland, that
the Most Worshipful Grand Master had granted and sent to him a
dispensation, requesting me to inform him when it would be conven-
ient for me to institute a lodge-in their city. The date was fixed, and
on the evening of April 30, I instituted their lodge (Boyd D. Lodge, U.
D.), and they, with a splendid corps of well posted officers, have been
doing good work. They have one of the finest lodge rooms in the
state, built by the Masons in that territory, and presented to the
lodge. The Fraternity throughout the entire district could not be in
a more satisfactory condition.

With high regards I am.

Courteously and fraternally yours.
D. D. HUNT,

D.D.G.M., Seventh District.

EIGHTH DISTRICT.

JOLiET, III., September 14, 1900.
Charles F. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

Dear Sir and Brother: I very much regret that I am unable to re-
port more thorough visitation of the several lodges in my district,
but census work has prevented my devoting and time to other duties

68 APPENDIX. — PART II.

beyond those imperatively demanding attention. I have, however,
visited four of the lodges, and answered such questions as were asked
through the mails. I have also presided at one Masonic trial, which
case is now pending an appeal.

I think all the lodges in the Eighth Masonic District have lodge
rooms appropriate and suitable for Masonic purposes, and so far as I
am advised, with the exception noted, peace and harmony prevail.

Fraternally yours,

JNO. B. FITHIAN,

D.D.G.M., Eighth District.

NINTH DISTRICT.

Peru, III., August 18, 1900.

Charles F. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

Dear Sir and Brother: In making this my third annual report as
District Deputy Grand Master, I can mention but one official act, viz:
That I instituted Utica Lodge U. D. at Utica, LaSalle county, on July
24, 1900. There were present on this occasion about sixty members
of the Craft. Utica Lodge has not yet balloted on any petitions for
degrees, sufficient time not having elapsed, consequently they have
done no work, but it is their intention to confer the three degrees be.
fore making returns, and they will probably ask for a charter at the
coming session of the Grand Lodge.

I attended the school of instruction held at Ottawa, March last,
and participated in the ceremonies of laying the corner stone of the
new court house at Dixon, by the M. W. Grand Lodge on July 17.

During the year I have installed the officers of several lodges and
have made a number of visits.

It was my privilege to attend the banquet given by Acacia Lodge
No. 67, on December 11, to commemorate its fiftieth anniversary. It
was a most enjoyable occasion and the memory of it will long remain
with the brethren present.

Have made an examination of the rooms used by the lodges in
this district and find them all fit and safe for Masonic purposes.
Have personally examined most of them and where I have been un-
able to do this, have delegated some reliable brother to make the in-
vestigation for me.

APPENDIX. — PART II. 69

It has been a prosperous year for the Ninth District, and so far
as I can learn there has been notliing^ to mar its peace and harmony.

Thanking' 3'ou for past favors, I remain,

Yours fraternally,

FRED E. HOBERG,
D. D. G. M., Ninth District.

TENTH DISTRICT.

Sparland, III., August 25, 1900.

Charles P. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

Dear Sir and Brother: I herewith submit my annual report, as
your Deputy for the Tenth District.

I am pleased to report that peace and harmony prevail in the
Tenth Masonic District.

I have visited many of the lodges in this district, and find that
they are complying strictly with the Grand Lodge by-laws and stand-
ard work of Illinois.

I believe that most of the lodges in this district are in a healthy
and prosperous condition.

All of the lodges except two, reported to me of their election and
installation of officers.

I have not been called upon to make any official visits.

Thanking youfor the honor you have conferred upon me, I remain,
Fraternally yours,

T. VAN ANTWERP,

D.D.G.M., Tenth District.

ELEVENTH DISTRICT.

Orion, III., August 15, 1900.

Charles F. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

Dear Sir and Brother: I take pleasure in submitting to you my re-
port for this, the Eleventh Masonic District. I have had the pleasure
of visiting most of the lodges in this district, and it is indeed gratify-

70 APPENDIX. — PART II.

ing' to be able to report that I have found the Fraternity in a happy
and prosperous condition, peace and harmony generally prevailing.

