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Sonora, Atchison county, February 6, IS68.-Met with Sonora 0; installed officers; exemplified work and lectures of the three degrees; records fair; by-laws approved; hall badly furnished; doing but little work on good material; striving hard for Masonic knowledge; finances rather close j harmony prevailing. Forest City, Holt county, February 4, IS68.-Visited Forest City 0, No. 214; lectured one evening; records well kept; by-laws correct; in harmony, working for the good of the fraternity; good hall, moderately well furnished; finances easy; morals not as good as desirable in all its members.
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Xenia, Kodaway county, March 2, IS68.-Visited Xenia 0, No. 50; exemplified work and lectures of first degree; records fair; by-laws approved; good hall, but little furniture except aprons and jewels; membership small; finances not very easy; all in peace. Nodaway county, March 3, IS68.-Visited Maryville 0, No. 165; exemplified work and lectures of the three degrees; by-laws and records correct; good hall, well fitted up. I was strongly urged by some of them to give my sanction to the conferring of what is known as the degree of Eastern Star-it is called Adopth'e Masonry. I forbade the confet'ring of it as Ma.<(Jnry, directly or indirectly; morals not all that Masonry requires j finances moderately easy; harmony prevailing. Nodaway county, March 4, IS68.-Met with ~itman 0, No. 196. We passed the time pleasantly with them j answered many questions; examined by-laws and records, and found same correct. Hall indifferently furnished; morals about par j contending for the ancient landmarks; doing a small share of work on good material j finances easy j peace and harmony prevailing. Nodaway county, March 6, IS68.-Visited Graham 0, No. - ; conferred second degree; delivered lectures; exemplified work and lectures of first degree; examined records, and found same correct; by-laws approved; finances rather close; brothers desirous of knowledge; peace and harmony prevailing. Andrew county, March 9, I868.-Met Lincoln 0, No. 138, officially; conferred first and third degrees j delivered lecture; examined by-laws and records, and found same correct. Rather indifferent hall, not very safe; everything temporary in the line of furniture, except aprons, jewels, bible, square and compass; finances rather close. 'Vorth count)', March 30, I86S.-l\Iet with Allensville 0, No. I9S; exemplified work and lectures of the three degrees; examined by-laws and records, and found same correct; in peace; financially easy. Hall
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