1939 Proceedings - Grand Lodge of Missouri by Missouri Freemasons

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II HENRY OLAY OHILES Grand Master, 1938-1939

More than three centuries ago the family of Chiles was among those Cavaliers who came from Old England to settle upon the virgin soil of America and do full share in building this great nation. They brought with them that education, culture, refinement, .integrity and ability that characterize the family to this good day. It is, indeed, conservative to say that the name rightfully belongs among the "First Families" of Virginia, Kentucky and Missouri; first, not only in time of arrival from the Old World, but first in leadership and accomplishment in all worthy enterprises. Henry Clay Chiles is a worthy scion of illustrious forebears. This writer was privileged to know his parents rather intimately; the father, learned, cultured and refined, a devotee of music and literature, leader in his profession, devoted to his church, his family, his friends and his community; the mother, as gentle and gracious as any mother of sop.g or fabled story. Small wonder that the son should possess those rare qualities of heart and mind that endear him to all who know him. Quiet and unassuming, he is a profound student and a tireless worker, yet always finding time to commune with friends who are numbered by acquaintances. Ever ready to serve his country, his fraternity and his town, the great ability he brings to the tasks assigned can best be illustrated by statements of two hard-headed and capable business men: When. the title to the property known as the Old Masonic College was in dispute, the late Col. E. N. Hopkins, banker and curator of the school then claiming title, said to the writer : "Yes, I know about the opinion of the Supreme Court Commissioner, but Henry Chiles examined路 that title, and his opinion that the property belongs to the Grand Lodge settles the matter for me. He never does anything except to do it tlIoroughly." On another occasion a distinguished Past Grand High Priest, serving on an important Grand Lodge Committee, said: "Henry Chiles has the keenest analytical mind with which I have ever come in contact."

BIOGRAPHICAL GENEALOGY

Henry Clay Chiles was born at the family home in Lexington, Missouri, February 26, 1886, the son of William H. and Mary Desha Chiles, nee Graves. He was named for his paternal grandfather, whose father had named his son for his personal friend Henry Clay, the celebrated Kentuckian. On his father's side, our Grand Master is descended from Lefft. Col. Walter Chiles, of England,' who migrated to Virginia in 1638, coming in his own ship and bringing with him his wife and two sons. Col. Chiles was a Burgess from Charles City County, Va., in 1642, and from James City County in 1645-46-49. He was chosen Speaker in 1652, but declined the office. He was a member of the Council of the Colony in 1651. Descent on the mother's side is from Captain Thomas Graves of England; who came to America in the "Mary and Margrett" in 1607. He represented Smythe's Hundred in the Assembly which convened at Jamestown, Va., July 30, 1619, the first American legislative body, later known as the House of Burgesses. Other family connections in the line of descent include the Page, Carr, Wilson, Pugh, Letton and Desha families of Virginia and Kentucky. Henry was married September 15, 1923, to Mrs. Mary B. Mayfield, of the Chinn family of Kentucky and Missouri, an accomplished lady as energetic as her busy husband, a leader in the affairs of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL CAREER

M. W. Brother Chiles received his early education in the public schools of Lexington, Mo., after which he attended William Jewell College, Liberty, Mo., receiving the degrees of A.B. and A.M., and in June, 1910, received the degree of LL.B. from the law school of Harvard University. He was admitted to the bar in Missouri in 1910 and immediately began the practice of law with his father under the firm name of Chiles & Chiles. This partnership continued until the retirement of ",Villiam H. Chiles in 1917, since which time the son has continued the practice of law in an office used for that purpose since before the Civil 'tVaI', and in which his father practiced for fifty years. He is a member of the Lafayette County and Missouri Bar Associations, and was enrolled and admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States in 1916. The writer is inclined to reminisce, and will be pardoned for recalling the first appearance of our dignified and sedate Grand Master as a trial attorney in a court of law. Immediately after being licensed, he and William Aull, Jr., were appointed by the court to defend a darky accused of crime. The town turned out to hear the

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"boys," each the son of a distinguished lawyer, match wits with the Prosecuting Attorney. The "boys" succeeded in impeaching the testimony of all the prosecuting witnesses and securing the acquittal of the dusky gentleman who was generally thought to be guilty of the crime alleged. His subsequent appearances in criminal cases have likewise been. upon appointment of the court, for his long and successful practice has been a general civil one. MASONIC RECORD

Lodge. Initiated in Lexington Lodge No. 149 October 16, 1911; passed November 20, and raised to the Sublime degree of Master Mason December 28, 1911; served as Worshipful Master in 1919; became Treasurer in 1932, which office he still occupies. M. W. Brothel' Chiles proposed a "Building fund plan" which was adopted by the Masonic Bodies of Lexington in 1920. and which made possible the fine Masonic Building at Lexington. From its organization in 1929, he has been a member of the board of directors and secretary of the Masonic Building Company of Lexington, and is now its treasurer. Chapter. Exalted to the Most Sublime degree of the Royal Arch in Lexington Chapter No. 10, May 6, 1912; served as High Priest in 1919; has for many years been Trustee of the Chapter, and has been its Treasurer since 1932. Council. Passed the circle in Shekinah Council No. 24, Royal and Select Masters, Kansas City, April 22, 1913. Commandery. Created a Knight of the Valiant and Magnanimous Order of the Temple in Demolay Commandery No. 3 November 30, 1914; served as Eminent Commander in 1923; Treasurer since 1932. Red Cr08S of Constantine. Installed a Knight Companion of St. Chrysostom Conclave No. 36 on May 4, 1922; served as Sovereign in 1932. Scottish Rite. Received all the degrees from the 4th to the 3211(1 November 5-8, 1917, in the Consistory of Western Missouri No.2, Valley of Kansas City, and is now Prior of that Consistory; was made Knight Commander Court of Honor October 19, 1937. Shrine. Admitted and constituted a member of Ararat Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Kansas CitYl December 1, 1915. Eastern Star. Member and Past Patron of Lexington Chapter No. 248, Order of the Eastern Star. Grand Dodge. Attended the Grand Lodge in 1919 as Worshipful Master of Lexington Lodge No. 149 and has been present at each annual communication since; served as a member of the Committee on Appeals and Grievances in 1920-21-22, and was chairman of that important committee 1923 to 1927, inclusive; appointed Grand Pursuivant by M. W. Brother Anthony F. Ittner, Grand Master, October 27, 1927; ascended by regular gradations and became Grand Master

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September 28, 1938; appointed chairman of the Grand Lodge Committee on Revision of By-laws in 1932, a position he still occupies. Representative of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire near the Grand Lodge of Missouri. Grand Chapter. Chairman of the Committee on Jurisprudence at the annual convocations 1925 to 1935, inclusive, the longest period of continuous service of any chairman of that committee; elected Grand Master of the Second Veil April 24, 1935, and is now Grand Principal Sojourner; representative of the Grand Chapter of Idaho' near the Grand Chapter of Missouri; chairman of the committee on Revision of Ritual 1938; member of the committee on Revision of By-laws 1938-39. Order of High Priesthood. Anointed, consecrated and set apart to the Holy Order of High Priesthood April 22, 1919; Conductor 1933 to 1939, inclusive; appointed Master of Ceremonies 1939. Granq, Commandery. Representative of the Grand Commandery of West Virginia near the Grand Commandery of Missouri; served on various committees during many years of attendance on the annual conclaves; was chairman of the committee of Revision of By-laws in 1937; is now a member of the Finance Committee; president of the Past Commanders' Association of Missouri 1929-30. Masonic Research Council. Assisted the late Dr. John Pickard in organizing the Masonic Research Council of Missouri in April, 1927; Served as Vice-President during Dr. Pickard's lifetime, and is now President of the Council. Masonic Jurisprudence. Since his first appearance in Grand Lodge, M. W. Brother Chiles has been regarded as an authority on Masonic Jurisprudence in Grand Lodge, Grand Chapter, Grand Council and Grand Commandery. MASONIC WRITINGS

M. W. Brother Chiles, a student of history, inclined to research, has written much upon Masonic topics. He is the author of the following published works: The Masonic College of Missouri, published by the Grand Lodge in 1935. From M01tth to Ear, the Genealogy of Our Missouri Ritu,al, published by the Grand Lodge in 1936. "Sources and Development of the Constitution and Laws of the Grand Chapter of Missouri; a Study in Capitular J uri!?prudence," published as Chapter XXXII, Volume II, Ray V. Denslow's History of Royal Arch Masonry in Missouri, 1932. This chapter occupies one hundred and thirty-seven pages. "Early Day Masonry in Lexington, 1840, et seq.," published ill Missouri Grand Lodge Bulletin, May, 1927. "A Tribute to Anthony O'Sullivan," an address delivered at Arrow Rock, June 5, 1935, upon the occasion of the unveiling of the Grand

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Lodge Memorial to its former Grand Secretary, published in the Grand Lodge proceedings for 1935. "Biographical Sketch of Judge John Ferguson Ryland, Thirteenth Grand Master of Masons in Missouri," published in Missouri Grand Lodge Bulletin, issue of February, 1929, and re-published as Chapter IX of Ray V. Denslow's A Missouri. Frontier Lodge, 1929. "Cornerstone Address," published in the September, 1939, issue of the Iowa Grand Lodge Bulletin. M. W. Brother Chiles has written and spoken on many topics other than those having to do with Freemasonry. His "The Battle of Lexington," was published in Vol. II, No.8, of the Southern Magazine. CIVIC AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

In early youth he united with the First Baptist Church of Lexington, and for many years has been a Deacon and Trustee. William H. Chiles, his father, a fine tenor singer, also served this church as deacon, trustee, Sunday School Superintendent and choir director. In college he became a member of the Kappa Alpha fraternity and after graduation served it as Knight Commander, or National President, for ten years. During the World War he was First Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General's Department of the United States Army, stationed at Camp McClellan, Ala., and following the war was commissioned in the Officers' Reserve Corps, Judge Advocate General's Department, and now has the rank of Major. (Since one reminiscence has slipped into this sketch, another will probably be permissible. Vivid is the memory of watching the young lawyer from Missouri, not yet equipped with an army uniform, whose nearest approach to the military had been turning the pages of musty law books, trying his dead level best to execute the commands of a hard-boiled drill sergeant.) He was one of the organizers and first president of the Pu~lic Library and Historical Society of Lexington; was called back into the presidency in 1928 and continues to fill that office. He is president of Machpelah Cemetery Association of Lexington, a position he has occupied for a number of years. He is a member of the following organizations: Woodrow Wilson Foundation; State Historical Society of Missouri; Life member American Red Cross; charter member Lexington Chamber of Commerce. In politics he is affiliated with the Democratic party. As in other things, that affiliation is active. He served as chairman of the Lafayette County Central Committee during the campaigns of 1914, 1916 ana 1924; was a presidential elector in 1932, and as such attended the inauguration of President Roosevelt in 1933. As proxy for another elector, he attended the second inauguration in 1937. In 1934-35 he was chairman of the Lafayette County Relief and

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Reemployment Committee (CWA, etc.) and as one of the CWA projects in Lexington there was erected a replica (half scale) of the main building of the Masonic College of Missouri on the original site. This replica was dedicated by Grand Master Barnhill on May 18, 1934, the 87th anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone of the original building. M. "V. Brother Chiles delivered the principal address on this occasion, and published a complete story of the events and circumstances leading up to this dedication. APPRAISAL BY A FRIEND

Henry C. Chiles was nurtured in a religious and Masonic atmosphere. His father was a Freemason before him and was made a life member of Lexington Lodge No. 149 in 1915; his great-grandfather, John Graves, was a member of the fraternity and was a curator of the Masonic College of Missouri. Another great-grandfather, Dr. John W. Letton, was also a Freemason. Both great-grand.fathers held their memberships in Kentucky. With his background of family traditions, educational and spiritual training, native ability of rare quality, Henry Chiles has rendered a monumental service to Freemasonry in Missouri and the nation. A reading of his address in this volume reveals an almost unprecedented. amount of traveling, even at the sacrifice of personal interests, not only to every corner of this state but to other states, and even across the waters, where he journeyed to the land of his forebears to witness the recent installation of the Grand Master of England. A perusal of his published writings and the hearing of his Masonic addresses clearly indicate prodigious research, genuine scholarship and a keen understanding of the history and aims of Freemasonry. The "Day by Day" account of his activities as Grand Master, printed in these Proceedings, shows him busy as a ritualist, writer, and speaker in all branches of Masonry, both of the York and Scottish Rites, indicating his conception of Freemasonry as a single, unified Brotherhood, engaged in an undertaking of common interest to all. An intimate acquaintance reveals a man who knows fraternity and understands the meaning of brotherhood; a true friend to every man worthy of friendship, a citizen of the first rank; a man among men; a Mason. G. C. M.

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GRAND LODGE ANCIENT FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS of the

STATE OF MISSOURI Held at

ST. LOUIS

SEPTEMBER 26 AND 27 A. D. 1939

ONE HUNDRED AND NINETEENTH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION-FIRST DAY

The One Hundred and Nineteenth Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri convened at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, 3637 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis, at 10 :00 A.M., on Tuesday, September 26, 1939. PRELIMINARY

Prior to the opening of the Grand Lodge, entertainment was rendered by the children of the Masonic Home, and by Brother Falkenhainer and his orchestra. PRESENT Henry C. Chiles, Lexington, M. W. Grand Master. Karl M. Vetsburg, St. Louis, R. W. Senior Grand Warden. Harry S. Truman, Independence, R. W. Junior Grand Warden. Edmund E. Morris, Kansas City, R. W. Grand Treasurer. Arthur Mather, St. Louis, R. W. Grand Secretary. Anthony F. Ittner, St. Louis, R. W. Grand Lecturer. Samuel Thurman, St. Louis, W. Grand Chaplain. Thomas B. Mather, Kansas City, W. Grand Chaplain. Emmet L. Robison, St. Joseph, W. Grand Chaplain. Z. M. Williams, Columbia, W. Grand Chaplain. Harris C. Johnston, Boonville, Grand Senior Deacon. Forrest C. Donnell, St. Louis, Grand Junior Deacon. Grover C. Sparks, Savannah, Grand Senior Steward. Leo H. J ohnson, Neosho, Grand Junior Steward. James A. Kinder, Cape Girardeau, Grand Marshal. Willis J. Bray, Kirksville, Grand Sword Bearer. Solon Cameron, St. Louis, Grand Pursuivant. Franc L. McCluer, Fulton, Grand Orator. Walter R. Shrodes, Milan, Grand Tiler. OPENING

Promptly at 10 :00 o'clock A.M., the Most Worshipful Grand Master, Henry C. Chiles, opened the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Missouri in AMPLE FORM in its One Hundred and Nineteenth Annual Communication, assisted by the Grand Officers and supported by a large attendance of representatives. W. Brother Z. M. Williams, Grand Chaplain, offered the following:

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INVOCATION 0, Thou Most Worshipful and Supreme Grand Master of the Universal Lodge, we pause amid the rush of a busy world to acknowledge our indebtedness to Thee for every blessing that we enjoy, material and spiritual. We thank Thee for Thy blessings and guidance during the past year. While many of our brethren have answered the summons that must come to each of us, we have been spared, and are here to plan and carry forward the work. We thank Thee for the wise service which our Grand Master has rendered to the craft during the year, and for his constructive and inspirational leadership. We thank Thee for our great country; for our civil and religious liberty; for the free press; for the freedom of worship, and the freedom of speech. Stay Thou the hand of the appressor, and the aggressor, that righteousness may be established, and truth vindicated and peace come to the nations of the world. We ask it all in Thy name, and in Thy Honor, and Praise, and Glory now and forevermore. Amen. CREDENTIALS

THE GRAND SECRETARY: I have the interim report of the Committee on Credentials, which is to the effect that a constitutional number of Lodges is represented, and the Grand Lodge is now ready for the dispatch of business. TELEGRAMS, LETTERS AND REGRETS

THE GRAND SECRETARY: Most Worshipful Grand Master, I have n telegram from the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of South Dakota, reading as follows: "Sincere fraternal greetings for an enjoyable, successful Grand Lodge Communication. Sorry cannot be with you.-Charles C. Smith, Grand Master."

I also have a telegram from a distinguished Brother, a member of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, which is as follows: "Regret exceedingly serious fall last week prevents me from being with you tomorrow. No broken bones. Still confined to house, but recovering very satisfactorily. Best wishes for complete success of your entire meeting.-John McElroy Cochran."

I would like to read a letter, received this morning, from one of our Past Grand Masters, M. W. Brother Wm. R. Gentry: , 'Dear Brethren: "For the second time in twenty years I am obliged to miss one of your sessions, which is a matter of great regret to me. , 'My absence is due to the fact that I was obliged to have my tonsils removed a few days ago and it would not be advisable for me to attempt to attend the meetings. "Hoping and praying that you may have a very harmonious and successful meeting which will be of great benefit to our great Craft, and with kindest regards to all the brethren, I am, "Sincerely and fraternally yours, "Wm. R. Gentry."

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THE GRAND MASTER: Right Worshipful Grand Secretary, on behalf of the Grand Lodge, please write Most Worshipful Brother Gentry expressing Qur regret that he could not be here, and our hope for his speedy recovery. Also please write Brother Cochran expressing our regret that he could not be here, and our sympathy. THE GRAND SECRETARY: I will do so. Another message, Most W 01'shipful Grand Master. One of the members of the Committee of the St. Louis Masonic Temple Association, representing the Grand Lodge, Brother Ed McGuigan, is ill, and for the first time in many years, is not able to be present. He sends his love and greetings to the Grand Lodge, and with your permission, I would ask that a letter be sent to him. THE GRAND MAS'l'ER: Please express to him the regrets of the Grand Lodge that he could not be with us, and our wishes for his speedy recovery. INTRODUOTION OF DISTINGUISHED GUESTS

The Committee on Credentials reported the presence of several distinguished visitors. The following were conducted to the altar, introduced to the Grand Lodge, rendered appropriate honors, and assigned to seats in the Grand East: Grand Lodge of Kentucky: M. W. Brother Charles P. Duley, Grand Master; M. W. Brother AI. E. Orton, Past Grand Master and present Grand Secretary; and R. 'V. Brother Oba Fields, Grand Junior Warden. Grand Lodge of Texas: M. W. Brother Lee Lockwood, Grand Master; R. W. Brother Leo Hart, Deputy Grand Master; R. W. Brother Sam B. Cantey, Jr., Grand Senior Warden; and M. W. Brother Jewel P. Lightfoot, Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Illinois: M. W. Brother Everett L. Lawrence, Grand Master; M. W. Brother Richard C. Davenport, Past Grand Master and present Grand Secretary; R. W. Brother Daniel DeBaugh, Deputy. Grand Lodge of Iowa: M. W. Brother Homer A. Benjamin, Grand Master; M. W. Brother C. C. Hunt, Past Grand Master and present Grand Secretary. Grand Lodge of Kansas: M. 'V. Brother Claud F. Young, Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Nebraska: M. W. Brother William J. Breckenridge, Grand Master; M. W. Brother Lewis E. Smith, Past Grand Master and present Grand Secretary; W. Brother Henry J. Carson, Grand Tyler. Grand Lodge of South Dakota: M. 'V. Brother H. F. Chapman, Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Swiss Alpina: W. Brother Hans Schlessinger. Grand Chapter, R. A. M., of Missouri: W. Brother Oliver F.

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Cuddy, Grand Captain Host, Representing W. Brother Carter "\V. Atkins, Grand High Priest. General Grand Chapter, U. S. A.: M. W. Brother Ray V. Denslow, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Missouri, and General Grand Captain of the Host; R. W. Brother Edmund E. Morris, General Grand Treasurer. . Grand Council, R. & S. M., of Missouri: 'V. Brother Sam A. Gilliland, Grand Master. Grand Commandery, K. T., of Missouri: W. Brother John W. Calhoun, Grand Commander, W. Brother Will C. Gordon, Grand Standard Bearer. Ancient and Accepted Scottish路 Rite: R. W. Brother Forrest C. Donnell, Deputy of the Supreme Council. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

The proceedings of the 1938 Annual Communication, having been printed and distributed, were approved. ADDRESS OF GRAND MASTER

To the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. <t A. M., of Missmtri: Brethren:

Provisions of the by-laws make it incumbent upon the Grand Master to lay before the Grand Lodge an annual address giving an account of his stewardship. As I undertake its preparation, first in my thoughts are those to whom I am under so many and so great obligations for cooperation, aid and assistance; for courtesies, hospitalities and other manifestations of fraternal esteem. Limitations of space and time forbid the enumeration of the many, mnny brethren whose favors have combined to make the period of my service a very happy year indeed. But, if I mention our Grand Secretary, R. W. Brother Mather; our Grand Lecturer, M. W. Brother Ittner, and the Chairman of the Grand Lodge Committee on Jurisprudence, M. W. Brother Bigger, it will be understood that it is because I have made extraordinary demands upon them which were always met with the most generous measure of compliance. It is with gratitude in my heart to them and to the many, many other Brethren to whom I am deeply indebted that I lay before the Grand Lodge this, my annual address: NECROLOGY

From the official ranks of the Grand Lodge, only one has passed during the year. The Grand Old Man of Freemasonry in Northwest Missouri, Judge Thomas Davis Williams, D.-D. G. M. and D. L. of the Tenth District, is no more; for on Saturday, August 19, 1939, at the age of 77 years,

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11 months, 16 days, he wrapped the drapery of his couch about him and lay down to pleasant dreams. Judge Williams was initiated, passed and raised in Parrott Lodge No. 308, Maysville, in November and December, 1897; he served that Lodge as Master in 1902; was appointed D. D. G. M. and D. L. of the Tenth District in 1930, and was continuously, loyally, faithfully and actively engaged in the duties of that office thereafter. For over forty years he gave much of his time and of his talents to Freemasonry; he was devoted to its cause and believed in its teachings and in its principles; he lived them, exemplifying their practice in his daily life; the force of his example gave them form and direction in the wide radius of his influence. In the presence of a large gathering of relatives, friends and Brethren, I laid to rest, with Masonic honors, the mortal remains of our Right Worshipful and well-beloved Brother, at Oaklawn Cemetery, Maysville, Wednesday afternoon, August 23. The Committee of the Grand Lodge will include in its report an appropriate memorial of Judge Williams, as well as memorialize the one thou~and, five hundred and eighty-five Brethren who have been summoned into the presence of the Grand Architect of the Universe since last we met. OFFICIAL BONDS

Shortly after my installation the official bonds of our Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary issued by the Aetna Casualty and Surety Company were placed in my custody, viz.: Bond of Grand Treasurer, FB 146355, in the sum of $55,000.00; Bond of Grand Secretary, FB 146356, in the sum of $25,000.00.

These bonds will be duly placed in the custody路 of my successor in office. INSTALLATION OF GRAND OFFICERS

Two of our Grand Officers not having been installed at the close of our last annual communication, it was my happy privilege to install them as follow: R. W. Walter R. Shrodes, Grand Tiler, November 3, 1938, at a special communication of Trenton Lodge No. 111. R. W. Franc L. McCluer, Grand Orator, December 9, 1938, at a special communication of Fulton Lodge No. 48. RESIGNATION OF DEPUTY GRAND MASTER

On March 3, 1939, I received and accepted the resignation from office of the Deputy Grand Master. GRAND REPRESENTATIVES

As nations exchange diplomatic representatives one with another, so do Masonic Grand Lodges maintain Grand Representatives near

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each other. These Grand Representatives are Masonic Ambassadors of Good Will, in all that those words connote. During the year I have appointed the following Brethren to represent the Grand Lodge of Missouri, near the following Grand Lodges: New York, W. Brother William W. Bush; Alabama, M. W. Brother Blake W. Harper; North Carolina, R. W. Brother David McHenry Williford; District of Columbia, W. Brother George S. Foreman; Grand Lodge Swiss Alpina, W. Brother Emil Glaser.

During the year I have recommended for appointment the followBrethren to be Grand Representatives of the following Grand Lodges near our Grand Lodge: ~ng

W. Brother William C. Gordon, National Grand Lodge of Denmark; W. Brother John W. Calhoun, Grand Lodge of Porto Rico; W. Brother Ovid Bell, Grand Lodge of Louisiana; W. Brother Orestes Mitchell, Jr., Grand Lodge of Michigan; W. Brother Robert Lee Barger, Grand Lodge Swiss Alpina; R. W. Brother Thornton Jennings, Grand Lodge of Costa Rica j W. Brother Walter A. Higbee, Grand Lodge of the Republic of Guatemala; R. W. Brother Jolly P. Hurtt, Grand Lodge of Delaware. ABSENCE OF GRAND MARSHAL WOODRUFF

A few weeks ago I received a letter from R. W. William F. W oodruff, Grand Marshal, explaining that for both business and personal reasons he was obliged to make a trip to California which would occasion his absence from this annual communication. R. W. Brother Woodruff has attended the annual communications since 1927 and I am sure his absence this year will be noted with regret and that it will be understood that only the most cogent reasons have occasioned it. TRIAL COMMISSION

I am happy to report that I was called upon only once during the year to appoint a trial commission. On request, in the case of Beacon Lodge No.3 versus Thomas J. English, I appointed a commission consisting of R. W. A. J. Michener (Chairman), R. W. Ralph V. Wilson and R. W. C. Lew Gallant. The trial was held on Thursday, February 23, 1939; the accused was found guilty on all four specifications and punishment fixed at expulsion. SWOPE PARK LODGE NO.

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VS. LOUIS RABINOWITZ

This case and the facts connected with the attempted notice to the accused were first brought to my attention through a letter addressed to the Grand Secretary by the Secretary of the Lodge. Being of the opinion that the Lodge had proceeded to trial without notifying the

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accused as contemplated and required by Sections 241 and 242 of the Grand Lodge by-laws, and on complaint by the accused that he had not had his "day in court" and that he was not guilty, on my order the case was appealed by the Lodge to the Grand Lodge and is now in the hands of the Grand Lodge Committee on Appeals and Grievances. DISPENSATIONS

As will appear from the Grand Secretary's Report, on my order dispensations were issued during the year as follow: Four for the dedication of Masonic Halls; six for election of officers; three for installation of officers; eight for the laying of cornerstones; two to meet in other halls; seven for re-ballot; one to appear in public, and one for a special communication. The last named is the dispensation to Meramec Lodge No. 313, to hold a special communication on the high hill approximately one mile southwest of Eureka (between the hours of 2 :00 p. m. and one hour before sundown) on Saint John's Day in Harvest, 1939 (June 24), for the purpose of observing the anniversary of our Patron, Saint John the Baptist, and conferring the third degree on one candidate. I, of course, did not issue the dispensation until the matter had been referred to the Chairman of the Jurisprudence Committee, Judge Bigger, as to the power of the Grand Master to do so, and until the Grand Lecturer, Judge Ittner, had personally inspected the site and assured me that it was suitable for the purposes desired. The brethren present on this occasion emulated the example of their ancient brethren in meeting upon a high hill and fittingly observed a Masonic anniversary, which, with that of Saint John the Evangelist in December, should always be observed by Freemasons. SUPPLEMENT TO BOOK OF CONSTITUTIONS

Early in the year there was published and distributed in pamphlet form, the amendments to Grand Lodge by-laws passed 1936 to 1938, inclusive, and the decisions and resolutions approved and adopted 1926 to 1938, inclusive. Each paragraph in the booklet was perforated so that it could be detached and inserted in its proper place in the 1925 edition of the Grand Lodge by-laws. This supplement with that of 1936 served to bring the 1925 edition down to date. The work of compilation, done in a most careful and painstaking fashion, was ac~omplished by a prominent member of the Grand Lodge, who found sufficient reward in the consciousness of work well done and desires that his identity be not mentioned in this report. While acceding to his desire, I must express my regret at not being permitted to mention his name in connection with this matter and extending to him the thanks and appreciation of the many brethren, including myself, who have found his work a most valuable aid in connection with prob,;. lems of Masonic law.

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DECISIONS

I. Under the provision of Section 57 of the Grand Lodge by-laws the responsibility of inspecting and approving (or disapproving) Lodge Halls rests upon the District Deputy Grand Master.

II. a. Where the petition for the degrees states that the petitioner has resided in Missouri for the twelve months last past and within the jurisdiction of the Lodge for the six months last past, it states the necessary jurisdictional fact under the provisions of Section 121 of the Grand Lodge by-laws and may be received. Statements in the petition, however, are subject to investigation by the Committee to which it is referred, and if there is any reason to believe that the Lodge may not have jurisdiction, the Committee should investigate carefully and report. b. Where the petitioner for the degrees answered "No" to each of the following questions: "Have you resided in this State the twelve months last past; and if so, have you resided the last six months in the jurisdiction of this Lodge '" the petition did not state the jurisdictional facts essential to its reception. c. The provisions of the Grand Lodge by-laws adverted to (Section 121) give rise, occasionally, to troublesome questions as to the place of. residence of a petitioner. Such a question arose recently, in which Lodge A in one Masonic District claimed that its jurisdiction had been invaded by Lodge B in the adjoining District. The DDGM's whose Districts were concerned were asked to investigate and report. The facts developed thus revealed that the petitioner, X, had petitioned Lodge A, stating in his petition that he resided at Y, within the jurisdiction of Lodge A. Said petition was rejected in April, 1938. In May, 1939, X petitioned Lodge B, setting forth in his petition the fact of his previous rejection by Lodge A, and stating therein that he resided at Z, within the jurisdiction of Lodge B. A member of the Committee to which the petition was referred and the Secretary of Lodge B, visited Lodge A, and investigated. X was elected and initiated in June, 1939. A letter from the W. M. claiming invasion of jurisdiction brought the matter to my attention July 4, 1939, just ill time to cause the investigation to be instituted prior to my departure for London that afternoon. The question of where is one's legal residence is a mixed question of fact and intention. Here the facts were in conflict; pointing to Z as the place of residence were the facts that X was employed as a school teacher at Z and that from July 1, 1938, to the time of his initiation he was the renter of a house at Z. These indicated Z was the place of residence. On the other hand, during the same period

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he was the City Clerk of the town of Y and that he voted in the town election there in April, 1939. Inasmuch as the facts were in conflict, the intention of X must be allowed to control and as his intention undoubtedly was that his place of residence was from July 1, 1938 (the date of renting of house) to be at Z, then his residence was at Z, and no invasion of jurisdiction occurred.

III. a. An Entered Apprentice holding a certificate of demission from a Missouri Lodge but now residing in another State, is not entitled to petition the Lodge, which issued the certificate, for affiliation; it has no jurisdiction over him. b. Such certificates of demission to E. A.'s and F. C.'s are granted under the provisions of Section 180 of the Grand Lodge by-laws. As there are Jurisdictions where such certificates do not appear to be recognized, a Lodge should be very careful to be certain that such a certificate will be recognized before issuing it. In the event the E. A. or F. C. has removed to a Jurisdiction where the certificate may not be recognized, the .proper procedure is for the Lodge to request (through proper channels) the Lodge in whose jurisdiction the E. A. or F. C. now resides, to confer the remaining degree or degrees.

IV. a. An attempted suspension for non-payment of dues, not based upon the notice to appear and show cause required by the Grand Lodge by-laws, is null, void and of no effect. b. While the Grand Lodge by-laws have no provision requiring notice to be given a Brother of the fact of his suspension for nonpayment of dues, common courtesy would seem to require that such notice be given him. It would seem also that he is entitled to be informed, as a matter of courtesy, that if he pays the delinquent dues within twelve months from the date of his suspension, he will be automatically reinstated.

V. a. Under the provisions of Section 199 of the Grand Lodge bylaws, the petition for the degrees of the proprietor of or of a person employed as a clerk in, a drug store where intoxicating liquors are sold by the package, may not be received. b. Under decisions approved by the Grand Lodge in 1933, et seq., 3.2 per cent beer is not an intoxicating liquor while beer of a higher voltage is; hence the petition for the degrees of one who sells 3.2 per cent beer in his restaurant may be received; if the beer sold is stronger than 3.2 per cent the petition may not be received.

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VI. Whether an office in a Lodge has become ipso facto vacant under the provisions of Section 93 of the Grand Lodge by-laws is a question of fact to be determined by the Lodge.

VII. Under a decision approved by the Grand Lodge (Proc. 1934, pp. 36, 37, 157), it is not lawful to play cards for any purpose whatsoever either in the Lodge room or in the anteroom used by the Tiler.

VIII. a. Under the provisions of Section 112 of the Grand Lodge by-laws, if the petitioner for the degrees, by aid of artificial appliances, can conform to the necessary ceremonies, his petition may be received. b. Under a decision approved by the Grand Lodge (Proc. 1905, p. 18) ; if there are metallic substances in such artificial appliances, their presence is to be ignored in the ceremonies and responses in the E. A. degree. c. Where a petitioner for the degrees is disabled, but can, without assistance from others and without the aid of artificial appliances, conform to the necessary ceremonies, his petition may be received. d. Under a decision approved by the Grand Lodge (Proc. 1926, pp. 22, 118) a petition for the degrees from one who has an artificial right hand but who can with its aid conform to the necessary ceremonies, may be received. e. Under the provisions of Section 112, a petition for the degrees from one who has lost his left hand at the wrist may not be received unless he has an artificial appliance enabling him to conform to the necessary ceremonies. IX. a. One who has regularly received the three degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry is a Master Mason. Until he has passed the proficiency examination of the M. M. degree, however, he is by Section 129 of the Grand Lodge by-laws denied the privileges of voting, holding office and demitting. b. Where a Missouri Master Mason was employed temporarily in a Jurisdiction where no proficiency examination for the M. M. degree is provided or required and it was consequently impossible for him to attain proficiency while so absent from Missouri, his Lodge may properly grant him an extension of time, within which to become proficient and stand the necessary examination. c. The provision in our law, now found in Section 129, to the effed that a Master Mason who has not passed his proficiency examination in the M. M. degree may not demit. was enacted at the annual communication of 1908.

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A brother who was raised Nov. 25,1913, and who had not passed his examination in the M. M. degrees was, with no fault or wrong intent on his part, or on the part of the Lodge, issued a demit October 20, 1925, on the eve of his departure to a foreign country to be absent for an indefinite time. On his return to the United States, he took up his residence in another Jurisdiction and wishing to affiliate with the Lodge there, and discovering that he had lost his "demit" made application for a duplicate. The facts as above stated were discovered and eventually found their way to me. lt is apparent that the so-called "demit," having been issued contrary to law, was and is wholly void. Inasmuch as this quaint situation arose through no fault or wrong intent on the part of the Brother or of his Lodge, it seems obvious that neither a penalty nor anything in the nature of a penalty should be thought of, and I consequently recommended as a solution that the Lodge content itself with the collection of dues for the current year-Anno Inventionis-the year of the discovery, to-wit: 1939. If the Brother still desires to transfer 路his membership, he should qualify himself, pass the examination, and then apply for a demit or certificate of good standing. d. Under the provisions of Section 129 of the Grand Lodge by-laws, a Master Mason who has not passed the proficiency examination of the M. M. degree, is not entitled to ballot on a petition for the degrees. Under the provisions of Section 108, after a petition has been referred to a Committee it may not be withdrawn. Hence, where a petition for the degrees had been received and referred to a Committee, and aM. M. member of the Lodge who had not passed his proficiency and consequently was not entitled to ballot on the petition, professed to know facts prejudicial to the petitioner's becoming a Mason, he should make those allegations known to the Committee, so it might investigate and report.

X. lt is lawful for a Lodge to limit its guests at Lodge banquets, dinners or other social functions held outside the Lodge hall, to those brethren, members of other Lodges, who exhibit dues receipts for the current year.

XI. Where the officials of a "higher body" are given official notice of a brother's suspension N. P. D., and no attention is paid to the fact that he is no longer a Master Mason in good standing (although that is a prerequisite to maintaining his standing in the "higher body"), there is nothing which we, as 'Master 'Masons, can do about it.

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XII. On application from the Lodge, I made an examination of the records in the case of W. Brother Lilburn F. Sewell, of Solomon Lodge No. 271 (Grand Lodge communication of 1926), and found that' they show that the Grand Lodge did not by its action at that communication deprive him of his rank, and, consequently, his name should be liRted among the Past Masters of the Lodge. XIII. The Grand Master does not have power to interfere with jurisdiction over petitioners, and, where a Lodge declines to waive jurisdiction, there is nothing that can be done about it.

XIV. After a Brother has been suspended for non~payment of dues, his Lodge has the power to grant a remission, in whole or in part, of the amount of the dues at the date of suspension. Such dues are a debt due and owing the Lodge; they are a part of the Lodge's assets, an account receivable; consequently, it is the Lodge and the Lodge only which has the power to grant the remission. XV., a. Under the provisions of Section 217 of the Grand Lodge by-laws, Masonic burial may not be accorded the remains of a deceased E. A. or deceased F. C. While it is true that our burial service is not appropriate to the burial of an E. A. or F. C., it seems to me, and I so recommend, that in those rare instances where brethren of lesser degree depart this life, that our Lodges should be pennitted by dispensation to appear in funeral procession on such occasions, if desired. b. In a situation where, because of extremely inclement winter weather, the remains of a Brother had not had Masonic burial, I informed the Lodge that while under decisions approved by the Grand Lodge the Grand Master has no power to issue a dispensation to a Lodge to hold memorial services on Sunday, there was nothing in Masonic law to prevent the Lodge, at a stated communication, in tiled Lodge, as a part of the order of business, having such eulogies and prayers as may be appropriate, in memory of the departed brother. XVI. This decision has reference to an Entered Apprentice, who was in the Service during the World War and for some reason did not advlmce following his return after the War. At length, after having taken up his residence in another community, he first applied for a certificate of demission as an E. A., which application was denied by

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his Lodge. In 1937, he filed formal application for advancement. This was "rejected" by the Lodge on May 14, 1937. Under the provisions of Section 153 of the Grand Lodge by-laws "a candidate shall not be passed or raised when any member shall object. Such objection shall stand as a bar against the candidate for sixty days, unless sooner withdrawn by the objector; and the objection shall not be renewed by anyone, but charges may be preferred against the candidate." As the "rejection" of this petition for advancement was not followed by the filing of charges against the petitioner, he made another petition for advancement to his Lodge which petition was presented at its stated communication on December 9, 1938. As the petitioner had not heard what, if any, action had been taken on his petition, the matter was brought to my attention by. the Secretary of the Lodge in his present place of residence. On inquiry, I learned that the petitioner's Lodge had not had a stated communication since that at which the petition was presented, although several months had passed. As the E. A. was clearly entitled to advancement, no charges having been filed against him, I directed the Lodge to grant the application at the date fixed by its by-laws for the next stated communication, which was done and the Lodge located at the E. A.'s present place of residence was requested to confer/upon him the remaining degrees. XVII. This decision has reference to a Brother who is a Veteran of the World War, in which he' was gassed and injured, and from which he returned to the United States with active tuberculosis. In 1934, he resided in Chicago, and in some way became involved in a quarrel over family matters with his wife's niece, during which she produced a knife, which he took from her, stabbed her fatally, and then, following his arrest, attempted suicide by cutting his throat and wrists. He was examined by psychiatrists and sent to a hospital for the criminal insane at Chester, Illinois. There he remained until some time in June, 1938, when his release was obtained by a habeas corpus proceeding instituted at the instance of the wife. But, upon his release, he was taken into custody by the criminal authorities and eventually tried on the indictment (or information) which had been pending against him in Chicago ever since the homicide of 1934. The family resources had evidently been exhausted by the habeas corpus proceeding, for he was represented in this trial by the Public Defender, and not by employed counsel. The trial resulted in a verdict of guilty and a sentence of 25 years, in December, 1938. As late as April 17, 1939, the Warden of the Illinois Penitentiary at Menard, reported that this Brother is confined in the psychiatric division of the prison and "was found to be suffering from a mental abnormality and was classified as a case of paranoid state"

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, 'this diagnosis having been made by psychiatrists within the prison system " , 'he was not declared insane by a Court."

It is to be observed from this statement of the facts, that the only declaration, by a Court, on the question of sanity, is the finding in the habeas corpus proceeding, June, 1938, which found him to be sane. In answer to inquiry from the Lodge, my reply was that "inasmudl as this Brother was judicially determined to be sane and that COlldition is presumed to continue until otherwise determined, he may proceed and be proceeded against in reliance upon that presumption." That reply was, necessarily, a declaration of the dry legal aspect of the c~se. Whether he was sane or insane at the time of the homicide is a question of fact upon which it is impossible for the Grand Master to pass, and upon which he is, of course, not expected to pass. Whether this Brother is now sane or insane is likewise a question of fact, upon which it is impossible for the Grand Master to pass and upon which he cannot be expected to pass. The importance of the latter question is made manifest by the following considerations: a. Suppose the Brother should proceed and apply for a demit; and suppose that, as a matter of fact, he is not now sane; under the approved decision of the Grand Lodge (Proc. 1917, p. 45) dotage is a mental imbecility due to old age and a Brother in such condition is incapable of asking for a demit and it should not be granted. b. Suppose, on the other hand, the Lodge should proceed by charging the Brother with un-Masonic conduct; and suppose that, as a matter of fact, he is not now sane: under the approved decision of the Grand Lodge (Proc. 1925, p. 170, 201, Grand Lodge by-laws, edition of 1925, p. 187) a proceeding by a Lodge against one mentally deficient resulting in suspension for non-payment of dues was not only illegal but "most unfortunate" and the Lodge in question was authorized to correct its minutes, after the death of the Brother, so the record might show he died aM. M. in good standing. Judge Gentry, as Grand Master (Proc. 1931, p. 18, decision 10) decided, "The suspension was void, inasmuch as the Brother who had been declared insane was incompetent and therefore had no opportunity to be heard on the motion to suspend him. I ordered the Secretary of his Lodge to reinstate his name upon the roster of the Lodge as a member in good standing. His dues should now be remitted, he being destitute." This decision was approved (ibid., p. 132). Judge Landon, as Grand Master (Proc. 1933, p. 20, decision 16), said succinctly, "I have made three rulings to the effect that an insane Mason cannot be suspended for nonpayment of dues." This decision was approved (ibid., p. 105). In brief, the application of the principles underlying these approved decisions, which are Masonic law, to the case now at hand would amount to this: If the Brother is in fact now insane he may

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not apply for or be granted a demit; and he may not be proceeded against for un-Masonic conduct. I am of opinion that the Lodge, by motion duly carried, could authorize the appointment by its W. M. of a Committee of the Lodge, whose duty it would be to make a careful investigation of the question of fact involved in this matter and report its findings and the reasons therefor to the Lodge; and upon the report being adopted or rejected, the policy of the Lodge would be definitely stated. This would certainly be more satisfactory and more nearly Fraternal than relying upon a cold presumption, as the pr.esent situation appears to necessitate. XVIII. A brother who has served as Warden of his Lodge, who resides in Missouri, but not in the town or city where the Lodge is located and not in the Masonic District where the Lodge is located is eligible for the office of Worshipful Master. Whether he should be elected to that office is a question of policy which the members of the Lodge will decide; it is not a question of law.

XIX. Where a brother has effected a change of name by proper process in and decree of the Circuit Court, in Missouri, having jurisdiction, and requests the Lodge to enter the change on its records, accompanying the request with a certified copy of the decree of the Circuit Court, the request should be granted and when the change is entered, the Grand Secretary should be informed so the records in his office may conform with the Lodg'e records. SIGNH'ICANCE OF PAS']' MAS'J'ER'S JEWEl"

In response to an inquiry as to the significance of the Jewel of a Past Master, I quoted, with approval, M. W. Charles C. Hunt, Grand Secretary of Iowa (The Builder, February, 1925, Vol. XI, No.2, page 64) : "In the United States the jewel of a Past Master is a pair of compasses opened at an angle of sixty degrees and lying over a fourth part of a circle with a sun in the center. The sextant or angle of sixty degrees is the angle in which the cord of a circle equals the radius. It is also the angle of the equilateral triangle. "Six of these make a complete circle and therefore it is a unit of astronomical measurement.... As applied to a Past Master's jewel, the sextant over the quadrant implies that the spiritual has superseded the material, that the standard of earthly measurements has given place to that of the heavenly, and that the wearer is a Past Master in the spiritual huilder's art." SOCIAL SECUlU'!'Y TAXES

Under the provisions of the Soeial Security Act there are two taxes: one, under Title VIII, popularly known as the old-age tax; and,

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another, under Title IX, popularly known as the unemployment tax. The old-age tax is a tax upon the compensation of all employees under 65 years of age (with certain exceptions unimportant for our purposes). The unemployment tax is a tax upon the compensation of all employees, provided there be eight or more employees. In each case, one-half the tax is paid by the employee and the other half by the employer. In the early days of the administration of the Act, a ruling was made by the Treasury Department to the effect that in determining liability for the unemployment tax, officers of a Lodge would be counted (whether paid or not) in ascertaining whether there were eight or more employees. The effect of this ruling was to render the Grand Lodge as well as subordinate Lodges liable for the unemployment tax on the compensation of the paid employees. It seemed obvious that this ruling was made without a complete understanding of our organization and that in time it would be modified when the facts were fully known and understood. On the other hand, it seemed obvious, that, so far as the old-age tax is concerned, the terms of the Act were applicable. At the Grand Masters Conference of 1938, a Committee was appointed, of which M. W. Joseph E. Perry of Massachusetts was Chairman, to take up with the proper authorities the application of the Social Security Act to the Masonic Fraternity. On January 16, 1939, I received a copy of the new ruling of the Treasury Department (dated January 3, 1939) obtained through the efforts of M. W. Brother Perry and his fellow committeemen, which relieves our bodies from liability for the unemployment tax unless they have as many as eight or more paid employees. Liability for the old-age tax remains as before. M. W. Brother Walker, as Grand Master, appointed R. W. Brothers Donnell, Vetsburg and Mather a Committee to take up this matter with the Treasury Department, so I referred the text of the ruling to them, with the request that they prepare for circulation among the . Lodges and others interested, an official announcement. This went out under date of January 20, 1939. Payments by the Grand Lodge of the unemployment tax had been made under protest (in accordance with the advice and counsel of our Committee) and a claim for refund was promptly filed, based upon the ruling of the Treasury Department. REGISTRATION OF INSIGNIA, E'fC.

At its last annual communication the Grand Lodge authorized the Grand Master to have its insignia, jewels, symbols, etc., registered to protect the same from infringement. Shortly after coming into office, I referred this matter to our Jurisprudence Committee, and am informed that the subject will be dealt with in its report at this communication.

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CORNERSTONES

During the year, the Grand Lodge has, upon invitation, laid the cornerstones of twenty-eight buildings. It was my privilege to officiate on twenty of these occasions, as follow: 1938 October 12, First Baptist Church, Richmond. October 15, State Office Building, Jefferson City. November 8, Library Building, Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, Cape Girardeau. November 8, Men's Dormitory Building, samc. November 11, Library Building, Central Missouri State Teachers College, Warrensburg. November 11, Health and Physical Education Building, same. December 9, State Cancer Hospital, Columbia. 1939 February 6, Health and Recreation Building, Southwest Missouri State Teachers College, Springfield. Mareh 17, Callaway County Court House, Fulton. April 10, DeKalb County Court House, Maysville. April 18, High School Gymnasium, Fredericktown. May 5, Grade School Building, Holden. May 11, Cedar County Court House, Stockton. May 29, Hughes Hall (dormitory), Christian College for Women, Columbia. May 30, John Hepler Wood Hall (dormitory), Culver-Stockton College, Canton. June 10, Sullivan County Court House, Milan. June 16, Grade School Building, Liberty. August 11, Harrison County Court House, Bethany. August 31, Masonic Temple, Boonville. September 16, U. So Post Office Building, Savannah.

I welcome this opportunity to express once more my official and personal thanks and appreciation to the many brethren who were associated with me in these ceremonies and the arrangements therefor and to say again that in each ceremony full justice was done to the importance of the occasion and due regard had to the necessity of upholding the dignity of the Fraternity in its public appearances. It has been suggested that the Grand Lodge Committee on Forms and Ceremonies publish a pamphlet or booklet containing instructions, etc., relative to the cornerstone ceremony and the ceremony itself, with certain revisions that appear to be advisable. Such a publication would have been very useful during the past year, as all instructions had to be given orally or through correspondence, and the preparations for the numerous ceremonies involved an immense amount of detail. For the benefit of the future I recommend that the Committee be authorized to proceed. The other cornerstones, eight in number, were laid by virtue of dispensations issued on my order, a list of which will be included in

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the Grand Secretary's report. I express again my regret that in each of these instances conditions beyond my control prevented me from officiating; and once more I extend my thanks to the brethren who acted for me. I also wish to make record of my sincere thanks to Brother John P. Huggett, who, following the ceremony at Fulton, made and presented to me a handsome set of working tools, of walnut, Plumb, Square and Level. GEORGE VVASHINGTON

In officiating at cornerstone ceremonies during the year, I have on each occasion mentioned the fact that on September 18, 1793, our Masonic Brother, General George Washington, then President of the United States, as acting Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Maryland, laid the cornerstone of the Capitol building then being erected in Washington, D. C. This event in the life of the Father of our country and other events are depicted on the bronze doors of the Senate wing of the U. S. Capitol. Through the courtesy of our R. W. Junior Grand Warden, Harry S. Truman, a picture of these doors was obtained and will be published in the Proceedings of this communication. FIFTY-YEAR BUTTONS

During the year, I have presented the Grand Lodge button to those Brethren whose membership has covered fifty years as follow: December 1, 1938, at a meeting of the 12th Distric~ Association at Chillicothe, to Brother George M. Campbell. December 2, 1938, following the annual dinner and Past Masters' night of Sedalia Lodge No. 236, to Brother George W. Arnold and to Brother George F. Boothe. March 7, 1939, at the stated communication of Country Club Lodge No. 656, to l3rother Henry F. McElroy. May 25, 1939, at a stated communication of Wakanda Lodge No. 52, Carrollton, to Brother S. J. Jones and to Brother C. N. Canady. Each of these brethren had served the Lodge as Worshipful Master. May 27, 1939, at a special communication of Compass Lodge No. 120, Parkville, to Brother Lawrence Linder. June 3, 1939, at a meeting of friends and Brethren of Richmond Lodge No. 57, to Brother Anderson E. Williams.

At the invitation of Swope Park Lodge No. 617, I presented a fiftyyear button to Brother Casmir P. Stevens, on behalf of his Lodge, Shawnee, No. 107, Oklahoma, at the stated communication of the former Lodge, September 14, 1939. GRAND LODGE MEMORIAl, AT COLUMBIA

By authority of the Grand Lodge and through its Committee on Masonic Service, a memorial tablet was placed on the Masonic Building in Columbia, bearing the following inscription:

BROXZE DOORS, SEX ATE WIXG rXITED STA'rES CAPITOL These doors dcpict '路arious e,路cnts in the life of George Wash路 ington. At the upper left he is shown in :J1asonic apron laying the cornerstone of the Capitol Building, September 18, 1793.

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, 'To commemorate the Communications of the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri, held in the Town of Columbia,during the period 1833-36, and our Brethren whose courage and constancy kept the路 torch of Freemasonry burning brightly. Erected A. D. 1939, A. L. 5939, by the Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Missouri. Henry C. Chiles, Grand Master. Arthur Mather, Grand Secretary."

With the assistance of a large attendance of Brethren an emergent Communication of the Grand Lodge was opened in the Masonic Hall in Columbia, on Saturday afternoon, March 18, 1939, after which the procession was formed and proceeded to the sidewalk below the Memorial, where it was unveiled with appropriate ceremony. In the unavoidable absence of the Committee Chairman, R. W. Robert 'Vinkelmaier, W. Bro. Robert R. Wright made the presentation; the response on behalf of the Freemasons of Columbia was made by W. Bro. Bernard C. Hunt. These addresses were followed by a brief address by the Grand Master, viz.: A well-defined policy of the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri, is to mark sites which have a historic significance for Freemasonry in Missouri, and we have come today to unveil a memorial erected in pursuance of that policy. Of all our Grand Lodge memorials, none can be more significant than this. None can be more replete with inspiration. None can be more stimulating as a reminder of the courage and constancy of the past. Upon the tablet of enduring bronze bearing the symbols of our Ancient Craft, presently to be unveiled, are defined the purposes of the Grand Lodge in erecting this memorial here in the City of Columbia: First: To do honor to this place, which was the seat of the Grand Lodge during the period 1833-1836. Second: To do honor to those Brethren who during that period kept the torch of Freemasonry burning brightly in Missouri. Happily, the dark days of that period in the history of our Countryover a hundred years ago-are largely forgotten: then, there was a spirit of intolerance, injustice and even oppression abroad in the land, directed at our institution and at its members. As Freemasons and as citizens, we would not revive the memory of those days; we would not at this hour voice resentment at ancient wrongs; we would only gather from a knowledge of the past and of the brethren who then kept the faith, lessons of courage and constancy, both stimulating and inspiring, which impel us to a broader and finer devotion to the Institution which those brethren preserved and passed on to us unimpaired. During those days, the Grand Lodge was obliged to leave its ancient seat, the City of Saint Louis, and make its home, for a time, here in the town of Columbia, then but an outpost on the Masonic frontier. Here, the Grand Lodge held its communications during the period 1833-1836. Here, and elsewhere in Missouri, the tried and true, the faithful and the zealous, carried on in the face of an opposition which would have overcome lesser spirits. Here, and elsewhere in Missouri, men of character and determination vindicated the integrity and probity of our time-honored Institution, and held fast until the inherent sense of justice and devotion to truth among

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men asserted itself above the clamor of hysteria and our ancient Fraternity was restored to that place of respect and esteem in the public mind which it had always theretofore occupied and where it of right belonged. Who were those men of character and determination' Who were those men who faced and overcame an opposition that seemed insuperable to lesser spirits' Would that we could call each of them by name on this occasion! Would that we could have listed each of them upon this memoriall As we do not know the names of all, we must content ourselves with naming some of those who were the leaders, thereby intending to honor ALL who fought the good fight, ALL who kept the faith: Stephen W. B. Carnegy, Thomas W. Conyers, Richard B. Dallam, Joseph Foster, Sinclair Kirtley, Jesse Little, Priestley H. McBride, George H. C. Melody, Oliver Parker, John Ralls. All honor to you, our brethren, whose names we have called. All honor to all brethren, who left to us a priceless htlritage, their example of firmness and fortitude like unto that of the Illustrious Tyrian, which some may hope to emulate-none to surpass.

In the evening a joint communication of Twilight Lodge No. 114 and Acacia Lodge No. 602 was held. This was marked by the presence (as was the ceremony in the afternoon) of many distinguished Freemasons, all of whom were officially received and welcomed. Following my reception, I addressed the Brethren on the subject of "AntiMasonry" as appropriate to the occasion and attempted to make application of lessons of the past to present needs. Prior to the joint communication, we were guests at a sumptuous dinner given by the two Columbia Lodges. The whole occasion was a worthy recognition of the importance of the Memorial authorized by the Grand Lodge; and it is hoped that the unveiling of Grand Lodge Memorials in the future may be accorded a like recognition. MOBERLY MASONIC TEMPLE

On December 30, 1938, on invitation, a conference was held at Moberly relative to the financing of the splendid Masonic Temple erected in that city some years ago. In addition to the Grand Master, Grand High Priest Barger, Grand Commander Johnson, Grand Secretary and Grand Recorder Denslow, and Grand Lecturer Marquis were present. With the local Brethren, we went over the situation thoroughly, and after careful analysis worked out a series of sugg-estions alld recommendations, the carrying out of which was thought necessary to meet and take care of the financial situation. These included a new budget for the year 1939 and following years and certain other measures which need not be detailed here. At last reports,

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September 13, 1939, the budget adopted was reported to be working satisfactorily, but other items of the program yet awaited action. It is hoped that this year will record a complete solution of the financial difficulties surrounding this Temple; it is thought that the program outlined last December contained all possible measures necessary. OIL PORTRAITS

The Grand Lodge is the owner of a large number of oil portraits of Past Grand Masters, many of them very old. It having been some years since these portraits received attention, on my suggestion, our Grand Secretary had them all inspected by a competent person and the portraits and frames were given such attention as was deemed necessary. MASONIC RELIEF ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA

Acknowledgment, with appreciation and thanks, is made of the invitation of the Association to meet with them in the City of New York, September 19, 20, and 21, and take a place on the program. To my great regret, because of the proximity of the annual communication of the Grand Lodge, I was unable to accept the invitation. DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES

The annual meetings in Washington, each February, are always important and interesting. They include the Grand Masters Conference, the Conference of Grand Secretaries, the meeting of the George Washington National Masonic Memorial Association, and the meeting of the Masonic Service Association of the United States. An important item on the agenda of the Grand Masters Conference this year was the proposal made by our Brethren of Massachusetts to the effect that a declaration of Masonic principles be framed, approved by the Conference and submitted to the various Grand Lodges of the United States for consideration and with the hope of its adoption to the end that Freemasonry in the United States might declare with one voice, in unison, just what Freemasonry is and what it stands for; i. e. establish a single standard to which all might rally. This' proposal was, no doubt, inspired by the fact that in 1938, the Grand Lodges of England, Scotland and Ireland united in adopting a statement of principles entitled "Aims and Relationships of the Craft." As a starting. point and by way of suggestion our Massachusetts Brethren submitted a draft of a declaration of principles, which they had worked out with great care. This was by the Conference amended, and, as amended, met with the approval of the members of the Conference, and the matter left "to the respective Grand Jurisdictions for their attention and for such action as they see fit to take." The text of the declaration follows:

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DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES Freemasonry is a charitable, benevolent, educational and religious society. Its principles are proclaimed as widely as men will hear. Its only secrets are in its methods of recognition and of symbolic instruction. It is charitable in that it is not organized for profit and none of its income inures to the benefit of any individual, but all is devoted to the promotion of the welfare and happiness of mankind. It is benevolent in that it teaches and exemplifies altruism as a duty. It is educational in that it teaches by prescribed ceremonials a system of morality and brotherhood based upon the Sacred Law. It is religious in that it teaches monotheism, the Volume of the Sacred Law is open upon its altars whenever a Lodge is in session, reverence for God is ever present in its ceremonial, and to its brethren are constantly addressed lessons of morality; yet it is not sectarian or theological. It is a social organization only so far as it furnishes additional inducement that men may forgather in numbers, thereby providing more material for its primary work of education, of worship, and of charity. Through the improvement and strengthening of the character of the individual man, Freemasonry seeks to improve the community. Thus it impresses upon its members the principles of personal righteousness and personal responsibility, enlightens them as to those things which make for human welfare, and inspires them with that feeling of charity, or good will, toward all mankind wllich will move them to translate principle and conviction into action. To that end, it teaches and stands for the worship of God; truth and justice; fraternity and philanthropy; and enlightenment and orderly liberty, civil, religious and intellectual. It charges each of its members to be true and loyal to the government of the country to which he owes allegiance and to be obedient to the law of any state in which he may be. It believes that the attainment of these objectives is best accomplished by laying a broad basis of principle upon which men of every race, country, sect and opinion may unite rather than by setting up a restricted platform upon which only those of certain races, creeds and opinions can assemble. Believing these things, this Grand Lodge affirms its continued adherence to that ancient and approved rule of Freemasonry which forbids the discussion in Masonic meetings of creeds, politics, or other topics likely to excite personal animosities. It further affirms its conviction that it is not only contrary to the fundamental principles of Freemasonry, but dangerous to its unity, strength, usefulness and welfare, for Masonic Bodies to take action or attempt to exercise pressure or influence for or against any legislation, or in any way to attempt to procure the election or appointment of governmental officials, or to influence them, whether or not members of the Fraternity, in the performance of their official duties. The true Freemason will act in civil life according to his individual judgment and the dictates of his conscience.

A number of Grand Lodges have met in annual communication since February and the declaration of principles had their attention. Some of the Grand Lodges adopted it; others amended it in one respect Ol' another and adopted such amended declaration of principles; others postponed action upon the matter, and, I am informed, still others rejected the declaration.

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Inasmuch as these actions appear already to have defeated the original purpose of the proposal, that is, to have Freemasonry in the United States declare with one voice, in unison, just what Freemasonry is and what it stands for, I am of opinion that no action should be taken now by the Grand Lodge of Missouri, lest we make "confusion worse confounded." THE MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI

It is my hope that during the communication of the Grand Lodge the Brethren will take advantage of the opportunity to visit our Masonic Home, the place where the benevolence of the Freemasons of Missouri may be seen actively at work. During the past year we have been privileged to see this benevolence through the eyes of one not a Freemason, one experienced in observation and skilled in analysis. Let his words, rather than mine, describe what can be seen at 5351 Delmar Boulevard. These are the words of Tom Collin!! (who is not a member of the Craft), who visited the Masonic Home last spring and devoted his column in The Kansas City Journal of Saturday, March 18, 1939, to what he saw there: "Poet Edgar A. Guest once wrote a poem, which has become pretty standard by now, on the fact that a lot of living was needed to make a house a home. It's a lot tougher job to make an institution a home-but I've seen that done. The Masonic Home of Missouri in St. Louis, in which Master Masons, widows and children of Master Masons of this State who are destitute may live, isn't an institution. It's more nearly a real home than most private houses in the land. It's different from any place of its kind I ever saw. The Home will be fifty years old in June and a few months ago a new building was completed for the women who are cared for by the Home. Nearly one hundred elderly women live there in delightful surroundings. For example, there are six spacious parlors in the women's home and each parlor has a different color scheme in its decorations. Oriental rugs are on the floors. The individual rooms are fitted better than in most expensive hotels and every comfort is there. It is the pride of W. W. Martin, the superintendent, that they have no rules for the conduct of those who live there. Any room may have a radio and the walls are sound-proofed. The women are treated as guests of an exclusive hotel. A dietitian plans the meals and her orders from Mr. Martin are that he never wants any person in the Home to be able to tell him what they are going to have to eat on any day of the week in advance. The dining room is air-conditioned and the equipment is the latest and the furnishings tasteful. . . . When the Home takes a boy, for example, it keeps him until he is launched successfully on a career. If the boy shows musical talent, he is given the best musical instruction. One boy in the Home now is taking violin lessons from the first violinist of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. The boy is kept until he is successfully at work, and has a cash reserve in the bank to guard against unlooked-for emergencies. The Home has a large endowment and the various Eastern Star organizations of the State have helped provide it. One endowment came from a wealthy Catholic woman who passed the Home daily and was struck by the happy faces of the women who live there. A St. Louis hotel man went through the Home when I did and he said he'd never seen a hotel with better furniture nor one more tastefully decorated."

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A ROSE UPON THE ALTAR

As a part of the program of this communication, on Tuesday evening, the play of this title, written by R. W. Carl Claudy of the District of Columbia, will be enacted by brethren of Pomegranate Lodge No. 95, St. Louis, under the direction of R. W. Robert C. Winkelmaier. The opportunity to witne!Ss this fine Masonic drama, well acted, will be an outstanding feature of the Communication. R. W. Brother Claudy has good authority for giving his play this title, for we learn from "An Introduction to Freemasonry," Knoop aud Jones, Manchester University Press, 1937, pp. 88-89, that William Orchard, who was the chief mason employed by Bishop Waynfiete in the building of Magdalen College, Oxford, leased from that College in 1478 lands in the Parish of Headington, and that in 1486 (presumably because of services rendered) the lease was made one for life and the rent reserved only "nominal rent of a red rose tendered yearly on the feast of Saint John the Baptist." LODGE CENTENNIALS

For over a year Naphtall Lodge No. 25, St. Louis, has been preparing to celebrate its centennial; its charter is dated October 14, 1839. Other Lodges are known to be planning similar celebrations in 1940 and 1941. It seems to me that all Lodges which have charters dated one hundred years or more ago should have proper recognition by the Grand Lodge, and I therefore recommend that the Grand Lodge authorize the issua.nce to such Lodges (now and in the future) a Centennial Certificate under the seal of the Grand Lodge certifying to the fact of its ancient charter. The presentation of such a Certificate could be made an interesting feature of a centennial celebration program. WHITE APRONS AND GLOVES

In days gone by the custom of wearing white aprons and gloves in funeral procession was observed by Missouri Freemasons. This paragraph is so entitled to record the fact that white gloves are no longer generally used, although they should be, but more particularly to direct the attention of the Grand Lodge once more to the problems connected with Masonic burial, particularly the Funeral Service. In his address in 1931, M. W. Brother Gentry said that in his opinion our funeral service is too long and he then commented on the faulty structure of the service and recommended a revision. The matter was referred to the Ritual Committee which reported, in a preliminary way, in 1933, but as the preliminary report was not met with sufficient approval by the Brethren then composing the Grand Lodge, nothing further was attempted. My attention has been directed to the funeral service many times in

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recent years. I heartily agree with the comments of Judge Gentry and rcommend to the Grand Lodge that a revised service be provided for the use of such Lodges and Brethren as do not view the present funeral services with approval, but leaving that service for the use of those to whom it is satisfying. A careful examination and study of the present service will reveal the following objections: First. It does not begin with prayer. In this respect it is peculiarly unfitted for the purposes intended. Second. While there is a prayer near the close of the Service, it does not end with one. The service, it seems to me, should conclude with prayer, and not with an anti-climax, as it does. Third. The ultimate lesson of all Masonic philosophy teaches faith and b~1ief in the immortality of the soul. The service, taken as a whole, does not indicate with sufficient emphasis, that the Masonic Fraternity is committed to and teaches this faith and belief. Freemasonry has many ceremonies. Certainly its funeral service, more than all others, should positively declare the ultimate lesson of its philosophy. Fourth. The literary structure of the ceremony is faulty. As pointed out by Judge Gentry, what would appear to be the opening portion of the ceremony ("It is an ancient and honored custom of the Order of Free and Accepted Masons to perform the rites of burial," etc.) is not reached until the ceremony is half over. Fifth. The ceremony reflects the spirit and tendency of the day in which it was formulated and lays' stress on the mournfulness of the occasion and in that way increases the grief and pain of the bereaved family. (Instances are known where widows or relatives familiar with the service have opposed Masonic burial on the ground that they should not be asked to bear the additional grief and pain which it would occasion them.) The service should be as comforting in its nature as it is possible to make it, and such painful expressions as "Rigid embrace of Death," "In the grave," "We can do nothing for the dead," "Dark portal of the tomb," "Laid waste by death," etc., should be omitted, in favor of more comforting expressions. I recommend the reference of this matter to a Committee for report at the next annual communication. MASONIC HISTORY

I am indebted to 'V. Brother James M. Breckenridge for copy No.2 (edition of 150 copies) of the volume of Masonic Addresses delivered by him in Tuscan Lodge No. 360. As these addresses cover a period of forty-three years and include many of the outstanding events in the Lodge's History, their publication is a distinct and most valuable addition to Missouri Masonic History and 'V. Brother Breckenridge is to be commended most highly for the form and content of the volume. Other contributions to Missouri Masonic History that

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have come to my notice during the year are the results of the labors of W. Brother H. H. Brummall of Salisbury, 'V. Brother A. Loyd Collins of Clinton, and Brother Irvin Williams, Senior Deacon of Cunningham Lodge No. 525, located at Sumner. As a comment on the pleasures of Masonic research and the satisfaction to be gained therefrom, I quote from a letter written me by Brother Williams, for the benefit of those brethren whose good intentions have not yet ripened into specific endeavor: "If any man wants a fascinating pastime, I recommend that he dig into the archives of his own Lodge and there he may find, as I did, an unsuspected treasure-trove of heroism and drama, of humor and of tragedy." ROCKBRIDGE LODGE NO.

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It having been suggested that this Lodge and its members would be better served and more conveniently located if it were transferred to the 46th District, I submitted the matter to the Lodge and was informed that the Lodge concurred in the suggestion and desired the change. I therefore recommend that Rockbridge Lodge No. 435, located at Rockbridge, in the 53rd District, be transferred to the 46th District. ARCHIVES OF HISTORICAL SOCIETIES

In response to the request of Brother Floyd C. Shoemaker, Secretary of the State Historical Society, I caused two copies of M. W. Bert S. Lee's History of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association, published by the Grand Lodge last year, to be presented to the Society. As there are two societies in the State which collect and preserve publications having to do with Missouri and Missourians, namely the State Historical Society (Columbia) and the Missouri Historical Society (St. Louis), I recommend that they be provided, on request, with copies of all publications of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. THE DAYS 01<' THE HOLY SAINTS JOHN

For reasons which would appear to be obvious, the days of the Holy Saints John, to-wit: the day of Saint John the Baptist, June 24, and the day of Saint John the Evangelist, December 27, are days for Masonic observance and celebration. This time-immemorial custom has been lost sight of in Missouri to the great loss of the Fraternity. Its restoration, as a general custom, is recommended to the Brethren. vVithout excluding many other possibilities, it is apparent that the day of Saint John the Evangelist is a fitting time on which to install officers, and that the day of Saint John the Baptist falls at a season when a picnic or other out-door meeting is in order. These days are our days; they are anniversaries fraught with significance to the Craft; let us observe them and make them occasions of general celebration every year. .

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SECTION 106-A

Under the provisions of this Section, adopted in 1929, the Secretary of a subordinate Lodge is required to give notice of the name and address of the Worshipful Master and Secretary within ten days of the installation to the Grand Master, the Grand Secretary and to the DDGM of the District within which the Lodge is located. In its practical application, this section is by no means satisfactory. Many, but by no means all, notify the Grand Secretary; still fewer notifications reach the Grand Master, and in some Districts the DDGM complains that he has difficulty in eliciting tlie information from the Lodges in his District. It seems to me that a more workable provision would be to require the Secretaries to file the information with the Grand Secretary, on a form to be provided by the Grand Secretary for that purpose, and then let the information be relayed to the Grand Master and the DDGM's. Inasmuch as the Grand Master is confronted a few weeks after he takes office with a large number of new Masters, whose names and addresses he does not know and which he may need at any moment, the necessity for this information being on file in the office of the Grand Master is apparent. The difficulties involved in not having the information may be illustrated by the fact that early in the year a Lodge with which I was attempting to communicate informed me that my letter had been addressed to a Brother who had been Master two or three years ago and who had removed from the community and who had finally relayed my letter to the Lodge. DISPENSATIONS FOR ELECTIONS

Each year, for one reason or another, a number of subordinate Lodges fail to hold election of officers at the time specified in the bylaws, and the Grand Master and Grand Secretary go through the gesture of granting and issuing a dispensation to the Lodge to hold its election at some subsequent communication. As the issuance of these dispensations is purely a matter of form, much lost motion and needless detail can be avoided by amending the Grand Lodge by-laws so as to permit Lodge elections to be held at the next stated communication following the date of the communication at which the election would have been held but for the circumstances which prevented it; and' I recommend that such amendment be made. PRESERVATION Db' ANCIENT CHARTERS

Many of our subordinate Lodges have charters which are of sufficient age to be classed as ancient documents and which should be protected against loss or destruction by fire, etc. I therefore recommend that the by-laws be amended permitting any Lodge desiring to

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protect its charter from the danger of loss or destruction to place and keep the same in a locked fireproof vault and in lieu thereof keep and display in its Lodge Hall a photographic exemplification of the same, duly authenticated by the Grand Secretary under the seal of the Grand Lodge. LEWIS AND CLARK MEMORIAL

At its annual Communication of 1936, the Grand Lodge made an appropriation for a Masonic Memorial to the two eminent and celebrated Freemasons, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, to whose courage we are indebted for the exploration of the great Northwest, who were examples of fidelity and tenacity of purpose, and whose fervency and zeal in fulfilling the orders of President Thomas J efferson opened a vast territory to the freedom of American citizenship; the memorial to be erected in the City of Saint Louis. This appropriation has been carried forward from year to year in the annual budget of the Grand Lodge by the Committee on Ways and Means. I recommend that the appropriation be continued for another year, in the hope that an appropriate site may be located and the Memorial placed. UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND

The selection and installation of a Grand Master is a rare event with our Brethren of the United Grand Lodge of England. In 1874, the then Prince of Wales (afterwards King Edward VII) was elected Grand Master. His successor, the Duke of Connaught and Strathern, was installed in 1901, and his successor, the Duke of Kent, was installed July 19, 1939. Consequently, when so rare an event does occur, it is marked with great ceremony and celebration, and "adorned with hospitality" (to use the words of that delightful gentleman and distinguished Freemason, the Pro Grand Master, the Earl of Harewood). It was, as you may know, my privilege, upon invitation of the United Grand Lodge of England, to represent the Grand Lodge of Missouri, at the recent installation in London, and to participate in and witness what was, no doubt, the greatest Masonic event of this generation. Limitations of time and space oblige me merely to list the events of those momentous days of last July, at which Brethren from all over the world were present, and to say that I am deeply appreciative of the universal cordiality and manifestations of fraternal esteem with which the representative of the Grand Lodge of Missouri was received and entertained by our Brethren of the United Grand Lodge of England: July 18, 1939. Reception and dinner given at the Savoy Hotel, London, in honor of the guests of the United Grand Lodge of England. July 19. At Olympia, Kensington (London) installation of H. R. H. the Duke of Kent, K. G. as M. W. Grand Master of the M. W. United Grand Lodge of England, H. M. King George VI, officiating.

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July 19. Grand Officers dinner, at Connaught Rooms (adjoining Freemasons Hall, London) in celebration of the Installation, at which the M. W. Grand Master presided. July 20. Inspection of Freemasons Hall and The Temple and informal reception of guests, the Pro Grand Master, the Earl of Harewood, presiding. July 20. Luncheon at Connaught Rooms, tendered by the Grand Stewards Lodge to the guests of the United Grand Lodge of England. July 20. The twenty-third (annual) joint communication of the Lodge of Antiquity and the Royal Sommerset House and Inverness Lodge (both acting by immemorial constitution, and being the same Lodges which, in 1717, were respectively meeting at the Goose and Gridiron and the Rummel' and Grapes, London, and were two of the four Lodges which formed the premier Grand Lodge). The guests were seated in the East and following the communication were privileged to view some of the ancient treasures of these time-immemorial Lodges, among them the gavel of Sir Christopher Wren; and were then entertained at a sumptuous dinner in Connaught Rooms. Many distinguished members of the Craft hold membership in these two Lodges. The Secretary of the Lodge of Antiquity, Sir Kynaston Studd, Bt., LL.D., Past Master, Past Grand Warden, President of the Board of Benevolence, and Provincial Grand Master for Cambridgeshire, was kind enough to present me, on this occasion, with a copy (in two volumes) of the History of the Lodge of Antiquity, which, needless to say, was most gratefully received and deeply appreciated. July 21. Inspection of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls, at Rickmansworth, and the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys, at Bushey. These are institutions of learning of the very highest standing. The guests were entertained at luncheon at Rickmansworth and at tea at Bushey. July 21. Dinner in honor of the M. W. Grand Master, given at the. Mansion House, London, by The Right Honorable, The Lord Mayor of London, Very Worshipful Brother, Major, Sir Frank Bowater, T. D., Grand Treasurer of the United Grand Lodge of England. This delightful and sumptuous dinner brought to a fitting close the elaborate program, every detail of which was carried through without apparent effort and without "a hitch" of any kind, so painstakingly had our Brethren of the United Grand Lodge of England arranged for the greatest Masonic event of this generation.

Our Brethren of the United Grand Lodge of England are men of few, but well-chosen words. Brief though the expressions at the Installation were, the words of the Pro Grand Master, as well as those of the M. W. Grand Master in his inaugural address, definitely sounded the keynote of the event, a Masonic principle, which I transmit to our Brethren of Missouri, as being particularly pertinent at this time-in effect, that Freemasonry must be kept clear of those political and religious controversies which so often lead to dissension and even to hatred. DAY BY DAY

Although it has been said that your Grand Master is a man of few words, he has by now, undoubtedly lost whatever of that reputation he may have had, for despite his utmost efforts, this address has as-

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sumed much larger proportions than were ever anticipated. Probably there will not be time for the Grand Lodge to hear an account (however condensed) of the various visitations, etc., made during the year. For the record and for the benefit of those who may have time and opportunity to read, a chronological account of the year's activities is herewith submitted: 1938 October 10. In the afternoon attended the reception of the Masonic Home Advisory Board, O. E. S., at the new Building for Women, Masonic Home of Missouri. In the evening was present at the opening of the 64th annual session of the Grand Chapter, O. E. S., of Missouri, and most cordially received. . October 11, 10 a. m. With Dr. Mather, Grand Secretary, was present at and officially received in the 99th annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Illinois, at Chicago, and briefly addressed the Brethren. October 11, 6 p. m. Present, in Kansas City, at the dinner given by Orient Chapter No. 102, R. A. M., in honor of our R. W. Brother and Grand Treasurer, Ed. E. Morris, followed by his installation as General Grand Treasurer of the General Grand Chapter, R. A. M. of the U.S.A. October 12. Officiated at the laying of the cornerstone of the First Baptist Church, Richmond, Missouri, and was officially received in Richmond Lodge No. 57, and the 23rd Masonic District Association. October 13. Addressed the 64th annual session of the Grand Chapter, O. E. S., in St. Louis, of one of whose standing committees I also had the honor of being chairman. October 14. Present at the centennial dinner and celebration of St. John's Lodge No. 28, at Hannibal, and delivered an address. October 15. Officiated at the laying of the cornerstone of the State Office Building at Jefferson City. October 20. Present at a special communication of Lexington Lodge No. 149 held in my honor, which was preceded by a dinner. This occasion, in my own Lodge, is a memorable one, and I appreciated to the fullest the attendance of many Brethren who came from all parts of Missouri to join with the Lexington Brethren in assuring me of their fraternal esteem and good will. October 21. Present at the annual dinner of Mount Washington Lodge No. 614, and delivered an address. October 22. Present at the 25th anniversary celebration of East Gate Lodge No. 630, and delivered an address. . October 26. Attended the York Rite Festival in Jefferson City and delivered the address following the dinner on this date, to which had been invited all Master Masons in that vicinity and which was very largely attended. November 1. Conferred the degree of Past Master on four candidates in Lexington Chapter No. 10, R. A. M. November 2. Present at the meeting of Buckner Lodge No. 501 in honor of its Past Masters and delivered the jewels presented by the Lodge to each of the Worshipful Brethren present, seventeen in number. As a reward for my labors on this occasion, the Lodge presented me with a handsome gavel adorned with Masonic symbols, which was turned by Brother Wheeler from a walnut timber taken from the old covered bridge at Wellington, in my home county. I have since used this gavel on many official occasions.

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November 3. Was officially received in Trenton Lodge No. 111, the home Lodge of M. W. Ray V. Denslow, delivered an address and installed R. W. Walter R. Shrodes as Grand Tiler. November 8. Officiated at the laying of the cornerstone of the library building and the laying of the cornerstone of the men's dormitory building at the Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, Cape Girardeau. In the evening was officially received in Saint Mark's Lodge No. 93, at a special communication, which was preceded by a dinner, at which I addressed the Brethren. November 10. Attended the annual assembly of Saint Chrysostom Conclave No. 36, R. C. of C., at Jefferson City. November 11. Officiated at the laying of the cornerstone of the library building and the laying of tb,e cornerstone of the health and physical education building at the Central Missouri State Teachers College, Warrensburg. November 12. Attended the dinner of the A. A. S. R. reunion, Valley of Kansas City, and, as Preceptor of Consistory of Western Missouri, No.2, took part in the conferring of the 32nd degree. November 21 and 22. With Dr. Mather, attended the centennial celebration at Little Rock, of the Grand Lodge of Arkansas. December 1. Was officially received at the meeting of the 12th Masonic District Association, at Chillicothe, and presented the Fifty-Year Button to Brother George M. Campbell. A dinner preceded the meeting, at which I delivered an address. December 2. Attended the annual dinner and Past Masters' Night of Sedalia Lodge No. 236, delivered an address, and presented the FiftyYear Button to Brother George W. Arnold and to Brother George F. Boothe. December 6. Was present at the stated convocation of Lexington Chapter No. 10, R. A. M., of which I am Treasurer, and received the congratulations of my Companions. December 7. Present at the annual Past Masters' dinner of Independence Lodge No. 76. December 9. Officiated at the laying of the cornerstone of the State Cancer Hospital at Columbia. December 9. Was officially received in Fulton Lodge No. 48, and installed R. W. Franc L. McCluer (President of Westminster College) as Grand Orator of the Grand Lodge. December 13. Installed the officers of Malta Bend Lodge No. 402. December 14. Attended the annual dinner meeting of the 7th Masonic District Association at Maryville, and, following the dinner, addressed the Brethren. December 16. Mrs. Chiles and I were guests of honor of Kansas City Chapter, National Sojourners, at the annual dinner. As this organization is composed of Brethren who are or have been officers in our military forces, I complied with the request that I deliver an historical address upon the "Battle of Lexington." December 19. As acting High Priest, assisted in conferring the Royal Arch degree on four candidates in Lexington Chapter No. 10. December 20. Installed the officers of Lexington Lodge No. 149. December 27. Saint John the Evangelist's Day. Attended the annual dinner of Trilumine Lodge No. 205, at Marshall, and installed the officers. December 28. As Preceptor, was present at the meeting of the Consistory of Western Missouri No.2, at Kansas City, and attended the annual A. A. S. R. Christmas party and dinner.

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December 28. Later in the evening, installed the officers of McDonald Lodge No. 324, at Independence. December 29. Present at the meeting of the 37th District Association, at Clinton, held in honor of R. W. Thornton Jennings, D. D. G. M. December 30. Present at a conference in Moberly relative to the financing of the Masonic Temple in that city.

1939 January 3. Installed the officers of Lexington Chapter No. 10, and the officers of DeMolay Commandery No.3. January 4. Attended the quarterly meeting of the Masonic Home Board. January 5. Installed the officers of Joplin Lodge No. 335 and the officers of Fellowship Lodge No. 345. The installation was preceded by a dinner, at which I addressed the Brethren. January 6. Present at the New Year's dinner of Lexington Lodge No. 149. January 9. Present at the conference of D. D. G. M. 's, and District Lecturers in St. Louis. January 12. Present as guest of honor at a dinner given in Lexington by W. Brother George Stewart. January 14. Present in Kansas City, with R. W. Thos. H. Reynolds (Chairman) and M. W. Ray V. Denslow, at a meeting of the Grand Chapter Revision Committee. January 17. Present at the stated communication (the first of the New Year) of Lexington Lodge No. 149. January 18. Present at the meeting of the 23rd District Association, in Mount Hope Lodge, No. 476, Odessa, and conferred the E. A. degree. The meeting was preceded by a dinner. January 20. Present at the meeting of the 20th District Association, Carroll Lodge No. 249, Norborne, and delivered an address. January 25. Present at the meeting of the Consistory of Western Missouri No.2, Kansas City; elected and installed in the office of Prior of the same. The meeting was preceded by a dinner. January 30. Present at the conference of D. D. G. M. 's and District Lecturers in Kansas City. February 1. Present at the Lodge of Instruction of the 22nd District, Kansas City. Prior thereto, M. W. Brother Ittner, Grand Lecturer and I were guests at a dinner, arranged by R. W. Brethren Ferguson and Carter. February 6. Officiated at the laying of the cornerstone of the health and recreation building of the Southwest Missouri Teachers College, Springfield. February 13. Present at the stated communication of Higginsville Lodge No. 364, and addressed the Brethren. February 14. Conferred the Order of the Red Cross on three candidates in DeMolay Commandery No.3. February 22. Present at the annual meeting of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association, Washington, D. C. In the evening, as the guest of Dr. Mather, present at the annual dinner and and meeting of the Conference of Grand Secretaries. February 23. On invitation was present at the annual meeting and luncheon of the Masonic Service Association of the United States; its 20th Anniversary. In the evening the Missouri delegation were the guests of our Junior Grand Warden, R. W. Harry S. Truman, at a dinner, following which we attended a meeting of Washington Chapter

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No.3, National Sojourner, on the invitation of- its President, Rear Admiral W m. R. Furlong. February 24 and 25. Present at the annual Grand Masters Conference, Willard Hotel, Washington. March 7. Present at the stated communication of Country Club Lodge No. 656, and presented the Fifty-Year Button to Brother Henry F. McElroy. March 14. As acting E. C., conferred the Order of the Temple on one candidate in DeMolay Commandery No.3. March 17. Officiated at the laying of the cornerstone of the court house of Callaway County, at Fulton. March 17. With other Grand Chapter officers, was present at a stated convocation of Columbia Chapter No. 17. March 18. Officiated at the unveiling of the Memorial Tablet erected by the Grand Lodge at Columbia, commemorating the Communications of the Grand Lodge held there during the period 1833-1836, and the Brethren of that distressing time, who kept the torch of Freemasonry burning brightly. In the evening. was present at a joint communication of Twilight Lodge No. 114 and Acacia Lodge No. 602, and delivered an address appropriate to the ceremonies of the afternoon. Preceding the communication was a dinner. Prior to these events, I was in attendance upon a conference of the Grand Chapter officers. March 21. Conferred the degree of Past Master on four candidates in Lexington Chapter No. 10. March 22. As Prior, attended the meeting of the Consistory of Western Missouri No.2, Kansas City, and the dinner preceding. March 27. Acting as High Priest, conferred the Royal Arch degree on five candidates in Lexington Chapter No. 10. One of the candidates was from Excelsior Springs and was accompanied by Companions of that Chapter. March 29. Present at the production of the "Tragedy of the Temple," a drama written by W. Brother Wm. C. Gordon of Orient Lodge No. 546, in the A. A. S. R. Temple, Kansas City. The cast was drawn from all the Lodges of the 22nd District who had united in this event. More than fifteen hundred Brethren witnessed this excellent presentation of a fine dramatization of the legend. March 31. Conferred at my office in Lexington with a Committee from Moberly relative to the Temple financing, etc. April 4. Present at the stated communication of Tuscan Lodge No. 360, St. Louis, and delivered a brief address, following which witnessed a fine production of "The Rose on the Altar," written by R. W. Carl Claudy of the District of Columbia, and produced by Brethren of Pomegranate Lodge No. 95, under the direction of R. W. Robert C. Winkelmaier. April 5. Present at the quarterly meeting of the Masonic Home Board, following which, attended a meeting of the Grand Lodge Committee on Masonic Publications. April 9. Attended the Easter Services of DeMolay Commandery No.3, at Christ Church, Lexington. April 10. Officiated at the laying of the cornerstone of the DeKalb County Court House, Maysville. In the evening was present at the meeting of the 10th District Association and delivered an address. Preceding the meeting the Brethren were guests at a dinner given by Parrott Lodge No. 308, of Maysville. April 11. Present at the meeting of the 19th District Association at

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Keytesville. Prior thereto was a dinner arranged by Warren Lodge No. 74, of Keytesville, at which I delivered an address. April 18. En route to Fredericktown, visited the Brethren of Tyro Lodge No. 12, at Caledonia, and was guest of honor at a luncheon arranged by them. This Lodge has been in continuous existence since it was organized U. D. October 5, 1824; its charter is dated April 7, 1825. Its first W. M. was Martin Ruggles who was afterwards Senior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge. His remains lie in the local cemetery and. we paid a visit of respect to his last resting place. April 18. Officiated at the laying of the cornerstone of the high school gymnasium, Fredericktown. Present at the ceremony was Brother Horace D. Benedict, who was born January 11, 1843, and is a member of Marcus Lodge No. 110, at Fredericktown. It was a pleasure to make the acquaintance of Brother Benedict, to whom I had previously sent a telegram of congratulations on his 96th anniversary. April 19. Present at the fall reunion of the A. A. S. R., Valley of Saint Louis, and elected an honorary member of the Class of April, 1918. April 19. In the evening with the Grand Lecturer, M. W. Brother Ittner, was present at the closing Lodge of Instruction of the 57th District, held at the Wellston Masonic Temple. April 22. Present at the dinner to which all Master Masons were invited, at Ivanhoe Temple, Kansas City, and delivered an address. Following the dinner, acted as High Priest in the conferring of the Royal Arch degree upon a class of Kansas City Chapter No. 28; the W. M. of Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446, W. J. Lauren Freeman, was a member of the class. April 23. Presided at the dinner and meeting of the Missouri Masonic Research Council at St. Joseph. April 24. Present at the meeting of the Board of Directors of the University DeMolay Building Association, at St. Joseph. April 24. Present at the 74th annual assembly of the Grand Council R. & S. M., of Missouri, at St. Joseph, officially received, etc. In the evening was the guest speaker at the annual dinner of the Grand Council, to which all Master Masons were invited. Following the dinner, I paid an official visit to Charity Lodge No. 331. April 25 and 26. Present at the 93rd annual convocation of the Grand Chapter, R. A. M. of Missouri, at St. Joseph, officially received, etc., occupied my station as Grand Royal Arch Captain and was elected and installed as Grand Principal Sojourner. Following the annual dinner of the Grand Chapter on the evening of the 25th, paid an official visit to Zeredatha Lodge No. 189. May 2. Present at the stated communication of Hebron Lodge No. 354, Mexico, at which were present Brethren from Lodges of the 27th District and other Lodges. Was guest of the officers of Hebron Lodge at a dinner preceding the communication. May 3. Present at a special communication of Montgomery Lodge No. 246, Montgomery City, at which were present Brethren from the Lodges of the 28th District and other Lodges, and delivered an address. Prior to the communication I was the guest at dinner of the , 'Nut Crackers Club," an organization which has among its members many Masons and which is expert in the gastronomic art. May 4. Present at the stated communication of Grandview Lodge No. 618, and conferred the E. A. degree. This is the Lodge of R. W. Harry S. Truman, Junior Grand Warden, who, it was universally regretted, was prevented by official duties from being present. Prior

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to the communication I was the guest at dinner of R. W. Nat D. Jackson, D. D. G. M. of the 59th District. Brethren from most of the Lodges of this district were present at Grandview. May 5. Officiated at the laying of the cornerstone of the grade school building at Holden. May 5. Conferred the Order of the Red Cross on three candidates in DeMolay Commandery No.3. May 10. With W. Brother Sam A. Gillilan, M. 1. Grand Master of the Grand Council, R. & S. M. of Missouri, was guest of honor and speaker at a dinner given by Shekinah Council No. 24;, R. & S. M., of which Council I have been a member ever since I passed the circle therein April 22, 1913. The dinner was followed by the stated assembly and conferring of the Super Excellent degree. May 11. Officiated at the laying of the cornerstone of the Cedar County Court House, at Stockton. Prior to the ceremony was the guest of Stockton Lodge No. 283, at a luncheon. May 11. Present as guest speaker at a dinner in Nevada given by Osage Lodge No. 303. Following the dinner, acted as High Priest in the conferring of the Royal Arch degree upon a class of Nevada Chapter No. 56. R. W. David D. Morris, D. D. G. M. of the 43rd District was a member of the class. May 12. Present at a dinner in Independence arranged by Independence Lodge No. 76 and McDonald Lodge No. 324, in honor of R. W. Nat D. Jackson, D. D. G. M. of the 59th District; R. W. John Carmical, District Lecturer of that District, and R. W. George Claude Marquis, Past D. D. G. M. and D. L. of the 23rd District. These R. W. Brethren are said to be the Wisdom, Strength and Beauty of Independence Freemasonry; and the presence of a vast assemblage of Brethren from Independence and vicinity appeared to testify to a general belief to that effect. May 13. Present at the Spring reunion of the A. A. S. R., Valley of Kansas City, delivered the address at the annual reunion banquet, and as Prior of the Consistory of Western Missouri No.2, participated in the conferring of the 32nd degree. The Prelate of this Consistory is Brother Samuel B. Lightcap, 96 years of age. May 15. Officiated at the dedication of the Masonic Temple of Webster Lodge No. 98, at Marshfield, assisted by M. W. Brothers Johnson and Lee and R. W. Brother Windle. Prior to the ceremony was the guest of the Lodge at a dinner in the banquet hall of the new Temple, at which I delivered an address appropriate to the occasion and explanatory of the ceremony which was to follow. May 16 and 17. Present at the 78th annual conclave of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Missouri, at Springfield, was officially received, etc. As a member of the Finance Committee of the Grand Commandery, had some work to do. May 16. Present at the annual meeting and dinner of the Past Commanders Association, of which I am a Past President. May 17. With other Brethren present in Springfield was a guest of M. W. Arch A. Johnson, Past Grand Master, at a luncheon in his hospitable home. May 17. Officially received in a joint communication of United Lodge No.5, Solomon Lodge No. 271 and Ga~ of the Temple Lodge No. 422, Springfield, and delivered an address to the large assemblage of Brethren. Because of a previous acceptance of an invitation to dine with my Kappa Alpha (college fraternity) Brethren of Springfield, I reached the Masonic dinner just in time to deliver the address.

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May 20. Present at a special communication of Clay Lodge No. 207, Excelsior Springs. A third degree was excellently conferred by officers and Brethren of East Gate Lodge No. 630, Kansas City. Brethren from many of the neighboring Lodges were present. A visiting brother who presence was much appreciated was Very Worshipful Roy Hegel, of Fort William Lodge No. 415, Ontario. May 22. Present at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Masonic Temple Association of St. Louis, on the invitation of its President, Karl M. Vetsburg, our Senior Grand Warden. May 22. With the Gr~nd Lecturer, M. W. Brother Ittner, was present at the final Lodge of Instruction of the 33rd District, and delivered an address. May 24. Present at the meeting of the Consistory of Western Missouri No.2, in Kansas City, and the dinner preceding it. May 25. Present at the stated communication of Wakanda Lodge No. 52, Carrollton, and presented the Fifty-Year Button to W. Brother S. J. Jones and to W. Brother C. N. Canady, Past Masters of the Lodge. May 26. As acting E. C. of DeMolay Commandery No.3, conferred the Order of the Temple on one candidate. May 27. Present at a special communication of Compass Lodge No. 120, Parkville, and presented the Fifty-Year Button to Brother Lawrence Linder. Brethren from the Lodges of the 21st District were present and under the leadership of R. W. Earl W. Foley, D. D. G. M. formed a District Association. May 29. Officiated at the laying of the cornerstone of Hughes Hall (dormitory), Christian College for Women, Columbia, and was guest of the College at a luncheon following the ceremony. May 29. In the afternoon, attended a special assembly of Centralia Council No. 34, at Mexico, and the dinner which followed. May 29. In the evening was present at a special communication of Mokane Lodge No. 612, at Mokane, Callaway County, at which were present Brethren from many other Lodges of the 27th District. I delivered an address appropriate to the occasion, and enjoyed strawberries, ice cream and cake with the Brethren. May 30. Officiated at the laying of the cornerstone of J olm Hepler Wood Hall (dormitory), Culver-Stockton College, at Canton. May 30. In the evening was the guest of the Brethren at Kahoka at a banquet, at the conclusion of which R. W. Brother Jas. R. McLachlan presented the Fifty-Year Button to Brother (Dr.) J. R. Bridges, and I delivered an address. Brethren from many of the Lodges of the 1st and surrounding Districts were present. Following the dinner, I acted as High Priest in conferring the Royal Arch degree on a class of Kahoka Chapter No. 126, and delivered the lecture. Visiting Companions from Iowa made it possible for me to catch a train at Ft. Madison, and reach home the following morning. June 2. Present and presided at a dinner arranged by Lexington Lodge No. 149, in honor of Brother (Major) Ollie W. Reed, U. S. Army, who is under orders transferring him from Lexington where he has been P. M. S. & T. at. Wentworth Military Academy, to the Philippines. June 3. Present at a meeting of the members and friends of Richmond Lodge No. 57, and presented the Fifty-Year Button to Brother Anderson E. Williams. June 6. Present at the 82nd annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Nebraska, at Omaha, officially received, etc. In the evening delivered the address at the annual banquet of the Grand Lodge. June 10. Officiated at the laying of the cornerstone of the Sullivan County Court House at Milan.

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June 10. Present at the meeting of the Third District Association in Milan and delivered an address. The meeting was preceded by a dinner. June 13. Present at the 96th annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Iowa, at Sioux City, officially received, etc. A telegram from my office summoned me to Lexington, and I caught the evening train after partaking of the Grand Master's annual dinner. June 15. Conferred the Order of the Red Cross in Palestine Commandery No. 17, Independence. June 16. Officiated at the laying of the cornerstone of the grade school building at Liberty. June 20 and 21. Present at the Golden Jubilee communication of the Grand Lodge of North Dakota, at Grand Forks. Representatives of the Grand Lodge of Nebraska made it possible for me to attend, for which I express again my heartfelt thanks. June 22. Was the guest at luncheon in Omaha, of M. W. Lewis E. Smith, Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Nebraska. The other Brethren present were M. W. Brothers Joseph Fradenburg, Ambrose C. Epperson and Frank Woodland. June 22. Was the guest speaker at the dinner celebrating the 50th anniversary of Bee Hive Lodge No. 184, Omaha. June 24. Present at the special communication of Meramec Lodge No. 313, held on the high hill approximately one mile southwest of Eureka, for which I had previously issued a dispensation. This communication was authorized for the purpose of observing the anniversary of our Patron, Saint John the Baptist, and conferring the third degree on one candidate. Over nine hundred Master Masons were present, representing one hundred and two Missouri Lodges, and Lodges in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. Following the conferring of the degree, which was most excellently done, I presented the candidate with the Masonic emblem which had been presented to his grandfather and father on the occasion of their raisings; I then delivered an address appropriate to the occasion and closed the Lodge, feeling that Saint John's Day in harvest, 1939, haa been fully and appropriately observed. June 24. In the evening, paid an official visit to Cache Lodge No. 416, St. Louis, and delivered a Saint John's Day address. July 4. Present, with the children from the Masonic Home, and many Brethren at the 6th annual fireworks display of the Clayton Fire and Police Departments, at Washington University Stadium, St. Louis. July 5. Present at the quarterly meeting of the Masonic Home Board. It has been my good fortune never to miss a meeting of the Home Board since I became entitled to attend. July 18. Present at the reception and dinner given at the Savoy Hotel, London, in honor of the guests of the United Grand Lodge of England, who had come to be present at the installation of the Grand Master elect. July 19. Present at Olympia, Kensington (London), at the installation of H. R. H. the Duke of Kent, K. G. as M. W. Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England. July 19. Present at the Grand Officers dinner, Connaught Rooms, (adjoining Freemasons Hall, London) in celebration of the installation. July 20. Present at the luncheon given by the Grand Stewards Lodge, Connaught Rooms, in honor of the guests of the United Grand Lodge of England. Prior to the luncheon, the guests were privileged to inspect Freemasons Hall and The Temple.

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1939

.July 20. Present at the twenty-third (annual) joint communication of the Lodge of Antiquity and the Royal Sommerset House and Inverness Lodge (both acting by immemorial constitution) at Freemasons Hall, London, and the dinner following the communication. Before dinner, the guests were privileged to view some of the treasures of these two ancient Lodges, among them the gavel of Sir Christopher Wren, and many mementoes of such famous Freemasons as William Preston, Thomas Dunckerly, and others. July 21. With the other guests of the United Grand Lodge of England, was privileged to inspect the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls, at Rickmansworth, and the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys, at Bushey. The guests were entertained at luncheon at the former, and at a tea at the latter. July 21. Present at the dinner in honor of the Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England, given at the Mansion House, London, by The Right Honorable, The Lord Mayor of London, Very Worshipful Brother, Major, Sir Frank Bowater, T. D., Grand Treasurer of the United Grand Lodge of England. August n. Officiated at the laying of the cornerstone of the Harrison County Court House, at Bethany. Was assisted by M. W. Homer A. Benjamin, Grand Master of Masons in Iowa, and M. W. William J. Breckenridge, Grand Master of Masons in Nebraska. In the evening following a dinner, the third degree was conferred by our Iowa Brethren, M. W. Homer A. Benjamin in the East in the second section. August 23. Laid to rest, with Masonic honors, the mortal remains of our R. W. and well beloved Brother (Judge) Thomas Davis Williams, D. D. G. M. an!! D. L. of the 10th District, at Oaklawn Cemetery, Maysville. August 31. Officiated at the laying of the cornerstone of the Masonic Temple, Boonville. September 7. Present at the stated communication and Past Masters night of Missouri Lodge No.1, St. Louis, officially received, etc. Benjamin Franklin Lodge No. 642, recessed its special communication and its officers and members came in a body to the hall of No.1. On request, I delivered an address descriptive of the important, interesting and delightful Masonic events which it was my privilege to attend in London. September 12. Conferred the degree of Past Master on five candidates in Lexington Chapter No. 10. September 13. Special communication of Censer Lodge No. 172, at Macon and meeting of 14th District Association. Officially received, etc. Third degree by Past Masters of Wyandotte Lodge No.3, Kansas City, Kans. This Lodge' was chartered by the Grand Lodge of Missouri in 1855 as Kansas Lodge No. 153, and was one of the Lodges which formed the Grand Lodge of Kansas. A dinner at the First Baptist Church preceded the events of the evening. In the afternoon I acted as High Priest in conferring the Royal Arch degree on a class of Macon Chapter No. 22, and delivered the lecture; other stations were filled by Companions of Caldwell Chapter No. 53, of Kirksville. September 14. Present at stated communication of Swope Park Lodge No. 617, Kansas City, delivered an address and, at the request of Shawnee Lodge No. 107, Shawnee, Okla., presented a Fifty-Year Button to Brother Casmir P. Stevens. September 16. Officiated at the laying of the cornerstone of the U. S. Post Office at Savannah.

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STATE

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CONDITION OF FREEMASONRY IN MISSOURI

Each year by action upon the report of its Ways and Means Committee, the Grand Lodge adopts a budget for the ensuing Grand Lodge year. I take pleasure in calling attention to the fact that this year, as well as for several years last passed, the Grand Lodge expenditures, as fixed by the budget, did not exceed its income. A number of years ago, at the peak of hard times, the Grand Lodge was obliged to draw upon its reserve fund in order to meet current expenditures, but since that withdrawal the reserve fund has remained and is intact. . According to the annual returns from the subordinate Lodges, the all-time high in membership was reached in 1929, with a total membership of 113,791. Since then our total membership has been deereasing year by year. According to 1939 returns which had been received up to and including September 6, 1939, our total membership is now 86,861, revealing a net loss during the ten-year period of 26,930 or 23.66. per cent. While the total number of Freemasons in Missouri is less than it was ten years ago, I am convinced from personal contacts, reports and other sources of information that, so far as vigor, vitality, enthusiasm, determination and organization are concerned, Freemasonry in Missouri is in an excellent condition, perhaps in better condition than it has ever been in all its long history. It is well that this is so, for, as I write, WAR, with all its horrors, has made its appearance in the world again. As to what war may mean to us, only one prediction seems sure and that is that war, as always, will be the signal for large numbers to petition our Lodges for the hidden mysteries of Freemasonry. Freemasonry in Missouri is better fitted now to receive and act upon these petitions than it was during the former high tide. In this, as well as in whatever else war may bring to us, may the Grand Architect of the Universe grant us Wisdom and Strength in the days to come! Fraternally submitted,

~~ Grand Master.

Lexington, Missouri, September 16, 1939. M. W. BROTHER ITTNER: Brethren, you have just heard the Grand Master read his splendid address. Under the provisions of the Grand Lodge By-laws it is required that this address be referred to the Committee on Grand Master's Address, consisting of all the Past Grand Masters in attendance, under the chairmanship of Most Worshipful Brother Harold L. Reader. The address will be so referred.

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REPORT OF GRAND SEORETARY

R. W. Brother Arthur Mather, Grand Secretary, presented his report covering official action in the office of the Grand Secretary for the period September 16, 1938, to September 15, 1939, which was received and ordered printed in the Proceedings. DUPLICATE CHARTERS

Duplicate Charters were issued to the following Lodges: Koshkonong Lodge No. 582, Charter destroyed by fire; duplicate issued February 3, 1939. Dockery Lodge No. 325, Charter destroyed by fire; duplicate issued May 3, 1939. Alanthus Lodge No. 252, Charter destroyed by fire; duplicate issued May 15, 1939. Star Lodge No. 419, Charter destroyed by fire; duplicate issued May 19,1939. Mansfield Lodge No. 543, Charter defaced by age; duplicate issued June 5, 1939. Bloomington Lodge No. 102, Photostatic copy made of original, and sent July 19, 1939. Hermann Lodge No. 123, Photostatic copy made of original defaced by age, and sent July 19, 1939. PROCEEDINGS DISTRIBUTED

The 1938 Proceedings were printed and distributed as soon as possible after the Grand Lodge Session. COMMISSIONS TO D. D. G. M.'S

By order of M. W. Brother Henry C. Chiles, Grand Master, commissions were issued to the sixty District Deputy Grand Masters by him appointed in the fifty-nine Masonic Districts; the Thirty-third District having two District Deputy Grand Masters. CHANGES IN D. D. G. M.'S

There were no changes made in the District Deputy Grand Masters as appointed by Grand Master Henry C. Chiles. REPORTS OF DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MAS'l'ERS

Blanks for these reports were sent to the sixty District Deputy Grand Masters, and their reports have been turned over to the Committee on Reports of District Deputy Grand Masters. COMMISSIONS '1'0 GRAND REPRESENTATIVES

M. W. Grand Master Chiles appointed the following as Grand Representatives of the following Grand Lodges near the Grand Lodge of Missouri: Costa Rica-Thornton Jennings, Clinton, Mo. Denmark-Wm. C. Gordon, Marshall, Mo.

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Quatemala-Walter A. Higbee, Lancaster, Mo. Delaware-Jolly P. Hurtt, Sedalia, Mo. Louisiana-Ovid Bell, Fulton, Mo. Michigan-Orestes Mitchell, Jr., St. Joseph, Mo. Porto Rico-John W. Calhoun, St. Louis, Mo. Swiss Alpina-Robert L. Barger, Ironton, Mo. South Australia-Theodore C. Teel, St. Louis, Mo.

M. W. Grand Master Chiles also appointed the following as Grand Representatives of the Grand Lodge of Missouri near their respective Grand Lodges: Alabama-Blake W. Harper, Montgomery. Arizona-Lee Garrett, Tucson. District of Columbia-George S. Foreman, Washington, D. C. Maine-Edward H. Britton, Waterville. Montana-Knute L. Brujord, Culbertson. New York-William W. Bush, Belmont. North Carolina-David McH. Williford, Greenville. South Carolina-General Summerall, Charleston. Swiss Alpina-Emil Glaser, Switzerland. West Virginia-Po P. Lester, Wayne. Costa Rica-Rudolph Sasso, San Jose. Denmark-William MaIling, Copenhagen. BLANKS FOR ANNUAL RE'fURNS

Two copies were mailed June 15, 1939, with accompanying circular, giving full directions to Secretaries. STATISTICAL

Number of Chartered Lodges as of Sept. 15, 1938 Minus 3 Lodges consolidated

631 3

Number of Chartered Lodges as of Sept. 15, 1939

628

MEMBERSHIP RETURNS

1938 Membership on 616 Reporting Lodges To which is added: Initiations Passings Total Raisings Affiliations Reinstatements

. 1,676 1,527 3,203 1,534 625 1,105

Total

3,264 91,853

Gross Membership as of Sept. 15, 1939 From which is deducted: Dimissions Deaths Suspensions N. P. D.

88,589

732 1,589 2,500

1939

PROCEEDINGS OF THE Suspensions U. M. C. Expulsions

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4,830

Net Membership as of Sept. 15, 1939, on 616 Lodges

87,023

Total

To which is added last membership on 12 Lodges Unreported as of September 15, 1939, as follows: 355 Adelphi 30-(1938) 386 Dayton 21-(1935) 384 East Prairie 62-(1938) 515 Galena 60-(1938) 118 Kingston 78-(1936) 245 Knob Noster 31-(1938) 326 Linn 147-(1938) 382 Mt. Ararat 30-(1938) 42 Middle Grove 24-(1938) 157 North Star 104-(1938) 196 Quitman 35-(1938) 517 Seligman 33-(1938) 655 Total Actual Net Membership on 628 Lodges as of September 15, 1939 .

87,678

Actual Net Membership on 631 Lodges as of September 15, 1938 89,329 Minus Memberships of 3 Lodges consolidated as follows: Wilson No. 191 with Mystic Tie No. 221 52 Claflin No. 229 with Forsyth No. 453 31 Alanthus No. 252 with Stanberry No. 109 29 Total

112 89,217

Minus Changes Account Audit of 15 Lodges ....

Actual Base Figure filled out on 1939 Reports when sent out from this office on June 15, 1939 ..... 89,206 Plus-unauthorized changes made in base figures by Secretaries 38 Actual Net Membership on 628 Lodges for year 1938 with all changes made during year taken into consideration .. Minus-Actual Net Membership on 628 Lodges as of Sept. 15, 1939 .

89,244 87,678

1,566

Per Capita on 87,023 Master Masons from 616 Reporting Lodges as of September 15, 1939 . Arrears for Preceding Years .

$182,748.30 2,210.60

Net Loss

$184,958.90

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Overpaid 1938

29.30

Dues Remitted

$184,929.60 8,849.20

Balances Due 1939 Per Capita

$176,080.40 7,650.21

Credits

$168,430.19 16.90

Total Per Capita Received to Sept. 15, 1939

$168,447.09

LODGES CONSOLIDATED

Wilson Lodge No. 191 consolidated with Mystic Tie Lodge No. 221, on December 3, 1938, Wilson Lodge losing its identity. Claflin Lodge No. 229 consolidated with Forsyth Lodge No. 453, on June 3, 1939, Claflin Lodge losing its identity. Alanthus Lodge No. 252 consolidated with Stanberry Lodge No. 109, on June 10, 1939, Alanthus Lodge losing its identity. COURTESIES RECEIVED AND GRAN'l'ED

By direction of M. W. Grand Master Chiles 45 requests have been made to Sister Grand Jurisdictions to confer Degrees for Missouri Lodges, and 23 requests have been received to confer Degrees for Sister Grand Jurisdictions. TRANSPORTA'l'ION AND HOTELS

Circular letters were mailed out as usual to all Lodges with the information concerning the list of leading hotels and locations and rates. SPECIAL DISPENSATIONS

Dedications George Dillard, Odd Fellow Hall, Joplin, Dooember 19, 1938. Thomas D. Williams, New Hall, Jamesport Lodge No. 564, February 16,1939. George A. Sample, New Hall, Essex Lodge No. 278, February 28, 1939. Thornton Jennings, New Hall, Star Lodge (temporary), April 24, 1939. Thornton Jennings, New Hall, Star Lodge (permanent), September 8, 1939. Election of Officers Saline Lodge No. 226, December Skidmore Lodge No. 511, Janu19, 1938. ary 12, 1939. Queen City Lodge No. 380, DeLaddonia Lodge No. 115, Janucember 19, 1938. ary 23, 1939. Santa Fe Lodge No. 462, JanuWeatherby Lodge No. 235, Janary 3, 1939. uary 23, 1939. Installation of Officers Beacon Lodge No.3, Commandery Hall, New Masonic Temple, December 13, 1938.

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Magnolia Lodge No. 626, Alhambra Grotto, December 21, 1938. Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 40, Scottish Rite Cathedral, December 22, 1938.

Meet in Other Halls Koshkonong Lodge No. 582, to meet in Middlestedter Hall, until further notice, February 13, 1939. Alanthus Lodge No. 252, Special Communication in Hall of Stanberry I.Jodge No. 109, May 15, 1939. Laying Cornerstones J. Clyde Akers, New Baptist Church, Doe Run, October 22, 1938. Elwyn S. Woods, Webster Masonic Temple, Marshfield, January 13, 1939. Karl M. Vetsburg, Public Library, Piedmont, April 11, 1939. Karl M. Vetsburg, High School Gymnasium, St. James, May 2,1939. DuVal Smith, Central Police Station, St. Joseph, May 15, 1939. Karl M. Vetsburg, Public School, Lewistown, May 16, 1939. Arthur Mather, Methodist Church, Ferguson, July 12, 1939. Karl M. Vetsburg, Trachoma Hospital, Rolla, July 29, 1939. Reballots on Petitions Heroine Lodge No. 104, Petition of Lonnie Kelly, November 1,1938. Fulton Lodge No. 48, Petition of Robt. F. Emmons, November 28, 1938. Urbana Lodge No. 421, Petition of Hugh S. Vaughan, December 5, 1938. Morley Lodge No. 184, Petition of Lewis W. Hunter, March 15, 1939. Clinton Lodge No. 548, Petition of Harry O. Prewitt, March 29, 1939. Shekinah Lodge No. 256, Petitions of Paul H. Giebler, Leroy S. Whit. mire, and Cecil E. Scott, April 11, 1939. Tyro Lodge No. 12, Petition of V. E. Qualls, May 9, 1939. RECOGNITION OF VETERAN MASONS

Fifty-Year Buttons The following Brethren, whose names have been certified by their respective Lodges and confirmed by the records of the Grand Lodge as eligible, have received buttons in recognition of their long years of Masonic standing as follows: No. 76 128 375 5 218 427 40 440 42 299

and Lodge Independence Lorraine Waynesville United Good Hope Glenwood Mt. Moriah TroweL Middle Grove Temple

333 Chillicothe

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Belle Fayette Holt DeSoto Kennedy Lambskin

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WELFARE COMMITTEE: (Delinquent 1932 and 1933 Per Capita 'rax). RECEIPTS: From September 16, 1933 to September 15, 1938 . From September 16, 1938, to September 15, 1939 .

$ 28,793.77 37.45

Amount paid out of General Fund in 1936 in accordance with Resolution (see Grand Lodge Pro. 1935, pages 95-97) . Amount paid out of General Fund in 1937 in accordance with Resolution (see Grand Lodge Pro. 1936, page 119) . Amount paid out of General Fund in 1938 in accordance with Resolution (see Grand Lodge Pro. 1937, pages 83, Section II) .... Amount paid out of General Fund in 1939 in accordance with Resolution (see Grand Lodge Pro. 1938, page 152, Section III) "

$ 28,831.22

3,005.18 236.00 2,965.05 4,962.55

11,168.78 $ 40,000.00

DISBURSEMENTS: From September 16, 1933, to September 15, 1938 .... From September 16, 1938, to September 15, 1939 ....

$ 35,000.00 5,000.00 $ 40,000.00

Check No. 11, September 30, 1938, Masonic Home, account Welfare Committee. . . . . . .. Check No. 39, November 17, 1938, Masonic Home, account Welfare Committee . Check No. 51, December 15, 1938, Masonic Home, account Welfare Committee . Check No. 61, January 5, 1939, Masonic Home, account Welfare Committee . Check No. 80, February 8, 1939, Masonic Home, account Welfare Committee . Check No. 90, March 4, 1939, Masonic Home, account Welfare Committee . Check No. 102, April 4, 1939, Masonic Home, account Welfare Committee . Check No. 117, May 3, 1939, Masonic Home, account Welfare Committee .

500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00

1939 Check No. account Check No. account

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI 131, June 6, 1939, Masonic Home, Welfare Committee . 147, July 5, 1939, Masonic Home, Welfare Committee .

500.00 500.00 $ 5,000.00

Total amount paid to Masonic Home, from September 16, 1933, to September 15, 1939, on account Welfare Committee. . . . . . . . . . .

1994 Per Capita: BALANCE due Masonic Home, this account, to September 15, 1938 RECEIPTS: From September 16, 1938, to September 15, 1939 :.' .

$ 40,000.00

39.00 45.56 84.56

rrOTAL paid Masonic Home, on 1934 Per Capita, from September 16, 1938, to September 15, 1939 .

45.56

BALANCE due Masonic Home on 1934 Per Capita to September 15, 1939 . 19/15, 1996, 1937, 1938 Per Capita: BALANCE due Masonic Home, this account, to September 15, 1938 RECEIPTS: From September 16, 1938, to September 15, 1939, $9,030.60 (Masonic Home Pro Rata Thereof) .

TOTAL paid Masonic Home, September 16, 1938, to September 15, 1939 BALANCE DUE Masonic Home, this account, to . September 15, 1939

1999 Per Capita: RECEIPTS: From July 1, 1939, to September 15, 1939, $168,447.09 (Masonic Home Pro Rata thereof) TOTAL AMOUNT PAID Masonic Home, July 1, 1938, to September 15, 1939

39.00

326.15

838.14

326.15 6,450.43

6,776.58

6,450.43

$120,319.35 $119,481.21

BALANCE DUE MASONIC HOME on 1939 Per Capita, to September 15, 1939 . SPECIAL INITIATION FUND Total amount received from October 15, 1920, to September 15, 1938 *Total amount received from September 16, 1938, to September 15, 1939

$520,110.00 15,860.00 $535,970.00

*For amounts paid by individual lodges see Grand Secretary '8 Tabular Statement, 1939 Proceedings.

1939

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Total amount paid to Masonic Home on this account from October 15, 1920, to September 15, 1939

$535,690.00

LESS: Bank Service Charges, 1937-1939

$ $

280.00 38.13

BALANCE DUE Masonic Home to September 15, 1939

241.87

Cash Balance, September 16, 1938 . *Total amount received from September 16, 1938, to September 15, 1939 .

1,386.24

1,684.00

3,070.24

1,518.54

1,551.70

GEORGE WASHING'rON MEMORIAL FUND

LESS: Check No. 29 of February 21,1939, issued to J. Claude Keiper, Treasurer, George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association, Inc. $1,500.00 LESS: Bank Service Charges :.. 18.54 BALANCE in Bank, September 15, 1939 Total amount paid to J. Claude Keiper, Treasurer of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association, Inc., to September 15, 1939

$158,767.01

'l.'HE DR. WILLIAM F. KUHN LIBRARY FUND

Inaugurated by Donation of $500.00 by Brother Marcus A. Loevy, at Grand Ladge Session, October 17,1922 This fund since exchange of bond was made July 18, 1928, consists of: One $500.00 United State Treasury 3% per cent bond held in Grand Lodge Safe Deposit Box, Kansas City, Mo. $ 500.00 CASH, in Savings Account, First National Bank, St. Louis, Mo. $ 297.04 Total Library Fund reported September 15, 1938 Interest on Bond Interest on Savings Account as follows: December, 1938 $ 2.05 June, 1939 2.14

797.04

$775.97 $16.88 4.19

21.07

TOTAL FUND, September 15, 1939 THE JOSEPH S. MCINTYRE LIBRARY FUND

InO/ugumted by bequest nzooe by the late Joseph S. McIntyre, Past Gmnd Master, according to the 14th Clause of his Will, dated Septembm' 15,1926 : AMOUNT on deposit in First National Bank, St. Louis, Mo., May 6, 1937

TOTAL FUND, September 15, 1939

1,000.00

*For amounts paid by individual lodges see Grand Secretary's Tabular Statement, 1939 Proceedings.

1939

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI GRAND LODGE ll'INANCES

$ 76,916.54

CASH in Grand Lodge Depositories, September 15, 1938 Balance in Fidelity Savings Trust Company, Kansas City, Mo. (restricted) . Balance in Union National Bank, Kansas City, Mo . Balance in Wood & Huston Bank, Marshall, Mo. Balance in Columbia Savings Bank, Columbia, Mo . Balance in First National Bank, Cape Girardeau, Mo . Total 1932-1933 Per Capita Tax received from September 16, 1938, to September 15, 1939, from Lodges delinquent in payments (for Welfare Committee) . Total 1934 Per Capita Tax received from September 16, 1938, to September 15, 1939 (from Masonic Home) : . Total 1935 Per Capita Tax received from September 16, 1938, to September 15, 1939 Total 1936 Per Capita Tax received from September 15, 1938, to September 15, 1939 Total 1937 Per Capita Tax received from September 15, 1938, to September 15, 1939 Total 1938 Per Capita Tax received from September 15, 1938, to September 15, 1939 Total 1939 Per Capita Tax received from July 1, 1939, to September 15, 1939 .

3,823.06 63,093.48 5,000.00 2,500.00 2,500.00

76,916.54

37.45 45.56 1,322.50 2,758.14 1,598.25 3,351.71 168,447.09

177,477.69 818.42

Sale of Dues Receipt Cards Sale of Pocket Edition Manuals Sale of Library Edition Manuals

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645.75 6.50

652.25

Sale of 1925 Constitution and By-Laws Sale of 1921 Constitution and By-Laws

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35.00 7.00

42.00

Sale of 50-Year Veteran Emblem Buttons ... Refund, Novelty Lodge 181 (Defunct) Insurance . Refund, Union National Bank, 1938 Mileage and Per Diem Account . Refund, Check No. 61, Social Security Tax paid April 18, 1938, to Missouri State Unemployment Compensation Commission for first quarter of year 1938 in conjunction with Title IX of the Federal Social Security Law .. $ 82.30 Refund, Check No. 62, Social Security Tax paid July 18, 1938, for Second Quarter of Year 1938 122.80 Refund, Check No. 63, Social Security Tax paid October 31, 1938, for Third Quarter of Year 1938 96.01

123.00 2.15 36.70

301.11

1939

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Refund, Novelty Lodge 181, Defunct . Refund, Adjustment Refund, Equality Lodge No. 497 . Refund, Lucerne Lodge 394, Defunct . Refund, Jennings Lodge 640, Fine . Refund, Algabil Lodge 544, Fine . 10 Per Cent Dividend of $4,778,82, Balance in Fidelity Savings Trust Company, Kansas City, Mo. (restricted) (Third Dividend Check) . Interest on U. S. Government Bonds due September 15, 1938 . Interest on U. S. Government Bonds due October 15, 1938 . Interest on U. S. Government Bonds due December 15, 1938 . Interest on U. S. Government Bonds due March 15, 1939 . Interest on U. S. Government Bonds due April 19, 1939 . Interest on U. S. Government Bonds due June 15, 1939 .

5.00 348.90 16.00 10.00 10.00

729.86

477.88 128.11 563.75 575.62 128.14 563.75 575.62

2,534.99

Transfer to Columbia Savings Bank, Columbia, Mo. (From Union National Bank, Kansas City, Mo.) . Transfer to First National Bank, Cape Girardeau, Mo. (From Union National Bank, Kansas City, Mo.) .

2,500.00

TOTAL RECEIPTS to September 15, 1939 ..

$264,855.64

2,500.00

ANALYSIS OF DISBURSEMENTS

Total Disbursements to September 15, 1939 .. $184,883.93 Pay Roll, 1938 . $ 20,000.00 Proceedings, 1938 $ 1,420.71 Salaries and allowances, Grand Master, Grand Secretary, Grand Treasurer, Grand Lecturer, Grand Lodge Office Account . 16,101.41 Grand Lecturer Emeritus . 1,500.00 Grand Correspondent . 500.00 Maintenance, Grand Lodge Offices . 1,800.00 Masonic Relief Association, United States and 297.76 Canada . Past Grand Master's Jewel . 175.00 . Expenses, Grand Lodge Session, 1938 576.98 Reporter, Grand Lodge Session, 1938 . 75.00 . Telephone, Jefferson 4877 148.70 Bonds, Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer 300.00 Contingent Fund, Funerals, etc. . . 224.28 Perkins Audit Company . 150.00 Expenses, Grand Lodge Officers, order Grand Master . 131.29 Printing, Postage, Stationery and Incidentals 2,932.22

1939

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

District Lecturers' and District Deputies' Conferences .......â&#x20AC;˘.................... Expenses, George Washington Memorial and Grand Masters' Conference . Lewis & Clark and Columbia Markers . Grand Lodge of Oklahoma, A. F. & A. M. Total Budget Appropriation for 1938-1939 (exclusive of Pay Roll) Actual Disbursements UNEXPENDED BALANCE Paid Masonic Home, 1934 Per Capita Paid Masonic Home, 1935 Per Capita Paid Masonic Home, 1936 Per Capita Paid Masonic Home, 1937 Per Capita Paid Masonic Home, 1938 Per Capita Paid Masonic Home, 1939 Per Capita

605.28 300.00 48.96 75.00

27,362.59

$ 29,457.76

27,362.59 2,095.17

account $

45.56

account 944.64 2/7 account 1,970.10 account 1,141.605/7 account 2,394.076/7

6,495.99

account 119,481.21

Total Paid Masonic Home, account Welfare Committee . Dues Receipt Cards, 1939 . Social Security: Federal Old Age Pensions and Missouri State Unemployment Compensation Fund . Transfer of $2,500.00 from Union National Bank, Kansas City, Mo., to Columbia Savings Bank, Columbia, Mo. . . Transfer of $2,500.00 from Union National Bank, Kansas City, Mo., to First National Bank, Cape Girardeau, Mo. . . Transfer of $477.88 from Fidelity Savings Trust Company, Kansas City, Mo. to Union National Bank, Kansas City, Mo .

125,977.20 5,000.00 950.25 116.01 2,500.00 2,500.00 477.88

TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS to September 15, 1939 .

$184,883.93

RECAPITULATION

Total Receipts to September 15, 1939 Total Disbursements to September 15, 1939

$264,855.64 184,883.93

CASH BALANCE, September 15, 1939, in General Fund Cash Balance, September 15, 1939, Fidelity Savings Trust Company, Kansas City, Mo. (restricted)

$ 79,971.71 $

3,345.18

1939

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Cash Balance, September 15, 1939, Union National Bank, Kansas City, Mo . Cash Balance, September 15, 1939, Wood & Huston Bank, Marshall, Mo. . . Cash Balance, September 15, 1939, Columbia Savings Bank, Columbia, Mo. . . Cash Balance, September 15, 1939, First National Bank, Cape Girardeau, Mo. . .

61,626.53 5,000.00 5,000.00 79,971.71

5,000.00

LESS: Balance due Masonic Home, account, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938 and 1939 Per Capita . LESS: $3,345.18 "Restricted" Fidelity Savings Trust Company, Kansas City, Mo.....

1,203.29 3,345.18

September 15, 1939, Total Amount Available Cash in General Fund .

4,548.47 $ 75,423.24

Fraternally submitted,

Grand Secretary. REPORT OF GRAND TREASURER

R. W. Brother E. E. Morris, Grand Treasurer, presented his report covering the period from September 15, 1938, to September 15, 1939, which was received as follows, together with report of Auditor, and both ordered printed in the Proceedings: 1938 Sept. 15 Balance in Fidelity Savings Trust Company, Kansas City, Missouri (restricted) : . " 15 Balance in Wood & Huston Bank, Marshall, Missouri _ . , , 15 Balance in Columbia Savings Bank, Columbia, Missouri _ . " 15 Balance in First National Bank, Cape Girardeau, Missouri . " 15 Balance in Union National Bank, Kansas City, Missouri _ . Receipt No. Oct. 1 1188 Arthur Mather, Grand Sec'y, Bond Interest . Arthur Mather, Grand Sec 'y " 171 1189 " " " " " 17 1190 1191 " " " " "

3,823.06 5,000.00 2,500.00 2,500.00 63,093.48

128.11 34.00 23.11 925.70

$ 76,916.54

1939

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

19 1192 Arthur Mather, Grand See'y, Bond Interest .............. Nov. 1 1193 Arthur Mather, Grand See'y " " " " 15 1194 " Dec. 1 1195 " " " 1196 " " " 16 " " " 20 1197 Arthar Mather, Grand See'y, Bond Interest .............. "193931 1198 Arthur Mather, Grand See~ Jan. 17 1199 " " " " Feb. " " " " ,, 26 1200 1201 " " " " " " " 17 1202 " " Mar. 1 1203 " " " " " 16 1204 " " " " " 22 1205 Div. No. 3, Fidelity Sav. Tr. Co..................... " 22 1206 Arthur Mather, Grand See'y, Bond Interest .............. Apr. 3 1207 Arthur Mather, Grand See'y 1208 " " " 17 " " " 20 1209 Arthur Mather, Grand See'y, Bond Interest ............. May 1 1210 Arthur Mather, Grand See'y Columbia Savings Bank-AdApr. 13 ditional Dep. .............. First Nat'l Bank, Cape Girar" 13 deau-Additional Dep. ...... May 18 1211 Arthur Mather, Grand See'y June 1 1212 " " " " 1213 " " " 17 " " 20 1214 Arthur Mather, Grand See'y, " Bond Interest ............. -July 1 1215 Arthur Mather, Grand See'y 3 1216 " " " " " 3 1217 " " " " " 5 1218 " " " " " 5 1219 " " " " " 6 1220 " " " " " 6 1221 " " " " " " 7 1222 " " " " 7 1223 " " " " " 8 1224 " " " " " 8 1225 " " " " " " " " 10 1226 " 10 1227 " " " " " " " " " 11 1228 " " " " " 11 1229 " " " " 12 1230 " " " " " 12 1231 " " " " " 13 1232 " " " " 13 1233 " " " " 15 1234 " " 15 1235 " " " " " 17 1236 " " " " "

563.75 20.65 59.95 48.60 19.75 575.62 713.80 1,077.75 419.50 36.70 1,207.25 32.50 1,067.15 477.88 128.14 46.00 579.50 563.75 328.11 2,500.00 2,500.00 748.75 79.65 793.35 575.62 289.50 6,688.50 45.38 6,906.20 28.55 4,594.20 20.32 6,862.80 29.24 5,319.30 23.33 6,379.80 27.49 5,471.05 22.83 4,989.90 20.64 3,654.00 17.33 6,942.70 29.06 6,573.00

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28.14 51.50 2,358.15 9.82 10.31 3,502.80 11.97 2,650.20 23.94 .5,701.50 10.60 2,009.70 23.52 5,371.80 19.04 4,389.00 20.75 4,481.40 37.74 7,866.60 41.64 9,307.70 33.29 7,359.35 25.86 4,947.10 32.03 7,152.60 48.23 10,323.50 595.55 48.56 6,854.00 23.95 4,791.90 20.46 3,890.08 16.32 2,816.42 10.46 1,880.80 9.77 1,556.10 4.20 898.90 6.35 1,484.80 23.51 586.00 2.99 510.30 4.73 926.60 6.53 680.80

1939

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

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DISBURSEMENTS

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Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Missouri, mileage and per diem . $ 20,000.00 Arthur Mather, Grand Sec'y, expense Grand Lodge session 500.00 Masonic Temple Assn., maintenance, October . 150.00 424.00 Arthur Mather, salary . Anthony F. Ittner, salary . 350.00 J. R. McLachlan, Honorarium 125.00 F. Berger, salary . 150.00 100.00 R. L. Bohle, salary . Anthony F. Ittner, expenses, Grand Lecturer . 67.58 Arthur Mather, Grand Sec'y, printing, postage, and stationery . 100.00 Masonic Home of Missouri Welfare Relief program ... 500.00 Henry C. Chiles, Grand Master, expenses . 500.00 Masonic Relief Assn., United State and Canada . 297.76 Herman Mauch, Jewel, Past Grand Masters . 175.00 Van Dyke & Co., Bonds, Grand Secretary and Treasurer ... 300.00 Aug. D. Niederluecke, reporter 75.00 Perkins Audit Co., audit for the year . 150.00 S. W. Bell Tel. Co., service ' 30.45 Grand Lodge of Oklahoma, donation, Binger Lodge .... 75.00 Spalding Sta. Co., printing, postage and stationery . 30.82 Spalding Sta. Co., supplies . 51.71 Lilley-Ames Co., supplies, Grand Lodge session . 25.27 Menke Ptg. Co., printing, postage and stationery . 38.25 Ovid Bell Press, Grand Lodge reports . 604.86 . Ovid Bell Press, supplies 306.00

1939

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

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Arthur Mather, Grand Sec 'y, expense to Grand Lodge of Kentucky and Illinois . Arthur Mather, salary . Anthony F. Ittner, salary, Grand Lecturer . J. R. McLachlan, Honorarium F. Berger, salary . . R. L. Bohle, salary Anthony F. Ittner, expenses, Grand Lecturer . Missouri Unemployment Compensation Fund . The Ovid Bell Press, printing Proceedings . The Ovid Bell Press, postage Proceedings . Masonic Temple Assn., maintenance . Union Safe Deposit Co., rental Box No. 6111 . Arthur Mather, Grand Sec'y, printing, postage, stationery Masonic Home of Missouri, Welfare Relief . Masonic Temple Assn., maintenance . Arthur Mather, salary . Anthony F. Ittner, salary . J. R. McLachlan, Honorarium F. Berger, salary . . R. L. Bohle, salary Anthony F. Ittner, expenses, Grand Lecturer . Henry C. Chiles, expenses, Grand Master . Becktold Co., printing, postage and stationery . . S. W. Bell Tel. Co., service The Ovid Bell Press, printing, postage and stationery .... Masonic Horne of Missouri, Welfare ~elief . Spalding Sta. Co., 1939 Dues receipt cards, etc. . . Arthur Mather, salary . Anthony F. Ittner, salary . J. R. McLachlan, Honorarium F. Berger, salary . . R. L. Bohle, salary Masonic Temple Assn., maintenance . Spalding Sta. Co., supplies Anthony F. Ittner, expenses, Grand Lecturer .

39.50 416.00 350.00 125.00 150.00 100.00 71.58 96.01 1,420.71 97.48 150.00 8.25 100.00 500.00 150.00 416.00 350.00 125.00 150.00 100.00 82.20 500.00 35.00 29.58 37.22 500.00 950.25 416.00 350.00 125.00 150.00 100.00 150.00 73.94 66.11

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GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

136 137 138 139 140 141

153 154 155 156 157 158

Aug.

