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GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI
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Citlali, San Fernando, Tamps. Resurreccion, Apartado 419, Tampico, Tamps. Francisco I. Madero, Cdad. Mier, Tamps. Tolerancia, Apartado 46, Reynosa, Tamps. Xicotencatl, Xicotencatl, Tamps, Obreros de 13. Luz, Jimenez, Tamps. V rania, Gonzales, Tamps. Prometeo, San Carlos, Tamps. Cinco de Febrero, Apartado 49, C. Mante, Tamps. Profr. Miguel Saenz Gonzales, Apartado 115, Matamoros, Tamps. GRAN LOGIA VALLE de MEXICO
I t would be impossible in the brief space allotted to give a true and complete picture of the Grand Lodge VaIle de Mexico. It has had its troubles from the time it first began until the present day, but today its outlook is far brighter than at any time in its history. At various times it has claimed jurisdiction over a large part of the Republic, but in recent years it has路 passed out so much of its territory by cession to other Grand Lodges that its territory is limited to States not occupied by Grand Lodges, such as Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, Mexico (State) and Federal District, Tlaxcala, Puebla, Guerrero, Morelos, and Michoacan. A statement made by the Grand Lodge in 19~8 included Guanajuato, Queretero, Chiapas, Baja California, and Quintana Roo. The Grand Lodge has at its head this year one of the most striking and forceful of Mex路ican personalities in the person of Superior Court Judge Valentin Rincon, who has done much towards uniting the revolutionary elements and establishing a United Grand Lodge. He is not a Scottish Rite Mason and there are no present signs of Scottish Rite domination; in fact the Rite has clashed several times in recent yeats with the Grand Lodge; however, at the present time relations are extremely friendly. The Grand Secretary is Mario del Valle V, whose address is Apartado 10; street address Calles Las Artes No. 57, Mexico City, D.F.; neither the Grand Master nor Grand Secretary speak English, making conversation and correspondence difficult for those not using Spanish. The Grand Lodge had 77 active lodges before its consolidation with Grand Lodge Independiente ; the latter had 37 lodges; the active lodges since consolidation on November 21, 1944, number 114, while the total membership as given us is 3,600; whether this includes, the newly