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PROCEEDINGS

GENERA L GRAND COUNCIL

OF

ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS

OF THE

UNITED ST ATES OF AMERICA

THIRTEE"ITH TRIEN'llAL ASSEMBLY 1918

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1918

THE

GENERAL GRAND COUNCIL 01'

ROY AL AND SELECT MASTERS OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

THIRTEENTH TRIENNIAL ASSEMBLY

HELO AT

BAL Tl MORE. MARYLAND

BECINNINC

MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 30, AD. 1918, A DEP. 2918

THE

GENERAL GRAND COUNCIL OF

Royal and Select Masters OP THE



PROEMIAL

RECEP'.rION OF GENERAL GRAND COUNCIL.

The Grnnd Council of Royal and Select Mnsters of the State of Marylond was opened in Special Assembly on Monday, September 30, 1918, at 9:30 o'clock a.m., Eastern Standard time, in tho Masonic Ter(lple, Baltimore, for the purpose of formally receiving And officially welconling the Genernl Grnnd Council, then about to convene in Thirteenth Triennial Assembly.

The ofliccrs, represcnlntives nod members of Ocncrnl Grnnd Council \\'Ct'Cl formed in Grand Procession by the Gencrnl Grru1d Mnt-shnl nncl escorted into thci p1'Csence of the Grnnd Council of Mn1·ylnnd nm! rcceh-ed by Most Illustrious Wnnen S. Seipp, Gmncl Master, who snicl :

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ADDRESS OF WELCOME.

Most Puissant Geneml Gl·and Ma.sttr:

Some of you may recall twenty-one years ago meeting in this city.

Our entertainment this time may not be quite as elaborate, liut our hearts are Just as wnrm.

The Masonic bodies of Baltimore open their doors to you, and in the name of the Grand Council of Maryland, It gives me pleasure to welcome you all.

I trust that you and your delegates will see little to criticise, but much to commend.

We welcome you all.

RESPONSE BY GENERAL GRAND MASTER.

It gives me a great deal of pleasure to be with you all today and I desire to return thanks, not only for the body itself, but for myself personally.

Your welcome rings true.

AO! it was understood, this mttting is not to be quite as elaborate as ones held before the war. We will, however, appreciate anything done or anything cut off.

We shall overlook any little omission or commission, and in behalf oC the body here represented, extend thanks for this welcome you hnvo accorded us .

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The Grancl Council of Marylancl U1en retired.

THE

GENERAL GRAND COUNCIL OP

Royal and Select Masters OF THB



PROCEEDINGS

Agreeable to an o rder heretofore made and in pursuance to a call by the Most Puissant General Grand Master, Edward W. Wellington, the General Grand Council of R~yaJ and Select Masters of the United States of America met in ·Masonic Temple in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, on Monday, September 30, A. D. 1918, A. Dep. 2918, at 9:30 o'clock a. m., Eastern Standard time, it being the Thirteenth Triennial Assembly.

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GENERAL GRAND OFFICERS PRESENT.

EowABD W. Wm.Ll:XG'1'0N, of Kansas, General Grand Master.

Gt:ono11 A. NEwnx., of New York, General Grand Deputy Mnstcr. •------- , Genernl Grnnd Pl"incipol Conductor. TuoMA8 E. $REARS, of Colornclo, Genernl Orone\ T1·easu1-c1-.

H:iwnY W. MoROll171lST, of Inclinnn, General 01·nnd R<iCOrder.

F.w Il&ltl'STEAo, of A.rknnsas, General Grnnd Captain of Gun rd.

JosEI•u C. GRllENFIELI), of Georgia, Gcnernl Grand Conductor of Council.

Bt:tt S. Lu, of Missouri, Genenl Grand Marshal.

Oi.t•'Ell FRA."K H.urr, of South Carolina, Genernl Grand Steward.

PAST GENERAL GRAND OFFICERS PRESENT .

.A.No1mw P. SWANSTROM, of Minnesota, Past General Grand Moster.

GllA»TON 111. AcKLrn, of Ohio, Pnst Gcne1·nl Grand Master.

Jam• A1,eERT Bu1re, of Mnssachusclls, Pnst Oencml Grand Moster.

PERMANEN'r MEAIBERS PRESENT.

PAST GRAND llASlEBS OF C:O~STJTUeNT ORA.ND COUNCILS.

Ft.onlOA-

QJ'.OROIA-

George A. Beauchamp.

Foy Ilempstend, Charles N. Rix, John C. Bone.

Thomns E. Shenrs.

Louis C. Mossey, Olin S. Wright ..

Robe1·t L. Colding, Joseph 0. Greenfield, J oseph P. Bowdin.

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h.'DrANA- Ol'lnndo W. B1·ownbnck, Henry W. Mord-hurst, Robert A. Woods, Charles L. Hutchinson, Herber~ A. Gr a ham, Charles D. Knoofel.

IowA- Ji't·cdel'ick W. Craig, Edwnrd M. Willnrd, George A. Riemcke.

K.Axs.•s- Edward W. Wellington, John W. Neilson.

:KENTUCKY- A. Judson ~G111w.

LOUISIANA- Will Moss.

hlAnnANt>- Geo1-ge Cook, Bchvin J. Griffin, George E. I.ewis, Eugene Hammond, Charles H. Burns.

~fA&iACHUSETTS- J. Albert Blake, Willinm H. L. Odell.

MiNNJ:SO'J'A- Andrew P . Sll'nnstt·om.

M '.ISSISSU'l'I- Olivc1· L. McKay.

~lISSoORI- William F. Kuhn, Da,•id M. Wilson, Robert F. Ste,·enson, De~ S. Lee, James L. Ileckenlively, Snnford M. Daniels, Willinm J. Vannix.

MoNTANA- Stephen P. Wright.

NEw HA:1tP8HDIE- Albert R. Junkins.

NBw Yo1m-

Morris S. Smoker, Albert B. Fortiner, J . Blnir Cuthbo1·t.

Geol'ge A. Newell, George McGown, Martin Q. Good, Oliver H. LaJ3arre, Eugene E. Hinman.

NoRTn CAROLt::<A- Joseph F. Rhem, Reuben H. Pickett.

NoRTn DA1tOTA- Eben George Gut.hrie.

Omo- Grafton ) ·L Acklin, Nelson Williams, Wil-liam T. S. O'Harn.

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0Kl.All0llA- James A. Scott, William J. Schaefer.

SoUT11 CAROM.NA- James L. Uicbie, Oli1·er Fnnk Hort.

'l'gN:sr.sseE- J nmes :FI. UcCli6ter.

Willinm H. Brew~tcr.

REPRESEN'l'A'l'IVES PRJ~Sl,N1'.

A1 .. A OJ\ 1\1 A-

J oh n B. Bethea,

ARKAN8.IS--

Fny Hempstead,

CALJFOllNIA-

13cl'l1nrd G. Witt, Eugene A. Holton, Wi l lium B. Dn.vis,

Co1.onADO-Thomns E . Shenrs,

Fl.oHIDA-

Stewart L. Chapman, Dabney B. ~aimer, Cho rles JI. Ketclmm,

Q l!OHOl-<-

i'\l nrshnll A. Weir,

G1·nnd Unster. pro:cy for Deputy Grnnd Master

and Grnnd Principal Conductor.

pro:cy for Deputy G rnnd l\faster.

promy for Grnnd l\faster. prO(l)y fo1· Deputy Grnnd Master. pi·ooiy fo1· Grnncl Prinicpnl Conduc-

tor.

'fJ'l'O(l)y for Ornnd Moster.

Grnnd Moster. Deputy Grand i\Cnster. Grand Principal Conduc-

tor.

Deputy Grand Master and profl!y for Grnnd Principnl Conduc

tor.

GtM'!'al Grand Oouncll

lNDlA~A-

AICXRlldCr Rumplcr, Abrn m L. Spangle, John J. Glendening,

IowA-1"ugene Schaffter, George A. Hicmcke,

Chal"les N. Fowler, Albert K. Wilson, Jlcri)C)rt R. Hull,

JU:.-<TUCliY-

\'irgiJ P. Smith,

LoUJSIANA

\V ill ) los.~, 1'1·nnk J. Herman,

MAJ NE--

Thomas IT. Dodge, J•;dward K. Gould,

War1•cn S. Seipp, Williom T. Thatcher, WilbOo Word,

i\JASSACll 08~

Wallace C. Keith, M111·tin J. Plcschinger, Cl in ton A. l?erguson,

Grand Master. Deputy Grand Master.

pro:ey for Grnnd rrincipnl Condueto1'.

Orn nd Mnstcr. pt•o:ey for Grnncl Prineipn l Conduc

tor.

Grand i\:Cnstcr. pr<>:ey for Deputy Grand Mnste1·. p,.o:ey fo1· Grnnd Principnl Conduc

tor.

Grand .Master.

pro>:y for Grnnd i\:Cnstei ..

Deputy Gmnd Master.

Grnnd i\fostcr. Deputy Gro nd Master.

Grand Moster. Deputy Grond )faster.

p1'0:ey for Grnnd Principal Conductor.

Grand Master. Deputy Grand Mnstei·. Gru nd Principal Condue-

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Mnrn'ESOTA-

Arthur b . Prince, lt'a C. King, 'William P. Roberts,

M:JSSTSSIPPI-

QJ.i1,er L. McKay,

MlSSO'ORI-

John Pickard, William C. Glenn, Louis Moller,

MONTANA-

Stephen P. Wright,

NEBR.ASKA-

Cahcin W. Prather, F1·ederick T. Comee, Chfll·les C. Homer, jr.,

NEW HA}rrsmiu:-

proa;y for Grand Master. pi·omy for beputy Grand Master. pi'CIJJ!I for Grand Principal Conduc-

t:or.

1n·omy for Grand Master.

Grand Master. Deputy Grand Master. Grand Principa I Conduc-

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p1•01J:y for Gra11d 1\faste.t', beputy Grand Maste.i·

and Grand Principal Conductor.

p1·00y for Grand Master. proa;y :for Deputy Grand Master. proa;y for Grand Principal Conduc-

tor.

Gcorge W. Currier, Grand Master. J oseph E. Knight, pi•owy for Deputy Grand Mnste.i-. Be1·t Lawrence Stebbins, pi'OllJ'!f for Grand Principal Conduc-

NEw J1mser-llfarion H . Hall, Harry J. 9all'erata, A:nclrew W. MacKinnon, proa>y for

Nli:W YORK-

tor.

Grand Master. Deputy Grand Master. Grnnd Principal Conduc-

tor.

James Chambers, Grand Master. llfarshall F. Hemingway, p•·o31y for Deputy Grand i\faster. Emunual Loewenstein, pt•oa;y for Grand Principal Conduc-

tor.

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NoRTn CAROLINA -

Alfred l\!. Ma up in, Rolph L. Chandler, John D. Griggs,

Nonru DAKOTA-

Grnud Master. 7>"°"'!1 for Deputy Grand Master. pro:rJY for Grand Principnl Conduc

tor.

.Adolph M. Christianson, p1'0a;y fot· Grund Mnster. Wnltcr L. Stockwell, pi·o:in.1 for Deputy Grand Mnster

Omo-Leon C. Herrick, E. Gilbert Robinson, Otto J3. Cornell,

0KJ.AJIOllA-

Willinm J. Schaefer, Sydnor rr. Lester, Jnmes A. Scott,

OnmoN-

SoOTII CA!tOLINA-

J nmes L. Michie, Oliver Frank Hart, William A. Giles,

$oUTn DAKOTA-

T~NNF,.88};};-

nod Grnnd Principal Conductor.

01·nnd l\[astet". Deputy Ornnd Master. Grand Principal Conduc-

tor.

Grand !\laster. Deputy Grnnd Master.

pro-zy for Grand Prinoipnl Conductor.

pro:m; for Grand llfastcr. pNn?J for Deputy Grnnd Master.

Grand P rincipal Conductor.

Jnmcs H. McClister, 'f>''0'1J!f fo1· Grand !\faster.

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V&R>ION~

William H. Brewster, 7""<>"'!1 for Grand Master,

WA81 11NOTON-

Deputy Grnnd ::\£aster and Gn111d Principal Conduc

tor.

8t100ROINA'l'& COONCI-LS HOLDlNO ONO&H Tiit: Ofi.\fl--:l)IA'l"E JURISOIC

TIOX OF CE:..'\l'!BAL OH.ANO COONCU.-.

WA&IUNGTON Com<cn,, Ko. l, Washington, D. C.-George E. Corson, 1""otzy for Deputy i\foster.

AooNntA>I" CotrnCIL No. 2, Washington, D. C.-• E . St. Clair Thompson, protzv for i\foster. Anino W. Johnston, protzy for Deputy i\1nster.

lioAOll UOA CouNC!L No. 11 Bisbee, ArizonoRickmcr N. Fredericks, 'JYl"0!1J!J.

llrnA~t COUNCIL No. 21 P1'1lSCott, ArizonaRickmor N. Fredericks, pro0y.

IoAr•O CooNon.., No. 1, Boise, Idaho-llenry Leimberger, protzy.

BANNOCK CoID-on., No. 2, Pocatello, Idaho--Lowis ,V. Ensign, protzy.

NEVAl>A CouNcIL, Ni>. t, Goldfield, Nevad11-• Ch R1·lcs L . H arrod, pro!1Jy for Master. R. Pony Bush, p1·00y for Deputy M ostcr. Leon T .. Lencb, p»o0y for P J'incipn l CoJ1cluctor.

General Grand <Jouncil

UTAn Cooxcn., No. 1, Salt Lake City, Utah-Fronk P. Sherwood, pro:i:y for l\lastor.

CANAL Zoi<E CouNcn., No. 1, Ancon, Canal Zone-• Chndc3 G. We&, proll:y for Moster. John H . Miller, p1°0ll:'!J for Dcpnly ll:foster.

0 11mN1'AL Coo.NOIL1 No. 1, Mnniln, P. I.-• Oustn ' ' A. Bitel, p1·00y for Master. Samuel ].". Hubbn1-d, prOll:'!J fo1· Deputy Moster.

ARCTIC CoUNcn., No. L, Fairbanks, .Alasko-Willinm A. Belt, prOCIJ!J for i\laster. Ely P. Ilubbell, pr=!J for Deputy 111aster. Philip ){. Nast, jr., prozy for Principal Conductor.

•Entitled collecti"ely to one \'Ole.

COUNCU.S UNDER DISPENSATION.

(Not enl!itled to voU.}

GoNNIXO DEot·ono Co1rnCIL, U. D., W ilmington, Del. Fronk B. Newell, Moster.

COLU'1"1A CouNCIL1 U. D., 'Washington, D. C. E. St. ClnirThompson, proll:y.

STANDD'G COMMITI'EES PRESENT.

011 Finanett and Accounts:

Robert L. Colding, of Georgia. Robert ,\. Woods, of I ndiana. William II. L. Odell, of l\lassnchuselts.

01~ Stattt of tltc Rite and. Foroign <Jommunicati<ln8:

Nelson Williams, of Ohio. Will inm F. K uhn, of Missond.

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On OryptW J 1wisprudetwe :-

Andrew P . Swanstrom, of Minnesota. Gl'afton M. Acklin, of Ohio. J . Albert Bloke, of Massachusetts.

On 0 hai·ten mul Dispcruiations :

John vV. Neilson, of Kansas.

SPECIAL COMMITTEES PRESENT.

On Ri.ttuaZ :-

George McGown, of New Yol'k. William F. Kuhn, of Missouri.. Henry W. Mordburst, of Incliana.

On !Jfemm-ial to Gmnd E"can"Pm&11t:

A.ndrew P . Swanstrom, of Minnesota.

GENERAL GRAND OFFICERS APPOINTED.

Tho Most Puissant General Grand Master announced the following appointments :

H&xuy BJ<A>'Olr, D.D., of Maryland, Generttl Grand Chaplain.

' Vu.LIA>( T. GF.DDP.S, of Maryland, General Grnnd Sentinel.

OPENING.

There being n constitutional i·eprcsentation of State Grand Councils present, the General Grand Council of Royal and Select Mnsten:s of the United States of America wns opened in ample and solemn form and with prayer by the General Grand Chap

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COMMITTEE ON CREDE~'TIA.LS APPOINTED.

The Most Puissant General Grand Moster appointed the fol-lowing nRmed companions as a Commiltco on Credentials:

William T. S. O'Hnrn, of Ohio. William A. Giles, of South Ca1-olinn. Edwin J. Griffin, of Maryl1Uld. J. Ulnil' Cuthbert, of New Jet·scy. Fmnk P. Sherwood, of Utnh Council, No. 1.

V ~\C.ANCIES FILLED.

Vncnncics on Standing Commjttccs were filled by appoint,.. ment, ns follows:

On Fillanco and .ilc~nu-Virgil P. Smith, of Kentucky. Eugene E. Jlinmnn, of New York.

On State of the Rito (J]ul Foreign 001,.,nuttkationaGeorge W. Currier, of New Han1pshi1-e. James L. Michie, of South Carolina. John Pickard, of Missouri.

01~ Or1J11/,ic J11ri8p,.udence-mckmct· N. Ft-edericks, of Rh-nm Council, No. 2, Prescott,

Ariz. Eugene Schaffter, of Iowa.

On 0 ha,.te1·1 and. Disponsati<>n•Oli vcr L. i\fcKay, of Mississippi. Jomes n. Scott, of Oklahoma.

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS INTRODUCED.

'fhe General Grand Marshal then introduced nnd p1-esented Companion George E . Corson, Geneml Grand High Priest of the Gencrnl Grand Chapter of Royal A.l'Ch Masons, of the United Stutes of Amcric11, together with Companion Domnrd G. Witt, of Kentucky, Pnst Oenernl Grnnd High Priest.

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These distinguished companions we1-e thereupon received with the Grnnd Honot'S of lfosont')' nncl escorted to t he Grand Enst and g.reetcd wilh co1·diu l worcls of welcome by lhc Most Pttissant. General Grand Mastci·.

Companion George E. Corson, General Grand lligh Priest, l"C4"p0Dded in fitting lerms, as follows:

/tlod Puusant General Grand Alaster:

I thank you !or this cordial reception and greeting extended me as representative of the General Grand Chapter.

All of the companions of this grand body, which you all recognize as being t he largest masonic body unde1· one head Jn the world, feel equally as grateful. \Ve number now nearly one-half million, and it has been a great pride and pleasure to me the past years to head that great body.

As you know, about one thousand or our companions are serving under ether commanders, fighting for liberty of our country, for the world, and for humanny.

1 t hank you for this grateful rooeption and greeting, and t wish for your present assembly of the General Grand Council success in nil of your undcrtnkings.

OTJJEJ~ VISITORS ADlli1"I'ED.

The Most ruissnnt General Grand llfas!e1· then in"ited nil 'Companion Roynl and Select :Masters in good standing to scnts in tho General Grand Council ns visitors.

REPOR~ OF COM.MITfEE ON CREDENTIALS.

Companion William '1'. S . O 'Hnrn, of Ohio, prcS<)nle<l the l'Cpo1·t of the Committee on Credentials, wh ich wns concurrccl in:

To t/ie General Gnuul Co"ncil:

Your Committee on Credentials respectfully reports :

That the following named General Grand officers, members and accredited representatives of constituent Grand Councils and of

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aubordina.te Councils holding under the immediate jurisdiction of General Grand Council, are present and entitled to seats therein during the present triennial assembly.

Ste 11a11e• 6-lS. Fraternally submitted,

W1LL1AM ·r. s. O'HARA, Wu.LIAM A. GILf:S, EDWIN J. GRIFFIN, J, BLAIR CUTHUERT,

FRANK P. $11F.11WOOD, Committee.

ADDRESS OF GENERAL ORA.XO i\L\STER.

The ;\lost PuiS$Ant General Grand Master then rend and submitted his address.

Compa.11io111 of the G1meraL Grand CouMil:

After a three-year period of most strenuous activity-owing to wnr conditions nnd other causes-we are assembled today in our Thirteenth 'l'rlennial Assembly to receive tho reports of the steward. ship of those who hnve been placed in positiong of res1>onsibility and trnst, and to Mt and legislate for the welfnre of Cryptic Masonry. That we nrc able to meet in this beautiful hall, In tho city of Baltimore, Is duo to the kindly thoughtfulness and generosity of the Companions of Maryland, who immediately upon hearing that we were barred from holding our meeting in the Nntion's Capital, as originally planned, invited us here. The Invitation was at once accepted nnd our grateful appreciation and thanks nro here recorded. May our deliberations be replete with wisdom and free from all prejudice.

With devout acknowledgment to Him whose pro••ldence has permitted us again to gather in harmony and fraternity, the General Grand Master extends to the representatives and guests here assembled a most cordial welcome.

Since our last assembly our nation hna been forced. in the lnte1·csts of humanity and justice, to engage in tho world war now raging, and demands of us, as men and Masons, our utmost loyalty

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and patriotism, and we have not, and will not fail to respond loyally and devotedly in this hour of our country's need. Thousands of our companions have entered the se1·vice of our Country, and it is our bounden duty to support them in every way within our power, that the victorious end for which we are struggling may soon be obtained -namely, a World Peace.

Notwithstanding the great demand caused by this war upon the time, energies, finances and man-power of the nation, the growth in Cryptic Masonry, during the last Triennial period, has been unpre· cedented-not only in membership, but in point of interest, understanding and enthusiasm.

cneferone• is here made to the detailed report of the General Grand Reeol'der.)

Companions, Death is a theme not lightly to be broached by those who are subject to its power, yet it is through the Gate of Death that we find entrance to the Place of acknowledgment of Service, Refreshment and Rest. On February 19, 1916, our offi.cial circle wrui b1·oken by the death of that lovable friend and most zealous companion, William F. Cleveland, Geneml Grand Principal Conductor. For some unaccountable reason the notice of his sudden and untimely taking off did not reach any of the official family until too late to atte11d the funeral or even se.nd a floral tribute, which is doubly to be regretted. The usual memorial notice was at once promulgated; but that fut·ther and more fitting respect may be paid to the memory of this great Masonic Student and U!ader, Companion Charles C. Clark, of Burlington, Iowa, has been requested to deliver a special eulogy, which he will do at the opening of this afternoon's session. Immediately following, the Committee ou Fraternal Dead will give fitting exp1·ession of our appreciation of the worth of other departed brethren, and our sorrow at their loss.

And now, 'while we have cause to rejoice in the great advancement made the past tlu•ee yeai·s in out beloved Rite, let us at this time pay a tribute to the memory of those who have gone before and whose labors contributed so largely to place Cryptic Masonry where it is today. Let us rise and give respectful attention to the Honor roll-call of our departed Past Grand Masters.

(Here followed roll call by the General Grand Recorder, prayer by the General Grand Chapl<Lin, singing of requien1, nnd taps.)

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BONDS

Almost the llrst official act of your General Grand Master was to call f<>r any bonds outstanding. Aft<ir much correspondent<!, a bond of tho General Grand Treasurer for $7,50-0.00 il!8ued in September, 1912, for one year, was found and forwarded to me. With it was only one renewal receipt, which extended said bond until September 25, 1914. Upon examination this old bond proved valueless, for it had apparently been dead for ove1· ono year, and further, it only provided against malfeasance in omce, which In our particular case was ha1·dly necessary, knowing tho undoubted integrity of our General Grand Treasurer. The attention of the treasurer was at once called to the facts and suggestion made that the amount be raised to i12,000.00-the new bond written tor three years Instead ot one, nnd that it be drawn to protect the General Grand Council against Joss ot any funds or money wherever deposited or kept. He immediately and very courteously forwarded such a new bond, which la now in my possession and will be dellvered to my successor in office.

ln this connection attention is called to the fact that our existing laws do not provide for any bond being given by cm11 officer of this body, and it is therefore recommended that the Committee on Jurisprudence b<> instructed to prepare and repo1·t to this General Grand Council an amendment to it$ Constitution, or n standing regulation, or whatever may seem best to them, to be acted upon by this body nt this assembly-said committee to embody these facts in theit· amendment or resolution:

lat.- Rereo!ter both the General Grand Recorder and the General Grand Treasurer shall be requird to give bonda In euch eum• as shall bo required by the General Grand lll .. ter.

2nd.- Such bonds shall bo written tor a three-year term and not only to .cover malfeasance in office., but the aate return of all moneys that have been received by them in their official capacities wherever depotited. ,

Srd.- That such bonds be always kept in tho cuatody of the Q<>neral Grand Marter, and by him turned over to bis aucceuor, when elected.

4th.- That the cost of such bonds shall be paid .for by the General Grand Council, and that they shall be written In aomo 1'0$ponsible bonding nnd ru1·ety compa.ny.

MONITOR

At our last Triennial Assembly the Committee on Rituals was

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directed to prepare a suitable Monitor for the use of the Councils under our immediate jurisdiction and for such Grand Councils as might wish to adopt the same. Owing to the serious illness of the Chairman of the Committee, the Monitor was not ready for delivery until March, 1917. Few realize the value of this little book and it is recommended that all Grand Councils see to it that from one to three copies are placed in each Council under their immediate jurisdiction.

PAST GENERAL GRAND MASTERS' APRONS

P ursuant to your action at the Twelfth Triennial Assembly, Bestor G. Brown, now deceased, and Henry W. Mordhurst were appointed as a committee to select a design and procure aprons for all the living Past General Grand Masters. How well this committee accomplished their work can be seen by observing the aprons worn here today by the recipients.

The aprons were presented as follows:

To J . Albert Blake, on December 6, 1915, in tho Grand Council of Massachusetts, by your General Grand Master, the then Gra.nd Moster o! Massachusetts, W. H. L. Odell, acting ns General Grand Marshal. Com· pa11io11 Blake hns thus the hono1· of posmslttg tho first Past General Gmnd Master's apron ever manufactured and presented in this country.

To Geo1·ge \V. Cooley and Andte\v P. S\vanstrom, on January 21, 1916, in Minneapolis Council No. 2, by William Tweedie, P. G. M. of 1\1'.inn~sota.

To Grall' M. Acklin on Match 30, 1916, in Toledo Council No. SS, b1 William T. S. O'Hara, P. G. M. of Ohio, over six hundJ'Cd Cryptic Masons being pl"(!sent.

CIRCULARS

The usual number of routine circulars were issued during the Triennial pe1·iod, none of which are at this time of interest to the Craft. On January 8, 1916, a personal Jetter was sent to every G1·and Recorder in the United States asking answers to the following questions, namely:

L What dues do you collect from your subordinate councils? 2. \Vhnt are yo·ur minintwu fees for the degrees? S. What salary is paid the Grand Recorder? 4. Total membe1"3hip of Royal At-eh Masons in yom· State? 5. Total membership of Cryptic Masons in your State? G. Do you pay mileage and per <liem to representatives attending

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7. Does your Grand Council meet the aamo week at any other of your Masonic Bodies, or dces it meet by iu.Jf at a teparate period!

8. At the annual asumblies do >OU furni1h any entertainment or conflne yourselveJ to mere legislative busin ... T

After many delays, and much correspondence, answers were received from all the Grand Recorders, and you can rest assured that whCJt compiled they furnished valuable Information and much food for thought. It is impossible to go into exhaustive detail, but in brief, the answers showed the following:

1. Dues collected from subordinnto Councill l"lln11ed from 10 cents to '16 cants per cnplta, and in fourteen states \Yore be[ow 50 cents, \vhile In only three atatc.s were they nbove, and In tho other twenty states Just an even 60 cents.

2. F- for degrees varied from $3 to $25. 8. Salaries of Grand Recorders ranged from $50 to 'GOO except in

one state, where they paid $1,200. 4. Twenty-five Grand Councils paid no mileage or per diem and

!urnlahed no entertainment whatever. Five Grand Counclla really did spend ipon1e money out of their O\\'D treaauryf and eeven let the locaJ bOdy at the city where they visit pa.y for the entertainment.

5. Twenty-one Councils have greeting fees and small dueL G. All Grand Councils meet the aame week with other Masonic

bodlc11, t\lCCCpt three, and those three are, strange to at1Y, moro prosperous thnn tho average.

Ponder on this Incongruous condition ond try to remedy it. Don't let us be penurious if we expect to take and hold a dignified position omong othel' Masonic bodies.

To Illustrate mol'e forcibly let us compare, In a friendly way and solely tor the benefit of the Craft, the reports of two states made January, 1916-one a constituent member of the General Grand Council and the other now among the "lndependenta."

First, Ohio, now the large.st Grand Council in the world-their duea are fifty cents per capita and $1.00 Greeting Fee. Minimum Feea for degrees pe $10 and range up to ,26. Salary of Grand Recorder, $1,200. They pay mileage and per diem and always have aome entertainment.

Second, Wisconsin-Dues 26 cents per capita with no Greeting feo. Feea for degrees, five dollars fiat. Salary paid their Recorder, $76, and although they pay mileage they have a very small attendance for tho number of Councils they have on tholr rolls, and confine themselves to business only.

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Question: Why did Wisconsin think it necessary to withdraw from the General Gi·and Council? Might it not have been from a mistaken idea of economy? Or was it pUJ·ely a lack of "pep" and interest in the Rite itself? Many similar comparisons could be made. It should be remember·ed, however, that all figures were obtained in January, 1916, and in many states changes have boon made since then.

LIBERTY BONDS

Ma.sonry teaches that we should always be loyal to our Government, hut our Constitution, Laws, and Edicts make no provision for emergencies and give no authority to your General Grand Master to use any of the funds to moot such cases. The first two calls from our nation were therefore allowed to pass without response, but when the third call came it was too much for your General Grand Master and he decided to assume authority and act. After consultation with the General Grand Deputy Master, General Grand Treasurer, and General Grand Recorder, a subscription of $5,000 was made to the third Liberty Loan. The bonds are now in the possession of the General Grand Treasurer, and the General Gl'and Recorder has a record of their numbers and the entire transaction. Your approval of this action is asked.

'l'HE GEORGE WASHINGTON MASONIC NA'l'lONAL MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION

Thfa association has a most worthy object and one that should not be overlooked by any Masonic Body. As you are all well aware, the General Grand Council is an enrolled member of the association and as such is entitled to a report on its present status. Owing to deaths, illness and other unavoidable causes your General Grand Mastel' was prevented from personally attending any of the meetings held by the association during the past three years, but has arranged for one of its officers to make report to you during this assembly of present conditions.

NON-SECTARIAN UNIVERSITY

In September, 1917, a communication was received from the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, enclosing a certified copy of act ion taken by this Grand Lodge relative to the founding of a non-sectarian Unive1·sity-asking for our consideration and such recommendations as might be our pleasure to make to this General Grand Council. The entire matter, with all

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correspondence is submitted to you without comment, tor such action as you may deem proper.

GENERAL GRAND ORATOR

So many calls have been made for literature regarding the Cryptic Rite, and there is so little to be found of special interest, that your General Grand Master has asked the Rev. R. Perry Bush, of Chelsea, Mass., to address this All>lembly nt such time as may seem most fitting. Whi le our Jaw does not provide for the office of General Grand Orator, i t should-that we may add to our pleasure and information. Rev. Mr. Bush is a scholarly man, n Companion of the Rite, and has traveled extensively in foreign countries, so you can be assured that you will be well entertained.

GRAND COUNClL OF N&W J&RSEY

April 17, 1917, the Grand Council of New Jersey adopted a.nd ratlfled the constitution of the General Grand Council and formally affiliated therewith. \Ve extend them a most cordial welcome. Let us also express the hope that their act Is only the forerunner of timll~r Milon by the ~ven Grand /urisdictlons who now still remain unafflliated with us. May they see the light and realize that in Union th~• u Strength.

NE\V GR<\ND COUNCILS OROANIZt:D

NonTn DAKOTA-Petition in proper form hnving been received from the three chnrlcrcd Councils in No11h Dakota stntlng thnt they wished to orgt'Lnizo n Grnnd Council, consent \vas immodlntely gtven n.nd Companion E. Geor-ge Guthrie of Fargo, North Dnkoto, wos duly commig.. aloned to prealde over the convention to be called by him for such purl)Ote. Tho convention was held at Fargo, JanlUlry 20, 1916. All proceedlnp bc>lnt regular and the tees paid, tho con1Ututlon and by-laws were approved and they were duly constituted •• a Grand Council. Our fil'11t appointed Special ~puty having eo adroitly handled the convention that he himself was elected the Firat Grand Master, a new commlulon was at once issued to M. P., Andrew P. Swanstrom, to conatitute tho new Grand Councll and inat.311 Ii. offiecre, which he did on March SO, 1916.

SouTn DAKOTA-In this state there were ftvo regularly chartered Councils that joined in the petition to form n Grand Council nnd again tho scl'v1cei• of oui· Past General Grand I\lastel', Andre\v P. $\vnnatrom, wore culled u11on and he was comn1issioned to act na ou1· Special Deputy,

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to preside over the convo.ntion, constitute the no\V Grand Council and install its officers, whlc.h he did June 9, 1916. Here the proceedings wero u little irregular in that the Grand Council was constituted the same day that the convention was hold and before all dues had been paid or their constitution and by·la\VS had been approved. Companion $\van~ strom had good and sufficient reasons for exceeding his autho1·ity in thls ease and upon hearing them your General Grand l\1aster sustained his action. Later the. constitution and by .. Jaws were approved and nD dues paid. The conditions were peculiar and, while all worked out satisfactorily in the end, this should not become a precedent for any futu1·e case.

COUNCILS CHARTERED AND CONSTITUTED

The General Grand Council having granted seven Charters at Its Twelfth Triennial Assembly at San Francisco, the same we1·e duly issued, proper commissions given to Special Deputies, and all constituted aa follows:

AooNffiAM COUNCIL No. 3, Edgeley, North DakoU!, Constituted November 19, 1915, by E . Geo1·ge Guthrie, as Special Deputy.

OftU:NTAL COUNCIL, Manila, Philippino Islands, Constituted November 26, 1915, by Newton W. Gilbert, as Special Deputy.

LEBANON COUNCIL No. 2, RUJby, No1·th Dakota! Constituted Novembe1· 26, 1915, by E. Ceorg<i Guthrie, as S)}Ccial Depu y.

BANNOCK CouNCIL No. 2, Pocatello, Idaho, Constituted November 29, 1915, by Daniel W. Chul'ch, as Special Deputy.

HIRAM Col!NCIL, P1·escott, Al"i1.0na, Co~tituted Decombor 10, 1915, by Morris Goldwater, as Special Deputy.

HUACHUCA COUNCIL No. 1, Bisbee, Arizona, Constituted December 17, l915, by Nelson C. Bledsoe, as Special Deputy.

ARCTIC COl1NCIL, Fairbanks, Alaska, Constituted May 5, 1916, by Frank B. Hall, as Special Deputy.

DISPENSATIONS FOR NEW COUNCILS

D.ispensations for new Councils were issued as follows: May 27, 1916, Columbia Council, Washington, D. C. Fobt'Uary 10, 1917, Gunning Bedford Junior Council, Wilmington,

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March 2, 1917, Coeur d'Alene Council, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. May 7, 1918, Wyoming Council, U. D., Casper, Wyoming. (The p1·esent condition of the above Councils, U. D., will be touniJ

more in detail in the report of the General Grana Recorder.)

SPECIAL DISPENSATIONS

October 2li, 1915: To Omega Council No. 2 of Salem, S. D.,

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authorizing them to make a pilgrimage to Yankton, S. D., on Octo· ber ZS., 1915, and to receive and act upon petitions waiving statutory time, and to confer the Cryptic Degrees at said city of Yankton. Return shows that 88 new members were greeted and two admitted by aftlliation, making n total addition to membership of forty.

January 14, 1916: To Nevada Council No. 1, of Goldfield, Nevada, authorizing them to hold a special election for the purpose of electing and installing an Illust1·ious Master and such other offl· cers as may be necessary by reason of any vacancies that may occur by such election. Return shows that Special Election was held February 12, 1916.

February 7, 1916: To Omega Council No. Z, of Salem, S. D., authorizing them to make a pilgrimage to Howard, S. D., and to receive and act upon petitions, waiving statutory time, and to confer the Cryptic Degrees at said city. Abandoned trip to Howard, prob· ably owing to the death of Companion Nye, and dispensation returned.

February 14, 1916: To Nevada Council No. 1, of Goldfield, Nevada, authorizing them to make a pligrimage to Tonopah, Nevada, and to receive and act upon petitions, waiving· statutory time, and to confer the Cryptic Degrees at said city. Not used, but candidates from Tonopah were brought to Goldfield.

August 1, 1916: To Arctic Council No. 1, Fairbanks, Alaska, authorizing them to travel and confer the Cryptic Degreea in any place other than their regular meeting place in Alaska, provided they tirst get authority from Frank Bascom Hall, our duly commissioned Special Deputy, and also provided this dispensation ex· pires January 1, 1918, unless sooner recalled.

September 27, 1916 : To Bannock Council No. 2, of Pocatello, Idaho, authorizing them to make a pilgrimage to Rock Springs, Wyon1ing, on October 9, 1916, and to receive and act upon petitions, waiving statutory time, and to confer the Cryptic Degrees. Return shows that twenty-two new candidates were greeted.

December 18, 1916: To Huachuca Council No. 1, of Bisbee, Arizona, authorizing them to bold a special election and to install officers.

February 20, 1917: To Harry P. Wolf of Idaho Council No. 1,

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of Boise, Idaho, to communicate the Cryptic Degrees to eight Royal Arch Masons to enable them to assist in forming a new Council in the city of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The return shows work dono and gives tho names of those so receiving the degrees.

