GRAND LODGE A.ncient, Free and A.ccepted
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Official Proceedings One Hundred Thirty..First Annual Communication •
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HOMER L. FERGUSON Grand Master 1951-1952
Homer Livingston Ferguson, the 107th Grand Master of Masons in Missouri, is a native of the state. Born in Chamois, Missouri, October 10, 1905, the Ferguson family moved some years later to Jefferson City, where M. Wor. Brother Ferguson has since resided. In that city he attended grade and High School and there on November 11, 1938, he-was united in m\rriage to Miss Ann Norfleet. Of the opinion that no man is complete within himself and lives fully only as he lives to serve and to be a part of the social order, he has welcomed every opportunity'to participate in the business, religious and fraternal life of the community. The year 1929 brought many changes into the life of Homer Ferguson. During that year and before he had completed his education his father passed away. Then only 24 years of age and the eldest of nine children, he was confronted with responsibilities such as few young men are called. upon to assume. But the fine sense of duty and strength of character evidenced in later years gave路 him the courage to meet the situation. Obligations as virtual head of the family necessitated a readjustment in the life and plans of Homer .Ferguson but did not deter him in his determination to enter the field of engineering. Association with the Missouri Power and Light Company made possible the achievement of his ambition. Lacking formal education he qualified in due time through special study and actual experience as a registered professional Electrical Engineer. Today he is District Superintendent of that Company. A member of the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers and the National Society of Professional Engineers he has been active in various engineering societies. He is a charter member of the Jefferson City Engineers' Club and Past President of that organization and has served on a number of important committees. Further evidence of his professional standing came in 1947 when he was appointed to the Jefferson' City Planning and Zoning Commission and for the past three ~ears has headed that Commission as President.
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The background of M. Wor. Brother Ferguson is both religious and Masonic. His father was a devout member of the Christian Church and Past Master of Jefferson Lodge No. 43. The paternal influence was a deciding factor in shaping the life and thinking of the son. Following in the footsteps of his father he early united with the same church and in due time became a member of the same "Lodge. He is now an Elder in the Christian Church and for many years a member of the Official Board. He is also Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Christian Churches of Missouri and a member of the Executive Committee. He is active also in the Council of Churches work, a Past President of the Jefferson City Council of Churches and. at this time is a member of the Executive Committee of the Missouri Council of Churches and Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Council. For the past 20 years he has taken an active part in the affairs of the Jefferson City Chamber o~ Commerce. His Masonic career is a splendid record of constructive service. He was initiated in Jefferson Lodge No. 43, on February 24, 1927, passed June 2 and raised September 5 of the same year. During the year 1941 he served as W~rshipful Master.. He is Past High Priest of Jefferson Chapter, No. 34, a member of Ezra Oouncil, No. 32, R. & S. M., Prince of Peace Commandery, No. 29, Missouri Consistory, No. 1 and Moolah Temple. During his term as Worshipful Master Jefferson Lodge, No. 43, commemorated its Centennial. Despite the duties of his office and always responsive to every opportunity to advance the interests of the fraternity and his Lodge, he acceded to the request of his Brethren that he serve as .Chairman of the Centennial Committee. His genius for organization a.nd team work was again demonstrated. The entire Centennial program was under his direction and in keeping with the importance and dignity of the occasion. The Pageant was one of the outstanding events recorded in the history of Missouri Masonry. . His long and impressive Masonic record brought proper recognition in 1942 when, just one year after he had retired from the office of Worshipful Master, he was appoiilted Grand Pursuivant of the Grand Lodge by the then Governor of Missouri, M. Wor. Brother Forrest C. Donnell. And when elected Grand Master he was installed in that high office by the same distinguished Brother. Over 100 members of Jefferson Lodge, No. 43, were present on that occasion. Homer Ferguson brought to the duties of Grand Master a fresh and wholesome approach. His administration was notable for the quiet dignity and sincerity with which he discharged his onerous
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duties. His address to the Grand Lodge, over which body he presided with calm deliberation and the utmost fairness, set forth clearly and concisely recommendations which merit thoughtful consideration by the Craft. As an engineer he regards Masons as builders. Again and again he has pointed out in his addresses that Masonry is not an organization devoted to ritualistic proficiency but a living, vital fraternity charged with the solemn duty of building better men. In hisphilosophy Masonry sets forth the high ideal of how men should liv-e together in peace and harmony. It is his further conviction that to achieve this ideal Masons must recognize _~nd practice not only the Masonic duties set forth in the ritual but the duties incident to church membership and to exercise the prerogatives of citizenship. Realistic and practical in his outlook, Homer Ferguson is alive to the fine work the Order of DeMolay is doing in the field of youth education and development and has constantly and actively supported that organization. Despite the many demands on his time he was Chapter Adviser of DeMolay from 1930. to 1940. His devotion to the movement was recognized in 1935 when he received the Legion of Honor. Missouri Masons are justly proud of the Masonic Home and regard it as an example of Masonry in practice. As Grand Master Homer Ferguson, by virtue of his office, was also President of the Home Board. In that capacity he was given the opportunity to develop many of his ideas concerning Home management. To those duties he gave unstintingly of his time and effort. He is a firm believer in Masonic education and is in agreement with many of his predecessors who advocate a medium devoted to the dissemination of Ma..c;;onic news and wbich will at once keep the Craft informed as to the activities of the Grand Lodge. Quiet, unassuming, there is evident always determination of purpose and a clear and well defined sense of duty. His genial personality and sincerity have won for him many friends throughout the State. Throughout his Masonic association and as Grand Master he has consistently exemplified the tenets and precepts of Freemasonry. J. M. B.
,GRAND LODGE Ancient, Free and Accepted
Masons of the State of Missour~
• Official Proceedings One Hundred Thirty.-First Annual Communication
• Sept. 30, Oct. 1, A. D. 1952, A. L. 5952
ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
The One Hundred Thirty-First 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 30, 1952. PRESENT Homer L. Ferguson, M. W. Grand Master. Richard O. Rumer, R. W. 'Deputy Grand Master. . James McBrayer Sellers, R. W. Senior Grand Warden. Orestes Mitchell, Jr., R. W. Junior Grand Warden. Edmund E. Morris, R. W. Grand Treasurer. Harold L. Reader, R. W. Grand Secretary. Freelon K. Hadley, R. W. Grand Lecturer. Emmett L. Robison, W. Grand Chaplain. Samuel Thurman, W. Grand Chaplain. Guthrie S. Birkhead, W. Grand Chaplain. William J. Craig, Grand Senior Deacon. Harold M. Jayne, Grand Junior Deacon. Frank P. Briggs, Grand Senior Steward. Robert L. Aronson, Grand Junior Steward. Harold O. Grauel, Grand Marshal. Bruce H. Hunt, Grand Marshal. Robert H. Mann, Grand Sword Bearer. John A. Witthaus, Grand Pursuivant. Virgil B. Saville, Grand Tiler.
At 10 :00 a. m., Most Worshipful Grand Master Homer Ferguson opened the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri in Ample Form, assisted by the Grand Officers and supported by a large attendance of representatives. The brethren united in singing one verse of "America," after which Grand Chaplain Robison offered the invocation. CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE-INTERIM REPORT
To the Most Worshipf~tl Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of Missouri: Your Committee on Credentials begs to report a constitutional number of subordinate lodges are represented. FRED
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MESSAGES
Messages of greeting were received from Past Grand Masters Chiles, Bray, Sunderland and Bond, and from Grand Secretary Gonzales of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines, and from William C. Gordon, Grand Master of the Grand Encampment. APPROVAL OF 1951 PROCEEDINGS
On motion, duly made, seconded and carried, the published 1951 Proceedings were approved. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
R. Wor. Brother John W. Calhoun introduced the following Distinguished visitors: J. P. Maher, Past Grand Master of Canada in Ontario. Dr. Publio Cortini, Grand Treasurer on the Grand Orient of Italy. Carroll T. Hughes, Deputy Grand Master of Illinois. Robert Perkins, Grand Sword Bearer of Illinois. S. Allan Daugherty, Grand Master of Kansas. Edward W. Knight, Grand Master of Nebraska. J. Elliott Grayson, Grand Master of Iowa. Earl Delzell, Grand Secretary of Iowa. William Shrope, Senior Grand Warden of Iowa. John Cunningham, Masonic Service Association of the United States. Frederick J. Marston, Grand Commander, Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Missouri. Virgil B. Saville, Grand High Priest, Grand Chapter RA.M. of Missouri. Edwin Knudson, Grand Master, Grand Council RS.M. of 'Missouri. William B. Massey, S.G.I.G., Scottish Rite of Missouri. GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS
To the Grand Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of the State of Missouri: In accordance with certain provisions of the Constitution and By-Laws of this Grand Lodge it is necessary for me to submit an account of my stewardship for the past twelve months, discuss the general condition of Fre~masonry in this Jurisdiction, and make recommendations which seem expedient and necessary. We, who are assembled here as the leaders of Freemasonry in the State of Missouri, are entrusted with a sacred duty. Every year at this time we have the opportunity of making decisions which can have a very wholesome effect on Freemasonry in Missouri, and even beyond the confines of this state. In some cases it may require compromise, in other cases courage and faith, but this duty goes with the respective offices in which each of us now serve. There are some here today who were attending Grand Lodge long before it 'w~s my pri.vilege to attend, but there are many of you
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here for the first or second time. Although no one needs a welcome here today, I wish to extend my appreciation to each of you for making another contribution to Freemasonry by your presence. However, most of you probably feel it is an honor and privilege to be present in the various capacities in which we now serve. it seems that the duties of this office become more demanding each year, and now for the last two years has been added the responsibility of serving as President of our Masonic Home. Needless to say, it appears that any normal person must feel inadequate to make all the trips and meet all the demands that are made on this office. . This report is submitted in all humility, recognizing my inability to do many of the things that should have been done, and asking that you be charitable with me for the mistakes I have made and for those things left undone. t The general condition of Masonry in Missouri today is good. Our total membership is now 118,OO~, a net increase this year of 1871. Our present finances are satisfactory, but need careful consideration for future years. There is reason to believe our ritualistic work over the entire state is developing satisfactorily. I know of no critical conditions that exist, however, there is unlimited opportunity to make improvements in the effectiveness of our Craft. Our success should not be measured in net gain in membership alone. The philosophy of Freemasonry is not to be measured numerically. Your Grand Masters throughout the years and other Masonic leaders have continuously enjoined us to give more attention to the spiritual and moral phases of the Craft. Now it occurs to me that we should continue to emphasize these noble purposes of Freemasonry, gauge our accomplishments by such standards and make every effort to encourage and assist every brother Master Mason with all of the faculties at our disposal, since the most noble ideas and purposes are useless unless they are put into operation. Therefore, a considerable pQrtiol1 of this report will have to do with methods and procedures which are in use in other Grand Lodges, and those that would appear to be most suitable to the situation here in Missouri. We, as Freemasons, should constantly remind ourselves that it is . not our purpose to make Freemasonry just a bigger and better organization, but to try and make some definite contribution to society as a whole. With this thought in mind we can not divorce our interests from the war-torn conditions of the world, or from the hideous things that take place in our nation and our community. The teachings of our Craft and the fellowship of Masonry constitute one of the greatest enemies to the forces of evil. . One of the greatest problems in Masonry then is to find more
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ways to reduce the lofty principles of our Craft to the problems of everyday life. Any program or development of significance should have con~ tinuity over a period of years, therefore, many of the items included in this report are a carryover from the past, and the additional recommendations and suggestions have been discussed freely with competent leaders of the Craft to be sure they do not represent only my personal thoughts. A continuous effort has been. made ail year to find out what our lodges and our brethren over the state think about our Grand Lodge, and just a minimum amount of emphasis on what the Grand Lodge wants our subordinate lodges to do. As a result of this plan a number of interesting problems have developed. Throughout the year it has also been my purpose to find out what other Grand Lodges are doing to help their subordinat-e lodges, and it is interesting to learn of the vast amount of services that soine Grand Lodges are rendering to their brethren. It is my sincere hope that we .can take courage from the accomplishments of the Grand Lodge of Missouri in the past years, face the facts that exist, and provide ways for our Grand Lodge to render more assistance and leadership to our, lodges and our brethren who are anxious to have this service furnished them. In studying the problems of our average'::'size and small lodges it is evident that few of them are sending their Wardens to Grand Lodge, and this is easy to understand since the Grand Lodge does not normally pay any of their expenses. An analysis of the records over a period of years indicates there is an average of approximately 80 Junior Wardens and approximately 100 Senior 'Vardens from our 596 lodges who attend the annual session, and that a large number of these J umor and Senior Wardens are from the larger lodges. However, all lodges would benefit very much by sending their Wardens, since this is an unusual opportunity for these officers to become familiar with Freemasonry on a state-wide level and, therefore, go back to their lodges enthused about plans for one or two more years of active leadership in their lodges. When only the Master attends Grand Lodge, his administration is usually about over and he has limited opportunities to profit from his experience. At every opportunity this year this has been stressed and I am sincerely recommending that some program be adopted which will encourage more of our Wardens to be at our annual session, particularly those from the smaller lodges who normally do not attend. CONFERENCE OF GRAND LODGE OFFICERS One of the most pleasant and profitable experiences of the year
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has been a series of conferences with the line officers of 路our Grand Lodge. On December 15, March 15 and June 14, a full-day's conference of the line officers was held in the Board of Directors' room of the Masonic Home. For convenience these meetings were arranged to follow the regular monthly meeting of the Masonic Home Board. These meetings have been well attended and have proved very profitable in developing and coordinating the program of our Grand .Lodge. As a result of these meetings, each of our line officers has been encouraged to enter in on the discussion of important decisions that have been made during the year, and this discussion has been of great assistance to me in trying to administer the affairs of your Grand Lodge. CONFERENCE OF DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS AND DISTRICT LECTURERS On Monday, November 6, 1951, a conference of District Deputy Grand Masters was held in Jefferson City. This was an all-day . meeting devoted to the discussion of general plans for the year, and presented an opportunity to discuss the various problems confronting the District Deputy Grand Masters in discharging their duties. We unfortunately chose a date on which an unusual snow blizzard struck our state, otherwise the conference was successful and proved to be an interesting and delightful meeting. This afforded me an opportunity to become better acquainted with the Deputies from the 59 districts and the problems they encounter. The following day, Tuesday, November 7, Rt. Wor. Brother Fredon K. Had"ley, Grand Lecturer, held his first state-wide conference with the District Lecturers. The blizzard seriously effected the attendance of this meeting, otherwise it was a most successful and interesting meeting. These meetings are essential to our Grand Lodge, and I sincerely appreciate the effort that is made by our brethren to be present. COMMITTEE ON DISTRICT MEETINGS One of the most outstanding services that has been rendered to Freemasonry in Missouri this year has been the work of a special committee known as the Committee on District Meetings. This committee was composed of the following brethren: Rt. yvor. Orestes Mitchell, Chairman; Most. 'VOl'. Harold L. Reader; Wor. W. Q. Kehr; Rt. Wor. W. R. Howell and Rt. Wor. J<?hn Hicks. As a result of the constant effort on the part of Rt. Wor. Brother Mitchell and other members of this committee, all districts 路except seven held district meetings where the officers of the lodges in the
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59 districts met to consider Masonic procedures and the administrative duties of the lodge officers. The reports of the conferences have been most gratifynig. It was my pleasure to attend many of these meetings and witness the interest and see the good that was done. I wish to express. my sincere appreciation to Rt. Wor. Brother Mitchell and to his committee for the outstanding service they have r~ndered. GRAND LECTURER The appointment of the new Grand Lecturer to follow in the steps of brethren who have served this Grand Lodge so capably for many years was a tremendous decision to make and, although my decision on this matter was benefitted by the counsel of many competent Masonic leaders in Missouri, the decision was not reached without great apprehension. However, I want to express my sincere appreciation to Rt. Wor. Brother Freelon K. Hadley for his devoted service this year, and I hope the brethren approve of the way this phase of our program has worked out. NECROLOGY During the past year the Angel of Death has not appeared to members of our Grand Lodge line, our Past Grand Masters, or our District Deputy GrandMasters, for which we are truly thankful. However, our line of District Lecturers has been broken by the passing of Rt. Wor. Luther E. Wilhoit, District Lecturer in the 14th District. Rt. Wor. Brother Luther E. Wilhoit, for over a quarter of a century an official representative of this Grand Lodge in the Fourteenth Masonic District, joined the Celestial Lodge Above on Friday, August 29, 1952. Active in all branches of the American Rite, he filled the chief executive chairs in the lodge, the chapter, the council and the commandery and was a gifted ritualist in all bodies. He did not confine his active life to our fraternity: alone, being an active churchman, serving his church in all capacities, especially as superintendent of the Sunday School, a civic and political leader in his community, and holding active offices, including that of representative in the General Assembly from Macon County. He was laid to rest with Masonic rites in Woodlawn Cemetery at Macon. Two thousand two hundred and thirty-four of our brethren have answered the summons to their Heavenly Home during the year, and they will be greatly missed. The Committee on Necrology will pay proper tribute to these devoted brethren. WASHINGTON MEETINGS On February 19 to 22, 1952, it was my pleasure to attend with
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Rt. Wor. Richard O. Rumer, Most Wor. Brother Harold L. Reader, Grand Secretary; Most Wor. Brother Bert S. Lee; Most Wor. Brother Ray V. Denslow and Rt. 'Vor. Brother Bruce _Hunt, the Annual Conference of Grand Masters of North America, the An;nual Meeting of the Masonic Service Association of the U. S. in Washington, D. C., and the Annual Meeting of the George "Vash~ ington Masonic National Memorial Association in Alexandria, Virginia. Most Wor. Brother Anthony F. Ittner, one of the members of the Board of Directors of the Geo. Washington Masonic National Memorial Association, was unable to make this trip this year because of his health. Most Wor. Brother Ittner has rendered a great service to this Association, and we sincerely regret that he was unable to attend this year and make his usual contribution to this worthwhile undertaking. However, we were delighted that Most Wor. Brother Bert S. Lee, Second Vice President of the Memorial Association, was present to officiate in his official capacity at the Annual Meeting this year. This series of meetings held each year have a great influence on Masonry in North America, and throughout the world. Every Grand Lodge in the U. S., some of the Grand Lodges from Canada, Old Mexico, and usually some of the Grand Lodges from other countries arc represented at these meetings. For four days you become acquainted with officers of these different Grand Lodges, hear how other Grand Lodges do things, and learn how it is possible for Freemasonry to work harmoniously over a great portion of our world without any actual central worldwide authority to govern the relationship which exists between the various Grand Lodges. , The Masonic Service Association Conference devoted considerable time to the discussion of plans for continuing the Hospital Visitation program, and reports were presented on the European relief work and the general educational work that is carried on by this Association. One of the highlights of the conference was an address by our own Past Grand Master, Brother Ray V. Denslow, on "Masonry Abroad" which included a discussion of some of the work that is being done in foreign countries as a result of these \Vashington conferences. The Conference of Grand Masters of North America was a twoday program. It was very impressive and educational. A considerable amount of time was consumed in business sessions and committee reports. S~me outstanding addresses were delivered which are printed in the Proceedings of this Conference. The Annual Meeting of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association was held in the Memorial at Alexandri~,
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Virginia. The investment in this great edifice is now in excess of $5,000,000, and the Memorial is one of the most imposing structures in the world. There was a definite note of sadness in the meeting this year, due to the death of the President of the Association, Most or. Brother Raymond Arn, who passed away on December 24, 1951. Brother Arn had served as president of this Association since February 22, 1938. His ability, his gentleness, his wise and friendly counsel endeared him to all. He was Past Grand Master of the路 Grand Lodge of Ohio, a busy surgeon and leader in civic and fraternal affairs in Dayton, Ohio; however, he somehow found time for this great and important work. Most Wor. Brother C. D. Jory, Past Grand Master of Iowa, was erected as the new President of the Association. Most. Wor. Brother J ory has manifested a great interest in the work of the Association, and we have complete confidence in his ability to carryon this great and noble undertaking. I t was my pleasure to present a $5,000 check from the Grand Lodge of Missouri, as our share of the contribution this year. It was also my privilege to serve on a special committee to lay a wreath on the Washington tomb at Mt. Vernon. A Conference of Grand Secretaries is held in Washington each year at this same time, which provides an ideal opportunity for our Grand Secretaries to keep very closely associated and as a result of this conference many of the functions of our Grand Lodges are greatly facilitated. It was my pleasure to accept the invitation of our Grand Secretary, Dr. Harold L. Reader, to attend the annual banquet of Grand Secretaries. Comprehensive reports of all of these conferences are on file in our Grand Secretary's Office, for those who are interested in a complete report of these meetings.
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WASHINGTON'S MASONIC BIRTHDAY November 4, 1952, will be the 200th Anniversary of the Initiation of George Washington into the Masonic Lodge at Fredericksburg, Virginia. In 1922 this Grand Lodge adopted the following resolution: "Whereas, The Father of our Country, our First President, Brother George Washington, set forth upon his Masonic career on November 4, 1752, that being the date upon which he was initiated into the Lodge at Fredericksburg, Va., and "Whereas, The people of our Country so much need to absorb the sterling patriotism of that and the other immortal characters of his day, and become immersed in the principles of Americanism, American thought and ideals and institutions. . "THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That November 4th be celebrated by the Masonic Fraternity of Missouri, as Washington's Masonic Birthday, and that each Lodge in this Jurisdiction observe the same by appropri-
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ate ceremonies, to the end that our American Institutions, our American â&#x20AC;˘ form of government, and our principles shall before first of all in the hearts and minds. of the people of this Country."
In view of the explanation just given I have counseled with officers of this Grand Lodge, and have pursued a program of encouraging each lodge to participate ~n a nation-wide program that is being sponsored to encourage individual lodges or groups of lodges, such as Masonic Districts, to sponsor an unusually large program on or about November 4. Weare not encouraging the exact date of November 4, because of the conflict with the national election. A special committee composed of Rt. Wor. William Craig, Chairman; Rt. 'wor. Harold Grauel; Rt. Wor. Bruce Hunt; Rt. Wor. Robert Mann and Rt. Wor. John Witthaus, have been appointed to sponsor special emphasis upon this event this year, and it is my hope that each lodge will accept some definite part in this occasion.
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VISITATIONS TO OTHER GRAND JURISDICTIONS The exchange of visits between Grand Lodges is not only a very pleasant experience, but is one th.at is of great importance to Freemasonry. It was impossible fo'r me to accept many of the invitations received, but a sincere effort was made to personally accept as many as possible and in a few cases other brethren have assisted by representing the Grand Lodge of Missouri. On October 8 and 9, accompanied by Dr. Harold L. Reader, it was my pleasure to attend the Grand Lodge of Illinois, held ill. Chicago. This was a very delightful occasion and many of our Grand Lodges were represented at this convocation. It was impossible for me to accept the invitation to the Grand Lodge of Kansas, as it was so close to the trip to Washington, D. C. However, Missouri was represented at the Grand Lodge of Kansas on February 13 and 14, by Most Worshipful Brother Harry Sunderland, who has represented Missouri on a number of occasions. On May 19 and 20, accompanied by Dr. Harold L. Reader, I represented the Grand Lodge of Missouri at the Grand Lodge of Indiana in Indianapolis. This was a delightful occasion and furnished . another opportunity to become better acquainted with the leaders of our sister Grand Lodges. While in Indiana, I took the opportunity to visit the Masonic Home with Brother Paul Reardon, Superin- , tendent of their Home, and was shown every consideration and courtesy in discussing Masonic Home problems which might benefit . the Masonic Home of Missouri. . On June 3 and 4 the Grand Lodge of Missouri was represented at the Grand Lodge of Nebraska, by Most Wor. Brother Harold L. Reader and by Rt. Wor. Brother Orestes Mitchell.
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The Grand Lodge of Oregon celebrated its Centennial on June 11 of this year, and Missouri is considered the Mother of this Grand â&#x20AC;˘ Jurisdiction inasmuch as the first lodges in Oregon were chartered by the Grand Lodge of Missouri. Most Wor. Brother Ray V. Denslow, Past Grand Master, addressed the Grand Lodge of Oregon at a dinner on June 11, with more than 500 members in attendance, and again addressed the entire Grand Lodge the next day. On July 5, it was my pleasure to visit the Masonic Home of Oklahoma at Guthrie. Every consideration and courtesy was ex, tended to me by Brother Wilson, Past President of the Masonic Home Board, and Brother Melvin Self, Superintendent of the two Homes. I On July 15, 16 and 17, accompanied by Mos Wor. Brother Harold L. Reader, it was my privilege to represent the Grand Lodge of Missouri at the Annual Convocation of the Grand Lodge of Canada in Toronto. This was not -only a very enjoyable affair, but one which contributes plUch in a practical way towards cementing the bond of Brotherhood across international boundary lines. Due to the significance of this meeting, most of the Canadian Grand Lodges and large numbers of Grand Lodges from the United States were . represented. We were most <;ordially entertained' and had the pleasure of becoming personally acquainted with large groups of Grand Lodge officers and Masonic leaders in the great Dominion to our North. Brother Dixon, Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Canada in Ontario, replied to my recent letter that the brethren in Canada say the large number of Grand Lodge officers from the States attending their Grand Lodge do so much to make their meeting a success, and to give it an international influence. I am thoroughly convinced that our representation at their meeting is very important, and sincerely hope that the bond of fraternal fellowship will continue to develop between our Grand Lodge and our gracious brethren to the North. While attending an occasion like this in another country you cannot help but realize the potentialities for better understanding between nations, and a practical approach to more world-wide Brotherhood development. VISITATIONS AND OFFICIAL MASONIC OCCASIONS Thursday afternoon, Sept. 27, 1951, shortly after Grand Lodge session had closed I discharged my first official duty by presiding over the organization meeting of the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home. Friday evening, October 5, I made my first official visit to Chamois Lodge No. 183, Chamois, Mo. This was my birthplace and the lodge in which my father was raised a Master Mason. Accompanying me on this visit were Rt. Wor. Brother W. D. Rogers, Rt. Wor. Brother Wilbur P. Schnider and Wor. Brother Robert St. George. This was a very delightful affair. After the official visit to the lodge a large group of Eastern
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Star ladies had arranged a delicious supper, and I was then requested to address the mixed group that had assembled. This provided an opportunity to discuss the work of the Masonic Home. A good representation of the commun~ty attended this meeting and it was one of the most .delightful occasions of the year.. On October 8 and 9, it was my pleasure to attend the Grand Lodge of Illinois, in company with Most Wore Brother Harold L. Reader, Grand Secretary. On October 10, I attended the annual meeting of the Grand Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, in the Scottish Rite Cathedral in St. Louis, and made the usual address to this body. This session was presided over by Miss Mary Jane Truman, Worthy Grand Matron, who received me most graciously on behalf of the Grand Chapter Order of Eastern Star. On October 13 I attended the monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home. On October 17 I attended the 50th Anniversary of Richland Lodge No. 385. Richland, 짜o. Most of the lodges in the 21st District were represented at this meeting, which gave me an opportunity to address the group as a District Conference as well as Richland Lodge No. 385. On October 29, it was my privilege to attend the District Administrative Conference of the 19th District at Mendon, Mo., and to address the officers and brethren assembled for this meeting. November 5-Conference of District Deputy Grand Masters, Jefferson City. . November 6-Conference of District Lecturers, Jefferson City. November 9-Attended the monthly meeting of the Masonic Home Board. On November 10, it was my pleasure to make an official visit to Van Buren Lodge No. 509 at Van Buren, Missouri. This is the home lodge of Most Wore Brother Tolin W. Cotton, who was active in arranging for this occasion. This was also a district meeting for the 47th Masonic District. R.epresentatives from a number of the surrounding districts were at this meeting. The meeting was well attended and was a most enjoyable affair. ' November 15-This was the 1l0th Anniversary of Jefferson Lodge No. 43, and my official visit to my home lodge. Jefferson Lodge was favored by a large group of distinguished Masonic leaders, and a de. lightful banquet was served to about 300 brethren. It was my privilege to make the address of the evening and just before the close of the celebration I was presented with a very beautiful three-piece set of saddle-tim luggage from Jefferson Lodge No. 43, Jefferson City Chapter No. 34 R.. A. M., and the Capital Shrine Club. On November 18, accompanied by Rt. Wore Willard Van Horn, District Deputy Grand Master and Wore Brother William Kehr, I visited a social gathering of the members of Versailles Lodge No. 320, Versailles, Mo. A most interesting program was presented. Past Master pins had been provided for and it was my pleasure to present these pins and address the group. On November 30, Rt. Wore Brother Warren Dray had arranged a District Administrative Conference for the 13th District. A delightful meal was served after which it was my pleasure to participate in a District Administrative meeting and address the brethren. December 14-Monthly meeting of the Masonic Home Board. December 15-An all-day conference of Grand Lodge officers at the Masonic Home. On December 27, I attended the St. John's Day Celebration at Jefferson Lodge No. 43.
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January 18-Attended the monthly meeting of the Masonic Home Board. January'18-Accompanied by Rt. Wor. Brother Harry DePriest it was my pleasure to visit Ferguson Lodge No. 542 at, the 'same time Rt. Wor. Brother Hugh Barden made his official visit to Ferguson Lodge. Rt. Wor. Brother Harry Ploetze was also present later in the evening, as it was necessary for him to be at another meeting earlier in the evening. January 21-An official visit was made to New Bloomfield Lodge No. 60 at New Bloomfield. This is a relatively small lodge but the attendance was good and a delightful fellowship existed throughout the evening. January 30-Attended the District Administrative Conference of the 31st Masonic District in Jefferson City, Mo. This meeting was presided over by Rt. Wor. Brother John Rich, District Deputy Grand Master, and was well attended by the officers of the 31st District and appeared to be a profitable meeting. January 31-Attended the District Administrative Conference of the 36th District at Warrensburg. A delicious meal was served prior to the conference. The set of slides on the Masonic Home was shown and the conference was presided over by Rt. Wor. Brother George B. Collins, District Deputy Grand Master of the 36th District. This meeting was well attended and fine interest and enthusiasm existed throughout the evening. February 8-Attended the monthly meeting of the Masonic Home Board. February 13-Accompanied by Most Wor. Brother Harold L. Reader it was my pleasure to attend Masonic activities in the afternoon and evening in the Ivanhoe Masonic Temple in Kansas City. At 5 p.m. the 22nd District held a conference of the lodge officers of that district, which was presided over by Rt. Wor. Brother Durward T. Moffitt. At 6: 30 p.m. a banquet was held, sponsored by the Masters and Wardens Association of the 22nd Masonic District. February 19-Masonic Service Association of North America, Wash路 ington, D. C. February 20, 21-Grand Masters' Conference, Washington, D. C. February 22-George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association conference. On March 4 I attended the District Administrative Conference of the 26th District in .Columbia, Mo. On March 7, I made an official visit to Fulton Lodge No. 48, Fulton, Mo., and presented a 50-year pin to Wor. Brother Ovid Bell. On March 8 it was my pleasure to make an official visit to Trenton Lodge No. 111. Most Wor. Ray V. Denslow and Rt. Wor. Brother Clyde Evans, District Deputy Grand Master, had arranged for this meeting and invitations were extended to the lodges in the 4th Masonic District. This was an enjoyable occasion and the attendance was good. March 14-Attended the monthly meeting of the Masonic Home Board in St. Louis. March 15-Attended an all-day conference of Grand Lodge officers held at the Masonic Home in St. Louis. March 18-Attended a District Administrative Conference of the 39th District held in Rolla, Mo. A banquet was held prior to the conference and Rt. Wor. Brother W. W. Jackson presided during the District Conference. It was my pleasure to address the conference an.d participate in the discussion. On March 19, a District Administrative Conference of the 58th
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Masonic District was held at Eldon, Mo. A large number of brethJ'en attended the dinner meeting at which time I addressed the group. Following the dinner Rt. Wor. Brother Willard Van Horn, District Deputy Grand Master, presided over the confer.ence which included officers of the various lodges in the district. The attendance was good and the brethren seemed most interested in the discussion conducted by Brother Van Horn. March 26-It was my privilege to be a guest at a session of the Lodge of Instructions for the 57th Masonic District. Rt. Wor. Brother Hugh H. Barden, District Deputy Grand Master, and Brother George G. Winter, District Lecturer, had arranged a most interesting and instructive program for the evening. I was extended the courtesy of addressing the brethren. A social hour followed. On March 28, I accepted an invitation to address the annual meeting of the Compass Guild of the Union Electric Company of St. Louis. Approximately 600 Master Masons employed by the Union Electric Company comprise the membership of this Guild. At this annual meeting about 300 members were in attendance. A varied and interesting program was presented and a fine feeling of Masonic fellowship prevailed during the evening. Accompanying me was Rt. Wor. Brother Oliver L. Luft, who seems to be one of the pillars of this organization. April 5-Accompanied by Rt. Wor. Brother Durward T. Moffitt, District Deputy Grand Master, I made an official visit to Alpha Lodge No. 659 in North Kansas City. Also in attendance was Most Wor. Brother Harry Sunderland. The movie sound :film on the Hospital Visitation of the Masonic Service Association was shown, and my address which followed pertained in general to the work of the Hospital Visitation Program. A social hour followed this meeting and it was an enjoyable occasion. April 17-1 attended the District Administrative Conference of the 25th District held at Boonville, Mo., with Rt. Wor. Brother A. B. Vanlandingham presiding. Other Grand Lodge officers present were Most Wor. Brother Harris Johnston, Past Grand Magter and Rt. Wor. Brother Guthrie S. Birkhead, Grand Chaplain. This was a dinner meeting and enjoyed a good attendance. On April 24, I attended a large and quite interesting Masonic meeting in' St. Joseph. This was more or less a District Administrative meeting, and yet the attendance was greater than normally expected at Administrative meetings. The set of slides on the Masonic Home were shown and it was my p'rivilege to address the group. I was accompanied by Rt. Wor. Brother Orestes Mitchell, Rt. Wor. Brother Robert H. Mann and Rt. Wor. Brother Martin B. Dickinson. Rt. Wor. Brother Lloyd Seaman, District Deputy Grand Master, presided at the conference, which was one of the most enthusiastic and well attended meetings it has been my pleasure to attend. On April 25, accompanied by Rt. Wor. Brother Orestes Mitchell and Rt. Wor. Brother Lloyd Seaman, I attended the District Administrative Conference of both the 10th and 11th Masonic Districts at Cameron, Mo. Following a delicious banquet the pictures of the Masonic Home were shown and discussed. It was my pleasure to address the conference which was well attended and fine fellowship existed throughout the evening. May 6 was the Centennial Celebration of Meridian Lodge No. 2 in St. Louis. The Centennial was observed by a banquet at Moolah Temple with more than 700 in attendance. The attendance was limited to members of Meridian Lodge, their immediate families and Grand Lodge Officers. Rt. Wor. Brother Harry Ploetze, District Deputy Grand Mas-
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tel', presided at the banquet and I accepted the invitation to deliver the Centennial address. An unusually large number of Grand Lodge officers and Past Grand Masters were persent at this affair. Following the dinner an elaborate floor show was presented. It was a most enjoyable meeting and one that well marked the Centennial of Meridian Lodge. May 8-Attended the monthly meeting of the Masonic Home Board in St. Louis. May 16 was the Centennial of Florida Lodge No. 23 at Florida, Mo., the birthplace of Mark Twain. The present membership of Florida Lodge is about 30 members, and it is my understanding that the membership at one time dropped to about 10 or 12 members. There were approximately 150 attending this affair. The dinner was served in the Mark Twain Park. We then went to the small church in Florida for the evening program which consisted of appropriate entertainment, various introductions and the Centennial address which it was my privilege to deliver. Accompanying me on this trip were Rt. Wor. Brother Wilbur P. Schnider and Wor. Brother Joe Menefee from Jefferson City. Most Wor. Brother Byrne E. Bigger, Past Grand Master, was present on this occasion, as well as Rt. Wor. Brother W. R. Usher and Rt. Wor. Brother Clarence W. Deckerd. This was an interesting occasion and proved the value and effectiveness of a small lodge continuing to operate in a small community. May 19 and 20-Accompanied by Dr. Harold L. Reader, I represented the Grand Lodge of Missouri at the Grand Lodge of Indiana in Indianapolis. This was a delightful occasion and furnished another opportunity to become better acquainted with the leaders of our sister Grand Lodges. On May 23 I made an official visit to California Lodge No. 183, California, Mo. This meeting was well attended and it was a pleasure to visit with a large group of brethren with whom I had visited so many times previously. June 4-This was a special event in Royal Arch Masonry in Jefferson City, celebrated by a large class of candidates, the Class being named for Rt. Wor. Brother Virgil Saville, Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter, R. A. M. of Missouri. He is also a Past District Deputy Grand Master and the present Grand Tyler of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. This event brought in an unusually large number of Masonic dignitaries from all over the state. It was my privilege to speak briefly and to congratulate Rt. Wor. Brother Saville, and extend to him best wishes in his place of leadership in Royal Arch Masonry. On June 5 I made an official visit to Hickory Hill Lodge No. 211, Eugene, Mo. This is a small lodge and has an interesting history. It has been moved once, but it is another indication of a small lodge in a small .community rendering a fine Masonic service. After- the closing of lodge all present enjoyed a social hour. June 14-Attended the monthly meeting of the Masonic Home Board in St. Louis. June 15-An all-day meeting of the line officers of the Grand Lodge was held at the Masonic Home. On June 16 I attended Jefferson, Lodge No. 43 and presented 50year buttons to Wor. Brother Virgil D. Allison -and Wor. Brother Dudley F. Calfee. On June 26 it was my pleasure to address the Hi-Twelve Club of Jefferson City. On July 4 and 5, I visited the Masonic Home of Oklahoma in G~thrie. I was received very cordially in Oklahoma City by Brother
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Thomas J. Wilson, a former chairman of the Masonic Home Board of Oklahoma, who graciously provided transportation out to the Home. Brother Melvin Self, Superintendent of the two Homes, conducted me on an inspection tour of their Home for the children and their Home for the. old folks. July ll-I attended the monthly meeting of the Masonic Home Board in St. Louis. On July 15, 16 and 17, I represented the Grand Lodge of Missouri . at the Annual Convocation of the Grand Lodge of Canada in Toronto, accompanied by Most Wor. Brother Harold L. Reader. August 9-Attended the monthly meeting of the Masonic Home Board in St. Louis.
DECISION Beatty B. Bryan received his Entered Apprentice Degree on January 4, 1950, and passed to the Degree of F. C. on February 1, 1950, in Pilgrim Lodge No. 652. On November 22, 1951, Hiram Lodge No. 40, in Raleigh, North Carolina, conferred the Degree of Master Mason. More than twelve months had elapsed between the two degrees, and Pilgrim Lodge No. 652 had not provided for the extension of time. In view of these facts I issued the following ruling: , 'That the Master Mason Degree was illegally conferred upon Brother Beatty B. Bryan, and that it will be necessary for Brother Bryan to petition for advancement under Section 115. When he has been elected on his petition for advancement I will authorize that the Brother be healed. "
DECISION The question was submitted, "Can a Lodge provide in their By-Laws for the Trustee of a Lodge to be nominated~" I issued the following ruling: "In the matter of electing Lodge Trustees a nominating committee may be used, providing the Lodge adopts the proper By-Laws conforming t~ Section 70 of the 1947 Grand Lodge By-Laws."
Belle Lodge No. 373 STANLEY W. STUBBLEFIELD received the three degrees of Masonry on March 6, March 16, and March 23, 1951, in Belle Lodge No. 373. The Lodge was severely reprimanded, and admonished that if this Lodge during my term of office again violated this law of the Grand Lodge, that it would be necessary for me to arrest their Charter. . I also ordered that the Degree of Fellowcraft and the Degree of Master Mason conferred on Brother Stubblefield be declared null and void, and the status of the Brother is that of an Entered Apprentice.
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Hale City Lodge No. 216
Brother DONALD HARVEY BAKER, a member of Hale City Lodge No. 216, received his Fellowcraft Degree November 15, 19~0, and the Master Mason Degree on November 29, 1950, the time between the degrees being less than twenty-eight days. An order of healing ,vas issued declaring Brother Donald Harvey Baker a Master Mason in路 good standing, inasmuch as he had nothing to do with receiving the degrees in less than twenty-eight days. I reprimanded Hale City Lodge No. 216, and ordered that the record of the reprimand be placed upon the minutes of the Lodge. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM Some 37 Grand Lodges of the 49 Grand Lodges in the U. S. have some form of an educational program; however, at the present time we do not have any definite program in Missouri. It is true that a fine service is being rendered by the Missouri Lodge of Research, and the Masonic World edited by Most 'VOl'. Ray V. Denslow is making a great contribution, but this does not take the place of a Grand Lodge educational program. An adequate educational program would do many things to help the officers and brethren of our 596 lodges. It seems only natural that our lodges should turn to our Grand Lodge for help in securing literature for the new candidates, for instruction manuals for lodge officers, for printed instructions to be given to the Investigating Committee, for certain kinds of Masonic literature and other special help that might be given to lodges in trying to assist them with special programs or activities within their lodges. An educational program could also include the developing of our Grand Lodge Library and encouraging the use of this library. Such a program would probably require an expenditure of about $10,000 for. the first year, due to the unusual amount of printing to be done in setting up the program. After that the cost probably would be less. In talking with many of the brethren over the state during the past year, there seems to be a definite desire for such a program. Many of our lodges are buying literature from various sources not entirely adapted to Missouri Masonry, and many of our lodges are going entirely without any benefits from such a service. I wish to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to the Grand Lodge of Iowa, Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana, in helping to provide such literature to our Grand Lodge as a courtesy. MISSOURI LODGE OF RESEARCH The Missouri Lodge of Research continues to carryon a very
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effective work by publishing and disseminating good Masonic literature. Membership in the Lodge of Research is open to any Master Mason who is a member in good standing in a Missouri Lodge. It is my hope and that of many. of our Masonic leaders in Missouri, that the time will soon come when all our brethren in places of leadership and those desiring to become better informed Freemasons will recognize that membership in the Missouri Lodge of Research is an essential requisite. Most Wor. Brother Forrest C. Donnell has presided over the Missouri Lodge of Research this year. Under'the capable leadership of Most vVor. Brother Donnell, the Missouri Lodge of Research is completing another successful year of outstanding service to this Grand Lodge. INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE PROCEDURE For many years we have urged that our lodges use more care in investigating the candidates for Freemasonry. In some of our lodges â&#x20AC;˘ this may be receiving adequate attention. Undoubtedly there could be a great improvement in' the procedure that is being used in investigating petitions in many of our lodges. In talking to the brethren from various parts of the state, I find ready acceptance of any help that can be provided to the Investigating Committees of our lodges. The Grand Lodge of Michigan has prepared a small pamphlet which describes in detail the, duty of the Investigating Committee, and through the generosity of the Grand Lodge of Michigan a larg'e number of these pamphlets have been used in Missouri in the last year to assist the Investigating Committees in making a thorough investigation. This printed instruction requires that the Investigating Committee visit in the home of the petitioner, discover the family relationships and definitely determine the motives of the petitioner and other facts which are not usually available without such a visit. To some of us this procedure may appear very SImple and elementary, but I wish to assure you that many of the brethren over the state feel that such a procedure would be of great assistance to lodges in making a more thorough investigation. It is my sincere hope that this will become part of the program that can be administered by the Educational Program. GRAND LODGE MAGAZINE Many of our Grand Lodges have an official publication that is published monthly which renders a very important service. 'An organization such as our Grand Lodge with 118,000 members, composed of 596 lodges and divided into 59 Masonic Districts, creates a situation which makes it desirable to have a constant means of
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exchanging information and a way of presenting programs and ideas that are beneficial to our membership and to our Grand Lodge. Just as one illustration, there should be a constant flow of information about our Masonic Home on a monthly basis to the membership of our Grand Lodge, since this is the only way that many of our members have of keeping informed about this important function of our Grand Lodge. It is frankly admitted that there are many problems involved in producing such a publication but many of our Grand Lodges have found ways to overcome this, so if the need is urgent enough our Grand Lodge can find the solution to this problem. It is realized that this matter has been discussed for many years by a committee, and also that' our Grand Lodge at one time did have a monthly publication. My concern at this time is to .indicate the need for such a publication, that many Grand Lodges have found ways to produce such a publication, and to recommend that our Grand Lodge make another effort to find the solution to this important problem. MASONIC HOME This report covers the first complete year of administration under the new plan adopted by the Grand Lodge in 1950, which provides that the Grand Master, the Deputy Grand Master and the Senior and Junior Wardens serve as active members of the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home. It further provides that the Grand Master serve as President and the Deputy Grand Master serve as Vice-President of the Masonic Home. In compliance with the By-Laws of the Masonic Home, I have prepared the Annual Report for the Home which has been printed and will be distributed to you today. This report contains considerable information which should be of interest to all of you. Operating the Home of about 250 guests, trying to provide the conveniences and necessities for such a large group of people with so many diversified interests, and also dealing with some of the peculiarities associated with advanced age, create a tremendous problem. Naturally we have serious problems in this large family the same as a normal family have their own difficulties. It is my pleasure to report to you that we do not have a waiting list of people to be admitted to the Home, with the possible exception of a few cases where we are seeking additional information. This report would not be complete without emphasizing the gre'at service that has been rendered again this year by the nine members of the Masonic Home Board, who gave so much of their time and service to the operation of your Home. The monthly meetings of the Masonic Home Board are all-day meetings, and it is necessary for some of the members to arrive in St. Louis the day
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prior to the Board meeting in order to prepare for the meeting. There have been numerous special committee meetings and trips that have been made by the members of the Board on behalf of the Home. I wish it were possible to tell you more in detail about the contributions that have been made by the members of the Board, and of the harmonious way in which the affairs of the Board have been conducted. My interest in our Masonic Home has caused me to visit in other Masonic Homes namely, the Masonic Home of Oklahoma and the Masonic Home of Indiana, in order to try and profit from the experiences of other jurisdictions. Needless to say, these visitations have been very valuable in considering problems here in Missouri. It has been necessary to do a great amount of maintenance work on the Home this year and to spend a large sum of money in doing this work. The extra money which was needed for this maintenance and rehabilitation program was taken from the initiation fund of the Home. The present financial condition of the Home is fair; however, the continual increase in the cost of all operations today, together with the fact that our old buildings must have more annual maintenance, indicates that additional funds may soon be needed to operate the Home. The Masonic Home Board this year has given an unusual amount of attention to methods of carrying the story of the wonderful service that is rendered by our Home to the 118,000 Master Masons in Missouri and to others who are interested. The four sets of. 75 Kodachrome slides of the Home have been in constant use since the first of the year, and thousands of people throughout the state have a better understanding of our Home as a result of these slides. A revised set of these slides is being made available for the coming year. Reprints of the post card of the Women's Building of the Home have been made, and a new postal card has been prepared which shows an aerial photograph of the Home. One of the finest services that has been rendered to our Home over a period of years is the preparation and printing of a 32-page illustrated publication. This booklet was edited, arranged and published by a special committee composed of Rt. Wor. Brother Harry DePriest as Chairman, Rt. Wor. Brother Robert Brinkman and Rt. Wor. Brother Oliver Luft, and I wish to express my sincere appreciation for the outstanding contribution they haye made to the Masonic Home and to our Grand Lodge. A great amount of time and skill was devoted to developing this publication at a considerable expense, and it is my hope that our lodges will see that wise distribution is made of each copy. (All lodges and all O.E.S. Chapters in Missouri have been furnished copies for each line. officer
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and additional copies are available from the Superintendent of the Home.) It occurs to me that an ideal use for this publication would be to present one to each newly-made Master Mason. All of our lodges are given an opportunity each year around Christmas time to make a special contribution to the Entertainment Fund of the Masonic Home, which provides Christmas gifts, birthday gifts and entertainment throughout the year. This year the sum of $7,614.87 was given by the lodges to this worthy cause. The response to this program is most gratifying. The Future of our Home-There are some large and difficult problems which have to do with the future of our Home, and it is my humble opinion that the regular members of our Masonic Home Board of necessity are so' occupied with the urgent problems that always confront this Board that it is difficult for them to find the time to give to some of the very important matters which have to do with the future of our Home. Most everyone who is familiar with our Home agrees that it is imperative to replace some of the old buildings which are over 50 years old, and this will require a very large financial program which in my opinion the regular Board of the Home should not have to initiate or carry out. There is a need for a continual program to increase the Endowment. Fund of our Home. A decision should be made about the disposition of the Home property on Enright and Union Avenues, known as the Blossom property, which was purchased several years ago but has not been used. The Huthmaker property, consisting of a 79-acre tract of land in Kirkwood, should have the continued study of some group, but it is almost impossible to arrive at a prudent decision on anyone of these important problems without taking all of the major long-range problems of the Home into consideration. In view of the statements just made, I am recommending that a Masonic Home' Advisory Planning Committee be appointed by each incoming Grand Master, composed of seven members of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, two of which should' be members of the Home Board. The duty of this committee would be to study the long-range building program of the Home, major financing plans for replacement of the very old and inadequate buildings, plans for materially increasing the Endowment program, disposition of the Huthmaker and Blossom properties, and other problems that have to do with long-range planning and development. of our Home, and to make recommendations to the Home Board as they desire and to report annually to this Grand Lodge. HOSPITAL VISITATION PROGRAM The Hospital Visitation Program of the Masonic Service Assois one of thfil outstanding services that is being rendered
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cooperatively by many of the Grand Lodges of this nation. In approximately 70 military and Veterans' hospitals throughout this country the full-time service of about 45 Brother Master Masons is being devoted to bringing companionship, assistance and cheer to unfortunate Master Masons who are patients in these hospitals, and this same service is being rendered to many other patients who need the same attention. It is impossible to describe the appreciation that has developed as a result of this service to the patients in these institutions, their families, their friends and all who are familiar with the services being rendered. The very fact that this generous service is provided readily to those who are not .members of our Fraternity makes this undertaking truly a charitable work. By action of this Grand Lodge last year, $5,000 was appropriated for a prompt payment to the Hospital Visitation Program, and a plan was approved to encourage the brethren in Missouri to give 50c per member to the support of this work. Any funds collected in excess of $5,000 were not to be turned over to this work without the consent of the Grand Master and the Ways and Means Com-' mittee. As of August 29, 1952, 255 lodges had voluntarily contributed $9,751.38 to this worthwhile undertaking, but only $5,000 was given to the Hospital Visitation Program which leaves a balance of $4,751.38, and additional funds continue to come in each week. When the remainder of the lodges contribute we should have another $5,000 for the coming year. n is my sincere hope that this Grand Lodge will arrange to make an annual contribution of at least $5,000 to this work. A recommendation for the details of how this should be carried out over a period of years is not covered in this report, but we should make definite plans for supporting this work during the coming year. Many lodges which did not support this program this year indicated they would have done so if they had been properly advised prior to the first of the year, so that the money could have been collected when the lodge dues were paid. Inasmuch as we now have a sum of $4,751.38 available in excess of the money needed for last year, it is my suggestion that the lodges that did not generously support' this program last year be given another opportunity to do so with the hope that the money secured this way will be available for future support of the Hospital Visitation Program. Some of the lodges this year asked their members for one dollar each and the response was good. Some of them received more than one five dollar bill. It is my opinion that any Master Mason would give a dollar. as quickly as he would give fifty cents if the story is properly presented to him.