The majority of the lodges are doing creditable work, and a dis-
position for still greater improvement is evident.

My acquaintance in the district has been considerably increased
during the year, as I have been called frequently to give instruction,
assist in the conferring of degrees and in funeral rites.

Congratulating you on your successful administration and in the
happy and prosperous condition of the Craft, with the kindest per-
sonal regards, I am, as ever, Most fraternally yours,
,' J. S. BURNS,

D.D.G.M., Eleventh District.

TWELFTH DISTRICT.

Blandinsville, III., August 28, 1900.

Charles F. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

Bear Sir and Brother: I herewith submit my annual report as Dis-
trict Deputy Grand Master of the Twelfth District.

I am pleased to report that Masonry in this district is up to the
standard in every respect. I have visited a number of the lodges, and
find the meetings well attended, and the members interested in the
lodge business, as well as in the standard work. Many of the lodges
report a good growth during the year, and brotherly feeling exists
among the members.

Thanking you for the honor conferred, I remain,
Yours fraternally,

O. F. KIRKPATRICK,

D.D.G.M., Twelfth District.

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT.

Galesburg, III., September 10, 1900.

Charles F. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

Bear Sir and Brother: I submit this, my report as District Deputy
Grand Master of the Thirteenth District, for the close of this Masonic
vear.

APPENDIX — PART II. 71

With few exceptions m}- duties have been pleasant, and peace
and harmony prevail in my district. I have visited several lodges in
my district, and have witnessed the work of conferring the*degrees,
and am pleased to report the work in these lodges almost perfect.
With the exception of a few todges. Masonr}- has been very prosperous.

Congratulating 3^ou on your able and successful administration,
and with sincere thanks for honors conferred upon me, I remain,

Fraternally yours,

R. R. STRICKLER,

D.D.G.M., Thirteenth District.

FOURTEENTH DISTRICT.

Chillicothe. III.. August 22, 1900.

Charles F. Hitchcock. Grand Master:

Bear Sir and Brother: Upon your notifying me of my appointment
as D.D.G.M. of the Fourteenth District, as per your request, T atonce
notified every lodge in this, of my willingness to comply with any de-
mand made upon me. With one exception, I have not been called
upon officially.

On July 1-1, I assisted in laying the corner stone for a new Masonic
hall at Glasford.

On July 23, I assisted in dedicating the Masonic hall at 'Peoria,
which is a spacious and magnificent hall. I have visited a number of
the lodges in this district, and assisted in conferring degrees. I am
glad to note the increase in the interest in the standard work.

Congratulating you upon this year of Masonic prosperity and your
successful administration. I, with many thanks for the honor you have
conferred upon me, am courteously and fraternally yours,

G. O. FRIEDRICH,

D.D.G.M., Fourteenth District.

72 APPENDIX. — PART II.

FIFTEENTH DISTRICT.

Waynesville, III., September 20, 1900.

Charles F. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

Dear Sir and Brother: So far as my knowledge extends all is peace
and harmony in the Fifteenth Masonic District, and all are working-
together for the good of the order.

I guess my report is coming in a little late, but business respon-
sibilities have caused me to delay this report too long. I sincerely
hope you will excuse me. Very fraternally yours,

S. A. GRAHAM,
D. D. G. M., Fifteenth District.

SIXTEENTH DISTRICT.

Onarga, III., August 15, 1900.

Charles F. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

Bear Sir and Brother: It affords me great pleasure to report that
nothing has happened to interrupt the universal peace and prosperity
of the Craft in the Sixteenth District within the last year.

In response to your circular letter of March 26. 1900, 1 wrote the
several lodges of my district with which I was unacquainted, request-
ing the W. M. or the Secretary to send me a description and diagram
of their lodge rooms, and I am pleased to say that they all appeared
to be safe and proper rooms for Masonic work.

My services as District Deputy not having been officially re-
quested by any lodge in the district, I would therefore judge that
peace and harmony universally prevail.

Thanking you most sincerely for the honor conferred, and with
best wishes for your personal welfare, I am,

Fraternally yours,

W. H. McCLAIN,

D.D.G.M., Sixteenth District.