April 9, 1917: To Huachuca Council No. 1, of Bisbee, Arizona, authorizing them to make a pilgrimage to Douglas, Arizona, on April 28, 1917, to receive and act upon petitions, waiving statutory time, and to confer the Cryptic Degrees. Returns show that twenty-two new et1ndidates were greeted, one admitted by alllllation and eight more were elected but not present to receive the degrees.

May 1, 1917: To Coeur d'Alene Council, U. D. of Idaho, authorizing them to make a pilgrimage to Kellogg, Idaho, during the month of .May 1917, to receive and net upon petitions, waiving statutory time, and to confer t he Cryptic Degrees.

September 7, 1917: Telegraphed to Nevada Council No. 1, of Goldfteld, Nevada, authorizing their Recorder, Adams F. Brown, to preside over an important stated assembly, all others entitled to preside be.Ing unavoidably absent.

September 27, 1917: To Rocky Mountain Com1eil No. 2, of Trinidad, Colorado, to make a pilgrimage into the state of New Mexico at such place and at such date, previous to January 1, 1918, as may be most convenient to them, to receive and act upon petitioM, waiving statutory time, und to confer the Cryptic Degrees, this provided they have authority from the Grand Master of Colorado to leave hls jurisdiction for a like purpose. Returns show that tbe Special Assembly waa held December 27, 1917, at Raton, New Me.'dco, and that twenty-nine new members were greeted.

October 12, 1917: At the l'Cquest of the Grand Master of Nebraska, to Zerubbabel Council, U. D. of Chadron, Nebraska, to make a pilgrimage Into the state of Wyoming for the pur)l08e of conferring the Councll Degrees at such place and at such time, prior to November 1, 1917, as may be most convenient to them, provided they shaln not charge a minimum fee of less than ten dollars for degrees there conferred. (Note: This dispensation was not used owing to t he fact that the Dispensation of Zerubbabel Council, U. D. expired O<:tober 31, 1917, and timo would not permit. but information ia ~elved that after they receive their Charter the application will be renewed.)

November 24, 1917: To Canal Zone Council No. 1, authorizing them to make a pilgrimage to Cristobel, Canal Zone, on such date aa may seem best to them before March 1, 1918, and to receive and act upon petitions, waiving statutory time, and to confer the Cryptic Degrees in said city. Dispensation returned showing good work. Thirty-two candidates for R. & S. and sixty.five for Super-Excellent membership at that time.

January 8, 1918: To Huachuca Council No. l , of Bisbee, Arizona, authorizing them to hold a special election of officers, install same, receive petitions a nd act upon them, and to confer degrees, waiving statutory time, on such date, p1·evious to February l, 1918, as may prove convenient to them. Dispensation returned showing work done.

April 26, 1918: To Charles H. Townsend of Casper, Wyoming, authorhtintr him to communicate the derrees of Royal Master, Select Maater and Super-Excellent Master upon fifteen petitioners in order that a aufllcient working force may be obtained for a new Council to be establiahed at Casper, Wyominr. Work waa done April SO, 1918.

July 10, 1918: Adoniram Council No. 2, o! Washington, D. C., mnde application for authority to ballot upon and confer the Cryptic Degrees at a Special Assembly, upon certain candidates in the United States service who had received orders to lenve the city almost Hmmediately. The case was an urgent one, and E . St. Clair 'rhompson, my Special Deputy in the Dist1·ict of Columbia, authorized them to act, and notified by wire the General Grand Master, who at once conftrmed his action and so notified the Council.

CENTENNIAL DEPOSIT BOX

The General Grand Deputy Master was requested to personally view the centennial box placed on deposit by this General Grand Council in the State of New York and make due report. Thia he did and. writes a.a follows:

Medina, New York, July 8, 1918.

lf.: P.: Edward W. Wellington, General Grand Mnat.>r, Ellsworth, KanS11s :

My denr General Grand Master:

Purt1unnt to your request, I visited tho omco of tho Grnnd Secrotnry of tho G1·and Lodge of New York, at Now York City, on t·he 7th day

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of M•Y.• 1918, nnd Inspected the Contonnlnl Box of tho GcnorRI Grand Council there deposited.

I found tho box In the snme condition as first dopositcd with seal Intact.

Fraternally yours, G£0lt0£ A. N£W£LL,

Gflleml Gnind D•P«l'll Ma.ter.

MEMORIAL TO GRAND ENCAMPMENT

lt was quite evident at the last meeting of the Grand Encnmpment that there was a very strong fooling in favor of making the Cryptic Degrees n prerequisite to the Orders of Knighthood, and thus taking the ftrst step towards the completion of one uniform and connected Rite which should secure to lovers of the York Rite the perpetuity of their degrees. After consultation It was deemed wise to have the matter carried over as unfinished business until the next meeting of the Grand Encampment, at Philadelphia next year. This hne proved a wise thing to do, for the sentiment hM and is gaining strength daily, and the element of selfishness shown that such action n1ight Injure the Commnnderles has fast disappeared and the opposite effect proved in many instances.

It is suggeated that all Cryptic l\fuo113 interl!llted spend the next year in spreading the right propaganda among their eeveral Grand Commanderies, that they may understand the importance of the matter and be prepared to net. The Special Committee on Memor ial to the Grand Encampment will Inter make duo report of their action.

DECISIONS

Of the several matters presented during the triennial period, only three are deemed worthy of record, the other1 being fully covered by our now existing law&:

1st. Octobor 7, 1915. Where a companion who has previously received. the degrees of Royal and Select Master in a Chnpte1· of Royal Arch Masons, and now resides in a State under tho jurisdiction of the General Grand Council, petitions bis local Council tor affiliation, it shall be lawful to receive his petition but, if elected, he must be properly "healed" before becoming an actual member thereof. In the a~nce of any specific law to the contrary, courtesy would demand that no extra fee be charged the petitioner.

2nd. May 29, 1916. So long as tho General Grand Council does not recognfae Chapter made Royal and Select Masters ns regular,

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il la improper to grant any dispensations permitting the invasion of any state wherein jurisdiction of the Council degrees is claimed by the Grand Chapter of that state, even for the purpose of conferring the Super-Excellent degree.

8rd. In the absence of any State Grnnd Council law to tho contrary nil Royal Arch Masons enlisted in the service of the United States a.hall be considered as sojourners; nnd It shall be lawful for nny Council in whose jurisdiction such sojourners mny be temporal'ily staying to receive their petitions and confer tho Cryptic Degrees without flrst obtaining a waiver ot jurisdiction from the Councils In whose jurisdiction the petitioners formerly lived.

SP&CIAL COM~llSSIONS

Of the commissions issued during the Triennial Period only three arc deserving of special mention here:

On February 20, 1917, to Harry P. Wolf of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to communicate all the Cryptic Degrees to nine Royal Arch Masons to enable them to join in the petition for a Dispensation to form and hold a Council of Royal and Select Mastera at the City of Coeur d' Alene, Idaho.

On 'May 7, 1918, to C. H. Townsend, Casper, Wyoming, to communlcntQ nil the Cri'Ptic Degrees to fllteen Roynl At'Ch Masens to enable llhcm to join in the petition £01· a Dispensation to form and hold n Council of Royal and Select Masters at the City of Casper, Wyoming, and further to enable him to mnko n p1·opcr selection of officers :for the success of said contemplated new Council.

Learning that Most Illustrious William J(. L. Odell of Massachusetts was about to visit the Canal Zone, a commission under date of January 2, 1917, was at once sent him to visit Canal Zone Council No. l at Ancon, Canal Zone, with full powers, 8JJ my Special Deputy, to convene the meml>ers in Special AS!lernbly, and to do all i.n bis power to encourage them in their labors and give such advice and perform such other acts as might bo nece$88ry. The commission was most graciously accepted and how ably the duties were performed appears In the exhaustive report made to your General Grand Master on Companion Odell's return to tho United States. Later your General Grand l\laster had the pleasure of meeting personally tho now acting Master of Canal Zono Council No. 1, Companion John A. Patheier, who was pro/use in his comments uPon tho goocl done to his Council by tho official visit of Companion Odell.

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During the visit it became necessary and wise t-0 issue a special dispensation for Canal Zone Council to receive and act, waiving statutory time, upon the petition of one Major John J. Bradley, a resident of Canal Z<>ne, in the service of the United States army. This dispensation was at once granted by Companion Odell, who was armed with the proper authority, and the approval of bis action is asked the same as if done by your General Grand Master.

MISCELLANEOUS

In July, 1917, a telegram was t•eceived from the Commissioner of Food Control asking attendance at the conference to be held in his office on July 12, together with the heads of other Ma.sonic bodies in the interest of co-operation in the matter of food con· servation. The time being too short for personal action, the General Grand Deputy Master was requested by wire to attend the conference, which he did, and in due time made report.

Again in October, 1917, a call came from the Secretary of War to attend another conference to take up the matter of constructive program to secure co-operation with work that was being done by the Committee on Training Camp Activities. At this conference your General Grand Master was represented by his Special Deputy, E. St. Clair Thompson, of Washingt-On, D. C., who rook an active part in the proceeding and acted as the official secl'etary.

The object of tho two abov& mentioned conferences was, ot course, patriotic, and your General Grand Master has done the best he could to assist in carrying out the resolutions there passed. No circulars were issued, for owing to the anomalous condition of the Cryptic Rite in the Masonic Group it was considered that any such propaganda should first start from the Grand Lodges over the country.

On July 15, 1918, a communication was received from Most Illustrious Eugene Scha.ffter, Grand Master of Iowa, containing a request from Ne'v Hampt-On Council No. 29 at New Hampton, Iowa, that Adoniram Council No. 2, of Washingt-On, D. C., be asked to confer the Cryptic Degrees upon one Companion R. R. Russell, who had been duly elected in said New Hampton Council No. 29, but who now is in army service and stationed at Washingt-On, D. C. This request was at once forwarded to the Illustrious llfaster of Adoniram Counci.1 No. 2, at Washington, D. C., giving him full authority and instructions to make due report of action taken.

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RECOMMENDATIONS

At our Inst Triennial Assembly you were pleased to approve an appropriation of $1,000 !or the u•e of the executive head of this body in visiting such sections of our Jurisdiction as in his judgment needed stimulating and help. Realizing that in this country of mnQ'nificent distances, where the various Grand Bodies hold their Assemblies at irregular seasons of the year, this sum is wholly inadequate to thoroughly cover the ground, it la neverlhelesa recommended that the same amount be appropriated for the coming triennial period.

Some of our subordinate Councils that need help and ask for Instruction a.re so far removed that the expense or reaching them is almost prohibitive, and yet they are entitled to our help much more than the large and prosperous Grand Jurisdictions. To meet such cases it Is recommended that the Genernl Grand Mnster be empowered to commission a special deputy who shall not only be competent to instruct, but resides within a reasonable distance of the Council to be visited and that the General Grand Master shall pay such part or the whole of said deputy's expenses in performing the duties assign~!!. M conditions may warrant, out of a special fund, not exceeding ~600, to be set aside for the ensuing trienni.al period only. This will e.nable the trying of an experiment which may result in great good, but should not be considered as a precedent for any future nction.

The Genernl Grand Council doe.a not need a great amount of law for its government. In most cases the common law of Masonry will answer the purpose. Our present laws are more or less old fashioned and voluminous, and in some cases are not explicit enough. It is therefore recommended that the incoming General Grand Master appoint a committee of five men, carefully selected from different parts of our Jurisdiction, with power to revise our present laws and make report at our next Triennial.

No officer of any body likes to alter forms or customs without at least the moral support of the body itself. It ia therefore recommended that by resolution the General Grand Recorder be authorized to change the usual form o( tho proceedings by consolidation, elimination or otherwise m·ranging the matte1· therein printed as he may deem best, to the end that unnecessary expense may be avoided and greater simplicity obtained.

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coug'l'ESIES AND VISl'l'A'l'IONS

Judging from the very great number of invitations received from n.ot only Grand Cou.ncils, but subordinate Councils, to partake of the hospitality of the Craft, it was quite eviclent that your General Grand Master was considered a man of giant strength, great leisure and unlimited means. Of course it was an impossibility to accept .all such invitations, even it "Barkis was willing." However, the Grnnd Councils in the following eleven States we1·e officially visited by your General Grand Jlfaster, namely: Massachusetts, Nebraska, Kentucky, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Georgia, Oklahoma, New York, Missouri and Colorado, and some of them more than once.

Mot·eover, at different times during the triennial period, when correspondence failed to accomplish the desired 1·esults or create any enthusiasm, it seemed expedient, regardless of invitations, social features, or expense, to pack up and go. Jn doing this your General Grand Master found himself at different times in ten other States, namely, District of Columbia, Utah, Michigan, Wyoming, California, Ohio, New Jersey, Illinois, New Mexico and Maine. In most cases the11e special trips proved of great value, but in others of lesser possible value perhaps, as results may hereafter dete1mine.

Sp~e will not allow the mentioning in detail of all visits made and the unlimited courtesies shown all ove1· the jurisdiction; but public and grateful acknowledgment is here made of such courtesies and the very apparent willingness to assist your General Grand Master in every way possible. These acknowledgments are especially due to the General Grand Officers and to the General Grand Recorder in particular, whose labors have been greatly increased during the past triennial pe.riod and who has always been ready with his kindly advice and help.

PEiSONAL RE~'LECTIONS AND CONCLUSION

Before saying a final farewell, will you permit me to indulge in a few personal 1·eflections and briefli' relate what ex1)erience has taught me are some of our troubles. Assuming that we all believe that th.e Cryptic Degrees are not only beautiful in themselves, but highly instructive and have a recognized place of their own in the Masonic System, should we not endeavor to so dignify them that they will conimand the i·espect of the whole fraternity. To do so

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we must insist upQn such fi!COgnizcd Masonic atalus and demonstrate our own' belief by puLting om· best men into office, men who will work, and work all the time; men who will not take the 11110 of least resistance, and look only to the Jewels, aprons and other baubles to be received, and which they have not earned, but men who are aggressive fighters. Eliminate from onr system, it any exist, all jealousies of other Masonic bodies, and above nll keep up with the procession. U your local Councils a1·e not successful in growth, don't blame the Scottish Rite, the Shl'ine, Grotto, or any other order fo1· stealing your candidates, but charge it up to your own lack of energy and willingness to work. Ii you have subordinate officers that are not moking good don't hesitate to replace them at tho next election, nnd nlso use your youngest men ns far as possible and thus keep up lhoir inte1·esl. Rotation in ofllce is gcnct·ally a Ycry bnd thing, particularly in the subordinate Councils, and is apt soon to lead to a dead Council We can not be too careful In the selection of the principal officers of a subordinate Council, for there the impr.ession upon the candidate is made, nnd from the local Councils come you1· futul"e Grnnd Onicers. Many Grand ~'fnsters

think Jf they can only start a numbe1· of new Councils U. D. under their administration they have done all that can be expected, but this la a great mistake so long as the Cryptic Rite holds the Position it doe$ In the Masonic System. The slogan should be less Councils, but ln1·ger and more prosperous ones. Raise tho fees and the degrees will lhcn be more sought after, and see to it lhnt there is always enough money in tho t1·casury to furnish const11nt and varied entertainment nnd then your Councils will grow and prosper provided you WORK, WORK, and then do still MORE WORK.

Afwr eighteen years of continuous service as an officer of lhis Masonic body I nm about to surrender my authority as you .. Gcnet'al Grand Master and shall do so wlth some feeling of relief. The past two years have been full of sorrow and grief. lllness, deaths, war conditions and othor causes havo interfered somewhat with my plans for the Cryptic Rite nnd l have had some disappointments, but as

"The inner half of every cloud is bright and shining, I therefore turn my clouds nbout, and wenr them inside out, To show the lining.''

Mixed with it nll I have hnd my share of pleasure nnd success. I have no apologies to make and with the hope of having done some-

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thing to inc1·ease enthuslnsm in Cryptic Masonry, In which I have ever been deeply intc1·csted, 1 returµ grateful thanks to those Companions who have n111do it 11ossible for me to 1·cach my present high office, and shall surrender it to my successor with tho full knowledge and belief that under his energetic and wise guidance Cryptic Masonry will have a still greater growth.

Companions, the Thlrte<lnth Triennial Assembly awaits your pleasure.

EDWARD W, WELLINGTON, G1meral Gmnd Master.

GENERAL GRL\ ND MASTER'S ADDRESS l~EFERRED.

On motion of Com11nnion George A. Newell, Genern1 Grand Deputy i\:Castm·, the n<ld1•ess of the General Groncl Master was refec1'Cd to a Special Committee for appropriate assignment. Whereupon the following named com1>anions wc1-o appointed sn id co1nmittee:

William J. Vnnnix, of Missouri. Leon C. Ilcrrick, of Ohio. Gem·go A. Bcnucbnmp, of .Alnbnma. Janl!lS Chnmbel'S1 of New York.

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RBPOR'l' OF GENERAL GRAND TREASURER.

Companion Thomas E. Shears, G<meral Grond Treasurer, presented his report as snch:

To th.6 M. P. Ge11~al Grand M¢116r, OfJk,ers and Memher• of the Ge~ral Grand Cou11cil of R. & S. M. of the United States America:

Your '.l'rensurer begs to inform you of receipts and expenditures of the past three years comrnencinir September 1, 1916, to and including Auiruat 8'1, 1918, to wit:

On hond, Sept:. 1, 1916 ........................ .. ..... . ... $10,769.68

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Oct. 21. Received or Recorder, fund1 ...... . ... . . Nov. 27. R...,ived or Recorder ............... .. . Nov, 30. Com. on Trea81lrel"'s bond . • ............ Dec. 18. Reccived ot Recorder, fundl .• ••••• . ....

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Jan. 1. ll1t.i1·cst ... .........• .••... . ..•. ... • .. l"eb. 17. Rceoivcd of Recorder, funds .... , .. .... . June 13. Received of Recorder, rund1 • . ........ .. July 17. Recelved or Recorder, fundt ........... . July 22. Intereot to July 1st ..•••••••••.•.•.•.•. Aug. 9. Received or Recorder, tundt ........... . Nov. lL Received of Recorder, fundt .......... . . Dec. 27. Received of Recorder, funda .•.•. ... , .. .

-1917-

Jan. 1. Interest ............................ . . Jan. 23. Received of Recorder, funda ........•... Apr. 4. Recelved of Recorder, fundl ...•..... ... July 1. Interest .......................•...... July 2G. Received of Recorder, fund1 ..........•. Oct:. 3. Received of Recorder, fundt ....... .... . Oct. M. Received of Recorder, funds ..... . , . ... . Dec. 4. Recclvod of Recol"der, fund• . .......... .

$500.00 500.00 22.60

600.00

lGG.26 500.00 600.00 500.00 162.80 400.00 600.00 500.00

168.26 500.00 600.00 196.65 500.00 500.00 600.00 500.00

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Jan. 1. Interest to Jan. 1st, 1918............... 211.62 Feb. 5. Recei"ed cf Recorder, funds. . • • • . • . . . . . 600.00 Feb. 27. Received of Recorder, funds. . . • • . . • . . • • 600.00 Mny 26. Received of Recor<lcr, funds. . . • • • . • • • • • 500.00 Aug. 1. Interest . .. • .. . .. . .. • .. . . .. • . .. .. .. • .. 152.12 Aug. 1. Received or Reco1-der, funds............ 600.00 Aug. 2d. Received of Rccol'dcr, funds. . .. • • • • • . • . 429.61 Aug. SO. Received of Rcco1·der, funds. . . . . . . . . . . . G.00 Aug. 80. Received of Reco1·der, funds............ 47.41

--- $10,962.62

Grnnd total ............. ... .. . ........ . ..... $21,n2.so

DelAils or Expenditures SepL 1, 1915, to Aug. Sl, 1918.

DISOVRSE.\ll:XT&

-1915-Warrant No. Name.

Sept. 1, 289. J. Albcl't Blake. ................ .. Se11t. 1, 290. Edwtu·d W. Wellington •..•.. .. .•.• Sept. 1, 291. George A. Newell ............... .. Sept. 1, 292. Hom-y W. Mo1•dhu1'8l. ...... .. .. .. So1)t. 1, 293. Thomas E . Sheurs .•...•.........• Scvt. 1, 294. Fay Hempstead ............ . ... .. Sept. l, 295. Willinn1 F. Cleveland •..••.•...•.. Scpl. l, 296. Jose1>h C. Greenfield ............. . :;.pt. 1, 297. Nelson Williams ................. . Sept. 1, 298. Andrew P. Swanstrom .••••.••.•.• Sept. I, 299. Grall' :It. Acklin ................ .. Sept. 1, 900. George W. Cooley ................ . Sept. I, 301. Bet1. S. Lee .................... .. $cpl 1, 302. Robert L. Colding ............... .. Sept. 1, 303. James B. ::IIerritt ................ . Sc11t. 1, 304. George W. Perkin$. •..••••.....•.. Nov. 24, 905. Charles B. Smal'L ....•••.••••...• Nov. G, 306. William T. Bather ............... . Nov. G, 307. Rose Lipp ...................... . Nov. 24, 308. The M. C. Lilley & Co •.••• . ••• , •.• Nov. 20, 909. Arthur B . Holt ..... .. ......... ..

Amount. $200.00 225.00 lDG.85 288.00 127.00 129.00 108.00 174.60 186.SO 169.•15 200.00 159.45 187.50 179.50 16.M 10.00 10.00 93.00

Nov. 20, 310. Edward W. Wellington ... .. ..... ..

4.2.5 73.56

7.00 250.00 180.00 Nov. 23, 911. National Surety Co . .. ....••..•.••

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Jan. 22, 812. The ll. C. Lilley & Co •••••••••••• Jan. 18, 818. H. W. Mordhurst ................ . Jan. 81, 814. Al"lhur B. Holt .................. . Jan. 26, 815. Mutual Printing & Litho. Co ...... . Jan. 26, 816. Edwnrd W. Wellington ........... . Apr. 18, 817. W. O. Osbomc .................. . Apr. 24, 318. Tl'opical Sun Pub. Co ••.•••...•• , . Mny 1, 819. H. W. Mordhurst ................ . Mny 15, 820. Edw. Wellington ....•..•. , •...•.. July 20, 821. Hammond Typew1·itcr Co .. .... •.. , July 20, 322. Mutual Printing & Litho. Co ...... . July 20, 828. Mutual Printing & Litho. Co ..... .. Sept. 2'7, 824. Mutunl Printing & Litho. Co ...... . Sept. 15, 825. H. W. Mordhorst ................ . Oct. JO, 826. Edward Wcllington .... , ........ . Oct. 20, 82'7. Mutual Printing 4' Lltho. Co ...••.• Oct. 10, 328. Artllur B. Holt ................. ..

-1917-

Jan. 5, 329. Mub1nl Printing & Litho. Co ••••••• 1nn. 2, 380. Henzy W. Mordhurst ............• Apr. 20, 881. Mutual Printing & Lltho. Co ...... . July 20. 382. Mutual Printing & Litlio. Co ..... . . July 31, .S88. George A. Newell ......... ...... .. llcpt. 18, 334. H. W. Mo1-dhurst .... . .. ..••.•...• Sept. 13, 335. Edward W. Wellington ......•.••••

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Mch. 28, 386. l\Iutual Printing & Li tho. Co ••••..• i\lch. 29, 337. B. W. Mordhurst ................ . Mc:h. 80, 388. Mutual Printing & Lltho. Co ...... . May 18, 881>. Liberty Bonds .................. . June 15, 840. Tn>pical Sun Pub. Co •••••••.••••• lln>• 20, 341. Th&$. E. Shears, Liberty Bonds .... Juno 12, 842. Amerielln Bank 4' Trust Co •••••• •• June 13, 843. Mutunl Printing & LI tho. Co ••••..• AU£'. 10, SU. Smith· Hecht Co • . ••••.•••.••••••• Aug. 10, 845. The hi. C. Lilley & Co ....•.•• ••.• Aug. 10, 846. Mutual Printing 4' Lltho. Co ••••••• Aug. 10, 847. H. W. Mo1-dhurst • . ..........••... Aug. 10, 348. A. B. Holt ...................... . Aug. 10, 349. H. W. Morclh'urst • ........ , ....•.

130.69 48.12 a.25

750.37 250.00

7.50 83.90 49.85

GOO.OD 32.60 20.38

220.00 285.00 500.00 60.84

4.06 8.18

59.50 IS7.09

437.00 62.87 so.oo

500.00 110.01

4.50 57.58 12.65

250.00 21.50

4,750.00 3.00 5.50

120.00 41.85 11.00

600.00 6.00

47.41

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Aug. lJi, 350. ?o'Iutual P1intlng &. Litho. Co . , ,, ,. , 17.50 Aug. 15, 851. E . W. Wellington . ................ 48.80

Total disbur$<lments , ...... , . . .. $13,107.96 Receipts . ................................ . $21,722.30 Expenditures ........ .. . . . . ............ . ... $18,107.96

Balance ...... .'.. .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. $8,614.84

May 20, 1918, sent Treasurer from Ellsworth Kansas National Bank, th1·ough kindness of General Grand llfaste1· Wellington, Five Bonds (5) of Sl,000 each=5,000 dollars, Third Liberty Loan, as cash (referred to by warrants Nos. 889 and 341, and deposited in Box No. 3157, Safety Deposit Vault of The American Bank & Trust Company, corner 17th and Law1·ence streets, Denver Colorado).

Assets, cash, $8,614.34. Third Liberty Loan, $5,000.00.

THOMAS E. SHEARS,

General G1·and T1·easureT.

REPORT OF (3-ENERAL GRAND TREASURER REFERRED.

Tile i·eport of the General Grand Treasurer was referred to the Commjttee heretofore appointed on the Genernl G1=d Master's address.

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RJ~PORT OF GEXERAL GR,,\.'{D RECOllDER.

Companion Henry W. )fordburst, General Grand Recorder, then rend and submitled the following:

To the Genc,.aL Grand Coum:iL:

An Itemized account appertaining to the nlTall'B o( his office is herewith presented by you1· General G1·Md R<leorder, It being his eleventh triennlnl l'eport.

Since the Inst nssembly of this General Grand Council the con· stituoncy has been increased by the admission to membership of the Grund Council of New Jersey and the organization o! Grand Councils in the States of North and South Dakota, hence we now have thirty-two Grand Councils and fifteen subordinate Councils. Eight of the subordinate Councils borne upon our rolls at the last triennial have been the nucleus o! two Grand Councils, three of them Corming the Grand Council of North Dakota and five the new GJ'8lld Council ot South Dakota. Four Councils have been instituted by dispensation as heretofore noted in the General Grand Master's address.

As mny be seen by the tablea of ata\la\les attached to this report, our membership as reported in 1917 was 99,210, and the present membc1·ship as estimated from incomplete returns for the year 1918 Is 105,340.

FINANCIAL

While the expenditures have been on a somcwhnt hu·ger scale than heretofore, owing principally to our meeting on the Pacific coast in 1915, the receipts have kept pace with the increased demands and have been as follows :

Annu•I dues o( Grand Council._ ..............• $ 5,554.02 Annual dues or subordinate Council•............ 2,807.00 Dues from former members of defunct Councill.. 16.00 Diapcnsatlons tor new Councils.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00 Sale of rituals. ..... ......................... 1,184.76 Sale of monitors... ... ........................ 221.25 I ntcrcgt • . . . • . • . . . . . . • • • .. . • . . • • • . . . . • • . • • . . • 1,057 .10 Rebnte on Treasurer's bond. . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • . . . . 22.50

Total ..•••....•...••••.••......•• •. ..•••. $10,962.62

All of which was paid to the General Grund T1·easurer as by his receipts herewith, numbered from one to thirty Inclusive .

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ITEMIZED RECEIP'l:S FROM GRAND AND SUBORDINAT8 COUNCILS

The cash receipts from Grand and subordinate Councils have been as follows :

G1·a.nd Councils

Alabama ... . .... . . . .... $ Arkansas .. .. . .. ...... . Califo1'Jlia ... .. •........ Colo1·ado . ............. . Florida ........ •• ... .. . Georgia ........ . ...... . Indiana ......••.•.•• . •• lO\\'R . . · · , .. , • • • • • • • • • • J(ansns .......• . . . .. . .. Kentucky . . . .. •.•.. .... Louisiana ......... .. . . . Maine ... . .. ... ..... . . . Maryland . .... .. . . .... . Massacl1Usetts •... • • ..• . Minnesota .. . .. . . . . . .. . ~!ississippi ..... . ...... . 1.-tissouri .. . ... . ....... . Montan,a ... . .. . . . ..... . Nebraska .. . . . . .. . . ... . No\v Hampshire .... • ... N0\V Jersey ........ . . . . New York ...... . ..... . Nolih Carolina .... . . . . North Dakota •... . .. .. . Ohio . . ...... . . . .... .. . . Oklnhoma .•••• . .... .... Oregon .. . .. ..... . ... . . South Carolina .. .. ...•. South Dakota .. • ....... . Tennessee .. .. . . . . , .. , .. itcr1nont . . ....... . . .. . . W nshinglon ... . .. • .....

1915

18.84 $ 14.14

21.82

187.28 50.48

43.98

36.16 187.76

83.02

6.08 36.56

141.50

366.30

80.76 28.08

1916

21.98 $ 14.30 64.66 24.66 7.38

26.48 20MS 65.38 37.72 44.80 13.64 98.08 37.66

190.30 33.78 47.14 64.24 7.88

38.16 53.28

147.dG 12.94

393.80 29.18 18.22 24.16

24.10 30.30 26.78

1917

26.02 17.02 66.34 27.64 8.40

35.68 213.$8 62.50 41.50 41.78 14.44

101.92 39.88

201.20 35.62 46.42 69.58 8.92

40.54 54.34

151.68 12.50

6.5G 435.00 30.82 18.30 27.42 13.76 25.26 29.06 26.74

1918 Total

. ..... $ 65.84 45.46

$ 67.38 198.33

8.38 40.98

74.02 24.16

103.1·1 • . . . • . 601.14 . . . . . . 168.36

4.2.56 121.78 . . • . • . 130.06

16.28 103.96

44.36 303.96

.. ... . 113.70

. . . . . • 579.26 . . • • . • 102.42

46.78 79.16

139.34 212.9~ 22.SS

. . . . . . 115.26 64.88 162.50 31.14 31.14

. . . . . . 440.64 13.02

9.60 38.46 lG.06

• . . . . . 1,194.10 90.68 55.98 Sll.14 28.62 74.08

30.58 19.4.6 31.56 14.86 24.72

90.12 8Ul0

$1,201.76 $1,788.94 $1,929.12 $634.2-0 $5,554.02

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Subordinate Councils

Ar<:tic, No. 1, Fairbanks, Alnakn •• $ Jlunchuca, No. 1, Bisbee, Ariz ... . Jtirnm, No. 2, Prescott, Ai·iz .. ... . Cnnnl 7..one, No. 1, Ancon, C. Z ••• Idaho, No. 1, Boise, ldaho ••••.••• nannock, No. 2, Pocatello, Idaho .. Nevada, No. l, Coldfield, Nev ...• J.'nrgo, No. 1, Fargo, N. D .•..•.• Lebanon, No. 2, Rugby, N. D .•. ,. Adonirnm, No. 3, Edgeley, N. D ... Oriental, No. 1, Manila, P. I. .... . A l1>hn, No. 1, Sioux Fulls, S. D . . . Omega, No. 2, Salem, $. D • •. . .••. Dlnck Rills, No. 3, Lend, S. D ..... \Vntarto"vn, No.4,Watcrto,vn, S. D. Huron, No. 5, Huron, S. D ...... . t:tah, No. 1, Salt Lake City, Utah. \\'a1hing1.on1 No.l, \Vasbin~n~D.C. l\doniram, No. 2, Wuhlneton, O.C. Columbia, U. D., Washington, D.C. Gunning Bedford, Jr., U. D.,

Wilmington, Del. ............. . Coour d'Alene, U. D., Coout• <l'Alono,

Idnho ....... .. ............. .

1915

12.50 $ 25.50 38.50

113.50 58.00 26.50 46.50 79.00 52.00 21.50 84.60 30.00 83.50 74.50 92.50 28.00 44.00 81.50 52.50

1916

10.50 $ 27.00 84.50

130.50 'i2.60 26.50 44.50 37.00 35.75 6.75

40.60 28.00

114.00 74.00 86.50 27.00 67.00 76.50 55.50 21.50

1917

18.00 $ 58.50 41.00

146.00 67.50 62.00 60.00

51.00 72.50 61.00 29.00

100.00

25.60

41

Total

41.00 111.00 114.00 390.00 198.00 105.00 141.UO 116.00 87.75 28.2~

120.50 58.00

197.50 148.50 179.00

65.00 152.00 229,50 159.00

so.so

100.00

25.511

$ 994.50 $1,oos.oo' 807.50 $2.S01.oo

p&FUNCT COUNCILS

Lat6 Custer Council, U. D., Miles City, Montana ................ $ 2.00 I.ut.e Mizpah Council, U. O., Park River, North Dakota...... . .... 2.00 Late Oi-ienlal Co11~cil, U. D., Pier•~. South Dakota . • • . • . . • . . • . . . 4.00 l.nte Zabud Council, U. D., Dovils Lake, North Dakota........... 2.00 Lato Doc:t· Lodge Council, U. D., Door Lodge, Montana.......... . 4.00 Lato Bismarck Council, U. D., Bismarck, North Dnkota.......... 2.00

$16.00

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DISBURSEMENTS

Warrants have been drawn on the General Grand Tt•easurer for the foll owing purposes:

Pay Roll of 1915 .. .... . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . .. ... . .. . .. . . .. . ~2,420.65

Gen01-al Gt·and Masror Wcllington, appropriation . .. . . . .. .. . .. 1,000.00 J owe! for Edwm·d W. Wellington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120.00 Apron for Edward W. Wellington...... . ........ . .... . ... . .. 41.85 Sti!<!l Eng11\ving, Edward W. Wellington, and printing same.. 93.00 Olllce expenses of Edward W. Wellington... . .. .. .. . . . ....... 293.6! Office cxtH!nse.s of General Gra-nd Recorder . ... . ........ . . . . . . Office lhtu1"s . ..... . ........ . ... .. ..... . . ... ..... . . .. .. .. . Aprons for Past General Grand ~fosters ... . . . .. . ..... . •... . . P1-intin.g and distributing P1·oceedings of 1915. : •..... ... • •. . . Printin.g Ritua.ls .. . ... . . . . .. ... .. . ... .. .... . . . . . . .. .. . . · · · Printing Monitors ...... . .... . ........ . ..... . .. .. ... .. . . .. . Of-her printing . . ... . .. .. ..... . ... . ... . ..... . .. • ......•.. . . Surety Bond 0£ General Grand T1·easurer ..•. .. ... . • ..... . , .. Insurance ..... . .... . . . .. .. . . . . ....... .. ... .. ... . ... .. .... . Safety Box for Genel'al Gt-and T1"asm·er ......•.. . ....... , . .

255.85 32.50

134.94 750.37 505.00 437.00 2G8.W 180.00

7.60 3.00

Appropriations of 1915 Assembly... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85.00

Expenses account Food Adn1inistrator's 1neeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00 Gc:neraJ Grand Recorder, threa years' salary . . . .. .. ... . • ... .. 1,500.00

Total disbu~ments ..... .. ........ . ... .. .............. $8,107.96 \Vnl'rants \vet·e also dta\vn in favor of the General Grand

Treasurer, account Liberty Bonds . . ........ . .... . ..• ... .. . $5,000.00

STATISTICS

Thoe usual tables of statistics have been compiled and are printed as an appendix to this repoit. A summary of the same shows at a glance the cryptic activities of the past three years, as follows:

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1915 ............. ... 7,668 490 298 8,461 1916 . .... . ...... ... . 7,752 526 215 8,498 1017 .. .. ....... .... . 9,508 614 418 10,640

24,923 1,680 981 27,484

Chneral (Jrq;nd Council

Y&Alt I EXP£LL£D I SUSPENDED D£)11'M'tD 01£0 I DECREASE

1915 ........ 16 1,284 988 1,112 S,400 1016 ...... .. 16 1,681 890 1.316 3,802 1017 ........ 15 1,479 1,006 1,427 8,927

47 4,344 2,884 - 8,854 11,129

Not Increase .... . ........ .. ........... 16,365

Mombc1·shi1>. 1915 .............. .. ............... 86,647 Membership, 1016 .... . ... . . ..... ......... ..... . . 91,086 Membership, 1917 •....... . •...•.•..•.••.•••••.•• 99,210

REPORTS AND DUES OP GRAND COUNCIJ..S

The customary reporbl have been made by the constituent Grand Councils and the annual dues have been promptly paid.

REPORTS AND DUES OP SUBORDINATE OOUNCILS

A II o! the chartered subordinate Councils under the immediate jurisdiction of this nBtionlll body hBvo made their report.s and paid their dues. Although at times some of them havo been quite lax in complyi11g with the law, it should be borne In mind that the fault is generall,y with the Recorder of the Council, nnd not with the body Itself. 1Unde1· J>resent war conditions, Councils frequently llnd themselves without Recorders and new men do not, nt once, tit into the vncnnt :stations, hence leniency has always been shown whenever such n condition existed.

OOllNCILS UND£R DISPENSATION

Columbia Council, Washington, D. C.-Dispensatlon issued May 27, 1916, to Gny W. A. Camp as Master; Montgomery Hunter, Deputy Master, and Roe Fulkerson, Principal Conductor, toget.her with sixteen other companions. This Council conferred the degrees on fourteen companions during 1917, and on twelve during 1918.

