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NINETIETH ANNUAL GRAND COMMUNICATION,

FEBRUARY 10TH, 11TH AND 12TH, 1902. A. I,. 5903.

ROBERT H. CAGE, Grand Master. RICHARD LAMBERT, Grand Secretary.

PUBLISHED BY THE GRAND I.ODGE AND ORDERED TO BE READ IN AIA THE LODGES.-

NEW ORLEANS : A. W. HYATT STATIONERY MANUFACTURING CO., I/TD., N. O.—88903. 1902. OFFICERS

OF THE MOST WORSHIPFUL GRAND LODGE

OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS

OF THE

STATE OF LOUISIANA.

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ROBERT R. REID .M. W. Grand Master. L. P. DELAHOUSSAYE B. W. Deputy Grand Master. E. T. SELLERS B. W. Grand Senior Warden. L. C. ALLEN B. W. Grand Junior Warden. A. G. RICKS B. W. Grand Treasurer. RICHARD LAMBERT B. W. Grand Secretary. CURTIS T. H1NES B. W. Grand Lecturer. RRV. DR. HERMAN C. DUNCAN W. Grand Chaplain. FRED. C. MARSH W. Grand Senior Deacon. C. C. KRAMER. W. Grand Junior Deacon. EDW. J. MADDEN W. Grand Marshal. JOHN PULESTON W. Grand Sword Bearer. AARON STEEG W. Grand Pursuivant. E. L. KIDD W. Grand Steward. EDMOND HAAS W. Grand Steward. JOSEPH MEYERS W. Grand Steward. ROBERT W. IRVINE: W. Grand Steward. JOHN ALEXANDER Grand Organist. JOHN R. LAMBERT Grand Tyler. FIRST DAY'S SESSION.

GRAND LODGE HALL, ORLEANS, Monday, February 10, 1902. The Ninetieth Annual Grand Communication of the M. W. Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana, F. and A. Masons, convened in the city of New Orleans, at Masonic Temple, corner of St. Charles and Perdido streets, on Monday, 10th February, A. D. 1902, at 5 o'clock p. M. The M. W. Grand Lodge was opened by the M. W. Grand Master, Robert H. Cage, on the third, or Master's, degree of Masonry, in ample form, after prayer by the Rev. Dr. Herman Cope Duncan, Grand Chaplain. OPPICEKS PRESENT. On roll-call of officers the following were found to be present: ROBERT H. CAGE M. W. Grand Master. ROBERT R. REID R.W. Deputy Grand Master. L. P. DELAHOUSSAYE R. W. Grand Senior Warden. E. T. SELLERS R. W. Grand Junior Warden. A. G. RtCKS R. W. Grand Treasurer. RICHARD LAMBERT R. W.- Grand Secretary. CURTIS T. HINES R. W. Grand Lecturer. REV. DR. HERMAN C. DUNCAN W. Grand Chaplain. FRED. C. MARSH W. Grand Senior Deacon. GEO. S. PETTIT W. Grand Junior Deacon. EDW. J. MADDEN W. Grand Marshal. JOHN PULESTON W. Grand Sword Bearer. AARON STEEG W. Grand Pursuivant. E. L. KIDD W. Grand Steward. EDMOND HAAS W. Grand Steward. JOSEPH MEYERS W. Grand Steward. JOHN ALEXANDER Grand Organist. JOHN R. LAMBERT Grand Tyler. PAST GRAND OFFICERS. Past Grand Masters—David R. Graham, A. C. Allen. 4 PROCEEDINGS OP THE GRAND LODGE

REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT. Arizona, California, Connecticut, Canada, Colorado, England, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indian Territory, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New Zealand, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma Territory, Peru, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin. CREDENTIALS. The M. W. Grand Master appointed the following brethren as a Committee on Credentials: Eichard Lambert, Mount Moriah No. f>9; Geo. S. Pettit, Hermitage No. 98, and Oramel H. Simpson, Mount Moriah No. 59, who subsequently presented the following report: NEW ORLEANS, February 10, 1902. Your Committee on Credentials respectfully submit the following as a list of chartered Lodges that have made the required returns and paid Grand Lodge dues within the constitutional period, and are, therefore, entitled to representation in this Grand Lodge: PERFECT UNION NO. 1—Horace A. Perry, W. M.; William C. Wright, S. W.; Ivan F. Sickman, J. W. POLAR STAR NO. 1—Alb. Cadessus, W. M.; Paul Vandenborre, S. W.; J. T. Morel, J. W. PERSEVERANCE NO. 4—Octave Garsaud, W. M.; Henri Berie, S, W.; Fernand Alciatore, J. W. CERVANTES NO. 5—John C. Suarez, W. M.; Augustin Matieu, S. W.; Jose Vega, J. W. HUMBLE COTTAGE NO. 19—F. P. Butler, W. M.; A. W. Bittle, S. W.; Jonas Jacobs, J. W. WESTERN STAR NO. 24—S. Haas, W. M.; T. L. Morris, S. W.; E. G. Courtney, J. W. ST. ALBANS NO. 28—E. C. McKowen, W. M.; F. M. Norsworthy, S. W.; J. W. Lea, J. W. FELICIANA NO. 31—James B. Thomas, W. M.; Sidney Powell, S. W.; Abe Mann, J. W. PHCBNIX NO. 38—Simcoe Walmsley, W. M.; J. L. Weaver, S. W.; J. Viner, J. W. GERMANIA NO. 46—Albert Heim, W. M.; U. Baehr, S. W ; Paul Blum, J. W. ST. JAMES NO. 47—C. C. Bird, W. M.; W. P. Burden, S. W.; H. F. Brunot, J. W. OLIVE NO. 52—F. W. Lewis, W. M.; J. W. Grippen, S. W.; C. W. Ball, J. W. UNION FRATERNAL NO. 53—J. K. Atkinson, W. M.; Ed. Everett, S. W.; Robert Roberts, J. W.; J. W. Taylor* proxy for all. OP THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 5

MOUNT GERIZIM NO. 54—D. S. Brown, W. M.; John F. Watson, S. W.; Eugene Wolff, J. W.; W. R. McOeight, proxy for all. FRANKLIN NO. 57—J. S. Underwood, W. M.; J. H. McCardell, S. W.; C. M. Frost, J. W. FRIENDS OF HARMONY NO. 58—Henry Walters, W. M.; A. W. Steegt 8. W.; William Pfaff, J. W. MT. MORIAH NO. 59—Oramel H. Simpson, W. M.; Robert W. Riordan, S. W.; Edward H. Walsdorf, J. W. GEORGE WASHINGTON NO. 65—Robert H. Welsh, W. M.; B. Perkins, S. W.; Frank F. Hyatt, J. W. HIRAM NO. 70—David Ettinger, W. M.; Nicholas Schmitt, S. W.: Isidore Grossman, J. W. ALPHA HOME NO. 72—A. D. Kern, W. M.; C. M. Hale, S. W.; F. W. Breedlove, J. W. SABINE NO. 75—J. H. Caldwell, W. M.; J. W. Taylor, S. W.; C. J. Law, J. W. QUITMAN No. 76—J. C. Drew, W. M.; A. Salm, S. W.; B. A. Edwards, J. W. ST. JOSEPH NO. 79—M. W. Bland, W. M.; Leop. Elgutter, S. W.; Felix Boch, J. W. MOUNT VERNON NO. 83—J. W. Peek, W. M.; J. R. Nash, S. W.; J. L. Grogan, J. W. OLIVER 84—H. H. White, W. M.; J. L. Wilson, proxy; Henry Haas, S. W.; A. B. Hardman, J. W. LAFAYETTE NO. 87—W. H. Kramer, W. M.; Henry Hausmann, S. W.; T. W. Tarleton, J. W. CYPRESS NO. 89—H. W. Ogden, W. M.; B. A. Kelly, S. W.; L. E. Wallace, j; W. BELLEVUENO. 95—J. W. Elston, W. M.; W. B. Hickman, S. W.; H. H. Barnacastle, J. W. ST. HELENA NO. 95-John Freiler, W. M.; W. S. Hutchinson, S. W.; J. B. Gill, J. W HERMITAGE NO. 98—Frank L. Martin, W. M.; Caspar P. Gelbke, S. W.; L. R. Hoover, J, W. FRANKLINTON NO. 101—Jacob E. Wood, W. M ; Jacob K. Johnson, S. W.; Prentiss B. Carter, J. W. LOUISIANA NO. 102—C. E. Fenner, Jr., W. M.; H. H. Jones, S. W.; J. Zach Spearing, J. W. RUSTON No. 106—N. B. Null, W. M.; R. Roberts, S. W.; J. 0. Griggs, J. W.; E. L. Kidd, proxy for all. HARRISONBUKG NO. 110—D. N. Thompson, W. M.; J. C. Segrist, S. W.; Albert Hailey, J. W. SHREVEPORT NO. 115—J. J. L. Goodman, W. M.; R. J. Porter, S. W.; J. B. Harding, J. W.; L. E. Thomas, proxy for all. ACACIA NO. 116—W. J. Thiry, W. M.; H. N. Sherburne, Jr., S. W.; C. P. Harrell, J. W. 6 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

MILFOBD No. 117—H. T. Brown, W. M.; R. E. Webb, S. W.; A. B. Booth, proxy; W. P. Dixon, J. W. DELHI NO. 120—F. A. Miles, W. M.; W. L. Cooper, S. W.; R. A. Gibson, J. W. MACKEY NO. 122—W. T. Stevens, W. M.; T. G. McGraw, 8. W.; C. C. Allums, J. W. LIBERTY NO. 123—G. W. Thigpen, W. M.; W. G. Spilker, S. W.; W. H. Morgan, J. W. KELLEBTOWN NO. 124—James R. Freeman, W. M.; Julius Adler, S. W.; C. W. Haynes, J. W.; Jno. G. Reily, proxy for J. W. PEARL RIVER NO. 125—N. E. Pigott, W. M.; J. Warren Ball, S. W.; W. Q. McKenzie, J. W.; Iddo J. Ball, proxy for all. ABCADIA NO. 126—W. M. Baker, W. M.; J. T. Sailes, S. W.; D. E. Brown, Jr., J. W. SPRING HILL NO. 127—W. R. Taunton, W. M.; W. B. Wheelis, proxy; J. H. Canterberry, S, W.; W. F. Usrey, J. W. GOKDY No. 133—Absalom W. Carroll, W. M.; William M. Stewart, S. W.; John W. Duncan, J. W.; B. F. Scott, proxy for all. PLAINS NO. 135—Charles F. Ratcliff, W. M.; I. N. Doyle, S. W.; B. S. Harrell, J. W. ATHENS NO. 136—J. W. McFarland, W. M.; J. M. DeLoach, S. W.; J. R. Dillon, J. W. DOWNSVILLE No. 143—1. F. Hammons, W. M.; T. H. Roberts, S. W.; A. A. McFarland, J. W. OCEAN NO. 144—Lyle G. Emery, W. M.; Frank Tarver, S. W.; Frank Caldwell, J. W. HOPE NO. 145—Charles D. Caffrey, W. M.; Joseph A. Chargois, S. W.; Leo. Judice, J. W. SILENT BROTHERHOOD NO. 146—W. H. Walmsley, W. M.; J. H. Vick- ers, S. W.; Roy M. Lisso, J. W.; J. A. Bell, proxy for all. ANACOCO NO. 147—W. T. Franklin, W. M.; W. H. Cain, S. W.; C. N. Gibbs, J. W. RED LAND NO 148—J. A. Boggs, W. M.; J. A. Martin, S. W.; A. A. Barnett, J. W. DARLINGTON NO. 149—O. L. Collins, W. M.; M. M. Collins, S. W.; A. A. Adams, J. W. EASTERN STAR NO. 151—W. H. Williams, W. M.; J. J. Peters, S. W. W. M. Wallace, J. W. HOMER NO. 152—Walter Ward, W. M.; O. P. Bailey, J. W. SAINTS JOHN NO. 153—E. W. Burges, W. M.; J. F. Kumpfert, S. W.; J. A. Barrett, J. W. KISATCHIE No. 156—J. E. Jordan, W. M.; C. F. Kuippers, S. W.; W. D. Stewart, J. W. LIVINGSTON NO. 160—F. B. Thomas, W. M.; G. J. Goetsch, 8. W.; C. W. Potter, J. W. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 7 BROOKVILLE NO. 161—W. E. Conger, W. M.; W. O. Files, S. W.; W. C. Binion, J. W. ATCHAFALAYA NO. 163—W. A. White, W. M.; D. M. Gray, S. W.; N. Norwood, J. W. COLUMBIA NO. 164—A. B. Hundley, W. M.; R. E. Redditt, S. W.; O. Estess, J. W. LAKE CHARLES NO. 165—Leon Sugar, W. M., T. B. Reynolds, proxy; James W. Bryan, 8. W.; T. J. Wakefleld, J. W. LINN WOOD NO. 167—Joseph Meyers, W. M.; Henry W. Feldner, S. W.; William Bach, J. W. MONTGOMERY NO. 168—J. S. Payne, W. M.; R. M. Plunkett, S. W.; J. W. Dean, J. W KOSMOS No. 171—C. A. Wagner, W. M.; H. Reitiinger, S. W.; Conrad Kolb, J. VV. UNION NO. 172—Joseph Dennee, W. M.; W. R. Mandeville S. W.; Harry T. Cockburn, J. W. DANTE NO. 174—Giuseppe Di Carlo, W. M.; GiuseppeRumiano, 8. W.; Francesco Scontrino, J. W. AMITE CITY NO. 175—Robert R. Reid, W. M.; Charles S. Stewart, S. W.; W. J. Mullins, J. W. CADDO NO. 179—C. D. Kalmbach, W. M.: T. H. Scovell, S. W.; W. A. Kerley, J. W. SAM TODD 182—G. W. Richardson, W. M.; T. N. Hewitt, S. W.; R. E. Sigler, J. W. SPRING CREEK NO. 184—George W. McDaniel, W. M.; James P. Morgan, S. W.; W. P. Hutchinson, J. W. ORPHANS' FRIEND NO. 185—B. F. Vannoy, W. M.; B. W. Clopton, S. W.; L. A. Havard, J. W. OOVINGTONNO. 188—Albert Theobald, W. M.; Milton Burns, S. W.; H. A. Willis, J. W. EVERGREEN NO. 189-J. A. Hollingshead, W. M.; Solomon Levy, S. W.: S. W. Cappel, J. W. CORINTHIAN NO. 190—J. W. Pearce, W. M.; L E Bowman, S. W.; C. F. Buck, Jr., J. W. JEFFERSON NO. 191—GUS. D, Levy, W. M.; John H. B. Ring, S. W.; Gustave C. Stubbs, J. W. ABBEVILLE NO". 192—V. L. Caldwell, W. M.; M. T. Gordy, Jr., S. W.; Jos. S. Ewell, J. W. AURORA NO. 193—J. G. Bolden, W. M.; H. A. King, proxy; W. G. Weeks, S. W.; C. C. Kramer, proxy; Adolph Koch, J. W. LAKE VILLAGE NO. 196—Ugie G. Saunders, W. M.; J. P. Abel, S. W.; D. J. Robinett, J. W. BROOKLINE NO. 198—W. R. Smith, W. M.; T. J. Anders, proxy; R. B. Nash, S. W.; W. G. Cagle, J. W. DORIC NO. 205—A. A. Ozenne, W. M.; Gus. Drews, proxy; H. L. Squires, S. W.; S. Leopold, J. W. 8 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

N. H. BBAY NO. 208—D. M. Holton, W. M.; James Spurgen, S. W.;- A. J. Knight, J.W. R. F. MCGITIRE No. 208-Charles Titche, W. M.; W. N. Traylor, S. W.; W. A. Ashby, J. W. BLAZING STAB NO. 212—H. G. Baker, W. M.; J. W. Hyams, 8. W.; E. A. Sammons, J. W. KEY STONE NO. 213-T. J. Chisum, W. M.; T. G, Spann, 8. W.; F. M. Spann, J. W. LAND MARK NO. 214—I. W. Pickens, W. M.; M. D. Hendrick, J. W.; F. P. Connell, J. W. GOOD INTENT NO. 216—J. T. S. Thomas, W. M.; J. T. Pierson, proxy; R. L Jones, S. W.; R. H. Hayes, J. W. FELLOWSHIP NO. 217—T. A. Cranford, W. M.; T. J. Cranford, S. W.; J. A. Hogan, J. W. LIVONIA NO. 220—A. W. Tufts, W. M.; M. T. Hewes, S. W.; J. C. Tully, J. W. SOLOMON NO. 221—F. P. Bolton, W. M.; Henry Aaron, S. W.; J. A. White, J. W. PECAN GROVE NO. 222—R. L. Hill, W. M.; D. F. Peck, S. W.; C. H. Hill, J. W.; Phil. McGuire, proxy for all. BETHANY NO. 223—J. R. Mayben, W. M.; T. C. High tower, S. W.; R. P. Quarles, J. W CADEVILLE No. 229—S. W. Collins, W. M.; J. G. Kilpatrick, S. W.; W. T. Frantom, J. W. PLEASANT HILL NO. 230—W. C. Davis, W. M.; Jehu Graham, S. W.; J. J. Browne, J. W. GRANGEVILLE NO. 231—W. T. Woodward, W. M.; D. H. Harvell. S. W.; E. O. Powers, J.W. WELSH NO. 232—John H. Cooper, W. M.; C. P. Martin, S. W.; E. M. Powers, J. W. KYICHE NO. 233—J. R. Elliott, W. M.; J. W. Gaar, S. W.; L. E. J. Gresham, J. W. ROBERTSVILLE No. 234—Thomas G. Coburn, W. M.; Dudley T. Treadway, 8. W.; Luther A. Treadway, J. W.; Jas. B. Tread way, proxy. SIMSBOHO No. 235—J. H. Madden, W. M.; N. Duty, S. W., W. A. Morris, J. W. LITTLE FLOCK NO. 236—J. S. Carroll, W. M.; E. P. Curtis, S. W.; J. N. Davenport, J. W. PLAIN DEALING NO. 237—1. L. Sofferstone, W. M.; W. H. Meares, S. W.; J. G. Idom, J. W.; W. B. Boggs, proxy for all. MAGNOLIA NO. 238—J. D. Millar, W. M.; Webb W. Miller, S. W.; James Simpson, J. W. SHILOH NO. 239—R. J. Tabor, W. M.; B. F. Grafton, S. W.; J. P. Shackleford, J. W. LEESVILLE NO. 240—C. T. Allis, W. M.; T. W. Harris, S. W.; T. J. Davis, J. W.; Thos. Wintle, proxy for all. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 9

CONLY No. 241—A. J. Lawson, W. M.; D. A. Newman, S. W.; M. M. Pearce, J. W.; J. A. Seale, proxy for S. W. and J. W. WESTON NO. 242—H. C. Walsworth, W. M.; J. F. McBride, S. W.; D. F. Walsworth, J. W.; J. 0. Brown, proxy for all. CROWLEY NO. 243—J. D. Marks, W. M.; F. C. Labit, S. W.; H. E> Buckley, J. W. , CENTRE NO. 244—A. C. Williams, W. M.; T. G. D. Richardson, 8. W.; Asia Rester, J. W. MILLERTON No. 245—J. W. Norton, W. M.; J. B. Bond, S. W-.; Ardis O Norton, J. W. CLEAR SPRING NO. 247—O. H. P. Rawls, W. M.; J. D. Dupree, S. W.; W. D. Dupree, J. W. KENTWOOD NO. 248—P. G. Keanelly, W. M.; T. B. Fields, S. W.; Geo. W. Bennett, J. W. JENNINGS NO. 249—W. E. Coffin, W. M.; J. W. Mitchell, S. W.; E. F. Rowson, J. W. MANSFIELD No. 250—J. F. McFarland, W. M.; C. W. Blair, S. W.; A. R. Brown, J. W. ASCENSION NO. 251—E. K. Sims, W. M.; Robert Henderson, S. W.; W. A. Terrio, J. W. MITCHELL NO. 252—W. F. Trelford, W. M.; G. S. Tatum, S. W.; Wm. Aten, J. W. TORO No. 2-53—J. M. Miller, W. M.; C. G. Larrabee, S. W.; Taylor Miller, proxy; W. C. Vogel, J. \V. FORREST HILL NO. 254—H. O. Ponder, W. M.; R. A. Parrott, S. W.; H. L. Melder, J. W. JEANNERETTE NO. 255—J. C. Bussey, W. M.; Andrew J. Johnston, J. WT. ST. ANDREW NO. 256— Baynard Turpin, W. M.; J. A. Davenport, proxy; W. E. Sisson, S. W.; J. T. Shell, J. W. WHITE CASTLE NO. 257—J. A. Johnson, W. M.; E. C. Glenn, S. W.; Walter F. Brown, J W. MARTHAVILLE NO. 258—J. D. Rains, W. M.; W. M. McFerren, S. W.; A. D. McFerren, J. W. COLFAX No. 259—W. L. Richardson, W. M.; C. H. Teal, S. W., J. J. O. Quinn, J. W. CHAS. F. BUCK NO. 260—Henry E. Hardtner, W. M.; Q. T. Hardtner, S. W.; J. Tom. Hutton, J. W. ANCHOR NO. 261—J. L. Griffin. \V. M.; O. R. Lilley, S. W.; J. F. Rogers, J. W. PROGRESSIVE NO. 262—W. J. Ferris, W. M.; Octave Chenet, S. W.; Francis Lee Scott, J. W. FLORIEN NO. 263-J. W. Miller, W. M.; W. K. Holt. S. W.; D. S. Leach, J. W. PINE NO. 264—1. L. Pope, W. M.; W. N. Knight, S. W.; A. A. Whit- tington, J. W.; T. E. Bennett, proxy for all. 10 PROCEEDINGS Of THE GRAND LODGE

DALLBY NO. 265—W. A. Downs, W. M.; J. T. Head, S. W.; J. M. Barr, J. W. ATKINS No. 266— H. L. Alison, W. M.; H. E. Atkins, S. W.; A. J. Moss, J. W. MELVILLE NO. 268—E. J. Lyons, W. M.; C. W. Stone, S. W.; H. Radial; J. W. MARKSVILLB NO. 269—A. V. Coco, W. M.; W. F. Couvillion, S. W.; Harry Flanders, J. W. BENEFIELD NO. 270—George Hutchins, VV. M.; Robert Dick, S. W.; Wm. L. McMiehael, J. W. Your Committee submit the following resolution: Resolved, That all Lodges that have made returns and paid Grand Lodge dues to date be allowed representation at this Grand Communi- cation. Fraternally yours, RICHARD LAMBERT, GBO. S. PETTIT, ORAMEL H. SIMPSON. On motion the report and accompanying resolution were adopted. ROLL CALL OF LODGES. On a call of the roll the following Lodges were present and represented: P. U. 1, P. S. 1, 5, 24, 28, 31, 38, 46, 47, 53, 57, 58, 59, 65, 75, 76, 84, 96, 102, 106, 115,116, 117, 120,124,126, 127,133, 135, 136, 143, 146, 149, 151, 153, 156, 165, 167, 175, 179, 182, 184, 185, 188, 191, 192, 193, 205, 209, 212, 214, 217, 220, 231. 232, 234, 237, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 248, 253, 254, 256, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 266, 269, 270. Seventy-four Lodges and a quorum being present, the M. W. Grand Master, Eobert H. Cage, declared the M. W. Grand Lodge of F. and A. Masons for the State of Louisiana ready for business. VACANCIES ON STANDING COMMITTEES. The M. W. Grand Master announced the following appointments to fill vacancies on Standing Committees: Committee on Audit and Accounts—W. Bro. Henry M. Danneel, vice W. G. James, deceased. Committee on Work—M. W. Bro. A. C. Allen, P. G. M., vice Sam'l J. Powell, P. G. M., deceased. Committee on State of the Order—W. Bro. Chas. E. Fenner, vice Sanr'l J. Powell, P. G. M., deceased. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 11

ADDRESS OF GRAND MASTER. The Most Worshipful Grand Master, Eobert H. Cage, then delivered his Annual Address, as follows:

ADDRESS.

Brethren of tlie Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana, P. and A. M.: Again we have been permitted to meet together on this, the Ninetieth Grand Communication of this Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, to review the labors of the year that is past, and to lay down on our "Trestle-board" work to be performed for the coming year according to the ancient customs of the Craft. The large number of representatives of the constituent Lodges of this jurisdiction which are present at this session, is, indeed, gratifying, and is a proof of their zeal and fidelity. As we look forward to the year that has just begun, may our hearts be filled with love for each other, and, above all, may we have an abiding faith in Him, who is our strength and support, and implore His guidance, protection and blessing for the future. Before entering upon our labors, I desire to say a few words regarding the responsibilities that rest upon us Masons in this, the " Golden Age" of the world. To my mind it appears that our responsibilities are greater than, perhaps, they have ever been in the history of the Craft. While we greatly rejoice in the rapid advances made in civilization, realizing that humanity has been benefited and uplifted as never before by religion, education, scientific discoveries, and the many blessings that we now enjoy, yet to the earnest thinker who looks beneath the surface, and does not shut his eyes to true conditions as they exist, he finds grave and mighty problems to be solved, and asks himself if this higher civilization which we boast of will prove a blessing or a curse to humanity. Who, my brethren, are better fitted to assist in the solution of these problems that confront us than the true and earnest Mason? 12 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE who from the time he first trod the " checkered floor " until he received the full fruition of Masonic light, is taught that his first duty is to "God, his neighbor and himself." Foremost among the problems that require a speedy solution, if we hope to realize the blessings of our higher civilization, are Materialism, worship of Mammon and Injustice. We cannot but look with deep forebodings at the spirit of materialism that is drawing mankind farther away from the plain teachings as handed down to us in that " Great Light" of Masonry, the Holy Bible, which is given as the "rule and guide of our faith." It is not confined to any particular class; its terrible influence is aifecting all kinds and conditions, and it is endeavoring to prove, by a false philosophy, that to " love God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and thy neighbor as thyself," is but a jumble of words without meaning, and an impossibility. Such teachings strike at the very foundation of all moral and civic righteousness, and if allowed to be engrafted on our civilization will surely under- mine and destroy it. This spirit of materialism is fostered and developed to a great extent by man's mad desire for wealth, "the worship of Mammon," which is debasing his higher and nobler instincts, causing him to forget those sacred duties that he owes to God and his fellow-man, and degrading the image of his Creator. These evils find their consummation in injustice, which is, without doubt, the greatest blot on our present civilization. This spirit of injustice is pervading and dominating the entire world today, and, unless soon supplanted by justice, will turn back the hands of time, and our civilization will become a thing of the past. To the faithful Mason justice has a deep and sacred significance, and appeals to him as the greatest of the cardinal virtues. To us, therefore, as Masons, it becomes an. imperative duty to carry out its God-given principles in our actions toward our fellow-men, recognizing in them brothers, the children of one Great Omnipotent Father, exemplifying in OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 13 our own life the "golden rule," being careful not to transgress the natural rights of others, giving every one an equal opportunity to earn a living by having free access to the bounties of nature, the free gift of the Creator to all of his children, and by so doing and so living, hold fast to the tenets of Masonry, making this a better and a happier world, and merit the honored name of Mason. The time has now arrived for me to make a report of my official actions during the past year, and I desire to extend to you all a warm and fraternal welcome.

NECROLOGY. "The impartial hand of death " has been laid upon some of our faithful and zealous brethren during the past year, and we are called upon to mourn their loss and emulate their virtues. It becomes my sad duty to record the names of brethren, members of this Grand Lodge, who have solved "The Great Mystery," and I would fraternally request the Committee on Necrology to prepare a suitable memorial to be printed with the proceedings. April, 4. Died: E. W. Bro. John Alexander Stevenson, Past Grand Junior Warden of this Grand Lodge, in 1867. August, 3. M. W. Bro. Samuel J. Powell, who was Grand Master of Louisiana, 1872-1878, died at his home in St. Francis- ville, La. December, 8. E. W. Bro. Willian Tell died. He was for many years Grand Tyler of this Grand Lodge. December 16. E. W. Bro. A. L. Abbott died at his home in this city. He was Grand Junior Warden of this Grand Lodge in 1877. The saddest event that has ever occurred in the history of this country was the cruel assassination of our beloved Presi- dent of the United States, Bro. William McKinley, and on learning of his death, I at once ordered that our Temple be draped in mourning as a testimony of our love and sotrow. As a citizdfa 14 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE of a common country we deeply mourn his loss, as brother- Masons, we feel that the mystic tie is severed only to be united in that better land beyond the grave. His last words will be treasured in the hearts of his countrymen as the expressions of a truly great and good man. " Its God's way—His will be done."

STATE OF THE OEDEK. Under this head, it affords me great pleasure to record the fact that Masonry throughout this Grand Jurisdiction is in a most satisfactory condition, and the returns up to this time show an increase over the preceding year in most of the Lodges. I have issued dispensations creating six Lodges, U. D., most of whom will ask for charters at this Communication. No Lodge has surrendered its charter, and several have erected new Lodge halls. There is a spirit of harmony and brotherly love throughout the jurisdiction, which is, indeed, gratifying.

FOREIGN RELATIONS. I am pleased to state that our relations with sister and foreign jurisdictions remain most cordial and fraternal. As regards our relations with the Grand Lodge of Washington, which was severed four years ago by this Most Worshipful Grand Lodge for good and sufficient reasons, I am most happy to state that conditions are such that fraternal relations may be resumed, and I desire in this connection to express my appreciation of the efforts of our worthy Chairman on Foreign Correspondence, E. W. Bro. Herman C. Duncan, to whom the matter of adjust- ing the differences was referred by me for this happy consummation, and would recommend that fraternal relations be resumed. E. W. Bro. Duncan made his report to me during the year, and requested that I at once resume fraternal intercourse with the Grand Lodge of Washington, but as this Most Worshipful Grand Lodge had severed the relations existing between itself and the Grand Lodge of Washington, I deemed it but right and proper OF THE STATE OP LOUISIANA. 15 to lay the matter before you for your consideration and action, M. W. Chas. F. Buck, P. G. M., Chairman of the Committee on Masonic Law and Jurisprudence concurring in my opinion.

APPOINTMENTS. During the year I recommended the appointment of a number of worthy brethren to fill vacancies of Grand Bepresentatives near that of sister Grand Jurisdictions, a full list of which will be found in the report of the Grand Secretary. March 11. Appointed E. W. Bro. W. B. Boggs, District Deputy Grand Master of the Tenth Masonic District, vice E. W. Bro. J. J. Allen, who resigned for good and sufficient reasons. March 28. Appointed R. W. Bro. W. Bevill, District Deputy Grand Master of the Twelfth Masonic District, vice E. W. Bro. D. H. Caldwell, deceased. November 29. Appointed M. W. A. C. Allen, Past Grand Master, on Committee on Work, vice Samuel J. Powell, Past Grand Master, deceased. VISITATIONS. March 16, 1901. Accompanied by E. W. Bro. L. P. Delahoussaye, Senior Grand Warden, and E. W. Bro. Eichard Lambert, Grand Secretary, visited Melville Lodge, U. D.. opened the Grand Lodge and organized Melville Lodge No. 271 under charter issued by this M. W. Grand Lodge at the last Grand Communication; held an election of officers and installed them; closed the Grand Lodge and opened Melville Lodge at 7:30 P. M., lectured the brethren on opening and closing ceremonies, and exemplified the three symbolic degrees. The brethren of Mel- ville Lodge extended us every hospitality, and made our stay with them most pleasant. May 4. Accompanied by R. W. L. P. Delahoussaye, Senior Grand Warden, and E. W. Bro. Eichard Lambert, Grand Secre- tary, and Bro. John Alfred, visited Boyce, La., and organized Boyce Lodge under dispensation. Met at Boyce E. W. Bro. C. 16 PROCEEDINGS OP THE GRAND LODGE

T. Hines, Grand Lecturer. There were fifty-five brethren present from neighboring Lodges, and rendered valuable assistance. The Grand Lecturer exemplified the opening and closing ceremonies, and, assisted by him, I exemplified the three degrees. This Lodge has a fine two-story Lodge hall, the lower floor occupied as a town hall. I bespeak a bright future for this Lodge. The brethren are earnest and zealous. This Lodge, in my opinion, will not only prove a source of helpfulness to Masonry, but a great and lasting blessing to the community in which it is located. May 24. Accompanied by E. W. Bro. Bi chard Lambert, Grand Secretary, visited Welsh, La., where we met E. W. Bro. Lee E. Bobinson, District Deputy Grand Master, and, accompanied by him, visited Welsh Lodge. I conferred the P. C. degree on two candidates, and raised one caudidate to the M. M. degree. The next morning, accompanied by Bro. Robinson, we had a most delightful ride across the prairie to Vinton, La., and took train to Oberlin, La., opened the Grand Lodge and organized Oberlin Lodge, U. D., lectured the brethren oh the beautiful symbolism of Masonry. A large number of brethren from adjoining Lodges were present and participated in the labor of of organization, after which we were sumptuously entertained at dinner given by the members of the new Lodge. This Lodge will apply for charter at this Communication. We were met at Oberlin by Bro. Thomas E. Eeynolds, W. M. of Lake Charles Lodge No. 165, who extended us a cordial invitation to visit his Lodge, which we did, arriving at Lake Charles at 9 p. M. Found a large attendance waiting for us. Conferred the third degree, and received most fraternal greetings from the officers and brethren. July 1. Eeceived special invitation from Bro. J. C. Bass, W. M.'of Pecan Grove Lodge No. 222 at Lake Providence, La., to lay the corner-stone of the new courthouse at that place. Accompanied by E. W. Bro. Geo. W. Pettit, W. M. of Louisiana OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 17 Belief Lodge No. 1, we arrived at Vicksburg, Miss., July 1st, and accompanied by M. W. Bro, Frederick Speed, P. G, M. of Mississippi, and a number of brethren from Vieksburg, took boat for Lake Providence, arriving at that place on the morning of July 2d. We were met by the officers and members of Pecan •Grove Lodge, repaired to their Lodge hall, where I opened the •Grand Lodge, at 12 M. Accompanied by a large procession of Masons, civilians and members of other fraternal orders, repaired to the courthouse grounds, and, in the presence of. a large number of people, laid the corner-stone of the new court building according to the ancient customs of the Craft. M. W. Bro. Frederick Speed, P. G. M. of Mississippi, delivered the oration, which, for its beauty of diction, grand and sublime truths enunciated, will ever remain a pleasing remembrance to all who heard him, and I desire to express my appreciation of the obligations that ,the Masons of Louisiana and myself feel to him for .his fraternal assistance on this occasion. After the laying of the corner-stone, returned to the Lodge hall and closed the Grand Lodge. At 2:30 p. M. all were invited to the Fair Grounds, where an elegant barbecue had been prepared, and the balance of the day was most enjoyable spent by all. I cannot close my report of this occasion without expressing my appreciation to the members of the Police Jury of Carroll parish for the courtesies extended to the Masonic Fraternity.. As a testimonial they presented me with a beautiful silver trowel, with name and date engraved on it, which will always be preserved as a happy reminder of this delightful visit; and to show their further appreciation of pur visit defrayed all of the expenses of the Grand Lodge officers. The fraternal courtesy and kindness extended to us by the members of Pecan Grove Lodge will ever remain green in our memories, and will mark a bright milestone in our journey through life. On our return to Vicksburg, Miss., we were graciously received by our breth- 18 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE ren at that place, aud a Special Communication was held in our honor. P. G. M. Speed conferred the M. M. degree in his beautiful and impressive manner. September 17, accompanied by B. W. Bro. Robert E. Eeid, Deputy Grand Master; E. W. L. P. Delahoussaye, Grand Senior Warden; Eichard Lambert, Grand Secretary; E. W. P. C. Marsh, Grand Senior Deacon; E. W. A. Steeg, Grand Pursuivant; E. W. Bro. C. C. Kenner, District Deputy Grand Master, 14th District, and Bro. John S. Alfred, visited Opelousas on the 18th, opened the Grand Lodge, laid the corner-stone, dedicated and consecrated the new Masonic Hall at that place. After the ceremonies were concluded, an elegant oration on Masonry was delivered by B. W. Bro. E. B. Beid, Deputy Grand Master. In the evening, visited Humble Cottage Lodge No. 19, and were hos- pitably entertained at a banquet that night. October 6. Opened Grand Lodge this day in Masonic Tem- ple, and with a large number of brethren attending, laid the corner-stone of the new Unitarian Church in this city, according to the ancient customs of the Craft. B. W. Bro. Harry Howard, Junior Grand Warden, of Mississippi, acting as Deputy Grand Master, kindly assisted in the ceremonies. After laying the corner-stone the brethren and a large number of people present were entertained and deeply impressed by the forcible address delivered by the Pastor of the Church, Bro. W. C. Pierce, W. M. of Quitman Lodge No. 76.- Space nor time does not permit me to make a report of visits made by me to a number of the Lodges in the country and most of the Lodges in the city, participating in their labors—conferring degrees, installing their officers and enjoying their generous hospitality. In every way I was made to feel that I was welcome; that the brethren were glad to have me with them, for which I am deeply grateful. And if, in any way, my visits and labors in the interest of Masonry have been of any good to the Graft, I can assure the brethren that I feel fully repaid. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 19

MASONIC CEMETERY. In my report, last year, I called especial attention to the Masonic Cemetery, and stated that the ladies of Bobert Morris Chapter No. 1, Order Eastern Star, had offered to appoint a committee to work in connection with a committee from the Grand Lodge to improve and beautify this cemetery. Realizing the great benefit that such assistance would be to our cemetery, I appointed a special committee of five, composed of E. W. Bro. L. P. Delahoussaye, Senior Grand Warden, Chairman; Bro. George Huhner, Mount Moriah Lodge No. 59; R.W. Irvine, P. M. George Washington Lodge No. 65; Joseph Dennee, W. M. of Union Lodge. No. 172; H. C. Brown, P. M. of Jefferson Lodge No. 191, to confer and work with the committee of ladies from Eobert Morris Chapter, both committees to be under the supervision of the Grand Lodge Masonic Cemetery Committee, of which Bro. D. B. Graham, P. G. M., is chairman. The result of the joint efforts of these committees far exceeded our expectations. The ladies' committee of Eobert Morris Chapter raised the handsome sum of SI.193.83. The Special Committee, by their untiring efforts, raised Si,561.00, which amount was the volun- tary contributions of the Lodges, making a total of $2,754.83 This money was economically and judiciously spent in improv ing the cemetery. A full and complete report of the work performed will be made to you by the Special Committee for your consideration. Before closing this report, I desire to thank the ladies of Eobert Morris Chapter for their noble and unselfish work in improving and beautifying our Masonic Cemetery, and to assure them of the heartfelt gratitude of this M. W. Grand Lodge. To the Special Committee I desire to commend them in the highest terms for their untiring zeal and for that true Masonic spirit which has actuated their every effort in carrying out their labor of love to a consummation of which they may justly feel proud in the consciousness of duty well performed. In my report last year I said, '' that if we took hold of the 20 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GKAND LODGE matter of the Masonic Cemetery with a determination to succeed, instead of its being a burden to the Grand Lodge it would prove a revenue," which I now believe is an assuring fact. The number of lots sold in 1901 were eleven, amounting to $440.00, with several lots engaged but not yet paid for, which will bring the receipts almost equal to the expenses.

RULINGS. But few questions have come up during the past year for my decision, and they were fully covered by previous edicts covering the special cases, except one, from E. W. Bro. C. C. Kramer, D. D. Grand Master Fourteenth District. Question: Is it permissible for the brethren of a Lodge to discuss outside of the Lodge with persons that are not Masons, the results of a Masonic trial, where the brother tried was suspended or expelled? I replied that in the case where a brother was suspended that it was the business of the Lodge, a part of its secrets, and therefore should'not be discussed with persons that were not Masons, and might prove of great injury to the brother suspended. In case of expulsion, if the brother expelled failed to take an appeal to the Grand Lodge within the specified time, or had taken an appeal to the Grand Lodge, which is his right, and the Grand Lodge sustained the sentence of expulsion of the subordinate Lodge that expelled him, he then] became Masonieally dead; he was no longer a Mason, and it was right and proper that the outside world should know that Masonry had repudiated him, and that the Masonic Fraternity did not countenance bad'and wicked men.

DISPENSATIONS. Under this head, a full and complete report of dispensations granted and refused will be found in the tabulated report of the Grand Secretary. As regards joint occupancy, I feel satisfied that the brethren fully realize the wisdom of this Grand Lodge in forbidding it, except in extreme cases. I granted several dis- OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 21 pensations for joint occupancy during the year for good and sufficient reasons, principally among which was for four Lodges that had lost their Lodge-rooms by fire, and asked for dispensation until such time as they could rebuild. In this connection, I desire to state that most of the Lodge halls that were burned were not, or only partially, insured against fire, and would earnestly recommend that the brethren see to it that their Lodge-rooms and paraphernalia be insured. Very few Lodges in this jurisdiction can afford the loss, and it would be the part of good business judgment to carry insurance on their property. GENERAL EEGULATIONS AND EDICTS. In my report last year I recommended "that a committee be appointed to revise the copy of the resolutions and edicts now in force, condense and simplify it, and to embody the new resolutions and edicts since it was published nine years ago." Under resolution offered by R. W. Bro. Richard Lambert, Feb- ruary 11th, aqd adopted, embodying the above suggestion, I appointed a committee of three, with R. W. Bro. Lambert as chairman, to make the revision, which he has done and submitted to your Committee on Masonic Law and Jurisprudence, • which they carefully revised and approved. It is now printed and properly indexed, and will be submitted for your approval. In selecting R. W. Bro. Lambert to perform this arduous task, I fully appreciate the enormous amount of work to be done (for it has taken him six months to complete it), and feel satisfied that his work will meet with your sanction.

FINANCE. A full report of the financial condition of this Grand Lodge will be made by the Finance Committee embodying, in detail, the receipts and expenditures. On March the 2d the Finance Committee met in the office of the Grand Secretary and drew, by lot, $10,000.00 worth of Grand Lodge bonds, making a total of 2Si PROCEEDINGS OP THE GEAND LODGE

$20,000.00 worth of bonds retired in the last two years, leaving a bonded debt of only $34,100.00 which, from present indications, will soon be wiped out. All of our current obligations, including taxes, etc., have been promptly met as they fell due, and I know that you all rejoice with me in the healthy financial condition that we find ourselves in today. Owing to the fact that since this Temple was built, ten years ago, a number of up-to-date office buildings had been erected in the business portion of this city since that time; your Grand Lodge Hall Directors and myself realized the vital importance of making such improvements in the Temple as would insure our retaining our present tenants and securing others. We, therefore, installed our own electric light plant, motive power, and new passenger elevators at a cost of about $10,000.00—all of which has been paid for. This not only gives us a first-class up-to-date plant in every respect, but we hope and believe from our experience, thus far, that it will greatly reduce the expenses and be decidedly more economical and satisfactory than the old system. . The Grand Lodge Hall Directors will furnish you with a full and detailed report of this matter. :

CONCLUSION. As your Master and your servant, I now lay.before you my work in the interest of the Craft in Louisiana for the past year, feeling assured that you will criticise it witb.an eye single to the good of Masonry, and that justice and brotherly love will be the test of its approval or rejection. , With a heart full of gratitude I desire to express my great appreciation of the many cour- teries and fraternal acts of kindness extended to me by my brethren, and especially to those who have been associated with me in carrying put the duties imposed on me. Surely, never was a Grand Master more ably supported and encouraged, and deep down in my heart I feel grateful for the privilege of being associated with such true men and earnest Masons. And now, my brethren, as I shall shortly return to you the OF THE STATE OP LOUISIANA. 23 gavel, the emblem of authority with which you have seeu fit to honor me for two years, I bespeak for my worthy successor at your hands the same kindness and brotherly love you have so generously extended to me, and earnestly hope and pray that " brotherly love may prevail among the Craft, and every moral and social virtue continue to cement us."

Upon motion, duly adopted, the report was received and distributed as follows: That portion relating to necrological matters was referred to a Special Committee of three. That portion relating to state of the Order to the Committee on .State of the Order. That portion relating to foreign relations and to commissions for Grand Representatives, to the Committee on Foreign Cor- respondence. That portion relating to rulings and decisions, to the Com- mittee on Masonic Law and Jurisprudence. That portion relating to the Masonic Cemetery, to, the Board of Grand Lodge Hall Directors. REPORT OF GRAND TREASURER. E. W. Bro. A. G. Ricks, Grand Treasurer, submitted the following report which was, on motion, received and referred to the Committee on Audit and Accounts. GRAND TREASURER'S REPORT. , . • • NEW ORLEANS, LA., February 11th, 1902.

To the M. W. Grand Lodge of Louisiana, P. and A. M.: : Most Worshipful Sirs and Brethren—I respectfully submit herewith my annual report for the year ending December 31st, 1901. 1900. Dec. 31. To balance on hand.'.....1...:...... 1....1 $ 1,749 54 To amounts,received from Grand Secretary during year 1901. .'„..!..'.'...... '...... 25,334 72 Total amount in treasury $27,084 26 By 169 warrants paid duriug 1901 25,998 84 Balance on hand December 31st, 1901 $ 1,085 42 24 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

In addition to the abovabalance your Grand Treasurer has in his keeping the following special funds: Widows' and Orphans' Home Fund, deposited in the Ger- mania Savings Bank $> 139 42 Interest on same to December 31st, 1901 4 19-

Balance in above bank, December 31st, 1901 $ 143 61 Special fund for redemption of debt of the .Grand Lodge of Louisiana, F. and A. M., deposited in the Metropolitan Bank $1,472 2S Interest on same, less amount withdrawn by resolution of the Board of Directors, to December 31st, 1901 32 12

$ 1,504 35 Less amount withdrawn August 16th, 1901 1,100 00-

Balance in above bank, December 31st, 1901 $ 404 35- Respectfully and fraternally submitted, A. G. RICKS, Grand Treasurer.

EEPOET OF GEAND SECEETAEY. E. W. Bro. Eichard Lambert, Grand Secretary, submitted the following report which was, on motion, received and referred! to the Committee on Audit and Accounts. i

OFFICK OF THE GRAND SECRETARY, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, February 10, 1902.

To the M. W. Grand Master, Officers and Representatives of the Grand Lodge, F and A. M., of the State of Louisiana: Brethren—In compliance with the constitutional requirements, as your Grand Secretary, I herewith submit the following as the report of the transactions of my office since the last' Annual Communication.

PROCEEDINGS. In accordance with the resolution of this Grand Lodge and the concurrence of the M. W. Grand Master, I prepared and had OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 25 printed 1,000 copies of the proceedings of the Eighty-ninth Annual Grand Communication, which were received and distributed in accordance with the standing resolution of Grand Lodge. MONTHLY CIRCULAR. This has been issued each month, as required by law. ID the March issue I included a list of the officers of the Grand Lodge, Standing Committees of same, and a list of the District Deputy Grand Masters.

CHARTERS ISSUED. In accordance with the resolutions adopted in Annual Com- munication, I caused to be prepared and duly forwarded: March 7. To E. W. Bro, L. E. Thomas, D. D. G. M., Eleventh District, the charter for Benefleld Lodge No. 270. This Lodge was instituted under charter, on March 16th, 1901. March 7. To E. W. Bro. C. D. Cappel, D. D. G. M., Twenty-fifth District, the charter for Marksvillle Lodge No. 269. This Lodge was duly instituted under charter. March 15. Delivered to M. W. Grand Master, E. H. Cage, charter for Melville Lodge No. 268, which was instituted under charter, on March 16, 1901, by the M. W. Grand Master.

NEW LODGES. February 26. Forwarded to E. W. Bro. J. W. McFarland, D. D. G. M., Seventeenth District, dispensation for a new Lodge at Sarepta, Webster parish, under the name of Sarepta Lodge, U. D. This Lodge was organized, under dispensation, March 21. February 26. Forwarded to E. W. Bro. E. P. Neil, D. D. G. M., Twenty-Sixth District, dispensation for a new Lodge at DeEidder, Calcasieu parish, under the name of DeEidder Lodge, U. D. This Lodge was organized, under dispensation, March 16. April 15. Forwarded to E. W. Bro. B. F. Scott, D. D. G. 26 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

M., Thirteenth District, dispensation for a new Lodge at Boyce, Bapides parish, under the name of Boyce Lodge, U. D. This Lodge was organized, under dispensation, May 4. May 10. Forwarded to E. W. Bro. Lee E. Eobinson, D. D. G. M., Nineteenth District, dispensation for a new Lodge at Oberlin, Calcasieu parish, under the name of Oberlin Lodge, IT. D. This Lodge was organized, under dispensation, May 25. July 10. Forwarded to E. W. Bro. L. E. Thomas. D. D. G. M., Eleventh District, dispensation for a new Lodge at Ben- son, DeSoto- parish, under the name of Benson Lodge, U. D. This Lodge was organized, under.dispensation, July 27. October 20. Forwarded to B. W. Bro. G. T. Hines, Grand Lecturer, dispensation for a new Lodge at Dorcheat, Webster parish, under the name of Dorcheat Lodge, U. D: This Lodge was organized, under, dispensation, October 28. More complete details of the organization of these Lodges will be found in, the address of the M. W.. Grand Master. - The following Lodges, under dispensation, have made returns, paid dues, returned,dispensations with copies of records, and apply for charters: , ,....• DeBidder Lodge, at DeBidder, La- Sarep'ta Lodge, at.Sarepta, La. Boyce Lodge; at Boyce, La. Ob,erlin Lodge, at Oberlin, La. ...

:- ... Benson Lodge, at Benson, La-. Having complied with all the requirements of this Grand Lodge, I cheerfully recommend that they be granted charters.

EXTENSION OF DISPENSATION. Dorcheat Lodge, II. D., located at Dorcheat,La., asks for an extension of the dispensation until next Annual Communication.

PETITIONS FOR NEW LODGES. I have received a petition for a new Lodge to be located at OP THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 27 • Dubach, Lincoln parish, signed by tjwelve brethren, who ask that a dispensation issue to them under the name of Dubach Lodge. I have, also, a petition for a new Lodge at Newport, Winn parish, signed by nine brethren, who ask that a dispensation issue to them under, the name of Rosemary Lodge. In each case the petitioners are well recommended and have complied with the Grand Lodge regulations. They were i*eeeived too late for action by the M. W. Grand Master, and are, therefore, submitted to the Grand Lodge for action. OTHER PETITIONS. I have received a petition, in due form, from the brethren of Lake Village Lodge No. 196, asking for a new charter under the name of Ashland Lodge No. 196, and that they be permitted to change the domicile of the Lodge from the town of Lake Village, Natchitoches parish, to the town of Ashland in same parish. I have received a petition, in due form, from the brethren of Arcadia Lodge No. 126, Arcadia, La., asking for & duplicate charter to replace the one destroyed by fire. Also a petition, in due form, from the brethren of Jennings Lodge No. 249, Jennings, La., for a duplicate charter to replace the one destroyed by fire. • . Also a petition, in due form, from Anchor Lodge No. 261, asking for a duplicate charter to replace the one destroyed by fire...... •••.,.,;• DISPENSATIONS GKANTED. . March 11. To DeRidder, TJ. D., to meet in I. O. O. F. hall until completion of their Lodge room. March 14. To Friendship No. 215, to hold election for W. M. The vacancy having been caused death. 28 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

March 15. To Crowley No. 243, to meet temporarily in I, O. O. P. hall. March 18. To Arcadia No. 126, to meet in any suitable hall or room, their hall, with all the Lodge property, having: been destroyed by fire. May 7. To Sparta No. 108, to move Lodge from the town of Sparta to the town of Castor, in same parish, Bienville. June 27. To Anchor No. 261, to meet in any suitable hall or room, their hall, with all the Lodge property, having been destroyed by fire on June 4th, 1901. August 28. To Melville No. 268, to meet in I. O. O. F. hall until they could make other arrangements. September 28. To Millerton No. 245. To meet in W. O. W. hall, their Lodge room, together with all the Lodge property, having been destroyed by fire on September 22d, 1901.

GRAND REPRESENTATIVES—COMMISSIONS RECEIVED. April 1. For R. W. Bro. George O. Elms, as Representa- tive of the .Grand Lodge qf South Carolina. August 18. For R. W. Bro. L. P. Del'ahoussaye, as Repre- sentative of the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia. September 16. For Rev. Bro. C. C. Kramer, as Repre- sentative of the Grand Lodge of Maryland. September 20. For R. W. Bro. A. Steeg, as Representative of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island. September 20. For R. W. Bro. John Puleston, as Repre- sentative of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. September 24. For R. W. Bro. Gus. D. Levy, as Repre- sentative of the Grand Lodge of West Virginia. September 24. For R. W. Bro. A. G. Ricks, as Repre- sentative of the Grand Lodge of Nebraska.

September 24. For R. W. Bro. J. H. Caldwell, as Reprer sentative of the Grand Lodge of Indian Territory. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 29

September 28. For R. W. Bro. L. E. Thomas, as Repre- sentative of the Grand Lodge of Vermont. December 23. For R. W. Bro. Joseph Dennee, as Repre- sentative of the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma Territory. December 23. For M. W. Bro. Samuel M. Todd, re- appointment as Representative of the District of Columbia. In each case the commission was duly forwarded to the brother appointed, and request that he make due acknowledgment.

COMMISSIONS ISSUED BY M. "W. GRAND MASTER. May 27. To R. W. Bro. Joseph L. Hetterington, as Repre- sentative near the M. W. Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia, vice R. W. Bro. Hector T. Southerland, resigned. August 24. To David Andrew Johnson, as Representative near the Grand Lodge of Costa Rica. October 21. To R. W. Bro. James "VV. Fuller, as Repre- sentative near the Grand Lodge of New Jersey, vice R. W. Bro. Thomas W. Tilden, resigned. December 31. To R. W. Bro. J. F. Matthews, as Repre- sentative near the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma Territory.

CERTIFICATES OF GOOD STANDING ISSUED. Certificates of good standing were issued to the following brethren, formerly members of extinct Lodges: F. K. Chandler, of Tulip No. 178. J. C. Cole, of Thomas Jefferson No. 113. I. J. Best, of DeSoto No. 55. T. A. Clampitt, of Tulip No. 178. J. C. Beher, of Jeffersonian No, 138. W. L. Head, of Thibodaux Benevolent No. 90. A. S. Yame, of Centennial No. 225. 30 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GKAND LODGE

DIPLOMAS ISSUED. During the year I have issued Grand Lodge diplomas to the following brethren: Stephano Longo, of Dante Lodge No. 174. Andrea Macaluso, of Dante Lodge No. 174. Francisco Sunseri, of Dante Lodge No. 174. Samuel Palmer, of Unity Lodge No. 267. Price E. Howard, of Sts. John Lodge No. 153. Jos. N. Wolfson, of Hiram Lodge No. 70. John 0. Tully, of Livonia Lodge No. 220. Isaac Bigman, of Livonia Lodge No. 220. S. L. Jacobs. Herbert Palfrey, of Louisiana Lodge No. 102.

APPEALS AND GRIEVANCES. I am pleased to report that nothing has been received requiring the attention of this Grand Lodge or of the Committee on Appeals and Grievances.

BY-LAWS OF LODGES. During the year I have received several amended By-laws of Lodges as well as copies of new By-laws, which were duly referred to the Committee on Masonic Law and Jurisprudence, and, after their approval, returned to the respective Lodges.

ACCOUNT CTJJRBENT. In accordance with the requirements of this Grand Lodge I herewith submit the following as my account current, trial balance and accounts for which warrants were issued, for the year ending December 31, 1901. BICHAED LAMBERT, GRAND SECRETARY, IN ACCOUNT WITH THE GRAND LODGE, P. AND A. M., FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31. 1901. To amount received, rent of stores and offices $6,913 47 To amount received, rent from Masonic Bodies 2,675 00 To amount received, Grand Lodge dues 12,580 25 To amount received, Charters 150 00 To amount received, Dispensations 300 00 To amount received, Cemetery 551 00 To amount received, Diplomas 25 00 To amount received, Registers... 10 00 To amount received Certificates Good Standing..... 30 00 To amount borrowed from Grand Chapter 1,000 00 To amount borrowed from Special Fund 1,100 00 Total: $25,334 72 March 31. Bv amount transferred to Grand s Treasurer $13,387 24 June 30. By amount transferred to Grand Treasurer 3,709 49 Sept. 30. By amount transferred to Grand Treasurer 3,612 49 Dec. 31. By amount transferred to Grand Treasurer 4 625 50 -$25,334 72 EXPENSES, 1901. Salary Grand Secretary $ 1,500 00 Salary Grand Lecturer .1,100 01) Salary Hall keeper, Grand Tyler and expenses 800 00 Salary Hall Porter 240 00 Salary Engineer 213 50 Salary Elevator attendant 360 00 Expenses Engine Room and extra help 125 00 Masonic Cemetery, Salary Sexton and expenses 635 00 Masonic Cemetery, Repairs 263 21) Grand Lodge Bonds redeemed 10,000 00 Grand Lodge Bonds, interest account 2,017 00 Insurance on $84,400.00, three years 1,015 12 Repairs to Temple Building..." 994 85 Donation to Louisiana Relief Lodge 400 00 City Taxes, 1901 1,100 00 State Taxes, 1900 and 1901 707 25 Printing Proceedings, Stationery, Circulars 966 70 Postage and Express charges 169 10 Gas 838 69 Electric Light Co 713 91 Waterworks Co (54 50 Telephone 36 00 Law Expenses 72 50 Expenses, Grand Officers, visiting Lodgss.. 128 05 Donation to Grand Lodge of Florida, Relief 100 00 Library account : 102 50 Appropriation, Tomb of P. G. M. Fellows 100 00 Dispensations 30 00 Charters 15 00 Grand Chaplain and Grand Organist 20 00 Advertising Bonds, Funerals and Daily Papers • 50 00 Repaid to Grand Chapter, R. A. M., amount borrowed 1,000 00 Coal 30 00 Incidental Expenses : 100 97 $25,998 84 32 PROCEEDINGS OP THE GRAND LODGE

TRIAL BALANCE ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1901.

DR. CB. Masonic Temple $143,387 66 , Grand. Lodge $126 005 60 Furniture and Fixtures 3,141'77 Certificate account 30 00 Diploma account 10 50 Charter account 135 00 Library account 5,251 65 Register account.... 10 00 Cash 1,085 42 Dues.. 13,977 25 Expense..: 7,577 29 Dispensations 270 00 Sewerage 1,238 62 Rent 10,196 50 Interest, Graud Lodge Bonds 2,017 50 Grand Lodge Bonds....: 84,100 00 Cemetery 11,259 48 Perseverance No. 4 1 00 Electric Motor 552 96 Downsville No 143 5 00 Insurance ' 1,015 12 Friendship No. 215 1 00 Elevator 821 06 White Castle No. 257 50 Repairs 820 40 Redemption Fund 225 80 $181,731 85 Louisiana Relief Lodge 400 00 Taxes 1,807 25 Relief, special 100 00 H. A. Testard 83 37 Jos Spielberg 80 00 N. y. Trunk Co 180 00 N. Y. Dye Works 195 00 1 F. H. Field 125 00 •G. Fernandez 60 00 DePoorter 18 00 J. V. Plerson 55 00 Lloyd Posey 25 00 Buck, Wals'he & Buck 50 00 Fred. Deibel 13 00 J. Zach. Spearing : 30 00 A. E. Blackmar 22 50 Indivisibl e Friends Com- mandery No. 1 200 00 Orleans Delta Chapter R. A. M 200 00 •GermaniaNo 46 89 00 St. James No. 47 6 00 Friends of Harmony No. 58... 75 00 <3eo. Washington No 65 100 00 Hiram No. 70 135 00 Alpha-Home No. 72 100 00 •Quitman No. 76 100 00 Hermitage No. 98 262 00 Franklinton No. 101 24 00 Louisiana No. 102 3 00 Sparta No. 108 88 00 Urim No. Ill 14 50 Bartholomew No. 112 2 00 Delhi No. 120 132 50 Mackey No. 322 44 50 Liberty No. 123 33 00 Spring Hill No. 127 1 50 Athens No. 136 61 50 OceaD No. 144 186 00 Anacoco No. 147 84 50 Darlington No. 149 : 1 50 Homer No. 152 119 00 Linn Wood No. 167 37 50 Kosmos No. 171 100 00 Amite City No. 175 :. 109 50 Ham Todd No. 182 268 00 Jefferson No. 191 451 00 Abbeville No. 193 2 00 Doric No. 205..: 1 50 Pleasant Hill No. 230 2 00 KyicheNo. 233 1 CO Robertsville No. 234 85 50 Simsboro No. 235 1 00 Magnolia No. 238 1 00 Clear Spring No. 247 1 50 Mitchell No. 252 2 00 Jeanerette No. 255 2 00 O. F. Buck No. 260 50 Unity No. 267 .4 00 $184,731 85 OP THE STATE OP LOUISIANA. 33

LODGE STATISTICS. During the yeav the constituent Lodges: Initiated 687 Passed 608 Raised 612 Total degrees 1.907 ACCESSSIONS DURING YEAE. Raised 612 Affiliated 128 Reinstated 74 814 . DEDUCTIONS. Dimitted 177 Died 143 Suspended 91 Dropped 13 Expelled 1 425 Increase during 1901 389 This does not comprise any estimate of the membership of the six Lodges that have not made returns, nor does it include the membership of the six Lodges under dispensation. Esti- mating these at the minimum will make the increase in our membership, during the year 1901, of something more than 450, a result gratifying to every member of the Craft in this jurisdiction. The existing conditions seem to indicate even greater results for the present year. Fraternally submitted, RICHARD LAMBERT, Grand Secretary. EEPOET OP BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MASONIC TEMPLE. • The Board of Directors of the Masonic Temple submitted the following report, which was read, received, and ordered printed in proceedings: NEW ORLEANS, February 10, 1902. To the M. W. Grand Lodge, F. and A. M., of the State of Louisiana : Brethren—Your Board of Directors of the Masonic Temple respectfully submit this, their report, for the year 1901, appending th& required financial statement. 34 PKOCEEDINGfcS OF THE GRAND LODGE

On February 2od, the Board met and reorganized as follows: MEMBEBS EX-OFFICIO. M. W. Robert H. Cage, Grand Master President. R. W. A. G. Ricks, Grand Treasurer Treasurer. R. W. Richard Lambert, Grand Secretary Secretary.

MEMBERS. M. W. David R. Graham, Past Grand Master. M. W. Chas. F. Buck, Past Grand Master. M. W. Albert G. Brice, Past Grand Master. R. W. Leon L. Shwartz, Past Deputy Grand Master. , R. W. Geo. Soule, Past Master Quitman Lodge No. 76. R. W. Philip Pfeffer, Past Master Germania Lodge No. 46. The following committees were appointed:

TEMPLE PROPERTY COMMITTEE. M. W. Robert H. Cage, Grand Master. R. W. A. G. Ricks, Grand Treasurer. R. W. Richard Lambert, Grand Secretary. CEMETERY COMMITTEE. M. W. David R. Graham, Past Grand Treasurer. M. W. Chas F. Buck, Past Grand Masters. R. W. Leon L. Shwartz, Past Deputy Grand Master. BUILDING AND IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE. R. W. Geo. SoulS. M. W. Albert G. Brice, Past Grand Master. R. W. Philip Pfeffer. The repairs referred to in our report, last Annual Communication, were made. Front gallery newly floored, windows and openings repaired and painted, as well as other repairs in interior of the building. The stores are occupied by the same teuants as last year at about the same rental. All of the offices, except No. 12, are rented. Nos. 1, 8 and 10 are rented, but not under lease at date of this report. The fourth and fifth floors are occupied, same as last year, by the various Masonic bodies, and at the same rental as heretofore paid. As a rule, the bodies are prompt in the payment of same, and we are pleased to report that but little is due this Grand Lodge on rent account. MASONIC CEMETERY. This property has been materially improved andNpresents a marked change as compared with last year. A number of the walks have been laid in Schillinger pavement; the main walk in vitrified brick; flowers planted and the general appearance greatly improved. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 35

Lots to the amount of nearly $500.00 have been sold and several of the brethren contemplate purchasing this year. On November 26, Bro. Jacob Gray, Sexton of the cemetery, died, and at a meeting of the Board, held on December 2d, Bro. Henry C. Brown, Past Master of Jefferson Lodge No. 191, was appointed to fill the vacancy, appointment to be effective February 1, 1902. Mrs. Gray was continued until that date. INSURANCE. Prior to the expiration of the policies of insurance on Temple property, bids were invited and received from a number of the prominent insurance agents of the city, and after due consideration the entire amount of $84,400.00 was placed with Mr. Henry Charnock at the rate of 97.5 per $100.00, the policy being for three years. TAXES. The city taxes were paid for 1901 on an assessed valuation of $50,000. The State taxes were paid for 1900 and 1901 on the same valuation.

GBAND LODGE BONDS, On April 14, after publication in the daily papers of this city, the Committee on Audit and Accounts of this Grand Lodge met and proceeded to draw by ballot the sum of $10,000.00 of Grand Lodge bonds for redemption, when the following numbered bonds were duly drawn: Nos. 2 and 14 for $1,000.00 each; Nos, 30, 34, 38, 40, 45, 47, 60, 61. 64, 66, 67, for $500.00 each; Nos. 79, 86, 87, 91, 97, 118, 120, 127, 132,152,165, 183, 184, 188, 194, 196, 200, 241, 247, 250, 266, 267, 268, 274, for $100.00 each. All the above bonds have been retired and interest paid thereon to March 31, 1901. Owing to numerous complaints from tenants; the failure of the artesian well, necessitating considerable expense for water to operate the elevator; the wearing out of much of the machinery, which had been constantly operated since erection of building; the erection of several improved office buildings since 1892, and in compliance with what seemed to be the general desire of the Masonic bodies occupying the Temple, it was determined to install a complete electric plant that would not oaly supply all the light required but answer for the elevator and future demands. This step was not decided upon until after full consideration and conclusion that if we desired to retain our tenants and secure any revenue from the property, these improvements were absolutely requisite. With this end in view, your Board of Directors invited bidsfrom reputable and reliable contractors under certain conditions and specifications. Several bids were received, and after careful examination and investigation the contract was awarded to Fairbanks Co. for the sum of $9,950.00. Of the amount of the contract, $9,000.00 has been paid thereon, your Board retaining the sum of $950.00 until every detail of 36 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

the specifications shall have been carried out. The improvements were extended to include the pump room and machinery. This contract was awarded to the same firm. Your Board are of opinion that the present installation will suffice for all possible demands for a number of years to come, and that the conveniences now offered our tenants will be duly appreciated. The Temple property is now in excellent condition. During the year your Board have had occasion to borrow from the Grand Chapter, B. A. M., the sum of $1,000.00 which was used in payment of interest on Grand Lodge bonds. This amount was kindly loaned, without interest, and has since been repaid. On August 16, your Board borrowed from the "Special Fund" deposited in the Metropolitan Bank, the sum of $1,100.00, for six months, at 3 per cent, per annum. This amount has not yet been returned to the fund named.

GRAND LODGE DEBT. 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 considered 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. Fraternally submitted, RICHARD LAMBERT, Secretary of Board.

LOUISIANA BELIEF LODGE No. 1. The W. Master and the Secretary of Louisiana Belief Lodge submitted the following reports, which were read, received, and ordered printed with proceedings: NEW ORLEANS, February 10th, 1902. To the M. W the Grand Master and Brethren of the M. "W. Grand Lodge, F. and A. M., State of Louisiana: 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 OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 37 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. I beg to return sincere thanks to the Grand Lodge and other bodies for their generous donations during the year Especially do we owe grateful thanks to Jerusalem Temple A. A. O. N. M. S. Fraternally, GEO. S. PETTIT, W. M. Louisiana Relief Lodge No. 1.

RICHARD LAMBERT, SECRETARY, IN ACCOUNT WITH LOUISIANA RELIEF LODGE NO. 1. 1901. January 1. Cash balance in hands of Treasurer $692 27 Cash, donation from R. W. Bro. Geo. W. Booth $5 00 Cash, donation from Dante Lodge No., 174 10 00 Cash, donation from Blazing Star No. 212 15 00 Cash, donation from Grand Lodge 400 00 Cash, donation from Corinthian No. 190 46.00 Cash, donation from Louisiana No. 102 50 00 Cash, donation from Jefferson No. 191 50 00 Cash, donation from Friends of Harmony No. 58...... 25 00 . Cash, donation from Perfect Union No. 1 25:00 ... Cash, donation from Jacques de Molay Comdy. K. T. 10 00 Cash, donation from Linn Wood No. 167 25 00. . Cash, donation from Ocean No. 144 JO 00 Cash, donation from Quitman No. 76 :...... 25 00 Cash, donation from Hiram No. 70 .-. ,. 25 00 , ,, Cash, donation from Jerusalem Temple A. A. O. N. M.S... 200 00 Amounts refunded by applicants 90 00 $1,011 00 Total...... i ,,.,.;. $1,703 27 Total cash $1,703 27 By warrants Nos. 1 to 111, inclusive...... ; ...... ii 1,299 75

Balance cash on hand, January 1, 1902 $40352 Fraternally submitted, RICHARD LAMBERT, • Secretary Louisiana Relief Lodge No. 1. 38 . PROCEEDINGS OF THE GEAND LODGE

BELIEF DISBURSED BY LOUISIANA BELIEF LODGE NO. 1, DURING THE YEAR 1901. To Applicants from Arkansas $5 50 Brazil •... 30 00 British Honduras 5 00 East Indies 120 00 Florida 5 00 Indiana 35 00 Kentucky. 3 00 Louisiana 414 15 Mississippi 30- 00 Michigan 10 50 Montana 3 00 Massachusetts 25 00 New Jersey 5 00 North Carolina 20 00 New York 19 00 Ohio 16 00 South Carolina 30 00 Texas 15 50 Virginia 70 00 Medical attention and Medicines 35 10 Funeral Expenses 16 50 Repairs to Tomb • 12 65 General Relief Association, Two Years' Subscription 27 75 Board and Lodging 15 75 Coal for Widows 35 00 Groceries ". 53 35 Printing, Stationery, Postage and Telegrams 36 50 Salaries, Secretary and Tyler 115 00 Amount Reimbursed to AV. M. for Expenses, Sundry Relief, etc., for six years 100 00

Total 11,299 75

REPORT OF GRAND LECTURER, R. W. Bro. Curtis T. Hines, Grand Lecturer, submitted the following report, which was, on motion, received and ordered printed in proceedings: NEW ORLEANS, February 10, 1902. To the Most Worshipful Grand Master, and Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana: I beg to submit this, my report of the constituent Lodges of this OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 39

Grand Jurisdiction visited and instructed in the ritualism of Symbolic Masonry, since the last Annual Communication of this Most Worship- ful Grand Lodge, to-wit: Western Star No. 2t, Monroe, Ouachita parish. Phoenix No. 38, Natchitoches, Natchitoches parish. Minden No. 51,. Minden, Webster parish. Union Fraternal No. 53, Farmerville, Union parish. Oliver No. 84, Alexandria, Kapides parish. Cypress No. 89, Benton, Bossier parish. St. Helena No. 96, Greensburg, St. Helena parish. Franklinton No. 101, Franklinton, Washington parish. Harrisonburg No. 110, Harrisouburg, Catahoula parish. Urim No. Ill, Calhoun, Ouachita parish. Shreveport No. 115, Shreveport, Caddo parish. Acacia No. 116, Plaquemine, Iberville parish. Pearl River No. 125, Ball Town, Ouachita parish. Gordy No. ]33, Lecompte, Rapides parish. Silent Brotherhood No. 146, Coushatta, lied River parish. Red Land No. 148, Carterville. Bossier parish. Livingston No. 160, Hammond Tangipahoa parish. Amite City No. 175, Amite City, Tangipahoa parish. Caddo No. 179, Shreveport, Caddo parish. Spring Creek No. 184, Spring Creek, Tangipahoa parish. Orphans' Friend No. 185, Big Cane, St. Landry parish. Covington No. 188, Covington, St. Tammany parish. Key Stone No. 213, Sicily Island, Catahoula parish. Good Intent No. 216, East Point, Red River parish. Fellowship No. 217, Hineston, Rapides parish. Solomon No. 221, Pineville, Rapides parish. Cadeville No. 229, Cadeville, Ouachita parish. Robertsville No. 234, Provencal, Natchitoches parish. Plain Dealing No. 137, Plain Dealing, Bossier parish. Shiloh No. 239, Bernice, Union parish. Centre No. 244, Lee s Creek, Washington parish. Clear Spring No. 247, Clear Spring, Red River parish. Kentwood No. 248, Kentwood, Tangipahoa parish. Mansfield No. 250, Mansfield, DeSoto parish. Ascension No. 251, Donaldsonville, Ascension parish. Forrest Hill No. 254, Forrest Hill, Rapides parish. St. Andrew No. 256, Mer Rouge, Morehouse parish. Pine No. 264, Pine, Washington parish. Atkins No. 266, Atkins, Bossier parish. Unity No. 267, Houma, Terrebonne parish. Melville No. 268, Melville, St. Landry parish. Benefield No. 270, Rodessa, Caddo parish. Boyce, U. D., Boyce, Rapides parish. 40 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

Sarepta, U. D., Sarepta, Webster parish. Dorcheat, U. D., Dorcheat, Webster parish. Oberlin, U. D., Oberlin, Calcasieu parish. Benson, U. D., Benson, DeSoto parish. I have nothing special to report different from last report, only there is an increase in numbers, more interest manifested, and a "general advance all along the line." Fraternally submitted, C. T. HINES, Grand Lecturer.

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS. The Committee on Audit and Accounts submitted the following report which was, on motion, received and adopted :

NEW ORLEANS, February 10, 1902. To the M. W. the Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana, F. and A. M.: Your Committee on Audit and Accounts respectfully report that they have made quarterly audits of the books of account of the Grand Secretary and of the Grand Treasurer for the past year and have found the same correct. Herewith we submit the annual Balance Sheet of the Grand Lodge for 1901, and the estimate of revenues and expenditures for 1902. Respectfully submitted, GEO. SOULE, GEO. S. PETTIT, Committee on. Audit and Accounts. BALANCE SHEET OF THE GRAND LODGE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, F. .A.ND A. M. FACE OF LEDGER. INVENTORY PROFIT AND LOSS GRAND LODGE. BALANCE. NAMES OF Lit. CR. PROPERTY. LOSSES. GAINS. DR. CB. Resources. Liabilities.

Grand Lodge , '. 126,005 60 126,005 60 143,387 66 U3,S87 66 143,387 66 30 00 30 00' 3,141 77 2,8B7 60 314 17 2 827 60 Diploma...., . ... 35 50 25 00 25 00 14 50 25 00 5,'251 65 i,726 i9 525 16 4 726 49 Cash ... . 5 285 94 4,200 52 1,085 42 Charter 15 00 150 00 135 00 Register 10 00 10 00 7,577 29 7,577 29 101 25 14,078 50 13,977 25 30 00 300 00 270 00 Rent 10,196 50 10,196 50 1 238 6' 1$S8 6g 1,238 62 io oro oo 44,100 00 34,100 00 2 017 50 2 017 50 11,810 48 551 00 10,676 7? 682 71 10,576 77 Profit and Loss. (Old Electric Motor) 552 96 552 96 I 015 12 1 015 12 821 Ofi • 697 91 123 15 697 91 Repairs 820 40 820 40 s 9 950 00 -9,9bO 00 9,950 00 1,325 80 1,100 00 225 80 400; 00 400 00 1 807 25 1 807 25 Special Relief. 100 00 100 00 The Fairbanks Co.... 9,950 00 9,950 00 Lodges, Chapters and Personal Accounts.. 17,118 25 13,106 38 4,011 87

Net Gain oj the Grand Lodge...... 8,697 SI, 8,697 54 24,833 25 24,633 25 Net worth of the Grand Lodge.... lS/,,703 U 134,70? 14 134,703 14 13),703 14 178,753 14 178,753 14 Respectfully submitted by NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 1, 1902. GEORGE SOULE, For Committee on Audit and Accounts. 42 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

NEW ORLEANS, February 10, 1902. To the Most Worshipful the Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana, I1', and A. M.: Your Committee on Audit and Accounts, agreeably with a resolution of the Grand Lodge, presents the following budget of revenues and expenditures for the current year: ESTIMATE OF REVENUES. Annual dues, $1.50 per capita on 5800 members $8,700 00 Annual dues. $2.00 for each degree to be conferred, estimated 2,000 00 : $10,700 00 Register 20 00 Rents from stores, on basis of current rents, 12 < months, at $203.00 2,436 00 Rents from offices, estimated. 3,000 00 Rents from Masonic bodies, on basis of current rent, 12 months: 2,250 00 Revenues from Cemetery, estimated : 75 00 Total amount of revenues 118,481 00 ESTIMATE OF EXPENDITURES. Interest on $34,100 00 bonds at 5 percent $1,705 00 Taxes on assessment of, say, $50,000.00 at 3 per cent. 1,500 00 Insurance on glass and elevator 75 00 Klevator expenses, 12 months, at $130.00 1,560 00 Gas, for engines, at §150.00 per month 1,800 00 Repairs, oils, etc., 12 months 300 00 Salary of Grand Secretary 1,500 00 Salary of Janitor 720 00 Salary of Porter 240 00 Salary of Tyler 2-5 00 Incidental expenses of Cemeterv 25 00 Gas, estimated ". 100 00 Sexton, 12 months, at $50.00 600 00 Relief Lodge 400 00 Organist and Chaplain, $10.00 each 20 00 Printing proceedings, estimated 1.100 00 Printing circulars, estimated. 200 00 Stationery and postage 350 00 Incidentals and repairs to building 1,000 00 Grand Lecturer 1,200 00 Amount of expenditures $14,420 00 To which add the amount to be set aside for reserve fund 3,500 00 Total amount $17,920 00 Excess of revenue over expenditures $561 00 Respectfully submitted, GEO. SOULE, G. S. PETTIT, H. M. DANNEEJJ, Committee on Audit and Accounts. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 43

WORK AND RETURNS OF CHARTERED LODGES. This committee submitted the following report which was, on motion, received and ordered printed in proceedings:

NEW ORLEANS, February 10, 1902. To the M. W. tbe Grand Ledge of the State of Louisiana, F and A. M.: Your Committee on Work and Returns of Chartered Lodges for the year 1901, respectfully report that they have received and examined the returns of 134 Lodges for the year 1901, and submit the following report thereon: Perfect Union Lodge No. 1. Correct. , Polar Star Lodge No. 1. Correct. Perseverance Lodge No. 4. Correct. Cervantes Lodge No. 5. Correct. Humble Cottage Lodge No. 19. Correct. Western Star Lodge No. 24. Correct. St. Albans Lodge No. 28. Correct. Feliciana Lodge No. 31. Correct. Phoenix Lodge No. 38. Correct. Germania Lodge No. 46. Correct. St. James Lodge No. 47. Correct. Minden Lodge No. 51. No returns. Olive Lodge N o. 52. Correct. Union Fraternal Lodge No. 53. Correct. Mount Gerizim Lodge No. 54. Correct. Franklin Lodge No. 57. Correct. Friends of Harmony Lodge No. 58. Correct. Mount Moriah Lodge No. 59. Correct. George Washington Lodge No. 65. Correct. Hiram Lodge No. 70. Correct. Alpha Home Lodge No. 72. Correct. Sabine Lodge No 75. Correct. Quitman Lodge No. 76. Correct. St. Joseph Lodge No. 79. Very imperfect. Mount Vernon Lodge No. 83. Three names omitted. Oliver Lodge No. 84. Correct. Lafayette Lodge No. 87. Correct. Cypress Lodge No. 89. Correct. Bellevue Lodge No. 95. Correct. St. Helena Lodge No. 96. Correct. Hermitage Lodge No. 98. Correct. Franklinton Lodge No. 101. Two names omitted. Louisiana Lodge No. 102. Correct. Mount Lebanon Lodge No. 104. No report for four years. Ruston Lodge No. 106. Correct. 44 PfiOOEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

Sparta Lodge No. 108. No returns. Harrisonburg Lodge No. l'O. Correct Urim Lodge No. 111. No returns. Shreveport Lodge No. 115. Correct. Acacia Lodge No. 116. Correct. Milford Lodge No. 117. Correct. Delhi Lodge No. 120. Correct. Mackey Lodge No. 122. Correct. Liberty Lodge No. 123. Correct, except as to Grand Lodge dues. Kellertown Lodge No. 124. Correct. Pearl River Lodge No. 125. Correct. Arcadia Lodge No. 126. Correct. Spring Hill Lodge No. 127. Correct. Gordy Lodge No. 133. Correct. Plains Lodge No. 135. Correct. Athens Lodge No. 136. Carelessly made out. Downsville Lodge No. 143. Correct. Ocean Lodge No. 144. Correct. Hope Lodge No. 145. One name omitted. Silent Brotherhood Lodge No. 146. Correct. Anacoco Lodge No. 147. Correct. Rpd Land Lodge No. 148. Three names" ommitted; list not alphabetical. ' Darlington Lodge No. 149. Correct. Eastern Star Lodge No. 151. Correct. Homer Lodge No. 152. One name omitted. Saints John Lodge No. 153 Ten names omitted. Kisatchie Lodge No. 156. Correct. Livingston Lodge No. 160. Correct. Brookville Lodge No. 161. Correct. Atchafalaya Lodge No. 163. Correct. Columbia Lodge No. 164. Correct. , • Lake Charles Lodge No 165. Correct. Linn Wood Lodge No. 167. Correct. Montgomery Lodge No. 168. Correct. Kosmos Lodge No. 171. One name.not accounted for. Union Lodge No. 172. Correct. Dante Lodge No. 174. Correct. Amite City Lodge No. 175. One name omitted. Caddo Lodge No 179. Correct. Sam Todd Lodge No. 182. Correct. Spring Creek Lodge No. 184. Correct. Orphans' Friend Lodge No. 185. Two names omitted. Covington Lodge No. 188. Correct. . Evergreen Lodge No. 189. Correct. Corinthian Lodge No. 190. Correct. Jefferson Lodge No. 191. Correct. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 45 Abbeville Lodge No. 192. Correct. Aurora Lodge No. 193. Six names omitted; not alphabetical. Lake Village Lodge No. 196. Two names omitted; one not accounted for. Brookline Lodge No. 19S. Correct. Doric Lodge No. 205. One name omitted. N. H. Bray Lodge No. 208. Correct, but in pencil. R. P. McGuire Lodge No. 209. Correct. Blazing Star Lodge No. 212. Correct. Keystone Lodge No. 213. Correct, except Grand Lodge dues. Land Mark Lodge No. 214. One name omitted. Friendship Lodge No. 215. Correct. Good Intent Lodge No. 216. Correct. Fellowship Lodge No. 217. One name not accounted for. Livonia Lodge No. 220. Correct. Solomon Lodge No. 221. Two names omitted. Pecan Grove Lodge No. 222. Officers not at head. Bethany Lodge N<>. 223. ' Correct. Cadeville Lodge No. 229. Correct. Pleasant Hill Lodge No. 230. One name not accounted for. Grangeville Lodge No. 231. One name omitted; dates of work not given. Welsh Lodge No. 232. Correct. Kyiche Lodge No. 233. Correct. Eobertsville Lodge No. .234. No date of meeting; two names omitted. Simsboro Lodge No. 235. Correct. Little Flock Lodge No. 236. Correct. Plain Dealing Lodge No. 237. Correct. Magnolia Lodge No. 238. One name omitted. Shiloh Lodge No. 23.9. Correct. Leesville Lodge No. 240. One name omitted. Conly Lodge No. 241. Correct. Weston Lodge No. 242. Correct. Crowley Lodge No. 243. Correct. Centre Lodge No. 244. Correct. Millerton Lodge No. 245. One name not accounted for. Winnsboro Lodge No. 216. No returns. Clear Springs Lodge No. 247. One name omitted; list not alphabetical. Kentwood Lodge No. 248. Correct. Jennings Lodge No. 249. One name omitted. Mansfield Lodge No. 250. Correct. Ascension Lodge No. 251. Correct. Mitchell Lodge No. 252. Five names omitted. Toro Lodge No. 253. Correct. 46 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

Forest Hill Lodge No. 254. One name omitted; list not alphabetical. Jeanerette Lodge No. 255. Three names omitted. St. Andrew Lodge No. 256. Correct. White Castle Lodge No. 257. Three names omitted. Marthaville Lodge No. 258. One name omitted. Colfax Lodge No. 259. Correct. Chas. F. Buck Lodge No. 260. Correct. Anchor Lodge No. 261. Correct. Progressive Lodge No. 262. Correct. Florien Lodge No. 263. Correct. Pine Lodge No. 264. Correct. Dalley Lodge No. 265. Two names omitted. Atkins Lodge No. 266. Correct. Unity Lodge No. 267. No returns. Melville Lodge No 268. Correct. Marksville Lodge No. 269. Correct. Benefield Lodge No. 270. Correct.

WORK AND RETURNS OF LODGES, IT. D. The Committee submitted the following as their report, which was, on motion, received and action on resolutions, offered by Committee, deferred until to-morrow's session.

NEW ORLEANS, February 10, 1902. To the M. W. the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, P. and A. M.: Brethren—Your Committee on Lodges,!]. D., beg to report as follows: 1st. That brothers make application to form a Lodge working U. D. at the town of Newport, to be called Rosemary Lodge. 2d. That brothers make application to form a Lodge working U. D. at the town of Dubach, to be named Dubach Lodge. 3d. That Dorcheat Lodge, now working U. D., makes application for an extension of one year, under the plea that they only commenced to work in November last, and have not had sufficient time to get into good working condition. 4th. That Boyce Lodge, TJ. L\, at the town of Boyce, parish of Rapides, has complied in all respects with the requirements of this Grand Lodge, and now requests that a charter be granted. 5th. That Sarepta Lodge, U. D., at the town of Sarepta, parish of Webster, has complied in all respects with the requirements of this Grand Lodge, and now requests that a charter be granted. 6th. That Benson Lodge, U. D., in the town of Benson, DeSoto parish, has complied in all respects with the requirements of this Grand Lodge, and now requests that a charter be granted. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 47

7th. That DeBidder Lodge, U. D., in the town of DeRidder, Cal- easieu parish, having complied in all respects with the requirements of this Grand Lodge, now requests that a charter be granted. 8th. That Oberlin Lodge, U. D., in the town of Oberlin, having complied in all respects with the requirements of this Grand Lodge, now requests that a charter be granted. Your Committee, after" having duly considered the matters laid before it, begs to offer the following resolutions for the consideration of this Grand Lodge: 1st. Resolved, That the application of brothers to form a Lodge, working U D., in the town of Newport, to be called Rosemary Lodge, be referred to the Grand Master elected at this Communication. 2d. Resolved, That the application of brothers to form a Lodge working U. D., in the town of Dubach, be referred to the Grand Master elected at this Communication. 3d. Resolved, That the application of Dorcheat Lodge, U. D., in the town of Dorcheat, for an extension of one year, in which to work U. D., be granted due consideration, having been considered with regard to the reason for said request. 4th. Resolved, That a charter be granted to Boyce Lodge, now U. D., in the town of Boyce, Rapides parish, said Lodge having complied in all respects with the requirements of this Grand Lodge. 5th. Resolved, That a charter be granted to Sarepta Lodge, now U. D., in the town of Sarepta, Webster parish, said Lodge having complied in all respects with the requirements of this Grand Lodge.. 6th. Resolved, That a charter be granted to Benson Lodge, now U. D.. in the town of Benson, DeSoto parish, said Lodge having complied in all respects with the requirements of this Grand Lodge. 7th. Resolved, That a charter be granted to DeRidder Lodge now U. D., in the town of DeRidder, Calcasieu parish,, said Lodge having complied in all respects with the requirements of this Grand Lodge. 8th. Resolved, That a charter be granted to Oberlin Lodge, now U. D., in the town of Oberlin, said Lodge having complied in all respects with the requirements of this Grand Lodge. All of which is fraternally submitted for your consideration by your committee. MARK QUAYLE, P. M., Chairman.

APPEALS AND GRIEVANCES. The Committee submitted the following report, which was, on motion, received and ordered printed in proceedings.

NEW ORLEANS, February 10, 1902. Your Committee on Appeals and Grievances are pleased to say that they have no report to submit to this M. W. Grand Lodge, as nothing within the province of committee has been submitted for their consideration. Fraternally, EDWIN MARKS, Chairman. 48 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

WORK. This Committee submitted no report, as nothing within their province has been referred to them at this time.

MASONIC LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE. This Committee submitted the following report on the resolutions submitted by Bro. L. E. Thomas at last Annual Com- munication (See page 58, Proceedings of 1901), which was, on motion, received and action thereon deferred until to-morrow's session. To tie M. W. Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana; F. and A. M : Brethren—Near the close of the last Annual Communication of the M. W. Grand Lodge, the following preamble and resolutions were offered and referred to your undersigned committee for report, viz: "WHEREAS, The Grand Lodge. F. and A.M., has learned that recently, to-wit, October 4, 1900, the Chapters of the Order of the East- ern Star of the State of Louisiua organized a Sovereign Grand Chapter; and "WHEREAS, The said Order, while no part of Masonry, is a most important adjunct thereto, being composed exclusively of Master Masons, their wives, widows, mothers, sisters and daughters; therefore, *'Resolved, That this Grand Lodge hails with pleasure the co-operation thus afforded in the department of humanitarian effort; " Resolved, That this Grand Lodge hereby decrees that the renting or loaning of a Lodge-room to a Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star is not obnoxious to the provisions of our regulations concerning joint occupancy." It was impracticable to have a session of the full committee in time to report to the Grand Lodge, and leave was asked and obtained to make the report to the M. W. Grand Lodge during the recess. We now beg leave to report that the committee has carefully considered the import and purpose of the resolutions and has reached the conclusion that it cannot approve them or recommend their adoption. The Committee appreciates the generous and humane sentiment which manifestly prompted the resolutions, but that is-not the sole light by which we must guide our actions, nor the foundation on which we must base our judgment. The gist of the resolution is, that an exception be made, in favor of Chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star, to the firmly established position of the M. W. Grand Lodge on the subject of joint occupancy. Strictly viewed, this does not involve a question of Masonic law and jurisprudence. There is nothing in either the written or unwritten law of the Order which determines or regulates the question of ''joint occupancy." OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 49

It involves a principle of government or administration rather than a question of law, and, as such, should, perhaps have been referred to the Committee on State of Order. But dealing with the question on its merits, the committee has reached the conclusion above announced as being in harmo'ny with the well-defined policy of this M. W. Grand Lodge on the question of "joint occupancy." This Grand Lodge has repeatedly placed itself on record to the effect that its dedicated Lodge-rooms should remain sacredly exclusive of ali but Masonic uses. The exception recognized on this pnint, in this case, distinctly con- firms the rule. The Grand Lodge recognizing the possible co-existence of conditions whereby the laws of common humanity and justice, "foreign" bodies should be permitted to meet in a Masonic Lodge-room, has always left a discretion in the M. W. Grand Master, but with an express reservation that it be not exercised except in extreme cases in case of absolute necessity and to meet temporary need. The Grand Master, in his address to this M. W. Grand Lodge at its Annual Communication on February 2, 1900, expressed these views, and.desired that some specific legislation be had on the subject. None was enacted, but the Committee on Masonic Law and Jurisprudence to whom the matter was referred, made the following report to the Grand Lodge, which was received without objection (Proceedings 1900, page 61): 1st. On the subject of "Joint Occupancy." The Grand Lodge of Louisiana has never held any doubtful or uncertain attitude on this question. It has, at all times, expressed and enforced itsabsolute belief that Masonic bodies should, under all conditions, maintain theirdignity and independence, and, above all, the sanctity of their duly dedicated Lodge-rooms ; hence, it has repeatedly, whenever occasion required, expressed the rule against joint occupancy to be practically absolute, admitting only one exception or qualification, namely, to the effect that where some temporary emergency, involving for the time being the existence of the Lodge, arises, or where the non-Masonic body, desiring to make use of the Masonic Lodge, do so only for temporary purposes as in case of destruction of their own premises, etc.,.in such cases "joint occupancy " has been authorized, or rather permitted, by dispensation of the Grand Master. While the Grand Lodge, as a rule, therefore, uncompromisingly stands against permitting' "joint occupancy," it has left this modicum of discretion in the Grand Master to permit it under extreme conditions above indicated, but never, as the M. W. Grand Master expresses it, for '• mere convenience " or " pleasure," or in a spirit of "accommodation," and much less for gain or profit. We recognize that we only repeat the.views already given in the Grand Master's address, hut we do so to give emphasis to.them that the 50 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GBAND LODGE brethren of this jurisdiction may definitely understand that "joint occupancy" is against the expressed judgment of this Grand Lodge, and a discretion is left in the Grand Master only for the purpose of meeting cases of absolute necessity. So the question presented by the resolutions is whether this policy of denial of "joint occupancy " should be abandoned or whether a case is presented to make an exception. That the Order of Eastern Star is not a " Masonic " order in any sense, will not be questioned, and it is, indeed, so admitted on the face of the preamble to the resolutions. Your Committee are of opinion, therefore, in the spirit of the fundamental principles on which the solemn and dignified practice of exclusion rests—there is absolutely no reason why the well-established policy of this Grand Lodge should be relaxed in favor of the Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. Besides the question of sacredness of your dedicated Lodge-rooms, the principle rests on a conviction that the peace and harmony of your Masonic bodies can be more safely guarded when free from every external or casual influence. Fraternally submitted, CHAS. F. BUCK, Chairman. EDWIN MARKS, T>. B GRAHAM, A. C. ALLEN, A. G. BRICE.