APPENDIX. — PART II. 73

SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT.

Urbana, III., August 28, 1900.

Charles F. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

Dear Sir and Brother: It affords me great pleasure to make a re-
port of my work done during the past year as your District Deputj'
for the Seventeenth Masonic District. I have not been officially
called to visit any of the lodges, but have done so, that I might be
the better informed as to the condition of Masonry throughout the
district.

I am satisfied that peace and harmony prevail among the breth-
ren of the several lodges.

Visitations: 157, 148, 219, 268, 3(56, 391. 440, 743, 7.54, 747, 829, 837.

Instructions given to lodges as follows: 714, 219, 844, 798, 265, 754,
«37, 366, 743. 148, 440, 688, 590.

I have also installed the officers in several lodges, and have as-
sisted in the burial of the dead.

I had the pleasure of meeting the Grand Master, and of attend-
ing the school of instruction at Champaign, February 6, 7, and 8.
Through a circular, under date of March 26, pertaining to safe and
suitable lodge rooms, I will say that, upon investigation, I find them
both safe and suitable, as has already been reported to you.

I have reports from the thirty-three lodges, giving the names of
the Worshipful Master, Wardens, Secretaries, of the election and in-
stallation of each.

I have covered the entire work of Masonry in my district, that
you might have a better idea of the interest taken in the work among
the brethren.. In conclusion, allow me to thank you for the many fav-
ors extended to me, and assure you that they have been highly ap-
preciated. With sincere personal regard, lam.
Fraternally yours,

DAVID E. BRUFFETT,

D.D.G.M., Seventeenth District.

74 APPENDIX. — PART II

EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT.

Bement, 111., September 1, 1900.

Charles F. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

Dear Sir and Brother: I have very little of interest to the Craft
to report from this district this year.

I visited the following lodges by invitation of the brethren:

Arthur Lodge No. 825; Macon Lodge No. 8: Sullivan Lodge No.
764 and Fraternal Lodge No. 58. These lodges are in a healthy con-
dition and doing good work.

I have heard no serious complaints from any of the lodges and be-
lieve that harmony generally prevails. With kind regards. I am,

Fraternally yours,

C. F. TENNEY.
D. D. G. M., Eighteenth District.

NINETEENTH DISTRICT.

Springfield, III., August 31, 1900.

Charles F. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

Dear Sir and Brother: I take pleasure in making this, my fifteenth.
annual report, and am greatly pleased to be able to state that I have
not been called upon to make an official visit to any lodge in this dis-
trict in the year just closed, and have had but few letters; and from
this fact I conclude that all the lodges are working harmoniously.

I have heard from many of the lodges and most of them are very
prosperous, doing the usual amount of work, and some of them are
doing more than they have done for years.

On receipt of your communication requesting a personal inspec-
tion of lodge rooms in this district, will say, that knowing many of
them well and getting reliable information of the condition of the
others, can say that with one or two exceptions they are in good con-
dition and safe. The two referred to are not specially unfitted for
the purpose, but are not quite up to the average.

It affords me pleasure to again thank you in behalf of the Frater-
nity of this capital community for laying the corner stone of our
court house in October last, which is now nearing completion.

APPENDIX. — PART II. ^D

I thank you for the many courtesies extended in the year just
closed. I am verj' trul}' and fraternally yours,

R. D. LAWRENCE,

D.D.G.M., Nineteenth District.

TWENTIETH DISTRICT.

Perry, III., August 22, 1900.

Charles F. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

Dear Sir and BroUier: In submitting this my first report as your
Deputy for the Twentieth District, I feel that I have little to report.
I have during the past 3'ear visited quite a number of lodges, and
find that a great deal of good work has been done, and that the
lodges generally are endeavoring to adhere to the standard work.

I have not been called upon to visit any lodge in an official
capacit5\

Congratulating you upon your successful administration, and
thanking you for the favor conferred. I am,

Fraternally yours,

"jNO. E. MORTON,
D. D. G. M.. Twentieth District.

TWENTY-FIRST DISTRICT.