5 159

14 160

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25 161 25 162

Val Krapp Ptg. Co., Service . Assn. pamphlet Masonic Home of Missouri, Welfare Relief . Arthur Mather, Grand Sec 'y, printing, stationery, sundries E. E. Morris, Grand Treasurer, salary . Henry C. Chiles, Grand Master, salary . Masonic Temple Assn., maintenance . Arthur Mather, salary . Anthony F. Ittner, salary . J. R. McLachlan, Honorarium F. Berger, salary . R. L. Bohle, salary . Anthony F. Ittner, expenses, Grand Lecturer . Masonic Home of Missouri, collections from delinquent Lodges . Arthur Mather, Grand Sec'y, postage . Spalding Sta. Co., stationery and supplies . Byrne E. Bigger, expenses to Temple Assn. meeting ... Harrison & Co., engraving credentials . Masonic Home of Missouri, Welfare Relief program .... Ray V. Denslow, Grand Correspondent . Masonic Home of Missouri, per capita tax . Masonic Home of Missouri, per capita tax . Masonic Home of Missouri, per capita tax . Masonic Temple Assn., maintenance . Arthur Mather, salary . Anthony F. Ittner, salary . J. R. McLachlan, Honorarium F. Berger, salary . R. L. Bohle, salary . Anthony F. Ittner, expenses, Grand Lecturer . Masonic Home of Missouri, per capita tax .....â&#x20AC;˘........... Masonic Home of Missouri, per capita tax . S. W. Bell Tel. Co., service . Journal Ptg. Co., printing, postage and stationery .....

45.90 500.00 100.00 500.00 500.00 150.00 416.00 350.00 125.00 150.00 100.00 86.63 5,096.75 73.52 101.70 15.83 34.25 500.00 500.00 10,000.00 25,000.00 50,000.00 150.00 416.00 350.00 125.00 150.00 100.00 35.89 25,000.00 5,000.00 23.78 37.23

1939

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

25 163

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25 164 31 165

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31 31 31 31 31 31

166 167 168 169 170 171

31 172

31 173

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31 174 31 175

Mar. 15

Karzendorfer Pict. & Frame Co., repair portrait ........ Spalding Sta. Co., stationery and supplies .............. Masonic Temple Assn., maintenance .................. Arthur Mather, salary ....... Anthony F. Ittner, salary .... J. R. McLachlan, Honorarium F. Berger, salary ........... R. L. Bohle, salary .......... Anthony F. Ittner, expenses, Grand Lecturer ........... Frame-Pantagraph Ptg. Co., supplies .................. Arthur Mather, Grand Sec'y, social security account .... Masonic Home of Missouri, per capita tax ................ Masonic Home of Missouri, per capita tax ................ Fidelity Savings Co., div. No. 3 received ... , ..............

September 15 Balance in Fidelity Savings Trust Co., Kansas City, Missouri (restricted) ......... Balance in Wood & Huston Bank, Marshall, Missouri .. Balance in Columbia Savings Bank, Columbia, Missouri ., Balance in First National Bank, Cape Girardeau, Missouri .. Balance in Union National Bank, Kansas eity, Missouri

46.00 106.85 150.00 416.00 350.00 125.00 150.00 100.00 79.62 6.12 20.00 4,481.21 1,399.24 477.88

$184.883.93

3,345.18 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 61,626.53

79,971.71 $264,855.64

R.espectfully submitted, EDMUND

MORRIS,

Grand Treasurer.

REPORT OF GRAND AUDITOR To the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. <t A. M., of Missouri: Gentlemen: Pursuant to your instructions, we have examined and checked the book records of the Grand Secretary and the Grand Treasurer of the Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Missouri for the period from September 16, 1938, to September 15, 1939, also the Masonic Home Initiation Fund, the George Washington Memorial Fund, the W m. F. Kuhn Library Fund, and the Joseph S. McIntyre Library Fund for the same period and respectfully present the following report:

1939

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI GENERAL FUN~PER GRAND SECRETARY'S BOOKS

Balance, September 16, 1938............................ $ 76,916.54 Receipts, Forwarded to Grand Treasurer: Per Capita Tax, 1939 $168,447.09 Back Dues, 1933................. $ 37.45 Back Dues, 1934................. 45.56 Back Dues, 1935................. 1,322.50 Back Dues, 1936................. 2,758.14 Back Dues, 1937................. 1,598.25 Back Dues, 1938 路 3,351.71 9,113.61 Back Dues, 1930 to 1937 Adjustment . Dues from Members of Defunct Lodges . Su,le of Manuals . Sale of Dues Receipts . Sale of By-Laws . Sale of Masonic Veteran Emblems . Interest on Permanent Fund Securities . Unexpended Mileage and Per Diem Fund Transferred to General Fund . Penalties for Late Returns . Refund Missouri Unemployment Insurance Taxes . Refund Insurance Premium on Defunct Lodge Balance Carried Forward

348.90 21.00 652.25 818.42 42.00 123.00 2,534.99 36.70 20.00 301.11 2.15

$259,377.76

Transfers: 10% Dividend on Deposit in Fidelity Savings Trust Co. in Liquidation Transferred to Union National Bank $ Transfers from Union National Bank, Kansas City, Mo.To Columbia Savings Bank, Columbia, Mo. To First National Bank, Cape Girardeau, Mo.

182,461.22

477.88 2,500.00 2,500.00

5,477.88 $264,855.64

Disbursements: Per Cheques Issued. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $179,406.05 Transfers: 10% Dividend on Deposit in Fidelity Savings Trust Co. in Liquidation Transferred to Union National Bank $ 477.88 Transfers from Union National Bank, Kansas City, Mo.To Columbia Savings Bank, Columbia, Mo. 2,500.00 To First National Bank, Cape Girardeau, Mo. 2,500.00

5,477.88

184,883.93

Balance in Banks, September 15, 1939................... $ 79,971.71

1939

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Balance, September 15,1939, Per Grand Treasurer's Books .. $ 79,971.71 Consisting of: Balance in Fidelity Savings Trust Company, Kansas City, Mo., in Liquidation, Not Subject to Withdrawal... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ 3,345.18 Balance in Union National Bank, Kansas City, Mo. 61,626.53 Balance in Wood & Huston Bank, Marshall, Mo. 5,000.00 Balance in Columbia Savings Bank, Columbia, :............. 5,000.00 Mo. . Balance in I\rst National Bank, Cape Girardeau, Mo. 5,000.00 $ 79,971.71 BONDS

On September 19, 1939, in company with Mr. E. E. Morris, Grand Treasurer, A. F. & A. M. of Missouri, and a representative designated by the Grand Master, we examined the securities listed herewith, in the Grand Lodge safe deposit box at the Union National Bank of Kansas City, Missouri. All interest income from these securities was accounted for. PERMANENT FUND

Kind

Interest Date

Interest Rate

17037H 17038J

U. S. Treasury U. S. Treasury

3-15 & 9-15 3-15 & 9-15

2%% 2%

Value $ 1,000.00 1,000.00 $ 2,000.00

60789K 60790L 4394D

U. S. Treasury U. S. Treasury U. S. Treasury

3-15 & 9-15 3-15 & 9-15 3-15 & 9-15

2% 2% 2%

$ 1,000.00 1,000.00 5,000.00

7,000.00

150022B 150023C

U. S. Treasury U. S. Treasury

4-15 & 10-15 4-15 & 10-15

3;4 3;4

$ 1,000.00 1,000.00

2,000.00

JOO048489 KOO048490 000013673 DOOO13674 4911A

U. S. U. S. U. S. U. S. U. S.

Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury

6-15 & 12-15 6-15 & 12-15 6-15 & 12-15 6-15 & 12-15 6-15 & 12-15

3% 3% 3% 3% 3%

$ 1,000.00 1,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 5,000.00

27,000.00

COOO02873 000000803

U. S. Treasury U. S. Treasury

6-15 & 12-15 6-15 & 12-15

4 4

$ 1,000.00 5,000.00

6,000.00

GOO026327 HOO026328 JOO026329 KOO038060

U. U. U. U.

4-15 & 4-15 & 4-15 & 4-15 &

4;4 4;4 4;4 4%

$ 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 10,000.00

25,000.00

Bond No.

S. S. S. S.

Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury

10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15

Par

$69,000.00 WM. F. KUHN LIBRARY FUND

7451A

U. S. Treasury

6-15 & 12-15

500.00

There had been no change in the securities since our previous examination of September 17, 1938.

1939

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI MASONIC HOME INITIATION FUND

Balance in Bank, September 16, 1938 $ 300.77 Received from Masonic Lodges During Period September 16, 1938, to September 15, 1939. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 15,860.00 $16,160.77 Transferred to Masonic Home During Period September 16, 1938, to September 15, 1939 . Bank Charges .

15,900.00 18.90 15,918.90

Balance in First National Bank, St. Louis, Mo., September 15, 1939 $

241.87

GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL FUND

Balance in Bank, Septemoor 16, 1938. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ 1,386.24 Received from Masonic Lodges During Period September 16, 1938, to September 15, 1939.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,684.00 $ 3,070.24 Transferred to George Washington Memorial Association, February 21, 1939. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ 1,500.00 Bank Charges 18.54

1,518.54

Balance in First National Bank, St. Louis, Mo., September 15, 1939 $ 1,551.70 WH. F. KUHN LIBRARY FUND

Balance, September 16, 1938. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ Receipts: Interest on Bond.............................. $ 16.88 Interest on Savings Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.14

775.97

Balance, September 15, 1939. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ Consisting of: Cash in Savings Account, First National Bank, St. Louis, Mo $297.04 United States Treasury Bond No. 7451A.......... 500.00 $

797.04

21.07

797.04

JOSEPH S. MCINTIRE LIBRARY FUND

Balance, September 16, 1938............................. $ 1,000.00 No change during year .

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Balance in Savings Account, First National Bank, St. Louis, Mo., September 15, 1939.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ 1,000.00 MILEAGE AND PER DIEM COMMITTEE

Deposit Payroll Cheques Issued and Paid

. $20,000.00 . 19,963.30

Refund to General Fund

36.70 36.70

,Balance, September 15, 1939. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $

.00

PROCEEDINGS

1939

The various items in the foregoing report have been taken from the books and records of the Grand Secretary and the Grand Treasurer and reflect the recorded cash transactions of the Grand Lodge of Missouri from September 16, 1938, to September 15, 1939. The Lodge returns were checked to the Secretary's records and the recorded cash receipts of the Masonic Home Initiation Fund and the George Washington Memorial Fund were compared with the stubs of receipts issued to Lodges therefor. Cancelled checks were inspected in support of the disbursements, and the bank balances shown in this report were confirmed directly to us by the depositaries. Respectfully submitted, PERKINS & COMPANY, Certified Public Accountants.

Report of the Masonic Home FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 1938, TO SEPTEMBER 1, 1939 MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI, LOCATED AT ST. LOU1S OFFICERS W. W. Martin, President Robert R. Kreeger, Vice-President Herman Mauch, Treasurer Clarence L. Alexander, Secretary Dr. Solon Cameron, Home Physician Mrs. Wilmoth Waller, Matron of Children Mrs. Luella McCue, Matron of Old Folks

St. Louis, Mo. Kansas City, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS T. W. Cotton Thad B. Landon Thomas H. Reynolds James 'V. Skelly Herman Mauch F.路 H. Wielandy Byrne E. Bigger Ray V. Denslow George W. Walker

Van Buren, Mo. } Kansas City, Mo. Term expires 1939 Kansas City, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. Hannibal, Mo. Trenton, Mo. Cape Girardeau, Mo.

}

Term expires 1940

Springfield, Mo. Kansas City, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Joseph, Mo.

}

Term expires 1941

Arch A. Johnson R. R. Kreeger W. W. Martin Duval Smith

EX OFFICIO MEMBERS Henry C. Chiles, Grand Master Karl M. Vetsburg, Senior Grand Warden Harry S. Truman, Junior Grand Warden

Lexington, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. Independence, Mo.

ADVISORY BOARD Mrs. Ella Jean Flanders Mrs. Alta L. Tate Mrs. Edith Ambruster

Excelsior Springs, Mo. Kirkwood, Mo. St. Louis, Mo.

1939

PROCEEDINGS OF THE PRESIDENT'S LETTER

To the M. TV. Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Missouri: Brethren: Pursuant to the Constitution and By-Laws of the Masonic Home of Missouri, we submit the Annual Report and request your careful consideration. At the annual session of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Missouri held on September 27 and 28, 1938, in St. Louis, Missouri, the following brethren were elected directors for a term of three years:

Arch A. Johnson, Springfield, Missouri. R. R. Kreeger, Kansas City, Missouri. W. W. Martin, St. Louis, Missouri. DuVal Smith, St. Joseph, Missouri. At the board meeting held in St. Louis, September 28, 1938, the following officers were elected:

'V. W. Martin, President, St. Louis, Mo.' R. R. Kreeger, Vice-President, Kansas City, Mo. Herman Mauch, Treasurer, St. Louis, Mo. C. L. Alexander, Secretary, St. Louis, Mo. Dr. Solon Cameron, Home Physician, St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Wilmoth Waller, Matron of Children, St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Luella McCue, Matron of Old Folks, St. Louis, Mo. The standing committees for the year have been as follows: Trustees of Endowment Fund-W. W. Martin, R. R. Kreeger Herman Mauch. Executive Committee-R. R. Kreeger, Chairman, A. A. Johnson, T. W. Cotton, T. H. Reynolds, F. H. Wielandy, J. W. Skelly, Herman Mauch. Finance Committee-To W. Cotton, Chairman, Ray V. Denslow, Byrne E. Bigger. House Committee-F. H. Wielandy, Chairman, J. W. Skelly, Herman Mauch. Legal Committee-A. A. Johnson, Chairman, T. H. Reynolds, Byrne E. Bigger, Thad B. Landon, DuVal Smith. Administration Committee-Byrne E. Bigger, Chairman, Frank H. Wielandy, DuVal Smith, George YY. Walker. Hospital Committee-To W. Cotton, Chairman, Thad B. Landon, George W. Walker. MEDICAL STAFF Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr.

Solon Cameron Harry Moore James Forsen C. E. Burford

St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo.

1939

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

Dr. Joseph Glenn Dr. Hugo Reim Dr. Carl T. Eber Dr. Phillip S. Luedde Dr. Ralph Cook ; Dr. R. K. KimmeL Dr. O. W. Koch Dr. R. J. Payne Dr. R. S. Weiss Dr. A. H. Conrad Dr. H. L. Klinefelter Dr. Wm. R. Bohne Dr. Bert O. Owens Dr. D. L. Harris Dr. Charles L. Klenk Dr. James Barrett Brown Dr. Val Satterfield Dr. Frederick A. Baldwin Dr. Hermon A. Major

St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City, Mo;

APPLIOATIONS

During the past year 112 applications for admission to the Home were considered, and the following disposition was made of them: Admitted to the Home......................................... 48 Died while application was being investigated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Referred to the Welfare Committee of the Grand Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Rejected because of ineligibility... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Withdrawn by the Lodge 4 Continued for further investigation.............................. 45

MEMBER STATISTICS

Men Members in the Home September 1, 1938 .. 125 Admitted during the past year 13 Discharged during the year Deaths during the year

Women 132 22

Boys 57 6

138 1 15

154 1 12

63 5

122

141

Girls 47 4 51 9

1 42

Total membership September 1, 1939 362 Admitted during the year, but who have not yet arrived. . . . . . . . . . 8 Average number in the Home during the year 357

OONDITIONS IN THE HOME

The new building that was completed last year has been a great relief to the Home. It corrected many serious crowded conditions

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

1939

and provided very spacious, comfortable quarters for the old people. The women of the Home are now living in comfort and have sufficient room to really enjoy life. The new dining room in spacious and comfortable and is greatly appreciated by all who have the privilege of using it. The building has been completely furnished during the past year and seven floors are occupied. Nothing that we have done in the Home in the past decade has created so much favorable comment as this new building for women. COST

The new building has increased the costs of the Home. It is an additional building to care for and provides very generous space for those who live in it. We have said repeatedly that we are trying to do a good job and take good care of the people who live in our Home. We are trying to give good care and administer the funds provided by the Masons of Missouri in the most economical manner. We give below a comparison of the costs of the Home for the past eleven years. 1928-1929 1929-1930 1930-1931 1931-1932 1932-1933 1933-1934 1934-1935 1935-1936 1936-1937 19371938 1938-1939

Per Per Per Per Per Per Per Per Per Per Per

Capita cost Capita cost Capita cost Capita cost Capita cost Capita cost Capita cost Capita cost Capita cost Capita cost Capita cost

of of of of of of of of of of of

Home Home Home Home Home Home Home Home Home Home Home

Family $558.89 Family 543.00 Family. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 467.06 Family. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 459.53 Family. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439.41 Family 451.45 Family 486.42 Family 494.30 Family. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 527.25 Family. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 529.30 Family 548.12

EDUCATION

The boys and girls of the Home are taking the task of education very seriously. Almost without exception, they feel that the Home provides an excellent opportunity to fit themselves for life, and school work during the past year has been very satisfactory. During the coming school year, we will have thirty-five in high school; two in business school; one in Ranken Trade School; three in Harris Teachers' College; three in Junior College, and four in Washington University. There is only one child in the Home under school age. Weare again repeating the statement that we are endeavoring to fit every boy and girl for some useful work and then get them a job and keep them until they are self-supporting. We also again acknowledge our路 debt to the Masonic Employment Bureau who have always been glad to help whenever we have a young man or a young lady ready to take regular employment. They have also been kind enough to help find temporary employment for the boys and girls during the summer vacation. We again acknowledge our debt to the Advisory Board of the

1939

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

Order of Eastern Star for providing tuition for Washington University students. . MASONIC INFmMARY

The following gives an account of the work done during the year: Total number of patients in hospital at beginning of year 76 Total number of patients admitted during the year 365 Total number of patients discharged during the year 341 Total number of patients treated during the year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441 Total number of deaths 28 Total number of patients in hospital at the end of the year 72 Total patients' days in hospital 24,019 Average patients per day 68 Total number of out-patients' treatment given during the year ., 25,228 Total visits by out-patients during the year 18,563 . ORDER OF EASTERN STAR

During the year, the Advisory Board of the Order of Eastern Star has completed the furnishing of the new Building for Women. They have done an excellent job. Weare receiving many complements on the good taste with which the job has been done. The furniture is beautiful and so well constructed that it should last for many, many years. We have found the Advisory Board most cooperative at all times and their work during the past few years in furnishing this building deserves the highest words of commendation. ST. LOUIS CHRISTMAS COMMITTEE

This committee, composed of representatives of the Lodges of St. Louis and St. Louis County, has had a very busy year in providing entertainments and many comforts for the members of our Home Family. Christmas presents for the entire family are always provided on Christmas Day, lovely dinners during the year, boat excursions, watermelon feasts, picture shows and many other pleasures that make life in the Masonic Home pleasant and agreeable. 'Ve express our deepest appreciation for their fine work. MASONIC HOm ENTERTAINMENT FUND

We are pleased to report that many Lodges and individuals in the state remember the Home from time to time with gifts to the Entertainment Fund of the Home. This money is used to provide weekly picture shows and other entertainments and pleasures during the year. The list given below represents the cash contributions that we have received during the year. York Lodge No. 563, A. F. & A. M., Kansas City, Mo $ 20.00 Zeredatha Lodge No. 189, A. F. & A. M., St. Joseph, Mo. 10.00 Solomon Lodge No. 271, A. F. & A. M., Springfield, Mo.. , 10.00 Gray Summit Lodge No. 173, A. F. & A. M., Gray Summit, Mo. .. 10.00

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Charity Lodge No. 331, A. F. & A. M., St. Joseph, Mo . Shekinah Lodge No. 256, A. F. & A. M., Festus, Mo . Hebron Lodge No. 354, A. F. & A. M., Mexico, Mo . United Lodge No.5, A. F. & A. M., Springfield, Mo . . Chaffee Lodge No. 615, A. F. & A. M., Chaffee, Mo Independence Lodge No. 76, A. F. & A. M., Independence, Mo . Kennett Lodge No. 68, A. F. & A. M., Kennett, Mo . Buckner Lodge No. 501, A. F. & A. M., Buckner, Mo . Ramson A. Breuer Masonic Association of the 32nd District . 1938 Masters Club of St. Louis, Mo. . â&#x20AC;˘...................... Gerald Strode, St. Louis, Mo. . . . Mrs. Julia Lewis, University City, Mo. . C. Albert Wettengel, St. Louis, Mo. . . Herman Koopman, Wright City, Mo . Louis Richter, St. Louis, Mo. . .

1939 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 12.50 5.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 45.82 50.00 100.00 10.00 5.00 3.00

ENDOWMENT FUND

Our Endowment Fund has increased in cash from gifts during the year $7,367.62. It would be impossible to support an institution as large as ours and care for so many people without the income from the Endowment Fund. While the receipts from the Grand Lodge per capita tax have been steadily decreasing from year to year, the income from the Endowment Fund has been on the increase, and it has been a very vital factor in the support of the Home. Our work would be greatly curtailed were it not for the increase in the income from the Endowment Fund. MRS. MARY HUTHMAKER MEMORIAL

This consists of an eighty-acre tract of land located in Kirkwood, Missouri, and St. Louis County, to be used as a Children's Home. MRS. GUSSIE GRENNER ESTATE

This estate amounts to $202,268.52. It is not handled by the Masonic Home of Missouri but the will provides that the income from this estate shall go to the Masonic Home each year. During the past year, the income from this estate amounted to $6,460.92.

â&#x20AC;˘ CONCLUSION

The year has been a very profitable one. The Home Family has greatly enjoyed the comforts and the luxuries of the new building. We are most deeply grateful to Almighty God for His tender, watchful care and to the Masons of Missouri for their generosity and their continued interest in the home. Fraternally submitted, MASONIC HOME BOARD, By W. W. MARTIN, President.

1939

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

REPORT OF THE SEORETARY September 1, 1938, to August 31, 1939 GENERAL FUND

Receipts Grand Lodge Per Capita Tax .... $152,269.05 Grand Chapter O. E. S. Per Capita Tax 14,540.25 Interest on General Fund Securities

Disbursements Provisions . Dry Goods and Clothing . Laundry . Ice, Light and Water . Fuel . Salaries . Wages . Directors, Grand Lodge Officers and Advisory Board attending Board Meetings . Hospital Supplies . Carfare for Members of the Home Family . Telephone . Legal and Auditing . Insurance . Repairs and Maintenance . Supplies . Printing, Stationery and Postage . Miscellaneous expense--allowance for steward's car, hauling ashes, newspapers, etc.. , Bank charges .

$166,809.30 946.42

63,992.16 4,927.89 8,873.22 10,067.52 12,868.98 15,993.00 47,233.62 1,979.26 3,661.71 465.00 487.60 250.00 4,509.55 902.65 9,914.03 873.00 3,399.64 27.06

$190,425.89

Excess of Disbursements over Receipts Add Transfers from Income Fund

. .

Deduct-Write down of Balance in Closed Bank

Net Increase in General Fund Add Balance on Hand September 1, 1938

. .

$ 15,765.66

Balance on Hand August 31, 1939

$127,044.03

INCOME FUND

$167,755.72

Receipts Interest on Endowment Fund Bonds . Interest on Endowment Fund Real Estate Loans . Received from members of the Home Family Pensions . Rent of Farms, etc. . .

$ 17,829.20 39,197.33 3,726.08 452.00 2,056.56

$ 22,670.17

39,000.00 $ 16,329.83 564.17 111,278.37

1939

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

Sale of Cemetery Lots Interest on Income Fund Securities Sale of Garbage, etc Profit on Sale of Income Fund Securities

100.00 1,137.45 95.60 1,593.75

. . . .

Disbursements Annuities Taxes and Other Expenses on Real Estate Owned Taxes and Other Expenses on Estates of Members of the Home Family........... Bank Charges. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Excess Receipts over Disbursements Deduct Transfer to General Fund Deduct Transfer to Building Fund

$ 66,187.97

2,294.92 1,627.33 1,309.75 23.61

5,255.61

$ 60,932.36 $ 39,000.00 61,000.00

100,000.00

Net Decrease in Income Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

$ 39,067.64

Balance on Hand September 1, 1938

71,145.05

Balance on Hand August 31, 1939

$ 32,077.41

INITIATION FUND Receipts Initiation Fees . $ 15,900.00 1,027.13 Interest on Initiation Fund Securities . 2,659.58 Profit of Sale of Initiation Fund Securities ..

$ 19,586.71

Disbursements 4,844.55

Repairs Excess of Receipts over Disbursements Deduct Transfers to Building Fund

. ,.

14,742.16 48,064.00

Net Decrease in Initiation Fund

$ 33,321.84

Balance on Hand September 1, 1938

42,289.11

Balance on Hand August 31, 1939

8,967.27

Interest on Securities

11.00

Increase in Improvement Fund Balance on Hand September 1, 1938

. .

11.00 1,240.60

1,251.60

2,683.80

IMPROVEMENT FUND Receipts

Balance on Hand August 31, 1939 BUILDING FUND Receipts Contributions

2,683.80

1939

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

Disbursements Architects' Fees General Contractor Plumbing Contractor Electrical Contractor IIeating Contractor Elevator Contractor Screen Contractor Refrigeration Contractor Kitchen Equipment Contractor Repairs to Old Building "F" Bank Charges

. . . . . . . . . . .

3,185.93 60,375.26 9,583.50 6,480.47 8,171.21 3,583.00 1,314.00 4,501.00 12,712.47 7,518.74 1.31

Excess of Disbursements over Receipts

117.426.89

$114,743.09

Transfers from Income Fund Transfers from Initiation Fund

$ 61,000.00

48,064.00

109,064.00

Net Decrease in Building Fund

5,679.09

Balance on IIand September 1, 1938

6,580.92

Balance August 31, 1939

,........

901.83

REPORT OF AUDITOR

PERKINS & COMPANY, Certified Public ..Accountants, SUITE 851-854 408 PINE S'l'. SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI

September 14, 1939. To the Board of Directors, Masonic Home of Missouri, Saint Louis, Missouri. Gentlemen: In accordance with instructions received, we have prepared this report preliminary to our formal detailed report of the Masonic Home of Missouri, to be submitted later, to the Board of Directors. We examined the boods and records of your Secretary, Mr. Clarence L. Alexander, for the fiscal year ended August 31, 1939. Our examination covered the General Fund, Income Fund, Initiation Fund, Improvement Fund, Building Fund and the Endowment Fund. We have prepared the following summaries of assets comprising these funds as at August 31, 1939: GENERAL FUND Cash in Telegraphers National Bank: . Cash in Missisippi Valley Trust Company . Cash in Mercantile-Commerce National Bank-Savings Account .

5,278.66 26,170.82 10,000.00

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Cash in Mercantile-Commerce N ational Bank-Payroll Account 路. Cash in Boatmen's National Bank . Cash in Savings Trust Company-Payroll Account (Bank closed January 14, 1933, in liquidation. Balance $565.17, reduced to carrying value of) . Cash in Matron's Petty Cash Fund . Securities at Cost . Accrued Interest on Securities at time of purchase .

5,000.00 49,852.13 1.00 200.00 30,400.00 141.42 $127,044.03

Total General Fund INCOME FUND

2,089.13 15,133.78 14,665.62

Cash in First National Bank-President's Account Cash in Mississippi Valley Trust Company . Securities at Cost . Accrued Interest on Endowment Fund Securities at time of purchase .

Total Income Fund

$ 32,077.41

188.88

INITIATION FUND Cash in United Bank and Trust Company

8,967.27

1,251.60

Cash in Boatmen's National Bank............. . . ... ....

901.83

ENDOWMENT FUND Real Estate Loans . Real Estate Owned-Farms at Appraised Value . United States Treasury Bonds . . J oint Stock Land Bank Bonds Joint Stock Land Bank Bonds in Default-Carrying Value .. Municipal and Other Bonds . Modra Estate Securities . Rife Estate Securities in Default . . Comstock Estate Securities Comstock Estate Securities in Default . Erdhaus Estate Securities . . Geo. B. Mills Estate Securities Oscar H. Elbreeht Estate Securities . Henry C. Grenner Estate Securities . Henry C. Grenner Estate Securities in Default . Cash in First National Bank .

$848,240.93 60,950.00 22,194.25 1,000.00 100.00 53,450.00 82.00 248.00 36,722.51 1,391.00 500.00 10,500.00 530.00 93,021.00 7,415.00 17,175.34

IMPROVEMENT FUND Cash in Telegraphers National Bank BUILDING FUND

Total Endowment Fund

$1,153,520.03

We verified the recorded bank balances appearing in these Funds by reconciling certificates received directly from the depositaries with the stated book balances. The investments as shown in these Funds were verified by examination of the securities.

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We have shown the securities listed in the General Fund and Income Fund at cost. The securities of the Endowment Fund which are not in default are stated at the values placed thereon by the Trustees of the Endowment Fund at the date of acquisition of the securities by the Home. Bonds in default are carried at market value or at an appraised value. The principal reason for the decrease in the Income and Initiation Funds was the transfers made from these funds to finance the completion of the Women's Building. The following is a summary of the transfers during the fiscal year ended August 31, 1939 : From the Income Fund From the Initiation Fund

$ 61,000.00 48,064.00 $109,064.00

We also checked and reconciled the annual reports of the Secretary and the Treasurer for the fiscal year ended August 31, 1939, and found them to be in agreement, after giving effect to outstanding checks, etc. 1拢 you desire any additional information relative to this report, we shall be pleased to have you call upon us. Respectfully submitted, PERKINS & COMPANY, Certified Public Accountants.

GIFTS TO THE ENDOWMENT FUND AS FOLLOWS Knights Templar Fund James L. Kirkendall W. S. Smith Fund T. W. Higgins Fund James W. Harris Fund Masonic Home Certificate Fund Ferdinand Herold Fund John B. Croshaw Fund Jacob F. Gunlich Fund Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons Fund Grand Chapter Royal and Select Masters Fund T. W. Cotton Fund Orville A. and Maria Haynes Fund A. M. Hough Fund Jacob Lampert Fund Mrs. E. Wurz Fund Adolph Gluck Fund Parralle Massengale Fund Mrs. Lillie L. Fletcher Fund Frederick A. Logan Fund Robert Elliott Black Fund Nathan Schloss Fund ~

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 35,114.00 13,150.00 11,730.00 5,000.00 1,665.74 1,117.60 500.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 3,000.00 2,500.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 5,000.00 30,000.00 500.00 500.00 806.60 1,000.00 500.00 1,000.00 932.83

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

A. P. Christianson Fund . . Rice Estate Hugh Hartshorn Fund , ,. William Pamprin Fund . Morgena Peterson Fund . Otto E. and Mrs. Grant Howard Fund . General Fund . Julius C. Garrell Fund . War Relief Loyal Service Fund . James W. Boyd Fund . Ararat Temple, Kansas City, Fund . . Mrs. Willie A. Woods Fund Grotto and Shrine Fund . Morris and Ella Leftwich Fund . . Mrs. Mary Lynch Fund . A. P. Fletcher Fund Frank Beecher Fund . A. M. Dockery Fund . Edward H. Meier Fund . William H. Potter Estate Fund . J. C. Jacquith Estate Fund . Initiation Fund . . Nicholas R. Wall Fund Abraham Palan Fund ; . Bonds from a friend of the Home sold for . Maggie Nicholson Fund . Louisa Yott Fund . Gustav Bischoff Fund . W. L. Tamme Fund . Erdhaus Estate secured and unsecured . Henry T. Kilpatrick Fund . William A. Hall Fund . Henry Siegfried . Edward Meyer . Charles V. B. Slade . Robert F. Stevenson . . Glen Marquis Frank L. Schofield . D. M. Wilson . Mary C. Clapp . Samuel Rife Estate . E. C. Robinson . B. S. Schwartz . Brockett A. Dickson . . George F. Bergfeld Sarah B. Coffman . Samuel A. Gluck , Charles Reilly . Wellston Lodge No. 613 . Richard Sinclair . Karl Backrow . Robert Lungstrass . June Lee Cotton â&#x20AC;˘.................................... St. Joseph Chapter No. 198 O. E. S . Marcus A. Loevy . Sam Plan .

1939 2,067.91 51,096.35 2,327.75 1,000.00 500.00 1,000.00 128,740.03 1,000.00 7,107.50 500.00 500.00 3,000.00 17,056.95 1,800.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,442.48 1,000.00 500.00 13,305.50 19,122.61 246,700.00 500.00 584.70 52,218.75 550.36 500.00 500.00 550.00 7,665.32' 2,000.00 500.00 1,000.00 500.00 9,548.75 14,992.13 1,105.14 1,000.00 528.00 3,405.09 7,548.50 2,500.00 692.83 1,000.00 500.00 465.89 200.00 100.00 100.00 200.00 100.00 286.00 250.00 450.00 70.00 100.00

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W. J. Scherck . Myrtle Lodge No. 338 . Ludwig Kotany . Charles E. Koken .. , . Phillip Stremmel, Jr. . . Boor Fletcher " Alphonzo Whipple . A. Bolin Fund . . M. A. Covey Fund William F. Kier Fund . John T. Short Fund . Paul Keiser Fund . John Oliver Fund . J. M. Darrow Fund . . T. W. Prichett Fund Annie Martin Fund . . Comstock Estate . Comstock Estate (doubtful value) Julia C. Norton Fund . J. M. Darrow Estate . William Latham, Jr., Estate . John M. Woodson Estate . . Sol E. Waggoner Estate Jacob C. C. Waldeck Estate . Adam Herold Estate . . J ames Vinyard Estate . George B. Mills Estate, Stocks and Bonds John Rehrs Estate . William Russell Estate, cash . William Russell Estate, bonds and other securities . Joseph Kronacher Estate . William A. Raming Estate . Fred Herket Estate . Oscar H. Elbrecht Estate, cash . . Oscar H. Elbrecht Estate, stocks and bonds Edward F. W. Kaiser . Henry W. Hunning Estate '" . Dr. Louis F. Bode Estate . Fred Segelke Estate . . Charles Gietner Estate William B. Archer Estate . . J ames Ward Nixon Memorial Henry C. Grenner Estate, market value, stocks, bonds and cash . Berthold Linder Estate . . Charles H. Schureman Estate . Charlelil A. Brown Estate Ernest Bruneman . . A. S. Hudson Estate Myrtle Kipp Estate . John Cunningham Estate . . Mrs. Pearl Kaiser Annuity Estate of William Modra . George W. Leeak Gift . . Louis J. Boehmen Gift Fred D. Gardner Estate .

77 46.00 310.95 200.00 300.00 137.40 400.00 100.00 400.00 25.00 10,000.00 200.00 2,000.00 371.36 5,000.00 1,000.00 259.98 115,760.97 2,500.00 1,000.00 5,000.00 1,000.00 5,467.91 1,000.00 500.00 211.08 933.24 11,600.00 250.00 1,901.39 4,392.00 431.05 1,000.00 2,000.00 405.86 2,780.00 25,000.00 100.00 300.00 214.47 1,000.00 5,085.00 1,000.00 261,152.94 200.00 365.67 1,000.00 100.00 628.56 707.16 9,720.98 5,500.00 4,634.18 500.00 1,500.00 1,000.00

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1,000.00

George H. Woltjen Estate . Mrs. Virginia Allen Church Estate (in memory of Ethelbert Forrester Allen) . !rin Levosier Page Estate . Gifts in Memory of William T. Coombs . Barbara Seaman Bequest . Isador Mendle Legacy . Estate of Joseph S. McIntye . Estate of James R. Anderson . R. F. Stevenson Estate . A. S. Hudson Estate .

5,000.00 25.00 50.00 100.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 375.00 10.00 314.28

ADDITIONS TO THE ENDOWMENT FUND THE PAST YEAR Modra Estate Geo. Wm. James Estate Gerard B. Lambert.............. Modra Estate Henry C. Grenner Estate Mary Huthmaker Estate, bond and cash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Estate of James R. Anderson Estate Wm. Rothmeyer

250.00 1,000.10 7.40 145.00 350.00 5,515.12 50.00 50.00

VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BUILDING FUND OF THE MASONIC HOME For the Year 1938-1939 EIGHTH DISTRICT

Forest City Lodge No. 214, Forest City

19.00

NINTH DISTRICT

Rushville Lodge No. 238, Rushville

2.00

TENTH DISTRICT

Pattonsburg Lodge No. 65, Pattonsburg

10.00

FIFTEENTH DISTRICT

LaBelle Lodge No. 222, LaBelle

4.00

EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT

Huntsville Lodge No. 30, Huntsville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8.00

NINETEENTH DISTRICT

Warren Lodge No. 74, Keytesville

8.00

TWENTIETH DISTRICT

DeWitt Lodge No. 39, DeWitt. .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.00

TWENTY-SECOND DISTRICT

Westport Lodge No. 340, Kansas City Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446, Kansas City Gate City Lodge No. 522, Kansas City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Gate Lodge No. 547, Kansas City.... . . . . . . . . . . . . York Lodge No. 563, Kansas City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10.00 1.00 20.00 26.00 16.00

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Moscow Lodge No. 558, Moscow Mills............... ...

75.00

THIRTIETH DISTRICT

Warrenton Lodge No. 609, Warrenton............

35.00

THIRTY-FIRST DISTRICT

Jefferson Lodge No. 43, Jefferson City

196.30

3.00

. . . . . .

30.00 1.00 10.00 9.00 17.00 20.00

. . . . . . . . . .

'100.00 127.00 1.00 35.46 22.41 5.00 2.00 272.00 12.00 182.22

2.00

THIRTY-SECOND DISTRICT

Hope Lodge No. 251, Washington THIRTY-THIRD DISTRICT (A)

Missouri Lodge No.1, St. Louis George Washington Lodge No.9, St. Louis Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 40, St. Louis Erwin Lodge No. 121, St. Louis Euclid Lodge No. 505, St. Louis Clifton Heights Lodge No. 520, St. Louis THIRTY-THIRD DISTRICT (B)

Beacon Lodge No.3, St. Louis St. Louis Lodge No. 20, St. Louis Polar Star Lodge No. 79, St. Louis Cosmos Lodge No. 282, St. Louis Cornerstone Lodge No. 323, St. Louis Cache Lodge No. 416, St. Louis Anchor Lodge No. 443, St. Louis Lambskin Lodge No. 460, St. Louis Forest Park Lodge No. 578, St. Louis Mizpah Lodge No. 639, St. Louis THIRTY-FOURTH DISTRICT

Archie Lodge No. 633, Archie FORTY-THIRD DISTRICT

Unity Lodge No. 495, Richards FORTY-FOURTH DISTRICT

Joplin Lodge No. 335, Joplin

27.10

FORTY-FIFTH DISTRICT

Solomon Lodge No. 271, Springfield

69.00

FORTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT

Grandin Lodge No. 579, Grandin......................

1.00

FORTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT

Marcus Lodge No. 110, Fredericktown Samaritan Lodge No. 424, Bonne Terre

5.00 3.00

FIFTY-FIRST DISTRICT

New Madrid Lodge No. 429, New Madrid

5.00

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Granby Lodge No. 514, Granby

13.00

. . .

4.00 2.00 57.00

20.50

. . .

15.00 26.00 73.50

. . . . . . . . . .

10.00 5.00 50.00 15.00 1.00 50.00 50.00 427.13 10.00 21.10

FIFTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT

Kirkwood Lodge No. 484, Kirkwood Maplewood Lodge No. 566, Maplewood Gardenville Lodge No. 655, Gardenville FIFTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT

Ionia Lodge No. 381, Eldon FIFTY-NINTH DISTRICT

McDonald Lodge No. 324, Independence Marlborough Lodge No. 569, Kansas City Mt. Washington Lodge No. 614, Mt. Washington

INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Ray V. Denslow, Trenton, Mo. . John W. Reynolds, St. Louis, Mo E. Weissenborn, St. Louis, Mo. . George F. Morrison, St. Louis, Mo. . J. R. Wright, St. Louis, Mo. . Pevel, Dairy Company, St. Louis, Mo Walter Freund Bread Co., St. Louis, Mo Hydraulic Brick Co., St. Louis, Mo. . Cameron Chapter No. 67, R. A. M., Cameron, Mo The Gateway Club of St. Louis, St. Louis, Mo

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE

M. W. Brother Ray V. Denslow presented the report on foreign correspondence which was adopted and ordered printed in the proceedings. See page 217. APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES

The Grand Secretary called attention to the list of committees which had been appointed to serve during the 1939 Communication. They are as follows: STANDING COMMITTEES 1939 Jurisprudence--Byrne E. Bigger, Chairman; Henri L. Warren, C. Lew Gallant, Richard O. Rumer, Sam Wilcox, Henry W. Fox, John R. Baker. Appeals and Grievances-Ray Bond, Chairman; O. H. Swearingen, Edward P. Walsh, John C. Robertson, Harry Baum, Percy A. Budd, John Calhoun. Ways and Means-Cecil A. Tolin, 2 years, Chairman; George C. Marquis, 1 year; Edmund E. Morris, 1 year; Ransom A. Breuer, 3 years; Harold H. Brummall, 3 years. Credentials-Walter A. Webb, Chairman; Jacob Abaecherli, Fred H. Knight, Henry F. Woerther, George A. McKean, Jewel E. Windle. Mileage and Per Diem-Walter Shrodes, Chairman; H. A. Magoon, Arthur W. Reiter, George Black, Arthur V. Schopp, Robert L. Dixon.

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ChOlrtered Lodges-Robert C. Duffin, Chairman; George W. Paddock, Caesar Wollman, Frederick Stueck, Harry B. Bolte, G. W. Stegell. Lodges U. D.-Louis J. Graue, Chairman; Gus O. Nations, C. B. Waddell, Fred W. Bendick, Albert Theis, Jr., H. W. Brown. Welfare-Tolman W. Cotton, ChairmaJl; Robert R. Kreeger, Arch A. Johnson, Thomas H. Reynolds, Herman Mauch. Beports of D. D. G. M. 's--Nat. D. Jackson, Chairman; David A. Leslie, Fay G. Fulkerson, Charles L. Woods, George A. Sample, John W. Adams, Walter L. Eshelman. Masonic Boards of Belief-Edward H. Loffhagen, 1. year, Chairman; Andrew J. 0 'Reilly, 3 years; Albert Linxwiler, 3 years; Morris E. Ewing, 1. year; Cyril A. Carpenter, 2 years. Bitual-Anthony F. Ittner, 3 years, Chairman; Theodore C. Teel, 2 years; James A. Kinder, 1. year; Harry P. Hovey, 2 years; Wm. D. Rogers, 3 years. Masonio Home (Visiting Committee)-A. P. Fletcher, Chairman; Walter A. Phipps, Emsley C. James, Sterling H. McCarthy, Herbert Powell. CorrespondeMtr-Ray V. Denslow, Chairman. Necrology-Harold L. Reader, Chairman; Julius Edwards, Wm. C. Martin. Auditing-Perkins Audit Company. Grand Master's Addre8s-Harold L. Reader, Chairman; and all Past Grand Masters. Unfinished Busine88-Fred H. Kurz, Chairman. Transportation and Hotels-Wm. F. Miller, Chairman. SPECIAL COMMITTEES

1939

Masonio Service Association of .Missour~Robert C. Winkelmaier, Chairman; John R. Davis, Robert R. Wright, Chas. C. Freeney. Becognition of Foreign GraruJ, Lodges-Arthur Mather, Chairman; James R. McLachlan, Frank C. Barnhill, DuVal Smith. Masonic Temple Asso'oiation of St. Louis--Bryne E. Bigger, Chairman; Edward McGuigan, John Wohradsky, Jr. GeorgfJ Washington Masonio National Memorial Associatio1/r-Bert S. Lee, Chairman; Orestes Mitchell, Jr., T. J. Wornall. Library-William B. Massey, Chairman; Wm. P. Mason, Wm. C. Rese, Renick Jones, Shelby Wilson. Printing of Proceedings-Arthur Mather, Chairman; Cecil A. Tolin. Masonic Publioations--James W. Skelly, Chairman; Byrne E. Bigger, Frederick M. Smith, Harold L. Reader, Ray V. Denslow, George C. Marquis. Building Supervisory Board-Guy Million, 2 years, Chairman; Curt C. Mack, 1 year; J uUus C. Garrell, Jr., 3 years. , Bevisions of By-Laws-Henry C. Chiles, Chairman; Byrne E. Bigger, Ray V. Denslow. Intoa;ioating Liquors, Lotteries, Gambling, Etc.-Forrest C. Donnell, Chairman; Robert R. Kreeger, James A. Kinder, Leo H. Johnson, Walter A. Higbee. Forms ana Ceremonies--Ray V. Denslow, Chairman; Henry C. Chiles, Arthur Mather. CALLED FROM LABOR

TheM. W. Grand Lodge was CALLED FROM LABOR to refreshment at 12 :35 P.M. to reconvene at 1 :30 P.M. of the same day.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

1939

FIRST DAY-AFTERNOON SESSION CALLED TO LABOR

At 1 :30 o'clock P.M. the M. W. Grand Lodge was CALLED TO LABOR by M. W. Grand Master Henry C. Chiles, the Grand Officers being in their respective stations as at the morning session. Prayer was offered by W. Brother Thomas B. Mather, Grand Chaplain. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON LODGES U. D.

The Grand Secretary read the Report of this Committee, which was adopted, and is as follows: To the M. W. Grand Lodge, A.. F. g- A.. M., of Missouri: Brethren: Your Committee on Lodges Under Dispensation desires to report as follows: No Lodges under dispensation have been reported to this Committee during the past year. LoUIs .T. GRAUE.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LmRARY

In the absence of W. Bro. Wm. B. Massey, the Grand Secretary read the following report. The same was adopted. To the M. W. Grand Lodge, A.. F. g- â&#x20AC;˘A.. M., of Missou'ri: Brethren: Your Committee begs to report that a good number of Brethren, especially in the country districts, still use our lending department, evidencing that there are still Brethren who desire to improve themselves in Freemasonry. As stated last year, the Grand Secretary is still engaged in the reclassification of our Reference Library, looking to the further developments in conjunction with our Committee on Masonic Publications. We also appreciate the developments in the Scottish Rite Cathedral Library and are glad to report the cooperation of our Committee with that organization, thus enabling us to give the best service possible to our Brethren along these lines. The disturbed conditions in this country and in the world, due to the war clouds now hanging over it, has a tendency to curtail our efforts somewhat, but we are sincerely hoping that these clouds will pass away, and we shall be able to function more fully and effectively in the future. Fraternally submitted, WILLIAM B. MASSEY, Chairman.

AMENDMENT-LODGE OF RESEARCH

The Grand Secretary read the following amendment, concerning a proposed Lodge of Research, which is to lie over for one year, according to the By-laws. Be It Resolved by the Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of the State of Missouri that its by-laws be amended by the enactment of the following new Section, viz:

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Section 77a.

LODGE OF RESEARCH

Twenty or more Missouri Master Masons in good standing may form a Lodge of Research for the purpose of promoting, encouraging, conducting and fostering Masonic research and study and for the purpose of spreading Masonic light and knowledge and a charter may be issued to such Lodge of Research without compliance with the usual requirements prescribed for the forming and chartering of regular subordinate Lodges. A Lodge of Research chartered under the provisions of this Section shall not have power or authority to receive petitions for or to confer the craft degrees; its representatives, as such, shall not have a vote in Grand Lodge, nor be entitled to receive mileage or per diem, as such; nor shall the Lodge be liable for or required to pay per capita tax or assessments to the Grand Lodge, and, in lieu of annual returns, it shall make an annual report to the Grand Lodge. Any Master Mason, a member in good standing of a Missouri Lodge, shall be eligible for membership in and may petition for membership in any Lodge of Research formed under the provisions of this section. The territorial jurisdiction of such Lodge shall be co-extensive with that of the Grand Lodge and it may hold its annual, stated or special communications at such times and in such places as it or its duly authorized officer or officers may determine. Active membership in such Lodge shall not continue unless regular membership in good standing is maintained by such member in a regular subordinate Lodge of this jurisdiction. Honorary, associate, corresponding and/or subscribing memberships in such Lodge may be had and maintained by individual Masons, Masonic Libraries, Masonic Bodies or organizations on such terms and conditions as the Lodge of Research may prescribe. Individual Masons may be elected "fellows" by the Lodge of Research as a recognition of outstanding accomplishment. Membership in such Lodge of Research shall not be considered dual membership. Fraternally submitted, JAMES M. DEWITT J. P. HURTT JULIUS R. EDWARDS J. A. KINDER G. C. MARQUIS W. A. PHIPPS ARTHUR MATHER HENRY C. CHILES GEORGE W. WALKER BERT S. LEE

RAY V. DENSLOW KARL M. VETSBURG ANTHONY F. ITTNER ROBT. C. WINKELMAIER N. D. JACKSON W. W. BARNES FRED MOLLEMAUER DuVAL SMITH CLYDE C. EVANS

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON WELFARE

M. W. Brother T. W. Cotton presented the report of the Welfare Committee, which was adopted and is as follows: To t'he M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F.

A. M., of Missouri:

Brethren: The Law of this Grand Lodge provides that all applications for Masonic relief shall be referred to the Committee on Welfare; in compliance with this law your committee has held regular meetings throughout the year and has given careful consideration to every appeal presented. We are pleased to report that the amount expended in meeting the re-

1939

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

quirements for this Masonic year is more than three hundred dollars less than the previous year, which is an indication that Lodges are making a more faithful effort to care for their own needy, before asking assistance from the Grand Lodge funds. Assistance has been given to sixty Lodges, representing: men 39, women 40, children 16, total 95. Amount paid for relief $4,982.00. SUMMARY OF FUNDS RECEIVED AND DISBURSED DURING THE YEAR

Balance on hand October, 1938 ...........................â&#x20AC;˘ $ 24.45 Received from Grand Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5,000.00 Total

$5,024.45 DISBURSEMENTS

Paid for bank charges $ 7.20 Paid for printing checks.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.02 Paid for relief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4,982.00 $4,993.22 Balance on hand September 30, 1939. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $

31.23

The following is a list of Lodges assisted, with the names of the person or persons for whom appropriations were made, and the amount of appropriation: Albert Pike Lodge No. 219, for Elmer E. Hay $ 45.00 15.00 Aldrich Lodge No. 664, for J. W. Porter . 60.00 Anderson Lodge No. 621, for Fred S. Moss . 120.00 Arlington Lodge No. 346, for Squire E. Bryant . 120.00 Aurora Lodge No. 267, for Mrs. Marie Anderson . 10.00 Barnesville Lodge No. 353, for Mrs. J. A. Griggs . 30.00 Barnesville Lodge No. 353, for H. T. Chitwood . 150.00 Beacon Lodge No.3, for Mrs. Corinne Cadwell " 120.00 Beacon Lodge No.3, for Mrs. Lucy Harmon " " 117.50 Benevolence Lodge No. 170, for Mrs. Catherine C. Brown . 15.00 Bucklin Lodge No. 233, for Mrs. Elbert Lamkin . 120.00 Cardwell Lodge No. 231, for Mrs. Edgar Harper . 30.00 Censer Lodge No. 172, for Mrs. John Williams . 21.00 Clifton Lodge No. 463, for Mrs. James Hackett . 48.00 Composite Lodge No. 369, for Mrs. George Smith . 60.00 Eldorado Lodge No. 318, for Mrs. Luella Buckley . 90.00 Everton Lodge No. 405, for W. H. Grace . ] 20.00 Forsyth Lodge No. 453, for Mrs. George B. Stiffler . 120.00 Four Mile Lodge No. 212, for J. F. Laswell . 60.00 Friend Lodge No. 352, for William Robertson . 45.00 Gate City Lodge No. 522, for Mrs. Sidney Jones . 60.00 Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422, for George Ransdale . 90.00 Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422, for Edward B. Browne . 100.00 Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422, for J. B. McKoin and wife 120.00 Gentryville Lodge No. 125, for Mrs. Cora Riggins . 28.00 George Washington Lodge No.9, for Leonard Nagel. . 15.00 Grain Valley Lodge No. 644, for Calvin Womacks .. " " 40.00 Henderson Lodge No. 477, for Mrs. George Wilkerson " 120.00 Heroine Lodge No. 104, for Otho E. Seager . 20.00 Higbee Lodge No. 527, for H. H. Goldsberry . 36.00 Hinton Lodge No. 455, for W. W. Berry . 150.00 Hornersville Lodge No. 215, for George S. Brown and wife 120.00 Ionic Lodge No. 154, for Albert Clay and wife .

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Itaska Lodge No. 420, for William Ward and wife Itaska Lodge No. 420, for August Roettger and wife Jackson Lodge No. 82, for Mrs. Orilla J. Luyster Jefferson Lodge No. 43, for C. E. Hoffman and wife Jonesburg Lodge No. 457, for Mrs. Alfred Churchill King HUl Lodge No. 376, for Marion McVey Kirkwood Lodge No. 484, for Mrs. MaBelle Powell LaBelle Lodge No. 222, for A. C. Strickler Lambskin Lodge No. 460, for William J. Stevenson Lanes Prairie Lodge No. 531, for Mrs. Myrtle James Missouri Lodge No.1, for Henry L. Henderson Moberly Lodge No. 344, for Mrs. Sadie Selby Mount Moriah Lodge No. 40, for Charles Kelly and wife Mountain Grove Lodge No. 158, for Dr. A. C. Ames Nodaway Lodge No. 470, for Mrs. John Thorpe Nodaway Lodge No. 470, for J. H. Bunger Osage Lodge No. 303, for Mrs. L. E. Deaton Pine Lodge No. 314, for Lee Simpson Polar Star Lodge No. 79, for Hugo Sievers and wife Polar Star Lodge No. 79, for Mrs. Jessie Belle Roseborough Puxico Lodge No. 596, for Mrs. Eva Clark '" Pythagoras Lodge No. 383, for Michael H. Tribble Rural Lodge No. 316, for Wm. G. Ashdown and wife Sampson Lodge No. 298, for W. E. Stockton South Gate Lodge No. 547, for Mrs. Guy King South Gate Lodge No. 547, for Earl D. May and wife St. Joseph Lodge No. 78, for Albert P. Uhlinger Strafford Lodge No. 608, for Mrs. Emma Haines Summersville Lodge No. 555, for Marion W. Pittmann Temple Lodge No. 299, for Ralph D. Weeks , Tuscan Lodge No. 360, for Schuyler Arnold Unionville Lodge No. 210, for Mrs. Sarah M. Goul. Waynesville Lodge No. 375, for Mrs. Myrtle Bucher West Gate Lodge No. 445, for Mrs. Otille Denny Zeredatha Lodge No. 189, for Mrs. Wm. B. Polk, Sr Zeredatha Lodge No. 189, for John MacDonald

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180.00 120.00 97.50 12.50 10.00 90.00 22.50 10.00 120.00 90.00 90.00 12.50 100.00 40.00 120.00 60.00 6.00 17.00 120.00 45.00 96.00 48.00 120.00 15.00 30.00 20.00 37.50 60.00 60.00 120.00 150.00 145.00 179.50 37.50 60.00 25.00 $4,982.00

Respectfully submitted, T. W. R. R.

CoTTON, Chairman, KREEGER, ARCH A. JOHNSON, HERMAN MAUCH, THOMAS H. REYNOLDS.

REPORT OF THE MASONIC HOME VISITING COMMITTEE

The Grand Secretary read the report of this committee, in the absence of its chainnan. The report was adopted. To the M. W. Grand Lodge, A.. F. go A.. M., of Missouri: Brethren: Your Committee beg leave to report that the women of the Masonic Home Family are enjoying the new building completed last year. The building has all modern improvements and conveniences and has been beautifully furnished by the Order of the Eastern Star under the direction of its Advisory Board. The women occupying the new building

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are delighted with their quarters and invite you to visit them in their new home and see its wonderful appointments. The spacious dining room in this building accommodates all the Old Folks-both men and women. The different committees of the numerous auxiliary bodies and lodges provide the Family, both old and young, with seasonable entertainments at the Home and also many outings for which they are very grateful and express their appreciation on all occasions. The Family is keenly interested in the proposed new building for girls. We again say, "Continue to visit your Masonic Home and become better acquainted with the Home family and the management." Fraternally submitted, ALFRED P. FLETCHER, Chairman.

The Order of the Eastern Star was tendered a vote of thanks for their services in connection with furnishing the new Women's Building at the Masonic Home. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO GRAND LODGE BY-LAWS -SEOTION 193

The Grand Secretary read the following proposed amendment to Section 19'3 of the By-Iaws----;-which was ordered to be printed in the Proceedings, and which lies over until next year for action. Resolved, that Section 193 of the Grand Lodge By-laws be amended by adding thereto the following: , 'Provided however, that a Lodge accepting a petition from a petitioner residing outside its jurisdiction shall ascertain the fee that would be charged by the Lodge in whose jurisdiction said petitioner resides and shall collect said amount from the petitioner and shall pay to the Grand Secretary for the benefit of the Grand Lodge the difference between the fee charged by the Lodge asking the waiver and the fee charged by the Lodge granting the waiver, said amount to be in addition to the fee provided for by Section 47 of the Grand Lodge By-laws. "Provided further, that the Lodge granting the waiver shall immediately notify the Grand Secretary of such waiver, giving the name and address of the petitioner and the name and number of the Lodge requesting such waiver." Proposed by: FRED H. KNIGHT, A. D. LUDLOW, JULIUS O. CHRISTENSEN, JOS. W. SCHLAEGEL. R. W. BROTHER JAMES R. McLAOHLAN-GRAND LEOTURER EMERITUS

M. W. BROTHER ITTNER: Most Worshipful Grand Master, I would like to make a statement with reference to Right Worshipful Brother McLachlan, our beloved former Grand Lecturer, and the Grand Lecturer Emeritus. While I was visiting the First District, some time in the latter part of May, I paid a visit to Brother McLachlan. I found

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him looking fine, and he said he was feeling fine, however, not long after my visit with him, he became rather seriously ill and was confined to his home. I am informed by R. W. Brother McDaniel, and R. W. Brother Jayne, this morning, that Brother McLachlan is now considerably better, but unable to travel. I would suggest that we send him a message of good will, expressing hope for his rapid recovery, and I therefore move that the Grand Secretary be instructed to send him such a letter. THE GRAND MASTER: The Grand Secretary will please send Brother McLachlan a letter expressing the sentiments suggested by M. W. Brother Ittner. I would further suggest the Grand Lodge take a rising vote in honor of Brother McLachlan. (Unanimously carried.) REPORT OF THE GRAND LECTURER

M. W. Brother Ittner, Grand Lecturer, read his report, which was adopted, and is as follows: To the M. W. Grand Lodge, ..d. F. g. ..d. M., of Missouri: Brethren: I beg leave to submit my annual report as your Grand Lecturer. During the past year death has invaded the ranks of the District Lecturers but once. On August 19, 1939, R. W. Brother Thomas D. Williams, of Maysville, District Deputy Grand Master and District Lecturer of the Tenth Masonic District, passed into the Grand Lodge on High. We are grateful to him for his long, faithful and able service to Freemasonry. I feel prompted also to say that his service to his town, county, State and country were equally able and unselfish. He was blessed with a host of admiring and loving friends and his influence for good in his section of the State will long continue to be felt. The Committee on Necrology will offer a suitable tribute to his memory and achievements. As your Grand Lecturer I have visited every section of the State for the purpose of imparting ritualistic instruction. This work has taken me into 94 Lodges. On a few of these occasions the Lodges were meeting in stated or called communications over which, of course, I have no jurisdiction. I never presume to impart instruction or make corrections in an official Lodge meeting unless requested to do so by the Worshipful Master. In practically all of the meetings of this type which I have attended the Worshipful Masters have very graciously asked me to note and correct the mistakes in their opening and closing ceremonies. In the great majority of my visits, however, I have imparted my instruction in unofficial gatherings of the brethren. Actual Lodge conditions are simulated and even greater insistence is had on the correct wording of the ritual and accuracy in all movements. From statistics preserved in most of my meetings and very careful estimates made as to others, it appears that I have contacted officers and members of approximately 550 Lodges and that the total attendance of officers and members has been approximately 3,500. In a few of these meetings the attendance was poor indeed, and the interest in the work none too great. But in a large majority of cases the attendance was excellent and the interest manifested and determination to learn the

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work correctly were very high. In a few instances I worked in crowded halls with exceptionally enthusiastic and interested gatherings of brethren. As I have pointed out in former reports, it is virtually impossible for the District Lecturer in many of the Districts to hold comprehensive schools of instruction covering each part of the work in every Lodge in the District. Some of the halls are too small for the exemplification of certain parts of the work, and others are not constructed and appointed in accordance with accepted Masonic standards of the Grand Lodge. Quite a number are suffering from both these shortcomings, and it is therefore difficult, if not impossible, to hold in them satisfactory schools of instruction for exemplification of the floor work. The suggestion was made last year that schools of instruction to exemplify the entire work be held in one or two convenient centers, available to all the Lodges. This plan has been more generally adopted by the District Lecturers during the last year than has ever been the case before, though in a number of districts it has been followed for many years. About half of the District Lecturers have reported that during the year they paid visits to all the Lodges in their Districts, except to a Lodge here and there that was dormant. On these visits they have answered many questions, and exemplified portions of the work which were not clear to those in charge of it. At such meetings they have also announced dates for their general schools of instruction and extended cordial and urgent invitations to all brethren to attend. I feel that the adoption and vigorous carrying out of the above plan by a faithful and enthusiastic District Lecturer is the minimum goal he should set for himself in the discharge of his important duties to the Grand Lodge and the Craft. As the great majority of the District Lecturers are also District Deputy Grand Masters in their respective Districts, this system of visiting enables them to "kill two birds with one stone," namely, to deliver an appropriate message and greeting from the Grand Master and at the same time to help tide the officers and brethren over their ritualistic difficulties. While conditions are far from uniform in all the Lodges and even in all the Districts, I think that I can safely assert that the general average of ritualistic proficiency among officers and others interested in the work is now decidedly higher than it has been in any previous year during the depression from which at last we seem to be emerging. I attribute this added interest in our ritual and the higher grade of work that is being done in most Lodges, in large measure to the two Schools of Instruction for District Deputies and District Lecturers, one of which was held in the New Masonic Temple in St. Louis on January 9, 1939, and the other in Kansas City in the 9th and Harrison Masonic Temple on January 30, 1939. At each of these meetings the Grand Master, under whose auspices they were held, delivered inspiring and highly instructive addresses. Incidentally, he admonished the District Lecturers to acquire a complete and accurate knowledge of our ritual and to leave no stone unturned to communicate that knowledge to the officers and members of their lodges. He pointed out that all departments and legitimate activities of Freemasonry are interdependent and that no one of them can be neglected without causing all of the others to suffer. As he expressed it, a chain is no stronger than its weakest link. At each of these Schools of Instruction, which ran all day and well into the night, the entire tIoor work was exemplified and the esoteric portions of all the lectures were reviewed. As these were executive sessions for District Deputies, District Lecturers and Grand Lodge officers, they seemed to feel no hesitancy about personally participating in the work and asking all manner of questions. With few, if any exceptions, they returned

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to their homes with the feeling that they were better equipped to contribute their important share in the great cause of Missouri Freemasonry. The Grand Lodge law requires that each of the District Lecturers shall make an annual report to the Grand Lecturer of the work done by him in the discharge of the duties of his office. All but six have complied with this requirement of the law and one of these is absolved by death. I can see no excuse for the other five and I urge them to send in their reports notwithstanding the A.nnual Communication of the Grand Lodge will be over and we shall have entered upon another year's work. I believe that a rule ought to be adopted, and probably will be adopted in coming years, that the failure of a District Lecturer, except for death or serious illness, to send in his report may be taken as meaning that he does not desire to continue to hold the office. The great majority of the reports received evince a large amount of faithful and laborious service which at the same time has afforded inspiration and encouragement to the Craft in their Districts. I am sincerely grateful to them for their great work and feel, too, that this Grand Lodge owes them a debt of gratitude. While it is unnecessary to review the details of these reports, let me point out their great value to the Grand Lecturer, as a guide to him in apportioning his time and effort to the several Districts. Those reports which evince a state of ritualistic proficiency on the part of Lodge officers and workers below the average will mark out the points to which special attention will be directed and extra effort expended. It has been my great pleasure during M. W. Brother Chiles' year as Grand Master to be with him on a number of important occasions when he has presided or has addressed large gatherings of his brethren. Time and space will not permit a review of all those memorable meetings but I feel that I must briefly refer to three of them. On October 20, 1938, I attended a meeting of M. W. Bro. Chiles' mother Lodge, Lexington Lodge No. 149, at which a capacity crowd from every part of the State had assembled to do him. honor and wish him. Godspeed in the discharge of his arduous duties. Among the comparatively small number that time permitted to contribute to the evening's program, I was given an opportunity to voice my personal estimate of our Grand Master's great worth as a man and a Freemason and to recount, in part at least, his contributions to the history of Missouri Freemasonry for wellnigh a score of years. All who spoke were unanimous in the view, either expressed or necessarily implied, that he had been one of the most outstanding and able members of the Grand Lodge who had graced its deliberations within the memory of the present generation. On June 24, 1939, I was present and assisted Grand Master Chiles in dedicating to Freemasonry and to Lodge purposes a beautiful open air hilltop site in St. Louis County overlooking the Meramec River. He had granted to Meramec Lodge No. 313 a dispensation to hold a called communication on the day in question, namely, St. John the Baptist's Day, and on the designated site to confer the Third Degree on one candidate and to do honor to our revered Patron Saint. The first section of the Degree was creditably conferred by the officers of Meramec Lodge and the second section by the Worshipful Masters of the lodges of the Fiftyseventh Masonic District. The beautiful manner in which this Degree was conferred bore eloquent testimony to the high quality of the instruction that had been imparted in the District by R. W. Bro. Robert H. Groppe, District Lecturer, and his predecessors. A.fter the conclusion of the degree work the Grand Master delivered an eloquent and most illuminating address on the life of St. John the Baptist, and his fellow patron Saint to whom modern Freemasons dedicate their Lodges. To the thousand Master Masons who attended this great meet-

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ing it seemed that the Grand Master's address had lifted the veil from a hidden chamber of profound truth and had added a new glory to Freemasonry. On Thursday, September 7, Most Worshipful Brother Chiles paid Missouri Lodge No.1, my mother Lodge, an official visit. Notwithstanding the fact that the night was hot and oppressive the attendance was large and the interest in the address was unflagging. He outlined his experiences and impressions on his visit to the Grand Lodge of England to witness the installation of the Duke of Kent as its new Grand Master. His account of this historic event and of the series of Masonic meetings and social functions which followed it was fascinating, to say the least, and could not help impressing on the minds of his hearers the solidarity and unity of purpose of our Great Bro.therhood, and the fact that it is world-wide and a mighty influence for good in all democratic countries. Thus ends a year of work for your Grand Lecturer. May I say to my efficient corps of District Lecturers: "Let us gird ourselves for another year of devoted service to the Craft, to the end that we may attain new heights of excellence and usefulness." Fraternally submitted, ANTHONY F. ITTNER, Grancl Leoturer.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RITUAL

M. W. Brother Ittner read the report of this committee, which was adopted, and is as follows: To the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. &- A. M., of Missowri: Brethren: Your Committee on Ritual begs leave to report that no disputed points have been referred to it for decision during the past year though at all times it has been ready to discharge the important duties imposed upon it by the Grand Lodge by-laws. Fraternally submitted, ANTHONY F. ITTNER, Chairman. THEO. C. TEEL, JAMES A. KINDER, W. D. ROGERS. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY

M. W. Brother Harold L. Reader, Chairman, read the report of the Committee on Necrology, which was adopted and is as follows: To the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. &- A. M., of Missowri: For almost 11 months of the past year death did not invade the Official ranks of this Grand Lodge, but on August 19, 1939, one of our Most Beloved and faithful brethren, R. W. Brother Thomas D. Williams, D. D. G. M. and D. L. of the Tenth Masonic District, was called to his reward. Judge Williams was born on September 3, 1861 at the Williams homestead in the western part of DeKalb County, Missouri. His whole life was spent in DeKalb County, the last fifty years as a resident of Maysville. He took an active interest in the affairs of his County, having boon State Representative, Probate Judge for terms aggregating sixtoon years, a member of the Board of Education of his City, and Prosecuting Attorney, which office he held at the time of his death. Judge Williams was also very active in Masonic circles for many years, and was Deputy and Lecturer of his District for the past nine years.

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He was initiated November 6, 1897, passed November 20, 1897, and raised December 4, 1897 in Parrott Lodge No. 308 at Maysville. He served as Worshipful Master in 1902, and was District Deputy Grand Master and District Lecturer of the Tenth Masonic District from 1930 to the time of his death. He was a Past High Priest of Russell Chapter No. 77, a member of St. Joseph Council No.9, R. & S. M., Prelate of Kadosh Commandery No. 21, K. T., and a member of Moila Shrine A. A. O. N. M. S. ' Brother Williams was united in marriage with Miss Maggie Vaughn on September 6, 1882, and they celebrated their :fiftieth anniversary together in 1932. On March 18, 1938, Mrs. Williams passed away. Brother Williams was an active member of the M. E. Church South, and his funeral was conducted by Rev. E. E. Bostwick, a former Pastor of his own Church. Masonic services at the grave were under the direction of Grand Master Henry C. Chiles, and Grand Chaplain Emmett L. Robison. Brother Williams has been lovingly referred to as the Grand Old Man of Masonry in Northwestern Missouri, and the large attendance of brethren and friends at his funeral testi:fied to the great love and esteem in which he was held. He will live always in our hearts. During the past year 1,589 brethren passed away in the Grand Jurisdiction of Missouri. Their names will appear in the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge. Among our Sister Grand Jurisdictions were noted the deaths of the following prominent Brethren. Arizona: Morris Goldwater, Past Grand Master. On April 11, 1939, the Grand Lodge of Arizona was bereaved by the death of the oldest of their Most Worshipful Past Grand Masters, M. W. Brother Morris Goldwater, who served the Grand Lodge of Arizona as Grand Master in 1888. Colorado: Charles H. Dudley, Past Grand Master. M. W. Brother Charles H. Dudley was born November 11, 1862 in Lyndon, Whiteside County, Illinois. In 1887 he moved to Rocky Ford, Colorado, and in January of 1889 located in Colorado Springs, where he resided until the time of his death. M. W. Brother Dudley was kind and generous, always ready to lend a helping hand, and to cheer and sustain suffering humanity, and he was loved and respected by all who knew him. Illinois: David D. King, Past Grand Master. M. W. Brother King was a man of :fine judgment. He was conscientious and acted only after mature deliberation. He was a self-made man, and starting from the humble walks of life, he carved for himself a name worthy of emulation. He loved the Masonic Fraternity and devoted many years of valuable service to our Grand Lodge. Indiana: Orlando M. Brownback, Past Grand Master. For more than fifty years Dr. Brownback served his community as a physician, and gained honor and distinction in his profession. He took an active interest in civic affairs, and through all the years served our Fraternity to the utmost of his ability. He will be greatly missed by his host of friends. Kentucky: Robert Francis Peak, Past Grand Master. The Grand Lodge of Kentucky is greatly bereaved by the loss of one of their beloved Past Grand Masters, M. W. Brother Peak, who passed away suddenly at his office in Louisville, on August 15, 1939. Michigan: Wirt Ira Savery, Grand Master. Grand Mastel' Savery had been in the active practice of law in Detroit for thirty-three years, and his sound judgment, tact and energy, did much to keep the Fraternity in Detroit united in their desire to add glory to the name of Freemasonry. Michigan: Charles Burdette Eddy, Past Grand Master. M. W. Brother Eddy was an indefatigable worker in the interest of Freemasonry in Michigan, and was active until his death on October 10, 1938.

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North Dakota: Walter L. Williamson, Past Grand Master. M. W. Brother Williamson was a constant and active worker for Freemasonry in North Dakota, and his death has saddened all who knew him. New York: Samuel Nelson Sawyer, Past Grand Master. M. W. Brother Sawyer, with the passing of years, came to be known as a "Patriarch," and, what is infinitely more, he was always a "Stalwart." He was keen of mind, logical in his conclusions, loyal to his Fraternity and his host of friends. His works live after him. Texas: George Franklin Morgan, Past Grand Master. M. W. Brother Morgan led an active life in business and Masonry, in which his integrity, loyalty and fidelity gained for him the trust and confidence of all who knew him. The interests of Masonry and its advancement were at all times close to his heart. OTHER GRAND JURISDICTIONS

Alabama: Samuel B. Adams, Grand Master, died December 14, 1938. Lawrence H. Lee, Past Grand Master, died November 2, 1938. Florida: Rev. Albert E. Calkins, Grand Chaplain, died February 7, 1939. Louisiana: Emerson Hervey Addington, Grand Master, died August 21, 1939. Maine: Irving Wardwell Case, Senior Grand Warden, died March 22, 1939. Massachusetts: Jacob Hugo Tatsch, Librarian, died July 17, 1939. Minnesota: Elmer Ambrose Kling, Past Grand Master, died June 2, 1939. Montana: John Lee Garroll, Past Grand Master, died February 18, 1939. Nevada: Frank Edward Murphy, Deputy Grand Master, died April 21, 1939. Benjamin Wilson Coleman, Past Grand Master, died February 25, 1939. North Dakota: Walter L. Williamson, Past Grand Master, died March 3, 1939. Ohio: John R. Flotron, Past Grand Master, died April 25, 1939. George L. Marshall, Past Grand Master, died December 15, 1938. Oregon: George Glanvil Brown, Past Grand Master, died January 3, 1939. Edgar High Sensenich, Past Grand Master, died June 11, 1939. George David Brodie, Senior Grand Warden, died July 3, 1939. Panatrna: Angel De Castro, Past Grand Master, died October 22, 1938. Philippines: Edwin E. Elser, Past Grand Master, died March 5, 1939. Tennessee: Charles Wessen Polk, Past Grand Master, died July 5, 1939. South Dakota: George Vincent Ayres, Past Grand Master, died May 29, 1939. Wisconsin: Ralph G. Flanders, Deputy Grand Master, died February 2, 1939. William H. Webb, Deputy Grand Master, died February 25, 1939. Fraternally submitted, HAROLD L. READER, Chairman, JULIUS EDWARDS, WILLIAM C. MARTIN.

REPORT OF OOMMITTEE ON GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS

To the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. go A. M., of Missouri: Brethren: Your committee submits the following report: We commend to the careful consideration of the Craft the thoughtful address of our Grand Master, and we highly commend him for the sincere and sacrificial efforts he has put forth this year in the interest of Freemasonry.

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We note with sorrow the passing of our beloved brother, R. W. Brother Thomas D. Williams..' That part of the address entitled "Trial Commission" is approved. That part of the address entitled" Dispensations" is approved. That part of the address entitled" Decisions" is referred to the Jurisprudence Committee. That part of the address entitled" Social Security Taxes" is approved. That part of the address entitled" Cornerstones" is approved. We note the large number of cornerstones laid this past year, and we commend the address prepared by our Grand Master for such occasions. That part of the address entitled "Grand Lodge Memorial at Columbia " is approved, and the Grand Master and brethren responsible for this occasion are highly commended. The suggestion of the Grand Master relative to the Declaration of Principles at the last Grand Masters' Conference in Washington is heartily approved and concurred in. We approve the recommendation of the Grand Master that Rockbridge Lodge No. 435 be transferred to the 46th District. We recommend that the paragraph "Dispensation for Elections" be referred to the Jurisprudence Committee. We approve the paragraph entitled" Lewis and Clark Memorial." We approve the Grand Master's reference to the Masonic Home of Missouri, and we note with satisfaction that this great institution is receiving such favorable comment from sources without the Craft. We note with pleasure that our Grand Master was able to attend the installation of the Duke of Kent as Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England. This is indeed a rare occasion in Freemasonry, and the dignified and impressive ceremonies have a far-reaching influence on the fraternity. We are pleased that our Grand Lodge was represented by so able a Grand Master. The part of the address entitled" Visitations" is approved and commended. It will be noted that our Grand Master made a large number of visitations, which fact suggests the zealous attention and unceasing effort manifested by our Grand Master this past year. Concerning the recommendation of the Grand Master relative to the funeral ritual, we feel that, inasmuch as several efforts have been made the past路 25 years to amend the same without result, and inasmuch as there is great diversity of opinion concerning same, this matter should be deferred for the present. We feel impelled to add, however, that the effectiveness of our present funeral ritual, or any other ritual, depends largely on the manner in which it is given. All other matters in this address are approved. We commend the untiring efforts of the Grand Master the past year, and congratulate the Craft on having at its head a brother so zealous in his work for Freemasonry. Respectfully submitted, ROBERT R. KREEGER ARCH A. JOHNSON VAN FREMONT BOOR TOLMAN W. COTTON BERT S. LEE WILLIAM W. MARTIN ANTHONY F. ITTNER BYRNE E. BIGGER

(Report adopted.)

HAROLD L. READER, Chairman RAY V. DENSLOW THAD B. LANDON F. C. BARNHILL DuVAL SMITH JAMES W. SKELLY GEORGE W. WALKER

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PARTIAL REPORT OF JURISPRUDENCE COMMITTEE

M. W. Brother Bigger, Chairman, read this report, which was adopted, and is as follows: To the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. go A. M., of Missouri: Brethren: Your Committee on Jurisprudence submits the following as a partial report. INTOXICATING LIQUORS

On pages 151 and 152 of the Proceedings of 1938 are amendments proposed by a Special Committee appointed by the Grand Master in 1936. Said amendments affect the repeal of Sections 198 and 199, and subdivision B of Section 229, and the enactment of Sees. 198, 199 and subdivision B of Section 229, and the addition of subdivision B-1 to said Section 229. This Special Committee has given these matters much thought and attention and your Committee on Jurisprudence has carefully gone over the amendments and we find that they are in proper form and can be acted upon at this Session of the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge By-laws require all amendments to be referred to the Jurisprudence Committee, and the Committee having considered the same recommends that the amendments offered by the Special Committee, with the recommendations on pages 141 and 142, Proceedings 1938, be adopted. BYRNE E. BIGGER, Chairman, HENRI L. WARREN, SAM WILCOX,

HENRY W. Fox, ,C. LEW GALLANT, RICHARD O. RUMER.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF SECTION 160 R. W. Brother Bray read the following proposed amendment, which lies over for action until next year. A Resolution to amend Section 160 of the Grand Lodge By-Laws:

Resol1Jed, that Section 160 of the By-laws of the Grand Lodge be amended by striking out all of said Section 160, and adopting a new Section 160 in lieu thereof which shall read as follows: "Section 160. Life Membership. A Lodge, by its By-laws, may provide that any member, because of length of membership or other meritorious cause, shall thereafter be exempt from payment of dues, except the amount the Lodge be required to pay to the Grand Lodge, either in the form of annual dues, special assessments or any other financial obligation of the Lodge to the Grand Lodge on account of his membership, which sum shall be collected by the local Lodge, and the member shall be subject to suspension for non-payment of such dues, as provided by Grand Lodge By-laws." Proposed by WILLIS J. BRAY, G. C. MARQUIS, J. A. KINDER, E. M. WILSON, J. M. GALLATIN.

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INVITATION TO VISIT THE MASONIC HOME

THE GRAND MASTER: The hour of three has passed, and I wish to remind the Brethren of the kind invitation of M. W. Brother Martin to visit your Masonic Home this afternoon. CALLED FROM LABOR

The Grand Lodge was then CALLED FROM LABOR to refreshment, to meet again at 7 :30 o'clock P.M., at the Scottish Rite Cathedral.

FIRST DAY-EVENING SESSION CALLED TO LABOR

At 7 :30 o'clock P.M., the M. W. Grand Lodge was CALLED TO LABOR by the M. W. Grand Master. Prayer was offered by Brother Emmet Robison, Grand Chaplain. ORGAN PROGRAM

E. PRANG STAMM

THE GRAND MASTER: Brethren, it is a great privilege for the Grand Lodge to meet in this magnificient Masonic Temple. One of this temple's many attractions is its fine organ. First on our program for this evening is an Organ Recial by our Brother E. Prang Stamm. RECITAL

THE GRAND MASTER: Brother Stamm, on behalf of the Grand Lodge, we thank you for that delightful organ program. I am sure that the generous applause given by the brethren evidences the extent to which they enjoyed and appreciatd it. We thank you again. PRESENTATION OF GRAND REPRESENTATIVE COMMISSIONS

THE GRAND MASTER: Brethren, as announced this morning, this is the time set apart for the Presentation of Commissions to the recently appointed Grand Representatives of other Grand Lodges near the Grand Lodge of Missouri. As your names are called, Brethren, please come forward to the Altar. As nations exchange diplomatic representatives one with another, so do Masonic Grand Lodges maintain Grand Representatives near each other. The Grand Representatives of the respective Grand Lodges by appointment, are Masonic Ambassadors of Goodwill in all that those words denote. You have been recently appointed as Grand Representatives of these various Grand Lodges. That is a visible sign of the Goodwill and the fraternal regard which exists

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between those Grand Lodges and the Grand Lodge of Missouri. Formal commissions under the signature and seal of the officers of these various Grand Lodges have been issued to you, and they are the evidence of your official capacity as Grand Representatives. May I suggest that when you have returned to your homes you take occasion to write to the Grand Lodges which you represent, and extend to them the fraternal esteem of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, and also report to them something of the progress of Freemasonry in our State. The Commissions will be presented by the Grand Secretary. The Grand Secretary presented Commissions to the following: Costa Rica-Thornton Jennings, Clinton, Mo. Denmark-Wm. C. Gordon, Marshall, Mo. Delaware-Jolly P. Hurtt, Sedalia, Mo. Louisiana-Ovid Bell, Fulton, Mo. Michigan-Orestes Mitchell, Jr., St. Joseph, Mo. Porto Rico--John W. Calhoun, St. Louis, Mo. Swiss Alpina-Robert L. Barger, Ironton, Mo.

THE GRAND MASTER: Brethren, another pleasure to which we have all been looking forward, is the address of the Grand Orator, which is to be presented at this session of the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge is fortunate in having for its Grand Orator this year a native Missourian, one of the foremost educators in our State, a College President, a fine gentleman, and a splendid Freemason. He has a message for us which, I am sure, we will all enjoy and appreciate. It is my pleasure and privilege to present to you this evening my friend of many, many years standing, our Right Worshipful Brother Doctor Franc L. McCluer, of Fulton, President of Westminster College, whose subject is "Freemasonry in a Democracy." ADDRESS OF GRAND ORATOR Worshipful Grand Master and Brethren: I am sure you understand that I come to you tonight with a great deal of pride and humility. I am proud to have an opportunity to speak before the Grand Lodge of Missouri, to men who are schooled in symbolism of rich significance. Men who carry within their hearts and minds the reality of Freemasonry, which is one of the most powerful forces in the world today. Naturally it is with pride that I address such an audience, but it must be with humility as well, for I am deeply conscious of my unworthiness to interpret the spirit of Freemasonry to you. I can not claim any achievement in Freemasonry, which would entitle me to address you tonight. I can, however, humbly claim the confidence of my dear friend, the Grand Master of this Grand Lodge, and I have a deep faith in the principles for which Freemasonry has ever stood. Therefore, because of my confidence and my faith, I dare to speak to you tonight about "Freemasonry in a Democracy.' , Not many years ago I stood in a log cabin in St. Charles County, Missouri, built above a spring, in which, according to information given me by some of my family, there was held the first Protestant services north of the Missouri River. This cabin was built on land for many years owned by one of my father's cousins. I had played with boys of my age

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in this cabin, more years ago than I like to tell, looking out the loopholes that men used in defending themselves against Indians. I stood quietly a moment to feel the power of a tradition. A tradition which had been carried to me by my forebears-which I had heard from their neighborsand the power which I felt as I stood in that simple little building north of the Missouri River, was the power that man comes to know from the traditions of the culture in which he lives. Doctor Fosdick once used an illustration while speaking to me, that I believe has great meaning. When a great ocean liner was sinking, and the captain wished to 'be sure that the women and children would路 be saved first, and that no panic would increase the loss of life incident to the sinking of this vessel, and not having time to explain to his men the reason why the women and children should be saved first, he merely said, "Be British," for hundreds of years of tradition on the high seas gave to those two words a meaning that made it unnecessary for him to explain. The power of a great tradition in the hearts of English seamen, no doubt saved many a life that day. When we speak of the power of a tradition known to our personal experience, and perhaps known to the country to which we belong, is there any that is fraught with greater meaning than that of Freemasonry' It is a great tradition, antiquated, immeasurable. We can hardly conceive of the power of an idea coming from the days of King Solomon to rest in our hearts and minds today, to give meaning to life and strength and manhood. The power of the tradition of Freemasonry, the magnitude of that tradition, is untouched and undaunted by tempest of war, or by storms of persecution. It has lived, and lived, to have greater meaning and power than it has known before. The power of that tradition, my brethren, is unparalleled in the history of human institution, and we would do well, as we stand in a Masonic Hall, to try to recapture the thrill that must have gone to him who first studied the symbols of Masonry, which are meant to teach men the great moral truths of life, and the meaning of life, and of immortality. Do we not sense it as we enter the hall' Do we not feel it in the fellowship with another tonight, and shall we not be loyal to it in the days that are before us, To be sure, Freemasonry has known its enemies. Exiled from parts of the world today, if not indeed killed, simply because they are Freemasons, are your brothers in Czechoslovakia and Germany, in Austria and in Spain. You have known the appeal of brotherhoods from across the sea for that relief which is one of the tenets of our fellowship, and you have perhaps responded because of your faith in Freemasonry, and because of your love for a brother in distress, but also, perhaps unconsciously, you responded in confidence that n"o persecution by a military dictator, or by any individual or organization, who would deny the brotherhood of man and the freedom of the individual, shall in anyway destroy or impair the strength of your tradition, and the reality of your faith. Men may suffer, but the ideals of Freemasonry shall survive as they have survived persecution and war in ages past, and so Freemasonry declares to the world today that it will stand erect for those ideals which have given it strength in the history of man. Freemasonry stands in a democracy for relief, a tenet to which Masons shall continue to be loyal. Freemasonry stands today, for truth, confident that truth hath no need of armies or battles to enforce its triumph in the human mind, and confident that the method of persuasion is the method that shall at last triumph. One who loves truth, and loves freedom, liberty, and faith, knows that with a little generous forbearance, kindliness toward one another, and a small grain of charity, men might argue-not fight-men might reason together until minds meet, .

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and truth is survived. We shall not defend freedom by allowing freedom to the tyrant to destroy freedom, and we shall not, in the illogical pacificism of some, argue that our great nation, or any other defender of democratic ideals, be unprepared to defend those ideals, if need be, in resort to force. We, of all men, should lament a resort to force, and we, of all men, know full well that the final triumph of truth is to be found in the minds and hearts of men, and not on a battlefield, but we, of all men, being lovers of liberty, survivors of persecution and war, shall not madly surrender ourselves to the belief that a tyrant is free to destroy our freedom, 路and in our defense of truth, we shall hope that in our democracy conflict may not come, and we shall rest that hope, as Freemasons have traditionally done, on the building of strong public schools. I speak of the public school as an illustration of this faith because I believe that free public schools are the cornerstones of democracy. I read in the paper the other morning that the editor of the Wall Street Journal, addressing the National Council of Catholic Women in Los Angeles, had declared that the greatest threat to democracy in America was not from the armies of dictators, nor from the propaganda of Communists or Nazis, but from public schools free of any religious teaching. As the representative of a church controlled institution, I wish to dissent from that statement with all the vigor that I can command. When the time comes that schools established by denominations of churches shall regard themselves as enemies of free public education, then the time has come when the church should close its schools. Thank God for public education in America. Personally I believe the church should confine itself to teaching the liberal arts, and curriculum which it is prepared to finance, and not attempt competition with State universities, professional, vocational or graduate schools-and even in the liberal arts institution fixed by the State university, the church college should not become a parochial school designed to indoctrinate students with a particular creed, but an institution in which freedom is cherished, and in which learning may have the highest standing, that it may exercise a leavening influence upon public education in its emphasis upon faith. I suppose it is clear that in the public school, as well as in the church school, there is an obligation not to make the school the instrument of any particular doctrine. It must be free, as only in freedom can it serve its proper function. No avowed or subtle restraints on the free exercise of the human mind may be tolerated in an educational institution worthy of its tradition and its opportunity. The integrity of the individual mind must be respected, and the liberty which Milton prized, we prize today in just as great a need of respect for individual integrity. Even in the field of learning there must be that opportunity for freedom, for it is true that the individual is responsible for the education whi~h he acquires. The musician may speak to you of the rhythm found in space, but he cannot give you the ear that arrests it, nor the voice that echoes it. He who is versed in the science of numbers may tell you of the regions of weights and measure, but he cannot conduct you thither, for the dream of one man lends not its wings to another man, and each of you, as he is free and independent in his knowledge of God, must stand before God, free and independent in his knowledge of the earth and in his will to worship, for only the individual may let his learning lead him to a high faith. It is not imposed by any system of education. Freemasonry will stand in a democracy then for relief, it will stand for truth and it will stand especially for brotherly love. The fellowship which we have experienced in our lodges, the fellowship which we know among those spirits with which we have the greatest in common, speaks to us of

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brotherly love. It is the faith of an accepted and Freemasonry. Brotherly love I Perhaps I can say that if we really believe in brotherly love, in a fellowship which is open to men of all races and all nations worthy of that fellowship, we believe in the unity of the human race, and if we believe in the unity of the human race, we are faced with a staggering hope, as well as a staggering belief, for that unity has not been achieved. Mankind is only one in the setting in which he lives. One might liken it to the drive of the water to find its level in the sea. There is a little stream of water running behind the hilltop on which our college is located. Frequently it has enough water to wet your feet as you cross it, and occasionally after storms in the spring or fall, it roars down into a little muddy creek that rolls through the southern part of the County into the Missouri, and the Missouri carries that water that came from behind our little hillside, on into the Mississippi, from whence it goes into the Gulf of Mexico and into the ocean. So it is with all little streams; there is a community, a oneness which one recognizes in terms of the geographical Retting of the earth. It is so with men, in terms of our setting and our relationship to one another. As an illustration, that piece of linoleum which you may find on your wife's kitchen floor comes from at least three nations far apart. The jute comes from India, the linseed oil from the Argentine, something else, which for the moment escapes me, from some other continent, all brought together in this piece of linoleum on the kitchen floor. Also in the manufacture of one of the finest knives made in America, the products of fifty-seven nations are brought together. In our economic setting we are one. In any community, we know full well that in our health we are one. If we would have good health we must share it with our neighbor, for if the water supply that comes to me from the supply plant in the little town of Fulton is so tainted that it threatens my health, it is also so tainted that it threatens the health of the community. It is perfectly clear to any student of human life, to any student of economic processes, to any student of history, that mankind in his setting on this earth, is one, and it is true. In terms of its humanity, mankind is one. Man is not primarily a national being nor a racial being, but a human being. The qualities by which we recognize him are the qualities of human being. Adam Smith wrote a volume on the wealth of the nations, which many of us had to study in college. Economists now believe that there is considerable error in that larger volume. There is, however, certainly a great deal of truth in a smaller volume called "The Theory of the Moral Sentence," from this scholarly man. It was his idea that if I actually sympathize with another human being as a fellow man, if I find him in distress, I am compelled to attempt to relieve that distress. If I meet him on the street and give him some name, place him in some category to which I do not belong, such as the category of the Negro, in communities in which there is prejudice against that race, or any other category that places him outside the community in which I live, then his distress does not affect me, but if I meet him as a fellow human being, capable of the same hopes which have .impelled me to action, capable of the same disappointments which I have known, and find him in want and in distress, it is not because somebody tells me I ought to relieve him, it is because, in the sympathy of one human being for another, I am compelled to relieve him, if it be in my power so to do. That, in brief, is Adam Smith's theory of the moral sentence. Men defend themselves against too great obligations toward their fellow man by setting them up in various groups, races, classes, and nations with which they do not acknowledge common feeling and common experience. But if we do acknowledge the oneness of the human race, then we are bound to feel for the other man that brotherly love which is one of the tenets of our great brotherhood.

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Mankind is not alone in his economic setting, not alone in his physical being, and in that spirit which brings us together in humanity, for all the nations of the world are made of one blood, and we can not tolerate any doctrine which gives to any particular group, any nation, or any race, a monopoly upon culture, and a right to rule. It may have been forgivable for the primitive people in Central Africa or Central Australia, with no knowledge of history, and no contact with other cultures than their own, to believe that they had the one great culture of the world, and to define the stranger as an inferior; indeed, some of them use the same word to apply to the stranger that they use to express the abstract idea of inferiority. It is not forgivable in this day in which you and I live, or at least not tolerable. The closer we, as individuals, get to the spirit of God, the closer we are inevitably brought to our fellowman, and perhaps it is true that without some communion with the spirit of God, some knowledge of the common fatherhood of God, we shall not be able to triumph over these barriers to universal路 sympathy which seem to divide the race of man into ever striving and struggling rival groups. Freemasons believe in brotherly love, and they find their belief grounded in an experience which evidences the unity of man, in his economic life and in his physical well being, in his human spirit, and in his worship of one God, who bears the same relationship to every individual of every race and nation, if that individual but turn to him in reference. If these things be true, there are certain correlaries in the political life in which we live which Freemasons acknowledge. One, is the faith that diversity is the source of strength and of growth, and not the source of decay. I think that idea, however commonplace it may be, can not be brought in upon our minds too frequently. Some of you know the argument of "Mein Kampf," that a great culture is the product of one race, that it can only be found where you have racial homogeneity. It is an old argument, which originated more than a century ago in the writing of Gabinus. It comes from the prejudice of human beings, who fear those not like unto them. Those who believe in the unity of man, and in brotherly love, can not accept this idea of the monopoly of a race. History gives us proof of the soundness of our faith that diversity is the source of strength, and not the source of weakness. After the history of the Middle Ages, was it not true that the greatest civilization then known to man was builded in Europe, among diverse people brought together in trade in the Mediterranean areal Is it not also true that in this country, this great melting pot of ours, diverse elements, each, have contributed to the greatness that we know, and our culture is the product not of a homogeneous racial group, not of an insistent national homogeneity, but of tIle contribution of various cultures brought together in the 48 states in trade, in thought and in generous, kindly attitude one toward another. Diversity is the source of strength, the stimulating force which makes possible growth and progress, and not the source of decay. Does it not naturally follow, then, that since these diverse elements each have something to contribute to the culture that we prize, it becomes necessary to guarantee each its opportunity, and it is logical for us to prize freedom of speech, freedom of press, and freedom of religion, apart from State control, freedom to worship as one pleases, as the very basis of a culture in which diverse elements may make their unique contributions. Equality of opportunity will then be the second fundamental principle of a democracy, and it is one which accords with the philosophy of Freemasons. Those who have laughed at democracy, and in its belief in equality, have not dared to interpret it fairly. It has been said that we who believe in democracy and in freedom of speech, and press, and

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religion, dare to claim that all men are born equal. Well, yes, not equal in endowment, in physical size and physical ability, not equal in terms of aptitudes, but equal in opportunity in a world which may endure. Equality of opportunity is the very basis of democracy, not equality of endowments. Any fool knows that men are not all born with the same abilities, but any wise man knows that the only way in which diverse elements may give each what it can to the happiness, and the culture and the progress of a people is for us to guarantee, insofar as we may, equality of opportunity. It is the right of every son of a democracy, and it is the right which you and I should safeguard with all the zeal, at our command. We must also safeguard our love of religion and our faith in our fellows. Then, of course, the product of this faith is respect for our fellow mana respect which is based on the hope of a full fellowship between men who love one another-a fellowship which is impossible if we do not have this tenet of brotherly love. Tennyson has put it in eloquent form in his little poem" The Palace of Arts." He tells of a soul who one day withdrew itself from the valley in which it had lived, to a palace built on a hill which could not be reached by other men, and here the soul brought all the finest of paintings, all the finest examples of sculpture, the finest library which the spirit of man could know, and the soul abounded in pleasure, because it had learned to appreciate the good, and the true and the beautiful. But soon the soul grew lonesome and unhappy, and in its discontent, seeking that satisfaction and serenity which great spirits ought to know, it discovered that the only way in which it might know contentment, would be to leave the palace on the hillside, and take its appreciation of the beautiful, its knowledge of philosophy and literature, into a little home in the valley below, where other men lived and strive to make a living. We can not rise by stepping on others, by e'Xploiting any fellow human being. We can only rise to contentment, whatever our appreciation of the beautiful, whatever our command of opportunity, as we learn to respect every other man as we respect ourselves, whether his interests, his occupation, his opportunities have been identical with ours or not. That sort of respect for the individual, that sort of reverence for the integrity of the person, is the product of that spirit of Freemasonry, if we take our tenet of brotherly love seriously. Shall we not then, as Free and Accepted Masons, use the trowel to spread the cement of brotherly love and affection, spreading it in common acknowledgment of one God, in proud and triumphant acknowledgment of the race of men, and may we not in spreading, build into the society and the fellowship that is ours, the wisdom, the strength, and the beauty, that have been placed as our heritage by those who have gone before, and then, men may say of us "If we have lived wisely and well, the earth may be fair and all men glad and wise. I alone peal forth in joy men's old undaunted cry, the earth shall be fair and all her folk be worthy. "

THE GRAND MA.STER: Right Worshipful Brother McCluer, the Grand Lodge is under great obligation to you for the inspiration of that fine, scholarly address. We thank you. PRESENTATION OF "A BOSE UPON THE ALTAR," MASONIO PLAY, BY POMEGRANATE LODGE NO. 95

THE GRAND MASTER: As the concluding number on our program for this evening we are to witness a Masonic play entitled, "A Rose Upon the Altar," presented by the brethren of Pomegranate Lodge

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No. 95 of St. Louis, under the direction of Right Worshipful Brother Winkelmaier. OALLED FROM LABOR

At 10 :30 o'clock P.M., the M. W. Grand Lodge was CALLED FROM LABOR until 8 :30 o'clock A.M., Wednesday morning, September 27, 1939.

SECOND DAY-MORNING SESSION CALLED TO LABOR

At 8 :30 o'clock A.M., the M. W. Grand Lod.ge was CALLED TO LABOR by M. W. Grand Master, the Grand Officel's being in their respective stations. Prayer was offered by R. W. Brother Z. M. 'Villiams, Grand. Chaplain. M. W. BROTHER JULIUS C. GARRELL, P. G. M.

R. W. BROTHER REYNOLDS: Most Worshipful Grand Master and Brethren: Twenty years ago M. W. Brother Julius Garrell was elected Grand Master of this Grand Lodge. Julius has been very ill, and he was expected to be with us at this Annual Communication, but his doctors have prohibited him to make the trip. I would like to make a motion that the Grand Secretary be instructed to write Brother Garrell a letter, telling him how much we think of him, and appreciate the services he rendered to Freemasonry, and how sincerely we regret that he can not be with us. The motion was carried unanimously and the Grand Secretary instructed to write the letter. RESOLUTIONS

M. W. Brother Thad B. Landon, read the following resolutions, which were referred to the Ways and Means Committee. I , , Be It Resolved, That the directors of the Masonic Home be instructed, if deemed to be advisable, to use 3 per cent of the dues payable to the Masonic Home in accordance with Section 74 of the By-Laws, for relief of indigent Master Masons, their widows and orphans, either at the Masonic Home or elsewhere, and regardless of whether the beneficiary would be entitled to admission to the Masonic Home or not, and to transfer such amounts as the Board may deem advisable for relief for those not entitled to admission to the Home, to the Welfare Committee." II

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of the Grand Lodge being available, to transfer to the Welfare Committee from time to time, moneys from the General Fund for the operation and maintenance of the Welfare Committee, not exceeding, however, the sum of $5,000.00."

REPORT OF THE OOMMITTEE ON MASONIO PUBLIOATIONS

M. W. Brother Skelly, Chairman, read the report of his Committee, which was adopted, and is as follows: To theM. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. go A. M., of Missouri: Dear Brethren: At the last session of the Grand Lodge, this Committee was continued, and its membership enlarged by the addition of M. W. Brothers Ray V. Denslow and Harold L. Reader, and W. Brother George C. Marquis. The Committee has held two meetings in the year, on April 5 and July 5. These meetings were held in connection with meetings of Directors of the Masonic Home, and at but slight expense to the Grand Lodge, as half the members of the Committee are also Directors of the Home. By frequent consultations and by correspondence with brethren in other jurisdictions who have had experience in the management of Masonic publications, the Committee has reached the following conclusions: (a) There is a great need among the Craft in Missouri, for a Masonic journal or newspaper, to be issued under the control of the Grand Lodge. There is at present no Masonic paper published in Missouri, except Lodge bulletins in some of the larger cities, with circulations restricted to the membership of a particular body. Many Masonic bodies advertise their meetings in secular newspapers, but it is quite impracticable and undesirable to use these as a medium for discussion of Masonic qnestions or the dissemination of its principles or teachings. There thus being no medium of intercourse between the Grand Lodge and the Lodges or the Craft at large except through correspondence, there is an apparent and great need for a medium for transmission of news or information from the Grand Lodge to the Lodges or the Craft, and for interchanges of news between Lodges. (b) The type of publication needed is a journal or newspaper which shall bring Masonic news within reach of the Craft. Such a journal should issue at least monthly, and more frequently if practicable, having in view placing a copy before the eyes of the Craft in Missouri. To show a mailing list of our 90,000 members, would mean that high-grade, selected advertisements can be secured, which would largely defray the cost of publication. This would require a journal with a considerable number of pages. Two questions even more difficult, remain to be considered, namely: (c) Organization and management, and, (d) Ways and means of financing a publication. Adequate provision must be made for an effective management editorially and financially, the size of which depends on the magnitude of the undertaking. This will require collection and editing of news, as well as solicitation of advertisements. Probably the most difficult task is to finance the publication needed as the present income of the Grand Lodge wi\! scarcely permit such an additional expense. The cost of issuing will depend on the size of the journal, and on the. extent of its circulation, whether it shall be sent to Lodges only, to Lodge and those who ask for it, or to all members. The latter plan would entail considerable extra expense for mailing, and

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keeping the mailing list up-to-date, but from the standpoint of Masonic education the latter plan is best. In order to furnish the Grand Lodge with an approximate cost of printing and mailing a journal, estimates of such cost were obtained from three capable publishers. These estimates show that each issue of a journal of 24 pages, 8 % inches by 11 % inches in size, printed on suitable paper, would cost from $460 to $600 for 10,000 circulation, and from $2,900 to $3,200 for 90,000 circulation. We note that during the year the Masonic Service Association of Missouri has issued an excellent pamphlet, "Story of the Degrees" for distribution to Lodges. We recommend that the Committee be authorized to continue its efforts to develop a workable plan for the needed journal, and to consider and advise concerning such matters as may be referred to it by the Grand Master. Fraternally submitted, JAMES W. SKELLY, Ohairman, HAROLD L. READER, RAY V. DENSLOW, GEORGE C. MARQUIS, BYRNE E. BIGGER, FREDERICK M. SMITH.

INVITATION TO ST. LOUIS

M. W. BROTHER SKELLY: M. W. Grand Master and brethren, as an officer of the Scottish Rite Cathedral Association, it is my pleasure to extend to the Grand Lodge an invitation to hold your Annual Communication in this building next year. THE GRAND MASTER: M. W. Brother Skelly, we thank you very much for your invitation, and assure you of our appreciation of the hospitality accorded us. We accept with pleasure your kind invitation. REPORT OF OOMMITTEE ON OHARTERED LODGES

R. W. Brother Robert C. Duffin, Chairman, read the report of the Committee on Chartered Lodges; the same was adopted and is as follows: To the M. W. G'ran.d Lodge, A. F. &- A. M., of Missouri: Brethren: The Committee on Chartered Lodges submits the following report, after careful consideration of all the Annual Returns received. LODGES

During the past year three lodges consolidated, namely, Wilson Lodge No. 191, Chaflin Lodge No. 229, and Alanthus Lodge No. 252, leaving 628 Chartered IJodges as of September 15, 1939. STATISTICAL

The actual net membership of the 628 Chartered Lodges as of September 15, 1939, is 87,678, which is a decrease of 1,566 over last year. During the year, however, we added 1,534 raised, 625 affiliations, and 1,105 reinstatements, and lost 732 members by dimission, 1,589 by death, 2,500 by suspension for nonpayment of dues, 1 by suspension for un-Masonic conduct, and 8 by expulsion.

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The Grand Lodge Law provides that the Annual Returns from the subordinate Lodges must be in the office of the Grand Secretary on or before August 1, and we would like particularly to call attention to the fact that on August 1, 1939, there were 51 lodges unreported. While this figure is 22 short of the number unreported at that time last year, which is encouraging, there were 12 lodges remaining unreported as of the close of business on September 15, 1939, which is four more than last yeaI'. So you see there is still room for improvement. We wish to call your particular attention to the fact that the unnecessary delay in sending in the Annual Reports seriously impairs the work of the Grand Secretary, and we can not too strongly impress upon all the Secretaries the necessity of getting their reports into the Grand Secretary's Office on or before August 1. We would advise all Secretaries to carefully read Section 75 of the Constitution and By-Laws, and govern themselves accordingly. We are glad to report that there has been an improvement in the collection of delinquent dues, thus indicating that the Lodges are slowly but surely coming from the red into the black. It is also especially gratifying to know that the collections on the Masonic Home Initiation Fund, and the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Fund have been paid'in full this year. As our Grand Master has said in his Address: "While the total number of Freemasons in Missouri is less than it was ten years ago, I am convinced from personal contacts, reports and other sources of information that, so far as vigor, vitality, enthusiasm, determination and organization are concerned, Freemasonry in Missouri is in an excellent condition, perhaps in better condition than it has ever been in all its long history." It is fervently hoped that this situation will continue. Fraternally submitted, ROBERT C. DUFFIN, Chairmoo, GEO. W. PADDOCK, FREDERICK STUECK.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GEORGE WASHINGTON MASONIC NATIONAL MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION

M. W. Brother Bert S. Lee, Chainnan, presented the report of the Committee on George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association, which was adopted and is as follows: To the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. go A. M., of Missouri: Brethren: I herewith submit my annual report as State Chairman of the George Washington Masonic Memorial Association. The 29th Annual Convention of the Memorial Association was held in Alexandria, Virginia, on Wednesday, February 22. Missouri was represented by our Grand Master, M. W. Brother Henry C. Chiles; Elwyn S. Woods, Deputy Grand Master; Harry S. Truman, Junior Grand Warden; Arthur Mather, Grand Secretary; Ray V. Denslow, P. G. M.; Anthony F. Ittner, P. G. M. and Director; and your State Chairman. Forty-five of the Grand Lodges were represented by from one to 11 Grand and Past Grand Officers, representatives were also present from the Grand Lodge of Ontario in Canada, Supreme Councils of the Southern and Northern Jurisdictions, A. A. S. R., General Grand Council, Royal and Select Masters, U. S. A., General Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, U. S. A., Imperial Council A. A. O. N. M. S., National League of Masonic Clubs, and Mystic Order Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted

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Realm. I am giving this list of representatives that you may know of the interest manifested in the Memorial by all the Masonic and affiliated bodies in the country. During the past year the entire entrance has been completed at a cost of $67,164.92. This includes the laying of finished granite steps to the entrance, and the installing of granite throughout Memorial Hall and vestibules. At the meeting in February, and just previous to that meeting, a total of $83,803.89 was paid in by the different states as shown by the report of the Secretary-Treasurer, W. M. Brother J. Claude Keiper. During the present year it is the desire of the directors to complete the finishing of the Blue Lodge and the Replica Lodge Room to have them ready by the annual convention in February of next year. In order that all the brethren throughout the entire country may have a better idea of the work accomplished it was decided at this meeting to have prepared by one of the best companies in the country an Educational film which may be used in Blue Lodges throughout all jurisdictions. This film will depict not only the Memorial and its various rooms, furnished and unfurnished, but also will really be a journey to the Capitol with the by-paths to various points of historical interest. It will be a sound film in color and will give the brethren an entertainment as well as educational features lasting at least 30 minutes. I have a letter from our President, Dr. Elmer R. Arn, under date of August 8, stating that the work on the film is progressing very favorably and that he hopes to have it completed in a very short time. I trust that a number of our lodges in Missouri may be able to use the film in connection with their annual communication celebrating the birthday of our beloved brother George Washington on February 22 of next year. Our Grand Secretary tells me. that the lodges of Missouri have responded this year 100 per cent in their offering of the one dollar initiation fund to the Memorial. Fraternally submitted, BERT S. LEE, Chairman, ORESTES S. MITCHELL, JR. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FORMS AND CEREMONIES

M. W. Brother Ray V. Denslow presented the report of the Committee on Forms and Ceremonies, which was adopted and is as follows: To the M. W. Grand Loage, A. F. if A. M., of Missouri: Brethren: We, your Committee on Forms and Ceremonies desire to report that we have this year continued our work by preparing a full and complete ceremony for the laying of cornerstones, together with all necessary information for those who are interested in the planning and arranging for such ceremonies. Because of the change in the manner of erecting buildings the present cornerstone ceremony has in many instances been found to be unsuitable and inadequate, and as the Grand Master has said in his address, considerable communications have been necessary in order to advise those who are in charge of such ceremonies. We recommend that the ceremony and instructions be printed in pamphlet form and issued as occasion may warrant. Fraternally submitted, RAY V. DENSLOW, Chairman, ARTHUR MATHER, HENRY C. CHILES.

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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN GRAND LODGES

The report of the Committee on Recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges was read by R. W. Brother Arthur Mather, Chairman, and was adopted. To the M. W. Grand Lodge, .A. F. 4" A. M., of Missouri: Brethren: Your Committee on Foreign Recognition desire to report that no applications have this year been received from any Grand Lodge asking for recognition. It is our ardent hope that the time may soon come when the Freemasonry of the United States may be able to extend recognition to many Grand Lodges in Latin American countries, but this can only be done after due investigation and when we may be assured that these Grand Lodges indeed practice and exemplify the Masonic principles. It is with regret that we learn that Masonic conditions in Mexico are not in such shape as to merit consideration at this time, and in this belief we are borne out by the statement of a leading member of a Mexican Grand Lodge not recognized by Missouri that conditions were such that he could only say "Lord help the Mexican Masons" until such a time as they might emerge from the situation they were now in. Fraternally submitted, ARTHUR MATHER,

Chairman.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON THE MASONIC TEMPLE ASSOCIATION OF ST. LOUIS

The report of Committee on Masonic Temple Association of St. Louis was read by the Grand Secretary and adopted. To the M. W. GTand Lodge, A. F. tf A. M., of Missouri: Brethren: Your members appointed by the Grand Master to represent the Grand Lodge in the Masonic Temple Association of St. Louis, Missouri, submit the following report. In our report to you last year the outstanding bonded indebtedness of the Association was given at the sum of $271,000.00. These bonds draw interest at the rate of 4% per cent. On December 1, 1938, the Association paid the accrued interest and retired bonds of the par value of $12,000.00. On June 1, 1939, the Association paid the accrued interest and retired bonds of the par value of $9,000.00. This makes a total payment of $21,000.00 on the outstanding bonds and leaves a balance of said bond issue of $250,000.00. On July 1, 1938, as shown in our report to you last year, Member Bodies of the Association had advanced to the Association $19,546.95. During the fiscal year of the Association Member Bodies have advanced the additional sum of $9,086.77, making the total advancement by Member Bodies of $28,633.72. Last year the total indebtedness of the Association was $290,546.95. At this time the total indebtedness is $278,633.72, distributed as follows:

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The Association has been contemplating ways of disposing of this indebtedness in order to relieve the Member Bodies of the interest charge and payment of the amortization of the bonded indebtedness. Accordingly, there was a called meeting of the members of the Association on the 29th day of June, 1939, all three of your representatives attended that meeting. Everybody was given an opportunity to express themselves as to whether there should be a campaign in the near future to raise funds to retire the indebtedness of the Association. It was decided to undertake such a campaign and the Association is making preparations for such a campaign in the early part of 1940. Fraternally submitted, BYRNE E. BIGGER, Chairman. EDWARD MCGUIGAN, JOHN WOHRADSKY, JR.

ADDRESS OF DOOTOR HANS SOHLESSINGER

THE GRAND MASTER: Brethren, we had an extraordinary number of distinguished guests and visitors this year. Unhappily, circumstances were such that a number of them could only remain for the first day of our session. Some are still here, and we hope to be able to hear from all of them during the morning at various times. We have one most interesting guest, and at this time I am going to call on Most Worshipful Brother Denslow to present him to the Grand Lodge. M. W. BROTHER DENSLOW: Most Worshipful Grand Master and Brethren: One never appreciates his Freemasonry unless he is in

trouble, or unless he is traveling in foreign countries, and one can not appreciate his Freemasonry who is not a refugee from his own country. I have a very great pleasure in presenting to you Doctor Hans Schlessinger, whom I introduced to you yesterday morning as being a representative of the late Grand Lodge Wien in Vienna, Austria. Doctor Schlessinger is rather modest and under the circumstances, I feel there are a few things I should tell you concerning him. Doctor Hans Schlessinger is a son of Doctor Richard Schlessinger, who was for many years the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Vienna, and who died, I think at about 81 years, in a German concentration camp. Doctor Hans Schlessinger himself was in a German prison for some 10 weeks without knowing anything about what charge was placed against him, nor was he permitted to visit his father when he was dying in a hospital. Doctor Schlessinger went from Austria to Switzerland, where he was made thoroughly at home by our friends in the Swiss Alpina Lodge, and they accepted him as a member of the Lodge at Basil, and provided him with passports so that he could come this country. I don't know what message the Doctor has for you, but I am sure it will be interesting. DOCTOR. HANS SCHLESSINGER: Most Worshipful Grand Master and Brethren of the Missouri Grand Lodge: First I want to tell you how much I appreciate being present at this communication which I fool is a

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practical demonstration of Masonic strength. I am indeed sorry that I can no longer represent my beloved mother lodge in Vienna and my Austrian Grand Lodge, for there no longer is any Masonic Light in my native country. Being a regular member of the Alpina Lodge in Basil, Switzerland, I may be entitled to present their heartiest greetings and fraternal wishes to you, Most Worshipful Grand Master, and to all the Brethren of the Missouri Grand Lodge. The Swiss president is doing his utmost to help all those Central European Freemasons who, persecuted or exiled, succeeded in escaping over the Swiss border, and the Swiss President sincerely realizes and appreciates the great and effective help given him in this work by the American Grand Lodges. Please accept my thanks for your kindness, and let me ask that you take my words not as a mere courtesy, nor as an expression of Masonic diplomacy, but as an expression of sincere gratitude, and of conformity in our Masonic principles, and ideals of humanity, brotherhood, charity, faith, freedom and peace. Thank you.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MASONIC SERVICE ASSOCiATION

The report of the Masonic Service Association was read by W. Brother R. C. Winkelmaier, was adopted and is as follows: To the Most Worshipful Gran路d Lodge, .A. F. 9" .A. M., of Missouri: I Brethren: For another year your committee has endeavored to be of service to the members of Missouri Lodges. So far our efforts have been directed more in St. Louis than elsewhere, but with the printing of the booklets on the degrees, this work will be extended. The books are ready for distribution and we sincerely hope that they will be found useful in every part of the State. Also, we expect to have other programs ready for the use of the membership. One, a "Quiz Program," was prepared by Brethren of Cornerstone Lodge and proved very effective. Also, it demonstrated the lack of knowledge of even the simplest of Masonic subjects. This program was used as a special event for deacons and ste"\vards, and it did not take long to discover that while they were familiar with the words of the ritual, they knew very little about their meaning. The papers covering the degrees were again used as a series in the First Degree at Missouri Lodge No.1, the Second Degree at Maplewood Lodge No. 566, and the Third Degree at Shaveh Lodge No. 646. The First Degree paper has also been read at Cornerstone Lodge at a meeting of the Wardens' and Masters' Clubs. After all these events, we feel that the late M. W. Brother Robert Elliot Owens of New York was right when he said that Freemasonry was suffering from" Masonic Illiteracy." At the last Communication of the Grand Lodge, resolutions were adopted calling for the erection of suitable markers, one in St. Louis to honor Lewis and Clark, the other in Columbia, to pay tribute to the meetings of the Grand Lodge held there from 1833-1836. The latter marker has been erected and dedicated by M. W. Brother Chiles, and a complete report is made separately. We believe that more study should be given to the subject of markers than has been done in the past; that they should not be erected promiscuously, and should be deserved. We have had the resolution for the Lewis and Clark marker for three years, and yet nothing has been done. This is not the fault of the Committee, but of things unforeseen when the resolution was introduced. While we were marking time, another organi-

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zation has marked sites in downtown St. Louis, in that part of the city which will be in the Riverfront development, where Masonic Lodges met more than a century ago. It is with this thought in mind that we recommend a thorough study of markers. There are many important Masonic sites in Missouri and the State is rich in Masonic History; we again ask that each district appoint an interested Brother to gather this material. The Committee will be willing to co-operate in any way and assist in compiling these historical papers. Last year we suggested that dates of Missouri Masonic History be listed so that proper observance can be had of really important ones. We again offer that suggestion and hope that our Masonic historians will compile such a list. This is important since our Grand Lodge is over one hundred years old and many things have happened during those years. The Masonic Service Association of St. Louis has had another successful year, thanks to the untiring efforts of W. Bro. John W. Davis, its Secretary, who has been ably assisted by Bro. Shepard R. Evans. We again recommend the formation of a similar organization by the Brethren of Kansas City, for the benefit of Lodges in the western part of the State. In our efforts to prepare papers and programs and the inscription for the marker at Columbia, we have had the assistance of several Past Grand Masters, the present Grand Master and various Grand Lodge officers; we take this opportunity to thank them and earnestly solicit their assistance in the future. II The Committee on Masonic Service having been charged with the responsibility of erecting a marker at Columbia, Mo., begs to report that such a marker has been erected and dedicated. On Saturday, March 18, 1939, a marker with the following inscription: MASONIC HISTORIC SITE To commemorate the Communications of the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri, held in the town of Columbia during the period 1833-1836, and our Brethren whose courage and constancy kept the torch of Freemasonry burning brightly. Erected A. D. 1939, A.L. 5939, by the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Missouri. HENRY C. CHILES, ARTHUR MATHER, Grand Master. Grand Secretary. was dedicated by M. W. Brother Chiles. The marker was presented by W. Bro. Robert R. Wright, in the following words: "MOST WORSHIPFUL GRAND MASTER: It is my duty as a me>'dber of the Special Committee on Masonic Service Association of Missouri, appointed by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Missouri, to make a report to you. , , We were ordered to have prepared a memorial commemorating one of the most critical and important periods in the existence of the Grand Lodge of the State of Missouri. "We, your Committee, have supervised the labor of this memorial, and you will find that it conforms to the designs placed on the trestleboard for this particular piece of work. , 'I do not suggest that you accept this memorial in the name of the Masonic Service Association, but I ask rather that you accept it in the names of those noble, courageous, generous souls, who by their work a century ago made possible the present historic event.

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~ ~ Most Worshipful: The Grand Lodge of Missouri has had but few historically-minded Grand Masters; personally, I am truly grateful that, you are one whom I may so classify. "I would feel unworthy of the name of Freemason if I failed to mention briefly on this occasion Past Grand Master Sinclair Kirtley and his coworker, Past Grand Treasurer, George Henry Cruzon Melody. ~ ~ Most Worshipful Brother Kirtley was a friend to man, an advocate of higher education, and it is said by Worshipful Brother North Todd Gentry, ~ He was the first person to introduce a bill looking toward the establishment of the State University'; he several times represented Boone County, and served as Senator in the State legislature, a successfullawyer here, in St. Louis and in Sacramento, California, where he died and is buried. "Right Worshipful Brother Melody, Past. Grand. Treasurer, as well as Past Grand Visitor, now called Grand Lecturer, was a charter member of Missouri Lodge No.1, when this lodge ceased to function, due to AntiMasonry, he became a member of Columbia Lodge, No. 16, affiliating with St. Louis Lodge, No. 20, shortly after it was chartered, he retained his membership there for more than 30 years. ~ ~ In the first years of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, in that day when the Masonic Hall was illuminated with candlelight, the secretary wrote with a quill pen, and blotted the page with white sand, Brother Melody, more than any other member, was the Grand Lodge. He once lived in Columbia where his only child, a daughter, was born. He died in Rocheport, Missouri, and is buried there. ~ ~ Among others of our forefathers, Columbia residents, who had the courage to brace public opinion, and make the continuity of this Grand Lodge possible, were: Oliver Parker, pioneer merchant; J esse Hart; Rodger North Todd, Circuit Clerk of Boone County; Miner Neale; Major Thomas W. Conyers, who served with Capt. Sinclair Kirtley in the Black Hawk War; Augustus Hart; Alexander M. Robinson, Physician and druggist and Legislator; Col. Austin A. King, later to be Governor of Missouri; John Garnett, Saddler; and Col. Thomas G. Berry, who at a celebration of the 4th of July in Columbia in 1834 proposed a toast: 'From patent steamers, clock peddlers, false teachers, political hypocrites, long sermons-" Good Lord deliver us." , "I now ask Most Worshipful Grand Master, that the Memorial be accepted. ' , The Grand Master then dedicated the marker and delivered a most interesting talk, a copy of which follows: ~ ~ A well-defined Policy of the Grand Lodge of Ancient,Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri, is to mark sites which have an historic significance for Freemasonry in Missouri, and we have come today to unveil a memorial erected in pursuance of that policy. , ~ Of all our Grand Lodge Memorials, none can be more significant than this. . , ~ None can be more replete with inspiration. "None can be more stimulating as a reminder of the courage and constancy of the past. ~ ~ Upon the tablet of enduring bronze bearing the symbols of our Ancient Craft, presently to be unveiled, are defined the purposes of the Grand Lodge in erecting this memorial here in the City of Columbia: ~ ~ First: To do honor to this place, which was the seat of the Grand Lodge during the period of 1833-36. ~ , Second: To do honor to those brethren who during that period kept the torch of Freemasonry burning brightly in Missouri. "Happily, the dark days of that period in the history of our Country-over a hundred years ago-are largely forgotten: then, there was a

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spirit of intolerance, injustice and even oppression abroad in the land, directed at our Institution and at its members. As Freemasons and as citizens, we would not revive the memory of thoSâ&#x201A;Ź days; we would not at this hour voice resentment at ancient wrongs; we would only gather from a knowledge of the past and of the brethren who then kept the faith, lessons of courage and constancy, both stimulating and inspiring, which impel us to a broader and :finer devotion to the Institution which those brethren preserved and passed on to us unimpaired. , 'During those days, the Grand Lodge was obliged to leave its ancient seat, the City of St. Louis, and make its home, for a time, here in the town of Columbia, then but an outpost on the Masonic frontier. '(Here, the Grand Lodge held its communications during the period 1833-1836. â&#x20AC;˘ "Here, and elsewhere in Missouri, the tried and true, the faithful and the zealous, carried on in the face of an opposition which would have overcome lesser spirits. "Here, and elsewhere in Missouri, men of character and determination vindicated the integrity and probity of our time-honored Institution, and held fast until the inherent sense of justice and devotion to truth among men asserted itself above the clamor of hysteria and our ancient Fraternity was restored to that place of respect and esteem in the public mind which it had always theretofore occupied and where it of right belonged. "Who were those men of character and determination' Who were those men who faced and overcame an opposition that seemed insuperable to lesser spirits' Would that we could call each of them by name on this occasion! Would that we could have listed each of them upon this memorial! As we do not know the names of all, we must content ourselves with naming some of those who were the leaders, thereby intending to honor ALL who fought the good fight, ALL who kept the faith: Stephen W. B. Carnegy, Thomas W. Conyers, Richard B. Dallam, Joseph Foster, Sinclair Kirtley, Jesse Little, Priestley H. McBride, George H. C. Melody, Oliver Parker, John Ralls. " All honor to you, our brethren, whose names we have called. All honor to all brethren, who left to us a priceless heritage, their example of firmness and fortitude like unto that of the Illustrious Tyrian, which some may hope to emulate-none to surpass. , 'In the name of and on behalf of the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri, we unveil and dedicate this bronze tablet, intended to perpetuate the memory of the Communications of the Grand Lodge held here during the period when brethren, whose memory it also perpetuates, by their courage and constancy preserved to posterity the Institution of Freemasonry in Missouri." W. Bro. B. C. Hunt, who had been selected to receive the marker on behalf of the Brethren of Columbia, delivered the response: "MOST WORSHIPFUL BROTHER CHILES: It is my privilege and pleasure on behalf of the local Masonic bodies to respond to this eloquent presentation of this most appropriate marker. , 'Very few of the Masonic brethren of this vicinity realize the important part Columbia Masons played in the early history of the Grand Lodge. As a matter of fact, Boone County was one of the first spots in Missouri outside of St. Louis to take up the organization of a Masonic Lodge. The first lodge to be chartered in Columbia was in 1830, just nine years after the formation of the Grand Lodge. The charter of this lodge was arrested in 1838. Ten years later or in 1848, a second lodge was chartered but again in 1858 the charter was surrendered. , , Not until after the war was another lodge chartered, and that was in 1867 when our present Twilight Lodge, No. 114, was chartered. It was

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my privilege to have known personally many of the charter members of this lodge. These include such men as J. T. Fyfer, W. W. Garth, John E. Conley, John W. Carlysle, R. J. Booth, A. 'r. Duncan, W. T. Maupin, F. D. Evans, J. O. Hockaday, and many others. , 'During the early period which we are today commemorating the years 1833-1836, one of Columbia's outstanding citizens, Sinclair Kirtley, was elected Grand Master. Most Worshipful Brother Kirtley was an outstanding attorney, Captain in the United States Army in Black Hawk Indian War, Representative from Boone County three terms, and State Senator from this district. He served as Grand Master during the year 1833 and was probably the one individual who was responsible for the Grand Lodge holding their Communication in our city as we had no Anti-Masonic agitation. Columbia was the only place which was felt to be free enough to hold the annual communication. "We are conscious of the splendid work the Grand Lodge are doing in marking many outstanding Masonic spots in the state, and Columbia Masons are proud of the fact that we have a building of our own upon which you could place this beautiful tablet. , 'Permit me Most Worshipful Brother on behalf of the local Masonic bodies to express to you our deep appreciation for this marker, and through you extend to the Grand Lodge of Missouri our most sincere and grateful thanks. ' , It was a well planned program and a Masonic event of which every member in this Jurisdiction can be proud. In his address the Grand Master spoke of the Lewis & Clark marker, and so your Committee is reintroducing the resolution, which is as follows: RESOLUTION LEWIS

& CLARK PLAQUE

This Grand Lodge having adopted the custom of erecting suitable markers to mark pl~es of Missouri Masonic history, and believing that such a marker should be placed in St.Louis to mark the place at which those intrepid explorers and Freemasons started on their journey to the Northwest, we recommend that such a marker or plaque be erected in the City of St. Louis, prefer!bly on the fa(.}ade of the New Masonic Temple. Respectfully submitted, ROBERT C. WINKELMAIER, JOHN R. DAVIS.

APPROPRIATION TO THE SWISS GRAND LODGE ALPINA

M. W. BROTHER KREEGER: Most Worshipful Grand Master and Brethren: Some 20 years ago this Grand Lodge took on itself the obligation of assisting 50 fatherless children in France. Those children have developed into full grown men and women, and are now taking their part in the activities of the world, especially in France. I am happy to say that of the 50, all except one arrived at the years of maturity. The last communication that we had from any of them was from a girl, at that time less than six years of age. Now she is married, has a baby nearly as old as she was when we became acquainted with her. I am not going into detail about the work in connection

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with those 50 unfortunates, but I believe that with the condition existing in the world today it might be well for this Grand Lodge to make a contribution, in the name of charity, toward the Swiss Grand Lodge Alpina. I therefore move that we appropriate and pay to that Grand

Lodge the sum of $250.00 for their use in their charitable work. M. W. BROTHER LEE: I would like to have the pleasure of seconding that motion, and I suggest it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. (Carried. ) PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SEOTION 148 DUAL MEMBERSHIP

The following proposed amendment was read by the Grand Secretary, and lies over for action at the 1940 Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge. Repeal Section 148 of the By-laws of 1925 and enact in lieu thereof the following: DUAL MEMBERSHIP

A member in all respects eligible for affiliation may petition a Lodge for a dual membership in such Lodge, which membership shall entitle him to vote, hold office and exercise all of the privileges of the membership in said Lodge without dimiting from his parent Lodge. It shall cease to be a dual membership at any time a dimit is issued at his request by the parent Lodge. He shall be subject to the disciplinary action of both Lodges, and in the event of the conflict of jurisdiction the right of the parent Lodge shall be prior, unless a Masonic offense is charged to have been committed within the Jurisdiction of the second Lodge. The petition for dual membership shall be in the form of a petition for affiliation, and the proceedings shall follow in all respects the Laws and customs in respect to such petitions. The second Lodge shall notify the parent Lodge upon election to dual membership and shall also pay a Grand Lodge per capita and its assessments on such number, noting on its returns that such dual member is also a member of the parent Lodge and giving the name of the parent Lodge. The privileges of dual membership shall be extended to members going to or coming from other Grand Jurisdictions where the laws of such jurisdictions recognize comity in respect to dual membership. Offered by:

LEW GALLANT,

P. M. Cosmos Lodge, No. 282, RICHARD O. RUMER, P. M. Tower Grove Lodge, No. 631, O. H. SWEARINGEN, ,Westport Lodge, No. 340. ADDRESS OF M. W. BROTHER WILLIAM J. BREOKENRIDGE, GRAND 路MASTER OF THE GRAND LODGE OF NEBRASKA

THE GRAND MASTER: Brethren, one of the pleasures of the office of Grand Master is the association with Grand Masters and Brethren in other jurisdictions. One warm day last month the Most Worshipful Grand Master of Nebraska, and the Most Worshipful Grand Master .of Iowa, assisted me in laying a cornerstone. Both of those Most Worshipful Brethren are here this morning, and at this time I would like

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to call upon Most Worshipful Brother Breckinridge, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Nebraska. M. W. BROTHER BRECKENRIDGE: Most Worshipful Brother Chiles, distinguished guests and brethren: M. W. Brother Chiles has said that one of the greatest pleasures we Grand Masters have is the associations that we make, particularly among other jurisdictions. I have been looking forward, for some time, to visiting the Grand Lodge of Missouri, having heard so much about it in our Jurisdiction of Nebraska, from our Grand Secretary. I sometimes wonder if those of us in this country realize the privileges which we enjoy. If we, as Masons, had to hide our identity, as they have to do in some other countries of the world, and perhaps be persecuted therefor, I believe we would all be much more appreciative than we are. Doctor Hans Schlessinger was telling us only last night that even before this dictatorship condition entered their country, Masons were unable to walk down the street wearing Masonic insignia. That is just one of the privileges we enjoy. Brethren, it has been a great pleasure to attend your annual Communication. I appreciate the courtesies extended to me during my visit with you, and assure you of the good fellowship that exists between the Grand Jurisdiction of Missouri and Nebraska. I thank you. ADDRESS OF M. W. BROTHER HOMER A. BENJAMIN, GRAND MASTER OF THE GRAND LODGE OF IOWA

THE GRAND MASTER: Brethren, may I present Most Worshipful Brother Homer A. Benjamin, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Iowa, whom we are also delighted to have present and who will speak to us now. M. W. BROTHER BENJAMIN: Most Worshipful Brother Chiles, distinguished guests and brethren of the Grand Lodge of Missouri: I am indeed happy to be here to bring to the Grand Lodge of Missouri the fraternal greetings and best wishes of the 70,000 Masons who make up the Grand Lodge of Iowa. It has been my pleasure on several occasions to be one of a group who have made pilgrimages into the State of Missouri. You have always made us feel at home, and we have always hoped for future trips. It is our hope that we may keep this fraternal relationship burning to the end of eternity. Most W orshipful Brother Chiles, I appreciate deeply the courtesies you have extended us, and assure you this visit has been a real pleasure. ADDRESS OF M. W. BROTHER C. C. HUNT, P. G. M., AND PRESENT GRAND SECRETARY OF THE GRAND LODGE OF IOWA

THE GRAND MASTER: Another visitor, to whose presence we look forward with pleasurable anticipation, is the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Iowa. He always has a message which we retain in

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our hearts for a long time. He is a Masonic scholar, and a Masonic author of national repute. I now take it as a happy privilege to present to you brethren, again, M. W. Brother Charles C. Hunt, Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Iowa. M. W. BROTHER HUNT: M. W. Grand Master, distinguished guests and brethren: It is indeed a pleasure to visit the Grand Lodge of Missouri, and knowing that you have many things to be accomplished before closing, I merely want to extend to you the fraternal greetings of the Grand Lodge of Iowa. I thank you. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPEALS AND GRIEVANCES

Report of the Committee on Appeals and Grievances was presented by the Chairman, R. W. Brother Ray Bond, was adopted, and is as follows: To the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. go A. M., of Missouri: Brethren: Your Committee on Appeals and Grievances submits the following report: I

In the Matter of Swope Park Lodge No. 617 versus Louis Rabinowitz. On August 25, 1938, the Junior Warden of Swope Park Lodge No. 617 filed with the Secretary of said Lodge charges on behalf of said Lodge against Louis Rabinowitz, then a member in good standing of said Lodge, charging that said accused had on August 9, 1937, at Amsterdam, New York, committed the crime of grand larceny. Under date of August 31, 1938, according to the certificate of the Secretary of said Lodge, said Secretary deposited in the post office in Kansas City, Missouri, by registered mail with return receipt requested, a notice, in proper form, to said Louis Rabinowitz advising said accused of the character of the charges laid against him, and that the trial of the same would be held in the Hall of Swope Park Lodge at eight 0 'clock P.M., September 15, 1938; the envelope in which said notice was enclosed was addressed to Louis Rabinowitz, at Clinton Prison, Dannemora, New York. The return receipt for said registered letter, which is a part of the transcript, discloses that the letter was received at said prison on September 2, 1938, and bears the signature of a person who presumably was an attendant at said prison. However, it developed as a matter of fact that the notice was not actually delivered to the accused by the warden of said prison until September 17, 1938, two days after the date assigned for the trial of said charges. The transcript further discloses that at the time said notice was mailed and delivered at said Clinton Prison the accused was an inmate of said prison where he was serving a sentence assessed as a result of a trial in a New York court at which he was found guilty of the crime which was the subject of the charges laid against him by the Junior Warden of the Lodge. Also, although there is no evidence in the transcript definitely showing that the accused had a home in Kansas City, it was contended before your Committee on behalf of the accused, that he had a home in Kansas City which was located more than two miles from the Hall of Swope Park Lodge. On the evening of September 15, 1938, the case proceeded to trial before a Lodge Jury, as a result of which a verdict was rendered finding the accused guilty of the charges against him and his punishment was assessed

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at expulsion fiom all the rights and privileges of Freemasonry; and the Committee finds that the accused did not appear nor was he represented at said hearing. Thereafter, on order of Most Worshipful Brother Henry C. Chiles, Grand Master, an appeal was taken to this Grand Lodge. The Lodge was represented before your Committee by Worshipful Brother S. C. Potter, Worshipful Master of the Lodge. The accused was represented by Brother Louis Krashin, a member of Swope Park Lodge No. 617. In view of the foregoing, and especially the fact that the notice of the charges and the date of the trial was not delivered to the accused until two days after the trial was had, he could not attend nor be represented. This Committee believes that every accused has the right to have proper notice, and because of the facts herein shown, this case should be sent back to the Lodge for a retrial after proper notice. Your Committee, therefore, recommends that the judgment of conviction and sentence of expulsion be reversed; that this case be remanded to Swope Park Lodge No. 617, that the transcript in this case and all the papers pertaining thereto be transmitted to the Secretary of said Lodge by the Grand Secretary, and that said Lodge be instructed to proceed to obtain proper service on the accused, in accordance with our Bylaws, and prosecute this case to a conclusion. II

In the Matter of Beacon Lodge No.3 versus Thomas J. English. On December 19, 1938, the Junior Warden of Beacon Lodge No. 3 filed on behalf of said Lodge with the Secretary thereof, charges against Thomas J. English, then a member of said Lodge. The charges presented consisted of four specifications briefly summarized as follows: No.1. That the accused obtained a divorce from his wife in Hot Springs, Arkansas, while his wife, having been adjudged mentally incompetent, was an inmate of the City Sanitarium in St. Louis, Missouri. No.2. That the accused gave false testimony in the Third Chancery Circuit Court at Hot Springs, Arkansas, in his action for divorce against his former wife, in that he testified, under oath, that his said wife had deserted and abandoned him in October, 1934, and that his wife's last known address was a certain street address in the City of St. Louis, Missouri. No.3. That the accused obtained a divorce from his said wife in said Arkansas court by causing the judge of said court to rely upon a certain , 'waiver and entry of appearance," purportedly signed by his wife, signature to which was obtained while his wife was an inmate of the City Sanitarium in the City of St. Louis, Missouri, subsequent to adjudication that she was mentally incompetent, and at a time when his wife was under guardianship. . Specification No.4 reiterates the charge that the accused gave false testimony as a means of procuring his divorce from his former wife, and further charges that said divorce was obtained without any notice given to the guardian of said wife, a mentally incompetent person. Trial was had after all due procedural steps, before a Trial Commission regularly appointed, both the Lodge and the accused being represented by counsel. The Trial Commission found the accused guilty of all four specifications and assessed his punishment at expulsion from all the rights and privileges of Freemasonry. From this judgment and expulsion the accused has appealed to the Grand Lodge. The Lodge was represented before your Committee by its present Senior Warden, Brother Vernon C. Oetting, and the accused was present in person and represented by Brother Sigmund M. Bass, a member of Lambskin Lodge No. 460.