HISTOEY. Committee submitted no report. *

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON MASONIC CITMETERY. Submitted the following report which, on motion duly adopted, was received and the resolutions referred to the Com- mittee on Audit and Accounts: To the M W. Grand Master and Brethren o£ the M. W. Grind Lodge: At the last Grand Communication of the M. W. Grand Lodge, at the earnest solicitation of Rob. Morris Chapter No. 1, Order of the Eastern Star, an organization composed of our wives, mothers, daughters and sisters, and also of the widows of our deceased brethren, and of Master Masons in good standing in their respective Lodges, it pleased Bro. R. H. Cage, our M. W. Grand Master, to appoint a Committee from the various Masonic, bodies to act in conjunction with a similar Committee, appointed from the said Rob. Morris Chapter No. 1, for the purpose of devising means and measures to be applied solely to the improvement and embellishment of the Masonic Cemetery, located in this city of New Orleans. : OP THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 53;

The M. W. Grand Master appointed on this Committee the following brethren: . Geo. Huhner .of Mount Moriah Lodge. Hy. C. Brown, P. M of Jefferson Lodge. Robt. W. Irvine, P. M .....of George Washington Lodge. Jos. Dennee, W M... of Union Lodge. L. P. Delahoussaye, W. M of Perfect Union Lodge. The said L. P. Delahoussaye was appointed Chairman of the said Committee. As soon as the members of this Committee had been •officially notified of their appointment, they conferred with the Com- mittee appointed by Rob. Morris Chapter, agreed upon a mode of procedure, and concluded to enter upon their labors without delay. Suffice it to say, the efforts of these two Committees were crowned with greater success than at first anticipated. Your Committee now submit, for your consideration and action, the following statement, showing receipts received from all sources, and also total expenditures, to-wit: RECEIPTS— From Masonic bodies, as per document A $1,525 00 From Individual contributions, document B 36 00 $1,561 00 Received from Rob. Morris Chapter No. 1: Proceeds of Entertainment, as per document C $656 25 Proceeds of Apron Contest, as per document D 146 08 Proceeds of 'Kerchief Contest, as per document E 21 40 Procedsof Ladies'Collections, as per document G 379 25 • 1,202 98 Total receipts. $2,763 98 EXPENSES— F. Jahncke, main drainpipe $100 00 Johnson & Harris, labor mining level 12 00 E. C. Royal, filling and grading Cemetery 748 60 W. Wright, ditching around Cemetery 20 95 Ch»s. J. Tarut, preparing specifications... 3 50 E. C. Royal, paving main avenue 950 00 E. C. Royal, Schillinger walk 314 05 E. C. Royal, Schillinger walk. 462 14 E, C. Royal, Sehillinger walk.... 20 00 E.C. Royal, Schillinger walk...... 4195 Schwartz Foundry, iron bridges. 18 75 "W. Williams, spading and making flower-bed 25 00 •C. Hoist, 100 rose bushes, 50 chrysanthemums, plant- ting and guaranteeing same 37 00 •C. Hoist, furnishing and planting border of violets.... 6 00 2,759 94 Cash balance on hand...... ,.....-...... ; • $4 04 52 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

Your Committee very much regret it could not give the perform- ance of the work at the cemetery exclusively to members of the Fra- ternity. Bids were invited, and that submitted by E. C. Royal, was found to be so much cheaper than the others, your Committee felt, in duty bound, to contract with the said E. C. Royal, for the filling and grading of the cemetery, and also for the paving of Grand Lodge avenue and the several streets. The two Committees have now laid the foundation to convert this Masonic Cemetery into a beautiful "City of the Dead," a loving tribute to the revered memory of those brethren "who have solved the Great Mystery." We now ask, and earnestly request our brethren from the country Lodges to visit this cemetery, and to give us their assistance and co-operation, making it a financial success as well as a monument worthy of our Grand Old Fraternity. The Grand Lodge owns property in this cemetery valued at thirty thousand six hundred and forty dollars ($30,640.00). The records show only nineteen (19) lots have been sold during the last ten (10) years Since the improvements have been commenced eleven (11) lots have already been sold and paid for, several others secured, but not fully paid for, with an increasing demand as the improvements progress Your Committee earnestly recommend that the M. W. Grand Lodge complete the improvement and embellishment of the cemetery. The Committee sincerely believes if two Shillinger pavement walks, with their connections, are built each year, at a cost of about five hundred dollars (1500.00), unless the revenues from the said cemetery would justify a greater amount of work at any time, in a few years, the entire improvements will be completed, and this cemetery will prove a source of revenue, and cease to be a drain upon the revenues of the M. W. Grand Lodge, as it has been in the past. Your Committee desires to thank the M. W. Grand Master, R. H. Cage, for the indefatigable support and unceasing encouragement extended to them in their arduous labors; to P. G. M. David R. Graham Chairman of the Committee on Masonic Cemetery, for his hearty co- operation; to the officers of the M. W- Grand Lodge for their great aid and assistance; to the Masonic bodies for their liberal contributions; to the brethren for their donations; to the public, who also aided us, we desire to extend our sincere thanks, and to the gentlemen, who so readily and earnestly assisted to make the entertainment a grand success, we also extend our sincere thanks. To the ladies of Rob. Morris Chapter we are at a loss to know how to express our heartfelt thanks for the untiring energy and the great zeal they have always manifested in this labor of love—the beautifying and improving of this cemetery. We can only say, may our Heavenly Father bless them, now and forevermore, shower upon them His choicest gifts and bless their lives with sunshine, peace and happiness. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 53

In conclusion, your Committee respectfully submits this their report. We ask that it be received, the recommendations duly considered and acted upon, if found worthy, and the Committee discharged from further service. L. P DELAHOUSSAYE, Chairman. FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. Submitted their report which was, on motion, received and ordered printed as an appendix to the proceedings. Action on resolutions submitted by Committee was deferred until to-morrow's session. M'KINLEY MEMORIAL. A communication from the McKinley Memorial Associa- tion, of Canton, Ohio, with reference to a proposed monument to Bro. William McKinley, late President of the United States, was read, received and action thereon deferred until to-morrow's session. INVITATION TO VISIT MASONIC CEMETERY. B. W. Bro. L. P. Delahoussaye. Chairman of Special Com- mittee on Masonic Cemetery, on behalf of the Committee, invited the Grand Lodge to visit the cemetery and note the improvements made since last Annual Communication. On motion by Bro. Fred C. Marsh, the invitation was accepted and the members of the Grand Lodge requested to visit the cemetery at 10 A. M. to morrow.

RESOLUTIONS. R. W. Bro. E. T. Sellers, Grand Junior Warden, offered the following resolution which, on motion, was received and action thereon deferred until the session to-morrow: Resolved, That a Special Committee, consisting of the M. W. Grand Master, Grand Secretary and all Past Grand Masters of this Grand Lodge be and is hereby constituted to consider the two following propositions and such other resolutions as may be specially referred to them, with instructions to report to this M W. Grand Lodge at the Annual Communication in 1903, such recommendations, or plans, as they mav deem proper and for the best interests of the Craft in this State: 1st. That this M. W. Grand Lodge set aside a fund to be applied to the payment of the expenses of, at least, one representative from each constituent Lodge to the Communication of this Grand Lodge. 54 PKOGEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

2d. That this Grand Lodge set apart'a fund to be expended in the education of indigent orphans of worthy deceased Master Masons of this jurisdiction. , NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE. W. Bro. L. E. Thomas, Caddo Lodge USTO. 179, gave notice that he would offer a substitute for the report of the Committee on Masonic Law and Jurisprudence.

COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY. The W. M. Grand Master announced the following as the Special Committee on Necrology: Rev. C. C. Kramer, Aurora Lodge No. 193. M. W. Edwin Marks, P. G. M. E. W. L, P. Delahoussaye, G.. S. W.

CALLING OFF. On motion, duly adopted, it was decided that when this Grand Lodge calls off this evening, it will be until 5 o'clock P. M. to-morrow. CALLED OFF. No further business appearing at this time, the M. "W. Grand Master declared the labors of the Grand Lodge suspended until Tuesday, February 11, 1902, at 5 P. M. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. . 55

SECOND DAY'S SESSION.

GEAND LODGE HALL, | XEW ORLEANS, Tuesday, February 11, 1902. j After prayer by the Eev. Dr. Herman C. Duncan, Grand Chaplain, the M. W. Grand Master, Sobers H. Cage, declared labor resumed in this Grand Lodge, at 5:20 p. M., Tuesday, February 11, all the Grand OHicers being present. T'AST GRAND OFFICERS. Past Grand Masters—David R. Graham, A. C. Allen. GRAND REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT. Arizona, California, Connecticut, Canada, Colorado, England, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indian Territory, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nova Scotia, New Zealand, Ohio, Oklahoma Territory, Peru, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

ROLL CALL OF LODGES. On a call of the roll the following Lodges were found to be represented, viz: P. TJ. 1, P. S. 1, 5, 24, 28, 31, 38, 46, 58, 59, 05,. 72, 75, 76, 84, 96, 102, 106, 115, 117, 124, 126, 127, 133, 135, 143, 144, 146, 149, 153, 156, 160, 165, 167, 172, 175, 179, 182, 184, 189, 193, 192, 193, 205, 212, 214, 231, 232, 237, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 248, 253, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 266, 269, 270. 64 Lodges and a quorum present. MINUTES. The minutes of first day's session read and approved.

CHARTERS GRANTED. The resolutions submitted by the Committee on Work and Eeturns of Lodges, U. D. were taken up for action, and, on motion, same were duly adopted. Charters were granted to: 56 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

DeEidder Lodge No. 271, DeEidder, La. Sarepta Lodge No. 272, Sarepta, La. Boyce Lodge No. 273, Boyce, La. Oberlin Lodge No. 274, OberliD, La. Benson Lodge No. 275, Benson, La. DISPENSATION OF DORCHEAT XODGE EXTENDED. On motion, the resolution submitted by Committee on Work and Eeturns of Lodges, U. D., with reference to Dorcheat Lodge, was adopted, and the dispensation extended for one year. PETITIONS FOE NEW LODGES. On motion, the resolutions submitted by Committee on Work and Eeturns of Lodges, TJ. D., referring to petitions for new Lodges at Dubach and at Newport, were adopted, and the petitions referred to the M. W. Grand Master elected at this Annual Communication. FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. The following resolutions submitted by the Committee on Foreign Correspondence and laid over from last evening, were taken up for Action, and, on motion, duly adopted: fie/solved, That the edict of non-intercourse with the Grand Lodge of Washington be withdrawn. Resolved, That the Grand Lodge of Western Australia he and is hereby recognized as a sovereign and independent Grand Lodge, and fraternally welcomed as such, the Grand Master being hereby authorized to arrange for an exchange of representatives. Resolved, That action upon the petition for recognition of the Grand Lodge Valley of Mexico be postponed and referred to the Com- mittee on Foreign Correspondence. Resolved, That the Grand Master is hereby, authorized to make courteous reply to the invitation of the Grand Lodge of Switzerland (Alpina) to a conference of Masonic Powers, and to inform that Grand Body that the Grand Lodge of Louisiana finds itself unable to accept the invitation. The Committee on Foreign Correspondence submitted the following supplemental report which,, on motion, was received and the resolutions adopted: NEW ORLEANS, February 11, 1902. Your Committee on Foreign Correspondence have carefully considered that portion of the address of the M. W. Grand Master referring OP THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 57 to the issuance of commissions to certain brethren as representatives of this Grand Lodge near other Grand Lodges, and the appointment of certain other brethren as the representatives of other Grand Lodges near this Grand Lodge, and recommend the adoption of the following resolutions: Resolved, That the action of the M. W. Grand Master in the appointment of representatives, as named in his address, be and is hereby approved. Resolved, That the representatives of other Grand Lodges, recently appointed as such, be received and fraternally welcomed.

MASONIC LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE. The.Committee on Masonic Law and Jurisprudence asked that action on their report be deferred until the session to- morrow. Granted.

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS. This Committee asked for further time to complete their report on the matters referred to them. Granted.

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS. The Special Committee on Eevision of Regulations, appointed under the resolution adopted at last Anmial Communi- cation (page 53, proceedings 1901), submitted the following report, which, on motion, was received, adopted, and Committee instructed to supervise the printing of same.

NEW ORLEANS, February 11, 1902. Your Committee appointed to revise the General Regulations and Edicts of this Grand Lodge, and to insert all decisions and rulings made since 1893, beg to report that they have performed the duty assigned, and submit the same for your consideration. After completion of classification, the entire work was submitted to the Committee on Masonic Law and Jurisprudence, and. by them unanimously approved. Fraternally submitted, RICHARD LAMBERT, Hi M. DANNEEL, L. P. DEIAHOUSSAYE, ' ' ". Committee. 58 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

RESOLUTION" TO FORFEIT CHAETEEMT. LEBANON NO. 104. E. W. Bro. Richard. Lambert, Grand Secretary, submitted the following resolution: Resolved, That the charter of Mount Lebanon Lodge Xo. 104 be* and is hereby declared forfeited, the said Lodge having failed to make returns, pay Grand Lodge due?, or be represented in this Grand Lodge during the years 1898, 1899, 1900 and 1901. On motion, duly adopted, the resolution was referred to Committee on Work and Beturns of Chartered Lodges.

RESOLUTIONS—DONATION TO COMMITTEE ON REVISION. M. W. Bro. David B. Graham, P. G. M., submitted the following resolution: Resolved, That the sum of $100.00 be appropriated from the funds of this Grand Lodge and sa'ne be paid over to the chairman of the Committee on Revision of Laws, in acknowledgment of services rendered. On motion, duly adopted, the resolution was received and referred to the Committee on Audit and Accounts. CHANGING DATE OF GRAND ANNUAL COMMUNICATION. Bro. John Puleston offered the following resolution: Resolved, That Section 1, Article 1, Chapter 1, General Regula- tions, be amended by striking out the word "sepond" in the second line of said section and inserting the word "first" in lieu thereof, so that the section will provide that the Grand Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge shall be on the first Monday in February of each year. On motion, duly adopted, the resolution was received and referred to the Committee on Masonic Law and Jurisprudence.

SUBSTITUTE FOR REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MASONIC LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE. Bro. L. E. Thomas submitted the following preamble and resolutions as a substitute for the report of the Committee on Masonic Law and Jurisprudence submitted last evening: 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 OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 59 has been demonstrated in the recent magnificent services rendered by Rob. Morris Chapter No. 1, 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 further Resolved, That while we accept the position and views of the Com- mittee on Masonic Law and Jurisprudence, that it is joint occupancy 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 Lodge • 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 Frater- nity at large. On motion, duly adopted, received and laid over, pending action on report of Committee on Masonic Law and Jurispru- dence. DUPLICATE CHARTERS. On motion, separately made and duly adopted, duplicate charters were ordered issued, free of Grand Lodge fee, to the following Lodges, the original charters having been destroyed by fire: Arcadia Lodge No. 126. Pleasant Hill Lodge No. 230. Jennings Lodge No. 249. Anchor Lodge No. 261.

JENNINGS LODGE NO. 249. On motion, duly adopted, Jennings Lodge No. 249 was granted permission to meet in any suitable hall, until the completion of their new Lodge-room, the former Lodge-room having been destroyed by fire. LAKE VILLAGE NO. 196. On motion, duly seconded, the request of Lake Village Lodge No. 196, was granted, name changed to Ashland Lodge No. 196, and domicile removed to Ashland, Natchitoches parish. 60 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

CALLING OFF. On motion, duly adopted, ic was decided that when this Grand Lodge calls off this evening, it will be until 5 o'clock to-morrow evening. GKAND REPRESENTATIVES. The M. W. Grand Master gave notice that immediately after the call of committees to-morrow evening, the representatives from other Grand Lodges near this Grand Lodge, would be received and welcomed. CALLED OFF. No further business appearing at this time, the M. W. Grand Master, Robert H. Cage, called the Grand Lodge from labor to refreshment until to-morrow, Wednesday, February 12, 1902, at 5 o'clock p. M. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 61

THIRD DAY'S SESSION..

GRAND LODGE HALL, ) ORLEANS, Wednesday, February 12, 1902. j The M. W. Grand Lodge convened at 5:13 this Wednesday evening, February 12, and after prayer by Rev. Dr. Herman Cope Duncan, Grand Chaplain, the M. W. Grand Master, Eobert H. Cage, declared its labors resumed. All the Grand Officers were present.

PAST GRAND OFFICERS. Past Cfrand Masters—Edwin Marks, David E. Graham, Chas. F. Buck, A. G. Brice, A. C. Allen.

GRAND REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT. Arizona, California, Connecticut, Canada, Colorado, England, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Idaho, Indian Territory, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Manitoba, North Dakota, New Jersey, Nebraska, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, New Mexico, New South Wales, New Zealand, Ohio, Oklahoma Territory, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Peru, Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Victoria, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

ROLL CALL OF LODGES. On a call of the roll the following Lodges were found present: P. U. 1, P. S. 1, 4, 5, 24, 28, 31, 3S, 46, 47, 53, 54, 57, 58, 59, 65, 70, 72, 75, 76, 84, 89, .9(5, 98, 102, 106, 115, 116, 117, 120, 124, 125, 126, 127, 133, 135, 136, 143, 144,146, .149, 151, 153, 156, 160, 161, 165, 167, 172, 174, 175, 179, 182, 184, 185, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192. 193, 198, 205, 209, 212, 214, 216, 217, 220, 221, 222, 231, 232, 234, 237, 239, 240, 241. 242, 243, 248, 253, 254, 25G, 260, 262, 2(53, 264, 266, 269, 270. 92 Lodges, and a quorum present. 62 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

MINUTES APPROVED. Minutes of the second day's session were read and approved.

RECEPTION OF PAST GRAND MASTER HARBISON DINGMAN. M. W. Bro. Harrison Dingman, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, was announced in waiting. Past Grand Masters Buck and Brice were requested to present the M. W. Brother. Past Grand Master Dingman was then introduced, welcomed, received with the private Grand Honors and escorted to a seat in the Grand East.

COMMITTEE ON MASONIC LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE. (M'KINLEY MEMORIAL.) P. G. M. Chas. P. Buck, chairman of committee, submitted the following report on the matter of the McKinley Memorial referred to that committee:

NEW ORLEANS, February 12, 1902. Your Committee on Masonic Law and Jurisprudence have had under consideration the communication, or circular letter, from the McKinley National Memorial Association, of Canton, Ohio, and beg to submit the following resolutions : Resolved, That while we recognize the especial propriety of the plan to erect to the memory of our late brother, William McKinley, a grand memorial monument, in recognition of his character as a man and of his great public service to his country, at the place of his home, Canton, Ohio, yet it is the sense of this Grand Lodge, in view of the fact that the proposed monument is not intended to be exclusively of a Masonic character to be erected and dedicated by Freemasons, that the case presented is not one in which it would be in accordance with the well-established practice of this Grand Lodge to permit the Lodges of its jurisdiction to be solicited by circular letter, as subjects manifestly foreign to the purposes of Freemasonry and the work of the Lodges, might be introduced in any action on such matter. Besolvedy That the M. W. Grand Master, elect, be directed to com- municate this action to the managers of the McKinley National Me- morial Association with such additional comments as may suggest themselves as proper and applicable to the occasion. On motion, the report of the committee was received, and the resolutions adopted. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 63

COMMITTEE ON AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS. The committee submitted the following supplemental reports: NEW ORLEANS, February 12, 1902. To the M. W. Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana, F. and A. M.: Your Committee on Audit and Accounts respectfully report that they have examined the following reports, which were referred to them .by this Grand Lodge, and have found the same correct: 1. The report and the supplemental report of the Grand Secretary. 2. The report and the supplemental report of the Grand Treasurer. 3. The report of the Board of Directors of the Grand Lodge Hall. Respectfully submitted, GEO. SOULE, GEO. S. PETTIT. On motion, duly adopted, report was received.

NEW ORLEANS, February 12, 1902. To the M. W. Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana, F. and A. M.r Your Committee on Audit and Accounts has considered the resolution appropriating one hundred dollars to be paid to the chairman of 4he Committee on revision of the Constitution, General Regulations .and Edicts of this Grand Lodge, and approve thereof. Respectfully submitted, GKO. SOULE, GEO. S. 'PETTIT. On motion, the report of the committee was received and the resolution adopted.

NEW OBLEANS, February 12, 1902. To tbe M. W. Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana. F. and A. M : Your Committee on Audit and Accounts respectfully report that they have considered the recommendation made by the Special Com- mittee on "Devising means and measures for the improvement and •embellishment of the Masonic Cemetery, in this city." This committee recommend that 1500.00 per annum shall be expended for the improvement of the Cemetery until the entire improvements shall be completed. Your committee is of the opinion that it would be in violation of good business management and of sound financial action toappropriate $500.00 per annum for an unlimited time, without knowing what the net revenues of the Grand Lodge will be during that unlimited time ; or what the varying yearly demands upon the treasury may be. Finan- cial matters of this kind and business transactions of this character, 64 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GEAND LODGE

properly belong to the Board of Directors, whose function it is to manage, direct and care for the whole property of the Grand Lodge, according to the current exigencies of the Grand Lodge. And this the Board cannot do if the funds'of the Grand Lodge are diverted, without their consideration, for special purposes. Therefore, your committee recommend the adoption of the following : B"sotved, That the recommendation of the Special Committee "On devising means and measures for the improvement and embellishment of the Masonic Cemetery," as herein above stated, be referred to the Board of Directors of the Grand Lodge. GEO. SOTJLE, GEO. 8. PKTTXT. Oa motion, the report was received and the resolution submitted by committee adopted.

COMMITTEE ON WOEK AND EETUK.NS OF CHAETEEED LODGES. This committee submitted the following supplemental reports: NEW ORLEANS, February 12, 1902. To the M. W. Grand Lodge of Louisiana, F. and A. M.: Your Committee on Work and Returns of Chartered Lodges beg to report that they have duly considered the resolution submitted by R. W. Richard Lambert, Grand Secretary, forfeiting the charter of Mount Lebanon Lodge No. 104, located at Mount Lebanon, and recommend the adoption of the resolution as submitted by Brother Lambert. GEO. W. BOOTH, Chairman. On motion, report of committee was received, and resolution forfeiting the charter of Mount Lebanon Lodge No. 104, was duly adopted.

NEW ORLEANS, February 12, 1902. To the M. W. Grand Lodge of Louisiana, F. and A. M.: Your Committee on Work and Returns of Chartered Lodges have duly considered the petition of Lake Village Lodge No. 1G6, asking permission to change the name of said Lodge from Lake Village to Ash- land, and for permission to change the domicile of Lodge from Lake Village, in the parish of Natchitoches, to the town of Ashland, in same parish. Your committee are of opinion that the request is proper and will be to the advantage of said Lodge. We, therefore, offer the following resolution: Resolved, That the request of Lake Village Lodge No. 196 be granted, and that the name of Lake Village Lodge No. 196 be, and is OP THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 65 hereby, changed to Ashland Lodge No. 196, and the domicile of said Ashland Lodge No. 196 is hereby fixed at the town of Ashland, Natchitoches parish, La. GEO. W. BOOTH. Chairman. On motion, the report of committee was received and the resolution adopted.

RESOLUTION OF B. W. BEO. E. T. SELLEES. The resolution offered by E. W. Bro. E. T. Sellers, G. J. W., first day's session, was taken up for action. On motion, duly adopted, the resolution was amended by inserting the word " may" in place of ''shall," so that the resolution provides that the committee appointed thereunder may report to this M. W. Grand Lodge at the Annual Communication in ] 903. The resolution as amended was then duly adopted.

RESOLUTION OP W. BEO. JOHN PULESTON. The resolution offered by Bro. John Puleston, first day's session, changing date of Grand Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge from the second Monday in February of each year to the first Monday in February of each year, was taken up for action, and, on motion, was duly adopted by a vote of ninety- seven yeas, seventeen nays.

EESOLUTION BY PAST GEAND 3IASTEE EDWIN MAEKS. M. W. Bro. Edwin Marks, P. G. M., submitted the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted by a rising vote: WHEKEAS, A kind Providence has permitted our venerable and distinguished brother, Past Grand Master Samuel Manning Todd, now in his eighty-seventh year, to be of us at our present Annual Grand Communication; and WHEREAS, His fifty-seventh year as a Mason still finds him as devoted to its high and enobling principles as when raised to light in a Master Mason's Lodge, principles, that from the inception of his Masonic career to the present have characterized and governed his conduct with all men; therefore, be it Resolved, That we recognize and appreciate his worth and services to Masonry and the Craft and wish him continued length of days and God's blessings; Resolved, That a properly engrossed copy of the preamble and these resolutions be transmitted to Bro. Todd. 66 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY. The Special Committee on Necrology, through the chairman, Eev. Bro. C. C. Kramer, submitted the following report:

NEW ORLEANS, LA., February 12, 1902. To the M. W. ihe Grand Lodge of Louisiana, F. and A. M.: Your Committee on Necrology respectfully reports: The Supreme Architect of the Universe has laid down in the Great Book of Nature and Revelation, which is our Masonic trestle board, the designs for our spiritual temple. The Mason who reads there the lesson of life learns that character is our one abiding and eternal possession. We may be thought well of by our associates, our fame may toe the envy of our fellows, beauty and grace may make our personality the delight of mankind, but our Supreme Grand Master will judge our building, not by what men may think of our workmanship, but with His all-seeing eye will penetrate our hearts, and will reward us only for the structure of a righteous character. Without our moral and spiritual trestle-board life is incomprehen- sible; death, a silent and endless sleep. We toil, we sorrow and we suffer. Creation seems so illogical; there is nothing so irrational as the existence of man. We cannot understand why the crooked ways are not made straight; why the rough places are not smooth; why is not honor commensurate with merit; why are the good, the noble and the true often the unfortunate, the hopeless and the sad ? The riddle of life, the enigma of death—who can solve them? Right here, brethren, Masonry directs us to the trestle-board. It lays upon our altar. It is consecrated by many a holy obligation entered into of our own free will and accord. It reflects the light from the throne of our Grand Master, and in its dazzling splendor piercing the darkened tomb, we read the words: " I am the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord; he that believeth in me. though he were dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die." At no time, brother craftsmen, do we need to study our trestle- board more carefully than when we mourn our dead. The casting aside of our corruptible sinful nature, the being clothed with immortality, the entrance into the celestial city, are subjects laid down by our Supreme Architect for us to study. Thus we shall find comfort in our bereavement; thus we shall labor in these earthly Lodges to build a character which shall be meet for the celestial lodge above; that temple not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. Death has robbed many of our subordinate Lodges of valuable and earnest craftsmen. In their records, no doubt, is expressed the deep sense of their love, and tablets have been well chiseled as a reward to faithful service. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 67

Four tried and true laborers, whose work have been associated with the Grand Lodge, have laid down their working tools, and have passed from labor to refreshment. They are: John Alexander Stevenson, born in Fayette City, Pennsylvania, April 10,1822; died in the City of Shreveport, La., April 4, 1901, aged 78 years, 11 months, 24 days. He was Grand Junior Warden in 1867, and was for many years the Representative of the Grand Lodge of Missouri near our Grand Lodge. Albert Little Abbott, died in the City of New Orleans, La., December 15, 1901. He was Grand Junior Warden in 1878, and was for many years Representative of the Grand Lodge of Texas near our Orand Lodge. He was 78 years of age at the time of his death, and he was a resident of New Orleans for nearly half a century. Samuel Jones Powell, died in St. Francisville, La., August 3, 1901- He was Grand Master in 1877 and 1878. He was Representative of the Grand Lodge of West Virginia near our Grand Lodge for many years. William Tell, was for a number of years the sexton of the Masonic Cemetery. He left the position in 1893, at which time he was appointed Grand Tyler and Janitor of the Masonic Temple, serving as such until the end of 1900, when* failing health compelled him to surrender the office. Such is the record of responsibilities courrageously assumed and duties faithfully performed. Masonry lives in the good deeds of the departed craftsmen as well as in the lives of those who still hold the working tools. Well can we apply the words of our Supreme Grand Master, whose voice was heard out of heaven by holy St. John, the Evangelist: "They rest from their labors and their works do follow them " We ask the adoption of the following resolution : Resolved, That suitable memorial pages be set apart in the journal of our proceedings to commemorate the virtues of our deceased brethren and to serve as evidence of our appreciation for their services to Free- masonry. C. C. KRAMER, Chairman. On motion, duly adopted, the report was received, adopted by a rising vote, and ordered printed in the proceedings. COMMUNICATION FROM EASTERN STAR LODGE NO. 151. The following communication from Eastern Star Lodge ~No. 151 was read: Be it ordained by Eastern Star Lodge No. 151, F. and A. M., that W. J. Sowers be recommended to the M. W. Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana for reinstatement in his rights as a fellowcraft of this Lodge, he having been expelled in 1888 by this Lodge. 68 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

I hereby certify that the above resolution was unanimously adopted! at a stated Communication of Eastern Star Lodge No. 151, F. and A. M., held on the 9th day of January, 1902. J. 8. PETERS, Secretary. On motion, duly adopted, the matter was referred to the Committee on Appeals and Grievances, to report the result of their conclusions to the M. W. Grand Master, during the recess- of Grand Lodge, for his action. It was also ordered that Eastern Star Lodge No. 151 send all papers and proceedings in said case to the Grand Secretary, to be transmitted by him to Committee on Appeals and Grievances.

APPLICATIONS FOR REMISSION OF GBAND LODGE DUES. The following Lodges made application for remission, or donation, of Grand Lodge dues for the year 1901. Arcadia Lodge No. 126. Eastern Star Lodge No. 151. Millerton Lodge No. 245. Jennings Lodge No. 249. Anchor Lodge No. 261. On motion, duly adopted, these several applications were referred to the Committee on Audit and Accounts, with request that the committee report before the close of this Annual Com- munication. MASONIC CEMETERY. The following preamble and resolutions, submitted by Bro. Fred. C. Marsh, were, on motion, received and adopted: WHEREAS, This Grand Lodge is, and will be, under obligation to maintain and keep in good order and repair the Masonic Cemetery property; and WHEREAS, It is advisable that a fund be provided to secure its proper maintenance; therefore, be it Resolved, That from and after the first day of March, 1902, the proceeds of the sale of all lots sold in the Masonic Cemetery be and is hereby appropriated as follows: One-half, or fifty per cent., shall be paid into the treasury of this Grand Lodge to be applied towards the maintenance and improvement OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 69

-of said cemetery, and the other half, or fifty per cent., shall be set aside and invested as a "Special Permanent Fund" to be used for such maintenance when, by reason of the sale of all available lots, the •cemetery may not yield any further revenue.

WARDS OF THE GRAND LODGE. B. W. Bro. E. T. Sellers, W. Bro. Iddo J. Ball and others, reported as to the progress being made by the several orphaned children now being educated. The reports were most satisfactory. On suggestion of E. W. Bro. Sellers, a collection was taken up which was ordered equally diyided and turned .over to the brothers representing the children.

RECEPTION OF GRAND REPRESENTATIVES. The M. W. Grand Master, Eobert H. Cage, declared the special order of the day, reception of Grand Eepresentatives, as next in order. They were then presented, welcomed by the M. W. Grand Master and received with the Grand Honors of Masonry. P. G. M. Chas. P. Buck made a most eloquent response to the welcome of the M. "VV. Grand Master. Eemarks were also made by P. G. M. Albert G. Brice and Bro. Geo. J. Pinckard, after which the Grand Eepresentatives were escorted to seats in the Grand East.

ACTION ON REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON M. L. AND J. On motion, the report of the Committee on Masonic Law and Jurisprudence was taken up for action. The report of the -committee was read, as was also the substitute for said report submitted by Bro. L. E. Thomas. On motion, duly seconded, the substitute offered by Bro. L.

E. Thomas was adopted. h MASONIC HOME. The following resolution was submitted by W. Bro. John S. Alfred: WHEREAS, Certain brethren in the town of Zachary desire to •establish a Masonic Home at that place, and to this end are now prepared to donate to this Grand Lodge valuable lands for that purpose; therefore, be it 70 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GKANB LODGE

Resolved, That a special committee of five be appointed for the- purpose of consulting the brethren of Zachary with reference to the* matter of the proposed Masonic Home. On motion, the resolution was received and adopted:

COMMITTEE ON AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS. The Committee on Audit and Accounts submitted the following supplemental report, which was, on motion, received,, and the resolutions submitted by the committee adopted:

NEW ORLEANS, February 12, 1902. To the M. W. the Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana, F. and A. M.: Your Committee on Audit and Accounts respectfully report that they have considered the application of Lodges Nos. 126. 151, 245, 249' and 261 for the remission, or the return to them, of the dues paid by them for the year 1901. These applications are made on aceount of loss sustained by fire. Your committee are of the opinion that it would be improper and impracticable to grant the requests of these Lodges. That to grant these petitions would be to encourage Lodges to neglect, the duty of insuring their property; that it would be a confession on the part of the Grand Lodge that it is responsible and financially liable- for losses resulting from the want of proper business prudence on the part of its constituent Lodges that do not protect their property by insurance; that it would not be equitable to other Lodges that conduct their financial business on safer lines and contribute to the support of the Grand Lodge; that it would disturb the financial operations of the Grand Lodge, as the sum, $610.50, which the petitioners ask to be returned to them, has been included in the revenues of the Grand Lodge, and disbursements have already been predicated thereon, and to return this sum and to pay the $200.00 extra expense just voted by the Grand Lodge, would reduce ihe receipts below the expenditures of the Grand Lodge, as shown by the budget. Such action would be a violation of both business and ethical principles. For these reasons your committee are not in favor of granting the requests of your petitioners and therefore, to place the matter before the Grand Lodge, the committee offer the following resolution: Re-solved, That the petition of the Lodges Nos. 126,151, 245, 249 261 for the return of dues paid for the year 1901, be declined. GEO. SOULE, GKO. S. PETTIT, H. M. DANNEEL, Committees OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 71

COMMUNICATION FROM GRAND MATRON, O. E. S. The following communication from Mrs. Edna S. Rayner, Grand Matron of the Grand Chapter of Louisiana, Order of the Eastern Star, was read, received and ordered printed in proceedings : GRAND CHAPTER OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, OKDER OF THE EASTERN STAR, NEW ORLEANS, LA., February 12, 1902.. To the M. W. the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Louisiana: Realizing that one of the great purposes of your ' Ancient and Honorable Institution" is the care and protection of the aged and infirm, and the proper education and development, as useful men and women, of the orphans of your deceased brethren, and believing that by proper c >-operation these purposes may be the more readily carried out, permit me on behalf of the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, of the State of Louisiana, to tender to your honorable body the hearty assistance and cordial co-operation of the members of the O. E. S. in this State, in the development of such plan, or method, as shall result in the erection and maintenance of a home for the aged and infirm members of the Masonic Fraternity and the establishment of such facilities as will permit the proper care and education of Masonic orphans. We shall esteem it a high privilege to be permitted to assist in the carrying out of these purposes, which must be near the heart of every true Mason, and we will help, aid and assist in any way you may deem advisable. Sincerely yours, Attest: EDNA S. RAYNER, [SEAL] JNO. S. ALFRED, Worthy Grand Matron. Grand Secretary.

ELECTION OF GRAND OFFICERS FOR 1902. The M. W. Grand Master, Robert H. Cage, announced the election of the officers of this M. W. Grand Lodge for the year 1902 in order, and appointed Bros. Fred. C. Marsh, L. E. Thomas and Lee E. Robinson as tellers. The election was then had with the following result: ROBERT R. REID, of Amite City Lodge No. 175, M. W. Grand Master. L. P. DELAHOUSSAYE, of Perfect Union Lodge No. 1 (appointed), R. W. Deputy Grand Master. 72 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GKAND LODGE

E. T. SELLERS, of Downsville Lodge No. 143, R. W. Grand Senior Warden. L. C. ALLEX, of Caddo Lodge No. 179, R. W. Grand Junior Warden. A. G. RICKS, of Kosmos Lodge No. 171 K. W. Grand Treasurer. RICHARD LAMBERT, of Mount Moriah Lodge No. 59, R. W. Grand Secretary. CURTIS T. HINES, of Urim Lodge No. Ill, R. W. Grand Lec- turer.

The M. W. Grand Master elect, Robert R. Reid, announced the following appointments: REV. HERMAN COPE DUNCAN, of Jefferson Lodge No. 191, W. Grand Chaplain. FRED. C. MARSH, of Franklin Lodge No. 57, W. Grand Senior Deacon. C. C. KRAMEK, of Aurora Lodge No. 193, W. Grand Junior Deacon. EDW. J. MADDEN, of Louisiana Lodge No. 102, W. Grand Mar- shal. JOHN PULE3TOX, of Amite City Lodge No. 175, W. Grand Sword Bearer. A. STEEG, of Friends of Harmony Lodge No. 58, W. Grand Pur- suivant. E. L. KIDD, of Ruston Lodge No. 106, W. Grand Steward. EDMOND HAAS, of Western Star Lodge No. 43, W. Grand Steward. JOSEPH MEYERS, of Linn Wood Lodge No. 167, W. Grand Steward. ROBERT W. IRVINE, of George Washington Lodge No. 65, W. Grand Steward. JOHN ALEXANDER, of Jefferson Lodge No. 191, Grand Or- ganist. JOHN R. LAMBERT, of Mount Moriah Lodge No. 59, Grand Tyler. All the above-named officers, elected and appointed, were then duly installed by M. W. Bro. Robert H. Cage, assisted by M. W. Bro. A. G. Brice, P. G. M. On motion, duly adopted, the M. W. Grand Master elect was directed to cast the vote of this Grand Lodge for the elective OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 73 members of the Board of Grand Lodge Hall Directors. Under this motion the following were duly elected: CHARLES F. BUCK, P. G. M. DAVID R. GRAHAM, P. G. M. A. G. BRICE, P. G. M. R. H CAGE, P. G. M. L,. L. SHWARTZ, P. D. G. M. GEO. SOULE. The M. W. Grand Master asked permission to appoint the Committee on Masonic Home after the close of this Communica- tion. Granted. Nothing further appearing at this time, the'M. W. Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana was, after prayer by Rev. Dr. Herman 0. Duncan, Grand Chaplain, closed in ample form until the Ninety-first Grand Annual Communication, which will be held in the Masonic Temple, City of New Orleans, on the first Monday in February. 1903. ROBERT R. REID, GEAND MASTKR. Attest: RICHARD LAMBERT, GRAND SECRETARY. 74 PROCEEDINGS OP THE GRAND LODGE

GRAND SECRETARY'S OFFICE, GRAND LODGE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. GRAND LODGE HALL, Corner of St. Charles and Perdido Streels.

I HEBEB Y CERTIFY that the foregoing pages, from 1 to 73, contain a true transcript of the Minutes of the Proceedings of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana, at its last Annual Grand Communication, held in the City of New Orleans, from the tenth day to the twelfth day of February, A. D. 1902, A. L. 5902.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana, F. and A. Masons, together with my official signature, this fourteenth day of March, A. D. 1902, A. L. 5902.

~N. B.—All communications should be addressed to RICHARD LAMBERT, Grand Secretary, Room 21, Masonic Temple, New Orleans, La. Next Annual Grand Communication on Monday, February 2d, A. B. 1903, A. L. 5903. OP THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 75

WORK AND RETURNS OF CONSTITUENT LODGES

FOR THE YEAR 19O1.

PERFECT UNION LODGE No. 1. Chartered August 15th, 1812. Original Organization, 1793. Masonic Temple, New" Orleans. Meets first &n& third Thursdays.

OFFICERS. Horace A. Perry W. M. Wm. Frank, Jr S. D. William C. Wright S. W. Jos. l\ Walton J. D. Ivan F. Sickman J. W. Arthur L. Meyer M. of C. George Boning Treasurer. A. DeLanzac ) stewards Zach T. Black Secretary. fetew as E. W. Hunter Chaplain. C. W. Waite f <" - James R. Davis , Tyler. PAST MASTERS. Adams, Jno. Wm. Cason, B. W. Delahoussaye,L.P. McFarland, Jno B» Baker, Edward Craig, E. D. Hamilton, E. J. Quayle, M. Benedict, Wm. S. DeGrange, Jos. H. Hero, Andrew Strong, Robert Benedict, Percy S. Daimeel, H. M. Heyman, Michel Selby, George Black, Z. T. Turck, C. E.

LIFE MEMBERS. S. M. Todd, P.G.M. R. H. Browne,P.M. Z. Bruenn, L. Adams, Edwin Marks, T. D.Van Horn,P.M S. S. Herrick, Jacob Roth. P. G. M. H. P. Buckley, P. George Bain, M., P. D. D. G. M.

MEMBERS. Aberle, John J. Bien, Joseph Chaffe, W. H. Dwyer, John W. Asher, George A. Bloom, Albert Chaffe, D. B. H. Edwards Daniel Baad, C. H. Bloom, Isaac Chapman, W. J. Edwards, W. J. Baldwin, A., Jr. Bloom, Jeff. D. Carlys, H. I. Ehrlich, Samuel Bassetti, U. Brown. J. J. Collins, Wm. J. Elmer, Chas. O. Bedell, Charles Burbank, A , Jr. Collins, Wm. A. Elmer, J, O. Bender, J. J. Cage, Hugh C. Curran, D. D. Endel, Wolf Bensel, H., Jr. Calm, M. Dickinson, M. M. Evans, N. J. Bernius, H. Carter, R. H. Dirmeyer, A. L. Gaines. C. A. Bertran, Fred. Chadwick, E. A. Douglas, J. H. Garcia, Joseph PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

Garson, O. F. Kahn, Emanuel Orr, Philip A. Shields, James •Gast, Gustave X. Keenan. John E. Osborne, R. J. B. Stein. N. S. Gaudet, C. A. Klotz, Bernard Pardee, D. A. Steinhart, J. D. Oause, fl. C. Knee, Thomas Peote. G. A. Simon, Joseph Gerdes, A. Lawrie, And. W. Pfeiffer, Henry Stemler, Jacob • Goesling, Peter Lilliard, W. B. Powers, J. E. Sutcliff, W. W. Graham, A. S. Lincoln, Alfred R. Purves. John T- Thomas. H. C. • Grandjean, C.'W. Lincoln, C. K., Jr. Quirk, H. C. Thorriason, John Grannis, C. L. Littlefield, Jos. A. Rainey, Charles Todd, W. E. •Gutman. J. H. Loefflor, Jules Rayner, U. W. Tutwiler, A. S. Hackenjos, L. P. JLott, Fred J. Richters, P. Walshe, B. T. Hamilton. J. D. Macon, T. L. Roberts Bertran Walz, A. Hanscll, F. F. Mann, Walter B. Rousseau, J. A. A. Warmoth. H. C. Haubtman, Victor McGehee. E. L. Rub, John Watson, T. Hire, G. M. McKay, F. B. Rueff, Geo. W. Way, N. H. Hooper, E. H. Mellon, D. C. Satterley, Sam. Weber, P. R. Hopkins, J. P. Meyer, Ike Schenok, C. H. ffhitehead, M.. Jr. Hornor, H. A, Montgomery. B. J. Schwartz, L. O. Willis. Julius D. Hummel, Jas. H. Morgan, Wilbcr J. Scott, John H. Wilson. J. H. Jackson, David Mouchon. John A. Sere, Raoul Wolf, Isidore Jaeger, J. R. Moulin, Thos. J, Seymour, Shelby Wood, P. F. Jordan, Wm. A. Mudge, C. Shearer, D. L. Wright, H. W. Total, 166 members. Initiated—Henry Wm. Rayner, Louis Oury Schwartz, Jefferson Davis Steinhart, Nathan Sol. Stein, Robert Henry Downman, Heathcote Iddersley Carlys, Charles Willis Waite, Edwin Ernest Hanner. Passed—August DeLanzac, Mike Calm, Isidore Wolf, H. W. Rayner, George A. Asher, L. O. Schwartz, J. D. Steinhart, N. S. Stein, H. I. Carlys, 0. W. Waite. Baised—A. DeLanzac, M. Cahn, I. Wolf, Jacob H. Gutman, Charles H. Baad, H. W. Rayner. G. A. Asher, L. O. Schwarz, J. D. Steinhart, ]S". S. Stein, H. I. Carlys, C. W. Waite. Affiliated—Andrew Wm. Lawrie. Diinitted—Emile D. Regard. Died—John A. Stevenson, P. M., E. M. Ivens, P. M., James R. Flood, F. B. Earhart, E. T. Liberman, James Wr. Davis, P. M., Wm. Tell. Charles Newman. Suspended—Thomas L. Lamar.

POLAR STAR LODGE No. 1. Chartered August 15th, 1812. Original organization, 1794. Polar Star Hall, corner Rampart and Kerlerec streets, New Orleans. Meets first Friday in eacb month. OFFICERS. Alb. Cadessus W. M. J. S. Mioton..... M.of C. Paul Vandenborre S. W. H. Vandenborre S. D. J. T. Morel J. W. Wm. J unqua J. D. F. W. Calongne Orator. M. Pi verts Al. or Hosp. Wm. Gomez Treasurer. F. Artigue Econ. H. Fourment Secretary. M. Lux D. (J. A. Oehmichen. .M. Exp. J. Grabot. .Tyler. PAST MASTERS. Silvian Chanfrau. P. M. Godcliaux, F. W. Calongne, J. M. Verges, W. Gomez, P. D. D. G. M. Bernard May lie, R. Lafontaine. H. Vandenborre, Alb. Cadessus. LIFE MEMBER. R. Beer. OF THE STATE OP LOUISIANA. 77

MEMBERS. Villasana, F. de P.*Corbeau, Leon Gruber, V. Mutti, A. Passalaqua, G.* Delord, P. Guiraud, M. Naccari Edgar Ker, A. A.* Donnes, Pierre Guerchoux, P. H. Pigot, Pierre Aurensan, L. Dorignac, J. Journee, J. Ranna, V. Barrere, Leon • Duclos, L. Junqua. J. B. Rault, L. Bulot, C. Dupuy, A. Kroll, 0. F. Eousset, P. Bessec, A. Dusse, Ernest Labarre, O. Seelhorst, W. G. E Breant, T. P. Elchinger, Jos. Lamothe, F. Simon, B. Bringier, M. J. Erath, E. Laporte, Jos. St. Martin, J. Brunot, F. A. Frere, E. V. Loustan, Emile Tuiague, G. Cailliot, J. Galiano, S. Mioton, Eugene Valentinien, V. Claverie, Alf. Gauthier, L. . Moirie, Jos. Vergnole, J. M. Claverie, Eug. Gonzalez, G. G. Mounanes, J. Waldmeier, H. Total, 69 members. Initiated, Passed and Raised—John S. Mioton, Tournet P. Breant, Victor Gruber, William Junqua, Sylvano Galiano. Affiliated—Jules T. Morel. Died—B. Lareade, Joseph Loubeau. Dropped—C. Messequo. Suspended—Joseph Fournier, Louis Attanne, Alb. Sacerdote, Andre Mailhes. •Honorary members.

PERSEVERANCE LODGE No. 4. Chartered August 15th, 1812. Original organization, 1810. Corner Dumaine and St. Claude streets, New Orleans. Meets second and fourth Fridays.

OFFICERS. Octave Garsaud W. M. Fred. Gouaze M. Exp. Henri Berie S. W. Alex. Langlois M. of C, Fernand Alciatore J. W. B. Meleun S. D. Jean Mandot Orator. Adolph Barrere J. D. Jean Duffqure..' Treasurer. Jean Combret Ecohom. J. Magendie Secretary. A. Fourreau I. G. Francois Colomes Almoner. U. Sahuque. Tyler. PAST MASTERS. Henry St. Gez, P. D. D. G. M., J. Magendie, U. Sahuque. J. Mandot, Octave Garsaud, LIFE MEMBERS. J. Lapeyrolerie, F. Fick. MEMBERS. Lafontaine, R., Ducasse, J. Latour, Jean S. Oustalet, Paul P. M.* Dufour, Joseph Lavigne, B. Palette, R. F. F. de P. Villasana, Duthu, Joseph Magne, Jacques Paysse, J. C. P. M.* Gabard, Louis Manzoni, P. R. Pizzini, Paul Bertrand, Fred. Guttierrez, Ernest Martin, J. Salles, J. E. Blanchin, George Herbert. John Meleun, John Saunier, August Brejon, Andre Igau, Charles Mothe, Guillaume Squlie, George, Jr. Charbonnet, F. D. Johnson, J. W. Neuhauser, Albert Villeneuve, Jules Castaing, Urbain Larroude, Leon Neuhauser, Sam'l Weinhill, John S. Daverede, A. Latil, J. F. Ortot, J. M. A. Zeller, Theo. Despeaux, V. B. Total, 54 members.. •Honorary members. 78 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

Initiated—August Saunler, John Meleun, Adolph Barrere, Andre Brejon Leon Renon. Passed and Raised—August Saunier, John Meleun, Adolph Barrere, Andre Brejon. Dimitted—A. G. Alciatore. Died—Paul Daverede. Suspended—Charles Dieudonne, J. A. Buisson, Lucien Lamothe. Reinstated—B. Lavigne.

CERVANTES LODGE No. 5. Formed by union of Los Amlgos del Orden Lodge No. 5 and Silencio Lodge No. 9. Organized September 17th, 1883. Chartered No. 5, February 13th, 1884. Organ- ized March 10th, 1884 (to date from 1842). Meetsoorner St. Claude and Dumalne streets, second and fourth Mondays. OFFICERS. John C. Suarez W. M. M. Bugueiro S. D. Augustin Mateu S. W. E. Bacciardi J. D. JoseVega J. W. L. Araiero M. E. J. Barzana Orator. Ramon Ubert.—j. M. of C. J. B. Desangles Treasurer. Francisco Perigoni Econ. Juan Gonzalez .Secretary. P. Liuzza I. G. G. Simoni Hospitaler. U. Sahuque (not a member) Tyler. PAST MASTERS. Jose Venta, F. de P. Villasana, D.B.Martinez. HONORARY MEMBERS. G. Passalaqua, George H. Packwood, David R. Graham, John S. Alfred, F. Chalona. MEMBERS. Angaud, V. B. Fazzini, Pietro Lombardo, G. Plauas, Jose M. Barrios, Simon Garcia, Juan F. Mercadal, J. Poblador, S. Bornio, Domingo Gormia, Cefeliello Papania, G. Sansovich, M. Cuni, J. Lamia, Vincent Parpal, Juan Valle, V. Del. Total, 32 members. Died—Juan Astredo, P. M.. Miguel Cano, Jacob H. Kuntz, Jose Rosello. Suspended—Jose Caron, Arturo Garcia, Sebastian Llado.

HUMBLE COTTAGE LODGE No. 19. Chartered July 13th, 1820. Opelousas, St. Landry parish. Stated meetings, Wednesdays on or before full moon of each month. OFFICERS. F. P. Butler W. M. T. A. Jackson S. D. A. W. Bittle S. W. S. L. Hebrard J. D. Jonas Jacobs J. W. R. M. Littell M. of C. I. E. Shute Treasurer. Fred. L. Sandoz.. ) Q( , Isidore Isaac Secretary. E. L. Loeb \ Rewards. Z. T. Cary Chaplain. M. Goslinski Tyler. PAST MASTERS. H. L. Garland, Geo. Pulford, P. D. D. G. M. I. E. Shute, P. D. D. G. M., B. A. Littell, O. S. Edwards, J. W. Jackson. 0. H. Terwilliger, F. P. Butler. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.

LIFE MEMBER. •C. Mayo, P. M., P. D. D. G. M. MEMBERS. Allen, John Erwin Gibbons, T. C. Martin, F. P. Solomonson, Louis Bailey,Jr.,Jonas W.Gourney, S. A. Mayo, Thad. Sanders, James M. Butler, Lee Haas, John A. Meyers, Julius Singleton, E. A. Callahan, Jas. W. Jacobs, Sol. Mornhinveg, J. L. Skiles, Alonzo C. Crawford, Win. Kahn, Henry Plonsky, J. Slack, W. S. Depres, Maurice Klaus, Max. Ray, James 0. Smith, Jonas P. Eddy, Frederick H. Loeb, A. S. Ray, W~ . ~H . Walker, Robert L. Evins, W. S. Maher, W. M. Roos, Isaac Wolff, Leon Total, 51 members. Initiated—James Overton Ray, John Erwin Allen, Frank Clayton Shute. James Moritz Sanders, Alonzo Clement Skiles, John Lawrence Mornhinveg. Passed and Raised—James Overton Ray, John Erwin Allen, James Moritz Sanders, Alonzo Clement Skiles, John Lawrence Mornhinveg. Affiliated—Robert Layson Walker, Frederick Henry Eddy. VimUted—George O. Elms, George W. Curtis, O. O. Johnston.

WESTERN STAR LODGE No. 34. Original charter, July 12th, 1823. New charter granted 1840. Monroe, Ouachlta parish, La. Stated meetings, first and third Tuesday ol each month. OFFICERS. S. Haas W.M. J.W.Dunn S. D. T. L. Morris.... S. W. W. M. Ruffin J. D. E. J. Courtney.. J. W. Hyp Marx ) ofpwflrr.q Herman Meyer. Treasurer. H. H. Packwood ) olBWd'luo- J. D. Oakley.... Secretary. J. G. Sanders Tyler. PAST MASTERS. F. P. Stubbs, F. Endom, J. B. Illingsworth, Graham Surghnor, P. G. J. W., P. D. D. G. M., P. D. D. G. M., D. D. G. M., J. C. Berry, S. Haas. John E. Hanna, W. P. Renwick. MEMBERS. Aby, T. Y. Duty, M. J. Langfelder, A. Potts, W. N. Alexander, L. P. Edwards, W. D. Latch, A. Preston, G. A. Awl, W. H. Eichel, C. N. Lee, J. M. Sandel, Wm. Baer. L. Furgerson, W. R. Levy, F. Scarborough, J. W. Bareswill, D. Gaunt, J. M. Madden, E. P. Scriber, W. J. C. Barringer, V. C. George, L. C. Massengill, M. J. Searcy, R. J. Baxter, J. W. Goldman, L. H. MeClure, F. J. Showalter, D. B. Bell, J. R. Hale, J. E. McDuffy, J. J. Simpson, John B. Benninger. T. H. Haynes, J. T. McLain, T. C. Slack, A. L. Bird, W. P. Hebeler, G. B. McNeeley, James Sour, Henry Blancke, J. G. Herring. A. J. Meyer, Jonas Strong, E. Boatner, C. J. Hirsh, M. Miller, W. D. Strong, W. A. Bogard, W. J. Hoggard, W. E. Miller, W. G. Stubbs, L. W. Bowman, W. J. Hood, T. L. Mitchell, A. Stubbs, F. P., Jr. Bradley, F. D. Hudson, F. G. Moore, R. P. Sugar. Sam'l Brewer, T. O. Hunnicutt, W. Morris, Lane H. Sugar, Isidor Brooks, C. D. Jarman, J. S. Moritz, I. Swartz, Harry R. Burke, C. . Johnson, L. G. Nelson, James L. Swartz, E. G. Byers, J. H. Johnston, J. W. Newhauser. D. Tennyson, W. A. Causey, E. L. Johnston, D. A. Newwith, E. Walstein, J. Chappell, J. T. Johnston, C. B. Parker, A. F. Washburn, W. M. Chappell, Geo. D. Kaliski, Julius Parker, C. K. Weil, S. D. Crenshaw, W. H. Kaliski. Marcus Parker, J. P. Wheatley, E. "Culpepper, E. L. Keller, J. M. Parker, J. P., Jr. Williams, H. M. Culpepper, W. S. Kern. L. Peters, F. Wiseman, C. H. Drago, Will Key, D. H. Pipes, W. Total, 120 members. 80 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

Initiated—Edward Strong, H. H. Packwood, W. M. Ruffin, Jacob S. Allison, Edward L. Culpepper, John G. Sanders, Richard P. Moore. Joseph M. Gaunt, Charles N. Eichel, John P. Parker, Jr., John J. Potts, Frank D. Buckingham, J. E. Franton. Passed—Ed. Strong, H. H. Packwood, W. M. Euffin, E. L. Culpepper, Fred. C. Peters, John G. Sanders, K. P. Moore, Jos. M. Gaunt, C. N. Eichel, John P. Parker, Jr., John J. Potts. Raised—Ed. Strong, H. H. Packwood, W. M. Euffin, E. L. Culpepper. F. C. Peters, John G. Sanders, K. P. Moore, J. M. Gaunt, C. N. Eichel, Harry M. Williams, John P. Parker. Jr. Died—R. S. Meyer.

ST. ALBANS LODGE No. 28. Chartered January 6th. 1827. Jackson, East Felicianna Parish, I^a. Stated Meet- ings, Saturday on or before full moon oi each month. OFFICERS. E. C. McKowen M. M. G. M. Tomb J. D. F. M. Norsworthy S. W. J. C. Ellis Chaplain. J. W. Lea J. W. A. S. Tomb M. of C. D. M. Pipes Treasurer. P. W. Roberts 1 ot..vnrri<, W. F. Norsworthy Secretary. John S. Tomb j b«-wams- Wm. Kennedy S. £>. Geo. C. Keller Tyler. PAST MASTERS, E. C. McKowon. P. W. Roberts. D. M. Pipes. G. S. Slocum. MEMBERS. Austin, J. Q. Harvey, A. A. Kemp, R. C. Singleton, H. R. Daniel, Robert Harvey, R. D. Levy, Jonio Slocumb, Randolph Durnin, James Hays, Geo. A. B. Munson, A. G. Tomb, 1). M. Freeland, J. B. Heins, W. O. Rogers, L. W. Tomb, S. G. Gayden, vV. P. Jones, J. W. Rosiere, Jos. Wolf, Joseph Harbour, R. H. Jones, S. L.. Seale, W. C. Woodside, Geo. J. Total, 37 members. Initiated—C. D. Dawson. Affiliated—J. C. Ellis. Dimitted—B. W. Sewell, R. "VV. Tucker, Thomas Ragan.

FELICIANA LODGE No. 31. Chartered March 25th, 1828. Originally organized 1817 (as 46 Ky.) St. Francisville, West Feliciana parish, La. Stated meetings, first and third Mondays. OFFICERS. J. B. Thomas W. M. J. M. Austin S. D Sidney Powell S. W. Cheston Folkes J. U. Abe Mann J. W. A.M.Harris Jos. Meyer . Treasurer. H. Graber '.'.'.'.'.'. \ Stewards J. G. Plettinger Secretary. A. B. Briant Tyler. PAST MASTERS. W. W. Leake, J. G. Plettinger, O. D. Brooks, A. Villeret, P. G. S. W., T. T. Lawson, J. R. Matthews, J. B. Thomas. J. R. Hutchison, A. F. Barrow, H. C. Leake, . . LIFE MEMBER, W. Town. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 81

MEMBERS. Ahrenbeck, J. B. Freyhan, Julius Lopez, H. C. Raynham, Thos. Alexander, M. Greenwald, A. L. Magearl, W. H. Raas, Ike Allain, V. F. Harrison, R. A. McQueen, J, W. Richardson. W. H. Blum, Joe, Hilier, I. Michel, M. Tempel, C. W. Buck, E. J. Kahn. Wm. Moses, E. R. Teutsch, H. Cahn, Charles, Kilbourne, L. P» Muller, A. Teutsch. R. Campbell, J. W. Leake, R. M. Mumford, F. M. White. G. P. Dreyfus, S. Leopold, B. Norwood, D. I. Wolf, E. Forrester, W. T. Levy, Morris C. Phillips, R. B. Wolf. Morris Fraenkel, H. Total, 56 members. initiated—Isaac Raas, Louis Trecher, Herman Fraenkel. Passed and Raised—Cheston Folkes, Isaac Raas, Herman Fraenkel. Affiliated—Wm, Kahn. DlmUted—D. B. Gorhana, Julius Picard. Died—3. J. Winn, P. M., Walter W. Leake, Samuel J. Powell, P. G. M. Reinstated—D. B. Gorham.

PHCENIX LODGE No. 38. Chartered October 6th, 1833. Natchitocaes, Natchitoches parish, La. Stated meetings, first and third Wednesdays ot each month. OFFICERS. Simcoe Walmsley W. M. S. G. Dowden S. D. J. L. Weaver S. W. McK. Holston J. D. J. Viner J. W. Joseph Kaffie 1 (itp.,.vj. F. T. Lattier Treasurer. E.J.Harrison j bte" dl

GERMANIA LODGE No. 46. Chartered April ISth, 1844. 1824 St. Louis street, between Derbigriy and Roman streets, New Orleans. Meeis every second and fourth Wednesday. OFFICERS. Albert Heim W. M. F. Borchers J. D'. Ulrich Baehr S. W. David Bonhage Al. of Hosp. Paul Blum J. W. J. J. Klein M. Exp. M. Heiseman Orator. B. G. Hagstette M of C. Henry Schwartz, Sr Treasurer. Leon M arm K. of S. H. H. Hutten Secretary. H. A. Schroeder Steward. P. Raynet ...S.. DD.. EEmim l PiePer I. G. William O. Schmidt Tyler. 82 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GEAND LODGE

PAST MASTERS Charles F. Buck, Ph. Pfeffer, M. Heiseman, Albert Heim, P. G. M., P. II. D. G. M., Engelbert Behrens, Chas. Koerrenzig, •I.J.Klein, UlrichBaehr, Emil Pier. LIFE MEMBERS. Julius Fulda, E. G. Wunderlich, J. Frederich, Chris. Wild. MEMBERS. Bach, Solomon Fulda, L. P. Kohlman, Wm. Schiida, M. Baum, Simon Goetz, Edward Knhl, John Schlemmer, Von B. Bender, Louis Gros?, A. F. Lemley, David Schwartz, H., Jr. Burkhart, Joseph Heber, H. JLevi, Herman Theurer, C. V. Castillan, Victor Heidemann- .. ,, Hy. . Meyer, F. Voss, Charles Eichenberg, Carl Hunzelmann,J.HC Mysenburg, E. Von Wahl, C. Engelhard, H. Kasche, H. Munch, Adolph Werner, Jacob Faehnle, G. Kloppenburg, Jno. Schilling, Adam Wirth, Charles L. Frelich, Jul. Knick, Aug. F. Total, 58 members. Initiated—John J. Baltz. Dimitted—August Werner, Gus Paul. Sxispended—Richard Nusloch. Bled—Wm. Leibe, E. M. Panzram, I. Stich. Reinstated—August Werner.

ST. JAMES LODGE No. 47. Chartered June 25th, 1841. Baton Rouse, La. Meets first Friday in each month. OFFICERS. C. C. Bird W. M. L. G. Stirling S. D. Wm. P. Burden S. W. Jules Roux J. D. H. F. Brunot J. W. E. A. Pike.. 1 stpwa,.ds O. B. Steele ... Treasurer Thomas I). Stewart .... f »tewaids. R. N. Ross Secretai'y. R. J. B. Fairie Tvler. PAST MASTERS. E. L. Woodside. M. Klein, C.'C. Bird, Geo. K. Favrot, W. H. Reynaud, Charles O. Weick, Henry L. Fuqua, Charles MeVea. LIFE MEMBER. Henry Gentles. MEMBERS. Bates, J. W. Cross, T. Jones Jones, Thomas S. Powers, Lewis T. Bauer, Charles E. Denson. Thomas S. Kidd, W. P. Pruyn, B. L. Blackie, William Dougherty, J. A. Kidd, George B. Randolph, W. G. Blouin, J. E. Farnbacher, S. Knox, King H. Robertson, M. P. Brogan, John Fisher, John D. Mayer, Ben. R. Rosenfield, A. Brooks, C. M. Frank, A. Mayer, E. H. Saunders, Henry J. Buffington, T. J. Hare, J. B. McCarty, L. S. Stevens, W. Lewis Burden, Daniel B. Hochondel, Ben. F. McNair, Angus K. Stroube, H. R. Chamberlin, W. B. Jones, T. Sambola Mendelsohn, I. J. Thomas. J. N. Colin H. L. Jones, G. Q. Pino, Joseph Total, 57 members. Initiated and Passed—Joseph Pino, Lewis T. Powers Angus K. McNair, W. Lewis Stevenson, King Harding Kuox, Charles E. Bauer, Anthony Dougherty, Jr. Raised—J. Pino, L. T. Powers, H. J. Saunders, Daniel B. Burden, A. K McNair, Benjamin F. Hocheudel, H. Reynaud Stroube, W. L. Stevens, K. H Knox, Charles E. Bauer. Affllkited—Thom&s, S. Denson. Died—J. M. Bellinger, Joseph Mendelsohn. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 83

MINDEN LODGE No. 51. Chartered April 19th, 1845. Mlnden, Webster parish, La. Stated meetings, first Saturday in each month and -third Monday. OFFICERS. R. C. Drew W. M. J. H. TiUman...... ,.• Secretary. Geo. Life S. W. C.P. Chaffe S. D. J. N. Sandlin ...J. W. G. H. Newkirk J. D. W. B. Lunsford. Treasurer. I. • M. Dyer Tyler. PAST MASTERS. J. C. T. Chaffe, E. C. Drew, W. H. Webb, W. J. Eeames, C. P. Chaffe. LIFE MEMBER. E. T. Nickerson. MEMBERS. A lien, J. I. Delafield, W. B. Minis, D. S. . Eeagan, Win. Atkerson, B. S. DickenSj T. J. Minis, J. B. Rickerson, B. W. Baker, W. E. Dyer, John L. Mims, J. T. . Sledge. J. M. Barnes, H. A. Goodwill, A. Monzino, A. S. Smith, W. F. Barrington, E. S. Jones, J. H. Monzingo, J. L. Stephens, L. W. Berry, J. L. Kennon, Jolin Petty, T. J. Tabor, T. J. Chanler, J. M. Lucas, S. D. Phillips, W. M. Turner, CM. Colbert, J. A. McCoy, W. W. Eeagan, J. W. Wilson, D. C. Davis. 0. E. McCoy, Neeley Total, 44 members. Initiated—H. S. Barrington, A. S. Monzino, A. H. Tort, B. W. Eickerson, O. P. Clement, D. A. Carden, William Reagan, Jr., Emmett Reames. Passed—George-H. Newkirk (1900), E. S. Barrington, A. S. Monzino, A. 0. Tort, B. W. Eickerson. William Reagan, Jr. Raised—George H. Newkirk (1900),. R. S: Barrington, A. S. Monzino, B. W. Rickerson. . . . Affiliated—W. E. Baker, W. F. Smith. Died—Henry N. Mims (1900).

OLIVE LODGE No. 52. . Chartered November 27th. 1845. Clinton, parish of East Felieiana, La. , Stated meeting?, Saturday on or beiore full moon of each month. OFFICERS. F. W. Lewis W. M. Jesse L. Cravens Secretary. J. W. Grlppen S. W. W. H. Bennett H. D. C. W. Ball J. W. R. Y. Mills J. D. H. L. Mayor Treasurer. E. Ross Tvler. PAST MASTERS. G. H. Pack wood, A. B. Payne, I. B. Wall, Geo. N. Record. P. G. M.. Geo. J. Eeiley, Samuel Adler, MEMBERS. Anderson, George Cain, S. P. . Hays, X. D.. . Mayer, B. A. Baird, Moses Cook, Allen Hochendel, G. M. Mayer, Simon Bauman, Henry Empson, W. M. Irwin, E. L. . . Mcknight, L. M. Bennett, OwenL. Felps, Isaac T. Israel, Joseph Munday, 1). E. Bennett, Wilbur Haine, Edward Kilbourne, Chas. Wall, Isaac D.< Brown, C. C. Hatcher, W. C. Knox, R. G. White, Geo. W. Cain, W. A. Hays, W. F. Mayor, Isadore Worms, S. E. Total, 43 members. 84 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

Passed and Bailed—Owen L. Bennett. Affiliated—h. M. McKnight, V. D. Skipper in 1891, but not reported, Dimitted—C. R. Collins, W. R. Perkins, W. A. Knapp. Died—W. H. Hardtner, J. S. Reid. Suspended—R. F. Walker, V. D. Skipper. Reinstated—C. R. Collins.

UNION FRATERNAL LODGE No. 53. Farmersville, Union parish, La, Meets third Thursday in each month. Reorganized under charter, March 12,1890.

OFFICERS, J. K. Atkinson W. M. Edmund Haas S. D. Edward Everett S. W. Gus. Hartman J. D. Robert Roberts J. W, Oscar Baughman ) ««+„,„„,,HO J. D. Baughman Treasurer. John W. Taylor ) atew aras< R. Haas Secretary. T. C. Atkinson Tyler. PAST MASTERS. John R. Shultz, Isaac Shuster, J. K. Atkinson, Edmund Haas.

MEMBERS. Abbot, John P, Hollis, D. W. McVicker, P. H. Selig, Sid. Brunner, Laz. Hollis, W. T. Osborn, N. B. Stein, Abe Cargil, J. C. Jamison, C. H. Pardue, L. Stern, Eugene Cromwell, D. L. Ludwig H. Pardue, Lee L. Taylor, J. G. Bawkins, O. C. Marley, P. E. H. Read, R. H. Thompson, O. H. Hall, Wm. C. McFarland, W. A Roberts, Wm. R. Ward, H. W. Total, 36 members. Initiated—Robert Roberts, John Willis Taylor, John Ballert, William Jesse Atkinson, James M. Underwood, Jr., John Roaten, Jesse Wm. Stancii,. David Elias Laupheimer, Densley L. Bailey, Henry E. Gates. Passed and Raised—Robert Roberts, John Willis Taylor. Affiliated—V. E. H. Marley. Dimitted—Jacob Stein. Reinstated—Jordan G. Taylor.

MOUNT GERIZIM LODGE No. 54. Chartered November 28th, 1846. Bastrop, Storehouse parish, La. Stated meetings,. Monday on or before full moon of each month.

OFFICERS. D. S. Brown W. M. W. A. Harrington Secretary. J.F.Watson S. W. A. E. Washbnrn S. D. Eugene Wolff J. W. W. H. Vaughan J. D. Moses Wolff Treasurer. T. Turner Tyler. PAST MASTERS. R. D. Marble, D. Sims Brown, W. A. Harrington, J. R. Brodnax, W. R. McCreight, L. E. Hall, W. P. Brown. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 85

MEMBERS. Burwell, S. E. Fox, W. B. Oehlber, A. Rector, J. M. Collins, W. A. Hall, B. C. Odom, F. M. Schneider. H. Cook, J. W. Handy, J. S. Overby, F. C. Silbernagle, B., Jr. Dalton, J. T. Jones, Alfred S. Pettiss, A. B. Stevenson, S. M. Dominique, John Madison, J. P. Potts, B. N. Terzia, F. A. Driesbach, Lee Montgomery, C.W. Pratt, W. A. Vaughn, H. D. Total, 37 members. Initiated—A. E. Washburn, J. .Carson Reily, Lee Bilberry, James T. Howell. Passed and Raised—A. E. Washburn. Affiliated—Lee Driesbach. Dimmed-W. P. Perkins. Died—L. Lazarus. Suspended—C. F. Ausland. Reinstated—W. P. Perkins.

FRANKLIN LODGE No. 57. •Chartered January 24th, 1848. Franklin, St, Mary parish, La. Meets first Tuesday and third Sunday in each month and 27th December. OFFICERS. J. S. Underwood W. M. A. C. Al len Secretary. J. H.McCardle S. W, D.M.Campbell S. D. • C. N. Frost J. W. J. N. Muller J. D. M. Bell Treasurer. J. T. Baldwin Tyler. PAST MASTEES. A. C. Allen, P. G. M., R. R. Cocke, P. D. D. G. M., Victor Von Shoeler, P. D. D. G. M., A. G. H>ere, M. J. Foster, F. C. Marsh, W. T. Jones, J. B. Bateman, H. W. Allerj, P. D. D. G. M., Wm. Brandt. B. W. Smith, LIFE MEMBER. F'elix U. Levy. MEMBERS. Abby, S. M. Foot, J. W. Lemke, Fred. Robichaux, H. J. Atkinson, C. M. Fourmy, J. C. Levy, Bernard Rose, H. C. Blanchard, E. D. Frer°, T. F. Martin, E. D. Sanders, J. Y, Boone, F. M. Gordy, M. T. Maver, Isaac Saucier, J. R. Bowman, Ira Guidry, A. J. . McCardle, T. S. Scovell, S. B. Buford, C. A. Herbert, A. O. Migeot, John Sewell, J. B. Caffery, D., Sr. Hine, C. P. Moorman, T. M. Short, Adam Cocke, J. S. Hine, R. E. Murphy, James C. Simmons, W. P. Cook, W. H. Kemper. J. P. Perret, F. P. Tillotson, Frank J. Dinkins, H. H. Kramer, Louis Popkin, Isaac Todd, John R. Disch, Thomas Kyle, Wm. Radcliffe, Jas. W. Trowbridge, W. D. Ferriot, Paul Latham, W. H. Reeves, A. G. Underwood. A. M. Feske, F. H. Lee, R. E. Total, 68 members. Initiated—Henry Mayer, J. N. Muller. Passed—J. N. Muller. Raised^J. N. Muller, W. H. Latham, T. M. Moorman. Affiliated—T>. M. Campbell, J. B. Sewell. Died—T. H. Kennedy, J. S. Black, C. M. Smith, P. M., Geo. B. Sheperd. Suspended—J. S. Davis, J. T. Gordy, H. B. Morris, T. G. Spaulding. 86 PROCEEDINGS"OF THE GRAND'LODGE

FRIENDS OP HARMONS LODGE No. 58. Chartered June 18th, 18 48. Masonic Hall, New Orleans. ' Meets secoojfl and fourth Tuesdays. OFFICERS. Henry Walters W. M. M. S. Steeg J. D. A. W. Steeg.;.. S. W. H. L. Nick Chaplain. Wm. Pfaff J. W. J. A. Gildig M. of C. W. F. Bohne -.:>..Treasurer. G. Guslinski.. '.. ) ctowaTV1a W. H. Holland Secretary. Thomas Steen j "«-»''" u»- H. C. Grube S. D. P. Machray Tyler. PAST MASTEES. A. G. Brice, P. G. M., W. H. Holland, P. D. D.G. M., H. h. Nick. John Berry, C. A. Kauffman, A. Steeg, Henry Walters. LIFE MEMBERS. John H. Clark, T. Fielding, G. Guslinski, Joseph Dreyfus, P. M., John Hougham. MEMBERS. Amerman, W. I. French, W. K. McKechnie,A.J.L. Robeson, S. B. Bacheller, W. H. Goldberg, H. B. McLean, J. A. Rush, S. Badt, A. H. Goldstein, A. M,cWilliams,Rozill Sadler, P. H. Balmer, Geo. S. Gum, C. O. Miller, Geo. W. Sanborn, J. Bancroft, W. M. Hainkel, J. M. Mimms, John A. Saux, G. Boehm, Geo. A. Harzen, E. Monlidous, L. Schwartz, M. Cartoon, Chas, G, •Hoffman, Louis,Jr.O'Neil, James A.- Seiden, Morris Gausse-, Robert, Jr. Hinckley, Hugh Pajewski, Charles. Seebotim, E. C. Coffin, G. W. - • • • • Hutcheson, E. T. Parker, Jeff. Davis Shwartz, N.-I. Gonniff,J, H, • • Hutchison, John Peck-••••, F. H•. •• Stern, Henry Coulonge Alex. J. Johnson, E. E. Petermann, Jacob Stern, Solomon DaleDl , ' KahnKh , G. Pettit, Absalom Strand, J. DamOnte, Joe, A, Kokosky, Herman Rahm~ " , ~P . Valbusch, Alb. H./ Denekamp, E. Kurtzj_&_ LI^. yjtj^, Cv^.* E. Rawlings, L. W. Vigo, Joseph Doran, Wm. LeviLi , SoSl l ReuterRt , GusG . A. Webb, George D. Dussel, Alex. ,, , Mayer, P. D. L. Rizzoti, John W. Wilson, W. K. '••• Exnicios, Sam R. Total, 85 members.' Initiated—Samuel R. Exnicios, Albert H. Valbusch, Charles G. Carlton,. Moise S. Steeg. Passed—Jeff. Davis Parker, S. R. Exnicios, A. H. Valbusch, Hugh Hink- ley, C. G. Carlton, M. S. Steeg. itaised—Jeff. Davis Parker, S. R. Exnicios, A. H. Valbusch, Hugh Hink- ley, C. G. Carlton, M. S. Steeg, George S. Balmer. Affiliated—H. C. Grube, Walter I. Amerman. Dted^Thomas G. Reddy, Jr., D. J. Searcy, D. S. Gaster, L. D. Cook, G> W. Neilson. Suspended—G. W. Dinkle, Wm. Seymour, H. W. Wilkinson, Samuel Per- berger.

MOUNT MORIAH LODGE No. 59. Chartered March 24th; 1849. Masonlo Hail, New Orleans. Meets first and third Tuesdays. OFFICERS. Oramel H. Simpson W. M. Louis J. Wunder.. J. D Robert W. Riordan..... S. W. James I. Richard ..Chaplain. Edward H. Walsdorf J. W. J. David Walker. M. of C. Richard Lambert Treasurer. Mark Sintes ) John A. Davilla •.. ..Secretary. Wm. J. Kearney...... f John H. Bowie .,... <.,'S. D. A. Barrera .Tyler. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 87

PAST MA STERS. . R Graham, J. Olle, R. Lambert, G. S., James I. Richard. P. G. M., L.Schneider, Francis M. Cook, Win. R. Lincoln, I. S. Richard. LIFE MBMBEE3. A. Barrera, George Benson, J. W. Black, P. M. MEMBERS. Avery, John Eberhardt, Allie Machray, Jas., Jr. Shropshire. C. W. Baker, S. F. W. Fitts, Henry L. Mallerich F. Shropshire, H. E. Baltar. Jos. T. Foto, Philip Marcour, Ralph 0. Sieward, A. H. Bell, Francis H. Freund, Paul McLeod. Malcolm Smith, Wm. G: Bell. Robert C. Garrett, A. G. Morris, E. J. Solomon. Ansel Birdreaux, Geo. W. Goodrich, I. T. Naghten, John E. Stan ton, W. C. Boulware, A Gross. Charles E. Newhauser. M. R. Stokey, Jules Brady, C. Milo Haughton, B. H. Owen, Robert O. Storck. Jacob A. Clifton, William Huhner, E. J. Pendleton. Wm. L. Stow, W. Corson, Chas. W. Huhner. George Popp, J. F. Thomas, Ed. W. Cramond. M. Kelly, Thomas Ringe, George Thomason, L. M. Crawley. C. Knoop, Otto Ritcher, A. F. Veros,' Aristos C. Davie. Wash. Lambert, John R. Roberts, David C. Wattleworth. J. R. Dell'Orto, Lnigi Lees, Ralph W. Roberts, Thos. H. Wilkinson. W. H. DePass, A. H. Lincoln,Charles K. Schertz, Christian Wolff. Is. S. DePass, D. A. Lindner, JohnF. Schmutz, Gaston Wood, Burris D. Di Trapaui, Ant. Machray, J. A. Sheen, D. Total, 87 members. Initiated—Robert O. Owen; E. J; Morris, John H. Bowie, Louis J. Wunder, Anthony Di Trapani. Aristos C. Veros. David Charles Roberts, Courtney W. Shropshire, J. David Walker, I. T. Goodrich, Francis Harney Bell. Passed and Baised— Robert 0. Owen, E. J. Morris. John H. Bowie, Louis J. Wunder. Anthony Di Trapani. Aristos C- Veros. David Charles Roberts, Courtney W. Shropshire. J. David Walker, I. T. Goodrich, Francis Harvey Bell, James Machray, Jr. Affiliated—Ralph. O. Marcour. Died—William E. Pendleton, Christian Redenbach, Henry L. Forbes.

GEORGE WASHINGTON LODGE No. 65. Organized 184 7. Chartered March 33, 1850. Masonic Hall, New Orleans. Meets flist and third Mondays. OFFICERS. Robert H. Welsh W. M. C. N. Chavigney S. D. B. Perkins S. W. H. 0. Andrews J. D. Frank F. Hyatt J. W. Oscar Schumert Chaplain. Wm. H. Rooney Treasurer. Ed. Harrison. Robert W. Irvine Secretary. Van Zandt Young. Stewards. Jacob Casper Tyler. PAST MASTERS. R. W. Irvine, W. H. Rooney, Oscar Schumert, Wm. H. James, Robert H. Welsh. LIFE MEMBERS. F. J. Kuhnholz, Jacob Sandak, Joseph R. Turck, William A. Wilson, Chas. Walker, Paul J. Christian. HONORARY MEMBER. James I. Richard, P. M. 88 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GKAND LODGE

MEMBERS. Apffiel, F. J. Degering, L. H. Kennedy, U. S. Rich, Isidore Armstrong, F. L. Edgely, R. W. Lester, H. S. Rooney, H. Bailey, H. J. Ellzey, Robert L. Lowe, E. P. Schumert, E. Baxter, Eugene Fink, John F. Macardhy, R. Stubbs, R. B., Jr. Billington, J. W. Ganucheau, Ed. Molitor, John, Jr. Stubbs, H. W. Bleakley, George Gilmore, Henry Munch, John Thurber, Thomas Boylan, L'hos. N. Goldstein, S. Neinaber, Jacob Wagner, F. B. Bryant, John W. Hirtzley, Theodore Norris, G. G. Weber, Acsalom Caspar, I. M. Holle, H. J. Ople, F. T. Wickliffe, J. C. Code, C. J. Hyatt, H. J. Ramos, H. C. Yeary, M. L. Code, Fred W. Kelly, John Remack, G. N. York'. E. J. Cronan, James Total, 63 members. Initiated—Charles Noel Chavigney, Edward Harrison, Theodore Hirtzley, Frank Fitzwilliam Hyatt, Abner Coburn Weston. . Passed—Charles Noel Chavigney, Edward Harrison, Theodore Hirtzley, Frank Fitzwilliam Hyatt. Raised—C. N. Chavigney, Ed. Harrison, Theo. Hirtzley, F. F. Hyatt, Jacob Neinaber. Affiliated John C. Wickliffe. Dimitted—Arthur R Chopin, Burton Troxell. Died—Frank Adams, George Code, Soloman Sandak.

HIRAM LODGE No. 70. Organized 1847. Chartered March 3d, 1850. Masonic Hall, New Orleans. Meets first and third Mondays. OFFICER*. David Ettinger W. M. J. S. Gerson S. D. Nicholas Schmitt S. W. H. A. Testard J. D. Isidore Grossman J. W. Hyman Hirsch '. . M. of C. P.S.Anderson Treasurer. M. H'eingold ..: ) „,„ . H. A. McGregor Secretary. S. U. Rosenthal i btewalds- John F. Ritchie Tyler. PAST MASTERS. O. Czarnowski, James Reid, • Ohas:L. McKenzie, , Henry Caspar, David Ettingsr. MEMBERS. Altman, David Gonseiiheim, Jos. Langlume, George Sincer, Louis Barcelo. Wm. H. Grossman, Adolph Levy, W. M. Sternberg, Jos. Brims, H. Grecmberg, Charles Mahler, E. W. Thiel, John Campbell, A. Grunewald, Rene McCarthy, R. Thomasou, T. H. Conn, Joseph Herbert, Victor Myerson," Simon Virgets, N. C. Cramptou, T. Hollander, La?. F, Parker, John J. Wellborn, W. D. Davis, D. M. Itzkovich, Jacob Pincus. Jos. Werner, Sol. Frentz, Charles Kaiser, H. B. Redding, Joseph F. Werner, Victor Garlick, Junius Kaiser, J. N. Richard, J. E. Werner, Victor Goldman, J. J. Keiffer, Isidore Rosenbaum, David Wolfson, J. N. Goldman, Sam. Kohlman, W. B. Rosenthal, W. U. Zetzmann, Wm. Total, 59 members. Initiated—J. J. Grossman, D. M. Davis, M. Feingold, George Langlume, James Reid, R. McCarthy. Passed and Raised—Walter D. Wellborn, J. S. Gorson, D. M. Davis, M Feingold, George Langiume, Jacob Itzkovich. IHmiUed—Louis Abramson. Died—Charles T. Hofl, F. Loeber. Reinstated—Junius Garlick. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 89

ALPHA-HOME LODGE No. 72. Alpha organized 1848. Home organized ]8'i5. Chartered as Alpha Home, February 14th, 1860. Masonic Hall, New Orleans, Meets first and third Tuesdays. OFFICERS. A. D. Kern W. M. F. J. Sharp...... J. D. CM. Hale S. W. A. Gordon Bakewell Chaplain. F. W. Breedlove J. W. R. G. Wimberly M. of C. H. G. F. Hubener Treasurer. Charles Hadesty., I o(n,,,i,,j. James A. Douglas Secretary. F. R. Fox \ btcwal(ls" J. Q. Gowland S. D. Wm. Jungblut Tyler. PAST .MASTERS. GeorgeJ.Pinckard, Edward Bell, Henry C. Dowty, Jos. E. Truch, P. D. D. G. M., Wm. S. J. Douglas, W. T. Jones, S. Parkinson. MEMBERS. Abadie, L. Desangles, A. J. Kearns, W. H. Morales, R. Adams, A. A. Desangles, A. L. Keifer, E. F. Morrison, J. W. Anderson, J. S. Dillon, Robt. Krantz, J. F. Murray. Wm. P. Andrews, C. A. Ehlert, J. M. Lagman,Octave A. Scott, Charles A. Armstrong, Wm. Ford,_F. B. Laugford, Henry Shannon, H. J. Baker, John Fox, ~R. A. Leggett, W. V Starr. Wm. Baltar, D. A. Freeland, Nick R. Lewis, P. H. Steen, C ark Barry, David Gitskey, Edward, Lewis, S. A. Schumacher, F. M. Betz, O. C. Gowland, Wm. Lollare, John H. Tharp, Henry Billington, J. E. Hauser, J. G. Manion, J. E. Vogt, H. R. Briard, R. A. Hoth, Jacob Marks, Edward Wenck, Jackson M.' Brinker, F. Houston, R. C. Marks, M. Will, Charles Carroll, E. F., Jr. Hunt, N. C. McGeary, Henry Woodlief, W. H. Clark, Wm. M. Jahncke. Fritz ' Mclntos'hIU™J.UOU,, J.... J*,.. Zeller^^..^A, ^L.. R. Cordiil, F. M. Kearns, Thomas Mooney, Frank T. Zerr, P. Total, 78 members. Initiated—Charles A. Hadesty, R. G. Wimberly, Thos. A. Oliver, N. S. Hoskins, J. G. Hauser, Louis R. Zeller. Robert Dillon, Edward Gitskey, E. E.- Wunsch, Andrew V. Wi'son,. W. P. Murray, J. Q. Gowland, Edward Marks, M. Karger, Leon B. Holzhalb. Passed—Charles A. Hadesty. R. G. Wimberly, Thomas A. Oliver, J. G Hauser, Louis R. Zeller, Kobert Dillon, Edward Gitskey, E. E. Wunsch' Andrew V. Wilson, W. P. Murray, J. Q Gowland, EdwardMarks, M. Karger- liaised— C. A. Hadesty, R. G. Wimberly, J. G. Hauser, Louis R. Zeller, Robert Dillon, Edward Gitskey, W. P. -Murray, J. Q. Gowland, Edward Marks. Affiliated—P. H. Lewis. Dimitted—Yf. H. Hill. Died—Wm. Veldeu, P. M., W. C. H. Robinson. Suspended,—M. V. Houlard, W. H. Green. Reinstated—W. H. Hill.

SABINE LODGE No. 75. Chartered March 4th, 1350. Fort Jesup, Sabine parish, La. Meets Saturday before second Sunday. OFFICERS. J. H. Caldwell W. M. J. C. Ryan...... J. D. J. W. Taylor S. W. . J. M. Franklin Chaplain. C. J. Law J. W. J. A. Tramel M. of C. W. R. Alford .Treasurer. M. B. Petty ! atpwn,.fl(i A. B. Rains ..Secretary. J. W. Tindal [ btewaiaf- Geo. R. Pattison S. D. F. V. Jackson Tyler. PAST MASTERS. J. M. Franklin, P. D. D. G. M., James H. Caldwell, D. D. G. M., J. W. Taylor. 90 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

MEMBERS. Cage, K. H.* Franklin, J. R. Jackson, W. F. Peters, W. H. Hines, C. T.* Franklin, T. J. Jones, Frank M. Ponder, Amos L. Asby, J. L. Gandy, Edward R. Lewis, Charles C. Prothro, R. S. Bailey, Daniel W. Hamlin, E. W. Manhein, H. Ramsey, T. J. Barlow. A. J. Hammond, A. A. MeNeely, Wm. E. Sibley, Wm. F. Bates, W. O. Horn. D~ . J*. Middleton, Jas. M. Sorell, Don E. Beard, C. S. Honck, Harry Middleton, W. R. Story. Jos. B. Cassidy, A. S. Hughes. J.'C. Middleton, W. S. Tramel~ ", T. M. Crump, S. D. Hyde, Wm. F. Oden. Israel C. Welch, John F. Estes, A. W. Jackson, Ishy Perkins, P. M. Wood, J. B. Total, 49 members. Initiated—Robert Sidney Prothro, Daniel W. Bailey, Edward R. Gandy, Thomas A. Clark, Thomas J. Lites, Henry C. Murphy. Passed—R. S. Prothro, D.. W. Bailey, E. R. Gandy, Frank M. Jones. Raised—R. S. Prothro, D. W. Bailey E. R. Gandy, William F. Sibley. Frank M. Jones. Affiliated—H. B. Thomason. Dimitted—R. W. Stoker, H. B. Thomason, J. M. Seever. Died—W. W. Moore. Suspended— W. C. Cox, W. H. Cox, L. B. Gay, W. B. Wood. Reinstated—C. S. Beard. . "•Honorary members.

QUITMAN LODGE No. 76. Chartered March 4th, 1850. Masonic Hall, New Orleans. Meets second and fourth Tuesdays. OFFICERS. J. C. Drew W. M. W. A. O'Donnell J. D. A. Salm S. W. E. H. Addtngton M. of C. B. A. Edwards. J. W. M. J. Evans " M. Levy Treasurer. A. S. Davidson . E. T. Duckert Secretary. Frank Soule Stewards. W.C.Peirce S. D. W. J. Richards. John Abbott Tyler. PAST MASTERS. G. L. Hall, Erich Brand, James E. Bays, Chas. V. Carroll, H. Dreyfus, S. I. Jay, W. C. Peirce, S. J. Flatow. A. H. Goodin, Gust. Keitz, George Johnston, LIFE MEMBERS. Ben Bloomfleld, Geo. Soule, P. M., C. W. Clark, A. H. Isaacson, P. M , W. H. McKay—5. MEMBERS. Alston, S. Ellis, Warren R. Johnson, F. H. O'Neal, W. P. Anderson, Wm. Forman. D. R. Jones, F. A. Peter, Chas. G. Benedict, John T.. Forno, L. Kouns, J. Radetzki, Gus. Berk son. Theo. Garcia, E. J. Lamphier, H. P. Rickey, R. S. . Boyd, John L. Garland, E. H. Landfried, Frank Schwarze, H. W. L. Brundige, J. P. Gill, Thos. M. Lavine. S. Soule, A. L. Cartwright, A. Gillian, William Levy, E. H. Soule, E. E. Cooley, LeV. Hallowav, Chas. Lipsher, George Stanstrary, H. J. Corry, E. J. Hansell, Wm. S. Lukowick. Izydor Thomson, P. H. Cortie, C. S. Harral, J. H. May bin, J. W. Verlander, W. J. Coyle, W. G. Herwig, P. F. McBride, R. S. Wadsworth.Geo.M. Crawford, S. R. Hoffman, C. E. . • McChesney, W. H. Wakeman, J. P. Dill, Louis M. Howard, T. J. McCann, Wm. S. Wood, Wallace Dow. William D. Ivy, E. D. Newman, Henry Xydias, Geo. A. Eichholz, F. W. Jay, John W. Noha, A. Total, 87 members. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 91

Initiated and Passed—John M. Harral. . Raised— Henry William Louis Schwarze, W. P. O'Neal. . Affiliated—J. W. Maybin. ' . • I>imitted—S. H. Marcuse. " ' Died—Silas Weeks, J. C. Carpenter, John A. Peel, P. M., Alex. Taylor, C. S. Kellogg, James McC. Whann, Thomas C. Herndon, P. M.

ST. JOSEPH LODGE No. 79. Stated meetings held at Newelton. Tensas parish, on first Wednesday in each month. Old charter restored February J3th, )874. OFFICERS. M. W. Bland '.'. ..W. M. McD. Watkins. Secretary. Leopold Elgutter.....; .S. W. Adolph Elgutter.. S. D. Felix Bock J, W. Jesse Marshall J. D. John Murdoch Treasurer. W. J. C. Austin Tyler. , . PAST MASTERS. H. R. Steele, T. W. Castleman, W. C. Michie, M. VV. Bland, Sol. Elgutter. MEMBER?. Bell, M. D . Goldberg, B. • Kalow, W. G. Moore, William Bondurant, A. Goldman, C. G. Levison, M. Morris, Daniel Cohn, A. Graves, C. E. Love, Abraham Nichols, C. J. Cordill, C. C. Harris, Herman Marx, Samuel Sachse, T. C, Douglass-, Geo. Hennessey, Ja,mes Meyer, Maurice Solomon, S. Dover; Joseph : Total, 27 members. Initiated—Maurice Meyer, Felix Bock, McD. >Wakins, Joseph Dover, Jesse Marshall, Abraham Love, Leopold DeUries, Robert W. Whitaker, J. F. Harper. Passed—Maurice Meyer, Felix Bock, McD. Watkins, Joseph Dover, Jesse Marshall, Abraham Love. liaised—Maurice Meyer, Felix Bock, McD. Watkins, Joseph Dover, Jesse Marshall, Abraham Love. Affiliated—Witiium D. Bell. Reinstated— Herman Harris, William Moore. BimUted—R. L. Parker. Died—H. A. Garrett, P.M.

MOUNT VERNON LODGE No. 83. Chartered March 4th, 1850. Logansport, DeSoto parish, La. Meets fourth Saturday in each month. OFF.CERS. J. W. Perk W. M. W. A. Land Secretary. John R. Nash S. W. R. J. Alexander S. D. John L. Grogan... J. W. C. R. Caraway J. D. A. M. Garrett.. Treasurer. W. R. Crosby Tyler. PAST MASTERS. R. M. Nash, James K. Pyle, W, M. Byrd. PKOCEEDINGS OF THE GKAND LODGE

MEMBERS. Bell, P. G. R. Hoard, D. L. Meade, Mike Smart, S. J. Bogel, J. M. Iverson, Henry J. Miller, W. F. Wall, J. E. Brook. Wm. G. Johnson, Geo/W. Noble, R. T. Wallace, J. M. Caraway, N. J. Johnston, G. W. Phillips, W. L. Wilson, Chas. Foshee,John H. Legg, Frank Price, E. E. Garrett, J. H. Liles, H. B. Prichard, J. L. Total, 31 members. Initiated—Henry J. Iverson. Passed—J. B. Bixler, Henry J. Iverson. Raised—Frank Legg, Henry J. Iverson. Affiliated—P. G. R. Bell. Died—John A. Bixon, P. M. Expelled— W. J. Headrick.

OLIVER LODGE No. 81 Chartered Marcli 4th, 1850. Alexandria, Rapides parish, La. Meets first and third Wednesdays in each month. OFFICERS. H. H. White W. M. W. E. Huffman J. D. Harry Haas S. W. Julius Levin Chaplain. A. B. Hardeman J. W. C. F. Contois Marshal. L. P. Whittington Treasurer. William Polk M. of C. Algernon Hilton Secretary. C. N. Adams ) A. R. Choppin ^ S. D. Isaac Rosenthal \ B. Gilberg Tyler. PAST MASTERS. J. M. Barrett, P. D. D. G. M., J. G. White, P. D. D. G. M., T. Clements, George A. Kelly, H. W. S. Lund, C. Goldenberg, R. C. Rogers, Sol. Hess, C. F. Crockett, J. L. Wilson, John J. Ferguson,. Henry St. John G. A. Staples. LIFE MEMBERS. Julius Levin, P. M., J. C. Wise. MEMBERS. Abbott, E. L. Dunn, John Maddox, R. G. Shevnin, John Adams, Furney Ehrstein, B. Mallqy, M. S. Simmons, R. O. Adams. C. N. Fellows. Sam. Martin, Robert Smith, L. E. Alexander, J. W. Flower, W. P. McCaiin. F. H. Snelling, J. P. Baker, J. E. Gehr, Gus. McGinnis, J. I. Stewart, Thos. D. Ball, J. N. Gibson, W. I. Mitchell. J. W. Swayze, C. C. Bauer, Achille, Ginsberg, B. Neal, Joe. J. Texada, J. W. Baynard, L. B., Jr. Goldberg, J. M. Pottingill, A. Tildon, R. E. Render, J. M. ' Harris, W. C. Randolph. R. L. Thompson, R. F. Blackman. W. F. Hill Wm. Roberts, Geo. A. Tunney, Joseph Boone, R. M. Hoover. M. J. Roberts. H. R, Warshauer, Sam. Boutte, C. S. Hudson', A. G. Rosenthal, Jonas Watts. G. O. Caplan, Davis Hudson, W. C. Rubin, Sam. Weil, Ben. Chase, H. B. Hynson, D. W. Sanford, Wm. Wrettermark. A. Clark, H. T. Johnston, J. M. Schmalinski, E. Wheadon, T.' C. Connerly. S. L. Knowles, Geo. D. Schmalinski, Sam. Wilson, J. M. Craig, J. W. Lehman, D. Schmalinski, Sid. Wilson, Lee Davoiit, A. R. Levin, Jacob ; Seiss, Isaac E. Wilson. Geo. C. Dorsett, Oran Total, 100 members. Initiated—David Henry Duncan, M. L. Clark, James Newton Gates, Jesse Pearce Gates, John C. Blackman. Pmsed~D. H. Duncan, W. B. Gay., liaised—J. M. Goldberg, Joe. J. Neal. OP THE STATE OP LOUISIANA. 93

Affiliatedr-J. W. Mitchell, C. F. Contois, Milton J. Hoover,, W. P. Hayne, A. R. Choppin. Dimitted—Vf. P. Hayne, Charles S. Elms. Died—Charles G. E. Sleet, Simon Weil. Suspended—Adolph Rosedale, James T. Sumrall, D. H. Mays, Robert Martin. Reinstated—Robert Martin.