Charles F. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

LaHarpe, III., August 16, 1900.

Dear Sir and Brother: 1 take pleasure in forwarding my report,
and can saj- the lodges in the Twenty-first District are enjoying peace
and harmony, so far as I have been advised.

The special duties you have required of me were fulfilled to the
best of my ability.

Thanking 3'ou for the assistance and good counsel rendered on
your visits in this district. I am.

Yours fraternally,

W. O. BUTLER,

D.D.G.M., Twenty-first District.

APPENDIX. — PART II.

TWENTY-SECOND DISTRICT.

Carlinville, III., August 28, 1900.

Charles P. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

Dear Sir and Brother: In submitting this my annual report as
District Deputy for the Twenty-second District, I am pleased to re-
port that during the the Masonic year now drawing to a close peace
aad harmony prevail among the brethren. I have visited only one
lodge in my official capacitj-, which was for the purpose of consti-
tuting West Gate Lodge U. D. at Hamburg, December 5, 1899, a full
report of which I forwarded to you at that time.

I have visited other lodges in a social way and find them all more
or less prosperous and working harmoniously for the good of Masonry.

In conclusion I congratulate you on your wise and prosperous ad-
ministration of the affairs of Masonry for the past year. Sincerely
thanking you for honors conferred, I am.

Fraternally yours,

A. M. BORING,
D. D. G. M., Twenty-second District.

TWENTY-THIRD DISTRICT.

Litchfield, III., August 27, 1900.

Charles F. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

Dear Sir and Brother: As District Deputy G. M., I enclose you my
report for the past year.

Upon notification of my appointment I sent the usual notices to
the constituent lodges of the district.

I installed the officers of Windsor Lodge No. 322, Charter Oak 236,
and Litchfield 517, and presided during the conferring of the M. M.
Degree in Pana Lodge No. 226. This is the extent of any official func-
tions that I have performed.

I received a report of the election and installation of the officers
of the various lodges excepting 692, 451, 493 and 706. I believe this
report to be beneficial to District Deputies.

APPENDIX. — PART II. 77

In conclusion allow me to congTatulate you on your successful ad-
ministration of the Craft, and thank you for the honor conferred.
Fraternally yours,

HUGH A. SNELL,

D.D.G.M., Twenty-third District.

TWENTY-FOURTH DISTRICT.

Lawrenceville, III., August 29, 1900.

Charles F. Hitchcock, Grand Master;

Dear Sir and Brother: As 3'our Deputy for the Twenty-fourth Ma-
sonic District, I submit the annual report. Upon the receipt of my
commission, I gave notice to the lodges in the district of my appoint-
ment, and of my willingness to perform the duties attached to the po-
sition upon any proper occasion and request.

I have the honor and the pleasure to report that I have not been
called upon to visit officially any lodge, and, so far as I am advised, or
have reason to believe, no occasion has arisen for my services in any
lodge. On the contrary, so far as I have learned, harmony prevails
in the lodges throughout the district.

Social and fraternal visits have, however, been paid to a number
of the lodges in the district, and I am gratified to report that these
visits made me acquainted with much deserving of commendation,
and but little or nothing deserving censure. Some of the lodges are
growing in numbers and influence, and a few of them are scarcely
holding their own, but I suppose there is nothing novel or strange in
this state of aft'airs. Assuring you of my sense of gratitude to you
for the honor conferred in making me your representative, I remain,
Yours fraternally,

CHARLES H. MARTIN,

D.D.G.M., Twenty-fourth District.

TWENTY-FIFTH DISTRICT.

KiNMUNDY, III., August 29, 1900.