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In the year 1951 the voluntary contributions of the Grand Lodge of Illinois amounted to over thirty thousand dollars. This current year their contributions have exceeded this amount. As quickly as their money comes in it is forwarded to the Hospital Visitation Headquarters. While attending the Grand Lodge of Indiana, it was my pleasure to see them give ten thousand dollars to this program. Of course these Grand Lodges are larger than Missouri, and it is true that some Grand Lodges have given very little or nothing, but the generous and voluntary response of many of our lodges and our brethren indicate to me that the brethren in Missouri want to be sure that we give our just and proportionate share. The members of this committee have rendered an outstanding service to this Grand Lodge and to Freemasonry in general. I want to express my sincere appreciation to them and to the officets and members of our lodges that responded so generously. MILEAGE AND PER DIEM At this session of Grand Lodge we are attempting to complete our work in two days instead of the usual three days, in order to conserve on the time of those attending and to otherwise economize. The mileage and per diem allowed to those attending Grand Lodge is quite inadequate, and it is my hope that the necessary steps will be taken to change this situation. FINANCES The finances of our Grand Lodge and many of the subordinate lodges deserve careful consideration. \ The present $2.50 per capita tax for each member provides $1.90 support for the Home, and 60c for operation of the Grand Lodge. Many of our lodges still have annual dues of five or six dollars. A number of our lodges which have small annual dues are in financial difficulty and are, therefore, very limited in the al1l0unt of charity work they ~an do. They are also limited in funds available to keep .their buildings and lodge rooms in good condition. The value of a dollar today with the rising cost of living makes our small dues and initiation fees entirely out of proportion to these fees when they were established, and in some respects these small fees tend to discredit the dignity of the Craft. The normal costs of operating the Masonic Home and the Grand Lodge have greatly increased, and the present receipts of the Grand Lodge will not provide for an increase in mileage and per diem and other services your Grand Lodge would like to render. There is doubt that the present receipts of the Masonic Home will be adequate to meet increased operating costs of the Home, and continue
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to do all the necessary mai'ntenance on our buildings and equipment. I am sure if our brethren have this complete story told to them they will gladly make the adjustments that are prudent and necessary. INSURANCE ON LODGE PROPERTY AND PROTECTION OF LODGE RECORDS 'Vithin one five-month period this year there were six serious fires in our Temples over the 'state. In most cases there was serious damage suffered and loss of important lodge records. After discussing this at one of the conferences of line officers, a letter was directed to each District Deputy Grand Master, insisting that this matter receive careful consideration in the respective districts. There is an indication that this emphasis has improved conditions in many of our lodges. Some of our lodges have increased the amount of insurance they were carrying, some lodges that didn't carry insurance have provided for this protection,' and some have actually made changes in their buildings to make them more fireproof. Reports' from the Distric,t Deputy Grand Masters indicate that some lodges do not ,have the funds to provide adequate insurance. It is very unfortunate for any lodge to suffer financial losses by fire and to lose all their records by fire, but many lodges have had large property damage and also lost their records because this matter did not receive the proper attention. In order to impJ;ove these conditions, it will be necessary year after year to patiently encourage more attention to these important problems. UNIVERSAL STANDARD OF RECOGNITION At the Annual Confcrcnce of Grand' Masters of North America in Washington, D. C., a report was presented and adopted to set up a commission to assemble information as may be necessary, to enablc the members of Grand Lodges of the conference to intclligently consider applications for recognition of Grand Lodges from all over the world. This commission would eventually have in its file up-to-date information regarding the philosophy, history and practices of all the Grand Lodges of the World. . I have followed the development of路 this program for some time and conferred with s~veral Masonic leaders, including some of our Past Grand Masters, and feel. this is a very desirable program. Briefly, it will assist the Grand Lodges in this country to understand better"the problems and difficulties of foreign Grand Lodges,
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and let us know more about the principles upon,which we do agree. It will encourage more foreign Grand Lodges to seek fraternal relations with Grand Lodges in this country, and will undoubtedly cause many of the foreign Grand Lodges to try to comply with certain standards that would entitle them to fraternal relations with more Grand Lodges. And this is certainly a definite part of a program for a better world-wide Brotherhood. GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS
It seems that there are relatively few of our lodges in the state who have the proper appreciation for the Annual Proceedings of our Grand Lodge, both the current Proceedings and the older Proceedings. Very often our brethren urgently seek informatfon from various sources which is readily available in our Grand Lodge Proceedings. Then, too, only a small percentage of our lodges try to preserve a complete file of the Proceedings.路 It is not uncommon to find old and valuable .Proceedings in many of our lodges which are not being adequately preserved and maintained. Many of these old Proceedings are extremely valuable, and some program should be developed to encourage more attention to preserving all Grand Lodge Proceedings in each of our lodges. ANNOTATION REVISIONS The annotations used with our Grand Lodge By-Laws should be revised and brought up to date, and some plan should be adopted to periodically bring them up to date. This has been discussed by many of the leaders in various conferences throughout the year. There are very few complete files of decisions, possibly less than a dozen, and yet it is very important for. all lodges and each of our leaders to have a complete set of annotations. RECOMMENDATIONS The Hospital Visitation Program of the Masonic Service Association has been discussed in detail in this report. It is my recommendation that our Grand Lodge continue to support this program with a minimum of $5,000 .a year, and that the incoming Grand Master appoint a committee to continue the appeal to lodges that have not contributed; and, further that this committee be requested to make a recommendation for the regular support of this program at the 1953 Communication. The need for a program of Masonic Education has been discussed in detail. It is my recommendation that a progra~ of Masonic Education be approved, and that funds to administer this program be appropriated.
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I recommend that the incoming Grand Master be authorized. to have the annotations used with our By-Laws revised, and that the expenditure for doiJ).g this work including the printing be approved. It is my recommendation that this Grand Lodge approve the program that was adopted by the Conference of Grand Masters of North America, which was presented by the Committee on Universal Standards of Recognition and which provided for a commission to be established with the following purpose set forth: "It shall be the duty of the Commission to assemble and collate the information on Grand Lodges as a service to the member Grand Lodges of this Conference." It was intended of coufse that this should apply particularly to foreign Grand Lodges. It is. my further recommendation that the suggested contribution of $200.00 by this Grand Lodge be authorized. Because of the tremendous problems involved in the long-range planning of our Masonic Home, it is my recommendation that a Masonic Home Advisory Planning Committee be appointed by each incoming Grand Master, compose~ of seven members of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, two of which should be members of the Home Board. The duty of this committee would be to study the long-range building program of the Home, major financing plans for replacement of the very old and inadequate buildings, plans for materially increasing the Endowment program, disposition of the Huthmaker and Blossom properties, and other problems that have to do with long-range planning and development of our Home, and to make recommendations to the Home Board as they desire and to report annually to this Grand Lodge. The serious fire losses some of our lodges have had would seem to make it very important for our Grand Lodge to develop a definite program to encourage each lodge to carry adequate fire insurance, provide adequate' fire prevention methods' and encourage fire protection for the records of the lodge at all times. I recommend the development of a program to care for these problems, and that the incoming Grand Master be authorized to put this program into operation. The mileage and per diem allowances are entirely inadequate and it is my understanding that a resolution to increase these allowances will be received at this communication. It is my recommendation that necessary changes be made in our By-Laws to provide for these increases. CONCLUSIONS In accepting the office of Grand Master one year ago, it was done in all humility but with confidence in the brethren with whom it would be my pleasure to work. I am happy to report now that this
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confidence has been very generously rewarded by loyal and faithful assistance throughout the year. It would be impossible to recognize many of the brethren who have rendered unusual service this year, but I do want to express my appreciation to our faithful and devoted Grand Secretary, Most Wor. Brother Harold L. Reader, for the prompt and courteous service that he has rendered again this year. Most Vvor. Brother Byrne E. Bigger, Chairman of our Jurisprudence Committee, has been most gracious in counseling with me throughout the entire year and I wish to take this means of expressing my appreciation for his unusual contribution. The Deputy Grand Master, Rt. Wor. Brother Richard O. Rumer, has truly discharged the duties of his office by raadily accepting responsibilities and assisting in many ways. I am sincerely路 grateful to these brethren for all the unusual services they have rendered. There are several groups of brethren who should be recognized because of the unusual contributions they have made. The line officers of the Grand Lodge have responded most generously to the responsibilities they have been asked to accept. The Past Grand Masters have counseled with me at my request, and have provided assistance and guidance 'on many occasions and for this I am deeply grateful. I want to especially express my appreciation to all of the District Deputy Grand Masters and District Lecturers who have worked so faithfully throughout the year, readily accepting additional duti~s and responsibilities when requested to do so. Few of the members or even the officers of this Grand Lodge realize the tremendous amount of work that is dischargd .by the various committees of .this Grand Lodge, and to each of the active committees my sincere thanks. ' To Most Wor. Brother Forrest Donnell, I shall always be grateful for the confidence he reflected by appointing me as Grand Pursuivant and installing me as Grand Master. His appointment has been a constant challenge to me, and I have sincerely tried to merit the confidence he reposed in me. Soon the gavel of authority will pass on to the capable hands of my successor, who will lead this Grand Lodge with harmony and eloquence. It is my firm conviction that this Grand Lodge is now ready to accept even a greater challenge in the future than if has in the past.And now as I step aside it is realized that, serving for one year in this office, it is impossible to do more than to develop or encourage a trend of thought and action. With this thought in mind, I humbly submit my official report to you. Fraternally submitted, HOMER L. FERGUSON, Grand Master.
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At 110th Anniversa1'Y of Jefferson Lodge No. 43, Novembm' 15, 1951. (From left to 7'ight) The Rev. Benj. Sahmidfke, Grand Chaplai7~" Riahcvrcl O. Rumer, Deputy Grand Master,. Robert W. Hedria7c, P.G.M. of the Grand Council,. Grand Master Ferguson; b'win W. Niahols, Wor. Master, Jefferson Lodge; Dr. Harold L. Reader, P.G.M., Grand Seeretary,. Larry Jones, Toastmaste7路.
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The Address was referred to the Committee on Grand Masters' Address. PRELIMINARY REPORT OF' JURISPRUDENCE COMMITTEE
M. Wor. Bro. B. E. Bigger, presented a preliminary report of the Jurisprudence Committee which was adopted and is as follows: There has been referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence an amendment to Section 199 of the Grand Lodge By-laws affecting the Masonic Home Board, said proposed amendment being found on page 28 of the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of 1951. Your committee has discussed this matter with the members of the Masonic Home Board and we have rewritten the amendment and submit the following and recommend its adoption: SEC. 199. Masonic Home Board. Effective with the amendment of the Agreement of Incorporation of the Masonic Home of .Missouri to provide therefor, the members and the board of directors of the Masonic Home of Missouri shall consist of the following officers of the Grand Lodge: the Grand Master, who shall be President, the Deputy Grand Master, the Senior Grand Warden, and the Junior Grand Warden; together with eight Master Masons, members in good standing of Missouri Lodges, who shall be elected as hereinafter provided. The four present' directors, whose terms end successively in 1953, 1954, 1955 and 1956, shall continue to serve to the end of such terms, and one additional director shall be elected at the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge in 1952 for a term ending with the Annual Communication in each of said years respectively, so that the terms of two directors shall end with the Annual Communication of each year. The terms of their respective successors shall be four years each. None of the eight elected directors shall be eligible to successive terms and none of the Grand Lodge Officers, serving on the Board as aforesaid, shall be eligible for election as a director until the next Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge after their respective terms of office in the Grand Lodge shall have expired. Nominations of directors to be elected shall be made on the first day of the Grand Lodge Communication, as soon after the Grand Master's address as can be conveniently done. If a greater number is nominated then the number to be elected, the Grand Secretary shall cause a ballot to be printed with the names of those nominated listed alphabetically, which said ballots shall be used for the election when held as herein provided. In the event that no more are nominated than are to be elected, the Grand Master shall order the Grand Secretary to cast the ballot for the members so nominated. The election of directors hereunder shall be held immediately following the election of the Grand Lodge Officers and shall be by plurality vote. The Board shall have full power and authority to
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provide by By-laws or otherwise, and to elect such officers, except President, as it may determine upon for the proper organization of the Board to handle all matters pertaining to the conduct and management of the Masonic Home and its properties, and also all matters of relief, in accordance with policies adopted or approved, from time to time, by this Grand Lodge. The respective duties and powers of the President and other officers shall be as determined by the Board from time to time. This By-law shall be effective immediately on its adoption. Respectfully submitted, SAM WILCOX)
C. LEw
GALLANT,
KARL M. VETSBURG, MARTIN B. DICKINSON, BYRNE
E.
BIGGER.
TIME SET FOR HOME NOMINATIONS
The Grand Master designated the hour of 2 :30 p. m. this date as the time for the reception of nominations for Directors of the Masonic Home. REPORT OF GRAND SECRETARY
M. Wor. Brother Harold L. Reader, Grand Secretary, presented his report for the period September 11, 1951 to September 10, 1952, which was adopted. The report is as follows: SUMMARY OF LODGE WORK
TntalMembership September 10, 1952 Net Gain Initiated Passed Raised WARDELL LODGE NO.
. . . . .
118,008 1,871 4,848 4,548 4,487
665
Charter was granted to Wardell Lodge No. 665 on September 27, 1951. BERKELEY LODGE U.D.
Dispensation was issued to Berkeley Lodge on June 12, 1952. DUPLICATE CHARTERS
Duplicate Charters were issued as follows: To Sheffield Lodge No. 625, .on October 5, 1951, original having become illegible; to DeSoto Lodge No. 119, on October 31, 1951, the original having been lost; to Sturgeon Lodge No. 174, on February 9, 1952, original having been damaged by fire; to Milford Lodge
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No. 516, on February 15, 1952, the original having been destroyed by fire; to Hume Lodge No. 130, on March 24, 1952, the original having become illegible; to Richland Lodge No. 385, on April 19, 1952, the original having been damaged by fire. COURTESIES
Two hundred and forty-seven requests have been made to Sister Grand Jurisdictions to confer degrees for Missouri Lodges; and 111 requests have been made to Missouri Lodges by Sister" Grand Jurisdictions. VACANCIES
Grand Master Ferguson appointed the following brethren to fill vacancies occurring during the year in the list of District Deputy Grand Masters: District District District District
18, 38, 43, 49,
Herman G. Kidd, Jacksonville. Claude T. Wood, Richland. Urban B. Jones, Nevada. Clarence N. Crites, Jackson. GRAND REPRESENTATIVES
The Grand Master appointed the following Grand Representatives: Robert J. Mitchell, George C. Walters, Lynn M. Phillips,
Illinois. New York. York Grand Lodge (Mexico). LODGES TRANSFERRED
On June 27, 1952, Ralls Lodge No. 33, Lick Creek Lodge No. 302, and New London Lodge No. 307 were transferred from the Fifteenth Masonic District to the Seventeenth Masonic District. ALPHA LODGE-CONCURRENT JURISDICTION
Alpha Lodge No. 659 was granted concurrent Jurisdiction with the other Lodges of the Twenty-Second Masonic District as of August 18, 1952. . 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: No. and Name of Lodge 85 Miami 20 St. Louis
NOITne of Brother James W. Weir Isadore A. Schulherr
No. of Years 55 ".50
1952 550 422 243 82 392 416 384 121 16 145 662 119 79 79 79 79 522 360 20 471 . 236 613 534 534 209 273 273 639 . 142 407 344 344 344 344 344 344 345 345 163 601 527 360 1 563 79 376 360 116 163 163 25 163 163 154 88 236
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Rose Hill Wm. Kassebaum Gate of the Temple Robert R. Jones Keystone Ludwig Schneidt Jackson Charles S. Hotaling Christian :. D .. F. Trigg Cache Clyde N. Robertson East Prairie Samuel P. Martin Erwin Harry Peterson Memphis Ernest G. Bull Latimer Elmer Sherrill Clarence ............â&#x20AC;˘... Wm. Harry Burnett DeSoto T. Ben Turnbaugh Polar Star Herman Batavia Polar Star Edward L. Stammer Polar Star James H. VanArsdale Polar Star , August Wm. Roebke Gate City Geo. E. Parrott Tuscan Frederick C. J udell St. Louis Sam A. Meyer Mineral Alonzo E. Mullin Sedalia Wm. O. Stanley Wellston Alden Tillotson Columbia C. L. Bowers Columbia Frank Scheetz Poplar Bluff Joseph Ashcroft St. Clair T. O. Daniel St. Clair Wm. C. Lucas Mizpah J. Otto Hartwig Pleasant Grove C. H. Wagenknecht Charleston Albert V. Goodin Moberly H. W. Thomas Moberly O. S. Hunter , Moberly Clem H. Nelson Moberly Joe Jones Moberly W. T. Moore ~ Moberly Max Lowenstein Fellowship Lee L. Lichliter Fellowship Elvero C. Hoag Occidental Edw. E. Haverstick Clayton Gustave C. Eggers Higbee Wm. Daniel Welch Tuscan John C. Edwards Missouri Fred S. Hall york Carl Reed Taylor Polar Star W. Scott Hancock King Hill Chas. F. McKim Tuscan Earl R. Britt Barnes A. E. Wood Occidental Frederick W. Wrieden Occidental Robert Collett Naphtali Wm. McDaniels Occidental John F. Cummings Occidental Robert M. Ray Latimer Henry L. Reed Defiance O. H. Davidson Sedalia Irvin Raut
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50 50 50 51 50 50 50 50 51 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 . 50 50 50 50 50 57 50 50 51 51 50 51 50 50 50 50 50 50 63 50 50 53 51 50 50 50 53 50 50 50 50 50 52 50 54 , 54 50 50 50
34 228 335 443 443 383 383 534 66 427 210 119 31 31 488 3 301 322 385 270 550 369 385 243 444 53 360 385 526 362 649 269 445 445 149 48 39 324 352 121 512 644 368 31 207 92 78 323 239 183 66 204 - 446 344 366 149 480
1952
PROCEEDINGS OF THE Shelbina Dan Asa Turney Joplin D. O. Witmer Anchor Charles Basshard Anchor L. C. Herchenroeder Pythagoras Wm. B. Hammers Pythagoras W. T. Loftin Columbia E. A. Roemer Grant City ., O. C. Wilhite Glenwood Sam A. Birney Unionville Ed. Worley DeSoto Willis S. Preston Liberty Robert W. Stogdale Liberty John D. Patton Lock Springs Jonathan K. Eads Beacon Louis F. Kirby White Hall . ~ W. Hartman Hardin R. W. Harrison Richland : C. W. Warren New Salem Albert Hobbs R-ose Hill Wm. Rolla Rogers Composite L. Franklin Young Richland ...............â&#x20AC;˘ Edward M. Dresser Keystone Wm. R. Dreiling Ada G. A. Lawrence Weston John H. Brill, Jr. . Tuscan Leon J. Sexton Richland Alfred A. Parsons, Sr Wayne Charles F. Siebke Hiram George I vans University Hargrave H. Muchall Brotherhood Robert P. Baker West Gate Wm. Simon Geitz West Gate ; Edward T. Card Lexington Mordicia A. Chambers Fulton Ovid Bell De Witt J. A. Williams McDonald W. Logan Jones Friend Charles T. Bain Erwin Adam Hartwig Webb City Wm. C. Glenn Grain Valley Wm. Durwood Warren Crescent Hill ; John E. Grosshart Liberty W~. A. Atwater Clay John H. Ford Perseverance R. A. May St. Joseph Moses Apple Cornerstone Frank C. Enney Hopewell C. M. Fitzpatrick California : Wm. Holt Grant City John H. Staats R-owley M. C. Boydston Ivanhoe Chas. S. Curtis Moberly Benj. Henderson Adair Manville Carothers Lexington Henry G. Gelzer Jewel J as. Reuben Knorpp
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54 52 50 50 50 50 50 51 50 50 50 55 54 50 50 50 50 50 50 52 50 50 50 50 50 53 50 50 50 61 51 50 50 51 50 50 51 50 50 50 50 51 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 57 50 50 50 50 50
1952
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284 Canopy E. C. Hall 55 Arrow Rock Charles L. Lawless J. W. Dickenson • ,453 Forsyth 98 Webster Harry Coombs 269 Brotherhood LeRoi Beck 346 Arlington J. M. B. Shanks 630 East Gate Verne L. Steiner 31 Liberty James E. Deems 403 Lowry City James L. Irvin 466 Southwest Henry S. Hanna 515 Galena Frank A. Moore 84 Webster Groves Herman W. Gross 331 Charity Walter J. Hansen : 66 Grant City Gco. R. Hunt 422 Gate of the Temple Henry C. Seidelman 3 Beacon Wm. P. Wemhoener 3 Beacon Harry J. Koops 360 Tuscan Lyle Garrison 184 Morley Geo. W. Pearman 243 Keystone M. H. Dodge 345 Fellowship Alfred W. Rea 482 Clintonville W. M. Hoshaw 377 Ancient Craft Geo. Moran Charles Shire 208 Salisbury 356 Ancient Landmark Robert L. Beasley ., 4 Howard Robert T. Kingsbury 208 Salisbury Albert L. Friesz 302 Lick Creek Rocky M. Judy 105 Kirksville Henry Kirby 243 Keystone W m. H. Roetter 4 Howard Thos. Hewett 476 Mt. Hope Walter S. Powell 439 Mt. Olive Horace C. Dameron 380 Queen City Donald Fraser 0 60 New Bloomfield E. McD. Rusk 16 Memphis J. B. Howard 458 Melville Alvin C. Blakemore 458 Melville Nathan Peezell 119 DeSoto : .. F. Wm. Blank 119 DeSoto Wm. A. Couch 43 Jefferson Dudley F. Calfee 509 Van Buren William Thomas Carter . 509 Van Buren ' Geo. W. Dunn 509 Van Buren .John L. Moore , 143 Irondale Geo. V. Welch 59 Centralia Robert D. Hawkins 243 Keystone Albert R. Thompson Geo. Clark Yoder 657 Progre'Ss 326 Linn Lafayette Vaughan 20 St. Louis Bruno Hollander .. 0 340 Westport ' Charles A. Ellsberry 484 Kirkwood John K . .James 360 Tuscan Marion A. Nelson 243 Keystone Charles W. O'Neill 354 Hebron Clyde W. Ellis 43 Jefferson ..........•.... Virgil David Allison
51 50 50 50 52 50 51 50 51 50 50 50 50 50 : .. 52 50 50 50 ,.50 50 50 51 51 50 50 51 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 0.50 50 51 50 50 '.' .50 50 50 52 51 50
50 50 50 50 50
,0 .. 50 050 50 50 50 50 50
36 254 443 554 1 649 536 84 4 177 318 100 588 28 149 149 585 92 92 282 220 340 243 177 289 2 385 187 88 391 391 105 482 163 163 276 276 198 164 163 272 536
1952
PROCEEDINGS OF THE Butler ...............••. .I. P. Watson Anchor Archie L. Fay Foster Stephen Collie Collier Missouri Wm. C. Heimbuecher University James H. Amos Ingomar .I. Bryant Ferguson Webster Groves Peter A. McLeod Howard Edwin McBee Texas Steve Yates Eldorado L. H. Dietrich Ash Grove Sam M. Clark St. Francisville Harry R. Carver St. Johns Oscar L. Hile Lexington Cains T. Ryland Lexington Geo. 1. Smith Shamrock James N. McGibben Perseverance William B. Haley Perseverance Edgar A. Parks Cosmos Walter P. Eidmann Kansas City Edwin A. Kauthoff Westport Clarence H. Cheney Keystone James Hall Texas Hobert L. Simmons Graham Oliver K. Smith Meridian Gustav A. E. Berg Richland Henry E. Warren, Jr Hermon D. Leroy Hoober Defiance E. P . Nesbitt Haytown Samuel Hussey Raytown James Dealy Kirksville Beverly L. Bonfoey Clintonville Mark D. Gwinn· Occidental Abraham .I. 'Murch Occidental Geo. C. Linde Grand River Arthur C. Hammonds Grand Hiver ' A. W. Gillespie Allensville .I. W. S. Dillon Joachim Sam M. McKay Occidental John T. Lytle Granite Ai. Mayberry Ingomar ., Otto A. McDill STATISTICAl"
YEAR
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1951-1952
Number of Chartered Lodges, September 10, 1951 . Lodges U. D . Number of Chartered Lodges, September 10, 1952 . Lodges U. D . September 10, 1952, Total Membership . September 10, 1951, Total Membership in 596 Lodges .. 116,025 Plus: Adjustment by audit of individual Lodges 112 116,137 Total Number: Raised Affiliated Reinstated
. . .
4,487 740 1,494
6,721
594 2 595 2
118,008
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Less: Total Number: Dimitted '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deaths Susp. N. P. D. Susp. U. M. C. Expelled.... .
815 2,234 1,789 3 9 4,850
NET GAIN, September 10, 1952
1,871 118,008
1952
PER CAPITA TAX
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1952 Per Capita Tax due on 592 Reporting Lodges $292,180.95 Total Amount paid to September 10, 1952 $292,162.55 Less over-payment of 383.95 $291,778.60 Balance Due on 592 Râ&#x201A;Źporting Lodges, September 10, 1952 $ S~ptember 10, 1952, 5 Lodges unreported.
402.35
MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI
Welfare Committee: Paid to Masonic Home, Checks 57, 126, 169, 221 and 291 $ Per Capita Tax: Paid to Masonic Home: Check No. 44.......................... $ 2,226.19 Check No. 289 ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,000.00 Check No. 306 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 100,000.00 Check No. 309 .............. 65,000.00 Check No. 329 " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,500.00
2,500.00
$220,726.19 Balance Due Masonic Home, September 10, 1952: On 1952 Per Capita Tax $ On 1951 Back Per Capita Tax . On 1950 Back Per Capita Tax . On 1949 Back Per Capita Tax . On 1948 Back Per Capita Tax . On 1947 Back Per Capita Tax . On 1946 Back Per Capita Tax . On 1945 Back Per Capita Tax . On 1944' Back Per Capita Tax . On 1943 Back Per Capita Tax . On 1942 Back Per Capita Tax . On 1941 Back Per Capita Tax . On 1940 Back Per Capita Tax . On 1939 Back Per Capita Tax . On 1938 Back Per Capita Tax . On 1937 Back Per Capita Tax .
3,543.54 1,175.11 95.00 85.42 55.78 39.00 22.79 13.50 12.00 4.50 3.00 3.00 4.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 $
5,061.64
as
1952
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPECIAL INITIATION FUND
Paid to Masonic Home A/C this Fund, September 11, 1951 to September 10, 1952 Bal~nce Due Masonic Home, Septem.ber 10, 1952
$ 54,250.00 1,700.00
GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL FUND
Paid to Frederick Schondau, Secretary, (Check No. 42) Balance Due, September 10, 1952 ................â&#x20AC;˘.....
$ 5,000.00 $ 4,417.56
DR. WM. F. KUHN LlBRARY FUND
September 10, 1952-$500.00 Bond and $613.10 in Bank
$ 1,113.10
JOSEPH S. MCINTYRE LIBRARY FUND
September 10, 1952-Bank Balance
$
923.16
GRAND LODGE FINANCES
Cash in Grand Lodge Depositories, September 10, 1951. ... $101,289.69 Cash Balance, September 10, 1951, Fidelity Savings Trust Co., Kansas City, (Restricted) $ 1,672.60 Cash Balance, September 10, 1951, Bank of Kirksville, Kirksville, Mo. 2,500.00 Cash Balance, September 10, 1951, Wood & Huston Bank, Marshall, Mo. 10,000.00 Cash Balance, September 10, 1951, Union National Bank, Kansas City, 'Mo. 87,117.09 $101,289.69 RECEIPTS
Per Capita Back Per Back Per Back Per Back Per Back Per Back Per Ba.ck Per Back Per Back Per Back Per Back Per Back Per Back Per Back Per Back Per
Tax, 1952 Capita Tax, Capita Tax, Capita Tax, Capita Tax, Capita Tax, Capita Tax, Capita Tax, Capita Tax, Capita Tax, Capita Tax, Capita Tax, Capita Tax, Capita Tax, Capita Tax, Capita Tax,
1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 ]944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937
$292,162.55 $1,546.20 125.00 112.40 73.40 54.60 31.90 18.90 16.80 6.30 4.20 4.20 6.30 2.10 2.10 2.10 - - - $ 2,006.50 $294,169.05
Received from Defunct Lodges and members thereof Sale of 1921 Constitution and By-Laws Sale of 1947 Constitution and By-Laws Sale of Dues Receipts ' Sale of Veterans' Buttons
. . . .
28.50 25.50 201.00 1,807.81 535.20
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2,381.40 94.85
Sale of Masonic Manuals . Sale of Trial Code . Refunds and Miscellaneous: Vandalia Lodge No. 491-Duplicate Charter }i'ee, .. 5.00 Sheffield Lodge No. 625-Duplicate Charter Fee .. 5.00 St. John's Lodge No. 28-Duplicate. Charter Fee 5.00 Hume Lodge No. 130-Duplicate Charter Fee ..... 5.00 DeSoto Lodge No. 119-Duplicate Charter Fee .. 5.00 Wardell Lodge No. 665-Charter Fee . 20.00 Berkeley Lodge U.D.--Dispensation Fee . 30.00
75.00 6,179.80 1,954.28 383.47
Refund on Mileage and Per Diem Account . Refund on Ray Bond's Expense Account " . Refund on D. D. G. M. Special Account . Final Dividend on }i'idelity Savings Trust Co., Kansas City, (Restricted) . Interest on Permanent Fund Securities . Hospital Visitation Fund .
764.61 4,717.50 9,751.38
Total Income September 10, 1951, Cash in Grand Lodge Depositories
$323,069.35 $101,289.69
TOTAL RECEIPTS, September 10, 1952
$424,359.04
ANALYSIS OF DISBURSEMENTS
Total Disbursements to September 10, 1952 Pay Roll Printed Proceedings Salaries and Allowances: Grand Master, Grand Secretary, Grand Lecturer, Grand Treasurer, Grand Lecturer Emeritus, Grand Lodge Office Help and Temp. Help-Biog. File Federal Withholding Tax: Paid 1,793.50 Withheld 1,793.50 Social Security-F.I.C.A.: Paid Withheld
$311,538.63 $ 25,000.00 $ 3,117.85
$23,906.26
493.87 246.90 $
Grand Correspondent . $ Maintenance-Grand Lodge Office . Expenses, Grand Lodge Officers (Order Grand Master) ' " Ritual Committee Expense . Printing, Postage and Stationery . District Lecturers and D.D.a.M.'s Conferences Masonic Relief Ass 'n.-U.S. and Canada . Masonic Service Association . Telephone & Telegrams-Grand Lodge Office .. Bonds, Grand Secretary & Grand Treasurer, and Insurance . Reporter: Grand Lodge Session . Expenses: Grand Lodge Session .
246.97
750.00 1,800.00 655.02 312.72 3,854.48 2,000.00 415.06 2,160.25 285.86 457.51 125.00 1,716.27
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Contingent: Grand Lodge Expense Fund . Audit Company . Washington Meetings . Grand Lodge Officers' Conference . Relief and Charity . Expenses: D.D.G.M. 's (Order Grand Master) .. Furnishings Grand Master's Office . Revision Committee . Care of Portraits of Past Grand Masters . Jewel for Grand Master . Filing Equipment . M.S.A.-Hospitalization . Equipment and Repairs to G.M. Jewel . Cuts for Manual Illustrations . Total Budget Appropriation for 1951-1952, (Exclusive of Payroll) Actual Disbursements
527.30 232.49 600.00 458.48 2,500.00 16.68 167.99 52.81 6.00 237.90 851.19 5,000.00 207.26 140.67 - - - - $ 52,555.05
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$60,295.31 $52,555.05
Amount- Unexpended $ 7,740.26 Total Paid Masonic Home ale Back Per Capita Tax collected to September 10, 1952 $ 2,226.19 Total paid Masonic Home ale 1952 Per Capita Tax路 $218,500.00 - - - - $220,726.19 1,673.61 Dues Receipt Cards Purchase of Veterans' Buttons 960.00 Special Library Fund 17.00 Purchase of Trial Code Booklets 632.12 U. S. Government Bonds... . .. .. .. .. . 9,727.69 TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS TO SEPTEMBER 10, 1952 $311,538.63 RECAPITULATION
Total Receipts to September 10, 1952 Total Disbursements to September 10, 1952
$424,359.04 $311,538.63 $112,820.41
Balance Fidelity Savings Trust Co.: Final Liquidating Dividend received Balance Uncollectible Balance, September 10,
~951
. .
$764.61 $907.99
eliminated
$" 1,672.60
Cash Balance, September 10, 1952, in General Fund $111,147.81 Cash Balance, September 10, 1952, Fidelity Savings Trust Co., Kansas City, (Restricted) .... $ None Cash Balance, September 10, 1952, Bank of Kirksville, Kirksville, Mo. 2,500.00 Cash Balance, September 10, 1952, Wood & Huston Bank, Marshall, Mo. 10,000.00 Cash Balance, September 10, 1952, Union National Bank, Kansas City, Mo. 98,647.81 $111,147.81 Less: Balance Dues Masonic Home ale Per Capita to September 10, 1952 $
5,061.64
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Less: General Library Fund . Less: Due to Masonic Service Associationa/c Hospital Visitation Service .
129.48 4,751.38 9,942.50
September 10, 1952-TOTAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE IN GENERAL FUND
$101,205.31
Fraternally submitted, HAROLD
L.
READER,
Grand Secretary. REPORT OF GRAND TREASURER
R. W. Brother Edmund E. Morris, Grand Treasurer, presented his report covering the period from September 10, 1951 to September 10, 1952, which was adopted and is as follows: 1951 September 10 Balance in Fidelity Savings Tr. Co.Restricted $ 1,672.60 September 10 Balance in Wood & Huston Bank, Marshall 10,000.00 September 10 Balance in Bank of Kirksville . 2,500.00 September 10 Balance in Union National Bank, Kansas City September 10, 1952 Received from Grand Secretary
$ 14,172.60 87,117.09 323,079.35 $424,369.04
September 10, 1952 Disbursed during the year by Warrants Nos. 1 to 332 not consecutive $311,254.43 September 10, 1952 Balance in Union Natl. Bank 98,942.01 September 10, 1952 Balance in Wood & Huston Bank ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000.00 September 10, 1952 Balance in .Bank of Kirksville .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,500.00 Balance in Fidelity Sav. Tr. Co. Final Dividend received 4-22-52 Balance uncollectible
. .
764.61 907.99
422,696.44
1,672.60 $424,369.04
As Grand Treasurer, I charge myself with the custody of the following securities contained in Safe Deposit Box No. 6111 in the Union Safe Deposit Company of Kansas City, which said box is subject to the joint control of myself and the Grand Master, or his delegated representative: U. S. Savings Bonds-Series "G"-20% Due 10/1/53-Cost . Due 6/1/55-Cost . Due 9/1/58-Cost . Due 12/1/59-Cost ., . Due 4/1/60-Cost .......................â&#x20AC;˘.......... Due 4/1/61-Cost . Due 9/1/62-Cost .
5,000.00 10,000.00 18,700.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 20,000.00 10,000.00
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Laying cornerstone of new $1,500,000 High Sohool building at Cape Girardeau, July 10, 1952. (From left to right) Rt. War. Harold O. Grauel, Grand Marshal, Acting Grand Master; Bro. W. B. Ittner, P,"incipal Architect; Bro. A. L. Seaboogh, Aating Senior Grand Warden; Bro. Floyd Statler, Acting Junior Grand Warden; Wor. Bro. Elmer Shrout, Acting Deputy Grand Master.
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1952 U. U. U. U. U. U.
S. S.' S. S. S. S.
43
GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury
Bonds-20%-6j15j1964/69---:.Par Bonds-20%-12j15j1964/69-Par 'Bonds-20%- 3j15j1965/70-Par Bonds-20%- 3j15j1966/71-Par Bonds-20%- 6j15j1967/72-Par Bonds-20%-12Jl5f1967/72-Par
Value Value Value Value Value Value
12,000.00 17,000.00 10,000.00 6,000.00 40,000.00 25,000:00
$193,700.00 I also hold for William F. Kuhn Library Association -0:. S. Treas. "Bonds, 20%, Series 1952-54, Par Value .... $ 500.00
Fraternally submitted, EDMUND E. MORRIS, Grand Treasurer~ REPORT OF AUDITOR To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. and.A. M. of Missouri: Gentlemen: Pursuant to engagement, we have examined and checked the book records of the Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer of the Grand Lodge, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Missouri for the period from September 11, 1951 to September 10, 1952, also the Masonic Home Initiation Fund, the George Washington Memorial Fund, the Wm. F. Kuhn Library Fund and the Joseph S. McIntyre \ Library Fund for the same period and respectfully present the following report: ' GENERAL FUND PER GRAND SECRE,TARY'S BOOKS
Balance, September 11, 1951 $101,289.69 Receipts Forwarded to Grand Treasurer Per Capita Tax 1952 $292,162.55 Back Per Capita Tax 1951 $1,546.20 Back Per Capita Tax 1950 125.00 Back Per Capita Tax 1949 112.40 Back Per Capita Tax 1948 73.40 Back Per Capita Tax 1947 54.60 Back Per Capita 'I'ax 1946 31.90 Back Per Capita Tax 1945 18.90 Back Per Capita Tax 1944 16.80 Back Per Capita Tax 1943 6.30 Back Per Capita Tax 1942 4.20 Back Per Capita Tax 1941 4.20 Back Per Capita Tax 1940 6.30 Back Per Capita Tax 1939 2.10 Back Per Capita Tax 1938 2.10 Back Per Capita Tax 19&,7 2.10 2,006.50 $294,169.05 Sale of Masonic Manuals Sale of 1921 Constitution and By-Laws Sale of 1947 Constitution and By-Laws
$2,381.40 25.50 201.00
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Sale of 50 Year Veteran Buttons .. 535.20 Sale of Dues Receipt Cards 1,807.81 Sale of Trial Cod~ 94.85 Dispensation Fee Charter Fee Duplicate Charter Fees
$ . .
5,045.76
30.00 20.00 25.00
75.00
Interest on Permanent Fund Securities . Back Dues-Members of Defunct Lodges , . Hospital Visitation Fund . Refunds: Mileage and Per Diem Account $6,179.80 Ray Bond Expense Account 1,954.28 D.D.G.M. Expense Account .... 383.47
4,717.50 28.50 9,751.38
8,517.55
322,304.74 $423,594.43
Disbursements Per Checks Issued for Expenses Per Check Issued for Investment
$301,810.94 9,727.69
311,538.63 $112,055.80
Less Loss on Fidelity Savings Trust Company Account Balance, September 11, 1951 $ Final Liquidating Dividend Received
1,672.60 764.61
907.99
,Balance, September 10, 1952 (Per Grand Secretary's Books)
$111,147.81
Balance, September 10, 1952 (Per Grand Treasurer's Books)
$111,442.01
RECON CILI.ATION
Balance, September 10, 1952 Per Grand Treasurer's Books $111,442.01 Less Outstanding Checks: No. 299-July 31, 1952 $ 147.10 No. 322-August 29, 1952 147.10 294.20 Balance, September 10, 1952 Per Grand Secretary's Books $111,147.81 Consisting of Balance in Union National Bank, Kansas City, Missouri Balance in Wood and Huston Bank, Marshall, Missouri ..................â&#x20AC;˘.. Balance .in Bank of Kirksville, Kirksville, Missouri .......
