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P R O C EEDINGS

OF THE GRAND LODGE

yineient, ^ree and yieeepted asons

NORTH CAROLINA

'tine ytundred and tfisteenth Annual 'Gemmunieaticn

AT RALEIGH

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, January 13, 14 and 15

1903 ADDRESSES OF GRAND OFFICERS.

ELECTED OFFICERS.

H. I. CLARK Grand Master .- Scotland Neck

W. S. LIDDELL ...Deputy Grand Master Charlotte F. D. WINSTON Senior Grand Warden Windsor S. M. GATTIS Junior Grand Warden. Hillsboro WILLIAM .SIMPSON Grand Treasurer Raleigh

LEO I). HEARTT Assistant Treasurer.. .. Raleigh

JNO. C. DREWRY Grand Secretary . Raleigh

APPOINTED OFFICERS.

NATH'L HARDING Grand Chaplain Washington

II. W. HATCHER Grand Lecturer Liberty

T. J. REED. Senior Grand Deacon... Bi; tin ore R. N. HACKETT Junior Grand Deacon... Wilkesboro E. F. LAMB. Grand Marshal Elizabeth City F. M. WINCHESTER Grand Sword Bearer. Charlotte W.J. ROBERTS Grand Pursuivant Winston

J. G. SNYDER ..Grand Steward Rocky Mount W. B. McKOY ...Grand Steward ...Wilmington R. H. BRADLEY Grand Tiler Raleigh GRAND OFFICERS.

A List of the Past Grand Masters of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, from 1787 to igo2, Inclusive, and Dates When Elected.

Samuel Johnson. 1787 A. T. Jerkins 1850, 1851, 1852

Richard Caswell 1788 Clement H. Jordan .1853, 1854

Samuel Johnson. ...1789, 1790, 1791 P. A. Holt 1855, 1S56

William R. Davie. .1792, 1793, I794> Alfred Martin ..1837, 185S

1795, 1796, 1797, 1798. Lewis S. Williams .1859, i860

William Polk 1799, 1800, 1801 W. G. Hill... 1861 John Louis Taylor. 1802, 1803, 1804 E. F. Watson 1862, 1863 John Hall 1805, 1806, 1807 John McCormick 1864

Benjamin Smith. ...1808, 1809, 1810 E. G. Reade. .. .1865, 1866

Robert Williams. .1811, 1812, 1813 R. W. Best 1867

John Louis Taylor.. 1814, 1815, 1816 Robert B. Vance ..1868, 1869

Calvin Jones 1817, 1818, 1819 Charles C. Clark... ..1870, 1871

John A. Cameron 1820, 1821 John Nichols ..1872, 1873

Janies Smith 1822 George W. Blount ..1874, 1875

Robert Strange 1823, 1824 Horace H. Munson .1876, 1877

H. G. Burton 1825, 1826 William R. Cox .1878, 1879

L. D. Wilson 1827, 1828, 1829 Henry F. Grainger .1880, 1881

R. D. Speight 1830, 1831 Robert Bingham .1882, 1884

S. J. Baker 1832 Fabius H. Busbee .1885, 1886

S. F. Patterson .1833, 1834 Charles Robinson .1887, 1888

L. H. Marsteller 1835, 1836 Samuel H. Smith .1889, 1890

D. W. Stone 1837, 1838, 1839 Hezekiah A. Gudger .1891, 1892

S. J. Baker 1840 John W. Cotten ..1893, 1894

D. L. Crenshaw 1841 Francis M. Moye .1895, 1896

J. H. Wheeler 1842, 1843 Walter E. Moore .1897, 1898

P. W. Fanning 1844, 1845, 1846 Richard J. Noble lS99 Wm. F. Collins 1847, 1848, 1849 B. S. Royster .1900, I9OI

Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted

Masons of North Carolina convened in its One Hun- dred and Fifteenth Annual Communication at the Masonic Hall in the City of Raleigh, on Tuesday evening, January

13th, A. D., 1903, at 7:30 o’clock, p. m., and was opened in ample form, it appearing that a constitutional number of lodges were represented. GRAND OFFICERS PRESENT.

M.\ W.\ H. I. CLARK Grand Master. R.'. W.\ W. S. LIDDELL Deputy Grand Master. “ F. D. WINSTON. .. Senior Grand Warden. S. M. GATTIS Junior Grand Warden. “ WILLIAM SIMPSON ... Grand Treasurer. “ JOHN C. DREWRY Grand Secretary. W. NATHANIEL HARDING Grand Chaplain. “ B. W. HATCHER Grand Lecturer.

T. J. REED Senior Grand Deacon. R. N. HACKETT Junior Grand Deacon. “ E. F. LAMB Grand Marshal. “ F. M. WINCHESTER Grand Sword Bearer. T. R CHRISTMAN.. as Grand Pursuivant.

“ J. G. SNYDER Grand Steward. W. B. McKOY Grand Steward. “ R. H. BRADLEY Grand Tiler.

Past Grand Officers present

John Nichols, P. G. M.; F. H. Busbee, P. G. M. ; Samuel H. Smith, P. G. M. John W. Cotten, P. G. M. F. M. Moye, P. ; ; G. M. ; Walter Moore, P. M. R. Noble, P. E. G. ; G. M. B. S. Royster, J. ; P. G. M. ; G. Rosenthal, P. G. S.| W. H. Bain, P. G. S. ; S. H. Rountree,

P. J. G. W. 6 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Grand Representatives present :

California —John C. Drewry, of Raleigh, N. C. Delaware—W. A. Withers, of Raleigh, N. C. Oregon —John W. Cotten, of Tarboro, N. C. New Jersey—W. H. Bain, of Raleigh, N. C. New York— N. B. Broughton, of Raleigh, N. C. Virginia— F. M. Moye, of Wilson, N. C. Sweden—W. W. Willson, of Raleigh, N. C. West Virginia— B. S. Royster, of Oxford, N. C.

Wisconsin— R. J. Noble, of Selma, N. C. South Carolina—W. T. Caho, of Aurora, N. C. South Dakota—A. B. Andrews, Jr., of Raleigh, N. C. Nebraska—Will X. Coley, of Henderson, N. C. Tennessee—John L. Currin, of Henderson, N. C. Maryland—Thomas J. Reed, of Biltmore, N. C. British Columbia— H. I. Clark, of Scotland Neck, N. C. Idaho—Walter Clark, of Raleigh, N. C. Kansas— M. C. S. Noble, of Chapel Hill, N. C. Manitoba —Samuel H. Smith, of Winston, N. C. Mississippi— E- F. Lamb, of Elizabeth City, N. C.

Bro. W. E. Jones, from the Committee on Credentials, presented a report, which, on motion, was accepted and recommitted, with instructions to record the names of the Representatives as they presented themselves.

St. John’s No. i.. W. D. McMullan, proxy for officers. St. John’s “ 3-...R. H. Bradley, proxy for officers.

Charity “ 5....J. L. Spivey, J. W.

Unanimity “ 7....R. J. Noble, proxy for officers. Phoenix “ 8....T. T. McGilvary, proxy for officers. “ Johnston-Caswell 10. ...M. J. Hawkins, W. M., J. A. Dothan, proxy for S. W., J. H. King, J. W. “ 31....C. Stenersen, W. C. H. Camp- Phalanx E. M ,

bell, proxy for S. W., J. M. Oldham,

J. W. Stokes “ 32. ...W. W. Parish, proxy for officers.

Davie “ 39... .John E- Tyler, S. W., and proxy for

W. M. and J. W.

Hiram “ 40....T. B. Womack, W. M., J. W. Coffey, S. W., A. E. Glenn, J. W. Liberty “ 45--..R. N. Hackett, proxy for W. M., E.

Wallace, proxy for J. W,, and S. W. GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 7

Hall No. 53--. -S. W. Williams, proxy for officers.

King Solomon “ 56....M. F. Stancil, J. W., H. L. Stephen- son, W. M. Concord “ 58....John W. Cotten, proxy for W. M. and S. W. Kilwinning “ 64,. ,F. L. Bundy, proxy for officers.

Eagle “ 71... S. M. Gattis, S. W., and proxy for

W. M. and J. W. Golden Fleece “ 74.. ..A. B. Andrews, Jr., proxy for officers. Widow’s Son " 75. ..J.B. Griggs, proxy for officers. Greensboro..... “ 76,...Jas. D. Glenn, W. M.

Zion “ 81. ...W. J. Richardson, proxy for W. M. andj. W.

LaFayette “ 83. ...E. M. Koonce, proxy for officers. “ Fellowship 84.. .. R. J. Noble, W. M., London Preach, S. W., C. S. Powell, proxy for S. W. “ Morning Star 85....S. S. Gay, proxy for W. M., J. H. Smith, S. W., Gideon Coggins,

J. W.

Skewarke}^ “ 90. ...H. D. Taylor, J. W. Western Star “ 91. ...S. Gallert, S. W. and proxy for

W. M. and J. W. Joseph Warren “ 92. ...B, J. Thompson, proxy for officers. St. John’s “ 96. ...Claud L. Pridgen, proxy for S. W.

and J. W., R. B. Dunn, W. M. Neuse “ 97... J. H. Flemming, W. M. Hiram “ 98.... Geo. L. Peterson, W.M., and proxy

for J. W., D. A. Culbreth, proxy for S. W.

Fulton “ 99.., ,T. C. Linn, proxy for officers. “ Warren 101....J. H. Mullins, proxy for officers. Columbus “ 102. ...G. R. Pilkington, W. M., and proxy

for S. W., W. M. Eubanks, J. W. “ Orr 104. ...J, H. Harris, S. W., and proxy for

W. M. and J. W. Perquimans “ 106.. John C. Drewr}’, representative. . Belmont “ 108....C. B. Price, proxy for officers,

Franklin “ 109. ...C. L. Abernathy, proxy for officers. Wayne “ 112....A. R. Morgan, proxy for S. W., C. F.

Herring, W. M., I. J. Harrell, J. W. Person “ 113....W. R. Hambrick, S. W., and proxy

for W. M. and J. W. St. Albans “ 114....F. O. S. Curtis, John P. McNeill, and J110. Duckett, proxies for officers. 8 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Holly Springs No. 115....S. D. Stephenson.

Mount Lebanon “ 117....C. J. Cate, S. W. “ Mount Hertnon 118....J. B. Shope, W. M., E. W. Keith, S.

W., S. J. Cain, J. W.

Frankliuton “ 123.. . A. J. Morton, W. M‘, B. F. Bullock, S.

W., E- W. Morris, proxy for J. W. Gatesville “ 126.... W. T. Cross, W. M. “ Blackmer 127. ...J. B. Greggs, proxy for officers.

Hanks “ 128.. . B. W. Hatcher, proxy for officers.

Radiance “ 132 ...|. H. Edwards, J. W., F. L- Carr, W. M.

Mocksville “ [34. ...T. B. Bailey, proxy for officers. “ Leaksville 136. ...J. H. Watson, S. W., and proxy for W. M., N. T. Brown, proxy for

J. W.

Lincoln ..... “ 137.. ..R. S. Reinhardt, proxy for W. M.,

J. F. Reinhardt, proxy for S. W.

and J. W. King Solomon “ 138.. ,,W. W. Willson, proxy for officers. Mount Energy “ 140... M. L. Winston, proxy for officers. Carolina “ 141....W. L. Watson, proxy for officers. Junaluska “ 145. ...W. R Stallcup, proxy for W. M., S. L Rogers, proxy for S. W. andj. W Cherokee “ 146. ...W. M. West and E. B. Nowell, proxies for officers. “ Adoniram 149. ..J. R. Hart, W. M., J. S. Watkins, proxy for S. W., H. A. Hart, proxy forj. W. “ Chalmers 1 5 1 J . R. Jones, J. \\\. proxy for officers. White Stone “ 155., W. H. Hester, W. M. Rolesville “ 156.. L. B. Young, W. M. “ Mount Pleasant 157... J. D. R. Allen, J. W., and proxy- for W. M. and S. W. Knap of Reeds “ 158... ,W. L- Umsted, W. M., and proxy for

S. W. and J. W “ Yadkin 162.. . H. C. Butler, proxy for officers. Deep River “ 164.. W. W. Willson, proxy for officers. “ Archer 165. ...Henry Brannan, W. M., J. W. Barnes,

J. W. Winston “ 167.. W. J. Roberts, S. W., and proxy for

W. M. and J. W. “ Blackmer — 170.. . W. W. Parish, proxy for officers. George Washington “ 174.. Wiley Goodman, proxy for officers.

Polloksville “ 175... P. M. Pearsall, proxy for officers. ,

GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 9

Mecklenburg No. 176. ...Dr. G. M. Maxwell, W. M., and proxy

for J. W. and S. W. Siloam “ 178... H. B. Varner, proxy for officers. Carthage “ 181....U. L- Spence, W. M. Sandy Creek. “ 185.... C. E. Gupton, W. M. Central Cross “ 187... S. S. Sykes, L. R. Edwards and Calvin Benton, proxies for officers.

Fair Bluff “ 190. ...B. W. Hatcher, proxy for officers.

Granite “ 191 .. D. H. Williams, W. M., W. A. Barnes,

J. W., and proxy for S. W. “ Burnsville 192. ...J, B. Ray and E. F. Watson, proxies for officers.

Mount Olivet “ 195. ...W. L. Stutts, W. M. “ Carj- 198....J. C. Walker, J. W., J. M. Temple- ton, proxy for W. M. and S.'W. Cleveland “ 202... S. E. Gidney, W. M. Roanoke “ 203. ...U. L. Spence, proxy for officers. Berea “ 204. A. L. Gooch, S. W., R. W. Hobgood, proxy for W. M., Crawford Knott,

proxy for J. W. Long Creek “ 205... H. E- Biggs, proxy for officers. Mingo “ 206. ...Jno. E- Wilson, proxy for W. M. Lebanon “ 207. ...John W. Thompson. Thomasville “ 214. ...C. A. Julian, W. M., proxy for S. W.

Jno. W. Lambeth, proxy for J. W. “ Catawba Valley 217....J. E. Erwin, J. W., and proxy for S. W., E. McK. Goodwin, proxy for W. M. Hill “ William G. 218... J. H. Mullins, W. M., S. J. Hinsdale,

S. W., T. E. Green, J. W. Wilson “ 226. ...N. T. Summers, S. W., and proxy for

W. M. and J. W. “ Jonesville 227.. ..J, F. Cook, S. W., and proxy for

W. M. , and J. W. McCormick “ 228. ...C. W. Grice, proxy for W. M. and S. W., J. B. Greggs, proxy for J. W. Henderson “ 229....J. T. Alderman, W. M., A. J. Harris, proxy for S. W., J. L. Currin, proxy forj. W.

Corinthian “ 230.. .John G. Snyder, proxy for officers. “ William T. Bain 231. ...J. P. Arrington, proxy for officers.

Lenoir “ 233.. W. F. Sutton, J. W., H. W. Brothers, proxy for W. M. “ Mystic Tie 237.. . W. E. Faison, proxy for officers.

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Atlantic No. 238.. .A. J. Parker, proxy for officers. “ Rountree 243... .J. E. Cameron, W. M., and proxy for S. W. and J. W. Catawba. “ 248. W. B. Gaither, W. M. Pythagoras “ 249.. H. E. Biggs, proxy for officers. Rockford “ 251. G. M. Burrus, prox}' for officers.

Lily Valley “ 252. ...E- F. Corbell, representative. “ Lee 253.. .J. P. Thompson, proxy for W. M.

and J. W., J. L. Gwaltney, proxy for S. W.

Oaks “ 255. ...S. A. Morrow, W. M., and proxy for

S. W. and J. W. “ Kenly 257. ...B- J. Alford, W. M. Harnett “ 258.. W. T. Harding, proxy for officers. “ Waynesville 259.. J. F. Abel, W. M. “ Excelsior 261. . C. B. Flournoy, W. M. Hibriten “ 262.. M. E. Shell, proxy for officers, also W. C. Newland. Farmington “ 265. C. F. Bonsai, proxy for officers. Durbin “ 266.. H. S. Averitt, W. M. Dunn’s Rock. “ 267... Coleman C. Cowan, proxy for officers. Unaka “ 268. ...Coleman C. Cowan, W. M., W. E. Moore, proxy for S. W. andj. W. East Bend “ 269.. W. R. .Smith, proxy for officers. Tobasco “ 271. ...W. R. Smith, proxy for officers. Bingham “ 272. John C. Drewry, representative.

Watauga “ 273. ...Joe B. Clarke, W. M., and proxy for

S. W. and J. W. “ Beaver Dam 276.. . W. T. Harding, proxy for officers. Green Level “ 277... L. D. Baucom, W. M., M. C. Coun- cil, proxy for S. W., W. B. Up-

church, J. W. Rehoboth “ 279.. John W. Thompson. Eureka “ 283. ...LT. L. Spence, proxy for officers.

Greenville “ 284.. J. M. Reuss, proxy for officers. Flat Creek “ 285.. R. H. Bradley, proxy for officers. Cedar Rock “ 286.. T. S. Collie, W. M., W. M. Boone S. W. Salem “ 289.. ..B. S. Nissen, proxy for W. M., C. E. Bennett, proxy for S. W. and

J. W.

French Broad “ 292. . C. A. Clark, W. M. Vance “ 293.... F. F. Harding, proxy for officers. Atlantic “ 294. ,T. R. Christman, proxy for officers. GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 1 1

Stonewall No. 296. ...F. F. Harding, proxy for S. W.

and J. W., W. R. Smith, proxy for W. M. “ Toisnot 298.. ,.J. T. Watson, W. M., and proxy for

S. W. and J . W. Hunting Creek “ 299. ...E. M. Sale, W. M., and proxy for

S. W. and J. W. Clay “ 301. ...G. H. Haigler, W. M., and proxy for

S. W and J. W. Lillington “ 302. ...Allen M. Shaw, proxy for officers.

Evergreen “ 303 . .John S. Cuningham, proxy for officers. “ Laurinburg 305.. . W. H. McLaurin, proxy for W. M., F. L. Bundy, S. W. Galatia “ 306. ...John S. Cuningham, proxy for officers.

Patterson “ 307. ...R, J. Noble, proxy for officers. Randolph “ 309.. .Chas. T. Luther, prooy for officers. Hatcher “ 310. ...Wm. Hinnant, W. M. King Solomon “ 313. A. E. Glenn, proxy for officers.

New Lebanon “ 314. ...C. W. Grice, proxy for officers. Kinston “ 316. ...A. E- Glenn, proxy for officers.

Eureka “ 317... ,C. W. Grice, W. M., J. B. Griggs,

proxy for S. W. and J. W.

Wilmington “ 319.. . W. B. McKoy, S. W., and proxy for

W. M. and J. W. Selma “ 320. ...W. Richardson, proxy for officers. White Hill “ 321.. J. M. Coffer, W. M., and proxy for S. W., Hugh Jackson, proxy for

J. W. Granite. “ 322. ...S. P. Graves, proxy for officers. Wentworth “ 324.. J. F. Jordan, proxy for officers. Falling Creek “ 325. ...C. B. Price, proxy for officers.

Winton “ 327.. . C. F. Griffin, S. W. Mattamuskeet “ 328.. ,W. E- Jones, prxoy for officers. Black Creek “ 330... J. F. Jordan, proxy for officers. Bavboro “ 331. W. D. Alfred, W. M. “ Ashepole 335--. -J. F. Jordan, proxy for officers. Ionic “ 337.— A. S. Coffield, proxy for officers.

Fair View “ 339. ...C. E. Stenersen, proxy for officers. “ Harmony 340.. ..J. E. Davis, S. W., T. T. Pate, J. W. Rock Spring “ 341. ...W. E. Faison, proxy for officers. Hickory “ 343.. ..W, T. Harding, proxy for officers. Stanly “ 348.. ..Dr. S B. Kluttz, W. M., proxy for

S. W. and J. W. 12 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Durham No. 352....E. T. Rollins, W. M., L. T. Jones,

J- W. Moravian “ 353.. H. M. Welborn, proxy for officers. Dellaplaue “ 355. ...R. W. G. Pegram, W. M., and proxy for officers.

Bakersville “ 357.. ..J. C. Bowman, proxy for officers. East La Porte “ 358.. ..F. F. Harding, proxy for officers. Mt. Vernon “ 359. ...R. L. Woodard, W. M., W. T. Caho, S. W.

Snow .. “ 363. Joe B. Clarke, proxy for officers.

Craighead — “ 366. W. G. Caldwell, S. W., J. B. Nichol-

son, proxy for W. M. and J. W. You ngsville “ 377. L. H. Allred, W. M., R. E. Timber- lake, S. W.

Seaboard “ 378. ...C. F. Lumsden, proxy for officers.

Coharie “ 379- J- M. Spell, S. W., and proxy for officers.

Granville “ 380.. ..S. N. Little, W. M., and proxy for

S. W., W. H. Garner, J. W. Forest City “ 381 D. B. Johnson, proxy for officers. Reidsville “ 384.. ..R. H. Bradley, proxy for officers. 11 Scottsville 385. ...R. F. Edwards, proxy for officers.

Copeland “ 390 R. A. Doss, S. W., J. F. Williams, proxy for W. M. and J. W.

Lebanon “ 391 ... S. H. Cotton, proxy for officers.

Tally Ho “ 393... ,J. E. Duncan, W. M., Walter John-

son, proxy for S. W. and J. W. Cape Fear “ 394.. J. H. Wilkins, proxy for officers. Orient “ 395 W. D. McMillan, W. M. Oxford “ 396.. ..W. B. Ballou, W. T. M , L. Booth,

S. W., F. P. Hobgood, Jr., J. W. Bald Creek “ 397.. .Levi Hamlin, proxy for officers Centre “ 398... W. L. Watson, proxy for officers. “ Conoho 399. ...J. T. Waldo, proxy for officers. “ Ocean 405.. . W. L. Watson, proxy for officers. Liberty Grove “ 407. ...W. W. Barber, proxy for officers. University “ 408.. . R. H. Sykes, S. W., Claud O. Aber- nathy, proxy for W. M. Bula “ 409....J. R. Kessenger, proxy for officers Rockville “ 411....V. A. J. Glover, W. M. Henry F. Grainger “ 412. ,.J. E. Burrows, proxy for officers. Louisburg “ 413. ...C, C. Williams, proxy for W. M. Maxton “ 417. ...J. T. Pool, S. W. Potecasi “ 418.. R. W. Joyner, W. M. GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 13

Greenwood No. 419.-- John C. Drewry, representative. Boonville “ 421....P. C. Woodhouse, W. M., and proxy

for S. W. and J. W. Sparta “ 423. ...R, A. Doughton, proxy for officers.

Baltimore “ 424.. ,.C. F. Bahnson, proxy for officers.

Rockyford “ 430.. ,.J. Q. A. Bryan, proxy for officers. Relief “ 431. ...G. W. Cavanaugh, proxy for S. W.

and J. W., A. Parish, W. M. “ Vanceboro 433. ...J. A. Purcer, J. W.

Star “ 437.. . A. B. Andrews, Jr., proxy for officers. Marble Spring “ 439.. „W. E. Jones, proxy for officers.

Clingman “ 440. ...T, F. Callowa}', proxy for officers. Waxhaw “ 442....C. W. Grice, proxy for officers.

Roper . “ 443... . A. J. Parker, proxy for W. M. andJ.W.,

J. R. Kessinger, proxy for S. W.

Marietta “ 444. ...J. M. Whitehead, W. M., I. F. Craven,

proxy for S. W. and J. W. Biltmore “ 446. ...D. G. Matheson, W. M., and proxy for S. W. andj. W.

Enfield “ 447.... W. F. Parker, proxj' for officers. Ingold “ 448. ...T, E. Owens, S. W.

Lone Oak “ 449... Joel L. Crisp, proxy for officers. Polenta “ 450. ...Claud Stevenson, proxy for W. M.,

Thad. Stevens, proxy for J. W. Ashler “ 451. ...W. M. Lee, W. M. “ Clyde 453. ...J. S. Abel, proxy for officers. “ Elkin — 454.. .J. F. Cook, proxy for officers. Pineville “ 455.. ..H, E. Biggs, proxy for officers.

Rusk “ 456.. ..S. H. Cotton, proxy for officers.

Grapevine “ 457. ...A. B. Andrews, Jr., proxy for officers. Dillsboro “ 459. ...S. H. Cotton, proxy for officers. Henrietta “ 460.. ..D. B. Johnson, S. W., and prox}' for

W. M. and J. W. South Fork “ 462.. ..Geo. L. Wright, W. M., and proxy for

S. W. and J. W. Currituck “ 463. ...S. M. Beasley, W. M., Walter Grav,

S. W., John W. Ward, J. W. Gulf “ 465. ...J. M. Craven, W. M., H. A. Tally,

proxy for S. W. and J. W. Kiug Hiram “ 466... ,F. L. Bundy, proxy for officers. Healing Springs “ 467.. ..R. F. Edwards, W. M., and proxy for

S. W. and J. W. Millingport “ 468.. ..B. W. Hatcher, proxy for officers. Sanford “ 469. ...C. H. Smith and A. L. McNeill, proxy

for S. W. and J. W. 14 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Scotland Neck .N0.470... H. E. Biggs, proxy for officers. Grassy Knob. “ 471 N. M. Felts, W. M.,and proxy for

S. W. and J. W.

Sonoma “ 472. .. M. D. Kinsland, W. M.

Lexington,.. “ 473....J. B. Spilman, W. M. St. Paul’s “ 474. ...D, D. Carlyle, proxy for officers.

Grimesland “ 475.. . Austin Grimes, S. W., and proxy for officers.

Big Lick “ 476. J. W. Eiird, proxy for officers. Eagle Springs “ 477.- J. L. Bundy, proxy for officers.

Four Oaks “ 478. ...J, H. Ford, J. W., and proxy for W. M. and S. W.

Rainbow “ 479.. ,.F. I,. Bundy, proxy for \Y. M. and

S. W., J. R. Kessenger, J. W. Mill Creek..... “ 480. ,..T. R. Christman, proxy for officers. Spring Hope “ 481.. John C. Matthews, S. W., B. F. Tay-

lor, proxy for W. M. and J. W. Saluda “ 482... .W. H. Bain, proxy for officers. Aberdeen “ 484. ...Edwin Glenmore, W. M., G. R.Mente, proxy for S. W., K. M. Fergerson,

proxy for J. W. Brasstown “ 485 John P. Arrington, proxy for officers. Lawndale “ 486.. ..L. F. Alford, proxy for officers.

Statesville “ 487. ...Julius Wallace, J. W., and proxy for officers.

Rich Square “ 488.. . M. Bolton, W. M., J. W. Weaver, S. W. Buggaboo “ 490.. ,.M. D. Haywood, proxy for officers. Thomas M. Holt “ 492. ...W. P. White, proxy for officers. Pilot “ 493.. W. A. Withers, proxy for officers. John A. Graves “ 494. ...F. W. Brown, S. W.

Rockingham “ 495. ...J. L. Bundy, S. W., and proxy for

J. W. and W. M. Mooresville “ 496. ...N. W. White, proxy for S. W. and

J. W., A. L. Colston, W. M. Royal Hart “ 497. ...W. W. Willson, proxy for officers. Ayden “ 498. ...R. W. Smith, proxy for officers. Creedmoor “ 499.. J. L- Reed, proxy for W. M., R. H. Rogers, S. W., Janies R. Nethery,

J. W. Raleigh “ 500. ...F. F. Harding, W. M., W. R. Smith,

S. W., O. M. Minor, J. W. Red Springs “ 501... H. M. Brown, proxy for W. M. and

J. W. Cookville “ 502... T. R. Christman, proxy for officers. GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 15

Buies Creek No. 503... A. M. Campbell, W. M., and proxy for

S. W., X. A. Ferrill, J. W. Luke McGlaughan.... “ 504. ...A. O. Kiff, proxy for officers. Cherryville “ 505. ...Austen Grimes, proxy for officers. Unaka “ 506. ...W. W. Parish, proxy for officers.

Roberdel “ 507... J. L. Bundy, proxy for W. M. and J. W. Lattimore “ 508 J. R. Kessenger, proxy for officers. Belhaven “ 509.. .W. E. Jones, proxy for officers.

Caroleen “ 510.. „J. R. Moore, W. M,, Howard Haywood, proxy for S. W. and J. W. Lone Hickory “ 512. ...C. F. Bahnson, proxy for officers. Scotland “ 514 W. T. Pate, S. W.

Whetstone “ 515. ...S. J. Durham, S. W. Aulander “ 516. ...John C. Tynes, W. M. Farmville “ 517.. R. R. Bailey, S. W., and proxy for

W. M. and J. W.

Grand Master’s Address.

The Grand Master delivered his address, which was on motion, referred to a special committee, which the Dep- uty Grand Master announced as follows : John W. Cotten, Past Grand Master; Walter E. Moore, Past Grand Master; Samuel H. Smith, Past Grand Master.

To 1 he Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina.

Brethren : —The eternal surge of time and tide rolls on, and brings us once more into Annual Communication. At the beginning of the third year of the twentieth century we have assembled in the One Hundred and Sixteenth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of North Car- olina.

I extend to you, one and all, Brethren, the heartiest fraternal greetings and welcome. With all material things Masonry has progressed won- derfully in the year that is behind us by an earnest ; desire 1 6 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

to attain the authorized work new life and energy have been given our noble Order. The middle-aged and the young man have sought an entrance within our portals, and tonight

it gives me pleasure unbounded to announce that morally and numerically we were never so strong. For these and the many blessings which have been permitted us, let us render thanks to the Most High God, who doeth all things well. While old friends are greeting each other with a hearty handshake and welcoming the new faces with a bright fraternal smile, yet there is a tinge of sadness pervading our meeting and all is not joy. For since our last meeting in this room, the brother who so charmingly entertained us as Grand Orator, by giving his sublime conception asto “What Is Masonry,” has been called to the Celestial Lodge above. His life-work has been tested by the square of the Great Overseer, and he is at rest. The soul of Grand Chap- lain Marshall left its earthly tabernacle as the sun was setting behind our western hills, on God’s own day, Sunday, and on wings invisible soai'ed aloft to join the noble band who preceded him. An eloquent preacher, a loving father, a devoted husband, a good man, the world was better by his

having been in it. The last words I ever heard him utter should be an inspiration to us all:

“Mason, may the eagle flight ever be thine, Onward and upward, true to the line.”

His remains were laid to rest on the following day under the auspices of the Grand Lodge, Past Grand Master Nichols officiating. We have come together, Brethren, to review the past year’s work, and to place upon the trestle board an out-

line of that which is to be done. I ask of you a careful consideration of that which will come before you that the best results may be obtained.

STATE OF THE CRAFT.

As stated before, Masonry in our State was never so ;

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prosperous. The Grand Lecturer and his assistants have been earnest in their efforts to spread the authorized work not only that, but they have so endeavored to place before the lodges and through them the high moral and intellect- ual aims of Masonry that the brightest and best of our land are knocking at our doors— old lodges are building up and new lodges being formed. At the close of our last Masonic year there were three hundred and twenty-four active lodges, the membership of which was 12,012; since then there has been a net gain of five new lodges, making a grand total of three hundred and twenty-five active lodges comprising a membership of 12,662, a net gain in membership of six hundred and fifty. A great deal of this steady, healthy growth is due to the earnest efforts of the Grand Secretary and his efficient assistants. I make an earnest suggestion that their services be more generally sought after. There are manv lodges which earnestly think their work up-to-date, yet a visit from one of the Grand Lecturers would be a great benefit to them. There has been very little friction among the brethren during the year, and what little unpleasantness arose has been generally very easily settled. One of the most important, and one that gave me the greatest trouble which was caused by the lodge’s lack of knowledge of the Masonic law as plainly given in the Code, was in the case of the brother who had been granted a new trial by the last Grand Lodge. When the second trial was held, the entire part beginning at the question of guilt or innocence was so very irregular that I exercised the supreme authority of my office and ordered the Master to again summon his lodge in special communication for the purpose of settling legally the guilt or innocence of the brother, and if found guilty to continue the ballot until the penalty was decided upon. I cited him to the several sections of the Code which would guide him, with instructions to follow them implicitly. This course was followed and the unpleasant situation satisfactorily settled. In connection with this case, I beg to suggest to the

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Masters of lodges a more careful and intelligent reading of the Code. It is their rule and guide, as it is the only means the Grand Master has to settle questions of law. If they would do this, much time and correspondence would be saved.

( )ne or two other minor cases will be presented for your consideration, but their course will not disturb the harmony which seems to extend throughout the jurisdiction.

DISPENSATIONS TO FORM NEW LODGES.

< )n the following dates dispensations were granted for the following new lodges: February 24th, Shoal Creek, Posted, Cherokee County; September 17th, Widow’s Son, Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County; September 20th, Fair- field Lodge, Fairfield, Hyde County; November 17th, Wan- ehese Lodge, Wanchese, Dare County.

SUSPENSIONS.

On February 19th I received a communication of Youngsville Lodge No. 377, bringing to my notice grave unmasonic conduct of the Master in that he had been guilty of drunkenness for the past several months. Upon investigating these facts, I found them such as to warrant me in suspending him from his office, and cited him to appear before this Grand Lodge for discipline.

On July 1 st I received a communication from his lodge informing me that his suspension from office and the watchful prayers of his brethren had made a new man of him, that he was thoroughly repentant, that he was living a life of sobriety and was making an honest effort to reform, and the lodge asked that they might settle the matter. In view of these facts, and furthermore of the fact that his term of office had legally expired and his successor elected and installed, I stretched my authority on the side of charity and granted their request. I may have erred in this course; if so, it was on the side of mercy and with no intention to disregard GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 19

Masonic law. I know of no greater punishment to a man than to be deposed as Master of his lodge, and when this is inflicted and he is honestly endeavoring to pull himself

together and is, in fact, accomplishing that purpose, every aid in reformation ought to be given him.

DISPENSATIONS.

A great many calls have been made upon me for special dispensations to elect or install officers in case of death or removal, to receive and act upon petitions without the usual delay, and to wear Masonic regalia at special church services. All of these have taxed my mind and heart to a great extent, for they were made in all sincerity, but oft-times with an

utter lack of thought as to Masonic law on the subject. 1 have given them all careful consideration, and, where proper reasons existed for the same, the requests were granted. Others I was compelled to refuse. With the latter I sym- pathized and requested them to call for something easier

next time. I will not burden the Grand Lodge nor claim space in the Proceedings by giving them in detail.

DECISIONS.

During the year a great many questions have been pro- pounded to me, and a vast majority could have been answered by the propounder by simple reference to the Code. As before suggested, a careful study of the “Blue Book” will save lodges much trouble and worry and the Grand Master unnecessary correspondence.

I do not care to burden you with a host of these questions, and only give a few, which embrace all interpreta- tion of the law. Q. Is it obligatory for every member present in the lodge room to vote for candidate? A. Yes. Q. If candidate is elected and so declared by a Master, 20 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

can a member call for a new ballot, on g'round of irregularity, because some member present did not vote? A. No. Every member present should have voted after ;

ballot was closed and results counted it was not in power of Master to re-open. Q. Is a candidate who has a wooden leg eligible for the degrees in Masonry? A. No. Q. Can a Mason withdraw petition for membership after same has been accepted and an investigating committee appointed?

A. No. After petition has been received, it becomes the property of the lodge and subject to regular course.

Q. ' A member of No. 466 demits and petitions No. 339. Rejected. What recourse has a brother? A. He can petition that or any other lodge in the jurisdiction at their regular communication. O. If one black ball is cast, can reason be demanded? A. No. The ballot-box is sacred and absolutely unquestionable.

0 . Should he return his demit to No. 466; are they bound to restore his name to the roll? A. Only by petition and election. Q. If not, what and where is he? A. Shouid he fail of election he belongs to that eye- sore in North Carolina Masonry, non-affiliative, and where

he is this deponent sayeth not. Q. Is an applicant, with only one eye, eligible for degrees in Masonry? " A. Yes. Q. A party is made an Entered Apprentice before the war, enlists in the army, and after the war moves out West; has lately returned, and now applies for the other two degrees. Has he forfeited his privilege by such delay? A. No. Q. A member of C Lodge demits and applies for membership in D Lodge; is rejected. Can he re-apply for GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 21

membership in C Lodge before the expiration of twelve months? A. Yes. The law applying to applicants for degrees does not apply to a Master he is at liberty to re-ap- Mason ; ply as otten as he sees fit to chance the ballot-box. Q. Can C Lodge entertain his petition at any time without the consent of D Lodge while he is resident nearer A Lodge? A. Yes. Territorial limit does not apply to Master

Masons seeking membership as it does to applicants for degrees.

SISTER GRAND JURISDICTIONS.

Our relations with all other Grand Jurisdictions are of the most cordial, and what correspondence has been had with them was coupled with courtesy and expressions of fraternal good-will.

On the 25th of January last, I received application from William McKinley Lodge No. 341, of Ohio, setting forth a detailed, plan for raising funds to erect a national Masonic monument at Canton, Ohio, to our late brother, William McKinley, and requesting permission to solicit contributions from Subordinate Lodges in this jurisdiction. Feeling that we were in accord and sympathy in all such patriotic enter- prises, permission was granted. I am in receipt of communications from the World’s Fair Fraternal Building Association, setting forth plans for the building of a handsome structure at the exposition grounds at St. Louis, in which all the fraternal orders in the United States will have their headquarters, and asking for the endorsement, at least, of their scheme. The communication bears the signature -of the President of the Associa- tion, who is Past Grand Master Gibbons, of Missouri. His letter and the plans accompanying this repori will be presented for your consideration. I have received several official invitations from other Grand Jurisdictions to be :

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present at social and fraternal functions, to all of which courtesies replies of regret were returned. FRATERNAL DEAD.

During the year just past, we and some of our sister jurisdictions have been called on to mourn the loss of some of our brightest brothers. To those who have suffered we extend fraternal sympathy. Although the icy hand of death has touched their hearts and stopped its vibrations in this life forever, yet they have only gone a little way over the hill to await our coming. Notable among the losses in other Grand Jurisdictions are Tennessee: Past Grand Master Jefferson Cawood, Nov.

Tennessee: Past Grand Master J. H. Bullard, Jan.

1, 1902. Quebec: Grand Secretary John Heder Isaacson, Jan.

14, 1902. West Virginia: Grand Treasurer Hugh Sterling, Feb.

24, 1902. South Carolina: Past Grand Master B. W. Ball, March

27, 1902.

Ohio: Emeritus Grand Secretary J. D. Caldwell, April

4, 1902. West Virginia: Right Worshipsul Grand Tiler T. W.

Bliss, April 6, 1902.

Kansas: Past Grand Master A. W. Callahan, July 13,

1 902. Florida: Past Grand Master James M. Hilliard, July 26, 1982. Rhode Island: Past Grand Master Milton Livsey, Aug.

6, 1902. Arkansas: Past Grand Master R. F. Laughlin, Aug. 13,

1 902.

Nevada: Past Grand Master Albert Locket, Aug. 15,

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Kansas: Right Worshipful A. H. Ellis, Sept. 25, 1902 Nevada: Past Grand Master H. L. Fish, Oet. 21, 1902. Maine: Past Grand Master Josiah H. Drummond, Oct.

25, 1902.

New York: Past Grand Master C. L. Paige, Nov. 13, 1902.

Connecticut: Past Grand Master J. W. Mix, Oct. 20, 1902. The loss of these brethren, illustrious as they were in their own jurisdictions, was keenly felt, but when the dread summons was issued for the Senior Grand Master of Maine, one of the brightest lights in our Masonic world faded out.

SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS.

On May ioththe Grand Lodge was convened in Waynes- ville for the purpose of laying the corner stone of the Court House. I was unable to attend, but the duties of the office were gracefully filled by Brother Cowles, whom I deputed to act as Grand Master. He reported a large attendance and pleasant occasion. On May 26th, at the request of President Mclver of the State Normal and Industrial College, I held a Special Com- munication with the Grand Lodge at Greensboro for the purpose of laying the corner stone of the new students’ building. As lovers of the principal arts and sciences, it afforded the Masons of the State much pleasure to be identified in such a manner with this grand institution which has accomplished so much for the advance of womanhood and the upbuilding of our State. On the 24th of June the Grand Lodge was called to meet at the Oxford Orphan Asylum in Special Communication to transact business and to give the little ones who are there under our protection a call to help us enjoy the grand feast day of Masonry. As usual, the Masons and the hospitable people of Granville County made it a day long to be remembered. After the transaction of important business, and 24 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

being charmingly entertained by the prince of speakers, Hon. M. W. Ransom, Fellow Craft of Johnston-Caswell Lodge, it was the unanimous opinion that it was a day well spent. Upon the invitation of the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners of Wilkes County, through the lodge, a Special Communication of the Grand Lodge was held in the City of Wilkesboro to lay the corner stone of the new Court House. Senior Grand Warden Winston, who acted as Grand Master, reports a most glorious occasion. Before calling these Special Communications of the

Grand Lodge, except the one held in Oxford, it was understood that the expenses of the Grand Lodge should be borne by the institutions making the request. On August 18th, a Special Communication of the Grand Lodge was held in the City of Raleigh for the purpose of paying the last sad rites to our late Grand Chaplain, A. A.

Marshall. I regretted very much my inability to be present. Past Grand Master Nichols, at my request, acted as Grand Master.

THE ORPHAN ASYLUM.

An institution which touches a warm spot in every true heart has been ably managed by the efficient Superintend- ent, under the directions of the Board of Directors. Their report covers the ground fully. It is thorough and compre- hensive, and a sufficient number of copies are ready for dis- tribution, which will explain the management for the year past better than I can.

MASONIC TEMPLE.

The growth of the Grand Lodge calls for larger and more comfortable accommodations, and with this end in view, Past Grand Master Cox at the last Annual Communi- cation introduced a resolution which was adopted, appointing a committee to select a site and present plans for erect- ing a Masonic Temple. Our Committee has labored ear- GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 25

nestly and faithfully, and at this Communication will have present for your consideration a full and complete report of their work. I know of no single act that will create more enthusiasm, or add more to the material prosperity of Masonry, than to build a home, a handsome structure, one that will be an ornament to the city and an enduring monument to the Order. I ask of you a careful consideration of the Committee’s report and trust that you will take no step backward by refusing to lend them all the aid in your power to the completion of this great enterprise. The Temple must be a fact. RECOMMENDATIONS.

As the fiscal Masonic year ends on the 31st of October, at which time the Subordinate Lodges’ returns are made, including a list of officers, and since a good many lodges hold their election for officers in December, thus making very often one set of officers report in the Proceedings when in fact often an entirely different set are in office, thereby causing confusion, I respectfully recommend that all Sub- ordinate Lodges hold their election during their meeting in June, and that they change their By-laws to conform thereto. FINALLY.

Brethren, I have endeavored to place before you in as concise a manner as possible the official acts of the Grand Master. What has been accomplished for the good of Masonry in North Carolina has been done by the cheerful and hearty co-operation of all those with whom my official position has thrown me, especially the Grand Secretary, to all of whom I return my sincere thanks. For the short-com- ings, I take absolute claim, and ask that you deal with them in all charity. Thanking you for the high honor you have conferred on me, and trusting that it has not proven a misplaced compliment, I am, Fraternally yours,

H. I. CLARK, Grand Master. 4 .

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Grand Treasurer’s Report. The Grand Treasurer presented the following report, which was read and referred to the Finance Committee: WILLIAM SIMPSON, Grand Treasurer, In account with the Grand Lodge of North Carolina.

1902 Dr. Jan. 14 To balance on hand from last report $ 5>322 85 March 20 To cash from John C. Drewry, Grand Secretary.... 929 40 Nov. I To cash from John C. Drewry, Grand Secretary. .. 747 60 Dec. 3 To cash from John C. Drewrv, Grand Secretary.... 734 00

5 To cash from John C. Drewry, Grand Secretary. . 749 75 1903 Jan. 6 To cash from John C. Drewry, Grand Secretary ... 637 25

6 To cash from John C. Drewry, Grand Secretary. .. 902 40 6 To cash from John C. Drewry, Grand Secretary.... 807 40 9 To cash from John C. Drewry, Grand Secretary..,. 780 60 9 To cash from John C. Drewry, Grand Secretary.... 1,057 20 9 To cash from John C. Drewry, Grand Secretary... 535 80 9 To cash from John C. Drewry, Grand Secretary.... 131 70 9 To cash from John C. Drewry, Grand Secretary ... 236 00 #13 571 95

1902 Cr. 10 J an 14 By cash paid Boyd Furniture Co $ 7 15 By cash paid Thos. Bell, G. C 3 20 15 By cash paid Samuel H. Smith, P. G. M 9 55 l6 By cash paid John W. Cotten, P. G. M 12 50

l6 By cash paid R. J. Noble, P. G. M 6 50 l6 By cash paid A. K. Smith, G. S. B 19 50 l6 By 'cash paid F. M. Winchester, G. S 14 80 l6 By cash paid S. M. Rountree 7 75 l6 By cash paid W. S. Liddell, G. S. W 15 30 l6 By cash paid E. W. O’Hanlon 9 55 l6 By cash paid T. J. Reed, G. J. D 16 30 l6 By cash paid S. M. Gattis, G. S. D 7 50 l6 By cash paid W. W. Willson 50 00

16 By cash paid J. M. Currin 5 10 17 By cash paid R. N. Hackett, G. S 17 55 17 By cash paid John C. Drewry, G. Sec 700 OO 17 By cash paid John C. Drewry, G. Sec 20 21 17 By cash paid B. S. Royster, P. G. M 169 35 17 By cash paid Henry Alston, Janitor 7 50 18 |By cash paid B. W. Hatcher, G. L 16 00 cash paid Chas. Bahnson, G. 00 18 I By F. L 14 18 By cash paid R. H. Bradley, G. Tiler 47 82 20 By cash paid W. S. Liddell 330 00 24 By cash paid F. M. Moye, P. G. M 9 35

Amount carried forward $ L5i6 43 GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 27

1902 Amount brought forward !$ L 5 i 6 43 lan. 2S By cash paid H. I. Clark, I). G. M 15 75 28 By cash paid W. S. Primrose, Auditor.. 50 OO Feb. 10 By cash paid Whitehead & Hoay Co 30 15 IO By cash paid T. W. Blake 35 75 13 By cash paid E. M. Uzzell 8 20 15 By cash paid Edwards & Broughton 2 OO 20 By cash paid News & Observer Co 2 40 25 By cash paid G. Rosenthal, Treas 2,000 OO 28 By cash paid P. C. Enuiss 5 00 March 3 By cash paid Fred A. Watson 15 40 4 By cash paid Jno. W. Cotten, P. G. M. 8 70 4 By cash paid Globe Wernicke Co 12 OO 5 By cash paid Raleigh Times 2 IO 7 By cash paid The Orphans' Friend 64 70 14 By cash paid Raleigh Real Estate Co 120 CO April 11 By cash paid John W. Cotten, P. G. M 8 60 I I By cash paid Morning Post 2 IO

l6 By cash paid John C. Drewry, (ex. and postage) ... 50 OO 18 By cash paid Alfred Williams & Co .. 5 25 May 13 By cash paid Andrew J. Harris 7 3° 13 By cash paid R. H. Bradley, G. Tiler 5 OO 13 By cash paid G. Rosenthal, Treas 80 00 29 By cash paid The Orphans' Friend 753 9° 29 By cash paid R. H. Bradley, G. Tiler 10 55 June 4 By cash paid J. E. Purgosin 25 00 24 Bv cash paid J. H. Robbins 5 00 Bradley, Tiler 25 By cash paid R. H. G. L5 67 25 By cash paid R. N. Hackett 14 65 28 By cash paid H. I. Clark, G. M 36 25 Bjr ' 3° cash paid Wm. G. Hill Lodge 50 00 J uly 1 By cash paid Wm. Simpson, G. Treas 75 00 2 By cash paid W. W. Willson 6 50 3 By cash paid N. C. Home Insurance Co 16 00 3 By cash paid Edwards & Broughton 24 50 IO By cash paid J. E. Purgosin 35 00 17 By cash paid John C. Drewry, G. Sec 96 18 18 By cash paid G. Rosenthal, Treas 750 00 19 By cash paid John A. Collins, Chairman 101 25 3 i By cash paid S. M. Gattis, (. G. W 6 30 3 i By cash paid R. H. Bradley, G. Tiler 22 20 Aug. 2 By cash paid F. T. Winston, S. G. W ^2 OO 8 By cash paid John C. Drewry, G. Sec 50 OO 8 By cash paid W. W. Willson, Asst. G. Sec 15 20 20 By cash paid G. Tiler ex. funeral G. C 22 55 28 B}r cash paid Jno. W. Cotten, P. G. M 6 00 Oct. 23 By cash paid Jacques Busbee 25 00 Nov. 1 By cash paid R. H. Bradley, G. Librarian 25 00 I By cash paid B. S. Royster, P. G. M 3 i 50 I By cash paid Wm. Simpson, G. Treas, postage I OO I By cash paid J. E. Purgosin, W. M 25 00 6 By cash paid A. Hoen & Co 35 00

Amount carried forward $ 6.359 23 28 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

1902 Amount brought forward $ 6,359 2 3 Nov. 17 By cash paid Minks Badge & Novelty Co 15 00 17 By cash paid Jno. W. Cotten, P. G. M 7 60 17 By cash paid The Orphans' Friend 164 25 28 By cash paid G. Rosenthal, Treas IOO OO Jec. 3 By cash paid Wm. Simpson, G. T 75 00 3 By cash paid Treas. Masonic Temple Com 1,000 00 22 By cash paid J. E. Purgosin, W. M., bal. for Bro. B. Walker 35 00 i 9°3 an. 9 By cash paid Treas. Masonic Temple Com 1,500 OO IO By cash paid R. H. Bradley, G. Librarian. 25 00 IO By cash paid E. M. Uzzell 4 00 IO By cash paid G. Rosenthal, Treas 750 00 IO Balance on hand 3.536 87

$ 13.571 95

Respectfully submitted, William Simpson, Grand Treasurer. GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 29

Grand .Secretary’s Report.

The Grand Secretary presented the following report,

which was read and referred to the Finance Committee :

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina:

I submit herewith my Seventh Annual Report as your Grand Secretary. At the outset of this report I must make my grateful acknowledgment to the brethren of this Grand Lodge for the touching manifestation of their love and esteem for me and mine, in presenting to us on our wedding day, in last January, such a beautiful bridal present in the form of a superb silver service. I have loved Masonry with a deep and tender affection all of my Masonic life, and I have tried in the past to serve the Grand Lodge of North Carolina with all the zeal and earnestness and ability which I possess, but this act of appreciation on your part, for such I take it, will inspire me with greater zeal for the future, and nerve me for higher achievements.