Charles F. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

Dear Sir and Brother: In submitting my annual report for the
Twenty-fifth District, I have but little of special interest to chronicle.
The duties of my office have been pleasant rather than onerous. To

78 APPENDIX. — PART II.

my knowledsie there have been no dissensions among the Craft,
harmony and brotherly love prevail. The lodges have generally done
well, some have been quite active and prosperous. lola No. 691 has
nearly doubled its membership during the year. The number of
masters, and wardens who never attend a school of instruction or
keep in touch with the great brotherhood of our Fraternity, is grow-
ing beautifully less every year. On receipt of your letter of the 26th
of March, I made a personal examination of the condition of a num-
ber of lodge rooms. I have made inquiry concerning the places of
meeting of the lodges I have been unable to visit, and I find none
absolutely unsafe for Masonic purposes. However some lodges ought
to have larger and safer rooms. Too many lodges are careless about
decorating the walls of their lodge rooms and making them attract-
ive and pleasant. I have visited a number of lodges and assisted in
conferring the degrees and installation of officers. I have been par-
ticular in the examination of the records and have endeavored to
impress upon the minds of secretaries the importance of a full and com-
plete record of the transactions of the lodge. My suggestions have
been kindly received. I most sincerely thank you for the appoint-
ment, and with best wishes, I remain,

Fraternally yours,

C. ROHRBOUGH,
D. D. G. M., Twenty-fifth District.

TWENTY-SIXTH DISTRICT.

MOKO, III.. September 1, 1900.

Charles F. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

Dear Sir and Brother: Owing to the lack of invitations, I have
had the pleasure of visiting but few lodges in my district, conse-
quently have little to offer in this my annual report.

It really seems as if most of our lodges consider a visit from the
D.D.G.M. unnecessary except to settle grievances, and as I have not
been officially called to settle any difficulties, I deem it safe to report
that peace and harmony prevail throughout the district.

I have responded to invitations to install the officers of two lodges,
to assist in conferring degrees, and to officiate in burying the dead.

I also responded to a special invitation to visit Marine Lodge No.
355, May 9; was received very cordially and witnessed the conferring

APPENDIX. — PART II. 79

of the Master Mason Degree, which was done splendidly and by their
own members.

I have answered all communications directed to me to the best of
my ability.

Thanking you for the honor conferred, and wishing j-ou success, I
remain, Yours fraternally,

WILLIAM MONTGOMERY,

D.D.G.M., Twenty-sixth District.

TWENTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT.

Chester, III.. August 30, 1900.

Charles F. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

Dear Sir and Brother: I am pleased to be able again to report that
the lodges in the Twentj'-seventh District are enjoj'ing an average
degree of prosperit}- generally, and everything indicates a harmonious
state of affairs in this district.

There has been no unusual dissentions of any sort among the
brethren during the past year, neither has there been any of any
consequence during my administration as D.D.G.M. for twenty-five
years.

Thanking you for the honor conferred, I am,
Fraternally j'ours,

JAMES DOUGLAS.

D.D.G.M., Twenty-seventh District.

TWENTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT.

Marion, III., August 28. 1900.

Charles F. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

Dear Sir and Brother: During the past Masonic year no call has
been for official visitation, and peace and harmony prevail through-
out the district. My duties as your representative have been of a
very pleasing character. I have visited a number of lodges, and find

80 APPENDIX. — PART II.

them in pretty flourishing condition. Masonic schools of instruction
have greatly contributed to the uniformity of the work to the stand-
ard of the jurisdiction. Hoping that the next Masonic year may be
as prosperous as the present one, and thanking you for the honor con-
ferred, I remain, Fraternally yours,

J. M. BURKHART,

D.D.G.M., Twenty-eighth District.

TWENTY-NINTH DISTRICT.

Mt. Carmel, III., September 1, 1900.
Charles F. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

Dear Sir and Brother: The past Masonic year has been generally
uneventful in the Twenty-ninth District. I have been required to
make but two official visits of an unpleasant character; a report of
each has been made to you. With these exceptions, I am not in-
formed of any discord among the brethren.

I have not yet found it convenient to inspect all the lodge rooms
in my district, as requested by you, but such as I have visited con-
vince me of the importance of the suggestion, as considerable negli-
gence exists upon the part of some of the lodges in that respect.

Thanking you for the honor conferred, I am,
Fraternally yours,

H. T. GODDARD,

D.D.G.M., Twenty-ninth District.

THIRTIETH DISTRICT.