$98,647.81 10,000.00 2,500.00 $111,147.81
BONDS
On September 18, 1952, in company with Mr. E. E. Morris, Grand Treasurer and a representative of the Grand Master, we examined the
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securities listed on the following page, which are kept for safekeeping in the Grand Lodge safe deposit box at the Union National Bank of Kansas City, Missouri: PERMANENT FUND
Bond Number
Maturity
Kind
Interest Dates
Interest Rate
Par Value
Total
Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury
1964/69 1964/69 1964/69 1964/69 1964/69 1964/69 1964/69
6/15 6/15 6/15 6/15 6/15 6/15 6/15
& & & & & & &
12/15 12/15 12/15 12/15 12/15 12/15 12/15
20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20%
$ 1,000.00 1,000.00 10,000.00 5,000.00 10,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 $ 29,000.00
8564D 77195E
U. S. Treasury U. S. Treasury
1965/70 1965/70
3/15 & 3/15 &
9/15 9/15
20% 20%
$ 5,000.00 5,000.00
10,000.00
56530 5932B
U. S. Treasury U. S. Treasury
1966/71 1966/71
3/15 & 3/15 &
9/15 9/15
20% 20%
$ 1,000.00 5,000.00
6,600.00
U. U. U. U. U. U. U. U.
1967/72 1967/72 1967/72 1967/72 1967/72 1967/72 1967/72 1967/72
6/15 6/15 6/15 6/15 6/15 6/15 6/15 6/1?
&. 12/15 12/15 12/15 12/15 12/15 12/15 12/15 12/15
20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20%
$ 5,000.00 5,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 5,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00
65,000.00
211585E 211586F 23572B 2371A 4615E 21845E 21846F
8964D 49654D 41669K 41670L 41671A 28103C 26122B 315324D
U. U. U. U. U. U. U.
S. S. S. S. S. S. S.
S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S.
Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury ..
& & & & & & &
$110,000.00
Maturity V29384G X253352G C437033G C437034G D2320085G M4864090G M4864091G M4864092G V702346G X582056G X806975G X807739G X909237G X909238G X1146710G
Series Series Series Series Series Series Series Series Series Series Series Series Series Series Series
G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G
Oct., 3une, Sept., Sept., Sept., Sept., Sept., Sept., Sept., Sept., Dec., April, April, April, Sept.,
1953 1955 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1959 1960 1961 1961 1962
Redemption Value Value
9/10/52
$ 5,000.00 . $ 4,9rO.00 10,000.00 9,730.00 100.00 95.50 100.00 95.50 500.00 477.50 1,000.00 955.00 1,000.00 955.00 955.00 1,000.00 5,000.00 4,775.00 10,000.00 . 9,550.00 10,000.00. 9,470.00 10,000.00 9,470.00 10,000.00 9,480.00 10,000.00 9,480.00 9,620.00 10,000.00
$ .5,000.00 10,000.00 100.00 100.00 500.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 5,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00
$83,700.00
$83,700.00
$80,018.50
Cost
83,700.00 $193,700.00
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE WM. F. KUHN LIBRARY FUND
Bond Number 2552B
Interrest Kind Maturity Interest Date' Rate U. S. Treasury 1952/54 3/15 & 9/15 20%
Cost $500.00
During the year under review, the investments were increased by the purchase of $10,000.00 par U. S. Treasury 20% bonds due 12/15/1967/72 for $9,659.38, plus $68.31 accrued interest. All interest income was accounted for. MASONIC HOME INITIATION FUND
Balance in Bank, September 11, 1951 Received from Masonic Lodges during the Period . September 11, 1951 to September 10, 1952
$ 7,450.00 48,500.00 $55,950.00
Transferred to Masonic Home during the Period September 11, 1951 to September 10, 1952
54,250.00
Balance in First National Bank in Saint Louis, September 10, 1952
$ '1,700.00
GEORGE W ASHlNGTON MEMORIAL FUND
Balance in Bank, September 11, 1951 Received from Masonic Lodges during the Period September 11, 1951 to September 10, 1952
$4,568.06 4,850.00 $ 9,418.06
Transferred to George Washington MeItlorial Association, February 21, 1952 Bank Charges :.......
$5,000.00 .50
Bala.nce in First National Bank in Saint Louis, September 10, 1952
5,000.50 $ 4,417.56
WM. F. KUHN LIBRARY FUND
Balance, September 11, 1951 Receipts: Interest on Bond Interest on Savings Account
$ 1,094.60
$
12.50 6.00
Balance, September 10, 1952 Consisting of Cash in Savings Account, First National Bank in Saint Louis $ 613.00 U. S. Treasury Bond No. 2552B-20%-1952/54 500.00
18.50
$ 1,113.10
$ 1,113.10
JOSEPH S. MCINTYRE LIBRARY FUND
Balance, September 11, 1951 No transactions during Year under Review Balance in Mercantile Trust Company, Saint Louis, September 10, 1952
$
923.16
" $
923.16
.
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Deposit from General Fund :................ Disbursements: Mileage and Per Diem Checks Issued and Paid $18,820.20 Transferred to General Fund 6,179.80 Balance, September 10, 1952
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$25,000.00 25,000.00
: . . .. $
D.D.G.M. AND D.L. CONFERENCE. EXPENSE
Deposit from General Fund. Disbursements: Mileage and Expense Checks Issued and Paid $ 1,616.53 Transferred to General Fund 383.47
$ 2,000.00 2,000.00
. Balance, September 10, 1952 ..â&#x20AC;˘....................... $
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, A. F. & A. M. of Missouri from September 11, 1951 to September 10, 1952. The Lodge returns were checked to the Grand 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 to the Lodges therefor. Cancelled checks were inspected in support of the disbursements and the bank balances shown in the report were confirmed directly to us by the depositaries. Respectfully submitted, C. K. BENSON & CO. Oertified Public Accountants. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE
M. Wor. Bro. Ray V. Denslow presented the report of the Com-\ mittee on Foreign Correspondence which was adopted and is as follows: (See "The Masonic World.") AMENDMENTS
PROPOS~D
The Grand Secretary read the following proposed amendments, whic.h were referred to the incoming Jurisprudence Committee : St. Louis, Mo. Proposed Amendment to the By-laws and Constitution of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, A. F. & A. M. To amend SECTION 204. BURIAL DUTIES IN CITIES, by adding the 'following, "If there is a Board of Relief in such town or city, it
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shall be the duty of the Board of Relief to dEl.Signate the Lodge and to keep a record of such funer~ls." Amended Section to readSECTION 204. BURIAL DUTIES IN CITIES. When there are two or more Lodges in the same town or city the duty of interring the bodies of transient deceased Master Masons shall be performed by these Lodges in turn, beginning with the oldest. If there is a Board of Relief in such town or city, it shall be the duty of the Board of Relief to designate the Lodge and to keep a record of such funerals. Fraternally Submitted, LOUIS F. MESLE., No. 654, ARTHUR HENRY, No. 520, WILLIAM E. GREIN, No. 576.
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Kansas City, Mo., September 27, 1952 Proposed Amendment to Grand Lodge By-laws. SEC. 157 (p. 44) Exemption from Dues. Strike out paragraph A, and insert in lieu thereof: Because such membe'r is sixty-five (65) or more years of age and has paid dues for thirty-five (35) or more consecutive years. SEC. 157 (p. 44) Exemption from Dues; would read as amended: A Lodge, by its By-laws, may provide that any member shall be .exempted from payment of dues only under the following circumstances and conditions, and no othw, to-wit: (a) Because such member is sixty-five or more years of age and has paid dues for thirty-five or more years. (b) Because of outstanding meritorious service to the Lodge or the Fraternity, without length of membership, but by appropriate resolution in writing which shall be presented and read at a stated communication of the Lodge and which shall lie over until its next stated communication for action. The vote thereon shall be by paper ballot, and a favorable two-thirds vote of the members present at the time of action thereon shall pass the same. Any member heretofore exempted from payment of dues for any cause or hereafter exempted under Sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of this section shall not be exempt from payment of such amount as the Lodge or member is required to pay to the Grand Lodge for any purpose on account of his membership, which amount shall be collected and shall be paid to the Grand Lodge. Fraternally submitted, FRANK A. LEWIS, JACK C. STEWART, R. T. SWEARINGEN. RALPH W. NUSSER.
RESOLUTION RE HOME FOR NON .INDIGENT MASONS
Rt. Wor. Bro. Harry C. Ploetze read the following resolution, which was adopted: St. Louis, Mo., September 30, 1952. To the Most Worshipful G1'and Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of Mis'8'Ouri: WHEREAS there seems to be a definite need for a Home for aged Masons, financially independent, their wives and widows; and WHEREAS, before our Grand Lodge could undertake to sponsor such
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a Home the whole question should be thoroughly and exhaustively explored; Therefore, Be It Resolved, That the incoming Grand Master be, and he hereby is directed to appoint a Committee of three or more brethren whose duty it shall be to investigate the apparent need for, and the feasibility and initial cost of such an undertaking on the part of the Grand Lodge; and whose further duty it shall be to make such other recommendations relative to the above as their judgment may suggest. Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR W. RAUCH, FRED C. HEUERMAN"N, HARRY GERSHENSON, CECIL A. TOLIN, HARRY C. PLOE路TZE,.
AMENDMENT PROPOSED BE SALARY OF GRAND LECTURER
The following amendment was proposed and referred to incoming Jurisprudence Committee: RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED, That Section 13, sub-section (d) of the By-laws of the Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of the State of Missouri, 1947, page 12, with reference to the compensation of the Grand Lecturer be repealed, and in lieu thereof a new section be enacted to read as follows: Section 13-Grand Lecturer. (d) The compensation of the Grand Lecturer shall be five thousand five hundred dollars per annum, payable monthly, and he shall be allowed necessary traveling expense incurred in the performance of the duties of his office, to be audited by the Grand Secretary, approved by the Grand Master, payable monthly. Fraternally submitted, J. M. S1j:.LLER.S, P. M., Lexington Lodge No. 149, ROBERT
L. ARONSON, P. M.,
St. Louis. Lodge No. 20, ORESTES MITCHELL" JR., P. M.,
Charity Lodge No. 33l.
AMENDMENT PROPOSED RE MILEAGE AND PER DIEM
The following amendment was proposed, and referred to the incoming Jurisprudence Committee: RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED: That the Grand Lodge By-laws be altered and amended as set forth hereinafter, to-wit: That Section 76 (page 30) of the By-laws of the Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. "Mileage and Per Diem" be altered by striki~g out the words "five dollars" in line nine and in lieu thereof insert the words "ten dollars," and by striking out the words" five cents" in line eleven and in lieu thereof inserting the words" six cents," so that when altered and amended said Section 76 will read as follows: "SEC. 76-MILEAGE AND PER DIEM. The Past Grand Masters,
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Grand Officers, District Deputy Grand Masters, District Lecturers and one Representative from each chartered Lodge and each Lodge U.D., the members of the Committee on Appe~ls and Grievances, the Committee on Credentials, the Committee on Jurisprudence, and .the Committee on Ways and Means, and the chairmen of aU other standing committees who do not draw mileage and per diem in any other capacity, shall be paid the sum of ten dollars for each da.y they may be in actual. attendance upon the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, and six cents per mile for each mile necessarily traveled in going to and -returning therefrom; provided, that no Representative shall receive mileage or per diem in a double capacity." BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That this By-law shall be effective immediately upon its adoption and the terms thereof be applicable to the 1953 Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge. Fraternally submitted, WILLIAM J. CRAIG,_ P. M., Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422, ROBERT H. MANN, P. M., . Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446, ORESTES MITCHELL, JR., P. M., Charity Lodge No. 331.
RESOLUTION RE MILEAGE AND PER DIEM
The following resolution was presented and referred to the Ways and Means Committee: St. Louis, Mo., September 30, 1952. To the Mast Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: Be it hereby resolved that at this 1952 Session the mileage and per diem be paid to those authorized by the by-laws to receive it at the rate of 6c per mile and $10.00 per diem. ORESTES MIT'CHELL', JR. FRANK P. BRIGGS, ROBERT L. AARONSON.
REPORT OF THE MASONIC HOME
The report of the Masonic Home was presented and was adopted. . The report is as follows:
. REPORT OF THE MASONIC HOME 1952
Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri. BRETHREN: A standing resolution of this Grand Lodge adopted at the Annual Communication in the year 1906, and a provision in the By-Laws of the Masonic Home of Missouri, requires that the President of the Board of Directors of the Home 'submit an annual report. It is my hope that this report will make "orne contribution to the future of our Home, as well as to comply with the provisions that require it. This report covers the first complete year of administration under the new plan adopted by this Grand Lodge in 1950, which provided that the Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, Senior and Junior Wardens serve as active members of the Board of Directors of the Masonic Home, and further provided that the Grand Master serve as President and the Deputy Grand Master as Vice President of your Masonic Home. The committees of the Board of Directors who served for this period are as follows: Legal Committee-Orestes Mitchell, Jr., Chairman; Richard O. Rumer; Morris E. Ewing. Finance Committee-Elmer W. Wagner, Chairman; Morris E. Ewing; Cornelius D. Struble. Hospital Committee-To W. Cotton, Chairman; James M. Sellers; Morris E. Ewing. Administration Committee-Morris E. Ewing, Chairman; Richard O. Rumer; Russell E. Murray. Admission and Dism,pline Committee-To W. Cotton, Chairman; Russell E. Murray; Vice-Chairman; Orestes Mitchell, Jr.; Morris E. Ewing; Cornelius D. Struble. â&#x20AC;˘ Fraterruil Relations Committee-James M. Sellers, Chairman; Elmer W. Wagner; Russell E. Murray.
It is a pleasure to report to you that each member of the Board of Directors has worked diligently with the problems and duties of the administration of our Home. All of these brethren have sacrificed a minimum of from one to two full days each month attending meetings of the Board of Directors and committee meetings of. the Board, and they have also been very generous in contributing addi. tional time to discharge other responsibilities incident to operation of the Home. It is simply impossible to describe the complete de-
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votion on the part of all members of the Board in carrying out the various assignments that have to do with the administration of the Home. I wish to express my sincere appreciation for the services they have rendered and for the sacrifices they have made. It is well to continue to emphasize that there is a continuous effort to operate the Masonic Home so that each guest will receive as nearly as possible the same thoughtful consideration and care they would normally receive in a loving home of their own. However, the task of operating a home of 250 guests, with so diversified
MRS. BELLE HAZEN DEAN Who celebrated her 102 b'irthday on August 3, 1952.
interests and with ;ome of the p~culiarities associated with advanced age, is a tremendous undertaking, so naturally we do have serious problems in this large family and we could not expect it to be otherwise. We are happy to report that we do not have a waiting list of people to be admitted to the Home, with the possible exception of a few cases where we are securing additional information. As soon as an application reaches the Masonic Home every effort is made to secure information through every possible source, so that the application can be processed and acted upon at the next meeting of the Board.
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MAINTENANCE PROGRAM In order to understand the building maintenance problem of our Home, it must be realized that the replacement cost of all buildings would amount to three or four million dollars, the newest of these buildings being erected in 1938. Some of the other buildings are more than a half century old. It is obvious that it requires a tremendous amount of maintenance work annually to keep these buildings in good condition. For a number of years the maintenance program of the Home had been deferred for various reasons. There-
The new boiler being lowered into the boiler j路oom.
fore, in the last year and a half it has been necessary to spend a rather large sum of money to try to put all of the buildings in good condition. A considerable portion of the major replacements and maintenance work was financed by appropriations from the Initiation Fund. Some of the larger expenditures consisted of the new boiler and changes in our heating plant amounting to approximately $60,000. The replacing of unsanitary and deficient toilet and bath facilities in the men's building cost approximately $17,000. Other expenditures included cleaning the exterior and interior of most of the buildings. In front of the Administration Building leading down to the public sidewalk, it was necessary to replace the concrete steps and install a much needed handrail. The very old and inadequate communication system was replaced this year, and the new system is a great help in the operation of the Home. The general condition of the buildings and Home property is
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good. It is my opinion that if the same adequate maintenance program is continued for another twelve months our Home property will be in excellent repair. This will not materially affect the necessity of replacing some of the very old buildings, some of which are over 50 years old, but it will mean that they will have the appearance of being well preserved. We believe that with a total expenditure of about $60,000 for work which is nearing completion, we have deferred 'indefinitely the tremendous expense of replacing the heating plant, and at the same time the economy and efficiency of the heating system has been materially improved. FRATERNAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE One of the biggest problems in connection with the operation of our Masonic Home is to find ways to impress upon the minds of our brethren over the state the wonderful Home they are supporting, and to try to find some way to keep our members informed and interested in the operation of our Masonic Home. Your Home Board has put in much time and effort in trying to take the story of the Home to our lodges and our breth:t:en. There were prepared four sets of 75 colored 35 m.m. slides and a script to go with these pictures. These four sets of slides were constantly in demand from the first of the year until hot weather set in. We cannot say accurately how many have seen them, but think a conservative figure would be from 18,000 to 20,000 people. Plans have been made to prepare a revised set of these slides to be ready shortly after Grand Lodge, and we hope they have the same fine acceptance again this year. Probably one of the greatest contributions that has ever been made in taking the story of the Masonic Home to 'our lodges and to our brethren was the booklet prepared and printed by a special committee composed of Rt. Wor. Brother Harry DePriest, Rt. Wor. Brother Robert Brinkman and Rt. Wor. Brother Oliver L. Luft. Again I want to express my sincere appreciation for the contribution these busy brethren made. There have been numerous letters of praise for this fine publication and these brethren deserve most of the credit. The old supply of picture post cards of the Women's Building of the Home has been exhausted. We ordered a new supply of these cards and had prepared a new card with an impressive aerial view of the Home. Weare seeking proper means of distribution of these cards and a supply can be secured through the Superintendent of our Masonic Home. EDUCATION During the past year one of our girls was able to continue her studies at Washington University through the interest and generosity of the Eastern Star Scholarship Board, which provided her tuition. Weare very grateful to them for their continued interest. Another
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of our girls continues her studies at Harris Teachers College, which is a part of the Public School system of the City of St. Louis and which requires no tuition. The Knights Templar Educational Foundation again provided the tuitiou for one of our boys which enabled him to complete his work in the College of Law at Washington University. This fine young man has received his law degree and has passed the Bar examination. He, as well as, we, are deeply grateful to the Knights Templar for the very substantial contribution which they have made toward the education of this young man. Through the years the Knights Templar Educational Foundation and the Eastern Star Scholarship Board have helped many of the children of the Home to obtain college education by providing funds for tuition., Through this channel they have made a wonderful contribution to the, training of young people who have grown up in the Masonic Home. We gratefully acknowledge the debt of gratitude which is due them for their continuing interest in our young people.
The Library.
HOME LIBRARY - The" library in our Masonic Home is a real source of pleasure to many of our guests. It consists of more than 7,000 volumes and is well maintained. This year $476.86 was spent for 218 new books,
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which sum was taken from a fund presented to the Home many years ago by the 1929 Matrons and Patrons Club of St. Louis and St. Louis County. HOMECOMING
It was not my privilege to be present at the Homecoming event, so the Superintendent of our Home, Brother Lewis C. Robertson, was requested to write a brief article about this affair and here are his comments:
Alumni homecoming August 2, 1952.
"Saturday, August 2, was Homecoming Day, when 150 former children of the Home-many of them with their own familiescame home for a visit and reunion. They came from all over the country, from Califoruia to Baltimore and all points in between. Others, unable to attend, sent flowers, letters and telegrams. It was indeed a joy to see them greet their friends of other days and to listen in on little groups here and there as they relived this and that experience, shared their memories and exchanged information about 'where do you live' and 'what are you doing.' Interesting, too, was the reaction of the children when their parents showed them the rooms that they used to live in and explained the routine of life when they lived in the Masonic Home. The oldest alumnus present was Brother Harry H. Ross, of Hannibal, Missouri, a member of St. Johns Lodge No. 28, who came to the Home as a ten year old boy in 1893. Brother Ross was able to recount many anecdotes of the early days of the Home. "Twelve of the former boys of the Home were unable to be present because they are in the armed forces of our nation. Two others, members of the Missouri National Guard, were in camp and unable to attend. One of the former girls is a navy nurse, another is a 'Wave,' and several of the other girls are living in foreign countries where their husbands are on duty with the armed forces.
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"A picnic supper was served on the grounds to approximately 375 guests-former children and their families. The alumni who were present at this first reunion in many years were unanimous in their appreciation for the Homecoming and expressed the hope that others will be held at more frequent intervals in the future than they have been in the past." ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED FOR THE HOME Continuing the policy of the Home of many years a very adequate program of entertainment and special features has been provided
Christmas Party, 1951.
for the guests of the Home throughout the entire year. The entertainment provided and the financial support for this work are derived from a number of sources. Each year the Grand Master sends a letter to all the lodges in the state, giving them an opportunity to . participate in this activity. This procedure was followed again this year with the exception of the lodges in the St. Louis area, which were contacted this year by a special committee in St. Louis, and by careful coordination of these activities a total of $7,614.87 was received from all the lodges in the state to provide the entertainment fund for the year. The special fund is used throughout the year to provide the Home
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family with路 a turkey dinner at Thanksgiving and again at Christmas. It also provided Christmas gifts for the old people and the children, as well as Christmas trees, decorations and other incidentals necessary in observing Christmas. Each guest of the Home receives $1.00 in cash on his or her birthday. Also, in observing special holidays during the year this fund is used to buy ice cream and other treats. We are happy to report that we think members of the Home are provided ample entertainment, as a result of the financial support and the entertainment that is provided by different organizations tbroughout the twelve months of the year. ORDER OF EASTERN STAR The support to the Home from the Order of Eastern Star includes the per capita tax of 25c per member which amounted to $20,547.50 this year, and numerous other contributions. A partial list of the items contributed is given for your information: 2 1 15 1 17 23 96 104 34 207 315 238
Television sets Slide projector Table radios Wheel路 chair Quilts Sheets Pillow Cases Dresser Scarfs Bedside table scarfs Bath towels Wash cloths Napkins
Cash gifts-$344.75
655 Individual gifts 100 Miscellaneous articles 12 1107 179 87 181 6 6 3 21 2
Gallons apple butter . Jars fruit, jelly and vegetables Ibs. Candy Candy bars Ibs. Cookies bu. Apples Boxes apples Crates oranges Ibs. nuts Dressed turkeys
3 parties with cake and ice cream
The following purchases were made by the Order of Eastern Star, Masonic Home Advisory Board, in response to suggestions that had been presented to them. Furniture
Entrance Hall, Administration Building, Men's Lounge, Men's Building, 12 Oak Chairs, Women's Building, Doctor's Waiting Room, Hospital, Platform Rockers, Women's Ward, Hospital
$ 3,082.25
Hospital
12 Life-Long Mattresses, 3 Frigidaire water coolers, Asphalt Tile floors, 2 sun-rooms, Doctor's Office and Waiting Room Refininishing furniture-Foyer, Women's Building, Repairs on 42 pieces furniture, Drapes, Silver for Children's Dining Room Total
1,504.24 2,821.18 $ 7,407.67
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At the time this report was prepared it was our understanding that the Grand Chapter, Order of Eastern Star is considering accepting some major financial responsibility for making improvements in the employees' quarters of our Home, which are so badly needed. We are grateful to the Order of Eastern Star for their support of the Home, which provides many nice facilities for our guests that might otherwise be overlooked. ENDOWMENT FUND OF THE HOME The Endowment Fund of our Home is one of our biggest problems and probably the least understood.
MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI Growth QF Endowment Fund 1886-1951 DOLLARS $1.689.'108
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"4 MILLION
$3~.OOO~
The present Endowment Fund is $1,776,137.84 and has been accumulated over a 50-year period by special gifts, wills and bequests. This fund earns an average interest rate of 4.41 per cent, and provides approximately $79,000.00 each year to the support
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of our Home. None of the Endowment Fund can be invested in the Home property. This Endowment Fund is now being administered by the St. Louis Union Trust Company as reported to you in the last annual report, but the Board of Directors of the Home must approve every transaction of the Trust Company before it is made. Some Grand Lodges have Endowment Funds of five or six million dollars, while others have set definite objectives of three million dollars or more and are now actively engaged in attaining their goals. It should be constantly kept in mind that the $1.90 from the dues of each member would have to be materially increased if it were not for this Endowment, and if the Endowment is adequately increased it will materially improve the financial conditions of the Home. The best way to increase this fund is to keep people informed about the fine work of our Home, how it is operated and the contribution that the Endowment Fund makes.' The recent publication of the Home is one of the best means of conveying this message..
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HUTHMAKER PROPERTY The 79-acre tract of land in Kirkwood, known as the Huthmaker property, is still in possession of the Masonic Home and no one seems to have any definite ideas on the final disposition of this acreage. When it was originally given to the Home it was thought that some day the Children's Home would be moved to this location. However, this presented many problems and now with the childrenpopulation of the Home steadily declining there is still more question about final disposition of this land. BLOSSOM PROPERTY In 1944 the Home Board purchased a tract of land containing five and one-half acres at the corner of Enright and Union Avenue to provide space for erection of a group of cottages to accommodate the children of the Home. That was the accepted manner of providing for the children at that time, however, the cost of construction, the change in the general trend of thinking and the continued decline of the number of children in our Home have revised the plans of those entrusted with the final decision. There is a feeling on the part of some that we should now dispose of this property, while others remember that the Home once disposed of some property and then had to buy it back later. It is the opinion of others that the property should be held until some long-term pattern is developed for the Home. I sincerely hope that we will study the situation very carefully before we dispose of it. At the present time we have no need for the capital invested in this property, and plans
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could develop in the Home program in a few years which would create a definite need for it. THINKING AHEAD Tremendous duties and responsibilities of the members of the Board of Directors make it impossible for this group to adequately deal with long-term planning of the Home on such items as a million dollar hospital and other major building projects, major financial programs, the developing of a comprehensive plan to enlarge the Endowment program of the Home, and other studies of our Home which will look ahead from twenty-five to fifty years into the future. Our Board members are constantly confronted with so many of the
Play time. routine and emergency day-to-day problems of the Home, and all of these routine problems consume a tremendous amount of time and energy. This makes it difficult for the Home Board to give much time to the long-range program of the Home. Due to these facts I have recommended that a Masonic Home Planning Advisory Committee be appointed by each incoming Grand Master, composed of seven members of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, two of whom should be members of the Home Board. The duty of this committee would be to study the long-range building program of the Home, major financing plans for replacement of
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the very old and inadequate buildings, plans for materially increasing the Endowment program, disposition of the Huthmaker and Blossom properties, and other problems that have to do with long-range planning and development of the Home, and to mak~ recommendations to the Home Board as they desire and to report annually to this Grand Lodge. The operation of our Masonic Home exemplifies the philosoph) of our Craft to our brethren and to the world at large, and we have a right to be proud of the service of love that is rendered to the guests of our Home. ' We feel that every reasonable effort is being made to supply the needs and personal interests of each guest, and we cordially invite anyone to visit the Home and see how our guests are provided for. Fraternally submitted, HOMER L. FERGUSON, President, Board of Directors. APPLICATIONS Carried over from previous year Received during the year
4 70
Admitted to the Home du~iug the year . Rejected because of ineligibility . Referred to Relief and Charity Committee of Grand Lodge .. Withdrawn by Chapter, O. E. S. . . Contiuued for further iuvestigation .
74 51 16 2 1
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MEMBER STATISTICS Members in the Home July 1, 1951 Arrivals during the year
Men Women 57 168 13 32
Boys 18
o
Girls 16 1
70
200
18
17
Discharged during the year Died during the year
2 19
1 32
o
3
4
Members in the Home July 1, 1952
49
167
15
13
Total members in the Home July 1, 1952
o 244
MAS01fIC HOME HOSPITAL Total Total Total Total Total Total
number number number number number number
of of of of of of
patients in the hospital July 1, 1951 patients admitted during the year patients discharged during the year deaths duriug the year patients treated during the year patients in the hospital July 1, 1952
77 251 206 51 21,928 71
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Total patients' days in the hospital 27,639 Total number of operations performed 5 Average number of patients in the hospital per day during the year 74
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BUILDING FUND DURING THE YEAR Richland Lodge No. 385, Richland West Gate Lodge No. 445, St. Louis J. H.Brimmer, House Springs, Mo Will Docter, St. Louis, Mo Mrs. Laura DeHatre, Sherman, Mo. . Herman Murray, St. Louis, Mo. . August Ogle, St. Louis, Mo. .
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$1,795.00
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CHRISTMAS AND ENTERTAINMENT FUND-1951-1952 Howard Lodge No.4, New Franklin , $ United Lodge No.5, Springfield O'Sullivan Lodge No.7, Walnut Grove.................. Agency Lodge No. 10, Agency Tyro Lodge No. 12, Caledonia Rising Sun Lodge No. 13, Barry Western Star Lodge No. 15, Winston Memphis Lodge No. 16, Memphis Paris Union Lodge No. 19, Paris Havana Lodge No. 21, McFall Wellington Lodge No. 22, DeKalb St. Johns Lodge No. 28, Hannibal Windsor Lodge No. 29, Windsor Liberty Lodge No. 31, Liberty Humphreys Lodge No. 32, Humphreys Ralls Lodge No. 33, Center Troy Lodge No. 34, Troy Hemple Lodge No. 37, Hemple Callao Lodge No. 38, Callao DeWitt Lodge No. 39, DeWitt...... . . .. Bismarck Lodge No. 41, Bismarck Jefferson Lodge No. 43, Jefferson City Fair Play Lodge No. 44, Fair Play Wentzville Lodge No. 46, Wentzville Fayette Lodge No. 47, Fayette Fulton Lodge No. 48, Fulton Xenia Lodge No. 50, Hopkins Livingston Lodge No. 51, Glasgow...................... Wakanda Lodge No. 52, Carrollton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weston Lodge No. 53, Weston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index Lodge No. 54, Garden City '. . . . . . . . . . . Tipton Lodge No. 56, Tipton Richmond Lodge No. 57, Richmond Monticello Lodge No. 58, Monticello Centralia Lodge No. 59, Centralia Waverly Lodge No. 61, Waverly...... .. . .. Vinci! Lodge No. 62, Cameron
5.00 25.00 5.00 2.00 19.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 11.25 5.00 22.25 10.00 25.50 5.00 10.00 10.00 25.00 5.00 5.00 40.00 10.00 5.00 25.00 15.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
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Monroe Lodge No. 64, Monroe City Pattonsburg Lodge No. 65, Pattonsburg Sullivan Lodge No. 69, Sullivan Armstrong Lodge No. 70, Armstrong Savannah Lodge No. 71, Savannah , Gorin Lodge No. 72, Gorin Eureka Lodge No. 73, Brunswick Independence Lodge No. 76, Independence Lebanon Lodge No. 77, Steelville St. Joseph Lodge No. 78, St. Joseph Jackson Lodge No. 82, Linneus Laclede Lodge No. 83, Lebanon Brookfield Lodge No. 86, Brookfield Washington Lodge No. 87, Greenfield Madison Lodge No. 91, Madison Perseverance Lodge No. 92, Louisiana St. Marks Lodge No. 93, Cape Girardeau Vienna Lodge No. 94, Vienna Bethany Lodge No. 97, Bethany Webster Lodge No. 98, Marshfield Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 99, Mt. Vernon Ash Grove Lodge No. 100, Ash Grove Bogard Lodge No. 101, Bogard Bloomington Lodge No. 102, Bevier West View Lodge No. 103, Millersville Kirksville Lodge No. 105, Kirksville Gallatin Lodge No. 106, Gallatin Greenville Lodge No. 107, Greenville Marcus Lodge No. 110, Fredericktown Plattsburg Lodge No. 113, Plattsburg Twilight Lodge No. 114, Columbia Barnes Lodge No. 116, Cabool DeSoto Lodge No. 119, DeSoto Triplett Lodge No. 122, Triplett Hermann Lodge No. 123, Hermann Gentryville Lodge No. 125, Gentryville Seaman Lodge No. 126, Milan Athens Lodge No. 127, Albany Lorraine Lodge No. 128, Ridgewa.y Monett Lodge No. 129, Monett Hume Lodge No. 130, Hume Potosi Lodge No. 131, Potosi Star of the West Lodge No. 133, Ironton Delphian Lodge No. 137, Birch Tree Lincoln Lodge No. 138, Fillmore Oregon Lodge No. 139, Oregon Amsterdam Lodge No. 141, Amsterdam Modern Lodge No. 144, Humansville Latimer Lodge No. 145, Licking Cass Lodge No. 147, Harrisonville Lexington Lodge No. 149, Lexington Bloomfield Lodge No. 153, Bloomfield Ionic Lodge No. 154, Desloge North Star Lodge No. 157, Rockport Mountain Grove Lodge No. 158, Mountain Grove Green City Lodge No. 159, Green City Clifton Hill Lodge No. 161, Clifton Hill
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1952
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Whitesville Lodge No. 162, Whitesville Portageville Lodge No. 166, Portageville Camden Point IJodge No. 169, Camden Point Benevolence Lodge No. 170, Utica Censer Lodge No. 172, Macon Gray Summit Lodge No. 173, Gray Summit Point Pleasant Lodge No. 176, Conran Texas Lodge No. 177, Houston California Lodge No. 183, California Chamois Lodge No. 185, Chamois Hermon Lodge No. 187, Liberal Hannibal Lodge No. 188, Hannibal Zeredatha Lodge No. 189, St. Joseph Wellsville Lodge No. 194, Wellsville Bolivar Lodge No: 195, Bolivar Carthage Lodge No. 197, Carthage Allensville Lodge No. 198, Allendale New Hope Lodge No. 199, Elsberry Sonora Lodge No. 200, yvatson Ravenwood Lodge No. 201, Ravenwood Westville Lodge No. 202, Westville Trilumina Lodge No. 205, Marshall Somerset Lodge No. 206, Powersville Clay Lodge No. 207, Excelsior Springs Salisbury Lodge No. 208, Salisbury Poplar Bluff Lodge No. 209, Poplar Bluff Unionville Lodge No. 210, Unionville Four Mile Lodge No. 212, Campbell Rolla Lodge No. 213, Rolla Forest City Lodge No. 214, Forest City Hornersville Lodge No. 215, Hornersville Hale City Lodge No. 216, Hale Barbee Lodge No. 217, Sweet Springs Albert Pike Lodge No. 219, Kansas City Mystic Tie Lodge No. 221, Oak Ridge LaBelle Lodgo No. 222, LaBelle Ray Lodge No. 223, Camden Hamilton Lodge No. 224, Hamilton Salem Lodge No. 225, Salem Cypress Lodge No. 227, Laclede Shelbina Lodge No. 228, Shelbina : St. James Lodge No. 230, St. James Bucklin Lodge No. 233, Bucklin St. Francois Lodge No. 235, Libertyville Sedalia Lodge No. 236, Sedalia LaPlata Lodge No. 237, LaPlata Rushville Lodge No. 238, Rushville Hopewell Lodge No. 239, Lesterville Palestine Lodge No. 241, ~t. Charles Knobnoster Lodge No. 245, Knobnoster Montgomery Lodge No. 246, Montgomery City Neosho Lodge No. 247, Neosho Carroll Lodge No. 249, Norborne Hope Lodge No. 251, Washington Laredo Lodge No. 253, Laredo Butler Lodge No. 254, Butler Alton Lodge No. 255, Alton
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
Shekinah Lodge No. 256, Festus Lodge of Love No. 259, Lancaster Mechanicsville Lodge No. 260, Defiance Holden Lodge No. 262, Holden Summit Lodge No. 263, Lee's Summit " Corinthian Lodge No. 265, Warrensburg Lodge of Truth No. 268, Atlanta Brotherhood Lodge No. 269, St. Joseph New Salem Lodge No. 270, Winfield Solomon Lodge No. 271, Springfield Granite Lodge No. 272, Sedalia St. Clair Lodge No. 273, Osceola Stockton Lodge No. 283, Stockton Canopy Lodge No. ~84, Aurora Earl Lodge No. 285, Coffey Graham Lodge No. 289, Graham Fairmount Lodge No. 290, Wyaconda Edina Lodge No. 291, Edina Moniteau Lodge No. 295, Jamestown , Temple Lodge No. 299, Kansas City Lick Creek Lodge ~o. 302, Perry Osage Lodge No. 303, Nevada Cecile Daylight Lodge No. 305, Kansas City Sikeston Lodge No. 310, Sikeston Cuba Lodge No. 312, Cuba Rural Lodge No. 316, Kansas City Paulville Lodge No. 319, Hurdland Versailles Lodge No. 320, Versailles McDonald Lodge N 9. 324, Independence Linn Lodge No. 326, Linn Mount Zion Lodge No. 327, West Plains Cainsville Lodge No. 328, Cainsville Charity Lod;ge No. 331, St. Joseph Excello Lodge No. 332, Excello : Breckenridge Lodge No. 334, Breckenridge Joplin Lodge No. 335, Joplin Hallsville Lodge No. 336, Hallsville Blue Springs Lodge No. 337, 'Blue Springs Herculaneum Lodge No. 338, Herculaneum Westport Lodge No. 340, Kansas City Rockville Lodge No. 341, Rockville ~ Circle Lodge No. 342, Roscoe ~ellowship Lodge No. 345, Joplin Arlington Lodge No. 346, Dixon Mosaic Lodge No. 351, Belleview Barnesville Lodge No. 353, Ellington Hebron Lodge No. 354, Mexico Adelphi Lodge No. 355, Edgerton .,. ~ Ancient Landmark Lodge No. 356, Harrisburg Northwest Lodge No. 358, Tarkio Hiram Lodge No. 362, Kahoka Fraternal Lodge No. 363, Robertsville Higginsville Lodge No. 364, Higginsville Adair Lodge No. 366, Kirksville Crescent Hill Lodge No. 368, Adrian Composite Lodge No. 369, Doniphan Williamstown Lodge No. 370, Williamstown
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Sheldon Lodge No. 371, Sheldon Belle Lodge No. 373, Belle Waynesville Lodge No. 375, Waynesville King Hill Lodge No. 376, St. Joseph Ancient Craft Lodge No. 377, King City Berlin Lodge No. 378, Fairport Billings Lodge No. 379, Billings , Ionia Lodge No. 381, Eldon Richland Lodge No. 385, Richland Arcana Lodge No. 389, Harris Raytown Lodge No. 391, Raytown Christian Lodge No. 392, Oak Grove Beehive Lodge No. 393, Lawson Pike Lodge No. 399, Curryville Decatur Lodge No. 400, Pierce City Malta Lodge No. 402, Malta Bend Everton Lodge No. 405, Everton Malden Lodge No. 406, Malden Charleston Lodge No. 407, Charleston Montrose Lodge No. 408, Montrose Louisville Lodge No.' 409, Louisville Iberia Lodge No. 410, Iberia Appleton City Lodge No. 412, Appleton City Valley Lodge, No. 413, Bolckow Star Lodge No. 419, Taberville Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422, Springfield Samaritan Lodge No. 424, Bonne Terre ' Green Ridge Lodge No. 425, Green Ridge Glenwood Lodge No. 427, Glenwood New Madrid Lodge No. 429, New Madrid Rockbridge Lodge No. 435, Rockbridge Temperance Lodge No. 438, Smithville Trowell Lodge No. 440, Marble Hill Burlington Lodge No. 442, Burlington Junction Ada Lodge No. 444, Orrick Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446, Kansas City Jacoby Lodge No. 447, Darlington Schell City Lodge No. 448, Schell City Belton Lodge No. 450, Belton Continental Lodge No. 454, Stewartsville Melville Lodge No. 458, Dadeville Caruthersville Lodge No. 461, Caruthersville Southwest Lodge No. 466, Southwest City Mineral Lodge No. 471, Oronogo Golden Lodge No. 475, Golden City Mount Hope Lodge No. 476, Odessa Rich Hill Lodge No. 479, Rich Hill Jewell Lodge No. 480, Pleasant Hill Marceline Lodge No. 481, Marceline Clintonville Lodge No. 482, El Dorado Springs Coldwater Lodge No. 485, Drexel Cairo Lodge No. 486, Cairo Lakeville Lodge No. 489, Bell City Montevallo Lodge No. 490, Montevallo Vandalia Lodge No. 491, Vandalia Daggett Lodge No. 492, McKittrick Lewistown Lodge No. 494, Lewistown
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Unity Lodge No. 495, Richards Equality Lodge No. 497, Newburg Buckner Lodge No. 501, Buckner Philadelphia Lodge No. 502, Philadelphia Prairie Home Lodge No. 503, Prairie Home Lathrop Lodge No. 506, Lathrop Clearmont Lodge No. 507, Clearmont Saxton Lodge No. 508, Saxton New Hampton Lodge No. 510, New Hampton Skidmore Lodge No. 511, Skidmore Webb City Lodge No. 512, Webb City Granby Lodge No. 514, Granby Gate City Lodge No. 522, Kansas City Cunningham Lodge No. 525, Sumner Wayne Lodge No. 526, Piedmont '" ., '" Higbee Lodge No. 527, Higbee Dexter Lodge No. 532, Dexter Comfort Lodge No. 533, Wheaton Columbia Lodge No. 534, Pacific Blackwell Lodge No. 535, Blackwell Ingomar Lodge No. 536, Willow Springs Bethel Lodge No. 537, Bethel Winigan Lodge No. 540, Winigan Zalma Lodge No. 545, Zalma Orient Lodge No. 546, Kansas City South Gate Lodge No. 547, Kansas City Clinton Lodge No. 548, Clinton Carl Junction Lodge No. 549, Carl Junction Foster Lodge No. 554, Foster .. ; Moscow Lodge No. 558, Moscow Mills Clarksdale Lodge No. 559, Clarksdale ; Nelson Lodge No. 560, Nelson York Lodge No. 563, Kansas City ' Jamesport Lodge No. 564, Jamesport Tebbetts Lodge No. 565, Tebbetts Miller Lodge No. 567, Miller Marlborough Lodge No. 569, Kansas City Republic Lodge No. 570, Republic Rutledge Lodge No. 572, Rutledge Bernie Lodge No. 573, Bernie Easter Lodge No. 575, St. Clair Grandin Lodge No. 579, Grandin Illmo Lodge No. 581, Illmo Koshkonong Lodge No. 582, Koshkonong Novinger Lodge No. 583, Novinger Criterion Lodge No. 586, Alba Branson Lodge No. 587, Branson Barnett Lodge No. 591, Barnett Puxico Lodge No. 596, Puxico Bosworth Lodge No. 597, Bosworth Leadwood Lodge No. 598, Leadwood Cosby Lodge No. 600, Cosby Acacia Lodge No. 602, Columbia Morehouse Lodge No. 603, Morehouse Strafford Lodge No. 608, Strafford Warrenton Lodge No. 609, Warrenton Clark Lodge No. 610, Clark
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Centertown Lodge No. 611, Centertown '. . . . . . . . . . . . . Mokane Lodge No. 612, Mokane Swope Park Lodge No. 617, Kansas City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grandview Lodge No. 618, Grandview Anderson Lodge' No. 621, Anderson Owensville Lodge No. 624, Owensville Sheffield Lodge No. 625, KaJ,lsas City Mendon Lodge No. 628, Mendon East Gate Lodge No. 630, Kansas City Archie Lodge No. 633, Archie, Greentop Lodge No. 635, Greentop Mountain View Lodge No. 637, Mountain View. . Northeast Lodge No. 643, Kansas City Grain Valley Lodge No. 644, Grain Valley Clarkton Lodge No. 645, Clarkton Noel Lodge No. 647, Noel Elmer Lodge No. 648, Elmer Shawnee Lodge No. 653, Warsaw Country Club Lodge No. 656, Kansas City Alpha Lodge No. 659, Kansas City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clarence Lodge No. 662, Clarence Rockhill LodgeNo. 663, Kansas City Wardell Lodge No. 665, Wardell Lilbourn Lodge, U. D., Lilbourn
69 5.00 10.00 10.00 25.00 10.00 30.25 25.00 5.00 25.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 68.00 25.00 10.33 5.00 5.00 5.00 25.00 32.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 22.25 4,454.69
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS St. Graal Commandery No. 12, K. T., Columbia :. $ 10.00 St. Elmo Commandery No. 43, K. T., Bolivar . 10.00 10.00 West Plains Commandery No. 48, K. T., West Plains . Albany Commandery No. 60, K. T., Albany . 10.00 Mountain Grove Commandery No. 66, K. T., Mountain Grove 25.00 Bolivar Chapter No.5, R. A. M., Bolivar . 10.00 Independence Chapter No. 12, R. A. M., Independence . 5.00 10.00 Columbia Chapter No. 17, R. A. M., Columbia . 10.00 Bendix Square and Compass Club, Kansas City . Ransom E. Breuer Masonic Association, Gray Summit . 15.00 East Gate Travelers Club, ~ansas City . 10.00 Moolah Temple, St. Louis . 500.00 Oriental Chapter No. 228, O. E. S., St. Louis . 5.00 Boone Chapter No; 290, O. E. S., Columbia '" . 10.00 Charity Chapter No. 341, O. E. S., Sarcoxie . . 5.00 Madison Chapter No. 468, O. E. S., Madison . 5.00 Electa Club, St. Louis . 20.00 Pettis So-Mor Circle, Sedalia . 15.00 Victoria Social Circle, Jefferson City . 5.00 . M. F. Ayres, Versailles 1.00 T. N. Ayres, Versailles . 1.00 Albert Bellamy, Versailles . 1.00 '20.00 William Birkenmeyer, St. Louis . William Crane III, Kansas City . 6.00 Garnet L. Gunther, St. Louis . 10.00 H. H. Haukenberry, Independence . 1.00 Paul D. Hosier, Stover . 1.00 Charles A. Jobson, Joplin . \ 10.00
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W. S. Juergens, Sullivan Robert S. Mann, Kansas City E. R. Nolte, St. Louis O. F. Pohlmann, Ferguson Charles Rose, Rifle, Colorado Bert F. St. Clair, Noel Floyd F. Sargert, San Diego, California Bertha Schaefer Agency Trust, St. Louis Harvey N. Smith, Webster Groves W. M. Van Horn, Versailles
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EXPENDITURES FROM THE CHRISTMAS AND ENTERTAINMENT FUND~1951-1952 Cash gifts for July 4th ".............. $ 496.00 Cash gifts for Labor Day . 504.00 Cash gifts for Thanksgiving . 506.00 ; . Cash gifts for Easter 753.00 Birthday gifts to the Old Folks . 235.00 Motion Picture Shows at the Home, operator only . 120.00 . Outside shows for the children, and carfare to same 69.10 Firemen's Circus ; . 27.10 Police Circus . 49.05 Bus to Police Circus . 15.00 Chair rental for outdoor affairs ' . 60.00 Treats for parties . 80.27 Watermelon feasts on the lawn . 59.55 136.00 Playground equipment . Repairs to motion picture projector . 4.66 412.50 Radios . 74.15 Candy for Hallowe 'en . 44.89 Special ice cream and cake for Valentine Day . 4.32 . Special napkins for Easter 254.34 Turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner . 88.48 . Special currency envelopes and boxes 5.00 Pianist for party . FOR CHRISTMAS
Cash gifts to the Old Folks Gifts for the children Trees and decorations Candy, nuts, fruit, pastries, etc. . Turkeys for Christmas dinner Special napkins
664.00 106.84 140.31 816.55 251.94 11.14
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$5,989.19
CONTRIBUTIONS TO MASONIC HOME CHRISTMAS COMMITTEE OF ST. LOUIS AND ST. LOUIS COUNTY September 27, 1951 to August 29, 1952 Lodges Meridian Lodge No.2.................................. $ George Washington Lodge No.9........................