LAFAYETTE LODGE No. 87. Chartered March 4th, 1850. Pattersonville, St. Mary parish. La. Meets first and third Thursdays in each month. OFFICEBS. W. H. Kramer W. M. Bernard Levy Secretary. Henry Hausmann S. W. Alt. Levy.. S. D. T. W. Tarleton J. W, J. A. Duplan J. D. Robert Vetter Treasurer. W. N. Gooch Tyler. PAST MASTERS. J. A. Loret, Henry Hausman, T. W. Tarleton, W. H. Kramer, Alfred Levy. LIFE MEMBER. Bernard Levy, P. M., P. D. D. G. M. MEMBERS. Bauer, A. Levy, Louis Peterson, C. H. Schwartz, J. Hausmann, D. Norman, Henry Richardson, J. E. Stansbury, A. J. Hausmann, F. Norman, W. Rentrop, O. V. Watford, James N. Total, 21 members. Dimitted—C. E. Larraway. ,

CYPRESS LODGE No. 89. Benton, Bossier parish, La. New charter, February 12, 1890. Meets Thursday on or before full moon in each month OFFICERS. H. W. Ogden W. M. S. H. Dowell S. D. B. A. Kelly S. W. J. L. Scales J. D. L.E.Wallace J. W. J. M. Brown Chaplain. L. G. Smith Treasurer. G. A. Wise I yto ,, C. O. Gayle Secretary. R. E. Wyche j" bte" aicK Joseph E. Adger Tyler. PAST MASTERS. John T. Gardner, Chester Smith, T. G. Tidwell, H. W. Ogden, W. H. Scanland, A. R. Thompson. MEMBERS. Abney, W. A. Fleming, (i. T. Martin, W. A. Thompson. J. B. Alexander. G. D. Hicks, J. W. Murff, A. J. Vance. S. W. Callaway, I. M. Hobbs, P. G. Scanland, A. D. Wise, Braxton Colier, R. S. Hughes, Win. J. Seabaugh, J. P. Wise, J. F. Denton. O. R. Logan, J. C. Smith, L. W. Zuber, A. R. Elder. I. F. Martin, I. H. Thomas, S. M. Total, 39 members. 94 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GBAND LODGE

Initiated^-James Conway Logan, John Lytle Scales, Robert Beverly Hill, Orville Eice Benton, Robert Emmet Wyche. Clinton Oliver Gayle, Jethro Judson Crouch, John Breckenridge Adger, William Abraham Zeigler. Passed—L. G. Smith, A. D. Scanland, J. C. Logan, J. L. Scales, R.-B. Hill," O, R. Deuton, R. E. Wyche, C. O. Gayle. ,-..., Raised—L. G. Smith, A. D. Scanland, J. C. Logan, J. L. Scales, O. R. Denton, S. W. Vance, R. E. Wyche, C. O. Gayle. A-fflliated—Putnam Gould Hobbs, John Marshall Brown, Jesse Franklin Wise, Samuel Milton Thomas. Dimitted—W. H. Kemp.

BELLEVUE LODGE No. 95. Chartered January 24th 1851. Haughton, Bossier parish, La. Stated meetings, second Friday ol each month. OFFICERS. J. W. Elston W. M. W. H. Bledsoe Secretary. W. B. Hi-kman S. W. Tom Hickman S. D. H. H. Barnacastle J: W. J. G. Barnett J. D. C. D. Sandidge Treasurer. J. E. Burch...... Tyler. PAST MASTERS. J. A. Snider, H. Barnaca«tle, J. W. Elston, C. D. Sandidge, W. D. Wadley. MEMBERS. Alien, John W. Bush, Jasper Griffin, D. E. Oilom, M. Allen, P. D. Colbert, W. W. Hall, J. B. Offilvie, J. R. Bates, James M. Durdin, G. W. Hall, Marion Rogers, A. J. Braden, T. N. Edwards, J. Ford Mathews, H. C. Snioer, T. H. Brandt, W. C. Gray, C. J. ' Mobley, Jesse W. Total, 30 members. Initiated—Luther E. McDade, Thornton H. Snider. Passed and Raised—Thornton H. Snider.

ST. HELENA LODGE No. 96. Chartered February 2'2d, ] 851. Greeusburg, St. Helena parish, La Me3ts Saturday before third Sunday in each month. OFFICERS. John Freiler W. M. A. P. Richards S. D. W. S. Hutchinson S. W. R. E. Womack J. D. J.B.Gill J. W. M. A. Strickland M. of C. C. M. vSitman :...Treasurer. M. C. Wilson ) „. W. E. Hamberliu Secretary. E. B. Watson f bt( J. M. Hiitchison Tyler. PAST MASTERS. John Freiler. W. S. Hutchinson, R. E. Womaek, M. A. Strickland, P. D. D. G. M., A. P. Richards, John Durnin, LIFE MEMBERS. C. H. Allen, W. L. Thompson. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA; 95

MEMBERS. Burton, C. E. Hamberlin,.W. G. Methvin, T. J. Taylor, G. R. Burton, R. Y. Holland•••••- • » -i , J-w . A» . •Mixon» r • , j~*Geo . WTIT . Thompson, O. T. Boyd, D. K. Holland, W. T. McClendon, H. P. Vacher, L. C. Cole, J. W. Lambert, J. W, Powell, J. W. Varnado, G. R. Cole, T. R. Matthews, W. W; Richardson; J. A. Watson, James P. Day, T. G. Methvin, A. D. . Sitman, G. W. Wilson""" , J. E," , Sr. Freiler, F. J. Total, 39 members. Initiated—Thomas Joshua Methvin, Leonard Charles Vacher, Frederick Jacob .Freiler. Passed and Raised—Thomas Joshua Methvin, Leonard Charles Vacher, Frederick Jacob Freiler, Clarence Ernest Burton. Affiliated—William Thomas Holland. Died—Austin A. Smith. Dimitted—D. D. Day. Suspended—J'. A. Addison, C. N. Reeves. Reinstated—R. Y. Burton, D. D. Day.

HERMITAGE LODGE No. 98. Chartered January 2lst, 1851. Masonic Hall, New Orleans. Meets first and third Thursdays. OFFICERS. Frank L. Martin. W. M. H. R. Fine. .Chaplain. Caspar P. Gelbke S. W. Saml. T. Preis M. of C. L. R. Hoover J. W. Ed. J. Clark , Horace Vallas Treasurer. A. H. Dicks. Geo. S. Pettit Secretary. C. W. Groff. Stewar Js. C. H. Solanis S. D. D. V. Sweetmau T. C. Holm J; D. L. A. Hufft '. Tyler. PAST MASTERS. Horace Vallas, George S. Pettit, P. D. D. G. M., J. D. Taylor, J. H. H. Taylor, W. D. White, J. L. G. Jackson, Frank L. Martin. MEMBERS. Andrews, Samuel Burt, T. R. Hays, Win. Prowell, J. J. Ashby, Lewis Casey, John P. Henrich, J. H. Putnam, E. J. Atkinson, B. Coats, Will. J. Hester, C. E. Reich, John Balmer, V. A. Cook, A. G. Hollander, M. F. Reynes, Joseph Bauer, L. DeSaussure, H. D. Huber, Wm. Rogers, Walter H. Baumann, August Drumm, R. W. Huey, W. R. P. Rosser, J. B., Jr. Baxter, W. N. Dunn, J. D. N. Hufft" " , "Fred" '. Ryan, P. Beattie, John Espinosa, M. Illy, Carl Stich, Wm. Berry, P. Feste, Ernest Jannarelli, A. B. Titche, Bernard Blatter, R. L. Fichtenburg, H. Kustaborder, J. F. Trouilly, C. R. Bollwitt, C. F. Gelbke, Chas. F. Miller, John Ulrich, Paul Bosse, E. C. Gomila, J. H. Miller, C. H. Vienna, A. Brandt, L. Hannegrif, E. W. Morgan, Will J. Werlein, P. Brown, F. G. Hardie. C. M. Preis, R. L. Whitney, G. E. Brummer. Theo. Harte, E. P. G. Preis, E. B. Wieland, L. Burk, J. H. Total, 79 members. Initiated—Joel J. Prowell, D. V. Sweetman, Julius Goslin, Charles W. Groff, R. K. Toledano. Edwin C. Kohn, Charles Arnold, L. J. Dcsmare," Darius A. Groff. Passed and Raised—Joel J. Prowell, D. V. Sweetman. Charles W. Groff, P. A. Balmer, Charles F. Gelbke, Paul Ulrich. Affiliated—T. R. Burt. Dlmitted—Severin Sporl. Reinstated—Burt Atkinson. 96 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GEAND LODGE

FRANKLINTON LODGE No. 101. Chartered January 21 st, 1851. Franklinton, Washington parish, La. Stated meetings, first Saturday of each month

OFFICERS. Jacob E". Wood W. M. Adolpb Gayer Secretary. Jacob K. Johnson S. W. W. P. Fussell S. D. Prentiss B. Carter J. W. James L. Bateman.. . J. D. T. M. Kabington Treasurer. A. C. Pool Tyler. PAST MASTERS. C. D. Ott, C. J. Burcb, W. A. Burris, J. E. Wood, T. I). Foil. LIFE MEMBERS. , J. E. Morris, P. M., Jacob Masree, P. M., Welcome Penny, J. E. Burch, W. W. BabinRton, R. Babington, P. M., J. R. Wood, P. M. J. M. Burris, P. M. MEMBERS. Bankston, J. L. Brumdeld, M. E. Magee, Marcus F. Ott, E. W. Banghman. H. H. Brumfield, U. J. Magee, R. D. Pierce, James Bickham, A C. Burkhalter, J. S. Masee, Wni. Richardson, S. P. Bickham, C. M. Burris, J. M., Jr. McElveen, M. Simmons, H. N. Bickham, L. A. Byrd, P. N. Miller, M. N. Simmons, J. N. Bickham, Wm. E. Graves, T. J. Miller, Wm. N. Smith, Jerry W. Brock, James M. Haley, K T. Morris, C. P. Sullivan, W. M. Brown, F. M. Knight. George Myles, Edw. Wascom, P. Y. Brumfield, L. A. Magee, D. N. Ott, I. W. Wood, Morgan E. Total, 56 members. Initiated—Jacob Kinza Johnson, John Morgan Kemp. Passed—Jacob Kinza Johnson. Raised—Jacob Kinza Johnson. Affiliated—Yf. W. Babington. Reinstated—Edw. Myles, C. P. Morris. Died—Edward McCain, H. G. Magee, Whit Pierce.

LOUISIANA LODGE1 No. 102. Chartered January 23a, 185], Masonic Hall, New Orleans. Stated meetings, first and third Thursday evenings.

OFFICERS. C. E. Fenner, Jr, W. M. B. M. Gilbert J. D. H. H. Jones S. W. W. S. Campbell M. of C. J. Z. Spearing J. W. F. Loeber, Jr "I J. B. Parker Treasurer. M. Wellborn i c, . JohnB. Groves Secretary. C. W. Stnmpf j Rewards. R. D. Screven Chaplain. J. C. Neilson j R. Peete S. D. H. A. Palfrey Organist. Joseph D. Dantagnan Tyler. PAST MASTERS. Alex. K. Finlay, L. Luderbach, James Rainey, R. D. Screven. Owen Gernon, E. J. Madden, H. F. Rugan. T. D. Wharton, J.W. Keeffe, V. Meyer, L. F. Reynaud, W. H. Watklns. THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 97

MEMBERS. Arms, W. E. Emery, R. L. Isaacson, H. M. Parker, John M.,Jr. Aschaffenburg, A. Ewing, Robt. Ittman, J. Rainold, Frank E. Baldwin, A. Faust, Wm. C. Janney, J. Rebentisch, C. G. Barksdale, I. W. Fenn, F. C. Jordan, Wm. Renaud, W. H. Bonito. F. A. Ferrandou, H. A. Joseph, L. H. Renner, F. L. Bowers, George F. Finley, W. W. Kaufman, Louis Romanski, H. J. Buchanan, J. A. Ford, F. Codman Link, C. J. Ross, J. W. Busch, Fred Gardner, S. P. Lipman, J. Smith, W. S. Brewer. W. P. Gardner, L. H. Marthe, Leon Smith, P. F. Carter, W. J. Garner, G. G. Mathers, John, Jr. Spano, Paul Chamberlain, C. H. Gernon, Robert Mathews, W. B. Stokes, Chas. A. Chandler, C. A. Gibbens, W. J. Maunsell, E. S. Stream, E. L. Chaplain, H. C. Hansard, H. E. Merrick, E. T., Jr. Swetman, Jos. W. Clark, P. C. Hay, Alex. Metz, A. L. Tebo, A. G. Coleman, H. I). Heaslip, S. F. Miller, W. C. Trotot, J. A. Cormier, Louis E. Henderson, S., Jr. Montgomery, R. B. Trust. A. M. Cormier, C. E. Hill, J. D. Nathan, G. McD. Walker, W. L. Cotting, C. C. Hoft, Geo. C. North, Thomas P. Weber, A. Cummings. A. N. Hoffman, W. H. Norton, Thos. B. Will, T. C. Dannenmann, F. Horton, C. L. Olliphant, S. R. WTitlierspoon, J. T. Ellis, T. C. W. Hughes, W. L. Total, 108 members. Initiated—Marshall Wellborn, W. P. Lucke, Edward Jahncke, J. C. Neilsen,iC. W. Stumpf, F. Loeber, Jr., Jacob Engler, W. T. Cooney. Passed — Marshall Wellborn, Edward Jahncke, J. C. Neilsen, C. W. Stumpf, F. W. Loeber, Jr., Jacob Engler, W. T. Cooney. Bafeed—Marshall Wellborn, J. C. Neilson, C. W. Stumpf, F. Loeber, Jr. Affiliated—E. C. Chaytor. Dimitted—J. G. Baker, Seaton Norman, N. T. Brown, E. WaiJes, J. T. Morel, B. C. Cushman. Died—A. L. Abbott, P. M.; C. K. Drew, W. C. Knight, E. A. Palfrey, Douglas West, George C. Rice. Suspended—W. D. Alverson, E. I. Kurshoedt, B. B. Howard, W. H Pilcher, R. E. Steele. Reinstated—B. C. Cushman.

RUSTON LODGE No. 106. Chartered January 31st, 1852. Ruston, Lincoln parish, La. Stated Meetings, second Saturday and fourth Monday in each month. Name changed from Vienna, 1892.

OFFICERS. N. B. Null W. M. W. J. Norris J. D. R. Roberts S. W. J. L. Pitts Marshal. J. C. Griggs J. W. T. J. Mangham M. of C. G. W. Braswell Treasurer. C. H. Carson, Jr Chaplain. W. S. May Secretary. A. W. Norris ) W. J. Everett S. D. L. T. Kirkland j G. W. Edmlnston Tyler.

PAST MASTERS. T. J. Mangham, W. E. Redwine, M. A. Lawrence, N. B. Null, R. Roberts, E. L. Kidd. D. D. G. M. LIFE MEMBER. J. R. Ball. 98 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

MEMBERS. Adams, Robert L Rhea, C. H. Mabry, J. T. Sauls, W. B. Allen, C. W. , Dodd, D. J. McBride, J. S. Shell, John . Bond, J. "L. Duncan, W. K. McGee, J. G. Skinner, Sara. Brooks, R. F. Finley, T, B. McLendon, L. F. Smith, Hugh A. Brothers, A. M. Graham,, E. M. Moss, .H. J. Y. Smith, W. J. Carrell, W. R. GoodenoughGdh , CC. S. Newcomb, Frank Smith, K. S. Caver, J. R. Gutharie, W. W. Oxford, A. G. Thompsonp, , B. F. Colvin, G. H., Sr. Harrel), R. F. Pyrkle, L. H. WalkerWlk , C. FF. Colvin, C. C. .. Herget,A. M. Rasherry, R. J. Walker, T. L. Colvin, J. P., Sr. Hodges, W. H. Easberry, T. L. Walmsley.R.M.,Jr. Colvin, A. F. HHuey , J . MM. Ray, J. G. Watts, C. J. Cook, W. H. Johnston, J. F. Russ, R. E. White, S. L. Davis, M. A. Laurie, Hall Robinson, W. C. Wright, J. M. Delony, M. Lawrence, C. H. Total, 71 members. Initiated^-Robert Lynn Adams, James W. Smith, Robert Miller Walms- ley, Jr., John Lawrence Pitts. Passed—R. L. Adams, R. M. Walmsley, Jr., John L. Pitts. .Raised—Joseph A. Greene, R. L. Adams, R. M. Walmsley, Jr., John L. Pitts. Affiliated—D. J. Dodd, L. T. Kirkland, Sam. Skinner, C. H. Lawrence, W. R. Carrell. Dimitted—Joseph A. Greene, Thomas R. Hardin, T. J. Autrey, W. W. White, C. E. Colvin, A. P. Foster. Died—3. H. Martin, W. P. Gaar. Reinstated—-T. L. Rasberry, R. F. Harre.ll.

SPARTA LODGE No. 108. Chartered January 31st, 1852. Rechartered December 24th, 1886. Bienville, Blenvllle parish, La. Stated meetings, fourth Saturday in each month. OFFICERS. A. L. Crowson W. M. J. A. Henson Secretary. S. T. Neal ". S. W. H. M. King S. D. J. C. Smith J. W. L. J. Luckey ..J. D. G.F.Wilson Treasurer. R. M. Crowson '... Tyler. PAST MAS.TERS. H. M. King, J. D. Head. MEMBERS. Campbell, C. W. Edwards, B. P. Neal, A. J. Sullivan, P. R. Campbell, W. O. Havard, J. C. Oden, Henry G. Webb, J. P. Crawford, E. A. Koonce, R. A. Sprawls, J. J. Total, 31 members. Initiated—William Floyd Sullivan, Thomas Warllan Neal. Passed—Wm. F. Sullivan. liaised—W. O. Campbell. Affiliated—A. J. Neal. . Dimitted—3. N. Blume.

HARRISONBURG LODGE No. 110. Chartered January 21st, 1852. Harrisonburg, Catahoula parish, La. Stated meetings, second and fourth Wednesdays in each month. OFFICERS. D. N. Thompson W. M. George W. Pearce Secretary. J. C. Segrist S. W. J. B. Boatner S. D. Albert Hailey J. W, John B. McClendon J. D. H. C. Holloman Treasurer. A. B. Cantwell Tyler. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 99

PAST MASTERS. James Forsythe, P. D. D. G. M., H. B. Taliaferro. P. D. D. G. M., • J. F. Ellis, William H. Holloman, D. N. Thompson.

•• . MEMBERS. Blackmail, J. C. Dempsey, M. Hardin, J. C. Rhinehart. Thos. Carter, P. H. Fairbanks, S. D. Holloman, Carey Watson. W. J. Cotton, G. S. Total, 21 members. Initiated—George Washington Pearce, Henry Washington Bethard, Albert Hailey. John Booth McClendon, Thomas James Wilson, Paschal Peolia Bates Warren Stone Dorsey, James Govan Taliaferro, Isaac Hudson Boatner. Passed—George Washington Pearce, Henry Washington Bethard, Albert Hailey, John Booth McClendon, Thomas James Wilson, Paschal Peolia Bates, Warren Stone Dorsey, James Govan Taliaferro, Noah Reddick Cotton. Raised—George W. Pearce, Albert Hailey, John Booth McClendon. Died—W. E. Gaulden, John P. Eouton. Reinstated— Thomas Rhinehart.

URIM LODGE No. 111. Chartered February 2d, 1853. Calhoun, Ouachita parish, La. Stated meetings, Saturday before full moon of each month. OFFICERS. J. D. Goodson W. M. W. V. Brownlee J. D. J. N. Winninger .S. W. M. A. Childs Chaplain. H. B. Finklea J. W. N. G. Watson Marshal. S. K. Finklea Treasurer. C. H. Peevy ) N. E. Calhoun Secretory. H. L. Eubanks j D. N. Barrow S. JD. W. F. Carelton Tyler

PAST MASTERS. A. L. Calhoun, C. H. Peevy, C. T. Hines, G. L., H. C. Henry, M. A. Childs. LIFE MEMBERS. A. W. Sheppard, P. M. MEMBERS. Anders, W. H. Evans, R. A. Hail, R. A. Partin, R. M. Bryant, I. T. Fleming, S. J. Hammons, M. Pipes. J. E. Butler, G. W. Garland, J. A. Huneycutt, M. H. Pipes, S. W. Camp, S. N. Gentry, T. C. Maxey, J. M. Watson, T. I. Carleton, J. W. Griggs, N. L. McKenzie, G. F. Youhg, W. R. Collins, J. M. Total, 37 members. Initiated—Hardy L. Barnes, William "Vinson Brownlee, .Henry L. Eubanks, Thomas Ivy Watson, David Nicho'as Barrow, Norris Eugene Cal- houn, Alger Boyd Kidd. Passed—H. L. Barnes, W. V. Brownlee, H. L. Eubanks, T. I. Watson, D. N. Barrow, N. E. Calhoun. Raised—W. V. Brownlee, H. L- Eubanks, T. I. Watson, D. N. Barrow, N. E. Calhoun. Dimitted—J. M. Griggs, M. G. Jenkins. Died—R. M. Brooks, P. M. 100 PROCEEDINGS OP THE GRAND LODGE

SHEEVEPORT LODGE No. 115. Chartered January 27th, 1853. Shreveport, Caddo parish, La. Stated meetings, first and third Thursdays of each month. OFFICERS. J. J. L. Goodman W. M. Henry M. Weil S. D. R. J. Porter S. W. L. C. Bishop J. D. «T. B. Harding J. W. E. W. Jackson I •otpwal.(,(, Simon Hohenthal Treasurer. Joseph Benson j otewai as,. James D. Jenkins Secretary. G. W. McDuffie Tyler. PAST MASTERS. B. P. Barker, John J. Scott, F. A. Tusten, J. D. Lee, P. D. D. G. M., P. D. D. G. M., P. D. D. G. M., John D. Wagner, J.• J-. L- . Goodman- - , H. Florsheim• • , Ben- . Holzman- • , sid. H. Florsheim, Wm. Winter, G. W. McDuffie, W. T. Boiling. MEMBERS. Allen, E. G. Eastham, J. H. Klein, Bernard Schwing, S. C. Bahr, Simon Fisher, L. H. Leadman, Charles Serwieh, Frank Barlow, T. L. Florsheim, S. L. Lemle, Isaac Scovell, Noah Barron, Isaac Frank, Moses Le Rosen, David Silverstein, R. Bechtell, H. W. Gallagher, F. E. Levi, Julius Simon, J. C. Belcher, W. C. Gillespie, G. M. Levy, Max. M. Smith, J. D. H. Benjamin, E. Goldman, H. Linman, H. Sorrell, J. A. Benjamin, Louis Goldstein,S. Lyon, J. J. Sutherlin, W. K. Benson, Meyer Hail, W. A. M'cDuffie, L. M. Tarkington, A. R. Boazman, H. C. Hart, H. S. Meyer, Jacques Thompson, W. H. Boetz, C. Harris, C. H. Meyer, Theodore Wagner, A. J. Braunig, S. Hicks, S. H. Mooty> Robert F. Wagner, L. G. Bryson, T. J. Holbert, J. W. Mottley, James A. Washburn, D. A. Bullard, W. C. Hunter, W. H., Jr. Patterson, R. J. M. Weiler, -A. Busbey, W. H. Jarrett, W. P. Phillips, J. M. Whitohead, T. P. Cuppler, H. R, Jeffries~ ~ • , J". L. Phillips, F. E. Wolff, A. Deal, Charles Kahn, Arthur T. ^itluck, M. Young, K. A. Dreyfus, S. G. Kahn, Aaron Roinheimer, H. E. Zwally, Henry Dreyfuss, I. T. Keys, E. S. Total, 94 members. Initiated—A. M. Kaufman, John Burriss Harding, Robert F. Mooty, J. C. Buchanan. Passed—E. S. Keys, C. H. Harris, J. B. Harding, Robert F. Mooty. Ba-lned—Jj. C. Bishop, E. S. Keys, K. A. Young, C. H. Harris, J. B. Harding, Robert F. Mooty. Affiliated—J. D. H. Smith. Dtmitted—A. P. Burros, George G. Thomas, Jeffries K. Condon. Suspended,—R. L. Endom, A. 15. Lewis.

ACACIA LODGE No. 116. Chartered January 17tt), 1854. Plaquemine, Iberville parish, La. Stated meetings, third Friday in each month. OFFICERS. W. J. Thiry W. M. A. A. Browne S. D. H. N. Slier burne, Jr S. W. F. E. Trux worth J. D. C. P. Han-ell J. W. John McDonald 1 „, „ , Jacob Me Williams Treasurer. W. T. Lyford \ btewdrcts- Alex. Jeffreys Secretary. L. Silber Tyler PAST MASTERS. J. W. Austin. Louis Lozano, A. A. Browne, Wm. L. Erwin C.'K. Schwing, 0. G. Browne, W. J. Thiry. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 101

MEMBERS. Blouin, R. R. Hill, J. E. Postell, P. S. Singletary, A. B. Booksh, C. E. Hoell, Angust D. Rhodes, Lyman P. Singletary, A. G. Brown, J. C. Holloway, WW. A. Richard, O. O. • Skelly, Saml. Burcham, P. Jumel, Allen Bobbins, James B. Talbot, Ed. B. Caneza, Edward Laplace, John Robertson, A. S. Tully, L. M. . Colin, Mayer Leblanc, Simon Rosser, James L. Ventress, W. W. Creever, J. F. Leche, Ed. D. Scharff, M. Wailes" , Geo. B~ . N' . D'Hemecourt, J. A.Levy, M. L. Scharff, Theo. Wallenburg, F. A. Dinwiddie, Wm. S. Lopez, W. E. Schlater; T. W. Wilbert, Fred. Eberhardt, Wm. McCardle, T. S. Schwing, S.'P. Williams, L.. K. Epstein, D. Melancon, Elpheze Schwing, E. B. Wilson, John M. Ferchaud, John B. Murrell, Goo. R. Silber, Mitchell Yokey, C. H. . , Gutekunst, Chas. Posey, F. E. Silber, Louis Total, 66 members: Initiated, Passed and Raised—L. M. Tully, John M. Wilson. Dimitted—A. S. Burns. Died—J. M. Holloway. Siispended—Henry Wilbert.

MILFORD LODGE No. 117. Chartered January 21 th, 1854. Hope Villa P. O , EastBatbn Rouge parish, La. Stated meetings, Saturday on or before full moon of each month. OFFICERS.- H. T. Brown W. M. J. L. Vialet S. D. R. E. Webb S. W. J. O. Edmonston J. D. W. P. Dixon .J. W. W. A. Sibley Chaplain. E. D. Dixon Treasurer. V. L. Dixon M. of C. H. M. Cooper Secretary. S. A. Bankston Tyler. PAbT MASTERS. O. A.!BuIlion, H. T. Brown, D. H. Dyer, A. B. Booth, Pliney Puckett. LTFE MEMBER E. A. Dixon. MEMBERS. Packwood, G. H.. Conerly, L. W. Hillman, J. W. St. Amant, Joseph P. G. M.* ' Courtney, J. N. Littles, John M. St. Amant, P. T. Hines, C. T.* Foreman, O. H. Osterberger, A. V. Alber, F. A. Hareison, W. D. St. Amant, A. Total, 26 members. Initiated—William A. Sibley, Samuel H. Rheams. Passed and Raised— William A. Sibley. Reinstated—A. B. Booth. Died—Venance St. Amant. 'Honorary members

DELHI LODGE No. 130. Chartered January 17th, 1854. [Name changed from Deerfleld, 1873 ] Delhi, Rich- land parish, La. Stated meetings, Saturday on or before full moon of each month. OFFICERS. F. A. Miles W. M. W. A. Spiers J. D. W. L. Cooper S. W. J. A. Snyder ... .Chaplain. R. A. Gibson J. W. Fred Cook M. of C. W. S. Buchanan Treasurer. A. W. Dunham ) A. B. Armstrong Secretary. J. L. Newcomer f W. McG. Dollerhide S. D. M. A. Armstrong Tyler. 102 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

PAST MASTERS. S.,Stein, A. B. Armstrong, N. Collins, J. M. Barrier. W. A. Spires, E. Karpe, J. P. Trezevant, MEMBERS Packwood, Geo.H, , Fell, D. W. Karpe, Benjamin Roberts, E. B. P. G. M.* , Graves, P. S. Kelley, John Robinson, J. H. Andrews, F., Jr. Griffin, T. M. Leggett, J. A. Rundell, E. L. Berry, G. W. Griffin, W. E. Levy, Ernest Snyder, C. G. Birdson, S. E, Hawley, R. H, Montgomery, G. W. Tharp, E. E. Bloom, B. I. HerringjJ. D. Montgomery, E. 0. Thomson, E. W. Buchanan, J. Me. Hirsch, T. Munholland, C. T. Thomson, J. E. Buie, D. Holloway, W. W. Mnnholland, J. M. Trezevant, J. W. TDresser, J. M. Hulse, F. G. Myrick, D. M. White, H. O. Dunham, C. B. Jackson, Andrew Pool, B. S. Winnbish, W. A. Dunham, E. C. Jessap, S. T. Quattlebaum,A.M. Total, 58 members. Initiated—John Kelley, Andrew Jackson, George Washington Berry, Jody L. Newcomer, Benjamin Karpe. Passed—W. E. Griffin, J. Kelley, A. Jackson, G. W. Berry, J. L. New- comer, Lazard Kern, Ernest Levy, Benjamin Karpe. liaised—W. E. Griffin, E. L. Rundell, J. Kelley, A. Jackson, G. W. Berry, J. L. Newcomer, E. Levy, Benjamin Karpe. . Affiliated—F. G. Hulse. Died—H. D. Brings, P. M. Suspended—G. W. Easton, J. V. Trezevant. 'Honorary member.

MACKEY LODGE No. 122. Chartered January 20th, 1854. Hinggold, Blenyille parish, La. Stated meetings, first Saturday of each month.

OFFICERS. W. T. Stevens W. M. C. A. Stevens S. D. T. G. McGraw S. W. J. W. Cook J. D. C. C. Allums J. W. W. A. Martin Chaplain. L. C. Page Treasurer. F. N. Ha'per ) otBwnrrla U. N. Page Secretary. B. H. Evans \ btewards- A. Tucker -....Tyler. PAST MASTERS.' L. C. Page, U. N. Page, P. D. D. G. M. T. G. McGraw' W. T. Stevens. LIFE MEMBERS John B. Scott, P. M., W. A. Martin—?.

MEMBERS. Booth, J. B. Graves, T. P. Page, W. J. Tucker, J. E. C. Booth, W. F. Hall, H. J. Perry, J. B. Tucker, S. C. Bryant, H. Martin, T. J. Perry, J. C. Wilson, L. E. Cook, J. J. McElroy, W. T. Thomas, J. B. Woodward, J. E. .Corley, W. L. Nettles, W. T. Total, 30 members Initiated—Lewis Edwin Wilson, Daniel Union Hicks. Passed, and liaised—Claude Clinton Allums, Lewis Edwin Wilson. Died—W. H. Cotter. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 103

LIBERTY LODGE No. 123. Original charter, February 14th, 1855. Restored, 1866. Keachie, DeSoto parish, La- Meets third Friday in each month. OFFICERS G. W.Thigpen. W. M. W. S. Logan Secretary. W. G. Spilker S. W. J. M. Alexander S. D. W.H.Morgan J. W. J.O.Bennett J. D. Robert Horn Treasurer. R. H. Jay Tyler. PAST MASTERS. Charles Schuler, Robert Horn, W. G. Spilker, G. W. Thigpen. i LIFE MEMBER. T. D. Coty. MEMBERS Estis, R. F. Hagens, E. M. Riley, W. S. Schuler, E. Total, 14 members. Initiated—William Henry Morgan, Thomas Lawson, Charles D. Graves. Passed—W. H. Morgan, Thomas Lawson. Raised—Wm. Henry Morgan. Affiliated—James Oliver Bennett. Dimitted—John T. Furlow.

KELLERTOWN LODGE No. 134. Chartered February 14ch, 1855. Meets second Saturday in each month at Wilson, East Fellciana parish, La. OFFICERS. James R. Freeman W. M. John Y. Reiley Secretary. Julius Adler S. W. 0. P. Bland S. D. C. B. Haynes J. W. A. E. Miller J. D. R. C. Ramsey Treasurer. W. R. Skipwith. Tyler. PAST MASTERS. James R. Freeman, A. E. Miller. MEMBERS. Boatner, E. J. Henderson, W. A. Norwood, A. J., Jr. Skillman, E. B. Burkett, E. A. Herr, Frank Palmer, N. C. Stanley, J. S. De Lee, A. W. McCall, H. C. Palmer. Cass Storey. S. G. De Lee, John McKneely, J. F. Reily, C F. Whatley. L. E. Freeman, Gus. S. McKneely, S G. Scott, E. A. White, J. A., Sr. Gore, C. E. McQueen, Norman Scott, G. A. White, J. R. Hastings, E. S. Miller, C. C. Singletary, S. L. Total, 35 members. InituMed—E. A. Burkett, S. G. McKneeley, Joseph R. Smith. Passed—E. A. Burkett, S. G. McKneeley. Raised—L. E. Whatley, E. A. Burkett, S. G. McKneeley.

PEARL RIVER LODGE No. 125. Chartered February 14th, 1855. Line Academy, Washington parish, La. P. O.. Ball Town, La. Stated meetings, third Saturday in each month. OFFICERS. N. E. Pigott W. M. I. J. Ball Secretary. J. Warren Ball S. W. G. W. McKenzie S. D. W. Q. McKenzie J. W. H. H. Singley J. D. S. E. Rankin Treasurer. James Williams .Tyler. 104 PROCEEDINGS OP THE GRAND LODGE

PAST MASTERS'. -• J. W. Ball, Win. Camron, J..I. Grimsley, I. J. Ball. LIFE MEMBER. N. W. Pigott. MEMBERS. Carter, J. N. McKenzie, A. Z. Patten, Albert Seales, J. W. Forbes, N. C. McKenzie, L. W. Pitman, H. P. Seales, W. R. Grimsley, W. T. J. McKenzie, E. J. Total, 21 members. Affiliated—G. W. McKenzie.

ARCADIA LODGE No. 126. Chartered February 14th, 1855; renewed, 188S. Arcadia, Bienville parish, La. Meets first Saturday in each month.

OFFICERS. W. M. Baker W. M. L. H. Wakeman S. D. J. T. Sailes.. S. W. W. C. Barnett J. D. D. E. Brown, Jr J. W. J. T. Moore Chaplain. T. L. Smart Treasurer. N. Boddie ) «+„,,,„,.,!„ S. S. Carriker Secretary. V. C. Pipes...: f btewaicls. W. A. Lindsey Tyler. PAST MASTERS. Joseph Atkinson, J. A. Miller, F. M. Thornhill, W. J. FieMs, W. M. Baker, D. R, Shehee, R. H. Smith, A. L. Atkins, L. F. Wakeman.

LIFE MEMBERS. James Brice, P. M., R. Murphy, Augustus Stall, P. D. D. G. M..

MEMBERS. Andrews, J. C. Foster, J. F. McConathy, J. B. Simmons, T. H. Arrington, R. D. Game's, M. M. • McConathy, Saml. Storey. J. A. Atkins, D. M. Henry, M. H. Miller, Will. Theus,' W. P. Capers, B. Jones, R. M. Oden, W. P. Tilley, D. A. Cole, A. B. Jones, R. L. Pennington, T. H. Tilley, T. J. Culbertson, N. A. Jones, C. N. Picard, Nathan Tooke. J. W. Davis, r. H. Jordan, J. H; Reynolds, J. E. Wakeman, W. B. Davis, E. E. King. R. R. Roberson, G. W. Whitlow, G. C. Farrell, J. J. Leslie, W. H. Sheppard, J. L. P. Young, C. D. Foster, C. E. Marsh, M. S. Sheppard, Win. D. Total, 60 members. Initiated and Passed—Charles Virgil Pipes, Samuel McConathy, Thomas J. Moore, Caspar Neal Jones, Thomas Heard Simmons, William C. Barnett, Joseph Dawadoff. Raised—Charles Virgil Pipes, Samuel McConathy, Thomas J. Moore, Caspar Neal Jones, Thomas Heard Simmons, William C. Barnett. Affiliated—Joseph A. Storey. Died—H. B. Coyle. Reinstated—S. S. Carriker. OF THE STATE OP LOUISIANA. 105

SPRING HILL LODGE No. 127. Rechartered February, 1893. Oakland, Union Parish. Meets Saturday before third Sunday in each month Postofflee, Truxno. OFFICERS. W. R. Taunton VV. M. E. A. Dawkins Secretary. J. H. Canterberry ...S. W. F. M. 15urns Chaplain. W. F. Usrey J. W. W. B. Wheelis S. D. Fred. Tucker Treasurer. T. J. Hollis J. D. John M. Smith . .Tyler. PAST MASTERS. E. A. Dawkins, W. B. Wheelis.

MEMBERS. •Adams, J. L. Burgey, L. A. Gathright, J. H. Loper, John W. Brasher, W. H. Calloway, A. J. Gathright, J. M. Murphy. G. E. Brown, J. W. Clark, J. M. Hale, S. L. Smith, W. T. Browne, A. T. Clarke, O. O. Howard, J. R. Shaver, J. E. Burges, J. Q. Total, 25 members. Initiated, Passed and liaised—Thomas J. Hollis. Affiliated—F. M. Burn?, A. J. Calloway.

GORDY LODGE No, 133. Chartered February 14,1855. Leoompte, Rapides parish, La. P. O., Lamourie Bridge. Stated meetiDgs, second Thursday of each month. OFFICERS. A. W. Carroll W. M. B. F. Scott Secretary. Wm. M. Stewart S. W. Doctor Duncan S. D. John W. Duncan J. W. Saml. Broida J. D. A. G. Swann Treasurer. R. W. Waddill Tyler. PAST MASTERS. H. F. Long, R. H. Jackson, , A. T. Allen, B. F. Scott, P. D. D. G. M. J. D. Everett, Jonas Wo f. MEMBERS. Packwood, Geo. H.,Collins, Otis Jordan, S. D. Roberts, Apps P. G. M.* Duncan, DeWittM.Kilpatrick, Ralph Scott, J. W. Cage, Robt. H.* Duncan, R. M. C. Lyle, Wm. H. Shackleford, W. F. Benedict, J. T.* Ford. H. F. Maddox. Gilbert I. Simmons. G. M. Hines, C. T.* Freeman, C. O. Mason, Charles B. Stafford, D. T. Bluestein, M. Goodnight, T. M. Odom, G. O. Wall, W. W. Boyd, E. Z. Hank, G. M. Odom, Wm. A. Walker, R. L. Brogden, John Hilhurn, Cnas. M. Penuiger, J. L. Weingert. Joseph Carroll, J. E. Hoffpauir, J. I. Randolph, T. E. Young, W. F. Total,-44 members. Initiated—Robert M. C. Duncan, J. Luther Penniger, Ernest Haag. Passed—R. M. C. Duncan. J. L. Penniger, Charles M. Hilburn. Baised—S. D. Jordan, G. M. Simmons, R. M. C. Duncan, J. L. Penniger, C. M. Hilburn. IHmitted—S. S. Robinson. Died—C. G. McCormick, P. M., W. J. Duplissey. •"Honorary members. 106 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GKAND LODGE PLAINS LODGE No. 135. Chartered February 12th, 1-855. Plains Store, East Baton Eouge parish, La., P. O.. Zacharie. Stated meetings, second Friday of each month.

OFFICERS. Charles F. Ratcliff. W. M. Wilmer Mills Secretary. J. N. Doyle S. W. Jas. S. Rodriguez S. D. B. S. Harrell J. W. W. L. Ronaldson J. D. K. T. Y. Loudon Treasurer. A. Z. Young Chaplain. Julien Rogillio '.'.Tyler. PAST MASTERS. A. Z. Young, H. Carter, P. D. D. G. M., W. B. Loudon, J. D. Nettles. T. L. Mills, Sr., T. J. McHugh, Charles R. Ratcliff, T. E. McHugh.

LIFE MEMBER James M. Loudon.

MEMBERS. Adkisson, Fred. D. Kent, Wm. M. Mills, T. L., Jr. Waller, J. G. Amrhein, M. F. Kirkland, J. D. A. Pettit, Albert S. Walls, Jno. L. Brown, Thos. B. Loudon, J. B. Reinburg, Morris Watson, W. W. Corcoran, R. E. McBurney, R. L. Ronaldson, A. J. Williams, J. R. Doyle, Wm. E. McHugh, Joseph Slaughter, W. S. Williams, South B. Green, Fred. J. Miller, Jac. Smith, George Wilson,John G. Griffith, W. P. Miller, Morris Troth, R. R. Wolf, Leon H. Kelly, L. J. Millican, Joseph Tucker, W. T. Young, J. T. Total, 48 members. Iiittiated—Joseph S. Rodriguez, South B. Williams, John G. Waller, Phillip Speg, Samuel A. Gourrier. Passed—Joseph S. Rodriguez, South B. Williams, John G. Waller, Phillip Speg. Raised—William L. Ronaldson, Joseph S. Rodriguez, South B. Williams, John G. Waller. Reinstated—Thomas B. Brown. Dimitted—Y. O. Piker. Died-J. Y. Lilley.

ATHENS LODGE No. 136. Chartered February 12th, 1856. Athens, Claiborne parish, La. Stated meetings, first Saturday in each month.

OFFICERS. J. W. McFarland W. M. E. P. Baker Secretary. J. M. De Loach S. W. S. J. Crump ..S. D. J,R. Dillon J. W. A. G. New.., J. D. W. G. Beauchamp Treasurer. R. W. Baker Tyler.

PAST MASTER. J. W. McFarland, P. D. D. G. M.

LIFE MEMBER. J. F. McFarland. OF THE STATE OP LOUISIANA. 107

MEMBERS. Atkins, W. A. Bailey, T. E. Culpepper, W. W. Ward, Nath. Atkins, M. W. Culpepper, C. S. Moseley, W. C. Webb, K. J. Atkins, H. B. Total, 18 members Initiated, Passed and Raised—S. J. Crump, R. W. Baker, N. Ward, J. M. De Loach, H. B. Atkins, A. G. New.

DOWNSVILLE LODGE No. 143. Chartered February 12th, 1856. DownsTille, Union parish, La. Stated meetings, first Saturday of each month. OFFICERS. I. F. Hammons W. M. G. P. Hi nton Secretary. T. H. Roberts S. W. J. T. S. Miles... S. D. A. A. McFarland J. W. W. Ransom J. D. F. M. Gaskins Treasurer. J. L. Winbery Chaplain. Gilley Golden Tyler. PAST MASTERS. E. T. Sellers, A. A. McFarland, I. F. Hammons, T. H. Roberts. LIFE MEMBER. C. H. Railey, P. M. MEMBERS. H.ines, C; T.* Edwards, J. B. Lewis, S. P. Wade, Tom. Albritton, W. H. ElkinS, J. W. McKenzie, W. Wilson, H. F. Brewster, W. Garmond, M. G. Owens, G. W. Wilson, H. Cary, M. F. Hammons, John Pardue, B. W. Wilson. M. W. Dillard, F. L. Hicks, J. L. ' Rinehart, J. W. Total, 29 members. Initiated—Robert T. Roberson. Dlmitted—A. J. Caloway, J. T. Hatoway, L. T. Kirkland, O. B. Staples. Died—G. H. Ellis. Suspended—L. Hodge, J. F. Hodge, John Maxey. Reinstated—A. J. Calloway, John Hammons. *Honorary member.

OCEAN LODGE No. 144. Chartered February lOtb, 1857. Masonic Temple, New Orleans. Meets second and fourth Wednesday in each month. OFFICERS. L. G. Emery W. M. Philip Basart S. D Frank Tarvor S. W. Joseph Karr J. D Frank Caldwell J. W. John B..A. Pecoul M. of C L. W. Koffskey Treasurer. M. F. B. Weeks. ) ^omar.Aa James Parker Secretary. Geo. Koffskey | &lewaras August Buuck Tyler. PAST MASTERS. Charles A. Adams, James Parker, H. L. Soulies. George Koffskey, John C. Crimen, William Erslew, M. F. B. Weeks, L. W. Koffskey, L. G. Emery. LIFE MEMBERS. A. Buuck, . Webster Long. 108 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

MEMBERS. Graham. D. E., Cranmer, Thos. E. Johannesson, A. G. Norwood, Sam. D. P. G. M.* Dumas, Theodore Kelhman, H.-C. >»itt, John B. Bollinger, J. M. Ernstman, G.W.H. Kirk, J. M. Schraag, Samuel Briggs; D. D. Gould, G. B. McCarthy, T. J. Theodore, N. Brown, C. F. Guy, Win. D. McCaskey, H. E. Vionne, F. A. Brunstrom, Aug. Hal), C. B. McWhirter, Wm. Walls, H. E. Carroll, Thomas Hebert, A. S. Myler, Charles, Weltring, F. E. Chretien, Joseph Howell, B. F. Nielson, T. M. Z'oelJer, L. W. Christensen, Jas. Total, 47 members. Initiated—Charles G. Oswald, Samuel Schraag, John B. Alfred Pecoul, Frank Caldwell, Theodore C. Buuck, John E. Tusson. Passed— Samuel Schraag, Martin Huber, J. B. A. Pecou', Frank Caidwell, Theodore C. Buuck. liaised—Samuel Schraag, J. B. A. Pecoul, Frank Caldwell, Samuel D. Norwood. 'Honorary member.

HOPE LODGE No. 145. Chartered February 10th, 1857 Lafayette, Lafayette parish, La. Meets on first and third Saturdays in each month.

OFFICERS. Chas. D. CafTrey W. M. F. E. Girard Secretary. Joseph Chargois S. W. Wm. Campbell S. D. Leo. Judice J. W. M. Rosenfield J. D. J. C. Nickerson Treasurer. Jean Brua Tyler. PAST MASTERS. F. S. Mndd, L. M. Eoger, Crow Girard, Charles D. Caffrey, F. E. Girard, Wm. Campbell. LIFE MEMBER. E. Bernard.

MEMBERS. Babin, Charles S. Cochrane. D. A. Roger, George L. Trahan, J. D. Cayard, A. F. Francez, Romain Simpson, A. H. Claverie, D. Hebert, Onezime Trahan, A. R. Total, 22 members. Died—A. J. Moss, Francis Miller Eogers.

SILENT BROTHERHOOD LODGE No. 146. Chartered February 10th, 1857. Coushatta, Bed River parish, La. Meets flr3t Saturday in each month. OFFICERS. W. H. Wamsley W. M. George W. Singleton Chaplain. J. H. Vickers S. W. F. J. Pierson S. D. Eoy M. Lisso J. W. Leon Bernstein J. I). Wm. A. Boylston Treasurer. H. B. Hines ...;— I S( j T. E. Paxton Secretary. G. B. Mangham ] btewaicis. T. W. Howell Tyler. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 109

PAST MASTERS. J. R. Hayes, J. A. Bell, Sam. Lisso, L. E. Scheen, D. M. Giddens, P. D. D. G. M.,. W. H. Wamsley, J. D. Cawthon, J. J. Stanfill. LIFE MEMBERS. E. C. DeBruhl, Benjamin S. Lees. MEMBERS. AtkiDS, John B. Hickson, J. M. McMillan, Steve J. Stall, F. A. Brown, John B. Hutchinson, W. J. Moss, J. R. Threat, A. F. Brown, Robert H. Jones, M. L. Perryman, R. A. Wardlaw, J. C. Cagle, T. L. Lee, P. A. Pierson, J. T. Webb, Charles H. Clarkson, J. Peter Lisso, Paul, Sr. Pierson, Thos. J. Webb, Ogden T. Cloud, N. N. Lisso, Paul, Jr. Powell, Geo. M. Wilkinson,W. T.Sr. Davis, R. A. Lockett, Keet Preslar, T. J. Williams F. B. Edgerton, C. E. Marston, Henry Robinson, E. T. Wilson, Fred. Egan, J. C, Sr. McGoldrick, Jas. Scheen, W. H. Wilson, Joel H. Elliott, J. M. T. McLemore, J. M. Slayton, R. P. Wilson, T. J. Origsby.W. W. Total, 63 members. Initiated, Passed and Raised—W. W. Grigsby, Roy M. Lisso, Leon BernsteiD. Affiliated—R. A. Perryman, J. R. Moss, T. J. Wilson, M. L. Jones, F. B. Williams, H. B. Hines. nimitted—C. D. Jones, L. M. Howard, J. R. Monk, J. M. Clinton, J. F. Hailey, H. W. Bowman. Reinstated—F. A. Stall, J. F. Hailey.

ANACOCO LODGE No. 147. Chartered February 10th, 1857. Restored May 14th, 1885. Anacoco, Vernon parish^ La. P. O., Hardshell. Stated meetings, first Saturday in each month.

OFFICERS. W. T. Franklin W. M. Wm. M. Cain S. D. W.H.Cain S. W. J. M. Bolgiano J. D. C. N. Gibbs J. W. J. A. Grant ....Marshal. Z. T. Craft Treasurer. A. B. Craft I «+„„,„„,] = LeeMcAlpin Secretary. J. J. Franklin j °^W<"U!>- David Bray Tyler. PAST MASTERS. John Franklin, Lee McAlpin, W. H. Cain, W. T. Franklin. MEMBERS. Avard, Samuel Cain, J. A. Evans, D. N. Paine, R. B. Bray, J. D. Cain, J. P. Franklin, A. J. Washburn, F. A. Brown, J. T. Craft, Mark McA. Franklin, B. J. Word, J. H. Brown, J. A., Jr. Davenport, D. W. Lamberth, I. T. Wright, R. T. Butler, J. T. Evans, A. F. McConathy, W. Y. Total, 31 members. Initiated—Ivy T. Lamberth, James A. Grant, Benjamin J. Franklin, F. Richmond Nolen, J. Robert Crosby. Passed—Ivy T. Lamberth, J. A. Grant. Joseph M. Bolgiano, David W. Davenport, Wm. M. Cain, B. J. Franklin, F. R. Nolen. Raised—I. T. Lamberth, J. A. Grant, J. M. Bolgiano, John D. Bray, D W. Davenport, Wm. M. Cain, Benjamin J. Franklin. 110 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

RED LAND LODGE No. 148. Chartered February 10th, 1857. P. O , Carterville, Bossier parish, La., Stated meetings* fourth Saturday in each month. OFFICERS. J. A. Boggs W. M. J. H. Wallace Chaplain. J. A. Martin S. W. J. G. Martin S. D. A. A. Barnett J. W. J. R. Arnold J. D. F. M. Barnett Treasurer. I.H.Arnold I e. „,!„ J. F. Hudson Secretary. S. M. Matlock f stewards. J. Heifner Tyler. PAST MASTERS. Timothy Oakley, J. A. Martin, M. H. Brock. MEMBERS. . J. S. Alfred, P. M.*Byram, J. C. Gipson, P. Herrick. A. J. C. T. Hlnes, P. M.*Cook, B. F. Goodwin, T. M. Stroud, W. A. Arnold, D. W. Covington, Alex. Total, 2L members. Initiated—Alexander Covington, I. H. Arnold, Julius Green Martin. Passed and Raised—S. M. Matlock, Alex. Covington, I. H. Arnold, J. G. Martin. mmitted—1,. F. Barnett, G. W. Oakley. 'Honorary members.

DARLINGTON LODGE No. 149. Chartered February 16th,1858. Darlington, St. Helena parish, La. Stated meetings, second Saturday of each month. P. O., Lookout, La. OFFICERS. 0. L. Collins W. M. J. L. Nettles Secretary. M. M. Collins S. W. W. B. Kemp S. U. A. A.Adams J. W. W. J. Hurst J. D. H. W. Pipkin Treasurer. S.'S. Nettles Tyler. PAST MASTERS. 0. L. Collins, P. D. D. G. M., W. B. Kemp. MEMBERS. Carruth, A. W. Story, W. L. Williams, Wiley Womack, J. H. Collins, R. M. Total, 13 members. Suspended—Leander Stewart.

EASTERN STAR LODGE No. 151. Chartered February 10th; 1858. Winnfleld, Winn parish, La. Stated meetings, second Saturday of each month. OFFICERS. James T. Wallace W. M. L. McCain.....'. S. D. •Earl E. Kidd S. W. W. F. Dickerson J. D. H. N. Tannehill J. W. J. J. Dickerson Marshal. M. Bernstein Treasurer. W.M.Wallace ) James S.Peters Secretary. W. R. Farrell \ R. Porter Tyler. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. Ill

PAST MASTERS S. M. Smith. Joseph Smith, Henry Bernstein, W. D. Beville, R. E. Milling, Jas. T. Wallace, W. J. Teddlie, P.K.Abel, G. P. Long. MEMBERS. Abel, S. M. Jackson, M. E. Milam, T. G. Smith, Patrick Bernstein, Jul. Jackson, W. F. Milling, Thos. M. Smith, W. A. Bradford, H.F. James, Christ Morris. ST. D. Sowers, N. C. Carpenter, Sol. James, Henry Norman, W. T. Tannehill, R. L. Cockerham, C. A. James, Jesse Nugent, Chas. R. Tullos, J. R. Dark, J. L. Jones, R. C. Parish, T. W. Warner, Juo. T. Davis, Calvin Jordan, Eli Peters, A. S. ' Wasson, J. M. Durham, C. M. Leary, J. O. Peters, J. J. White, A. J. Durham. J. T. Long, A. J. Porter, Ibzen, Jr.. White, Chas. A, Elliott, C. H. Long, H. P. Porter, S. Williams, C. A. Gorham, E. S. Long, W. E. Radescich, A. W. Williams, D. B. Hagan, E. H. Machen, M. F. Roberts, H. M. Williams, W. H. Hall, Harold McGinty, H. Smith, Aurelius Woodruff, W. H. Jackson, E. H. McGinty, R. B. Smith, J. A. Wright, W. K. Total, 75 members. Initiated—James T. Durham, Caleb M. Durham, Newton C. Sowers, Amos S. Peters, Earl E. Kidd, Julian Bernstein, James S. Peters, W. T. Norman, Charles A. White, E. H. Hagan, E. H. Jackson, Weston R. Mixqn, Hiram F. Bradford, Joseph Womack, C. A Cockerham, Lawrence McCain, Thomas M. Milling, W. A. Nugent, James F. Moore, Thomas J. Long, Ibzen Porter, Jr., H. M. Cockerham. Passed—James T. Durham, Caleb M. Durham, Newton C. Sowers, Amos S. Peters, Earl E. Kidd, Julian Bernstein, James S. Peters, W. T. Norman, Charles A. White, E. H. Hagan, E. H. Jackson, Hiram F. Bradford, C. A. Cockerham, Lawrence McCain, Thomas M. Milling. Raised—W. M. Wallace, H. N. Tannehill, S. M. Abel, T. W. Parish, W. F. Dickerson, James T. Durham, Caleb M. Durham, A. J. White. G. M, Tannehill, Newton C. Sowers, Amos S. Peters, Earl E. Kidd, C. A. Williams, Julian Bernstein, James S. Peters, W. T. Norman, Charles A. White, E. H. Hagan, E. H. Jackson, Hiram F. Bradford,' C. A. Cockerham, Lawrence McCain, Thomas M. Milling. Affiliated—W. H. Williams, J. J. Peters. Reinstated—Patrick Smith. Dimitted—G. M. Tannehill. Died—John Frankton.

HOMER LODGE No. 152. Chartered February 10th, 1858. Homer, Clait>orne parish, La. Meets first Tuesday in each month. OFFICERS. Walter Ward W. M. H. C. Walker Secretary. S.W. J. G. Knighton S. D. 0. P. Bailey J. W. Drew Ferguson J. D. C. O. Ferguson Treasurer. W. C. Boring Tyler. PAST MASTERS. Drew Ferguson, Walter Ward, C. O. Ferguson, MEMBERS. Allen, J. C. Brown, J. M. Deen, S. A. Smith. Ben. Barnett, W. C. Carter, A. W. Kirkpatrick, J. H. Taylor, J. H. M. Beardsley, C. H. Clingman. A. K. Odom. John D. Wilder, A. E. Bolen, L. C. Coles, T. G. Otts, W. P. Willis, J. C. Bridges, B. A. Day, J. W. Richardson, J. A. Total, 27 members. DlmiUed—J. S. Hyde, D. F. Huddle, P. M., L. S. Johnston. 112 PROCEEDINGS OP THE GRAND LODGE

SAINTS JOHN LODGE No. 153. Chartered February 10th, 1858. Algiers, New Orleans, La Meets every Tuesday evening. OFFICERS E. W. Burges W. M. A. E. Hotard S. D. J. F. Kumpfert S. W. Jos. S. Deseamus J. D. J. A. Barrett J. W. A. S. Daniels. 1 st rt, Geo. Herbert, Jr Treasurer. J. A. Peterson \ htewards- L. J. Peterson Secretary. Geo. W. Kulp... Tyler. PAST MASTERS. A. C. Brodtmann, P. W. Sherwood, A. S. Daniels, Albert E. Hotard. Wm. H. Riley, J. A. Peterson, O. I. McLellan, D. J. Brown. LIFE MEMBERS. J. F. Deseamus, P. M., John H. McCann MEMBERS. Aucoin, E. C. Gait, Henry Lucas, William Schoen, F. P. Bauman, Emile Guillaud, Andrew Lusted, James Schroeder, Jno., Sr. Bellesen, H. T. Heap...... W... P. Lyman„. ..._,, John B. Schroeder. Jno., Jr. Bucholz, T. U.- Herbert, Geo., Sr. Mackie, Thos. G. Seymour, Ed. H. Burke, Frank Holland, Jos. M. Martin, Francis Stevens, E. B. Conklin, C. J. Howard, John J. Mims, Louis Swanson, A. H. Connell, J. D. Howard, Price E. Montgomery,W. B. Turnbull, T. F. Cotie, Joseph Howe, J. W. Morse, M. A. Ughland, A. E. Dilzell, W. A. Keihl, C I. Naismith, Wm. Umbach, W. F. Driebholz, E. Wm. Leary, Jere Northen, H. S. Vezien, J. P. Ellingsen, H. M. Lennox. Andrew Petersen, Aadne Wiebelt, A. Pink, Peter. Levine.J. D. Sadler, F. Ward Witherow. James Francis, M. W. Lonn, Carl Schneidau, A. J. Yeager, Wm. Total, 67 members. Initiated—T. S. Arsvold, J. D. Levine. E. B. Stevens, W. A. Dilzell, A- Wiebelt, Price E. Howard, James Lusted, K. E. Gordon, C. J. Conklin. J. W- Howe, E. G. Gerdes. Passe*—T. S. Arsvold, J. D. Levine, E. B. Stevens, W. A. Dilzell. A. Wiebelt, Price E. Howard, James Lusted, W. Nieuweyaar, Wm. Lucas, C. J. Conklin, J. W. Howe. Raised—Aadne Petersen. J. D. Levine, E. B. Stevens, W. A. Dilzell, Joseph Cotie, A. Weibelt, Price E. Howard, James Lusted, W. Nieuweyaar, Wm. Lucas, W. P. Heap, C. J. Conklin, J. W. Howe. Reinstated—E. H. Young, J. F. Kumpfert. Died—Xj. J. Dodge. Dimitted—E. H. Young, S. L. Petersen, W. Nieuweyaar. SuspeiiAled—C. M. Frechou, F. C. Brinkman, S. J. Humphrey, M. W. Hackett, Edw. Gilroy, Eug. H. Parks.

KISATCHIE LODGE No. 156. Chartered February 12th, 1858. Mount Carmel, Corlejvllle P. O., Sa'oine parish, La. Stated meetings, flrst Saturday of each month. OFFICERS. J. E. Jordan W. M. R. L. Tynes .S. D. C. F. Knippers S. W. W. S. Tynes J. D. W. D. Stewart J. W. H. Knippers Chaplain. Jtt .. 11H.. OlVlllllt^Skinnerl TreasurerJ_lCdOUlCl,, OJ. . ill-M. ULewinK VV 111g^ |f

PAST MASTERS. J. H. Skinner, H. Knippers. MEMBERS. Abbitt, F. M. Ellzey, W. E. Holt, W. T. Self, J. I. •Cobb, Wm. . Franklin, E. K. Lewing, W. G. Sibley, J. C. •Corley, J. L. Hays, W. B. Miller, A. M. Taylor, E. A. Total. 23 members. Initiated and Passed—F. M. Abbitt, E. A. Taylor, A. M. Miller, W. E. Miller. Raised-R. K. Franklin, F. M. Abbitt, E. A. Taylor, A. M. Miller. Dimitted-T. J. Dowden, G. W. Miller. Reinstated—G. W. Miller.

LIVINGSTON LODGE No. 160. •Chartered February 16th, 1860. Hammond, Tangipahoa parish, La. Meets Friday on or before full moon of each month. OFFICERS. F. B. Thomas W. M. George E. Baumgardner S. D. G. J. Goetsch S. W. Merritt Miller J. D. •G. W. Potter J. W. T. W. Cate Chaplain. W. E. Stevenson Treasurer. Wm. Livingston M. of C. F. M. Brist Secretary. Harry P. Hungate Tyler. PAST MASTERS. Wm. H. Holden, J. B. Mack, L. F. Phillips, W. E. Watson. J. B. Adams, N. Olivier, L. L. Tyler, LIFE MEMBER. W. W. Bankston, P. M. MEMBERS. Arnold, J. B. Eastman. E. M. Henkle, W. E. Mott, A. H. Baltzell, S- L. Elliott, Joseph Holmes, Ike F. Neelis, John G. Bankston, F. P. Eubanks, C. K. Howard, Charles Payne, F. T. Bankston, G. W. Eubanks, C. W. Johnson, W. M. Eice, Charles B. Brent, H. E. Eubanks, J. B. Keaghey, W. F. Robinson. J. L. Chapman, Wm. Fabacher, A. J. Kussman. E. L. Rounds, W. B. Corbin, John O. Farley, J. C. Lillie, E. ' Ryan, Joseph Currie, D. Farrell, George Magann, E. W. Settoon, J. W. Davidson. W. M. Gallup, O. Y. Mathews, Louis P. Starn«, Burliri Dawson, Chas. G. Hagg, S. A. McDonald, J. A. Vining, J. U. Dunn, C. E. Hayden, W. J. McDougal. A. M. Wood, C. E. Dunn, M. E. Total, 62 members. Initiated—Harry P. Hungate, W. F. Keaghey, Emile Robichanx. Passed and Raised—H. P. Hungate, W. F. Keaghey. Reinstated—F. T. Payne, George Livingston. Dimitted—George Livingston.

BEOOKVILLE LODGE No. 161. Chartered February 16th, 1860. Oak Ridge, Morehouse parish, La, Stated meetings, first Tuesday in each month. OFFICERS. Wm. E. Conger W. M. C. L. Hope S. D. W. O. Files S. W. J. W. Flynn . J. D. W. C. Binion J. W. J. H. Hamby Chaplain. G. W. Higginbotham Treasurer. W. S. Hathcox J. S. Eolfe Secretary. Z. J. Cain. Stewards. John P. Daily Tyler. PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND, LODGE

PAST MASTERS; G. W. Higginbotham, T. W. Baird, W. D. Whetstone, John H. Haraby, Wm. E. Conger. MEMBERS. Barham, T. E. Brodnax. J. W. Davk, J. W. Nathan, Robert Barham, Wm. T. Carter, Then. A. Files, T. O. Nettles, J. C. Barr, D. C. Caruthers, B. F. Hampton, W. H. Parnell, J. H. Binion, F. M. Conger, A. B. McAdams, T.-B. Reid, George A. Total, 29 members.; Initiated— Sidney L. Williams. Passed—Robert Nathan, S. L. Williams. Raised—Robert Nathan. Affiliated—J. H. Parnell.

ATCHAFALAYA LODGE No. 163. Chartered February 16th, 1860. Simmsport, Avoyelles parish, La. Meets Tuesday on or before full moon. OFFICERS. W. A. White W. M, C. T. Leigh Secretary. D. M. Gray ....S. W. W. D. Merrick . .S. D. Noel Norwood . J. W. F. L. Cason.... J. D. A. C. Simmons Treasurer. J. C. Taylor...... Tyler. PAST MASTERS. D. T. Merrick, T. J. Perkins, C. T. Leigh, H. S. Perkins. MEMBERS. Addlson, D. I. Harmanson. S. R. Perkins, H. C. Sparks, B. B. Bonett, T. J. Keller, C. W. Perkins, J. B. Thompson, R. E. Boyer, John H. Kennerly, Selser Rogers, W. B. Tottenham. G. E. Boyer, A. O. Lackey, J. M. Seeling, Henry Turner, J. M. Carbo, B. J. Lindsey, Robt. L. Sherrouse, B. F. Waddell, H. A. Dodridge, I. S. Magee, L. E. Simms, A. C. Wills, T. J. Goldman, Thos. Overtoil, J. L. Simpson, C. C. Total, 38 members. Initiated—Theophilus Joseph Wills, Selser Kennerly, William Delos. Merrick, Robert Lee Lindsey, Louis Junius Bond. Passed—Theophilus Joseph Wills, Selser Kennerly, William Delos Mer- rick, Robert Lee Lindsey. liaised—Theophilus Joseph Wills, Selser Kennerly, William Delos Mer- rick, Robert Lee Lindsey, Augustus Conner Simms. Dlmitted—J. O.E. Cain, E. G. Blakewood, John George, J. B. Henry.

COLUMBIA LODGE No. 164. Kechartered February 9th, 1892. Meets at Columbia, Caldwell parish, La., third Saturday in each month. OFFICERS. A. B. Hundley W. M. C. M. Jarrell S. D.. R. R. Redditt S. W. J. A. Meredith J. D. O. Estess J. W. O. B. Hundley Chaplain. W. C. Welch Treasurer. C.P. Bailey.... M. of C. S. D. S. W7alker Secretary. W. K. Bush...... Tyler. PAST MASTERS. George Wear, J. J. Meredith, John E. Brown, N. M. Davis. OP THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 115:

MEMBERS. Blanks, F. A. Chick, J. S. Humphries, G. W. Nettles, F. Blanks, Henry C. Claunch, W. T. Humphries. DanielParker, T. P. Bridger, I. C. ~Fisher" " , ~D . ~C. Kent, W. M. Bushing, E. H. Bridger, C. C. Furlow, Wm. H. McSween, G. T. Sheppard. J. H. Brown, F. Gilbert, J. M. Mecom, M. L. Sherrod, John M. Brown, S. E. Graves, J. Meredith, T. R. Smith, O. M. Bush, Clifford L. Grayso'n, W. B. Meredith, T. A. Wear, Thos. C. Total, 42 members. Initiated—Nelson Luther Hower, Oscar Ballou Hundley, James Monroe Gilbert, John Henry Sheppard, David Columbus Fisher, Thomas Ansley Meredith. Passed and Raised—Oscar Ballou Hundley, James Monroe Gjlbert, John Henry Sheppard, David Columbus Fisher, Thomas Ansley Meredith. , Suspended—Artemus Ward Turner, Emile Girod.. .. Reinstated—Daniel Humphries.

LAKE CHARLES LODGE No. 165. Chartered February 16th, 1860. Lake Charles, Calcasieu parish, La. Stated meetings, first and third Wednesdays of each month. OFFICERS. Leon Sugar W. M. Paul Sullivan S. D. James W. Bryan S. W. Wm. Lightley J. D. T. J. Wakefleld J. W. S.M.Lyons I atpws,v(1c, A. Bigmaiden Treasurer. Sam. Kaufman f oi^wdius. Leon Chavanne Secretary. Joseph Walker Tyler. PAST MASTERS. Thos. R. Reynolds, George H. Wells, S. O. Shattuck, D. M. Foster, P. D.D. G. M., P. D. D. G. MEMBERSM., W.N.Elliott. , A. M. Mayo, AlbertsonA. Rigmaiden, W., H. FrankPaul Sullivan, Julius, KrauseLeon Sugar, Rudolp, h GeorgRoinauere 0., ElmsIsaac. Arrington, R. H. Gayle, Wm. J. Love, D. W. Reynolds, F. S. Barbe, Raphael Geary, Harry J. Lyons, E. J. Richardson, C. L. Barrett, J. T. Goos, A. E. Martin, Jos. T. Rigmaiden, Jacob Benoit, M. Gorham, D. B. Meyer, Adolph Seltzer, H. K. Bland, John C. Gossett, G. M. Miller, E. D. Shutts, Frank Bloch, D. Gray, J. G. Mitchell, A. R. Smith, James S. Bloch, Sol. Gray, F. H. Moore, Benjamin Smith, P. E.

Bullock, J. J. Green, H. R. J.TJLMurray. LiJ. J. OJ V, • WmII . Stanton, T. H. Chaisson, C. J. Gunn, R. J. Steidley, Wm. A. Chavanne, C. E. Harland, Aaron D. NixPackard, J. E, .C. H. Stoker, Robert W. Collette, Jos. H. Hartman, W. E. L. Perkins, Ivan A. Stewart, George W. Cooper, Allen B. House, Geo. W. Pfltzing, C. Thompson, Wm. H. Cessford, R. L. Howe, M. F. Pickett, J. M. Tuttle, John H. Courtney, J. L. Jardine, C. H. Pierce, A. N. Waters, J. H. Davis, Co'llm Jessen, D. W. Platz, Peter Watson, J. M. Draughon, W. W. Johnson, H. W. Poe,, John H. Watson, John W. Ellis, Argus Johnston, Geo. W. Pope, Geo. W. West, Abel Elstner, Joseph C. Jordan, W. R. Prater, Wm. H. White, Egbert Dot Eseoubas, Hiiair Kaufman, Leopold Ramsey, Chas. S. Whitman, W. S. Fancher, James W.Kearney, M. D. Reeves, George W. Total, lOOmombers. Initiated and Passed—George Walter House, William Andrew Steidly, John Calhoun Bland, Joseph TerrencevMartin, Charles Eugene Chavanne. -Raised—George Walter House, William Andrew Steidley, Joseph Terrence Martin, Charles Eugene Chavanne, Patrick Emmet Moore, Absalom R. Mitchell, John C. Bland. Affiliated—Vf. R. Jordan. J. T. Barrett, George W. Stewart, Charles H. Jardine, Charles H. Packard, Benjamin Moore, R. W. Stoker, Daniel B. Gorham, George O. Elms...... 116 PROCEEDINGS OP THE GRAND LODGE

Divvitted—J. J. Kingrey, Patrick Emmett Moore, W. P. Russell, Jr. Died—SimonMarx, W. J. Palmer. Reinstated—T. H. Stanton.

LINNWOOD LODGE No. 167. Chartered February 13th, 1861. Masonic Hall, New Orleans. Meets second and fourth Wednesdays. OFFICERS. -Joseph Meyers W. M. Henry McGeary , J. D. Henry W. Feldner S. W. Frank Chalona .Chaplain. William Bach J. W. W. S. Crawford M. of C. C W. Davison Treasurer. Louis 0. Flick ) stpwnl.ril, E. E. Adams Secretary. A. Monteverde I btewards- William Stites S. D. G. E. Pearson (not a member), Tyler. PAST MASTERS. >C. A. Scott, E. E. Adams, C. W. Keeting, Geo. W. McDufl, P. D. D. G. M., John B. Ballard, E. N. Stringer, H. Clay Riggs. Frank Chalona, Joseph Meyers, LIFE MEMBER. Joseph Gitzinger. MEMBERS Alfred,Jno.S,P.M.*Gainsburgh, S. G. Leathers, B. S. Robinson, Geo. Billings, A.E,P.M.*Gibons, Fred. S. Leche, Emm'l T. Rodgers, Thos. J. Adams, P^H. Gilliam, J. P. Leopold, Simon Root, Dwight C. Aikman, J. B. Godchaux. P. L. Le«slie, George Rose. Dan. A. Ames, Roger P. Goldstein, Lewis Lichstenstein,I.M. Rose, Sage Anderton, Geo. P. Grant, Frank Lob, Chas. Rosenthal, Sol. Aucoin, A. M. Gretzner, Gustave Locassio, Ant. Rowles, Wm. H. Bailey, T. Grivot, Adolph Lowengardt, I. Russ, Edw. K. Barangue. Jos. Hall, Archibald Lusse, Henry Sanders, D. J. Barkley, John Hal), Geo. A. Mailly, S. B. Sanders, John A. Barrett, A. J. Harding, W. H. Malnegra, R. J. Savell, Frank M. Beck, Jas. D. Hamiltoo,Chas. H. Mann, Geo. E. Schaeler, Geo. J. Behronds, Fred. Hart, M. H. Martin, Robt. Schmid, E. F. Bloch, Theophiie Hart, M. J. Massie, Jesse H. Schwab, N. Blouin. Robt. E. Hart, S. J. McArdle, Jas. P. Segrave, John K. Bokenfohr, J. Hasp'el, I. L. McCorkindalo,Wm.Seiler, C. T. Booth, John Hedberg, Herman McDonald, D. E. Sellers, Thos. B. Boutall, Chas. Helmann, Otto McQuiston, R. J. Shearman, E. J. Bray, Royal C. Herwig, Jos. L. Merrick, E. H. SirjacquesLW. L. Brisbi, Henry Hoslin, John L. Merritt, Chas. H. Sorsby, C. E. Bruenn, Bernard Holdridge, H. D. Messina, S. St. Clair, Chas. H. Carnahan,J.W.,Jr. Hudson, W. 0. Meyer, Louis Steagall, E. F. Clark, Alfred Hufft, Rudolph Meyers, Samuel Steele, Thos. F. Coates, Henry Jacob, Louis C. Miller, A. K. Sweet, Owen J. CoxS, Frank M. Jaspriza, A. J. Moroni, G Taylor, J. Gordon Curtis, Edward Johnson, John F. Muller, Emile Thomas, Chas. E. Dempsey. M. J. Kane, John Muller, Jean N. Tomlinson, W. W. Denyer, S. A. Katz, Jos. Nickerson, A. Tortorich, D. J. DiMaggio, Ant. Keen, Alfred Noren,, G... S. Underwood, T. H. Dimand, Jacob Kelsey, Geo. A. P. O'Rorke, Mark Wagner, Geo. Donnelly. Hugh Kemp, E. B. Padley, E. S. Walker, Jos. N. Drury, John Kernan, B. J. Perkins, Robt. C. Weill, Jos. Duke, Abram K. Killilea, Jas. Pilcher, Chas. H. Wenck, Jeff. C. Dyer, John M. Kline, William Ragan, W. H., Jr. Whiteman, E. W. Eakin, Chas. W. Knolle, Wilkes H. Rea, Jesse K. Bell Whiteman, I. B. Faget, Arthur Kohn, H. E. Reudelhuber, J. E. Widmer, Henry Feldner, Geo. D. Wilder, James , . Kranz, Julius Rice, Chas. S. Williams, J. G. R. Flettrich, John L. Kranz, P. A. Riggs, Ethan A. Young, A, J. Flettrich, L. Lambert, Robt. V. Riggs, Wm. A., Jr. Total, 176 members. Frazier, Julius O. Landry, Henry Roberts, J. W. * Honorary members. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 117

Initiated—John Lawrence Flettrich, Lawrence Flettrich, Samuel George Gainsburgh, Gustave Gretzner, Isaac Leo Haspel, John Wesley Carnahan, Jr., Robert Martin, Joha Edward Reudelhuber, Georsre Prior Anderton, Peter Henry Adams, George Robinson, James Doughty Beck, Frank Grant, Thomas Bernard Sellers, Henning Erich Kohn, Edward Walter Wbiteman, Immer Ball Whiteman, Julius Omar Frazier, Anthony John Jaspriza, William Otis Hudson, Antonio Locassio, Theophile Bloch, Robert James McQuiston, Sag ) Rose, James Lonis Bell, Jacob Dimand, John Kennedy Segrave, Archi- bald Hall Wilkes, Herman Knolle, William Hezekiah Kowles. Passed—E. H. Merrick, John L. Flettrich, L. Flettrich, S. G. Gainsburgh, G. Gretznor, I. L. Haspel, John W. Carnahan, Jr., Robert Martin, John E. Reudelhuber, George P. Anderton, Dwight C. Root, George Wagner, P. H. Adams, Geo. Robinson, James D. Beck, Frank Grant, Thos. B. Sellers, H. E. Kohn, E. W. Whiteman, I. B. Whiteman, J. O. Frazier, A. J. Jaspriza, W. O. Hudson, Ant. Locassio, William Kline, T. Bloch, R. J. McQuiston, Sage Rose, J. Dimand, John K. Segrave. A. Hall, W. H. Knolle, W. H. Rowles. Raised-E. H. Merrick, M. J. Dempsey, R. C. Perkins, G. S. Noren. T. F. Steele, John L. Flettrich, L. Flettrich, S. G. Gainsbnrg, G. Gretzner, I. L. Haspel, Gus. W. Carnahan Jr., Robt. Martin, John E. Reudelhuber, Geo. P. Anderton, D. C. Root, Geo. Wagner, P. H. Adams, Geo. Robinson, J. D. Beck, Fran* Grant, T. B. Sellers, H. E. Kohn, E. W. Whiteman, I. B. Whiteman, J. O. Frazier, A. J. Jaspriza, W. O. Hudson, A. Locassio, Win. Kline. T. Bloch. R. J. McQuiston, Sage Rose, C. W. Eakin, Jacob Dimand. Archibald Hall, W. H. Knolle, W. H. Rowles, John K. Segrave. Affiliated—Solomon Rosenthal, Simon Leopold, Fred. S. Gibons. Reinstated—Edw. K. Russ. Died—Nat. Burbank, E. R. Collum, Frank Sintes, Jacob Gray, Henry V. Barringer. Dropped—Wm. Manger, Chas. R. Porter.

MONTGOMERY LODGE No. 168. Chartered February 13th, 1861. Montgomery, Grant parish, La. Meets Saturday before the fourth Sunday in each month. OFFICERS. J. S. Payne W. M. J. M. Plunkett J. D. R. M. Plunkett S. W. R. M. Horn Chaplain. J. W. Dear, J. W. J. M. McCain Marshal. G. W. Davidson Treasurer. James N. Fletcher ) Qt._,..j. H. V. McCain..-. Secretary. J. W. Stanfleld f btewaras- Seaborn Dean ..S. D. J. L. Megison Tyler. PAST MASTERS. H. Van McCain, P. G. J. W., J. H. Williams, J. S. Payne. MEMBERS. Hines. C. T., P. M.,* Horn, R. W., Payne, M. L. Strickland, I. R. Total, 16 members. Initiated—Ernest G. Horn. Dimitted—Stephen D. Strong, R. J. Maxwell, Philip Bernstein. Died—Francis M. Sharp. Reinstated—Stephen D. Strong, R. J. Maxwell. » Honorary Member.

KOSMOS LODGE No. 171. Chartered February 9th, 1861. Masonic Temple. Meets second and fourth Mondays. OFFICERS. Charles A. Wagner W. M. V. Puchs M. of C. H. Reininger S. W. F. F. Lang S. D. Conrad Kolb J. W. AntLony Schwartz J. D. J. F. Falkenheimer Treasurer. Wm. Woessner Econ. C. Lorch Secretary. Aug. Gerhard I. G. JohnE. Gelder ..M. Exp. H. Kick Tyler. 118 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

PAST MASTERS. J. F. Falkenheimer, J. Voegtle, R. G. Holzer, Chas. A. Wagner. Jos. Harz. MEMBERS. EUermann, C. Hartel, T. F. Hofeld, H. • Ricks, A. G. Engelhardr, P. Herforth, R. Lehmann, H. O. Schlichtmann, C. Foer.ster, Henry Hill, F. Leonard, V. Schmidt. Chas. Hambacher. Max Hinrichs, J. H. Moosmann, G. F. Staehle F. Hambloch, Henry Total, 33 members. Raised—John E. Gelder, Conrad Kolb, Anthony Schwartz. ' IHmitted—C. W. Brown. Died—Herman Schiiur, P. M., L. P. Heintz, P. M., P. D. D. G. M. Suspended—R. M. Biehler. Reinstated—C. W. Brown. : UNION LODGE No. 173. .Chartered February 17th, 1865. MasootcHall. Meets first and third Thursdays la each month. OFFICERS. Joseph Dennee W. M. George Vincent M. Exp. W. R. Mandeville.; S. W. Harry T. Cockburn J. W. PercL. Dy. SII. .Gaste Brownr e M. So.f DC. Martin L. Costley Orator. Paul S. Schneidau J. D. J. T. Shearer Treasurer. Charles U. Kennedy— { ofpwi

Initiated—Thomas F. Gessner, Hectdr Louis Lacroix, B. F. Brebacher, Thaddeus George Stehle, Benjamin T. Waldo, Charles B. Guillotte, Albert Henry Stoddard. William H. Renaud, William P. Broussard, Joseph R. Nixon, William E. Hogue, William G, Reudelhuber, Philip Marcheesi, Henry G. Surgi. George A. Eyrich, Louis P. Jonveaux, Armand Levy. Emile 0. Lehde, George E. Ivy, Charles H. Sheffield, Louis R. Alba, Charles B. Stroud- back, Louis Hausman, Charles U. Kennedy, Fred. Fornaris, Dennis T. Murphy, George T. Patton, Leo Wynne, John C. Proctor, Martin H. Manion, Donald Ferguson, Morgan Earhart, Fred Muller. Valerien Zurich, Percy H. Davies, Mercer M. Patton, Andrew M, Cook, Ellwood W. Andrews, Martin M. Schreiber, Dayton Fisher. Passed—Thomas F. Gessner, Lawrence O!Donnell, Paul Sef ton Schneidau, Hector Louis Lacroix, Thaddeus George Stehle, Benj. T. Waldo, Charles B, Guillotte, John M. Jensen, Albert Henry Stoddard, William H. Renaud, Jr., William P. Broussard, Joseph R. Nixon, Edmond Elliott, William E, Hogue. William J. Reudelhuber, Philip Marcheesi. Henry G. Surgi, George A. Eyrich, Louis P. Jonveaux, Armand Levy, Emile O. Lehde, George E. Ivy, Charles H. Sheffield, Emile F. Loer, Louis R. Alba, Charles B. Stroudback, Louis Hausman, Charles U. Kennedy, Fred. Fornaris, Dennis T. Murphy, George T. Patton, Leo Wynne, John C. Proctor, Martin H. Manion, Donald Ferguson, Morgan Earhart, Fred Muller, Valerien Zurich, Percy H. Davies, Mercer W. Patton, Andrew M. Cook, Ellwood W. Andrews, Martin M. Schreiber, Dayton Fisher. -Raised—Thomas F. Gessner, Lawrence O'Donnell, Paul Sefton Schneidau, Hector Louis Laeroix, John Fenney, Thaddeus George Stehle, Benj. T. Waldo, John M. Jensen, Albert Henry Stoddard, William H. Renaud, Jr., William P. Broussard, Joseph R. Nixon. Edmond Elliott, William E. Hogue, William G. Reudelhuber, Phillip Marcheesi, Henry G. Surgi, George A. Eyrich, Louis P. Jonveaux, Arrnand Levy, Emile 0. Lehde, George E. Ivy, Charles H. Sheffield, Emile F. Loer, Louis R. Alba, Charles B. Stroudback, JLouis Hausman, Charles TJ. Kennedy, Fred. Fornaris, Dennis T. Murphy, George T. Patton, Leo Wynne, John C. Proctor, Martin H. Manion, Donald Ferguson, Morgan Earhart, Fred. Muller, Percy H. Davies, Mercer W. Pat- ton, Andrew M. Cook, Ellwood W. Andrews, Martin M. Schreiber, Dayton Fisher. Affiliated—Neil M. Leach, Jesse J. Hargrave. Reinstated—Homer C. Hailey, Peter C. Burg. Z>imitt,ed—F. A.Thomas. -.'.'....' Died—Geo. C. Bohne. Dropped—J. W. Thomas, C. C. Adams.

DANTE LODGE No. 174. Chartered February 14th. 1866. Polar Star Hall, corner Rampart and Kerlerec streets. New Orleans. Meets first Monday In each month. • OFFICERS. Giuseppe Di Carlo W. M. Vito Scorsone M. Exp. G. Rumiano ..S, W. AntontaoCalamia M. of C. F. Scontrino ...-.J. W. Basile Economides S. D. G. Passalaqua ..Orator. Paolo Palermo J. D. G. Yiviano Treasurer. G. Cucoia Econom. Apgelo D'Anna ..Secretary! •• Raflaele Arduini I. G. Giovanni D'Antonio Almoner. Lorenzo Cipriani. ..Tyler.

PAST MASTERS. .:: • Giuseppe Passalaqua, L. Cipriani, Ah'gelo D'Anila, Giuseppe Viviano, ... . Gaetano Spagnolo,,' . ' ;..r 120 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GKAND LODGE

HONORARY MEMBERS. A. G. Briee,P.G.M.,E. T. Haviland, M. Pankey, F. deP. Villasana^ C. F. Buck, P.G.M.,G. H. PacKwood, A. L. Eubino, P. M. E. Lafontaine,P.M. P. G, M., Jose Venta, A. Diserio. MEMBERS. Bargone, A. Fayalora, G. Longo, Stefano Eiscica, Guiseppe- Bisso, G. Federico, Lorenzo Macaluso, Andrea Eusso, Agostino Carrucciu, G. Florio, G. P. Maestri, A. Satnmaritano, L. Cefalu, G. B. Foto, P. Marullo, Girolamo Sammaritano, E. Ciaccio, Antonino Gentile, B. Mascaretti,AchilIe Sassone, Gio. Clesi, Giorgio Gentile, Michele Merenda, Basile Scalamera, P. Clesi, Nicola A. Geraci, G. Monteleone, A. Scavelli, G. Colletti, E. Graffeo, C. Mule, Giorgio Sunseri, Francesco Cusimano,GiacomoGrabre, Ignazio Musachia, Ant. Trisconi, J. Cordich, Tomaso Jiurisich, J. Nicolich, Elia Tusa, Salvatore DeBarbieril, E. Lamia, A. Palermo, Giorgio Venezia, Angelo DiCristina, C. Licalzi, Ant. Petavino, Antonino Verde, Giuliano DiTrapani, Gius. Liuzza, Michele Pircopo, Pietro Total, <56 members. Initiated—Giuseppe Di Trapini, Vito Scorsone, Anton in o Calamia, Giuliano Verde, Pasquale Liuzza, Basile Merenda. Passed and liaised—G. Di Trapini, V. Scorsone, A. Calamia, G. Verde,. B. Merenda, Achille Mascarelli. Suspended—Antonino Guarino, Giuseppe Quartana. Reinstated—Eaflaelo Arduini, Antonio Monteleone.

AMITE CITY LODGE No. 175. Chartered February 14th, 1866. Amite City, Tangipahoa parish. La. Stated meetings, nrst Friday on or beiore lull moon. OFFICERS. Robert E. Eeid W. M. Henry P. Forshay S. D:. Charles S. Stewart S. W. James S. Stevens J. D. W. J. Mullins J. W. A. J. Holton M. of C. F. C. Weist Treasurer. D. H. Sanders Charles H. Eagan Secretaryy. Josepph Koffler. \ C. Dorhauer Tyler. PAST MASTERS. A. F. Vogt, P. D. D. G. M., E. E. Eeid, G. J. W., S. D. Ellis. D. H. Sanders, J. M. Craig, John Puleston, D. D. G. M. MEMBERS. Alford, H. J. Ford, Joseph A. Mix, F. P. Stevens, Allen Allen, M. J. Frierson, A. G. Mullins, W. E. Stevens, L. W. Allen, L. E. Givens. J. R. Noyes, H. N. Stevens, W. Amacker, C. W. Hay den, C. M. Puleston, Allen Stevens, Leo. A. Bankston, Leslie Holton, J. R. Eobertson. T. H. Story, H. D. Dorhauer, John Kemp, D. S. Simmons. W. W. Strickland, J. E. Dykes, John Kemp, T. D. Spring..,. H. F. Vernon, D. A. Edwards, M. F. McClendon, W. H. Stark, A. H. Walker, F. E. Elliot, Clay Mclntyre, W. S. Stern, J. Wilson, William D. Emery, Win. McMichael, P. P. Smith, W. B. Young, D. F. Evans, John McMichael, E. S. Total, 53 members. Initiated—William B. Smith, Charles Eobert Eldridge, Wm. Shaw Mcln tjre, Charles Sidney Jeffers. Passed—W. B. Smith, C. E. Eldridge, Wm. S. Melntyre, H. J. Alford. Raised— Wm. B. Smith, Wm. S. Mclntyre, H. J. Alford, L. W. Stevens. OP THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 121

CADDO LODGE NO. 179. Chartered February 14th, 1867. Shreveport, Caddo parish, La. Stated meetings, first and third Saturdays of each month. OFFICERS. C. D. Kalmbach W. M. A. W. Cheesman Secretary. T. H. Scovell S. W. E. Harding S. D. W. A. Kerley J. W. M. A. McCutcheon J. D. S. B. McCutcheon Treasurer. G. W. McDuffie, not a member, Tyler. PAST MASTERS. N. B. Murff. P. D. D. G. M., L. C. Allen, L. E. Thomas, Thomas B. Chase. H. B. Hearne, P. D. D. G. M.. J. C. Moncure, P. D.D. G. M., S. N. Kerley, S. F. Gordon, Matt. L. Scovell, A. W. Cheesman, J. A. Thtgpen. MEMBERS. Allen, T. M. Helpman, I. L. Monroe, D. S. Scovell, C. Arrington, A. S. Hibbette, Eugene Morris, A. D. Sewell, J. A. Bayersdoerffer.WJHicks, S. B. Neild, Geo. F. Spearins, Jos. H. Blackburn, G. E. Hodges, John L. Newman, A. J. Steere, S. F. Blanchard, N. C. Holzner, Henry Patterson, R. B. Taylor, W. F. Boisseau, Joseph Hulbert, S. P. Peyton, James W. Trosper, J. M., Jr. Colquitt, E. K. Hunsicker, Henry Pires, L. A. Waddill, W. M. Colquitt. Homer Hunter, W. H., Sr. Prescott, H. H. Ward, S. J. Crawford, W. T. Jackson, Walter Ratcliff, E. R. Watson, S. M. Dillon, W. F. Johnson, C. B. Randall, C. J, Watson, H. D. Dowling, Oscar Johnson, T. C. Ratzburg, C White, Ben. S. Ford, T. G. La Cossett, H. D. Robson, Wm.B.,Jr.White, George L. Fortson, F. M. Lowenthal, Paul Robinson, W. A. Williams, F. M. Games, C. L. Martin, James Russ^ell, G. H. Wise, W. H. ' Girdlestone, C. W. McMahon, W. T. Sample, O. H. P. Young, John S. Hamilton, D. B. Minge, C. H. Scott, J. P. Young, W. L. Hawkins, W. E. Total, 82 members. Initiated—M. A. McCutchen, E. Harding, George F. Neild, G-. H. Ste venson. Passed and Raised—M. A. McCutchen, E. Harding, George F. Neild. Affiliated—James W. Peyton. Dlmitted—R. Kahn. Died—John L. Gill. Dropped—J. A. Hackett, J. H. Scruggs. R. S. Trippett. Suspended—Robert L. Her.

SAM TODD LODGE No. 183. Chartered February 14th,H867. Sugar Town, Caloasieu parish La. Stated meetings, first Saturday in each month. OFFICERS. George W. Richardson W. M. Jesse Gill S. D. T. N. Hewett S. W. M. Q. Swilly J. D. R. E. Sigler J. W. John J. Wells Chaplain. M. Moore Treasurer. Wason I. H. Smith Secretary. k?ies :} A. J. Watson Tyler. PAST MASTERS. G. W. Richardson, J. W. Moore, Jesse Gill, N. A. Jones. 122 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

MEMBERS. Bailey, A. L. Hargroves, M. V. Lyles, John R. Simmons, Caleb Browning, F. M. Harper, James Madox, John W. Singletary, A. C. Brason, J. Heard, A. J. Marshall, R. T. Singletary, T. G. Cain, Richard Heard, Geo. M. Martin, E. Singleton, M. E. Cannon, John Heard, Geo. W. Mathias, W. H. Sirmons, John F. Caraway, John Heard, W. C. McCullough, J. B. Smith, James T. u. Caraway, C. B. Hester, Wm. J. McFarland, T. P. Stracner. B. Charnoy, W. M. Hinson, Abramson McFarland, R. L. Terrell, John W. Cole, D. A. Huston, John F. McFatter. Jno. W. Tohmpson, S. A. Cole, Hvram "Huston , Geo~ . M" . Morrow, D. F. Turner, A. C. R. Cole, V." D. lies, D. C. Morrow, H. V. Turner, Thos. S. Davis, Thos. lies, H. W. Morrow, W. M. W. Weeks, James Z. Ford, L. A. lies, John Muslo, Ike Weldon, Jacob Fraser, M. E. Johnson, John Nolan, M. T. Whatley, W. H. Gaskin, Geo. A. Johnson, J. A. Nolan, A. S. Wilborn, Robert GUI, S. Johnson, J. M. Nolan, W. E. Wilborn, Wm.B.Sr. Hall, Joseph Jones, A. J. Roberts, J. S. Wilborn, W. B., Jr. Hanehey, Jas. M. Kent, John B. Sanders, John M. Williams, John T. Hanchey, W. B. Lanier, O. A. Sigler, Geo. E. Wingatf. Labon Hanchey, J. W. Leblanc, F. B. Sigler, J. M., Jr. Wisby, William Hanchey, J.W.,Jr. Leblanc, John L. Sigler, J. D. Young, Jeff Hanchey, T. J. C. Leblanc, Louis Total, 99 members. Initiated—Robert Wilborn, M. E. Fraser, T. G. Singletary, J. M. Hanchey, John W. Dean, O. A. Lanier, T. J. C. Hanchey, S. W. B. Colvin, John Can- non, W. M. Charney, Richard Cain, John J. Wells, George M. Heard, F. M. Browning, J. M. Johnson, John Caraway, Willis Dean, L. Fargue, George D. Gilly, W. C. Johnson. Passed—R. Wilborn. M. E. Fraser, Abraham Hinson, John T. Huston, T. G. Singletary, J. M. Hanchey, John W. Dean, 0. A. Lanier, T. J. C. Han- chey, S. W. B. Colvin, John Cannon, W. M. Charney, R. Cain, John J. Wells, Geo. M. Heard, F. M. Browning, J. M. Johnson. John Caraway, L. Fargue. Raised—R. Wilborn, M. E. Fraser, A. Hinson, John F. Huston, T. G. Singletary, J. M. Hanchey, O. A. Lanier, T. J. C. Hanchey, S. W. B. Colvin. John Cannon, W. M. Charney, R. Cain, John J. Wells, Geo. M. Heard, F. M, Browning, J. M. Johnson, John Caraway. Dimitted—S. W. B. Colvin. Died-B. lies, W. O. Green, J. H. Hinson, L. A. Miller, P. M. Reinstated—S. A. Thompson, V. D. Cole, J. Brason, A. L. Bailey, W. H. Whatley.