The gift is beautiful in every part, and around it will forever cluster the brightest and most sacred memories of our wedded lives, because with it is associated the knowledge that I also have your confidence, your esteem, your love. To live in the hearts of those whom we love, we respect, we honor, is far more valuable, far more to be desired, than regal honors or earthly jewels. Our hearts go out in grateful thanks to each member of the Grand Lodge and to every Mason in North Carolina. With the dawn of another year I can truly say once more I feel that each one of us shares the earnest hope which speaks to my heart tonight, and which shall actuate and encourage me, as I know it will inspire you, to stretch out the hand of activity, to continue to build up Masonry in North Carolina and to draw within its fold those whom we 30 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

have reason to believe will become earnest, devoted, consistent and bright members of our Order. We have great opportunities before us. Our Order is now growing in force and numbers more rapidly than at any period in its past his-

tory. It is a solid, substantial and well-defined growth, one full of rich promises for the future, which will bear good

fruit if each one of us will do our duty and faint not. Let us all partake freely and drink deep of that true Masonic virtue, brotherly love, and draw nearer to our fellow-men and feel a keenei', deeper and more fervid interest in our brother’s welfare. In so doing we will do the greatest good for our Order. One of the most pleasant incidents of the past year which we have to record is the resuscitation of the old Johnston- Caswell Lodge No. 10, of Warrenton. This lodge had been dormant for about twenty- five years. In March last, seven of the old members petitioned the Grand Master for a restoration of the Charter. The Grand Master ordered the Charter restored and commissioned Bro.

|. T. Alderman, Master of Henderson Lodge, to go to War- renton, call the brethren together, open the lodge, conduct the election of officers and immediately install them. They were called together on March 28th and the following officers were duly elected and installed: W. P. Mas- senburg, Master; A. S. Webb, Senior Warden C. McCraw, ; J.

Sr., Junior Warden; W. A. White, Treasurer; W. J. Nor- wood, Secretary. They were then duly installed and the lodge was declared ready for business. The Masons present who had belonged to the old lodge

were: W. P. Massenburg, A. S. Webb, J. C. McCraw, Sr.,

W. A. White, W. J. Norwood, T. C. Williams, H. B. Hun- ter. Others have come in since. At the first meeting seven petitions for the degrees were handed in from the best men in Warrenton. As the youngest member of the lodge was over sixty-five years old, and its life depended upon some members bor- dering on ninety years, the Grand Master granted dispensa- ————

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tion to immediately elect and make three Masons. This was done and the lodge started out on new life. The original Charter, granted in 1788, on heavy parch- ment and well preserved, was found in an old garret. The brethren prize it as a valuable relic of the former glory of the old lodge. It was signed by Richard Caswell, Grand Master, and is a rare and valuable document. The lodge is making every effort to perfect itself in the work, and under the wise leadership of Bro. Marmaduke J. Hawkins, who was elected Master at the regular election in

June, the Order has a bright prospect before it in the good old town of Warrenton. I am still laboring earnestly with the Secretaries of the Subordinate Lodges trying to get them to realize the importance of sending in their returns with the remittances on or before November 25th preceding each Grand Lodge meeting, as the law of the Grand Lodge stipulates. It is impossible for me to make a full and complete report to the Grand

Lodge at each Annual Communication unless I receive these returns in time to compile them and get them in proper shape so that I can add up the figures and present them to the Grand Lodge in accurate form. It requires considerable time to do this.

NEW LODGES.

New lodges have been established under the dispensation of the Grand Master as follows:

1902. February 24 Skoal Creek Lodge, at Postell, Cherokee County. September 17 Widow’s Son Lodge at Roanoke , Rapids, Halifax County. September 20 Lodge at Fairfield , Fairfield, Hyde County. November 12 Wanehcsc Lodge, at Wanchese, Dare County. ———— : : I

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LODGES REVIVED.

The Charters have been restored to the following lodges and they have resumed work: March 27 ohnston- Caswell Lodge No. 10 at Warren- -J , ton, Warren County. April 21 -Life Boat Lodge No. 371, at Merry Oaks, Chatham County.

October 1 Mecklenburg Lodge No. at Davidson, 176 , Mecklenburg County.

CHARTERS SURRENDERED.

The following lodges have surrendered their Charters and ceased to work April 22 Pamlico Lodge No. 300, at Aurora, Pamlico County.

March 13 Logan Lodge No. 121, at Jamestown, Guil- ford County.

GRAND REPRESENTATIVES.

The following appointment of Grand Representative has been made during the year and he has been commissioned accordingly Bro. Thomas H. Jeffries, of Atlanta, for the State of Georgia.

LIBRARY.

The following report from the Grand Librarian, Robert H. Bradley, shows what has been done in that department during the year:

John C. Drewry, Esq., Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina. My Dear Sir and Brother:— herewith submit my :

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report as Grand Librarian to the Grand Lodge for the year

1 902. As stated in my last report, I have received very few volumes for our library other than the regular Proceedings received in exchange from other Grand Jurisdictions. I have had none of the Proceedings bound during the present year, but will have those in the library bound during this year in order to preserve them. I have received the following Proceedings for back years, for which we extend our thanks to the respective Grand Secretaries for their courtesies extended Delaware, 1894, 1895, 1896, and Michigan, 1900. I would suggest again that I think it would be wise for the Grand Lodge for a few years to make a small appropriation for the purchase of some of the latest and best works on Masonic Law and Jurisprudence. Such works would, in my humble judgment, be of great value to the committees at our Annual Communications.

I also wish to remind our brethren that I am still waiting and hoping that some one will remember this librarv and make a substantial donation to it of some standard works on Masonry, which would make it more valuable as a reference library. Fraternally submitted, R. H. Bradley, Librarian.

REVENUE.

Receipts to December 10th, from all sources $8,249 10 From lodge dues $7, 881 40 Bequest of Mrs. Rebecca Baird 100 00 Charter and dispensation fees, less Grand Secre- tary’s fees. 236 00 Sale of Codes, certificates and other items 31 70

Paid William Simpson, Grand Treasurer, as per his receipts $8,249 10

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RECAPITULATION OF RETURNS.

Number of lodges in the jurisdiction 329 Number of lodges that have made returns..... 293 Number of Master Masons at date of last report 12,012 Number initiated 1,000 Number passed 886 Number raised 950 Number admitted 331 Number reinstated 143

Total 13,436 Number suspended 32 Number expelled. 19 Number excluded 193 Number withdrawn 320 Number died 210 774

Number of Master Masons October 31, 1902 12,662

These statements are certainly very gratifying to those of us in North Carolina who love our noble Order. I will follow my usual custom of bringing forward the receipts and membership during the year and comparing them with the receipts and membership of the Order seven years ago. This will give us a more accurate knowledge of the growth of our Order in the State. In 1895, the year when I first served you as Grand Sec- retary, the total receipts were $4, 799. 50 ; the total receipts this year as shown above are $8,249.10, which is an increase in receipts of 72 per cent. In 1895 the number of Master Masons in the State in good standing was 9,824; we now have a total membership of 12,662, an increase of 33 per cent. These facts should fill us with renewed hope and vigor, and admonish us to press onward to greater achievements in the future. Respectfully submitted, John C. Drewry, Grand Secretary. —

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Report ot tl\e Board of Directors of the Oxford Orphan Asylum.

Bro. G. Rosenthal, for the Board of Directors of the Oxford Orphan Asylum, submitted the following report, which was read and referred to the Committee on Orphan

Asylum :

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina.

Brethren: It is very gratifying to your Board of Di- rectors to be able to inform you of the continued prosperous condition of the Institution placed under its supervision, which at this time cares for 247 children. Humanity demands that the old and the infirm shall be tenderly cared for and nourished, and the road down the hill to the grave be made as smooth as possible. But not only humanity, but every impulse of the heart, cries out to save the little ones, and every interest of the community — social, moral, financial and religious—calls for the proper training of the rising generation, for the boys of today are to be the preachers, the statesmen, the merchants and the rulers of the future. They will also be the criminals of the years to come. Owing to the press of orders for sash, doors, etc., the

Superintendent has found it impossible to move the machinery from the old to the new building. He informs us that he expects to do so in a very short time and begin work in the new brick shop on the Asylum premises. The old shop will be torn down and the material used for cattle sheds. We have instructed Colonel Hicks to secure the services of a competent surveyor to survey and plot the land on which the shop stands, and we ask your consent to sell this property. A pump has been placed in the well and connection made with the water tank and hydrants. The new buildings have been covered and will be completed in the spring. :

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Three hundred and thirty dollars have been received from the Minneapolis property, but nothing further has been heard concerning its sale. The circulation of The Orphans Friend is gradually increasing and if the brethren will take proper interest in the paper, there is no reason why it should not reach 5,000 within the year. An estimate for an electric light plant, kindly obtained by Mr. C. W. Toms at his own expense, puts the cost at about $4,750, which leaves its erection out of the question for some time to come. Contributions of lodges show a small increase over last year, while those of churches, Sunday-schools, schools and individuals have decreased considerably. The two trips of the singing class have been a great financial success and, in addition, have awakened an interest in our favor which will be felt for years to come and be of incalculable benefit to the Asylum. We have quite a number of approved applications on file and as many children will be admitted as can be cared for, as soon as the prescribed conditions have been complied with. The rest will have to wait until such time as we can receive them. The Sash, Door and Blind Factory is of great benefit, as.it teaches a number of boys to earn a living when they leave the Asylum. This applies equally to the Furniture Factory in the town of Oxford,' where a good many boys are taught. We respectfully ask for the usual appropriation of $3,000. The Committee appointed by the Governor to examine into the condition and workings of the State Institutions and such private ones as receive State aid, makes a full report concerning the Oxford Orphan Asylum, from which we beg to quote “For this, the most beautiful of her charitable institutions, North Carolina is indebted to the Masonic Fraternity; the conception was theirs, the first steps were taken by them : GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 37

the property, so beautiful in every feature, is provided by them a large part of its cost of maintenance is annually ; given by them, and very properly its chief management is left in their hands. The State has for some years past contributed $10,000 towards its support, which gave us the right and pleasure to visit it. “Having gone through its every department, we report that the Institution is thoroughly satisfactory, and its perfect neatness, its quiet order, its manifestation of the strictest economy can not fail to delight any taxpayer, that he has the privilege of investing his money in an enterprise so well conducted. “It is right that we should first consider the monetary results. Some of our people are often apt to underestimate or even overlook these entirely; to such persons we appeal that they will candidly consider the difference to the State’s treasury caused by one boy or g'irl, grown to be an honest, industrious man or woman, the head of a family of honest children, contributing for all years to come to the vState’s wealth, good name and prosperity, and the same boy or girl adding another to that criminal class, sadly too large already, bringing disgrace to North Carolina, costing thousands of dollars for arrest, trial, conviction, and perchance execution; not only so, but leaving a progeny inheriting the same criminal tendencies. We unhesitatingly assert that any fair-minded person who will give thought to these things must admit that the difference to our State in dollars and cents is beyond estimate. Yet, it must be admitted that a little child deprived of its parents, suffering the pangs of hunger and cold, is most likely to grow to be a man or woman of the second class, while if the same child be pro- tected in its infancy, be trained to habits of industry, be educated along lines to suit its future condition, the chances are largely in favor of that child belonging to the first class. “In this Institution we see largely this being done, not with one child, but with a large number; 240 little boys and 38 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

girls now make up this charming family. Looking into their bright young faces, we feel ashamed to give a moment’s thought to the financial side of the question. We picture them as they would be if we had not this Asylum, sad, sorrowful, unchildlike, with features pinched with hunger and cold, with souls filled with a sense of the injustice of their fellow-man. Alas, the picture is too sad to attempt its further portrayal happily we can turn to the ; reality—boys racing and romping over the grounds as boys should, then working as boys should as little farmers, car- penters, shoe-makers. Girls neatly dressed, with bright faces and sparkling eyes, educated by actual experience to be seamstresses, to wash and iron, to cook, and do all other household duties. Both boys and girls assembled in chapel, not to brood over the cruel neglect which they have suffered, but to praise the everlasting Father, who, in their poverty, has cared for them, and raised up for their protection the orphan’s friend. “As this fine property has cost our State treasury nothing, we might have hesitated to enter upon its examination, had we not been urged to do so by the Superintendent. The result of our inspection is to report that not one cent has been spent needlessly; that the best possible ends have been accomplished that were attainable with the money at the disposal of the Directors that improvements are in ; now process which will add to the convenience and economy of the administration, and every building is in perfect order.” All of which is fraternally submitted. (Signed) N. B. Broughton, Chairman pro tern.

J. M. Currin, T. A. Green,

J. N. Ramsay, C. W. Toms, Dred Peacock, G. Rosenthal, Directors present. I

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Report of Treasurer of the Oxford Orphan Asylum.

Bro. G. Rosenthal, Treasurer of the Oxford Orphan Asylum, submitted his report, which was read and referred to the Committee on Orphan Asylum :

To the Board of Directors of the Oxford Orphan Asylum. Gentlemen: — herewith submit my report as Treasurer of the Oxford Orphan Asylum for the twelve months ending

November 30, 1902. Detailed statements of receipts and disbursements are attached. receipts.

Balance on hand December 1, 1901 $ 5,093 46 Appropriation of the State of N. C 10,000 00 Grand Lodge of Masons. Balance due for 1901 1,500 00

Grand Lodge of Masons. On account of 1902.. .. 2,750 00 Contributions by Masonic Lodges 2,517 39 Goldsboro Council No. 39, J. O. U. A. M 5 00 Churches, schools, Sunday-schools, etc.. 254 79 Individuals 424 13 Miss Baird—annual legacy....- 100 00 Interest on B. F. Moore legacy 80 00 Rent from Minneapolis property 330 00 Sale of brick 115 02 Interest on Bank deposit 77 39 For support of Mary Francis 35 00 Orphans' Friend, subscriptions 2,294 20 “ “ job work 1,304 33 “ " advertisements ; 351 09 Sash, Door and Blind Factory 4,668 73 Labor of boys in Furniture Factory 754 48 Shoe shop... 461 60 Sale of farm produce 27 95 Freight refunded 1... 87 63 Concerts of singing class 3,814 50 Sundries 235 96

37,282 65 Disbursements as per detailed statement 32,124 82

Balance on hand. # 5U57 83 . .

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I have transferred to the Superintendent $3,759.49 on account of the two buildings now in course of construction and it will require $2,500 additional to complete them.

1 trust we shall have no difficulty in providing the necessary amount. The Sydnor Pump and Well Co. was paid $1,168.18 for a pump, several hydrants, pipe, and to make the necessary connections, and there is a sufficient water supply for all purposes

The contribution of Goldsboro Council No. 39, J. O. U. A. M., is the only one received from a non-Masonic Lodge. Fraternally submitted, G. Rosenthal, Treasurer

Peporf of Superintendent of the Oxford Orphan Asylum.

Bro. E. W. Jones, for the Superintendent of the Oxford Orphan Asylum, submitted his report, which was read and

referred to the Committee on Orphan Asylum :

To the Board of Directors of the Oxford Orphan Asylum.

Gentlemen: —While the year' through which we have passed has, as usual, brought its hardships, we could not write of the work of our Institution in any other than a spirit of deep gratitude and of great encouragement. God has blessed the Oxford Orphan Asylum. Fie has caused His people to be generous and kind and helpful. Through you, we heartily invite all Masons and all North Carolinians to visit our Institution. The kitchen and dining rooms are still under the same management. System and order in their work and scrupu- lous cleanliness are among the important lessons which are taught to the four large girls who assist in the cooking and GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 41

the thirty little girls who perform dining-room duty. In providing the fare for the tables we strive to consider both economy and the healthfulness and nutritive value of the food.

When the whole family is at the Institution a barrel of flour is made into good, light bread six days in each week by an experienced baker. About three bags of meal a week are consumed. Two boys serve as assistants in the bake room. Our flour is purchased direct from the mills in large quantities. The laundry matron now has nine girl helpers and they have done their work as promptly and neatly as could be expected under present conditions. It will not be long before they will have better quarters and equipment.

Again it has been necessary for more work to be done in the sewing room than the two matrons and the forty little girls, who work half of each day, could do. So, at times, some outside help has been employed. This necessity arises largely from the fact that more children are cared for, that they are clothed somewhat better and that we now have fewer large girls to do this work. A burden recentlv imposed upon this department is the making of winter, Sunday uniforms for the boys. Not only has this added labor to the sewing room, but it has caused extra expense.

We deem it wise to buy good material for these suits, which will, with proper care, wear and look well for several years. At the close of the year we have no extra labor employed in this department. The results from the farm this year have not been dis- appointing. The thirty little farmers have enjoyed their work and have learned something about farming. The supply of vegetables has been large ; the cattle are in fairly good condition; the milk and butter has been an important item of our bill of fare the farm is gradually reaching ; a higher state of cultivation. Enough rough feed for the stock this winter is stored away. We will kill sixteen hogs. The sweet-potato crop has been more abundant and we have better facilities for keeping them this winter. 6 42 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

The custom work of the shoe shop is steadily increas-

ing'. (See statement in detail.) Eston Renno, a shoe-shop

boy. is being educated at the N. C. Agricultural and Me- chanical Colleg'e by the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the State. He is earning something" for himself bv repairing the shoes of students at the college. Another boy, fifteen years of age, has gone during the year to a good position in a Rocky Mount shoe shop. Five boys are now employed half of each day in this department. The detailed statement of printing office is appended. More job work has been done than heretofore. Again the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Masons has been printed here. The circulation of the Orphans' Friend and Masonic Journal is now over 3,800, an encouraging increase. The

paper is, we trust, doing much for Masonry and the orphan cause. We believe its subscription list will continue to grow. The manager of the office has printed and carries in stock a full supply of blanks used in Masonic Lodges. These are being sold at a reasonable price. Ten boys are nowin training in the printing office. Two have gone during the vear to take positions on salary. As statement given later will show, the financial results from the wood-working shop, one of our important indus- tries, are about as last year. It has seemed impracticable thus far to move to the new shop building, on account of pressure of outside work. The new quarters will be occupied in a few weeks and then the manager will have a better opportunity for turning out work and for training the twelve boys now under his direction. From this department this year two boys have secured positions, three have gone to their people and a good, approved home was secured for one boy. With the exception of several, cases of fever during the summer months, the health of the family has been g'ood. Three deaths have occurred during the year. Lee Stancil, a little nine-year-old boy, died last December, aftef a linger- ingillness. In July, James Myrock, who was nearly sixteen GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 43

years of age, died of heart disease. The tendency to this disease was, without doubt, inherited from his mother, who was similarly affected. Adam Curlee died in August from typhoid fever. He was nearly sixteen years old. A spo- radic case of diptheria appeared during the year but we are thankful to say the disease did not spread. The interest in school work manifested by teachers and pupils has been encouraging. Many of our children are making satisfactory progress in acquiring an English education. One girl went this year from the Institution to the Normal and Industrial College. One boy entered the Agri- cultural and Mechanical College in September. The plan of giving every two months to each child the record on a card of his or her standing in school has been found helpful. These reports are inspected by the children’s cottage mothers and signed by the Lady Supervisor.

PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.

A pump has been installed at the deep well, necessary connections made from the well to the buildings and two fire hydrants and a drinking hydrant located. The two industrial buildings, plans for the construction of which met your approval, are closed in for the winter and will be completed as early as possible. They are conven- ient and ornamental. The dangerous plastering has been removed from chapel and school rooms and neat wooden ceilings substituted. It has been necessary to overhaul, renovate and remodel the school rooms. The light and ventilation of these rooms are improved. The halls and stairways in main building have been repainted. An engine has been bought for the wood- working shop and industrial buildings. Including all charges of wood-working shop and farm, and cash expended, permanent improvements have cost us this year about $7, coo. oo. The pump and water connections 44 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

alone cost $i,:oo.oo. We are confident that this amount has been well spent. These improvements were essential to the more economical management and more effective work of the Oxford Orphan Asylum. To repeat briefly from last two reports, we desire to concentrate the industrial departments, to move the Superintendent to the main building, to remove the hospital to the present Superintend- ent’s Cottage and take the present hospital for the farmer’s residence. With God’s help and the continued co-operation of brethren and friends, these plans will be perfected in the near future.

MISCELLANEOUS.

We value the donations in kind received during the year at $1,113.81. Our Treasurer gives full, itemized statement of the cash receipts and disbursements of the Institution. We take annually an itemized inventory of Asylum property.

The number of children cared for is now 247, an increase of 26 over the number at last report. The full capacity of the Asylum is now 260. AVe have 37 approved applications on file for admission of children. Delay in securing vacci- nation certificates is the chief cause of our Institution not being filled to its full capacity. During the year 129 applications for admission of boys and girls have been received. To date, our Executive Committee has, after investigation, approved 89 of these and referred three to the Board of Di- rectors for action and disapproved 20. In September we wrote to the boys and girls who have gone from our Institution during the past four years. The. many replies received were, as a whole, most satisfactory and encouraging. It would do all of the friends of the cause good to read these letters. They would be stimulat- ed to even greater effort. During July and August 125 children visited relatives or friends. GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 45

Girls. Boys. Total

Children on roll of Institution Dec. 1, 1901. 106 ”5 221 Admitted during year - 3i 55 86 Readmitted 3 5 8

140 175 3i5 vStricken from roll during year, 24 44 68

On roll December 1, 1902 Il6 131 247

Girls. Boys. Total. Went to their own homes 8 12 20

Went to approved homes , 15 14 29 Secured positions on salary 7 7 Entered A. & M. College 1 1

Entered N. & I. College 1 .... 1

Ran away 7 7 Died 3 3

24 44 68

Never has the singing class sent from the Asylum been so well received. We believe these tours of the girls and boys, under proper management, give genuine pleasure to our people. They present a striking object-lesson of the work of an orphans’ home, arouse interest in the cause and bring support to it. The net receipts from the year’s trips were $3, 582. 26. The money received is not the full measure of their success. You will join with us in our hearty thanks to those who worked unselfishly for the success of the tours, to those who so kindly cared for and entertained the children and to those who patronized the concerts. Books to the value of about one hundred and fifty dollars have been added to the Library. This is largely a result of the efforts of the Oxford Orphan Asylum Library Association. The response of friends shows that they recognize the need of a Library for our boys and girls. Twenty-four boys are working half of each day in the Oxford Furniture Factory. The State Board of Examiners visited the Asylum in October. Their report is gratifying to all of the friends of .

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the Institution. At our request the gentlemen made a thorough examination, which we felt every Mason and every friend of the work would desire.

CONCLUSION.

It would not be right to close our report without mention of the unity and harmony which prevail among the workers in our Institution. For the attitude of the majority of the boys and girls toward those under whose care and training they have been placed and for the hearty co-operation of the brethren of our lodges and friends throughout the State, we are grateful. We thank you, the members of our Board of Directors, for your sympathy, counsel and direction. More than all, we feel profoundly grateful to God for the work He is doing in and through the Oxford Orphan Asylum. Much there is in the past and present of the Institution, much there is in the very confidence that this is God’s work and that He has been, is still, and will be, with us, to stimulate us all to be more faithful and hopeful and active. It is a glorious privilege to work together with God for His glory, for the good of humanity. Respectfully submitted,

W. J. Hicks, Superintendent

Itemized Statememt from the Year’s Records of Oxford Orphan Asylum.

CLOTHING ACCOUNT.

Cost of clothing, sewing-room supplies and extra labor # 1,502 52 Salary of matrons 510 00 $ 2,012 52 Less clothing sold 28 82 expense Net of clothing account. t L983 70

carried Amount forward. $ L983 70 GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 47

Amount brought forward $ 1,983 70 PROVISION ACCOUNT.

Cost of provisions and kitchen supplies

purchased - $ 3,784 22 Salaries of matron and baker 601 34 8 $ 4 , 3 5 56 Less provisions sold, bread, etc 163 22 4,222 34 GENERAL EXPENSE ACCOUNT.

Cost of supplies, postage, etc $ 1,525 19

Salaries as shown below - 1,688 48 $ 3,213 67 Less sale articles and labor boys at Furniture Factory ($738.87) 823 54 2,390 13 Salary paid Superintendent $ 200 00 Salary paid Clerk and Store- keeper 900 00 Half salary Lady Supervisor 472 48 Baker for extra work 55 00 Proportion salary engineer 61 00

$1,688 48

LAUNDRY ACCOUNT.

Cost of supplies $ 70 36 Salary matron and proportion salarjr of engineer 367 50 438 86 HOSPITAL ACCOUNT.

Cost medicines, doctors’ bills, etc . ..$ 509 54 Salary matron 230 00 $ 739 54

Less cash receipts - 50 739 °4 FARM ACCOUNT.

Cost of labor, seed, fertilizer, etc $ 956 83 Salarj' manager 295 00 $ 1,251 83 products Less sale . 40 44 1,211 39

Amount carried forward. $ 10,985 46 48 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Amount brought forward $10,985 46

SHOE SHOP ACCOUNT.

Cost material, etc $ 373 29

Salary manager : 348 50 # 721 79 Cash received for work 461 60 260 19

WOOD AND COAL ACCOUNT.

Cost wood and coal purchased $ 1,035 92 Proportion salary engineer 99 00 $ ID34 92

Less cash receipts - 14 91 1,120 01

Expended on maintenance accounts 12,365 66

SCHOOL ACCOUNT.

Cost material, books, etc $ 256 83 Salaries of teachers and half salary Lad}7 Supervisor 2,977 89 3,234 72 Cash expended on maintenance and education accounts $ 15,600 38

When inventories of this year and last are taken into consideration, we find the per capita cost of maintaining each child to have been, approximately, $51.72, and of maintenance and education, without deducting singing-class receipts, to have been about $64.41, over and above the earnings of the Institution.

REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS.

Cash expended for sundrj' repairs and improvements $ 1,917 29 Less sale material 182 00 $ L735 28 GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 49

WOOD-WORKING SHOP.

Cr.

Cash received for work - $ 4,668 73 Work for new buildings 675 74 Other work for Asylum, repairs and permanent improvements 764 64 Drug bill paid by shop account 2 50 Accounts receivable 2,533 18 ($1,382.80 to real estate account, bill work on cottages.) Material on hand 1,673 81 $ 10,318 60 Dr.

Material on hand last report $ 1,322 72 Expended for work, lumber, etc 4,027 85 Salary of manager...- goo 00 Extra labor 1,485 00 Work printing office 3 00 Work farm 17 25

Accounts receivable last report i 2,478 59 10,234 41

Profit $ 84 19 PRINTING ACCOUNT. Cr.

Cash from subscriptions, Orphans' Friend ..$ 2,294 20 Cash from advertisements 351 09 Cash from job work and sale of stationery I >305 83 Received in trade for advertisements 98 99 Asylum work, singing-class and school supplies.... 255 57 Accounts receivable (jobs, $136,50; advertisements, $196.80; subscriptions, $58.40) 391 70 Paper and stock on hand 492 83 $ 5,190 21 Dr. Material on hand last report $ 754 45 Expended for paper, material, freight, etc 987 20 Salaries 1,455 00 Extra labor 233 55 Postage 12295 Wood-working shop 2 25 Gasoline 32 82 Accounts receivable last report 414 00 4,002 22

Profit $ 1,187 99 7 .

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SHOE SHOP.

Cr.

Cash received for work $ 461 60

235 pairs shoes and slippers - 258 50 Repairing for Asylum, farm and singing class 482 30 Accounts receivable 59 55 Material on hand 66 06 Shoes purchased and donated, on hand 29 00 $ 1.357 01

Dr.

Material on hand last report 182 70 Shoes purchased and donated, on hand last report 8 00 Cost of supplies this year 373 29 Salary of manager 348 50

Work of printing office 1 50 Work of machine shop 20 Donations in kind 32 00 Accounts receivable last year 70 40 1,016 59

Profit - $ 340 42

DONATIONS IN KIND.

Clothing account... $ 335 31 Provision account 192 00 General expense account 80 00 Hospital account 18 00 Farm account 85 00 Shoe-shop account 32 00

School account.. -. 6 50 Repairs and improvement account 365 00

I 1,113 81

All of which is respectfully submitted.

W. J. Hicks, Superintendent GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 51

Standing committees were announced as follows :

Foreign Correspondence:

John A. Collins, T. H. Calvert, Claud Stephenson.

Finance:

W. H. Bain, W. E. Faison, J. H. Mullins.

L 'nfinished Business:

M. J. Hawkins, C. A. Clark, C. E. Gupton, J. L. Peed, Julius Wallace.

Propositions and Grievances:

No. i —W. H. McLaurin, S. H. Cotten, L. D. Bauconi. No. 2—J. T. Alderman, U. L. Spence, T. T. McGilvary.

Credentials:

W. E. Jones, J. L. Bundy, John G. Allen.

Appeals:

S. E. Gidney, C. H. Smith, T. S. Collie, W. B. Gaither, M. E. Shell.

Fraternal Dead:

S, J. Cain, Austin Grimes, J. T. Watson, J. L. Crisp, N. W. White, Dr. C. A. Julian.

Returns of Subordinate Lodges:

No. i —J, W. Lambeth, Dr. T. L. Booth, J. E. Wilson, R. W. Joyner, T. F. Calloway. 2 No. — R. W. S. Pegram, M. L. Winston, Hugh Jackson, J. E. Cameron, D. G. Matheson.

No. 3—W. B. Ballou, Stephen Stephenson, J. R. Hart, P. C. Woodhouse, H. D. McMillan.

Charters and Dispensations:

No. i —B. W. Hatcher, J. B. Griggs, T. R. Christman. No. 2— C. F. Bahnson, A. N. Campbell, S. H. Rountree, Sr. 52 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Jurisprudence:

F. H. Busbee, T. B. Womack, W. B. Gaither, J. C. Biggs, A. B. Andrews, Jr., J. H. Flemming, S. J. Calvert, W. L. Watson, C. L. Abernathy, C. C. Cowan, S. Gallert, E. B. Nowell.

Orphan A syln in :

Samuel H. Smith, F. L). Jones, F. M. Moye, C. W. Grice, John S.

Cuningham, J. L. Currin, L. H. Allred, S. M. Beasley, R. J. Noble.

Special Committee on Charity:

John Nichols, G. N. Walters, B. R. Lacy, J. T. Waldo.

The Grand Lodge was then called from labor to refreshment until tomorrow morning at io o’clock. :

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SEGOND DAY— Morning Session.

Wednesday, January 14, 1903.

Grand Lodge was called from refreshment to labor at 10 o’clock, a. M., Most Worshipful Grand Master

H. I. Clark presiding.

The proceedings of last evening’s session were read and approved.

Bro. B. W. Hatcher, from Committee No. 1 on Char- ters and Dispensations, submitted the following report,

which was read and adopted :

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina:

We, your Committee No. 1 on Charters and Dispensa- tions, beg permission to report that we have carefully examined the proceedings and By-laws of Fairfield and Wanchese Lodges, U. D., and find them not only correct, but models of neatness as well, and therefore recommend that Charters be granted and their representatives be admitted to seats on the floor of this Grand Lodge. Fraternally submitted, B. W. Hatcher,

J. B. Griggs, T. R. Christman, Committee.

Bro. C. F. Bahnson, from Committee No. 2 on Char- ters and Dispensations, submitted the following report,

which was read and adopted :

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina:

We, your Committee No. 2 on Charters and Dispensa- tions, respectfully report 54 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

We have carefully examined the papers and proceedings of the following lodges, and recommend that they be granted

Charters : Shoal Creek, at Postell, Cherokee County; Widow’s Son, at Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County. Respectfully submitted, Chas. F. Bahnson, S. H. Rountree, Sr., A. N. Campbell, Committee.

Bro. John Nichols, from the Special Committee on Charity, presented the following report, which was read

and adopted :

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina: During the past year the Committee on Masonic Char- ity have had submitted to them for consideration appeals in cases as follows:

Dwelling houses burned 3 Store houses burned 2

Widows 3 Destitute widow with orphan children 1

Total . . - 9

Your Committee have appr oved of but one of these applications—that of “destitute widow with orphan children.” The three applications for widows were not approved, because upon inquiry it was found that neither were destitute, but were possessed of the comforts of life, and that the lodges of which their late husbands had been members were abundantly able to provide for their needs in case of want or suffering. In the five applications for assistance for loss of property by fire, your Committee made careful inquiry as to the losses and the needs of the brethren who had been the GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 55

sufferers, but the responses to their inquiries failed to con- vince them that either of the applicants were real objects of Masonic charity. In every application your Committee have made careful inquiry as to the merits of the case, and the foregoing' is the result of their labors.

The loss of property by fire— serious as it may be to the loser—is not of itself a sufficient cause for sending out “begging letters.” The widow who has lost her husband deserves and should receive the consolation and sympathy of all good Masons but where they are left with a competency ; to secure the comforts of life, they are not necessarily objects of Masonic charity. It is the wants of the poor widow with orphan children, and the aged and afflicted brethren that touches the hearts of all good Masons. In this connection it may not be improper to call attention to a few facts: In the first place, we are of the opinion that dispensations for the establishment of new lodges should not be granted unless the Grand Master has been furnished with ample evidence that such new lodge will be able to care for its own poor, and meet all demands for charity. Nor should any lodge, or the officers of any lodge, approve of these “begging circulars,” unless they can certify that the applicants are real objects of Masonic- charity.

For many years the Subordinate Lodges of this jurisdiction have been annoyed—and we use the word annoyed with a full sense of its meaning—by appeals for relief at nearly every regular meeting. No good Mason will refuse to respond to genuine appeals for charity but every one wants to know that his benefactions have been worthilv bestowed. It will be observed from the foregoing that your Com- mittee have approved but one application; This is owing to two causes: First, to the careful inquiry into the merits of 56 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

each case and secondly, to the general prosperity of the ; country and the elevation of the Masonic character. The prosperity of the country has materially enabled the lodges to provide for their own poor; and the general elevation of the Masonic character has reduced the number of poor and destitute. Your Committee do not wish to appear as discouraging contributions for the poor and needy, but at the same time they say that as a rule vSubordinate Lodges should care for their own Masonic families, and only in extreme cases should they endorse appeals to the Order at large. Masonry is not a benevolent institution, carrying an “insurance feature, ” and promises nothing more than the temporary relief from want and suffering. Beyond this it is not bound to go. To this extent it does go, and go with a hearty good-will. But if the profligate, the indifferent, and the “Mason for revenue” think that Masonry is a balm for all the evils and sins of life, then they have deceived themselves and had better never to have knocked at “the outer door.” Fraternally submitted, John Nichols, for Committee.

Bro. T. B. Womack, from Special Committee to Codify Masonic Law, made the following report, which was read

and adopted :

Co the Most Worshipful Grand Master Wardens and , Brethren:

We, the undersigned, a Special Committee appointed by the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, A. F. & A. M., at its Communication in January, 1902, to revise and codify the Masonic law of this jurisdiction, beg leave to respectfullv report that Bro. A. B. Andrews, Jr., was appointed a sub- committee to prepare this work and submit the same to the GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 57

Committee for its approval, before reporting it to the Grand Lodge. It has been found that this requires much more labor than was originally contemplated, and hence a longer time is required to do it. Considerable progress has been made. We respectfully recommend that the Committee be continued for another Masonic year. Respectfully submitted, Thomas B. Womack,

A. B. Andrews, Jr., P. M. Pearsall,

C cnmnittcc.

Bro. John Nichols introduced the following resolution, which was read and under the rules was laid over and referred to a special committee, which the Grand Master

announced as follows : John Nichols, F. D. Winston, B. S.

Royster, B. W. Hatcher and A. B. Andrews, Jr. :

Resolved That the Grand Master of this Grand , Lodge be authorized and instructed to appoint three “Custodians of the Work,” who shall be men learned in both the law and ritual of Freemasonry. These Custodians shall meet not less than four times per annum, at such times and places as the Grand Master may direct. Their first duty shall be to decide as to the correct work and then they may examine and instruct brethren who may desire to become Lecturers, and no Mason shall lecture Subordinate Lodges until they have been regularly recommended by the Custodians, certifying to their qualifications as competent to teach the work, save and except officers and members of the lodge being lectured, (and any other brother instructing a lodge at its request without compensation). Said Lecturers to receive such compensation as may be agreed upon by them and the Subordi- nate Lodges that may engage their services. The said Cus- todians shall receive no compensation except their actual expenses while attending the conferences, and such pay to 8 :

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be approved by the Grand Master. Said Custodians shall hold their offices for three years respectively, the term of one expiring each year, the said terms when appointed to be fixed by the Grand Master. And it shall be the duty of said Custodians to assist the Grand Lecturers in exemplifying the work before the Grand Lodge. Resolved That all laws, resolutions further , and edicts of the Grand Lodge in conflict with the foregoing be repealed, amended or modified so as to conform to the provisions thereof.

Bro. T. B. Womack, from Special Committee on memorial of Dr. A. A. Marshall, Grand Chaplain, made the following report, which was read and adopted by a rising

vote :

To the Most Worshipful Grand Master, Grand Wardens and Brethren of the Grand Lodge North Carolina of , A. J. & A. M.

Brethren:—The Committee appointed at a Special

Communication of the Grand Lodge, held Aug. 18, 1902, to prepare suitable resolutions to the memory of our late Grand Chaplain, A. A Marshall, submits the following report Another victim has fallen before the all-devouring- scythe of Time, and the spirit of our beloved brother, A. A. Marshall, has entered upon his reward. He died in the City of Raleigh on the 17th day of August, 1902, after a pro- longed and painful illness. Alexis Abraham Marshall was born in Marietta, Ga., July 17, 1856; he was educated at Mercer University, Georgia, from which University he was graduated with honors at the remarkably early age of seventeen. He at first studied law, but soon felt himself called to preach, and when twenty years old he entered the ministry. His first pastorate was at Gainesville, Ga. Later he was pastor of the church at Anderson, S. C., and at the same time presi- :

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dent of the Anderson Female College; he was next called to the Jackson Hill Baptist Church in Atlanta; while pastor of this church, it was by his unceasing efforts that the present church building was erected. His next charge was in Forsyth, Ga. from which place he came when called to the , First Baptist Church in Raleigh, N. C. Dr. Marshall was much beloved, not only by his own congregation and the Masonic Fraternity, of which he was a loyal member, but also by all classes in the City of Raleigh, and elsewhere wherever he was known. He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, with Grand Honors by the Grand Lodge of North Carolina. We submit the, following for the consideration of the Grand Lodge Resolved That in the death of our Grand Chaplain, Masonry has , lost an able and devoted advocate, this Grand Lodge a true and faithful officer, his family a loving husband and father and the people of this State a lover of truth and an uplifter of the down-trodden. Resolved That while we bow in humble submission to the decree , of the Almighty, we can but grieve at the loss of our Grand Chaplain, and point to the example which he has left us, that we, like him, may at death leave behind us the glory of well-spent lives. Resolved That to those who by family and affection are bound to , him by closer ties, we extend our sincere sympathy, in this their hour of affliction, calling to mind the promise that we shall meet our loved ones “Where the wicked cease from troubling and the weary shall find rest.” Resolved, That a memorial pagein memory of Dr. A. A. Marshall be inserted in the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge, a copy of these resolutions forwarded to the family of the deceased, and a copy printed in The Orphans' Friend. Respectfully submitted, T. B. Womack,

vS. J. Hinsdale, H. C. Butler, Committee.

Bro. W. S. Primrose, Auditor of the Grand I^odge,

made the following reports, which were read and adopted : 60 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Raleigh, N. C., Jan. io, 1903.

I'o the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina.

Brethren : —This is to certify that all accounts and vouchers of Bro. G. Rosenthal, Secretary and Treasurer of the North Carolina Oxford Asylum Home, have been thoroughly examined and are correct in every way.

There was on hand at last report on December

2nd, a balance - $ 5,093 46 Since when he has received 32,189 19

37.282 65 And disbursed on proper warrants 32,124 82

Leaving balance in hand at this report $ 5,1 57 83

Respectfully submitted, W. S. Primrose, Auditor.

Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 10, 1903. To the Linance Committee of the Grand Lodge of North Car-

olina :

I have carefully examined the accounts of the Grand Secretary, Bro. John C. Drewry, and find that since the last report in January, 1902 he has received,

From dues of lodges $ 7,88 1 40 From Charters, dispensation and other sources.. 367 70

Making a grand total of $ 8,249 10

all of which has been turned over to the Grand Treasurer, Bro. William Simpson, as evidenced by proper receipts. The collections for the year show a larger amount than the past year by $520.55. Respectfully submitted, W. S. Primrose, A uditor. GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 61

Raleigh, N. C., Jan. io, 1903.

To the Finance Committee of the Grand Lodge of North Car- olina:

I have examined the book of the Grand Treasurer and find account to be correct and supported by proper vouchers in every case.

During the year just ended he received from the Grand Secretary the sum of $ 8,249 10 He had on hand at the beginning of the year the sum of 5i322 85

Making a grand total funds handled 13,571 95 During the year he expended for the various purposes shown in his report 10,035 08

Leaving balance on hand of $ 3i536 87

which is deposited in the Citizens National Bank of Raleigh, N. C. Respectfully submitted, W. S. Primrose, Auditor.

Dr. John A. Collins, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence, presented his report, which, on motion, was adopted and after many complimentary remarks was ordered to be printed as an appendix to the Proceed- ings.

Communication from the Masonic Committee of St. Lonis in regard to the Temple of Fraternity was received and referred to a special committee, A. B. Andrews, Jr.,

C. L. Abernathy and J. C. Tynes.

Bro. A. J. Harris, from the Special Committee on the Allen claim, made the following report, which, on motion,

was tabled : 62 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

To the Most Worshipful Grand Master and Wardens of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina:

Whereas, The report of the Special Committee appointed at the last session of the Grand Lodge to investigate the Allen claim made a report which was discussed at said meeting, which report seems to show a moral indebted- ness of the Grand Lodge of a sum amounting to about $3,000; and Whereas, All motions and resolutions concerning said claim were tabled and ; Whereas, Masonry is always striving for the right;

now, therefore, be it, Resolved That the Treasurer be authorized to pay to , those heirs of C. W. and L. P. Allen, who have not been paid, the sum of $1,200, taking therefor their receipts in full for said claims. Respectfully submitted,

Andrew J. Harris.

On motion, the report was reconsidered and referred to a special committee, which the Grand Master announced as follows: W. B. McKoy, T. B. Womack and F. D. Winston.

The Grand Lodge was then entertained by remarks from Brothers Alderman and Bailey in regard to the many advantages and benefits which have accrued from holding annual Masonic picnics. Bro. F. H, Busbee then introduced the following resolution, which was read and after enthusiastic and eloquent remarks was adopted:

The Grand Lodge of North Carolina desires to give expression to its high appreciation of the great work done for the cause of Masonry and the Oxford Orphan Asylum by the Masons of Davie County, in the institution of its :

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annual picnic at Mocksville, and calls upon the Masons of North Carolina to imitate this admirable example.

Bro. Walter E. Moore, from the Committee on Grand Master’s Address, made the following report, which was read and adopted:

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of fiorth Carolina:

Your Committee, to whom was referred the address of the Grand Master, beg leave to report: We have read the address with a great deal of pleasure and congratulate our Grand Master upon the clear and forceful manner in which he makes his annual report. It breathes the true Masonic spirit and shows that the Grand Master has been guided by his love for the Order in the administration of his office during this year just past. We recommend that the several subjects noticed in the address be referred to appropriate committees as follows So much as relates to the Orphan Asylum to the Com- mittee on Orphan Asylum. That the decisions on Masonic law be referred to the Committee on Masonic Jurisprudence. We fully endorse the recommendations of the Grand Master in reference to the elections of officers of the Sub- ordinate Lodges of this Grand Jurisdiction and recommend that they be adopted by this Grand Lodge. All of which is fraternally submitted. Walter E. Moore, John W. Cotten, S. H. Smith, Committee.

Bro. W. S. Liddell, from the Special Commitee to present suitable testimonial to the Grand Secretary, made report and the Committee was discharged.

Bro. R. J. Noble introduced the following resolution, which was read and failed to pass: 64 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Resolved, That the Grand Secretary be instructed not to ask for reduced rates on the railroads to Oxford, N. C., on the 24th of June, but to ask for an excursion from Golds- boro and Greensboro to Oxford.

Bro. Walter E. Moore introduced the following amendment to the uniform Code of By-laws which carries into effect the recommendation of the Grand Master, which under the rules was ordered to lay over for consideration until tomorrow :

Resolved, That the uniform Code of By-laws for the government of Subordinate Lodges be amended as follows :

In Article II, Section I, after the word “the” in line three and before the word “the” in line four, insert the word “Baptist.” In Article II, Section II, after the word “the” in line one and before the word “day” in line two, insert the word “Baptist.” Resolved further That all officers elected or appointed , in December, 1902, shall hold their said offices until June

24, 1904, or until their successors are duly installed.

Brother Cain, from the Committee on Fraternal Dead, submitted the following report, which was read and

adopted :

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina;

YoUr Committee on Fraternal Dead respectfully submit the following report: The grim monster death did not forget us during the past Masonic year. In the death of our Grand Chaplain and many other worthy brethren, we meekly bow in humble submission to the will of the Grand Master of the Universe. We deeply deplore the death of our Grand Chaplain, Rev. GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 65

A. A. Marshall, who is now serving in the Celestial Lodge above, and who by his Christian character endeared himself to his Masonic brethren. We extend to other jurisdictions our profound sympathy and deepest regret in the losses they have sustained. Among the eminent and distinguished brethren whose deaths we mourn are Past Grand Masters Jefferson Cawood

and J. H. Bullard, of Tennessee, and Past Grand Master Josiah H. Drummond, of Maine, who were bright and shining lights in Masonry. We are especially grieved at the loss of our Grand Chap- lain, Rev. A. A. Marshall, and we recommend that a special committee be appointed to draft suitable resolutions and that a cop3^ of the same be spread upon the minutes of the Grand Lodge, and a copy sent to his bereaved family. Respectfully submitted,

S. J. Cain,

J. T. Watson, Alston Grimes,

J. L. Crisp, Committee.

Bro. S. E. Gidney, from the Committee on Appeals, made the following report, which was read and adopted;

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina:

Your Committee on Appeals, having considered the matter of appeal of Dr. B. F. Hallsey, of Roper Lodge No. A. F. & A. M. beg leave to submit the following report: 443, , We find that the formal requirements set out in the Masonic Code have not been complied with. We, therefore, recommend that the proceedings of aforesaid lodge in the matter aforesaid be not confirmed because of technical in- formality or irregularity, (without reference to the merits of

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the case) and that the same be certified to Roper Lodge to the end that a new trial be granted. Fraternally submitted, Samuel E. Gidney, T. S. Collie, W. B. Gaither, M. E. Shell, Committee.

Bro. John W. Gotten introduced the following amendment to the By-laws, which was read and under the rules was ordered to lay over for consideration until tomorrow:

Resolved, That Section i, Article XVIII, By-laws of Grand Lodge, be amended by striking out all after the word ” “burial.

Bro. F. D. Jones, from Committee on Orphan Asylum,

made the following report, which was read and adopted :

lo the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina:

Your Committee to whom were referred all matters pertaining to the Orphan Asylum, having performed the pleasant duty assigned to them, beg leave to report: That they are gratified at the prosperous condition of the Institution, as shown by the reports of the Board of Directors, Treasurer and Superintendent. A member of the Committee has had occasion to visit the Asylum several times during the past year and whenever he went he found the children, buildings and grounds in most excellent condition. The former are cheerful and content, well fed and clothed; the latter are scrupulously clean and everything bears the imprint of the most careful and judicious management. We regret that Brother Hicks, the efficient Superin- tendent, is confined to the house by illness, which is the cause of his absence from the Grand Lodge. We extend to him our GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 67

sympathy and trust that he will soon be restored to health. We recommend that the Board of Directors be authorized to sell the property near the railroad depot on which the old wood-working shop stands and that the proceeds be set aside as a nucleus for the purchase of an electric-light plant. We further recommend that the Treasurer be instructed to add to this fund the rents received from the Minneapolis property. We recommend the usual appropriation of $3,000 for the current year, and that authority be given the Board of Directors to temporarily borrow such a sum of money as may be necessary for the support of the Asylum—but this only in case the appropriations are not paid promptly, and the sum so borrowed shall in no case exceed the appropriation then due. The Grand Lodge will doubtless be gratified at the full and concise report of the Special Committee, appointed by the Governor, which Committee made a full and careful examination of every building at the Asylum. It leaves nothing for us to add. We heartily congratulate the Masons of North Carolina upon the noble work which is being done with the assistance of the State by this grand charity, the pride of our Order, for the poor, destitute orphans in our midst.

All of which is fraternally submitted. Samuel H. Smith, F. M. Move, Frank D. Jones, John S. Cuningham,

J. L. Currin, C. W. Grice, Committee.

On motion, the -Grand Lecturers were requested to exemplify the work of the Grand Lodge at the hour of 4 o’clock this afternoon.

Brother McKoy, from the Special Committee to inves- 68 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

tigate the Allen claim, asked that the Committee be allowed until the next Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge to make report. The request was granted.

The Grand Lodge was then called from labor to refreshment until 2:30 o’clock this afternoon. :

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StGOND DAY—Afternoon Session.

Wednesday, January 14, 1903.

Grand Lodge was called from refreshment to

labor at 2:30 o’clock, p. M., the Most Worshipful

Grand Master, H. I. Clark, presiding. The proceedings of the morning session were read and approved.

Brother Joyner, from Committee No. 1 on Returns of Subordinate Lodges, submitted the following report, which was read and adopted:

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina:

We, your Committee No. 1 on Returns, have examined the returns of the following lodges and find them correct Lee, No. 253; Sanford, No. 469; Pineville, No. 455; Thomas M. Holt, No. 492; Neuse, No. 97; Pilot, No. 493: Hominy, No. 491; John A. Graves, No. 494; Mooresville,

No. 496; Royal Hart, No. 497; Ayden, No. 498 ; Creedmore, No. 499; Buggaboo, No. 490; Rich Square, No. 488; States- ville, No. 487: Lawndale, No. 486; Hatcher, No. 310; Brass- town, No. 485; Aberdeen, No. 484; Saluda, No. 482; Spring Hope, No. 481; Mill Creek, No. 480; Rainbow, No. 479; Four Oaks, No. 478; Eagle Springs, No. 477; Big Lick, No. 476; Grimesland, No. St. Paul’s, No. F. Grainger, 475 ; 474 ; Henry No. No. Lexington, No. Coharie, No. 412 ; Sonoma, 472 ; 473 ; 379; Cedar Rock, No. 286; Mount Energy, No. 140; Mount Lebanon, No. 117; Adoniram, No. 149; Mingo, No. 206; Kedron, No. 387; Catawba Valley, No. 217; Raleig’h, No. Red Springs, No. Cookville, No. Buies Creek, 500; 501 ; 502 ; No. 503; Luke McGlaughan, No. 504: Cherryville, No. 505; Unaka, No. 506; Roberdel, No. 507; Lattimore, No. 508; :

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Belhaven, No. 509; Caroleen, No. 510; Lone Hickory, No. 5i2;Sylva, No. Scotland, Whetstone, 5 13 ; No. 5 14 ; No. 515; Aulander, No. Farmville, No. 5 16 ; 517. The following- lodges are without seal of lodge Scotland Neck, No. 470; Ingold, No. 448; Vance, No. 293; Mount Olivet, No. 195; Archer, No. 165; Grassy Knob, No. 471; Harnett, No. 258.

Rockingham, No. 495, not signed by Secretary. Burnsville, No. 192, amount of dues not stated. The following' lodges have failed to pay their dues to Grand Lodge in whole or in part: Mill Creek, No. 125; Pine Forest, No. 186; Barnards-

v i lie. No. 511; Watauga, No. 273; Mars Hill, No. 370. Respectfully submitted, T. L. Booth, R. W. Joyner, T. F. Calloway,

J. E. Wilson, Committee.

Communication from Belmont Lodge No. 108 was

read and ordered spread upon the minutes.

Faison, N. C., Jan. 10, 1903.

Belmont Lodge No. 108, A. F. & A. M., sends greetings to the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, and takes pleasure in reporting lodge in good working order with a bright outlook for the future. The increase in membership during the past Masonic year is twenty- seven from all sources. During the past year the lodge expended nearly $200 in improving and furnishing lodge room and now has one of the best-equipped lodge rooms to be found in small town. The Masonic Fraternity has materially grown in popu- lar favor in this community during the past year, and today : .