50.00 60.00
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St. Louis Lodge No. 20 . Naphtali Lodge No. 25 . Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 40 . Bonhomme Lodge No. 45 . Polar Star Lodge No. 79 . Bridgeton Lodge No. 80 . Webster Groves Lodge No. 84 . Pomegranate Lodge No. 95 . Erwin Lodge No. 121 . . Occidental Lodge No. 163 Pride of the West Lodge No. 179 . Pyramid Lodge No. 180 . . Good Hope Lodge No. 218 Keystone Lodge No. 243 ,/ . Aurora Lodge No. 267 . Fenton Lodge No. 281 .....•............................ Meramec Lodge No. 313 . Cornerstone Lodge No. 323 . America Lodge No. 347 . Tuscan Lodge No. 360 . Cache Lodge No. 416 . Itaska Lodge No. 420 . Anchor Lodge No. 443 . West Gate Lodge No. 445 . Lambskin Lodge No. 460 . Kirkwood Lodge No. 484 . Harmony Lodge No. 499 . Euclid Lodge No. 505 . Clifton Heights Lodge No. 520 . . Apollo Lodge No. 529 Ferguson Lodge No. 542 . Rose Hill Lodge No. 550 . Maplewood Lodge No. 566 . . Olive Branch Lodge No. 576 Forest Park Lodge No. 578 . Clayton Lodge No. 601 . Wellston Lodge No. 613 . Overland Lodge No. 623 . Magnolia Lodge No. 626 . Valley Park Lodge No. 629 . Tower Grove Lodge No. 631 / : . Freedom Lodge No. 636 . Triangle Lodge No. 638 . Mizpah Lodge No. 639 . Jennings Lodge No. 640 . Benjamin Franklin Lodge No. 642 . . Shaveh Lodge No. 646 University City Lodge No. 649 . Pilgrim Lodge No. 652 . Commonwealth Lodge No. 654 . Gardenville Lodge No. 655 . Progress Lodge No. 657 . Purity Lodge No. 658 . . Theodore Roosevelt Lodge No. 661
Other Masonic Bodies Missouri Chapter No.1, R. A. M
$
25.00 25.00 50.00 15.00 25.00 50.00 50.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 10.00 75.00 100.00 25.00 35.00 25.00 10.00 50.00 25.00 50.00 100.00 10.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 35.00 25.00 50.00 10.00 25.00 15.00 25.00 25.00 5.00 25.00 • 25.00 25.00 25.00 20.00 25.00 10.00 60.00 50.00 25.00 10.00 15.00 15.00 25.00 20.00 20.00 30.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
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St. Louis Chapter No.8, R. A. M. . Bellefontaine Chapter No. 25, R. A. M Oriental Chapter No. 78, R. A. M Rabboni Chapter No. 131, R. A. M. . Shechinah Chapter No. 132, R. A. M. . Wellston Chapter No. 138, R. A. M. . Cabany Chapter No. 140, R. A. M Hiram Council No.1, R. & S. M. . York Council No. 40, R. & S. M Jeremiah Council No. 48, R. & S. M. . Ascalon Commandery No. 16, K. T St. Aldemar Commandery No. 18, K. T. . Scottish Rite, St. Louis Alhambra Grotto, St. Louis Cross Town High Twelve Club Downtown High Twelve Club
Friends Mr. Manne, St. Louis Fred Cratz, St. Louis John Davies, St. Louis Anonymous Friends
:
.
. . . . . .
5.00 10.00 5.00 25.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 25.00 10.00 150.00 100.00 111.68 25.00
. . . .
10.00 2.00 5.00 17.00
. . . . . . . . .
$2,260.68
1952
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ADDITIONS TO THE ENDOWMENT rUND MASONIC HOME 01' MISSOUR]: 1951-1952 Ernest J. Bunt Estate $ 500.00 John P. Briebel Estate . 1,000.00 . Mrs. Rose W. Lenore Estate 500.00 Mrs. Barsha A. Langston Estate ' . 12,333.26 Mrs. Henrietta Pearse Estate . 9,783.05 Morris L. Binowitz Estate : . 1,000.00 Edgar P. Schaefer Estate . 601.60 Angela Campbell Estate . 108.21 Mrs. Lulu Cammann Zamzow J<Jstate . 10,604.86 Mrs. Luella M. Willette Estate . 1,299.12 Mrs. Mary Huthmaker Estate . 4,071.74 Wm. Frederick Kuhn Memorial Association, in memory' of Dr. William Frederick Kuhn . 787.71 Anna L. Gentry Memorial }"'und : . 2,099.13 Gift in memory of Val O. Decker and Frances Decker .. 2,000.00 Gift of Robert C. Winkelmaier, in memory of Bertha 100.00 Winkelmaier , . Gift of Loola P. Robertson, in memory of George W. Peters . 25.00 Gifts in memory of Mrs. Sallie Simon . 120.00 26.00 Gift in memory of John Weiss, Jr . Gift in memory of Emma Krieger . 5.50 11.50 Gift of Calvary Commandery, No. 28, K. T., Fulton .. 10.00 Gift of St. Graal Commandery No. 12, K. T., Columbia 25.00 Gift of Crane Lodge No. 517, A. F. & A. M., Crane .. G~ft of Ferguson Lodge No. 542, A. }'. & A. M., Ferguson . 15.00 10.00 Gift of Senath Lodge No. 513, A. F. & A. M., Senath .. 50.00 Gift of Frank B. Adams . 150.00 Gift of H. H. Blackledge . 10.00 Gift of J. 1-1. Brimmer . 2.00 Gift of R. B. Cessna . Gift of E. G. Corwine . 1.00 100.00 Gift of Will Docter . 50.00 Gift of C. R. Hinerman . Gift of Rudolph Egger : . 5.00 5.00 Gift of Edward F. Henri . 3.00 Gift of Louis F.路 Heidorn . 10.00 . Gift of Robert Jacobi . 20.00 Gift of George Mavrematis . 5.00 Gift of Robert L. Macy . 5.00 Gift of James P; Moore .' . 3.00 Gift of Louis J. Ohler . 10.00 Gift of L. lVL Shrum . 5.00 Gift of George E. Stowell . 50.00 Gift of W. A. Walker . 25.00 Gift of J. E. Weissenborn . 5.00 Gift of Arthur Windmoeller . $47,550.68
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1952
ENDOWMENT FUND ~SONIC HOME
OF MISSOURI
1886-1951
Knights Templar Fund . $35,114.00 James L. Kirkendall . 13,150.00 W. S. Smith Fund •............................... 11,730.00 5,000.00 T. W. Higgins Fund •.............................. 1,665.74 James W. Harris Fund . 1,117.60 " . Masonic Home Certificate Fund 500.00 Ferdinand Herold Fund . 1,000.00 John B. Croshaw Fund . 1,000.00 Jacob F. Gunlich Fund .. : . 3,000.00 Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons Fund . 2,500.00 Grand Chapter Royal and Select Masters Fund . 1,000.00 . T. W. Cotton Fund 1,000.00 . Orville A. and Maria Haynes Fund 5,000.00 . A. M. Hough Fund Jacob Lampert Fund . 30,000.00 500.00 . Mrs. E. Wurz 500.00 : . Adolph Gluck Fund 806.60 Parralle Massengale Fund . 1,000.00 . Mrs. Lillie F. Fletcher Fund 500.00 Frederick A. Logan Fund . 1,000.00 Robert Elliott Black Fund . 932.83 Nathan Schloss Fund . 2,067.91 . A. P. Christianson Fund . 51,096.35 Agnes Rice Estate Hugh Hartshorn Fund : . 2,327.75 1,000.00 . William Pamprin Fund 500.00 Morgena Peterson Fund . 1,000.00 Otto E. and Mrs. Grant Howard Fund . . 128,740.03 General Fund 1,000.00 Julius C. Garrell Fund " . 7,107.50 War Relief Loyal Service Fund . 500.00 James W. Boyd Fund . Ararat Temple, Kansas City Fund . 500.00 . Mrs. Willie A. Woods Fund 3,000.00 Grotto and Shrine Fund . 17,056.95 . Morris and Ella Leftwich Fund 1,800.00 . Mrs. Mary Lynch Fund 1,000.00 1,000.00 . A. P. Fletcher Fund Frank Beecher Fund . 1,442.48 1,000.00 . A. M. Dockery Fund Edward H. Meier Fund . 500.00 William H. Potter Estate Fund . 13,305.50 J. C. Jacquith Estate Fund . 19,122.61 Initiation Fund ...........•.•.................... 246,700.00 Nicholas R. Wall Fund . 500.00 Abraham Palan Fund . 584.70 . 52,218.75 Bonds from a friend of the Home sold for Maggie Nicholson Fund . 550.36 Louisa Yott Fund . 500.00
1952
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ENDOWMENT FUND MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI 1886-1951
500.00 Gustav Bischoff Fund . 550.00 W. L. Tamme Fund . 7,665.32 Erdhaus Estate secured and unsecured . 2,000.00 Henry T. Kilpatrick Fund . 500.00 William A. Hall Fund . 1,000.00 Henry Siegfried . 500.00 Edward Meyer ....................•.............. 9,548.75 Charles V. B. Slade . Robert F. Stevenson . 14,992.13 1,105.14 Glen Marquis . 1,000.00 Frank L. Schofield . 528.00 ' D. M. Wilson . Mary C. Clapp . 3,405.09 7,548.50 Samuel Rife Estate . 100.00 Charles Reilly . 2,500.00 E. C. Robinson ; 692.83 B. S. Schwartz . 1,000.00 Brockett A. Dickson . 500.00 George F. Bergfeld . 465.89 Sarah B. Coffman . 200.00 Samuel A. Gluck . 100.00 . Wellston Lodge No. 613 200.00 Richard Sinclair ' . 100.00 Karl Backrow . 286.00 Robert Lungstrass . 250.00 June Lee Cotton . 450.00 St. Joseph Chapter No. 198, O. E. S . 70.00 Marcus A. Loevy . 100.00 Sam Plan . 46.00 W. J. Scherek . 310.95 Myrtle Lodge No. 338 . 200.00 Ludwig Kotany .............................•.... 300.00 Charles E. Koken . 137.40 Philip Stremmel, Jr : . Boor Fletcher . 400.00 100.00 Alphonzo Whipple . 400.00 A. Bolin Fund . 25.00 . M. A. Covey Fund William F. Kier Fund . 10,000.00 . 200.00 John T. Short Fund . 2,000.00 Paul Keiser Fund •............................... 371.36 John Oliver Fund . J. M. Darrow Fund . 5,000.00 1,000.00 T. W. Pritchett Fund ....•....................... Annie Martin Fund . 259.98 Comstock Estate . 115,760.97 2,500.00 Comstock Estate (doubtful value) ••........ ~ . Julia C. Norton Fund " . 1,000.00 5,000.00 J. M. Darrow Estate .
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1952
ENDOWMENT FUND MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI 1886-1951
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, Stock 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. Elbrecbt Estate, Cash ~ . Oscar H. Elbrecht Estate, Stock and Bonds . Edward F: W. Kaiser ' Henry W. Hunning Estate . Dr. Louis F. Bode Estate . Fred Segelke Estate . Charles Geitner Estate . William B. Archer Estate . James Ward Nixon Memorial . Henry C. Grenner Estate, Stocks, Bonds and Cash . Berthold Linder Estate . Charles H. Schureman Estate . Charles 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. Brohammer Gift . Fred D. Gardner Estate . George H. Woltjen Estate . Mrs. Virginia Allen Church Estate (in memory of Ethelbert Forrester Allen) . Irvin Levosier Page Estate . Gift in memory of William T. Coombs . Barbara Seaman Bequest . lsador Mendle Legacy . Estate of Joseph S. McIntyre . Estate of James R. Anderson . R. F. Stevenson Estate . George William James Estate . Gerard B. Lambert . Mary Huthmaker Estate, Bond and Cash . Estate of William Rothmeyer . 0•••••••••••••••••
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 1,000.00 261,502.94 200.00 365.67 1,000.00 100.00 942.84 707.16 16,875.25 5,500.00 6,362.19 500.00 1,500.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 5,000.00 25.00 50.00 100.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 2,103.03 10.00 1,000.00 7.40 7,117.63 50.00
1952
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ENDOWMENT FUND MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI 1886-1951
Louis Schmidt Estate" . William W. Alexander · . . Mrs. Kate Fellers Estate Fred Mueller Estate . Frank Gottlieb Estate . Clara Siegel Estate •............................. Emma Winkler Estate •............... , . Clara Ethel Downs Memorial Fund ' . . William F. Kuhn Memorial Fund Arthur Emil Koethe Estate . " " . Thos. H. Reynolds Gift Edward Kuhn Estate . . Alva Moog Estate . Nicola Zimmer Memorial Fund . Emma H. Doellner Estate Abraham Romansky . . Abraham Romansky Estate Albert Rabenneek Estate . . Agnes MeAdoo Estate, Bond and Cash F. W. Struchen Estate . Harry P. Brown Estate . . Mrs. Anna Kern Estate . Mrs. Elizabeth Clark Estate Gift in Memory of Alexander Friedberg . Emma Schumacher Estate . Gift in Memory of Charles Hermann . , . Charles Spraul Estate . Theodore Mueller Estate Frank Ferguson Estate . Kathryn Lehman Estate . E. H. Lehnbetter Estate . Logan Busby Estate . Etta Mueller Estate . Franklin V. Kemp Estate, Stocks, Bonds and Cash . . Louis Duestrow Estate . Rosa Ruhland Estate Fannie A. McCarty Estate . . Sol Samuel Estate Fritz William Selleck Estate : . . Eugene D. Ashbrook Estate Hugh S. Jamison Estate, Stocks and Cash . Estate of Louis A. Geserich . ; . William J. Whipreeht Estate Hattie Fuller Estate . . Elzie Fulton Estate . William Downs Gift Estate of G. 1. Langenberg . Estate of Virg-il L. Muskopf . . Mrs. Earl C. Tuggle Gift
500.00 1,000.00 625.00 100.00 100.00 17,911.36 538.05 1,000.00 1,000.00 2,000.00 5,000.00 1,000.00 100.00 50.00 500.00 250.00 500.00 500.00 1,578.00 400.00 10,834.90 6,311.77 5,000.00 50.00 17.75 50.00 300.00 5,000.00 1,815.87 2,697.96 1,000.00 6,928.80 6,266.89 46,929.10 20,000.00 25,000.00 2,807.58 100.00 1,040.05 1,000.00 33,420.08 200.00 5.00 917.87 16,189.95 500.00 250.00 400.00 25.00
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1952
ENDOWMENT FUND MASONIC HOME OF MISSOURI 1886-1951 . $ 500.00 A. M. Freund Estate George C. Paulus Gift. ' . 2,000.00 ~ernard J. Kappel Estate . 500.00 250.00 Mary E. Knecht Estate , . Mrs. Anna Nipper Estate . 84,726.34 Fort Leonard Wood National Sojourners Gift . 100.00 Minnie K. Geller Estate . 250.00 Mary B. Chandler Estate . 5,743.10 200.00 Iva T. Burns and Lola B. Dickey, Memorial Fund . Albert G. Keller Estate, Bonds and Cash . 3,239.97 100.00 . William Kairns Estate H. O. Hirsch Estate . 5,248.76 . Mrs. Julia Weber Lewis Estate 5,000.00 F. W. Weinheimer Estate, Bonds, Stock and Cash . 57,618.75 Gift of 1949 Wardens and Master Club of St. Louis and St. Louis County . 100.00 100.00 Gift of William R. Denslow and Wife . . Mrs. Rose M. Sizemore Estate, Bond and Cash 2,295.62 Gift of G. A. Buder . 393.99 Virginia Stroud Estate . 1,000.00 Herman Mensendiek Estate, Stocks . 165.00 John R. Goodall Trust . 1,000.00 William M. Pinger Estate . 555.20 Gift in memory of Frederick Quellmalz . 10.00 August Anthony Nolte Estate . 25.00 Gift of Mrs. Katherine Thomas, Queen City Chapter, No. 226, O. E. S. in honor of Ray Bond, G. M . 100.00 Gift of Robert Lewis Macy . 10.00 Gifts in memory of Dillman F. E. Wagner . 20.00 Gift in memory of T. T. Turley and H. 1. Turley . 100.00 Edna Ceora Rogers Estate . 6,600.00 John T. Mathis Estate . 4,858.52 Frank Joseph Arth Estate . 1,000.00 Aubrey B. Henton Estate . 3,726.55
1952
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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY July 1, 1951 to June 30, 1952 GENERAL FUND Income Grand Lodge Per Capita Tax $219,226.19 Grand Chapter, O.E.S. Per Capita tax 20,547.50 Interest on General Fund Securities
.
$239,773.69 1,505.72 $241,279.41
Expenses Wag~s. and Salaries . $108,666.41 ProvIsIons . 96,776.97 Dry Goods and Clothing . 2,518.34 Dry Cleaning and Shoe Repair . 480.37 Laundry . 21,182.89 Fuel . 20,092.36 Repairs and Maintenance . 13,385.23 16,276.65 Supplies . 235.86 Ice . 5,754.25 Light . 2,038.01 Water . Insurance . 4,303.29 â&#x20AC;˘ 1,124.70 Barber . 600.00 . Outside Aid 2,256.33 Federal Social Security-Employer'8 Tax . 20.21 Education . Directors, Grand Lodge Officers and Advisory Board, Attending Board Meetings 1,587.00 Children's Allowances 15.85 Carfare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274.13 Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 943.31 Auditing 350.00 Printing, Stationery and Postage 697.83 Steward's Car Allowance 720.00 Inspection Fees and Taxes 123.95 Hauling Ashes, Etc. 1,101.50 Want Ads 948.87 Petty Cash Expense 1,389.29 Newspapers 910.53 Dues and Subscriptions 43.00 Safe Deposit Boxes 30.00 Piano Tuning 71.00 Miscellaneous 137.13 Masonic Home Convention Expense 118.86 Public Relations 3,263.88 Grand Lodge Entertainment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537.95 Supeirntendent's Traveling Expenses 74.07 Loss on Sale of Securities 154.58 - - - - $309,204.60
Excess of Expense Over Income Tr(Jlftsfe1's from I noome Fund Net Increase in General FUM
. .
67,925.19 90,000.00
$ 22,074.81
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Balance on Hand July 1, 1951 Balance on
Han~
32,425.00
.
June 30, 1952
$ 54,499.81
INCOME FUND Receipts Interest on Endowment Fund Bonds and Stocks $ 38,221.30 Interest on Endowment Fund Real Estate Loans 50,802.36 Received from Members of Home Family . 27,069.47 Pensions . 11,810.16 . Sale of Cemetery Lots 140.00 Interest on Income Fund Securities . 2,217.37 Miscellaneous Income . 3,755.13 - - - - $134,015.79 Dwbursements Taxes and Expenses on Estates $ Other Expenses on Members of Home Family Agent's Collection Expenses-Commission . . Loss on Sale of Securities
2,286.17 42.69 2,501.07 21.45 4,851.38
Excess of Recmpts Over Dwbll,rsements Deduct Transfers to General Fund
. $129,164.41 90,000.00 .
fI
Net Increase in Income Fund Add Balance on Hand July 1, 1951 Balance
011,
'"
. $ 39,164.41 156,404.59
.
Hand JUM 30, 1952
$195,569.QO
INITIATION FUND Receipts Initiation Fees Interest on Initiation Fund Securities
$ 50,807.87
8,473.33 $ 59,281.20
Disbursements Repairs and Improvements Boiler House
$ 33,528.22
Excess of Disbursements Over Receipts Balance on Hand July 1, 1951
42,411.30
75,939.52
.
16,658.32 421,811.18
.
Balance on Hand JUM 30, 1952
$405,152.86
BUILDING FUND Receipts Contributions ., Interest on Building Fund Securities
$
.
1,795.00 2,480.25
Add Balance on Hand July 1, 1951
4,275.25 115,686.03
Balance on Hand June 30, 1952
$119,961.28
$
1952
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Receipts Contributions
$
5,379.19
$
5,989.19
Disbursements Entertainment and gifts
Excess of Disbursements Over Receipts Balooce on Hood July 1, 1951
. .
610.00 5,104.24
Ba,lance on Hand June 30, 1952
' $
4,494.24
REPORT OF THE AUDITOR
August 19, 1952 To the Board of Directors, Masonic Home of Missouri, Saint Louis, Missouri. Gentlemen: Pursuant to engagement, we have prepared this report preliminary to our formal report of the Masonic Home of Missouri to be submitted to the Board of Directors at a later date. We examined the books and records of the secretary for the period July 1, 1951 to June 30, 1952. Our examination covered the General Fund, Income Fund, Initiation Fund, Building Fund, Christmas and Entertainment Fund and Endowment Fund. We have prepared the following summaries of assets and liabilities of the various funds as at June 30, 1952: GENERAL FUND
Assets Cash in United Bank and Trust Company Cash in Mercantile-Commerce National BankPayroll Account Cash in Petty Cash Fund Inventories-Provisions and Supplies Unexpired Insurance
$ 29,452.76
. . . .
6,000.00 200.00 25,502.01 6,037.90
$ 67,192.67 LiabiUties . $ 11,261.03 389.03 . 1,042.80 .
Accounts Payable Accrued. Social Security Taxes Accrued Withholding Tax
$ 12,692.86
$ 54,49,9.81
Balance-General Fund INCOME FUND
Assets Cash in Mercantile Trust Company . $ 53,985.46 Securities-At Cost . 127,744.44 13,839.10 St. Louis Union Trust Company-Agent Endowment Fund Total Income Fund
:............... $195,569.00
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INITIATION FUND Cash in Mercantile Trust Company Securities-At Cost
â&#x20AC;˘
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Total Initiation Fund BUILDING FUND Cash in Boatmen 's National Bank Securities-At Cost Total Building Fund
$ 28,862.81 376,290.05 $405,152.86 $
$119,961.28
CHRISTMAS AND ENTERTAINMENT FUND Cash in Boatmen's National Bank $ Total Christmas and Entertainment Fund ENDOWMENT FUND Real Estate Loans United States Bonds Other Bonds Corporation Stocks Cash-St. Louis Union Trust Company-Agent Total Endowment Fund
3,443.85 116,517.43
$
4,494.24 4,494.24
. $938,424.96 . 85,920.88 . 88,908.47 . 638,535.73 . 24,347.80 $1,776,137.84
The bank balances appearing in these funds were confirmed 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, with the exception of the securities of the Endowment Fund which are held by the St. Louis Union Trust Company as Agent. The inventories are stated as shown on the inventory sheets prepared by the management. We have shown the securities listed in the Income Fund, Initiation Fund, and Building Fund at recorded cost. The stocks in the Endowment Fund are stated at an adjusted carrying value which was 15 per cent below market value on the stocks held at March 1, 1949, and market value on the date received on stocks acquired since that date. The bonds acquired prior to January 1, 1951 are stated at the value placed thereon by the Trustees of the Endowment Fund at the date of acquisition of the securities by. the Home. Those acquired since January 1, 1951 are carried at cost. The real estate loans are being carried at cost. If you desire any additional information relative to this report, we shall be pleased to have you call upon us. Respectfully submitted, C. K. BENSON & COMPANY, Certified Public Accountants.
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MEDICAL STAFF Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr.
Solon Cameron, Medical Directors William R. Bohne, Orthopedics Erich Brockelman, Dermatology James Barrett Brown, Surgery C. E. Burford, Urology Stanley S. Burns, Otolaryngology A. H. Conrad, Dermatology Ralph Cook, Pediatrics Carl T. Eber, Ophthalmology James Forsen, Surgery Joseph Glenn, Urology J. F. Hardesty, Ophthalmology D. L. Harris, Bacteriology Roland M. Klemme, Neuro-Surgery Charles L. Klenk, Bacteriology Otto W. Koch, Otolaryngology Philip S. Luedde, Ophthalmology Mary Elizabeth Morris, Gynecology William Nelson, Neurology Bert O. Owens, Proctology R. J. Payne, Otolaryngology Hugo Reim, Ophthalmology Robert E. Schlueter, Emeritus, Surgery J. Wm. Thompson, Surgery : Henry P. Thym, Surgery R. S. Weiss, Dermatology
St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St.
Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis,
Mo Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo. Mo.
CALLED FROM LABOR
The Grand Lodge was called from labor at noon, the Grand Chaplain offering prayer.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON 1:30 p. m.
The Grand Lodge was called to labor at 1 :30 p. m., the Grand Chaplain offering prayer. PROPOSED AMENDMENT RE BOARDS OF RELIEF
The following amendment was proposed, and referred to the incoming Jurisprudence Committee: To the Most Worsh"-ipful Grand Lodge A. F. and A. M. of Missouri: We the undersigned propose to change Article 18, Section 196 of the 1947 Constitution and By-Laws of the Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Missouri, so that when changed it shall read as follows: and move its adoption: Article XVIII Boards and Bureaus Sec. 196. Boards of Relief. In cities and towns where there are two or more and less than thirty Lodges, and in areas where thirty or more Lodges have concurrent jurisdiction, the Master of each Lodge shall, immediately after his installation, appoint two of its members who shall be members of a General Board of Helief for said city, town or area, to which Board transient applicants for charity shall be referred, and if found worthy, relieved. Each of said Boards of Relief may adopt rules for its government. Each of said Boards of Relief shall, before April 1st of each Grand Lodge year, if it deems it necessary, make an assessment against each of the Lodges in its respective jurisdiction, not exceeding the sum of five dollars for each candidate initiated, duly elected during said current Grand Lodge year; provided,.gowever, that no assessment shall be made for said current Grand Lodge year by such of said Boards, if any, which, at the beginning of said current Grand Lodge year, shall have on hand the following amounts: (The words "Grand Lodge Year" shall mean the period From July 1 through June 30 as covered by the Grand Lodge report each year.) (A)
(B) (C) (D)
In areas where thirty or more Lodges have concurrent Jurisdiction, the sum of ten thousand dollars; In cities or towns having more than five and less than thirty Lodges, the sum of five thousand dollars; In cities and towns having more than two and, not exceeding five Lodges, the sum of one thousand dollars; In cities or towns having two Lodges, the sum of two hundred dollars.
Each Lodge in this Jurisdiction, other than those herein before specified, shall select one or more of its members as a Board of Relief and shall
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provide sufficient funds for the relief of transient applicants, if found worthy. September 30, 1952 DURWOOD T. MOFFITT, D.D.G.M. 22nd District,
G. FISHER, O. M. GEHRKE, R. T. SWEARINGEN; VERNIE
H. W. WOOD, EARL M. LANDRUM, JOSEPH S: EpSTEJIN, GEORGE M. McANINCH, WILLIAM: P. MATHEWS, ALBA M. GILLESPIE, GRANT A. MURRY.
REPORT OF GRAND LECTURER
Rt. Wor. Bro. Freclon K. Hadley presented his report as Grand Lecturer which was adopted and is as follows:
To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. and A.M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: Each ycar, for the past several years, it has been my privilege and pleasure to attend and work in a large number of schools of instruction conducted by my predecessor, Most Worshipful Brother Anthony F. Ittner. The benefit of this schooling enabled me to make sure that I had the work exactly as he had been teaching it. Brother Ittner verified this a number of times in his report as Grand Lecturer to this Grand Lodge. Therefore, after my appointment as Grand Lecturer at the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge in 1951, I went over the State with confidence that I would be teaching our Ritual exactly as it had been taught for years before. During my first year as Grand Lecturer, I am happy to report that I have visited every district in the State once, and a number, where I felt that my services were needed, a second time, holding schools of instruction for the officers and brethren.路 These schools, .with very few exceptions, have been well attended. The fact that many of these meetings started about ten o'clock in the morning and continued, with time out for meals, until near midnight, is proof that the brethren are interested and appreciate the assistance offered by the Grand Lodge. My relations with the brethren over the State have been most happy and harmonious. I have received nothing but the finest cour~ tesy and consideration. In return I have tried to be as considerate to my brethren. I have tried to make corrections in a Masonic spirit and without giving offense to anyone. If I have failed, at any time, I sincerely regret it. During the year I received a number of invitations to attend special meetings of different kinds, all of which I had to decline. I believe that my first duty is to visit every district for the purpose of instruction and it would be impossible to do this
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and attend all the special functions. If at any time I can attend any of these special meetings without breaking in on my schedule I will be most happy to do so. I offer my apology for not being able to accept these invitations. To my District Lecturers I want to express my sincere thanks for the service they have rendered me and this Grand Lodge. A number have done outstanding work in their respective districts but it would be unfair to name anyone because every district presents a different problem. They have felt the need of additional practice themselves and have been holding group meetings in all sections of the State in which they occupy the chairs and go over all the work. The Grand Lecturer attends these meetings but has nothing to do with their arrangements. The fact that sixteen of such meetings has been held during the past year is proof of their zeal for the institution. Many of the District Lecturers, who have served this Grand Lodge faithfully for a number of years, have expressed the desire to be relieved of their duties. It is with a deep feeling of regret that I respect their wishes. Their knowledge and leadership will be a challenge to the brethren, who succeed them. The family of District Lecturers was broken August 29, 1952, when Right \Vorshipful Brother Luther E. Wilhoit of Macon, Missouri, District Lecturer of the fourteenth Masonic District, was called "From Labor" by our "Supreme Grand Master." Right orshipful Brother Wilhoit was appointed District Lecturer in 1928 by Right Worshipful Brother James R. McLachlan and served continuously until his death. He is one of the few District Lecturers to serve under three Grand Lecturers. The Grand Lodge is indebted to him for his long and faithful service. In closing, I desire to thank the entire line of Grand Lodge Officers and the District Deputy Grand Masters for the loyal support they have rendered me and the Fraternity. Our Grand Master, Most W orshipful B:~.'other Homer L. Ferguson, has given a year of devoted service to the Grand Lodge and to Freemasonry. No Grand Master has done more to give the rest of the Grand Lodge Officers the benefit of his experience, which will be invaluable as they assume higher duties. It has been an inspiration to work with him and I sincerely thank him for his kindly interest. Fraternally submitted, FREELON K. HADLEY, Grand Lecturer.
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RITUAL
Rt. Wor. Bro. Freelon K. Hadley presented the report of the Committee on Ritual which was adopted and is as follows:
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GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI
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To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: Your Committee on Ritual submits herewith its repo.rt for the Grand Lodge year 1951-1952. Two meetings were held by the committee. The first at Jefferson City, November 5, to revise the application form for subdivision I of the certificate plan. The revised application makes it easier for the members of the committee and the Grand Secretary to check the eligibility of the examining commission. This meeting also gave the members of the committee, who are not district lecturers, the opportunity to attend the school of instruction held for the district lecturers of the state the following day. Since the Committee on Ritual is the custodian of our Work it is important that the members attend this meeting. The second meeting was held in St. Louis, June 14. The printing of the next edition of the manual, with illustrations, was discussed. It was agreed that some additional cuts were needed. These were ordered and the next edition will contain the illustrations. There is a growing demand from the brethren over the state to divide subdivision II of the certificate plan into three separate parts. After a lengthy discussion of the matters involved in making the change, it was unanimously agreed, that such a change should be given further study before making a final decision. The Committee wishes to thank our Grand Secretary, M. W. Brother Harold L. Reader, for his splendid cooperation and efficient work in connection with the certificate plan. The names of the brethren receiving certificates under the certificate plan will be incorporated in the proceedings as a part of this record. Fraternally submitted, (signed) FREELON K. HADLEY, Chairman, BRACE E. KITCHELL, BRUCE H. HUNT, WILLIAM J: CRAIG, ANTHONY F. ITTNER, GEORGE M. McANINCH. CERTIFICATES OF PROFICIENCY
No. 1681 1682 1683 1684 1685 1686 1687 1688 1689 1690 1691 1692 1693 1694 1695 1696 1697 1698 1699
NO/'II'W John Frederick Tucker Wayne Eugene Baldwin .. " Leonard William Lutz Howard Davenport " J. E. Paynter Otto Edwin Graf ' Ernest B. Cooksey Albert Leroy Bougher George B.. Collins Raymond R. W odicker Leonel Elmo Melton Alva Harrison Leslie Bruce William Jorden, Jr Harley Scott Gibson Herbert Max Tindall Joseph Francis Thess Harold Barney Soule Albert Alfred Wight Frederick Kraushaar
Lodge Fenton Lodge No. 281 Keystone Lodge No. 243 Ferguson Lodge No. 542 Progress Lodge No. 657 Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446 Lambskin Lodge No. 460 Tuscan Lodge No. 360 York Lodge No. 563 Holden Lodge No. 262 America Lodge No. 347 Joplin Lodge No. 335 Gate of the Temple Lodge 422 Republic Lodge No. 570 Gate of the Temple Lodge 422 Canopy Lodge No. 284 Meridian Lodge No. 2 St. Louis Lodge No. 20 East Gate Lodge No. 630 Maplewood Lodge No. 566
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
1952
Ernie George Jennings Joplin Lodge No. 335 Glenn Leroy Sponable Joplin Lodge No. 335 Jack Allen Moore Joplin Lodge No. 335 Ursery Wesley Wallaee Meridian Lodge No. 2 John Kashner Brown Northeast Lodge No. 643 John Paul Jones Hebron Lodge No. 354 Leonard Cleveland O'Dell United Lodge No.5 William Harry Lloyd Canopy Lodge No. 284 Claude Sylvester Mandell Barry Lodge No. 367 Dewey Love Haukins Pythagoras Lodge No. 383 Joseph Lesley McFadin United Lodge No.5 Ralph James Scott United Lodge No.5 Alva Udell Kenner Branson Lodge No. 587 Lewis George Scharpf United Lodge No. 5 Robert Woodford Moore Montevallo Lodge No. 490 Walter R. Woodward East Gate Lodge No. 630 Carl E. Hays Friend Lodge No. 352 Aron O. Smith '" ...........â&#x20AC;˘Toplin I.odge No. 335 John Fletcher Evered United Lodge No.5 Lavaughn Ewin Dalton Carthage Lodge No. 197 Jackson William Gardner Canopy Lodge No. 284 Robert Roslyn Moore Raytown Lodge No. 391 Robert N. Pickett Trenton Lodge No. 111 Clifford James Smiley Gate of the Temple Lodge 422 Hyman Gralnick Cosmos Lodge No. 282 Tommy Curbon Branson Lodge No. 587 Amon Duane Eiserman Branson Lodge No. 587 Farris Rallie Hahs Freedom Lodge No. 636 Donald C. Brown St. Joseph Lodge No. 78 William John Zingre Brentwood Lodge No. 616 Clarence E. Williams " .. '" Adair Lodge No. 366 Lytle Henry Rakerd Maplewood Lodge No. 566 Gate City Lodge No. 522 George Seymour Snyder Herbert James Westbrook Advance Lodge No. 590 Fred Key True '.' Advance Lodge No. 590 Bobby Lee Jackson King Hill Lodge No. 376 Freeman Newton Roloson King Hill Lodge No. 376 Richard F. Winslow King Hill Lodge No. 376 Rosalynde Eugene McGlothlin Liberty Lodge No. 31 Chester Clark Danz Union Lodge No. 593 Samuel George Elford Brotherhood Lodge No. 269 Ernest George Elford Brotherhood Lodge No. 269 Paul Russell Pruett Centralia Lodge No. 59 Robert William Ashworth Centralia Lodge No. 59 R. L. Teter Ad~ir Lodge No. 366 Richard William Steele Webb City Lodge No. 512 Harry Robert Sherer Gate of the Temple Lodge 422 James Daniel Shepard Union Lodge No. 593 Emmett Tharp Brentwood Lodge No. 616 Joseph William Nickle Mountain Grove Lodge No. 158 Lester E. Maness Harmony Lodge No. 499 Andy W. Cutler Athens Lodge No. 127 Walter J. Eddlemon Ingomar Lodge No. 536 Walter G. Stegner Raytown Lodge No. 391 Roger Pitman Hensley Country Club Lodge No. 656 Louis Isaiah Keith: Lakeville Lodge No. 489 Granville Hobart Northcutt Lakeville Lodge No. 489
1952 1757 1758 1759 1760 1761 1762 1763 1764 1765 1766 1767 1768 1769 ] 770 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 1788 1789 1790 1791 1792 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806 1807 1808 1809 1810 1811 1812 1813
GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Alvin Virgil McClain Luther Pratt James Monroe HaIL Thomas Edward Manso Raymond Hunt Chatham Clarence Harold Coffelt Walter C. Papc Louis Doyle Treece Dale R. Bond George R. Turner Clyde Merschell Brockmeier Wilbur Moulton Beeson George Mick Harris Charles V. Ratliff Robert C. McIntosh Corba Silas Woods Samuel James Moore Harrison Earl White Tom J. Collier Roger V. Atkinson, Jr Arthur H. Kemper Harvey Lee Wright Virgil Franklin Yodon Robert L. Edson Charles C. Cutler Sanuel James Molby, Jr Roy Abner ~alker Thornton Nathan McKee Jesse Binge Emmett Rufus Collins Hugh William Harrison William A. Looney Virgil Culler Harold M. Krieg DeMay Harvey White Ivan Everette Nelson Robert W. Adams Bernard Wilbert Gerber James Howard Shilt Clark M. Blackman Chalmer Reid Ethington Ralph E. Brown , John D. Naylor Olen Paul Erwin Lloyd Clifford Hayter Albert W. Hunt Donald Galbraith Callaway Clarence Raymond Green Arthur Lynn Collins Martin Edward Brummond Farron Atkins Carl Francis Hartley ' Harry S. Kline. " Ernest W. Patterson Charles V. Keller Harley L. Monroe Charles Edgar Bragg "
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Lebanon Lodge No. 77 Farmington Lodge No. 132 Composite Lodge No. 369 Bee Hive Lodge No. 393 Bee Hive Lodge No. 393 Granite Lodge No. 272 Webster Groves Lodge No. 84 United Lodge No.5 Sikesto~ Lodge No. 310 Laclede Lodge No. 83 Columbia Lodge No. 534 Webster Groves Lodge No. 84 Alpha Lodge No. 659 Unionville Lodge No. 210 Lorraine Lodge No. 128 DeSoto Lodge No. 119 Lambskin Lodge No. 460 Westport Lodge No. 340 Brotherhood Lodge No. 269 Brotherhood Lodge No. 269 Harmony Lodge No. 499 Canopy Lodge No. 284 Mt. Zion Lodge No. 327 Brotherhood Lodge No. 269 Brotherhood Lodge No. 269 Westport Lodge No. 340 Sedalia Lodge No. 236 DeSoto Lodge No. 119 Fairmont Lodge No. 290 Mt. Zion Lodge No. 327 Rolla Lodge No. 213 Bethel Lodge No. 537 Bethel Lodge No. 537 St. Andrews Lodge No. 96 Maplewood Lodge No. 566 Rolla Lodge No. 213 Van Buren Lodge No. 509 Country Club Lodge No. 656 Putnam Lodge No. 190 Somerset Lodge No. ~06 Somerset IJodge No. 206 Webb City Lodge No. 512 Rising Sun Lodge No. 13 Carthage Lodge No. 197 York Lodge No. 563 Birming Lodge No. 150 Rolla Lodge No. 213 Rolla Lodge No. 213 Howard Lodge No.4 Lambskin Lodge No.â&#x20AC;˘460 Laclede Lodge No. 83 Mansfield Lodge No. 543 '" Trenton Lodge No. 111 Trenton Lodge No. 111 Laclede Lodge No. 83 Elvins Lodge No. 599 Raytown Lodge No. 391
90 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 â&#x20AC;˘ 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870
PROCEEDINGS OF THE James V. Fugate Samuel Bruce Brown Samuel Bruce Brown III Allen Herbert Mastersen Earle D. young Bruce Phillip Riley Robert D. Thompson Raymond Dominic Stoffel. Marvin Pfeifer Harold E. DeVita Ernest J. Wille J oseph Walter Ragsdale Harry Bradford Sherman Thomas Marvin Brown Leyburn W. Holt Hayward Alvon Barlow Roy Edward Case James Travis Childress Floyd Lee Statler William G. Wiese Frederick Parnell Rodecker David E. Ruark James M. Hauptmann Otho L. Moutray Floyd Sutton Donnie Gene Ferrell William Arthur Bramble Raymond L. Evans Clyde H. Blosser Harold D. Lowry James L. Lindsay Robert Thomas Randell R. L. Haydon .. : Archie Winston Durham Frederick E. Herrin Virgil B. Caulk , Clarence 1. Brown Harold Allen Woodruff Warren L. Gallinger Hubert E. Hall Cleveland Isaiah Henson.: Hanna L. Harmon Elmer Eugene Shrout Francis Raymond Breibeck John McGarvey Martin Robert Glenn White Clarence W. Deckerd Ralph Malter James Louis Shelton William Nathan Phillips George E. Dugan, Jr Walter Datlef Sievers Twyman Edwards Orville Carl Smith William M. Doyle Leslie Jesse Reed Robert.Lynn Lamar
1952
Laclede Lodge No. 83 Bolivar Lodge No. 195 Bolivar Lodge No. 195 St. Mark's Lodge No. 93 Stella Lodge No. 538 Compass Lodge No. 120 Blackwell Lodge No. 535 Granite Lodge No. 272 Lambskin Lodge No. 460 Wellston Lodge No. 613 Geo. Washington Lodge No.9 East Gate Lodge No. 630 Swope Park Lodge No. 617 South Gate Lodge No. 547 Laclede Lodge No. 83 South Gate Lodge No. 547 Marlborough Lodge No. 569 St. Mark's Lodge No. 93 St. Mark's Lodge No. 93 , .. Beacon Lodge. No.3 Whitesville Lodge No. 162 Washington Lodge No. 87 Fairmont Lodge No. 290 Rolla Lodge No. 213 Shekinah Lodge No. 256 Mansfield Lodge No. 543 Hebron Lodge No. 354 Trilumina Lodge No. 205 Trilumina Lodge No. 205 , .. York Lodge No. 563 Country Club Lodge No. 656 Lebanon Lodge No. 77 Palmyra Lodge No. 18 Palmyra Lodge No. 18 Hannibal Lodge No. 188 Hannibal Lodge No. 188 Blackwell Lodge No. 535 Rose Hill Lodge No. 550 Union Star Lodge No. 124 Union Star Lodge No. 124 St. Mark's Lodge No. 93 Mack's Creek Lodge No. 433 St. Mark's Lodge No. 93 Alpha Lodge No. 659 Keystone Lodge No. 243 Monroe Lodge No. 64 Lick Creek Lodge No. 302 Magnolia Lodge No. 626 Bee Hive Lodge No. 393 Easter Lodge No. 575 Sedalia Lodge No. 236 Marlborough Lodge No. 569 Laclede Lodge No. 83 Webster Groves Lodge No. 84 East~r Lodge No. 575 Easter Lodge No. 575 Barnes Lodge No. 116
1952 . 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927
GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI
Hosea Vincent Bogart Loren Siniker Kirkpatrick Howard Milton Harris Harry Albert Menke Lewis C. Turner James Marion NeeI. Merle Lloyd Silverstein Clarence Louis Menke '.' . Carl Votaw James John Kennedy Charles Barth John Theodore Bennett Joseph CleII Berry Troy P. Ferrell Otis E. Mix James W. Marquis John R. Walker Rolla Rex Sandusky Norman Ellis Good Charles Wendell Carnahan Raymond Edward Lee Claude Stanley Tharp Arthur N. Brock Raymond L. Norris Roscoe Leon Polsgrove Charles W. Hall Melvin Boone Goe Warren Alvin Poh!. Eugene Valentine Gore Frank Keller Roy, Jr Robert Franklin Vaughn Charles William McNealy Ralph 1. Morgan Walter Love Smith .. ' William Henry Fox Andie Joseph Harvey Wesley Turner Hoy Elmer L. Fowler Hadley Tipton White William S. Juergens Oliver Cromwell Birge John Joseph Darcy John Maurice Jarrett George Washington Ball E. Dale Hatch Alexander R. Hercy Everett Monroe Sumner Frank W. Goodwillie, Jr Maurice Milton Newlin Harry McMurtry Albert Everett Meade Chester H. Burris Kenneth Robert Kinsey Frank A. Miller Gustave Sexauer Roy Lee Recder C. Edward Tussey
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Mansfield Lodge No. 543 Mountain Grove Lodge No. 158 York Lodge No. 563 Webster Groves Lodge No. 84 Union Star Lodge No. 124 Ferguson Lodge No. 542 Cosmos Lodge No. 282 Lambskin Lodge No. 460 Westgate Lodge No. 445 Brentwood Lodge No. 616 Beacon Lodge No. 3 Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446 Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446 Neosho Lodge No. 247 Osborn Lodge No. 317 Walker Lodge No. 605 Walker Lodge No. 605 Country Club Lodge No. 656 Valley Park Lodge No. 629 Anchor Lodge No. 443 Acacia Lodge No. 602 East Gate Lodge No. 630 Fenton Lodge No. 281 King Hill Lodge No. 376 ;. King Hill Lodge No. 376 King Hill Lodge No. 376 Hebron Lodge No. 354 Gate City Lodge No. 522 Gate City Lodge No. 522 Gate City Lodge No. 522 Northeast Lodge No. 643 Sedalia Lodge No. 236 Sedalia Lodge No. 236 Charleston Lodge No. 407 Charleston Lodge No. 407 Charleston Lodge No. 407 Compass Lodge No. 120 Algabil Lodge No. 544 Webster Groves Lodge No. 84 Sullivan Lodge No. 69 Orient Lodge No. 546 Fraternal Lodge No. 363 Webster Groves Lodge No. 84 Bee Hive Lodge No. 393 Lambskin Lodge No. 460 Webster Groves Lodge No. 84 Rural Lodge No. 316 Rural Lodge No. 316 Rolla Lodge No. 213 Webster Groves Lodge No. 84 Owensville Lodge No. 624 Fraternal ,Lodge No. 363 Grand View Lodge No. 618 St. Joseph Lodge No. 78路 Jennings Lodge No. 640 Granby Lodge No. 514 Tuscan Lodge No. 360
92 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
.1952
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