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A complete transcript of the proceedings had and the testimony taken at the trial before the Trial Commission was before your Committee. Your Committee feels that it is unnecessary to set forth in this report the testimony taken at the trial and the facts shown by the record evidence. Your Committee has read the record with care and listened to the arguments presented on behalf of the Lodge and the accused, and finds as follows: Specification No. 1 of the charges, does not, in our opinion, state a Masonic offense. We are of the same opinion relative to the Specification numbered 4, except as to the charge therein contained to the effect that the accused gave false testimony at the trial whereby he procured a divorce from his former wife in the Arkansas court, and this is simply a reiteration of the same charge contained in Specification No.2. We are of the opinion that the evidence amply sustains the finding of the Trial Commission as to Specifications numbered 2 and 3 of the charges, and that said charges allege Masonic offenses. Your Committee further feels that, in view of the nature of the offenses committed and proven, the punishment assessed by the Trial Commission was just and proper. Therefore, your Committee recommends that the finding and judgment of the Trial Commission as to Specifications numbered 1 and 4 of the ('harges be reversed, and that the finding and judgment of the Trial Commission in all other respects, including the punishment assessed, be affirmed. Fraternally submitted, RAY BOND, Chairman, JOHN W. CALHOUN, HARRY BAUM, JOHN C. ROBERTSON, PERCY A. BUDD, E. F. WALSH, ORSON H. SWEARINGEN.

REPORT OF THE BUILDING SUPERVISORY BOARD

The report of the Building Supervisory Committee was read by R. W. Brother Guy C. Million, Chairman, and was adopted. To the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. go A. M., of Missou,ri: Brethren: The Building Supervisory Board submits the following report for the year of 1938-1939: CAMBRIDGE LODGE

No. 63,

SLATER, MISSOURI

October 16, 1938. Granted Cambridge Lodge No. 63 penmsslOn to borrow $750.00 for the purpose of installing a heating system in the hall of Cambridge Lodge, with the understanding that the interest and not less than $75.00 be paid on the indebtedness each year until same had been liquidated. JACKSON LODGE

No. 82,

LINNEUS, MISSOURI

October 16, 1938. Granted Jackson Lodge No. 82 permission to offer the Commissioner in charge of the closed Farmers and Merchants Bank at Linneus, an unpaid balance due the Lodge, for a room over the bank building adjoining the Lodge room they have occupied for 68 years and, if accepted, acquire title to the property without incurring an indebtedness by the Lodge. It seems they could find no contract or title of record to the lodge room

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they have occupied and supposedly owned for the 68 years, but in making this transaction they would be able to acquire a clear title to the entire upper floor. While this Board does not approve of sky titles, we feel in this particular instance where same was being purchased with funds tied up in a closed bank, the collection of which was questionable, that we were justified in granting the permission. WESTVILLE LODGE

No. 202,

WESTVILLE, MISSOURI

October 28, 1938. Granted Westville Lodge No. 202 permission to borrow not to exceed $350.00 for the purpose of purchasing and repairing the building they were occupying, with the understanding they were to pay the interest and not less than $50.00 on the principal each year until the debt was liquidated. WEBSTER LODGE

No. 98,

MARSHFIELD, MISSOURI

October 28, 1938. Granted Webster Lodge No. 98 permission to erect a Masonic Building on a piece of property they have owned for several years at an approximate cost of $5,400.00 and to borrow not to exceed $1,000.00 for said purpose. This Lodge had $2,000.00 in cash on hand and had raised $3,200.00 in subscriptions. They anticipated building without creating a debt but requested permission to borrow up to $1,000.00 as a safeguard. POLO LODGE No. 232, POLO, MISSOURI November 2, 1938. Granted Polo Lodge No. 232 permission to purchase the first floor of the building they were occupying at a cost not to exceed $300.00 and to borrow $250.00 for said purpose, with the understanding that the loan would be liquidated within two years or sooner if possible. POM:EGRANAT~ TEMPLE ASSOCIATION, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI

November 8, 1938. Granted Pomegranate Temple Association permission to renew a $9,000.00 balance due on loan with the Chippewa Trust Co., maturing March 1, 1939. The Board desires to congratUlate Pomegranate Temple Association for reducing this loan from $32,000.00 on March 1, 1929, to $9,000.00 on March 1, ~939. VIENNA LODGE No. 94, VIENNA, MISSOURI November 8, 1938. Granted Vienna Lodge No. 94 permission to sell a vacant lot owned by the Lodge, this lot was located across a ten-foot alley from the Lodge property and was producing no revenue. WEATHERBY LODGE No. 235, WEATHERBY, MISSOURI November 26, 1938. Granted Weatherby Lodge No. 235 permission to borrow $200.00, secured by a mortgage on their Lodge building, for the purpose of paying an obligation incurred in repairing the roof and inside of their Lodge room and their Grand Lodge dues amounting to $43.00. These debts were made without the knowledge of the Board, but feeling that a Masonic obligation is sacred, we granted them permission to borrow the money to meet their obligation, with the admonition that they use strict economy and endeavor to liquidate same in the shortest possible time. JAMESPORT LODGE No. 564, JAMESPORT, MISSOURI January 17, 1939. Granted Jamesport Lodge No. 564 permission to purchase a building for Masonic use at a cost not to exceed $240.00 and to expend not to exceed $150.00 in needed repairs with the understanding that no debt would be incurred by the Lodge in the transaction.

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HARMONY LODGE No. 499, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI March 24, 1939. Granted Harmony Lodge No. 499 permission to renew a loan of $9,500.00 on Harmony Temple due March 31, 1939. STAR LODGE No. 419, TABERVILLE, MISSOURI May 4, 1939. Granted Star Lodge No. 419 permission to rebuild their Lodge Hall at a cost not to exceed $1,800.00 and to borrow not to exceed $600.00 for said purpose. PAULDlNGVILLE LODGE No. 11, WRIGHT CITY, MISSOURI June 6, 1939. Granted Pauldingville Lodge No. 11 permission to expend not to exceed $3,000.00 in wrecking and rebuilding their Lodge Hall, and permission to borrow not to exceed $600.00 for this purpose. DOCKERY LODGE No. 325, MEADVILLE, MISSOURI June 16, 1939. A request from Dockery Lodge No. 325 that they be permitted to borrow as much as $3,000.00 to erect a building to cost $5,000.00 was not granted, as the Board was of the opinion they did not have sufficient available assets to meet the payment of this debt in a reasonable length of time. BOONVILLE MASONIC TEMPLE ASSOCIATION, BOONVILLE, MISSOURI July 20, 1939. Granted Boonville Masonic Temple Association permission to expend not to exceed $22,000.00 in the building and furnishing of a Masonic Temple on a piece of property they have owned for several years at the corner of Fifth and Center Avenue in Boonville and to borrow not to exceed $10,000.00 for said purpose. The Temple Association had on hand cash and good securities to the amount of $11,000.00, pledges from the members of the Masonic Bodies amounting to $7,500.00, is the owner of the upper story of a building valued at $2,000.00 and the property upon which the Temple is being erected, valued at $10,000.00. It is the understanding that all pledges when paid will be used to reduce any indebtedness incurred. NORTH STAR LODGE No. 157, ROCK PORT, MISSOURI July 31, 1939. Granted North Star Lodge No. 157 permission to build an addition to their main building, for rental purposes, at a cost not to exceed $2,000.00 and to borrow not to exceed $1,500.00 for said purpose. They had assets, without incumbrance, conservatively estimated at $10,000.00. SHELL CITY LODGE No. 448, SHELL CITY, MISSOURI July 31, 1939. Granted Shell City Lodge No. 448 permission to borrow not to exceed $600.00 for the purpose of purchasing and repairing the property they were occupying, with the understanding that $200.00 would be used each year to care for the interest and pay on the principal until the debt was liquidated. JOPLIN LODGE No. 335, JOPLIN, MISSOURI September 7, 1939. Granted Joplin Lodge No. 335 permission to remodel their building at 4th and Wall Street, Joplin, into a lodge hall for a Masonic meeting place at an approximate cost of $3,500.00, no indebtedness to be incurred, they having the necessary funds. Respectfully submitted, GUY C. MILLION, Chairman, JULIUS C. GARRELL, JR.

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

W. Brother C. A. Tolin, Chairman, read the report of the Committee on Ways and Means, which was adopted, and is as follows: To the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. ~ A. M., of Missouri: Brethren: The Officers of this Grand Lodge have again kept expenditures well within the budget appropriation set up one year ago, and as a result of their business-like methods $2,095.17 has been turned back into our General Fund, and the officers are to be commended for this excellent showing. The following resolutions have been presented to this Committee: I "Be It Resolved, That the directors of the Masonic Home be instructed, if deemed to be advisable, to use 3 per cent of the dues payable to the Masonic Home in accordance with Section 74 of the By-Laws, for relief of indigent Master Masons, their widows and orphans, either at the Masonic Home or elsewhere, and regardless of whether the beneficiary would be entitled to admission to the Masonic Home or not, and to transfer such amounts as the Board may deem advisable for relief for those not entitled to admission to the Home, to the Welfare Committee." II "Be It Resolved, That the Ways and Means Committee, by and with the consent of the Grand Master, be authorized, the funds of the Grand Lodge being available, to transfer to the Welfare Committee from time to time, moneys from the General Fund for the operation and maintenance of the Welfare Committee, not exceeding, however, the sum of $5,000.00." We approve adoption of the above resolutions. We recommend the following appropriations:

Appropriations Printing Proceedings Salary, Grand Master Expenses, Grand Master Maintenance, Grand Lodge Office Expenses, Grand Lodge Officers (Order Grand Master) Salary, Grand Secretary Office Help (Grand Secretary's Office) Printing, Postage and Stationery Salary, Grand Lecturer Expenses, Grand Lecturer District Lecturers and District Deputies Conference Grand Lecturer Emeritus 路 Salary, Grand Treasurer Grand Correspondent Masonic Relief Association, United States and Canada Past Grand Master's Jewel Lewis & Clark, and St. Louis Markers Telephone, Jefferson 4877 Bonds, Grand Secretary and Treasurer Reporter, Grand Lodge Session Expenses Grand Lodge Session Contingent, Grand Lodge Expense Fund, etc. .

1939-1940 . $ 1,600.00 1,000.00 . 1,500.00 . 1,800.00 . 300.00 . 5,000.00 . 3,000.00 . 3,000.00 . 4,200.00 . 1,200.00 . 750.00 . 1,200.00 . 500.00 . 500.00 . 292.26 . 175.00 . 110.00 . 225.00 . 300.00 . 75.00 . 600.00 . 750.00 .

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Perkins Audit Company . Expenses George Washington Memorial and Grand Masters' Conference . Grand Lodge Officers' Conference . Swiss Grand Lodge for Relief Work . Pay Roll, 1939 Masonic Home Board Per Capita

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150.00 300.00 300.00 250.00 $ 29,077.26 19,978.70 125,977.20

Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $204,110.42 Fraternally submitted, C. A. TOLIN, Chairman, ED. E. MORRIS,

G. C. MARQUIS, H. H. BRUMMALL.

REPORT OF OOMMITTEE ON BOARDS OF RELIEF AND EMPLOYMENT BUREAU

The report of the Committee on Boards of Relief and Employment Bureau was read by W. Brother Edward H. Loffhagen, Chairman, and adopted. To the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. 4- A. M., of Missouri: Brethren: Your Committee on Boards of Relief and Employment Bureau report that they have carefully examined the reports as follows: EMPLOYMENT BUREAU

The St. Louis Masonic Employment Bueau, under date of September 6, 1939, reports having secured positions during the year for 432 to permanent placements; for 312 to temporary placements of one week or more; and for 149 to intermediate placements of less than one week, making a total of 893 placements for the year, showing an increase of 23 per cent in permanent placements and about eight per cent in total placements over the previous year. The cost of operating the bureau for the year was $4,493.14, making the average cost per position secured (not including the intermediate placements) at $6.04. The financial statement shows a balance on hand as of July 1, 1938, plus interest and per capita tax received from the lodges amounting to $6,540.92. Disbursements consisting of salaries, rent, telephone, printing, stationery, postage, automobile expense, etc., is $4,493.14, leaving a balance of $2,047.78, consisting of monies on deposit and two $500.00 Time Certificates. BOARDS OF RELIEF

The St. Louis Masonic Board of Relief reports having had 547 new cases and 60 cases from the previous year. Many cases investigated have no claim on the fraternity, as detailed in the report. There were cases of missing credentials, and of credentials found and returned. Two hundred ninety-nine were assisted on 1,991 occasions. At the request of St. Louis Lodges 72 cases of members reported in distress at distant points were investigated. The hospital Committee visited 26 sick, making 62 calls. Twenty-seven transients were given Masonic burials by the St. Louis Lodges. There were two burials in the Board of Relief Lot in Valhalla Cemetery. The monies received to August 28, 1939, on initiation assessments for 1938-1939 was $1,485.00 and that $315.00 from previous years remains unpaid.

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Death claimed the following members of the Board of Relief during the year: Brothers John D. Els, Pomegranate Lodge No. 95; Leslie W. Foster, Anchor Lodge No. 443; and Daniel E. Gayle, Progress Lodge No. 657. The financial statement shows Cash on Hand July 1, 1938, $173.61. Receipts from Initiations and refunds, $2,546.93, making a total of $2,720.54. Disbursements to July 1, 1939, consisting of bonds, card index, coal, donations, funerals, groceries, office allowance, salaries, postage, telegrams, etc., $2,253.30, leaving a balance on hand as of July 1, 1939, of $467.24. The Kansas City Masonic Board of Relief reports many requests for assistance, which when investigated have no claim on the Fraternity. No complete record is kept of all calls made on the Bureau nor of the number of visits made on those in hospitals, but record is kept of all transactions involving finances. Eight Lodges have paid all or part of the assessments for initiations made during this fiscal year; five Lodges have made no payments on initiations for this fiscal year, but have paid in full to June 30, 1938, and five Lodges have made no payments for initiations for this year, 'and owe a balance on previous years since July, 1933. During the year the Lodges in Kansas City have conducted Masonic Burial Services over the remains of 17 deceased Brethren, who held membership outside of Kansas City. The financial statement is as follows: Balance on hand, June 30, 1938, $426.34. Collected from Lodges on initiates, $815.00; on account of Fraternal assistance, $1,788.75, making a total of $3,030.09. Disbursements consisting of Fraternal assistance, telegrams, and telephone, printing, postage, premium on bonds, card index, salary, etc., $1,773.50, leaving a balance of $1,256.59. Of this balance $786.49 is held in trust for the relief of specific persons and $37.50 is credited to the Grand Charity Fund of the Grand Lodge of Iowa. The Springfield Masonic Board of Relief reports that four Masonic funerals have been conducted by the Lod,ges of Springfield for deceased transient brethren. The financial statement shows balance on July 1, 1938, of Time Certificate and checking account of $873.76, receipts for the year, $12.00, making a total of $885.76. Disbursements amounting to $7.50, leaving a balance on July 1, 1939, of $878.26. - Fraternally submitted, EDWARD H. LOFFHAGEN, Chairman, A. J. O'REILLY. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS

The report of the Committee on Credentials was submitted by Chairman W. Brother Walter\Vebb, was adopted, and is as follows:

To the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F . A. M., of Missouri: Your Committee on Credentials submits the following report: At the present session of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge there are represented 549 subordinate lodges, and there are present: Grand Lodge Officers........................................ 19 Past Grand Masters.......................................... 15 Grand Representatives 12 District Deputy. Grand Masters................... . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 District Lecturers 50 Past Masters 663 Worshipful Masters 527

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Senior Wardens Junior Wardens Chairmen of Committees..................................... Distinguished Visitors

106 69 24 15

Actual attendance is: Past Masters Worshipful Masters Senior Wardens Junior Wardens

663 527 106 69

Total

1,365 Fraternally submitted, WALTER A. WEBB, Chairman, HENRY F. WOERTHER, JACOB ABAECHERLI, FRED H. KNIGHT, GEO. A. McKEAN.

REPORT OF OOMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENOE

M. W. Brother Byrne Bigger, Chairman, read the report of the Committee on Jurisprudence, which was adopted, and is as follows: To the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. go A. M., of Missouri: Brethren: Your Committee on Jurisprudence submits the following report: DECISIONS

We approve Decisions numbered 1, 3, 6, 7,8,9, 10, 13,14,17,18 and 19 as reported in the Grand Master's Address. As to Decision No.2, the Grand Lodge has always considered the question of a petitioner voting as a very important factor to determine residence, and in passing upon this decision we do not want to minimize or diminish the importance of where a man votes as an important fact in determining his residence. With this qualification, because of the confusing facts in this case, we approve Decision No.2. We approve subdivision A and B of Decision No.4. However, the Grand Master's recommendation as to the courtesy to be extended to the Brother has no force in law, but is merely a suggested courtesy and not a Declaration of Law. As to Decision No.5, we approve this decision but call attention to the fact that by the adoption of the amendments in our Partial Report on Tuesday, this decision will not form a precedent for future decisions based on the law made by the new amendments. As to Decision No. 11, we presume the decision goes to the fact that we have no control over the so-called "higher bodies" which is correct. However, we still retain control over the individual members of these other bodies and can prevent their having Masonic communion with a suspended Freemason and can try the suspended Freemason for posing as a Freemason in good standing when he is not, and we do not want to be understood as waiving any of the rights or prerogatives of the Grand Master or of this Grand Lodge. As to Decision No. 12 under the facts as stated in the decision by the Grand Lodge in 1926 the decision should be approved. However, we call attention to the provisions of Section 98 of the Grand Lodge By-laws, which requires the Grand Lodge at the time of promulgating its decision to determine whether the accused shall or shall not be entitled to the rank of Past Master.

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As to Decision No. 15, we approve the decision in Paragraph A. However, we do not concur in the recommendation of the Grand Master in said Paragraph A, and believe it is the better policy to continue to adhere to the present policies of the Grand Lodge as announced in a long line of decisions heretofore made. We also approve Paragraph B of said D~+ sion No. 15. As to Decision No. 16, we presume the Grand Master had in mind that the facts warranted the presumption that all the terms of Section 115 had been complied with, and we, therefore, approve the decision. REGISTRATION OF BADGE, BUTTON, EMBLEM, ETC.

At the last Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge the following Resolution was adopted. (Proceedings 1988, page 122.) " Be It ResQl'IJed, That the Grand Master is authorized to register the Jewels, Emblems, Symbols, and Insignia of The Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Missouri, as provided by the Statutes of Missouri, thereby protecting the same from infringement." Thereafter, the Most Worshipful Grand Master referred the ~atter to this Committee. The Committee finds upon investigation that Section 14340 of the R. S. Mo. 1929, 'provides for the registration of "recognized and established badge, button, emblem, decoration, insignia, or charm, and the component parts of each of such." We are of the opinion that this section is permissive and not mandatory. We also find that Section 14338 and Section 14339 R. S. Mo. 1929, provide protection to this Grand Lodge in the use of name and badge, etc. We are, however, of the opinion that registration of our established badge, button, emblem, decoration, insignia, or charm, and the component parts of each of such under Section 14340 R. S. Mo. 1929, should be complied with. Just what should be registered is more difficult. One Grand Jurisdiction registered in its State some 130 items. We believe that under our Constitution this Grand Lodge adopted all of the customs "exercised and performed by Grand Lodges within the ancient customs and landmarks of the Fraternity." See Article V, Section 10 of our Constitution. We feel that this includes the use of all Masonic badges, buttons, emblems, etc. We, therefore, recommend: 1. The appointment by the incoming Most Worshipful Grand Master of a Special Committee of three who shall prepare a list, description and drawing of each badge, button, emblem, decoration, insignia, or charm, and the component parts of each of such as such Committee shall conclude should be registered at this time. 2. That . the Grand Master and Grand Secretary be and are authorized to cause such badge, button, emblem, etc., to be registered under Section 14340 R. S. Mo. 1929, and are also authorized and empowered to execute any and all necessary documents to comply therewith. 3. That all necessary expenses including drawings and registration fees shall be paid by this Grand Lodge. DISPENSATIONS FOR ELECTIONS

The recommendation made by the Grand Master in his address for a change in the By-laws relative to the question of dispensations for elections having been referred to your Committee by the Committee on Grand Master's Address, we do not feel that the recommendation will materially improve a laxness in holding elections at the time specified by the Lodge By-laws, and that such an amendment might lead to further confusion, and that the present requirements for a dispensation to hold an election out of time is a beneficial check. We, therefore, recommend that the suggestion of the Grand Master should not be adopted.

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AMENDMENTS

On page 151 of the Proceedings of 1938 is an amendment to Section 161 providing for a form of application for restoration. The Committee has amended the application and submits the same in the following words and fillures, to-wit: , 'The form of application shall be substantially as follows: APPLICATION FOR RESTORATION

To the Worshipful Master, Wardens, and Members of . Lodge No..... A. F. & A. M.: The Subscriber represents that he was suspended by said Lodge, on the day of , 19 .. , for nonpayment of dues, that he has liquidated his indebtedness to the said Lodge, and now desires to be restored to membership and promises, if restored, to comply with the Laws and Regulations of the Fraternity. Yours Respectfully, ................ Signature ................ Address ...... ,19 ... " We recommend the adoption of this Amendment. On page 150 of the Proceedings of 1938 is an Amendment to Section 66. This affects the Employment Bureau in the City of St. Louis, and no other City in the State. On March 3, 1939, three members of your Committee conducted a meeting in the Masonic Temple in St. Louis attended by practically all of the Lodges in the City of St. Louis through their Masters, Wardens, or official representatives. A great diversity of opinion prevails among the路 Lodges of St. Louis as to the wisdom of the amendment, and as this is a matter that affects these Lodges alone, we believe that more time should be given for them to come to a conclusion as to what is the best for this Employment Bureau. We, therefore, recommend that the above amendment be continued to the Grand Lodge Session in 1940. Respectfully submitted, BYRNE E. BIGGER, Chairman, HENRI L. WARREN, C. LEW GALLANT, RICHARD O. RUMER, SAM WILCOX, HENRY W. Fox.

ADDRESS OF M. W. BROTHER H. F. OHAPMAN, P. G. M., OF THE GRAND LODGE OF SOUTH DAKOTA

THE GRAND MASTER: Brethren, the Grand Lodge of South Dakota is represented at this Communication by one of their Past Grand Masters, M. W. Brother H. F. Chapman on whom we now call for a brief address. M. W. BROTHER CHAPMAN: Worshipful Grand Master, distinguished guests, and brethren: It is indeed a privilege that comes to few South Dakota Masons to stand in a hall of these magnificent proportions and to speak to so many Master Masons. Missouri has a particular significance to we South Dakota Masons, for in lineage we are the grandchildren of the Masons of Missouri.

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During my year as Grand Master I wished very much to come to this Grand Lodge to learn something of our family traditions, and I assure you it is a very great pleasure for me to be here, and listen, and visit, and absorb Masonry of older years. I thank you. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MILEAGE AND PEB DIEM

The. report of the Mileage and Per Diem Committee was read by Walter R. Shrodes, Chairman, and adopted. To the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F.g- A. M., of Missouri: Brethren: Your Committee on Mileage and Per Diem at this session of the Grand Lodge, begs to report allowances paid for mileage and per diem as follows: Grand Officers $ 493.80 369.30 Past Grand Masters . 1,482.10 District Deputy Grand Masters . 546.10 District Lecturers . Chairman of Committees . 119.60 201.60 Committee on Jurisprudence . 189.30 . Committee of Appeals and Grievances 129.40 . Committee on Credentials Chartered Lodges . 16,447.50 $19,978.70

Grand Total Respectfully submitted, WALTER R. SHRODES, HARRY A. MAGOON, ROBT. L. DIXON, ARTHUR W. REITER.

Chairman,

BEPORT OF COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND HOTELS

R. W. Brother Arthur Mather read the report of the Committee, which was adopted. To the M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. g- A. M., of Missouri: Brethren: The Committee on Hotels and Transportation reports that their duties were duly performed. WM. F. MILLER, Chairman. ADDRESS OF W. BROTHER JOHN CALHOUN, GRAND COMMANDER OF THE GRAND COMMANDERY K. T. OF MISSOURI

THE GRAND MASTER: Brethren, we have with us this morning the Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of the State of Missouri, in the person of our Worshipful Brother John Calhoun. We would be pleased to hear from Brother Calhoun at this time. W. BROTHER CALHOUN: Most Worshipful Grand Master, distinguished visitors and brethren: It is my privilege and honor to represent the Grand Commandery of Missouri here this morning, and on their behalf extend their fraternal greetings and best wishes. There is just one thought I would like to give you and that is that we are

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Masons, or not Masons, according to the life we live, the good we do, the hospitality we show, and the charity we give. Our forefathers held high these ideals. Sometimes I think we backslide a little, and substitute selfishness for sacrifice, and indifference for. effort. Our Fraternity flourished in the past, and it can flourish again, if we will just return to, and adhere to those high ideals, which were practiced by our forebears. Thank you. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF BY-LAWS

M. W. BROTHER DENSLOW: The chairman of the Committee on Revision of By-laws is otherwise occupied and I was delegated to report that the Committee still feels it inadvisable to present a report for the reason that it is impossible to consider a revision of the Bylaws in the time remaining, and I therefore move the continuation of the Committee. (Adopted.) REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON D. D. G. M.'S REPORTS

R. W. Brother Nat. D. Jackson, Chairman, read the report of the Committee on District Deputy Grand Master's Reports, the same was adopted, and is as follows: To the M. W. GrOl1U1 Lodge, Lt. F. go Lt. M., of Missouri: Brethren: Your Committee on Reports of District Deputy Grand Masters have carefully checked over the reports received and submit the following report: Of the 630 Chartered Lodges in this Grand Jurisdiction, reports on the regular form have been received from the District Deputy Grand Masters on 346. This is only a little over fifty per cent, leaving the large number of 284 Lodges which the District Deputies failed to visit, or if they did, no report was sent in. However, this is a slightly better percentage than for the previous few years and it is still hoped that, in the years to come, all the lodges will be officially visited and a report made. There has been received by the Committee a report of some kind from fifty out of the total sixty districts. The remaining ten districts, from which no reports have been received, are 18, 26, 31, 35, 36, 40, 45, 46, 53 and 55. It is noted that of those not reporting,. a number of them have failed to make a report of any kind in the past four or five years. Of the fifty districts reporting twenty-five have visited every lodge in their district and made a regular "Form" report. These are Districts 3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 27, 29, 30, 33-A, 33-B, 38, 41, 44, 47, 49, 56, 57 and 59. Some of these reports are more complete than others, but all show much care and interest in their preparation. The remaining 20 reports range from those that visited all but one of their Lodges down to the report consisting of only a brief letter giving very little or no information on which to base a conclusion as to Masonic conditions in that locality. Taking the reports as a whole the feeling seems to be, and their reports indicate, a decided upward trend. They report many instances of renewed activity; many seemingly dead lodges are coming forward with renewed life and determination to go forward. With automobiles and good roads, which we now have, making it possible to visit lodges within a large radius and return home the same evening, even in bad weather, it seems as though the tendency to have district and joint lodge meetings should be fostered and encouraged in every

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way. This will create a better fraternal spirit; the larger lodges can help and encourage the smaller lodge, all of which will assist in making better Masons, better Lodges and a better fraternity. As the world moves, we must move with it. In times past when the roads were poor and most of the traveling was done either on foot or horseback, what is known as the" Moonlight Lodge" was necessary and a great help in regular lodge attendance. It is noted that one of our enthusiastic and conscientious District Deputy Grand Masters would have been able to have visited all of the lodges in his district if it had not been that one of them was a "Moonlight Lodge" and he had to report that he had failed to make the official visit for the reason that he had unfortunately lost his almanac. Respectfully submitted, N. D. JACKSON, Chairman, CHARLES L. WOODS, JOHN W. ADAMS, DAVlD A. LESLIE, G. A. SAMPLE.

ADDRESS OF RABBI SAMUEL THURMAN

THE GRAND MASTER: I would like to present our Grand Chaplain, Right Worshipful Brother Samuel Thurman, who is always ready and willing to give us something that is worth while. Rabbi Thurman. R. W. BROTHER THURMAN: M. W. Grand Master and Brethren: As I was sitting here last night listening to the Grand Orator, Doctor McCluer, I wondered whether our brethren comprehended the significance of his address. May I call your attention to this fact, that the difference between tradition and history is this-history is written down, it is recorded. Tradition is that which is handed down from one generation to another by word of mouth, and has always been held more sacred than history. I have heard great historians say that modern scholars are coming more and more to believe in, and trust, tradition rather than history. WhyOJ History may be written with or without bias and since the historian very rarely can eliminate his own feelings, it is written with bias. In closing, may I say, M. W. Bro. Chiles, that I know you leave the high tradition of your office as Grand Master not only untarnished and unstained, but so that your successor may take up the banner with confidence that the brethren trust him to carry it on from glory to glory, from victory to victory. I thank you. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON UNFINISHED BUSINESS

W. Brother Fred H. Kury, Chairman, read the report of the Committee, which was adopted and is as follows: To the Grand LOdge, A. F.

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ELECTION OF OFFICERS

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The following brethren were nominated and elected to serve as directors for the Masonic Home for the next three years: M. W. Brothers Chiles, Landon and Skelly, and R. W. Brother Reynolds. APPOINTMENTS

The Grand Secretary read the following list of appointments made by the M. W. Grand Master-elect: ANTHONY F. ITTNER • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. W. Grand Lecturer SAMUl~L THURMAN . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Grand Chaplain EMMET L. ROBISON .•... W. Grand ChaplOJin WM. C. ATWOOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . W. Grand Chaplain BURRIS JENKINS W. Grand Chaplain GROVER C. SPARKS . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Senior Deacon LEO H. JOHNSON • • . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . Grand J un,ior Deacon WILLIAM F. WOODRUFF Grand Senior Steward JAMES A. KINDER , " , , . Grand JU'nior Steward WILLIS J. BRAy . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . Grand Marshal SOLON CAMERON Grand Marshal MORRIS E. EWING • . . . . . . . . . Grand Sword Bearer HARRY F. SUNDERLAND Grand Pursuivant THOMAS B. MATHER . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . o ' • Grand Orator WALTER E. SEEWOSTER .. Grand Tiler 0

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PRESENTATION TO GRAND MASTER AND PAST GRAND MASTER

W. BROTHER PAUL MOBLEY: M. W. Brother Vetsburg, the brethren of your Lodge have been looking forward to this glad hour for a long time. Today we greet you as the Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. We deeply appreciate the honor you bring to our Lodge, and the honor that goes to you, we know is richly deserved. On behalf of the brethren of your Lodge and with the profoundest satisfaction and the keenest joy, I present to you this bouquet. It is but a small ~oken of the esteem and love that the brethren of your Lodge have for you. With these flowers go the best wishes of every member of your Lodge for a successful, harmonious and happy year in the discharge of your duties as M. W. Grand Master, and I extend my personal congratulations. M. W. BROTHER VETSBURG: Brother Paul, I certainly appreciate the sentiment expressed by this lovely bouquet of flowers for it is a great pleasure to me to be associated with my brethren at Cornerstone Lodge. I shall indeed try, in my official career as Grand Master of this Grand Lodge, to be worthy of my mother lodge and the confidence my brethren repose in me. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. M. W. BROTHER ITTNER: M. W. Brother Vetsburg, I want to thank you for the honor conferred on me in asking that I install you. The formal ceremony of installation is now concluded, and it only remains for me to invest you with the gavel of authority. I know you are going to fill the office of Grand Master with distinction and honor. R. W. BROTHER MATHER: Most Worshipful Grand Master, it has been a pleasure to me for several years last past to present the incoming Grand Master with a Grand Master's apron, and it now becomes my privilege to ask you to take off the one you are now wearing, and let me invest you with this one, which has great significance. May I express the hope, on behalf of the Grand Lodge, that you will enjoy wearing it throughout your term of office, and when the hour of culmination comes, may you remember, as you gaze upon its pure and spotless surface, the fondest recollections of the experiences through which you have passed while presiding over the destinies of our Ancient Craft in the State of Missouri. M. W. BROTHER CHILES: Most Worshipful Grand Master, you and I have known each other many years, and we have been associated in Masonic work all that time, because our acquaintanceship, and our association, has been based entirely on Freemasonry. That association and acquaintanceship is one of the most treasured things in my

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memory, and it is now my pleasure to transmit to you a very precious object which has been in my keeping during the past twelve months. This jewel was presented to the Grand Lodge Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri in 1904 by M. W. Brother Kuhn, and since that time it has been successively worn by all the Grand Masters while they have held that exalted office. I know you will wear it with pleasure to yourself, and honor to the fraternity. M. W. BROTHER VETSBURG: M. W. Brother Chiles and R. W. Brother Mather, I want to thank you both most kindly for the very kind sentiments expressed in the presentation of this apron and this jewel. I accept these insignia of office with mingled emotions. First, with a sincere joy and gratitude to my brethren for having exalted me to the high office of Grand Master. Second, with a deep humility and a prayer to the Supreme Architect to the Universe that He may endow me with strength and wisdom to maintain the high standards and traditions of this office. Finally with just a tinge of sadness that he who first had confidence in me, and gave me my first appointment in the Grand Lodge Line-the appointment which makes this day possible-is not with us to share my joy. M. W. Brother Samuel R. Freet, that prince of men and Masons, has long since gone to his final reward, but I am thinking of him today, and I should like my first official act to be that an appropriate greeting be sent by this Grand Lodge to his widow, so as to let her know that today, we are and always will, think of him in loving and grateful remembrance. R. W. BROTHER WINKELJl.IAIER: M. W. Grand Master, W. Brother Fred Beck, President of the Square Club of St. Louis and St. Louis County, was unable to be here so he delegated me to present to you, on behalf of the members of the Square Club, this basket of flowers, as a token of their esteem for you. Today we rejoice that you have been exalted to the position of Most Worshipful Grand Master of Masons of the State of Missouri, and we know you will have a happy and successful year. M. W. BROTHER VETSBURG: Brother Bob, I am really delightfully surprised at this expression of affection from the Square Club. I want you to convey to W. Brother Beck, and the brethren of the Club, my deep appreciation for their thoughtfulness. M. W. BROTHER ITTNER: M. W. Brother Chiles, for many, many years this Grand ~odge has bestowed upon each of its retiring Grand Masters a token of brotherly love-a token of gratitude, and appreciation of faithful services rendered. I know this action of the Grand Lodge is especially appropriate, because you have labored long and faithfully. You have traversed the length and breadth of the State, you have laid many cornerstones, and you have kept up the high standards of Freemasonry, and have added new dignity and glory to the traditions of our Fraternity. It is an especial pleasure to me to bestow upon you this Past Grand Master's jewel, because some twelve years ago I was privileged to start you in the Grand Lodge line. I

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know the craft approved of my action, as they have approved of your career up the line, and especially of your acts as Grand Master of Masons of the State of Missouri. I know, M. W. Brother Chiles, that this stepping down out of the Grand East is not the end of your service, it is just the beginning of a long period of even more able and devoted service, if that is possible. M. W. BROTHER CHILES: M. W. Grand Master, M. W. Brother Ittner and Brethren; It is needless for me to say how much I appreciate this beautiful j~wel as a token of esteem of the Grand Lodge, at the conclusion of my period of service as Grand Master. I esteem it all the more, M. W. Brother Ittner, because it has been presented to me by you. May I be permitted to thank you for your kind expressions, and helpfulness throughout my year, which served to give me inspiration to carryon. I thank you. STANDING COMMITTEES 1939-1940

Jurisprudence-Byrne E. Bigger, Chairman; C. Lew Gallant, Richard O. Rumer, Sam Wilcox, Ralph V. Wilson, Henri Warren. Appeals and Grievances-Ray Bond, Chairman, O. H. Swearingen, Edward P. Walsh, John C. Robertson, Harry Baum, James M. Bradford. Ways and Means-Cecil A. Tolin, 1 year, Chairman; George C. Marquis, 3 years; Edmund E. Morris, 3 years; Ransom A. Breuer, 2 years; Harold H. Brummall, 2 years. Oredentials-Walter A. Webb, Chairman; Jacob Abaecherli, Fred H. Knight, Henry F. Woerther, George A. McKean, Ernie E. Claus. ' Mileage and Per Diem-Walter Shrodes, Chairman; H. A. Magoon, Arthur W. Reiter" George Black, Arthur V. Schopp, Robert L. Dixon. Ohartered Lodges-Robert C. Duffin, Chairman; George W. Paddock, Caeser Wollman, Robert R. Rumbold, Irwin F. Rosenfelder. Lodges U. D.-Louis J. Graue, Chairman; Gus O. Nations, C. B. Waddell, Fred W. Bendick, Albert Theis, Jr. Welfare-R. R. Kreeger, Chairman, Arch A. Johnson, Thomas H. Reynolds, Herman Mauch, Byrne E. Bigger. Reports of D. D. G. M.'s-Nat. D. Jackson, Chairman; David A. Leslie, Fay G. Fulkerson, Charles L. Woods, George A. Sample, John W. Adams, Walter L. Eshelman. Masonic Boards of Relief-Edward H. Loffhagen, 3 years, Chairman; Andrew J. O'Reilly, 2 years; Albert Linxwiler, 2 years; Morris E. Ewing, 3 years; Cyril A. Carpenter, 1 year. Ritual-Anthony F. Ittner, 2 years, Chairman; Theodore C. Teel, 1 year; James A. Kinder, 3 years; Harry P. Hovey, 1 year; William D. Rogers, 2 years. Masonic Home (Visiting Committee)- A. P. Fletcher, Chairman; Walter A. Phipps, Emsley C. James, William Zavadil, Sterling H. McCarthy.

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Correspondence-Ray V. Denslow, Chairman. Necrology-Harold L. Reader, Chairman; Julius Edwards. Auditing-Perkins Audit Company. Grand Master's Address-Henry C. Chiles; and all Past Grand Masters. Unfinished Business-W. E. To\vnsend, Chairman. Transportation and H otels-William F. Miller, Chairman. SPECIAL COMMITTEES 1939-1940

Masonic Service Association of Missouri-Robert C. Winkelmaier, Chairman; John R. Davis, Robert R. vVright, Walter Simon. Recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges-Arthur Mather, Chairman; James R. McLachlan, Frank C. Barnhill, DuVal Smith. Masonic Temple AssoC1:ation of St. L01tis-Byrne E. Bigger, Chairman; Edward McGuigan, John Wohradsky, Jr. George Washington Masonic National Memorial AssociationBert S. JGee, Chairman; Orestes Mitchell, Jr., Anthony F. Ittner. Library-William B. Massey, Chairman; William P. Mason, vVilliam C. Rese, Renick Jones, Shelby Wilson. Printing of Proceedings-Arthur Mather, Chairman; Cecil A. Tolin. Masonic Publications-James W. Skelly, Chairman; Byrne E. Bigger, Frederick M. Smith, Harold L. Reader, Ray V. Denslow, George C. Marquis. Building S1tpervisory Board-Guy C. Million, Chairman, 1 year; Curt C. Mack, 3 years; Julius C. Garrell, Jr., 2 years. Revision of By-Laws-Henry C. Chiles, Chairman; Byrne E. Bigger, Ray V. Denslow. Form8 and Ceremonies-Ray V. Denslow, Chairman; Henry C. Chiles, Arthur Mather. Registration of Emblems-C. Lew Gallant, Chairman; Arthur Mather, James W. Skelly. LIVING PAST GRAND MASTERS OF THIS JURISDICTION Name and Location Year of Service Robert It Kreeger, 3404 Morrell Ave, Kansas City , .1908-09 Arch A. Johnson, Landers Building, Springfield 1911-12 Van Fremont Boor, 1201 Commerce Building, Kansas City 1913-14 Tolman W. Cotton, Van Buren 1914-15 Julius C. Garrell, 251 Twenty-fourth Street, Santa Monica, Calif 1919-20 Bert S. Lee, 1224 Washington, Springfield 1922-23 William W. Martin, 5351 Delmar Boulevard, St. Louis 1925-26 Anthon:r F. Ittner, 1530 Telephone Building, St. Louis 1927-28 Byrne K Bigger, Courthouse, Hannibal 1928-29 William R. Gentry, 717 Louderman Building, St. Louis 1930-31 Ray V. Denslow, Trenton 1931-32 Thad B. Landon, 1902 Power and Light Building, Kansas City .. 1932-33 F. C. Barnhill, Marshall 1933-34 DuVal Smith, 517 Corby Building, St. Joseph 1934-35

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On motion made by M. W. Brother James W. Skelly, the minutes as reported, were ordered printed in the Proceedings, and the Grand Secretary was directed to print and distribute the necessary number of proceedings of this session of the Grand Lodge. BENEDICTION

Reverend Grand Chaplain Samuel Thurman, after invoking the Divine blessing, pronounced the benediction. CLOSING

The M. W. Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Missouri rested from its labors and was closed in AMPLE FORM at 1 :15 o'clock P.M., this day, the 27th of September, 1939, no further business appearing, to meet again at St. Louis, Missouri, the last Tuesday, viz. the 24th day of September, 1940.

DISTRICT DEPUTY G. M. 'S 1939-1940

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Harold M. Jayne, Memphis James M. DeWitt, Kirksville Walter E. Singley, Green City Clyde C. Evans, Trenton Carey A. Brock, Ridgeway Curtis F. Smith, Darlington George Houchens, Ravenwood Fred H. Binder, Bigelow Orestes Mitchell, Jr., St. Joseph C. Robert May, Jamesport Emsley C. James, Plattsburg A. B. Cleaveland, Kingston Herman D. Taggart, Linneus Luther E. Wilhoit, Macon David A. Leslie, Williamstown

DISTRICT LECTURERS 1939-1940 Homer G. McDaniel, Wayland Walter H. Epperson, Hurdland Walter E. Singley, Green City Emmett M. Wilson, Laredo Carey A. Brock, Ridgeway Curtis F. Smith, Darlington George Houchens, Ravenwood Fred H. Binder, Bigelow Taylor H. Nicholas, Savannah

Cecil T. Pilcher, Maysville Emsley C. James, Plattsburg John R. Blackman, Chillicothe Herman D. Taggart, Linneus Luther E. Wilhoit, Macon David A. Leslie, Williamstown

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DISTRIICT DEPUTY G. M.'S 1939-1940 16. Guy A. Magruder, Bowling Green 17. Chas. IS. Hicks, Monroe City 18. 19. Arthur G. Lynch, Brunswick 20. Earl Jr. Cheesman, Carrollton 21. Earl VV'. Foley, Weston 22. Harry P. Hovey, 1110 Grand Ave., Kansas City 23. C. B. Waddell, Lexington 24. John ·W. Adams, Marshall 25. Samuel L. Jewett, Boonville 26. Julius R. Edwards, Centralia 27. Louis J. Graue, Mexico 28. Paul A. Thomas, Montgomery City 29. Herb€:rt J. Crosby, Winfield 30. Edwin H. Barklage, St. Charles 31. Albert Linxwiler, Jefferson Cit:r 32. Ransom A. Breuer, Hermann 33-A. Elmer Flack, St. Louis 33-B. Charles Langeneckert, St. Louis 34. Ernent W. Miller, Belton 35. Dudley O. Bradley, Butler 36. Jolly P. Hurtt, Sedalia 37. Thor:aton Jennings, Clinton 38. Oren Simpson, Richland 39. Chas. L. Woods, Rolla 40. Charles W. Green, De Soto 41. Morris E. Ewing, Morrisville 42. Clyd f3 Tinsley, Eldorado Springs 43. David V. Morris, Nevada 44. George Dillard, Joplin 45. Jewel E. Windle, Springfield 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59.

John H. Hicks, Mountain Grove John N. Sparks, Grandin J. Clyde Akers, Farmington W. Glenn McCain, Cape Girardeau Geo. A. Sample, Chaffee Thomas R. Wilkins, Campbell Kipp C. Johnson, Poplar Bluff C. Earl Armstrong, West Plains John S. Taylor, Ozark Charles Werdein, Aurora Walter A. Phipps, Neosho Robert H. Groppe, 230 Harrison, Ferguson George Catron, Eldon Nat. D. Jackson, Independence

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DISTRICT LECTURERS 1939-1940 Charles S. Hicks, Monroe City Arthur G. Lynch, Brunswick L. Herbert Thomas, Carrollton Henry C. Noland, Parkville F. Ernest Carter, 5711 Locust St., Kansas City Camillus B. Waddell, Lexington John W. Adams, Marshall Samuel L. Jewett, Boonville Robert N. Hall, Columbia Louis J. Graue, Mexico Paul A. Thomas, Montgomery City Herbert J. Crosby, Winfield Edwin H. Barklage, St. Charles William D. Rogers, Jefferson City Ransom A. Breuer, Hermann George J. Grossius, 2001 Ann Ave., St. Louis Ernest W. Miller, Belton Dudley O. Bradley, Butler Jolly P. Hurtt, Sedalia Thornton Jennings, Clinton Oren Simpson, Richland William F. Houk, Newburg Charles W. Green, De Soto Morris E. Ewing, Morrisville Clyde H. Tinsley, Eldorado Springs John C. Senate, Milo Leland Roy Hoffman, Joplin William J. Craig, 1027 South Pickwick, Springfield John H. Hicks, Mountain Grove John N. Sparks, Grandin J. Clyde Akers, Farmington W. Glenn McCain, Cape Girardeau Robert L. Fowlkes, Charleston ThomasR. Wilkins, Campbell Kipp C. Johnson, Poplar Bluff C. Earl Armstrong, West Plains John S. Taylor, Ozark Charles W. Weredein, Aurora Walter A. Phipps, Neosho F. Robert Wolz, 4747 Stone, Gardenville George Catron, Eldon John S. Carmical, Independence

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AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS ADOPTED Section 161 providing for a form of application for restoration has been amended as follows: , , The form of application shall be substantially as follows: APPLICATION FOR RESTORATION To the Worshipful Master, Wardens, and Members of Lodge No..... A. F. & A. M.: The Subscriber represents that he was suspended by said Lodge, on the day of , 19 .. , for nonpayment of dues, that he has liquidated his indebtedness to the said Lodge, and now desires to be restored to mem'bership and promises, if restored, to comply with the Laws and Regulations of the Fraternity. Yours Respectfully, ................ Signature ................ Address ...... ,19 ... " Sections 198 and 199 were repealed, and new Sections 198 and 199 adopted as follows: "SECTION 198. All Lodges shall enforce the Masonic law which is hereby declared to prohibit habitual drunkenness, gambling, blasphemy, profanity, and practices of a kindred character, and all other Masonic offenses. " "SECTION 199. No lodge in this Jurisdiction shall receive a petition for the Degrees or for affiliation from any individual who is connected directly or indirectly with any such manufacture, sale (whether retail or wholesale) or handling of intoxicating liquor as if performed by a Freemason would tend, or which occurs in a manner or under a surrounding which if such manufacture, sale or handling respectively were performed by a Freemason would tend, to impair the good name of the Masonic institution or its usefulness, or to cause scandal, or to degrade it in public estimation, or which is in anywise contrary 路to its principles, obligations or teachings; and the sale by any individual personally of intoxicating liquor at retail for consumption as a beverage on the premises where sold is hereby declared to be such conduct as, if such sale were made by a Freemason, would impair the good name of the Masonic institution or its usefulness or degrade it in public estimation." Sub-section "b" of Section 229 of the By-Laws was repealed (which ~ction is the one which defines Masonic offenses which subject the individual offender to trial and punishment) and in lieu thereof was enacted the following to be known respectively as sub-section "b"路 and sub-section "b-l" of Section 229, namely " (b) Any direet or indirect connection with any such manufacture, sale (whether retail or wholesale) or handling of intoxicating liquor as tends, or which occurs in a manner or under a surrounding which tends, to impair the good name of the Masonic institution or its usefulness, or to cause scandal, or to degrade it in public estimation, or which is in anywise contrary to its principles, obligations or teachings; and the sale by any Freemason personally of intoxicating liquor at retail for consumption as a beverage on the premises where sold is hereby declared to be such conduct as impairs the good name of the Masonic institution or its usefulness or degrades it in public estimation. "(b-l) Any other act, conduct or neglect of duty tending to impair

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the good name of the Masonic institution or its usefulness, or to cause scandal, or to degrade it in public estimation, or which is in anywise contrary to its principles, obligations or teachings."

AMENDDI.IENTS TO BY-LAWS WHICH LIE OVER FOR ACTION AT THE 1940 ANNUAL COMMUNIC:ATION Be It Resolved by the Grand Lodge, A. F. tf A. M., of the State of Missouri, That its By-laws be amended by the enactment of the following new section, vi.z.: SECTION 77 -A-LODGE OF RESEARCH Twenty or more Missouri Master Masons in good standing may form a Lodge of Research for the purpose of promoting, encouraging, conducting and :Eostering Masonic research and study and for the purpose of spreading Masonic light and knowledge and a Charter may be issued to such Lodge of Research without compliance with the usual requirements prescribed for the forming and chartering of regular subordinate Lodges. A Lodge of Research chartered under the provisions of this Section shall not have power or authority to receive petitions for or to confer the craft degrees; its representatives, as such, shall not have a vote in Grand Lodge, nor be entitled to receive mileage or per diem, as such; nor shall the Lodge be liable for or required to pay per capita tax or assessme:ats to the Grand Lodge, and, in lieu of annual returns, it shall make an annual report to the Grand Lodge. Any Master Mason, a member in good standing of a Missouri Lodge, shall be eligible for membership in and may petition for membership in any Lodge of Research formed under the provisions of this section. The territorial jurisdiction of such Lodge shall be co-extensive with that of the Grand Lodge and it may hold its annual, stated or special commun:.cations at such times and in such places as it or its duly authorized officer or officers may determine. Active membership in such Lodge shall not continue unless regular memberBhip in good standing is maintained by such member in a regular subordinate Lodge of this jurisdiction. Honorary, associate, corresponding and/or subscribing memberships in such Lodge may be had and maintained by individual Masons, Masonic Libraries, Masonic Bodies or organizations on such terms and conditions as the Lodge of Research may prescribe. Individual Masons may be elected "fellows" by the Lodge of Researc:b. as a recognition of outstanding accomplishment. Membership in such Lodge of Research shall not be considered dual membership. Be It Resolved, That Section 193 of the Grand Lodge By-laws be amended by adding thereto the following: Provided, however, that a Lodge accepting a petition from a petitioner residing outside its jurisdiction shall ascertain the fee that would be charged by the Lodge in whose jurisdiction said petitioner resides and shall collect said amount from the petitioner and shall pay to the Grand Secretary for the benefit of the Grand Lodge the difference between the fee charged by the Lodge asking the waiver and the fee charged by the Lodge granting the waiver, said amount to be in addition to the fee provided for by Section 47 of the Grand Lodge By-laws. Provided further, that the Lodge granting the waiver shall immediately notify the Grand Secretary of such waiver, giving the name and address of the petitioner and the name and number of the Lodge requesting such waiver.. Be It Resolved, That Section 160 of the By-laws of the Grand Lodge be amended by striking out all of said Seetion 160, and adopting a new Section 160 in lieu thereof which shall read as follows:

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139

SECTION 160-LIFE MEMBERSHIP

A Lodge, by its By-laws, may provide that any member, because of length of membership or other meritorious cause, shall thereafter be exempt from payment of dues, except the amount the Lodge be required to pay to the Grand Lodge, either in the form of annual dues, special assessments or any other financial obligation of the Lodge to the Grand Lodge on account of his membership, which sum shall be collected by the local Lodge, and the member shall be subject to suspension for nonpayment of such dues, as provided by Grand Lodge By-laws.

Be It Resolved, That Section 148 of the By-laws be repealed, and in lieu thereof the following be enacted: DUAL MEMBERSHIP

A member in all respects eligible for affiliation may petition a Lodge for a dual membership in such Lodge, which membership shall entitle him to vote, hold office and exercise all of the privileges of the membership in said Lodge without dimitting from his parent Lodge. It shall cease to be a dual membership at any time a dimit is issued at his request by the parent Lodge. He shall be subject to i;he disciplinary action of both Lodges, and in the event of the conflict of jurisdiction the right of the parent Lodge shall be prior, unless a Masonic offense is charged to have been committed within the jurisdiction of the second Lodge. The petition for dual membership shall be in the form of a petition for affiliation, and the proceedings shall follow in all respects the Laws and customs in respect to such petitions. The second Lodge shall notify the parent Lodge upon election to dual membership and shall also pay a Grand Lodge per capita and its assessments on such member, noting on its returns that such dual member is also a member of the parent Lodge and giving the name of the parent Lodge. The privileges of dual membership shall be extended to members going to or coming from other Grand Jurisdictions where the laws of such jurisdictions recognize comity in respect to dual membership. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED I

Be It Resolved, That the directors of the Masonic Home be instructed, if deemed to be advisable, to use 3 per cent of the dues payable to the Masonic Home in accordance with Section 74 of the By-Laws, for relief of indigent Master Masons, their widows and orphans, either at the Masonic Home or elsewhere, and regardless of whether the beneficiary would be entitled to admission to the Masonic Home or not, and to transfer such amounts as the Board may deem advisable for relief for those not entitled to admission to the Home, to the Welfare Committee. II Be It Resolved, That the Ways and Means Committee, by and with the consent of the Grand Master, be authorized, the funds of the Grand Lodge being available, to transfer to the Welfare Committee from time to time, moneys from the General Fund for the operation and maintenance of the Welfare Committee, not exceeding, however, the sum of $5,000.00. III The Grand Lodge having adopted the custom of erecting suitable markers to mark places of Missouri Masonic history, and believing that such a marker to the memory of Lewis and Clark,路 should be placed in St. Louis to mark the place at which those intrepid explorers and Free-

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masons started on their journey to the Northwest, we recommend that such a marker or plaque be erected in the City of St. Louis, at a site to be designated by the Committee on Masonic Service.

NUMERICAL LIST OF LODGES-1938 I-Misllouri 2-Meridian 3-Beaeon 4-Howard 5-Uni1;ed 6-Ark 7-0 'Sullivan 8. 9-Geo.. Washington 10-Agency 11-Pauldingville l2-Tyro l3-Rising Sun 14-Eolia 15-Western Star lG-Memphis 17-Olarksville l8-Palmyra 19-Paris Union 20-St. ]~ouis 2I-Havana 22-Wellington 23-Flol'ida 24-Wyaconda 25-Naphtali 26-Ava 27-Evergreen 28-St. ~r ohn 's 29-Windsor 30-Huntsville 3I-Liberty 32-Humphreys 33-Ralls 34-TroJ 35-Mercer 36-Cooper 37-Hemple 3S-Callao 39-DeWitt 40-Mt. Moriah 4l-Bismarck 42-Middle Grove 43-Jefferson 44-Fair Play 45-Bonhomme 46-Welltzville 47-Fayette

48-Fulton 49-Holt 50-Xenia 51-Livingston 52-Wakanda 53-Weston 54-Index 55-Arrow Rock 56-Tipton 57-Richmond 58-Monticello 59-Centralia 60-New Bloomfield 6I-Waverly 62-Vincil 63-Cambridge 64-Monroe 65-Pattonsburg 66-Grant City 67-Rocheport 68-Kennett 69-Sullivan 70-Armstrong 71-Savannah 72-Gorin 73-Eureka 74-Warren 75-Silex 76-Independence 77-Lebanon 78-St. Joseph 79-Polar Star 80-Bridgeton 81-Central 82-Jackson 83-Laclede 84-Webster Groves 85-Miami 86-Brookfield 87-Washington 88-Defiance 89-Friendship 90-Russellville 9I-Madison 92-Perseverance 93-St. Mark's 94-Vienna

95-Pomegranate 96-St. Andrews 97-Bethany 98-Webster 99-Mt. Vernon 100-Ash Grove 10I-Bogard 102-Bloomington 103-West View 104-Heroine 105-Kirksville 106-Gallatin 107-Greenville 108-Altamont 109-Stanberry 110-Marcus 11 I-Trenton 112-Maitland 1I3-Plattsburg 114-Twilight l15-Laddonia 116-Barnes 117-Helena 1I8-Kingston 119-DeSoto l20-Compass l2l-Erwin l22-Triplett 123-Hermann l24-Union Star l25-Gentryville l26-Seaman l27-Athens I 28-Lorraine l29-Monett 130-Hume l3l-Potosi l32-Farmington 133-Star of the West 134-Olean l35-Braymer 136-Phoenix 137-Delphian 138-Lincoln 139-0regon 140. 141-Amsterdam

1939

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

142-Pleasant Grove 143-Irondale 144--Modern 145-Latimer 146. 147-Cass 148-Purdy 149-Lexington 150-Birming 151-Milton 152-Linn Creek 153-Bloomfield 154-Ionic 155-Spring Hill 156-Ashland 157-~orthStar

158-Mountain Grove 159-Green City 160-Pleasant 161-Clifton Hill 162-Whitesville 163-0ccidental 164--Joachim 165. 166-Portageville 167. 168-Colony 169-Camden Point 1'i0-Benevolence 171-Hartford 172-Censer 173-Gray Summit 174--Sturgeon 175-.•.......... 176-Point Pleasant 177-Texas 178-Griswold 179-Pride of the West 180-Pyramid 181. 182-Pilot Knob 183-California 184--Morley 185-Chamois 186-..••........ 187-Hermon 188-Hannibal 189-Zeredatha 190-Putnam 191. 192-Frankford 193-Angerona

194--Wellsville 195-Bolivar 196-Quitman 197-Carthage 198-Allensville 199-~ew Hope 200-Sonora 201-Ravenwood 202-Westville 203-Brumley 204--Rowley 205-Trilumina 206-Somerset 207-Clay 208-Salisbury 209-Poplar Bluff 210-Unionville 211-Hickory Hill 212-Four Mile 213-Rolla 214--Forest City 215-Hornersville 216-Hale City 217-Barbee 218-Good Hope 219-Albert Pike 220-Kansas City 221-Mystic Tie 222-La Belle 223-Ray 224--Hamilton 225-Salem 226-Saline 227-Cypress 228-Shelbina 229. 230-St. James 231-Cardwell 232-Polo 233-Bucklin 234--St. Francois 235-Weatherby 236-Sedalia 237-La Plata 238-Rushville 239-Hopewell 240. 241-Palestine 242-Portland 243-Keystone 244--Middle Fabius 245-Knobnoster

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246-Montgomery 247-~eosho

248. 249-Carroll 250-Glensted 251-Hope 252. 253-Laredo 254--Butler 255-Alton 256-Shekinah 257-Lodge of Light 258. 259-Lodge of Love 260-Mechanicsville 261-Florence 262-Holden 263-Summit 264--Kirbyville 265-Corinthian 266-Social 267-Aurora 268-Lodge of Truth 269-Brotherhood 270-~ew Salem 271-Solomon 272-Granite 273-St. Clair 274--Cold Spring 275- ....•....... 276-Grand River 277-Wm. D. Muir 278-Essex 279-Hogle's Creek 280. 281-Fenton 282-Cosmos 283-Stockton 284--Canopy 285-Earl 286-Urich 287-Craft 288-Hermitage 289-Graham 290-Fairmont 291-Edina 292-Lamar 293-Sarcoxie 294--Mound City 295-Moniteau 296-Sparta 297-0zark

142 298-Sampson 299-Temple 300-Doric 301-White Hall 302-Lick Creek 303-0sage 304-Signal 305-Cecile Daylight 306-Ashlar 307-New ]~ondon 308-Parrott 309. 310-Sikeston 311-Kearney 312-Cuba 313-Meramec 314-Pine 315-Jerus,alem 316-Rural 317-0sborn 318-Eldorado 319-Paulville 320-Versailles 321-Jonathan 322-Hardin 323--Cornerstone 324-McDonald 326-Linn 327-Mt. Zi.on 328--Cainsyille 329-Kennedy 330-Paul]~evere

331-Charity 332-ExceDo 333-Chillieothe 334-13reckenridge 335-Joplin 336--Hallsville 337-13lue 8prings 338-Herculaneum 339-Fidelity 340--Westport 341-Rockville 342-Circle 343-Agricola 344-Mobel'ly 345-Fellowship 346-Arlington 347-America 348-Wadenburg 349-Pollock 350-Tyriall

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 351-Mosaic 352-Friend 353-13arnesville 354--Hebron 355-Adelphi 356-Ancient Landmark 357. 35B-Northwest 359-Garrett 360-Tuscan 361-Riddiek 362-Hiram 363--Fraternal 364-Higginsville 365-13ayou 366-Adair 367-13arry 368-Creseent Hill 369-Composite 370-Williamstown 371-Sheldon 372-Nonpareil 373-13elle 374. 375-Waynesville 376-King Hill 377-Ancient Craft 37B-13erlin 379-13illings 380-Queen City 381-Ionia 382-Mt. Ararat 383-Pythagoras 384-East Prairie 385-Richland 386-Dayton 387-Woodside 38B-Chula 389-Arcana 390-Marionville 391-Raytown 392-Christian 393-13eehive 394. 395. 396-Western Light 397-Gower 398-Jasper 399-Pike 400-Deeatur 40I-Carterville

1939 402-Malta 403-Lowry City 404-Rosendale 405-Everton 406-Malden 407-Charleston 408-Montrose 409-Louisville 410-Iberia 411-Joppa 412-Appleton City 413-Valley 414-Greensburg 415-Hunnewell 416-Cache 417-Whitewater 418. 419-Star 420-Itaska 421-Urbana 422-Gate of the Temple 423-Galt 424-Samaritan 425-Green Ridge 426-Rothville 427-Glenwood 428. 429-New Madrid 430-Winona 431. 432-Competition 433-Maek's Creek 434-Wheeling 435-Rockbridge 436-Gothie 437-Lafayette 438-Temperance 439-Mt. Olive 440-Trowel 441-Exeelsior 442-13urlington 443-Anehor 444-Ada 445-West Gate 446-Ivanhoe 447-Jaeoby 448-Schell City 449. 450-13elton 451-. 452-.

1939

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

453-Forsyth 454-Continental 455-Hinton 456-Wallace 457-Jonesburg 45B-Melville 459-Hazelwood 460-Lambskin 461-Caruthersville 462-Santa Fe 463-Clifton 464-Concordia 465-Gaynor City 466-Southwest 467-Pleasant Hope 468-RedOak 469-Plato 470-Nodaway 471-Mineral 472-Pickering 473-Nineveh 474-Guilford 475-Golden 476-Mt. Hope 477-Henderson 478-Racine 479-Rich Hill 480-Jewel 481-Marceline 482-Clintonville 483-Fairfax 484-Kirkwood 485-Coldwater 486-Cairo 487-Chilhowee 48B-Lock Spring 489-Lakeville 490-Montevallo 491-Vandalia 492-Daggett 493-Vernon 494-Lewistown 495-Unity 496-Robert Burns 497-Equality 498-PeeDee 499-Harmony 500-Jameson 501-Buckner 502-Philadelphia 503-Prairie Home 504-Platte City

505-Euclid 506-Lathrop 507-Clearmont 508-Saxton 509-Van Buren 510-New Hampton 51l-Skidmore 512-Webb City 513-Senath 514-Granby 515-Galena 516-Milford 517-Seligman 518-0riental 519-Crane 520-Clifton Heights 521-Lockwood 522-Gate City 523-Stinson 524-Spickardsville 525-Cunningham 526-Wayne 527-Higbee 528-Conway 529-Apollo 530. 531-Lane 's Prairie 532-Dexter 533-Comfort 534-Columbia 535-Blackwell 536-Ingomar 537-Bethel 538-Ste11a 539-Dawn 540-Winigan 541-Jacksonville 542-Ferguson 543-Mansfield 544-Algabil 545-Zalma 546-0rient 547-South Gate 548-CIinton 549-Carl Junction 550-Rose Hill 551-Pendleton 552-0alhoun 553-Clarksburg 554-Foster 555-Summersville 556-Prairie

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557-Blairstown 55B-Moscow 559-Clarksdale 560-Nelson 561-Cowgill 562-Deepwater 563-York 564-Jamesport 565-Tebbetts 566-Maplewood 567-Miller 56B-Naylor 569-Marlborough 570-Republic 571-Hayti 572-Rutledge 573-Bernie 574-La Monte 575-Easter 576-0live Branch 577-Ewing 57B-Forest Park 519-Grandin 580-Houston 581-Illmo 582-Koshkonong 583-Novinger 584. 585-Shamrock 586-Criterion 587-Branson 588-St. Francisville 589-Grovespring 590-Advance 591-Barnett 592-La Russell 593-Union 594-Blodgett 595-Cole Camp 596-Puxico 597-Bosworth 598-Leadwood 599-Elvins 600-Cosby 601-Clayton 602-Acacia 603-Morehouse 604. 605-Walker 606-Craig 607-Eminence 608-Strafford

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609-Warrenton 610-Clark 611-Centerto~

612-Mokane 613-Wellston 614-Mt. Washington 615-Chaff,~e

616617-Swope Park 618-Grandview 619620-Willa:rd 621-Andel'son 622-Norwood 623624-0wenllville 625-Sheffield 626-Magnolia 627-

. .

628-Mendon 629-Valley Park 630-East Gate 631-Tower Grove 632-Belgrade 633-Archie 634-Steele 635-Groontop 636. 637-Mountain View 638-Triangle 639-Mizpah 640-Jennings 641-Trinity 642-Benj. Franklin 643-Northeast 644-Grain Valley 645. 646-Shaveh

64·7-Noel 648-Elmer 649-University 650-Parma 651-Cleveland 652-Pilgrim 653-Shawnee 654-Commonwealth 655-Gardenville 656-Country Club 657-Progress 658-Purity 659-Alpha 660-Holliday 661-Theodore Roosevelt 662-Clarence 663-Rockhill 664-Aldrich

ALPHAB:ETICAL LIST OF LODGES-LOCATIONS- DISTRICTS A No.

602 444 366 355 590 10 343 219 664 544 198 659 108 255 347 141 443 377 356 621 193 529 412 389 633 6 346 70

Name of Lodge

Acacia Ada Adair Adelphi Advance Agency Agricola Albert Pike Aldrich Algabil. Allensville Alpha Altamont Alton Ameri,~a

Amsterdam Ancho:r Ancient Craft Ancient Landmark Anderllon Angerona Apollo Appleton City Arcana Archie Ark .. " Arlington Armstrong

Location of Lodge

Columbia Orrick Kirksville Edgerton Advance Agency .Petersburg Kansas City .Aldrich St. Louis Allendale N.KansasCity Altamont Alton St. Louis Amsterdam St. Louis King City Harrisburg Anderson Missouri City St. Louis Appleton City Harris Archie Newark .Dixon Armstrong

County

Boone Ray Adair Platte Stoddard .Buchanan .Henry J ackson Polk

District

26 23 2 21 50 9 37 22 41 33-B Worth 6 Clay 22 Daviess 10 Oregon 53 33-B Bates •............. 35 33-B Gentry 6 Boone 26 McDonald 56 Clay 11 33-E St. Clair 37 Sullivan 3 Cass ..•............ 34 Knox 2 Pulaski 39 Howard 25

1939 No.

55 100 156 306 127 267 26

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Name of Lodge

Arrow Rock Ash Grove Ashland Ashlar Athens Aurora Ava

Location of Lodge

Arrow Rock Ash Grove Ashland Commerce Albany St. Louis Ava

145

County

District

Saline Greene Boone Scott Gentry

24 45 26 50 6 33-A 46

,Douglas

B 217 591 116 353 367 365 3 393 632 373 450 170 642 378 573 97 537 379 150 41 535 557 594 153 102 337 101 195 45 597 587 135 334 80 86 269 203 233 501 442 254

Barbee Sweet Springs Saline 24 Barnett Barnett Morgan 58 Barnes Cabool Texas 46 Barnesville Ellington Reynolds .47 Barry Washburn , Barry 55 Bayou .Bakersfield Ozark 53 Beacon St. Louis " 33-A Beehive Lawson Ray 23 Belgrade Belgrade Washington .40 Belle .Belle Maries 39 Belton Belton ,Cass 34 Benevolence Utica Livingston 12 Benjamin Franklin .. St. Louis 33-B Berlin .Berlin Gentry 6 Bernie Bernie Stoddard 51 Bethany Bethany Harrison 5 BetheL .Bethel. Shelby 14 Billings Billings Christian 54 Birming Faucett Buchanan 9 Bismarck Bismarck St. Francois .48 Blackwell Blackwell St. Francois 40 Blairstown .Blairstown Henry 37 Blodgett .Blodgett. . . . . . . .. Scott 50 Bloomfield Bloomfield Stoddard 50 Bloomington Bevier Macon 14 Blue Springs Blue Springs J ackson 59 Bogard Bogard Carroll 20 Bolivar Bolivar Polk 41 Bonhomme Ballwin St. Louis 57 Bosworth Bosworth Carroll 20 Branson •........... Branson Taney 54 Braymer .Braymer Caldwell 12 Breckenridge Breckenridge Caldwell 12 Bridgeton St. John's Station. St. Louis 57 Brookfield Brookfield Linn 13 Brotherhood St. Joseph Buchanan ........•. 9 Brumley ...........•Brumley '.' Miller 38 Bucklin .Bucklin Linn 13 Buckner Buckner .Jackson 59 Burlington .Burlington Jet Nodaway 7 Butler Butler Bates 35

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1939

C No.

416 328 486 552 183 38 63 169 284 231 549 249 401 197 461 147 305 172 611 81 59 615 185 331 407 487 333 392 388 342 662 610 553 559 17 207 601 507 651 463 520 161 548 482 274 485 595 168 534

Name of Lodge

Cache Cainsville Cairo Calhoun California Callao Cambridge Camden Point Canopy Cardwell Carl Junction Carroll Carterville Carthage Caruthersville Cass Cecile-Daylight Censer Centertown Central Centralia Chaffee Chamois Charity Charleston Chilhowee Chillicothe Christian Chula Circle Clarence Clark Clarksburg Clarksdale Clarksville Clay Clayton Clearmont Cleveland Clifton Clifton Heights Clifton Hill Clinton Clintonville Cold Spring Cold Water Cole Camp Colony Columbia

Location of Lodge

County

St. Louis Cainsville Harrison Cairo Randolph Henry Calhoun " California Moniteau Callao Macon Slater Saline Camden Point Platte Aurora Lawrence Dunklin Cardwell Car1 Junction Jasper Norborne Carroll Carterville Jasper Carthage Jasper Caruthersville Pemiscot Harrisonville Cass Kansas City Jackson Macon Macon Centertown Cole Molino Audrain Centralia Boone Chaffee .scott Chamois Osage St.Joseph Buchanan Charleston Mississippi Chilhowee Johnson Chillicothe Livingston Oak Grove J ackson Chula Livingston Roscoe St. Clair .shelby Clarence Clark Randolph Clarksburg Moniteau Clarksdale De Kalb Clarksville Pike Excelsior Springs ..Clay Clayton St. Louis Clearmont. Nodaway Cleveland Cass Thayer Oregon St. Louis Clifton Hill Randolph Clinton Henry El Dorado Springs .Cedar Leeton Johnson Drexel. Cass Benton Cole Camp Colony Knox Pacific Franklin

District

33-B 5 18 37 31 14 24 21 55 51 .44 20 .44 .44 51 34 22 14 31 27 26 50 31 9 50 36 12 59 12 37 14 18 31 10 16 11 57 7 34 53 33-A 18 37 .42 36 34 36 2 32

1939

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

No.

Name of Lodge

533 654 120 432 369 464 454 528, 36 265 323 600 282 656 561 287 606 519 368 586 312 525 227

Comfort Commonwealth Compass Competition Composite Concordia Continental Conway Cooper Corinthian Cornerstone Cosby Cosmos Country Club Cowgill Craft Craig Crane Crescent Hill Criterion Cuba Cunningham Cypress

Wheaton St. Louis Parkville Competition Doniphan Concordia Stewartsville Conway Boonville Warrensburg St. Louis Cosby St. Louis Kansas City Cowgill Canton Craig Crane Adrian Alba Cuba Sumner Laclede

Location of Lodge

492 539 386 400 562 88 137 119 39 532 325 300

Daggett Dawn Dayton Decatur Deepwater Defiance Delphian De Soto DeWitt Dexter Dockery Doric

McKittrick Ludlow Dayton Pierce City Deepwater Sheridan Birch Tree De Soto .DeWitt Dexter Meadville Elkland

County

147 District

Barry

55 33-A Platte 21 Laclede 38 Ripley 52 Lafayette 23 De Kalb 10 Laclede 38 Cooper 25 J ohnson 36 33-B Andrew . . . . . . . . . .. 9 33-B Jackson 22 Caldwell 12 Lewis 15 Holt 8 Stone 54 Bates 35 J asper .44 Crawford 39 Chariton 19 Linn 13

Montgomery Livingston Cass Lawrence .Henry Worth .shannon Jefferson Carroll Stoddard Linn Webster

28 12 34 55 37 6 47 40 20 50 13 45

285 Earl 630 East Gate 384 East Prairie 575 Easter 291 Edina 318 Eldorado 648 Elmer 599 Elvins 607 Eminence 14 Eolia 497 Equality

Coffey Kansas City East Prairie .st. Clair Edina Luray Elmer Flat River Eminence .Eolia Newburg

Daviess 10 Jackson 22 Mississippi 50 Franklin 32 Knox 2 Clark . . . . . . . .. 1 Macon 14 St. Francois .48 .shannon 47 Pike : 16 Phelps 39

148 No.

121 278 505 73 27 405 577 332 441

PROCEEDINGS OF THE Name of Lodge

Erwin Essex Euclid Eureka Evergreen Everton Ewing Excello Excelsior

Location of Lodge

St. Louis Essex St. Louis Brunswick New Haven Everton Ewing Excello Jackson

County

Stoddard Chariton Franklin Dade Lewis Macon Cape Girardeau

1939 District

33-A 50 33-A 19 32 42 15 14 .49

483 Fairfax 290 Fairmont 44 Fair Play 132 Farmington 47 Fayette 345 Fellowship 281 Fenton 542 Ferguson 339 Fidelity 261 Florence 23 Florida 214 Forest City 578 Forest Park 453 Forsyth 554 Foster 212 Four Mile 192 Frankford 363 Fraternal 352 Friend 89 Friendship 48 Fulton

Fairfax Wyaconda Fair Play Farmington .Fayette J oplin Fenton Ferguson Farley N ew Florence Florida .Forest City St. Louis Forsyth Foster Campbell Frankford Robertsville Ozark Chillicothe ,Fulton

Atchison Clark Polk St. Francois Howard Jasper St. Louis St. Louis Platte Montgomery .Monroe Holt :. Taney Bates Dunklin Pike Franklin Christian Livingston Callaway

8 1 41 48 25 44 57 57 21 28 17 8 33-B 54 35 51 16 32 54 12 27

515 Galena Galena Gallatin 106 Gallatin 423 Galt Galt 655 Gardenville Gardenville 359 Garrett Arcola 522 Gate City Kansas City 422 Gate of the Temple Springfield Parnell. 465 Gaynor City 125 Gentryville Gentryville 9 George Washington .. St. Louis 250 Glensted Glensted 427 Glenwood Glenwood 475 Golden Golden City 218 Good Hope St. Louis 72 Gorin Gorin 436 Gothic Alexandria

Stone Daviess Grundy St. Louis Dade Jackson Greene Nodaway Gentry Morgan Schuyler Barton Scotland Clark

54 10 4 57 .42 22 45 7 6 33-B 58 1 .43 33-B 1 1

1939 No.

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Name of LodJre

Location of Lodge

County

149 District

397 289 644 514 579 276 618 272 '66 173 159 425 414 635 107 178 589 4.74

Gower Gower ,Clinton 11 Graham Graham Nodaway 7 Grain Valley Grain Valley Jackson 59 Granby Granby Newton 56 Grandin Grandin Carter .47 Grand River Freeman Cass 34 Grandview Grandview Jackson 59 Granite Sedalia Pettis 36 GrantCity GrantCity Worth .......•..... 6 Gray Summit Gray Summit ,Franklin 32 Green City Green City Sullivan 3 Green Ridge Green Ridge Pettis 36 Greensburg Greensburg Knox 2 Greentop Greentop Schuyler 1 Greenville ..........•Greenville Wayne 52 Griswold .Bellflower Montgomery 28 Grovespring Grovespring ......•Wright .46 Guilford Guilford Nodaway 7

216 336 224 188 322 499 171 21 571 459 354 117 37 477 338 123 288 187 104 211 527 364 455 362 279 262 660 49 251 239

HaleCity Hallsville Hamilton HannibaL Hardin Harmony Hartford Havana Hayti. Hazelwood Hebron Helena Hemple Henderson Herculaneum Hermann Hermitage Hermon Heroine Hickory Hill Higbee Higginsville Hinton Hiram Hogle's Creek Holden Holliday Holt Hope Hopewell

H Hale Hallsville Hamilton Hannibal. Hardin St. Louis Hartford McFall J{ayti. Seymour Mexico Rochester Remple Rogersville Herculaneum Hermann Hermitage Liberal Kansas City Eugene Higbee Rigginsville Hinton Kahoka Wheatland Holden Holliday Holt W ashington Lesterville

Carroll Boone Caldwell Marion Ray Putnam Gentry Pemiscot Webster Audrain Andrew Clinton Webster ,Jefferson Gasconade Hickory Barton Jackson Cole Randolph Lafayette Boone Clark Hickory J ohnson Monroe Clay Franklin Reynolds

20 26 12 15 20 33-B 3 6 51 : .. .45 27 9 11 .45 40 32 41 43 22 31 18 23 26 1 41 36 17 11 32 .47

150 No.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE Name of Lodge

Location of Lodge

215 580 4 130 32 415 30

Hornersville Houston Howard flume Humphreys Hunnewell Huntsville

Hornersville Gant New Franklin Bume Humphreys Hunnewell Huntsville

410 581 76 54 536 381 154 143 420 446

Iberia Iberia Illmo Illmo Independence .....â&#x20AC;˘. Jndependence Index Garden City Ingomar Willow Springs Ionia .Eldon Ionic Desloge Irondale Irondale Itaska St. Louis Ivanhoe Kansas City

County

Dunklin Audrain Howard Bates Sullivan Shelby Randolph

1939 District

51 27 25 35 3 14 18

I Miller Scott Jackson Cass Howell Miller St. Francois Washington Jackson

38 50 59 34 53 58 48 .40 33-A 22

J 82 Jackson 541 Jacksonville 447 Jacoby 500 Jameson 564 Jamesport 398 Jasper 43 Jefferson 640 Jennings 315 Jerusalem 480 Jewel 164 Joachim 321 Jonathan 457 Jonesburg 335 Joplin 411 Joppa

Linneus .Jacksonville Darlington Jameson Jamesport Jasper Jefferson City .Jennings .Jerico Springs Pleasant Hill Hillsboro Denver Jonesburg Joplin Hartville

220 311 329 68 243 376 118 264 105 484 245 582

.Kansas City Kearney ,Elmo Kennett St. Louis St. Joseph Kingston Hollister .Kirksville Kirkwood Knobnoster Koshkonong

Linn "Randolph Gentry Daviess Daviess Jasper Cole St. Louis Cedar ,Cass Jefferson Worth Montgomery Jasper Wright

13 18 6 10 10 44 31 57 .42 34 40 6 28 .44 .46

Kansas City Kearney Kennedy Kennett Keystone King Hill Kingston Kirbyville Kirksville Kirkwood Knobnoster Koshkonong

.Jackson Clay Nodaway Dunklin Buchanan Caldwell Taney Adair St. Louis Johnson Oregon

22 11 7 51 33-A 9 12 54 2 57 36 53

1939

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

151

L No.

222 83 115 437 489 292 460 574 531 237 253 592 506 145 598 77 494 149 31 302 138 326 152 51 521 488 257 259 268 128 409 403

Name of Lodge

La Belle Laclede Laddonia Lafayette Lakeville Lanlar Lambskin LaMonte Lane's Prairie La Plata Laredo La Russell Lathrop Latimer Leadwood Lebanon Lewistown Lexington Liberty Lick Creek Lincoln Linn Linn Creek Livingston Lockwood Lock Spring Lodge of Light Lodge of Love Lodge of Truth Lorraine Louisville Lowry City

Location of Lodge

La Belle Lebanon Laddonia Corder Bell City Lamar St. Louis LaMonte : .Vichy La Plata Laredo La Russell Lathrop Licking Leadwood Steelville Lewistown Lexington Liberty Perry Fillmore Linn Camdenton Glasgow Lockwood Lock Spring Eagleville Lancaster Atlanta .Ridgeway Louisville Lowry City

County

Lewis Laclede Audrain Lafayette Stoddard Barton Pettis Maries Macon Grundy J asper Clinton Texas St. Francois Crawford Lewis Lafayette Clay Ralls .Andrew Osage Canlden Howard Dade Daviess Harrison Schuyler Macon Harrison Lincoln St. Clair

District

15 38 27 23 50 43 33-B 36 39 14 4 44 11 39 48 39 15 23 11 15 9 31 :J8 25 42 10 5 1 14 . . . . .. 5 29 37

M 433 Mack's Creek ,Mack's Creek 91 Madison Madison 626 Magnolia St. Louis 112 Maitland Maitland 406 Malden ...â&#x20AC;˘.........Malden 402 Malta Malta Bend 543 Mansfield Mansfield 566 Maplewood Maplewood 481 Marceline .Marceline 110 Marcus Fredericktown 390 Marionville Marionville 569 Marlborough (Jackson Co.) 324 McDonald Independence 260 Mechanicsville. ~ .Howell 458 Melville Dadeville

Camden Monroe " Holt .Dunklin Saline Wright St. Louis Linn Madison Lawrence .Jackson Jackson St. Charles Dade

38 17 33-A 8 51 24 .46 57 13 .48 55 59 59 30 42

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1939

PROCEEDINGS OF THE Name of Lodge

Location of Lodge

County

16 628 313 35 2 85 244 42 516 567 151 471 1 639 344 144 612 129 295 64 490 246 58 408 603 184 351 558 294 614 158 637 382 476 439 40 99 327 221

Memphis .Memphis Scotland Mendon Mendon Chariton Meramec Eureka St. Louis Mercer Princeton Mercer Meridian St. Louis " Miami .Miami Saline Middle Fabius .Downing Schuyler Middle Grove .Middle Grove Monroe Milford Milford Barton Miller Miller Lawrence Milton Milton Randolph MineraL Oronogo .Jasper Missouri St. Louis Mizpah St. Louis Moberly Moberly Randolph Modern lIumansville Polk Mokane Mokane Callaway Monett Monett Barry Moniteau Jamestown Moniteau Monroe Monroe City Monroe Montevallo .Montevallo Vernon Montgomery Montgomery City ..Montgomery Monticello Monticello Lewis Montrose Montrose Henry Morehouse Morehouse N ew Madrid Morley Morley Scott Mosaic Belleview Iron Moscow Moscow Mills Lincoln Mound City Mound City Holt Mount Washington .. .Mt. Washington Jackson Mountain Grove Mountain Grove Wright Mountain View Mountain View Howell Mt. Ararat Topaz Douglas Mt. Hope Odessa Lafayette Mt. Olive .........â&#x20AC;˘. Rogersville, R. 3 Webster Mt. Moriah ,St. Louis Mt. Vernon ,Mt. Vernon Lawrence Mt. Zion : West Plains Howell Mystic Tie Oak Ridge Cape Girardeau

25 568 560 247 60 510 199 307 429

Naphtali ,St. Louis Naylor Naylor Nelson Nelson Neosho Neosho New Bloomfield N ew Bloomfield New Hampton N ew Hampton New Hope Elsberry New London New London New Madrid ........â&#x20AC;˘N ew Madrid

District

1 19 57 4 33-B 24 1 17 .43 55 18 .44 33-A 33-B 18 .41 27 55 31 17 .43 28 15 37 50 50 48 29 8 59 46 53 .46 23 .45 33-A 55 53 49

N Ripley Saline Newton Callaway Harrison Lincoln Ralls New Madrid

33-B 52 24 56 27 5 29 15 51

1939 No.

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Name of Lodge

Location of Lodge

270 New Salem 473 Nineveh 470 Nodaway 647 Noel 372 NonpareiL 643 Northeast 157 North Star 358 Northwest 622 Norwood 583 Novinger

Winfield Olney Maryville Noel East Lynne Kansas City Rockport Tarkio Norwood Novinger

163 OccidentaL 134 Olean 576 Olive Branch 139 Oregon 546 Orient 518 OrientaL 303 Osage 317 Osborn 7 0 'Sullivan 624 .Owensville 297 Ozark

St. Louis Olean St. Louis Oregon Kansas City Blackburn Nevada Osborn Walnut Grove Owensville Fair Grove

County

153 District

Lincoln 29 Lincoln .........•.. 29 Nodaway 7 McDonald 56 Cass 34 Jackson 22 Atchison 8 Atchison 8 Wright 46 Adair 2

241 18 19 650 308 65 11 330 319 498 551 92 502 136 472 399 652 182 314 .469 504 113 160 142 467

Palestine Palmyra Paris Union Parma Parrott Pattonsburg Pauldingville Paul Revere Paulville Pee Dee Pendleton Perseverance Philadelphia Phoenix Pickering Pike Pilgrim Pilot Knob Pine Plato Platte City Plattsburg Pleasant Pleasant Grove Pleasant Hope. ,

" Miller Holt Jackson Saline Vernon De Kalb Greene Gasconade Greene

33-A 58 33-A 8 22 24 43 10 45 32 45

P St. Charles St. Charles 30 Palmyra Marion •........... 15 Paris Monroe 17 Parma New Madrid 51 .Maysville De Kalb 10 Pattonsburg Daviess 10 Wright City Warren 30 St. Louis " 33-A .Hurdland Adair 2 Musselfork Chariton 19 Doe Run ,St. Francois .48 Louisiana Pike ............•.. 16 Philadelphia Marion 15 Bowling Green Pike 16 Pickering Nodaway .•........ 7 Curryville Pike .....•......... 16 St. Louis 33-B .Richville Douglas 46 Bardley •......... Ripley 52 Plato Texas 46 Platte City 'Platte .....•....... 21 Plattsburg Clinton 11 Morrisville Polk 41 Otterville Cooper 25 Pleasant Hope Polk 41

154 No.

176 79 349 232 95 209 166 242 131 556 503 179 657 148 658 190 596 180 383

PROCEEDINGS OF THE Name of Lodge

Point PI~asant Polar Star . Pollock Polo Pomegranate Poplar Bluff Portageville Portland Potosi Prairie Prairie Home Pride of the West Progress Purdy Purity Putnam Puxico Pyramid Pythagoras

Location of Lodge

County

1939 District

Conran .New Madl'id .•....•. 51 St. Louis ...............•............. 33-B Pollock Sullivan .. . . . . . . . . .. 3 Polo Caldwell 12 St. Louis 33-A Poplar Bluff Butler 52 .Portageville ..•... New Madrid 51 Readsville ..•..... Callaway 27 .Potosi ...........•Washington 40 Gilman City Harrison 5 Prairie Home Cooper 25 St. Louis 33-B St. Louis 33-B Purdy Barry 55 'st. Louis 33-A Newtown Sullivan 3 Puxico ....•...... Stoddard 50 .st. Louis ............•................ 33-A Cassville Barry 55

380 196

Q Queen City ..•.....•.Queen City ......•.Schuyler Quitman Quitman N odaway

478 33 201 223 391 468 570 479 385 57 361 13 496 67 435 663 341 213 550 404 426 204 316 238 90 572

R Racine ...........••.Seneca Ralls Center Ravenwood .Ravenwood Ray Camden Raytown .Raytown Red Oak ........•.•.Red Oak Republic ..........• .Republic Rich Hill .........•. Rich Hill Richland .Richland Richmond .Richmond Riddick Buffalo Rising Sun Barry Robert Burns Gainesville Rocheport Rocheport Rockbridge Rockbridge Rockhill Kansas City Rockville Rockville Rolla .Rolla St. Louis Rose Hill Rosendale .Rosendale Rothville Rothville Dearborn Rowley RuraL Kansas City Rushville Rushville Russellville .Russellville Rutledge Rutledge

N~wton

Ralls Nodaway Ray Jackson Lawrence Greene Bates Pulaski Ray .Dallas Platte ,Ozark Boone Ozark Jackson Bates Phelps Andrew Chariton Platte Jackson Buchanan Cole Scotland

1 7 56 15 7 23 59 55 .45 35 38 23 .41 21 53 26 .46 22 35 39 33-A 9 19 21 22 9 31 1

1939

155

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI S

No.

225 226 208 424 298 462 293 71 508 448 126 236 517 513 585 646 653 625 256 228 371 304 310 75 511 266 271 206 200 547 466 296 524 155 96 273 588 234 230 28 78 20 93 109 419 133 634 538 523

Name of Lodge

Location of Lodge

County

District

Salem ...•.........• Salem Dent 39 Saline St. Mary's .. .Ste. Genevieve 48 Salisbury Salisbury Chariton .....•..... 19 Samaritan Bonne Terre St. Francois 48 Sampson Lutie Ozark 53 Santa Fe Santa Fe .. Monroe 17 Sarcoxie Sarcoxie .Jasper 44 Savannah Savannah , Andrew 9 Saxton Saxton Buchanan 9 Schell City Schell City Vernon .43 Seaman Milan Sullivan 3 Sedalia Sedalia Pettis 36 Seligman Seligman Barry 55 Senath Senath Dunklin 51 Shamrock .shamrock Callaway ...•....... 27 Shaveh St. Louis 33-A Shawnee Warsaw Benton 36 Sheffield Kansas City Jackson 22 Shekinah Festus Jefferson 40 Shelbina Shelbina Shelby ~ ........• 14 Sheldon Sheldon Vernon ....•....... 43 Signal .Mindenmines .Barton 43 Sikeston Sikeston Scott ...........•.. 50 Silex Silex Lincoln 29 Skidmore Skidmore oNodaway 7 SociaL Martinsburg Audrain 27 Springfield Greene .45 Solomon Somerset Powersville Putnam 3 Sonora Watson Atchison 8 South Gate .Kansas City ..J ackson ..•........ 22 Southwest Southwest City McDonald 56 Sparta Sparta Christian 54 Spickardsville Spickard Grundy ........•.•• 4 Spring Hill. Spring Hill Livingstqn 12 St. Andrews Shelbyville Shelby 14 St. Clair Osceola St. Clair 37 St. Francisville Wayland Clark 1 St. Francois Libertyville St. Francois 48 St. James St. James .Phelps 39 St. John's· Hannibal Marion 15 St. Joseph St. Joseph .•...... Buchanan 9 St. Louis St. Louis •..........••.•.••..........• 33-B St. Mark's Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau 49 Stanberry .. ~ ,Stanberry Gentry ...........• 6 Star ....•......... Taberville St. Clair 37 Star of the West Ironton Iron .48 Steele .•............ Steele Pemiscot 51 Stella Stella Newton ..•... 56 Stinson Stinson Lawrence 55 0

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE Name of ).odge

Location of Lodge

County

1939 District

283 608 174 69 555 263 617

Stockton Strafford Sturgeon Sullivan Summersville Summit Swope Park

.stockton Strafford Sturgeon Sullivan Summersville Lee 's Summit Kansas City

565 438 299 177 661 56 631 111 638 205 641 122 440 34 360 114 350 12

Tebbetts Temperance Temple Texas Theodore Roosevelt .. Tipton Tower Grove Trenton Triangle Trilumina Trinity Triplett TroweL Troy Tuscan Twilight. Tyrian Tyro

T Tebbetts Smithville Kansas City Houston St. Louis Tipton St. Louis Trenton St. Louis Marshall St. Louis Triplett Marble Hill Troy St. Louis Columbia Johnstown Caledonia

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Union Union Star Unionville United Unity University Urbana Urich

U Union Union Star Unionville Springfield Richards University City Urbana Urich

Franklin De Kalb Putnam Greene Vernon St. Louis Dallas Henry

32 10 3 45 43 57 .41 37

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V Valley .Bolckow Andrew Valley Park Valley Park St. Louis Van Buren Van Buren , .Carter Vandalia Vandalia Audrain Vernon Bronaugh Vernon Versailles ..........•Versailles .....•.• Morgan Vienna Vienna Maries Vincil Cameron Clinton

9 57 .47 27 43 58 39 11

348 52

Wadesburg Wakanda

W Creighton Carrollton

C€dar Greene Boone Franklin Texas J ackson Jackson

42 .45 26 32 46 59 22

Callaway Clay Jackson Texas

27 11 22 46 33-A 31 33-B 4 33-A 24 33-A 19 .49 29

Moniteau Grundy Saline Chariton Bollinger Lincoln

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Boone .Bates W ashington

Cass Carroll

26 35 40

34 20

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605 456 74 609 87 61 526 375 235 512 98 84 22 613 194 46 445 103 396 15 53 340 202 434 301 417 162 620 370 191 29 540 430 277 387 24

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Name of Lodge

Location of Lodge

Walker Walker Wallace Bunceton Warren .Keytesville Warrenton Warrenton Washington Greenfield Waverly Waverly Wayne Piedmont Waynesville Waynesville Weatherby Weatherby Webb City Webb City Webster Marshfield Webster Groves :Webster Groves Wellington .•....... .De Kalb Wellston Wellston Wellsville Wellsville Wentzville Wentzville West Gate ·St. Louis West View Millersville Western Light Louisburg Western Star Winston Weston Weston Westport Kansas City Westville Westville Wheeling Wheeling White Hall .Barnard Whitewater Whitewater Whitesville Whitesville Willard Willard Williamstown Williamstown Wilson Pocahontas Windsor Windsor Winigan Winigan Winona Winona, Wm. D. Muir Pilot Grove Woodside Thomasville Wyaconda La Grange

County

Vernon Cooper Chariton Warren Dade Lafayette Wayne .Pulaski De Kalb Jasper Webster St. Louis .Buchanan St. Louis Montgomery St. Charles Cape Girardeau Dallas Daviess Platte Jackson Chariton Livingston N odaway Cape Girardeau Andrew Greene Lewis Cape Girardeau Henry Sullivan Shannon Cooper Oregon Lewis

157 District

43 25 19 30 .42 23 52 38 10 .44 45 57 9 57 28 30 33-B .49 .41 10 21 22 19 12 7 49 9 45 15 49 37 3 47 25 53 15

Xenia

Hopkins

563

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545 189

Zalma Zeredatha

Z Zalma 'st. Joseph

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Jackson

Bollinger Buchanan

49 9

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NAME AND NUMBER OF LODGE

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NAME AND NUMBER OF LODGE

] Havana, 21 ....••••• Stanberry, 109 ...••. Gentryville, 125 ..... Athens, 127 .....•.. Ancient Craft, 377 .. Berlin, 378 ••••.•••• Jacoby, 447 ........ Grant City, 66 ...... Defiance, 88 •.••••.. Allensville, 198 ..••. tJonathan, 321. ..•. TOTAL ........

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EIGHTH DISTRICT-FRED H. BINDER, D. D. G. M., Bigelow, Mo. tNorth Star, 157 .. , . Sonora, 200 ..•••... Northwest, 358 ••... Fairfax; 483 . Maitland, 112 ••••••• Oregon, 139 ..•••••. Forest City, 214 . Mound City. 294 . Craig, 606 .....•..•. TOTAL ........

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63 132.30 93 195.30 54 113.40 57 119.70 79 165.90 88 184.80 39 81.90 6081$ 1,066.801$

2.10.. . . . 134.40 8.40. . . . . 203.70 2.10. . . . . 115.50 /.. . .. 119.70 10.00. . . . . 175.90 4.20. . . . . 189.00 2.101.. .. . 84.00.. 39.40$ .... 1$ 1,106.201$

134.40 ..•.... . 85.00 10.001 1.00 16.80 186.90 ... 24.00 30.00 3.00 4.20 111.30 180.00 20.001 2.00 2.10 117.60 221.00 10.00 1.00 12.60 163.30 .•... . . . 355.50 70.00 7.00 12.60 176.40 ... 260.00 30.00 3.00 .. . .. 84.00 110.00 ....... 1 ...... 52.50 $ 1,053.701$ ....... 1$ 1,270.501$ 190.001$ 19.00

NINTH DISTRICT-ERNEST E. PISCHKER, D. D. G. M., St. Joseph, Mo. ..... Savannah, 71 ..••••. ~ Helena, 117 ........ .... Lincoln, 138 ......•. Whitesville, 162 . Rosendale, 404 . Valley, 413 ........• Cosby, 600 .. Agency, 10 .....•.•. Wellington, 22 .....• St. Joseph, 78 ....•. Binning, 150 ..•.... Zeredatha, 189 . Rushville, 238 , Brotherhood, 269 . Charity, 331. . King Hill, 376 .•...• Saxton, 508 , TOTAL ........

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371.70 $ 2.10 $ .•.. $ 373.80 $ 16.80 $ 357.00 $ 1$ 120.001$ 60.001$ 5.00 '" 50.40.. .. 50.40 1 102.50 10.001 1.00 50.40 96.60.. . 96.60 10.50 86.10 / 130.00 1 •••••• 102.90 2.10..... 105.00 6.30 98.70 51.00 30.00/ 3.00 88.20 4.20 84.00 . .. .. . . . 65.50 20.001 2.00 88.20 ... '" 2.10. 105.00 6.30 98.70 165.00 1 . 102.90 2.10. . . . . 138.60 .... " . 138.60 ... 135.00 10.001 4.00 136.50 1 197.40 25.20 172.20 . 78.00 20.00/ 2.00 195.30 2.10 117.60 2.101 1 119.70 2.10 117.60 144.00 ...... ; ...... 1,016.4'0 6.301" .. '11'022.701 16.80 1,005.90 ,. 550.00 40.001 4.00 138.60. . . . .. ..... 138.60 12.60 126.00 . . . . . . . . 175.00 30.001 3.00 1,524.60 14.70. . . . . 1,539.30 44.10 1,495.20. . . . . . . . 786.30 70.00 7.00 157.50 6.30 151.20 ... . . .. . 120.00 20.001 2.00 157.50 ... '" 550.20 1 14.70 535.50 . .. .. . . . 320.00 70.001 - 7.00 537.60 12.60 1,869.00 21.00. . .. . 1,890.00 71.40 1,818.60. . . . . . . . 1,735.05 140.001 14.00 533.40 12.60 520.80 520.00 40.001 4.00 518.70 14.70.... . 86.10 / .. . . . 86.10/ 6.30 79.80 . . . .. . . . 166.50.. . . . .. . ...•. 7,110.601$ 81.901$ 1$ 7,192.501$ 256.20 $ 6,936.30[$ 1$ 5,363.851$ 550.001$ 58.00

GRAND SECRETARY'S TABULAR STATEMENT-Continued TENTH DISTRIOT-THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, D. D. G. M., Maysville, Mo. NAME AND NUMBER OF LODGE

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ELEVENTH DISTRIOT-EMSLEY O. JAMES, D. D. G. M., Plattsburg, Mo. Liberty, 81. •••••... ~I Holt, 49 .•••.••••••. Angerona, 193 •••••• . 6 3 4 1 1 Clay, 207 •.••••••••. Kearney, 311 •.•..•. Temperance, 438 ••.. 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 .. Hemple, 87 ••••••••. 2 ... 1 3 2 Vincil, 62 . Plattsburg, 118 ••••• 1 1 2 8 3 .. Gower, 397 ••••••••. Lathrop, 506 ..•.... ... ... ... 1 21 TOTAL ........ 131 101 121 81 17\

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1$ 333.90/$ 14.70 $ 319.20 $ $ 2 40 .OO l$•..1.0..0.0.1$...1..0.0. 164 $ 323.40 $ 10.601$ N on e 31 66.10. . • . •. . 1 66.10. . . • • • . 66.10 . 68.80. . . ••. . 1 68.801 ....... 68.80 216.00 ....... 1 ...... 28 145 304.50 2.10. . . . . 306.601 21.00 285.60 . .. . • .. . 215.00 50.001 4.00 178.00 ..•.... 1 . 56 117.60 j 117.601 2.10 115.60 ..•..... 89 186.90 2.10.. 189.00 14.70 174.80 150.00 30.001 3.00 28 58.80. • • . •. 58.80 4.20 64.60 . . . • . . . . 70.00 10.00 1.00 112 235.20 4.20. . . . . 239.401 6.80 233.101' .. •. .. . 180.00 20.001 2.00 2.10..... 180.601 14.70 165.90 80.00 .. 85 178.50 45 94.50 4.201..... 98.701 6.30 92.40 .•... 48.00 30.001 3.00 111.80.. . ... ..... 111.301 2.10. .. • .. .. 109.20 96.00 ....... 1 ...... 58 8261$ 1,734.601$ 25.201$ .... 1$ 1,769.801$ 86.10 $ 1,564.501$ 109.201$ 1,471.001$ 150.001$ 14.00

TWELFTH DISTRICT-JOHN M. GALLATIN, D. D. G. M., Chillicothe, Mo.

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Braymer, 135 . Hamilton, 224 . Polo, 232 .....••.•.. Breckenridge, 334 ..• Cowgill, 561. .•..•.. Friendship, 89 . Spring Hill, 166 .•.. Benevolence, 170 .. , Chillicothe, 333 ..... Chula, 888 ..•.•.•... Wheeling, 434 ..•... ~ Dawn, 639 .•........ ~ TOTAL .

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THIRTEENTH DISTRICT-HERMAN D. TAGGART, D. D. G. M., Linneus, Mo. Jackson, 82 ........• Brookfield, 86 .....•. Cypress, 227 ...•••.. Bucklin, 233 ...•...• Dockery, 326 ........ Marceline, 481. ..... TOTAL ........ t No report received.

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GRAND SECRE'rARY'S TABULAR STATEMENT-Continued

FOURTEENTH DISTRICT-LUTHER E. WILHOIT, D. D. G. M., Macon, Mo. NAME AND NUMBER OF LODGE

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FIFTEENTH DISTRICT-DAVID A. LESLIE, D. D. G. M., Williamstown, Mo. Wyaconda, 24...... 1 l' 1., 2....... 1 '1" .. .. 84 $ 176.40 $ 4.20 $ $ 180.601$ $ 180.60 $ $ 25.001$ 10.001$ 1.00 Monticello, 58 ' 1............................... 40 84.00 84.001 84.00 ......... 10.001 1.00 La Belle, 222 " 2. . . 3 1... 13. . . 3 61..... . 104 218.40 2.10 220.501 27.30 193.20 None 20.001 2.00 Craft, 287. .• . .. . . . . 2 2 2. . 1 2 2 4 3..... . 104 218.40 218.401 4.20 214.20 , 269.15 1 1.00 Williamstown, 370. . 2 2 2. . 2 1 1. . . 41'" . 48 100.80 4.20 105.00 2.10 102.90 14.00 ·1 1.00 Lewistown, 494..... 2 3 2.. 1 7 '" 1........ 56 117.60 117.601 14.70 102.90 ,.... 330.00 10.00\ 1.00 Ewing, 577......... 2 2 2..... 2 '" 2.......... 37 77.70 77.701 4.20 73.50 None 20.001 2.00 Palmyra, 18........ 2 2 2.. 1 7 3 2.......... 97 203.70 203.70\ 14.70 189.00 358.301 20.001 2.00 St. John's, 28....... 4 3 5.. 1 15 1 14 1.. .... 420 882.00 2.10..... 884.10 31.50 852.60 60.001 ....... 1 ...... Hannibal, 188. .. . . . 6 3 12 6 1 23 1 7 '\" .. .. 388 814.80 4.201' , 819.001 48.30 770.70 588.00 60.001 6.00 Philadelphia, 502. .. . " '" .,. 1 .. .. .. 34 71.40j " 71.401 71.40 . . . . . . . . 150.00 1 •••••• Ralls, 33.... . ,. 1... 11... 4 [.. .. .. 88 184.40........... 184.801 23.10 111.70 50.00 200.001" 1 .. Lick, Creek, 302.... 11 3 3.. 1 3 4.......... 109 228.90 2.10..... 231.001 6.30 224.70 274.00 10.001 1.00 New London, 307... 1 1 1.. 4 1 2 21...... 54 113.40 1 113.401 2.10 111.30 32.00 1 . __T_O_T_A_L_,_,._._._,'-c',---2-:61 221 351 81 141 851 81441 161, ·1· ·1·, 1,663i$ 3,492.30:$ 18.901$" .. 1$ 3,511.20;$ 178.50 $ 3,198.701$ 134.001$ 2,300.451$ 160.001$ 18.00

SIXTEENTH DISTRICT-GUY A. MAGRUDER, D. D. G. M., Bowling Green, Mo. Eolia, 14 .•......••. Clarksville, 17 ..•••• Perseverance, 92 .... Phoenix, 136 ..•.... Frankford, 192 •.•.. Pike, 399 .•.•.•..•.. TOTAL ........

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52 $ 109.20\$ •.... $ .... $ 109.20·$ 70 147.00 ...... 147.00 184 396.90 386.401 10.50 107 224.70 ...... ..... 224.70 53 111.30 2.10 113.40 17 35.70 35.701 ...... 1 ..... 4831$ 1,014.301$ 12.601$ .... 1$ 1,026.901$

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14.70 $ 6.30 21.00 21.00 6.30 2.10 71.40 $

94.501$ ....•.. None $ 20.001$ 2.00 30.001 3.00 $ 148.00 375.90 ..•..... 230.00 3.00 30.001 203.70 ........ 200.00 30.00 3.00 35.00 107.10 ..... '" 960.00 33.601····· ... 955.501$ ...•. , .1$ 1,573.001$ 180.001$ 18.00

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EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT-TURNER D. BARNES, D. D. G. M., Moberly, Mo. Huntsville, 30 ...... Milton, 151. .••...•. Clifton Hill, 161. .•. Moberly, 344 ..•.... Cairo, 486 •••••.•... Higbee, 527 ......... Jacksonville. 541. ... Clark, 610 ..•..•.... TOTAL ........ tNo report received.

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60.00 •• 90.00 $•• 146.00 30.001 8.00 110.00 4.00 40.001 33.00 77.00 196.80 70.00 7.00 711.801$ 170.001$ 17.00

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THIRTIETH DISTRICT-EDWIN H. BABKLAGE, D. D. G. M., St. Charles, Mo. Wentzville. 46 •••••• Palestine. 241. •••••. Mechanicsville. 260 •. Pauldingville. 11. .•. Warrenton, 609 ..••• TOTAL ........

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66.70 $ 287.70 161.70 107.10 142.80 766.001$

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161.70 2.10 107.10 ....... 142.80 •....•• 764.401$ 14.70 $

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12.60

60.90 279.30 169.60 107.10 142.80 749.701$ .•..... 1$

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THIBTY-FmST DISTRICT-ALBERT LINXWILER, D. D. G. M., Jefferson City, Mo. Jefferson, 43 ........ 18 18 18 4 3 211 3 6 .. 465 $ 976.60/$ 6.30 $ .... $ 982.801$ 44.10 $ 938.70 $ .. · .... 1$ 1,746.001$ 180.001$ 18.00 1 .... 1 2 . . . .41· 134.40 .. · .... *1 108.00 3.00 2.10 ..... 30.001 Russellville, 90 ..•.•• 62 132.801 ....... 2 2 2 .. 130.20\ 1. . . . .. Hickory Hill, 211 ..• , ... 22 46.20 .10 .... 46.30 ........ None · . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . .. 1 .... '" 46.301 ....... . ,. 222.10 121.80 ..... 8.40 Centertown, 611 .••. .. 62 130.201 4/ ... " 1 ...... Tipton, 66 .....••.•. 48 100.80 6.30 ..... 232.20 6.30 100.80 ........ 1 1 1 3 .•. 1 .... .. .. .. 107.101 146 306.60 ...... ..... 6.80 300.30 900.00 California, 183 •••••• ... . ,. 3 ... 3 ... 5 806.601 ., ,. " .... 87.00 8.40 138.60 Moniteau, 296 ..••.• ... 70 147.00 ...... 147.001 4 '" 2.10 . , .. 30 32.00 ............. 60.90 Clarksburg, 663 ••••. 1 1 ••. 63.001 63.001· .. ·· . ..... '" ... .. 226.00 Chamois, 186 ••••••• ... ,. 1 4 3 1 2 1 .. . , 109 .... 231.00 , ... .,. .. fLinn, 326 ......... .... . .. ... .. .. I.. . . ... . •. ~~.8::~ .. ~:~~ .... . • . ~.3::~~1 ....6:~~ ........ ........ ......... ............ '" TOTAL ........ 211 211 201 81 111 391 51 151 141 .. 1.. 1.. 1,0141$ 2,129.401$ 23.201$ .... 1$ 2,162.601$ 81.90 $ 1,772.501$ 300.301$ 3,558.301$ 220.001$ 22.00

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THIRTY-SECOND DISTRICT-R. A. BREUER, D. D. G. M., Hermann, Mo. Evergreen, 27 ...... Sullivan, 69 •••••••. Gray Summit, 173 ..• Hope, 251 ..•••••••. Fraternal, 363 ..••.. Columbia, 534 •••••• Easter, 575 .•••.•••• Union, 693 ......... Hermann, 123 ••••.. Owensville, 624 ..•.. TOTAL ........ *Credit $2.10.

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GRAND SECRETARY'S TABULAH, S'l'A'l'EMEN'l'-Continued

THmTY-THmD DISTRIOT (A)-WILLIAM ZAVADIL, D. D. G. M., St. Louis, Mo.

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Missouri, 1. ... ..... 51 7 91' 1 Beacon, 3.......... 19 18 20 4 21 Mount Moriah, 40. .. 10 9 7 1 31 Pomegranate, 95.... 8 4 6 2"'1 Erwin, 121. .. . . 8 6 5 11 1 ~ Occidental, 163 '3' "3' "2' 11 31 1 [)O Pyramid, 180 ,. Keystone, 243....... 7 8 7 2 31 Aurora, 267.... 5 7 7.. 8 Paul Revere, 330. 101 4 4. . 2 Tuscan, 360 , .. . . 5 5 5 7 1 Itaska, 420 , .. , .. 3 21 1 1 1 Magnolia, 626. ..... 10 9 111. 3 3 1 61 5 6 Euclid, 505......... Clifton Heights, 520. 61 7 71 11 21 Rose Hill, 550. ...... 141 13 121 2 5 O:ive Branch, 576. .• 61 5 4. . 51 Triangle, 638. .. . .. . 41 3 4.... . Trinity, 641. . .. . .. . 21 3 5. . 81 Shaveh, 646. ....... 41 5 5.... . Commonwealth, 654. 105/1 151 103 1'1' "1'1 Purity, 658......... Theo. Roosevelt, 661. 5 4 4 21"'\ University, 649 4151611 ... TOTAL 159114811501301 501

57 93 75 7 14 11 92 19 10 9 46 43 26111

5t 6 3 1 2 2 1 4 1 1 2 2 23

81 181 26 7 11 5 1361 6 3 21 5

40 1 31 13 7 2 9 261 1 81 61 3 4 11 1 31 11 1 7 14 \"1' 5611 7 5 11 2 16 1 7 5741 4912061

61 .. 1.. 1.. "111" " .. 31...... 21"1'" . 6 1 ........ 31 131···.·· 1 11...... 91.· .. 1. . 91" 11" 2..... . 4311 .... \ .... \....

558\$ 1,171.801$ 31.501$ ... 'j$ 1,203.301$ 119.70 $ 1,083.601$ 1 1507 3,164.70\ 4.20\..... 3,168.901 195.30 2,973.601 $ 1492 3,133.20 12.60. . . . . 3,145.801 157.50 2,988.30 ,... 514 1,079.40 1 1,079.401 14.70 1,064.70........ 515 1,081.50 14.70 ·1 1,096.201 29.40 1,066.801' .. . . . . . 207 434.70 2.10 ( 436.801 25.20 411.60. 322 676.20 6.30.. . . . 682.501 39.90 642.601 .. , .. . . . 545 1,144.50........ 1,144.501 39.90 1,104.601........ 320 672.001 16.80 [ 688.801 21.00 667.80 201 422.10 / / 422.101 18.90 403.20\ , 1 911 1,913.101 2.10/ .. 1,915.201 96.60 1,818.60 ,. 387 812.701 2.10 ,. 814.801 90.30 724.50\. . . .. . . . 879\1,845.90 1 6.30j 1,852.201 54.60 1,797.60..... 364 764.40' 764.401 2.10 762.30 61····· . 508 1,066. 80 1 4.20 ·1 1,071.001 84.00 987.00 5...... 498 1,045.80 8.40 8.401 1,045.801 14.70 1,031.10........ 11' ·1· . 438 919.80110.501 •.... 930.301 54.60 875.70 .. . . . 6 .... J. • 222 466.20 .... ··1 ..... 466.201 12.60 453.60 ... 61' '1' 273 573.30 16.80j" ." 590. 10 1 23.10 567.00 . . .. . 1 .. 248 520.80........... 520.80 23.10 497.70 231, .... 1 ,.... 144 302.401··· ... 302.40/ 29.40 273.00........ 204\ 428.401 4.201' 1 432.60 14.70 417.90 51· 131 275.10/ . . . . .. 275.101 10.50 264.60 71 . . . . . . 293 615.30 ...... 1 1 615.301 33.60 581.701 1031··\ 21.· 11,6811$24,530.101$142.801$ 8.40 \$24,664.50[$1205.40 $23,459.101$ 1$

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THmTY-THmD DISTRICT (B)-J. M. BRADFORD, D. D. G. M., St. Louis, Mo.

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569 $ 1,194.901$ 6.30 $ ..•. $ 1.201.201$ 77.70 $ 1,123.501$ .••.... 1 4 4 " 1 37 1 10 None\$ 40.001$ 4.00 Meridian. 2 ......... 29.40 1,293.60 ........ $ 1,852.00 100.001 10.00 5 ...... 6 8 1 4 14 4 18 1,323.001 8.40 ...... Geo. Washington, 9. 626 1,314.60\ 33.60 8 . . . . . . 494 1,037.40 ........ 292.00 8.00 1,005.90 3 1 16 2 4 ..... 2.10 80.001 50 St. Louis, 20 ..••••.. 1,039. 1 2 " 3 ...... 333 701.40 54.60 646.80 None 110.001 11.00 3 3 .. 1 26 1 5 7 2.10 Naphtali. 25 ...•.•.• 699.30\ 771 1,619.10 81.90 1,541.40 6 .. ..I .. 384.00 7.00 4.20 ..... 7 7 6 .. 2 39 3 15 1.623.301 Polar Star. 79 .....• 70.001 46.20 781.20 . ....... 390 8.40 ..... 3 .. .... 827.401 648.00 70.00 7.00 819.001 7 8 10 .. 4 22 5 8 Pride of the West.179 29.40 2,072.70 ........ 999 2,102.101 120.00 110.001 11.00 6 .. .. .. Good Hope. 218 ..... 11 10 10 4 2 14 2 12 4.20 ..... 14.70 4.00 .... 400 840.00 6.30 ..... 846.301 831.60 . ....... 4 5 6 1 3 7 2 9 17 780.001 40.001 Cosmos, 282 ..•.••.. 69.30 484 1.016.40 12.60 ..... 1,029.001 70.001 7.00 Cornerstone, 323 .... 8 8 7 1 6 33 3 17 14 .. 40.001 .... 263 552.30 .••... . .... 552.301 10.50 541.80 ....•... 622.00 5.00 5 ... 5 50.001 America, 347 .•••.•. 5 5 5 1 ... 31.50 703 1,476. 30 1 4.20 ..... 192.25 1,449.00 ..•..•.. 7.00 6 .. 1,480.501 70.001 Cache, 416 ..•••••.• 7 5 4 3 2 15 2 8 3 .. 27.30 1,008.00 •.....•. 492 1.033.20 1,035.301 554.83 140.001 14.00 2.10 ..... Anchor, 443 ..••.... 14 16 20 4 1 13 1 8 585 1,228.501 33.60 73.50 1,188.60 ........ 1,272.00 ..· .. ··1·· .... 1,262.101 4 4 4 .. 34 4 11 21 .. .. .. West Gate, 445 .•••• 10.50 613.20 ....... 293 5 ... 3 623.701 62.00 6.00 Harmony, 499 ..••.. 7 6 4 2 70.001 61· . .. .. 615.301 8.40\ 2.10 200 420.00 4.20 ••.. •....'1 120.00 3.00 422.10 ........ Apollo, 529 .••...... 1 1 2 30.001 3 3 3 .. 11· . .. .. 424. 20 1 4.20 316 663.60 659.40 ....... 207.00 8.00 663.60 ~ .....••... Algabil, 544 •.•.•••• 8 9 13 .. 2 1 ... 80.001 41 .. .. .. 14.70 420.00 ........ 4 206 84.10 5.00 Forest Park, 578 .... 5 6 5 .. 7 ... 2.101 ..... 1 434.701 50.001 432.601 51 .. . ... 11 708 1,486.80 1,497.301 77.70 1,419.60 ........ 828.00 120.001 12.00 Lambskin, 460 ...... 12 14 13 1 37 5 15 .... 1 •• .. 10.501 23.10 745.50 ........ 364 Tower Grove, 631 ••. 5 5 6 .. 11 3 8 768.601 134.00 40.001 5.00 764.40 20 .. "'1 1 561 1,178.10 1,180.20 ........ Mizpah, 639 ..•..... 11 11 10 1 1 4 1041 ....'..... ... ..... 1,180.201 •...... None 100.00\ 10.00 4. 2.10 674.10 ........ 326 1,812.00 Benj. Franklin. 642. 2 2 15 1.. \.... 690.901 16.80 684.60 60.001 6.00 7 5 6 .. 6.30 •.... j 2 ...... 25.20 Pilgrim. 652 ..•••••. 1 3 4 .. 204 428.40 93.00 1.00 2 4 428.401 10.001 403. 20 1'" ..... 229 476.70 ........ 1 3 .... 1. . . . . . Progress, 657 ....... 11 10 10 1 32.00 110.001 11.00 480.90 6.30 483.001 TOTAL ........ 165115611631201611361150]1771 1291 .. 1.. 1 . . 10,516,$22,083.601$134.401$ .... 1$22,218.001$ 760.20 $21,457.801$ ....... 1$10,129.181$ 162.001$162.00

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Index. 54 •••••••••.. Casso 147 ..•..••.•.. Grand River, 276 .... Wadesburg, 348 .•••. Nonpareil, 372 ..••. t Dayton, 386 •••••.. Belton, 450 .•••••..• Jewel, 480 .......... Coldwater, 485 ....• Archie, 633 ....••... Cleveland, 651. ..... TOTAL ........

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67.201$ 256. 20 1 140.70 42.001

4.20 $ 6.30 8.40 2.10

63.001$··· .... $ 249. 90 1. . . . . . . . 132.30 ...•.... 12.951 26.95

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4.20 222.60 ......•. 18.90 24•• 60 1. . . . . . . . 119.70 ......•. 2.10 6.30 77.70 ........ 44.10 ........ 2.10 58.80 $ 1,199.451$ 26.951$

5.00 None 20.001 260.00 2.00 20.001 2.00 50.00 20.001 33.00 ... · ... 1 .... ·· 30.001 .. ..... 1 ...... 908.001$ 80.001$ 11.00

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103 226.801 216.30 10.50 ........ 125 262.50 .......... ........ 262. 50 1 57 121.80 119.70 2.10 ..... 38 79.80 4.20 .. .... 84.00\ 21 2.10 . ..... 46.20 44.10 6001$ 1,260.001$ 25.201$ ••.. 1$ 1,285.201$

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GRAND SECRETARY'S TABULAR STATEMENT-Continued THmTY-FIFTH DISTRICT-DUDLEY O. BRADLEY, D. D. G. M., Butler, Mo. "0

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THmTY·SIXTH DISTRICT-JOLLY P. HURTT, D. D. G. Mo, Sedalia, Mo. Cole Camp, 595 ..•.. 44 $ 92.40 $ ..... $ '1$ 92.401$ 33.60 $ 58.80 $. . .. . . . None I $ 20.001$ 2.00 1 16. . . 1 ,.. .. .. 2 21 2.. 1 1 12 1 .. Shawnee, 653 . 84 176.40 . 176.401 2.10 174.30 $ 678.43 $ 10.001$ 1.00 tKnobnoster, 245. '" .. · .. 1....... ........ . 1 . ::: .. i .. 4 5 1 4'" Holden, 262 ....••.. 111 233.10 8.40.. .. . 241.501 10.50 231.00 45.00 1 . 6 3 2 3 2 2 4 2 7 ...... Corinthian, 265 ..•.. 1 377.401 4.20 373.20 282.50 70.00\ 9.00 176 369.60 7.80 Cold Spring, 274 .... 128.10. . . . .. 128.101 12.60 .... . .. . 115.50 95.00.. . . . .. . ..... 61 i 3~ ~ ~ .. Chilhowee, 487 ..•.. , 83 174.30........... 174.30 63.00 109.20 2.10 515.00\ 20.001 2.00 Sedalia, 236 ..•..... 9 6 7 1... 23 5 8 31 . 846.30. . . ... ..... 846.301 48.30 798.00 . . . . . .. . 984.00 90.001 9.00 403 Granite, 272 .....•.. 711.901 711.90 . . . .. . . . 1,272.00 40.001 4.00 328 688.80 23.10. . . . . 2 3 4.. 11.... 3 Green Ridge, 425 .. 3 3 1 1 2 2 .. 1 . 77.70........... 77.701 77.70 ........ 200.001 30.001 3.00 37 La Monte, 574 . ... 5 .. 73.50. . . . .. ..... 73.50. . . . . . . 73.50 . . . . . . . . 84.001 •....•. 1 •••••• 35 TOTAL ........ 251 201 201 61 191 831 161 261 411 .. 1· .1 .. 1,3621$ 2,860.201$ 39.301$ '" .1$ 2,899.501$ 174.30 $ 2,607.601$ 117.601$ 4,155.931$ 280.001$ 30.00 t No report receIved.

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226.80 $ 86.10

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60.001$ 64.00

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FORTY-SECOND DISTRICT-CLYDE TINSLEY, D. D. G. 14., Eldorado Springs, Mo. Stockton, 288 ....... Jerusalem, 815 ...... Clintonville, 482 .... Washington, 87 ..... Garrett, 859 .•••..•. Everton, 405 ..•..... Melville, 458 ........ Lockwood, 521. ..... TOTAL ........

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FIFTIETH DISTRICT-GEORGE A. SAMPLE, D. D. G. M., Chaffee, Mo. fEast Prairie, 384 ... i52 $" '3i'9:20 $' '''31::1:::: Charleston, 407 ••••. Morley, 184 .. 48 100.80 Ashlar, 306 .. 39 81.90 Sikeston, 310 •.••••. 1 1 11 1 .... 2 1 6 .. 1.... 165 346.50 Illmo, 581 ...••••••• 139 291.90 7 7 7.. 2 7 1 2 11. '1" .. Blodgett, 594 .••.••. 2 2 2.. 1....... 1 71 ....•• 25 52.50 Chaffee, 615 •.•..••• 2 2........ 2 •.. 2 31 . 113 237.30 Bloomfield, 153 ••••• 100 210.00 Essex, 278 ..•••••••. .. .. .. .. .. 40 84.00 Lakeville, 489 •••.•.. 1 1 11 5 2 1 . 56 117.60 Dexter, 532 .. ••. •.. 2 1 2 1 1... 10 . 105 220.50 Advance, 590 •.••.•. 52 109.20 Puxico, 596 ..•..•••. 38 79.80 . Morehouse, 603 .••.. 3 5 9 .. 1 1 6 ...... 53 111.30 TOTAL . 281 271 321 51 251 521 91 181 501 .. 1.. 1.. 1,1251$ 2,362.501$

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FIFTY-FOURTH DISTRICT-JOHN TAYLOR, D. D. G. M., Ozark, Mo. Sparta, 296 , Friend, 852 .. Billings, 379 ....••.. Kirbyville, 264 ..•... Forsyth, 453 .....•.. Branson, 687 .•...•. tGa1ena. 516 ..•••.. Crane, 619 .....•... TOTAL .

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LODGE DIRECTORY BY DISTRICTS FmST DISTRICT-HAROLD M. JAYNE, D. D. G. M., Memphis, Mo. County Lodge Location NO.1 Clark ......... Fairmont ........ 290lWyaconda ....... Eldorado ......... 318ILuray ........... ......... Hiram .....•..... 362iKahoka ..•....... Gothic ........... 436/ Alexandria ...... St. Francisville ... 588lWayland ......... Scotland ...... Memphis ......... 16IMemphis ........ Gorin ............ 72IGorin ........... Rutledge ......... 5721 Rutledge ......... Sch';l,yler ...... Middle Fabius .... 2441 Downing ........ ...... Lodge of Love .... 259ILancaster ....... ' ...... Queen City ....... 380lQueen City ...... , ...... Glenwood ........ 4271Glenwood ........ ...... Greentop ........ 635 IGreentop ........

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Master A. Lee Glidewell ...... Orville W. Worrell ... Everett Bash ........ W. C. Rebe .......... Edw. L. Lehr ........ Wm. A. Stine ........ Harry Hicks ......... Wm.T. Rule ......... Lloyd Moore ......... Fred S. Burns ........ Fred W. Lauer ....... Leon McGoldrick ..... John W. young ......

Secretary W. Pulliam ..... Albert A. Stevens ... Elmer C. Dinger .... J. P. Foley ......... E. W. Henshaw .... Ralph J. Ladd ...... Richard Shacklett .. James A. Bailey .... John O. Morgan .... H. C. Burkland ..•.. Grover L. Lauer .... H. W. Roberts ..... , W. Lee young ......

Time of Meeting 2nd and 4th Fridays .............. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ............. 1st and 3rd Fridays ............... 1st Tuesday ...................... 1st Thursday ...•...•••.•.••...•• 1st Friday ....................... 1st and 3rd Thursdays ............ 1st and 3rd Fridays ............... 2nd and 4th Thursdays ........... 2nd and 4th Fridays .............. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ............ , 1st and 3rd Thursdays ............ 2nd and 4th Mondays .............

Charter Date Oct. 15,1868 Oct. 12,1869 Oct. 17,1870 Oct. 19, 1898 Sept. 26, 1907 May 6,1852 Oct. 13,1892 Sept. 28, 1905 May 26,1865 Oct. 15,1868 Oct. 10,1871 1872 Oct. 22,1924

SECOND DISTRICT-JAMES M. DeWITT, D. D. G. M., Kirksville, Mo. Adair

. Kirksville Paulville Adair , Novinger Knox ......•.. Ark............. Colony , Edina Greensburg

105IKirksville 319IBrashear 3661 Kirksville 583 1Novinger 6INewark 168IColony 291IEdina 414IGreensburg

, Damon P. Teter W. H. Epperson Ernest Scofield Russell B. Mosley Frank Baldwin C. E. McReynolds. Leo B. Kennedy Floyd S. Dunn

Grover C. Chambers M. J. Crawford Chas. F. Link , C. R. Truitt C. R. Kendall , B. S. McReynolds 1. D. Willows C. R. Slocum

1st and 3rd Tuesdays 1st Tuesday ..........•........... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 3rd Wednesday Thursday on or before full moon 1st and 3rd Thursdays 2nd and 4th Mondays

June 30,1864 Oct. 12,1869 Oct. 13,1881 Sept.27,1906 May 8,1852 May 24, 1864 Oct. 15,1866 Oct. 13,1871

THmD DISTRICT-WALTER E. SINGLEY, D. D. G. M., Green City, Mo. . Putnam ....••. Hartford Somerset . Unionville . . Sullivan . Humphreys Seaman . " Green City . Putnam , Pollock ...•...... Arcana ..•..•.... Winigan .....•...

171IHartford ...••... 206IPowersviIIe 210IUnionville ...••.. 32IHumphreys ...•.. 136IMilan 1591Green City .....•. 190INewtown ...•.... 349IPollock ..•....... 389IHarris 540IWinigan

Lloyd Hart Joe F. Wilson Ray Mabee Marlin W. Bagley Glenn T. Burdette Wayne L. Doolin M. V. Davis Wayne Elam M. Ray DoyaL Alva Brantner

J. D. Smith . J. O. Pauley . C. D. Pittman . D. H. Humphrey . Chas. E. Smith . Bernie L. Stutler . J. W. Moore . Otis Reinhard . Joe Blagg . Ben F. Thompson ..

1st Saturday .....•............... 1st and 3rd Mondays .......•..•... 2nd and 4th Mondays . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ' 1st and 3rd Mondays ' 1st and 3rd Thursdays . Saturday on or before full moon . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays . 1st Wednesday ..•...•......•..... 1st Wednesday .............•.....