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about all the prejudice engendered through ignorance seems to have disappeared. Wishing the brethren throughout the State a prosperous year, I am, with much respect, Yours fraternally, Thos. Perrett, Secretary

Bro. W. E. Fai-son, from the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report, which was read and was ordered to lay over until tomorrow:

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Worth Carolina:

Your Finance Committee, to whom was referred the reports of the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary, submit the following report

The report of our Grand - Secretary shows a most remarkable growth during his seven years service, and we feel that to him in a very large measure is due this gratifying increase in membership and finance. Your Committee would call the attention of the Grand Lodge to the reference of our Grand Secretary to the failure of ' Secretaries of Subordinate Lodges to transmit their reports to him within the time prescribed by the Code and ; would recommend that the By-laws of the Grand Lodge be amended as follows: “Strike out all of the first paragraph of Article VII, on

page 33) after the word ‘permission’ in line three from the end of paragraph, and insert the following: ‘Whose returns were not filed with the Grand Secretary on or before Novem- ” ber 25th, preceding such session.’

Your Committee did not deem it necessary to examine the financial portion of Grand Secretary’s report, or the report of the Grand Treasurer, that duty being performed by an expert auditor employed for that purpose by the Grand Lodge. W. E. Faison, for Committee. :

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Bro. W. B. Ballou, from Committee No. 3 on Returns of Subordinate Lodges, made the following report, which

was read and adopted :

JO the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina:

Committee No. 3 on Subordinate Lodge Returns make the following report

The following returns correct:

Hunting Creek, No. 299; Stanly, No. 348; Moravian, No. 353; Clay, No. 301; New Lebanon, No. 314; Lillington, No. 302; Durham, No. 352; Selma, No. 320; White Hill, No. 321; Granite, No. 322; Falling Creek, No. 325; Winton, No. 327; Mattamuskeet, No. 328; Black Creek, No. 330; Bayboro, No. 331; Ashepole, No. 335; Ionic, No. 337; Fair Harmony, No. Rock Spring, No. View, No. 339 ; 340 ; 341; Hickory, No. 343; Kinston, No. 316; Eureka, No. 317; Wilmington, No. 319; King Solomon, No. 313; Notla, No. 312; Randolph, No. 309; Patterson, No. 307; Galatia, No. 306; Laurinburg, No. 305; Evergreen, No. 303; Pleasant Hill, No. 304; Bakersville, No. 357; East La Porte, No. 358; Mt. Vernon, No. 359; Snow, No. 363; Craighead, No. 366; Gastonia, No. 369; Bethel, No. 372; Elk, No. 373; State Line, No. 375; Youngsville, No. 377; Seaboard, No. 378; Granville, No. 380; Forest City, No. 381; Reidsville, No. 384; Pigeon Paver, No. 386; Mooresboro, No. 388; Temper- ance, No. 389; Copeland, No. 390; Lebanon, No. 391 ; White Rock, No. 392; Tally Ho, No. 393; Cape Fear, No. 394; Orient, No. 395; Oxford, No. 396; Bald Creek, No. 397; Centre, No. 398; Conoho, No. 399; Joppa, No. 401; Dobson, No. 402; Siler City, No. 403: Ocean, No. 405; Ivy, No. 406; Liberty Grove, No. 407; University, No. 408; Rockville, No. 411; Louisburg, No. 413; New Hope, No. 4x5; Bell- view, No. 416; Maxton, No. 417; Potecasi, No. 418; Green- wood, No. 419; Boonville, No. 421; Sparta, No. 423; Bal- timore, No. 424; Oconee, No. 427; Stokesdale, No. 428; Sea- :

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Side, No. 429; Rockyford. No. 430; Relief, No. 431; King’s Creek, No. 432; Vanceboro, No. 433; West Bend, No. 434; Blue Ridge, No. 435; Star, No. 437; Marble Spring, No. No. Pleasant Mount, 439; Clingman, 440; No. 441 ; Waxhaw, No. 442; Roper, No. 443; Marietta, No. 444; Biltmore, No. 446; Enfield, No. 447; Polenta, No. 450; Ashler, No. 451; Grifton, No. 452; Clyde, No. 453; Elkin, No. 454; Rusk, No. 456; Grapevine, No. 457; Henrietta, No. 460; Matthews < No. 461; South Fork, No. 462; Currituck, No. 463; Boiling

Springs, No. 464; Gulf, No. 465 ; King Hiram, No. 466; Heal- ing Springs, Nq. 467; Millingport, No. 468. Fallston, No. 356, no seal; Dellaplane, No. 355, no seal not signed by the Secretary Wentworth, No. no seal and ; 324, Mayon, No. 360, no seal; Life Boat, No. 37 t, no seal; Shaw- nee, No. 382, no seal; Scottsville, No. 385, no seal; Bula, No. 409, no seal; Dillsboro, No. 459, no seal. W. B. Ballou, P. C. Woodhouse, S. D. Stephenson,

J. R. Hark, Committee.

The following resolutions from St. John’s Lodge No. 96 were read and, on motion, were referred to Committee

No. 1 on Charters and Dispensations:

To the Most Worshipful Grand Master, Wardens and Brethren of the Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Car- olina, at its Annual Communication at Raleigh, on tin 13th day ofJamtary, 1903. We, the members of St. John’s Lodge, now numbered

96, in regular communication assembled, do most respectfully pray this Grand Body to restore unto us the Charter, etc., of St. John’s Lodge No. 4, of Kinston, N. C. Masonry had been established in Kinston before the formation of this Grand Body in 1787 and held its original Charter from Scotland. The proceedings which accompany this resolution show that we were of the number who helped 10 74 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

to form the Grand Lodge, surrendering the Charter we held from Scotland and taking a Charter from this Grand Lodge. We remember with pride that Richard Caswell was Master of our lodge, and a Masonic monument now stands in Kinston to his memory almost before our lodge door. We are proud of the fact that for two years we gave to this Grand Body their Lecturer, and for eight years the Custodian of their work. That same member and brother has represented our lodge here for over fifty years and is present here today, his heart still full of love for. Masonry. Most

all the old brothers have passed away; some few remain,

and »St. John’s still lives and is growing stronger and stronger each day and will in the very near future be the strongest of fraternal orders in ours, a very strong lodge town. There are many deeds and records and many sentiments that cluster around the past of old St. John’s

No. 4, and the sentiment will be of the best interest to Masonry in general. We wish to revive this old lodge which stands in the very shadow of the tomb of its once loved Master, Richard Caswell. We, therefore, pray you that the Charter and number of St. John’s No. 4 be restored unto us, believing that it will make warmer Masons of us and will be of the greatest service to Masonry generally, and more especially in our own community. We would ask that our present officers be held as the officers of St. John’s No. 4 until June next, and if this, our petition, be granted, we shall press forward in the cause until St. John’s shall be a mark of pride to the general Fraternity. Respectfully submitted, R. B. Dunn, W. M.,

J. W. Black, S. W.,

F. C. Dunn, J. W., C. L. Pridgen, Committee. : .

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A communication was received from Dr. Geo. T. Win- ston, President of the A. & M. College, extending an invitation to the Grand Lodge to visit that institution.

The invitation was accepted with thanks and all the members of the Grand Lodge who could conveniently do so were requested to visit the Agricultural and Mechanical College.

West Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 14, 1903.

Hon. John C. Drezury, Raleigh , N. C.

Dear Sir:—Will you please extend to the members of the Grand Lodge a cordial invitation to visit the Agricul- tural and Mechanical College during their stay in Raleigh. The work of the College begins at 8 o’clock, a. m., and ends at 4 o’clock, p. m. The dairy work ends at 10 o’clock. Vis- itors must come early to see the dairying; but the other work, blacksmithing, carpentry, wood-turning, drawing and designing, rural science, nature study, etc. may be seen at , any hour. Very respectfully, Geo. T. Winston, President

Bro. J. E. Cameron, from Committee No. 2 on Returns of Subordinate Lodges, submitted the following report,

which was read and adopted :

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina:

Your Committee No. 2 on Returns of Subordinate Lodges submit the following report We have examined all the returns submitted to this Committee by the Grand Secretary. 76 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

The returns of the following lodges are correct:

vSt. John’s, No. 1; St. John’s, No. 3; Charity, No. 5;

Unanimity, No. 7; Phoenix, No. 8; Johnston-Caswell, No. 10; Phalanx, No. 31; Stokes, No. 32; Davie, No. 39; Hiram, No. 40; Liberty, No. 45; Hall, No. 53; King Solomon, No. Concord, No. 58; Kilwinning, No. 64; Eagle, No. 71; Greensboro, No. 76; LaFavette, No. 83; Fellowship, No. 84; Star, No. Skewarkey, No. Warren, No. Morning 85 ; 90; Joseph St. John’s, No. Hiram, No. Fulton, No. Warren, 92 ; 96 ; 98 ; 99 ; Columbus, No. Orr, No. 104: Perquimans, No. No. 101 ; 102;

i Belmont, No. 108; Franklin, No. Wayne, No. 112; 06 ; 109;

No. St. Albans, No. 1 Holly Springs, No. 1 Person, 113; 14 ; 15 ; Mt. Hermon, No. 118; Franklinton, No. 123; Gatesville, No. 126; Radiance, No. 132; Mocksville, No. 134; Leaks- ville, No. 136; Lincoln, No. 137; King Solomon, No. 138; Mt. Vernon, No. 143; Junaluska, No. 145; Cherokee, No. No. ville, 146; Chalmers, 151; White Stone, No. 155 ; Roles No. 156; Mt. Pleasant, No. 157; Knap of Reeds, No. 158; Winston, No. 167; George Washington, No. 174; Polloks- ville, No. 175; Siloam, No. 178; Carthage, No. 181; Sandy Creek, No. 185; Central Cross, No. 187; Fair Bluff, No. 190; Cary, No. 198; Cleveland, No. 202; Berea, No. 204; Thomasville, No. 214; William G. Hill, No. 218; Wilson, No. 226; Jonesville, No. 227; Corinthian, No. 230; W. T. Bain, No. Lenoir, No. Mystic Tie, No. 231; 233 ; 237; Atlan- tic, No. 238; Rountree, No. 243; Catawba, No. 248; Pythag- oras, No. 249; Rockford, No. 25i;Lily Valley, No. 252;

Oaks, No. 255 ; Kenly, No. 257 Waynesville, No. 259; Excel- sior, No. 261; Hibriten, No. 262; Farmington, No. 265; Dur- bin, No. 266; Dunn’s Rock, No. 267; Unaka, No. 268; Tobasco, No. 271; Bingham, No. 272; Beaver Dam, No. 276; Green Level, No. 277; Rehoboth, No. 279; Eureka, No. 283; Greenville, No. 284; Flat Creek, No. 285; Salem, No. 289; French Broad, No. 292; Atlantic, No. 294; Stone- wall, No. 296; Toisnot, No. 298.

The following lodge returns had no seal attached: :

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Widow’s Son, No. 75; Blackmer, No. 127; Yadkin, No. 162; Roanoke, No. 203; Lebanon, No. 207; Henderson, No. 229; East Bend, No. 269. Returns with indistinct seals: Zion, No. 81; Western Star, No. 91; Hanks, No. 128;

Carolina, No. 141 ; Deep River, No. 164; Blackmer, No. 170; Mecklenburg, No. 176; Granite, No. 191; Long Creek, No. 205; McCormick, No. 228. Summary of returns incomplete Gaston, No. 263. Fraternally submitted, M. L. Winston, Hugh Jackson,

D. J. Mathewson,

J. E. Cameron, Committee.

Brother Gallert, from the Committee on Masonic Juris- prudence, presented the following report, which was read

and adopted :

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina:

Your Committee of Jurisprudence, to whom was referred so much of the Grand Master’s address as relates to dispensation and decisions, beg to report that they have carefully considered that portion of the address and unanimously approve the action and decision of the Grand Master in each instance. The question, “Can a Mason withdraw petition for membership after same has been accepted and an investigating committee appointed?” to which the Grand Master answered, “No. After petition has been received it becomes the property of the lodge and subject to regular course,” was discussed by your Committee, but we find that it is governed by Article X, Section 8, of the By-laws of the 78 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Grand Lodge, which the Grand Master, no doubt, had in view when the decision was rendered. Fraternally submitted, F. H. Busbee, W. B. Gaither, S. Gallert,

J. H. Fleming, W. L. Watson, T. B. Womack, A. B. Andrews, Jr., Chas. L. Abernethy, Committee.

Bro. B. W. Hatcher, from Committee No. i on Char- ters and Dispensations, to whom was referred the petition from St. John’s Lodge No. 96, made the following report, which was read and adopted:

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina:

We, the members of Committee No. 1 on Charters and Dispensations, to whom was referred the petition of St. John’s Lodge, asking to be restored to their original number, beg- leave to report that we have examined the records, etc., of the Committee from St. John’s Lodge and would recommend that we grant a revival of their Charter bearing the date 1787 and their number 4; precedent of which is found in the Grand Lodge Proceedings. Your Committee believe that this will be a great stim- ulus to Masonry in that community and of benefit to the Order in general. Respectfully submitted, B. W. Hatcher, T. R. Christman,

J. B. Griggs, Committee. :

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Bro. S. E. Gidney, from Committee on Appeals, submitted the following report, which was read and adopted:

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina:

We,your Committee on Appeals, to whom was presented the appeal of N. M. Barrow, of Franklinton Lodge No. 123, A. F. & A. M., submit the following report: We have carefully examined into this case and find that owing to gross irregularity in taking the ballot to determine the punishment, and the minutes showing that the lodge by ballot decided upon definite suspension but has not determined the time of such suspension, it is therefore recommended that this case be remanded to Franklinton

Lodge that it may determine the term of suspension at a special meeting convened for such purpose. Fraternally submitted, Samuel E. Gidney, T. S. Collie, W. B. Gaither, M. E. Shell, C. H. Smith, Committee.

Bro. S. E. Gidney, from Committee on Appeals, sub-

mitted the following report, which was read and adopted :

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina;

We, your Committee on Appeals, having considered the papers in the matter of T. R. Candill, of Elk Lodge No. 373, A. F. & A. M., respectfully submit the following report We find that the proceedings in this case are irregular. It does not appear that the accused was ever properly noti- fied or furnished with a copy of the charges against him. The abstract of the evidence does not furnish us sufficiently clear information to form a conclusion as to the merits 80 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

of the case, but we desire to say that Masonic lodges should not undertake the work of death collecting agencies. We therefore recommend that this case be remanded without prejudice to Elk Lodge to the end that a new trial may be had.

S. E. Gidney, T. S. Collie, M. E. Shell, W. B. Gaither, C. H. Smith, Committee.

On motion of Bro. F. D. Jones, the compensation of the Assistant Grand Secretary was increased to $150.00 per annum.

The Grand Lodge was then called from labor to refreshment until 7:30 o’clock, P. M. 1

GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA.

SEGOINi) DAY—-Evening Session.

Wednesday, January 14, 1903.

'fr'Il'E Grand Lodge was called from refreshment to

labor ac 7:30 o’clock, p. M., Most Worshipful Grand

Master H. 1 . Clark presiding. The proceedings of the afternoon session were read and approved.

Bro. W. H. McLaurin, from Committee No. 1 on Prop- ositions and Grievances, submitted the following report, which was read and considered by sections. Sections one, two and three were adopted, and sections four and five were

tabled :

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina:

No. 1. Committee on Propositions and Grievances report that they have investigated the case of W. P. Hooper, of the defunct lodge Clinton No. and it 107, appearing 0that he was only technically guilty of the charges against him, recommend that he be restored to the privileges of a non- affiliate Mason. Article XV, Section 1.

2. That the petition of J. D. Layne, of Rockford Lodge No. 251, for restoration be refused.

3. That the case of T. J. Green, Hickory No. 343, is beyond relief by this Grand Lodge, being absolutely within the rights of any member of said lodge. 4. That the petition of C. S. Allen for restoration as a non-affiliate be granted.

5. That the application of William Hatcher, late of Cape Fear Lodge No. 394, for a good, discreet brother not belonging to said lodge to be appointed to investigate all facts, circumstances and records connected with his trial in

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1887 and report to the next meeting of this Grand Lodge, be granted, and we recommend that Bro. C. C. McLellan, of Greenwood Lodge No. 419, be appointed as referee. Respectfully submitted, W. H. McLaurin, S. LI. Gotten, L. D. Baucom, Committee.

The report as amended was then adopted as a whole.

Bro. A. B. Andrews, from the Special Committee on work of the Grand Lodge, made the following report, which was read and under the rules ordered to lay over until tomorrow:

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina:

Resolved, That the Grand Master be authorized and instructed to appoint three “Custodians of the Work,” who shall be brethren learned in both the law and ritual of Free- masonry. These Custodians shall annually meet in Raleigh, N. C., on Monday preceding the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, and at such other times and places as the Grand Master may order. Their duty shall be to pre-

serve the work as defined in Article XII, Section 3, of the Masonic Code of 1897, and they may examine and instruct all brethren desirous of becoming Lecturers, who present certificates of proficiency signed by the Grand Lec- turer or one of his assistants. No Mason shall lecture a Subordinate Lodge until he shall be recommended to the Grand Master by the Custodians, certifying to his qualifications to teach the work provided, however, this shall not ; apply to instruction of a lodge by any of its own members, or to gratuitous instruction by a visiting brother. Said Lecturers shall receive such compensation as may be agreed upon by them and the Subordinate Lodges that may en- GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 83

gage their services. The said Custodians shall receive as compensation their actual expenses while attending the conferences, such pay to be approved by the Grand Master. The first Custodians shall be appointed for terms of one, two and three years, respectively, and upon the expiration of their terms of office their successors shall be appointed for a full term of three years. In case of a vacancy by death or resignation, the successor shall be appointed to fill out the unexpired term of said Custodian. It shall be the duty of the said Custodians to assist the Grand Lecturers in exemplifying the work before the Grand Lodge. Resolvedfurther That all laws, resolutions and edicts , of the Grand Lodge in conflict with the foregoing be repealed, amended or modified, so as to conform to the provisions hereof. John Nichols, Francis D. Winston, B. S. Royster, A. B. Andrews, Jr., Committee.

Grand Orator’s Address.

The Grand Orator, Bro. M. C. S. Noble, was then introduced by the Grand Master and delivered the Annual

Address, as follows :

Most Worshipful Grand Master and Brethren of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina:

I am glad to be here tonight and meet with so many of you, my brethren, who, though coming from every section of our Grand Jurisdiction, are linked together by the indis- soluble chain of sincere affection, and form a part of the great, universal and mystic brotherhood whose distinguish- 84 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

ing- jewels are Friendship, Morality and Brotherly Love. From meetings such as this Masonry ever draws inspiration and enthusiasm. Only a week or two ago there were throughout the length and breadth of Christendom the universal joy and gladness which always thrill the human heart on the return of the natal day of Him whose birth was announced for the first time to simple wondering shepherds by an angel band, who, hovering over the Judean hills, rang out with melodious voices the sweetening song of all the ages to follow: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” It is the well-established tradition and justifiably proud boast of Masonry that two men intimately associated with the life-work of Him to whose birth I have referred were eminent patrons of our Order, and two days in our Masonic calendar are dedicated to their memory—and more, vour lodge and my lodge and every lodge in Christendom is dedicated to the memory of these, same two “holy Saints John of Jerusalem” rather than to King' Solomon, as in the former times. If two such men as these were Masons and eminent patrons of our Order, and if “The greatest and best men in all ages have been encouragers and promoters of the art” and have worthily worn the spotless lamb-skin, have we not a right to be proud of what I might call our Masonic ancestry and may we not, with great profit at such reunions as this, turn our thoughts for a few minutes to a contemplation of some of the bed-rock principles of Masonry? I desire first of all to direct your thoughts to

THE MODESTY OF MASONRY,

for, my brethren, in these days of parade and show and advertising, I love Masonry more and more because she never goes before the public with noisily made statements of how much she has done for the needy and the afflicted, but in silence and devotion, like a ministering' angel, uncar- ing whether the world ever knows of her work or not, she GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 85

goes about doing good with a gentle hand that never tires. “To soothe the unhappy; to sympathize with their misfor- tunes; to compassionate their miseries, and to restore peace to their troubled minds, is the great aim” she has in view and she never pauses in her work to point the world with proud hand to her good deeds, but with the regularity and beauty of the movements of the stars moves on and on in her helpful, sympathetic and practical ministry.

THE PERSONAL UPLIFTING POWER OF MASONRY.

Masonry’s constant, quiet and steady labor of love for others is her effective method of leading us into the habit of and desire for right doing. I love Masonry, therefore, because she teaches that a man to be a good Mason should ever be striving to do good WITH Masonry rather than to reap financial profit from her. Ours is not a mutual benefit

organization, necessary and helpful as such an institution is in our modern civilization, to which we pay a certain amount and then under certain conditions receive a certain amount. Ours is a society that trains her members for acts of charity, for nobler deeds, for purer thoughts and for higher actions. She labors to fit her votaries for better work in the better lodge above, so that when “the working tools of life shall drop forever from our nerveless grasp” and our trembling souls “shall stand naked and alone before the Great White Throne,” we may hear from the Judge Supreme the welcome words: “Well done, good and faithful servant; enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.”

MASONRY AND MERIT.

The desire of our Order to fit members for better work in the better lodge above fruits out into the additional desire for men in the best sense of the word, and hence anothe r life-sustaining principle of Masonry is her unfailing disregard of a man’s worldly wealth or honor and her abidimr 86 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

faith and hope in him who is industrious, honorable and true. The great and inspiring belief in the final triumph and reward of merit must have been the sustaining inspiration of Entered Apprentice and Fellow Craft, far back at the building of the temple, as the former cheerfully bore his burdens, and the latter patiently felled the cedars upon the mountains of Lebanon, or hewed the fine Parian marble in the quarries. As they toiled away at their work, their breasts must have often heaved in glorious anticipation of the time when the temple should be completed and they should go up to the City of Jerusalem to become Master Masons along with our first three Most Excellent Masters. And when the temple was completed and the day of dedi-

cation had come, I know that every burden-bearer and every cutter from the mountains and hewer from the quarries so fortunate as to be present must have reveled in glorious pride as he looked at the beautiful structure, and that, in the joy of his soul, as the building flashed before him in the full blaze of the noon-day sun, he rejoiced at having had a hand in bringing forth the beautiful creation. And so may we, my brethren, who work in Speculative Masonry only, so labor for the institution of Masonry that it, standing among the other great, worthy and successful institutions of human endeavor for the alleviation of suffering and the betterment of humanity, that it, I say, may as far excel them all in good works as did the temple of old excel the other buildings of antiquity in beauty, solidity and strength, and then we may rejoice at our part in the great work, however humble that part may have been. A contemplation of these Masonic principles, its modest ministry of good and helpful deeds, its personal uplifting influence upon its votaries and its steady practice to admit into its ranks only the good man and true, justify me in calling your attention to what I shall call

THE ALL-SUFFICIENCY OF MASONRY in time of trouble, need or distress. It has ever been a GRAND LODGE OK NORTH CAROLINA.

comforting thought to me that should I be taken away from my little ones, and then plague or tornado suddenly remove others to whom they would have right to look for food, raiment and rearing, even then you, my brethren, have a home standing with open doors ready to receive them. And this should be a comforting thought to all of us. Few are absolutely independent and none of us know how soon disaster may overtake us as we work away at our labors for the support of wife and littleones. Thistjhought is graphically brought out in the story of the three fishermen. You remember that about sun-down they went sailing away from the town, their children waving them a happy good- bye as they headed their little boat for the harbor bar and then on toward the farther waters where they followed their dangerous calling on the treacherous deep. When the signs of storm began to appear, their anxious wives went up into the lighthouse tower and set the lamps to burning brightly —but let the poet tell his own story:

Three fishers went sailing'away to the West, Away to the West as the sun went down; Each thought on the woman who loved him the best, And the children stood watching them out of the town: For men must work, and women must weep, And there’s little to earn, and many to keep, Though the harbor bar be moaning.

Three wives sat up in the lighthouse tower, And they trimmed the lights as the sun went down; Thej' looked at the squall, and they looked at the shower, And the night-rack came rolling up ragged and brown: But men must work, and women must weep, Though storms be sudden, and waters deep, And the harbor bar be moaning.

Three corpses lay out on the shining sands, In the morning gleam as the tide went down, And the women are weeping and wringing their hands For those who will never come home to the town: For men must work, and women must weep, And the sooner it’s over, the sooner to sleep, And good-bye to the bar and its moaning. 88 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Oh, ray brethren, if you ask me what Masonry is, I tell you that had those three fishers knelt with us at yon sacred altar, Masonry would have rushed in the early morn to where those dripping bodies lay and borne them away to a decent burial, with sympathetic gentleness and charity she would have cared for those widows in their sorrow, and

if need be she would have led with gentle hand those fatherless little ones to our Masonic Home up on the red hills of Granville.

Bro. J. L. Currin offered the following resolutions, which were read and unanimously adopted by a rising vote:

Resolved That the thanks of this Grand Body are due , and are hereby tendered to Bro. M. C. S. Noble for his eloquent and instructive address, and that he be hereby requested to furnish a copy to be published in the Proceed- ings of this Annual Communication.

The report of the Committee on Masonic Temple was then read and on motion of Bro. T. B. Womack the report was received and the following resolutions were introduced

and adopted :

Resolved That the Grand Lodge hereby ratifies and , approves the action of the Committee of Grand Lodge on Masonic Temple as contained in its report to this Commu- nication.

Resolved further That the said Committee is , hereby continued to serve for another Masonic year.

Resolved further That the said Committee is hereby , authorized and empowered to employ a competent, worthy brother Master Mason to solicit subscriptions to the second mortgage bonds of the Masonic Temple Construction Com- pany. Resolved further, That the said Committee have pre- :

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pared and endeavor to secure the passage of a bill by the present General Assembly of North Carolina authorizing the Grand Lodge to hold the stock of the Masonic Temple Con- struction Company, and to exempt the same and the property which it represents from taxation so long as it is used for benevolent purposes.

Report of Committee on Masonic Temple.

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina:

Your Committee on Masonic Temple, appointed at the last Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, begs to submit herewith its report We assembled in the City of Raleigh about the first of March, 1902, and sent out invitations to the towns of Char- lotte, Durham, Greensboro and Raleigh, asking them to make us a proposition, stating that the Masons of North Carolina desired to build a suitable Masonic Temple in some conveniently located city. The Committee then adjourned, subject to the call of the Grand Master. On April 10, 1902, the Grand Master called the Com- mittee together in the City of Raleigh to receive proposals from the towns above specified. At this meeting there were representatives from the cities of Greensboro, Durham and Raleigh, but after a general discussion the representatives from these cities declined to make a proposition, as they stated that the Committee was not in a position to accept a final proposal, even though a satisfactory proposition might be made. The Grand Master and Grand Secretary was then appointed a Special Committee to draw up a report embody- ing a general plan for building the Temple, and recommending to the Grand Lodge that it appropriate $10,000 for that purpose, said report to be made to the Grand Lodge at its Special Communication at Oxford on June 24th. In order —

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to secure for this report as full consideration as possible, the Grand Secretary was instructed to send out a circular letter to all of the lodges calling their attention to the matter. The circular letter sent out was worded as follows:

Raleigh, N. C., May 15, 1902. My Dear Sir and Brother: It becomes my pleasant duty to direct your special attention to the meeting of the

Grand Lodge at Oxford, on Tuesday, June 24, 1902, (St. John’s Day) at 10:30 o’clock, a. m. We desire to make this meeting memorable in the annals of the Masonic history in North Carolina. It is therefore earnestly hoped that every lodge in the State will have a representation at the meeting. The question of building a Masonic Temple in North Carolina will come before the Grand Lodge at this Special

Communication, and it is hoped that it will be definitely decided at this meeting whether or not the Grand Lodge is in earnest about building this Temple. If the time is ripe, and the 12,000 good and true Masons in North Carolina are ready to make some few personal sacrifices in order to accomplish this result, the Temple will be built—otherwise, the quicker we abandon the agitation of this subject, the

better it will be. The Masonic Temple Committee, appointed at the last Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, will be ready with its report and recommendations. The report of that Committee, briefly outlined, will be about as follows: We recommend that a Masonic Temple be built in some city centrally and conveniently located in this State, the building and site to cost not less than $100,000.00. The plan for raising the money necessary to construct the building is as follows: Form a Stock Company independent of the Grand Lodge and known as the Masonic Temple Construction Company.

This Company to issue stock to the amount of $ . A controlling interest of this stock shall be issued to the Grand Lodge of North Carolina. : :

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This Company would then issue $50,000.00 second mortgage bonds, bearing such a rate of interest as may be fixed by the Grand Lodge. It is supposed that the Grand Lodge will subscribe for some of these second mortgage bonds, and that the individual Masons and Subordinate Lodges in the State, and the citizens in the city where the Temple is located, will take the balance of the second mortgage bonds. After the second mortgage bonds are placed, there will be no difficulty in placing the $50, 000. 00 first mortgage bonds. If the Grand Lodge was in earnest in appointing the Temple Committee, and if we want a Masonic Temple in North Carolina, the Grand Lodge must take the initiative in this movement and manifest its good faith by subscribing to some of the second mortgage bonds. It is believed by good business men that the Temple, if properly located and constructed, will prove to be a profitable investment.

This is a very important matter, and it is hoped that every lodge will be represented either in person or by proxy. If you cannot send a personal representative, send a written proxy embracing your views and stating how you wish your vote to be cast upon this important subject. Reduced rates on all the railroads have been applied for and will doubtless be given. Fraternally yours,

(Signed) H. I. Clark, Grand Master. A ttest John C. Drewry, Grand Secretary.

In response to this circular letter we had a very full meeting at Oxford. Your Committee at that time made the following report

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina:

Your Committee on Masonic Temple, appointed at the 92 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

last session of the Grand Lodge, went to work as soon as possible after the close of the Grand Lodge. A preliminary meeting was held about the first of March, at which time we discussed ways and means for building the Temple. It was decided at the first meeting to send out a prospectus of our plans and specifications, as soon as we could, to the cities of Charlotte, Greensboro, Durham and Raleigh, and ask these cities to make us a proposition stating what they could offer the Grand Lodge in the way of subscriptions, etc., provided the Temple was located in either of them. The Committee then adjourned, to meet again in the City of Raleigh, about April ioth. At the second meeting, representatives were present from the cities of Greensboro, Durham and Raleigh, ready to make propositions, but as the Committee did not have power to act, and had no authority whatever to accept a definite proposition, these cities declined to submit any proposition whatever, but it was stated that they had propositions to submit and would be pleased to make us an offer whenever the Committee had sufficient power to act. In other words, these cities deemed it unwise to make any proposition at that time, because their propositions would probably be made known and some other city might come in later and raise the bid and secu're the prize. Your Committee recommended to the special meeting of the Grand Lodge held at Oxford that a Masonic Temple be built in some city centrally and conveniently located in this State, the building and site to cost not less than $IOO, OOO.OC. We also recommended the following plan for raising the money necessary to construct the building: To form a stock company, independently of the Grand Lodge, and known as the Masonic Temple Construction Company. This Company to issue stock to the amount of which stock shall be issued to of $ , the Grand Lodge North Carolina. GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 93

The Masonic Temple Construction Company would then issue $50,000.00 in second mortgage bonds, bearing such a rate of interest as may be fixed by this Grand Lodge or by the Committee. It is supposed that the Grand Lodge will subscribe for a certain amount of the second mortgage bonds, and that the individual Masons and Subordinate Lodges in the State and the citizens in the city where the Temple is located will take up this issue of second mortgage bonds. After the second mortgage bonds are placed and the site for the building is secured, it is proposed under this plan for the Masonic Temple Construction Company to issue $50,000.00 first mortgage bonds, bearing a rate of interest not exceeding 5 per cent. The first mortgage bonds can easily be placed after we have placed the first $50,000,00 of second mortgage bonds. If the Grand Lodge was in earnest and meant business in appointing the Temple Committee, and if we really desire a Masonic Temple in North Carolina, the Grand Lodge must take the initiative in this movement, and must manifest its good faith by subscribing to a good share of the second mortgage bonds. We, therefore, recommend that the Grand Lodge of North Carolina start the movement in favor of the Masonic Temple by subscribing to not less than $10,000.00 of the second mortgage bonds, $2,500.00 to be paid when called for by the Committee, and the balance in installments of $2,500.00 to be paid at intervals in annual payments. It is believed by the very best business men in the State that a Masonic Temple, if properly located and constructed, would prove to be a profitable investment in many ways to the Grand Lodge. We further recommend that either this or some other Committee be appointed, with full power to act and receive bids from the various towns and cities in the State, and make contracts with a view of locating and constructing a Masonic Temple. We recommend that this Committee so :

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appointed shall be given dull power and authority by the Grand Lodge to bind the Grand Lodge within the scope delegated by the Grand Lodge at this meeting of the Grand Lodge.

All which is respectfully submitted.

H. I. Clark, John W. Gotten,

Andrew J. Harris, John S. Cuningham, John C. Drewrv, Committee.

After the reading of this report, the Grand Lodge unanimously adopted the report and passed the following resolution

Resolved That it is the sense of the Grand Lodge that a Masonic , Temple, in keeping with the dignity of the Grand Lodge, be erected in some centrally located city in the State, and that a Committee of nine, two of whom shall be the Grand Master and Grand Secretary, be appointed by the Grand Master, to devise ways and means for the erection of such Temple and that said Committee be and is hereby clothed with full piower to do all things necessary in the premises, including the making of a sufficient subscription to stock or bonds.

In accordance with this resolution, the Grand Master

named the following Committee, viz: H. I. Clark, Grand Master; Wm. K.. Cox, Samuel H. Smith, John W. Cotten,

Richard J. Noble, A. J. Harris, Julian S. Carr, John S. Cuningham, John C. Drewry, Grand Secretary. This Committee met at Goldsboro on Aug. 12, 1902, and its proceedings were as follows:

Goldsboro, N. C., Aug. 12, 1902.

Pursuant to notice which had been previously given every member, the Masonic Temple Committee met and were called to order at Goldsboro, N. C., in the Masonic Hall at

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There were present the following members of the Com- mittee : H. I. Clark, Grand Master; John W. Cotten, Samuel H.

Smith, A. J. Harris, R. J. Noble, John C. Drewry, Grand Secretary. The Grand Secretary was requested to read the report of the Committee which was made to the Grand Lodge at its Special Communication in Oxford, N. C., on June 24th. He was also requested to read the resolution which was adopted at the special meeting of the Grand Lodge at Oxford, N. C., on June 24th, which resolution created the Commit- tee and gave them power to act, clothing them with all authority to appropriate money from the Grand Lodge treasury for the purpose of building a Masonic Temple, and giving them such other powers necessary for building the Temple. Letters were read from Gen. William R. Cox and Col. John S. Cuningham, two members of the Commit- tee, regretting their inability to be present, but stating that they were zealous in behalf of the enterprise, and that both of them stood ready to do all in their power to promote the success of the object we had in view. They also stated that they would heartily endorse anything done by a majority of the Committee. The Grand Master stated that he had communicated with the authorities in the towns of Charlotte, Greensboro, Durham and Raleigh, requesting them to be present at this meeting or else to send sealed proposals to the Committee stating what propositions they would make to the Grand Lodge to have the Masonic Temple located in their city. He outlined the letter written these authorities of the various towns named, in which he had endeavored to give them to understand that the Committee was now ready to act and would consider finally and definitely any proposition submitted. He said that he had endeavored to make it clear to these towns that this would be their last chance to put in a proposal, as the Committee could not delay the matter any :

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longer, and urged upon them the necessity of making then- bid at this meeting of the Committee. Gen. John W. Cotten then moved that the Commit- tee go into the matter of considering proposals made by the various cities. The Committee from Raleigh was present and was asked

if the Temple Committee was ready to consider a proposition with a view of settling the matter at once, stating that Raleigh could not make any proposition unless the Temple Committee was ready to settle the matter of location, provided a fair and reasonable proposition was made. The local Committee from Raleigh took the position that they could not afford to make a bid at this time if the matter was

to be delayed any further, as it would be unjust to their town to lay bare their proposition and then have the meeting postponed and give other towns an opportunity to raise the bid. This phase of the question was then discussed by the

members of the Masonic Temple Committee, and it was unanimously decided that the Committee was ready to go

into the selection of a site at once, and that if a reasonable pi'oposition was offered to them they would decide the matter of location then and there. The Committee from Raleigh then made the following proposition

To the Most Worshipful Grand Master and the Committee of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina:

We, the undersigned members of a Committee acting for the citi. zens of Raleigh and for the Masons of said city, beg leave to submit the following proposition for the location of the Masonic Temple in the City of Raleigh: That if the Masonic Temple is located in the City of Raleigh, they will subscribe for and take second mortgage bonds to the amount of twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($12,500), to be issued by the Masouic Temple Construction Company; and we promise to exercise our good offices to endeavor to increase the said subscription to fifteen thousand dollars. And we herewith submit as a part of this proposi .

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tion a proposition made by the Raleigh Savings Bank for a site for the said Masonic Temple.

This 1 2th day of August, 1902. (Signed) T. B. Womack, for Citizens' Committee (Signed) R. N. Simms, (Signed) T. B. Womack, for Committee ofj Masons.

Raleigh, N. C., Aug. 7, 1902. To the Masonic Temple Committee of the Grand Lodge of Masons of North Carolina.

Gentlemen:—The Raleigh Savings Bank of this city begs to make the following offer of site and proposition for the erection of the proposed Masonic Temple: We offer to sell you the property now occupied by the Bank as a Banking House, including the store on Fayetteville Street occupied by The California Fruit Store, and the store on Fast Hargett Street occupied by W. B. Mann, fora consideration of $30,000, payment to be made in first mortgage 5 per cent, bonds, provided the total issue of first mortgage bonds does not exceed $50,000, and a building erected on said site to cost not less than $70,000, exclusive of the cost of the site. Title to remain with the Raleigh Savings Bank until your Committee is ready to begin the construction of the Temple, and execute a satisfactory bond for the prompt and faithful completion of said Temple, After you have expended the sum of $25,000 in the erection of said Temple we will loan you, if you so desire, for the further prosecution of said building the sum of $20,000 at the legal rate (6 per cent.) of interest, this loan to be secured by the hypothecation with us of $20,000 of first mortgage 5 per cent, bonds. This $20,000 of bonds, together with the $30,000 given as purchase consideration for the property, to constitute the total issue of first mortgage bonds. The site hereby offered fronts 60^ feet on Fayetteville Street and runs back 67)^ feet on East Hargett Street. Before title is made and bonds delivered a contract to be entered into whereby a banking room is to be placed in the southwest corner of the building, on the first or ground floor, its specifications to be mutually agreed upon, and rented to the Raleigh Savings Bank for an agreed rental for a specified term of years, and such other and further details arranged. Very truly yours, The Raleigh Savings Bank, (Signed) By John T. Pullen, President. 13 98 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

The Committee then asked if there were any further propositions to be submitted. The Grand Master stated that he had not received any proposition from any other town. The Grand Secretary stated that he had not received any proposition from any other town, except a proposition made informally through Bro. Walter S. Liddell for Charlotte. His proposition was that Charlotte would take care of the total $50,000 of first mortgage bonds and subscribe to $10,000 of the second mortgage bonds. The other members of the Committee stated that they had not received any proposition from any city. There being no further proposition before the Commit- tee, Bro. Samuel H. Smith moved that the proposition made by the City of Raleigh be accepted. An “aye” and “nay” vote was taken. Those voting in the affirmative were:

H. I. Clark, Grand Master; John W. Cotten, Samuel

H. Smith, A. J. Harris, R. J. Noble, John C. Drewry. “Nay” vote, nothing. The Grand Master declared that the motion to accept the proposition from the City of Raleigh was unanimous.

On motion of A. J. Harris, the Grand Secretary was appointed a committee of one to secure an option for sixty clays on the store building on Hargett Street adjoining the proposed site of the Temple, in accordance with the proposition, provided the property could be secured for the sum of $6,000. This motion was adopted. The Committee then adjourned to meet again at 8:30 p. M.

According to adjournment the Masonic Temple Com- mittee was called to order at 8:30, in Room No. 5 of the Kennon Hotel, Goldsboro, N. C. Present: H. I. Clark,

Grand Master; John W. Cotten, Samuel H. Smith, A. j.

Harris, R. J. Noble and John C. Drewry. John C. Drewry stated that he had wired Mr. Frank GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 99

Ward, President of the Chamber of Commerce at Raleigh, asking him to secure an option for sixty days on the store house on Hargett Street adjoining the proposed site for the Masonic Temple at as low a figure as possible, and to wire him the result immediately. He stated that in reply to his telegram he had just received the following telegram from Mr. Ward:

Raleigh, N. C., Aug. 12, 1902. C. Drewry, Goldsboro N. C.: John ,

Will sell outright for or if can rent $6,000 , $5,500 store at 10 per cent, on cost. Frank. T. Ward.

On motion of Dr. R. J. Noble, the Grand Secretary was instructed to wire Mr. Ward immediately to secure the option. Mr. Harris moved that Mr. JohnC. Drewry be appointed a committee of one to take such steps as may be necessary to prepare the Charter for the Masonic Temple Construc- tion Company and be clothed with full authority to employ an attorney and otherwise carry out the purposes of this motion. The motion was unanimously adopted. On motion, the following members were appointed a Building Committee with power to act: The Most Worship- ful Grand Master, the Grand Secretary, Samuel H. Smith

and R. J. Noble. On motion, the Building Committee was authorized either to employ an architect or to ask for competitive designs from architects and otherwise employ all steps necessary looking to the adoption of a plan for the Temple. On motion, the Committee adjourned to meet again in a . few weeks at the call of the Grand Master.

Raleigh, N. C., Sept. 9, 1902.

On September 9 the Committee met in , 1902, the City of Raleigh, and after a full consideration confirmed the previous action had at Goldsboro and proceeded to pro- 100 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

cure the organization of a corporation to be known as the Masonic Temple Construction Company. There were present at this meeting Brothers H. I. Clark, John W. Cot- ten, Andrew J. Harris, R. J. Noble, William R. Cox, Sam- uel H. Smith, John S. Cuningham and John C. Drewry. Each of the eight members of the Committee present subscribed for one share of the capital stock of this Masonic Temple Construction Company, which has an authorized capital stock of $10,000, but which was authorized to begin business when $800 was subscribed. The several subscriptions having been made, the Sec- retary of State granted the Charter and the Company was organized in a legal manner. The original certificate of incorporation of this Company will be filed with the Grand Secretary, as will also be a copy of its By-laws. As a step in the completion of the organization of the Masonic Temple Construction Company, the Most Worshipful Grand Master and the Grand Secretary, in behalf of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, subscribed for twelve shares of the capital stock thereof by virtue of the authority given them in the resolution of the Grand Lodge at its Communi- cation held at Oxford on St. John’s Day, 1902. This subscription added to the individual subscriptions makes a total capital stock paid up of $2,000, which may be increased later to $10,000. Each of the persons subscribing to this capital stock entered into a written agreement to hold this same for the benefit of the Grand Lodge and to act under its instructions and directions. The condition upon which the Grand Lodge’s subscription to the Company’s stock was received, is that the Most Worshipful Grand Master, the Grand Sec- retary and the Grand Treasurer, or a majority of them, shall from time to time have the right to vote the stock owned by the Grand Lodge at all stockholders’ meetings, unless otherwise ordered by the Grand Lodge. These provisions assure to the Grand Lodge the complete control of the Masonic Temple Construction Com- GRAND LODGE OK NORTH CAROLINA. 101

pany, without becoming liable for its obligations beyond the extent of the subscriptions to the capital stock and bonds. The Masonic Temple Construction Company then authorized the issue of two classes of bonds, the first for

$50,000 bearing 5 per cent, interest, the second in like amount bearing 4 per cent, interest, and each running for thirty years. The new corporation then authorized the purchase of the property at the northeast corner of Fay- etteville and Hargett streets and determined upon the speedy erection of the Masonic Temple. A Board of Directors was elected, composed of Messrs.

H. I. Clark, John C. Drewry, William R. Cox, R. J. Noble and Samuel H. Smith, which met and elected Mr. William

R. Cox, P. G. M., president; H. I. Clark, G. M., vice-president; John C. Drewry, G. S., as secretary and treasurer. No action will be necessary to be taken by the Grand Lodge at this Communication in regard to the representatives of its stock in this corporation, as the Grand Master, the

Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary will represent it ex- officio.

But if the Grand Lodge changes the members of this Committee and desires to do so, the brethren who have subscribed to one share each of stock will, at the Grand Lodge’s request, assign this stock in such manner as may be desired Some doubt exists as to the right of the Grand Lodge, under its North Carolina Charter, to exercise the powers given to it as the principal stockholder of the Masonic Tem- ple Construction Company, and it is suggested that the Grand Lodge pass a resolution at its present Communica- tion, asking that the. General Assembly give to it all necessary powers to hold the stock of the Masonic Temple Construction Company and to control the same for the uses of the Grand Lodge, and to exempt such stock and the property it represents from taxation so long as it is so used. : —

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Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 30, 1902. In accordance with the call of the Grand Master, the Masonic Temple Committee met in Raleigh on Tuesday,

Dec. 30, 1902, at 8 o’clock, p. m. There were present Broth-

ers A. [. Harris, John W. Cotten, Julian S. Carr, R. J. Noble, John S. Cuningham and John C. Drewry.

In the absence of the Grand Master, Bro. A. J. Harris was called to the chair. The object of the meeting was briefly stated by the Chairman, which was to consider the nature of the report which was to be made to the Grand Lodge. On motion of Col. John S. Cuningham, the Grand Master and Grand Secretary were requested to draw up a report to the Grand Lodge, which would state in detail all the acts of the Committee in regard to the building of the Masonic Temple since the last annual meeting of the Grand Lodge, setting forth in full the various steps taken by the Committee to insure the erection of the Masonic Temple, and the exact status of the situation, and recommend to the Grand Lodge that they authorize the Committee to secure the services of a good brother who will canvass the State and endeavor to dispose of the remaining second mortgage bonds. This motion was unanimously adopted. A motion was then made and adopted instructing the Grand Secretary to formally notify the Raleigh Savings Bank that the Committee accepts its proposition on file in the Grand Secretary’s office. There being no further business the Committee adjourned.

In accordance with instructions of the Committee, on December 31st we addressed the following communication to Mr. John T. Pullen, President of the Raleigh Savings Bank

Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 31, 1902.

T. Pullen President Raleigh Mr. John , , , N. C.

My Dear Sir: As Secretary of the Masonic Temple Committee, I was directed to notify you formally, as Presi- GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 103

dent of the Raleigh Savings Bank, and through you, the Directors of the Bank,' that we accept your proposition made

Aug. 7, 1902, which proposition is nowon file in the Grand Secretary’s office. Having secured, as we believe, the best location in the State for the erection of the Masonic Temple, we have enlarged our ideas for the building of the Temple and we now desire to issue $55,000 in first mortgage bonds and $60,000 in second mortgage bonds, giving us a total of $115,000 to be put into the Temple. This will enable us to erect a building which will be a credit to Masonry in North Carolina for years to come, and will add strength to our Order and will give us a substantial standing in the business world, which will, in our opinion, add greatly to our strength and our members. It is not our purpose to proceed with the building or take any definite action in regard to this building until we have the funds in hand or in sight. We propose to proceed in this matter along strictly business lines, and we shall not commence this building until we have almost an absolute certainty that we can carry forward the plan to completion without any possible interruption. Respectfully 5’ours, (Signed) John C. Drewry, Grand Secretary.

In conclusion, we will sum up the action of your Com- mittee as follows: We have organized the Masonic Temple Construction Company to build the Temple. We have secured one of the best sites in the State for the erection of the Temple. W e have bought and paid for a part of the property at $6, 000. We have arranged to float $50,000 of first mortgage bonds. We have disposed of in the City of Raleigh alone over $17,000 of the second mortgage bonds, and confidently believe that we can dispose of not less than $25,000 of these bonds in ihe City of Raleigh. ,

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We have appropriated from the Grand Lodge treasury, as authorized under the resolution, $10,000 —this amount to he paid in four annual installments of $2,500 each. The first installment of $2,500 has been paid over to the Treasurer of the Masonic Temple Construction Company; $2,000 of this amount was invested in the stock of the Company and the other $500 will be taken in second mortgage bonds. This gives us a good site and about $50,000 in cash with which to commence the erection of the Temple, provided we can dispose of $25,000 of second mortgage bonds in the City of Ral- eigh, which we anticipate. As we desire to erect an $80,000 building, it will be necessary to dispose of about $30,000 more of the second mortgage bonds. We recommend that the Grand Lodge authorize the Committee to secure the services of a competent agent to canvass the State and dispose of these bonds. We also recommend that the necessary action be taken to secure a Legislative enactment authorizing the Grand Lodge to hold stock in the Masonic Temple Construction Company and exempting said stock and building from taxation. All of which is respectfully submitted.

H. I. Clark, Grand Master. John C. Drewry, Grand Secretary.

Andrew J. Harris, John S. Cuningham,

R. J. Noble, John W. Cotten, Samuel H. Smith, Julian S. Carr, William R. Cox, Committee.

The hour for the election of Grand Officers having arrived, the Grand Master appointed the following tellers, GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 105

viz: J. L. Currin, S. J. Calvert, A. B. Andrews, Jr., A. J.

Harris and F. P. Hobgood, Jr.

The election resulted as follows :

H. I. Clark Grand Master. W. S. Liddell— Deputy Grand Master. F. D. Winston Senior Grand Warden. S. M. GaTTIs ...Junior Grand Warden. William Simpson Grand Treasurer. John C. Drewry Grand Secretary.

Bro. T. A. Green was elected a Director of the Oxford Orphan Asylum.

The following resolution was introduced by Bro.

F. D. Jones, which was read and adopted:

Resolved That an Assistant Treasurer be elected by , this Grand Lodge who shall serve without pay and in the event of a vacancy in the office of Treasurer, he shall

fill that office until the next Regular Communication of the Grand Lodge.

Bro. Leo D. Heartt was elected Assistant Grand Treasurer.

The Grand Lodge was called from labor to refreshment until tomorrow morning at io o’clock.

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TMSRD DAY—Morning Session.

Thursday, January 15, 1903.

^'HE Grand Lodge was called from refreshment to labor

IsJs/ at 10 o’clock, a. m., Most Worshipful Grand Master

H. I. Clark presiding. The proceedings of last evening’s session were read and approved. Bro. W. W. Parish, from Special Committee on Masonic Bazaar, made the following report, which was read and adopted :

Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 12, 1903.

Most Worshipful Grand Master Wardens and Brethren: ,

It is with peculiar pleasure that we congratulate the Masons of North Carolina upon the location of the Masonic Temple in the City of Raleigh. The Masons and citizens of Raleigh have already pledged $17,000 in second mortgage bonds towards the building of the Temple, and the first mortgage bonds amounting to $50,000 have been subscribed for in Raleigh, and we believe that we can increase our subscriptions to the second mortgage bonds to $25,000. AVith this object in view, Hiram Lodge No. 40, William G. Hill Lodge No. 218 and Raleigh Lodge No. 500, of this city, have appointed a joint committee to hold a Bazaar here in Raleigh the last two weeks in October.