Raymond Wilbur Howlett Rural Lodge No. 316 Delbert I van Scott Ferguson Lodge No. 542 Therman Eugene Grisham Gate of the Temple Lodge 422 Albert Benjamin Spencer Webb City Lodge No. 512 Robert Hall Harris Fellowship Lodge No. 345 William Lewis Bear York Lodge No. 563 Alba Melvin Gillespie Alpha Lodge No. 659 Dan W. Krumsiek Trilumina Lodge No. 205 Harold Robert Kirkman : .. South Gate Lodge No. 547路 Finis Reed Morrow South Gate Lodge No. 547 Charles Albert Laurence, Jr Ferguson Lodge No. 542 Francis M. Lee ~ Zeredatha Lodge No. 189 William Clarence Earnhart. Union Lodge No. 593 Elmer Franklin Dickerson Westport Lodge No. 340 Clyde Arthur Halbert Elvins Lodge No. 599 David Kennedy Ferguson, Jr Vandalia Lodge No. 491 Don O. Wayland , .. Twilight Lodge No. 114 Charles W. Brawner Albert Pike Lodge No. 219 William Jesse Embree Albert Pike Lodge No. 219 Warren Ellsworth Ketterman Albert Pike Lodge No. 219 Maurice Samuel Breid South Gate Lodge No. 547 John Clarence Kittell. Westport Lodge No. 340 Charles Theron Cole South Gate Lodge No. 547 Leonard Oland Garrison Raytown Lodge No. 391 Frank Roy Bly Raytown Lodge No. 391 Robert Willard Jones Montgomery Lodge No. 246 David Oscar Morrow .., Montgomery Lodge No. 246 Norman John Frangoulis Gornerstone Lodge No. 323 Rudolph H. Schwankhaus Star of the West Lodge 133 Walter P. Ellis Beacon Lodge No.3 Chris Clarence Thatcher Albert Pike Lodge No. 219 Ralph Oscar Fritts Amsterdam Lodge No. 141 Walter Hans Schubert Amsterdam路 Lodge No. 141 Perry W. Porter Unionville Lodge No. 210 Robert L. Morgan Unionville Lodge No. 210 SUBDIVISION I-SERIES A-RENEWALS
No. A 442 A 443 A 444 A 445 A 446 A 447 A 448 A 449 A 450 A 451 A 452 A 453 A 454 A 455 A 456 A 457 A 458 A 459
Name Francis Adelbert Ely A. Duane Grey Claud T. Foster Felix R. Meador J. Ovid Cook John E. Smith William R. Denslow Robert Harmon Arnold Raymond Luther Craig George Randolph Crockett. Joe Loyd Moore J. Harold Pond Homer Bruce Brown Charley Glen Shearer Andrew Wallace Jarman Laurence Denny Estill Anton John Tomasek Herbert J. Crosby
Lodge Monroe Lodge No. 64 Joplin Lodge No. 335 Four Mile Lodge No. 212 Bridgeton Lodge No. 80 Adair Lodge No. 366 Wellston Lodge No. 613 Trenton Lodge No. 111 Country Club Lodge No. 656 Liberty Lodge No. 31 Liberty Lodge No. 31 Liberty Lodge No. 31 Trenton Lodge No. III ,. Liberty Lodge No. 31 Bee Hive Lodge No. 393 Bee Hive Lodge No. 393 Bee Hive Lodge No. 393 Lambskin Lodge No., 460 New Salem Lodge No. 270
1952 A A A A A A 'A
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516
GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI
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Russell J. Rowe Perseverance Lodge No. 92 Sterling Frank Swearngin Granite Lodge No. 272 George M. Allen Athens Lodge No. 127 Emil Lawrence Rossio Farmington Lodge No. 132 Joy L. Ortloff Carthage Lodge No. 197 Herbert Franklin Gilmore United Lodge No.5 James Eric Allen CliIitonville Lodge No. 482 -Charles Raymond Snidow Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446 Loren P. Wright. Adair Lodge No. 366 Roy Hilton Country Club Lodge No. 656 Ernest Leonard Klingler Alpha Lodge No. 659 Charles Edward Dudley Webster Groves Lodge No. 84 Sherman Salvog Gate of the Temple Lodge 422 George M. Longwith Adair Lodge No. 366 Rival Landon Payne Sedalia Lodge No. 236 Jabe Clark Gre,en , .. '" Composite Lodge No. 369 Apollo Lodge No. 529 Theodore Sommerer Besch Joseph R. Neeley Caruthersville Lodge No. 461 Bernie Lay Caruthersville Lodge No. 461 Morris J. Yeager Caruthersville Lodge No. 461 Claude F. Brown Rolla Lodge No. 213 Roy Lockwood Johnston Belton Lodge No. 450 Owen S. Taylor McDonald Lodge No. 324 Glen E. Shuster Saxton Lodge No. 508 Manley Charles Vanzant Maplewood Lodge No. 566 Joseph A. Huffman Rolla Lodge No. 213 Omer Ragan '" Leadwood Lodge No. 598 John L. Poston Samaritan Lodge No. 424 Orville Leslie Hall Belton Lodge No. 450 Ralph W. Louisda Webster Groves Lodge No. 84 Jasper Hubert Anderson Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 40 Arthur Edward Wood Barnes Lodge No. 116 John Black Vrooman '" .. Equality Lodge No. 497 Albert H. Jones King Hill Lodge No. 376 Len Cradit Clay Lodge No. 207 }'our Mile Lodge No. 212 Charlie B. Buckley Thomas R. Wilkins }'our Mile Lodge No. 212 Henry Lee Sharp Platte City Lodge No. 504 Carl W. HoelzeL Blackwell Lodge No. 535 Clifton Edward Meadows Blackwell Lodge No. 535 Glen W. Swigart '" . East Gate Lodge No. 630 Henry Andrew Tanner Composite Lodge No. 369 Edward Leonard Hall Sedalia Lodge No. 236 Lacey Stapp Washington Lodge No. 87 S. H. Williams Clay Lodge No. 207 Fred William Kocher Shekinah Lodge No. 256 Isaac Easterly Kesterson Orient Lodge No. 546 William Carl Akers Orient Lodge No. 546 George Edwin Houser Orient Lodge No. 546 . Isaac Wingate Boulware St. Joseph Lodge No. 78 Louis Irvin Brayfield Fenton Lodge No. 281 Doyle C. Kime Jamesport Lodge No. 564 Edward Raymond Cox Monroe Lodge No. 64 Benjamin Harrison Palmer Westport Lodge No. 340 David Richard Bunning Northeast Lodge No. 643 Edward Marion Adams Florida Lodge No. 23 William A. Bogley Shelbina Lodge No. 228
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A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
517 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 544 545 546 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 '554 555 556 557 558 559 560 561 562 563 564
B B B B B
85 86 87 88 89
Fred F. Zinzel. Herbert LeRoy Grassle William Carroll Shay Wilbert W. Burton Francis W. Rentfro Rollie R. Reno Laurence R. Albright Albert H. Norton George L. Shipley Sylvan B. Bales William H. Orton Sam Goldstein Reuben Yelverton Hume Weaver F. Conlin Taylor Harrison Nicholas, Sr August }<'. Santschi Leslie G. Church : Edmund Leland Glascock George Edward Wilson Ira P. Click Charles J<Jdgar Barnhart Edgar Vernon Barnhart Roswell T. Hampton Henry Edwards Orval Edward Lamb Alfred Elonzo Reed Nathaniel P. Duffy George W. Evans , Herman Murphy Curtis R<>bert S. Cunningham, Jr Albert Edward Loehr Jesse Moore Wanace John Arthur Campbell Henry John Williamson, Jr Wiley Franklin Brooks George R. Chesney Paul Laurence Beazley H. R. Toub , Earl Yarnall Lewis R. Eastman , Clifton Dalles Burkhead James M. Harring George Winter ., Raymond Powell Homer Lee Strader Joshua Linnie Rider Charles Robert Skinner ~ Eugene Smith Holman
1952
Magnolia Lodge No. 626 Barnes Lodge No. 116 Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446 Rolla Lodge No. 213 Ionic Lodge No. 154 King Hill Lodge No. 376 King Hill Lodge No. 376 King Hill Lodge No. 376 King Hill Lodge No. 376 King Hill Lodge No. 376 King Hill Lodge No. 376 Cosmos Lodge No. 282 Armstrong Lodge No. 70 Missouri Lodge No.1 Savannah Lodge No. 71 Shekinah Lodge No. 256 Shekinah Lodge No. 256 Acacia Lodge No. 602 Northeast Lodge No. 643 Lambskin Lodge No. 460 Acacia Lodge No. 602 Acacia Lodge No. 602 Gardenville Lodge No. 655 Bogard Lodge No. 101 Wakanda Lodge No. 52 Wakanda Lodge No. 52 Triangle Lodge No. 638 Shekinah Lodge No. 256 Gate of the Temple Lodge 422 Jefferson Lodge No. 43 Shaveh Lodge No. 646 Sheffield Lodge No. 625 Grandview Lodge No. 618 Westport Lodge No. 340 Neosho Lodge No. 247 Neosho Lodge No. 247 United Lodge No.5 Heroine Lodge No. 104 Sheffield Lodge No. 625 Sheffield Lodge No. 625 Sheffield Lodge No. 625 United Lodge No. 5 Fenton Lodge No. 281 Elvins Lodge No. 599 Bismark Lodge No. 41 Lexington Lodge No. 149 Lexington Lodge No. 149 Lexington Lodge No. 149
SUBDIVISION I-SERIES B-RENEWALS
Thomas H. Heape George J. Seil. Arthur Melvin Hedrick Florian Wolz George Franklin Prater
Cornerstone Lodge No. 323 Missouri Lodge No.1 Maplewood Lodge No. 566 Gardenville Lodge No. 655 Carthage Lodge No. 197
1952 B 90 B 91 B 92 B 93 B 94 B 95 B 96 B 97 B 98 B 99 B 100 BIOI B 102 B 103 B 104 B 105 B 106 B 107 B 108 B 109 B 110 B 111 B 112 B 113 B 114 B 115 B 116 B 117 B 118 B 119 B 120 B 121 B 122 B 123 B 124 B 125 B 126 B 127 B 128 B 129 B 130 B 131 B 132 B 133 B 134 B 135 B 136 B 137 B 138 B 139 , B 140 B 141 B 142 B 143 B 144
GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Emerson Owen Boggess Jacob Bierman William Frank Harris L. B. Parrish Frank Elmer Morgan Roger V. Atkinson Willard M. Van Horn James Ernest Conell, Jr Niels Anton Nissen Jake L. Begley Roy Alton Hendrickson Dean D. Johnson Rex Shibley Cooley John Black Vrooman Charles B. Myers Fred Lawson Osa Farris Godfrey William Travis Ruff David Alexander Leslie John H. Hicks Hiram Stephens James E. Kennedy Robert R. Wright Harry E"gbert Sympson Robert Cecil Hoefer, Sr Aubrey Clark Jones John Earl Landes Thomas Franklin Wright Leonard A. Lemand James R. Mooney W. Glen McCain Cloin J. Penner John E. Ad!ims Cecil Ray Shire Orville Abernathy Otto M. Gehrke Elmer L. Lloyd Warren Eugene Townsend Howard F. ThieL ',' Wayne Conger Roberts Rufus E. Noisworthy Charles Samuel Rutt Harold Brooks Watson William Franklin Houk Edward Elden Wolf Henry Edwin Fink Warren Wilson Dray Lowell H. Scott Solomon B. Christian Clyde C. Evans Clemence Alexander Temm Robert Clifton Cavender Robert M. Pirrie Henry Edward Richardson Jonah L. Lutes
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" Liberty Lodge No. 31 Cosmos Lodge No. 282 Maplewood Lodge No. 566 Bolivar Lodge No. 195 York Lodge No. 563 Brotherhood Lodge No~ 269 Versailles Lodge No. 320 Neosho Lodge No. 247 Westport Lodge No. 340 Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446, Carthage Lodge No. 197 Bethany Lodge No. 97 Unionville Lodge No. 210 Equality Lodge No. 497 Edina Lodge No. 291 Fairmont Lodge No. 290 Gate of the Temple Lodge 422 St. Mark's Lodge No. 93 Williamstown Lodge No. 370 ' .. Mountain Grove Lodge No. 158 Four Mile Lodge No. 212 Lodge of Light No. 257 Livingston Lodge No. 51 Northeast Lodge No. 643 Composite Lodge No. 369 Composite Lodge No. 369 Shekinah Lodge No. 256 Tyro Lodge No. 12 Algabil Lodge No. 544 Jamesport Lodge No. 564 St. Mark's Lodge No. 93 Friend Lodge No. 352 Ferguson I"odge No. 542 Hebron Lodge No. 354 Pythagoras Lodge No. 383 Orient Lodge No. 546 Alpha Lodge No. 659 Savannah Lodge No. 71 Keystone Lodge No. 243 Sheffield Lodge No. 625 Charleston Lodge No. 407 Bogard Lodge No. 101 East Gate Lodge No. 630 Equality Lodge No. 497 Rural Lodge No. 316 Orient Lodge No. 546 Jackson Lodge No. 82 United Lodge No.5 Maitland Lodge No. 112 Trenton Lodge No.-111 Shekinah Lodge No. 256 Westport Lodge No. 340 Maplewood Lodge No. 566 Granite Lodge No. 272 Ionic Lodge No. 154
96 No. 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
1952
SUBDIVISION 2 Name Lodge Avery Wilson Griffey Maplewood Lodge No. 566 Thomas H. Heape Cornerstone Lodge No. 323 Robert M. Pirrie Maplewood Lodge No. 566 Frederick Daniel Michel Maplewood Lodge No. 566 Sterling F. Swearngin Granite Lodge No. 272 Ralph Edward Brown Webb City Lodge No. 512 Charles William Roberts, Sr East Gate Lodge No. 630 Russell Frederick Rose Kirkwood Lodge No. 484 Emmis Douglas Sutherlin Sedalia Lodge No. 236 Glenn Vincent Myrick Jennings Lodge No. 640 John Walter Martin Shaveh Lodge No. 646 A. Lincoln Greene Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446 David Schuster Heroine Lodge No. 104 Harold M. Krieg St. Andrews Lodge No. 96 Virgil Culler Bethel Lodge No. 537 George Edwin Houser Orient Lodge No. 546 George Larkin Shipley King Hill Lodge No. 376 Nathaniel P. Duffy Triangle Lodge No. 638 Otto M. Gehrke Orient Lodge No. 546 William Edward Moling Orient Lodge No. 546 John Wesley Kinman Maplewood Lodge No. 566 Roger Pitman Hensley , Country Club Lodge No. 656 Joseph M. Cross Cache Lodge No. 416 SUBDIVISION 2-SERIES A-RENEWALS
A A A A A 'A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
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Freelon K. Hadley Bruce H. Hunt William Jasper Craig George M. McAninch Ray V. Denslow Roger V. Atkinson James C. Dillamon Ernest T. Scofield Walter Edwain Hoag John Bennett Klingner Wayne A. Sharp Claude Rayford White Arthur Melvin Headrick Fred O. Wade Kai Holst , Brace Elder Kitchcl~ Warren Wilson Dray Niels Anton Nissen Arno C. Cooper, Sr William H. Cox Guy. Patterson Clyde Williams Archie Louis Fox Edward Henry August, Sr Isaac W. Boulware Cecil W. Kirby Lloyd C. Kennon
St.Joseph Lodge No. 78 Adair Lodge No. 366 Gate of the Temple Lodge 422 Gate City Lodge No: 522 Trenton Lodge No. 111 Brotherhood Lodge No. 269 St. Joseph Lodge No. 78 Adair Lodge No. 366 Marlborough Lodge No. 569 ' Gate of the Temple Lodge 422 Craig Lodge No. 606 J ewel Lodge No. 480 Maplewood Lodge No. 566 Friend Lodge No. 352 . Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 40 Maplewood Lodge No. 566 Jackson Lodge No. 82 Westport Lodge No. 340 West Gate Lodge No. 445 Gate City Lodge No. 522 Theodore Roosevelt Lodge 661 Joachim Lodge No. 164 Hural Lodge No. 316 McDonald Lodge No. 324 St. Joseph Lodge No. 78 Northeast Lodge No. 643 , .. Granite Lodge No. 272
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Sylvan Alton Barton
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Robert Elton MichaeL George Franklin Prater Arthur C. Mothershead Florian M. McKinney George 1. Downing Robert H. Arnold Perry O. Sansberry
A 29 Glenn E. Swails A 30 John G. L. Dowgray
Wellston Lodge No. 613 Brotherhood Lodge No. 269 East Gate Lodge No. 630 Joachim Lodge No: 164 Carthage Lodge No. 197 Compass Lodge No. 120 Trenton Lodge No. 111 Wakanda Lodge No. 52 Country Club Lodge No. 656 Fairmont Lodge No. 290
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON LODGES U.D.
Rt. Wor. Bro. Harry DePriest, Chairman, presented the report of the Committee on Lodges U. D. which was adopted and is as follows.: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: During the past year one dispensation was granted by the Most Worshipful Grand Master, and your Lodges Under Dispensation Committee respectfully submits the following report: BERKELEY LODGE, BERKEI.EY (ST. LOUIS COUNTY)
MISSOURI
Dispensation signed by M. Wor. Homer L. Ferguson, Grand Master and M. Wor. Harold L. Reader was issued to Berkeley Lodge on June 12, 1952, and this Lodge was duly organized and set to work under dispensation on June 19, ]952 by R. Wor. Hugh H. Barden, D.D.G.M. of the 57th Masonic District. An examination of the lodge records found them to be in proper order. The lodge membership as of June 30, 1952 was 32, average attendance of own members for five meetings held thus far is 20 per meeting, with a goodly number of visiting brethren attending each meeting. The Lodge has initiated four and passed two members up to and including the meeting of August 21, 1952, and as of that date had a cash balance on hand of $138.21. Your Committee feels that considering the short time this Lodge has been under dispensation, it has prospects of becoming a good lodge, if granted further opportunity to carryon the fine work it has demonstrated thus far. Wherefore, we recommend that the dispensation be continued until the Session of the next Grand Lodge. LILBOURN WDGE, LILBOURN (NEW MADRID COUNTY) MISSOURI
I
Dispensation was issued to Lilbourn Lodge on June 24, 1949, and this Lodge was duly organized and set to work under dispensatjon on June 27, 1949, by R. Wor. J. C. Montgomery, D.D.G.M. of the-19th Administrative District. This dispensation was continued by action of the Grand Lodge in Sessions of 1949, 1950 and 1951. An examination of the lodge records reflected a marked improvement in the affairs of this Lodge in the past year. As of June 30, 1952 the Lodge had 41 members, a net gain of 7 over last year. In this period it initiated 10, passed 6, raised 5, reinstated 2, had 1 affiliation and 1 death. Average attendance at regular meetings has been 14 own members and 3 visitors, with a full complement- of officers participating. Last spring the Lodge contributed $700.00 to the building of a Lodge Hall which was dedicated for Masonic purposes on June 30, 1952. This
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structure, your Committee has been informed, is a credit to the community. Cash balance as of .Tune 30, 1952 was $402.41. The records do not reflect any out-standing indebtedness against the Lodge. In discussion with R. Wor. H. O. Grauel, Grand Marshal, who has followed closely the progress of this Lodge, he informs your Committee it has done an excellent job in the past year. Despite the fact this lodge has been without the services of a D.D.G.M. or District Lecturer for some months, it has, through the determination and spirit of its own members and with the assistance of brethren from nearby lodges, demonstrated it is now established on firm ground. Wherefore your Committee recommends that a Charter be issued to Lilbourn Lodge. Fraternally submitted, (signed) HARRY B. DEPRIEST, Chaiirman, JAMES P. HALL.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPEALS AND GRIEVANCES
Rt. ''lor. R. Jasper Smith, Chairman, presented the report of the Committee on Appeals and Grievances which was adopted. The report is as follows: ... To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of Missowri: BRETHREN: Your Committee on Appeals and Grievances submits the following report: I. IN RE: JOHN ROBERTS John Roberts, at one timen. member of Wallace Park Lodge No. 627, petitioned for restoration of membership. At the time of the surrender of charter of Wallace Park Lodge No. 627, he had been suspended for non-payment of dues since June 14, 1930. Birming Lodge No. 150, has investigated him and recommends that the petition be granted. After considering the petition and supporting evidence, your Committee recommends that the application for restoration be approved, and that John Roberts be restored to membership in the Fraternity.
II. IN RE: AUBERT
M.
RICE
Aubert M. Rice, at one time a member of Chula Lodge No. 388, petitioned for restoration of membership. He had been suspended for nonpayment of dues for some years prior to the arrest of charter of Chula Lodge on March 28, 1949. Glendale Lodge No. 544 of Glendale, California, has investigated him, and recommends that the petition be granted, and that he be restored to membership so that h~ may become affiliated with that Lodge. After considering the petition and supporting evidence, your Committee recommends that the application be approved, and that Aubert M. Rice be restored to membership in the Fraternity.
III. IN
RE: FRANZ
W.
KLEIN
Franz W. Klein, formerly Worshipful Master of Erwin Lodge No. 121,
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who was expelled by action of the Grand Lodge on September 26, 1944, (Proc. 1944, pp. 111, et seq) and whose petition for restoration to membership was rejected September 26, 1950, (Proc. 1950, page 101), has again petitioned for restoration to membership. The Committee has considered this petition, and again finds nothing which would cause it to change the opinion expressed twice previously. The Committee therefore recommends that the petition for restoration of membership be rejected. IV. IN RE: KARL NOEL
Karl Noel, at one time a member of Middle Grove Lodge No. 42, petitioned for restoration of membership. He was suspended for nonpayment of dues on January 11, 1929. The charter of Middle Grove Lodge was arrested December 19, 1943. Censer Lodge No. 172 has investigated him, and recommends that the petition be granted, and that he be restored to membership. After considering the petition and supporting evidence, your Committee recommends that the application for restoration be approved, and that Karl Noel be restored to membership in the Fraternity.
V. IN RE: FRANK EDWARDS
Frank Edwards, at one time a member of Gaynor City Lodge No. 465, petitioned for restoration of membership. He was suspended for nonpayment of dues prior to the arrest of charter of said lodge on March 6, 1944. Defiance Lodge No. 88 recommends that the petition be granted and that he be restDred to membership so that he may become affiliated with Defiance Lodge. After considering the petition and supporting evidence, your Committee recommends that the application for restoration be approved, and that Frank Edwards be restored to membership in the Fraternity.
VI. IN RE:
CORNERS'fONE LODGE NO.
323
VS. SAMUEL M. RICH
Samuel M. Rich was charged with unmasonic conduct on the following general specifications, Le., that an indictment was filed in the United States District Court on March 14, 1951, charging him with violation of the income tax laws of the United States; that on February 15, 1952, he entered a plea of guilty to Count Two of the indictmen,t, to-wit, filing false and fraudulent income tax returns for the year 1947; that he was convicted on said guilty plea, sentenced for imprisonment for a period of one year and one day and fined the sum of $10,000.00 and costs; and that on March 7, 1952, he entered the Federal Penitentiary at Terre Haute, Indiana, all in violation of his duty as a Mason and to the scandal and disgrace of the Masonic l<'raternity. The trial was in proper form, the Lodge and the accused being represented by counsel. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, with a sentence of suspension for a period of one year. The Lodge has appealed on the ground that the punishment assessed is insufficient. For many years it has been an established precedent of this Grand Lodge that men who are convicted of felonies are not entitled to the privileges of Freemasonry; and that any punishment assessed by a trial jury or commission at less than expulsion is inadequate. See Lodge v. Goldstein, Proc. 1928, p. 145; Lodge v. Foster, Proc. 1930, p. 80.
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It follows, therefore, and your Committee recommends, that the sentence of the jury be disregarded, and that the accused be expelled from all the rights and pr~vileges of Freemasonry.
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IN RE: EASTER LODGE NO.
V. HAROLD E. HOFF, JR.
On December 6, 1951, the Junior Warden of Easter Lodge No. 575, on behalf of the Lodge, filed the following charge, (omitting formal portions) : " . . . do hereby charge Brother Harold E. Hoff, Jr. . . . with unmasonic conduct as follows: On August 5, 1951, at St. Clair, Missouri, an arrest was made for unlawfully embezzling certain letters and the contents thereof and contained .therein, which said mail matter was then and there entrusted to him and had come into his possession intended to be conveyed by mail, he being a Postal Service employee; in violation of his duty as a Mason, and to the scandal and disgrace of the Masonic Fraternity. . . . On December 13, 1951, the accused executed the following document (omitting formal portions) : "I, Harold E. Hoff, Jr., by these presents do hereby enJer a plea of guilt to unmasonic conduct." On December 28, 1951, the jury found the accused guilty on this record and assessed his punishment at suspension for a term of four years. This appeal was taken by the Lodge on the ground that the punishment assessed is insufficient. The Committee feels that the record in its present condition is insufficient to support any verdict against the accused. Note that the charge is that ' t an arrest was made." He is not charged with being guilty of the crime of embezzlement, nor is he charged with having been convicted of the crime of embezzlement. We do not consider evidence of an arrest as sufficient to show unmasonic conduct, when that showing is not supplemented by evidence of cause, or a record of conviction. Furthermore, the plea of guilty in this record is insufficient. Before Section 252 of the Trial Code, relative to pleas of guilty, is operative, the plea must be directed to the specific charge; and the charge itself must be sufficient to support a conviction. Here the accused confessed to t t unmasonic conduct," with no adequate specification defining it. Your Committee therefore recommends that the verdict and sentence of the jury be set aside and the cause remanded for a new trial, and if it appear that the accused has been determined guilty, by a proper court, of embezzlement of mail, that appropriate charges to that effect be filed against him. Respectfully submitted,
R.
JASPER SMITH,
Chairman,
(*) W. R. GENTRY, (**) MARVIN E. BOISSEAU, J. V. GADDY. (*) M. WOo Bro. Gentry not voting in the matter of Franz W. Klein. (**) W. Bro. Boisseau not voting in the matter of Samuel M. Rich.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT RE WAIVER OF CONCURRENT JURISDICTION
Rt. Wor. R. Jasper Smith proposed the following amendment which was referred to the incoming Jurisprudence Committee:
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Be it resolved that Section 189 of Article XVI of the By-laws of this Grand Lodge be amended by changing the period at the end of line 6 to a semicolon, and by adding the following: "except that in territory in which three. Lodges or less have concurrent jurisdiction, the request for such waiver shall be filed with and acted upon by each Lodge." so that said Section, as amended, shall read as follows: "Section 189. Waiver of Con(JIUrrent Jurisdiction. Waiver of Jurisdiction. over petitioners residing in territory possessed in common by two or more Lodges may be granted only by the Lodge located nearest to the home or residence of the petitioner, and when several Lodges are equally near, then the request for such waiver shall be filed with the oldest Lodge; except that in territory in which three I~odges or less have concurrent jurisdiction, the request for such waiver shall be filed with and acted upon by each Lodge. . "It shall be the duty of the Lodge requesting such waiver to give notice of its request to all Lodges having concurrent jurisdiction over such petitioner at least two weeks before such petition is received." Respectfully submitted, R. JASPER. SMITH, Solomon Lodge No. 271.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PROGRAM FOR DISTRICT MEETINGS
Rt. Wor. Bro. Orestes Mitchell, Jr., Chairman, presented the report of the Committee on Program for District Meetings. The report was adopted and is as follows: To the Most Worshipful Gmnd Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: Your Committee on Programs for District Meetings begs leave to make the following report: Following appointment of this Committee by the Grand Master, all members of the Committee attended the Conference of District Deputy Grand Masters at Jefferson City, Missouri, on November 5, 1951. Your Chairman was requested by the Grand Master to discuss with his deputies the value of district meetings and to tender the services of the committee in arranging such meetings. Thereafter, the committee prepared a. letter concerning programs for district meetings. We suggested proposed subjects for open discussion by lodge officers and members in attendance. This letter was sent to all District Deputy Grand Masters on or about December 10, 1951. A copy thereof is attached hereto as a. part of this report. We have endeavored to fulfill the Grand Master's desire that at least one district meeting be held in each Masonic District in Missouri. While we did not have complete success, we are pleased to report a rather successful year's work. District meetings were held in all but seven of the fifty-nine districts in this state (other than District 33, St. Louis City). For reasons that need not be set forth in this report, district meetings are seldom scheduled in the City of St. Louis. No meetings were held in the following districts: 5, 8, 12, 16, 28, 51, and 52. It is not the province of this committee to specifically criticize the District Deputy Grand Masters in these defaulting districts, but it should be noted that with but one exception these District Deputy
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Grand Masters ignored and failed to answer all follow-up correspondence of the committee, and they also declined to accept the assistance of the committee members or Grand Lodge line officers in several instances. Whenever practical, the committee arranged for nearby Grand Lodge Line officers or committee members to attend district meetings and to assist the District Deputy Grand Masters with their programs. The Grand Master attended several of the meetings. These brethren have reported back for our files details of m'any successful programs. Your chairman wishes at this point to extend his personal thanks and .appreciation to the Grand Lodge officers for their invaluable help in the work of the committee. All of the District Deputy Grand Masters were sent postcards with return card to notify the chairman of the meeting dates. Most of them made a prompt reply, as requested. A majority of them filed with the committee reports on the program, attendance and success of their respective meetings. These furnish valuable information and suggestions for Grand Lodge officers and future committees on district meetings. The committee stressed, and we hope- with some success, that district meetings should be concerned solely with administrative problems ,of the lodges and with matters of Masonic law. While we do not discount the value of the ritual and the need for ritualistic perfection, we do feel that schools of instruction and discussion of matters of ritual should be kept separate and apart from district meetings. Otherwise, successful district meetings will not be held. In several district meetings, this proved correct. It should be added, the Grand Lecturer R. W. Bro. Freelon Hadley agrees with our conclusion. We found that the most successful meetings were those where the District Deputy Grand Masters carefully prepared their programs in advance. For instance, R. W. Bro. Claude Wood of the 38th District insured a successful meeting by assigning in advance to each lodge in his district a specific topic for discussion with the brethren present taking part in general discussion following. Such a program is highly to be recommended. Other deputies used to good advantage the presence and assistance of the Grand Master and other Grand Lodge line officers. The Masonic Home slides were used many times with good effect, supplemented by timely remarks concerning our Great Masonic Charity. Your committtee believes that the successful district meeting is one where the membership generally takes part in the discussion with the District Deputy GrandMaster completely in charge. It is no time for lengthy speeches. Officers of the lodges in the district should be urged to attend, prepared to present their own individual lodge problems for solution and discussion. Problems of Masonic law that can, with great advantage, be discussed and clarified. This cannot be overemphasized. There is no shortage of qualified students of Masonic Law in Missouri available to be called upon to participate in discussions on this subject. This asset should be utilized. 'While it is important to require all of the officers of the lodges to attend their respective district meetings, if possible, the attendance of, the brethren generally should be encouraged. Although a large crowd is not sought as a goal, other interested brethren should always be invited. This will provide a more adequate audience. This. is one form of Masonic education which will result in the strengthening of our subordinate lodges. Your committee suggests that future district meetings give attention to discussion of the problems of the secretary of the subordinate lodge. We feel that the secretary, who is the right hand of the Worshipful
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Master, needs more help and encouragement from the Grand Lodge. Every effort should be made to help him with his problems. We recommend that the line officers of the Grand Lodge should be requested and urged by the Grand Master to attend and participate in such district meetings as may l;>e scheduled during the ensuing year, so far as is pr:;teticable. '1'heir value to the meetings this year was clearly demonstrated. It will give to the Grand Lodge a stronger and better trained line of officers from which come our future Grand Masters. With great pride we report that the Grand Lodge and its Most Worshipful Grand Master can be justly proud of our staff of District Deputy Grand Masters. They are, with few exceptions, a nne group of conscientious, competent and loyal Masonic leaders. They are the backbone of our Grand Lodge. '1'hey merit your wholehearted and sincere thanks for their contribution to the Craft. We also desire to express our appreciation to Most Worshipful Bro. Homer L. l!'erguson, Grand Master, for his active support to the committee in the carrying out of this assignment. The reports in the files of this committee demonstrate clearly the value of the district meetings to the Craft. They provide a forum for the discussion of the problems of the subordinate lodges. No better substitute has been suggested. 'rhese meetings provide an opportunity for fraternal fellowship which stimulates an interest in the affairs of the Craft, difficult to achieve in any other way, especially in the rural districts. We therefore recommend a. continuance of plans for district meetings and that the incoming Grand Master appoint a committee on district meetings to supervise them during the ensuing year. Fraternally submitted, ORESTES MITCHELL, JR., Chairman, JOHN HICKS,
W. R.
HOWELL, HAROLD L. READER.
Dated September 15, 1952. St. Joseph, Mo., December 10, 1951 TO ALL DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS IN MISSOURI Dear Brethren: As Chairman, I presented the matter of District Meetings to the Conference of D.D.G.M.s held at Jefferson City on November 5. The purpose of this letter is to write you further concerning these meetings. These meetings arc of very great value to the work of the Grand Lodge throughout the state, and each one of you is urged to hold at least one meeting in your district as soon as it can conveniently be arranged. In arranging for the meetings, great emphasis should be put on having a full attendance of all the officers of each lodge within your district, and the membership generally should also be urged to attend. There are many subjects of Masonic interest ~hich might be discussed. The following are suggested: (1) The importance of a well-rounded program for lodge meetings, so as to interest the entire membership and to encourage attendance. (2) Masonic relief and charity, with emphasis on the Masonic Home of Missouri and its work. . (3) Careful selection of candidates and work of the examining committee. (4) Masonic courtesjes to visitors and members. (5) Promotion of inter-lodge visitations and of good relations with neighboring lodges.
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(6) The duties of lodge officers in the conduct of the business of the lodge with emphasis on the accuracy and preservation of lodge records. (7) Problems of Masonic law which may effect any of the lodges represented at the meeting. (8) The importance of keeping the lodge premises and properties in clean and first-class condition, and of the preservation of valuable properties of the lodges. These matters or any other subjects of general Masonic interest could be discussed at the meeting. The officers present should be encouraged to present any problems of their respective lodges to the attention of the meeting. An open discussion, which should be encouraged, of these matters would be of great value. The lodge officers should be urged to refer any question of Masonic law or procedure to the D.D.G.M. of the district rather than to take the matter direct to the Grand Master. You are the representatives of the Grand Master in your district and. you should be the first one to be consulted on problems within your district. The District Meeting affords a good opportunity to urge that each of the lodges represented be certain that their lodge is represented at the next Grand Lodge Session. The Grand Master is greatly disturbed that so many of the lodges were not represented at the last Grand Lodge Session, and he is very desirous that efforts be made to secure a wider representation at the next meeting. Each secretary should be urged to be certain that his set of Grand Lodge by-laws is up-to-date with all of the current annotations and latest decisions. Most of you had an opportunity to witness the Masonic Home slides which were shown at the meeting in Jefferson City on November 5. The Committee believes that the showing of these slides at a district meeting is to be recommended. There is an accompanying script that goes with the slides. I suggest that when you set the date for your meeting, that you arrange with Brother Lewis Robertson, Superintendent, Masonic Home, 5351 Delmar Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri, to have use of one set of the slides for your meeting. The Committee offers you its help in the preparation of the program for your meeting. The officers in the Grand Lodge line will also be ready to assist. It is suggested that you call on the Grand Lodge officers nearest' you for help in arranging for your meeting. The date of your meeting should be set well in advance of the time, to prevent conflict with other meetings. While there is no Grand Lodge appropriation for expenses, we believe you will find the lodges of your District willing to share what little expense you would have for simple refreshments. Will you please advise the Committee of the date set for your District Meeting. After the meeting is held, it is requested. that you report to us concerning it. Communications with this Committee should be addressed to the Chairman at 717 Corby Building, St. Joseph, Missouri. Fraternally yours, (signed) ORESTES MITCHELL, JR., Chairman. Committee on Program for District Meetings: Harold L. Reader, 3681 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis W. Q. Kehr, 723 Houchin, Jefferson City W. R. Howell, Box 362, Shelbina John Hicks, Mountain Grove Orestes Mitchell, Jr., -Chairman, 717 Corby Bldg., St. Joseph.
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NOMINATIONS FOR MASONIC HOME BOARD The following brethren were nominated for Director of the Masonic Home: For Term ending 1953: Archie L. Fox R. Jasper Smith For Term ending 1954: Francis E. Howard For Term ending 1955: James M. Bradford Joseph Epstein For Term ending 1956: Robert Brinkman Harry DePriest Henry W. Fox Harry C. Ploetze
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY M. Wor. Bro. J. VV. Skelly, Chairman, presented the report of the Committee on Necrology, which was adopted and is as follows: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: Your Committee, speaking as the voice of the Grand Lodge for that purpo~e, desires to pay a tribute of respect to our members who have ceased from their labors during the Grand Lodge year. No less than 2234 of our members, some of, whom met with us last year, will meet with us no more, indeed for some every session is the last, and no man can tell when his day will come. "Let us live and die like the righteous, that our last end may be like his." Weare thankful to be able to report that the hand of death has not touched the official line of this Grand Body during the year. Among those who have been called from labor we note the following: Right Worshipful Brother Luther E. WiJhoit, District Lecturer and District Deputy Grand Master in the 14th Masonic District for many years, died at his home in Macon, August 29, 1952. He was a gifted ritualist, and had presided in all Masonic Bodies in his locality. He was a churchman, and was active in public life, having served in the Legislature as Representative from Macon County. Thomas Benton Kennedy, Missouri's oldest Freemason in' recent years, died at his home in Fillmore, Missouri, September 18, 1951, at the age of 101 years. He had been a Freemason 66 years. John Jasper Ray, believed to be the world's oldest Freemason, died May 7, 1952, at his home in Fort Worth, Texas, in his 107th year. He bad been a Freemason 84 years. King George VI, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England, died February 6, 1952. A large number of distinguished brethren in other Grand Jurisdictions have passed to the Great Beyond, and their names will be recorded in the Proceedings of this Session. They walked the path the great have trod The great in heart, the great in mind,
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Who looked through Masonry to God, And looked through God to all mankind. Learned more than sign or word or grip Learned man's and God's relationship. Fraternally submitted, SKELLY, Chairman., EMMETT L. ROBISON,
.J AMES W.
SA].1:UEL THURMAN.
Alberta: M. Wor. Bro. Vietor A. Bowes, Past Grand Master, died September 29, 1951; M. War. Bro. John Ainslie Jackson, Past Grand Master, died October 1, 1951. Arizona: M. Wor. Bro. Harry Arizona Drachman, Past Grand Master, died December 26, 1951. Colorado: M. Wor. Bro. Herschel Horn, Past Grand Master, died May 15, 1952. Costa Rica: M. Wor. Bro. Ricardo Mora Fernandez, Past Grand Mastel', died April 2, 1952. District of Columbia,: M. Wor. Bro. Wisdom D. Brown, Past Grand Master, died October 9, 1951. Idaho: M. Wor. Bro. Victor Peterson, Past Grand Master, died March 15, 1952. _ In..Ziana: M. Wor. Bro. Frank G. Laird, Past Grand Master, died April 14, 1952. Kansas: M. War. Bro. William Easton Hutchinson, Past Grand Master, died April 5, 1952; M. Wor. Bro. Harry Dean Evans, Past Grand Master, died May 14, 1952. . Manitoba: M. Wor. James Mackie, Past Grand Master, died April 25, 1951; M. Wor. Benjamin Crongn Parker, Past Grand Master, died December 28, 1951; M. War. Bro. George Hunter, Past Grand Master, died April 25, 1952. Michigan: M. Wor. Bro. Charles A. Donaldson, Past Grand Master, died Septcmber 10, 1951. Mississippi: M. Wor. Bro. Walter Lawrence Wilson, Past Grand Master, died November 3, 1951. Montana: l~t. Wor. Herbert Leonard Lange, Deputy Grand Master, died January 23, 1952. Nebraska: M. Wor. Bro. William J. Breckenridge, Past Grand Master, died November 16, 1951. Nevad.a: M. Wor. Bro. Elwood H. Beemer, Past Grand Master, died August 13, 1952. New Hampshire: M. Wor. Bro. Harold Hawkins Hart, Past Grand Master, died September 14, 1951; M. War. Frederic Elwin Everett, Past Grand Master, died Septembcr 18, 1951. New Jersey: M. Wor. Bro. Ralph Emerson Lum, Past Grand Master, died March 21, 1952. New York: Rt. Wor. Bro. George A. Barnewall, Deputy Grand Mastel', died April 14, 1952; Rt. W or. Bro. George R Irving, Grand Secretary, -died April 14, 1952. North Dakota: M. Wor. Bro. William Hall, Past Grand Master, died Deccmber 24, 1951. Ohio: M. Wor. Bro. Elmer R. Arn, Past Grand Master, died December 24, 1951; M. War. R. Frank Thomas, Past Grand Master, died December 12, 1951. Oklahoma: M. Wor. Lyle H. Ball, Past Grand Master, died May 15, 1952.