Vienna, III., August IT, 1900.
Charles F. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

Dear Sir and Brother: I have the honor to submit herewith my
annnal report as District Deputy Grand Master for the Thirtieth Ma-
sonic District. The fact that I have not been called upon for any
official action by any of the lodges of my district during the past

APPENDIX. — PART II. 81

year, leads me to believe that harmonj^ and prosperity prevail in an
unusual degree.

I have received from the Secretary of each lodgfe within the dis-
trict, reports of the election and installation of officers. In com-
pliance with your instructions I have visited and inspected in person
a great many of the buildings used for places of meeting in the dis-
trict, and those that I have not visited in person I have had reports
from reliable sources, and have found them all so arranged as to com-
ply with the requirements of the order. All the lodges are in good
working order and a great deal of work has been done in the district.

I desire to thank you most sincerely for the honor conferred, and
with congratulations on your successful administration and assur-
ances of my personal regard, I am,

Fraternally yours,

P. T. CHAPMAN,
D. D. G. M., Thirtieth District.

Report of Grand Examiners

FOR THE YEAR 1900.

MONTiCELLO, III., August 20, 1900.
Charles F. Hitchcock, Grand Master:

M. W. Bro.: I herewith transmit a report of the Masonic schools
of instruction held pursuant to your order by the Board of Grand
Examiners during the current year:

CAIRO.

The tirst school was held at Cairo, January 9, 10 and 11, 1900.

There were present M.W. C. F. Hitchcock, G.M.; Edward Cook, P.
G.M.; A. B. Ashley, J. E. Evans, J. R. Ennis, H. T. Burnap and H. S.
Hurd, G. Ex.'s; S. S. Borden, Carl Swigart, W. H. Peak, D.G.L.'s.

One hundred thirty-two names were registered; thirty-six lodges
and five grand jurisdictions were represented.

82 APPENDIX.;— PART II.

EAST ST. LOUIS.
The second was held at East St. Louis, January 23, 24 and 25, 1900.

There were present M.W. C. F. Hitchcock, G.M.; J. H. C. Dill, G.
S.; Monroe C. Crawford, Owen Scott, D. M. Browning- and Edward
Cook, P.G.M."s; A, B. Ashley, J. E. Evans. J.R. Ennis, H. T. Burnap
and H. S. Hurd, G. Ex.'s; Enos Johnson, J. S. Burns, J. B. Roach, S.
M. Schoemann, P. F. Clark, R. F. Morrow, J. Frank Clayton, T. H.
Humphrey, Chas. A. Martin, C. N. Hambleton, L. H. Rog-ers. I. H.
Todd, J. B. Kelly, W. H. Stephens, J. H. March and D. D. Darrah,
D.G.L.'s.

Three hundred thirty-four names were registered; one hundred
twenty-three lodges and ten grand jurisdictions were represented.

CHAMPAIGN.

The third was held at Champaign, February 6, 7 and 8, 1900.

There w^ere present M.W. C. F. Hitchcock, G.M.; Geo. M. Moul-
ton, D.G.M.; J. H. C. Dill, G.S.; Owen Scott and Edward Cook, P.G.
M.'s; A. B. Ashley, J. E. Evans, J. R. Ennis, H. T. Burnap and H. S.
Hurd, G.Ex.'s; W. E. Ginther, D. E. Bruffett, S. S. Borden. Carl Swi-
gart. W. M. Burbank, C. F. Tenney, D. D. Darrah and C. Rohrbough,
D.G.L.'s.

Three hundred eighty-two names were registered; one hundred
twenty lodges and ten grand jurisdictions were represented.

QUINCY.
The fourth was held at Quincy, February 20, 21 and 22, 1900.

There were present M.W. C. P. Hitchcock, G. M.; Joseph Robbins
and Edward Cook, P.G.M.'s; W. W. Watson, G.S.; A. B. Ashley, J. E.
Evans, J. R. Ennis, H. T. Burnap and H. S. Hurd, G. Ex.'s; C. M. Er-
win, Isaac Cutter, H. C. Yetter, W. O. Butler, J. B, Randleson, D. B.
Hutchinson, C. P. Funk, Jno, E. Morton, E. F. Seavey, J. S. Burns.
W. J. Frisbee, F. R. Smedley and C. A. Lackins, D.G.L.'s.