This Committee has made contract with Bro. Noble F. Martin, of New York, as Manager. Brother Martin has had large experience, and has been very successful in this work. He will come to Raleigh August the first and devote his whole time during the months of August and September in GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 107

working up this Fair. Every dollar cleared is to go into this Temple, and we earnestly ask the endorsement of our action in this matter by the Grand Lodge of North Carolina. This will permit us to visit and solicit help from the lodges throughout the State, and also to ask the co-operation and help of lodges in other Grand Jurisdictions. Lodges in this Grand Jurisdiction have been solicited on similar occasions and have responded, and we have assur- ances that we can also look for favorable consideration from this source. We propose making this Bazaar the largest effort of this kind ever held in this State, and beg your support. Fraternally yours, (Signed) W. W. Parish, Chairman Committee on Bazaar.

Bro. F. H. Busbee offered the following resolution, which was read and adopted:

Whereas, A doubt has arisen or may arise concerning the legality of the passage of the resolution creating the office of Assistant Treasurer without the intermission of a day; be it, therefore, Resolved That the passage of the resolution , creating the office of Assistant Treasurer is hereby affirmed, and the election of Leo D. Heartt is ratified and confirmed.

Bro. F. D. Winston offered the following resolutions, which were read and unanimously adopted by a rising

vote :

Resolved, That the thanks of the Grand Lodge are returned to the ladies and gentlemen who so splendidly rendered the drama “The Country Girl” on Tuesday night for the benefit of the Temple fund. The Grand Lodge witnessed the performance with pleasure and hereby speak in praise of the excellent manner in which the play was presented. 108 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Resolved That we thank Bro. A. Turner, of G. , J. Wm. Hill Lodge, for courtesies extended by him to the ladies and gentlemen taking part in the play. Resolved, That we thank those ladies and gentlemen who loaned various articles of furniture and costumes and rendered other assistance, which made the 'drama very effective.

The report of the Special Committee in regard to the Custodians of the work was then taken up under the rules and after discussion the report of the Committee as read at the evening session was adopted.

Roll of lodges was called. Aye, 285. No, 142.

Bro. S. E. Gidney, from Committee on Appeals, sub-

mitted the following reports, which were read and adopted :

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina:

We, the Committee on Appeals, report, that the appeal of Tilman Lewalk from action of Currituck Lodge No. 463, A. F. & A. M., in indefinitely suspending him, having- been investigated, and finding no notice nor grounds of appeal filed in this cause, we, therefore, recommend that this appeal be dismissed. Respectfully submitted, S. E. Gidney, M. E. Shell, T. S. Collie, C. H. Smith, W. B. Gaither, Committee. To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina:

Your Committee on Appeals, to whom was referred the matter of C.Murden, of Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A.F.& A.M., respectfully submit the following report: We find that the proceedings are irregular. The lodge had no right to suspend a member for the non-payment of dues (see Article XIII, Sections 9 and 12 of Code), and we : :

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therefore recommend that the action of Unanimity Lodge in this matter be not confirmed and that the same be and is hereby set aside Fraternally submitted, Samuel E. Gidney, M. E. Shell, W. B. Gaither, Committee.

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina; We, your Committee on Appeals, having under consideration the appeal of P. R. Hatch of Youngsville Lodge No. 377, A. F. & A. M., beg leave to submit the following report We find that the members of aforesaid lodge were not served with summons or legal notice to attend the special communication called for the purpose of investigating the charges against said P. R. Hatch, and without reference to the merits of the case, recommend that the case be remanded to Youngsville Lodge to the end that a new trial be had. Let the same be so certified. Fraternally submitted, Samuel E. Gidney, M. E. Shell, W. B. Gaither, Committee.

Bro. J. T. Alderman, from Committee No. 2 on Prop- ositions and Grievances, submitted the following report, which was read and adopted:

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina:

Your Committee, appointed to inquire into the petition of A. F. Harmon, of Randolph Lodge No. 309, beg leave to report

r. That it appears from the petition and accompanying letters or exhibits that charges were preferred by said lodge against the petitioner and a trial had in pursuance thereof; 1 10 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

that the lodge found the petitioner guilty and either expelled suspended him that therefore petitioner sent to or ; said lodge a notice of appeal to the Grand Lodge (whether within the time permitted for appeals the papers do not disclose) and demanded a transcript of the charges and proceedings of the Secretary of the lodge, which was not furnished.

2. Your Committee is, therefore, unable to pass upon the merits of the petition upon the facts disclosed and recommend that said lodge be required to transmit to the Grand Lodge a complete transcript of the charges preferred against the petitioner, the trial had and the testimony taken therein, to the end that the petition may be properly passed upon at the next Communication of the Grand Lodge. Respectfully submitted,

J. T. Alderman, U. L. Spence, T. T. McGilvary, Committee.

Amendment to the uniform Code of By-laws for the

government of Subordinate Lodges in regard to the date

for electing officers, which was introduced yesterday, was taken up, discussed and adopted.

Bro. J. T. Alderman was then recognized and after graceful remarks, presented to the Grand Lodge on behalf of Bro. F. D. Winston a very valuable donation in the form of an old document. It was the Charter of one of the first lodges established in the State—in Pitt County —and was dated July, 1764. The Grand Lodge by a rising vote adopted resolutions thanking Brother Winston for his continued kindness and zeal for Masonry. The amendment to the By-laws introduced by Brother Cotten on the previous day in regard to non-affiliates was then taken up, discussed and adopted. GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA.

The report of the Finance Committee presented by Brother Faison on the previous day, recommending a change in the By-laws in regard to representatives in the Grand Lodge, was then called up and after discussion that part of the report in regard to change in By-laws was stricken out. The report as amended was then adopted. Bro. John W. Cotten introduced the following resolu-

tion, which was read and adopted :

Resolved That the appropriation made at the last Com- , munication of this Grand Lodge and recorded on page 83 of the Proceedings be amended by striking out all after the words “Grand Treasurer” and insert in lieu thereof the words “by and under the direction of the Grand Master.”

The Grand Master announced Installing Officers as follows:

Past no- Grand Master Samuel H. Smith as Install i o Officer. Past Grand Master John W. Cotten, Grand Marshal. The Grand Officers were installed by Past Grand Mas- ter Samuel H. Smith, Bro. John W. Cotten acting as Grand Marshal.

ELECTED OFFICERS.

H. I. Clark Grand Master. W. S. Liddell Deputy Grand Master. F. D. Winston Senior Grand Warden. S. M. GaTTis Junior Grand Warden. William Simpson Grand Treasurer. Leo D. HearTT Assistant Treasurer. John C. Drewry Grand Secretary. ;

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APPOINTED OFFICERS.

Nathaniel Harding Grand Chaplain. B. W. Hatcher Grand Lecturer.

T. J. Reed Senior Grand Deacon. R. N. Hackett Junior Grand Deacon. E. F. Lamb .Grand Marshal. F. M. Winchester .Grand Sword Bearer.

W. J. Roberts .Grand Pursuivant.

J. G. Snyder Grand Steward. W. B. McKoy .Grand Steward. R. H. Bradley .Grand Tiler.

The Grand Master announced the following committee as the local Advisory Board for the Oxford Orphan

Asylum: W. B. Ballou, F. P. Hobgood, Sr., and T. L. Booth. Standing committees for the ensuing year were announced as follows :

jurisprudence :

F. H. Busbee, J. C. Biggs, T. B. Womack, J. H. Fleming, S. W. Minor, W. B. Gaither, S. J. Calvert, David Bell, A. B. Andrews, Jr.

Propositions and Grievances

No. i — W. H. McLaurin, C. E. Blount, A. J. Harris. No. 2 —J. T. Alderman, U. L. Spence, T. T. McGilvary. Foreign Correspondence:

John A. Collins, W. L. London, W. E. Jones.

Finance:

N. B. Broughton, S. J. Hinsdale, Allen K. Smith.

Credentials:

H. F. Smith, W. L. Watson, M. F. Nordan. Orphan Asylum:

Samuel H. Smith, J. L. Curriu, T. B. Bailey, S. L. Parks, F. M.

Moye, J. H. Hill, C. W. Morgan, J. H. Foote, Jr.

Special Committee on Charity:

John Nichols, G. N. Walters, J. H. Mullins. :

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Bro. John S. Cuningham was appointed Grand Or- ator for the next Animal Communication. Bro. R. H. Bradley was re-appointed Grand Librarian.

The Grand Lodge having concluded its business, the proceedings of the morning session were read and approved. The Grand Lodge was closed in ample form. Prayer by the Grand Chaplain.

H. I. CLARK Grand Master. Attest John C. Drewry, Grand Secretary.

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1 14 PROCEEDINGS OF THE LODGES Under the J urisdiction ok the Oran n Lodge ok LCortit Carolina.

NAME. NO. POST-OFFICE. COUNTY.

St. John’s I New Hanover

Roval White Hart 2 Halifax. ... Halifax

St. John’s 3 Craven

Charity 5 Bertie . Unanimity 7 Chowan Phcenix 8 Cumberland... Johnston-Caswell TO Warren American George 11 M urf reesboro Hertford Phalanx 3 1 Mecklenburg... Stokes 32 Cabarrus

Davie 39 Roxobel .. Bertie Hiram 40 Wake Liberty 45 Wilkes Hall....' 53 Currituck. King Solomon 56 Jackson Northampton Concord 58 Edgecombe Kilwinning 64 Wadesboro Anson Eagle 71 Orange Golden Fleece 74 Caswell Widow’s Son 75 Camden Greensboro 76 Guilford Zion 81 Jones. La Fayette 83 Onslow

Fellowship 84 J ohnston. Morning Star 85 Nash Skewarkey 9° Martin Western Star 9 1 Joseph Warren 9 2 Moyton Wilson .. Jerusalem 95 Greene St. John’s 96 Lenoir Neuse 97 Hiram 98 Clinton Sampson Fulton 99 Salisbury Rowan Warren IOI Kenansville Duplin Columbus 102

Orr 104 Washington . Beaufort Perquimans 106 Hertford Perquimans Belmont 108 Faison Duplin Franklin 109 Beaufort Carteret Wayne 1 12 Goldsboro Wayne Person 1 13 St. Albans. 1 14 Lumberton Robeson Holly Springs IIS Holly Springs Wake Mount Lebanon. 117 Wilson Wilson Mount Hermon 118 Asheville . Buncombe.. .. Franklinton 123 Franklinton Franklin NAME. NO. POST-OFFICE. COFNTY.

Mill Creek 125 Newton Grove.. Sampson j Gatesville 126 Gatesville Gates

Blackmer 127 Mount Gilead... Montgomery .. . Hanks 1 28 Franklinsville... Randolph Dan River 129 Madison Rockingham .... Radiance 132 Snow Hill Greene Mocksville 134 Mocksville Davie Leaksville. !36 Leaksville Rockingham .... Lincoln 137 Lincolnton Lincoln King Solomon... 138 Burgaw Pender Mount, Energy 140 Mount Energy.. Granville Carolina 141 Ansonville Anson Mount Vernon 143 Ore Hill.. Chatham Junaluska 145 Franklin Macon Cherokee 146 Murphy Cherokee Palmyra 147 Dunn Harnett Adonirain 149 Adoniram Granville ...... Chalmers ' 5 i Tempting Moore White Stone 155 Wakefield Wake Rolesville 158 Rolesville Wake Mount Pleasant 157 Rogers Store Wake Knap of Reeds 158 Knap of Reeds Granville

Yadkin 162 Yadkinville . Yadkin Deep River 164 Coleridge Randolph

Archer 165 Archer Lodge ... Johnston Winston 167 Winston Forsyth

Blackmer 170 Weaverville...... Buncombe Buffalo 172 Jonesboro Moore George Washington 174 Elm Grove Chatham Polloksville. 175 Polloksville Jones

Mecklenburg 176 Davidson Mecklenburg.. . Siloam 178 Harrells Store. Sampson Carthage 181 Carthage Moore Sandy Creek 185 Laurel Franklin Pine Forest 186 Leaflet Harnett Central Cross 187 Spring Hope. ... Nash Balfour 188 Ashboro Randolph

Fair Bluff 1 90 Fair Bluff Columbus Granite 191 Clayton Johnston Burnsville 192 Burnsville Yancey Mount Olivet Erect Randolph Cary Cary Wake Cleveland 202 Shelby Cleveland Roanoke 203 Weldon Halifax Berea 204 Berea Granville

Long Creek 205 Bristow. Mecklenburg.. . Mingo 206 Bass Sampson Lebanon. 207 Whiteville Columbus Randleman 209 Randleman Randolph Thomasville 214 Thomasville Davidson Catawba Valley 217 Morganton Burke William G. Hill 218 Raleigh Wake Wilson 226 Olin Iredell .

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NAME. NO. POST-OFFICE. COUNTY.

227 f onesville Yadkin

McCormick. . 228 Broadway.. Moore Henderson 229 Henderson Vance Corinthian 230 Rocky Mount Nash 231 Kader Wake 232 Haywood Chatham 233 Lagrange Lenoir Cokesbury 235 May Harnett 237 Marion 238 Moyock Currituck 243 Grifton (Pitt) Lenoir 244 Monroe Union 248 Newton Catawba 249 Southport Brunswick. Rockford 251 Rockford Surry Lily Valley 252 S unbury Gates 253 Taylorsville Alexander 255 Oaks Orange Kenly 257 Kenly Johnston Harnett 258 Bradleys Store Harnett ... Waynesville 259 Waynesville

Excelsior... 261 Charlotte Mecklenburg . Hibriten 262 Lenoir Caldwell 263 Dallas Gaston Farmington 265 Farmington !... Davie

Durbin 266 Autryville . Sampson Dunn’s Rock 267 Brevard Transylvania.... U naka 268 Webster Jackson East Bend 269 Eastbeud Yadkin 271 Gibsonville Guilford. Bingham 272 Haw River Alamance Watauga 273 Boone Watauga Beaver Dam 276 Marshville. Union 277 Ewing Wake Rehoboth 279 Teacheys Duplin Eureka 283 Concord Rowan Greenville 284 Greenville. Pitt Flat Creek 283 Prosperity Chatham Cedar Rock 286 Cedar Rock Franklin Salem 289 Salem Forsyth French Broad 292 Marshall Madison Vance 293 Democrat Buncombe Atlantic 294 Swanquarter Hyde Stonewall 296 Robersonville Martin Toisnot 298 Elm City Wilson Hunting Creek Eagle Mills Iredell , 299 Clav 3° 1 Hayesville Clay Lillington 302 Lillington Harnett Evergreen Spoutsprings Harnett | 303 Pleasant Hill 304 Repose Lenoir Laurinburg 3°5 Laurinburg Scotland Galatia 3°6 Raeford.. Cumberland Patterson | 307 Mount Pleasant Cabarrus . . .

GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 1 17

NAME. POST-OFFF :e. COUNTY.

Randolph 309 Troy Montgomery .... Hatcher 310 Boyett Wilson Notla 3 12 Culberson Cherokee King Solomon. 313 Lumber Bridge Robeson New Lebanon 3H South Mills. Camden Kinston 316 Kinston Lenoir. Eureka 317 Elizabeth City Pasquotank Wilmington ..... 319 Wilmington New Hanover ..

Selma 320 Selma . Johnston.. White Hill 321 Greenwood Moore Granite 322 Mount Airy Surrv Wentworth 3 24 Wentworth Rockingham

Falling Creek . 3 2 5 Grantham Wayne Winton .... 3 2 7 Winton. Hertford Mattamuskeet. 3 2 8 Lake Landing Hvde Black Creek 33° Black Creek Wilson Bayboro 33i Bayboro Pamlico Ashepole 335 Rowland Robeson

Ionic 337 Kittrell. Vance . . Fair View 339 Kings Mountain Cleveland Harmony 340 Pikeville Wayne Rock Spring. ... 341 Triangle Lincoln Hickory 343 Hickory Catawba Numa F. Reid. 344 High Point Guilford Stanly 348 Albemarle Stanly Durham 352 Durham Durham .... Moravian 353 Moravian Falls Wilkes Dellaplane 355 Dellaplane Wilkes Fallston 356 Fallston Cleveland Bakersville 357 Bakersville Mitchell

East La Porte . 358 Tuckaseigee Jackson ... Mount Vernon 359 Oriental Pamlico Mayon 360 Ammon Bladen Snow 363 Sugar Grove Watauga Craighead 366 Huntersville Mecklenburg.... Gastonia 369 Gastonia Gaston Mars Hill 370 Mars Hill Madison .. Life Boat 371 Merry Oaks..-. Chatham

Bethel 372 Morven Anson.. . . Elk 373 Todd Watauga ... State Line 375 Grover Cleveland Youngsville.. .. 377 Youngsville Franklin Seaboard 378 Margarettsville Northampton... Coharie 379 Owenville Sampson Granville 380 Grissom Granville Forest City 381 Forest Citv Rutherford Shawnee 382 Monbo. Catawba Reidsville 384 Reidsville Rockingham .... Scottsville 3S5 Furches Ashe Pigeon River... 386 Canton Haywood

Kedron 387 Hendersonville Henderson . . . Mooresboro 388 Mooresboro Cleveland Temperance .... 389 Coxville Pitt 1

NAME. NO. POST-OFFICE. COUNTY.

Copeland 39° Copeland Surry Lebanon 39 1 Hope Mills Cumberland White Rock 39 2 White Rock Madison Tally Ho. 393 Stem Granville Cape Fear 304 Little River Academy Cumberland Orient 395 Wilmington New Hanover. Oxford 396 Oxford Granville Bald Creek 397 Bald Creek Yancey Centre 398 J upiter Buncombe Conoho 399 Hamilton Martin Joppa 401 Old Fort ’. McDowell Dobson 402 Dobson Surry Siler City 403 Siler City Chatham Farmers... 404 Farmers Randolph Ocean 405 Morehead City Carteret Ivy 406 Paintfork Madison Liberty Grove... 407 North Wilkesboro Wilkes University 408 Chapel Hill Orange Bula 409 Burlington Alamance Rockville 41 Stanhope Nash H. F. Grainger. 412 Dabney Vance Louisburg 413 Louisburg Franklin New Llope 415 Purlear Wilkes Bellview 416 Cobbs Cherokee Maxton 417 Maxton Robeson Potecasi 418 Potecasi Northampton... Greenwood 419 Godwin Cumberland Harmon 420 Crossroads Church Yadkin Boonville 421 Boonville Yadkin Sparta 423 Sparta Alleghany Baltimore 424 Tracadia Yadkin

Eastern Star 423 Daybook . Yancey Montgomery 426 Letitia Cherokee Oconee 427 Bryson City Swain Stokesdale 428 Stokesdale Guilford Sea Side 429 Swansboro. Onslow Rockyford 430 Kapps Mill Surry Relief 43 1 Benson Johnston King’s Creek 432 Pineycreek Alleghany Vanceboro 433 Vanceboro Craven West Bend 434 Panther Creek Yadkin Blue Ridge 435 Highlands Macon .Star 437 Star Montgomery .... Marble Spring.. 439 Marble Cherokee Clingman 440 Clingman Wilkes Pleasant Mount 441 Absber Wilkes Waxhaw 442 Waxhaw U nion Roper 443 Roper Washington Marietta 444 Ramseur Randolph Biltmore 446 Biltmore Buncombe Enfield 447 Enfield Halifax Ingold 448 Ingold Sampson Lone Oak 449 Robbinsville Graham .

GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 1 19

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Polenta 450 Leachburg Johnston Ashler 451 Summit Watauga ...... " Grifton 452 Grifton .... Pitt Clyde 453 Clyde Haywood Elkin 454 Elkin Surrv Pineville 455 Pineville Mecklenburg.. Rusk 456 Rusk Surry Grapevine 457 Grapevine Madison

Dillsboro 459 Dillsboro . 1 ackson ... Henrietta 460 Henrietta Rutherford Matthews 461 Matthews Mecklenburg... South Fork 462 McAdenville Gaston Currituck 463 Coinjock Currituck Boiling Springs 464 Boiling Springs Cleveland Gulf 465 Gulf Chatham King Hiram 466 Edonia Cumberland Healing Springs.. 467 Crumpler... Ashe Millingport 46s Millingport Stanly Sanford 469 Sanford Moore

.. Scotland Neck. . 470 Scotland Neck Halifax Grassy Knob 471 Osborn ville Iredell Sonoma 472 Sonoma Haywood Lexington 473 Lexington Davidson St. Paul’s 474 St. Pauls Robeson .-. Gritnesland 475 Gritnesland Pitt Big Lick 476 Big Lick Stanly Eagle Springs 477 Eagle Springs Moore Four Oaks 478 Four Oaks Johnston

. Rainbow * 479 Arapahoe Pamlico Mill Creek ! 480 Harpers Johnston Spring Hope 4S1 Spring Hope Nash Saluda 4S2 Saluda Polk Trap Hill 483 Trap Hill Wilkes Aberdeen 484 Aberdeen Moore Brasstown 485 Brasstown Clay Lawndale 4S6 Lawndale Cleveland Statesville 487 Statesville Iredell

Rich Square 488 Rich Square.. Northampton .. Linville 489 Montezuma Mitchell Buggaboo 490 Dimmette Wilkes

Hominy . 491 Candler Buncombe Thomas M. Holt.. 492 Graham Alamance Pilot 493 Pilot Mountain Surry John A. Graves 494 Yanceyville Caswell Rockingham 495 Rockingham Richmond Mooresville 496 Mooresville Iredell Royal Hart 497 Littleton Halifax Ayden 498 Ayden Pitt Creedmoor 499 Creedmoor Granville Raleigh 500 Raleigh Wake Red Springs 501 Red Springs Robeson Cookville 502 Henry Catawba Buies Creek 503 Poes Harnett 120 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

NAME. NO. POST-OFFICE. COUNTY.

Luke McGlaughan 504 Ahoskie Hertford Cherry ville 5°5 Cherryville Gaston Unaka 506 Unaka Cherokee Roberdell 507 Roberdell Richmond... Lattimore 508 Lattimore Cleveland ... Belhaven 509 Belhaven Beaufort Caroleen 510 Caroleen Rutherford Barnardsville 5 ii Barnardsville Buncombe... Lone Hickory 512 Footville Yadkin Sylva 5 i 3 Jackson Scotland 514 Gibson Scotland Whetstone 5 i 5 Bessemer City Gaston Aulander 516 Aulander Bertie Farmville 517 Farmville Pitt Shoal Creek 518 Postell Cherokee Widow’s Son 5 i 9 Roanoke Rapids Halifax Fairfield 520 Fairfield Hyde Wanchese 521 Wanchese Dare ;

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STATEMENT OK LODGES GIVEN ACCORDING TO COUNTIES.

NAMES OF LODGES. NO. NAMES OF LODGES. NO. |

ALAMANCE. CAMDEN. 2 Thomas M. Holt 49 New Lebanon ... 314 272 Widow’s Son. Bingham j 75

Bula 409 ! CARTERET.

ALEXANDER. Franklin - 109 Lee 253 Ocean 405 ALLEGHANY. CASWELL-

King’s Creek 43 2 John A. Graves I 494 Sparta 423 Golden Fleece 74 ANSON. CATAWBA. Bethel 372 Catawba ' 248 Carolina 141 Cookville 502 Kilwinning 64 Hickory 343 ASHE. Shawnee 1 382 CHATHAM. Seottsville 385 j Healing Springs Columbus 1 102 467 I BEAUFORT. Flat Creek 285 George Washington : 174 Orr 104 Gunter. 232 j

Belhaven 1 509 Life Boat 371 BERTIE. Mount Vernon 143 j

Siler City ’ Charity 5 403

Gulf j Davie 39 465 Aulander 516 CHEROKEE. BLADEN. Bellview 416 Cherokee j 146 Mayon 360

Marble Spring : BRUNSWICK. 439 Montgomery I 426 Pythagoras 249 Notla 312 BUNCOMBE. LTnaka 506 Shoal Creek.. 518 Biltmore 446 Blackmer 170 CHOWAN.

1 Centre 39s Unanimity' 7 Mount Hermon 1 18 CLAY. Vance 293 Brasstown 485 Hominy' 491 Clay 301 Barnardsville 5ii CLEVELAND.

BURKE. 1 Cleveland 202 Catawba Valley 217 Double Shoals 356 CABARRUS. Fairview 339 Lawndale. Patterson 307 j 486

1 Stokes 32 Mooresboro.. 38S State Line CALDWELL. 375 Boiling Springs 464 Hibriten 262 Lattimore 508 ] 16 122 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

NAMES OF LODGES. NO. NAMES OF LODGES. NO.

COLUMBUS. Gaston. Air e Fair Bluff 190 Ln 369 Lebanon 207 Cherryville 505 Gaston 263 CUMBERLAND. South Fork... 462 Whetstone Cape Fear 394 515 Durbin 266 GATES. Galatia 306 Gatesville 126 Lily Valley Greenwood 419 252 Lebanon 39 1 GRAHAM. Phoenix. 8 Lone Oak.. King Hiram 449 466 GRANVILLE. CURRITUCK. Adoniram 149 Atlantic 238 Berea 204 Creedmoor Hall 53 499 Currituck 463 Granville 380 Knap of Reeds..... CRAVEN. 158 Mount Energy 140 St. John’s 3 Oxford 396 Vanceboro. 433 Tally Ho 393 DARE. GREENE. Wanchese 521 Jerusalem 95 DAVIDSON. Radiance 132 Lexington 473 GUILFORD. Thomasville 214 Numa F. Reid 344 DAVIE. Greensboro 76 Stokesdale 428 Farmington 265 Tobasco 271 Mocksville 134 DUPLIN. HALIFAX. Enfield 447 Rehoboth 279 Roanoke 203 .. 101 Warren Royal White Hart 2 Belmont 108 Royal Hart 497 DURHAM. Scotland Neck 470 Durham 352 Widow’s Son 5i9 EDGECOMBE. HARNETT. Concord 58 Buies Creek 503 Rising Sun 438 Cokesbury 235 FORSYTH. Evergreen 303 Harnett 258 Salem 289 Lillington 302 Winston 167 Palmyra 147 FRANKLIN. Pine Forest 186 Cedar Rock 286 HAYWOOD. Franklinton 123 Clyde 453 Louisburg 413 Pigeon River 386 Sandy Creek 185 Sonoma 472 Youngsville 377 Waynesville 259 .

GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 123

NAMES OF LODGES. NO.

HENDERSON. MADISON. Kedron 387 French Broad 292 HERTFORD. Grapevine 457 fvy American George 406 17 Mars Hill. 37o Luke McGlaughan....- 504 White Rock 392 Winton 2 3 7 MARTIN. HYDE. C0110I10 399 Atlantic 294 Skewarltey 90 Mattamuskeet 328 Stonewall 296 Fairfield 520 M’ DOWELL. IREDELL- Joppa 401 Mooresville 496 Mystic Tie Grassy Knob 237 47i MECKLENBURG. Hunting Creek..... 299 Statesville 487 Long Creek 205 Wilson 226 Craighead 366 JACKSON. Excelsior 261 Phalanx 3i Dillsboro 459 Pineville Unaka 26S 455 Matthews 461 East La Porte. 358 Mecklenburg Sylva 176 5i3 MITCHELL. JOHNSTON. Linville 489 Four Oaks 478 Bakersville 357 Archer 165 MONTGOMERY. Kenly 257 Fellowship 84 Randolph 309 Granite 191 Star 437 Polenta 450 Blackmer 127 Relief 43i MOORE. Selma 120 Aberdeen 484 Mill Creek 480 Carthage 1S1 JONES. Eagle Springs. 477 Chalmers 151 Polloksville 175 White Hill 121 Zion 81 McCormick 228 LENOIR. Sanford 469 Kinston 316 Buffalo 172 Lenoir 233 NASH. Pleasant Hill 3°4 Central Cross 187 Rountree .'. 243 Corinthian 230 St. John’s 34i Morning Star 85 LINCOLN. Rockville 4ii Lincoln 137 Spring Hope 481 Rock Spring 34i NEW HANOVER. MACON Orient 395 Blue Ridge 435 St. John’s 1 Junaluska 145 Wilmington 319 124 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

NAMES OF LODGES. NO. NAMES OF LODGES. NO.

NORTHAMPTON. ROBESON.

King Solomon 56 St. Paul’s 474 Potecasi 418 I King Solomon 3i3 Seaboard 378 1 Maxton 417 Square St. Albans 114 Rich 488 | ' Ashepole ONSLOW. 335 Red Springs 501 | LaFayette 83 ROCKINGHAM. Sea Side 429 I Dan River ORANGE. 129 I Leaksville 136 Eagle Reidsville 384 Oaks 255 Wentworth 324 U niversity 408 ROWAN. PAMLICO. Eureka 283 1 Fulton Rayboro ! 33 99 Mount Vernon 359 RUTHERFORD.

| Rainbow 479 Forest City 381 | Henrietta 460 PASQUOTANK. j Western Star 1 J j 9 Eureka 1 3 7 Caroleen 5>o PENDER. SAMPSON. King Solomon 138 j Coharie PERSON. j 379 Hiram 98 Person 113 Ingold j 448 PERQUIMANS. Mill Creek 125 Mingo 206 Perquimans 106 | | Siloam 178 PITT. SCOTLAND. Grimesland Scotland 5H 475 | Greenville 284 Laurinburg 305 Ayden 498 STANLY. Grifton 452 Big Lick : 476 Temperance 389 Stanly 348 Farmville |

5G Millingport I 468 POLK. SURRY. Saluda 482 Pilot 493 Copeland 390 RANDOLPH. j Randleman Dobson 402 209 Elkin Balfour 188 454 Granite 322 Deep River 164 Rockford 251 Farmers 404 1 Rockyford 430 Hanks 128 Marietta Rusk 456 444 SWAIN. Mount Olivet *95 RICHMOND. Oconee 427 TRANSYLVANIA. Rockingham 495 Roberdell 507 Dunn’s Rock 267 GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 125

NAMES OF LODGES. NO. NAMES OF LODGES. NO. |

UNION. way ne— Contin tied. Beaver Dam 276 Harmony 340 Monroe 244 Wayne 1 12 Waxhaw 442 WILKES. VANCE. Buggaboo 490 Henderson 229 Clingman 440 Henry F. Grainger 412 Dellaplane 335 Ionic 337 Liberty 45 WAKE. Liberty Grove 407 Moravian. Green Level 277 353 New Hope 4'5 Hiram . 40 Pleasant Mount 441 Holly Springs 1 15 Trap Hill 483 Mount Pleasant 157 WILSON. Neuse 97

Rolesville 156 Black Creek : 330 William G. Hill 218 Hatcher 1 310 William T. Bain 231 Joseph Warren 92 White Stone 155 Mount Lebanon 117 Cary 198 Toisnot 298 Raleigh 500 YADKIN. WARREN. Baltimore. j 424 Johnston-Caswell 10 Boonville [ 421 WASHINGTON. East Bend 269

Roper 443 Harmon | 420 Jonesville 227 WATAUGA. j

West Bend j Ashler.. 45i 434 Yadkin 162 Elk 373 j Lone Hickory 512 Snow 363 Watauga 273 YANCEY. WAYNE. Bald Creek j 397

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GRAND LODGES. MEETS. GRAND SECRETARIES. ADDRESSES.

Alabama December.. Geo. A. Beauchamp.... Montgomery. . November.. Geo. J. Roskruge Tucson Arkansas November.. F'ay Hem stead Little Rock British Columbia... June R. E. Brett Victoria California October George Johnson San Francisco Canada J uly J. J. Mason Hamilton, Out Colorado September Wm. D. Todd Denver Connecticut January John H. Barlow Hartford

Delaware October B. F. Bartram Wilmington ....

District Columbia.. December.. A. W. Johnston Washington .... Florida January Wilbor P. Webster Jacksonville....

October W. A. Wollihin Macon .... Idaho September Theo W. Randall Boise City Illinois October J. H. C. Dill Bloomington... Indiana May Calvin W. Prather Indianapolis...

Indian Territory.... August J. S. Murrow Atoka [line N. R. Parvin Cedar Rapids.. Kansas February.. Albert K. Wilson Topeka

October H. B. Grant Louisville ... Louisiana February.... Richard Lambert New Orleans..

May • Stephen Berry Portland.

| une. .. James A. Ovas Winnipeg . Massachusetts December.. SerenoD. Nickerson.. Boston Maryland November.. Jacob H. Medairy Baltimore

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Missouri October . John D. Vincil St. Louis .. . Montana September Cornelius Hedges Helena

Nebraska I une Francis E. White Omaha

June ... C. N. Noteware Carson New Brunswick April J. T. Hart St. John New Hampshire ... May Frank D. Woodbury.. Concord New Jersey January T. H. R Redwav Trenton New Mexico October A. A. Keen Albuquerque June E. M. L. Ehlers. New York North Dakota J une Frank J. Thompson... Fargo Nova Scotia J une Thomas Mowbray... Halifax. Ohio October J. H. Bromwell Cincinnati

Oklahoma February.... J. S. Hunt Stillwater Oregon June James F. Robinson Eugene Pennsylvania December. W. A. Sinn Philadelphia...

Prince Ed. Island.. ] une Neil Mackelvie Summerside .. Ouebec January Will H. White Montreal

Rhode Island May .. S. Penrose Williams Providence .. South Carolina December Charles Inglesbv Charleston South Dakota June Geo. A. Pettigrew Flandreau Tennessee January John B Garrett. Nashville Texas December [oh n Watson Houston. Utah January _.. Christopher Diehl Salt Lake City Vermont June Henry H. Ross Rutland Virginia December Geo. W. Barrington. Richmond West Virginia November.. Geo. W. Atkinson Charleston Wisconsin June Wm. W. Perrv Milwaukee Wyoming December.. W. L. Ivuekendall Saratoga Washington Thos. M. Reed Olympia . . . . .

GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 129

REPRCSCMTATSVCS OF OTHER GRAND LODGES NEAR THE GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA.

GRAND DODGE. NAME. RESIDENCE.

Arkansas Fabius H. Busbee Raleigh . .. British Columbia H. I. Clark Scotland Neck Canada S. M. Beasley Poplar Branch California John C. Drewry Raleigh Colorado William A. Blair Winston...

Connecticut William L. London Pittsboro .

Delaware W. A. Withers Raleigh . District of Columbia Charles H. Robinson... Wilmington Florida Logan M. Totten Hickory Georgia H. J. Lovick Newbern Idaho - Walter Clark Raleigh Illinois Hezekiah A. Gudger Asheville Indiana

Indian Territory Thomas S. Kenan Raleigh . Kansas M. C. S. Noble Wilmington Louisiana Maine David Bell Enfield Manitoba Samuel H. Smith Winston Maryland Thomas J. Reed Biltmore Michigan Robert Bingham Asheville..

Minnesota F. D. Winston Windsor . Mississippi Enoch F. Lamb Elizabeth City T Missouri W. E. Moore W ebster.. Nebraska Will X. Coley Henderson Nevada I. Frank Tilson Grapevine

New Brunswick Dr. J. G. Hunt. Oxford . . New Hampshire John C. Chase Wilmington

New Jersey W. H. Bain Raleigh . New York N. B. Broughton Raleigh New Zealand Rev. Thomas Bell Greensboro North Dakota William Richardson Selma Nova Scotia Thomas S. Kenan Raleigh Oregon John W. Gotten Tarboro.. Ohio Albert M. Noble Selma Pennsylvania William R. Cos Raleigh

Rhode Island H. W. Reinhart Thomasville .

South Carolina W. T. Caho Newbern .... South Dakota A B. Andrews, Jr Raleigh Sweden W. W. Willson. “ Raleigh Tennessee J. L. Currin Henderson Victoria Irskine Pope Red Springs Vermont Samuel Northrop Wilmington Virginia. Dr. F. M. Moye Wilson West Virginia B. S. Royster Oxford

Wisconsin Richard f. Noble ! Selma

17 130 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

REPRESENTATIVES Or THE GRAND LODGE OE NORTH CAROLINA NEAR OTHER GRAND BODIES.

GRAND DODGE. NAME. RESIDENCE.

.Arkansas J. B. Baker Melbourne British Columbia James Stone Bakersville Canada John Hoodless Hamilton, Ontario. California Hiram N. Rucker Oakland Colorado Joseph W. Milson Canon City Connecticut Augustus C. Golding Norwalk Delaware Dr. Frank Belville Delaware City.. District of Columbia Jesse W. Lee, Jr Washington City... Florida Jesse J. Combs Apopka Georgia W. A. Wollihin Macon Idaho F. G. Mock Mountain Home.... Illinois Edward C. Pace.... Ashley Indiana Elisha F. McLallen Columbia City Indian Territory Moze W. LaFayette Muskogee Kansas Alex. A. Sharp.. Larned Louisiana Samuel M. Todd.. New Orleans Maine W. R. G. Estes Skowhegan Manitoba William Crawford Medicine Hat Maryland Samuel Eccles, Jr Baltimore Michigan John W. Rowson Grand Rapids Minnesota B. B. Sprague St. Paul Mississippi Rev. A. H. Barkley Crawfordsville Missouri A. Fisher La Belle Nebraska Melville R. Hopewell... Tekamah Nevada Joseph F. Triplett New Brunswick P. M. Archibald Bauer. St. John New Hampshire John McLane Milford New Jersey George C. Warren Trenton New York William H. Kennedy Baldwins, L. I New Zealand C. J. W. Griffiths Auckland North Dakota James McDonald Grafton Nova Scotia Rev. FI. D. Deblois Annapolis Ohio Stith M. Sullivan Dayton Oregon W. T. Williamson Salem Pennsylvania Michael Nisbet Philadelphia Prince Edward Island... Robert E. Sobey Summerside Rhode Island John P. Sanborn Newport South Carolina J. T. Barron Columbia South Dakota W. H. Boals Clark Sweden Justus C. Osterman Stockholm Tennessee A. C. Robeson Athens Texas W. S. Fly San Antonio Vermont Thomas L- Snow St. Johnsbury Virginia Alfred R. Courtney Richmond [Br’ht’n Victoria Andrew Thomson Middle Crescent Wisconsin E. J. Farr Eau Claire Bbstract. .

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dpeeial 'Communkatwns.

Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of North Carolina convened in Special Com- munication at the Masonic Hall, in the town of Taylors- ville, N. C., on Saturday evening, May ioth, A. D., 1902, at

1:30 o’clock, and was opened in ample form, it appearing that a constitutional number of lodges were represented.

Lodges represented were as follows, viz. : Lee Lodge,

No. 253; Moravian Lodge, No. 353; Liberty Lodge, No. 45; William G. Hill Lodge, No. 218; Unaka Lodge, No. 268; Statesville Lodge, No. 487.

Prayer was led by Bro. J. A. White, acting as Graud Chaplain.

Grand Officers present

H. C. Cowles .as Grand Master.

T. J. Fortner.— .as Deput}^ Grand Master,

J. D. Herman .as Senior Grand Warden, E. C. Sloan as Junior Grand Warden,

C. J. Carson as Grand Treasurer. W. P. Hedrick .as Grand Secretary.

J. P. Thompson .as Senior Grand Deacon,

J. H. Hammer as Junior Grand Deacon,

J. L. Gwaltney .as Grand Marshal. Lee St. Clair .as Grand Sword Bearer,

W. J. Davis as Grand Pursuivant, W. C. KerlEy as Grand Steward.

H. J. Burke .as Grand Steward. R. H. Bradley Grand Tiler. Thos. F. Murdock .as Grand Architect.

A letter was read from Grand Master, granting dispensation to convene the Grand Lodge in Special Communica- GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 145

tion, and appointing Bro. H. C. Cowles to act as Grand Master, this Communication being for the purpose of laying the corner stone of the Alexander County Court House, now in process of erection. A procession was then formed under the direction of the Grand Marshal, and proceeded in a body to the stand erected near the corner stone. The local Council of the Junior Order United American Mechanics was invited and a number of members joined in the procession. At the conclusion of the exercises at the platform, the Grand Lodge moved to the corner stone and proceeded with the regular Masonic custom used on such occasions. The ceremonies were admirably conducted, and were very impressive and of much interest to the large crowd there assembled.

The speakers present for the occasion were Hon. R. Z. Linney, Hon. Theo. F. Kluttz, Hon. A. C. McIntosh, Messrs.

J. L. Gwaltney and W. P. Hedrick. The ceremonies having been completed, the Grand Lodge returned to the Masonic Hall, and a vote of thanks was tendered Brothers H. C. Cowles and R. H. Bradley for their presence and the acceptable manner in which they performed their duties. No further business appearing, the Grand Lodge was closed in ample form. W. P. Hedrick, Acting Grand Secretary.

'HE Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of North Carolina convened in Special Com- munication at Masonic Hall, in the City of Greensboro,

N. C., Monday, at 2:30 o’clock, p. M., May 26th, A. D.,

1902, and was opened in ample form, it appearing that a

19 146 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

constitutional number of Lodges were represented. Prayer by Acting Grand Chaplain, Rev. Thos. Bell. The Most Worshipful Grand Master informed the Grand Lodge that the Special Communication was called for the purpose of laying the corner stone of the Students Building at the North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College. The procession was formed under the direction of the Grand Marshal and the Grand Lodge proceeded in a body to the N. C. State Normal and Industrial College, where the corner stone of the Students Building was laid in due and ancient form with the usual rites and ceremonies. Then the Grand Lodge repaired to the Chapel of the College, where several short talks were much enjoyed. The Grand Lodge then returned to the lodge room, where the Special Communication was closed in ample form.

The following are Grand Officers and those acting as such:

M.-.W.-.H. I. Clark Grand Master. R.'.W.'.J. W. Gotten .as Deputy Grand Master, “ F. H. BuSBEE .as Senior Grand Warden. “ S. M. Gattis Junior Grand Warden- “ W. E. Coffin .as Grand Treasurer.

“ C. G. Harrison .as Grand Secretary. “ Thos. Bell .as Grand Chaplain, “ W. A. HENNESSEE as Grand Lecturer. “ T. j. Reed Senior Grand Deacon.

“ J. S. CUNINGHAM .as Junior Grand Deacon,

“ J. D. Glenn .as Grand Marshal. “ Clarence B. Bogart. .as Grand Sword Bearer, “ A. E. B. Alford .as Grand Pursuivant.

“ J. G. Snyder Grand Steward. “ W. B. McKoy Grand Steward. “ R. H. Bradley Grand Tiler. GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 147

The following members of Greensboro Lodge, No. 76, were present: John Thames, N. J. McDuffie, J. T. j. Battle,

A. P. Frazier, M. W. Thompson, C. J. Adair, O. W. Mon- roe, H. Sternberger, M. Bailey, W R. Butler, S. — J. J. Jones, — Jones, S. R. Guignard, J. C. Pierce, W. A.

Godfrey, J. F. Jarrell, G. W. Whitsett, C. M. Vanstory, Battle, C. W. N. L. Hall, J. R. Barnes, J. P. Saunders, J. E. Catlin, W. A. Hennessee, A. P. Frazier, C. A. Bray, H. S. Buchannon, C. G. Harrison, Thos. Bell, Clarence B. Bogart, A. E. B. Alford, W. E. Coffin. The following visiting brethren were present: M. Wolfe, Eagle, No. 71; T. B. Bailey, Mocksville, No. 134;

Jas. E. Boyd, Thomas M. Holt, No. 492; J. H. Foote, Win- ston, No. 167; G. S. Norfleet, Winston, No. 167; F. FI. Busbee, Hiram, No. 40; R. H. Bradley, W. G. Hill, No.

218; A. J. Conner, Rich Square, No. 488; H. I. Clark, Scot- land Neck, No. 470; T. J. Reed, Biltmore, No. 446: Jno. W.

Cotten, Concord, No. 58; J. G. Snyder, Corinthian, No. 230; S. M. Gattis, Eagle, No. 71; W. B. McKoy, Wilmington, No. 319; C. W. Lee, Roman Eagle, Danville, Va., No. 120:

J. W. Stagg, Logan, No. 121, and J. S. Cuningham, Golden Eagle, No. 74. C. G. Harrison, Acting Grand Secretary.

Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of North Carolina convened in Special Com munication at Masonic Hall, in the town of Oxford, Tues- day morning, at 10:50 o’clock, June 24th, A. D., 1902, and was opened in ample form, it appearing that a constitutional number of lodges were represented. Prayer by the Grand Chaplain. 148 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Grand Officers present :

M.'.W.-.H. I. Clark Grand Master. R.-.W.-.B. S. Royster as Deputy Grand Master. “ F. D. Winston Senior Grand Warden. “ John W. Cotten .as Junior Grand Warden, “ E. J. Tucker .as Grand Treasurer. “ John C. Drewry Grand Secretary. W. F. W. Hilliard .as Grand Chaplain. “ M. L. Winston .as Grand Lecturer. “ T. B. Womack .as Senior Grand Deacon. “ R. N. Hackett Junior Grand Deacon.

“ J. H. Blackburn as Grand Marshal. “ H. C. Butler .as Grand Sword Bearer, “ Edwin Gladman .as Grand Pursuivant.

“ J. G. .Snyder Grand Steward. “ W. B. McKoy Grand Steward. “ R. H. Bradley Grand Tiler.

Past Grand Officers present: John Nichols, P. G. M. ; Samuel H. Smith, P. G. M. W. Gotten, P. G, M. ; John ; F. Moye, P. G. M. R. Noble, P. G. B. M. ; J. M. ; S. Royster, P. M. G. Rosenthal, P. G. S. H. G. ; S. Rountree, ;

P. J. G. W. The following lodges were represented:

Charity, No. 5; Phoenix, No. 8; Johnston-Caswell, No. 10; Phalanx, No. 31; Hiram, No. 40; Liberty, No. 45; Golden Fleece, No. 74; Greensboro, No. 76; Skewarkey, No. 90; Joseph Warren, No. 92; St. John’s, No. 96; Neuse, No. 97; Perquimans, No. 106; Belmont, No. 108; Person,

No. 1 13; Mount Lebanon, No. 117; Franklinton, No. 123; King Solomon, No. 138; Adoniram, No. 149; White Stone, No. 155; Rolesville, No. 156; Knap of Reeds, No. 158; Deep River, No. 164; Winston, No. 167: George Washington, No. 174; Sandy Creek, No. 185; Central Cross, No. 187; Berea, No. 204; William G. Hill, No. 218; Henderson, No. 229; Corinthian, No. 230; Lenoir, No. 233; Oaks, No. 255; Kenly, No. 257; Excelsior, No. 261; Bingham, No. 272; Flat Creek, No. 285; 1

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Salem, No. 289; Atlantic, No. 294; Clay, No. 301; Wil- mington, No. 319; Winton, No. 327; Fair View, No. 339; Harmony, No. 340; Youngsville, No. 377; Granville, No. 380; Lebanon, No. 391; Tally Ho, No. 393; Orient, No. 395; Oxford, No. 396; Siler City, No. 403; Rockville, No. Henry F. Grainger, No. 4x2; Potecasi, No. Green- 41 ; 418; wood, No. 419; Marble Spring, No. 439; Grifton, No. 452; Henrietta, No. 460; King Hiram, No. 466; Grimesland, No. 475; Four Oaks, No. 478; Mill Creek, No. 480; Spring Hope, No. 481; Aberdeen, No. 484; Mooresville, No. 496; Creedmoor, No. 499; Raleigh, No. 500.

The Most Worshipful Grand Master informed the Grand Lodge that the Special Communication was called, as usual, for the purpose of celebrating St. John’s Day at the Oxford Orphan Asylum, and for the additional purposes of considering the report from the Masonic Temple Committee and the advisability of disposing of its interest in the Bradley property located at Minneapolis.

The Committee on Masonic Temple made the following- report, which, on motion, was received:

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina;

Your Committee on Masonic Temple, appointed at the last session of the Grand Lodge, went to work as soon as possible after the close of the Grand Lodge. A preliminary meeting was held about the first of March, at which time we discussed ways and means for building the Temple. It was decided at the first meeting to send out a prospectus of our plans and specifications, as soon as we could, to the cities of Charlotte, Greensboro, Durham and Raleigh, and ask these cities to make us a proposition stating what they could offer the Grand Lodge in the way of subscriptions, etc., provided the Temple was located in either of them. 150 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

The Committee then adjourned, to meet again in the City of Raleigh about April ioth. At the second meeting, representatives were present from the cities of Greensboro, Durham and Raleig'h, ready to make propositions, but as the Committee did not have power to act, and had no authority whatever to accept a definite proposition, these cities declined to submit any proposition whatever, but it was stated that they had a proposition to submit and would be pleased to make us an offer whenever the Committee had sufficient power to act. In other words, these cities deemed it unwise to make any proposition, because their proposition would probably be made known and some other city might come in later and raise the bid and secure the prize. Your Committee recommends that a Masonic Temple be built in some city centrally and conveniently located in this State. The building and site to cost not less than $100,000.00. We recommend the following plan for raising the money necessary to construct the building: To form a stock company, independently of the Grand Lodge, and known as the Masonic Temple Construction Company. This Company to issue stock to the amount of $50,000.00, $49,000.00 of which shall be issued to the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, and the other $1,000,00 divided among ten members of the Grand Lodge. This stock to be issued to the Grand Lodge free of cost. The Masonic Temple Construction Company would then issue $50,000.00 in second mortgage bonds, bearing such a rate of interest as may be fixed by this Grand Lodge, or by the Committee. It is supposed that the Grand Lodge will subscribe for a certain amount of the second mortgage bonds, and that the individual Masons and Subordinate Lodges in the State and the citizens in the city where the Temple is located will take up this issue of second mortgage bonds. After the second mortgage bonds are placed and the sice for the building is secured, it is proposed uuder this plan GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 151

for the Masonic Temple Construction Company to issue $50,000.00 first mortgage bonds, bearing a rate of interest not exceeding 5 per cent. The first mortgage bonds can easily be placed after we have placed the first $50,000.00 of second mortgage bonds.

If the Grand Lodge was in earnest and meant business in appointing the Temple Committee, and if we really desire a Masonic Temple in North Carolina, the Grand Lodge must take the initiative in this movement, and must manifest its good faith by subscribing to a good share of the second mortgage bonds. We, therefore, recommend that the Grand Lodge of North Carolina start the movement in favor of a Masonic Temple by subscribing to not less than $10,000.00 of the second mortgage bonds, $2,500.00 to be paid when called for by the Committee, and the balance in installments of $2,500.00 to paid at intervals in annual payments.

It is believed by the very best business men in the State that a Masonic Temple, if properly located and constructed, would prove to be a profitable investment in many ways to the Grand Lodge. We further recommend that either this or some other Committee be appointed, with full power to act and receive bids from the various towns and cities in the State, and make contracts, with a view of locating and constructing a Masonic Temple. We recommend that this Committee so appointed shall be given full power and authority by the Grand Lodge to bind the Grand Lodge within the scope delegated by the Grand Lodge at this meeting of the Grand Lodge. Ail which is respectfully submitted.

H. I. Clark, John W. Gotten,

Andrew J. Harris, John S. Cuningham, John C. Drewry, Committee. : :

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On motion of Bro. B. S. Royster, the following resolution was adopted:

Resolved, That it is the sense of the Grand Lodge that a Masonic Temple, in keeping with the dignity of the Grand Lodge, be erected in some centrally located city of the State, and that a Committee of nine, two of whom shall be the Grand Master and Grand Secretary, be appointed by the Grand Master to devise ways and means for the erection of such Temple and that said Committee be and it is hereby clothed with full power to do all things necessary in the premises, including the making of a sufficient subscription to stock or bonds'.

Bro. G. Rosenthal, from the Directors of the Orphan Asylum, made the following report in regard to the Minne- apolis property, which, on motion, was adopted

Resolved That the Board of Directors is of the opinion , that $6,000 is a fair price for the Minneapolis property and recommends that the Grand Lodge consent to the sale at that price.