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Oregon: M. Wor. Ezra Morton Wilson, Past Grand Master, died October 16, 1951; M. Wor. Otto C. Hagmeier, Past Grand Master, died January 11, 1952; M. Wor. Bro. Weston Guy Shellenbarger, Past Grand Master, died January 25, 1952. Pennsylva;nia: Rt. Wor. Bro. Frederick S. Hammann, Grand Secretary, died March 16, 1952; Rt. Wor. Bro. Edward F. Roberts, Deputy Grand Master, died August 31, 1951. Quebeo: M. Wor. Bro. Arthur Barton Wood, Past Grand Master, died June 14, 1952. Rhode Island: M. War. Chester Mason Aldrich, Past Grand MaSter, died June 26, 1952. ' Sas"katchewarn: M. War. Thomas Wellington Sutherland, Past Grand Master, died October 19, 1951. South Carolina: M. Wor. Bro. Joseph Everett Hart, Past Grand Master, died May 26, 1952; M. Wor. Bro. Homer M. Pace, Past Grand Master, died November 15, 1951. Tennes.~ee: M. Wor. Bro. Henry Lee Fox, Past Grand Master, died l'ebruary, 25, 1952. Texas: M. Wor. Bro. Pat M. Neff, Past Grand Master, died January 20, 1952. Washington: M. Wor. Bro. Robert Adamson Wilson, Past Grand Master, died August 2, 1951; M. War. Charles Phelps Kirtland, Past Grand Master, died January 23, 1952. Wyoming: M. Wor. Bro. James Roy Mitchell, Past Grand Master, died May 6, 1952. (Following the reading of the report Grand Chaplain Thurman led in prayer.) REPORT OF LODGE OF RESEARC;H
M. Wor. Bro. Forrest Donnell, W路or. Master, presented the report of the Missouri Lodge of Research. The report was adopted, and is as follows: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, .A. F~ and A.. M. of Mi.<tsouri: In his annual address delivered on September 25, 1951, the then Grand Master, Most Worshipful Brother Ray Bond, informed the Grand Lodge that in the short space of ten years the Missouri Lodge of Research had become the largest Lodge of Research in the Western Hemisphere, being then exceeded only by the English I.Jodge (Quatuor Coronati) which had been established more than half a century next previous to the delivery of his address. Most Worshipful Brother Bond further pointed out that, during its existence, the Missouri Lodge of Research had printed volumes containing more than twenty-five hundred pages and had distributed other Masonic literature of value to its members.. During the current Missouri Masonic year there has been distributed the volume containing the 1950 Transactions of the Missouri Lodge of Research. It is an attractive and valuable book the contents ,of which include three important divisions in addition to an informative introduction, names and addresses of members, officers, Board of PUblication and Past Masters, minutes of 1950 business meeting and annual communication of that year and convenient index. The first of those divisions is an Encyclopaedia of Symbolic Freemasonry, the author of which is Most Worshipful Brother Ray V. Denslow. This encyclopaedia supplies, in a practical manner, a real
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need of our brethren and evidences the skilled performance of a great amount of labor by its author. The second of the three divisions is the story of Anti-Masonry in Missouri, the author of that portion of the book being Brother A. Lloyd Collins. The history of this violent opposition, which the writer of the article reminds his readers reaehed its climax in Missouri in about 1835, is an important and interesting contribution to the Masonic literature of our State. The third division of the volume is the autobiography of .T. W. S. Mitchell, who in 1844 and again in 1845 was elected Grand Master of Freemasons in Missouri and was the first Grand High Priest of Royal Arch Masons of Missouri. In this year of' 1952, in which on November 4 will Occur the 200th anniversary of the Masonic birth of George Washington, it is of especial interest to observe in Most Worshipful Brother Mitchell's autobiography that his father was a soldier in the Revolution, having entered the army under Washington. The Missouri Lodge of RBsearch has in pre-paration a volume to contain a story of the Masonic Presidents of the United States. It is to be illustrated, to a large c-xtent, with engravings of photographs in the Library of Congress, Washington, D. C. The Missouri Lodge of Research had its customary midyear breakfast in Jefferson City, Missouri, April 22, 1952. On that occasion the Lodge was addressed by Right Worshipful Brother Samuel Thurman on the subject, t t Is Ritual Enough." At the customary breakfast scheduled for a day (in this case October 1, 1952) on which the Grand Lodge is (>,urrently in session, Brother .Tames R. Steiner of St. Louis is to be the speaker. The Library of the Missouri Lodge of Research is located at the .Tackson County Library, Independence, Missouri. In October 1951 Brother Joshua K. Shepherd, Sovereign Grand Inspector General in Arkansas of The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, presented to the Missouri Lodge of Research, for its Library, three valuable books, namely: . (1) Albert Pike, a biography, by Fred W. Allsop. (2) Hymn to the Gods, and Other Poems, by Albert Pike. (3) Lyrics and Love Songs, by Albert Pike. It appears that because of lack of room the Grand Secretary of the Grand Chapter of Michigan recently found it necessary to dispose of the proceedings of the Grand Chapter of Indian Territory and Oklahoma. Brother George C. Marquis, Past Worshipful Master of the Missouri Lodge of Research, learning of that fact, suggested to the Grand Secretary mentioned that it will be appreciated if the latter will have those proceedings packed and ship collect to John T. Skelton, Librarian, 211 North Osage Street, Independence, Missouri. Brother Marquis under date of August 30, 1952 informed the writer of this report that we then had the proceedings of all the bodies of Kansas. Brother Marquis also, under date of August 30, 1952, informed the writer that he had recently received from Dr. Francis .T. Scully of Arkansas numerous old issues of Lodges of Research in England and Ireland, as well as ten years of the magazine, Masonic Chronicle, published by the Cernau Rite, of the Scottish Rite. The desirability of increasing the membership of Missouri Lodge of Research should be, and is accordingly herein, strongly emphasized. It is appropriate to repeat in this report the words of Most Worshipful Brother Homer L. Ferguson, Grand Master, in his address to the Grand Lodge on September 30, 1952, as follows:
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"It is my hope and that of many of our Masonic leaders in Missouri, that the time will soon come when all our brethren in places of leadership and those desiring to become better informed Freemasons will recognize that membership in the Missouri Lodge of Research' is an essential requisite." The work of the Missouri Lodge of Research is of great importance and needs both the financial support and personal interest and participation of Freemasons, throughout Missouri. Membership is open to any Master Mason in the State of Missouri and to any Masonic Lodge in the State of Missouri. The dues for an individual or for a Lodge are five dollars per year. The Lodge now has 619 members. It should have, among the 118,008 Freemasons of the State, many times its present number of members. Any Missouri member of the Order can render to Freemasonry a valuable and enduring service by enlisting as a member of the Missouri Lodge of Research. The history of Freemasonry is noble and inspiring. To preserve that history and transmit it accurately and permanently to future generations is both a responsibility and privilege of each successive generation including that of ourselves. It is respectfully urged that great numbers of the brethren at this 131st Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Missouri give to the Secretary of the Missouri Lodge of Research their applications for membership. The Secretary is Brother Clyde C. Evans of Trenton, Missouri. He can be found in the corridor of the building in which this report is presented. It is the hope of the writer of this report that, while here, many members of the Grand Lodge who are not now members of the Missouri Lodge of Research will join its ranks and that after returning to their homes many of those who are here present will earnestly suggest to other brethren in their communities, and to lodges which are not members, that an application for membership with five dollars attached be promptly sent to Brother Clyde C. Evans, Secretary, Trenton, Missouri. FORREST C. DONNELL, Worshipful Master, Missouri Lodge of Research.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RELIEF AND CHARITY
M. Wor. Bro. T. W. Cotton, Chairman, presented the report of the Committee on Relief and Charity. The report was adopted and is as follows: Adhering to the plan adopted previously by this Committee, that a Lodge asking assistance should furnish a report showing the amount of annual dues paid, amount paid for charitable purposes also amount paid for other Lodge expenditures has been of material assistance to us in arriving at a just and reasonable decision in each instance, and we have been able to evaluate the need and render such assistance as required in all the appeals that have come to us, at considerable saving over the preceding year. Assistance has been given to seventeen Lodges, representing twentythree individual cases. Of this number, thirteen were Master Masons and ten widows of Master Masons. SUMMARY OF FUNDS RECEIVED AND DISBURSED DURING THE, YEAR
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$2,975.49 Fraternally submitted, T. W. COTTON, ChaJirmam, RUSSELL E. MURRAY, ORESTES MITCHELL, .TR., MORRIS E. EWING. RESOLUTION RE RELIEF AND CHARITY
M. Wor. Bro. Cotton presented the following resolution which was adopted: BE IT RESOLVEDo, that the Ways and Means Committee, by and with the consent of the Grand Master, be authorized, the funds of the Gran~ Lodge being available, to transfer to the Committee on Relief and Charity, from time to time, monies from the General Fund in the amount not exceeding $10,000.00, to be used by said Committee on Relief and Charity, to provide for the care and relief, outside the Masonic Home, of distressed worthy cases of Masonic charity, pursuant to the authority given by subparagraph" H" of Section 30, of Article V of the By-laws of the Grand Lodge as such paragraph was adopted at the 1950 Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge and for other
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Masonic charitable, relief and emergency purposes, which said Committee on Relief and Charity may deem worthy. T. W. COTTON, Chairman, ORESTES MITCHELL, JR., EWING, RUSSELl, MURRAY.
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MASONIC TEMPLE ASSOCIATION OF ST. LOUIS
The Grand Secretary read the report of the Committee on The Masonic Temple Association of St. Louis. The report Was adopted and is as follows: To the Most WOr.'{hip[ul GrG/nd Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of Missouri: BRI<;'l'HREN: Your Committee, appointed by the Grand Master to represent the Grand Lodge in the Masonic Temple Association of St. Louis, submit the following report: The total indebtedness on the Temple at the close of the Fiscal Year 1950-1951, was in the form of notes held by the various Member Bodies in the amount of $34,087.87 During the Fiscal Year 1951-1952 the Association retired notes held by the Member Bodies in the amount of .... 15,491.41
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Leaving a total indebtedness as of June 30, ]952 Fraternally yours, (signed) OLIVER L:
$18,596.46 LUFT, Chairman.
CALLED FROM LABOR
At 4 :00 p. m. Grand Lodge was called from labor until 7 :30 p. m. this date.
TUESDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 30, 1952, 7:30 P. M.
At 7 :30 p. m., Bro. Oscar Jost, Organist of the Scottish Rite in St. Louis, rendered an organ recital which was greatly appreciated by the brethren. At 8 :00 p. m., Meridian Lodge No.2 presented the play written by Carl Claudy, "Hearts of the Fathers," in a manner that gripped the audience and will long be remembered.
SECOND DAY WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 1, 1952
The Grand Lodge was called to labor at 9 :30 a. m., the Grand Chaplain offering prayer. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS
M. Wor. Bro. James M. Bradford, Chairman, presented the report of the Committee on Grand Master's address, which was adopted and is as follows: To the Mo'st Worshipful GraJnd Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of Missouri: Your Committee on the Address of the Grand Master submits the following report: We commend the Grand Master for the efficient and dignified manner in which he has conducted the affairs of his high office. It is our opinion that the several recommendations contained in his address to the Grand Lodge are worthy of thoughtful consideration. We are in full accord with the Grand Master that Masonry cannot be evaluated in numbers and that the inculcation and practice of Masonic precepts and not increase in numerical strength is the aim and purpose of Masonry. George Washington had a predominant role in establishing our American institutions, our American form of government and our American ideals. Freemasons. revere him not alone as a Freemason but as a patriot and statesman. Appropriately the Grand Master has appointed a special committee to sponsor meetings over the entire state which will commemorate with proper ceremonies on November 4 of this year, the 200th anniversary of the initiation of George Washington as a Freemason. The Grand Master has emphasized a condition which should be considered seriously by each subordinate lodge. Too few lodges are represented at each Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge ~and in many instances by the Worshipful Master only. As the Grand Master points out attendance of the Wardens is essential, that they may be prepared by experience and knowledge for eventual leadership in their respective lodges. The failure of some lodges to send full representations is due, in part, at least, to financial inability to meet the necessary expense. Too many lodges are still operating under dues not sufficient years ago to meet the financial needs of such lodges and are totally inadequate today. Dues should be increased where such increase is necessary. Certainly no member can object to paying annual dues in an amount required to enable the lodge to function properly and meet its obligations. We agree with the Grand Master that an educational program such as has been developed in many other jurisdictions and development of a Grand Lodge library would result in better informed Masons.
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The Lodge of Research has a part, though a limited one, in spreading Masonic information, reaching only those who hold membership in that body. The potentials of the Lodge of Research are unlimited and merits the support of every lodge and every member of the Craft. The District Meetings, too, to a certain extent, are meeting the demand and the officers of the various lodges should be better informed on Masonic procedure and administration as a result of such meetings. It is our opinion that the Committee on District Meetings should be made a permanent committee. . The Grand Master stresses the responsibility of the Investigating Committee for upon the manner in which that committee performs its duty rests in a large measure the future of the fraternity. Concern is expressed by the Grand Master because of the failure of many lodges to protect their holding by adequate insurance. We recommend that the in-coming Grand Master instruct each District Deputy to impress upon the officers of each lodge in his district the urgency of immediate action to safeguard its property. In addition to his duties as Grand Master M. Wor. Bro. Ferguson was called upon to serve as President of the Home Board. In that capacity he rendered a further fine service and his report on the Home should be of interest to every Missouri Freemason. We recommend that the decision of the Grand Master be referred to the Jurisprudence Committee. We further recommend that the recommendations of the Grand Master for increase in Mileage and Per Diem, appropriations for the Hospital Visitation program, Masonic Service Association, Masonic education, annotation of the By-laws and to the committee set up by the Grand Lodges to assemble and collate information, be referred to the Ways and Means Committee. (signed) J. M. BRADFORD, Acting Chairman, FRANK C. BARNHILL, T. W. CoTTON, SOLON CAMERON, W. F. WOODRUFF, HAROLD L. READER, W. W. MARTIN, BYRNE E. BIGGER, M. E. EWING, RAY V. DENSLOW, HARRIS C. JOHNSTON, FORREST C. DONNELL, KARL M. VETSBURG, BERT LEE, J. W. SKELLY. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
The tellers were announced and the following officers were elected for 1952-1953: Richard O. Rumer â&#x20AC;˘ James McBrayer Sellers Orestes Mitchell, Jr William J. Craig Edmund E. :Morris Harold L. Reader
M. Wor. Grand Master R. W. Deputy Grand. Master R. W. Sernor Grand Warden R. W. Junior Gmnd Warden R. W ..Grand Treasure?' R. W. Gmnd Secretary
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Term Ending 1953-R. Jasper Smith Term Ending 1954-Francis E. Howard Term Ending 1955-James M. Bradford Term Ending 1956-Henry W. Fox. REPORT OF PENSION COMMITTEE
Rt. Wor. Bro. C. A. Tolin, Chairman, presented the report of the Pension Committee, which was adopted and is as follows: St. Louis, Mo., September 30, 1952 To the Most Worshipful Gram,d Lodge, A. F. a'nd A. M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: The undersigned, being members of the Pensions Committee appointed at the last Grand Lodge session on recommendation of the Ways and Means Committee, beg'to submit the following report on the pending amendment to the By-laws increasing the salary of the Grand Secretary and on a Plan of Râ&#x201A;Źtirement for Grand Lodge employees. In the past it has been the practice of this Grand Lodge to give financial relief to any retiring Grand Secretary or Grand Lecturer and the expense of this proposition has been very nominal. Should a Pension Plan be adopted whereby the employees and the Grand Lodge make certain contributions to set up a fund to provide for a pension of a retiring employee, we are of the opinion that it would be a very expenSIve proposition on account of the limited number of/persons involved. We are satisfied that the employees in the Grand Secretary's office would not care to go into such a proposition as they are there only temporarily and do not consider accepting such a position as a lifetime career. We have also investigated the situation at the Masonic Home and are informed by several members of the Board that it would not be practical to try to work out a Pension Plan for employees in the Home. Several of the Grand Lodges have set up a Pension Plan and one in particular covers three employees at the Home and three in the Grand Lodge which costs approximately $5,500.DO per year. None of these employees is above the age of fifty-four (54) years. Considering the statements above made, your committee is of the opinion that due to the age of the Grand Secretary and the fact that he has not had an increase in salary since he accepted the position his salary should now be'increased to $7,200.00 per year in accordance with the resolution pending. Further, that it be the policy of this Grand Lodge that when the Grand Secretary or the Grand Lecturer are incapacitated or if they can no longer carryon the work satisfactorily they should be granted a monthly payment for the remainder of their lives, which should be left to the discretion of the Ways and Means Committee. Fraternally yours, CECIL A. TOLIN, Chairman, OLIVER EI,MER
L. LUFT,
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REPORT OF WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
Rt. Wor. Bro. C. A. Tolin, Chairman, presented the report of the
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Ways and Means Committee, which was adopted. The report is as follows: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. a,nd A. M. of Missouri: Your Committee has had a very active year and the Grand Master has been confronted with many intricate problems. Your Committee has given special consideration to the operation of the Grand Secretary's office and recommends increasin'g his salary to $7200 per year beginning October 1, 1952, but at any rate the compensation'shall not be less than $5500, and further recommends that a competent Master Mason past middle age be employed as office manager so that Most Wor. Bro. Harold L. Reader can give more time in a representative capacity representing the Grand Lodge and thereby be relieved of detailed office work. In the matter of resolution now pending to increase the mileage and per diem to members attending this Session of Grand Lodge, the Ways and Means Committee recommends adoption of the resolution. After careful consideration we submit the following report: Budget Appropriation Items Amount' Printed Proceedings . $3 1500.00 . 3,000.00 Expenses Grand Master Maintenance Grand Lodge Office . 1,800.00 Expense Grand Lodge Officers . 1,000.00 Salary, Grand Secretary . 7,200.00 Rugs, Grand Sec 'yo Office, heretofore approved . 884.90 Salary Grand Lecturer . 4,200.00 Expenses Grand Lecturer . 1,200.00 Additional allowance for expenses for Grand Lecturer . 1,000.00 Grand Lecturer-additional allowance for expenses made since last Session . 700.00 M. Wor. Bro. A. F. Ittner, Honorarium ' 1,878.00 Ritual Committee Expense . 350.00 Grand Lodge office help . 11,000.00 Printing, Postage and Stationery . 5,500.00 . 2,000.00 DDGM and DL Conferences Salary-Grand Treasurer . 500.00 750.00 Grand Correspondent-Expense . Masonic Relief Association . 420.02 Telephone and Telegrams-Grand Lodge office . 500.00 Bond-Grand Secretary and Grand Treas.-Insurance . 550.00 Reporter-Grand Lodge Session . 125.00 Expenses-Grand Lodge Session . 2,700.00 Contingent Fund-Grand Lodge Expense Account . 1,000.00 Audit Company . 250.00 600.00 Washington Meeting . Masonic Service Association . 2,180.08 Grand Lodge Officers Conference . 600.00 Relief and Charity . 5,000.00 . Expenses, DDGM's 300.00 50.00 Care of Portraits of Past Grand Masters . Jewel for Grand Master ' '" . 275.00 Filing Equipment . 1,000.00 Lodge of Research Publication of information obtained ~n the Library of Congress . 1,000.00
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Office Equipment and repair to G. M. Jewel Allowance to carry out recommendation of Grand Master and other contingencies Appropriation to M.S.A.-Hospitalization-out of balance in said fund Mileage and Per Diem ' Total
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$96,591.52 Respectfully submitted, C. A. TOLIN, Chairman, SOLON CAMERON, W. H. UTZ, JR., JAMES M. DEWITT, ARTHUR D. NORDBERG.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT RE ANNUAL DUES TO GRAND LODGE WHEREAS, Section 74 of the Grand Lodge By-laws provides for the collection of two dollars and fifty cents from each member, sixty cents of which is to defray expense of the Grand Lodge, WHEREAS, this assessment has been in force and effect for many years, even though the cost of operating the Grand Lodge has materially increased, and WHEREAS, the expenses of the Grand Lodge have now reached the point where it will be impossible to continue to operate on this same basis unless the dues are increased, . Therefore, be it resolved that we amend Section 74 by crossing out .the words "two dollars and fifty cents" and inserting in lieu thereof "two dollars and seventy-five cents," so that when amended said Section will read as follows: SEC. 74. Annual Dues to Grand Lodge. Every chartered Lodge shall pay annually to the Grand Lodge the sum of two dollars and seventyfive cents for each Master Mason reported in the annual returns except those whose dues have been remitted. One dollar and ninety cents of this sum shall be used for the support of the Masonic Home, unless otherwise ordered by the Grand Lodge. If any Lodge shall collect froni a suspended member dues, for the non-payment of which he shall have been suspended, such Lodge shall pay to the Grand Lodge the sum of two dollars and seventy-five cents for each year"s dues so collected,' if not previously accounted for. The one dollar and ninety cents of the annual dues paid by each chartered Lodge to the Grand Lodge to be used for the support of the Masonic Home of Missouri, shall be paid promptly as collected, to the Home. ARTHUR D. NORDBERG, JAMES M. DEWITT, SOLON CAMERON, C. A. TOLIN.
LETTER TO MRS. WILMOTH WALLER, MATRON OF CHILDREN
A motion was unanimously adopted directing the Grand Secretary to write a letter of appreciation on behalf of the Grand Lodge to Mrs. Wilmoth Waller, Matron of Children at the Masonic Home, for her long and faithful service.
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. REPORT OF JlTRISPRUDENCE COMMITTEE
M. vVor. Bro. Byrne E. Bigger, Chairman, presented the report of the Jurisprudence Committee, which was adopted. The report is as follows: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. and .Lt. M. of Missouri: Your Committee of Jurisprudence submits the following report: I. In his address, the Grand Master reported two decisions; the first one concerning Pilgrim 'Lodge No. 652. The decision is in accord with Masonic Law and we recommend that the decision be approved. The second decision concerns the election of Lodge Trustees and the decision is right, but may be misleading. If a lodge has a by-law as provided in Section 70; then they may be elected by ballot without nomination, or may be nominated from the floor, or by a nominating committee, if the lodge by-laws provide for a nominating committee, or by all of said methods.
II. The rulings and Hale City Grand Master, ary powers, we
of the Grand Master concerning Belle Lodge No. 373 Lodge No. 216 are wholly within the prerogative of the and as he does not seem to have exceeded his discretionrecommend that his actions be approved. III.
Some years ago Civil Bend Lodge No. 409, at Civil Bend, Daviess County, Missouri, acquired some title to part of lot 4, Block 1 in Civil Bend, Missouri. The charter of the Lodge was arrested in October 1899. Just what interest the Lodge and through it the Grand Lodge acquired is hard to say. But we do know that that interest is of little value, if it has not been extinguished by the Statute of Limitations. The present owners, William C. Perry and Cuma Perry, husband and wife, ask the Grand Lodge to execute a quit claim deed to them. - This matter having been referred to your Committee by the Grand Master, we recommend that the incoming Grand Master be authorized to execute a quit claim deed to said property to the said Perry and wife.
IV. On Page] 29 of the Proceedings of 1951 is an amendment to Sec. 119 of the Grand Lodge By-laws. The Committee recommends that the words , 'not to exceed thirty days" be added to the proposed amendment, 80 that the Section shall read as follows: SEC. 119. Same. The first section of the First and Second Degrees, and the first and second sections of the Third Degree shall not be conferred on more than one candidate at the same time. In conferring the Third Degree upon any candidate, the first and second sections of the Degree must be without any break in their continuity, but the Master may, if in his judgment, it is best to do so, postpone the Master's Lecture and Charge in the Third Degree for such time as he deems best, not to exceed thirty days.
V. Last year an amendment to Article II, Section 12 (N) was referred
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to the Ways and Means Committee and the Jurisprudence Committee. After consultation with the Ways and Means Committee, we have rewritten the amendment to conform with the action of the Ways and Means Committee, as follows: . Article II, Section 12 (N) The Salary of the Grand Secretary shall be seventy-two hundred dollars per annum, payable monthly. We recommend the adoption of the above amendment.
VI. At pages 29 and 30 of the 1951 Proceedings appear two resolutions, the first of which directs the members and directors of the Masonic Home of Missouri, as a corporation, to amend Articles I and II of its By-laws, and the second of which directs amendment of Paragraph Second of the Agreement of Incorporation of the Home. These resolutions specify the exact language of the amendments to be made; but the purpose is merely to put into effect the changes made by the amendment of Sec. 199 of the Grand Lodge By-laws. Your Committee believes that the practice of this Grand Lodge of undertaking to direct such matters, in specific and minute detail, is unwise and unsound, and should be discontinued. We feel that the Grand Lodge should properly express itself on matters of general policy, but that it is the function of the directors of the Home to put such policy into effect. We therefore recommend that the proposed resolution be not adopted and that in lieu thereof the following be adopted: Resolved, that the members路 and board of directors of the Masonic Home of Missouri be authorized and directed to adopt such amendments to the Agreement of Incorporation and the By-laws of the Home as may be proper to carry into effect the plan and policy expressed in Section 199 of the Grand Lodge By-laws, as amended.
VII. On page 124, Proceedings of 1951, is an amendment to the By-laws which has been referred to this Committee. It would require every member to present his receipt for dues or other documentary evidence to the Tiler before he could be admitted to the Lodge. Your Committee is of the opinion that there is plenty of authority to meet the situation without a by-law. The Tiler has a right to ask for some evidence of membership, generally a receipt for dues. The proposed amendment would require a member to present his receipt before he could be admitted to his own lodge. It would work a hardship on visitors from other Grand Lodges, for many Grand Lodges do not require dues to be paid in advance. If there is a problem in any Lodge, the Worshipful Master could instruct the Tiler to satisfy himself of membership of the member of the Fraternity desiring admission. Or if need be, the Grand Master could order the use of proper caution. . It would be difficult to frame a law that would properly meet all the problems. We recommend that the amendment should not be adopted. Respectfully submitted, (signed) BYRNE E. BIGGER, Chairman, KARL
M. VETSBURG,
MARTIN B. DICKINSON, SAM WILCOX, C. LEW GALLANT.
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MASONIC PUBLICATIONS
M. '"''lor. Bro. W. F. \Voodruff, Chairman, presented the report of the Committee on Masonic Publiootions which was adopted and is as follows: To the Most Worshipful Gram,d Lodge, A. F. GIna A. M. of Missouri: The members of this committee, appointed by Grand Master Ferguson at the beginning of his term in 1951 are: Martin B. Dickinson, Kansas City Willis J. Bray, Kirksville L. O. Weigel, St. Joseph Harry Gershenson, St. Louis W. F. Woodruff, Kansas City, Chairman. In a letter from the Grand Mastcr to the Chairman dated October 5,' 1951, there is admonition: I think this committee has a very important responsibility, and believe it can be most effective by letting the publication sponsors know that the committee is functioning and that the committee will take a definite attitude about these matters. However, it shall be my general policy to leave these matters entirely within the hands of the committee, unless some critical situation. develops which you f~el should be referred to me. There was a Masonic Publication Committee for the year 1950-1951, James W. Skelly, Chairman, Report at page 127, Proceedings 1951, so the need for action with respect to Masonic Publications has been felt for more than two years. There is a Grand Lodge By-law related to the subject, Section 208Constitution and By-laws 1947: . SEC. 208. Masonic Emblems and the word "Masonic"-Use of Prohibited. Any Freemason using the word "Masonic" or any other term, sign or symbol of Freemasonry for commercial or other business enterprises, shall be deemed guilty of unMasonic conduct; provided, that this Section shall not apply to Masonic books, journals or periodicals or a legitimate trade in Masonic supplies, ornaments or jewelry; and, provided, that any Freemason engaged in the business of publishing any Masonic book, journal or periodical who permits the printing of any advertisement in any such publication, using the word "Masonic" or any other term, sign Or symbol of Freemasonry for commercial or other business enterprises, the use of which is prohibited by the Grand Lodge By-laws, shall be deemed guilty of un-Masonic conduct.
It will be noted that this Section specifies a particular "un-masonic conduct" offense. It does not detract from the inherent power and authority of the Grand Lodge to control the use of its name and symbol. There is a specific Missouri Statute on the subject, Missouri Revised Statutes 1949: REGULATING USE OF EMBLEMS, INSIGNIA AND NAMES'
417.150. Misuse of names of certain societies prohibited1. No person, society, association or corporation shall assume, adopt or use the name of a military, ex-military, patriotic, benevolent, humane, fraternal or charitable organization in-
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corporated or organized under the laws of this or any other state or of the United States, or a name so nearly resembling the name of such incorporated organization as to be a colorable imitation thereof, or calculated to receive any person with respect to such corporation. 2. In all cases where two or more such societies, associations, corporations or organizations claim the right to the same name or names substantially similar as above provided, the organization which was first organized and used the name and first became incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States or of any state in the union, shan be entitled in this state to the prior and exclusive use of such name, and the rights of such societies, associations, corporations or organizations and of their individual members shall be fixed and determined accordingly. (15462) This Grand Lodge has had unfavorable experiences from unauthorized so called, "Masonic Publications" before. There are many, particularly M. Wor. Bro. William R. Gentry, who will remember how The Missouri Freemason, published in St. Louis by F. H. Littlefield, and The Kansas City Freemason, published in Kansas City by a man named J eDkins, plagued and harrassed for years and were a distinct detriment to Freemasonry, its reputation and prestige. Both went to extremes of carrying political advertisements; giving partial news and comments to political candidates; political, social and religious organizations. F. H. Littlefield's conduct related to his so called Masonic Publications got so far out of b~mnds that it was necessary for the Grand Master to order charges against him. He was tried, found guilty and expelled. This was affirmed by the Grand Lodgeopinion of Committee on Appeals and "Grievances, Proceedings 1932, pages 148-153. This experience with Littlefield is a warning that delay in action magnifies the damage and annoyance. Following this experience a Committee. on Masonic Publications was appointed and made report at the 1932 Communication-Proceedings 1932, pages 165-168. This report recommended amending Section 204, (Now Section 208) striking out the words Journals and Reriodicals in the proviso, and adding a new section providing for a perma,nent committee to supervise and control Masonic Publications. We have been unable to find record of any action on the proposed amendment at later Communications and the result of inquiries confirm the' conclusion from absence of record that the good intentions evaporated through too much competition from other demands at Grand Lodge Communications. N ow there is necessity of dealing with some "Masonic Publications" that have mushroomed in recent years. Three have come to the attention of the Committee and have been especially investigated by the Committee. 1. The Masonic and Eastern Star News, using both Masonic and Eastern Star Emblems with the title. The September 1952 issue is attached to and made a part of this report. 2. The Blue Lodge 'Mason, with the Square and Compass on the open Bible as a part of the Title. The August 29, 1952 issue is attached to and made a part of this report. 3. The Masonic Review. The September 1950 issue is attached and made a part of this report. Square, Compass and Trowel on the front cover page. The Masonic and Eastern Star News is published in St. Louis but maintains an office in Kansas City for soliciting advertising and taking
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subscriptions. The Publication has no authorization from Eastern Star. Members of the committee discussed the matter with Mrs. Peabody, Grand Secretary, who told us that her office had been called by advertisers and prospective advertisers to inquire whether statements of advertising solicitors that part of the money from advertising goes to the support of the Masonic Home were true. Of course she was disturbed . by such calls and assured that the Masonic Home got no support from such sOUrce. This Publication claims to descend from earlier Eastern Star Publications, acquiesced in, but not authorized. The first use of the word Masonic and the Emblem as a part of the title was in the issue of April 1950. In the issue of September 1952, the back page is all ads, some twenty-five of them around a "plug" emphasizing that, It pays to Advertise in the "Masonic News." One of the twenty-five ads is: JACKSON DEMOCRATIC CLUB James M. Pendergast, President 1908 Main Gr. 1131 Kansas City, Mo. (9) The Blue Lodge Freemasons is published in Kansas City by "Harry F. Kehoe, Editor and Publisher," office 3039, Main Street. He is a Kansas, not a Missouri Freemason. Associated with him as "Circulation Manager and Managing Editor" is Albert C. Wilson, a Missouri ]<'reemason. In the issue of August 29, 1952, appears this ad: Best Wishes to All Masonic and Labor Bodies From NORBERG HARDWARE A Full Line of Hardware Open Sundays 8433 Wornall Rd. DE 8500 The Masonic Review is owned by William Major Brown of Oklahoma City, but is circulated in Missouri. The issue of September 1950 announces that it was published at Brookfield, Missouri. Issues that the committee has examined carry ads displaying the Masonic Emblem. This committee of last year made a full investigation of the Masonic Review and found that it is of no value to Freemasonry. All the Publications are published for commercial purposes and depend on advertising to support them. The name "Masonic" and the Emblem is the inducement for advertising. The advertising contract form of Masonic and Eastern Star News is: MASONIC AND EASTERN STAR NEWS A QUARTER OF A CENTURY OF SERVICE to Missouri Masonic, Eastern Star and Kindred Organizations
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CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS: All space to be used within one year from contract date. Advertisements containing the names and/or pictures of persons, sketches and/or words protected by copyright, or registered trademarks, labels, etc., if and when accepted and publishd by the publisher, are accepted entirely on the representation that the agency. or advertiser submitting such items for publication have written consent and permission from legally qualified persons or representatives to publish same, and .the advertiser or agency agrees to indemnify the publisher for any damages suffered by the publisher arising from the publication of such advertising. When no other copy 'is provided, it is mutually agreed and directed that advertiser's name and address will be inserted or that the last advertisement will be repeated. It is understood that this order and all advertising copy are subject to acceptance and approval at the publishing office of THE MASONIC AND EASTERN STAR NEWS, 912 South Vandeventer Avenue, Saint Louis 10, Missouri, and that all terms and/or conditions are stated herein. TERMS: Net, as shown above. CHECKS: The Masonic and Eastern Star News. MAILING ADDRESS. 912 South Vandeventer, St. Louis 10, Mo. Date 19 . Received payment for The Masonic and Eastern Star News
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Note: The three copies of publications mentioned in above report are on file in the Grand Lodge office. Unfortunately, as it seems to this Committee, each of these three Publications has had some direct or indirect approval from actions of a Grand Master or Past Grand Master. Obviously this has been the result of failure of the Grand ;Lodge to establish a definite policy with respect to the use of "Masonic" and the Masonic Emblem by so called Masonic Publications. The committee is of the opinion that this is the time to establish a • policy. To accomplish this the committee recommends: 1. That the Grand Lodge does disapprove the use of the word "Masonic," and the Masonic Emblem now being used by the three Publications specified in this report; and disapprove of the use of any word, sign or symbol of Freemasonry. 2. That the owners and publishers of these three Publications be promptly notified in writing by the Grand Secretary of this action of the Grand Lodge. 3. That the Grand Master from year to year, appoint a committee on Masonic Publications whose duty it shall be to get information on so called Masonic Publications circulating in this jurisdiction and make report to the Grand Lodge for its action. 4. That no }<'reemason of Missomi shall authorize or sanction directly or indire~tly the use/ of the word" Masonic, " the Masonic Emblem or any other term, sign or symbol of Freemasonry for use by privately owned publications until such use has been approved by action of the Grand Lodge. Two members of the committee are not in attendance and for that reason the report is signed by the three members in attendance. W. F. WOODRUFF, Gha;d,rman, MARTIN B. DICKINSON, HARRY A. GERSHENSON.
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CALLED FROM LABOR
At 12 :30 p. m., the Grand Lodge was called from labor until 2 :30 p. m., the Grand Chaplain offering prayer. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 2:00 p. m.
The Grand Lodge was called to labor at 2 :00 p. m., the Grand Chaplain offering prayer. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON BOARDS OF RELIEF To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of Missouri: Your Committee on Boards of Relief has received reports from the Boards of Relief in St. I,ouis, Springfield, Kansas City, St. Joseph and the St. Louis Masonic Employment Bureau. We have read these reports carefully and submit them for your consideration and approval. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
ST.
LOUIS BOARD OF RELIEF
To the Most Worshipful Grand路 Lodge, Ancient 1,'ree and Accepted Masons, State of Missouri: The Masonic Board of Relief of St. Louis and St. Louis County investigated the merits of three hundred and ninety four new cases during the past fiscal year, as well as continuing to look after the needs of twenty cases carried over from previous years, making a total of four hundred and fourteen cases. The new cases are divided in the following classifications: Clandestine lodges-four; expelled-two; frauds-nine; receipts reported losttwenty; receipts found and returned to owner-one; missing personsfour; applicants having no recognized claims-twenty-three; cases from outside the jurisdiction of this Board-five; suspended-seven; unaffiliated-one; cases where Masonic claim was unknown-two; cases found to be unworthy-nine; application withdrawn-one; persons reported sick and confined to hospitals or homes-fifty; investigations made for St. Louis and St. Louis County Lodges-one hundred and fourteen; worthy-one hundred and forty-two. There are five hundred and seventy-five calls and there are one hundred and thirty-two calls made by hospital committees and blood donors - a total of seven hundred and seven calls recorded by the office. The Lodges in St. Louis and St. Louis County were called upon to conduct Masonic Burial Services for fifty-four out of town members as follows: July 18, 1951-James W. Taylor, Temple Ldg. 299, Kansas City, Mo., by Olive Branch Ldg. 576. July 20, 1951-Abe B. Mason, Cumberland Ldg. 8, Nashville, Tenn., by Forest Park Lodge 578. July 27, 1951-Richard O. Wermer, William McKinley Ldg. 876, Chicago, Ill., by Erwin Ldg. 121. July 20, 1951-Charles J. Leepolt, Solomon Ldg. 271, Springfield, Mo., by Missouri Ldg. 1. Aug. 9, 1951-Elijah E. Traub, Social Ldg. 86, Terre Haute, Ind.,. by Clifton Heights Ldg. 520. Aug. 27, 1951-Wyley A. Walpole, Kenton Ldg. 392, Kenton, Tenn., by Cache Ldg. 416.
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Sept. 1, 1951-Lorenz Harris, Lebanon Ldg. 110, Lebanon, Ill., by Rose Hill Ldg. 550. Sept. 9, 1951-Charles H. Gaines, Monette Ldg..558, Monette, Ark., by Harmony Ldg. 499.. Sept. 18, 1951-Max Hess, Wm. G. Hill Ldg. 218, Raleigh, N. C., by Keystone Ldg. 243. Sept. 25, 1951-Sidney Hausman, Quincy Ldg. 296, Quincy, Ill., by Triangle Ldg. 638. (Services by Olive Branch Ldg. 576.) Sept. 24, 1951-Dr. George Tremaine, Russellville Ldg. 90, Russellville, Mo., by St. Louis Ldg. 20. Oct. 4, 1951-Charles V. Warne, Passumpsic Ldg. 27, St. Johnsburg, Vt., by Algabil Ldg. 544. Nov. 11, 1951-George C. Matthews, DeSoto Ldg. 119, DeSoto, Mo., by Pilgrim Ldg. 652. . Nov. 15, 1951-Elbert A. Maxwell, Waverly Ldg. 118, Waverly, Ill., by Good Hope Ldg. '218. Nov. 19, 1951-R. J. Kiker, Lone Star Ldg. 403, Dennison, Tex., by Commonwealth Ldg. 654. Dec. 3, 1951-John A. Reed, York Ldg. 563, Kansas City, Mo., by Mizpah Ldg. 639. Dec. 4, 1951-H. R. Halsey, Moberly Ldg. 344, Moberly, Mo., by Pride of the West Ldg. 179. Dec. 6, 1951-Frank Turner, Perseverance Ldg. 92, Louisiana, Mo., by Euclid Ldg. 505. Dec. 11, 1951-Lon V. HasUp, Federal- Ldg. 888, New York, N. Y., by Progress Ldg. 657. Dec. 26, 1951-Ira W. Upshaw, St. Marks Ldg. 93, Cape Girardeau, Mo., by Magnolia Ldg. 626. Dec. 27, 1951-John F. Davis, George Washington Ldg. 222, Chillicothe, IlL, by Purity Ldg. 658. . Dec. 28, 1951-Thornton T. Skaggs, Granite Ldg. 272, Sedalia, Mo., by George Washington Ldg. 9. Jan. 6, 1952-Watson Bramley, Columbia City Ldg. 189, Columbia City, Ind., by Tower Grove Ldg. 631. Jan. 5, 1952-Wm. P. Langsdorf, Cambridge Ldg. 66, Cambridge, Ohio, by West Gate Ldg. 445. . Jan. 13, 1952-Henry L. Koelling, Warrenton Ldg. 609, Warrenton, Mo., by Cornerstone Ldg. 323. (Services by Clifton Heights Ldg. 520.) Jan. 21, 1952-Chester' C. Hampton, Kingston Ldg. 118, Kingston, Mo., by Pomegranate Ldg. 95. (Services by America Ldg. 347.) Jan. 23, 1952-Ira Hutchinson, Ionia Ldg. 281, Eldon, Mo., by America Ldg. 347. (Services by Pomegranate Ldg. 95.) Jan. 31, 1952-Henry L. Humphrey, New Hope Ldg. 199, Elsberry, Mo., by Naphtali Ldg. 25. Feb. 2, 1952-0rval Lenox, St. James Ldg. 230, St. James, Mo., by University Ldg. 649. Feb. 4, 1952-J. Glenn Musick, Lincoln Ldg. 210, Lincoln, Nebr., by Occidental Ldg. 163. Feb. 18, 1952-Fred H. Carter, Cuba Ldg. 312, Cuba, Mo., by Paul Revere Ldg. 330. Mar. 6, 1952-Walter A. Hunter, Parma Ldg. 650, Parma, Mo., by Pyramid Ldg. 180. Apr. 30, 1952-Julius L. Martin, Saxton Ldg. 508, Saxton, Mo., by Trinity Ldg. 64l. Apr. 11, 1952-IIarry E. Evens, Elvins Ldg. 599, Flat River, Mo., by Shaveh Ldg. 646. -
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Apr. 23, 1952-Flint Lee, Park Ave. Ldg.路 362, Memphis, Tenn., by Mt. Moriah Ldg. 40. May 4, 1952-Edward Siebert, Lewis Ldg. 191, Louisville, Ky., by Anchor Ldg. 443. . ' May 7, 1952-Lco Otto Bierberger, Oklahoma City Ldg. 36, Oklahoms. City, Okla., by Benjamin Franklin Ldg. 642. May 7, 1952-Roy W. Slack, St. James Ldg. 230, St. James, Mo., by Tuscan Ldg. 360. May 9, 1952-Jesse L. Best, Hebron Ldg. 354, Mexico, Mo., by Apollo Ldg. 529. May 15, 1952-Val E. O. Ruester, Warrenton Ldg. 609, Warrenton, Mo. by Polar Star Ldg. 79. May 22, 1952-C. J. Burthardt, Farmington Ldg. 132, Farmington, Mo., by Aurora Ldg. 267. June 1, 1952-J6hn Lashly, Clarksville Ldg. 17, Clarksville, Mo., by Beacon Ldg. 3. ' . May 26, 1952-Bdgar C. Bailey, Swope Park Ldg. 617, Kansas City, Mo., by Lambskin Ldg. 460. June 8, 1952-Isadore Stone, City Ldg. 408, New York, N. Y., by Meridian Ldg. 2. (Services by St. Louis Ldg. 20.) June 20, 1952-John C. Van Luster, Covert Ldg. 11, Omaha, Nebr., by Theodore Roosevelt Ldg. 661. June 23, 1952-Charles J. Seiberger, Richland Ldg. 385, Richland, Mo., by Itaska Ldg. 420. June 24, 1952-Benjamin Kadderly, Ionia Ldg. 381, Eldon, Mo., by Olive Branch Ldg. 576. . St. Louis County Lodges: Oct. 24, 1951-Daniel 0 'Sullivan, Leadwood Ldg. 598, Leadwood, Mo., by Kirkwood Ldg. 484. Nov. 1, 1951-Alvin Shepp, East Gate Ldg. 630, Kansas City, Mo., by Jennings Ldg. 640. . Dec. 12, 1951-Theodore Chrismer, Pauldingville Ldg. 11, Wright City, Mo., by Ferguson Ldg. 542. Mar. 23, 1952-0. B. Baker, Golconda Ldg. 131, Golconda, Ill., by Overland Ldg. 623. Apr. 10, 1952-Wm. K. Remon, Trinity Valley Ldg. 1048, Dallas, Tex., by Ferguson Ldg. 542. June 18, 1952-Ford Robbins, Durran Ldg. 344, Petosky, Mich., by Bridgeton Ldg. 80. I
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Cash on hand June 30, 1951
$
3,489.97
Receipts
By check voided Donation Initiations Interest Refunds
$ . . . .
18.00 35.00 3,415.00 37.50 850.60
4,356.10 $ 7,846.07
Disbursements
To Card Index Check returned improper signature Convention expense Funerals and flowers
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$
10.00 5.00 300.00 145.35
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Office Rent Office supplies, etc. . President '8 expense Refunds Refunds-1952 initiations Relief Safe Deposit Box Rental Salaries Society Bond Telephone, telegrams, tax Withholding tax, social security
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330.00 245.36 150.00 309.00 200.00 936.28 6.00 1,167.83 25.00 511.62 257.30
4,598.74
Cash on hand June 21, 1952 Moneys on hand property Gr. Ldg. Iowa Charity Fund
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3,247.33 400.00
Working capital of Board June 26, 1952
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$ 2,847.33
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$ 2,847.33 400.00 8,530.00 100.00
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$11,877.33
RECONCILIATION
Working capital of Board June 26, 1952 Moneys prop. Grand Ldg. of Iowa Charity Fd Moneys invested Government Bonds Emergency Relief for Ass't Secy. . Total
Our Board' is called upon to perform many tasks and one of the foremost is the call for blood donors. Most of these calls come from strangers in our midst. The blood to- answer these calls must come from the Masons in St. Louis and St. Louis County. This service should not be looked upon as a gratuity, but as a duty. Each time blood is asked for by an out of town Mason each Mason in this community is being put to a test. These calls. are not the responsibility of this Board, they are the responsibility of every Lodge in St. Louis and St. Louis County. In conclusion, we wish to thank the officers of the Grand Lodge, the officers of the various local lodges and their representatives for their courtesy and help during this past year. . Respectfully submitted, HERMAN LINCK,
President.
Attest: HARRY KANTORWITZ, ANNUAL
REPORT OF
Sem-etary. SPRINGFIELD
MASONIC BOARD
OF
RELIEF
For the Year Ending June 30, 1952
Receipts 7-1-1951-Cash in checking account in Union National Bank 12-15-1951-Interest from U. S. Govt. Bond. No. 18310 L .. 6-14-1952-Interest from U. S.Govt. Bond. No. 18310 L ..