Two hundred thirty-six names were registered; sixty-three lodges
and four grand jurisdictions were represented.

OTTAWA.

The fifth and last was held at Ottawa, March 6. T and 8, 1900.

There were present M.W. C. P. Hitchcock, G.M.; Geo. M. Moulton,
D.G.M.; W. B. Wright, S.G.W.; C. E. Allen, J.G.W,; J. H. C. Dill,
G. Sec; Edward Cook, P.G.M.: A, B. Ashley, J. E. Evans. J. R. Ennis,
H. T. Burnap, and H. S. Hurd, G. Ex.'s; S. S. Borden, G. O. Priedrich,

APPENDIX. — PART II. 83

James John, E. F. Seavey, J. S. Thomas, H. S. Albin, W. M. Burbank,
Herbert Preston, W. B. lott, James McCredie, J. J. Crowder, R. R.
Strickler, D. D. Darrah, Arthur Goodridge and A. O. Novander,
D.G.L.'s.

Two hundred seventy-eight names were registered; seventy-one
lodges and two grand jurisdictions were represented.

At the five schools, four hundred thirteen lodges were represented
and thirteen hundred sixty-two names were registered.

At each of the schools, the opening and closing ceremonies and
the work of each degree were fully exemplified, the lectures re-
hearsed and each degree conferred on actual candidates for resident
lodges.

A feature of the schools at each place was the official reception
of the M.W. Grand Master, and an interesting address by him on
each occasion.

Since the last session of Grand Lodge the board have unanimously
recommended the following named brethren for D.G.L.'s:

L. H. Rogers, Mackinaw; W. F. Sinclair, Upper Alton; T. N.
Cummins, Reevesville: Lewis Pickett, Pullman; Anthony Doherty,
Clay City; J. V. Harris, Canton; Geo. T. Holmes, Galesburg; Geo. D.
Bell, Bushnell; Geo. S. Doughty, Bushnell; C. P. Ross, Jacksonville;
L. C. Johnson, Galva; Archibald Blrse, Chicago: Edgar Bogardus,
Chicago: Leon L. Loehr, Chicago: Carl Mueller, Chicago.

In conclusion, M.W. Grand Master, we beg to express our appre-
ciation of the honors conferred upon us, and for your presence, as-
sistance, and encouragement at each of the schools.

We also desire, through the medium of this report, to tender our
sincere thanks to the several Deputy Grand Lecturers who so kindly
assisted us at our schools, and lastly, the representatives for their at-
tendance and zeal in the cause of ''standard work."

All of which is respectfully and fraternally submitted,

BOARD OF GRAND EXAMINERS,

By J. E. Evans, Secretary.

84 APPENDIX. — PART II.

PEOPOSED AMENDMENTS TO GEAND LODGE BY'LAWS.

Amend part 3, article 5, section 5, Grand Lodge by-laws.
When amended, the section will read as follows:

The testimony of witnesses who are Masons may be taken in open
lodge or by a special committee appointed by the Master. Witnesses
who are not Masons shall be examined by said committee: Provided,
that the testimony of non- Masons may he heard by the lodge tcliile at refresh-
ment, if in the judgment of the Master such i^rocedure will entail no injustice
on either the accused or accuser. In either case the accused and accuser,
in person or by attorney, shall be entitled to be present and propound
such relevant questions as they may desire.

Amend article 2, part 1, of by-laws, by adding- section 3,

as follows:

Sec. 3. The Grand Master shall hold office for a term of one year
only, except as otherwise provided in article 4 of the Constitution of
the M.W. Grand Lodge of the State of Illinois. Same to take effect
at next Grand Lodge meeting, to be held October, 1901.

APPENDIX. — PART II. 85

INDEIX.

Address — PAGE.