The procession was then formed under the direction of the Grand Marshal and proceeded in a body to the Chapel, where the following program was beautifully rendered

HYMN : “Nearer, My God, to Thee,” by the children. Prayer by Grand Chaplain.

HYMN : “Follow On,” by the children. Address of Welcome— A. A. Hicks. Response—R. N. Hackett.

SONG : “We’ll Meet Lach Other There,” by the children. :

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Introduction of Speaker, by B. S. Royster, P. G. M. Address by Hon. Matt. W. Ransom.

SONG : “Old North State.”

The Grand Lodge then returned to the Hall. The following resolution was then introduced by Bro.

F. D. Winston, which, on motion, was unanimously adopted by a rising vote

Resolved, The Grand Lodge of North Carolina desires to place on record a testimonial of its gratitude to the Hon- orable Matthew Whitaker Ransom for his presence and participation in the exercises of the Order at Oxford on St.

John’s Day, June 24, 1902. His prompt response to our invitation, his cheerful endurance of the fatigue of travel, his splendid presence, his cordial greetings, and his eloquent oration, all touched our hearts and gave a richer glow to the love, admiration and esteem which we have so long cherished for his noble character, his splendid talents, and his long life of patriotic deeds. Brave as a soldier, wise as a statesman, eloquent as an orator, and useful as a citizen, he has rounded out a life of glory and true nobility rarely equalled and never surpassed in the annals of our State. It is a credit to our people that they have spontaneously conferred upon him unexampled honors in every field of public service, and equally creditable to him that he has worn worthily every honor and performed nobly every service. He stands among us today the foremost citizen of the State, our Nestor in wisdom and eloquence. His life is a beacon light to the aspiring youth of the land. He will be known as one who nobly served his people and his country through long years of active labor, and in old age remained a pat- tern and a patron of every manly virtue. The Secretary will engross a copy of these resolutions and forward them under the seal of the Grand Lodge to our honored guest.

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The Grand Master named the following Committee on Masonic Temple:

H. I. Clark, John C. Drewry, John W. Cotten, Wm. R.

Cox, J. S. Carr, ]ohn S. Cuningham, A. J. Harris, Samuel

H. Smith and R. J. Noble. There being no further business, the Grand Lodge was closed in ample form.

H. I. CLARK, Grand Master. John C. Drewry, Grand Secretary.

'HE Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of North Carolina convened in Special Com- munication at Masonic Hall in the town of Wilkesboro,

Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock, July 17th, A. D., 1902, and was opened in due form by Senior Grand Warden Francis D.

Winston, Acting Grand Master, it appearing that a constitutional number of lodges were represented. Prayer by the Grand Chaplain.

Grand Lodge Officers present :

M.-.W.-. Francis D. Winston. .as Grand Master. •

R.-.W. -.Richard N. Hackett . as Deputy Grand Master,

“ J. M. Turner .as Senior Grand Warden. “ Samuel M. Gattis Junior Grand Warden. “ E. O. Martin .as Grand Treasurer. “ William W. Willson ..as Grand Secretary, W. W. M. Lee as Grand Chaplain. “ E. Wallace .as Senior Grand Deacon, “ N. M. Felts .as Junior Grand Deacon, “ Clarence Call .as Grand Marshal. “ C. Laws .as Grand Sword Bearer “ G. M. Sale .as Grand Pursuivant. “ W. B. McKoy Grand Steward.

“ J. G. Snyder Grand Steward. “ Robert FI. Bradley . Grand Tiler. GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 155

Past Grand Officer present: S. H. Smith, Past Grand Master.

The following lodges were represented: Nos. 5, 40, 45, 71, 167, 218, 230, 253. 319, 353, 355, 407, 415, 430, 431, 440, 441, 444, 451, 471, 490 and 493. The Most Worshipful Grand Master informed the Grand Lodge that the Special Communication was called for the purpose of laying the corner stone of the new Court House of Wilkes County.

Past Master S. I. Jennings was appointed as Bearer of the Great Lights. Bro. M. G. Shafer was appointed as Grand Architect. The procession was formed under the direction of the Grand Marshal and the Grand Lodge proceeded in a body to the Court House Square, accompanied by a band of music, where the corner stone was then duly and truly placed in its proper position with all the solemn and impressive Masonic ceremonies incident to such occasions. A highly interesting and instructive address embracing the history of Wilkes County and its Court Houses was then delivered by Hon. John S. Cranor, ex-State-Senator. The procession was then re-formed and the Grand Lodge returned to the Masonic Hall, the place from whence

it came. Bro. Richard N. Hackett, in behalf of Liberty Lodge

No. 45, returned thanks to the Grand Lodge officers and representatives of lodges present for their attendance and participation in the ceremonies. Junior Grand Warden Samuel M. Gattis, on behalf of the Grand Lodge, made suitable response to the remarks of Brother Hackett. No further business appearing before the Grand Lodge,

it was closed in form.

Francis I). Winston, A ding Grand Master. Attest: William W. Willson, Acting Grand Secretary. :

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^'HE Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted ^4/ Masons of North Carolina convened in Special Communication at Masonic Hall, in the City of Raleigh, Monday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, August 18th, A. D.,

1902, and was opened in ample form, it appearing that a constitutional number of lodges were represented.

Grand Officers present

M.-.W.-.John Nichols as Grand Master, R.-.W.-. Thomas B. Womack as Deputjr Grand Master, “ S. J. Hinsdale as Senior Grand Warden, “ H. C. Butler .as Junior Grand Warden. “ William Simpson... Grand Treasurer. “ W. W. Willson as Grand Secretary, W. E. Daniels as Grand Chaplain. “ A. E. Glenn .as Senior Grand Deacon, “ Charles Wildes as Junior Grand Deacon, “ E. H. Baker .as Grand Marshal. “ W. R. Smith .as Grand Steward . “ C. P. Midgley .as Grand Steward. “ R. IT. Bradley Grand Tiler.

Past Grand Officer present: F. H. Busbee, Past Grand Master.

The following lodges were represented: Nos. 40, 97, 1 14, 218, 475 and 500. The acting Grand Master announced that the Special Communication of the Grand Lodge was called for the purpose of paying the last respects to our deceased Grand Chap- lain, Bro. A. A. Marshall. The Grand Master appointed as pall-bearers: B. R. Lacy, T. W. Harding, R. N. Simms, j. H. Alford, J. A. Briggs, L. H. Adams, Walter Clark, F. L. Mahler, J. J. Towler, T. E. Green and W. E. Faison. A Committee, consisting of Brothers T. B. Womack,

S. J. Hinsdale and H. C. Butler, was appointed to draft suitable resolutions and report same to the Grand Lodge. GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 157

The following telegram was received:

Bradley., Grand Tiler Raleigh A’. C. : H. , R. ,

Show all courtesies due Grand Officer. Ask John Nichols perform any ceremonies necessary.

H. I. Clark, Grand Master.

Bro. R. N. Simms offered the following resolution, which was adopted:

That the Resolved, Grand Treasurer be authorized and directed to pay the Grand Tiler, upon the order of Acting Grand Master John Nichols, such sum as will cover the expenses incurred by the said Grand Tiler in preparing for the observance by the Grand Lodge of the funeral of our deceased brother, Rev. Dr. A. A. Marshall.

The Grand Lodge marched in procession to the residence of our deceased brother and escorted his remains to the First Baptist Church, and thence to the cemetery, where the usual funeral ceremonies were performed. Upon returning to the Hall the Grand Lodge was closed in ample form by Past Grand Master Nicholst John Nichols, A ttest: Acting Grand Master. W. W. Willson, Acting Grand Secretary. — 6

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INDEX.

A PAGES.

Abstract of Returns from Subordinate Lodges 132— 143 Address of Grand Master 15— 25 Address of Grand Master— Report of Committee on 63 Address of Grand Orator 83—88 Addresses of Grand Officers 2 Advisory Board of Orphan Asylum 112 Allen Claim—Report of Special Committee on 61 —62 Allen Claim—Special Committee appointed to investigate 62

Allen Claim— Report of Investigating Committee „ 67— 68 A. & M. College— Communication from President of 75

Amendment to Sec. 1, Art. XVIII of By-laws—Introduced. 66 Amendment to Sec. t, Art. XVIII of By-laws— Adopted no Appeals— Reports of Committee on 65—66, 7g—80, 108 — 109 Assistant Grand Secretary—Compensation of 80 Assistant Grand Treasurer— Election of 105 Assistant Grand Treasurer— Resolution to elect 105 Assistant Grand Treasurer—-Resolution relative to office of 107 Auditor—Reports of 59— t B

Belmont Lodge—Communication from 70— 71 Board of Directors of Orphan Asylum—Report of 35—38 By-laws— Resolution to amend—Introduced 64 By-laws— Resolution to amend— Adopted no c

Charity—Report of Special Committee on 54— 56 Charter presented to Grand Lodge on behalf of F. D. Winston no Charters and Dispensations— Report of Committee No. 1 on.... 53 Charters and Dispensations of — Report Committee No. 2 on ... 53—54 Credentials— Report of Committee on 6— 15 Custodians of the Work— Resolution to appoint 57— 58 Custodians of the Work—Report of Special Committee 82—83 Custodians of the Work— Report of Special Committee Adopted 108 GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 159

D PAGES. Director of Orphan Asylum— Elected 105 E

Excursion June 24th— Resolution relative to 63—64 f

Finance— Report of Committee on—Introduced 71 Finance— Report of Committee on— Adopted 111 First day—Evening session 5— 52 Foreign Grand Lodges— List of 126— 127 Foreign Correspondence—Motion to print report on 61 Foreign Correspondence—Report of Committee on Appendix Fraternal Dead— Report of Committee on 64—65 G

Grand Lecturers—Requested to exemplify work 67 Grand Librarian—Appointment of 113 Grand Librarian—Report of 32—33 Grand Lodges— List of 128 Grand Lodge—Opening of 5 Grand Lodges—Representatives of 129 Grand Lodge of N. C. —Representatives of 130 Grand Master—Address of 15— 25 Decisions 19— 21 Dispensations ig Dispensations to form new lodges 18 Fraternal Dead 22— 23 Masonic Temple 24— 25 Orphan Asylum 24 Recommendations 25 Sister Grand Jurisdictions 21 — 22 Special Communications 23— 24 State of the Craft 16— 18 Suspensions 18— 19 Grand Master’s Address— Report of Committee on 63 Grand Officers— Election of 105 Grand Officers—Installation of nr— 112 Grand Officers— List of 3 Grand Officers present 5 Grand Orator—Address of 83—88 Grand Orator— Appointment of 113 Grand Orator—Resolution of thanks to 88 160 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

PAGES. Grand Representatives present 6 Graiid Secretaries—Addresses of 128 Grand Secretary— Report of 29—34 Charters surrendered 32 Grand Representatives 32 Library 32—33 Lodges revived 32 New lodges 31 Recapitulation of Returns 34 Revenue 33 Grand Secretary— Report of Special Committee to present testimonial to 63 Grand Treasurer— Report of 26— 28

Installation of Grand Officers . in — 112 Installing Officers — Appointment of m

Jurisprudence— Report of Committee on 77—78 L

Lodges— List of 114— 125 M

Marshall, Dr. A. A. — Report of .Special Committee on Me- morial of 58— 59 Masonic Bazaar— Report of Special Committee on 106— 107 Masonic Law— Report of Special Committee to Codify 56—57 Masonic Picnics 62 Masonic Temple— Report of Committee on 89— 104 Masonic Temple— Resolution in regard to report on 88—89 Mocksville Picnic 62—63 o

Orphan Asylum—Advisory Board of 112 Orphan Asylum— Director elected 105 Orphan Asylum— Report of Board of Directors 35—38 Orphan Asylum— Report of Committee on 66—67 Orphan Asylum— Report of Superintendent 40—50 Orphan Asylum— Report of Treasurer.. 39—40 GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 161

P PAGES.

Past Grand Officers present 5

Propositions and Grievances— Report of Committee No. 1 on. ... 81—82 Propositions and Grievances— Report of Committee No. 2 on 109—no

Reports of Auditor 59— 61 Report of Board of Directors of Orphan Asylum 35— 38 Reports of Committee on Appeals 65—66, 79—80, 108— 109 Report of Committee No. 1 on Charters and Dispensations 53 Report of Committee No. 2 on Charters and Dispensations 53— 54 Report of Committee on Credentials 6— 15 Report of Committee on Finance 71, in Report of Committee on Foreign Correspondence Appendix Report of Committee on Fraternal Dead 64— 65 Report of Committee on Grand Master’s Address 63 Report of Committee on Jurisprudence 77— 78 Report of Committee on Masonic Temple 89— 104

Report of Committee No. 1 on Propositions and Grievances... 81 — 82 Report of Committee No. 2 on Propositions and Grievances.... 109— no Report of Committee No. 1 on Returns of Subordinate Lodges 69— 70 Report of Committee No. 2 on Returns of Subordinate Lodges 75—77 Report of Committee No. 3 on Returns of Subordinate Lodges 72— 73 Report of Committee on Resolutions from St. John’s Lodge No. 96 78 Report of Grand Librarian 32—33 Report of Grand Secretary..... 29— 34 Report of Grand Treasurer 26— 28 Report of Investigating Committee on Allen Claim 67—68 Report of Special Committee on Allen Claim 61 —62 Report of Special Committee on Charity 54— 56 Report of Special Committee to Codify Masonic Law 56—57 Report of Special Committee on Custodians of the Work 82—83, 108 Report of Special Committee on Masonic Bazaar 106— 107 Report of Special Committee on Memorial of Dr. A. A. Mar- shall 58 — 59 Report of Special Committee to present testimonial to Grand Secretary 63 Report of Superintendent of Orphan Asylum 40— 50 Report of Treasurer of Orphan Asylum 39—40 21 162 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE.

PAGES. Resolutions from St. John’s Lodge No. 96 73— 74 Resolution of thanks to F. D. Winston no Resolution of thanks to Grand Orator 88 Resolution of thanks to participants in drama for benefit of Temple Fund. 107— 108 Resolution relative to excursion June 24th 63—64 Resolution relative to office of Assistant Grand Treasurer 107 Resolution relative to appropriation for benefit of B. Walker.... in Resolution relative to report on Masonic Temple 88—89 Resolution to amend By-laws 64, no Resolution to appoint Custodians of the Work 57—58 Resolution to elect Assistant Grand Treasurer 105 s

Second day— Morning session 53—68 Second day—Afternoon session 69—80 Second day— Evening session 81 — 105 Special Communication at Greensboro 145— 147 Special Communication at Oxford 147— 154 Special Communication at Raleigh 156— 157 Special Communication at Taylorsville 144— 145 Special Communication at Wilkesboro 154— 155 Standing Committees.. 51 —52 Standing Committees for ensuing year 112 T

Tellers—Appointed 104— 105 Temple of Fraternity, St. Louis 61 Third Day—Morning session 106— 113 1 1

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Report of foreign 'Correspondence,

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Masons of North Carolina:

Your Committee on Correspondence begs leave to pre-

sent its Seventh Annual Report, which contains a review

of the transactions of fifty-one Grand Lodges, all that have been received.

It is gratifying to be able to say that the Masonic fra-

ternity throughout the world is harmonious and prosperous, and that Grand Lodges, private lodges and individual

Masons are vying with each other in the performance of their duty, especially in that of caring for the aged and

indigent brother, the widow and the fatherless. It may be stated in this connection, and it is hoped without a viola-

tion of a proper sense of modesty, that the Grand Lodge of North Carolina has been made the recipient of hearty commendation from other Grand Jurisdictions on account of

its early and successful efforts in establishing and maintaining the Oxford Orphan Asylum, and in thus preparing for useful lives thousands of children who else might have gone astray and become a menace to the State. The success of North Carolina Masonry in bringing

these waifs to its sheltering arms has proven an object lesson to other Grand Lodges and demonstrated that incalculable good may be done without imposing very onerous exactions upon the Craft. Closely linked with the material prosperity of Grand Lodges are the evidences of progress toward the higher

plane of Masonic life witnessed everywhere and in every Grand Jurisdiction. This upward moral trend has been ascribed to the 2 APPENDIX.

intrinsic tendency of Freemasonry to elevate its votaries ; to the genius of the times, which forbids any halting on the way to the front; and to the influence of the rulers and serv- ants of the Craft. Whatever the factors may be, the result

is seen by observant brethren in every clime, who report

that Masonry is more useful, more influential for good, than

at any other period of its history. John A. Collins, for the Committee. LIST OF PROCEEDINGS REVIEWED Alabama 1901 New Hampshire 1902 Arizona 1901 New Jersey 1902 British Columbia 1902 New Mexico 1900 California 1901 New South Wales 1901, 1902 Canada 1902 New York 1902 Connecticut 1902 New Zealand 1901, 1902 Delaware 1902 Ohio 1902 District of Columbia 1901 Oklahoma 1902 Florida 1902 Oregon 1902 Georgia 1901 Pennsylvania 1901 Illinois 1902 Prince Edward Island 1902 Indiana 1902 Quebec 1902 Iowa 1902 Rhode Island 1901, 1902 Ireland 1901 South Carolina 1902 Kansas 1902 South Dakota 1902 Louisiana 1902 Scotland 1901, 1902 Maine 1902 Tennessee 1902 Manitoba 1902 Texas 1901 Maryland 1901 Utah 1902

Massachusetts 1901 Vermont ...T. 1902 Michigan 1902 Victoria 1901 Minnesota 1902 Virginia 1901 Mississippi 1902 West Virginia 1901 Missouri 1902 Wisconsin 1902 Nebraska 1902 Wyoming 1902

Nevada 1902 i

Missing—Arkansas, Colorado, England, Idaho, Indian Territory, Kentucky, Montana, New Brunswick, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, South Australia. :

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ALABAMA— 1901.

8ist Annual. Montgomery. December 3, 4.

ORTRAITS of three deceased Grand Officers appear in P this volume— Past Grand Master, and for ten years Grand Secretary, Henry Clay Armstrong; Past Grand Mas- ter Francis Leigh Pettus, and James M. Brundige, Honor- ary Past Grand Master. The Grand Master, R. M. Cunningham, contributed eloquent memorial addresses, in which these deceased brethren were shown to be good men, good citizens, good Masons. They were buried with the honors and ceremonials of the Craft. A little more than eleven pages of the volume is given to the recital of decisions reported, 91 in number, besides the space occupied by reports of the Jurisprudence Commit- tee in its efforts to fit and patch. The Grand Master made a very strong appeal in his address for the inauguration of practical efforts for the erection, equipment and maintenance of a Widows’ and Or- phans’ Home. A resolution submitted by the Finance Com- mittee was adopted, looking to the submission of the following amendment to the Constitution to the Subordinate Lodges

A PROPOSITION TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION.

it Resolved That the Constitution of this Grand Lodge be “ Be , amended as follows: “That Sec. 21 of Article VI shall read: Every Lodge shall, on or before the first day of every Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, make to the Grand Secretary a return in writing, showing who are its officers and members, the dates of admission to membership, initiations, passing and raisings, the names of those persons rejected, suspended, expelled, reinstated, withdrawn or dead, with the dates annexed, since the last return; and for each and every officer and member returned, excepting those ministers who are actively engaged in preaching the Gospel, shall pay to the Grand Secretary not more than one dollar and :

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fifty cents, one dollar of which shall be set aside for the establishment and maintenance of a Masonic Widows’ and Orphans’ Home, for the space of five years, and after the expiration of five years, shall pay the sum of one dollar, of which fifty cents shall be set aside for the support and maintenance of the Masonic Widows’ and Orphans’ Home.”

The Order of the Eastern Star has so commended itself to the Craft of Alabama that Grand Lodge adopted these resolutions

“ Resolved That this Grand Lodge heartily endorses the Order of , the Eastern Star, and commends it to the Master Masons, their wives, widows, daughters, sisters and mothers. “ Be it further resolved, That the Grand Lodge hereby extends the use and privileges of this Temple to the Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star for its annual convocations.”

It is noted that the salary of the Grand Secretary has been reduced from $1,800 to $1,500 per annum, and extra clerical service from $200 to $100. The number of lodges is 389, and the membership 12,783. The Report on Correspondence is the excellent work of Bro. William Y. Titcomb and embraces a review of the Pro- ceedings of 58 Grand Lodges, including those of North Carolina for 1901. For pleasant personal reference Brother Titcomb places us under obligation. He thus expresses some of his beliefs and disbeliefs:

“We do not believe in Cipher Ritual. “We do believe in the necessity for the actual presence of the Charter. “We do not believe in the perpetual jurisdiction over rejected material, when said material has moved out of the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge, under which the rejection occurred. “We do not believe in the doctrine of dependent membership. “We do believe that all dimits should be without recommendation. “We do not believe that the requirement as to time in conferring degrees should be dispensed with, under any circumstances. APPENDIX. 5

“We do believe that Grand Lodge should, with strong grip, choke the life out of political methods —canvassing for office, etc. “We do believe in placing a higher estimate on brains and heart than on fingers and toes. — But enough of this.”

Russell M. Cunningham, M. IT. Grand Master. Geo. A. Beauchamp, R. IV. Grand Secretary.

ARIZONA-1901

20TH Annual. Prescott. November 12 .

HE address of Grand Master George Montague, whose likeness forms the frontispiece, is a comparatively brief paper, but at the same time reports on the usual topics in these annual reports. Grand Master Montague gives this good and sufficient reason for refusing to grant dispensation to confer the three degrees at one communication of the lodge:

“I cannot grant the dispensation, as by so doing I would come in conflict with Section 82 Article III, of the Constitution of the Grand , Lodge of Arizona, and to my view it would be doing an injustice to the candidate, as he would remember scarcely anything of the duties and obligations of a Mason, and would be unable to work and prove him-

self as such, which I would consider w’ould be more of a hardship than to remain sufficient time to become proficient in each degree before proceeding farther.”

The dismemberment of the Gran Dieta is reported to the Grand Lodge, and the constituents of the defunct organization are commended to the Craft of Arizona as deserving fraternal recognition. The Grand Lodge, speaking through the Correspondence Committee, says:

“In relation to Mexican Masonry we feel that we cannot but regret that the hopes which many had nourished, that the organization of the Gran Dieta would serve to regularize the practice of Freemasonry in that country, have not been realized. We believe that a strong re_ straining power is needed to control the system and keep it within due

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bounds among that people, and we trust that the efforts to establish properl}' constituted Grand Lodges, which must undoubtedly follow the disbandment of the Gran Dieta, will soon prove successful and that we may realize at an early date that such a Grand Lodge, or Grand Lodges, are in such condition as to become worthy members of the family of recognized Grand Lodges of the world. .At present we are of the opinion that the course indicated by our Most Worshipful Grand Master will best subserve the interests of our Order, and therefore recommend that the question of recognition of the Grand Lodge del Valle de Mexico be postponed for further consideration.”

The Craft of Arizona contributed $277 to the relief of the Jacksonville fire sufferers. There are 939 Master Masons and 17 lodges. The Report on Correspondence is the very excellent work of Bro. Chas. D. Belden, who in 162 pages has given his brethren an attractive condensation of the doings of Freemasonry in the United States and part of British North America. North Carolina for 1901 is indebted to Brother Belden for a full summary of its transactions, and this

reporter is under obligation for kind personal reference. Those of the Arizona Craft who have an ambition to advance beyond the boundary of the catechism can do no better than read this fine contribution of Brother Belden.

John J. Sweeney, M. W. Grand Master.

George J. Roskruge, R. IV. Grand Secretary.

BRITISH COLUMBIA— 1902.

31ST Annual. Victoria. June 19.

UST at the opening of Grand Master F. McB. Young’s J address this flattering statement is made:

‘‘The Fraternity is to be congratulated on the present prosperous condition of Masonry. A healthy activity prevails, and today we have every reason to feel proud of the condition of the Craft in our Juris- diction.” :

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Appropriate reference is made to those of the Fraternity who have died within the year. Mild complaint is made by the Grand Master of petty piracies committed by the Grand Lodges of Canada and

Manitoba, but it may be put down as certain that these apparent infractions of inter-jurisdictional law will be satisfactorily explained, and show in the end that candidates have told little fibs. Nine decisions are reported and they everj? one seem to us to be grounded on good sense and the principles of Masonry. We quote the first (question A) for the purpose of showing the very severe rebuke administered to the Mas- ter, the Committee and the membership generally, for the carelessness which seems to have prevailed in that lodge. This consumes much of the space of British Columbia, but the opinions of the Grand Master deserve wide publication

“Question A. —A candidate receives the E. A. degree. During the ceremony it was discovered that he had lost the thumb of his right hand. Can he be advanced? “Answer. — No. One who is unable to communicate, receive and perform all the essentials of Masonic recognition, unaided by artificial means, is physically disqualified from taking the three degrees. “In this particular instance it seems that the defect existed previous to the initiation of the candidate, and as he appears from the correspondence to have been a ‘personal friend of nearly every member of the lodge,’ and ‘a most intimate friend’ of the W. M., it is incom- prehensible to me why his petition was ever presented, when the defect mentioned must have been apparent to all. “The action of the committee, on his petition, in making a favorable report to the lodge, which they must have done, is most reprehen- sible. It is the duty of that committee ‘to make strict examination into the moral, mental, physical and other proper qualifications of the applicant, and to report thereon.’ To send in a report, favorable to an applicant, who has lost the thumb of his right hand, shows that the members of that committee have not done their duty. “Speaking generally I would point out that a committee in charge of this important branch of Masonic work has a most important and responsible duty to perform, that of determining whether or not an applicant is a fit and proper person to be made a Mason. The examination should be most thorough and critical, for, as a general rule, the lodge will act on its report. APPENDIX.

"It not unfrequently happens that the members of such a committee will answer, a few moments before the report is presented, and a month after they have been appointed, the questions submitted to them upon the most superficial information and without, as in the present case, any apparent regard to the consequences. “The W. M. cannot be too careful in the selection of the Brethren who are to discharge this important duty, and should see to it that they perform their duties in a proper manner, and the lodge should refuse to receive the report until it has been assured that the fullest investigation has been made. "Masonry does not begin and end in any one particular lodge. Its ramifications now extend to every quarter of the civilized globe, and embraces over two million members. It would be well then to remember that when you make a Mason he becomes a member not only of

your lodge, but of this great brotherhood as well, and that it is a duty which you owe, not only to yourselves, but to the humblest Mason in the most remote corner of the earth, that every one received can be marked as sterling.”

Refusal to grant dispensations to . confer degrees on Sunday, and to form two weak lodges go to show that the Grand Master has the good of the Craft at heart, and the courage to do what he thinks is best. Bro. W. A. DeWolf Smith, in behalf of the Correspond- ence Committee, submitted two special reports—one declining to take part in the establishment of an “International Masonic Office,” and the other refusing at present to recognize any Masonry in the Republic of Mexico —and they were both adopted. Usually the reports of Finance Committees are not very attractive. This remark is not applicable to the report of Brothers H. M. Rich and P. McNaughton, who seem to think that only the strictest business principles should be applied to the management of Grand Lodge funds, and with marvelous courage they point out where better methods should prevail. They deserve well of the Craft. There are 36 lodges, with a total membership of 2,355. The Report on Correspondence, the sixth, is a review of the transactions of 66 Grand Lodges, North Carolina for 1902 of the number, and is the good work of Bro. W. A. DeWolf Smith. : .

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This review of 217 pages, or more than half the volume, gives a summary of the transactions of each Grand Lodge, taking special note of the legislation enacted. His com- ments are direct, forcible and fraternal, and there is not one page which will not repay perusal, E. E. Chipman, M. IV. Grand Master.

R. E. Brett, R. IV. Grand Secretary

CALIFORNIA— 1901

5 2nd Annual. San Francisco. October 8.

HE exordium of Grand Master James A. Foshay’s T address is a beautiful presentation of the advances which have been made in those things that are conducive to higher and better living within one hundred years, and of the part which Masonry has taken in this evolution, and should continue to take in the future. We are tempted to quote a paragraph

“The twentieth century conies to us with a glorous outlook for happier and holier times. The heritage of the twentieth century from the nineteenth is certainly a most excellent one. The horse and ox give way to the locomotive, bicycle and automobile; the goose quill to the fountain pen and typewriter; the sickle to the mowing machine and harvester; the needle to the sewing and knitting machine; the hand printing press to the wonderful cylinder press and Linotype; the leather fire bucket to the steam fire engine; the staircase to the eleva- tor; the low, one-story wood, stone and adobe buildings to the steel structures of thirty-storied sky-scrapers. Two dozen members of the solar system, and a million stars only were known a hundred years ago, while today our astronomers have made the acquaintance of five hundred members of the solar system and of a hundred million stars. The nineteenth century received history as events recorded and remembered; the twentieth gives them to our children through the kineto- scope and phonograph.”

The list of the distinguished dead who have fallen in the conflict is reviewed by the Grand Master and a tribute paid to the memory of President McKinley. 10 APPENDIX.

The function of corner-stone laying called for eight Special Communications. In answer to the cry of distress from Jacksonville the Grand Master directed the Grand Secretary to send $500 to

the sufferers, and to advise if more were needed it would be forthcoming. The Masonic Home is in a very satisfactory condition, as shown by the reports of the Trustees and the Superin- tendent. The population consists of 37 old men, 15 old women, 21 boys and 10 girls, and all are reported to be generally contented and happy. The children go to school, but are also taught to work with their hands indeed, the wise ; 'policy of the management is to keep all the inmates pleas- antly employed. The expense per capita for clothing and supplies is $14.71 per month. Seventeen of the boys are organized into a brass band and receive instruction from one of the inmates of the Home. The Trustees make this sensible appeal to the Craft in

behalf of these children :

“All the children at the Home are doing well. They are attending school regularly, and the teachers report favorably in regard to their learning, ability and attention to their duties. We expect them all to grow up to be good men and women. And again, brethren, we desire to remind you that these children are sacred charges upon the

Fraternity. That the mere giving to them of bread and shelter is neither the beginning nor end of the duty we owe to them and to their fathers who were our brethren. It is our duty to see that they grow up to be good citizens and good men and women. It is our duty to see that they are well equipped for the battle of life. They must receive, so far as possible, the best of training; they must be taught not only in the schools, but the}’ must be given an opportunity to learn a trade. The Trustees cannot accomplish this purpose unaided. Every member of the Fraternity must assist, and we are pleased to say that during the year several inquiries have been made tending to show that the brethren in general were taking an interest in the Home and that they desire to take care of some of the children. The Trustees have not felt it wise to permit any of our orphans to leave the Home, as we have not thought that they were sufficiently advanced for the purpose, but dur- :

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ing the coming year, several of the older boys and girls must be provided with the means of learning some useful trade or occupation and of earning a livelihood. We want you all to bear this in mind, and when you go to your home, make inquiry if there be any opportunity for these boys and girls and if you can do anything let the Trustees know at once.”

The Grand Lodge last year relaxed the cast-iron physical perfection rules, and Grand Master Foshay in one of his decisions gives a schedule of defects which exclude or may admit a candidate. The Jurisprudence Committee takes this broad and sensible view of the whole question

“The nature of some of the questions indicate that there are some Masters of Lodges who seem to think that the amendment of Regula- tion No. ii has thrown the door of Masonry wide open for all applicants for the degrees, so far as their physical qualifications are concerned. Such, however, is not the case. The amended regulation requires that the candidate for the degrees must have ‘no maim or defect in his body (or in the members thereof) that may render him incapable of learning the art,’ and that he must be ‘physically able to conform, literally, to what the several degrees, respectively, require of him.’ With this language for their guidance it ought to be very easy for the Master of a Lodge, or for a committee of investigation, to instantly determine the eligibility of a candidate in almost every case under consideration, without referring the matter to the Grand Master for his decision.”

In reading the reports of the different Boards of Relief we find that the San Francisco Board contributed to one case from North Carolina $194.50, of which $145.00 has been repaid, and the Los Angeles Board paid $10.00 to a Tarheel and no repayment yet.

There are 271 lodges, one, “Manila,” No. 342, located at Manila, Philippine Islands, with a total membership of 22,776. The Report on Correspondence is the work of Past Grand Master William A. Davies and covers 160 pages of this bulky volume. He compresses everything of interest : .

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into the smallest space, but leaves nothing of importance unnoticed. The Proceedings of North Carolina for 1901 receive due consideration at the hands of Brother Davies.

William Sewall Wells, .)/. IV. Grand Master. George Johnson, R. W. Grand Secretary

CANADA — 1902 .

471H Annual. Windsor. July 16, 17.

ORTRAITS of four Grand Masters in full regalia adorn P the volume — W. R. White, K. C., 1894, 1895; Hon. Wm. Gibson, 1896, 1897; E. T. Malone, K. C., 1898, 1899; R. B. Hungerford, 1900^ 1901. The fatal illness which overtook Grand Master Hunger- ford in three weeks after his installation placed the cares of government on the Deputy Grand Master, John E. Harding, who performed the new and unexpected duties so well as to merit* and receive the commendation of Grand Lodge. The address of the Acting Grand Master reports on the usual topics in these papers. He recommends the revocation of the Charter of Royal Solomon Mother Lodge in Jerusalem on account of gross violations of Masonic law and common decency, and Grand Lodge acted promptly in the matter. Brother Harding says in part

“Notwithstanding the suspension of this Lodge it still continued to hold meetings, attended by members of the craft of other jurisdictions. I caused a circular letter to be prepared and mailed by the Grand Secretary to all Grand Lodges with whom we are in communication, informing them of the suspension of this Lodge. Since the issue of the above mentioned circular, a letter written by the W. M. of the Lodge, admitting grave irregularities, has been placed in my hands. I have also received from the Grand Secretary letters from several individuals who claim to have been defrauded by this Lodge and asking Grand Lodge to repay the moneys improperly exacted from them, in every instance the sum paid has been largely in excess of the fee for :

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initiation in said Lodge. I have also received from M. W. Bro. J. Ross Robertson a copy of the minutes of the Lodge from its institution on the 7th day of May, 1873, until and including the minutes of their regular meeting on the 4th day of May, 1901 A careful perusal of the minutes has convinced me that this Warrant should never have been granted, owing to the impossibilities of due supervision of the work of the Lodge. From the first meeting the Lodge has persistently violated the constitution.”

Dedications and corner-stone laying called for several Special Communications. Many official visits were made. Dispensations were granted for the formation of five new lodges. On the subject of physical qualifications the Grand Mas- ter is conservative, and says

‘‘Several applications have been made to me during my term for rulings on physical qualifications of candidates. The W. M. of the Lodge is appointed the judge by section 220 of the book of Constitution. The best guide I can refer them to is the rule laid down by M. W. Bro. Henderson in 1SS0, as follows: “ ‘Unless a candidate be in a condition to receive, perform and communicate all parts of the ceremonies and duties of the Order he is not eligible. He must be capable of making himself known in the dark as well as in the light. The capacity referred to is natural without ” artificial assistance.’

The condition of 'the Craft is reported to be most flourishing. More than half the volume, or 253 pages, is taken up by reports of the District Deputies, and the opportunity is thus given to the officers of Grand Lodge to know the exact condition of every Subordinate Lodge. The Board of Benevolence reports having disbursed in charity the sum of $12,345.00, and the lodges have expended nearly as much. On the recommendation of the Correspondence Com- mittee fraternal recognition was extended to the Grand Lodge of Costa Rica.

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There are 372 lodges and a total membership of 28,-421, a gain of 1,482. The Report on Correspondence, 112 pages, is the work of Bro. Henry Robertson and reviews the Proceedings of 62 Grand Lodges, North Carolina for 1902 of the number.

[. E. Harding, K. C., M. IV. Grand Master.

]. J. Mason, M. W. Grand Secretary.

CONNECTICUT— 1902.

1 14TH Annual. Hartford. January 15.

HIS handsome volume contains good likenesses of the Grand Master, Frederick S. Stevens, of the Grand Sec- retary and Grand Treasurer, Brothers John H. Barlow and Miles W. Graves, and of three deceased brethren— Leonard A. Dickinson, Grand Junior Warden in 1886; John Wesley Paul, Grand Secretary, 1865, 1866, and Rev. Cornelius G. Bristol, Grand Chaplain in 1898, 1899, 1900. The address of the Grand Master is an excellent presentation of the work of his administration, showing very clearly that harmony and prosperity prevail. Appropriate reference is made to the Masonic dead and a circular letter issued to the Craft announcing the untimely death of President McKinley by the hand of an assassin. Not as many visits were made as the Grand Master had planned for the benefit of the weak lodges especially, but his District Deputies by their zeal made up in part for his absence and report the lodges in good shape. A very gratifying statement is that there was no occasion for making a decision or ruling. Brief announcement is made that the Grand Master contributed $200 to the relief of the Jacksonville sufferers. Grand Lodge commended him for his prompt action. The exchange of courtesies between the officers of the neighboring Jurisdictions of New York, Massachusetts, New :

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Jersey and Connecticut is in evidence every year, and is a practice deserving regular observance. Clandestine Masonry is referred to by the Grand Master and the Grand Secretary. Brother Barlow says in his report

f ‘There are now in several of our Jurisdictions not only Clandestine Lodges, but Clandestine Grand Lodges, (I do not refer to Lodges of Colored Masons) and the utmost care is necessary to guard against these, noc only against admission of their members as visitors, but also against receiving dimits for affiliations from them- All dirnits coming from another Grand Jurisdiction should bear the certificate of the Grand Secretary of that Jurisdiction, and our Lodges issuing dimits to

be deposited in Sister Grand Jurisdictions should send them to me. I will certify to them and return free of expense.”

The needs of the Masonic Home required an enlargement of its accommodations entailing an expense of $12,000, which will be provided for. The dues per capita to Grand Lodge will hereafter be $1.00, of which 25 cents will be for Grand Lodge expenses and 75 cents for charity. The inmates of the Home are 59 in number, four of them orphan children. The cost of maintenance is put at a little over 40 cents a day and, as the Board reports:

“This includes all expenses of maintenance, also for water, ice, coal, medicines, physicians, nurses, telephone, feed of cattle, wages of domestics, farm labor and supplies, salary and support of Superintend- ent and his family, repairs, laundry, etc., and also the hospitable entertainment of the numerous visitors to the Home. It is believed that this record of economical administration cannot be excelled.”

The lodges number no, and the membership is 17,730,

a gain of 333. The Report on Correspondence is the eighth furnished maintains the good quality of his by Bro. J. H. Barlow, and former contributions. It covers 200 pages, or about two- thirds of the volume, and reviews all the American Grand Lodges and 18 Foreign Jurisdictions—66 in all. The North Carolina Proceedings for 1901 receive very courteous treatment and generous space from Brother Bar- :

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low. He seems to be surprised at the anomaly of converting what naturally should be a “Conclusion” into an “Introduc- tion,” and we confess to have had a design in the transposi- tion. Our reports are printed with the Proceedings and no part read to Grand Lodge except the introduction, which is simply an announcement of what we are trying to present for the pleasure and profit of the Craft of North Carolina; and this plan may induce some to look at the printed report who otherwise would never think of it at all.

Arthur C. Wheeler, M. IV. Grand Master.

John H. Barlow, R. IV. Grand Secretary.

DELAWARE— 1902.

96TH Annual. Wilmington. October i.

HE likeness of Grand Master George Massey Jones occupies the fly-leaf of the volume. His address is an excellent presentation of the work of his administration, without padding or pyrotechnics, and received the hearty commendation of his brethren. He makes this gratifying exhibit of the condition of the Craft

“The last ten years have been remarkable years of growth and prosperity in our jurisdiction. Not one Lodge has ceased to work, and, while no new Lodges have been instituted, a net increase in membership has been made of more than twenty-five per cent. This has rendered nearly all the Lodges large and active, and their present condition presage many years of faithful work for our beloved institution. “In my visitations I inquired particularly as to the financial condition of the Lodges, and found all of the treasuries in excellent condition. Quite a number own their own Lodge rooms, mostly fully paid for, and others are handsomely provided with productive investments.

It is extremely pleasant to report so favorably as to the physical and financial condition of the Craft, and I sincerely hope that prosperity and plenty may long be our lot.”

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of the individual lodges. The average membership is nearly ii 6, one lodge having only 19, the next lowest 42, and then up to the highest, 359. In this connection it seems that the action of G-rand Lodge in declining to erect new lodges was eminently wise. Only this decision is reported, and that cordially approved :

“I have been compelled to make only one decision during the year, and this was to Eureka Lodge, No. 23, where a candidate for initiation had the first finger on his right hand off at the second joint, and the second finger at the first joint and I decided that he was ineligible for initiation.”

Another factor contributing very largely to the well- being of the lodges is the requirement that the Grand Mas- ter shall visit during the year every lodge in the Jurisdic- tion. In Delaware, with its small territory, this work is not very hard, but the regulation has its influence in reminding the Grand Master that this duty may not be neglected. In four years the Grand Lodge will have reached its hundredth year of age and intends to properly celebrate the occasion, as is shown by the adoption of this report:

‘‘Your committee appointed to promulgate a program for the Cen- tennial of this Grand Lodge in 1906 and devise ways and means for carrying out the same would report that it is early yet to give any definite plan, but think the program should be of such proportions that the whole membership of the Jurisdiction may participate. To carryout this plan your committee estimates that it will entail an expense of about Twenty-five Hundred Dollars ($2500). To raise this amount we recommend the adoption of the following resolution: “ Resolved ‘That assessment be made upon each lodge of Twen- , an ” ty-five cents (25c.), for each and even' member per year four years.’

In the Grand Jurisdiction there are 21 lodges, having a total membership of 2,433. The Report on Correspondence, like that of last year, is the work of Rev. Bro. L. H. Jackson and is much less condensed than its predecessor. It covers 117 pages of fine .

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print and is interesting and valuable. North Carolina for 1902 receives kind consideration and the generous space of two pages. He has these good words to say of the Tar- heels:

“The Grand Master’s Address presented much of interest to the Craft of his Jurisdiction. We are happy to note that the true spirit of Masonry seems to be abroad in North Carolina and an era of great prosperity and usefulness is before her. “The Fraternity has increased in numbers and this increase is made up of the best type of North Carolina manhood. Quality has not been sacrificed in the interest of quantity. The report of the Grand Secre- tary shows a large increase in membership and revenue. We congratulate our brethren of the ‘Old North State’ and wish them abundant prosperity. We once had the privilege and pleasure of a sojourn of several months in that State, and our recollections of the Craft and people generally whom we met are exceedingly pleasant.”

Harry J. Guthrie, M. W Grand Master. Benjamin F. Bartram, R. IV. Grand Secretary

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA— 1901.

9 ist Annual. Washington. December 4.

HE portrait of Grand Master Harry Standiford occupies T the fly-leaf of this handsome volume. A Special Communication of Grand Lodge was held February 25th for the purpose of giving Masonic burial to the remains of the venerable and beloved Grand Secre- tary, William Reynolds Singleton, who had ceased from his labors two days before.

Another Special Communication wr as held April 29th for the purpose of exemplifying the work of the three degrees. The sum of $896.35 was contributed for the relief of the Jacksonville sufferers by Grand Lodge and its constituents. A Charter was granted to the newly formed William R. Singleton Lodge on May 8th, and the same lodge constituted on May 28th at a Special Communication called for that purpose. :

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Upon the invitation of Bro. James D. Richardson, Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite for the Southern Jurisdiction, this

Communication of Grand Lodge, Oct. 23, 1901, was called for the purpose of dedicating the statute of the late Bro. Albert Pike. After the ceremonies of dedication had been performed Bro. Frederick Webber, Secretary-General, in behalf of the Supreme Council, presented the statue to the United States in a beautiful address, from which this extract is taken

“This duty has been assigned to me perhaps because I personally knew Albert Pike, and had been more closely associated with him than any other member of the Supreme Council. We were personally intimate from 1851 until his death. Of all this body who met in Charles- ton in 1859 and who were then elected as members, I am today the only one living. “Monuments and statues are erected as recognition of men and their value to the country and to humanity, and casting aside all political or social reasons that might suggest the erection of this magnificent piece of work, our Supreme Council owed to him so much that it declined any assistance in its erection, personal or otherwise, and by vote of this body has erected and paid for it out of its own treasury. “Albert Pike was no ordinary man. He was one who was called to do a great work. He was a- friend of man : his mantle of love for the human family was broad as this world. I11 his teachings to his brethren of the Scottish Rite he inculcated reverence for the Great Creator, and in even- word he uttered or line he wrote he impressed upon all his belief in the Fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. The Congress of the United States recognized these facts, and although he may have been arrayed against the Government in the civil war, in peace he was its strong and earnest friend. Congress granted this spot of ground to this Supreme Council to erect its monument to him as a loyal soldier in the Mexican war, and as a scholar, poet, lawyer, and author, whose name and fame are known in every Christian country where light and knowledge and education are inculcated. It is fitting that the Supreme Council should present it to this great nation, where it will be ever an incentive to the rising generations of our youth. When this pedestal and figure shall have crumbled to dust the name and fame of Albert Pike will grow brighter and brighter as the ages roll by.”

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December 19th, the object of which is thus stated in the record

“This being the evening set apart for exercises in honor of the memory of the late R. W. Brother William Reynolds Singleton, Grand Secretary, elaborate preparations for the occasion had been made by the committee on arrangements, Bros. Charles Alvin Smith, William

R. Bushby, Benjamin W. Murch, Robert Armour, and Francis J. Wood- man. The walls were trimmed with smilax and hung with mourning emblems in bunting and crepe. The altar and Fast were banked with flowers and potted palms. In the rear of the platform hung a portrait of the venerable Grand Secretary, over which his name shone forth in electric lights. A tasteful souvenir program was distributed among the brethren.”

There are 26 lodges, and a membership of 6,257, a net gain of 309. The Report on Correspondence, 115 pages, is a review of the Proceedings of 62 Grand Lodges, North Carolina for 1901 of the number. Past Grand Master George W. Baird has given his brethren an excellent synopsis of the doings of other Grand Jurisdictions, and in his “Conclusion” thus states the purpose which has animated him in his labors

“In the preceding pages it has been our purpose to select from the reports such parts as appear of most interest; particularly such decisions, rulings, etc., as differ from our own practice. “We have read the reports of our contemporaries as we try to read our Bible, i. e., for what we may find, not for what we want to find. “We have endeavored to present an impartial review of the reports of our corresponding Grand Lodges, which, we hope, will be satisfactory to them. “We have reviewed every report which reached us up to the day of our Annual Communication.”

Malcolm Seaton, M. W. Grand Master.

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FLORIDA-1902.

73RD Annual. Jacksonville. January 21.

PHOTOGRAPH of the Grand Master, James Carnell, A occupies the fly-leaf. Plis annual address is a well- written and dignified report of his conduct of the affairs of Grand Lodge for the past year and should be of interest to the Craft of the State. The duty to raise a fallen brother is thus beautifully presented

“Is a brother led astray by the erring propensities of his own nature? This charity prompts the true Mason to remind him of his faults, to whisper good counsel in his ear, and to aid and assist him in all his efforts at reformation. If need be she bends over the poor fallen brother, and with the broad mantle of brotherly love, hides from the enquiring and condemning gaze of the world the self inflicted shame and degradation, and at the first dawn of returning reason she lifts him again to his feet, and by gentle allurements endeavors to lead him back to the paths of rectitude and self respect.’’

In his reference to the Masonic dead Brother Carnell offers a high eulogy to the character of President McKinley, from which we extract this paragraph:

“In this, our sad hour, we do not think of Brother McKinley as the politician but it is the noble nature; the spotless character; the conscientious God-fearing man; the stainless life, private as well as public; the devoted son to whom the care of his age! mother was his first dut}' until she was reverently laid to rest; and the loving, thoughtful husband, whose watchful care of an invalid wife has touched the hearts of all.”

The report of the Relief Committee gives a good account of the Jacksonville fire, the rapidity with which it spread and the extent of the destruction. We make these extracts:

“The area destroyed contained the wealth of the city and was the most thickly populated residence and business portion; indeed all of the old original portion of the city of Jacksonville was utterly destroyed and not an ancient landmark left unobliterated. “The conflagration started at 12:30 p. m. and in six hours this vast

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territory of once happy homes and busy marts of trade was converted into literally ‘acres of ashes.’ “Hardly a single member of the Masonic Fraternity resident in the city, but that has been a sufferer from the fire, either in the loss of home, house, business or employment. “We find upon making as close an investigation as was possible to make that the money loss of the Fraternity in Jacksonville in the actual destruction of property to be about |i, 250,000.”

“The work of the committee has been to supply the necessaries of life to those who had for the most part, lost all. We have labored dili- gently to that end, that none might suffer and we believe that end has been accomplished. “We have buried our dead, taken care of the sick and poured the oil of joy into the hearts of the afflicted. “To the Fraternity throughout this broad land our hearts are over- flowing with gratitude and thankfulness and to them be the praise, for through their loving charity the homeless have shelter, there are none hungry, all are clad and the prayer of the widow and orphan in thanks- giving and blessing are theirs forever.”

Foreign relations are reported to be of the most ami- cable and satisfactory nature, now that the Grand Lodge of Washington has aligned itself with all the Grand Jurisdic- tions of the United States on the subject of Grand Lodg-e sovereignty. An exchange of Grand Representatives has been effected and commissions issued. The Clandestine Grand Lodge of Ohio with its 33 Subordinate Lodges is adverted to by the Grand Master and the Craft warned against them. The Grand Lodge of Florida has set its face sternly against the saloon and the liquor business to the extent of refusing to initiate or affiliate any person engaged in the making or selling liquor. The only decisions reported are those having a bearing on the liquor legislation of Grand Lodge, and the opinions of the Grand Master give mighty

little comfort to the whiskey men. The non-affiliate has troubled the Grand Master and will continue to exercise all the Grand Masters to the end of time and Masonry. So long as men pay out money for the gratification of curiosity, or as an investment from which big APPENDIX. 23

i and speedy returns are expected, just so long will the non-

affiliate be in evidence, and it is only occasionally that he is on the outside except from choice. Electioneering comes in for a few stripes, but they don’t

hurt and they don’t terrify anybody, and the politician is in the lodge, in the sanctuary, just as certainly as he is on the hustings. He has been always, is now, and is going to be everywhere forever. The presentation of a suitable jewel to Past Grand Mas- ter S. B. Wright was the occasion for the delivery of very graceful speeches by the Grand Master and by the recipient. Some of the brethren are very active in the effort to

commence laying plans for a Masonic Home, but it looks as

if there was yet a long time before it was expedient for so small a Jurisdiction to take up so heavy a load. There are 144 lodges and a membership of 4,623, a gain of 163, but an average membership too small to be healthy. The Correspondence Report is the first for many years and is the work of Past Grand Master Silas B. Wright, who exhibits a fitness and enthusiasm for the labor that would hardly be expected in a beginner. About two-thirds of the volume is taken up by this excellent and instructive report. The transactions of North Carolina for 1900 and 1901 receive fraternal notice from Brother Wright. We agree entirely with, the wisdom of his opinion as to hasty recognition of Grand Lodges, as disclosed in this paragraph from his “Conclusion”:

“Our Grand Lodge, as well as many of our Sister Grand Lodges, have made too much haste in the recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges, and many, will have to ‘investigate’ and ‘reconsider.’ The collapse of the Gran Dieta of Mexico leaves us ‘where we started' and our recognition of the Grand Lodge of Vera Cruz, and of the Federal Dis- ’’ trict of Mexico will need ‘investigating.’

James Carnell, JI. W. Grand Master.