$ 401.56 6.25 6.25 $ 414.06
Total Receipts
Disbursernents 8-16-1951-Warrant No. 184--to M. F. Smith, who had already advanced cash to pay for telephone call, telegrams, meals,
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account transient members, total of all (Allowed at the meeting Aug. 16, 1951) 9-28-1951-Warrant No. 185-to M. F. Smith who paid for One Book of Lodges $1.00; meal at Y Snack Bar for transient 75c; all 12-4-1951-Warrant No. 186-to M. F. Smith who paid for meal for transient at Y Snack Bar Oct. 5, 1951, amount
$
5.10
1.75 .77
Total Disbursements $ 7.62 Receipts $414.06 less the Disbursements $7.62 leaves balance. of $406.44
Reoopitulation 6-30-1952-Balance Cash in checking acct. in Union Natl. Bk. 6-30-1952-U. S. Govt. Bond No. 18310 L
$ 406.44 500.00
6-30-1952-Total amount in Treasury
$ 906.44
Several cases of assistance have been rendered to transient Brothers, checking of facts relative to Brothers of other Lodges elsewhere and forwarding same to Lodges. The following Masonic Funerals have been conducted for transient Brothers during the year: July 18, 1951-Hubert A. Markley, member Clinton Lodge No. 233, A. F. & A. M., Burden, Kans. Masonic Funeral by Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422; burial in White Chapel Memorial Gardens. Oct. 9, 1951-James R. Pyeatte, Member Branson Lodge No. 587, A. F. & A. M., Branson, Mo.; Masonic Funeral by Solomon Lodge No. 271; Burial in National Cemetery. Nov. 13, 1951-Leroy Gaines, Member Patmos Lodge No. 97, A. F. & A. M., El Dorado, Kans.; Masonic Funeral by United Lodge No.5; Burial in National Cemetery. Dec. 5, 1951-Roy Conner, Member Sunflower Lodge No. 86, A. F. & A. M., Wichita, Kans.; Masonic Funeral by Gate of the Temple Lodge No. 422; Burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. Jan. 24, 1952-Earl W. Sanders, Member of Joppa Lodge No. 411, A. F. & A. M., Hartville, Mo.; Masonic Funeral by Solomon Lodge No. 271; Burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. Apr. 21, 1952-Carroll L.' James, Member of Pythagoras Lodge No. 659, A. F. & A. M., Dothan, Ala.; Masonic Funeral by United Lodge No. 5; Burial in National Cemetery. BER.T S. LEE, President, M. F. SMITH, Sxretary. KANSAS CITY MASONIC BOAR.D OF R.ELIEF
July 1, 1951 to June 30, 1952, inclusive To the Most Worshipful Grond Lodge, A. F. and A. M. 'of Missouri: Receipts Balance July 1, 1951 $5,095.43 Receipts on Initiates Balance of 1951 1,460.00 Fraternal路 Assistan<}e in Missouri 108.50 Flowers for Other Lodges 44.70 Telegrams & L. D. Calls to Other Lodges 9.35 Open & Close Grave 35.00 1,657.55 $6,752.98
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Disbursements Sec 'yo Salary Fraternal Assistance in Missouri Fraternal Assistance out of Missouri . Telegrams & L. D. Calls Flowers for Sick and Funerals Postage Premo on Sec 'y.-Treas. Bond Donation Open and Close Grave
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1,200.00 151.00 102.90 15.93 71.45 6.00 10.62 15.00 35.00 1,607.90
Balance June 30, 1952 Total Receipts on Initiates for 1951: Heroine Lodge No. 104 Albert Pike Lodge, No. 219 Kansas City Lodge, No. 220 Temple Lodge, .No. 299 Cecile Daylight Lodge, No. 305 Rural Lodge, No. 316 Westport Lodge, No. 340 Ivanhoe Lodge, No. 446 Gate City Lodge, No. 522 Orient Lodge;-No. 546 South Gate Lodge, No. 547 York Lodge, No. 563 Marlborough Lodge, No. 569 Swope Park Lodge, No. 617 Sheffield Lodge, No. 625 East Gate Lodge, No. 630 North East Lodge, No. 643 Country Club Lodge, No. 656 Rockhill Lodge, No. 663
$5,145.08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ 225.00 30.00 55.00 115.00 30.00 40.00 25.00 '370.00 175.00 255.00 65.00 115.00 none 135.00 50.00 475.00 300.00 135.00 80.00 $2,675.00
The officers for 1952: Edward 1. Gorsuch, Pres., J. Mark Bowman, V. P., E. W. Ernest, secy.-Treas. No assessment was made for 1952. Twelve Sojourners' Funerals were conducted during the year. We have had the usual number of calls for relief and charity. Kansas City has been very fortunate in not having any unemployment for the past few years and at the present time, there is quite a demand for help of all kinds. Fraternally submitted, EDWIN W. ERNEST,
Searetary-Treasurer. MASONIC BOARD OF RELIEF, ST. JOSEPH
9,
MO.
To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of Missouri: I herewith submit the Annual Report of the St. Joseph Masonic Board of Relief for the year ending August 31, 1952. . Since our last report, the Board has arranged for the following Masonic funerals, viz.:
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Erman Brown-Maritime Lodge No. 239, Seattle, Washington, on September 19, 1951, Charity No. 331, officiating. Sam L. Argus, Douglas No. 153, Castle Rock, Colorado, on January 31, 1952, Zeredatha Lodge No. 189 officiating. Joseph Heyman, Waco No. 92, Waco, Texas, on August 8, 1952, St. Joseph No. 78. officiating. As in former years, the Board continues its membership in the Masonic Relief Association, United States and Canada. The annual meeting of the Board was held at the Masonic Temple on January 11, 1952, at which time the followin'g officers were elected: James R. Stewart (78), President Orestes Mitchell, Jr. (331), Vice-President Herbert H. Powell (331), Treasurer Paul Priestley (78), Secretary. The Board has had a number of requests for information as to location of Lodges and requests for Masonic courtesies, all of which were complied with. There have been no calls for financial relief by any transient member of the Craft. The Board continues its efforts to pUblicize the loss of dues receipt cards. . Our Bank Balance as of August 31, 1952, is $286.62. Receipts, reimbursements of $9.71 and interest of $2.93. Disbursements-Miscellaneous operating expenses of $33.30. Respectfully submitted, PAUL PRIESTLEY, . Secretary. MASONIC EMPLOYMENT BUREAU OF ST. LOUIS To the Most W01'shipfcl Grand Lodge, A. F. and Lt. M. of Missouri: GREETINGS: The Masonic Employment Bureau of St. Louis and St. Louis County herewith presents a report of its Labors for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, completing 57 consecutive years. Below you will find a breakdown of the Placements made by the Bureau during the past year: 85 Master Masons (88 per cent of these Brethren ranged in age from 45 to 72) 9 Widows of Master Masons 29 Wives of Master Masons 69 Daughters of Master Masons 34 Minor Sons of Master Masons 2 Mothers of Master Masons ..1 Father of a Master Mason 16 Sisters of Master Masons 3 DeMolay Boys, and 58 Relatives, including Sons of Master Masons who have reached their Majority. The accomplishments of the Employment Bureau cannot be measured in Dollars and Cents, as each year a number of the Brethren, and in some cases their immediate Survivors, are spared the humility of becoming a burden to the Fraternity. The savings realized by our Brethren and their Dependents in eliminating the exorbitant Fees charged by the Fee Agencies amounts to many thousands of dollars each year, in fact several times the income of the Bureau. The Officers and Representatives of the Bureau again join me in extending .all best wishes for a most successful Reunion at its coming 131st Annual Communication.
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GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Balance in Bank June 30, 1951
$1,477.23
Receipts Per Capita Tax "...................... Refund from Public Relations Committee Interest on Bonds Refund from Ry. Exch. Bldg., moving to Rm. 2066 Refund Industrial Management Conference
$9,233.80 700.00 12.50 10.20 20.00 9,966.50 $11,443.73
Expenditures Salaries, 2 Permanent Employees, 1 Temporary . Miscellaneous-Petty Cash Rent Postage Printing, Stationery and Supplies Telephones Organization Dues Insurance Sqcial Security Auto
$6,520.00 416.90 744.00 . 4.25 . 76.24 . 508.60 . 40.00 . 82.19 . 95.40 . 420.00 . .
Balance in Bank as of June 30, 1952 U. S. Bonds Total Cash and Bonds
. .
8,907.58 2,536.15 1,500.00 $4,036.15
Fraternally submitted, ELMER. C. GOEWERT, President. Fraternally submitted, H. C. JOHNSTON, CRAS. W. MCCLEf,LAN, JAMES W. SKELLY, JESSE MOORE, ELMER W. WAGNER.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT RE DEGREES
The following amendment was introduced and referred to the incoming Jurisprudence Committee: St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 1, 1952 To the Most W01'shiPful Grand Lodge, .A. F. amd .A. M. of Mis80uri: BRETHREN: We, the undersigned, wish to offer the following resolution: That Section 119-page 38-1947 By-laws be amended as stated in the 1947 By-laws, to-wit: SEC. 119. Same. The first section of the. First and Second Degrees, and the first and second sections of the Third Degree shall not be con路 ferred on more than one candidate at the same time. In conferring the
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third degree upon any candidate, the first and second sections of the degree must be without any break in their continuity. Signed: ARTHUR l\f. HEADRICH, REUBEN C. HElM, CECIL R. BRUCE, C. E. TAYLOR, SR., GEORGE 路WINTER, NARVEL W. l"RAZIER, SR., THOMAS H. HEAPE" R. EDWARD RICE, J. L. LUTES, PAUL D. BRAGG, HARRY B. DEPRIEST.
REPORT OF BUILDING SUPERVISORY BOARD
The Grand Secretary read the report of the Building Supervisory Board which was adopted and is as follows:
To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge A. F. and A. M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: The Building Supervisory Board submits herewith its decisions and permissions granted to the following lodges in connection with plans for remodeling, purchasing and financing their temples and temple sites for the year 1951-1952, to-wit: Unionville Lodge No. 210, A. F. & A. M., Unionville Under date of October 10, 1951, permission was granted to proceed with the construction of a new temple with the understanding. that necessary funds. would be available. On November 3, 1951, a letter was received from Bro. L. W. McCalment, Chairman of the Finance Committee, requesting permission to borrow $5,000.00 which would be necessary to complete and furnish the temple. On November 12, 1951, permission was granted to borrow $5,000.00 to be repaid at the rate of $1,000.00 per year with interest at the maximum rate of路 6 per cent per annum, by using money received as rent from the building. On November 27, 1951, permission was granted to give a mortgage on the building to secure the loan.
Eolia Lodge No. 14, A. F. & A. M., Eolia Under date of November 16, 1951, permission was granted to borrow $300.00 to repair their building to be repaid at the rate of $100.00 per year with interest not to exceed 6 per cent per annum.
Hopewell Lodge No. 239, A. F. & A. M., Lesterville Under date of February 7, 1952, permission was granted to borrow not to exceed $800.00 for improvements on their lodge hall to be repaid at the rate of $150.00 per year plus interest at the ra.te of 6 per cent per annum.
Caruthersville Lodge No. 461, A. F. & A. M., Caruthersville Under date of March 10, 1952, permission was granted to proceed with the erection of a building to cost, not to exceed $24,000.00 with the understanding that a loan and mortgage would not exceed $5,000.00, and that a 10-year loan be arranged if possible.
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Chaffee Lodge No. 615, A. F. & A. M., Chaffee Under date of November 30, 1950, permission was granted this lodge to borrow $5,000.00 to complete a temple to be repaid at the rate of $500.00 per year. Under date of March 15, 1952, permission was requested to borrow an additional $10,000.00 to remodel the building for leasing to a chain store company with five two-year options at the rate of $225.00 per month. On March 18, 1952, permission was granted to this lodge to borrow the additional $10,000.00 with the understanding that the loan would be repaid at the rate of $225.00 per month, the sum received as rent from . the lessee.
Jefferson Lodge No. 43, A. F. & A. M., Jefferson City Under date of April 14, 1952, permission was granted to borrow $15,000.00 to restore and remodel their temple damages by fire to be repaid at the rate of $1,500.00 per year, plus interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum.
Coldwater Lodge No. 485, A. F. & A. M., Drexel Under date of July 14, 1952, permission was granted to purchase and remodel a building for usc as a lodge hall with the understanding that funds were available to complete the work without the necessity of loan.
Columbia Lodge No. 534, A. F. & A. M., Pacific Pacific Trowel Club, Inc.-Pacific October 19, 1951, we received a letter from Bro. Jerry Cottrell, Secretary of the Pacific Trowel Club, Inc., advising of a temple being constructed by them to be used and for lease by Columbia Lodge No. 534, and asking forap路proval. This situation presented many problems and caused considerable correspondence. In its opinion and final decision, the Building Supervisory Board under date of March 3, 1952, advised Bro. E. A. Roemer, Secretary of Columbia Lodge, that the Board had no jurisdiction over Pacific Trowel Club, Inc., and therefore, no authority to approve or reject the construction of the Temple. The Board previollsly. advised Columbia Lodge No. 534 to obtain approval of their District Deputy Grand Master of the site and the building as to their meeting with requirements for Masonic purposes. The Board has not been advised of the approval of the District Deputy Grand Master, however two members of our Board were told by the District Deputy Grand Master that he approves the site and the building. This Board also rerequested from the Seeretary of the Columbia Lodge, a copy of the lease and to this date it has not been received. The Building Supervisory Board feels that Columbia Lodge No. 534 has not cooperated with the intent or spirit of Grand Lodge By-laws to their own best interests and cooperation with the Board to obtain authority to enter into a long-term lease with the Pacific Trowel Club. The Pacific Trowel Club, Inc., is a corporation organized under the laws of Missouri by private individuals practically all of whom the Board has been advised are Masons. Because they are a corporate entity the Building Supervisory Board decided that it had no jurisdiction over the constru'ctiOl1 of a temple by them to be used by a Masonic lodge. The Building Supervisory Board does feel that it should have the jurisdiction to approve or reject any long-term lease that constitutes a :financial 0 bligation of a lodge over a period of years.,
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We have no dispute with the Pacific Trowel Club and praise their willingness and enthusiasm to construct a temple for their lodge. We caution all members of a lodge organizing a private corporation against using the Masonic lodge, or any Masonic emblem, or influence in campaigns to raise money, especially where such funds do not enter directly into the treasury of the lodge. We also caution lodges to be alert to making leases of a long term nature that might cripple them :financially or cause them to be in default. With organizations such as the Paci:fie Trowel Club, we would like to suggest that a purchase option be arranged with the lease so that when the rentals paid in total equal a fair purchase price plus any reasonable interest, the lodge would then acquire full title to the building. Under such an agreement, any :financial sacri:fice made by the lodge to payoff the purchase agreement would be justified. In closing, the Building Supervisory Board was created to assist in planning the :financing of the construction of temples. It is not the purpose of this report to infer that we have the right to criticize the plans of financing of any lodge, but rather to assure all lodges that we desire to cooperate to the fullest in making their plans a success tomorrow as well as today. Fraternally submitted, WALTER. J. BUBLJTZ, Chairm<lln, Approved (FRED C. HEUERMANN), J. M. BRADFORD.
REPORT OF THE GEORGE WASHINGTON MASONIC NATIONAL MEMORIAL COMMITTEE
The Grand Secretary read the report of the Committee on the George Washington Masonic National Memorial which was adopted. The report is as follows: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: Your Committee on the George Washington National Masonic Memorial Association begs leave to make the following report: The Forty-second Annual Convention of The George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association was held in the Auditorium of the Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia, on February 22, 1952, beginning at 10 0 'clock a. m. All of the Grand Lodges of the United States of America were represented by their Grand Masters and other Grand Officers; six of the Grand Lodges of Canada; the Grand Lodge of Cuba, and the Grand Lodge of Mexico, together with the Grand Encampment, Knights Templar, U. S. A.; the Ge~eral Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons of the Uni ted States of America; the General Grand Council of Royal and Select Masons of the United States of America; the Supreme Council 33d A.A.S.R. of the Southern Jurisdiction; the Supreme Council of the Northern Jurisdiction A.A.S.R.; Red Cross of Constantine; Imperial Council, Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; Supreme Council, Mystic Order of the Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm; Masonic Relief Associations of the United States and Canada; Grand Council, Order of DeMolay; and the Masonic Service Association. Missouri was represented by our Grand Master, Homer L. Ferguson; Deputy Grand Master, Richard O. Rumer; Grand Secretary, Harold L. Reader; Past Grand Masters, Harold L. Reader, Bert S. Lee, Harry S. Truman, and Ray V. Denslow; Grand Marshal, Bruce H. Hunt.
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Dr. Elmer Raymond Arn, President of the Board of Directors and Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ohio, died on December 24, 1951. . Clifford D. .Tory, a member of the Executive Committee and a Past Grand Master of Iowa, was selected by the Nomination Committee and was elected President of the Board of Directors by the unanimous vote of all present. ' During the past year, on account of building restrictions and the terrific advance in construction costs, very little has been done on the construction of the finishing of the Memorial. Total expenditures to Ji'ebruary 10, 1952 Amount contributed this year by Lodges for Building Fund Endowment Fund
$5,552,535.93 108,959.20 54,454.20
Fraternally sp.bmitted, Signed: BERT S. LEE, Chairman, HARRY S. TRUMAN, ANTHONY F. ITTNER.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RECOGNITION
M. vVor. Bro. Ray V. Denslow presented the report of the Committee on Foreign Recognition which was adopted and is as follows: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, .d. F. and A. M. of Missouri: BRETHREN : We your Committee on Foreign Recognition beg leave' to report that we have received a considerable amount of correspondence during the year relative to Foreign Recognition., We have carefully examined all requests for recognition, as well as some information dealing with Grand Lodges already recognized, and offer the following recommendations : Argentina: We have examined the reports of this South American jurisdiction and find that it is a Grand Lodge which has existed for many years, and believe it to be attempting to carry out Masonic ideals, and that it fully conforms to the requirements of a regular Grand Lodge. There is another Grand Lodge in that area, the Grand Lodge Federal Argentino, which is distinctly irregular. We recommend the recognition of the regular Grand Lodge Masoneria Argentina, whose official address is Cangallo 1242, Buenos Aires, Argentina, S. A. Iceland: We have been officially informed of the formation of a Grand Lodge of Iceland, headed by a brother, who at the time was Governor of Iceland, but who has since died. This Grand Lodge is an off-shoot of the Grand Lodge of Denmark, which has been recognized by us. The new Grand Lodge also carries with it the recommendation of its Mother Grand Lodge. We recommend the recognition of the Grand Lodge of Iceland. Sao PaulQ: Several years ago recognition was extended to the Grand Lodge of Sao Paulo, Brazil, upon their statement that their Grand Lodge was sovereign and in no way dominated by any other group. It now appears that the information supplied us was erroneous, and that this Grand Lodge is dominated by a Supreme Council, which is a violation of our Landmarks. We therefore, recommend the withdrawal of recognition until such a time as we may be convinced of their sovereignty. Your Committee notes with pleasure the increase in number of recognitions of foreign Grand Lodges, and look forward to the time when
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Freemasonry of the World may be united under one banner, with one ..... common purpose, and without discord. Fraternally submitted, RAY V. DENSLOW, ChairmOln, HARRIS C. JOHNSTON, HAROLD L. READER.
WOR. BRO. WALTER SHRODES
The Grand Secretary presented \Vor. Bro. ,"Valter Shrodes, who has attended the Grand Lodge of Missouri for 48 consecutive years, during 47 of which he was a member of the Committee on Mileage and Per Diem, and 45 of which he was Chairman of said Committee. The brethren gave Bro. Shrodes a hearty greeting. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MILEAGE AND PER DIEM
Wor. Bro. Shrodes, Chairman, presented the report of the- Committee on Mileage and Per Diem which was adopted. The report is as follows: St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 1, 1952 To the Most Worshipful (}rand Lodge, A. F. and 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 Past Grand Masters , District Deputy Grand Masters District Lecturers Chairman of Committees Ways and Means Committee Committee on Jurisprudence Committee on Appeals and Grievances Committee on Credentials Chartered Lodges Lodges U. D Assistant Grand Tilers ~djustments 1950 and 1951 Grand Total
$ 490.40 . 288.90 . 1,281.40 . 1,096.30 120.30 . 138.90 . 145.50 . 114.70 . 157.90 . . 13,045.20 28.60 . 40.00 . 84.20 .
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Respectfully submitted: WATER R. SHRODES, Chairm<1ln, JOIIN W. ADAMS, R. A. MILLER, J. L. LUTES. St. Louis, Mo., October 13, 1952 To the Most Worshi.,pful Grand Lodge, .Lt. F. and A. M. of Missouri: . BRETHREN: Your committee on Mileage and Per Diem begs to report the following additional allowances for this Session of the Grand Lodge have been made in keeping with the resolution adopted increasing the mileage to 6 cents and per diem to $10.00. Grand Officers
$ 242.08
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Past Grand Masters . Deputy Grand Masters : . District Lecturers ..........................•... Chairman of Committees . Committee on Ways and Means . Committee on Jurisprudence . Committee on Appeals and Grievances . Committee on Credentials . Chartered Lodges ' . Assistant Grand Tilers . Lodge U. D .
161.78 600.28 515.26 72.06 75.78 89.10 70.94 91.58 6,123.64 40.00 13.72 $8,096.22
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Respectfully submitted, WALTER R. SHRODES, Chalirman.
REPORT OF THE OREDENTIALS OOMMITTEE
¥lor. Bro. Fred Knight, Chairman, presented the report of the Credentials Committee, which was adopted and is as follows: Wednesday, October 1, 1952 ,To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: Your Committee on Credentials submits the following report. At the present session of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge there are represented 434 subordinate lodges and there are present: Grand Lodge Officers Past Grand Masters Grand Representatives District Deputy Grand Masters District Lecturers Past Masters Worshipful Masters Senior Wardens Junior Wardens Chairmen Committees Distinguished Visitors Actual Attendance without duplication: Past Masters Worshipful Masters Senior Wardens Junior Wardens Assistant Tilers
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18 17 12 44 40 383 405 153 81 17 14 383 405 153 81 4 1026
Lodges without Representation, 181. Fraternally submitted, (Signed) FRED H. KNIGHT, ChClJirman, ARNO C. COOPER, LOWELL H. SCOTT, GEORGE F. PRATER, WALTER A. WEBB.
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CHARTERED LODGES
'Vor. Bro. Lee Barger presented the report of the Committee on Chartered Lodges which was adopted and is as follows: To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. ana A. M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: After examination and consideration of the returns of chartered lodges, your Committee begs to submit the following report: STATISTICAL 1951-1952 Number of Chartered Lodges, September 10, 1951 594 Lodges U. D. 2 Number of Chartered Lodges, September 10, 1952 595 Lodges U. D. 2 September 10, 1952, Total Membership 118,008 September 10, 1951, Total Membership in 596 Lo<lges .. 116,025 . Plus: Adjustment by au<lit of Individual Lodges 112·
116,137 Total N urn bel' : Raised Affiliated Heinstuted
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4,487 740 1,494 6,721
Less: ·Total Number: Dimitted Deaths Susp. N. P. D. Susp. U. M. C. Expelled
815 2,234 1,789 3 9 4,850
NET GAIN, September 10, 1952
1,871 118,008
FOR COl\IPARISONS
The following is a statistical table which is presented for those that would be interested in making various comparisons to ascertain certain trends that the following figures might reveal:
1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952
Raised 2360 3721 4713 5928 7095 5913 5310 5120 4796 4487
AffilReiniatcd instated Dirnitted 1560 642 620 781 1842 692 946 1559 841 1474 930 864 987 1137 1013 949 990 916 1021 830 923 950 907 848 773 1385 844 1494 815 740
Deaths 1530 1635 1758 1789 1865 1853 1902 2008 2136 2234
NPD. UMC. Ex. 969 2 716 5 493 2 7 613 2 6 554 1 6 1 673 8 801 2 7 2512 6 8 2045 5 1789 3 9
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N. Gain 1,393 3,296 4,117 5,058 5,780 4,253 3,330 1,477 1,924 1,871
COMMENTS
We note from this year's statistical analysis that the number raised and net gain, in each case, were just a little less than last year, which would seem to indicate that our annual net gain has probably found a
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near level 'that may continue to exist so long as there is not a severe economic slump. Suspensions for non-payment of dues continue to recede which convinces us more than ever that the automatic suspension law is working to the advantage of the Fraternity. Reinstatements continue to rise. â&#x20AC;˘ RECO:M:MENDATIONS
We are disappointed to find that approximately 150 of our lodges have failed to comply with Sections 48 and 49 of our By-laws, although much emphasis was made in our report last year relative to this delinquency by the secretaries. We feel that with most of the secretaries it is simply an oversight, without any intent to violate our laws, but regardless of the cause, it must be insisted that our By-laws be strictly observed and the Sections relating to the remittance of fees for the Masonic Home and the George Washington Memorial be promptly remitted as our By-laws prescribe. We also find that a few lodges have been guilty of the violation of our Grand Lodge Law which requires not less than 28 days to elapse between degrees. Again, we repeat, that our By-laws must be strictly observed and no doubt a continuation of this particular violation will result in appropriate corrective action by the Grand Master and the Grand Lodge. We hope the secretaries understand that it is useless to make requests for dispensations for degrees in less time than 28 days, because positively no dispensation can be issued to accomplish this purpose. We recommend that all secretaries, especially new ones thoroughly familiarize themselves with our By-laws. IN CONCLUSION
The condition of the craft in Missouri is excellent and there are many evidences of its ability to continue to grow and prosper upon its present solid foundation. A few visitations will readily convince anyone of the sincere and' loyal interest of both officers and lay members. There is much evidence of an increased desire on the part of the officers to make themselves more proficient in the ritual and ceremonies to the end that the degrees' are conferred with more dignity and precision, which naturally makes a deeper impression upon the initiate and thereby makes better Freemasons. We also think that, on proper occasions, the history, purposes, ideals and symbolism of our institution should be stressed by competent members to the end that ,our Craft may know and feel the deeper meaning of Freemasonry. While world conditions are still in turmoil and with the free world struggling to unify itself to better prepare to combat the evil threat of world wide communism, we can rest assured that Freemasonry, wherever it may be found will be standing as a bulwark against the insidious theories that lead to disunity and the restriction of the liberties of the individual. Mayall our energies, both as citizens and members of our beloved fraternity, be exerted toward bringing a unity of fellowship that will lead to a \ universal and permanent peace. This is in keeping with our American Heritage. Fraternally submitted, R. L. BARGER, Chairman, VERNIE G. FISHER.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND HOTELS
The Grand Secretary presented the report of the Committee on Transportation and Hotels which was adopted and is as follows:
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To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, Lt. F. and Lt. M. of Missouri: BRETHREN: The duties assigned this committee have been performed. W. F. MILLER, ChairrnOin. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON UNFINISHED BUSINESS AND DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
The Grand Secretary presented the report of the Committee on Unfinished Business and Distinguished Guests, which was adopted, and is as follows: To the Most Worshipful GraM Lodge, Lt. F. and Lt. M. of Missouri: BRE'l'HREN: The duties assigned this committee have heen performed. JOHN W. CALHOUN, Chairman. COMMITTEE ON HOSPITALIZATION SERVICE
On motion of Rt. Wor. Bro. Bruce Hunt, duly seconded and carried, the Grand Master was directed to appoint a special committee on Hospitalization Service to carryon the work of a similar committee the past year, with special reference to lodges which have not yet made voluntary contribution to this work. APPOINTMENTS Freelon K. Hadley, R. W. Grand Lecturer. Emmett L. Robison, W. Grand Chaplain. Samuel Thurman, W. Grand Chaplain. Benjamin L. Schmidtke, W. Grand Chaplain. Herbert E. Duncan, W. Grand Chaplain. James W. Clarke, W. Gl'and Chaplain. Ben Morris Ridpath, W. Grand Chaplain. Hampton Adams, W. Grana Chaplain. Harold M. Jayne, Grand Senior Deacon. Frank P. Briggs, Grand J umor Deacon. Robert L. Aronson, Grand Senior Steward. Harold O. Grauel, Grand Junior Steward. Bruce H. Hunt, Grand Marshal. Robert H. Mann, Grand Marshal. John A. Witthaus, Grand Sword Bearer. Robert L. Hoy, Grand Pursuivant. R. Jasper Smith, Grand Orator. Arthur M. Jacobs, Grand Tiler. INSTALLATION
The hour for installation having arrived, M. Wor. Brother VV. F. V\T oodruff, assisted by M. vVor. Brother Morris· E. Ewing, as Grand Marshal, and Wor. Brother Emmett L. Robison, as prand Chaplain, installed the following officers: RICHARD O. RUMER ...••••.••.•.••••
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W. Deputy Grand Master ORESTES MITCHELL, JR. . . . . . . . . . . . . • R. W. Senior Grand Warden WILLIAM J. CRAIG .•......•••••••••• R. W. Junior Grand tVarden
E. MORRIS •.•.••..•••••••• • R. W. Grand T1'easurer L. READER .•.•••••.•••••••• • R. W. Grand Secretary
EDMUND HAROLD
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W. Grand Lecturer W. Grand Chaplain SAMUEL THURMAN . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . • W. Grand Chaplain BENJAMIN L. SCHMIDTKE . . . . • . . . . . . W. Grand Chaplain HERBERT E. DUNCAN •.•.•.••••••••• lV. Grand Chaplain JAMES VV-. CLARKE . . . . . . . . . . . • . • • . • • W. Grand Ohaplain BEN MORRIS RIDPATH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • W. Grand Chaplain HAMPTON ADAMS ...". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • W. Grand Chaplain HAROLD M. JAyNE .•...•.•...•.•...• Grand Senior Deacon FRANK P. BRIGGS . . . . . . . . . . . • . • . • . • Grand Junior Deacon ROBERT L. ARONSON . . . . • . • . . . . . • . . • qrand Senior Steward HAROLD O. GRAUEL ...•...•.•..•.••• Grand Junior Steward BRUCE H. HUNT . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Grand Marshal ROBERT H. MANN . . . . • . • . • . . . . . • • . • Grand Marshal JOHN A. WITTHAUS ....•....••••.•• Grand Sword Bearer ROBERT L. Hoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • • • • Grand Pursuivant R. JASPER S:frfITH . . . . • . . . . . . . • . . . • . • Grand Orator ARTHUR M. JACOBS . . . . . . • . . . • . . . . . . Grand Tiler ROBISON ..•...•••••.•.••
Follo'lving the installation M. W. Bro. Homer Ferguson presented Grand Master Rumer "\vith the Grand Master's Jewel, and M. W. Bro. Harold L. Reader, Grand Secretary, presented Grand Master Rumer with the Grand Master's apron. M. W. Bro. Forrest C. Donnell presented M. VV. Bro. Homer Ferguson with the Past Grand Master's J ewe!. BENEDICTION
Grand Chaplain Adams, after invoking the Divine Blessing, pronounced the benediction. CLOSING
The M. Wor. Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of the State of Missouri rested from its labors and ,vas closed in Ample Form at 2 :30 p. m., this day, the first day of October, 1952, no further business appearing, to meet again in St. Louis, Missouri, the last Tuesday, viz.: the twenty-ninth day of September 1953. HAROLD L. READER, Grand Secretary. STANDING COMMITTEES 1952-1953 Jurisp1'uden,ce-Byrne E. Bigger, Chairman, Court House, Hannibal; Samuel Wilcox, Court House, St. Joseph; Karl M. Vetsburg, 818 Ol~ve St., St. Louis; Martin B. Dickinson, 1002 Walnut St., Kansas City; Harry Gershenson, 506 Olive St., St. Louis. Appeals and Grievances-R. Jasper Smith, Chairman, 821 Woodruff Bldg., Springfield; Marvin E. Boisseau, 705 Olive St., St. Louis; J. V. Gaddy, Corby Bldg., St. Joseph; Ralph V. Wilson, 1008 Kuhs Place, St. Louis; Perry W. Seaton, 1218 Commerce Bldg., Kansas City 6. WOJYs and Means-Cecil A. Tolin, Chairman (1), Mercantile Trust, 8th and Olive, St. Louis; J. M. DeWitt (1), Kirksville; Solon Cameron
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(3), 508 N. Grand, St. Louis; Arthur D. Nordberg (2), 5717 Locust St., Kansas City; William H. Utz, Jr. (2), Tootle Bldg., St. Joseph. Credentials-}<~red Knight, Chairman, 9th and Harrison, Kansas City; George Prater, 321 E. Macon, Carthage; George McKean, Lexington; Lowell H. Scott, 1347 South Jefferson, Springfield; Seibert Etter, 1349a McCausland Ave., St. Louis. Mileage a;n,d Per Diem-Walter Shrodes, Chairman, Union Station, Burlington, Iowa; J. L. Lutes, Flat River; John W. Adams, Marshall; Roscoe A. Miller, Columbia; 1. W. Nichols, 106 West Dunklin, Jefferson City. Ritual-Freelon K. Hadley, Chairman, 2005 Penn St., St. Joseph; William J. Craig, 1035 South Pickwick, Springfield; Brace E. Kitchell, 1618 Yale, Richmond Heights; Bruce H. Hunt, Box 721, Kirksville; A. F. 'Ittner, 2353 So. Compton, St. Louis; George M. McAninch, 3806 Euclid, Kansas City. Correspondence-Ray V. Denslow, Trenton. Necrology-James W. Skelly, Chairman, 3637 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis; Emmett L. Robison, 2416 Doniphan, St. Joseph; Samuel Thurman, 225 South Skinker Blvd., St. Louis. Auditing-C. K. Benson Company. Gmnd Master's Address-Homer L. Ferguson, 1927 N. Circle Drive, Jefferson City; all Past Grand Masters in attendance. Unfiwished Business-Andrew T. Young, 705 Olive St., St. Louis. Entertainment of Distinguished Guests-Bruce H. Hunt, Chairman, Box 721, Kirksville; Robert H. Mann, 101 lIth St., Kansas City; George H. Morrison, 1250 Macklind, St. Louis. Transportation and Hotels-William F. Miller, 1600 Missouri Pacific Bldg., St. Louis. Chartered Lodges-Robert Lee Barger, Chairman, Ironton; Ray Bolin, California; Vernie G. Fischer, 903 Harrison, Kansas City; Ernest Dunford, 4586 Nadine Court, St. Louis; Charles A. Jobson, 106 Joplin, Joplin. Lodges U.D..-Harry DePriest, Chairman, ,2622 S. Kingshighway, St. Louis; Delbert C. Johnson, Caruthersville; W. R. Usher, 1501 Paris, Hannibal; J. P. Hall, Lexington; A. Edward Turley, 9 Holly Drive, Webster Groves 19. Welfare-Morris E. Ewing, Chairman, Morrisville; Cornelius D. Struble, 5537 Linden Drive, Mission, Kansas; Orestes Mitchell, Jr., 717 Corby Bldg., St. Joseph; Russell E. Murray, 4870 Natural Bridge, St. Louis. Masonic Boards of Relief-W. F. Woodruff, Chairman (3), 314 Temple Bldg., 903 Grand, Kansas City; James W. Skelly (1), 3637 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis; Jesse Moore (2), St. Joseph; Charles W. McClellan (3), 4215 Athlone Ave., St. Louis; Elmer W. Wagner (3), Mercantile Trust Co., 8th and Olive, St. Louis. Building Supervisory Board-Walter Bublitz, Chairman (2), 14th and Howell, North Kansas City, 16; James M. Bradford (2), 4165a Shaw Ave., St. Louis; Fred Heuerman (1), 4826 Penrose Ave., St. Louis. Legal Advisor to Gra;n,d Master-C. Lew Gallant, 818 Olive St., St. Louis. SPECIAL COMMITTEES 1952-1953
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Masonic Temple Association of St. Louis-Thomas Heape, Chairman, 5647 Neosho, St. Louis; Louis F. Dahn, 5968 De Giverville, St. Louis; Robert C. Brinkman, 611 Olive St., St. Louis. George Washington Masoni-e NationaJ, Memorial Assocfa.tion-Bert S. Lee, Chairman, 401 W. Commercial, Springfield; Anthony F. Ittner, 2353 S. Compton, St. Louis; Harry S. Truman, The White House, Washington, D. C. Recognition of Foreign Gmnd Lodges-Ray V. Denslow, Chairman,
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Trenton; Harold L. Reader, 3681 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis; Willis J. Bray, Kirksville; Harris C. Johnston, Boonville; Ray Bond, 709 Joplin National Bank Bldg., Joplin. Masonio Publication.'l-W. F. Woodruff, Chairm'an, 903 Grand Ave., Kansas City; Martin B. Dickinson, 1002 Walnut St., Kansas City; Willis J. Bray, Kirksville; L. O. Weigel, P. O. Box 331, St. Joseph; Henry Diller, 450 California Ave., Webster Groves, 19. Program Fo?' Distriot Meetings-William J. Craig, Chairman, 1035 S. Pickffi.ck, Springfield; Harold L. Reader, 3681 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis; Harold .Jayne, Memphis; Frank P. Biggs, Macon; Robert L. Aronson, Civil Courts Bldg., St. Louis l. Speoial Committee on Home For Non Indigents-Russell E. Murray, Chairman, 4879 Natural Bridge, St. Louis; Harry C. Ploetze, 4636 Quincy, St. Louis; R. E. Dewhirst, 738 Belt Ave., St. Louis; Henry Fox, Fidelity Bldg., Kansas City; William H. Utz, Jr., 401 Tootle Bldg., St. Joseph; Oliver Luft, 5434 Goethe Ave., St. Louis; Harry Thies, 314 N. 4th St., St. Louis.
LIVING PAST GRAND MASTERS OF THIS JURISDICTION Na;me and Location Year of Service Arch A. Johnson, Landers Building, Springfield 1911-12 Tolman W. Cotton, Van Buren 1914-15 Bert S. Lee, 1324 Washington, Springfield 1922-23 William W. Martin, 5540 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis 1925-26 Anthony F. Ittner, 2353 South Compton Avenue, St. Louis 1927-28 Byrne E. Bigger, Courthouse, Hannibal 1928-29 William R. Gentr.y, 717 Louderman Building, St. Louis 1930-31 Ray V. Denslow, Trenton 1931-32 F. C. Barnhill, Marshall ..................â&#x20AC;˘................. 1933-34 DuVal Smith, Court House, St. Joseph ~ 1934-35 James W. Skelly, 3637" Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis 1935-36 Harold L. Reader, 3681 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis 1937-38 Henry C. Chiles, Lexington 1938-39 Karl M. Vetsburg, 818 Olive Street, St. Louis (Suite 322) 1939-40 Harry S. Truman, White House, Washington, D. C 1940-41 Harris C. Johnston, Boonville 1941-42 Forrest C. Donnell, 4615 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis 8 1942-43 W. F. Woodruff, 314 Temple Bldg., 903 Grand, Kansas City .. 1943-44 Willis .r. Bray, 702 E. Normal, Kirksville 1944-46 1946-47 Solon Cameron, Metropolitan Building, St. Louis Morris E. Ewing, Morrisville " 1947-4~ Harry F. Sunderland, 4302 Woodland Ave.; Kansas City 4 1948-49 James M. Bradford, 4165A Shaw Ave., St. Louis 1949-50 Ray Bond, 709 Joplin Nat '1 Bank Building, Joplin 1950-51 Homer L. Ferguson, ] 927 North Circle Drive, Jefferson City 1951-52 DISTRICT DEPUTY G. M.'s 1952-1953
Dist. N o. Name Address 1. Marshall Story, Kahoka 2. E. Lee Baker, Kirksville 3. Chalmers Ethington, Box 70, Powersville 4. Clyde C. Evans, Box 483, Trenton 5. Ransom Hook, Bethany
DISTRICT LECTURERS 1952-1953 Dist. No. NMlte Address ~. Perry O. Sansberry, Wyaconda 2. Ernest T. Scofield, Kirksville, Box 331 3. Joseph 'V. Moore, Newtown 4. Florian M. McKinney, Trenton, Box 457 5. Dean D. Johnson, Bethany
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Kling, Albany 7. Martin Suess, Maryville 8. Laurence R. Fawks, Forest City 9. Lloyd Smith, Savannah
10. Alfred Dunlap, Winston 11. Percy M. Best, Liberty 12. John H. Bryan, Hamilton 13. Virgil Slaughter, Meadville 14. W. A. Bagley, Shelbina 15. W. R. Usher, 1501 Paris, Hannibal 16. P. L. Marsh, Louisiana 17. Clarence W. Deckerd, Perry 18. Herman G. Kidd, Jacksonville 19. Ira Davis, Brunswick 20. George Downing, Carrollton 21. Harvey B. Hufford, Gashland 22. D. Lear Tanner, 2029 E. 48th Terrace, Kansas City 23. James P. Hall, Lexington 24. Dorsey Bail, Marshall 25. h L. Williamson, Boonville 26. JuliusR. Edwards, Centralia 27. A. W. Griffith, Fulton 28. Harry E.. Ball, Montgomery City 29. Andy J. Blair, Troy 30. Melge W. Golterman, Foristell 31. John Rich, 217 Pine, Jefferson City 32. Wm. S. Juergens, Sullivan 33-a. Norman R. D. Jones, St. Louis-5310 Lindenwood, 9 33-b. Dewey C. Hiltibidal, St. Louis-7100 Whitworth, 23 34. Grover C. Kimberlin, Garden City 35. D. O. Bradley, Butler 36. Geo. B. Collins, Holden 37. 38. 39. 40.
Joseph S. Kidwell, Windsor Claude T. Wood, Richland W. W. Jackson, St. James A. L. Schwaegerle, De Soto, Box 572
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6. Glenn V. Bulla, King City 7. Vernon V. Goslee, Skidmore 8. Wayne A. Sharp, Craig 9. Rex L. Brooks, St. Joseph, 2524 Pacific 10. Chas. B. Whitchurch, Winston 11. Joe L. Moore, Liberty, 809 N. Lightburne 12. Herbert F. Woolsey, Mooresville 13. Warren W. Dray, Linneus 14. Virgil Culler, Shelbyville 15. Virgil P. Caulk, Hannibal, 1319 Central Ave. 16. Russell J. Rowe, Louisiana 17. Francis A. Ely, Monroe City 18. Edwin B. Hawkins, Higbee 19. Irvin Williams, Sumner 20. Charles S. Rutt, Carrollton, 410 N. Jefferson 21. Arthur C. Mothershead, Gashland 22. George M. McAninch, Kansas City 3, 3806 Euclid 23. Camillus B. Waddell, Lexington, 922 Highland 24. Daniel W. Krumsiek, Shackleford 25. Arthur B. Vanlandingham, R. F. D. No.3, Columbia 26. Turner A. Barnhart, Columbia 27. Alfred A. Mitchell, Mexico, 802 E. Monroe 28. Paul A. Thomas, Montgomery City 29. Herbert J. Crosby, Winfield, Box 53 30. Edwin H. Barklage, St. Charles, 719 North 5th St. 31. Frank V. Jones, California, 304 Randolph 32. William S. Juergens, Sullivan 33. George J. Seil, St. Louis, 5641 Tholozan Ave., 9 34. Roy L. Johnston, Belton 35. Ralph O. Fritts, Amsterdam 36. Henry E. Richardson, Sedalia, 317 W. 5th St. 37. Philip D. Trainer, Clinton 38. James V. Fugate, Lebanon 39. W. Frank Houk, St. James 40. Clyde Williams, Hillsboro
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GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI
41. Samuel B. Brown III, Bolivar 42. Parks Bacon, Eldorado Springs 43. Urban B. Jones, Box 232, Nevada 44. Chas. A. Jobson, 106 Joplin, Joplin 45. Paul A. King, 502 Holland Bldg., Springfield 46. J. W. Nickle, Mountain Grove 47. George Dewoody, Eminence 48. Chas. B. Acuff, 136 Church St., Bonne Terre' 49. Clarence N. Crites, Jackson 50. L. M. Hollenbeck, Sikeston 51. J. Richard Neely, Caruthersville . 52. Henry A. Tanner, Doniphan 53. Walter J. Eddlemon, Box 142, Willow Springs 54. Fred O. Wade, Ozark 55. George Fagan, Wheaton, Box 72 56. Bert St. Clair, Noel 57. Gustave Sexauer, 9747 Halls Ferry Rd., St. Louis, 21 58. Willard M. Van Horn, Versailles 59. Arthur O. Hodges, 1600 N. River, Independence
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41. L. B. Parrish, Bolivar 42. Albert E. Pray, El Dorado Springs 43. Rayford B. Thomas, Harwood 44. George F. Prater, Carthage, 321 E. Macon 45. J. Bennett Klingner, Springfield, 436 E. Pacific 46. John H. Hicks, Mountain Grove 47. Robert W. Adams, Van Buren 48. Oran J. Holdman, Bonne Terre, 401 Bell Ave. 49. James T. Childress, C~pe Girardeau, 631 North 50. Robert W. Fowlkes, Charleston 51. Arthur U. Goodman, Jr. Kennett 52. William E. Harris, Piedmont 53. Walter J. Eddlemon, Willow Springs 54. Fred O. Wade, Ozark 55. Charles W. Werdein, Aurora 56. Troy P. Ferrell, Neosho, 210 N. Valley 57. George G. Winter, Sappington 23, Box 745 58. Harold A. Reichel, Eldon, 407 N. Oak St. 59. Owen S. Taylor, Kansas City 3, 11201 E. 9th
LIST OF GRAND SECRETARIES .AND THEm ADDRESSES
Alabama, C. H. Stubinger, Box 98, Montgomery. Arizona, Joseph A. E. Ivey, P. G. M., Box 1488, Tucson. Arkansas, W. A. Thomas, P. G. M., Little Rock. California, Lloyd E. Wilson, P. G. . M., 25 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco 2. Colorado, Harry路 W. Bundy, 300 Masonic Temple, Denver. Connecticut, Earle K. Haling, P. G. M., 201 Ann St., Hartford 3. Delaware, Chester R. Jones, 818 Market St., Wilmington 24. District of Columbia, Aubrey H. Clayton, Masonic Temple, Washington 5. Florida, George W. Huff, 512 Masonic Temple, Jacksonville 2.
Georgia, Daniel W. Locklin, 811 Mulberry, Macon. Idaho, Clyde 1. Rush, P. G. M., Box 1677, Boise. Illinois, Richard C. Davenport, P.路 G. M., Harrisburg. Indiana, Dwight L. Smith, P. G. M., Masonic Temple, Indianapolis. Iowa, Earl B. Delzell, Masonic Library, Cedar Rapids. Kansas, Elmer F. Strain, P. G. M., Topeka. Kentucky, Alpheus E. Orton, P. G. M., 200 Shubert Bldg., Louisville 2. Louisiana, D. Peter Laguens, Jr.,. 300 Masonic Temple, New Orleans. Maine, Convers E. Leach, Masonic Temple, Portland.