May May May Oct. May Oct. May Oct. Oct. Oct.

30,1857 29,1861 30,1861 13, 1887 9,1857 16,1884 28,1859 16, 1884 13, 1871 14, 1889

FOURTH DISTRICT-CLYDE E. EVANS, D. D. G. M., Trenton, Mo. Grundy·······1 " " •...... " Mercer. . . . . . ..

Trenton Laredo Galt Spickardsville Mercer

·1 111IT renton·········1 253ILaredo 423jGalt 524ISpickard · 351 Princeton. . . . . . ..

"1 F. M. McKinney ..• '1 1st Thursday ...........•.... ····1 May L. V. Woods 2nd and 4th Mondays ......•...... Oct.

Chas. E. Kelso Ray Stone Paul Porter G. E. Shaw ; .. Loyd Bryan. . . . . . . . ..

R. E. McCracken 2nd and 4th Fridays R. B. Kennedy 1st and 3rd Wednesdays E. E. Stacy. . . . . . .. 2nd Wednesday

9,1850 15,1868 Oct. 15,1890 Oct. 16,1886 June 9, 1853

FIFTH DISTRICT-CAREY A. BROCK, D. D. G. M., Ridgeway, Mo. Harrison ....•. Bethany Lorraine Lodge of Light Cainsville

. . . Ne~ ~ampton . l?ralrle .....•....

97IBethany 128\Ridgeway 257jEagleviIle 328ICainsviIIe 510lNew Hampton 556 ! Gilman City

John W. Ward J. L. Morgan Paul R. Van Zandt Rex A. Taylor ..•..•.. Geo. E. Scott H. O. Powell

Chas. T. Bridges S. M. Gutridge E. O. Martin .....•. E. F. Harrold Cleo D. Mock W. E. Richter

2nd and 4th Tuesdays ....•........ 1st and 3rd Mondays .......•..... 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ...•.......•. 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ....•.......• 2nd and 4th Wednesdays .

May Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.

25,1854 7,1878 15, 1868 13, 1870 28, 1925 19, 1892

LODGE DIRECTORY BY DISTRICTS-Continued SIXTH DISTRICT-CURTIS F. SMITH, D. D. G. M., Darlington, Mo. County Ge?,try

Lodge . Havana Stanberry Gentryville Athens Ancient Craft Berlin Jacoby Worth::: ::::: Grant City Defiance Allensville Jonathan

No. I Location . 21IMcFall .......•.. . 109jStanberry . . 125 IGentryville .. . 1271 Albany . . 3771King City ......• . 378IBerlin . . 4471 Darlington . . 661Grant City . . 88 iSheridan .. . 198IAllendale . . 321IDenver .

Master Jasper R. Sweat Merrit D. Miller John M. Patton Robt. L. Yaple C. W. McClure Dale Logan Dan Consolver Earl W. Lane Marion P. Allee Zene Hammer W. C. Tandy

Secretary . Wm. R. Willis. . . . .. . Samuel A. Goodding . Bert Miller " . L. Frank Smith. . .. . J. F. Heath . J. B. Owens, Jr . Earl Shoemaker. . .. . Geo. Hunt . W. C. Walker . Homer Brewit . C. M. Craven

Time of Meetinl{ 1st Saturday ....••••••.•••••••••• 2nd and 4th Fridays . 2nd and 4th Saturdays . 2nd and 4th Fridays . 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 2nd and 4th Fridays . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays . 1st and 3rd Mondays .. 2nd and 4th Mondays . 2nd and 4th Saturdays ..........•. 2nd and 4th Mondays .

Charter Date Oct. 6,1879 Oct. 17,1879 Mar. 10, 1850 May 8,1851 Oct. 13, 1871 Sept. 24, 1906 Oct. 17,1901 Oct. 10,1894 Oct. 17, 1878 May 30,1860 Oct. 12, 1869

SEVENTH DISTRICT-GEORGE HOUCHENS, D. D. G. M., Ravenwood, Mo. Nod~way.....

Xenia . Quitman . Ravenwood , Graham . White Hall ...•... Kennedy . Burlington . Gaynor City . Nodaway . Pickering . Guilford .....•... Clearmont . Skidmore .

50lHopkins , . 1961Quitman . 201IRavenwood . 289IGraham . 301lBarnard . 329IElmo . 442 IBurlington Jet . 465lParnell ..•....... 470 IMaryville . 472lPiekering . 474lGuilford " .. 5071 Clearmont ..•.... 5111 Skidmore .

. June 2,1866 May 30,1861 Oct. 13, 1892 Oct. 18, 1900 Oct. 15, 1886 Oct. 30, 1870 Oct. 13, 1881 Oct. 12, 1882 Oct.. 17, 1877 Oct. 11, 1873 Oct. 15, 1874 Oct. 17,1874 Oct. 12, 1888

Orie K. Shell

R. P. Chaney

1st and 3rd Thursdays

Glenn Goodson Hayes McNeill A. L. Strader. . . . . . .. L. R. Pruitt Clarence Miller , W. C. Timmerman Wm. Foster Floyd Billingsley. . . .. C. C. Bledsoe M. M. Simpson. . . . . .. F. R. Bassett

J. J. Smith. . . .. . .. Frank McNeal. .. .. P. D. Stalling. . . . .. E. L. Aldrich Henry Staples. . . . .. J. S. Matteson F. R. Marcell C. G. McMullen. . . .. Alex H. Wilson O. O. Gregory. . . . .. E. D. French

2nd and 4th Thursdays . 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 2nd and 4th Thursdays . 1st and 3rd Mondays . 1st and 3rd Fridays . 1st and 3rd Wednesdays . 2nd and 4th Thursdays . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays . 2nd and 4th Thursdays . 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 2nd and 4th Mondays ......•......

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EIGHTH DISTRIOT-FRED H. BINDER, D. D. G. M., Bigelow, Mo. Atchison

" Holt

. North Star Sonora Northwest Fairfax . Maitland Oregon Forest City Mound City Craig ,

. lo7IRockport •••.•.... . 200IWatson .•••....•. . . 358ITarkio .. . 483IFairfax . . 112IMaitland . . 1391 Oregon . . 2141 Forest City . . 2941Mound City . . 606ICraig

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June D. Hays ..•..... Fred G. Andrews . Guy Graves . Martin V. Snyder . Harry E. Milne . Leon Markland ..•... Gene Thompson . Thos. Q. Kite .

Oscar Landen . Alvin E. Anderson .. W. A. Groesheck . Hiram L. Leeper . S. W. Skelton . Fred Doehling . L. H. Moore . W. A. Sharp, Jr .

1st and 3rd Thursdays .•..•••..... 2nd and 4th Thursdays ...•..•.... 2nd and 4th TuesdayS ••.....•..... 2nd and 4th TuesdayS . 2nd and 4th Wednesdays . 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays .

May 29,1856 Oct. 19, 1876 Oct. 17, 1884 Oct. 15, 1874 Oct. 19, 1867 May 81,1855 May 30,1861 Oct. 14, 1868 Sept. 29, 1909

NINTH DISTRIOT-ORESTES MITOHELL, Jr., D. D. G. M., St. Joseph, Mo. Andrew

Buchanan

Savannah........ Helena Lincoln Whitesville Rosendale Valley ....•...... Cosby. . . . .. . . . .. Agency.......... Wellington....... St. Joseph....... Birming Zeredatha Rushville ...•..•. Brotherhood ..•.. · Charity .•.....•.. King Hill ......•. Saxton ..•..•....

71ISavannah 117IRochester ....•... lS8IFillmore 162IWhitesville 404IRosendale 413IBolckow ..•...... 600j Cosby. . • . . . . . . .. 10lAgency 22IDeKalb 781St. Joseph 150IFaucett 1891St. Joseph 2S8IRushviIle 2691St. Joseph .....•. 3S11St. Joseph S761St. Joseph .....•. 508ISaxton

Earl W. Martin H. D. Miller J. T. Westcott. '" .. , Clifford Clark H. H. Sweigert J. Elmer Middleton Joseph C. Schneider.. Solomon E. Meluney .. John H. Dittemore Sherman H. Hensley .. W. B. Smith James C. Hayward R. L. Cananan Burton T. Andrews Henry C. Heil Albert H. Norton Almon Edwards

W. W. Hall ..•..... H. E. Shanks Fred N. Foster Fisher Potts W. B. Wood McF. Price W. B. Durant. . . . .. John T. Marteny. .. Hallie V. Redmon .. W. L. Mulvania Chas. S. Mays Geo. L. Markley S. G. Hiner Harry K. Hopkins .. Lewis O. WeigeL Jesse Moore •....... J. S. DeVall

1st and Srd Thursdays . 2nd Monday and 4th Saturday •.... 1st and 3rd Tuesdays . 1st Saturday and Srd Wednesday .. 2nd and 4th Thursdays . 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..•......... 1st and 3rd SaturdayS . 1st and 3rd Saturdays . 1st Saturday ......•.............. 1st and 3rd TuesdayS ..•.......... 4th Saturday . 2nd and 4th TuesdayS .. 2nd and 4th Mondays . 2nd and 4th Fridays . 2nd and 4th Mondays ......•...... 1st and Srd Thursdays ...•........ 1st and 3rd Saturdays .

Oct. 24, 1844 Oct. 20,1929 Jan. 2,1866 May 28,1858 Oct. 22, 1896 Oct. 17,1873 Sept. SO, 1908 June 1,1866 May 6,1852 Oct. 14, 1846 May 22,1858 May 28,1859 May 26,1865 Oct. 19, 1922 Oct. 13, 1870 Oct. 13, 1870 Oct. 12, 1882

LODGE DIRECTORY BY DISTRICTS-Continued TENTH DISTRIOT-O. ROBERT MAY, D. D. G. M., Jamesport, Mo. County

Lodge Location No.1 Union Star ....•.. 1241Union Star ...... Weatherby ....... 2361 Weatherby ..•.... ' Parrott •.....•... 308lMaysville .....••. " " Osborn ...••..•.. , 31710sborn .•........ Continental. ..... 4641 Stewartsville ..... " " Clarksdale ..•.... ' 669lClarksdale ..•.... Daviess ....... Western Star ..... 16IWinston ......••. Pattonsburg ...... ,66 IPattonsburg ..•.. Gallatin. " 1061 Gallatin ..•...... Altamont ..•..•.. 108lAltamont........ " " EarL ......•...•. 286jCoffey ........... Lock Spring ...... 4881Lock Spring••••. " Jameson •..•..•.. 600lJ ameson ......... " Jamesport ..••... 6641Jamesport .....•. "

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Master Roy O. Clay .....•... C. R. McClure ........ Frank L. Bray ....... H. Schumacker ...•.• Evan R. Agenstein ... Elza Thornton ....... Leo Reid ............ Harvey N alle ........ James S. Norman .... Elliott Prouty ........ Wayne Howard ...... A. D. Wanner ........ Henry O. Morrow ..•. Robert Maharg ....•..

Secretary B. U. Clark ........ R. F. Cope ......... Cecil T. Pilcher ..... W. E. Baker ....... Roy W. Kibbey ..... Donald Barrow ..... E. C. Creekmore .... Wade D. Moody .... W. O. Tague ....... Elmer Kirkendall ••. W. GUY Welden .... John Bills .......•. Samuel L. Pugh .•.. Byron Maharg .....

Time of Meeting 2nd and 4th Wednesdays .......... 2nd and 4th Saturdays ....•••..... 1st and 3rd Mondays .............. 2nd and 4th Saturdays •• 1st and 3rd Tuesdays .....•....... 1st and 3rd Thursdays ......•..... 1st and 3rd Wednesdays .•......... 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ......•...... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ............. 2nd and 4th Thursdays ............ 1st and 3rd Wednesdays ........... 1st and 3rd Thursdays ............ 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..........•. 1st and 3rd Mondays .............. 0

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Charter Date Oct. 16,1886 Oct. 11,1888 Oct. 12,1869 Oct. 12,1869 Oct. 21,1908 Oct. 12,1893 June 1,1886 May 29,1864 Oct. 16,1879 Sept. 18, 1919 Oct. 16,1868 Oct. 16,1874 Oct. 11,1877 Oct. 9,1898

ELEVENTH DISTRIOT-EMSLEY O. JAMES, D. D. G. M., Plattsburg, Mo. C~~Y ....•...•.

Liberty ......•... Holt........•.... Angerona ..•..•.. Clay .....•....... Kearney .......•. Temperance . Clinton ••••... Hemple ..•••..•.. Vincil. •.•..•.... Plattsburg . Gower.....•..... Lathrop •.•......

..........

31ILiberty 49IHolt ..•.......... 193\Missouri City 207/Excelsior Springs. 311IKearney 438ISmithville 37IHemple , 62ICameron 113\Plattsburg 397IGower .....••.... 506ILathrop

David A. Sharp F. R. Boone Delbert Galle Moses Page John P. Craig David W. Hill Albert Krofft Raymond C. Kinne J. H. Baher Goffrey Moore James C. Bolton

Edgar Archer A. B. Odor , Robert E. Hicklin.. Walter A. Craven.. Clarence W. Hessel. Alfred O. Lowman. R. Slaybaugh...... Fred E. Luce R. W. Hayward J. C. Cummings James L. Taylor

2nd and 4th Mondays . 3rd Friday ......••............... 1st and 3rd Tuesdays . 1st and 3rd Mondays . 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 1st and 3rd Wednesdays .. 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 1st lind 3rd Mondays . 1st Thursday .......•...•........ 1st and 3rd Wednesdays .. 1st and 3rd Mondays ..

Oct. May May May Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. May Oct. Oct.

9,1840 26,1863 28,1859 30,1861 12, 1869 16, 1872 18, 1900 19, 1868 9,1850 16. 1872 12, 1882

TWELFTH DISTRICT-A. B. CLEAVELAND, D. D. G. M., Kingston, Mo. .. Caldwell ...•.• Kingston Braymer " Hamilton . Polo . Breckenridge ..•.. Cowgill . Friendship . Spring Hill . Benevolence . Chillicothe ..•..•. Chula . Wheeling . Dawn .

118IKingston . 135IBraymer ...••.••. 224 IHamilton ..•..... 232IPolo . 3341 Breckenridge . 561iCowgill . 89 IChiIlicothe ,. 155 ISpring Hill ..•... 170iUtica .. 3331 Chillicothe . 388IChula . 434 IWheeling ..•..... 539lLudlow .

G~~~~~' M.· R~h;~h:

Cecil A. Neal. Ronald Green J. L. Walker J. C. Hawse Martin L. Nerly T. J. Nash A. J. Stamper F. W. Cornue O. J. Owens Henry J. Barnes Ray Smith

. .. . . , . . . . . . .

:::. D. Irving Farrar

David E. Fields . L. A. Miles ..•...•... Gordon Seay . Daniel Webster . . S. Carna Turner William Black . Arthur Young . Jos. J. Shy . . Ross D. Adkins . Cecil M. McKiddy J ames Baxter .

Oct. 19, 1867

2~d·~~d·4th T~~d~;~::::::::::::. Oct. 17, 1889

1st and 3rd Tuesdays ....•...•.... 2nd and 4th Wednesdays . 2nd and 4th Thursdays ' 1st and 4th Fridays . 1st and 3rd Fridays . 1st Saturday . 1st Saturday .......•.......•..... 2nd and 4th Fridays . 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..•....•.... 2nd and 4th Thursdays .. ; ....•••. ' 2nd and 4th Fridays .

Oct. 10, 1869 Oct. 16,1878 Oct. 30, 1870 Oct. 12, 1893 Oct. 12, 1847 June 2,1855 May 30,1857 Oct. 12, 1867 Oct. 3,1871 Oct. 17,1873 Oct. 17,1889

THmTEENTH DISTRICT-HERMAN D. TAGGART, D. D. G. M., Linneus, Mo. Linn

, . Jackson Brookfield........ Cypress .......•.. Bucklin Dockery ..•...... Marceline

82ILinneus 86IBrookfield 227ILaclede 233IBucklin 325IMeadville 481IMarceline

H. W. Thorne , Benjamin Behring Wilford C. Ziegler S. H. Townsend D. F. Groce Wallace R. Stonger

A. J. Knapp E. J. Faut Lyle Savage....... E. L. Nickerson H. A. Collis Wm. E. Parks

2nd and 4th Mondays ......•...... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays . 1st and 3rd Wednesdays .. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays . Tuesday of each week , 2nd and 4th Tuesdays .

Oct. 5, 1846 June 29, 1869 May 29,1862 May 26,1864 Oct. 12, 1869 Oct. 17, 1889

FOURTEENTH DISTRICT-LUTHER E. WILHOIT, D. D. G. M., Macon, Mo. . . Callao Bloomington . Censer , La Plata . Lodge of Truth . Excello •......... Elmer ...•....... . Sh~,lby : : : : : : : : St. Andrews Shelbina . Hunnewell ••..... BetheL ...••..... Clarence ....•.... Macon

38ICallao . 1021 Bevier . 172IMacon , . 2371La Plata 268IAtlanta ..•....... 332lExcello ,. 648IElmer . 961 Shelbyville . 2281 Shelbina .....•... 415!Hunnewell . 5371Bethel. . 6621 Clarence .

Glen C. Long Claud N. Dye Erwin E. Zelade. . . .. Waldo C. Cull G. W. Watkins George Miller. . . . . . .. C'yde McCollum .. , E. R. Frye Henry A. Barkelew Fred See............ Leroy D. Quinley. . . .. A. E. Lapp. . . . . . . . ..

. Ransom D. Wood . 1st and 3rd Thursdays . C. F. :Causen . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays . Buryl B. Stock . 1st and 3rd Fridays . Lewis A. Duvall . 2nd and 4th Thursdays .. Paul Conduitte . 1st and 3rd Mondays Ross King . 1st and 3rd Wednesdays ..•........ . C.1. Murry . 2nd and 4th Mondays S. P. Engle , . 2nd and 4th Fridays ......•.....•. 1st and 3rd Fridays . Ellis Y. Hack . Richard F. LyelL . 1st and 3rd Fridays .••...•........ Sam Ziegler . 1st and 3rd Mondays ..•.•......... . Chas. W. Layne . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays

June 2,1866 May 10,1849 June 14, 1875 June 22, 1866 Oct. 15, 1868 Sept. 29, 1904 Sept.20, 1920 May 10,1848 May 29,1882 Oct. 13,1871 Feb. 22, 1888 Oct. 22, 1924

LODGE DIRECTORY BY DISTRICTS-Continued FIFTEENTH DISTRICT-DAVID A. LESLIE, D. D. G. M., Williamstown, Mo. County Lewis ..•.....

Lodge No.1 Location Wyaconda . 241La Grange . ...•... Monticello ......• 58/Monticello " LaBelle ..•....... 2221 LaBelle ..•....... Craft . 287/Canton . Williamstown . 370 j Williamstown . Lewistown . 494ILewistown . Ewing . 577IEwing •......•.. , Palmyra . 181 Palmyra . St. John's . 281Hannibal. . HannibaL . 188iHannibal . Philadelphia . 502lPhiladelphia . Ralls ..•. : •.....•... Ralls . 33ICenter . Lick Creek . 302IPerry . " New London . 3071New London ..•..

Master Secretary Randall Morey . Leslie Edwards . Theodore Legg . Otto P. Shanks . . . David S. Bagby Geo. D. Berryman Stork . A. Clyde . M. F. Burrows . . John S. Smith C. O. Lee James A. Coder . Egbert F. Arnold . . John Sells . Frank Bugh . Ben F. Clark . R. L. Haydon Marley F. Franklin . W. H. Blackshaw . . Wm. C. Smith . Harry C. Smith . Clarion E. Shriner . T. J. Bleigh J. R. Brown . G. C. Layne ..•..... T. E. Berrey . C. W. Deckerd . W. E. Carstarphen . Geo. F. Watson ..

SIXTEENTH DISTRICTEolia..•.......•. 14IEolia . Clarksville . 17IClarksville . Perseverance . 92/ Louisiana . Phoenix .......•. 1361Bowling Green . Frankford , 1921Frankford ..•.... Pike . 399lCurryville .

Time of Meeting 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 2nd and 4th Thursdays .. 2nd and 4th Fridays . 1st and 3rd Mondays ......•....... 1st and 3rd Thursdays: . 2nd and 4th Wednesdays . 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 2nd and 4th Thursdays .. 1st and 3rd Mondays ......•....... 2nd and 4th Mondays . 1st Thursday ...........•........ 2nd and 4th Wednesdays . 2nd Tuesday .......•............. 1st and 3rd Fridays .

Charter Date Oct. 11, 1877 Oct. 12, 1887 Oct. 11,1888 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 13, 1870 Oct. 12, 1876 Sept. 7, 1906 Apr. 25, 1831 May 30,1861 May 30,1860 Oct. 11, 1877 May 27,1868 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 12, 1869

,D.D.G.M., L. F. Brown O. B. McCardie Chas. F. Nord John Foutes G. E. Hayden R. K. Rose

. . .. . . -..

Wharton Schooler.. R. B. Scholl, Sr.. . .. Wm. H. yager John S. Gillum , R. J. Parham J. H. Sisson. . . . . ..

Saturday on or before full moon ... 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..••........ 1st and 3rd Tuesdays . 1st and 3rd Tues~ays . 2nd and 4th Mondays : . 1st Thursday .

Oct. Oct. Oct. May May Jan.

16, 1884 8,1830 12, 1847 9,1857 26,1859 24, 1871

SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT-CHARLES S. HICKS, D. D. G. M., Monroe City, Mo. Monroe .••..•. Paris Union..... Florida..........