Wilp.er R. Webster, R. If'. Grand Secretary. :

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GEORGIA— 1901.

1 1 5 t h Annual. Macon. October 29.

HE Grand Secretary, Brother Wolihin, announces his inability to comply with the order of Grand Lodge “to provide steel engravings of the Grand Master and Grand Secretary for this volume,” because of the engravers failing to be on time with the execution of their contract. The address of Grand Master Max Meyerhardt is an elaborate showing of his official acts and an eloquent presentation of the sentiments and dogmas on which Freema- sonry is based. The address itself and the efficient work of the Grand Master receive the unstinted praise of the Fra- ternity.

The condition of the Craft is reported to be in every way satisfactory

“Brethren, I bring you glad tidings of great joy. Never was Masonry in Georgia in a more flourishing and prosperous condition. Not a charter surrendered or forfeited during the year; a substantial increase in numbers for the first time in several years; six dispensations granted for new lodges; and above all, the moral standard of Masonry raised higher than ever before.”

The Masonic dead of the Jurisdiction receive eloquent tribute from the- Grand Master. The decisions reported are 23 in number and receive the unqualified approval of the Jurisprudence Committee and Grand Lodge. Without further light we can not accept No. 16 as

Masonic or just. Here it is:

“16. ‘Is one who, havingtaken the E. A. and F. C. degrees, afterwards becomes badly crippled in a railroad wreck, qualified in this condition to receive the M. M. degree?’ Held, he is not.”

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and, judging from, the enthusiasm with which they are reported, must have been pleasant and profitable. It is a cause of pride to the Grand Master to be able to report the financial condition of Grand Lodge very satisfactory, in fact, better than ever before, with a cash surplus of

$6, ooo. The report of the Committee on General Welfare was adopted, including this:

“We note with sorrow the dissolution of the Gran Dieta Symbolica of Mexico. “The Grand organizations of this Republic seem to partake of the character of the revolutions in the Latin Republics; they come up suddenly with a great harrade, and as quickly disappear. They resemble the character described in the little stanza :

“ ‘A vapor full of woes, Cuts a caper and down he goes.’

“However, as this Grand Body has heretofore recognized the con- federation of Grand Lodges within Mexico, we see no reason why the several Grand Lodges mentioned in the address from the representatives accredited the Gran Dieta, should not be recognized. The whole was no better than its parts, and the whole having been found good, the several parts are entitled to like recognition; we therefore recommend that this Grand Body formally recognize the several Grand Lodges mentioned, and exchange representatives therewith."

The Craft of Georgia acted promptly and liberally in aid of the distressed brethren in Jacksonville, the contributions amounting to $1,368.78. Grand Master Meyerhardt is committed to the erection of a Masonic Home in Georgia, and, although there is little more than $5,000 in sight, says “the Home must and will be built.” It maybe that the zeal of Brother Meyerhardt and of other influential Masons may sweep Grand Lodge off its feet and carry the project at the next Communication, but it seems very much better to go slow until the ways and means for building and maintenance are provided. A glance at the report of the Committee on Appeals and Grievances brings to mind the considerate plan used by ”

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the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania of publishing in the Pro- ceedings only the initials of the accused and “Lodge No. — as the lodge to which he belongs. It is certainly very much better than the display in cold type of the horrible things that Masons are supposed never to commit. The Recapitulation of the Grand Secretary shows the number of lodges to be 443, a gain of 10, and the membership to be 20,884, a gain of 1,512. The Report on Correspondence, a review of 50 Grand Lodge transactions, covers 119 pages of the volume and is the work of Bro. A. Q. Moody. North Carolina for 1901 received fraternal notice and liberal space. This is Brother Moody’s first try and we welcome him to the Round Table. Max Meyerhardt, M. W. Grand Master. W. A. Wolihin, R. W. Grand Secretary.

ILLINOIS— 1902.

63RD Annual. Chicago. October 7.

HE address of the Grand Master, George M. Moulton, is T thus described in the conclusion by himself:

“And now, my Brethren, I have laid before you the plain statement of my official acts during the past year, attempting no embellishment. The record, as presented, embraces every transaction and incident that is of sufficient importance to be preserved by publication in our proceedings. The voluminous file of letters received and letters sent, I propose to deposit in the archives of the M. W. Grand Lodge for future reference, if need be.”

This extract from the report of the Committee on Grand Master’s Address indicates the appreciation of his labors by his brethren:

“In conclusion your committee deem it their duty to state that the M. W. Grand Master has had a very busy year. He has personally visited sixty-three lodges, installed two Grand Officers, constituted five lodges, dedicated five halls and buildings, laid six corner-stones, vis- : : ’

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ited all the schools of instruction, and adjusted a large number of quite serious disputes in as many different lodges, to the entire satisfaction of all parties concerned, in addition to a voluminous correspondence and onerous performance of many other duties, all of which, he himself admits, have been ‘exacting and laborious.’ Nevertheless, after having taken a careful and discreet measure of his mental and physical capacity, your committee are of the opinion that his broad shoulders under a clear head with abundant experience will bear successfully another dose of responsibilities.”

The decisions of the Grand Master, nine in number, were published in a circular letter which was sent to each Subordinate Lodge in February, 1902. In the body of the address he devotes about two and a half pages to an argument in support of these rulings. The Jurisprudence Com- mittee’s report made sad work of several of these ruling's, and the Grand Master took the floor against its adoption, but received three pretty hard falls before the tussle ended.

It is surprising that the Grand Master should attempt the exercise of arbitrary power indicated in his report

“Several bases of imposition upon Lodges by petitioners who had been previously rejected in other Lodges and suppressed or misrepre- sented the fact of previous rejection were reported, and in each instance the offender was ordered to be placed on trial with the injunction that in the event of conviction, no punishment less than expulsion would be deemed adequate. With one exception, where extenuating circumstances were in evidence, and the sentence correspondingly mitigated, the injunction was heeded. The most flagrant case of this nature was that of a petitioner who had been rejected more than once in a neighboring jurisdiction, who grossly deceived one of the Chicago Lodges, was elected and received the degrees therein. A disclosure of his previous record brought about a trial and conviction, with sentence of definite suspension. Naturally our Brethren of Wisconsin felt that justice had not been invoked to its fullest extent. Upon investigation, learning that circumstances were as alleged, and admitted by the

accused, I ordered so much of the proceedings of the Lodge as fixed the punishment at definite suspension to be set aside, and that the accused be expelled from all rights and privileges of Masonryq due notice to be extended and record made thereof, all of which was done. ’

The disapproval of the Committee and of Grand Lodge

is thus temperately expressed :

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“Your committee does not approve the right of the Most Worship- ful Grand Master to order the expulsion of a Mason convicted of an unmasonic offence, when the Lodge has already voted for definite suspension. This committee does not doubt but that the severer punishment was deserved, but thinks it could only be inflicted by the Lodge itself, acting freely, or bv this M. W. Grand Lodge, upon an appeal to it.”

The Grand Master is very earnest in his recommendation that a Masonic Home be at once established and says in part

“Hence, it is seen that this form of Masonic work has received the concurrence or practical approval of a large majority of the governing bodies of our institution in this country. The day has gone by when such propositions can be classed as a fad or fancy. They have been tried and proved as the best practical form of caring for the aged and infirm brother, the helpless widow and destitute orphan of our Frater- nity. It is time that Illinois, usually foremost in progress, should take its place in column, and from now forward practically illustrate the great and important lesson of charity which is so deeply impressed and forcefully inculcated in every degree of Masonry.”

The report of the Special Committee on the Miller bequest is a strong paper in which most of the organized Masonic Charities of the United States are referred to as showing that they are eminently successful in meeting the objects for which they were established, and that they impose no unwelcome burdens on the Craft. The Commit- tee recommended that 200 acres of the Miller land be kept for farming purposes and 64 acres for proposed buildings and landscape gardening; that Grand Lodge take over all the property and effects of the Illinois Masonic Orphans’ Home and the Illinois Masonic Home for the Aged and make suitable provision for the establishment, enlargement and maintenance of the consolidated institutions; that appropriations of money be made and trustees appointed to super- vise the work and see that the machinery necessary to accomplish this important enterprise be at once set in motion. This report and an additional report from the same Com-

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that not many years will pass before Grand Lodge will have a Home of which she will be proud. The report of the Committee on Obituaries, presented by Bro. Jas. B. McFatrick, is very eloquent and contains some very beautiful thoughts. We clip this reference to the death of President McKinley as a specimen of the contents of the report:

“The nation paused and in the silence the whispering of the zephyr seemed discordant. The great wheels of industry were still; the rush of humanity through a million streets had ceased; the man stood still amidst his pressing responsibilities and the child forsook his play upon the green. Eighty millions of people bowed their heads and wept. Death had chilled the heart of the republic, and the most impressive five minutes of a century passed slowly through clouds and tears, and a silence like that of the sepulcher at Canton itself, into history. And thus the memory of the dead stirs the holiest sentiments of the heart and, at times, conceals all else but the headstone and a picture of beautiful lives that have been blighted by the last shrinking touch of our poor mortality.”

There are 724 lodges, with a membership of 63,034, a net gain of 3,367 in a year. On the recommendation of the Correspondence Com- mittee consideration of the request for recognition by the Grand Lodge of Egypt was again postponed until the next Annual Communication, and this delay provoked M. W. in favor Bro. J. C. Smith to ask that his remarks of recognizing this Grand Lodge in 1900 be printed in the present volume of Proceedings, and the request was gi'anted. Brother Robbins asked as a matter of fairness that the remarks of the Committee on Correspondence delivered at the same time be also published in this volume of Proceed- ings, so that both sides should be heard, and this request was also granted. Brother Robbins closes his report with-

this newly developed objection to recognition :

“This inquiry, essential as it is, may well wait for the present upon the settlement of another question which has since arisen to assume priority, viz: Whether after the English Lodges in Egypt had been

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merged in the new body and it had been so recognized by the Grand Lodge of England, that the English promoters of general recognition assured us that no tnore English warrants would be granted for Lodges in that country, the subsequent appointment by the Grand Lodge of England of Lord Kitchener as District Grand Master of Egypt shows an understood lack of that quality of independence which could alone enable the National Grand Lodge of Egypt to treat with sovereign Grand Lodges upon a footing of equality? Until this question of vassalage, partial or complete, is determined, the wisdom of making haste slowly must be apparent.”

The general report on Masonic Correspondence is from the pen of Past Grand Master Joseph Robbins and covers 334 pages of the volume of transactions. It is the most complete review of the routine proceedings and the legislation of Grand Lodges that conies to our table, and if it possessed no other merit than that of counselling fraternal independence, consistently with the landmarks, it would be above price to reading Masons. The Proceedings of North Carolina for 1902 received very kindly notice from Brother Robbins. George M. Moulton, M. W. Grand Master.

j. H. C. Dill, R. IV Grand Secretary.

INDIANA— 1902.

8 ist Annual. Indianapolis. May 27.

HE portrait of Grand Master elect, James W. Dunbar, T occupies the fly-leaf, and those of Past Grand Masters Nye and Sutton, both deceased, are found among the memorial pages. The address of the Grand Master, Orlando W. Brown-

back, is an excellent presentation of the acts of his administration, the recital of which covers 30 pages. It is an unpretentious but strong and well-written account of his work. On the subject of Special Dispensations for acting on :

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petitions and conferring degrees out of time, Brother Brown- back has this final word to say:

“If the brethren would spend as much time in studying the rules and regulations enacted by the Grand Lodge as they do in writing the Grand Master to evade those laws, they would be doing themselves and the Craft a vast amount of good and save the Grand Master a great amount of letter writing. The Grand Master has no authority except such as is delegated to him by the Grand Lodge; he cannot make the laws, neither can he abrogate them. It is his duty to obey the laws as well as to see them duly executed.”

On the recommendation of the Correspondence Com- mittee, which presented a report in each case, fraternal recognition was extended to the Grand Lodges of Costa Rica, Cuba, Valle de Mexico, Western Australia and Porto Rico, and an exchange of representatives authorized. Upon this matter of Grand Representatives the same Committee submitted a long report, which was adopted, requiring more efficient service in the diplomatic department, and providing means of finding the attaches should they get lost or mislaid. The subject of the establishment of a Masonic Home has, according to the researches of Grand Master Brown- back, engaged the attention of Grand Lodge since 1842, or a period of 60 years, without other result than talking about it. The Grand Master closed his unfavorable history of the movement with this hopeful prognostication

“The returns show a majority of one hundred and twenty-three of the Lodges of Indiana against the proposition for building a Home. The time is coming, and not far distant, when a Home will be erected where the sunshine of love and loyalty will, like the gentle dew of night, spread greenness and beauty over the jewels of our brotherhood, our indigent brothers, their widows and helpless orphans. But the tune is not yet ripe for the undertaking.”

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with apparent good results. After submitting a long list of things that should not be found anywhere, he says:

“Much good has been done by these inspections; much more remains to be done to place the Lodges on the high plane of success. “Lodge-rooms should be attractive; the necessary furniture should be procured to make them comfortable. “A few pictures upon the walls and carpets upon the floor are inexpensive, and add greatly to the appearance and comfort in a Lodge- room. “To do effective and impressive work in the several degrees the essential paraphernalia is necessary, and Lodges not possessing them should procure them at once. Candidates paying their money for the several degress in Masonry should receive them in an impressive and not in a makeshift manner.”

There are 51 1 active lodges, with a membership of 35,107, a net gain of 1,503. The Correspondence Report is again the skilled work of Past Grand Master Daniel McDonald and covers a discrimi- nating review of the Proceedings of 57 Grand Lodges. North Carolina for 1902 receives courteous notice. We take this paragraph from his “Conclusion”:

“There has been a large increase in membership during the year in every Grand Jurisdiction. There were fewer cases of grievances than usual, and a notable decrease in withdrawals and suspensions for non- payment of dues. The Grand Charity Funds have been largetyincreased, and the poor and needy have been helped with a lavish hand. And so, in closing our report, we are greatly pleased to announce that ‘all our ways are ways of pleasantness and all our paths are peace.’ ”

James W. Dunbar, M. IF. Grand Master.

Calvin W. Prather, R. IV. Grand Secretary.

IOWA— 1902.

59TH Annual. Dubuque. June 3.

S is always the case with the Iowa transactions, this A volume is well printed, well arranged and copiously illustrated with portraits of distinguished Masons. Pictures APPENDIX. 33

of the elective Grand Officers occupy the fly-leaf and inter- spersed through the volume are to be found the portraits of the beloved Grand Secretary, T. S. Parvin, of President

McKinley, and of the outgoing Grand Master, Bro. L. J. Baker. The address of Grand Master Baker is a compact and well- written statement of his administration, in which every

topic is given intelligent treatment. In reviewing the changes wrought in the last ten years the Grand Master’s optimism is of the enthusiastic kind and prompts to this rosy outlook:

“Falsehood has been, more rapidly than ever, giving way to truth; deceit, ignorance, and superstition to the spirit of inquiry, and im- morality to morality. The firm grip of bossistn upon mine, mill, factory, church, and state has been diminishing more rapidly than ever, before the leavening influence of the brotherhood of man. Faith in God, faith in man and his capabilities have increased with greater rapiditjq and become more general than ever in the history of the world. Great industrial and state questions have been settled with less loss of property and life. The rights of individuals and corpora- tions, of labor and capital have approached nearer an equitable adjustment. In truth, the civilization of the world, taken as a whole, has advanced with greater rapidity than in any previous period.”

It seemed to be especially appropriate that the mantle of the deceased Grand Secretary should have fallen on his son, Bro. N. R. Parvin, who had been for 25 years the associate of his father in Grand Lodge work, particular!y in that relating to the Library and the Grand Secretary’s office. Indeed, the present reports indicate very clearly that the labor is not new and that the son inherits from his father the elements of fitness, not the least of which is the ability to wield a graceful and forceful pen—to have something to

say, and to say it. The Grand Master has given unusual attention to the consideration of small things, the things that go to make the lodge a factor of good to„ the community and to the membership, and so far as can be judged by the record he has received the hearty commendation of Grand Lodge. :

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That no decisions were required is a compliment to the intelligence of the Masters and Wardens of the Subordinate Lodges. The close of this excellent state paper contains eloquent tributes to the virtues of President McKinley and Brother Parvin. The custom of having an annual oration, which had fallen into disuse in the last ten years, was revived at this session, and Bro. L. E. Fellows delivered an address of an historical character, which must have been of great value to the Fraternity of the State. It consisted of a partial review of the progress of Grand Lodge and of some of the notable Craftsmen who were identified with every movement for its advancement. The Grand Lodge of Costa Rica was recognized and the proposition of the Swiss Grand Lodge for the establishment of an International Masonic Office was declined. This volume is so full of matters of interest to Masons

everywhere that it is hard to tell what to note and what not to record. Thei'e are 500 working lodges, having a total membership of 31,693. The Report on Correspondence, 117 pages, is presented by a new man, Bro. Joseph E. Morcombe. He feels some trepidation in taking the seat in very recent times occupied by some of the most distinguished members of the guild. We sympathize with the brother, but we construe his fear to mean only a determination to use his best efforts in this new field. If this quotation from his introduction refers to Bro.

endorse it heartily, for J. C. W. Coxe we most in our judgment Brother Coxe stands in the front rank of reviewers by reason of brilliancy, versatility and purity and force of diction. Besides, he has the big brain and the big heart which go to make the Mason. This is the extract

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nual report with a diffidence in itself an apology. To succeed a writer of ripened experience, varied knowledge, and extended study is no small handicap. My predecessors in this work have been men whose word carried weight of authority, and whose command of language and felicity of expression was beyond what the present writer may hope to attain.”

AVillis S. Gardner, M. W. Grand Master. Newton R. Parvin, R. IV Grand Secretary.

IRELAND— 1901.

HIS pamphlet contains the address of the Deputy Grand

Master, Sir }. C. Meredith, which takes cognizance of

all matters affecting the Craft. The matter of Grand Lodge territorial jurisdiction, which has been before the Fraternity of the United States for the last three or four years, is made the subject of action by the Grand Lodge, and is a step in advance of anything under- taken in this country. The Deputy Grand Master says:

“Now, there is a matter of territorial jurisdiction which arose during the year. Territorial jurisdiction amongst Grand Bodies is a matter that is very difficult, indeed, to deal with, and it is very hard to know- exactly how far we ought to go in a matter of that kind, but the Grand Lodge of Ireland thought that it ought to take up a firm position. The circumstances were that the Grand Lodge of Hamburg had established a Lodge, called the Palm Tree, in the City of Copen- hagen, without consulting with the Grand Lodge of Denmark. The matter was brought under our notice officially by the Grand Lodge of Denmark, and the Grand Lodge of Ireland—the Grand Lodge of England, I am told, has done the same—adopted a resolution that it could not recognize the brethren of this particular Lodge so long as it

continued to work in Copenhagen unauthorized bj>- the local Grand

Lodge, that is, the Grand Lodge of Denmark. I do not think it is

advisable that I should go more fully or at greater length into the question.”

Brother Meredith reports the Masonic Schools for Boys and for Girls as doing excellent work, and gives examples :

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of the young men and young women who after leaving the Schools have entered on useful and lucrative employments. But he is not content with this, as may be seen from this extract

"You have taken, and are taking, most admirable care of the voung who have been left helpless by their fathers, and committed to the charge of the Brethren of the Masonic Order. It is not because that is well done that the other duty should be left practically undone. Our duty extends not merely to the young, it extends to the old members of our own Fraternity, and to the old widows who have been left in poverty by worthy Masons. You know that the Victoria Masonic Jubilee Fund was started for the purpose of providing annuities—at present they are only ^15 a year each— to old Masons and to old -widows. We have upon our books at the present moment twelve old Brothers and fifteen old widows, each receiving that ^15 a year. I think that we ought to do a great deal more than that.”

Four lodges have been chartered; one lodge has surrendered its Charter, and another has lost its Charter by revocation, presumably on account of infraction of the law. The state of the Craft is reported to be entirely satisfactory.

The Duke of Abercorn, M. IV. Grand Master.

Rt. Hon. Lord Castletown, R. IV. Grand Secretary.

KANSAS— 1902.

46TH Annual. Fort Scott. February 19.

HLS handsome volume is made more attractive by the portraits of distinguished members of the Craft of Kansas and other Jurisdictions. Good likenesses of Grand Master Perry M. Hoisington and of Past Grand Masters George C. Kenyon, John C. Postlethwaite, Andrew M. Callaham, David B. Fuller, William D. Thompson, Geo. W. Clark, James H. McCall, are found between the Proceed- ings and the Correspondence Report, with interesting biographies of these brethren. APPENDIX. 37

Besides, we find hidden among the memorial pages the portraits of distinguished Craftsmen, such as President

McKinley, J. L. Powers, T. S. Parvin, Edwin Baker, William R. Singleton, Edward Carroll Parmelee, John W. Laflin and Henry C. Armstrong, all of whom have passed within the veil. The address of Grand Master Hoisington is confined to the consideration of domestic matters exclusively. The maintenance of the Masonic Home and increase of funds to meet the larger demands which will be made upon the capacity of the institution occupy the mind of the Grand Master above any other subject, as will be seen from this extract:

“An examination of the statistics of the Home show that the number of members has steadily increased, eighteen having been admitted during the past year. This is not surprising, and it is believed that a constant augmentation of all indigent classes may reasonably be expected with the advancing age of our commonwealth. “The income of the Home, however, has not kept pace with this increase. The past year shows a deficiency of $383.30 in expenses over receipts, and the estimates for the coming year, even on the present basis, indicate a shortage of more than $1,000, which must be made up by further drafts on the permanent fund. “The provision for the Grand Lodge assessment of twenty-five cents per capita has expired, and we are now face to face with the problem of a permanent provision for the support of this great and beneficent institution. The Home belongs to the Masons of Kansas. The Grand Lodge by a majority of its Board of Directors, controls and guides its affairs. It is our child; it is our treasure. Shall we not care for it like men and Masons? “After a close familiarity with the affairs of the Home since its inception, and having in mind its permanent future, it is my opinion that provision should now be made for a permanent annual tax upon the Masons of Kansas of fifty cents per member, for its support and improvement, and I recommend that steps be taken at once for the adoption of such a regulation. “It is probable that this amount will not at once be required for running expenses, but should the present rate of increase in membership continue, the necessity for another building will soon be urgent i and in any event the surplus arising from such a tax might be carried to the permanent fund or endowment fund as a sound business proposition.” 26 38 APPENDIX.

The recommendation of the Grand Master that a per capita tax of 50 cents be levied for the Home was adopted. The Grand Lodges of Costa Rica and Western Australia were recognized. Action upon the request of the Grand Lodge of Porto Rico was deferred until the next Annual Communication and courteous refusal of the request for recognition of the Grand Lodge Valle of Mexico was ordered to be made. The report of the Correspondence Committee upon the subject of Mexican Masonry is as extensive as if the topic was entirely new. The number of lodges is 364, and the membership 22,388. The Report on Correspondence is the work of Bro. William M. Shaver and indicates that, although the labor may be new, it is not distasteful nor requiring much of an effort to review the Proceedings of 65 Grand Lodges and turn out 313 pages of first-class Masonic reading. The Pro- ceedings of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina for 1901 receive fraternal review at the hands of Brother Shaver. We bid him a hearty welcome to the work for which he seems to be well fitted.

Thomas E. Dewey, M. IV. Grand Master.

Albert K. Wilson, R. IV. Grand Secretary.

LOUISIANA — 1902.

90TH Annual. New Orleans. Eebruary 10.

HE address of Grand Master Robert H. Cage is a com- T paratively brief paper, but it is ample to report the usual subjects touched upon by Grand Masters. Proper mention is made of those who have entered into rest; the Craft is reported to be harmonious and prosperous; the foreign relations are said to be cordial and satisfactory and official ; the visits of the Grand Master have been pleasant to him and profitable to the Fraternity. —

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This final paragraph of the report of the Board of Direct- ors of the Masonic Temple indicates that the financial condition of Grand Lodge is satisfactory:

“As may be noticed, we report the extinction of $ 10,000.00 of the interest-bearing debt of this Grand Lodge, reducing the principal to $34, 100.00. If the progress made during the past year can be consider* ed as indicative of the present year, it requires no prophecy to foretell the complete extinction of the Grand Lodge debt before the expiration of 1905.”

In the report of expenditures of Louisiana Relief Lodge

No. 1 it is seen that aid to the amount of $20.00 was extended to some one from North Carolina. We make this extract:

“ Brethren—The Relief Lodge, organized to assist worthy distressed brother Master Masons, their widows and orphans, from other jurisdictions, has nearly reached the half century period of its existence, and since its organization the records show that relief has been extended to brethren from every jurisdiction in the known world. “As stated, organized to assist brethren from other jurisdictions, we have to assist and extend charity to a number of widows and orphans of our own jurisdiction, whose fathers and husbands were members of extinct Lodges, and they have no one else to apply to. There are numerous calls upon the time of the officers in endeavoring to assist those in trouble and distress, and I take pleasure in stating that each one who is called upon for duty responds with promptness and cheer- fulness. Each one realizes and recognizes the fact that it is a sacred duty they have volunteered to perform, upholding the foundation of our organization Charity. ’ ’

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Cor- respondence the edict of non-intercourse against the Grand Lodge of Washington was withdrawn; the Grand Lodge of Western Australia was recognized as regular and sovereign, and the invitation of the Grand Lodge of Switzerland (Alpina) to attend a conference of Masonic Powers was courteously declined. Although the Committee on Masonic Law and Juris- prudence submitted a strong report against the joint occupancy of Masonic Lodges by Chapters of the Eastern Star, the Grand Lodg'e could not be made to see the- wisdom of the report and adopted instead the following substitute: 40 APPENDIX.

“Whereas, The Committee on Masonic Law and Jurisprudence has reported that there is nothing illegal, from a Masonic standpoint, for a Chapter of the Order Eastern Star to hold its meetings in a Masonic Lodge-room, but that the subject matter is within the province of the Committee on State of the Order; and “Whereas, This Grand Lodge of F. and A. M. does recognize in the Order of the Eastern Star a splendid adjunct to Freemasonry, as has been demonstrated in the recent magnificent services rendered by

Rob. Morris Chapter No. i, Order Eastern Star, in the improvement of the Masonic Cemetery property of this Grand Lodge; and “Whereas, Said Order of the Eastern Star has most generously tendered its services in establishing and maintaining, at some time in the near future, a Masonic Home, thus evidencing their faith in our venerable institution by their good works; therefore, be it “ Resolved That in obedience to that spirit of justice, commended , to us by our M. W. Grand Master in his address, we hail with pleasure the Order of the Eastern Star, and welcome its co-operation in the department of humanitarian effort; be it fui'ther “ That while accept the position and of the Resolved , we views Committee on Masonic Law and Jurisprudence, that it is joint occu_ pancy for a Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star to hold its meetings in a Masonic Lodge-room, yet it is the sense of this Grand Lodge that justice and the good of the Order require that this law be relaxed and the constituent Lodges be left entirely free to permit such occupancy by Chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star when, in their wisdom, they deem it for the best interests of their local Lodge and the Fraternity at large.”

There are 69 lodges, and a membership of 6,361. The Report on Correspondence is, like that of last year, the work of R. W. Bro. Herman C. Duncan, and covers a review of the Proceedings of 62 Grand Lodges and 105 pages of the volume. North Carolina for 1901 receives kindly notice. Robert R. Reid, M. IV Grand Master. Richard Lambert, R. W. Grand Secretary. APPENDIX. 41

MAINE— 1902.

83RD Annual. Portland. May 6.

HE address of the Grand Master, Alfred S. Kimball, is a T full accounting of his official acts, without any unnecessary elaboration. His exordium is an eloquent admonition to the Craft to practice the principles of Masonry, so that the institution may be honored and humanity permanently benefited. Extensive and earnest tribute was offered to the memory of the Masonic dead at home and abroad. The Grand Master reports a gratifying increase in numbers, more than has been reported in nineteen years, but at the same time there is no diminution in the number of rejec- tions, which amounted to nearly one-fifth of all applications for the degrees. This record gives evidence that the lodges appreciate the need of close inspection of material. Numerous special dispensations were granted, but none to confer degrees out of time. The decisions of the Grand Master were approved, and that marked No. 4 we think thoroughly wise:

“4th. Some years since a lodge voted not to give any one but one year, or one term in the East. Question : —Can the lodge re-elect the present Master without changing the record? “I answer. Yes, the vote is repealable at the will of the lodge, and in no manner binding upon it, not being incorporated in the by-laws; and, as a vote, is in violation of fundamental masonic principles, and the fact that a brother is Master of a lodge one year is no bar to his eligibility for re-election, notwithstanding the existence of

’ ’ the vote .

The Grand Master reported interesting centennial celebrations by two lodges, one at Eastport, the other at Cam- den. Two lodges were constituted and two Masonic halls dedicated. The following suggestion was submitted by the Grand :

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Master, but if any action was taken we have failed to find it. The recommendation is a good one:

“Late in the masonic year now closed, as I stood in the Master’s station in the hall of United Lodge at Brunswick, at the conclusion of the ceremony of dedication, and looked across to the West, where the portrait of Robert P. Dunlap, thrice Grand Master of Masons in Maine, was suspended, a virile and striking face, which seemed almost ready to speak in approval of the services of the occasion, and again to the right, where the scholarly lineaments of John C. Humphreys were depicted, the idea which presented itself to my mind was a wish that all the masons of Maine might be enabled to view the features of the distinguished brethren of bygone years who have filled the Grand Master’s station. This result could be achieved by the publication of them in order, so far as they could be obtained, in the annual proceedings, in such limited numbers each year as not to trespass upon the finances of the Grand Lodge. I simply submit the suggestion for your consideration.”

There are many lodges whose Charters are getting old and will not bear much handling. To enable the lodges to care for these valuable parchments in some safe deposit the Grand Lodge will issue certificates which may be used in the lodges in lieu of the Charter. On occasions of installa- tions or visitations of Grand Lodge officers the original Charters must be present. The Grand Orient of Belgium, with which the Grand Lodge of Maine is in fraternal correspondence, is in close and friendly relation with the atheistic Grand Orient of France and insists that it is its Masonic duty to cultivate these relations with its near geographical neighbor, and that all the Masonic Bodies of the world should commend rather than condemn it for maintaining its present attitude. Brother Drummond presented a very exhaustive report, which was adopted by Grand Lodge, and from which we quote only the concluding paragraph

“Your committee recommend, therefore, that a fraternal communication be made to the Grand Orient of Belgium, setting forth the views of this Grand Lodge in relation to the Grand Orient of France, :

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fraternally informing our Belgium brethren that we cannot consistently hold masonic correspondence with any body of masons that holds such correspondence with the Grand Orient of France, and invoking such action on its part as will enable us to maintain masonic correspondence with it and admit the masons of its obedience to our lodges as visitors.”

There are 198 working lodges in the Grand Jurisdic- tion, and a membership of 23,224. The Report on Correspondence is the work of Past Grand Master Josiah H. Drummond, and is a review of the Proceedings of 62 Grand Lodges, North Carolina for 1902 of the number. There are 271 pages of fine print, and a very casual inspection will disclose the immense amount of labor and research required in its preparation. Only those who try to do similar work can appreciate the time and effort expended.

The matter of making a Mason of a Roman Catholic is so deftly handled by Brother Drummond and the avenues of collateral argumentation so greatly enlarged, that we very readily give him the closing speech, and with it the verdict

is not that the petitioner is Catholic in sentiment but that “It , he is a member of an organization which requires him to make the law of that organization superior to all other laws, and among those laws is one that no member of it is allowed to be a mason. We do not believe that a man can serve two masters Our objection is not based upon personal grounds at all. We never have heard that the Presbyterians or the Baptists make it apart of their code that no one of their members can be a mason.”

Alfred S. Kimball, M. IV. Grand Master. Stephen Berry, R. IV. Grand Secretary.

MANITOBA— 1902.

27TH Annual. Calgary. June ii.

NE of the four Special Communications was held Dec. 9,

O 1 901, for the purpose of giving Masonic burial to the mor- tal remains of Past Grand Master James Dallas O’Meara, one :

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of the foremost and best-beloved Masons in the Grand Juris- diction. A very eloquent eulogy to the worth of the dead brother was delivered by Dr. Pitblado, Past Grand Chap- lain. The address of Grand Master R. S. Thornton at the Annual Communication is remarkable for its extreme brev- ity, about two pages of the volume being sufficient to cover the report of his official doings. He thus briefly recites instances of the imposition of speedy discipline

“A complaint was laid before me by the Past Masters of a Lodge, to the effect that the Master had been intoxicated in the Lodge Room and in other places. A committee of Past Masters was appointed to collect evidence, the District Deputy Grand Master acting as Chair- man, and the charge being supported, the Master was removed from office. “During the proceedings on this case another arose. Two members who were called to give evidence before the committee ignored the summons. A special summons was served, and the brethren still not appearing, they were suspended from membership for three months.”

The reports of the District Deputy Grand Masters for the twelve Masonic districts indicate that the Craft is fairly prosperous, but that a few of the lodges need a helping hand. The .Grand Lodges of Costa Rica and Egypt were recognized, and an interchange of representatives authorized.

There are 7 1 lodges, having a total membership of 3,486. No Report on Correspondence. R. Hill Myers, M. IV. Grand Master. James A. Ovas, M. W. Grand Secretary.

MARYLAND— 1901.

HE Two Hundred and Twenty-ninth Stated Communi- cation was held on the 14th of May, and the One Hun- dred and Fifteenth Annual on the 19th of November, each

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The pictorial embellishments consist of portraits of deceased Grand Master John S. Berry, Grand Master

Thomas J. Shryock, and President McKinley, and a photo- graphic reproduction of a panel from the bronze doors in the Capitol representing George Washington, as the Grand Master of Masons, laying the corner stone of the National Capitol. The most notable Communication of Grand Lodge was the Special held on the 27th of February, the fiftieth anniversary of the birth of Grand Master Shryock. It was determined at the November session of Grand Lodge to hold this Communication on the Grand Master’s birthday and to make it memorable by presenting a costly Grand Master’s jewel to Brother Shryock as a token of the love and esteem of the Maryland Craft. The jewel is figured in the volume and is thus described:

“The Square is three and a-half inches long by five-eighths of an inch wide, and is closely set with diamonds in platina. “The Collar is made of gold, mounted on purple ribbon. “The Square is suspended from the Coat-of-Arms of Maryland, in colors, in center of collar.”

The presentation address of Past Grand Master JohnM. Carter was a brief and eloquent recital of the distinguished services of Brother Shryock to the Fraternity for fifteen years. Other distinguished members of Grand Lodge delivered eulogistic addresses and the Grand Master’s response, in every way suitable to the occasion, closed the pleasant ceremony. Then followed the banquet after the closing of Grand Lodge. The Semi-Annual of May 14th was a business meeting of Grand Lodge and all its affairs received proper attention. A Special Communication of Grand Lodge was held September 19th for the purpose of commemorating the memory of Bro. William McKinley. There were many memorial addresses and they were all very fine tributes to the virtues of the murdered President.

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At the Annual Communication of November 19th the Grand Lodges of Costa Rica and Western Australia were recognized as sovereign and independent Grand Lodges. There are 104 lodges, the same as last year, with a membership of 8,379, a net gain of 96. The Report on Correspondence is a review of the transactions of 58 Grand Lodges, North Carolina for 1901 of the number. The work is by Bro. Edward T. Schultz, who, although laboring under the terrible disadvantage of total blindness, gives to his brethren a bright, crisp and able report of the important doings in the Masonic world, and we feel sure that this contribution to Masonic literature will be as welcome and instructive as those which he gave in the past.

'. Thomas J. Shryock, M. 11 Grand Master. Jacob H. Med airy, R. IV. Grand Secretary.

MASSACHUSETTS— 1901.

1 68th Anniversary. Boston. December 27.

HE Proceedings from June to the Stated Communication T of December 27th are contained in two volumes which give an account of the business affairs of Grand Lodge as well as of very many interesting functions, mostly centennial celebrations of lodges in which Grand Lodge took a prominent part. At the celebration of the hundredth birthday of Rural Lodge, at Quincy, Grand Master Gallagher in reviewing the anti-Masonic crusade of 1826— 1830, growing out of the disappearance of one Morgan, gives this graphic description of the perils which beset Masons at that time:

“No political contest in the North ever approached it in intensity and bitterness. No society, civil, military or religious, escaped its influence; no relation of family or friends was a barrier to it; no retreat was so sacred it did not enter; teachers and pastors were driven from their stations; children of Masons were driven from schools and mem- :

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bers from their churches; families were divided; legislatures passed laws endeavoring to take away chartered rights and preventing meetings of the organization; investigations were set on foot which needed only the rack to place them on a par with the Spanish Inquisition. In Massachusetts the Grand Lodge surrendered its Act of Incorporation to the Legislature and proceeded to hold its property by trustees rather than engage in a controversy on the subject.”

In the volume commencing with the Proceedings of the Quarterly Communication of Dec. n, 1901, there is an engraved likeness of Past Grand Master Charles C. Dame, who has joined the silent majority. At this Communication Grand Master Gallagher delivered an address in which he gave a full statement of his official acts. These were so satisfactory that he was unanimously re-elected for a third term —a compliment to the Grand Master and the Grand Lodge.

The number of lodges is the same as last year, 236, and the membership 42,095, a gain of 1,076.

The aggregate of the different Charity fuilds is $213,566.73, which yielded an income of $8,363.93. The Stated Communication on December 27th, St. John the Evangelist’s Day, is made memorable by the impressive ceremonies of the occasion, the installation of the Grand Officers and the Grand Feast. At the latter function the wit and eloquence and sentiment contributed by the brethren made the occasion delightful.

This is what the Recording Grand Secretary says of the Feast

‘‘Every seat, of the three hundred and twenty-five provided for, was filled and the whole proceeding was marked with an unusual amount of enthusiasm and good-fellowship. The music of the Con- sistory choir under the direction of Bro. Joseph L. White was appre, ciated and warmly applauded, while the generous reception to the speakers by the Brethren was marked. The menu bore a vignette portrait of the Grand Master, a surprise for him prepared by the Grand Secretary and Grand Tiler. The great success of the occasion may be attributed to the efficiency of Bro. T. D. Cook, the caterer, and Bro. : .

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George W. Chester, the Grand Tiler, whose efforts resulted in so much satisfaction to all present.”

Charles T. Gallagher, M. W. (Wand Master. vSereno D. Nickerson, R. W. Recording Grand Secretary

MICHIGAN— 1902.

58TH Annual. Muskegon. January 28, 29.

HE address of the Grand Master, Frank O. Gilbert, gives T a full account of his administration and leaves nothing of importance untold. Brother Gilbert’s portrait adorns the volume. The moot question of physical perfection is thus handled by the Grand Master:

“4. —Is a person who has had the forefinger amputated disqualified? “A. — I hold that a person who can make all the steps, give all the signs and grips, and place himself in all necessary positions in a proper manner, is not disqualified.”

This decision was modified by the adoption of the following report by the Committee on Jurisprudence:

”1. In decision 4, with regard to the question whether a person who has had the forefinger amputated is disqualified, your committee recommend the addition to the language of the Most Worshipful Grand Master, of the words ‘without mechanical assistance,’ making such decision read: ‘a person who can, without mechanical assistance, make all the steps, give all the signs and grips, and place himself in all necessary positions in a proper manner, is not disqualified.”

Another matter engaging the attention of Grand Master Gilbert is conveyed in this inquiry

”8. —Is dancing and card playing in Masonic halls considered illegal; arid are lodges which permit the same subject to discipline? ‘‘A. —Grand Master Carton decided (see Proceedings, 1897, page 130): ‘It is improper to permit either danciug or card playing in a APPENDIX. 49

Masonic Lodge room after it has been dedicated. Card playing and dancing are subjects upon which a great many good people, who are members of the fraternity, differ; and while these differences exist we should exclude them from the lodge room, even if it would be other- ” wise proper to permit them there.’

The Grand Master is disposed to be liberal and recommends the repeal of his predecessor’s decision. The Com- mittee on Jurisprudence, after “rastling” with the subject, presented this compromise, which was adopted :

“Your committee therefore recommend that the decision of Grand Master Carton be so modified as to permit the giving of dancing and card parties in lodge rooms where the sentiment in favor of the same is practically unanimous, and where no discord or lack of harmony will exist as the result of giving such entertainments.”

In. adopting the recommendation of the Grand Master as to the restoration of the Reports on Correspondence to the published Proceedings, the Grand Lodge, through its Com- mittee on Jurisprudence, says in part:

“That, in the opinion of the committee, a fairly full synopsis of the transactions of the other Grand Lodges cannot fail to be of great interest to the craft in this Grand Jurisdiction, as it is almost without exception the only source of information as to what is occurring in the great body of universal masonry, which is in the possession either of our Grand Officers or the members of our constituent lodges. “We believe that at the time Grand Lodge decided first to greatly limit the space to be given to the report of the Committee on Corre- spondence, and, afterwards, to entirely omit that report, Grand Lodge did not appreciate the extent to which that report was read by the craft in this jurisdiction, and that it will tend to make the body of our Masons, who are disposed to read that report, broader and better informed if such report should be printed as heretofore.”

The matter of non-payment of dues and its consequences provokes the Grand Master to recommend legislation for its correction, but the able Committee to which it was referred reflected the sentiments of Grand Lodge when it declared that this evil could not be cured by any enactments. :

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The opening of the Grand Secretary’s report shows what may be accomplished by the right man in the right place:

“Every lodge has made returns and every dollar of dues has been paid. How is that for a starter on this report? Those who were attending this Grand Lodge eight, ten or fifteen years ago will call to mind that every year there would be fifty or a hundred, and sometimes as high as a hundred and fifty representatives who would be called before the Finance Committee to pay shortages and correct financial errors in their reports, and every year that committee would have quite a long account of the ‘overs and unders,’ as they called them. They will have nothing of the kind this year. Not one lodge has a financial error to correct with that committee. I have worked ten years to bring about this condition and am somewhat proud of the fact that even at the very last end of the ten years it has been accomplished. It has taken considerable correspondence to effect this, but how much better than to have a long list of lodges read off here in Grand Lodge as short in their remittances.”

The adoption of the following report of a Special Com- mittee shows the fraternal relations subsisting between the brethren of Michigan and their neighbors across the line in Canada

“In view of the very friendly and brotherly relations existing between the masonic fraternity of the United States and Canada, and to show our appreciation of courtesies extended to the Grand Lodge of Michigan by the Grand Lodge of Canada, we would suggest that at the coming meeting of that body in Windsor, July, 1902, that the Grand Lodge of Michigan give a fitting reception to the officers of the Grand of Canada, the expenditure for same not to exceed 200 a Lodge $ ; and proper committee be appointed by the Grand Master to arrange for the same.”

The Grand Lodge is in a highly prosperous condition and is able to appropriate $6,531.00, per capita tax for the maintenance of the Masonic Home.

The number of lodges Jan. 1, 1902, was 389, and the membership at the same date was 45,304, a net gain of 1,518.

Neal McMillan, M. IV. Grand Master.

Jefferson S. Conover, R. W. Grand Secretary. :

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MINNESOTA-1902.

49TH Annual. St. Paul. January 22.

HE portrait of Grand Master Gideon Sprague Ives occupies the fly-leaf of the volume. His address is a plain business report of the principal acts of his administration and is commended by the committees to which it is referred. Brother Ives does not agree with those who claim high prerogative for the Grand Master, especially in his dispensing power. He says in part:

“There seems to be an impression among some of the brethren that the Grand Master is the ‘end of the law’ in all matters pertaining to Masonry in this jurisdiction, (I do not now refer to the present incumbent, but to the office), and that if it should become necessary to do some act that is not authorized by Masonic law or usage, the fiat of the Grand Master in the form of a dispensation will effectually accomplish the purpose. I do not wish in any manner to lower the dignity of the honorable and exalted position of Grand Master, or to take from his office the high respect that is always shown for it by the brethren, or the prerogatives that naturally belong to it, but the sooner we understand that such officer merely acts in an executive capacity and is circumscribed in the discharge of his duties by the laws and regulations of his jurisdiction, the better it will be for the peace of mind of the Grand Master and the well being of the fraternity.”

The distinguished dead of the Fraternity in Minnesota and in other Grand Jurisdictions receive the tribute of extended and appreciative notice. Five lodges were constituted and dispensations granted for the organization of seven new lodges. The Grand Master pays this compliment to the work of the District Deputies

“Some of these reports are excellent, and a few of them are especially fine and include many valuable suggestions. I should be glad to make special mention of the work of some of these Deputies, and thus publicly compliment them upon their intelligent administration of the office and their zeal and energy in the discharge of its duties, but as this has not been done in the past I hesitate about establishing a precedent of this character, particularly in view of the fact that through 52 APPENDIX.

sickness or other unavoidable occurrence, some of them having equal zeal and intelligence have been unable to perform their work as they otherwise would have done.”

A resolutition was adopted proposing to. hold the next Communication of Grand Lodge on Feb. 24, 1903, which will be the fiftieth anniversary of its organization, and to make that occasion memorable by appropriate ceremonies. The brethren of this Jurisdiction, or some of them, want a Masonic Home, but the Committee declined to make any suggestion beyond advising that the lodges and individuals think about the matter until the next meeting of Grand Lodge, when some definite action may be taken. The number of lodges is 228, and the membership is 17,59°. The Report on Correspondence, 91 pages, is a review of the transactions of 57 Grand Lodges, North Carolina,

1 90 1, of the number, and is the work of Bro. Irving Todd, who brings experience and good judgment to the performance of his task. A. D. Countryman, M. W. Grand Master. Thomas Montgomery, R. W. Grand Secretary.

MISSISSIPPI-1902.

84TH Annual. Winona. February 27.

ORTRAITS of the beloved Grand Secretary, John L. P Power, Grand Master O. L. McKay and Past Grand Master Rev. A. H. Barkley, the Correspondence Commit- tee, adorn the volume. From the Proceedings of the Emergent Communication of Sept. 25, 1901, called for the purpose of giving Masonic burial to his remains, and from the addresses at the memo-

rial services of Grand Lodge, it can readily be inferred that Brother Power was held in high esteem by the Craft. The Grand Master’s address is a paper of considerable :

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length and reports on everything of interest to the Frater- nity. His story of the progress in Mississippi during the year is very gratifying. He says in part

“As citizens of a great and growing commonwealth, none have greater cause for congratulation than we of Mississippi for the bounti- ful blessings vouchsafed unto us by the Supreme Ruler of the Universe. During the year just passed greater progress has been made than in any previous year in its history. Churches have increased in numbers t the influence of the Fraternity has grown to such an extent that people have become more tolerant, and today the American government emphasizes the fact that the valor and patriotism of the American soldier, whether clad in the blue or the gray, is the sacred heritage of the American people. Educational interests have been intelligently guarded and advanced, lands have yielded abundant harvests and enhanced in value, mills and manufactures have greatly increased in numbers and capacity, and the laborer finds steady employment at remunerative salaries. Marked internal improvements, contributing to the happiness 'of the people, have been the characteristics of her cities and towns—and with it all, blessed with good laws, good health and a wise, conservative and honest administration at the helm, guid- ing the ship of state and the people safely and surely in the harbor of peace, contentment, progress and prosperity;”

Affectionate and eloquent tribute was paid by the Grand Master to the virtues of the late Grand Secretary, of whom he says:

“The saddest duty that I was called upon to perform was that which called forth the official announcement to the Craft that ‘the poor, tired fingers, which worked so unceasingly and unselfishly for so many years for Masonry and his fellowmen, have dropped the pen and are folded across a breast in which there are no heart-beatings, for at thirty-two minutes past twelve o’clock, on the morning of the 24th instant, the Angel came and the great heart of John Logan Power ceased its throb- bing and the Grand Secretary was dead.’ ”

The Grand Master complained that he had no decisions to report because of the plan which has been observed for many years of referring to the Committee on Law and Juris- prudence questions that in other Grand Jurisdictions are disposed of by the Grand Master. Grand Lodge, however,

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prefers to add to its enactments io pages devoted to the answers to 38 questions, rather than to give the Grand Mas- ter the right to expound the law within the limits of a page or less. There is a long list of special dispensations granted and of others that were refused, nearly all having reference to conferring degrees out of time. On the recommendation of the Grand Master the edict of non-intercourse with the Grand Lodge of Washington was rescinded, and an interchange of representatives authorized. The Grand Lodges of Cuba and Costa Rica were recognized, thus leaving only one American Grand Lodge—North Carolina—which has failed to recognize Cuba. The question of the establishment of a Masonic Home appeals powerfully to the heart of the Grand Master and inspires to some eloquent remarks, but Grand Lodge before being moved by the Grand Master’s oratory concluded to look into the treasury and finding only $31,195, expressed the belief that the fund was not large enough, and it would be better to make haste slowly. The recommendation of the Grand Master that a permanent home be secured for Grand Lodge did not meet with a response and the brethren expressed preference for the present plan of “roosting around.” The number of lodges is 291 and the membership 10,676, a net gain of 640. The Report on Correspondence, 115 pages, is the excellent work of Past Grand Master Rev. A. H. Barkley, who is good enough to give the Proceedings of North Carolina for 1901 fraternal consideration. Brother Barkley compliments the address of Bro. A. M. Waddell and says it was “splendid.” For kind personal reference we beg to present our thanks to our Mississippi brother.

Harry T. Howard, M. IV. Grand Master.

Frederick Speed, R. IV. Grand Secretary. :

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MISSOURI— 1902.

82ND Annual. Kansas City. October 21.

HE likeness of Grand Master Joseph C. Finagin occupies T the fly-leaf of the volume. His address is a comparatively brief paper, owing in part to his absence from the Jurisdiction for nearly six months, but a supplementary report from the Deputy Grand Master, John C. Yocum, completes the record of their official doings and related entirely to domestic matters. The decisions rendered by the Grand Master and the acting Grand Master received the approval of the Jurispru- dence Committee and of Grand Lodge. The reports of the Grand Secretary, the Grand Treas- urer and the Grand Lecturer all go to show that the Craft of Missouri is highly prosperous in every way. The following resolution was referred to the Jurispru- dence Committee:

“ Resolved That no Lodge in this Jurisdiction shall permit any , person who is not a present Past Master or present Warden to preside over the Lodge as Worshipful Master, or perform any of the duties of the Worshipful Master, except on funeral occasions.”

And the Committee made this wise report, which was adopted by Grand Lodge

‘‘No construction of Masonic law is presented to the committee in this matter. The sole question is the propriety of enacting the proposed rule. No Lodge can now be opened, except on funeral occasions, without the presence of the W. M. or one of the Wardens, and the ranking one of these officers must preside and be responsible for the work. It is our opinion that the presiding officer may be safely entrusted with the power to assign such part of the work of conferring the Degrees to the Masons present as he may deem proper. The work must be done under his supervision and control, and we see no necessity for further laws upon the subject.”

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report of the Committee on Appeals and Grievances could profitably have been left out. This display of occasional instances of human weakness, innate vice or unusual bru- tality in the volume of transactions does not serve any good purpose and only shows that no society of men can be perfect.