Gunning Bedford, Jr., Council, Wilmington, Delaware.-This Council was granted a dispensation on February 10, 1917, twentyfour companions being the petitioners, with F1·ank B. Newell, Master; Horry J. Guthrie, Deputy Mastor, and Walter W. Bacon, as P1·incipal Conductor. Tho degrees we1·0 con!or1·od on eighty-

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eight companions, during the fractional year of 1917, and on twentythi-ee during the present year, indicating a highly prosperous condition and an energetic official staff. They have placed cryptic masonry on a firm basis in the State of Delaware, whel'C it had not heretof ore been established. They richly deserve the charter for which application has been made.

Coeur d'Alene Council, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.-Dispcnsation granted to nineteen companions with Harry P. Wolf, Master; Henry B. Glindeman, Deputy Master, and F1•edcrick V. Phinney, Principal Conductor. The reports show that sixteen companions were greeted during 1917, but none for the te1·m ending August 81, 1918.

Wyoming Counci l, Cas1>er, Wyoming.-This Council received its dispensation under date of May 1, 1918. There were seventeen petitioners., the following being appointed officers: Chat·les H. Townsend, Master; Edwin P. Rohrbaugh, Deputy Mastet·, and Mai·ion B. Wheeler, Principal Conductor. Their repo1-t shows that twentythrne Royal Arch Masons received the degrees of the Council and that the affairs of the Council are in good hands.

MONITORS

Agreeable to the orders of General Grand Council made at the last triennial assembly, the Committee on Ritual prepared a Monitor for the Council degrees, as will appear from theii· report. 'l'he expense of printing has thus far exceeded the sales, but it is expected that this will be remedied after the companions fully realize the scope and convenience of the wol'lc. One free copy was sent each Grand Council with a circular letter setting fol'th the terms under which additional copies were to be obtained.

RITUALS

The stock of rituals became exhausted early in 1916, hence another edition bf 1,000 copies of each of the two books was pl'inted in the summer of that year, embodying the changes in titles of officers made at the last t1·iennial assembly, together with minor changes in the super-excellent degree, which the ritual committee deemed necessary. The demand for the latter work, which is now greater than ever, indicates the interest the craft are taking in the appendant degree.

The following circular sent out in refet·cnce to the rituals and

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Monitor is reproduced h.erewith for the purpose of again bringing it before those reading this report:

At the twelfth triennial assembly ol General Grand Council held in San J.'1·nncisco, Cal., the Committee on Ritual wos directed to prepai'G n suitable Monitor for the use of Councils under its immediate jurisdiction nnd of sueh Grand Councils M might wish to adopt the some.

This Monitor is now in print and will be sont, 1>ost-p11id, in such quanUtlcs ns may be desired, at $1.40 n copy, money or bank draft to nccompnny the order.

Please note that while Monitors 111·e sold to any one applying, Rituals will be furnished only through Grnnd Recorders, excepting that Councils under the immediate jurisdiction or General Grand Council, mny obtain them if ordered under seal of the Council, to replace worn or obsolete copies.

Price of Rituals, post-paid. is $1 for the R. & S. l\L and fifty cents for the revised S. E. M.

Remittances must accompany the requisition. This obviates bookkeeping.

PORM OP MINUTES !'OR COUNCILS

Ag1·ce.•ble to the orders of General Grand Council made at the Jnat trlcmnial assembly, the General Grand Recorder prepared a form of minutes for the use of Councils, and llllblisheCI the same with tho other forms usually printed In our pi·occedlngs. The price of printing having now advanced so greatly nnd the need of consel'Ving our i·esources being greater lhnn ever, It is pur11osec1 to omit all unnecessary matter from this year's annals, honce, as there is an amplo supply of the 1915 proceedings on hnncl those of 1918 can be greatly curtailed without injury to any department.

The foregoing, together with the usual bibles of statistics, including other information, is herewith fraternally submitted.

H&l'RY W. MORDHURST, General Grand Record~.

TIEPORT OF ClE~'EJLlL GRAND RECORDER REFERRED.

'J.'he reporL of the General Grand Rccorde1· was referred to the Spccinl Committeo on Address ot Gencrul Gmncl Master, for approp,.into nssignment .

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RELATING TO MILEAGE AND PER DIEM.

Companion William F . Kuhn, of Missouri, presented the following, which, on his motion, was adopted :

Resolved, That all the elective General Grand officers and Past General Grand Masters of the General Grand Council, Royal and Select Masters, shall receive as mileage and per diem while attend· ing the Triennial Assembly, as follows: Eight cents per mile one way, tJ'aveling by nearest route, and ten dollars for each day eon· sumed in traveling to and from the Triennial Assembly by clitect route, and fot thtee days while in attendance at the Tt·iennial As· sembly. P•·ovidcd, such expense shall not be paid by any other Mnsonfo Grand Body fot the same petiod.

The Chairman of Standing Committees attending the Triennial Asseni'bly of 1918, shall be paid a similar mileage and per die"' as paid the Genernl Grand Officers and subject to the same condition.s. P1·ovi<letl, the mileage and pe•· die?>t paid such Chairmen shall not be paid at any future Triennial Assembly.

PETITION FROM NEVADA. COUNCIL NO. I.

T he General Grnnd Recordel' pxesented 1\ petition from Companion Adams F. Drown, Pnst Mnstel' of Nnvncln Council No. 1, Goldfidd, Nevada, relating to amendments to Genernl Regulations :for the gO\'emment of subo1·diunt:e Councils, nncl the same wns l'eferrcd to the Committee on CL'yptic Jul'ispruclence.

REPORT OF COlYJMIT'fEE ON TOPICAL ASSIGNMENTS.

Companion.William J . Vnnnix, of i\'lissoui·i, p1-csented the following, which was couewTecl in : ·

To the Ge11e1·al Grand Council of Royal and Sewct Maste1·s:

Your committee to whom was i·eferred the distribution of the address of the General Grand Master, in the per formauce of their duty would recommend the following 1·efcrences:

That the Committee on Fraternal Dead pay fitting tribute to

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those companions who havo passed within the veil, since our last Assembly.

We miss the genial face nnd wise counsel (as the General Grand Maste1· says) "of that lovable !1·iend and most icnlous companion, William F. Cleveland, General Grand Principal Conductor." Faithrul, energetic and honorable, his record is an enviable one.

We commend the General Grand Master in his thoughtful action in arranging for a •pecial eulogy upon the li!e of our talented con1panion.

That matters appertaining to dispensations to communicate dcgi·ces, special dis1>ensntions, decisions and the recommnndntion of the appointment of a special deputy, to the Committee on Crypbic Jurisprudence.

That as much as J'afcre to circular letters and organiiation of new Gr and Councils, to tho Committee on State or the Rite and Foreign Communicationo.

That the aUusion to nppropriations, bonds of General Grand officers, liberty bonds and George Washington llfaaonlc National lltemorfal Association, to the Committee on Finance and Accounts-

This committee Is also of opinion that In view of the hearty endorsement and commendation of the George Wnshington llfosonic National l1Ien1orial Association given by this Body at the last Triennial Assembly, tho Committee on Finance and Accounts should devise some method whereby this endorsement and commendation ot the General Grand Council may be financially tangible and of real service to the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association.

That with regard to Councils chartered and constituted, and dispensations for new Councils, to the Committee on Chartera and Dispcn sations.

The recommendation of the General G1·nnd Mnate1· as to the necessity of a revision of tho Constitution and Laws of the General Grand Council, be referred to Committee on Jurisprudence.

We have inveatlgated tho communication received from the Grand Secnitary of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia. relative to the founding of a non-sectarian university and ruiking

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for our commendation. We recommend thnt this General Grand Council take no action regarding it whatever.

We congratulate the C<?neral Grand Council upon the affiliation of t.he Grnnd Council of New Jersei• and cordially and sincerely welcome the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of New Jersoy lnlo the fellowship of the General Grand Council.

Wo nro gratified to note that tho "Contenninl Box" plnced on cle1>oslt by this General Grand Council December 31, 1894., has been Inspected and found intact and unmolested.

Wo compliment the Committee on Ritual upon tho publication of tho "Monitor for the use of Councils" nnd npprove the General Grand ;\laster's recommendation, that nil Grand Councils place it in each Council in their immediate jurisdictions.

The • urgestion of the General Grand 'Master in reference to spreading personal propaganda among the various Grand Comrnandel'les bearing upon the memorial to the Grand Encampment, la a valuable one and deserves consideration by every Companion of the Rite.

The grnce!ulncss of our Past Gcnerru Grnnd Masters is considc,.ably enhanced in the wearing of the handsome aprons purchased by a committee appointed nt tho Inst Assembly. Much credit is duo the General Grnnd Rccordor !or the tasty and harmonious nccomplishmont of their wo1k

Tho committee felicitates tho General G1·and llfastor upon the p1·csontntlon of an address filled with tho recol'ds of 11n administration or prosperity and harmony ror tho Cryptic Rite during the past three years; an address clothed in expre.•sive lnnguage and patriotic fervor which cannot fail to lmpreaa the companions with gratlflcallon and pride. The General Grand Master hna ~n a very active man, filled with earnestness and zeal, as ahown by the quiet, modest, yet vigorous response in tho performance o( the duties of his office. Three years of Prosperity and Energy in the jurisdiction is tho record of tho administration of Companion Edward W. Wellln!Jton. Tho gratitude of the companions nnd a consciousness of duty well done will, wo arc conlldent, be to him a sufficient reward.

Once more, we thank the Most Puis•mnt General Gi·nnd Master foi· tho VCl'Y able manner in which hls nddt'css has been prepnred, congrntu lnto him upon the condition of tho ltit.o and tho interesting

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nnd valuable information he hns presented of the three years' work. We sincerely hope time will dent gently with him nnd preserve him to us for many yeal'S.

The General Grnnd Council is to be congratulated upon the clear and concise reports presented by the Genera.I Grand Trensurer and the General Grand Recorder.

We recommend that the matters contained therein be referred to the Comtnittee on Finnnce and Accounts.

Zealously submitted,

W ILLIAM J, VANNIX,

LllON C. HElllllCK,

GEORGE A . BEAUCllAMP,

JAMES CHAMBERS,

Com1n1ttee.

CALLED OFF.

Thereupon, at 12:30 o'clock p. m., the General Oran<\ Council was called off until 1 :30 o'clock p. m.

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FIRST DAY Al"'l"f.UXOON @t:!SSJON.

The General Grand Council met nt 1 :30 o'clock p. m., Eastern St1rnd1n·d time.

REPOUT ON 'l'JIE DEATH OF WILLLUI F. CLEVELi""ND.

Companion WiUiam F. Craig, of lown, read lhll Eulogium on Com1>anion William F. Cle\'elaod, Gcuernl Grand Principnl Conductor, prepared by Companion Chal'les C. Clark, of Burlington, low~. :

IN MEMORIAM.

"Those who nre wise in spiritual things grieve neither for the dead nor for the living. I mysetr nevor was not, nor thou nor nil the princes of earth, nor shall we ever hereafter cease to be. As a man throweth away old prmcnts and putteth on new, even ao the dweller in the body hnvlng quitted its old mortal lrnmc, cotereth new, • * * l<nowlng it to be thus, lhou shouldst not grieve."

So runs in stately phrase, the great Epic of lndla. Its philosophy sums up the wisdom of the ages and is the concise, practical cxp1·ession o! common, everyday obse1·vation, thought and experience. And yet, whilo we may nbstractedly agl'C& with the philosophy and concede its unive.l'lllll truth, when the personal equntion enters into the calculation, when the loss strikes home to us individually, we 111·0 all too apt to throw our philosophy to the winc!JI, to cry aloud .against calmnltous fate nnd grieve us tho' the !utut'c held no hope.

Life tor each of us hns held at leMt a few rare souls; i! not, it has been a dreary waste Indeed. In their genial com1·adcahip we have found 11 soothing balm for the bulfetings or a none too kindly world, their genuine sympathy has tided us over many a hard spot, the£r steadfastness when the very universe seemed to rock has been a towc1· of refuge, sure, Moc and sSLfe, an inspirntion to face the wo.-ld with renewed vigor and manfully ea1·1·y on life's unceasing

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,_ warrare. Some one has said that the dead are useful only as examples Cor the living. Perhaps 'tis true, it lite is to be reduced to a proftt.-and-loss basis. Some men view Niagara and see only the immense horse-power that is going to waste. Somo look nt a glorious sunset which transfigures all nature and cnlculnte the heat that is lost. Some regard a magnificent s11ecimcn of our young manhood rendy fo1· nclion "ovei- there," and see but a s11lendid fighting mnchlne. Others with a deeper insight and sou ls nltuncd to the hnl'lllOnle• of the spheres find mnjesty, bcnuty, deity in the rush of \he wnters, poetry in the sunset and n future mnde sure by the high hopes, noble ambitions nnd lofty ideals personified in our youthrul soldiery.

But viewed from the profitable standpoint or as an in~piration to "nobler thoughts, higher deeds and grenter achievements." William Fiske Cleveland measured far above the average.

lie wns born at Waterville, New York, August SOth, 1844, and died at Hnrlnn, Iowa, February 19th, 1916. This spnn of more than seventy years filled the scriptural measure or a nonnal 4'Xistence full and overflowing. Within its llmits nrc com11rls00 the labors, the activities, the joys and the sorrows of 11 more \hnn ordinary human life. Tille technical record is not long, but it is Illuminating. The Wnterville Seminary supplemented the trnining the public schools o! his nntivc city gave him tor his educntlonnl 11nnoply, and thrice urmcd with sound henlth, sound mornls and sound education, he eagerly entered the lists and valorously, gallnntly nucl fairly fought life's bullies to the bitter end.

Illa business career occupied the greater pnrt of his lite. It was spent at I.ouisville, Ky.; Nashville, Tenn.; New Orleans, La., and Harlan, Iowa, and was lived simply, honorably and succe11sfully.

His political service comprised n year as t:nited States agent at Cheyenne, two tenns as county treasurer or Shelby County, Iowa, nud lwo as State Senator from tho Cass-Shelby District of that stale. Tho dutie11 of each otllce were performed conscientiously, thoroughly, wllh a~lute fidelity to principle and with a keen, solicitous regai·d for the public weliare. Ho neve1· was the all-toocommon time-se1·ving politician, hot after office and animated chiefly by \ho lust tor spoils, but in his every act nnd lhoughL he was clearly tho embodiment of ideal American citizenship In public office, square, f11lr, clenn, just und capable. Two unsuccessfu l tl'ials for Congres-

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sional honol'S, when he ran far ahead of his ticket, demonstrated the number of his friends and the faith of the people in his integrity. T.his faith was further shown in 1912 when as candidate for elector .at large be ran 5000 votes ahead of all others on his ticket.

In his domestic life he was singularly blessed. October 2d, 1$71, he was married to Miss Kate L. Collins, who entered into rest after fourteen years of domestic joy. One child survived, Mrs. W. W. Belknap of Worcester, Mass. February 16th, 1893, he was united to Mrs. Ella Noble, who, with their two children, Dorothy Clarke and William Fiske, jr., feel keenly tbe loss of a rarely thoughtful husband and a truly companionable pal.

In religious mattet·s he worshiped with those of the Episcopal faith, and in all cbm·ch activities was an ardent worker, having for years been a member of the vestry and treasurer of the diocese at the time of his death.

Sca1111ing closely the pages of his civil career and his home life, we find no real flaw nor imperfection of any moment. In his entire intercoUl'se with the body politic and in his domestic relations he was sincere and straightforward, absolutely upright, a man among men, the finest type of American manhood.

An<I yet when all is said and done, the real man is revealed in one's avocation rather than in his vocation. The latter may be a Robson's choice or thrust upOn one by ill-advised parents or through circumstances over which he has small control ; the former is the deliberate selection of hjs own free will, in accord with the deepest impulses of his nature, the result of careful thought and a volition free and untrammelled.

Thus the real "Cleve" \Vas the ~fa.sonic "Cleve," £01· in Masonry and its activities dicl he find the avocation which made him a t 1·e· mendons factor in the moral and Intellectual uplift for which that institution has stood without wavering from its very inception.

He was rarely fortunate, when at the age of twenty-one, he was made a Mason by his father in Waterville Lodge No. 129. The Chapter degrees followed at Nashville, Tenn., in 1867. He passed the Circle in Nashville Council No. l a year later. Indivisible Friends Commandet'Y No. S of New Orleans dubbed him in 1872; Zerephath Consisto1·y made him a Muster of the Roya.I Secret in 1907 and in 1913 came the honorary degree of K C. C. H.

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In each oC these bodies he was an ardent worker. The philosophy of the several degrees appealed most forcibly to tho fine qualities of his nature. They answered the insistent demand of his soul for tho highest and best, they met the real human needs he found everywhere around him, they furnished a sate rule and g11ide f or tho highest development of the race.

It Is not. to be wondered that every hono1· tho sevcrnl orders hnd to confe r was his without the asking. Added to a real dramatic ability wns his genial, companionable personality, and, above all, tho clca1mcss of his living, which gave a t remendous weight to his rendition or the words of the ritual. Preferment Willi inevitable, nnd it came ns n matter of course. The Lodire, Chapter and Commandory all felt his forceful entity and in each his Iowa brethren had cho~n him for their supremo official head. In Grand Lodge he was elected Senior Grand Warden in 1901 and in 1906 was ins!Alled ln t he Grand East, where he presided with dignity and absolute fairness . In Royal Arch lllasonry he became Grand High Priest in 1898 and as Grand Commander of Knights Templar he led the Iowa frnlers to Den\'er for the Triennial or 1892.

But it was ill Cryptic Masonry that bis real heart's interest lay. For mnny, many years pr ior to 1900, the Council In Iowa was so fast asleep that to nli intents and purposes it wns really dead. The doirrecs wore spasmodically conferred or cal'ciessly communicated ns n side-show oC the Chapter. Believing that In their splendid Jes· sons thoro wna a real answer to a crying human need, Companion Cleveland resurrected the remains, blew into them tho b1,eath of his own lusty life, and organized them into tho Grand Council of Iowa, in 1900. At the "raising," he was ch08en Deputy Grand Master, nnd becnmc the official heiid in 1901. This Grand Body, recognizing his valiant service, elected him General Grand Steward In 1903. Of course advancement regularly followed, and at his death he held the office of General Grand Principal Conductor.

Service such 'as he rendered was always In demand, and there never was a time in the last thirty years when he did not hold some one or more Masonic offices; not only did ho hold them but filled them, in generous measure; in his lexicon there was no such word as "Sinecure." When the final call came he was Grnnd Secretary ot Iowa's Chapter and Grand Recorder of her Council.

Busy though he e"er was, he yet found timo for literary labor. F rom 1902 to tho end he w1·ote the con cspondence report for the

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Grand Councll, no smnll tnsk. He prepared n History of Cryptic Masonry in Iowa in 1908, nnd from 1911 to 1916 wrote two volumes of Cowa Blue Lodge History, a tremendous task, nobly performed, requiring months of cnreful research, labo1·ious condensation and strenuous composition.

So runs the record ot this worker in the Lord's vlneynrd. "Finis" Is wri~ and we reverently close the book with an assured feeling that across the page the Master will inscribe thcge heartening words, "Well done, good and faithful servant."

Some may say, "was his li!e really worth while, did his lodge work pay, did he achieve a notable success?"

It a II depends on one's stnndard. Measured by tho monetary unit he may have fallen short; tested by the scnles of tho Man of Nazareth be towe1·ed nbovo hie !ollow&--he was n grand success.

Life, its problems, Its reason, its value, is clarifying today as never before in the history or the human race. Ever since the tragedy upon Calvary, men have prated in rel!C>nant phrMO of the nobility or sacrifice and yet have smugly gone their way, consulting naught but their own pleMures. They have held up the Pharisee to unmitigated scorn and still in their hearts have hypocritically thanked God that thoy were not as other men were. They have piously despised Cain, the murderer, and yet with him they have brazenly cried aloud, "Am I my brother's keeper?"

These terrible days wo a1'e realizing as never before the Infinite truth of the Scripture, "No man liveth unto himself alone." We are finding out in the bitter school of trial and suffering that the solidarity of the human race is not a theory but an eternal fact. In our fight for decency In living, for reverence for womanhood, for tender care of childhood, for the maintenance of our aacred honor, we have come to realize that selfishness has no place in tho universe, that service is •something far greater, higher and more real than a me1·e dream of a hnlr-brninod visionary; that tho mere mean, low motive of a safe, sane existence for himself alono demands a keen anxiety for his fellow man.

Some high souls among us have always known these divine !acts, llO simple, so axiomatic that we must fain marvel at man's hitherto Inhumanity to man. They are part and parcel of l\fasonry·s creed, for next to God himself that iHtitution bas over placed brother-

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hood as the cure for every human ill. Row infinitely blind we have been in our contemptuous disregard of this righteous mode of life. It may be, it may be, that as the anxious days go by and the d~dful news comes to increasing numbers of us that our boy, too, hM "gone west," we may, with the clearer vision keen sorrow gives sec more and more perfectly that their sci-vice for others, for hunumity, for the highest ideals of all time, made lheit· sacrifice really worth while, and we would not have it othei·wise. God grant it.

And Cleve? Oh I he lived his l\iasomy. With a mental and spiritual clarity fa1· ahead of most of us ho realized that the philosophy of life was comprised in the single word "service," and knowing it he served.

The end came peacefully on a gray winter day; it held no terror for him. Such rare souls have no anxious thought about what the future may hold. Simple in life, trustful in death, be faced the !uture exclaiming,

"Today the journey bas ended, l have worked out the mandate of fate,

Naked, alone, undefe11ded, I stand nt the outermost gate.

"Lo I the gate swings wide at my knocking, Across endless reaches I seo,

Lost friends with laughter come Rocking, To give n glad welcome to me.

"Fni·ewell, the maze has been threaded, This is the ending of strife,

Say not that death should be dreaded; 'Tis but the beginning of life."

Courteouslt and fraternally submitted, CHARLES C. Ct.ARK,

Sept. 24th, 1918. Committee.

Thill tribute to our departed Compnnion, wns, on motion of Companion Gooi·ge A.. NeweJJ, G~1e1·al Orond Deputy Master, adopted by n unanimous r is ing vole.

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OUR FRATERNAL DEAD.

Companion Oliver II. LaBan-e, of New York, having hCl·etofore l>een selected by the Most Puissant General Grand Master, to prepare n suitable memorial to oul· other Fraternal Dead, then stood nt the altar and read the following eulogy:

Among all nations and in all ages, it has ever been the custom of men to speak kindly of those who have gone before, even though their conduct has not been in strict accord with all the details of the modern moral and social code, and it is among the customs and sentiments of Masont"Jj, affectionately to remember those distinguished Masons who have passed on from earthly labor to eternal rest. They are enshrined fo1·ever in the deep and loving hearts of the brethren, and companions.

The companions whose names have been mentioned here today will be i·emembered by all who knew them. Their work in our quarries will be pointed out to future generations, and theit' nobw example will baa 1·1<!0 and gHide to Masons /01· years to c<>»ie.

The y a,.e go11el The light of their presence has been taken from this earth to grace the coui·t of the G1·eat Grand Master of the Universe. Toll the funeral bells of the craft! Sound the muffled dmms of the f1·ater11it11! Dip the fta,gs of Masoni"JJ i11 honor of the giants of Masonry!

In the world of al't and litemt·ure their absence will be felt. They will be missed in all walks of life by theil' close friends, by the companions here today and by the members of the craft everywhere. The secret of thefr work has not been buried beneath the earth but is carved i.l1 the hearts of their associates; but, alas, they are gonei Nev~r again shall we behold them on this sphere.

'1'1·:.e, our work will go on as before. Masonry will continue its noble mission, ~ven while the companions stand with bowed heads over those who have left us. Yet the dead aid 11$ even after deat/1 by their wonderful life while here. Their work will be a fw·ther inspimtion to those who are now bearing on the glorious torch of Masonic truth, and to those Masons of the futu1·e who are yet to be.

The sonow for the dead, which is a part of the innermost instinct of man, though, cannot be east out, even though we know that they have gone on to the greatest Grand Lodge of all, and

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their work ll1sre may be greater by a thousand-fold than it ever could be on thi• e1irth.. It is the 011111 sorrow from which we refuse to be divorced. Et1ert1 other would we sook to heal, all other affliction to forget. But this passage of our loved ones to God, we cherish I

Whi:ire is the mother who would willingly forget the infant that perished like a blossom in her arms? Whore Is tho child who could forgot t ho most tender of parents, though to remember is to lament? Who, oven us the tomb is closing ovo1· l101· whom ho most loved, when ho feel" his heart crushed between the closing po1·tals, would accept the consolation of immediate fo1·getfui11e11s?

There are none of these I

The love that survives the tomb is one of the noblut attributes of the human soul. U it bas its melancholy woes, then, too, it has it.a gloomy pleasures. When tho first burst or overwhelming grief has spent it.a force and is calmed to the gentle teAr of recollection; when our first agony over the loss of that we loved most is softened into pensive meditation upon that our love was In the days of its youth; who then would tear out such a sweet sorrow from his heart?

1'hough a passing cloud may o'crshudow an hour o! life and gaiety, or spread a deeper tinge over an hour of sadness, yet we would not chnnge our recollect ion for n pleasant song 01· a night of 1·evel_ Thc1·e is n voice of the tomb sweeter than nny song. There is a rcmcmb1·ance of the dead to which we turn often-even from the charm of the living.

The grave!

It covers every error and defect. It extinguishe3 every resentment. F rom its peaceful bosom springs naught but fond regrets and tender recollections. Those of us, looking on the grave of an enemy, can feel naught but sorrow and compunction that we had ever dlfTered with the poor handful or earth that lies mouldering at our !eet.

Death has been called the king of terror, the dread messenger, the end of all things, but lw i8 not terrib/.el Death ls but the messenger of God, the viscount of the Lord above. The Father sends him to us nnd we follow him to the feet of ou1· Father in Heaven .

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Philosophers reason that death la but tho consummation of a brier existence in this world, which wo call life, the end quite as natural as the beginning, and neither should excito any great emotion, either of joy or of sorrow. Whilo we may bo !n accord with some pn rt of this reasoning, we cannot prevent ourselves from feeling n g1·eal and soul-filling happiness upon tho birth of a son or a daughtor to us; or sorrow at the loss, even if only {or a time, of n dea1· one, be he father, brother 01· friend.

Wo have the feeling strongly implanted in our Inner subconscious soul thnt we "'"st "'oum for the dead. A child, even of very tender ycnrs, will weep bitterly at the loss of a cherished little dog, and in this characteristic we all are child-like In our faith.

We must mourn for the men whose fine characters make them live In our memories forever. We rejoice at the thought that they are gone home to their eternal father and have solved the greatest myatery or all. We know that they are in better care than they were hero on God's footstool, yet man-like, forever human and weak, we mourn them deeply.

In the death of these companions, the Craft has lost many an honest, sincere and earnest exponent of Cryptic Rite Masonry, the world has lost some of its great men, wo have lost some of our best and dcme.'t friends, and we mourn for them, In sorrow and yet in hopo, (01· we know that they hnvo gono to a better 1vorld, to the S1<1ll'C1"C G1'and Comici! of the Universe, whore there is no pain, tto aorrow, and joy for61Jer-mo1'e.

Which report was adopted ond, on motion of Compnn ion Eugene E. Hinman, of New York, lhe thanks of Gencrnl Grnnd Council were extended t<> Companion Oliver IT. LnBarre for his SCr\'iOCS in preparing the same .

• REPORT OF THE COIDil'l"l'EE ON Cl r ARTERS AND DISPENSATIONS.

Companion John W. Neilson, of Kansas, presented the following:

To the Gattera/. Grnnd Council of Roya/. a11d Select MMters of the U"itcd States of A"'~rica:

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Your Committee on Charters and Dispensations oop leave to submit this report:

ln common with committees oI former years, we find not much that is new, or that would be interesting to this General Grand Body, but we hnve endeavored to recapitulate tho reports of the sevornl Councils under Dispensation, nnd herewith present our 1·ecommondntlons with such criticism 01· uppl'obntion as their achievements s<:em to wnrrn11t. We have examined the books of the four Councils that were working under Dispensution, and in connection therewith hnve the honor to report as follows:

Columbia Council, Washington, D. C. Dispensation dated May 27, 1916.

We hnve carefully examined the transcript of records of this Council U. D. and find them to be in excellent shape, ahowing ten aasembliee held, and twenty-six companions 1reeted, and therefore rooomml'nd that a charter be issued them under the distinguishing title of Columbia Council No. 3, Washington, D. C.

Gunning Bedford Council, Wilmington, Delaware. Dispensation dated February 10, 1917.

This Council has had an enel'getic administration, exhibiting cxccptlotinl Interest and zeal of tho highest 01·dcr, as shown by the 1·csults obtained.

Notwithstanding the handicap imposed on nil organizations by 1·enson of om· country's war, they have held fifteen assemblies, greeted 111 companions and your committee heartily recommends that thQy be granted a charter under the distinguishing title of Gunning Bedford Council No. 1, Wilmington, Delaware.

CO!ur d'Alene Council, Creur d'Alene, Idaho. Dispensation dated lllarch 2, 1917. •

An investigation of the facts concerning this Council reveals that It wns organized in strict accordance with the instructions of the General Grand Master and has greeted sixteen companions. We tho1·efore recommend that a charter be issued them under the distinguishing title of Co>ur d'Alene Counci l No. S, Comr d'Alene, Idaho, uapon flUng complete and satisfactory 1·epo1·ts with the General Gr11nd Recorder.

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Wyoming Council, Casper, Wyoming. Dispensation dated May 7, 1918.

Although organized at a late date, this Council, with the limited time at its command, has with true Western energy made a creditable showing, with four assemblies held and twenty-th1·ee companions greeted, and we doubt not that the pioneer spirit and vim will continue to make of this a successCul organization. We therefore re<:ommend that a charter be granted under the distinguishing title of Wyoming Council No. 1, Casper, Wyoming.

In conformance with the l·ecommendntion of this committee submitted and adopted at San Francisco, the Genernl Grand Recorde1· ptepa1·ed a skeleton form of minutes for the guidance and direction of Councils U. 0 . and published the same in the proceedings of this body, and from the excellent 1·eeords of the above Councils we infer that this blank form has p1·oven of great benefit to the new Councils.

Fraternally,

JOHN W. NEILSON,

OLIVER L. MCKAY,

JAMES A. SCOTT,

Committee.

Which report wns adopted nnd reconunendntions therein, concun"<l<l. in.

REPORT OF C011·£MITTEE ON Rl'l'UAL.

Companion William F . Kuhn, of Missouri, iireseoted the following from the special Committee on Ritual:

Yom· committee reports the following amendments to the Ritual of the Royal Masters degree :

Fit·st:. On page sixteen, by striking out the giving of the * * • * in the circumnambulatlons at the E. but * * * • * * to be retained.

Second: On page eighteen, by striking out the advancing • • * • • * • • * * * * * on all the * • * * * * * * and under the * * *

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of tho preceding degrees, but to • • • on the • • • of the R. M. only.

GEORGE McCOWN, of New York, WILLIUI F. KUHN, of 1ili11Sourl, HENRY w. llfORDllURST, of Indiana,

Committee.

Tho 11roposed changes were voted on sepn rntcly.

'tho flrst wns ndoptecl by a majority vote.

The second wns adopted by n mnjol"ity vote.

Whereupon, on motion of Companion William J. Vnnniic, of Missouri, the report of the Committee wns adopted as a whole.

REPOR'r OF COMMITTEE OX MEMORIAL '1'0 GRAl\"D ENCJUIPMENT.

Componion Andrew P. Swanstrom, Past Gcncr11l Grand Master, rend the repo1t of the Committee on i\Iemorinl to Grnnd Encnmpmcnt nppointed at last Tricnninl, nnd on his motion the Committee was continued :

To tho 00icc1'8 at1d Mcm1>ers of the M. P. Ge1101·al Gral!d Council, Royal & Select Masters of the U11ited States of A1nerica:

COMPANIONS:

Your committee to prepare and preacnt n memorial to the Grand Encnmpmcnl Knights Templar o! the United Slates of America to chanie Section 113 of its Constitution and make tho Council degrees pre-requisite to the Commandery Orders wishes to submit the following report: .

Tho memorial was duly prepared and presented to the Thirtythird Triennial Conclave at Los Angeles, June, 1916.

In preparing the memorial the committee hod tho advice and assistanc,o oC our M. P. General Grand Jlfast.er, Companion Wellington, by whoso order it was printed and mnilcd to every member of tho Grand Encampment in due time boforo !he Conclave was held. Under circumstance• then existing it was thought best to not bring this question to a decisive conclusion nt the Thirty-third Triennial,

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and upon advice of tho M. P. General Grand Master and agreement and r<!COmmendalion or the Committee on Templar Jurisprudence, action wa• deferred until the Thirty-fourth Triennial, which is to bo held in Philadelphia in 1919; at which time, we most cnrnestly hope for 11 favorable soWcment of this Important ·question. We say important, and it Is Important, for n vital question of Masonic ethics is nt stake. Upon the determination of this question depends whether future generations of Masons ahall be treated juat and rigllt.

At this time it Is useless to repeat tho arguments In favor of p1·c-r~uisition or set forth facts to l'e!ute such argument as may !Jc used against It; but If there a re to be any Masonic prerequis ites they should be complete; It one degree is mentioned, each degree recognized and accepted in tho American system· of Freemasonry •hould be named; it one .Maoonlc organlz.ation Is necessary, each organization compooing the system Is necessary; the established order or Jllnsonic support and protection should be carried out in full; to reach the ncmo of Masonic study nnd profession one should be n complete Mason so fnr as obligations, symbols and rulegories are concerned, and to attain to the highest Masonic knowledge and profess the perfection attained by the Order of tho Temple, be not confined to any ono subordinate or Grand Jurisdiction, but be extended equally over nil the dominions or the Grand Encampment.

Ou1· errorls are fdr the rights of the uninformed-or less informed brethren. In "Union thc1·e is s trength," nnd to get Union, Templara as well aa members of all othei· Masonic organizations must have laws equnlly enforced in every jurisdiction nnd the lessons leading up to this the highest branch of the American system of Maso1H')' must be uniformly taught. No jurisdiction or communlLy must be nllowcd s pecial p1·ivllcges, nnd all infringements of uni fo1·m regulations must hnve cogniz.nnce token of them and be corrected. There must bo a unity of the organizations, degrees, obligations, lel:ends and allegories taught and les.'!Ons learned in all jurisdictions before our less informed brethren receive ;ualk~. and to this end we enrne:itly recommend that a similar committee to this be made t>ermnnent until such time as the effort8 nre succe!ll!ful nnd all brnnches of the Amel'icnn system of f '1·comaso11ry, Lodgo, Chnpter and Council, have the same degree of support and protection and until encb seeker for further Maoonic Light in every jurisdiction under allegiance to the Grand Encampment Knights Templar o! the United States of America will be required to receive

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the same degrees a11d obllgntions, hear the same legends and allegories, learn the same lessons, have explained to them the same symbols so far as they ndvnnce in the system, u11d n Templa1; will then knGw that so far as knowledge is concerned he stands upon the highest pinnacle of Masonic efficiency, and 11 united front can be presented to advance humanity and Christianity.

As our armies in Europe are showing that American intelligence is the superior of any in the world, so can American Masons continue w lead the world In enlciency, and by this completed preparation and united effort continue to advance humnnity and by their momi and Christian teaching advance their votnl'ies towards the ''Great I Am."

Zcnloualy submitted,

J. ANGUS GILLIS,

ANDREW P. SWANSTHOM,

Committee.

COi\fMITTEE ON 'l'lllNKS.

Companion John l'icknrd, of i\Iissouri, mo1·cd that n special committee be appointed lo express the lhnnks of the pl'esent nsscmbly for nll tho cou1·lcsics extended nncl cntc1·tn inmunt l'C· ceivccl.

'Vhich motion wns aclopled.

The Uost PuiSSflnl General Grand Mnslcr thereupon ap-pointed the following named committee:

John Pie kn •'<I, of Missouri. Frank J. llc1·111nn, of Louisinnn. Eben George Guthrie, of ~forth Dnkotn.

ORATION.

The Mo~t l>11iSS1111t Gcncrul Grand i\lnstc1· then iutl'oduced Co111p11nion R. Pc1Ty Bush, of l\fas:sachusetls, Ocnernl Grnnd Clmpl11in in 1900, who lhcniupon cleliYcl'ed the following nddress which was listened lo with marked atlcntion:

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General Grand M a.ter and Companion• of th~ (J tmeral Grand Council:

It is with n deep appreciation of the honor conferred upon me that I have accepted the invitation to address you at this hour.

Ae n lover of nll that is good, I delight to t1·nco Into the distant pus~ tho influences and institutions by which tho civilization of our dny and gcncrntion hns been shaped and fashioned, and no review of the ages would be complete without n recognition of F reema· soni-y.

There are those who, though in utter Ignorance of our rites and purposes, presume to pronounce condem.nation upon us, but only he who hn11 bowed with us at our altnr has the ri&'ht to sit in judg· ment.