SPRING CREEK LODGE No. 184. Chartered February 14th, 1867. Spring Creek, TaBgipahoa parish, La. Meets Friday before second Sunday in each month. P. O., Lewiston. OFFICERS. George W. McDaniel W. M. J. N. McDaniel J. D. James P. Morgan S. W. W. H. Schilling Chaplain. W. P. Hutchinson J. W. T. R. McDaniel M. of C. E. D. McDaniel Treasurer. C. F. McDaniel { Geo. D. Lewis Secretary. B.D.Perkins.... ' George G. Morgan. .S. D. J.B. Ricks Tyler. PAST MASTERS. J: M. Breland, Wm. H. Schilling, Elias McDaniel, Geo. WT. McDaniel. MEMBERS. Addison, Ashlord McDaniel, J. D. Mixon, S. C. Simmons, T. J. Addison, R. M. McDaniel, W. Ott, W. T. Strickland, Roan . Alford, M. T. McElveen. I. N. Raborn. Quincy Taylor, R. L. Block, J. D. Miller, B. F. Ricks, W. W. Total, 28 members. Initiated, Passed and liaised—James Pinckney Morgan, Brazos Dixon Perkins. OP THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 123

ORPHANS' FRIEND LODGE No. 185. Chartered February 16th, 1867. Big Cane, St. Landry parish, La. Meet3 on Wecnesday before full moor ot each month. OFFICERS. B. F. Vannoy .W. M. Chas. A. Goudchaux Secretary. B. W. Clopton S. W. W. Hicks S. D. L. A. Havard ..... J. W. T. H. Littell J. D. Peter Jacobs Treasurer. T. A. Hicks Chaplain. D. D. Hudspeth Tyler. PAST MASTERS. Jules Weill, T. A. Hicks, • B. F. Vannoy, J. W. Jacob. MEMBERS. Allen, Austin Goudchaux, J. L. Kahn, A. Sherrouse, J. M. Carter, H. C. Goudchaux, L. Morrow, E., Sr. Weil, Jacob Cason, F. W. Greene, J. O. Reiber. A. Williams, O. M. Catlet, K. T. Hayes, E. O. Richard, M. J. Williams, R. E. Foot, C. A. Jackson, John H. Ruwitch, Alex. Word, S. P. Total, 31 members. Initiated—William Hudspeth. Affiliated—K. T. Catlet. Dimitted—J. E. O'Quin, Dropped—J. C. Vannoy, M. S. Street.

COVINGTON LODGE No. 188. Chartered February 15th, 1868. Covington, St. Tammany parish, La. Stated meetings, second and fourth Monday of each month. OFFICERS. Albert Theobald W. M. Charles Heintz Secretary. Milton Burns S. W. H. R. Warren S. D. H. J. WTillis • J. W. Robert Badon J. D. J. Theobald Treasurer. Wm. Defriest Tyler. PAST MASTERS M. Burns, J. M. Thompson, John Theobald, H. R. Warren. MEMBERS. Carroll, B. T. Frederick Emil Seymour, W. J. Thompson. J. H. Columbus, Frank Hutchinson, W. G. Stroble, J. J. Yates, J. H. Franklin, W. B. Parker, Wm. E. Total, 19 members. Initiated—C. S. E. Babington.

EVERGREEN LODGE No. 189. Chartered February 13th, 1868. Evergreen, Avoyelles parish, La. Meets Tuesday . on or before full moon ol each month. OFFICERS. J. A. Hollinshead W. M. C. D. Cappel Secretary. Sol. Levy S. W. S. O. Easton....,.:...... S. D. S. W. Cappel.-...... J. W. D. P. Savant .J. D. S. Karpe Treasurer. S. Karpe ...:.. Tyler. 124 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

PAST MASTERS. T. J. Heard, J. T. Johnson, . P. B. Wright, C. D. Cappel, P. D. D. G. M. S. Karpe, S. L. Campbell, P. D. D. G. M. MEMBERS. Branch, W. G. Fisher, L. D. Irion, A. B. Levy, Gus. Browne, W. F. Glass, J. D. Johnson, I. C, Levy, Jake Cappel, Curry Godchand, Laz. Jordan, John Mathews, C. J. Crawford, C. E. Haas, W. D. Lesseps, J. A. Mathews, O. Fisher, B. R. Hudson, D. B. Total, 29 members. Died—T. C. Robertson. Suspended—James F. Griffin, Alfred S. Bass. Expelled—Charles E. McNair.

CORINTHIAN LODGE No. 190. Chartered February 9th, 18H9. Masonic Hall, New Orleans. Seated meetings, first and tiird Tuesdays ol each month. OFFICERS. J. W. Pearce VV. M. J. N. W. Otto. .M.ofC. L. E. Bowman S. W. James Benton ] C. F. Buck, Jr J. W. A. H. Flaspoller , { «jtp_,n,.,i,. Charles Palfrey Treasurer. Charles P. Chapman.... ( btewaras- H. Dabezies Secretary. George C. Walshe J J. D. Graybill S. D. C. D. Sturtevant Organist. A. S. J. Atkinson J. D. Pascal Meaut Tyler. PAST MASTERS. W. E. Lawrence, C. H. Charlton, G. M. Hodgson, H. B. Schreiber, W. W. Chapman, Geo. W. Booth, Isaac B. Ellis, P. D. D. G. M. Cnas, A. Thiel, Jr. P. D. D. O. M. B. F. Albertson, W. W. Crane, C. J. Bell, J. C. Clifford, J. N. W. Otto, J. F. C. Waldo. Hunter Stewart, MEMBERS. Allen, C. H. Dyer, E. F. MeCall, H., Jr. Smith, Henry H. Anderson, T. H. Edwards. J. D. McClelland, B. S. Smith, A. V. Andrews, J. C. Evans, W. M. Medus, George W. Smith, R. W. Babbington, J. B. Gray, B. H. Mieg, Louis' Stephenson. R. A. BadgerrA. S. Hanselman, E. E. Meloche, Frank Stewart, George B. Baumgartner, A. Heisler, W. F. Moores, G. W. Stitch. Charles Baumgartner, C. F.Heitzman, C. W. Murray, Wm. Stumpf, John, Jr. Benedict, H. W. Harris, C. S. Patterson. C. T. Thiel, Chas. A., Sr. Boflnger, W. H. ~"Hill" , A' . M". Paul, J. T. Turner, W. G. Brenford, J. T. Hboper, J. J. Payne, Walter E. Wagner, George L. Brennan, J. M. Kinebrew, J. W. Pierson, Ed. Walther, O. Briant, W. A. Koenig, J. C. Porter. A. B. Widney, L. S. Carraher, M. J. Kouns, C. S. Ross, T. L. Wood, W. H. Chalmers, J. R. Mackie, Albert Saxon, Walter L. Wrotnoski, A. F. Craft, Augustus Mackie, C. W. Scheele, W. F. Zehler, Chas. C. Darton, B. B. Maier, Otto T. Skardon, A. N. Zinzer, F. Total, 92 members Initiated—J. W. Kinebrew, Albert Sidney Johnston Atkinson, Charles H Kenny, George C. Walshe, George V. Farish. Passed—J. W. Kinebrew, A. S. J. Atkinson, Charles Chapman, C. H Kenny, G. C. Walshe. Raised— J. W. Kinebrew, A. S. J. Atkinson, Charles P. Chapman, G. C Walshe. Affiliated—A. H. Flaspoller. Dimitted—Charles F. Porter, John E. Thiel, E. M. Garnett. Died-Vf. G. James, P. M. Dropped—Howard S. Olliphant, Frank P. Marshall. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 125

JEFFERSON LODGE No. 191. Chartered February 9th, 1889. Masonic Hall. Stated meetings, first and third Wednesdays evenings. OFFICERS. Gustave I). Levy W. M. F. M. Caraher Chaplain J. H. B. King S. W. J. G. W. Cooke M. of C. Gustave C. Stubbs J. W. H. C. Brown 1 Hartwig Moss Treasurer. Vincent Badalato ! ata.,ra~^a Hugh Breen Secretary. James M. Good \ Stewards Joseph Lehmann .S. D. H. A. Mathe J Emanuel Mansberg J. D. Jas. A. Chadwick. Organist Geo. E. Pearson Tyler. PAST MASTERS. Hugh Breen, Joseph Kantz, H. C. Duncan, John S. Alfred, P. D. D. G. M., P. D. D. G. M., Grand Chaplain, P. D. D. G M. H. C. Brown, F. -M' . Caraher•' ' , W. G. Murtagh, L. L. Shwartz, John Clegg, Hartwig Moss, Fred. Adolph, P. D. G. M.. P. G.J. W., Alex. Liclatentag, P. D. D. G. M., Isidore Ber. B. W. Kernan, John S. Thibaut, Gus. D. Levy, P. D. D. G. M. HONORARY MEMBERS. S. M. Todd, P.G.M. Geo. H. Packwood, D. R. Graham, C. F. Buck, P. G. M. P. G. M., P. G.M., MEMBERS. Aarons, Aug. Dreyfus, Nathan Kramer, W. Nixon, W. R. Aarons, E. Etheridge, E. E. Lashly, M. Oldenburg, M. B. Ashner, I. W. Falk, Israel Leopold, A. B. Pitcher, C. S. Aycock, T. J. Farrar, Jas. O. Levy, Ed. Pitcher, Horace L. Beaulieu, P. H. IVitel, M. Levy, Leopold Rein berg, L. H. Beck, Arthur Fitzgibbons, W. J. Levy, Sigmund Rihner, Jacob Beck, Jacques Frank, Wm. Liberman, S. H. Rosenthal, Saml. S Beer, J. W. Godchauit, Albert Lindheim. Leo Samuels, Geo. C. Bensel, George Goldsmith, Louis Lobe, H. Schexnayder, C. A. Ber, M. Gradwhol, M. H. Lochte, II. Schmittle, J. Berckes, Louis Grant, George Loeb, E. M. Schwabacher, M. Block, Herman Grunewald, Theo. Loomis, Chas. C. Seckbach, A Bourdet, J. P. Grunewald, Wm.N.Marchal, A. C. Sontheimer, M. Brownson, J. A. Gruber, Louis Mary, Armand Shwartz, Simon J. Burnett, B. F. Gumbel, H, Mayer, Albert Stondel, J. G. Calm, E. M.. Harris Albert Mayer, Saml. M. St. Pierre, J. W. Cahn, M. Hart, John B. McKinney, T. B. Swenio, John Cain, Jos. L. Hh'st'.h, Gabriel Michael, Jacob Switzer, John Case, F. E. B. Hirsch, M. Michaelis, Gust. Tabrum, Walter Cohen, Saml. Joachim, O. Moses, E. Throunk, P. Cohen, Sigmund Kahn, Fred. Moses, J. W. White, Aaron A. Cohn, Hiram Katz, Adolph Moss, William White, E. A. Cohu, Joseph, Jr. Katz, Ferd. Moore, Charles M. Wilcox, F. N. Cohn, J. J. Katz,, Otto J. Myers, W. E. Winn, r. Z. Cohn, Leon H. Kohlmann, Louis Neugass, Edwin Wolf, J. P. Colton, C. H. E. Kory, Edward Newman, Edgar Wolf, Samuel Donaldson, Jos. Kory, M. A. Newman, Hart D. Worms, E. T. Total, 135 members. Initiated—Otto J. Katz, Emanuel Mansberg, T. B. McKinney, Vincent Badalatc), J. G. W. Cooke, Arthur B. Leopold, Joseph Lehmann, Gustave Michaelis, James M. Good, Samuel Wolf, Sigmund Levy, Ward J. Fitsgib- bons, Abraham Rosenburg, H. A. Mathe. Passed and Raised—O. J. Katz, E. Mansberg, John B. Hart, Adolph Katz, T. B. McKinney, Vincent Badalato, J. G. W. Cooke, A. B. Leopold, Isaac W. Ashner, Jos. Lehmann, Gus. Michaelis, James M. Good, Saml. Wolf, W. J Fitzgibbons, H. A. Mathe. 126 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

Affiliated—Leo Lindheim. . • Dimitted—Isidore Kuhn, Samuel Weil, Simon Heidenheim. Died—Isaac Barnett, Jesse Lane. Dropped—Alfred Auze. Suspended—George Russ, Amadee Frederick. Reinstated—J. A. Bronson, Charles M. Moore, Wm, E. Myers, Jesse Lane.

ABBEVILLE LODGE No. 192. Chartered February 9th, 1869. Abbeville, Vermilion, parish, La. Stated meetings, Saturday on or before lull moon of each month. OFFICERS. Vernon L. Caldwell W. M. Frank A. Godchaux Secretary. Minos T. Gordy, Jr S. W. Solomon Isaacs ;. S. D. J. S. Eweli J. W. Jas. A. Summers J. D. L. Sokolosky ..Treasurer. Chas. L. Cullison Tyler, PAST MASTERS. J. T. Labit. G. Godchaux, H. J. Stansbury, W. P. Edwards, John S. Butler, John A. Brookshire. MEMBERS. Caldwell, Geo. W. Felter, C. F. Lyons, H. B. Shaw, G. B. . Caldwell, S. Gooch, Wm. D. Maxtield, A. F. Sholars, Louis A. Carter, E. S. Harrington, Jos.W.McCann, R. J. Stansbury, U. Coffey. K. F. Horrah, James McClendou, E.W. Sokolosky, Max. Cole, Felix G. Isaacs. Jacob Mills, R. H. Stansbury, Goo. W. Cushman, M. R. Kitche), Jas. It. Nettles, James E. Stein, Jacob Edwards, C. J. Loffler, Wm. Pickard, M. H. Taylor, Horace Erwin, John H. Lann, J. S. Rice, Geo. Trahan, Joseph Erwin, Wm, O. Lyons, Geo. E. Rogers, E. C. Wilson, Wm. S. Total, 50 members. Initiated,—Felix Grundy Cole, Maxie Sokoloskv, Louis Adolphus Sholars, James Alexander Summers, George Washington Stansbury. Passed—Franklin Area Godchaux, F. G. Cole, M. Sokolosky, L. A. Sho- lars, J. A. Summers. G. W. Stansbury. Raised—F. A. Godchaux, F. G. Cole, M. Sokolosky, L. A. Sholars, J. A. Summers, G. W. Stansbury. Affiliated—William S. Wilson, Jacob Stein.

AURORA LODGE No. 193. Chartered February 10th, 1889. New Iberia, Iberia parish, La. Meets first and third Mondays of each month. OFFICERS. James G. Bolden W. M. Louis Wust J. D. W. G. Weeks S. W. C. C. Kramer Chaplain. Adolph Koch J. W. H. A. King M. of C. Lazard Kling Treasurer. Chas, Gougenheim ) n)om.j. T. R. Morse ....Secretary. L. R. Guidry S fttewaras- S. O. Nuckolls.. S. D. Alex. Ribbeck Tyler. PAST MASTERS. Joseph A. Breaux, J. H. Wise, P. D. D. G. M., Robt. H. Cage, G. M., E. T. Weeks. H.A. King, P. D. D. G. M., Leopold Kling, A. B. Murray, C. C. Kramer, J. G. Bolden. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 127

MEMBERS. Adams, W. A. Dunbar, W. F. Millard E. F. Sheard. Geo. B. Bernard, A. M. Duprey. J. E. Muller, T. W. Slutz, Chas. H. Boutte. Jos. R. Eratb, Victor Ochs, Louis' Simon, George Brian. F. N. Fagot, J. A. Oliver, Robert A. Simon, Herman Broussard, A. Forgey, J. J. Pfister, Edward Smedes, C. E. Broussard-. R- . F- . Foster, TT.Do. Don Pharr, E. A. Smith, M. F. Burke. P. R. Galliand, M. Pickett, A. C. Snider, H. S. Cade, Charles T. Gebert, James Pierson. Clarence Sumr

ASHLAND LODGE No. 196. Chartered February 10th, 1869. (Name changed from Lake Village No. 196, February 11th, 1902.) P. O.. Asnland, Natchitoohes parish. La. Meets fourth Saturday in each month. OFFICERS. U. G. Saunders W. M. V. V. Hathorn Secretary. J. P. Abel S. W. W. Clarence Joyner S. D. D. J. Robinett J W. Lewis E. Joyner J. D. J. R. Weaver Treasurer. James Rodgers Chaplain. Chas. A. Sullivan Tyler. PAST MAS TEES. Patrick Coffey, W. A. Bishop, M. R. Joyner, V. V. Hathorn, R. J. Pullon. MEMBERS. Blume, M. E. Hill, Martin M. Mathews, H. B. Trichel, G. L. Bruton, James H. Hines, Wm. N. C. Nelson, A. L. Warren, E. L. Byrd, W. A. Ingram, Robt. T. Pullig, J. A. Warren, J. J. Chestnut, J. K. Joyner, S. G. Reeves, B. R. Walker, W. T. Foster, David P. Joyner, S. L. Reidheimer, J. G. Weaver, H. F. Friday, W. W. Joyner, W. L. Sullivan, D. F. Wiggins, Joel D. Golden, Wm. A. Luckey, Wm. P. Sullivan, W. Allen Williams, R. L. Graham, L. V. B. Mangram, J. W. Sullivan, J. A. Womack, Richard Hathorn, H. H. Total, 46 members. Initiated—Wiley P. Weaver, Louie V.' B. Graham, Lewis E. Joyner, W. Clarence Joyner, Cas. A. Sullivan, W. Allen Sullivan, Harris D. Ard, Wm. F. Terrai, Eugene L. Bruton, Sr. Passed—Louie V. B. Graham, Lewis E. Joyner, W. Clarence Joyner, Cas. A. Sullivan, W. Allen Sullivan, Harris D. Ard, Win. F. Terrai, Eugene L. Bruton, Sr. 128 PEOCEEDINGS OF THE GBAND LODGE

.Raised—L. V. B. Graham, L. E. Joyner, W. C. Joyner, C. A. Sullivan, W A. Sullivan. Dimttted-Q. 0. Hathorn, Thos. H. Emerson, Wm. C. Roaton. Died—J. M. Emerson, E. T. Edgerton, P. M. Suspended—Thomas J. Carlisle, Wm. C. Wafer, M. O. Gunter, M. Walker, Reinstated—Robt. T. Ingram, G. L. Trichel, J. J. Warren, Wm. T. Walker J, J. Mangram, James H. Bruton.

BROOKLINE LODGE No. 198, Chartered February 16th, 1870 Hood's Mill, Jackson parish, La. Stated meetings, Saturday before fourth Sunday in each month. P. O. Boatner. OFFICERS. W. R. Smith W. M. D. H. L. Fowler Secretary. R. B. Nash S. W. M. B. Culpepper .....S. D. W. G. Cagle J. W. A. B. Womack J. D. T. J. Anders Treasurer. J. M. Smith '. Chaplain. T. J. Liles Tyler. PAST MASTER. W. G. Griggs. MEMBERS. Anders. N. H. Fordham, Denis Johnston, R. P. Simons, W. M. Brown,' B. H. Fowler, L. C. Kanada, S. D. Smith, S. B. Burkett, P. Hatten, Wiley J. Pepper, W. J. Smith, J. M. Covington, I. M. Hudson, J. H. Rolo, T. Womack, Jesse Total, 26 members. Initiated—A. B. Womack, D. W. Pool, G. B. Rodgers, J. M. Smith, Jesse Womack, Denis Fordham. Passed and Raised—A. B. Womack. D. W. Pool, G. B. Rodgers, J. M. Smith, Jesse Womack, Denis Fordham. Wiley J. Hatten. Affiliated—J. H. Hudson. Dimmed—J. R. Fowler, W. J. Chambliss.T. M. Womack, J. M. McKaskle, D. W. Pool, G. B. Rodgers, I. R. Hatten, A. J. Johnston, R. A. Johnston, L. R. Hatten. Died—Wesley Hatton. Reinstated—I. R. Hatton, Rufe. P. Johnson.

DORIC LODGE No. 205. Chartered February 15th, 1871. Morgan City, St. Mary parish, La. Stated meetings, first Wednesday in each month, OFFICERS. A. A. Ozenne W. M. J. R. Jolley Secretary. H. L. Squires S. W. G. H. Douglas S. D. S. Leopold J. W. L. J. Adams J. D. L. Loeb Treasurer. Oscar B. Johnson Tyler. PAST MASTERS. H. W. Crawford, J. R. Jolley, A. A. Ozenne, Gus. Drews, M. I. Hamilton, P. D. D. G. M., William Drew, E. Blumenthal. OF THE STATE OP LOUISIANA. 129

MEMBERS. Alpha, F, G. Coguenhem, M. Harrison, T.W. Pratt, Robert L. Alpha, Walter B. Dagley, F. H. Kahn, S. B. Rathkamp, H. G.. Bass, E. Drews, Wm., Jr. Lehm'ann, Meyer Schwing, J. K. Bass, S. Nye Entwisle, Chas. J Lehmann, Lucien SolomonuN. Bass, Joseph E. Ermann, A. Lehmann, Theo. Squires, R. A. Bendel, Henry Gougenheim, R. L. Loeb, Henry Tellotte, J. C. Berry, M. F. Gounar, David Leopold, Henry Verret, A. H. Bowman, I. G. Greenwood, Jno. J. McNair, John Waits, Wm. Cahn, L. Guidry,J. M. Morse, T. L. Watkins, George- Coguenhem, Alb. Hamilton, R. T. Pharr, John N. Total, 52 members.. Initiated—Thomas P. Wylie. Passed—David Gounar, Thos. P. Wylie, John E. Drackeft. liaised—David Gounar, Joseph E. Bass, Henry Leopold. Dimitted—R. Burkenroad. Died-J. H. P. Wise, P. D. D. G. M.

N. H. BRAY LODGE No. 208. Chartered February 15th, 1871. "Walnut Hill, Vernon parish, La. Meets third Saturday of each month. OFFICERS, D. M. Holton :W. M. Thomas F. Crawford Secretary. James Spurgen S. W. W. T. Harville S. D. Andrew J. Knight J. W. H. M. Boswell J. D. Simeon Martin Treasurer. J. G. Carlock Chaplain. W. R. Burns Tyler. PAST MASTERS. W. H. Weeks, . D. M. Holton. MEMBERS. Collins, C. D. Hayman, Charles McNorton, J. T. Self, John T. Davis, A. J. Hunt, J. H. Nesmith, Chyler Stanley, J. C. Uarland, J. J. Knight, R. W. Rudicil, Joseph Stanley, M. H. Hagan, H. H. Total, 23 members. Initiated. Passed and Raised—Hansel Haywood Hagan. Affiliated^-James Henry Hunt. Reinstated—John T. Self. Died—P. C. Long, P. M., W. A. Davis. Suspended—L. P. Groves, J. D. Stolsby, L. C. Sweat.

R. F. McGUIRE LODGE No. 309. Chartered February loth, 187J. Rayville, Riohland parish, La. Stated meetings, second Wednesday in each month. OFFICERS. Charles Titche W. M. J. H. Guill.... S. D. W. N. Traylor S. W. J. G. McCormick J. D. W. A. Ashby J. W. D. R. Sartor ) a. , S. O. Williams Treasurer. E. McDonald j htewaros- J. W. Willis Secretary. S. P. Burke Tyler. PAST MASTERS. C. P. Balfour, J. G. Richardson, John W. Willis, Charles Titche, J. S. York, J. S. Summerlin, J. VV. Summerlin, W. N. Traylor. 130 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

MEMBERS. Arent, Abe Dunham, W. G. Hoffman, Nestor Newberry, B. F. Brown, R. H. England, A. S. Kahn, Herman Thomason, M. D. Coffey, W. P. Faulk, D. W. McAdams, J. L. Washington, W. P. Clausen, H. T. Hatch, F. Mhoon, James A. Total, 30 members. Initiated—Robert Wiley.

BLAZING STAR LODGE No. 212. Chartered February 14th, 1872. West Baton Rouge, pari3h of West Baton Rouge, La. Cinolare P. O. Meets first Thursday on or before full moon of each month. OFFICERS. H. G. Parker W. M. Alphonse Rivault J. D. J. W. Hyams S. W. J. H. Bowen M. of C. E. A. Sammons J. W. A. V. Dubroca Marshal. G. W. Ory Treasurer. W. J. J. Pecquet ,.. ) stpwsir(it( E. O. Gwin Secretary. Pierre St. Romain f htewards- W. H. Esque S. D. J. G. Allen Tyler. PAST MASTERS. A. Valerian Dubroca, C. J. Barrow, David Devall, A. J. Louden, H. G. Parker, J. W. Hyams. MEMBERS. Bailey, Alex. Corcoran, T. H., Kirkland,Lewis,Sr Smith, W. G. Barrow. A. D. Corcoran, T. L. Lemmon, W. W. Starns, W. A. Borck, Theo. Favrot, E. D. Marler, John H. Stuntz, J. E. Burns, J. T. Frankel, Max. Norman, A. W. Villeret, F. M. Burns, Thos. B. Harelson, H. B. Pegues, A. F. Wallace, W. C. Carruth, F. H. Higgingbotham,SPRobertson, A. R. Winborne, W. C. Cohn, H., Jr. Holden, W. J. Rogillio, R. R. Total, 42 members. Initiated,, Passed and Raised—Albert Walter Wallace, Edgard D. Favrot. Affiliated—John H. Marler.

KEYSTONE LODGE No. 213. Chartered February 14th, 1872. Florence, Catahoula parish, La P. 0., Wlsner. La. Meets first ana third Sundays In each month. OFFICERS. T. J. Chisum W. M. A. G. Ensminger, Jr Secretary. T. G. Spann S. W. F. M. Spann J. W. I. R. Chisum JS.. DD,. John Spann Treasurer. J. H. Higgins Tyler. PAST MASTERS. S. C. Trahern, W. H. Harrington, J. K. Ferrington, J. D. Usher. P. D. D. G. M. P. D. D. G. M. MEMBERS. Bondurant, H. Carmick, C. A. Ensminger, D. W. Johnson, J. E. Clayton, J. L. Daniels, J. C. Foster, J. R. Miller, J. C. Clayton, R. W. Dobyns, T. L Gordon, C. J. Moore, J. F. Total, 23 members. OP THE STATE OP LOUISIANA. 131

Initiated—A. J. Ensminger, T. L. Dobyns, C. A. Carmick, C. J. Gordon, Thomas W. Perrin, Lester Cecil Harrington. Passed—A. J. Ensminger. T. L. Dobyns, C. A. Carmick, C. J. Gordon. Raised—J. L. Clayton, A. J. Ensminger, T. L. Dobyns, C. A. Carmick, C. J. Gordon. Affiliated—J. R. Foster. Died—A. J. Ensminger, Sr., P. M.

LAND MARK LODGE No. 214. Chartered February 14th, 1873. Keitlxvllle, Caddo parish, La. Meets fourth Satur'day of each mouth, OFFICERS. I. W. Pickens, Sr W. M. J.F.Henderson Secretary. M. D. Hendrick S. W. T. I). Hudnall S. D'. F. P. Connell J. W. F. C. Nagle J. D. P. P. Keith Treasurer. W. F. Henderson .Chaplain. G. Hendrick Tyler. PAST MASTERS. Israel W. Pickens, T. D. Hudnall, J. F. Henderson, S. O. Jones. P. D. D. G. M. L. F. Scott, M. D. Hendrick, MEMBERS. Bozeman, James Gibbs, A. P. Nelson, J. M. Reisor, A. S. Butler, W. D. Keith, H. T. Pickens, J. J. Shepherd, J. Henry Clarke, W. G. Millar, J. I. Pickens, I. W., Jr. Woolworth, J. D. ' Davidson, J. M. Morgan, Wm. Total, 26 members. Initiated—Frank P. Connell, Joseph R. Hopkins. Passed and Raised—Frank P. Connell. Dimitted—J. S. Hollowell. Reinstated.—William Morgan, J. I. Miller.

FRIENDSHIP LODGE No. 215. Chartered February 14th, 1873. Reorganized May 14th, 1887. Friendship P. O., Bienville Parish, La. Meets second Saturday of each month OFFICERS. E. A. Mixon ...W.M. H. A. Harvill Secretary. E. L. Harvill S. W. A. P. Collinsworth S. D. L. B. Wade J. W. W. A. Pullin J. D. W. F. Frey Treasurer. J. G. Wade Tyler. PAST MASTERS. W. W. Bartlett, G. W. Tait W. H. Gunn, J. G. Wade. W. R. Pullen, E. A. Mixon. L. M. Pullin, MEMBERS. Blackwood, E. H. Collinsworth, M.O. McCoy, J. K. Reinhart, G. W. Boydstun, B. L. Cox, J. E. Total, 19 members. Initiated—M. 0. Collinsworth, J. R. Frey, E. L, Harvill, R. H. Harvill, T. J. Coleman. 132 PROCEEDINGS OB THE GRAND LODGE

Passed—M. 0. Collinsworth, E. L. Harvill, E. H. Blackwood. R. H. Barvill, T. J. Coleman. Raised—M. 0. Collinsworth, E. L. Harvill, E. H. Blackwood. . Afflliatec^-B. L. Boydstun, A. P. Collinsworth, L. M. Pullin, P. M. Died—W. T. Lann, P. M., J. W. Durbin.

GOOD INTENT LODGE No. 216. Chartered February 14th, 1873. Bast Point, Red Klver parish, La. P. O , Love's Lane. Meets first Tuesday in each month. OFFICERS. J. T. S. Thomas -.W. M. A. R. Tully Secretary. R. L. Jones S. W. W. F. Furginson S. D. R. H. Hayes J. W. D. W. Ruff J. D. N. S. McLeod Treasurer. James Foley Tyler. PAST MASTERS. A. F. Stephenson, A. R. Tully, G. Garrett, J. H. Sibley, J. T. S. Thomas, W. F. Furginson. MEMBERS. Booth, J. H. Hicks, W. A. . Scarborough,W.P. Williams, Abraham Eteredge, R. C. Marston, B. W., Jr.Thomas, B. F. Total, 17 members. Initiated—Lafayette Judson Jones. Passed— L. J. Jones, Richard Crowson Eteredge. Raised—R. C. Eteredge. Affiliated—Benjamin Franklin Thomas. Reinstated—Abraham Williams, J. H. Booth.

FELLOWSHIP LODGE No. 217. Chartered February 14th, 1873, Hineston P. O., Rapides parish, La. Meets fourth Saturday in each month. OFFICERS. T. A. Cranford W. M. T. C. Braddy Secretary. T. J. Cranford S. W. T. R. Neale Chaplain. J. A. Hogan J. W. A. P. Barnidge S. D. J. L. Rougeon Treasurer. N. J. Terrelle J. D. E. Kemp Tyler. PAST MASTERS. W. L. Squyres, J. H. Carruth,. A. P. Barnidge, J. W. Britt,. T. R. Neale, A. O.'Kirkpatrick, A.B.Williams. MEMBERS. , Barnidge, O. E. Dewil, F. M. • Kingary, J. S. Odom, G. A. Burns, John E. Doucet, Robert Koone, T. E. Paul, D. C. Burr, Lee Dyess, E. Lacaze, Lewis Rougeou, F. Busby, J. L. Gill, John Merchant, 0. J. Sleet, P. J. Cooper, D. K. Gordy.'M.F. Musgrove, J. G. Smith, M. Cranford. J. W. Hogan, J. W. Nichols, L. M. Turner. W. H. Davis, J. L. James, J. D. Nixon, Thos. A. Yer.by, W. H. DeShazor, A. B. C. Kirkpatrick, S. A. Total, 44 members. OF THE STATE OS" LOUISIANA. 133

Initiated—Joseph S. Kingary, George A. Odom, B. Peter Braddy. Passed—J. S. Kingary, George A. Odom. Raised—J. A. Hogan, J. S. Kingary, G. A. Odom. Dimitted—J. S. Cruse, J. J. Barnidge. Reinstated—D. C. Paul, J. S. Cruse, J. J. Barnidge.

LIVONIA LODGE No. 220. •Chartered February 13th, 1874. New Roads, Pointe Coupee parish, La. P. O., Anchor. Meets Friday on or before full moon of each month. OFFICERS. A. W. Tufts W. M. J. J. Monceret Secretary. M. T. Hewes S. W. Charles J. Slack S. D. J. C. Tuliy J. W. N. E. Dozier J. D. I. Bigman Treasurer. J. D. Samson Tyler. PAST MASTERS. E. G. Beuker, A. Hebrard, M. T. Hewes, I. Wolff. J. B. Churchill. MEMBERS. Adler, S. Girnet, Eugene Lieux, Jules' Smith, Chas. A. Bailey, C. G. Gross, Wm. Lieux, F. O. Thompson, E. Bailey, J. M. Holloway, Eugene Matthews, W. W. Tircuit, A. Bailey j Willy Jacobs, Jules McCausland, Wm. Wolf, Joseph Oarruth, R. M. Kauffman, L. Meyer, Moyse Woolfolk, J. B. Dauthier, A. Levy, Morice Robertson, Jas. Yoist, John Dreyfus, Theodore Total, 37 members. Initiated-J'. O. Joflrion, J. D. Samson, J. C. Tully, Willy Baily, E. P. Major, Willy Alford, C. H. LeBeau. Passed—J. D. Samson, J. C. Tully, Willy Baily, E. P. Major. Raised—J. D. Samson, J. C. Tully, Willy Baily. Dimitted—E..H. Marler, B. Mann.

SOLOMON LODGE No. 231. Chartered February 13th, 187i. PineTllle, Rapides parish, La. Meets second ana Fourth Saturdays In each month. OFFICERS. F. P. Bolton .....W.M. Michael Aaron S. D. Henry Aaron S. W. R. P. Harper J. D. James A. White J. W. A. L. Johnson Chaplain. Robert Aaron Treasurer. B. P. llolcomb ) Robert H. McGimsly Secretary. T. J. Richardson Joseph Spotten Tyler. PAST MASTERS. G. W. Bolton, P. G. M., W. A. Griffin, E. J. Hardtner, J. W. Bolton, R. C. Taylor, James A. White, F. P. Bolton. MEMBERS. Bolton, G. F. Milton, Sam H. Simmons, John S. Turner, Charles Honey cutt, Warren Nugent, J. M. Slocumb, G. W. Volner, D. F. Johnston, T. D. Richardson, J. H. Tracy, Thos. M. Total, 27 members. 134 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GBAND LODGE

Initiated—Aubrey Lee Johnston. Passed—Jacob B. Erion, A. L. Johnston; James N. Deloach. liaised—Aubrey Lee Johnston. Dimitted—Q. T. Hartner. Suspended—J. B. Smith.

PECAN GROVE LODGE No. 222. Chartered February 17th, 1876. Lake Providence, Carroll parish, La. Meets Wednesday on or before lull moon. OFFICBES. E. L. Hill W. M. C. E. Egelly Secretary. D. F. Peck S. W. J. S. Millikin S. D. C. H. Hill ..:.J. W. Yancey Bell J. D. P. McGuire Treasurer. W. A. Blount Tyler. PAST MASTERS. John C. Bass, P, D. D. G. M., Yancey Bell, E. L. Hill. MEMBERS. Barbour, J. W. Franklin, G. M. Pierce, W. B. Sevier, J. V. Barham, G. A. Gargaro, Vincent Pittman, J. W. Shields, Leo Barwick, H. K. Hurley, O. J. Powell, W. E. Stein, Jacob Blackburn, Geo. F.-M aben, W. H. Quays, P. D. Stockner, E. Dunn. Jas. W. Nicholson, Eobert Sax, Pinkess Webb, C. H. Evans, A. J. Peck, J. S. Seelig, H. Total, 32 members. Initiated—W. C. Hope, E. N. Eea, C. F. Davis, J. N. Hill, S. N. King, I. B. Beard, W. E. Spann. • Passed-W. H. Mabin, E. N. Eea, C. F. Davis, J. N. Hill, I. B. Beard. Raised—W. H. Mabin, W. B. Pierce, A. J. Evaiis. , Affiliated—J. S. Peck. IHed—J. D. Tompkins.

BETHANY LODGE No. 223. Chartered February 17th, 1876. Campte, Natchltoches parish, La. Meets on Friday before thlr d Sunday 01 each month. OFFICERS. J. E. Maybin .'....W.'M. I. E. Lewis S. D. T. C. Hightower S. W. T. H. Emmerson J. D. E. P. Quarles J. W. R. F. Burnside ) afownrH0 J. M. Brown Treasurer. D. H. Hayes ) htewaras- Isidore Eaphiel Secretary. J. O. Maybin Tyler. PAST MASTERS. J. W. Freeman, J. E. Maybin. MEMBERS. Bandariz. M. M. Corley, J. M. Landrum, L. P. Persinger, E. I. Beal, J. L. Henry, Joseph C. Lattier, F. E. Quarles, J. H. Copelier, Joseph . Total, 20 members. Initiated, Passed and Raised—J. H. Quarles, I. E. Lewis. Affiliated—A. S. Hall,.T. H. Emerson. Dlmitted-'A. S. Hall. , - Died—H. Eaphiel, P. M. OP THE STATE OP LOUISIANA. 135

CADEVILLE.LODGE No. 229, Chartered February 14th, 18§9. Cadeville, Ouaohlta parish, La. Meets Saturday before third Sunday in each month.

OFFICERS, S. W. Collins ...W. M. D. P. Golson S. D. J. G. Kilpatrick ..S. W. J. W. Golson J. D. W. T. Frantom J. W. Charles Wilder Chaplain. Jacob Landrum .Treasurer. James Roberts ) atownrdc1 P. T. Kilpatrick Secretary. J. C. Tolbird j totewaras- J. W. Ray Tyler. PAST MASTERS. W. H. Roberts, J. W. Golson, J. G. Kilpatrick, S. W. Collinf.

MEMBERS. Curtis, W. W. Holton, W. M., Sr. Lewis, N. F. Russell, J. B. Cockrell, W. C. Hood, J. N. Mitchell, W. R. Wheeles, J. D. Golson, J. E. Joiner, J. L. Newsom. L. B. Wood, D. D. Grant, J. J. Landrum, J. M. Noah, W. R. Total, 36 members. Initiated—Nathan F. Lewis, Lewis Sanders Zigler, Manorah V. Vaughan, William R. Kilpatrick, Wra. P. Crowell, John F. Lolly, John, Jasper Coon. Passed—N. F. Lewis, Lewis S. Zigler. liaised—W. W. Curtis, N. F. Lewis. Affiliated—?. T. Kilpatrick, S. W. Collins. Dimitted—B. B. Warner, J. F. Humble. Died—J. C. Nixon. , ...

PLEASANT HILL LODGE No. 230. Chartered February 12th, 1890. Pleasant Hill, Sabine parish, La. Meets Saturday on or before full moon.

OFFICERS. W.C.Davis W. M. E.H.Browne ..Secretary. Jehu Graham S. W. George Wilson. S. D. J. J. Browne J. W. L. T.. Dykes J. D. H. J. Davis Treasurer. Joseph Ziegler Chaplain. H. H. Parker %,Tyler. PAST MASTER. L. E. Galloway. MEMBERS. Armstrong, R.L.Jr.Campbell, J. D. McFerrin. David Raines, Isaac Ashley, J. F. Glass, John P. Miles, Chas. M. Reed, W. P. Atkins, W. B. James, I. W. Mott, G. W. Signor, George W. Blue, J. C. Kennedy, H. H. Parker, N. W. Woods, A. L. Butler, T. F. Total, 28 members. Initiated Passed and Raised—Charles M. Miles. Affiliated—J. D. Campbell. Dimitted—J. W. Adamson, L. G. Byrd. Suspended—A. M. Dietrich, E. E. Middleton. - Reinstated—J. W. Adamson, L. G. Byrd,. J. F. Ashley. . ... 136 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GEAND LODGE

GRANGEVILLE LODGE No. 331. Chartered Febiuary 12th, 1800. Grarigeville, St. Helena parish, La. Meets second Saturday in each month. OFFICERS. W. T. Woodward W. M. Castle Harvell J. D. D. H. Harvell..,.. S. W. W. R. Harvell Chaplain. E. 0. Powers, J. W. W. C. Harvell M. of C. Monroe Easley , Treasurer. W. D. Westbrook i st d D. E. Warren.. Secretary. W. H. Odom f stewards. J. M. Nettles S. D. Jeff. Huffman Tyler. PAST MASTERS. J. M. Nettles, W. T. Woodward, J. M. Odom. MEMBERS. Carter. T. J. Dennis, Wm. Haney. J. P. Mixon, G. W. Chaney, J. E. Easterly, J. B. Harrell. E. D. Odom, Isaac Cabler, J. F. Felps, B. T. Jones, G. W. Woodward, W. M. Total, 25 members. Initiated, Passed and Raised—Edward O. Powers. Dimitted—Lewis M. McKnight.

WELSH LODGE No. 232. Chartered February 12th, 1890. Welsh, Calcasieu parish, La. Meets Saturday on or before lull moon in each month, OFFICERS. John H. Cooper W. M. John Robinson J. D. C. P. Martin S. W. James Ellis Chaplain. E. M. Powers J. W. S. W. Day M. of C. O. Fulton Treasurer. M. L. Prentice I qtPwflr>ia Jesse V. Kelly Secretary. htewards LeeE. Robinson S. D. W. M. Martin \ - Sam Blackford Tyler. PAST MASTERS. Lee E. Robinson, P. D. D. G. M., J. A. Anderson, John H. Cooper. MEMBERS. Booze, J. M. Drury, P. I. Hutchinson, Ben. Prentice. Nat. Braden, C. M. Ford, G. W. Kelly- , N. L' . Russell, Wm. P.,Jr. Cotton, Frank Grosh, D. E. Martin, E. Scharff, Ed. Daniels, P. W. Havard, Ben. McNabb, T. C. Shipley, I. N. Davidson, H. A. Hewitt, A. P. Miller, C. F. Shorts, E. J. Day, A. F. Huskey, Charles J. Pollock, Wm. J. Villien, Joseph Total, 37 members. Initiated—Charles J. Huskey, Mark L. Prentice, Wiiliam M. Martin. Passed and liaised—C. J. Huskey, M. L. Prentice, Wm. M. Martin, Frank Cotton. Affiliated—Joseph M. Booze, William P. Russell, Jr.

KYICHE LODGE No. 233. Chartered February 11th, 1891. Gaar's Mill P. O., Wina parish, La. Meets first Saturday in each month. OFFICERS. J. R. Elliott W. M. W. M. Simmons Secretary. J. W. Gaar S. W. W. J. Thornton S. D. L. E. J. Grisham J. W. D. E. Gaar J. D. Pinkney E. Grisham Treasurer. G. A. Gaar Tyler. OF THE STATE OP LOUISIANA. 137

PAST MASTERS. John R. Elliott, J. W. Sikes, J. W. Gaar, W. E. Thornton.

MEMBERS. Abrams, W. P. Dean, S. L. Miller, M. E. Smith, P. F. Adams, J. V. DeLoach, J. E. Peters, J. A. Snow, John ET. Austin, Aug. G. Faith, Z. T. Sikes, J. B. Thompson, D. J. Busby, J. M. Fox, J. E. Sikes, R. N. Thompson, H. R. Busby, Thos. E. Gaar, W. M. D. Simmons, W. L. Thornton, E. D. Campbell, A. B. Kelly, W. S. Smith, C. W. White, D. D. Clark, M. Miller, J. H. Smith, J. F. Total, 37 members. Initiated—James H. Miller, R. N. Sikes, John L. Sikes, Marion E. Miller, J. V. Adams, Henry R. Thompson, C. W. Smith, James Albert Sanders, Isaac Allen Peters, Albert Roger Thorton. Passed—Daniel J. Thompson, J. H. Miller, R. N. Sikes, John L. Sikes, M. E. Miller, J. V. Adams, H. R. Thompson, C. W. Smith, Isaac A. Peters. Raised—Daniel J. Thompson, J. H. Miller, R. N. Sikes, M. E. Miller, J V. Adams, H. R. Thompson, C. W. Smith, Isaac A. Peters. Affiliated—William L. Simmons. Dimitted—Amos McCarty. Died—D. H. Caldwell, P. M.

ROBERTSVILLE LODGE No. 234. Chartered February 11th, 1891. Provencal, Natchttoches parish, La. P. O., Kisatohie. Meets Saturday on or before full moon.

OFFICERS. Thomas G. Coburn W. M. H. E. Ashley S. D. Dudley T. Treadway., S. W. Willis M. Dowden J. D. Luther A. Treadway J. W. J. C. Conerline Chaplain. W. Y. Moore Treasurer. J. D. Phares Abram R. Dowden SSecretaryy . Georgge W. Cobb. Seburn Smith Tyler.

PAST MASTERS. James D. Treadway, J. J. Key, J. W. Phares.

MEMBERS. Addison, W. E. Goings, Jonathan Long, S. G. Russell, W. H. Ball, Geo. W. Hardmanuuuuiaii,. Thos. Lord, Bruce D. Smith S. W. Brown, T. J. Holt, C. E. Marcus, S. Stevens, A. Cleveland, Thomas Kirk, J. I. Marshall, A. W. Turner, Wm. J. Dowden, W. R. Levy, Marx McFarland, J. F. Webb, Edward Flournoy, Wm. Levy, Joseph Nash, R. S. Total, 36 members. Initiated, Passed and Raised—Willis M. Dowden, William R. Dowden Jonathan Goings, T-. J. Brown, Bruce D. Lord, John D. Phares, William J Turner. Affiliated—Thomas Hardman, Wesley Phares, Thomas Cleveland. Died—R. S. Nash, John F. Bolton. Reinstated—R. S. Nash, Wm. J. Turner. 138 PROCEEDINGS OP THE GRAND LODGE

SIMSBORO LODGE No. 235. Chartered February 11th, 1891. Meets at Simsboro, Lincoln parish, La., third Saturday in each month. OFFICERS. J. H. Madden W. M. E. M. Bobison S. D. M. Duty S. W. T. W. Murphy J. D. W; A. Morris :.J. W. S. M. Alexander M. C. D. S. AsweU. ...Treasurer. Robert Goffe •(.' ^ fls. W. A. Burt .Secretary. E. B. Walker | &tewaras- J. A. Robison Tyler. PAST MASTER. J. H. Madden. MEMBERS. Arrington, W. N. Goffl. R. T. Poole, S. A. Waldron, R. M. Dring, Jeptha Hines, R. L. Sims, J. M. Total, 18 members. Initiated, Passed and Raised—E. B. Walker, E. M. Robison, R. L. Hines. Affiliated—S. A. Poole. Vied—W. S. Robison, P.,M., H. R. Whyte, S. C. Hays, 1900. Dropped—M. S. Causey.

LITTLE FLOCK LODGE No. 336. Chartered February 9th, 1892. Meets at Negreet, Sabine parish, Saturday before first Sunday in each month. OFFICERS. J. S. Carroll .W. M. Hoyt Curtis Secretary. "E. P. Curtis S. W. T, J. Arthur S. D. J. N. Davenport .J. W. G. J. Salter J.D. B. K. Ford ..Treasurer. J. N. McMellon Tyler. PAST MASTERS. C. C. Sullivan, W. S. Brown, E. P. Curtis. MEMBERS. Brewster, H. H. Goodloe, R. K. Rider, R. L. Shire, W. R. Carter, I. N. Morris, J. N.: Robinette, Chas. Smith, H. V. Cowart, W. Y. Neal, C. S. Salter, Jeff. C. Speight, J. W. Curtis, Julian. Pitman, J. L. Salter, Wm. J. Woods, J. D. Total, 26 members. Initiated—S. Cade Carroll. Passed and Raised—Robert K. Goodloe, A. C. Leach. Died—Wm. M. Antony, P. M., J. M. Arthur, P. M. Dimitted—A. C. Leach. Reinstated—C. S. Neal, G. J. Salter.

PLAIN DEALING LODGE No. 337. Charter granted February 9th, 1892. Plain Dealing, Bossier parish, La. Meets third Tuesday In each month. OFFICERS. I. L. Sofferstone W. M. J.G.Allen S. D. W. H. Meares S. W. T. B. Bixler. J. D. J. G. Idom J. W. W. P.Allen I Stpward, W. B. Boggs Treasurer. J. R. Odom f stewards. T. Z. Barnett Secretary. E. ,T. Cochran Tyler. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 139

PAST MASTERS. J. G. AlIeD. W. B. Boggs, J. B. Bixler, Sr., T. M. Love, P. D. D. G. M., P. D. D. G. M., W. H. Meares, S. H. Cochran, E. H. Blackman.

MEMBERS. Bemis, W. A. C. Hill, Joseph Owens, J. E. Schenebeck. B. W. Brock. J. H. A. Miller, Austin Powers, Smith Sneed, G. W. Burgess, E. D. Miller, M. M. Sanders, L. T. Strayhan, J. P. Curry, A. R. Montgomery,.H.H. Total, 28 members. Initiated, Passed and Raised—James Edward Owen. DimiUed—D. B. Bush.

MAGNOLIA LODGE No. 238. Chartered February 9th, 1892. Barnes' Creek, Calcasieu parish, La. P. O , Bear. Meets second Saturday in each month.

OFFICERS. J. D. Millar W. M. Austin Gimnich S. D. Webb W. Miller S. W. S. J. McConathy J. D. James Simpson J. W. W. P. Simpson Chaplain. W. W. Parque Treasurer. Jacob Cole ) Qtp,vj,rr]« J. E. Sellers Secretary. W. S Thomson. ( stewards. M. M. Coleman Tyler. PAST MASTERS. J. J. W. Miller, Win. P. Simpson, H. J: Sellers, J. D. Millar.

MEMBERS. Airhart, Geo. Harris, C. E. McFatter, Danl.W.Prater, W. .1. Berry, Eli Herford, D. D. McFatter, W. W. Rees, C. M. Cole, A. L. lies, F. P. Miller, B. E. Roliins, J. E. Coleman, N. A. Long, B. L. J. Perkins, J. A. Rollins, Levie Conally, J. Love. P. O. Prater, B. H. Rollins, Wm. A. J. Gearen, J. N. Lyles, D. L. Prater, J. N. Sandifer, Henry J. Gimnich, John Lyles, J. J. Prater, J. A. Smith, F. T. Havens. J. P. Total, 42 members. Initiated— Drew Dow'Herford, James Simpson, Charles Morgan Rees, William Samuel Thomson, Henry Johnson Sandifer, Fred. M. Goos, Webb W. Miller, James M. Gill, Percival Vivian Wadleigh, Wiley Allen Smith, Jesse Henry Thomson, James W. Perkins. Passed—D. W'. McFatter, D. D. Herford, J. Simpson, C. M. Rees, W. S. Thomson, H. J. Sandifer, W. W. Miller, J. M. Gill, P.• V. Wadleigh, W. A. Smith, j. H. Thomson. Raised—Daniel Webster McFatter, D. D. Herford, James Simpson, Flem- ing T. Smith, C. M. Rees, Wm. Samuel Thomson, Henry J. Sandifer, Webb W. Miller. Suspended—S. E. Cole. Dimmed—W.B. Lindsey, 140 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

SHILOH LODGE No. 239. Chartered February 15th, 1893. Bernioe, Union parish. Meets Saturday on or before full moon In each month. OFFICERS. R. J. Tabor W. M. J. E. Phillips J. D. B. F. Grafton S. W. Wm. Cooksey Chaplain. J. P. Shackleford J. W. B. A. McCnller Marshal. L. M. Dendy Treasurer. T. E. Covington ) a+owarflQ W. A. Covington Secretary. A. M. Reinach f &tewams- C. C. Dow -...$. D. T. L. Slaughter Tyler. PAST MASTER R. J. Tabor. MEMBERS. Andrews, J. M. Ferguson, T. J. May, O. B. Selig, J. Breed, Walter Fuller, J. R. Moore, P. Shackelford, J. H. Cole, J. C. Grimmett, J. H. Moore, R. T. Thaxton, J. L. E. Davis, 0. Y. Kelley, W. R. Reed, L. W. Total, 27 members. Initiated, Passed and Raised—Thomas Edgar Covington, Thomas Bussey Pillgren,Owen Bailey May, Burt Asa McCuller, Henry Morel Blackman. Affiliated—J. E. Phillips, J. C. Cole, A. M. Reinach, L. W. Reed. Dimitted—W. F. Cooper, W. H. Martin, S. E. Cochran, W. N. Autry, H. M. Blackman, S. M. Fuller, Thos. B. Piljgren, T..H. Rea. Died—J. M. Evans, A. Kitchtas, J; M. Johnson.

LEESVILLE LODGE No. 240. Chartered February 15th, 1893. Leesville, Vernon parish, La. Meets second and fourth Saturday in each month. OFFICERS. C. T. Allis W. M. B. F. Cooper ...S. D. T. W. Harris S. W. D. B. Turner J. D. T. J. Davis J. W. E. M. Lewis M. of C. E. P. Franklin Treasurer. J. M. Alford Chaplain. Thomas Wintle Secretary. Otto Herminghouse Tyler. PAST MASTERS. Isaac W. Midkiff, T. H. Richardson, Thomas Wintle, C. T. Allis, E. M. Lewis. MEMBERS. Aaron, W. A. Ford, W. K. Perkins, W. O. Smith, D. F. Allis, S. A. Franklin, A. L. Perkins, W. P. Stewart, J. A. Bailey, J. W. Godwin, W. M. Philips, A. M. Stone, T. A. Bartran, David W. Hicks, Joseph J. Powell, W. J. Stone, A. K. Burleson, Ben. F. Jones, F. P. Powell, W. H. Terry, B. B. Cain, Robert D. Knight, Thos. S. Richardson, J. M. Thompson, Z. S. Cooper, Hy. Knight, D. F. Richardson, R. LeeTurner, S. M. Craft, iD. Lee, Mose J Sanders, H. L., Jr. Tuten, E. L. Crow, W. H. " Long, M. E. Smart, M. N. Winfree, I. O. Dailey, Albert Lyons, B. H. Smart, W. H. Winfree, W. A. Dillon. T. H. Malzacher, C. F. Smart, M. P. Wingate, T. C. Ferguson, W. S. McGregor, Wm.A. Smith, Weden Youngblood, W. T. Fletcher, H. S. Midkiff, A. M. Total, 51 members. OF THE STATE OP LOUISIANA. 141

nitiated— Thomas Hingston Dillon, Pleasant Lawson Ferguson, Arthur Kyle Stone, Arthur Lionel Franklin, William Andrew McGregor, Harry B. Powell, Eobert William Cain. Andrew Jackson Burgess, George Whitfield Stephens, Edwin Eastman Jordan. Passed—T. H. Dillon, P. L. Ferguson, A. K. Stone, A. L. Franklin, D. H. Turner, W. A. McGregor, H. B. Powell. Raised—J. M. Alford B. F. Cooper, D. F. Smith, T. H. Dillon, A. K. Stone, A. L. Franklin, D. H. Turner, W. A. McGregor, Albert Dailey. Affiliated—Sebastian A. Allis, T. J. Davis, W. P. Perkins, Mose J. Lee^ J. W. Bailey, Charles F. Malzacher, W. H. Powell, T. D. Bush, J. A. Stewart.. Dimitted—C. C. McCulloch, Joe E. Carroll, H. L. Sanders, Sr., N. S. Smart. Julius Durve, T. D. Bush, C. K. Oakes.

CONLY LODGE No. 241. Chartered February 15th, 1893. Love's Lake, Red River parish. P. O. Manning. Meets second Saturday in each month. OFFICERS. A. J. Lawson W. M. B. F. Allums Secretary. D.A.Newman S. W. G. B. Wimberly S. D. Moses M. Pearce J. W. J. A. Waters J. D. W. M. Pearce Treasurer. J. H. Alexander Tylar. PAST MASTERS. James B. Waters, A. J. Lawson. MEMBERS. Conley, C. J. Holmand, Win. T. Eiley. J. T. Stephens, S. N. Evans, E. H. L. Newman, B. W. Sledge, J. A. Wimberly, T. E. Foster, E. N. Newman, S. W. Smith, W. E. Womack, Allen Grice, J. P. Polan, J. 0. Total, 23 members. Passed and Raised—Moses M. Pearce. Affiliated—Allen Womack. Dlmitted—Elwood F. Allums.

WESTON LODGE No. 242. Chartered February 15th, 1893. Meets at Weston, Jackson parish, La., on Saturday before second Sunday in each month. OFFICERS. H. C. Walsworth W. M. J. P. Barnes J. D. J. T. McBride S. W. J. C. Garner Chaplain. D. F. Walsworth J. W. J. P. Wyatt M. of C. W. T. Walsworth Treasurer. D.E.Douglas ) (,, , A. F. Stone Secretary. J. F. Hawthorn \ btt'wm- J. C. Brown S. D. Peter Wyatt Tyler. PAST MASTERS. J. T. McBride, D. F. Walsworth, H.' C. Walsworth. MEMBERS. Culpepper, C. L. Murphy, W. M. Peevy, A. J. Walsworth, S. W. Frank, E. Norred, L. P. Stone, Wm. Walsworth, Wm. Jeffress, E. P. Peel, J. M. Talbot, ,S. M, Total, 23,members. Initiated—~W. A. J. Peevy, P. J. Culpepper. Passed—W. A. J. Peevy. Affiliated—William Stone. Suspended—J. T: Greer. ,, . . : 142 PROCEEDINGS OP THE GRAND LODGE CROWLEY LODGE No. 243. Chartered February 15th, 1893. Crowley, Acadia parish. Stated meetings, first and third Tuesday in each month. OFFICERS. J. D. Marks W. M. S. B. Mcllhonny S. D. F. C. Labit S. W. J. M. White J. D. H. E.Buckley J. W. E. M. Ellis Chaplain. John A. McAyael Treasurer. Henry Loewer I Felix Schmulen Secretary. Ivy Sternberger j J. L. Thiel ..Tyler. PAST MASTERS. H. C. Robinson, J. Frankel, N. B. Morris, Felix Schmulen, Jno. A. McAyael. MEMBERS. Anding, A. A. Jones, R. M. Power, C. H. Toler, T. J. Armstrong, John C.Kaplan, A. Rainey, James Weil, Jonas Armstrong, J. W. Levy. David Reisfeldt, Wm. Welch, John C. Brunner. E. O. Lyons, E. W. Rudrow, Ezra W. Whipple, James Cunningham, R. E. Miller, E. Sellers, W. B. Wilson, R. E. Foreman, C. W. Moore, S. J. Shaedel, Theo. Wright, C. H. Hayes, D. B. Mullen, John T. Sperrier, A. A. Wynne, J. J. Hutts, Thomas B. Patterson, W. E. Total, 44 members. Initiated—George E. Sears, Fred. W. Gay, Samuel Henry Wray, William Stienman, Robert Anderson Mull, John Hiram Lewis, Charles Otis Mayes, Joseph Lawrence Murrel, Henry Kaplan, J. J. Wynne. Passed—Fred. W. Gay, 11. A. Mull, J. H. Lewis, C. O. Mayes, J. J. Wynne. Raised—J. J. Wynne. Affiliated—W. E. Patterson, Wm. Reisfeldt, John A. McAyael, J. L. Thiel, John C. Armstrong, John T. Mullen. Dimttted—W. W. Duson, A. G. Quinn. Died -Z. M. Mayes, J. F. Morris.

CENTRE LODGE No. 244. Chartered February 13th, 1894. Meets at Union Academy. Washington parish, La. P. O., Lee's Creek. Fourth Saturday in each month. OFFICERS. A. C. Williams W. M. Louis Grantham J. D. T. D. G. Richardson....' ...S. W. J. R. Byrd Chaplain. AsiaRester J. W. J. D. Seal M. of C. D.W.Richardson Treasurer. B. R. Keaton ) o,Q,,,o ,qo W.T. McElroy Secretary. B.J.Williams f stewards. R. E. Keaton S. D. J. O. Mitchell Tyler. PAST MASTERS. J. R. Byrd, A. C. Williams, R. E. Keaton. MEMBERS. Ard, Joseph Mitchell, Oscar Pierce, Walter Thomas, Warren Magee, H. W. Mitchell, J. M. Richardson, S. J. Wheat, James A. McMillan, H. A. Mize'J, J. G. Richardson, M. B. Williams, E. M. Mitchell, H. R. Pierce, L. A. Stewart, W. P. Young, R. H. Total, 28 members. Initiated—Harrison Pounds, William Turner McGehee. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 143

MILLERTON LODGE No. 245. Chartered February 13th, 1891. Meets at Haynesville, Clalborne parish, La., on Saturday before first Sunday in each month.

OFFICERS. J. W. Norton W. M. B. W. Bevill Secretary. J. B. Bond S. W. D. G. Owens S. D. Ardis 0. Norton J. W. L. P. Barker J. D. Hugh Miller , Treasurer. W. J. Thomas Chaplain. W. S. McDonald Tyler.

PAST MASTERS. J. W. Norton, P. D. D. G. M., G. J. Wise, W. B. Sims, L. P. Barker. MEMBERS. Avenger, John Bond, R. P. Deloach, W. W. Wallace, T. J. Bailey, R. W. Bond, W. P. Harp, C. W. Waller, S. C. Bailey, S. S. Burns, A. J. Randle, W. H. Winn, E. A. N. Barker, A. P. Cooper, J. T. Short, J. D. Worley, W. W. Bond, E. L. Cox, H. B. Tinsley, W. H. Total, 30 members. Initiated, Passed and Raised—Ardis 0. Norton. Affiliated—John Avenger. Dimmed— H. Braselton, J. F. Wise, J. B. Clements, S. W. Lee, M. Grider. Reinstated—J. F. Wise, R. W. Bailey.

WINNSBORO LODGE No. 246. Chartered February 13th, 1894. Meets at Wlunsboro, Franklin parish, La. Stated meetings, second and fourth Tuesday in each month.

OFFICERS. W. J. Cordill W. M. Isidore Fisher S. D. J. W. Womble S. W. A. M. Scott J. D. T. B. Gilbert, Jr J. W. A. W. Moore Chaplain. N. A. Wiggers Treasurer. E. C. Abell. Jr Secretary. ^^ ^ Stewards. W.H.Adams...... Tyler.

PAST MASTERS, W. J. Cordill, J. W. Womble, A. W. Moore, E. M. Ward.

MEMBERS. Berry, Chas. L. Dougherty, Thos. King, W. E. Roach, W. E. Bitner, G. L. Gilbert, D. C. Landauer, A. Sayre, W. S. Bowden, A. J. Griffing, A. C. Lea, H. J. Scott, T. A. Bradley, E. A. Harris, T. A. Lewinthal, H. Sisson, W. L. Brice, H. A. Hester. M. S. Lowentritt, Louis Sullivan, J. T. Bryan, Joseph Hicks, E. M. Mason, John F. Summerall, I. P. Chapman, J. R. Hodge, G. W. McCoy, Richard Thompson, L. A. Copeland, J. S. Hoffman, Charles Moore, A. D. O. Tucker, C. B. Crow, D. J. Hower, P. M. Moore, C. L. Walter, E. D. Cummings, Waller King, D. R. Ramage, C. L. Wiggers, H. A. Denson, J. L. Total, 53 members Passed and Raised—I. P. Summerall. 144 PROCEEDINGS OP THE GRAND LODGE

CLEAR SPRING LODGE No. 247. Chartered February 13th, 1891. Meets at Clear Spring, Red River parish, Post Office, Liberty, first Saturday in each month. OFFICERS.. O. H. P. Rawls W. M. D. W. Dupree Secretary. J. D. Dupree S. W. P. P. Cummings S. D. W. D. Dupree J. W. E. L. Smead J. D. P. L- Collins Treasurer. W. M. Hunter Chaplain. J. D. Graham Tyler. PAST MASTERS. J. D. Dupree, S. T. Teer, P. D. D. G. M., B. F. Britain. MEMBERS. Anglin, G. W. Holley, K. D. McDowel, M. J. Preslar, C. B. Anglin, Rufus W. Hunter, J. D. ' McDowel, R. R. Teer, B. E. Elliott, W. H. Kennington, J. H. McGee, C. C. Teer, B. F. Total, 23 members. Initiated—Henry Copeland Elliott, John Dennis Hunter, Jefferson Davis Morgan, William Henry Elliott, Marion Judson McDowel. Passed—J. D. Hunter, J. D. Morgan, W. H. Elliott, M. J. McDowel. Raised—TV. D. Dupree, E. L. Smead, J. D. Hunter, W. H. Elliott, M. J. McDowel. Dimitted—F. B. Williams. Reinstated—F. B. Williams.

KENTWOOD LODGE No. 248. Chartered February 13th, 1894, at Kentwood. Tangipahoa pariah, La. Stated meetings, Saturday on or before full moon. OFFICERS. P. G. Kenelly W. M. T. J. Thompson Secretary. T. B. Fields S. W. R. D. Draughon S. D. Geo. W. Bennett J. W. O. Scarborough J. D. A. H. Stoessell Treasurer. P. J. Whitley Tyler. PAST MASTERS. Amos Kent. 0. P. Amacker, R. L. Draughon, P. D. G. M., P. D. D. G. M., P. D. D. G. M., W. C. Kent P. J. Whitley, R. L. Pray, A. L. Stoessell. MEMBERS. Addison, A. H. Eaton, George W. Kent, Richard A. Pray, Geo. L. Amacker, S. H. Good, T. J. Marshall, T. J. Tate, C. W. Birch J. W. Hudgins, J. A. Pitman, L. M. Thornhill, W. C. Day, D. D. Joyal, E. L. Total, 26 members. Initiated—Jesse W. Naul. Affiliated—T>. D. Day. Di,mitted—T. J. Boon, J. E. Reeves.

JENNINGS LODGE .No. 249. Chartered February 12th, 1895, at Jennings, Calcasieu parish, La. Meets second and fourth Saturday in each month. OFFICERS. W. E. Coffin W. M. J. P. Foster Secretary. J. W. Mitchell S. W. F. R. Jaenke S. D. E. F. Rowson J. W. H. H. Hoag J. D. C. L. Pardee Treasurer. W. M. Williams Tyler. OP THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 145

PAST MASTERS. ' E. B. Moss, W. E. Coffin, E. L. Streater, C. S. Whitman, F. E. Jaenke. MEMBERS. Arthur. A. M. Daughenbaugh, Hudson, John W. Reynolds, A. A. Ashbaugh, A. D. Elkins,L.W. [W.J.Jaenko, H. F. Roberts, J. H. Boiling, E. H. Fain, J. M. Marsh, E. N Sargent, A. E. Boiling, John F. Favinger, A. W. McFarland, C. W. Streater, J. B. Brown, Sig. Foster, J. E. Morse, F. F. Terry, Thomas L. Buch, E. E. Hall, Edward I. Paton. J. C. Watkins, B. Carr, A. P. Hebert, D. Phillips, U. S. Williams, T. L. Carr, B. F. Hosmer, A. D. Porter, J. E. Williams, I. D. L. Case, J. F. Total, 44 members. Initiated—Horace Snodin Fewee, George Henry Cook.

MANSFIELD LODGE No. 250. Chartered February 12th, 1895, at Mansfield, DeSoto parish, La Meets second and fourth Tuesdays. OFFICERS. J. F. McFarland W. M. J. T. McClanahan Secretary. C.W.Blair S. W. J.M.Patterson S. D. A. R. Browne J. W. L. A. Conley J. D. S. G. Sample Treasurer. W. E. Singleton Tyler. PAST MASTEES. A. F. Jackson, J. F. McFarland. HONORARY MEMBER. Geo. H. Packwood, P. G. M. MEMBERS. Gibbs, R. T. Mason, W. H. Sligh, T. S. Walker, S. F. Hebert, Victor May, W. E. Thomas, J. C. Wemple, J. O . Jackson, J. A. Robinson, W. J. Wakeman, L. B. Williams, J. B. Jenkins, B. F. Sheppard, H. J. Total, 23 members. Initiated—Louis A. Conley, J. B. Lee, G. M. McKee, James A. Jackson. Passed—J. P. McRee, L. A. Conley, H, J. Parsons, L. E. Mitchell, G. M. McRee, James A. Jackson. liaised—J. P, McRee, Louis A. Conley, James A. Jackson. Dimitted—,7. P. McRee, J. M. Nolan, I. J. Vaughan, J. M. Nabors. Reinstated—J. M. Nolan.

ASCENSION LODGE No. 251. Chartered February 12th. 1895, at Donaldsonville, Ascension parish, La. Meets first and third Friday ol each month. OFFICERS. E. K. Sims W. M. Lazard Meyer J. D. Robert Henderson S. W. Victor Maurin Chaplain. W. A. Terrio J. W.' R. N. Slatter M. of C. J. J. Claverie Treasurer. John Dollinger, Jr ) a+ama~Aa W. W. Buford Secretary. Michel Tobias j htewarcls- Frank C.Ayraud.... S. D. B. C. Woodruff Tyler. 146 PROCEEDINGS OP THE GRAND LODGE

HONORARY MEMBERS. A. C. Brice, P. G. M., C. F. Buck, P. G. M., Richard Lambert, Grand Sec'y, A. C. Allen, P. G. M., G.H.Packwood, P. G.M., R. H. Cage, G. M., John S. Alfred, P. M., L. D. Leeman. PAST MASTERS. J. J. Claverie, H. E. Hanson, T. D. Cox, Frederick Landry. MEMBERS. Aucoln, Edgar Dill, Win. A. Kloiz, Solomon Quimby, J. B. Ayraud, Samuel Duke, J. R. Lafargue, J. J. Rogge, Frederich Ayraud, Honore T.Feitel, Ed. E. Langbecker, Chas. Sheldon, C. E. V. Barman, J. S. Geiger, Charles Litty, Lucas Sims, F. K. Blum, Jacob Gentil, Oscar Maas, Albert Sims, R. N. Blum, J. Emile Goette, Sid., Jr. Montecino, P. P. J.Singer, Raphael Brumfield, B. C. Greenwood, A. L. Moseman, J. E. Turner, George A. Burton, C. J. Kahn, Felix Ohlmeyer, D. Weil, H. L. •Cox, T. D., Jr. Klotz, Abraham Palmer, Adolph Total, 53 members Initiated'—Felix Kahn, Henry Clay Whiteman, Robert N. Slatter. Passed—Herbert W. Barton, John Dollinger, Jr., Felix Kahn, R. N. Slatter. Raised—John Dollinger, Jr., Felix Kahn, R. M. Slatter. Affiliated—B. C. Brumfield. Suspended—James A. Frost, Thomas W Cook.

MITCHELL LODGE No. 252. Chartered February 11th, 1896. P. O., Toro. Meets at Mitchell Sablne parish, Saturday beiore second Sunday In each month. OFFICERS. W. F. Ledford W. M. G. E. Heard Secretary. S. S. Tatum S. W. J. A. Tatum S. D. Wm. Atom J. W. W. W. Webb J. D. J. W. Ford Treasurer. P. L. Tatum Tyler. PAST MASTER. W. F. Ledford. MEMBERS. Barron, John R. Gasway, J. R. May, J. W. Parrott, J. B. •Carpenter, D. W. Jackson, J. L. McClenn, J. D. Tyler, Jacob Darby, J. D. Total, 15 members. Initiated, Passed and Raised—John Richmond Barron. Vlmitted—R. F. Benson, H. B. Allen. Vied—A. W. Morgan. Suspended—G. B. Thompson.

TORO LODGE No. 253. Chartered February 11th, 1896. Meets at Hornbeck, Vernon parish, La., Saturday before second Sunday in each month. P. O. Toro. OFFICERS. J. M. Milier W. M. J. B. Miller Secretary. C. G. Larrabee S. W. F. R. Jones S. D. W. C. Vogel J. W. D. G.Winchester J. D. Wm. Conerly Treasurer. G. G. Leach Tyler. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 147

PAST MASTERS. J. J. Whittaker, Win. Conerly, E. P. Neal. .MEMBERS. Bird, A. Everett, Walter Holland, I. L. Pynes, James Crain, James L. Portson, A. J. Kelley, A. F. Riser, John €urtis, W. R. Hamilton, Chas. F.Lee, N. N. Slay, Daniel Total, 32 members. Initiated—Ivy E. Miller, A. F. Kelley, C. J. Bainer, James M. Pate, Wil) P. Everett. Passed—D. G. Winchester, J. E. Miller, A. F. Kelley, James M. Pate, Will P. Everett. Raised—Narvill N. Lee, D. G. Winchester, J. E. Miller, A. F. Kelley. Affiliated—C. G. Larrabee, I. L. Holland, Fred. R. Jones. Dimitted—J. P. Koonce. Died—A. J. Broom. Suspended—E. W. McMellon, J. M. Ritter.

FOREST HILL LODGE No. 254. Chartered February 11th, 1896. Meets at Forest Hill, Rapides parish, second Saturday of each month. OFFICERS. H. O. Ponder W. M. S. Y. Bedgood Secretary. R. A. Parrott .- S. W. S. Cook S. D. H.L.Melder J. W. J. C. Squyres J. D. J. W. Holder Treasurer. J. D. Dunn Tyler. PAST MASTERS. C. R. Carruth, J. M. Cook, Sherman Cook, Z. P. Squyres. MEMBERS. Brady, T. J. Godwin. W. D. Merchant, G. W. Salter, Allen Calhoon, L. A. Green, Claude Merchant, C; W. Simpson, C. A. Calhoon. Willie Johnson, G. M. Mizell, L. H. Spencer, A. B. Crowell. J. S. Mabry, W. H. Overstreet, Perry Thielman, George Dean, W. H. Mason, W. A. Phillips, W. H. Watson, E. T. • Ferguson, Jesse May, J. W. Rodgers, F. F. Williams. S. R. Fortenot, E. L. M older, John F. Rodgers, J. M. Wimberly, Charles Fortenot, P. L. Molder, Louis Total, 40 members. Initiated and Passed—H. L. Melder, John F. Melder, L. H. Mizell, G. M. Johnson. Raised—H. L. Melder, John F. Melder, L. H. Mizell, G. M. Johnson, J. C. Squyres. Affiliated— Z. P. Squyres, P. M., George Thielman. Dimitted,—R R. Hightower, Henry Pels. Suspended—James Lee Walker. M. F. Godwin.

JEANERETTE LODGE No. 355. Chartered February 11th, 1896. Meets second and fourth Thursday of each month at Jeanerette, Iberia pariah, La. OFFICERS. J. C. Bussey W. M. Mayer Wormser Secretary. J. M. Hayes S. W. S. L. Jacobs S. D. Andrew J. Johnston J. W. Albert C. Thorsten J. D. B. V. Mouret Treasurer. Geo. W. Whitworth. Chaplain. J. H. Gay Tyler. 148 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

PAST MASTERS. T. B. Kimbro, J. G. Bouvier, J. C. Bussey. MEMBERS. Allain, Alex. Foster, A. D. Mollard, R. Shelby, J. W. Beaulieu, Prank Frank, Leo. Moore, Jos. F. Stokoe, Albert L.. Bracey, H. L. Gugenheim, Max. Pnlliam, C. M. C. Stokoe, Ed. C. Brittain, James F. Maillard, P. J. Redmond J. W. White. John T. Demourelle, A. Mansfield, J. D. Sanders, H. Shelby Wormser, Charles Edwards, Chas. C. McGown, C. A. Schexnayder, A. Wormser, L. Forgey, E. T. Total, 37 members.. Initiated—Andrew J. Johnston, Edward C. Stokoe, Joseph F. Moore, Charles C. Edwards, G. L. Gorrins. Passed and Raised—A. J. Johnston, E. C. Stokoe, Jos. F. Moore, Chas. C. Edwards. Dimitted—John W. Stokoe. Died— Clem Bennings, J. S. Fannt LeRoy.

ST. ANDREW LODGE No. 256. Chartered February 11th, 1896. Meets Thursday on or before full moon at Mer Rouge, Morehouse parish, La. OFFICERS. Bernard Turpin W. M. W. L. Orrick Secretary.. W. E. Sisson S. W. J. A. Davenport S. D. J. T. Shell J. W. J. C. Gibson J. D, S. M. Gibson Treasurer. J. B. Hays, Jr Tyler. PAST MASTERS S. W. Gibson, J. A. Davenport. MEMBERS. Andrews, T. H. B. Daniel, Enoch L. Knoefel, Wm. Simmons, Jacob Andrews, J. B. Daniel, J. L. Myer, J. R. Sisson, W. E. Barnett, Alonzo Daniel, W. J. Pinkston, L. S. Smith, D. W. Bell, M. D. L. Davidson, L. L. Potts, W. J. Williams, Bovd Bnckalew, R. M. DeRamiss, W. J. Rawlinson, B. F. Williams. M."H. Buford, A. Duncan Goodwin, Chas. H. Reeves, James H. Williams; M. L. Cammack, W. D. Harp, P. K. Sharp, J. P. Wimberly, G. H. Credelle, R. S. Total, 37 members. Initiated and Passed—W. D. Cammack, J. C. Gibson, J. T. Shell. M. L. Williams, D. E. Ivey, W. A. Lombard. Raised—Alonzo Barnett, W. D. Cammack, J. C. Gibson, J. T. Shell, M. L.. Williams. Affiliated—W. L. Orrich, W. J. Potts. Died,—Charles Weiss.

WHITE CASTLE LODGE No. 257. Chartered February 9th, 1897. Meets Friday on or before full moon of each month. at White Castle, Iberville parisb, La. OFFICERS. J. A. Johnson W. M. F. S. Mader Secretary. E. C. Glenn S. W. Dave Kern S. D. Walter Brown J. W. Robert Matthews J. D. M. K. Pearce Treasurer. Louis Nicolosi Tyler."- OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 149

PAST MASTERS. C. C. Weir, Paul H. Cire, Wm. Jefferson, Simon Levy. MEMBERS. Bluestein, Louis Hanneman, Sol. Owen, W. G. Saurage, J. E. Bowie, G. M. Irwin, Isaac Randolph, L. C. Weir, R. W. Dawson, George McDaniels, S. W. Reisfeld, Wm. Total, 17 members. Initiated and Passed—Robert Matthews, S. R. Saurage, Sol. Hanneman. Raised—Robert Matthews, J. R. Saurage, Sol. Hanneman, Frank S. Mader, Louis Nicolosi. Affiliated—Walter F. Brown.

MARTHAVILLE LODGE No. 258. Chartered February 15th, 1898. Marthaville, Natchitoches parish. Meets Saturday before the third Sunday in each month. OPFICER3. J. D. Rains W. M. L. Bailes Secretary. >W. M. McFerren S. W. L. T. Bailes S. D. A. D. McFerren J. W. C. B. Skinner .....J. D. G. L. GJass Treasurer. W. F. Skinner Tyler. PAST MASTERS. R. D. Sibley, W. J. Davis, G. P. Ashley. MEMBERS. Brown, W. R. Houck, H. D. Middleton, T. B. Roberts, W. W. Crump, T. G. Linder, E. G. Perley, L. Rodgers, J. Goodroe, J. L. Lindsy, J. W. Rains, T. J. Sally, J. A. Heard, G. W. Middleton, L. B. Rains, J. P. Smith, B. J. Holbrook, C. H. Middleton R. B. Reaves, Irwin L. Truly, F. W. E. Horton, J. J. Total, 31 members. Initiated—William F. Skinner, John A. Sally, Luther B. Middleton, James R. Prothro, Charles Clinton McCartney Passed—W. F. Skinner, John A. Sally, L. B. Middleton, J. R. Prothro. Raised—C. B. Skinner, W. F. Skinner, J. A. Sally, L. B. Middleton. Died—G. W. Small. Suspended—Wrn. Jennings, A. A. Whitlock.

COLFAX LODGE No. 259. Chartered February 15th, 1898. Meets at Colfax, Grant parish, Saturday before first and third Sunday in each month, OFFICERS. W-L. Richardson W. M. R. E. McKnight J. D. C. H.Teal S. W. B. P. Ray M. of C. J. J. O'Quinn J. W. D. T. Fletcher Marshal. M. E. Swafford Treasurer. T. L. Futrell ) atpwflrrts J. L. Morantini Secretary. R. B. Roach \ stewards,. M. Ferrier S. D. D. M. Pugh Tyler. PAST MASTERS. W. L. Richardson, J. F. Kelly, R. S. Cameron. 150 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE MEMBERS. Antony, John M. Garrette, J. W. Kemp, C. D. Spikes, M. L. Clarke, W. B. Garrette, Rufus F. Moreau, Pierre Williams, James A. Dunn, Wm. H. Johns, Henry S. Phillips,Charles W.Watson. Isaiah Fletcher, J. W. Jones, W. A. Total, 28 members. Imtto*e(Z-Robert Bolivar Roach, Dave M. Pugh, Eddie Blackwood, B. P. Bay, Thomas Lucien Futrell, Rufus F. Garrette, James C. Killingsworth, Lee Ander Futrell, James Robert Miller, Aaron Rice Sandifer. Passed—I. Watson, R. B. Roach, D. M. Pugh, B. P. Ray, T. L. Futrell, E. F. Garrette, L. A. Futrell, J. C. Killingsworth. Raised—Henry A. Joyner, I. Watson, James Allen Williams, R. B. Roach, C. W. Phillips, Dave M. Pugh, B. P. Ray, T. L. Futrell, L. F. Garrette. Affiliated - Pierre Moran, C. W. Phillips. Dimitted—Henry A. Joyner, Geo. H. Woodruff, D. K. Texada. H. L. Thompson, L. Ratcliff, I. M. Brian, H. B. Hines, D. M. Smith. Suspended—M. A. Dunn.

CHARLES F. BUCK LODGE No. 260. Chartered February loth, 1898. Meets at Olla, Catahoula parish, La., first Saturday of each month OFFICERS. Henry E. Hardtner W. M. J. Guy Alford J. D. Q. T. Hardtner S. W. George W. Killens Chaplain. J. Tom Hinton J. W. W. E. Davis M. of C. Josiah Prestridge Treasurer. J. A. Mayes Marshal. G. M. Tannehill Secretary. J. S. Winberry Steward. W. H. McCurley S. D. J. A. Davis Tyler. • PAST MASTERS. Henry E. Hardtner, W. P. Maxwell. MEMBERS. Adams, D. R. Godfrey, S. S. Litton, Lee Smith, Francis Bradley, John M. Godfrey, C. R., Jr. McCurley, John R. Smith, E. A. Burke," Laurence Godfrey, T. R. H. McDonald, Wm. J. Smith, Wm. N. Chapman, W. E. Hart, W. C. Mills, Frank M. Steen, John Claunch, Wiley Hatten, J. H. Mott, Thomas J. Thompson, W. W. Cox, John W. Hinton, Lott B. Musgrove, W. W. Tisdale. J. G. Curry, E. C. Hutchens, R. C. Odom, J. T. Tully, Charles Davis, Roland Jarrell, C. C. Sanders, E. C. Waggoner. West Ellis, D. M. Johnson, W. F. Shanks, Oscar Wilson, B. W. Ellis, T. L. King, Thomas E. Simmons, J. W. Total, 52 members. Initiated—Francis Smith, Jules G. Tisdale, William E. Davis, John M. Bradley, R. C. Hutchings. William C. Hart, Llewellyn Litton. Willis F. Johnson, Albert S. Nornid, W. J. McCartney, Thomas L. Ellis, J. W. Bayne, E. A. Smith, W. W. Thompson, James Johnson, Wm. N. Smith, S. James Harper, James Bell, John Gamson. Passed—Isaac H. Hatton, E. Calvin Sanders, D. M. Ellis, Francis Smith, Jules G. Tisdale, Wm. E. Davis, John M. Bradley, R. C. Hutchens, William C. Hart. L. Litton, Willis F. Johnson, W. J. McCartney, Thomas L. Ellis, E. A. Smith, W. W. Thompson, James Johnson, Wiiliam N. Smith. Raised—Isaac H. Hatton, E. Calvin Sanders, D. M. Ellis, Francis Smith, Jules G. Tisdale, Wm. E. Davis, John M. Bradley, R. C. Hutchens. William C. Hart, L. Litton, Willis F. Johnson, Thomas L. Ellis, E. A. Smith, W. W. Thompson, William N. Smith. Affiliated—Isaac R. Adams, Quentin T. Hardtner, George M. Tannehill. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 151

ANCHOR LODGE No. 261. Chartered February 13th, 1899. Pollock, Grant parish. Stated meetings, third Saturday in each month. OFFICERS. J. L. Griffin W. M. W. P. Gray Secretary. O. R. Lilley S. W. ,1. W. Scott S. D. J. F. Rogers .J. W. Fred. Wilson J. D. J. A. Harvey Treasurer. T. A. Watson Tyler.. PAST MASTERS. 0. H. Cooper, J. T. Wilson. MEMBERS. Adams, J. D. Doughty, W. B. Lipperd, Chas. P. Washburn, Chas. Butler, A. H. Drewitt, J. E. Shoemaker, J. S. Watts, Wm. Chapman, J.M., Sr. Garlington, Wm. Simmons, W. C. Webb, M. D. Chapman, J.M., Jr. Hamilton, Frank Spofford, VV. A. Weil, Phillip Clark, John Hewitt, Z. M. Tetts, J. A., Jr. Young, J. W. Total, 29 members. j.iwi,HjiMtAj,—uuiiu Samuel Shoemaker, J. Walter Scott, Fred. Wilson, John Butcher, Zachariah Madison Hewitt, Phillip Weil, Robert Strehern, Hugh Hamilton, Fred. Hamilton, Oscar Eugene White, Isaac Benjamin Lacroix, Elisha Stephen Murrell, Isaac James Rhinehart, Jacob 'Cossman, Charles Edgecomb, Edward L. Waldren, Homer Chandler Lyman, Cleveland Taylor. Passed—'A. H. Butler, J. S. iShoemaker, J. W. Scott, F. Wilson, Z. M. Hewitt, Phillip Weil, J. B. Lacroix, E. S. Murrell, I. J. Reinhart. Raised-J. H. Winberry, H. P. Gray, A. H. Butler, J. S. Shoemaker, J. Walter Scott, Fred. Wilson, Wm. Watts, Z. M. Hewitt, P. Weil, J. E. Drewitt. Dimitted—J. J. O. Quinn, D. P. Morres, J. H. Winberry. Died—A. B. Watts, W. W. Garlington.

PROGRESSIVE LODGE, No. 262. Chartered February 13th, 1899. Lutcher, Saint James parish. Stated meetings first and third "Wednesday. OFFICERS. W. J. Ferris W. M. Arthur G. Gear heard Secretary. Octave Chenet S. W. T. J. Jordan S. D. Francis Lee Scott J. W. R. P. Woods J. D. Duncan Bell Treasurer. Henry Hanson Tyler. PAST MASTERS. George H. Jones, Charles E. Snyder. MEMBERS. Adelman, Wm. Henry, C. W. Levy, E. Smith, Charles A. Bradley, S. O. Joseph, Jules Mclntosh, J. F. Stratten, James Chenet, L. L. Jones, Phil. H. Nobile, Lawrence Ward, Tully M. Gable, C. P. Kahn. Emanuel Sherman, Doll Wiley, F. H. Gilmore, Adam A. Kustaborder, F. J. Shugcrt, Geo. M. Woods. Van Hart. Wm. J. Lee, Edward J. Shushan, Joseph Total, 33 members. Initiated—Duncan Bell, Henry Hanson, Arthur G. Gearheard, Roaney P. Woods, Leonidas W. Warwick, Van Woods, Jules J. Reinie, Emanuel Levy, Tristan I. Jordan, Daniel M. Hendrix, Riley F. Baker. 152 PROCEEDINGS OP THE GRAND LODGE

Passedr-D. Bell, H. Hanson, A. G. Gearheard, R. P. Woods, L. Warwick, Van Woods, J. J. Reinie, E. Levy, Jules Joseph, T. I. Jordan. liaised—D. Bell, Wm. J. Hart, Henry Hanson, A. G. Gearheard, R. P. Woods, Van Woods, Emanuel Levy, Jules Joseph, T. I. Jordan. Suspended—John A. Jackson, A. J. Keen, James D. Lee, J. F. Mclntosh. 1 Reinstated—J. F. Mclntosh..

FLORIEN LODGE No. 263. Chartered February 14th, 1899. Florien, Sabine parish. Stated meetings, third . Saturday In each month. OFFICERS. J. Wiley Miller W. M. A. J. Manhein Secretary. W. K. Holt S. W. J. C. Corley S. D. DavidS. Leach J. W. J. W. White J. D. R. S. Gandy Treasurer. J. S. Corlev Chaplain. T. M. Aldridge "...Tyler. MEMBERS. Alford, J. P. Conerly, J. W. Klaine, H..L. McLanahan, L. F. Alford, J. S. Corley, G. Z. Leach, James M. McEea, T. C. Arthur, R. L. Dillon, D. H. Leach, John M. Miles, T. L. Ayers, F. S. Dillon, W. E. Leach, W. G. Rayburn, R. C. Cobb, J. P. Godby, John McClellan, J. F. Self, C. C. Total, 29 members. Initiated—Frank S. Ayers, George Zach. Corley, John Coleman Corley, John F. McClellan, Robert Calior Rayburn, Joseph W. White. Passed—F. S. Ayers, G. Z. Corley, J. C. Corley, John M. Green, Thomas Collins McRea, J. F. McClellan, R. C. Rayburn, J. M. White. Raised—F. S. Ayers. G. Z. Corley, J. C. Corley, Wm. Edward Dillon, Abe Jackson Manhein, T. C. McRea, J. F. McClellan, R. C. Rayburn, Jos. W. White.

PINE LODGE No. 264. Chartered February 13th. 1900. Pine, Washington parish. Stated meetings, fourth Friday in each month. OFFICERS. I. L. Pope W. M. J. S. Knight ...J. D. M. N. Knight S. W. C. P. Toney Chaplain. A. A. Whittington J. W. J. G. Smith M. of C. J. E. Bateman Treasurer. M. N. Breland Marshal. D.E. Branch Secretary. W. P. Knight ). atownrria W. E. Alford S. D. J. A. Knight f htewards. James Knight Tyler. PAST MASTERS. T. E. Bennett, M. T. Knight. MEMBERS. Craine, John J. Curtis, Miley Schilling, J. R. Warner, W. W. Craine, Charles E. Knight, J. W. Total, 21 members. Initiated andPassed—B. G. Smith. Raised—B. G. Smith, D. E. Branch, John J. Craine. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 153

DALLEY LODGE No. 265. Chartered February 13th, 1900, at Dalley, Jackson parish. Stated meetings, first Saturday in each month. OFFICERS. W. A. Downs W. M. S. 0. Wilder Secretary. J. T. Head S. W. P. A. Smart S. D. J. M. Barr J. W. J. J. Prestage J. D. W. M. Thompson Treasurer. J. L. Hearn Tyler. PAST MASTER. W. A. Downs. MEMBERS. Carroll, T. H. Jones, J. C. Ramsay, E. W. Smith, W. E. Culpepper, R. C. Jones, Levi W. Robinson, J. A. Wheelis, J. D. Hearn, W. H. Jordan, R. L. Smart, T. J. Total, 19 members. Initiated, Passed and Raised—John Jackson Prestage, Robert Campbell Culpepper.

ATKINS LODGE No. 366. Chartered February 13th, 1900. Atkins, Bossier parish. Stated meetings, first and third Thursdays of each month. P. O., Magenta. OFFICERS. H. L. Alison W. M. W. E. Connell Secretary. H. E Atkins S. W. D. J. McAnn S. D. A. J. Moss J. W. R. T. Poole J. D. J. P. Joy Treasurer. Arthur Fort Tyler. PAST MASTERS. J. W. Atkins, H. L. Alison. MEMBERS. Bell, J. C. Hawkins, L. B. Moss, D. J. Smith, T. H. Brewer, L. L. Holleman, M. S. Moss, W. J. Stringfellow, G. W. Butler, T. K. Kimbell, J. L. Raines, R. H. Stringfellow, H. Evans, Wm. G. Mclver, A. B. Sempe, J. P. Wilson, Elton Total, 24 members. Initiated—Luther B. Hawkins, George W. Stringfellow, Walter E. Connell, Alston D. Calhoun, John W. Lowry, Jim L. Page, Jim M. Hawkins. Passed and Raised—Luther B. Hawkins, George W. Stringfellow, Walter E. Connell. Affiliated—J. C. Bell. Dimitted—J. R. Moss.

UNITY LODGE No. 267.* Chartered February 13th, 1900. Houma, Terrebonne parish. Meets on Saturday on or before full moon. OFFICERS. A. W. Connelly W. M. Paul S. Coleman Secretary. Robert B. Butler S. W. W. R. Davis S. D. Joseph H. Pullen J. W. A. O. Hebert J. D. E. A. Hep'ler Treasurer. John Bauxpiece Tyler. *No returns lor 1901. 154 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

PAST MASTER. A.W.Connelly. MEMBERS. Buford C. A. Hatch, W. S. Lottinger, F. Palmer, F. Cage, H. Kelley, Noel V. McBride, Robt. E. Wallis, H. Dillard, J. H. Total, 17 members.

MELVILLE LODGE No. 263. Chartered February 12tli, 1901, at Melville, parish of St. Landry. Stated meetings, first and third Thursday of each month. OFFICERS. E. J. Lyons W. M. A. J. Sinter S. D. C. W. Stone S. W. V. B. Bow J. D. H. Rachal J. W. J. W. Lee Chaplain. E. G. Richard Treasurer. G. L. Havard ) L.H.Lyons Secretary. Paly Payton Stewards. J. H. Bergeron ,. .Tyler. PAST MASTER. C. W. Havard. MEMBERS. Blake, S. A. Joseph, H. S. Middleton, Chas.P.Rice, John W. Burleigh, Eddy M.Kemp, John A. Reynolds, A. C. Weasel, William. Impson, James A. McNeal. Chas. B. Total, 22 members. Initiated—-F. M. Jones, Joseph A. Impson, Almarine C. Reynolds, R. Lee Hawkins, Mac. Bonitto, John W. Lee, Paly Payton, Oscar Williamson, Claude Williamson. Passed and Raised—J. A. Impson, A. C. Reynold, John W. Lee, Paly Payton. Dimitted—K. T. Catlett. Died—J. M. Hayes.