The Masonic Home received from Grand Lodge $17, 147, or one-half the dues paid by the Subordinate Lodges. The President, Bro. N. M. Givan, reported having received a gift of $13,000 from Bro. James L. Kuykendall for the benefit of the Home. We take these clippings from the report of the Superin- tendent, Bro. C. C. Woods, who asked to be released from his further service to the institution

“Careful attention has been given to all necessary repairs and improvements, especially with reference to sanitary conditions; so that we can confidently say that the entire plant in its general plumbing, sewers, electric and gas light, water and heat, is in excellent condition, and our Missouri Masonry is to be congratulated upon the possession of one of the very best and most completely equipped Homes in the world. “During the year the Home has been tenderly remembered by the Fraternity throughout the State, as well as by the ladies of the Eastern Star, and many kindly donations have been sent in by various bodies and individuals. All these have been duly appreciated and enjoyed and personal acknowledgments have been extended in all cases, as far as possible, but it has been deemed best not to publish the list, as has generally been done in the past.”

“Thus it will be seen that during the year thirty-eight have been received, eighteen discharged, and seven have died. There are now on the list 139, viz. : Forty-five girls, thirty-five boys, twenty-seven old ladies and thirty-two old gentlemen. “Of the young people and children, several have good positions in the business houses of the city; two are attending Barnes’ Business College, and five are in the High School. All the rest are in the ward school or kindergarten, excepting some six or eight that are too young even for the kindergarten.”

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that there are 565 working lodges, having a total membership of 36,138, showing a net gain of 1,300. The Report on Correspondence is a review of the Pro- ceedings of 52 Grand Lodges, covering 176 pages, and is, of course, the work of Bro. John D. Vincil. He gives the North Carolina Journal for 1902 fraternal notice and the generous space of three pages. This is his twenty-fifth effort in this department of Masonic labor and will be found of profit to all who have the opportunity of reading it. The brethren of his own Jurisdiction should not fail to read these fine contributions to Masonic literature. His view of the prevailing condition of Craft Masonry is so just that we adopt it as our own

“Universal amity seems to exist throughout the Masonic family. Growth and prosperity have marked the term passing under review. My own jurisdiction has made very satisfactory advancement along the usual lines. Increase in numbers has been most encouraging, while the financial condition of Lodges never appeared to better advantage. Peace obtains among the Lodges, fewer Appeals have come up to worry our legal department than ever before, and the moral tone of the Fra- ternity keeps pace with the general prosperity.”

John C. Yocum, M. W. Grand Master.

John D. Vincil, R. II'. Grand Secretary.

NEBRASKA— 1902.

45TH Annual. Omaha. June 4.

HE address of Grand Master Robert E. Evans is a com- T prehensive paper in which he gives a full accounting of his official acts. An eloquent tribute was paid to the char- and- awful calamity which acter of President -McKinley ; the had overtaken the Island of Martinique was graphically described. The condition of the Craft is thus given

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Our membership has had a healthy growth; financially we are in better condition than for years; peace and harmony prevail where trouble seemed probable a year ago; the craft generally appreciate the duties that come with membership in the fraternity, and are devoted and loyal to its tenets.”

Three lodges were constituted special dispensations ; granted for the formation of two new lodges and two lodges ; surrendered their Charters. Many other subjects of domestic interest are referred to by the Grand Master. The Grand Master rendered 21 decisions, and all but four passed the inspection of the Jurisprudence Committee. One of those disapproved by the Law Committee seems to us to be good Masonic law and good sense:

‘‘ 8 . It is not a violation of Masonic law for the Master of a lodge to sign a petition asking the city council to grant a saloon license, but in my opinion a Master of a Masonic lodge will do well to see that his name appears on no such petition.”

The reports of the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secre- tary are interesting and show the financial concerns of Grand Lodge to be in good shape. The Grand Custodian reports having held 319 sessions of Schools of Instruction, divided among 67 counties, and still makes apology for being prevented by ill-health from doing more work. The Trustees of the Orphans’ Educational Fund report

it to consist of,

Securities $35,839 40 Cash 820 78

$36,660 18

The Grand Lodge of Western Australia was recognized

as a Sovereign Body of Craft Masonry, but it was deemed prudent to wait awhile before recognizing Columbia Lodge, situated at Tampico, Mexico. The foregoing action was taken by Grand Lodge on the the recommendation of Past Grand Master Phelps, Chair- :

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man of the Committee on Correspondence, but Brother Phelps’s recommendation to recognize the Grand Lodge Val- ley of Mexico, late a constituent of the Gran Dieta, failed to go through and was laid aside for a year. There are in the Jurisdiction of Nebraska 236 lodges, with a total membership of 13,115. The Report on Correspondence, 100 pages of rather fine print, is a review of 60 Grand Lodges, three of them for two years, and North Carolina for 1901 is one of the number. At the beginning of the report it is stated that it is the work of Past Grand Masters Daniel H. Wheeler and

C. [, Phelps, but the initials “C. J. P.” appear so often that it indicates somewhat more than half the labor on this side. The report as a whole is creditable to the brethren who prepared it and to their Grand Lodge, and is generous and fraternal to the Grand Lodges reviewed.

Nathaniel M. Ayers, M. IV. Grand Master. Francis E. White, R. W. Grand Secretary.

NEVADA-1902.

38TH Annual. Carson City. June 10.

HE fly-leaf is adorned with the portrait of the Grand T Master, George A. Morgan. The Grand Master’s address is a very brief paper but includes in its consideration the usual topics of these annual reports. A long list of the Masonic dead is reported; only a few official visits were made, and no decisions. Dispensation was granted for the formation of a new lodge at Butler, Nye County, to be known as Tonopah Lodge. The Grand Master made several recommendations which were adopted, but these two the Grand Lodge did not feel willing to support, and we are disposed to fall in line with Grand Lodge 60 APPENDIX.

“I recommend that the fees for dispensations and charters be reduced. The present prices seem to be very large, preventing per- hap.-, many more lodges from being born in interior towns in the State.”

“I recommend that an assessment be levied on each Master Mason bourne on our lodge rolls, of twenty-five cents each, the same to be applied to increasing the fund now in the hands of the Grand Master, Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary, for the purpose of building a Masonic Home in this State, and each succeeding year hereafter, a like amount, or less, if found practical, be collected.”

The Grand Master advises against the continuance of the custom of preparing costly entertainments on occasions of official visits by the Grand Master or his representatives, and presents the matter in this practical way:

“In this Jurisdiction the impression seems to prevail that on all occasions of an official visit from any Grand Lodge officer, a banquet should be provided. This, brethren, is a serious mistake. All lodges certainly would like to entertain the Grand Officers with an elaborate banquet but cannot do so, so in tny visits I have instructed the various lodges not to squander their funds in this manner, but retain them for the poor or sick and to bury their dead, and I find the Grand Mas- ter is oftener invited, and certainly always most cordially received whether the banquet is in evidence or not.”

Upon recommendation of Committee on Correspondence the Grand Lodges of Western Australia and Costa Rica were recognized. Delay was advised in considering the request for recognition of the Grand Lodge Valley of Mexico. The number of working lodges is 21, and the membership 904, a slight gain. After having been away from the Round Table for a year, Bro. A. D. Bird presents this Report on Correspond- ence, which is a review of the transactions of 56 Grand Lodges, compressed within the limits of 112 pages. North Carolina has failed to put in an appearance.

Alexander O. Percy, M. IV. Grand Master.

Chauncey N. Noteware, R. IV. Grand Secretary. :

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NEW HAMPSHIRE— 1902.

113TH Annual. Concord. May 21.

PHOTOGRAPH of Grand Master Henry B. Qninby A occupies the fly-leaf, and further on is a group picture of the elective Grand Officers, with the Grand Master as the central figure.

The Semi-Annual Communication of Dec. 27, 1901, for the exemplification of the work of the several degrees, was largely attended by Grand Officers, Past Grand Officers, permanent members and by the representatives of 62 lodges. The rendition of the work was nearly perfect, and the three lodges engaged in the exemplification were commended for the excellence of their work. This annual proving of the work in the presence of the whole Craft of the State, without hurry and under the critical eye of the Grand Lecturer,

is bound to result in great good to the Fraternity. As indicating the trend of the Masonic mind on the subject of “Homes,” we take this pronouncement of the Grand Master

“I canuot permit this opportunity to pass without calling your attention most earnestly to our Masonic Home. The outlook for its early building is good, how early rests with the craft. Plans have been made which are acceptable, subscriptions thus far have been generous, but much remains to be done before the building is an accomplished

fact, and I would impress upon all present that in order to carry this enterprise to a successful termination each Mason should make it a personal matter, and, without regard to what sum his Lodge has contributed, contribute personally what in his judgment he can afford without injury to himself or family, to the relief in this practical way of a distressed worthy brother, his widow and orphans. Other states of the Union are building Masonic homes; New Hampshire, one of the original colonies, one of the pioneers in Masonry, should not be a lag- gard in the race.’’

Several decisions were made by the Grand Master, and all approved as in accord with the laws of the Jurisdiction. A decision by the Deputy Grand Master, Harry M. Cheney, during the absence of the Grand Master from the

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Jurisdiction, forbidding the advancement of one physically disqualified, was sustained by the Grand Lodge. An applicant for the degrees has a withered leg and is unable to stand or walk without crutches or .other support, is balloted for, elected and made an Entered Apprentice. The Master of the lodge then inquires if this candidate can be advanced. It is apparent that the officers of the lodge must have known that this candidate could not comply with the requirements of the Ritual, and they were responsible for putting him in this embarrassing position. The status of the brother is thus presented by the Jurisprudence Committee:

“In this case the candidate was received into the Lodge and was made an Entered Apprentice Mason. But the brother has acquired no Masonic rights save that of advancement. (Committee on Jurispru- dence, 1901, p. 313.) The light he has received in Masonry does not do away with the impropriety of his passing further. The decision of the acting Grand Master, that upon the facts stated the candidate was not entitled to admission into a New Hampshire Lodge and that he must not be permitted to proceed any further, was correct and should be approved.”

The number of lodges on the roll is 79, with a membership of 9,480. We are really and truly pleased to meet Bro. A. S. Wait in this Correspondence Report, in which he tells delightfully of what he has seen and heard in his travels through 60 Grand Jurisdictions. North Carolina for 1901 receives fraternal notice and some commendation from Brother Wait. We quote under Manitoba his change of heart in the matter of physical perfection, and we are of that way of thinking ourself

“We received the Masonic degrees, and were educated Masouically a physical qualificationist of the strictest sect, and long accepted as orthodox the most extreme doctrine of physical requirement. But as time has been going on with its experiences, and its more careful study and reflection, we are sensible that our views have been undergoing a change, and we find ourselves no longer regarding the rule in its strict- ness, as formerly held, to be an essential principle in Masonry. We APPENDIX. 63

are satisfied that it was originally adopted from considerations affecting Masonry as an operative art, and that it has nothing of symbolism in it. We are not prepared to favor the extreme liberality of our M.\ W.\ Brother of Manitoba, though we do not believe that Free- masonry would suffer essentially were his rulings to be adopted as the accepted practice of the institution. But even if we stick upon the symbolism of the doctrine, it is just as well satisfied by an artificial limb capable of all the required positions as by the limbs with which the candidate was born. In view, however, of what we are aware is the prevailing sentiment upon the subject in this country, we are content with the more liberal view held in American grand jurisdictions.”

Harry M. Cheney, HI. IV. Grand Master.

Frank D. Woodbury, R. IV. Grand Secretary.

NEW JERSEY— 1902

115TH Annual. Trenton. January 29.

WO beautifully executed portraits adorn this volume of T transactions—one of Grand Master Joseph E. Moore, the other of President McKinley. The address of the Grand Master is a document of considerable length, but could not very well be abridged. Under the head of “Discipline” the Grand Master presents the following case and his remedy:

“A Lodge receiving a petition from an individual resident within the jurisdiction of another Lodge, asked the Lodge having jurisdiction for a waiver; not receiving any reply within what was considered a reasonable time, the request for waiver was withdrawn, and the applicant having signed another petition changing his residence, was in due time balloted for, elected and the E. A. Degree conferred. The Lodge holding original jurisdiction complained of the irregularity and still claimed jurisdiction over the candidate. I ordered all proceedings to be stopped, and upon investigation and report I was convinced that the candidate was guilty of wrong statement and deceit, and not desirable material for Masonic privileges. I therefore ordered that his fee should be returned and he considered as a profane.”

The summary action of the Grand Master, as related in 64 APPENDIX.

the last sentence of the foregoing quotation, met the approval of the Jurisprudence Committee and of Grand Lodge. The Committee says:

“Your Committee on Masonic Jurisprudence report that, in their opinion, the dispensations and permissions granted by the M. W. Grand Master and his punitive acts in conjunction with the exercise of the functions of his office have been properly within the line of his prerogatives, and require no action or comment upon the part of this committee.’’

This man was a Mason, an Entered Apprentice, and, although probably unworthy, had some rights that not- even a Grand Master could arbitrarily set aside. If, however, the deliverance of the Committee that the punitive acts of the Grand Master have been properly within the line of his prerogative is the law, there is such enlargement of prerogative that only a Grand Master is needed in New Jersey, the Grand Lodge being simply the court to do him honor and praise his edicts. The Masonic Home was established in a hurry by the brethren of. New Jersey after they had once made up their minds to have it. The per capita cost of maintenance is pretty high, but is less this year than heretofore. Last year the annual cost was $288.40; this year $246.18. The report of the Committee on Masonic Home is a long one but full of interest, and shows that the brethren are imbued with a noble zeal in the performance of their work. We quote the closing paragraph of the report:

“It is a mistake to call the ‘Home’ a charity; it is the performance of a duty which lies at the very foundation of all true Masonry. And very soon have we received the reward of duty fulfilled, for never in the history of this jurisdiction has the Craft increased so rapidly as it has since, by the founding of this institution, we have shown that we both know and are ready to perform the duty which Masonry demands at our hands. May the Great Architect of the Universe ever have this, our Masonic Home, in His holy keeping.”

The lodges number 176, and the aggregate membership is 19,150, a net gain of 1,050. APPENDIX. 65

The Report on Correspondence, 173 pages, is a review of the transactions of 64 Grand Lodges, five of them for two years, making the equivalent of 69 separate reviews. North Carolina for 1901 receives fraternal consideration at the hands of Brother Belcher, who continues to do credit to himself and his Grand Lodge at the Reporter’s desk. He continues to engage all comers in defense of physical perfection and the prerogatives of Grand Masters. We shall be glad to hear from Brother Belcher as to the right of Grand Master Moore to expel an Entered Apprentice Mason on his own ipse dixit or—prerogative. W. Holt Apgar, M. W. Grand Master.

Thos. H. R. Redway, R. IT. Grand Secretary.

NEW MEXICO— 1900.

23RD Annual. Albuquerque. October 15.

ORTRAITS of Grand Master Elias E. Day and of John B. P Wootten, Grand Master 1882, 1883, adorn this well- printed and well-arranged volume. The address of the Grand Master is an unpretentious but interesting report of his government of the Craft for the Masonic year just past, and all his acts were approved by Grand Lodge. There was, however, a little controversy in the Committee on Grand Master’s Address concerning the legality of a dispensation to a lodge U. D. to ballot upon candidates without waiting the required lunar month, and there were two reports. The majority argued that the Grand Master had no right to set aside any of the By-laws of the Jurisdiction. To this the minority made the following answer, which was adopted, sustaining the Grand Master:

“It is a landmark of Masonry that the Grand Master may, in his discretion, grant dispensations to confer the degrees out of time. \\ e believe that when any by-law of this Grand Lodge conflicts with any landmark, that by-law is inoperative, except in an advisory way for 66 APPENDIX.

guidance of the Grand Master, he using his discretion in its enforcement. Such by-law can only be an expression of opinion on the part of the Grand Lodge that such dispensations shall be issued with great care. “The issue of a dispensation to a lodge makes them for the time being the individual, or as we might say, the private lodge of the Grand Master, working under his special care; and as he is the official representative of the Grand Lodge, the lodge U. D. is really working under the immediate direction of the Grand Lodge. The qualifications of these candidates were under investigation for more than three months and there can be no doubt that while the letter of our by-law was violated, the spirit of it was more than carried out.”

The report of the Grand Lecturer, Bro. W. H. Seatnon, on the subject of Mexican Masonry is exhaustive and intensely interesting. In referring to one of the numerous Grand Lodges, he says:

“It is pretty hard for a resident of Mexico to keep track of all the Grand Lodges there. It seems apparently that it has been the custom, when two or three Masons were gathered together, who were moved sufficiently by the spirit, to get a few charters from some junk shop and start a Grand Lodge, trusting in God that they would soon have members enough to fill all the offices. The City of Mexico is filled with these irregular bodies. Why they exist is a mystery, and the greatest mystery of all is to tell when they are alive. This Grand Body is, I believe, absolutely dead, and certain to be of no further service to Mexican Masonry, and our recognition of it should, therefore, be withdrawn.”

There are 971 Master Masons in 21 lodges. The Report on Correspondence, 86 pages, is a review of 66 Grand Lodges, North Carolina for 1900 of the number. Bro. W. H. Seamon succeeds Bro. Max Frost at the Round Table, and in his success in condensation puts Brother Frost to shame. We hope Grand Lodge will give Brother Seamon “rope” next year.

Elias S. Stover, M. IV. Grand Master. Alpheus A. Keen, R. W. Grand Secretary. : :

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NEW SOUTH WALES— 1901, 1902.

HE United Grand Lodge of New South Wales met in four Quarterly Communications, in September and December of 1901, and in March and June, 1902. There was besides a Special Communication on June 10th for the purpose of making nominations—seemingly a kind of cau- cus—for offices to be filled at the regular Quarterly to be held the next day.

From the address of Grand Master J. C. Remington at the Quarterly Communication of September we take this extract

“We are not only taught as Freemasons, but sworn as Past Mas- ters, ‘not to be concerned in plots or conspiracies against Government,’ and we utterly detest the vile tactics of the enemies of all that makes for the peace and good order of Society, by whatever title they may- style themselves. “Animated by such feelings, I ask you to authorize me to transmit, in the name of his brother Freemasons in New South Wales, the assur- ance of our heartfelt grief at the sufferings of President McKinley of the United States of America, coupled- with a hope that the Great Architect of the Universe may spare his life, and prolong it for many years among the people to whose service it has been devoted.”

The Board of Benevolence reported that ,£425.17.6 had been expended in relief for the quarter. At the December Communication the state of the Craft is thus reported

“It now only remains for me to congratulate you upon the prosperous condition of our Grand Lodge at the end of the first year of the Twentieth Century. In an experience of over thirty years in the Craft, I do not remember a time when it was more happy, harmonious, and progressive than it is today in this Territory. Happy is the Grand Master who meets with such loyal and enthusiastic support.”

The Grand Master reported a visitation to four remote lodges of the Jurisdiction, of which he says in part:

“It involved a journey of nearly 3,000 miles by Rail and Road, and an absence from Sydney of eleven days and twelve nights, of which 68 APPENDIX.

six had to be passed in the sleeping cars. I was therefore much gratified to find myself accompanied by the R. W. Deputy Grand Master and five Grand Dodge Officers, whose readiness to thus give their time and money for the good of the Craft ought to be generally appreciated.”

The brethren in all the British Colonies seem to have a particular weakness for wearing their Masonic trappings on any kind of provocation, so much so that this refusal of the Grand Master to grant .dispensation is out of the common:

“It was for permission to wear Regalia at a Church Service in honor of the Coronation of His Majesty the King on the 26th inst. The occasion was so unique that I deliberated and took counsel ; but finally decided that in view of the unanimous Resolution of this Grand Lodge on the 8th March, 1899, which had also guided me on another memorable occasion, in January, 1901, I must refuse the Dispensation asked for.”

There are 186 lodges, with a membership of 8,812. The Freemasons’ Orphan Society of New South Wales, on the 23rd of January, 1902, voted ^13, or half-yearly allowance in advance to 14 orphan children and a like sum to two widows. The Society’s assets are reported to be:

Cash Balance City Bank £ 190.12.6 Fixed Deposits 10,088. 8.0 N. S. W. Gov’t Stock 13,441. 0.0 Government Debentures 400. 0.0

^24,120. 0.6

The eleventh annual report of The Freemasons’ Benev- olent Institution shows that ^642 was disbursed to 35 annuitants. From the Proceedings of the annual meeting of the

Institution held on May 5, 1902, we take this extract:

‘‘There is one point in the statistics of the Institution which seems to me both noteworthy and gratifying, and that is the comparatively slow increase in the number of annuitants, which as you see has remained almost stationary for the last three years. I say this because I am assured by the Honorary Secretary that no properly substantiated .

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application has ever been refused. It is clear, therefore, that Freema- sonry not only does not tend to multiply the number of spendthrifts as is often alleged, but that it teaches sons to obey the old Command- ment with promise, and to provide for their parents in their declining years. As I have said before at these meetings I know of no institution which does more to exemplify the true teachings of the Craft than this, and I wish it all prosperity in the new year upon which it has now entered. (Applause.)”

The Report on Correspondence, condensed within the limits of 85 pages of fine print, is the conjoint work of the Committee of four, but the greater part seems to have been done by the Chairman, Bro. Herbert S. Thompson. It is all of excellent character and should be read by the Craft of New South Wales. North Carolina for 1901 is fraternally considered.

J. C. Remington, M. ! I Grand Master.

Arthur Bray, R. II . Grand Secretary

NEW YORK— 1902.

121ST Annual. New York. May 6 .

ORTRAITS of Daniel D. Tompkins, Geo. W. White and P President McKinley adorn this big volume of Pro- ceedings. The address of Grand Master Charles W. Mead opens with an eloquent picture of the ties of family and consan- guinity, and then says:

“Next to these ties, I doubt if there be anything in life more acceptable and more grateful to our nature than the ties of fellowship —those begotten and nurtured in that close and intimate relation that finds its best and truest manifestation and development in the scenes, the teachings, the influences, and the associations of the checkered floor.”

In his notice of the fraternal dead Brother Mead offers a warm tribute to the virtues of President McKinley and to other distinguished members of the Craft.

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The immensity of Grand Lodge interests is briefly told by the Grand Master:

“From the report of the Grand Secretary, it will be observed that we have now 755 enrolled Lodges, having an aggregate membership, December 1901, of a net gain of members during the 31, 111,365 ; 5,130 year, and that the Grand Secretary has received for the year ending

December 31, 1901, the sum of $86,937.65, which has been transmitted to the Grand Treasurer, an increase over the receipts of last year of $4,021.95. “From the Grand Treasurer’s report it appears he has received for the year ending April 15, 1902, the sum of $87,515.98, making, with the balance on hand reported a year ago the sum of $141,790.70, and has disbursed the sum of $82,138.28, leaving a balance in the treasury of the Grand Lodge of $59,652.42. “To the Permanent Fund there has been added, during the year, the sum of $ro,ooo, and $3,664.23 of interest, making an increase in that Fund of the sum of $13,664.23, which Fund now amounts to the sum of $117,355.13, the principal part of which is securely invested in bonds and first mortgages on real estate, and the residue is deposited in Trust Companies in the city of New York, yielding a revenue of interest.”

The preservation of the secret work unchanged appealed so strongly to the Grand Master that he recommended the following change, and the recommendation was adopted after having met the approval of the Jurisprudence Com-

mittee :

“The esoteric work in our Lodges should not be subject to change by the Grand Lecturer or by an)' one else without the authority of the Grand Lodge. The Committee on Work and Lectures last year reported that ‘changes’ had crept into the standard work. To guard against all such undesirable conditions and to assure the stability and permanence of the work, I recommend that a standing committee of not more than five nor less than three be appointed by the incoming Grand Master, to be known as Custodians of the Work, to serve one, two, and three years, as the Grand Master may determine in his appointment, and thereafter the appointment to be for three years, vacancies other than by expiration of term to be filled for balance of term; that the Grand Lecturer shall annually exemplify the work and lectures before this committee before entering upon the holding of his conventions, and that no change shall be made in the work as established by this Grand APPENDIX. 71

Lodge, except upon the report of such committee and the action of the Giand Lodge thereon, and that a rule of order accordingly be prepared to take the place of those provisions relating to this subject, contained in our 12th Rule of Order.”

The renewal of cordial fraternal relations with the Grand Lodge of Washington is announced by the Grand Master, and the hope expressed that these relations may be perpetual. The request for recognition by the individual Grand Lodges which lately constituted the Gran Dieta was deferred, pending further consideration. The Grand Lodge zur Sonne of Bayreuth, in Bavaria, was recognized as a Sovereign Grand Lodge, and the establishment of Grand Representatives authorized. The subject of Clandestine Masonry is thus referred to:

‘‘During the month of November my attention was called to certain advertisements appearing in the columns of certain of the public press, offering reduced rates for persons desiring to become Freema- sons in an alleged new Lodge then forming in the city of New York.”

“Careful inquiry disclosed that one of the most active agents in seeking to establish this spurious and irregular Lodge wT as a member of one of the Lodges in this jurisdiction. Charges were preferred trial had, against him, and I appointed trial commissioners ; has been the offending member convicted, and, by the judgment of the trial commissioners, expelled from all the rights and privileges of Masonry. “In my opinion, there is no cause for apprehension that this clandestine Lodge will attain any proportions or will have a long lease of life.”

The report of the Superintendent of the Home at Utica

is full of interest. The average population for the last year was 261, and the cost of maintenance, repairs, farm and barn expense, was a per capita of $180.43 for the year. The Correspondence Report is, of course, the work of M. W. Bro. Jesse B. Anthony, and that announcement is a pledge of its value to the Masonic student the world over. Sixty-two Grand Lodge Proceedings come under fraternal review, North Carolina for 1901 receiving kindly notice, and :

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only two failing to pass the reviewing stand—Maryland and Quebec. This volume more completely than any other of which we have knowledge presents the actual condition of Free- masonry in every part of the world, and .should be of special value to the Craft of New York.

Elbert Crandall, M. IV. Grand Master.

Edward M. L. Ehlers, R. IV. Grand Secretary.

NEW ZEALAND 1901 1902.

WO pamphlets contain the Proceedings of the Half-

T Yearly Communication held at Dunedin on Nov. 7, 1901, and of the Annual held at Wellington, April 30, 1902. From the report of the Board of General Purposes this statement of the condition of Grand Lodge funds is ex-

tracted :

“The amounts to the credit of the various funds are as follows:

General Fund - £ 790.1 1.7 Fund of Benevolence 2,227.18.6 Masonic Widows’ and Orphans’ Fund 815.16.9 Aged and Indigent Masons’ Fund 255. 6.6

Total ,£4,086.13.4

The Grand Lodge of Scotland is not yet ready to recognize Grand Lodge as sovereign over Craft Masonry in New Zealand, but this cjuestion will soon be settled right, to the satisfaction of both Grand Jurisdictions.

At the Annual of April 30th, R. W. Bro. J. C. Grif- fiths, the representative of North Carolina, was present. The satisfactory growth of the Grand Lodge Funds is thus shown

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adoption. The amounts in cash to the credit of the several funds are as follows:

- - i . General Fund 1 56. 7.3 Fund of Benevolence 2,331.10.0

Masonic Widows’ and Orphans’ Fund - 894.11.8 Aged and Indigent Masons’ Fund 268. 8.1

Total... ^4,650.17.0

“The sum of ^4,300 is invested upon fixed deposit with the Na- tional Bank of New Zealand, Ltd., at 3 V2 per cent., and the balance of cash is in current account.”

The question of the adoption of a Grand Lodge Ritual considerable discussion and finally it was agreed gave rise to ; that a Revising Committee be appointed, but that the form adopted by this Committee should not be printed until considered and approved by the Grand Superintendents of Districts. The proposition to carry the salary of the Grand Secre- tary from ^350 to ^£400 a year gave rise to sharp opposition, but the merits of the present incumbent, Brother Niccol, were recognized and the increase authorized by Grand Lodge. In his address the Grand Master made an earnest appeal for an increase of the Charity funds. After reciting the immense amount disbursed in its different charities by the Grand Lodge of England, he says:

“I know of no charity that could more appeal to the Freemasons of New Zealand than that for aged and indigent Masons, and I feel that we could have done more in that direction had we tried. “You are aware that this year the King is to be crowned. Would

it not be a splendid way of celebrating the occasion—and I need only remind you that His Majesty is Patron of our Grand Lodge— if each New Zealand Mason agreed to devote a sum of 5s or 10s, or even £1, towards this Aged and Indigent Masons’ Fund? I don’t think that if every member throughout the jurisdiction were to donate £1 he would be doing either himseif or his family any vital injury. Look at the magnificent fund that would be brought into operation in this way. It would not require an}’ real sacrifice, and I don’t think anyone would, 74 APPENDIX.

if it did, regret having to make it for such a laudable purpose. I commend the suggestion to your consideration, and I shall take great pleasure in giving effect to it, and hope we shall have the co-operation of ” ever}- member of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand.

In the Jurisdiction of New Zealand there are 121 lodges, with a membership of 5,737.

Herbert J. Williams, M. W. Grand Master. Malcolm Niccol, R. IV. Grand Secretary.

OHIO— 1902.

93RD Annual. Columbus. October 22.

ORTRAITS of Grand Master Ike M. Robinson and of P the deceased Past Grand Secretary, R. W. Bro. John D. Caldwell, adorn the volume. The Craft is reported to be in an entirely satisfactory condition, and to have gained more in membership (3,025) than in any other year of its existence. The address of the Grand Master is comparatively very brief, but there is no omission of any important matter. Intelligent reading of the Grand Lodge By-laws by the Masters relieved the Grand Master of the necessity of ren- dering any decisions. The Deputy Grand Master also presented a brief report of his official acts. The report of the Grand Secretary, Bro. John H. Brom- well, shows, as he says, that the year has been a record breaker of growth in all directions. The present funds in the hands of the McKinley Memo- rial .Association amount to $2,621.30, and the Committee having the matter in charge was continued and authorized to solicit and receive contributions for this laudable purpose. At the Communication of Grand Lodge in 1901 the Com- mittee on Charters and Dispensations submitted a report :

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which was adopted. Hidden in the report was this resolution :

“ Resolved That after January i, no Lodge in this Jurisdic- , 1902, tion shall permit any one to visit it who does not, at the time of such visit, present a receipt for the payment of his dues for the year last past or a dimit issued to him within the twelve months preceding such visitation.”

The question asked by the Jurisprudence Committee,

to which it was referred, is, “Has this resolution so offered by the Committee for adoption, and without any further action of Grand Lodge, the force and effect of a law of the Grand Lodge?” It is an interesting question and, leaving out the argument, we give the conclusions of the Committee, which seem to us to be correct

“We are also of the opinion that the mere adoption of the report of a Standing Committee containing, among other things a resolution offered by such Committee for adoption, does not have the effect to adopt the resolution itself when such action would result in the enactment of a general law for the government of the Grand Lodge or the Subordinate Lodges under its jurisdiction. “We therefore report: “1. That said Committee on Charters and Dispensations had no authority to report said resolution for adoption. “2. That the adoption of the report of said Committee, without any separate and independent action on the resolution, did not have the effect to adopt the resolution itself. “3. That the resolution was, in fact, an amendment to the By-la ws, and that the Grand Lodge had no power to introduce and pass said resolution by the reception and adoption of the report of said Com- mittee. “We desire to add that we have not felt called upon to discuss, and have not therefore discussed, the right of a Lodge to refuse admission to a visitor on the objection of any member, or the w'isdom or unwis- dom of suitable legislation to compel the payment of dues, if indeed we need anything more than the enforcement of laws already existing.”

The number of lodges is 499, and the membership

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The reports of the officers of the Ohio Masonic Horne, covering 17 pages, is part of the volume of great interest to us and shows the institution to be successful in every way. The population consists of 57 men, average age, 72; 31 women, average age, 72; 24 boys, average age, 12; 24 girls, average age, 11. Total, 136. The average per capita cost of maintenance for the year was $155. 53. Up to the present report the moneys contributed to the Home are thus given

Total receipts from all sources from the inception of the Home $313,885 67 Total disbursements 296,237 61

Balance on hand 17,648 06 Bonds in Library Fund 1,000 00

Balance on hand in all funds $18,648 06

The Report on Correspondence, over 300 pages, occupies profitably more than half the volume and is the work of Past Grand Master W. M. Cunningham. Fifty-nine English- speaking Grand Lodges are reviewed, and North Carolina for 1902 is indebted to Brother Cunningham for fraternal notice and considerable space. Besides, 15 non- English- speaking Grand Jurisdictions have their transactions reviewed in an instructive manner. All of this report is up to the excellent standard of Brother Cunningham’s contributions. and our regret is that evei'y North Carolina Mason has not the opportunity of reading all of it. In an introduction of 18 pages Brother Cunningham has given a very instructive symposium, contributed by himself and other learned brethren, on the “Landmarks of Freemasonry,” In his review of the Grand Lodges of Costa Rica and the Valley of Mexico, Brother Cunningham expresses good will for these Grand Bodies, but in the matter of fraternal recognition advises his Grand Lodge to go slow.

W. A. Belt, M. IV. Grand Master.

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OKLAHOMA— 1902.

ioth Annual. Guthrie. February ii, i?..

HE likeness of Grand Master Charles Day occupies the T fly-leaf of the volume. Six Special Communications were held for the performance of such Masonic functions as laying corner stones and dedicating lodge rooms. The progress of the Craft and of the Territory is thus epitomized by the Grand Master:

“Ten years ago this grand body was organized with ten lodges with three hundred and ninety-five Masons owing allegiance to it. On the 31st day of last December it had fifty-seven lodges working under charters and twenty-one under dispensations, with about 3,500 Masons

owing it allegiance. Total Grand Lodge funds on hand, $3,037.00 ; Masonic Home fund, $914.14. “This showing denotes that, although we are living in a fast age, a fast country and in a fast section of the country, filled with the indom- itable spirit of enterprise and progress; railroads, cities, towns and farms springing up as if by magic over our beautiful prairies; schools, churches, benevolent and social organizations pushing forward hand in hand, at a gait known no place outside of Oklahoma; yet amidst all this rush our grand and noble order is keeping pace with the procession, holding herself as by the fiat of the eternal, in the forefront of all social and moral reforms; and all-in-all evidencing civilization, prosperity and happiness throughout our grand jurisdiction.”

The status of the O. E. S. is thus fixed by the Grand Master, and the recognition seems to give satisfaction to the Grand Lodge

“6. March 21. Coronado Lodge, No. 9, asks: Are the ladies of the O. E. S. entitled to free access to the Masonic hall and property room, or has any one such right except a Master Mason in good standing? Ans. The O. E. S. is a good auxiliary to Masonry, and an excellent panacea for friction arising from husbands coming home late from lodge. Yes. I would give the O. E. S. free use of Masonic hall and all its appurtenances save only lodge records, the contents of which should be kept within the regular craft."

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Mexican Masonry, a name that doesn’t carry pleasant memories, is again attracting attention because of the efforts of the Grand Lodge Valley of Mexico to secure recognition for itself. This was one of the constituents of the Gran Dieta and now asks the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma to admit its regularity. After an apparent contest over the matter, the Grand Lodge, wisely it seems to us, concluded to let it alone for a year, at least. The Grand Lodges of Cuba and Costa Rica were recognized as Sovereign Grand Lodges and an exchange of representatives authorized. There are 78 lodges, and a membership of 3,291. There is no Report on Correspondence, but a motion was adopted requiring the Grand Secretary to prepare a report for publication in the next annual Proceedings.

Mortimer F. Stilwell, M. IV. Grand Master.

J. S. Hunt, R. W. Grand Secretary

OF? EGON— 1902.

52ND Annual. Portland. June ii.

HE likeness of Grand Master W. E. Grace adorns the T volume. His address is a brief business statement of his official doings for the year, excepting a period of two months, during which he was absent in the east and the Dep- uty Grand Master filled his place. Fraternal reference is made to the Masonic dead at home abroad numerous dispensations to confer out and ; degrees of regular time were granted ; two weak lodges were consolidated, and dispensations issued for the formation of two new lodges. It is subject for congratulation to report that the lodge officers are so well acquainted with the law there was no need for any decision by the Grand Master. We note with pleasure that the Grand Master author- :

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ized the expenditure of $270.98 from the educational fund for the purpose of aiding in the education of orphan children. Lest the Ancient prerogative of the Grand Master to make Masons at sight should be forgotten, and for no other reason, M. W. Brother Grace made two citizens of Portland

Master Masons and argues, somewhat feebly it seems, that this prerogative is a landmark. If it is a landmark, there are comparatively few Grand Lodges that observe it and some that absolutely repudiate it. As a matter of fact, the Grand Lodge came within an ace of sitting down on the Grand Master, as may be seen from this extract from the report of the Special Committee on Grand Master’s Address:

“Your Committee notes the exercise of the Ancient prerogative of the Grand Master in making Masons at sight as being the first time it has occurred in the history of this jurisdiction, and while we recommend the approval by this Grand Lodge, yet we desire to add a word of caution, that as this action has been taken to establish the prerogative, that the precedent now established may not in the future be abused.”

The Grand Master reports having visited nearly one- half the lodges of the Jurisdiction, and these included many of the weaker lodges. The Grand Lodge of Costa Rica was recognized as a Sovereign Grand Body. The lodges number 102, and the membership 5,959. The Report on Correspondence is the work of Past

Grand Master J. M. Hodson and is a very interesting and valuable review of the transactions of 60 Grand Lodges, in which is included that of North Carolina for 1901. Brother Hodson is pronounced in his opposition to making Roman Catholics Masons and goes a step or two ahead of Grand Master Locke of Maine. He says in reference to our discussion of the matter

“He discusses the making of Catholics into Masons. We do not believe in permitting the attempt. We have known a few trials, but 80 APPENDIX.

never knew a success. The last case was that of a very excellent young man of Catholic parentage. He had been a Mason for a few years and was highly respected by his brethren, and seemed to appreciate fully the trusts of the fraternity, but by some means his priest discovered his name in the proceedings as a member of one of our lodges. Very soon he was given the choice of renouncing Masonry or excommunica- tion. He came to the lodge, secured a diinit and bid his brethren a sad farewell, and that ended the chapter. If we were Master of a lodge we would not permit the reception of the petition from one Catholic born, unless he had already been excommunicated by the church, and even then he would have to be above the average in manly qualities before we could trust him. It’s no ‘new disqualification.’ It’s as old as the first bull issued by the Pope against Masonry, more than a century ago.”

While the foregoing opinions are pretty strong and expressed without ambiguity, we are not able to accept Brother Hodson’s views as at all consonant with the principles of Freemasonry.

T W. F. Butcher, M. IJ . Grand Master.

James F. Robinson, R. IV. Grand Secretary.

PENNSYLVANIA— 1901.

HE pictorial embellishments of this volume consist of an T engraving of the Masonic Temple, used as the permanent frontispiece to the annual Proceedings, and two engraved portraits of Grand Master William Barger, 1844 — 1845, and of the outgoing Grand Master, George E. Wagner, who declined a re-election. The cry of distress from the sufferers of the fire at Jack- sonville, Florida, was heard by Grand Master Wagner, who at once forwarded a check for $300 and promised more, if needed. From the report of the Grand Secretary at the Quar- terly of Sept. 4, 1901, it will be seen that there were, at the close of 1900, 436 lodges, having a membership of 57,266, a net increase of 2,376 during the year. : :

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At the Quarterly Communication of December 4th, 368 lodges were represented and an immense amount of business transacted. The Grand Lodge of Washington having adopted the following resolutions at the annual meeting of June 12, 1901

“ Resolved That this Grand Lodge reiterates and reaffirms its , adherence to the doctrine of unequivocal, undivided Grand Lodge sovereignty, and its inflexible purpose and determination to support and ever maintain that principle of Masonic law, inherent in every Grand Lodge, of supreme and exclusive Jurisdiction over all matters of Ancient Craft Masonry within territorial limits established by its lawful authority. “ Resolved That this Grand Lodge asserts the right to determine , the question of legitimacy of Lodges domiciled within its territorial Jurisdiction, and we concede the same sovereign right and power to the several sovereign Grand Lodges of the United States.”

The Grand Lodge, upon recommendation of its Com- mittee on Correspondence, adopted this resolution:

“Resolved, That fraternal relations with the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Washington be resumed, with congratulations upon the termination of a most unhappy controversy.”

From the address of the retiring Grand Master, George E. Wagner, we take this condensation of the Charity Funds of Grand Lodge

‘‘The Charity Funds of Grand Lodge at this time are as follows:

The Grand Lodge Charity Fund $104,559

The Girard Bequest - 64,197 The Thomas R. Patton Memorial Charity Fund 57.426

The Stephen Taylor Charity Fund 1 1 -957

Total* - $238,139

‘‘*This does not include the Masonic Home, which is conducted by the Brethren through a corporation and now has property valued at about $146,000.” :

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“The other Charities are in full operation, and dispensed relief during the year as follows: No. of Cases. Amount.

The Grand Lodge Charity Fund - 453 $3,854 The Girard Bequest iyo 2,395 The Thomas R. Patton Memorial Charity Fund 178 1,500

Total 821 7,749 Besides this, the Grand Lodge voted to the Jacksonville sufferers 300 And for the placing of the widow and daughter of a late Grand Tiler in a home for old ladies 500 And also donated to the Masonic Home 1,000

Making the amounts paid during the year* $9,549

Speaking of the Masonic Temple the Grand Master says in part:

“As the building is today, it is said to be the finest Masonic edifice

in the world; it is now the purpose of Grand Lodge to finish it, which will include a system of embellishment of the several Lodge-rooms, in keeping with and setting off their several styles of architecture; when this is completed, we hope to have a home that cannot be surpassed.”

The Grand Master elect, R. W. Edgar A. Tennis, upon his induction to the Grand East also delivered an interesting address. Of the introduction of Masonry into Pennsyl- vania he says

“While the speculative Grand Lodge of England was not established until 1717, we have evidence of the presence in our own city of Philadelphia of Masonic gatherings as early as 1715; the Masons thus meeting must have come out of the old operative Lodges continuing, in our country, a custom which, doubtless, prevailed in their Mother Country under a right, which they termed ‘Immemorial Usage,’ of meeting without the sanction of a Warrant. Our rightful existence,

however, dates from June 5, 1730, at which time the Grand Lodge of England, by the Duke of Norfolk, appointed Daniel Coxe, Esq., of New Jersey, to be Provincial Grand Master of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsjdvania, and this empowered him to constitute Lodges.”

The purpose of Grand Master Tennis during his admin-

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istration, and his estimate of Pennsylvania Masonry are thus told:

“My purpose is to tread the old paths; to adhere closely to the established customs, rules, and regulations which have always con- trolled us. The conservatism of this Grand Lodge shall be impaired by no act of mine. I firmly believe that the Craft in this State have more faithfully preserved the features of Ancient Masonry as to ceremony, government, and discipline, than those of any other Jurisdiction on the face of the earth.”

Upon the recommendation of the Grand Master the Grand Lodge decided to celebrate with proper dignity “The One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the initiation of George Washington into the Most Ancient and Honorable

Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons,” on Nov. 4, 1902. Grand Master Tennis has this to say of the Masonic Home, and the Craft may take just pride in such an excellent institution:

“Some idea of the Home’s usefulness may be gathered from the records, which show one hundred and forty-three inmates cared for since its organization, fifty-four being now grateful recipients of this noble charity. The Home has no debts; its real estate is valued at 000 an undivided further interest in an estate of about $20,000, $60 , , with of 82 000. Its annual income from all sources and has an invested fund $ , is atlBut while its expenses are about $r2,ooo; hence you see $ 10,000 , the necessity for the early exercise of the lesson taught in all the degrees of Freemasonry and most beautifully illustrated in the life of the Samaritan whose followers we are.”

The Report on Correspondence, covering 252 pages, or considerably more than half of the volume, is an interesting and instructive review of the Proceedings of 65 Grand Lodges and is the work of Bro. James M. Lamberton. North Carolina for 1901 receives liberal space and kindly notice. Brother Lamberton calls attention to some laxity in our published records in this wise

“It may not do to say that our Brethren of North Carolina are slow; but we may say they are deliberate. In our report for 1899 we called attention to the fact that North Carolina’s Representative near our Grand Lodge, Past Grand Master Nisbet, had gone to his rest some 84 APPENDIX.

three years before (May 7, 1896); we also mentioned that Past Grand Master Cox’s commission as the Representative of our Grand Master near the Grand Lodge of North Carolina had been recalled January 30, 1893.”

Unfortunately, this arraignment is all too true and, notwithstanding our expressed hope that the errors referred to would be corrected, they stand unchanged in the transactions of 1902.

Edgar A. Tennis, R. IV. Grand Master.

William A. Sinn, R. IV. Grand Secretary.

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 1902.

27TH Annual. Summerside. June 24.

HE address of Grand Master John Muirhead is a very T brief paper in which he reports the condition of the Craft not as prosperous as he would wish it to be. He reports some visits by himself, which, owing to his poor health, were few, but his representatives made good his expectations in this regard. The Grand Lodge of Costa Rica was recognized as a sovereign and independent Grand Lodge. « The Grand Treasurer reports a balance on hand of $310.54, and the Grand Secretary an increase of 15 in the membership.

There are 13 lodges, with a membership of 574.

Wm. R. Ellis, M. IV. Grand Master.

Neil Mackelvie, R. JV. Grand Secretary.

QUEBEC-1902.

32ND Annual. Montreal. January 29.

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deceased Brother, Honorary Past Grand Master J. H. Isaac- son, who had for more than 30 years been Grand Secretary. The address of the Grand Master, Edson Fitch, is a compact Masonic paper making full report of his official doings. Appropriate reference is made to the death of distinguished brethren at home and abroad, and among the latter fraternal tribute is offered to the memory of President McKinley. The Grand Master reports a satisfactory growth in numbers, but expresses the fear that this rapid increase may not be healthy:

“At a time like this, I feel it to be my duty to utter a few warning notes. In the first place let us beware of the supposition that the prosperity and strength of Freemasonry must be looked for in numbers alone. Pleasing as itis to learn of the numerical strength of our Lodges, the quality of their membership is of infinitely more consequence than its quantity. It is of the utmost importance that we should bear this fact in mind whenever appointed upon committees of investigation into the qualifications of candidates, and whenever depositing our ballots for or against their entrance into the Order. The portals of our Lodges cannot be too jealously guarded against the admission of the unworthy. Nor is it only necessary to examine into the physical and moral qualifications of candidates for our mysteries. Our Constitution expressly provides that before the acceptance of a candidate the Brethren should satisfy themselves that the funds required for admission into the Lodge are not wanted for the maintenance of the applicant’s family.”

Among “Dispensations refused” is one for which it is difficult to find a reason based on common sense, common humanity or Masonic justice. Doubtless the Grand Master was plumbing the line of Quebec law, but if so, that law might profitably be repealed, and speedily. He reports:

“I also considered it necessary to decline the issue of a dispensation to permit the burial, with Masonic Honors, of a Fellow Craft. 1 know of no precedent for issuing such a dispensation, and it must be borne in mind that it is not in the power of any man, or body of men, to make innovations in the body of Masonry.”

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The reports of the District Deputy Grand Masters indicate that the Craft of the Province is prosperous and harmonious. This interesting extract is taken from the report of Brother Channell, who has charge of the St. Francis District

"On the 24th June, Golden Rule Lodge No. 5 held a communication on the top of Owl’s Head Mountain on the west shore of Lake Metnphremagog, working the Third Degree. This event proved a success in every way and one long to be remembered by those who attended. The ladies accompanied their husbands and friends to the base of the mountain, where a basket picnic was held, after which the Masons, to the number of about ninety, ascended to the mountain and performed their work, returning about 4 p. m. This being the only Lodge in the Dominion having the privilege of holding its meetings in such a romantic and interesting spot, naturally these gatherings are of more than usual interest, not only to the Craft, but to those who have had the honor of being brought to Masonic light in a place having for its covering the blue canopy of Heaven.’’

This extract is taken from the report of the Finance Com- mittee as showing the substantial condition of Grand Lodge:

"The total funds and investments of Grand Lodge as detailed by the report of the Grand Treasurer amount to $15,919.15 as against $15,141.54 last year.” After some parliamentary skirmishing Grand Lodge determined to establish a Permanent Benevolent Fund, “to be devoted to giving aid, succor and relief to poor and distressed Masons, or those depending on them within our Jurisdiction.” Number of Warranted lodges is 57; the membership 4,019. Past Grand Master E. T. D. Chambers has again furnished an interesting Report on Correspondence, covering 107 pages. If the brethren of Quebec will read what has been procured at so much expense of time and effort, Brother Chambers will see his reward in brighter and more enthusiastic members of the Fraternity. Edson Fitch, M. IV. Grand Master. Will H. Whyte, R. W. Grand Secretary. :

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RHODE ISLAND— 1902.

112TH Annual. Providence. May 19.

HE fly-leaf of the volume contains the likeness of Grand

T Master J. Ellery Hudson. At the Semi-Annual of Nov. 18, 1901, the usual business was transacted and the work of the second and third degrees exemplified in so perfect manner as to win the thanks of Grand Lodge. It seems that in Rhode Island when a member is dropped from the roll for non-payment of dues, he cannot be restored by the action of his lodge until Grand Lodge gives permission to the Subordinate Lodge to act upon the petition for restoration. It is not apparent what benefit accrues to the general Craft from this interference of Grand Lodge in a matter that generally and prpperly belongs to the Subordi- nate Lodge. The Rhode Island Mason whose patriotism is grounded on an intelligent appreciation of the institutions of his country does not need to display the flag in his lodge any more than he does in his church or his home to prove his loyalty, but Grand Lodge seems to think otherwise and adopted the following resolution without any evidence of opposition

“ Resolved That the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island hereby directs , that every Subordinate Lodge in its jurisdiction shall cause the Amer- ican flag to be displayed at every Communication.”

At the Annual Communication the Grand Master reported the Fraternity to be prosperous and the financial condition of Grand Lodge to be greatly improved, so much so that there was reason to expect an annual reduction of the Grand Lodge debt. Though many inquiries were made the Grand Master had no decision to report. The disposition to make ostentatious display is briefly 88 APPENDIX.

referred to by ' Grand Master Hudson, and his action was endorsed by Grand Lodge. He says:

“It came to my notice that in one of the Lodges it was the custom to have the members of the choir and the Chaplain appear in vestments during the work of conferring the degrees. Believing such practice to be at variance with the decision of one of my predecessors, which received the approval of Grand Lodge, I directed the Master to cause its discontinuance, and I bring the matter before you at this time for your consideration.’’

The Grand Secretary’s report shows 37 lodges, with a membership of 5,685, a gain of 214 over last year. The Grand Lodge of Costa Rica was recognized. There is no Report on Correspondence, but the Chair- man of the Committee expresses the hope that Grand Lodg'e will soon be able to assume the expense.

William Henry Scott, M. IV. Grand Master.

S. Penrose Williams, R. IV. Grand Secretary.

SOUTH CAROLINA— 1902.

125TH Annual. Charleston. December 10.

RAND Master Orlando Sheppard welcomed the brethren G to Grand Lodge and exhorted to a closer observance of the important duties imposed upon every member of the Craft. Appropriate tribute was paid to the Masonic dead of other Jurisdictions and fervent thanks offered that the per- sonnel of Grand Lodge has not suffered by the visitation of death. Only two decisions were rendered and they seem to be in harmony with Masonic law and common sense. Two Special Communications were held, one for laying- corner stone and the other for the dedication of a Masonic hall. :

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The very liberal contribution of $578.15 was made for the relief of the distressed of Jacksonville, Florida. The District Deputy Grand Masters received the commendation of the Grand Master, who makes the suggestion that Past Grand Masters could, if they were so minded, be very useful in promoting the enthusiasm and zeal of the rank and file of the Fraternity. The Grand Master calls attention at some length to the annoyances growing out of the divergent views of Grand Lodges on the subject of jurisdiction over candidates for Masonry, as well as over rejected material. This difference in the laws may in time approximate something of uniform- ity—and progress has been made in this direction —but the good time is not in sight. In this relation Grand Lodge adopted an amendment to the Constitution which relaxes its hold upon candidates-clect:

“ Provided further that if after a candidate has been elected, he , , shall remove from this Grand Jurisdiction before receiving the Degrees or any of them, the Jurisdiction of the Lodge over such candidate, may be waived in favor of a particular Lodge in the Grand Jurisdiction to which he has removed.”