JC it has been your good fortune to journey in foreign lands, you hnve looked upon the ten1ples nnd 11Al11Ccs which elicit the admlration of all beholders. I remember well my e.'Cperience at Miian, iu I approached that matchleu cathedral which many have charncterlzcd ns the most beautiful building In the world. My attention was directed to it. windows, which from the outside appeared ns but a wild and unnttrnctive mauing of colors without harmony or meaning-but when I ste1>pcd withit1, I was trnnsfigu1·ed by tho splendor of the delineation or scenes f1·om the life of the Christ or the mastet"piece of some a rtist Inspired with religious zeal and devotion.

Even so, the temple of Masonry, In the fu lness of Its worth and glory, ls known only to the initiated, nnd ho who has never passed !ta portals only exPOSes his ignorance when he presumes to estimate ita value.

For long years I have been a member of the Cran anil a student or ita his~ry and the significance of lta symbols, and it will be my purpose to present you some of the gallent points in our annals-to consider the present status of our !ral<lmity- (the duties and privileges of those who e.nl<lr our ranks) and the special pince and !unction of the Cryptic Rite.

'l'ho tendency in these later doys hns been to look Cer the origin of llfosc>nry farthe.r and fartbe1· away in tho past. The historian lends us bnck beyond imperial Rome-beyond the Grecco of the age of l'erlc.les, and even beyond the seven monarchies whoso story is

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unfolded by Rawlinson-while almost every personage from the Devil to the Druids bas been designated as our patron or founder.

For myself I may confess that whCJ1 first l began to investigate, I had but little faith in our claim to antiquity, but I have come to believe thnt in a definite way we 1·eaci. back to tintcs p,.imovaJ ..

We mny smile at the ass11mptio11 of such a onn as Olivet·, who malntairis that Masonry is coeval with creation, or Anderson, who assert$ thnt Adam was the first Grnnd ?.luster, but l find suflicient g1·ound to believe that we of today a1·e lineal descendants of those who lived long anterior to the Ch1·istinn era.

Not thnt we make use of the same or similar 1·itunl-not that we are animated by the same purpose, but thnt there is much to show tltat by successive and traceable steps, one organization has grown out or Mother along the centuries, until our modern lodges, and the other bodies au:ciliary thereto, have come into being, and that there have been certain clULract6riatiu common lo lltem alL

I apprehend that it will be accepted ns a truism lhat man is prone to worship; that instinctively the knee is bent and the heart aspires; lhat Cod by dill'ering names and rites has been everywhere ndored, nnd because we cannot worship ht abstractions, there have been idol-makors and bujlders of tcm1>les, nnd out of the travail ol 111anl<i>1d in 011trcac/1ing toward Deity, hnvc come our churches ond our snnctun1·ies of Freemasonry.

1'he fitst expressions of this proclivity of our race were but rude and uncultm•ed, but there has been a mighty evolution since that rar-off day.

I nm convinced that back of the mysteries or Osiris and Isi.s, struggling amid the mythologies of the Creeks and voiced in the songs of Romer the blind, and the Law or SIMI, Is something concerning which we may not cl.Um loo much, but to which we may well give heed. •

It IA constantly being brought to light lhnt operative skill has o!ten- ir not always-blended with the inculcation or moral principle and religious aspiration, and it is certain that the neophlte while being trained in at'Chitectuml knowledge, was also instructed in 1·cgard to Deity and the life beyond the gr11vo.

Fur~hcrmore, they who reared the wonderfu l structtn·es at

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Karnak or Thebes or carved the rock temple of Abu Simbel were close coi·porations of workmen, with their marks of identification and their mutual protection by sooret signs. and so also were they who crowned Mt. Moriah with that teniple which has immortalized the genius of Solomon.

And when, at the close of the eighth century before Christ, the Roman corporation of Builders under Numa Pompilious, was conceived mid established, those who have right to speak inform us that there wei·e three classes of workmen : the apprentices, the fellow crafts and the mastei:s; and while they were constructing arches and aqueducts, they were paying tribute to Rim whom they designated as the lnfinHe Architect of the Universe, and tm·uing away from polytheism to the monotheistic conception of the Most high and Holy One.

It ls further substruitinted that representatives of this College of Buinders wel'e sent to p1·otect the Roman possessions in Britain, and tlnat the descendants of these workers gave way in Intel' times to the Lodges or Guilds of Stone Maaons; and no unbiased judge can examine the record of the l'ites and ceremonies of these late1· bodies without beil1g certain that much of their teach· ing bll!S been presel'ved in our Masonry of today, and while the impulse of those early ages was to provide means to "tnvel in foreign countries, work and receive master's pay," yet so close to us a ll are the claims of duty, so near is Heaven to earth, that instinctively there was blended with their operntive skill, some. thing of aspiration and worship which wns destined to tl'ansform and en.noble the organization of which they were a part.

Gradually it tmnspired that when the erection of great churches ceased, . those not artisans by trade were admitted to fellowship among the Stone Masons, and this practice rapidly increased during the sixteenth ancl seventeenth centuries!

After the mlully monk of Germany took bis stand against Tctzel and the powers in the Vatican, thern were but few great temples to build, and the ope1·ative craft found their fraternities dwindling away, but pbmnix-like there · rose from the ashes of tho old, the moder11 and speculative lodges which have played so large a part in the welfa1·e of mankind. You know the marvelous but incidentally di$turbing influence of Luther 1

You know the undermining of faith evoked by Galileo and

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Spinoza-by Voltaire and the Illuminati I You know the enshrouding of intelligence by the spirit of mystery, and the rise of the Alchemiat&--the Rosicrucians and a hundred kindred cults!

It wns a time of mental disturbancol-a religious crisis!

There was everywhere a cry for inward peace-a longing for something broad and genuine and frnternal- nnd that cry was answered on St. John's Day 1717, for thnt was the date of the beginning of modern Masom·y.

Four of tho lodges of London had met tho February before and discussed plans for a union of their fo1-ces, but on tho 24th of June they completed their organization, elected t heir omcers and set in motion n marvelous power.

At that time was consummated the atrug1lo of ages, and the retult of that action has been the giving to the world of a blessing which baa circled the globe and made !airer ita every land.

l!encerorth there were to be in the lodge rooms the same technlCAI expressions, but the craft were to be animated by nobler aims.

Masonry was to be separated from architecture and dedicated to tho general good of mankind-to n growth in self-knowledge-a practice of nll tho virtues-the making of better citizens-better husbnnds nnd fathers and friends.

Founded In the very depths of our mornl nature, it was to make appeal to the divinest impulses of tho human soul.

Admitting no atheist or libertine within its ranks, it was to present a neutral ground where all who Jove whnt is right and good should meet as brothers and labor tor the upbuilding of manly character.

Wit h such a ~nstituency and such a purpose, it went forth upon its mission, and it were altogether impossible to trace the many lines of power wbich radiated from that meeting In London in 1717.

It would be interesting, for instance, to follow the development of our 1·itcs in France, but we can pause but a moment for such conside1·ation.

F rom the Or•t there have been two Gt·and Bodies- tho Grand Loclgo !lnd tho Grand Orient-and there have been vnrioils semi-

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poiitic.-.1 orgnnlzntions, styling themselves masonic, but instituted for the purpose or 1·estoring the Stuarts to the throne or England.

The Holy Scriptures have been set aside, and no belie! ln Diety is required of tho candidate, although in these latest times a third Grand Body hu been instituted which has restored the English requirements, but its jurisdiction extends to only three of the sub· 01·dinate lodges.

This condition presents a per1llexlng problem for ou1· American Masons in these times of war, when our brethren are going across to fight side by side with the French and when thcj1· nfliliation ought to bri~ them closer in spirit with their allies.

Heretofore, we of the United States have refrained from recog· nition or French lltasonry because we have held that it la a departure from the nnclent landmarks, und deeply as we appreciate what the gal lant heroes of France bave done in this terrible contllct, and bemourn tho nwkwardness or the situation, while several of the States have removed all restrictions, we of Massachusetts !eel that the fundamentals of our institution are thereby threatened, and that a man is not really a Mason unless he is committed to the t.en~ls which France has set aside, and that the wiser course would be for all regular brethren everywhere to unite in an effort to perauade the French lodges to return t.o the old-time vows.

It occurs to me nlso in this connection, to note the fnct that it was in France that the Scottish Rite had its origin-tho first Lodge of Perfection being instituted In the monastery of Claremont in Paris 11nder the patronage of the Duke de Bonneville in 1764, but we shall later have occasion to show how this body is related to the Cryptic Rite.

And now, briefly, let us look to tho introduction of ~fasonry into our Western world and the stc1>s thnt have Jed to tho American system of today.

' There were hosts of Masons In these parts and there were many

organized bodies here before the eirhtoonth century.

Multitudes of those who had come to these shores rrom the mother country had become membere of the order before embarking thither. and in acco•d with the custom of the time, wherever a few such gathered together they met and instituted lodges. These were scattered about throughout New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,

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Massachusetu and elsewhere, but they could not be designated as regular or authorized.

Tho first commission to establish i\fasonry on these shores was accorded to Daniel Cox by the Grand Mnslcr ot tho English Grand Lodge In 1730, but there does not seem to be evidence to show that ho ever mnde use or his prei·ogali\'e, but in 1788, on the 30th of April, liem·y Price received a waiTnnt signed by Viscount l\fontnguo fi])l>Olntlng him Provincial Grnnd Mastel' of New England, and on July 30th of that year he assembled tho brethren at the Bunch ot Grapes tavern in Boston and there opened the St. John's Grand Lodge-the first body of· real authority in this Western world.

There were, however, several lodges which would not acknowledll'e the jurisdiction of Price, and as in England it had come about that a second grand body-<:alllng itself the Grand Lodge of the Ancient York :Masons-bad bttn established, and as there was little of harmony between the followers ot Price and the independent brethren, the latt.sr petitioned tho Grand Lodge of Ancie>1t York, and this body, in 1769, appointed Joseph Warren Provincial Grand Master, and in 1773 his power was extended to include all the colonies and confusion was confounded, and so continued u nUI nfter our war of the Revolution, when on Juno 19, 1792, the two bodies were united and have over sinco dwelt together in hnrn1ony.

So much for the shaping of tho Blue Lodge, nnd as the Council dog1·ces were at the outset appendant to the Royal A1-ch, it will be well £01· us lo note how the Capitular Rite WM developed and bow it became a part of our American system.

It has been said that "no event In tho hl,story o! Speculative Freemasonry has bad so important an inOuence upon the sysUin ot symbolism u tho introduction of tho Royal Arch." .

There wu in 1717, as you are undoubUdly aware, only one degree, and this was elaborated by Payno and Anderson and Desagullers Into two-and later into throe.

Moreover, the whole Masonic system la co11tel'cd In the MMter's word; its vossossion is held to bo of the a-rcatest impo1·U.1tce, and when lo8t, the one ell'ort is dh·ected to its 1·ecouorv. The Stone Masons attached much importance to the secrets of that word.

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The original third degree of Deaagulier contained the true Master's or Royal Arch word, and the aame was also displayed in Wilkinson's Book of Constitutions published in 1769.

Furthonno1·c, when some of our English brclhrcn seceded from tho London Grand Lodge, they gave as their prime reason that the Londoners had clcpartecl f.-0111 the a11cie11t la11dma1·k8, and they themselves p1·ovlded a fourth degree which 1·cstorccl a pa1·t of what Juul bca>i 0111ittccl.

Again, the legend of Hiram had constituted an Important part or the ritual of the first grand body nnd the loss or tile tuortl had been tfterei11 set fo,.th.

The word was communicated, but no explanation was given as to how It had been 1'!COvered. This defect, the At1cimu aought to ~tcpplu, and this was the beginning of tho so-called "higher degrees."

The first innovator was Chevalier Ramsey, who was born in Ayr, in Scotland, in 1668. He was educated in the University of Edinburgh and on a visit to Bolland be met Peter Poiret, a teacher of mystic theology, who e."erted a great influence upon his life.

Later Ramsey was a proselyte to Romanlsm and a preceptor to the childrc.n of exiled James tho Second, ono of the Stuarts of England, and wh ile thus engaged he was made n Knight of Order of St. Lnzlll"us nnd obtained thereby his title of Chcvnller.

In 1740 Ramsey was the Grand Orator of the Grand 01·ient of F rance, and It was his theory that Masonry had Its birth in Palestine In the time of the Crusades-and It was through his influence that 'l'emplarism was introduced into the Masonic system.

Ramsey devised three new degrees: I.ho "Ecozzlas" or Scottish Master, the "Novice'' and "The Knight of the Temple."

The Eeozziaa has given the name to our Scottish Rite and it bas bad much to d0-though not so much as some have supposed- in the development of the Royal Arch.

Rnmsoy went to EngL1nd and sought to have either or both of the Grand Bodies to adopt and use his work, but this they were not willing to do.

The Grand Lodge of Ancients did, however, lny hold upon his Btl(lqCStion in tho Scottish Master, and with tho help of Lawrence

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Dermott, they developed the York Rites, which were adopted in 1753 -and something of lilce import may be aaid of the Modern& who formed a Chapter of the Royal Arch in l 7GS-the work being that of Thomas Dunkerley-the illegitimate son of George the Seeondwhile in 1813 the two English Lodges united and tho Royal Arch was recognized and the Supreme Grand Chnpler established.

Now, just n word will suffice to show how the Hoyal Arch came to Amei·ica :

A chaplet· of the Grand Lodge of Ancients wns grttnted the colonies in 1758, and the ritual was undoubtedly Dcrmott's, and it was conCct·rcd in n chnpte1· working under 11 Master's Warrant.

The firs t recorded meeting in the Western World of a Royal Arch Lodge is that of St. Andrews in Boston on August 28th, 1769, and thill wns nl;o the occasion of tbe lirol preiientation of the Order of the Temple.

Tho ritual UAed at this time was that of Lodge 822 of the regist11• of Ireland, and connectOO with the Twenty-ninth Regiment, stfttionod at Boston, nnd the degrees wero: The Excellent, the Supor-Excellent and the Royal Arch.

We linve mnde many changes since thnt dny, ond the man most 1>roml11011l in shaping om· present ritual was 'l'homns Smith Webb-n nalivo of Massachusetts, who moved to New York and wns instrumental in organizing the chapter and commnndcty in Albmiy. Webb Inter resided in Providence and in 1813 he wns Gmnd Master of Rhode Island.

On Oclober 20th, 1795, with members of the Albany Chapter, he visited St. Andrews, and a few evenings toter he called companions !rom vnrioUA localities together to conJer in regard to forming a General Grand Chapter-and the result was a duly appointed meeting at Hartford, Connecticut. on the fourth Wednesday in Janual')' , .1796, when the work was eonsummnted and officers elected and installed.

With this brief summary of the Scottish And York Rites, we mRY consider the relationship of the Council lo these two bodies.

It ie manifest that-as another hns snid- "the degrees of the Council worn gem1cd into existence by the Masons of Continental Eu1·ope nnd introduced into this country in the lntte1· pntt of the eighteenth cent ury th1·ough the Lodge of Perfection."

Thet·e hnvo been three di!l'crcnt claim• for jurisdiction over these degrees-the first by tho Supreme Council of tho Scottish Rite; t.he second by some of the Grand Chapters; and finally, by the Grand Councils.

It is on record that a commiltee Crom the Grand Chapter of South Carolina reported to thnt body in 1829 lhat in February, 1783, Dr. Dnlcho and others i•ccelved the Royal and Select Degrees in the Lodge or Perfection at Chnrlcslon, and that when the Grand Council 0£ Princes of Jerusalem w11s established In 1788, Joseph Myers, wbo WM one of the Deputy Inspectors, deposited in its archives certified copies of the I<oyal and Select degrees Crom Berlin, in Prussia; and that from 1788, the Grand Officers and Supremo Council or Inspectors General at Charleston, bad conferred these degrees, and that in 1828 the.re were n number of Councils or Select Masters under their authority in tho South and West.

It appen1·s, furthe1·more, thnt members of tho commlttee who made the report had pemsecl tliis /i>'8t copy of these degrees, and said degrees had been under regulnr or independent protection for nlm03t half a contury-reachinir back long prior to the organization ol any chapter of the Royal Arch.

A further consideration-throwing light upon our way-is the fact that in 17Gl the Grand Consistory of Sublime Princes in Paris invested Stephen Morin with tho nulhority to cnrry tho Rite of Perfection to America, and he came first to San Domingo and afterward to Klngston, Jamaica, and he appointed Moses M. Hayes of Boston a Deputy Inspector General; nnd Hayes appointed Isaac Da Costa ot South Carolina; and when Da Costa died Joseph Myers, afterward a resident or Baltimore, wns appointed in his place.

It can also be shown that Henry Willmans, who was Grand Jns11ector Cenernl of the Rite of Perfection, emigrated to this same city from Bremen in 179G-and these facts •U'C sufficient to account for the working• of the Council degrees in Maryland In tho early pait of the nineteenth century, nt which time they were nppendant to the Royal Arch.

This review nlso explnins the poaaession of the ritual used by Philip P. Eckel, who at the fouth meeting of the General Grand Chapter in 1816, represented the Grand Chapter of Maryland, and argued fo1· the union of the Royal and Select degrees with the Royal Arch. His p1·011osition, however, was •·ejected, and so ho returned

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home and organized tho :Maryland Grand Council ot Roynl Masters, nnd in 1817, as Thrice Illustrious nnd Grand .Puisaant Mnster, he commissioned Jeremy L. C1·oss, who wns General Gmnd Lecturer of

· the General Grnnd Cbnptet", and confirmed upon him tho right to "erect and establish Councils of Select Masters"-nnd late1· he was empowered to establish the Royal degree-and this ncUon resulted in the organizing of many Councils and State Councils throughout the country, and in 1870 the Scottish body abandoned Ila claim to tho Council degrees, so that in 1871 the Grand Council or Massachusetts undertook the task or evoking order in place of the chaos which had attended the Cryptic Rite, and much credit Is due the Hon. Josiah H. Drummond for his services in stimulating the State Councils to the organization of this General Grnnd Council-which wns completed in 1880 ond which has done so much to nssist nnd inspire the companions.

To me the Cryptic Rite occupies a unique and enviable position among the lllascnic bodies of our great Republic. By its history and traditions it bridgcs the gap between the loss or the word in the third degree and the finding or the =e in the Royal Arch. Its degrees are short and impressive, and it affords opportunity for companionshlp and social intet"Course to an extent unequalled by any other branch o! our frntornity.

With us in Massachusetts it ls 11ot required by way of ndmission to the Commandel'y, and It nttrncts n rare company of kindl'ed spirits who enter its ranks with no ulterior goal in view but out of love for each other and for its teachings.

ln my judgment It has grown in dignity and importance during the last twenty-five years as no other rite o! Masonry, and in our grand and subordinate bodies there is a breadth and heartiness, a real genuineness of brotherhood, which is nowhere surpassed. I have spent some of lhe happiest hours of my life within its chlll'med and helpful circle; and among the friendships with the manliest of men which it is my privilege to enjoy, many such have been formed and con:summatcd in tho Council-and the ennobling influence exe1·ted upon us who are its members, it were imposslblo to measw·e.

As time goes on nnd the real nnture and mission of Masonry shall be more and more clearly discerned, it shall be s~n that it is God-ordained for tho pruervation and inculcation of the most vital truths that animate the human mind and heart-that Its real land-

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ma1·ks are not forms of petition or the wording of ritual; not evon its signs and gt·ips and s~1·ct words, but that belief in One Only God- and that postulating of li.fe beyond the grave, which has characterized the Craft from those far-off days when our brethren heaved. the pyramids above the sands of Cairo-through a ll the vicissitudes of the ages down unto the prC!Jent hour-and to this sup1·eme and t1'a'1sceiiding 1mrpose, the Cryptic Rite is making valtlabl<i contl'ilmtion, and it is to be numbei·ed among the agencies of the Most High which He has dedicated to the upbuilding of His Kingdom in the hearts of men.

It was not to the advantage of our fraternity when men sought to make it a tool for the restoration of the Stuarts-and much that appeai-s upon the continent of Europe warns us to avoid all political entanglements and hold ourselves aloof from partisanship in public affairs, but the multiplication of our millions ought to be more and more of n factor in offsettinir all enemies of our free institutions, ancl helping to p1'eserve the fundnmental principles of our Republic.

And in our relation to 7'eligion and the chu?'c/ies there is much that is worthy of consideration. We impose no creed and we draw no lines of distinction between the differing beliefs of Christendom 01· those of other sects sometimes designnted as heathen. We stand for highest morality, and ask only for the acknowledgment of dependence u1>on the Infinite Architect of the Universe; ancl it is to our everlasting credit that when the rankB of ch1u·ch fellowship were torn by dissension, and the varied wot·shipers ostracized each other, they of every name and sect gathered at our altars in brotherly love, and helped wonderfully ln the breaking down o! partition walls and the ushering in of that reign of free speech and co-opention, that mutual l'espect of those who differ in conviction, which marks the P1·otestantism of the present time.

And there is ground for a just pride that Masonry has played so impot•tant a part in the winning of our National Independence and the shaping of our National Government. Not alone was the immortal Washington a Jl1ason, but be entl'uste<I no great responsibility to other than members of the •craft, and his friendsh ip with the noble J,afayette was more intimate and vital after the illustrious F1·cncElman bad become allied with the fraternity.

Paul Revere, who roused the Minute-Men to action at Concord and Lexington, was a Grand llfaste»-as was also Warren, who fell

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at Bunker Hill-and their most trusted -iates In those crucial days were those who had sat with them in their lodg-while he who drnfted t.hc Declaration of lndepcndcnee, and almost all of those who signed It, were of the craft-and when the Constitution of these United States was written, there was on\y on~ d0<:u11w11t for n model, and that was the Constitution of the Mnsonlc Fraternity drawn up in England by Anderson and reprinted by Benjamin Ji'mnklln- nnd that this work was their guide and Inspiration there Is abundant proof.

llow noteworthy and significant-in tho light of such a 1·ecord -is this meeting or this General Grand Council with its generating power for gladness and good will, ita contribution to the uplift of spirit and the ennobling of character, Its begetting of added faith in God and Immortality!

Well may we rejoice in what has already been achieved, and lend abundant aid to those upon whose shoulders have fallen the mantles of the long line of illustrious companions gone befo..-lhe while we re-dedicate ourselves to the continuance of this worthy work and the elevntion of our rite, if possible, to a yet higher standard and attainment.

Another has truly said that when we simply depend upon our nncesto1·s fol' our pc1·sonal claims to recognition or honol', it is a sign thll.t we m:e degenerating.

It wc1·e u sad day when a pel'sOn or an institution could be said to hnve l'enchcd the gl'eatest possibility.

Jt would grieve me to think there were no greater heights of attainment that man shall ascend- that government is not to rise to lortier levels or that justice will never unseal her eyes and withhold Its itching palm.

Personalty I do not worship dust.begrimed antiquity. I do not go Into any temple of the long ago to find the Idols at whose feet I lay my sincerest sacrifice.

I do not reverence the old-just because It Is old-either in art or litcrntµre or religion.

It I love n thing, it is because of its ow11 i11trin8io 1oorl/.,_becnuse In It is embodied a nobler song-a hlghc1· incentive lo dutyn grandel' Ideal and inspiration than I cnn find elsewhere. And it

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Is In this fashion lhnt 1 esteem Freemasonry, and although J hnve given much time and etl'ort in studying i!JI vast, I nm far more i11te1·ested ln what i!JI llU'l'URE is to be-nnd THAT Is dependent upon us of tod<L1J and those who shall come after us.

It is certainly nn honor to be allied with nn Institution which reaches back to distant ages, and has embraced within Its circles the brightest inteUecb and most consecrated souls-which has been associated with the increased perfectwtt of (lover11ment and the diuenti11ation. of manl11 pri>iciple--whieh bas helped to ennoble the liVt"8 of all eluses of men from the humblest artisan to kings and rulers ;-whieh has broken dow11 religio118 bigotrv and opened the way for freedom of speech and the common 1·ightJ1 or men~•nd which stands in this hour when nil that Is best In civilization is threatened by tho dastn1·dly Hun, as a protest against the fiendishness and utter disregard of honor which Is evinced by the Prussian - and as an ally of those who are fighting for libet•ty and equality/or democracy and righteousness.

Companions-we are pusini: through the greatest crisis this world has known.

Either autocratic power and the maniacal dream of selfappointed supermen is to rend from the social fnbrlc nil that makes life worth the living, or the sacrifice of our heroic sons-added to that a lready exacted of our noble allies-is to 1·csult in the stripping of the power from the German nation-tho dcth1·011ing of the accursed empel'or (the ai·ch-flencl whose lust of conquest p1·eclpitated this matehless strlfe)- and over a prostrate foe tho dictating at Borlin of the terms upon which the Teuton shall exist and be recognized.

Or the Issue none can doubt I

Already the Kaiser reads the handwriting on the wall, as our American soldiers-bearing the glorious flag that has ncvcl' known defea~speed ac1-oss the sen by the millions to make sure the salvation of the buman rnce I

And when the awful struggle is over, and the time or reco,.,. structfon comes, there wlll be a giant task for the allied nations to perform.

The war has forced upon us a 1iew utinuita oC 11aluu, and old shibboleths In government and religion have lost their power.

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We havo gotten down to fundamentals, and the Cuture is to be alulped nqe by aupentirum or the aaaumption of divine right, but by the domination of the common virtues of hearth nnd home, and the unio11-of-all-good-meo-of-ever)•-natioo-and-ln11d, under the control of a spirit which shnll set Mide their petty di/fer'encea, nnd weld them together as one mighty force dedicated to Lhe prose1·vatlon of equal righla for nil, and the good and welfare or the whole.

'l'o tho fu1·thering of this exalted end, J\luso111·y hns nt hand the nccc3aary tMchings and organization, ond the pnrt she may be privi leged to piny, it is beyond the mind of mnn to estimate! It is our dny of glo1·ious opportunity I

Our nlleginncc to our tenets nnd our fidelity to our trust were never before so exacting! We of the Cryptic Rite must redouble our e/fort1, and help to usher in thnt better day which assuredl,y shall dl\\vn, when men shall rely no longer upon the arbitrament of the sword, but all shall be animated by tho principles which make one truly n Royal and Select Master, nnd you will allow me to congrnlulnto you who ha~t b<>rnt or art to bear the burdens of this General Crand Council, and to bid you God Speed in the continuing till time shnll be no more-to do the pnrt given us to perform in the furthering of the plllns and purposes of lhe Infinite Archit<>ct of tho U11ivc1·so.

THANKS TO COMPANION R PERRY BUSH.

Compnnion Jnmcs H. McClister, of Tennessee, mo1•ed thnt a. vote of thnnks be extended lo Compnnion Bush fo1· his nble nncl exhnusti 1·e ndd1·ess and lhnt he be requested to furnish n copy for publication.

Which motion pre,.ailed.

All'NOUSCE;\£ENT$.

Tho following rumouncemenls we1"C mnde:

By Companion William F. Kuhn, o! i\lissouri-'fhc holding of 11 reception by the compnniona ft-om .Missom·i, on Tucsduy evening 311 the Emc1·son Hotel.

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By Companion Wnrren S. Seipp, of Marylnncl- The confer· ring of the Supcr-Excellent Musters deg1~ in Masonic Temple that eveiling.

Dy Companion E . St. Clair 'l'hompson, of the District of Columbia-The details of ll trip to Washington, D. C., on Fridlly, as the guests of the :Masons of the Distl'ict of CQ!umbin.

CALLED FROM LABOR TO REFRESHMENT.

Thereupon, nt 4 :10 o'clock p. m., the Genc1"nl Grnnd Council wns cnllcd from lnbor to refreshment until tomonow morning nt 9 :30 o'clock n. m.

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SECOND DAY 01.osr~·c SP~TON.

'l'tresDA r, October 11 1918.

The General G1·ond Council met at 9 :30 o'clock a. m., Eastern Standard time, with tho same oflicers and representathes ttS at llfondny·s session, nnd wns called from refresl11nc11t lo lobor.

'l'he General Gmnd Chnplnin officiated nt the nllnt'.

MINUTES APPl~OVED.

On motion, the minutes of yesterday's session wcrn npproved without 1-cnding.

TELLERS FOR THE ELECTION" OF OFFICERS.

'J11a Genernl Grand Council then proceeded to tho election of Omcers nnd the Most Puissnnt General Grond Master nnnounced lhn nppointment of the following named compnnions to net ns tellers :

Cbnrlcs N. l~owlc1·1 of Knnsns. WaJlnco C. Koilh, of Massachusetts. WaJter L. Stockwell, of North Dnkotn. Fronk D. Newell, of Wilmington, Delnwnre.

IDSTORY OF CRYPTIC MASONRY.

Pcndlng the election of Gencrnl Grnnd Officers, Companion William F. Kuh11 1 of :Missouri, offru•cd tho following resolution:

Resolved, That a committee of three on the history of Cryptic Freemasonry be appointed by the incoming General Grnnd Master. Such committee to prcpnro nn nuthentic history nnd report it to the General Grand Council for the information of the craft.

Slirned: WILLIAM F. Kum~. JOSEPH C. GREENFIELD.

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Companion J. Blair Cuthbert, of New Jersey, moved the adoption of the mmlution.

vVhich motion prevailed.

ST.A.'l'E OF TIIE RITE .A.ND FOREIGN CO?llliDNIC.A.TIONS.

Companion Nelson Williams, of Ohio, rend and submitted the following report :

To the Gene.·al Grana Co1meil of Royal and Select Maste1·s of the United States of A?>1e1·ica.:

Y 001· Committee on State of the Rite and Foreign Communications hegs leave to repott as follows:

During the last triennial period, and es1>ecially dul'ing the last half of it, the offic<>rS of this General Grand Council have faced a condition never before existing in the history of the world.. A war for htomanity, for liberty, ior justice, is being waged with a determination, aye, Md with a frightfulness, never before witne>;Sed in the wol"ld's history. The gt·ent nations of the earth are involved in the struggle, and their budding, flowering young manhood is sacrificing itsell up0n the altar of loyalty and patriotic stn-vice, while sorrows and trials face all the people. Th<> Uttited States, dwelling for half a century in t he sweet contentment of domestic peace; its bill of rights guaranteeing to all its citizens life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; its constitution declaring the equality of all men before the law, and its starry banner, baptized in the blood of American patriots on Jand and sea, no\v \vaving pl'oudly, trium· phantly over a reunited and happy people, has been drawn into this awful maelstrom of war, and the sons of our great republic have been called up0n to give their all,-even life itself, if need be-to their countl-y's cause, while sonow's tears and widow's weeds proclaim the awful sacrifice exacted.

With this condition prevailing, it would not be surprising if our beloved Rite had not progressed during the last three years, or had, in fact, Jost in membership. But the record prove,~ otherwise. The address of the Most Puissant General Grand blaster, and the reports of the General Grand Treasurer and General Grand Recorder, all of which have been earefully considered by your committee, show

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that there has been an unprecedented gain in membership since our Twellth Triennial Assembly, and that our ftnances are in good condition, notwithstanding the heavy drain UPon them because of our last Triennial havwg been held on the Paciflc Coast.

Then, too, we have the ple..aing assuranco of the Most Puissant Genc1·nl Grand Master that the growth In Cryptic Masonry has been not alone in membership, but as well in the Interest, underst.andinl( and enthusiasm, and this assures us of the maintenance of that 11piondld morale and high standard of oxcellenco which have ever boon characteristic of the Cryptic Rite ot Precmasonry. Because of the modesty of his statements, the address of our General Grnnd Master does not fully show all of his activities, nor the many things he has done to stimulate the present condition of the Cryptic Rite in those Grand Councils in afllliatlon with this General Grand Council. During the greater part ot his splendid administration he has been living within the ahadow ot the greatest sorrow known to man. ln addition to this he hlUI tor many months been battling with disease.

The wonder is he did not cry out in despair: "Enough; enough! lily cup la filled to overftowing. My sorrows nre greater than 1 can bear. I cannot go on. Companions, take that thine Is and leave me alone in my sorrow and dist1·ess of heart." But not so. With commendable courage and fortitude he wisely and meekly bowed to the dispensation of God's providence, manifest In tho taking from him of his life companion, and went b1·nvely forth from one Grand jurisdiction to 11nother, uttering words of cheer, giving good and wholesome Instruction, and at all times endeavoring to promote and still further ennoble the cause of Cryptic M88onry. To his 11ctivity, zeal and fidelity may be attributed much of the success of the last three ycnra, and we commend him to the Royal Cratt.

The Information secured by the General Grand Master In answer to the interrogatories sent out by hlm to the Grand Recorders in the United States, is valuable, and we commend his suggestion that Grand Councils should not be too penurious If they expect to take and hold a dignified Position among the other Masonic Grand bodies of the land.

Thia General Grand Council is to be congratulated that Its financial condition has been such as to enable it to subscribe and pay for $5,0())0 of the Third Liberty Lonn Bonds of tho United States, a& reported by tho General Grand Master.

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The affiliation of the Grand Council of New Jersey with this General Grand Council, is a matter fo1· s incere congratulation, and your committee joins in the hope of the General Grand Master, that their action is but a forerunner of similar action by the remaining so-called Independent Grand Councils. We give them royal welcome. The spirit of the hour is a get-together spirit; a harmonizing of conflicting interests ; a liberalizing of sentiment and a prayer for universal peace and unity.

0UJ' brave boys are "ove1· there" offering up their lives upon their nation's. altar in order that this spirit may be established i11 all the earth. 'l'here are those who are still stubborn in thoir own conceit, in their wickedness and frenzy. But their hopes will be crushed; their ideals shatte1·ed ; their fortifications wrecked; t heir murders avenged, and their cause annihilated by the brave men who are fighting for and back of this spirit.

While we stand for and strongly advocate this get-together spirit, our companions of the Independent Grand Councils need have no fear that we shall attempt to assault and level their fortifications except with harmless volumes of eloquence and pel'suasion, or endeavor in any manner to force them to sunender.

Bu·t what a glorious thing it would be if they could be infused with this same spirit of the hour; this desire to get together in all things. fo1· the common good; this feeling that in unity and oneness of purpose there is strength, and coming out from behind their fortifications of inclependency, should grasp our hands as New Jersey has done, and assure us that henceforth and evermore they will walk arm and arm with us adown the Cryptic avenue where brotherly love abounds 0 11 either hand.

Tbe organization of the new Gl'!lnd Councils of North Dakota and South Dakota bring into our Cryptic household two additional members, and as the freshness and youthful vigor of young manhood :add enthusiasm and strength to the cause in which it is engaged, so should these young and vigorous Grnnd Councils add strength and stability to this General Grand Council, and we there. fore give them hearty welcome and invite them to a participation in all the deliberations of this General Grand Council.

The report of t he General Grand Recorder shows that this Gen· era! Grand Coun~il now has a constituency of thi rty-two Grand Councils and fi.fteen subordinate Councils, 'vith an approximate

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membership of 105,340. The net increase In membership for the years 1916, 1916 and 1917, was 16,855, and oC this large number. Ohio, which is now the largest Grand Council in the world, furnished more than 4,500.

The outlook for Cryptic Masonry was never better, and we indulge tho fond hope that the successes of tho past may be but incentives tor loftier and nobler efforts In tho future.

Zealously and fraternally submitted,

NELSON WILLIAMS, WtLLIAM F. Kum-i. GEORGE W. CURRIER, JAlllES L. MICHIE, JOHN PICKARD,

C""'miUee.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CRYPTIC ,lURISPRUDENCE.

Companion Andrew P. SwllIIStrom, of Minnesotn, Past Gene111l Grrrnd Master, submitted the following, which was concul'red ia:

To tho General G1·a11d Coi111cil, R. & S. Masto1·a:

Your Committee on Cryptic Jul"ispmdence, lo whom was referred tho several matters mentioned by the General Grand Mnster · in his address, would most respectfully beg leave to report as followll:

We have carefully cons.idered the several decisions rendered, special dispensations and special commissions granted by the General Grand l>I aster, and recommend that they be npproved.

In the matter •Of the recommended revision of the laws, we do not consider it expedient at the present time, and therefore recommend that the same be not done.

The 11roposed amendment offered by Companion Adams F. Brown, ot Nevada Council No. 1, of Goldfield, Nevada, that in cases or emergency si>C members may constitute a quorum, docs not seem to us In conformity with Masonic practice 01· the good of the order, and wo therefore 1·ecommend that the same be not ndoptcd. In

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regard to Companion Brown's propOsed amendment to Section 85, our judgment is that In the absence of a local regulation by a state Grand Council, Councils under the jurisdiction of this General Grand Body may follow the practice of the Blue Lodge In that state as to the officers entitled to preside in the absence of the regular officen!. We recommend that no change in our Jaw be made.

Respectfully submitted,

ANDREW P. SWANSTROM,

GRAfTON 111. ACKLIN, J. ALBERT Bl.AK&, RtCUlER N. F'R&DERICKS, EUGENE SOllAPh'TER,

Committee.

l~EPORT OF COM.~llTTEE ON FIN ANOE AND ACCOUNTS.

Companion Robert L. Colding, of Georgia, ...,ad and presented the following:

To th.e General Grand Council, RoVal and Select Mcuters:

Your Committee on Finance and Accounts bog leave to submit the following report:

We have carefully examined and audited the booka of the General Grand Treasurer and General Grand Recorder and find the same to be correct; all disbursements being auatalned by proper vouchers and showing a balance in the hands of the General Grand Treasurer of '8,614.34, and also $6,000 third Issue Liberty Bonds.

Your committee respectfully recommends, that tho appropriation of $1,00~ heretofore allowed the General Grand Master for expenses of his office during the triennial period be continued.