MARKSVILLE LODGE No. 269. Chartered February 12th, 1901, at Marhsville. Avoyelles parish. Stated meetings held on OFFICERS. Adolph V. Coco W. M. Armand D. Lafargue Secretary. W. F. Couvillon S. W. J. W. Joffrion S. D. Harry Flanders J. W. Thos. A. Roy J. D. Joseph C. Cappel Treasurer. William Sidney Boone Tyler. PAST MASTER. A. E. Arnold. MEMBERS. Brittain. Join W. Coco, Horace D. Howard, Chas. H. Peterman, Wm H.. Carpenter, C. J. Gardiner, S. W. Howell, John W. Porter, Stephen D. Coco, Phiiogene Harmanson,J.S.W.Jon°rion, Wilbur F. Woodruff, Wm. P. Total, 22 members. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 155

Initiated—Edward Cammack, Albert Louis Bordelon, Joseph W. JofFrion, Joseph Edward Haley. Passed—Edward Cammack, A. L. Bordelon, J. W. Joffrion. Raised—A. L. Bordelon, J. W. JofEriou. Dimitted-Y. L. Roy, Alcide Leigh

BENEFIELD LODGE No. 270. Chartered February 12tli, 1901, at Rodessa, parish of Caddo. Meets first and third Saturday in each month. OFFICERS. George Hutchins W. M. Madison A. Mays S. D. Robert Dick S. W. Albert G. Martin J. D. Win. L. McMicheal : J. W. Burrili H. Norton M. of C. Benjamin F. Teat Treasurer. James B. Stead ) Samuel M. Vardeman Secretary. Andy F. Powell j James D. W. Carroll. Tyler. MEMBERS. Adams, George Ivans, LaurenceD. Moore, George H. Slay, Noah 0. Browning, Jas. E. Lawton, W. B. Ogburn, Logus S>. Smith, Edwin 0. Gibson, George McCuller, James A.Owens, Wm. O. Walker, Edward O. Harris, Claude McDufl, Daniel R. Shadrack, Wm. L. Total, 26 members. Initiated—Edwin 0. Smith, Beevill H. Norton, James B. Stead, Andrew I. F. Whisenhunt, Madison A. Mays, Howell M. Lewis, Benjamin F. Teat, Andy F. Powell, Samuel S. Pittman, Lawrence D. Ivans, Ack J. Graves, Tilden Lawrence, Riley Williams, Andrew J. Hass, Samuel T. Coleman, George M. Huckabay, Ernest Hutto, John S. Jolly, Jonathan R. Chandler. Passed—Albert G. Martin, George Gibson, E. O. Smith, B. H. Norton, J. B. Stead, M. A. Mays, H. M. Lewis, B. F. Teat, A. F. Powell, S. S. Pittman, L. D. Ivans. liaised— A. G. Martin, G. Gibson, E. 0. Smith. B. H. Norton, J. B. Stead, W. 0. Owens, M. A. Mays, B. F. Teat, A. F. Powell, James A. McCuller. L. D. Ivans.

DE RIDDER LODGE No. 371. Chartered February 11th, 1902, at De Bidder, Calcasieu porish. Meets third Friday in each month. OFFICERS, TJ. D. James S. Roberts W. M. Augustus M. Bradford.... Secretary. William K. Ford S. W. Julius Dews S. D. Geo. W. Heard J. W. Lewis A. Ford J. D. David F. Knight Treasurer. John lies Tyler. MEMBERS. Carroll, Thomas J. Green, George M. Lacaze, Joseph McLean, Geo. W. Crow, W. Henry Harvev, Henry A. Lewis, John H. McMahon, Jas. E. Davis, Charles C. Jines, Isaac T. Lindsey, Wm. B. M"idkiff, Thomas J. Fletcher, Patrick A.Jones, Robert Martin, Fred. E. Shaw, Albert I. Frazer, Moses C. Total, 25 members. Initiated, Passed and Raised—Frederick E. Martin, Patrick A. Fletcher, Albert I. Shaw, Henry A. Harvey, Isaac T. Jines, James E. McMahon, Robert Jones, Charles C. Davis, George W. McLean, Thos. J. Midkiff, John H. Lewis, Joseph Lacaze, George M. Green, Thomas J. Carroll. 156 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GKAND LODGE SAREPTA LODGE No. 272. Chartered February 11th, 1902, at Sarepta, Webster parish. Meets the Saturday before the first Sunday of each month. OFFICERS, TJ. D. G. B, Denman W. M. W. H. Berry Secretary. J. C. Cochran S. W. T. Gibson S. D. W. B. Del afield J. W. H. L. Lee J. D. J. I. Allen Treasurer. W. J. Young Tyler. MEMBERS. Bigbee, O. M. Hawthorn, Frank King, J. T. Scott, Eug. A. Browning, Jos. ~ KemDer, Geo. H. Leonard, W. D. Sykes, J. W. Byrnes, Geo. H. King. Jno. B. Oakley, G. W. Wilkerson, A. B. Total, 20 members. Initiated—Joseph W. Sykes, Frank Hawthorn, George Harold Byrnes, Joseph R. Browning, John Thomas King, George H. Kemper, Eugene A. Scott, William David Leonard, William Watts Owen, Robert J. Elledge, Rayford, R. Cheshire. Passed—Jos. W. Sykes, Frank Hawthorn, Geo. H. Byrnes, Jos. R. Browning, Jno. T. King, Geo. H. Kemper, Eug. A. Scott, Wm. D. Leonard, Rayford R. Cheshire. Raised—Jos. W. Sykes, Frank Hawthorn, Geo. H. Byrnes, Jos. R. Browning, Jno. T. King, Geo. H. Kemper, Eug. A. Scott, Wm. D. Leonard. Affiliated—John B: King.

BOYCE LODGE No. 273. Chartered February 11th, 1902, at Boyce, Rapides Parish. Meets second and fourth Tuesday in each month. OFFICERS, U. D. Jos. D.James W. M. D. K. Texad.a S. D. Louis Ratcliff S. W. Geo. H. Woodruff :...... J. D. JohnT. Sandidge J. W. I. M. Brian Chaplain. John W. Miller Treasurer. H.L.Thompson j

OBERLIN LODGE No. 274. Chartered February llth, 1902, at Oberlin, Calcasieu parish. Meets fourth Saturday of each month. OFFICERS, IT. D. J. W. Moore W. M. O. Johnston Secretary. JohnR. Lyles S. W. J. A. Reed S. D. R. T. Marshall ....J. W. P. E. Moore J. D. G. W. Ford Treasurer. J. J. Kingry Tyler. OP THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 157

MEMBERS. Bagsley, Eden A. Garland, Asie S. Hinson, P. E. Lyles, H. C. Chenier, Joseph Gibson, ThomasL. Leggett, James H. Platt, Wm. A. Clements. E. S. Havard, Benj. Leggett, John W. Stovall, W. A. Cole, W. I. Hinson, Joseph Leggett, W. W. Total, 23 members. Initiated—William A. Platt, Eden A. Bagsley, Edward S. Clements, John W. Leggett, James H. Leggett, Joseph Hinson, AsieS. Garland, P. E. Hinson, Thomas L. Gibson, W. T. Cole, W. W. Leggett, Henry Arthur Moore, Frederic I. Moore, Simeon B. Cole. Passed— Wm. A. Platt, Eden A. Bagsley, Edw. S. Clements, Jno. W. Leggett, Jas. H. Leggett, Jos. Hinson, Asio S. Garland, P. E. Hinson. Thos. L. Gibson, W. I. Cole, W. W. Leggott, Simeon B. Cole. Raised—Wm. A. Platt, Eden A. Bagsley. Edw. S. Clements, Jno. W. Leggett, Jas. H. Leggett, Jos. Hinson, Asie S. Garland, P. E. Hinson, W. I. Cole, W. W. Leggett.

BENSON LODGE No. 275. Chartered February 11th, 1902, at Benson, DeSoto parish. Meets second and fourth Saturday of each month. OFFICERS, IT. D. W. H. Bilbrey W. M. J. P. McEee S. D. T. J. Foggin S. W. A. D. Wrinkle J. D. A. G. Kidd J. W. John Mott Marshal. Benjamin Norris Treasurer. I. J. Best M. oi C. J. W. Noland Secretary. W. D. Flenekin Tyler. MEMBERS. Billbrey, J. H. Hall, C. W. Parker, Leonard Total, 13 members. Initiated Passed and Raised—Cal. W. Hall, John H. Billbrey, Leonard Parker.

DOECHEAT LODGE, U. D. Dorcheat, Webster parish. Meets.Saturday before the second and fourth Sundays of each month. OFFICERS, U. D., 1902. Jesse F. Sikes W. M. Benj. T. Bellar J. D. Joshua S. Hyde S. W. Andrew J. Burns Chaplain. William B. Sims J. W. Thomas G. Howel M. of C. John B. Clements Treasurer. Corls E. Eeynolds Marshal. John G. Colbert Secretary. Jesse S. Sikes ) (jt»..,or.j0 William W. Kaylor S. D. F. Otto Howel \ Rewards. Andrew J. Clements Tyler. MEMBERS. Bailey, E. Warren,Eubanks, Wm. I. Kirkley,'Thos. M. Lee, Samuel W. Dunn, John J. Gryeler, Martin Lee, James B. Martin, Marshall Total, 21 members. Initiated, Passed and Raised—William Wesley Kaylor, James Bryant Lee, Benjamin Thomas Bellar, Jesse Sandlin Sikes, John Goodson Colbert, Francis Otto Howel, Andrew Jackson Clements. 158 PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE

LOUISIANA BELIEF LODGE No. 1. Meetings first Sunday in each month at Masonic Hall, 11 A. M. OFFICERS, 1902. OEORGE'S. PETTIT, of Lodge 98 W. M. L. P. DELAHOUSSAYE, of Lodge P. U. 1 S. W. JOSEPH MEYERS, of Lodge 167 J. W. HENRY THARP, of Lodge 72 Treasurer. RICHARD LAMBERT, of Lodge 59 Secretary. HORACE A. PERRY, of Lodge P. U. 1 S. D. A. W. STEEG, of Lodge 58 J. D. JOHN R. LAMBERT, of Lodge 59 Tyler. PAST MASTERS. H. P. BUCKLEY, of P. U. Lodge 1. RICHARD LAMBERT, of Lodge 59, Grand Secretary. GEORGE J. PINCKARD, of Lodge 72. G. L. HALL, of Lodge 76. GEORGE S. PETTIT, of Lodge 98. LODGES AND REPRESENTATIVES. PERFECT UNION No. 1—Horace A. Perry, W. M.; Wm. C. Wright, S. W.; Ivan F. Sickman, J. W. FRIENDS OF HARMONY No. 58—Henry Walters, W. M.; A. W. Steeg, S. W.; Wm. Pfaff, J. W. MOUNT MORIAH No. 59—O. H. Simpson. W. M.; Robt. W. Riordan, S. W.; Edw. H. Walsdorf, J. W. GEORGE WASHILNGTON NO. 65—Robt. H. Welsh. W. M.; B. Perkins, S. W.; Frank F. Hyatt, J. W. HIRAM No. 70—David Ettinger, W. M.; Nich. Schmitt, S. W.; Isidore Grossman, J. W. ALPHA-HOME No. 72—Alonzo D. Kern, W. M.; C. M. Hale, S. W.; F. W. Breedlove, J. W. QUITMAN No. 76—John C. Drew, W. M ; A. Salm, S. W.; B. A. Edwards, J. W. HERMITAGE No. 98—Frank L. Martin, W. M.; Caspar B. Gelbke, S. W.; L. R. Hoover, J. W. LOUISIANA No. 102—Chas. E. Fenner, Jr., W. M.; H. H. Jones, S. W.; J. Zach. Spearing, J. W. OCEAN No. 144—Lyle G. Emery, W. M.; Frank Tarver S. W.; Frank Caldwell, J. W. SAINTS JOHN No. 153—E. W. Burges, W. M.; J. F. Kump- fert, S. W.; J. A. Barrett, J. W. LINN WOOD No. 167—Jos. Meyers, W. M.; Henry W. Feldner, S. W.; William Bach, J. W. UNION No. 172-Jos. Dennee, W.-.M.; W. R. Mandeville, S. W.; Harry T. Cockburn, J. W. DANTE No. 174—Giuseppe Di Carlo, W. M.; Giuseppe Rumiano, S. W.; Francesco Scontrino, J. W. CORINTHIAN No. 190—J. W. Pearce, W. M.; L. E. Bowman, S. W.; Chas. F. Buck, Jr., J. W. JEFFERSON No. 191—Gus. D. Levy, W. M.; Jno. H. B. Ring, S. W.; Gus. C. Stubbs, J. W. GRAND MASONIC BODIES OF LOUISIANA. 159

GRAND MASONIC BODIES OF LOUISIANA HOLDING THEIR MEETINGS IN GRAND LODGE HALL, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. 1902.

GRAND LODGE F. AND A. MASONS. ROBERT R. REID, Amite City M. W. Grand Master L. P. DELAHOUSSAYE, New Orleans..R. W. Deputy Grand Master RICHARD LAMBERT, New Orleans R. W. Grand Secretary First Monday in February.

GRAND CHAPTER R. A. MASONS. ROBERT W. ALLEN, Franklin M. E. Grand High Priest GRAHAM SURGHNOR, Monroe R. E. Deputy Grand High Priest RICHARD LAMBERT, New Orleans R. E. Grand Secretary Tuesday after the first Monday in February.

ORDER OF HIGH PRIESTHOOD. GEORGE .1. PINCKARD, New Orleans ..President RICHARD LAMBERT, New Orleans Recorder During Annual Convocation of the Grand Chapter.

GRAND COUNCIL R. AND S. MASTERS. JOHN S. ALFRED, New Orleans. .. M. 111. G. M. RICHARD LAMBERT, New Orleans 111. Grand Recorder Thursday after first Monday in February.

GRAND COMMANDEEY K. T. JOSEPH J. HOOPER, New Orleans R. E. Grand Commander RICHARD LAMBERT, New Orleans E. Grand Recorder Friday after first Monday in February.

GRAND CONSISTORY, S. PP. R. S. 32°. CHARLES F BUCK, 33°, New Orleans Grand Master of Kadosh HUGH BREEN, 32°, New Orleans G. Registrar and K. of S. Quarterly; Special on 27th of December; Annual on second Tuesday in January. 160 COMMITTEES OP GRAND LODGE.

COMMITTEES OF GRAND LODGE, 1902.

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS. R. W. GEORGE SOULE Quitman No. 76 W. GEO. S. PETTIT Hermitage No.. 98 W. H. M. DANNEEL Perfect Union No. 1

WORK AND RETURNS CHARTERED LODGES. W. GEO. W. BOOTH , Corinthian No. 190 W. C. A. THIEL, JR v. Corinthian No. 190 W. GRAHAM SURGHNOR Western Star No. 24

WORK AND RETURNS LODGES'U. D. W. MARK QUAYLE ' .....Perfect Union No. 1 W. PHILIP PFEFFER Germania No. 46 W. CHAS. V. CARROLL Quitman No. 76

APPEALS AND GRIEVANCES. M. W. EDWIN MARKS Perfect Union No. 1 M. W. GEO. H. PACKWOOD Olive No. 52 W. E. C. McKOWEN St. Albans No. 28 W. W. H. REYNAUD St. James No. 47 R. W. E. T. SELLERS Downsville No. 143

MASONIC LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE. M. W. CHAS. F. BUCK P. G. M. M. W. SAMUEL M. TODD P. G. M. M. W. EDWIN MARKS P. G. M. M. W. DAVID R. GRAHAM P. G. M. M. W. GEO. H. BOLTON P. G. M. M. W. GEO. H. PACKWOOD .....P. G. M. M. W. A. G. BRICE ., P. G. M. M. W. A. C. ALLEN P. G. M.

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. W. REV. H. C. DUNCAN, Jefferson No. 191, Alexandria. M. W. CHAST^V BUCK, Past Grand Master, New Orleans. M. W. A. G. BRICE, Past Grand Master, New Orleans. COMMITTEES OF GKAND LODGE. 161

ON WORK. M. W. SAM'L M. TODD P. G. M. M. W. EDWIN MARKS P. G. M. M. W. DAVID R. GRAHAM P. G. M. M. W. CHAS. F. BUCK P. G. M. M. W. A. C. ALLEN P. G. M.

HISTORY. M. W. CHAS. P. BUCK P. G. M. M. W. SAM'L M. TODD ...F. G. M. M. W. EDWIN MARKS P. G. M. R. W. RICHARD LAMBERT Grand Secretary. W, GEO. J. PINCKARD P.M.

STATE OP THE ORDER. M. W. DAVID R. GRAHAM P. G. M. W. C. E. FENNEH, JR Louisiana No. 102. W. PHILLIP PFEFFER P. M.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS. M. W. ROBERT R. REID ..G. M. R. W. A. G. RICKS Grand Treasurer. R. W. RICHARD LAMBERT Grand Secretary. M. W. CHAS. F. BUCK P. G. M. M. W. DAVID R. GRAHAM P. G. M. M. W. A. G. BRICE P. G. M. M. W. ROBERT H. CAGE P. G. M. W. GEO. SOULE .P. M. Quitman 76. R. W. L. L. SHWARTZ;.... P. D. G. M., Jefferson 191. 162 DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS.

DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS, 1902.

FIRST DISTRICT—FIRST DIVISION. R. W. CHAS. E. FENNEK, JR., Louisiana 102 New Orleans. Perfect Union 1, Mount Moriah 59, Hermitage 98, Linn Wood 167, Union 172, Corinthian 190 Lodges, 6.

FIRST DISTRICT—SECOND DIVISION. R. W.JOSEPH DENNEE, Union 172 New Orleans. Friends of Harmony 58, George Washington 65, Hiram 70, Alpha' Home 72, Quitman 76, Louisiana 102, Jefferson 191 Lodges, 7.

FIRST DISTRICT—THIRD DIVISION. R. W. A. E. HOTARD, Saints John 153 New Orleans. Germania 46, Ocean 144, Saints John 153, Kosmos 171 ....Lodges, 4.

FIRST DISTRICT—FOURTH DIVISION. R. W. JOHN C. SUAREZ, Cervantes 5 New Orleans. Polar Star 1, Perseverance 4, Cervantes 5, Dante 174 Lodges, 4.

SECOND DISTRICT. R. W. JOHN PULESTON, Amite City 175 Amite City. St. Selena Parish—St. Helena 96, Darlington 149, Grangeville 231, Kentwood 248. Tangipahoa Parish—Livingston 160, Amite City, 175, Spring Creek 184.. : Lodges, 7.

THIRD DISTRICT. R. W. E. C. McKOWEN, St. Albans 28 Jackson. East Feliciana Parish—St. Albans 28, Olive 52, Kellertown 124. Lodges, 3.

FOURTH DISTRICT. R. W. CHARLES TITCHE, R. F. McGuire 209 Rayville. Franklin Parish—Delhi 120, Winnsboro 246. Riehland Parish— R. F. McGuire 209. Morehouse Parish—Brookville 161 Lodges, 4. DISTRICT DEPUTY GBAND MASTERS. 363

FIFTH DISTRICT. E. W. N. B. NULL, Ruston 106 Ruston. Lincoln Parish—Ruston, 106, Simmsboro 235. Ouachita Parish— Urim 111, Cadeville 229. Jackson Parish—Dalley 264 Lodges, 5.

SIXTH DISTRICT. R. W. EDMUND HAAS, Union Fraternal 53 Farmerville. Union Parish—Union Fraternal 53, Spring Hill 127, Downsville 143, Shiloh 239 Lodges, 4.

SEVENTH DISTBICT. R. W. GRAHAM SURGHNOR, Western Star 24 Monroe. Ouachita Parish — Western Star 24. Caldwell Parish — Mount •Gerizim 54. Morehouse Parish—St. Andrew 256 ....Lodges, 3.

EIGHTH DISTBICT. R. W. J. A. BELL, Silent Brotherhood 146 Coushatta. . Bed River Parish—Silent Brotherhood 146, Clear Spring 247. Natchitoches Parish— Lake Village 196, Bethany 223 Lodges, 4.

NINTH DISTBICT. R. W. A. L. ATKINS, Arcadia 126 Arcadia. DienviUe Parish—Sparta 108, Arcadia 126, Friendship 215. Lodges, 3.

TENTH DISTBICT. R. W. W. B. BOGGS, Plain Dealing 237 Plain Dealing. Webster Parish—Minden 51, Sarepta 272. Dossier Parish—Cypress 89, Bellevue 95, Red Land 148, Plain Dealing 237 Lodges, 6.

ELEVENTH DISTBICT. R. W. L. E. THOMAS, Caddo 179 Shreveport. Caddo Parish—Shreveport 115, Caddo 179, Land Mark 214, Benefield 270. DeSoto Parish—Mt. Vernon 83, Liberty 123, Mansfield 250, Benson 275 Lodges, 8.

TWELFTH DISTRICT. R. W. H. C. WALSWORTH, Weston 242 Weston. Winn Parish—Eastern Star 151, Kyiche 223. Jackson Parish— Brooklyn 198, Weston 242. Grant Parish—Montgomery 168. Lodges, 5. 164 DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS.

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT. R. W. B. F. SCOTT, Gordy 133; Lecompte. Jiapides Parish—Oliver 84, Gordy 133, Solomon 221, Forest Hill 254, Boyce 273 Lodges, 5.

FOURTEENTH DISTRICT. R. W. C. C. KRAMER, Aurora 193 ;New Iberia. SI. Landry Parish—Humble Cottage J9. Iberia Parish—Aurora 193, Jeanerette 255. Vermilion Parish—Abbeville 192. Lafayette Parish —Hope 145 Lodges, 5.

FIFTEENTH DISTRICT. R. W. FRED. C. MARSH, Franklin 57 Franklin. St. Mary Parish—Franklin 57, Lafayette 87, Doric 205. Terrebonne Parish—Unity 267 Lodges, 4.

SIXTEENTH DISTRICT. R. W. J. B. THOMAS, Feliciana 31 St. Francisvilfe. West Feliciana Parish—Feliciana 31. East Baton Rouge Parish— St. James 47, Milford 117, Plains 135 Lodges, 4..

SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT. R. W. J. W. McFARLAND, Athens 136 Homer. Claiborne Parish—Athens 136, Homer 152, Millerton 245, Dorcheat, TJ. D Lodges, 4.

EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT. R. W. JAS. H. CALDWELL, Sabine 75. :Robeline. Sablne Parish—Sabine 75, Pleasant Hill 230, Mitchell 252. Natchi- toohes Parish—Phoenix 38, Robertsville 234, Marthaville 258.. Lodges, 6..

NINETEENTH DISTRICT. R. W. LEE E. ROBINSON, Welsh 232.. ,.., Welsh. Caloasieu Parish—Lake Charles 165. Welsh 232, Jennings, 249, Oberlin274. Arcadia Parish—Crowley243 Lodges, 5.

TWENTIETH DISTRICT. R. W. J. J. W. MILLER, Magnolia 238 ...Dry Creek. Caleatieu Parish—Sam. Todd 182, Magnolia 238. Jiapides Parish. —Fellowship 217 Lodges, 3. DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTEKS. 165

TWENTY-FIRST DISTRICT. R. W. J. W. H^AMS, Blazing Star 212 Port Allen. West Baton Rouge Parish—Blazing Star 212. Iberville Parish— Acacia 116, White Castle 257. Ascension Parish—Ascension 251. St. James Parish- Progressive 262. Pointe Coupee Parish—Livonia 220. Lodges, 6.

TWENTY-SECOND DISTRICT. R. W.-.T. T. S. THOMAS, Good Intent 216 Love's Lake. Red River Parish—Good Intent 216, Conley 241. Bienville Parish —Mackey 122. Bossier Parish—Atkins 266 Lodges, 4.

TWENTY-THIRD DISTRICT. R. W. HENRY E. HARDTNER, Chas. F. Buck 260 Urania. Caklwell Parish—Columbia 164. Grant Parish—Colfax 259, Chas. F. Buck 260, Anchor 261 Lodges, 4.

TWENTY-FOURTH DISTRICT. R W, W. H. HARRINGTON, Keystone 213 Natchez, Miss. Catahoula Parish—Harrisonburg 110, Keystone 213. Carroll Parish—Pecan Grove 222. Tensas Parish—St. Joseph 79 Lodges, 4.

TWENTY-FIFTH DISTRICT. R. W. C. D. CAPPEL, Evergreen 189 Evergreen. Avoyelles Parish—Atchafalaya 163, Evergreen 189. St. Landry Parish—Orphans' Friend 185, Melville 268. Avoyelles Parish—Marks- ville269 Lodges, 5..

TWENTY-SIXTH DISTRICT. R. W. J. WILEY MILLER, Florien 263 Florien. Vernon Parish—Anacoco 147, N. EL Bray 208. Sabine Parish— Kisatehie 156, Little Flock 236, Toro 253, Florien 263. Union Parish— Leesville 240. Caloasieu Parish—DeRidder 271 Lodges, 8.

TWPJNTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT. R. W. T. E. BENNETT, Pine 265 .....Warner. Washington Parish—Franklinton 101, Pearl River 125, Center 244. Pine 265. St. Tammany Parish—Covington 188 Lodges, 5. LODGES FORMING THE GRAND LODGE OP LOUISIANA—(ORGANIZED JUNE 12, 1812.) 1. PARFAITE UNION, chartered by the Grand Lodge of South Carolina, No. 29, Nov. 21, 1793, New Orleans, La. 2. CHARITE, chartered by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, No. 93, March 1, 1S02, New Orleans, La. 3. CONCORDE, chartered'by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, No. 117, Oct. 27,1810, New Orleans, La. 4. PERSEVERANCE, chartered by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, No. 118, Oct. 27, 1810, New Orleans, La. 5. ETO1LE POLAIRE, chartered"by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, No. 129, June 3, 1811, New Orleans, La. Original organization 1794. HISTORICAL TABLE OP LODGES WHICH POUNDED THE GRAND LODGE OF LOUISIANA, AND THOSE CREATED BY IT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION. o DATE w PLACES OF o a M NAMES OF LODGES. THEIB ESTABLISHMENT. OP PRESENT REMARKS. CHARTEK. OO 1 Perfect Union 1 jNew Orleans. 1793 Aug. 15,1812 Founded Grand Lodge. 2Charit6 New Orleans 1802 Aug. 15,1812 do do Ch. forf't'd '49. 3 Concorde New Orleans., 1810 Aug. 15,1812 do do Con.with P.U.I B- 4 Perseverance New Orleans. 1S10 Aug. 15,1812 do do (No. 5 in 1822.) 5 Polar Star New Orleans.. 1794 Aug. 15, 1812 do do Originally No. 5. Amis Rfiunis New Orleans..Org'niz'd by G.O.F. 1829 Annexed to Perseverance No. 4. S Trinosophes 2 New Orleans..Org'niz'd Feb. 17... 1833J do do Liberal 3 New Orleans..Org'niz'd Feb. 19... 1833 Extinct January 26, 1845. o 9 Amour Fraternel 4:New Orleans..Org'niz'd April 1... 1839 Extinct Annexed to Los Amigos del Orden 5, 10 Disc, du Senat Magon- nique (now Feb. 14 1885), St. Andre New Orleans. 1839 June, 3, 1839 consolidated witl Polar Star No. 1. March 31,1895. 11 Los Amigos del Orden New Orleans. 1842 Sept. 24,1842 Consolidate-. - d- August 23d, 1883, to 12 Cervantes New Orleans. 1842 Feb. 14, 1884 [form Cervantes No. 5. 13 Friendship 6 Mobile, Alabama lSlslExtinct Charter forfeited March 17, 1820. 14 La Union Fraterde Caridad 7jHavana, Cuba 1815 Extinct- do do 15 Los Amigos Reunidos 8iVera Cruz, Mexico 1816 Extinct. 16 Reunion de la Vertud 9| Cam peachy, Yucatan. 1817 Extinct.. Charter forfeited August 11, 1821, 17 Silencio New Orleans Feb. 12, 1861Con. Aug. 23,'83, toformCervantes5 18 L'Etoile Flamboyante 10Baton Rouge 1817 Extinct Charter forfeited August 11, 1834 19 ElTemplodelaDivinaPurido 11 Matanzas, Cuba 1818 Extinct Charter forfeited Feb'y 10, 1822. 20 LaVerite' 12 Donaldsonville, Assumption Par.. 1818 Extinct .... do do August 11, 1829. 21 Union 13Natchitoches, Natchitoches Par... 1818 Extinct do do do 1S28. 22 La Rectitude 14Havana, Cuba 1818 Extinct do do do 1821. 23 Columbian 15 Alexandria, Rapides Parish 1819 Extinct 1849. 24 Eureka 16Blakely, Alabama 1819 Extinct 1849. 25 Washington 17Baton Rouge, EastB. R. Parish... 1819 Extinct 1849. 26 Aurora de -*** 18Yucatan 1820 Extinct 1849. W 27 Humble Chaumiere 19 32 now Humble Cottage- Opelousas, St. Landry Parish. Aug. 19,1820 28 Triple Bienfaisance 20 New Orleans 1820 Extinct Charter surrendered Mar. 1, 1829. 29 Sincere AmitiS 21 St. Martinsville, St. Martin's Par.. 1821 Extinct Charter surrendered Aug. 1, 1825. 30 Mobile 22 Mobile, Alabama Extinct Charter forfeited. I 31 De la Union 23 St. James Parish 1823 Extinct Charter surrendered 1833. F 32 Western Star 24 Monroe, Ouaehita Parish 1823 1840 A new charter granted. 33 Lafayette 25 New Orleans 1824 Extinct Charter forfeited 1849—members 34 Harmony 26New Orleans 1826 Extinct Since 1837. [formed Dudley 66. w 3E Numantina 27 New Orleans 1826 Extinct Charter forfeited 1849. F 1 36 St. Albans 28 Jackson, East Feliciana Parish.... 182 Jan. 6, 1827 3 Harmony 29 Opelousas, St. Landry Parish 1827 Extinct Charter forfeited 1849. 38 Lafayette 30 Lafayette, Lafayette Parish 1827 Extinct do do 1840. « F „, St.Francisville.W.FelicianaPar > O 39 61 Feliciana waschart'dbyG.LodgeKy.as46 j 1817 Mar. 25,1828 40 Louisiana 32 New Orleans 1828 Extinct Charter forfeited 1842. 41 Hiram 33 Cheneyville, Rapides Parish 1828 Extinct do do 1849. xn 42 Selected Friends 34 Clinton, Avoyelles Parish 1829 Extinct do do 1849. 43 FraternitS 35 New Orleans 1833 Ex. [Texas Charter sur'd October 14, 1840. 44 Holland 36 Brazoria, Texas 1836 Now No. 1, Founded G. Lodge, Texas, 1838. 45 Alexandria 37 Alexandria, Rapides Parish 1836 Extinct 46 Phoenix 35 Natchitoches, Natchitoches Par... Oct. 6, 1836 [Members formed Marion 68 47 Poinsett 39 New Orleans 1837 Extinct Charter sur'd March 16, 1847. 48 Milam 40Nacogdoch.es, Texas 1837 Founded O. Lodge, Texas, 1838. 49 McFarland 41 San Augustine, Texas 1827 Founded Q. Lodge, Texas, 1838. 50 Morning Star 42 Arkansas Post, Arkansas 1838 Founded Q. Lodge, Ark., 1842. OS HISTOEICAL TABLE OP LODGES—CONTINUED.

PLACES OP DATE . NAMES OF LODGES. THEIR ESTABLISHMENT. OF PRESENT REMARKS. A CHARTER. 51 Western Star 43 Little Rock, Arkansas 1838 Founded G. Lodge, Ark., 1842. 52 Foyer Magonnique 44 New Orleans Oct. 6,1838... Consl'd with P. 4, Sept. 1879. 53 Desert 44 Napoleonville, Assumption Par.. 1841 Extinct 1845. K M 54 Jackson . 45 Greenwood, Caddo Parish -.. Jan. 28, 1843 Charter forfeited February 17,'81. Ul 55 Germania 46 New Orleans Apr. 18, 1844 5o St. James 47 Baton Rouge, East B. R. Parish. June 28,1844 8 57 Hospitaliere du Teche. 48 St. Martinsville, St. Martin Par... 1844! Extinct Charter forfeited 1849. O 58 Caddo 49 Shreveport, Caddo Parish 1845 Extinct Charter surrendered 1853. 59 Providence 50 Lake Providence, Carroll Parish Apr. 19, 1845 Charter surrendered 1881. 60 Minden 51 Minden, Webster Parish iApr. 19, 1845 61 Olive 52 Clinton, E. Feliciana Parish.. Nov. 27,1845 62 Union Fraternal 53 Farmerville, Union Parish Feb. J2, 1890 For. Feb. 9, '86. New charter 63 Mount Gerizim 54 Bastrop, Morehouse Parish Nov. 28,1846 [Feb. 12, 1890. 64DeSoto 55 Mansiield, DeSoto Parish Mar. 27, 1847 Charter surrendered 1881. 65 Lafayette .56 Vernon, Jackson Parish Nov. 27,1847 Charter forfeited February, 1887. 66 Franklin 57 Franklin, St. Mary's Parish Jan. 24, 1848 67 Friendsof Harmony 58 New Orleans - .. Apr. 22, 1848 Mar. 24, i849 s 68 Mount Moriah 59 New Orleans [proceedings 1852. 55 69 Couohatta 60 Coushatta, Red River Parish 1849 Extinct Since 1854. Last returns, p. 141, 70 Western Star 61 Monroe, Ouachita Parish Nov. 1, 1849Number changed to 24, in 1866. 71 Herman 62 New Orleans 1849 Extinct Charter surrendered in 1852. 72 Tunica 63 Tunica, West Feliciana Parish.... Jan. 28, 1850 Consolidated with No. 31, 1881. 73 Edna 64 Columbia, Caldwell Parish 1849 Extinct Charter forfeited in 1856. 74 George Washington 65 New Orleans 1S47 Mar. 3, 1850 . [No. 1 Dec. 1,. '87. 75 Dudley 66 New Orleans , 1847 Mar. 3, 1850Consolidated with Perfect Union 76 Warren 67 New Orleans 1850 Extinct Charter surrendered June 5,1852. 77 Marion 68 New Orleans 1850 Mar. 3, 1850Consolidated with P. U. 1, 1886. 78 Crescent City 69 New Orleans 1850 Annexed to George Washington 79 Hiram 70 New Orleans 1850 Mar. 3, 1850 [Lodge 65, in 1851. 80 Eureka. 71 New t)rleans 1848 Extinct. Charter surrendered A pril 22,1850 81 Alpha Home. 72 N". O., Alpha, org'd 1848. Home 1855 Feb. 14, 1860 A union of Alpha 72 and Home 142- 82 Sts. John 7:5 New Orleans 1847 Annexed to Warren No. 67, in '52 83 Joppa 74 Shreveport, Caddo Parish. 1850 Extinct- Charter surrendered in July, 1857 84 Sabine • 75 Fort Jesup, Sabine Parish. 1850 Mar. 4, 1850 85 Quitman 76 New Orleans 1850 Mar. 4, 1850 [p. 195, Proceedings 1867. 86 Mount Moriah 77 Port Hudson, E. Feliciana Parish 1850 Extinct., Charter sur'd Aug. '66, last ret'ns 87 Orleans 78 New Orleans 1847 Mar. 4, 1850 consolidated wit! Perfect Union 1, June II. 1888 88 St. Joseph 79 St. Joseph, Tensas Parish... 1850 linaiter lorieltefl. Feb. 12, '62, restored Feb. 12, '74 89 DeWitt Clinton 80 Marion, Union Parish 1850 Mar. 4, 1850 Charter forfeited February, 1878. 90 Iberville 81 Plaquemine, Iberville Parish 1850 Extinct. Charter forleited in 1856. 91 Clinton York 82 Clinton, E. Feliciana Parish 1850 Annexed to Olive No. 52, in 1852. o 92 Mount Vernon 83 Logansport, DeSoto Parish 1849 Mar. 4, 1850 93 Oliver 84 Alexandria, Rapides Parish 1849 Mar. 4, 1850 w 94 Florida 85 Jackson, E. Feliciana Parish i 1849 Annexed to St. Albans No. 28. Q 1850 barter forfeited February 17, '76 95 Pleasant Hill 86 Pleasant Hill, DeSoto Parish [1850 Mar. 4, 1 96 Lafayette 87 Pattersonville, St. Mary's Parish.. 1849 Mar. 4, 1850 f 88 1850 Extinct. Forfeited 16th February, 1872. 97 Many Many, Sabine Parish • W 98 C 89 Collinsburg, Bossier Parish 1850 Feb. 12, 1890 1 Cypress Forfeited Feb. 16,1887. New Charter Feb. 12,1890 r 99 Thibodaux Benevolent. 90 Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish Jan. 21, 1851 harter forfeited Feb. 10, 1892. 100 Livonia 91 Livonia, Pointe Coupee Parish 1851 Extinct- Charter surrendered in 1857. O 101 Monticello 92 Montieello, Carroll Parish Jan. 11, 1851 Charter forfeited February, 1887. •trj 102 Les Vrais Amis 93 Cheniere Caminada, Barataria 1851 Extinct. Charter forfeited in 1856. t 103 Napoleon 94 Ouachita City, Union Parish 1851 ..1851 Charter forfeited in '57 and '87. o 104 Bellevue 95 Bellevue, Bossier Parish Jan. 21,, 1851Charter sur'd in '57. Rev'd in '66. o 105 St.. Helena 96 Greensburg, St. Helena Parish Jan. 21,185,1851 [returns 1858. 106 Patmos 97 Richmond, Madison Parish 1854 Extinct Charter surrendered in 1859. 107 Hermitage 98 New Orleans Jan. 21,1851 108 Henderson 99 Cotile, Rapides Parish 1851 Extinct December, 1862. 109 Taylor 100 Homer, Claiborne Parish 1851 Extinct Charter forfeited in 1858. 110 Franklinton 101 Franklinton, Washington Parish Jan. 21,1851 111 Louisiana 102 New Orleans Jan. 23,1851 112 Cloutierville 103 Colfax, Grant Parish Jan. 21,1852 Charter forfeited Feb., 1884. 113 Mount Lebanon 104 Mount Lebanon, Bienville Parish Jan. 21,185; Charter forfeited Feb., 1902. 114 Trinity.. 105 Trinity, Catahoula Parish Jan. 21,1852 Charter forfeited 1881. 115 Ruston , 106 Ruston, Lincoln Parish Jan. 21, 1852 Name changed to Ruston in 1892. HISTOEICAL TABLE OP LODGES—CONTINUED.

PLACES OF Oa| DATE NAMES OP LODGES. THEIK ESTABLISHMENT. S'iiCIOF PRESENT REMARKS. CHARTER.

116 Patrick Henry. City of Jefferson, Jefferson Parish 1852 Extinct. Charter surrendered 1855. 117 Sparta Sparta, Bienville Parish — Jan. 21,,1852 Forfeited Feb. '81. Restored '87. 118 Castor Cuba, Caldwell Parish Jan. 21,1852 Charterc surrendered Feb., 1881. W 119 Harrisonburg... Harrisonburg, Catahoula Parish Jan. 21,185, 2 120 Urim . Forksville, Ouachita Parish Feb. 2,,1853 121 Bartholomew Plantersville, Morehouse Parish.. Feb. 2,, 1853Charter surrendered Feb., 1899 i 122 Thomas Jefferson . Spearsville, Union Parish Feb. 25,185, 3 Charter surrendered Feb., 1901. M 123 Friendship Woodville, Jackson Parish 1853 Extinct. Charter surrendered in 1861. Q 124 Shreyeport Shreveport, Caddo Parish Jan. 27, 1853 f1 125 Acacia Plaquemine, Iberville Parish Jan. 17, 1854 1-3 126 Milford Hope Villa, E. Baton Rouge Jan. 20, 1854 > 127 Terry ville.. Terryville, Claiborne Parish Jan. 17, 1854 Charter surrendered 1885. W 128 Constantine.... Waterproof, Tensas Parish 1854 Extinct. Charter sur'd Feb. 7, 1862, p. 46. fef Jan. 17, 129 Delhi Delhi, Richland Parish 1854 Name changed 1873. (Deerfield.) O 130 Lisbon Lisbon, Claiborne Parish Jan. 17, 1854 Charter forfeited February 9, '86. 131 Mackey. Ringgold, Bienville Parish Jan. 20, 1854 132 Liberty Keachie, DeSoto Parish Feb. 14, 1855 Charter restored February, 1866. o 133 Kellertown... Kellertown, Bast Feliciana Feb. 14, 1855 134 Pearl River... Line Academy, Washington Par. Feb. 14. 1855 135 Arcadia...... Arcadia, Bienville Parish Feb. 14, 1855 Charter renewed Feb'y, 1885. 136 Spring Hill... Springhill Church, Union Parish Feb. 14. 1865 Ch. sur 1878; ren'd Feb., 1893. 137 D'Arbonne.... D'Arbonne, Union Parish 1855 Extinct. Charter surrendered 1859. 138 Dawson Extinct Charter forfeited Feb. 16, 1872. 139 Solomon 130 Goodrich Landing, Carroll Parish Extinct Charter forfeited '69. Last returns 140 Shiloh 131 Shiloh, Union Parish Feb. 14,1855 do do '87.[p. 207, Pro. 1S69. 141 Warren 132 Winnsboro, Franklin Parish Extinct Forfeited February, 1870. 142 Gordy 133 Cheneyville, Rapides Parish Feb. 14,1855 143Harry Hill.... 134 Bastrop, Morehouse Parish 1855 Annexed to Mt. Gerizim No. 54, 144 Plains 135 Plains Store, East Baton Rouge .. Feb. 21,1856 [in. 1862 145 Athens 136 Athens, Claiborne Parish (Feb. 12, 1856 146 Murray 137 Alexandria, Rapides Parish.. 1856 Extinct.. Charter forf'd in '57, p. 96,Pro. '59. 147 Jefferson mn 138 Kingston. DeSoto Parish 1856!Feb. 12, 1856 Charter surrendered 1880. 148|Houma. 139 Hoiuna, Terrebonne Parish.. Feb. 12,1856 do do 1880. 149jCooI Spring. 140 Colquit, Claiborne Parish Feb. 12,1856 do forfeited 1881. 150 ETuutinarton. 141 Minden, Webster Parish 1856 Annexed to Miuden No. 51, 1866. 151 Home.. 142 New Orleans 1856 Formed AlphaHomeNo. 72, 1859. 143 Downsville, Union Parish Feb. 12,1856 152Downsville.. 1 153 Ocean. 144 New Orleans Feb. 10,1857 154 Hope., 1145 Lafayette, Lafayette Parish Feb. 10,1857 W 155 Silent Brotherhood 1146 Coushatta, Red River Parish Feb. 10,1857 156 Anacoco 147 Anacoco, Vernon Parish. Feb. 10,1S57 Charter forf'ed '81. Renewed '85. 3 o 157 Red Land 148 Red Land, Bossier Parish Feb. 10, 1857 w 158 Darlington 149 Darlington, St. Helena Parish Feb. 10,1858 M 159 Perkins 150 Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish] Feb. 10,1858 Charter surrendered 1879. 160 Eastern Star.. 151 Winnfleld, Winn Parish Feb. 10.1858 161 Homer 152 Homer, Claiborne Parish Feb. 10,1858 162 Saints John.... 153,5th District, New Orleans Feb. 10, 1858 163 Filmore 154 Filmore, Bossier Parish Feb. 12,1858 Charter surrendered 1879. 2 164 Cherry Ridge :155 Zion Hill, Union Parish Feb. 12,1858 Charter surrendered Feb. 10,1892. 165 Kisatchie [156.Mount Carmel, Sabine Parish Feb. 12, 1858 [turns p. 220, Pro. 1868. o 166 Grosse Tet" 157 Rosedale, Iberville Pai'ish 1859 Extinct. Charter sur'd Feb. 1869. Last re- • 167Rapides 158 Huddleston, Rapides Parish.. Feb. 16,1859iCbarter forfeited 1881. 168 Morganza. 159 Morganza, Pointe Coupee Parish..| iFeb. 16.1859 Charter surrendered 1879. 169j Livingston 160 Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa Parish. Feb. 16, 1859 170iBrookville 161 Point Jefferson, Morehouse Par... Feb. 16,186(1 17l!Burnsville. 162 Shangaloo, Claiborne Parish Feb. 16.1860 Charter forfeited February 9, '86. 172|Atchafalaya [163 Simmsport, Avoyelles Parish Feb. 16,1860 173|Columbia 164 Columbia, Caldwell Parish Feb. 16, 1860|Charter forfeited February, 1887. 174 Lake Charles !l65 Lake Charles, Caleasieu Parish... Feb. 16,1860 • [Rechartered Feb. 9, 1892. .175 Excelsior 166 New Orleans Feb. 12, 1861 Charter surrendered 1878. 176 Linn Wood 167 New Orleans Feb. 13,1861] 177 Montgomery .... 168 Montgomery, Grant Parish Feb. 13, 1861 178 Haynesville 169 Haynesville, Claiborne Parish ' iFeb. 13, 1861 Charter surrendered 1886. Crescent, U. D.. Army Lodge 1862 i Extinct., Surrendered May, '65, p. 505, '66. HISTORICAL TABLE OF LODGES—CONTINUED.

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179 0ms 170 New Orleans.. Feb. 9,1864 Consolidated with P. U. No. 1, '79. 180 Kosmos. 171 New Orleans. Feb. 9, 1864 181 Union. 172 New Orleans. Feb. 17, 1865 182 Orient. 173 New Orleans. Feb. 17, 1865 Consolidated with 68. 183 Dante. 174 New Orleans Feb. 14, 1866 184 Amite City 175 Amite City, Tangipahoa Parish. Feb. 14, 1866 1 185 Perfect Harmony. 176 New Orleans. Feb. 14, 1867 Consolidated with 58. Q 186 Eureka 177 Bonner, Lincoln Parish Feb. 14, 1867 Charter forfeited Febru'y 17,1881. 187 Tulip. 178 Tulip, Claiborne Parish Feb. 14, 1867Charter surrendered Feb. 10, 1892 188 Caddo. 179 Shreveport, Caddo Parish.. Feb. 14, 1867 189 Little Flock. 180 Wineburg, Sabine Parish.. Feb. 14. 1867 Charter forfeited February, 1878. 190 Jefferson ian 181 Kingston, DeSoto Parish. Feb. 14, 1867 Charter surrendered 1880. F 191 Sam Todd .182 Sugar Town, Calcasieu Parish. Feb. 14, 1867 192 Longwood 183 Mooringsport, Caddo Parish Feb. 14, 1867Charter forfeited February. 1887. o 193 Spring Creek 184 Spring Creek Church,Tangipahoa Ph Feb. 15, 1867 194 Orphans' Friend... 185 Big Cane, St. Landry Parish. Feb. 13, 1867 195 Kisatchie Union,.. 186 Kile's Mills, Natchitoches Parish. Feb. 13, 1868 Charter surrendered May 31,1880. O 196 Flat Lick 187 Flat Lick, Olaiborne Parish. Feb. 13, 1868Charter surrendered 1883. 197 Covington 188 Covington, St. Tammany Parish Feb. 13, 1868 a 198 Evergreen 189 Evergreen, Avoyelles Parish. Feb. 14, 1S68 a. 199 Corinthian 190 New Orleans. Feb. 9, 1869 200 Jefferson 191New Orleans. Feb. 9, 1869 201 Abbeville 192 Abbeville, Vermilion Parish. Feb. 6, 1869 202 Aurora 193 New Iberia, Iberia Parish.. Feb. 10, 1869 203 Mount Olivet.. 194 Bayou Boeuf, St. Landry Parish. Feb. 10, 1869 Charter forfeited Feb. 17, 1881. 204 Trenton 195 Trenton, Ouachita Parish Feb. 10, 1869 Charter surrendered Nov., 1880. 205 Ashland .196 Ashland, Natchitoches Parish ... Feb. io, 1869 lame aid location ctogeil874 ana 1902. 206 Magnolia 197 Washington, St. Landry Parish. Feb. 16, 1870Ch.forfeited.Feb. 17,1881. [Saline. 207 Brookline 198 Brookline, Jackson Parish .!Feb. 16, 1870 203 Mallet Woods. |l99 PrudhommeCity, St.Landry Ph. .jFeb. 19, 1870 Charter forfeited 1878. 209 Oak Grove. 200 Oak Grove, Carroll Parish :Mar. 23, 1870 Charter forfeited February, 1887. 210 Summerfield 20J Summerfield, Claiborne Parish...! Apr. 25, 1870Charter surrendered Feb. 14,1899. 211 Holly Springs, 202 Holly Springs, Claiborne Parish. Apr. 25, 1870 Charter surrendered Oct. 12,1879. 212 Assumption 203JNapoleonville, Assumption Pb Feb. 15, 3 871Charter surrendered Dec. 15, 1882. 213 Corner Stone. 204JLewisville, Winn Parish -. ... Feb. 15, 1871 Charter surrendered 1885. 214 Doric 205 Morgan City, St. Mary Parish Feb. 15, 1871 215 Tyrian 206iWilliamsport. Pointe Coupee Ph. Feb. 15, 1871!Charter forfeited Feb. 13, 1894. 216 Howard 207JSpringfield P. O., Livingston Ph. Feb. 15, 18711 Charter forfeited Feb. 17, 1884. 217 N. H. Bray 208 Walnut Hill, Vernon Parish Feb. 15, 1871 H 218 R. F. McGuire. 209 Rayville, Richland Parish.. Feb. 15, 1871 O. 219 Missionary 210 Missionary Ridge, OatahoulaPh. Feb. 14, 1872Charter forfeited Feb. 9, 1886. 220 Beacon 211 Arizona, Claiborne ~Parish ' " . |Feb. 14, 1872Charter forfeited Feb. 9, 1886. 221 Blazing Star 212 W. Baton Rouge, W.B.Rouge Ph. !Feb. 14, 1872 222 Key Stone 213 Sicily Island,Catahoula Parish. 'Feb. 14, 1872 223 Land Mark 214 Spring Ridge, Caddo Parish jKeb. 14, 1873 224 Friendship 215 Friendship Church,Bienville Ph. iFeb. 14, 1873 Cb. forfeited 1886 ; restored 1887. 225 Good Intent Feb. 14, 1873 226 Fellowship Feb. 14, 1873' 227 The Star in the East St. Thomas, West Indies Feb. 14, 1873,Charter recalled 1874. o 228 Adonijah Black Bayou, Caddo Parish Feb. 13, 1874 Charter surrendered 1885. 229 Livonia False River, Pointe Coupee Ph. Feb. 13, 1871, 230 Solomon. Pineville, Rapides Parish Feb. 13, 1874 o 231 Pecan Grove.. Illawara, Carroll Parish Feb. 17, 1876 o 232 Bethany Bethany Church Natchitoches Pb. Feb. 18, 1876 Q 233 Alabama Alabama Church, Bienville Pb. Feb. 17, 1877 Charter forfeited February, 1887. 234 Centennial... Waterproof, Tensas Parish Feb. 17, 1877|Charter forfeited Feb. 9, 18S6. 235 Clear Spring.. Longwood, Caddo Parish Feb. 17, 1877jCharter forfeited Feb. 9, 1886. 236 Blue Buck Johnson's Bayou, Cameron Ph.. Feb. 15, 1879 Charter surrendered . 237 Terrebotme... Houma, Terrebonne Parish Feb. 18, 1881,Charier surrendered 1886. 238 Cadeville. Cadeville, Ouachita Parish Feb. 14, 1889 239 Pleasant Hill. Pleasant Hill, Sabine Parish Feb. 12, 1890 240 rangeville... G-rangeville, St. Helena Parish... Feb. 12, 1890 241 Welsh Welsh, Calcasieu Parish Feb. 12, 1890 HISTORICAL TABLE OP LODGES—CONTINUED

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242 Kyiche., Feb. 11, 1891 243 Robertsville Robertsville, Natchitoches Ph.... Feb. 11, 1891 244 Simsboro Simsboro, Lincoln Parish Feb 11, 1891 245 Little Flock.... Antioch Church, Sabine Parish... Feb. 9, 1892 246 Plain Dealing. Plain Dealing, Bossier Feb. 9, 1892 247 Magnolia Bear, Calcasieu Feb. 9, 1892 I 248 Shiloh Shiloh, Union Parish Feb. 15, 1893 w 249 Leesville Leesville, Union Parish Feb. 15, 1893 I—I 250 Conly Love's Lake, Red River Parish... Feb. 15, 1893 Q 251 Feb. 15, 1893 Weston Weston, Jackson Parish F 252 Crowley.. Crowley. Acadia Parish Feb. 15, 189.3 t Feb. W 253 Centre. Union Academy, Washington Ph 13, 1S9*4 F 254 Millerton. Mille ton, Claiborne Parish Feb. 13, 1894 255 Winnsboro.... Winnsboro, Franklin Parish Feb. 13, 1894 256 Clear Spring. Clear Spring, Red River Parish... Feb. 13, 1894 257 Kentwood 248 Kentwood, Tansripahoa Parish. Feb. 13, 1894 Feb. F 268 Jennings . 249 Jennings, Calcasieu Parish. 12, 1895 O 259 250 Mansfield, DeSoto Parish. Feb. 12, 1895 Mansfield , Feb. 260 Ascension. 251 Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish 12, 1895 252 Mitchell, Sabine Parish Feb. 11, 1896 261 Mitchell. Feb. 26nan2 Torrn^«o^ 253 Toro, Sabine Parish 11, 1896 263 Forest Hill. 254jForest Hill, Rapides Parish.... Feb. 11, 1896 255! Jeanerette, Iberia Parish Feb. 11, 1896 264 Jeanerette. Feb. 265 Saint Andrew.. 256lMer Rouge, Morehouse Parish 11, 1896 266 Feb. 9, 1897 White Castle.. 257 White Castle, Iberville Parish Feb. 267 Marthaville .... 258 Marthaville, Natchitoches Parish 15, 1898 268 Feb. 15, 1898 Colfax 259 Colfax, Grant Parish Feb. 269 C. F. Buck. 260 Tullos, Catahoula Parish 15, 1898 270 Anchor 261 Pollock, Grant Parish Feb. 14,1899 271 Progressive. 262 Lutcher, St. James Parish Feb. 14.1899 272 Florien 263 Florien, Sabine Parish Feb. 13.1900 273 Dally . 264 Dalley, Jackson Parish Feb. 13,1900 274 Pine... 265 Pine, Washington Parish Feb. 13,1900 275 Atkins 266 Atkins, Bossier Parish Feb. 13,J900 276 Unity. 267 Houma, Terrebonne Palish.... Feb. 13.1900 277 Melville. 268 Melville, St. Landry Parish.. Feb. 12.1901 278 Marksville. 269 Marksville, Avoyelles Parish. Feb. 12, 1901 279 Benefleld.. 270 Rodessa, Caddo Parish Feb. 12.1901 Feb. W 280 DeRidder. 271 De Ridder, Calcasieu Parish.. 11.1902 I—I 281 Sarepta . 272 Sarepta, Webster Parish Feb. 11,1902 282 Boyce. 273 Boyce, Rapides Parish Feb. 11, 1902 I 283 Oberlin. 274 Oberlin, Calcasieu Parish Feb. 11, 1902 284 Benson.. 275 Benson, DeSoto Parish Feb. 11, 1902

t-l o o List of Past and Present Grand Officers of the Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana, fr:m its Organization to the Present fear. =z. OS

VEAE. GRAND MASTERS DEP. GR. MASTERS GR.SEN. WARDENS GR. JUN. WARDENS' GRAND TREASURERS GRAND SECRETARIES

181ii *P Fran DuBourg :;"LCMoreau Lisle •J Blanque -Francis Pernot Jean Baptiste Pinta ' J B Gregoire Veron 1813 P Fran DuBourg LCMoreau Lislet J Blanque -JB DesBois Jean Baptiste Pinta J B Gregoire Veron 1814 P Fran DuBourg LCMoreau Lislot :;-J Soulife *DominiqueRoquette Jean Baptiste Pinta J B Gregoire Veron *J B Mod Lefevre.. 1815 *J Souli<; LCMoreau Lislet *Dom Roquctte... :< Jean Baptiste Pinta *Auguste Guibert 1816 J Souli<5 LCMoreau Lisiet -JB ModLefevre.. "Y Lemonnier Jean Baptiste Pinta Auguste Guibert 1817 J Souli<5 LCMoreau Lislet JB ModLefevre.. Y Lemonnier Jean Baptiste Pinta Auguste Guibert 1818 *LCMoreau Liolet -JB ModLefevre.. *Jciui B DesBois.. Y Lenxonnier Jean Baptiste Pinta Auguste Guibert 1819 *J B MoclLefevrc. :;Jean B Desboia.. -Y Lemonnier Aug Macarty. Jean Baptiste Pinta *N Visnier, *F Dissard 1820*Y Leinonnier...- •;~Aug McCarty.... *J F Canonge :;G Dubuys J ean Baptiste Pint: ::F Dissard 1821* Aug Macarty J F Canonge *G Dubuys *A Peycliaud :;G W Morgan F Dissard 1822 *J F Canonge );"G Dubuys.1. ""Y Lemonnier.... *G Leaumont G W Morgan F Dissard 1823 *D FBurthe.. G Dubuys ;tLCMorcauLislet *L A deBodin G W Morgan F Dissard 1824 *J F Canonge *Y Lemonnicr.... *L. A deBodin .... "A Longer G W Morgan F Dissard 1825*JohnH Holland *L A deBodin *A Longer ^Charles Maurin... *C Miltenberger F Dissard 1826 JohnH Holland M Fleitas A Longer Charles Maurin... C Miltenberger F Dissard 1827 John H Holland M Fleitas Charles Maurin.. *A Morphy C Miltenberger F Dissard 1828 John H Holland *A Morphy Charles Maurin.. *A Longer... C Miltenberger.... . F Dissard 1829 *J F Canonge *DF Burthe *A Longer *J B Fagot C Miltenberger F Dissard 1830 *John H Holland A Longer *M FoucheCongot JB Fagot L H Feraud F Dissard 0 1831 John H Holland *JB Fagot *SethW Nye... *Jean Lamothe L H Feraud F Dissard O 1832 John H Holland *Aug Douce Seth W Nye... *ThoaBlois *Alex Phillips F Dissard Aug Douce *Jean Lamothe.... --JBF Giquel Ale-x Phillips F Dissard 1833 John H Holland :t 1834 John H Holland Aug Douce Jean Lamothe.... Chas Revoille Alex Phillips F Dissard Q Aug Douce "F J Verrier *JBF Giquel Alex Phillips .' F Dissard 1835 John H Holland :< a 1836 *L H Feraud "J F Canonge ••J B F Giquel.. *Jean Lamothe *Joaquin Viosca F Dis.sard CO 1837 L H Feraud. *F J Verrier J B F Gi(|iiel *F Coquet.. Joaquin Viosca F Dissard *J li Ijambert . ! F Dissard 1838 *.Tohn H Holland *J J Mercies "Zemm Colson "'Francois Coquet... 1 1839 John H Holland "Alex Phillips *F J Verrier -Perez Snell *Cotton Henry I' Dissard 1840 *A W Pichot *G A Montmain.. *J Viosca .... fRamon Vionnet.. *Jean Lamothe F Pissard *L H Feraud 1841 A WTichot, -Jean Laraothe.,. J Viosca Ramon Vionnet... *Fleury Generellv- *F Dubayle 1842 *Jean Lamothe...tRamon Vionnet Paul Bertus *Ramon Viosca Fleury Generelly... P Dubayle 1843 *E A Canon. ^Robert Preaux... *A D Guesnon *HKidel Fleury Generelly... PDubayle *F JVerrier 1844 E A Canon. Robert Preaux... Luc. Hermann.. ^Francis Calongne. fRamon Vionnet F J Verrier 1845 *Robert Preaux... *Felix Garcia Luc. Hermann.. Francis Calongne Ramon Vionnet..... F J Verrier 1846*.Felix Garcia *Luc. Hermann.. *Prancis Calongne. * Joseph Lisbony... Ramon Vionnet F J Verrier 1847 Felix Garcia *Robert Preaux... *Franeois Meilleur. *Roman Brugier... Ramon Vionnet F J Verrier 1848 Felix Garcia Luc. Hermann *Thos B Patten... *Alex Derbes Ramon Vionnet F J Verrier LaGL*M R Dudley *ThosH Lewis.... *W P Coleman.... *G Gorin , *Daniel Blair *W H Howard 1849 *Luc. Hermann F Calongne *Ant Mondelli *Simon Meilleur... Ramon Vionnet F J Verrier L9&L *John Gedge JnoWCrockett... *WmM Perkins... *J W McNamara... *Daniel Blair W H Howard 1850 Luc, Hermann *J J E Massicot [nett F Calongne $Ant. Mondelli.... *GeoW Catlett Ramon Vionnet 1851 John Gedge. GeoWCatlett.... R F McGuire *W LKnox..., SHerriman J J E Massicot*EBar 1852 *H R W Hill Robt F McGuire *Wm L Knox *SMHart SHerriman Edward Barnett 1853 H R W Hill Wm L Knox *S M Hart *W H Huntington S Herriman..[mann Edward Barnett 1854•Win M Perkins.. Wm L Knox "HWHuntington Geo D Shadburn.. S Herriman &Good- *Samuel G Risk 1855 Wm M Perkins.. *Geo D Shadburn *"M H Dosson *Law P Crain *Stephen C Michel!.. Samuel G Risk 1856 Wm M Perkins.. M H Dosson *"Louis Texada S O Scruggs Stephen C Michell.. Samuel G Risk 1857 Wm M Perkins.. Amos Adams *A S Washburn.. S O Scruggs Stephen C Michell.. Samuel G Risk 1858*Amos Adams Samuel MTodd... S O Scruggs A J Norwood Stephen C Michell.. Samuel G Risk 1859 Samuel M Todd...*S O Scruggs A J Norwood.... * Joseph Santini Stephen C Michell.. Samuel G Risk 1860 *J Q A Fellows... (A G Carter.. *John C Gordy .. '^HenryRegenburg SC Michell&SMTodd Samuel G Risk 1861 J Q A Fellows... A G Carter John C Gordy... Henry Regenburg Samuel M Todd Samuel G Risk 1862 J Q, A Fellows.. A G Carter *B G Thibodeaux •^Samuel J Powell- f: Harmon Doane Samuel M Todd 1863 J Q A Fellows... A G Carter B G Thibodeaux Samuel .1 Powell- Harmon Doane Samuel M Todd 1864 J Q A Fellows... A G Carter B G Thibodeaux Samuel J Powell.. *Henry R Swasey.... Samuel M Todd 1865 J (J A Fellows... ^Edward Barnett *George A Pike... *John Booth Henry R Swasey.... Samuel M Todd S Samuel M Todd 1866 *Wm M Perkins. A J Norwood.... *S O Scruggs John C Jones •• Henry R Swasey.... 186: *A J Norwood *H R Swasey S O Scruggs *John A Stevenson Samuel M Todd. ! Jas C Batchelor.MD ( Jas C Batchelor,MD 1868 *Henry R Swasey *Sy G Parsons John C Jones Wm McDuff. Samuel M Todd Jas C Batchelor.MD 1869 Samuel M Todd.'.. Sy G Parsons Amos Kent John L Barrett Henry R Swasey.... Jas C Batchelor.MD 1870 Samuel M Todd... Amos Kent.. *Wm Robson John B Sorapuru.. Henry R Swasey.... Jas C Batchelor.MD 1S71 Samuel M Todd... Amos Kent.. Wm Robson John BSorapuru. Henry R Swasey.... Jas C Batchelor,MD 1872Samuel M Todd... *Jos P Hornor *M E Girard Edwin Marks Henry R Swasey.... Jas C Batchelor,MD 1873 *MichelEloiGirard *John G Fleming Edwin Marks *W R Whitaker.... *Wm Stephen Pike.. JasCBatchelor,MD 1874MichelEloiGirard John G Fleming. Edwin Marks W R Whitaker.... Wm Stephen Pike.. Jas C Batchelor,MD 1875 *John G Fleming * William Robson *W RWhitaker... Julius Lisso.. *A W Hyatt LIST OF PAST AND PEESENT GEAND OFFICEES—Continued.

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1878 * John G Flemingg William Robson *W R Whitaker... *Jullus Lisso *A W Hyatt *JasCBatchelor,MD 1877 fS'l J Powell..Pll . Edwin Marks W R Whitaker... * Albert L Abbott. AW Hyatt JasCBatchelor.MD 1878 feam'l J Powell.. Edwin Marks *Hy C Young *Geo H Braughn.. AW Hyatt Jas C Batchelor.MD 1879 Edwin Marks Hy C Young *Geo H Braughn. H Van McCain AW Hyatt JasCBatehelor,MD 1880 Edwin Marks Hy C Young Geo H Braughn *J L Lobdell AW Hyatt Jas C Batchelor,MD 1881 W R Whitaker... *Jas L Lobdell.... Wm W Leake.... David R Graham.. A W Hyatt Jas C Batchelor,MD 1882 W R Whitaker... Jas L Lobdell.... DR Graham *D Lealhermau AW Hyatt JasO Batchelor.MD 1883 *Jas L Lobdell.... D R Graham *D Leatherman.. C F Buck A W Hyatt JasC Batchelor,MD 1884 Jas L Lobdell.... D R Graham Ohas F Buck W A Strong AW Hyatt JasCBatchelor,MD 1885 David R G rail am. J D Hammonds.. Chas F Buck W A Strong A W Hyatt JasC Batchelor,MD 1886 *Joseph P Hornor J G McWilliams.. Chas F Buck .jGeo H Packwood.. A W Hyatt JasC Batchelor.MD 1887 Chas F Buck GeoH Packwood. *F M Brooks. "*DavidN Barrow A W Hyatt JasO Batchelor,MD 1888 Ohas F Buck Geo H Packwood. FM Brooks Frank P Stubbs. . A W Hyatt JasCBatchelor.MD 1889 Clius F Buck Geo H Packwood. F M Brooks *Wm T Benedict. A W Hyatt JasC Batchelor.MD 1890 Chas F Buck Geo H Packwood. Geo M Bolton WmT Benedict. A W Hyatt JasC Batchelor.MD 1891 Chas F Buck Geo H Packwood. Geo M Bolton Wm T Benedict. A W Hyatt Richard Lambert 1892 Chas F Buck Geo H Packwood. Gfo M Bolton Wm T Benedict. A W Hyatt Richard Lambert 1893 Geo W Bolton A G Brice *Wm T Benedict. Robert H Cage AW Hyatt Richard Lambert 1894 Geo H Packwood A G Brice Robert H Cage.... John Clegg A W Hyatt Richard Ijainbert 189J Geo H Packwood A G Brice Robert H Cage John Clegg A W Hyatt Richard Lambert 1896 Albert G Brice.... A C Allen Robert H Cage.... RRReid AW Hyatt Richard Lambert 1897 Albert G. Brice. A C Allen Robert H Cage.... RR Reid AW Hyatt Richard Lambert 1898 A C Allen... L L Shwartz .... Robert H Cage.... RR Reid AW Hyatt Richard Lambert 1899 A C Allen. L L Shwartz. ... Robert H Cage... R R Reid AW Hyatt Richard Lambert H M Danneel Richard Lambert 1900 Robert H Cage R RReid ET Sellers A G Ricks Richard Lambert 1901 Robert H Cage RRReid L P Delahoussaye B T Sellers A G Ricks Richard Lambert 1902 Robert R Reid L P Delahoussaye ET Sellers. LC Allen. A G Ricks *Dead. fExpelled by Grand Lodge for Defalcation as Grand Treasurer. REPRESENTATIVES NEAR GRAND LODGE OF LOUISIANA. 179

EEPEESENTAT1VES OP OTHEE GEAND LODGES NEAB THE GEAND LODGE OF LOUISIANA.

SAMUEL M. TODD, New Orleans Alabama W. H. EEYNAUD, New Orleans Arkansas A. C. ALLEN, Franklin Arizona AMOS KENT, Kentwood British Columbia GEORGE S. PETTIT, New Orleans California BICHARD LAMBERT, New Orleans Connecticut BOBERT H. CAGE, New Orleans Canada G. PASSALAQUA, New Orleans Colorado Costa Bica SAMUEL M. TODD, New Orleans District of Columbia GEORGE H. PACKWOOD, Clinton. . . Delaware GEORGE J. PINCKARD, New Orleans England DAVID B. GRAHAM, New Orleans Florida MARK QUAYLE, New Orleans Georgia CHARLES F. BUCK, New Orleans Illinois Indiana JAMES B. FREEMAN, Wilson Idaho BOBERT BABINGTON, Franklinton Ireland JAMES H. CALDWELL, Bobeline Indian Territory M. L. SCOVELL, Shreveport Kansas BEV. C. C. KRAMER, New Iberia Maryland SAMUEL M. TODD, New Orleans ....Maine L. L. SHWARTZ, New Orleans Minnesota JOHN PULESTON, Amite City Missouri A. G. BRICE, New Orleans.. Michigan EOBERT E. EEID, Amite City Mississippi PHILIP PFEFFER, New Orleans Montana A. M. MAYO, Lake Charles ,, Manitoba 180 REPRESENTATIVES NEAR GRAND LODGE OF LOUISIANA.

SAMUEL M. TODD, New Orleans North Carolina OWEN GERNON, New Orleans North Dakota EMMET D. CRAIG, New Orleans. New Jersey SAMUEL M. TODD, New Orleans New York A. G. BIOKS, New Orleans Nebraska SAMUEL M. TODD, NewOrleans , Nevada ED. MARKS, New Orleans New Brunswick L. P. DELAHOUSSAYE, New Orleans Nova Scotia HUGH BREEN, New Orleans New Mexico G. W. BOLTON, Alexandria New Hampshire P. M. SCHNEIDAU, NewOrleans New South Wales E. T. SELLERS, Downsville New Zealand GEORGE SOTJLE, New Orleans Ohio Jos. DENNEE, New Orleans ...Oklahoma JOHN CLEGG, New Orleans Oregon HENRY P. BUCKLEY, New Orleans Prince Edward Island

D. E. GRAHAM, New Orleans t Peru JULIUS LEVIN, Alexandria Quebec A. STEEG, New Orleans Ehode Island GEORGE O. ELMS, Lake Charles South Carolina South Australia .South Dakota H. M. DANNEEL, NewOrleans Tennessee -. Texas JOSEPH DENNEE, NewOrleans Tasmania T. J. HEARD, Evergreen.. Utah L. E. THOMAS, Shreveport Vermont WM. W. LEAKE, Bayou Sara Virginia CHARLES F. BUCK, NewOrleans Victoria Gus. D. LEVY, New Orleans West Virginia C. T. HINES, West Monroe Wisconsin REPRESENTATIVES NEAR OTHER GRAND LODGES. 181

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GRAND LODGE OF LOUISIANA NEAR OTHER GRAND LODGES.

O. W. UNDERWOOD, Birmingham Alabama Arkansas FRANCIS A. SHAW, Phoenix Arizona DR. ANTHONY DE PAUL RAMOS, Rio Janeiro Brazil Unido HARRY N. RICH, Ladner British Columbia WILLIAM F. PIERCE, San Francisco California D. F. MCWATT, Sarnia, Ontario Canada WM. D. TODD, Denver Colorado ILDEFONSO P. BRAVO, Havana Colon and Island of Cuba JAMES L. GOULD, Bridgeport Connecticut MALCOLM SEATON, Washington , District of Columbia JOHN A. NICHOLSON, Dover •• Delaware SYD. L. CARTER, Gainsville Florida JOSEPH C. GREENFIELD, Atlanta Georgia L. R. GODDARD Illinois ,. Indiana M. C. NOYMOYLE, Kendiick Idaho WM. G. .HUBAND, Dublin, 89 Upper Mount Street Ireland HARVEY LINDSEY, Texanna Indian Territory MOSES SARBAOH, Holton..... Kansas Maryland J. H. DRUMMOND, Portland Maine CHAS. W. NASH, 415 N. Western B'ldg, Minneapolis-Minnesota W. H. MAYO, St. Louis Missouri JOHN H. P. HUGHART, Grand Rapids Michigan M. M. EVANS, Moss Point Mississippi FRANCIS D. JONES, Helena Montana JAMES J. WAITE, Winnipeg.. Manitoba 182 REPRESENTATIVES NEAR OTHER GRAND LODGES. North Carolina THOMAS L. FOULKS, Lisbon North Dakota JAS. N. FULLER, Passaic...... New Jersey THOMAS MARCHAND, 615 Fulton Street New York ALBERT W. CRITES, Chadrou Nebraska TRENMOR COFFIN, Carson Nevada GEORGE K. COCHRANE, , St. John New Brunswick Jos. L. HETTERINGTON, Halifax.. Nova Scotia MAX FROST, Santa Fe ; ...New Mexico CHAS. H. WEBSTER, Nashua New Hampshire C. U. CARRUTHERS, 21 Montague Street, Glenara, Sydney, New South Wales HENRY STEPHEN KEITH, Christ Church New Zealand JOHN E. BRUCE, Cincinnati Ohio J. F. MATTHEWS, Mangum Oklahoma W. D. HARE, Hillsboro. , Oregon WILLIAM T. HUNT, Summerside Prince Edward Island C. E. CORNEIL, Montreal Quebec ARTHUR H. ARMINGTON, Providence Ehode Island ZIMMERMAN DAVIS, Charleston South Carolina F. K. OLIFENT, Adelaide South Australia WILLIAM A. PETTIGREW, Flandreau South Dakota M. F. MOTT, G-alveston Texas W. L. GRIGSBY, Dickson ,,.,..,; ....Tennessee Tasmania SAMUEL PAUL, Salt Lake City Utah WM. H. S. WHITCOMB, Burlington Vermont MANN PAGE, Brandon Virginia JOHN C. F. ULRICH, Boxhill, Melbourne Victoria B. D. GIBSON, Charlestown West Virginia HENRY L. PALMER, Milwaukee Wisconsin NAMES AND ADDRESSES OP GRAND SECRETARIES. 183

GRAND LODGES IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE GRAND LODGE OF LOUISIANA, WITH THE NAMES AND AD- DRESSES OF GRAND SECRETARIES.

Alabama GEORGE A. BEAUCHAMP Montgomery. Arkansas FAY HEMPSTBAD Little Rock. Arizona GEORGE J. ROSKRUGE Tucson. British Columbia W. J. QUINLAN Nelson. California GEORGE JOHNSON ;...San Francisco. Canada J. J. MASON Hamilton. • Colorado WM. D. TODD Denver. Connecticut JOHN H. BARLOW Hartford. Delaware. BENJAMIN F. BARTRAM...... Wilmington. District of Columbia ....ARVINE W. JOHNSTON :..Washington City. Florida WILBER P. WEBSTER Jacksonville. Georgia A. W. WOLIHIN Macon. Idaho T. W. RANDALL Boise City. Illinois J. H. C. DILL Bloomington. Indiana CALVIN W. PEATHEK Anderson. Indian Territory J. S. MURROW Atoka. Iowa NEWTON R. PAKVIN Cedar Rapids. Kansas ALBERT K. WILSON Topeka. Kentucky H. B. GRANT Louisville. Louisiana RICHARD LAMBERT New Orleans. Maine STEPHEN BERRY Portland. Manitoba..... JAMES A. OVAS Winnepeg. Maryland JACOB H. MEDAIRY Baltimore. Massachusetts SERENO D. NICKERSON Boston. Michigan JEFFEBSON S. CONOVER Coldwater. Minnesota THOS. MONTGOMERY ....St Paul. Mississippi FREDERIC SPEED Vicksburg. Missouri JOHN D. VINCIL St. Louis. Montana CORNELIUS HEDGES Helena. Nebraska. FRANCIS E. WHITE, 1608 Capital ave., Omaha. Nevada CHAUNCEY N. NoTEWARE...Oarson. New Brunswick J. T. HART St. John. New Hampshire FRANK D. WOODBURY, 3 N. Main st., Concord. New Jersey ...THOMAS H. R. REDWAY Trenton. New Mexico A. A. KEENE Albuquerque. New York EDWARD M. L. EHLERS New York City. North Carolina JOHN C. DREWRY Raleigh. 184 NAMES AND ADDRESSES OP GRAND SECRETARIES.

North Dakota FRANK J, THOMPSON Fargo. Nova Scotia THOS. MOWBKAY, Freemason's Hall, Halifax. Ohio J. H. BROMWELL Cincinnati. Oklahoma .J. S. HUNT Stillwater. Oregon JAMES F, ROBINSON Eugene. Pennsylvania WM. A. SINN Philadelphia. Prince Edward Island..NEIL MCKELVIE Summerside. Quebec J. H. ISAACSON Montreal. Rhode Island S. PENROSE WILLIAMS Providence. South Carolina , CHARLES INGLESBY..... Charleston. South Dakota GEO. A. PETTIGBEW Flandreau. Tennessee JOHN B. GARRETT Nashville. Texas JOHN WATSON Houston. Utah CHRIS. DIEHL Salt Lake City. Virginia GEORGE W. CARRINGTON....Richmond. Vermont WARREN G. REYNOLDS Burlington. Wisconsin WM. WATSON PERRY Milwaukee. West Virginia G. W. ATKINSON Charleston. Washington THOMAS M. REED Olympia. Wyoming W. L. KUYKENDALL Saratoga.

FOREIGN GRAND LODGES. Brazil DR. ENRIQUE VALLADOREZ. Rio de Janeiro. Costa Rica EDMUND A. OSBORN San Jos6. Cuba AURELIO MIRANDA, P. O. Box 406, Havana. England EDWARD LETGHWOETH London. Ireland H. E. FLAVELLE.... Dublin. New Zealand MALCOLM NICOL Auckland. New South Wales A. H. BRAY Sydney. Peru DB. ALBERTO QUIMPER Lima. South Australia J. H. CUNNINGHAM Adelaide. Scotland DAVID REID Edinburg. Tasmania.. JOHN HAMILTON Hobart Town. Victoria JOHN BRAIM Melbourne. Western Australia Begister and Work of Lodges under the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana, F. and A. M., during the year 1901.

NAMES OF LODGES. LOCATION. PARISH. NAME orW. M. NAME OF SECRETARY I fed 1 Perfect Union New Orleans lOrleans Horace A Perry Zach T Black 2 Polar Star New Orleans Orleans Alb Oadessus H Fourment 3 Perseverance New Orleans Orleans Octave Oarsaud.;... J Magendie s 4 Cervantes 5INew Orleans Orleans [J C Suarez Juan Gonzales.. fed 5|Humble Cottage 19|Opelousas St. Landry FP Butler Isadore Isaac W Western Star 24[Monroe.. Ouachita SigHaas Jas D Oakley St. Albans 28|Jackson East Feliciana.. E C McKowen W F Norseworthy.. Feliclana __ St. Francisville West Feliciana... Jas B Thomas J G Plettinger 9 Phoenix ; 38 Natchitoches Natchitoches Simcoe Walmsley... J CTrichel, Jr 10 Germania 46 New Orleans Orleans Albert Heim H H Hutton H St. James 47 Baton Rouge E. Baton Rouge. CCBird R NEoss.. 12 Minden 51 Minden Webster RCDrew JHTillman 13 Olive.. 52 Clinton East Feliciana... FW Lewis J L Cravens 14 Union Fraternal 53 Farmerville Union J K Atkinson Rudolph Haas 15 Mount Gerizim 54 Bastrop . Morehouse D Sims Brown W A Harrington.... 16 Franklin 57 Franklin St. Mary |J S Underwood AC Allen 17 Friends of Harmony 58jNew Orleans Orleans Henry Walters WH Holland 18 Mount Moriah ...', New Orleans Orleans Oramel H Simpson |John A Davilla f 19 George Washington... New Orleans Orleans Kobt H Welsh Robert WIrvine o 20 Hiram 70|New Orleans Orleans David Ettinger H A McGregor t) 21 Alpha Home 72, New Orleans Orleans AD Kern James A Douglas... Q 22Sabine 75FortJessup Sabihe J H Caldwell AB Rains fed 23 Quitman 76)New Orleans Orleans J C Drew E T Duckert HI 24 St. Joseph 79 Newell ton. Tensas WM Bland McD Watkins 25 Mount Vernon 83 Logansport. DeSoto J W Peck WA Land 26 Oliver 84 Alexandri" a Rapides HH White A H Hilton 27 Lafayette '.'.'.".'. 8? Pattersonville.... ,St. Mary W H Kramer Bernard Levy.. 28 Cypress 89 Benton Bossier H WOgden.... COGayle 29 Bellevue 95 Bellevue Bossier J W Blston WH Bledsoe 30 St. Helena Greensburg St. Helena John Freiler W E Hamberlin 31 Hermitage New Orleans Orleans Frank L Martin George S Pettit 32 Franklinton 101 Franklinton Washington Jacob E Wood Adolph Gayer 33 Louisiana 102JNew Orleans Orleans C E Fenner, Jr John B Groves 34 Huston NBNull WSMay 106|Ruston., Lincoln REGISTER AND WORK OF LODGES—CONTINUED.

NAME OF LODGES. LOCATION. NAME OF W. M. . NAME OF SECRETARY.

35 Sparta 108 Sparta Bienville A L Crowson J A Henson Harrisonburg Harrisonburg .. latahoula D N Thompson Geo W Pearce Urim Forksville Ouachita J D Goodson N E Calhoun 38 Shreveport Shreveport.: laddo J J L Goodman Jas D Jenkins 30 Acacia Plaquemine Iberville W JThiry Alex Jeffrey Milford ... Hope Villa E. Baton Rouge HT Brown H M Cooper W Delhi 120 Delhi Richland F A Miles A B Armstrong . Mackey... linggold Bienville W T Stevens U N Page Liberty... 123 Keachie DeSoto G WThigpen WS Logan Kellertown Wilson East Feliciana... J R Freeman John Y Reily O 45 Pearl River . 125 Line Academy . Washington N E Plgott Iddo J Ball 46 Arcadia... 126 Arcadia Bienville W M Baker S S Carriker 47 Spring Hill.. 127 Oakland Union W RTauntoD E A Dawkins o 48 Gordy 133 Cheneyville Rapides Absalom WCarroll B F Scott 49 Plains . 135 Plains Store E. Baton ge Chas 1F Ratcliffe Wllmer Mills 50 Athens , 136 Athens Claiborne J W MeFailand E P Barker 51 Downsville 143 Downsville Union J F Hammons G PHinton 52 Ocean 144 New Orleans Orleans L G Emery James Parker 58 Hope 145 Lafayette.. Lafayette . Chas D I affery F E Girard 54 Silent Brotherhood ... 146 Coushatta Red River. VV H Walmsley.. T E Pa*:xton.. Anacoco.. 147 Anacoco.. Vernon W T Franklin Lee McAlpin Red Land 148 Red Land Bossier J A Boggs JF Hudson Darlington ... 149 St. Helena St. Helena O L Collins J L Nett'es Eastern Star. Winntteld Winn .... J T Wallace JS Peters 15 23 Homer .inner Claiborne Walt Ward HO Walker Saints John... New Orleans Orleans Edw W Burgess L J Peterson 68 13 . Kisatchie Mount Carmel.. Sabine J E Jordan D M Miller 23 Livingston.... 160 Hammond.... Tangipahoa F B Thomas F M Brist 62 Brookville . 161 Oak Ridge . Morehouse W E Conger JSRoife 29 64 Atchafalaya.... 163 Slimmsport... Avoyelles W A White CT Leigh 38 65Columbia 164 OloJumbia Caldwell A B Hundley SDSWalker 42 66 Lake Charles.. 165 Lake Charles... Calcasieu Leon Sugar Leon Chavanne.. 101 67 Linn "Wood 167 New Orleans Orleans Jos Meyers E E Adams 176 33 68 Montgomery.. Montgomery .... Grant J S Payne H V McCain 16 69 Kosmos New Orleans Orleans., C A Wagner , CLorch 32 REGISTER AND WORK OF LODGES. 187

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M o 03 LOCATION . Lutche r Pin e DonalUsonvill e Whit e Castle. . Marthavill e Dalle y Mitchel l Hornbec k Me r Roug e Polloc k Fores t Hil l Colfa x Oll a Florie n DeRidde r Benso n Kentwoo d JeDning s Manstiel d Jeannerett e Atkin s Houm a Melvill e Marksvill e Rodess a Boye e Sarept a Oberli n No. OF LODGE ... C^ O! Cl 6t ^ iliMiiiliiIiiiiliMMi_

c NAM E O F LODGE S Ascensio n Mitchel l Whit e Castl Mansfiel d Marthaville. . Ancho r Pin e Dalley.. . Melvill e Kentwood... . JenniDg s Flcrie n • Atkin s Boyc e Fores t Hil l Jeannerett e St . Andre w Colfa x Progressiv e Unit y Marksvill e Beneflel d DeRidde r Sarept a Benso n 1 Charle s F . Buc k Oberli n NUMERICAL NO.. 12 3 13 9 J3I ) 13 1 u s WILLIAM McKINLEY, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DUTY TO HIS GOD AND TO HIS COUNTRY MARKED HIS CAREER, BOTH MILITARY AND CIVII,. HE WAS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN AND A FREEMASON.

"QUO NIHII, MA JUS, MEUUSVE TERRIS." $fn

1II0SE OF SISTER JURISDICTIONS j "\ WHO HAVE SOLVED THE GREAT MYSTERY.

'REQUIEM ^TERNAM DONA EIS DOMINE ET LUX PERPETUA LUCRAT EIS." SAMUEL J. POWELL, GRAND MASTER OF LOUISIANA, 1877, 1878

EXEMPLARY IN ALL THE RELATIONS OF LIFE, HE HONORED THE CRAFT BY HIS ASSOCIATION WITH IT. " DUM TACET, CLAMAT." JOHN ALEXANDER STEVENSON, GRAND JUNIOR WARDEN OF LOUISIANA, 1867.

|" HERE RESTS A MAN WHO LIVED WORTHILY." ALBERT LITTLE ABBOTT, GRAND JUNIOR WARDEN OF LOUISIANA, 187

' FAITHFUL TO DUTY AND TO HIM WHO GIVES TO DUTY ITS REWARD." PAST MASTERS, MEMBERS OF THE GRAND LODGE OF LOUISIAV

FREED FROM THIS LIFE, ITS TOILS AND CARES, THEY SEE THE GLORIOUS LIGHT ITSELF AND GOD'S ETERNAL DAY IS THEIRS. PAST MASTERS. MEMBERS OFTHE GRAND LODGE OFTHE STATE OF LOUISIANA F. & A. M.

PEBFECT UNION LODGE NO. 1. J. WILLIAM DAVIS, EDMUND M. IVENS.

CEEVANTES LODGE NO. 5. JUAN ASTKEDO.

FELICIANA LODGE NO. 31. JOHN J. VVINN.

MOUNT GEBIZIM LODGE NO. 51. L. LAZARUS.

FBANKLIN LODGE NO. 57. C. M. SMITH.

GEORGE WASHINGTON LODGE NO. 65. SOLOMON SANDAK.

ALPHA-HOME LODGE NO. 72. WILLIAM VELDEN.

QXJITMAN LODGE NO. 76. JOHN A. PEEL, THOMAS 0 HERNDON.

"ST. JOSEPH LODGE NO. 79. H A. GARRETT.

MOTJNT VEENON LODGE NO. 83. JOHN A DIXON.

DELHI LODGE NO. 120. H. D. BRIGGS.

GOBDY LODGE NO. 133. C. G. McCORMICK. PAST MASTERS.

KOSMOS LODGE NO. 171. REV. L. P. HEINTZ, P. D D. G. M. HEKMAN SCHTJUR.

SAM. TODD LODGE NO. 182. L. A. MILLER.

COHINTHIAX LODGE NO. 190. W. G. JAMES.

AuiiOKA LODGE, No. 193. J. F. WYCHE. ' M. H. LEWIS.

Dome LODGE NO. 205. DR. J. H. P. WISE, P. D. D. G. M.

N. H. BRAY LODGE NO. 208, P. C. LONG.

KEYSTONE LODGE NO. 213. 1 A. J, ENSMINGER, SB.

FKIBNDSHIP LODGE NO. 215. W. T. LANN.

BETHANY LODGE NO. 223. > H. KAPHIEL.

CADEVIIXE LODGE NO. 229. JOHN C. NIXON.

.KYICHE LODGE NO. 233. DR. D. H. CALDWELL.

SIJISBOKO LODGE NO. 235. W. S ROBINSON.

LITTLE FLOCK LODGE NO. 236. WILLIAM M. ANTHONY, J. M. ARTHUR. MEMBERS OF THE GRAND LODGE OF LOUISIANA, F. AND A. M.

TO THE PAST GO MORE DEAD FACES, EVERY YEAR."

' LET KINDLY THOUGHTS AND SYMPATHIES INSPIRE OUR HEARTS AND THE MEMORY OF OUR DEAD BRETHREN MAKE THE LIVING DEARER STILL." MEMBERS

OF THE GRAND LODGE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA F. & A. M.

PERFECT UNION LODGE NO. 1. F.B. EARHART, [J. R. FLOOD, E. T. LIBERMAN, CHAS. NEWMAN, WILLTAM TELL.

POLAR STAR LODGE No. .1. JOSEPH LOUBEAU, B. LACARDE.

PERSEVERANCE LODGE NO. i. PAUL DAVEREOE.

CERVANTES LODGE NO. 5. MIGUEL CANO, JACOB H. KUNTZ. JOSE RO3ELLO.

WESTERN STAR LODGE NO. 24. R. S. MEYER.

FELICIANA LODGE NO. 31. WALTER W. LEAKE.

GERMAN IA LODGE NO. 46. WILLIAM LEIBE, I. STICH, E. M. PANZKARAM.

SAINT JAMES LODGE NO. 47 J. M. BELLINGER, JOSEPH MENDELSOHN.

OLIVE LODGE NO. 53. W. H HARTNER, J. S. REID.

FRANKLIN LODGE NO. 57. T. E. KENNEDY, GEO. B. SHEPERD, J. S. BLACK. FRIENDS OF HABMONY LODGE NO. 53. LOUIS D. COOK, DEXTER S. GASTER 6. W. NEILSON, T. GORDON REDDY, JB., D. J. SEARCY.

MOUNT MORIAH LODGE SO. 59. HENRY L. FORBES WM. E. PENDLETON, CHRISTIAN REDENBACH.

CREOBGE WASHINGTON LODGE NO. 65. GEORGE CODE, FRANK ADAMS, FRED. J. KUHNHOLZ.

HIBAM LODGE NO. 70. CHAS. F. HOFF, ' F. LOEBER, M D.

ALPHA- HOME LODGE NO. 72. W. C. H. ROBINSON.

SABINE LODGE NO. 75. W. W. MOORE.

QUITMAN LODGE NO. 76. REV. J. C. CARPENTER, C. S. KELLO3G, ALEX TAYLOR, ' SILAS WEEKS, J. MCC, WHANN.

OLIVER LODGE NO. 84. C. G. E. SLEET, SIMON WEIL.

SAINT HELENA LODGE NO. 96. AUSTIN A SMITH.

FBANKLINTON LODGE NO. 101. EDWARD MCCAIN, H. G. M&GEE, WHIT. PIERCE,

LOUISIANA LODGE NO. 102. C. K DREW, C. W. KNIGHT, EDW. A. PALFREY, DOUGLAS WEST, GEO. C. R[CE. RUSTON LODGE NO. 106. W. P. GAAR, J. H. MARTIN.

HABKISONBURG LODGE JSIO. 110. JOHN P. ROOTON. W. E. GAULDEN.

ACACIA LODGE NO. 116. J. M. HOLLOWAY.

MILPORD LODGE NO. 117. VENANCE ST. AMANT.

MACKEY LODGE NO. 122. W. H. COTTER.

ARCADIA LODGE NO. 12(5. H B. COYLE

GORDT LODGE NO. 133. W. J. DUPLISSEY

DOWNSVILDE LODGE NO. 143 G. H. ELLIS.

HOPE LODGE NO. 145. A. J. MOSS, . PEANC1S M. ROGERS.

EASTERN STAR LODGE NO. 151. JOHN FRANT'ON.

SAINTS JOHN LODGE NO. 153. L. J. DODGE.

LAKE CHARLES LODGE NO. lfi5. SIMON MARX, W. J. PALMER. LINN WOOD LODGE NO. 167. NATHANIEL BURBANK, E. R. CULLOM, FRANK SINTES, JACOB GRAY, H. V. BARRINGER.

MONTGOMERY LODGE NO. 16S. FRANCIS M. SHARP.

UNION LODGE NO. 172. GEORGE G BOHNE.

CADDO LODGE NO. 179. JOHN L. GILL.

SAM. TODD LODGE NO. 182. W. O. GREEN, D. ILES, J. H. HINSON.

EVEBGKEEN LODGE No. 189. T. C. ROBERTSON.

JEFFEKSON LODGE NO. 191, ISAAC BARNETT, JESSE LANE.

AURORA LODGE NO. 193. HAYEM COGUENHEIM, P. M. ROBERTS, A. F. ROUSSEAU.

LAKE VILLAGE LODGE NO. 196. J. M. EMERSON.

BROOKLINE LODGE NO. 198. WESLEY HATTEN.

N. H. BRAY LODGE NO. 209. W. A. DAVIS.

FRIENDSHIP LODGE NO. 215. j. w. DURBIN. PECAN GROVE LODGE NO. 222. J. D. TOMPKINS.

ROBERTSVILLE LODGE NO. 234. R. S. NASH, JOHN F. BOLTON.

SIMSBORO LODGE NO. 235. H. R. WHYTE, S C. HAYS.

SHILOH LODGE NO. 239. J. M. EVANS, ANSEL, KITCHENS, J. M JOHNSON.

CROWLEY LODGE NO. 243. Z M. MAYES. - J F. MORRIS.

MITCHELL LODGE NO. 252. A W. MORGAN.

TORO LODGE NO. 253. A. J. BROWN

JEANERETTE LODGE NO. 255. J. S. FAUNTLEROY, CLEMENT BENNINGS.

ST. ANDREW LODGE NO. 256. CHARLES WEISS.

MARTHAVILLE LODGE NO. 258. G. W. SMALL.

ANCHOR LODGE NO. 261. A. B. WATTS, W. W. GARLINGTOtf. MELVILLE LODGE NO. 268. J. M. HAYES. APPENDIX.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.