19IParis .....•...... A. Russell Gwyn 23IFlorida C. A. Miller

~~~~~~~~~~::::: :~I~~~~:eGcli;~·.·.·.·.· W.' R~bt"H~~~li:::::

Madison......... 91IMadison Santa Fe 462 ISanta Fe _ _ _ _ _ _'-H_o_ll_id_a-::y'-._._._._._._.._.~660IHolliday

J. L. Gwyn........ Arch Bausman

C: 'j,.: G~~t;~.'.':::::

Frank Humphreys C. O. Farris....... Wm. Godbey Combs Sterrett Elwood E. Curtwright T. E. Sparks

2nd and 4th Mondays 4th Saturday

. March, 1835 . May 6,1852 June 2,1866 June 2,1866 2nd Tuesday ...•................. Oct. 12, 1847 4th Saturday . Oct. 17, 1873 1st and 3rd Tuesdays . Oct. 17,1923

2~d ~~d' 4th ·M~'n·d;.~s·::::::::::::.

,D.D.G.M.,

EIGHTEENTH DISTRICTRan~olph.••.. Huntsville....... Milton ..•....••.. Clifton Hill Moberly......... Cairo ...•.....•.• Higbee ..•••...•. Jacksonville Clark

30IHuntsville 151IMilton ..•........ 1611Clifton Hill 344 IMoberly 486ICairo .•......•... 527jHigbee 541IJacksonville 610IClark

Ivan V. Miller I M. D. Evans....... W. B. Burton Arthur Haak...... Paul M. Essig H. C. Eubank ....•. George Evans J. W. Tate Leroy Hook .......•.. Uel L. Dameron Roy Hayden E. B. Hawkins .•... Robt. McKinney W. N. Miles Callia Mobley F. L. Arnburn 0

••••

1st and 3rd Tuesdays............. 1st and 3rd Saturdays 1st and 3rd Thursdays .....•..•••. 2nd and 4th Mondays 2nd and 4th Thursdays 1st and 3rd Wednesdays 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 1st and 3rd Thursdays .•..........

Oct. 8,1840 Nov. 1865 May 28,1869 Oct. 13,1870 Oct. 14,1874 Oct. 15,1885 Sept. 24, 1902 Sept. 28, 1910

NINETEENTH DISTRICT-ARTHUR G. LYNCH, D. D. G. M., Brunswick, Mo. Cha;,iton ...•.. Eureka.......... Warren.......... Triplett ..•....... Westville Salisbury Rothville PeeDee Cunningham Mendon o.

73IBrunswick 74IKeytesville .•..... 122ITriplett 202jWestville 208jSalisbury 426IRothville 498jMusselfork 525 ISumner 628IMendon

James E. Straub J. L. Thrash D. N. Gann Roy Cook W. H. Ritzenthaler Chas. M. Waugh J.T.Prather Ernest E. Moffit Lee Engleman

Arthur G. Lynch O. L. Davis W. P. Gaines Walter Hainds H. H. Brummall Lee Clair .........• A.E.Lain A. Stobaugh S. L. Leipard

1st and 3rd Tuesdays............. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays............ 1st and 3rd Thursdays .•••.•..•••. 3rd Saturday 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 1stSaturday ; 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 2nd and 4th Mondays

Oct. 16,1845 Oct. 20,1845 Oct. 12,1896 June 2,1866 Oct. 19,1867 Oct. 21,1897 Oct. 19,1888 Oct. 16,1884 Oct. 28,1926

TWENTIETH DISTRICT-EARL F. CHEESMAN, D. D. G. M., Carrollton, Mo. Carroll

Ray

. •. .. De Witt. Wakanda........ Bogard.......... Hale City Carroll B06worth..... .. Hardin. .. . . . .

391De Witt . 52ICarrollton ...•... 101IBogard . 216IHale .. 249INorborne . 597IBosworth ..•.•... 3221 Hardin .

Raymond O. Huffman J os. A. Mayer. . . . . . .. L. A. Charles Chas. E. Hawkins. . .. George Creel. . . . . . . .. Roschel McWilliams .. Chas. T. Merrifield. ..

Ward Carson...... H. E. Schany. . . . . .• R. B. Trussell Dennis E. Parish. .. R. E. Parrish. . . . .. Wm. B. Finley ...•• L. N. Knipschild. ..

1st and 3rd Thursdays .....•...... 2nd and 4th Thursdays. . . . . . . . . ... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ....•........ 1st Monday. • . • . . . . • . . . . . • . . • . . .• 2nd and 4th Mondays. . . . . . . . . . . •• 2nd and 4th Thursdays ..........•. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. . . . . . . . . . • ..

Oct. 17,1878 Oct. 17, 1842 Oct. 14,1866 Oct. 12, 189S Oct. 19, 1867 Sept. SO, 1908 Oct. 12, 1869

LODGE DIRECTORY BY DISTRICTS-Continued TWENTY-FmST DISTRICT-EARL W. FOLEY, D. D. G. M., Weston, Mo. County Platte

Lodge ' Rising Sun Weston.... Compass Camden Point Rowley Fidelity Adelphi. Platte City

No.1 Location 13IBarry 53IWeston 120IParkville .....•.. 1691Camden Point ..•. 204IDearborn 339IFarley •.......... 355IEdgerton 504jPlatte City

Master Paul Williams James C. Ross J. H. Winter J. E. Wright W. H. Sims W. 1. Porter Holly Hammond

Secretary . 1". R. Williams Earl W. Foley . . C. H. Hook . W. K. Bywaters . D.n. Ford . Sam Ray .. .

. . . . . .

Charter Date May 8,1852 Oct. 11. 1842 May 10.1850 Oct. 18, 1867 Oct. 19, 1867 Oct. 13, 1870 Oct. 18. 1888 Oct. 13, 1881

2nd and 4th Tuesdays ' 2nd and 4th Mondays ....•........ 2nd and 4th Mondays .....•....... 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. . . . . . . . . . . .. 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 1st and 3rd Mondays. . . . . . . . . . . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 2nd and 4th Thursdays 1st and 3rd Saturdays. . . . . . . . . . .. 2nd and 4th Fridays 1st and 3rd Thursdays 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 2nd and 4th Thursdays 2nd and 4th Thursdays " 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. . . . . . . . . . . .• 1st and 3rd Thursdays 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ............• 2nd and 4th Thursdays 2nd and 4th Mondays

May 10,1849 Oct. 17,1895 May 30,1861 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 17,1923 Oct. 12, 1869 Oct. 11,1894 Oct. 17,1901 Oct. 11, 1888 Sept. 22, 1920 Oct. 15,1890 Oct. 17,1896 Sept. 11, 1911 Sept.25,1912 Oct. 21, 1918 Sept. 2,1916 Sept.21,1921 Oct. 28,1926 Sept. 21, 1921

Time of Meeting 1st Saturday 1st and 3rd Thursdays 2nd Monday 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 2nd Wednesday 2nd Wednesday

TWENTY-SECOND DISTRICT-HARRY P. HOVEY, D. D. G. M., Kansas City, Mo. Jackson

....... ....... ....

...... , ...... ....... ....... Clay

Heroine Albert Pike Kansas City Temple. . . . . . . . .. Cecile-Daylight Rural. Westport Ivanhoe , Gate City , Orient ..•........ South Gate ......• york Swope Park Sheffield East Gate. . . . . • .. Northeast. ,, Country Club , RockhilL Alpha

1041Kansas City 2191Kansas City 220lKansas City 2991 Kansas City. . . • •. 3051Kansas City 3161Kansas City 340iKansas City 4461Kansas City 5221 Kansas City. . . 5461Kansas City 5471Kansas City 5631Kansas City 6171Kansas City 6251Kansas City 630 IKansas City. . . . .. 6431Kansas City 656iKansas City ..•... 6631Kansas City 6591N. Kansas City

Harry A. Hall Laurence B. Carroll .. Carl P. Hall Thos. B. Thompson. .. David McKinstry C. Fred Zimmer E. S. Thresher J. Lauren Freeman George W. Planet. . .. Barclay D. Moore Wm. T. Clement. Everett C. Raisbeck .. Stanley C. Potter Henry K. Thompson .. Joseph H. Smith. . . .. Lloyd M. Barger John W. Barrett George Wang John B. McFarland

J. S. Epstein .•..... Carl L. Soderstrom. J. W. SchlageL Alfred D. Ludlow. .. A. D. Nordberg Geo. W. Paadock. .. John Pfahler J. O. Christensen F. H. Knight. . . . Vernie G. Fisher T. M. Pratt Irvin F. Strycker L. V. Hosic Leonard F. Owens., Ernest W. Berry. .. Geo. R. Hodge Robt. E. Robertson. Joseph Weinsaft C. L. Shippee

TWENTY-THIRD DISTRIOT-OAMILLUS B. WADDELL, D. D. G. M., Lexington, Mo. Laf~rette ..•..

Waverly ...••••.. Lexington ..•..•., Higginsville .•.•.. Lafayette •••.•... Concordia .....•.. Mount Hope ..•... R~Y ••••• ::::: Richmond •••..... Ray ............. Bee Hive ......... Ada.••.•....•...

.... ... ......

..... .... .....

..........

.... .......... ..........

61IWaverly •.......• 1491Lexington ....... 364 j Higginsville ..... , 437jCorder .......... 464jConcordia ..•.•.. 47610dessa .......•.. 57 IRichmond ..•.... 223iCamden ..•••.•.. 393jLawson ..•...•••. 44410rrick .••..•.....

Goo. F. Jones ........ Irwin I. Neale ....... Walter L. Breiphol. .. Thad P. Corder ...... Dale W. Elling ....... Leo McFerrin ........ Marion C. Macey ..... Emmet Lauck ........ J. W. Morrow ........ V. K. Remley ....•...

James A. Allison •.. W.R.Eckle........ A. W. Fuhr .....•.. S. M. Reynolds ...•. Everett Pape .....• C. D. Newhard ..•.. R. B. Hughes ...•.. V. L. Huffman. '" . T. E. Manso .....•. A. W. Burnham ....

2nd Thursday ••.••••.....•.•.••.. 3rd Tuesday••...•..•...•.••••••• 2nd and 4th Mondays •......•..•.• 3rd Tuesday .........•....•...... 2nd and 4th Mondays ............. 2nd and 4th Fridays .............. 4th Monday ••••.•..•.•......•..•. 3rd Thursday ........•........... 1st and 3rd Fridays ............... 2nd Thursday ..•...••........•.•.

June 2,1866 June 4,1855 Oct. 14,1884 Apr. 6,1887 Oct. 17,1873 Oct. 15, 1874 Oct. 11,1842 Sept. 1,1921 Oct. 13,1871 Oct. 16,1872

TWENTY-FOURTH DISTRIOT-JOHN W. ADAMS, D. D. G. M., Marshall, Mo. S&!~ne........

Arrow Rock ....• '1 Cambridge....... Miami........... Trilumina Barbee •....•.. "'1 Malta. . • • . . . . • . .. Oriental. ••..•... Nelson •..... ,

55 IArrow Rock ...•.. 63ISlater ..•.....•.. 85IMiami. ....•...•. 205IMarshall 217 ISweet Springs 402 iMalta Bend. . . . .. 518 I Blackburn .....•. 560 INelson . .. .

Chas. L. Lawless H. H. Droselmeyer A. M. Ayres H. H. Harris, Jr Amos C. Dierking H. R. Spencer. . . . . . .. Gail Frizzell August Petny

B. C. Bradshaw..•. T. R. Haynie, Jr Geo. W. Wilson G. Howard Fuller.. Will C. Pelot ..•..•. E. H. Wilson....... W. C. Borchers R. B. Finley. ..

2nd Thursday ..•....•••..•..••... 1st Tuesday ...••.....•......•... 4th Tuesday •.•..•....•....•..... 1st Thursday . Last Friday ..•.......... ~ ......• 1st Tuesday ..•.....•....•..••... 3rd Tuesday ..•..•...•••.. : .•.••• 2nd Tuesday .

Oct. 11, 1842 June 2,1866 June 2,1866 Dec. 9,1867 Oct. 19, 1867 Oct. 17, 1901 Oct. 11, 1883 Oct. 12, 1893

TWENTY-FIFTH DISTRICT-SAMUEL L. JEWETT, D. D. G. M., Boonville, Mo. C~per

, . . • . • . .. .•...... • • • . • . •. Howard ..••••. .. • • • • • .. • •• • • •.

36IBoonville....••.. Chas. Duane Smith ~f:~~~t' G~~-';e''':: 14210tterviIle ..•..... Herbert R. Kuhn

C. L. Hurt •.....••• J. H. Gunn .....•.. Roy Oerly Wm. D. Muir . 2771Pilot Grove ....•. Herman Ries H. L. Shirley•••.... Wallace . 456IBunceton .....•.. C. E. Mullett Prairie Home ' 50SIPrairie Home .••. Hugh K. Gilbreath... F. L. Schilb 41New Franklin ..•. Roy McClanahan ..... Emil O. Bethke Howard ..•....... Fayette ••.•..••.. iia:i;;~·.·.·.·.·.·.· Livingston ..•.•.. :il~~~~~:::::.':::i;h~a:~I·Sh~;;;o'od:::. Paul Jeans ..•..•.... Aubra M. Green ..•. Armstrong ..•.... 70IArmstrong

ii:W.'

2nd and 4th Fridays ..••..•.••.... 2nd and 4th Wednesdays . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays .•...•.•....• 1st and 3rd Fridays .. 1st and 3rd Thursdays ......••.... 1st and Srd Thursdays ....•.••....

Oct. May Feb. Oct. Oct. May i~i ~~d 3~d:Th~~d~~~·.·.·.·.· : . Oct. Oct. 1st and 3rd Thursdays ......•..... May

9,1841 31,1855 5,1878 16, 1872 13, 1882 6,1852 11, 1842 12. 1876 25,1854

LODGE DIRECTORY BY DISTRICTS-Continued TWENTY-SIXTH DISTRICT-JULIUS R. EDWARDS, D. D. G. M., Centralia, Mo. County Boone U

........ ..•...... . .. . ......... .........

Lodge No.1 Location Centralia . 59lCentralia . Rocheport . 671 Rocheport . Twilight . 114IColumbia . . Ashland . 1561 Ashland . Sturgeon .•...•.. 1741Sturgeon . Hallsville . 336lHallsville . AncientLandm'k. 356 IHarrisburg Hinton .......... 4551 Hinton ...•...... Acacia ..•.....•.. 602lColumbia .•......

Master Wm. R. Davis Geo. C. Harper E. C. Cottle A. T. Scott Weadon Hawkins L. S. Neese Otha Lynch Raymond Wood Aris L. Spires

Secretary . Jas. C. Hunt .....•. J. P. Huntington ..• . J. T. Oliver . . A. F. Martin . . . W. M. Spelman . F. L. Faucette . . E. S. Watson . . Tilford Goslin . . E. Roy Boothe .

Time of Meeting 1st and 3rd Thursdays . Thursday on or before full moon . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays . 1st Friday . 1st Friday .......•............... 1st Friday . 1st and 3rd Saturdays . 1st and 3rd Saturdays . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays .

Charter Date Oct. 19, 1867 Oct. 20,1843 Oct. 19, 1867 May 28,1859 May 30,1856 Oct. 17,1878 Oct. 27, 1873 Sept. 6. 1904 Sept. 29, 1909

TWENTY-SEVENTH DISTRIC'T-LOUIS J. GRAUE, D. D. G. M., Mexico, Mo. Audrain

Central.......... Laddonia .....•.. Social. ' Hebron ..•....... Vandalia ....... Houston .......•. Call~way Fulton New Bloomfield... Portland ..•..•... Tebbetts Shamrock , Mokane

81IMolino 115ILaddonia 266IMartinsburg 354IMexico ..•.....•. 491IVandalia 580IGant 48IFulton ......•.... 60lNew Bloomfield 242IReadsville 565ITebbetts ..•...... 5851Shamrock. . . • . . .. 612IMokane

C. B. Shoemaker W. K. McCall Carl Crane Lawrence F. Precht .. Jesse D. Wallace O. P. Craghead Forest A. Craighead .. Joseph W. Hughes Richard Holthauzer .. Harwood G. Foster John Wells. . . . . . . . .. Harry Schmid

Clyde A. Wallis •... A. R. Hancock ...•. F. W. Reuteel. B. C. Denton Arch L. Motley H. W. Groves W. L. Meng .....•.. Wade F. Enloe J. C. Garrett W. W. Griffin W. S. Armstrong. .. Clifford D. Winter ..

2nd Saturday ..•......•.......... 2nd Thursday .....•.............. 2nd Friday . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ••........... 2nd Friday . 3rd Friday . 1st and 2nd Fridays . 2nd and 4th Mondays . 1st and 3rd Fridays .•............. 2nd and 4th Saturdays ..•••....... Thursday before full moon . 1st and 3rd Thursday .......•.....

Oct. 12, 1893 Oct. 28, 1882 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 13, 1870 Oct. 12, 1876 Sept. 27, 1906 Oct. 17, 1841 May 25,1854 May 26,1865 Oct. 22, 1902 Sept. 27, 1906 Sept. 11, 1911

TWENTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT-PAUL A. THOMAS, D. D. G. M., Montgomery City, Mo. Mont~~mery ..

Griswold Wellsville Montgomery ....• Florence Jonesburg. . . . . .. Daggett.........

178iBellflower 194IWeBsville 246iMontgomery City 2611New Florence 4571J onesburg. . . . . .. 492IMcKittrick

O. A. Jones Geo. Dunham Roger L. Ellis , D. E. White......... J. L. Stevenson. . . . .. R. N. Brashear ,.

W. H. Aydelotte 2nd Monday ...••...•...•......•. Geo. R. Barton 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ..•.......... H. N. Cason 2nd and 4th Mondays E. H. Deubbert 1st and 3rd Mondays ..•........... J. M. Shelton. . . . .. 3rd Monday •.........•.......... , W. M. Huenefeld 1st and 3rd Saturdays............

May 28,1858 May 30,1860 Sept. 22, 1920 Oct. 15,1868 Oct. 12, 1893 Oct. 12,1876

TWENTY-NINTH DISTRIOT-HERBERT J. OROSBY, D. D. G. M., Winfield, Mo. Lincoln "

Troy............ Silex............ New Hope ..•.•.. New Salem ..••.•. Louisville Nineveh ..•.•.••. Moscow ••••...••.

34\Troy 75ISilex ...•........ 199IElsberry ..•...... 270IWinfield 409ILouisville 47310Iney 5581Moscow Mills ...•

J. J. Hopkins John Walter C. W. Powell H. J. Crosby John T. Wilson J. L. Harness Robt. Weitkamp

Andy J. Blair E. C. Teague ......• H. L. Purdin ...•... H. H. Arnhold ..••. W. S. McDonald Harold K. Hudson .. Fred Dreyzehner ...

2nd and 4th Mondays Friday on or before full moon ••... 2nd Thursday 1st and 3rd Saturdays............ 3rd Thursday 1st Saturday .....•.•......•.•..•. 2nd and 4th Saturdays ..•.........

Oct. Oct. May Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.

7,1841 21,1899 31,1860 15,1868 17,1901 15,1874 13,1892

THIRTIETH DISTRIOT-EDWIN H. BARKLAGE, D. D. G. M., St. Oharles, Mo. St. charles····1 " " Warren Of

•••••••

Wentzville...••.. , 46 1.Wentzville·······1 Palestine " 2411St. Charles , .. Mechanicsville '1 260 I Howell. .......•. Pauldingville..... 11 IWright City Warrenton .....• , 609IWarrenton

R. C. M. Millar·······1 Otto Boekemeier L. M. McCormick John P. Martin Harry L. Southern

s t and 3rd Fridays ..•.•....• , ... 'I June 2,1866 "1 11st and 3rd Tuesdays ••......•.•.. May 25,1865

W. R. Dalton ..•• E. R. Engholm ...•. R. L. Fulkerson, ... Clarence H. Feix .•. L. M. Hutcherson ..

2nd and 4th Saturdays ........•... Oct. 30.1868 1st and 3rd Saturdays May 8,1852 2nd and 4th Fridays., .•....... , .. Oct. 1,1917

THIRTY-FmST DISTRIOT-ALBERT LINXWILER, D. D. G. M., Jefferson Oity, Mo. C~:e .••.•.••.•

.......... •.......•. .. . Moniteau •.•.• " •.••• ..••. ..••• Osage " ..•...••.

Jefferson ..•.... , Russellville....... Hickory HilL Centertown •... ,. Tipton........... California .....••. Moniteau ..•..•.•. Clarksburg•••.... Chamois ....•••.. Linn •••.•••••.••

43iJefferson City ..•. 90IRussellville 211IEugene ••...•.... 611iCentertown •...•. 56ITipton .•....•... 183ICalifornia ....••. 295IJamestown ...••• 553IClarksburg 185IChamois •..•..•.. S26ILinn •••.....• ,..

Dale P. Summers . M. R. Crump , J. A. Farmer . Harley~. Hutchinson Harold Lowe . W. E. Thornton , .. J. Philip Seitz ....•.• Hilton DOUgULs . H. W. Boeger ..•..... . ..••..•............

R. L. Gwinn. . . . . •. W. B, Thompson .. , J. E. Dooley. . . . • .. Hermon Miller. . . .. Jay A. Conn ..•••.. R. L. Fulks. . • • .. •. J. A. Roesch. . . . . .. D. M. Maness. • . . . . A. H. Siebern ..•...

1st and 3rd Mondays .•••..••....•. 2nd Friday ..•..••.••..••...•.... 1st Thursday. , •••......•........ , 1st Monday .....•.........•.•.... 2nd and 4th Thursdays .. 2nd and 4th Fridays . 1st Saturday ...•........•....•... 1st and Srd Mondays . 4th Friday•••..•.........••.•••..

Nov. 15, 1841 Oct. 11, 1888 Oct. 19, 1867 June 18,1910 June 2.1866 Oct. 19, 1898 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 15, 1891 May 28.1857 Oct. 19, 1892

LODGE DIRECTORY BY DISTRICTS-Continued THIRTY-SEOOND DISTRICT-RANSOM A. BREUER, D. D. G. M., Hermann, Mo. County Franklin

Lodge No.1 Location . Evergreen ..•.... 271New Haven Sullivan .. 69ISullivan " Gray Summit , 1731Gray Summit Hope . 251IWashington Fraternal . 363IRobertsville Columbia . 5341 Pacific Easter . 5751St. Clair Union .....••.... 593IUnion Gasconade .... Hermann . 1231 Hermann Owensville . 624\Owensville

. . . . . , . . . .

Master H. C. Wilkinson . Dennis R. Dace . Otto W. Schulz . Hadley A. Vitt . Hubert Baumgarth . Carroll N. Whitlock .. B. C. Johnson . . R. N. Hackley Ray Birkel . Henry L. Jones .

Secretary Cecil L. Smallfelt . Chas. S. Betz . Aug. J. Holthaus . Walter A. Pfautsch. Louis H. Bruns . E. A. Roemer . . R. C. Murphy Chas. Pfieffer . W. D. Stoenner . J. H. Hansen .

Time of Meeting 2nd and 4th Thursdays ..........•. 1st and 3rd Saturdays .•.......... 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 1st and 3rd Fridays . 1st Saturday .......•••.........•. 2nd and 4th Thursdays . 2nd Tuesday ........•............ 2nd and 4th Fridays ..••.......... 1st and 3rd Mondays . 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..••........

Charter Date May 26,1864 June 25, 1866 Sept. 23, 1903 Oct. 16, 1867 Oct. 12, 1870 Oct. 13, 1887 Sept.28, 1905 Sept. 7, 1907 May 10,1850 Sept. 25, 1912

THmTY-THIRD (A) DISTRICT-ELMER FLACK, D. D. G. M., St. Louis, Mo. St.

Lo~is City.

Missouri. ........ Beacon .......... Mt. Moriah ....... " oo Pomegranate ..... Erwin ........... Occidental. ... , .. Pyramid ......... Keystone ......... " Aurora .......... " Paul Revere ...... Tuscan .......... ltaska ........... Euclid ........... Clifton Heights ... " oo Rose Hill ........ Olive Branch ..... Magnolia ....... Triangle ......... " Trinity .......... St. Louis Co.:,' University ..•.... St. Lo~is City. Shaveh .......... Commonwealth ... Purity ........... Theo. Roosevelt. .. " -

.... ... ..... .. ... .

.. ...... .... ....

.... ..

......

11 St. Louis ......... 31St. Louis ......... 40 ISt. Louis ........ ' 951St. Louis ........ 1211St. Louis ......... 1631St. Louis ..•..... 1801St. Louis ........ ' 2431St. Louis ........ 2671St. Louis ........ , 330/St. Louis ........ 3601St. Louis ........ 4201St. Louis ........ 5051St. Louis ......... 5201St. Louis ......... 5501St. Louis ........ 5761St. Louis ........ 6261St. Louis ......... 638\St. Louis ......... 6411St. Louis ......... 649iUniversity City ... 6461St. Louis ......... 6541St. Louis ......... 658/St. Louis ......... 6611St. Louis .........

Carl E. Even ........ , Adam J. Bode ........ John W. Mueller ..... John J. McDermott ... August L. Hoelscher .. Orville W. Dill ....... Michael W. Maurer ... Geo. E. Cannon ...... Herman N. Osterholt. E. W.F.Brueggemann . M. Harney Alexander, J. Rhey McCord ...... Arthur J. Neff ....... Henry Lauer ......... P. H. McFarland ..... Adolph F. Simon ..... Rolla Boggs ......... John Spielman ....... Robert B. Higgins .... W. W. Ohlweiler ..... Albert B. Koons ...... D. Gordon Roach ..... Frank L. Carpenter .. Henry H. Spencer ....

John WohradskY,Jr. Harvey E. Waldt ... H. A. Borgmann ... Emile E. Vetter .... A.A.Blankenmeistel C. L. Alexander .... R. S. Lorimer ...... Chas. W. Speirs .... Chas. V. Ehrmann. Wade H. Funk ..•.. Wm. C. Hilmer .... , G. E. Black ........ Merle E. Campbell. J. E. Winterton, Jr. Chas. C. Jackson ... Fred L. Oatman .... James H. Leathers. Henry G. Diller .... W. P. Morgan ...... A. A. Nall. ........ H. W. Williams .... Duval O'Neal. ..... J ahn Heines ....... R. W. MacDonald ...

1st and 3rd Thursdays ............ 2nd and 4th Thursdays ........... 1st and 3rd Saturdays ............ 1st and 3rd Saturdays ............ 2nd and 4th Fridays .........•.... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ..••......... 2nd and 4th Fridays ..•........... 1st and 3rd Wednesdays .......... , 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ............. 2nd and 4th Fridays ...•.......... 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ..•.......... 1st and 3rd Mondays .............. 1st and 3rd Mondays .............. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ..••......... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ..•.......... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ............. 2nd and 4th Wednesdays .......... 1st and 3rd Saturdays ..•......... 2nd and 4th Thursdays ........... ' 1st and 3rd Mondays .............. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ............ 1st and 3rd Thursdays •...•...•... 1st and 3rd Mondays .........•.... 2nd and 4th Mondays .........•...

Sept. 4.1821 May 10.1849 Oct. 14.1841 Sept. 21. 1916 May 9.1861 May 29.1856 Oct. 13, 1916 May 26.1865 Oct. 19.1868 Oct. 26. 1928 Oct. 18.1870 Oct. 16.1872 Sept. 21. 1917 Oct. 10,1894 Oct. 15.1891 Sept. 26. 1906 Oct. 15,1918 Sept. 29, 1915 Sept. 21. 1916 Sept. 22. 1921 Sept. 22. 1920 Sept. 21. 1921 Sept. 12, 1921 Oct. 17.1928

THmTY-THmD (B) DISTRIOT-CHARLES C. LANGENECKERT, D. D. G. M., St. Louis, Mo. St. Lo~is City. .. •. •.

St. Louis Co .. , St. Lo~is C:ty.

Meridian . Geo. Washington. St. Louis , NaphtaIi .. Polar Star , Pride of the West Good Hope . Cosmos , Cornerstone . America , Cache " Anchor .....•.... West Gate . Lambskin , Harmony , Apollo ' Algabil ,. Forest Park . Tower Grove , Mizpah . Ben Franklin ' Pilgrim . Progress '

21St. Louis .•••..... 91St. Louis ..••.... 201St. Louis 251St. Louis 79jSt. Louis , 1791St. Louis 2181St. Louis ..•..... ' 2821St. Louis........ ' 3231St. Louis 347jSt. Louis , 4161St. Louis 443jUniversity City 4451 St. Louis .....•.. , 460iSt. Louis ..•...... 499jSt. Louis ...•.... , 5291St. Louis ......•. 5441St. Louis 5781St. Louis ..••.... 6311St. Louis ..•..... 6391St. Louis........ 6421St. Louis ..•..... 6521St. Louis. . . . . • " 6571St. Louis

Alfonse B. Seil . Robert R. Rumbold . Norman S. Roth . Carl Mueller . Val Krapp .. Norman H. Behrend., Wm. E. Dencker . Roy Haas . Harold P. Ehrlich . Edwin H. Kehres , John O. Hughes , Herman A. Arlick , Arno C. Cooper . Jennings A. Oertle . W. W. Daugherty . Melvin H. Klingler . Louis C. BermeL . Henry B. Ess . James P. Leuther . Chas. G. Linhardt . Harry Fred . Oscar E. Life , Wilbert C. Kerls .

Arthur V. Schopp .. Robert C. Duffin .•.. H. A. Steiner, ....• Paul E. Eckardt . . J os. L. Kohner Wm. M. Schisler . Robt. L. Dixon . Sam Broadbent . W. R. Schmitt . F. Wm. Kuehl . Joseph W. Schuette. A. W. Reiter . E. B. Partenheimer. Ben C. Burroughs .. Wm. E. Punt . George Ruths . Arthur C. Scharf . Wm. C. Rese , John V. Horn . Walter H. Vass . Morris Popper . Theo. C. Teel .....• Fred J. Mahner ....

2nd and 4th Thursdayf'l .. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ..•.......... 2nd and 4th Wednesdays .......•.. 2nd and 4th Thursdays .....•...... 1st and 3rd Fridays ..•............ 2nd and 4th Wednesdays .......•.. 1st and 3rd Saturdays .•.......... 2nd and 4th Mondays . 1st and 3rd Mondays . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays .. 2nd and 4th Saturdays ..•......... 2nd and 4th Wednesdays . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ..•.......... 2nd and 4th Wednesdays. " . 1st and 3rd Mondays ..•........... 2nd and 4th Wednesdays . 2nd and 4th Fridays ..••.......... 2nd and 4th Mondays . 2nd and 4th Thursdays ' 2nd and 4th Tuesdays . 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 2nd and 4th Wednesdays ' 1st and 3rd Thursdays .

May 5,1852 May 10,1849 Oct. 24, 1886 Oct. 14, 1~39 Oct. 14, 1846 May 28,1858 May 30,1861 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 12, 1869 Sept. 17, 1919 Oct. 14, 1871 Oct. 16, 1872 Oct. 11, 1888 Oct. 16, 1872 Sept. 19, 1917 Sept. 18, 1918 Sept. 19, 1917 Sept.26, 1906 Oct. 2,1918 Sept. 29, 1915 Sept.26, 1916 Sept.21, 1921 Oct. 5,1921

THmTY-FOURTH DISTRICT-ERNEST W. MILLER, D. D. G. M., Belton, Mo. Cass .......... Index .......•.... Cass ............. .......... Grand River ..•... Wadesburg ...... , .......... NonpareiL ....•. Dayton .......... Belton ..•.....•.. JeweL ........... .......... Coldwater .....•. , Archie ........... .......... Cleveland ........

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........

541Garden City ..... 147lHarrisonville .... 276lFreeman .. , ..... 348ICreighton ....... 372\East Lynne ..... , 386jDayton .......... 450lBelton ........... 480: Pleasant Hill ..... 4851Drexel. .........• 633/Archie ...•.•... ,. 651ICleveland ......•.

J. A. Morgan ........ Paul F. Krueger ..... N. C. Morgan ....... , Clarence Egers ....... Hial K. Miller ....... ,

P. J. Shepp ......•. Wm. P. McCooL ... C. C. Raine ........ F. C. Blossom ...... I. A. Stone .........

1st and 3rd Tuesdays ............. 1st and 3rd Thursdays .......••... 3rd Saturday ..•................. 1st Friday on or before full moon .. Saturday on or before full moon ...

R. E. George ......... Fred R. Snyder ...... George W. Rhea ...... Bliss Van Zandt ...... W. A. Moore .........

Roy L. Johnston ..• J. Ross Thomas ..•. Homer Beaty ...•.. E. M. Goodrich ..... J. A. Sears ........

1st and 3rd TuesdayS .••.....•.... 2nd Friday .............•..•..... 1st and 3rd Mondays ..•..•....... , Last Tuesday ....•...••.•.••.•... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays .............

. ................... ...................

................................

Oct. 15,1884 Oct. 17, 1867 Oct. 15,1868 Oct. 14,1880 Oct. 17,1873 Oct. 13,1871 Oct. 6,1872 Dec. 20,1887 Oct• 3, 1881 Oct• 1,1914 Sept. 20, 1920

LODGE DIRECTORY BY DISTRICTS-Continued THIRTY-FIFTH DISTRICT-DUDLEY O. BRADLEY, D. D. G. M., Butler, Mo. County Lodge No. I Location Bates ....•.... Hume 130IHume .......•..• .. . ..•..•.. Amsterdam 141IAmsterdam . 254jButler..•........ " ••....... Butler Rockville ..•..... , 341IRockville . Tyrian .......•.•. 350IJohnstown . Crescent Hill 368IAdrian . Rich Hill ...•..... 4791Rich Hill. '" . Foster 554IFoster •..........

Master L. B. Singleton . R. O. Fritts . . C. E. Stokes . Geo. B. Swezy T. P. Hermann . Robert L. Greenwood. B. E. Basore . John W. Hough .

Secretary C. F. Porter Ed. Smiser H. M. Cannon E. L. Midkiff B. E. Gilliland A. J. Combese F. W. Long O. D. Jennings

. . .. . . . . .

Time of Meeting 1st and 3rd Thursdays ........•... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays .. 1st and 3rd SaturdayS •••..•••.... 1st Thursday ................••. Sat. on or before full moon . 2nd and 4th Mondays . 2nd and 4th Mondays .. Every Friday .••..............•..

Charter Date Oct. 14, 1886 Sept. 27, 1906 Oct. 15, 1868 Nov. 18, 1900 Oct. 12, 1870 Oct. 13, 1873 Oct. 13, 1881 Oct. 15, 1891

THIRTY-SIXTH DISTRIOT-JOLLY P. HURTT, D. D. G. M., Sedalia, Mo. Benton....... Cole Camp ..•.... 5951Cole Camp E. N. Swartzel. Shawnee .•.•..•.. 653jWarsaw .......•. Willard R. Glenn "

. Oct. 28, 1926 . Sept. 21, 1921 May 26,1865 zi~~· :::: : i~i ~~'d 3~d·Th~~d~~~· : : . Oct. 15, 1868 H. M. Cash 1st and 3rd Mondays ..•.•..•..... ' Oct. 15, 1868 R. A. Brauninger .. 3rd Thursday ..•.....••.......... Oct. 16, 1877 R. E. Peyton 1st and 3rd Fridays . Sept. 27, 1906 W. J. Kennedy 1st Friday . May 29, 186( Jolly P. Hurtt 3rd Friday .. Oct. 15, 1868 L. E. Nicholson 1st and 3rd Thursdays . Sept. 29, 1904 G. M. Wellman 2nd Friday . Sept.28, 1905 N. B. Stockton James A. Logan

Joh~on ...... ~~f~':to.s:~~:::::: ~:~/~~:':t~~~:::::: W: ii: AI~~~d·.·.·.:·.·.: j::A:

Corinthian ..•.... Cold Spring •..... Chilhowee ••..... , Pettis Sedalia • " Granite " ..••..•.. Green Ridge .....• ......... La Monte

265IWarrensburg 274/Leeton 487IChilhowee....... 236ISedalia 272ISedalia 4251Green Ridge ...•. 5741La Monte ...•..•.

B. A. Richards J. C. Woolf E. S. Turner, Jr Jacob Smith H. John Staubli Wilford Acker R. L. Tucker

1st and 3rd Mondays 2nd and 4th Tuesdays

THIRTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT-THORNTON JENNINGS. D. D. G. M., Clinton, Mo. Windsor.•....... Urich ..•......... Agricola ....•.... Montrose . Clinton ..•....... Calhoun . Blairstown . Deepwater.•..... St. Clai~: : : : : : St. Clair......... Circle •.......... ' " Lowry City . Appleton City . Star .

29IWindsor ...•..•.. 286IUrich..... 343 IPetersburg " 408IMontrose 548IClinton 552lCalhoun. . . . . . . .. 557IBlairstown 562IDeepwater 27310scoola ......•... 3421Roscoe. . .. ... ... 4031Lowry City ..•... 4121Appleton City 419/Taberville

Ellis M. Huston . E. E. Erwin . Joe A. Ross . Wm. J. Loyd .. A. Loyd Collins . E. W. Masters . J. W. Rush . Raymond LasswelL .. Wilbur R. Toalson ... James W. Porter. '" . C. W. Armstrong . John Browning . K. L. Ingalls .

O. F. Weiss R. E. MeDonald. . .. R. E. Waugh Glen Elliston , . .. J. C. Ham W. C. Maupin C. O. Horn. . . . . . Louis B. MeBee .. " G. W. Davies C. A. Weinlig. . . . .. U. L. Davis , D. D. Scroggs. . . . .. Perry Atehison. . ..

1st and 3rd TuesdayS . 1st Friday . Wed. on orb.f.m. and 2 wks. after 1st and 3rd Mondays ..•..•..••.... 2nd and 4th FridayS . 1st and 3rd ThursdayS ..•..•..••.. 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 1st and 3rd Fridays ...••.......... 4th Thursday ~ .. Wednesday on or before full moon. 1st Friday .................•..... 3rd Monday .....•................ 4th Saturday ,

June 2,1866 Oct. 19, 1889 Oet. 13, 1870 Oct. 13, 1871 Oct. 15, 1890 Oct. 15, 1891 July 4,1882 Oct. 17,1895 Oct. 15, 1869 Oct. 13, 1870 Oct. 13, 1873 Oct. 18, 1871 Oct. 16, 1872

THIRTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT-OREN SIMPSON, D. D. G. M., Richland, Mo. Camden ••...•. " ..•..•• Laclede ..•.... " . . . . . .. Pulaski. •.....• Miller "

Linn Creek .••.•. , Mack's Creek Laclede.......... Competition ...•.. Conway.......... Waynesville Richland Brumley Iberia

162ICamdenton ..•... 433lMack's Creek 83ILebanon 432ICompetition 5281 Conway. . . . . . . .. 375IWaynesville 385IRichland 203IBrumley 410IIberia

John D. Stotler...... Homer Fowler James M. McCulloch .. Glenn Layman Loren J. Land. . . . . .. Chas. Iden Gordon W. Warren C. R. Hawkins Wesley Condra

Daniel B. Claiborn. Eldon Clemmons Shed A. Casey Orr Van Stavein E. H. Harris. . . . . .. Roy C. Wilson ...•. H. B. Warren J. B. WalL Chas. L. Brown

2nd Thursday ...........•........ 1st Saturday ...................•. 1st Wednesday .......•........... Monday on or after full moon . Saturday on or before full moon . 2nd Tuesday ..•.................. 2nd Wednesday . 2nd Wednesday .. 1st Friday ..

Oct. Oct. May Feb. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.

12, 1869 17, 1876 25,1854 21, 1908 15, 1885 11, 1888 17,1901 17, 1878 13, 1871

THmTY-NINTH DISTRICT-CHARLES L. WOODS, D. D. G. M., Rolla, Mo. Crawford ..•.. Lebanon ......... Cuba ...••....... " Dent .•...•... ' Salem ..•.....•.. ' Belle .•......•.••. Lane's Prairie .... " Maries ........ Vienna ....•...•. Ph~lps ........ Rolla.•.....•.... St. James ..•.••.. Equality ......... " Pulaski. .•.... Arlington ..•••... Texas ......... Latimer ..........

......... .......... ........

77/Steeville ......... 312!Cuba ........•... 225/Salem ........... 3731Belle............ 531IVichy ........... 94IVienna .......... 213IRolla ............ 2301St. James ........ 497 INewburg ........ 346IDixon ........... 145ILicking..........

M. K. Gibson ......... J. H. Landon ........ Herbert O. Parker ... Ralph Tynes ......... David Glenn ......... Cecil Hutchison ...... W. L. Jaques ........ Otto C. Backer ....... Luther H. Riddle ..... John W. Crawford ... Weldon Austin .......

T. H. Roberts .....• Chas. F. Wilmesher C. Rex Miner ..•••• Goo. Slinkman ..... R. M. Copeland .••. L. O. Niehols ..•... E. E. Decker .....•. Wm. J. Moreland ..• O. C. Fordyee ...•.. C. W. Schillinger... Bryan Austin ......

1st Saturday ........•............ 2nd Saturday ......•••.•..••....• 1st and 3rd Fridays ............... 2nd and 4th ThursdayS .•..•.•..•.. 2nd Saturday ..•..•.•••....•..... 1st Saturday ........•.••.•......• 1st and 3rd Saturdays ............ 1st Thursday .•.•.•......•......•. 2nd and 4th TuesdayS ..•.•....... 3rd Thursday .......•••.•••••••.. 2nd and 4th Thursdays ............

Oct. 14,1846 Oct. 13,1887 Oct. 17,1878 Oet. 17,1878 Mar. 6,1906 Oct. 15,1885 May 30,1861 May 27,1863 Sept. 27, 1906 Oct. 18,1870 Oct. 19,1899

LODGE DIRECTORY BY DISTRICTS-Continued FORTIETH DISTRIOT-OHARLES W. GREEN, D. D. G. M., DeSoto, Mo. County

Lodge

J etferson. . . . .. De Soto

. .. .. Joachim . ...... Shekinah .. Herculaneum . Wash!~gton ... Tyro ..•••........ Potosi . Irondale .....•..• ,j Belgrade . St. Francois. .. Blackwell .

No.1 Location 1191De Soto . 164lHillsboro . iFestus . 256 . 338 IHerculaneum 121 Caledonia . 1311Potosi. . 143lIrondale . 6321 Belgrade ..•...... 5351Blackwell .... '" .

Master Chas. Earl Fallet. A. H. Blake, Jr Geo. W. Bennett

Secretary D. L. Rouggly E. W. Williams Joe Bennett

Time of Meeting 2nd and 4th Thursdays .. 1st Saturday ................•..•. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays .

W~: M~K~~h~~·::::". i~~·Q~~~~·"""":""".· S~i~~d~~'~~'~~ b~f~~ f~ii ~~~~::'.

Otis L. Loomis. . . . . .. E. E. Sutterfie~d... .. Edw. Webb Oliver J. Brod. . . . . ..

Geo. Carr. . . . . . . . .. L. W. Robinson Geo. Pierce H. E. Brown

Friday on or before full moon . 1st and 3rd Saturdays . Friday nearest full moon . 1st Saturday .................••..

Charter Date Nov. 16, 1867 May 31,1856 Oct. 17, 1868 Oct. 19, 1922 Aug. 7,1825 May 10,1851 May 6,1864 Oct. 1,1914 Oct. 13, 1887

FORTY-FmST DISTRIOT-MORRIS E. EWING, D. D. G. M., Morrisville, Mo. Dallas ........ Riddick ....... '" Western Light ... " Urbana ......••.. Hic~ory...... Hogle's Creek .... Hermitage •...... Polk ..•..•.... Fair Play ........ Modern ..••...... .......... Pleasant ......... .......... Bolivar ....•...•. .......... Pleasant Hope .... .......... Aldrich •...•.....

........

....

..........

....

361JBuffalo .......•.. 396 ILouisburg ..•. '" 421IUrbana .......... 2791 Wheatland ....... 288 IHermitage ....... 44[ Fair Play ........ 144jHumansvilIe ..... 160 IMorrisville ....... 195IBolivar .......... 4671 Pleasant Hope ..• 664IAldrich ..........

James B. Potter ..... Alvin J. Cox ......... Marion T. Clymore ... Leslie T. Wilson ..... Cecil L. Walker ...... Chas. Paynter ....... Ralph A. Joseph ..... Roy H. Gwinn ....... Geo. Engleman ...... Wm. P. Brakebill ..... M. W. Stewart .......

R. E. Harrell ...... R. S. Lindsey ...... Lon V. Kinnick .... J. M. Murphy ...... Isaac W. Clark ..... H. O. Curl ......... Monroe A. Fields ... B. L. Cunnygham .. C. E. Schooley ..... F. P. Slagle ........ J. S. Toalson .. : ....

4th Friday .....................•. Saturday on or before full moon ... 4th Saturday ..................... 1st Saturday ..•.................. 3rd Monday ..................... 2nd Thursday ........•..•........ 2nd Friday .........•....•..•.... 2nd Tuesday ..................... 2nd Wednesday .................. Thursday on or before full moon ... 1st Tuesday ......................

Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct• Oct. Dec• Oct.

13,1871 13,1891 14,1886 15,1868 15,1868 18,1900 19,1867 27,1867 19,1867 17,1893 26,1927

FORTY-SEOOND DISTRIOT-CLYDE H. TINSLEY, D. D. G. M., Eldorado Springs, Mo. Cedar .•.•.•••• Stockton .. . .•••••.• Jerusalem ...••••. Clintonville Dade ...•..•.• Washington...... " Garrett ....•...•• Everton .•....... Melville Lockwood

283jStockton 315/Jerico Springs 4821Eldorado Springs. 87lGreenfield ......•. 359IArcola 405IEverton 458JDadeville 521 ILockwood

Finis E. Wrenn O. P. Mitchell Parks Bacon Robert S. Small Frank Willett John Hawk Homer Hayward T. M. Snadon

C. C. Gill ..•••..... Guy Farmer .....•. C. B. Herndon F. E. young T. R. Owens Willard T. Burton .. J. C. Blakemore W. E. Evans

1st and 3rd Thursdays ....•.•..•.. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays ..•........ 2nd and 4th Thursdays ...••...... 4th Tuesday .........•......••... 2nd Thursday 1st and 2nd Tuesdays Thurs. on or b.f.m. and 2 wks. aft. 2nd and 4th Thursdays ....••..•.•

Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.

16,1869 23,1896 15,1874 12,1847 13,1870 15,1885 17,1873 11,1883

FORTY-THmD DISTRIOT-DAVID V. MORRIS, D. D. G. M., Nevada, Mo. Vernon

Barton

. Osage ........•.. Sheldon ........•. Schell City Montevallo ....•.. Vernon Unity Walker . Hermon......... Lamar Signal Golden .•......... Milford

303INevada 371ISheldon .....•... 4481Schell City .....•. 490JMontevallo 493IBronaugh 495IRichards 605IWalker 187ILiberaI. 292JLamar ....•...•• 304IMindenmines 4751Golden City 516IMilford

Carl N. Chapman C. H. McNary Wm. Sprenger B. H. Hart T. S. Funk John R. Johnson W. M. Charles Earl Bingham....... Homer Beall .....•... Victor W. jJgren H. A. Price Mike Divine. . .. ..

D. V. Morris W. G. Jones C. P. Finks W. S. Kokendorffer. S. P. Linn C. H. Newland S. R. Harvey E. H. Roselle W. A. Heydendrick. Ray Goff W. R. Marchbanks. J. C. Thomas. ..

2nd Friday ..........•.....••..•• 1st and 3rd Thursdays .........•.. 2nd Wednesday .....•..•••.....•. 1st and 3rd SaturdayS .......•.... 1st and 3rd TuesdayS .. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays .. 1st Wednesday . 1st and 3rd Thursdays .........•.. 2nd and 4th Wednesdays . 2nd Tuesday ........•.........••• 2nd and 4th Tuesdays . 3rd Saturday .

Oct. 15, 1868 May 23,1895 Oct. 17, 1873 Oct. 15, 1874 Oct. 12, 1876 Oct. 17,1895 Sept.29, 1909 Oct. 17, 1889 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 31, 1905 Oct. 15, 1874 Oct. 12, 188~

FORTY-FOURTH DISTRIOT-GEO. DILLARD, D. D. G. M., Joplin, Mo.

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.. Carthage ......... 197ICarthage ........ G. E. Hendrickson .... Ernest Davis ...... , 2na and 4th Thursdays ............ Oct. 19,1867

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Sarcoxie ........• Joplin .....•.•... Fellowship .•..•.. Jasper ...•..•.•.. Carterville ....... MineraL ......... Webb City ....... Carl Junction .•.. Criterion ......... La Russell .......

293lSarcoxie ......... 335/Joplin ........... 345IJoplin ........... 398IJasper.......... 401lCarterville ...•... 47110ronogo .......•. 512 IWebb City ....... 549 ICarl Junction .•.. 586IAlba ............ 5921La Russell .......

Glen C. Cole ......... Lee R. Dagley ........ W. Lee Long ......... Chas. J. Teeter ...... Jesse E. Lewis ....... O. H. Cushman .....• D. C. Tappana ....... J. T. Hammack ...... O. B. Allen .......... C. M. Gillock .........

W. A. Morrison .... S. A. Smith ........ D. Ray Grayston ... C. L. Hayzlett ...... Clement E. Ault .... H. L. Keys ......... J. C. Bailey ........ J. W. Fowler ...... J. W. Hart ........ Otis Vickroy •....•.

1st and 3rd Tuesdays ............. 1st and 3rd Fridays ............... 2nd and 4th Fridays .............. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ...••......•. 1st and 3rd Fridays ............... 1st and 3rd Thursdays .........•.. 2nd and 4th Thursdays .....•...•• 2nd and 4th Wednesdays .......... 1st and 3rd MondayS .••..••••..••. 1st and 3rd Fridays ...............

Oct. 15,1868 Oct. 13,1871 Oct. 13,1870 Oct. 17,1873 Oct. 12,1893 Oct. 17,1873 Oct. 12,1882 Oct. 15,1891 Sept.26, 1907 Sept. 21, 1921

LODGE DIRECTORY BY DISTRICTS-Continued FORTY-FIFTH DISTRICT-JEWELL E. WINDLE, D. D. G. M., Springfield, Mo. County Lodge Location No.' Greene ........ United .....•.... , 5ISpringfield ....... O'Sullivan ....... 71 Walnut Grove .... Ash Grove ....... 100lAsh Grove ....... ........ Solomon ......... 2711 Springfield ....... Ozark ........... 2971Fair Grove ....... Gate of Temple ... 4221 Springfield ....... Republic ......... 570jRepublic .....•... Strafford ........ 608lStrafford ........ Willard .......... 620IWillard .......... Webster ..•..• Webster ........• 98 IMarshfield ..•.... Doric ............ 3001 Elkland .......... Mount Olive ...... 439 IRogersviIIe, R. R. 3 Hazelwood ....... 459ISeymour ......... Henderson ....... 477IRogersviIIe .......

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Master Ed-Raum ............ Snerdan Dill ......... M. L. Harrison ....... E. W. Hoffman ....... Frank Wiseman ...... John D. Schaeffer .... Homer E. Maness .... A. S. Grier ........... J.W.Calvi;. ........ J os. M. Ro tson .... D. B. Danison ........ Elbert D. Cass ....... Oscar Carter ......... H. C. Breedlove ......

Secretary M. F. Smith ....... J. G. Page ......•.. E. E. Watson .•.... V. F. Anderson .... Robert Cooley ...•.. Edw. W. Clark ..... E. L. Britain ..•.... A.H.Owen ........ Phonso Fortner .•.. P. V. Rathbun ..... Willis E. Danison .. Otto Brooks ....... E. R. Mayfield ...... A. P. Martin .......

Time of Meeting 3rd Monday ..........•••......... 2nd Tuesday ...•...•..••••....... 4th Thursday ..........•......... 2nd Monday .....•.....•......... 2nd Thursday .................... 3rd Thursday .. ~ .•.....•......... 2nd and 4th Thursdays ....•...... 1st Thursday .................... ' 1st Thursday .•....•...........•.. 2nd Friday ...........•.......... Saturday on or before full moon ... Friday before full moon ........... 1st and 3rd Mondays .............. 3rd Thursday .....•..............

Charter Date May 30,1857 Oct. 19.1867 Dec• 19.1899 Oct• 15.1868 Oct• 15.1868 Oct• 16.1872 Sept. 28. 1905 Sept. 28. 1910 Sept. 25. 1912 May 28.1858 Oct. 15,1868 Oct. 16.1872 Oct. 16.1872 May 8.1874

FORTY-SIXTH DISTRICT-JOHN H. HICKS, D. D. G. M., Mountain Grove, Mo. Douglas .. . ....... Texas .. • •• , •..... ••.......

W~!ght

Ava............. Pilot Knob Mt. Ararat Barnes Texas........... Plato Summersville Mountain Grove .. Joppa Mansfield ..•..... Grovespring Norwood .. , Rockbridge. . . . ..

26IAva . 182IRichviIIe . 382ITopaz . 116 ICabool. . 177IHouston . 469IPlato . 555ISummersviIIe . 1581Mountain Grove .. 411IHartville . 543IMansfield ......•. 589iGrovespring . 622INorwood .. 435 IRockbridge .

Laurence Crashin L. E. Reynolds C. M. Cearley. . . . . . .. L. O. Dickison W. H. Petefish Leland B. Womack E. S. Gladden J. E. Summers Chas. H. Jackson Van V. Murrell R. J. Twitty A. J. Webb J. Frank Little Claire Cropper

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A':j: M~Ki~;;e~''':::

1st and 3rd Wednesdays ' Saturday on or before full moon

L. B. Curtis R. E. Daniels. . . . .. Lee Bell. . . . . . • . . .. John H. Hicks. . . .. R. F. Adams. . . . . .. Chas. A. Stephens.. Glen Smittle Oscar Freeman , C. E. Hicks. . . . . . ..

. Oct. 1.1887 . Oct. 17. 1895 Oct. 19. 1898 i;t' ~~~i 'T~~d~~::::: Oct. 17.1878 2nd Wednesday . Oct. 19. 1867 1st Monday ..•........••.•....•.. Oct. 17. 1873 2nd Saturday . Oct. 16. 1891 4th Friday ..•................... ' Oct. 16. 1885 1st and 3rd FridayS .. Oct. 16. 1872 2nd Tuesday . Oct. 16, 1891 3rd Wednesday ..................• Oct. 26, 1907 1st and 2nd Thursdays . Sept. 16. 1912 2nd Saturday ........•..•••...... Oct. 21.1897

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FORTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT-JOHN N. SPARKS, D. D. G. M., Grandin, 1'40. Carter .••..•.. .. Reynolds ..•..• .. . .•... Shannon ...•.. ••

Van Buren ......• Grandin Hopewell •..••... Barnesville ..•.... Delphian ......•.. Winona Eminence•....•..

5091Van Buren 579IGrandin 239ILesterville ..•.... 853IEllington .•.••.•. 1371Birch Tree .....•. 430IWinona , 607/Eminence

Eugene M. Sutherlin. A. S. J. Carnahan Carl Miller ..•.••..•. R. L. Daniels ..•••••. J. D. Smith J. Talmadge Loyd Joe W. McCormac

R. L. Coleman W. E. McKinney C. R. Burroughs P. B. Smith .••..•.. C. O. Lemons .••..• J. T. Loyd Anvil A. Lewis

Saturday on or after full moon 2nd Saturday 4th Thursday .•....••••..•..•.••• 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ...........•. 3rd Saturday ......••....••....••. Thursday on or before full moon 1st Saturday .....•..•............

Aug. 12, 1882 Sept. 27, 1906 Oct. 13,1881 Sept. 27, 1906· Oct. 17,1895 Oct. 10,1894 Sept. 29, 1909

FORTY-EIGHTH DISTRIOT-J. CLYDE AKERS, D. D. G. M., Farmington, Mo.

Iron ...•.••... Star of the West .. Mosaic •••..•..• Madison ...•.• Marcus ..••...... St. F~~ncois•. , Bismarck ..•...•. Farmington ...... Ionic .•.•.•..•... St. Francois ..•.. , .. Samaritan ..•.... Pendleton ..••.... .. Leadwood ........ " Elvins ........... Ste. Genevieve. Saline ...........

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133IIronton ..•.•..... 351 IBelleview . " ..•.. 110 IFredericktown ... 41IBismarck ...••.•. 1321 Farmington ..... ' 154lDesloge .......... 2341 Libertyville .....• 4241Bonne Terre ..... 5511Doe Run ......... 598lLeadwood ..•.... 5091Flat River •.••••. 2261St. Mary·s ....•..

J. Hugo Herye ....... Edgar Shipman ..•... J. Scott Graham ..... M. M. Barnes ........ A.A. Schild ......... John W. Horser ...... Leslie Ellis .......... George M. Spain ..... John A. Neidert ..... Lloyd W. Angore ..... P. R. McHenry ....... Charles Acuff ........

Frank H. Comfort .. 2nd and 4th Fridays .............. R. B. Moore ..•...•• 1st Saturday ........•......•...•• Earl B. Graham •••. 1st and 8rd Thursdays ......•..... M. W. Baker ..•..•. 1st and 3rd Saturdays .....•...... J. C. Akers .....•.. 2nd and 4th Thursdays •.....•..•. J. L. Blunt ........ _ 1st and 3rd Mondays .............. P. A. Cashion ...•.. 1st Thursday .....•.•••.•..••••.. H. C. Thompson .... 1st and 3rd Thursdays ............ E. C. Kassabaum ... 2nd and 4th Saturdays ....•••..... J. M. Link ......... 2nd and 4th Saturdays ....•....... J. E. La Breyere ... 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ......•..••.. J. F. Bartels ....... Saturday on or before full moon ...

May 1,1851 Oct• 13,1870 May 24,1862 Dec. 15,1891 May 10,1851 Oct• 17,1901 May 26,1864 Oct• 16,1872 Oct• 15,1891 Sept. 13, 1908 Sept. 30, 1908 May 29,1862

FORTY-NINTH DISTRICT-W. GLENN McCAIN, D. D. G. M., Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Bollinger ..••. Trowel •••..•.••. Zalma ...•....... CapeGirardeau St. Mark's ...••.. West View ....•.. ,. Mystic Tie ..•...• Whitewater •..... Excelsior •.......

.. ...

440lMarbie Hill ...... 545IZalma ........... 931Cape Girardeau .. 103lMillersville••.... , 22110ak Ridge ....••. 417IWhitewater ..•... 441IJackson .........

H. G. Tinnin ......... D. H. Stilts .......... David Shaltupsky .... J. R. Estes .......... Hinkle Statler .....•. C. W. Hunter ........ J. A. Wyatt .........

E. J. Taylor ..•.••. E. A. Schrader ..••. W. Glenn McCain •• Geo. W. Miller ..... J. R. Jenkins ..•... Daniel F. Jones ..•• A. G. Penzel. .•••..

2nd and 4th Thursdays •.....•.... 1st and 3rd Saturdays ........•... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ............. 2nd Saturday ................••.. 1st and 3rd Saturdays •••..•.•.... 2nd and 4th Fridays ...•••..•..•.. 2nd and 4th Thursdays •....••....

Oct. 16,1872 Oct. 15,1890 Oct. 14,1847 June 8,1866 May 30,1861 Oct. 18,1881 Oct. 16,1872

LODGE DIRECTORY BY DISTRICTS-Continued

FIFTIETH DISTRICT-GEORGE A. SAMPLE, D. D. G. M., Chaffee, Mo. =~C,-o--:u,-n_tY'-:-_'I~:--..,..-;L::-o_d-;.g--:e,....-_ _ I.. ,N:-:o"",'CcI~-:-Lc;:;o~c_a;-ti~o_n _ _ I Missi~sippi.

East Prairie..... Charleston Scott ..•...... Morley Ashlar Sikeston IIImo Blodgett Chaffee Stoddard . Bloomfield Essex Lakeville ' Dexter Advance Puxico New Madrid ... Morehouse

M_as_t_er I S_e_c_r_e_ta_r...;;y I. T_i_m_e_o_f_M_e_e_tl_·n..:;g=-I-::C:-h_a_rl-=-:er,....-D..."a...,...,te 384lEast Prairie ..•...................... ' .......•.........•.............. Dec. 29,1904 407ICharleston C. W. Edwards Dee Jennings 1st and 3rd Thursdays Oct. 13,1893 184IMorley .•.......• Henry M. Gatley G. C. Blocker 2nd and 4th Fridays Oct. 19,1899 306ICommerce Arthur Mills W. B. Sander 2nd and 4th Tuesdays............ Oct. 14,1869 310ISikeston Lloyd Rayburn .. , A. A. Harrison 1st and 3rd Thursdays , Oct. 12,1869 581IIIlmo B. F. Holly Ben Hill 2nd and 4th Thursdays Sept. 27, 1905 594 IBlodgett. Ira L. Hocking Geo. W. Pearman 2nd and 4th Thursdays........... Oct. 17,1907 615IChaffee J. Roy Abernathy M. H. Stubblefield .. 1st and 3rd Thursdays Sept. 28, 1911 Dwight Welborn Geo. L. Fopay 1st and 3rd Wednesdays.......... May 28,1859 153IBloomfield 278IEssex ..•........ Ottie T. Miles E. E. Smith 2nd and 4th Tuesdays............ Sept. 29, 1904 4891Bell City ' Gus Keller. . . . . . . . . .. H. A. Pauker. . . . .. 2nd Tuesday , Oct. 12, 1874 532IDexter D. A. Medlock Vane Brannock.... 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. Oct. 13,1887 590IAdvance W. Floyd Morgan C. C. O·Neal. 1st and 3rd Thursdays Sept. 26, 1907 596IPuxico Harry White E. E. Merett 3rd Monday Sept. 30, 1908 603IMorehouse W. T. Wofford F. W. Leming 2nd and 4th Tuesdays , Sept.29,1909

FIFTY-FmST DISTRICT-THOMAS R. WILKINS, D. D. G. M., Campbell, Mo. Dunklin ..... , Kennett ...•..... Four Mile .....•.. ....... Hornersville ..... ' Cardwell ......... Malden .......... Senath ..•....... New Mad~id::. Portageville ...... Point Pleasant ... New Madrid ...... Parma ....... '" Pemiscot... : : : Caruthersville .... Hayti. .......... ' Steele ..•........ Stoddard ...... Bernie ...........

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68 iKennett ........• Beckham Southern ... 212iCampbell ........ Benjamin D. Fopay .. 2151 Hornersville ..... Pat Burlison ......... 231lCardwell ......... Clay P. Bixler ....... 406IMalden ........•. G. H. Anderson ...... 513lSenath .......... W. D. Montgomery ... 1661 Portageville ..... Otho Heming ........ 176 IConran .....•.... J. F. Litzenfelner .... 4291New Madrid ..... V. H. P. Baldwin ..... 650IParma .......... Geo. W. Husted ...... 461lCaruthersville ... _ E. E. Sampson ....... 571 IHayti. .......... J. T. Buckley ........ 634lSteele. '" ....... Frank P. Harper ..... 573lBernie .......... _ Cletis E. Doyel .......

M. F. Simer ........ 2nd and 4th Thursdays ........... R. D. Whiteaker .... 1st and 3rd Thursdays ............ Archie A. Young ... 1st and 3rd Mondays ............. ' W. H. Lockard ..... 1st and 3rd Wednesdays .......... L. O. Wicecarver ... 2nd and 4th ThursdayS ........... Raymond Toombs .. 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..•......... A. L. Carnahan .... 1st and 3rd Thursdays ............ L. F. Lafont .•..... 2nd and 4th Thursdays ........... C. M. Barnes .....•. 2nd and 4th Mondays ............. W. B. Mor~an ..... , 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ..•.......... F. H. BIomeyer .... _ 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ....••....... H. B. Bryant ......• 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..•......... M. L. Kelley ....... 2nd and 4th Thursdays ........... William Jones ..... ' 1st and 3rd Fridays ..•........... '

Oct. 17,1889 Oct. 19,1867 May 30,1861 Oct. 19,1899 Oct• 18,1881 Oct. 27,1902 Oct. 11,1890 May SO, 1857 Oct. 17,1873 Sept.22, 1920 Oct. 16,1872 Sept. 28, 1905 Oct. 1,1914 Sept. 8, 1905

FIFTY-SEOOND DISTRIOT-KIPP O. JOHNSON, D. D. G. 14., Poplar Bluff, Mo. 2091Poplar Bluff Jake Kesler .•......•. Butler.•...•.. Poplar Bluff 314 IBardley Ivan E. Newberry RiI?!ey .••••••• Pine Composite 369IDoniphan Frank E. Jordan Naylor ......•... 568INaylor .........• J. M. Marlin W~rne .. Greenville....... 107/Greenville ...•... F. A. Robinson Wayne 526IPiedmont R. G. Holmes

Art H. Harwell ...• Clyde Turner ....•. A. L. Showman I. W. Abernathy C. L. Ellinghouse •.. W. E. Hamacker

2nd and 4th Tuesdays . 3rd Saturday . 2nd and 4th TuesdayS .. 1st and 3rd Thursdays .......•.... 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..........•. 2nd and 4th Saturdays .

May Oct. Oct. Nov. Oct. Oct.

31.1861 11, 1888 13, 1871 29, 1904 14. 1886 15, 1885

FIFTY-THIRD DISTRICT-C. EARL ARMSTRONG, D. D. G. M., West Plains, Mo. Howell .....•.. Mt. Zion Ingomal' Mountain View On;~on·.·:.·.·.·.·: Alton ..••...•••.. Woodside ....•... Clifton Koshkonong Ozark .......• Sampson Bayou ........•.. Robert Burns

3271West Plains 5361Willow Springs .. 637\Mountain View .. 255IAlton ..•...•...., 387IThomasville...... 463IThayer ..•....... 582IK06hkonong 298ILutie.~

365IBakersfield 496IGainesville

Leonard H. Sullens Ed Abbott Arnold D. Wiles W. D. Thomas W. H. Jackson W. B. Hodge Earl Friend Homer Davis Claude Gaulding

Eugene N. Laird .•. 1st and 3rd FridayS .. J. S. Whitten .....• 2nd Tuesday .. Ralph Penninger 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ....••...... Geo. C. Martin ..•.. Saturday on or before full moon . . .•.....•.......................................... Albert H. Taber 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ........•... E. E. Swain 2nd Wednesday .•................ , C. J. Hogan Saturday before third Sunday . Virgil Wiles....... Saturday on or before full moon . E. W. Ebrite 4th Saturday .

Oct. 13, 1870 Oct. 13, 1887 Sept. 29, 1915 May 24,1868 Oct. 13, 1871 Oct. 13, 1881 Sept. 27, 1906 Oct. 18, 1900 Oct. 11, 1888 Oct. 11, 1877

FIFTY-FOURTH DISTRICT-JOHN TAYLOR, D. D. G. M., Ozark, Mo. Christian ....• Sparta .. to Friend . Billings . Ta~ey . Kirbyville ......•• Forsyth ..•....... Branson . Stone ...••.... Galena .. to Crane ....•......

296 IsParta ..•....... 1 Glen Roselle 352/0zark H. T. Breazeale J. T. Yoachum 379IBillings 264IHollister , Royal J. Bushnell 453 IForsyth 1 Olin K. Wolf 587IBranson ..•...... Joe C. Alexander 515lGalena. • . . . . • . .• .................•.• 519ICrane O. K. Parsons

James Rathbun.... G. T. Breazeale E. A. Stellwagon Clarence M. Parkey. Henry M. Blunk ..•. S. P. Winch....... . .•••••. , ..••••... , H. D. Wilson

Saturday on or before full moon . Saturday on or before full moon . 2nd Thursday .•••••..•......•.... 1st and 3rd Thursdays .•..•....... 1st Saturday ......•....••..•..... 1st and 3rd FridayS .. ...•.•.........•.........•.•.•.. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ..

Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.

21, 1888 13, 1870 13, 1881 18, 1900 16,1872 26, 1907 12, 1882 22, 1896

LODGE DIRECTORY BY DISTRICTS-Continued FIFTY-FIFTH DISTRICT-CHARLES WERDEIN, D. D. G. M., Aurora, Mo. County

Lodge Monett . Purdy . Barry ..•........ Pythagoras . Seligman .•...... Comfort. ..••.... Lawrence ..... Mount Vernon . Canopy . Marionville ..•... Decatur . RedOak . Stinson •••....... Miller . Ba,~ry ..••.... '

Location No.1 129jMonett••.•...... 148IPurdy ••.••...... 367 IWashburn ..•.... 3831 Cassville , 5171 Seligman .•..•... 533/ Wheaton .....•.. 99iMount Vernon ... 284 IAurora ....••.•.. 390 IMarionville .•.... 400jPierce City . 4681Red Oak ...•..... 523IStinson '" . 567IMiller .

Master Boyd C. Horner. . . . .. V. R. Davidson N. E. Edens W. S. Hutton

Secretary R. C. Farrow. . . . .. W. F. Carter J. Ronald Black W. T. Priest ..•....

Lloyd Ghan. . . . . . . . .. Joe A. Frazier " Geo. Pugh. . . . . . . . . .. Leon Pugh. . • . . • .. Eugene Edwards W. H. Lloyd V. W. Anderson _ J. D. McCulloh D. C. Niemeyer E. T. Ecroyd Allen Robinson , W. A. Clymore. . . .. Cecil Box Lee J. yingst Alex Sanders. . . . . . .. Charles Henry _.. "

Time of Meeting 1st and 3rd Fridays 1st and 3rd Thursdays 1st and 3rd Saturdays 2nd and 4th Saturdays

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2nd Thursday •.....•............. 1st and 3rd Fridays . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays .. 1st and 3rd Fridays . 1st and 3rd Thursdays .....•••.... 1st and 3rd Thursdays . Saturday on or after full moon . 1st and 3rd Wednesdays .

Charter Date Oct. 15, 1890 Oct. 7,1884 Oct. 13, 1858 Oct. 16, 1872 Oct. 12, 1882 Oct. 19, 1898 Oct. 19, 1868 Oct. 17, 1889 Oct. 17, 1871 Oct. 13, 1871 Oct. 17, 1878 Oct. 22, 1902 Sept.29, 1904

FIFTY-SIXTH DISTRICT-WALTER A. PHIPPS, D. D. G. M., Neosho, Mo. . 466 1Southwest City ... McDonald ..... Southwest Anderson . 621IAnderson ..•..... " NoeL ...•..•.... _ 6471Noel. .•.... '" .. , 478ISeneca .....•.... Newton •.•.... Racine Neosho •......... 247INeosho ..•.....•. Granby ......•... 514IGranby ....••.... Stella ..•......... 5381 Stella

Worth Stevenson W. H. Dalton, Jr Rufus H. Witt Ira J. Neswold Everett R. Roy Bruce Snider Ed Jones

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W. F. Stevenson Henry Eppard B. F. St. Clair J. S. Rhea F. H. Gulick Will W. Scholes Noble C. Jessee

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1st and 3rd Tuesdays ........•.... 2nd and 4th Wednesdays ....•..... 1st and 3rd Wednesdays . 2nd and 4th Mondays . 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 1st and 3rd Mondays . 1st and 3rd TuesdayS .

Jan. 22, 1892 Sept. 25, 1912 Sept. 22, 1920 Oct. 15, 1874 May 28,1856 Oct. 22, 1902 Oct. 17, 1889

FIFTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT-ROBERT H. GROPPE, D. D. G. M., Ferguson, Mo. St. Louis ...... Bonhomme ...... , Bridgeton .•..... : " ..... Webster Groves .. " Fenton .......... Meramec ......... Kirkwood ........ Ferguson ........ " ..... , Maplewood ...•... " Clayton ••........ " Wellston ......... " Valley Park ...... " ...... Jennings ....•... Gardenville ...... "

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46IBallwin .........' 801St. John's Station. 841Webster Groves .. 281IFenton ......•... 313lEureka.......... 484lKirkwood ........ 647lFerguson ........ 666lMaplewood ...... 601IClayton ......... 613lWellston ........ , 6291Valley Park ...... 640IJennings ........ 656! Gardenville ......

Milton G. Barner ..... Lester Peffermann ... Cecil F. Montague .... Paul Lee ............ Chas. P. McLaughlin. Fred H. Schott ....... Arthur F. Schlichting Wm. F. Harris ....... Arthur P. Hoefelman. Louis F. Dahn ....... Curtis C. Frost. ...... A. W. Jacobsmeyer ... Hubert J. Stovesand ..

H. F. Woerther .... Walter Reinemer ... Goo. A. Shepardson Geo. Fuchs ..•..•..• George E. Mottert •. Herman Schroeder. Harry A. Magoon .. J. W. Menaugh .... Walter F. Lamping. Cecil A. Tolin ...... B. A. Feldman ..... Harry F. Sylvester. Florian W olz ......

1st and 3rd Saturdays ...........• 1st and 3rd Thursdays ... , ........ 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ............ , 2nd and 4th Saturdays, ... , , ...... 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ............. 2nd and 4th Mondays ............. 1st and 3rd Fridays ............... 1st and 3rd Fridays ............... 1st and 3rd Thursdays ............ 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ............. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ............. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ............. 1st and 3rd Saturdays ............

Oct. 9,1841 Oct. 14,1846 Oct• 21,1897 Oct. 16,1868 Oct• 19,1923 Oct. 6,1874 Oct. 16,1889 Sept.29, 1904 Sept. 30, 1908 Sept. 28, 1911 Oct. 2,1913 Sept. 21, 1916 Sept.21,1921

FIFTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT-GEORGE CATRON, D. D. G. M., Eldon, Mo. Mo~!an

260 Glensted 1 G. T. Scott 320IVersailles , O. C. Roark ' 691IBarnett. ..•..... Robt. Edmondson 134101ean J. A. McMillan 381IEldon .......•... W.T.Stokley

Glensted Versailles Barnett Olean Ionia

Miller "

M. A. Lammert ..•. W. B. Todd C. R. Tompkins H. A. Wieneke FordVaughan

Saturday on or before full moon 2nd and 4th Mondays 2nd Wednesday 3rd Saturday.................... 2ndand4thMondays

Oct. 18,1900 Oct. 18,1923 Sept. 6,1907 June 30, 1860 Oct. 13,1871

FIFTY-NINTH DISTRICT-NAT D. JACKSON, D. D. G. M., Independence, Mo. Jackson •••...

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Independence .... Summit .......... McDonald ........ Blue Springs ..... Raytown .......•. Christian ..•..... Buckner.....•... Marlborough ..... Mt. Washington •. Grandview ....... Grain Valley .....

761 Independence .... 2631Lee's Summit .... 3241 Independence .... 3371Blue Springs ..... 391IRaytown ..•..... 39210ak Grove ....... 501IBuckner ..•..•••• 66918634 Woodl'd,K.C. 614jMt. Washington .. 618 IGrandview ....... 6441Grain Valley .....

Elmer E. Hopkins .... Harold Brown ....... Elvin K. Luff ........ C. C. Vaughn ........ Claude A. Strohm ...• M.G. Ewing ......... Geo. C. Koger ........ Geo. R. Getz ......... Edwin S. Dudley ..... Frank L. Beebe ...... Paul J. Farley .......

Frank F. Livesay ... Jesse Boyd ......... W. Lee Whitmire .. , Alva Rutherford ... Morris Stout ....... R. E. Livesay ...... John Ahrens ....... E. B. Chapman .... G. B. Christy ....... Gilbert Strode ..•... Floyd A. Sharp .... ,

2nd and 4th Mondays ............. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ............. 1st and 3rd Mondays ............. ' 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ............. 1st and 3rd Thursdays ............ 1st and 3rd Fridays ............... 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ............. 1st and 3rd Mondays .............. 2nd and 4th Fridays .............. 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..•....•.... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays .............

Oct. 14,1846 Oct. 13,1870 Oct. 12,1869 Oct. 13,1887 Oct. 13,1871 Oct. 13,1871 Oct. 11,1877 Oct. 26,1927 Oct• 17,1911 Sept. 28, 1911 Sept. 21, 1916

LIST OF ELECTED OFFICERS OF THE GRAND LODGE A. F. & A. M. MISSOURI FROM ITS ORGANIZATION, APRIL 23, 1821 Date Election April. 1821 . Oct., 1821. . Oct., 1822 . Oct., 1823 . Oct•• 1824 .•.. Oct., 1825 . Oct., 1826 . Oct., 1827 . Oct.. 1828 . Oct., 1829 . Oct., 1830 . Dec., 1831 . Oct., 1832 . Dec., 1833 .•.. Nov., 1834 ... § Oct., 1835 .. tt Oct., 1836 . Oct., 1837 . Oct., 1838 . Oct., 1839 ; Oct., 1840 . Oct., 1841 ...• Oct., 1842 . Oct., 1843 . Oct., 1844 . Oct., 1845 . Oct., 1846 . Oct., 1847 . May, 1848 . May, 1849 . May, 1850 . May, 1851. . May, 1852 . June, 1853 . May. 1854 .

Grand Master Thos. F. Riddick .. * Nath'l B. Tucker .. • Nath'l B. Tucker .. * N ath'l B. Tucker .. * Nath'l B. Tucker .. * Edward Bates * Edward Bates * Edward Bates * Hardage Lane * Hardage Lane * Hardage Lane * Edward Bates * H. R. Gamble * Sinclair Kirtley * * A. B. Chambers * A. B. Chambers S. W. B. Carnegy. * S. W. B. Carnegy.* S. W. B. Carnegy. * P. H. McBride * P. H. McBride * P. H. McBride * P. H. McBride * P. H. McBride * J. W. S. Mitchell .. * J. W. S. Mitchell .. * John Ralls * Joseph Foster .... * Joseph Foster ..•.• John F. Ryland • John F. Ryland • B. W. Grover .•..• • B. W. Grover ..... • Wilson Brown ..•.• L. S. Cornwell ....•

D. Grand Master

Thompson Douglass • Thompson Douglass • • Geo. H. C. Melody • Geo. H. C. Melody Geo. H. C. Melody .•.• Hardage Lane .....• Hardage Lane .....• Geo. H. C. Melody ... • Fred L. Billon ...•.. • • Geo. H. C. Melody • Geo. H. C. Melody • Geo. H. C. Melody A. B. Chambers ....• Sinclair Kirtley ....• Sinclair Kirtley ....• John D. Daggett • John D. Daggett • John D. Daggett • A. B. Chambers • Joseph Foster .....• J oab Bernard ......• J oab Bernard ......• Joseph Foster Fred L. Billon • John D. Taylor • John D. Taylor E. S. Ruggles • E. S. Ruggles • E. S. Ruggles B. W. Grover E. S. Ruggles • S. F. Currie L. S. Cornwell D. P. Wallingford .. -

Senior G. Warden J ames Kennerly ..• Edward Bates ....• Edward Bates ....• Edward Bates • Wm. G. Pettus .... • Wm. G. Pettus ....• Martin Ruggles .. Martin Ruggles • H. R. Gamble • H. R. Gamble Sinclair Kirtley .. Oliver Parker • • M. J. Noyes John Wilson .....• Oliver Parker .... Oliver Parker • Edward Searcey • A. B. Chambers ... • A. B. Chambers ...• Alex. T. Douglass.· Alex. T. Douglass.· Joseph Foster ....• Joseph Foster .... J. W. S. Mitchell ..• E. S. Ruggles • E. S. Ruggles • E. S. Ruggles • J. L. F. Jacoby ...• Cyrus Osborn ..... Joseph Megguire .. • P. Draper ........• S. F. Currie .......• J. H. Turner ..... J. W. Chenoweth .. • James H. Britton .. •

Junior G. Warden William Bates William Bates ......• Wm. G. Pettus • Wm. G. Pettus • Thornt. Grimsley • Thornt. Grimsley • John F. Ryland t.· H. R. Gamble .......• Adam L. Mills • Adam L. Mills • Adam L. Mills • Augustus Jones .....• Augustus Jones • G. A. Tuttle , .• S. W. B. Carnegy • • S. W. B. Carnegy Granville Snell • Thomas Andrews • Alex. T. Douglass ...• Wm. C. Vance • John Orrick • C. H. Bowers .•...... C. H. Bowers . E. S. Ruggles .......• J. L. F. Jacoby • J. L. F. Jacoby • J. L. F. Jacoby • Cyrus Osborn .......• Joseph Megguire • P. Draper • S. F. Currie .•...... • J. H. Turner • • S. H. Saunders R. C. Hill •

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Grand Treasurer Archibald Gamble • Archibald Gamble Archibald Gamble • Archibald Gamble • Archibald Gamble ...• Archibald Gamble ...• Rich. T. McKinney .. • Thornton Grimsley .. • Thornton Grimsley .. • Bernard Pratte • Thomas Andrews • Thomas Andrews • Thomas Andrews • • Geo. H. C. Melody Geo. H. C. Melody • Geo. H. C. Melody • Geo. H. C. Melody Geo. H. C. Melody • Geo. H. C. Melody Geo. H. C. Melody • • Geo. H. C. Melody Geo. H. C. Melody • John Simonds .......• Fred L. Billon ......• John S. Watson John S. Watson John S. Watson .....• John S. Watson • John S. Watson • John M. Reed • J. T. Johnson • J. T. Johnson • J. T. Johnson • Joseph Foster Joseph Foster ......•

Grand Secretary William Renshaw· William RenshawWilliam Renshaw· T. Douglas· T. Douglas· John D. Daggett· John D. Daggett· John D. Daggett· John D. Daggett· John D. Daggett· Fred L. Billon· Fred L. Billon· Fred L. Billon * John Garnett· Thoa. W. Conyers· Thos. W. Conyers· Richard B. Dallam· Richard B. Dallam· Richard B. DallamRichard B. Dallam· Richard B. Dallam· Richard B. Dallam· Richard B. Dallam· Richard B. DallamRichard B. Dallam· Fred L. Billon· Fred L. Billon· J. W. S. Mitchell· J. W. S. MitchellC. D. W. Johnson· C. D. W. Johnson· C. D. W. Johnson· A. O·Sullivan· A. O'Sullivan. A. O'Sullivan·

May, 1866 .... L. S. Cornwell .... May, 1856.... Benjamin Sharp .. May, 1867.... S. H. Saunders May, 1858.... S. H. Saunders May, 1859.... Marcus Boyd May, 1860 M. H. McFarland.May, 1861. Wm. R. Penick May, 1862 Geo. Whitcomb May, 1863 John H. Turner • John F. Houston .. * May, 1864 May, 1865 John F. Houston .. • May, 1866 John D. Vinci!. ... * Oct., 1867 W. E. Dunscomb .. • Oct., 1868 John D. Vincil ..... Oct., 1869 William D. Muir .. * Oct., 1870.... Thos. E. Garrett .. * Oct., 1871.... Thos. E. Garrett .. Oct., 1872.... Samuel H. Owens. * Oct., 1873.... R. E. Anderson * Oct., 1874 John W. Luke * Oct., 1876 James E. Cadle * Oct., 1876.... Xen. Ryland * Oct., 1877 T. C. Ready , * Oct., 1878 Noah M. Givan * Oct., 1879.... J os. S. Browne * Oct., 1880.... W. R. Stubblefield.· Oct., 1881.... Alex. M. Dockery .. * Oct., 1882 .... Chas. C. Woods •.. Oct., 1883.... Lee A. Hall • Oct., 1884 .... Robt. F. Stevenson· Oct., 1886 ...• James W. Boyd ... Oct., 1886.... Geo. R. Hunt ......• Oct., 1887.... Wm. M. Williams .. * Oct., 1888 .... James P. Wood ~ Oct., 1889.... Theodore Brace * Oct., 1890 ..•• Geo. E. Walker • Oct., 1891.... B. H. Ingram * Oct., 1892.... John R. Parson * Oct., 1893.... Harry Keene ......• Oct., 1894.... J. B. Thomas • O_c_t---'.,'-----1_8_9_6_ .._._•._A_. M. Hough *

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P. Draper * Marcus Boyd • • M. H. McFarland • W. R. Penick John Decker * John H. 'l'urner * Wm. N. Loker * John D. Vinci!. * John D. Vinci!. * W. E. Dunscomb * * C. A. Rowley R. E. Anderson * T. E. Garrett. . . . . . .• R. E. Anderson * R. E. Anderson * J. E. Ryland * John W. Luke * Xenophon Ryland * Xenophon Ryland * Thos. C. Ready •.... * Noah M. Givan ..... * Joseph S. Browne .. * W. R. Stubblefield .. * • Alex. M. Dockery * Chas. C. Woods Lee A. Hall * Robt. F. Stevenson .. * James W. Boyd * George R. Hunt * W. M. Williams * James P . Wood * Theodore Brace * * Geo. E. Walker B. H. Ingram * John R. Parson * Harry Keene * J. B. Thomas * A. M. Hough • * D. A. Jamison

J. W. Chenoweth •• S. H. Saunders ...• Marcus Boyd ....•. John F. Houston .. * W. R. Penick * John Decker * Geo. Whitcomb * Wm. N. Loker ....• John D. Vinci!. . A. L. McGregor . Martin Collins * R. E. Anderson T. E. Garrett * Wm. D. Muir * A. M. Dockery * Sam H. Owens * Sam H. Owens ....• John W. Luke * J as. E. Cadle * Jas. E. Cadle * Thos. C. Ready * Noah M. Givan * Jos. S. Browne * W. R. Stubblefield * J as. E. Carter ~* Chas. C. Woods * Lee A. Hall * Robt. F. Stevenson * James W. Boyd • George R. Hunt * Wm. M. Williams .. * James P. Wood * Theodore Brace * Geo. E. Walker * B. H. Ingram * John R. Parson .•. * Harry Keene ... J. B. Thomas ..•.. A. M. Hough • D. A. Jamison • F. J. Tygard *

H. E. Van Orsdell .. Marcus Boyd ....••. John F. Houston • John Deck.er • John Decker....... .• Samuel M. Hayes ... A. L. McGregor. . . . .• Samuel Russell .. . . .• A. L. McGregor. . . . •• Martin Collins R. E. Anderson * A. L. McGregor * Wm. D. Muir. . . . •. .• Alex. M. Dockery * Sam H. Owens. . . . . .• John E. Ryland * John E. Ryland • Jas. E. Cadle * Xenophon Ryland • Thos. C. Ready • Noah M. Givan • M. G. Hubble W. R. Stubblefield .. • Jas. E. Carter • • Alex. M. Dockery Lee A. Hall • Robt. F. Stevenson .. * James W. Boyd • Geo. R. Hunt * Wm. M. Williams • James P. Wood • ••

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B. H. Ingram. . . . . • .• John R. Parson • Harry Keene • J. B. Thomas...... .• A. M. Hough .•..... • D. A. Jamison • F. J. Tygard ......• • E. F. Allen *

John D. Daggett John D. Daggett • John D. Daggett • John D. Daggett * John D. Daggett • John D. Daggett * John D. Daggett" • John D. Daggett • John D. Daggett ....• Wm. N. Loker ......• Wm. N. Loker • Wm. N. Loker • Wm. N. Loker ......• Wm. N. Loker • Wm. N. Loker • Wm. N. Loker • Wm. N. Loker ... Wm. N. Loker • Wm. N. Loker • Wm. N. Loker • Wm. N. Loker * Wm. N. Loker * Wm. N. Loker • John W. Luke * John W. Luke * John W. Luke -I! John W. Luke * Samuel M. Kennard. '" Samuel M. Kennard.· Samuel M. Kennard.· Samuel M. Kennard.· Samuel M. Kennard.· Samuel M. Kennard.· Samuel M. Kennard. * Samuel M. Kennard.· Samuel M. Kennard.· Samuel M. Kennard.· Samuel M. Kennard.· Samuel M. Kennard.· Samuel M. Kennard.· Samuel M. Kennard.·

A. O'Sullivan. A. O'Sullivan. A. O'Sullivan. A. O'Sullivan. A. O'Sullivan. A. O'Sullivan. A. O'Sullivan. A. O'Sullivan. A. O'Sullivan. A. O'Sullivan. A. O'Sullivan. A. O'Sullivan.t G. Frank Gouley-~ G. Frank Gouley. G. Frank Gouley· G. Frank Gouley· G. Frank Gouley· G. Frank Gouley· G. Frank Gouley· G. Frank Gouley· G. Frank Gouley· G. Frank GouleY··1I John D. Vincil. John D. Vincil. John D. Vincil. John D. Vincil. John D. Vincil· John D. Vincil. John D. Vincil. John D. Vincil. John D. Vincil. John D. Vincil. John D. Vincil. John D. Vincil. John D. Vincil. John D. Vincil. John D. Vincil. John D. Vincil. John D. Vincil. John D. VincilJohn D. Vincil.

LIST OF ELECTED OFFICERS OF THE GRAND LODGE A. F. & A. M. MISSOURI FROM ITS ORGANIZATION, APRIL 23, 1821 Date Election Oct., 1896 . Oct., 1897 . Oct., 1898 . Oct., 1899 . Oct., 1900 . Oct., 1901. . Oct., 1902 . Oct., 1903 . Sept., 1904 . Sept., 1905 . Sept., 1906 •••• Sept., 1907 . Sept., 1908 . Sept., 1909 . Sept., 1910 . Sept., 1911 . Sept., 1912 . Oct., 1913 . Sept., 1914 . Sept., 1915 . Sept., 1916 . Sept., 1917 . Sept., 1918 . Sept., 1919 . Sept., 1920 . Sept., 1921. •.. Oct., 1922 . Oct., 1923 . Oct., 1924 . Oct., 1925 . Oct.• 1926 . Oct., 1927 .•.. Sept., 1928 . Sept.• 1929 . Oct., 1930 .

Grand Master D. A. Jamison ..••. • F. J. Tygard * E. F. Allen * C. H. Briggs • Campbell Wells * Joseph C. Finagin. * John C. Yocum * Wm. F. Kuhn * Leroy B. Valliant. . * A. S. Houston ..•..• D. M. Wilson * John T. Short * R. R. Kreeger . Wm. A. Hall * Clay C. Bigger * Arch A. Johnson . Jacob Lampert • Van Fremont Boor. Tolman W. Cotton .. Frank R. Jesse .... • Edward Higbee ..•• Wm. A. Clark ..... * John W. Bingham * Julius C. Garrell ... Wm. F. Johnson .. * O. A. Lucas ..•.... * Bert S. Lee . Joseph S. McIntyre· Orestes Mitchell * W. W. Martin . John Pickard • Anthony F. Ittner •. Byrne E. Bigger . S. R. Freet * Wm. R. Gentry .

D. Grand Master F. J. Tygard ...•.•. • E. F. Allen * C. H. Briggs * Campbell Wells * Joseph C. Finagin .. * John C. Yocum * Wm. F. Kuhn * Leroy B. Valliant * A. S. Houston * D. M. Wilson • John T. Short. . . . . . .• R. R. Kreeger . . . . . .. William A. Hall .... * Clay C. Bigger ....• • Arch A. Johnson. . . .. Jacob Lampert . . . . .. Van Fremont Boor. .. Chesley A. Mosman. * Frank R. Jesse * Edward Higbee ...•. * Wm. A. Clark * John W. Bingham .. * Julius C. Garrell Wm. F. Johnson • O. A. Lucas * Bert S. Lee. . . . . . . . .. Joseph S. McIntyre.* Orestes Mitchell. * W. W. Martin John Pickard • A. F. Ittner......... B. E. Bigger S. R. Freet * Wm. R. Gentry . . . . .. Ray V. Denslow .....

Senior G. Warden Junior G. Warden E. F. Allen ......• • C. H. Briggs * C. H. Briggs * Campbell Wells • Campbell Wells • Joseph C. Finagin .. * Joseph C. Finagin * John C. Yocum * John C. Yocum * Wm. F. Kuhn * Wm. F. Kuhn * Leroy B. Valliant * Leroy B. Valliant.· A. S. Houston * A. S. Houston ..•.. * D. M. Wilson • D. M. Wilson • Howard Watson * John T. Short ..•..• R. R. Kreeger . R. R. Kreeger. . . . .. William A. Hall * William A. Hall * Clay C. Bigger ....• * Clay C. Bigger * Arch A. Johnson ..•.. Arch A. Johnson. .. Jacob Lampert * Jacob Lampert .... * Van Fremont Boor . Van Fremont Boor. Chesley A. Mosman. * Chesley A. Mosman· Tolman W. Cotton . Tolman W. Cotton.. Frank R. Jesse * Edward Higbee * Wm. A. Clark * Wm. A. Clark • John W. Bingham * John W. Bingham • Julius C. Garrell . Julius C. Garrell Wm. F. Johnson * Wm. F. Johnson * O. A. Lucas ......•.. * O. A. Lucas * Bert S. Lee . Bert S. Lee. . . . . . . .. Joseph S. McIntyre. * Joseph S. McIntyre* Orestes Mitchell * Orestes Mitchell. .. * W. W. Martin . W. W. Martin John Pickard • John Pickard * A. F. Ittner . A. F. Ittner B. E. Bigger . B. E. Bigger. . . . . .. S. R. Freet • S. R. Freet ••...... * Wm. R. Gentry. Sr . Wm. R. Gentry, Sr.. Ray V. Denslow . Ray V. Denslow. . .. Thad B. Landon . Thad B. Landon .... Frank C. Barnhill .

Grand Treasurer Samuel M. Kennard. * Samuel M. Kennard. * Samuel M. Kennard.· Samuel M. Kennard. * Samuel M. Kennard. * Samuel M. Kennard. * Samuel M. Kennard. * John R. Parson • John R. Parson * Alphonso C. Stewart * Alphonso C. Stewart. * Alphonso C. Stewart.· Alphonso C. Stewart. * Alphonso C. Stewart. * Alphonso C. Stewart.· Alphonso C. Stewart.· Alphonso C. Stewart. * Alphonso C. Stewart. * Alphonso C. Stewart. * Alph. C. Stewart .. *** Wm. A. Hall * Wm. A. Hall * Wm. A. Hall * Wm. A. Hall * Wm. A. Hall * Wm. A. Hall * Wm. A. Hall * Wm. A. Hall • Wm. A. Hall ·ttt E. E. Morris . E. E. Morris . E. E. Morris . E. E. Morris . E. E. Morris . E. E. Morris .

Grand Secretary John D. Vinci! * John D. Vincil· John D. Vinci!. John D. Vinci!. John D. Vincil. John D. Vinci!. John D. Vincil. John D. Vinci!· John D. Vinci!*U John R. ParsonU. John R. Parson· John R. Parson· John R. Parson· John R. Parson· John R. Parson. John R. Parson. John R. Parson. John R. Parson· John R. Parson· John R. Parson· John R. Parson. John R. Parson. John R. Parson. John R. Parson. John R. Parson tt· Frank R. Jesse. Frank R. Jesse. Frank R. Jesse. Frank R. Jesse* Frank R. Jesse. Frank R. Jesse·.tt Arthur Matherttt Arthur Mather Arthur Mather Arthur Mather

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1931 .•.. 1932 ••.• 1933 .... 1934 .•.. 1935 .•.. 1936 .•.. 1937 ••.. 1938 .... 1939 ....

Ray V. Denslow .... Thad B. Landon .... F. C. Barnhill ...... Du Val Smith ...... James W. Skelly .... Geo. W. Walker .... H. L. Reader ....... Henry C. Chiles .... Karl M. Vetsburg ..

Thad B. Landon ..... Frank C. Barnhill .... Du Val Smith ....... Jas. W. SkeIJy ....... Geo. W. Walker ...... H ..L. Reader ........ ,Henry C. Chiles ...... Elwyn S. Woods ... t Harry S. Truman ...

'Deceased. §Was not installed. tResigned. 'tDied August 11, 1866, while in office. '~Appointed August 13, 1866, by John D. Vinci!, Grand Master. "IIDied April 11, 1877, while in office. 'n nDied October 12, 1904, while in office.

Frank C. Barnhill .. Du Val Smith ...... Jas. W. Skelly ...... Geo. W. Walker .... H. L. Reader ....... Henry C. Chiles .... Elwyn S. Woods .... Karl M. Vetsburg .. Harris C. Johnston

Du Val Smith ........ 'Jas. W. Skelly ....... Geo. W. Walker ...... H. L. Reader ........ Henry C. Chiles ...... Elwyn S. Woods ..... Karl M. Vetsburg .... Harry S. Truman .... Forrest C. Donnell ...

"'Died April 22, 1916, while in office. 'IIJohn W. Luke served, by appointment, as Grand Secretary, from April 11, 1877 to October 11, 1877, and died October, 1888. 1IDied within week after his installation. -j-fThel'e was no Communication in 1835, owing to the anti·Masonic excitement. "Withdrawn from Masonry.

E. E. Morris ..•...... E. E. Morris ......... E. E. Morris ......... E. E. Morris ......... E. E. Morris ......... E. E. Morris ......... E. E. Morris ......... E. E. Morris ......... E. E. Morris .........

Arthur Mather Arthur Mather Al·thur Mather Arthur Mather Arthur Mather Arthur Mather Arthur Mather Arthur Mather Arthur Mather

tt'Resigned May 20, 1921, account ill health. .tttDied November 7, 1924, while in office. ..,Appointed October 22, 1904, by Leroy B. Valliant, Grand Master. ..ttDied August 29, 1927, while in ollice. tttAppointed September I, 1927, by John Pickard, Grand Master.

·OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATON, FEBRUARY 22, 1821 EDWARD BATES, Worshipful Master JOSEPH V. GARNIER, Treasurer

JAMES KENNERLY, Senior Warden

WILLIAM BATES, Junior Warden ABRAM. BECK, Secretary

H. R. H.

THE DUKE OF KENT

Grand Master, United Grand Lodge of England

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THE MASONIC "WORLD By

RAY

DENSLOW,

P. G. M.

There is nothing in the Ancient Landmarks of the fraternity requiring Freemasons to be passive citizens. There are plenty of references in both ritual and monitor to our being good citizens and loyal citizens. But the best citizens are not always the passive ones; in fact we may be so passive that others not so good may come in and take things over, and in such instance it is the militant citizen who is of most service to his country. The great Christian exemplar himself grew militant when occasion demanded, and threw the money-changers from the ~emple. But the action of the individual in no way gives excuse to the lodge, or to the grand lodge, to engage in militant campaigns for this purpose, or for that object. Freemasonry is distinctly individualistic and each is taught to act agreeably to the dictates of his conscience, which although somewhat old-fashioned these days, is still a rather good guide for one's conduct. We are always pleased when we note the names of prominent Freemasons leading crusades against crime and graft; it is evidence they are putting into actual workings the things taught them in their Masonic lectures. Practice is always better than profession. But men do not have to be members of our fraternity to practice the things which Freemasonry teaches. There are many good men who are Maso~s at heart who have never petitioned our fraternity. For there is one thing Freemasonry does not possess-a copyright upon its principles. When the world at large practices these principles, then there will be no need for Freemasonry, for our object of brotherhood will be attained. The great objection in Continental Europe to Freemasonry has been the objection to Freemasonry being an international peace organization, because of this teaching of brotherhood. Hence, no Freemasonry in Germany, Austria, Italy, Russia, or Spain-all dictator-ruled nations. Does this mean anything to you' Can you discern swords being beaten into pruning hooks as long as nations of the world are governed by dictators' When freedom of thought and worship are taken from you' Or when you might be left without home or country because of your religious belief' Certainly not in accord with Masonic teachings, which tell us that "Freemasonry unites men of every race, sect, country and opinion, and conciliates true friendship among those who might otherwise have remained at a perpetual distance."

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Let us be militant citizens for the right by being good citizens in our local communities, and striking at every effort to take from our liberties, or to set up new forms of govenlment in our country, forms which throughout history have shown themselves to be impractical and unworkable, and which have for their object the selection of a favored few at the expense of the great majority.

We have a fine friend now living on other shores. For years he had been intimately connected with the Freemasonry of his native country. He was a fine citizen, identified with the cultural activities of his country which he loved and worked for. One morning a dictator moved into his home city; this friend was called in to tell what he knew about his fraternity, the names of its members, and other bits of information. These were all supplied, for Freemasonry has always been obedient to the demands of government-even when the government is unjust. The grand master was thrown into prison, a man who throughout his lifetime had been known in the community as a kindly, charitable man; his age, and he was past eighty, was no bar to his incarceration-and his sole offense was membership in a peace-loving fraternity of chosen men! And to end the tragedy-the grand master died in a concentration prison! Small wonder that this friend writes: , 'Dear brother-imagine if you can the state of mind of people who have escaped the country they used to call their home, and who must first get used to the habit of speaking and writing freely. "

And this is a small world. The son of the imprisoned grand master has now become a resident of St. Louis.

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As to the future of our fraternity in America ~ It will be largely what we as individual Masons make it, and in this we can, without harm to ourselves, copy the methods and customs of many of the older and larger jurisdictions. Since their methods have been tried out, we may accept them as practicable. And here are some ideas, gleaned from such sources: Place greater stress on our Masonic charities; we do not refer to the Masonic homes so much as we do to the local charities of each individual lodge, for after all charity is said to begin at home-and we don't refer to the Masonic Home. Take the slap-stick out of Freemasonry by making our meetings elevated in character so that we may appeal to men of high standing and culture. The ignorant will gladly follow such leaders, but culture never follows after ignorance. There is a time and season for the Masonic humorist, but it is not within the tiled precincts of lodges. The continental custom is far better, for such manners are postponed until the hour of refreshment.

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Cease making our lodge rooms a place for training parrot-ritualists, but a place for training men in character. Selecting men of influence, high character, and standing, as our executive officers and stop this method, too often found, of letting political adventurers assume our places of honor. Abolish the public use of high sounding titles and grandiloquent expressions; such a use of our titles but make us the laughing stock of our enemies-and some of our friends.

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Did you ever hear of a "Grand J urisdiction" ~ Well, there is nothing grand about jurisdictions. It is an invention of these people who delight to revel in the sunlight of glowing titles. How much easier to refer to the jurisdiction of a grand lodge, or a lodge jurisdiction' What these people really mean to say is "Grand Lodge jurisdiction." And here is a fine opportunity to mention the public and indiscriminate use of "Most Vi orshipful," "Right Worshipful" and "Worshipful Brother." Such words are entirely proper when sparingly used in lodge ritual, but extremely out of place in printed publications, newspapers, and elsewhere. We only hope the time will come when it will be a Masonic offense for one to refer to "MW's," "RW's" and "W's" outside a lodge duly convened. And in this crusade, we ask you to enlist.

ENGLAND All Freemasons are interested in the mother grand lodge; in its more than two centuries' existence it has developed into a smooth running machine which might well be the envy of any Masonic jurisdiction. Its close relationship with the British Royal family make its official actions interesting to Mason and profane alike, and the personnel which make up the grand lodge official family reads like a register of London's "400." Small wonder that the jurisdiction has shown gains while we of the other hemisphere are experiencing consistent losses. The outstanding event of the British Masonic. year was the installation of the Duke of Kent by his brother King George VI; interest to Missourians is enhanced by the presence of our Grand Master, Henry Clay Chiles, who will report fully upon his unusual Masonic experience. We know of nothing better than to quote from the London Times of July 20, 1939, an editorial which no doubt describes the feeling of the British public: In the presence of over 10,000 Freemasons yesterday the Duke of Kent was installed by His Majesty as Grand Master in succession to the Duke of Connaught. (The Duke of Connaught is now past ninety years of age and had recently resigned.) Olympia (hall) made an excellent setting for the ceremony, in which the dignified ritual was seen to the best advantage. It was an occasion which from its rarity (there have been only six Grand

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Masters since 1813) merits the often indiscriminately used adjective "historic," and it will certainly be long remembered by all who were privileged to be present. It was not generally known beforehand that His Majesty was to install his brother; but even so, Olympia could have been filled three times over, and attendance yesterday had to be regulated by ballot. As the King pointed out in his speech, the connexion between Masonry and the Royal family is of long standing and dates back to the middle of the eighteenth century. Moreover, with the exception of one period of thirty years from 1844 to 1874, a member of the Royal family has been Grand Master for over a century and a half. The present Grand Master's grandfather, King Edward, held the office for twenty-five years till his accession-years during which the influence and prestige of Freemasonry were greatly enhanced. It is interesting to recall that King Edward's own grandfather, also a Duke of Kent, was a prominent Mason. He was in fact Grand Master of the Ancient Grand Lodge which in 1813 was joined to the other body of English Masons under the title of the United Grand Lodge. It can therefore be said that two forebears of His Royal Highness have held the office to which he was installed yesterday. The Duke's impending departure for Australia, where, it may be noted, Freemasonry has a strong following, means that for the first few years of office he will not be able to take a very active part of its work. No doubt . a great deal of the work while the Duke is in Australia will fall to the capable hands of the Pro Grand Master, Lord Harewood. Thirty-eight years ago, almost to the day, the Duke of Connaught was I:!ppointed Grand Master. On that occasion the ceremony was held in the Albert Hall and 9,000 Freemalilons attended. The large increase in numbers attending the installation yesterday, no less than the 3,000 new lodges which have been founded since 1901, gives an indication both of the progress of Masonry, and the highly successful tenure of office by the Duke of Connaught. As the sympathetic applause which grecten his message yesterday showed, the Duke has won the warm affection of Masons throughout the world. When King Edward VII was installed he took as the text for his speech the watchwords of the craft, "Loyalty and Charity." To the outside world those two words sum up the activities of Freemasonry, for no observant citizen can be unmindful of the enormous charitable, educational, and beneficent work done by Masons. The long and close connexion between the Royal house and the Freemasons gives sure proof of a fact which was emphasized in all the speeches yesterdaythat English Masonry takes no part in politics either national or international. The installation of the new Grand Master shows that the nonpolitical character of English Masonry will be maintained, and many outside the body of the brethren will wish His Royal Highness good fortune in his important and distinguished office.

1lve shall let the London Times give us the news story of the event, giving only excerpts necessary to understand the full import of the ceremony: The Pro Grand Master, the Earl of Harewood, opened Grand Lodge, and visiting deputations from recognized jurisdictions then entered in procession, each heralded by a fanfare of trumpets. The deputations came from Central and South America and the West Indies, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Finland, Yugoslavia, France, Philippine Islands, Norway, Greece, Denmark, Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands, United States of America, Scotland, and Ireland. Each representative was pcrsonally greeted by Lord Harewood.

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The arrival of the King was then announced and a procession was formed to escort him into Grand Lodge. An unforgettable moment followed. As a fanfare of trumpets sounded, his Majesty appeared alone at the head of the :flight of stairs at one end of the hall leading from the balcony to the arena. Clothed in the regalia of Past Grand Master, he remained there while the National Anthem was played and then slowly descended to join the procession below. A storm of cheering broke out, gathering renewed volume as he passed each block of seats on his way to the raised dais. When the King reached his seat, he was addressed by Lord Harewood ..â&#x20AC;˘ (he asked that His Majesty install the newly elected Grand Master) Lord Harewood then vacated the chair and the King took his place. The arrival of the Duke of Kent was announced . . . and the new Grand Master was escorted into Grand Lodge. He, too, stood alone at the head of the balcony stairs, while a fanfare of trumpets was sounded, and then, amid evergrowing cheers, walked up the centre of the hall. Addressing him, the King said: It gives me pleasure to come here today to install you, my own brother, as Grand Master of English Freemasonry. As you know, except for one period of thirty years, a member of our House has occupied the throne of Grand Master for over a century and a half. For the past 65 years this throne has been filled first by our grandfather, King Edward VII, and then by our great uncle, the Duke .of Connaught, who is beloved by men and Masons throughout the world. During this period English Freemasonry has prospered in a remarkable manner. It will be no easy task for any Mason to follow in their footsteps, but I have every confidence that you will succeed in the office to which you have been elected by your brethren. This great and representative gathering of recognized Freemasons, who have come from all parts of the globe to greet you on this occasion, will indicate to you the support you may expect in the future. You know that you have my good wishes, and as a brother Mason I shall always follow with great interest your rulership of the Craft and the progress of our Order.

After a prayer by the Grand Chaplain, the King administered the obligation to the Duke of Kent and invested and installed him as Grand Master. Lord Donoughmore, Grand Master of Ireland, Brigadier General Norman Orr-Ewing, Grand Master Mason of Scotland, H. VanTongeren, Grand Master of the Netherlands, and Grand Master Joseph Perry of Massachusetts, representing visiting delegations, then addressed the Grand Master, Grand Master Perry stating that "the tremendous welcome so recently accorded in America to our Masonic brother, your King, and his gracious Queen was a sincere tribute to their personal worth and merit and their symbolic representation of a great and friendly neighbour." Lord Harewood then addressed the Grand Master, calling attention to the fact: , ' ..â&#x20AC;˘ In this country they were fortunate in the fact that Freemasonry . was in no sense involved in political faction or intrigue. Indeed, the first instruction received by an initiate into their lodges was that Freemasonry must be kept clear from those political and religious discussions which so often led to dissension and even hatred. . . . The United Grand Lodge of England had fraternal relationships with many grand lodges throughout the world, which they were proud to maintain. They would be happy to extend their recognition to all Freemasons who could show that they had

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consistently subscribed to Freemasonry's unaltered principles which could in no circumstance be relaxed . . . but English Freemasonry could never allow its adherents to act subversively against the system of government whose subjects they were or under whose protection they lived ~"

A message was read from the former Grand Master, the Duke of Connaught, the Duke of Kent thanked the King for performing the ceremony of installation, and the Grand Master, newly installed, continued: One of the fundamental principles of Freemasonry is service, not only to members of the order, but to the nation. While the opinions of brethren may differ in politics and religion, Freemasonry provides the means whereby brethren of all parties and sects are bound together by those virtues which are common to all who desire to serve their fellow men. (He went on to refer to the statement recently issued by the Duke of Connaught dealing with the aims of the craft and demanding that the brethren observe them in spirit and in letter. He regretted the failure of thousands of the brethren to secure access to the hall and trusted that such an assembly could not be congregated without giving rise to some lasting good. )

American grand lodges represented were: South Dakota, California, Michigan, Arkansas, Missouri, Maine, Indiana, District of Columbia, Ohio, Delaware, Kentucky, Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvana, Virginia, Massachusetts, and Washington (although Bro. J. Hugo Tatsch, their representative, died the evening before the installation ceremony). FOREIGN RECOGNITION

This topic might well be placed under the heading of "humor" but for the fact that the story is in some respects a tragedy. Instead of being a unit and standing shoulder to shoulder in the matter of investigating and extending recognition to worthy Grand Lodges, a map showing American recognition of foreign countries is much like a crazy work quilt. One jurisdiction, through its committee, will investigate the regularity of some other jurisdiction and find it unworthy of recognition, whereas another investigating committee may find the jurisdiction fully worthy of sympathy and support. Massachusetts has suggested the proper procedure for American Grand Lodges. They are withholding several petitions for recognition because of insufficient information or doubt as to the completeness or authenticity of the data available. Their suggestion is that some sort of a dearinghouse be devised, or means of mutual exchange and verification about grand lodges petitioning for recognition. The clearinghouse could supply to the various jurisdictions the evidence which they possess and the Grand Lodge might feel free to accept or reject it as their judgment might dictate. It is rather amusing to note the rush of several jurisdictions to adopt standards of recognition and the ease with which several jurisdictions respond to these requests, for we know of some instances in which, while the jurisdiction may

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fully accept the standards of recognition, they fail to follow the standards in actual practice. There is a wide difference in the attitude of many American jurisdictions. Arizona believes: , 'That under the present state of world affairs the Masonic thing to do is to extend recognition to Grand Lodges that are trying to carry a torch of fraternalism and freedom where needed. That we can well afford to waive technicalities, if any exist, in favor of a broader fraternal spirit among kindred souls who are thinking along the same lines as we do."

In discussing recognition of Grand Lodge Alpina, Switzerland, a Maryland committee recommends: , 'In view of the unsettled condition of affairs in Central Europe no action be taken upon said request at this time."

It occurs to us that the time to solidify Masonic brotherhood is when unsettled conditions do exist, for then a Masonic tie will doubtless be strongest. W est Virginia assumes a similar attitude, for while expressing a desire to extend the hand of brotherly love to all true Masons wheresoever dispersed and deploring the condition of Masons in less happy situations, suggests: "Under these uncertain and disconcerting conditions your committee recommends that your Grand Lodge postpone, at least one year, attempting to enter into any further fraternal relations."

Arkansas is confronted with the question of how to get rid of the recognition of Grand Lodges whose jurisdictions have been closed by governmental order and, by resolution properly adopted, the committee on foreign correspondence, upon ascertaining such facts, is authorized to terminate the relationship. Florida's Grand Master, in reporting several requests for recognition, expressed his belief that the requirements should be broadened, and takes a broader and more Masonic attitude stating: "If there ever was a time when jurisdictions should stand together, it is at this time, and responsibility of recognizing some of these jurisdictions is not more than we should be willing to assume."

The standards adopted by Florida in 1933 require a United Grand Lodge of England lineage, which he states makes it impossible to recognize many other jurisdictions. He, therefore, recommended the repeal of the present standards and the adoption of standards similar to those of North Carolina and England. The committee on foreign correspondence prepared a special report, utilizing the standards referred to, but with a number of changes in wording. The whole matter had to jump the jurisprudence committee hurdle and with ill effects. Then the committee decided that such decisions should not be hastily made and accordingly it will be heard again at their next annual communication.

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The Grand Lodge of Missouri published in its September 1938 proceedings a complete list of foreign Grand Lodges recognized by American Grand Lodges. This list was also utilized by the Masonic Service Association of the United States in a similar map which was issued in November 1938. Through correspondence with the secretary of that Association, we discovered that in several instances Grand Secretaries had furnished us information which was unreHable as to their own recognition. There are, however, some very peculiar instances of recognition which we might well mention at this time: Alabama is the only Grand Lodge to recognize the Grand Lodge of Luxemburg. We do not know upon what information Alabama bases its recognition, but if they have information, it should be supplied to the other jurisdictions which do not recognize that Grand Lodge. Alabama and Montana are the only two jurisdictions to recognize the Grand Orient of Brazil and we are hoping if any of those American Grand Lodges recognizing Brazilian Grand Lodges can supply us with authentic information concerning what they are now doing in Brazil, that they will do so. It seems as if Rio de Janeiro, Parahyba and Bahia, as well as Amazonas and Acre are those states most generally recognized. Kentucky, New York and North Carolina are the only states to recognize Bulgaria. Louisiana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Washington and Wisconsin are checked as recognizing the so-called irregular Grand Lodge of Denmark, for the National Grand Lodge of that jurisdiction is now recognized by all American jurisdictions with the exception of Kansas and Wisconsin. Little Finland is recognized only by Kentucky, Missouri, New York and North Carolina, although its splendid and friendly attitude toward the United States in other matters is deserving of more consideration than is being shown. Louisiana undoubtedly has the title for recognizing the largest number of jurisdictions, but they studiously evade Haiti which is made up largely of a membership of a color not at all popular in southern jurisdictions. New York appears to be the only Grand Lodge .in the United States to recognize Haiti. The race for recognizing the largest number of jurisdictions has now centered between North Carolina and Louisiana. Kentucky, which was once in the forefront, has now assumed third place. Five jurisdictions continue to recognize Italy, although there has been no semblance of Masonry in Italy for more than a decade. Louisiana appears to have been the only jurisdiction to ever recognize Germany in Exile, leading us to believe that her sympathy has exceeded her standards of recognition. As to Mexican recognition, we shall refer to it under the subject of "Mexican Masonry."

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North Carolina is the sole jurisdiction left to recognize Norway's Polarstjernen. We have been informed that there is no Masonry left in Portugal, yet Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina still remain faithful to thf' memory of the Masonry that was. Masonry was suspended in Poland during the past year, but at that time Kentucky, New York and North Carolina were in fraternal relationship. Poor little Santa Domingo has only Louisiana and Oregon as its American friends. Five of our jurisdictions recognize the Grand Lodge of Spain, while Kentucky also recognized the Grand Orient of that jurisdiction. Kentucky still carries Turkey on its fraternal list. The only American jurisdiction so to do. During the year, greatest activity was shown by American lodges in their recognition of the Scandinavian lodges. A table which we have brought up to date shows that the National Grand Lodge of Denmark is now recognized by all American grand lodges, with the excepting of Kansas and Wisconsin. Norway is recognized by all except Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and District of Columbia. Sweden is recognized by all except Alabama, Florida, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. And thus matters continue to go. Quick come the day when our American Grand Lodges may collaborate, investigate and separate the worth:r from the unworthy in our great Masonic Brotherhood. DENMARK

The National Grand Lodge of Denmark is fast coming into its own, by reason of general recognition which is being extended them by states of the American union; Canadian provinces are quick to take up the question of recognition, especially where it is shown that such recognition is being extended by the mother grand lodge (England). Failure to recognize this splendid group of Freemasons was largely due to ignorance upon the part of their American brethren who knew little of Scandinavian Freemasonry. Increased interest in such recognition began with the visit of a number of American Freemasons to the Scandinavian countries in 1936, and since that time recognition increased rapidly. Since there still seems to be some lack of knowledge about the Freemasonry of these countries, we may add some information, which while it came direct from Denmark, applies equally as well to Sweden and Norway, because all were once more closely associated Masonically than they are now.

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In the first place, Denmark has to contend with the only irregular grand lodge in the three countries, although there is such a group in Norway. This fact caused many American lodges to recognize the irregular lodge under the impression that they were recognizing the regular one. In a few instances, grand lodges did recognize the proper grand lodge but erroneously inserted the name of the irregular grand lodge's grand secretary. Another jurisdiction was laboring under the impression that the National Grand Lodge of Denmark should seek recognition first, because their official publication, the Matrikel, referred to a date in the 50's-a date in which certain changes were made in the system-but the grand lodge itself was established almost two centuries ago. A friend writes us: We are pestered with several lodges erected by foreign grand lodges, besides the Smallegade affair (the irregular Grand Lodge), namely, two craft lodges under the former grand lodge of Hamburg, and one craft lodge under the former National Grand Lodge of Germany, but I am happy to say that all of them are small-but at the same time annoying.

The National Grand Lodge of Denmark, of which His Majesty, King Christian is Grand Master is generally recognized throughout the Masonic world, and while we have heard a jurisdiction complain that the higher degrees were Christian in character, and therefore not Masonic, we cannot see how much objection could be held, when most of us know that the higher degrees in both our York and Scottish rites are filled with Christian teachings and references. In a former review we took occasion to explain the general arrangement of the Scandinavian system; we can amplify what we have already said by adding that the first three degrees of the system (the St. John's lodges) are to all intents and purposes, ritualistically and otherwise, identical with those in American lodges. Those who advance in the rite next seek admission to the chapter (St. Andrews degrees) which are built on the craft degrees, developing their philosophy and adding touches of the principles generally accepted as Christian; there are three of these degrees, and from what we observed, might well be classified as corresponding to the degrees of our American chapters. These are followed by a series of chapter degrees, six in number, the last not actually being a degree but a civil office, the King. These degrees, like our commanderies of Knights Templar, are deddedly Christian in character. The eighth degree of the rite is always conferred by the King in person, and the Danish brethren are overjoyed at the interest which he manifests in the work and in the spirit with which he confers the degree. In fairness to the system, we should explain that the rite itself represents a continuous development, beginning with primitive humanity as exemplified in the Old Testament, and ending with the highest and deepest principles dealing with the human soul as exemplified in the teachings of the New Testament. Under such circum-

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stances one can see why our Scandinavian brethren cannot accept n011Christians as members in the higher degrees. There is no objection to brethren of other religious persuasions visiting lodges three times a year provided their grand lodge is one recognized. Many Jewish brethren have visited Danish lodges, and a few years ago, seven Jewish Freemasons who did not desire to remain in their lodge because of its being taken over by a certain dictator, were admitted by order of the King as permanent visitors in a Copenhagen craft lodge, without any restriction as to the number of visits, and the right to wear the clothing of the particular lodge. Our brethren should remember that Scandinavian countries are quite different in their religious make-up; these countries are strictly Lutheran-for example, in Denmark about 98 per cent, so that any religious restrictions, even if observed, would not affect any large group of individuals. But our Danish brethren do not inquire into detail as to one's religious affiliations. Our Scandinavian brethren also take pride in quoting from our own Anderson's Constitutions which are Christian in character-for Anderson was confronted with the question of bridging over the constant animosities which existed at the time between Christian sects. Being a unified system, naturally certain changes have been developed in their methods of control-and some which we might well copy; for example, a certain amount of control is vested in the Grand Master, whose duty it is to propose three eligible brethren for Master of a lodge; the lodge or chapter must elect one of the three. A fine method for keeping out undesirable elements we should think ! No difficulty has ever been had with this method nor has there ever been any dissatisfaction. Contrast that with some of our American methods of selection' Individual lodges manage their own finances, select their own candidates for initiation, and are as independent as any of our own lodges. The Grand Master is elected by vote of the highest officials of the chapter whenever a vacancy occurs. The Grand Master appoints the officials of the chapter, when vacancies occur. The Grand Master, like in our mother grand lodge (England), is elected for life. The Masters of lodges are likewise so elected, but they never hold this position that length of time for the reason that offices of the chapter are filled from lists of brethren who have served as Master, and the law is such that when chapter office is accepted lodge connections must be resigned. We have a copy of the National" Grand Lodge's Matrikel, which corresponds to our proceedings, and we derive much pleasure from perusing its pages, for while it does not disclose the business affairs of the grand lodge, it does 'Supply us with a list of its membership and officials, the location of its various organizations, and creates a longing in our heart to return to this most interesting country and to receive that Danish hospitality, symbolized by such excellent Freemasons

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as Karl Nilsson, Alex Troedsson, and William MaIling, and a host of others whose names we cannot at the moment recall. Success to them and their grand lodge in maintaining high standards of Freemasonry! . NORWAY

What we have said about Denmark might well apply towards Norway, except for the fact that in Norway their King does not happen to be Grand Master. Our information is that he received two degrees in the Danish lodges, but that he has never been fully accepted into the fold by the Norwegian brethren due to facts known to the King and the craft. The failure to have connections with the Royal family of Norway does not in any way effect the high character of N 01'wegian Freemasonry, headed by such men as Brothers Ronneberg and Schmidt, men who stand high in the life of this rugged nation. Such men as General IvaI' Aavatsmark, the two Hansens (Eivind Lowig-Hansen and Maj. Brinchmann-Hansen), Dr. Einar Onsum, J ens Berg, Otto Rode, Odd Lie Davidsen (a former resident of USA) and many others add to the dignity of this grand lodge-Den Norske Store Landsloge. While doubtless smaller in membership than its sister grand lodges of Denmark and Sweden, its beautiful Masonic temples, its enthusiastic membership, and its charities mark it as an outstanding jurisdiction. In our last report we referred to another organization, "Polarstjernen," which is attempting to occupy the field but which is regarded as irregular and not recognized except by a few juris. dictions which are not acquainted with the situation. We have a few happy memories of Oslo, its temple, banquet hall, beautiful paintings, Masonic orchestra concert, and the degree work done in the lodge St. Olaus of the White Leopard, of which our friend Marcus Petersen was Master and E. Munthe-Kaas was secretary. May they prosper in the work which they are doing for Freemasonry!

SWEDEN Sweden is fortunate in having no irregular or clandestine Freemasonry within her borders-a most fortunate situation. The age of the fraternity in that jurisdiction, the official connection of King Gustav V. with the order, the many charities supported by the grand lodge, and a fine body of members, easily places this jurisdiction in the front rank of the Scandinavian countries. The grand lodge suffered a distinct loss in the death of that splendid man, citizen and Freemason, Admiral Arvid Lindman, for it was through his careful planning that Scandinavian Freemasonry was becoming recognized throughout the Masonic world. It was he who foresaw the effect of frequent visitations to other countries and the entertainment of their representatives within their own tiled pre-

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cincts. Consequently, the name of Lindman became as well known in the British Isles and in America as in sections of his own home land. His official connection with the government during his lifetime gave him a wide acquaintance and a knowledge of conditions possessed by few of his brethren. The Grand Lodge of Sweden is greatly indebted to Brother Arvid Lindman. May his soul rest in peace, and his memory in the hearts of his brethren, not only of Scandinavia but of the entire Masonic world who will ever be his debtors. COSTA RIC'A

In 1938 Missouri recognized three Grand Lodges. Your correspondent immediately wrote each of these Grand Lodges for additional information that he might present to his brethren in Missouri a picture of the Masonry in the newly recognized jurisdictions. Only one of these Grand Lodges responded and that the Grand Lodge of Cost!J, Rica, and we take considerable pleasure in presenting to our readers some photographs which will give an idea as to the character of the men who represent Masonry in that jurisdiction, and a view of the Grand Lodge building showing its exterior and interior. Americans should know more about Central American countries and we hope in future reviews to give our readers a pen picture of some of these Central and South American jurisdictions. Costa Rica is the southern state of Central America. It has an area of 23,000 square miles and a population of considerable more than a half million. The Grand Lodge was founded in 1899 and, while it has but six lodges and a small membership, it is doing a Masonic work OFFICERS OF THE GRAND LODGE OF COSTA RICA

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and is entitled to our sympathy and support. We have had some very interesting correspondence with Grand Secretary Emeritus George F. Bowden, who is official historian for the Grand Lodge of Costa Rica. He has written a history of his jurisdiction, but it is in Spanish and as it is somewhat lengthy we hesitate about getting it translated in time for this review.

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:MEXIOO

In writing a few years ago concerning this great country we referred to Masonic conditions there as "The Mexican Muddle." We have no reason today to change our mind as to the status of Mexican Masonry. There are in Mexico certain grand lodges which have high standards, but finding out who they are, and where they are located, is a Gargantuan task and we have little patience for those jurisdictions, who in their desire to recognize everything to which a Masonic name is attached, rush in extending the glad hand of recognition. Nor does our patience extend to tho~e jurisdictions whose investigations are colored by other than ancient craft brands of Freemasonry, for Masonry of Mexico will never come into its own until all domination by higher bodies cease. For example, we have some American grand lodges that recognize the irregular Valle de Mexico. A study of the origin of this grand lodge is sufficient to show its irregularity. Born in irregularity,nurtured with irregularity, it still continues irregular if we may judge from a recent baluster (No. 12) issued by the Supreme Council of the A. A. S. R. of the same jurisdiction. The baluster has been sent out to all bodies in fraternal relationship and is signed by Grand Commander Garcia and Grand Secretary General Ramos. The split with the Scottish Rite all occurred over the annual election of officers which should have been held in March at a date fixed by the constitution; it was not so held, but a later meeting was held at which Calixto Maldonado was elected Grand Master, together with a lull corps of officers. Whereupon the Supreme Council appointed a committee to investigate the regularity of the election and report. And report they did-to the effect that "the Supreme Council of Mexico cannot resume its relations with the M. W. Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico because the officers presided over by Eduardo Gomez Jauregui did not observe the legal formalities in the act of his election." This is the same Maldonado of whom we read in the Texas proceedings: "The private grand honors were thereupon extended to M. W. Bro. Calixto Maldonado, M. W. G. M. of the M. W. Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico, who is also President of La Confederacion Masonica de Mexico."

We have all along contended that some of these Mexican grand lodges were not so free and independent as pictured by some of their supporters. We cannot imagine the Supreme Council of the Northern Jurisdiction investigating the acts of the grand lodges of Massachusetts or Pennsylvania, and we can imagine the furore that would be created in our own state if the Southern Supreme Council should attempt to tell the Grand Lodge of Missouri what was legal and what was not legal.

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Valle de Mexico is not an outcast Mexican grand lodge; it holds membership in the Confederation of Mexican lodges, said to be composed of seventeen grand lodges of that country; but notwithstanding the claims, we have our doubts as to whether all of these states are giving actual support to this confederation. The protocol, of which we have a copy, issued by Maldonado's Confederation, was issued in April 1934, and while it listed seventeen Mexican lodges, it specified that the Grand Lodges of Baja California, Oaxaca, del Pacifico, and Restauracion, of Tabasco, not being represented at the signing, would be considered "coJllo Confederadas" (as members) for a period of six months at the longest until they should accept officially the agreement of confederation. This meeting was held in the Grand Lodge Temple in Tampico, Tamaulipas. Within the last few months a rival organization, or Alianza, has grown up which is said to include Vera Cruz and certain other grand lodges. There are at least three organizations claiming to be Supreme Councils, A. A. S. R. No one knows just where all of them are located nor are proceedings printed that we may know what is taking place. One of the grand lodges in the confederation is the Grand Lodge of Nuevo Leon. Doubtless our readers might be interested in what is transpiring in Nuevo Leon according to the daily newspaper "EI Porvenir" published in that state. The first article appeared March 4, 1936, the first paragraph reading: The Grand Lodge of the State of Nuevo Leon again finds itself in a position where it must proclaim its support of the revolutionary organizations which in Mexico embody the aspirations and demands impelling workers to struggle against being made the victims of exploitation which is inherent in the existing social system.

This article, of which the above is only a sample, was followed by another news article on March 6, 1936, the headings reading: MasO'1lFry of Nuevo Leon departs from its fundam.ental principles and loses its true character behind fatal leadership. Various Masons resign because of incO'1lFformity with latest steps made public.

The article was addressed to Lodge No. 40 in Monterrey and presented the resignations of several former members of the lodge for the reason: Because when on the first of this month we beheld the name of Masonry being prostituted by one of our directors who had been transformed into a communistic street agitator . . . that as Masons we shall continue to respect the beliefs and consciences of our fellow men.

A day or so later additional protests were published signed by Past Grand Masters and other officers and members of Nuevo Leon bodies, the protest stating: We find ourselves in the unfortunate position of having to assume an attitude of open protest against the declarations improperly made public by the Grand Master as an outgrowth of the rash and inconsiderate reso-

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lution adopted by the Grand Lodge of the state of Nuevo Leon which besmirches and violates the laws and ancient usages and customs of our institution.

We call the attention of Louisiana and North Carolina to the character of this grand lodge, inasmuch as they are the only two grand lodges now recognizing Nuevo Leon. We also call their attentiQn to Article 4 of their (Nuevo Leon's) treaty with the A. A. S. R. wherein it is declared that expulsion from the latter prevents admission to any of their lodges in Nuevo Leon, apparently without any chance to be heard in their own behalf. Certainly such a grand lodge is not "an independent, self-governing . . . organization with entire, undisputed . and exclusive . . . authority over the symbolic lodges, and not in any sense subject to or dividing authority with a supreme council" and it certainly does not "exclude controversial politics . . . from all activities." Looks as if some of our jurisdictions might have to change their standards of recognition-or else. For some unaccountable reason considerable activity is being developed in behalf of Cosmos of Chihuahua; the fact that their literature is b13ing mailed out of a postoffice box from a town in the State of Texas might cause us to believe that they were being advised by brethren of that jurisdiction, at least the wording of Bulletin No.2; March 1937, appears strangely familiar. The bulle~in starts out by saying: Grand Lodge of Cosmos cannot under any circumstances make a statement or give an opinion as to the status of the York Grand Lodge.

Yet the bulletin continues: we are compelled to declare that" it is an undeniable fact that the York Grand Lodge of Mexico does not represent Masonry in the state of Chihuahua. ' ,

In fact most of the bulletin is taken up with a discussion of York Grand Lodge. SOME FOREIGN GRAND LODGES

We have used up all the space assigned us in a discussion of various problems confronting the fraternity today and for this reason we are compelled to forego the usual discussion of foreign Grand Lodges, their recognition, and the conditions which confront them at this time. Most of our membership are acquainted with conditions which exist in Germany, Russia and Italy, but during the past year the taking over of Czechoslovakia has resulted in the destruction of Freemasonry in that country. Before the destruction of the Czechoslovakian lodges they were extended recognition by New Hampshire and New York. Missouri not being in fraternal relationship with Belgium, we have little news from that jurisdiction. In Egypt conditions are improving and a feud which existed between two rival lodges there for several

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years has finally been adjusted. Missouri has never withdrawn recognition from Egypt, even during the discussion. The war situation will bring Freemasonry in France to the front and we again call the attention of our readers to the three Grand Lodges there, only one of which (the National Grand Lodge of France) is recognized by Missouri. Arkansas recently received greetings from the Grand Lodge of France; Indiana denied them recognition, New Hampshire and Oklahoma recognized them, while New York postponed action. In Ireland, conditions seem to be satisfactory, the Grand Lodge being headed by Lord Donoughmore, a splendid Freemason of the old school. The Grand Lodge of the Netherlands was recognized by Alberta, Michigan, Oregon and Wyoming. Some little disturbance has been created in the Masonic World by the so-called. Grand Lodge of Palestine, and Germany in Exile. In practically all instances recognition was postponed. The irregular Grand Lodge Soberana del Archipelago, Filipino, was denied recognition by the Grand Lodge of Quebec. The Grand Secretary, Theo. Kalow, was in this country recently, undergoing treatment at Mayo's Hospital in Minnesota. In Rumania, lodges are said to be in recess, probably necessitated by reason of disturbed conditions in that country. It is very doubtful whether conditions in Spain will improve for many years. The defeat of the government forces and the placing of affairs in the hands of those unfriendly to Masonry will not work to the good of the fraternity. Grand Lodge Swiss Alpina is being recognized by many American jurisdictions, particularly Arkansas, Indiana, Montana and Oklahoma. The Grand Lodges of Ontario, Quebec, Maryland and Nevada have postponed action looking toward recognition. Arkansas reports having received greetings from the Grand Lodge of Syria, a jurisdiction about which little is known, and apparently an irregular one since recognition was denied it by the Grand Lodge of New York. This is not the same Grand Lodge listed as SyriaLebanon, the latter being a Provincial Grand Lodge under the jurisdiction of New York. Western Australia recognized the Grand Lodge of Vienna, but doubtless the recognition occurred after that Grand Lodge passed out of existence. Under separate headings we have covered the Grand I~odg'es of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. 'Ve might add here that the Grand Lodge of Finland is very deserving of recognition. In the Western Hemisphere we note that during their centennial celebration the Grand Lodge of Arkansas received the greetings of Argentina. New Hampshire has recently recognized Argentina. Costa Rica, one of the most recent Grand Lodges to be recognized by Missouri, and which was a much belated recognition, is issuing in its annual proceedings the history of Freemasonry in that country. Our good friend, George F. Bowden, was recently made Grand Sec-

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retary Emeritus. He has been a valuable brother to Costa Rica and Freemasonry and we hope he may live long to enjoy his new honors. We have the Cuban proceedings, but not in recent years, and our brethren there appear to be active. On several occasions they have been visited by l'epresentatives of American jurisdictions. New Hampshire recently recognized Ecuador, and their interest in American Masonry was shown by the gl'eetings sent to the Grand Lodge of Arkansas during theil' centennial. In Panama brethren seem to work in perfect harmony with their American brethren in the Canal Zone. The work of Brother Andreve is deserving of the commendation of international Freemasonry. New Hampshire recognized Peru but Mal'yland postponed recognition. We failed to receive the Puerto Rico proceedings, but from other sources learn that our brethren on the Island are active and devoted to Freemasonry, recently passing a resolution condemning fascism. San Salvador has been recognized by New Zealand and Alberta. The Grand Officers of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts recently visited and investigated the Masonic situation in Venezuela. Those of our brethren who are stamp collectors will be pleased to learn that a Masonic stamp has recently been issued by this country. In Colombia it appears that the various Grand Lodges which have been disturbing their territory and Masonic lodges are becoming reconciled and that order will soon emel'ge fl'om chaos. During the past year a number of American jurisdictions considered recognition of this Grand Lodge, some few recognizing them while others postponed action. In Brazil, government intervention for a time prevented the carrying on of Masonic activities, but after withdrawal of governmental objection lodges began to meet and many requests have been received for recognition. In addition to the Grand Orient of Brazil, which at one time covered the entire country, there are Grand Lodges for most of the Brazilian States. Parahyba appears to be the most active applicant for recognition. New York terminated recognition of that jurisdiction, whereas Pennsylvania recognized it. Arizona and Arkansas postponed recognition, while Iowa decided to investigate the matter. Under Mexico we have discussed conditions in that jurisdiction and do not find it necessary at this time to enlarge upon what was there said. There is some unusual activity on the part of Cosmos of Chihuahua, but in general it may be said that recognition is deferred or postponed until it can be known positively that the Freemasonry of that jurisdiction is distinctly non-political. OONFERENOE OF GRAND MASTERS

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Willard Hotel, Washington, D. C. The meeting was'called to order by Grand Master Lewis of Pennsylvania. From Missouri were Henry C. Chiles, Grand Master, Elwyn S. Woods, Deputy Grand Master, Harry S. Truman, Junior Grand Warden, Bert S. Lee, Anthony F. Ittner, Ray V. Denslow, Past Grand Masters, and Arthur Mather, Grand Secretary. Among the topics discussed were suspensions for nonpayment of dues, social security taxes, effect of old age pensions and social security on Masonic Homes, redefinition of Masonry, discipline of members charged with un-Masonic conduct, declaration of principles, Masonic inspiration and education, and need for change in Masonic methods or emphasis. The principal argument took place in discussing Masonic principles. Past Grand Master Johnson, of Massachusetts, presented a proposed declaration of principles which, he stated, fully satisfied his jurisdiction and that of Pennsylvania. Since this is to be discussed in many Grand Lodges during the year, we are quoting the particular declaration presented at the Washington conference: "Freemasonry is a charitable, benevolent, educational and religious society. Its principles are proclaimed as widely as men will hear. Its only secrets are in its methods of recognition and symbolic instruction. "It is charitable in that it is not organized for profit and none of its income inures to the benefit of any individual, but all is devoted to the promotion of the welfare and happiness of mankind. "It is benevolent in that it teaches and exemplifies altruism as a duty. "It is educational in that it teaches by prescribed ceremonials a system of morality and brotherhood based upon the Sacred Law. "It is religious in that it teaches monotheism, the Volume of the Sacred Law is open upon its altars whenever a Lodge is in session, reverence for God is ever present in its ceremonial, and to its brethren are constantly addressed lessons of morality; yet it is not sectarian or theological. "It is a social organization only so far as it furnishes additional inducement that men may forgather in numbers, thereby providing more material for its primary work of education, of worship, and of -charity. "Through the improvement and strengthening of the character of the individual man, Freemasonry seeks to improve the community. Thus it impresses upon its members the principles of personal righteousness and personal responsibility, enlightens them as to those things which make for human welfare, and inspires them with that feeling of charity, or good will, toward all mankind which will move them to translate principle and conviction into _action. "To that end, it teaches and stands for the worship of God; truth and justice; fraternity and philanthropy; and enlightenment and orderly liberty, civil, religious and intellectual. It charges each of its members to be true and loyal to the governme!1t of the country to which he owes allegiance and to be obedient to the law of any state in which he may be. "It believes that the attainment of these objections is best accomplished by laying a broad basis of principle upon which men of every race, country, sect and opinion may unite rather than by setting up a restricte~ platform upon which only those of c 路tain races, creeds and opinions can assemble. "Believing these things, this Grand Lodge affirms its continued adherence to that ancient and approved rule of Freemasonry which forbids the

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discussion in Masonic meetings of creeds, politics, or other topics likely to excite personal animosities. "It further affirms its conviction that it is not only contrary to the fundamental principles of Freemasonry, but dangerous to its unity, strength, usefulness and welfare, for Masonic bodies to take action or attempt to exercise pressure or influence for or against any legislation, or in any way to attempt to procure the election or appointment of government officials, or to influence them, whether or not members of the Fraternity, in the _performance of their official duties. The true Freemason will act in civil life according to his individual judgment and the dictates of his conscience." In the discussion, Grand Master Chiles of Missouri participated, and we make the following excerpts from his remarks: ,( The word 'restatement' does not carry with it the idea of something new and novel, but is a reiteration of our time-honored principles and fundamentals. This statement as to what Freemasonry is and what it stands for might very well have been the statement of our brethren a few llUndred years ago. We should not go back to our jurisdictions with anything other than that in mind. As to the necessity of advisability of Grand Lodges speaking by official adoption of a resolution embodying this statement it seems to me that that would be a highly valuable thing for every Grand Lodge. * * *" The next conference is to be held in Washington, D. C., Friday, February 23, 1940. THE DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES

We have been hearing much during the past few months of a socalled "Declaration of Principles." At least such is the manner in which it has been styled in the United States. In the British Isles it is termed "Aims and Relationships of the Craft." The American version is an imitation of "Aims and Relationships of the Craft." We first learn of the statement in the proceedings of the Grand Lodges of Ireland, Scotland and England in the fall of 1938, the statement having been released simultaneously and apparently by mutual agreement. All grew out of a conference of these three grand lodges held on June 20, 1938, presided over by the Earl of Harewood, then Pro-Grand Master of English Freemasonry. It was undoubtedly called because of representations which had been made with reference to the present political position on the continent and its effect upon Freemasonry. England sought out the opinion of the Irish and Scottish grand lodges upon a restatement of the attitude of Freemasonry towards political affairs, and of the principles which governed their grand lodges in their recognition of other grand lodges. The language of the statement is identical as presented in each of the three grand lodges, with the exception of the name of the Grand Lodge which is issuing it. Since it concerns all English-speaking Freemasonry and may be referred to in later years, we quote it in full :

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AIMS AND RELATIONSHIPS OF THE CRAFT

From time to time the Grand Lodge of (*) has deemed it desirable to set forth in precise form the aims of Freemasonry as consistently practiced under its jurisdiction since it came into being as an organised body in 1736, and also to define the principles governing its relations with those other Grand Lodges with which it is in fraternal accord. In view of representations which have been received, and of statements recently issued which have distorted 01' obscured the true objects of Freemasonry, it is once again considered necessary to emphasize certain fundamental.principles of the Order. The first condition of admission into, and membership of, the Order is a belief in the Supreme Being. This is essential and admits of no compromise. The Bible, referred to by Freemasons as the Volume of the Sacred Law, is always open in the lodges. Every candidate is required to take his obligation on that Book, or on the Volume which is held by his particular creed to impart sanctity to an oath or promise taken upon it. Everyone who enters Freemasonry is, at the outset, strictly forbidden to countenance any act which may have a tendency to subvert the peace and good order of society, he must pay due obedience to the law of any state in which he resides or which may afford him protection, and he must never be remiss in the allegiance due to the Sovereign of his native land. While (*) Freemasonry thus inculcates in each of its members the duties of loyalty and citizenship, it reserves to the indi,idual the right to hold his own opinion with regard to public affairs. But neither in any lodge nor at any time in his capacity as a Freemason is he permitted to discuss or to advance his views on theological or political questions. The Grand Lodge has always consistently refused to express any opinions on questions of foreign 01' domestic state policy either at home or abroad, and it will not allow its name to be associated with any action, however humanitarian it may appear to be, which infringes its unalterable policy of standing aloof from every question affecting the relations between one government and another, or between political. parties, or questions as to rival theories of government. The Grand Lodge is aware that there do exist bodies styling themselves Freemasons, which do not adhere to these principles, and while that attitude exists the Grand Lodge of (*) refuses absolutely to have any relations with such bodies or to regard them as Freemasons. The Grand Lodge of (*) is a sovereign and independent body practicing Freemasonry only within the three degrees and only within the limits defined in its constitution. It does not recognize or admit the existence of any superior Masonic authority however styled. On more than one occasion the Grand Lodge has refused, and it will continue to refuse, to participate in conferences with so-called International Associations claiming to represent Freemasonry, which admit to membership bodies failing to conform strictly to the principles upon which the Grand Lodge of (*) is founded. The Grand Lodge does not admit any such claim nor can its views be represented by any such association. There is no secret 'with regard to any of the basic principles of Freemasonry aome of which have been stated above. The Grand Lodge will always consider the recognition of those Grand Lodges which profess and practice, and can show that they have consistently professed and practiced, those established and unaltered principles, but in no circumstances will it enter into discussion with a view to any new or varied intel'pretations of them. They must be accepted and practiced wholeheartedly and

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in their entirety by those who desire to be recognized as Freemasons by the Grand Lodge of (*).

We shall refer hereafter to the Declaration of Principles as presented to the conference of Grand Masters in Washington, D. C., in February 1939, where those who were interested may read the declaration as generally accepted by the jurisdictions present at the conference. We cannot, at the present time, state as to how many jurisdictions have considered the declaration, since very few proceedings have been issued since that time, but there is no doubt that it is being generally discussed. Like all such statements, there are objections to be found on all hands and most of our jurisdictions are adopting it with certain reservations, suggestions or corrections. In our opinion, it has enunciated nothing new in Freemasonry. There are ample statements on all hands as to the nature and character of Freemasonry. That it is a charitable, benevolent, educational and religious society is apparent to the average citizen. In fact, we feel that too much publicity is being given the fraternity in the United States for its own good. A half century ago this statement might well have been made, but the growth of Masonic literature in recent years, and especially since the World War, has placed on printed record all the aims, traditions and customs of the Order, and, if one can read between the lines, he can almost grasp the symbolism of the ritual and the secret signs and ceremonies. It appears to us that in our anxiety to ape the doings of the Grand Lodge of the Mother Country and her immediate associates, we are merely endeavoring to raise a tempest in a teapot and devote reams of paper to a discussion of matters which are of small concern to us. There is a real reason in the British Isles for the adoption of the statement which they have issued. By reason of its .widespread Dominions, Great Britain is confrorited with different problems and the question of their agreement with Continental Grand Lodges is one which does not seriously concern us. We have often thought that Masonic policy in Great Britain was too often connected with governmental policy, for in all instances within our knowledge, the United Grand Lodge of England has endeavored to confine its Masonic policy to the policy carried out by its government, refusing to take part in any dispute in its Dominions, even where Masonic jurisprudence was seriously involved. We can see no objection to the declaration as a declaration, but just why it should be necessary for every Grand Lodge in the United States to adopt it would seem to be a superfluous question, for our official acts over the past century should be sufficient evidence of the character of our fraternity to those with whom we live and labor. In Arizona, the Grand Master recommended the adoption of the declaration and suggested that copies be sent to each lodge to be at(.) England, Ireland, or Scotland, as the case may be.

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tached to each petition for the degrees, with a space left for the signature of the applicant showing that he had read the declaration and had a knowledge of its principles when applying for membership, but the committee on jurisprudence did not agree with the Grand Master and recommended that his suggestion be not approved, believing: "The declaration appears to be an attempted restatement of the principles embodied in our ancient landmarks and portrayed in our monitorial and esoteric work, and we cannot agree that it is a correet statement of those principles. We believe such statements only lead away from a clear understanding and appreciation of the things Freemasonry stands for."

The Grand Master of Colorado is our authority for the路 statement that, in 1921, the Grand Master of that jurisdiction had enunciated a statement of principles which is almost identical with the one presented at the Grand Masters' conference, but would add to the declaration the statement that, 'Freemasonry stands unalterably for the fundamentals of every government as set forth in the basic law of the United States and opposed to all philosophies of government which involve the loss .of individual liberties of any section of the people, and which rely for the education of the youth upon the promulgation of controlled information and upon vidous and false propaganda, instead of the free dissemination of truth and independent thought."

We may add that discussions along the line of the above might soon bring Freemasonry into conflict with the definite theories of government, a matter in which Freemasonry should keep itself entirely independent. In the District of Columbia, the Grand Lodge considered a declaration of principles as early as May 1938, almost identical with the one proposed in February 1939; its proponents were J. Claude Keiper and Carl H. Claudy. .A committee on jurisprudence, while finding no objection to the inclusion of it in the preamble of the constitution of the Grand Lodge, believed that it was desirable to study further the exact wording and asked for additional time. Maine considered the declaration at its May communication, but the Grand Master refused to make any recommendation, leaving it to the Grand Lodge for consideration. Grand Master Perry, a guest of the Grand Lodge, brought up the matter at the annual Grand Lodge banquet, reading the declaration in full and making the following statement: "If the jurisdictions of the United States and Canada should promptly and with substantial unanimity adopt the substance of the declaration, it would do more than can well be realized to unify the路 Freemasonry of the Western Hemisphere, to clarify our thinking, and increase our effectiveness in the struggle we are waging to avert the destruction of the spiritual values of our present civilization."

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Freemasonry. Maine's reviewer is fully impressed with the powers of the declaration, so much so that he submits it as his foreword for the consideration of his brethren in Maine. Massachusetts refers to the declaration as a "Massachusetts Manifesto" and adds: "Consistently throughout the two centries of Freemasonry in Massachusetts, its members have exercised their prerogatives of free thought and action in all matters, religious or civil, but solely as individuals and never as Masons."

The Grand Master of North Carolina is in favor of accepting the declaration with slight amendments, as does her neighbor on the south (South Carolina), accepting it without any amendments but urging that it be read at the regular communication of each subordinate lodge in the jurisdiction. GEORGE WASHINGTON MASONIC NATIONAL MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION

The twenty-ninth annual convention of the G. W. N. M. A. was held in the auditorium of the Memorial at Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, February 22, 1939. The invocation was by Grand Secretary Arthur Mather of Missouri. Present from Missouri were Henry C. Chiles,' Elwyn S. Woods, Harry S. Truman, Bert S. Lee, Anthony F. Ittner, Ray V. Denslow, Arthur Mather. Election of officers resulted in Elmer R. Am (Ohio) being made President, and James R. Johnson (S. C.), Harry G. Noyes (N. H.), Bert S. Lee (Mo.), George L. Lusk (Mich.), and James H. Price (Va.), Vice-Presidents. J. Claude Keiper was continued as SecretaryTreasurer, while newly elected directors were Melvin M. Johnson (Mass.), Ralph E. Lum (N. J.), Charles C. Clarke (111,.), John A. Dutton (N. Y.), Anthony F. Ittner (Mo.), James H. Johnson (Miss.), Lew M. Gay (Wyo.), and Everett L. Lawrence (IlL). Grand Master Chiles, on behalf of Missouri, contributed $1,500.00 of the $58,627.13 contributed at the meeting. Prior to the meeting $25,176.00 had been contributed. The largest single amount was Ohio's contribution of $16,000.00. Missouri has now contributed $160,267.01, and ranks twentieth on the basis of contributions per Masonic population. Kansas ranks fiftieth; Illinois forty-third; Ohio fortieth; Texas thirty-seventh. The largest contribution is that of New York, $605,117.00. It should be noted that the Memorial Association was first established twenty-nine years ago. There still remains much to be done to complete the temple. During the past year a large amount of work has been done on the concrete steps; the entrances, lobbies and vestibules have been completed; four beautiful lighting standards have been erected in Memorial Hall, the gift of the General Grand Chapter of the O. E. S.

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MASONIC SERVICE ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES

The annual meeting of this Association took place in the Queen Elizabeth room of the Raleigh Hotel, Washington, D. C., February 23, 19'39, at 10 :00 o'clock a. m. It was presided over by Past Grand Master George R. Sturges. As usual, one of the most interesting things on the program was the address by Rev. Dr. Joseph Fort Newton. While Missouri is not a member of this Association, Grand Master Chiles and others from Missouri were in attendance. It was the twentieth annual meeting and the report of the executive commission made at this conference contained many matters of general interest to those not members of the Association. During the year, Idaho, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Wyoming have joined this fellowship. The services of the Association were offered to California during the recent floods, and $5,202.00 was collected for relief of brethren in Austria; this money was distributed through Grand Lodge Swiss Alpina. Twenty-four Grand Lodges contributed, Missouri not included. Offers of assistance were made to New England jurisdictions following the great hurricane. The Association is still issuing the short talk bulletins, twelve thou. sand having been issued during the year, and is responsible for the issuance of several Masonic plays which are being favorably received throughout the United States. Most of these plays are the product of the facile pen of the Secretary of the Association, Carl H. Claudy. They issued a sheet showing foreign Grand Lodge recognition, similar in character to the one issued by Missouri last year. SOME RECENT MASONIC' BOOKS

While this is not in the nature of a Book Review, we have endeavored to here list some of the recent Masonic volumes which have come to our attention. Scottish Rite Ft路eemasom路y: The most valuable Masonic work produced during the year was undoubtedly the two-volume "History of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry of the Northern Masonic jurisdiction." It consists of more than 1100 pages of Masonic material, and most valuable of all, a complete index to the material. It is largely the work of Samuel H. Baynard, Jr., but is officially issued by the Supreme Council of the Northern Jurisdiction, and contains a foreword by Grand Commander Melvin Johnson. To the student of the Scottish Rite, the two volumes may be said to be 路ndispensable. Biographies of those who have been most active in the councils of the. Rite add to its value and the Supreme Council are to be congratulated upon having issued such a history which will be of interest to all members, but especially to the students of Masonry in the United States. The Gmnd Lodge of England: The most monumental work is the publication by the United Grand Lodge of England of the three volumes which are catalogs of the Museum, Portraits and Prints, and

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Library of the Grand Lodge, all done under the direction of that distinguished English Mason, and librarian of the Grand Lodge, Sir Algernon Tudor-Craig. Some of the color and press work is deserving of especial mention, for the whole is a credit to the Mother Grand Lodge which issued it. Its expense will prevent its purchase by other than interested individuals and by the larger Masonic libraries, for the three volumes cost almost $30.00. Naturally, the volumes are of more value to the English Mason who has access to the treasures described in the three volumes. The Eastern Star j Evolution of a Rite: For those who desire to go into the history of Female Masonry, we can most heartily recommend Harold Voorhis' new volume issued within the year. It is the most authentic volume we have read on the subject and its condensed size makes it possible for one to secure in a short space of time a rather full account of the development of this androgynous degrees. Bro. Voorhis does not confine himself to this degree alone, but adds a chapter on other brands and styles of feminine secret societies. John J. Gourgas: From the pen of the late Col. J. Hugo Tatsch comes this splendid biographical sketch of one of the illustratious founders of Scottish Rite Masonry in the United States. It is an official publication of the Northern Jurisdiction, and worthy of a place in the library of every interested Scottish Rite Mason. A. Q. C.j American Lodge of Researchj North Ca1'Olina Lodge of Researchj Dublin Lodge of Research: We are in receipt of the volumes issued by these various lodges of resear~h and in all instances find the material of value to the student of Freemasonry. Typographically, our hats are uncovered to the American Lodge of Research in New York for the typography of their volume and the character of their material. Proceedings of the A. Q. C. and Dublin Lodge are as a rule of a character that would appeal only to the advanced student, since little attention is ever devoted to American Masonic matters. A bound library of the proceedings of these various lodges would constitute the most valuable Masonic library. Twelve Treasured Tomes of Freemasonry: From the pen of our brother Norman Hickox comes this unusual volume. It is a brief description of the twelve volumes selected by twelve well-known Masonic students as the twelve most desirable volumes for a Masonic library, or at least those which ranked highest in their value to the fraternity, Whether these twelve wo d meet with the approval of the craft generally might be subject to a continual discussion, and th~ vote of these various students is evidence that there was a wide divergence of opinion among the selectors. The twelve volumes selected were: The Bible, Encyclopedia of Freemasomy (Mackey), Constitutions of 1723, The Builders (Newton), Scribner's New History of Freemasonry, Ars Quatu01' Coronatorum (Research Lodge), Mackey's Jurisprudence, Street's Symbolism, F1'eemasonry in the Thirteen Colonies, Preston's

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Illustrations, Pike's Morals and Dogma, Waite's Secret Tradition in Freemasonry. The Scottish Mason and the Mason's Word: This volume was issued during the year by the University of Manchester Press, England. It is the work of a Masonic student and valuable because of the research work which the author must have done, but of interest mainly to the student of early-day ritual. BUILDINGS