Your committee heartily indorses the action of ou1· General Grand Master in inviting the Rev. Companion R. Perry Bush, D.D., to deliver an address at our session, and feel that all of ua thoroughly enjoyed his able and Instructive effort and recommend that this General Grand Body present this worthy companion with the sum of $100 in lieu of his expenses.

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Tho George Washington National Memorial Aaaoclation, having for its object the perpetuation of the memory of the father of our country as a Mason, must appeal to every true, loyal American. The lodge nt Alexandria, Virginia, is the owner of priceless relics formerly belonging to him to whom nil worshipers of liberty must look bae"k upon with gratitude. Thie Gonnrnl Grand Council is already committed to the woi·k of the association, nnd your com· mittco i·oespcctfully i·ccommends at this time wo appropriate to it tho sum of $1,000, said amount to be payable when the woi·k of erecting lho temple is commenced.

Wo most heartily endorse the action of tho General Grand lllaster in investing $5,000 of our funds In Liberty Bonds, which are unquestionably a good investment, bearing n liberal rate of in· terest, and again all true, loyal Americans are happy to assist in the cauu of human freedom to the end that aovernment "of the people, by the people and for the people" shall never perish.

We recommend that the following amounts be allowed the followina companions in attendance upon this session, for expenses:

Edward W. Wellington ................... . .. . .. . ..... . George A. Newell ..... . .. . .•. • ...... . ......... .. ...... Thomns E. Shears ..... . .... . . ............. .. . .... . .. . Henry W. Mordhurst . . . . . • . .. . .. .. • ........•...... .. . . Fay Hempstead ........ .. ......... . ....... . .... . . .. . . Joseph C. Greenfield ..... • ......•. • .•.... • . , ...... .. . . Bert S. Lee ......... . ...... . ..... • ........ • .......... 0. FrRnk Hnrt . . ....... ... ........................ . . . Andrew P. Swanstrom . . .. . . . .. .•.• ..............•... . J. Albert Blake ... . . . ....•. . ......•......••........... Grafton M. Acklin ................................ •. .. Robert L. Colding ............ •• ..................... John W. Neilson .. . . . ........... . .......... • . • .. . .... . .

We further recommend the following allowances:

$204.80 84.72

240.64 117.56 180.66 117.20 163.44

92.32 167.04 30.00 97.20

112.80 193.60

$1,801.88

To Heni·y Branch, D.D., services as General Grand Chaplain .. $15.00 To William T. Geddes, services as General Grand Sentinel. . . 10.00

This General Grand Body is in a most onvlnblo position in that wq have on hand more money thnn can be needed to 1>roporly con·

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tlnue its work, and In simple, corrunon justice feel that we should make a donation to the "boys over there," and recommend that we subscribe the sum of twenty-five hund1·ed dollars to the Red Cross.

Your committee commends the integrity, zeal and fidelity of our General Grand Treaaurer and General Grand Recorder and congratulates this body on having the services of these two capable ollkials. Respectfully submitted,

ROBERT L. CoU>ING, ROBERT A. Wooos, WILLIAM H. L. ODELL, VIRGIL P. SMITH, EUGENE E. 'F!INMAN,

Co111mittee.

Companion William J. Vnnnix, of Missouri, moved to amend the report by striking out tho appropriation of $1,000 for the General Grand Master's c:q>cnses in making visi!Ations and insert in lieu thereof, that he be granted $2,000 for that purpose.

Which motion, to amend, was Jost.

The 1·eport o! tho committee was then concul'l'ed in as presented nnd the &lvernl recommendations adopted.

ELECTION OF GENERAL GRAND OFFICERS.

The tellers, bm-ctotore appointed, announced the election of the following nnmcd companions, to sen·e os General Grand 00ice1'S for the next tricnoiai term:

GEOROE A. NEWELL, of New York, G!J'Mral Chand M a8ter.

FA y :flEll~STJ>.All, of A rka osas, General Gt·and Dep11f;y Master.

JOSEPH C. GllEENYJ "'·"• of Georgia, General Gt-and Principal Oo11ducwr.

Tno"1As E. Sn:uRB, of Colorado, General Oran4 TreaJtUrer.

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ll&i<Rr W. Monouonsr, of Indiana, (Jeneral (JratUl R ccor<Ur.

BY,11'!' S. Lim, of Missouri, Ce11eral Grand Oa11tafo of Oua1vt.

0 1.1l'>:n l?nAlrn T·fAnT, of South Cn1·01inu, Ocnei·al (Jm1ul ()ond1tct01· of Oou11ail.

W11.LIA~I n. L. OoF.1.1,, of Mnssnchusctls, Gerul1'al Grmul 111 a>'81ial.

W Ann>:N S. ScrPP, of Ma1·yland , General Gra11d Steward.

SUPPLEMEXT AL REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FINANCE Ai~D ACCOUNTS.

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Companion Robert L. Colding, of Gcorgin, pr~nted the following supplemental repo1t of the Committee on l<'innnce and Accounts:

Your committee recommends that the sum of six hundred dollnra po 11ppropriated to pay the expenses of deputies appointed by the Genoerni Grand Master to make vi3itotlona.

ROBERT L. COt.DING,

ROBERT A. WOODS, WILLIAM H. L. ODELL,

VIROIL P. Sl!ITll, EUGENE E. HIN~IAN,

Co11imittee.

Which supplementnl report of tbe Committee on Finance and Accounts, was adopted.

REPORT OF CO~IMITTEE ON TJ!Al.~KS.

Companion John Pickard, of Missouri, p1~S<!ntcd the following, which was unanimously adopted by o rising "ol·e:

To the Gc11cral G1·a11d Cou11cil of Royal aml Select Masttrs of the United States of America:

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Your Committee on Resolutions of Thanlul begs leave to report:

WJJEREAS, When it was found to be impossible to hold this Thirteenth Triennial Assembly of the General Gt·and Council in the city of Wnshington, the Grand Lodge, Grand Chapter and Grand Counci l of Maryland, under the leadership of our deceased Companion, Most lllustrious Thomas J. Shryock, at once issued a most cordial invitation to this Grand Body to meet in beautiful and historic Baltimore; and,

WHEREAS, These Maryland Masonic Grand Bodies have made all possible provisions for our convenience, comfort and happiness in this General Grand Assembly; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the grateful acknowledgments and hearty thanks of the General Grnnd Council be extended to the Grand Lodge, Grand Chapter and Grand Council of Maryland for their efforts in our behalf and for the generous hospitality and kindly courtesy which they have extended to the members of this Grand Body, and to the ladies and friends who, with us, have enjoyed this visit to the metropolis of Maryland; be it further

RESOLVED, That we send our cordial expressions of fraternal good will to the Grand Chapter of the District of Columbia, and our hearty thanks for the opportunity which they will afford us on Friday for 'a visit to the National . Capital, and the tomb of Washington.

JOIIN PICKAl\D, FRANK J. HERMAN, El. GEORGE GUTHRIE,

Committee.

NEXT TRIENNIAL ASSEMBLY.

It was dccitled that the fixjng of the time and place of the next triennial assembly be left with the first three GeneraJ Grand ofllcers. ·

INSTALLATION OF GENERAL GRAND OFFI CERS.

The General Grand officers-elect were then installed by Companion John Albert Blake, Past General Grand Master, assisted

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by Companion Arthur D. Prince, acting as General Grand Marshal.

OFFICERS INSTALLED.

Goonoz A. N2wELL, Gtmeml Gr<nul. ill iutm·.

General Grand Dqputy 111 <Uter.

JoSEPu C. Gn.&r~'IPIELD, G611Aral Grand Principal Oon.ducttn'.

Tuo>1A8 E. $HEAJIS, General Grand Trtll8Urer.

Rt:<Rr ,V. MonolllJ11ST, GeMral Orarul Recorder.

Dwrr S. Lu, General Grand Oaptain of Guard.

Oi,1vm FnANK IL.nT, Genei·al Grand 0 onductor of 0 011ncil.

WJLL!AM H. L. ODELL,

Ge•W'al Or<nuf. M aralial.

w ARREN s. SEIPP,

General (}.-and Steward.

TELEGRAM FROM IMPERIAL POTENTATE.

Tbe lollo1ving telegram was ~eh·ed from the I mperial Potentate of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine, Companion Elias J. Jacoby, Past Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Indiana:

Oakland, Cal., September 30, 1918.

Henry W. Mordhurst, Recorder General Grand Council Royal and Select Masters, Baltimore, Md.:

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Gl'eetings and best wishes to companions ot General Grand Council. May youi· assembly be most successful.

(Signed) E. J. JAC08Y.

PRESENTATION OF JEWEL AND APRON.

Companion William F. Kuhn, of A!issouri, lhen 11dd1-essed the retiri11g General Grand Mnster, and said:

It gives me a great deal of satisfaction to aC<l you assigned to the society of the great antiques with Blake and tho rest of them.

It !hns been some twenty-five years since I first k11ew you, and then Y·OU were younger and 11 bettel' looking mnn ~hnn now. 1 was presen.t when you were elcded to thi.s Gi·and Body. It has been a great pleasure to your friends in Missouri and Kansas to see you advance and occupy the station as General Grand Maawr.

It was twenty-five years ago when I first saw you in the Grand Lodge at Kansas, and it hM been a real pleasure to SC<l you pass up through all the chairs and finally to this Grand Body.

In all of these offices you have served with Fidelity and Zeal. Of course in your early days you were called Duke of Wellington, but you were a restless Duke and consequently did not rest until you had planted t ho banner on top of Pikes Peak several years ago, nnd as you were advanced to this body you still displayed that same energy, diligence and zeal-and, it is only for your physical condition that you have not been permitted to carry that charge to the end.

The General Grand Council appreciates that service, and as your old friend, and old companion, it affords me a great deal of pleasure In presenting to you, on their behalf, this beautlrul Jewel, which we hope you will wear with honor to yourself and to the craft.

PRESENTATION OF APRON.

Companion Charles N. Fowler, of Kansas, then pt'esented the A pron, with these words:

In Kansas, the greatest of all the Ststes in the United States, we think, around which the universe revolves, we believe in system.

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We have a man tor every job, and we carried out this principle on our trip to Baltimore. One companion was to look after certain details, pay the bills, etc., wbile one companion was to do all the talking, and this part has now fallen on me, as Grand Master of Kansas.

You know there a1·e times in every mnn's Ute which stand out ns pinin as the noonday sun, and this occasion wlll always be one ot those bright spots in my life.

Many years ago a petition was flied in Masonry by a young man at Ellsworth, Kansas, and there among the cob-webbed wnlJs, our Past Most Puissant Grand Master was raised and received among hla brethren. This, my companions, waa Alpha, the beginning. Later he waa elected as Master o! the J..odie; High Priest of the Chapte~. and then Commander of the Commandery.

By this time he was loved and esteemed throughout the state ot Kl\nsu, and so was elected Grand Master of the Grand Council ln addition to this he was elected to ofllce in this Grand Body and today presided over this assembly-the top of Cryptic Masonry in the United States of America.

My ti-ue friend Ned, you may have lost many old and tried friends along tho journey, but I assure you that the love of Kansna ls just as truo as ever, and in behalf of tho General Grand Council of America, and with the love of au compnnions throughout the jurisdiction, it is with pleasure I present you with this token of that love.

RESPONSE BY OOMPA:NION WELLINGTON.

These presentations wero feelingly l'(!Sponded to by Com· panion Edward W. Wellington, Past General Grand Master.

COMMITTEES .APPOINTED.

'rho Most Puissant Genenl Gnnd .Afoster then announced the appointment of the following:

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srA;.'\Dl~G C0llll11'TE.&8:

On Fi11(111ce amt Accounh:-Olh·er L. ~fcKay, of Mississippi. Robert A. Woods, of Indiana. J. Cuthbert Blair of New Jersey. William T. S. O'IIt1ra, of Ohio. Albert R. J unkins, of New Ilnmpshiro.

011 State of t!w /Nte omil Fo1'1!ign Oomniunioatiom.~

Nelson Wimruns, of Ohio. Louis O. Mossey, of Florido. James H. McClister, of •reno~ WilJ Moss, of Louisiana.

On Oryptic Ju~~:-Andrew P . Swanstrom, of Minnesota. Grafton M. Acklin, of Ohlo. J obn Albert Blake, of Massachusetts. Eclwai-d W. Wellington, of Knnsns.

On Okarten and Dispematiom:Gcorge A. R icrneke, of Iown. AJoxnndcr B. Andt·ews, of North Cnrolina. Eben George Gutlu·ie, of North Dakota. George A. Beauchamp, of Alabama. John W. Neilson, of Kansas.

SPECIAL COilOflTTEE8 :

On Rit!Ml.~ , George McGown, of New York. William F. Kuhn, of Missori. Tienry ,V. Mordburst, of IndinM.

On Memorial to Chand Encarr11p1Mnt:-John Angus Gill is, of Oklnhomt1. Andrew P . Swanstrom, of Mi nnesota.

General <hand. ()1n1ncil

o .. Uutory of CryptU: M<aonrv:William F . Kuhn, of i\lissouri. Eugene E. Hinman, of Now York. Gustav A. E itel, of Maryland.

MINUTES APP ROVED.

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On motion of Comp1miou Nelson Willinms, of Ohio, the minutes of tho clny's assembly were opp1•ovecl.

CLOSING.

The1~upon, nt 12 :00 o'clock, Meridian, Eastern Standard time, tho General Grand Council ha \•ing completed its labors and nll business submitted for its consideration, was clooed with full and appropriate ce1-emonies in ample nnd solemn form and with prayer by the General Grand Chaplain, to meet again 1.t such time and place as the first three General Grand officers shall direct

A'rlUT:

GEOHOl'l A. NEWELL,

General GrllM M a1te'I'.

General Gran.(/, Recorder.

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WILLIAM FISKE CLEVELAND General Grand Principal Conductor

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WILLI.AM F ISKE CLEVELAND

General Grand Principal Conductor.

P nst Grand Master of the Grand Council of Iowa.

Born in Waterville, N. Y., August 30, 1844. Died at Harlan, Iowa, Febr uary 19, 1916.

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GEORGE DF.~ISON McBRIDE

General Grand Marshal, 189-l-1897.

Past G1·and Mnstcr of lhe G1·and Council of Ohio.

Died at Onlll1>olla, Ohio, Ma•ch 10, 1916. Aged sevcnty ... olght yca1-g and nine months.

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JAMES BESTOR MERRIT!'

Genernl Grnncl Chnplnin.

Pnst Grund Mnster of the Orond Counci l of Cnliforn in.

Born in SprinQ' mu, Alu. Died al Oakland, Cal., Fcbi11ni·y 27, J 916.

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GEORGE W. SKIDMQR.E

Past Grancl Maste1· of the Grand Council of Arkansas.

Born in London, England. Died at Little Rock, Ark., October lG, 1917.

WILLI.AM ABRAHAM DA VIES

Past Grand Master of the Grnnd Council of California.

Born in Utiea, N. Y., February 5, 1827. Died at San l"roncisco, Cal., June 20, 1916.

CHARLES JOSEPH WILLETT

Past Grand Master of the Grand Council of California.

, Born in Essex, N. Y., June 5, 1849. Died at Pasadena, Cal., April 6, lnl7.

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JJEXRY .\SCROFT

Pnsl Gmnd Mnstcr ol Ute Grnnd Council ol CHlifoniin.

Born in Llver1>ool, England, Mn1·eh 2, 1853. Died nt Snn l~1·nnclsco, Cal., Juno 8, 1917.

FREDEJUCK l'ERDL\'..L\'D BARRS

Prust Grand )lnstel' of the Grand Council of Cali fornin.

Born in London, Englund, OctobeJ· 10, 1829. Died al Son P'1·oncl•co, Cal., Decombei· 7, 1917.

,J ,\)IJ.;$ II. PEA.BODY

Post Grund ~foster of the Grand Council or Colol'lldo.

Bom ,in Top1hum, Vermont, August 21, 1862.

Died at Don\•Cr, Colorado, Novernber 23, 1.917.

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JAMES CARNELL

Past Grand Master of the Grand Council of Flol'ida.

Born in Leicester, England, September 80, 1849. Died at Ormond, Fla., Jw10 17, 1917.

JOHN H. NORTON

Past Grnnd Master of U1e Grand Council of Florida.

Born in Mt. Pleasant, Pa., January 8, 1840. Died at Jacksonville, Fla., Noven1bcr 2, 1917.

FRANK r. ARCHIBALD

Past Grand Master of the Grand Council of Florida.

Bo1·n in .Colchester County, Nova Scotia, )1n1·ch 21, lSlG

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J . BEN ROBERTS

Past Grand Master of tho Grand Counoil of Georgia.

Born in W3$hington County, Ga. Died August 30. 1917.

Dil'IEL McDONALD

Past Grand Master of the Grand Council of Indiana.

Bo1·n neat Connersville, Ind., May G, 1883. Died at Chicago, Ill., J nnun1-y 9, 1Dl6.

THEODORE DARWIN BROWN

Past Grand Master of the Orand Council of Indiana.

Born i,n Decatur County, Ind., October 25, 1830. Died at Crawfordsville, lnd., February 8, 1916.

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.L'\DHEW J. ROIHNSON

· l'nst Grond Mnslcr of the Ornnd Council of Inclinno.

Born in Mitchells Town, County or Cork, Ireland, D..,mnber 21, 1889.

Died al Los Angeles, Cal., March 4, 1917.

BBS'J'OR G. BROWN

Posl G1-and ~laster of Uie GNind Council of Kansas.

Bot11 in Bluffton, lnd., Noven1bcr 22, 1861. Died Rt BalUo Creek, Mich., July 10, 1917 .

. JAMl~S W. HOPPER

Post Grn111l Mo8ler of the Grnnd C>uncil of Kentucky.

Born (n N!chola1 County, Ky., November 28, 1839. Died al Lyndon, Ky., May 8, 1917.

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WILLIAM R. G. ESTES

Pnst Grnnd Master of the Grond Council of Mnine.

Born in Durham, Ptfe., Nove1nber 22, 1830. Died at Sko,vhcgan, Me., February 20, 1916.

FESSENDEN I. DAY

Past Grnnd Master of the Grand Council of Maine.

Born in Du1·ha.n1, l\fc., November 2< 1837. Died nt Lewiston, Mc., October G, 1915.

Pnst Grnnd i\faster of the Grand Council of Matylnnd.

Born ln Baltimore County, Md., August 1, 1889. Died at Baltimore, Md., February 10, 1916.

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GRAHAM DUICEHART

Past Grand Master of the Grand Council of Maryland.

Dorn in Baltimore, Md., Februazy S, 1889. Died at Baltimore, Md., December 31, 1916.

THOMAS J. SHRYOCK

Past Gmnd Master of the Grand Council of Maryland.

Dorn in Baltimore, Md., February 27, 1851.

Died at Baltimore, Md., February S, 1918.

DWIGHT M. BALDWIN"

Past Grund Master of the Grand Council of Minnesota.

BorQ bi Woodbridge, Conn., August 26, 1886. Died ot Minneapolis, Minn., March 19, 1916.

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EBENEZER E. COlU,18$

l'nst 01'1lnc1 Muster of the Grund Council of iHi1rncsotn.

Born in Ve.nnont, S•plem~r l, 1841. Died at SL Paul, Minn., July 21, 1917.

GILES W. MERRILL

Past Grnnd l\fastcr of the Grond Council of l\finnesotn.

Born in Falmouth, Mc., Mny 18, 1829. Died at St. Paul, Minn., April 27, 1918.

JOHN $ . BROOKS

Past Grand Mastc1· of the Grond Council of Mississippi.

Born in New Albany, Miu., August 4, 1849. Died at Lula, Miu., March 17, 1917.

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WILLIAM B. TAYLOR

Past G11rncl Master of the Grnncl Cvuncil of llfississippi.

Born in Crystal Springs, Miss., August 81, 1859. Died at Jackson, Miss., March 8, 1918.

JOHN J. PIERRON

Pn&t Gmud MMte1· of the Grnnd Oo11J1CiJ of Missouri.

Born in Ne\v York, N. Y., Novembe1· 19, 184G. Died at St.. Louis, Mo., Septembe1· 14, 1917.

WILLIAM RICHARDSON

Past GL'nncl Master of the Grand Courocil of Missouri.

Born in Utica-, N. Y., November 12, 1841. Died at St. Louis, Mo., February 4, 1918.

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IUCHARD 1:1. WEARING

Past Gmnd Master of the Grand Council of Montano.

Born in Callington, England, September 21, 1848. Died at Butte, Mont., September 27, 1916.

GEORGE S. POWELL

Past Grund Mnste.r of the Grund Council of Nebraska.

Bo1·n in Cherry Valley, Ill., June 10, 1850. Died at Omaha, Neb., December 20, 1915.

FRAl.'\'K II. YOUNG

Pnst Grand M.nslc1· of lhe Gl'ancl Council of Nebrnskn.

Bol'n in Calais, ~fc., November '7, 1852. Died on the coast of F lorida, December 24, 1917.

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HENnY P. GLIDDEN

Post Grnnd Master of lho G rnnd Council of New Hampshire.

Born in Tuftonborough, N. H., August 12, 1838. Died at Dover, N. H., June 8, 1916.

JORN GILLIS

Pnst Grand Master oC the Grand Council of New Hampshire.

Born in Danville, Vt., Morch G, 1827. Died at Manchester, N. H., March 18, 1918.

J. HAnnrs BALSTON

Past Grand Master of tho Grand Council of New York.

Born in N"'~ York, N. Y., July 4, 1866. Died at Brooklyn, N. Y., November 16, 1916,

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JAMES E. McEWAN

Pnst Grand Afoster ot the Grand Council of New York.

Born in Albany, N. Y., February 7, 186S. Died at Albany, N. Y .. December 22, 1916.

JOllN L. BROTHERS

Past Grand Mastel' of the Grand Council of New York.

Born in Albany, N. Y., March 24, 1885. Died at Englowood, N. J., February 22, 1916.

A.BRAIJAM OPPENllEDCER

Past Grand Moster of the Grnnd Council of New York

Born in Gerdorn, Germany, January 9, 1841. Died at Bull'alo, N. Y., March 27, 1916.

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JOHN J. MARTIN

Past Grnnd llfaster of the GrnnJ Council of New York.

Born in Albany, N. Y., October 23, 1824. Died at Albany, N. Y., ~larch 6, 1917.

JOBK )I'. MACOJ\ID

Past Grnud Master of the Grnnd Coundl of New York.

Born in Detroit, Mich., Soptombor 22, 1848. Died at Lawrence, Kns., January 24, 1918.

WILLJAM n. ELLIS

Past Grand Master of the Grand Council of )l'ew York.

, Born in Buffalo, N. Y., July 10, 1867. Died at Buffalo, N. Y., Juno 27, 1018.

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l~DW Al~D 11. A l~CHER

Pnst Grnnd Mastet· or the Clrnnd Couneil of Ohio.

Born in Saroh,~lle, Ohio, July 2, 18$. Oiod nt Columbus, Ohio, Septembor 1, 1916.

JEWETT PALMER

Pnst Grnnd Master of the Grand Council of Ohio.

Born In Washington County Ohio, May 7, 1840. Died nt Marietta, Ohio, November 28, 1917.

$.\MC-EL . BlJlS'J'

l'nsl (lrnnd Master of the Grnnd Council or South Cn l'Olino.

Born in Chat·leston, S. 0., June 7, 1849. Pied nt Charleston, S. C., August 13, 1916.

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HENRY G.SMALLUONES

PnsL Grand ?.fnster of the Ornnd Council of North Cn1·0Jinn.

Born in Dcvizes, Enitland, March 10, 1U7. Died at Wilmington, N. C., April 18, 1916.

JOH~ :\TICHOLS

Past Gmnd Masler of the Grand Council of North Carolina.

Born in Wake County, N. C., Novombor 13, 1834.

JOHN F. LANB

Past Grand Master of lhe GrRnd Council of Ohio.

Born in Rochester, N. Y., Seplulber 20, lUO. Died at Conneaut, Ohio, March 28, 1916.

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JOHN M. SEARS

Pns~ Grnncl Master of the Grnncl Cour.cil of Tennessee.

pied July 1, 1917.

CHARLES A. CALDERWOOD

Pnst Grnnd Master of the Grand Council of Vermont,,

Born in Grconsboro, Vt., July 22, 1849. Diod at St. Johnsbury, Vt., June 25, 1916.

'WILLIAM H. ACUFF

Past Gmncl i\fastet· of the Grund Council of Washington.

B9tn in Pennsylvania, October 8, 1846. Died <tt Svokane. Wasl1 .. July 24, 1917.

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CENTENNIAL DEPOSIT

RESOLUTION ADOPTED AT FIFTH TRIENNIAL ASSEMBLY. . .

Rc,-oltved, That each succeeding Most l'uissant General Grnnd Mnster be l'equcsted to nseet'tain, at lens.t three months prior to subsequent assemblies of thfa General Grand Council, thnt tl1c iron chest, now to be placed in the custody of the . . . ...... . .... is still safely preserved, and where the fncts will so wnrrant, co report to t be General Gt'ancl Counci l in h is tt·ie1111ial ndclress, in these wol'ds: "On the ... day of .... .. 1895, there wns deposited

with ......... . by th is General Grand Council a. scaled iron chest contll i.ning objects of interest to the c 1·0H, which is to be prese1Ted unopened until the centennial anniversary of t he orgnni· zation of this Body. In the discharge of my official duties I have ascerta ined that the chest is still secure in its designated pince of deposit."

NOTE-The chest is deposited in the vaults of the Grand LGdge of Ftee and Accepted MasGns of the State of New York.

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RELATING TO MONITORS AND RITUALS

:.\lO:N I TORS.

At the twclfth ll'ienuial assembly of Gcno1·nl Grund Council held in San Francisco, Cal., the Committee on :Ritual wns cli-1-ecled Lo prepare a suit~ble i\foNITOR for tho uro of Councils under its immediate jurisdfotion and of such Gt-and Councils as might wish to adopt the same.

This Monitor is now in print and will be sent post paid in such quantities as may be desired, at $1.40 a copy, money or bank draft to nccompnny the order.

RITUALS.

J>lcnro note thnt while Monitor8 nre sold to any one applying, l<n·uAr.S will be furnished only tlwough Grand Recorders, except ing thnt Councils undCJ· the immcdinlo jurisdiction of Generol Gmnd Council, may obtain them if ordered under senl of the Council, to 1·eplnce worn or obsolete copies.

T'1·ice of Rituals post paid, is $1 for the R. & S. M. and fifty cents fo1· the revised S. E. M.

Remittances should accompany the requisition. This obviates bookkeeping.

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APPENDICES

I. List of delegates and members attending the Thirteenth Triennial Assembly.

lI. Skereb of George A. Newell.

III. Permnnont membe1'11 of General Grnnd Council.

IV. Officers of the Gcncrul Grnnd Council sinoo orgnniintion.

V. List of Grand Councils with add~es of Grand Recorders.

VI. Annunl Assemblies and Officers of Grand Councils, 19151

191G, 1917.

VII. Statlstics, 191~, 1016, 1017.

VIII. Abstract of Rctums of subordinate Councils, 19H, 1916, 1917.

IX. Councils instituted.

X. Constitution of Goneral Grand Council.

XI. Decisions and Edicts.

Officers and Members of General Grand Council, Baltimore, Md., September 30, 1918

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LIST OF DELEGATES AND MEMBERS ATTBNDING THE

Thirteenth T riennial Assembly, Baltimore, 'Md. SEPTEMBER 30·0CTOB.ER I. 1918

Acklin, Grafton M ............. , ..• Toledo, Ohio. Bcauch111mp, George A ..... •.. ...... Montgomery, Aln. Belt, William A ................... • Kenton, Ohio. Bethea, John B ................... . Birmingham, Ala. Blake, John Albert .... , ...•...... , • Malden, l\lass. Bodge, Thomas H ................• • Augusta, Me. Bone, John C .........•............ . Batesville, Ark. Bowdoin, Joseph P ................• Adairsville, Ga. Branch, Henry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore, Md. Brewst~r. William H ............... Middlebury, Vt. Brownback, Orlando W ........ .. ... Pendleton, Ind. Burns, Charle• JI .. , , ....... , , .. , . . Bf'ltimore, ~fd. Bush, R. Perry .. , . , , , ...... , , , ..• , ,Chelsea, Mass. Caffornt:a, Harry J ....... . .. , . • .. .. • Hoboken, N, J. Chambe1·fl, Jnmcs . .. ..... .. , . •.... . Reetor St., New York, N. Y. Chnndlo1·, Ral1>h L ....... , .. • ...... Southern Pines, N. C. Chapman, Stewart L .. . . ........ . .. .Jacksonville, Fin. Christianson, Adolph M ... , ... • ..... Bismarck, N. O. Colding, Robert L ... , .......•.. . .• Savannah. Gn. Comee, F rederick T ..... . . .. • ...... Boston, Mass. Cook, George ...................... Baltimore, Md. Cornell. Otto B .. .. .....•.•.•... . .. Westerville, Ohio. Corson, George E ................. . Waohington, D. C. Craig, Frederick W ................ Des Moines, Iowa. Currier, George W .....•.•........ . Nashua, N. H. Cuthbert, J. Blair .................. Camden, N. J. Daniels, Sanford M ...... ........... Kansas City, Mo. Davia, William B, .......•.... .. ...• Sacramento, Cal. DeGraw, A. Judson ........•. • ...... Louisville. Ky. Eitel, Gustav A ..... . ...........•.. Baltimore. Md. Ensign, Lewis W ............... ... Boise, Idaho. Ferguson, Clinton A .... • ..........• Boston, Mass., Box 2834 Forti nor, Albeit B ...... . •... ...... Camden, N .. r .. 122 Federal

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Fowler, Charles N ......... . ... . ... .Ellaworth, Kas. Fredericb, Rickmer N .... .. . . ...... Prescott, Ariz. Geddes, Wiiiiam T ........ .•. . .. ... Baltimore, llld. Giles, William A .. . .. ..... . .. . .. . .. Charleston, S. C. Glendening, John J . . .. . ..... • .. . ... Indianapolis, Ind. Glenn, William C ... . ......•.• • ... . • Webb City, Mo. Good, Martin Q ................... . New York, N. Y. T1-ibune Gou ld, Edward K .. . ...... • ........ Rockland, llle. Graham, Herbert A ....... • . .... . . . lndiannpolls, Ind. Crccnflcld, Joseph C ......... • ..•... Atlanta, Ga. Griflln, Edwin J ......... . .......... Baltimore, Md. Grlggo., John B . . .................. Eliiabcth City, N. C. Guthrie, Eben George ..... • . . . . .... Fargo, N. D. Hall, Marion H . . .. . ..... . .... • . .. . Newark, N. J. Hammond, Eugene . .. . .. . .. .. . . .. . . Cumbcrlnnd, l\fd. Harrod, Charles L ......... •. •. . ... Columbus, Ohio. Hart, Oliver Frank . . . .. .. . . .. . .... . Columbia, S. C. Heckenlively, James L . ..... . .. .... . Sprlngtleld, Mo. Hemingway, :!.larshall F ...... .... . . Troy, N. Y. Hempstead, Fay .. .... .. .. ... . .. . .. Little Rock, Ark. Herman, Frank J . . ........ .. .. . .. . New Orleans, La. He.rrlck, Leon C . ....... • ... . ...... Norwalk, Ohio. Rinmnll, Eugene E ....... . . •.• . . . . Albany, N. Y. Holton, Eugene A .. . .... . . . . • . . . . .. Boston, Mass. Homer, Charles C., Jr ..... • . • ..... . Baltimore, Md. Hubbn1·d, Samuel F . .. ..... • ...... , Boston, Mass. Hubbell, Elly P .................... Bradentown, Fla. Hull, Herbert R . . .... . ....... • ..... Kirivin, Kns. Hutchinson, Charles L .... . .... .. . .. lndlanapolls, Ind. Johnston, Arvine W . .... ..... . . .... Washington, D. C. Junkins, Albert R .. . . .. ..... . . . ... . Porumouth, N. H. Keith, Wallace C . . . •. .. . . . . ... . .. . . Brockton, Mass. Ketchum, Charles H .. .... ..•.. .. .. . Key West, Fla. King, lra C .. . , . . . .. . . ..... ... .... Stillwater, Minn. Knight, Joseph E . ... . . .. . .. .. . .. .. Exeter. N. H. Knoetel, Charles D ................. New Albany, Ind. Kuhn, William F ... .. .•........... Kansas City, Mo. LaBnro-e, Oliver H ........ . ........ New York, N. Y. Leach, Leon T .. ....... • ........... Indianapolis, Ind. Lee, Bert S .................. • .... Springfield, Mo. Leimberger, Henry ... . ............. Boise, Idnho. Leste1·, Sydnor H ..... .. • .. . .. .... . Shawnee, Okla.

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Lewis, George E ......... ..••. .. . . .Rockville, Md. Loewenstein, Emanuel .............. New York, N. Y. McClister, James H .. ... .. . .. ......• Morristown, Tenn. McCown, George ................... Palmyra, N. Y. McKny, Oliver L . .... ..... ........ . Meridian, Mias. MacKi nnon, Andrew N ..... .. ...... Newark, N. J. J\lassey, Louis C ... . ....... • . • ..... Orlando, Fin. Maupin, Alfred 1\1. ..••• . . . , ..•.•••. Rnloigh, N. C. Michie, Jnmc., L ..... .. . ..... ...... Darlington, S. C. Miller, J ohn FL ••..... . • ...• . ..... Baltimore, Md. Moller, Louis .. . .............• . .... St. Louis, Mo. l\lo1·dhu rat, Henry W ...... •.• . • .. . . Fort Wayne, Ind. Moss, Wiii ............•....•...... New Orleans, La. Nast. Philip M., Jr ....... •.•.•. .. . . Hornell, N. Y. Neilson. John W ................ . .. Concordia, Ku. Newell, Frank B ................... Wilmington, Del. Newell, George A ........ . .. • .•.... Medina, N. Y. Odell, William H. L ................ Boston, Mass. O'Hara, William T. S . ............. Toledo, Ohio. Palmer, Dabney B . ... . . .... .. .... . Monticello, Fla. Pickard, John ..... .. . . .. . . • ....... Columbia, Mo. Pickett, Reuben H . .... ... . .•..... . Wilmington, N. C. Pleschlnger, Martin J .. . ........... Chelsea, Mnss. P1·ather, Calvin W ....... •......... Indianapolis, Ind. Prince, Arthur D .......... • . •.... . Lowell, Mnsa. Rhem, Joseph F ...•........ .. •.... New Bern, N. C. Rlemcke, George A ...... • . • ........ Muscatine, Town. Rix, Charles N ..................... Hot Springs, Ark. Roberts:, Wiiiiam P ... .............. Minneapolis, Minn. Robinson, E. Gilbert ............... . Mansfield, Ohio. Rumpler, Alexander ................ Washington, D. C. Schaefer, William J ....... . ........ McAlester, Okla. Schaffter, Eugene .........•........ Eagle Grove, Iowa. Scott, James A. 1 •••• ••••••••••••••• Muskogee, Okla. Seipp, Warren S . .... .. .. ..... . .... Baltimore, ll!d. Sheara, Thomas E ................• Denver, Colo. Shenvood, Frank P .. ... ........... Salt Lake City, Utah. Smith, George A ....... ....• ....... Baltimore, Md. Smith, Virgil P ......... .... ......• Somerset, Ky. Smoker, Morris S ............ • .... . Merchantville, N. J. Spangle, Abram L ......... .......• Kokomo, Ind. Stebbins, Bert Lawrence ... .. • . . . . . Claremont, N. H.

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StevenB<>n, Robert F ........ ........ St. Louis, Mo. Stockwell, Walter L ...••........... Fargo, N. O. Swanstrom, Andrew P ..... •.. . ..... St. Paul, Minn. Thatcher, William T ................ Baltimore, Md. Thomp.son, E. St. Clair ..... ........ Washington, D. C. Trippe, Edward R .................. Easton, Md. Vnnnlx, William J .............. .. . St. Joseph, Mo. Ward, Wilson ................ • ..... Rockville, Md. Weir, Marshall A . .. . .... . . • . .... .. Macon, Ga. Wellington, Edward W ....••••. .. .• Ellsworth, Kns. West, Charles G ........... . .. •.... Emporia, Kas. Willard, Edward M ........... .. ... Atlantic, Iowa. Williams, Nelson ... .... ............ Hamilton, Ohio. Wilson, Albert K .................. Topeka, Kas. Wilson, David M .... ....... . .... : . . Milan, Mo. Witt, Be ma rd G ........ ........... Henderson, Ky. Woods, Robert A ......•.•. •.•. ..... Princeton, Ind. Wright, Olin S .................... Plant City, f'la. Wright, Stephen P .. ............... Butte, Mont.

Total In attendance, 136.

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GEORGE A. NEWELL GENERAL GitAND MASTER

Most Puissant George A. Newell, Gener11I Grand Master, is one of the most conspicuous Masons in the Stato of New York, his activities extending over a period of forty ycure. Aside from his prominence in F1·eemnsonry he has been highly honored In civil life as woll.