Of Grand Master 17

Appointments —

Of Committees 6, 98

Of Grand Officers 97

Of Deputy Grand Lecturers 15

Of Deputy Grand Masters 103

Amendments to By-laws —

Adopted 57

Lost 60

Proposed 57, 95

Amendment to Constitution —

Proposed Qi

Alphabetical List of Lodges (in Appendix, Part 2d) 19

Alphabetical List of Postoffices, with Name and No. of Lodges

(Appendix, Part 2d) 19

Appeals and Grievances —

Committee on 6, 98

Report of 46

Changes in Book of Ceremonials —

Committees —

Appointment of 6, 98

Appeals and Grievances, report of 46

Chartered Lodges, report of 57

Correspondence, report of (Appendix, Part 1st) 3

Credentials, report of 34

Finance, report of 5, 61, 65, 73

Grand Master's Address, report of 33

Jurisprudence, report of 56

List of 6, 98

Lodges U. D., report of 49

Mileage and Per Diem, report of 73

Obituaries, report of 67

Petitions, report of 52

Chartered Lodges —

Committee on 6, 98

Tabular Statement of (in Appendix, Part 2d) .' 44

Report of Committee 57

Correspondence —

Committee on 6, 98

Report of (in Appendix, Part 1st)

86 APPENDIX. — PART II.

Credentials — FAGfi.

Committee on b, 98

Report of 34

District Deputy Grand Masters —

List of 103

Reports of (in Appendix, Part 2d) 62

Election —

Of Grand Officers 48

Finance —

Committee on 6, 98

Report of 5,61, 65, 73

Grand Master —

Address of 7

Grand Examiners —

Committee on 6, 98

Report of (in Appendix, Part 2d) 81

Grand Officers —

Election of 48

Appointment of Appointive Officers 97

Installation of 97

List of 2

List of Elected Grand Officers from formation of Grand
Lodg-e to date 101

Grand Secretary —

Report of 24

Accounts 26

Grand Secretaries-
List of ■ 101

Grand Treasurer-
Report of • 20

Introductions 32, 60, 95

Invitations 51

Installation —

Of Grand Officers 98

Jurisprudence —

Committee on 6, 98

Report of 56

Lodges Constituted 10

Lodge Directory — (in Appendix, Part 2d)

List of Defunct Lodges (in Appendix. Part 2d) 40

List of Lodges by Districts (in Appendix, Part 2d) 25

Lodges Under Dispensation —

Committee on f>! 98

Report of Lodges U.D 49

APPENDIX. — PART II. 87

List of Masonic Papers.
Memorial Patres

Motion-
Amount of Bond.

Minutes —

Reading of dispensed with.

Mileage and Per Diem —

Committee on

Report of

Obituaries —

Committee on.
Report of

PAGE.

107

108

Officers of Grand Lodge 2, 101

Oration 88

Petitions —

Committee on 6, 98

Report of .... 52

Permanent Members —

List of 107

Prayer —

By Grand Chap] ain 4

Railroads —

Committee on 6, 98

Reconsideration —

Finance Committee's report 72

Representatives —

Of Lodges 39

Of other Grand Lodges near this Grand Lodge IO5

Of this Grand Lodge near other Grand Lodges i04

Reports —

Of Grand Examiners (Appendix) 80

Of Grand Secretary 24

Of Grand Treasurer 20

Of Committee on Appeals and Grievances 46

Of Committee on Chartered Lodges 57

Of Committee on Credentials.. 34

Of Committee on Correspondence (Appendix, Part 1st) . . .

Of Committee to Examine Visiting Brethren 96

Of Committee on Finance 5, 61, 65, 73

Of Committee on Jurisprudence 56

Of Committee on Lodges U.D 49

Of Committee on Grand Master's Address 33

Of Committee on Mileage and Per Diem 73

Of Committee on Obituaries 67

APPENDIX. — PART II.

PAGE.

Of Committee on Petitions 52

Of Committee on Revision of Book of Ceremonials 57

Remarks —

By C. F. Hitchcock 98

Resolutions 5, 46, 52, 55, 56, 59, 66

Tabulated Statement—

Showingr amount of dues, number of members, etc. (in Ap-
pendix, Part 2d) 44

Vote of Thanks—

To Grand Orator 77

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