The United States is not the only country in which Masonic buildings are causing concern. Most of our Grand Lodges, as a result of some bitter experiences, have adopted regulations which prevent subordinate lodges engaging in building enterprises unless they have promise of sufficient income to eventually retire the indebtedness. It is a shame to Masonry to know that there are Masonic lodges throughout the country that have erected buildings with no prospects of. ever becoming the permanent owner. In many instances bonds have been sold to non-Masons, and, in many instances, to widows who have bought them because of their high opinion of Masonic standards. What a shock to many who have so invested! And subordinate lodges are not the only ones who have engaged in these building enterprises. There are a few instances in which Grand Lodges themselves have entered this field. In Quebec the trustees of the permanent benevolent fund were authorized to advance to the Masonic Memorial Temple Corporation $250,000.00 for the discharge of the first mortgage bonds. In Tasmania we find a new temple erected in the City of Hobart. It was dedicated on Sunday, January 15, 1939, and the brethren of that city now have a home of which they are justifiably proud. The buildings and furnishings cost approximately $100,000.00, and the $50,000.00 liability is expected to be retired in twenty-five years. The Grand Lodge of Louisiana has the heaviest burden of the Grand Lodges in financing the Masonic Temple in the City of New Orleans. Recent developments seem to offer prospect of eventual retirement of all encumbrance. The building was erected in 1926; an assessments of $2.00 each was placed upon the membership and from these items there have been collected $2,285,917.00, and $574,356.00 respectively. The expenses for taxes and operation during that period have amounted to $1,150,793.00, of which $819,960.00 has been paid out in interest and taxes. The Grand Master is hopeful that, 'If in the future we can do as well as the past year there is no reason to doubt that we will be able to liquidate all our obligations and look forward to the ultimate goal of owning, free of all encumbrances, the magnificent temple which will be a fine revenue producer as well as a source of comfort and pride to every Mason in our State."

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The question of the use of Masonic halls by organiz.ations other than Masons has always been a troublesome one. The Grand Master of Maine reported that he had information tending to show that many halls had been used for purposes non-Masonic, one group permitting its hall to be used by certain committees of a political party for a meeting to map out a campaign program. While Maine law does not prohibit the use of Masonic halls for non-Masonic purposes, yet it does so by implication, and he expressed his opinion that the wisest course for Masonic bodies to pursue was to keep Masonic halls for Masonic purposes and carry out the spirit of the law. The beautiful Masonic Temple in Baltimore, Md., has been found entirely inadequate for the social purposes of Freemasonry. Many of the bodies occupying the premises have been compelled to go elsewhere when giving banquets or convening in extraordinary assembly. The question of enlarging the premises was discussed thoroughly by Grand Lodge, and lodges were asked to make a decision as to the various improvements proposed. The Grand Master answered all inquiries. The proposed plan involves an expenditure of $40,000.00 and provides for a top-floor room with a seating capacity of about 800, which will accommodate Grand Lodge; there will be a stage and kitchen, dressing rooms, all modernly arranged, and satisfactory for Masonic purposes. During the year 1937, 450 social functions were held in the temple, in which entertainment, dancing and food was a part of the program. Others would have been held there if space had permitted. Montana is one of the Grand Lodges which is giving financial support to its subordinates. One lodge was loaned $800.00 at 6 per cent, six responsible members of the lodge signing a mortgage note as additional security. The Grand Master appointed a committee to investigate and recommend means of forestalling a foreclosure of a mortgage which would mean the loss of the building at Lewistown; it was found that $5,000.00 would be sufficient and the finance committee arranged for the loan of this amount at a 6 per cent rate. One of the largest Grand Lodge projects is the Grand Lodge temple in New York City. Net profit for the year was $3,500.00 more than the previous year, for rental income had increased 11 per cent. The buildings are 76.4 per cent occupied; all lodge rooms are occupied every week day night. The lodge rooms contain twelve pipe organs. The Grand Lodge has applications from twenty-four lodges which desire to rent space in the building. The Grand Lodge has recently been favored by an opinion which would exempt certain properties of the Grand Lodge from taxation. The question of title to many buildings is one which is rarely given consideration. The Grand Master of North Dakota had his attention called to a number of cases in which titles to temple properties were being held in a more or less irregular manner. He suggested that during the coming year each subordinate lodge which owned property

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should report to the Grand Secretary the nature and manner in which the property was owned and administered, and in this way, through the advice of the Grand Lodge, the various lodges could be assured that their titles were clarified before it became too late. Visitors to the City of Philadelphia are struck with the magnificence of the Masonic Temple there, and although the building has been erected for many years, it was done in such a thorough manner that even today it satisfies the demand of the lodges of Pennsylvania. Several years ago a new piece of property was purchased with the idea of eventually erecting a new Masonic Temple. Taxes on the property have been unusually heavy and naught occupies the space at the present time except a filling station and a billboard. A committee, having the matter in charge, stated that the report made in 1930 might adequately serve as the report at this time. In substance it was that the present temple was adequate, especially in view of business and financial conditions. Taxes on the temple site have been 'reduced from $26,107.00 in 1931 to $17,382.00 in 1938. The site is clear of encumbrance. BURIAL SERVICE

There is general dissatisfaction with the burial service of the fraternity. This is evidenced by the unusual number of efforts being made in various Grand Lodges to reconsider, revise and, in some instances, do away with, the present service. The general complaint is that the present service is not a sympathetic one, that it does not take into account the modern trends of thought, and that in many instances the service had best never be given than to have it garbled by those who are delivering it in a purely ritualistic fashion, without feeling, sympathy or the dignity which Masonic ritual demands. There is, and always has been, criticism as to the attendance. at Masonic funerals, and since funerals constitute one of the very few opportunities for the public appearance of the Masonic fraternity, there are those in our membership who seriously doubt the wisdom of even attempting to carry out a Masonic burial service. There are many jurisdictions, much older than ourselves, who have no Masonic burial service and there is, and always will be, objection upon the part of those religious denominations who feel that religious service should be reserved for the church alone. In Ontario, a committee notes that the revision of the burial service has been completed, as well as a memorial service for departed brethren. It intimates that in time the latter service, in amended or modified form, may supersede the former, since thoughtful Masons have long recognized the necessity of change in the funeral service. The committee notes that the service is being given with various degrees of efficiency. In a few instances the Master seems to have his duties well in hand, resulting in a beautiful tribute to the deceased and a comfort to the family, but too often the Master and his asso-

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ciates muddle through the ceremony in an expressionless and inaudible tone which is of no consolation to the relatives and adds but little credit to our ancient society. Their conclusion is that if the service is undertaken at all, it should be impressively conducted or left entirely to the church, where it could be reverently and appropriately performed. The Grand Master of Colorado confessed to having studied the service carefully, but had come to the conclusion that while it could be vastly changed, in its abbreviated form it could not be much improved. He believes that the keynote of our service should be dignity and simplicity, that the warmth and sympathy of our brotherly regard is amply present. While Masons are not professionals in the matter of funerals, we must not lose sight of the fact that we are very often judged by our public appearance and that meager attendance reflects a real lack of sympathy, and the careless and slipshod rendition does the service much less than the justice it deserves. All these defects reflect but one thing-lack of adequate preparation. While it may be the prerogative of a Master to participate, good judgment often dictates that the duty of conducting funerals should be assigned another. In Kansas a committee was appointed to revise and modify the funeral service. An unusual dispensation was granted by the Grand Master of Louisiana to a lodge to conduct a funeral service for a brother who had died and had been buried more than a year-for the reason that such service was impossible at the time the body was interred. Kansas was not the only state to revise the funeral ritual, for a similar revision was carried out by the State of Maryland, under the direction of Rev. Brother Cordell Powers. The service is not printed in the proceedings, but we are informed "it is brief, retaining all its beauty and solemnity." It has been printed in convenient form and four copies given to each lodge. The question of attendance of Grand Lodge officers at official funerals is one involving discussion in many jurisdictions, and in Montana we find that actual expenses of the Grand Master or his proxy, the Deputy Grand Master, Senior Grand Warden, Junior Grand Warden, and Grand Marshal are paid when attending funerals. New Hampshire has adopted the service now in use in Massachusetts, all done with the sanction of the Grand Lodge of that state. A few years ago the Grand Master of New Jersey attended the funeral service of a brother Mason which was held at a funeral home and largely attended by members and non-members of the craft. The Masonic service was far from impressively rendered and a few days later the Grand Master received from a non-Mason this letter: , 'This was the first Masonic funeral service I ever attended. I think it is splendid to have a member's friends rally around and join in this fine expression of fraternal interest and friendship. I do not know how

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you feel about it, nor whether it would be futile for you to try to do anything about it; I do feel that the ritual ought to be rewritten by someone who could put it in much simpler and more effective language. There were at least half a dozen words in the ritual which the Master stumbled over; some he apparently had never seen, as he was quite at sea in the pronunciation, and one of them he mispronounced so that it had an entirely different meaning."

The Grand Master, in commenting on the latter, stated that the great trouble with the average officer was that he rarely made a study of his job, failing to grasp the vision and intent of the service, his uppermost thought being to get it over with. The revision of the burial service in New Mexico was a duty assigned to the committee on ritual. They have inserted the benediction following a Verse from Thanatopsis, as well as changing several of the various paragraphs of the service itself. In adopting the service, a Past Grand Master suggested that the family always be given due eonsideration, having seen several cases where they were crowded out. He also believed that the officers only should conduct the funeral. The Grand Master of New York, in his address to the Grand Lodge, states that it is a mistaken notion that it is the duty of the Master to personally conduct the funeral service, but rather his duty to see that the brother best qualified is assigned the task, and that the scriptural quotations, the prayers, the committal, and the benediction are properly a part of the clergy and should be entrusted to the Chaplain, preferably a elergyman. He finds that our funeral rites, well rendered may bring comfort and hope to grieving hearts and that while our part of the performance of these rites is a duty and obligation, it is also a solemn opportunity coupled with real responsibility. Reviewer Allen, of North Carolina, acknowledges that the funeral service of that jurisdiction is not in the least impressive, that its language cannot be used impressively, and that it is not adapted to present-day modes of interment, for which reason it is being used less and less. He suggests that we face the facts and not continue to perpetuate that which is a source of discredit to us. A lodge in Virginia was given a dispensation by the Grand Master to give Masonic burial to a brother of a lodge in Havana, Cuba, but the committee would not approve the dispensation without the following proviso being included: "In the absence of direct information that deceased was a member in good standing, but being morally certain of the fact." West Virginia takes note of Masonic public appearance, the Grand Master specifying the laying of cornerstones and the Masonic burial service as the only times in which public appearance is permitted. He believes that the good taste of modern times requires that the interment of the dead be performed with the utmost simplicity, dignity and orderliness, and that the funeral should be conducted, not by the lodge but by the church, but when it is conducted by the lodge

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it should at least be performed by one of sufficient culture so that the difficult task will not be a sacrilege, and is of the opinion that the ritual might well be shortened. OHARITY AND BELIEF

If one would read the proceedings of the various Masonic jurisdictions it would not be necessary for him to read the declaration of principles in order to fully understand that Freemasonry is by its very nature a charitable institution. We have heard a most distinguished Mason make the statement that $60,000.00 (and it was a conservative estimate) was expended by the fraternity in carrying on its various charities. In one of our recent reviews we carried a rather extensive story about the Masonic charities of the Grand Lodge of England, and recent visitors at the installation of the Duke of Kent were taken for an inspection of one of their schools; they were greatly impressed with its high character and standing. It is more than a charity, for it is an institution and is one of the oldest Masonic charities in existence, having been established in 1788 as the Royal Cumberland Female School. The institution is a credit to its founder, an Italian, Bartholomew Ruspini, whose statue appears in a niche in the wall of the school chapel. Although raised to be a surgeon, he specialized in dentistry and it is worthy of notice that two of his granddaughters were later, at the petition of one of the lodges, educated in the very school of which their grandfather was the originator. Strange to relate, because of his kindness and hospitality to strangers, the Pope, previous to the founding of the Masonic institution, had conferred upon him the Order of the Golden Spur and the title of Chevalier. He was a member of the Lodge of Nine Muses in London. It would be interesting to our readers to give a complete story of the founding of this institution, but suffice to say, it is today one of the outstanding educational institutions of the British Kingdom, having as its Patron His Majesty the King, and as Patroness, Her Majesty Queen Mary. Missouri's Grand Representative near the Grand Lodge of England, The Right Honorable Lord Cornwallis, is a trustee of this institution. It has its sanatorium, executive buildings, a beautiful assembly hall with chapel and clock tower, its dormitories, lavatories, laundries and gymnasium, all fully equipped. There is a junior school nearby which accommodates 120 small girls before they arrive at the senior school, and in addition to this 900 other children are being educated at various private schools in England by special grants from the general committee. In such instances as the latter, an almoner is appointed in the lodge in which the girl's father was a member; it is his duty to disburse the funds and advice and counsel to th~ mother or guardian of the children. Scholarships are awarded those exceptionally brilliant children and they are sent to the universities or higher schools of

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learning. It costs approximately $550,000.00 a year to maintain this system of education for the 1400 girls. The object of the school was best expressed by His Majesty, while Prince of Wales in 1927, when he said there was no better work to which man could set his hands "than the helping of children to help themselves," in the giving of alms or charity, and providing them with the weapon of education with which they might go out into the world to take the position which their fathers would have given them had they been spared to do so. In many instances the failure of the fraternity to do outstanding things is the result of circumstances and the lack of demand for charity. That charity is not extended does not prove a failure in our Masonic teachings, for the impulses practiced by such teachings remain dormant until vitalized by some emergency.. Our brethren in Alberta recently experienced a severe drouth and the brethren of the individual lodges of that jurisdiction went promptly to work, and the results achieved are impossible to imagine. Whether food, clothing or money-all were supplied, and, far greater, was the sympathetic attitude and comfort given those who were distressed. Out of one district went four carloads of supplies, while over one hundred carloads of vegetables were shipped to the drouth areas. The work was done under the direction of the D. D. G. M. One lodge shipped in a car of coal; a relief fund provided cash; literally tons of used clothing were collected; several lodges contributed boxes or bundles of clothing, and all worked in harmony with the Red Cross organization. When the Christmas season arrived, lodges delivered individual shipments of food, clothing, candles and a Christmas tree to families in destitute circumstances, regardless of their religious or other affiliation. It was emphasized in this jurisdiction, by the Board of Benevolences, that all avenues of governmental assistance should be utilized before making application for lodge funds, that in this day no stigma attached to the recipient of a municipal grant. The committee on benevolences in the Province of Ontario could not consider favorably an application from a reinstated Mason when they had evidence that the reinstatement was solely to obtain benevolent funds and that many lodges embarrassed the committee by such action. It was laid down as an accepted Masonic principle "that the aged, the sick, the widow and the orphan are joint responsibilities of Grand Lodge and its subordinates, but that aid required because of unemployment was a responsibility of the individual Mason and the lodge." Complaint was made that the fraternity had little knowledge of the work which was being done, and the committee ordinarily would have ignored the criticism, except for the large circulation of the publication. In reply, they stated that it was the policy of Freemasonry to do its work quietly and without ostentation, and therefore difficult to place in print a detailed record of the activities, for to do so would expose to the public the intimate details of the family life

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of some of their best citizens and might handicap youthful dependents in their efforts to establish themselves. While making no comparison with other organizations, it was brought out that the committee was contributing to the care, maintenance and education of over 800 children of deceased brethren; over 100 young people were being given a more than adequate education, 11 of whom are attending the University. The Grand Lodge of New South 'Vales reports that within one year, 43 children had been admitted to the W m. Thompson School and that 294 children were now in residence. In their Masonic hospital, 919 patients were received during the year. Since its establishment in 1931, over 5,000 patients have been admitted and more than 4,000 operations performed. N'ew Zealand handles its charities through a widows and orphans, and aged Masons funds. The contributions for the past year were almost 20 per cent more than the previous year. Two hundred thirtyfour annuities were in force, being a slight increase over the preceding year; some of these annuities have been in force for more than twenty years. The foundation stone of an aged Mason's home was recently laid by the Grand Master of Queensland. This jurisdiction sent a circular to every lodge in its territory asking financial aid for the International Red Cross committee of Central China; $500.00 was donated by the Grand Lodge. It deplored the raising of benevolent funds by lottery methods. The Board of Benevolences considered an extraordinary case of a grant made to the son of a deceased brother to complete his university course. The deceased brother had been an active member of a young lodge and the son was making unusual sacrifices to help his three sisters complete their scholastic studies. The father had donated his services in building the lodge hall; the son, during his vacation, worked in the mines to further his education. The old age income plan is disturbing our brethren of Saskatchewan. The commis!!ioner of old age pensions was informed that aid given by the trustees of the Benevolent Fund was voluntary assistance and not any guaranteed income. Where it was found that a beneficiary was receiving money from the Grand Lodge benevolent fund, his old age pension was reduced. It appeared to be a case of where the Grand Lodge funds were relieving the state of its monthly payments. Statistics of the Grand Lodge hospital in Victoria, Australia, show that 689 patients were admitted and 541 operations performed. The cost of the hospital building and equipment was more than a half million dollars. Many American Grand Lodges contributed to relief in foreign countries, particularly following the earthquake in Chile, and to the Austrian refugees in Continental Europe. Arizona gave its proportionate part to Chilean relief, $111.58. It might be noted here that twelve Masonic temples were destroyed in

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this earthquake. The Grand Master made a special trip to an Arizona lodge to handle a question of lodge relief. He deplored the effort of lodges to shift their full burden to the Grand Lodge, a rule which he does not regard as a harsh one, but a salutary and sensible one for, 'If the lodge does not bear its share for its own needy members, experience has fully shown that in all probability there will be no complete investigation of an individual case by local lodge officials, and if the local lodge bears its share of the burden, it is a certainty that a full investigation will be made before a member is placed on the relief rolls of the Grand Lodge."

He was of the opinion that many members looked upon the Grand Lodge as a pension bureau and believes if the local lodge is obliged to carry its share of relief they are going to exercise a lot more caution in admitting new members. During the year 1938, $1,711.00 was paid to twelve lodges for the relief of twenty dependent Masons or their widows. The largest amount paid out was in 1933; the largest number of members assisted was in 1934, aggregating over $32,000.00 in eight years. Arkansas erected a tuberculosis sanitarium which, as we recall, is connected with the State Hospital. During the year, 377 children were admitted; 293 were discharged; 277 of these cases were checked as "arrest"; many are on the waiting list. The Connecticut Masonic Home endowment fund has reached $549,266.00 since 1889; 1,700 men and women, and 221 children have received permanent care from this fund. An average of $2.00 for every Mason in the jurisdiction was paid out by the District of Columbia lodges, as charity, during the past year. One lodge paid $11.77 per capita for relief purposes. The Grand Master of Indiana deemed it unwise for a Masonic lodge to be represented on the official board of an associated charities because of our traditions which demand that we abstain from all publicity concerning our charitable work. The sum of $500.00 was appropriated by Kentucky for the relief of worthy and distressed Masons, widows and orphans in European countries. The charity fund of Maine was established in 1820 by a contribution from the Mother Grand Lodge of Massachusettg; the original amount was $1,000.00, and the fund has been increased by only $3,000.00. The Grand Master regrets that while other jurisdictions have large endowment funds, Maine has failed to increase its benevolent fund. He believes a charity fund offers every Mason an opportunity to do good, by setting aside something from his estate for the suppQrt of worthy, needy brethren. However, the Grand Treasurer reports $225,524.00 in securities and the charity board handled 250 applications for aid during the year at an expense of $25,480.00; 313 persons were assisted and in only ten instances was relief refuserl. Subordinate lodges assisted to the extent of $12,746.00.

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Maryland received $48,000.00 from the estate of a deceased brother, which is to be applied to the endowment fund of the Masonic Home. The Maryland Lodge Charities and Employment Bureau, through their last report, show 3,601 registrations, of which only 256 are active. Sixty-three of the applicants are from 16 to 20 years of age, many with no experience; 85 are between 21 and 40 years of age; and 108 are between 41 and 75 years of age. It is significant that "more applicants could be placed if they would consider the jobs we have to offer them." Minnesota had $250.00 in a relief fund, which the Grand Master forwarded to the Grand Lodge of Switzerland to be expended in relief of brethren in Austria. One of the outstanding relief works is that of the Grand Lodge committee of Minnesota, at Rochester, site of the great Mayo Clinic, a work carried on at an expense of more than $7,000.00 a year. From the report of the representative we find 10,347 calls made; there were 1,121 personal office calls; the committee wrote 1,365 letters to patients; sent 277 telegrams. Montana contributed its pro rata part to the Austrian and Spanish relief funds. A $1.00 assessment was restored in New Jersey, making possible a response to many appeals for assistance; the Home is filled to capacity, but 283 cases are being handled outside the Home. An appeal has been sent out for $50,000.00 for the erection of an additional building, and already $25,000.00 has been subscribed. The Fort Bayard Relief and Sojourners Club are projects of the Grand Lodge of New Mexico. The Fort Bayard project is the only one of its kind existing within the boundaries of a veterans' hospital in the United States. The agreement with the government has been terminated and the building is now the property of the Veterans' Bureau, with the Grand Lodge supplying the furniture and equipment. It was rumored that the personnel of the hospital planned on using the building as a golf or country club. The Grand Lodge was led to believe since the founding of the club that it could not serve Masons alone, but must serve all patients equally, a statement which was true so long as the building was maintained for recreational purposes on the Government reservation, but not true so far as service and charitable activities are considered. The Grand Master had the following to say in regard to Fort Stanton Relief, and Trowel Club: , 'The work is being hindered by certain opposition at the hospital.

* * * And the good name of the Trowel Club and Masonry are being endangered. * * * Some of it was due to the activities of certain forces inimical to Masonry within the patient body of the hospitaL" "Here is another case where we have been extending charity and service and using Masonic funds for other than Masons. The number of Masons in the hospital is very small, and those needing help and assistance practically nil. Most of the patients are citizens of other countries and many of them are not in sympathy with Masonic principles or the

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principles of American Government. Aid and assistance have been coming from other sources. As a result of services rendered by the Trowel Club, another organization operating within the hospital has been enabled to accumulate a tobacco fund of $2,000.00, it being unnecessary for them to expend any of their fund so long as the Trowel Club fund was furnishing tobacco to all."

The Grand Lodge has a relief fund which is carried on in connection with lodges on a fifty-fifty basis. Oklahoma was under the impression that the old age pension would give relief in caring for dependents outside the Home, but in fact the assistance has been practically negligible, the payments being too small to care for the old folk or dependent children. Even when small payments are given, the recipient is immediately cut off the pension roll, which in many cases means no old age pension at all. Entrance to the Masonic Home is sufficient to remove the old age assistance. The Attorney General of Oregon informed the Grand Lodge that persons in the Masonic Home were not entitled to old age assistance, basing his opinion upon the fact that such persons were not needy in the sense of the act whic~ is to provide assistance for those not otherwise being taken care of. Applications for old age pensions must, therefore, be made before applying for admission to the Home. Thirty-four Missouri applicants applied for assistance from the Masonic Employment Bureau in Oregon. Four Missouri cases were handled by the Board of Relief, and we note the funeral of Brother Henry Clay Perkins, formerly of St. Louis, who died January 25, 1937, and was buried by Sunnyside Lodge No. 163. A special committee on the old age pension matter cooperated with the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows. Prior to an amendment of the law in 1935, residents of these homes were receiving old age assistance from the county from which they came. They regarded the Attorney General's ruling, which we have mentioned above, as a very narrow interpretation of the act. It was reported that old age assistance was being paid to residents of Homes in Washington, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio and other states. Now the committee is to cooperate with both Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias in making a thorough study of state laws and take necessary steps to secure enactment of laws which would enable residents of fraternal homes to receive Federal assistance, as was being done in other jurisdictions. If this were not possible, then a test case is to be instituted to secure such assistance for fraternal homes in Oregon. Tennessee employs outside relief; it has been in practice a number of years and enables them to handle a larger number of widows and orphans than was done under the old plan. While twenty-one more recipients were reported, it was done at an expense of approximately $4,000.00 less than the previous year. Expenses were reduced by closing several buildings at the Masonic Home. Weare informed that the beneficiaries are much better satisfied and much happier in their own home environment, and that the plan of outside maintenance

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"which Tennessee pioneered has been adopted by most American Grand Lodges." The jurisprudence committee of that Grand Lodge makes the following pertinent comment: "The approved policy of outside maintenance has definitely established itself as the most advantageous both from a moral and economical viewpoint. It holds the family intact, enables the mother to have full control of her children, engenders initiative, individuality, and self-reliance; all of which in a large measure is not possible in an i:nstitution. From an economical viewpoint there can be no question, for we are today maintaining 465 beneficiaries on sixty per cent of the amount of money that it would cost to maintain them in the home, and notwithstanding a very decided increase in the cost of living."

Utah allthorized a small appropriation sent for the aid of needy Austrian Masons. A special committee in Vermont, considering an application from an outside widow, suggested that if anywhere in Vermont there was a lodge unable to meet its Masonic obligations, that that lodge should immediately raise its per annum dues to insure a financial responsibility to meet its Masonic obligation of charity. In Wisconsin it was ruled that lodges might now make donations to the Salvation Army, Red Cross or similar organizations. Their charity committee believes that all charity cases are primarily personal and individual matters, that the lodge supplements the individual when he has given. to the full extent of his ability in relieving a distressed brother, and finally the Grand Lodge enters the picture only when the first and second statements have been fully consummated and then only as an emergency matter. The committee is concerned about the low amount of dues being charged in many of the lodges which are asking for relief; they believe that no lodge should charge less than $5.00 dues when it is necessary to receive charity from the Grand Lodge. They add: , 'Let us not make our Masonry too cheap. Let us also remember that charity is the foundation stone upon which the superstructure of our craft is built."

Wyoming contributed its per capita tax to Austrian relief. It was reported in Grand Lodge that to the knowledge of the committee, no Mason in lVyoming is receiving public charity. SOCIAL SECURITY

Individual brethren introduced a resolution in the Grand Lodge of California favoring the sponsorship of legislation that would relieve fraternal organizations from the requirements of the social security tax and the unemployment reserve. The committee did not agree with the proposers of the resolution, believing that Grand Lodge should not sponsor legislation on the subject of taxes. The Grand Lodge did not concur in their recommendation, but adopted another resolution:

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"The ruling of a government department is not the law of the land, but an ex parte interpretation of a statute by an interested party." The Grand Lodge, therefore, asked that the matter be reviewed by courts of proper jurisdiction. Members of the fraternity in Illinois applied for and received old age assistance up to $30.00 per month. Some of these, finding the amount insufficient, applied for admission to the Masonic Home and were received with the understanding that when the old age assistance arrived it would be turned over to Home authorities. The State, thereupon, cancelled the old age assistance. In April 1938, the Supreme Court of Illinois handed down a decision that such an act could not be cancelled by the State: "Solely on the ground that the recipient has become a member of or resident in a private charitable institution; it being conceded that she has not purchased care and maintenance in the institution as specified in the statute and where such action is taken, the state officers may be compelled by mandamus to restore the beneficiary to eligibility, but the amount of the award should be reconsidered in accordance with the circumstances. ' ,

The Attorney-General of that state held that assistance was not to be denied simply because "inmates or members of an Odd Fellows Home," and it was reported that 75 members of that Home were receiving old age assistance. In the Pythian Home were 26 applicants receiving old age assistance and the question was asked "if members of other fraternal homes receive assistance, why not members of the Illinois Masonic Home '" Indiana authorities were informed that it would be unnecessary to pay special taxes, but that they must file claim for exemption annually on the Grand Lodge property, including the Indianapolis Masonic Temple. Claim for exemption was withdrawn in the matter of unemployment compensation since there were not eight employees. The Grand Lodge was relieved from the gross income tax as the ruling was not applicable as a blanket example to subordinate lodges. As might be expected, the most complete report came from Massachusetts, their Grand Master being chairman of a committee appointed by the Grand Masters' Conference to consider such matters. He says in substance that the entire fraternity, Grand and local lodges, fall within the terms of both federal and state statutes, exempting certain non-profit organizations operated exclusively for religious, charitable and educational purposes. As to the unemployment provisions, it was believed that no local lodge had as many as eight, or even as many as four, individuals who were employees within the meaning of the statutes, and therefore every local lodge was outside the scope of the unemployment provisions of federal and state statutes. This statement was accepted by Massachusetts and Illinois. As to the Federal retirement benefit tax, it was believed that the ritualistic officers of a lodge, whether compensated or not, are not employees or

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officers within the meaning of the social security act and, therefore, no local lodge was within the scope of that act as to such officers. To determine whether or not the act applied to our fraternity, it is necessary to determine whether or not a Master-Servant, EmployerEmployee relationship exists. Three classes of persons might be considered as employees of a lodge-its installed officers, persons hired for specific duties, and independent contractors. Weare certainly only that of the first group and these, according to Masonic law, whether compensated or not, sustain none of the relationship of employees. The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts filing its state and federal returns, did so under protest. The last ruling is that of January 3, 1939, as quoteJ by the Treasury Department and its Commissioner of Internal Revenue to the effect that, 'Ritualistic services of an officer of a lodge do not constitute service within the meaning of that term as used in sections 811-B and 907-0, of titles VIII and IX of the social security act. * * * In determining whether or not services are exclusively ritualistic, incidental non-compensated services may be ignored. * * * Only the wages of those officers whose services are not exclusively ritualistic are subject to the taxes imposed by titles VIII and IX of the act, and only such officers are to be counted for the purpose of determining whether the lodge is an employer within the meaning of title IX of the act."

This reversed a previous ruling and lodges that have filed returns under title IX and paid taxes may make claim for refund on government form 843, making a separate form for each year. As to title VII~, if the lodge has employees under sixty-five years of age who perform services not of a ritualistic nature, such as secretary, tiler, etc., and if they are compensated, either by payment of cash or remission of dues, they will continue to file returns under title VIII, which is the old age pension section. MASONIC HOME

Asked as to the greatest need of the Masonic Home in Arkansas, the superintendent replied that it was the separation of age groups, the present system involving the problems of discipline and character development. There has been a decrease in the number of children in the Home. In the summer a camp is held eighteen miles south of Batesville. The boys have the privilege of the camp for the first two weeks, and the girls the last two weeks; they live in real log cabins, hike over the hills, fish, swim and boat, study nature, all of which proves a worthwhile investment. The Home has a fifteen-piece band. Statistics of the Masonic Homes in California show a decrease in the admission of both children and adults, as well as a decrease in the number of deaths. The decrease in admissions is the result of the old age pension law. Masonic social workers assisted many of the aged to secure pensions who might otherwise have been applicants for

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admission to the Home. Members of the Home were infonned that even if they received state aid they would be permitted to remain in the Home. An opinion by the Attorney-General, however, caused a rejection of all such applications. His opinion was that such residents were not entitled to old age pension. In every instance where property had been turned over to the institution or where an agreement had been signed to turn over such property, or where inmates were members of a fraternal organization which paid annual per capita tax or made other contributions to its support (and the fact that there was no written contract was immaterial) the question is whether there was a legal obligation on the part of the institution, and that under the statement of facts as made, there was such continuous contractual obligation, expressed or implied, on the part of such institution to care for such residents, which would be enforceable in a court of law. To the Grand Lodge of California, such an assumption was startling and is diametrically opposed to the theory of Masonic relief. An amendment is being offered at the next session of the Legislature which may relieve the situation of all doubt. During the year, $75,000.00 in legacies were received for the endowment fund. Each year, two watches are awarded, one to a boy, the other to a girl, who during the year have evinced the greatest degree of good citizenship and public spirit in the Masonic Home community. The Past Commanders' Association of Southern California have been placing graduates of the Home, in many instances being called upon to give them a business training before accepting a position. The average cost per resident of the Home per year is $342.85. Lodges on the Island of Hawaii, eight in number, which are in California jurisdiction, recently contributed $2,633.00 to the endowment fund. The per capita for the maintenance for the District of Columbia Home is $1.00 per year. Last year a benefit was staged at Griffith Stadium, including a ball game, program, and fireworks display. The day's profits were given to the endowment fund of the Home, the receipts being $11,563.00. There are 142 members in the Masonic Home in Florida, an even 100 being children. A printing department, a mechanical and woodworking department, a twenty-two piece orchestra and a thirty-six piece boys' band constitute valuable means of rendering service to the children of the Home. Georgia has 178 Home members. Many are cared for outside the Home. A camp has been established at Shellman Bluff, the doctors believing an occasional change in climate and environment to be necessary for the care of the children; a nearby lodge sponsored a scout trip; seven years ago a modern home economics department was established. These, with a school of industries, keep the children busy. In this school is a woodwork shop, shoe repair shop, and a

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school of photography and engraving. It is operated 011 a strictly business basis and has shown a fair cash profit each year for the past eight years. Illinois has two Masonic Homes, one at LaGrange, the other at Sullivan. The Sullivan Home has 219 members, the LaGrange Home 164. The former is operated at an expense of $100,000.00; the latter at an expense of $97,000.00. There is only a slight change in the membership of the two homes over last year. When the first social security law was passed in Indiana granting old age pension, it contained a clause excluding members of private charitable institutions from the benefit of the law. Believing that such a law was inequitable and unfair, three of the larger fraternal orders in Indiana, which maintained Homes, held a conference and succeeded in securing the passage of an act which would render inmates of Homes eligible to assistance. The Grand Master of Kansas views with alarm the increasing number of applications for admission to the Home, caused by unfavorable general conditions. The limit of the Home is being reached and admission now must be based on need; hospital or mental cases cannot be admitted and he makes this comment: "There seems to be an impression among some members that by reason of the payment of a small amount each year, they have some legal right to admittance. The fraternity is not an insurance institution. The total contribution of any Mason who has paid dues since the Home was first established is less than $50.00. The average monthly cost for maintaining a person in the Home is $30.00. No living member has paid enough in dues to maintain one person for two months."

The average membership in the Home at the present time is $288.00, and the per capita cost is $290.00. Five hundred dollars was donated for the erection of a memorial at the Kansas Masonic Home to the memory of Thomas G. Fitch, who devoted much of his time to Home affairs. Kentucky supports two Homes, one the Masonic Widows and Orphans, the other the Old Masons Home. The former Home is operated at an expense of $147,000.00 per annum, which is a slight in-crease over the preceding year, most of which is due to repairs and the additional cost of clothing. This Home maintains printing, woodwork, shoe making, barbering, clothes pressing, garden, kitchen and baking departments. The printing office remitted to the treasury $9,000.00 more than the amount received for expenses. Twenty-three boys engaged in farming and gardening, winning many prizes at the State Fair. This Home has total investments of more than two and a quarter million dollars. The Old Masons Home received $48,000.00 during the year for its endowment fund from the estate of a deceased brother. It has a membership of 67 residents and is maintained at an expense of $294.17 per capita.

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Maryland, which is one of the most recent Grand Lodges to enter the Home field, recently dedicated a new chapel, gift" of the Grand Chapter of the O. E. S. of Maryland. There were exciting moments at the Masonic Home in Massachusetts during the hurricane there last year, when each gust of wind swayed the water tower further and further over the men's dormitory, for it was an anxious time to watch a 31,000 gallon water tank on an iron frame, 100 feet in the air, swaying back and forth until the storm was past but the tank still stood, and, outside of a leak, no major harm was done. Residents of the Masonic Home of Michigan increased seven in number over the previous year. The number of visitors to the Home has decreased from 6,514 in 1932, to 3,233 in 1938. Fifty-two residents of the Home are receiving old age assistance in the amount of $15.00 each per month. Masonic Home properties of Minnesota are vested in a corporation, exempt from state and federal taxation, but directly and absolutely under the control of the Grand Lodge, the directors being elected by the Grand Lodge and the Grand Master being a member of the Board. There are 169 men and women in the Home; 9 are past 90 years of age. The total assets are $1,650,000.00. The Masonic Home of Montana held a number of policies in their endowment fund; these policies had been taken out by several policyholders, many of whom were permitting the insurance to lapse. The Board decided it was wisdom to return the policies to the holders. Cash and investments are approximately $165,000.00. The membership of the Home is now 44, only 9 of whom are women. New Mexico is discussing the Home question. It was found that $114,000.00 would be necessary to build and equip a Home, and thereafter it would cost approximately $30,000.00 a year to operate. Such an expenditure would wipe out completely the Home funds. According to the Grand Master: "Per capita levies have run as high as $4.50 a year. We have bled our lodges white to build up a fund that cannot be used and for which there will be less and less use in the future as governmental plans expand."

The manual training shops of the Grand Lodge of New York are very popular. Instruction is given in electrical, printing, carpentry, plumbing, tile setting, metal work, brick laying, plastering and binding trades. Many boys have secured positions because of the thorough instruction received in these plants. Girls are instructed in stenography, typewriting and music. One night in every week is reserved for motion pictures. The children were given opportunity to hear the famous U. S. Marine Band, and following the concert the leader sent an autographed photograph of himself to the children. The Oklahoma Home operates a printing department and the children are given a certain amount of what they produce. Forty-one

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children have saved for their future education $1,347.00. The total valuation of the building and equipment is $26,059.00, all without an appropriation of the Grand Lodge. In Pennsylvania the Grand Master attended the regular meeting of the committee on Masonic Homes and met at the door two men who said they had a proposition for the Masonic Home. Later on they were heard. One of these brethren presented his check for $40,000.00 for the building of an abattoir which would include a refrigeration system for the handling of all meats, provisions and veg路 etables. In making the gift, Brother Jacob F. King, of Lancaster, said: "I want to say that being a member of this ancient and honorable fraternity for nearly half a century and enjoying the benefits which I have derived from it through Masons in general, it is possible for me to be able to make this gift to Grand Lodge."

Rhode Island is a small state, but the trustees of their Home fund have fifteen cases of relief and expended $3,295.00 therefor. They have a fund of $132,925.00. Mary E. Brant, deceased, gave to the Grand Lodge of Texas approximately $150,000.00, $50,000.00 of which is to be used to erect a dormitory as a memorial to Mrs. Brant. This Grand Lodge recently appointed a special committee to devise plans for assisting each graduate of the home and school in obtaining employment. Brother William Willox gave the Grand Lodge of Washington a sum of money, the income from which is to be used to provide plants and flowers for the enjoyment of the members of the Home. The fund has reached such dimensions as to enable the Grand Lodge to erect the William Willox Greenhouse or Conservatory. The Grand Master of Wisconsin believed that the Home Board should be eliminated, that the number of trustees should be increased from three to nine, and that these trustees should take over the duties of the former Home Board, believing that such a procedure would do away with duplication of work and bring about a fuller cooperation between the various branches of Grand Lodge. CLANDESTINE ORGANIZATIONS

Arkansas has defined a clandestine Masonic lodge as "one which exists or works under authority of a governing body which is not recognized by the Grand Lodge of Arkansas." Few jurisdictions have to contend with clandestine lodges. While there exists certain colored grand lodges in many of our states, the fact that they do not throw their doors open to white initiates makes them no problem to be contended with by white grand lodges. The most complete story of clandestine masonry is that contained in the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of California, which has a special committee on this subject, and apparently they have plenty of orig-

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inal material for the use of the committee. It appears that the Prince Hall Grand Lodge is enjoying better financial circumstances, for they have purchased a piece of property on the highway, near the town of Tulare, and are planning the construction of a home for old people. The Prince Hall group appear to include about thirty-three lodges, scattered throughout the larger cities in California. They have presented their proceedings to the Grand Lodge of California and their Grand Master states: , 'The relations between this Grand Lodge and the white Masons of this state are as close as same could be without recognition and apparently that relationship is satisfactory to both sides."

Another clandestine organization is the Hiram of Tyre Grand Lodge, also a Negro organization, which held its annual communication in Watts, a town near Los Angeles, in June 1938. There are lodges located in San Francisco and Los Angeles operating under it, and it is stated they operate under a charter from a national group of Negro Masons known as The General Grand Masonic Congress of Masters. A complete list of this Masonic group is given, from which we learn that the Grand Lodge of Tyre is a Missouri Grand Lodge, whose Grand Master is one Millard Ward of 1103 Compton Ave., in St. Louis. From outside sources we learn that the position of Grand Master is a lucrative one and much sought after. Then there is the Grand Lodge of the Philippine Archipelago, which has subordinates in Berkeley, Oakland and San Pedro. Apparently a small group of Filipino Masons are operating in that jurisdiction. The committee also report an international association of Masonic bodies located in Manila, P. 1. Another is Gran Oriente Filipino, which has a lodge at El Centro and is a California institution, independent of the Philippine Islands. It has only eight subordinate lodges-San Francisco, Sacramento, Stockton, Guadalupe, San Jose, El Centro. Legionarios del Trabajo recently held a convention in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles with twenty-five lodges present. It is a semi-labor organization and apparently has the approval of Manuel Quezon. Last year it applied for .affiliation with the Grand Lodge of California. A similar organization is Cavalleros de Dimas-Alang, composed of the more substantial Filipino residents of the state. It has several lodges in San Diego and its headquarters are in Los Angeles. We also find the Mexican Grand Lodge of the State of Texas, A. A. S. R., which is very active in California. Rito Nacional Mexicano has had a recent schism and has almost ceased activity. The American Association for Human Rights, a coMasonic rite, is located at Larkspur, Colo. Reviewer Whited refers to Alpha Lodge, a Negro lodge in New Jersey, which is the only regular lodge composed exclusively of Negroes in any American jurisdiction. Brother Whited regards the Negro grand lodge as irregular rather than clandestine. The story

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of the lodge has been told in our columns before and will not be repeated. In recent months a group of men in Massachusetts sought to incorporate a Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. Not one of the group was a Mason and some were not of our race or color, and it was only by vigorous court action that the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts was able to forestall what might have been a gross fraud on the public, and an imposition on the craft, by the usurpation of a name which Massachusetts has had and has kept honorable for more than two centuries. The Grand; Lodge of Texas advised its membership that one Reverend Joseph K. Falls, a member of a clandestine Grand Lodge in Ohio, had moved to Electra, Texas, and that the Reverend Brother had been Grand Master of a clandestine lodge in Ohio, whose headquarters were at Columbus. They were advised that he was not a member of any lodge in Ohio and all brethren were ordered to take notice accordingly. Texas continues to be bothered by clandestine Mexican lodges. The Grand Master received a communication from Alfredo Moreno asking what steps might be taken"To join your Masonic lodge. At present we are a member of the Tex-Mex Masonic Lodge of San Antonio, Texas, but have been informed that this organization is not recognized by the State of Texas. * * * , 'Inform us by return mail as to the necessary steps. ' ,

He was advised that the lodge of which he was a member was not recognized and the only way he could become a member would be to make application to some lodge in Texas and, if elected, receive the degrees. A lodge is working in Texas under authority from Rita Nacianal. This lodge is asking recognition by the Grand Lodge of Texas. They were advised that a charter from Rito Nacional was clandestine. COMMERCIALISM

Commercialism will be with us always. It seems to be an innate part of the individual, especially in these days when men are striving to make a living. We once knew of an agent for a floral supply house who went around visiting his friends, soliciting them to purchase flowers for his mother's funeral. This is not much different from the policy pursued by certain Masons in the sale of wares to their Masonic brethren. In Saskatchewan, the Grand Master refused permission to unnamed parties to circularize lodges for the purpose of furthering the sale of certain products in order to raise money, notwithstanding the profits were to be used for charitable purposes. Most of the Grand Lodges have forbidden the use of the word "Mason" or "Masonic" in connection with commercial enterprises. A resolution adopted by the Grand Lodge of Florida makes it the province of every member to prevent the use of the Masonic name in the furtherance of commercial activities.

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The use of Freemasonry was a matter to which the Grand Master of Texas devoted a special section of his address. He was besought throughout the year for permission to print magazines or papers carrying Masonic articles where advertising was to be solicited for the purpose of getting out the edition. In all instances he declined the necessary authority. His words are particularly apropos: , 'There seems to be an increasing desire to use Masonry and its good name for every conceivable purpose, to form new organizations, societies, clubs and associations, an based on lodge membership; to use it for business purposes, in political campaigns, for insurance and benefit societies and for advertising. An these tend to lower the standards of ancient <:raft Masonry and to make of it just another present day organization. Why this persistent desire to attach and append to Masonry every imaginable and popular fad' There can be only one motive, and that to obtain the benefit of the prestige of our fraternity. These undertakings may be well worth while, but they should be organized and conducted on their peculiar merits, free from Masonic connection and not classed as a Masonic appendage."

He expresses his belief that the point has not been reached where the law should be amended to cover such activities. He notes a recent instance in a daily paper in which a large advertisement displayed a picture of a great Masonic edifice, entitled "One of - - - ' s great assets." With this advertisement was a description of another great asset which turned out to be a commercial business. Masonry needs no such publicity, does not seek it, and is not desirous of it. It handles its own affairs, and such publicity only complicates the affairs of the fraternity and creates unfavorable comment.. A Wisconsin lodge made inquiry as to whether it might sponsor a bowling team, or at least provide the team with bowling shirts. The answer was "no." The same Grand Master ruled that a memorial park association had no right to the use of the Masonic emblem on a monument to designate the portion of a cemetery set aside for brethren of our fraternity.

OORNERSTONES Two years ago in these reviews we referred to the decreasing number of cornerstones laid by Masonic bodies, especially in Missouri. Whether what we had to say had any effect or not we do not know, but at the time this article is written the Grand Master of Missouri has laid, during his administration, eighteen cornerstones of public edifices. Concerning these cornerstones we feel very much as our friend Ed Allen of North Carolina, who, in referring to the absence of Masonic cornerstone layings, suggested the possibility that we might not be encouraging the ceremony as much as we might. He believes such occasions to be not only interesting, but inspiring, and productive of much Masonic good since they place the fraternity in an advantageous place not occupied by any other fraternal order. In North Carolina he finds many restrictions and demands attached to

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the ceremonies, which apparently discourage rather than encourage Masonic participation. He asks: , 'We see no reason to go out and run down such occasions and ask to be allowed to perform them, but why take the attitude of discouraging themt"

In this, the writer fully agrees, believing that it is better for the fraternity that we not insist in our demands for the placing of Masonic inscriptions upon cornerstones, and that we even consent to the "shoving in process" necessary by reason of recent architectural developments and steel construction. That the cornerstone laying ceremony is not becoming obsolete may be attested by reference to cornerstone layings in many jurisdictions: Only one cornerstone was laid in Alabama and that for a Masonic hall. Arkansas is a jurisdiction which imposes certain restrictions; the lodge at Siloam Springs asked to lay the cornerstone of a new post office building, but unfortunately the stone was to be laid in the northwest corner and the inscription was limited to names of officials, the Masonic fraternity not being mentioned, whereupon the Grand Master declared that "conditions were not in accord with the usual Masonic customs," and therefore declined to have anything to do with it. In California the Grand Master has discovered: , 'The laying of cornerstones in concrete buildings has become difficult to perform at the proper time and the ceremony is becoming such that I have hesitated to take part therein. I feel that if the ceremony cannot be properly performed it should not be done at all. Others may not share this opinion with me, but if we are to continue to place a slab of stone in a niche in a concrete wall and call it a cornerstone, we should at least change the wording of the ceremony to conform to the occasion."

The jurisdiction reports having laid the cornerstone of a new post office building in Colusa, a Masonic temple in Lodi, and a city hall in Davis. The cornerstone of a new hall of government at George Washington University was laid by the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia. The ceremony included an address by Dr. Cloyd Marvin, President of the University. The Grand Master said of this ceremony: "Not within my memory has our Grand Lodge made so creditable a showing in public as it did at this ceremony. No brother participated who was not clothed as befitted the occasion. The correctness of this is attested by the favorable impression created on the large gathering which witnessed our rites and the many letters of appreciation later received. I urge my successors in office and our fraternity generally to give careful attention to the matter of their appearance on all public occasions. The prestige of Freemasonry can and will be lessened if we are careless in this respect."

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Beach. In 1939, Florida reports the year's cornerstone work as being: Baptist church at Milton; school building at Oceanway, school building at Spring Glen; and elementary school building at Atlantic Beach. A new angle is given the question of cornerstone laying by路 the Grand Lodge of Georgia, which overruled the Grand Master in his decision that a cornerstone of a church might not be lawfully laid on Sunday. The committee expressed its belief that the ruling should be modified and that such a cornerstone of a church, in which the ceremonies were participated in by the congregation, could be laid as a part of the divine services. Two school cornerstones were laid by the Grand Lodge of Illinois, one at Virginia, another at Brighton. A local Indiana lodge inquired as to whether it, as a lodge, could lay a cornerstone and was informed that lodges might perform the ceremony, but that the Grand Master or his Deputy must be present to direct it. It appeared that some of the members of the local lodge believed if the cornerstone were to be laid by outside parties some representative of the Federal Government should receive the honor. This same Grand Lodge decided that lodges could have nothing to do with the dedication of any kind of a cornerstone in a Masonic section of a cemetery. Only two cornerstones were laid in this jurisdiction, one a post office in Rockville, the other a public school building in Richmond. The Grand Master of Iowa convened the Grand Lodge in Missouri Valley to lay the cornerstone of a Methodist Episcopal Church building. He stated: I I Once more our great fraternity thus publicly demonstrated its devotion to and its trust in the Great Architect of the Universe."

Our neighboring jurisdiction on the west, Kansas, laid the cornerstone of a junior high school building at Augusta, a high school auditorium in Belleville, and a high school building in Newton, and we are informed that all these ceremonies were attended by large groups of local citizens and resulted in much favorable comment in the local papers. The cornerstone of a courthouse of Greenup County, Ky., was laid by the Grand Lodge, as well as the cornerstone of a new school building at Headquarters, Ky. Weare told that a ritual for use in laying of cornerstones has been prepared and was used for the first time in the Greenup County ceremony. So far as we can see, the ceremony differs little from that in other sections of the United States. Civil authorities in Maine requested the Grand Lodge to lay the cornerstone of a new post office at Dover-Foxcroft. The ceremony was preceded by a large parade of local, civic and fraternal organizations and was followed by a general lodge meeting attended by.. representatives of thirty-seven lodges of that jurisdiction, five repre-

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sentatives from neighboring jurisdictions, the Grand Master and sixteen Grand Lodge officers. The Woodside Methodist Church cornerstone, at Silver Springs, Md., just outside Washington, D. C., was laid by the Grand Lodge of Maryland. Mississippi had two cornerstone layings, one a high school at Brookhaven, the other of the newly erected Grand Lodge office building. In Montana, the Grand Lodge laid the cornerstone of a junior high school building at Hardin, a high school building at Grass, a building at the Billings Polytechnic Institute, and a new temple at Harlem. The Grand Master of Nebraska reports the laying of cornerstones for public school buildings at Broken Bow and Burchard,Masonic temples at Wahoo and Chappell, courthouse at Elwood, City Hall at Grand Island, buildings at the State Teacher's colleges in Kearney, Peru and Wayne, and a museum at Franklin. But one cornerstone was laid in New Mexico, that the cornerstone of a new city hall in Melrose. In Ohio we find the cornerstone of a postoffice at Wellston, a high school building at Irondale, a church at Galion, a high school at West Milton, post office buildings at Ada and Oxford, and a church at Carthage. Oklahoma was unusually active in this respect, the following cornerstones being laid by the Grand Lodge: Junior high school building at Chickasha, gymnasium and community hall at Beaver, auditorium and gymnasium at Coweta, a grade school building at Wagoner, municipal building at Stilwell, Methodist Church at Tulsa, grade school building at Boise City, high school building at Dale, school building at Plainview, the cornerstone of a monument enclosing grave of Brother Robert M. Jones, a full-blooded Choctaw Indian born in Mississippi in 1808, and the cornerstone of the Will R.ogers Memorial building at the Oklahoma Military Academy. Oregon reports having laid the cornerstone of the following buildings: Union high school, Junction City; East Side Federal post office building, Portland; grade school, Beaverton; high school, Harrisburg; city hall, Milwaukie. It is noted that the Grand Lodge was opened in the Entered Apprentice degree on each of these occasions. A special communication of the Grand Lodge was called at Clemson, S. C., to lay the cornerstone of a new textile building. The historic Lafayette trowel was used. It is of note that President McKissick, in inviting the Grand Lodge to lay the cornerstone, referred to a resolution unanimously adopted by the Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina directing the President of the University to arrange for the ceremonies and to invite the Grand Master of Masons to participate in the Masonic ceremonies. He added the unusual statement that although the University had been in existence one hundred thirty-three years, no building on its campus had a cornerstone.

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Four high school buildings located at Halls Cross Roads, Maryville, Corryton and Beaver Ridge had cornerstones laid by the Grand Lodge of Tennessee. Cornerstones of the science building at Texas College of Art and Industry and high school building at Melvin, Texas, were the only cornerstones laid by the Grand Lodge of that jurisdiction. Whether due to the attitude of the Grand Lodge or not, is not stated, but it is recorded that a dispensation was refused to a lodge in San Antonio for the reason that the "type of building precluded granting this dispensation." Virginia refused to lay the cornerstone of a church at Amherst, presumably because the day was Sunday. A similar refusal was given a lodge at Herndon to unveil a marker commemorating the completion of a new sewage disposal plant, for the reason it was not a proper Masonic occasion. The lodge at Strasburg was denied a dispensation to lay the cornerstone of a building of the Royal Neighbors Lodge, for the reason that it was not of sufficient dignity and importance. The Grand Lodge of 'Vashington reports the laying of four cornerstones: a new federal building at Ketchikan, Alaska, a community church at Long Beach, a federal building in Snohomish, and a city hall in Bothell. From the West Virginia proceedings we note the laying of cornerstones for a crippled children's sanitarium at Berkley Springs, a community church at Fayetteville, a Christian church at New Martinsville, and a Methodist church at Parkersburg. Two cornerstones were laid by the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin, a community building at Nelson, and a Masonic temple at Shorewood. A high school building at Greybull, a county library at Sundance, a grade school building at Thermopolis, and a grade and junior high school building at Gillett had cornerstones laid by the Grand Lodge of Wyoming. At Thermopolis, a blind brother, who had served as acting Grand Master at the laying of the cornerstone of an old grade school building in the same city in 1903, was accorded the privilege of depositing the box containing the various articles, while the State Superintendent of public instruction delivered an address on the trend of modern education. EDUCATIONAL

The proceedings of Saskatchewan are filled with much valuable material issued by their committee on Masonic education. They have a program for each month to be carried out in each of the lodges. The demand for speakers in Arizona is so small that the committee on education did not deem it advisable to issue an additional list. California has issued a manual on Masonic education, consisting of 147 pages. Ten thousand copies were printed, 2,500 of which were sent to Grand Lodge officers, and the response has been very encouring.

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A system of education is proposed by the Grand Lodge of Colorado, which the Grand Master terms "Masonic Preceptorship," meaning that some older member take a personal interest in the young Mason's career for a period of a year. It would be his duty to get the younger member through the three degrees, see that he attends regular communications, introduce him to the members of the lodge, suggest a proper course of reading, and answer the many natural questions which the new life in Masonry opens up. A committee found that many Masters and officers of lodges were not demonstrating leadership in their activities and, while repeating the ritual with perfect accuracy, its significance to many of them was still a mysterious Masonic secret. Delaware is using many of the Claudy plays, particularly "Judge Not," "A Rose Upon the Altar," and "Greater Love Hath No Man." Several district conventions in Georgia have been failures through the selfish use of the opportunities they afforded for political speech by politicians. To stop the evil, instructions were issued forbidding the use of speakers who were office seekers, with the result that the talks were of higher order and there was an increased interest on the part of the membership. Grand Treasurer Garnett, of Kentucky, reported that the surplus in the educational fund had increased in fifteen years from $5,000.00 to $162,000.00. Through the will of the late Brother Frank A. Tucker, $36,600.00 was received by the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, which is available for student loans. It is probable that additional funds will be received from the same source. Michigan sent letters to all Grand Secretaries asking as to what the Grand Lodge was supplying to their lodges in the way of program material, magazines, bulletins or library facilities. They received forty-six replies, showing that fourteen Grand Lodge had no plan of any type. New Mexico is having its experience with a revolving student loan, which began in 1923. Like most loan funds, it is causing no end of trouble. Sixteen of the loans, which represent a considerable part of the principal, are absolutely worthless and outlawed by the statute of limitations. Several more will be outlawed during the year. Outstanding among the lodges of research is the American Lodge of Research of New York. Grand Secretary Johnson is Master of the lodge during the current year and the organization appears to be doing a real service to the Grand Lodge of New York. In Oregon we find that $277,743.00 is in the educational fund, established in 1854 with a contribution of $150.00. In 1879 John Ainsworth added $31,750.00 to the fund. During the years there have been disbursed to children of deceased Master Masons $204,477.00; during the past year almost $13,000.00 was disbursed to 113 children and the Grand Master said:

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"It is the most outstanding of all our Masonic charities. Money invested in the education of children will bear compound interest forever."

West Virginia has an educational fund which last year disbursed $4,845.00, one of the beneficiaries being a student at the University of Missouri. EXTRANEOUS ORDERS

British Columbia ruled that only chapters of Royal Arch Masons may occupy their halls, refusing dispensation to the Order of the Eastern Star. The Grand Lodge of Ontario is having trouble with extraneous orders. The committee on the address of the Grand Master finds: "The frequency of requests that such organizations be permitted to hold its meetings in our lodge room emphasizes an apparent desire to proclaim to the world at large that they are an offshoot of, or in some way allied to, Freemasonry. The slightest recognition of such attempts to parade under our banner may rightly be regarded as a violation of the landmarks. * * * In this conneetion your committee has particularly in view, among others, the reputed activities of an organization known as DeMolay."

A lodge in New South Wales appealed to the Grand Lodge for the restoration to Masonic privileges of a Past Master of their lodge who had been suspended in 1936 fn- associating- with the O. E. S. Having severed connection with the body mentioned, the board acceded to the request. In South Australia the reviewer refers to conditions in Western Australia, where co-Masonry is "becoming a menace throughout Australia generally, and Western Australia is by no means free from it." Weare informed that the Star of the East and the Order of the Eastern Star are making no headway in that territory. The first entry in the proceedings of Alabama record the "visit of the ladies of the Order of the Eastern Star," the apparent assembling for the purpose of receiving a visit from the Grand Matron and her staff. A part of the program was an address by the Grand Patron, but we have searched the Grand Lodge proceedings for further evidence of his attendance at Grand Lodge and apparently his Masonry was of a female brand. Although the Grand Master of Arizona recommended the discontinuance of joint installations, a committee on general policy believed that they should not be entirely discontinued. The Order of the Amaranth in California issued a political pamphlet, the language being such as to make it appear as if it emanated from the Masonic fraternity. The Grand Master urged some action be taken to bring those guilty to a realization of their violation of the law, but since the Grand Master did not disclose any facts or indicate the nature of the violation, the committee had nothing to pass on. Weare glad to learn from Reviewer Whited that-

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"While tile so-called playgrounds of Masonry have at times given to the general public a false impression, an awakened Masonic opinion and legislation are minimizing and eradicating the evils complained of."

The Grand Master of Connecticut is firm in his statement that the responsibility of Grand Lodge extends to every organization, large or small, composed of Masons and "because this is so, we should exert every effort to the end that they conduct themselves in accordance with established customs and not permitted to do anything that would bring disrepute upon the name of Masonry." In Florida, the organization of luncheon clubs at Tampa and Key \Vest were approved by the Grand Master, both clubs being composed of Master Masons. In approving the organization, the Grand Master realized that the extension of Masonic organizations was reaching a point where they should be discouraged, finding three hundred organizations that derive membership from Masonic affiliates, most of them endeavoring to dominate the field and being a detriment to Masonry in general. He finds that certain organizations are very near the "area that would be termed units of gambling, and to them I would like to issue a word of warning. . . . We do not control their operations, but still have something to say about their behavior." The attention of the Grand Lodge of Georgia was called to 250 organizations, the membership in which was predicated on Masonic membership: "Some have their members parading in gaudy uniforms and indulging in foolishness in public, which does not tend to increase respect for our fraternity. It might be well to consider prohibiting membership in any organization except the York and Scottish Rites and such other bodies as are recognized to be dignified, until such a body is first approved by the Grand Lodge. Otherwise Master Masons may be tempted to spend their money for that which is not bread and their substance for that which profiteth not."

There is fine fraternal feeling between the Odd Fellows and the Masons in Idaho and many sentiments of good will are being extended at the annual communications. Indiana received its usual greetings and basket of flowers from the sisters of the O. E. S. Lodges in that jurisdiction are urged to confine themselves to the use of Blue Lodge paraphernalia and costume, and not employ the uniforms of any other organizations. At the opening of Grand Lodge in Iowa a Past Grand Patron introduced the Grand Matron of the O. E. S., and, after the usual basket of flowers, she retired. The Grand Master accepted the basket, displaying a knowledge of the O. E. S. ritual which proved that he was one of their number. In the necrology report of that Grand Lodge, the committee lists the names of five Past Grand Patrons of other jurisdictions, and the name of one Grand Matron. The Grand Master of Kentucky visited the Grand Chapter O. E. S. at a meeting honoring the memory of Past Grand Master Rob Mo1'-

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ris of Kentucky, who was the founder of the O. E. S. He found Kentucky regulations forbade his endorsement of the National Sojourners, since it must have the approval of the Grand Lodge. Later on the National Sojourners, the National Federated Craft, and the Masters and Wardens Association were given this approval. The first named is an organization composed of those who have been in military service, the second of Federal employees, and the latter a local organization in Kentucky. While not able to recognize the National Federated Craft, the Grand Master did visit and address their national convention in Indianapolis, which he says "was also visited by the Grand Master of Missouri." Past Grand Master Marshall, of Montana, speaking before his Grand Lodge on the National Sojourners, says that at all times they recognize the sovereign jurisdiction of Grand Masters of Grand Lodges and open the doors of all its chapters and assemblies to them; that they are among the most loyal and patriotic citizens of our country. We have apparently missed something in the proceedings of New Mexico, for, according to a motion made, the section of the Grand Master's address regarding concordant orders was stricken out, as well as a discussion had thereon, since the reading of it had had the desired effect. One Past Grand Master remarked: , 'It has not had its effect on one organization. I do not want this to go in the records either, as we admit we have made a mistake in bringing it up."

An organization in North Dakota attempted to carry out a public entertainment at which a prize was to be given for the guessing of the number of beans contained in a jar. Since local authorities held the scheme to be a lottery and since it seemed to encourage the gambling instinct, the Grand Master decided that the fraternity should have nothing to do with it. Before the formal opening of North Dakota's Grand Lodge, "following a practice which began with the organization of the Grand Cliapter O. E. S. in 1894, the Grand Lodge received the principal officers of the Grand Chapter O. E. S." They left their basket of roses. That there might be no question of the Masonic standing of the group, the National Sojourners were given the blessing of the Grand Lodge of North Dakota. The Grand Master of Ohio believes that the recognition of various youth movements, predicated on Masonic relationship, is a pertinent and urgent one, calling for prompt, courageous and thorough consideration. In passing on the matter, many called attention to a decision which stated that no lodge might thereafter sponsor a new chapter of DeMolay and that no such chapters were permitted the use of Masonic lodge rooms. The decision has been twice affirmed and was again

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re-affirmed. Later on a debate was indulged in, but the report of the committee was not concurred in. The Portland, Oregon, chapter of National Sojourners carried out the flag ceremony in the presence of the Grand Lodge. The Grand Master of Rhode Island was "honored" by being made a member of "Tall Cedars" at sight, the Supreme Tall Cedar conferring the honor. In Tennessee, the Grand Matron of the O. E. S. and her associate officers were introduced and the proceedings record "the Worthy Grand Matron responded and in a most charming manner expressed her pleasure at being able to visit the Grand Lodge." The Grand Master of Texas was asked whether it would be permissible for the Eastern Star chapter to hold a domino party occasionally in the lodge hall and, if so, could they have high and low prizes, could they invite a few friends, and was it all right to hold such parties for amusement only, inexpensive prizes being given for high and low. They were informed that such procedure could not be had since prizes were not permissible. The Grand Lodge held that members of lodges in Texas could not join the Veiled Prophets and directed the District Deputies to notify members of the lodges who were members of the Grotto to sever their connection with the order. The Grand Monarch of the Order was notified and was requested to revoke the charters in Texas and, be it said to his credit, he promptly did so. The Grand Lodge believed that a useful purpose might be served in outlining the names of the grand bodies regarded as regular and legal, and listed as such the bodies of the York and Scottish Rites, the Red Cross of Constantine and the Royal Order of Scotland. Here is a good time to tell something of the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm. This organization is now fifty years of age. An examination of their proceedings reveals few men who are connected with the active management of Grand Lodges. In Missouri, our Grand Lecturer Ittner has served the organization as Grand Monarch, and among the representatives shown by the last proceedings was Judge John W. Calhoun, Monarch of the Grotto in St. Louis. At the session held in Cleveland, Grand Master Otteson of Iowa was officially introduced. Proceedings show that there路 was a further decrease in the membership of the Order. It is noted that two new Grottoes were established in Missouri, one at Jefferson City, the other at Springfield. There are now Grottoes at Sedalia, St. Louis, Princeton, Kansas City, St. "Joseph, Jefferson City and Springfield. The total membership in Missouri is not more than 3,000 at the present time. Apparently the Prophets are doing a little diplomatic missionary work, for during the year a number of active Masons were made Prophets at sight, including Grand Master Ross of Kentucky, his Deputy Grand Master, the Grand Master of Washington, the Grand Master of Connecticut, Governor Cone of Florida, the Grand. Master

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of Michigan, the Grand Standard Bearer of the Grand Commandery of the District of Columbia, Past Grand Master Price of Virginia (now Governor), and the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge and Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of Indiana. It was brought to the attention of the Grand Master of Utah that certain advisors of DeMolay Councils had claimed that since their appointments are confirmed by the Grand Council of DeMolay that they were not subject to removal by Masonic Lodges which appointed them. The Grand Master protested to the Grand Council of DeMolay that the attitude was an invasion of the rights of Masonic lodges in the control and discipline of their own members. A Utah lodge had complained that one of its appointive officers who was serving as an advisor of DeMolay was not giving proper attention to his lodge work, but he had pleaded that his DeMolay work interferred with such lodge work. He was aqvised he must choose between his lodge and his position as advisor. The officer replied he could not be removed and in this view he was supported by another member of the DeMolay Council. The Grand Master, ruled that advisors who represent sponsoring blue lodges, are in fact committee members of such lodges, and as such are subject to removal at the will and pleasure of the Master. The Grand. Master of Washington was given an unusual welcome while attending the Grand Chapter O. E. S. by being provided with an escort from the State Highway Patrol. West Virginia is vexed with the problem of parasitical organizations which acquire their supposed respectability from their pretended connections with Masonry, but in reality flourishing through sucking the life-blood out of the order itself. Many were found to be an outrage and disgrace to the order. The Grand Master expressed himself as opposed to the placing of certain emblems of non-Masonic organizations in lodge rooms, believing that they should not be permitted to remain after the non-Masonic organization has completed its labors, because the mingling in the lodge room of Masonic and nonMasonic emblems is not for good. In Wisconsin a resolution authorizing the encouragement of the Order of DeMolay failed of adoption. The jurisprudence committee stated: , 'Inasmuch as sponsorship or recognition of any organization involves the assumption of responsibility for the policies, acts and behavior of such organization, to a greater or less degree by the sponsoring body, this Grand Lodge has consistently refrained from according such recognition or assuming sponsorship for any organization of any kind. In this instance recognition by lodges is asked for an organization which is not bound by tlie laws, rules and regulations of the Grand Lodge, particularly with reference to solicitation of support from the general public, the holding of public dances and benefits of various kinds. These activities in themselves are harmless, but the general public is given the impression that it is the Masonic Order which is soliciting help in its work. This is contrary to the spirit, as well as the laws and edicts of Grand Lodge. "

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The Grand Lodge of Wisconsin was called off during which time the Grand Patron presented the Grand Matron of the O. E. S., who briefly addressed the members informally and retired. An application was received by the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia from the International Masonic Association, with headquarters in Geneva, inviting the Grand Lodge to become a member of the Association and to send representatives to its convention in September 1938. The inquiry was made as to its antecedents, but it was found it was an association of some Grand Lodges in Europe with whom Nova Scotia had no fraternal relations and for the reason that it was not supported by the Grand Lodges of the British Isles. Quebec "while always pleased to discuss or exchange views with other Grand Lodges which they fraternally recognize, will not associate itself with any formal body which tends to bring Masonry into groups or interfere with the exercise of its sovereign rights," and consequently so expressed itself in its reply to the International Masonic Association. Arkansas received a communication from the Grand Lodge Swiss Alpina, giving the background of the International Masonic Association and urging the widespread establishment of it as a means of dealing with international problems confronting the fraternity. FINANCES, SURETY BONDS, DUES AND FEES FINANCES

The Pro Grand Master of New South Wales, after an investigation, was amused to find the enormous liabilities outstanding on many temples. He found seventy-eight temples free of debt, while sixtythree in the suburban area, and two hundred thirteen in the country districts were in debt to an amount approximating one million dollars. He proposed a scheme t6 provide a fund from which lodges might draw loans at a nominal interest, the fund to be raised by contributions of approximately 10 cents per week per member to run over a period of ten years. At the expiration of that time all lodges would be free of indebtedness and the Grand Lodge itself would have a magnificent fund for its own use. We find no reference as to final action on the proposal. The Grand Treasurer "reports assets of more than two million dollars. Smaller lodges in the State of Arizona are finding it difficult to be host to Grand Lodge communications. The condition is caused by the meeting of the Grand Lodge and the Eastern Star at the same time and place. The District of Columbia owns property known as Temple Heights, a valuable piece of property but of little use to the Grand Lodge because they are not financially able to erect the necessary buildings. An endeavor is being made to sell the property. The Grand Lodge is paying interest on a $346,000.00 mortgage, a $3,745.00 loan, taxes

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amounting to $11,252.00, and numerous other expenses, making the whole proposition a white elephant. The Grand Lodge of Florida took $144,505.00 of its bonds and reduced the bonded indebtedness of the Grand Lodge building to $98,900.00, a majority of which is now owned by members of the fraternity. It is believed that the revenue from the building will soon liquidate the bond issue. The building is located in Jacksonville, is thirty years old, not exactly an up-to-date office building, but in good location and its space well occupied. Bonds of the Lodge Delray, given to the trustees of the Grand Lodge of Florida by the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, are in default; Egypt Temple (Shrine) bonds are also in default. Palatka Lodge mortgages are carried in the amount of $1,800.00; they advised the Grand Lodge that they were unable to make further payments. It was arranged that the trustees sell the mortgage for the principle, waiving accumulated interest payments, and find a purchaser of the mortgage, the lodge agreeing to repurchase the property through a newly formed corporation. We cannot understand why trustees of Grand Lodges will go outside the United States to find investments. The Grand Lodge of Idaho bought some bonds of the Republic of Chile, and even advised that there is no hope they will recover their original value. The Grand Lodge finance committee recommended that the investment in irrigation bonds be reduced, but the figures show that instead of a reduction they are now the owner of $125,500.00 of these bonds, $4,000.00 more than they had a year ago. One of the interesting reports of lodge finances is to be found in the Grand Lodge of Illinois proceedings. The table shows that considerable more dues are being collected, but that operating expenses are increasing. Most lodges are operating at a loss, so far as living on dues collected, utilizing the fees in paying the路 difference. There has been an increase of $18,100.00 in the amount of fees received, the total for the year being $162,900.00. The Grand Master of Indiana was deeply concerned over the failure of many secretaries and treasurers to carry out regulations of the Grand Lodge. He believes if these monthly reports and balances were regularly made and recorded the fraternity would not be chagrined by embezzlements and shortages. Maryland believed it could handle its finances best by selecting a trust company as a financial adviser. While their existence has been brief, it is noted that, with very few exceptions, their investments have shown an appreciation over prices paid. Since 1934 the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts has had appeals pending for abatement of taxes assessed by the City of Boston. Recently a reduction of $150,000.00 in each year since that date was obtained, leaving the present assessed valuation at $1 12001000.001 and

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an elaborate brief has been prepared to show that the property is exempt under present law. The matter is being studied. The salary of the Grand Treasurer of Minnesota. was brought to the attention of that Grand Lodge by the Grand Master, who believed that the salary should be drastically reduced, the amount of work being done not warranting the amount paid. Minnesota has been paying $1,620.00, a larger amount than any of the lodges in the Indian Territory. A special committee agreed with the Grand Master and the salary was reduced to $600.00. Investments made by the Grand Lodge of Montana have been unsatisfactory. Bonds of a denominational college were cashed at 75 per cent of their face value; to protect other investments it was necessary to pay back taxes of $3,450.00. A number of years ago Grand Secretary Charles H. Johnson, when Grand Master of New York, suggested that the Grand Lodge should have one or more auditors to go about the state visiting lodges and assisting in the audit of their books. The present Grand Master believes that some day this will have to be given thoughtful consideration. The jurisprudence committee considered a number of resolutions, one specifying that no employee or officer of a lodge should sell merchandise or service to the lodge unless such transaction had the prior approval of the lodge. Attempt is being made to make New York lodges budget-minded. To date 856, or 82.6 per cent, of the lodges work on the budget system. Lodges were notified that unless they took steps to balance their budgets, disaster was in the offing, for, 'Individuals, corporations, governments and lodges which continue to spend more than they take in must face a day of reckoning. * * * A budget cannot cure a deficit. It is a tool of the diagnostician. The remedy must come from the officers and members of the lodge."

The Grand Lodge of Ohio reports $365,000.00 in securities, all are direct obligations of the government or guaranteed by the same. Assets of the Grand Lodge of Oregon show a substantial increase during the year, now amounting to $1,046,199.00. Pennsylvania devotes 115 pages of their proceedings to a listing of the various funds held by that Grand Lodge. The total of these funds is $17,422,158.00. Sentiment has overruled good judgment, according to the Grand Master of Rhode Island, with the result of a most unhealthy condition .in our financial structure. He finds among his lodges that only thirteen have lived within their income. One lodge spent 165 per cent more than its income. One of the most flagrant cases that has come to our attention is a case in South Dakota, where a former well respected member of the fraternity, who had been Grand Secretary of the bodies for years, succeeded in misusing funds to such an extent that he was removed

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from office and since that date his death has occurred. In brief, he was short $6,967.80, and neither he nor his estate could pay this amount. Most of the money represented collections he had made for the George Washington National Masonic Memorial. Since the Grand Lodge did 'not appoint him as a representative of the Association, they did not feel that they should become liable for losses in that fund. The finance committee found that annual dues range from $2.00 to $10.00, although the per capita tax paid to Grand Lodge is $1.25. Seven lodges report that they charge from $10.00 to $15.00 for the degrees, although the by-laws proscribe the fees shall be not less than $40.00. Only one lodge was working on the budget system. The committee believe that closer Grand Lodge supervision is going to be necessary. In the various funds of the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin are over seven hundred separate pieces of property, consisting of farms, houses and lots, permanent buildings, vacant lots, corporate stock, preferred stock, bonds, notes, mortgages, land contracts, life insurance policies, legacies, certificates of interest in segregated trusts, the properties extending from Canada on the North to Florida on the south, and Minnesota and Missouri on the west. SURETY BONDS

Florida discovered that if a fairly large number of lodges would handle the bonding of its officers through a central agency, a decided saving might be effected. Lodges of 25 members or less may adopt or reject the plan as they prefer; lodges of from 26 to 100 members must bond their secretary and treasurer in the sum of at least $1,000.00; lodges larger than that must carry a $2,000.00 bond. The Grand Master of Minnesota was shocked at recent occurrences where secretaries and treasurers had failed to account for funds belonging to the lodge. In most instances bonds are not required and because of the friendly feeling for the officer who has gone wrong, there is no prosecution and no attempt to compel reimbursement. The Grand Master feels if it is good business for the Grand Lodge officers to be bonded, it is equally as good for a subordinate lodge. He suggested that the Grand Lodge amend its constitution to provide for a blanket bond, charging each lodge its proportionate amount. During the past year shortages of secretaries of two lodges were paid by the Grand Lodge of South Carolina surety bond account. In one instance a past secretary reimbursed the lodge in full. FEES AND DUES

Fees in Iowa range from $30.00 to $75.00; 327 lodges charge the minimum fee; 121 lodges charge $40.00; 54 charge $50.00; only 5 charge $75.00. There is a wide variance in the amount of dues charged in Iowa lodges, ranging from $4.00 to $10.00. One lodge charges $4.00; 26 charge $4.25; 49 charge $4.50; 330 charge $5.00; 86 charge

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$6.00; 18 charge $10.00. It will be noted that 27 lodges are charging less than the minimum dues of $4.50. In Connecticut each candidate is obliged to include a fee of $20.00 which goes to the charity foundation. The Grand Master believes this is keeping many desirable young men on the outside and it is a much larger amount than charged by other Grand Lodges for similar purposes. Strange to say, the same amount is charged those who desire to affiliate. The Grand Master recommended that the amount be reduced. Notwithstanding a favorable report on the part of the committee, all attempts to reduce the amount were defeated. HISTORICAL

British Columbia has a Grand Historian who functions. Forty pages of the proceedings are devoted to his report, much of it dealing with the formation of the Grand Lodge of that jurisdiction. The Grand Master of Manitoba visited the Grand Lodge of Minnesota and discovered that no Grand Master of his jurisdiction had ever visited Minnesota, although the two jurisdictions were side by side. Both Grand Lodges claim direct association since Freemasonry was introduced into Western Canada through the Grand Lodge of Minnesota. The founder of Freemasonry in New Brunswick was Erasmus J ames Phillips, a Major in a British regiment of infantry stationed in Nova Scotia. He became a Mason in Boston in 1737 and took with him to Nova Scotia a warrant from Henry Price, then Grand Master of Massachusetts, appointing Phillips a Provincial Grand Master. As such he formed a lodge in the garrison at Annapolis in 1738 and from this small beginning Masonry in Canada has grown to a membership of 171,000. An official history of the Grand Lodge of New South Wales is to be issued, an appropriation having been made to edit and index it. Prior to 1867, lodges in South Australia had little standing, but in that year Prince Alfred, the second son of Queen Victoria, came there and the Irish brethren signalized the event by erecting a hall. In 1869, the English brethren erected a hall, and in 1880 English, Scottish and Irish brethren purchased property which was taken over in 1884 by the Grand Lodge of South Australia. Grand Historian Harris of Nova Scotia, reported to his Grand Lodge that only ten lodges of that jurisdiction have failed to write their histories. The first seed of Freemasonry was sown in Prince Edward Island in 1797, when St. John's Lodge was organized. The Grand Lodge wa~ formed in 1875 with six subordinates. The history of Freemasonry in Prince Edward Island appears as an appendix to the proceedings. The fifth Australasian Conference took place on March 13-15, 1939, according to the Grand Lodge proceedings of Tasmania. The jubilee

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of this Grand Lodge is to occur in June 1940, but will be celebrated in February 1941 at the annual communication of the Grand Lodge and the installation of the Grand Master. Anticipating the attendance of 10,000 members at the jubilee of the Grand Lodge of Victoria in Melbourne on March 15, 1939, the matter was given considerable attention by the Board of General Purposes which arranged for installation services, a banquet, and a theatre party. The Governors of the various States of Australia, as well as the Grand Masters of the various States, were invited, while Lord Ga:lway, Governor and Grand Master of New Zealand, had signified his intention of being present. Arizona is to erect a bronze tablet, which is to be unveiled in 1940, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the introduction of Masonry into that territory. The fact that the Grand Lodge of Arkansas has lived through a period of one hundred years; according to the Grand Master, is proof of the imprint for good the fraternity has left on the community. The State Park Department of Arkansas inquired of the Grand Lodge as to its interest in the erection of a marker at Arkansas Post to commemorate the site of the first Masonic Lodge in Arkansas. This Grand Lodge is to erect a monument, costing $1,500.00, to the memory of their late Grand Secretary, the well known Fay Hempstead. Mrs. Lloyd England, a great granddaughter of Andrew Scott, who was foremost in the formation of the first Masonic lodge in Arkansas, presented the Grand Lodge with a painting of Brother Scott. Copy of the portrait appears in the proceedings. The Grand Lodge of Arkansas was formed in Little Rock in November 1838 by representatives working under the jurisdictions of Alabama, Louisiana and Tennessee. California has a Masonic History Committee, working without expense to the Grand Lodge. Many interesting stories of early-day Masonic life have been unearthed and given publicity by them. An unusual event occurred in Colorado, where by dispensation from the Grand Master, and under three dispensations, the first section of a degree was worked in one lodge, the lodge was called to refreshment and en route to another lodge a stop was made at a historic monument where a program was held; in the second lodge room, the second section of the degree was conferred, and afterward was concluded in the hall of the third lodge. The Grand Master had no precedent for this dispensation except that of "unusual consequence." At the Tercentenary celebration of the Swedes in Delaware, the Masonic hall at Wilmington was used in serving meals to expected visitors. There were entertained at this time the Swedish Band, a chorus of eighty-nine persons who accompanied the Crown Prince and Princess and their son from Sweden, and the United States Marine Band. While the Swedes were unable to talk English to any

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extent, many of them were Masons and it was estimated that forty members of the Marine Band were also members of the fraternity. Freemasonry in Florida first appeared in St. Augustine in 1768. Its life was intermittent and uncertain until 1825, when Jackson Lodge was organized at Ta:llahassee by the Grand Lodge of Alabama. The Grand Lodge of Florida was organized in 1830, when the Morgan excitement was at its height; the Seminole War was also raging. Idaho has a Grand Historian and his paper this year dealt with early explorers and settlers of the Far vVest, beginning with Lewis and Clark. Illinois is making a survey relative to the holding of a centennial celebration in 1940. The finance committee "unable to determine the amount necessary and believing it to be of minor importance" decided to pay the expenses out of the general fund. Past Grand Master Moore of Iowa has been appointed to bring the history of that Grand Lodge up to date. They have a history that covers most of the early period of its life. A series of biographies of Iowa Governors who were Masons has just been concluded in the Iowa .Grand Lodge Bulletin. Fifteen members of the Grand Lodge of Iowa were present at the annual communication who were present in 1903 at Grand Lodge when the Grand Lodge called off and in a body left the hall, going to the railroad station to greet the late Teddy Roosevelt who was passing through on a special train. The manuscript of the history of Masonry in Kansas, prepared by former Grand Secretary Albert K. vVilson, has been deposited in a sealed package in a safe deposit vault in Topeka to be preserved until such a time as it is decided to print it. A committee on history in Maine have compiled a number of lodge histories. A few years ago the committee mailed an outline and suggestions to secretaries and the response was very encouraging. Massachusetts has a splendid method of preserving lodge histories. Each year we find in the annual proceedings a report of special communications of the Grand Lodge held in the various towns of that State for the purpose of celebrating twenty-five, seventy-five and one hundred-year anniversaries, at which time the history of the lodge is read and preserved in the annual proceedings. The proceedings of that State tell of the first formation of Freemasonry in this country, all derived from the original Grand Lodge created in 1717 by the voluntary affiliation of four London lodges, which arbitrarily assumed jurisdiction over all Freemasonry within ten miles of London, but gradually came to be recognized throughout England. Ireland was established in 1725 in much the same way, and Scotland came into existence in 1736. A different method of creating Grand Lodges was employed in America, for we read that on April 13, 1733, Henry Price of Boston, by virtue of a commission from the Grand Master of England became Provincial Grand Master with authority to form a Grand Lodge and constitute other lodges. An interesting story of Price and

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his co-worker, Major Phillips, appears in the Massachusetts proceedings. Fortunately, the history of this Grand Lodge is being preserved in the work of Grand Secretary Frederick W. Hamilton. A portion of the history, up to 1900, is ready for publication and we anticipate a work of real merit. The late Hugo Tatsch, librarian of the Grand Lodge, refers to an interesting case of the Earl of Carlisle, sentenced to death for treason in 1325. The sentence of death required: , 'His sword should be taken from him, and his gilt spurs hacked from off his heels; that he should be hanged by the neck and drawn, his heart and bowels taken out of his body, burnt to ashes and winnowed, his body cut into four quarters, one to be set upon the principal tower of Carlisle Castle, another upon the tower of Newcastle, a third upon the bridge of York, the fourth at Shrewsbury, and his head upon Lond Bridge."

Pretty muchly separated we should say! Upon motion of Melvin Johnson, P. G. M., the excess taxes paid to the City of Boston, which are to be refunded, will constitute a fund for the preparation and publication of Masonic information and for the preservation of documentary or other Masonic material. Out in Montana, Pompey's Pillar is a famous landmark on the Yellowstone River. On June 20, 1938, Billings Lodge No. 113 held an open-air meeting and on the summit of this landmark the Grand Master raised his son as a Master Mason. At the same time a bronze tablet was placed giving the Masonic affiliations of the great explorers, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. A fine service is being rendered by J. Edward Allen of North Carolina in compiling the list of Past Grand Masters of that jurisdiction and printing it in the annual proceedings. This Grand Lodge is the owner of the flag carried by American troops at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. The National Park Service thought it might be conveniently placed at the scene of the struggle, but it was decided to leave the flag at the State Museum in Raleigh where it has been for many years. An interesting table appears in the North Carolina proceedings showing the Grand Lodges that trace their lineage to the Grand Lodge of North Carolina. Missouri is shown as having had three lodges under Tennessee. The truth is Tennessee is only our foster mother, having "swiped" the Missouri lodges from their former mother, Pennsylvania. The Grand Historian of Nevada has presented to the Grand Lodge a manuscript copy of the history of Carson Lodge No.1, as well as the histories of several other Nevada lodges. This year there was read the history of Winnemucca Lodge, meaning, in the Indian language, "Place by the River." The Grand Secretary of New Hampshire discovered in his storeroom an unbound package which contained the 33掳 patent of Jeremy L. Cross issued in 1824, with letters of recommendation as a Masonic Lecturer issued in 1817, signed by Thomas Smith Webb. The documents have been sent to the路 Department of Manuscripts in the Congressional Department at Washington for restoration.

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An emergent communication of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey was held at Bound Brook to unveil a bronze tablet to the memory of William McKissack, one of the founders of the Grand Lodge. The proceedings give a rather complete account of this distinguished Mason and photographs of the dedication. New York's Grand Historian is Ossian Lang. His work in recent years has consisted largely of investigation of the early builders, dealing particularly with their work in connection with the erection of various cathedrals. North Dakota has come into possession of a gavel of solid ivory, once the property of a medical missionary in the Congo. It was found by Hon. Frank White while in the Philippine Islands and bears the date 1783. One of the most interesting sections of the Ohio proceedings is the appendix containing stories of the beginnings of Masonry in that jurisdiction. This year the story covers Masonry in the Great Northwest and the beginning of the Grand Lodge. Past Grand Master Muldrow told the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma how he came from the Grand Lodge of the Indian Territory, in its last session, into the meeting of the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma Territory. There were two sections of trains run out of McAlester, bringing a combined delegation of six hundred to Guthrie, where they were met by the consolidated membership of the Territorial Grand Lodge of Oklahoma. They marched two and two up to the Temple, led by the retiring Grand Masters of Oklahoma and Indian Territories. Rhode Island Grand Lodge is planning a sesquicentennial celebration and an assessment of $1.00 per year for three years on each individual member is being collected to pay expenses. In the Grand Lodge of South Carolina Museum is a certificate, issued to a Confederate Captain during the Civil ViaI', stating: tt This Captain did his duty as an officer, did everything in his power to alleviate our sufferings by giving us, and many others, money to buy the necessaries of life to the extent of his means. To reciprocate said favors we desire any federal officer or officers to treat him with due consideration as a gentleman and a Mason should he ever fall into their hands."

Grand Master Robert R. Lewis, of Pennsylvania, told an interesting story to the Grand Lodge of South Carolina about Elisha Kent Kane, the explorer, who was made a Mason at sight by the Grand Master of Pennsylvania in 1853. At the request of the committee on general activities of South Dakota, lodges are urged to prepare their histories, even if only in sketchy form since they can be amplified later. Texas Grand Lodge employed the services of a brother to do research work covering the early connection of that Grand Lodge with educational work in the State of Texas. He is being paid $600.00 for his preliminary work.

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Utah continues the publication of its historical bulletins, all the work of Samuel H. Goodwin, who is not only Historian but Grand Secretary. The last is the history of Rocky Mountain Lodge No. 11, but Brother Samuel not having submitted a copy to us are unable to judge its content. Grand Senior Warden Fenton, of Vermont, in a dedication address at Springfield, described the first use of the term "Freemason," it occurring in a pamphlet entitled "A Spirituall, and most precious Pearle," printed in London in 1593. The paragraph quoted reads: , 'The free mason heweth ye hard stones, and heweth off here one piece and there another, till the stones be fltte and apt for the place where he will lay them. Even so God the heavenly free mason, buildeth a Church, and he frameth & polishe!h us, which are the costly & precious stones, with the crosse and affliction, that all abhomination and wickednesse, which do not agree unto this glorious building, might be removed and taken out of the way."

He also told some interesting stories of the anti-Masonic period in Vermont. This Grand Lodge has recently created a committee on historical research "to function for one year without expense to the Grand Lodge." In an address at Walla Walla, before the Grand Lodge of Washington' the speaker referred to the fact that that morning he had come in over a cement highway and could not refrain from thinking of the days of 1880 when he had to drive over the bunch grass. He stated that six miles west of the city were the graves of the first martyrs among American emigrants, namely, that of Dr. Marcus Whitman and his good wife, who came there to teach, but the finest monument being the buildings of Whitman College, which carryon the work they began. The Grand Historian of Washington gave a rather brief report which might well be amplified. In 1944, Wisconsin will celebrate the centennial of the formation of its Grand Lodge and $600.00 a year is to be set aside to defray expense. Rawlins Lodge No.5, organized in 1876, has numbered among its membership some of the most distinguished citizens of the State, including two Governors, outstanding railroad builders, distinguished members in business and State Government, and eight Grand Masters of the Grand Lodge, while for forty consecutive years the office of Grand Secretary has been in one family-first father, then son, and both members of that lodge. HUMOR

No lodge of the jurisdiction of California bears the number "606," and we are informed that the number was purposely skipped in the roster. The lodge which, under normal circumstances, would have been designated as 606 had several doctors on its roll of charter members

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and the number had some peculiar significance to them. They were willing to give the number to certain of their patients, but did not like to take it themselves as a lodge number, hence the number has been deemed a numeral of darkness in the lodges of California. In upholding the decision of the Grand Master of Georgia that beer should not be served at Masonic barbecues, the jurisprudence committee took occasion to add "we favor more and better barbecues." A proposed amendment to the Grand Lodge regulations of Michigan refers to the "dimitted brothers from sister grand jurisdictions." In presenting the apron of a Past Grand Master, Dr. Hagmeier, Past Grand Master of Oregon, said: "For eight long years as the sole represen.tative of our noble profession among the Past Grand Masters I have endured the jibes and darts leveled by the other members of that angelic group known as the legal profession and the wizards of finance commonly known as .bankers. I was but a lamb among wolves. I had no more chance than a buck private in a battalion made up of top sergeants. So, in your coming into our ranks, I feel now that we, of the medical profession may occupy that place on the hilltop that is rightfully ours while the members of the legal and banking professions may dispose themselves on the lower slopes where they rightfully belong. From the expression on your face, I am of the opinion that this presentation of an apron to you does not come as a surprise. Am I righU (The PGM answered, 'You are right.') This apron is rather a gaudy piece of wearing apparel, its value isn't anything to write home to the folks about-to the uninitiated it may not represent a great deal, but to the brethren of this Grand Lodge, it is an expression of the love and affection they hold for you. * * * "Now for the past few days we have heard rumors of an address you made in which you spoke of the osculatory gleam you noted in the eyes of the sisters of the Eastern Star. I do not feel that I should admonish you, yet I believe' a word of advice from your elder would not be amiss. We Past Grand Masters walk a narrow path. We see not-or if we see, we heed not-the osculatory gleam in the eyes of strange women."

The Grand Master of North Carolina, addressing the Grand Lodge of South Carolina, referred to having met the Grand Master of South Carolina out in Arkansas, at which time he stated: "Your Grand Master seemed somewhat surprised that they did not !leal' anybody blowing bazukas out tbere and singing bill-billy songs."

Past Grand Master Johnson of New York addressed the Grand Lodge of Virginia on his visit to the Scandinavian countries. He referred to an interesting occasion when he marched in stately procession through the corridors of the Grand Lodge building in Stockholm, headed by the King of Sweden himself. Said Sir Melvin: "We came from a country where we are all equal. We are kings, and all tbat sort of thing, but there is a whale of a kick in marching behind a real king, just the same. There is a thrill that came with it, to see the leaders of the country in that procession, and as we marched about in that procession I received a thrill the like of which I have never had before and never expect to get again."

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LIQUOR AND LOTTERIES

The Grand Lodge of Alabama, representing 460 lodges and 30,000 members, protested against the location of a liquor store in close proximity to the Masonic temple in Montgomery. The Control Board of the State gave favorable consideration to their recommendation. The Grand Lodge also protested against the location of a county jail immediately opposite the Masonic temple. There is common complaint in Georgia against the sale of wine, beer and intoxicants by Master Masons, such sales being prohibited by the constitution. Local lodges appear to take no action against their membership. The Grand Master asked for authority to order trial held, and where lodges refused to act, give power to the Grand Master to take up their charter, for as he said: "We cannot expect Masonry to hold its high position as.teacher of spiritual law if its members are to be allowed to violate our rules with impunity. Nor will Masonry hold the respect of the world if its members are openly or secretly dealing in intoxicants."

Illinois was called to pass upon a proposal amending the code which would provide that no lodge could receive a petition from one engaged in the manufacture or sale of liquor in whatever capacity, and by striking out a section which stated that any Mason who might thereafter enter into any of the businesses enumerated should be placed on trial. The Grand Lodge refused to adopt the proposed amendment, although recommended by the committee on legislation. of which a Past Grand Master and the Governor of the State wen members. In Indiana, if the principal business of a druggist is the manufacture, distribution or sale of liquor he is not eligible to membership. The question of fact is one for the lodge and the investigating committee. A Kentuckian who operated a liquor dispensary wanted to petition a lodge. An inquirer as to his eligibility stated: "Most liquor stores in our part of the country are run by members of our organization, and if it is right for a Mason to run a liquor store, is it right to accept the application of one who does ~"

He was informed that a man engaged in the liquor business could not petition a lodge in the State of Kentucky. It was held that the sale of beer had the same standing as that of liquor and while some men might differ with the Grand Master in his opinion, it was up to the Grand Lodge to reverse the Grand Master. Notwithstanding the regulations as to the making and selling of beer, the Master of a Kentucky lodge called the Grand Master over the phone to inquire whether it were permissible to serve beer at a Masonic temple after a conference of a degree in the lodge. The secretary of a Louisiana lodge asked whether a lodge might

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rent the lower part of its building as a club room in which promiscuous gambling and drinking would be permitted. He was speedily informed that the lodge could not rent its lower floor for any such purpose and that any rental of its lower floor to a club should embody a clause in the contract that such uses as contemplated would not be permitted. Reviewer McAllister of Montana, in reading decisions by Grand Masters, found the distinctions growing finer and the interpretation:;; more technical. He believes that from a Masonic standpoint, the liquor business involves more than a mere legal question. Good morals and good citizenship enter into the problem. The liquor business is degrading, debasing, debauching and demoralizing both to the seller and to the buyer, and if our Grand Lodges would consistently base their actions on the traditional convictions of the Craft, eliminate arguments and spell-binding speeches, and have the courage to face this evil With sledge-hammer inhibitions and clean house, some progress might be made in reducing infractions of our basic tenets. North Dakota brethren participated in a general discussion of modification of law in dealing with liquor matters. The committee thought no modification should be made. Some thought an injustice might be done to some brother, but finally it was decided that the state could not afford to take a backward step, that the present law should stand, and later if there appeared need for clarification to avoid working hardship it could be cared for by action of the Grand Master. A bulletin sent out by the Grand Master of Ohio noted it w~s impossible to successively mix liquor and gasoline. He added that it was equally impossible to satisfactorily mix liquor and fraternalism since it resulted in the deterioration of the fraternal spirit, as can be readily seen by reference to experiences along that line by some of our auxiliary. bodies. A Mason in Oregon took over the management of a saloon while his partner was away on a trip. His attention being called to the fact; his reply was that he knew what he was doing was a Masonic offense, "But he had money in the place and was going to look after his own welfare." The Grand Master decided that in looking after his own welfare, he was also subjecting himself to Masonic charges. A special committee on liquor believed that additional legislation was not required at this time, but that a vigorous enforcement of present provisions would eliminate many of the un-Masonic conditions which now exist. The committee urges all lodges to be extremely vigilant in the reception of members who are in any way connected with the liquor business and to resolve all questions of doubt in favor of the fraternity. Enforcement of liquor resolutions are left to the discretion of the Grand Master of Rhode Island, who has taken drastic action in a hope of solving the problem. A new form of petition in the State of Washington requires all petitioners to answer certain inquiries in reference to their connection

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with intoxicating liquor. The Grand Master has ruled that all intoxicating liquor, including beer and wine, was included in their code. However, they have a novelty in that a petitioner may engage in a business in which 50 per cent of the total business is .the handling of liquor. Reviewer Davis finds that most Grand Lodges are vexed with this question, for many states are supervising and conducting liquor operations and there is a wide variety of legislation. Most legislation proceeds from the central idea that Masonry always has been and always will be opposed to the liquor traffic. A man, who is sales manager of a candy company which recently added a line of liquor and beer, was declared ineligible to petition lodges in Wisconsin. LOTTERIES

The Board of General Purposes of the Grand Lodge of Queensland deprecates the raising of benevolent funds by raffle methods. California, which has been troubled with many so-called Masonic lotteries, had one case called to its attention which, while not in violation of the ~tate law, was of such questionable character as to be a reflection on the good name of Masonry. The Grand Master recommended that a new section be added to the constitution making it unlawful to put any scheme before the public for the raising of money before first having the approval of the Grand Master, and his con路 clusion was: , 'We have altogether too many parasites attached to the body of Masonry. They are a detriment to our institutions; they retard our growth, and they are contaminating the life stream of our fraternity. They should all be abolished. It is our duty to put an end to this source of annoyance and disregard for the good name of our institution."

Maine has an epidemic of blanket clubs, which is nothing more than a game of chance, and Masons who sponsor or participate in such games were notified that they might be dealt with as if they had committed a Masonic offense. The Grand Master of North Carolina suggested a resolution declaring participation in lotteries or games of chance as being opposed to the spirit of Freemasonry and calling upon all collateral organizations to respect the purpose of the resolution. The Grand Master of Washington, in his address, dwelt upon lotteries operated by so-called Masonic organizations. He wonders how any body of Masons, claiming to live up to the law of the land, can engage in such enterprises, however laudable the cause. EI Kalif Temple of the Shrine at Spokane, which for a number of years has been raising funds by lottery methods, contracted with a carnival company to supply material for a lottery, the Shrine dividing the profits. The Grand Master did the right thing by notifying the Shrine of their law violation, advising them to recall their literature and stop the lottery immediately, or be brought to trial for un-Masonic conduct.

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A letter was sent to Nile Temple of the Shrine at Seattle, informing them that one of their schemes was no less than a lottery and or~ering them to cease furthering such a scheme. Strange to relate, both Temples gave immediate assurance that the Grand Master's orders would be respected and the lotteries were abandoned. MASONIC JURISPRUDENCE DECISIONS

The Grand Master of Alabama was asked to decide whether a lodge could elect and install a blind brother as Tiler of the lodge. His ruling was that it could not be done since the brother would be unable to recognize those who were passing in and out of the lodge room. The Master of a lodge in Iowa City, being unable to appreciate the manner in which brethren were made Masons at sight, sought information from the Grand Master as to how such a Mason might become a member of a lodge in Iowa. He was advised that how a man was made a Mason in a regular lodge had no bearing upon the right of his lodge to entertain his petition, and that because the laws of Iowa forbade the making of a Mason at sight within its jurisdiction, they did not permit Iowa lodges to go beyond the proper evidence of membership in a regular lodge working under a charter granted by a jurisdiction with which Iowa was in fraternal relation. In Oregon a lodge submitted an affidavit certifying that a member of one of the lodges was a member of a Communist party; they wanted to know whether they could expel him without trial. Of course, the reply was no, for there is no provision in Masonic codes whereby members may be expelled without trial. The Grand Master did refer to a former Grand Master's statement calling upon all lodges to use every effort in purging the membership of all members adhering to or promulgating the doctrine of Communism. DISCIPLINE

Many Grand Masters have reported that during their term of office they had received anonymous insulting letters. Some letters, however, are not written anonymously. One in Louisiana was not anonymous, but there were several of them couched in disrespectful and venomous language. The writer went so far as to introduce in his own lodge, over his signature and that of another brother, certain resolutions criticizing the Board of Directors and the Grand Master. A copy was sent to the Grand Master and, in due time, the Grand Master notified the lodge that such resolutions were subversive of the dignity and authority of the Grand Lodge, and ordered the resolutions rescinded. A motion to rescind was rejected by the lodge, but after the Grand Master's representative made his statement, the resolution to rescind was finally adopted, twelve brethren voting in the negative, one of the twelve persisting in his defiance of the Grand Master's

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order, whereupon the offending brother, who was the Grand Organist of the Grand Lodge, was suspended from office. Then followed a letter to the Grand Secretary which was apparently venomous and insulting and for the writing of which the Grand Master finally suspended him from alL rights and privileges as a Mason. Two months later, however, his ardor had decreased and his respect for the Grand Lodge had increased, for he appeared before Grand Lodge with an apology, which was promptly accepted. The generalÂˇ unrest and dissatisfaction abroad in the country and the present tendency to overthrow constituted authority invariably shows up in Masonic gatherings. The Grand Master of Minnesota took notice of this in his address, noting receipt of several letters which were fault-finding, defiant and almost insolent in some cases. In his address, he said: "Members of subordinate lodges should ever remember that the Grand Lodge created each subordinate lodge and that subordinate lodges have no right or power to even exist or to function except by the will of the Grand Lodge, that the creature can never be greater than its creator and that the creature cannot hope to defy the power and authority of its creator, which has the right and power of disciplining, even to the extent of revoking or forfeiting the lodge charter. The authority and dignity of the Grand Lodge and of Grand Lodge officers must ever be maintained, and in this, Master Masons everywhere should be deeply concerned, for when that proper respect for the authority of the Grand Lodge and its officers no longer exists, Masonry will disintegrate and die."

Grand Master Klinck of New York regrets that in'times of financial stress men are prone to take a chance in the hope that Dame Fortune will smile upon them. He yields to the temptation of the gambling table. Insofar as these things are forbidden by the law of the land, Masons, obligated to obey that law, cannot indulge in them, and Masons should scrupulously avoid the borderline between what is lawful and unlawful and abstain from gambling. He finds that none of the New York lodges have departed from that faith, having proper respect for the laws of the land. While there are differences of opinion on moral values, in which the law is silent and where each individual must consult his own conscience, yet lodges and membership are under sworn duty to protect and preserve the honor of the craft by conduct which cannot be challenged as unlawful. A Texas committee believes that too much emphasis cannot be laid on the solemn duty required of lodges in supervising, throughout all that jurisdiction, the conduct of all Masons of every rank and degree, whether the conduct be in connection with any organization or otherwise. Wisconsin had to deal with an obstreperous lodge at Belleville. This lodge having had no meeting for two years and failing to function, the Grand Master summoned the members to meet him to show cause why the charter should not be suspended. They would make no prom-

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ise as to the future. He asked them to merge with another lodge; they were unwilling to do so. Finally, he asked them to surrender the charter, and received another refusal. No one would accept the duty of Master. And so the charter was taken. DISPENSATIONS

An Alabama lodge was given permission "to confer all three degrees on a candidate at one time, for due consideration." The jurisprudence committee, which passed upon the dispensation, decided that the action of the Grand Master "is justified by a long and unbroken custom." The Grand Master of Arkansas took a definite attitude and, having had experience in the matter, we are inclined to favor his judgment. His decision was: "I have refused all requests for dispensations to confer degrees out of time or to hurry the work; having had the misfortune to have received all three degrees at one time and fully realizing it is a disadvantage to any man to get the work in this way, I have refused all such requests."

The Grand Master of Louisiana had permitted a lodge to begin its regular meeting two hours before the time fixed in its by-laws. The jurisprudence committee disapproved the dispensation as unauthorized under Masonic law and having the effect of setting aside the bylaws of a lodge. Up in Maine the Grand Master twice permitted acceptance of petitions in less than statutory time. The jurisprudence committee believed that one of these might have been with reasonable excuse, but the Grand Master's explanation for the reason of the issuance of the dispensations was not at all satisfactory, his only explanation being "the cause for issuing seem sufficient." In New Mexico dispensation must be given for joint tenancy of building. We, therefore, find a number of dispensations permitting the lodge to sublet its rooms to Knights of Pythias, Pythian Sisters, Foresters of America, Slavish Lodge S. N. P. J., and Greek Orthodox organizations, the A. A. O. N. M. S., the Railway Conductors, Locomotive Engineers, the Odd Fellows, Progressive Circle, Maccabees, Game Protective Association, and finally to Alianza Hispana Americano Lodge. In Utah, a request was denied for hurry-up work -for the reason that no emergency appeared to exist, the request being based solely upon the desire of a Master Mason to attend a Shrine Convention. The Grand Master of West Virginia declined to exercise the discretion invested in a Grand Master in special cases, believing that Masonic laws, rules and regulations are made to be observed and not to be dispensed with, that the dispensing power of the Grand Master is not a mere convenience to cover the carelessness, negligence and indifference of lodges and lodge officers. He practiced what he

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preached by refusing to permit a lodge to receive the petition of one physically ineligible, the use of a lodge room for the holding of court, permitting lodges to go outside the state to confer its ritual or to permit an outside lodge to come into the state with another ritual, and not permitting a lodge, as such, to attend religious services in a local church on Easter Day. And in all this he was approved by the jurisprudence committee. An appeal came before the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, and while we shall not enumerate the charges and its various specifications, we do quote the conclusion of the committee: , 'The trial committee in a Masonic trial is not bound by the rules of procedure in legal proceedings. The testimony relating to the petitioner's conduct being uncontradicted, the trial committee should have found that the appellant had a good Masonic reason for voting against the petitioner, and hence was not guilty of the charge of un-Masonic conduct."

The Grand Lodge of South Carolina found itself engaged in litigation with one of its tenants. Attorneys advised that while, in their opinion, there was no liability in the case, that it would almost certainly be路 a jury case, with all the uncertainties of a jury trial, and the expense of litigation, that such a suit might disrupt the harmony of the craft and that it were far better to settle for $2,500.00, which amount was finally agreed upon. MASONIC CONDUCT

From the address of the Grand Master of Georgia we learn that as an institution"We allow too many men to violate our Masonic laws with impunity. Can a man respect an order that permits men who have been disbarred for fraud, men who have embezzled lodge funds, men who are drunkards, men who sell liquor and men who disregard the moral law to continue to wear the square and compass, and to strut at our meetings with an insolence and assurance that are equaled only by their unworthiness ~ "

He suggests that we must clean up our lodges if we wish to hold the respect of the outside world and that the Grand Master should be given authority to order trials, regardless of the action of individual lodges where offenses are, in his opinion, flagrant, for too often a man has too many friends in a lodge to find him guilty of a Masonic offense, and too often do men forget their duties when friendship conflicts. This same Grand Master held that a lodge could not have a cakewalk with any sort of game of chance which might violate Masonic law, or the law of the state. While the Grand Master of Georgia settled the question of cakewalking, the Grand Master of Indiana ruled upon the subject of tap dancing, deciding that no tap dancing might be permitted in the main lodge room during a social hour, but he melted some in his decision by finding that in many instances it was impossible to carryon a

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social evening without utilizing the space of a lodge room and that when tap dancing was carried out in a decent and respectable manner it might be permitted. Next year we shall expect a decision upon the jitterbug. MASONIC PERSONALITIES

Lt. Gov. J. C. Bowen was officially received in the Grand Lodge of Alberta. Later in the meeting, he addressed the Grand Lodge on the subject of "Freedom." These same proceedings record the death of Venerable Archdeacon George H. Hogbin) who had had ecclesiastical position in Calgary and British Honduras. In another Canadian Province (Ontario), Brother Ralph Day, Mayor of Toronto, addressed the Grand Lodge congratulating Masonry for having developed unity and cohesion among the various sections of the Dominion and contributing a major share to the national spirit that made the country a unit of the British Empire. The Grand Lodge of Queensland was opened by acting Deputy Grand Master, Archdeacon Stevenson) who has recently been elected Bishop of Grafton. At a juncture in the proceedings in California, Chief J'ltstice Waste of the Supreme Court, Senior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge, introduced five of the associate justices to the Grand Lodge, three of whom were Past Masters of California lodges. Kentucky reports the death of James Dickson Black) P. G. M., Governor of Kentucky in 1919. At a Grand Lodge dinner in Massachusetts there were introduced Brother Frederick W. Cook, for the past eighteen years Secretary of State; District Deputy Grand Master S. H. W mgg) President of the Massachusetts Senate; Past Grand Master J. R. Cotton) the next President of the Senate; Past Master H. T. Cahill) Spoaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (Brother Cahill is now LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts) ; Brother C. A. Herter, who is to be the next Speaker of the House of Representatives, and finally Governor Leverett Saltonstall) now Governor of Massachusetts. Brother Melvin M. Johnson, P. G. M., speaking to the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts referred to Sereno D. Nickerson) former Grand Secretary, who, when the Grand Lodge was in financial trouble and unable to carry the debt on its temple, endorsed the paper of the Grand Lodge to the amount of $200,000.00. He carried the finances of the Grand Lodge upon his own shoulders. Later, when Brother Nickerson lost his financial position, he was named Grand Secretary and served for twenty-seven years. General Samuel C. Lawrence) P. G. M., gave Massachusetts what was then the finest Masonic library in the world and in addition a fund which now totals $140,000.00, the income fr.;>m which is spent for Grand Lodge charities. The Grand Lodge will eventually receive $75,000.00 more to the credit of this fund.

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Grand Master Wirt 1. Savery, of the Grand Lodge of Michigan, died January 24,1939. Brother Edgar A. Guest wrote a special poem as a tribute to him and for which the Grand Lodge of Michigan returned a vote of thanks. The Grand Master of Minnesota reports having attended the regular meeting of Shekinah Lodge at St. Paul, January 13, 1939, and having installed Governor Harold E. Stassen as Master of the Lodge. General John J. Pershing's picture appears as a frontispiece to the Nebraska proceedings, with a statement that on January 5, 1939, "in the quiet seclusion of his hotel in Tucson, Ariz., General John J. Pershing was presented with a Fifty-Year Badge. Presentation was , made by Past Grand Master Harry H. Wilson of Nebraska." The ceremony was conducted in the presence of Harry A. Drachman, Past Grand Master of Arizona and two other brethren, one being General Pershing's orderly. Brother Wilson, as Master of Lincoln Lodge No. 19, Lincoln, Nebr., conferred the degrees upon General Pershing in December, 1888, and when Past Grand Master Wilson received his Fifty-Year Badge on April 28, 1931, General Pershing was present and participated in the ceremony and spoke briefly at the dinner. Nebraska claims 'Brother John J. Wemple "the oldest living Past Grand Master of any jurisdiction in the country. He is still living in the City of Cleveland. He served as Grand Master of Nebraska in 1884." Grand Master Breckenridge stopped in Cleveland on his way home from the Grand Masters' Conference long enough to pay a visit to this venerable Past Grand Master, now almost ninety years of age. Former Go't'ernor Roswell K. Colcord of Nevada, now ninety-nine years of age, has been a Mason seventy-two years and a Past Master seventy years. Appointed as members of a trial commission of the Grand Lodge of North Dakota are Peter O. Sathre, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court; Wm. L. Nuessle, another Justice of the same court, and Aloys Wartner, President of the North Dakota Bar Association. Mayor J. K. Carson, Jr., of Portland, addressed the Grand Lodge of Oregon, the substance of his remarks being that he did not want "anybody in the government or out of the government to spend my baby's money. . . . The mission of the Masonic bodies should be to help carry on and see to it that our people are not led away from the path of constitutional government of a democratic form." Former Governor Pat M. Neff is Master of Speight Lodge No. 1235 and President of Baylor University. He recently presided as Master of Ceremonies at the laying of a cornerstone of the administration building of Baylor University. During the course of his remarks he referred to-the fact that Judge Baylor, who wrote the charter of the University and presented it to the Texas Congress, was a Mason. The school is more than a hundred years old. William J. Ballou, Grand Master of Vermont, comes from a very distinguished family, settling in Rhode Island in 1646 on land bought

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by Roger Williams. He is a world traveler and was with a party of Americans in Germany when the World War began. He was in the Plattsburg Training Camp and later went to France on Y. M. C. A. work. He is actively identified with boy scout work. Governor James H. Price, of Virginia, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of that State, was officially presented to the Grand Lodge of Virginia. In a talk to Grand Lodge he made the statement that he had served as Lieutenant-Governor under six Governors and that three of the six were members of the Craft. He is Treasurer of the Masonic Relief Foundation of Virginia. MASONIC PUBLIC:ATIONS

Alberta prints a Grand Lodge bulletin. A committee recommended that it be enlarged and that a regular issue of 2,000 copies be printed and distributed free to each lodge. Heretofore it has been mimeographed and distributed in bulk at the rate of 2 cents per copy. Ontario has objection to a publication in that jurisdiction because it has criticized Masonic charities. Those in charge feel that Masonic publications should not criticize those things of which they know nothing, since it is impossible to publicize Masonic charities. In California, the Grand Master found: "The most flagrant disregard for the principles of Masonry and the good name of our institution is to be found in the so-called Masonic publications. * * * There was published in San Francisco daily papers an item stating that the Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of California received $250.00 from the city and county for advertising purposes. An investigation showed that the money was paid to two such publications and divided between them."

If the abuses are continued, Grand Lodge plans on forbidding the use of the word "Masonic" in connection with any periodical. Connecticut Masons were warned by the Grand Master that the affairs of. a lodge generally were private and for that reason their actions should not be spread upon the page of the press, adding: , 'The time-old custom of communication by word of mouth continues to be appropriate and serves the purpose."

An attempt to leave the mailing of bulletins in unsealed envelopes to the discretion of Masters of Lodges was turned down by the jurisprudence committee, leaving the ruling of a Past Grand Master standing-the ruling prohibiting any mailing in unsealed envelopes the names of candidates for degrees. Minnesota investigated the matter of adopting a Minnesota publication as the official organ of the Grand Lodge. The committee could find no matter proper to publish that would be of interest to the membership and were of the opinion that the publication would be of no value to the Grand Lodge as an official publication. With the death of Sol Hepner, the "Montana Mason" went out of

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existence. A committee has been appointed to investigate the carrying on of a similar publication. The Grand Master of New Jersey believed that Masonic publications and bulletins were not the proper form to record "blessed events," "bundles from heaven," or any other comical material. A special committee on the Grand Lodge publication in New Mexico recommended that it be continued on a monthly basis, with no advertising. An extra assessment of 10 cents per capita per year, making a 35 cent per capita assessment, has been levied. The outstanding Grand Lodge publication is, of course, "The Masonic Outlook" of New York. It has paid its way and has profited from several past experiences. As to some other lodge publications, the Grand Master said: . t t Freemasonry has been noted for its reserve, its modesty, its contained self-respect, and its dignity in all its practices. The vulgar, the things which are in bad taste, ever have been abhorrent to our Order. In recent years some lodges have drifted away from the conservative good taste of the past and have shown a tendency towards the sensational display characteristic of playhouse advertising. This is contrary to Masonic tradition."

In South Dakota, copies of the proceedings of Missouri and Nebraska were distributed to District Deputy Grand Masters, particularly for the benefit of the topical reviews. The Grand Master said: "These splendid summaries tell what is heing done by Masonry throughthe world. * * * If we could arrange to obtain one or both of these splendid reviews for more general distribution, the benefits would be immeasurable."

Tennessee disapproves and forbids the publication of any of its proceedings in public newspapers, unless specifically authorized by the Grand Master. It also forbids criticism in public print by a member of a Masonic lodge, whether in form of an open letter or otherwise. Virginia prints the "Masonic World." The last year showed a loss of subscribers. The Grand Lodge does not feel that it can annually subsidize the publication. Finding the expense of a bulletin to be approximately $1,000.00 a month, the Grand Lodge of Washington indefinitely postponed such " a publication. The new section of the Wisconsin constitution prohibits Masons of that jurisdiction from publishing any matter upon the subject of Masonry, the Grand Lodge, or from circularizing lodges without first having obtained permission of the Grand Lodge or the Grand Master. MEMBERSHIP

South Australia sent to each lodge a large card upon which was printed the regulations concerning attendance so that no brother could plead ignorance of his responsibility in vouching for a visitor.

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Avouchment cards are used to facilitate the admission of visitors on exceptional occasions. Georgia requires that the petition for degrees incorporate the date and place of birth, and names of the parents of applicant. One of the recommendations of the Grand Master of Illinois was that where a petition for affiliation is placed with the lodge which granted the dimit, only a two-thirds favorable vote should be necessary for election. The Grand Master of Michigan believes that the form of application and the committee's questionnaire should be fully and explicitly filled out since such information might be invaluable in the future. He mentions especially the age, residence, birthplace, relationships, and other vital social statistics. An amendment proposed in the Grand Lodge provides that every dimitted member is subject to the disabilities of one who has withdrawn from Masonry. In discussing the high fees that they may have deterred many young men of excellent character from seeking admission, the Grand Master of New Jersey was of the opinion that high fees should not be the standard of admission, but rather the ability of a petitioner to pass a most rigid investigation into his life and conduct, because the mere ability to pay a fee, large or small, is no criterion of character. The Grand Master of New Mexico does not approve the present system of issuing dimits with privileges for a limited time for in that jurisdiction they are entitled to privileges of visitation for a year after issuance, even though the dimitted brother is a non-contributing member. They even go so far as to permit Masonic burial of such a brother. Many lodges feel they should not be required to extend such privileges to one who has voluntarily withdrawn and the Grand Master, while feeling that Freemasonry is a voluntary association and one should be entitled to withdra-\v at any time, could not see why such a person should remain on a more or less equal status with contributing members. Oregon refused to face the so-called automatic suspension lot, since in that jurisdiction suspension was a punishment for violation of a penal code. Weare wondering how an Oregon brother could be suspended at all for non-payment of dues if they can only suspend for violation of the penal code. Rhode Island, which is a small state, made a check of their entire membership in the hope of finding many members who were in good standing in the higher bodies who did not retain their lodge membership. Both New York and Scottish Rites cooperated and many names were found of those who had been dropped from the rolls of lodges, but were still retaining membership in some of the higher degrees. DUAL MEMBERSHIP