Mr. Newell was born in Medina, New York, January 11, 1846, and hos resided there all of his life. He was educated in the common schools, The Medina Free Academy and Yale University, gradu· ating from the latter in 1868. He is a member or Phi Beta Kappa and Delta Kappa Epsilon. He waa admitted to the bar in 1869. He was elected County Clerk of Orleans County in 1877, was twice thereafter re-elected, serving in all nine years. Jn 1898 he waa elected Treasurer of Orleans County, serving in that capacity four terms, in all twelve years. He was elected Village Treasurer of the Village of Medina in 1888 and has been annually re-elected ever since. He hae also been treasurer of the Medina Savinas and Loan Association during the same period of time. He has served as President of the Alet't Club of Medina, the leading social 01·ganiz11tion of that village. Mr. Newell was elected cashier of the Union Bank of Medina in 1884 and in 1898 became President of that institution, having served in thnt position ever since.

Companion Newell has had a most distinguished career in Masonry. He was raised in l\1edina Lodge No. 336, F. & A. M., April 4, 1877, served as Senior Warden 1879, a. Master in 1880. Was Grand Steward of the Grand Lodge 1882-83, and District Deputy of the Twenty-fourth Masonic District 1886-86. Served as Trustee of the Grand Lodge for two years and for his services was made Permanen~ Member th.ereof. He has been Secretary of his lodge since 1891 and one of the trustees for the same length of time.

He was exalted in Orleans Chapter No. 176, R. A. M., at Albion, New York, May 2, 1878, and was High Priest of that (;hapter from 1888 to 1895, when he dimitted to become a charter member of Medina Chapter No. 281, of which he was High Priest for thirteen years. He was Grand Master of Second Vall In 1889, Grnnd Prin· clpnl Sojoumer 1897-99, Grnnd Captain of the Host 1900, Grand Scribe 1901, Grand King 1902, Deputy Grand High P1·iest 1903,

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and Grand High Priest in 1904. Companion Newell hill! been Secretary of the Medina Chapter for the past 6ve years.

Jn Cryptic Masonry Companion Newell received the Royal and Select lllastera' Degrees November 22, 1878, In Alph-Omega Council No. 71, Albion, New York, and was its Master for ten years. This Council was afterwards removed to Medinn, Now York, where for many years Companion Newell continued to net ne Its l\faster. He was nppointed Grnnd Steward of the Grand Council in 1886, passed th1·ough the various stations and was olectod Grand Master in 1893, serving two years. He was elected Grnnd 'l'rcnsuror in 1908, a position which he has occupied ever since. Jn tho Gcncrnl Grand Council of the United States Companion Newell was elected Grand Steward in 1880, from which position he steadily advanced, holding all of the interve.nlng otnces until he was chosen General Grand Master at the Thirteenth Triennial Assembly held at Baltimore, Md., October 1, 1918.

Ho was knighted in Genesee Commandery No. 10, Lockport, New York, l879, and Willi Commander 1891-98. He has been Grand Trellllurer of the Grand Commandery of tho State of New York for tho past nineteen years. In tho Scottish Rite, Brother Newell received tho 82' in Rochester Consistory hi 1878 and was crowned a Sove .. eign Grand Inspector General in 1896. He le a life member of Niagara Lodge of Perfection, of tho Rochester, New York, Consistory and of Damascus Temple, Nobles of tho Mystic Shrine.

Companion Newell has been what is known as a worker in Masonry, evor striving to perfect its degrees and to ndd to tho beauty and oll'eetiveness of their teachings. In Western New York he has long been recognized as the leader of Freemasonry. The honors that have come to hlm he does not take unto himself, but rather accepts them as a tribute to the local brotherhood who justly regard George A. Newell as one of the hirhest type of the 8'reatest of fraternities.

IRVING L. HOMKEDJEU.

PERMANENT MEMBERS OP THE

GENERAL GRAND COUNCIL

PAST GENERAL GRAND OFFICERS

George W. Cooley, Andre, ... P. $\'l.1Un1t1'0m, Gratton M. Acklin, John Albert Blake, Edward W. Wellington, George A. Newell,

Gone1·ol Grnnd Master, 1880-1801, Minncopolla, Minn. Gencl'al Grnnd Master, 1903-1006, St. Paul, Minn. General Grand Maaler, 1909-1912, Toledo, Ohio. General Grand Muter, 1912-1915, Boston, Mus. General Grand Master, 1015-1918, Ellsworth, Kan. Genoral Grand Deputy Mooter, 1915-1918, Medina, N. Y.

PAST GRAND MASTERS OF STATE GRAND COUNCILS

In order of seniority of service.

ALABAMA

George F. Moore, Washlngton, D.C.Walter Smith, John G. Smith, Birmingham. Lawrence H. Lee, George A. Beauchamp, Montgomery. Robert L. Douglass, Robert $. Teague, Montgomery. John F. Jenkins, Jacob D. Bloch, Mobile. Joseph D. MaUock Benjamin M. Jacobs, Birmingham. Wooloey Finnell John B. Lyons, Augusta, Go. John P. Molvin, Wiiliam w. Rnn11<>m, Blrmlnghnni. Jacob Bloy,

George Thornburgh, Fay Hempstead, Charles N. Rix, Thomas M. Horsfall, James R. Donnell, Nick Kizer, Adolph F. B. Oden, Durand Whipple,

ARKANSAS

Little Rock. LitUe Rock. Hot Springs. HMen. Con,vay. Monticello. Hot Springs. LitUe Rock.

John C. Bone, James S. Westerfield, Robert L. Moore, Edgar A. McCulloch, Sidney A. Pernot, Elmer H. Ellsworth, George B. Moore,

Tuscoloosa. Montgomery. Mobile. Opelika. Enaley. Tuscaloosa. Tuscalooso.. Demopolis.

Batesville. Conway. Little Rock. Little Rock. Van Buren. Hot Sprlnp. Pinc Bluft'.

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CALIFORNIA

Willlnm M. Petrie, Sacramento. Edwat·d lt. Hedges, San Fi11nclaco. George A. McKenzie, St.ockton. Willlam H. Davis, Los Angelea. August Wackerbarth, Los Angelea. Wm. B. Scarborough, Los Angeles. John G. Bisbee, Auburn. David !If. Sutho1ofnnd, Loa Angeles. Charles \V. Norton, Stockton.

William H. Gaynor, Los Angeles. Thom11son W. D1·ullnl'<l,Snntn Cruz. Benj. B. Cartwright, Alhambra. Joseph A. Courter, Sacramento. Tbos. 0. Rcydenfeldt, Redwood City. Charles S. Anderson, Los Angeles. William P. Dutcher, Santa Barba1·a. Robert H. DeWitt, Y1·oka. HaJvey Lei~. l1a1·vin, San .Fra.ncisco.

COLORADO

\Vlllitun A. McGrew, Denver. Jeth1·0 C. Sanro1~1. l)umngo. William L. Shockey, Cri11ple C1•cek. Thomaa E. Shears, Denver. Crom"•t-11 Tucker, Denver. Marsholl TI. Dean, Denver. George A. Roose, Trinidad. Ernest L. N . Fostc1•1 Denver. Ln,v1'Qnco N. Gl'ecnloaftl)c:nver.

William H. Trout, Canon City. Will D. Gri131·d, Puoblo. Irvin 0. G1nzicr, G,·cc.ley. Edword W. WluUey, Denver. John W. Wingate, Durango. Jacob M. Moates, P\ieblo. William A. Campbell, Colorado Springs Henry W. Woodwn1'1, l.endville. Edward G. Hcckendorf,Denver.

FLORIDA

Louis C. ~lassey, Olin $ . Wright, Will C. And1·esa, T. Picton Warlow,

Orlando. Plant City. J acksonvlllo. 01'1ando.

Henry K. Du Bois, Thomas C. Cahnes, John L. Hall,

Port Orange. Pinnt City. Jocksonville.

GEORGIA

Robert L. Colding, Josc11h C. Groonfield, Linton IV'. Burkett, Thomna F. Moody, Wm. H. Nurnberger, John C. Postell,

Savannah. Atlanta. Macon. Macon. Augusta. Savannah.

John C. Harmon, Alvin E. Snnsburn, Jo8'?ph P. Dowdoin, B. 1,almor Axson, William A. Sims, Max Meycrhnrdt,

Tennille. Jackson. Adnil'Svillo. Snvnnnah. Atlonta. Rome.

INDIANA

Orlando W. Brownbnck,Pcndleton. Henry \V. Mordhurat, Pott. Wayne. Olivu B. Sargent, Logansport. Thomaa :R. Marshall, lndiannpolio. John W. Pottinger, Laporte. George F. Keiper, Lafayette. Joseph I. Scltuhmachor, Anderson.

Dwight H. Hnwks, Goshen. Charles N. Mikels, Indianapolis. Edward P. Busse, Evansville. Robert A. Woods, Prin~ton. Charles L. Hutchinson, lndinnnpoUs. Herbert A. Graliam, Elkhart. Charles D. Khocfel, Now Albany.

'

Robui B. Whlteett., Cyrus Cline, Jamea K. Allen,

Fredc1·ick \'f. Cl'nig, Chnrlca O. Gl'ceve1-. Amos N. Al berson , Att hur S. Ln'v1·onco1 Frnnk N. Fo,vlct·, !sane T. Forbes, Edward M. Willard,

Appdndi:JJ1

Logansport. Ang0la. Terre Haute.

Des Moines. Des ?iloines. \ Vnshington. Muscatine. Nevada. Marshalltown. Atlantic.

Char lea w. llifl', J. Lou la Hetu>er, Edgar H. Bristol,

IOWA

C:ron\\vOll Oo,vc.n, Goo1·go A • .niomcko, \Villinn1 ll. Norris, \Villhun D. l t·vinc, Chnrlca A. Do\voy, George W. Lipe,

KANSAS

Jam.,. Sneddon, Lexington, Miss. William F. March, WiUiam H. l\llze, Osborne. Alva J. Applegate, Frank E. On via, Kanso.s City, i\lo. Perry M. Hoislnston, Aa10n H. Connett, Great Bend. Thomas L. Bond, Thorp B. Jennings, Topeka. Charle• A. Conklin, Edward W. Wellington, Ellsworth. Edward W. Waynanl, Thoma• G. Pitch, Wichita. John W. Nei111<>n, Wm. C. F . Relcl1enbach, St\1~'1, Fla. Elrick C. Cole, Charlea J. Webb, Chicago, lll. William H. Hnnlgon, Chn1·les S. Bixby, Osawatomie. Owen J . Wood, Alexander A. Shurp, Topeka.

Churlea H. Fisk, George A. Lcwla, John G. Orndorf!', John C. McKee, Frank H. J ohnson, Wiiiiam D. Cannon, J amea E. W llhclm. Edward C. Sellers, Guy Barrett, Joe R. Ewalt ,

Hermnn C. D unun, GralH\nl Surghnor, Guatnve D. Levy, J a mes R. C'11dwcll, J esse L. Wcnvc1',

KENTUCKY

Covington. F·rankfort. Russcllville. London. Louisville. Marion. Paducah. Covington.

' Frankfort. Paris.

William R. Johnaton, Samuel Lcldigh, John T. Kincnld, Hanson Peterson, Q,ven O. Thonuls, Albert A. R aulrigg, James Garnett, Benjamin Frazier, Miles H. R. Davia, A. Judson DcGrnw,

LOUISIANA

Alexandria. Monroe. No'v Orleans. Robeline. Natchitoches.

Will Moss, David Ettinger, J oseph Sinn!, Horry F . Grlnun, Rudolph K rnuso,

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Crnw!ordsville. Peru. Salem.

Des Moines. Muscatine. Ma nchester. S ioux City. \VR&hlngton . Des ?t'loines.

Lawrence. Wichita. Newton. Salina. Hutchinson. Lcave.n"·ortih. Concordia. Great Ben<!, '''ichita. Topeka.

I .cbn11on. Louisville. Lexington. Cynthiana. Lebanon. Mt. Sterling. Columbia. Covington. Paris. Louisville.

New Orlenns. Nc\v Orlenns. N c\v Orleans. Nc\\l' Orleans. Lake Chnrles.

182

Sunmer H. Boynton, Albert M. Penley, Orestes E. Cro,vell, Hugh R. Cllaplin, Oliver A. Cobb, Frank .E. Sleeper, Bini F. Brndbury, .Enoch o. Q-1...,nleaf, Wllliam F . Lord, Albro E. Chase, Charles B. Adams,

Wiiiian> F. Cochran, James F. Allen, George Cool<, Edwin J. Griffin, George A. Smith,

William B. Lawrence, J ohn Albel"'t Blake, Ed,vin S. C:ran<lon,

Appeiulw

MAINE

Hollywood, Cal. Convers E . Leach, Auburn. Murray B. Watson, Oakland. hmes H. Witherell, Bangor. F1·ank J, Cole, Westbrook. Harry E. Larrabee, Sabattus. .Elvert E. Parker, Nor\vay. James A. Richan, Portland. Charles B. Davis, Aubun1. \Vilmcr :r. Dorinan, Portland. Franklin P. Clark, Bellows Falls, Vt.

MARYLAND

Lake BlufT, Ill. Rockville. Baltimore. Baltimore. Daltin1orc.

Edward R. Trippe, George E. Le,vis, Eugene Hammond, Charle.s H . Burns,

MASSACHUSETTS

Medford. Malden. Cambridge.

Evcl'ett C. Benton, Edgar W. Evans, William H. L. Odell,

MINNESOTA

George W. Cooley, Minneap0lls. Charles S. Schurman, Robe1·t H . .Baker, Chicago, Ill. Cl1arlcs B. Johnson, Andrew P. Swanstrom, St. Paul. Albm·t Bush, Chntles D. Boyce, San Diego, Cal. John T. J ohnson, George E. \Vnr.ner, l.tjnneapolis. Ne,vton H. \Vilson, Alonzo Brandenburg Fergus Falls. Frederick H. Young, Oliver J. H'. Martin, Uni.mown. Adolph W. Mertens, John Fishel, St. Paul. George Markert, Jerome E. Cooley, Duluth. William Tweedy, Hem')' M. Tusler, St. Paul. John H. LaVague, Thomas G. Lee, Minneapolis. James G. Houghton, Cha1·les J. Beva.n1 Los Angeles, Cal.

Oliver L. McKay, Walton G. Grayson,

Meridian. Biloxi.

MISSlSSlPPI

Ed\vin J. Martin,

Portland. Auburn. Oakland. Bangor. Gardiner. Le"riston. Rockland. Portland. Belfast. Le\viston.

Easton. Rockville. Cumberland. Daltimore.

Delmont. W. Somerville. Dorchest<?r.

St. Paul. Rod Wing. Minneapolis. Fergus Falls. Duluth. St. Paul. Minneapolis. St. Paul. St. Paul. Duluth. Minneapolis.

Meridian.

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MISSOURI

John R. Parson, William F. Kuhn, Fttderi<k A. Kage, Emanuel F. Hartzell, William Y. Bean, David M. w;Json, Robert F. Stevenson, Gibbon W. Ctn"SOn, Mnrtin T. Balsley, John H. Barr, George T. Burnham,

St. Louis. Thomas A. Milburn, Kansas City. Knnsas City. Wllll•m R. Brock, Richford, N. Y. Cape Girardeau. Bert S. Lee, Springfield. St. Joseph. Henry Schroeder, St. Marys. St. Louis. William H. Herrick, St. Louis. Mllnn. \Vnltor R. Anthony, Knnans City. St. Louis. Jnmcs L. Hcckcnlivcly,Sp1·lngficld. St. Louis. Victor H . Falkcnhnincr,St. Louis. Joplin. Snnford M. Daniels, Kl\nans City. Kansas City. William J. Vannix, St. JOJ1Cph.

Joseph J. Hindson, St<lphen P. Wright, F'rancis D. Jonca, Cornelius Hedges,

Eben K. Lonr, Samuel P. Davidson, Chu. c. RitWlhOUMI, Jnmes Tyler, Jnmea A. Ga·hnison, Wlllinm L. Ritter, Arthur Truesdell, Lorenzo D. Woo<lrutT, John E. Simpson,

Magnolia, La.

Helena. Butte. Holonn. Helena.

MONTANA

Robert E. Hnt.haway, J omos 1\1. Burlingnn1e, \V. Chotles Austin, A1-thur B. Ayel'S,

NEBRASKA

PlatU1llouth. ~·r. J. Schaufelburer, Tecumseh. Frands McCiverin, Los Angeles, Cal.John W. Mitchell, Lincoln. Ceorg-c S. Po,\~eu, Lincoln. Chnuncey L. Wattles, Omnha. Lowis E. Smith, F1'lmont. Chn1·lcs P. Philbrick, Lincoln. August J. Albers, Om:tha. John F. Kutz,

NEW HAMPSRfRE

Harvey L. Currier, ?tfnnchestcr. Edward H . Currier, Manchester.

Horry lL Cheney, F1'ld E. French, Edword O. Fifield, Chnl'les W. Bickford, Albert R. Junkins, John F. Webster, Georgo H. Kelley, Abraham L. Garmon, William W. Oliver,

Joshua W. Hunt, Nnshun. Nathon P. Hunt, ,l\lnnchestel'. Stephen S. Jewett, Laconia. Charles B. Spofford, Claremont. Charles H. Webster, Nashua. Benjamin F. St. Clair, Plymouth. Joseph Brodie Smith. Manchester.

NEW JERSEY

Mni-eus Higginbotham, Jersey City. Edward Mills, Comden.

S. Glover Ruddei·o,,1,

I!. C. Chamberlain,

Glendive. Grent Falls. Butte. Mlnneapolls,Minn

Hastings. Omsha. Su1>c.rior. Omaha. Neligh. Lonr Pinc. Wymo1'l. Frentont. Lexington.

Concord. Concord. Noshua. Lo\\•laton, Me. Portan1outh. Concord. Lebanon. Manchester. Lisbon.

Atlnn~lc City. T1·cnton.

184

Daniel DeJnarcst, Gilbert S. Slack, Linsly Ro\ve, Joseph Ashton, Jr., Isaac Lo\\10.111tcin, A. G. Yolhcrs, John B. Bertholf, David H. Lukens, Joseph Mason, Edgar L. Brown, Hiram E. Deats,

George A. Newell, Frede.rick Kanter, ~rge Mc<:own, John P. Deal, Wilford S. Brndt, John R. G.nrdnol', Irving L'Honnncdieu, Charles St.<>wart,

Walter S. Llddcll Alex D. A ndi·cws, Jr., Edwnrd B. Neave, John E. Cnmeron, Albert S. Guerard,

Appen<liaJ

Ne\\·ark. Trenton. Jersey City. Trenton. Nc'v York, h•. Y. Gwynedd, Pa. Monroe, N. Y. Trenton. Paterson. Jersey City. Flemington.

------J. Edward Blackmore, James N eJ150n, William Shurte, Morria S. Smoker, Albert B. Fortiner, Godfrey Pittis, Harry An\ca Putnan11

John G. Brian, J. Blair Cuthbert, Josiah S. Davidson,

Newark. Camden. Newark. Merchantville. Cn1ndcn. Allendale. Trenton. Tttnton. Camden. Washington.

NEW YORK

Medina. Now York. Palm>'ta. Troy. Roehcoter. New York. Medino. Brooklyn.

Fred E. Ogden, Buffalo. Frank M. Adee, Sarntoga Sprinp Will L. Llo)·d, Albany. Martin Q. Good, New York. Herbert W. Greenland, Syracuse. Gcorgo E. Hatch, Rochester. Oliver H. LaBarrc, New Yo1·k. Eugene E. Hinman, J\lbany.

NORTH CAROLINA

Charlotte. Raleigh. Salisbury. Kinston. A&hcvlllo.

Samuel R. Dunn, Joseph F. Rhem, I~cubcn H. Pickett, But"\\1C-ll F. Hall,

NORTH DAKOTA

Kln1ton. No\.; Born. Wilmington. Asheville.

Eben Georso Guthrie, Fargo. John H. G. Turner, Bottineau.

Levi C. Gooda.le, Grafton ll. Acklin, Lewis M. Lea, Henry E. Morrison, William T. McLean, Witliam B. Andc1"SOn, George D. Copeland, Nelson Williama, William A. Spill, Milton B. Dickerson,

OHIO

CincinnAti. Toledo. Sandusky. Cleveland. Sidney. Dayton. ?ifarion. Hamilton. Pasadena, Cal. Delaware.

Warren J. Baker, Toledo. Chari .. H. Gicssen, Pine Blu11', Ark. lsaac L. Oppenheimer, Pomeroy. Hugh V. Olney, Van Wert. Lewis P. Schaus, Mt. Vernon. John H. B(ll'trnnt, lifnrion. William T. S. O'Hara, Toledo. Robert A. Armstrong, Cleveland. Frank W. Hendley, Cincinnati.

' Appendi:.

OKLAHOMA

Robert W. Rill, •jdmund H. l)oylc, John Co>•lc, Eugcno lfa1nlllon, Daniel M. lfailoy, He1·bcl't J. !::vans, Joseph S. M11now, W illl(•m L. Engloton, Willlnm II. E8l<eX,

Albany, N. Y. McAlester. Rush Springs. Chickasha. McAlester. ~fonrovia, Ca1. Atoka. Norn1an. McAlester.

Robert Y. Morrison, McAlester. Robert H. Henry, Ardmore. James A. Scott, Muskogee. Thomo1 J. Sox ton, Unknown. Isham H. C. llulme, Elk City. John A. Gillis, Frederick. Ch1istophe1· Springc1·, McAlestor. Richnrd M. 'l'herp, Eldorado. Willh1m J . Schnofer, M0Alcste1·.

OREGON

Wallace Baldwin, Milwaukee. Joseph F. Wl...,.rver, Holland. Thomas M. Hurlburt. Portland. Orlando O. Hodson, ~lcMinn•-ille. Milton S. Woodcock, Con'1lllis. Aaron L. Rumsey, Portland. Pcnumbra Kelly, Portland. William A. Dempsey, Portland. Horatio H. Pn.rker, Portland. Cco•·llC 0. B. DoBar, Eugene.

Sc.1>ti1nu1 S. Spencer, James H. Richmond, Albert H. Steiner, Samuel R. Mosher, ~lilton L. ~!eyers, Ro>' Qu.ackc.nbuah, \\filllam F. lArn"·ay, \Villiarn n. Bil)1CU, George G. Brown,

SOUTH CAROLI NA

John E. Brcazonlo, J nmcs n. J ohnRon, Francjs E. flnrrlson, Ceorgo S. Mower, Georgo T. D:ryan,

Anderson. Charleston. Abbeville. Newberry. Greenville.

Jomca L. Michie, John ?it. Ct·nhan\, Joseph Llndsny, Ollvc.1· }~rnnk llnrt, ~1:,.1ron H. Sandifer,

SOUTH DAKOTA

Eugene. Portland. Salem. Eugene. Salem. Portland. Hood River. Al bony. Salem.

Darlington. •Columbia. Chester. Columbia. Rock Rill.

Robert T. Dou. Salem. William J. &lcMakin, Turavllle.

TENNESSEE

Needham P. Harrison, Collier"1lle. James K. ?iitcCliat~r, Morristo'\\<-n. Charles Comstock, Crossville. Michno! F. Flenniken, Knoxville. Chnrlos El. Goodlett, Na&hville. Robert Lcsllo Chiles, Knoxville. Snmuol B. Lnllue, Greeneville.

Mclvillo B. Capp•, Ch.,-Jos H. Smart, Andro, .. 1 J. Recd, Aaron Bergedo, J. Lconnrd Wood, Wllllam O. Miiier, Chal'les Ji'. Wallneo,

Livingston. Nashville. Knoxville. Nashville. Afomphis. Livingston. Knoxville.

1a.;

'

General Grand Officers 1880-1883.

tlt.'F.CTt.~ AT CONVgN')'lON, l l ~LO l>l!.THOtT, )001t.,

AUGUST 25-28, 1880.

137

•Joaialt H. Drummond, Portland, Mc., General Grand ll!oster.

"George M. Os,,<10odby, Buffalo, N. Y., General Grand Deputy Master.

•George J. Pinckard, New Orleans, La., General Grand Principal Conductor.

•o~t.es A. B. Senter, Columbus, Ohio, General Grand l'reasurer.

Ocorgo W. Cooley, M.innenpolis, llfinn., Oenernl Grand Recot-dor.

"Williom D. Wadswot·U1, Mont.gomery, AJn.1 Gonornl Grand Cnplnh1 of Guard.

•Charles R. Armstrong, Enstmnn, On., Genornl Grand Conductot· of Council.

"Edward P. Burnham, Saco, Me., General Grand Marshal.

• Aloorl D. McConaugby, Atchison, Kan. , General Grand Sle1V8rd.

•Deceased.

' Appendi:»


Y.l.1t1<.'"1'P.ll A1' 1-'JlrST 'J'lUENN1AT, ASSl~~101 .. : .. , lll:!LI> OEN\'f!Rt COLO.,

llUOOST 14, 1883.

•George l\L Osgoodby, Buffalo, N. Y., Gcnc1·11I Gritnd Moster.

•George J. Pinckard, New Orleans, Ln., General Oroncl Deputy Master-

Oeorge w_ Cooley, Minneapolis. Minn., General Grnnd Principal Conductor.

•Orestes A. B. Senter, Columbus, Ohio, Gencrol Grand 'J'1·ensu 1'C.r.

• J3cnj11min F. Jfaller, Memphis, Tenn., Gencrnl Grnnd Recorder.

•Robert VnnVnlr.nh, Terre Hnulc, lnd., General Grnnd Coptnin of Guard.

•.John Hnigh, Somerville, Mnss., General Grand Conductor of Council.

"Henry Sayre Orme, Los Angcles, Col.1 General Grnncl Marshal.

•George L. McCahan, Baltimore, Md., General Grand Steward.

John R. Pnr.on, St. Louis, :\fo., General Grand Chaplain.

•Deceased.

' Appe11dia:


139

E~J't~I) A'I' 8t:C0NI) 'l'HlENNJAl,. ASSEMUt,Y, Jl l!.LO '\'A8RD:GTON, D. 0 .1

SJWJ'J;>MBER 28-291 1886.

•George J. Pinckai·d, New Orleons, Ln.1 Gcnoro l Grnnd l\Iaster.

George \V. Cooley, i\'linnenpolis. Minn., General Grond Depuly Master.

•Orestes A. B. Senter, Columbus, Ohio, Ocncrnl Grand Prin· cipal Conductor.

• J<'mnk ll. Bascom, Montpelier, Vt., Genernl Grnnd Treasurer.

Hanry W. Jl{ordhurst, Fort Woync, Ind., General Grand necol'der.

"John W. Cobum, New Yo1·k1 N. Y., Gcncrnl Grund Captain of Gnn rd.

0Hclll'y Sayrn Orme, Los Angeles, Cul., Oenernl Grnnd Con· ductor fff Council.

•George L. McCnhan, Baltimore, Md., General Grand )farshal.

•Bradford Nichol, Nnsh'"ille, Tenn., General Grnnd Steward ..

°Clnudius B. Smith, Washington, D. C., General Grand Chaplain.

• J oseph S. McCoy, ·washington, D. C., Gcncrnl Grand Sentinel.

*Deceased.

' l•JO Ap~n<li:c


t;{.f>~Q'l't)() A'r 'l"ll.IHO ·1·n n:NNJ.AL ASS.t:::\IUJ .. ~·, lll:l~D ATJ .. 1\N'l'A, GA. ,

NOVEMBFJl 19-20, 1880.

GeoJ·ge W. Cooley, Minneapolis, Minn., General Grand Muster.

•Orestes A. B. Senter, Columbus, Ohio, General Grand Deputy Master.

•John W. Coburn, New York, N. Y., General Grond Principal Conductor.

•Fi-11nk H. Bascom, Montpelier, Vt., General Grand 'l',.casurcr.

Henry W. Mordhurst, Fot'L Wayne, Jncl., General Grand Reco1-der.

•ncnl'y Snyrc Orme, Los Angeles, Cnl ., Oencrnl Grand Captoin of Guard.

•J3rndlord Nichol, Nashville, 'l'en11., General Grand Conductor of Council.

"William Abrom Love, Atlonta, Ga., General Grnnd Marshal.

•William TL Mayo, St. Louis, Mo., General Grand Steward.

APPOINTJ'J>.

Joseph S. Morrow, Atoka, Okla., Ge~rt1l Grand Chaplain.

•Joy D. Edwards, Atlanta, Ga., Gcnorol Grond Sentinel.

•Dcce11sed.

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141

fj l_,,l;O'l"F.0 AT ... OUUTH TRLENNJAL At1$EMl.\L)'1 llEl10 1'11NN&APOLIS,

MINN., Jur,y 21-22, 1891.

•Orestes A. B. Senter, Columbus, Ohio, Genornl Grand Mastei·.

•John W. Coburn, New York, N. Y., General Grand Deputy Master.

•Bradford Nichol, Nashville, Tenn., General Grand Principal Conductor.

Chorles H. Heaton, Montpelier, Vt, Genorol Grand Treasurer.

Henry W. Mordhurst, Fort Wnyne, Ind., General Grand Recorder.

•William Abram Love, Atlontn, Gn., Geneml Grand Captain of Guard.

"William H. Mayo, St. Louis, Mo., Gcnorn l Grand Conductor of Council.

Ro~rt H. Boker, :h'.linncnpolis, Minn., General Grand Mnrshnl.

Willinm B. Lawrence, Medford, Mass., Gencrnl Grand Steward.

APP()IN'JT.O.

Uobort W. Jiill, Muskogee, Ind. Ter., General Grand Chaplain.

•nichnrd Lockey, Mfoneopolis, Minn., Gcncrnl Grnnd Sentinel.

*Deceased.

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General Grand Officers 1894-1897 .

.&l.XCJ'P.D AT FlfTll Tltlt:N~L\J_. .ASSE:llBLl'", llt!tJ) TOPEKA, KAX.,

Al10UST 21-22, 189\l.

•John W. Coburn, New York, N. Y., General Grand Master.

0B radfot-d Nichol, :-<nsh,·ille, 'l'cnn., Gencrnl Grand Dnputy lllnstcr.

*William Abrnm Lo•·e, Atlnntn , On., General Grand Pl'incipnl Conductor.

Cbnrlcs Jr. Henton, l\fontpelict·, Vt., General Grand Tt'l!nsurer.

Hcm·y W. ll'[o1•dhu1"Sl , Fort Wayne, Ind., General Onmcl Recorder.

•william 11. Mayo, St. Lo11is, Mo., General Grnnd Cnptnin of Guard .

•sel"anus Bowen, Boston, l\'fass., Genei11l Grnnd Conductor of Council.

•George D. i\!cB1·idc, Gnllipolis, Ohio, General G1·ond Marshal.

Andrew P. Swanstrom, St. Paul, Minn., General Grand Steward.

Samuel Jo:. Busser, Emporiu, Kan., General Grand Chaplain.

•Spencer I'. Wade, Topeka. Kan., Genei11l Grand Sentinel.

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1~1,1'.0rUD o\'l' SIX'l'll TJfCENNIAL •\SSt;~llU .. Y, U 11T.O llAlll'l~tORE, MO.,

OCTOBER 11-121 1897.

•Brl\dford :liichol, Nashville, Tenn., Oencrol Grand Master.

•William 1 I. Mayo. St. Louis, Mo., Gene1·al Grand Deputy Mnster.

•sernnos Bowen, Boston, Mass .. General Grand Principal Conductor.

Charles 11. Heaton, Montpelier, Yt., General Grand Treasurer.

llenry W. Mordhurst, 1''ort Wa)•ne, Ind., Gcncrol Grand u~ordcr.

Andrew P. Swanstrom, St. Pnul, Minn., General Grand Cnptnin of Clnnrd.

•Homy C. Larrabee, Bnltimore, Md., GcncrnJ Grand Conduclo1· ur Council.

Omfton i\'L Acklin, Tolcclo, Ohio, General Grnnd )forshnl.

•Jacob T. Barron, Colwnbin, S. C., General Grand Steward.

APPOINTED.

•w. D'Orvillo Doty. Rochester, N. Y., General Grand Chnploin.

Wf\shington U. Nicholson, BlllliJl1ore, Md., General Grnncl Sentinel.

•Occcnsed.

144 Appendi~


EJ .. KC'l'J'_.[) A~r B•~VENTll TRIENNIAL -~sS.&?ttOf_,y, ll~(11) OlNOlNNATr, ORIO> SEPTEMBEH 24-251 l.900.

•William JI. Mayo, St. Louis, Mo., General Grnncl Moster.

Andrew P. Swanstrom, St. Pnul, Minn., General Grnnd Deputy Master.

•nenry C. Larrabee, Baltimore, Md., General Grand Principal Conductor.

Charles H. Henton, Montpelier, Vt., Genernl Grnnd Treasurer.

Ifom·y W. i\fordhurst, Fort Wnync, Ind., General Grand Uecordcr.

Gra:fton M. Acklin, Toledo, Ohio, Gencml Grn nd Cnproin of Gun rd.

J . .A.lbcrt Bloke, Boston, Mnss., Geneml Grond Conductor of Council.

Edwnrd W. Wellington, Ellswo1-th, Kttn., Gcnernl Grand Marshal.

George A. Newell, Medina, N. Y., General Gra.nd Steward.

APPOINTED.

•John W. Chamberlain, Tiffin, Ohio, General Grand Chaplain.

Nelson Williams, Hamilton, Ohio, General Grand Sentinel.

*Deceased.

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145

F.Lt~OJ'EI) AT l~T('IJl'l'Jl ·rrtmNNfAl. ASSR~\[ 01 .. Y J II P.l.O 1.-l'rl'J,,P. HOOK, AJrl) .,

OCTOBER 6-6, 1008.

And1"11w P. Swnnstrom, St. Puul, Minn., Gcnernl Gl'1lnd Moster.

•ncnlj' C. Lorrnbcil, Baltimore, Md., General Gmnd Deputy Master.

Gro(ton M. Acklin, Toledo, Ollio, General Gra.nd Principal Conductor.

Charles JT. Henton, '.\Iontpelicr, Vt., General Grnnd Treasurer.

lJcnry W. :Mordhurst, Fort Wayne, Incl., General Grand Recorclc1·.

J. Albert Bloke, Boston, Mnss., Gcncrnl Grnnd Captain of G11u1·d.

Edwn1'd W. W'ellfogton, Ellsworth, Kon., Gonei·nl Grand Conductor of Council.

Gco1·ge A. Newell, Medina, N. Y., General Grand Marshal.

•William F. Clevelancl, Harlan, Iowa, General Grand Ste1vard.

APPOO:TED.

Fay llempstet1d, Little Rock, Ark., General Gmncl Chaplain.

George Thornburgh, Little Rock, A1·k., General Grand Sentinel.

*Dcecnsed.

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1i1,H("J v.n ,,, . N 1 X'l'l I 1'1fl 1-:=-- Z\' I.Al. A$l'f.J;j\l Ill,\' 1 1 11~1.u ll0$'1'0~, :\L\S.~.,

,, UNt: 18, LlJ()(i,

•11 c111'Y C. Lnrrnbee, Bnllimo1'C. i\Cd .. Ocncrnl C i·nnd )faslel'.

0.-nfton 1\1. acklin, '.1.'olcdo. Ohio, Ocncml Grnnd Deputy Mnstcr .

. J. AJl>erl Blnke. Boston. i\Cn,,,,., Gcncrnl 01"11ncl Principal Con cl uctor.

Charles TT. Henton, )fonlpclicr. \'t .. Oentr'nl Ornnd Treasurer.

JI en!')' W. )fordhurst. Fort Wn~·nc. Ind .. Oenei"lll Gmnd Reco .. dcr.

Edward W'. Wellington, Ellswo1'lh, l\1111. , 0cnc1·11l Grnnd Cnplnin of Ounrcl .

George A. Newell, Med i11n, N. r., <ocncrnl Chnnd Conducto1· of Council.

"\\'illinm F. Clevelnncl, 11nrl11n. lo\\'11, Oct1el't1l Grund Mnrshnl.

Foy Ilcmpstend. Little Rock. Ark., COcucrnl Grund Stewnrd.

o\ Pl'OJ ~TEI>.

fl. Perry Bush. Boston. :\£n1"' .. Gcnei·nl 0111ntl Chnplnin .

• John 1'. Kimball, Boston. l\fnss .. Gcnc111l Grnnd Sentinel.

•Deceased.

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General Grand Officers 1ll09-1912 .

147

.Er.V.t''J'•:D 4\'r 'l'P.X''rll 'J'Jtn·;,X.NlAi. i.\SS•:)l lll .. l't 111~1.D 81\\'J\NNAJJI OA.,

XOVE~mt;u 8-0. J1)01).

Grn.rton i\l. Acklin, Toledo. Ohio. Oencrnl Grnnd Moster.

J. Albert lllnke, Boston. Mass .. Gener11I Grnnd Deputy i\fnster.

Edwnl'<I W. Wellington. F.llswoa·th. Knn., Genernl Grnnd Principnl Conductor.

Thomnb E. Shenrs. Dcm·cr. Colo .. Oenrn1I Grnnd Trcnsnrer.

lle11ry W. i\lordhurst, Fort Wn~·ne, lnd., Gcncrnl Grand Rec011(]e1'.

Clco,.gc A. Newell, Medinn. X. Y., Ocncrol Ornncl Coptnin of Oun rd.

• Wil linm I<'. Clcvcloncl, Hndun. lowu, OcnCl'nl Gmncl Conductor of Council.

J•'ny 1Icm1>slend, Little Uock, Ark., Genc1·nl Gmncl Mn1'Shnl.

.)~ph C. Grcmficlcl, Atlontn. Gu .. Gencrnl Grnnd Stewnl'll.