To the M. W. the Grand Lodge, P. and A. Masons: Your Committee on Foreign Correspondence respectfully report the receipt of the following proceedings: Alabama, 1900; Arizona, 1900; Arkansas, 1900; *Belgium, 1900; British Columbia, 1901; California, 1900, 1901; Colorado, 1901; Connec- ticut, 1901; Cuba, 1900, 1901; Costa Eica, 1900; Delaware, 1901; District of Columbia, 1900; England, 1901; Florida, 1901; Georgia, 1900; *Ham- burg, 1901; Idaho, 1901; Illinois, 1901; Indian Territory, 1901; Iowa, 1901; Kansas, 1901; Kentucky, 1901; Maine, 1901; Manitoba, 1901; Maryland, 1900; Massachusetts, 1900; Michigan, 1901; Minnesota, 1901; Mississippi, 1901; Missouri, 1901; Nebraska, 1901; Nevada, 1901; New Brunswick, 1900; New Hampshire, 1901; New Jersey, 1901; New Mexico, 1900; New South Wales, 1901; New York, 1901; New Zealand, 1900, 1901; North Carolina, 1901; North Dakota, 1901; Nova Scotia, 1900, 1901; Ohio, 1901; Oklahoma, 1901; Oregon, 1901; Pennsylvania, 1900; Prince Edward Island, 1901; Queensland (District Grand Lodge), 1901; Scotland, 1901; South Africa (District Grand Lodge), 1901; South Australia, 1901; South Carolina, 1900. South Dakota, 19ol; Tennessee, 1901; Texas, 1900, 1901; Utah, 1901; Vermont, 1901; Victoria, 1900; Vir- ginia, 1900; *Washingtou, 1898, 1901; *Western Australia, 1900, 1901; West Virginia, 1900; Wisconsin, 1901; Wyoming, 1901. With the above Grand Bodies we are in fraternal intercourse with the exception of those marked with an asterisk (*). We are glad to receive proceedings from them all. From those with whom we are not in fraternal intercourse, as well as others, for we trust that the difficulties that now prevent our extending the hand of fraternity to some may in time be removed, and that all the wounds of Masonry being healed we shall be able annually to extent fraternal greetings to all the bodies above named. We have carefully examined all of these proceedings and submit herewith a report on such matters therein contained as seems to us would be of interest and value to the Craft in Louisiana. We have adopted a form of report essentially different from that of its immediate predecessors, for the reason that we believe that in the form herewith presented it will be of greater value than it would otherwise be. We remember when we first entered this Grand Lodge the 2 APPENDIX—REPORT OF COMMITTEE reports on Foreign Correspondence were being written by Brother ' James B. Scot, and were in form similar to this. We remember how keenly we read them and ho w they educated us, not simply in the topics then under discussion, but how they enabled us to acquire a broad view of Masonry and to comprehend better its universality. We are moved to try to follow in his footsteps and to trust that by doing so we may, in some measure, help and assist others as we were helped and assisted. It is but just to say that we are experimenting in this, and do not promise to continue in the same form. What we wish to do is to sa write as to help the Masons of Louisiana to improve themselves in Masonry. Whatever form of report shall ultimately seem best calcu- lated to that end that form we shall adopt. So we, then, take up the proceedings singly and present our work, adopting the alphabetically order in so doing.

ALABAMA. We quote this beautiful tribute from the Grand Master, M. W. Brother B. Dudley Williams : "This old earth of ours, hurrying on to destiny and dissolution, has completed another tour around the sun, and we find ourselves once more gathered about our sacred altar, in this Mecca of Alabama Masons in Annual Grand Communication. From every hill and dale, plain and valley, hamlet and city of this great Commonwealth, we come. From the crystal currents of the Tennessee to the turgid bosom of Mobile Bay; from the bounding billows and deep eddies of the Chat- tahoochee to the gushing fountains of the historic Tombigbee; from the sylvan bowers of the Appalachian foothills, the vineclad knolls that dot the valleys of the rippling Tallapoosa and Coosa—the "Grand;" from the rich prairies of the Black .Belt, from the whisper- ing pine and scented magnolia forests of the south; a royal brotherhood, evangels of Faith, Hope and Charity; the champions of Friend- ship, Morality and Brotherly Love; the dauntless legions of light, with banners inscribed with legends of Temperance, Fortitude, Prudence and Justice, we come, we come! In our hands we bear no weapons of offense or of defense, no dagger of hate nor sword of conquest; in our hearts there burns and glows the cardinal and divine principle of Love, before which the diplomacy of statesmen, and armies and navies and lines of defense falter in impotence and flee away. We entertain and embrace nothing destructive, but our mission is to construct, to build temples, not such as our ancient operative brethren erected, which, although defying the march of scores of centuries, must, as the Pyra- mids of Egypt themselves, corrode and crumble and be no more; but temples, whose foundations are the doctrines of holy inspiration, whose superstructures are living stones—polished spiritual ashlars, tried by love and loyalty to God, by love and charity to man, and whose capstones are the jeweled hopes, transformed into blessed fruition, of a glorious immortality. Our ancient brethren built the mighty prehistoric pyramids of adamantine ashlers, hewn and fitted by the implements of operative art, but we are built upon a spiritual house of lively stones, each bearing the divine impress, and tried, before being placed, by our Master's own unerring square. But the proudest monuments of antiquity reared by all the skill and craft that operative ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 3 Masonry could command, even the matchless and incomparable temple of Solomon itself, together with all the wonderful worbs in Jerusalem succeeding it, have long since crumbled into untraceable ruin, and not a vestige of them remains. Empires have risen in splendor and defied centuries, only to totter and fall and be forgotten, but the glorious principles of Speculative Freemasonry remain unchanged and change- less. Its heavenly fires, kindled upon the hilltops of the early world, have continued to grow and widen, until to-day the whole world is illuminated by its brightness. From Sahara's sun-scorched sands; from the glittering glaciers of the distant North; from the many isles that deck like radiant jewels the brow of every ocean; from the Andes to the Himalayas and from the Rocky Mountains to the Alleghanies, the hearts of Masonic Lodges attuned to that symphonious trio, Love, Hope and .Duty, swell upon the listening air, and envelope the glad earth in one vibrating belt of song!" We quote from his decisions: " When a profane applies to a Lodge other than that of his residence to be made a Mason, and the Lodge of his residence, in reply to the question of the other Lodge (Section 13, Art. 6), states, that it knows of good and sufficient reasons why the applicant should not be made a Mason, such reply, while not necessarily acting as an estop- pel to the candidate, should call for a most thorough and unprejudiced investigation by the Lodge of the alleged reasons; and the committee of investigation should not make favorable report until fully satisfied that said reasons are unsustained by the facts." And again: " The Worshipful Master of a Lodge, while intoxicated, visits another Lodge and acts disorderly. What procedure is proper in such cases ? " Held. It is the duty of the Lodge visited to bring the matter to the attention of the Lodge of which the offending brother is Master, and if it fails to take proper action, then to prefer charges against said derelict Lodge before the Grand Master or Grand Lodge." Under our law a Lodge cannot proceed against its Master. Discip- line of a Master is in the hands of the Grand Master, and the Lodge offended should, it seems to us, lay its charges before him at once, and direct. Both the following decisions are good law: ''When one just initiated in a Lodge, moves into the jurisdiction of another Lodge, the former Lodge has a right to confer the remaining degrees without consulting the other Lodge." " Charges may be preferred against the Past Master of a Lodge, for an offense involving moral turpitude committed while he was Master, but he cannot be impeached, being no longer in office." The following is also a wise ruling: "Two members of a Lodge had a fight, with no one present but themselves. One came before the Lodge, made full confession, saying both were to blame, and expressed a desire to make friends with his antagonist, and for the Lodge to forgive him—said he had spoken to the brother and he refused to speak. After this, the other member came before the Lodge and stated that the other brother was wholly to blame, that he would not sit in Lodge with him nor renew friendship with him unless he acknowledged to having dorje all the wrong. He called for a dimit. Should it be granted ? 4 APPENDIX—REPORT OF COMMITTEE " Held. It is the duty of the Lodge, before grauting a dimit, to investigate, through a discreet committee, the facts of the difficulty between the two brethren, and if possible effect a reconciliation, failing in which, charges should be preferred against one or both of the parties as the committee may deem the facts warrant." There are 12,110 members in 386 Lodges. ARKANSAS. Much of the journal is very properly given over to memorial addresses of the Grand Master, M. W. Brother Robert M. Smith, who, together with his wife and four children, were drowned in the Galves- ton disaster. Arkansas also has had occasion to mourn during the year the loss by death of four other Past Grand Masters: Samuel W. Williams, J. H. Van Hoose, John J. Sumpter and W. H. Gee. We quote with commendation, the following decision: '' Question. A and B have a difficulty, and B prefers charges against A. Shall the committee to which such charges are preferred investigate the same as to A only, or against both, if the evidence warrants? "Answer. The committee appointed to investigate the charges against A would have a perfect right, and, indeed, it would be its duty to prefer charges against B if it found upon investigation that he was deserving of discipline. The committee might even report no grounds for charges against A and at the same time prefer counter-charges against B. The committee is appointed to take charge of the interest of the Lodge and should endeavor to see that justice is done." This Grand Lodge has had its trials in endeavoring to pay for its Temple. Its financial condition has greatly improved, and they have been able to materially reduce their bonded indebtedness. We quote at length the following from the address of the Grand Orator, Brother R. W. Chesnut: "The definition given by Hemmingway, 'Freemasonry is a oeau- tiful system of morality, veiled in allegory, and illustrated by symbols,' is good. Washington's idea, 'The grand object of Masonry is to promote the happiness of the human race,' is correct. But we believe that Masonry consists of more than is contained in the idea of either of these. Masonry is more than the initiation and conferring of the various degrees and memorizing the several lectures. It is more than mere speculation and theorizing. I believed the principles involved in Freemasonry are the living, active teachings of the best code of morals the world ever saw, and thus make it the handmaid of true worship of Deity. " The idea of the world concerning any institution is based largely upon the actions of the members of that institution. The uninitiated seeing Odd Fellowship professing friendship, love and truth as the fundamental principles of the Order, and at the same time seeing a large number of the members of the Order failing to practice these virtues, will have a low opinion of that society. The heathen, knowing the doctrine professed by the Christian, upon seeing professed fol- lowers of the meek and lowly ignore and disregard the basic principles of their doctrine, conclude that the church is a nuisance, Christianity a failure, and Christ a myth. So the world, knowing that the Masonic society has for its cardinal virtues Fortitude, Prudence, Temperance and Justice, and seeing many who wear the symbols and badges of our ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 5 Order fall short in the practice of these virtues, or act as if they knew them not—I ask if it is strange that not the ignorant only, but sometimes even Masons, conclude that there is nothing in our Order? "It is to some of the various phases of these virtues, some of her «ffects upon the physical, moral and spiritual nature of man that we desire to direct our attention fur a few moments. We believe that these cardinal virtues should be thoroughly understood by every Mason. They should be indelibly stamped upon our minds and consciences, as these are the corner-stones of that moral fabric—that Masonic edifice which we are to construct. Hence, the importance of correct understanding that we may attain right action. "Fortitude is the first and noblest of these virtues. It may be •considered as the foundation for the other virtues. As defined by Webster, ' Fortitude is that strength or firmness of mind or soul which enables a person to encounter dangers with courage and coolness, or to bear pain or adversity without murmuring; depression or despondency. Fortitude is the basis or source of genuine courage or intrepidity in danger, of patience in suffering, of forbearance under injuries, and magnanimity in all conditions of life.' " While this virtue may sometimes have the appearance of rashness, and again may seem to partake of the qualities of cowardice, yet it is akin to neither. It never leads us to encounter danger unless the doing so will result in some good end. The doing so would be rashness. On the other hand, fortitude enables the soul not only not to shrink from danger, but even to dare its fiery darts when honor, truth or justice is at stake. The not doing so would be cowardice. In the cool, •courageous encounter of danger; in the cheerful bearing of pain, dis- appointment, or adversity; in the noble forbearance under injuries; in the magnanimous spirit' shown in all conditions of life, Fortitude has her seat, and prompting not it the flattery, praise, or good opinion of men, but deeply-seated in the human soul, disregarding all of these, she takes duty as her guiding star. " This virtue is invariably possessed by the good and the great. It is found in all conditions of life, in the rich and in the poor, in the high and low, in the king and the peasant, in the armed warrior and the preacher of peace. We have a beautiful illustration of this virtue in the martyrdom of Stephen. It enabled him to boldly and fearlessly speak the truth, and perform his duty in the face of danger. It gave him strength to endure, without murmuring, the pain and suffering inflicted by his persecutors. It gave him that magnanimity of soul which forgave the injuries of his enemies, and caused him to exclaim when in the agonies of death, 'Lord, lay not this sin to their charge.' Tradition furnishes us a character which has developed this virtue in a high degree, and shows its effect as an ally in the faithful perform- ance of duty. The widow's son, while in the discharge of his duties about the temple, was accosted by ruffians and commanded to give the secret word which had been intrusted to him. Did his soul weaken before the imminence of his danger? Did his spirit cower, his body tremble, or his tongue give utterance to the plighted word ? No. The lesson of fortitude had been taught to a faithful soul. It enabled him to resist the unreasonable, unjust, wicked demand. In doing so, the consequences are well-known to our Craft. While he lost his life, yet he retained his integrity, and his name shall be known, honored and reverenced in the very last generation of men as synonymous with honor, fidelity and integrity. '' We have need of this virtue every day of our lives. It will enable us to resist all the temptations incident to human life. It will cause us to pass by, unnoticed, many of the indignities and insults that may be 6 APPENDIX—REPORT OP COMMITTEE offered us, and also to forgive the offender. This virtue will drive away the 'blues,' cheer our own hearts, and add to the pleasure of all around us. In all conditions of life it will add to our joy, and its possessor need have but little fear of the severest storms of adversity. "If we are in a state of prosperity and affluence, this virtue will cause us to give considerate attention to our brother who is less favored by the hand of fortune. If misfortune assail us, and our property be destroyed, it is fortitude that enables us with a light heart to go to work to retrieve our losses. If the hand of disease is laid upon us this virtue enables us, to bear it with a spirit of resignation. If we are in the vale of poverty; if our lot seems hard to bear; if death invades our home and. takes from it the last earthly gem, " ' Bear firmly; yet a few more days, And thy hard trial will be past; Then, wrapt in glory's opening blaze, Thy feet wlil rest on heaven at last.' "Prudence is a mild virtue which tends to round and perfect life. Webster defines prudence as ' Wisdom applied to practice.' Hale says, ' Prudence is principally in reference to actions to be done, and due means, order, season and method of doing or not doing.' It is practical wisdom derived from a cultivated judgment. It has reference in all things to fitness, propriety, means, order, time and method of doing, or the advisability of not doing a thing. "Prudence keeps the practical path, rather than turn aside to that which promises large gains, but leads the adventurer along dangerous precipices where there is a risk of losing all. The chief function of prudence is exercised in foreseeing and avoiding evil. " As prudence is wisdom applied to practice, we may always expect to find this virture in truly great and wise men. It is to be exercised in the small affairs of domestic life as well as the momentous question of state. The military genius, without prudence, will bring disaster and defeat to his army and disgrace to himself. The statesman failing to exercise prudence will weaken or destroy his cause. The man starting out in the business world, taking prudence for bis guide, amasses a fortune. It seems that the star of his success will soon be the brightest in the firmament of business and financial circles. But let him disregard the warning voice of Prudence, and that star, once so brilliant, will sink into the sea of failure, and his fortune will be scattered to the four winds of the earth. '"Without prudence, learning is pedantry and wit impertinence; virtue itself looks like weakness.' Its qualities are wholly incompatible with, vice. The person who willfully and deliberately gives himself over to vicious and evil habits is evidently ignoring the warning voice of Prudence, for prudence is always distinguished by the dictates of best reason, and this leads not into evil ways. "As Masons, let us cultivate a prudential tongue which knows wheD, where, what and to whom to speak, and when to refrain from speaking. The prudential tongue is not cowardlv. It will tell all that is necessary to say; but not all it knows. The prudential tongue will help us to keep our obligations to each other. If we heed the warning admonitions of Prudence, our lips will close, tongue be silent, and members of the body refuse to move when, in any way, we are about to reveal that which we have promised to forever conceal. Our tongue will cleave to the roof, and be still as death when about to speak evil of a brother. We will not ever be ready to give currency to the infamous reports circulating in our neighborhoods. We will not recommend everyone who knocks at the doors of Freemasonry. Our hearts will be saved a thousand pangs. Our lives will be freed from other vices, and ON FOREIGN COEEESPONDENCE. 7 •devices which attempt to justify the imprudent tattling tongue. By the practice of this virtue our sleep will be more sweet, our rest more refreshing, our body stronger, our soul purer, for being led by the cau- tious hand of Prudence our conscience will be void of offense towards man or God. "Temperance denotes'moderation; particularly habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetite and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence.' "As a Masonic virtue, Temperance chastens the feelings, strengthens the mind, and purifies the soul. It enables the will 'to circum- scribe the actions, and keep the passions in due bounds.' "Temperance is as much a necessity for the physical man as food and raiment. Its practice has a wonderful influence upon the development of man. It frees us from many aches, pains and diseases. In Temperance, fully experienced, there is no grossness, no dross, no vice; but all is loveliness, purity and virtue. It is the universal remedy for the bodily, moral and intellectual ailments of man, and is the fore- runner of religion. It clears the sense, and thus improves the judgment and reason. Like a ray of light from the morning sun, thoughts from temperate minds go forth pure, refreshing and radiant. Temper- ance is a virtue wherever found, and never fails to reflect honor and •credit upon its possessor. Its influences are so extensive that almost •every other virtue is debtor to Temperance. There is not a vice but is its .enemy. "Intemperance implies more than the indulgence in strong drink. Temperance means more than ' taste not, touch not, handle not.' Many who do not take strong drink are intemperate in other things, and are as surely killing the body, dulling the senses, stupifying the intellect and destroying the soul, as those who are intemperate in the use of wine. "Pleasure has been compared to a sea; intemperance, a maelstrom situated in the center. Not one only stream leads to this abyss of destruction and woe, but the currents trending downward are legion. The waters slope from every side. Some streams glide along so smoothly that there seems to be no danger, while others like the mountain tor- rents rush madly downward, bringing sudden destruction; but all direct their course surely and unvarying to that fatal goal. Onr appetites, lusts, feelings, desires and passions are all streams, which may bear us into this Cnarybdis where the brightest intellects, the fondest hope, the loftiest ambitions of thousands of our race have foundered and gone down to eternal darkness. Every desire of the body, every affec- tion of the heart, every power of the mind may lead to some form of intemperance which may injure the body, dethrone the reason, or •destroy the soul. Food is good; too much makes us sick. Too much light will destroy the sight. Love of power is good; too much may •cause us to commit murder. Reason is good; too much may cause us to lose the blessing of faith. "Temperance as a virtue dwells in the heart. It consists in subjecting all evil passions, and holding all our powers to the rule of correct reason. True, Temperance is never attained until a man thoroughly masters himself. Self-mastery once reached, Temperance follows as naturally as day follows night. "O, that the true principles of Temperance were instilled into the very souls of men, and made the guiding and controlling power through life, not only of Masons, but of all mankind! Then would we have a race of men and women full of vigor, strong and symmetrical, active and beautiful, virtuous, wise and full of honor. Then religion would fully assert his mild and gentle sway over the hearts of men. Then Peace would plant her olive wreaths upon every continent, and the 8 APPENDIX—REPORT OF COMMITTEE islands of the sea. Man would be approaching that perfection Diety intended, and the angels would look down from their portals in heaven with smiles of approbation. "Justice is the last mentioned, but not the least of the cardinal virtues. It is defined as ' honesty, integrity, impartiality, equity, right.' It is that standard of measure of right which enables us to give to every man what is his own. It is that virtue which allows to every man the same freedom in the expression of his opinion that we claim for ourselves. It is that virtue which enables man, in his intercourse with his fellow-creatures, to represent fairly the merits or de- merits of any article. Justice will not take an advantage to cheat the ignorant or unsuspecting. "This virtue has the sanction of both civil and divine law, and is the chief support of society. The man who practices Justice will never be a murderer, for he cannot take human life and do that which is right. He will not steal, he will not bear false witness, he will not covet, for in so doing he would violate every principle of Justice. He will honor his father and mother, for that is due them. He will honor and reverence the name of his Creator, for that is due His great and good name. "This virtue should be practiced in the every-day affairs of life. We should make the principle of justice the foundation of all our business transactions. We should not attempt to ease our conscience by applying the practice of these principles to our dealings with Masons only, but they should be faithfully carried out in our dealings with the- whole brotherhood of man. We believe that the merchant or salesman who willfully misrepresents any article he has for sale is not only guilty of a falsehood, but is also violating the spirit of Justice. The banker or money-lender who charges a usurious rate of interest is not living up to his Masonic teachings. The lawyer, the physician, the teacher,. or the minister who fails to give honest, faithful service, violates and treads with unhallowed feet upon the spirit of Justice. The farmer who puts his longest lint on the outside of the bale, places the finest apples in the basket on the top, or shows the finest steer as a sample of his herd, is not only guilty of flagrant dishonesty, but also violates one of the cardinal virtues of Freemasonry. "The judge on the bench, and the master in the lodge hall, should never fail in the distribution of justice, to give to every man all the rights and privileges that the law allows, and the spirit of equity justifies. This wholesome distribution of Justice insures respect and obedience to the laws of our land, dignifies civil government, and begets love and reverence for our Lodges. "In passing judgment upon the words, deeds and acts of others, while we should adhere to the strict principles of Justice, we should not fail to exercise charity before reaching our conclusions. Let us remember that our nature leads us to see the evil rather than the good, and if we fail to use the alloy of charity our erring reason may lead us astray, and thus Justice will suffer while we are worshiping at her shrine. "Justice is, in a large degree, goodness itself, and should be diligently sought after by every Mason. By its coherent forces our Lodges are held together. It is the principles of Justice and love that so firmly unites the ties of family and home. Justice is one of the ligaments- that unite the bonds of friendship. It is Justice that holds our States. and nation united. One of our greatest orators and statesmen, speaking of the effects and influences of Justice, says: 'Where her temple stands, and so long as it is duly honored, there is a foundation for social security, general happiness, and the improvement and progress of our race.' " There are 11,386 members and 445 Lodges in Arkansas. ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 9

ARIZONA. The trouble with the Mexicans continues. This time a Mexican Lodge crossed the frontier and conferred the E. A. Degree upon five candidates in the town of Nogales, Arizona. Subsequently the Mexican Lodge, claiming that they were in ignorance of the claims to exclusive jurisdiction within the State of the Grand Lodge of Arizona, asked for a waiver of jurisdiction upon the part of the American Lodge, and said Lodge granted the request. The Grand Lodge committed the matter for settlement to the hands of its Grand Master, adopting, however, the declaration that no subordinate Lodge has the right to waive jurisdiction over its material in favor of any foreign Lodge. Bo far, so good, and we trust the rights of Arizona will soon be understood and recognized by the Mexican Lodge. There are 828 members and 16 Lodges in Arizona.

BELGIUM. We have four bulletins from the Grand Orient of Belgium. We find of record therein a "Tableau des garants d' amitie de Puissances Macconu gtrangeres pres du Gr.•, Or.", de Belgique ec des garants d' amitie representant le Gr. •. Orient de Belgique a 1' etranger," and under this head, inter alia, this further record, " Sup.'. Cons.-, de la Louisiane, a Nouvelle-Orleans. Gar.-. d'Am.1, pres du Gr •. Or.•. de Belgique: LeF.-. Gustave Royers, prgcite. Gar.-. d'Am.-. pres du Sup.". Cons.-, de la Louisiane: LeF.-. Richard William, Ingenieur." Inasmuch as this Mr. Richard William has no Masonic standing among lawful Masons in this jurisdiction, we cannot consider even the status of a body that maintains intercourse with him and other cowans and clandestines. A Body that maintains such intercourse stamps itself as no better than its familiars. BRITISH COLUMBIA. The Grand Master, M. W. Brother Harry H. Watson, rendered the following decision: "From H. L. Salmon, D. D. G. Master, District No. 1: Asking me to express an opinion as to the Masonic propriety of the action of the acting W. Master of Victoria Columbia Lodge No. 1, in declaring ballot on two candidates null and void, after one had been elected and the other rejected, and ordering the ballot to be spread at a subsequent meeting, because a brother, not a member, by mistake, voted on both applications. " Answer: If the brother who voted through misapprehension will announce in open Lodge or write to the Lodge stating that he balloted in the negative, a fresh ballot can be taken after applying to the Grand Master for a dispensation, otherwise no reconsideration can be permitted.1' We dissent. The nullity of the ballot consisted not in the lack of GL3 10 APPENDIX—REPORT OF COMMITTEE confession on the part of the visiting brother, but in his voting. That the ballot was illegal and an absolute nullity cannot be doubted. But, we believe, that having proceeded to ballot the work should have been completed then and there, and legal ballot at once taken. However, in the event that there were not a sufficient number of the members of that Lodge to make a legal vote, then there was but one thing for the Master to do—postpone action. The report is not clear on this point as to the number of members present at the time. We cannot perceive any right, even upon the part of the Grand Lodge, to compel any brother to disclose how he has voted on a given application. The Grand Lodge decided that it was not advisable to ask any brother to declare the nature of his baltot. Again we find this: " Question: A member of a Lodge in this jurisdiction joined in the petition to obtain a dispensation to institute a new Lodge in the same jurisdiction. He having paid dues into both Lodges. Shortly before 'the charter was granted, he asked for a dimit from the new Lodge. Can the new Lodge comply with his request? •' Answer: A brother joining in a petition for a new Lodge, and such dispensation being granted, cannot dimit from the new Lodge before a charter is granted." Why not? Is there any reason why anyone should be compelled to become a charter member of a Lodge against his will? We know of none; on the contrary, the whole of Masonry is permeated with the teaching that everything a man does in connection with it must be done of his own free will and accord. There are 1978 members in thirty-two Lodges. We take the liberty of quoting from Brother De Wolf-Smith, chairman of Correspondence Committee, the following concerning the "Masonic Congress of Paris." We do so the more readily because we shall have occasion to speak of it under the head of Switzerland, from the Grand Lodge of which we have an invitation to participate, and we desire to have the remarks of our Northwestern brother read in connection with it: " In September of 1900 a so-called International Masonic Congress was held in Paris, on the initiative of the Grant Orient of France, delegates from some of the minor European Grand Lodges (Switzer- land, Belgium, Luxemburg aud Spain), Egypt, and some of the Grand Lodges of South America being present. " A statement of the circumstances which led to the holding of the congress and a brief account of its transactions are given in a ' Report presented by the Grand Master to the Board of Administration of the Grand Lodge of Switzerland Alpina on the question relating to the international Masonic office from its origin up to the present date.' "The objects of the congress are set forth in the following paragraph of the report: " ' The establishment of continuous relations between the different Masonic powers of the globe, irrespective of their denomination or their rite, with a view to their mutual support in the research of scientific, philosophical and sociological truths.' ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 11 " And its results appear to have crystallized in the passage of the following resolution: " ' The International Masonic Congress, assembled in Paris in 1900. considering the urgency of establishing lasting relations between all Freemasons, irrespective of their denomination or their rite, resolves: " '(1.) To establish a permanent committee composed of delegates of all the assenting Masonic powers. " '(2.) To request tne Grand Lodge of Switzerland Alpina to take the lead in organizing such a committee and to fix its seat on the territory of the Swiss Confederation.' "Adverting to the congress a circular was issued in October, 1900, by Ernesto Nathan, Grand Master of the Grand Oriente d'ltalia, who complains that the congress was not a representative gathering, and fears that a false idea of the political, philosophical and social bent' of the institution may get abroad if the proceedings of the congress are allowed to go unchallenged. '' He wished to be informed as to whether or not we ' consider some steps should not be taken to disabuse men's minds and in what direction.' "The invitations to the congress seem to have been restricted to a select few—at least no American Grand Lodge, so far as we are aware, received one. As with Masonry in most of the Latin countries, politics appear to occupy a large part in the aims and discussions of the congress, a fact which, of itself, is sufficient to deter us from taking any active interest in the matter. ''We do not anticipate any such evil effects to result from the congress as the Grand Master of the Grande Oriente d'ltalia sets forth in his circular, and recommend that no action be taken in the matter further than to courteoously acknowledge the receipt of the communication." We quote the following from the Report on Correspondence, referring to our own report of last year: " The Committee recommend the. recognition of the Grand Lodge of Costa Rica, and 'are disposed' to recommend the recognition of the Grand Lodge of Western Australia, because they believe that 'the majority ought to rule.' The hope is expressed that the Lodges of the Scotch Constitution in Western Australia will 'submit.' To what? Many American writers, with their peculiar views on Grand Lodge Jurisdiction, maintain that when a Grand Lodge is formed in a given State or province, all the Lodges in that State or province must trans- fer their allegiance to the new Grand Lodge or be treated as clandestine. This has never been the practice of the Grand Lodges of the British Isles, nor, so far as we are aware, of the Grand Lodges of any of the colonies. There are now in Quebec, Nova Scotia, and (we believe) all the Australian colonies—or provinces, as they should now be termed—Lodges holding warrants from some Grand Lodge in the United Kingdom. There is no desire on the part of anyone to compel these Lodges to 'submit;' that is, to surrender the warrants they hold at present and take warrants from the local Grand Lodge. The regularity of these Lodges is not questioned, nor the right to remain under the jurisdiction of their original Grand Lodges, although the expediency of so doing often is." Our Brother DeWolf-Smith mistakes our meaning. We are perfectly well aware of the historic facts he states, nor have we ever questioned the right of a Lodge to decline to unite with a new Grand Lodge formed in the State or Province in which it is domiciled. Nor 12 APPENDIX—REPORT OF COMMITTEE by the use of the word " submit " did we intend to imply any servile action, but only to place it under the new authority. As the brother says the expedience of a Lodge under such circumstances remaining under the Constitution of a foreign power, often is questioned. We are decidedly of the opinion that it is expedient that there should be but one Grand Lodge in a State or Province. Where there is any evidence that there are likely to be organized two Grand Lodges iti such territory we believe that the good of Masonry requires that we should refrain from recognizing either of them, until at least all hope of unification seems to be dissipated. The doctrine of a single supreme authority in any State, we urge for universal adoption, not because it is American, but because of its own merits. In dealing with the question of the recognition of a new Grand Lodge, we propose to make such recommendations as we believe will best conduce to the benefit of the Fraternity, wheresoever dispersed.

CALIFORNIA. We quote this decision of the Grand Master, M. W. Brother Charles L. Patton: " At the installation of a Master-elect an opportunity is given to object to the installation, and if such objection is made, it is the duty of the installing officer to inquire into the reasons urged by the brother objecting. Should it appear on inquiry that the reasons are proper ones.upon which to base charges then for the reason that the pendency of charges does not prevent the installation of a Master-elect, it is the duty of the installing officer to proceed with the installation. It would be a very extraordinary state of facts which would justify the installing officer in refusing to install a Master who has been duly elected by the Lodge and presents the proper certificate of qualification." It seems to us that this makes the demand, if there be objection, a farce. If it means anything, it must be a challenge. If a challenge is made we believe that the spirit of the ceremony requires that the objection should be given effect, if it is a worthy one. Investigation should take place as in the case of any charge as provided by the local law. Not until the brother has been declared guiltless of the charge ought he to be installed. If the objection is against the Master even, no harm is done the Lodge, for the former Master retains his office untilhis successor is installed. Again, he says, and with this we entirely agree: " When a Lodge receives an application from a person who has . resided within its jurisdiction for the period required by the Constitu- tion, and the application has beeri referred to a committee, the removal of the applicant from the jurisdiction of the Lodge before balloting upon the application, does not change the rule that it cannot be withdrawn; the applicant must be balloted for, and if elected, the Lodge may request any other Lodge near the candidate's place of residence to confer the degrees if convenience require." And again: "A Lodge should not suspend one of its members for non-payment ON FOREIGN COEBESPONDENCE. 13 of dues who has been admitted on its application to the Masonic Home, but knowing, as it must, that such member is unable to pay his dues, it can and should remit them without any request, written or oral, from the member himself." The Army Lodge question was quite exhaustively considered by the Committee on Jurisprudence. In the case of residents of Cali- fornia who received in the Phillipine Islands certain degrees in an Army. Lodge holding a dispensation from North Dakota, it was held: "A resident of California who is temporarily absent from the State solely by reason of his service in the United States army, is no less a resident because of such absence, and the constitutional prohibition would be applicable in his case. The conferring of some of the degrees •on such a person by the Army Lodge working in Manila under dispensation from the Grand Lodge of North Dakota, was no doubt in accord with the law of that Grand Lodge and therefore regular; but by reason of our constitutional provision, we, of California, cannot recognize such person as a Mason until the Lodge nearest his place of residence shall have received him as a member." "If the applicant be not elected to receive the remaining degrees or degree, the work done elsewhere goes for naught, and he cannot, under our constitutional provision, be recognized in this jurisdiction as having received any degree." We, entirely agree, only we would go a step further. We do not believe that an Army Lodge, say of North Dakota, has any right to receive an application except from residents of North Dakota, unless accompanied by the written consent of the Lodge domiciled at his residence. The proceedings of 1901 contains this interesting decision of the Grand Master, M. W. Bro. James A. Foshay. It is, we think, entirely •correct: " When an election of officers is not completed at the meeting held at the time prescribed by the Constitution, the offices which were not filled at such meeting cannot be filled by election at a subsequent meeting, except under a dispensation to hold an election to fill the vacancies which exist by reason of a failure to elect at the proper time." The Grand Secretary, R. W. Bro. George Johnson, reports that there are 271 Lodges, and 22,776 members. A Lodge was chartered at Manilla, Philippine Islands, with sixteen charter members. The Chairman of the Correspondence Committee, M. W. Bro. Davies, thinks that in our criticisms of decisions we do not sufficiently take into account local laws which largely constrain those decisions. It would be an almost endless undertaking to examine the Constitution and By-Laws of the Grand Lodges to ascertain if the Grand Master had made his decisions in accordance therewith. That does not seem to be our province. We have it in mind that we are writing for the sake of Louisiana Masons, and so we trust that we shall always be so understood in our criticisms. We are always ready to have it assumed that a Grand Master of another Grand Lodge has conformed his decision to local laws. What we seek is the education of ourselves and others in Masonic principles so that the process of evolution, in which 14 APPENDIX—EEPOET OF COMMITTEE we are now involved, may result in an universal code of justice. If we have occasion to disagree with a decision, therefore, our disagreement must be understood to be generally more with the regulation that justified the decision than with the decision itself. COLORADO. The Grand Lodge adopted a rule relative to the granting of dimits which is, to our mind, excellent: " No Lodge shall grant a dimit, except upon written application, presented at a Stated Communication, which application shall lie over until the next Stated Communication, when, if no charges have been preferred, and the brother's dues have been paid to the date of application, the dimit shall be ordered by the Worshipful Master and issued." This is according to universal custom and the common law of the Craft, except the provision regulating delay in granting the application. The object in submitting the matter to the Lodge is to give opportunity for the presentation of charges, if any are to be made. This object is liable to be defeated if action is taken at time of application, by reason of the possible absence of the offended brother. The delay proposed would largely obviate this and the provision for it is entirely in concord with the spirit of the law. There are 8895 members in 100 Lodges. CONNECTICUT. We find this in the report of the Grand Secretary: "At our Annual Communication in 1899, recognition was extended to this Grand Body [Grand Orient of Belgium] on recommendation of the Committee on Correspondence, and in April last a commission as representative near the Grand Lodge of Connecticut, was.forwarded to me from said Orient. Before accepting the same, I was informed on good authority that said Grand Orient was in fraternal recognition and correspondence with the Grand Orient of France. I returned the commission, and would recommend that our resolution of recognition be rescinded." The Grand Lodge adopted the recommendation and withdrew its- recognition from the Grand Orient of Belgium. We find the following interesting statement in the report of a. Special Committee: "Of thirty of the most prominent Grand Lodges of the United States, the expense per capita, aside for the expenditures made for charitable purposes, varies- from $1.36 in the highest to but twenty cents for the lowest. There are in the United States seven Masonic jurisdictions with membership approximating that of Connecticut. They are as follows: Grand Lodge. Membership. Per Capita Expense. California 20,442 $1.04 Georgia, 10,332 98 Kansas, 20,740 63 Tennessee, 17,221 89 Kentucky, 19,870 39 Wisconsin 17,709 37 New Jersey, 17,386 28 Connecticut, 17,446 21 ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 15

If we deduct payments in redemption of bonds and interest, charity and the maintenance of the Temple property, we find that the cost of maintaining the Louisiana Grand Lodge is less than 69 cts. per capita. There are 17,397 members in HO Lodges.

COSTA RICA. The following very interesting history is given as an introduction to the proceedings: "Freemasonry was first introduced into Costa Rica in the year 1865, when the Grand Orient of New Granada chartered Caridad Lodge No. 26, to work in San JosS. This was followed in 1867 by the establishment of Uni6n Fraternal Lodge No. 16, under the Grand Lodge of Cuba. "In the year 1870 it appears that in addition to the above mentioned Lodges, there existed in Costa Rica Esperanza and F6 Lodges. In 1871 a Supreme Council of the A. and A. S. R. was founded, from which these Lodges accepted fresh charters, and others were constituted 1871, 1875. Among those which have been traced in this Republic, were the following: Caridad No. 1, Esperanza No. 2, F6 No. 3, Uni6n Fraternal No. 7, Progreso No. 9, Maravilla No. 12, Sincera Amistad No. 13, Desengaflo No. 14, Concordia No. ? and PorvenirNo. ?. "Early in 1875, owing to political conditions, the Grand Orient and its Lodges in Costa Rica became dormant until April, 1883, when the Grand Orient was revived, but only one Lodge, Uni6n Fraternal No. 19, resumed work under the gavel of Brother Juan Rafael Carazo. "In 1887 the Grand Orient and Supreme Council were transferred to Guatemala, and the Lodges in Costa Rica became extinct. "In 1888 the Grand Orient of Central America (Guatemala), chartered Regeneracion No. 6, San JosS (Wor. Mast. Rafael Odio); 1892 Uni6n Fraternal No. 9. Lim6n, (Wor. Mast JosS SerratacO); in 1887 LaLuz, San JosS (Wor. Mast. A. G. M. Gillott); in 1898 Libertad No. 15, San Jos6 (Wor. Mast. Juan B. Bravo), and in 1899 a dispensation was issued to Phoenix, Lim6n; of the above Lodges, Nos. 6, 9, and 15 worked in Spanish, and No. 12 and Phoenix in English. "Owing to the great difficulty in communicating with the Grand Orient in Guatemala, and to meet the growing exigencies of the Craft in Costa Rica, a movement was set on foot in 1899 to constitute a ruling body of Craft Freemasonry in Costa Rica, which was happily consum- mated on December 7th of that year, when all the chartered Lodges in •Costa Rica, Nos. 6, 9, 12 and 15, having met in convention, declared the establishment of the Grand Lodge, with sovereign and absolute authority over Craft Freemasonry in the Republic of Costa Rica, adopted a constitntion and elected and installed as first Grand Master, Bro. Arthur G. M. Gillott." In investigating the character of this Grand Lodge upon its request for recognition, we thought it best to write to their Grand Secretary. We wrote in our private capacity, and supposed that the reply we received was of the same character. We find, however, that the Grand Secretary submitted our letter and his reply to the Grand Lodge, and that the latter was adopted by that Body, and as it contains important declarations and possesses an official character of the highest type, we think that it should be preserved in our records, and therefore make jroom for it here. 16 APPENDIX—KEPORT OF COMMITTEE

" SAN JOSE, C. R. " REV. HERMAN C. DUNCAN, S. T. D., *' Chairman, Committee on Foreign Correspondence, M. W. Grand, Lodge of Louisiana, Alexandria: " DEAR SIR AND BRO.—I beg to acknowledge receipt of your favor of the 21st of August ult. It is with great pleasure that I afford, the following answers to your queries: " (All references are to our Constitution and Code.) " (1) Our Masonic derivation, see page 7. The Lodges who founded the Grand Lodge of Costa Rica all held under the Supreme Council of A. and A. S. R. of Central America (Grand Orient, city of Guatemala) which I believe is a recognised Power in the Masonic World. " The Grand Lodge of Costa Rica recognizes only Craft F. M. (see page 8, section b,) which may practice in those degrees the Rituals- of general recognition: i. e. : "American, English, Scottish, Irish and A. and A. S. R.—See article 14, page 12. " (2) With regard to exclusive right over Craft Freemasonry, we propose to maintain this right against all comers. We have notified the Supreme Council of Central America of the organization of this Grand Lodge and its claim to independence, and are waiting their reply; from informal information we are given to understand that they are willing to renounce their authority over Craft F. M. in this country; indeed, their own Coustitutions bind them to this course whenever a Grand Lodge shall be founded in either of the Republics of Central America. In any case, we shall maintain our claim to independence and sovereign authority; we shall denounce as spurious and irregular all Craft Lodges in this Republic that do not obtain charters from the Grand Lodge of Costa Rica. " (3) Claiming sovereign authority in our own jurisdiction, we, therefore, uphold all Sister Bodies in a like claim, and shall refuse Masonic intercourse with brethren holding under an interloping Body, as well as fraternal recognition of such Body; but, in a jurisdiction where, at the time of the Constitution of a Grand Lodge, there already existed Lodges which preferred to remain under the Grand Lodge that chartered them, we recognize those existing Lodges; for instance, as in the case of the Lodges under the English Constitution that refused to join in the formation of the Grand Lodge of Quebec; however, we should not recognize any further invasion of their (such) territory. " (4) (See section 2, page 15.) We display the G. Lights of F. M. on our altars and refuse recognition of all Masons not obligated thereon. (See section 252, page 55.) " Lastly, for date of Constitution and organization of this Grand Lodge, see the first two lines of page 3. " Generally speaking, our Masonic attitude is governed by that of the Grand Lodges of England and Iowa, on whose principles our Con- stitution and Code are based. "Trusting that these answers will be satisfactory, and once more offering any further information which you may deem necessary. " I remain fraternally yours. " (sd.) EDMUND A. OSBOBNB, Gr. Sec." Recognition of the Grand Dietaof Mexico was refused. There are 148 members in five Lodges. ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 17

CUBA. The following manifesto has been issued: "HAVANA, CUBA, May 7th, 1900. " To the Grand Lodges A. F. and A. M. of the World.—Greeting: " It is with the greatest sorrow that we have to inform our sister Grand Lodges of the Universe of the recent action of the Grand Lodge of Virginia. In the year 1881 that Sovereign Lodge recognized ours; doing so after England and most other Masonic bodies had done it; in fact, Virginia was one of the last in tending to us the right hand of fellowship. Being so late in doing it, it is presumed that they investi- gated our origin and our standing sufficiently to become convinced of our rights. From that date to 1898 nothing happened to detract from the friendship of that Grand Lodge. In that year, after the most devastating war had swept this country, the Grand Lodge of Virginia, at their Annual Communication, severed the ties that bound them to us, based on the false grounds of our dissolution and our being influenced by the Supreme Council of Colon, 33° A. A. S. R.; evidencing their lack of knowledge of our affairs by calling us in their resolution the United Grand Lodge of Colon and Cuba, a title we dropped eight years ago, and of which fact we notified all the Grand Lodges of the World. Besides, the fundamental fact that we had not dissolved, all that happened was a lack of regularity in the meeting of many lodges after several decrees of the Governor General, forbidding us to come together. What else could be done under the circumstances? Also, when the Grand Lodge of Virginia adopted their resolution of non- intercourse, the Supreme Council of Colon had not began to meet in Cuba! and did not do so until some time afterwards, neither before or after having anything to do with us. Why, then, that Grand Lodge imputes to us facts far from being justified, without even inquiring from us or stopping to find out the truth before accepting a groundless assertion of their Committee on Correspondence ? "We, a sovereign and respectful Grand Lodge that always have followed and do follow the true principles of Freemasonry, do solemly protest and resent of the hasty action of the Grand Lodge of Virginia, commending the matter to the consideration of the sister Grand Lodges of the World for their careful study, reminding them that while Virginia slighted us, New York was sending us money to help our needy and destitute. "I am most fraternally yours, JUAN B. HERNANDEZ, G. M. Attest: AURELIO MIRANDA; G. S." ' Subsequently information was received that the Grand Lodge of Virginia had reconsidered its action, and renewed its fraternal intercourse. Notice is also given of the invasion of their jurisdiction by a body styled the Grand National Orient of Cuba. WARNING " To all Grand Lodges and other Regular Governing Bodies of Free and Accepted Masons of the World: "The Grand Lodge of the Island of Cuba, the only regular and legitimate body of primitive symbolic Masonry existing in this country and working but the three degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason; sole continuator of the Grand Lodge of Colon, GL3 18 APPENDIX—REPORT OP COMMITTEE

established in 1859 by Masons proceeding from the Grand Lodges of Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Louisiana, such Grand Lodges being the originators of our primitive Lodges; in amity with the Mother Grand Lodge of England and with the other Grand Lodges and regular Masonic bodies of the Universe: regrets to call the attention of the Masonic world about a clandestine group recently created in this country by a few spurious Lodges formed by spontaneous generation and which calls itself the Gran Oriente Nacional Cubano. " This group of clandestine Masons, created under the protection of civil laws, which have nothing established against illegal Masons, has been formed to interrupt the Masonic peace in the Island of Cuba, exactly as has already been done in Ohio, Illinois, New York, Penn- sylvania and many other Grand Lodges of Europe and America, and ignoring and maliciously trespassing upon principles and laws of the Masonic Fraternity. " The boldness of these unscrupulous supporters of such clandestine body has gone as far as to solicit recognition from foreign Grand Lodges, trying to surprise those brethren, whom they considered miss- informed regarding the affairs of Cuban Masonic History. "The so-called Gran Oriente Nacional Cubano is a hybrid and mixed-up group of clandestine, androgynous Masons formed into Lodges, Chapters, Consistories and other Scottish Rite bodies. All their Lodges being dependent of bodies of from the 4° to the 33° and most of the Masons composing them come from the irregular Lodges which existed here in former times under the dependence of the several Spanish Grand Orients. " We, therefore, respectfully call the attention of our foreign brethren towards the said Gran Oriente Nacional Cubauo to the end that they may not be surprised by such an irregular, spurious assembly of clandestine Masons. " AUBELIO MIRANDA, G. S. "Havana, Cuba, June 30, 1901." It will be noticed that Louisiana, together with Pennsylvania and South Carolina, is claimed as the Masonic source of authority for the Lodges that organized the Grand Lodge. Our register shows that our Number 7, La Union Frater de Caridad, at Havana, was chartered in 1815; No. 11, El Templo de la Divina Purido, at Matanzas, was chartered in 1818; No. 14, La Eectitude, at Havana, in 1818. It also shows that the charters of these Lodges were forfeited, respectively, March 17, 1820; February 10, 1822; and August 11, 1821. These were the only Lodges in Cuba chartered by the Grand Lodge of Louisiana. A Grand Lodge of the York Rite was established in 1818. This became extinct in 1823, and it is said only two Lodges, Fraternity and Prudence, both of Santiago, survived; and that these two, with St. Andrew, chartered by South Carolina, formed the new Grand Lodge of 1859. Will our Cuba friends explain the connection between the Louisiana Lodges and the Grand Lodge of Cuba ? Many years ago the Grand Lodge of Cuba was recognized by us, and representatives exchanged. Their register still records Ildefonso P. Bravo as the representative of Louisiana. It also records Francisco de P. Villasana as their representative to us. Our Grand Secretary asks us to say that the Grand Secretary of Cuba " was notified that Villasana removed, eight or ten years ago, to Eagle Pass, Texas." ON FOREIGN 'CORRESPONDENCE. 19

There is no record of any action of our Grand Lodge in the matter of Cuba since its recognition. Hence we are not aware of any reason that would hamper the Grand Master in receiving a representative from Cuba. In examining the roll of Masonic Powers in communication wilh the Grand Lodge of Cuba we flnd Egypt, both Grand Lodge and Grand Orient of France, Greece, Holland, Hungaria, Italy, Roumania, Switzer- land and Tunis. While Cuba keeps such company, she had best beware lest serious objection should be raised to the continuation of recognition of herself. While she fellowships with France, why should she murmur if Spanish .Masonry is set up within her territory? If she expects assistance in repelling invasion of Cuba, she must not countenance France in her invasion of Louisiana, nor Hamburg in her invasion of New York. We whisper good counsel into the ear of Cuba. Let her break off her intercourse with any and every "Power" that holds Masonic intercourse with clandestine made Masons. It is the only way to gain respect in the Masonic world. We have a sincere desire to see Cuba prosper, and for that reason, in a Masonic and truly fraternal spirit, we caution her to beware.

DELAWARE. We flnd ourselves quite at variance with the action of the Grand Lodge in adopting several of the decisions of the Grand Master, M. W. Bro. Joseph Stuart. The first of these was that a Lodge could not request another to confer the first degree for it. If it can request another Lodge to confer the second and third degrees, why not the first? We fear that the Grand Master and the majority of the Grand Lodge belong to another organization and that they were influenced by its customs rather than by Masonic traditions. The second decision was that a hall could not be used for the examination of Methodist ministers, because that church is a society, and because " they would have desks and tables and a general secret conference!" We flnd in the Grand Master's address a letter from the Past Grand Master of Washington. We insert here an extract, as we desire to use it when we come to discuss the status of that Grand Lodge. " COLFAX, WASHINGTON, June 19, 1901. " Joseph Stuart, Esq., Wilmington, Del.: " DEAR SIR AND BROTHER.—I enclose a copy of the resolutions adopted by our Grand Lodge at the recent session just closed at Tacoma. I assure you that the present declaration was intended to, and we understand the matter is an absolute and unequivocal recission from the former position. You will more thoroughly understand the matter when you read my address, which will be published in the proceedings. The matter was squarely before the Lodge, the effect of the declaration was fully understood, and the Grand Lodge intended to forever wipe out its former error. The resolutions adopted were drawn as nearly 20 APPENDIX—REPORT OP COMMITTEE

upon the lines of a resolution suggested by Herman C. Duncan, correspondent of the jurisdiction of Louisiana, as possible. The Grand Jurisdiction of Washington is congratulating itself that no reason can now remain why we should not be in fraternal relations with our brethren wheresoever dispersed. I have made the consummation of this happy result the task of my lifetime, and I hope you will see fit to continue our very pleasant correspondence, and that within the near future representatives will be exchanged." The following was adopted: "WHEREAS, The Past Master's Degree being essential to Ancient Craft Masonry; and •' WHEREAS, It is the opinion of the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of Delaware, that the Past Master's Degree should only be conferred upon a Mason who has been duly elected to preside over a legally constituted Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons; therefore, be it " Resolved, That the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. and A, M. of Delaware, asserts and assumes its right to control absolutely the conferring of the Past Master's Degree in the Masonic Jurisdiction of Delaware; and be it further " Resolved, That the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of Delaware, requires that each Master-elect shall have the Past Master's Degree conferred upon him, separately and alone, in a Lodge of Actual Past Masters, duly assembled for that purpose before he can be installed Master." We cannot see any wisdom in this action. We are glad to find the Committee on Correspondence, Brother L. H. Jackson, chairman, agrees with us in our criticism of last year, of a decision of the then Grand Master of Delaware. Number of members, 2364 in 21 Lodges. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. The Committee on Work submitted the following opinion: " The action of the Grand Lodge at the November, 1899, Commun- ication, regarding this matter, requires that none but Master Masons shall be present at the opening of a Lodge on any degree, and it is the opinion of the Committee on Work and Lectures that a similar rule govern at the closing, and that all but Master Masons be excluded." We are unable to perceive why those who are B. A. 's only, cannot be present at the opening and the closing of a Lodge of E. A.'s. Sup- pose a Lodge of Entered Apprentice Masons is to be opened to confer the Degree, and no other work or business is to be done that night, will anybody inform, us what there is in the ceremonies of opening or closing that an Entered Apprentice has not the right to know—and then what reason can there be in excluding him? The following very just rebuke is from the pen of Grand Master, M. W. Brother Wm. G. Henderson: "DEAR SIB AND WORSHIPFUL BROTHER: I have given careful consideration to your request for a dispensation to defer giving the lecture of the Master Mason's Degree from one Special Communication to another Special Communication to be held the same evening, it being your announced purpose to confer the Master Mason's Degree on six brethren the same.evening, but on only three at each Communica- ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 21 tion, the Grand Lodge Constitution, section 6, Article XX, prohibiting any Lodge from raising more than three at the same Communication. It may be a compliance with the letter of the law referred to for you to hold two Special Communications properly called for the same evening, one being called to convene after the dosing of the first so that you may confer the degree on the six brethren the same evening, although not at the same Communication, but the case is not one in which I can find any warrant for granting the dispensation asked for." This is a case where we think the Grand Master entirely too mild. Clearly, the holding of two "meetings" on one night is practically holding one meeting, and the object is to " get around " the constitutional prohibition. It is doing, by indirection, an unlawful deed. To whip the devil around a stump is an undignified proceeding and unworthy of a moral society, and ought not to be tolerated in a Mason's Lodge. The Grand Master decided that " residence " means " established abode, a habitation, and does not mean, necessarily, the place where he claims and exercises the political right to vote." There are many who think just the other way, and determine a man's residence by his exercise of the franchise It would seem that there ought to be agreement on this subject. Nearly every man in the Federal District who has an established habitation therein, claims a political residence elsewhere also. It seems to us that it is a bad thing for a man to claim two or more domiciles. If a man wants to " reside " in Washington, let him surrender his suffrage in, say Virginia. But if he wants to continue to have the right to vote in Virginia, let him continue his abode there also. If the suffrage is worth anything to him, it surely is worth the sacrifice of living in the District. This is said, by the way, for so far as the case of the residents of the District is concerned, we are, in no sense, parties at interest. We have thought the matter of sufficient importance, however, to justify its introduction here, for the reason that we think that there ought to be agreement as to whether residence is to be reckoned for according to •' habitual abode," or as to habit of voting. We trust that it will have consideration until some agreement is reached. It is being proposed to so amend their regulations as to require that " no visiting brother shall be examined, or admitted, to a Lodge, without first producing a receipt for dues under seal, or a certificate under seal from the Lodge to which he belongs, showing that he was in good standing in his Lodge, within twelve months of the date on which he presents himself for examination or visitation." We are aware that such a regulation is in vogue elsewhere. It, however, involves considerable inconvenience. It obliges a Mason to carry his receipts with him, we will say, all the time, for he knows not when he may desire to be examined. It requires a life member to have his certificate renewed every year. It is by no means a universal custom and is likely to occasion considerable embarrassment to a brother hailing from a jurisdiction that knows no such provision. To illus- 22 APPENDIX—BEPORT OF COMMITTEE trate, it was the good fortune of the writer to be in San Francisco within the year. In company with a distinguished Master of a Louisi- ana Lodge, he visited the Masonic Temple, and was very courteously received by the Grand Secretary and the chairman of the Committee on Correspondence. We anticipated having great pleasure in visiting Lodges and the Grand Lodge which was about to convene. But the next day we met a brother from another jurisdiction, who told us that the night before he -had attempted to visit a Lodge, and a demand for the production of a receipt for payment of dues was made of him. That paper he did not have with him. As we were not fortified with any such paper, we refrained from seeking the pleasure of further fraternal intercourse. It seems to us that the test oath ought to be sufficient test. We trust that Louisiana will never have other. Number of affiliated Masons, 5891 in 31 Lodges.

ENGLAND. The following is an extract from the minutes: " The M. W. Pro Grand Master then read the following extract from a letter addressed to the Grand Secretary by Sir Francis Knollys: "24th JANUARY, 1901. "The King very much regrets that he ceases to be Grand Master of the Freemasons of England, and thinks it would be convenient that he should follow the example of George IV. when he resigned the same office and became Protector." " W. Brother Vesey Fitzgerald, K. C, M. P.: Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master, it is not with a feeling of entire satisfaction that I rise now to nominate a new Grand Master in this Grand Lodge. We mourn, brethren, the loss of the gracious lady, whose health has been the first toast at our festivities from a date long beyond the memory of the oldest living brother. By reason of that death our Grand Master, who has ruled over us with happiness and satisfaction to himself for twenty-seven years, is now no longer able to hold the position. I con- fess I for one had hoped that, followng traditions set by some of his great predecessors on the Throne of this country, some that bore the name of • Edward,' he would have continued our Grand Master even after ascending the Throne of England. But I can well understand that the affairs of an Empire like ours—with respect to which it may be said, as of Freemasonry, that the sun is always at its meridian—will take up more of his time than he can devote to Freemasonry, unlike the days of the great founder of Freemasonry, King Solomon, and therefore it becomes necessary for us to elect a successor in his stead. When we proceed to do that we might be easily placed in a difficulty. In our ranks are many brethren of ability, rank, and distinction; we might easily select scores who are well-fitted to preside over us with credit. We have, however, experienced the advantage of having a Royal brother at our head. We know the experience of the past, we hope it may be so in the future. There is one brother pre-eminently fitted to preside over us ; he is a Past Grand Warden of England; he is at this time District Grand Master of Bombay; he holds the rank of Past Grand Master in this country, and of Provincial Grand Master. In all these positions he has proved himself to be well-skilled in the ancient landmarks and regulations of the Order We know him to be courteous in manner, easy of address, steady and firm in principle; ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 23 and therefore I beg now to nominate for the office of Most Worshipful Grand Master His Boyal Highness the Duke of Connaught. I am sure I have the approval of the brethren when I nominate him for that high office."

From the following it will be observed that the Grand Lodge of Hamburg has been again guilty of an invasion of foreign territory. It is worth while, also, to take note of the stand taken by England to assist Denmark in resisting the invasion: " The acting Grand Master next rose and said : Brethren, I have a message from the Most Worshipful Grand Master: " His Royal Highness, the Most Worshipful Grand Master, having received a complaint from the Grand Lodge of Denmark, that the Grand Lodge of Hamburg (not having any rights in Danish territory) had warranted a Lodge in Copenhagen, contrary to the expressed will of the Masonic authorities of Denmark, has caused inquiries to be made, with the result that the complaint appears to be well founded. The Grand Lodge of Denmark having further declared the Lodge so warranted to be an illegal and irregular body, and having requested that the Grand Lodge of England should take steps to acquaint Eng- lish Freemasons with this fact, His Royal Highness desires that the sense of the Grand Lodge should be taken on the following resolutions: "' 1 will move: That a Body calling itself ' Lodge Christian Zum Palnibaum,' or ' Lodge Christian til Palmatroeat,' and meeting in Copenhagen, having been declared illegal and irregular by the Grand Lodge of Denmark, all Masons under the United Grand Lodge of Eng- land are hereby warned that they cannot visit such irregular body, nor can any Lodge under this jurisdiction admit as a visitor or joining member any member of such irregular body, without respectively incurring the penalty attaching to a grave Masonic offense."

A most interesting event was the installation of the new Grand Master, his Royal Highness, the Duke of Connaught. We are pleased to note the presence of our own R. W. Brother George J. Pinckard. We quote the address of the Grand Master, in full: " BRETHREN: I have, in the first place, to express my grateful thanks to the ML. W. Pro Grand Master for the exceedingly kind words he has just spoken, and to this great assembly for the hearty and fraternal reception accorded to those kind words and to myself. Believe me, brethren, I am proud to fill the high position of Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England to which you have been pleased to elect me. It is a position which, for a long, though intermittent succession of years, has been filled by members of my family, who have always taken the warmest interest in the Order. The records of Grand Lodge show that, since the year 1737, when my ancestor, H. R. H. Frederick Prince of Wales, became a member of the Craft, the Royal Family of England has closely identified itself with the Order. In the year 1766 their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of York and Gloucester were initiated, and in the following year His Royal Highness Henry Frederick Duke of Cumberland became a member of the Order, of which, in 1781, he Wiis elected Grand Master. In 1787, my great uncles, His Majesty George IV. (then Prince of Wales) and H. R. H. the Duke of Clar- ence—afterwards King William IV.—were initiated, and three years later in 1790, H. R. H. the Duke of Kent, the father of my beioved mother, Queen Victoria, was admitted to the Craft, and H. R. H., the then Prince of Wales, was elected to the office I have now the honor 24 APPENDIX—REPORT OF COMMITTEE to hold. Since that date various members of the Royal Family have, from time to time, joined the ranks of the Order, among them Prince William of Gloucester, and my great uncles, Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, afterwards King of Hanover, and H. R. H. the Duke of Sussex, the latter of whom took the deepest interest in the Order, and filled the office of Grand Master from 1813 until his death in 1843. During more recent years the Craft has been pleased to welcome among its members my brother, the late Duke of Albany, who became Provin- cial Grand Master of Oxfordshire, and my nephew, the late Duke of Clarence, who, at the time of his lamented death, filled the office of Provincial Grand Master of the Province of Berkshire. It is a subject of pride to us that among those on whom the rank of Past Grand Mas- ter of the Graud Lodge of England has been conferred are his Majesty Oscar II , King of Sweden and Norway, H. R. H. the Crown Prince of Denmark, and H. R. H. Prince Frederick Leopold of Prussia. But, brethren, without doubt, the most eventful period in the history of Freemasonry, the one which has witnessed its most phenomenal progress, is that which followed the installation, as Grand Master, of his present Majesty—then Prince of Wales—in the year 1875, and has continued until his Majesty's recent accession to the Throne. I feel sure that every member of the Craft hailed with satisfaction and delight His Majesty's gracious intimation that he would continue his intimate connection with the Order by assuming the position of its Protector. During the twenty-five years His Majesty filled the office of Grand Master prosperity has attended our Order in a very marked degree. Not only have 1311 new Lodges been added to the roll of English Freemasonry, but the Order has attracted to its ranks a very large number of brethren filling the highest positions in the Church and State, the Army and Navy, the Bench and Bar, leading members of both Houses of Parliament, and other distinguished men throughout the country. As evidence of the manner in which practical effect has been given to one of the cardinal principles of Freemasonry—I mean Charity—I may mention that, irrespective of the large sums given by the Craft to local charitable institutions, a sum little short of two mil- lions has, during the past twenty-five years, been subscribed by English- Freemasons to the Benevolent Fund of Grand Lodge, and the three Central Masonic Charities, namely, the Girls' and Boys' Schools, and the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows. In addition to this sum, £20,000 has, during that period, been voted from the funds of Grand Lodge for the relief of distress outside the Masonic body. Although but few months have passed since my election to the honorable position I now occupy, I have for many years- been associated with the Craft both in England and India, and have watched with satisfaction and pride the good work which quietly and unostentatiously it has carried on. I recognize in it a power of effect- ing the greatest good. It is a body composed of God-fearing men, whose watchwords are religion, loyalty and charity, and to be unanimously chosen the Head of such a Body is to occupy a position of which any man might well be proud."

FLORIDA. We quote from the Grand Master, M. W. Bro. Silas B. Wright: " While careful attention should be given to the routine business of the Lodge and the proper conferring of the degrees, still it should be remembered that this is not the only object of Lodge work. The lessons inculcated should be taught outside of our ceremonials. The social side of the Lodge meetings should not be neglected The brother who comes to meeting after meeting, and has no opportunity of social con- ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 25

versation soon ceases to attend at all. Man is a social being and seeks intercourse with his fellows. A few moments spent in social intercourse is appreciated by the new members, and is productive of much good. Let every member greet and talk with as many members present as possible. See that all are acquainted and take pains to introduce the new member and visiting brother. Spend a portion of every Com- munication in social pleasures of some kind and a more kindly feeling among the brethren is sure to follow. Encourage the study of the history of the Order and provide short talks on current Masonic subjects, at every convenient opportunity. Many new members will be encouraged to attend and all will be benefited thereby. Masters should arrange for something of this kind at every convenient opportunity."

We quote the following, not because it involves any new principle, but for the reason that the requirement of a healing is not much in evidence, and its method should be known: "A brother presents a dimit from the Grand Orient of Colombia for affiliation? Can it be received and the brother affiliated? Answer. Yes; the brother having proven himself a Mason, and having lived in the jurisdiction a year, may be healed by his renouncing his allegiance to the Grand Orient, and on taking the necessary obligation, may be affiliated. See Regulation 197."

It seems to us that the following is somewhat in conflict with the above. The only difference that we can perceive is the matter of documentary evidence. Does a document make a clandestine-made Mason, or one irregularly made, any less clandestine or any more regular? We think not. In testing an applicant, whether he be a Mason, or not, does a document prove him to be such? We believe that the old rule should b,e maintained, that the tokens alone are the proper instruments of testing. "A man claiming to be a Mason, who was a member of a Lodge in Cuba desires to affiliate with a Lodge in Florida. His Lodge did not form part of or come into the Grand Lodge of Cuba but remained under the Grand Orient of Spain. The Lodge is now defunct and the party has no documentary evidence of membership. Can he be healed or in any way become a member here? Answer. No. He not having any documentary evidence from a regular Lodge, and the Lodge he claims to hail from being now defunct, and it having been a constituent of a Grand Orient not recognized by our Grand Lodge, he cannot be healed but must apply as a profane." We are greatly surprised to find that the Grand Lodge applied for a " life membership " in the Quartuor Coronati. That body of the literati of Masonry is a most excellent institution, and a subscription to its publications is nothing more than proper. But for a Grand Lodge to become a" member of anything, putting itself under foreign rule> subjecting itself to regulations not of its own making, is a surrender of sovereignty that, in our opinion, is entirely unbecoming. It will probably be said that a subscription only was intended. But if so why did they not say so? We rather suspect that the Grand Lodge was napping when it passed the resolution and was not thinking what sort of a body it was. 26 APPENDIX—REPORT OF COMMITTEE

GEORGIA. We quote from the address of the Past Master, M. W. Wm. C. Davis: "It is with unfeigned pleasure that I am permitted to impart the pleasing intelligence that the Masonry of Georgia was never in a more flourishing condition than it is to-day, exerting an influence at home and commanding a respect abroad that has never been surpassed in all the history of its existence. From the returns which have come into the hands of the Grand Secretary we learn that our membership is gradually, although constantly, increasing in numerical strength. There is no boom anywhere, nor any sudden and unnatural influx in any section, but a normal and healthfui growth in almost every section. It is true there is a dearth of interest in a few Lodges, while in a very few others there is a spirit of lethargy and inactivity, with an occasional case of discord and even strife and contention, but these constitute a very small minority of bur Lodges and comprise only the exceptions to the great rule. A great majority of the Lodges are prospering in an unusual degree. The brethren are working together in the utmost harmony, and everywhere the true spirit of brotherly love is made manifest. We _are frequently in receipt of communications from Masters and Secretaries informing us that the very best men of their respective communities are seeking admission in the Order, and that called communications are often necessary to keep up with the work. "Our financial affairs are in a most excellent shape. After meeting all the demands for the present year, we still have a surplus of more than one thousand dollars. At the close of this session, after laying aside an amount sufficient to meet all the expenses of the coming year, we will have several thousand dollars remaining in the hands of the Treasurer." We note the following decision: " Can a brother who has been accused of a casting a black ball deny the accusation in open Lodge? Held that he cannot. If this were permitted, every member could tell how he voted and thereby destroy the sanctity of the ballot." It is just as important to prohibit the denial of a given ballot as the acknowledgment of a ballot. It is just as wrong to say "I did not cast the black ball," as " 1 voted a white ball." Again, this decision: " Lodge 'A' elects candidate to a certain degree and requests Lodge 'B' to confer the degree. Must Lodge ' B' ballot on the candidate? Answer: No. The responsibility of the candidate is entirely with Lodge 'A,' and if Lodge ' B ' does the work it is only an act of courtesy to Lodge 'A.' Lodge 'A' may, however, elect the candidate and request Lodge ' B' to confer the degree when he has made suitable proficiency. In that event, Lodge ' B' could ballot on his proficiency, but not on his character." This is all right if the Grand Master had added that the admonition that the question of proficiency could be determined by a viva vote vote, and that a majority only would be required to determine it. An unanimous ballot on such a question would be a very unnecessary burden. There are 19,332 members in 433 Lodges. ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 27

HAMBURG. We insert this paragraph that the position of this body may be all the better understood. In its list of Grand Lodges, under the head of North America, there are noted only twelve in the United States, to-wit: Massachusetts, Ohio, Connecticut, Texas, Alabama, Tennessee, Loui- siana, New York, Nebraska, Utah, California and Illinois. And with only two of these is there report of exchange of representatives—Mas- sachusetts and Ohio. The Massachusetts Grand Lodge is "Prince Hall." We are unable to identify the Ohio Body. . IDAHO. There are 1221 members in twenty-nine Lodges. The Grand Master M. W. George D. Golden died during the year while on a visitation of Lodges. The report of the Deputy Grand Master is. therefore, necessarily brief, without decisions or recommendations, and the business transacted was chiefly routine and of local interest only.

ILLINOIS. The Grand Master, M. W. Chas. F. Hitchcock, in Ms address, had this to say: "With heartfelt gratitude to the Supreme Grand Master of the Universe for His countless blessings and tender mercies during the past year, we agaiu assemble in annual communication. '' Let us make use of this occasion in renewing our pledges to the Fraternity, in increasing the spirit of love and the laws of liberty, and in doing our part to help the world to grow better. Let us ever strive to promote charity, the cementing bond of Freemasonry and corner- stone of our Order, remembering that the wisest have erred and that each is liable to fall, and let us try to overcome all difficulties with that steadfastness of purpose which insures success. " It gives me great pleasure to report to you that, during the past year, our Fraternity has prospered, both numerically and financially, in our jurisdiction; that peace and harmony abound, and that the labors of" the brethren have been liberally rewarded." It was decided that " objection cannot be made by a member to a District Deputy Grand Master sitting in Lodge while making an official visit." We quote at large a special report on certain resolutions of recog- nitions made by Brother Joseph Robbins, chairman of Committee on Correspondence. We do not entirely agree with him, but we are in substantial agreement with him. Our difference is that we would somewhat enlarge the scope of recognizability. Legitimate Masonry is planted in a country—it is corrupted and thereby rendered unworthy of recognition. After a time it is reformed and returns to its erstime purity. When the reform is substantial and evidently permanent we believe in restoration of recognition. So, then, we would make a very great distinction, we will say, between Costa Rica arid Mexico. Where 28; APPENDIX—KEPORT OP COMMITTEE the Graiid Lodge is clandestine, because illegitimate in origin, we believe that no amount of purification can make it lawful or legitimate. We now quote: "It is a singular illustration of the irony of fate that with this record of steadfast adherence to the conditions upon which it received (and upon which alone it could have received), the custody of Masonry in this jurisdiction, the Grand Lodge of Illinois should have found in the one continental European body with which it was in fraternal relations at the time the report of 1898 was written, viz, the Grand Lodge of Three Globes, at Berlin, the one that next to the Grand Lodge of France was the first to overthrow the landmarks almost to obliteration and which to-day utterly ignores the landmark concerning God and religion which gives to Masonry its only claim to universality. Our records show that this body was not originally formally recognized, but must have been placed upon the accredited list by the Grand Secre-" tary under the resolution previously cited, and adopted at a time when the Grand 1 ..odge not only knew nothing of the status, but did not even know the address of the alleged Grand Lodges of the continent of Europe. " In order to get any just idea of the relations of the German and other continental bodies to the Fraternity, it is necessary first, to remember that at the time the first Grand Lodge was formed there was not then, nor had there been, any Freemasonry existing outside of the British Isles The modern claim—or rather suggestion, for no Masonic student of reputation dares to make the direct claim—that Masonry developed at different ceuters at the same time, independently of each other, is without even the shadow of a foundation in fact. There was no Freemasonry but British Freemasonry, and the Frenchman or the German who received this received it under precisely the same conditions of obligations as the Englishman the Irishman or the Scotchman, all equally agreeing to preserve inviolate the landmarks which define the ' body of Masoury' as being representative in its government, pre- serving to every member equal rights and eligibilities with every other member, and excluding all distinctions save those of Apprentice, Fellow and Master by providing for no others. "Yet, as we shall see, no sooner had Masonry been transplanted from its native home among a free people long inured to self-government, than it began to be honeycombed by innovations and rapidly to reflect the aristocratic, hierarchical notions and the spirit of caste of its new environment. Lodges originally chartered by lawful authority soon cut loose from that authority and set themselves up individually as propagators of Lodges and under the lead of kings who assumed the divine right to substitute their own whims for the law of Masonry, declared themselves Grand Lodges; and these alleged Grand Lodges afterwards became the prey of every new system which came along with a more imposing array of new degrees and distinctions than its predecessor, each transformation leaving less and less of the Masonry of the original, plan. " An indispensable step towards any fair working understanding of the tangled condition of German Freemasonry is some familiarity with a paper on that topic by Brother Gotthelf Greiner. published in the transactions of the Lodge Quatuor Coronati, of London, conceded by the most erudite Masonic scholars to be unequalled as a compendium of existing Masonic affairs in Germany. Referring to the period following the year 1720, when Masonry found its way from Britain to the continent, first to France, where Lodges had taken root in 1732, and a little later to Germany, to be confined for many years chiefly to the ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 29 upper classes, he speaks of the initiation of Prince Francis Stephen, Duke of Lorraine, and eventually Emperor of Germany, by Dr. Desaguiliers in a special Lodge held at the Hague in 1731; he calls attention to the statement that the Earl of Strathmore, Grand Master of England, had granted a deputation to eleven German Masons to open a Lodge at Hamburg in 1733, and says: " ' With regard to the above it has been remarked by Brother Malc- zovich (whose statement I adopt) "that the first Lodges in Germany were founded by German brethren mostly initiated hi England, and that they obtained warrants from the Grand Lodge of England. Masonic districts and provinces were formed out of the largest part of these Lodges by the English Grand Lodge. Some of the German Lodges however, especially those in the capitals, declared themselves as mother and Grand Lodges for their own country, thus expressing a tendency to become Masonic centers for their own lands." (A. Q. C, iy., 184.) Of this a conspicuous example may be afforded. On the night of August 14, 1738, the Crown Prince, of Prussia—afterwards Frederick the Great—was initiated at Brunswick by a deputation from the Lodge at Hamburg. It is a noteworthy circumstance that the Crown Prince of Prussia, as well as the Duke of Lorraine, was received into Masonry in a deputy (or occasional) Lodge. Frederick, when he succeeded to the throne, founded a Lodge in Berlin. This took the name of the " Three Globes," and its first meeting was held September 13, 1740. It granted several warrants of constitution to subordinate Lodges during the next ensuing years, and on June 24, 1744, assumed the title of the " Grand Mother Lodge of the Three Globes." TheGrand Master (at least in name) from that period until the date of his death (1786) was Frederick the Great. '' In other parts of Germany, particularly in the capitals and other important cities, as at Dresden, Frankfurt, Leipsic, Hanover, and other places, Lodges were established by the authority of the Grand Lodge of England at dates closely approximating their establishment at Ham- burg and Berlin. Continuing, he says: •' ' About the year 1740 a number of degrees, alleged to be of Scottish origin, made their appearance in all parts of France. Indeed, not content with this, as St. Andrew was the patron saint of Scotland and of the Lodges there, the new degrees manufactured in France, were called not alone Scottish, but St. Andrew's Degrees. (A Q. C, L, 10.) The Scottish master asserted in every way a superiority over the Master Mason, and even as a visitor ranked before the Master of the Lodge. At any time or place, he could personally confer the degrees of E. A., F. C. and M. M. Later still, when the Scottish Lodges were grafted on the ordinary Lodges, the former became supreme in all matters and even acted as Grand Lodges, granting warrants of constitution. In this way arose throughout France the numerous Scottish mother Lodges. From France, these imaginary Scottish Degrees were imported into Germany. There were Scottish Lodges at Berlin, 1741; at Ham- burg, 1744; at Leipzig, 1747; and at Frankfurt, 1753. Forty-seven or more of such Lodges were erected in Germany between 1742 and 1764. The influence of the Chapter of Clermont then made itself felt, and lastly came the Templar System of the Strict Observance, which burst over central Europe like a tornado, and nearly swept away every vestige of pure and ancient Freemasonry. " ' The landmarks of the Craft in Germany may be said to have been almost totally obliterated during the twenty years that the mania of the Strict Observance was in the ascendant. " ' A few events which occurred in those "dark days " must now be related, as without them, the peculiar features by which the Grand 30 APPENDIX—-REPORT OF COMMITTEE

Lodges of Berlin are distinguished from those in other parts of Ger- many, would be but imperfectly understood by a portion of any hearers. •' ' J. W. von Zinnendorff, one of the most remarkable Masons that ever existed, signed the Act of Strict Observance at Halle, on August 24, 1764, was knighted by von Hund (the bead of the Order) October 3, 1764, and made Prefect of Templin (i. e., Brandenburg with the seat in Berlin) on the Gth, with his friend Kriiger as next to him in rank. In June, 1765, Zinnendorff was elected Master of the Three Globes, which in 1766 was constituted a Scottish or directorial Lodge, with power to warrant Strict Observance Lodges. The subordinate Lodges under the Three Globes went over to the new system, with the exception of the Royal X"ork, which placed itself for a time under the protection of England, but afterwards reasserted its independence; and in 1798 became a Grand Lodge. " ' In 1766 Zinnendorff renounced the Strict Observance, and in the same year resigned the office of Master of the Three Globes. In 1767 he retired altogether from the Three Globes, and in 1768 " by virtue of his inherent authority" as a Scottish Master (having previously pro- cured the rituals of the Swedish High Degrees), he erected his first Lodge (Minerva) on the Swedish system, at Potsdam. A second was formed at Berlin in 1769, and no less than twelve were established by 1770. These, in the same year, assumed the title of the Grand National Lodge of German Freemasons in Berlin. A compact with the Grand Lodge of England, by which (Frankfurt alone dissenting), all Ger- many was virtually handed over to the Zinnendorff body, was concluded in 1773, and the new Grand Lodge obtained the protection of Frederick the Great in 1774. " ' The Swedish system or rite is commonly described as a mixture of English Freemasonry, of the High Degrees of the French, of Tem- plarism, and of certain ideas peculiar to the Hermetic or Rosicrucian Fraternities. It is also affirmed that the mystical teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg are discernible in the doctrines of the rite. But I shall wind up this brief description of the Swedish working, with a statement by Brother Speth, who assures us—"That no Masons have diverged further from the true light of Masonry, than those under the Swedish systems in Sweden, Denmark and Germany." (A. Q. C, i., 208.) " ' Upon the same authority I here introduce the fact that during the sway of the Strict Observance "the Provincial Grand Lodge of Frankfurt was the only body on the whole continent which had kept Masonry." {Ibid.) In 1774, the Prov. G. M. (under England) of this provincial Grand Lodge, stated in an official letter, that the only truly English Lodge in Germany was the Frankfurt Lodge, and that both the Zinnendorff and the Strict Observance systems were something entirely different. " 'Of this Lodge, the "Union," established at Frankfurt in 1742, and of the provincial Grand Lodge into which it afterwards developed, it may, indeed, be said, that alone among the private, the Provincial Grand, or the Grand Lodges of Germany (during the continuance of the troubled period I am describing), they withstood the combined influence of "Scottish" Degrees, Strict Observance, Rosicrucians, Illu- minati, and of every system or society which tampered in any way with the genuine principles of English Oraft Masonry. " 'About the year 1784 the Strict Observance had spent its force, the Grand Lodge of the Three Globes at Berlin threw off the yoke, and in 1786 the English Provincial Grand Lodge of Hamburg was re-established. ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 31. " 'In 1797, new constitutions were agreed to by the Three Globes. The Grand Lodge was to consist of thirty-six members chosen from the Berlin Lodges. Seven of these formed the ''Ancient Scottish Direc- tory." The president took the title of Head Scottish Master, and the members were all required to be ''Scottish" Masons. The Directory was also an Inner Orient, and the preservation of the ritual was entrusted to its care. There were three degrees, with four higher steps. " ' As at present constituted, the Grand Lodge of the Three Globes consists of: (a) The Grand Lodge in its stricter sense, (b) The union directory; and (c) The legislative assembly. The Grand Lodge is composed of: (1) Brethren elected by the Grand Lodge; (2) the presiding masters and their representative deputy and second deputy Masters of daughter Lodges; and the grand archivists during their term of office. The number of elected members is limited to sixty-three, and those eligible for election present or past wardens, or orators Master Masons of three years' standing and regular members of daughter Lodges in the union. Every Lodge sends up annually a list of from three to five eligibles. The term of service is for twelve years. Further: " 'There is also the Union Directory, which is the executive, representative and ratifying body or organ of the Grand Lodge in all external Masonic matters. It inherits the authority of the old Scottish Lodge, and by virtue thereof bears the name of ''Old Scottish Direc- tory.'' As such, it is the protector, multiplier and dispenser of the knowledge of the Inner Orient, while as the authority in internal Masonic affairs it is called the Supreme or Highest Inner Orient. "'The Union Directory consists of seven brethren who were formerly elected for life by the Grand Lodge (but whether they are so at present I cannot say), from among her active members holding the highest Masonic rank. "'The various degrees are: I.—St. John's Lodge: 1, E. A.; 2, F. C; 3, M. M.; II.—Scottish Lodge: 4, Scottish Master; III.—Chapter or Inner Orient: 5th, 6th and 7th grades. " 'A profession of the Christian religion is necessary either to initiation or affiliation. This is also true of the Grand National Lodge of German Freemasons, and seems also to be an unwritten law of the Grand Lodge of Prussia, Royal York of Friendship, both also of Ber- lin. In all the other German Lodges Jews or other non-Christians are eligible for initiation or joining, " ' In all the German Lodges there is an absence of an effectual secret ballot, the custom of "justification of the ballot" prevailing. Brother Greiner says: " ' Four weeks later the ballot is taken, and it is an unalterable law that every black ball must be justified, and that every black ball not justified is disregarded. With four or more black balls the application is adjourned for one year; and forever—under the Three Globes—if they make up one-third of the entire ballot. With only one, two or three black balls the W. M. calls upon the brethren who cast them to reveal to him their identity, privately and confidentially, and to furnish within eight (or fourteen) days their reasons for having black-balled the candidate. If within this period no one acknowledges having cast such black balls, the W. M. is empowered to consider them as having been cast in error, and to declare the ballot white. At a second ballot (after the lapse of a year) the application is barred forever (under Grand Lodge IV—Hamburg) if only a single justified black ball is cast.' " The following is also of univesal application: " ' Initiation is sealed (or ratified) by the word of honor, hand-clasp (or hand-pledge) and signature of the postulant. An oath is no longer taken, and is merely referred to as a matter of history. The word of 32 APPENDIX—REPORT OF COMMITTEE an honest man is deemed sufficient. At the same time it must be clearly understood that a vow is made at initiation, the form of which varies with the ritual used, and that such vows are repeated in the ceremonies of passing and rising.' " In thus tracing at considerable length the history of the Grand Lodge of the Three Globes, we have incidentally found that much light has been thrown upon the history of other German Grand Lodges included with it in this extraordinary proposition to thrust fraternal relations upon bodies that have so far abdicated their independence that they may not say whether they desire it or not, and to enter into an exchange of representatives with merely nominal Grand Lodges pos- sessing neither sovereignty nor independence. In this we refer to the fact (chronicled in the general report of the committee for 1873) that the three Berlin Grand Lodges named in the resolution of recognition now under consideration, are, with the other German Grand Lodges, viz: Grand Lodge of Hamburg, at Hamburg; Grand National Lodge of Saxony, Dresden; Grand Lodge of the Sun (Zur Sonne), Beyreuth; Grand Lodge of the Electic Union, Frankfurt-on-the-Main, and Grand Lodge of Concord (Zur Eintraoht), Darmstadt, are constituents of the Grand Lodge League (Orosdoge.n Bund) of Germany, a sort of General Grand Lodge, and to it have given over the entire control of their foreign relations. " ' By their own act in ceding to the Grand Lodge League the control of these relations, the Grand Lodges of Germany are no longer able to meet or treat with any sovereign and independent Grand Lodge on terms of equality, but have placed themselves in this respect in that dependent condition occupied by the nominal "Grand Lodges " of the Grand Orient system which led the Grand Lodge of New York by formal action to terminate its recognition of and correspondence with those bodies, and which has led most other Grand Lodges to tacitly permit their relations with them to fall into "innocuous desuetude." This affords ample reason why all formal relations of recognition, mutual representation, and correspondence between the Grand Lodge of Illinois and these dependent bodies now partially stripped of Grand Lodge powers should cease, and having ceased should not be resumed.' "Having found one sufficient reason for the non-recognition of these German Grand Lodges it might well be deemed superfluous to cite others. But we cannot forbear calling attention to a complication arising from the cession to the Grand Lodge League by the Grand Lodges confederated thereunder of their right to individually control their foreign relations, that has nowhere been adequately discussed. A generation ago the Grand Lodge of Illinois and all the other Grand Lodges in the United States placed one of the members of the Grand Lodge League, the Grand Lodge of Hamburg—and the Masons of its obedience—under tne ban for having invaded New York and New Jersey and planted Lodges in those jurisdictions. Prior to the creation of the Grand Lodge League one of its constituent Grand Lodges, the Grand Lodge of the Electic Union, at Frankfurt—a body with which we are now asked to enter into fraternal relations—had recognized the clandestine body planted in New Jersey, 'as a daughter Lodge of the Grand Lodge of Hamburg.' No one of the dependent bodies in the league has moved therein for the exercise of the constraining power wTith which the league was clothed by the relinquishment of their own sovereign attributes, to compel the Grand Lodge of Hamburg to withdraw its clandestine Lodges from New York aud New Jersey, or the Grand Lodge of the Electie Union to withdraw its recognition of them. By their acquiescence in the piratical acts of the Grand Lodge of Ham- ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 33 burg the other members of the league (when they are clothed with the power to redress the wrong) all become particeps criminis, and should be held jointly and severally responsible. "The Grand Orient of France and the Masons of its obedience were laid under an interdict of non-intercourse by this Grand Lodge in 1869, because' the Grand Orient passed a resolution of aid and encouragement to a Supreme Council which invaded the jurisdiction of Louisiana and planted blue Lodges there in defiance of the Grand Lodge. In 1877 the Grant Orient eliminated from its constitutions the requirements of a belief in God as a pre-requisite to Masonic admission, and was promptly laid under the ban by the Grand Lodges of the United States, the British Islands, and some of the Grand Lodges of Continental Europe. The whole Grand Lodge system has considered •it as being no longer a Masonic body and is of interest only as a touch- stone of bodies elsewhere claiming to be governing powers in Masonry. We have already seen that the German Grand Lodge League formally suspended relations with it, but that the interdict against fellowship with the members of its obedience is disregarded with the approbation of Masons prominent in the league. The Grand Lodge Alpina of Switzerland, and the Grand Lodge of Hungary have entered into fraternal relations with the Grand Orient which is sufficient reason of itself wJiy Illinois should not recognize either; but the Grand Lodge of Hungary furnishes another sufficient reason by dispensing with the Bible as a Masonic symbol and as a part of the furniture of its Lodges. '' The Grand Lodges (so-called) of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, have gone as far in the other direction as the Grand Orient of France has in its own, and has completely overthrown the landmark of religious liberty. Beyond this, they partake nearly as much of a political as of a Masonic character. The King is the head of the Order—for it can scarcely be called a fraternity—and by royal decree the Crown Prince is a Freemason by birthright. By royal decree also the Grand Lodge of Norway was spoken into existence in 1891. It was not established in a recognized manner by the representatives of Lodges, but was made first on paper by the King, whose dual functions make him what Brother Gould calls ' a sort of Protestant Pope.' "They have had little relation with the world of Masonry, and for a long time refused to admit any German Masons to visit except those of the obedience of the Grand Lodge of the Three Globes, which, like them, worked the Rite of Zinnendorff. " If there was ever anything in the system called Freemasonry in Sweden and Norway and in Denmark, which answers to the Free and Accepted Masonry of English-speaking countries, the Masonry circum- scribed and defined by the charges of a Freemason to which we owe an undivided allegiance, it has become so overlaid with additional degrees and so metamorphosed by innovations as to make it doubtful whether it is more of a fraternal, a political or a religious body. The King is Grand Master by virtue of his political accession, and in the tenth, or ruling degree of the organization, the Grand Master is the Vicar of Christ, as indicated by the remark of the historian Gould that he is a sort of Protestant Pope. " When the King concluded that he wanted a Grand Lodge in the Norwegian half of his dominions, instead of intimating to the Nor- wegian Lodges that Norway was sufficiently autonomous, Masonically, to maintain one, and permitting them to call a convention of Lodges and form one—the only way in which a Grand Lodge can be lawfully formed under the landmarks—he assumed to speak a Grand Lodge of

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Norway into existence by royal decree. And the Grand Lodge of Illinois is asked to recognize this work as Masonic and the workman as a Mason! "We suppose the 'Grand Lodge of Holland' referred to in the omnibus resolution of recognition to be identical with the Grant Orient of the Netherlands, of which we said in our special report of 1898 that it seemed doubtful whether it had any features which allied it to the Grand Orient system, except the name, and recommended that it be classed neither with recognizable nor unrecognizable bodies, letting the question of its recognition wait on further information. We know of no reason for making a different recommendation now. That we have no additional information as to its status is not a matter of extreme regret, inasmuch as no request for recognition has been received from it by this Grand Lodge. In 1898 this Grand Lodge- also decided that the National Grand Lodge of Egypt should be placed on the waiting list pending further disclosures as to the genesis of the Lodges composing it, so that it might be definitely known before action was had, whether a majority of them were of known lawful origin, or were derived from a Supreme Council of the Rite of Memphis, a rite which had been placed under the ban by the Grand Lodge of Illinois (1884) for assuming to possess authority, powers or privileges in Ancient Craft Masonry. '' 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 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 more English warrants would be granted for Lodges in that country, the subsequent appoinmtent 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 vas- salage, partial or complete, is determined, the wisdom of making haste slowly must be apparent. " The Grand Lodge of Peru, another of the bodies placed in the position of a candidate for recognition without its own asking, is a body of Scottish Rite origin and was excluded from the recognized and recognizable lists of this Grand Lodge in 1898. because of the congenital illegitimacy of most of its component Lodges, a status which no existing conditions give promise of betterment when the body shall undergo another of its periodical reconstructions. " It is not necessary to waste many words on the National Garnd Lodge of Spain. Whether it be the same body which in 1878 sought recognition as the Grand Orient of Spain or not is immaterial, the genesis of all the alleged Masonic governing bodies in Spain is substantially the same, and the description of Spanish Masonry in the previous pages of this report, furnished at the time by a highly intelligent Spanish gentlemen, is still correct in all essential particulars. "The Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico, for which the resolution of recognition stands sponsor, is the body Which set the pace for the Gran Dieta Simbolica, which on the tenth day of May. 1901, laid the world of genuine Masonry under its first obligation to it by writing its own obituary. During its brief decade of existence, the Gran Dieta had been- the hot-house in which had been demonstrated the possibilities of rank growth blossoming and fruitage of evil springing out of dissent from the original plan of Masonry. You are all, or nearly all, familiar with most of the Masonic crimes committed under the administration of the ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 35

Gran Dieta, which was a confederation of so-called Grand Lodges, dif- fering from the Grand Lodge League of Germany in that it chartered Lodges directly subordinate to itself. You are familiar with the taking of the obligations upon honor only, as in the German Lodges; with the publication of the ritual of the three degrees: with the removing of the Bible from the altarsj with the conferring of the degrees upon women and the chartering of women Lodges, and with the wholesale and cir- cumstantial lying and deceit resorted to first to conceal and afterwards to condone these offenses when concealment was no longer possible. But you are not all familiar, indeed none of us were familiar with the full extent of the demoralization, the depths of depravity reached, until the report of Brother William H. Seamon, of New Mexico, who had made a personal investigation of Mexican Masonry on its own soil, was submitted to his Grand Lodge last October. After referring to the widely prevalent belief—which existed even after the Gran Dieta had confessed to the contrary—that the relations of women to Masonry in Mexico were identical with the relations of the Eastern Star to the Fraternity in the United States, he says: " ' T went to Mexico convinced beforehand that this was the whole truth about the matter I could not allow myself to believe that any men, to say nothing about Masons, would subject women to the ceremonies to which men were subjected. I could not allow myself to believe that women, in the presence of men, would allow such treatment, but I learned from the Secretary of the Gran Dieta that matters were even worse than had ever been stated. Men and women associated indiscriminately in Lodges together; men and women assisted each other in conferring the degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason, as practiced with the ceremonies of the Scot- tish Bite, on men and women. But worse than this, many of the women were used as mistresses by the officers of the Lodges. The scandal was so great that families were broken up and lives were wrecked. This was the condition of Mexican Masonry under the Gran Dieta from 1891 to 1895. This information was given me by Senor Iglesias, Grand Secretary of the Gran Dieta.' "The Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico, which we are here asked to recognize, is the channel through which women Masonry went into the Grand Dieta from its birthplace in the Lodges aforetime subordinate to the Grand Orient or the Supreme Council, in which women had received the degrees up to the fourteenth of the Scottish Rite. It was the appearance of women as office bearers in the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico that first largely convinced the Masonic world that its Grand Master, Ermilio G. Canton, the Grand Secretary of the Gran Dieta, was not telling the truth when he claimed that what were charged to be women Lodges were really only the equivalent of the Eastern Star in this country. Later it became known that he was a moving spirit in the Grand Orient which first chartered a woman's Lodge in Mexico, in 1871. "The Gran Dieta as an organization is dead, after having shown what depths may be sounded by bodies that are not under the con- straint of the ancient law. It was what it was, he'cause the bodies composing it were in their very birth a denial of that law. Every minute of their existence is in violation of the law that ' no new Lodge can be formed without permission of the Grand Lodge/ and in defiance of the law that no man or body of men can make innovations in the body of Masonry, and their recognition would be directly in the face of the law that ' no countenance shall be given to any irregular Lodge or to any person clandestinely initiated therein,' and of the law which requires us 'to respect genuine brethren and to discountenance impostors and all dissenters from the original plan of Masonry.' " 36 APPENDIX—REPORT OF COMMITTEE

INDIAN TERBITOBY. The Grand Master, M. W. J. W.«F. Parker has this to say on the condition of the Craft in his jurisdiction: " It affords me exceeding pleasure to report that Freemasonry has prospered remarkably in this jurisdiction during the past year. Work has been abundant and Lodges have grown stronger in numbers and finances. •' The needy have been supplied, the widow assisted and the orphan sheltered and given homes. Peace and harmony has been the watchword among the subordinate Lodges throughout our Grand Jurisdiction. "The practice of Lodges visiting, assisting and entertaining each other at their homes and halls has had its effects, and happily there has been a perceptible improvement in the awakening of both candidate and brother's appreciation of the higher aims of our instiution." We quote the following very correct decision: " Goodwater Lodge asked if they had not the right to open a Lodge in a foreign jurisdiction, to comply with the wishes of a deceased brother in performing a burial ceremony. ''Answer: No. Bee Article 8, Section 11, of the Constitution. " Question 2. If Goodwater Lodge has not the right to open a Lodge in another jurisdiction, could you grant a dispensation for the same ? "Answer: No. When you left our jurisdiction and entered another as a Lodge, you at once sever your relations with us and become clandestine to the other." We quote the following from an able oration by Brother P. D. Brewer, Grand Orator: " By strong and beautiful emblem it teaches us that the soul is immortal and will never die, and justifies us in the sweet, fond hope of another and more perfect life, to which our short season here is but an apprenticeship. It teaches vis to plumb our lives by the line of good conscience, and to square our actions toward all mankind by the square of morality and virtue; to aid and assist the worthy distressed, living; and, to throw the broad mantle of charity over the foibles of the dead; to keep the tongue of good report, and to speak not unkindly of a brother. It extends the open palm to the distressed, wherever dispersed, and fills the widow's cruse with oil. It extends the hand of succor to the weary along life's journey, soothes the fallen, speaks to them words of good cheer, and bids them rise and walk again. It offers its peaceful life as an example were no discord exists, to strengthen and reunite broken and dismembered churches. It weaves a mystic shield of honor about the family, and protects the virtue and fair name of the home. It inculcates the closest bonds of friendship and universal brotherly love. It is this brotherly love that builds widows' and orphans' homes; that provides for those without provision; that takes up the child of the brother who has traveled over rough and rugged roads in life, and has gone over the river, and finds for it an asylum, affording protection against the snares and temptations incident to childhood. It was this same feeling that prompted our Most Excellent Deputy Grand Master, Brother Furman, to say, while prosecuting with such magnificent zeal his efforts in behalf of a home for the orphans of our own fair land, that, ' when I am dead, I had rather have the tears of one grateful orphan, whom I had benefited in life, shed upon my grave, than to have my brow crowned with laurel, and my memory kept alive by the sounding plaudits of men.' To feel ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 37 and speak as he felt and spoke, was the flowering and fruiting, the essence and embodiment of Masonic brotherly love, and should be a constant inspiration to every Mason, urging him to renewed activity and truer zeal in securing a home for the homeless, and training for the fatherless. This same brotherly love roots up the noxious weed, selfishness, which grows in the heart, and taking its place, thrives as the fairest flower of the soul, which, when once enthroned and crowned king, perfects and endows the whole life with the highest form of every virtue. It is like the gently flowing river, refreshing and fer- tilizing every bank its waters touch, strewing them with fairest flowers —running on amidst ever increasing bloom—until it mingles and is lost in the ocean of God's limitless love. " If its purposes were followed to their logical conclusion, it would fill the world with love, and place with tender hands a pillow of down under every burden. It would give mankind a charity as broad as the world in which we live and would kindle the fires of hospitality on the hearthstone of every home. It would make old hearts young again,, and smooth out with loving hand the furrows which sorrow and care had written on the brow. It would lead men (o an upright life, and teach .. them to do right, because it's right. With bold hand it would tear the thorn of passion from the heart, and with angel's fingers plant in its place a flower of love " Its task will not be finished so long as faith has a mission; so long as hope is an instinct of the soul, and charity is a duty to be performed, but will flourish in the earth, for the healing of the nation, like a rich and beautiful flower, whose fragrance will ascend like sweet incense into Heaven. Its mission will not be completed until in the fullness of time, when the last man of all God's Universe shall sail out on a surf- less sea into chaos and night, to awake in fullness of light and perfect unity." M. W. Brother Murrow was reappointed the Committee on Corres- pondence. He declined and inserts his reasons as follows: '• It is due the brethren generally, as well as the Grand Secretary, that he state briefly the reasons for declining to serve as correspondent: " With the exception of one or two years he has written the reports on Correspondence ever since the Grand Lodge was organized. "When the Grand Lodge was small and financially weak he wrote the reports without any remuneration, for the purpose of affording information to the Masons in Indian Territory. When the Grand Lodge became able to pay something, for a few years he received one hundred dollars a year. For several years there has been no report on Correspondence. . "This year the Grand Secretary gave much labor and time and pains' to this report. Notwithstanding the fact that the Grand Lodge has plenty of means, the old allowance of one hundred dollars was made. " The Grand Secretary felt that, injustice to himself, he could not write another report creditable to the Grand Lodge for that amount, and hence declined the appointment." We are quite sure there could have been no lack of appreciation of the labors of the M. W. Brother. We take it that nowhere is the amount of one hundred dollars considered as compensation for the labor involved in preparing a report on Correspondence. We make the following extracts from the oration of M. W. Brother Henry M. Furman: 38 APPENDIX—BEPORT OF COMMITTEE

" In ancient days, when our brethren erected houses, the wages of a Mason, before money came into use, were corn, wine and oil. For many centuries we have ceased to be operative Masons; we now devote all of our time to Symbolic Masonry—that is, we are now, exclusively1, builders of character. We use the. same emblems and symbols that our ancient brethren used; we attach to them the same meaning and draw from them the same great lessons of friendship, morality and brotherly love. The Senior Warden still stands in the West to pay the Craft their wages if aught be due them. From this, we see that Masons still have work to do, and should still earn and be paid wages. We also see that there are still some who do not prove themselves to be workmen upon the Temple, and who will not be paid wages, because none are due them. " My brother, to be a Mason, means that you believe in, and will do your best to prove to the world that there is a God, who possesses all the attributes of perfeciion, and that it is the first duty and highest privilege of men to endeavor to conform their lives to His will and so live as .t3 gain His approval. This is the first work that Masonry requires at your hands; this is the starting point in Masonic work. If you start from any other point, you are not in harmony with the principles of Freemasonry. Some men say that it is foolish to have faith in God; that this may do for weak-minded men, women and children; but that it is unworthy of true manhocd. Let us see. Without faith, this world would not be worth living in. The faith that we have in each other is the cement which binds society together, and without which, any kind of business or organization or government would be impossible. Let us begin with the family relation: Where is the man who could hold up his head and fight the battle of life if he did not have faith in his wife; if for one single moment he harbored the suspicion that she carried another man's image in her heart? Where is the woman worthy of the name of wife and mother, who would be able to go through the drudgery of life with a light heart if she did not have faith in her husband, if she did not believe she was all the world to him? Where is the man who would embark in any kind of business, or who would undertake the accomplishment of any noble work, if he did not have faith in his fellow-men? Strike down faith and families would breakup; the busy wheels of commerce and civilization would cease to revolve; governments would become powerless and fall to pieces; society would dissolve; every man's hand would be against his brother; language cannot describe, neither can the mind of man conceive, the suffering, misery and woe which would overwhelm the human race. Life would become a burden, a living tomb and a fore- taste of hell itself. No, my brother, without faith we can do nothing. Through faith we live, move and have our being. This is self-evident; it cannot be gainsayed or denied. Now, if faith in p or, weak, erring humanity is necessary to our existence; if faith in each other, with all of our faults and imperfections accomplishes such noble results, how much greater and more sublime must be the achievements of faith in an all-wise and perfect God; faith in the proposition that He is not only the Maker and Ruler of the Universe, but also faith in the further proposition that He is the friend, the helper, the protector and Father of every human being? If faith in imperfect man saves us in temporal things, why should not faith in a perfect God save us in spiritual things? Faith in God is the most natural, and therefore the most reasonable—the most helpful and, therefore, the most ennobling idea that ever entered the mind of man. It is the anchor of ihe soul, which safely moors humanity in a peaceful harbor and prevents the human race from being driven and broken and hopelessly wrecked and lost in the furioust tempests and storms of life. ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 39

" The next work in Freemasonry is, to teach that men must subdue and keep in subjection their animal passions. If men do not believe in God, they do not see the necessity for subduing their passions. In fact, if there is no God, there is nothing higher or better than man, and he should be ruled by his strongest elements, which would be his animal passions. This would sink him in depravity beneath the brutes. As there is an eternal God, spiritual life, which endures forever, is of infinitely greater value than animal life, which, at best, lasts for but a time. Therefore, the man who believes in God, will, naturally, in pro- portion to the strength of his belief, subordinate the animal which is in him to his spiritual nature. He will recognize the fact that his passions are his servants, and should never be allowed to become his masters. Never lose sight of the fact, my brother, that you cannot improve yourself in Masonry unless you first learn to subdue your baser passions. You must banish from your heart, as far as possible, envy, hatred, jealousy, selfishness, covetousness and all other passions which link you to the brutes and stand in the way of your spiritual strength and development. If you give way to your passions, they will rob you of peace by day and rest by night; they will poison all the sources of your happiness and make your life a burden to yourself and a curse to your fellow-men, and just as sure as there is a God, the slave of animal passions will be banished from His presence in eternity. " Part of the work of a Mason is to subdue his passions. This is not the work of the Lodge room only, but it must be the constant and patient work of a lifetime; it must be the triumph of friendship over enmity; of generosity over selfishness; of liberality of thought over covetousness and jealousy; of virtue over vice; of truth over falsehood; of honor and honesty over every form of rascality, and of love over malice and hatred. The truly happy man is the one who has learned to subdue his passions. He carries peace and joy with him in his heart during every moment of his life. He may be poor in pocket, but he is unspeakably rich in spirit. He looks up to God as his father, and regards his fellow-men as his brethren. His life is a constant pleasure to himself, and a blessing to his fellow-men No man knows, as a matter of fact, where he will go after death. We may believe, but we do not know. We do know, however, that when we were born into this world everything was prepared for our reception. Reasoning from known to the unknown, we have ground to believe that when we enter the life beyond the grave everything will be prepared for our reception. If this be true, then how glorious must that place be. which is the immortal home of the spirii s of those who have learned to subdue their passions, 'where no discordant voice is heard, where all that the soul , shall experience shall be perfect peace and perfect joy, where love divine ennobleth every heart, hosannas exalted employ every tongue ?' " There are 4024 members in 106 Lodges.