There was quite a flurry over the question of admitting “Ministers of God” to the degrees without fee, and to carry them on the rolls without payment of dues to Grand Lodge, if the Subordinate Lodge so elect, and the Constitution was amended to meet this demand. In urging this change in the law the Grand Master says

“I submit that Ministers of the gospel ought not to be charged annual dues, nor fees for the degrees, because in a large majority of cases, in fact ninety-nine out of a hundred cases, a Minister reflects the highest type of character in the community in which he lives, and it is such material as this which will advance and promote the interest of Ma- sonry more than any other one factor; I therefore submit that it will be wrong to require the subordinate Lodges to charge them fees and dues, and I indulge the hope that this Grand Body at this communication will give such expression of opinion upon this important matter as will enable the subordinate Lodges to act uniformly throughout the State.” 90 APPENDIX.

We are willing to endorse the statement that the aver, age preacher is a good and useful man and inadequately paid, but we have never thought that a premium or a chromo should be offered to any individual or class as a reward for uniting with the Fraternity. So far as the ability of the clergy of all denominations to pay fees and dues is concerned, in our opinion they are as well able to pay as the average contributing Mason. The Grand Master became very eloquent and pathetic over the urgent duty of taking steps to build a Masonic Home, but Grand Lodge did not seem to lose its equipiose and went only to the extent of saying it was desirable to have a Home. Brother Sheppard says in part:

“God grant that our hearts may melt with pity for the friendless old Mason —as he stretches out his hand to the strong right arm of Masonry, and looks with lingering and tearful eyes into the face of the great brotherhood that he still loves and cherishes, and mutely pleads for a door through which he may enter — to escape the frosts and the storms of winter, and the prostrating heat of summer. “Let us build a home where the sunshine of love and loyalty may surround and cheer him—as the gentle flowers are cherished and nourished by the gentle dews of Heaven.

“Let us think seriously about this grand enterprise, let us give to it our sanction and support—and when success shall crown our efforts the world will be better for our having lived in it; the world will have more confidence in our professed charity; and sweeter and more pre- cious still—when we go home—we will feel so much better for having done our duty—and ‘generations yet unborn will rise up and call us ” blessed.’

There are 247 lodges, and a membership of 6,532. The Report on Correspondence, 158 pages, is a review of the Procedings of 66 Grand Lodges, North Carolina for 1901 of the number. We are glad to see that Bro. Charles Inglesby has recovered sufficiently from his serious illness as to be able to return to the congenial work of the Round Table and to be able to furnish a report which is appreciated by hisbreth- APPENDIX 91

ren of the Grand Lodge as of permanent value to the Craft. In his “Conclusion” he relates this incident:

“We were traveling in a railroad car in company with M. W. Broth- ers J. T. Barron and Orlando Sheppard. We had been on Masonic business and naturally our conversation was largely on Masonic matters. There were several young gentlemen sitting near to us, who seemed quite interested in what we were saying. Finally one of them came over to us and said, ‘Gentlemen, I am too young to be a Mason now, but I intend to be one as soon as I am of age. My father was an enthusiastic Mason, and when I was born he named me Masonic

Dodge . Did you ever before meet one who was so named?’ We never had, but we shook hands very warmly with him, and commended his good intention of becoming a Mason. The writer of this promised to give him a place in his Report on Foreign Correspondence, but was prevented from doing so last year by his illness. He now ful- fills his promise.”

Walter M. Whitehead, M. IV. Grand Master.

Charles Inglesby, R. IV. Grand Secretary.

SOUTH DAKOTA— 1902.

28th Annual. Huron. June io.

IKE the transactions of last year, this volume is decid- L edly pictorial, being embellished with portraits of Grand Master Charles Hill, Grand Secretary Geo. A. Petti- grew, Past Grand Masters Cleaver and Gifford, President McKinley, Theodore S. Parvin, and Daniel Sickles, the founder of the Masonic Veteran Associations. Beside these there are cuts of the Masonic Temples at Deadwood and Yankton and a photograph of a relic thus described by the Grand Secretary:

‘I beg to call the attention of the Grand Dodge to an interesting relic presented by Brother William H. Hamilton, of Chicago. It is a case containing a chisel and mallet made from wood taken from a beam 92 APPENDIX.

in Fiddlers’ Loft in old Kilwinning Abbey, the home of Kilwinning Lodge, No. o, Scotland. This wood was placed in the building A. D. 1140.

“ ‘Ye sons of Kilwinning our Mother revered, While memory lasts we shall honor her still; And here in her hall, to each other endeared, ” The warm grip we’ll give and the goblet we'll fill.’

Grand Master Charles Hill reports the condition of the Craft to be harmonious and prosperous, and growing; in numbers. Death has not invaded the precincts of the Grand Lodge within the past year, and the Grand Master makes devout acknowledgment for this exemption. He paid fraternal tribute to the distinguished Craftsmen of other Jurisdictions who had ceased from their labors. Ten special dispensations were granted and received the endorsement of Grand Lodge, as did also a ruling showing the authority of the Wardens in the absence of the Worshipful Master. This is the condition of the Craft reported by the Grand Master:

“The condition of the craft throughout this Grand Jurisdiction is most satisfactory, showing increased interest in the desire for correct rendition of our adopted work, which is not only evidence itself of that interest which is so healthful to the growth of Masonry but is the very greatest incentive that could be suggested, leading our brethren to take a proper pride in and inducing them to lay up a store of useful and correct Masonic knowledge w’hich is and will become more and more the pride of the brethren of this Grand Jurisdiction and inspiring them with those virtues of courtesy and fraternal kindness.”

The work of the Grand Lecturer in holding schools of instruction receives high praise at the hands of the Grand Master. A resolution introduced by the Correspondence Com- mittee recommending the recognition of the Grand Lodge of Costa Rica and the Grand Lodge Valley of Mexico came to grief at the portals of the Law Committee, and Grand APPENDIX. 93

Lodge, wisely it seems to us, deferred present consideration of the matter. There’s no earthly need of hurry. When the time arrived for returning thanks for hospi- tality and other kindnesses the Grand Lodge surrendered to the blandishments of the Eastern Star in this wise:

“ Whereas The Order of the Eastern Star has, in recent years, , added so greatly to the pleasures of the Grand Lodge Communications, and has contributed to the social entertainment of the Brethren in the local Lodges, and recognizing their great power for good and appre- ciating the inspiration the Order has given to the Masonic fraternity wherever the Order exists, be it “ Resolved That the fraternal greetings of this Grand Lodge be , extended to our Sister Order now in session in this city, and that we most heartily congratulate the members upon the wonderful success that has attended their efforts. “ Resolved That a copy of this resolution be at once forwarded to , the Grand Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star.”

The Charity Fund of Grand Lodge is reported to be $1,400.00.

The lodges number 76, with a total membership of

5' I2 5- The Report on Correspondence is a review of the doings of 61 Grand Lodges, North Carolina for 1901 of the number, and is the very good work, like that of last year, of Bro. S. A. is fraternal and sprightly Brown. It covers 17 1 pages and throughout. Under Wyoming Brother Brown deplores the skepticism of Brother Kuykendall as to the hoary antiquity of the Craft, and as to his contemptuous repudiation of some very beautiful traditions, and makes this all-sufficient reply to the Wyoming brother:

“He is very skeptical about the discoveries reported which tend to show the ancient origin of the fraternity. He places it frankly at the date of 1717. We hope his contention will not prevail, for we have no desire to see the words which were said to us when we were brought to light proven to be without foundation. Even fairy tales have

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foundation; all traditions are founded. We hope to live to see every word given to us as Masonic tradition proven to be well founded.”

Frank A. Brown, M. W. Grand Master.

Geo. A. Pettigrew, R. IV. Grand Secretary.

SCOTLAND-1901, 1902.

HE Grand Lodge is not yet ready to accept the offer of T compromise and settlement offered by the Grand Lodge of New Zealand, but it is probable that in a short time the differences will be settled to the satisfaction of all concerned. The relations with the newly established Grand Lodge of Western Australia seem, however, to be more difficult of

adjustment, and it will probably take years to bring about concessions needed on both sides. The young Grand Lodge seems to think that the Grand

Lodge of Scotland is not generous in its treatment, and it would seem to be true if only the argument of the New Zealand brethren was considered, but the view of the Grand Lodge of Scotland as expressed by its Grand Secretary, V. W. Bro. David Reid, we find difficult to controvert. He says:

“It is monstrous to assume that any body of Masons unconnected with the Grand Lodge of Scotland can expel that Grand Lodge from territory, which it held prior to the creation of the new Grand Lodge. The parties who erected that Grand Lodge had no right, title, or con-

trol whatever over the actions of the Grand Lodge of Scotland. It is admittedly a Sovereign Grand Masonic power, recognized for many generations over the face of the whole globe, and no one beyond its pale has a right to interfere in the administration of its affairs. So long as the Scottish Grand Lodges as a body are not parties to the creation of a Sovereign Grand Lodge in Western Australia, the rights of Scottish Craftsmen exist unimpaired. “1 send you enclosed a copy of the letter which I received from Brother Rowe, and of mv reply, dated nth October last, and you will find on referring to my letter to you of the 23rd January last, that there is no inconsistency between these communications. This Grand Lodge —

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by its constitution has no provision for the erection of Grand Masonic bodies beyond those of District Grand Lodges. As a Sovereign Masonic power, it is entitled in its discretion to confer honours upon these, whom it may consider deserving of them, but it cannot change its constitution without proceeding under the rules prescribed by its constitution.”

“As regards fraternal intercourse between members of Brother Stevenson’s Constitution and your own, this Grand Lodge leaves that matter entirely to the discretion and consideration of the brethren concerned.- If your brethren desire to associate fraternally with the brethren of other masonic bodies in Western Australia they may do so. Such intercourse is a mere matter of courtesy-. The member of one masonic body is not entitled as a matter of right to obtain admission to the lodges of another masonic body, noris a member of one lodge of the same constitution entitled to demand admission to another lodge of which he is not a member. His admission to such a lodge is one of courtesy, and it may be conceded or withheld as the Master and brethren of the lodge concerned may decide. The rights of masonic intercourse are confined entirely to the lodge of which the brother seeking it is a member.”

At the Quarterly Communication held Nov. 7, 1901, the Grand Master, Hon. James Hozier, M. P., said:

“You will allow me, before we proceed to the next item of business, to say a very few words upon subjects which I think ought to be touched upon. In the first place I think you will all agree with me that we ought to place on record our abhorrence of the dastardly outrage which has been perpetrated in the United States of America, by the murder of President M‘Kinley, and that we ought to express our deep and heart-felt sympathy with Mrs. M’Kinley, and with the People of the United States in their affliction. I beg to move the following resolution : “We, the Freemasons of Scotland, in Grand Lodge assembled at Edinburgh, desire, on behalf of ourselves and on behalf of all Scottish Freemasons at home, in India, in the Colonies, and in Foreign parts, to place on record our deep and heart-felt sympathy with Mrs. M'Kinley, and with the People of the United States, in the terrible domestic and national loss which they have sustained by the cold-blooded murder of a President so illustrious, and a man so beloved.”

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November 7th, were elected and afterward installed by Lord vSalton, Past Grand Master. This being the Anniversary of St. Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland, the Festival was duly celebrated by the Grand Lodge officers, Past Grand officers and the representatives of 28 lodges. In responding to the toast, “the Grand Lodge of Scot- land,” the Grand Master said in part:

“ The masonic year just ended has been indeed a record year i 11 the annals of Scottish Freemasonry. The grand total of Scottish Free- masons has been increased during the past year by the unprecedented number of 9320 new members, as compared with 7608 in the year 1900, and w'ith 7513 in 1899, then the highest point ever reached. — (Ap- plause.)—The income of Grand Lodge during the past year has been ^8438, as against ^7634 in the previous year, an increase of ,£1074. During 1901 the grants from the Benevolent Fund have amounted to y'839, and the Annuities to ^1420. Since the formation of the Annuity ” Fund in 1899, the sum of ^12,700 has been paid in annuities

Hon. James Hozier, M. P., M. IV. Grand Master. David Reid, R. W. Grand Secretary.

TENNESSEE— 1902.

88th Annual. Nashville. January 29.

ORTRAITS of the Grand Master elect, John Robert P Smith, and of John B. Garrett, the Grand Secretary, adorn the volume.

The address of the Grand Master, Isaac J. Thurman, is a brief statement of his official doings for the year and received the approval of his brethren of Grand Lodge. The death of two Past Grand Masters is announced

and I. H. Bullock. The memorial sketches of J. C. Cawood these deceased brethren indicate very clearly that they were good men and Masons. The dispensations and rulings of the Grand Master were :

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approved. His official visits were numerous and were profitable to the Craft. Upon the announcement of the Jacksonville fire the Grand Master issued his call for relief and the response of the brethren was prompt and generous—$537.60. The report of the Board of Control of the Masonic Wid- ows’ and Orphans’ Home makes a very creditable exhibit of the work done for the year. The inmates consist of 19 widows, 39 girls and 45 boys, a total of 103. The net cost of maintenance for the year was $6,883.55, or a per capita cost of $5.46 a month on the basis of an average population of 105. Considering that 75 of these children attended the school, the cost of maintenance and education is very small. The attitude of Grand Lodge towards the disposition evinced by some of its members to give to the press part of the proceedings is unmistakable, as may be seen in this extract

“The following resolution was read by Brother Henry H. Ingersoll, P. G. M., and was almost unanimously adopted by a rising vote: “ 1. That the Grand Lodge unqualifiedly disapproves the Resolved , publication of its proceedings, or any portion thereof, in the public newspapers, unless the same shall be first specially authorized by the M. W. Grand Master. “2. That the unauthorized report of any of the proceedings of this Grand Lodge for publication in the newspapers is hereby strictly enjoined and inhibited. “3. That the violation of this order of the Grand Lodge by any Brother shall be regarded as a contempt of its will and authority, and subject the violator thereof to Masonic penalty.

“4. That resolution No. 1 shall be one of the standing rules of order of the Grand Lodge, and shall be read by the Grand Secretary at the opening of the Grand Lodge at each Annual Communication.”

The report of the Board of Custodians of the Work and Lectures indicates that the Lecturers are well equipped and zealous in the performance of their duties, and that the lodges generally profited by their visits. Exceptionally, there are found a few lodges that seemingly do not want to be instructed, and of these the Board remarks: 98 APPENDIX.

“Your Board desires, as on former occasions, to call your attention to the fact that a large number of Lodges keep their doors closed to instruction. They plead as an excuse poverty, inability to get a meeting, or some other inadequate excuse. In some cases where poverty has been the excuse and they were assured if they were unable to pay the small expense incurred, the Lecturer would go and pay his own expenses, they have either ignored the matter or flatly refused to be instructed. “The rule is that this class of Lodges are doing Masonry no good, and must sooner or later die, leaving an unmistakable record of their short sighted policy. “Your Board has no power to force a Lecturer upon a Lodge that does not want him, yet these are the Lodges that need instruction worse, and for the lack of which their officers do bungling, ineffective work, their membership loses interest and their treasury is impover- ished. “If you can suggest a method by which these misguided weak Lodges can be visited, inspected, drilled and enthused, we shall be delighted to carry out your instructions.”

The Correspondence Committee presented a strong- report in condemnation of cipher rituals, and Grand Lodge adopted the Committee’s resolution to that end. On recommendation of the same Committee fraternal recognition was extended to the Grand Lodge of Costa Rica. An effort to have a Grand Lecturer at a salary of $75 a •month and expenses failed to commend itself to the brethren and was dropped. There are 430 lodges, with a membership of 17,770, a gain of 427. The Report on Correspondence, like that of last year, is the work of Past Grand Master Henry H. Ingersoll, and covers a review of the transactions of 45 Grand Jurisdic- tions, North Carolina for 1901 being of the number. It is an interesting and readable production, to which there is but the objection that the print is very fine. Brother Inger- soll’s “Conclusion” ends with these lines from his own

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“There’s a world where all are equal We are hurrying toward it fast, We shall meet upon the Level there, When the gates of death are passed; There’s a mansion and a welcome And a multitude are there Who have met upon the Level, And been tried upon the Square.

“Already in the western sky The signs bid us prepare To gather up our working-tools And part upon the Square. Hands round, ye faithful Craftsmen, In the bright fraternal chain, We part upon the Square below To meet in heaven again.”

John R. Smith, M. IV. Grand Master. John B. Garrett, R. IV. Grand Secretary.

TEXAS— 1901.

66th Annual. Houston. December 3, 4, 5.

ORTRAITS of Grand Master elect, William Clark, and P of William Bramlette, Grand Master in 1873, add interest to the volume. Nearly 40 pages of the volume are given up to the address of Grand Master N. M. Washer, who has left nothing untold. Appropriate reference is made to the Masonic dead and special tribute paid to the virtues of Queen Victoria and President McKinley. Mexican Masonry is again brought forward by the Grand Master and other officers of the Grand Lodge of Texas. We quote in part, under the head of Foreign Rela- tions, what Brother Washer says:

“On May 21, 1901, I received an official communication, issued of the April 30, 1901, under the seal by the Gran Dieta Symbolica United States of Mexico (with which body the Grand Lodge of Texas was then 100 APPENDIX.

in fraternal intercourse), giving notice to the Masonic powers of the world of its voluntary dissolution and asking for recognition at the hands of all foreign Masonic Grand Bodies of certain Grand Lodges said to exist in various parts of the United States of Mexico, at the same time giving notice to all concerned that other Grand Lodges existed in that country which were irregular, and should not be coun- tenanced. A careful review of all the circumstances leading to the recognition of this Grand Body of the Grand Dieta Symbolica of the United States of Mexico which culminated in the ‘Treaty of Monterey,’ confirmed me in the belief that, inasmuch as the confusion already existing in Mexican Masonry, both before and since the organization of the Grand Dieta Symbolica, must of necessity be aggravated and intensified by the demise of that Grand Body, and because of the fact that the abrogation of said treaty, by the demise of one of the parties thereto, left the Lhiited States of Mexico without a lawful authorita- tive body, which might and could legally claim jurisdiction over Sym- bolic Masonry in that country, and because of the entire absence of lawful Masonic knowledge tending to show that any of the various so-called Grand Lodges could rightfully claim such authority, even in their own particular States—[ say in view of all these facts, and to avoid possibly serious Masonic complications, I concluded that a sever- ance of our fraternal intercourse was expedient under the circumstances, and in accordance therewith, I issued a circular letter to the subordinate lodges in Texas, May 22, 1901, giving notice of the dissolution of the Grand Dieta, and declaring all fraternal intercourse with Masons hailing from lodges in the Republic of Mexico as terminated until the Grand Lodge should, in its wisdom, declare its intent with reference to further recognition.”

The Committee on Correspondence, to which the subject of Mexican Masonry was referred, recommended that two of the constituents of the Gran Dieta be recognized as independent and sovereign Grand Lodges of Craft Masonry, and it was done. We quote part of the Committee’s report:

‘‘Ten years ago we recognized the Gran Dieta, and maintained friendly relations with it until its dissolution. While our action was criticized by some Masonic writers who were generally uninformed upon the subject, we have been commended by others, and some ten or twelve States followed our example. Still, others would doubtless have done so but for the malicious misrepresentations and slander of Mexican Masonry by persons expelled from its privileges, and who were and are unworthy of our consideration. We have the great satisfaction of knowing that our action contributed much to the upbuilding APPENDIX. 101

of Masonry in our sister Republic, and has been of inestimable value in promoting and cultivating closer and better personal and social relations between the better class of Mexicans and our own people residing there.”

Fraternal recognition was also extended to the Grand Lodge of Western Australia.

It is the policy of Grand Lodge to refuse all applications for dispensation to confer degrees out of time, and out of many requests only one was granted, and that a case of real emergency.

The Masonic Home is reported to be in satisfactory condition, and the per capita cost of maintenance somewhat less than last year, that is, $148.93 instead of $188.00. We quote ffom the report of the Board of Directors:

“We have now in the Home three widows, forty-two boys and thirty-eight girls, and we now have two applications approved for admission, which have been approved and our Home will in a few days contain eighty-five inmates. “We now have a lady employed to teach the girls dressmaking, cutting and fitting boys’ and men’s clothing, and we are teaching them to cook and wash and iron and all the branches of housekeeping. But, we are sadly in need of workshops and tools to teach the boys mechanic arts. It would be unjust to them simply to keep them on the farm and teach them farm work. We hope the Grand Lodge will adopt the constitutional amendment now pending, which levies a tax of 50 cents per member for the use of the Home in place of all allowances made to it now. This would give us an ample income to make all the improvements we desire, and would enable the Grand Lodge to devote its present income to other purposes, or, it could reduce the amount of its per capita assessment upon Lodge members to 30 cents, which would be amply sufficient to cover its necessary current expenses. “We again desire to call the attention of the Grand Lodge and of the Masons in Texas to the fact that the widows and the orphans in the Masonic Home are your widows and your orphans, and that they are in a special way dependent upon you for their maintenance, support and education. It seems to us that we are all under obligations to see that they are fully equipped to become useful citizens, and an honor to the Craft.”

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Among the decisions of the Grand Master, No. 20 seems to be unjust and unfair:

“20—When a brother suspended for non-payment of dues desires reinstatement, he must pay not only the amount due at the time of such suspension, but also the amount of dues accumulated since that time.”

And the Committee on Jurisprudence, reporting on this decision, adds to its hardship by saying:

"The Lodge, however, cannot relieve itself from the payment of the dues to the Grand Lodge accruing on such brother during the period of his suspension.”

The Grand Master contributed $1,000 to the relief of the Jacksonville sufferers, and Grand Lodge approved the action. A rather unusual ceremonial in a Masonic Lodge is thus related by the Grand Master:

‘‘Agreeable to the resolution introduced at our Grand Annual Com- munication one year ago (the committee appointed for the purpose having prepared a suitable jewel to be presented to Mrs. Anson Jones, widow of our first Grand Master), I visited Houston June 24, 1901, and after publicly installing the officers of Holland and Gray Lodges, I did, in the presence of the members of these two bodies and a large gather- ing of friends and acquaintances, present Mrs. Anson Jones with the aforesaid jewel, accompanying the presentation with such words of esteem and regard as, in my judgment, fittingly expressed the veneration in which we hold, and the love which we bear, the wife and widow of the man who having assisted in organizing and having served as Worshipful Master of the first Masonic lodge ever chartered in Texas, did thereafter foster, encourage and promote the interests of our Order until, in final culmination, he witnessed the establishment of an independent Grand Lodge in this State, whose destinies he ruled over and guided for the first year of its natural existence. The bent form of the aged widow quivered with emotion as, in tremulous tones and with tearful voice, she endeavored feebly to express her full appreciation of the thoughtful consideration which prompted the tender of our affectionate remembrance. It was indeed a grateful and deserving courtesy, and filled with thoughts of the distinguished services rendered to Masonry and to our State by Anson Jones, first Grand Master and last APPENDIX. 103

President of the Republic of Texas. I felt justified, as I uttered assur- ance of the respect and veneration in which we held his aged relict, in promising in the name of this Grand Body that her every wish for the future, if made known to us, should be pleasurably gratified, and in voicing, as I believed, the sentiments of every Mason in Texas in pray' ing that God might spare her for many years to enjoy possession of the jewel, and to command the prerogatives attached thereto.”

Number of lodges 665; membership 32,000. The Report on Cprrespondence, a review of the Pro- ceedings of 53 Grand Lodges, is the work of Past Grand Master Dr. Thos. M. Matthews and we can give it no higher praise than to say it is up to the standard of Brother Matthews’s former reports. We are in entire accord with our brother’s criticism of Grand Master Royster’s decision No. 19:

“In No. 19 it is ruled that ‘when a candidate is to be advanced the lodge should be opened in the Master’s degree, then labor dispensed with, the candidate admitted and examined and the Master alone passes upon the question of proficiency.’ It appears to us that the better way is, after dispensing with labor in the Master’s degree, to open the lodge on the degree to which the candidate has been advanced, with him present, if he so wish, for his instruction, then examine him and close the lodge in due form. Let him then retire, call on the Master’s lodge and proceed as necessary. We think, too, that the Lodge, not the Mas- ter alone, should pass upon the proficiency.”

William Clark, M. W. Grand Master.

John Watson, R. IV. Grand Secretary.

UTAH — 1902.

31ST Annual. Salt Lake City. January 21.

HIS volume of Proceedings is, in quality of paper, typog- T raphy and binding, a credit to the elegant taste of Brother Diehl; and if more were needed, it is furnished in the numerous portraits of distinguished Masons found in the book. We find likenesses, artistically executed, of Pres- :

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ident McKinley, Past Grand Masters Louis Cohn, W. N. Shilling, Alvin C. Emerson, Abram D. Gash, John F. Hardie, James D. Murdock, of the Grand Secretary, Chris- topher Diehl, and of the incoming Grand Master, William J. Lynch. Short biographies of these brethren are found fronting each portrait.

The address of Grand Master Charles W. Morse is comparatively brief, but nothing of importance to the Craft is left unnoticed. Tender reference is made to the Masonic dead of his own and other Jurisdictions; Mexican Masonry of the past and present is adverted to and Grand Lodge advised to go very slow in the matter of forming alliances with these very uncertain Bodies; spurious organizations claiming to be Masonic are reported to exist in Ohio, Penn- sylvania and Cuba, and the Fraternity warned against them. Grand Lodge sustained the action of the Grand Master in forwarding $100 to the fire victims of Jacksonville, Fla.

The condition of the Craft is reported to be entirely satisfactory financially, educationally and morally.

In reference to his unwillingness to encourage the erection of new lodges the Grand Master wisely says

“During the year two communications have been received from Brethren, one residing in the extreme Southern, the other in the extreme Eastern portion of Utah, requesting information as to the laws governing the establishment of new Lodges. The information was courteously given by the Grand Secretary, but for good and sufficient reasons the Brethren were not encouraged. In this respect I fully agree with some of my predecessors that a new mining town with nothing but prospective wealth in its surrounding hills is not a good place for a Masonic Lodge. Masonry needs strong men and strong Lodges to fulfill its mission.”

The presentation of the signet ring and Past Grand Masters’ jewels were the occasions of very eloquent speeches and made the closing hours of Grand Lodge a time of real pleasure to the participants. :

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This decision of Grand Master George V. Schramm was repealed:

“In the absence of the Master and Senior Warden the Junior War- den himself must open the Lodge. He cannot legally delegate that authority. — Proceedings 1902, page 41.”

-The number of lodges is 10, and the membership 982, a gain of 75. The Report on Correspondence, as a matter of course, is the handiwork of Bro. Christopher Diehl, who, notwithstanding his three-score years and ten, has lost nothing of the vigor and fraternal spirit which have always character- ized his reports. Fifty-five Grand Lodge transactions are reviewed in the pleasant style peculiar to our good brother, and North Carolina for 1901 receives very kindly notice, and this reporter flattering personal reference. Thank you, brother, and—good night. From his “Conclusion” we take this paragraph as ex- pressing our own feeling at the close of our annual work, only thanking Brother Diehl for his graphic description.

Here it is

“And now, once more, our task is ended. We pause and lay back to consider. We wonder if those who will peruse its pages will consider that its preparation was at intervals from April to December, usually after a busy day’s work, by the light of a coal-oil lamp; and will overlook its incongruities and incompleteness. However they may view it, we have the satisfaction of having once more passed many pleasant evenings in the Masonic garden, and of having enjoyed a com- munion with those Brethren whose lives are dedicated to the service of ” the ‘Royal Craft.’

William }. Lynch, M. IF. Grand Master.

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VERMONT— 1902.

109TH Annual. Burlington. June ii,

HE portrait occupying the fly-leaf is that of R. W. Bro. T Will F. Lewis, who has been an active member of Grand Lodge and in the line looking toward the East, but having changed his residence to another Grand Jurisdiction Grand Lodge has paid him the compliment of giving him the space in the gallery reserved for Past Grand Masters.

The address of Grand Master Charles R. Montague is a compact presentation of his official doings for the year, and has reference entirely to domestic affairs. Peace prevails and the trend of the Craft is upward. Two lodges were constituted and a new Masonic hall dedicated during the year. No decisions were needed, but the Grand Master’s question box was not left entirely empty, as may be seen from his experience

“Although many points presented might seem to me trivial and could have been decided by the officers of the lodge by the use of the above named authorities, and the application of a fair amount of common sense, still I have answered every letter received as promptly as possible and have endeavored to clear up the knotty points. We have law enough. What we now need is an endeavor on the part of Mas- ters of lodges to make themselves acquainted with the law. I can readily understand that in many cases the Master may feel perfectly clear on a question, but that some of the brethren, who think they know it all, offer so much opposition to his decision that finally, to settle the matter, they agree to leave it to the Grand Master. Although it has taken a great deal of my time, I have probably derived as much benefit from this correspondence as have the parties asking the questions, and on the whole have enjoyed it, as it has brought me more nearly in touch with the brethren.”

There are very few Masons of experience who will not endorse these utterances of the Grand Master, but the fact remains that too often the incapable man gets to be the Master. Brother Montague says:

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requires of the incumbent vastly more than the ability to learn the ritual and confer the Masonic degrees. The welfare of the lodge is in his keeping, and its success or failure is in proportion to the wisdom and discretion with which he manages its affairs. I have hinted at the necessity of a knowledge of Masonic law as practised in this jurisdiction. No one should aspire to or accept this office unless he has a fairly good knowledge of Masonic law and parliamentary procedure, and is determined by study and research to be in reality, what he is in name, Master of his lodge. The means are within the reach of all; all that is required is energy and application. The Wardens, who may be required in the absence of the Master to succeed to his duties, should feel that they require the same qualifications properly to discharge these duties. In a great measure it is the fault of the lodge itself if they are not properly governed. No one should be elected to the East who has not shown that he possesses the necessary qualifications for that important position. A poor Warden or Senior Deacon can never make a good Master. A good Warden or Senior Deacon may not have the necessarj^ qualifications for a good Master. For this reason the system of regular promotion, regardless of qualifications, should be abolished in every lodge, if such now exists, remembering that merit is the just title to our privileges.”

The Grand Master reports that the Schools of Instruc- tion held by the Grand Lecturer and by the District Depu- ties have been productive of great good to the Craft, and he says in part

“Nearly all the Deputies report they held special District meetings, as provided in the resolution adopted at the last session of the Grand Dodge. The success of these meetings may be a matter of time, but as to their importance and value there can be but one opinion. They will do for the officers of lodges what the meetings of the Deputies have done for the Deputies. When the lodges awaken to an appreciation of their value they will insist on the attendance of their officers and we shall register another marked advance toward the goal of perfection.”

The Grievance Committee reports that “naught but peace prevails” and nothing has arisen to disturb the harmony of any lodge. The Report of Grand Lecturer A. R. Bush gives a highly satisfactory account of the condition of the Craft, in so far as a knowledge of the ritualistic work is concerned. :

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The voluntary retirement of Bro. Warren G. Reynolds from the Grand Secretary’s desk prompted the following action by his brethren of Grand Lodge

“Whereas, R. W. Bro. Warren G. Reynolds, after a faithful service of twelve years as Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Ver- mont, voluntarily retires from this important and honored office, be it “ Resolved That the brethren of the Grand Lodge recognize with , sincere and grateful appreciation the devotion, the earnest effort, the faithful service, and true Masonic loyalty of R. W. Brother Reynolds during all these long years of efficient activity. “That we observe with fraternal gratification the signal success and bright promise of his mercantile interests, though they deprive us of his future services as Grand Secretary. “That his efforts always to serve the craft, his unfailing courtesy and fine fraternal spirit have won our sincere and fraternal esteem, and have established him in the hearts of Vermont Masons as an upright man, a worthy and beloved brother, and a loyal and honored Mason.”

There are 102 lodges, and a membership of 10,674. The Report on Correspondence is a review of the Pro- ceedings of 54 Grand Lodges, and makes 166 pages of very interesting Masonic reading. Past Grand Master Bro. Marsh O. Perkins has brought to the performance of this task a mind stored with Masonic knowledge and a heart responsive to the fraternal spirit. North Carolina for 1902 has received very kind treatment. There is very much in this review of Brother Perkins with which we are in accord and which we would be glad to transfer to our pages, but the limitations forbid and we must content ourselves with the adoption of this paragraph from his “Conclusion:”

“We have reserved, as a closing word, a caution against all manner of impostors, the most persistent of whom is the Masonic tramp. No stranger should be admitted to the lodge room without the most con- clusive evidence of his right of visitation. It is not sufficient that he be proficient in the lectures, or can recite glibly incidents of Masonic interest. Unquestioned papers of identification should be required. All professed diplomas, certificates and receipts should be closely scanned. Names of Grand Lodges, their Grand Masters and Grand Secretaries should be carefully compared with those published in the :

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annual proceedings of the Grand Lodge, to be found at all times in the lodge-room. No avouchment should be accepted by a Worshipful Mas- ter, unless he is convinced beyond all doubt that a stranger is what he professes to be, a true Son of Light. It must be constantly remembered, that eternal vigilance is the price of the integrity of the Craft; that the slightest relaxation may lead to disaster most dire.”

Charles R. Montague, M. W. Grand Master. Henry H. Ross, R. W. Grand Secretary.

VICTORIA— 1901.

HIS slender volume contains the Proceedings of the reg- T ular Quarterly Communications and of the Grand Anni- versary Festival Meeting of May 15, 1901. This last meeting was for the purpose of installing the Grand Master and investing the other Grand Lodge officers, and was attended by the officers of the Grand Lodges of South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia and New South Wales. Bro. Ralph Hall, S. G. D., the representative of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, was present at this meeting. The Board of Benevolence reported at the Quarterly of 20th March that 155 applications for aid had been relieved to the extent of ,£997.7 and that there was then in the Benevolent Fund the sum of £'7,272.7.

The Grand Master, M. W. Bro. Alex J. Peacock, was congratulated on account of the political promotion which he had attained in the position of Premier and made suitable acknowledgment of the good will of his brethren. At the Quarterly of September 18th Grand Lodge recorded its sorrow for the untimely and violent death of President McKinley. From the report of the Board of General Purposes at the Quarterly Communication of December 18th, this extract is made and is highly creditable to the lodge

“A letter from the Secretary of the Preston Lodge has been received, forwarding a cheque for the sum of ^23 9s. od., being amount

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due by the Lodge to Grand Lodge in the year 1895, and remitted by the Board at the request of the Lodge. The Board desires to express its appreciation of the Masonic spirit shown by the Lodge in thus vol-

untarily discharging an obligation from which it had been released.”

Hon. A. ]. Peacock, M. W. Grand Master. John Braim, V W. Grand Secretary.

VIRGINIA — 1901.

124TH Annual. Richmond. December 3.

HE portrait of a deceased Grand Master, Bro. J. Howard T Wayt, occupies the fly-leaf, and the record indicates that he was a useful and enthusiastic Mason.

The address of Grand Master H. Oscar Kerns is a report of his official acts for the year and of those thing’s in any wise affecting the interest of Grand Lodge. Among the commissions issued to Grand Representa- tives we note that to Bro. A. C. Garafallo near the National

Grand Lodge of Egypt. This is, so far as we recall, the first recognition of the Egyptian Grand Body by any Amer- ican Grand Lodge. The Correspondence Report of Brother Eggleston on the Proceedings of the Egyptian Grand Lodge is comprehended in this:

EGYPT— 1901. Idris Bey RaGheb, G. M. Michel Bey Salep, G. S. Cairo, September 26.

“We get the above from a slip inserted, but as the proceedings are published in Arabic, which looks like a mixture of all the different sys- tems of shorthand, we will have to be excused from further review.”

In contrast with the foregoing recognition is this action of Grand Lodge on the recommendation of the Committee on Correspondence

“After reading the special report referred to and papers submitted :

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therewith bearing on the Masonic status of the Grand Orient of Bel- gium, your Committee recommends the passage of the following reso-

lution : “ Resolved That on account of their close affiliation and intercourse , with the Grand Orient of France, the recognition heretofore extended to “The Grand Orient of Belgium; “The Grand Lodge of The Netherlands; “The Grand Lodge of Royal York of Friendship, Berlin; “The Grand Lodge of Switzerland; “The Grand Lodge of The Three Globes, Berlin; be, and the same is hereby, rescinded.”

There were twelve decisions and all were approved by the Committee on Grand Master’s Address. The complications and delays reported in No. 6 could not have happened if this candidate’s fitness had been considered by a suitable committee, but Grand Lodge does not favor the committee method of investigation. This is the decision

“6. Objection was made to a candidate for initiation, and the brother objecting asked that the ballot be postponed until the next Communi- cation, that he might satisfy himself as to a report he had heard; but the brethren who recommended the petitioner asked that a Committee of Investigation be appointed, which the Master did. I decided that the Master erred in appointing a committee to investigate charges against a profane. It is the duty of every Mason to inquire into the character and standing of one who applies for the degrees in his Lodge.”

Failure to bear an equitable share of the burdens of the lodge, by keeping in good standing, has always been considered as little short of a Masonic offense, but it seems that non-affiliation may be continued by permission on the payment of a dollar. The following decision looks somewhat

out of joint, but it may in practice work toward reclamation of the non-affiliate:

“io. What is the status of a brother excused for non-affiliation? Is he still a non-affiliate? “A brother excused for non-affiliation, and who pays to the Lodge that excuses him one dollar a year is still a non-affiliate, but his name is entered on the records of the Lodge as being excused for non-affiliation, which entitles him to certain privileges.” :

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Under the heading “Our Guests of Honor,” the Grand Master makes this appeal for the orphan

“If I know aught about the principles of Free Masonry, its pre- cepts and its teachings, I know that nothing should he more indelibly impressed upon the mind and heart of every Mason than his obligation to care for and protect the widows and children of his deceased brethren. With a struggle we have builded thus far the Masonic Home of Virginia; it is far from completion as we would have it, but it is a home, and the Masons of Virginia stand as its host. You have for your honored guests the orphans of your deceased brethren. Brother, they sit down to your table and they sleep in your bed. Surely you will not fail to place bread before them, or to throw around their little bodies clothing and comforts and train their hearts, minds and hands in a way that will enable them to become useful and honored members of society. God has honored us with this trust; He has said that he would care for them, and we are instruments in His hands to carry out His promises. Nearly every Lodge in Virginia has a comfortable Lodge room; many have magnificent temples, and many others are in the course of erection. But, my brethren, better that we meet on high hill or in low vale, than that one of these little ones should suffer for the necessaries of life.’’

In the Appendix is a very interesting address by Bro. James B. Sener. giving the history of Kilwinning Crosse Lodge at Port Royal, the second established in Virginia. It was chartered by the Grand Lodge of Scotland Dec. i, 1755, and a reproduction of the Charter is affixed to the history. The total membership in 276 lodges is 13,842. The Report on Correspondence, 87 pages, is a review of the Proceedings of 56 Grand Lodges, and among the number North Carolina for 1901 receives fraternal consideration.

It is the work of Bro. Joseph W. Eggleston and is a credit to his ability. In explanation of the Virginia law forbidding the consolidation of two weak lodges —which we think unwise—he says:

“One of our laws is that no member can be forced on a Lodge without its unanimous consent, and to allow two lodges to consolidate would be to do this very thing by wholesale.” H. Oscar Kerns, M. W. Grand Master. Geo. W. Carrington, R. IV. Grand Secretary. APPENDIX. 1 13

WEST VIRGINIA— 1901

37TH Annual. Huntington. November 13.

HE address of Grand Master A. D. W. Strickler is a T plain business presentation of the routine acts of his administration. He gives this statement of the gratifying condition of the Craft:

“From information derived from various sources I am led to believe there has been more accomplished by the several Lodges throughout the State in the way of work than has ever been done in any one year since the formation of our Grand Lodge, and that our Lodges and the brethren are practically dwelling together in peace.”

Many Special Communications were held for the purpose of laying corner stones of churches, schools and Masonic Halls. The decisions of the Grand Master, 10 in number, met the approval of the Jurisprudence Committee and of Grand Lodge. One of these must be shocking to the strict con-

structionists of the perfect youth doctrine. Here it is:

“2 —A profane, -who has lost the middle finger of the left hand, is eligible to petition a Lodge, and if elected, initiated.”

In answer to the question, “Is it Masonic to allow pro- fanes to act as pall bearers at Masonic funerals?” the Juris- prudence Committee says:

“In response to the query submitted, your committee is of opinion that it is not consistent with the ancient customs of our institution, our teachings of belief in the resurrection of the body, or the esoteric meaning of the rite, ceremony and ritual of Masonic burial, that any other than brother Masons act as pall bearers, or that the brethren when assembled as a Lodge of Free Masons share in any wise in burial services conducted by any other body, hereby overruling the report of the Committee on Masonic Jurisprudence adopted in 1892.”

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mittee on the Order of the Eastern Star submitted the following report, which was unanimously adopted:

“Whereas, We do not recognize the body known as the Eastern Star in any manner as connected with Ancient Craft Masonry, yet at the same time wishing to aid and encourage the wives, sisters, daughters and mothers of Master Masons in the organization of that body, it is hereby granted by the Grand Podge of West Virginia permission for chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star to meet in the Lodge rooms throughout this Grand Jurisdiction; provided, the subordinate Lodges give their permission for the same occupancy when not otherwise used by the subordinate Lodges.” On the recommendation of the Correspondence Com- mittee the Grand Lodges of Costa Rica and Western Aus- tralia were recognized as sovereign and independent Grand Lodges. There are 120 lodges, having a membership of 7,421, a gain of 470. The Report on Correspondence, nearly 200 pages, is a review of the Proceedings of 61 Grand Lodges, North Car- olina for 1901 of the number, and is of the kind that Brother Atkinson always presents—very good. In his “Conclusion” he has this to say of physical perfection

“I class myself as a conservative on the subject of physical qualifications, and as such it is a pleasure to note the growing tendency to place a more liberal and reasonable construction upon the old regulations and landmarks bearing upon that subject. It is, however, painful to see how reckless some of the younger Grand Lodges act relative to this matter. The safe and fair rule, I have always claimed, is to admit no one who cannot in a most careful manner comply with all of the requirements of the ritual. If this were made the basis of admission everywhere we would avoid the extreme in both directions, and I am sure it would, in a little while, prove universally satisfactory to all of the Grand Lodges.”

Portraits of the incoming Grand Master and of District Deputy Grand Master Dr. John H. Weymouth adorn the volume, and opposite each is an interesting biography by “G. W. A.” Peyton R. Harrison, M. W. Grand Master. Geo. W. Atkinson, R. W. Grand. Secretary. APPENDIX. 115

WISCONSIN— 1902.

58TH Annual. . Milwaukee. June 10.

HERE are portraits fronting the memorial pages of two T deceased brethren who were held in high esteem by their colleagues of Grand Lodge—Eugene S. Elliott, Grand Master in 1886— 1887, and M. L. Youngs, who for 45 years had been Grand Lecturer of the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin. In a Lodge of Sorrow held for the purpose, eulogies were pronounced by eloquent tongues upon the virtues of the Masonic dead, and upon these distinguished Craftsmen in an especial manner. The address of the Grand Master, F. H. L. Cotten, reviews the usual topics considered by Grand Lodge execu- tives, and may be condensed into the general statement that the Craft is prosperous. Fourteen decisions are reported and all but one were approved after slight modifications. The dispensations of the Grand Master were sustained, but the Jurisprudence Committee does not take kindly to the notion of wearing Masonic clothing to church, and we stand with the Committee in this opinion:

“As to the granting of a dispensation to enable a Lodge to attend a Church service in Masonic clothing, we are of opinion that the M. W. Grand Master has power to grant such dispensation, but we doubt the propriety of making a Masonic display in connection with the sacred duty of devotion.”

These rulings on physical qualifications were sustained

and seem to be not too rigid, although No. 1 might pass, if otherwise qualified:

“1. Petitioner with index finger of right hand, off at second joint, not eligible. “2. Petitioner with fingers and wrist of left hand crippled to such an extent that neither the fingers nor wrist can be straightened, not eligible.” :

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The Grand Master reports at length the unwitting invasion of jurisdiction by one of the lodges of Chicago in making a Mason of one who had recently been rejected by a Wisconsin lodge and who was at the time and afterwards a resident of Wisconsin. The enterprising gentleman for- got about his rejection and considered the matter of residence inconsequential. His name was Gatterdam and he came to grief. The present size of the Charity Fund is about $1,200, a small amount, but the prospect of its steady growth is leading the brethren to discuss its ultimate use, whether in a Home or in a Fund, the interest of which only should be applied to the relief of the needy. The request for recognition by the Grand Lodges of Costa Rica and Valley of Mexico elicited a long report from the Committee on Correspondence, to which the matter had been referred, unfavorable to the claim of either Grand Lodge. Bro. Aldro Jenks, speaking for the Committee, submitted the following resolution, and it was adopted

“Resolved, That the application for recognition made by the Grand Lodge of Costa Rica and a similar application made by the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico, be denied, and that the Grand Secretary be instructed to inform the Swiss Grand Lodge Alpina, that the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin does not desire to participate in the proposed Universal Congress of Free Masons, to be held at Geneva, in Septem- ber, 1902.”

There are 246 chartered lodges, with a total membership of 18,795, a net gain of 585. The Report on Correspondence is a review of the Pro- ceedings of 62 Grand Lodges, North Carolina for 1901 of the number. Bro. Aldro Jenks has given 160 pages of interesting and profitable reading to the Wisconsin Mason who elects to utilize it. While we favor elasticity in the construction of the doctrine of physical perfection, we have not quite the liberality which Brother Jenks puts to our credit:

“Unlike ourselves, the brother would throw down all bars in Ma- APPENDIX. 1 17

sonry and initiate the halt, maimed and blind. Such, he says, ‘are to be rejected by the dictum of Bro. Rogers.’ Not so, Brother Collins.

It is not the ‘dictum’ of Brother Rogers that rejects them, but an ancient landmark which we respect and which we have solemnly promised never to infringe.”

We are almost sure that the difference in opinion on this topic between our Wisconsin brother and ourself is so small that we would not quarrel on the admission of a candidate who fell somewhat short of the splendid proportions of the Apollo Belvidere.

D. McL. Miller, M. IV. Grand Master.

W. W. Perry, R IV. Grand Secretary.

WYOMING— 1902.

28th Annual. Rawlins. September 3.

ORTRAITS of the Grand Master, Samuel Corson, and P of the Grand Master elect, Judge Charles N. Potter, give added interest to the volume of Proceedings. The address of Grand Master Corson is a brief paper and received the commendation of Grand Lodge. In his report on the condition of the Craft he has this satisfactory statement to make:

“Mere numbers however are not, in our craft, the sovereign and infallible test of progress, nor are they the criterion by which we measure the success attending our Masonic work. But, brethren, in addition to noting a healthy increase in membership during the past year, we have always the satisfaction of knowing that all material that presents itself for admittance into our Order is not passed until after meeting the approval of the critical eyes of our Committees on Char- acter; and consequently the high class and character of our ancient Order is selected and maintained with a view at all times to raising the character of candidates, thus keeping up the reputation and standing of Masonry as something to be highly prized and revered by the world at large.”

The Grand Master made feeling reference to the death

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of President McKinley and reported that by his order the entrance to every lodge room in the Jurisdiction was suit- ably draped on the day of the funeral. The Grand Master reported a few decisions which met the approval of the Law Committee and of Grand Lodge. The report of the Grand Treasurer shows a balance of

$3,435. i 1 on hand in the Grand Lodge treasury. The Committee on Work submitted a report, which was adopted, showing a pretty close construction of the physical perfection law:

“Question 2. —A would-be petitioner has but two joints of the fingers of the right hand; the thumb is fully developed, but small; all four fingers are grown together so that he cannot separate them. Is he eligible for the degrees? “Answer.—It is our opinion that he is not eligible.”

The followdng preamble and resolution were adopted, and it strikes us that it is a profitable way of investing Grand Lodge funds:

“Whereas, it will be for the best interests of Masonry and of this Grand Lodge that every lodge be visited by one or more able Masons who can and will deliver lectures upon the Ancient Landmarks of Masonry to the lodges and a lecture upon the subject of Masonry generally to which the friends of Masons may be invited, therefore “Be it Resolved, That the Grand Master be instructed to secure the services of one or more Master Masons to deliver such lectures and that three hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated to pay the traveling expenses of such lecturers.”

There are 19 lodges, having a total membership of 1,308, a net gain of 141, and the largest gain of any year. Bro. W. L. Kuykendall presents a compact Report on Correspondence of 106 pages, interesting and always instructive, but in his “Conclusion” he deplores the piping times of peace which now prevail and which forbid the application of war paint. He says

“Again we have finished the labor of review, comment and draft- APPENDIX 1 19

ing a report on correspondence. It has been the hardest task in that line yet imposed for the reason that material such as we have heretofore drawn upon was in a great measure wanting in nearly all proceedings reviewed. Decisions were comparatively few in number and in many cases entirely absent. Peace and harmony so universally prevailing left little in proceedings beyond routine business from which it is at all times hard to cull interesting material. Even our brother reporters have taken a rest and did not open their doors very wide wherein we might have entered and found material to help along. Whilst all this and other matters conspired to lessen the usual grist wherein ample inspiration is generally found, it emphasizes the fact that Masonic conditions are good and sound as a whole everywhere. There is very little friction anywhere and time will no doubt remove all such.”

The Proceedings of North Carolina for 1902 received fraternal notice from Brother Kuykendall.

C. N. Potter, M. II'. Grand Master.

W. L. Kuykendall, R. II'. Grand Secretary.

ADDRESSES OF GRAND OFFICERS.

H. I. CLARK Scotland Neck, l Grand Master.

W. S. LIDDELL :... .'. Charlotte, I Deputy Grand Master. i F. D. WINSTON : .7. Windsor, Senior Grand Warden.

> S. M, GATTIS ' Hillsboro, Junior Grand Warden. WILLIAM SIMPSON Raleigh, Grand Treasurer. LEO D. HEARTT Raleigh, Assistant Treasurer. JOHN C. DREWRY Raleigh, Grand Secretary.

NATHANIEL HARDING . Washington, Grand Chaplain.

B. W. HATCHER . Liberty, Grand Lecturer. T. J, REED... Biltmore, Senior Grand Deacon. R. N. HACKETT 7 Wilkesboro, Junior Grand Deacon. E. F. LAMB Elizabeth City, Grand Marshal. F. M. WINCHESTER... Charlotte, Grand S\vord Bearer. W. J. ROBERTS Winston, Grand Pursuivant. J. G. SNYDER Rocky Mount, Grand Steward. W. B. McKOY Wilmington, Grand Steward. R. H. BRADLEY Raleigh, Grand Tiler.

444444 » 44»4 »4-» Committee on Foreign Correspondence.

Dr. John A. Collins (Chairman) N. C. Enfield, All communications should be addressed as above. NEXT ANNUAL COMMUNICATION. The next Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge will be held in the City of Raleigh, commencing at 7:30 o'clock,

P. M., on the Second Tuesday ( 12U1 day) ofJanuary, 1904.