APPOl~Tl!D.

•clu.rlcs H. Strong, Snrnnnnh, Gn., Geneml Gmnd Chnploin.

Thomn.s Robins, Sornnnnh. Gn., Gcnernl Grand Sentinel.

• Deceased.

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1:.t..E()'l'ED AT ELE\f£NTU Tft[&.NNIAL ASSJrn:BLY, IU::LD JNOIANAPOLts,

J,.0.1 81'.M'EllllU 9-11, 1912.

J. Albert Blake, Boston, Mass., Genernl G1·nnd llfastcr.

Edward W. Wellington, E llsworth, Knn., Goncrlll Grand Deputy Master.

Ge<>rge A. Newell, Medina, N. Y., Gcnc1·nl Grand Principal Conduetor.

Th<>mas E. Shears, Denver, Colo., General Grand Treasurer.

Henry W. Mordhurst, l<"ort Wayne, Ind .. Genernl Grand Recorder.

•William F. Cleveland, JJnrlnn, Iowo, General Grund Captain of Guard.

Fay Hempstead, Little Rock, Ark., General Grand Conductor of Council.

Joseph C. Greenfield, Atlanta, Ga., General Orond Marshal.

Bert S. Lee, Springfield, Mo., General Grand Steward.

APPOn»TllO.

Samuel L. Shirley, LaGrange, Ind., General Ornnd Chaplain.

Oeo1·ge A. Newhouse, Albany, Ind., Geneml Grand Sentinel.

*Deceased.

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ELtlCTED AT ~\'ELt'Tll TltlE:S.:O:IAL J.S$£).IBLY1 UELD SAN PRA~ClSOO,

OA1~1 AUO'llST 28-31, 1916.

Eclward W. Wellington, Ellsworth, l(nn., General Grancl Master.

George A. Newell, Mcdinn, N. Y., Genornl Grand Deputy Moster.

•William 1''. Chwclnnd, Jlnrlon, Iowa, General Grnnd Principal Conductor.

Thomas E. Shear3, De1wer, Colo., General Grnnd Treasurer.

Henry W. hlordhmsl, Fort Wnyne, Ind., General Grnnd llecord.er.

Fny Hempstead, Little Hook, Ark., General Grnnd Cnpt.nin of Guo 1-cl.

Joseph C. G1-ecnfield, Atlnntn, Ga., Geneml G1·nr1cl Conductor of Council.

Bert S. Lee, Spring6cld, Mo., General Grand Marshal.

O. F rank Hurt, Columbia, S. C., General Grnnd Steward.

*Deceased.

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ADDRESSES OF GRAND RECORDERS

GENERAL GRAND COUNCIL GRAND OOUNCH.. GRAND Rf.CORl>f~R ADDRESS

AlnbRnln . .. . .. ...... . George A. Be..'\uchnnlll ...... ~1ontgoll1ery. A1•knn11u ..........•.. Fay Hempstead ... .. . .. . . . . Little Rock. Cnlltornln • ......•. . .. Thomas A. Davies ...•.•.... Snn Fmnci~o. Colot'ado . ...... .... ... Ernest Le N. Fostc1'. ..... . . Donvor. l"lorldn .............. . Wilber P. Webster . ......... Jacksonville. Georgin .. ........... . Edgar A. McHan ........... Macon. Indinno ........ . ... .. Calvin W. Prather .......... lndinnapolis. Iowa ................. David M. Brownlee ......... Sioux City. Kansai ..... ... .. .. ... Albert K. Wilson ........... Topeka. Kentucky .. .. ......... G. Allison 'Holland .......... Lexington. Louisiana ............ .-John A. Davilla ............ New Orleans. Maine ............... . Charles B. Davi• .•...•..••• Portland. Maryland ....•.••..•• . Gustav A. Eitel •..••••...•. Oalliniore. Mauachuaetta •..••. .. Frederick T. Comee ••..••••. Boston. Minnesota •...•...•••. John Fishel ................ Sl Paul. Miuiuifpi ••........ . Frederic G. Speed ..•.•..••. Vicksburg. Mlssour ............. Robert F. Stevenson ...... . . St.. Louie. Mont..1n11 ...... ,, ... . , Cornelius Hedges, 2d .• .. ... Helena. Nebraska ......... . ... Francis E. Whltc .......... Omaha. Now H:ampshire . .. ... Rany M. Cheney .•.••.••.. Concord. Nc\v Jc1·1ey . . . . ...... . Harry A. Putno1n .......... Tt-enton. New York .....•. . .. , .Marshall F. Hemingway .•.. Troy. North Carolina ..... .. John B. Grigga ............. EllZl\b<>th City. No1•th Dukotn •. . ... .•• Walter L. Stockwell •....••. Fargo. Ohio .............. ... Willian> T. S. O'lfam ...•... Toledo. Oklnhomu .•..••.••..• James A. Scott .•. . ..••..•.. Muskogee. 01~11on •.•..• ..•...... James H. Richmond .•• . ••.. Po1'tland. South Corolinn ....... O. F>nnk Hort ............. Columbin. South Dakota ...... . .. George A. Pettigrew .•• . .... Sioux Falls. Tonne1see ............ Charles ll. Smart .......... Nashville. Vermont •...••....• .. Henry H. Ross •••..•....• •. Burlington. Washington .......... Horace W. Tyler ........... Tacoma.

NON-PARTICIPATING GRAND COUNCILS. Conneetlcul ....... ... . G1'orge A. Sturdy .......•.. New London. lllinol1 •••....••••.• • George W. Warvelle ....••.• Chicago. Michigan ........... .. Cha.rles A. Conover .••••••. . Coldwater. Pennsylvania .•••..•.. Frank W. Marten is .•....•.• South Bethlehem. Rhode II land ......... William R. Greene •.•.•.••• Providence. Texas ............. . .. Thomas M. Bartley ......... Tahoka. Wiseonoin .•..••. ..... Willi.am W. Perry . •..•...•. Milwaukee.

FOREIGN GRAND COUNCILS. England and Wales ... Arthur D. Hnnsell . . . •....• . London. Marlthno P1·ovinces . ... William B. Walluco . . ... .... St. John. N. B. Scotland .. .... . . .. . ... A. A. Arbuthnot Murray .... Edinburgh.

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Crand CouncJI .. I Oat~. Crttnd Mail~ J)ep1,1t.y CJ'And lERMtcrs. (:rand Prine.lp11J Cond1.1ctora.

- ------ --- -Alabama., •• • • • , . NO\•. so .•• •• John P. M~.-ln, .........,.__ J'M!Ob Hk7. l)cmOPQllL John u.~. Blrm.lntrham • A:rlcanaa .•• • •••• • Nm. lt .... • Elmer H • .,lsworth. Bot-SprinD. Gc!orn u. M.oort'. PinC' Blulf. E~e C. SehooftO\-er, i>ocahontM. Oallrornla.,,,, •• , ,April Lt •• ,., Win.la.la P. lh1tdMT. Santa Bart..r.. RallCr\ H. Dt\VfU. y ...... llarvey 1.ie•·. Marvin. San Pnt.n.da«\. Colonodo. • • • • • • • • s.... 20 •••• • \ViDlam A . c:a..pbd&. Colo. Si>rinp,. Ubd W. \\~oodtn.rd. ........... F.dward C. Httlendorr, O..wr. .................... .... 11 ••••• -c.~ Plant City. Fruk J, Archt\ald. ........ Joh• L. HAIL .J.U..'fOJ. . Georsta .. • , .••••. April tT ••••• \Vl.ftiam A. SitU. AU.nta. NkhMI J , N'wln, A_... J .... A. Wait.. eoiu. ..... JndJa.u .•• ••••••• °"" It ..... J. Louil lrct.aMr. p...._ Ednr H. Brl:Mol. Salem. It. '6andit2- ltumpkr. locHaupolJ,a. to.a .. . •••······ °"" lZ •.•• • Cha.rte.A.~. Waabin..,."'lon.. Gcoftt w. u~ Det, MoilMll. EbJnonc: Sehalflu. EaaiitGr'O'te Kati ..... .... . . .. . v ... l.S ••••• \VOUam U. Ff•n1110n. Wichita. 0-t'n J . Wood. TOO<ka. Elrick C. COie-, Creat s.M. K ... 1.uc:k,. •••••••• • O<t. 16 ..... Miio ll. n. O.•bl. Paris. A, Jud.tGft l>tG"'""· LoulsvlJk-. v1,.u r. Smith. -Loul1lana •••• •• •• Feb. ...... JOH'Ph S1nal, N~Otlitafta. flAm f". Crbrun.. N 1!W Oritat1a. Rudolph Krautt. I.ak11 Ch•rk!t. iofaln•·· ••••·•· · · · MAJ' $ .. •.• Char~ D. 0.¥lJ, \Vatttvlllio. \'Yllim'1' J. Oorm:u<t. UdtA•t. f'ra.akUn P. Cla.rk. PO...U.nd. ll•l'>'l•nd • •• ,, ,, • N-. 17 ..... f:u::tC'n11 llammonil, Cumbc-rlnnd, Ch•ri.-. n. Hum._ & lilmor_.. \ '/nrr..-:n S. Seipp, Baltimore-. M'IUlllU~h11.11tU-11. , •• 0... 6 ..... \VUllAm Ft. L. Oc.k-11, Bod.on. J (tirbtrt A. Snndl.':~n . \VorecaW:r. C:"tdner lt. P. llarker. f.a.11. Hnilntrtt. Mlnnot0tA., , , , , •• 0.L IL.,., Jol11-. n. 1.-VAstu~. Oulu th. .r11m~ (;, lloJ.U;fhtot1, Minne.~1-. N'onn.a~n IJ. Pat.~n. Mln11ct11>olh1. M!Qi .. Jppl ....... J."cb. IS ..... f:Clwt1rd J. Mart.In. )le:rldU.n. \Vnlloo O. ONLyton. Biloxi. \Vllll•m a. TaylOf'. J~kit0n. Ml~ri ••.•.••• • April 27 . . ... Vlcitar IT. f.'alk~nhalner. St. Louis. Snriford 14. OanltlJ. IU.·n-• CJty, Wllllam J. Vannlx. St. JOMph, Montana •• ••••••• Junti !S . . ... J•nM!a M. Burflnga.me. G~Lf'allllo \\!, Cllar&e. Aullin, e ·utU:. Har~ (;. Johnl!l()n, Mluoula. Nd>ni•·Q , , •••••• o.c. l5 .. . .. A Q;JnlM. J, Aftlc! .... Fn:rnont.. .fohn fl'. Kub, !Axls'IJcion. wnua.m Pitpcr. l ... lnf'Oln. New HM11Plhl,. .. MAJ 11 ..... 0C!Ortr4 H. Kdk•J'. Ldi&n(llJI;, f..tlOfl,ll.nf D. Hunt.. Exd.e-. Abraham L. Canraon. .Manchiwt.er. New YOTlil ..... ., A\Ul. 1• ..... WJJJiam II,. SllJa. Bu.ft'•'°- on~ u. Le8&rtt. New YOf")t. ~n~ & RIJ:imAn, A!baru'. North Oar'Gllna ... M..,. 1! ..... JC*:Ph P. R~ New~. Robtt1. H. Pkbt:t. \\lilmin.s:toa, lhi.rwdl F. Hall. ~il&o<. Oh5o • •• • • ••• • •• •. 'Oct. '· •••• R4btrL A* Amm.ro.g. ............ Prank W. llmcfkT, Clnd.au.tl Ctorp J. Sdswart&. w-. o .......... . .... . · 1"""' ti ..•.. Rkhard M, Thorp. - Prt<dtric It. Smith. o ......... \Vibiam J. Schadtt. Me.A,__, Orcwon •• •••• •••• ·rAorll 1• • •• •• William P. Lara.....,, Rood R.....,.. WUll&M R. Biltrta. Alblft)'. .Joltn B. Pa~. -Soudi C.l'Dllna ..... ,A'Pril ll ..... OU~ P'rank Harl, eoi.um,;a. M"'°" U. S.ndlltt. Rock lUJL \Vim..... E. C•t1U. ~ Ta,........ .. .. Jan. !$ ••••• Je.ph t.. Wood, Mempbis. WUUam 0. Mllltt. Uvinpton.. Charb P. \\' allaec. KIMIOl•IUt. Vft'l'l'llOnt. •• •••• . •• June 8 ..•.. Dana S. Brownell, SpritiJ:Atld. l,,_~r&ek H. Babbitt. Mows Pali.. O..ne s. em ... Mklclltbuf)'. W&Aln.lf\On, ••••• 'Sl!pt.. tt .. • . . Charlel P. JClm\aU. s ............ J am• )lcQ)nnack. ... ....... CMrbC.s..,t>. t.avmwort.h.

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C1-=-nd Coun.clll. '°""'· . Cnind .&la.ten. llf:put)' (:nutd li~ . (;mnd Prine.ipa.l Condoetora.

Alab&M.:l •••••• . • • Ott. & ••••• Jnoob Bley. Demopolis. J'oJin B. 8clhC111. Binnin;hn:m. Rolxrt 0. \\'lUi:am,. Dothan. ATkaneaa •••• ....• Nov. 2!> ..• ,, Coor;e n . lfoo~. Pin<! lllutr. ~~ '8. Schoon()V'U, Pocl\hont.u. David I . Mill-. Pl.ne Blu.a. Cnlitorn:ta • •••• ••• April 17., ••• Uoberc. H. Dc\'Vltt, Yrcl<L &mucl E. Burke, Lo9An~ \Vllllam W. -\Vlllliic<!, Im Antr:cl~. Colorado •••• , •••• • $4:pt. 18 .•. . . Hltali \V. Woodwant, Lcodvllle. Edw&l"d G. R<lekcndo:r.t, DcnVt'I'. \VUllAm 11. D~lbddac.-. Jr-•• CrcerCI)'. t:'lo.rli!A •• ,, . , , , ,,, May Hi. •.. . 1''1't\nk I. Atchik\ld, 54\rMObL. John L. Ball. J11clc"°nvllk-. sww~rt L. Chnpman, JAcksonvill4;. G"'-..orgia •••• •• •• , , April ·25 • .... \ViUiaun A. Strns. Atlnnt.a. !\t.i4;l1atl J. Nf:vin, AunJlA. Janu:s A. \Vftllon, Columbus. lnditmP • • •• . • , • ,. O.t. 11 • • •• • Edgar H. Brm.ot. S.ltm. "\leund~ Rumples-, lndla.nat>Olilf.. Ab111.tn L. Sva~glcr, Kokom.o. rowA ••••• . .••• . .• O.t. 10. " • • CeorJ;O \V, Lipe. .

Des MOlnet. Qaacno Scbatrtcr. EaJC!e GfO\tl'o AU#U$\. E. Ot.hmcr, Muca.tinc. J<.i.rt&&S ....... . ... 1-"cb. 1~1 . . .. . Owert J. \Vood. Topeb. &lrlck C. Cole. CrontBend. Charles N. Fowler, Etl3••orth. Kentu.eky ••• •• ••• • Oct. I& ..... A. Judson DeC~w. 1-ooi.svmc. Vir.i;il P. Smith, $ol))CMlct. Guy T. Johnaon, ~ington. l.ouiiPa.na ••• , , , , , f'cb. 10 ..... Jlarcy 1". Grimm. New Ori.mm. .Rudolph Krause. New OrlestnL \ViJlill.m ll. Morriton, DeRidder. Maitu~ .. . ..•. .. ••• May 3 ..•.. \Vilm<lr J. Donnan. lktrut. Frankll.n P. Clarlc, Port!and. Tl1om.n.s Ji. Bod~e. Aun.atA. Ma.eylaud ... . ..•• , Nov. 2L .. . Charles H. Bu.rn.11. Baltlmo~. \Varrcn S. Seh>p, C.ltlmore. \Villi.am T. Th!Ucbcr, llnltJmol'('. ~fuan.clHl:llf!lta .•• . De<. JI . " .. \\'llU*M H. L. OdclJ, -· \Vnllll.ee C. Kdt;h, 61"0Ckton. Rnrr1 O. Pollard, LQl.o.·cll. Hlnn<'80ta • ••• • . •• Oot. 9 ..... James C. Houghton. ?.tit1ncn.l)Oli$. Nom'wl'I n. P1ttten, ~tinnCllt>Oll .. Sllmucl T. Irvin~. Red \Vin$:. MbslMiPDl • .• •••• Pcb. 1'1 ... . . \Vtt_lton C. Ct"a)"aon. Ui,lo:d. '\'iUJam B. 'l'a>'lor-. Jaclt1on, G. Ff'C!dcric CuUcn•, \Vallervillt. M is:ilourl ••• , , , , , , • Apr1J ZS • .• • • Sanford 1\l. Daniele. J{nnsn.a Cl cy. \\fill lam 1. Van1)iX. St. Jcecph_. John PickAnS, Columbia. MontllnR ••• ,, ,,,, Mch. !9 . .. •• \V. Cha.rt-es Austin. 8111.tc. Art.bur 13. Afcra. llhuu:apolli. Min IL S. Honw-, Hd~na. N" cl>rasklt • • . •• • •• • Ott. 13 .. ... J~1n F. Kub. Lcxin1(t:on. \Yilli1.m Pi~cr, Lineoln. Rcirbert. A. Senter, Om.:n.hn. NC"Yt Hampshire .• .,., IG ••••• AbrAhtun L. Carmon. ?lftu:ic:be!llt<t:r . \VlUiam \V. Oli~·er. [JJthoo. Ch1trlc::1 R. lX1utln.ft, Concord. Now York . . ..... Au.(t. 21 . . ... Oliver ll. ta8t;l'T'(l, New York. E~eno E. Jllt11nnn, Albo.ny. Jatm~ Ch1unhen., Nc,ow 'i'orli:. North OlroUt1a .•. lliy 10 ..... R(!Ube-n IJ. Pic.kcU. \\'llrni~. Bul'\\·cll F. HAii, Al.11e-vUlc. A!Crcd A. M. Ma.upin, R1tklgh. Ohio ......• •• .. •• O.t. $ ,, ••• l""nl.nk \V. Hendll.'Y. Cim;inn•ti. Oeorxc J. Sc:hwnJ'bo.. \V O<M!le"r. .Leon C. Herrick, Norwalk. Oklab6m1t •• ,,, ••• April 10 .. ... Prtderlc: H. Smith. Olunul(;t<.-e. \VilliAm J. &h~e!cr. McAlt"St.cr. ChArlt'9 \V. Ted:rowc. E lk City. 01"(!1.-on •••••••••• • Attrll 12 ... .. \Villiam R. Bil.)'(l(l, Albony. 9ol1n B. :Ptt\t.e'l'"tOn, EuK~c. Frank ?i.l. Pat.tenon. Pol'Ul\nd. Swt.b Ca~hu1.-, , , April ll . . ... ?afyn>n Ft. Standifer. Rock BllL \Villlam E. Gantt, Cbarleo&ton. Kennc.'lh Baker, Croo:nwood. l'cnneuiec ••... . •• Jan. 24 . . . .. WJJllam O. MiUcr, Livin.i;.ton. Chnrlt:lf F. \V&llncc. Knoxvill.c. Joseph \V. ?.1cDnnne11, Crttncvillit. V~ot •••.•••.. JW1e 13 •.• •• Fttderl41k R. BabbiU, Bt.il.ow1 i•'nU.$. l>o:\nc s. n1ia. Mlddkbury. Harle,• 1.', Sm vcr, Bruton. \Vuhlngton •• ,,, . ScDL 21 • .... James ?ileConnack, 1'>.ooma. Ch•.rb C, Smyth, Uoavcnwor1ll. Alhed J. J. Ross. Seattl<'.

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ANNUAL ASSEMBLIES AND OFFICERS OF GRAND COUNCILS ANNUAL ASSEMBLIES. 1917 GRAND OFFICERS 1917-1918

Cro.nd Counells. Date. Ornnd A1nst:ict'$. Deputy (;mnd Masters. Crand P:rlnclpal Conducton..

Al1d1ntn1l •• . •••• . • °""· 4 • •••• John B. BcihCR. Btrmln;h11m. Jtobcrt. C. \Villla.ma. D(llhrt.n. Louis J. \Vri.ght.. T1tJli.dc;ro. Arlusl'UlillS, •••• • •• • N<W. 23 .•••• Eugene c. Sch<>Ol\O\'er, Pocahonlu. Dn.vid I, illill1, rine Bluff. C<>11Jon Hu.lbn~. LiWo Roel:. Cl.Ji(Orl'!ltt ••• ,,,, . Ap1·il 16 • •••• J{ruvey L.. ~ta.rvin, Stu1 J.mnciuio. $."\mucl E. Burke, I,j)I An,k(:l<'!I. Ji. Ray Fry, San JOIC'. Co~t8dO, ,, , , ,,, , Scot. 17 .... . Bdwa.rd O. Jleekcn<to.d, DenvC!r. \VIJUn.m H. Dclbrid~. Jr •• Grl."l!lcy, llt~r.M.11 H . VanFktct. Atflmosa. Flortda., . ••••.•. • Mn.1 14 . •••• John L. Ha.II, Jac~r1vUfo. S1cwart. L. Cha._pman, JackaonvUlc. Onl>n£Y B. Palme:r, MontJedlo. Ceo~in . •• . ... • .. f\Jlril 24 . •••• Mn:c Meycrb•rdt. Rome. CMrlct: L. &111. At.lant.'\.o Ma.nih:1U A. \VC"ir, Macon. Indiana .. . .• • • .. • Oet. 16 . . ••• A~nder Rumoh!.r, Jndl.tlnnP<>l.i.s. A.brnm L. Spnn~ler, Kokomo. Homt.io \V. Vedder. O:lklllnd Clcy. lowA •. •• ••••• • ••• Oct. '--··· fAli;ene Sc:hnf!lt'r, En.gl~ Gt'OYe. Auxurt &. Othmcr, ltU5eftt.inc. Chria.t.ol,)ht'r .Huttcnlockw. J)(!jl ltoin~ Ka:nus ••••• •••••• Fcl,» l9 •• ••• EJJ·lck C. Cole. Criea.t. Bend. ChArlc. N. f"l)w lcr. l;:lbwortb . Marion K. Bn.nd~. .Rtt»cll. K<!nW.Clcy •• • •••• • • Od. tr. ••••. V:X:J P. Smith. Som~t. Cuy T. J6hn110i1, l.cxinl'l\On. Henry P[~. Louill\'i lie. l..oul:alana •. • , .• •• FC''b. s .. ... R Olph Krin'.lst'. 1.ALke Chlll'ICI. \Vllli1un B. Mon'l...,:'l. DclUddtt. Frank J. Hcrm.M, New O rlCAna. Jt.htinc:i •••• • ,,, •••• Mn1 :? . . ... Pmnklin P. Clark. I..ciwiston. ThoQ\1u• tr. Bodl{c. Auscu&t.3. f'.dward K. Goold. Rocldarut. M1u·)'brnd ••• . •• . • . Nov. 21 • •••• \V:11mm S. Sclp1> • Ba!Um.on:. \Villin.m T. Thatcher. B:1.l tirn.0N1". George R. Hutao-n. llaxt'.r11town. M~lehusictt.•··· · """- 10 ••••• \Vallaeci c. Keith, Ul"OC-ktou. l\Jrutin J. PJescl1ini;c1•, Cb<"l$CO. Clinton A. Fcr:(t'mOn, Mul"hlehcad. Mlnnceot.a . •• , , .•• °"'· s .... . Norn.m·n B. Patten, Minnl.!apolia. Samut'-1 T. ll"Vinc. Rtd \Yl-n"°. Ohtl.r'les H. Creenc, St. Pa.ul. :u1se:lsslppl . . ..... Pcb. i.t ... .. \Villi.Am B. Taylor, JMbcm, c .. Fttdcrlc Cullttn, \\''fllll.'l'Vll~. hvln )(. blood)'. )f(!Tldtlln. MlSllOUrl, ... , .... . ,April 2il. . ... \ViJli.llm J. Vllnnb:. St.. Joet':ph. JOO.n Plekard. Colun'lb.la. \VUUam C. Cl<:nn. \Vcbb Cily. ~tontnnn., ..•••. ,. /l.ug. !?l ••• •• Arthur B. Aycn, Minnan~i11. ) Jin ft. s. Hc:pner. Helen~. J."rank \V. Tlu k1n11. But«. N•b,.,.slat . • . ••• . ••

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1>«. IZ •••• • WllllAm PIOJ>•'- t .. ln~11. llcrbcrt A. Scmt.er, Omah11.. &rt.hold J{oehl~. c~cwi. N~ lhn'lps bi:re. • • -:Oiny 14., ••• \Villi.Am \V. Oliver, IbOOn. Ch;u·les R. Demin~. Concord. CharlC'J& C. Adn.m11. Cl~nt. NewJerJK'Y ....... April 11 ... . . Jotda h S. Davidaon. \Va.sbln~n. '1ttur1An H, IIAll. Newark. Ham J . Ca.tTcrRta. Hobolen. Nc:iw York .... , .. , A1J#. !1 . •••• f)u~e E. Hinman, Alba.A)'. Jwnc. Ch•unb<-ra. New York. Rol.nnd K. ltuon. Jamettown. North Ou-olin3 ••• lfn.y 9 . •••• Burv.·ell F'. JhU. Ashcvill<'. Altn:d A. ~t. )h1upin. RnloifJb. Ja.mt!$ H. Tl:lylor, WUmfngton, Nortb J>u.koCA, .. •• Jan. 18 ..... John H. C. Turnc::r. Dott.inertu. \Valtc.r a. ?i.h1rl'in, t.nltoure. Alcx:n.ndcr B. Taylor, li"nriro, Oblo ••• ... •••...• Oc:t, 2 ..... I.c-on C. tl~rriek, Nor'WaUc. ~. Giibert. Robin11011. Miln•f'ieJd. Ot.to 8 . Cornell. \VestcTville. Oklahoma •• •••• • • Apl!'H 18 .. . .. \Villlnm .J. Scbnef'('l'. )fcAle.ter. C:harl<l8 \V. 'l'«ln)v.•e, \VoodW11.rd. Sydnor R. Lc1Jtcr, Sbnwntlt'. Orc:.,."On ... .. ...... Sc1>t. !1 . . •• • Ceo~ C. Brown. &ll<::l'!l- John $ . P'JJ.ttel'90U. Ew:(me. Fmnk ?t.f. Pt'\.t.CJ'ton. Port.land. South CArolina . ••• Aoril 10 • • , , , Myron H. S3.ndlf('r. Rock Hill. \Villium E. (;,n:ntt, Clmrlniton. J{enn._-1.h Jl.nk<!r, Or«'nwood. South D11.kotn • . •.• Jl.li1(! 14, •••• \Villinm .r. ?.fc?it~ln , Terravill4!. B<mJiunln Jo". l\·~ lturon. Thtonss n. St.on<!r, 1.-c:nd. 'l'~n~ ••• •• ••• JJJ.n. ~o .. .. . Cbl)rltt P . \Vall.nee, Knoxville J~ph \V. MeD:\nnd. Cre<!nevUJe. Jott."J)h PclnbcJir, Jacbon. Vermont ••• , , .•• • Juno 1? .. .. . Deane S. Bliss. liUddlcbury. Harley T. Sal.\'Cl', Bart.on. Henry L. BaO;pu, Chest~. \Vallhin.gton , ,., , , Sl."l)t. 12 . .. . . Charles C. Smyth. ~\·onworth. A.ltrc:d J. J. Rota. Sc&tU<. Jaoob II. Mill(':!', Wcru1.tehee.

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.,, g ·- -g t~ li1ASTE'RS. RECORDERS. . .; a ~ j ;;: " < Ci "' \V'allhlraxton. No. l, , •• \Vuhln.trton. D. C .. .. .. ll:.. 7 ! I .. • ll 3 1<2 $ 1.00 $ '74.$0 $ 81.$01 Mu>k t', 1-itt1ey ••••••• .Tobn A. COlburn.

Adon.lr.-m. No. 2 •• ,, •• \Vaahlni;iton. D. C ••.. . . 100 I .. 1 3 1 I OS .... 61.50 52..50 John A. CaocHcr ••• , •• ClaU'd°' f', !Unit Idaho, No. l • .• ••• •• ••• Bobe. ldAho ...•.•.... • 80 19 I .. 2 .. •• 19.00 :u>.oo S$.OO Al~ A .. Jes11up,., ,, , $ylv~r Gaunt. Fargo, No. 1. , . ••.•..• Fnrtto, N, D . •• ..• .. •• 152 JO •• .. 8 10 I ... 10.00 ..... 7!t.OO Akxnnde:r B. Ttk)'lor •• E. Ccol"lto Cuthr;e:, AJphn, No. 1 . •..• . •.• • Siwx Fall'- S. D ...... 18 18 . .. .. 42 18.00 12.00 30.00 Charles 0 . Bl\Hcy ••• , .. $amQcl A. UJ'Own, Omcsca,. No. 2 •• ••• •.•• Sal<m. s. o .. ... ... ... 162 - 2 •• ' 6 1 161 7.00 76.SO 33.50 lt<>bcrrt T. Dot.t •• , , , , •• \\l'illiam A. Ny(', . .. Ob.ck HUia, No. 3 ...• I.cad, S. I), .... " .. "• IGZ 8 •• .. 16 3 1 141 s.oo 66.6<> 74.1>0 Tbc<lru11 lt. Stoner • ••• Al~ L. CooUda-t'. \Vtrt~wn, No. •· •.•. \Vntertown, $. D . •••• , ~·

,. l .. .. .. 2 • • 110 13.0.0 19..GO 92.GO Jllm.1.!lJ \V, Ferris .••. . • f'rank &-I. Sln.tc::r. Huron, No. G ........ . f{uron, $. D • . • . •••••• , ,. • .. .. .. .. l 52 •.oo 24.00 28.00 WUUam J+". R . \\1hottim. Hn.rvey J . Rice. Utah. No. 1 .•• .. •••.. Snit. Ln.k~ City. Ut• h . .. • •• .. .. .. .. 1 I 91 . .d.00 .fol.00 Ja.m.~ II. Brvwn . .. .. • Cbrlc; £. \Vest • N4!'Vtula. No. 1. . . ..... C~ddcld. NC'/ ..... . ... . ., • .. .. . . .. 2 1 03 4.00 4.2.60 ..... Coorg(l E. 04\.et •• , •••• Ad&tnll F. Brown. Cttnrtl Zone, No. J • • . •• Ancon. C. Z .. . . . . . ... 191 21 .. .. .. . .. • •• 21.CO 92..50 113-50 J:unca E. Barne)', . •.•• John 0. Flelda. BuacbU<':l. U. D ••• , .. • Olsbec, Mb.on.a . .... .. .. 3 •• .. .. . . J d8 S.00 22.:;o !$.60 Fntnk E. llcrrnci.t •• ,, , \VllUam R. 8;lnkA. H.lram, U. D • • . •••• • •• Pl'CICOtt. ArlzoM • . •••• 60! 8 •• .. .. .. l .. 8.00 80.50 38.50 Rickmcr N . F~rfckll;. John ll. Ro'blnit0n. 8annook. U. D ••••• • •• Poe:lllc'llo. Jdo.bo. , , , , •• 15 13 2 :: .. . . .. .. 30 18.00 13.50 26.50 \Y illirun \ V nlli n •• • , •••• t.A!Wllrd T . SWrgoon. l.c:lNLnon. U . t> •• •• , . •• Rugby, N. D • .. • . • .. • , SI lO •• . . .. .. .. .. •• 10.00 42.00 51.0(I ,John ll. C. 1'umcr . . .. Elv in J . Bltlnd. Arctic, U. 0 .... . ..... F0;ll'b:lnb. Abl.ka ..•. • 17 . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 8 .60 12.!0 G·u1 8 , Erwtn. , , , •• , , , Ectwa.rd H. Mack. Orie.ntal. U. D .. .. . ... Mn.nib.. P. r. ... . .... . .... "' l . . .. .. .. .. .. 34.00

• •• 34.i;O 'Vnltcr R. Y.tnc.f11irlanc., Edwin E. E!Mn'. Adoniram. U. D .. ..... Ed;ct1c;y. N. D . .. ... .. .... 16 11 . . .. .. . . .. 27 JG.00 .... 2 1.SO \ Vnlt(lr ll. 'Mu.rfln , •• ,, BcnJIU.Wti t.. !lfd;(.s.

Tot.Ab .••••• 1~32 ... .. 8 ... d5 10 !;'133! $2GO.OO $7''1.$01 sm.&a

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ABSTRACT OF RETURNS OF SUBORDINATE COUNCILS FOR THE YEAR 1916 ..

.. ~ ~ F&ES AN',D DUES. OF1''!CERS r·on 191U..19JG. ~- . ~ ...

OOUNCJl,..<;. LOCA1'ION. :C..: • • • 'B • :iE..; 11----i---i--- I = - ;!•]•"'~ ~ -~j i! ~ ~ 1 ~ i ".g: 1j. 1~EES. DUES. PJ\JD. )fASTt=:RS. RECORDERS. u .. etlJC3fj_c. 1 ::a c<~~rnQQ:.;

We.shlngto.n, No, 1, , •• \VMhl,njtt.Ori, 0. C .••• , 162 10 I J , , 5 ti 1 146 g 10.00J $ f.i5..i0 I '75.l>O Cee>l1{CI C. &:ibold.,.,, John A. Colbo1"n. Adontrnm. No. 2 . • . ••• 'V11.1hingt()n, D. C..... 10:; !t , • •• , , • • !J 2 103 !t,00 .i.G.90 6$.Gil Ohilrk-l. E. Alexnndc:r., Claude F. King-. llut11c:hu~. No. I •. . •.• Bil!bcc. Ariiwn:i... . •• ••• 48 3 • . • , •• . • . • • • $1 8.00 24.{l(I 21.!IO F'nl.nk £. Bl!:nn~t ..... \Vlllinm R. &nka. Hiram, No. 2 •• . ..• • . . Prtscot:l. Arixonn...... £9 • • • • • • . • • • G!> .. • • 3<1.GO 34.3,t; Rkkmcr N. •·~~rick:c .• J(>)1n M. Roblnton. hln.ho. No. l ••• , .•••.• &i!ie. ldaho .•• •••• ,,, • 08 23 J •• • • • • , • !2Z 23.00 dD.:iO 72.5-0 Frnnklln I. Cod.ltl., ••• Syh"ellt.:!r Cnunt. B:l.nnoclr. No. 2 ....... Poca.tcllo. Idaho....... 30 12 .. • • .. • • .. 1 4.1 12 .. -00 14.iiO 26.60 \VllliAm Wu.llln •.••. ... B('rt K. Patte~n. NcvruJ,n.. Nu. l. . ...... CoMficld. Nev. ........ !fS •• .. •• . . .. .. l 93 .... <Id.LO 44.50 GC!l6r.lt~ E. &ld ...... . Ad&m.t1 F. Brown. •f'llri;v. No. l. ...... . L:U.~. N. D.... .... .. 148 .. .. • • .. • • .. , , ,. • ... 37.6Q S7.GO • l.cb:u1on. No. 2 •• ,. , . RUStb)'. N. D., ••• , ••• , ~ • • . , • • • • , • . . , , , , • , , , 3.6.1$ 85.7l'i ' .Adonir:1tm, No.. 3 .... , Edgeley. N. D..... •. .. 21 • • .. .. .. .. .. 6.1~ 6.1& Alpbtl. No. I ••• , ..•• • . Siwx talll<. s . 0... . .. 42 9 3 •• •• 5 1 1 <17 9.00 J0.00 !:8.00 ManbaJI R. Brown,, •• S.'lmu('I A. l)rown. Omci,."ll. No. l! ... . ..... $;item. S. 0.... ....... 161 38 :! •• 4 Ci :? l!HI 3$.00 76.<10 114.00 Robcttt T. DoU ........ \Vitli(lm A. N>·~. Dlllek llUllt.. No. 3 .•• • Uitd. $. D • .• • . ••••••• l°'J _4 •• 1 •• . . :? ICC oi.00 '10.00 '14.00 Th«ini.• R. S~ncr-, •••• Albert. L. Coolidge. \V•.t.crtown, No. ,f, .... \Vf\tcr'\(lwn, S. D.. .... llO 32' .. .. .. J .. , . l.41 !l:?.00 IW.SO 86.J:iO C'harlC"J J''. lh1!bk11.t.. ... Prnnk M. Sl:tt~r. Huron. No. 5 •.•.. . ••• Buron. S. D., •••••• , • ~2 1 • • • • • • • • . . SS J.01> 2&.00 27.0<l \Vllli;'.'l.m I". Ft. \Vhol'ton. lltt.r'V(!)' J. Ria-. Utnll. No. 1 . ..•. . ••. • . 84tlt l.tak<i Ch.,-. litU. , ., 91 15 • • • , • • • • • • J lOS 15.00 42.00 67.00 Char~ P. ,Jennings ..•. Ch-rll'& E. West. Arctic, No. 1 •• . ••• ..•• 1.-.1rb1utb, Al'l3)m. . .. . , 2-l •• •• •• , . 21 •• ,. J0,60 IO.SO Cuy B. ErwlD .••.••. •• Edward Jl. Milek. CaMI 7.on<:, No. I. ... Anoon. Ca.nal 1.0oi!. ... 20G so I .• .. .. " ON !.31 ao.oo lot.60 130.60 Sic.hard G. Ttt.)'lor ... .. John a. f.1e!ds. Orit-nta.I. No. 1 ...... . Mimilll. J'. 1.......... SS 2.'l ........ ·~ .fi8 f:3J)() J'i'.&O 40.ZO \\llnJ1tm H. 1'a,)llor .... Bitwln £. E!lt<'r. Columbia. U. 0 ....... \Vaahinitton. D. C..... .. .. it 10 .. 1 ...... -~ 31 12.00 0.$0 21.GO Guy \V. A. Cnmp, .... ~nk E. Dunkin.