IOWA. This was the pathetic message that Brother Parvin, Grand Secre- tary, and one of the most worthy Masons that ever lived, sent to the Grand Lodge: " My heart is with you at Davenport. My spirit will be within the rooms where you hold your Grand Lodge sessions. I will mingle with you in soul, as I have in body all the years. But, oh, I am longing to be with you. I had hoped, even almost to the last and against hope, that I might be able to be carried to Davenport and probably taken in a litter to the Grand Lodge rooms, that at least I might see and hear my brethren once more. But this was not to be. My strength is 40 APPENDIX—REPORT OF COMMITTEE almost gone, and I can only send through you this message. Tell the brethren in Iowa that it is my last behest that they live up to the teachings of the Fraternity, that they may be Masons in fact as well as in name. And tell them also that if they desire to perpetuate my memory, if I have done anything which deserves recognition, that they carry on the work I have begun in the Grand Lodge Library. Let it be my monument, and at the same time an enduring monument for Masonry in Iowa. Into that institution my whole soul and the best years of my life have been woven." Alas, that the message was indeed a farewell! It is strange, indeed, that as we turn the leaves of these proceedings we are next attracted by the.report on Necrology, and therein we find the record of the death of four other Grand Secretaries—Henry Clay Armstrong, of Alabama; Edward Carroll Parmelee, of Colorado; William Reynolds Singleton, of the District of Columbia; and John Warren Laflin, of Wisconsin. The Grand Lodge ordered the purchase of a United States flag, to to be displayed in the East at all sessions of the Grand Lodge. There are 30,824 members in 501 Lodges. It is rather remarkable that in so large a membership no question arose requiring "a decision " from the Grand Master. Work is evidently the watchword of the Iowa Mason, and the strife there is as to who can do it best, and agreement and unity of action is the characteristic of every undertaking. KANSAS. The Grand Master, M. W. Charles J. Webb, lays his finger upon the "kernel of the matter " when he says: "Though we symbolically divest our postulants of the raiment of unrighteousness, there is in our rites no inoculation which per se will render harmless the bacteria of human passions. When we enter the tyled recesses of the Lodge we carry with us all that load of human impulses which has made the story of man, since time began, that of a ceaseless struggle." There is no more important truth than this that can be presented for the contemplation of the thoughtful Mason. Truth is pictured in its kaleidoscopic forms before the neophyte and the initiated alike, but it is ever and necessarily presented objectively. The student is ever working out the details of an image that stands before him, even though the object of his contemplation be to reproduce the lines in precisely similar inter-relations. His object is to build a temple, and although it may be phrased that that temple shall be that of his inner life, yet it is never himself. It is ever the building-up within him of a representation, a reproduction of a something that is essentially not himself, a something which because it is this very thing must and does stand over against himself. The philosophy of Masonry and its grand parallelisms are worthy of all thought, and in their place are of exceeding importance. But the "inoculation" which, permeating the system, sets up a new arrangement of the atoms, physical and spiritual, which make up the ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 41 man, transforms him and makes the individual himself to become essentially different, and by that fact sets up new relations to that which is not himself, the non-ego of philosophic phrase, that which works for the upbuilding and transformation of the ego rather than for its suppression and substitution, that element that revealed religion presents to man, is essentially necessary for man's well-being. The divesting of the raiment of unrighteousness and the clothing upon with the raiment of purity'is a thought worthy of contemplation, but what boots it if the criminal should fling off' his blood-stained clothes and deck himself in the finest linen fresh from the loom ? The man must have his changed mind; must bend his very soul to become righteousness itself. Then, but only then with profit, may the attention be directed to the clothing and the upbuilding of the soul's lodge. We quote the following well spoken words from an oration delivered by Eev. Brother Stephen S. Estey: " Everywhere life teems with'symbol and reality. Everywhere the visible makes garment for the invisible. On every hand the universe has its forms which are seen, symbols of realities which are unseen. Forever the law of decay binds the symbol. Forever and forever the breath of eternal life is in the reality which the symbol garbs. Behind the material world breathes a spiritual world. The visible universe is but the garb of the unseen God. Human lips easily describe material objects; they halt for words descriptive of the unspeakable things of the spiritual world. In their dilemma our lips lay hold of names of objects that are seen and set them for names of things in the spiritual realm which are like unto them. Men look upon the white purity of the snow and, essaying to describe a soul untouched by the filth of sin, they bring over their images from the material world and speak of a character or a soul that is white as snow. Yet quite well enough they know that character and soul cannot possibly possess the attribute of color. We speak, because of the poverty of our language, of a heart that is as hard as stone, yet all the time we know well enough that hardness is an attribute of matter only and not of spirit. It is the inadequacy of the human tongue to speak forth the things man perceives in the realm of the spiritual that has from the earliest times driven men to the use of symbols to express the unspeakable things of the soul. Things seen are laid hold of and made to represent things unseen. The visible is made to serve as a bridge to carry us into the unseen. When as Masons we would try to speak our belief that the soul must be moulded into likeness to God, we remember the beauty of Solomon's Temple of old, and we speak of rearing 'the temple of the soul,' though well we know that the soul has neither walls nor pillars, neither towers nor foundation stones. "And so through all the long list of the deep truths about life, Masonry teaches by symbol many true lessons. But, brethren, symbolism, like organization, has its grave danger as well as its value. The true mission of symbolism is to open a door for the soul from the material to the spiritual. If it do not that, it is as useless as the chaff which the wind driveth away. The danger that must forever encompass the use of symbols, is that to the unspiritual they become dead, lifeless formalism. What boots it to decorate a man with the pure lamb-skin apron, emblem of innocency, if the love of purity has never seized his soul ? If the putting on the apron symbolizes not the putting on in the 42 APPENDIX—BEPOKT OF COMMITTEE sanctuary of the heart a passionate eagerness to purify the life, what is it but a bitter mockery, a useless form ? What boots the ostentatious display of the gavel, symbol of the removal from the stone of all unnecessary protuberances, if it stand for no genuine purpose in the heart to put away every evil that defiles ? The tremendous danger that must ever beset symbols lies in the fact that men are prone to rest in the symbol and ignore the reality for which it stands. Symbols and forms are meant to aid the spiritual to express itself and to grow, even as the trellis assists the vine to climb. But what if the trellis so absorbs attention that the vine it was meant to support is neglected unto death ? Of what value is the naked trellis ? So valueless becomes the symbolism of Masonry, when it becomes mere verbiage to a Mason, nursing and supporting no reality in his life. Life is too real and earnest to be trifled with. Masonry is too true in its teachings to be made the plaything and amusemeut of an idle hour. " What boots it that the star blaze in the midst of the mosaic pavement, if we live our lives thoughtless of that divine Providence which the star symbolizes? If men handle the twenty-four inch guage never so often and forget that its symbolism teaches that a proper division of their time would give much time to the service of God. of what value is such a symbol to their God-forgetting lives and hearts? Nay, brethren, the beautiful trellis of Masonic symbolism finds its value in a life adorned with religion and charity and rectitude. It becomes but a bare and useless trellis if it sustains not such a life. "I picture no imaginary warfare with idle tossing of words. I speak of a real programme for Masonry which our nation's threatened civilization demands of her. The Bible, honored on every Masonic altar, has uttered an eternal edict concerning the fate of nations: 'The nation that sinneth, it shall die.' History is witness that God has kept His word. You that know history know how Assyria was drunk with Dlood; how cruelty and rapine were her pleasure. You know, too, her doom. You know that her cities were crushed into dust, her power wiped from the face of the earth. It was because a righteous God sitteth in the heavens that Babylon, grown corrupt and morally rotten, died from among the nations of the world. Tyre, proud queen of commerce, because she cherished evil and despised rectitude, was robbed of her commerce, and crouches to-day upon the Mediterranean, a mis- erable fishing village, Rome fell before the blows of Goth and Vandal, and there Caesars died by stealthy dagger thrusts, because her sons laughed at virtue and filched gold like thieves, and her national life was an eating corruption.

" ' Though the mills of God grind slowly, Yet they grind exceedingly small; Though with patience He stands waiting, "With exactness grinds He all.' " Think you that any nation, that our nation, can cherish sin and live? Think you that we can prostitute justice; that we can oppress the poor and' defraud the weak; that vice may fatten on the blood of honest men; that the Sabbath may be desecrated and God's altar neglected; the foul devil of drink crowned with a legal crown; that our papers may vomit forth licentious pictures and details of crime at will—think you these things can go on and our nation not perish ? Nay; the God of history is a God that taketh vengeance upon the nation that worketh iniquity. " Masonry is patriotic. Therefore, let her lay the healing hand of purity and charity and religion upon the human life that surges fever- ishly in our land, and so save us from repeating the history of those ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 43 fallen nations. True to such a patriotic aim, ' this wondrous Order will be in the forefront of the appointed instrumentalities that upon the trestleboard of the outstretched years are to work out the deep designs whose accomplishments will be the upbuilding, the elevation, the ennobling of our race.' " There are 21,622 members in 362 Lodges. KENTUCKY. The Grand Master, M. W. Wm. C. McCord, rendered this decision: " A Secretary was elected in December, 1899, and was re-elected in December, 1900. After the day of his election, but before he was installed, he asked for a dimit from his Lodge, he having moved out of the jurisdiction. The Lodge asked for a dispensation to hold a special election for the purpose of electing another Secretary. Held: That the Secretary could not be granted a dimit, nor could he resign his office; that the Grand Master had no authority to grant dispensation to hold a special election." We cannot agree with this decision in so far as it declares that a brother who has accepted an election to an office cannot decline it before or at the time of installation. We are agreed that a Secretary cannot resiga during his term of office, and, consequently, cannot dimit. But surely no man enters upon an office until he is installed into it. Election and installation are not identical. Objection may be made to his installation, and the objection may be sustained, and so he may never become that officer, no matter how much he may desire to be so. On the other hand, a brother may, with all sincerity, accept an election to an office, and yet before the time comes for installation he may find that he cannot accept the office. Why should it be forced upon him? The difference between an installed officer and one not installed is great—one is under oath and the other is not. We believe, therefore, that in the case at bar the brother should have been granted his dimit. It may be suggested that his obligation, when installed for the first term, was that he should serve, not only for the time for which he had been elected, but until his successor was duly installed. It seems to us that such a plea would not hold. His obligation means that he shall serve out his term and further perform the functions of his office until his successor was qualified to assume them. It surely does not mean that a Lodge can refuse to elect a successor—we mean at the regular time—and so compel the brother to retain the office. We say further, that had we been the Grand Master, we would, under the circumstances, have unhesitatingly granted the dispensation, at the same time remarking, that the Grand Master, in the case under consideration, had the right to withhold it if he saw fit to do so. With the following decision we entirely agree: "t While part of the degrees of Masonry are monitorial, it is highly improper to exemplify in public the monitorial part of the degrees." With the following we do not agree: "A Lodge charter was burned in August, 1900. The Grand Master granted authority for the Lodge to continue its work until the last day 44 APPENDIX—BEPORT OF COMMITTEE

of the next Grand Lodge. The charter was renewed by the next Grand Lodge, but was not delivered to the subordinate Lodge until after the regular election of officers in December. 1900. Held: That the election in the absence of the charter was void, and that the old officers held over." A Lodge cannot meet except with the authority of the Grand Lodge, but a charter is only the evidence of that authority and is not the authority itself. If a Grand Lodge have once authorized a Lodge and set it to work, the mere loss of the piece of paper, called a charter, will not invalidate its work. There are other means of proving the grant of authority. The dispensation that the Grand Master issued was, in itself, perfectly good evidence. What was the Lodge from the time it received the letter of the Grand Master until the meeting of the Grand Lodge? It was not what we call a Lodge, U. I)., but it was, and it worked as a chartered Lodge, and so it continued during the session of the Grand Lodge. A Grand Lodge can only revoke a charter by revoking it, and since no attempt was made to withdraw the authority and no one desired even to withdraw it, we hold that it was not withdrawn, and that the work of the Lordge was perfectly lawful, including the election of officers. A charter is a good thing to have, and every Lodge ought to have one, but it is not to be identified with the act of warranting; it is only an evidence, one of several, of such warranting or chartering.

With the following we agree: "A ballot cannot be taken on the petition of a candidate for initiation at a stated meeting while he is under twenty-one years of age, for the purpose of conferring the degree at a called meeting after the candidate arrives of age." In the event that a Lodge unwittingly receives a petition from a minor, such action, being null in itself, should be met by an order to return the petition, no ballot being in such case permissible. The Grand Master, in response to the invitation from Switzerland for a Masonic International Congress, replied that it was his opinion that the Grand Lodge of Kentucky would co-operate only on condition that the congress should recognize as one of its fundamental principles the existence of an Omnipotent God, the Creator and Ruler of the Universe That is all right for one of the fundamentals, but there are others, necessary to constitute legitimate Masonry. There are 20,627 members in 467 Lodges. A very interesting history of the doings of the Grand Lodge, 1800- 1900, prepared by Brother H. B. Grant, is appended to the proceedings. From this it appears that the Grand Lodge of Virginia first authorized Lodges in Kentucky, to-wit: Lexington, November 17, 1788; Paris, December 6, 1791; Georgetown, November 29, 1796; Frankfort-Hiram, December 17, 1798; Abraham, July 10,1800; and these united in organizing the Grand Lodge October 16, 1800. ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 45

The sketch concludes, we presume, for the present, with the Grand Communication of 1824. MAINE. The Grand Master, M. W. Brother Winfleld S. Choate, makes the very interesting statement that the fourteen American Grand Jurisdic- tions which were in existence at the beginning of the century now have a membership of 322,259, while those organized during the century have a membership of 476,961. Concerning his own Grand Lodge, he says: "It gives me great satisfaction IO announce to you that the progress of the Craft during the last year has exceeded our most sanguine expectations, and from the reports of the District Deputy Grand Mas- ters it appears that peace and harmony generally prevail throughout this jurisdiction." There were two decisions rendered, with both of which we agree: '' A waiver of jurisdiction is granted an application made and candidate accepted; he fails to take his degrees during the year and then makes second application to the same Lodge; is it necessary to get a second waiver of jurisdiction ? "Answer. No; not if the candidate is still under the jurisdiction of the Lodge granting the waiver. If at the time of the second application, the candidate is under the jurisdiction of a Lodge other than the one granting the waiver, this decision will not apply. " In 1857 a candidate took the first and second degrees, but for personal reasons and on account of absence from this State, he had not taken the third; in 1900 he returned to this State and desires to be made a Master Mason in the same Lodge that conferred the first and second degrees. Can he do so ? "Answer. Yes; there is no limitation of time within which the second or third degrees must be taken. Although the residence of the candidate maybe now outside of this jurisdiction, the fact that the Lodge in Maine conferred the first and second degrees, gives it jurisdiction to complete the work. Substantially the same question was decided in 1900." We quote also as foliows: " If I am asked what one thing will be most helpful, and tend in the greatest measure to our success, now and in the future, I would say the recognition by every Mason of his own individual duty and responsibility . "We have each voluntarily taken upon ourselves certain duties and obligations. We have each promised that those duties shall be fully and conscientiously discharged, and that every obligation shall be met in the true spirit of our Fraternity; shall it be done? Upon each one rests the responsibility; not the responsibility to do that which is dis- tasteful to us. but that which must be to every true Mason' a pleasure and satisfaction. " The strength of every institution is the united strength of all its members; let every brother ask himself whether he is an element of weakness or of strength in our Temple. "Every stone in the temple of our first Grand Master had its appointed place. It was quarried and fitted for that place, and whether it was in the foundation laid where it might be unseen forever, or the stone which the builders rejected, but which became the head of the 46 APPENDIX—REPORT OF COMMITTEE

corner, it was equally necessary to the completeness and stability of the whole. With us, my brethren, from the youngest entered apprentice to the Worshipful Master in the East, we have individual duties and responsibilities; let each of us labor in the cause until the sun goes down, then shall our rest be peaceful and our memories shall be honored." There are 22,690 members in 197 Lodges. "We quote as follows from the Committee on Foreign Correspond- ence, M. W. Bro. Josiah H Drummond, Chairman: '' The Committee on Foreign Correspondence, to which were referred documents from, certain parties in Ohio and. Kentucky, claiming to represent Grand Lodges in those jurisdictions, and desiring an investigation into the claims made in their behalf, have examined the documents and ask leave to report. "There is no need of any investigation, as the history of those organizations, from their very inception to the present time, is well known to the Craft. They both spring from the same source and were organized in such utter defiance of Masonic law and usage as to make them gross frauds upon the community; not merely irregular, but utterly spurious and clandestine. They know that no regular Grand Lodge in the world will recognize them- and these circulars are sent out merely to gain a little notoriety. They should not be allowed to succeed even in this, and should be treated as nearly as possible with the contempt of silence. " We report that no action of this Grand Lodge is necessary." We find a report on the Distribution of Masonic Charity, in which certain principles are enunciated, which are important to be observed. When a stranger has his necessities relieved it should be distinctly understood that no debt is thereby created, and that his home Lodge is not expected to exceed its good will in refunding the amount contributed. We know that every year hundreds of dollars are expended by the Masons of Louisiana upon Masons of foreign jurisdictions, none of which is ever returned to us. We should be glad to get it back, that we may be more ready for the next case presenting itself, but we never think of making a demand for it as of right. "That the W. Master of Eggemoggin Lodge received a dispatch dated January 24, 1900, from the Secretary of the Board of Relief of Oakland, Cal., as follows: " 'Your Brother, Charles Atwood Dean, here sick—destitute. Shall we assist—what amount—answer'?' "The Master of the Lodge replied under date of January 25th, 'Assist Brother Dean fifteen dollars.' "Thnt this reply was received is shown by letter from the Secre- tary asking for a remittance, ' referring to your telegram.' "The Secretary also wrote after receiving this reply, but ignoring it and stating what was being done for Brother Dean. " On March 13, 1900, the Secretary of Eggemoggin Lodge forwarded $15.00, 'the amount we agreed to contribute for the relief of Brother Dean.' " In February, the dues of Brother Dean, $1.00, were received, paid in advance. "Later the Secretary of the Lodge received a letter from the Sec- retary of the Board, acknowledging the receipt of the $15.00 and stating ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 47 that the sum was ' only a small portion of the amount we have and are expending for the relief of Brother C. A. Dean, a member of your Lodge' and saying further, ' will you please inform us by return mail if your Lodge proposes to assist any further in helping caring for him.' The Secretary of the Lodge replied at onoe, ' we are sorry to have to inform you that our financial conditions are in such condition that it is simply impossible for us to reimburse you for the expenses of Brother Dean.' But on the next day the Secretary received a dispatch. 'Brother Dean died last night, destitute. Shall we bury at your expense? Cost about sixty dollars—answer.' To which he immediately replied, ' do not see how we can assist in Brother Dean's case.' " Another dispatch was received and answered, but they are not material. " The next thing was the receipt of a letter by our M. W. Grand Master from the M. W. Grand Master of California, enclosing the receipt for dues, the correspondence between the parties and a bill, amounting to $149.00—192.00 was for aid furnished Brother Dean, and 157.00 for the expenses of his burial, with a credit of $15.00 paid, and the M. W. Grand Master of California trusts that our M. W. Grand Master will ' see that this amount is refunded.' " This Grand Lodge has already often decided that Masonic charity can neither be bought nor sold. It has repudiated the modern inven- tion, that when a man becomes a Mason he buys the right to be relieved to the full extent of his wants when in distress, even to his full support. It still requires candidates to declare in their petition for admission that they are 'uninfluenced by mercenary motives ' It holds that when a Mason joins a Lodge, he does not increase or change his right to relief in distress. The Lodge is in this respect an association ot brethren, and is bound by the same principles as the individual brother. It maintains the ancient doctrine that a Mason's right of relief grows out of his being a Mason, and is limited not only by the extent of his distress but also by the-ability of his brother, of which such brother is the sole judge under his Masonic obligation. It finds nowhere in ancient usage or law any warrant for the modern doctrine held to by a few, that one brother can determine the ability of another and relieve distress in his name and on his account without his consent, and even—as in this case—against his protest. It follows that Masonic charity creates no pecuniary debt, either upon the part of the brother relieved or any one else." The report on correspondence, from the pen of M. W. Bro. Drum- mond, gives our last proceedings an extended review. We find that we are misunderstood in one particular, wherein the installation of the officers of a Lodge considered in the concrete is not separated in thought from the consideration of the installation of the individuals into their respective offices. We hold that at the time of the installation of the officers of a Lodge objection cannot be made to proceeding with that work considered concretely. It is the duty of the retiring Master, or of the Grand Master, if he be present in person or by representative, to have it done. We hold also that objection may be made to the installation of any individual, and if the objection is serious the installation of that individual ought to be stopped. Not that the installing officer is to constitute himself a court; he is not to pass on the guilt of the accused; but he is to pass on the characte-r of the accusation. If he judge the charge 48 APPENDIX—REPORT OF COMMITTEE to be a serious one, he should decline to install the brother, and let the charge take its regular course as against the individual. It being understood that the act of installation is held in abeyance pending the investigation to be made under the law as provided. As we understand Bro. Drummond, there is no difference between us on this issue. There is some difference between Bro. Drummond and ourselves in the matter of recognition of foreign Grand Bodies. He says, speaking of ourselves: "In his discussion of the recognition of the foreign bodies, he seems to us to lose sight of one important principle, the difference between the irregular action of a Grand Lodge and its recognition of clandestine Masons. It is a law of Masonry that when a Mason has Masonic correspondence with a clandestine Mason or a clandestine Body, he becomes clandestine. So it is that inasmuch as the Grand Orient of France is held not to be a Masonic body, parties recognizing it and corresponding with it as such, are guilty of an offense against Masonry which regular bodies cannot overlook, and therefore they cannot hold Masonic intercourse with any Masonic body which holds Masonic intercourse with the Grand Orient." It seems to us that it is not we, but he, who loses sight of the difference between irregularity and clandestinity. This same question occurs in our review of Vermont, and to avoid repetition, we ask that reference be made of it. MANITOBA. The Grand Master, M. W. Brother Robert S. Thornton, has had the physical qualification question before him, and in the course of his argument speaks as follows: " For the sake of affording further information on this question, I would quote from correspondence I have had during the year with the late G W. Bpeth, Secretary of the Quatuor Coronati Lodge, and one of the foremost authorities on Masonry. He writes: " 'The Grand Lodge of England has never laid down any law as to physical perfection . . . The result is that so long as a candidate can conform to the more important of our requirements, we admit him, providing, of course, hie is otherwise desirable . . That is broadly the principle we act upon. I can quite conceive that in England there might be a Lodge which would initiate a man without any of his four limbs, provided he had still a tongue to prove himself with, because, although he could not give the tokens, he eould describe them, and I venture to think- that our Grand Lodge would see nothing wrong in it .... Surely, it is the heart we look to, and the intellect, not the person. If the latter, where shall we find a perfect man ?'" This is, indeed, pretty high authority, and the case suggested could not well be broader. We think the following words of the Grand Master are worthy of consideration everywhere: "There is one other matter to which I feel reference should be made, namely, the finances of the Craft. While many Lodges are acquiring halls of their own and furnishing them properly, it is nevertheless unfortunately true that the average Lodge is not as careful of its resources as it ought to be, and it is sometimes true that it is easier ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 49 to raise one hundred dollars for a ball or banquet than for some benevolent purpose. This is not because the brethren are not ready and willing to fulfill their obligations in this respect, for I am convinced that of all the teachings of Masonry, the lesson most thoroughly taken to heart is the one taught at the N. B. angle of the Lodge, but because of the lack of systematic and organized effort. While Masonry is not a benevolent society, in the usual sense of the term, yet since calls are frequently made on us, it is only the part of wisdom to adjust our finances on a business basis so as to meet these easily as they arise. Bach Lodge should, therefore, set aside part of its finances as a relief fund and arrange for a regular addition to the same. "What applies to the individual Lodge in this repect applies also to the Grand Lodge. In connection with almost every Grand Lodge there is an institution which is the living embodiment of Masonic principles, usually taking the form of a Masonic Home. Three years ago this Grand Lodge indorsed the formation of a fund for a similar purpose. During the year there has been only one addition to this fund— an amount collected at the Lodge of Instruction at Manitou, on which occasion the box was placed on the altar and each brother contributed. If on the occasion of our festival meetings this were done in every Lodge, a large sum would quickly accumulate, and there could be no more appropriate time for such an effort. In England the funds are chiefly raised by Masons becoming subscribing members, paying a certain sum in each year from half a crown (60 cents) upwards, and the results are excellent. ''I mention these points by way of suggestion, but whatever methods maybe adopted, I would commend this question to the earnest consideration of Masons and Lodges, in order to have arrangements made for systematic additions to this fund, so that when the day of necessity comes, as come it surely will, wp may be prepared to meet it. We owe it to ourselves, having put our hands to the plow, to make the scheme a success.1' There are 3238 members in sixty-seven Lodges.

MARYLAND. The Grand Master, M. W. Brother Thomas J. Shryock, reports on the condition of the Fraternity in Maryland as follows: "During the past year peace and prosperity have dwelt with us; the Fraternity has prospered and is prospering; never was there more activity in our Lodges throughout the whole State. The Grand Lec- turer's report of Lodges visited is made to the Grand Master monthly, and shows a healthy increase and vigorous interest in all the Lodges. Our Grand Lodge finances are in splendid condition. The income of the Grand Lodge is largely in excess of its expenses, and our bonded indebtedness is gradually being liquidated. The future looks indeed bright and prosperous for us." There was no occasion for a single decision, and the business was of routine character and chiefly of local interest only. There are 8283 members in 104 Lodges. MASSACHUSETTS. The Grand Master, M. W. Charles T. Gallagher, reports as follows on the condition of the Craft: "The state of the .Order is such and the proceedings under our G L 5 50 APPENDIX—REPORT OF COMMITTEE rules and regulations Lave been conducted so harmoniously that no new subject of legislation has been suggested to the Grand Master that calls for his recommendation. •'Offences against the principles of Masonry have been few and only two cases have been presented to us by the Cornmisskmers of Trials requiring action, both of these reports coming only on this last day of our proceedings. The Fraternity is indeed to be congratulated on the faithfulness of its members." The Grand Lodge observes St. John Evangelist's day by a Special Communication. We quote from the toast of the Grand Master: "July 30th, in the Year of Light 5,733, the Right Honorable and Bight Worshipful Anthony, Lord Viscount Montague, Grand Master of Free and Accepted Masons in England, sent greetings to Henry Price, and in the charter wherein he created him Grand Master, he concluded by saying: 'And lastly, we will and require that our said Provincial Grand Master of New England do annually cause the brethren to keep the Feast of St. John the Evangelist, and dine together on that day or (in case any accident should happen to prevent their dining together on that day) on any other day near that time as he shall judge most fit, as is done here' * * * " Teu years later, when Lord Ward, Baron of Birmingham, county of Warwick, Grand Master of F. and A. M. of England, appointed Thomas Oxnard Provincial Grand Master for North America, the same injunction was repeated. "Ten years later, when our Grand Lodge established a Lodge in Newport,-the warrant from the Grand Master in Boston concludes: 'And lastly that they do annually keep, or cause to be kept, the Feast of St. John the Evangelist, and dine together on that day, or as near that day as shall be judged most convenient.' Following this was a list of the brethren. Master Masons, made by Abraham Savage at Crown Point, in 1759. " In 1763 the Feast was kept; and a common form in these charters was that it should be enjoined in all these jurisdictions that the Feast of St. John the Evangelist should be observed. " In 1773 there must have been a great Feast, for ' the tables being furnished, the brethren (with the guests) enjoyed themselves agreeably to the festivity of the day.' And in the account of expenses for fifty dinners, there were thirteen double bowls of punch, twelve bottles of port and seventeen of madeira. At this Feast, there being at that time two rival Grand Lodges in Massachusetts, the Most Worshipful Grand Master was pleased to direct three 'brethren' as a committee to wait upon the other Grand Master, ' Most Worshipful John Bowe, Esquire, and his Grand Officers and brethren at their office at Colonel Ingersoll's, to acquaint them their healths would be drunk at half after four o'clock. The committee returned for answer that Grand Master Rowe and brethren convened would return the compliment at that period.' This was at the installation of Joseph Warren, of lamented memory, as Grand Master. " Notwithstanding the troublous times after 1773, the Feast of St. John the Evangelist was celebrated on December 27, 1776. Joseph Webb was Deputy Grand Master, and Col. Paul Revere was Senior Grand Warden. It is stated that about thirty of the brethren were present, the record bearing the conclusion: 'All settled and paid—a very genteel entertainment.' "Again, in 1778, the Hon. General Gates, and such of his family who were Masons, were invited to attend the Feast of St. John, and there were one hundred and three brethren present. ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 51 " In 1779 the Feast was again celebrated on the 27th of December, and it must have been indeed a notable occasion, for a committee was appointed at a previous meeting ' to treat with Bro. Wort for an elegant dinner,' and the celebration was ordered to be inserted in two public newspapers. Sixty or seventy brethren are recorded as being present, and ' the celebration was conducted with dignity, propriety and harmony, such as to be found and Icjoyd only among Masons.' " There are 41,019 members in 239 Lodges. Of the latter, forty are 100 years old and upwards. There are three Lodges on their register domiciled in Chili, at Valparaiso, Santiago and Conception, and one at Shanghai, China. MEXICO. We have received the following document announing the dissolution of the Gran Dieta: "GRAN DIETA SIMBOLICA DE LOS EE. UU. MEXICANOS. " MEXICO, MAY 1, 1901. " To the Masonic Powers of the World: " DEAR SIRS AND BROTHERS—The Confederation of the Grand Simbolic Diet of the United States of Mexico, composed of the regularly accredited representatives of the Grand Lodges forming the Confedera- tion met in extraordinary session on the 30th day of April, 19ol, (a. v.) and with the desire to place no obstacles in the way of the advancement of Mexican Symbolic Masonry on its pathway toward perfection; and by the authority of Ancient Masonic laws and customs, passed and approved the following resolutions: " 1st. The Confederation of La Gran Dieta Simbolica of the United States of Mexico is hereby declared dissolved. " 2nd. The Grand Diet returns to each one of the Grand Lodges in the Confederation the powers covered by article 15 in the Constitution of 1899, viz: The power of representation before the Sovereign Masonic powers of other countries which the said Grand Lodges in the Confed- eration had voluntarily conferred upon the Grand Diet, and this latter body will recommend to the Masonic powers in fraternal relations with the Grand Diet the Masonic recognition of the said Grand Lodges which have formed part of the Confederation. '• 3rd. The Grand Dieta Simbolica' having ceased to exist this act will be communicated to the Masonic world, at the same time giving due notice, which is hereby done, that no one, in the future, either individually or collectively, shall be entitled to make use of the name or form of the Confederation which now disappear forever, that being the will of those who have constituted it. "4th. The archives and seal of the 'Gran Dieta Simbolica of the United States of Mexico' will be delivered to the Grand Lodge of \ncient, Free and Accepted Masons ' Valle de Mexico' of the Federal District with the recommendation that it retain and care for them as part of the history of Symbolic Masonry in the Kepublic of Mexico. "5th. That to-day, the 30th day of April, 1901, (a. v.) be, and is, hereb v fixed as the date on which ' La Gran Dieta Simbolica' shall end its labors. "And complying with resolution 3d we have the honor to com- municate this act to your Grand Lodge, requesting that you continue the fraternal relations with which you have favored them under the Confederation, in future with the following sovereign and independent Grand Lodges which have shown their regularity by having labored 52 APPENDIX—REPORT OF COMMITTEE for two years under the Constitution of 1899 without a single question having arisen regarding either their interior government or their exterior relations which would bring censure upon them. " 1. Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons Valle de Mexico, located in the City of Mexico, Federal District; M. W. Grand Master Manuel Levi, E. W. Grand Secretary Felix Iglesias, P O. B. 10, City of Mexico. "2. Grand Lodge of A. F. and A. Ms., Benito Juarez, located in City of Porflrio Diaz, State of Coahuila, M. W. Grand Master Dr. Lorenzo Cantu, Ciudad Porflrio Diaz, Coahuila, Mexico. "3. Grand Lodge of A. F. and A. Ms. Ignacio Ramirez, located in City of Tampico, State of Tamaulipas, M. W. Grand Master P. Trujillo, City of Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. " These are regular Grand Lodges, and we hereby notify you that there are other so-called Grand Lodges in the Republic which do not practice true Masonry. '' Respectfully and fraternally, "JOSE RODRIGUEZ, " Grand Master. "FELIX, IGLESIAS, [SEAL] ' " Grand Secretary." We have received also the following communication from one of the Mexican Grand Lodges : " MEXICO, May 2, 1901. " The Grand Lodge of A. F. and A. M., ' Valle de Mexico,' to All Bodies of Universal Masonry : " BRETHREN—From the document which we have the honor to enclose you will note that by a resolution of the ' Gran Dieta Siinbolica' of the United Mexican States, this body has declared itself dissolved, and therefore leaves the Grand Lodges of the Confederation in the full enjoyment of their sovereign powers. " The Grand Dieta has recommended this Grand Lodge to establish fraternal relations, as we now hope to establish with your Grand Lodge. " For this purpose, and in order to clear up any doubts that might arise, we make the following explanations : " I. That this Grand Lodge in every way complies with the primitive laws of Symbolic Masonry, which are : the Ancient Landmarks of the Fraternity; the Constitutions of 1721 and the Ancient Regu- lations. '' II. That the Great Light is always placed on the Altar of the Lodges. " III. That the initiation of women, eunuchs and mutilated persons is prohibited. " IV. That our Constitution has been drafted in accordance with those of the other Grand Lodges which are accepted as regular bodies in the Universal Brotherhood. " V. That this Grand Lodge has sustained itself since the year 1878 without interruption, and is, therefore, the oldest of those existing in the Mexican Republic. VI. That this Grand Lodge will recognize all others within the National Territory that preserve intact the laws of the Fraternity. " We hope that our petition will receive your favorable consideration, and thus enable us to continue on our way to Masonic perfection and to form a link in the great Universal Chain. " We salute you fraternally. " F. IGLESIAS, "MANUEL LEVI, f Seal. ] '' Grand Secretary." " Grand Master.'' ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 53

Some years ago we recognized a Grand Lodge under this name and exchanged representatives with it. Subsequently they made surrender of their sovereign powers, including the appointment and reception of foreign representatives to a Grand Diet, being a confed- eracy of a number of Grand Lodges. With that body we never had any communication. We are informed that subsequently the Grand Lodge of the Federal District seceded, and that the Grand Lodge now applying for recognition is not identified, or identifiable, with the old Grand Lodge. Hence our previous recognition is not to be taken into account in the investigation of the claims of the applicant. There are many questions that we desire to have answered before we are prepared to recommend the granting their request. Whence come they ? Have they, while a part of Grand Diet, been guilty of making women Masons, and if so, what is now their relation to their offspring ? They declare " that the initiation of women, eunuchs, and mutilated persons is prohibited;" but that is for the future. Do they recognize any clandestine or irregular Grand Bodies? Will they discountenance the unfraternal habit of certain Grand Bodies'of invading the jurisdiction of regular Grand Lodges ? Your committee thinks it well to gather information on these subjects before recommending action on the part of this Grand Lodge, and therefore recommends that the consideration of the request of the Grand Lodge of Mexico be deferred. MICHIGAN. There are questions asked a Grand Master sometimes that are,-to say the least, amusing. Here are two of them: " Question. Has the Lodge a right to recommend a congressman under the seal of the Lodge ? "Answer. No. ''Question. Has the Lodge, under the seal, a right to clear a brother's military record by a vote of the Lodge? "Answer. No." The following plan to raise a charity fund has been suggested and its consideration postponed for one year. There is much of merit in it, avid we submit it for the consideration of the Craft of our own jurisdiction: " It shall be the duty of every Mason in this Grand Jurisdiction on Saints John day in June to visit his or some other Lodge room and deposit a penny, and it shall be known as a Grand Lodge Charity Fund. " Second. He may deposit more if inclined, and should he deposit more than five cents, or a nickel, he may have his name recorded in a book provided for the purpose, and a record kept of the same and a copy sent to the Committee of Grand Lodge Charity, which shall be recorded in a proper book provided for the purpose, which shall be open for inspection at each succeeding meeting of the Grand Lodge. 54 APPENDIX—REPORT OF COMMITTEE

" Further, it shall be the duty of each subordinate Lodge to provide a suitable receptacle for the receiving of the same. "Further, it shall be the duty of the W. M. and Wardens to see that on or before noon of Saints John day in June, their Lodge room shall be opened and a suitable person in charge to see that a proper record shall be kept. '' Further, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Lodge to remit the amount thus collected, with the names recorded, within three days, to the Chairman of the Committee. " Further, there shall be appointed a committee to be known as a Committee of Grand Lodge Charity, consisting of three members, whose term of office shall be for six years, six, four and two years, respectively, whose duty it shall be to have complete control of this Charity Fund, especially while in its infancy, and who shall not have their expenses paid, for more than one meeting in any year beside the regular Grand Lodge meeting, at which they shall render a report of all transactions during the year. •' Further, it shall be the duty of the W. M. and Wardens of each subordinate Lodge to see that on or before said date, Saints John day in June, an evergreen has been planted on the lot in every cemetery in which any Mason has been buried in his jurisdiction during the preceding year." The Grand Lodge adopted a regulation to the effect that jurisdiction over rejected material cease and determine after five years. There are 43,742 members in 388 Lodges. MINNESOTA. The Grand Master, M. W. Bro. Alonzo Bradenburg, in his address, puts these heart-reaching questions to the Craft: " We have passed another link in our homeward journey to that house not made with hands; The year has gone, and another has just broken into light In looking over the past, have we seen a brother struggling under a burden which he was unable to bear and turned from him without giving him the assistance we should have given? Have we turned a deaf ear to the wants, and passed heedlessly by as we heard the call of the widow and orphan ? If we have, we have not lived and acted according to the teachings of Masonry. Have we done those things we ought not to have done and left undone those things we ought to have done? Have we said one kind word to cheer the fatherlsss on their lonely way? Have we fed the hungry, clothed the , naked, and bound up the wounds of the afflicted ? Have we been slow to anger and ready to forgive? .Have we stayed the footsteps of an erring brother, and warned him of approaching danger? Have we labored in the vineyard, as the Grand Master would have us labor? Have we followed the teachings of that great light in Masonry,—that book that points out the whole duty of man ? If we have,—' When the eyes grow dim and are closed,' and the lips stammer and cease to speak, and the pulses stop their beating, the wise Judge, whose all- seeing eye the sun, moon and stars obey, and under whose watchful care even the comets perform their stupendous revolutions, will greet us on the other shore with ' Well done, enter into the higher lodge above.' " 'Our mission is to give An arm of aid to the weak, A. friendly hand to the friendless; Kind works so short to speak, But whose echo is endless, The world is wide, these things are small— They may be nothing, but they may be all.' " ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 55

We find the following very sensible decision rendered: " Question. In 1883 a party made application to our Lodge for the degrees in Masonry, was elected, and receive the Entered Apprentice degree. Objection was made to his further advancement, which objection has never been withdrawn. He now lives within another jurisdiction, and petitions this Lodge to have the remaining two degrees conferred upon him. Have we jurisdiction over him ? If so, how shall we proceed ? The records fail to show that objection was ever made to his advancement, but a brother who was a member of our Lodge at that time states that he remembers that such an objection was made. " Answer. He is the material of your Lodge. After satisfying yourselves that there is no ground for further delay, you can proceed with the work, should you find the brother worthy, unless some brother prefers charges against him. No further ballot is required. The brother was entitled to a hearing, but seems never to have had one. A brotner who has received one or two degrees in Masonry has obtained some rights, and is entitled to be heard." There are 16,886 members in 221 Lodges. In the report of the meeting of the Veteran's Association, we find the following notice of the death of Bishop Gilbert: "Mahlon Norris Gilbert, an active member, who died in St. Paul, March 2, 1900, was inducted into the ranks of the Fraternity. Bishop Gilbert was born in Lawrens, New York, March 23, 1848, and was raised a Master Mason in Tienuderrah Lodge No. 605, of New York, on August 17, 1875. To give even a brief account of his active life would be to detail the story of many an agency or work undertaken for the glory of God or good of man in Minnesota for the last twenty years. His Masouic life never passed beyond the Blue Lodge, although he had so often expressed the desire, when leisure would permit, to look further into the arcana of Masonry. He was a member of Ancient Landmark Lodge No. 5, and showed his love for the institution up to very last week of his life. In spite of the pressing demands of his official duties, and many times at the expense of great physical discom- fort, he was ever ready to yield to the request of his brethren to attend their meetings and his addresses, always models of elegance and eloquence, afforded them ever increasing delight and instruction.

MISSISSIPPI. M. W. Bro. John Corson Smith, of Illinois, visited the Grand Lodge and addressed them. The following reference to the Holy Land must be interesting to every Mason : " I am asked to speak of my visit to the Holy Land-, and tell you somewhat of Masonry in the Orient. The occasion of my first visit to Syria was on my recovery from a severe illness and on the recommendation of my physician that I take a sea voyage. Mrs. Smith's inability to hold the ship steady in a gale makes her dislike the sea, and I have to look to our daughter Kuth for a companion when desiring to cross the ocean. She is an excellent companion, and one of the best sailors I ever knew. It is with difficulty she can be brought between decks when the hatches are being battened down, as she would love at such times to climb into the mainmast crosstrees and sing lullabys to the mermaids! " Our first sight of Judea was at 10 o'clock one bright morning, and at High Twelve we were ashore at Jaffa, or Joppa, as Masonically 56 APPENDIX—REPORT OF COMMITTEE known. The landing is not without danger, for, as Masonie history and tradition informs us, it is an iron or rock-bound coast, and lucky are the passengers who land without a wetting in passing through the narrow channel. " There is a low reef across the front of the city, in which there is a narrow passage through which the ship's yawl lands the passengers and small coasters may gain entrance when there is a smooth sea. To your left as you enter the passage is an iron bolt, to which, we are told, Andromeda was chained, to be held until devoured by a monster, but who, fortunately, was rescued by Perseus, and afterwards became a bright planet in the heavenly firmament. So much for mythology and that iron-bound coast. " As we approached the landing I stood up in the bow of the boat, and in the joy of my heart, with extended arms, exclaimed, ' Joppa !' was grasped by the hands, assisted up the embankment and into the arms of the most villainous-looking customs officials I had yet met. "The only place of biblical interest in this city, aside from being the place where the timbers were landed, which were brought on floats from the Lebanon, is the site of the house of Simon the Tanner, upon which the light-house has been erected. "One other point of interest, I had almost forgotten, attaches to Jaffa, and that is the fact that it is the port from which Jonah sailed when on his whaling expedition! At the upper end of Jaffa the ground is low. Here is the Consular Agency of the United States. About it is clustered the American colony, and this is said to have been a basin into which the floats were taken that the timbers be landed and taken up to Jerusalem. There being no railroad in Syria at the time of our first visit, we journeyed over that old camel route, stopping over night at Ramleh. We found the hills of Judea precipitous and barren, except for an olive tree here and there, and with many horrid crevices and robber dens among the cliffs. Just such a country extending far to the west of the Temple as outlaws and murderers would seek to escape justice. We passed the brook of David, the village of Abu Gosh, as we had the various Turkish guard towers by the way, and arrived in sight of Jerusalem early in the afternoon, when the declining sun sent its- bright rays over dome and minaret, giving us the most beautiful view of the Holy City to be had. We spent days and weeks in and about Jerusalem," Bethany, Bethlehem, Hebron, the Dead Sea, the river Jordan and Jericho. We were several times at the inn to which the traveler who fell among the thieves was carried, and assure you that any one who cares to travel over such a country deserves no better treatment. While all this land is of interest, the great center of attrac- tion is Jerusalem, and in that city the two principal points are the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Mosque of Omar.- The first is said to cover the place of crucifixion and the Holy Sepulchre, the most sacred points of interest for the Christian in the city, and the other the Temple of our first Most Excellent Grand Master, Solomon, King of Israel, alike interesting to the Christian as to the Freemason. " Did time permit, it would afford me pleasure to tell you of the dome of the rock (Mount Moriah) seen inside the Mosque of Omar, and the construction of the platform, or arear, upon which the Mosque is- builded, as was that of the famed Temple of King Solomon. " After a careful study of the subject, I find Masonic tradition as interesting and fully as reliable as to this city and country as profane history, and should the day ever come when the vaults, chambers, recesses, cisterns and pools underneath the Temple area be explored, we will be startled at the discoveries that will be there made. " In my early membership in the Craft, I believed, as have many ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 57

others, that Masonry had its origin at the building of King Solomon's Temple. I do not think so now, for I find too many evidences of skilled masonry in the tombs, temples and vast edifices in Egypt from which the Israelites came. We cite the two pillars in front of the temple as something novel and unique, when it was but a custom of the Egyptians, for in front of each of their temples were always placed two obelisks. In a corn-field above Cairo there now stands, like a lone sentinel, a large obelisk. The companion-column is on the banks of the Thames, London, and those two obelisks were in front of the Temple of the Sun in On, the city of Helipolis, the daughter of the High Priest of which was given by Pharoah to Joseph for a wife, and that one obelisk is all that remains to mark the site of that famed city. " We entered Syria at Jaffa and left it at the mountains of Lebanon, from whence the great cedars were taken for the temple. There the people are largely Christian, and they are great lovers of Freemasonry. Next to their love of the Saviour is their veneration for Masonry We found them very hospitable. We were entertained by them, and at our World's Pair, in 1893, we had the pleasure of entertaining many of them. As we left their country (our steamer being two miles out in the roadstead), many of them accompanied us in the two ship's boats. There were males and females, and, sailing over the rolling waves of the blue Mediterranean, they sang in Enylish and Arabic that beautiful hymn, ' God Be With You Till We Meet Again.' " The jurisdiction has been heavily weighted with sorrrow by the death of three Past Grand Masters, John Marshall Stone, John F. McCormick, and Wm. Starling, and subsequent to the period under review, of their Grand Secretary, J. L. Power. BrO. Power presented some very interesting historical remiuis- censes, from which we quote the following paragraphs: " Within the last few days the inquiry came from the editor of 'The American Tyler,' at Detroit, Mich., 'How many Masons have1 been Governors of Mississippi ? ' I submit the answer as a part of this retrospect: " Cowles Meade, Governor ad interim, June, 1806, to February, 1807. Registered as 'visitor' at Grand Communication January 3, 1821. "Walter Leake, Governor 1821; Past Master Washington Lodge No. 3, 1819. "John A. Quitman, Governor 1850-1851; Grand Master 1826-1837, 1840, 1845-1846. ''William L. Sharkey; Provisional Governor 1865; Grand Orator 1826, Senior Grand Warden 1833. " James L. Alcorn, Governor 1870-1871; Senior Grand Warden 1859. " John M. Stone, Governor 1876-1878, 1888-1895; Grand Master 1898. " .Robert Lowry, Governor 1882-1889; raised in Brandon Lodge No. 29, in 1878. " Anselm J. McLaurin, Governor 1896-1899; raised in Tyrian Lodge No. 427, in 1895. "Andrew H. Longino, Governor 1900-1903; initiated in Eastern Star Lodge No. 79, in 1887; removed from jurisdiction; has recently petitioned for advancement." Prom the Committee on Jurisprudence, Bro. Fredk. Speed, Chair- man, we quote: " Question. What is the length of my cable tow? ''Answer. It seems to us that the phrase, as we are considering it, has a plain and very comprehensive meaning, which must have been the 58 APPENDIX—REPORT OF COMMITTEE real one in which it was originally employed. We take it that it clearly means and is but another form of saying, he will do that which is within the spirit of a Mason's obligation; that which binds him to his fellows and the Craft at large; that which may be reasonably con- strued to fall within the scope of his undertaking. Hence, neither a brother nor a Lodge can exact that of a Mason which is not reasonable, just or expedient; that which would subject him to unnecessary hard- ship, undue loss or obloquy. For instance, it cannot be said that a cable tow is so long that a Lodge in Jackson can summon a brother in Corinth to appear in peison before it, and if it did he would be under no obligation to respond; nor can an individual demand of another the doing of an immoral act, or one which would forfeit his self-respect or lower him in the estimation of the public, for these things are not in the spirit of his obligation. It cannot be that a cable tow is so long that it would be the means of working injury, or that one is outside of it who does not respond to every demand that may be made upon him. He is to do those things which, with a proper regard for the circumstances by which he is surrounded, an upright, honorable, law-abiding, God-fearing man may do, tempered with friendship and brotherly love. It is within the spirit of his obligation that he should respond, as a brother should do, to the demands upon his time, labor or means, which are contemplated by his covenants w ith his brethren, and more he ought not be called upon to render. This we understand to be the spirit of his obligation, and hence, the length of his cable tow." We quote again: " Question: Is one eligible as Master, and qualified to install his successor, who has not received the Past Master's Degree? "Answer. This Grand Lodge has always held that the Past Master's Degree, so-called, is a sine qua non, and, until the Master-elect has been invested with the secrets of the Chair, he could not be installed. If one acted as Master whose installation was not completed by iiwesting him with the secrets of the Chair, it was no installation, and all his acts as Master were void, and, of course, he could not install the Master-elect, for this is a function which can only be performed by a Past Master. There has of late years been manifested on the part of certain Masonic reformers—men who think that they could improve upon the original plan of Masonry—a disposition to eliminate the so-called Past Master's Degree, and we believe that one or more Grand Lodges have been carried off their feet by them in attempting to dispense with the ceremony of investing the Master-elect with the secrets of the Chair, but they might as well have dispensed with the old charges, which are given to every Master at the time of his installation, as to have dispensed with requiring him to assent to them. It is not a degree, but a part of the ceremony of installation, which was required long before the Chapters began conferring a degree which they call Past Master, and in which they borrow somewhat from the installation ceremony of the Lodge: something which they should not have been permitted to do, and if the reformers, who busy themselves tearing things to pieces, would only devote their surplus energies to securing legislation which would restrict the Chapter in using a Lodge ceremony in this particular, they would do a good service. The charges to the Master at his installation may not inaptly be termed the magna charta of Masonry, and the investure of the Master with the secrets of the Chair may be well likened to procuring King John's signature to it. As long as the Master of a Lodge complies with his obligation to observe the fifteen pledges which he makes when he signifies his assent to tlie 'Ancient Charges and Regulations which point out the duty of ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 59 the Master of a Lodge,' it is impossible that he should materially err or that the Craft should drift from its secure anchorage, the Landmarks, and the men who are consuming with anxiety to make improvements ('dissenters from the Ancient Landmarks and Constitutions of Masonry' is what the charges call them), whether it consists in cork legs or abolishing ancient ceremonies, will not be materially dangerous; but knock down one barrier to innovation, like the Past Master's Degree, and it will not be long before there will be no Masonry as our fathers knew it. At any rate, whatever others may think of the Past Master's Degree in this jurisdiction, where Masonic iconoclasts do not find much favor, no one could be recognized as a Master of a Lodge who has not been invested with the secrets of the Chair, and a Master hailing from another jurisdiction, where they have assumed to abolish it, could not preside in one of our Lodges or receive any of the honors and rights appurtenant to the dignity of Master." We don't think that the stability of Masonry rests upon the so-called secrets of the Chair. Those secrets cannot, of course, be discussed in this place, or by these means, and it may be unfortunate that we cannot have such say-so just now. It must remain a subject concerning which we are agreed to differ. With the following we are in entire accord: "Question: A man of good character, who works in the railroad shops here, applied to visit our Lodge, claiming that he is a member of a Lodge in Kentucky, which was chartered by the ' new Grand Lodge.' The Examining Committee reported that he had passed a satisfactory examination, but, being in doubt as to whether he was a regular Mason, reported to the Lodge before admitting him. The Master declined to admit the visitor because of the doubts of the committee, saying that he knew the party, and if he had not appointed a committee, whose report he could not go behind, he would admit him. A discussion ensuing, it was claimed that there is a decision of the Grand Lodge to the effect that it is the province of the Lodge to decide for itself whether the Lodge from which a visitor hails is regular or clandestine, and that not even the Grand Lodge can interfere with this right. The Master ruled that, after he had appointed a committee, he could not take the matter out of their hands without their consent, but that he, and not the Lodge, had the right to decide whether the Lodge from which a visitor hails is regular or not, and that the Grand Lodge had left the decision in such cases to the Masters of Lodges. Was the ruling right ? "Answer: The Master is the sole judge as to whether a visitor shall be admitted to his Lodge, subject to the right of any member to object. It is a part of his installation obligation ' that no visitor shall be admitted into his Lodge without due examination, and producing proper vouchers of his having been initiated in a regular Lodge,' and he cannot delegate this duty to a committee or to the Lodge. It was proper for the committee to report its doubts as to the regularity of the Lodge from which the visitor hailed to the Master, but this ought to have been done before they proceeded to examine him. The first thing to be ascertained by the committee sent out to examine a visitor is the Lodge from which he hails, and he is bound to satisfy them on this point before he can claim the right to proceed with the technical examination, and if a doubt arises as to the character of the Lodge, it should report to the Master for his instructions. It is not the province of the Master, however, to determine whether a Lodge is regular or clandestine, for that is a function of the Grand Lodge, which prohibits any intercourse between its Lodges and their members and any Lodge 60 APPENDIX—EEPOET OF COMMITTEE not expressly recognized by the Grand Lodge of the jurisdiction where it exists. The decision referred to was not made by this Grand Lodge, and is not now nor never was Masonic law. It is in the first place, the province of each Grand Lodge to determine the regularity of every? thing claiming to be Masonic in its jurisdiction, and there can be nothing Masonic which is not expressly recognized as Masonry by the Grand Lodge of the place, and its decision is binding everywhere. The Grand Lodge of Kentucky not only does not recognize ' the new Grand Lodge' as a Masonic body, but expressly declares it to be illegal, and those owing obedience to it clandestine, and that fixes their status in Mississippi, without any action by this Grand Lodge, as well as in Kentucky. It is the same with the so-called Cerneau Lodges in Ohio, which the Grand Lodge of Ohio declares to be clandestine, thus putting them outside the pale of Masonic recognition the round world over. Pythagoras Lodge, in New York, is another instance of a clandestine Lodge which was set up by the Grand Lodge of Hamburg within the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of New York, and by it outlawed. Its members are Masons neither outside nor inside of any Lodge, and no Master of a Lodge can set aside the action of the Grand Lodge of New York and admit one of them to Masonic fellowship. The ' proper vouchers' referred to in the installation obligation of the Master are the avouchment of the Grand Lodge of the place where the pretended Lodge is claimed to exist, and, unless it decides it to be a legal and duly constituted Lodge, no other Lodge, Grand or subordinate, or body claiming to be Masonic, or individual Mason, can hold Masonic intercourse with it. The absence of such recognition stamps it as fraudulent —a base counterfeit, a coin current nowhere. The Master ruled right in refusing to admit this clandestine Mason, but the reasons he gave were all wrong, and the claim that it is a matter to be decided by the Lodge was equally wrong: it is the Master's prerogative to decide who shall be admitted into his Lodge, limited by the right inherent in every member to object, and such objection is absolutely binding and cannot be disregarded; the Master does not act, in such a case, upon his own inclination, but is restricted by the universal law of Masonry, that no one can be admitted into his Lodge, either by affiliation or as a visitor, whose initiation or allegiance is not lawful—lawful by the law of the place from which he comes." •

And also with the following: "Question. Can a member of the Lodge object to the advancement of a candidate of another Lodge, which its Master has asked his Lodge to advance for it, and demand a Committee of Inquiry ? "Answer. Yes; no Lodge is under any obligation to work for another Lodge on material which is not acceptable to it, and it is no discourtesy to another Lodge for it to make due inquiry, by the usual method, as to the moral character of any person upon whom it is asked to confer a degree. There must be a request from the Lodge, not Master, asking the work to be done, acccompanied by a certificate that he has been duly elected. Section 5, Rules and Regulations. Any member of a Lodge, asked to work for another, may object at any time prior to the preparation of the candidate and prevent his initiation, passing or raising. Section 35, By-Laws. Such an objection would not have the effect to stop the candidate in his own Lodge unless it is renewed there by a member, but it should put it on inquiry as to its nature, and. if found of sufficient gravity, it ought to stop the candidate there also. 59-1871, 65-1872." There are 9856 members in 284 Lodges. ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 61

•' ' • MISSOUBI. We quote the following from the address of the Grand Master, M. W. Bro. Campbell Wells, as it contains a valuable hint to our own authorities: "The Grand Lodge has in the office of the Grand Secretary fifty- five oil portraits of Past Grand Officers, many of whom have passed away so long ago that there are few among us who even know who they were. After having the Grand Secretary make a correct list of the same, and ascertaining that a small metal portrait plate could be obtained at the low price of fifty cents each, on which could be engraved the names and years of service of these distinguished brethren, I ordered the Grand Secretary to have the work done, and draw a warrant for the payment of the amount on the Grand Treasurer. So often have I heard the question asked, 'Whose picture is that?' or 'Who was this man?' that I felt justified in authorizing this expenditure of your funds. For this action I ask your approval." • We quote the following decision. We wish it could be reaffirmed and hung up in every ante room of all of our Lodges. " Question. If a brother comes into my office and I question him and satisfy myself that he is a Mason, can I vouch for him being a. Mason so that he can sit in open Lodge without further examination ? "Answer. You cannot, unless you were designated for that purpose by the Worshipful Master of the Lodge to be visited. If such an examination, without official authorization, were sufficient to enable you to vouch for a brother, it would necessarily follow that brethren, totally unqualified, might examine visitors at their homes or offices and vouch for them when they would be unable to prove themselves as Masons, if properly examined. In fact, I have heard of such cases in this jurisdiction. Our portals should be well guarded by 'due trial,' strict examination or lawful information." We also quote with approval the following: " A brother presents the following: It has been frequently the •custom in our Lodge, after a part of the lecture examination has been made, to move and second the dispensing with ' further examination ' in order to save or economize time. To what extent is this proper ? "Answer. To no extent whatever. Section 138, Grand Lodge By- Laws, requires that the candidate must satisfactorily answer the questions of the first section. This of course, does not mean that he may answer a part of them. He must be able to stand a satisfactory examination upon the whole of the first section. Nor does it necessarily mean that he shall be able to use the exact language adopted by the •Grand Lodge, as a large number of Masons would not be able to do so. The Lodge should honestty determine as to the proficiency of the candidate after all of the questions of the first section have been asked." The Report on Correspondence is from the pen of the Grand Secre- tary, M. W. Bro. John T>. Vincil. We clip a single paragraph from the many good ones of our esteemed friend of other days: "At this point I may introduce a very pleasing episode that took place in a personal way between Bro. Lambert and myself of recent •date. Returning from his visit at Kansas City, where he attended the meeting of the ' Shriners," he walked into this office and handed me liis card. The surprise was as delightful as it was complete. Never 62 APPENDIX—REPORT OF COMMITTEE having met him before, the impression had grown on me that he was quite a young man, and, like myself, wearing age and the burden of official responsibility lightly upon youthful shoulders. His age aside, he is one of the most genial and companionable Grand Lodge Officers I have ever met in an extended acquaintance and varied association in the Masonic world. We had a good, old-fashioned, long-time, fraternal chat together, when he was compelled to leave hurriedly on his way to the far Southland. I shall always appreciate his visit, quite as much for his interesting and entertaining manner as from his official call and association." There are 34,707 members in 562 Lodges. NEBRASKA. Past Grand Master George W. Lininger presented the Grand Lodge with an oriental chair, one that he had purchased in Italy, and which had belonged to a Florentine family in the sixteenth century. Under the head of decisions we find that the Grand Master, M. W. Brother Albert W. Crites, ruled: " Other Masons not named in the dispensation for a new Lodge, and who were not made by the Lodge while working U. D., may join in an application for a charter, provided, of course, they are unobjec- tionable to those named in the dispensation or made thereunder." We have not found this point raised heretofore, but can see no objection to it. We should prefer, however, to require all these "other Masons " to go through the process of application under the rules. We are aware that some jurisdictions forbid a Lodge U. D. to affiliate anyone, but we can see no good reason for such a regulation. Again: " A brother attending Grand Lodge, as a Master or Warden of a Lodge U. D., is not entitled to mileage and per diem while in such attendance." A dispensation for a new Lodge is usually limited in terms until the meeting of the Grand Lodge. If so, it absolutely ceases to have existence, just as soon as the Grand Lodge convenes, and consequently it cannot have a representative therein, and its officers are functus cfficiis. And it is difficult to see how the Dispensation could be made to read differently, for the power to create a Lodge is vested in the Grand Master only during recess of the Grand Lodge. His authority does not extend in this matter beyond its convocation or convening, and consequently he could not make the authority granted in the Dispensation go beyond his own strength—the attempt to do so would be ultra vires and void. We quote another decision: "Funeral grand honors and private grand honors are the only grand honors I know of in Masonry. Funeral grand honors are not appropriate for such Ceremonies as the laying of corner-stones and the public dedication of Lodges. After consultation with such learned Freemasons as were at hand, I decided to give the private grand honors at the public laying of a corner-stone. My authority for this decision, I find in a book of ceremonies prepared and printed under the direction ON FOREIGN" CORRESPONDENCE. 63 of this Grand Lodge in 1890, but never formally adopted. A similar book published under the auspices of the Grand Lodge of Illinois during the year 1900, furnishes further authority. In both these books the private grand honors are described, and stated to be appropriate for such occasions." We are much surprised to read this decision. We thought that what are known as " public grand honors " were generally known ai d practised, that is, a triple manual applause given three times. As we understand and use the '' private grand honors " they are given under the sign of a Master and to give them publicly, that is. to give the sign of a Master publicly, seems to us highly improper, and something that ought to be absolutely prohibited. This decision was disapproved by the Grand Lodge. There are 12,767 members in 236 Lodges. NEVADA. The Grand Master, M. W. Bro. Joseph A. Miller, rendered the following decision: "A Brother Entered Apprentice Mason, a resident of this State for twelve months, exhibits a certificate from the Secretary of Silver Bow Lodge No. 48, F and A. M., Montana jurisdiction, which shows that he has been elected to receive the degrees of Masonry in that Lodge, and has received the E. A. Degree therein. He now applies to Hope Lodge No. 22, F. and A. M., for the F. C. and M. M. Degrees. Please inform me what is necessary in the premises to enable us to confer upon him the remaining degrees, and should we be permitted to confer them, would he, upon taking the M. M. Degree, become a member of our Lodge? "Answer. The statement submitted shows that the Brother Entered Apprentice was elected to receive the degrees of Masonry in Silver Bow Lodge No. 48, Montana jurisdiction, and that he received the Entered Apprentice Degree therein more than twelve months ago. " Not having applied to his Lodge for advancement for a period of twelve months, under the Montana Code, he has been dropped from its rolls, and should he apply there for the other degrees he would have to be balloted for again, hence, in order to receive the Fellow Craft and Master Mason Degrees in your Lodge, he must petition for them in the usual form, and if found worthy, upon receiving the Master Mason Degree, he will become a member of your Lodge." Under the statement of Montana law this is, of course, correct. But it is not the general practice, and we prefer our own and the regulations of nearly, if not quite all, other Grand Bodies. Unfinished material is the property of the Lodge beginning the work, and it would seem that when once a man has been made a Mason and a member of a Lodge that he ought not to be stricken from the rolls without cause other than mere absence, provided his residence is known. Again, we find the following decision, and believe it good law: " Statement. An applicant for the degrees who had resided in the jurisdiction of this Lodge for two years, removed permanently to the State of Washington. Some four months after his removal he petitioned this Lodge for the degrees, with a request if elected to be permitted to take the degrees in Washington. 64 APPENDIX—REPORT OP COMMITTEE

" Question. Has the applicant lost his residence in this jurisdiction and gained one in Washington. "Answer. Yes, he has lost his Masonic residence in this jurisdiction and it would not be proper for you to receive his petition. Whether he has gained a. residence in Washington, is a question for that jurisdiction to decide." The following was adopted by the Grand Lodge as its reply to the invitation from Switzerland. It is most excellent, and is a good model for the imitation of others: . ''Your committee having had before it the correspondence with the Grand Lodge of Switzerland, with reference to an International Office for Masonic relations, report that we fully- coincide with the Grand Master's reply and recommend that it be made a part of this report: and that the opinions therein expressed be, and are, the opinions of this Grand Lodge.

"GRAND MASTER'S REPLY. "AUSTIN, NEVADA, January 29, 1901. " Paul Emile Bonjour, Grand Secretary, Neuchatel, Suisse: " R. W. BROTHER—I beg to acknowledge the receipt of one copy each of the report and circular in re the establishment of an Inter- tional Office for Masonic relations. In reply therelo I have to say, that I fully recognize the beneficial results of united effort. Nevertheless I am of the opinion that the Grand Lodge of Nevada will not give its assent to the proposition of an International Office. Neither would it take part by correspondence or by delegate in the proposed Congress, should such correspondence or part bring this Grand Lodge in fraternal Masonic intercourse with the Grand Lodge of Hamburg, while it continues its unlawful and reprehensible invasion of the jurisdictional rights of the Grand Lodge of New York and with the Grand Orient of France in its unlawful invasion of the jurisdictional rights of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, and in its violation of an ancient landmark of our Order, in ceasing to require of its candidates a belief in God. I shall, however, take pleasure in submitting the repdrt to the Grand Lodge at our next Annual Grand Communication, forits consideration. "In view of the foregoing I deem it unnecessary to answer in detail the several questions propounded. " Fraternally yours, 'JOSEPH A. MILLER, " Or and Master, Nevada.1' There are 885 members in twenty Lodges. NEW BRUNSWICK. The Grand Master, M. W. Bro. James Gordon Forbes, reports on the condition of the Craft as follows: " I am gratified to announce the continued welfare of the Craft in this jurisdiction, a very respectable increase in numbers and income, whilst the standards of Freemasonry have been held aloft, and the moral and spiritual teachings of our ritual have been impressed on all who have entered our gates with zealous faithfulness." The Grand Master made it one of his chief aims to obtain fraternal intercourse with Foreign Bodies, and succeeded in obtaining the establishment of it with the Grand Lodges' Union of Germany, the Grand ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 65

Orient of Italy and the National Grand Lodge of Egypt, and the Grand Dieta of Mexico. We also find represented the Grand Lodge of Hamburg and the Grand Orient of the Netherlands. He has also nominated brethren for appointment by the Grand Lodges of Hesse, Hungary, Portugal, Saxony, Sweden, Three Globes at Berlin, Grand Countries at Berlin, Royal York of Friendship at Berlin, Norway, Switzerland, Denmark, Frankfort, Brazil, Haiti, Santo Domingo, Chile, Uruguay and Bavaria. We cannot congratulate the M. W. Brother. The list speaks for itself and comment is unnecessary. It is a pity, however, that he was so promiscuous in his attentions. We are reminded of a certain esthetic poet—all were fair to him, if they were yellow. The misery of it is that the Grand Master was acting in his official capacity, and so he had injured not himself alone but his Grand Lodge also, and, most unfortunate of all, a recognition is of such a character that once given it cannot easily be retracted. There are 1817 members in thirty-two Lodges. NEW HAMPSHIRE. We find the following among the rulings of the Grand Master, M. W. Bro. Geo. I. McAllister: "Funerals—Can a Lodge attend the funeral of a brother, unless the Masonic burial service is performed ? " Answer: No. " Can a Lodge attend the funeral of a brother if another organization is present and performs its burial service? " Answer: Yes, if the Lodge performs the Masonic burial service. " Is the deposit of the apron and evergreen a sufficient perform- ance of our burial service t "Answer: No. The Masonic bu-rial service must be performed." We presume that there is not more than one or two prominent Masons that will declare that the ceremonies of the Monitors, even those of Cross, are landmarks of the Fraternity. They are not, and the adoption by a Grand Lodge of a Monitor is the only authority it has. We cannot see how there is anything unmasonic in attending the funeral of a brother in silence. To our mind it is perfectly ridiculous to bury a man two, three and four times in the same place and at five minute intervals. Where a church service is had at a grave, it seems to us much the most appropriate, dignified and proper thing to limit the Masonic ceremonies to those that are peculiarly Masonic. If the Grand Master means by " another organization," a society other than religious, we would say that the Lodge ought not, as a Lodge, to attend the funeral at all if that " other organization " is to have charge of the funeral. But we would agree with him that if the Lodge have charge and perform the Masonic burial service that it would not be responsible if subsequently another organization uses another burial service at the grave, even if it absurdly attempts to bury the body over again. 66 APPENDIX—BEPORT OF COMMITTEE

We fully agree with the terms of the following decision: Balloting-A Senior Warden, at a stated communication of his Lodge, looked at the ballot during balloting on an applicant by mistake, thinking it was his duty to examine it at that time; immediately discovered and acknowledged his error, voted, the balloting was continued and completed without objection, and the application was declared rejected and the Lodge closed. Was said ballot legal ? •'Answer. Yes. " If illegal, can there be a reballot? Answer. No. The ballot was taken at a stated communication, held according to the by-laws, and the act of the Senior Warden did not invalidate it. The Master might have ordered a re-ballot before he declared the result and before any member had left the room, but did not. and having declared the result of the ballot as unfavorable to the applicant and closed the Lodge, the result cannot now be disturbed. If the Senior Warden willfully and purposely examined the ballot before the balloting was completed, charges should be preferred against him and he should be placed on trial. The ballot should be fair, independent, unanimous and secret. Any brother, who intentionally tam- pers or interferes with the ballot while it is being taken upon an application, should be severely punished." There are 9,387 members in seventy-eight Lodges.

NEW JERSEY. We note a pleasing innovation, although, perhaps, it may have prevailed in New Jersey without attracting our notice before this. When, in the course of the address of the Grand Master, he commemo- rated the dead, a pause was made while this chant was intoned: " Through the night air stealing, Hark, the bell is pealing Mournfully and slow. Misere nobis. " Peace to the dear departed; Rest for the broken hearted ; In this vale of woe. Misere nobis. " Say for whom thou ringest. If to him thou bringest Peace beyond the tomb. Misere nobis. " Or, if the sound appals him, When death's summons call him To eternal doom. Misere nobis." We imagine that the effect must have been quite impressive. We quote the conclusion of an oration by W. Bro. Chas. A. Alden : " Freemasonry—let me say this, in conclusion—is the oldest, most successful, double-action, warranted never-to-give-out, self-repairing, self-charging, automobile in the world. She is the divine affinity for souls ; and while there are thousands that enter at the inner door, advance to the same altar, assume the same obligations, pass out into the world Master Masons, aye, and pass out into the world beyond, numbers of them do so without knowing what it is really and truly to be a Mason, except possibly ' To keep and conceal the secrets of Ancient Freemasonry.' To him who asks is given; to him who seeksis found ; to him who knocks the door is open ; and, in the name of God, ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 67 there is vouchsafed to him a contact with the institution which sends him home a better man, which makes him a better citizen, and pre- pares him to be a better angel iu the world to come. " In this every true man can be assisted by our Fraternity, for we have no pig-iron dogma, to be preserved with some sacred embalming fluid. We prescribe no angle that must exist between the mouth, the little finger and the big toe to secure a through ticket for an invocation. We teach a man one Jesson, that he is to help a worthy brother in heed and in distress, and that applies to the spiritual as well as to the financial side of the man of the attentive ear. This is our only dogma, un- selfishness ; but, in its grander name, love. That is all. Apply it to man's main partner as well as to his main ideal, for in the home it avoids difficulties, breeds happiness and produces a never-failing supply of that human sympathy of which all men sooner or later feel the need. In the community at large again it is the ideal feature; it teaches the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. It is so divine in its nature that it alone constitutes the baggage that the soul can take on the journey to that undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler ever returns, while on earth it leaves the sweetest memories and rears in loving hearts the most magnificent monuments transcendently beautiful, more enduring than tablets of stone or pillars of marble ; and in this sacrificial redemptive life, wrought out in the service of man for man, every candidate discovers the pass-word that he needs, and that we can't give him for admission to the finished Sanetum Sanctorum of the King's imperial house, not made with hands, eternal in the heavens." (Loud and continued applause.) There are 18,100 members in 170 Lodges.

NEW MEXICO. The Grand Master, M. W. Bro. Elias E. Day, rendered the following very proper decision: "A Mason presented a petition for affiliation to a certain Lodge. He stated that he had lost his dimit and requested this Lodge to apply to his former Lodge for a duplicate dimit. His former Lodge replied that the brother in question had had one dimitand that Lodges in ftiat jurisdiction could not issue duplicate dimits according to a ruling of their Grand Master. Could the Lodge consider his application unac- companied by a dimit? "Answer. Yes. The letter from his former Lodge, asserting that the brother had had a dimit and that said Lodge could not legally issue another, is in itself a certificate, arjd. for the purpose in which your Lodge was then engaged, takes the place of a dimit." A very valuable report was presented by the Grand Lecturer, Bro. W. H. Seamon. At some time in the future we anticipate writing at large on the history of Masonry in Mexico, and when we do so we shall avail ourselves largely of the researches of Bro. Seamon. He recommends the recognition of the United Grand Lodge of Vera Cruz: the Grand Lodge Cosmos, of Chihuahua, the Grand Lodge Santos Degol- lade, of the Federal District, and the Grand Lodge Hidalgo, of the State of Mexico. The Grand Lodge confined its recognition to the Grand Lodge Cosmos, of Chihauhau. There are 971 members in twenty-one Lodges. 68 APPENDIX—REPORT OF COMMITTEE

NEW SOUTH WALES. We quote from the annual address of the Grand Master, M. W. Brother John Cochrane Remington: " BRETHREN—Twelve months ago, as most of you will remember, I commenced my second year of office as Grand Master with a certain amount of scruple and diffidence, being by no means confident that the period of storm and stress through which our Grand Lodge had then just passed might not yet leave further trouble ahead. Far from any such fears being realized, I have closed a peaceful year, and look back upon it as one of progress for the Craft and happiness for myself as its chief ruler, supported by loyal and faithful service by all the Grand Lodge officers, and by assurances of esteem and regard from the brethren throughout the territory. You have called me by a unanimous voice to again occupy the Chair, and I obey the call with both pride and pleasure, though realizing more than ever its responsibilities and claims upon my time." There are 8,186 members in 188 Lodges. The Report on Correspondence is most ably written and complete so far as the proceedings of other Grand Bodies have been received by the committee, but we regret to note that many, including our own, proceedings have failed to reach them. NEW YORK. The Grand Master, M. W. Brother Charles W. Wood, reported as follows on the condition of the Craft: " Cheering and gratifying, indeed, are the condition and prospects of our Fraternity. We left this Temple one year ago in peace and concord, and in that peace and concord have we abided. We have been enriched in every form of material prosperity. While we have just cause for gratulation and rejoicing that our increase in numerical strength during the past year is without parallel in our history, I find cause for far greater rejoicing that the spirit, truly fraternal, pervades and animates the entire Fraternity. The vestal fires upon the altars of Freemasonry have been sedulously guarded and maintained, and the Craft in love and in unity have been ' pursuing their labors' unvexed and undis- quieted by 'wars or rumors of wars,' steadily going forward in the accomplishment of the objects of our Fraternity." It is not often that Freemasons as such indulge themselves in operative work. From the report of the Historian, R. W. Brother Peter Ross, we glean this interesting bit of history. The occasion was the building of fortifications for the defense of New York during the second war with Great Britain. The historian thus relates the event: " Into this patriotic work the Grand Lodge, as such, felt impelled to take part. On August 22,1814, Grand Master DeWitt Clinton called an emergent meeting of the Grand Lodge for, as the minutes inform us, ' giving the brethren an opportunity of evincing their patriotism in the present important crisis of public affairs.' The following resolution was at once passed: " 'That the Grand Lodge will perform one day's labor on the fortifications at such times as shall be assigned by the Committee of Defense; that the respective Lodges in this city and the Fraternity in general be earnestly requested to co-operate in this laudable work, and that the Deputy Grand Master, the Senior Grand Warden, the Assistant ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 69 Grand Secretary, the Grand Treasurer Brothers Simson, Riker, and Nicholas Boome be a committee to make the necessary arrangements for carrying the same into effect.' " With the passage of that resolution the Lodge closed, but the Grand Stewards' Lodge, held on August 31st, supplemented the proceedings by authorizing the necessary expenditure. Before that time the Grand Lodge had been assigned to do its work on September 1st on the fortifications at Brooklyn. As soon as this was definitely made known, the Assistant Grand Secretary, Elias Hicks, issued the following circular to the Lodges in and near the city: " 'Ancient and Honorable Society of Free and Accepted Masons. Grand Lodge of the State of New York. Order of arrangement for 1st September, 5814.' " ' The several Lodges will assemble at sunrise on Thursday morning, the 1st of September, at the park and form themselves according • to the following arrangement with the least possible delay: The first division, headed by Lodge No. 158, in front of the City Hall, with its right at the gate opposite Frankfort street. The second division, headed by Lodge No. 15, on the west side of the park, with its head at the Bridewell. The Grand Lodge will meet and form in the hall and take its place in the procession immediately upon the first division having passed it. Every brother will be clothed with an apron and the officers with the jewels and emblems of their respective grades. All superfluous decorations, it is expected, will be dispensed with. When on board the steamboat the brethren will preserve their places so as to prevent confusion on disembarking on the other side. On arriving at the ground the brethren will unclothe and proceed to labor, the suspension from which will be ordered by a signal from the Grand Lodge. When the labor of the day is finished the members will reclothe, form themselves in like order, and on returning to the city proceed to the park and be dismissed.' " • 'The minutes of the Grand Lodge, under date of September 1, 1814, record that Warren Lodge No. 17, Clinton Lodge No. 143 and Wood's Lodge No. 153, did not manage to turn out, although doubtless some of their members fell in with other Lodges. The same minutes say: " 'This being the day assigned by the Committee of Defense for receiving the services of the Craft on the fortifications at Brooklyn pursuant to a resolution passed on the 22d ult, the Grand Lodge having first opened in a room in the City Hall, proceeded thence with the brethren of the before-named Lodges. Having been joined at Brook- lyn by Fortitude Lodge No. 84 and Newton Lodge No. 174, and having diligently labored throughout the day, returned in the like order to the City Hall, where the Grand Lodge retired to a room in the same and was duly closed.' " Trie particular part of the fortifications upon which the Fraternity mainly expended their labor and displayed their patriotism was one of the redoubts of Fort Greene, and in honor of the workers it was named Fort Masonic It was between what are now Schermerhorn and State streets, about half a block beyond Nevins street. The giving the fort this distinctive name proved so acceptable a recognition of their operative work, that at the regular quarterly meeting of the Grand Lodge on 70 APPENDIX—EBPOET OF COMMITTEE September 7th, Deputy Grand Master Hoffmann suggested that the Craft should tender to the authorities another day's labor. This was at once agreed to in the following resolution: " ' Resolved, That this Grand Lodge will perform another day's labor toward completing the fort called Fort Masonic, and on such other part of the fortifications as may be assigned to them on such day as may be appointed by the Committee of Defense, and that the Lodges in its vicinity and the brethren generally be particularly desired to unite their labors with this <-*rand Lodge in the manner proposed.' " A committee was appointed to make arrangements with the Committee of Defense, with power to draw on the Grand Treasurer for all expenses, and on September 19th, the minutes tell us : " 'The committee appointed at the last meeting of this Grand Lodge, relative to the fortifications at Brooklyn, having tendered the services of the Fraternity as directed to the Committee of Defense, by whom this day was assigned for the proposed labor, the Grand Lodge having first opened in a room in the City Hall, proceeded thence * * * in general procession to Fort Masonic, at Brooklyn, and having diligently labored on the fort during the day returned in like procession to the City Hall, where the Grand Lodge retired to a room in the same and was duly closed.' " There are 106,235 members in 750 Lodges. This gives an average of 141 to a Lodge. The Lodge with the largest membership is Apollo No. 13 of Troy, with 639 on the roll, and the smallest is Sentinel No. 151 of Greenwood, Steuben county, with but fifteen on its roll. NEW ZEALAND. A question that caused much debate was the designation of those officers who have heretofore been termed Grand Superintendents. It was proposed to call them District Deputy Grand Masters, but an amendment was offered to strike out the word Deputy, with the view of suggesting the organization of District Grand Lodges, and on suggestion that the subdivisions of New Zealand were known as Prov- inces, the title Provincial Grand Master was substituted, and this amendment was adopted. A report on uniform Ritual was submitted. We note the following: In the First and Second Degrees the O. B. penalty, to which has been prefixed the words " I would rather " " Two separate forms of raising are provided, it being optional for Lodges to adopt either. The one as nearly as possible resembling 'emulation' working," [as we understand, this means Grand Lodge of England work], with O. B. amended as before, the other being the form known as '' 'Scotch' Working, dramatically illustrative of the chief incidents." The charges are from the English Book of Constitution. The form of communicating "secrets" to be uniform, and that most generally in use ia adopted. The committee recommend that the Installation Degree be insisted upon; the form of ''opening and closing" generally in use to be adopted. The final condition of the question was postponed until the next semi-annual meeting. In amending their Constitution a clause was enacted requiring every brother on his first appointment or election to any office to pay ON FOEEIGHST COEEESPONDENCE. 71

into the Fund of Benevolence a fixed fee; that for Grand Master being £10, 103; that of Pro Grand Master, £7, 7s; those of Grand Chaplain and Grand Organist, £1, Is. Much cause of anxiety was given by a claim that notwithstanding the fact of recognition of the Grand Lodge of Sew Zealand, the Grand Lodge of Scotland was permitting its Provincial Deputy Grand Master to institute new Lodges in New Zealand. An actual attempt to constitute a Lodge was made, but it was claimed that the effort had been unsuccessful. At the Convocation in 1901 the title of Provincial Grand Master was stricken out and return had to that of Grand Superintendents. There are 5,385 members in 117 Lodges.

NORTH CAROLINA. The Grand Master, M. W. Bro. B. S. Royster, reported the state of the Craft in this wise: "With but few exceptions, earnest and hearty co-operation has been the watchword among the Lodges. We have increased in numbers to a gratifying extent. The report of the Grand Secretary for last year showed 311 Lodges, with an aggregate membership of 11,860. There has been an increase of nine in the number of Lodges and a gain of 277 in membership. " I regard this as evidence of increased interest in what it means to be a Mason in North Carolina. " There have been but few departures from the ancient landmarks. To be right has been the prevailing desire. The reports from the Grand Lecturer and letters from prominent brethren in many sections of the State lead me to conclude that the year has been a prosperous one in many ways. The brethren have accorded me a hearty and cheerful support in my efforts to elevate the standard of morality. Some differences have arisen in a few of the Lodges, which have been adjusted and the brethren are now at peace. 1 am truly thankful to be able to say, ' Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity." ' We quote the following decisions : "A party 61 years of age, receiving pensions from the United States Government, not physically deformed, has sufficient means of support and is otherwise qualified, is eligible to membership. "A Lodge has no right to assess its members for the purpose of building a hall, and if a member refuses to pay such assessment the Lodge would have no right to exclude him." The Grand Master said that a Master Mason who has been elected to membership in a Lodge, and acted as a member, paid dues, etc., but who has not signed the By-Laws, is a member of such Lodge But the Jurisprudence Committee say a Mason is not a member of a Lodge until he shall have signed the By-Laws. We agree with the Grand Master and not with the committee. We consider the requirement of signing the By-Laws directory and not mandatory. We know not what the O. B. may be in North Carolina, but presuming that it is the same as we have always found it, we 72 APPENDIX—REPORT OF COMMITTEE would ask attention to the fact that at the altar every brother swears to support the By-Laws of whatever Lodge he may thereafter be a member. The act of signing does not and cannot make them any more binding. While it may be a convenient provision, it is, so far as making them binding upon the brother, entirely unnecessary. Of course if there is a provision in the By-Laws of any Lodge, or a regulation of the Graud Lodge, requiring them to be signed, a neglect or refusal to do so is an offense against the O. B., and is punishable. In some Masonic reminiscences related at the centennial celebration of Hiram Lodge, of Raleigh, we find the following: "They tell an interesting story of how Edwin H. Conger, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to China, became a Mason. It is said that when he was serving his first year in the Union army he was taken sick and the regiment was obliged to leave him behind. A comrade volunteered to remain with him, and they were set down by the roadside with some hard tack and a can of water. As soon as the regiment was out of sight, the comrade made his way into the town near by, and, having proved himself a Mason, obtained foO.OO from the richest Mason in the city, in spite of his Union army uniform. Thus Conger was able to secure proper care and nourishment, and through this Masonic aid both he and his comrade'were saved. Conger resolved, if Masonic influence was so potent, to petition for degrees at his earliest opportunity and, accordingly, when he was on furlough to recover from his illness, he received a special dispensation, was made a Master Mason in one night, and has been a loyal Mason ever since."

NORTH DAKOTA. On the condition of the Craft the Grand Master, M. W. Bro. Edwin H. James, spoke as follows : "Throughout our Grand Jurisdiction peace and harmony reign supreme, and our relations are most fraternal with sister Grand Juris- dictions The particular Lodges are all enjoying, with but few exceptions, increased prosperity. I am delighted to be able to state that notwithstanding the failure in crops, sixty-nine more Masons were raised in this Masonic year than for the year previous, and but ten less than for the year ending April 30th, 1899. Since then we have a total net increase in membership of 541. Our numbers are increasing steadily, and I predict a more rapid growth during the next few years." There are 3,742 members in sixty-five lodges.