An attempt was made in Louisiana to adopt plural membership. The jurisprudence committee rejected the resolution for the reason

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that the matter was passed on at the last annual communication. One place in the proceedings states the resolution was not adopted, yet in another place we learn that the report of the committee was not adopted. A vote was taken on the original resolution and it failed of passage, whereupon a vote was had on the original resolution of last year and it was lost by a substantial majority. HONORARY MEMBERSHIP

Novelty was introduced in Florida when an active member was .elected "District Deputy Grand Master Emeritus for the term of his natural life." And speaking of honorary membership, Florida was not alone, for Harry C. Mueller, Grand Secretary; was promoted to the rank of "honorary Past Grand Master of Masons in Maryland." In the same class is to be placed our friend D. Rufus Cheney of Oregon, who, by resolution, was made an honorary Past Grand Master of that jurisdiction. LIFE MEMBERSHIP

California life membership must be approved by the Grand Master. Five lodges asked for approval of life membership resolutions, but in each instance they were requests for an increase ranging from $150.00 to $250.00. One lodge in Maine, according to the Grand Master, with a total membership of 203, carries on its books more than 30 per cent of its members as life members, paying Grand Lodge per capita from which they receive nothing in return. In view of economic conditions and lost membership, lodges are asked to consider the matter carefully before creating life or honorary members. In Oregon life membership was adopted in 1933. It is a different plan from that in use in many jurisdictions. There are now 268 life memberships, all of which have been purchased. The funds are maintained by the Grand Lodge and now amount to $47,461.00. The interest earned and paid to lodges during. the last year was 41/2 per cent. The growth of this fund is shown in the statement that during the first year only ten such memberships were issued, twenty-two the second year, sixty-six the third year, ninety-four the fourth year, and seventy-six the fifth year. The Grand Chapter of that state has adopted the same plan and places their money with that of the Grand Lodge for investment. MEDALS

Finding that no members of the Grand Lodge were called upon for more arduous duties than were the District Deputies, the Grand Master felt they were entitled to some tangible reward and recommended the selection of a suitable jewel. Then noting what was going on in other New England States, he proposed that the Grand Lodge

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establish the custom of presenting the medal for distinguished Masonic service. In May 1939 the Grand Master of Maine proposed the establishment of a similar reward for Maine brethren. As a name for the proposed medal he suggested that of Josiah Hayden Drummond, a man who, by his ceaseless devotion, his research and his fearlessness of expression, was known and honored in all civilized lands. The resolution was adopted. The next instance should probably be recorded under the heading "believe it or not," but the Nebraska proceedings for 1939 reported路 one lodge in which the member who was entitled to wear its bronze Jordan medal declined to have the presentation made to him. For several years New York has been presenting medals for distinguished service and many celebrities have received and prized these gifts. At their last communication the Grand Lodge considered an amendment which would expand the presentation of the medal to other members not necessarily within the jurisdiction of New York, but to any who had achieved distinction in fields of endeavor beneficial to humanity. During the session, Brother Daniel Carter Beard of Cornucopia Lodge No. 563 was officially presented and given the Grand Master's medal for distinguished achievement, the Grand Secretary referring to him as "a true son of America, artist and author, master of woodcraft, seer of forest and stream." In his response, Brother Beard said in part: "In this work I have been doing, it was not a work for medals; it was not a work for reward, except the reward that comes to all of us who are doing that sort of work. It was a work for the things I loved and the things I love to do."

Another citation was to Jean Sibelius, one of the greatest composers of music of our time. Since he is an honored officer of the Grand Lodge of Finland, the medal is to be sent to that jurisdiction for presentation by their Grand Lodge. South Dakota has discovered a strong feeling for the awarding of a medal marking twenty-five years of service, since many never expect to receive the fifty-year medal. They would add a bar for each five years additional membership, up to forty-five years. Some of the brethren in Texas thought the jewels presented Past Grand Masters were not in keeping with the rank and dignity of the position, but a committee, on which were several Past Grand Masters who had already received jewels, believed: "The modest jewel which throughout the years is presented to the Grand Master is priceless and is all sufficient to show the love, respect and honor of the brethren, and more appropriate than many of the ornate and expensive creations that adorn the breasts of Past Grand Masters of some other jurisdictions."

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names, designs, devices, imprints, labels, trademarks and emblems belonging to the Grand Lodge. The application sets forth 103 designs. MISSOURIANS

In the list of Past Grand Masters of Arizona is to be found the name of Amos Arthur Betts, who is stated to have been born in Missouri and who served Arizona as Grand Master in 1930. Distinguished visitors at the Grand Lodge of Illinois were Henry C. Chiles, Grand Master, and Arthur Mather, Grand Secretary of Missouri. At the Grand Lodge of Iowa (1938) were Grand Master Harold L. Reader, Grand Secretary Arthur Mather, and Past Grand Masters Byrne E. Bigger and James lV. Skelly. Kansas proceedings state that "M. W. Anthony F. Ittner, representing the Grand Master of Missouri, was presented and accorded a formal reception. The banter between our Grand Master and this distinguished visitor was enjoyed by all, and the helpful message delivered was a delight to the brethren." At the Grand Lodge of Kentucky in 1938 were Past Grand Master James W. Skelly and Grand Secretary Arthur Mather, both of whom, according to the proceedings, later "delivered inspiring addresses, bringing personal greetings and felicitations from their jurisdiction." At the Grand Lodge of Nebraska were Henry C. Chiles, Grand Master and Arthur Mather, Grand Secretary, and we learn that the former "who had consented to address the brethren is a most entertaining and delightful speaker, and his address on 'The Symbolism of the Working Tools' was enthusiastically received." Past Grand Master William Perry Freeman, Missouri's representative in Oklahoma, spoke on behalf of the representatives of the various Grand Lodges, referring to the fact that he represented the Grand Lodge of Missouri, "whose representative I am and have been for more than a quarter of a century." During the communication there was presented "Past Grand Master Anthony F. Ittner, who, as the duly appointed representative of their Grand Master, brought greetings and good wishes from the Grand Lodge of Missouri. He expressed his pleasure in our memorial service and in our ceremony of reception of Grand Representatives and stated his intention of reporting these ceremonies to their Grand. Master, with a suggestion that they be adopted in Missouri." Thereupon, Tony proceeded to utilize two pages of the Oklahoma proceedings, which apparently met the approval of the Oklahoma brethren. Among the distinguished guests at South Dakota Grand Lodge were Robert C. W inkelmaier, Grand Representative of South Dakota near the Grand Lodge of Missouri. In the list of petitioners for the formation of a new lodge at Casper, Wyo., is Ralph J. Fuchs, member of Trinity Lodge No. 641, St. Louis,

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Mo. A photograph of Grand and Past Grand Officers, reveals the face of a former Missourian, Oscar E. Anderson, former student at Missouri University and a Past Grand Master of the jurisdiction of Wyoming. ODDS AND ENDS

Grand Master C. C. Hartman of Alberta is descended from an old Pennsylvania Dutch family which migrated to Canada in 1800. Originally Quakers, they later became Methodists, and finally members of the United Church. His address is one of the best we have read in any proceedings. Manitoba donated $100.00 to the trustees of the Masonic Island fund of North Dakota as a token of appreciation of the fine contribution made to Freemasonry by the brethren of the latter jurisdiction. A committee passing on the Grand Master's address noted with pleasure his attendance at the Grand Lodges of North Dakota, Minnesota and Texas, adding: "The Old World, steeped in nationalistic hatreds, clings to one of its most barbaric relics-the belief that two nations cannot long endure in proximity without hostilities. On this Continent is a magnificent contradiction of this barbarous philosophy."

The Grand Master of New Brunswick urges lodges to be less careless of their lodge records since "today's records will be tomorrow's history, not alone to your lodge but to this Grand Lodge of which you all form a vital part." Lord Gowrie, Grand Master of New South vVales, stated that the most important event of the year had been the purchase of a magnificent block of land adjoining the Masonic temple, at a cost of $225,000.00. The plan is to eventually erect a beautiful Masonic temple worthy of the Grand Lodge. Colonel Maguire, Pro Grand Master, presented a report recommending brethren for Grand Lodge rank, being particularly impressed by the customs in the old country where at one communication of the Grand Lodge of England, Past Grand rank was conferred on no less than 300 brethren. In the Grand Lodge of Quebec, the Grand Master told the Grand Lodge that the influence of the British mission to Canada revealed, as nothing else could, the fundamental unity of the Freemasonry of the British Isles, U. S. A. and Canada, and the determination to maintain those institutions through which the highest and noblest aspirations of a free people might be realized. In his opinion, private notices from lodges to its membership should be regarded as confidential, should not be sent in unsealed envelopes, nor exposed to the scrutiny of outsiders. Grand Secretary W. B. Tate asked the Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan to relieve him from the duties of his position. He was relieved, but made Honorary Grand Secretary, and his son, Robert A. Tate,

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was made his successor. The proceedings of this Grand Lodge contain a splendid story. of Rudyard Kipling, author and Freemason. Twelve brethren from South Australia attended a reception in LOndon on June 7, 1937, given by Lord Harewood and other members of the Craft, remaining for the investiture of His Majesty King George as a Past Grand Master. The Grand Lodge of South Australia has recently issued "a history of the first fifty years of Freemasonry in South Australia," the work of the late Grand Secretary Charles R. J. Glover. The Grand Master reported that complaint had been made that six Masters of Lodges, in responding to toasts at lodge meetings, had overstepped the bounds of propriety. His suggestion was that the spirit of the proceedings and refreshments should be in keeping with the dignity of the organization, and brethren should not put off their profession with their aprons. An Alabama lodge appealed the action of a tax collector in his collection of taxes on Masonic property. The Supreme Court reversed the action of the circuit court, holding that Masonic property in Alabama was not subject to taxation. The average age of initiates in California is thirty-six years, one month. This Grand Lodge maintains Masonic clubs at the University of California at Berkeley and at Los Angeles. The total appropriation amounts to about $15,000.00 a year. In view of the attempt to dispose of Temple Heights property in Washington, D. C., the Grand Master questioned the advisability of continuing the religious services held there under the direction of the Grand Lodge each Sunday afternoon during the summer. The District of Columbia reports that Virginia will grant no further waivers of jurisdiction to lodges in the District of Columbia, as in every instance where asked for District Deputies reported adversely. A special communication of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts was called at Boston, August 3, 1938, for the purpose of receiving foreign visitors. In addition to the deputations from England and Ireland, there were present representatives from all nearby Grand Lodge jurisdictions. Grand Master Raecke, of Nebraska, looked forward for many years to the time he might visit the Grand Lodge of Missouri, and his ambition was realized in September 1938. He now regards visitations between our two jurisdictions as almost traditional. A fine portrait of the former Grand Secretary, Harry M. Cheney, was presented to the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire during its annual communication and occupied a prominent position in the East during the session. New Hampshire reports having received a communication from our Grand Secretary expressing thanks to that jurisdiction on behalf of courtesies shown at the time of the interment of the late Dr. John Pickard. The Grand Lodge of New York is cooperating with bodies of the York and Scottish Rites in their attempt to check on Masonic member-

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ship. Also secretaries are directed to check chapter lists and, under an order, this work is made a part of the official duties of secretaries of lodges. Chairman DeBarr of the committee on foreign relations of the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma has not been able to check up on Alpha Lodge No. 116 of Newark, N. J., in which Negroes are said to have membership. We were under the impression that this had been fought out years ago, as most of our reading Masons have been thoroughly informed of conditions. During the sesquicentennial celebration of the Constitution, Oregon lodges have held 238 meetings, while 87 Masonic bodies purchased the official Shrine, manufactured by the Centennial Commission, and placed them in various libraries in the schools of Oregon. Grand Secretary John .A. Perry, of Pennsylvania, died November 20, 1937. Past Grand Master Hat'old N. Rust succeeded him and, by his death on July 29, 1938, the Grand Lodge was required to find a new Grand Secretary, which they did in the person of Matthew Galt, Jr., the oldest employee in point of service in the office of the Grand Secretary. Grand Master Tieje, of Washington, speaking to the Grand Representatives assembled before him, told them: "Your representation is rather symbolic. It is symbolic of the universality which we claim for Masonry, not a universality which embraces or seeks to embrace within the bonds of our fraternity every man, but which sees the fraternity distributed throughout the world wherever men of high character and aspirations may be gathered together."

Believing that errors have been committed in balloting for candidates that have not inured to the benefit of the Craft, the Grand Lodge of New Jersey decided that hereafter white balls shall signify the affirmative and black cubes the negative. Our hats off to the President of the Philippine Republic, Manuel Quezon, who, after reading a pastoral letter of the Archbishop of Cebu enjoining Catholics to send their children only to Catholic schools in order to teach religion in its schools, wrote: "I am amazed at the boldness of the Metropolitan Archbishop and Suffragan Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Cebu in taking up at an episcopal conference a matter concerning the constitutional duties and prerogatives of the offic,ials and branches of the government of the Commonwealth. I had so far ignored charges made to the effect that the hierarchy of the Catholic Church in the Philippines had instigated and was behind the movement for the enactment of the bill regarding religious instruction in the Philippines. But the pastoral letter signed by the Archbishop and the Suffragan Bishops of that ecclesiastical province is an incontrovertible evidence that we did face at the last session of the legislature, and we do face now, one of the most menacing evils that can confront the government and people of the Philippines, namely, the interference of the church in the affairs of the State. It seems that they who have written this pastoral letter are blind to the lessons of history including our own during the Spanish regime. Being myself a Catholic, I am no

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less interested in preserving the independence of the church from the state than I am in preserving the independence of the Government from the church. It should be unnecessary to remind the ecclesiastical authorities that the separation of church and state in this country is a reality and not a mere theory. * * * They should realize that any attempts to interfere with matters that are within the province of the government will not be tolerated. * * * They must not only abide by the laws and orders of the government, but must also acknowledge and respect the principle of the separation of church and state. * * * "The Catholic Bishops, some of whom are not Filipinos, are assuming too much when they pretend to speak for our people. * * * If I were inclined to interfere in the affairs of the church, as the Catholic Bishops are attempting to do with the affairs of the state, I would tell the Archbishop and Bishops that the lack of Sunday schools to teach the Catholic religion is mainly responsible for the deplorable ignorance of their own religion that is found amongst the Catholic youth. Everybody knows that there are many towns in the Philippines where parochial schools do not exist and where there is not even one Catholic priest. It seems that the high authorities of the Catholic church would blame the government for the negligence or inability of the ecclesiastical authorities to perform their duty to teach the doctrine of their faith. A very unfair campaign has been launched against the government. * * * , 'I am. placing Saturdays and Sundays at the disposal of all the ministers of all religions existing in the Philippines. The public schools are not being used for school purposes on that day and may be used for religious instruction if requested. * * * I may not allow any hour needed for public school purposes to be devoted to religious instruction. It is my earnest conviction that the Philippine people will not heed the call to drag them into a religious controversy such as would result if the threat of the ecclesiastical authorities to wage another campaign is carried out. ' ,

The Grand Master of Alberta fears that lodges long without candidates may be inclined to lower the standard of admission and receive those who sooner or later may become liabilities rather than assets. He also sees the potential danger of the adoption of some innovation or objective which may ultimately prove detrimental to lodges and Masonry. Statistics of South Australian lodges, while showing a slight decrease in total membership, show a remarkable increase in the number of initiates. In the hopes of avoiding payment of Federal Government, State, social security, old age pension, unemployment, etc., the Grand Lodge of Michigan is setting up the machinery for an incorporation of the Masonic Home "in order to avoid payment of those excessive taxe5 and enable it to spend the money for charitable purposes only." To those interested in a study of the incorporation of Grand Lodges, we refer to the report of Grand Master Rose of West Virginia at the Conference of Grand Masters in 1938. Grand Master Anderson of Arizona believes that the installation ceremonies of subordinate lodges are so impressive and important that none of the dignity or importance should be distracted by holding joint installations.

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Rhode Island received a letter from the Grand Lodge of England asking for its views on the reception of petitions for initiation in lodges in the Burma District and from American citizens. England wanted permission to receive the applications and act upon them without first asking release of jurisdiction. The request was granted. Wisconsin had a special committee on the eighteenth landmarkphysical qualifications. Considerable space is devoted to the report of the committee and many of the old manuscripts are quoted. The substance of the report was that if we began changing the old landmarks that have prevailed for generations, is it not possible we are setting up a steppingstone to other changes, that may in time break down the high standards that have been ours. Modifications or changes brought about in other jurisdictions are not going to be sufficient justification to cause Wisconsin to violate their obligations. The Grand Orator in California grew extremely oratorical and referred to that "Immortal Mason, Abraham Lincoln." The Grand Secretary was ordered to print and distribute the oration and thereby publicity is given to a statement that certainly cannot be proven. The Masonic regalia of the Grand' Lodge of New Zealand, which has been in service for fifty years, is to be replaced, $1,600.00 being appropriated as a preliminary appropriation for that purpose. The question of the color of regalia came up in the Grand Lodge of Victoria. Grand Stewards, who in that country have considerable duties, were anxious to have regalia that would make them appear as Grand Officers. It was thought that the change in color might lift the status of the office. The statement was made that"In the Grand Lodge of England, this color has been worn since 1731; that the colors of Grand Lodge are founded on two noble orders, the Garter and the Bath, blue and red. There should be no inferiority complex in wearing the colors of such an Order as the Order of the Bath. * * * The nineteen Grand Stewards in England are recognized as men of great ability and influence, and something of great wealth. Some of them have been honored by the King with Knighthoods."

In New Zealand we learn that the Research Lodge continues to do excellent work and is encouraging a spirit of study throughout the jurisdiction. Grand Lodge is assisting them materially in the establishment of a library and books are available to all brethren within reasonable distance. Past Grand Master Scott is Master of Oregon Research Lodge, which is said to be making a fine contribution to Masonic education throughout that jurisdiction. Lodges desiring speakers are furnished them through the Secretary of the Research Lodge, and during the year more than one hundred such addresses have been made. The Grand Lodge of Washington finds that research has its place in Masonry and that in that jurisdiction there is one lodge which devotes itself exclusively to that phase of Masonic study.

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Some California brethren wanted the Grand Lodge to participate in the Golden Gate Exposition by having an exhibit and rest rooms on Treasure Island, and $15,000.00 was asked for salaries and expense. The Grand Lodge did not feel that it was a Masonic duty to furnish such service and especially since it would not be in keeping with the dignity and character of the Grand Lodge. PAST MASTERS AND PAST MASTER DEGREE

During the year certificates were issued to 600 Past Masters in Iowa. The pl~n appears to be optional with lodges and calls for the presentation of the certificate to each brother as he completes his year of service as Master of his lodge. The certificate n:>~embles in size and appearance the authorized receipt for dues. Lodges are furnished the certificates without cost. In 1824, the Grand Lodge of Maine authorized the printing of a number of diplomas to be presented to Past Masters. The constitution provided that these certificates be presented by the District Deputy Grand Master. The supply is exhausted and the stone from which it was lithographed so worn that it was decided to replace it with a card certificate. Vermont has a Past Masters' Association which meets during the time of the Grand Lodge. Meat and potatoes served at the banquet were raised, especially for the occasion, on the farm of the President of the Association. It was suggested that the Past Masters' Association might be of value in assisting in the collection of dues, arranging programs, tracing old records and arranging for inter-lodge visitations. Florida has a committee on installation and Past Master degree. They reported they had conferred the degree upon approximately one hundred brethren, one of whom was from the jurisdiction of Illinois. The status of an actual Past Master came up in Indiana, the Grand Master ruling that an actual Past Master who had served as Master of a lodge in a jurisdiction with which the Grand Lodge of Indiana was in Masonic accord might be privileged to visit and attend their meeting of actual Past Masters. The Grand Lecturer of New York issued a questionnaire in an attempt to find out how many were being invested as Past Masters in that state; the ceremony is being stressed in district meetings. It was revealed that only seven Masters of lodges were not invested with the secrets of the chair prior to their installation in December or J anuary. Some few lodges are using the work of the Royal Arch Chapter in spite of instructions to the contrary. The Grand Master of Ohio sent out a bulletin in which he suggested that a new ritual be prepared for the Past Master degree. When the matter reached the attention of the Grand Lodge, a committee re-

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ported a resolution providing that each Master of a lodge must receive, before his installation, the degree of Past Master, either according to the ritual of the Grand Lodge or as a part of the work in a chapter of Royal Arch Masons. D. D. G. M.'s were authorized to convene at least once a year for the purpose of conferring the Past Master degree. An objection having been raised to the passage of the resolution, consideration was postponed until the next annual communication. PHYSICAL QUALIFICATIONS

In Australia, the Grand Lodge of Victoria considered the question of physical qualifications, particularly in reference to the totally blind, deaf or dumb. A proposed resolution would give the Grand Master authority to waive certain disabilities, with the exception of those above mentioned. The whole matter had been discussed at the first Australian conference of Grand Lodges, mainly as a result of conditions which arose out of the World War. It had been agreed at that time that any candidate who could substantially comply with the requirements of initiation should be allowed to enter Freemasonry upon receiving the necessary dispensation. The Fourth Australian Conference, in 1935, discussed the special case of blind candidates of exceptional mental and moral caliber, but the vote of the conference was against such recognition, Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania alone voting in favor of it. Speaking on the subject, a Past Grand Master expressed the belief that too much stress was being laid on the value of the form of admission, particularly on the part of a fraternity which desired to establish a spiritual brotherhood among men. Reference was made to a comment from a Pro Grand Master of England in 1922, who had declared that a blind man who was otherwise eligible might be admitted and that such action was in accordance with the true spirit of the craft. The brother had never heard of the question of eligibility of the blind raised in England and believed that the policy had been established many years before, although believing that there were practical objections to the maimed or blind at a time when Masonic lodges were actually trade unions. There is in England today a lodge known as Lux in Tenebris, meaning Light in Darkness, composed entirely of blind members. In Victoria, one who received the first degree and became blinded thereafter might be passed and raised without question. The discussion brought out the fact that a Chaplain of one of the Victorian lodges had been recently honored by His Majesty the King by being made a member of the Most Distinguished Order of the British Empire. The proceedings add: "A brother like that is an asset to Freemasonry."

In the United States, Pennsylvania is the leader in carrying out the doctrine of the perfect youth. The Grand Master of Kentucky is our authority for the statement

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that his jurisdiction makes the individual lodge the judge of those to be initiated, in which policy he tells us "Kentucky is thoroughly in step with the more progressive Grand Bodies." The Grand Master of Texas granted fifty-three dispensations to lodges to ballot upon petitions where physical defects were involved, and seventeen dispensations were refused. In submitting this information, he said: , 'In every request submitted for dispensation and before dispensation was granted or refused, report has been required from District Deputy Grand Masters, and in many instances statement from physicians, as well as tracing or photo of defect."

Apparently everything, including fingerprints. POLITICAL

"One of the sore spots in connection with Masonry in Florida, and I assume it is no different from others, is the manner in which some political candidates attempt to use Masonry to further their own political ambitions," said the Grand Master of that jurisdiction. Continuing, he said: , 'It is not only unseemingly on the part of any Mason to parade his Masonry to further his political ambitions, but it holds the Order up for ridicule by the non-Mason and the general public. It is a standing joke in many parts of this jurisdiction that you can always tell when a political campaign year is approaching by the influx of would-be political officers into Masonic meetings and the very sudden interest they acquire in Masonic affairs. If they are elected, they are rarely seen in lodge until the next campaign. If defeated, they are not seen in lodge. * * * They will drop out for non-payment of dues, only to rush in and pay up back dues when the political office fever rises again."

Two counties.in Georgia, organized into a service association, wanted to bring the President to Georgia under the auspices of Masonry, but the Grand Master properly disapproved since it savored of political activity on the part of the fraternity. The Deputy for the A. A. S. R. in Idaho read a paper before the Grand Lodge on the Harrison-Fletcher Bill. It deals with the public school system and would appropriate large sums of money to nonpublic schools. Brother Edgar Doudna addressed a dinner meeting of the Grand Lodge of Indiana. In his remarks he stated that the tragedy of today was the social atmosphere of hopelessness and helplessness which led to the making of dictators: "Building upon hate-man's easiest emotion to arouse arid the most dallgerous to himself and society-they whip up fears and predict catastrophes from which they alone can protect. Thus you have the old swept away and nothing left to replace the old certainties. * * * No group knows better than this that without spiritual leadership the rest is doomed to failure. That, in some way, we must get."

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Last year was election year in Texas and several political advertisements and news items were called to the attention of the Grand Master. In each instance the Masonic record and membership of certain candidates were mentioned; some, no doubt, without the consent of those immediately concerned. A letter was thereupon issued to the District Deputy Grand Masters calling attention to the law which prohibited the use of the word "Masonic" for circular business or political purposes. No further complaint was received. REVIEW

There is a certain amount of curiosity in the mind of every human being, and in the case of Grand Masters, Grand Secretaries, Fraternal Correspondents and others it shows up in their desire to know what is being said about them and their work by the reviewers of other jurisdictions. The general character of the Missouri proceedings, the constructive addresses of its Grand Masters, and our handling of Masonic problems come in frequently for comment. In most instances the comment is favorable; in a few instances we have been criticized. It is only through criticism that we can reach our highest standards and for this reason we are quoting comment to be found in the proceedings of other Grand Lodges. Manitoba's reviewer finds "Grand Master Walker's address of great interest." Nova Scotia regards Dr. Walker's address as "a model of conciseness." He finds in our Masonic World material which gives a better understanding of the problems of the jurisdictions. Quebec referred to Grand Master Reader's address: "The address of the Grand Master reciting his official acts was a very brief one and entirely of local interest." As to the review, he said: "It should be read by all who are desirous of knowing what is happening." Saskatchewan refers to various details in Grand Master Walker's address, our liquor and lottery problems, and our review of which he says: "To those interested in World Masonry, I can commend this review of events." South Australia quotes from Dr. Walker's address and that of the Grand Orator, but fails to find anything in our proceedings relative to South Australia. My recollection is that we did not receive their proceedings in time for our review and we apologize for the lack of mention. Reviewer Stewart, of Victoria, announces that his Grand Lodge will celebrate its 50th Jubilee in March 1939, a ceremony which has no doubt been completed by this time. Weare sorry that distance makes it impossible for American jurisdictions to be represented. He refers to Grand Master Reader's attendance at the bicentennial in Canada and many other acts of our 1938 communication. We are always interested in the reviews of Reviewer Archdeacon of Western Australia. He finds Grand Lodge proceedings showing

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a relaxation in their efforts against lotteries. He tells us that "you do not know your Missouri until you realize that the quotation 'I am from Missouri' implies well nigh unearthly smartness." He refers to a number of interesting things which took place at our Grand Lodge, devoting four pages to our proceedings. As to the committee report on intoxicating liquor, in which every officer and member of the Grand Lodge of Missouri is asked to be on the alert to expose violations, the reviewer thinks it is an effort to "convert Grand Lodge and every officer and member into a detective agency." And the committee's second recommendation that the Grand Master strike down the growing evil and enforce the law, caused him to state: "I would not care to be a Missouri Grand Master with the duties of Lord High Executioner tacked onto the office." While not entirely favorable to the topical review, he sincerely avouches "that the five score pages of Missouri proceedings are thoroughly informative and delightfully readable," and that the notices concerning foreign Masonry have historic value and "are just the thing I would place in the hands of a newly made Mason anxious to learn about the organization of which he has become a member." Arizona's review is written by a group of individuals: Missouri is reviewed by Lee Garrett, who refers to Grand Master Reader's visitations and quotes several extracts from his address. California has one of those topical reviews. The reviewer is well known Masonically for this is his fifteenth annual report. His first comment refers to the laying of cornerstones and he believes that Louisiana's attitude smacks of perpetual advertising for Masonry since it requires a statement on the stone that it has been laid by the Grand Lodge. He refers to J. Edward Allen's reference to the contents of many cornerstones, some of which hold the histories of all sorts of labor unions, barbers, chauffeurs, hod carriers, Negro societies, etc., usually topped by a message to posterity, but the most valuable item being an assortment of present-day coins. He compliments Missouri by quoting extensively from our 1937 report and devotes a full page to the address of Rabbi Thurman, stating: "This is one of the best statements on what is the matter with church and Masonry that it has been our pleasure to read." We think California might well give our friend Jesse additional pages. In presenting his annual report, Reviewer Warner, of Colorado, explains that he has made a judicious use of the scissors and is refrained annually from expressing any personal views or criticisms. It is his twenty-fifth report and he has asked the Grand Lodge to appoint a successor. The Colorado report covers less than two pages. Reviewer Buck, while appreciating the kind words of fellow-readers, wonders if his Connecticut audience has received benefit from his effort. Concerning Missouri for 1938, we learn: , 'Although we see no record in the proceedings, we know from correspondence that our representative, Willis J. Bray, was on hand. After

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the usual preliminaries, Grand Master Reader presented his brief but comprehensive report. * * * Our good friend, Arthur Mather, the Grand Secretary, comes in for deserved words of praise from the Grand Master and others. * * * The presentation of Fifty-Year Buttons to two Past Grand Masters was a trifle unusual. The committee on forms and ceremonies report. * * * Weare interested in all this. Again we express our admiration of the review, 'The Masonic W orld.' We read every word of it and hope to do so again."

Speaking of York Grand Lodge and its affair with Texas, he said: "The situation is unfortunate and it would seem that action was taken in a hurried manner." Reviewer Day makes his nineteenth annual report to the Grand Lodge of Delaware, reviewing seventy-one volumes. A rather full and condensed report of Missouri proceedings is made, but without comment. Weare going to miss Brother James A. West, reviewer for the District of Columbia. We fully agree with the statement in their proceedings: "He had won and enjoyed a high place among reviewers, and his splendid reviews, marked by a sympathetic common sense and based on a wellgrounded knowledge of Freemasonry, will be greatly missed."

We have always thought Brother West wrote one of the best reviews contained in any of the proceedings; he never failed to express his thoughts, even though others did not agree. The District of Columbia will have trouble in replacing him. We quote from his last report: "The Craft is in better condition today than at any time since the World War, which were days of unhealthful inflation, when anybody who had not actually committeed a crime, and had the price of the degrees, could become a Mason. In those days we built up membership, but we did not build up the Craft. Many lodges built themselves up a fine financial structure, and on the strength of it burdened themselves with debt for new temples and lodge buildings, only to find that when the tidal wave subsided, they were stranded upon a barren and unfriendly financial shore, with no life-saving shore in sight. * * * "Others seem to think that reading a whiskey label or watching a brother take a drink (for believe it or not some of the brethren do occasionally take a drink), is a Masonic offense. The writer stands pat on the premise that there is not so much difference between the brother behind the bar and the one in front of it, so far as the liquor problem is concerned. ' ,

He does not believe the names of erring brothers in connection with trials should be abolished in proceedings, for, 'Though we may consider a man unworthy to bear the title of Mason, we should have no desire to pursue him beyond the domain of Masonry. Stripping him of his Masonic standing is punishment severe enough, without presenting his name to an uncharitable public, for Grand Lodge proceedings find their way into many hostile precincts."

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the Order of Tall Cedar of Lebanon conferred on him at sight." The reviewer could not help but wonder just what the so-called honor consisted of, believing that the title of Grand Master is the highest title to be conferred on a Mason by his brethren. The Grand Master of the District of Columbia, when asked to ride behind the Imperial Potentate of the Shrine, had the following to say: , 'When the Grand Master of the District of Columbia takes part in a Masonic parade, he will ride at the head of the procession."

Continuing, the reviewer writes: "There is a variety of opinions concerning public and joint installations. The preponderance of opinion is against it. In the judgment of the writer, the installation of officers is a part of the ritual, and the general public has no more right to witness the ceremony than to witness the conferring of a degree. "The writer does not" pretend to be an expert, but it has always seemed to him that a half-million-dollar investment in a Home to take care of a hundred needy people was somewhat top-heavy, the idea being that in addition to the investment, the annual cost per person must be added. We were always an admirer of the British colonial system, where the relief is directly given to the beneficiary through a Board which is charged with this duty, and the names of the beneficiaries are never disclosed. * * * Our needy brethren and their dependents must be taken care of, but we do not believe that million-dollar Homes provide the perfect answer. , , The writer would 1:i.ke to see the fees from the degrees as low as they could possibly be made for true seekers after Masonic light, and as high as the sky for curiosity seekers and professional joiners, but such a system is impossible, and we have no means of knowing which is which."

When he reaches Missouri, he refers to several rulings made by Grand Master Reader, and when he arrives at the review he expresses himself as in absolute accord with our views of extraneous organizations. His concluding words are: , 'While it might seem at first glance that the title of the paper covered a larger territory than one man could adequately cover, after reading it in its entirety, the writer is ready to vouch that the title 'The Masonic World,' is the right one."

Past Master Louis Silverman wrote the Florida review. He terms Grand Master Walker's address "a well-written, business-like document, presenting in an able manner the large number of matters coming to his attention." Four and a half pages are devoted to Missouri, most of which is quotation from our proceedings. In the 1939 Florida proceedings we note a rather unusual statement of the jurisprudence committee, recommending that "the foreign correspondence as printed in our 1938 proceedings be expunged from the record and the Grand Secretary promptly notify jurisdictions with which the Grand Lodge of Florida sustains fraternal relations." Reviewer Daniel writes his twenty-first report for Georgia. He finds that jurisdictions deserve far more written attention than he has been permitted to grant. He devotes a half page to Missouri, giving

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far too much credit, we fear, to the material contained III the appendix. Elmer Beach continues to write the Illinois review, devoting 227 pages to this part of their proceedings, almost four pages of which are devoted to Missouri. He lists the names of all our distinguished guests and gives ample space to the work of our 1937 communication. He refers to Grand Master Walker's decision on the renting of lodge property to a general drug store which sold intoxicating liquor "as an advanced stand on the liquor question to which we call the attention of some Grand Masters in other jurisdictions, who have not taken such a stand." Although finding our review topical in nature, he commends its careful reading to all interested in the Masonic world. Reviewer Gay, in Indiana, devotes most of his report to statistics of Grand Lodges. He states their review of proceedings is being published in the "Indiana Freemason." Not having a copy of this publication at hand, we are ignorant of what he has to say concerning Missouri. Past Grand Master Moore writes the review for the Grand Lodge of Iowa. Finding that the individual jurisdiction plan has long been in use in Iowa, he is embarrassed about taking up the topical method. He finds a growing feeling that too much latitude is being permitted extraneous organizations and that "steps must 'Soon be taken to curb or eliminate orders organized for personal profit and in the management of which non-Masonic elements are too much manifest." Five pages are devoted to the 1937 Missouri proceedings, which he states: "Are presented in a well compiled and handsomely printed volume, and for form, appearance, and carefully arranged and pertinent information, full credit should be given to a competent Grand Secretary." The first page is adorned with a representation of the strong, intellectual face of Grand Master Walker. * * * Last but not least, is the Masonic World. To read an the writer has to say is a task, but a pleasurable and satisfying one. * * * It must all be read, and carefully. The work of preparation must be great, for apparently nothing of importance or interest is overlooked. As a compendium of current Masonic occurrence, it is without a peer. In the interest of Masonic education may it be hoped that it will be widely read beyond the jurisdiction for which it was written."

Albert K. Wilson, Grand Secretary Emeritus, continues to write the Kansas reviews. After explaining he is unable to find anywhere in our proceedings a list of Grand Representatives present at our annual communication, he quotes from Grand Master Reader's address, and refers to our topical review, "a plan which we have never favored." Kentucky has a new reviewer in the person of Allen Terhune, who confesses that it is his "constant endeavor to refrain from comments or comparisons," causing us to express the opinion that it is only through comment and comparison that we advance intellectually. The reviewer says that Grand Orator Morton did not fail "to tell the Grand Lodge of Missouri about Grand Master Walker being intro-

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duced in the Grand Lodge of Kentucky as a preacher." He fails to find F. C. Barnhill present as Kentucky's representative, but we are positive he was there. Probably. Brother Terhune failed to examine our records closely, for he says he failed to find a Kentucky review. We have just gone through our proceedings of that year and find forty-two lines of our review devoted to Kentucky. Since this is practically a page of our proceedings, and we have only one hundred pages in which to discuss the Masonry of the world, we somehow feel that Kentucky got her share. Reviewer Smith, of Maine, submits the aims and relationship of the Grand Lodge of England as his foreword. He devotes a half page of his review to the doings of Grand Master Reader, calling attention especially to his visits to neighboring jurisdictions and to Nova Scotia. Referring to the review, we learn: , 'To speak of it in detail would be to mar its message. It is by far the best report of its type which comes to this reviewer's desk. It is a document which compresses in brief compass the story of Masonry throughout the world. Practical, heart-searching and helpful, an excellent example of what can be accomplished with this variety of review. It is not too much to say that if one is seeking a manual which combines an account of the historical origins of Freemasonry with the main presentday movement of the Institution, he will find an instructive guide in this report. "

Massachusetts has no review, but the Grand Master, in his address, presents what might well be called a review, although it would have .to be placed in the topical brand. Concerning this method, he says: "Many jurisdictions have an individual or committee, usually called Foreign Correspondence, officially designated to review in some detail the events in other jurisdictions. We have never done that, but world events have been so critical in this past year that the director of education has been asked to prepare, as a supplement to its address, a condensed summary of Masonic history in 1938."

Whereupon, the late J. Hugo Tatsch proceeds to write a topical review under the heading "High Lights of Freemasonry in 1938." Reviewer Montgomery, of Minnesota, in his seventeenth annual report, refers to the condition of Freemasonry in foreign parts and urges us not to falter in our hopes for the future of Freemasonry. As to Grand Master Reader, he says: "The address was a splendid presentation of his leadership and the affairs and business of Grand Lodge."

He quotes several paragraphs from the Grand Master's address and also from Grand Orator Streets' address. Under the review, we find it referred to as "a valuable and interesting contribution to that part of Masonic literature 路and we commend it to the careful study of all Masons." Reviewer McCra~ne writ~s the review for Mississippi, but he gives us neither prelude nor conclusion, and compels us to search the pro-

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ceedings to find the author of the review. He devotes a page to Missouri and the affairs of the Grand Lodge. Under Grand Master Reader's address, he says: "It is entertaining and instructive," while the Missouri review is "interesting and instructive." Apparently our reviewer has failed to read the full Missouri report, since he makes a statement that we have referred to Mississippi but twice. Our figures show that we devoted thirty-four lines, or three-fourths of a page, to Mississippi, and again we are always handicapped in reviewing Mississippi proceedings for the reason that they are the last to reach us. In fact, this year, although their annual communication was held in February 1939, it was not until the middle of August that we received the proceedings. We have a good friend in Montana; he is Claude J. McAllister, P. G. M., and without commenting on his personality, we shall let our readers see what he says about Missouri: " As we turn to Missouri for a review of the record of this stable jurisdiction * * * we are rather inclined to conclude that the nickname frequently applied to this state--The Show-Me State-is a misnomer and should be changed to ' The Show-You State.' Weare of a mind that, at least Masonically, things are done and accomplished here in just about the right manner. Many strong men have come out of Missouri, thinkers they were, leaders of men. Their abilities, their loyalty to the principles of life as taught in Masonry, placed them in the 'Show You' class of leadership. We think of the brilliant Dr. Kuhn who served "Masonry as a loyal soldier and whose influence still lives, serving as a light upon the pathway of future generations. * * * We like Brother Denslow's system and style of reviews."

We searched the Nevada proceedings to find who Reviewer M. J. H. was and are inclined to believe it is Rev. Milton J. Hersey, the Grand Chaplain. He excerpts extensively from Grand Master Reader's address and that of Grand Chaplain Rabbi Thurman. J. Melvin Dresser, P. G. M. and Grand Secretary, writes his first review for New Hampshire. He succeeds the late Harry M. Cheney, who is a hard man to follow in writing reviews. As Brother Dresser says, he quotes but little and comments sparingly. He is struck with the fact that only eight of seventy Grand Representatives were present at our annual communication. I am inclined to believe that this number is wrong, although our proceedings may not show it. He says: "With the briefest preambles, the Grand Master (Reader) gets right down to business. We applaud his statement that 'moral law transcends the Grand Lodge law.' "

He finds our review topical in form and just a little different from and other and "when one begins the reading of this work one just can't stop until he reaches the middle of page 316. Then,路 if he has carefully perused the 106 pages, he has a fine working knowledge of world-wide Masonic affairs. We also have be-fore us Brother Dresser's review for 1939, the proceedings having just reached our

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desk. It covers Missouri for 1938. He refers feelingly to the burial of Dr. John Pickard in New Hampshire soil. The reviewer is under the impression that New Hampshire has been mentioned under only one topic, and that because of a typographical error. We believe a search of our review will prove to Brother Dresser that he has received the equivalent of one page of our proceedings. Reviewer McGregor, of New Jersey, finds that only one incident has disturbed the peace and harmony of Grand Lodges in the United States and this is the disagreement between Texas and the York Grand Lodge of Mexico. He refers at length to the doings of Grand Master Walker and the work of our jurisdiction and believes that an intimate touch was given to our review by reason of the pictures and travelog which occupied much of that document. Reviewer Milne, of New Mexico, devotes three and a half pages to Missouri for 1938. A large part of his review is quotation from Grand Ma~ter Reader's address, the jurisprudence committee report on the Lodge of Research, and our committee on liquor and lotteries. He makes no comment. The New York committee on correspondence finds that: "Anti-Masonic agitation and action has become widespread without any apparent provocation. Where Dictatorships are in control, opposition to the principles of Freemasonry is quite natural. The result has been suppression of Masonic lodges in several countries. * * * Our hearts may ache when we hear of the dissolution by governmental act of Masonic jurisdictions which have been working loyally in conformity with the cited law. But they must not yield to temptations to cross the line forbidding political acts and discussions."

-As Grand Master Martins of Bolivia said: , 'In times of a crisis let us recall that we have entered into a sacred contract with the Great Architect of the Universe, and have faith that whatever disturbed conditions may arise, they are transitory and will soon pass."

The reviewer describes our annual communication of 1937 with little comment, except to question a statement made in our review that "action is to count for more than origin in deciding upon questions of recognition." Our only reply is that if New York had depended entirely upon origin, they would not now be recognizing so many foreign jurisdictions. We had made a statement that Freemasonry in Austria needed help. He wonders how. Time has brought about the answer, and the assistance that American jurisdictions have been rendering is a reply to his inquiry. Our friend J. Edward Allen, of North Carolina, admits writing Masonic reviews for seventeen years and finds an improvement noted in general conditions and morale. Naturally, we are interested in the three pages he devotes to Missouri. He recalls Grand Master Reader as the minister who delivered a sermon at their Grand Commandery

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years ago, and he heard the Doctor preach in a small church in Halifax a year ago. Weare hoping the Baptist doctrine enunciated at that time may have had no unfavorable effect upon the constitution of J. Edward. He was surprised at the turning down of the Lodge of Research, which he termed "a harmless instrumentality which it was proposed to set up." We thank J. Edward for his kind words con" cerning our topical report. . Our friend, Walter Murfin, of North Dakota, wades into his review without prelude or conclusions, but devotes considerable space to a review of Missouri for 1937. He admits keeping his copy of the Missouri review "in the hope should a question arise it will be a help to a lazy correspondent." We are surprised at you, Walter. The review for Ohio is done by Past Grand Master Stewart, who devotes a page and a half to the report of the committee on lotteries and gambling. Of particular interest to him are the pages devoted to Mexico and the Mexican Muddle. Oklahoma has had but one reviewer until the death of the late Thomas C. Humphry. At his death, the Grand Master appointed W. R. Chesnut, but within a few weeks after his appointment, he, too, laid down his working tools. The work was taken up by Grand Secretary Sturgeon and is the first report to be published by the Grand Lodge of that State which was not the work of Brother Humphry. He quotes half a page from Grand Master Reader's address. Past Grand Master Otto Hagmeier writes the Oregon reviews, this year devoting 172 pages to his report. He has the following to say: , 'The brethren did not lack the opportunity of seeing and hearing their Grand Master for he visited all over the State on numerous occasions. In addition, he visited the following Grand Lodges in annual session: Illinois, Kentucky, Kansas and Iowa, communed with the brethren of South Carolina during the celebration of their two hundredth anniversary, participated in the Conference of Grand Masters and, incidentally, practiced medicine in his spare time."

As to the review, his complaint is that he has to read the entire review in order to find out what was being said about his own jurisdiction, but having arrived at the last page of the review he co"nfesses "it was with the conviction it was worth all the time and more." Then he gives a bouquet to Grand Secretary Mather for a very fine proceedings. Reviewer Collins of South Carolina notes that the dominating note in the proceedings this year is that our fraternity must accept the responsibility for preserving the fundamental principles of democracy and government. Concerning Missouri for 1938, he expresses his opinion that Grand Master Reader's visitations show that he let no grass grow under his feet. He does not approve the committee report on the eligibility of a candidate engaged in the sale of intoxicating liquor, believing that Missouri is begging the issue. He went ahead to say:

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"Missouri had a law which did not mince matters and which we think was in keeping with the highest and finest Masonic tradition. * * * It seems that there can be no halfway stand if Masonry is to retain her dignity and remain true to her highest interests." Reviewer Peeler, of Tennessee, covers Missouri for 1938. Half of his report is made up from Grand Master Reader's address. Our friend, Past Grand Master Fly of Texas, regretted that he had to submit his annual report without a copy of the Missouri proceedings in front of him, but he did take Missouri into account and after his report had been concluded included us in his foreword, for which he has our sincere thanks. We excerpt the following: "To our good Brother Ray V. Denslow, P. G. M. of Missouri, we here and now extend our sincere thanks for the service he renders us personally, though we cannot claim intentionally, by his summary and showing in numerous instances, by verbatim quotations the '* * * wide divergence in various sections of the country as to the treatment of extraneous organizations.' To us, such summarizing is laborious, tedious and not always inviting. Fortunate are we to find it so convenient to quote the expressions of one of such outstanding learning, information and ability, the thoughts and opinions so perfectly befitting our own, and which we most heartily endorse and here, in part, we quote from his 'Masonic World.' " Grand Secretary Goodwin is the Utah reviewer, devoting two pages to Missouri. He notes that Grand Master Walker traveled over the state and found much dissatisfaction among the brethren ov~r the liquor and lottery situation, to which Brother Samuel replies: , 'He does not indicate whether this dissatisfaction is due to too much or too little of these, to many people necessary adjuncts of the 'more abundant life,' that we have heard about but which still seems to be just around the corner." He agrees with Missouri in her handling of the perpetual jurisdiction question, since it would protect Masonry from the effects of the misdoings of sojourning Masons and he recalls two instances which prove the wisdom of his belief. His conclusion is: "If the jurisdictions which insist on disciplining their own members, wherever dispersed, would insure other jurisdictions against the effects of the wrong-doing of those absent members, we would have nothing to say concerning the injustice of the practice."

In his final statement, he says: , , And now we come to the most valuable part, to us, of this volumeRay Denslow's report on what he finds in the 'Masonic World,' and with no space remaining in which to consider several matters of particular interest. We will only say that we are particularly grateful for what he gives us under 'Foreign Recognition' and' Our Foreign Relatives.' " Grand Secretary Harriman of Vermont presents his sixteenth annual review. Looking back, he is struck by the changes in the emphasis on Masonic problems. A number of quotations are taken from Grand Master Walker's address, and the reviewer. believes that we

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"pretty well cover the whole Masonic World in the review," although the review seems to be lacking in statements of personal opinions of the reviewer. Virginia devotes two pages to a review of Missouri for 1937, the work of Reviewer James M. Clift. He was unable to locate the presence of their Grand Representative. The following extracts are taken from the review: "The Grand Master reported his activities and he must have been a real worker." , 'We wonder how many Missouri Masons know that their Grand Lodge was a pioneer in Masonic education of youth.. In 1843 the Grand Lodge establ~shed a Masonic College. J. Worthington Smith, Grand Master of Virginia, was selecte(!. to be its President. We find this record in the Grand Lodge of Virginia, December 19, 1844: 'A letter having been received from M. W. J. Worthington Smith, announcing his removal to Missouri, the Grand Lodge unanimously adopted the following preamble and resolution: " 'Whereas, this Grand Lodge having learned with much pride and regret that our beloved Grand Master, J. Worthington Smith, has been selected by our sister Grand Lodge of Missouri to preside over her Masonic College-pride, that we fondly hope his situation in life may be rendered more distinguished and useful, and regret, that we have been compelled to surrender his valuable services; " 'Therefore, Resolved, That the Grand Secretary be directed to address him a letter, and assure him, that in retiring from the Grand Lodge of Virginia, over which he presided with so much distinguished ability, he carries with him our sincere and heart-felt gratitude for his services, and to offer and assure him a hearty welcome to our bosom, whenever time or circumstances shall render his return necessary or expedient.' "

Brother Smith returned to Virginia later and died September 18, 1856; he was buried in the Stone Chapel Cemetery near Berryville, Va. Brother Clift has a notion that Virginia was not sufficiently noticed in the Missouri review. Our figures show three-fourths of a page was devoted to Virginia, which is as much as was devoted to any jurisdiction. However, we wish him to know that there was no intentional slight. Arthur W. Davis writes the Washington review and what is more, he supplies a complete index to his report. He has the following to say: "We cannot refrain from the outset to commend Missouri Masonry for the work they are doing in connection with their Masonie Home." He finds that Missouri "departs from the usual form and entitles the report 'The Masonic World.' The review covers 110 pages and shows vast research and study. A careful reading will give one much light on world Masonry." Lewis N. Tavenner, P. G. M., writes the review for West Virginia; it is his fourteenth annual report and continues their present high standard. He thinks all that is necessary for our institution is for us to stand true to our principles and customs. He gives much of the detail of our 1937 communication and the various addresses made on

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that occasion, and believes our review should be entitled to preservation. P. G. M. Frank Jenks continues the review for Wisconsin and this year offers a foreword and conclusion. Like several other reviewers, he quotes from Grand Master Walker's "drug store" decision. Grand Secretary Lowndes writes the Wyoming review, which constitutes approximately half the proceedings. Through an arrangement with Walter Meier of Washington, he is using by way of illustration the seals of the various jurisdictions reviewed, and that of Missouri looks strangely familiar. A half page is devoted to a quotation from the address of Gran~ Orator Morton, and another half page from the Missouri review. RITUAL, OEREMONIES, DEGREES RITUAL

There is a laxity in many of our ceremonies and the manner in which business and work is conducted, not only in degree work, but in the opening and closing ceremonies and general conduct of lodges. The committee on ritual of Prince Edward Island believes that this is a fault that can be remedied by a little cooperation, that the ceremonies of a lodge should be conducted in the same reverent manner as those of a church, since it is undoubtedly a religious service and no room for anything of a frivolous nature. The committee stressed the growth of the ritual system, beginning with the days of William Preston-1748-1818. His lectures and ritual for the craft degrees were submitted in 1772, being a revision of that which had been produced since the revival of 1717. The revision was intended to conver a high literary character on Masonic ritual. This system was adopted and practiced in England until the union of 1813, and although other systems have been adopted the Prestonian system is still used by many - lodges in England. In America, Thomas Smith Webb is given credit as being the father of our ritual system; he served as Grand Master of Rhode Island in 1813 and was generally regarded as the greatest ritualist of his day. He knew little about philosophical symbolism, but he revised the Prestonian lectures. condensing them and putting them in form for publication. In South Australia, the Grand Master concluded his address with references to the ritual. He believed it the duty of all Instructors (Deputies) to call the attention of lodges to any departure from the rendition of the ritual. His final conclusion was: "As far as the ritual is concerned, it is the spirit that giveth life, whilst the letter killeth. I would sooner sit in a lodge that is imbued with the spirit of the ritual, even if the brethren are not word perfect, so long as they are able to convey the thought behind the rituaL"

California Masons are somewhat dissatisfied with the present system of ritual teaching by the Grand Lecturer and his assistants. A com-

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mittee, in passing on the question, found itself divided and referred the whole matter to the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge decided to make no change in the method. The Grand Master of that jurisdiction noted that while many officers of lodges were intensely interested in the ritualistic work, members on the sidelines were not so well satisfied in seeing the same performance over and over again. In several instances stereopticon slides were purchased and we are informed that one lodge sought approval for a motion picture. The Grand Master had his ritual committee look over the motion picture and discovered ((that the entire second section of the third degree was portrayed." He believed this to be the limit beyond which any Mason should allow his enthusiasm to carry him, and thereupon issued a ruling which will prevent a repetition of the showing. As to the manner of working the second section of the third degree, the Grand Master of Colorado finds that many candidates, and even members, gain an erroneous impression regarding its character and fail to grasp its meaning. His objection was not in the verbal rendering of the work, but in the method of working, there being too much extraneous action not called for by the ritual which detracts from the words and meaning, and to some extent are mirth provoking. He deplored the attempt to overdramatize the work since ofttimes such methods detract from the ritual. The committee on work in Delaware finds that the ritual is not uniform and many differences of opinion exist as to the correct verbiage. They would have authorized the Grand Master to make a master copy of the work, but Grand Lodge went on record as opposing it. We had thought the World War hysteria was over, but an examination of many proceedings convinces us that it is with us yet. The Grand Lodge of Indiana once had a flag presentation ceremony, but decided it was an innovation. This year a brother presents another resolution calling for the flag ritual, but the committee recommended that it be not adopted. The committee did provide, however, that each lodge should be obliged to display the U. S. Flag in the East of the lodge room and that a declaration of the petitioner's allegiance to the constitution, flag, and government of the U. S. A. should appear on his petition. In 1926 an exception to the rule was made as regards aliens, but this has now been revoked and only citizens of the United States are now eligible for the degrees. No doubt the Indiana monitor will have to be changed to show: "That Freemasonry unites men of all races, countries, sexes and opinions provided they become citizens of the United States and residents of Indiana."

Kansas has a written cipher. The penalty for loss was once $20.00, but in 1936 it was reduced to $10.00. According to the committee, the penalty is "something to influence responsibility for a high degree of care and punish the lack thereof."

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The ritual in use in Maine was adopted May 3, 1894, and, according to the Grand Lecturer, there has not been a single change in that time, although many have been suggested. It is his opinion that it will be only a matter of time before a rewriting will be necessary. Some interesting suggestions were made as to the work of a committee in the examination of visitors. The question of examination and avouchment was touched upon and suggested procedure was reported. This involves (a) the appointment of a competent committee by the Master; (b) examination of each visitor separately; (c) the asking for credentials; (d) the tiler's oath; (e) checking of the name and number of the lodge against directory to make sure that it is a regular lodge; (f) present standing of the visitor as shown by his dues card; (g) his ability to match his signature with his name on the dues receipt; (h) the examination on the ritual. Not necessarily a set form, but insisting upon perfect knowledge of grips and words of fundamental importance; not with the idea of humiliating a visitor, but satisfying the committee as to his Masonic status. A Minnesota committee, investigating the systems of instruction, became convinced that the Iowa system possessed points of merit that might be adaptable to the needs of Minnesota. A San Francisco lodge was given permission to confer a degree in a Nevada lodge upon a California candidate in accordance with California regulations. "After giving careful thought to the subject, mindful of the fact that proper safeguard should be maintained against the too promiscuous use in our lodges of ritual phrases foreign to the unadulterated work which has been preserved in New Hampshire for two centuries and which our Grand Lodge is striving to keep uniform," a New Hampshire committee on work recommended the adoption of a section prohibiting lodges from other jurisdictions from visiting New Hampshire and exhibiting work of another ritual, and the resolution would also prohibit New Hampshire lodges from visiting other states under the same circumstances. The Grand Lecturer of New Mexico advised his Grand Master that several lodges had been interpolating parts in the ritual, that while the by-laws did not prohibit such practice, it should be discontinued. The Grand Master informed the Grand Lodge that if the officers of that jurisdiction attained perfection in their own ritual they would not need to borrow from others to enhance the beauty of the work. The original edition of the New Mexico monitor has been exhausted. For many years New Mexico used the Missouri monitor, but in 1932 issued an edition of their own. It is apparent that their ritual is also in print, for an appropriation has been made to purchase a new supply, the astonishing statement being made that "we recommend that the Grand Secretary purchase the remaining 118 copies of the old ritual now held by the Valliant Printing Company." Reviewer Allen is our authority for the statement that the Grand

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Lodge of North Carolina has no way of protecting its ritual from insidious changes that were being inserted in the l'itual from time to time. He finds the inherent conservatism of Freemasonry, or something else, has prevented the storing away, in the custody of a responsible official, one master ritual which would be a guarantee against metamorphic processes. An Oregon lodge discovered that there was too much difference in the work of various jurisdictions and presented a resolution urging the Grand Lodge of Oregon to take a lead in securing unification of ritualistic work. The matter was referred to the Grand Masters' Conference, where it will probably die a natural death. During the year Tennessee issued 598 certificates of proficiency and 1,468 certificates are now in effect. The work is done by two lecturers, each working in a different section of the state, and during the year most attention was given to lodges with low ratings ritualistically, with the result that fifty-two lodges attained higher grades. Texas grants annually from 800 to 1,000 certificates of profieiency. It holds schools of instruction for officers of lodges, but the system is rather expensive, the average cost per student being as high as $90.00. The Grand Master ruled against the canvassing of lodges for the purpose of selling various musical records to be used in conferring the Musical Master Degree, a degree unknown in the Masonic system of Texas. A West Virginia committee finds that the ritual of that jurisdiction is being preserved and practiced as handed down from time immemorial. Masters of twenty-one Wisconsin lodges petitioned the Grand Lodge for the adoption of an official codified monitor of esoteric work, one of which was to be placed in the sole custody and possession of the Master of each lodge. The jurisprudence committee could not see the wisdom of the resolution and their opinion was backed up by that of the Grand Lodge. The custodian of the work in Wyoming urged Masters to encourage members of the lodge in learning the ritualistic and monitorial work and inviting them to participate in the conferring of degrees. From statements made in the report, we are led to believe that the Wyoming work is in cipher. The custodian notes that in the instructions of a ritual in use in London in 1749 the following wording was used: "You are also, my brethren, entitled as Master Masons to the use of an alphabet, which our venerable Grand Master employed in communications with King Solomon. It is geometric in character and is, therefore, eminently useful to Masons in general. * * * I will now entrust you with the key thereof."

The above was quoted to indicate that keys or rituals have been in use for many years. This is a bit of interesting ritual, but there is insufficient evidence of any correspondence going back and forth between King Solomon and our venerable Grand Master.

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A committee on funeral and other ceremonies, hQaded by Otto Souders, P. G. M. of Kansas, have prepared manuscripts covering geneFal regulations for proces!3ions, consecration of new lodges, installation of lodge and Grand Lodge officers, laying of foundation stones, dedication of Masonic halls, visitations, reception of visitors, funeral services, and Grand Honors.路 The committee recommends the printing of the book of ceremonies in a separate volume. Monitors are to be sold at 30 cents, and apparently the book of ceremonies will be supplied to lodges only. A Kentucky brother wrote a ritual for the laying of cornerstones; it will not be adopted until the next annual communication. We note little change in the proposed ceremony from those in general use throughout the country. A committee on Masonic instruction asked the Grand Lodge of Oregon for authority to add to its manual of lodge ceremonies certain general instructions on balloting, reception of visitors and visiting masters, floor work and other routine matters. . DEGREES

Reviewer Whited, of California, is consistently of the opinion that a waiting period of a reasonable length of time between each degree should be insisted upon and the candidate be given opportunity路 to become more familiar with Masonry and its obligations, a procedure which he believes would help not only the individual but the lodge as well. An edict of Grand Master Richardson of New York in 1926, was called to the attention of the Grand Lodge, the edict having a proviso that no lodge may confer more than one degree in one day and that no special communication for the conferring of degrees shall be held at a less interval than one week passing between it and the last previous stated communication, or less than one week from the next following stated communication except by dispensation of the Grand Master. The Grand Lodge of Vermont lists thQ names of those jurisdictions conferring degrees for other jurisdictions as a courtesy. Practically all jurisdictions will confer all three degrees. California, Colorado, Delaware, Indiana, Nevada, South Dakota and Wyoming will confer the second and third degrees. Pennsylvania will not confer any degree as a courtesy. STATISTICS

The Grand Master of Saskatchewan, addressing the Grand Lodge of Montana, referred to an interesting experience he had had in having received a visit from nine representatives of the Grand Lodges of England, Ireland and Scotland:

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"We were commenting upon the loss of membership in Masonry on the North American continent, whereas in England, particularly, Masonry has been making a very great growth and has the greatest progress in its history during the last few years. I asked one of the Deputy Grand Masters of one of those Grand Lodges why he thought the condition existed. And his reply was this: That, in his opinion, they had conserved路 their efforts to the Craft Masonry; that they hadn't encouraged the so-called higher degrees, and that consequently the cost of Masonry to their members had been kept down; that their interest had not been divided over many different institutions, and that therefore they had concentrated upon their Craft Masonry. They thought that that was probably the greatest facor in the growth and progress."

California has made a careful study of returns of recent years and has concluded that the end of annual losses has been reached, the loss for the year 1938 being only 182. It is their belief if they could have saved 10 per cent of the suspensions, they could have shown a material gain. On the other hand, Idaho already shows a gain of 101 for 1938, after having suffered losses for six years. By some it is believed that the size of the lodge has something to do with its growth. In Kentucky 40 lodges have less than 20 members; the largest number of lodges (100) has from 21 to 30 members. The Louisiana proceedings have a table showing losses by various organizations during the last decade. The Grotto reports 52 per cent loss, the Shrine 44 per cent, Councils 43 per cent, Chapters 40 per cent, Scottish Rite 25 per cent, and Lodges 20 per cent. UNUSUAL

At a district meeting in Alberta twenty-eight lodges were represented, five from British Columbia, two from Manitoba, one Scottish lodge, and twenty-one Alberta lodges. Some of the brethren traveled over four hundred miles by auto. The Grand Master of Manitoba visited his farthermost lodges, in spots bordering on the arctic circle.. An annual international night was held in April 1938 in a small country town near the border, and into their small hall was packed over three hundred Masons who remained from eight o'clock until midnight. They came from the U. S. A. and throughout the Canadian Dominions and "was the finest contribution toward mutual understanding and good will made by the Masonry of North Dakota and Manitoba." The Grand Master reported that during the year an informal dinner was held in honor of several Scottish brethren who were visiting in the Dominions, including The Right Honorable The Earl of Stair, P. G. M. of Scotland. , An annual meeting of the Masonic Grand Lodge Corporation of New Brunswick is always held preceding the annual communication of the Grand Lodge. Apparently it is the holding company for the latter body. 'Ve are informed that this Grand Lodge "was called on at twelve o'clock midnight and proceeded to the installation of the Grand Master."

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In New Zealand, Grand Officers were elected "in accordance with a scheme of distribution." Sir Leslie Orme Wilson, Grand Master of Queensland, attended a meeting of the United Grand Lodge of England and confessed that he had never seen any Masonic function "so magnificently organized or more impressive. There were over 9,000 Masons present in the Albert Hall, and the sight from the platform when 18,000 hands in white gloves saluted was one to be remembered. I could not go as Grand Master of Queensland, for only representatives of the Scotch "and Irish Grand Lodges were invited. They would have given me a seat as Grand Master, but I should not have been in the procession, but as P. D. G. M. of Bombay I was given a prominent seat on the platform, and received by the King afterwards." Later, the Grand Master visited his old mother lodge where he first served as Master and found every Past Master of the lodge present. He was impressed with the fact that "there had never been a meeting held in the history of Freemasonry at which a reigning Monarch was installed as Past Grand Master." He attended another lodge that had a remarkable evening "because we had there representatives from practically every part of the British Empire, which speaks volumes for the universality of Freemasonry." A memorial urn in the entrance hall of the Masonic Temple was the site of Anzac Day ceremonies, at which time the fraternity pays its tribute to the members of the Craft who made the supreme sacrifice during the great war. South Australia lodges desired to deposit every important document, deed, etc., with the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge informed them that while prepared to store such documents "no responsibility can be undertaken as a Grand Lodge." Grand Master Samuel B. Adams of Alabama made an appeal for the support of the residents of the Masonic Home and the response was most generous. On the Grand Master's birthday he was presented a gift by his colored employees; the gift was a money bag containing $27.70, with the inscription: "To Mr. Adams, Grand Master, for the poor Masons of Alabama from his colored friends at the mill." Arizona Lodge No.2 held a Past Grand Master Night. The Grand Master presided and all stations were filled by Past Grand Masters. Flagstaff Lodge No.7 celebrated its Golden Jubilee, December 17, 1938, and the dean of P: G. M.'s, Morris Goldwater, installed the officers: r r It was remarkable that this eminent brother, eighty-six years of age, could stand before the brethren and again, after fifty years, install the officers of this lodge."

He had installed the officers of the same lodge at its institution. Brother Goldwater has since died. An occasional lodge was held on Mt. Magazine, in Arkansas, September 8, 1938, being a great open-air meeting on top of a mountain,

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to which all Masons of the State had been invited, and 935 were registered and vouched for. A fifty-year button was presented to one brother, while a Past Grand Master spoke on the subject "One Hundred Years." In the evening, the Master Mason degree was conferred. There were members present from Missouri, but their names are not given. Stanley C. Warner, active for many years in Colorado Masonry, by vote of the Grand Lodge, was made a permanent member. Stanley tho;ght it was all because of his age, but his brethren thought it was because of his service. He was made a Mason in Canada, but his real Masonic life began in 1898 in Colorado. On and after September 1, 1939, each applicant for the degrees in Connecticut must submit, with his application, duplicate cards showing his fingerprints; one copy goes to the Grand Secretary and the other to the Department of Justice in Washington, D. C. In Delaware a special meeting of a lodge was held in the Sunday School room of a Methodist Church, at which time the Grand Master conferred the third degree upon his son. The Grand Lodge of Florida has not missed an annual meeting, even during the trying period of 1861-65. When caught with heavy obligations because of expansions at the Masonic Home and the crash in the real estate market, they could not realize on large real estate holdings, they borrowed on open notes the sum of $200,000.00, of which there is now less than $100,000.00 unpaid, and in 1938 when the unpaid bonds were called for the purpose of refinancing at a lower rate of interest, the offering was oversubscribed, although not secured by a mortgage on any specific property, but solely on the good name of the Grand Lodge and its 20,000 members. A secretary in Florida wrote the Grand Secretary that a member had been on the road twenty years, but "he just can't learn the work enough to be passed." The Grand Master refused to grant a dispensation to pass him without examination. A lodge at Port St. Joe asked the Grand Master for permission to borrow $9,000.00 to erect a building. The lodge had a membership of 40, with annual dues of $4.00 and little else. Permission to build was refused. Later, the Grand Master learned that the building had been constructed and that bonds had been issued and sold to non-Masons. He took up the charter of the lodge and was immediately besieged by a large committee. They had completely ignored his disapproval and the law specifying that no temple could be built without approval of the Grand Master. At Grand Lodge the former officers of the lodge appeared before the committee and disclaimed any intention to disregard the authority of the Grand Master, and the charter was restored, but the Grand Lodge disclaimed any responsibility in the bond issue. The last act of the late Joseph K. Orr, of Georgia, was the signing of a deed conveying certain of his property to the boy scouts in the City of Atlanta for the establishment of proper facilities for the

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colored youth of his community. During 1933, John H. Grieme, Jr., was Master of a lodge in Ludlow, Ky~ Although transferred to Atlanta, Ga., by the Southern Railway, his employer, he commuted back and forth from Atlanta to Kentucky to preside over his lodge, traveling 1,300 miles and using his entire vacation during that year to serve his lodge. By reason of his interest, the Grand Lodge of Georgia elected him to membership in Grand Lodge. Much ado was made in Idaho about four members of a lodge who had received the Royal Arch degree in less than a year after becoming Masons, all through a misunderstanding. The Grand Lodge of Idaho had a law that one could not petition any other organization within a year after becoming a member of the fraternity. A new Masonic Temple has been dedicated at Parma, to be known as the Ryder Memorial Temple, in honor of a brother who left a portion of his estate for the purpose of building a temple as a home for the lodge. The Grand Master of Iowa visited a lodge in Chicago, Ill., and found there the Grand Masters of Illinois and Wisconsin. It proved to be a surprise party, for 84 Master Masons, all fellow employees of the Grand Master in the Chicago headquarters of Wilson and Company, meat packers, visited the lodge as a courtesy. The visitors were headed by Thomas E. Wilson, chairman of the Board of Directors and executive head of the business, and presented the fraternal greetings of his fellow workers. Grand Master Pennington of' Kentucky was presented with a receipt by his lodge reading: "Received of Brother T. W. Pennington long and faithful services which cannot be computed in dollars and cents. Dues paid in full to December 31, 1953,"

being one year in advance for each year he served as Secretary of his lodge. John H. Cowles, P. G. M., presented the Grand Lodge of Kentucky with a suitable flag. And following installation there were enough presentations to remind us of a session of the Grand Chapter of the O. E. S., and apparently a good time was had by all. Maine has an excellentÂˇ idea in requiring Masters of lodges to write and file an annual report of their doings during the year, enabling the brethren to keep in close contact with the work, the financial condition of the lodge, deaths, suspensions, etc., and enabling any future eommittee on history to write a complete history of the lodge. Incoming Masters may look over the reports of their predecessors with a view to improving their own administration. Maryland has a committee on "work in the German language," composed of Brothers Haase, Behncken and Schultheis. One would not expect much French to be spoken by this committee. Two hundred seventy-eight Masons, representing 29 lodges, attended a devotional service in Baltimore, at which time Chaplain Montgomery of the U. S. House of Representatives delivered the sermon. Sunrise service

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was held on Easter Day at the Masonic Home; two other Sunday services were held in different sections, each attended by more than 350 members. During the year, the Grand Lecturer attended a meeting of a lodge at Milford, Del., where Grand Master Macklin, of Delaware, conferred the third degree upon his son, the meeting being attended by 300 Masons, including the Governor of Delaware and the Mayor of Wilmington. A special communication of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts was held in Halifax, N. S., "by permission of the M. W. Grand Master of Masons in Nova Scotia," for the purpose of dedicating a monument to Erasmus James Phillips, first Provincial Grand Master of Nova Scotia. The Grand Master of Mississippi visited Birmingham, Ala., taking with hipl a group of Masonic workers to exemplify the third degree. They had an audience of 1,500 Masons. The Grand Lodge of Michigan voted to send representatives to the installation of the Duke of Kent; Grand Master Lambie and P. G. M. MacKenzie were chosen for the honor. We have referred elsewhere to the open air meeting held on Pompey's Pillar in Montana. The Grand Master in granting the dispensation said: , 'The rock rises two hundred feet above the surrounding plain and it was an easy matter to see that the lodge was duly tilâ&#x201A;Źd."

On the roll of honor of the Grand Lodge of Nebraska is Right Angle Lodge No. 303, Omaha, "for the reason that it is the only lodge in the jurisdiction that has never shown a loss in membership from the day it received its charter, June 21, 1920." At his installation, Grand Master Breckenridge told the Grand Lodge that his father had planned on giving him his fees on his twenty-first birthday so that he might become a Mason. Two weeks before he became of age, his father passed away, but his mother insisted upon his carrying out the plan and he immediately became a Mason. The Grand Lodge of New Jersey has ten Grand Chaplains. Just whether the spiritual tone of New Jersey is better than other jurisdictions is not known, but at least it should be. On September 2, 1938, Grand Master Blakemore, of Ohio, while returning from a trip through the West, met with a serious auto accident. We regret to learn of the accident and also regret to have missed his presence at our Grand Lodge in St. Louis for he had promised to be present. On the altar of the Grand Lodge of Ohio during its meeting was the bible of Nova Caesarea Harmony Lodge No.2. The book was published in 1793 in Edinburgh, Scotland. A lodge in Oregon ordered a number of aprons for visitors with the letters GUEST printed in black across the top. The Grand Master declared it an innovation. The Grand Master of Oregon and the jurisprudence committee disagreed on the question of Sunday picnics, the

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committee believing that such participation was to be left to the determination and conscience of individuals, but in order not to embarrass those who had other opinions, they recommended that the Grand Lodge disapprove the advertising in any way of Sunday picnics as Masonic affairs. In accordance with Masonic tradition in Pennsylvania, the Grand Master created two sight Masons, one the son of a District Deputy Grand Master, the other Dr. Ralph Dorn Hetzel, President of Pennsylvania State College. Rhode Island believes in sticking to form and custom. The ceremony for the opening of the Grand Lodge is : , 'I, , Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient and Honorable Society of Free and Accepted Masons for the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, grateful to the Supreme Grand Master for our long cO'ntinued freedom to practice and enjoy the teachings of Freemasonry and looking for a blessing upon our endeavors to secure and transmit the same pure and unimpaired to succeeding generations, do hereby declare this Annual Communication of our Grand Lodge opened in ample form."

South Carolina has adopted an official apron for Past District Deputy Grand Masters. The Grand Master of Manitoba presented the Grand Lodge of South Dakota with the Canadian ensign, stating: "When that flag takes its place opposite to that one; when it is standing side by side in perfect friendship, I want to say that is how the people of Canada love to see them. That is the way we do with them in every Grand Lodge that takes place in the jurisdiction of Manitoba."

During the year of his administration, the Grand Master of Tennessee died. Prior to his death, he had prepared his record of activities as Grand Master. All official correspondence of the Grand Master of Texas is annually transferred to the Grand Secretary's office. The Grand Master of Vermont visited the Grand Lodge of Texas and says he got more religion out of that Grand Lodge than out of many religious conventions-and the Grand Master was a minister. He says that right in the midst of the business of Grand Lodge they would stop and everybody would sing a gospel hymn. Everyone seems to know the hymns and sang them with a fervor of spirit that indicated that they were not only bound for the Kingdom but were also going to arrive. Virginia is to have an art committee. The only objects of art they are to examine and pass on, however, are the paintings of Past Grand Masters. John S. Branch, of Suffolk, attended his fifty-seventh consecutive Grand Lodge of Virginia. n is fine to be Grand Master of Washington, for he visits lodges in Alaska, which is in that jurisdiction. During the year, he visited Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova, Seward, Fairbanks, and other Alaskan

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cities. Part of his trip was made by airplane. Both the Grand Master of Masons and the Grand Master of Odd Fellows in Washington are members of the same Masonic lodge. Past Grand Master Richmond, of West Virginia, was conferring the Past Master degree in a chapter in Huntington, W. Va., apparently in perfect health and the best of spirits. As he began to close lodge, his head dropped forward, a physician rushed to his side only to find that his spirit had departed. The Grand Master of West Virginia believed the Grand Master's office was the Grand Master's business and refused to call upon others to do that which he should do himself. His opinion is summed up in his statement: , 'I have thought that since mine is the duty, mine also should be the labor, and that I should not have accepted this elevation if I was not prepared to make the sacrifice. I have gone wherever I was called and where the duties of a Grand Master needed to be performed."

Wisconsin has the "Jenks Dynasty." In 1896, Aldro Jenks was elected Grand Master; in 1929, Frank Jenks became Grand Master; in 1937, Maxwell Jenks was elected Grand Master. The Grand Lodge had a special committee on the election of Grand Officers. After investigating methods of election in various jurisdictions, including Ireland, they decided to report a method which will be tried out for one year only. The Grand Master appoints sixteen tellers, seated at four tables, and one or two collectors for each voting section. Printed forms are used, instructions being printed on the back of the ballot. VETERAN MASONS

Recognition of veteran Masons is becoming widespread. There are very few American jurisdictions that do not take notice in some manner of Brother Masons who have arrived at an advanced age and who have thereby demonstrated their Masonic interest. In many instances, certificates are presented; at other times buttons, badges or simple ceremonies. Three or four Grand Lodges have, like Missouri, adopted a veteran Masonic ceremony. These occasions are being made notable by a large attendance of the brethren and ofttimes a special program which maintains interest in the lodge, as well as bestowing honor upon those who receive this recognition. In Alberta several questions occurred which demanded answer. Was eligibility to depend upon fifty-year consecutive dues paying membership in a lodge in that jurisdiction'路 Was the question of the payment of dues to be sole criterion ~ Was the nature of Masonic service to be considered' Could the purchase of a life membership disqualify~ Should honorary membership be taken into account in conferring this distinction' The Board of General Purposes of Saskatchewan have approved an application from a lodge which desired the adoption of a standard gold button recognizing fifty-year membership.

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Arkansas is one of the recent jurisdictions to join the fifty-year plan. The loss of Grand Lodge and subordinate lodge records has made the question of establishing the membership a hard one. In such case the subordinate lodge must be satisfied as to the required length of time before making application. It is specified that all such buttons shall be presented by the Grand Master or his representative. During the year, 125 buttons were given and the committee believes it is one . of the finest things done by the Grand Lodge. During the centennial meeting, N. D. Vance, 93 years of age, and a Mason for 72 years, was recognized and given a hearty welcome. In Connecticut one brother presented himself at lodge to receive his button and confessed that he had not been inside his lodge for more than thirty-five years, prevented from attending by his business connections. He had maintained his membership and interest and traveled several hundred miles to receive his reward for long service. The Grand Lodge of Iowa lists the names of the ten Iowa Masons with the longest Masonic records: Brother A. Van Patton of Perry, was raised May 11, 1864; two other brethren were raised in the same year. Eighteen fifty-year veterans were invited to the East during the Grand Lodge of Kentucky communication and were extended a most cordial welcome. Almost 150 names of brethren entitled to receive the fifty-year award were read during the communication of the Grand Lodge of . Maryland, the presentation ceremony being carried out by the Grand Master, while Masters of local lodges were assigned the pleasing duty of pinning the badge upon the breast of each of the veterans. In Texas the Grand Lodge fifty-year button cannot be purchased, nor can it be presented at any other time than during Grand Lodge communication.

FRATERNAL CORRESPONDENCE Aims and Relationships of the Craft, 239; see "Declaration of Principles' , Alabama, 224, 225, 266, 271, 287, 290, 292, 327, 330 Alaska, 331 Alberta, 234, 235, 251, 294, 296, 302, 305, 326, 332 Argentina, 234 Arizona, 223, 235, 251, 253, 269, 271, 276, 281, 301, 305, 311, 327 Arkansas, 222, 223, 234, 235, 253, 258, 262, 276, 281, 292, 327, 333 Austria, 234, 243, 254; Grand Master in prison, 218 Beard, Daniel C: medal, 300 Belgium, 233 Bolivia, 317 Books: recent Masonic, 243 Brazil, 224, 235 British Columbia, 241, 271, 280 Buildings: Masonic, 245 Bulgaria, 224 Burial Service, 247 California, 222, 256, 258, 259, 262, 263, 266, 269, 271, 281, 285, 289, 294, 296, 300, 303, 306, 307, 312, 321, 323, 325, 326 Canal Zone, 235 Ceremonies, 321 Charities: value, 218 Charity and Relief, 250 Chile, 252, 277 China, 252 Clandestine Organizations, 262 Colombia, 235 Colorado, 241, 248, 270, 281, 311, 322, 328 Commercialism, 264 Connecticut, 222, 253, 272, 280, 296, 311, 328, 333 Cornerstones, 265 Costa Rica, 229, 230, 234; photographs of officers, 229; photograph Grand Lodge building, 230 Cuba, 235 Czechoslovakia, 233 Decisions, 290 Declaration of Principles, 237, 238 Degrees, 321

Delaware, 222, 270, 281, 312, 322, 328 Denmark, 224, 225, 226 Discipline, 290 Dispensations, 292 District of Columbia, 222, 225, 253, 259, 266, 276, 303, 311 Dual Membership, 298 Dues and Fees, 276 Duke of Connaught: Grand Master, 220 Duke of Kent: photograph, 216; installation, 219, 221 Earl of Harewood: opens Grand Lodge, 220, 221 Eastern Star: history, 244 Ecuador, 235 Educational, 269 Egypt, 233 England, 219, 223, 238, 240, 243, 245, 250, 327; Grand Lodge activities, 219; installation Duke of Kent, 219, 221; publications of Grand Lodge, 243 Extraneous Orders, 271 Fees and Dues, 276 Finances, 276 Finland, 224, 234, 300 Florida, 223, 225, 259, 264, 266, 272, 276, 277, 279, 282, 299, 307, 309, 313, 328 Foreign Grand Lodges: resume of current conditions, 233 Foreign Recognition: discussion, 222 France, 234 Freemasonry: a peace organization' 217; English policy, 221 Funeral Service: see "Burial Service' , George VI: installs brother, 2l9, 221 George Washington Masonic National Memorial, 242 Georgia, 259, 267, 270, 272, 286, 2'87, 293, 298, 309, 328 Germany, 233 Germany in Exile, 224, 234 Gourgas, John J.: history, 244 Grand Jurisdictions: use of the word, 219

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267, 260, 314, 303

Life Membership, 299 Liquor and Lotteries, 287 Lotteries, 287 Louisiana, 224, 225, 233, 245, 248, 270, 287, 290, 292, 298, 326, 329 Luxemburg, 224 Maine, 222, 241, 246, 253, 267, 282, 289, 292, 300, 307, 315, 323 Manitoba, 280, 302, 310, 326, 331 Maryland, 222, 223, 225, 234, 235, 246, 248, 254, 261, 268, 277, 329, 333 Masonic Conduct, 293 Masonic Home, 258 Masonic Jurisprudence, 290 Masonic Personalities, 294 Masonic Publications, 296 Masonic Service Association of the U. S., 243 Massachusetts, 222, 231, 235, 237, 241, 242, 243, 253, 257, 258, 261, 264, 277, 282, 283, 294, 303, 315, 329 Medals, 299 Membership, 297 Mexico, 224, 231, 232, 233, 235, 263, 312

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Pershing, John J.: veteran badge, 295 Peru, 235 Philippine Islands, 234, 263, 304 Physical Qualifications, 308 Poland, 225 Political; 309 Portugal, 225 Prince Edward Island, 321 Puerto Rico, 235

South Dakota, 222, 278, 284, 297, 300, 301 Spain, 225, 234 Statistics, 325 Surety Bonds, 276 Sweden, 225, 228, 281, 286 Swiss Alpina, 223, 234, 243, 254, 276 Syria, 234 Syria-Lebanon, 234

Quebec, 234, 245, 276, 302, 310 Queensland, 252, 289, 294, 308, 327 Quezon, Manuel: _letter to Archbishop, 304

Tasmania, 245,280, 308 Tennessee, 255, 269, 274, 297, 319, 324, 331 Texas, 231, 262, 263, 264, 265, 274, 284, 291, 295, 300, 309, 310, 312, 319, 324, 331, 333 Turkey, 225

Recognition: Florida standards, 223 Research, Lodges of, 244 Reviews, 310 Rhode Island, 262, 274, 278, 284, 288, 298, 306, 331 Ritual, 321 Ritualists, 219 Rumania, 234 Russia, 233 San Salvador, 235 Santa Domingo, 225 Saskatchewan, 252, 264, 269, 310, 325, 332 Scotland, 238 Scottish Rite Freemasonry: tory, 243 Sibelius, Jean: medal, 300 Social Security, 256 South Australia, 271, 280, 297, 305, 310, 321, 327 South Carolina, 242, 268, 279, 293, 318, 331

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Unusual, 326 Utah, 256, 275, 285, 292, 319 Venezuela, 235 Vermont, 225, 256, 285, 295, 307, 319, 325, 331 Veteran Masons, 332 Victoria, 252, 283, 306, 308, 310 Vienna: see "Austria" Virginia, 222, 249, 269, 286, 296, 297,320,路331 Washington, 222, 224, 255, 262, 269, 275,_ 285, 288, 289, 297, 304, 306, 320, 331 West Australia, 234, 310 West Virginia, 223, 225, 249, 269, 271, 275, 292, 305, 320, 324, 332 Wisconsin, 224, 225, 243, 256, 265, 269, 275, 276, 279, 285, 289, 291, 297, 321, 323, 329 Wyoming, 234, 243, 256, 262, 269, 285, 301, 321, 324, 326

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The following Foreign Grand Lodges are recognized as regular by the Grand Lodge of Missouri: Alberta; British Columbia; Austria; Grossloge Von Wien; Canada; Chili (at Santiago); Costa Rica; Cuba (Island of); National Grand Lodge of Czechoslovakia; Grand Lodge Lessing zu den drei Ringen; Denmark; Finland; Grand Lodge of Finland; England; France; Guatemala (Nat. and Ind. G. L. of); Ireland; Jugoslavia: Grand Lodge of Jugoslavia; Manitoba; Mexico (York G. L. of); Netherlands; New Brunswick; New South Wales; New Zealand; Norway; Nova Scotia; Panama; Philippine Islands; Porto Rico; Prince Edward Island; Quebec; Queensland; Rumania; San Salvador; Saskatchewan; Scotland; South Australia; Sweden; Swiss Alpina; Tasmania; Victoria; Western Australia. LIST OF GRAND SECRETARIES AND THEm ADDRESSES Alabama, Guy T. Smith, Montgomery. Arizona, Harry A. Drachman, Tucson. Arkansas, Woodlief A. Thomas, Little Rock. California, John Whicher, San Francisco. Colorado, Chas. A. Patton, 319 Masonic Temple, Denver. Connecticut, Winthrop Buck, Hartford. Delaware, John F. Robinson, Wilmington. District of Columbia, J. Claude Keiper, Washington. Florida, George W. Huff, Jacksonville. Georgia, Frank F. Baker, Macon. Idaho, Curtis F. Pike, Boise. Illinois, R. C. Davenport, Harrisburg. Indiana, William H. Swintz, Indianapolis. Iowa, C. C. Hunt, Cedar Rapids. Kansas, Elmer F. Strain, Topeka. Kentucky, A. O. Orton, Louisville. Louisiana, D. Peter LaGuens, Jr., New Orleans. Maine, Convers E. Leach, Portland. Maryland, Harry C. Mueller, Baltimore. Massachusetts, F. W. Hamilton, Boston. Michigan, F. Homer Newton, Grand Rapids. Minnesota, John H. Anderson, St. Paul. Mississippi, Sid F. Curtis, Meridian.

Missouri, Arthur Mather, St. Louis. Montana, Luther T. Hauberg, Helena. Nebraska, Lewis E. Smith, Omaha. Nevada, E. C. Peterson, Carson City. New Hampshire, J. Melvin Dresser,. Concord. New Jersey, Isaac Cherry, Trenton. New Mexico, Alpheus A. Keen, Albuquerque. New York, Charles H. Johnson, New York City. North Carolina, J. H. Anderson, Raleigh. North Dakota, W. L. Stockwell, Fargo. Ohio, Harry S. Johnson, Cincinnati. Oklahoma, C. A. Sturgeon, Guthrie. Oregon, D. R. Cheney, Portland. Pennsylvania, Mathew Galt, Jr., Philadelphia Rhode Island, H. L. McAuslan, Providence. South Carolina, O. Frank Hart, Columbia. . South Dakota, W. D. Swain, Sioux Falls. Tennessee, T. E. Doss, Nashville. Texas, Geo. H. Belew, Waco. Utah, Sam H. Goodwin, Salt Lake City. Vermont, Archie S. Harriman, Burlington. Virginia, James M. Clift, Richmond. Washington, Horace W. Tyler, Tacoma.

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West Virginia, Ira W. Coffman, P. O. Box 346, Charleston. Wisconsin, William F. Weiler, Milwaukee. Wyoming, J. M. Lowndes, Casper. Alberta, J. H. W. S. Kemmis, Calgary. Austria, Grossloge Von Wien, Dr. Wladimir Misar;, Starhemberggasse 47, Wien IV 12, Vienna. British Columbia, Frank S. McKee, Masonic Temple, 692 Seymour St., Vancouver, B. C. Canada, Ewart G. Dixon, Hamilton,Ont. Chile, Enrique A. Saldias, Santiago. Cuba, Luis Martinez Reyes, Apartado 2, Havana. Czechoslovakia, National Grand Lodge of, L. Schwary, Vinohradska 24, Prague-Smichon. Czechoslovakia, Prof. Dr. V. Lesny, G. M. (NaIl. G. L.) 2 Dienzenhofferovy Sady, Prague XVI. Czechoslovakia, Felix Lenhart, G. M.. (Lessing), Trojanova 7, Prague XI. Czechoslovakia, Gr!tnd Lodge Lessing zu den drei Ringen, E. Klatscher-Lessingham, Trojanova 7, Prague XI. Denmark, Alex Troeddson, Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 23. England, Sidney A. White, London. Finland, Masonic Hall No. 13, Unioninkatu, Helsinki. France (Nat. and Ind. G. L. of), G. F. Beaumont, Paris. Ireland, Henry C. Shellard, Dublin. Jugoslavia, Dr. V. Novak, Cika Ljubina 20, 3, Belgrade. Manitoba, J. H. G. Russell, Winnipeg. Mexico (York G. L. of), Fred T. Berger, Apartado 1986, Mexico D.F.

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Netherlands, A. F. L. Faubel, The Hague. New Brunswick, R. D. Magee, St. John. New South Wales, David Cunningham, Masonic Hall, Sydney. New Zealand, H. A. Lamb, 1293 Christ Church-C. I. New Zealand. Norway, Eivind Lowig-Hansen, Nedro Volgate 19, Oslo. Nova Scotia, James C. Jones, Freemason's Hall, Halifax. Panama, Andres Mojica, Apartado 84, Panama, Rep. Panama. Philippine Islands, Teodoro M. Kalaw, Manila. Porto Rico, Rodolfo R. Pabon, P. O. Box 747, San Juan. Prince Edward Island, Chas. M. Williams, Charlottetown. Quebec, W. W. Williamson, Montreal. Queensland, Leslie P. Marks, Box 675, Brisbane. Rumania, Corneliu Mihalesco, Bukarest. San Salvador, Tomas Soley, San Salvador, C. A. Saskatchewan, W. B. Tate, Regina. Scotland, Thomas G. Winning, Freemason's Hall, Edinburgh. South Australia, R. Owen Fox (Acting) , Freemason's Hall, Adelaide. Sweden, Yngve G. Wisen, Narvunagen 32, Stockholm. Switzerland, Swiss Grand Lodge Alpina, Charles Serex, Berne, Switzerland. Tasmania, W. H. Strutt, 117 Macquarie, Hobart. Victoria, William Stewart, Freemason's Hall, Melbourne. Western Australia, A. E. Jenson, Freemason's Hall, Perth.

GRAND REPRESENTATIVES TO AND FROM THE GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI

TO MISSOURI FROM MISSOURI Grand Representative . Post Office G_R_A-::N--=-D:-L_O_D_G_E i_=-:G,...r_a-::n:=d:....R"'e,...:p:....r_es_e_n_ta_t_iv_e I-::-=---:-_P_o_s_t:....O_ffi_ce _ ............................................................... Alabama Blake W. Harper Montgomery Wm. C. Rese St. Louis .........................•. Alberta Archibald West Edmonton Byrne E. Bigger. . . . . . . . . . . .. Hannibal............... . Arizona. . . . . . . . . . .. Lee Garrett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Tuscon James A. Boone Charleston Arkansas M. W. Greeson Prescott Frank G. Ade Joplin British Columbia William Astley Vancouver Robert C. Duffin. . . .. . .. .• St. Louis " Canada. .. . . . . . . . .. Donald Sutherland. .. . .. . . .. Princeton E. L. Robison St. Joseph Colorado. Carl J. Bradfield , Grand Junction Willis J. Bray , Kirksville Connecticut. . . . . . . . .. Leonard J. Nickerson. . . . . . . West Cornwall Thornton Jennings , .. Clinton Costa Rica Rudolph Sasso P. O. Box 186, San Jose James H. Scarborough Warrensburg Cuba Calixto Fajardo Havana Jolly P. Hurtt Sedalia Delaware Weldon C. Waples Newark Wm. C. Gordon Marshall Denmark Wm. Malling Copenhagen Albert Linxwiler " Jefferson City District of Columbia. . . . .. Geo. S. Foreman. . . . . . . . . . .. 5622 1st St. N. E. Ray V. Denslow Trenton England. Hon. Wykeham Stanley Cornwallis. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Kent Florida Richard B. Lovett Tampa Eli S. Haynes . Columbia Georgia William Bordley Clarke Savannah W. W. Martin . St. Louis Guatemala .............•......................... Walter A. Higbee . Lancaster Idaho Clarence D. Purkhiser Caldwell Walter J. Simon . St. Louis George A. Stadler Decatur DuVal Smith . St. Joseph ........................•..Illinois....... Indiana Herbert A. Graham Indianapolis Nat D. Jackson . Independence St. Louis ........................•... Ireland Herbert Malcolm Ireland Forrest C. Donnell . Kansas. . . . . . . . . . .. D. A. Meredith.. . . . . . . . . . Kansas City Chas. L. Woods . Rolla Kentucky.. . . . . . . Sam K. Veach. . .. .. . .. . . . .. Carlisle F. C. Barnhill . Marshall Louisiana J. H. Rowland .shreveport Ovid Bell •.................. Fulton Maine Edward H. Britton Waterville James A. Kinder . Cape Girardeau Harris C. Johnston . Boonville ...............•........... Manitoba. . . . . . . . . .. Maris H. Garton. . . . . . . . . . .. Boissevain Maryland ...•...•... G. A. Rasch Baltimore James W. Skelly. '.' . St. Louis Arthur Mather . St. Louis. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . Massachusetts .....•.•• Robt. D. Webster. . . . . . . . . .. Belmont Orestes Mitchell, Jr , .. St. Joseph ..............•........... Michigan .•......... Neil W. Murray.......... .. Detroit Minnesota Albert T. Pray Minneapolis Arch A. Johnson . Springfield Mississippi, John Foggo Dixon Natchez Harold L. Reader . Webster Groves , Montana Knute L. Brujord Culbertson Curtis J. Neal. . Cape Girardeau Nebraska .•......... Edward E. Carr........ North Platte E. E. Morris . Kansas City Morris E. Ewing . Morrisville Nevada Nealy H. Chapin Lincoln New Brunswick ..•................................ GUY C. Million . Boonville Henry C. Chiles . Lexington New Hampshire Oscar Earle Jewell St. John· Grover C. Sparks . Savannah New Jersey .•........ H. E. Hutchison Trenton

GRAND REPRESENTATIVES TO AND FROM THE GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI-(Continued) TO MISSOURI Post Office GRAND LODGE Grand Representative Cecil A. Tolin . St. Louis .•...•................... New Mexico New South Wales B. C. Hunt ..••.............. Columbia Athol J. Mitchener . St. Louis •..............•.......... New york .•......... New Zealand••........ Louis J. Graue . Mexico George W. Walker . Cape Girardeau North Carolina ...•••... F. L. Magoon ..•............ St. Louis North Dakota William R. Gentry . St. Louis .•......................• Nova Scotia •..•..•.•• Fred O. Wood . Hartvilie ...........................•. Ohio.••.........•. Walter A. Phipps .. Neosho Oklahoma Thad B. Landon . Kansas City. .. . . . . . . . . Oregon. .. .. . . . . Bert S. Lee . Springfield , Panama Anthony F. Ittner . St. Louis .•........... " Philippine Islands. . . . . .. W. B. Massey . Bonne Terre ..•............... Prince Edward Island..... George C. Marquis . Independence..•..................•.. Quebec ...........• William F. Woodruff . Kansas City ......•................. Queensland ' T. W. Cotton . Van Buren. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ......•. Rhode Island. . . . . . . . .. John W. Calhoun . St. Louis Porto Rico Eugene J. Williams . ................ . Rumania ••......... Maj. W. S. MacAaron . Boonville ; Saskatchewan Andrew J. O'Reilly . St. Louis Scotland .•••.......• Theodore C. Teel. . St. Louis South Australia •........ Harry S. Truman . Independence South Carolina .......•. Robert C. Winkelmaier . St. Louis " South Dakota. .. . . . . .. Robert Lee Barger . Ironton Swiss Alpina. . . . . . . . .. Solon Cameron . St. Louis. . . . . • . . . . . . . . .. . Tasmania. . . . . . . . . .. Leo H. Johnson . Neosho , , Tennessee .•......... Thomas H. Reynolds . Kansas City ........................•. Texas ••........... Karl M. Vetsburg . St. Louis Utah .••.......... J. R. McLachlan . Kahoka Vermont•........... R. R. Kreeger . :::::~:~~~~::'.:'.'.'.'.'.:'.: O. H. Swearingen . ~:::: g~~;:::::::::: Van F. Boor . Kansas City Washington.. . . . .. . .. Chas. T. Kornhrodt . .......••............•.. Western Australia C. Lew Gallant .....•........ St. Louis West Virginia John M. Gallatin . Chillicothe Wisconsin York Grand Lodge of Mexico, Edward P. Walsh . St. Louis F. &. A. M•...........

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FROM MISSOURI Grand Representative Post Office Herbert S. Murdock .......•. Springer James T. Smiles Sydney Wm. W. Bush Belmont William Waring De Castro Wellington David McH. Willif.ord....... Greenville Harry Lord................ Cando Israel Edward Sanford .••... Halifax James W. Morgan ..••.•.... Jackson William P. Freeman McAlester H. Beckwith. .. • . . .. .. .. . Portland Julio Icaza. .• Panama City Amos G. Bellis. . . . . . . . . . . . .. Manila C. C. Carlton .....•..•...... Souris A. J. B. Milborne........... Montreal Samuel James Cossart. . . . . .. Brisbane Henry S. See ••...•........ , Providence Charles O. Lord San Juan Dr. Leo Salzman .•..•....•. Bucharest J. Orville Clark Govan John B. Peden Edinburgh William James Host Adelaide Gen. Summerall Charleston John K. Kutnewsky. .. . . Redfield Emil Glaser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Switzerland Herbert Hays. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Hobart Robert V. Hope , Memphis G. R. Montgomery Fort Worth Sidney Watson Badcon Ogden Seymour C. Hard Arlington

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Amendment Proposed, Sec. 193 Appointment of Committees for 1939 Sessions Appointments of Grand Master Elect Appropriation to Swiss Grand Lodge Alpina Approval of Minutes "A Rose Upon the Altar," Masonic Play, Presented B Benediction Benjamin, Homer A., G. M., of Iowa, Address of Biographical Sketch of Grand Master Appraisal hy a Friend Civic and Other Activities Education and Professional Career Genealogy Masonic Record Masonic Writings Board of Directors for the Masonic Home-Election of Breckenridge, Wm. J., G. M., of Nebraska, Address of

C Calhoun, John, G. C., K. T. of Mo., Address of Chapman, H. F., P. G. M. of South Dakota, Address of Chiles, Henry Clay, Grand Master, Biographical Closing Cochran, John McElroy, Telegram of R-egret Commissions, Presented to Grand Representatives Committees, Appointment of for 1939 Sessions Credentials, Interim Report of

86 80 130 113 4 101 135 115 i vi v ii

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Deaths, List of From Subordinate Lodges Directory of Lodges by Districts Distinguished Guests, Introduction of District Deputy Grand Masters, 1939-1940 District Lecturers, 1939-1940 , 'Dual Membership," Sec. 148, Proposed Amendment E Elected Grand Officers of Grand Lodge, List of Election of Board of Directors for Masonic Home Election of Grand Lodge Officers

345 188 3 135 135 114 " 212 . . . . . . . . . . . .. 130 129

First Day, Evening Session Morning Session Afternoon Session Foreign Correspondence, Report of Committee on

95 1 81 80

Garrell, Julius C., P. G. M 102 Gentry, Wm. R., P. G. M., Letter of Regret. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Grand Auditor's Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 60 Grand Lecturer's Report 87 Grand Lodge Swiss Alpina, Appropriation to 113 Grand Orator's Address 96 Grand Master's Address 4 Grand Master's Biographical Sketch i Grand Representative Commissi{)lls, Presentation of 95

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Grand Representatives to and from Grand Lodge of Missouri, List of 339 Grand Secretary's Report 40 Grand Secretary's Tabular Statement 158 Grand Treasurer's Report 52 3 Guests, Distinguished, Introduction of II

Hunt, C. C., G. S., of Iowa, Address of

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Installation of Grand Lodge Officers 130 Introduction of Distinguished Guests 3 Invitation to Visit Masonic Home . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 95 Invitation to Hold 1940 Annual Communication in St. Louis . . . . . . .. 104 Invocation 2 L Letters, Wm. R. Gentry, P. G. M. Lewis and Clark Plaque, Resolution Life Membership, Section 160, Proposed Amendment List of Deaths, from 1932 to 1938, Inclusive . . . . . . . . . . . .. List of D. D. G. M.'s 1939-1940 List of District Lecturers, 1939-1940 List of Elected Grand Officers of the Grand Lodge . . . . . . . . . . .. List of Living Past Grand Masters List of Lodges, Alphabetical, Location and District. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. List of Lodges, Numerical List of Grand Representatives List of Grand Secretaries and Their Addresses Living Past Grand Master, List of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Lodge Directory by Districts , 'Lodge of Research, " Proposed Amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

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Tabular Statement of Grand Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 158 Telegrams 2 "The Masonic World," Report of Grand Correspondent 217 Thur~an, Rabbi Samuel, Address of 129 W 4 Williams, Thomas D., Mention of Williams, Z. M., Invocation 2

DEATHS OF MEMBERS OF MASONIC LODGES IN MISSOURI, 1932-1938 TAKEN FROM ANNUAL REPORTS TO GRAND LODGE FOR FISCAL YEARS ENDING JUNE 30

1932 MISSOURI 1-Alex Mason, N. M. Kerr. R. H. W. Godwin, Wm. Allison, N. Stanza, F. T. Fisher, R. L. Stone, H. E. Hassman, H. C. Tabler, Jr., Herman Heidland, L. A. Wagner, F. Stumpf, L. T. Lawrence, John Astley, Henry Bresch, Richard Bartholdt, James Charnock, J. E. Wray, C. F. Blatt, Charles Huber, William Mueller. MERIDIAN 2-H. F. Stoffer, F. Finck, Sr., R. L. Langtim, Fred Hufnagel, Harvey George, William Demler. BEACON 3-C. William Knappmeier, Charles Gantz, F. C. Bymaster, O. H. Eckelmann, F. H. Diekmeyer, George H. Grote, J. J. Ryan, G. Chaphe, George H. Schlef, E. W. Schlueter, B. G. Steinbrueggel, Joseph Epstein, O. M. Sibille, C. S. Smith, William E. Barth. HOWARD 4-H. C. Slee. UNITED 5-Jacob Goldring, C. W. Morrow, E. R. Steere, E. B. Smith, A. D. Mills, M. M. Horton, A. B. Finch, F. O. Rohmann, W. H. Hunt, F. A. Beyer, Martin Tyndall, Carl Tokius, Guy W. McClure. ARK 6-Charles D. Chase, William H. Gordinier. O'SULLIVAN 7-G. R. Page. GEORGE WASHINGTON 9-A. D. Reif, T. G. Williams, F. N. Chapman, E. Volk, J. S. Willson, E. O. Bacon, H. P. Belding, William A. Becker, H. C. Leutert, Berry Divers. AGENCY 10-0. D. Kountz, Thomas Carrington, C. W. Dodson, W. J. Giddens. EOLIA 14-J. L. Goodin. MEMPHIS 16-W. F. Adams, Harry Craig, P. R. Reed. CLARKSVILLE 17-R. J. Armstrong, N. S. Dempsey. PALMYRA 18-J. M. Sosey, B. Cash, J. W. Metcalf, C. J. Johnson. PARIS UNION 19-B. N. Harvin, W. W. Snell. ST. LOUIS 20-C. H. Thuner, L. L. Lieberstein, J. M. Goldsmith. Simon Freund, A. Eiseman, H. A. Diamant, L. E. Gutfreund, T. J. Britt, Michael Hesse, Sam Goldstein. WELLINGTON 22-George D. Martin. WYACONDA 24-J. O. Yager, J. H. Chambers. NAPHTALI 25-J. W. Doyle, B. F. Gordon, George T. Fiegenspan, A. E. Blackmore, William J. Allen, L. D. Reichert, E. O. Moser, Jr., A. D. Gerbig, William H. Oberbeck, E. Schueddig, C. G. Graham, George Woltjen, M. J. Ferris.

A V A 26-Joseph Canefax, George W. Plumb. EVERGREEN 27-J. A. Zahrndt. ST. JOHN'S 28-T. A. Allison, H. H. Cook, J. F. Goodin, H. M. Watters, O. B. Watters, George White. WINDSOR 29-R. A. Harkless, J. O. Powell. HUNTSVILLE 30-Melvin Phipps, George W. Evans, Gus C. Heyman. LIBERTY 31-C. F. Adams, Oscar Berry, S. W. Clark, A. B. Coffman, A. C. Holt, John Hummel, Madison Miller, D. C. Vivian. HUMPHREYS 32-M. P. Brassfield, W. F. Sherwood. RALLS 33-W. E. Flowerree, William M. Snyder, Jess Hunt, C. E. Headburg, E. P. Larue. TROY 34-William D. Bonfils. MERCER 35-David Lambert, James Ruth. W. C. Price. COOPER 36-William W. Kingsbury. HEMPLE 37-R. E. Kerns. CALLAO 38-John H. Jones, Johnson Morrow, Everett Buster, B. F. Walls. DEWITT 39-Ward Levard. MT. MORIAH 40-Mich Trumpfeller, Robert L. Byrke, O. Junge, F. E. Weir, "Harvey Harper, A. E. Krech, E. J. Harlock, O. William Hartman, F. M. Berger, E. A. Ackermann, William H. Miller, S. M. Davidson, William H. Daughters, W. V. Henry, Harry Power, J. J. J. Kjar, H. Alles, George A. Drebing, F. M. Nufer, H. H. Bruer, E. L. Wyatt, F. W. Kleiner, Daniel Homann. F. J. L. Duetting, A. L. Marshall, George W. Reichert, A. Jolly, William C. Conrad, J. J. Doran, J. Conrad. JEFFERSON 43-H. B. Jordan. FAIR PLAY 44-J. A. Lanning. BONHOMME 45-M. W. Clare. FAYETTE 47-B. G. Wright. FULTON 48-A. T. Sutherland. HOLT 49-Ellis Long, William M. Carrell. LIVINGSTON 51-Edward Gannon, L. H. Herring, C. H. Temple. WAKANDA 52-Noah E. Crouch, T. C. Rucker. VIENNA 53-J. J. Carter, Canby Hawkins, William E. Montague, Paul A. Waters. INDEX 54-Jacob L. Plank. TIPTON 56-8. W. Hurst, Richard Hudson, B. F. Snodgrass. RICHMOND 57-William Pickering. CENTRALIA 59-T. M. Traughler. George B. Stowers, Charles H. Early.

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NEW BLOOMFIELD 6o-Link Edwards, Thomas A. White, Joseph R. Scholl. WAVERLY 61-N. G. Miller. VINCIL 62-J. Harry Hulsizer. CAMBRIDGE 63-John K. Dulaney. MONROE 64-George W. Tompkins. PATTONSBURG 65-George D. Ewing. KENNETT 68-J. C. McHaney, Sr., W. S. C. Walker. SULLIVAN 69-John A. Woodruff. SAVANNAH 71-John L. Vincent, J. D. Craig, Charles Criss, R. E. Jenkins, William B. Limerick, Virgil T. Reece, R. E. Waterson. GORIN 72-1. S. McCollom. EUREKA 73-Edward Smith, William Pilatz. WARREN 74-J. F. Taylor. INDEPENDENCE 76-William E. Keirn, J. B. Whitney, J. B. Wilkins. LEBANON 77-George F. Kehner, B. F. Reeves, J. E. Summers. ST. JOSEPH 78-F. E. Kuhn, J. P. Mueller, C. L. Atkins, J. P. Andriano, William H. Masterson, M. O. Moore, Fred Gaiger, P. F. Frutiger,C. M. Thomas, F. W. Troeester, I. W. Vorhies. POLAR STAR 79-A. M. Green, William Berger, George W. Stiehl, F. Raymond, Jr., William Modra, J. E. Stroh, Emmanuel Weinberg, S. C. Harbour, William C. McElroy, A. F. Hillger, A. E. Gesenich, Albert Katzenstein, A. W. Klein, J. T. Sieling, Morris Silverman, George T. Matthews, Fred Brendel, S. A. Harris, Oley E. Magann, George Meisinger. BRIDGETON 80-C. G. Cross, L. L. Hamilton, A. W. Winter, William J. Goddard. JACKSON 82-R. W. Hawkins, L. O. Home, Carl Mundt. LACLEDE 83-J. F. Jolley, C. E. Windsor. WEBSTER GROVES 84-R. M. Huehn, F. S. Cantwell, T. P. Hornsby, H. J. Karraker, W. T. Clark, Neel Deering, T. T. Brewster, A. H. Goette, T. J. Heath, E. S. Healey, S. D. Hodgdon. MIAMI 85-R. W. Haynie. BROOKFIELD 86-H. J. Kukkuck, F. H. Turner. WASHINGTON 87-T. J. Taylor, Hugh Stapp. DEFIANCE 88-George A. Streeter, William A. Hunt, L. L. West. FRIENDSHIP 89-D. C. Sweeney, W. A. Summerville, J. D. Roberts, W. H. McDanield, E. A. Turner, S. A. Alexander. RUSSELLVILLE 90-Hugh L. Enloe. PERSEVERANCE 92-H. L. Cooper, J. W. Fritz, William T. Haines, Porter Jonas, E. E. Powell, J. C. Thornton. ST. MARKS 93-D. A. Chapin, C. L. Dennis, C. E. Parmelee, A. H. Ponder, J. H. Sheppard. POMEGRANATE 95-Emil Vogel, J. C. Schuster. ST. ANDREWS 96-J. D. Dale. WEBSTER 98-R. W. Jameson, C. F. Davis. MOUNT VERNON 99-John A. Cochran.

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ASH GROVE 100-E. E. Shaw, T. J. Harris, W. R. Hutchinson, A. E. Potter, M. C. Likins. BOGARD 101-George B. Huff. BLOOMINGTON 102-David D. Lewis. WEST VIEW 103-E. K. Statler. HEROINE 104-Julius P~ Louis, H. J. Bohn, David Vogel, H. B. Allen, Abraham Baer, M. A. Saferstein. KIRKSVILLE 105-W. P. Bryson, T. E. Sublette, E. S. Rinehart, H. C. McCahn, D. R. Sisson, H. C. Penney, E. L. Henry, H. Marks, R. F. Titsworth, W. A. Fowler. GALLATIN 106-F. E. Clin$an, G. G. Murry. GREENVILLE 107-0. L. Ing. ALTAMONT l08-Stewart Kinkaid. STANBERRY 109-Frank Gillett, O. D. Burns, Ora Gillett, I. L. Wright. TRENTON lU-J. T. Drummond, A. Y. Halden, B. C. Nichols, A. H. Jolly. PLATTSBURG U3-Mathew H. Moore, C. W. Chastain. TWILIGHT 114-1. R. Barth. LADDONIA U5-Cornelius Rule, Tom King, William H. Verdier. DESOTO 119-William T. Hunter, H. A. VanHouten. COMPASS l20-R. B. Naylor, T. Ashby, C. A. Bunker, J. W. Markwell. ERWIN l2l-Jacob Ruehl, J. Moritz, J. H. Wagner, Hugo Schade, George H. Krebs, C. Broening, A. O. Weigelt, William T. Mueller, Joseph Schmidt, Louis Kempff, F. H. Schulte, A. H. William Geller, Henry Floerschinger. HERMANN l23-C. L. Bartley. UNION STAR l24-J. C. Morris, Frank Knight. SEAMAN l26-J. T. Wilburn, T. A. Alexander, George T. Burnkam, George W. Murdock, L. M. Hass. ATHENS l27-F. L. Smith, H. P. Lee. LORRAINE l28-John A. Stewart. MONETT l29-George W. Botts, Joe A. Breece, J. F. Campbell, H. B. Foster, William T. Kines, J. F. Mermoud, J. T. Spencer. HUME l30-0ra A. Phelps, William Brauman. POTOSI l3l-Sam F. Thurman, Frank Negim. FARMINGTON l32-P. S. Cole, Jr. STAR OF THE WEST l33-Edmond W. . Taylor, Nicholas Sohn. OLEAN l34-W. J. Hahn, William A. Short. PHOENIX l36-J. V. Davis, J. C. Huckstep, R. J. Sanderson, Amos Turner. OREGON l39-J. M. Manning. AMSTERDAM l4l-W. O. Dudley. MODERN l44-D. N. Lightfoot. LATIMER l45-F. M. Eaves. CASS l47-C. J. Hornberger. LEXINGTON l49-E. J. Kampf, Clem Tyree, George R. Young. BIRMING l50-W. B. Bass. LINN CREEK l52-J. M. Farmer. IONIC l54-W. S. Clark, W. L. Green, A. S. Saffold, William G. Manson, S. L. Whitener. ASHLAND l56-Ira Turner, R. L. Vandiver.

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NORTH STAR 157-George D. West, William H. Broughton, William P. Hughes. . MOUNTAIN GROVE 158-J. A. Chase, H. E. Stiff, J. It'. Gambill. GREEN CITY 159-H. O. Woy, Hugh W. Page, Grant Holloway, R. H. McClanahan. WHITESVILLE 162-E. I. Agee, E. S. Fisher. OCCIDENTAL 163-T. B. Crews, Thomas Kerr, J. M. Gomes, P. R. Walsh, J. R. Sheppard, R. L. Hedges. JOACHIM 164-1. P. Miller. CAMDEN POINT 169-1ohn Pinehard, M. A. Shortridge. HARTFORD 171-J. W. Musgrove, T. N. CoIlins. CENSER 173-William G. Chambers, C. W. Reagan, Cad E. Wansey. GRAY SUMMIT 173-B. A. Thornhill. STURGEON 174-Anthony Wayne, J. H. Toalson. TEXAS 177-J. K. Lamar, C. Britzman, I. N. Barbe. PRIDE OF THE WEST 179-C. B. Jancke, William P. Hancock, Groome Whittelsey, Gib W. Carson, R. H. Roneberger, J. F. Wiedemeyer, P. P. Theegarten. PYRAMID 180-J. O. Utley, O. O. Evans, Salvator Amato, T. G. Fisse. CHAMOIS 185-P. A. Topel, W. P. Joachim, F. H. Vinkemeyer. HANNIBAL 188-F. M. Mase, George L. Hale, R. G. Devin, W. B. Arnold, Everett E. Gibson. ZEREDATHA 189-G. H. Benefiel, F. A. Boder, F. F. Hamm, T. J. Keefe, C. S. Simieneo, F. A. White. PUTNAM 190-1. S. Pile, E. S. Vinson. ANGERONA 193-A. R. Allcorn. WELLSVILLE 194-C. W. Proctor, Henry Jarboe. BOLlVAR 195-H. M. Clark, William F. Price, George W. BattrealI, J. B. Brock. CARTHAGE 197-C. W. Tallman, C. E. Owings, Ed Lanyon, S. A. Parshley. SONORA 200-V. Z. McNeal. RAVENWOOD 201-J. S. Casteel. WESTVILLE 202-William Robinson, Harve Dowell. ROWLEY 204-George W. Johnson, George W. Kirby. TRILUMINA 205-C. A. Mauch, F. C. Streeter, William R. Dobyns, R. Russell. SOMERSET 206-F. P. Lieuallen, F. A. Oozad, Ira Ellis. CLAY 207-A. F. Bergman, O. C. O'Kell, T. J. Page, William A. Sneed, H. C. Tindall, Ward Miller. SALISBURY 208-1. H. Trent, O. T. Yarbrough, Sr., L. D. Brummal, E. M. Fidler. POPLAR BLUFF 209-T. L. Nicewarmer,!. M. Brown, M. W. Owen, A. Collins, L. R. Ducker, G. C. Dunn, L. L. Riggins, F. M. Greenup, J. A. Brandon, S. K. Christian. UNIONVILLE 210-J. H. Carroll, J. F. Baggs. FOUR MILE 212-A. McBride, J. L. Geer, E. H. Henson, E. C. Stanley. ROLLA 213-C. A. Grieg, C. M. Knapp, D. T. Lenox, Sr., Charles Murry, B. R. Watchbaugh.

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FOREST CITY 214-J. E. Alkire, J. H. Williams. HALE CITY 216-William Bailey, Neal Vaughn, Alex Young. BARBEE 217-1. W. Hurd. GOOD HOPE 218-Charles Altenbernd, F. R. Sanderson, J. F. Sackberger, R. M. Davis, F. W. Bailer. ALBERT PIKE 219-H. C. Fairchild, W. B. Frakes, H. L. Snediker, H. M. Thornton. KANSAS CITY 220-1. E. Ogle, S. D. Loe, C. F. Goldstein, D. F. Anderson, L. H. Brady, A. F. Morris, C. J. Willgans, P. V. Neff, J. L. McMahon, H. H. Fapp, G. A. Boerstler, J. R. Snell, M. E. Mayer, G. W. Shipley, Charles Levenson LA BELLE 222-J. E. Throckmorton, H. B. Meriwether, D. C. Thomas, William A. Pierce. HAMILTON 224-S. L. Jones, C. T. McMurtrye. SALEM 225-S. T. Jeffries. SALINE 226-Cole Thomas, T. V. Brewar, C. W. Godat, J. H. Ragsdale. CYPRESS 227-0. F. Libby. SHELBINA 228-John Brown, J. W. Dickson. ST. JAMES 230-C. R. Bowman, J. H. Schulte, S. R. Bowman. . POLO 232-W. D. McKee, J. W. Smith, J. Rainwater. BUCKLIN 233-G. I. B. Kabrich. ST. FRANCOIS 234-Marcus Landrum. WEATHERBY 235-William E. Ross. SEDALIA 236-B. K. Higgins, A. E. Herndon, William H. Powell, H. C. DeMuth, A. E. Leslie, J. A. Davis, H. W. Knight, H. H. Black, Asa Stevens, A. P. Espenschied. LA PLATA 237-Eddie P. Wood. RUSHVILLE 238-George A. Henson. PALESTINE 241-Max Langstadt, L. Haenssler, J. W. Jacobs, William R. White, Max Miller, Henry Ramey. PORTLAND 242-A. Ballaseaux, Albert Holzhauser. KEYSTONE 243-Louis Pins, H. C. Decker, R. W. Brandon, C. D. West, Sr., W. T. Williams, J. C. Schowalter, T. F. Hagenow. MIDDLE FABIUS 244-Thomas J. Alton. MONTGOMERY 246-Hersley Buell, T. C. Roskward. NEOSHO 247-1. F. Graper, J. England, F. H. Reed, J. C. McNichols, J. F. Conoway, W. J. Stroop, L. O. Ellis. HOPE 251-Louis Wood. LAREDO 253-J. M. Stone, D. C. WaIterS. BUTLER 254-J. B. Gilmore, S. H. Gosnell, E. N. Chastain, J. W. McFad4en, E. C. Mudd. ALTON 255-N. C. Acree. SHEKINAH 256-W. H. Pilliard, Sam Cromwell, W. H. Bartlett. LODGE OF LIGHT 257-WilIiam S. McCollum, W. E. Johnson. RAV ANNA 258-Thomas Lea, N. A. Smith. MECHANICSVILLE 260-1ohn Cunningham. HOLDEN 262-WiIIiam F. Jetmore.

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SUMMIT 263-W. J. James, J. R. Peele, J. R. Spencer, J. W. Stone.CORINTHIAN 265-J. C. Cash, J. W. Millar, A. J. Hutchinson. AURORA 267--C. E. Stewart, C. Watkins, G. A. Davis, George Croft, H. W. Huning, J. H. Crocker, William A. Reid, C. S. Brown, A. Bowenkamp, A. S. Wolff, L. Herrman, A. Anderson, R. B. Stewart, O. E. Tubbesing, H. O. Slater, I. A. Shillig. BROTHERHOOD 269-J. H. Jones. NEW SALEM 270-J. Harlow. SOLOMON 271-D. C. Hensley, William S. Estes, E. A. Rippey. GRANITE 272-H. E. Randall, R. E. Williams, G. W. Hocker, C. H. Terry, E. M. Melton. ST. CLAIR 273-C. C. Peery. COLD SPRING 274-F. M. Wise. BUNKER 275-A. B. Collins, J. R. Dishman. WILLIAM D. MUIR 277-H. Leith Meredith, J. S. Parris. ESSEX 278-W. J. Huxar. COSMOS 282-A. A. Tucker, L. A. May, F. H. Reiker, B. J. Knowlton, Harry Baer, F. W. Arnold, C. E. Deaton, E. Bruennemann, Henry Baer, J. A. Fries, M. J. Ehrlich, B. M. Goldsmith, L. J. Wolfort, George Dreyer, R. Eastland, E. M. Woolgar. STOCKTON 283-M. B. Loy, J. L. Fleeman, A. M. Brown. CANOPY 284-W. G. Heagerty. URICH 286-J. S. Hall. CRAFT 287-Charles R. Butler. HERMITAGE 288-J. T. Ferguson. EDINA 291-George S. Brown. LAMAR 292-J. B. Davis, H. G. Murch, David Van Poole. SARCOXIE 293-R. T. Criggans, E. P. Pearce, Mr. Hoshaw. MOUND CITY 294-D. W. Porter, A. M. Tibbels, Thomas Killey. MONITEAU 295-E. E. Longan. SPARTA 296-J. C. Barnes, A. E. Milligan, George A. Hale. OZARK 297-Jake Leach, H. Spence Sanford. TEMPLE 299-J. W. Arrasmith, G. A. Beedle, S. G. Burnett, C. W. Campbell, W. T. Campbell, Sidney Chattey, W. H. Clark, H. J. Diffenbaugh, C. A. Emerson, D. C. Etter, R. H. Fallon, William E. Gillispie, L. C. Grossman, B. L. Hart, William N. Hinshaw, L. H. Johnson, Charles Lyngar, L. I. McElroy, H. E. Martin, W. O. Mitchel, W. A. Roberts, J. M. Searles, W. M. Simmons, H. C. Thee, Byron Tyler, H. F. Wallis, C. J. Woodcock. DORIC 300-J. D. Bardey. WHITE HALL 301-William Curnutt. LICK CREEK 302-A. F. Ward. OSAGE 303-H. S. Mitchell, D. B. Bowman, A. D. Grove, A. D. Vandiver, J. B. Robinson, H. C. Moore. SIGNAL 304-J. C. Davis. NEW LONDON 307-J. F. Barry. PARROTT 308-E. H. Brant. SIKESTON 310-Xavier Schneider, Levi Matthews, E. W. Swartz. KEARNEY 311-Lou Major. CUBA 312-T. H. Blosser, William F. Mitchell, A. B. Hamilton, A. W. Kragh.

1939

MERAMEC 313-M. C. Lewis. PINE 314-J. Y. Stone, A. Statler. JERUSALEM 315-A. W. Porter, N. V. Vanlandham, Joe Brasher. RURAL 316-E. Aleshire, R. B. Beattie, A. Falconer, J. E. Ferris, E. M. Fuqua, William H. Glaskin, William A. Hawk, J. Kinnear, A. Levingston, H. C. Lindsley, William R. McClain, B. T. Maxwell, William B. Young. OSBORN 317-A. L. Bohannon, E. J. Henderks. ELDORADO 318-J. A. Porter, C. Brickley. VERSAILLES 320-W. L. Crosswhite. HARDIN 322-J. W. Harvey, Sr. CORNERSTONE 323-C. J. Spaethe, R. E. Drace, A. Gisler, Sol Rubenstein, J. E. Missimore, Harry Franel, C. H. Loch, C. Wilbert, E. E. Hein, W. S. McAdoo, R. Lowenstein, F. G. Reitz, H. W. Wibracht, C. H. Duffer. MeDONALD 324-E. L. Gorsuch, L. R. McCarroll, S. W. Strode, William A. Walker. LINN 326-William Maxwell, B. Mantle, C. P. Craig, J. W. Vosholl. MOUNT ZION 327-William Langston, W. C. McGinty. KENNEDY 329-W. C. Aldrich. CHARITY 331-L. H. Holland, J. W. Heddens, J. F. Burnham, William J. Lawrence, William A. Evans, R. VanHouten, C. E. Pettit, J. C. Main, D. B. Carpenter, L. Hardman, C. M. Karrasch, E. E. Mueller. EXCELLO 332-S. W. Brock, J. J. Skinner. BRECKENRIDGE 334-T. M. Gray. JOPLIN 335-0. A. Knight, J. A. Marrs, F. P. Huber, D. S. Hadlock, William H. Lanyon, G. A. Barnett, B. H. Cooper, M. B. Harutun, D. C. Wise. HALLSVILLE 336-A. T. Conklin. BLUE SPRINGS 337-R. Hollaway. FIDELITY 339-J. C. Campbell, A. J. Babcock. WESTPORT 340-E. Baker, C. Bayne, S. B. Cary, G. G. Hall, William H. Harper, E. Koehn, E. A. McConnell, B. Z. Palmer, B. T. Porter, J. C. Sautter, T. F. Shufflebottom, H. K. Weems. ROCKVILLE 341-D. O. Bradley, Sr., J. E. Gilkeson. CIRCLE 342-L. D. Hurt. ATRICOLA 343-James Crail, W. H. Ross, L. D. Powers, W. L. Beaty, B. Gillian. MORLEY 344-W. S. Hayner, W. U. Malone, F. M. McCully, W. M. Rucker. FELLOWSHIP 345-F. Bierig, W. B. Pomeroy, F. M. Sharp, C. C. Cummings, H. C. Powers, Bert Manning, B. W. Chadwick, P. L. Crossman, C. W. Bane, R. P. Barton, U. G. Hoshaw, J. A. Zook, G. Ross, C. V. Custin, G. S. Harrison, A. B. Thomas. ARLINGTON 346-J. N. Jones. AMERICA 347-E. L. Jaeckel, R. C. Schrieber. WADESBURG 348-W. T. Yeats. TYRIAN 350-W. H. Dudley. FRIEND 352-0. DeGraff, William B. Marley, J. W. Bingham, C. E. Morrisset.

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BARNESVILLE 353-J. A. Dunn, J. A. Griggs, W. Z. Carter, J. P. George. HEBRON 354-T. J. Kelso, J. M. Daniels, J. J. Dye, W. E. Mathews, F. C. Towels, J. C. Lakenan. ADELPHI 355-J. T. Boydston. NORTHWEST 358-R. B. Robertson. GARNETT 359-Thaddis Achord, J. M. Carson. TUSCAN 360-H. C. Willson, D. Hill, G. A. Orth, C. Rosebrough, E. L. Steward, J. S. Manchester, E. W. Thomas, F. C. Lake, William K. Bixby, DeC. Lindsley, A. G. Baum, C. H. Howard, William H. Bray, H. H. Bell, H. E. Wagoner, W. W. Walters, A. G. Baare, G. A. Von Brecht, C. M. Davis, F. E. Cramer, E. H. Conrades, J. D. Irwin. RIDDICK 361~E. R. Hardy, B. T. Johnson. HIRAM 362-J. N. Woodruff, G. V. Calvert, J. W. Walker. FRATERNAL 363-C. D. Moore, R. Smith, William A. Davis, T. H. Roberson. HIGGINSVILLE 364-Herman Hoefer, W. B. McLain. ADAIR 366-J. R. Holloway, S. S. Still, H. M. Stoel. CRESCENT HILL 368-Lee Stith, W. S. Mahan. COMPOSIT"E 369-J. Couch, J. M. J effries, J. L. Stilwell, W. A. Wilmore, J. R. Wright. SHELDON 371-D. S. Ferry, J. H. DeVillier, C. D. Gray. NONPAREIL 372-M. Bridges, J. Hinote. WILDERNESS 374-Chas. E. Delaney. WAYNESVILLE 375-Albert Bucher. KING HILL 376-Henry Dischner, C. A. Moore, H. Raphael, J. W. Arthur, R. T. Bruce. IONIA 381-Garnet Davis, M. E. Humphrey, M. C. Kraus, C. O. Mannel, C. J. Smith, L. D. Evans. PYTHAGORAS 383-L. R. Smith, W. C. Catron, C. D. Manley. RICHLAND 385-J. A. McCracken, William S. Warren, J. R. Brownfield. DAYTON 386-H. A. Lenhart, William McDermit. WOODSIDE 387-C. Huddleston. CHULA 388-0. Brayles. ARCANA 389-A. W. Dickson, W. U. Murdock, J. M. Murdock, G. W. Triplett. MARIONVILLE 390-John Benton. CHRISTIAN 392-H. C. Henning, W. S. Gaines, J. W. Owen. BEE HIVE 393-H. L. Asbury, R. W. Cox. LUCERNE 394-William W. Stock, J. D. Halley. JASPER 398-C. L. Grim, D. H. Tripplet, A. F. Droke. PIKE 399-D. C. Biggs. DECATUR 400-F. L. Kyler, William H. Tinker. CARTERVILLE 401-S. L. Fulcher, E. Hackett, J. W. Coyle. MALTA 402-G. L. Coffman. LOWRY CITY 403-J. D. Ross. EVERTON 405-C. H. Sullivan.

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MALDEN 406-L. H. Scoby, E. D. Johnson. CHARLESTON 407-P. B. Moore. JOPPA 411-William Newton. APPLETON CITY 412-Sam Hernville, Wilbur Clive. VALLEY 413-W. W. Craig. GREENSBURG 414-J. R. Burrno. HUNNEWELL 415-F. M. Davis. CACHE 416-G. S. Lopple, P. W. Dressler, J. Mattis, C. M. Holdenried, Henry W. Newoehner. STAR 419-B. A. Hagan, Isom Rivis. ITASKA 420-J. Beine, A. Herold, E. J. Koeberlin, C. E. White, J. H. Hoerr, L. Lemp, William F. Geier, G. W. Koenig, J. W. Kennekes. GATE OF THE TEMPLE 422-E. T. Emery, E. W. Kershaw, William R. Daniel, William T. Sharp, J. S. Perry, J. T. Creson, M. B. Hart, Leroy Gibson, F. M. Addison, William H. Burt, C. W. Carter, C. M. Harrison, Lee Potter, J. A. Perkins. GALT 423-W. B. Johnson. SAMARITAN 424-L. B. Ringer. ROTHVILLE 426-J. D. Burns. GLENWOOD 427-J. E. Whitlow, F. H. Biles. WINONA 430-J. T. Thompson, A. R. McClanahan. COMPETITION 432-John Reed. WHEELING 434-J. O. Brigman, R. A. Tharp. ROCKBRIDGE 435-1. H. Brown, Fred Stewart. GOTHIC 436-J. Patrick, B. R. Vandervort. LAFAYETTE 437-William F. Hickman. TEMPERANCE 438-B. B. Pryor, J. E. Adams, Dillie Ecton, Cole McComas. TROWEL 44Q-E. H. Wann, George E. Walker. EXCELSIOR 441-J. P. Mabrey, J. F. Milde, William W. Taylor. BURLINGTON 442-J. W. Smith, William T. Aesdale, William M. Hindman. ANCHOR 443-J. S. Reed, W. Ennis, A. Goebel, J. N. Armstrong, N. M. Bell, William Crouch, J. C. Mundy, G. G. Strathern, J. L. Johnson, N. G. Weismueller, F. C. Kamp, George T. Moran, F. Branditz, William L. Johnson, J. W. Summers, R. M. Hyams, H. J. Loeb, Albert Kochs, William F. Woerner, Charles Alt. ADA 444-Sam Mills, J. S. Paulson, F. A. Bagley. WEST GATE 445-William Varwig, W. A. Eicks, O. C. Dake, F. Keller, R. A. Vogt, M. M. Wise, William J. Coats, William J. L. Keller, George M. Deibel, J. J. Cochran, C. P. Able, J. F. Weitz, William Pithie. IVANHOE 446-L. L. Adams, O. B. Barr, C. L. Borgquist, William C. Bowman, C. T. Burnett, B. G. Butler, J. Q. Chorn, C. H. Connelly, F. O. Cox, F. D. Croy, C. C. Cunningham, F. L. Davis, F. G. Dickey, O. B. Durbin, J. S. Eldredge, J. D. Felty, S. R. Freet, A. A. Given, J. M. Hale, H. Hill, W. H. Howtett, A. P. Hunt, A. F. Layman, L. R. Ledoux, Philemon Ledoux, C. F. Lienhardt, C. A. Lyons, O. P. MacFarlane, William A. Marshall, J. P.

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Miller, J. R. Myers, L. D. Neal, G. William Olson, R. E. Oviatt, G. P. Pipkin, Shane Ross, F. W. Segur, William R. Shaw, William Slyker, E. C. Smith, George Suchart, E. G. Sutton, T. J. White, T. Y. Willock, C. P. Woodruff, A. Zurn. JACOBY 447-W. S. Walker, D. Murphy, J. F. Clark. SCHELL CITY 448-C. S. Curtis. BELTON 450-A. M. Huber, T. B. Fann. FORSYTH 453-Grover Ray, J. C. Clark, J. W. Judah, G. B. Stiffler. JONESBURG 457-H. M. L. Godfrey, L. Shelton, J. McIntire, E. F. Nebel, I. F. Snarr. LAMBSKIN 460-C. L. Brunner, A. C. Diehl, T. N. Ashlock, R. J. Madden, U. W. Mackay, R. Heede, H. Harrington, O. H. Leder, L. M. Nevin, T. Peterson, F. G. Fuessel, H. H. Barnes, H. Stiegemyer, H. Palmer, I. Reifler. CLIFTON, 463-J. Buchanan, S. M. Meeks, J. L. Crenshaw. PLATO 469-P. A. Jackson. NODAWAY 470-William C. Ellison, J. M. Turner, William T. Boatright, William H. Charlton, R. H. Duncan, E. F. Hamlin. MINERAL 471-C. H. Clark. GOLDEN 475-W. N. Hall. MT. HOPE 476-R. W. Powell, J. R. Adair, C. A. Morris. RACINE 478-W. S. Wiles. RICH HILL 479-R. A. Burns, Guido Jaeger. JEWEL 480-J. A. Henley, Robert R. Stillwell. MARCELINE 481-Harry Conklin, William G. Lancaster, Carl Myers, J. II. Perrin. CLINTONVILLE 482-J. C. Nafus. FAIRFAX 483-8. C. Combs. KIRKWOOD 484-F. E. Hamann, L. LaRoche, J. G. Hawken, J. H. Dieter, J. E. Godbey, A. H. Jekel, George Dressel, J. P. Kelso. CAIRO 486-Alvin Roberts. LOCK SPRING 488-Thomas Tye, I. T. Wade. VANDALIA 491-J. H. Laird, Urban Wilson. DAGGETT 492-Lawrence Edwards. ROBERT BURNS 496-0liver Webster. EQUALITY 497-H. C. Dean. HARMONY 499-Philip Foley, A. A. Goldberg, F. G. Fiedler. JAMESON 500-1. C. Worley, Aratus Wiles. BUCKNER 501-N. N. Hodge, R. A. Monroe, Hugh Hosteter. PLATTE CITY 504-J. S. Hollinsworth. EUCLID 505-Victor Hogan, J. B. B. Prosser, William W. Hancock, Robert Bigger, George G. Toothaker. SAXTON 508-J. C. Pryor. V AN BUREN 509-Lew Schupp, J. Moss, J. Haynes, W. H. Snider. NEW HAMPTON 510-H. J. Magee, A. H. Solomon. WEBB CITY 512-Wyly C. Duvall, William C. Chamb8rs, J. S. Kelly. SENATH 513-J. S. Reaves. GRANBY 514-W. G. Bullington, Irwin Kenney.

1939

MILFORD 516-F. Stephens. SELIGMAN 517-Isaac Gustin. ORIENTAL 518-L. Sunderbrink, C. J. Lemmons, R. C. Humphreys. CRANE 519-1. V. Dockworth, J. R. Wilson, F. Peters. CLIFTON HEIGHTS 520-J. N. Mills, F. P. 'Scherer, M. R. Cramer, William O. Roper, J. F. Brady, Mason Wilson, A. S. Vorhees, C. R. Nicol, J. O. Stephens, Benjamin Wagner. GATE CITY 522-E. Allen, C. A. Bradberg, William E. Burel, F. W. Coon, L. C. Diesing, E. A. Fisher, C. F. Ford, J. Forster, E. A. Fuller, J. T. Jacks, J. F. JohnsoJl., G. W Lilly, William F. Miller, C. T. Murray, J. N. Nash, W. Neel, C. L. Niswander, Gus Rau, W. E. Sharp, E. J. Strong, L. Tylekens. STINSON 523-Edward Etruviy. SPICKARDSVILLE 524-J. B. Ruth, Sam Ewing. CUNNINGHAM 525-W. S. Robinson. WAYNE 526-J. B. Chilton, Asa Simpson, P. G. Pennington. HIGBEE 527-Lee Thomason, H. L. Thompson, J. S. Graves. CONWAY 528-C. H. Harryman, W. N. Jameson. APOLLO 529-J. A. Pastel. DEXTER 532-J. L. Shy, J. L. Thrower, Lee Williams. COLUMBIA 534-F. L. Mueller, Sr. BLACKWELL 535-Thomas A. Moon. INGOMAR 536-G. C. Meaghr, William C. Barnes. DAWN 539-B. L. Hamblin, Andy Bray. WINIGAN 54G-W. W. HarI. JACKSONVILLE 541-William Taylor, W. P. Heifner. ALGABIL 544-A. H. Yates, O. M. Denzl, O. A. Marx. ZALMA 545-Daniel Fish. SOUTH GATE 547-T. O'Connor, J. J. Rieger, A. P. Moore, C. H. Shenkel, DeB. Jones, A. C. Anstey, G. B. King, C. W. Singer, L. F. Slayton, Harry Dunkerly. CLINTON 548-C. Harelson. CARL JUNCTION 549-G. B. Fugitt, C. Kennedy, G. Burgess, William A. Barr. ROSE HILL 550-David Laughlin, Wil路 liam J. Hawkins, David Loewen, David Lowey, A. T. Yick, W. E. Parker, T. J. Reece, J. B. Emerson, J. F. Becker, Wil路 liam P. Nelson, Phil Kopplin, Jr., William Clarke. CALHOUN 552-R. T. Faith. CLARKSBURG 553-J. L. Maxey, D. McKnisley. SUMMERSVILLE 555-A. P. Smith, Howard Rogel'8. BLAIRSTOWN 557-W. G. Martin, L. Simons, J. R. Lunsford. CLARKSDALE 559-J. A. Wyatt. YORK 563-E. S. McFarland, G: F. Bechdoldt, H. Smith, William Stacy, R. G. Graham. TEBBETTS 565-F. O. Jones. MAPLEWOOD 566-G. R. Haskell, E. E. McMullen, G. E. Stuckey, F. Anderson. MILLER 567-Thomas Anderson. NAYLOR 568-George Cossey. MARLBOROUGH 569-R. L. Cornett, Earl Young.

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REPUBLIC 570-J. D. Hood, T. Rose, E. B. Carven. HAYTI 571-Charles Stanfill. RUTLEDGE 572-D. C. Mauck. LA MONTE 574-J. M. Baldwin, J. T. Craighead. EASTER 575-J. S. Weldon, A. B. Bater. OLIVE BRANCH 576-S. J. Pope, F. C. Boelling, H. Lanznar, J. J. Bennett, M. M. George. EWING 577-W. H. Nelson. FOREST PARK 578-R. M. Crooks, D. B. Smith, R. F. Kleimeier, H. H. Johnson, E. D. Morris, William R. Martin. GRANDIN 579-A. H. Harrison. ILLMO 581-E. Wright. KOSHKONONG 582-Leon Nutt. CRITERION 586-John Hoover. BRANSON 587-S. J. Wheeler, M. W. Jones, L. C. Elerick, William H. Roworth, N. H. Hartzel. UNION 593-J. F. Ekey. COLE CAMP 595-W. F. Inks. LEADWOOD 598-E. Roome. ELVINS 599-Wade Adams, M. T. GOggin, J. J. Carr. COSBY 600-W. L. Darley. CLAYTON 601-V. B. Finley, E. P. Cooper, A. Block, E. E. Karbacka. ACACIA 602-William H. Rucker, G. A. Stowe, J. M. Burch. CRAIG 606-G. M. Browning, William R. Miles, Sr. EMINENCE 607-J. T. Bay, P. L. Lyles. WARRENTON 609-E. Reynolds, E. A. Fluesmeier. CLARK 61O-J~ F. Robinson. WELLSTON 613-H. C. McClellan, F. S. Neill, P. V. Kaesser, H. Green, F. F. Thompson, F. Rudnay. SWOPE PARK 617-R. J. Miller, William Nelson, E. F. Smith. GRAND VIEW 618-H. P. Byars. ANDERSON 621-S. P. Langley, L. M. Wooley. NORWOOD 622-J. B. Henson, H. F. Hiser. SHEFFIELD 625-J. D. Dutro, J. V. Forrester, A. B. Jarmon, M. A. Mulvaney,

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S. Mossman, F. L. McDonald, S. Nusbaum, William Seabold. MAGNOLIA 626-H. W. Fath, F. Wissner, H. Bentzinger, R. W. Miller, A. E. Meyer, C. J. T. Goessler, D. Jones, C. DeCousser, W. Rogers. WALLACE PARK 627-William Blackston. EAST GATE 630-S. S. Bevan, A. M. Boulden, C. P. Dallam, S. A. Dixon, A. R. Evans, F. J. W. Funk, R. E. Hale, C. F. Insley, G. W. Lauderdale, E. H. Parry, W. J. Rose, M. L. Swayze, R. L. Triplett, W. C. Weaver. TOWER GROVE 631-J. W. Zimmerman, J. A. Clacker, J. J. Holland, H. R. Kurtz. BELGRADE 632-J. E. Walton. MOUNTAIN VIEW 637-H. M. Donaldson, J. B. Hannah, C. R. Keily. TRIANGLE 638-R. P. Carpenter, T. W. Feeler, William D. Paterson. MIZPAH 639-F. Lohrum, D. W. Brown, R. H. Sotier, R. M. Frey, L. L. Slattery. JENNINGS 640-A. J. Hartmann, A. A. Selzer. TRINITY 641-George Barker, S P. Jemenann, F. A. Price. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 642-J. Pollock, Jr., David Grand, Emil Blair, M. L. Salomon. NORTHEAST 643-C. B. Dedrick, Charles Dunaway, William P. Erhardt, lL G. Farmer, J. F. Holman, L. Kivett, O. G. Norberg, William B. Smith. CLEVER 645-J. C. Hayes. SHAVEH 646-H. P. Werthmuller. UNIVERSITY 649-L. A. Ramel, H. P. Mammen, J. J. Osterberg, J. M. Lund, L. T. Ward, J. P. Waeger. PILGRIM 652-A. Hayman, L. Berthold. SHAWNEE 653-M. D. Moore. COUNTRY CLUB 656-L. R. Townley, P. E. Schauer, J. P. Holland, M. H. Moffett, A. Turner, L. P. Morrison. PROGRESS 657-W. A. Dwinell. PURITY 658-E. T. Bussing, F. E. Prange. ALPHA 659-William J. Ellington. ROCKHILL 663-C. H. Brown.

1933 MISSOURI I-J. H. Wise, E. L. Tibbs, J. Craig, J. E. Sullens, E. Thompson, D. Nemon, F. E. Fox, F. L. Lang, B. H. Colby; A. Marguardt, T. Douglas, D. A. Cowan, O. T. Hazzard, H. Greensfelder, E. A. Gotsch, J. N. Grindell, 1. C. Wachtel, W. Conrad, C. Dombach, J. W. Tesson, S. B. Muirheid, Alexander Wiley. MERIDIAN 2-B. Frankel, W. G. Berg, C. KrondI. BEACON 3-W. J. Williams, W. F. Pendill, William Koelsch, F. P. Gruel, William E. Parker, E. J. Marquard, E. J. Drew, J. C. Branch, J. H. Karr, C. Marschuetz, F. J. Danie, M. Randall, T. H. Horst, William P. Neves, D. W. Woodhall, F. J. Roscoe, L. O. Schwanecke. HOWARD 4-F. J. Tippett. UNITED 5-J. T. Duckworth, A. A. Hamel, J. E. Brinell, F. Bisher, J. L. Ath-

erton, K. Akers, G. W. Anslinger, W. Reddick, M. R. Sutton. ARK 6-R. B. Schofield, S. W. Myers. GEORGE WASHINGTON 9-L. C. Barnes, S. B. Flint, C. Hammell, F. D. Hammer, L. A. Hoerr, C. Hoopner, F. W. Palmer, Sr., C. S. Ruckstuhl, E. L. Seagrave, W. J. Schwartztrauber, C. W. Skates, P. S. Smith, J. C. Stoldt, G. E. Watts. AGENCY 10-F. Herbert, F. M. Womach. RISING SUN 13-J. M. Blevins, J. M. Gregg. EOLIA 14-J. C. Johnson. WESTERN STAR 15-D. M. Clagett, V. E. Foxworthy, H. E. Stroup, Carl Dunlap, William W. Ament. MEMPHIS 16-M. H. Chneault, J. R. Barker.

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CLARKSVILLE 17-W. H. Brown, J. B. Middleton. PALMYRA 18-William H. Taylor, L. Quest, J. B. Zoller, Alonzo White. PARIS UNION 19-W. S. Reid, A. H. Simon, W. H. Irwin, W. B. Priest, J. P. Livesay. ST. LOUIS 20-David Feiss, R. Smart, E. Shaffar, I. Gross. HAVANA 21-Golsen Popplewell. WELLINGTON 22-B. F. Sampson, Z. H. Grissinger, J. R. Wilson. WYACONDA 24-William R. Painter. NAPHTALI 25-L. Straus, O. F. Beste, L. H. Peltason, G. Moritz, W. F. Hall, George T. Griffiths, George W. Ward, E. L. Ridker, L. C. Cady, E. W. Meier, L. J. Krieger, George E. Dennis. A V A 26-George W. Johnson, Simon Spurlock, J. C. Ferguson. ST. JOHN'S 28-John Conner, Roe E. Gilbert. HUNTSVILLE 3O-J. Burton, Jr., C. A. Lea, J. Lamb, R. M. Rucker, J. N. Taylor. LIBERTY 31-T. Beistle, F. H. Morris, C. W. Woolfolk. RALLS 33-C. T. Bell. TROY 34-L. G. Brandes, William T. Baker. MERCER 35-B. H. Willson, P. S. Moffitt. COOPER 36-M. E. Schmidt, C. J. Walden. HEMPLE 37-R. D. Vaughn. CALLAO 38-J. T. Magee MT. MORIAH 40-S. E. Yeck, R. E. Wobus, P. P. Alderton, G. O. R. Reinecker, William E. Borders, E. T. Berrian, F. A. Bearss, C. E. I<'reeland, A. P. Kraft, H. C. Holtz, C. P. Davis, A. G. Dembeck, E. T. Moore, F. H. Duerberger, A. H. Gaertner, L. Gaertner, F. C. Weed, J. Routon, W. Schutte, B. H. Harding, C. F. Blomberg, 1. J. Hunstein, C. H. CaIman, J. J. Hutton, B. H. Boody, R. William Dickey, G. Hodges, William Bull, R. A. Blanchard, William C. Koester, E. E. Brown, R. M. Nichols. BISMARCK 41-W. L. Whittington. JEFFERSON 43-G. H. Jayson, Jr., G. A. Fischer, P. V. Lockwood, William R. Mentor, B. F. Wilson. FAIR PLAY 44-W. C. West. BONHOMME 45-B. F. Ferguson. WENTZVILLE 46-J. F. Bornhop. FAYETTE 47-W. K. Chorn, C. E. Besgrove, A. H. Amick. FULTON 48-J. N. Brandon, Dennis Bartley, William F. Cave. XENIA 50-A. L. Gartin, A. F. Reeder. LIVINGSTON 51-C. H. Barnes. WAKANDA 52-R. O. Harris, W. R. Powell, O. F. Shink, J. Welborn. WESTON 53-J. W. Jackson. INDEX 54-R. H. Love. RICHMOND 57-J. Dudley Brown, J. Webb, George W. Lavelock. CENTRALIA 59-William O. Baker, M. O. Tribble, U. E. Quirey, William S. McBride, J. R. Sames. NEW BLOOMFIELD 60-J. R. Reynolds, L. L. Stubblefield, J. N. Rangdon. W AVERLY 61-J. L. Gorman, A. H. Kappelman.