_ Tot:t.Ja ...... 1.1::a1 ?!l 27 !I .. l&I 3$ t7Jl.G40j $221.001 $78.c .~OJ $1.005.5Cl

•fom:i~ Gntnd Com)cil of North Dnkot.11..

ABSTRACT OF RETURNS OF SUBORDINATE COUNCILS FOR THE YEAR 1917

. ~ ,.; YE.ES AND DU£$ . OPPJC£RS Fon l!Ht;..ll>l7.

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<i "'-CO UN Cl LS. I.<)CATION. :a .

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DUES. I PAID.

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AG FF.ES. \UASTERS. R&COHDEJ?S. 5., "' Ii., • ~ :; <> < "' "' " :;

\VuhJnstt;on. NQ, I . .. •

·--· •<... j"' 8 • .. .. • • • 142 • s.oo S 64.:iO $ 72..SO Chnrfe. R. BnrUeU . . .• John A. Colborn. "'-tloniram. No. 2 .. •••• \\'Aahin~um. D. C... .. 10: 1

'i .. .. IS I l •• 'l.00 4d.OO !'it.Oll It. Stone JRC;bon •• . ••• Chtud~ f". Kins:.

Uuaehuca. No. t .. •••• Bl11bff, Ari.mria....... Gl =~ .. .. 3 .. I u s.:;.oo 23.SO 58.50 Cha.rb J.•. Philbn><tk •• • . \\'i.Uiam R. Bl\nks, IUrnm, No. ! ........ • Pr~u .. Ariton• •••• , • GD ' .. .. .. .. I " 7.00 34.00 .f,l.l)O Aot.honr A. John• • • ••• Joh:n fL RoblruPOn. Idaho. No. 1 ••• . •• ••. • Bol.M, Jdoho,, . .... . .. , Jt2 ' .. .. .. .. I 128 7.00 60.,SO 67.aA> Lewia \V. En.Jim ...•••• Sylvt!tcr- Cti.uni .• Bannock. No. 2 •••••.• P<ICatA:'llo. ldo.ho.. •• • • • 41 32 .. .. .. .. I 72 32.00 20.00 !i2.00 \Villlrun W1tllln • . •••• .. Berl K. 'Patt~n. N"C!'\'•ct.u.. No. I . • . •• . . • Coldfield. Nev. • • . . • • • • !>.2 ' .. .. .. .. I l ., 7.00 41:'1.00 50.00 Ccol'~ E. Bal4>S ... .... Adam• F. Brown. •Alpba, No. 1. ... .. ... SIO'l&X Falb. S. D •• • , , , 11 ·o~. No. 2 ...••... S:1km. S. D ... ... ..... ,.. •Black H ilb, No. 3 .... [..('ll(l. s. 0 .. . .... ..... , .. •\V"tcrtown. No. 4, ., , \Vntcrto-o,.,,, $ . D ••• .. • HI •lJuron. No. 5., •. ,, ••• Huron, S. 0 ... .. ..... 58 Ct.ah, No. l . . ......• •• Salt.. Lnkti Cit:;.-. OIAh . ... 10!> 3 .. .. . . .. • ,., 3.(10 <IS.00 &1.00

1 Cha.rles F. J cnnin..,.-.. ,, Charles E. W e$l.

A.retie. No. t .... . .... Ji~airb:t:nks, Ahlakll .• .. • 21 ' I .. .. .. . . .. '.00 ll.00 JS.00 Guy B. F..nvin_ ... , . ••. Edward H. M:aclc:. Clltml 7.one. No. I . . •.. Anwn, Canal 7..on~ .... 231 33 . . .. .. .. G 259 33.00 113.00 146.00 John A. PALh~ie·r ...... John B. Pie~ Ori<:nW , No. l •••• . •• Mllttlla. P. I •• ,,, .• , ,, .. 18 . . .. .. .. 2 I ,. 18.00 !!1..SO <15.50 Milton E. Sl)rinA'('r •• , . Josbua ·r. ~vln. Columbia. U. D ••• ,, •• \V11.shingt.on, 0 . 0 . ••• , 3L " .. .. .. .. I " l4.00 ·~.00 20.00 Mon~omcl')' Hunt('r, . • Milton J. 1i'il1iU$. Gunning B~t-0-rd. U. D .. \V llm i n$(t.on, l)cl. •. . •• . .... 881 ii . . .. .. .. l Ill ss.oo 12.00 100.0tl lo'mnk B. N~well, .. ••• S.'l.mu(!l 11. Bo.yncrd •• Jr. Cnl-t.1r d'Alene, U. D ... C<trur d'Alene, Tdn ho . . • . ... 1(1 J9 . . .. .. .. .. u 1$.00 uo 2•1.40 ITArT)' P. \Volr ........ C(<OJ"#O OLt.

Tot.n.lt: •• ••• • 1.6dsl tszl s1 1 .. 1 .. 1 21 LG JS t.s••ll $ZS2.00 $52.4.!iO $SOG.li0

•PormW Cmnd Couneil or Soulh l>Akota.

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SUBORDINATE COUNCILS ORGANIZED BY GENERAL GRAND COUNCIL

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Arct.k. No. 1 •••••••••••••••• , ••••• Yalrknb. ou .. ~ No. 1 ••••••••••••••••••••. I~ ...... Ix. u. !) ............................. . 'ToelGn. u. 0 ..........•....•....• 1~• Huad!uca. No. 1. ..•••...•••••••• , . BlabM:. Ubam. No. ! ........•.. , ........ • 1"-Canal ~ No. 1 ••••• , • , •• , •••••• An.con. l>rtn\'tt. No. t .. , ••• , ••••.••••••••• Oonvtr, Rocky MOllntain, No. t ..... , .....• ·TrtnktMi. Durango, No. 3 ••••••••• , ••••••. - Dun~ Akron, No. 4 . . •••• . •••••••• , • , , , • Akron, Ca.non Cl\J', No. fi, ............... Canon Clt.y, Cunni.ton. No. 6 •••••••••• ,, ••• ,,. Gun11.l.1110n. lllr.un. U. D .............. , ...... Cretl<CY. 1..nbud. u. D ••. , , •••• ,, ••• , ••• , .• • Colorado Srirfnra. l..atdville., V. 0., ,,, , , ,,, , ,,,,,,,, IAIAdVllJ\', \Vubin;:t.on. No. l ................ \Vuh1nsrton.

Adonln.m. No. 2 • .•..•.••••••••• ,. \YuhlnICCOn. Columbia., No. 3 ••.••••.••••••••• ,. WuMnirton. Cunning B«I/~. No. l , •••• ,, ,., \VU.mln.teion, lcbho.. U. D .... ........ .......... Pocatello. Adoninun. U. D ••••••.•• , , , ••••.. Bol.M. Idaho. No. 1 .•.•••• ••••••••• , • , , , • 8oi.... BaM«k. No. ! ................... Poc.ktto. <A2u.r d'A.leae. No. i ............. ,, Cotur cl'Al.ent>, AID._ No. 1 .............. .. , ••• , • 0.: MolnoL Zabod. No. t •••.••••••••••••••••• o.b~. ~.No.$ .•••••••••••••••••.. On ... AdtlphL No. 41, ........... , .... , . , &rlil. .. C<tbaL No. $ ................ • ' •• • • ~ Ad!lllnlnun. !':o. C ..•.•.••••.•••••• . ·eu ... rle 0.ta, K'U'1tlft,, No. 7 ..................... , C.rroU. LlftCIOlft. No. 8 •••••••••••• ,. , • , ••. . Elbder. OUT¢. No. 9 ............ .......... ' llAJn'burs. Le u.a.r., No. 10 •••••.••••• ,.... Lo X..... Eaa.m. No. 1 l .......... • •.• , •••• , • Ma~. Com.itta:. No. 1.Z ••••••••••••••• , ••• Coiml.n•, 1'yrtan. No. 11 ••••••••••••••••••• crm..on. MQU.nt. Hori.ah. No. 1•,, ., •.• ,., .. • Arton. Danville. U. D .•••••...•••. , •••• , , Dnnv111t", Clendive. -u. O ....... , .... , .... , .. Ckindlve, C\ISler. U. D . .. ... . . . ... , ., ..... , MllC!t 0Jty, Adbftb·a.m. u. D ..••• . ••••.••.•••• T.IYlnast.on, ]t.f yMJe. U. D •. . •.•.. , .••.. , •••. ,,. BO&ttnan, ~bud, No. 2 • •••••••••••••••••••• DuU41. Montana. U. D ••••• . ••••••••• • •••• Dlllon, . ~r Lodsre. U. D ••••••••• , ••••••• Ool!r L()(lge.

Alub.. A-. Arizona. • A""'6a. Arisooa. A.....,._ °""" Zoo<. Colo.-..lo. Colon4o. Colo...i.. Colo ....... Colonulo. Coloni.do. Colonldo. Colonido. ColoradQ. J)ftt- Coh.mil.>la.

Diat.. Columbia.. Dist. Columbia. J)cb.w•rc. Idaho. Idaho. Idaho. Idaho. Idaho. 1 ..... Iowa. Iowa. 1 .... 1-.. 1 .... , ....... . .... , ..... ....... , ... .. , ... .. . ..... r-.. KcntuekY. Montan• . Jil ontana. ?if ontana. Mon Ulna. Montnoa,, Jitontana. Monb.nn..

Dbll4'ftl9tloo Do...S. a...-o....s.

ll•.rch Jub' April Ap.U 8<pL ..... J.'tb. , ... llatth .... "'"" June • lul1 u... ...... Ju110 Juno

f;epL M., 1'""eb. u... Jan. Jan. .... ........ Ma ..... ...... ...... Matth M•tth ........ AJ>ril A.prtl April .. .. AQ:. Ju. April AprCI Jub' April April ?tfn.)' Jt!a)' .. ., .. .. '""'

lC. ltl4\Avat II. 1115. I, Jlta 'A.-, !:. latf,. 4, lltSNot 0-~ S. 18" Noc. Chartered.

11. Jttt AlWUA SI. ltlS. 17, JtlJ AuuA II. 1915 •

l~ :u~:~~- 11~9!~1t. 24. llta AUJl'UA II, lat ... J4. 181tl AUstUtl 21, 1894 • U, lib Au;ru.C. II. J89-t. ll, 1m Avicu•t. :u. 1sS1.1. ~. ISM Av.n11t !!. 1894 • a. I 89-1 N' Qt. Ot11utcrt:d,

21. J 8'0.S Cha.rt~ bJ< 10, 181).S Not. <:1'nr'l.C!:rcd. SO. ISSS A\IJf\l.lt. 14, 18SS.

Con. ?ttnrch 31. 1887. t, 1007 N'QYcmbqr G. HIO$,

21, lfHb Sci11tl!'mber 30, Hl18. 10. tt)l'1 ~lm\btt 80. l!tt8. 1$. 1Sff Not Charured. so, 1m Not Ch.·n"letecL t.t, 1912 Sc1>tcmbtt 10, Ill!. lS, ltl:S A~ SI. 191$ • t. 1t11 Sft>km~ :o. uns.. t. 1"9 S.,,t"""'"' !4, llOO. t. lat S..,c..tnlwr u. 1900.

If. lltt Sc:JitenWr t4, IMO. I:. lltt 8-tftftMr tot. IMO. t. 18" Stpwm\tor ~t. Jtoo. t. • .,, ~ "'· 1900 • '· .... S..tan~ !•. 1900. '· lltt Sfop1M\°tltT' !4, 1900. '· llff Smt.emtltr ~·. 1900. n. t8" lk'Jlt.t-mber t•. 1too.

I.I, I ltt Sfrtt«nber t•, I to0. 10, 1900 ik>pt4'!fnbcr t•. ltOt. •· 1100 &pwmbcr tt. 1too.

JO, HIOO Septc:mber !-4, 1900. I. 1881 N°j)ll Ctu1rt.tted.

22, 1891 Not. Cho rt.crcd. 24. 1818 Not Oharte:rcd. 18, J89G ~ot. Oh11rterl'd. 20, 18!>t Not Oh•t'C.e'.l't'd. 22, 18D• 04:tobcr 12. 1891. 2•. 18!)0 Not Ch..m'!red. 10, 18'1 N'ot Ch11.rti:rcd.

Pr-amt 8i&&u.

Aetl'"t. ~annulled Od.. C. IMa.. D~Uoa ~ lfcb. 11. lD1. m-u.. .....-....i s.,,t. ll. •• ,. Ad.I·~~ Ac-t.l>ve. ActJ,~. Grand CouodJ ot Colo,..._ c ·rand Coundl ol Color9M. Cn.od Council ot Colo,.~ Crand Coun.clJ of Colon1do. G mnd CouncU or Colortdo. Nol crm.UWL(lll. l)if~n1AUon •urnondc~l Dec. I), l8GI. Grand Col.Inell or ~orado. Diapcns:nlion MU'NmderC!d June 10. 18!>6, AcU~e.

AetJ've. Arilvc. .A.ctl''t'• Dit:gcm.MUon annulled Oct. 11. 1m. !>homsatSon •Mulled &:pr.. 2<1. 1100. ~\cU~. Aetl• C· J\.ctl,·~. Crud Council of Iowa. Cra.M Councll of Iowa. Grand Counc.i.I of Iowa. Cra:nd Oou.Mil of low-. C.rancl e.adl ot Iowa. Crud Coundl ol Iowa. C,..,.. Couodl of Iowa. Gr.nd Council ot Jowa. c~ Cocmdl ot 1owa. Cnad Cou.ridl of lowL Cra.nd eow.cll of Iowa. G19:nd CouncO of to.&. Gr1lnd Council ot JO'Wa. Gnu:icl CouncU of lowL Dt.J)(!ft.M.Uon retumt'd. Dlancl'Ul&Uon a.nnulfod &!PL 24. 1000. Dlsvcnsatioo nnnulk.'<I <kt. II, 181)7. Di•Dcni;ntlon "nnull«I 8'!pt. 14, 1900. Oit'J)onsntlon .urN:lldcin)d July 14, 18". C rnrid Q>uricil of Montan.a. D iSl)C'.ln.$1\llon a.nnullcd Oct. I t. 18t"/', Di•pensn.Uon annnUtd Sol>t. 11. 13t1.

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SUBORDINATE COUNCILS ORGANIZED BY GENERAL GRAND COUNCIL-Continu~d

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SUBORDINATE COUNCILS ORGANIZED BY GENERAL GRAND COUNCIL-Continued . Diwt:nat!on Nrun._ Loeotion.

°"""'· Charter D;ttecl. Prescmt Stat.us.

ScoUand. u. ]) ....... . . ........... ScQlb.nd, South Dakota. Oct. J, 189S Not. Cbal"t.(:.rCd. Dial)Cl'l&ation a.nnuUcd Oet.. 1.1, 1897. J:Hnun, l]. D . •... . • .. • . •. . • . •.•• . • C.nton. South Dl'kota. Oct. 30. lSC.S Not Ch,,rtA?l"OO, D i.sPcn..ar.lon expired 0et. 11. Ul!l7, K~ \1. D .... •.. • . .. . •.•• ••••• •• Flnndrcm \1, Sou,th D~ Oct. 81, l~S Nnt. Cht.\ft.mxl, Di~cnmtion IW'f'C!ndCrcd July 31. 18.111. 8rook'inp , U. » .................. Brooklnge. South Dakota. NOY. 1.1m Not Chnrb:n>d. Dllt>cnsnt.ion annulled Oct. u. J8'9'1. AbcrdCCll. U . D ••••••• . , ........... A bc:rdcicn. Soutb Dakota. Nov. 4, 18.% Not Chart.er«!. Dbpcnaation nnnWlcd Od. 11. 189'1. Adoninun. u. D., .••. , , .•• .•..... '\'clll$tcr, Sou.th Oa.kota. Nov, 6. 1893 Not Cb.:u-t.crtd. O!Jpenaat.ion :mnoll('([ Oct. u, 1397. Em.a.nucl, U. D .• . •• . • ..••...... . . ~ttltm.nk, South Dn.kotn. Nov. 141, l~S ~ot Chartered.. Di$pen.Q.tic>n annul&ed Oct.. JJ, 1897. Mit.choU. tr. D ..•.•... . ••.. . •.•. . . -Mitehell. South J);i.kotn.. Nov. 28. 1895 r-.~ ot Chru'Wrtd. DLorri-enJllillon •QJ'ttfld~ 0cL 8. 189'1. Orlenb\I, V. D •.. . ••.. . , • • . . • . . •. , Pierre, Sout.b Dakota. Dec. 12, 189~ Not Chnrtl:rtd. Di$pense,tion annulkd Oct. Jl. 1897. M)'Stic, U. D .••.. . •..• . • .•. . • ••.. , Huron, South Dakota. Dec. 30. 18~6 NOC. Cha~. Dql)e'm1ation aru:iuJl(od C)(t. ll, 189?. Faulk, U. I> ••• •. . • .. • . , •••.••••.• F:uilkt.on. South Dn.kota. Dec. 31, 1895 Not Cha.rte.red. Dl•D<'n.aatlon Annull.cd Oct. 11, 1897. Utah. No. 1 .••...•.... ; ••. . ••.•.• S.'\lt Lake Ci~. l)IAh. Feb. 13. 1$Pl! Awna!lt 2.J., UW4. ,,\c:tlvc. Summlt. U. D ................... . Park City. Utah. ...,,. .. 2, 1805 Not Cbarter«L Ois:penaa.tlon .UM'Cnder.ed Sept. 2-(l, 18~7. Tacoma. No. l .................. . . Taeomo, W:l-lfhington. Feb. !), 1891 July 21, 18$11. Gmnd Councll ot 'Vftabin_¢.on,. Colfax .• No. 2.' .................... Colfax, Waabin$tc>n. .June 2. 1898 All8QU 21, 13114. Grand Council of \Vaahlngto-n. Mt. Uakor. No. 3 •••••.••••. • .. .. . New 'Vntcom. WMhln.,um. Juoc 14. 1898 AU$U$'L 22, 189-1. Gnu'ld CouncU of \Vaahlrurt.on. Sooluute-, No. 4 ........• . ...•.•. . • Sl)Okane, \VNbln.gton, Jul,y 8. 1893 August 21. 189.t, Cra.nd CouncU or Wn1blxlzt,on.

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CONSTITUTION or THE

GENERAL GRAND COUNCIL

ARTICLE I.

SECTION 1. This body shnll be known as the General Grand Council of Royal and Selcc~ Mnste .. s of the United States of Ame .. ica.

S1'C. 2. The Genol'11l Grand Counci l s hall be composed of the following officers:

Most Puissant General Grand Jlfaster. Right Puissant General Grand Deputy Master. Right Puissant General Grand Principal Conductor of the Work. Right Puissant General Grand Treasurer. Right Puissant General Grand Recorder. Right Puissant General Grand Chaplain. Right Puissant General Grand Captain of the Guard. Right Puissant Gencl'lll Gl'and Conductor of the Council. Right Puissant Geneml Grand Mnrshn\. Right Puissant Genet•nl Gl'llnd Steward. Puissant General Grand Sentinel.

Together with all Past Most Puissant General Grand Masters, Past Right Puissant Genernl Grand Deputy Masters, Past Right Puissant General Grand Principal Conductors of the Work; all Most rtlustrious Grand Masters, Deputy Grand Mastera, and Grand Principal Conductors of the Work, or their proxies; all Past ll!ost Illustrious Grand Mastera of the several constituent Grand Councils, and the first three officers oC every Council, under the Immediate jurisdietlon of this General Grand Council, or theit· proxies, which officers of said constituent Councils shall, collectively, have one vote.

SEC. S. On all questions to be decided by the General Grand Council, each State Grand Council shall be entitled to three vote•, by Its r-epresentative or representatives. The General Grand officers, when present, shall each have one vote, but no member ot the General Grand Council shall be entitled to vote as proxy when the companion giving the proxy la present.

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SEC. 4. The officers of the General Grand Counci l shall be elected by ballot, and installed at each tl'iennial assembly, except the General Grand Chaplain and General Grand Sentinel, who shall be appointed by the General G..and Master, at the commencement of each state<l assembly, and shall hold their ofllees until their successors shall be elected and installed.

SEC. 5. The duties of the officers of this General Grand Cou.ncil shall be such as are appropriate to their several stations.

SEc. 6. The stated assemblies of the General Grand Council shall be held triennially, nt such date and place as it shall determine. Provided, that if, in the opinion of the General Grand Master, or, in case of his inability, then of the senior General Grand officer, there shall be danger of life and health, from sickness or other local cause, by any meeting being held at the time appointed, he may challge such meeting to some other time and place, and in the event of such change being made he shall immediately notify the General Grand Recorder thereof, who shall forthwith notify the other officers and members in such manner as he may deem best calculated to effect the desired object.

· Soo. 7. The General Grand Master and General Grand Deputy Master shall have authority to call a special assembly of the Gen. enl Grand Council whenevet· they consider it expe<lient or neces· sary, and it shall be their duty to do so when properly requested by a majority of the Grand Councils, of which four months' notice shall be given of the time and place of meeting.

SEC. 8. A quorum of the General Grand Council shall consist of the rei>resentatives of three Grand Councils.

$RC. 9. The General Grand Council shall watch over and pi·otect the interests of Cryptic Masonry in the States, Distt-icts or Territories which ie~ognizc its jurisdiction, and where thet·e is no Grand Council regularly established; and shall settle all difficulties which may arise and be refened to it, and shall give such advice and instructions as may seem most conducive to the peace, advancement and perpetuation of Cryptic masonry in its original integrity.

SEC. 10. The General Gra.nd Master, or, in case of his inability to act, the General Grand Deputy Master, shall have power and authority to grant dispensations for new Councils of Royal and

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Select l\Iuters, in any State, District or Territory where there is not a Grand Council regularly established and working independently of any other masonic body; such dlapcmsation in no case to oxtend beyond the time of the next stated assembly of the General Grand Council, but no new Council ahnll bo established in any State, District or Territory where there is a regular Council within a reasonablo distance, without the consent of tho Council ncm·est the plnco where such new Council is p1·oposed to bo located; and he shall Immediately notify the Gcne1·al Grand Recorder of such dispensation, and make repo1t of the same at the next t1'iennial assembly of the General Grand Council, when the Gcncl'al Grand Council may grant said Council a charter.

SEC. 11. The tees for granting a dispensation shall be twentyfive dollars, nnd every Council holden by dispensation, or charter, from this body, shall pay into the treasury of tho General Grand Council, the eum of one dollar !or each companion rreeted therein, and fifty cents annually for each member, until such time as a Grand Council shall be regularly established In the State, District or Territory in which such Council la located.

Tho General Grand Recorder shall be paid by the petitioners five dollars for his services in granting n charter. The fees in the several Councils under the immediate jurisdiction of the General Grand Council, for conferring the deg1'ees of Royal and Select Master, and the appendaut degree of Super Excellent Mastor, shall not be less than ten dollars.

SEG. 12. Whenever there shall be thrco Councils l'egularly instituted in any State, District or Territory, a Grand Council may be established so soon as convenience and propriety may dictate.

SEC.. 13. Each Grand Council, constituent of this General Grand Council, shall ~Y to the General Grand Recorder, annually, a per capita tax of two cents upon each Royal and Select Master in good standing upon its rolls.

Sl!lC. 14. The Grand Recorder of each Grand Council shall be required to transmit to the General G1·and Recorder an official notice of the election of its Grand officore within thirty days thel'enfter, nnd also transmit to the General G 1·und Recorder six copies of thoil· proceedings, as soon as the same m·e prlnt-Od.

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SEC. 15. Every Council of Royal and Select lllastors must have a charter or dispensation Crom the General Grund Council, or from ~ome Grand Council worl<ing independently of any othor branch of masonry, and no Council shall bo deemed legal without such dlspen· sntlon or charter; nnd masonic communication, both public and private, is hereby Interdicted and forbidden between any Council or any member of it, and any Council or assembl,y that may be so illegally formed, opened or holden without such charter, or any person assumed to be received or greeted therein.

SEC. 16. State Grand Councils shall determine the legal status ot the Royal and Select Masters o! their several juriadictions.

ARTICLE !I.

SUBORDINATE COUNCILS.

SECTION 1. A Council or Royal and Select Masters under the Immediate jurisdiction of the General Grand Council shall consist ot the following oftlcera: lliustrious Master, Deputy Master, Principal Conductor of the Work, Treasurer, Recorder, Captain of the Guard, Conductor of tho Council, Steward, Sentinel and as many other members as may be convenient !or working together.

SEC. 2. Every Council under the immediate jurisdiction of this General Grand Councli shnll annually make I< return to the General Grand Recorder of their name, number, location and time of stated meetings, with n list o! officers and members, degrees conferred, companions admitted, died, suspended or expelled, In accordance with a form furnished from the office of the General Grand Recorder.

SEC. 3. Every Council under dispensation from this General Grand Council shall, at the close of its period, return to the General Grand Recorder its dispensation and records.

A R'l'ICLE Ill.

SECTION 1. This Constitution may be amended at any stated assembly by a majority vote of the Grand Councils represented.

SEC. 2. Nothing contained in this Constitution shall be construed to derogate !rom the right or authority of any Grand Council

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whJch m•y not determine to become a constituent ot thJs General Grand Council.

Soo. S. Whenever t!Us Constitulion shall be ratified and accepted by any Grand Council, its Grand Recorder shall immediately :notify the General Grand Recorder o! such action.

Seo. 4. Immediately after the opening ot the General Grand Council the p1·csiding officer shall nppolnt a Committee on Credentials, consisting of not less than three members, whose duty it shall bo to 1·oport on membership from time to time during the session of tho General Grand Council, and whose term shall ex-pire with the session.

SEO. 6. The General Grand Master-elect, after installation, and before the clOlling of the session, shall appoint the following commltteea, whOlle term shall e.'Ctend and be analo1ous with the term ot tho General Grand Master, unless by him sooner remo'l"ed by the appointment of his or their successors, viz:

(G) A Committee on FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS, consisting of as many members as in the judgment or tho Moat Puisssnt General Grand Master shall be necessary, whose duty it ahnll be to examine and pass upon all business of a financial nature; to examine the books and accounts of the General G1·and Treasurer and Recorder, and to make a rc1>ort thereof In writing, 118 early as may be, during the sea slon of the General Grand Council, and to perform such othe1· duties ns the General Grand Council may refer to them.

( b) A Committee on THE STATE 0}' TllE RITl'J AND FOREIGN COMMUNICATIONS, consisting oi as many members as, in the judgment of the MOllt Puissant General Grand Master, shall be necesMry, whose duty it shall be to open up and enter into correspondence with all foreign Grand Councils of Royal and Select Masters; to establish and maintain a system of correspondence with aU State Grand Councils,' not members of the General Grand Council; to walcll the interests of the rite in jurisdictions where it is not under tho control of this or a Stal<> Grand body, and report In a written or printed form at the triennial assembly aucceedln1r their appointment.

( o) A Committee on CRYl"'l'IC JurusPRUDENCS, consisting of as many members as, in the judgment of tho Moat Puissant General Grand Master, shall be necessary, whose duty It shall be to examine

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all questions of masonic law and jurisprudence, the status ot membership, conOlctl! of opinion, nppeal nnd griovanccft, as cxlsUng or arising within the bodies constitutinr the membership of the General Grand Council, which may be referred to them for action or opinlon, and auch other duties as may be referred to them by the General Gi·and Master or presiding officer.

(cl.) A Committee on CHARTERS AND DISPENSATIONS, whose duty it •hall be to examine tho records sent up by tho Councils, acting under the dispensation of either of the officer& qualified to issue auch dispenanlion; to mnko report in writing of their internal state, Md recommend such action to the Geneml Gl'and Council as, in their judgment, may seem ftt.

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Amendments to Constitution Adopted

Article Ill. Section 24 (afterwards Sections 6 and 6).

Adopted, 1883. See P1·oc. pp. 41-42.

Rc8olvcd, That the titles of the Genel'al Grand Treasurer, Gen· em! Grand Recorder, General Grand Chaplain, General Grand Captain of the Guard, General Grand Conductor of the Council, Genera.I Grand Marshal and General Grand Steward shall be Right Puissant.

Adopted, 1886. Proc. pp. 41-42.

Article 1. Section 15 (now Section 16). State Grand Councils ahall determine the legal status of the Royal and Select Masters of their several jurisdictions.

Adopted, 1889. Proc.. p. 42.

The sections of each Article of the Constitution to be numbered consecutively, beginning anew with each nrticlo.

Adopted, 1889. Pl'oc. pp. 42-43.

Art.icle III. Section 2 (former) stricken out. It read as follows:

This Constitution shall take effect and be in force when it shall be raU1led by nine (9) Grand Councils.

Repealed, 1894. Proc. p. 68.

Article Ill. Section 5. Amended by increasing the membership of atandinr committees.

Adopted, 1897. Proc. pp. 94-95.

Article I. Section 13. Stricken out (In part) . It reads as follows:

Section 13. Each Grand Council, constituent of this General Grand Body, shall pay to the General Grand Recordei-. annually, the sum or ft!ty cents for each eharte1·ed Council under Its jurisdiction.

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Tho following waJJ inserted in lieu thereof:

Eacn Grand Council, constituent of this General Grand Coi.'llcil, .itall pay to the General Grand Recorder, annually, a per eap;ta tax of two cents upon each Royal and Select Master in good standing upon Its rolls.

Proc. 1900, p. 55.

Articlo II. Section 1 Amended by striking out the words: Thrice, lRight lllust1·ious and Illustrious as titles of tho first three officers of a subordinate Council undor tho Immediate j1·risdiction ot GeJlornl Grand Council.

Adopted, 1915. Proc. p. 70.

Decisions, Edicts and Regulations Adopted

COMMUNICATING DEGREES.

The Genet·al Grand Maste1· has power, in new territory, to issue his dispensation authorizing a companion in possession of the degrees to communicate the same to a sufficient numlier of Royal At·ch Masons, to the end that a Council may be instituted.

Proc. 1886, p. 12. Approved, p. 31. Also Proc. 1889, pp. 18 and 42.

PROXIES rN GENERAL GRAND COUNCIL.

A pToxy can issue only to an officer of, or a permanent member of the Grand Council which he is to 1·epresent by virtue of his appointment, or to a Past T. I. Master within its jurisdiction, or the peer of the officer giving the proxy, if it be given to a member of a siste1· Grand Council, which must be a constituent of the General Gra11d CouncU.

Proc. 1886, p. 16. Approved, p. 33.

None other than the representatives of a Grand Council, or the rep1·esentatives of a subordinate Council under the immediate jurisdiction of the General Grand Council, can issue proxies.

Proc. 1889, p. 26.

RITUALS ADOPTED.

"The Committee on Ritual report, that the ritual known as the 'Convention work,' a copy of which is placed in the bands of the GeneraJ Grand Master, be adopted as the standard ritual of this Body, for its own use and that of its immediate subordinates, and that the essentials of this work, such as preparation, obligation and recognition, be recommended to our constituent Grand Councils, as a means of uniformity of ritual."


Ritual for Super Excellent Master's degree. Adopted. Proc. 1912, pp. 52-53.

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TRL&NNIAL ASSEMBLU~.

Triennial Assembliea of the General Grand Council may be held within Jess than three years apart, and two meetings not exceeding six yMr8 apart.

Proc. l 891, pp. 26·85.

NEW GRAND COUNCILS.

Ruolved, That it is the sense of th!a General Grand Council, that by the fundamental law of freemasonry, all Grand Councils legally Jormed by Councils chartered by this body, are subject to its constitution and laws, without any special clause in theh- constitution to that effect, and can sever that allegiance only by its consent. All Grand Council& which have adopted such a clause in their constitutions, as a condition of thci r organization, are hereby authori?.ed to repeal it.


HONORARY MEMBERSl!lP.

Rf1ol111d, That it is the sense of this General Grand Council that honorary rank conferred by a Grand Council is not suftlcient to create permanent membership in the General Grand Council, under Article I, Section 2, of the constitution.


JEWEL AND APRON FOR RETIRING O.&NERAL GRAND MASTER.

The General Grand Recorder was instructed to procure a jewel to be presented to tho General Grand Master on his retirement from office, the jewel to be of the standnrd pattern heretofore adopted ond to CO$t $100.00, or so much tho1·cof ns may bo necessary.

Proc. 1909, pp. 40-41 • . The retiring General Grand Master and au Past General Grand

Masters are to receive appropriate aprons. Proc. 1915. p. 78.

WITHDRAWAL OF GRAND COUNCIL OF WISCONSIN.

W/ureas, The Grand Council of Wisconsin, not having been formed by Councils chartered by thls General Grand Council, and

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therefore, not legally bound by the Constitution of this General Grand Council, adopted in the year 1889, page 92, of Its printed proceedings, the Grand Council of Wisconsin is 11etlng within its conslitutlonal rights in withdrawing Crom this General Grand Council.

Proc. 1912, p. 64.

SALARY OF GENERAL GltAND RECOlll)ER

Tho 81\lary of the General Grand Recorder was fixed at five hundred dollars a year.

Proc. 1915, p. 78.

EXPENSES OF GENERAL GRAND OPFICll&S.

All elective General Grand officers and Past General Grand Mastera are to receive eight cents a mile one way, traveling by nenrest route. ten dollars for each day so consumed in traveling and tor three days when in attendance nt the Triennial Assemblies, provided their expenses are not paid by any other Masonic Grand Body for lho snme period. Mileage and per diem hereafter not to bo paid Chairmen of Committees.

Proc. 1918, p. 46.

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lNDEX

Page Addl'CS:S of General Grnnd i\fnster... . .. .. . .. .... ...... 17-34 Annun! Assemblies nncl Officers of Stuto Grnnd Councils .. 151-153 Appondiccs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 A1irons: nnd Jewels .................... .... .. .••... ... 20, l 72 Centcnniru Deposit ... : .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. 117 C!Gvcln nd, William F.... . .......... .......... . . . . . . . . 50-55 Committee on Charters and Dispensations.............. 15

" " " RcporL of... ... 58 " C1~entials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 " " Report of .. .. . .. . . .. .. . .. .. 16 '· Cryptlc Jurisprudence .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 " " " Rcpo11s of .. . . . . . S3 " Finance and Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 " " " Rcpo1·ts of • . . . . . . 84, 87 " Fratci·nal Dead ....... , ................ 954 116 " " " Hepo1·t of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56·58 " Oene1·nl Gra11cl ],1nsto1·'s Acldrcss .. .. . ... . 84 " " " " " Report of 46-49 cc Rit11nl, Report of....................... 60 u Stute of the. Rite.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l!l " " '· Report of . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 '' Thnnks .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 " " Report of . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. .. . 87-88

Committees, St'\nding, Appointed..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2 " Special, Appointed .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 9-2-93

Constitution of Uie General Grand Council. ............ 163-168 " " " " " Amendments

Adopted ..... 169-170 Decisions and Edicts . . .............................. 171-178 Election of General Grancl Officers . ....... . ........... 86-87 Eulogiums ........ .. .... .. ........................ 50, 56-58 Fit"St Dny .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. • .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 5-78

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Assomation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Grancl Com1cils, Annunl Assemblies and Onicers .. . . .... 151-153

" " Rch1ms, Summary of .. . .. ... . .... . . .. 154-156 G1'1lnd Encampment Memo1·inl ... . .. . . . . ... . ... . , . • . . . . 28, 61 In.stnllat ion of General Grand Officers.. .. . ... . .. . .... .. 88-89 Jewcl Presentation .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 90 List o:f Representatives and Members Present.... . . . . . . . 6-12 List of Grand Councils and Grancl Recorders. . . . . . . . . . 150 List of Permanent Members. .... .. .. .. .. . . .... .... .. . . 129-136 Members and Delegates Present ...... . . . . ... . . . ...... .. 123-126 Monitor .. .... ...... . ... ... ... . . .. ... .. , . • . . . , . , . . . . . 119 Newell, George A... .. .. ...... ......... .. ...... ... ..... 127 Nest 'l'denoial, '!'ime and Place of.. . . . . . . ... . .. ... . ... 88 Officers Appointed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 14 Officet'5 General Gralld Council Since 01·ganiznl.ion .. .... 137-149 Oration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64-77 Reception by Grand Council of Maqland . . .. .. . .. . . .. . 3.4

" of Visito1'S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Report of General G1·and Recorder. . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 89-45

" GcneraJ Gl'ru1d Trcnsu1·e1.. . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . 85-38 Returns of Grand Councils .... . ........ . . , . • . ... . . .. .. 154-156

u Subot'dinate Councils .. . ... . .. . ... . . . . . . .. . 157·159 Rituals . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . .... 119 Second day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.93 Speci11J Committees, Appointment of... . . ... . .. .. . .. ... 92-93 Standing Committee, Appointment of.. ... . . ..... .. . ... 91-92 Subordinate Councils Org~nized ... . . .. .. . .. . ... . .. . .. . . 160·162

" " Represented . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 12·13 V ncancies on Standing Committees Filled... . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Vote of Thanks.. . .. ... . . ...... .. ..... ... . .. . . ... . .. . 77

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