NOVA SCOTIA. We quote from the Grand Master, M. W. Bro. Thomas B. Flint: " I congratulate you, brethren, and the Lodges generally, upon the Masonic prosperity which has attended your labors during the year. Nothing has occurred to disturb the perfect harmony which should always subsist among us. Our financial position has improved. One thousand dollars has been paid on the debt, and the Treasurer's report shows a comfortable balance of seventeen hundred and ninety dollars on hand. " A substantial gain in the Lodge membership of one hundred and seven attests to much faithful work done, and to the gratifying fact that our Craft has retained its attractions for intelligent and high- ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 73 minded men. Almost every Lodge in the jurisdiction has shared in this success. Some, however, under circumstances of no little difficulty, nobly work on hoping for better times. " Our relations with all Foreign Grand Lodges continue most harmonious and satisfactory. " The report of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence will be laid before you and later published in the volume of proceedings. '•This report, I need scarcely say, has been the result of much careful labor, and will be found most valuable and interesting. No Mason in this jurisdiction who desires to keep himself informed upon the progress and development of Freemasonry can afford to neglect a study of this report. ' • It affords what might be termed ' a bird's eye view ' of the various Grand Lodges, their proceedings, and the movements taking place in the Masonic world. It furnishes vivid portraits of the distinguished brethren who, from time to time, are called upon, in responsible offices, to guide the destinies of the Craft. It directs attention to the mines of intellectual and moral wealth stored in the volumes yearly given to the world by the various Masonic Grand Bodies. It embalms the names and life's story of the beloved and lost brother Masons whose efforts for the benefit of "Masonry and their fellow-men have made the memory of their virtues holy and imperishable possessions of their surviving brethren. " A study of the report of proceedings for the past year will show that Masonry stands firm upon the foundation of truth, justice and brotherly love, and that as long as Masons are faithful to their profes- sions and the principles of the Craft, it cannot perish from the earth, but must go forward with ever-increasing power and influence." In his 1901 address the Grand Master, M. W. Theodore A,. Cossman, gave this interesting historical sketch of the Craft: "The century just closed has been one of wonderful development in trade and commerce; the genius of man has made possible what at the beginning of the century was not even thought of; steam and electricity have brought all parts of the world in close connection. Surely we live in a wonderful age, and it is fitting to ask what has Freemasonry done for us in that century. At ,the beginning of it there were but few Lodges in this jurisdiction; all but four of these have ceased working, viz: St. Andrew's No. 1, established 1768; St. John's No. 2, 1780 ; Virgin No. 3, 1782 ; St.. George's No. 20,1784. The first three have continued to meet regularly since the date of their formation. St. George's was dormant for upwards of twenty years, but resumed in 1859, and a peculiar circumstance in this connection is worth quoting : The same Master and Secretary who were in the respective chairs when the Lodge ceased working, held the same offices when the Lodge resumed work, twenty years later. The governing power, then, was the Pro- vincial Grand Lodge of England, established in 1784. " The Grand Lodge of Scotland having chartered Lodges, a Pro- vincial Grand Lodge of N. S., N. B. and P. E I., was formed in 1844, under the jurisdiction of that Grand Lodge. An attempt was made in 1862 to form an independent Grand Lodge for Nova Scotia, but failed, because of the veto of the Mother Grand Lodge of England. "However, in 1866, ten of the Scottish Lodges surrendered their charters and formed an independent body, and we to-day are carrying on the work so well begun by them. You will, therefore, see that we had then three governing bodies, each acting independently of the other, and that matters Masonic did not run very smoothly is easily imagined. When, through the efforts of M. W. Bro S. E. Sircom, G. 74 APPENDIX—REPORT OP COMMITTEE

M., R. W. Bro. C. J. Macdocald, Grand Secretary, and B. W. Bro. J. E. Graham, on behalf of the Grand Lodge of N. S., and B. W. Bros. B. Curren and Allan H. Crowe, of the Provincial (changed in that year to District) G. L. of England, articles of union were agreed upon, which union took place on June 23d, 1869; none of us, who were present, can ever forget that memorable evening. " The greater numberof the more prominent brethren who brought about this happy change have departed this life, and but few of those remaining take an active pan in our deliberations to-day. One notable exception is that of M. W. Rro 0. J. Macdonald, whose active interest has never ceased through all the intervening years." There are 3,574 members in sixty-three lodges. OHIO. We quote this gem of thought from an address of welcome made by Brother John J. Sullivan: " If I were a sculptor, I would chisel into exquisite and enduring marble the colossal figure of a perfect woman. I would put the light of kindness in her eyes, the smile of heaven on her lips, and the warmth of sympathy in her cheeks. I would cut into her shining face the sympathy of a thousand hearts, and with an artist's touch I would give her brow the mein and caste of Sovereign Love. In her great, her gentle, her protecting arms, I would have her,in symbolic figure, encirc- ling the heavy laden of the earth, and drawing the down-cast in tender- ness on her heaving bosom. On the pedestal of that grand symbol. I would burn in the chaste marble, in letters of living fire, those words which have been familiar to all ages, and which now encircle the cycles of time, ' FREEMASONRY.' " The Grand Master, M. W. Bro. Frank S. Harmon, began his address in this wise: "The year that has swiftly and silently passed since we last met has witnessed the death of the nineteenth and the birth of the twentieth century. It has been crowded full of events of importance. Among the Masonic Fraternity of this Grand Jurisdiction it has been bright with many joys and darkened by many sorrows. The closing days of the last century were full of prosperity and harmony among the Craft of Ohio, and the opening of the new finds a continuance of that prosperity. I am glad to report that the tide of Masonry was never higher than at the present, and as your representative I wish to congratulate you upon the proud position that the Fraternity holds in this, the grandest and most truly fraternal Masonic jurisdiction in the most free and glorious country of the globe. I believe, as we study more the teachings of the Master, we each day get brighter glimpses of a higher Masonic life, a clearer view of the glorious mission of the Order, and a truer and better idea of the possibilities that lie in our pathway as it leads us, step by step, toward that brighter and better life, where, if we are true to ourselves and the teachings of the Craft we all love so well, we shall one day receive our reward from Him who is our Grand Master and our God." The following was adopted as the reply of the Grand Lodge of Ohio to the invitation to participate in a Masonic Congress extended by the Grand Lodge of Switzerland: " MR. P. BMILE BON JOUR, Neuchatel, Switzerland: " DEAR SIR: I am in receipt of your circular letter concerning the desired establishment of a permanent committee to further establish ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 75 the fraternal relations existing between all Freemasons, irrespective of degree or residence. I have endeavered to carefully note all of the suggestions you make, and believe that, if such a condition could be brought about, it would prove of lasting benefit to the votaries of Freemasonry. " I am informed that the printed Proceedings of the International Congress, through whom you have received your authority to act, has recognized and does recognize, the Grand Orient of France, a Body that, for what has been considered good and sufficient reason has been ostracised by the Grand Lodge of Ohio and by practically all English- speaking Lodges in the world. " I would, therefore, respectfully recommend to your attention, with all due respect to your committee, and the object sought to be obtained that, while this Body with whom we refuse to affiliate is a part of the Congress, I could in no sense lend either my personal or official aid in its organization. Yourys very respectfully, " F. "S. HARMON, Grand Master of Ohio." The following recommendation was also adopted: " Your Committee on Foreign Correspondence having received satisfactory information that the Grand Orient of Belgium with which this Grand Lodge is in fraternal correspondence, is now and has been, holding fraternal relations and recognition of the Grand Orient of France and of the M. W. Grand Lodge of Hamburg, with both of which Bodies this Grand Lodge has interdicted any fraternal relations on account of the atheism of the one and the unmasonic and unfraternal action of the other, your committee, therefore, recommends that fraternal recognition and the exchange of Grand Representatives with the Grand Orient of Belgium be, and is hereby withdrawn." There are 48,349 members in 503 Lodges.

OKLAHOMA. The Grand Master, M. W. Bro. Wm. Anderson, in his address, says: "Since our last Annual Communication the progress of Free- masonry has been most satisfactory in our jurisdiction ; prosperity has attended us in all our labors and throughout all our borders. "Our Grand Lodge was organized on November 10th, 1892, with ten constituent Lodges, having a membership of 378 Masons at the time of organization. On December 31st, 1893, we had increased to eighteen Lodges with a membership of 638.' We gained four Lodges in 1894 and 2S5 in membership. In 1895 we had twenty-seven Lodges and a membership of 1,085. On December 31st, 1896. we had thirty Lodges and 1,340 members, a gain of three Lodges and a gain of 255 members. At the close of the year 1897, we had a membership of I,4o6 and thirty-five Lodges. During the year 1898 we made the largest gain, adding eight Lodges and 440 members. At the close of the year 1899, we had forty-nine Lodges and 2,140 members. Our increase for 1900 has been greater in nearly every respect than any other year." We quote a decision in order that brethren may try to find an answer to the query with which it ends : " Remus Lodge No. 26 asks : 'A ballot was had in our Lodge on a candidate for initiation, and before the ballot was displayed one brother stated that he had made a mistake, and asked to be allowed to change his ballot. He was refused and the ballot displayed, and one black 76 APPENDIX^KEPOKT OF COMMITTEE ball appearing, the Master ordered a second ballot. On the second ballot, and as before, one black ball appeared. Have we a right to order another ballot ? ' "Answer. No. " Question. How does the Lodge know there was one black ball?" The Grand Master decided that an application for affiliation could not be received, the dimit of the brother being lost, although he was in possession of a certificate from his former Lodge to the effect that a dimit had been issued. We dissent. Would the Grand Master permit the former Lodge of the brother to receive his application ? Subsequently, the Grand' Lodge amended its By-Laws so as to permit the reception of a certificate of dismission when a dimit had been lost and a duplicate dimit could not be obtained. Practically, what is the difference? The object of a dimit is to show that the brother in whose favor it is issued is no longer a member of a Lodge, or that the Lodge is willing to have his membership severed (this is a new definition necessitated by the action of some Grand Lodges), and, secondly, to show that he has left his Lodge in an honorable manner. When these objects are accomplished it matters little whether the paper that gives the information is called a dimit or a certificate. To diminish the incubus of the non-affiliate battalion the ways of affiliation ought to be made easy and not harder. The Grand Orator, Bro. J. H. Antrobus, delivered the following learned and instructive oration: " The more that I study the philosophy of Freemasonry, the more I am led to believe that all the"advancement and progress that has been made by the human race since the dawn of day that has elevated the race, or benefited mankind, has been but a continuation, or a moving out into an appreciation of that sublime declaration, made by the Grand Artificer of the Universe, when all was confusion, the world without form and void, and the Great Jehovah stood forth amid the gloom and darkness, and said, 'Let there be light,' 'and there was light.' Light is the Masonic symbol of Truth and Knowledge. The profane, Masonically considered, know nothing of this light. And we are sorry to say that too many of her initiates know but little. For he, who is desirous of becoming an intelligent Mason seeking for Light and Truth, must mentally, as well as metaphorically, travel from the West toward the East, in search of the Great Truths which lie hidden beyond. The individual who starts out upon his journey toward the rising sun, in search of Masonic light, soon discovers that Freemasonry is not some indefinable myth, which has come floating down to us on the stream of time, from some far-off fabulous age. Nor the embalmed mummy of Egyptian sorcery or witchcraft. Neither will he find it to be a religious institution, holding out terms, or means of salvation, to its devotees, nor a cunningly devised political machine, as is supposed by many, for the purpose of securing for its favorite sons positions of trust and emolument. He will find that Freemasonry, like an avenue leading to some ancient Egyptian temple, has, upon either side, its own recording obelisks, hieroglyphically telling its own plain, simple story of its objects and its aims. He will find Freemasonry to be a society of good and true men, cemented together by the ties of brotherly love, holding and teaching, as immutable truths the fatherhood of ON FOREIGN COEEESPONDENCE. 77 God, the brotherhood of man, and the immortality of the soul. The declaration of ' Let there be light,' becomes more impressive when considering our own personal relations with the Fraternity, when first permitted to tread the checkered floor of the Symbolic Temple, the first object which met our gaze, at coming light, was the volume of God's inspiration, upon the first pages of which are recorded the words ' Let there be light.' We were then taught by the column of Wisdom, the Wise Master Builder, that this volume is the Great Light of Free- masonry, and a guide to faith, and in each succeeding degree, as light is added to coming light,' some great and important truth from its sacred pages is imprinted on the mind. Thus, we find that the philosophy of Freemasonry becomes a philosophy of faith, a philosophy of love, which weaves garlands of roses to deck the' brow of time, a philosophy of hope, that hangs the promise of immortality on the tomb. While Masonry is not a religious institution, yet it may be considered as an ally to the church in bringing man back to a realiza- tion of his duties to God, his neighbor and himself. Laying down no narrow creed or dogma to govern its disciples, but imbued and permeated with the spirit of tolerance it has wrested from the grasp of'the religious fanatic, the fagot of persecution, and ask that all men be permitted to worship God as they please, and entertain such opinions as to them seems just and true. It deals with the affairs of the nations, not by military power or force, but by the dissemination of truth. That truth which frees the mind from narrow bigotry and intolerance, and places man upon a high and broader plane of intellectuality, which enables him to grant to his fellow-man all the rights, privileges and immunities that he claims for himself. Thus, the gratifying results of his Masonic deeds are the wages of the speculative Mason. Unlike our ancient brethren, who received for their wages, corn, wine and oil, the products of the soil, their labor were outward or material; their wages corresponding with the labor performed, was also outward and material. The Free and Accepted Mason performs a moral work, and his wages are inward or spiritual. The enlightened brother finds his reward in the gratifying results of his study, and in the fruits of his Masonic deeds. Like our ancient brother he is a laborer, and his wages are still ample and enduring. But the ignorant man toils on, cheered by no bright and living thought nor moved by any glad inspiration. The intelligent Masonic laborer welcomes his toil with joy. He goes forth to his labor in the morning looking upon a world radiant with sunbeams and decked with dewey diamonds. Yet the world without is less fair than the world that lays within his heart that has been illuminated by that Further Light. The mountains, though rough, rocky and storm-blackened, to him are crowned with sylvan splendor. He views with rapture and delight the splendors of nature, and con- templates with wonder and amazement the handiwork of the Grand Artificer of the Universe. These grand, noble and enduring enjoy- ments are the wages of the true Mason. Such, my brothers, was b'ree- masonry in the early morning of her existence. And such, I hope, will be Freemasonry in the evening twilight of the world's history, when the lesser lights that burn around her altars shall be merged into the glorious light of eternal day. Now, my brothers, let us go forth into the world, from this communication of the Grand Lodge of A. F. and A. M. of the Territory of Oklahoma, with the determination to redeem to the uttermost our Masonic obligations. So blending the trials, disappointments and tribulations of this earth-life with the eternal issues of the great beyond, that when our grasp shall drop forever the working tools of life, our eyes closing here only to open there, to that greater Future Light." There are 2,512 members in fifty-eight Lodges. 78 , APPENDIX—REPORT OF COMMITTEE

OREGON. We find the following decision of M. W. Bro. Henry B. Thielson. Ii is both good Masonic law and good common sense: " That an admixture of Indian blood is no bar to becoming a Mason, but that, inasmuch as experience teaches that in a cross between races the vices rather than the virtues of the parents are apt to be perpetuated, it is advisable to subject the character of the petitioner to a more than usual searching scrutiny." The following decision can certainly be placed in the category of good law, and we doubt not its equity as well. A man and a Mason should have his wits about him when he is voting. A second ballot following a clear one is very unusual, but is within the discretion of the Master if he deems it necessary. The fact of its being unusual may be some plea in extenuation of the brother who thought that the Lodge had passed to the consideration of another applicant, but yet it remains true that he ought to have known what he was doing. We may remark, however, that a Master, of good sense, will refrain from doing anything unusual, and so opening the way to possible misunderstandings and the doing unintentionally of wrongs. A Master should be careful not to mislead the Lodge: "Ballot upon the petition of a candidate having been spread, the Master ordered another to correct possible mistakes, and upon the spreading of the second ballot, the candidate was declared rejected. During the recess which followed, a member present stated it was he who had cast the black-ball, and he had done so supposing he had been voting upon the application of another person than the candidate, who bore the same name. Thereupon the Master ordered another ballot, the candidate was declared elected, and the E. A. degree was conferred upon him. Formal objection to his advancement having been lodged upon the ground of unconstitutional!ty of the third ballot, the matter was referred to me. I sustained the objection, holding that according to our Constitution it was not competent for the Lodge, Master, Grand Master or Grand Lodge to question the result of the second ballot, and that the petitioner must await the statutory time and petition again.'1 The difficulties surrounding the oral transmission of the work is well illustrated in the following from the Grand Master. Uniformity can only, presumably, be obtained by a constant joint rehearsal on the part of its custodians and by a like action in their presence of the Grand Lecturer, or other disseminator of the work: " Believing that the Grand Lodge intended only one work should be taught in Oregon and not three, I endeavored to secure a meeting of the three custodians to harmonize possible differences, but was unable to arrange this until November, at which time the custodians met at Salem, where they were in session for several days. There being no one of the three having paramount authority, I had to assume authority to decide in case of differences. "The value of continuous, systematic effort to teach a uniform work cannot be overestimated, and it is to be hoped that the end desired may be reached through the medium of the present machinery. To insure this, however, the custodians should meet once a year, at least, to harmonize differences, as these differences will come about even in ON FOKEIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 79 so short a time as a single year. In the absence of a standard, however, there should be some authority competent to decide who is correct when these doctors disagree, and I leave it to your wisdom to decide where this authority should be seated." There are 5,598 mernbers in 102 Lodges. Interesting historical addresses were delivered by M. W. Bro. J. M. Hudson and M. W. Bro. John McCracken. From the former we quote as follows: "The first recorded action, which we have been able to discover, looking to the legal organization of the Ancient Fraternity, upon the Pacific coast, is outlined in a notice published in the initial number of the Oregon Spectator, a fae simile copy of which is before us. The Spectator was published at Oregon City by the Oregon Printing Asso- ciation, and edited by W. G. T'Vault, and in the advertising columns of February 5, 1846, we find the following: " MASONIC NOTICE.—The members of the Masonic fraternity in Oregon Terri- tory are respectfully requested to meet at the City Hotel in Oregon City, on the 21st inst., to adopt some measures to obtain a charter for a lodge. (Signed) " ' JOSEPH HULL, " ' PETER G. STEWART, '"February 5, 1846.' " ' WM. P. DOUGHERTY.' "Seven Master Masons responded to this call, to-wit: Brothers Joseph Hull, Peter Q. Stewart, Wm. P. Dougherty. Fendal C. Cason, Leon A. Smith, Frederick Waymeir and Lot Whitcombe. These brethren, after consultation, prepared and signed a petition addressed to the Grand Lodge of Missouri, praying for a charter, authorizing them to establish a regular Masonic Lodge at Oregon City, Oregon Ter- ritory, to be named Multnomah Lodge. Peter G. Stewart suggested the name." Owing to the delays incident to travel in those days it was two years, seven months and six days before the charter came back from Missouri: " Brother Berryman Jennings installed the officers, and it is presumed performed the ceremonies of constituting the new Lodge, but the first records of the Lodge having been destroyed by fire some years after the opening of the Lodge,.it is impossible to present a complete list of those present, or an exact account of how the ceremonies were conducted However, it is related that Brother Joseph Hull called the Masons together upon the same day in which he received the charter, and at noon began the work of organization. That the meeting was held in the upper story Of a log store building belonging to Brother Wm. P. Dougherty; that the altar was a rough packing box, the Mas- ter's pedestal a barrel of flour, the Senior Warden's a barrel of whisky, and the Junior Warden's a barrel of salt port, supplies belonging to the United States government; but to them representing the corn of nourishment, the wine of refreshment and the oil of joy." Two other Lodges were subsequently chartered by Grand Lodge of California, and September 13, 1851, a convention of the three organized a Grand Lodge. M. W. Bro. McCracken, in his address, gives a Grand Lecturer's story that will fit other localities: '•The Lodge-room at that time was in a frame building on the corner of B and Front streets. The clapboards and inside lining had shrunken, and a noise in the Lodge-room could he heard on the street. 80 APPENDIX—REPORT OP COMMITTEE

We had been under continuous instructions for about ten nights, a good attendance each evening. Our Brother James Cook, who remembered the circumstance, was tyling the Lodge one night, when Brother Lyon was under a full head of steam. Brother Cook rushed into the Lodge with a startled expression and hands raised, said, 'Hush ! Don't talk so loud. You will be heard on the street, if any one happens to be passing.' I shall never forget the old man's manner and reply. He looked steadily at Brother Cook until his hands dropped at his side, and, without lowering his tone, said: ' I have been with you for the past ten days, trying to beat this work into your skulls, and have not succeeded; if any one catches it in passing, they are welcome to it, and I shall be glad of it.'" PENNSYLVANIA. We quote the following from the address of the Grand Master, R. W. Bro. George E. Wagner, referring to certain transactions of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, under date of June 14, 1899: "At the meeting referred to 'the Recording Grand Secretary' arose to call attention ' to the revival of the absurd pretensions of certain brethren of Pennsylvania that the Masonry of this country had its birth in Philadelphia, or as they proudly expressed it, that Philadel- phia was the " Mother City " of Freemasonry in America.' " I do not intend to discuss the question of the ' Mother City;' the established facts are plain. There were Lodges in Pennsylvania in 1730; the ledger of a Lodge working in Philadelphia in February, 1731, has been produced; it is known as 'Libre B;' preceding that must have been a ' Libre A.' How many years that was in use before ' Libre B ' was begun is left to conjecture. The deputation to Bro. Daniel Coxe as Provincial Grand Master for New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, issued by the Grand Master of England in 1730, appears on the records of that date. "In Massachusetts the first Lodge dates from 1733, This was constituted by Bro. Henry Price, who claimed to have a commission as Provincial Grand Master; doubtless he had such a commission, but it is nowhere recorded, except by a copy of a copy said to have been made at least twenty years later." There are some questions under consideration between the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania and that of New York, growing out of a difference in the laws of those respective jurisdictions in the matter of " per- petual jurisdiction " over rejected material. We do not propose to discuss the question on its merits, noting only that for ourselves we do not believe in the doctrine; but we take note of it in this place in order that attention may be directed to what we think important in the regulation of the surrender of such jurisdiction, of material rejected in another. We believe that whenever a Lodge, under the authority of its Grand Lodge, receives a petition from a profane, previously rejected in some other Lodge, it ought to be made the duty of the Investigating Committee to write the rejecting Lodge concerning the candidate and report the reply of that Lodge. We note the following decision and believe it good law: " When a Committee of Inquiry makes a favorable report, a motion must be made to receive the report, discharge the Committee, and ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 81 ballot for the petitioner. Should such a motion not prevail, it is the duty of the Worshipful Master to discharge the Committee and take a ballot." To refuse to receive a report of an Investigating Committee can have the effect only of suspending action in the case of the applicant. Provision is made that that shall be done in another way, and where' a method of procedure is provided that only can be followed. It is the duty of a Master to enforce the law. We believe the following to be in the line of an intelligent ballot: " A Worshipful Master must exercise his judgment in excusing members from voting; ordinarily every member must vote, but there may be instances where the Worshipful Master may excuse a brother, such as blindness or other physical infirmity; wholesale excuses are not permissible." The following is strictly in accord with ancient charges: "None but ' a son of honest parents' can be made a Mason; this excludes all born out of wedlock." There are 54,890 members in 434 Lodges. PRINCE EDWARD'S ISLAND. This is quite a small body. It has 559 members in thirteen Lodges. The address of the Grand Master is taken up largely with patriotic sentiments anent the volunteers in the English army in South Africa, and the death of the Queen of England. The business was of routine character and chiefly of local interest.

QUEENSLAND. This is a District Grand Lodge of the Grand Lodge of England. One of the meetings recorded is an emergent communication called to dedicate a Masonic Hall at Rockhampton. We quote from the record : "DEDICATION CEREMONIES. " The R. W. the District Grand Master directed Wor. Ed. H. Courte- nay Luck, acting as Deputy District Grand Master, to conduct the office of Dedication. "Wor. Ed. H. Courtenay Luck, WTor. A. J. Stephenson, Wor. H. W. Johnson, and Wor. P. A. Nelson, carrying the elements, and assisted by the other officers of District Grand Lodge, then carried out the office of Dedication in accordance with ancient custom. "SCOTTISH CEREMONIES. "R. W. John Lang, acting on behalf of the R. W. District Grand Master of Scotland, then took the chair, and, assisted by the brethren and officers of that District Grand Lodge, proceeded with the ceremonies usual in the Scottish working. '' THE DISTRICT GRAND MASTER RESUMES THE CHAIR. " The R. W. District Grand Master, the Hon. A. C. Gregory, having resumed the chair, declared the building henceforward dedicated to the purposes of Freemasonry. GL7 . 82 APPENDIX—EEPOET OF COMMITTEE

" R- W. John Lang made a similar declaration on behalf of the R.- W. District Grand Master for Scotland. "The District Grand Chaplain offered prayer. "The Masonic National Anthem was sung " We are glad to observe that there were not two prayers and that they did not sing first in EnglisTi and then in Scotch. This double dedication is to us anything but a mark of that unity which characterize Masonic brethren. The co-existence of the rites is well enough, and, in fact, we believe in its encouragement. But we do not believe in two independent heads in a house. There is no reason for it. They ought to come together and agree to ask for charters from one Grand Lodge that would authorize the work to be done in one rite or the other, and if the Grand Lodge of England would not authorize the Scotch Rite, nor the Grand Lodge of Scotland, the English Rite, then they ought to make a Grand Lodge of their own. Just now everything may be harmonious, but two independent bosses on a job are more than likely to engage more in dispute than in honest work. SCOTLAND. We have the minutes of May 1st and August 1st only. We trust that we shall hereafter regularly receive the bulletins of this Grand Lodge. We desire this specially at the present time in order to hear and know both sides in the misunderstandings and debates upon jurisdiction that are arising in the provinces of Australia. The Lodge Felix, Aden, Arabia-Felix, was on its own petition dis- jointed from the " Grand Lodge of AllScottish.Freemasonryin India," and brought under the direct supervision of Grand Lodge. We have in another place spoken of the establishment of a Lodge in the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Denmark by the Grand Lodge of Hamburg. We quote here from the proceedings of the Gen- eral Committee of the Grand Lodge of Scotland its action on this matter: " The Grand Lodge of Hamburg having erected a daughter Lodge in Copenhagen, and thus encroached on the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Denmark, the latter Grand Lodge in July last represented the fact to the Grand Lodge of Scotland, and requested it to declare that the erection of such a Lodge was an infringement of its jurisdiction, and to intimate its resolution to foreign Lodges with which it was in communication. Grand Secretary, at the request of the committee, communicated the application to Grand Lodge of Hamburg, and requested an explanation. The Grand Lodge of Hamburg has replied that, with the concurrence of the Grand Lodge of Denmark^ certain persons residing at Copenhagen were initiated in one of its Lodges at Hamburg, and these brethren afterwards requested the Grand Lodge of Hamburg to erect a Lodge at Copenhagen, because (1) 'The Grand Lodge of Denmark consists of Craft Masonry, Scottish Degrees, and Chapter, all combined in "one Grand Lodge," and that the Craft degrees are in many respects entirely dependent on the higher degrees; neither are Craft degrees sufficiently independent as regards their finances. (2) The Grand Lodge of Denmark initiates Christians only, to the exclusion of -all other beliefs.' ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 83

"The Grand Lodge of Denmark has been long recognized by the Grand Lodge of Scotland, and must be held to be a lawful Masonic sovereign Grand Lodge, and to be entitled to all the privileges and exclusive jurisdiction appertaining to such a body. That being so, the committee regret very much the infringement the Grand Lodge of Ham- burg has made on the jurisdiction.of the Grand Lodge of Denmark; and, further, the committee is of opinion that the grounds assigned for its action are irrelevant, and do not warrant the erection of the Lodge •complained of. The committee, therefore, recommend Grand Lodge to. find that the Lodge erected by the Grand Lodge of Hamburg at Copen- hagen, is illegal and irregular. But, before passing resolutions giving effect to such a finding, the committee suggest that the views of Grand Lodge should be communicated to the Grand Lodge of Hamburg, in the hope that it may, in the interests of Masonry, recall the charter, and so restore Masonic unity." We wish that our Scottish brethren would find a way to publish some explanation of their actions. Why is it wrong for the Grand Lodge of Hamburg to invade the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Denmark by establishing a new Lodge therein, and it is not wrong for the Grand Lodge of Scotland to invade the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand by establishing a new Lodge within its jurisdiction? The Grand Lodge declined to recognize the Grand Lodge of West- ern Australia, for the reason that, according to their rule, a Grand Lodge can not be created in any country except by the act of a majority of the Lodges of each Constitution therein. This is a good, rule when the Lodges are free and are not contumacious. In the case of Western Australia it is not to be forgotten that the District Grand Master of the Scottish Constitution forbade the participation of the Lodges S. C. Two of the Scottish Rite Lodges have dissented from the action of the others in a desire to retain their connection with the Grand Lodge of Scotland. SOUTH AFRICA—WESTERN DIVISION. This is a District Grand Lodge subordinate to the Grand Lodge of England. "The E. W. D. G. M., the very Rev. C. W. Barnett Clarke, Dean of Cape Town, concluded his address with this prayer, in which we are sure all his brethren will cordially unite : " May the pestilence be stayed by the mercy of the Most High, and Health and Wealth and in their truest and literal and most exalted meaning be vouchsafed to us Masonically, politically, physically, com- mercially and colonially. "May wars cease in all the land, and progress, prosperity and peace make South Africa to be verily and truly the sunny land of Good Hope, good and true, based upon the blessing of T.G.A.O.T.U., to whom be all praise and glory. "So mote it be." There are 1,123 members in seventeen Lodges. There are 183 initiated, 82 affiliated, 12 died, 21 excluded or expelled, and 59 resigned. This District Grand Lodge has now seen its hundred years, having been constituted in 1801. But in all those years it has had only six 84 APPENDIX—REPORT OF COMMITTEE

Deputy Grand Masters to preside over it: R. Blake, 1801-1829 ; Sir John Truter, 1829-1834 ; C. Burton, 1834-1863 ; Sir E. Southey, 1863-1879; 0. A. Fairbridge, 1879-1890 ; Very Rev. C. W. Barnett-Clarke, 1890 to date. From 1801 to 1877 it was the District Grand Lodge of South Africa, and in the latter year had given it the present title. SOUTH AUSTBALIA. There are 2 594 members in forty-three Lodges. There were 221 initiations. Peace and harmony everywhere prevail. We are surprised to find in the list of Representatives the name of F. M. Brookes, P. S. G. W., as accredited to Louisiana. Somebody has been napping quite a while. SOUTH CABOLINA. The Grand Master, M. W. Bro. Orlando Sheppard, thus began his annual address : " Although Masonry is conceded to be the oldest human institution, yet its greatest light—its corner-stone—being the Word of God, it marches on down the ages—strong in its grand purpose to accomplish the great brotherhood of man—under the Fatherhood of God. The principles of Masonry are eternal, and can only be defeated in the attain- ment of its grand and noble mission, by the unworthiness of those whose duty it is to guard and defend. " Pardon the suggestion, but the great question which appeals to each of us, is, have we been faithful to our vows ? " How have we improved our time, and appreciated our many privileges ? "Have we been true to the Order and lived up to the great principles which Masonry teaches, and which we professed in the presence of Him, who witnessed our vows of loyalty ? "Masonry properly appreciated leads each and every brother to look into his own heart; teaches him how to correct his errors, and admonishes him to cultivate whatever things are true and pure, and lovely, and of good report in the conduct of life, "It strengthens the bonds of friendship, elevates the motives of action, and impresses us with the great truth, that we are not to live for ourselves alone. "It dispels selfishness and leads us to the cultivation of brotherly love, relief and truth. "It teaches us to pursue our journey through life, guided by the rays, reflected from the Holy Bible, Square and Compasses, the three great lights which illumine our altars. "We are assembled, my brethren, not alone to review the work of the year that is past, but to lay down upon our Masonic trestle board, our work for the future. "I earnestly exhort you to enter upon your labors with a due appreciation of the grand work which is before us; and of the magnificent possibilities within our grasp. '' Let each of us remember that there is no room for drones in Masonry, that we are, by nature, but rough and unpolished stones ; that it is our duty so to live, so to act, as to reach that state of perfection at which we hope to arrive, by a virtuous education, our own endeavors, and the blessings of God." The Grand Master rendered this interesting decision. Of course he is right in his designation of a Lodge U. D., but the remarks of the ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 85 Committee on Jurisprudence are also true, to-wit: That the officers of a Lodge U. D. are the proxies of the Grand Master to do only such things as the law permits. The right granted to make Masons must be con- strued to mean the right to make them in accordance with general law, to-wit: by the Lodge nearest to which he resides. The Grand Lodge, however, adopted the views of the Grand Master : '' From the Worshipful Master of Harmony Lodge No. 221 received the following question for my decision, to-wit; " On April 14th, 1899, the Grand Master granted a dispensation to Port Royal Lodge No. 242. " On December 13th, 1899, the Grand Lodge gave the said Lodge a charter. " On September the 12th, 1899, Harmony Lodge No. 22 received the petition of a profane, acted favorably upon it, and on October the 13th conferred the B. A. Degree on him, and finally, in due time, the other degrees "This profane resided nearer to Port Royal Lodge, then under dis? pensation, than he did to Harmony Lodge. ''Port Royal Lodge, under Article 134 of the Constitution, de- manded of Harmony Lodge No. 22 the fees for the degrees paid by this candidate. "This is a novel question in this jurisdiction, and one that has never been before decided, according to my information. " After examining all the authorities that I could get on the subject, I ruled, that as a Lodge U. D. is simply a proxy or creature of the Grand Master, that it has no territorial jurisdiction, and that, therefore, Port Royal Lodge IT. D. and Harmony Lodge No. 22 had concurrent jurisdiction of this material, and that, therefore, Port Royal Lodge had no right to demand of Harmony Lodge the payment of the fees received from the brother, who had thus been made a Mason in Har- mony Lodge." The Grand Master ruled that it was not competent for a Lodge to excuse by unanimous consent, or otherwise, any member who was present when the ballot was spread to vote upon a candidate. This is a good principle, and to be enforced as a rule, but, as intimated elsewhere, it ought to be recognized that there are exceptions. What we need is an intelligent ballot, and not manhood suffrage. It is entirely possible that at the time of balloting there may be in the Lodge a brother who, we will say, because of blindness or senility, is incapable of exercising an intelligent ballot. Ought such a brother be compelled to vote? We think not. Ought he to be invited to leave the Lodge temporarily ? We think not. Ought the ballot to be exposed to the danger of that brother's voting a black ball unintentionally ? We do not think that the result of the ballot should be made a matter of Chance. We do think that if a brother cannot vote intelligently and with certainty of what he is doing, the interests of Freemasonry demand that he should be excused from voting, and if this contravenes the law, the law ought to be so amended that it would not be contra- vened. The following fine conception we extract from an address delivered by the Deputy Grand Master, R. W. Bro. M. W. Whitehead, on the 86 APPENDIX—REPORT OF COMMITTEE occasion of laying the corner-stone of the Charleston Exposition Buildings : " The benevolent genius of Masonry beheld the defenseless condition of primeval man, exposed to the unfeeling storm and the rude tempest, and touched the hearts of the good and fired the spirits of the enterprising who, instructed by the works of nature and assisted by the rules of geometry, ' the soul of our Order,' discovered the science of architecture and became operative Masons. From their skillful and benevolent efforts have arisen the Improved dwelling, the splendid city, the sacred temple, and the impregnable wall and fortress, which defend irom the hand of the spoiler and secure from oblivion the relics of ages and the works of genius. •' But the noble genius of the Mystic Order, not contented with this- vast improvement of the condition of the human race, invented the great design of improving also their moral and social state. Hence she directed the attention of the Craft to the order and harmony of the spheres, the light of nature and revelation bade them study general science and acquaint themselves with every cardinal and minor virtue. " Thus were they led on to subdue the passions and prejudices of the world, and to practice universal charity. Having thus prepared her subjects, she united them by indissoluble ties of friendship and fidelity—furnished them with certain mystic signs by which they might know each other in every part of the globe, and which were ta be forever locked from the world, in the impenetrable secrecy of their own faithful bosoms, under sanctions, solemn and irrevocable. Masonry imparted to them theknowledge of the'sublimest mysteries and virtues in hieroglyphic lectures and solemn rites, which have undergone no essential change since time immemorial. Thus Masonry became a speculative and moral science, and the Craft an association of faitbful brothers and companions, whose principles are benevolence, whose works are charity, and whose objects are universal relief." There are 6,249 members in 184 Lodges. SOUTH DAKOTA. The Grand Master, M. W. Bro. John A. Cleaver, rendered a number of decisions, from among which we select these two: " The report of the Committee on Petitions, whether favorable or unfavorable, does not dispose Of the petition; the only way to dispose of a petition is to ballot on it. "An officer, having been elected and refusing to be installed or accept the office, is, in fact, a ease of no election and is cause for a dispensation to elect and install an officer to fill the station." The Grand Master has this to say under the caption, "Our Duty to a Brother:" " Having been asked for advice as to the duty of a Lodge to a member who has been convicted of a felony in the United States Court and sentenced to the penitentiary, perhaps a statement of our duties, as some of us may understand them, might be of profit to us at this time. If a brother is guilty of a Masonic offense, and the Lodge is convinced of his guilt beyond the question of a doubt, it should discipline him according to Masonic law that the good name of the Fraternity may not suffer. But the fact of his having been convicted in the civil courts cannot be Masonically considered as positive proof of guilt, such proof can only be produced at a Masonic trial. It is our duty as Lodges and individual brothers to do justice to our brethren, to ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 87 vindicate their characters, and to defend their reputation; we should stand by him when all others forsake him, and assist him in time of trouble, protecting him when persecuted, and be the last to forsake him. We should be slow to condemn and certain before we do, ever bearing in mind.that it is much easier to damage a brother's character than it is to vindicate it, and much better not to have judged him, if guilty, than to have condemned if innocent, always remembering that we should go out of our way to aid and assist a brother; that we should pray for him when we pray for ourselves, that his secrets are our secrets when communicated to us as such; that we should ever be ready and willing to stretch forth our hands to aid and support him; to caution and whisper good counsel in his ear, giving him due and timely notice of errors and approaching danger, 'Judging not, that we be not judged,' for that All-seeing eye, which pervades the inmost recesses of the human heart,will rew ard us all according to our merit." There are 4,005 members in ninety-eight Lodges. SWITZERLAND. The following communications have come to us: " Assembly of Delegates of the Swiss Grand Lodge Alpina at Bern, June 22 and 23, 1901. " REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS ON THE STEPS TAKEN FOB THE ESTAB- LISHMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL OFFICE FOR THE FURTHER- ANCE OF MASONIC RELATIONS. "WORTHY AND BELOVED BRETHREN—In the annual report that we had the honor to present to you in to-day's meeting mention was made of the decision taken by the International Congress of Masons in Paris in September, 1900, for the establishment of an International Office for the Furtherance of Masonic Relations. We further reported to you that the administrative officers of the Alpina resolved, at their meeting of jSTovember 17, 1900, to accept the confidential mission offered to the Swiss Grand Lodge Alpina by the assembled Masonic bodies in Paris. " The resolutions of the administrative officials are as follows: "1. The directors of the Swiss Grand Lodge Alpina receive the commission to correspond by circular with the different Grand Lodges of the world, for the purpose of obtaining their assent to the establishment in Switzerland of an International Office for the Furtherance of Masonic Relations. "2. After receipt of the answers the directors will call a meeting of the administrative officials to examine the question of convoking an International Congress of all the assenting Grand Lodges, and per- chance make a programme for the Congress. "3. For the cost of this preliminary work a special account shall be opened with the administration of the Swiss Grand Lodge Alpina. " To achieve the purpose of these resolutions the Worthy Grand Master has made a report on the question of the establishment of an International Office for the Furtherance of Masonic Relations, as well as preparing a circular which has been forwarded to all Masonic Grand Lodges. The Lodges as well as the deputies have received a copy, and the contents of same is known to the brethren of the Alpina; therefore, in consideration of the little time at our disposal we can dispense with the reading of the same. "The report and circular, printed in French, German and English, were mailed to the different Grand Lodges of the world on December 31, 1900. 88 APPENDIX—EEPOET OF COMMITTEE " Since then we have received enthusiastic affirmative replies from the following Grand Lodges: "1. Swiss Grand Lodge in Neuchatel, with 31 Lodges; (2) G. O. Espagnol in Madrid, with 41 Lodges; (3) G. O. de Belgique in Brussels, with 19 Lodges; (4) G. O. de France in Paris, with 330 Lodges; (5) G. O. d'ltalie in Milan, with 42 Lodges; (6) Supreme Council, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with — Lodges; (7) Grand Lodge of Hungary, with 46 Lodges; (8) Supreme Council de la Republique Argentine, with — Lodges; (9) Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana (U. S. A.), with 51 Lodges; (10) Supreme Grande-Loge Symbolique Espagnole, Madrid, with 70 Lodges; (11) G. O. et Supreme Conseil de l'Etat de Rio Grande do Sul, Brgsil, Porto-Alegre, with 72 Lodges; (12) Grand Lodge of the Republic of Liberia, Monrovia, with 9 Lodges: (13) Aug. Resp. Log. Cap. Monte Libano, St. Paul, Brazil, with 2 Lodges. "The decision of those Grand Lodges with which we are still in correspondence and to which we are giving further required information, cannot be expected before the end of this year. We hope and trust that the necessary explanations given will produce a brotherly tie which will accomplish significant service to the Masonry of the world. "It is our opinion that the directors should carry out the work further, and that for this year there can be no question of calling a Congress, or of opening, the future International Office for the Further- ance of Masonic Relations."

" THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE SWISS GRAND LODGE ALPINA TO ALL THE GRAND LODGES OF UNIVERSAL MASONRY. " Moat Honorable Or and Master, Honorable Grand Officers, Worthy Brethren: "The Swiss Freemasonry, in compliance with wishes expressed to them from different sources, invites delegates of all Grand Lodges to a universal Congress of Freemasons. '' This Congress is to be held during the first part of the month of September, 1902, at Geneva, Switzerland. "Numerous matters of Masonic interest to the whole Continent will be brought before it, but it appears to us that the main affair which at this hour deserves most of our attention is the study of the possibilities of uniting and establishing a sincere and vigorous union between the different Grand Lodges of all countries. •'We, therefore, without exceptions, invite all the Grand Lodges known to us to this Congress, recalling to your mind that the presence of your representatives carries no obligations with it, and that the liberty, sovereign power and the laws of the Grand Lodges are not in the least affected through the study of the problems which will be presented. "It suffices perfectly to examine into the possibility of organizing an international Bureau of Information, to fix and maintain the relations between the different universal Masonic groups and to facilitate the interchange of the intermasonic reports. All our Lodges, notwithstanding the differences in rites, speech and action, have a common aim, a common endeavor towards the same ideal, and we believe it is necessary, advantageous and useful to humanity to create an international Masonic union. " In this Congress this matter will receive an impartial discussion from which only good results can come to the different groups. "The thought to create among the Masonic authorities an opportunity to study among themselves a plan for an intimate understanding and agreement pertaining to the future was broached more than twelve ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 89 years ago; lately it has turned up repeatedly and the time has come for solving the problem in a precise form and attacking the subject seriously. "May, therefore, all Grand Lodges take part in this Congress and deem it their duty to attend. The Swiss Freemasons who have con- sented to accept the responsibility consider it to be an honor to themselves to prepare the heartiest reception for all delegates and a real pleasure to facilitate each person's task. " The great principle of tolerance which we will endeavor to propa- gate and which is written in letters of gold in every constitution of our Grand Lodges governs, without doubt our prejudices. In this way we shall succeed in uniting all the good will into a solid covenant for the best benefits of our Nations and Humanity. The programme will be forwarded later to all acquiescent Grand Lodges. " You will kindly forward to us as soon as possible the decision of your Masonic authorities, at the latest until April 2, 1902, and with it the names and addresses of your delegates who are to take part in the Congress. •'In awaiting the moment w7hen the Freemasons of our Grand Lodges will meet, we assure you, honored and respected brethen, of our entire devotion to the cause which is dear to us. " NETJCHATEL, November 20, 1901." It will be at once observed that however beneficial a congress such as is proposed might be, if composed of legitimate Masons, the character of parties invited and expected at this entertainment is such as to forbid the countenancing even of the assemblage by the Grand Lodge of Louisiana. In it will sit the atheistic Grand Orient of France, a Grand Body that knows not the first principle of true fraternity, respect for the rights of others, as witness her conduct towards this Grand Lodge and the Grand Lodge of England; in it will sit the Grand Orient of Spain, that has just invaded Pennsylvania; in it will sit the utterly clandestine "Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana," a body that is not only clandestine, but is guilty of the profoundest deception by its imitation of our title, a deception so well schemed that one has to look at the number of its Lodges in order to detect the fraud. No; we are Masons, and as such we cannot hold intercourse with the clandestine, the unfraternal, the immoral. We believe in tolerance, but tolerance of that which is right; never of that which is corrupting, unmasonic and subversive of the very ground work and principles of our institution. We have prepared a reply as courtesy seems to demand, and submit it under the head of a resolution, as that would appear to be the only way open to its reception of the impress of adoption by the Grand Lodge. TENNESSEE. We quote from the Grand Master, M. W. Brother James Henry McClister: " Brethren of the Grand Lodge: " The seasons of another year have followed each other in quick succession, and borne away from us to the silent past the last year of the nineteenth century, laden with its joys and its sorrows, its success- 90 APPENDIX—REPORT OP COMMITTEE ful achievements and its disastrous failures, and as it glides into the irrevocable past its echoes come back to us filled with admonitions for the future. "'The year Has gone, and with it, many a glorious throng Of happy dreams. Its mark is on each brow, Its shadow in each heart.' "The example of the wise and good men who have preceded us should inspire us with greater zeal in the coming years, and the remembrance of our own shortcomings and neglected opportunities should be an incentive to us to be more faithful to our duties during the short space of time allotted to us here. "We meet to-day in our eighty-seventh Annual Communication, and 1 greet, you, one and all, in loving fellowship. "But let us not forget to lift our hearts in thanksgiving and gratitude to God for His mercy and protecting care over us, as well as for His abundant blessings. Very gently has He dealt with us during the Masonic year just closing. The death angel has not visited any of the Grand officers of this jurisdiction, and but a single monotone from the muffled bell has been heard, notifying us that a Past Grand officer has been called away." There are 17,343 members in 427 Lodges. TEXAS, 1900. The address of the Grand Master, M. W. Bro. E. M. Lusk, is naturally quite full of the Galveston disaster, and the remedial measures following it. We quote the following decision as tending to show how strange the inquiries are that sometimes are presented to the Grand Master: "Question. ' Is it proper to call a Lodge from labor to refreshment for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year?' "Answer. It is not. The business of a Lodge can be transacted only while the Lodge is at labor. The election of officers while the Lodge is at refreshment is an irregularity, to say the least. It is not improper for a Lodge to be at ease for a short time before balloting begins, but it should be at labor while the election is in progress." The following is good law: " 'A was charged with unmasonic conduct, and the vote upon his guilt was a tie. Was it not a mistrial, and was it not the duty of the Master to order that another trial be had at once, or as soon thereafter as practicable ?' "Answer. The vote upon the question of guilt being a tie was equivalent to an acquittal. There is no such thing as a mistrial in a Masonic Lodge." The Grand Master states that it is a Masonic offense for a member who is eligible to an office and has been elected to fill it, to refuse to be installed and serve therein, provided he has not previously held the same office. We are very glad that we have no such rule in Louisiana. TEXAS, 1901. The Grand Master, M. W. Bro. N. W. Washer, in his address, thus speaks of Masonry in Mexico, and accepts the conditions which we have suggested as necessary to be met in the recognition of a Grand Lodge: ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 91 " The disturbances amongst the Masonic Craft in the land of the Aztecs arise primarily from a seemingly never-ending conflict between the ruling bodies of the Scottish and York Rites as to which of them does and should hold authority over Symbolic Masonry in that country. It is a quarrel in which we have no part, though if recognition is again extended to any Grand Body in that country, it should be only after a satisfactory solution of five salutary and pertinent questions, so aptly suggested by the Foreign Correspondence Committee of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, as a guide in extending recognition to Grand Bodies, viz: " 1. Is the Masonry of the jurisdiction legitimate; can it show a proper parentage ? "2. Is there practical unanimity of action of the several Lodges in the organization of a Grand Lodge? " 3. Is that Body the supreme and only power in Symbolic Masonry ? " 4. Has the organization been rightly and duly made, according to Masonic usage? "5. Is there a guarantee that the landmarks will be preserved, and only legitimate "Masonry be thereafter tolerated and practiced? " Satisfactory answers to these questions would justify an alliance which, I venture to predict, would be lasting and substantial, and one that would not in after years occasion controversies and contentions, which, like Banquo's Ghost, might arise to trouble and perplex us and thereafter refuse to down. Such a consummation would bring order out of chaos, make darkness light, and crooked things straight, to the seekers of light and truth, who are struggling in the throes of discord and disagreement on the other side of the Rio Grande." The following decision is highly important, and seems to us to be but reasonable, although it does traverse the right of objection held by every member of the Lodge. It is by no means, however, the only instance of a conflict of rights. In the case at bar, the right of the accused to face his accuser in the hour of trial would seem to be superior to even the aggregated rights of every member present to exclude him: "A member of A. Lodge charged with a Masonic offense in B. Lodge, same having been committed while sojourning under their jurisdiction, has a right to be present at his trial, even though a member of B. Lodge should object to sitting in the Lodge with him. A brother under charges has a right to appear in person or by proxy, or both, and he cannot be forced without his consent to appear by proxy only." The following goes a step further, and we are unwilling to take that step unless it could be shown that the brother was the only Mason within hail qualified to act as counsel for the accused: "Article 544, Masonic Laws of Texas, reads thus: 'Either the accuser or the accused may choose counsel for his assistance. None but a Master Mason in good standing shall appear as counsel.' Article 545 says: ' The Master may appoint counsel in such cases as he shall deem proper, if none be chosen.' Construing these two sections literally and together, I ruled that' a brother, appointed by the Worshipful Master at the request of the Lodge as counsel to assist the Junior Warden in the prosecution of a case in a Lodge other than his own, and being a Master Mason in good standing, has a perfect right to appear as such counsel, and the objection to his admission by a member 92 APPENDIX—REPORT OF COMMITTEE of the Lodge in which the trial takes place does not exclude him, as it would under ordinary circumstances. The Worshipful Master having exercised his prerogative in appointing counsel to assist the prosecution, no objection can be entered by any brother to the exercise of that right, and in consequence the brother so appointed cannot be excluded." With the following decision we agree, but only because the Lodge is U. D. The Grand Lodge thought otherwise for the reason that it could perceive no difference in the matter of the tenure of office between chartered Lodges and Lodges U. D. We can see a great difference. A Lodge U. D. is but a creature of the Grand Master. The power that can issue the dispensation can revoke it. Nothing hinders a Grand Master from revoking a dispensation and subsequently issuing another to the same parties, naming different officers. But this would be doing by indirection what the Grand Master proposed to do directly. We favor the direct action: ' When the Worshipful Master and Senior Warden of a Lodge IT. D. move permanently without the jurisdiction of said Lodge, and the Junior Warden by reason of poor health is unable to attend the meetings, the Lodge may select other brethren, whose qualifications to fill the several stations are undoubted, to serve in their respective capacities until the next Communication of the Grand Lodge; provided, however, that such appointments must first be confirmed by the Grand Master." We also agree with the following: "Bro. L. V. B. was elected Junior Warden of Clifton Lodge No. 360, A. F. and A. M., but before installation moved without the jurisdiction of said Lodge and applied for a dimit. I was asked whether this could legally be granted, and I ruled as follows: Under our laws, until an officer-elect is duly installed, the old officer holds over, and consequently where an officer-elect removes his residence before installation, with no probability of returning thereto, having never been installed, he is not, in fact, an officer of the Lodge, and under the circumstances should be allowed to dimit, all other legal requirements having been complied with." The Grand Lodge recognized the Mexican Grand Lodges of the Federal District. "Vallede Mexico," and of Coahuila, "Benito Juarez." The Grand Master was constrained to decline a request from the Grand Master of Louisiana for a waiver of jurisdiction in favor of certain parties resident in Texas, but whose homes were nearer a Louisi- ana Lodge than any Texas Lodge. He did this reluctantly, and because of the existing conditions of the Texas laws. At his recommendation the Grand Lodge adopted the following resolution, so that the way is now clear for the Grand Master of Texas to grant the request of the Grand Master of Louisiana: " Resolved, That the Grand Master may grant a waiver of territorial jurisdiction only over an applicant for the degrees in Masonry in favor of a subordinate Lodge in an adjoining State upon the request therefor by the Grand Master of such State, when the applicant resides near the border of said State and nearer and more convenient to a Lodge in said State than to any Lodge in Texas." There are 29,680 members in 665 Lodges. ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 93

UTAH. The Grand Master, M. W. Bro. Geo. Viall Schramm, concluded his address with these words: " In the future as in the past. Masonry will be the great conserva- tive force of American national life—causing men to pause in the mad race for riches, for Masons do not worship wealth, nor do they decry it. " Before our Altars all men are equal; here riches cannot be used as cloaks to cover and conceal vice. Here the worthy poor man enjoys the same benefits and blessings as his more prosperous brother. Here, prince and pauper clasp hands and greet each other as brothers. Here, we are taught that true manhood is more valuable than gold or silver; that riches are worth nothing save as they contribute to man's happiness and enable him to extend his circle of usefulness. Here, quality among men shall and will be preserved, and from Masonic Halls will always issue the great moral forces that when disseminated among the people will recall the cardinal virtues that have always been the Nat- tion's greatest glory. " Let us renew our allegiance to Masonic principles, and once more pledge undying fealty to the great truths that are taught at our sacred Altars." The Grand Secretary, R. "W. Bro. Christopher Diehl informs us that in Nevada the percentage of Masons is .0203; in Montana, .0129; in Idaho, .0081; in Wyoming, .0119; and in Utah, .0032, and then proceeds in this wise: "The cause of this 'shortage' is well known to the Masons of Utah, each one of whom is familiar with the history of the three Mor- mon Masonic Lodges—Nauvoo, Helm and Neye—working under dispensations of the Grand Lodge of Illinois in Nauvoo, 1842-44, and they do not want history to repeat itself in their own mountain home. The Masons of Utah have heretofore, and they will in the future, obey the Ancient Landmarks of the Fraternity, and the unwritten law delivered to them by the fathers of Utah Masonry. " In the course of time the march of progress will naturally change many things for the better in our State, but if the receut past is a crite- reon for the future it will take decades of years before our Fraternity can even consider a change in the silent resolutions it has heretofore observed. But even if it should be willing to extend its hand and forget certain things and forgive others the 'Powers that be,' like the Roman Pontiff, have openly issued their decree against the Masonic institution, which is well, and to which the Masons of Utah will offer no objection. The good work will continue in spite of that declaration and the Grand Lodge of Utah will never ' cast anchors for repairs.' " There are 907 members in ten Lodges. VERMONT. The Grand Master, M. W. Bro. Winfield Scott Nay, desires a ruling of last year to be amended so as to read: " Dues do not accrue after the time an application for a dimit, which is granted, has been received by a Lodge." We understand that from some aspects it would appear but right that a brother should not pay dues while in enforced membership; that is to say, that if he sends an application to the Lodge, we will say, in June, and there is no meeting for three or four months to act upon it, 94 APPENDIX—KEPOKT OP COMMITTEE he ought not to pay dues for that period. But, on the other hand, has he not received just as much benefit as any other member of the Lodge ? If no benefits have been received by anybody then there should be no dues charged to anybody. But all have received the actual benefits of being Masons and the potential benefits that were ready at hand in the way of relief, assistance, fraternal recognition, protection to the family and to themselves, care and provision of the dependent ones in the event of death. In all these advantages the brother, and all the brethren shared. To secure money contributions from the members is a necessity. There must be dues exigible and collected, and they should be levied upon all who have enjoyed the privileges, actual and potential. So, then, we say, we think the better rule is that dues should be paid up to the time a dimit is granted, without respect to the time of application for such dimit. The Grand Master recommended that a fee of five dollars be required of all candidates for initiation, which shall be used for the reduction of the debt on their Temple. We quote with satisfaction the following from M. W. Brother Nay: ''Progressive Masons throughout our land believe in progressive Masonry. It was foreseen by illustrious Masons in the remote past that conditions might arise which would necessitate legislation to meet these conditions. There are fundamental principles in all time- honored institutions, which are as firm as the everlasting hills, but Freemasonry as a science must be influenced by education, and all the factors that are elements of progress at the present time. We can be true to principle and differ in practice. We can perpetuate truths by varying methods, and not jeopardize our loyalty or allegiance. The universality of the institution is not lessened or injured by legislation tending to equal right and justice to all Masons. " If our present laws prevent this, or we find that in any instance an injustice is practiced by their enforcement, it is our duty to modify or repeal, without destroying the design of the landmarks of the institution, which, according to Mackey ' are sufficiently numerous to act as bulwarks against innovation, but not sufficient to stand in the way of needful reform.' " We also quote these well-put truths from the conclusion of the address: "No man is perfected by miraculous occurrence. No one is made a Mason by forms and ceremonies, or by wearing of insignia. "If you would become proficient, become reading Masons—study- Masonic literature, not forgetting the Great Light which will ' guide you in all truth.' Be aggressive. If you have an idea develop it. Your responsibility does not end by receiving, but turn about and give your best talents to those who come after you. Practical Masonry is measured, not by figures on a dial, but by the exercise of God's best gifts, charity, virtue and exemplary deeds." The Grand Master says that a lengthy communication, discussing the relations between the Grand Orient of Belgium and the Grand Orient of France was in the hands of the proper committee. So far as we can discover that communication is not printed in the proceedings. ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 95

This we deeply regret, for we should be glad to see the defense. The Grand Lodge, however, withdrew its recognition from the Grand Orient of Belgium. In the Report on Correspondence, M. W. Bro. Marsh O. Perkins, chairman, thinks that we are inconsistent in our position when we say that we are not prepared to recognize Belgium because of her recognition of France, and yet would not sever our relations with Vermont because she recognizes Belgium. We make no pretensions to ability to see through a millstone, yet we do think that we see light sufficient in the mists of irregular and pseudo Masonry to be able to make some •distinctions. There are Grand Bodies, like the Regional Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, for example, that are unrecognizable because of inherent and incurable deficiencies, and there are other Grand Lodges, like, we will say, the Grand Lodge of Santo Domingo, which we do not recognize, but which we might find it proper to recognize. Again, there are Grand Lodges now recognized by us, but from which we may withdraw our recognition because not satisfied of their Masonry, just as Vermont has just done with respect to Belgium. And, before going further, we desire to quote a passage anent ourselves from the Vermont brother as follows: " We fear our good brother has lost sight of the distinction between belief and fact. The Grand Lodge of Washington denies that she has " erred. Whether she has done so or not is a question of belief. The Grand Orient of Belgium admits that she is in full fellowship with the Grand Orient of France. This establishes a fact." Of course, the Washington question was one of fact—she recognized as Masons twamen hailing from Lodgesof other jurisdictions, declared by the Grand Lodges of those jurisdictions to be clandestine. But there was also a question of belief involved. Washington believed that she was right in her declaration. That she believed so is a fact, and nobody denies it. But whether she was right in so believing may be a question, and it will not be a quest'on of fact, or of belief, but whether such belief is consonant with the principles of the Masonic Fraternity. Now, we desire to say at once, that if the question had been academic, we should have been content to let it lie on the table of the forum for the discussion of the Masonic senate, but when it was no longer academic, but by the specific recognition of two clandestine Masons and the granting to them of the consent of the Grand Lodge to hold Masonic intercourse with any Lodge or Mason in Washington, when this took place the physical violation of the principles of pure Masonry made the question one not for speech, but for acts. It was a declaration of war, that had to be met by the only method of warfare open to Masonic bodies as such, non-intercourse. Now, to return : Let us say ihe Grand Orient of France, because of her abandonment of certain fundamental principles of Freemasonry, has become clandestine. Does everything that holds intercourse with her thereby, and ipao facto become clandestine also ? We frankly 96 APPENDIX—REPORT OF COMMITTEE admit that we are not clear as to the answer we should give. We think that the answer would depend upon the extent to which that intercourse extended. It is a dangerous undertaking to touch poison. A certain quantity will kill, but it is also true that, to a certain extent, poison can be eliminated from the system, and perfect soundness restored. We are not prepared, therefore, to say that every man that takes poison will die. No more are we prepared to say that every Grand Body by intercourse with the clandestine will of necessity die. In either case each individual, or specific case, will and must be judged and estimated on its own merits. As we are at present advised, we think this would be our answer. But let us take the other side, the side taken by many of the very best and most learned and devouted Masons. They say any Body that holds intercourse with a clandestine Body, becomes, and ipso facto, clandestine itself. The Grand Orient of France has become a clandestine Body. The Grand Orient of Belgium holds Masonic intercourse therewith. Is the Grand Orient of Belgium thereby made clandestine ? Granted that it is. The Grand Lodge of Vermont recognizes it and holds intercourse with it. Did the Grand Lodge of Ver- mont thereby become clandestine? True, it has since broken that intercourse, but it maintained it for a year, and a clandestine body cannot, of its own declaration, become legitimate, for otherwise there would be no clandestine Masons. Now, Vermont claims that, through ignorance, they did it, but everybody knows that ignorance of the law cannot be pleaded in extenuation of an infraction of the law. We presume that this argument will be called a reductio ad absurdum. We are content to have it so, for we have not the faintest idea that the Grand Lodge of Vermont is, or ever has been clandestine. What then? Where comes the break in the communication of clan- destlnity? A is clandestine, B holds intercourse with him. Is he infected thereby ? If so, is he incapable of communicating the disease to C ? Let the doctors agree on some diagnosis of the case. If C cannot be infected by B, is it a sure thing that the disease is infectious, and may there not be some mistake of the communication of it from A to B ? This is a very important matter, for it is announced that the "Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana with fifty Lodges" is to be a guest at the international Masonic Congress at Geneva very shortly. We are quite ready to give a certificate that this is a clandestine Body. We know it. Will it by its presence infect and stamp with this leprosy every Grand Body that is present there by representation ? Louisiana will not mingle in that crowd, but we wish to know what will be considered the character of the Grand Lodges of Continental Europe and America who do attend. Are we to consider every one of them clandestine thereafter ? There are 10,235 members under the Grand Lodge of Vermont organized in 112 Lodges. ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE, 97

VICTORIA. The proceedings were of local interest and routine character. The only item of general importance was the recognition of the Grand Lodge of Western Australia. , VIRGINIA. After withdrawing recognition from the Grand Lodge of Cuba last year, Virginia now renews it, accompanied by this report: " As to the first, a personal correspondence between the Grand Master of Masons in Cuba, M. Wor. Juan B. Hernandez, and the chairman of this committee, has furnished abundant evidence that Masonry is at last established in Cuba, of our own sort in every particular, with obligations like ours in essentials, with the Holy Bible wide open on every Altar, and organized into a Grand Lodge, supreme in all particulars." The Correspondence Committee was instructed to inquire if the Grand Orient of Belgium was in fraternal correspondence with the Grand Orient of France, and to report next year. In the meanwhile Virginia continues her intercourse with Belgium. There are 13,444 members in 265 Lodges, and there are ten Lodges besides, failing to make returns. WASHINGTON. In due course of mail, the following letter was received by the Grand Master of Louisiana: "COLFAX, WASHINGTON, April 22d, 1901. 11 A. C. Allen, M. W. Grand Master of Masons, Franklin, Louisiana: "DEAR SIR AND BROTHER.—Without referring with particularity to, or going into historical detail concerning the unfortunate circumstances which led up to a severance of the cordial relations formerly maintained between our Grand Jurisdictions, I desire to say to you, my brother, and through you to the brethren of your State, that it is the earnest desire of the Grand Lodge of Washington to restore fraternal relation between our Grand Lodges. " It has been contended that the resolution of our Grand Lodge rescinding the objectionable resolutions of 1898, are not, in fact, an abro- gation of the position assumed by our Grand Lodge, but in effect restate the former position. It may be that the wording of the resolutions were unfortunate, but I assure you, my brother, that they were intended, and by an almost unanimous sentiment of the Grand Lodge, to be an absolute repeal, merely reserving the assertion of autonomy and sovereignty of the Grand Lodge, a position, which is conceded by our Grand Lodge to all other Grand Jurisdictions, and a position always maintained by me, and now admitted by our Grand Lodge, and is, in fact, the principle justifying the position heretofore taken by our Grand Lodge. " But I assure you that our Grand Lodge intended an absolute rescission of our former position. We seek harmony. I know the brethren of our Grand Jurisdiction desire what has been done, be regarded not as a crime against Masonry, but an error which they have solemnly sought to acknowledge. "Our resolution rescinding the resolution of 1898 have been accepted by almost all the Grand Jurisdictions in the spirit which moved our Grand Lodge to their consideration. G L8 98 APPENDIX—REPORT OP COMMITTEE

"Therefore, that the great Masonic family may be reunited, and that brotherly love may prevail, I respectfully ask that you permit me to name some brother of this jurisdiction to be commissioned as the Grand Representative of your Grand Lodge near the Grand Lodge of Washington, and that you suggest the name of some brother of your Grand Lodge to be commissioned as our Grand Representative near your Grand Lodge. " I have thus addressed you, not only because of a strong personal desire to perform a truly Masonic service, but by direction of our Grand Lodge. " Sincerely and fraternally, [SEAL] " S. J. OHADWICK, '' Grand Master.'' This letter was referred to this committee with instructions to take the matter up with the Grand Master of Washington, We accordingly prepared a reply, of which the following is an extract, covering the position taken by us : "Your desire that peace may prevail, harmony be maintained, and the great brotherhood be rid of all disturbing elements is fully reciprocated by us. You are not more anxious than we are that the unhappy incident that has disturbed us may be ended. Louisiana will gladly end it just as soon as she is satisfied she can do so Masonically. We claim exclusive and supreme jurisdiction in Masonry in Louisiana. We gladly concede your exclusive supremacy in Washington. Now, we understand by tliis that we are the sole judges of what constitutes a legitimate Lodge in Louisiana, and you in Washington. If we declare a Louisiana Lodge clandestine, we look for support in our expression.. of that which is illegitimate to our brethren everywhere. If there is a so-called Lodge in Washington that does not acknowledge allegiance to your Grand Lodge, we deem it a duty to you in support of your proper authority, to close our doors against every one attached to that Lodge. The difficulty, as we see it, is that your Grand Lodge claims not only to say what is a legitimate and lawful Lodge in Washington, but everywhere else, and that you authorized your Lodges to receive two men into them that were made in Lodges declared illegal in the jurisdictions where they are domiciled. That subsequently you re- pealed your action so far as the individuals were concerned, but re-affirmed your claim. Now, we care nothing about the individuals, but we do care a great deal about the principle. It would profit little to re-establish relations now which we would have to sever on the morrow, if it pleased you to act again oh what you declare to be your right. * * * " Some years ago the Grand Orient of France established a Lodge in New Orleans. We say it is clandestine, because our Grand Lodge, in its sovereign capacity, has of right exclusive jurisdiction in Louisi- ana. Now, should a member of that Lodge seek to be a member of a Lodge in Washington, would it be possible for you to pass on the character of that Lodge, and would you consider it clandestine because we said it was so? We assert that if a man came to us from Washing- ton, hailing from a Lodge not on your register, we should refuse to fellowship with him because you said he was not right. We concede you exclusive and supreme jurisdiction in Washington. We should be glad to have you support us in our claim of sovereign power in Louisiana." On the assembling of the Grand Lodge of Washington, its Grand Master, M. W. Bro. Stephen J. Chad wick, laid this correspondence, with ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 99 others, before the Grand Lodge, and submitted resolutions drawn on the lines of our suggestion of what was necessary. Subsequently, their Committee on Jurisprudence reported the resolutions, and they were adopted as follows : "WHEREAS, This Grand Lodge at its Annual Communication for the year 1899, adopted a series of resolutions for the purpose of explaining and making more definite the position of the Grand Lodge upou the question of exclusive territorial jurisdiction, and for the purpose of re-establishing fraternal relations with a number of Grand Lodges of the United States ; and, "WHEREAS, It is most desirable that this matter be terminated, and that complete and perfect harmony prevail between the Grand Masonic Bodies of the United States, and that there may be no further misunderstanding or misconception in regard to the position of this Grand Lodge ; therefore, be it " Resolved, That this Grand Lodge reiterates and re-affirms 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 iu every Grand Lodge, of supreme and exclusive jurisdiction over all matters of Ancient Craft Masonry within territorial limits established by its lawful authority. uIiesolved, 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." As an earnest of his purpose the Grand Lodge then withdrew its recognition from the Grand Lodge of Hamburg because of its invasion of the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of New York and the establishment therein of a Lodge. It now becomes our duty to consider our relations to the Grand Lodge of Washington. Until 1898 we recognized that Grand Body as a Masonic Power, legitimate and possessed of every faculty. It is unnecessary, then," to consider any question save the one that arose in 1898. Referring to that, we find it embodied in the following resolution: " Resolved, That in view of recognized laws of the Masonic Insti- tution, and of facts of history apparently well authenticated and worthy of full credence, this Grand Lodge does not see its way clear to deny or question the right of its constituent Lodges, or of the members thereof, to recognize as brother Masons, negroes who have been initated in Lodges which can trace their origin to Prince Hall Lodge No. 459, organized under the warrant of our R. W. Bro. Thomas Howard, Earl of Bfflngharn, Acting Grand Master, under the authority of H. R. H. Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland, etc., Grand Master of the Most Ancient and Honorable Society of F. and A. Masons in England, bearing date September 29, A. L. 5784, or to our R. W. Bro. Prince Hall, Master of said Lodge; and in the opinion of this Grand Lodge, for the purpose of tracing such origin, the African Grand Lodge, of Boston, organized in 1808—subsequently known as the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, the first African Grand Lodge of North America in and for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, organized in 1815, and the Hiram Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania may justly be regarded as legitimate Masonic Grand Lodges." 100 APPENDIX—BEPOKT OF COMMITTEE

Applying this to the case at bar, to-wit, the petition for recognition of Gideon S. Bailey, hailing from a Lodge "chartered by the (colored) Grand Lodge of Illinois," and of Con. A. Hideout, hailing from a Lodge "chartered by the (colored) Grand Lodge of Florida," we find that this resolution was at once a denial of the sole and undivided sovereignty of the Grand Lodge of Illinois within the State of Illinois, and of the sole and undivided sovereignty of the Grand Lodge of Florida within the State of Florida, and secondly, and somewhat consequently, it was an assertion of the legitimacy of Masons made by authority of Bodies attempting and claiming to attempt to so divide authority in those jurisdictions and to seize upon a sufficient amount of it to constitute their own legitimacy. This was a recognition of Masons held to be clandestine by the Grand Lodges of Illinois and Florida, and for that reason we declared non-intercourse with the Grand Lodge of Washington. Furthermore, we said a year since in our report, that we hoped to welcome Washington purified and restored, reanimated with proper Masonic principles, and that no one would welcome her back more heartily than would Louisiana. Washington now presents herself reiterating and reaffirming 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. Thus the bar is removed, and Louisiana cannot, even if she would, do otherwise than restore her recognition of, and fraternal intercourse with, the Grand Lodge of Washington. We append a resolution to that effect. Turning, now, to a review of the proceedings we find this decision. " A brother, carrying a dimit, joins in a petition for a dispensation for a Lodge. The Lodge receives a charter and is constituted; the brother not desiring to continue membership in the new Lodge, demands of the Grand Secretary his original dimit. The Grand Secre- tary refuses. The Grand Secretary was sustained; the brother is a member of the new Lodge, and can only sever relation with it by withdrawal in one of the several manners prescribed by law." It seems to us that the whole case is not discussed. If the Lodge has been constituted under charter, or even if the brother had signed the application for a charter, we fully agree with the decision. But if it implies that a brother who has belonged to a Lodge U. D., and who does not desire to become a charter member of the proposed Lodge, is not entitled to a return of his dimit, filed with the Grand Secretary, then we demur. The principle is this, every Mason has the right to a dimit from his Lodge, and having a dimit to apply WITH IT to another Lodge. If he has not become a member of the chartered Lodge, but ON FOREIGN OOBRESPONDENCE. 101 has declined to go into it, that Lodge is without power to grant him a dimit, and hence he has the right to receive it back from the Grand Sec- retary. During the pendency of a dispensation for a Lodge the dimits of the members are in the hands of the Grand Secretary only in the way of deposits. We fully agree with this sentiment of the Grand Master: "All the time employed and all the expense incurred in maintaining the correspondence system, is not primarily to avail an opportunity for the interchange of personal compliment or invective, but that you, my brethren, and the members of your Lodges, may be truly informed of the affairs transpiring in the Masonic world." The resolution anent withdrawal of recognition from the Grand Lodge of Hamburg being under consideration, P. G. M. Bro, Blalock said, " Adopt it, and it would cut off every Mason under the Grand Lodge of Hamburg." But P. G. M. Bro. Upton "denied that the proposed resolution was capable of any such construction. It purported only to withdraw recognition of a certain Grand Lodge. If it were adopted, he should be bound by exactly what the words of the resolution said, and not by one syllable more. It would not affect our personal intercourse with any Mason in the world." Bro. Blalock is undoubtedly right. A Grand Lodge has the sole right to control and regulate the foreign relations of its jurisdiction. If it decrees non-intercourse with a Power, it thereby cuts off all intercourse between every one of the Masons under its obedience and every one of the Masons of the foreign Power. When the United States declared war against Spain, it meant that the citizens of the United States were at war with the subjects of Spain, not that McKinley intended to make faces at Alfonso. And as any citizen who, during the prevalence of that war, should hold political intercourse with a Spaniard would be guilty of an offense, so any Mason who should hold fraternal Masonic intercourse with a Mason hailing from a Lodge subordinate to a Grand Lodge not recognized as such by his Grand Lodge, and particularly one from whom recognition had been withdrawn, would be guilty of an offense, and a violation of his oath, to not hold intercourse with clandestine-made Masons, and to support and maintain the edicts of his Grand Lodge. Treason ought not to be tolerated in Masonry any more than in the State. There are 5,795 members in 108 Lodges. WESTERN AUSTRALIA. We quote as follows from the inaugural of the Grand Master, M. W. Bro. Sir Gerard Smith: " It is, indeed, a matter of regret that the work thus commenced and concluded has fallen short in one sense of that measure of completion which we had hoped would result. We all looked forward to the unity of the Three Constitutions, but circumstances which I need not allude to in detail have operated to prevent our Scottish brethren from joining us at present. This much, however, I desire to say, and I can- 102 APPENDIX—KEPOKT OF COMMITTEE

not impress it upon you too strongly, that the principal motive power which has operated to prevent the Scottish Constitution from associa- ting themselves with us in an United Grand Lodge of Western Australia has been a feeling of obedience and strict subordination to their supreme authority. We who have been ourselves most careful to move within the bounds of those rules and regulations laid down for our guidance, cannot but accord to the S. C. the respect which is due to them in this matter, however much we may and do regret that they are not at one with us to-night. ." We cherish the hope that some means may be devised by which the difficulties which appear to stand in the way of the complete unity of the Constitutions may be removed, and to that end no personal efforts of my own shall be wanting." The act of Constitution must have been quite impressive, which was made by the Grand Master in these words: "Relying on the protection of the G. A. O. T. U., and by virtue of the high office conferred upon me by the unanimous voice of the brethren in open Lodge assembled, and confirmed by the representatives of the Lodges present here to-night, I now declare and proclaim that the Grand Lodge of Western Australia is regularly formed, assembled, and properly dedicated to the work of Antient, Free and Accepted Masonry as practiced from time immemorial among Masons. " Brethren, let us keep silence for the space of a few minutes while each of us in his heart invokes the blessing of the Most Sigh upon all our lawful endeavors, " Then, upon signal given by me to theG. D. of C , we will join in the G. and R sign three times, saying A.G.T.T.M.H. (Done)." It is very gratifying to find that the only Lodge under the English Constitution that held back at the organization of the Grand Lodge has submitted to its authority; that several of the Lodges of the Scotch Constitution that for a time held aloof have applied for warrants; and finally, that the authorities of the remaining Scotch Lodges have applied for a committee of conference with a view of-union. It is evident, therefore, that every bar to recognition has been removed, and it becomes now our duty to extend the hand of welcome. The number of Lodges has increased from thirty-three at Constitu- tion to forty-nine on the 31st December, 1900. There were 2 584 members in those Lodges. WEST VIRGINIA. The Grand Master, M. W. Bro Neil Robinson, rendered but one decision: "A petition was presented by A. B. to a Lodge. It was accepted and the candidate was elected and received the E. A. Degree. Before proceeding further, it was found that the candidate did notlive within the jurisdiction of the Lodge which initiated him. No request was made of the Lodge having jurisdiction for a waiver. "Soon after this the candidate removed to another part of the State. He now asks (four years have elapsed) for a return, of his initiation fee; the conferring of the remaining degrees, or leave to present his petition to the Lodge where he now resides. •'Held: Inasmuch as the Lodge conferring the degree did not have the right to accept the candidate, he stands as an irregularly or clandestinely made E. A., and his fee should be returned. ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 103

" Second—The previous application being null and void, the candidate stands as though it had never been presented and he may now petition the Lodge where he resides in regular form. "Third —It will not be necessary for the Lodge where he resides to refer the papers back to the Lodge which entered him, or to the Lodge which really had jurisdiction before. We agree with all this except the declaration that the candidate stands as though his petition had never been presented. We should say that he stands as a clandestine-made Mason, and that the first thing to do with him, if elected, is to heal him. We certainly would not confer the E. A. or any other degree upon a man a sec 'nd time. There 6,990 members in 119 Lodges.

WISCONSIN. The Grand Master, M. W. Bro. Charles C. Rogers, thus spoke in the introduction to his address: 'There is something that awakens every emotion in the human heart, something sublime in the thought that in the shadow of the un- remembered past, there stood at the gateway of civilization a body of men whose principles were founded upon the equal rights of man. The inspiration of their presence and the priceless value of their labors became the heritage of Freemasonry. They came with the twilight of history, and their ennobling thought touched the life of antiquity. They were our ancestors, our brethren; Craftsmen banded together, whose moral sentiments and active powers were concentrated for the welfare of mankind. There is no historical event to mark their rank, nobility or nationality, except that? they belonged to a brotherhood whose generous impulses and fraternal acts inspired confidence and ad- miration. Conspicuous among the traditions of Masonry is the belief that these men lived and that this Craft existed before any record of profane history before Socrates taught his sublime philosophy; before Demosthenes thundered his orations against Philip of Macedon; before Caesar crossed the Rubicon; before Charlemagne had erected his empire upon the ruins of fallen kingdoms; before Rome or Greece existed: and long before the Christian era created a new milestone on the highway of nations. " They must have beeirmen of resolution and wonderful tenacity of purpose and thought, who gave to the world this glorious past that has thus molded human hearts and human events together. There is a tender pathos that awakens our gratitude when we recall that our historic ancestry was cradled at a time when the builders of character came only from rugged manhood—men who stayed the bitter strife of selfishness and taught the world the priceless joy that comes from the aid we give to others. They were true disciples of Masonry, bright jewels in the social fabric of the age in which they lived. " ' True and tender, brave and just, Whom man may honor and woman trust.' " It seems to us that in writing this panegyric it was not necessary to revert to the myths. With equal truth, and even more forcibly, we think, Brother Rogers could have martialed the founders of Masonry in historic times, or we will say its devotees in those days. If we go back, say three hundred years only, surely the Masons, with their con- 104 APPENDIX—REPOKT OP COMMITTEE ception of a society of equals, present a very remarkable sight, and their character of sterling worth a theme worthy of the pen of Rogers. This tribute the Grand Master pays to the correspondents corps: " Emerson says : ' Nature hits the mark once in a million throes.' Interpreted, that one out of every million of God's children who are ushered into the world are geniuses. Masonry needs men to-day of genius, leaders; men of individuality and heroic mold, whose intellectual acumen is stamped upon every environment that surrounds them. She needs, too, strong, manly men, whose every fiber and lineament of character represent righteousness and godliness. She needs such men to-day because in every avenue and activity.of life there are to be seen evidences of a higher and nobler conception of human ambitions, along lines that suggest a more ennobling manhood. While the scholars and thinkers of Masonic philosophy have kept pace with the best in many of these relations, yet the opportunities and possibilities of this class of men among the Craft, who have lent prominence and stability, dignity and character to the institution of Masonry, are deserving of encouragement. While it may be too much to claim that the institution of Masonry is more exalted than all other fraternal organizations, it may be truthfully said of it that all other fraternal organizations have drawn their inspiration and wisdom from it. " Our sister jurisdictions, like our own, have always attracted men to them pre-eminent in every walk of life, many of whom have lent luster to the Fraternity. The jurisprudence and literature of Masonry to-day has taken foremost rank because of the eminent talent and genius of these men. In looking about us to find that meed of praise due those who have directed this intelligent research of our philosophy and science, there are none more able and painstaking than those who occupy the honored and distinguished position of chairman of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence. They are the brightest men in the Fraternity. They are students, the men who burn the midnight oil, the chroniclers of its best thought, men who direct our Craft of State and keep her from drifting upon the shoals and rocks, who know the compass and chart of Masonry and keep us to our ancient and traditional moorings. " At the feet of these men I desire to lay my tribute of recognition and fealty. Their thought is the golden chaiu in the great woof and warp of our Masonic enlightenment. If Homer was charged to sing of beauty, and whose poetry has gone through history to cultivate human thought; Phidias, who was the delight and culture of the ages ; Plato, whose philosophy has been the education of the scholar and thinker; Dante, whose mighty nature moved out to stronger measure in poems that can never die, then, surely, with no intent of fulsome praise or laudation immodest, but with just discrimination and appreciation, I place the laurel wreath and crown upon the heads of these men, who are the writers and thinkers, and who give stability to our Masonic character and lend a charm to our Masonic literature." There are 18,210 members in 244 Lodges. The chairman of the Correspondence Committee, M. W. Bro. Aldro Jenks, extends us a cordial welcome to the round table. Thanks ! WYOMING. The Grand Master, M. W. Bro. C. H. Townsend, rendered this decision: " Question. Is it allowable to have the Senior or Junior Wardens confer the degrees in the presence of the W. M.? ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 105

"Answer. Yes; the presiding officer has the right to call the War- dens or any other brother to the chair to confer degrees." Yes, and it is a good training for them. No man should be elected Master until he is qualified to fill the office. Another decision is this: " Question. Is it necessary that a visitor produce documentary evidence that he is a member in good standing before being allowed to visit? " Answer. Yes; any brother who applies for relief or desires to visit a subordinate Lodge should be required to produce documentary evidence unless properly vouched for." Why ? We have visited a good many Lodges in our Masonic career, and never gave any documentary evidence to an investigating committee. But now-days clandestine Lodges are multiplying, and hence all of us may have to come to the Wyoming requirement, and it may have to be required that the document is a certificate signed by the Grand Secretary. There are 1,167 members in eighteen Lodges. CONCLUSION. We have reserved, for this place, the announcement that cowans and eavesdroppers are about. There has been organized in Ohio a clandestine Grand Lodge with a number of adherents. In Kentucky there are a number of clandestine Lodges. Spain has warranted four Lodges in Pennsylvania, and they have united in organizing a Grand Body called the Regional Grand Lodge. All of this information comes to us from sundry of the proceedings that have been under review. We most strongly advise that our Lodges be careful in ever examining strangers, specially from the jurisdictions named. We submit the following resolutions and recommend their adoption: Resolved, That the edict of non-intercourse with the Grand Lodge of Washington be withdrawn. Resolved, That the Grand Lodge of Western Australia be and is hereby recognized as a sovereign and independent Grand Lodge, and fraternally welcomed as such, the Grand Mas'er being hereby authorized to arrange for an exchange of representatives. Resolved, That action upon the petition for recognition of the Grand Lodge Vallee of Mexico be postponed and referred to the Com- mittee on Foreign Correspondence. Resolved, That the Grand Master is hereby authorized to make courteous reply to the invitation of the Grand Lodge of Switzerland (Alpinai to a conference of Masonic Powers, and to inform that Grand Body that the Grand Lodge of Louisiana finds itself unable to accept the invitation. All of which is fraternally submitted. HERMAN C. DUNCAN, Chairman. INDEX TO PROCEEDINGS.

Address of Grand Master 11 Appointments 15 Necrology 13 State of ihe Order 14 Joint Occupancy 14 Foreign Relations 15 Rulings. Decisions 20 Dispensation Granted 20 General Regulations and Edicts 21 Masonic Cemetery 19 Visitations 15 Finances Grand Lodge 21 Conclusion 22 Account Current 30 Appeals and Grievances 30, 47 Annual Report of Revenues and Expenditures 31 Appropriations 58, 63 Audit and Accounts 40, 57, 63, 70 Alpha-Home Lodge No. 72 returns 89 Acacia Lodge No. 116 returns 100 Arcadia Lodge No. 126 28,59, 68; returns 104 Athens Lodge No. 136 returns 106 Anacoco Lodge No. 347 returns 109 Atchafalaya Lodge No. 163 returns 114 A mite City Lodge No. 175 returns 120 Abbeville Lodge No. 192 returns 126 Aurora Lodge No. 193 returns 126 Ashland Lodge No. 196 59; returns 127 Ascension Lodge No. 2ol returns 145 Anchor Lodge No. 261 59, 68; returns 151 Atkins Lodge No. 266 returns 153

Board of Directors, Report of 33 By-Laws of Lodges 30 Balance Sheet 41 Bonds, Grand Lodge 35 Bellevue Lodge No. 95 returns 94 Brookville Lodge No. 161 returns 113 Brookline Lodge No. 198 returns 128 Blazing Star Lodge No. 212 returns 130 Bethany Lodge No. 223 returns 134 Benefieid Lodge No. 270 returns 155 Boyce Lodge No. 273 46: returns 156 Benson Lodge No. 275 ...46; returns 157 Changing Date of Grand Annual Communication 58 Credentials 4 Certificates of Good Stauding 29 li INDEX. Charters ....25, 55 Cemetery 34, 68 Committee on Credentials 4 Committee on Foreign Correspondence 53 City and State Taxes 35 Committee on Cemetery 34, 53, 68 Committee on Chartered Lodges 43 Committee on Appeals and Grievances 47 Committee on Massuic Law and Jurisprudence 48, 58. 62, 69 Committee on Necrology 54 Committee on Lodges, U D 46, 56 Committee on Auditand Accounts 57, 63 Committee on State of the Order 52 Committee on Grand Lodge, 1902 160 Committee on Work , 48 Committee on Work and Returns 43, 58, 64 Committee on History 50 Committee on Foreign Correspondence 53, 56 Commissions issued to Grand Lodge Representatives 29 Commissions received for Grand Lodge Representatives 28 Called off 54, 60 Closing 73 Charters Granted 55 Charters Forfeited ,..,....„...... ,., 58 Charters Surrendered '. 00 Cervantes Lodge No. 5 returns 78 Cypress Lodge No. 89 returns 93 Columbia Lodge No. 64 .....returns 114 Caddo Lodge Ko. 179 , returns 121 Covington Lodge No. 188 returns 123 Corinthian Lodge No. 190 returns 124 Cadeville Lodge No. 229 , returns 135 Conly Lodge No. 241 returns 141 Crowley Lodge No. 243 28; returns 142 Centre Lodge No 244 returns 142 Clearspring Lodge No 247 returns 144 Colfax Lodge No. 259 returns 149 C. F. Buck Lodge No. 260 returns 150

Distribution 23 Dispensations 27 District Deputy Grand Master 162 Diplomas Issued 30 Duplicate Charters 00 Dingman, H., P. G. M., Reception.... 62 Delhi Lodge No. 120 returns 101 Downsville Lodge No. 143 returns 107 Darlington Lodge No. 149 returns 110 Dante Lodge No. 174 returns 119 Doric Lodge No. 205 returns 128 Dalley Lodge No. 264 46; returns 153 De Ridder Lodge No. 271 27; returns 155 Doreheat Lodge, U. D 46,56, returns 157

Eastern Star Chapters 48, 58, 71 Es'imates of Receipts for 1902 42 Estimates of Expenditures for 1902 .. :.. 42 INDEX. iii Election 71 Eastern Star Lodge No. 151 67, 68; returns 110 Evergreen Lodge No. 189.... returns 123

Finances of the Grand Lodge 21, 31, 41 Foreign Relations 14 Foreign Correspondence 53, 56 Feliciana Lodge No, 31 returns 80 Franklin Lodge No. 57 : returns 85 Friends of Harmony Lodge No. 58 returns 36 Franklinton Lodge No. 101 returns 96 Friendship Lodge No. 215 27; returns 331 Fellowship Lodge No. 217 returns 132 Forest Hill Lodge No. 254 returns 147 Florien Lodge No. 263 returns 152 Grand Chapter, Order of Eastern Star 48, 58, 71 Grand Lodge Officers 2 Grand Lodge Bonds 35 Grand Representatives : 4, ,55, 60, 61 General Regulations 21 57 Grand Treasurer's Report 23 Grand Secretary's Report 24 Grand Lecturer's Report 38 Grand Lodge Hall Directors , 161 Grand Masonic Bodies of Louisiana 159 Grand Lodge Committees. 1902 160 Grand Officers, Past and Present 176 Grand Secretaries and Grand Lodges 183 Germania Lodge No. 46 returns 81 George Washington Lodge No. 65 returns 87 Gordy Lodge !No. 133 returns 105 Good'Intent Lodge No. 216 returns 132 Grangeville Lodge No. 231 returns 136 Harrison Dingman, P. G. M 62 Historical Table of Lodges 166 Humble Cottage Lodge No. 19 .returns 78 Hiram Lodge No. 70 returns 88 Hermitage Lodge No. 98 returns 95 Harrisonburg Lodge No. 110 returns 98 Hope Lodge No. 145 returns 108 Homer Lodge No. 152 returns 111 Insurance 35 Installation 72 In Memoriam 177

Jefferson Lodge No. 191 returns 125 Jennings Lodge No. 249 , 59, 63; returns 144 Jeanerette Lodge No. 255 returns 147 Kellei'town Lodge No. 134 returns 108 Kisatchie Lodge No. 156 returns 112 Kosmos Lodge No. 171 returns 117 IV INDEX.

Keystone Lodge No. 213 returns 130 Kyiche Lodge No. 233 returns 136 Kentwood Lodge No. 248 .: returns 144

Lodge Statistics 33 Lambert, Richard, Resolution of. 58 Lodges, U. D 46 Lodges forming Grand Lodges of Louisiana 166 List of Past and Present Grand Officers 164, 176 List of Grand Representatives 179 List of Grand Lodges and Grand Secretaries 183 Louisiana Relief Lodge No. 1 36; returns 158 Lafayette Lodge No. 87 , returns 93 Louisiana Lodge No. 102 returns 96 Liberty Lodge No 123 returns 103 Livingston Lodge No. 160 returns 113 Lake Charles Lodge No. 165 returns 115 Linn Wood Lodge No. 167 returns J16 Lafce Village Lodge No. 196 59 Land Mark Lodge No 214 returns 131 Livonia Lodge No. 220 returns 133 Little Flock Lodge No. 236., returns 138 Leesville Lodge No. 240 returns 140

Monthly Circulars 25 Members of Board of Directors .....34, 161 Masonic Cemetery 34, 50, 53, 63 Minutes 55 62 Masonic Law and Jurisprudence 48, 57, 69 Masonic Bodies of Louisiana 159 McKinley Memorial 53 62 Masonic Home 69 Minden Lodge No. 51 returns 83 Mount Gerizim Lodge No. 54 returns 84 Mount Moriah Lodge No. 59 returns 86 Mount Vernon Lodge No. 83 ..returns 91 Mount Lebanon Lodge No. 104 .59, 64 Milford Lodge No. 117 returns 101 Ma'ckey Lodge No. 122 returns 102 Montgomery Lodge No. 168 returns 117 Magnolia Lodge No. 228 returns 139 Millerton Lodge No. 245. '. 28, 68: returns 143 Mansfield Lodge No. 250 returns 145 Mitchell Lodge No. 252 . returns 146 Marfchaville Lodge No. 258 returns 1,49 Melville Lodge No. 268 28; returns 154 Marksville Lodge No. 269 returns 154

Necrology 13, 66 New Lodges 25, 56 N. H. Bray Lodge No. 208 returns 129

Officers Grand Lodge 2 Order Eastern Star 48, 58, 71 Olive Lodge No 52 returns 83 Oliver Lodge No. 84 : returns 92 INDEX. V

Ocean Lodge No. 144 , returns 107 Orphans' Friend Lodge No. 185 returns 123 Oberlin Lodge No. 274 47; returns 156

Past Grand Officers . 3, 55, 61 Petitions 26, 27, 56 Perfect Union Lodge No. 1 ...returns 75 Polar Star Lodge No. 1 returns 76 Perseverance Lodge No. 4 returns 77 Phoenix Lodge No. 38 returns 81 Pearl River Lodge No. 125 returns 103 Plains Lodge No. 135 returns 106 Pecan Grove Lodge No. 222 returns 134 Pleasant Hill Lodge No. 230 59; returns 135 Plain Dealing Lodge No. 237 ...returns 138 Progressive Lodge No. 262 returns 151 Pine Lodge IS'o. 261 ; returns 152

Quitman Lodge No. 76 returns 90

Roll Call 10, 1, 55, 61 Relief Lodge 36, 158 Representatives..; 4, 55, 61 Reception of Grand Representatives 69 Report of Grand Treasurer 23 Report of Grand Secretary 24 Report of Board of Directors 33 •Report of Committee on Audit and Accounts 40, 57, 63, 70 Report of Committee on Foreign Correspondence 53, 56 Reportof Committee on Chartered Lodges 43, 64 Report of Grand Lecturer 38 Report on U. D. Lodges 46 Report of Committee on Credentials 4 Report of Committee on Necrology...... 66 Reportof Special Committee on Masonic Cemetery 50, 63 Report of Committee on Revision of General Regulations and Edicts 57 Resolution of Richard Lambert, 58 Resolution of E. T. Sellers 53, 65 Resolution of John Puleston... 58, 65 Resolution of L E.Thomas 54, 58, 69 Resolution of Edwin Marks, P. G. M 65 Register of Work of Lodges 173 Rustou Lodge No. 106 returns 97 Red Land Lodge No. 148 returns 110 R. F. McGuire Lodge No. 209 returns 129 Robensville Lodge No. 234 returns 137

Special Committees 50, 57 Special Fund 36 Specifications of Warrants 31 Second Day's Session 55 St. Alban's Lodge No. 28 returns 80 St. James Lodge No. 47 returns 82 Sabine Lodge No. 75 returns 89 St. Joseph Lodge No. 79 returns 91 St. Helena Lodge No. 96 returns 94 Sparta Lodge No. 108 28; returns 98 VI INDEX, Shreveport Lodge No. 115 ; returns 100 Spring Hill LodgeNo. 127 returns 105 Silent Brotherhood Lodge No. 146 returns 108 Saints John Lodge No. 153 returns 112 Sam Todd LodgeNo. 182 returns 121 Spring Creek Lodge No. 184 , returns 122 Solomon Lodge No. 221.. returns 133 Simsboro LodgeNo. 235 returns 138 Shiloh LodgeNo. 238 returns 140 Saint Andrew Lodge No. 250 : returns 148 Sarepta Lodge No. 272 46; returns 146 Taxes, City and State 35 Temple Committee : 34 Temple Property 36 Trial Balance 32 Third Day's Session 61 Toro Lodge No. 253.. . returns 146

U. D. Lodges 46 Union Fraternal LodgeNo. 53 ..returns 84 Urim LodgeNo. 111... returns 99 Union Lodge No. 172 returns 118 Unity Lodge No. 267... returns 153 Vacancies on Standing Committees 10 Widows' and Orphans' Fund 24 Work done by Lodges 185 Work and Returns of Chartered Lodges 43 Work and Returns of Lodges, U. D 46 Western Star Lodge No. 24 returns 78 Welsh Lodge No. 233 returns 136 Weston Lodge No. 242 returns 141 Winsboro Lodge No. 246 returns 143 Whitecastle Lodge No. 257 returns 148 Waidsof the Grand Lodge 69