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VINCIL 62-J. C. Bowman, O. L. Ford, William P. Plumb, J. A. Rathbun. CAMBRIDGE 63-A. H. Snoddy, R. B. Rutherford, F. R. Harris. MONROE 64-D. K. Yowell. GRANT CITY 66-W. P. Spillman. ROCHEPORT 67-William McBee, Samuel Forbis. KENNETT 68-Herman Sachs, Amos Spence. ARMSTRONG 70-W. O. Lamotte, J. C. Clays. SAVANNAH 71-William C. Flemming, B. F. Kelley, P. F. Limerick, J. P. Gillispie. GORIN 72-C. A. Boltz. SILEX 75-1. G. Uptegrove. INDEPENDENCE 76-C. Q. Lewis, W. L. Dickson, William L. Ware, O. L. Noland, Howard Ely, J. S. Mitchell, P. Landfried. LEBANON 77-1. P. Jones. ST. JOSEPH 78-A. O. Clark, C. J. Randall, J. H. Cunningham, William A. Conner, Henry Elbelt, J. Kieffer. POLAR STAR 79-G. E. Kaiser, William T. Kannan, F. H. Munsberg, Daniel Seeger, A. Allen, M. D. Eckermann, H. C. Stifel, A. L. Nelson, J. Laichinger. BRIDGETON SO-Bernard G. Stall. CENTRAL Sl-F. A. Edwards. JACKSON 82-F. C. Dudley, Price Bowyer. LACLEDE 83-William H. Callaghan, J. S. Moye. WEBSTER GROVES 84-F. G. Myers, C. A. Houts, S. P. Annan, G. E. McClure, Howard Carter, H. Gutman, M. Crawley, B. M. Whitemore, R. L. Morton, H. F. Hoch, B. R. Billings. MIAMI S5-Mark Whitaker, E. G. Churchill, J. D. Fristoe, R. H. Lemmon. BROOKFIELD 86-J. M. Ewing, J. C. Gardner, J. J. Hendricks. WASHINGTON 87-D. E. Laffoon, B. Underwood, J. C. Shouse, Fred Grether, Charles M. Hampton. FRIENDSHIP 89-R. L. Isherwood, A. J. McDowell, J. Bartlett, B. A. Fuld, J. M. Dunn, William H. Pultz, T. L. Moreland, George A. Smith. MADISON 91-C. H: Eubanks. PERSEVERANCE 92-William F. Bannister, S. B. Culver, J. Hass, Mox Michael. ST. MARK'S 93-H. B. Futrell, F. A. Kage, C. T. Lewis, P. R. Williams. VIENNA 94-W. L. Wilson. POMEGRANATE 95-William H. Jurling, J. C. Petzold, A. Scheer, F. J. DeWarf, H. H. Williams, A. Goerisch. ST. ANDREWS 96-W. J. Cotton, J. A. Doyle. BETHANY 97-P. T. Linville, G. A. Hefner. WEBSTER 98-William P. McKnight, Benjamin Ward. MT. VERNON 99-J. J. Ehrstein, C. W. Shelton, C. A. McCanse. ASH GROVE 100-G. 1. Bomgardner, F. C. Matthews, G. H. Redfearn, W. T. Jennings. BOGARD 101-0. H. Fleming, S. J. Reid. BLOOMINGTON 102-Herbert Rogers.

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WEST VIEW 103-William Ates, J. P. Linbaugh. HEROINE 104-M. Freedman, Sam Tiber, T. H. McNeil, Aaron Schultz, O. V. Mast, R. F. Stetler, C. A. Eyles, Carl Reiter, E. V; Wedding, Leq Adler, C. M. Walbridge. KIRKSVILLE 105-F. D. Maurer, J. C. Mills, Sr., P. D. Higbee, G. A. Gogen. GREENVILLE 107-E. C. Virgil. ALTAMONT 108-J. J. Zeigler, J. H. Vanover. STANBERRY 109-F. Gehring, George T. Cloekler, L. C. Gooden, J. H. Buxton. TRENTON 111-T. H. Emison, John Hack, William J. McAdams, George A. Meranda, William C. Myers, C. E. Smith, F. N. Tinsman, H. E. Weber. MAITLAND 112-E. F. Weller, William T. Groves. PLATTSBURG 113-W. L. Powell. TWILIGHT 114-Isidore Enoch, M. F. Croew, J. H. Laughlin, B. O. Booth. BARNES 116-.1. R. Lucks, G. G. Bolch, D. M. Meeker. HELENA 117-Clinton Rich, R. A. Irwin. KINGSTON 118-George W. Houghton. DESOTO 119-.1. S. Fitzwater, William T. Milton, F. Schmitz. COMPASS 120-Isham Kerns. ERWIN 121-George H. Sudhoff, J. L. Trump, J. E. Kohl, M. Stamm, August Kleykamp, Karl Schildknecht, A. W. Hoststetter, John H. Gestring, E. E. F. W. Meyer, J. E. Stark, Christian Schlather. GENTRYVILLE 125-Homer Patton. ATHENS 127-R. L. Whaley, A. C. Sampson, W. H. Parker, M. S. Jameson. MONETT 129-E. F. Antila, C. S. Chitwood, J. E. Kissell, Edward Olson, William H. Snider. POTOSI 131-.1. F. Evans, F. H. Sparks. STAR OF THE WEST 133-.1. A. Reyburn, J. 1. Marshall. OLEAN 134-G. A. Bowman. BRAYMEN 135-M. F. Pope, M. H. Floyd, F. H. Blacketer. PHOENIX 136-D. A. S. Tinsley. DELPHIAN 137-W. F. Blewett, W. A. Ramsey. AMSTERDAM 141-A. W. Towers. IRONDALE 143-John W. Houston. MODERN 144-George McCoy, R. A. Hammond, G. A. Arnold. LATIMER 145-.1. D. Julian, John Morgan, J. W. Duncan. CASS 147-William H. Grosswhite. LEXINGTON 149-Worth Bates, J. R. Weedin. LINN CREEK 152-.1. W. Vincent, J. C. Moulder. IONIC 154-N. R. Donnell, Ned M. Fuller. SPRING HILL 155-J. Wilson, E. O. Long. ASHLAND 156-Roger Wilson. GREEN CITY 159-G. P. Ford, J. G. Stickler, C. L. Kidwell, H. M. Bartlett, E. P. Wood. PLEASANT 160-Edward Becker. WHITESVILLE 162-T. E. Wood, A. F. Sarver.

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OCCIDENTAL 163-F. A. Banister, S. B. Ball, J. D. Hamilton, David Hey, J. F. Wash, C. F. Pfingsten, J. W. Fristoe, E. H. Avery, George H. Lucas, R. G. Hill, J. A. W. Lewis, P. M. Monroe, W. M. Porteous, Jr., George R. Blackford, B. P. Fullerton, F. E. Wheeler. PORTAGEVILLE 166-.1. D. Adams, J. T. Barnes, W. W. Largend, L. Sigal, O. E. Mitchell. BENEVOLENCE 170-Henry Cox. CENSER 172-R. J. Watson, J. L. Martin, J. N. Wine, T. B. Williams. GRAY SUMMIT 173-C. W. Swain, C. A. Dawes. STURGEON 174-H. H. Crosswhite, W. W. Woods, J. L. Bartee. POINT PLEASANT 176-R. E. Stous. TEXAS 177-E. P. Blankenship, B. S. Cunningham, J. S. Myres, H. S. Kelly, L. McCaskill. PRIDE OF THE WEST 179-E. W. Mangson, E. F. Andris, J. Reuther, F. H. Karl, George W. Betterley, William P. Maher. PYRAMID 180-William H. Hightower. CALIFORNIA 183-S. 1. Williams, F. Meyers, J. T. Shuster. MORLEY 184-.1. E. Morrow. CHAMOIS 185-L. C. Cooper, O. J. Stock, G. T. Garstang. HANNIBAL 188-J. A. Leverington, R. B. Robinson, J. C. Freeman. ZEREDATHA 189-M. Handler, G. P. Dunn, Sol Hirsch, J. E. Blackwell, R. C. Edwards, R. E. Townsend. PUTNAM 190-.1. L. Brackett, U. S. Davis, James Holt. WELLSVILLE 194-A. R. Jacobs, S. S. Cox, E. T. Moore, D. A. Saunders, L. R. Finley. BOLIVAR 195-C. W. Freeman, L. C. Viles, R. M. Johnson. QUITMAN 196-E. J. Woods. CARTHAGE 197-W. Woodward, J. W. Payne, J. T. Ruffin, W. O. Cheney, H. R. Roberts, J. R. Simpson. NEW HOPE 199-.1. S. Heady. SONORA 200-Luther Morgan. RAVENWOOD 201-William T. Jackson, F. Bursham, M. Goodson. WESTVILLE 202-.1. Duvall, P. K. Mangless. BRUMLEY 203-D. G. Wall. ROWLEY 204-.1. T. Foltz, C. V. Hull, B. F. Thomas. SOMERSET 206-Frank Carter, S. L. Robinson. CLAY 207-.1. Q. Craven, M. D. Isley, Leroy Marsh. SALISBURY 208-C. O. Houston. POPLAR BLUFF 209-H. P. Galbreath, N. W. Hendrickson, H. E. Johnson, C. N. Kidd, L. B. Knecht, H. P. Marsh, J. H. Patterson, William J. Rachel. UNIONVILLE 210-William T. Greggers. ROLLA 213-.1. Erickson, S. C. Hickins, G. S. Peppard. FOREST CITY 214-H. W. Schaffer, Rand Watts, Edward Watts. HALE CITY 216-Jasper N. Bates. BARBEE 217-E. C. Dickerson, William J. Snow, M. F. Prigmore, C. W. Parsons.

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GOOD HOPE 218-Fred Ahrens, William Hunt, Alfred Altmann, R. Y. Bishop, A. C. Floescher, H. Sorensen, H. J. Laud, N. V. Dixon, B. P. Carter, William E. Thompson, George Scherzinger, E. J. Driemeyer, T. J. Blank, E. J. Uthoff, C. W. Schisler, C. H. Trythal, Philip Bucher. ALBERT PIKE 219-A. C. Cantley, L. H. Fockler, A. C. Hoffman, E. H. Lane, Bixby Willis. KANSAS CITY 220-H. L. Richardson, J. H. McFarland, O. L. Smith, F. O. Harbeson, F. A. Waack, H. T. Green, C. L. Cooper, J. A. Frank, R. S. Elliott, William H. Miller, I. T. Shaw, D. E. Justus, J. S. Lichtenberg, S. Rice, H. C. l'4arfording, Sam Fell. MYSTIC TIE 221-J. W. Smith, G. C. Kinder. LA BELLE 222-H. G. Jones, J. W. Meriwether, M. A. Richardson, R. H. Seaman, Alex Smith. HAMILTON 224-J. H. Everett, G. D. McPherson, J. Houghton, B. A. Farrabee. SALEM 225-Ernest O. Woods. SALINE 226-J. W. Summers, C. L. Enders, J. B. Hazelbud, Sr., N. R. Operle. SHELBINA 228-E. G. Moberly, D. S. Estes. CLAFLIN 229-J. C. Bledsoe. ST. JAMES 230-Cecil R. Fulton. CARDWELL 231-E. Harper, J. C. Stanfill. POLO 232-Sam N. Miller, A. T. Mof. fett. . ST. FRANCOIS 234-Henry W. Winters, E. D. Presnell. WEATHERBY 235-J. F. Hedrick, W. B. McDonald. SEDALIA 236-J. S. Arnold, J. D. Ellis, N. H. Gentry, R. W. Griffith, W. G. Jones, S. McClure, D. C. Moore, O. H. Payne, H. J. Smith, P. V. V. Twymann, L. S. Harris. LA PLATA 237-J. Fisher, R. H. White, W. A. Hurlbert. HOPEWELL 239-S. A. Imboden, W. H. Clements. PALESTINE 241-Theodore F. Pundmann. KEYSTONE 243-P. M. Kramer, S. AI. lender, G. H. Raitnel, J. P. Taliaferro, A. Schrick, M. Park, O. J. Browne, W. T. Kandeler, W. H. Henschen, George E. Raithel, William A. Smith, A. K. Spinney, J. F. Carroll. â&#x20AC;˘ MIDDLE FABIUS 244-S. M. Gier, J. R. Baker, B. W. Mustee. MONTGOMERY 246-C. P. Ball, J. Smither. NEOSHO 247-0. A. Moss, J. B. Loeh, T. C. Hatler, T. Olson. CARROLL 249-J. William Harter, C. M. Bidwell, WilHam T. Smoot. LAREDO 253-C. H. Dobbins. BUTLER 254-A. M. Armstrong, William E. Hyre, J. R. Baum, William J. Bard, J. E. Williams, T. B. Highley, C. A. Denton, E. W. Smiser, A. J. Deerwester, Wil. liam E. Huffman, J. B. March. LODGE OF LIGHT 257-S. A. Clark. LODGE OF LOVE 259-H. Sizemore, A. T. Williams.

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MECHANICSVILLE 260-Silas W. Miller. FLORENCE 261-A. L. Campbell. HOLMES 262-Millard Hobbs, A. Rehder. SUMMIT 263-A. H. Allen, R. E. Land. CORINTHIAN 265-Robert Zoll, C. W. McQuerry, S. H. Smiser, George S. McQuerry, I. L. Pearce, H. R. Smyth. SOCIAL 266-N. M. Friedmann. AURORA 267-H. Schwartz, William Myrer, L. Herman, J. Heusner, G. Crocker, Sr., F. H. Harrington. BROTHEItHOOD 269-Leslie H. Poland. J. H. O'Donnell, H. O. Wallace, Ferd Holtzshue. SOLOMON 271-R. T. McElhaney, J. P. Youngblood, C. W. Russell, S. C. Weaver, C. H. Briggs, G. A. Watson, C. M. Paxson, Otis W. Carter. GRANITE 272-J. D. Russell, T. M. Caldwell, J. M. Rose, T. F. Mitchum, R. N. Lower, E. Lee Looney. ST. CLAIR 273-F. P. Hostetter, C. J. Wheeler, B. R. Duckworth, C. F. Logan. BUNKER 275-W. G. Sutterfield, C. C. Stiles. GRAND RIVER 276-J. M. Majors, C. J. Anderson. ESSEX 278-J. A. Hux, Sr. HOGLE'S CREEK 279-D. Worden, N. W. Griffith, C. Czarlinsky, A. B. Butler, C. E. Holland, L. F. Mansfield. COSMOS 282-E. H. Petton, C. Schuette, M. M. Gubin, Adam Feist, S. S. Fike. CANOPY 284-J. I. Woodfil, J. A. Baker. URICH 286-T. E. Hall, J. R. Hall. CRAFT 287-J. R. Smith, J. C. Hayes. HERMITAGE 288-U. E. Wilson, B. L. Coon. FAIRMONT 290-1. M. Wells, T. J. Vanfossen. EDINA 291-B. B. Brown. LAMAR 292-W. J. McAninch, J. W. Swern. MOUND CITY 294-J ohn Slater. SPARTA 296-George A. Hale, R. A. McTier. SAMPSON 298-M. A. Holt. TEMPLE 299-H. L. Arnold, William C. Arnold, J. M. Axley, George A. Binney, R. A. Boutross, William L. Calohan, J. Carlson, D. M. Chambers, William S. Connelly, D. C. Davis, M. Dewey, A. A. Doolittle, Mark Gish, E. E. Helman, C. H. Hettinger, C. L. Hogin, C. D. Jeffers, William W. Johnson, H. A. Lindsley, Charles Lofton, T. L. Matkins, G. N. Neff, G. M. Payne, S. J. Peterson, A. L. Pickard, William C. Rams, M. S. Robinson, George J. Rudolph, J. Smart, J. D. Smith, William D. C. Smith, G. H. Stukenberg, Willis C. Tabb, George R. Whiteman. OSAGE 303-Julian E. Huff, E. A. Dulin. CECILE DAYLIGHT 305-William T. Stephenson, Anton Seufert. PARROTT 308-H. A. Hudson, J. E. Taylor, J. Bart Winter. SIKESTON 310-L. M. Jenkins. KEARNEY 311-R. E. L. Leavell. CUBA 312-Waldo P. Johnson, L. E.

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Vaughn, J. McInvines, George F. Rysson. PINE 3l4-D. J. Rackley, Tom Allar, William Allar. RURAL 3l6-J. D. Bennett, C. H. Boone, J. G. Boor, E. R. Durham, Amos Harshbarger, J. W. Jenkins, G. F. 'McKenny, A. M. Page, S. J. Polin, M. Watson. VERSAILLES 320-J. W. Roe, A. G. Hendrickson, R. A. Norfleet. HARDIN 322-W. B. Merrifield, J. H. Merrifield. McDONALD 324-George H. Mann, H. H. Noland, H. A. Schroeder, T. R. Shields. DOCKERY 325-Arthur Barnes. LINN 326-W. F. McDaniel, H. B. Smith, J. Finwill. MT. ZION 327-0lif Sampson, William H. Zorn. GAINESVILLE 328-William E. Riley, F. O. Harrison. PAUL REVERE 330-Leon V. Phelps. CHARITY 33l-E. E. Ruprecht, George A. Nelson, S. 1. Molter, G. W. Johnson, R. M. Hence; C. A. Potter, Fred Brelkner, A. DeBernard, Shelby R. Smith, J. V. Morgan, C. E. Slayton, William L. Ford, . F. A. Carpenter, F. W. Stout, H. Mansfield,. J. M. Cooper, C. W. Jones, F. R. Castle. CHILLICOTHE 333-E. L. Bargdoll, F. C. Fay, George T. Jones, A. M. Mead. BRECKENRIDGE 334-R. C. Bowen, C. B. Campbell. JOPLIN. 335-S. Haruntun, D. Dargitz, L. Meyer, E. G. Morrison, G. P. Muenig, C. N. Lyon, W. C. Gunn, W. F. Berry, W. T. Harrison, C. A. Henderson, L. H. Hand. BLUE SPRINGS 337-W. Tatum, Samuel Newton. HERCULANEUM 338-E. J. Allen. FIDELITY 3S9-F. Seltman. WESTPORT 340-P. Anderson, C. H. Bowsher, E. Cadman, William J. Dickey, J. F. Fitzgerald, Moxie Frischer, C. N. Gambrell, Perry Gilbreath, E. F. Hunting, William L. A. Johnson, John Kmety, J. A. McLaughlin, L. Samuels, R. M. Sandford, A. J. Shilling, J. H; Southwell. ROCKVILLE S4l-George Wolfe, Charles Walker. AGRICOLA 343-G. L. Park, G. H. Powers. MOBERLY S44-C. F. Eurton J. H. Cottingham, D. L. Dodsin, J. J Abbitt, J. H. Litterell, H. 1. McCanne, L. J. Watts, W. A. Gordon. FELLOWSHIP 345-Theodore Cottle, C. 1. Rogers, J. H. Bridger, C. E. Jenning, C. M. Potlitzer, W. H. Carrithers, J. E Pearce, F. W. Kelsey, C. W. Westcott, P. N. Davey, M J. Conley. ARLINGTON 346-J. E. Powell, J. F. Sparks, G. O. Crismon. AMERICA 347-J. F. Gravel, C. A. Hartung. WADESBURG 348-William W. McCoy. POLLOCK 349-Samuel L. Rouse. TYRIAN 350-J. V. Stubblefield. MOSAIC S5l-R. S. McClay, J. M. Fitzpatrick. FRIEND S52-H. F. Garrison, Brown Stone.

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BARNESVILLE 35S-W. P. Wadlow. HEBRON S54-J. C. Considine, J. B. Graham, William S. Geary, Charles Johnson, William Tribble. ADELPHI 355-R. W. Mitchell, W. L. Sloper. ANCIENT LANDMARK 356-Wesley Lewis, J. E. Blakemon. GARRETT 359-J. P. Newton, W. L. Underwood. TUSCAN 3GO-H. F. Rein, Charles Remington, Nathaniel Allison, C. B. Lupton, L. B. Babcock, L. A. Lapham, E. A. Hadley, E. A. Biston, T. L. Mauldin, C. W. Brenizer, H. L. Bristow, T. A. Martin, F. L. Cornwell, J. H. Rabe, Eugene Smith, E. E. Kauffman, J. A. Campbell, J. L. Robinson, William C. Farrar, A. E. Addor, B. L. Van Cleave, William H. Glendenin, Sam D., Capen. HIRAM 362-J. L. Greenlee, J. B. Sansom. HIGGINSVILLE 364-Henry MoIlenkamp, J. H. Wiegers. ADAIR 366-R. M. Brashear, Andrew Hansen, A. H. Savage. COMPOSITE 369-C. H. Martin, R. J. Rouse, J. C. Harris, R. L. Deenâ&#x20AC;˘ SHELDON 371-W. H. Fowler, A. S. Humphrey, J. Watson, J. S. Frazier. NONPAREIL 372-J. A. Adams. WILDERNESS S74-Emanuel Bunch, O. L. Simpson. WAYNESVILLE 375-G. W. Ganz. KING HILL 376-A. Lokan Meeker, George W. Harrington. ANCIENT CRAFT 377-E. Alldredge. BERLIN 378-San Hardwick. BILLINGS 379-H. A. Garbee. QUEEN CITY 38o-Birney Dysart, U. G. Brenizer, J. D. Miller, J. A. Barnes, J. George Lauer. IONIA 38l-Grover C. Webb, P. J. Iven. MT. ARARAT 382-Sam M. Collins. PYTHAGORAS 383-J. H. Lathim, R. H. Anderson, F. J. Pilant. EAST PRAIRIE 384-W. P. Wilkinson, RICHLAND 385-J. L. Titterington, Clyde DeBerry, J. M. Noble. DAYTON 386-D. R. Griffith. WOODSIDE 387-W. L. Sherrill, F. G. Jolliff. SHULA 388-E. L. Treadway, Charles J. Mitts. ARCANA 389-A. C. Roach, T. E. Jones. CHRISTIAN 392-T. M. Vermillion. BEE HIVE 393-A. 1. Campbell, J. M. Morrow. JASPER 398-J. P. Leiss, J. F. Gulick. DECATUR 400-William J. Tinker. MALTA 402-William J. Bown. J. H. Plattner. LOWRY CITY 403-Lon Duvall, F. G. Naylor, J. W. Titus. ROSENDALE 404-A. L. Lewellen. EVERTON 405-W. R. Russell. MALDEN 406-C. H. Bostic, Fred Collier. CHARLESTON 407-W. C. RusseIl, W. C. Brewer, S. A. Johnson. . IBERIA 410-C. R. Pendleton, J. R. Bond, A. F. Gr08by. JOPPA 411-B. E. Latimer, T. F. Henslee, Guy Newton. V ALLEY 4l3-F. Pierce Montgomery.

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GREENSBURG 414-Roy M. Slocum, James Miller. HUNNEWELL 415-George Worth, G. W. McClure. CACHE 416-J. R. Miller, Carroll Fitzgerald, J. L. Boyd, William G. Zummerling, G. C. Wehking, L. T. Brannon, E. J. Bayliss, William H. Burt, W. G. Hacker, E. Kettere, J. H. Sims, L. J. Maher, G. H. Deutman, C. A. Geitz, C. C. Kleb, C. A. Layman, William C. Mueller, William L. Pickles, Cornelius Schnell, R. W. Steimke, W. L. Nolde, John Atkins. ITASKA 420-0. F. Fischer, A. J. Meisbach, H. Schroeder, P. C. Grund, H. B. Smith, F. Boettler, J. M. Jones, E. L. Koenig, R. J. Spindler, L. G. Gates. GATE OF THE TEMPLE 422-C. E. Stringer, William H. Lyle, F. P. Carroll, G. C. Hale, John Hulse, G. C. Ray, A. W. Lower, E. F. Mitchell, William A. Gooch, P. V.Hampwn. . GALT 423-0. H. Sprout, W. J. J ewitt. SAMARITAN 424-George L. Bryan. Rothville 426-Manlove Monroe. GLENWOOD 427-Dennis Whitlow. NEW MADRID 429-D. E. Fitzgerald. COMPETITION 432-Cornelius Vantower. MACK'S CREEK 433-J. R. Batchelder. WHEELING 434-H. E. Tharp, E. H. Cleon, Ferris Blair. TEMPERANCE 438-R.路 S. Clements, D. N. Deawn, J. W. Porter, J. T. Young. TROWEL 441l-P. D. Estes. EXCELSIOR 441-T. J. Sachse. BURLINGTON 442-William Woods. ANCHOR 443-L. F. Grewe, William H. Clyne, G. M. Scheu, Joseph Temple. ADA 444-J. W. Blain, D. H. Tucker, J. E. Bailey, F. S. Rowland. WEST GATE 445-J. N. Denny, O. C. Nabert, C. W. Tooker, W. A. Waide, T. S. Gerhart, C. J. Fleissner, C. E. Bowers, R. A. Ingle, Cinrad Paeben, C. C. Stahmann, C. E. Thomas. IVANHOE 446-William A. Alston, William L. Althen, F. L. Arnold, H. J. Bigelow, L. E. Coles, C. M. Coon, C. A. Cowperthwaite, William R Cowan, William A. Deacon, F. J. Dearinger, George N. Douglas, J. F. Gaume, T. S. Handley, F. J. Hatch, R. T. Harmon, J. H. Hay, C. B. Higgins, I. H. Hills, J. A. Hudson, E. P. Jackson, F. F. Jamison, H. M. La Rue, E. C. Luck, E. C. Marens, J. H. McDaniel, C. N. McKowen, R. V. McLaughlin, J. R. McLellan, C. G. Mee, R. A. Megenity, Henry Menze, J. R. Morrison, F. M. Naysmith, C. S. Ott, A. M. Painter, A. Ray Petty, George L. Platt, H. S. Reese, C. S. Shaw, R. D. Sheers, E. C. Smith, C. H. Sprinkle, E. H. Stahl, George W. Steele, J. B. Stover, G. J. Tuley, H. G. Warne, C. 1):. Warner, J. Q. Watkins, M. A. Wengert, C. Wilcox, R. E. Wiles, G. G. Wolf, W. F. Wynne. SCHELL CITY 448-P. P. Bishop. RAYMORE 451-M. H. Craig, O. E. Pelsue. FORSYTHE 453-George W. Smith, H. H. Candle, R. C. Ford. CONTINENTAL 454-L. H. Roberts. HINTON 455-Benton Botner, J. M. Stone.

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WALLACE 456-J. M. Grooms, P. E. Williams, J. W. Knettle. HAZELWOOD 459-L. D. Thomas, W. J. Cardwell. LAMBSKIN 460-J. H. Cook, George E. Gray, W. J. Waters, F. H. Long, W. C. Kountz, J. H. Bohne, William H. Heltibrand, J. C. Padfield, Harry Rosenthal, G. M. Davis. CARUTHERSVILLE 461-J. R. Lewis, B. A. Jumper, W. J. Hill, W. M. CoIlins. SANTA FE 462-R. M. Roberts. GAYNOR CITY 465-C. A. Syle. SOUTHWEST 466-Josiah T. Hardy. PLEASANT HOPE 467-M. H. Cochran, J. O. Ferguson, Edd Tise. PLATO 469-C. W. Minnick, J. C. Hicks. NODAWAY 470-G. C. LeGrand, E. P. Kissinger, Lue L. Maier, N. Sisson, J. W. Toel, C. Samuel, GUY Henry, W. O. Garrett. PICKERING 472-J. F. Hanna, W. A. Swaney. GUILFORD 474-William F. Davies. MT. HOPE 476-L. Finley Cobb, R. J. Gott, G. 'f. Doty. RACINE 478-John Gibbons, Frank P. Dayton, R. L. Craig, A. J. Mauding. RICH HILL 479-J. J. Sayers, Thomas Willis, W. E. Carpenter. JEWEL 480-J. L. Dunlap, S. P. Fleming, S. P. Rice, J, F. Wilson, J. Marion Hunt. MARCELINE 481-E. J. Newmyer. CLINTONVILLE 482-David Rogers. FAIRFAX 483-F. S. Wanger. KIRKWOOD 484-J. C. Kiskaddon, H. C. Dyer, J. L. Sturdy. COLDWATER 485-D. P. Cunningham, Clyde Tunnel, Eben Frakes. CHILHOWEE 487-C. C. Ridley, C. A. Crumbaugh. VANDALIA 491-S. U. Branstetter, H. C. Koln, D. H. Merrell, J. O. Terrill. DAGGETT 492-R. H. Woodroff, Joseph Weiser. HARMONY 499-F. S. Peters, Charles H. Eisloeffel. JAMESON 500-S. C. Shaffer. PLATTE CITY 504-Colby Cowhend, F. M. Wilson, A. P. Fulcher. EUCLID 505-G. C. Ackley, W. P. Gadd F. Boerecker, C. H. Roehr, H. P. Kleir. Albert Perrin. LATHROP 506-J. T. Kimsey. SAXTON 508-J. W. Mochell. V AN BUREN 509-B. H. Hughes. NEW HAMPTON 510-Alexander Fouts. SKIDMORE 511-William M. Howden, Jr., J. W. Rodman. WEBB CITY 512-L. O. Walker, W. F. Gill, W. H. Smith, H. T. Schultz, B. M. 1. Smith, L. L. Scott, H. B. James. SENATH 513-Jack A. Martin. GRANBY 514-B. E. Peterson. MILFORD 516-C. C. Duncan. SELIGMAN 517-F. M. Wilhelm. ORIENTAL 518-G. L. Davis. CRANE 519-P. A. Tucker, O. S. McHolland. CLIFTON HEIGHTS 520-T. R. Drake, William Morgan, Sr., Louis Petiot, J. S. Wright, E. J. Johnson. GATE CITY 522-J. S. Adsit, G. E. Compwn, A. L. Ford, C. Getchell, J. T. Gooch, Olaf Hofflander, J. W. House, Cusil

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Lechtman, Louis Mutschler, Joe Nester, George H. PaschaIl, AlIen J. Rheubottom, WiIliam Schiller, Sam Swade, U. S. Teter. iI. W. Zahl. STINSON 523-W. F. Hailey. Raymond Foust. CUNNINGHAM 525-Art E. Mowery. WAYNE 526-J. E. Gilmer, William Carter, S. P. Holmes, A. D. Nickles. HIGBEE 527-George S. Houtz. CONWAY 528-J. Thornberry, P. H. Williams, S. F. McGuire. APOLLO 529-G. C. MuIlins. I. W. Percival. DEXTER 532-G. E. McMillion. L. A. Johnson. COMFORT 533-Charles Miller. E. C. Overts, P. L. Freeland, C. Scantlin. COLUMBIA 534-S. Webber, WiIliam Hauck, William L. Cole, George Birk, Charles A. Brinkley, J. F. Lewis, C. S. Randel. BETHEL 537-L. L. Smith, F. M. Kimbley. STELLA 538-M. Peck. DAWN 539-J. D. WeIls. WINIGAN 540-A. C. Brantner. JACKSONVILLE 541-A. H. Elliott, A. W. Semar. FERGUSON 542-F. C. Krug, C. B. Adams. ALGABIL 544-G. Alexander, Ernie Sam, Schaefer Detlefson. ZALMA 545-James A. Crosby. ORIENT 546-G. L. Baker, J. H. Schwindler, William E. Sloan. SOUTHGATE 547-E. S. Ludy, George D. Webster, George F. Williams, E. E. Burdick, R. E. Daly, T. W. Flaming, Samuel W. Henderson, W. S. Montgomery, O. A. MarshaIl, L. L. Palmer, J. C. HaIl, C. W. Moore, T. G. Florida, George M. Wathan, C. L. Miller. CLINTON 548-J. S. Spore. CARL JUNCTION 549-Mike Cronan, O. H. Bennett, W. H. Smith, H. R. Chitwood. ROSE HILL 550-J. Lindsay, O. E. N. King, R. B. Miller, M. V. Green, Paul H. Conant, C. M. Berkwater, J. C. Carstens, C. H. Karns, H. S. M. Krug, S. F. H. Mohlman, George W. White, C. H. Finch, E. G. Fosdick. PENDLETON 551-William Rosenstingel. CALHOUN 552-W. O. Hill. CLARKSBURG 553-R. L. Kendrick. FOSTER 554-J. G. Doolittle, T. S. McHenry. BLAIRSTOWN 557-T. H. Corwin, W. L. Guzzle, Forest HaIler. MOSCOW 558-Hanon Powelson. CLARKSDALE 559-G. U. Brown, A. B. Cook, A. J. Andrews, Sr. COWGILL 561-1. LinviIle, J. F. McNew. YORK 563-P. C. Strauss, J. H. Bradley, F. L. Burke, H. J. Hocker, J. W. Armour, R. Duderstadt, F. I. Hudson, J. E. Rhoades, Fred Young, William T. Garnett. MAPLEWOOD 566-Charles T. Trapp, R. C. Pennoyer, J. M. Falkner, R. W. Hamilton, C. R. Scott, A. A. Siegel. MARLBOROUGH 569-Samuel T. Chris路

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HAYTI 571-J. W. Gaither. RUTLEDGE 572-J. S. Petty. LA MONTE 574-W. D. Wade. OLIVE BRANCH 576-C. A. Lorch, E. Mayer, George A. OweI'ls, C. Hercules, A. H. Busch, William E. Mankel, H. T. Shires, George Bauer, A. M. Lawrence. FOREST PARK 578-William A. Colenbrander, G. E. Heimueller, John Larson, E. M. Hackett, Henry Herold, E. P. Wichersham. GRANDIN 579-William E. Rewey. NOVINGER 583-James C. Gafield. RED BIRD 584-Marion Spwigeon. SHAMROCK 585-Jones Malcom. CRITERION 586-Artis Obenshain. BRANSON 587-M. R. Whelchel, J. H. Holzman. . BARNETT 591-William J. Wheat. LA RUSSELL 592-E. F. Southard, M. E. Blake. UNION 593-Ardie OdeIl. EL VINS 599-Coleman Richardson, George Cozean. COSBY 600-Lafe Durant. ACACIA 602-George H. Cox, H. H. Charlton, R. M. Dyer. MOREHOUSE 603-E. L. Griffen. CRAIG 606-James Goiens. EMINENCE 607-1. A. Seward. WARRENTON 609-J. O. Wilson. CLARK 610-Mathew Carr. CENTERTOWN 611-William A. Stark. MOKANE 612-J. C. Sullins. WELLSTON 613-F. A. Rechemacher, F. D. Kinkaid, George F. Meyers, J. Cosgriff, George C. Braun. MT. WASHINGTON 614-F. A. Pettit, F. G. McGuire, William H. Blevins, C. G. McCoy, John Healy. SWOPE PARK 617-J. K. Whitney, J. P. Furl', S. A. Flacy, S. R. McNeal, J. D. Jackson. WILLARD 620-W. F. BlackweIl. NORWOOD 622-J. F. McCall. OWENSVILLE 624-William O. Boyd, G. W. Rodgers. SHEFFIELD 625-A. L. Burt, Henry Clay, R. H. Cowan, J. O. McCart, T. F. Moore, O. E. Parker, C. E. Vest. MAGNOLIA 626-W. E. Don-Durant, W. E. Boughter, A. H. Koppen, A. Braeun, A. P. Stocker, O. C. Richter, G. W. Carson, E. L. Frey, William Amenda, George R. Ward, Henry Kortjohn, Jr., E. H. Harman, H. T. Tarling, J. A. Rothberg, J. R. Martin, F. J. Meyer, Carl Rotteck, W. D. Schmidt, J. P. Puopeney, H. Schmidt, C. A. Dodson. MENDON 628-E. LittreIl. VALLEY PARK 629-J. M. Adams. EAST- GATE 630-J. T. Alexander, George A. Averill, L. N. Bohner, E. K. Branham, George B. Brown, M. E. Clinard, J. C. Dobbins, E. Lee Fabian, N. F. Hicks, H. A. Lang, J. P. Lingle, Richard McMillen, B. E. Morris, Sr., C. E. Smith, R. J. Timberlake, F. F. Vance, P. W. Woodward. TOWER GROVE 631-H. F. Cunliff, Jr., E. Kummer. BELGRADE 632-Daniel Sullivan. STEELE 634-George Lyon. TRIANGLE 638-Herbert J. Versen.

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MIZPAH 639-William H. Wuigk, William A. Meston, E. E. Wehmeyer, G. D. Chaphe, George Pepenbrook, C. L. Bradley. TRINITY 641-F. W. Beaver, Seth Singleton. NORTHEAST 643-R. D. Brown, E. H. Chatman, J. H. Dowell, William Grundman, Chester A. Vassar. GRAIN V ALLEY 644-C. F. Stephenson, Henry C. Brown. SHAVEH 646-F. S. Seever, D. D. Cranmer, R. W. Gordon. ELMER 648-S. G. Beatty, E. I. Dunham. UNIVERSITY 649-Henry Weber, Isaac

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K. Brady, H. N. Goodell, William Brace, J. W. Carey, Jr. SHAWNEE 653-Leo W. Berry. GARDENVILLE 655-William Ferdinance Nice. COUNTRY CLUB 656-F. W. Cornell. E. W. Arrasmith. E. D. Cutino, H. Ford. PROGRESS 657-William F. Warmann, John Schmitt. PURITY 658-Hyman Tonopolsky. M. P. Winn. THEODORE ROOSEVELT 661-S. F. Swantees. ROCKHILL 663-J oe Cohen, Harry Cohen.

1934 MISSOURI I-J. Hill, J. H. Coats, J. A. Jamm, G. W. Julow, M. B. Peterson, L. A. Ragan, A. R. Nelson, G. H. Woodward, G. J. C. Larsen, L. Brinkman, F. J. O'Neill, C. R. Gillespie, J. W. Losse. MERIDIAN 2-L. McKasson, C. F. Rudiger, A. G. Goeb, H. W. Hammer, F. W. Pratt, C. L. Ellersick, P. Hoffmann, T. Zimmermann, O. A. Ellis, C. B. Bubmyrej F. A. Reinert, F. W. Fricke, G. Weimer. BEACON 3-P. Pottorff, J. L. Ingram, F. F. Fitzsimmons, H. Feldhus, J. Mathes, L. L. Hodo, C. W. Parker, C. T. Parkinson, J. E. Dauernheim, J. Paton, S. Giebe, C. J. Berndt, G. Hammel, H. Schwarz, J. F. Kern, G. Lohrom, M. Rashbam, R. Erskine, H. H. Thole, W. J. Cadwell, H. R. Polak, F. J. Voepel, G. Klein, O. H. Haumeller, H. Moehlman. HOWARD 4-C. J. McClove,rty. UNITED 5-H. Brooksbank, C. Randall, E. Raum, C. Schreiner, T. E. Hampton, D. A. Robertson, W. M. Jones, F. M. Walker, J. H. Tillman, J. W. Thompson, G. C. Gibbs, William T. McFarland, F. C. Vosburg, William A. Russell, L. F. Ross, J. W. Barrick, A. J. Fleming, L. A. Biggs, H. P. John, M. A. O'Rear. O'SULLIVAN 7-J. S. McLemore. GEORGE WASHINGTON 9-M. William Bauer, F. C. Biel, J. W. Brandon, H. Diedesheimer, William H. Hettel, C. M. Kachel, William F. Knorr, G. H. Konert, L. C. Merkel, C. H. Mohlman, C. E. Milliron, F. William Schewe, F. B. Tyler, R. C. Wentz, C. Williams. AGENCY 10-P. M. Snyder, A. E. Marteny. PAULDINGVILLE ll-C. O. Taylor. TYRO 12-E. E. Drew. RISING SUN 13-H. Nave, J. J. Reno, J. C. Redick, G. B. Blevins, J. M. Adkins, R. L. Samuel. MEMPHIS 16-R. R. Saunders, J. H. Mulch, A. D. Walker, H. E. Wrightengale, C. M. Rickard. CLARKSVILLE 17-C. T. Clifford. PALMYRA 18-J. E. Hitch, J. B. Weaver, M. Gash, F. H. Sosey, P. G. Guseman. PARIS UNION 19-0. G. Powers, P. Brace, W. M. Donaldson, J. W. Arnold. ST. LOUIS 20-E. F. Werner, M. J. Epstein, H. Simon, Samuel Weil, P. Jacobsâ&#x20AC;˘. C. Goldstein, E. A. Lieberstein, F. A. Goldstein, C. H. Corbett.

WELLINGTON 22-J. B. Thomas, S. J. Hull. FLORIDA 23-William Bare. NAPHTALI 25-0. B. Ferguson, M. Lowenstein, William Grossman, E. Looker. M. L. Roemer, William C. Hess, E. Berlizheimer, William Saeger. A VA 26-J. B. Hutchings, G. B. Maple. R. F. Harkins, F. Stewart. EVERGREEN 27-R. J. Bagby. ST. JOHN'S 28-Thomas Thompson. WINDSOR 29-W. E. Cahill, F. S. Oeehsli, F. C. Livingston. HUNTSVILLE 3O-N. E. Hatler, E. Haines. T. H. Jones. LIBERTY 3I-F. Z. Courtney, J. F. DeBarry. HUMPHREYS 32-C. S. McKee, G. T. Clem. RALLS 33-E. C. Pennington. MERCER 35-W. P. Lindsey, J. Thomas. C. Thogmartin, E. HOllister, H. W. Moss. COOPER 36-L. L. Chilton, T. R. Harriman, J. T. Hickam, F. McConnell, T. B. Rastorfer, J. C. Terry, J. V. Toner. DEWITT 39-A. C. Crispin. MT. MORIAH 40-D. Curry, William G. Schwartzel. C. Holm. Sr., F. Cool, A. H. Fiss, A. Kurtz, William J. Stoppelmann, A. A. Ritchhart, R. F. Sass, G. S. Rhodes, S. Jolly, W. H. Redemeyer, A. J. Killian, W. H. Koetter, S. G. Davidson. JEFFERSON 43-8. A. Baker, C. Balankenship, E. A. Burch, W. A. Clark, E. E. Foster, E. E. Tombs. FAIR PLAY 44-C. M. Edge, J. C. Oldham. BONHOMME 45-B. F. Mangrum. WENTZVILLE 46-W. A. Kiethley, J. J. Squire. FULTON 48-P. E. Pasley, J. C. Wilkes. XENIA 50-J. L. Hepburn. WAKANDA 52-P. L. Trotter, M. H. Williams. WESTON 53-A. F. Walruff, J. M. Adams. RICHMOND 57-J. P. Mansur. T. T. Nickelson, G. A. Stone, C. E. Dawson, R. Blair. CENTRALIA 59-A. W. Cox, C. C. Parmer, E. Schmidt, W. H. Carpenter, E. P. Bruniit. NEW BLOOMFIELD 60-1. R. Suramger. WAVERLY 61-F. R. Gilmer.

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VINCIL 62-A. Grant, J. A. Franklin, J. R. Hamer, O. A. Smith, G. Akthous. CAMBRIDGE 63-6. Blackburn, A. H. Hickman, G. W. Quackenbush, L. L. Thomson, A. Wood. MONROE 64-A. H. Ely, J. S. Starrett. GRANT CITY 66-F. M. Worley. KENNETT 68-L. Rosenwarter, R. E. Jennings, J. A. Spence. SULLIVAN 69-W. P. Mattox. SAVANNAH 71-G. T. Genther, D. J. McClean, L. Holcumb. GORIN 72-J. W. Bulliam, E. Boltz. EUREKA 73-L. T. Jackson. INDEPENDENCE 76-E. E. Eliott, W. B. Paxton, J. H. Roney. LEBANON 77-B. H. McIntosh. ST. JOSEPH 78-H. O. Beason, W. H. Anderson, J. T. Jackson, A. O. Sewars, F. E. Benjamin, R. S. Tenning, O. A. Pash, William Allen, J. Rosen. POLAR STAR 79-6. F. Wright, E. J. Heward, C. P. Anderson, F. E. Whitters, E. F. Von Gunden, B. I. Freeman, C. G. Paugh, R. Williams, Jr., R. E. Mackey, S. R. Stein, E. F. Metsenmacher, G. T. Michael, J. E. McKelvey, G. W. Loesch, D. R. Williams, C. J. Shoop, William M. Davey. BRIDGETON 80-H. Brown, G. W. Bennett, G. W. Southard, L. A. Sullender. CENTRAL 81-C. Householder. JACKSON 82-H. E. Symons. LACLEDE 83-J. M. Billings. WEBSTER GROVES 84-R. E. Eggebrecht, H. D. Livers, C. R. Manter, T. G. Young, T. Raeburn, D. I. Zucker, E. Norfleet, A. E. Martin. MIAMI 85-J. L. Sibley, M. R. Grady. DEFIANCE 88-William J. Robb, E. W. Girling. FRIENDSHIP 89-C. J. Blanchard, E. W. Carr, R. Miller. RUSSELLVILLE 90-8. C. Mahany, Sr. PERSEVERANCE 92-A. C. Barnett, J. W. Forgey, F. Schurfeld, William M. Sloan, R. J. Smith, P. Spencer, C. E. Zuber. ST. MARK'S 93-E. A. Caton, T. William Roth, W. G. Siemers. VIENNA 94-E. Tyler, C. Ivie. . POMEGRANATE 95-J. Kirsh, R. H. Hartz, H. Vierheller, R. W. Heitz, C. W. Meyer. BE1'HANY 97-E. H. Frisby. WEBSTER 98-H. S. King, D. D. Hamilton, F. N. Strong, Sr., J. L. Pipkin, B. E. Watters. MT. VERNON 99-C. M. McCanse, W. H. Turk. ASH GROVE 100-J. N. Moore, H. P. Hood, Charles Yates. BOGARD lOl-N. V. Hudson,- T. H. Cramer. BLOOMINGTON l02-J. E. Ruch. HEROINE 104-N. Zingher, I. Goldman, H. Schwartz, A. N. Pierce, J. T. White, D. B. Weinstein, J. W. Clohse, E. Greenburg, L. Z. Brod, G. W. Lurwick, G. R. Shipman, S. Eppstein, J. Baum, S. G. Eisen, A. Krigel, S. Lisser. KIRKSVILLE lO5-B. A. Howard, D. A. Ely, R. Lorenz, H. Shelby, H. J. Rankin, C. C. Gardner. GALLATIN 106-H. Bowman, C. Fisher.

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GREENVILLE l07-William Ashcraft, S. P. Marlow, J. G. Hawley, J. G. Settle. ALTAMONT 108-J. L. Johnston, William M. Lester, W. T. Roper. STANBERRY l09-J. H. Dungan, L. E. Miller, J. T. Norman. MARCUS 110-J. M. White, R. F. ROberts, S. F. Deneke. TRENTON Ill-G. N. Berry, J. Caldwell, S. B. Curry, H. S. Draper, J. K. Hensley, R. E. Kavanaugh, N. W. Keith. PLATTSBURG 113-A. L. Hill. TWILIGHT 114-D. B. Jones, J. B. Adams, S. C. Hunt, W. B. Nowell, A. Bruton. LADDONIA 115-S. L. Garner, E. C. Kennen. BARNES 116-A. B. Nail, J. A. White, A. R. White. DESOTO 119-C. H. Douglas, William T. Huskey, William Kingston, William J. Knorpp. ERWIN 121-6. J. Menke, William Dilcher, C. H. Dietz, F. Rudloff, H. C. Lutz, H. H. Haefner, H. Becker, J. G. Reess, F. V. Vogt, G. P. Deibel, J. H. Schwarze, W. W. Krenning, R. Naun, J. Bloeser, J. W. Stahlberg, E. F. Ameling, William H. Hagemeyer, A. J. Klostermeyer, C. Heidemann, T. L. Carriere, G. Osterhaus. GENTRYVILLE 125-0de Riggins, B. V. Smith. SEAMAN 126-W. Harris, J. T. Smith. MONETT 129-J. L. Boasham, H. S. Fowler, M. F. Hoover, C. W. Horton, C. W. Johnston, Perry Short. POTOSI 131-A. B. Sparks, F. R. Lynch. FARMINGTON 132-R. Luther, E. C. Gibson, T. E. Barroll, C. Hunt. STAR OF THE WEST 133-L. Miller. BRAYMER 135-0. M. Roberts, E. Measenbaugh. PHOENIX 136-J. W. Alvis, E. D. Parker. DELPHIA 137-W. T. Webb. OREGON 139-A. VanBuskirk. IRONDALE 143-John Thompson. MODERN 144-William McCracken, William H. Roman. MeGER 146-J. T. Taylor. CASS 147-A. Gonger, D. Russell, A. R. Elder, V. P. Shelton. PURDY 148-William D. Cowherd, J. Mizt:r. LEXINGTON 149-Leroy Clark, N. Payne. BLOOMFIELD 153-M. E. Gray. IONIC 154-H. W. Buckley, J. D. Brown, J. C. Haney. NORTH STAR 157-0. M. C. Chamberlain. MOUNTAIN GROVE 158-C. D. Robertson, J. Douglas. WHITESVILLE 162-G. Algee, L. Bekker. OCCIDENTAL l63-L. H. Abrams, F. H. Williams, S. H. Bauman, E. J. Ravold, G. A. Madison, B. Starke, S. G. Tinsley, D. G. Braham, G. H. Capen, William J. Zeller, H. F. Kohler, J. J. Meacham. JOACHIM 164-T. A. Hensley, S. A. Reppy. REVERE 167-M. F. Wood, Ed M. Gallahad. COLONY 168-R. P. Fowler.

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HARTFORD 171--T. B. Barnhouse. GRAY SUMMIT 173-F. Drewel, W. G. Wells. STURGEON 174-C. F. Gentry, W. R. Lawrence, W. J. Toalson. TEXAS 177-F. Harrison, J. S. Gregory, L. Miles, William J. McCashill, S. E. White. PRIDE OF THE WEST 179-E. B. Jeans, W. O. Irwin, J. U. Manion, C. E. Armstrong, J. Hirshberg, A. V. Sutherland, R. J. Terry, F. Lepper, Max Lipschitz. PYRAMID 180-J. T. Smith, F. P. Gibbs, P. M. Heller. CALIFORNIA 183-B. P. Hummel, T. M. Fulks. MORLEY 184-William Ellis, J. L. Love. CHAMOIS 185-W. M. Townley, J. D. Rogers. HANNIBAL 188-C. D. Cash, E. DeGaris, J. R. Blackwood, A. J. Hill, William A. Hopkins, F. B. Jones, E. A. McKey, F. G. Powell, A. C. Robards, H. A. Rosenberg, S. Watson. PUTNAM 190-H. C. Brantley. FRANKFORD 192-J. B. Strickler. BOLIVAR 195-J. S. Renfro, T. A. Watson, H. H. St. Louis, B. F. Leonard, T. B. H. Dunnegan. CARTHAGE 197-J. D. Rainwater, A. Sinclair, L. A. Anchors, J. F. Boyd, M. V. Viernow. SONORA 200-William Yates. WESTVILLE 202-Clarence Kendruck. BRUMLEY 203-J. F. George. ROWLEY 204-F. E. Jeffers, G. F. Foster. TRILUMINA 205-G. A. Radford, R. Duggins, William Harrison, F. Burroughs. CLAY 207-William H. Kesterson. POPLAR BLUFF 209-A. E. Cox, William N. Prater, William O. Walker. UNIONVILLE 210-J. C. Banner. FOUR MILE 212-T. R. Kirk. ROLLA 213-A. C. Gale, E. J. Koch, William E. Shepherd. FOREST CITY 214-B. R. Mitchell. HORNERSVILLE 215-Thomas Coleman. BARBEE 217-J. E. Godlove, E. Reavis, S. H. Strong, A. A. Hopkins. GOOD HOPE 218-8. W. Little, C. W. Duessel, E. P. Becker, William F. Pottgen, William Bouchein, H. Dixon, A. G. Krug, H. Lorch, R. S. Harbison. ALBERT PIKE 219-F. D. Jones, R. W. Kirk, Ed O'Heron, J. O'Keefe, A. C. Wunnickel. KANSAS CITY 220-F. P. McCormick, F. D. Pelletier, H. E. Taylor, J. T. Hamilton, F. B. Ashby, F. H. Anderson, T. E. Jones, J. H. Walton, R. H. Lee, H. H. Shephard, A. W. Farrar, S. M. Cook, Sr. MYSTIC TIE 221-E. C. Drum. SALEM 225-J. H. Butler, Jackson Plank. SALINE 226-F. Yeager, C. A. Kiesler, G. P. Christiansen, A. Hackens. ST. JAMES 230-Tim Birmingham, P. Birmingham, A. M. Kirby. CARDWELL 231-Eli Back. POLO 232-J. B. McVeigh, B. F. Carr. BUCKLIN 233-J. O. Vanosdol, G. P. Admire, D. R. Morris, W. C. Campbell. ST. FRANCOIS 234-L. D. Monroe. SEDALIA 236-F. G. W. Ferrell, R. R.

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Highleyman, M. T. Henderson, J. H. Kobrock, William L. Rowe, William E. Conner, Ira McClure. LA PLATA 237-G. H. Ashlock, W. T. Gilbreath. HOPEWELL 239--J. F. Irvin. PALESTINE 241-E. G. Bloeser, William A. Hunter, M. J. Frey. PORTLAND 242-S. R. Stuart, S. H. Gil-

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O'M1;N~~OMERY 246-E. P. ShaY, O. Moulin, A. E. Kemt>er, R. Silverstein. NEOSHO 247-H. Otis, T. G. Rogei's, M. F. Machine. CARROLL 249-C. L. Wilson, Smith Fidler, William M. Fulcher, J. G. Dixon. HOPE 251-J. W. Booth, E. L. Have, D. Bungers, Z. D. Clark. ALANTHUS 252-J. Osborn, F. Bolker. LAREDO 253-A. M. Warren. ALTON 255-D. S. Comins. SHEKINAH 256-E. L. Fast. MECHANICSVILLE 260-A. L. Fluesmeier. HOLDEN 262-J. W. Boulton, H. R. McCutchen, W. F. Sappington. CORINTHIAN 265-William L. Shipp, J. B. Coolidge, William H. Beazell. AURORA 267-T. Blakemore, R. Sout, B. Wordhaus, D. Becker, A. F. Hunt, Robert Gall. BROTHERHOOD 269--.,.-D. M. Davis. NEW SALEM 270-J. A. Elston. SOLOMON 271-D. C. Huntoon, M. R. Williams, G. W. Nonemacher, William Y. Bean, J. S. Smades, G. H. Townsend, Wil. liam L. Duncan, J. D. Haldeman, J. A. Woodson. GRANITE 272-H. Douglas, Douglas Hughes, J. R. Burger, T. W. Bast, J. L. Dougherty, F. J. Williams, G. W. Teeter. ST. CLAIR 273-C. Stubbs, J. Y. Wilson, O. Brown, D. D. Bennett, J. E. Attebery. GRAND RIVER 276-G. Brown, J. Craig, W. J. Caffoon. HOGLE'S CREEK 279-W. L. Powell, H. Buckalwe. COSMOS 282-D. Hamm, J. Wurzburger, William H. Peck, T. J. Ferris, J. A. Cunningham, William Baer, A. F. Deitsch, G. A. Bull, A. Meyer, A. A. Sacks. STOCKTON 283-William J. Simmons. CANOPY 284-M. D. Todd, A. V. Massey. URICH 286-G. N. McDonald, H. F. Miller. HERMITAGE 288-G. C. Owens, O. L. Dorman. FAIRMONT 290-L. E. Falkenstien. EDINA 291-J. W. Marquess. LAMAR 292-A. A. Reiley, Ed. Schubert, J. Tyler. MOUND CITY 294-J. D. Morris, C. Strickler, J. Whippel. MONITEAU 295-A. C. Zucholdt, F. W. Musick. SPARTA 296-P. S. Ladd. TEMPLE 299-A. C. Barlow, E. O. Bjorkback, I. W. Broderick, C. A. Burton.

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E. W. Callahan, L. F. Casey, C. N. donglt!-

ton, Wm. B. Cosby, J. R. Dunningham, William D. Darling, D. D. Denham, R. D. Ely, F. L. Foley, E. L. Foulke, J. P. Gilwee, L. Griffith, B. R. Hammonds, B. F. Harri, H. C. Henrici, L. M. Hicks, C. A. Jones, J. H. McGhee, J. H. Knoche, E. F. McHugh, F. C. McNally, A. G. Mitchell, E. L. Morris, W. Nelson, E. E. Porterfield, F. W. 'raylO1'j G. O. Wllrnek@. DORIC 300-C. S. Graves. WHITE HALL 301-Fred Welling. LICK CREEK 302-J. W. Gibony, O. T. Clay, C. S. Fanning. OSAGE 303-W. C. Carter, R. V. Holmes, C. O. Bussinger. SIGNAL 304-George Davis. CECILE DAYLIGHT 305-:-R. L. Meteglfe, H. H. Paffin, J. T. Roberts, William C. Viquisney. ASHLAR 306~F. L. Mills, J. McPheeters. PARROTT 308-J. W. Runt. SIKESTON 310-William T. Malone, J. W. Robertson. KEARNEY 31l-J. L. Jennett. CUBA 312-William G. Gertis, J. Doms, T. Kennedy, J. Wright. RURAL 316--J. S. Smith, B. Brown, R. F. Fullum, William H. Tatman, T. I. Johnson, H. N. Haslund, William H. Langley, H. Weis, R. W. Vance, W. D. Charde, William Peet, P. W. Oldham, S. U. Bride, P. L. Williams, V. H. Merryman. OSBORN 317-G. F. Moore. ELDORADO 318-W. B. Evans. PAULVILLE 319-J. T. Elkins, J. W. Monroe, T. J. Chambers. . VERSAILLES 320-W. A. Buell, C. W. Biersach. CORNERSTONE 323-F. Kuhns, S. M. Freeman, A. Drewing, H. D. Rousch, E. Morris, H. Goldstein, O. G. Gibbson. McDONALD 324-A. Botts, O. Davidson, A. S. Hickerson, A. J. Prewitt. MT. ZION 327-C. F. Funkhouser, D. C. Galloway, R. Hogan. PAUL REVERE 330-L. R. Schmidt, G. E. Wedemeyer, F. W. Sondker, William C. Linck, L. C. Fleming. CHARITY 331-C. U. Philley, C. A. Cook, J. C. Landis, Jr., F. L. Endebrock, William W. Gray, J. H. Dougherty, F. D. Morris, R. E. Lollis, J. R. Tedrow, F. W. Fellison, A. S. Morrill, H. R. Fardwell, G. J. Shaffer, J. W. Fletcher, F. Rohloff. CHILLICOTHE 333-F. W. Ashby. JOPLIN 335-J. J. Cofer, H. H. Payne, G. W. MacPherson, G. T. Humes, R. A. Thornton, J. H. Block, G. G. Brader, R.. F. Copple, J. Quinn. HALLSVILLE 336-W. P. Maddox. BLUE SPRINGS 337-Levi Gore. FIDELITY 339-W. P. Naylor, A. Naylor. WESTPORT 340-B. B. Anderson, P. M. Brown, S. H. Carson, C. E. Fleming, George Heineman, H. Lindsay, G. B. Marshall, G. A. J. Martin, G. E. Mensh, A. J. Thompson, J. M. Tibbals, L. Weidenmann, C. H. Wright, William A. Yearnshaw. CIRCLE 342-J. P. Greene, T. W. Weatherford. MOB;F.;~L¥ ~44~C;, W. Dodge, C. H.

Fort. S. L. Halliburton, W. B. Kramer, W. W. MaY, R. B. Sordburne. FELLOWSHIP 345~R. L. Beller, Victor Bryson, B. Sahmkow, H. O. Noble, H. Newton, C. G. Swinford, Zellers, L. I. Bell, V. L. Fulkerson, F. W. Oommons, S. E. Albright. ARLINGTON 346-J. A. Parsons, U. g, Morris. AMERICA 347-E. E. Schoening, GeorgE! A. Wainwright. POLLOCK 349-8. B. Ballard. MOSAIC 351-A. Hale. HE:BnO:N 354-B. F. Haskell, J. E. Wood, S. M. Shal'P, William A. McCreery, J. G. Trimble, F. M. Shoush; R. M. White. ADELPHI 355-C. C. Mal<!olm. ANCIENT LANDMARK 35(~-J. Ed--

w~~RTHWEST 358-N. C. Trout, F'. that.. ford. TUSCAN 3GO-William R. Vickroy, E. Ainslie, R. Burns, C. J. Britton, S. Maxwell, R. P. Haledman, W. Shipley, William C. Uhrl, F. R. Bissell, J. P. Morgan, P. Ball, J. P. Raymond, H. C. Johnston, F. G. Gardner, William M. Price, M. Newberry, H. Sprague, F. N. Love, C. G. Balmer, R. C. Purcell, H. B. Louderman, Jr., F. R. Tate, A. A. Thurnau, W. C. Teasdale, F. A. Wilber, William J. Mendenhall, D. B. Blos.om. HIRAM 362-0. Goodenough, William H. Kiger, R. Stafford. T. W. Wendling', F. E. Whittaker, E. L. Mempha. FRATERNAL 363-Americus Gftiz€. ADAIR 3G6-H. A. Kellogg, J. V. Ed.wards. BARRY 867-J. J. Parks, P. R. Moffett. CRESCENT HILL 368-N. J. Adams. SHELDON 371-William Frazier. WILDERNESS 374-J. C. Simpson. KING HILL 376-J. Hoffman. ANCIENT CRAFT 877-E. C. Brook, William W. Snow. QUEEN CITY 380-P. Kastel', J. C. Plitv

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Austin, A. R. Harl-o ley. PYTHAGORAS 3S3-A. L. Galloway, D. L. Mitchell, S. A. Newman, M. A. Ro~ erts. RICHLAND 385-H. E. Warren, Sr. RAYTOWN 391-A. G. Robinson, J. E. Jordan. BEE HIVE 393-J. F. Goodwin. WESTERN LIGHT 396-1. M. Smith. GOWER 397-E. N. Harris. JASPER 398-J. L. Shields, A. L. Patterson. PIKE 399-A. A. Bratcher. DECATUR 400-C. N. Boothe. CARTERVILLE 401-H. M. Holder, I. J. McKnight, F. L. GoBS. MALTA 402-C. O. Walker. LOWRY CITY 403-LaRue Reading. CHARLESTON 407-W. R. Griffith, T. McMunn, W. B. Johnson, S. Cavett. MONTROSE 408-George E. Schiller. IBERIA 410-William A. Von Grump. APPLETON CITY 412-Carl Compton. GREENSBURG 414-Len Small. CACHE 416-E. L. Grate, J. Atkins, G. H. Deutman, E. H. Johnston, T. M. Trainor, George Riess, Willis Frizzell, C. Gerhardt, William T. Armstrong, Wit.

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Ham J. Williams, C. J. Scherrer, J. G. Geisler, J. C. McKim, S. M. Greer, B. Grown, G. A. Volkers, George H. Klasing. WHITEWATER 417-C. M. Waddle. STAR 419-W. A. Lyons, J. E. Harper. ITASKA 420-C. R. Bond, H. D. Steimke, O. A. Friede, C. F. Merkel, J. Rerklotz, David Bittner, A. H. Braun, F. Paulus, F. W. Hoffman. URBANA 421-B. L. Vaughan. GATE OF THE TEMPLE 422-N. C. Moore, A. Belanger, J. Phillips, C. W. Wingo, M. W. Martin, J. W. Latimer, L. E. Lilly, J. H. Reed, J. Q. Reid, J. W. Stockes, F. J. Ketchum, William J. Fisher, J. A. Kilburn, William F. Briggs, J. W. Bruton, Van Johnson. GALT 423-L. W. Moberly, Ray Clark. SAMARITAN 424-William Evans, William J. Marshal. GREEN RIDGE 425-S. R. Hendrick, E. B. Helman. MACKS CREEK 433-Charles McFarland. WHEELING 434-George Odell. ROCKBRIDGE 435-J. R. Harris. GOTHIC 436-Harry B. Houston. WINONA 430-S. C. Gardner, J. W. Collins, J. P. Norton. TEMPERANCE 438-L. M. Morgan, J. C. Wright, J. S. Burnam, J. B. Breckenridge. TROWEL' 440-C. A. Walker, F. P. Welch, L. Null. EXCELSIOR 441-Wash Gladish, L. M. Bean. ANCHOR 443-0. E. Nulsen, H. C. Krueger, E. J. Reufr, T. E. Rhodes. A. E. Pump, H. Pockels, William M. Schumacher, C. J. Abeln, C. Schwart7., E. M. Brown, G. H. Wiseman, Charles I. Heimlich, H. U. Jackson, C. Lambur, A. H. P. Nies, Henry Renz. ADA 444-L. E. Ellis. WEST GATE 445-J. Diesselhorst, T. G. Coffy, William R. Achuff, J. R. Falconer, George Brownlee, L. L. Boehmen, G. L. Schulz, P. J. Steinmann, J. A. Meach, J. Renth, M. J. Bauer, B. D. Mizer, J. Joles. JACOBY 447-J. B. Sager. SCHELL mTY 448-H. J. Moverod. BELTON 450-James F. Blair. RA YMORE 451-H. A. Brierly, W. L. Greenlee. CONTINENTAL 454-William S. Brown. JONESBURG 457-T. F. Chiles. LAMBSKIN 46O-J. H. Haun, William Hughes, H. S. Oliver, R. F. Wiseloge, C. Hufschmidt, William Simon, William Skellett, J. M. Hubler. SANTA FE 462-W. B. Eagles. CLIFTON 463-E. L. Olen, P. L. Braswell. PLEASANT HOPE 467-J. M. Goodnight, W. W. Green. RED OAK 468-W. M. Weber. PLATO 469-T. J. Wilson, H. J. Shields. MINERAL 471-J. H. McAboy. NINEVEH 473-F. C. Stroker, William H. Rinaman. MOUNT HOPE 476-F. Vanausdol, J. B. Deisher, G. H. Hereford. HENDERSON 477-T. H. Sayers, G. W. Cathcart.

1939

RACINE 478-W. R. Dutton. MARCELINE 481-A. L. Lyle, R. W. Kelly, Ola Putnam. CLINTONVILLE 482-J. F. Searight. FAIRFAX 483-J. A. Hunter. KIRKWOOD 484-0. Hull, Sr., J. J. Schumert, J. Francis, C. H. Howard, D. D. Thompson. COLDWATER 485-A. H. Norton. CAIRO 486-Lewis Dale. LOCK SPRINGS 488-W. S. Dickinson, J. A. Green. VANDALIA 491-J. W. Renner. DAGGE'rT 492-Adolphus Hinze. LEWISTOWN 494-Joel C. Brown. UNITY 495-J. D. White. HARMONY 499-F. J. Stretch. BUCKNER 501-J. W. Gibson, Sr., F. C. Hana, . W. D. L. Cannon. EUCLID 505-S. Broude, F. S. Whitmer. SKIDMORE 5ll-G. Logan Larkam. GRANBY 514-J. L. Poland. MILFORD 516-J. L. McCarty. ORIENTAL 518-G. A. Richart, M. P. Suggett. CRANE 519-Marion W. Rea, F. A. Brown, William H. Langster. CLIFTON HEIGHTS 520-C. A. Pettit, T. B. Fitzwilliams, A. Kauffman, J. A. Pilger, William J. Jones, J. S. Foland, Oscar Boecke. LOCKWOOD 521-J. J. Harris, L. F. Evans. GATE CITY 522-P. A. Bell, C. E. Blount, B. S. Boley, G. H. Chittenden, F. D. Desendorf, Webster Fairchild, J. Faulkner, R. C. Fleming, V. C. Gardner, D. F. Gunn, A. E. Harper, J. F. Hibbard, H. C. King, George Koehler, A. Ladzinski, P. T. Lange, O. H. Lawrence, William I. Leonard, C. V. Lusk, A. A. McKinley, H. Murphy, P. White, J. L. Wood. SPICKARDSVILLE 524-H. L. Swiaton. CUNNINGHAM 525-G. I. Taylor, J. Barnhart. WAYNE 526-Z. Matkins, C. Isaac, G. C. Bowles, B. F. Darden, A. Hinchy. CONWAY 528-J. F. Johnson, R. J. Jameson. APOLLO 529-William L. Rinehart, W. H. Grocott. DEXTER 532-H. M. McIntosh. COLUMBIA 534-H. D. Langenbacher, D. W. Pletcher, R. B. Mackie. BLACKWELL 535-H. N. McGready, J. R. Brewen. INGOMAR 536-E. P. Huntley. WINIGAN 540-J. A. Wiatt. JACKSONVILLE 541-J. H. Stokes. FERGUSON 542-E. G. House, C. C. Berry, F. W. King, C. B. Smith, R. B. Snow. MANSFIELD 543-F. B. Fuson. ALGABIL 544-William Gruenwald, F. H. Niehaus, C. Hasenpflug, Jr., C. J. Jones, O. Gutgwell, E. J. Miller, H. Koetting, E. E. Behnken. ORIENT 546-F. M. Hamarstrom, F. L. Potter. SOUTH GATE 547-J. C. Yost, H. N. Morgan, S. E. Rothenberg, H. S. Atherton, J. A. Rummell, C. Weill, H. Reach, M. T. Leupole, B. Zulzbacher, J. D. Rice, N. Nicholas, H. G. Scott, C. Niembaugh, T. C. Moody, G. Isaacsohn, R. M. Smith, R. M.

1939

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Jones, B. F. Wollman, William Bavies, William H. Gatchell, William A. Rauswell. CLINTON 548-F. M. Calvird, G. L. Osborn, J. S. Spangler, Mr. Snodgrass. CARL JUNCTION 549-A. W. McDowell, J. J. Robertson, W. C. Sellers. ROSE HILL 550-J. W. Alcorn, E. G. Reynolds, William P. Webber, J. K. RaitheIl, William B. Stow, G. M. Johnson, H. D. Sumner, J. W. Jones, William F. Smith, T. H. Garrott, I. L. Jones. CLARKSBURG 553-M. W. Smith. FOSTER 554-R. E. Standish. SUMMERSVILLE 555-W. H. Carpenter. BLAIRSTOWN 557-C. O. Wall. MOSCOW 558-B. T. Snead. NELSON 560-L. R. Ernie. COWGILL 561-George W. Harris. DEEPWATER 562-Sigmund Frensdorf. YORK 563-J. W. Forster, J. H. Frame, P. M., A. S. Lyon, C. A. Buscher, J. A. Weir, C. H. Cox, J. E. Williamson, J. W. McBride, J. M. Orendorff, J. L. King, S. K. Trumbo, W. LeRoux, Roy B. Griffey. JAMESPORT 564-H. S. Hook, L. Marlow. MAPLEWOOD 566-L. A. Collins, J. S. Thornborrow, R. S. Cruickshank, O. Miller, William H. Gumley, F. Wiss. MILLER 567-Henry Baldwin, H. Neitzert. REPUBLIC 570-J. P. Kitchen, J. Rubison. HAYTI 571-J. W. Johnson. EASTER 575-D. A. Rutledge, Earl Coopler. OLIVE BRANCH 576-H. H. McLean, William T. Platt, Wnliam Loshe, Robert Cleland, C. H. Johanningmeier. FOREST PARK 578-J. Peters, William H. Richardson, F. W. Dyer, F. J. Kobart. GRANDIN 579-S. F. Jackson. ILLMO 581-E. L. Purcell, A. W. Wilson, D. S. Reyburn, A. Kjery, J. S. King. SHAMROCK 585-W. D. Bernard, J. S. Lail. CRITERION 586-B. F. Allen, F. S. Fosdick. ST. FRANCISVILLE 588-Alfred Cameron, J. McDaniel, J. E. Jones. BARNETT 591-L. N. Sidelbottom. PUXICO 596-01a Hanson. BOSWORTH 597-M. S. Culver, R. O. Young. LEADWOOD 598-J. B. Smith, N. Levy. ELVINS 599-R. V. Sumpter, L. R. Reid. COSBY 600-W. S. Hamilton. CLAYTON 601-H. J. Scherrer, D. B. Bellville, G. W. Wolff, J. Grueninger, David L. Remley. MOREHOUSE 603-1. H. Dunaway. EMINENCE 607-E. W. Staples. STRAFFORD 608-J. M. Haines, L. Montrose.

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CENTERTOWN 611-0. B. Hudson. WELLSTON 613-William M. Dreyer, J. W. Porter, William A. Hoover, M. H. Kennedy, C. D. Potts, A. M. Munro. CHAFFEE 615-E. A. Lamb, F. M. Arnheim. SWOPE PARK 617-A. W. Burton, W. S. EIlifruit, A. W. Frost. GRANDVIEW 618-J. A. Hawke, W. G. Wyatt. WILLARD 62o-K. A. Kime. ANDERSON 621-J. H. Cardwell. OWENSVILLE 624-W. E. Matthews, W. C. Spaulding. SHEFFIELD 625-R. F. Chase, G. Hamilton, B. O'Rurke, J. M. Poindexter, J. Sages, J. A. Johnson, H. L. Johnson, J. J. Kern, L. G. Kitchen, M. R. Knorp, C. W. Ladd, C. M. Mayer, G. A. Miehe. MAGNOLIA 626-K. F. McNutt, William F. Kelley, A. C. Behrens, C. W. Baker, O. B. Wirthlin, W. G. Moser, R. J. Scanlan, J. S. McGuigan, R. J. Graham, A. J. Shrader. WALLACE PARK 627-R. W. Roberts, L. M. Jarbol, D. L. Nagle. MENDON 628-C. E. Littrell. VALLEY PARK 629-D. E. Beard. TOWER GROVE 631-H. Friedman, J. A. Scnmitt, E. Sehl, A. Habermaas, H. E. Schuler. MOUNTAIN VIEW 637-G. C. Garoutte. TRIANGLE 638-J. E. Reid. MIZPAH 639-R. E. Brearley, C. Benson. JENNINGS 640-F. L. Perrin, F. J. H. Hartwig, A. Hartwig, A. C. Ritter, A. O. Yeates. TRINITY 641-Herman Hirsch. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 642-N. S. Michaels, S. N eveleff, H. S. Feinstein, A. Popper, H. W. Lessing, F. J. Primavesi. NORTHEAST 643-L. M. Bigus, William E. Horn, F. Nichols. GRAIN V ALLEY 644-S. S. Duncan. NOEL 647-J. A. Hanna. UNIVERSITY 649-C. H. McMahan, L. A. Safford, William L. Niekamp, G. F. Haid, F. F. Mackfessel. CLEVELAND 651-J. H. Sears. PILGRIM 652-R. A. Hertel, C. A. Schallorn. SHAWNEE 653-J. P. Pinkerton. GARDENVILLE 655-L. A. Reichardt. COUNTRY CLUB 656-C. W. Marshall, F. L. Dickey. PROGRESS 657-0. C. Haverporth, A. H. Paetzold, O. R. Ritscher. PURITY 658-A. N. Smith, W. L. Sandidge. . ALPHA 659-G. P. Adams, R. Ewing, R. K. McClellan. CLARENCE 662-W. N. Hodgin, J. C. Palmer. ROCKHILL 663--Jacob Lesner, David Waterman, Max Z. Lewy.

1935 MISSOURI I-William M. Penniman, L. A. Queensen, John Detwiler, C. Kientzel, E. F. Lasar, J. McK. Booth, Henry J. Rinner, Ernest Artz, B. F. Kershner, Chris Niehouse, R. L. Shepard, J. A. Miller, Jr. MERIDIAN 2-C. F. Walther, C. F. Piening, William J. Lowery, P. A. Chott, E. F. Lax, R. E. Brown.

BEACON 3-Harry A. Rheiner, J. C. A. . Wolf, M. Jacobson, L. Berger, Walter W. Berrian, F. J. Knickmeyer,G. E. Klages, F. Alers, R. C. Lueking, A. L. Curson, F. E. Puis, A. C. Schaefer, William E. Droege, A. J. Foskett, J. P. Muldoon, P. W. Radell, William W. Bird, William F. Bloeche. UNITED 5-William French, Burleigh A.

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Hinkley, C. W. Waits, J. E. Cahill, D. U. Sherman, Sidney M. Payne, Ezra F. Hannah, Henry Dacy, Charles Gilliland, C. H. Spurgeon, C. F. Daugherty, David Geeddes, J. W. Dugan, E. T. Wylie. O'SULLIVAN 7-S. B. Gray, O. H. Hampstead, Jacob W. Oxley. GEORGE WASHINGTON 9-William Y. Brown, E. S. Baldwinn, C. E. Crause, C. L. Hickman, W. A. Lalor, George W. Leeak, G. Hy. Sonnemann, T. D. Stickley, Gottlieb H. Tubbesing, L. F. Trayser, Walter Wittenberg. TYRO 12-William Bogul, Charles Sylvester. RISING SUN 13-William S. Knighton. EOLIA 14-Paul P. Whiteside. MEMPHIS 16-Ephroditus Brainerd, A. G. Craig, H. D. Hayes, A. E. McQuoid. CLARKSVILLE 17-Watts Gibson, J. N. Bartlett. PALMYRA 18-George T. Lewis, Arthur Keller. PARIS UNION 19-W. E. Whitecotton, J. F. Buckles, W. T. Bell. ST. LOUIS 20-Edward Levy, H. V. Steiner, E. M. Harris, Louis Wagner,.L. T. Rothgiessen, Ben Sacks, Isador Mendle, M. J. Harris, M. Greenberg. N APHTALI 25-John Schmidt, Ira Whitaker, J. F. May, C. Hermann, Olaf Tollagsen, Maurice Landau, C. J. Reis. AV A 26-Carl Cock Hitch, Frank K. Waters. ST. JOHN'S 28-M. E. Hall, A. Hamilton, William Love, Sr., H. W. McKay, William R. Nokes, G. W. Payne, Harry Schneider, R. R. Smithey, J. T. Trabue, William Wilson. WINDSOR 29-W. T. Jordan, J. Clem Roberts, Raymond B. Greenlee, Herbert H. Davis, J. D. Livingston. HUNTSVILLE SO-D. A. Barnhart, Levi T. Burton, H. F. Heflin, E. W. Edwards, J. W. Marshall, T. H. Williams. LIBERTY 31~J. F. Hanssen, Ralph Hughes, George S. Ritchey. HUMPHREYS 32-J. L. Haggart. RALLS 33-A. H. Fike, J. A. Palmer, R. G. Snedigar, R. D. Huse, H. H. Couch, W. F. Botts. TROY 34-J. Filmore StOry, H. F. Childers, Charles D. Lowrie, William P. Smith. MERCER 35-Stephen O. Baker, Alva Earl Cisco.. COOPER 36-Charles W. Journey, Starke Koontz, Oliver A. Zollinger. CALLAO 38-S. F. Morrow, W. D. Cook. DEWITT 39-Joseph E. Audsley. MT. MORIAH 40-William F. Eckstein, Emil Heldman, George M. Grawe, R. F. Heidman, Jr., Henry H. Johnson, George W. Kempin, O. G. Koenig, H. A. Menown, Walter J. 'Mohr, George E. Norvell, Alex Hess, Fred W. Schultz, T. J. Floyd, Harry Dunnavan, William R. Hite, H. W. Hunt, C. D. Collins, H. F. Mumbower, F. William R. Rolf, Walter Wiese, E. F. Langewisch, W. A. Bube, H. I. Chapline, J. E. Scott, R. Williams, Walter Oresech, C. W. Schaub, A. A. J ost, George E. Predock, M. J. Curtis. BISMARCK 41-Dave Callahan, J. S. Barger, L. B. Whitworth.

1939

JEFFERSON 43-S01 CzarlinskY, M. M. Devorken, H. R. Gass, J. L. Johnson, R. L. Lindville, J. W. Morrow, L. L. Price, Lee Ruthven, Bay H. Sone, C. F. Steppleman. FAIR PLAY 44-None. BONHOMME 45-E. J. Burkhardt. WENTZVILLE 46-T. S. Cleveland. FAYETTE 47-Jeff W. Tindall. FULTON 48-F. A. Black, A. C. Hanna, C. H. Christian, W. J. Gooldy, A. W. Whanger. HOLT 49-S. True Cutler. XENIA 50-E. E. Fike, A. J. BuDx,. W. C. Harper. LIVINGSTON 51-James Willis Miller. WAKANDA 52-T. B. Goodson, Moses Lowrance, Joel C. Miller. WESTON 53-Orville Blackburn, Albert B. Hainline. RICHMOND 57-C. E. Moyer, Isaiah F. McCullum, A. L. Williams, R. Hayson, Theodore Fuhrmann. MONTICELLO 58-George W. Smith, David L. Wright. CENTRALIA 59-Jesse H. Lyon. WAVERLY 61-Gus A. Weber. CAMBRIDGE 63-J. T. Bell, J. H. Jones, John Schaurer, Jonas A. Stern, Harry E. Christ, Cyrus Black. MONROE 64-William L. Finch. PATTONSBURG 65-Henry Bell, Clay Owens. GRANT CITY 66-Walter C. Childers, Frank E. Thomas. KENNETT 68-W. L. Tossage. SULLIVAN 69-Asa B. Crowe, Lorenzo Viemann. SAVANNAH 71-Thomas Harding, Jacob Bachman, C. O. Jefferies, W. J. Cross, J. P. Somerville, A. E. Frazee, William F. Armstrong, D. R. Whitchurch. SILEX 75-George A. Scheley. INDEPENDENCE 76-Archie M. Ehle, L. E. Harter, John W. Hopkins, Clyde Kamerick, William A. Merrifield, E. M. Riddle, C. Yetter. LEBANON 77-W. R. Taff, W. R. Lay, Lee Pounds, Silas J. Easterday, C. C. Shelson. ST. JOSEPH 78-Eugene Silverman, Robert H. Malone, A. E. Dogaburn, A. J. Barrow, R. T. Redman,F. W. Hende, Jr., Charles E. Harding, John A. Foutch, J. Ernest Campbell, Larry S. Kratinger. POLAR STAR 79-William Joos, F. Doering, William A. Beosch, A. E. Schricker, F. Wohlfahrt, A. S. Mann, T. W. Cooper, F. E. Lockmann, O. A. Dix, William Lutz, A. A. Aufrichtig, Otto L. Dieckmann, William T. Daniel. BRIDGETON 80-Russell Long, Edgar Petersen, W. H. Heidorn, R. Rothenberg. CENTRAL 81-T. J. Rone. JACKSON 82-James T. DeFrates. WEBSTER GROVES 84-Julius C. Hainer, Orren K. Sims, C. L. Byars, E. M. Florreich, Richard Dallam, D. R. Whitmore, Peter H. Bruce. MIAMI 85-F. H. Smith, J. R. Grady. BROOKFIELD 86-John S. Bruner, H. W. Anderson, A. R. Gustave, Rufus Cassidy. WASHINGTON 87-William H. Mitchell, B. C. Poindexter, Lewis E. Cantrell, R. H. Merrill.

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DEFIANCE 88--Frank S. Hall, William STAR OF THE WEST 13S-R. W. StanV. Overby. field, Fred J. KindelI, William J. Schwab, FRIENDSHIP 89-Lawrence R. LlewWilliam Brown. ellyn. BRAYMER 135-Fred E. Perry. RUSSELLVILLE 90 -George W. MerPHOENIX 136-Guy R. Meek, William ritt. E. Kleppisch. ST. MARK'S 93-Harry P. Gaines, WilDELPHIAN lS7-Lester F. Burnham. liam N. Howard, Hugo J. Mueller, Edward LINCOLN 138--Mx. Curham. Willer. LATIMER 145-August C. Hesse, James G. Leonard, William Ray, C. D. Curyea. POMEGRANATE 95-George W. HrCASS 147-John C. Bridges. dlicka, R. B. Lawrence, Parker H. Williams, PURDY 148-Frank A. Archibald, RobFred C. Ward, Emil H. Blust, C. L. Fairert W. Boucher, T. T. Jewell. child. LEXINGTON 149-George P. Venable, ST. ANDREWS 96-0. L. Davis, W. D. P. C. Young, J. M. Poage, George CalIaRankin. way, O. O. Crawford, Ernest J. Febart. BETHANY 97-Robert H. Dunn, FrankBIRMING 150-Charles C. Lamar. lin H. France. MILTON 151-B. F. Quisenberry. WEBSTER 98-Leslie E. Kell, J. R. IONIC 154-Charles Bryan, Sr. Jameson, W. T. McKnight, J. L. Jolly. NORTH STAR 157-Fred O. McBelton. MT. VERNON 99-J. W. Case. MOUNTAIN GROVE 158-Nathan G. ASH GROVE 1ilo-Robert Walker, WilClark, James E. RusselI, M. E. Needham, liam Barnett, W. P. Bayless. Ed. J. Green. BLOOMINGTON 102-Joseph E. Hart, GREEN CITY 159-John J. Jones. William P. Rowland. WHITESVILLE 162-George R. BonWEST VIEW lOS-Hartle Ruddle, Auham, Sam R. Murphy. gust Riemon. OCCIDENTAL 163-James H. Price, M. A. Bliss, Ira Perry. HEROINE 104-Ben Silverman, David Green, A. C. Wurmser, William F. ElIs, JOACHIM 164-S. Alison Reppy, A. Hardin Blake. Morris Greenbaum, Julius L. GaRdal, Isaac Gottlieb, Sam Shifrin, Joseph Newman, PORTAGEVILLE 166-Ira Worth, J. P. Killion. August H. Franke, Samuel Latz, Seaman Russell, Max Gilsey. CAMDEN POINT 169-C. E. Carson. KIRKSVILLE 105-J. E. Weatherly, BENEVOLENCE 170-J. Cady, Henry Roloff. George A. Hatfield. GALLATIN 106-L. D. Dolelson. CENSER 172-S. P. Phillips, F. M. Reed, Ernest C. Stever. GREENVILLE 107-Frank C. Davis. STANBERRY 109-Ralph W. Arnold, GRAY SUMMIT 173-Booth H. Allen, August Vollmer, H. A. Lademan. James A. Davis. STURGEON 174-0mar D. Gray. MARCUS llO-Harry H. Martin, William F. Womack, G. W. Lanpher, J. D. POINT PLEASANT 176-John Maryland. Holmes. TRENTON Ill-Forrest H. Bayne, R. H. TEXAS 177-J. A. Johnson, Joseph A. Hemley, Bert Treon, W. A. Morris, C. A. Miller, F. A. Clurdence, J. C. Caylor, J. W. Pherrister, George W. West. Collier. PLATTSBURG llS-Fred J. Marshall. GRISWOLD 178-Edward Wells, Archie K. Smith, F. M. Mudd. TWILIGHT ll4-Louis Ingold, W. C. B. Otts, J. M. Walden, Alex Stewart. PRIDE OF THE WEST 179-Harry BARNES 116-J. P. Moore, C. E. HausSummers, L. J. Loraine, Charles Reilly, kalder, W. A. Taylor. H. C. Walker, Theo Busekrus, Robert DE SOTO 119-William E. Crow, Elmer Klein, George T. Weaver, L. E. Haub. Kempe, John A. Lorenz. PYRAMID 180-William R. Helste, WilCOMPASS 120-Mart L. Goodin, Ross A. liam H. Nelson, C. O. Stewart, J. J. LedWells, J. E. Conard. ford, R. E. Lee, James A. Raymond. ERWIN 121-F. E. Schellenberg, A. H. CHAMOIS 185-W. C. Miller, Victor R. Crombs. Kamp, Adam TrumpfelIer, A. J. Lorenzen, Henry Luecke, Alex Bischoff, H. C. Sturss, HANNIBAL 188-Paul F. Coombs, C. G. Max Fellmer, L. A. Troxler, Peter EichenFancher, J. C. Sunderland, H. R. Wenkle. laub, J. H. Ulbricht, J. J. Schorr, Adolph ZEREDATHA 189-S. C. Cook, William Dueling, Henry Kleyboecker, Henry BrockSchmitz, C. F. Lechler, L. S. Long, Linden hoff. G. Roseberry, S. B. Stokes, E. B. Moomaw, TRIPLETT 122-Clay Marsh, William F. S. Kahn, R. J. Eckle, C. E. Friess, William Kahler. A. Breuninger, C. O. Williams, Roy Leslie, SEAMAN 126-C. N. Clinkensteard, J. R. Eugene W. Burson, Lawrence E. Hall. Page, P. R. Sandafere. PUTNAM 190-Thomas Hendrix, Joseph ATHENS 127-0. A. Williams, David W. R. Judd, Merit J. Rice. Ross. WILSON 19l-David C. McKee. LORRAINE 128-1. B. Chapman, J. W. ANGERONA 193-William E. Fowler. Billups. WELLSVILLE 194-Reece Hughes. MONETT 129-William A. Lester, A. E. BOLIVAR 195-F. L. Templeton, J. W. Sprattling, W. J. King, T. J. Prunell, E. E. Gravely, John Inglis, E. W. Payne, J. A. Johnson, W. C. Bray, Marion T. Faust. Lanum, Argus Cox, D. E. Hamerstein. POTOSI lSI-Merideth H. Kerr. CARTHAGE 197-William H. Shepard, J. M. Endsley~ FARMINGTON 132-Herman Trauernicht. NEW HOPE 199-W. L. Hammock.

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RAVENWOOD 201-James W. Tate, Elijah W. Bishop. ROWLEY 204-Allen Trays. TRILUMINA 205-C. B. Kibler, 1. N. Everard, I. T. Bailey, A. H. W. Sullivan. SOMERSET 206-John S. Myers, William H. LaFever. CLAY 207-Thomas M. Deacy, John A. Eby, George A. Sanford. POPLAR BLUFF 209-A. W. Davidson, Green N. Davis, L. W. Barrett. UNIONVILLE 210-W. J. Applegate, Albert P. McElhinney, George R. McCollom, W. C. Raney. ROLLA 213-James M. Ellis, William T. Cox, Frank G. Faulkner, Jens Jenson Tyson, George W. Castleman, Arthur Lee Cairns. FOREST CITY 214-J. B. Stalkup. HORNERSVILLE 215-A. H. Hirsch. HALE CITY 216-John Frock. BARBEE 217-William F. Hedger, James F. McKee. GOOD HOPE 218-John Nicol, F. R. Deutman, David Williams, E. A. Ebner, William O. Cleveland, R. R. Fiedler, F. M. Auel, William Funke, K. A. Reed, Herman A. Bergmann, Homer Cunningham, Frederick Hoffman, Charles A. Stevens. ALBERT PIKE 219-C. F. Dill, B. Clark Hyde, Thomas H. Lane, Henry A. Petersen, Joseph M. Robinson, Logan Rownd. KANSAS CITY 220-D. A. Field, G. R. Byrne, Louis D. Tolle, Frank B. Cutler, George W. Hagenbusch, Frank H. Kump, George E. Aughe, Ray M. Morgan, Samuel Ganz, Charles L. Seagraves, F. C. Merry, Andrew F. Agner, Carl A. Soderberg, Albert Creek, Charles Gidinsky, Morris Gelhaar, William H. Walker, John F. Wingfield, Udo P. A. Kleinsteuber, James E. Johnston, Raymond C. McCormick. HAMILTON 224-James M. Hill, Earl W. Keller. SALINE 226-John Harvey Graff. CYPRESS 227-Llong Plummer, F. W. Burke, George W. Yount. SHELBINA 228-Dimmitt O. Dickerson, P. J. Dean, Guy R. Allen, William S. Fox, Notley S. Combs. CLAFLIN 229-Isaac T. Eoff. POLO 232-Carlyle Zimmerman. BUCKLIN 233-George L. Miller, W. E. Shook, W. J. Bevan. SEDALIA 235-George H. Monsees, J. Rautenstrauch, J. T. Turner, G. G. Walker, Gustave P. Wolpert. RUSHVILLE 238-J. S. Gardner. HOPEWELL 239-W. P. Sizemore. PALESTINE 241-Frank J. Bull. KEYSTONE 243-Charles H. Beckers, Walter O. Weichelt, Otto C. Wolbrecht, Thomas J. Monroe, John E. Denny, James G. McRoberts, William W. Thomas, Otto Worsek, John G. Walcher, Charles L. Rayborn. MIDDLE FABIUS 244-David C. Mustoe, Robert T. Gamble. MONTGOMERY 246-Dorian J. Bentley, Phillip Miller, L. D. Mudd, Samuel S. Noisline, E. W. Tinsley. NEOSHO 247-Joshua Buel, E. N. Earley, Weldon F. Heard, L. L. Helser, Robert Lee Liles, Henry C. McElhaney,

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John Reavley, Samuel Reynolds, A. N. Rolfson. CARROLL 249-Ed C. Meehan. GLENSTED 250-George E. Moore. HOPE 251-William A. Fisher. LAREDO 253-Albert E. Welty, Horace B. Williams, Joseph M. Warren, Walter E. Owens. BUTLER 254-Charles H. Burgess, Samuel C. Thompson. ALTON 255-H. M. Bunyard, H. V. Johnson. SHEKINAH 256-James C. Heddell. LODGE OF LOVE 259-Junior R. Burns. F'LORENCE 261-Douglas Wyatt. HOLDEN 262-0scar G. Boisseau, John G. Ball, A. S. Burnett, M. C. Bell. SUMMITT 263-Wesley L. Schick. KIRBYVILLE 264-George Vanzandt. CORINTHIAN 265-James E. Hampton, Lee F. Griggs, John W. Stone, L. Clinton Gore, Mose Wiley, Michael M. Fitzgerald, J. A. Greer, E. N. Johnson, Charles A. Shepard. SOCIAL 266-Fred Watkins. AURORA 267-Manuel Rosenthal, Walter Gilbert, Armand F. Alphonse, Robert E. Hughes, Rufus G. Adams, R. H. Meyer, Jacob L. Ditting, A. D. Ridington. LODGE OF TRUTH 268-Arthur Borron, William O. Perkins. BROTHERHOOD 269-Andrew Baltezor, Linly O. Knapp. NEW SALEM 27o-Joe Myers, H. F. McHugh. SOLOMON 271-W. B. Elkins, D. G. Losey, T. E. Whitlock, J. R. Killbuch, B. W. J efferson, Ike Wiener, William L. Pearson. GRANITE 272-Dan A. Fults, George Suter, James Gornall. COLD SPRING 274-George Elrell. FENTON 281-Jefferson D. Longworth, Henry Binder. COSMOS 282-Harry D. Rovin, Louis A. Klein, Henry Boomgarden, John F. Johnson, George B. Borgelt, Paul B. McKown, Richard S. Standish, Charles A. Schwind, Noble C. Parsonage. STOCKTON 283-Ira E. Barber. EARL 285-William H. Flint. CRAFT 287-Granville Cornelius, George P. Giegerich, E. O. Sutton, John T. Leslie. HERMITAGE 288-Lafayette B. Davis. FAIRMOUNT 290-John R. Hume, J. Shelton Seifers. EDINA 291-None. SARCOXIE 293-Henry Sabert, J. W. Haggard, Asa P. Borger, I. F. Taylor. MOUND CITY 294-Harry L. Catron. MONITEAU 295-Henry Gieger. SPARTA 296-W. H. Sims, Harry Abbott, W. G. Holland, J. S. McPherson. OZARK 297-D. B. Rogers. SAMPSON 298-Fred Houston, Fred S. Hampton. TEMPLE 299-L. A. Briggs, V. J. Cibulski, Frank B. Clark, Fred E. Craig, Sidney L. Daily, C. G. Davis, George E. Davis, H. F. Elrod, O. M. Evans, Thomas R. Graybill, Walton H. Holmes, Henry W. Jackson, Paul Johnston, E. F. Landree, Earl W. Leeman, Walter F. Long, Harry A. McCutchen, Robert C. McKelly, Homer P. Patterson, Orrin R. Peake, Homer A. Riebow, Albert S. Ritter, William G. Roberts, H. E. Ryther,

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August Asldien, William H. Sanford, EIcany C. Senter, Fred E. Turner. LICK CREEK S02-Frank R. Littlepage, Thoas L. Clark. OSAGE SOS-William T. Potter, John T. Allen, James O. Barnett, William B. Braham. CECILE DAYLIGHT S05-Eugene L. Harlow, Cornelius E. Holley. ASHLAR S06-Alex Campbell, A. L. Mills, Hugh D. Rogers. NEW LONDON S07-H. Indorf. SIKESTON S10-Sikes Needham, C. S. Tanner, Harry A. Smith. . KEARNEY Sll-James H. Harmon. CUBA S12-Clark Libhart, William O. McKee, J. P. Oliburn. RURAL S16-J. G. Craig, Aaron Coffman, R. H. DeWeese, E. C. Fox, Ellis R. Jones, Joseph Kunzman, G. M. Langly, John Oaks, J. E. Ratekin, William P. M. StepheJ;ls, C. A. Witthney, John A. Melton. VERSAILLES S20-H. C. Koob. CORNERSTONE S2S-E. P. Henckler, E. A. Lindsley, J. H. Wartmann, Seymour Schiele, William F. Willett, Walter F. Rubin, B. Markham, August Peters, J. Oberwinder, E. Brown. McDONALD S24-W. Lee Bower, Walter O. Brown, Rogers M. Hocker, Maurice M. Latimer, Louis F. McCoy, Roy R. Peck, J. W. Ramsey, Sr. LINN S26-Charles Huckstep, August Gove. MT. ZION S27-Ross R. Reed, Jacob A. Feffer. CAINSVILLE S28-George W. Estey. PAUL REVERE SSO-Jesse L. Bowers. CHARITY SSl-J. E. Hines, August S. Gillespi, Eugene Oldham, M. S. Gray, John I. Tucker, S. M. Curry, Webster W. Zimme. man, H. C. Brasfield, S. L. Walsh, Jacob Geiger, W. R. Urghart, John W. Farthing, Charles W. Dean, E. L. Hult, F. J. Loomis, Paul Amerman, Paul H. Hofmeister, T. C. Hurt, J. B. Reynolds. CHILLICOTHE SSS-Alex F. Carter, George Asbury Smith. HALLSVILLE SS6-Benjamin Mitchell. HERCULANEUM SS8-John St. John. WESTPORT S40-0. G. Hengist, J. J. Halcro, William B. Burns, W. J. Coleman, J. C. Daniel, Ed. F. Hinchman, George E. Winslow, H. M. Bayne, L. F. Rothschild, M. D. Welsh, B. B. Hibbard, Paul E. Wharton, F. Bossart, R. L. Robinson, H. A. Mayor, H. W. Crane, H. G. Vannoy, W. E. Church, William Leonard. ROCKVILLE S41-A. M. Wilson. CIRCLE S42-J. L. Copenhaver, Berla Evans. MOBERLY S44-G. R. Rennolds, William Botts, J. H. Nebergall, J. G. Crawford, D. A. Frampton, H. J. Bardsley, J. W. Himan, H. G. Penn, J. N. Robertson, G. W. Haynes, S. S. McCoy. FELLOWSHIP S45-J. T. Evans, C. B. Herrin, L. W. Betts, William G. Lumbley, R. A. Wilson, W. F. LaBarr, Paul Pfotenhauer, A. C. Drury, Herbert Schnur, E. H. .Bryan. AMERICA 347-G. Adolph Hahn. POLLOCK 349-Bruce L. Craft. FRIEND S52-Charley Schollenberger, J. C. Young.

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MINERAL 471-Fred H. Trent. PICKERING 472-Horace Siberell. NINEVEH 473-James C. King. GOLDEN 475-George W. Haeberle, C. B. Burkhart, Walter W. Lowrance, W. F. McKinney. MOUNT HOPE 476-E. P. Wheeler, E. D. Hyatt, Paul W. Johnson, William F. Drummond. HENDERSON 477-W. T. Pursley. RACINE 478-Walter E. Stock, Robert R. Sorgens. RICH HiLL 479-W. T. Church, C. H. Dewey, D. R. Houck, L. E. Lyons. JEWEL 480-William H. Ragsdale, S. B. Lonacre, J. W. Trundle, L. A. Rayborn, T. H. Cloud. MARCELINE 481-Speer McCulley. CLINTONVILLE 482-William F. Fowble. F AIRFAX 483-George W. Brooks, Harry Curry, T. L. Douglas, F. R. Ruddell. KIRKWOOD 484-Phillip R. Rabenaul. CHILHOWEE 487-Loren L. Brown. LOCK SPRING 485-George W. Deckinson. LAKEVILLE 489-J. M. Wilkerson. VANDALIA 491-W. C. Ralston, T. Waters, J. B. Crum. ROBERT BURNS 496-J. N. Ford. EQUALITY 497-F. A. Smith. HARMONY 499-Walter J. Nugent, Charles H. Ayers, John W. Eaves. JAMESON 500-James W. Walls. BUCKNER 501-Alexander Eckle, J. W. Fain, P. D. Williams. PRAIRIE HOME 503-Boone R. Smith, J. B. Shepperd, S. C. Grisham. PLATTE CITY 504-J. H. Rollins, William C. Wells, J. W. McCalley, B. S. Sloan. EUCLID 505-Archie Hunt. LATHROP 506-D. H. Kendall. SAXTON 508-Henry H. Aherns, William K. Crafton. V AN BUREN 609-John A. Bertram. SKIDMORE 51l-Hiram V. Montgomery. WEBB CITY 512-Thomas C. Triplett, C. H. Beasley, William R. Robertson, Walter Lagle, George R. Moseley. GRANBY 514-Grant Winchester. ORIENTAL 518-J. W. Horner, J. D. Pauling. CRANE 519-W. H. Grisham, D. C. Likins, O. F. Douglas, J. H. Packard. CLIFTON HEIGHTS 520-John Swinburn, Carl E. Wess, William Hoenig, A. V. Trenwith, J. E. Wilkinson, H. A. Watts, Jr., James E. Pounds, H. L. VanNote, J. Silver, C. M. Youngs, Hillon G. Squire, John Kolb, H. L. Meidner, Hugh Sommerville, William H. Haley, Max Kuthe. GATE CITY 522-J. Aubele, Jr., R. O. Batley, F. B. Black, George W. Bowen, H. B. Cathcard, William H. Churchill, J. M. Combs, M. S. Conrad, Clarence Happy, Eugene Kithcart, J. B. Lillibridge, H. J. Merkel, J. M. Miller, J. R. Miller, Ola J. Morgan, George E. Neely, Charles A. Phelps, J. R. Quigg, Ira B. Rinehart, C. H. Sibert. STINSON 523-S. J. Adamson. CUNNINGHAM 525-Charles Barnhart. CONWAY 528-G. D. Harvey, Owen T. Keenan, I. T. Vestal.

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APOLLO 529-P. A. Pickel, William H. Leistler. LANE'S PRAIRIE 531-A. J. James. DEXTER 532-Grover C. Allen, George W. Grant, James P. Smythe. COLUMBIA 534-John G. Moser, William F. Gollhofer, William W. Boynton. BLACKWELL 536-Lem F. Moore, Matthew A. Cummins. INGOMAR 538-R. D. Pugh. WINIGAN 540-J. A. Moffitt, Frank Wood. JACKSONVILLE 541-Charles Wood, B. E. Moody. FERGUSON 542-R. L. Skidmore, L. W. Ehlers, E. Tiffin. MANSFIELD 543-Andy Newton. ALGABIL 544-H. J. Michel, H. Bisehoff, G. L. Barnes, E. C. Alexander. ZALMA 545-J. G. Clasener, Henry Fee. SOUTH GATE 547-Marvin D. Archibald, D. M. Wysong, Harvey J. Callen, J. A. Anderson, Irwin Hackensmith, David Steinberger, R.~. Benson, Eugene F. Reed, Jr., Fred C. Thompson, J. Hardy Oldham, H. O. Waters. CLINTON 548-John Bowen, Manuel H. Evans, W. R. Hodge, J. F. Silver, W. M. Stevens. CARL JUNCTION 549-Joseph Franklin. ROSE HILL 550-C. A. Vallette, F. S. Smith, Jr., D. Me. Mordmeyer, J. G. Gatkin, E. G. Hoover, William F. Martin, H. E. DeGroff, Willard N. Love, G. A. Frank, C. B. Ulman. FOSTER 554-Rhoades Kirk. SUMMERSVILLE 555-M. C. Talbot, J. E. Wisham. NELSON 560-Abraham Trigg. COWGILL 561-Robert E. Kurkey. YORK 563-James Dwyer, Allen S. Horn, Jesse Henry Julian, H. P. Robinson, Clifton C. Lamborne, G. E. O'Neal, R. L. Smith, Wallace A.Armour. MAPLEWOOD 566-Henry J. Scholpp, F. M. Walker, R. M. Cartney, L. C. Renchen, Lemuel M. McKee. MILLER 567-Walter Ruark. REPUBLIC 570-Martin L. Howard, H. A. Massey. HAYTI 571-L. L. Lefler, C. L. Lefler. RUTLEDGE 572-John A. Kiesner, Laurence Parrish. EASTER 575-W. B. Dickworth, J. C. Whitsett. OLIVE BRANCH 576-Irvin C. Fey, William E. Weteroth, C. H. Pope, J. G. Lee. FOREST PARK 578-S. George Hodgins, Tobias J. Perce, Walter S. Harris. GRANDIN 579-Allen G. Joplin, J. M. McShee. HOUSTON 580-S. P. Cunningham. ILLMO 581-E. E. Wills. SHAMROCK 585-W. R. Payton, J. S. Woodson. CRITERION 586-A. B. DeCardoville. ST. FRANCISVILLE 588-T. C. Frost. ADVANCE 590-Monroe F. Harris. BARNETT 591-W. L. Hatler, N. A. Yow. COLE CAMP 595-Homer W. Owens. BOSWORTH 597-Louis Leipard, William Blakeley.

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LEADWOOD 598-J. K. Browne, M. G. Mason, J. E. Allen, J. F. Beckler. ELVINS 599-James W. Brown, James U. White. COSBY 600-Charles Allen. CLAYTON 601-Jacob H. Scheadler, Frank E. Ross, Frank C. Bryce, John H. Sutter, William F. Hardy, Sr., John A. Swoboda, Howard M. Raddin. ACACIA 602-Lowell E. Slate, J. H. Weldon, Louis P. Dean, Walter Ridgeway, John P. Davis, W. A. Morris, John T. Cahill. MOREHOUSE 603-J. T. Hart. WALKER 605-J. W. Witcher. CRAIG 606-Joseph N. Kite. CENTERTOWN 61l-John C. Cunningham, Joseph L. Towry. MOKANE 612-Edward W. Knox, Henry S. Riley, R. Earl Hodges. WELLSTON 613-Willie B. McIntosh, Richard Hagemeier, Robert L. Riedel, Roy E. Knight, Stewart B. Leeper. CHAFFEE 615-George Grace, Herman Martinie, Thomas J. Presson. SWOPE PARK 617-Roy Bandel, James Dalgleish, George W. Nickerson, Louis Pappaginakis, George M. Rice. GRANDVIEW 618-John Rusch. ANDERSON 621-A. E. Helm, A. G. Taylor. NORWOOD 622-T. J. Thompson, H. J. Schofield. OWENSVILLE 624.-Clarence G. Baxter. SHEFFIELD 625-Charles Hoppe, J. B. Anderson, O. R. Crooks, T. E. Paxton, 1. S. Rich, Charles M. Roberts, William C. Vinson, Gilbert R. Vest, Richard路 Whiteside. MAGNOLIA 626-Archie B. Smith, A. C. J. Otto, Silas Benedict, E. W. Welmering, B. P. Talbot, George H. Lohmeyer, A. L. Neubert, J. J. Stanley, L. F. Glass, H. B. Schleich. MENDON 628-Isaac Seneker. VALLEY PARK 629-Edward Qusack, Sr. TOWER GROVE 63l-Lisle B. Kellogg, William G. Hight, Henry A. Hass, Emil Bucher, Bert S. Grue. STEELE 634-W. A. Oates. TRIANGLE 638-Stanley K. Ayers, J. E. Trautwein, Jr., William Richter, H. A. Wittler. MIZPAH 639-Jerome F. Maus, William H. Jenkins, E. L. Broeker, A. H. Daude, William L. Mallory. JENNINGS 640-H. F. Sudekum, Albert J. Wittich, Elmer W. Pollock, George J. Meyer, Herman Sexauer, Arthur F. Foater. TRINITY 641-Albert S. Ring, Isaac Weiss, Maurice M. Alexander. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 642-Charles S. Lippman, Lew Aaron, Henry Gau, E. C. Morgan. NORTHEAST 643-Wade Critchfield, Carl J. Peterson, Michiel G. Schauer, George S. WanDell. CLEVER 645-Charles C. Norman. SHAVEH 646-J ohn C. Stahl, Percy G. Hake, Fred H. Koboldt, Charles A. J amison, Louis J. Bode. ELMER 648-Thomas L. Murry. UNIVERSITY 649-John B. Temple,

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Walter F. Barklage, John Grunik, Jr., Lester M. Hall, Robert J. Guthrie, H. E. Strickler. PILGRIM 652-F. L. Blaine, W. H. Huesner, L. H. Wissmann. SHAWNEE 653-F. C. Robertson. COUNTRY CLUB 656-Albert Thilenius, Ralph B. Newkirk, Oliver B. Reeder, Frank C. Shryock, Raymond M. Havens.

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PROGRESS 657-Ulla M. Brown. PURITY 658-Melbourne C. McGranahan. ALPHA 659-Everett M. Cummings, Robert H. Witt. THEODORE ROOSEVELT 661-William L. Doerner. ROCKHILL 663-Max Shear, Tovia Brenner.

1936 MISSOURI I-George C. Heid, E. P. Lampkin, T. G. Hawley, C. Hecht, J. A. Daviess, B. E. Ruler, T. S. Hauk, C. H. Voss, C. Dunnk, Jacob Handelman, E. S. Hager, O. H. Menzi, Val L. Liebig, D. F. Babcock, M. H. Hodgson, N. E. Jokerst, J. H. Windhorst. MERIDIAN 2-J. H. King, W. J. Engle, J. H. Fluegger, O. L. Swanzey, Morris Langsdorf, Theo Hemmelmann, George C. Luft, E. C. Schaumburg, H. C. Strieder, William H. Lamp, A. W. Wirth, Louis L. Pausch. BEACON 3-W. W. Morgan, Joseph Weigle, Isaac B. Miller, H. W. Bohle, George W. Gerardi, William A. Norris, William H. Steinmetz, B. B. Dutton, George J. Fagan, William E. Jacobson, Frank W. Lueke, Charles J. Fuelscher, H. P. Piatt, J. C. Brinkmeyer, E. H. Giesson, Bernard M. ;Lauer, J. L. Dressler, Jacob Weinberg, C. W. Crandiff. HOWARD 4-C. A. Edmonston, J. C. Callaway, J. Z. Todd, B. S. Leavenworth, Charles Ewen. UNITED 5-Jewell Y. Hemry, Albert B. Sykes, William T. Bigbee, William McCammon, Albert E. Rose, U. G. Dawson, J. W. Garman, J. C. McFarland, Paul Nicholas, L. M. Haydon, Jerome Colonna, Macy D. Miller, William L. Dunnington, J. E. Jones, A. F. Smith, M. E. Goldsmith, A. W. Stith, F. E. Holmes, William C. Hoover. ARK 6-Amos L. Kendall, Frank Luckett, William T. Moore, W. Y. Rich, Edward Sykes. O'SULLIVAN 7-Paul R. Stockton, W. A. McMahan. PAULDING VILLE II-William E. Bryan. MEMPHIS 16-James A. Davidson, William R. Moore, R. L. Odell, J. F. Roberts. CLARKSVILLE 17-H. H. Key, J. M. Collins, R. A. Fletcher. PALMYRA 18-J. W. Christian. PARIS UNION 19-J. E. Deaver, D. M. Fields, J. F. Knesner, D. C. Vaughn. ST. LOUIS 20-0tto F. Boelljer, Sam Pasternak, H. H. Zueker, H. Rittenberg, Louis Kohn, Morris Boorstin, Max J. Mayer. WELLINGTON 22-Bela Oliver, W. Logan Davidson. WYACONDA 24-Melvin D. Cheesman, Daniel C. Adams. NAPHTALI 25-A. T. Madden, C. J. Reynolds, H. B. Porter, L. R. Wyner, J. B. Dale, Robert Williams, James Raynolds, F. R. Wagner. A VA 26-Harvey E. Bash. EVERGREEN 27-Edward Thurmon, J. L. Wilkinson.

ST. JOHN'S 28-S. G. Barkett, Georg-e W. Bradford, J. E. Gillis, A. M. Landau, Charles G. Wright. WINDSOR 29-Laban Anderson, H. H. Broeker, George W. Schweer. HUNTSVILLE 30-John R. Mabee, Andrew Minor, H. F. Brewer. LIBERTY 31-Russell F. Barnes, F. H. Trimble, C. S. Murray. HUMPHREYS 32-John A. Humphreys. RALLS 33-R. L. Stewart, H. Herron, E. P. Griggs. TROY 34-Thomas N. Dyer. MERCER 35-F. R. Aufricht, Erstine Kelly, H. R. Spencer. COOPER 36-E. H. Chinn, J. C. Davis, W. L. Dugan, D. S. Koontz, J. E. Taliaferro, William S. Stephens. CALLAO 38-.J. T. Davis, Will S. Bricker. DEWITT 39-Joseph E. Audsley. MT. MORIAH 40-A. J. Roulston, P. H. Weisel, Adam Vitt, C. J. Gundlach, A. F. Williams, Charles Sutter, F. M. Strickland, L. C. Mestemacher, F. C. Schnell, Peter H. Scheidel, Paul J. Bauer, George Coghill, Alex K. McNally, William A. Becker, E. A. Schweppe, G. W. Kempin, W. E. Lehman, E. J. Koethe, R. E. Huelsick, J. H. Little. MIDDLE GROVE 42-Bennet H. Todd. JEFFERSON 43-A路. Brandenberger, J. T. Cross, C. J. Ehlen, F. B. Ray, Sam S. Hutton, Theodore Kribbs, Earl McClintock, J. J. Mahon, Eugene Spiedel, R. S. Vineyard. FAIR PLAY 44-B. W. Griffin. FULTON 48-J. T. Pollard, Ollie Sims, 1. N. LeCompte. HOLT 49-A. R. McClure. XENIA 50-Samuel Robbins. LIVINGSTON 51-F. M. Parrill. WAKANDA 52-Roy L. Furry, F. W. Gorman, A. H. McNown, Frank L. Sylvester. WESTON 53-0. S. Cox, G. B. Cooper, T. J. Davis, Critenton Winburn. INDEX 54-J. T. Sheffer, Harry C. Main, E. B. Morlan. ARROW ROCK 55-Will H. Wood. TIPTON 56-S. P. James, H. M. Swarner. RICHMOND 57-F. G. Harrison, R. B. Kirkpatrick, M. H. Brewen, H. C. Blain, L. 'r. Thompson, J. McCartney. CENTRALIA 59-J. F. Betz. NEW BLOOMFIELD 60-J. S. Guthrie, Sam Finley. WA VERLY 61-Charles H. Killion. CAMBRIDGE 63-William Alonzo Longwell. MONROE 64-Gustav A. Quick, Albert J. Utterback. PATTONSBURG 65-C. A. Brotherton.

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ROCHEPORT 67-F. C. Spillman. KENNETT 68-T. R. R. Ely. SULLIVAN 69-0wen L. Jones, Thomas Barnes. SAVANNAH 71-John L. Jenkins, John A. Miller. SILEX 75-Joseph W. Park. INDEPENDENCE 76-William J. Boswell, George H. Bower, Charles D. Carson, Eli B. Johnston, William F. Swallwell. LEBANON 77-W. P. Summers, William Sorrell. ST. JOSEPH 78-J. F. Wright, Clarence Peterson, W. L. McLaughlin, Abraham K. Rickel, Harold Kelley, Charles D. Bristol, L. W. Balch. POLAR STAR 79-Joseph Quint, L. G. Jackson, J â&#x20AC;˘. C. Bowman, John Williams, J. E. Marshall, J. C. Shaver, A. C. Sch~idt, E. A. Engelke, F. C. Blankner, A. F. Coester, I. N. Craig, G. C. Straughan, J. E. Hillerman, C. L. Naggee, F. L. Webster, R. F. Mackay, A. W. Wilson, J. A. Bergstrom, O. P. Thompson. MIAMI 85-T. P. Rogers, G. T. Taylor, F. R. McDaniel, D. H. Hutchison. BROOKFIELD 86-W. G. Suymons, E. D. Standley, E. C. Brannier, D. C. Hart. WASHINGTON 87-M. B. Caldwell. FRIENDSHIP 89-F. E. Brown, W. P. Cuff, M. P. Girdner, Jacob Wybrow. RUSSELLVILLE 90-W. E. Rhoads, J. W. Bond, L. D. Howard. ST. MARKS 93-J. A. Barks, William A. Cantrell, L. E. Comer, J. L. Canks, H. H. Haas, C. E. Grayson, J. L. Stout, P. R. Williams. VIENNA 94-B. F. Branson, Thomas Bodendick. POMEGRANATE 95-J. M. Tucker, Thomas Gastreich, A. P. Dillman. ST. ANDREWS 96-Albert Brant. BETHANY 97-Theodore Newburn, Newton Rucker, B. S. Moulton, D. C. Polan. MT. VERNON 99-J. Emery Cherry, Elmer A. Smith. ASH GROVE 100-J. H. Tinsley, R. L. Hoyal. BOGARD 101-J. W. Stamm, 1. N. Gray, G. A. Walker. BLOOMINGTON 102-Charles W. Keith, G. D. Hughes. HEROINE 104-C. W. Lake, Mitchell Rose, Joseph Singer, Harry Ginsberg, J. A. Adams, M. R. Spero, Herman Sonken, A. K. Hann, M. V. Zvirin, H. F. Koestering, G. F. Ertle, Bendet Isaacs, S. A. Mayor, E. V. Geary, A. M. Bobier. KIRKSVILLE 105-F. R. Falkenrath, F. Kaser, F. Rothschild, Reginald Platt, Charles C. Giverns. GALLATIN 106-J. W. Alexander, William T. Osborn. GREENVILLE 107-C. R. Reed, J. Clark, Claude Gross. ALTAMONT 108-W. J. Kinkaid, J. C. Marrow, J. E. Dippel. STANBERRY 109-J. G. Kinslow. MARCUS 110-E. K. Lett, T. B. Sharp, Abram Watts. TRENTON 111-George Benjamin, V. E. Dandy, J. C. Engle, F. M. Fisher, J. Fitterer, Alvertice O. Ginn, D. S. Hoffman, M. E. Young. MAITLAND 112-Charles F. Weller.

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PLATTSBURG 118-J. P. Lewis, J. L. McDonald. TWILIGHT 114-C. G. Gillaspy, J. W. Stuart, R. E. Gollaher, V. G. Hawkins. LADDONIA 115-1. B. Robertson, W. U. Coil. BARNES 116-A. J. Britton, C. V. Smuck. KINGSTON 118-A. D. Crockett, S. C. Rogers. DE SOTO 119-C. H. Barnhart, William Curry, O. Boehn, M. C. Edwards, Ernest Lorentz, John Poth. COMPASS 120-Edward G. Lyle. ERWIN 121-J. Falkenrath, Fred Stock, William Geyer, R. F. Gznarowski, A. S. Werremeyer, E. C. Thake, L. F. Schuenemann. TRIPLETT 122-C. T. CoIlins, E. O. Walden. HERMANN 128-William Eberlin. UNION STAR 124-E. V. Ott. GENTRYVILLE 125-H. W. Jameson. ATHENS 127-J. H. Burgin, L. M. Jones, A. J. Yale, E. F. Hardin, A. F. Hurst. LORRAINE 128-William L. Schoonover. MONETT 129-R. R. McGee, William W. Wolfe, J. B. Kirkpatrick, J. F. Amber, E. O. Gillette, A. R. Davis, J. W. Taylor, J. W. Gillen, D. E. Miller. HUME 180-E. F. Herndon, O. C. Carrington. FARMINGTON 182-J. Edwin Brewer, Sr., G. P. Good, Asa B. McKenzie, J. W. Yeargain, G. A. McEwen. STAR OF THE WEST 183-B. J. Riefling, Ralph Depew. BRAYMER 135-M. F. Davis. PHOENIX 186-C. B. Mitchell, J. E.. Cash, William F. Jensen, S. M. Gillum. PLEASANT GROVE 142-J. L. Spillers. MODERN 144-John Nelson. LATIMER 145-R. B. Cotton, William Lodgers, Stirley Sherrill, E. D. Buck. CASS 147-P. N. Williams, S. F. White. PURDY 148-D. L. Baylor, J. M. Lane, O. L. Rose. LEXINGTON 149-Kent K. Chambers, William H. Silver, S. N. Wilson. BIRMING 150-E. S. Boydston, John Stafford, E. D. Cauley, L. Waller. BLOOMFIELD 153-Syd Wilson. IONIC 154-James R. Watson, George Faber. ASHLAND 156-8. R. Hazell. NORTH STAR 157-W. E. Harris, Henry Sputizer, Dr. A. McMarshal. MOUNTAIN GROVE 158-William Ellis, William G. Quinn, D. A. Ore, E. J. Fred, J. Elis. GREEN CITY 159-D. M. Riggins, William W. Pratt, J. L. Page, J. W. Muncy, J. Santee. PLEASANT 160-W. L. Mitchell. CLIFTON HILL 161-E. R. Sipple, J. E. Crutchfield. OCCIDENTAL 163-William F. Randolph, T. A. Buckland, E. R. Hines, William E. Lefferty, R. F. Herold, J. J. Owens, R. G. Scott. JOACHIM 164-J. E. Huskey, William May, J. F. Williams, R. B. Wilson. REVERE 167-Abner Richey. CAMDEN POINT ] 69-Charles E. Miller, O. H. Montgomery

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BENEVOLENCE 17<t-L. E. Braden. CENSER 172-Albert Harris, C. A. Howell, G. E. Jack, S. A. Realing, C. C. Wood. STURGEON 174-James H. Green. TEXAS 177-R. A. Lathrom. GRISWOLD 178-J. M. Dyke, W. M. Jeans. PYRAMID 180-Paul Maiers, DeWitt Simmons, Robert Schuster, H. J. Lewis, William F. Otto. PILOT KNOB 182-H. E. Reed. CALIFORNIA 183-H. E. Blakeman, J. 1. Lawson. MORLEY 184-S. C. Howard, N. F. Townes. CHAMOIS 185-A. W. Ernestmeyer, Paul J. Paulsmeyer. HERMON 187-William A. DeLissa, J. H. Harvey. HANNIBAL 188-V. W. Breeding, P. R. Cain, T. H. Cameron, J. B. Keithly, Charles Rarden, B. F. Smoot. ZEREDATHA 189-Carl G. Lindbeck, F. O. Martin, G. C. Brown, E. E. Burke, H. R. Long, N. S. Hillyard, Frank Butts, F. H. Humphrey, Cas. L. Faust. PUTNAM 190-J. A. McClanahan. FRANKFORD 192-J. E. Lucas, J. A. Cafer, J. S. Gibbs. BOLIVAR 195-Dennis R. Nolin, J. U. Braithwrite, J. F. Woodfill, G. F. Higginbotham, Henderson Boone, J. C. Bennett. QUITMAN 196-Eugene A. Springer. CARTHAGE 197-Jack Hatten, J. C. Hildreth, C.' D. Wilson. ALLENSVILLE 198-Frank McLeish. NEW HOPE 199-W. W. Omohundro. WESTVILLE 202-George Warren. ROWLEY 204-Robert Veach. TRILUMINA 205-Thomas Landon. SOMERSET 206-Francis E. Cozac. CLAY 207-B. H. Brown, F. M. Kern, S. B. Henry. SALISBURY 208-G. M. Butler, T. J. McNabh, H. B. Heering. POPLAR BLUFF 209-F. M. Frank, S. A. Love, William N. Barron, H. D. Pharr, John McNeely, J. V. Porter, E. A. Patton. UNIONVILLE 210-J. C. Ranes, D. D. Crumpacker, William P. McCollom, William B. Cassady, S. M. Magee, Trusten Hart, T. B. Valentine. HICKORY HILL 211-R. E. Logerbrinck. FOUR MILE 212-Andrew Stickler. ROLLA 213-A. L. Harden, William M. Jones, Loy Kind, G. O. Mook, H. R. McCaw, W. S. Smith. FOREST CITY 214-J. A. Williams, J. H. Wilson. HORNERSVIL LE 215-William F. Swanner, T. B. Kinxolving. HALE CITY 216-E. J. Jennings. BARBEE 217-J. E. Barnett, O. W. Carmack, Robert Rhodes. GOOD HOPE 218-Joseph Mann, J. M. Eisenberg, S. H. Doering, William J. Coombs, F. M. Kilpatrick, William Schrepel, J. R. Thieme, J. E. Hartmann, William P. Evans, Floyd Gilstrap, Harry Backhaus, H. J. Lohse, R. C. Harper. ALBERT PIKE 219-C. E. Clarke, F. L.

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Dickey, E. W. Hayes, H. H. Mathonet, W. A. R. Summers. KANSAS CITY 220-T. Y. Saunders, A. W. Bear, R. E. Cline, C. O. Marshall, J. H. Cleaves, B. E. Meissner, M. S. Garard, H. Levine, E. M. Dorsey, William E. Kollman, C. P. Munday, E. W. Dunlop, A. V. Nelson, Joe Murphy, J. J. Lipp, E. A. Hickman. MYSTIC TIE 221-H. F. Sadler. LA BELLE 222-J. T. Ethridge, W. A. Brightwell, Otto Schuback, S. O. Sanderson. HAMILTON 224-C. M. Yates. SALEM 225-D. W. Chuk, M. B. Kellogg, R. Mitchell, Wash Young, W. R. Purcell. SALINE 226-Charles Giesler, L. B. Brown, U. W. Cox. CYPRESS 227-U. A. House, A. J. Harter. SHELBINA 228-C. B. Fox, William L. Shouse. CLAFLIN 229-G. P. Owen. ST. JAMES 230-C. G. Greenfield. POLO 232-Frank Buchanan, C. W. Wilkerson, J. W. Manley. BUCKLIN 233-Nicholas Sanders, F. L. Lane, Elbert Lamkin. ST. FRANCOIS 234-C. A. Rodgers, William E. Coffer, H. H. Hammond. WEATHERBY 235-Paul Riggs, L. C. Osse!. SEDALIA 236-J. T. Estes, H. C. Rutledge, E. E. Armstrong. . LA PLATA 237-C. E. Ausmus, E. P. Ausmus, J. D. Houston, G. M. Hill, C. F. Rime, T. Paul Smith. HOPEWELL 239-S. E. Warner. PALESTINE 241-J. P. Heck, A. J. Journey, H. W. Deickbernd, J. W. Perkinson. PORTLAND 242-0. B. Knox, W. W. Davis, William Becker. KEYSTONE 243-William Allen, W. E. Bellman, L. H. Hunt, o. A. Meltzow, F. H. Fricke, L. W. Roeder, Demetrius K. Howell, J. S. Dunbar, C. O. Showalter, R. F. Diekengo, E. J. Robertson, C. S. Thiel, E. W. Holz, William J. Thomas. MIDDLE FABIUS 244-F. F. Loe, C. K. Green. KNOB NOSTER 245-J. W. Shepherd, A. M. Craig, T. G. Poynter. MONTGOMERY 246-E. S. Oliver, N. C. Strain, J. J. Sleight. NEOSHO 247-Albert Drummond, M. T. Kirk, D. F. Stout, A. J. Thomas, J. W. West, J. MacPropst. CARROLL 249-C. M. Thomas. GLENSTED 250-James M. Cox. HOPE 251--C. L. Bush, E. A. Zoff, A. C. Krog, O. W. Arcularius, A. C. Heidman, Rudolph G. Stumpe. ALANTHUS 252-W. H. Miller, William Roff. LAREDO 253-W. W. Beackett. BUTLER 254-Alva G. Deems, Frank Allen, H. Maxey, C. W. Barkley, E. Clarke, William P. Fritts. SHEKINAH 256-C. C. Vatianos, H. C. Edmonds, P. S. Terry. HOLDEN 262-W. E. Bush, J. C. Whiteside, J. M. Miller, R. E. Newton, S. A. Murray, F. A. Murray. SUMMIT 263-Thomas Hackler, Thomas Ragsdale, DeWitt Henley.

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CORINTHIAN 265-J. G. Langford, J. M. Caldwell, R. F. Gillum, H. H. Bass, J. F. Welsh, G. R. Cruzen. AURORA 267-Ernest Doctor, Louis Cleaver, Adam J. King. BROTHERHOOD 269-E. R. Sidenfaden, J. H. Voeglman, Roy Hollingsworth, O. G. Gleaves, J. R. Montgomery, D. C. Mansell. NEW SALEM 270-F. M. Crenshaw, B. F. Luck. SOLOMON 271-J. M. Douglass, H. L. Wilks, William A. Banks, L. N. Bassett, W. Skidmore, W. C. Valentine, C. G. Martin, W. F. Smith. GRANITE 272-T. J. Harnsberger, O. S. Browne, George Bichsel, C. Y. Lawrence, E. L. Mynatt, C. P. Curtis, A. F. Goff, William C. Ingraham. ST. CLAIR 273-W. Homer Sitton, P. W. Whidng, B. B. Bennett. COLD SPRING 274-L. C. Abington. GRAND RIVER 276-W. M. Brown, W. E. Newton, J. M. Zion. WILLIAM D. MUIR 277-A. F. Wolfson, William A. Scott. HOGLE'S CREEK 279-J. T. Harvey. 1"ENTON 28l-John Haller, F. T. Reinemer. COSMOS 282-Edwin Schiele, M. Skrainka, E. A. Sapper, L. H. Green, J. William Earley, H. L. Tomes, C. William Noll. STOCKTON 283-Theodore Achord, R. L. Hartley, R. E. Ireson. CANOPY 284-Leigh E. Robbins. EARL 285-1. H. Prindle. URICH 286-C. A. Hendrich, H. P. Smith.. CRAFT 287-William R. Odor. GRAHAM 289-H. C. Shinall, R. B. Gex, Sr. FAIRMONT 290-W. H. Cain. EDINA 29l-A. C. Werner. LAMAR 292-1. W. Springer, J. F. Cromley. SARCOXIE 293. MOUND CITY 294-George Larson. SPARTA 296-Fannon E. Wall. OZARK 297-John Klingner. TEMPLE 299-William F. Baker, G. V. Buckner, J. E. Chambers, William W. Cloughley, Townley Culbertson, A. H. Deichmann, L. S. Edwards, C. A. Frank, F. A. Gray, Archibald Hardyment, L. A. Hennick, G. F. Hey, S. P. Hinds, C. L. Hungerfore, A. E. Hyde, L. H. Jefferson, W. L. McCollum, I. B. Marlatt, R. L. Milliken, C. E. Mitchell, W. E. Montgomery, C. S. Munnis, W. S. Muntz, J. W. Parker, Gustave Rosenstock, William F. Schreiber, C. L. Stevens, H. P. Stith, Lawrence H. Swisher, H. E. Welhener. DORIC 30o-F. S. Marlin. WHITE HALL 30l-C. A. Perkins, J. C. Hocker. LICK CREEK 302-M. C. Ely. OSAGE 303-J. D. Tucker, R. T. Mitchum. CECILE DAYLIGHT 305-H. V. Rupert. ASHLAR 306-H. T. Blackledge. PARROTT 308-J. A. Porr, Reuben Winter. SIKESTON 3l0-E. E. Arthur, P. M. Malcolmn, Joseph Marshall, A. E. Shankle, A. W. Wylie. KEARNEY 3ll-Toliver C. Adams.

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ADELPHI 355-C. T. Corrington, J. W. Walters. ANCIENT LANDMARK 356-M. T. Lewis, Marion Goslin, G. T. Porter. NORTHWEST 358-J. W. Holliday, H. B. Stevenson. GARRETT 359-T. H. Hawkins. RIDDICK 361-H. S. McPheeters. HIRAM 362-J. A. Whiteside, Herbert Beard, D. A. Martin. FRATERNAL 363-William A. Powers. HIGGINSVILLE 364-Frank Heimbrook, C. S. Parker, P. H. Uphaus. ADAIR 366-C. A. Blocher, Fred Darrow, John Bullock. CRESCENT HILL 368-J. V. Knight, J. E. Dowell, Sr. COMPOSITE 369-L. J. Hoefer, E. E. Heniff, J. W. Gary. SHELDON 371-H. B. Bledsoe, J. W. Harbert. NONPAREIL 372-James N. Willoughby. BELLE 373-James L. Ridenhour. WAYNESVILLE 375-J. R. Burchard. KING HILL 376-William E. Harrington, John Donovan, Joel Y. Foley, Albert Herman. ANCIENT CRAFT 377-E. S. Evans, James Vaughn, William J. Davison. QUEEN CITY 380-William A. Epperson. IONIA 381-J. W. Adams, W. H. Hauenstein, J. A. Roark. PYTHAGORAS 383-William M. Marbut, George Wilhelm, S. C. Mitchell. RICHLAND 385-H. W. Singleton, Edward Lingswiler, F. A. Muth, J. D. Bowen. WOODSIDE 387-F. M. Lasley. â&#x20AC;˘ ARCANA 389-Wilson Beevue. MARIONVILLE 390-M. A. Russell, J. H. Chamberlain. RA YTOWN 391-W. W. Hobbs, John A. Stout, Homer R. Linger. WESTERN LIGHT 396-A. W. Lindsey, A. H. Pitts. JASPER 398-Charles W. Crow, R. N. Fairfield. PIKE 399-Thomas King. DECATUR 400-J. F. Stark, Charles W. Robbins. CARTERVILLE 401-C. E. Folmer. MALTA 402-A. F. Brown, J. Frank Long. MALDEN 406-J. H. Hughey. CHARLESTON 407-J. Beth Cox, William C. Bryant, Albert Chandler. MONTROSE 408-A. B. Conrad, J. H. Wilson. LOUISVILLE 409-George W. Whiteside. VALLEY 413-J. H. Goforth, Winfield Gossett. HUNNEWELL 415-0scar Snelson. CACHE 416-J. A. Pitt, William D. Morton, H. N. Shockey, M. C. Ortmann, F. A. Roeckel, William H. Murdock, S. J. Will, Arnold Courvoisier, Charles J. Egan. WHITEWATER 417-Harry Wilson, William M. Proffer. GATE OF THE TEMPLE 422-J. P. Cantrell, J. W. Klingner, Ed. V. Williams, J. M. Wales, G. W. Mitchell, Perry Buchanan, J. H. Hastern, Volney Rutherfore, A. E. West, F. L. Jackson, Robert Shaw, William A. Champieux, J. W. Crank,

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George W. Barnes, Etsel E. Hallam, J. D. Seth, W. E. Tanner. GALT 423-George W. Todd, G. W. Winters, Dan Tolle. SAMARITAN 424-A. W. Swearingen, I. L. Page, S. S. Brokenshire, Emory C. Hill, Charles J. East, Everett Dixon, C. E. Waltman. ROTHVILLE 425-F. S. Wilson. GLENWOOD 427-C. A. Binney. NEW MADRID 429-William E. Denton. COMPETITION 432-W. Oscar Jackson. MACK'S CREEK 433-J. F. Osborn. WHEELING 434-J. A. Nulby. ROCKBRIDGE 435-William Mahan, J. N. Bennett, Monroe Mackey. TEMPERANCE 438-Harry Gordon, William Neighbors, T. J. Thatcher, H. A. Woods. TROWEL 440-L. J. Grimsley, Harry Waronker. BURLINGTON 442-Enos Fost. ANCHOR 443-J. P. Frayn, C. B. Allen, Conrad Fath, Fred Bold, S. H. Rhodes, J. A. Weipert, William B. Ittner, William H. Stark, Will K. Patrick, R. H. Caffall, C. E. Reed, George W. Scherrer, Jay Nelson. ADA 444-e. A. Bradley, J. M. Ellis. WEST GATE 445-Adolph Mattler, L. W. Brown, A. J. Dutzi, Machael Mahoney, W. C. Perry, W. D. Wiggins, L. W. Schoneback, Simon Londe, Fred Gehner, S. C. McCormack, C. C. Sieling, J. C. VanDoorn. IVANHOE 446~-S. A. Bangs, T. 1. Bennett, H. A. Breyfolgle, K. J. Byrne, C. E. Durrell, G. B. Cook, T. J. Evers, J. H. Fezler, G. L. Hampton, S. A. Handy, D. P. Harris, John Harris, J. B. Hoober, William P. Howard, C. A. Jansson, J. M. Jones, W. DeW. Kuhn, W. L. Marsh, H. T. Mattern, C. A. McCleary, D. S. McNaughton, J. Merritt, Sylvanus Nickerson, E. L. Ruble, G. H. Scott, A. J. Shirk, J. W. Smith, W. Lee Smith, T. T. Tennant, L. G. Thomas, Floyd Trahern, F. B. Vaughn, J. E. Wagner, William T. Waite, Walter Wilhelm. JACOBY 447-C. Frank Pruden. SCHELL CITY 448-F. W. Moyer. BELTON 450-Abe White. FORSYTH 453-Willis Licklider. HINTON 455-A. W. Barnes. JONESBURG 457-Walter Corrico. HAZELWOOD 459-Clint Dean, Ed Kahnel. LAMBSKIN 46Q-Leo H. Knauer, Edgar VanBooven, Otto Dierberger, Harry Steinkamp, Ben M. Sarason, William O. Kincaid, William A. Gale, Thomas Wheatley, G. W. Hollocher, L. C. Schluer. CARUTHERSVILLE 461-J. T. Tinder. CLIFTON 463-Paul Doeckmann, J. C. Culp, J. A. Evans. CONCORDIA 464-F. D. Lieser. SOUTHWEST 466-George M. Nichols. PLEASANT HOPE 467-T. H. B. Lemmon. PLATO_ 469-William Sudheimer, Ira Fisher, R. B. Lynch, L. D. Hartley. NODAWAY 470-Leroy Johnson, J. H. Thorpe, J. Z. Curnutt, C. J. Alderman, E. E. Williams. PICKERING 472-Wilbur C. Smith.

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GUILFORD 474-George S. Miller. MT, HOPE 475-J. B. Herefore, Marion Gillespie, Moses Emanuel, C. L. Frost, Sr. HENDERSON 477-E. F. Starr, W. D. Delzell, J. E. Givens. RACINE 478-William J. Thompson. JEWEL 480-George A. Clay. C. F. Johns. MARCELINE 481-J. L. Potts. Jr.â&#x20AC;˘ R. T. Scott. FAIRFAX 483-C. H. Combs, L. H. Stouffer. COLDWATER 485-F. B. Hey, D. S. Young. CAIRO 486-S. S. Jeans, J. T. Jean. CHILHOWEE 487-T. D. Barbee. J. L. Carpenter. J. V. Stone. LOCK SPRING 488-Samuel Wehner. MONTEVALO 490-Ellis Faith. VANDALIA 491-S. G. Fuqua. T. J. McPike, C. G. Daniel. Sr., W. B. Scott. DAGGETT 492-0tto Troetschler. VERNON 493-T. H. Beckley. C. Brinkoker. LEWISTOWN 494-D. H. Palmer, R. W. Johnson. UNITY 495-L. L. Alexander. EQUALITY 497-E. E. Kingdom. HARMONY 499-Curtis Grizzell, F. William Stetzel. BUCKNER 501-J. P. Thompson. PHILADELPHIA 502-G. G. Simmons, W. A. Spence, M. C. Libbee. PLATTE CITY 504-T. J. Beaumont, J. H. Sexton. LATHROP 506-G. K. Faggin, Sr. WEBB CITY 512-A. A. Coats, W. H. Gray. W. E. McMechan. J. F. Daniel, J. J. Barnett, L. L. Ashcraft. SENATH 513-A. A. Caneer. GRANBY 514-W. F. Moore, E. C. Jeager. GALENA 515-W. D. Mathes. MILFORD 516-L. B. Higgins, 1. H. Duckett. CRANE 519-C. G. Welks. C. M. Cope, J. D. McCarthy. GATE CITY 522--A. E. Best, H. E. Brown, E. Byrne. E. G. Casperson. J. F. Cave. C. H. Dingman. J. M. Ellis, E. S. Fritsche. S. M. Jones, Fred Kimes. J. A. King. H. E. Lewis, C. A. Marshall. G. W. Moore. C. A. Morrow, William F. Rulle. H. A. Sack, M. H. Stickney. F. B. Suddarth. J. R. Williams. SPICKARDSVILLE 524-F. P. Keith. Guy Thompson. G. Spickard, J. H. Francisco. WAYNE 526-J. A. Carnahan, J. W. Hilliard. HIGBEE 527-William Lilly, George A. Lambier, R. G. Fray. William Lambier. CONWAY 528-R. L. Henderson. LANE'S PRAIRIE 531-J. L. Giesler. DEXTER 532-George M. Southerland, C. A. Vernon. COMFORT 533-0. C. Frosier, F. M. Johnston, L. H. Francisco. F. L. Webb, J. M. Bayless. COLUMBIA 534-J. T. Lewright, J. A. Thiebes. BLACKWELL 535-H. C. Carter, J. L. Goff. T. E. Spurgin. BETHEL 537-J. H. Miller. STELLA 538-D. N. Dabbs.

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WINIGAN 540-M. S. Herrman. JACKSONVILLE 541-Howell Dowding. MANSFIELD 543-M. E. Gorman. Homer Tarbutton, A. B. Cobb. SOUTH GATE 547-A. J. Sikkenga, C. D. Smith. J. B. Crutcher. C. E. Jeffries, William Heinze. O. W. Bauss, Morris Lazar, R. M. McCallan, J. L. Morris, A. L. McBride, Edwin Downs, D. S. Rettig. T. W. Schaefer, M. C. Leo. F. W. Freeman. M. R. Murphy, C. H. Adams, C. W. Pendell. CLINTON 548-T. R. Parks, H. D. Staples, J. S. Bridges, L. W. Keyes. C. A. Calvird. CARL JUNCTION 549-A. Benson Clark, J esse Hildreth. . CLARKSBURG 553-F. B. Clark. SUMMERSVILLE 555-J. R. Day. BLAIRSTOWN 557-J. A. J. McFerris, R. M. Carrington, L. B. McKean. MOSCOW 558-W. L. Nichols, H. A. Shepherd. COWGILL 561-G. B. Cowley, Sr. YORK 563-E. C. Jones, A. R. Lyon, L. M. Ingham. William O. Clinton. E. L. George, T. H. Evans. E. C. H. Towne. Axel Sherman, J. H. Garnsey. T. D. Broughton, Wood D. Kent. JAMESPORT 564-R. T. DeAtley, George Mills. MAPLEWOOD 566-W. J. Braner, E. E. Harrison, L. R. Dunville, C. M. Crooks, R. E. Hughes. MiLLER 567-C. K. Tartar, J. F. Paris. NAYLOR 568-J. E. Hunt. REPUBLIC 570-F. L. Davis. Forrest E. Owen. RUTLEDGE 572-Sherman Forgue. BERNIE 573-C. B. Brown. LAMONTE 574-H. W. Reavies. EASTER 575-Gilbert Lay. OLIVE BRANCH 576-H. O. Hummert, P. H. Howard, William Hartmann, W. A. Killion, Fred Haustette, L. M. Meyer. FOREST PARK 578-C. T. Kenney. W. J. Williams. HOUSTON 580-C. S. Leach. J. T. Beatty, T. J. Brenton. ILLMO 581-J. E. Hughes, C. H. Cannon, E. H. Easley, N. G. English. H. H. Miller. KOSHKONONG 582-T. J. Richardson, T. J. Wagner. NOVINGER 583-H. E. Clark. RED BIRD 584-A. J. Taylor. SHAMROCK 585-8choll Reesce, R. C. Woodson. G. R. Paden. CRITERION 586-D. A. Carlyle. BRANSON 587-John Wilhite, George E. Roox. ADVANCE 590-R. W. Schneaks. BARNETT 591-D. G. Berry. UNION 593-Glenn Lovelace. BLODGETT 594-George Buchanan. D. P. Bailey. LEADWOOD 598--T. L. Dunlap. R. H. Ramsey. ELVINS 599-Emil Klein, D. M. Morgan. COSBY 600-Gaston Morgan. ACACIA 602-Walter Williams, J. W. Riley, W. R. Blackmore. E. C. Clinkscales, A. S. Johnson. MOREHOUSE 603-R. M. Petitt. WALKER 6Q5-J. H. Dodson. CRAIG 606-William A. Sharp.

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STRAFFORD 608-George A. Bass. CLARK 610-R. R. Correll. CENTERTOWN 611-Clella Stuart. MT. WASHINGTON 614-William P. Donahue, R. J. Beattie, H. H. Dusenberg. CHAFFEE 615-William H. Birdnow. SWOPE PARK 617-S. B. Moses, J. J. Loveall, T. W. D. Fiske, L. L. Arnold, Abram Miller, Henry Read. GRANDVIEW 618-B. L. Vest. W. n. Kelly. -- WILLARD 620-Walter Wadsworth. ANDERSON 621-A. J. Hemple. NORWOOD 622-J. H. Sanner, D. J. Saucy. OWENSVILLE 624-A. M. Shockley. SHEFFIELD 625-Walter Busch, J. O. Calihan, P. H. Kennedy, Samuel LaBelle, F. L. Lane. EAST GATE 630-J. F. Allen, C. M. Conkling, R. A. Dampman, S. B. Hutchinson, L. H. Karges, R. H. Main, W. E. Pasmore, C. F. Siler, William M. Steele, J. W. Welch. BELGRADE 632-J. M. Goforth. ARCHIE 633-William O. Tout. TRIANGLE 638-'1'. J. Grierson, Jr.,

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L. A. Kinney, .0. H. Dieckmann, Louis Mann. JENNINGS 640-Henry Sexauer, G. E. Hoop. NORTHEAST 643-J. H. Benton, N. D. Blackwell, William A. Cade, M. L. Danielson, Oscar Hartge, G. N. Hubbard, O. D. Isebrands, O. W. Jones, F. E. Knapper, J. L. McCullough, Theodore McClintoch, W. L. Parker, C. H. Perkins, W. J. Weber. SHAVEH 646-J. W. Lapp, J. C. Munter, E. H. Trampe, J. M. Meyer, L. M. Foley, E. W. F. Mueller. ELMER 648-James W. Prentice. PARMA 650-Harry Falkoff, W. T. McKeil. SHAWNEE 653-R. Leo See, T. J. Snorgrass. GARDENVILLE 655-Louis H. Harrison. COUNTRY CLUB 656-L. B. Ely, R. H. Marshall, R. A. Harvey. PURITY 658-W. A. Eldridge, F. W. Rose, T. G. Shipley, B. O. Steele. CLARENCE 662-William L. Peterman, Alexander P. Read, J. S. Walker. ROCKHILL 663-H. A. Cohen, Joseph Brand.

1937 MISSOURI I-William H. Ludwig, Charles F. Wenneker, Felix J. Carley, William J. Castanie, Seth A. Crone, Phillip Pollak, Thomas Hansen, Alex J. Kilpatrick, James B. Prichard, William H. Blackwell, Alexander A. Lewis, Leo Mandel. MERIDIAN 2-Ernest W. Roth, Reinhold L. Finger, Frank Amann, Charles L. Colbrunn, William O. Winter, Gus A. Baur, Emil A. Sennewald, Edward C. Clostermeyer, Peter Kaiser, William C. Gruttke, Emil Wunder. BEACON 3-Warren Bruce, Leslie A. Knight, Arthur G. Shedler, Henry Merk, Adolf Jacobsmeyer, George C. Jenkerson, Franklin O. Henry, Joseph E. Grimm, Edward W. Hakemeier, John H. Burnside. HOWARD 4-J. L. Coss. UNITED 5-John Langsford, J. M. Greer, Otto Siler, Adam R. Bowman, Thomas B. Wooley, John M. Griffith, Alfred Davis, Louis H. Musgrave, Paul R. Talbot, Joseph T. Law, .rohn G. Newbill, James P. Rankin, Wade H. Holman. O'SULLIVAN 7-A. H. Dotson, J. H. Coldren, L. H. Baker. GEORGE 路WASHINGTON 9-Eugene R. Bauer, Jonathan W. George, Henry A. Ryall, Charles G. Seymour, Benjamin J. Mosley, Earl Duncan, Stonewall J. Kennedy, Charles B. Hardin, William L. LaBerge, Dallas D. Dickerson, Wilbur Thrasher, Paul H. Schmelzer, Louis B. Woodward, William S. Campbell. AGENCY 10-George E. Kummer, Sr., E. S. LaFollette. PAULDINGVILLE ll-William E. Lange. RISING SUN 13-G. C. Martin, G. P. Alton. WESTERN STAR 15-R. O. Strong, J. S. Nugent. MEMPHIS 16-Clyde W. Stine, Nathan

E. Bounds, Leonard Ross Moore, Benjamin R. Grinstead, John H. Watkins, W. A. Tucker, D. W. Payne. CLARKSVILLE 17-Albert B. Jett, T. J. Ferguson, Enos Dodge, John W. Watts, Hardin Hewitt. PALMYRA 18-Thad. R. Smith, Vaden Sams. PARIS UNION 19-M. K. Stone, J. P. Sohlinger. ST. LOUIS 20-S01 Landau, Max Kantorwitz, Louis Goldberg, Harry Rossen, Sam Lederer, Simon S. Steiner, Jacob Arnhein. WYACONDA 24-Joseph R. Hamlin. NAPHTALI 25-C. J. Uhrig, Detrich Eitzman, John H. Lawson, George R. Newton, Henry C. W. Homan, Abe Cohen, Charles W. Mann. A V A 26-E. W. Campbell, E. G. Warden. EVERGREEN 27-Fred H. Kassmann, Joseph S. Ford, William Strothmann. ST. JOHN'S 28-John C. Jurgens, Ralph J. Smiley, Bert A. Truitt. WINDSOR 29-H. C. Churchill. HUNTSVILLE 30-Ernest E. Jackson, John P. Poweell, Dan Mandry, J. P. Hammett. LIBERTY 31-S. H. Atwood, Gordon D. Vivian, George F. Weida. HUMPHREYS 32-J. M. Ralls, Joseph J. Peters. RALLS 33-W. L. Turner, J. G. Hufford, E. E. Scanland. TROY 34-Wiley Houston. MERCER 35-0rin Calloway, Ivan Runyan, R. B. Wynne. DEWITT 39-William T. Casebolt. MT. MORIAH 40-V. B. Cosby, Albert W. Thomasson, John D. Frederick, Herman M. Ehrich, Joseph H. McEwen, James L. Post, Ben Austenfeld, Edw. G. VanHosten, Frank J. Kloske, August G. Hufnagel, Edw. J. Kleine, Oliver Limecooley, Theo.

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Meier, John H. Hayes, Kenneth E. Hickman, Daniel C. Daniels, Frederick R. Steber, H. Clay Perkins, Edw. L. Hall, William G. Kirchoff, William A. Hoffman, AugH. Bowenkamp, Otto Richter, Joseph H. Morgan, Emil F. Holtgrewe, Fred G. Hartell, John Carney, Lorin W. Poston, Charles A. Raines, Harry D. Provost. BISMARCK 4l-George J. Goeltz, Charles Sutton, Oscar T. Kelley. MIDDLE GROVE 42-John Eustace. JEFFERSON 43-elaude G. Bartlett, William T. Carrington, Houch McHenry, Henry Jahrous, Foster W. Harvey, David M. Oberman, David Peltason, Dorsey W. Shackelford, J. Smith Slate, F. W. Steppleman. FAIR PLAY 44-Charles W. Paynter, C. O. Wilson. BONHOMME 45-George Marshall, Frank Sandfos. WENTZVILLE 46-S. W. Smiley, W. C. Caldwell, H. R. McRoberts. FAYETTE 47-Joseph Tolson. FULTON 48-William H. Castle, Hubert K. Muzzy,. Carson S. Jolly, J. J. Corey, Max J. Myers. HOLT 49-Adam Clark Eby. XENIA 50-Leander L. Houston. LIVINGSTON 51-Thomas Finn. WAKANDA 52-George N. Kelly, A. N. Colbert, A. B. Medlin. WESTON 53-William B. Calvert, George Doppler, Harry B. Adkins, L. W. Siler. ARROW ROCK 55-Dan Kuhn. TIPTON 56-W. B. Canfield. RICHMOND 57-Oscar C. Brown, Hardy E. Sanderson. MONTICELLO 58-Alva H. Patee. CENTRALIA 59-John W. Owings. NEW BLOOMFIELD 60-J. Louis Adkinson, C. J. Howerton. WAVERLY 6l-Nathan J. Gordon, David H. Yancey. VINCIL 62-N. S. Goodrich, C. P. Ireland, Charles A. Risley, H. Ziegenbein. CAMBRIDGE 63-Jesse C. Bucher, Melvin C. Page. MONROE 64-J. D. Scobee. PATTONSBURG 65-William J. Gromer, GRANT CITY 66-Ula S. Drummins, George Drain. ROCHEPORT 67-J. C. Sipilman. KENNETT 68-William C. Russell. SAVANNAH 71-Ellison E. Townsend, Charles A. Hartley. GORIN 72-John E. Odell, William B. Reynolds. EUREKA 73-Lonke P. Rucker, Earl W. House, J. B. Robertson, J. W. Yates. INDEPENDENCE 76-Charles L. Crist, William Harmon, Joseph B. Hatten, Joseph McCoy, Edward N. Paxton, Joseph G. Smith. LEBANON 77-Ben M. Griffith, L. C. Andrews. ST. JOSEPH 78-Theodore O. Chartrand, Henry William Pippert, Virgil V. Hall, Edwin H. Cyrene, Arthur L. Fletcher, Harry S. Forgrave, Conrad E. Thomas, James A. Allison, William W. Stewalt. POLAR STAR 79-A. H. Durand, Henry J. Klein, Alb.. rt L. Spiegel, Leon L. Friedheim, Marshall E. Stephenson, Hugh L. Waggoner, Walter Shannon, George ,H.

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STURGEON 174-Joe Schooling, Joseph Graves. POINT PLEASANT 176-Frank Worth. TEXAS 177-Jonathan Jones, James M. Yates, J. S. Johnson. GRISWOLD 178-Frank H. Edwards, George H. Wells. PRIDE OF THE WEST 179-Lester H. Burmester, Harry J. Malone, Charles B. Nisholson, Albert H. Siegrist, F. W. Karl Welp. PYRAMID 180-Arthur C. Pohl, Harry J. Meeker, Cecil F. Miller, J. Edw. Taylor, William F. Holste, Max. R. Schubert, Sam J. Kopitsky, Francis T. Moorman. PILOT KNOB 182-William J. Sweeton, Jimmie Reed. CALIFORNIA 183-A. W. Yarnell. HERMON 187-John G. Todd. HANNIBAL 188-George A. Mahan, Jake A. Emrick, James W. Harrison, Jr. ZEREDATHA 189-Herbert A. Owen, John G. Seitter, Charles A. Gendreau, Frank H. Miller, Benjamin F. Mumm, Spencer L. France, William R. Campbell, John J. Werst, Hathon G. Getchell, Edmond A. Roselius, Clarence Carpenter. PUTNAM 190-Henry Lathrop, George E. Duley, Wade H. Jones. WILSON 191-Edgar Lowery Hope, David F. Morton, Joseph M. Tompson. FRANKFORD 192-Charles Johnston. WELLSVILLE 194-Robert M. Hays, Charles Muller, Thomas H. Diven, Hugh C. Blattner. BOLlVAR 195-R. M. Jones, S. R. J ohnson, R. B. Tucker, G. M. Upton, Otis Mosier. QUITMAN 196-E. Steven Borcher, Sylvester M. Smith. CARTHAGE 197-S. L. Curlee, A. K. Wray, Leslie F. Davis, James W. Carney, L. A. Mason. NEW HOPE 199-Joo K. Palmer. WESTVILLE 202-James Bell, Paul Vaughn, Newton Underwood. ROWLEY 204-C. D. Crutchen, W. B. Pennington. TRILUMINA 205-Ed Hutcherson, Frank Davis, William Henton, J. A. Laughlin. SOMERSET 206-Guy Allen. CLAY 207-Fred W. Kienzle, Harry L. Silvers. SALISBURY 208-Loring G. Stockwel, Frank H. Richards, J. W. Dameron, V. Geisler, G. A. M. Welch. POPLAR BLUFF 209-Alex McDonald, Emery Cunningham. UNIONVILLE 21o-George W. Davis, William A. Goul, Fred B. Baccus, George D. Stuckey. HICKORY HILL 21l-Dawson Bee. FOUR MILE 212-Robert A. Whiteaker. ROLLA 213-Brighton Humphrey, Noel A. Kinney, Lionel W. McKinley, David J. Walter. FOREST CITY 214-B. W. Babcock, Charles Rhodes, Robert P. Zook. HORNERSVILLE 215-William H. Ray. HALE CITY 216-George W. Frock, Hugh DeBolt, Alex L. Plummer. BARBEE 217-Mental P. Tuck. GOOD HOPE 218-L. F. Engelke, Theodore A. Wolf, John Feldmann, John Klump, Samuel Rain, Samuel Lewis, Charles W.

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Markell, William E. Huppert, I. E. Hudgen, J. J. Auld. ALBERT PIKE 2l9-Joseph H. Brandimore, Charles M. Bush, Frank H. Head, David M. Jay, Alvin atevens, Charles M. Vining. KANSAS CITY 220-H. F. Taylor, Edwin R. Lauer, Homer P. Bryant, Elmer F. Whitlow, George Wasson, Clarence E. Atkinson, Herman H. Voghts, Thomas L. Tutt, Samuel B. Devins, Frank K. Tutt. MYSTIC TIE 22l-William J. Roberts. LABELLE 222-Wallace Bondurant, Robert Brooking, Sam B. Wilson. RAY 223-J. B. Chumm, William J. Hunt. HAMILTON 224-J. W. McLean, Walter I. Henry, Earl Lindly, Charles Black, H. C. Shively. SALEM 225-J. Halls Glanville, William R. Purcell, Ben L. Ray, Marion F. Roberts, William E. Rudd, Robert E. Lee Vaughan. SALINE 226-George S. Hatch, Charles A. Killian, Leon Monnia. CYPRESS 227-Nathaniel Byrne, George L. Kranz. SHELBINA 228-William A. Wright, Sanford C. Wilson. s'r. JAMES 230-0. S. Ohlson, Charles H. Jones. . CARDWELL 23l-Harry L. Thomas. POLO 232-William A. Roberts. ST. FRANCOIS 234-George Benjamin Perkins. WEATHERBY 235-Elmert Slates, C. Assel. SEDALIA 236-John P. Gass, Otto Leicher, Damon L. Porter, William T. Stephens, R. K. Yowell. LAPLATA 237-Joseph C. Godding, F. A. Thompson, Fred Wolff, William A. Mingus. HOPEWELL 239-S. E. Warner. PALESTINE 24l-Clarence J. Humphrey, John G. Duebbert, William W. Admire. KEYSTONE 243-Hugo F. Homberg, Edward Stephan, Thomas Moyser, Jacob Jacobson, Louis Jackson, Benjamin Becktold, James H. Ely, Gould M. Wilson, William M. Stover, Frank E. Nangle. • MIDDLE FABIUS 244-Walter T. Cowell, James W. Rife, William F. Riley. MONTGOMERY 246-Milton M. Oliver. NEOSHO 247-Edward E. Perkins, Thomas J. Pnlitt. CARROLL 249-Henry Schoener. GLENSTED 250-Jewel Hanby, Joe Dick. HOPE 25l-Charles Middlekamp. LAREDO 253-John W. Drinkard, Thomas C. Merryman. BUTLER 254-P. Abell Wilsnor, Joseph T. Smith, S. B. McFeavier, Julius Leroy. SHEKINAH 256-Miles G. Brady, R. R. Moore, W. Albert Goza, Paul Feste, H. L. Saunders. MECHANICSVILLE 26o-Robert E. L. Fulkerson. HOLDEN 262-Maurice L. Golladay, James T. Simpson, Emery Thompson, D. Burton Swift, James A. Scatterfield. SUMMIT 263-V. H. Tisdale. CORINTHIAN 265-George W. Lemmon, I.e, , y Hicks. Harry P. Haning, James H. Jones, W. E. Morrow.

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SOCIAL 266-S. P. Maxey, William H. Coil. AURORA 267-A. A. Rosce, George J. Hofman, R. A. Kloker, H. B. Wandell, G. C. Tolle. BROTHERHOOD 269-William S. Allen, Noel Vermillion, Loren B. Blackman. NEW SALEM 270-Henry Bothe, D. S. Tarbush. SOLOMON 271-eass Hilliard, Orville McMurray, Joseph H. Brownlow, Edward A. Barbour, Earl E. Nixon, Sr., William P. Patterson. GRANITE 272-A. Carl Harter, Edw. J. Wheeler, Wallace J. Lang, Frank R. Berling, Leroy C. Puckett, Roy O. Erwin, James H. Rowland. ST. CLAIR 273-Louis Georgens, George E. Willey. GRAND RIVERS 275--J. E. Berry, F. W. Coombs. WILLIAM D. MUIR 277-8am Rissler, James W. McCutchen. ESSEX 278-J. M. Brandon, M. F. Bolin. HOGLE'S CREEK 279-James R. Wilson. FENTON 28l-James B. Graham. COSMOS 282-Herman Frank, Claude A. Olson, Edward William Sladek, Fitch E. Thorn, William C. Mattox, Leo J. Braundell, John A. Fett, Charles L. Swarts, George Haupt. STOCKTON 283-W. E. Craig. CANOPY 284-John F. McKinley, M. T. Davis, Sr. URICH 288-A. C. Schmoff. CRAFT 287-William C. Eagon. HERMITAGE 288-H. E. Shumate. FAIRMONT 29O-Henry Huntley. LAMAR 292-John A. Jones, Gnymford Daubin, H. D. Blair. SARCOXIE 293-A. C. Breeden. MOUND CITY 294-Joseph P. Garrett, Harvey N. Spillman. TEMPLE 299-S. A. Anderson, Lawrence J. Baer, William H. Bailey, Fred T. Bentley, Daniel H. Bremerman, Francis E. Brown, Glenn E. Clark, James G. Goodwin, William W. Hoppe, Andrew J. !sacks, William R. Jones, Howard· W. King, Erastus F. Kirk, Frank H. Knight, William O. Morgan, John C. Nayman, Amos B. Osborn, Jesse B. Osborn, Clayton C. Palmer, Harry Roberts, William Sanford, Rudolph W. Schorn, Addis Shackelford, Frank A. Shipley, Lynn G. Taylor, Julius W. Thieme, Amos Townsend, George W. Westfall, Sherman Whitaker, William H. Wissman. DORIC 300-M. P. Atteberry. WHITE HALL 30l-Gobe L. Purcell. LICK CREEK 302-Joseph B. Menefee. OSAGE 303-George A. Kaupp, Laurence A. Johnson, Robert C. Gilkey, F. S. Shacklett, Harold W. Brown, Paul W. Yancey, William M. Davis. SIGNAL 304-Thomas McKissock. CECILE DAYLIGHT 305-William J. McKinstry, Carl R. Nilsen. ASHLAR S05-James P. Norrid. . PARROTT 309-Stephen A. Faubin, Charles S. Griffin. SIKESTON SlO-John M. Fisher. CUBA 3l2-W. B. King, James A. Kling. MERAMEC SlS-Charles H. Couch, R. C. Carpenter.

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PINE 314-David T. King, A. W. Larrimore, James J. Martin. RURAL 316-Jesse F. Blagg, Alfred A. Dunton, Lorenz Dillenschneider, Harry Hoffman, Lewis C. Kreider, Judson C. Marsh, George E. Morgan, Wilkin O. Scott, Isaac Ben Perry, Walter H. Williams. OSBORN 317-Ira James. ELDORADO 318-James Tinsman. PAULVILLE 319-Andrew Arnett. VERSAILLES 320-J. Lyre Allen, E. Price. HARDIN 322-Charles G. Grove, Frank Y. Nelson, Paul Dodge. CORNERSTONE 323-Jesse O. James, Walter J. Booth, John E. Westaver, Thomas H. Blundell, William E. Jones, Meyer M. Richter, Ben F. Steed, Albert J. Jacobsen, Edgar B. Snouffer, John W. Reynolds, Amos A. Harshaw, William Sacks, Frank J. Dunsford, Robert J. Bell. McDONALD 324-James L. Cook, W. W. Fields, Albert Hood, Albert M. Ott, W. L. C. Palmer, Ben F. Wallace. LINN 326-Henry C. Smith, Chesley Moore. MT. ZION 327-Josiah H. Williams, Grover C. Davis, Seth H. Garrison, Clarence A. Dozier. PAUL REVERE 330-John C. Laub, Carl L. Doerr. CHARITY 331-0scar Bodenhausen, W. R. Schwartz, Frank L. Wuerth, W. A. Dolman, W. A. Piner, E. M. Birkes, David Marshall, R. R. Lowell, Jesse F. Modie, Sol L. Leonard, Buena V. Parks, Artilius Eulich, Harry D. Dutton, Charles A. Carlson, F. L. Osborn, J. B. Schackelford, William H. Irwin. CHILLICOTHE 333-Kenneth A. Shaw, Edgar C. McVoy. BRECKENRIDGE 334-E. B. Russell, Earl Wilson, Claire E. Emerson. JOPLIN 335-Bedros H. Takvorian, William Bogg, Victor G. Keryer. HALLSVILLE 336-R. F. Quisenberry, W. V. Ewens. BLUE SPRINGS 337-Claude A. Gosst, Roy L. Myers. WESTPORT 340-Charles E. Wagner, Christian Seibold, Lewis H. Everett, Lynn G. Buford, Robert M. Haslett, Charles H. Simpson, John E. Boxheimer, Joseph R. Sanderson, William H. Cameron, Achiles Eubank, George W. Darby, F. C. Schwaneke, James H. Douglas, Charles M. Isom, John J. Harris, Emil A. Hess. ROCKVILLE 341-B. F. Maidkiff, W. W. Trail. AGRICOLA 343-0. H. McIntire, J. W. Howerton, William Hinton. MOBERLY 344-L. E. Brown, R. Wals, F. L. Brooks, W. H. Selby, W. W. Burlee, J. T. Cross, J. J. Bradle, E. J. Kott, E. R. W. Corne. FELLOWSHIP 345-John P. Frank, Alfred E. Michie, Fred M. Poole, Elmer L. Sloan, William McCrea, S. T. Davis, Hugh L. Longacre, Newton J. Groves, Julian R. Askew, Beach B. Fairman. AMERICA 347-William Pauli, Sr., William L. Murrey. POLLOCK 349-Melvin J. Williams. TYRIAN 850-A. L. Gilmore.

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MOSAIC 351-William H. Stevens, George D. Brown. FRIEND 352-John Hollingshead, J. T. Wilson, John G. Gardner, J. D. Inman. BARNSVILLE 3Q3-Thomas L. Wilson. HEBRON 354-Charles E. Bellamy, Rothwell T. Clark, William E. Cornett, T. H. Marshall, Lilburn T. Pasley, John A. Riney. ANCIENT LANDMARK 356-C. C. Hazard. NORTHWEST 358-Earl N. Raines. GARRETT 359-0. E. Whitley. TUSCAN 36o-W. Shallcross, Wilbur F. Groom, William L. Boeckler, W. J. Allen, Aug. Voss, Ralph Johnson, PaulO. Beeson, Robert A. Roblee, J. G. McCloskey, William B. Shields, Edwin Kasting, Edward Moore, H. H. Mettinger, Edw. F. Macy, Harry H. Kahrs, E. Young, William Mayors, Jesse Tompsett, John A. Watkins, Wilbur Trueblood, Paul Pritchard, Lester Turley, Clarence Kaufmann. HIGGINSVILLE 364-W. C. Webb, William F. Tempel, Frank B. Fulkerson, P. R. Heidbrink. ADAIR 365-William J. Eckert, William P. Foster, A. F. Grassle, William McKenzie, Arthur W. Snyder. BARRY 367-Joe S. Waldon, Ed. L. Hopkins, Arch Rowley. SHELDON 371-Robert B. Kabler, George W. Humphrey. NONPAREIL 372-George C. Shroll. BELLE 373-J. A. Cook, C. M. McWilliam. WAYNESVILLE 375-Ed E. Haney, Kenneth E. Cook, J. 路L. MitcheIl, L. T. Lumpkin. KING HILL 376-Gus Haeberle, William A. Stroutman. ANCIENT CRAFT 377-Elwood Canaday, Mervin D. Maupin, James W. Sullinger. BERLIN 378-Frank Boyles. QUEEN CITY 380-Jacob W. Miller. IONIA 381-Darwin Bennett, Clarence W. Marvins, F. G. Weeks. MT. ARARAT 382-W. H. Murrell. PYTHAGORAS 383-James T. Brattin, John B. Parr, Thomas S. Frost. EAjT PRAIRIE 384-Rollie D. Watson, Fran~ W. Davis, George T. Pittman. RICHLAND 385-E. J. Lile. ARCANA 389-A. M. Fisher. MARIONVILLE 390-A. H. Compton, M. J. Lockwood, A. L. Reich, H. D. Goodall. BEE HIVE 393-J. A. Snarr, W. A. James, A. W. Morrow, J. E. Zimmerman. WESTERN LIGHT 396-William E. Gammon. JASPER 398-R. K. Fairfield, W. H. Hager, George Person. PIKE 399-James K. Brown. DECATUR 400-Constant Bossi. CARTERVILLE 401-0scar D. Pilquist, David E. Devers, Milton C. Terry. MALTA 402-John C. Cochran. LOWRY CITY 403-Henry Fields, Sam A. Bernessor, G. G. Daugherty, J. R. Benigar. EVERTON 405-Luther York, Jasper N. Grant. MALDEN 406-0. J. Tomerlin, C. G. Scoby, Dr. George Dalton, Sr. CHARLESTON 407-Andrew W. Chap-

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man, Israel Wigdor, John D. Patterson, Thomas J. Clack. MONTROSE 40B-James M. Miller, Robert A. Dunlap. LOUISVILLE 409-Levi Higginbotham. IBERIA 410-Joseph Crismon. APPLETON CITY 412-William Laney, Henry T. Fish. VALLEY 413-Lawrence Nealy, Bah P. Townsend, Frank A. Johnson. GREENSBURG 414-James M. Boswell. HUNNEWELL 415-W. S. Wood. CACHE 416-Albert E. Dalby, Henry W. Bauer, Nathaniel Pieper, Charles J. Maus, Henry L. Frank, David L. Miller, John C. Hughes, Emil A. Hild. WHITEWATER 417-A. B. Lessly. STAR 419-Robert Ridgway. ITASKA 42o--Henry Lowenstein, Charles S. Krekau, Henry A. Grimm, Charles A. White, Amos F. Fay, Edw. F. Helbig, Frank X. Hiemenz, Clyde E. Handley. URBANA 421-J. W. Sanders. GATE OF THE TEMPLE 422-Sam King, John H. Smith, Walter Eisenmayer, Samuel F. Baer, Frank E. McGinnis, Alfred Hendricks, Lucian Spangler, Dan C. James, John J. Hans, S. W. Shaw, James R. Hargis, Roy E. Mason, John Spandri, James A. Pruitt, Charles M. Adams, August H. Duemler, Walter S. Hook, Lewis S. Beville. GALT 423-Carl N. Evans, Ed R. Bane, William Holmes, S. J. Dunlap. SAMARITAN 424-John F. Kehrman, John W. Bowman, John Winters. GREEN RIDGE 425-Spencer H. Haight, Samuel A. Powell. ROTHVILLE 426-M.. O. Search. GLENWOOD 427-Fred Kirkpatrick, Benjamin F. Ayer. NEW MADRID 429-William A. Barnes. COMPETITION 432-Walter Massey. WHEELING 434-William A. Swope, Harry D. Clem. GOTHIC 436-William E. Breitenbucher, George Prichett. LAFAYETTE 437-William M. Corder, Howard M. Dean. TEMPERANCE 43B-Lee R. Aker, Edward Mitchell. TROWEL 440-H. T. Hacker. EXCELSIOR 44l-J. T. McDonald, Albert Sauer, Pleasant Snider, J. D. Chisholm. ANCHOR 443-William P. Hill, Jr., Archibald C. Kennel, Robert C. Miller, Gerhard H. Stockhov, Jacob Faulk, Lee B. Mettler, Montrose W. Hayes, John L. Fay, Michael R. Fay, Herman A. Michel, William F. Gould, William E. Grate. ADA 444-W. R. Kendall. WEST GATE 445-Charles S. Smith, C. August Ehrengart, Jr., George William Bennett, Robert Oscar Owens, Alex William Eicks, William B. Adams, Arthur E. Whitney, Harry F. Stix, Arthur Froeckmann, Fred H. Calkins, Emil C. Meckfessel, Walter F. Koken, Henry M. Owsley. IVANHOE 446-D. A. Austin, E. E. Canham, Jr., J. L. Chewning, A. N. Clark, E. E. Crockett, C. L. DeBow, L. W. Derrick, F. W. Drumheller, O. K. Duckworth, S. Fuhrman, G. B. Gutknecht, O. C. Haldeman, J. 路A. Harzfeld, W. A. Heckert, S. Herman, E. W. Hinote, O. E. Hogan, H. R.

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"Hubbel, Alonzo Hunt, J. M. Kimber, C. M. Larrabee, R. T. Leslie, W. R. Linton, A. A. Luttrell, H. A. Mathews, J. Miller, C. G. Minter, C. E. Mitchell, F. A. Nelson, T. A. Newham, C. L. Norris, R. W. Orthwein, W. H. Perdue, D. W. Robinson, E. E. Schreiber, C. B. Short, D. R. Smith, D. Snower, A. A. Stansbury, J. P. Swartz, W. Talbot, William J. Taylor, H. E. Thom, J. O. Thompson, E. R. Thornton, A. Tomaschoff, W. M. West, G. B. Wheeler, F. M. Williams. JACOBY 447-Isaac J. Vogelsang. BELTON 450-John M. Jones, John T. Garten, J. Frank George. FORSYTH 453-Albert F. Morris. CONTINENTAL 454-Howard T. Spalding. HAZELWOOD 459-S. R. Lahmon, Walter McAnally, Ray W. Murrell. LAMBSKIN-George F. Blaich, Jr., Ezra Voyles, George G. Byron, William W. Cheek, Nelson Rockafellow, George Bechtold, George Weinbenner, August E. Bauer, Charles E. Pierce. CARUTHERSVILLE 461-H. H. Brown, Thomas J. Collins. SANTA FE 462-J. Layton Cauthon, R. B. Hurd, Gray Wilson. CLIFTON 463-Phillip C. Frommal, Hill W. Meeks, James L. Lynch, S. L. Humphrey, Henry A. Clark, R. B. Young. CONCORDIA 464-C. S. McGinnis. SOUTHWEST 466-Charles W. Norwood. PLATO 469-William Rook, George M. Elmore. NODAWAY 470-F. P. Robinson, W. R. Smiley, H. D. Thompson. MINERAL 471-A. S. Holt. . PICKERING 472-R. J. Schrader. MOUNT HOPE 476-J. P. DeMoss, A. J. Adair, George W. Fox. RACINE 478-J. I. Fowler, John H. Tobern. RICH HILL 479-D. D. Beauchamp, William Olive, J. H. Williams, E. O. Scwaamb. " MARCELINE 48l-Wellington C. Gallagher, Glenn E. Lancaster, Elmer O. Sportsman. CLINTONVILLE 482-Thomas H. Hopkins, Donald E. Bent. F AIRFAX 483-James R. Curry. KIRKWOOD 484-Clarence E. Holcomb, Jacob Rieth. COLDWATER 485-John Dakin. CAIRO 486-Madison McKinsey, George D. Halliburton. CHILHOWEE 487-Loren G. Hackler, Charles W. Pollock, T. S. Howard. LOCK SPRING 488-James Huffman. LAKEVILLE 489-W. G. Pyle. MONTEVALLO 490-George H. Hathaway. LEWISTOWN 494-William Koehler, Frank F. Rudd, Samuel D. McCann. UNITY 495-Joseph D. Williams, E. E. Young, U. M. Stuart, L. D. Huffaker, H. J. Gregg. HARMONY 499-J. B. Kennedy, O. C. Siebert, L. T. Miller. JAMESON 50o--Alexander D. Scott. BUCKNER 50l-Noah D. Ravenscroft. PHILADELPHIA 502-H. C. Wood, D. M. Bleigh. PRAIRIE HOME 503-C. P. Kirsbman.

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PLATTE CITY 504-C. Jacob W. Carson. EUCLID 505-Willard H. Bompart, Philip Giesler, Herman Werner, C. F. W. Tirre. LATHROP 506-David B. Rogers. CLEARMONT 507-Guy C. Clary, Manning I. Rose. SKIDMORE 51l-T. J. Willis. WEBB CITY 5I2-E. Thomas Webb, Albert E. Michie, R. F. Burkhart. GRANBY 514-A. C. Elliff. GALENA 5I5-John P. Klotz. MILFORD 516-John L. Barnett. CRANE 519-Lewis L. Moore, Raymond L. Ellis, Frank Stickles, B. F. Carney. CLIFTON HEIGHTS 520-A. E. Cuming, J. W. Burke, Frank Lederer, Thomas Needham, M. R. Cramer, Jr., William Keith, L. C. Thomas, Joseph Bruce, George T. Read, Martin F. Reith. GATE CITY 522-Raymond F. Bengert, George A. Carmien, William L. Cooper, James M. Fernald, Roy E. Jones, Nicholas Jurgeson, Paul T. Lamborn, James A. Leppert, Orla H. Mann, Clyde Markham, DeWitt C. Mosby, Paul E. Nelson, Herman Nobel', Thomas F. Tobin, Charles S. Wells. CUNNINGHAM 525-John Walter Hardy. WAYNE 526-J. W. Slade, Rolla W. Rayfield, J. L. Hickman. HIGBEE 527-Richard G. Duncan, William McGlothlin, J. E. Smith. CONWAY 528-Harry Clay Hindman, Lee O. Roper. APPOLLO 529-William L. Scherck. LANE'S PRAIRIE 531-William T. John. DEXTER 532-Charles E. Clowe, Sr., James V. Johnson. INGOMAR 536-Charles Neen, J. C. B. Davis, Ray Ballard. JACKSONVILLE 541-0r. E. Snow. FERGUSON 542-Thomas Woods, Alfred V. Friess, Robert O. Kennard, Lorenzo D. Headlee. MANSFIELD 543-Manson Daubenspeck, John D. Harvey. ALGABIL 544-John F. Chapman, Gustave T. Kandge, Walter H. Meyer, William W. Zwicke, Carl Gelan, Theodore Bauchens, John Gutting, Ludwig T. Maenner. ZALMA 545-Benjamin L. Vance. ORIENT 546-A. W. Gibson, R. C. Grimes, J. C. Hale, A. O. Hicks, F. O. Krieger, Bert McLane, J. William Medley, Kiernan Minor, C. I. Vielbig, W. B. Wilson. SOUTH GATE 547-A. H. Winslow, William Frey, J. A. Bondurant, F. A. Boxley, E. A. Long, George Hom, Benjamin Crana, John Deck, S. H. F. Wilson, G. D. Griffith, J. P. Sharrick, L. S. Bernhard, L. Mendelsohn, C. E. Wagar, E. F. King, E. Dawson, P. C. Golding, Max Jacobs, J. F. Rentschler, J. L. Jewell, G. N. Whitton. CARL JUNCTION 549-E. McCoy, Judd Howell, Ed. Combs, George Dity. ROSE HILL 550-J. E. Apel, F. E. Chaney, R. T. Milnes, C. F. Raithel, C. W. Holtcamp, Sam Dennis, Adolph Ohler, W. F. Lewis, W. F. LeFavor, L. G. Dake, A. T. Kaltwasser, F. R. Pierce, J. E. Ollan, H. A. Loevy, Elmer Bolgin, F. G. Leek, H. H. Hinton.

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CALHOUN 552-J. B. Redford, R. A. Detert. SUMMERSVILLE 555-Hiram W. Craig. BLAIRSTOWN 557-S. D. Brown, Ira Carney. MOSCOW 55B-J. E. Hill, J. B. Jameson, T. N. Suttonfield, J. L. Mitchell, F. J. Jones. CLARKSDALE 559-R. J. McClure, William A. Whitsell. NELSON 560-John A. Payne. COWGILL 56 I-Stephen Stoner, J. E. Thomas, W. Dobson, Craft Clark. YORK 563-Michael Cohn, DeWitt C. Hackley, Joseph H. Simms, Joseph Ricker, Celsus P. Moss, Max S. Sayles, Campbell W. Clapp, Louis Kleeberger, Stuart St. John, Charles L. Cookson, William Cullen Bryant. JAMESPORT 564-Rubben Adkinson, Henry Jackson, A. L. Terry. TEBBETTS 565-Alex C. Bennie. MAPLEWOOD 566-Leander W. Cope. MILLER 567-T. W. Jones, T. L. Phillips, J. F. Kreger. NAYLOR 56B-A. M. Hughes, M. Van Hysing. MARLBOROUGH 569-Sanford B. Gorham, Eugene P. Patterson. REPUBLIC 570-James M. Cox, Joseph McMillan. HAYTI 571-E. E. Richmond, Marshal Watts. RUTLEDGE 572-S. F. Kenoyer. BERNIE 573-D. B. Abernathy, J. F. Riddle, Charles Thornton. EASTER 575-Jim G. Baker. 路OLIVE BRANCH 576-William A. Elliott, Louis H. Weber, William N. Nelson, Charles Langhauser, Thomas A. Goodman, Lawrence Meredoth, E. B. DeLay, Sr., W. F. Gieselmann, John J. Dirks, L. A. Mahler, W. D. Vater. EWING 577--Gus Huseman, Frank Zuspann. FOREST PARK 578-George W. Burrows, Hugh A. Kelly, William A. Lauenstein, Thomas F. Melville, Henry John Sutter, Seth B. Worthington. GRANDIN 579-E. N. Ball, J. M. Stewart. ILLMO 58 I-Deforrest M. Doty. KOSHKONONG 582-George R. Hitt, Al Salyer, Charles Thoman, J. S. Wherry. NOVINGER 5S3-John H. Berry. BRANSON 587-John H. Justus, Ruben D. Culver, William H. Masters. ST. FRANCISVILLE 5SS-T. H. Goldsberry, Cornelius Morris, Robert L. Arnold. COLE CAMP 595-W. O. Reser. BOSWORTH 597-Ben Hatsell. ELVINS 599-H. T. Halbrook. COSBY 600-Francis Carpenther. CLINTON 54S-William A. Moore, Conrad F. Crome, E. H. Kavanaugh, C. Gil-' bert. LEADWOOD 59S-John W. White, Richard Griggs, Jerry F. Poston. CLA YTON 601-William W. Ochse, W. R. Anderson, Gustave A. Grandehn. ACACIA 6{)2-J. E. Whittle, Richard C. Alter. MOREHOUSE G03-David A. Macabee. WALKER 605-Harold B. Winters. CRAIG 60G-George W. Reams.

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EMINENCE 607-Wiley C. McCormac, Leon Chilton. STRAFFORD 60S-W. B. Musgrave. WARRENTON 609-Henry H. Hollman. CLARK 61o-T. D. Sayer. WELLSTON 61S-Max Ziegenbein, Thomas J. Baird. MT. WASHINGTON 614-George A. Bingham, Max R. Lowmiller, William E. Christie, John Kobe. SWOPE PARK 617-B. J. Besack, R. E. Fisher, W. O. Randall, M. L. Sappenfield, Dewey Hitt. OWENSVILLE 624~J. H. Tayloe. SHEFFIELD 625-Sidney N. Hall, Louis W. Kane, John W. Maxwell. MAGNOLIA 626-Nathan Steiner, G. L. Werner, Otto C. Habermass, Martin Wearts, Gus L. Loeffler, Christ J. Voltz, Albert H. Lamping, Otto M. CartaII, H. G. Julius Figge, Emil Rath, William W. Taggart, William A. DeVeny, E. H. Hollman, Andrew O. Lynn, Oscar Meyer, George C. Keller. MENDON 62S-John T. Westrup. V ALLEY PARK 629-Myron E. Orcutt. EAST GATE 6SO-F. R. Beamon, Frank S. Gorsuch, Henry Lorber, Isaac N. Mizener, Harry R. Oldham, Russell J. Stump, Paul G. Wold. TOWER GROVE 631-H. L. David, Charles A. Yaster, Elmer Compton, John H. Hough, Otto W. Weyel, Louis M. Brohammer, Edwin A. Stock. TRIANGLE 63S-J. R. McCullough, George B. Hamilton, Robert W. Copper, E. S. Brigham, Fred W. Wittler, Robert H. Branson, C. B. Osgood. MIZPAH 639-H. C. Buschman, .Edw. W. Wiehe, E. J. Kress, Alfred Lappeman,

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1938 MISSOURI I-Amandus Schaefer, James Sommerville, Joseph L. Hanser, William W. Edwards, Milton McCormick, Gottlieb Eyermann, J. W. Myers, R. C. Johnson, Theo. F. H. Suever, Frank J. Tytle, Dale S. Stanza, David Stout, Halbert E. Scott. MERIDIAN 2-George Enzinger, William F. Rower, Charles Rippin, H. A. Pommer, H. Nicolaus. BEACON S-A. T. Ruff, Frank H. Harmon, J. N. Chadeayne, William P. Ritchie, William B. Hager, Hy. W. Spuering, Carl F. Hammer, E. G. Kohner, Frank L. Magoon, A. B. Cornish, Henry S. Hess, William F. Biedermann, H ..H. K. Schwerdtmann, J. L. Watson, Charles Mathes, Walker Miller, Frank W. Eilermann, William B. Sanders, Dwight C. Loper, Charles H. Sullivan. HOWARD 4-A. E. McCall, R. T. Kingsbury. UNITED 5-J. H. Dolphin, Theo. A. Coffelt, G. E. Vogel, S. C. Haseltine, C. W. Denham, Steele Campbell, E. N. Wood, E. J. Martin, J. E. Smith, Jacob Brekenfeld, John J. Stowe, David T. Kizer, Charles A. Moore, John F. Aven, Alpheus W. Helman, George Miller, Nathaniel R. Taylor, Wilmer Spickard, John L. Hawkins. ARK 6-R. L. Latimer. O'SULLIVAN 7-John W. Stuermer.

GEORGE WASHINGTON 9-William P. Newton, Frederick Schaaf, Dealancy LaBerge, J. T. Reno, William L. Denham, Eugene McQuillin, Joseph N. Foster, Gustave P. Reed, Harvey George Wobbe, Loraid V. Vickers, Henry C. Mitchell. AGENCY IO-George W. Courtner. WESTERN STAR 15-James K. Bradford. MEMPHIS 16-Green Berryman, Rush Boon, Garrett Abner, Robert M. Barnes. CLARKSVILLE 17-Lee H. Carpenter, Harry T. Wells. PALMYRA IS-Robert 1. Feaster, Howard P. Smith, Clark Neely. PARIS UNION 19-J. E. Midkiff, George R. Poage. ST. LOUIS 20-E. L. Richard, Ignatz Goldstein, A. R. Dostal, Charles Werner, Maxwell Goldman, Nathan Weiner, Abraham Samelson,' jacob Guhman. WELLINGTON 22-William C. Call. NAPHTALI 25-L. A. Weismantel, Albert Meyer, A. M. Peltason, August Schaefer, Fred Ohme. AV A 26-Henry S. Wilson. L. E. Banta, C. H. Ross. ST. JOHN'S 2S-S. L. Caldwell, E. Max Holdsworth, George R. Bennett, William F. Barger, R. E. Harris, James B. Elsberry,

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David Davis, John J. Bourn, Joseph A. Schutze. WINDSOR 29-William P. Bradley, Henry Griefe, J. H. Gordon, E. D. Hamilton. HUNTSVILLE 30-William H. McCormac, Richard T. Jackson, Wiley M. White, O. S. Hatler, William T. Burton. LIBERTY 31-J. Edw. Bradley, John H. Rothwell. HUMPHREYS 32-R. D. Glaze. TROY 34-L. Pendleton, Charles P. Ward. MERCER 35-Z. T. Sires, W. E. Moss, E. A. McDonald. COOPER 36-Henry C. Holt, Paul F. Warnhoff. CALLAO 38-Clarence A. Pool, William A. Welch. DEWITT 39-Thomas D. Jennings. MT. MORIAH 40-John R. Webber, Frank L. Berry, George H. Linkman, John Bohnenkamp, George 路F. Roeder, Sr., August Beyers, J. Henry Brinkmeyer, Albert Frankl, Taylor S. Hudson, Edw. J. Straube, James D. Harper, Victor Schiller, Herman A. Saam, Ramer H. Kramer, Ori S. Brighton, William Scott Flinn, August F. Schewe, J. F. Luetkenholder, William McEwen, Arthur L. Emms. BISMARCK 41-C. L. Wallen, Hugh Steele. MIDDLE GROVE 42-P. O. Purvis. JEFFERSON 43-C. H. Asel, Frank A. Brown, W. M. Garman, Tucker Pulliam. FAIR PLAY 44-Charles M. Oldham. FULTON 48-J. W. McIntire, M. V. Harrison, J. F. Reed, H. T. Blackburn. XENIA 50-John W. Lindsay, H. C. Clutter. LIVINGSTON 51-Sam. R. Quinley, John P. Sebree, John M. Bowen. W AKANDA 52-Charles E. Gorman, Grace Skip, Dell Fred, Oliver T. Welch. WESTON 53-Roscoe D. How, R. L. Manley, James R. Abbott. INDEX 54-William A. Kimberlin. TIPTON 56-Bert Crawford. RICHMOND 57-Calvin L. Brewen, Williams Izett. NEW BLOOMFIELD 60-John H. Knox. WAVERLY 61-Levi Kramer, Leslie W. Corder. VINCIL 62-Charles N. Stucker, Charles B. Bryan, Floyd D. Zook. CAMBRIDGE 63-George W. Deer, Joseph A. Johnson, Rufus McCormick. PATTONSBURG 65-George McDonald. ROCHEPORT 67-S. R. Kurtz. KENNETT 68-William M. Miller. SULLIVAN 69-Fred G. Harras, Leo A. Fisher, H. Henry Fisher. SAV ANNAH 71-Charles A. Harley, David A. Reece, Frank M. Carter, E. M. Somerville, Charles R. Shandy. EUREKA 73-Cyrus W. Bowen, Walter S. Owen, George H. Lea. INDEPENDENCE 76-John W. Buchanan, William B. Pate, John A. Rogers, W. W. Scott. LEBANON 77-Harry Clymer, William Wilkinson, Milton A. Clayton. ST. JOSEPH 78-Charles F. Scholl, William E. Reese, P. J. Stiver, H. A. Suter, William D. Sebb, William S. Phalp.

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POLAR STAR 79-W. G. Nenzel, William Ashdown, Charles Fernsted, Matthew L. Custer, Felix Lowy, John T. Boyd, John T. Marlin, A. E. Spatte, Elmer E. Plank, H. W. Beggs, William V. Hartlein, Samuel L. Mandel, William A. Rutledge, James N. Wilson, Paul Laichinger. BRIDGETON 80-0. M. Bull, R. W. H. H. Strait, W. J. C. Miller, Aug. Weise, J. H. Murphy, Henry G. Schaefer. LACLEDE 83-T. B. Burley, Ellis Armstrong, F. W. Ploger. WEBSTER GROVES 84-Charles C. Cushing, E. H. Behrle, Ralph B. McClure, William M. Black, C. T. Morrison, Matthew T. Chestnut, Joseph Robb, Gayle A. Steele, J. C. Hart. BROOKFIELD 86-George W. Wright, William Harwood, Charles E. Jenkins. WASHINGTON 87-E. Krom, J. L. Wetzel, D. M. Newman, C. W. Hartfield, F. H. Rapp, C. West. DEFIANCE 88-John A. Stutesman, Albert C. Sharp. FRIENDSHIP 89-L. Gibson. PERSEVERANCE 92-W. S. Campbell, S. W. Templeton, Harve Williams. ST. MARK'S 93-1. Ben Miller, W. C. Miller, J. R. Nordman, R. L. Whitney. VIENNA 94-R. W. Terrill, L. N. Ramsey. POMEGR~NATE 95-J. F. Smith, F. W. Drewing, E. W. Doelling, L. S. Ficher, A. C. Schroeder, William O. Schirmer, E. J. Stout, G. A. Wuest, G. F. Heitz. ST. ANDREWS 96-J. M. Freeeman. BETHANY 97-F. H. Broyles, G. M. Sigenthaler. WEBSTER 98-Bert S. Potts, O. H. Robertson, William M. Greer. MT. VERNON 99-C. E. Silverwood. ASH GROVE 100-William Richter, J. B. Morris. HEROINE 104-John A. Millichip, Izzy Swartz, Aubrey R. Greenlee, Charles F. Monk, Ira C. Hedrick, Alddolph Wolgang, Simon Glazer. KIRKSVILLE l05-Harley E. Tucker, W. T. Malone, James A. Billington, O. O. Snedeker, Wood E. Hughes. GALLATIN 106-Joe A. Mann, John Musselman, Andrew J. Place, Houston Vanbeber. MARCUS 110-Robert A. Buckner, Lyman D. Farrar. TRENTON Ill-Abram C. Dudley, William W. Hubbell, Roy Johnson, Charles Muff, Joseph S. Proffitt, Samuel F. Thompson, Jacob R. Weaver. MAITLAND Il2-Ira Williams, William S. Schooler. PLATTSBURG Il3-Claude Funkhouser, Roy W. Nelson, Charles H. Thompson, Leslie R. Trimble, Morgan J. Trimble, William A. Walters. TWILIGHT 114-W. J. Moretta, L. W. Creasy. BARNES 116-A. H. Wommack. DESOTO 119-John C. Benson, August Dunkman, F. M. Evens, George Schwenk, Wilber B. Wallace. COMPASS 120-Arthur Simpson, P. T. Ford, O. D. Noland. ERWIN 121-Frederick M. Roehlk, Charles Fensky, Oscar A. Boellner, Carl D.

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Hoffmann, Charles H. Mesenbrink, John Alt, William A. Gernhardt, William J. Schwab, Frederick Lay, Leo Loeb, George B. Schulz, Henry F. G. Denker, Ernest Spellmeyer, Conrad Breitweiser, Henry William Heller. GENTRYVILLE 125-F. D. Gist, J. C. Smith. SEAMAN 126-M. P. DeWitt, S. V. Griffith, C. Short, N. H. Porter, W. C. Schoene, S. S. Spangler. ATHENS 127-John W. Agee, Harry A. Smith. LORRAINE 128-0wen P. Ragan. MONETT 129-Alexander W. Thomas, John R. Aulgur, J. E. Aulger. POTOSI 131-Jonathan C. Smith. FARMINGTON 132-Earl Vest Abernathy. STAR OF THE WEST 133-H. H. Faris, William Blue, S. E. Bond, L. E. Bartlow. OLEAN 134-William B. Hale, J. E. Wiser, Austin W.路 Roark. PHOENIX 136-John T. Middleton. LINCOLN 138-William Stanton. PLEASANT GROVE 142-Harry H. Everett. IRONDALE 143-J. H. Eaton. MODERN 144-John M. Bradbury. CASS 147-John Thomas, H. Haynes, William B. Harrison, H. S. Lee Spicer, J. L. White. LEXINGTON 149-Frank R. Howe, John K. Leiter, Samford Sellers, Sr., William T. Tutt. LINN CREEK 152-William C. Flaiborn, George W. Miller, Charles N. Davis. BLOOMFIELD 153-C. H. Maupin, E. B. Lincoln, J. L. Ashley. ASHLAND 156-H. A. Rippeto. MOUNTAIN GROVE 158-James M. Hubbard, C. B. Taylor. GREEN CITY 159-J. W. Woy. PLEASANT 160-J. C. Mitchell. CLIFTON HILL 161-P. F. Sears. WHITESVILLE 162-J. Frank Roberts, Burnett Townsend. OCCIDENTAL 163-George K. Gilbert, George W. Hall, Robert H. Moon, George W. Short, J. Allen Ware, Otto B. Tedrick, George E. Allison, James W. Jump, Charles J. Arnheiter, Harry Benham, Louis S. Irvin, Monroe S. Collins. PORTAGEVILLE 166-J. N. Barnes, G. W. Sutherland. CENSER 172-Christopher G. McQuarry, Charles A. Powell. GRAY SUMMIT 173-Thomas L. Lewis, A. B. Gibson. STURGEON 174-Louie Hulen, E. N. Gentry. POINT PLEASANT 176-R. T. Waring, B. L. Chambers. TEXAS 177-Moredecai Brown, William R. Grace, Walter J. Twerd, James Corbett, James B. Leavitt, Con C. Simmons. GRISWOLD 178-Tol Laughlin. PRIDE OF THE WEST 179-8amuel J. Gast, Julius Reese, John H. Fisse, William F. Mueninghaus, Albert N. Stanley, Herman J. Garrett. PYRAMID 180-Frank Till, Albert Reidesel. MORLEY 184-William Roy Ristig.

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SHELBINA 228-John A. Ford, Thomas W. Lyell, Charles H. Douglass. ST. JAMES 230-Bert E. Dorris. BUCKLIN 233-W. H. Borron. ST. FRANCOIS 234-Andrew W. Bradshaw. SEDALIA 236-Lou Bernstein, W. Merle F.lliott, George R. Mitchell, J. H. Reeves,

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C. H. Bothwell, Julius Cohn, W. Pit Stanley, A. C. Burton, Leonard H. Ruffin. LA PLATA 237-H. W. Hall, L. E. Dawdy, R. C. Milchel, George W. Morgar, Harry Norfolk, David P. Huston. HOPEWELL 239-William H. Johnson. PALESTINE 241-Arthur E. Lehmann, August H. Moehlehkamp, Herman Braufmanx. PORTLAND 242-Charles T. Harris. KEYSTONE 243-John M. Dorman, James H. Cranfill, Virgil V. Williams, Frederick M. Wright, Frank H. Grossenheider, Fred P. Dobrileit, Roscoe F. Wadley, Martin H. Reubramann, Richard H. Hill, Truman L. Dews, James R. Patton. MIDDLE FABIUS 244-J. A. Middleton, Charles H. Kirkland. KNOB NOSTER 245-E. O. F. Elliott. MONTGOMERY 246-George P. Vogt. NEOSHO 247-Stephen A. Russell, Thomas Wiswall, Ed. E. Truex, George W. Tarrant. CARROLL 249-W. A. Dearing, William R. Winkler, Lewis J. Litholt, O. C. Sutton. HOPE 251-John Coleman, Griffin Watkins. ALANTHUS 252-H. T. Tipkens. LAREDO 253-0wen B. Kilburn. BUTLER 254-Joseph Meyer, C. W. McFarland, J. A. Rogers. ALTON 255-A. A. Bennett. SHEKINAH 256-Fred W. Beimdiek, Nelson A. Miner, Frederick Wakefield, Ban. F. Vest, Bert F. Ogle, F. E. Amther. LODGE OF LOVE 259-James J. Heaten. MECHANICSVILLE 260-Grover Hoffman. FLORENCE 261-G. W. Dutton, J. E. Coffmann. HOLDEN 262-John E. Surley, George B. McClelland, Colbert H. Johnson. SUMMIT 263-Mart E. Bennett, Hugh R. Jones, Howard E. Ward, William J. Wellsey. CORINTHIAN 265-Frank L. Golay, A. Sterling, Jehu W. Hull, Charles S. Dickinson, Ben Harris. SOCIAL 266-W. P. Moses, Charles Todd. AURORA 267-John A. Janiesch, Herman H. Mittendorf, Herman R. Gottlieb, Harry W. Ueker, Louis A. Walker, Harry C. Bowers. BROTHERHOOD 269-Frank A. J ohnson, William A. Maxwell. NEW SALEM 270-J. G. Bell. SOLOMON 271-Charles L. Whittaker, James Z. Campbell, J. W. Spears, C. L. Kniseley, Carl G. Mark, Jarrett W. Comer, Oscar Woodruff. GRANITE 272-George V. Miller, Charles B. Green. ST. CLAIR 273-Jere T. Davis. COLD SPRING 274-Dr. E. X. Pare. GRAND RIVER 275-Edgar L. Beck, Walter L. Wright. WILLIAM D. MUIR 277-Ham Lusk. HOGLE'S CREEK 278-N. L. Nowell, J. O. Ashinhurst, William H. Halbert, H. O. Largent. FENTON 281-Andrew J. Hilgert. COSMOS 282-E. M. Zimmerman, Au-

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gust Heper, Gustan Haas, James L. Munger, Aaron Waldheim, Benjamin Altheimer. STOCKTON 283-Thomas F. Mead, A. B. Hill. CANOPY 284-Henry A. Nobles, Oleah H. Ray. URICH 286-W. B. Collins. CRAFT 287-Peter Birk, Charles D. Jones, Frank R. Lawrenceson, John W. Tanquary, John M. Bruner, William H: Bamburger. HERMITAGE 288-A. J. Alexander. FAIRMONT 29O-John R. Culbertson. EDINA 291-Pearl Kilbride. MOUND CITY 294-Benton O. Adkison. TEMPLE 299-Ralph L. Anderson, Theodore W. Bleach, Charles S. Bramblee, Henry L. Brooks, James D. Davison, Samuel L. Hanks, William R. Howell, Frank C. J ordan, William T. Kemper, Charles H. Kirshner, Harold E. Knight, Hiram A. Lewis, John D. Lund, Richard O. McGee, DeWitt C. Main, C. Wilbur Mercer, John E. Moses, Ralph .B. Pilgrim, Hermann Ritterhoff, Frank B. Bott, Robert E. Shryock, Allie W. Thompson, Isaac B. Vail, Howard J. Vrooman, W. F. Williams, Daniel S. Wyrick. DORIC 300-James B. McCall. LICK CREEK 302-W. A. Martin, George C. Deckerd. OSAGE 303-Hubert R. Wood, Clarence B. Frederick, Harry R. Stevens, R. E. Ishan, Lorenza E. Deaton. SIGNAL 304-Edward M. Divine. CECILE-DAYLIGHT 305-Laclaire Lambert. ASHLAR 306-Charles J. Stone. PARROTT 308-John B. Wilson. SIKESTON 310-Leroy Moore, J os. W. Meyers, C. C. Stewart, William L. Carroll. KEARNEY 311-John T. Hall, William Simpson, William R. Scudder. CUBA 312-W. G. Henderson. PINE 314-W. T. Phegley, W. N. Pigg. JERUSALEM 315-E. L. Poague, F. B. Granger. RURAL 316-Fred T. Allen, Walter R. Anthony, Roger Cunningham, Charles H. Dorton, Eddie F. Furry, George A. Miller, E. P. McWatty, Louis E. Thayer, Albert Wahlemeier. OSBORN 317-L. D. Noland, G. M. Creamer. JONATHAN 321-Jeff Fugate. HARDIN 322-Hale W. Lentz. CORNERSTONE 323-WiIIiam Musgrave, William Langmeier, Charles E. Holden, C. M. Smith, Oscar Noack. McDONALD 324-Edgar J. Berry, William E. Cross, C. C. Downs, Robert A. Love, Joseph H. Orear. DOCKERY 325-Frank L. Youngs, W. C. Hoover. MT. ZION 327-David W. Rice, Sr., Earl V. Holt, Martin Walt, Sr., Benjamin F. Skinner, Charles H. Smith. CAINSVILLE 328-Mark Sobotka. PAUL REVERE 330-John Lampert, Leslie E. Grant, C. Eugene Niccum, Edward W. Martin. CHARITY 331-Lee Webster, William Musterman, Charles H. Seaman, Aaron C. Bennett, William A. Burdine, John L. Donnelly, W. B. Farris, John H. Krause, H. J.

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Ravold, H. F. Priebe, G. V. Esping, O. Mitchell, Sr., Adolph C. Rock, R. B. Parrott, A. J. Brunswig, George S. Wilber. EXCELLO 822-Andrew J. Hardister. CHILLICOTHE 833-Thomas C. Campbell, William L. White, Harry Metzner. BRECKENRIDGE 834-William Ridinger, J. N. Roberts. JOPLIN 885-B. W. Brice, Fred C. Dunlap, Stephen M. Molloy, Warren Buxton, William A. Davis, Harry W. Dickerson, John R. Ridgway, Harry C. Smith, Charles H. Parker, Mercer Arnold. BLUE SPRINGS 887-W. Frank Orchard. WESTPORT 840-Charles G. Launder, Claude L. Miniger, Charles L. Vanfossen, Frank M. Walbridge, Edw. J. Mellen, Norman V. Clark, Scott B. Barnes, Frank V• • Chapman, Buford AdamS, Henry S. Conrad, Alex M. Newman, Edgar Alex Scott, Frederick J. Seager. CIRCLE 342-Arthur Davis. MOBERLY 844-W. S. Wagner, Fred Mohr, C. C. Ecckleberger, J. S. Gollehon, C. W. Cother, E. J. Bailey. FELLOWSHIP 345-Weaver E. Hough, Harry Baum, Robert E. Adams, Charles Hislop, Thornton L. Brown, Julius C. Finke, Arthur E. Rinker, Fred O. Hamm, Charles R. Warden, George L. Schier, Robert F. Campbell, William Ed. Johnson, Leon W. Wing, James M. Sexton. AMERICA 847-William F. Clodius, George Hommelsen. FRIEND 852-W. M. Wade, G. J. Vaughan, W. I. Fulton, L. R. Williams. BARNESVILLE 353-J. H. Darr. HEBRON B54-E. Morgan Day, Oland T. Henderson, Robert L. Hughes, Ed. C. Morris, Hamilton R. McKinley, Howard M. Williamson. TUSCAN 360-Alphonse S. Hart, George Coslow, Milton Frye, Ernest E. Werner, John M. Robertson, John H. Bell, John E. Bishop, Harry G. Holdern, F. H. McReynolds, Arthur F. Fach, Milo A. Edwards, M. E. Singleton, Frank Johnson, Carlton H. Jung, Francis L. Reder, Roy P. Atwood, Albert A. Rehbein. HIRAM 362-Alva C. Bridges, Henry C. Black, Henry Seyb. FRATERNAL 86B-Maurice C. Arban, Earnest A. Daehm, William Phillips. HIGGINSVILLE 364-Robert A. Roberts, Frank H. Knipmeyer, Fritz Tempel. ADAIR 366-George C. Enochs, John R. Kirk, W. G. Barbee. BARRY 367-William S. Erwin. CRESCENT HILL 368-W. O. Bates, Ray R. Adams. COMPOSITE 869-T. J. Huson, James G. Merrell, A. C. Jones, St., E. V. Cole, E. M. Carter. . SHELDON 871-Stanton Herrick, John Lee Kabler. NONPAREIL 872-Pat H. Sullivan. KING HILL 876-Henry M. Laeint, Louis R. Sack, John Streckenfinger, Norton E. Laingler, Thomas Boone Jackson, John W. Holtmann. QUEEN CITY 880-George King, Oscar A. Hurd, Jonas G. Farmer. IONIA 381-Cal F. Hayes, John W. Taylor, Robert S. Harvey, Lynn J. Castle, Her-

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bert W. Schroeder, Edward P. Clark, John P. Ross. PYTHAGORAS 8SS-William G. Adams, George W. Collins, Martin L. Ingram, William R. King; Claud W. Sopher, Albert L. Stephens, A. C. Wilhelm. EAST PRAIRIE S84-Duff M. Hodges. RICHLAND 385-Arch .J. McDonald. CHULA 8BS-F. V. Ross. ARCANA 389-R. B. Baldridge, S. A. Henderson, William Fairley. MARIONVILLE S90-W. F. Yeager, GeorgeD. Hall, F. W. Lester, George W. Johnson. RAYTOWN 391-Joseph C. Oliver. CHRISTIAN 392-Willis T. McLaurine, Floyd Prater, Numa R. Holcomb. BEE HIVE 39B-Henry Ashby, Oliver A. Pollard. WESTERN LIGHT 396-Roy S. Dorman, Robert B. Walker. GOWER 397-E. S. Horn, J. C. Guinn. JASPER 398-Charles R. Patterson. PIKE B98-J ames E. McPike. CARTERVILLE 401-George W. Johnson, William F. Shaner. MALTA 402-J. Percy Houston, Richard C. Potter, Charles W. Schooley. LOWRY CITY 40B-H. A. Haverland. EVERTON 405--0. P. Maxwell. MALDEN 406-0rlando Morsman. CHARLESTON 407-Ben R. Greene, Dixie Hannibal, John H. Collier. MONTROSE 40B-R. C. Cockrell. IBERIA 41o-James D. Berry, Charles W. Tyler. APPLETON CITY 412-James M. Burns. V ALLEY 413-Fred I. Dunn. CACHE 416-Alsive B. Lentz, James A. Sandell, George H. Stainway, Charles F. Briggs, William H. Davis, William Ledford, Charles E. Morton. WHITEWATER 417-John M. Slagle. ITASKA 420-J. Clarence Kolb, George Rismann, David Donton, Frank H. Horn, Edward H. Fuist, August Merkel, Henry Koch, John W. Buchanan, J. H. Stafford. URBANA 421-Joel T. Clymore, Robert Richey. GATE OF THE TEMPLE 422-George P. Dirth, George A. Worster, Darrell E. Windle, William L. Kirkey, William W. Bradley, Walter H. Strong, James H. Rathbone, James H. Billings, LeRoy Hall. SAMARITAN 424-Robert P. Taylor. ROTHVILLE 426-William C. Stanley, Herbert H. Miller. GLENWOOD 427-George W. Ford. MACK'S CREEK 433-W. L. Moulder. ROCKBRIDGE 435-L. G. Hicks. TEMPERANCE 438-James McFall, John W. Kerr. MT. OLIVE 439-LeRoy Benters. TROWEL 440-John F. Myers. ANCHOR 443-George A. Shaw, John J. Hall, August A. Vogel, John C. A. Locher. Charles H. Branditz, Carl H. Witte, T. Frank Smith, Harold R. Cline, Cyrus D. Robinson, Alvin D. Reed, William S. Morris, Gustav Weinman. ADA 444-A. B. Remley, George Coleman, J. H. J. Clare. WEST GATE 445-Henry' William Schmidt, Lewis J. Evans, Clarence E. Whitworth, Arthur S. Whitley, Richard H.

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Fuhrmann, E. L. Kleinschmidt, Henry Whitney, John F. Booth, William Koedding. SCHELL CITY 448-E. Clyde E. Mans. BELTON 450-E. K. George. CONTINENTAL 454-Zenis J. Lewis. WALLACE 456-Robert Hunt. JONESBURG 457-Edw. McCullough, George L. Wilson. MELVILLE 458-Rev. W. H. Watson. LAMBSKIN 460-Lawrence W. Low, Louis W. Snyder, Luther W. Witmer, George Blaich, Fred G. March, M. M. Raynolds, Gustave Romaker, James P. Kerr, Arthur Wheeler, John Boullier, James H. Kincaid, Edw. Wrisberg, John S. McElroy, Elson A. Buckley, Elmer Kunkle. CARUTHERSVILLE 461-Robert L. Ward. SANTA FE 462-George S. Tremble, J. W. Duncan. CLIFTON 463-Joseph A. Cockman, William G. Russell. GAYNOR CITY 465--Albert F. Hall. SOUTHWEST 466-Robert L. Gimlin, Frank A. Snow. PLEASANT HOPE 467-Walter L. Bass, Jesse J. Clingman. RED OAK 468-J. F. Hagler. NODAWAY 470-E. G. O'Rear, William H. Collins, C. J. Alderman. MT. HOPE 476-Sam T. Roberts, Charles W. Wagoner, John C. Martin, Henry W. McNeel. HENDERSON 477-W. A. Atkins, George Wilkerson. JEWEL 480-James G. Clemens, James S. Thomas, Albert A. Foresper, R. B. Clay. MARCELINE 48I-August L. Kleine, Robert A. Bealmear. CLINTONVILLE 482-Charles S. Cochran. KIRKWOOD 484-James P. Knisley, Joseph B. Greensfelder, Charles W. Gunn, Frank M. Hickman. CAIRO 486-E. M. McDaniel, F. R. Dennis. CHILHOWEE 487-D. L. Day, J. G. Beaty. LOCK SPRING 488-Moses Mann. LAKEVILLE 489-George A. Kirby. MONTEVALLO 490-Henry D. Combs. VANDALIA 49I-Robert S. Tully, Paul R. Hollingsworth, J. S. McCollum. HARMONY 499-John C. Jones, Arthur R. Driskell, Rudolph H. Huschke. BUCKNER 50I-Percid A. Darcy. PLATTE CITY 504-Ernest L. Dudgeon. EUCLID 505-Bert Hunt, Clarence B. Martin, Edward Aytes, Jacob Albatt, James R. Young. WEBB CITY 5I2-C. C. Harris, Joe H. Insing, W. C. Knight, S. O. Pugh, Walter L. Martin. SENATH 5I3-C. E. Browning, Edw. Hastings. ORIENTAL 5I8-E. F. Pauling, T. C. Marshall. CRANE 5I9-J. C. R. Dogget. CLIFTON HEIGHTS 520-Ambro J. Northcraft, Hannibal Stallard, Edw. H. Krite, Arthur G. L. Moore, F. Martin Held, George Simpson. GATE 'CITY 522-Samuel E. Beatty, E. S. Brigham, Isaac O. Brown, Frank L. Byam, John W. Dowling, Nealy A. Flagg, William

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L. Hahn, John C. Hayes, William P. Hislop, Fred W. Landfried, Charles P. Lands, Louis Oppenstein, Guy W. Ostrander, Charles E. Peterson, William L. Peterson, Upsher S. Sandusky, William H. Sharp, Emmertt W. Skates, Luther C. Slavens, Carl F. Smith, Henry C. Spencer, James Stark, William S. Thomas, N else Thompson, Bert L. Tisdale, Floyd L. Weakley, William L. Wise. CUNNINGHAM 525-Albert A. Brown, Robert 1. Waugh. WAYNE 526-J. A. Banks. HIGBEE 527-W. A. Dougherty, J. E. Mosley, J. E. Sherwood. CONWAY 528-J. L. A. Daugherty, J. Larence Price, Louis A. Grisold. APOLLO 529-Charles B. Bromm, Reuben G. Trail. LANE'S PRAIRIE 53I-B. L. Meriwether. COMFORT 533-Maynard F. Francis, John W. Robertson. COL UMBIA 534-Louis M. Roemer, Joseph C. Roberts, Frederick Dotzman. BLACKWELL 535-Elbridge M. Dearing. INGOMAR 536-H. C. Utterman. STELLA 538-Stipp H. McKinley, Campbell Marshal. WINIGAN 540-W. D. Houston, W. W. Bronton, Lee Bronton, J. M. Boyle, William Davis. ALGABIL 544-Joseph C. Oberly, Charles Curnick, E. A. Grotpeter, Oscar C. Mark, Ed. Haley. SOUTH GATE 547-John H. Fredrick, Fred A. Lamb, Roland Hughes, F. M. Recktenwald, G. R. Cook, William Rigsby, William D. Tays, B. W. Cunningham, Sr., Kirk Shellaberger, Fred W. Trapnell, Fred N. Tufts, Charles L. Blanton, Clyde H. Culver, W. Perry Motley, Abram Miller, William Walker, Elver E. Sawtelle, Charles E. Gibson, C. L. Richardson. CLINTON 548-Walter L. Griffith, Dwight R. Sayles. CARL JUNCTION 549-Joseph Story, Charles B. Roney. ROSE HILL 550-Grant Brewer, J. C. Lyter, Walter Diehm, C. R. Revinghous, F. C. Pollman, George T. Parick, C. H. Bleich, O. Holt Kortkamp, H. Dailey. CLARKSBURG 553-Charles E. Chaney. BLAIRSTOWN 557-William C. Long. MOSCOW 558-James H. Anderson. NELSON 560-William Lawson. COWGILL 56I-William Jacobsen. YORK 562-Herbert E. Peck, Harry C. Frazier, Charles F. Henderson, Warren F. Sublett, Sanford M. Daniels, Ed. D. Phillips, E. L. Winn, Sr., John H. Chase. JAMESPORT 564-G. N. Sutcliff, William Drummond. MAPLEWOOD 566-0tto C. Holtz, George L. Elberbeck, William H. Andrews, E. C. Ramsey. NAYLOR 568-W. A. Gish, W. A. Sursa, A. L. Woods. REPUBLIC 57'o-William M. Laney. HAYTI 57I-Edward Juden. RUTLEDGE 572-Levi L. Arehorst. BERNIE 573-Elisha G. Williams, Thomas E. Edwards. LA MONTE 574-James R. Clark. EASTER 576-William Sincox, Charles F. Kincaid.

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OLIVE BRANCH 576-James Nicholson, Walter G. Helmholt, Arthur L. Zeller. EWING 577-W. C. Fee, W. A. Roberts, T. S. Morton. FOREST PARK 578-Fred W. Amack, Wade H. Arnold, Garrett E. Davis, Archie L. Hewitt, Albert T. Marshall, David Millar, Julius Rapp, Jr., George Taylor, David O. Wederbrock. GRANDIN 579-Alex Johnston. KOSHKONONG 582-0scar Harmon. NOVINGER 583-John E. Sizemore. CRITERION 586-William L. Brummett. ADVANCE 590-J. F. GaStain, Tony Moss, Ed. L. Myers. LEADWOOD 598-Charles Downey. COSBY 600-John R. Kaiser, Francis Parker. CLAYTON 601-Edward P. Clark, Fred C. Taxis. ACACIA 602-Newton H. Hickman, Ezra L. Morgan, John Pickard, E. M. Watson, William St. Clair, John L. Henry. MOREHOUSE 603-1. W. Sarff. CRAIG 606-Clarence C. Watters. EMINENCE 607-George Dyer, Mike L. Dorris. MOKANE 612-A. Lee Martin. WELLSTON 613-Frank Hawkins, William N. Moss, Jesse M. Barnett, Nicholas J. Seibel, Jr., Frank L. Berlin, Charles Walter, Henry J. Meyer, Wolff Rosenthal. MT. WASHINGTON 614-Luther C. Davis, William S. Shope, Robert M. Taber, William Vinci Holman, C. C. Luncefond. CHAFFEE 61G-Lewis C. Beazley, Joseph A. Barklay, Xolin O. Ray. SWOPE PARK 617-H. J. Lanritsen, David Nolan. GRANDVIEW 618-William T. Palmer. NORWOOD 622-William J. Moxom. OWENSVILLE 624-W. P. Fitzgerald, Fred H. Berger, Martin V. Smith. SHEFFIELD 625-Francis E. DeLong, Frank M. Fudge, Cassins M. Hartman, George W. Helard, William D. John, William E. Kentner, John W. Lee, Walter B. Miller, Joseph C. Needles, Russell Noland, John J. Peacock, Floyd H. Pyburn, Arthur C. Rouse, Harry B. Sharp, Lewis H. Termier. MAGNOLIA 626-Harry G. Althen, Karl F. Jack, Albert Wenzlick, George A. Bruce,

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Alex Robertson, Edward K. May, Oswald W. Gaisler, Frank L. Hellweg, Pinckney Sellers, Cloice B. Baker, William C. Reifeiss, Eric H. Seastadt, John C. W. Meyer, Adolph Leyh, David E. Morgan. EAST GATE 630-S. E. Benscoter, Benjamin Butler, Jacob F. Dobler, Edw. H. Flanigan, Frank Hardy, O. C. Richardson, Robert R. Ross, Edw. A. Russell, Will M. Sams. TOWER GROVE 631-James T. Smith, Albert E. Wiedmer, George B. Low, Moses B. Bass, Peter H. Miller. BELGRADE 632-George C. Woods; STEELE 634-John H. German. TRIANGLE 638-Frank E. Murray, Henry C. Lampe. MIZPAH 639-Irvin A. Bullock, Alfred B. Howarth. JENNINGS 640-Henry A. Settlage. TRINITY 641-James E. Archey, L. E. Blumfelder, O. F. Schneider, J. W. Armstrong. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 642-Bernard Krugman, Henry Geyer, Harry Yatkeman, Ernest M. Gassner, Theodore Young, Luis C.Olian. NORTHEAST 643-T. M. Stanley, E. M. Critchfield, Otis E. Gregg, George W. Jewitt, Adrian C. Lozier, Elmer E. Lyon, Albert W. Mills. GRAIN VALLEY 644-E. E. Kirby. SHAVEH 646-Marquard Louis Kannapell. UNIVERSITY 649-William H. Packard, J. Norman Brannock, Otto Sutter, John E. Turner. PARMA 650-Sherman G. Hull, John E. Pryor. COMMONWEALTH 654-William J. Duvall. GARDENVILLE 655-Daniel R. Barnett, William W. O'Neal. COUNTRY CLUB 656-Max T. Stone. PROGRESS 657-Paul J. Krause, John Wesley Wallace. PURITY-658-Wilbur N. Fuller, Henry E. Stahl. ALPHA 659-R. L. Kenyon, Roy Custer Mannen. HOLLIDAY 660-1. N. Turner. THEODORE HOOSEVELT 661-0. T. Upshaw, J. O. Damm, Errol L. Doeellings. ALDRICH 664-A. B. Wiley.