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Maryland, Claud Shaffer, Masonic Temple, Baltimore 1. Massachusetts, Frank H. Hilton, 51 Boylston St., Boston 16. Michigan, F. Homer Newton, P. G. M., Masonic Temple, Grand Rapids 3. Minnesota, John H. Anderson, Masonic Temple, St. Paul. Mississippi, Sid F. Curtis, Meridian. Missouri, Harold L. Reader, P. G. M., 3681 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis 8. Montana, Ralph N. Lodge, Box 896, Helena. Nebraska, Carl R. Greisen, 401 Masonic Temple, Omaha. Nevada, E. C. Peterson, P. G. M., Carson City. . New Hampshire, J. Melvin Dresser, P. G. M., Concord. New Jersey, Isaac Cherry, Masonic Temple, Trenton. New Mexico, Chandler C. Thomas, Box 535, Albuquerque. New York, George R. Irving, 71 W. 23d St., New York City. North Carolina, Wilbur L. McIver, Box 3068, Raleigh. North Dakota, Harold S. Pond, P. G. M., Fargo. Ohio, H. S. Johnson, P. G. M., Masonic Temple, Cincinnati 2.
Oklahoma, C. A. Sturgeon, P. G. M., Masonic Temple, Guthrie. Oregon, Harry D. Proudfoot, P. G. M., Masonic Temple, Portland. \ Pennsylvania, Frederick S. Hammann, Masonic Temple, Philadelphia. Rhode Island, N. Arthur Hyland, 127 Dorrance St., Providence 3. South Carolina, Henry F. Collins, P. G. M., 901 Palmetto State Life Bldg., Columbia. South Dakota, Elvin F. Strain, Box 468, Sioux Falls. Tennessee, T. E. Doss, P. G. M., Box 216, Nashville. Texas, Leo Hart, P. G. M., Box 446, Waco. Utah, E. Roy Gibson, P. G. M., Masonic Temple, Salt Lake City. Vermont, Aaron H. Grout, P. G. M., Burlington. Virginia, Dr. James N. Hillman, P. G. M., Masonic Temple, Richmond. Washington, John 1. Preissner, Masonic Temple, Tacoma 3. West Virginia, Frank F. Flaig, P. G. M., Box 2346, Charleston 28. Wisconsin, Paul W. Grossenbach, 705 East Wells St., Milwaukee 2. Wyoming, Irving E. Clark, Masonic Temple, Casper.
Grand Lodge
Grand Secretary
Address
Alberta Argentina Austria Brazil (Rio De Janeiro) Brazil (Rio Grands do SuI) Brazil (Sao Paulo) Brazil (Minas Gerais) British Columbia
George Moore, P.G.M. A. Lappas Karl Kraus J acy Garnier de Baccellar J. M. Magalhaes
Calgary Buenos Aires Vienna Caixo Postal No. 2215
Canada
Ewart G. Dixon
Chile
Dr. Juan E. Pastene
China
David W. K. Au, P.G.M., Acting Enrique Chaves B.
Costa Rica
O. M. de Fleury Sergio A. I vanenko W. R. Simpson, P.G.M.
Caixo Postal 683, Porta Alegra Caixo Postal 2611, Sao Paulo Caixo Postal 5, Belo Horizonte 692 Seymour St., Vancouver P. O. Drawer 217, Hamilton, Onto Casillo 2867, Santiago l1a Hart Ave., Kowloon, Hong Kong San Jose
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GRAND LODGE OF,MISSOURI
Cuba
Dr. Jose F. Castellanos
Denmark
Sv. Jacobsen
England
Sydney A. White, M. O. Bruno Kivikoski
Finland France (Nat'l Grand Lodge) Guatemala Greece Ireland Italy (Grand Orient) Iceland Manitoba Mexico (York) Mexico (Campeche) Mexico (Cosmos) Mexico (EI Potosi) Mexico (Nueva Leon) Mexico (Occidental) Mexico (Tamaulipas) Mexico (Valle de Mexico) Netherlands New Brunswick New South Wales New Zealand Nicaragua Norway Nova Scotia Panama Philippine Islands Prince Edward Island Puerto Rico Quebec Queensland
L. F. Poirson Manuel A. Triboullier
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Carlos ITI, No. 508, Havana Blegdamsvej 23, Copenhagen Freemasons' Hall London W.C. 2 P. Esplanadik 35 East Helsinki 65 Boulevard Bineau, N euilly-sur-Seine
Apartado Postel 312, Guatemala City 19 Acharnon St., Dr. Antonios Rammos Athens Freemasons' Hall, Henry S. Shellard Dublin Rome Dr. Publio Cortini Freemasons' Hall, Olaier Gislason Borgartun 4, Reykjavik Masonic Temple, Harry Coddington, Winnipeg Apartado 1986 Cantwell C. Brown Mexico, D. F. Apartado 17, Omar C. Livera G. Campeche, Camp. Apartado 171, RigobertoTrevino Chihuahua, 'Chih. Apartado 104, Abel E. Elizondo San Luis Potosi Enrique A. Verastegui Apartado 309, Monterrey Joaquin Yanez Albarron Apartado 9, Guadalajara Apartado 419, Nicholas Carlos Tampico Kauffmann Apartado 10, Pablo C. Gonzales Mexico City Dr. A. A. Galestin 22 Fluweelen Burgwal, The Hague Saint John R. D. Magee Sydney James S. Miller H. A. Lamb Box 1193, Wellington Victor M. Delgoddillo Box 102, Managua Odd Lie-Davidson N. Volgate 19, Oslo Reginald V. Harris, Freemasons' Hall, Halifax K.C., P.G.M. Eduardo E. De Diego O. Panama City Antonio Gonzales, 520 San Marcelino, Manila P.G.M. L. A. McDougall Box 112, Charlottetown Box 747, San Juan Jose J. Vicens R. W. Louthood Masonic Temple, Montreal E. G. Radford, Box 675, K.G.P.O., P.D.G.M. Brisbane
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
San Salvador
Jose Lacayo Tillez
Saskatchew~m
South Australia
-Robert A. Tate Alexander F. Buchan, M.B.E., B.S.C., Ph.D. F. J. Ellen, P.G.W.
Sweden
Eric Hallin
Swiss Alpina
F. Mueller-Ruegg
Tasmania
H. A. Wilkinson, P.G.W. W. E. Weinmann
Scotland
United Grand Lodge in Berlin United Grand Lodge of Germany Victoria Western Austrialia
Kar I Nuckell Wm. Stewart, P.D.G.M. N. J. Munro, P.S.G.W.
Segunda Calle, Ariente 27 P. O. Box 246, Regina 96 George St., Edinburgh Freemasons' Hall, Adelaide l!~rimurareorden, Blasieholmsgatan 61 Stockholm . Bogenschutzenstrasse ~, Berne Hobart Ji'riedenau, Hackenstrasse 2, Berlin Strasse 37, Frankfurt 25 Collins St., Melbourne Freemasons' Hall Perth
NUMERICAL LIST OF LODGES-1952 I-Missouri 2-Meridian 3-Beacon .4-Howard 5-United 6. 7-0 'Sullivan 8. 9-Geo. Washington 10-Agency ll-Pauldingville 12-Tyro 13-Rising Sun 14-Eolia 15-Western Star 16-Memphis 17-Clarksville 18-Palmyra 19-Paris Union 20-St. Louis 21-Havana 22-Wellington 23-Florida 24-Wyaconda 25-Naphtali 26-Ava 27-Evergreen 28-St. John's
29-Windsor 30-H untsville 31-Liberty 32-Humphreys 33-Ralls 34-Troy 35-Mercer 36-Cooper 37-Hemple 38-Callao 39-DeWitt 40-Mt. Moriah 41-Bismarck 42- .........â&#x20AC;˘ 43-Jefferson 44-Fair Play 45-Bonhomme 46-Wentzville 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 50-New Bloomfield 61-Waverly 62-Vinci! 63-Cambridge 64-Monroe 65-Pattonsburg 66-Grant City 67-.........â&#x20AC;˘ - 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-. 82-Jackson 83-Laclede 84-Webster Groves
1952
GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI
85-Miami 86--Brookfield 87-Washington 88-Defiance 89-Friendship 90-Russellville 91-Madison 92-PerReverance 93-St. Mark's 94-Vienna 95-Pomegranate 96-St. Andrew's 97-Bethany 98-Webster 99-Mt. Vernon 100-Ash Grove 101-Bogard 102-Bloomington 103-West View 104-Heroine 105-Kirksville 106-Gallatin 107-Greenville 108-.........• 109-Stanberry 110-Marcus Ill-Trenton 1I2-Maitland 113-Plattsburg 114-Twilight 115:-Laddonia ll6-Barnes ll7-Helena 118-Kingston ll9-DeSoto 120-Compass 121...:....-Erwin 122-Triplett 123-Hermann 124-Union Star 125-Gentryville 126-Seaman 127-Athens l28-Lorraine 129-Monett 130-Hume l31-Potosi 132-Farmington 133-~tar of the West 134-Olean 135-Braymer
136-Phoenix 137-Delphian 138-Lincoln 139-0regon 140. 141-Amsterdam 142-Pleasant Grove 143-Irondale • 144-Modern 145-Latimer 146. 147-Cass 148. 149-Lexington 150-Birming 151-Milton 152-Linn Creek 153-Bloomfield 154-Ionic 155-.........• 156-Ashland 157-North Star 158-Mountain Grove 159-Green City 160-Pleasant 161-Clifton Hill 162-Whitesville 163-0ccidental 164-Joachim 165. 166-Portageville 167. 168-Colony 169-Camdcn Point 170-Benevolence 171-Hartford 172-Censer In-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-New Hope 200-Sonora 20 I-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. 236-Sedalia 237-La Plata
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150 238-Rushville 239-Hopewell 240. 241-Palestine 242-Portland 243-Keystone 244-Middle Fabius 245-Knobnoster 246-Montgomery 247-Neosho 248. 249-Carroll 250. 251-Hope 252. 253-Laredo 254-Butler 255-Alton 256-Shekinah 257-Lodge of Light 258. 259-Lodge of Love 260-Mechanicsville 261. 262-Holden 263-Summit 264. 265-Corinthian 266-Social 267-Aurora 268-Lodge of Truth 269-Brotberhood 270-New 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. 287-Craft 288-Hermitage
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 289-Graham 290-Fairmont 291-Edina 292-Lamar 293-Sarcoxie 294-Mound City 295-Moniteau 29ti-Sparta 297. 298-Sampson 299-Temple 300-Doric 30l-White Hall 302-Lick Creek 303~Osage
304. 305-Cecile Daylight 306-Ashlar 307-NewLondon 308-Parrott 309. 3l0-Sikeston 311-Kearney 312-Cuba 3l3-Meramec 314-Pine 315-.Jerusalem 316-Rural 317-0sborn 318-Eldorado 319-Paulville 320-Versailles 321-.Jonathan 322-Hardin 323-Cornerstone 324-McDonald 325-Dockery 326-Linn 327-Mt. Zion 328-Cainsville 329. 330-Paul Revere 331-Char ity 332-Excello 333. 334-Breckenridge 335-.Joplin 336-Hallsville 337-Blue Springs 338-Herculaneum 339-Fidelity
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340-Westport 341-Rockville 342-Circle 343. 344-MobetIy 345-Fellowship 346-Arlington 347-America 348. 349-Pollock 350. 3GI-Mosaic 352-Friend 353-Barnesville 3M-Hebron 355-Adelphi 356-Ancient Landmark 357. 358-Northwest 359-Garrett 360-Tuscan 36 I-Riddick 362-Hiram 363-Fraternal 364-Higginsville 365-Bayou 366-Adair 367--:..Barry 368-Crescent Hill 369-Composite 370-Williamstown 371-Sheldon 372-Nonpareil 373-Belle 374. 375-Waynesville 376-King Hill 377-Ancient Craft 378-Berlin 379-Billings 380-Queen City 38l-Ionia 382. 383-Pythagoras 384-East Prairie 385-Richland 386. 387-Woodside 388. 3'89-Arcana
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GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI
390. 39l-Raytown 392-Christian 393-Beehive 394. 395. 396-VVestern Light 397~Gower
398-Jasper 399-Pike 400-Dccatur 40 I-Carterville 40 2-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-VVhitewater 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-Mack's Creek 434-Wheeling 435-Rockbridge 436. 437. 438-Temperance
439-Mt. Olive 440-Trowel 441-Excelsior 442-Burlington 443-Anchor 444-Ada 445-VVest Gate 446-Ivanhoe 447-Jacoby 448-Schell City 449. 450-Belton 451. 452. 453-Forsyth 454-Continental 455-Hinton 456-Wallace 457-Jonesburg 458-Melville 459-Hazelwood 460-Lambskin 461-Caruthersville 462-Santa Fe 463-Clifton 464-Concordia 465. 466-Southwcst 467-Pleasant Hope 468---,. 469-Plato 470-Nodaway 471-Mincral 472-Pickering 473-Nineveh 474-. 475-Golden 476-Mt. Hope 477-Henderson 478. 479-Rich Hill 480-Jewel 481-Marceline 482-Clintonville 483-Fairfax: 484--Kirkwood 485-Coldwater 486-Cairo 487-Chilhowee 488-Lock Springs
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489-Lakeville 490-Montevallo 491-Vandalia 492-Daggett 493. 494-Lewistown 495-Unity 496-Robert Burns 497-Equality 498. 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 511-Skidmore 512-Webb City 513-Senath 514-Granby 515-Galena 516-Milford 517. 518-0riental 519-Crane 520-Clifton Heights 521-Lockwood 522-Gatc City 523- ........â&#x20AC;˘. 524-Spickardsville 525-Cunningham 526-VVaylle 527-Higbee 528-Conway 529-Apollo 530. 531-Lanc's Prairie 532-Dexter 533-Comfort 534-Columbia 535-Blackwell 536-Ingomar 537-Bethel 538-Stella
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539-Dawn 540-Winigan 541-.Jacksonville 542-Ferguson 543-Mansfield 544-Algabil 545-Zalma 546-0rient 547-South Gate 548-Clinton 549-Carl.Junction 550-Rose Hill 55 I-Pendleton 552-Calhoun 553-Clarksburg 554-Foster 555-Sunimersville 556-Prairie 557. 558-Moscow 559-Clarksdale 560-Nelson 56 I-Cowgill 562. 563-York 564-.Jamesport 565-Tebbetts 566-Maplewood 567-Miller 568-Naylor 569-Marlborough .570-Republic 571-Hayti 572-Rutledge 573-Bernie 574-La Monte 575-Easter 576-0live Branch 577-Ewing 578-Forest Park 579-Grandin 580. 581-Illmo
582-Koshkonong 583-Novinger 584. 585-Shamrock 586-Criterion 587-Branson 588-St. Francisville 589. 590-Advance 59 I-Barnett 592-La Russell 593-Union 594. 595-Cole Camp 596-Puxico 597-Bosworth 598-Leadwood 599-Elvins 600-Cosby 60 I-Clayton 602-Acacia 603-Morehouse 604. 605-Walker 606-Craig 607-Eminence 608-Strafford 609-Warrenton 610-Clark 611-Centertown 6I2-Mokane 613-Wellston 614-Mt. 'Washington 615-Chaffee 616-Brentwood 617-Swope Park 618-Grandview 619. 620-Willard 621-Anderson 622-Norwood 623-0verland 624-0wensville
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625-Sheffield 626-Magnolia 627. 628-Mendon 629-Valley Park 630-East Gate 631-Tower Grove 632-Belgrade 633-Archie 634-Steele 635-Greentop 636-Freedom 637-Mountain View 638-Triangle 639-Mizpah 640-.Jennings 64 I-Trinity 642-Benj. Franklin 643-Northeast 644-Grain Valley 645-Clarkton 646-Shaveh 647-Noel 648-Elmer 649-University 650-Parma 65 I-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 665-Wardell 666-Lilbourn
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF LODGES-LOCATIONS-DISTRICTS A
602 444 366 355
Acacia Ada Adair Adelphi
Colum~ia
Orrick Kirksville Edgerton
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Boone Ray Adair Platte
26 23 2 21
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GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI
590 Advance Advance Stoddard 10 Agency Agency Buchanan 219 Albert Pike ; Kansas City Jackson 664 Aldrich Aldrich Polk 544 Algabil St. Louis 198 Allensville : .. Allendale Worth 659 Alpha N. Kansas City Clay 255 Alton Alton Oregon 347 America St. Louis 141 Amsterdam Amsterdam Bates 443 Anchor University City " 377 Ancient Craft King City Gentry 356 Ancient Landmark .. .Harrisburg Boone 621 Anderson Anderson McDonald 193 Angerona .Missouri City Clay 529 Apolio St. Louis Appleton City St. Clair. '" 412 Appleton City 389 Arcana Harris Sullivan "33 Archie Archie Cass 346 Arlington Dixon , .Pulaski 70 Armstrong Armstrong .Howard 55 Arrow Rock .Arrow Rock Saline ., 100 Ash Grove Ash Grove Green 156 Ashland Ashland " ..Boone ' , 306 Ashlar Commerce Scott 127 Athens Albany Gentry 267 Aurora St. Louis 26 Ava Ava '" Douglas
153 50 9 22 .41 33-B :. 6 22 ..20 33-A 35 33-A 6 26 56 11 33-B 37 3 34 39 25 24 45 26 50 6 33-A 46
B
217 Barbee , Sweet Springs 591 Barnett Barnett 116 Barnes Cabool. 353 Barnesville Ellington 367 Barry Washburn 365 Bayou .Bakersfield 3 Beacon. ~ St. Louis 393 Beehive Lawson 632 Belgrade Belgrade 373 Belle ..............â&#x20AC;˘Belle 450 Belton Belton 170 Benevolence Utica 642 Benjamin Franklin .. St. Louis 378 Berlin Fairport. 573 Bernie Bernie 97 Bethany Bethany 537 BetheL ~ .Bethel. 379 Billings Billings 150 Birming Faucett 41 Bismarck Bismarck
Saline Morgan Texas Reynolds Barry Ozark Ray Washington Maries Cass Livingston
24 58 46 .47 55 53 '. . 33-A 23 .40 39 34 12 33-A
De Kalb Stoddard Harrison Shelby Christian Buchanan ,St. Francois
6 51 5 14 54 9 .48
154 535 153 102 3"37 101 195 45 597 587 135 334 616 80 86 269 203 233 501' 442 254
1952
PROCEEDINGS OF THE Blackwell ......•....Blackwell St. Francois Stoddard Bloomfield Bloomfield Bloomington Bevier Macon Blue Springs Blue Springs ~ackson Bogard; Bogard Carroll Bolivar Bolivar Polk Bonhomme Ballwin St. Louis Bosworth Bosworth Carroll Branson Branson Taney Braymer Braymer Caldwell Breckenridge Breckenridge Caldwell Brentwood Brentwood St. Louis Bridgeton St. John's Station. St. Louis Brookfield Brookfield Linn St. Joseph Buchanan . Brotherhood Brumley Brumley Miller Bucklin Bucklin Linn Buckner Buckner J ackson Burlington Burlington Jct.. .. Nodaway Butler Butler Bates
40 50 14 59 20 41 51 20 54. 12 12 57 57 13 9 38 13 59 7 • 35
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392 342 662
Cache Cainsville Cairo Calhoun California Callao Cambridge Camden Point Canopy Cardwell Car1 Junction Carroll Carterville Carthage Caruthersville Cass Cecile-Daylight Censer Centertown Centralia Chaffee Chamois Charity Charleston Chilhowee Christian Circle Clarence
St. Louis Cainsville Harrison Cairo Randolph Calhoun Henry California Moniteau Callao Macon Slater Saline Camden Point .Platte Aurora Lawrence Cardwell Dunklin CarI Junction Jasper Norborne Carroll Carterville J asper Carthage Jasper Caruthersville Pemiscot Harrisonville Cass Kansas City Jackson Macon ..•........ Macon Centertown Cole Centralia Boone Shaffee Scott Chamois Osage St. Joseph Buchanan Charleston Mississippi Chilhowee Johnson Oak Grove J ackson St. Clair ; R.oscoe Clarence Shelby
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33-A 5 18 37 31 14 24 21 55 51 .44 20 44 44 51 34 22 14 31 26 50 31 9 50 36 59 37 14
1952 610 553 559 17 645 207 601 507 651 463 520 161 548 482 274 485 595 168 534 533 654 120 432 369 464 454 528 36 265 323 600 282 656 561 287 606 519 368 586 312 525 227
GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI
Clark , Clarksburg Clarksdale Clarksville Clarkton Clay Clayton Clearmont Cleveland Clifton Clifton Heights Clifton Hill Clinton Clintonville Cold Spring Cold-.Water Cole Camp Colony Columbia Comfort Commonwealth Compass' Competition Composite Concordia Continental Conway Cooper COrintnian Cornerstone Cosby Cosmos Country Club Cowgill Craft Craig Crane Crescent Hill Criterion Cuba Cunningham Cypress
Clark Randolph .clarksburg Moniteau Clarksdale De Kalb : .. Clarksville Pike Clarkton Dunklin' Excelsior Springs ..Clay .clayton St. Louis Clearmont Nodaway Cleveland Cass Thayer Oregon St. Louis Clifton Hill Randolph Clinton Henry EI Dorado Springs .Cedar .Leeton Johnson DrexeL Cass Cole Camp Benton Colony Knox Pacific Franklin Wheaton Barry St. Louis Parkville Platte Competition Laclede Doniphan .Ripley Concordia Lafayette Stewartsville De Kalb Conway Laclede Boonville Cooper Warrensburg Johnson St. Louis Cosby Andrew St. Louis .Kansas City Jackson Cowgill .caldwell Canton Lewis Craig Holt Crane Stone Adrian \ Bates Alba J asper Cuba 路Crawford Sumner Chariton Laclede Linn
155 18 31 10 16 51 11 57 7 34 53 33-A 18 37 42 36 34 36 2 32 55 33-A 21 38 52 23 10 38, 25 36 33-B 9 33-B 22 12 15 8 54 35 44 39 19 13
D
492 539 400 88 137 119
Daggett Dawn Decatur Defiance Delphian De Soto
McKittrick Ludlow Pierce City Sheridan Birch Tree De Soto
Montgomery Livingston Lawrence Worth .shannon Jefferson
28 12 55 6 .47 40
156
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
39 532 325 300
De Witt. Dexter Dockery Doric
De Witt Dexter Meadville Elkland
285 630 384 575 291 318 648 599 607 14 497 121 278 505 73 27 405 577 332 441
EarL East Gate East Prairie Easter Edina Eldorado Elmer Elvins Eminence Eolia Equality Erwin Essex Euclid Eureka Evergreen Everton Ewing Excello Excelsior
Coffey .Kansas City East Prairie St. Clair Edina Luray Elmer Flat River Eminence Eolia Newburg St. Louis Essex St. Louis Brunswick New Haven Everton Ewing "Excello Jackson
483 290 44 132 47 345 281 542 339 23 214 578 453 554 212 192 363 636 352 89 48
Fairfax Fairmont. Fair Play Farmington Fayette Fellowship Fenton Ferguson Fidelity Florida Forest City Forest Park Forsyth Foster Four Mile Frankford FraternaL Freedom Friend Friendship Fulton
Fairfax Wyaconda Fair-Play Farmington Fayette Joplin Fenton Ferguson: Farley Florida Forest City St. Louis Forsyth Foster Campbell Frankford Robertsville "Mehlville Ozark Chillicothe Fulton
Carroll Stoddard Linn Webster
1952 20 50 13 45
E
Daviess Jackson Mississippi Franklin Knox Clark Macon St. Francois Shannon Pike Phelps Stoddard Chariton Franklin Dade Lewis Macon Cape Girardeau
10 22 50 32 2 1 14 48 .47 13 17 33-B 50 33-B 10 14 25 15 14 18
F
Atchison Clark Polk St. Francois Howard ,Jasper St. Louis St. Louis Platte Monroe Holt Taney Bates Dunklin Pike Franklin St. Louis Christian Livingston Callaway
8 1 41 .48 25 44 57 57 21 17 8 33-B 54 35 51 16 32 57 54 12 27
1952
GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI
151
G 515 106 423 655 359 522 422 125 9 427 475 218 72 397 289 644 514 579 276 618 272 66 173 159 425 414 635 107 178
Galena Galena Stone Gallatin Gallatin Daviess Galt Galt Grundy Gardenville Gardenville St. Louis Garrett Arcola Dade Gate City Kansas City Jackson Gate of the Temple .. Springfield Greene Gentryville ,Gentryville Gentry George Washington .. St. Louis Glenwood Glenwood Scli.uyler Golden Golden City Barton St. Louis Good Hope Gorin Gorin Scotland Gower : Gower Clinton Graham Graham Nodaway Grain Valley Grain Valley ......•r ackson Granby Granby , Newton Grandin Grandin Carter Grand River Freeman Cass Grandview Grandview ........•r ackson Granite Sedalia Pettis Grant City , Grant City Wqrtli Gray Summit Gray Summit Franklin Green City Sullivan Green City Green Ridge Green Ridge Pettis Greensburg Greensburg Knox Greentop Greentop Schuyler Greenville Greenville Wayne Griswold Bellflower Montgomery
54 10 4 57 42 22 45 6 33-B 1 43 33-A 1 11 7 59 56 .47 34 59 36 6 32 3 36 2 1 52 28
H
216 Hale City 336 Hallsville 224 Hamilton 188 Hannibal 322 Hardin 499 Harmony 171 Hartford 21 Havana 571 Hayti. 459 Hazelwood 354 Hebron 117 Helena 37 Hemple 477 Henderson 338 Herculaneum 123 Hermann 288 Hermitage
Hale Hallsville Hamilton Hannibal Hardin St. Louis Hartford McFall Hayti. Seymour Mexico Rochester Hemple Rogersville Herculaneum Hermann Hermitage
Carroll 20 Boone ..•........... 26 Caldwell 12 Marion 15 Ray 20 33-A Putnam 3 Gentry 6 Pemiscot 51 ,Webster .45 Audrain 27 Andrew •........... 9 Clinton 11 Webster 45 .JefIerson 40 Gasconade 32 Hickory .41
158 .
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
187 104 211 527 364 455 362 279 262 660 49 251 239 215 4 130 32 415 30
Hermon
Liberal Kansas City Hickory Hill Eugene Higbee Higbee Higginsville .......• Rigginsville Hinton Hinton Hiram ...........•• Kahoka Hogle '8 Creek Wheatland Holden Holden Holliday Rolliday Holt Holt Hope Washington Hopewell Lesterville Hornersville Hornersville Howard New Franklin Hume Hume Humphreys Humphreys Hunnewell Hunnewell Huntsville Huntsville
410 581 76 54 536 381 154 143 420 446
Iberia lberia .Miller Dlmo .............• mmo Scott Independence lndependence Jackson Index ............•. Garden City Cass Ingomar .........••.Willow Springs Howell Ionia Eldon Miller Ionic .............• Desloge St. Francois Irondale lrondale .......•..Washington Itaska St. Louis Ivanhoe Kansas City Jackson
He~oine
.Barton Jackson Cole Randolph Lafayette Boone Clark Rickory J ohnson Monroe Clay Franklin Reynolds Dunklin Howard Bates Sullivan Shelby J;tandolph
1952 43 22 31 18 23 26 1 .41 36 17 11 32 .47 51 25 35 3 14 18
I
38 50 59 34 53 58 48 .40 33-B 22
J 82 Jackson ..........•.Linneus Linn 13 J acksonville Randolph 18 541 Jacksonville 447 Jacoby ............•Darlington Gentry 6 500 Jameson ..........• Jameson Daviess 10 564 Jamesport. J amesport Daviess 10 398 Jasper ............• Jasper Jasper ...........•. 44 43 Jefferson Jefferson City:.•. Cole .............•. 31 640 Jennings ~ Jennings St. Louis 57 315 Jerusalem Jerico Springs Cedar 42 480 JeweL Pleasant Hill ..•.. Cass 34 164 Joachim Hillsboro .Jefferson .........•. 40 321 Jonathan Denver Worth ...........•. 6 457 Jonesburg : Jonesburg Montgomery 28 335 Joplin Joplin Jasper ...........•. 44 411 Joppa Hartville Wright ' 46
1952 220 311 68 243 376 118 105 484 245 582
Kansas City Kearney Kennett Keystone King Hill Kingston Kirksville Kirkwood Knobnoster Koshkonong
K Kansas City .Kearney Kennett St. Louis St. Joseph Kingston Kirksville Kirkwood Knobnoster Koshkonong
L 222 La Belle La Belle 83 Laclede Lebanon 115 Laddonia Laddonia 489 Lakeville Bell City 292 Lamar Lamar 460 Lambskin ~t. Louis 574 La Monte La Monte 531 Lane's Prairie Vichy 237 La Plata La Plata 253 Laredo Laredo 592 La Russell , ·La Russell 506 Lathrop Lathrop 145 Latimer Licking 598 Leadwood Leadwood 77 Lebanon Steelville 494 Lewistown Lewistown 149 Lexington Lexington 31 Liberty Liberty 302 Lick Creek Perry 666 Lilbourn Lilbourn 138 Lincoln Fillmore 326 Linn ; ·Linn 152 Linn-Creek •........ Camdenton 51 Livingston Glasgow 521 Lockwood ...•...... Lockwood 488 Lock Springs Lock Springs 257 Lodge of Light .•... Eagleville 259 Lodge of Love Lancaster 268 Lodge of Truth Atlanta 128 Lorraine Ridgeway 409 Louisville Louisville 403 Lowry City Lowry City
433 91
159
GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI
Mack's Creek Madison
M Mack's Creek Madison
J ackson Clay Dunklin
22 11 51 33-B Buchanan 9 Caldwell 12 Adair ~ .. 2 St. Louis 57 Johnson 36 Oregon •........... 53 Lewis Laclede Audrain Stoddard Barton Pettis Maries Macon Grundy
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Clinton Texas St. Francois Crawford Lewis Lafayette Clay RaIls New Madrid Andrew Osage Camden Howard .. Dade Daviess Harrison Schuyler Macon Harrison Lincoln St. Clair Camden Monroe
15 38 27 50 43 33-B 36 39 14 4 .44 11 39 .48 39 15 23 11 17 51 9 31 38 25 .42 10 5 1 14 5 29 37 38 17
160 626 112 406 402 543 566 481 110 569 324 260 458 16 628 313 35 2 85 244 516 567 151 471 1 639 344 144 612 129 295 64 490 246 58 408 603 184 351 558 294 614 158 637 476 439 40 99 327 221'
PROCEEDINGS OF THE Magnolia ......•.....St. Louis Maitland Maitland ' Holt Malden ...........• Malden Dunklin Malta Malta Bend Saline ~£ansfield ........•• Mansfield VVright '" Maplewood Maplewood St. Louis Marceline Marceline Linn Marcus Fredericktown Madison Marlborough (Jackson Co.) Jackson McDonald Independence J ackson Mechanicsville Defiance St. Charles Melville Dadeville Dade Memphis : Memphis Scotland Mendon Mendon Chariton Meramec Eureka St. Louis Mercer Princeton Mercer Meridian ..........•St. Louis. . . . . . . .. . Miami ............• Miami Saline Middle Fabius Downing Schuyler Milford Milford Barton Miller Miller Lawrence Milton.; Milton Randolph MineraL Oronogo Jasper Missouri St. Louis. . . . . . . .. . Mizpah St. Louis. . . . . . . .. . Moberly Moberly Randolph Modern Humansville Polk Mokane Mokane Callaway .' Monett Monett Barry Moniteau Jamestown Moniteau Monroe Monroe City ~onroe Montevallo Montevallo Vernon Montgomery Montgomery City.Montgomery Monticello Monticello Lewis Montrose Montrose .•...... Henry Morehouse· Morehouse New Madrid Morley Morley Scott Mosaic .Belleview Iron Moscow Moscow Mills Lincoln Mound City Mound City HoI t Mount VVashington ..Mt. VVashington .. Jackson Mountain Grove Mountain Grove .. Wright Mountain View Mountain View Howell Mt. Hope Odessa Lafayette Mt. Olive : Rogersville, R. 3 .. Webster Mt. Moriah St. Louis Mt; Vernon Mt. Vernon Lawrence Mt. Zion VVest Plains Howell Mystic Tie Oak Ridge Cape Girardeau
1952 33-A 8 51 24 46 57 13 48 59 59 30 42
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19 57 4 33-B 24 1 .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 23 45 33-B 55 53 49
1952
GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI
161
N
25 568 560 247 60 510 199 307 429 270 473 470 647 372 643 157 358 622 583
Naphtali. Naylor Nelson Neosho New Bloomfield New Hampton N:ew Hope New London New Madrid New Salem Nineveh Nodaway NoeL NonpareiL Northeast North Star Northwest Norwood Novinger
St. Louis Naylor Nelson Neosho New Bloomfield New Hampton Elsberry New London New Madrid Winfield Olney Maryville Noel. East Lynne Kansas City Rockport Tarkio Norwood Novinger
163 134 576 139 546 518 303 317 7 623 624
OccidentaL Olean Olive Branch Oregon Orient OrientaL Osage Osborn O'Sullivan Overland Owensville
St. Louis Olean St. Louis.. . Oregon Kansas City Blackburn N evada Osborn Walnut Grove Overland Owensville
241 18 19 650 308 65 11 330 319 551 92 502 136
Palestine Palmyra Paris Union Parma Parrott Pattonsburg Pauldingville Paul Revere Paulville Pendleton Perseverance Philadelphia Phoenix
St. Charles Palmyra Paris Parma Maysville Pattonsburg Wright City St. Louis Hurdland Doe Run Louisiana Philadelphia Bowling Green
Ripley Saline Newton Callaway Harrison Lincoln Ralls New Madrid Lincoln Lincoln Nodaway McDonald Cass Jackson .Atchison Atchison Wright Adair
33-A 52 24 56 27 5 29, 17 51 29 29 7 56 34 22 8 8 .46 2
o Miller Holt Jackson Saline V er~on .De Kalb Greene St. Louis' Gasconade
33路A 58 33-B 8 22 24 43 10 .45 57 32
P St. Charles Marion Monroe New Madrid De Kalb Daviess Warren Adair St. Francois Pike Marion Pike
30 15 17 51 10 10 30 33-B 2 .48 16 15 16
162
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
472 Pickering 399 Pike 652 Pilgrim 182 Pilot Knob 314 Pine 469 Plato 504 Platte City 113 Plattsburg 160 Pleasant 142 Pleasant Grove 467 Pleasant Hope 176 Point Pleasant. 79 Polar Star 349 Pollock 232 Polo 95 Pomegranate 209 Poplar Bluff 166 Portageville 242 Portland 131 Potosi 556 Prairie 503 Prairie Home 179 Pride of the West 657 Progress 658 Purity 190 Putnam 596 Puxico 180 Pyramid 383 Pythagoras
Pickering Curryville St. Louis Rich ville Bardley Plato Platte City Plattsburg Morrisville Otterville Pleasant Hope Conran St. Louis Pollock Polo St. Louis Poplar Bluff Portageville Portland Potosi. Gilman City Prairie Home St. Louis St. Louis St. Louis Newton Puxico St. Louis Cassville
Nodaway Pike ..' Douglas Ripley Texas Platte Clinton Polk Cooper Polk New Madrid Sullivan Caldwell Butler N ew Madrid Callaway Washington Harrison Cooper ; Sullivan Stoddard Barry
1952 7 16 33-A .46 52 46 21 11 .41 25 41 51 " .33-B 3 12 33-A 52 51 27 .40 5 25 33-B 33-B 33-B 3 50 33-A 55
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Queen City Quitman
33 201 223 391 570 479 385 57 361 13 496 435 663 341 213
R Ralls Center ..' Ravenwood Ravenwood Ray Camden Raytown Raytown Republic Republic Rich Hill Rich Rin Richland Richland Richmond Richmond Riddick Buffalo Rising Sun Barry Robert Burns •...... Gainesville Rockbridge Rockbridge Rockhill Kansas City Rockville Rockville Rolla Rolla
Schuyler 1 Nodaway ..........• 7 Ralls , .Nodaway Ray J ackson Greene .Bates Pulaski Ray Dallas .Platte Ozark .ozark J ackson Bates Phelps
17 7 23 59 .45 35 38 23 .41 21 53 53 22 35 39
1952 550 404 426 '204 316 238 90 572
GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI Rose Hill Rosendale Rothville Rowley RuraL Rushville Russellville Rutledge
St. Louis Rosendale Rothville Dearborn Kansas City Rushville Russellville Rutledge.:
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S 225 226 208 424 298 462 293 71 508 448 126 236 513 585 646 653 625 256 228 371 310 75 511 ,266 271 206 200 547 466 296 524 96 273 588 234 230 28 78 20 93
Salem Salem Saline .st. Mary's Salisbury .salisbury Samaritan Bonne Terre Sampson Lutie Santa Fe Santa-Fe Sarcoxie Sarcoxie Savannah Savannah Saxton Saxton Schell City Schell City Seaman Milan Sedalia ·· Sedalia Senath · .Senath Shamrock Shamrock Shaveh St. Louis Shawnee Warsaw ·· Kansas City Sheffield Shekinah ·Festus Shelbina Shelbina Sheldon Sheldon Sikeston Sikeston Silex ···· ·Silex Skidmore ·· ·Skidmore ' SociaL :· ·Martinsburg Solomon -Springfield Somerset ··Powersville Sonora ···Watson South Gate Kansas City Southwest 'Southwest City Sparta ·· Sparta Spickardsville Spickard St. Andrews Shelbyville St. Clair .osceola St. Francisville Wayland St. Francois Libertyville St. James St. James St. John's. : Hannibal St. Joseph ·St. Joseph St. Louis ·St. Louis St. Mark's Cape Girardeau
Dent Ste. Genevieve Chariton St. Francois Ozark Monroe Jasper Andrew .Buchanan Vernon .sullivan Pettis Dunklin Callaway
39 .48 19 .48 53 17 44 9 9 43 3 36 51 27 33-B Benton ; 36 Jackson 22 Jefferson 40 Shelby : 14 Vernon .43 Scott •............. 50 Lincoln 29 -Nodaway 7 ·Audrain 27 Greene 45 ·Putnam 3 Atchison 8 Jackson 22 McDonald 56 Christian 54 ·G·rundy 4 ·Shelby 14 St. Clair 37 ·Clark 1 St. Francois 48 Phelps 39 Marion ' 15 Buchanan 9 33-A Cape Girardeau .49
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
109 Stanberry 419 Star 133 Star of the West 634 Steele 538 Stella 283 Stockton 608 Strafford 174 Sturgeon 69 Sullivan 555 Summersville 263 Summit 617 Swope Park
Stanberry Taberville Ironton Steele Stella Stockton Strafford Sturgeon ,Sullivan. : Summersville Lee's Summit Kansas City
Gentry , St. Clair Iron Pemiscot N ewton Cedar •............ Greene Boone Franklin Texas Jackson Jackson
6 37 .48 51 56 .42 .45 26 32 46 59 22
T 565 438 299 177 661 56 631 111 638 205 641 122 440 34 360 114 12
Tebbetts Tebbetts Temperance Smithville Temple Kansas City Texas Houston Theodore Roosevelt. University City Tipton Tipton Tower Grove St. Louis Trenton Trenton Triangle St. Louis Trilumina Marshall Trinity St. Louis Triplett Triplett TroweL Marble Hill Troy Troy Tuscan ' St Louis Twilight Columbia Tyro Caledonia
593 124 210 5 495 649 421
Union ..•...........Union Union Star•........ Union-Star Unionville Unionville United Springfield Unity Richards , University University City Urbana Urbana
413 629 509 491 320 94 62
Valley Valley Park Van Buren Vandalia Versailles Vienna Vincil
Callaway Clay Jackson Texas St. Louis Moniteau
27 11 22 46 33-A 31 33-A Grundy 4 , 33-A Saline 24 , 33-A Chariton 19 Bollinger .49 Lincoln 29 , 33-B Boone 26 , Washington •...... .40 ~
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Andrew •........... 9 St. Louis 57 Carter ·.. 47 Audrain 27 Morgan 58 ,Maries 39 .clinton 11
1952
GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI
165
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52 605 456 665 74 609 87 61 526 375 512 98 84 22 613 194 46 445 103 396 15 53 340 202 434 301 417 162 620 370 29 540 430 277 387 24
Wakanda Carrollton Walker Walker Wallace Bunceton Wardell WardelL~.. Warren Keytesville Warren ton Warrenton Washington Greenfield Waverly Waverly Wayne Piedmont Waynesville Waynesville 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 .. '0' • . • • • • • .Westville Wheeling Wheeling White Hall Barnard Whitewater Whitewater Whitesville Whitesville Willard Willard Williamstown Williamstown Windsor Windsor Winigan Winigan Winona Winona Wm. D. Muir Pilot Grove Woodside '0 .Thomasville Wyaconda La Grange
Carroll ...........•. 20 Vernon 43 Cooper 25 Pemiscot 19 Chariton 19 Warren 30 Dade 42 ~afayette .~ ~ 23 Wayne 52 Pulaski 38 Jasper ~ . .44 Webster .45 St. Louis •.......... 57 Buchanan 9 St. Louis 57 Mon tgomery 28 St. Charles 30 33-B Cape Girardeau .49 Dallas 41 Daviess 10 Platte .........•... 21 Jackson 22 Chariton 19 Livingston 12 Nodaway 7 Cape Girardeau .49 .Andrew 9 Greene 45 Lewis 15 Henry 37 Sullivan 3 Shannon 47 Cooper 25 Oregon 53 Lewis 15
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No., Location 290 Wyaconda 318 Luray , 362 Kahoka 688 Wayland ......•.. 16 Memphis........ 72 Gorin........... 6721 Rutledge 244 Downing 259 Lancaster....... 380 Queen City , 427 Glenwood 635!Greentop
Master Secretary Chester L. Smith A. G. Dieterich , Murlin Sisson Virgil A. Kearns .. , Merle B. Graham.... Elmer C. Dinger... W. H. Bogener H. W. Bramer , Albert Gardner E. F. Bertram..... Fred Monroe........ R. E. Shacklett Hillis L. McCabe James A. Bailey Evan McConnell R. W. Farris R. E. McCullough H. C. Burkland.... Eskie E. Wright, Jr.. G. L. Lauer Clifford McGoldrick.. Donald Griffith Ovid E. Gregory B. F. Arnold
Time of Meeting 2nd and 4th Mondays 1st and 3rd Mondays. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1st and 3rd Fridays.............. 1st and 3rd Thursdays. 1st Friday...................... 1st and 3rd Thursdays 1st and 3rd Mondays 2nd and 4th Thursdays........... 2nd and 4th Fridays 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 1st and 3rd Thursdays............ 2nd and 4th Mondays
Charter Date Oct. 16,1868 Oct. 12, 1869 Oct. 13.1870 Sept.26,1907 May 6,1862 Oct. 13,1892 Sept.28,1905 May 26, 1865 Oct. 15,1868 Oct. 13, 1871 Oct. 17.1873 Oct. 22.1924
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. 1051 Kirksville . 366lKirksville . 583 Novinger . 168 Colony . 291IEdina . 319 Hurdland . 414lGreensburg
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Grover C. Chambers Ernest T. Scofield .. Fred A. Steele C. E. McReynolds .. John D. Wittenborn John R. Botts , Eddie L. Priebe
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206 PowersvJlle 210 Unionville 32IHumphreys 126\Milan 159 Green City •...... 190INewtown 3491 Pollock. . . . . . . . .. 389 Harris 540IWinigan
Burf!,rd W. Morgan.. CurtIs N. Murphy John F. Jones Bobby J. Allen Harry E. Cochran Dee Childers E. D. Stillwell Virgil L. Hall " Joe L. Blagg Chester W. Hill
Chester L.atimer. . .. C. R. Ethmgton J. Clyde Dickson W. E. Alexander Chas. E. Smith Wayne Bennett. . .. Earl Duley Otis Reinhard. . . . .. Cecil M. Clem J. W. Milhoan.....
l~t Friday " May 1st and 3rd Mondays............. May 2nd and 4th Mondays May 2nd and 4th Tuesdays Oct. 1st and 3rd Mondays May 1st and 3rd Thursdays. . . . . . . . . . .. Oct. 1st Thursday 1 May 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. . . . . . . . . . . .. Oct. 1st Wednesday Oct. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays. Oct.
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Trenton ·11l1ITrenton·········1 Laredo 253 Laredo Galt 423 Galt Spickardsville 524 Spickard Mercer.......... 35IPrinceton.......
David D. Bunning Carl C. Rains Joseph H. Roach Frank A. Wilson E. V. Clinginsmith
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No.1 Location 21IMcFalJ 109/Stanberry 125 Gentryville 127 Albany 377IKing City 378IBerlin 4471 Darlington 661Grant City 88 Sheridan 1981 Allendale 32lIDenver
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Secretary Master John A. Childers . H. Hovey Manring. Kyle Cornett . R. E. Lee . Wm. C. Humphrey . Geo. Crawford . . W. S. Ross . L. Frank Smith Robert L. Snapp . C. R. Wilson . . Leo Boulting . L. F. Shipp Delbert Harris . Earl Martin . . Alfred B. Proctor . J. Harry Kibbe Luther E. Cook . Roger McAlister . Ralph Sheddrick . Wade Dawson . . Lee Redd . Clyde J. Pryor
Time of Meeting 1st and 3rd Fridays 1st and 3rd Thursdays 2nd and 4th Saturdays 2nd and 4th Thursdays 1st and 3rd Thursdays 2d & 4th Monday 1st and 3rd Fridays 1st and 3rd Mondays 2nd and 4th Mondays 2nd and 4th Thursdays 2nd and4th Wednesdays
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Charter Date Oct. 16. 1879 Oct. 17, 1878 May 10.1850 May 8,1851 Oct. 13. 1872 Mar. 19, 1906 Oct. 17,1901 Oct. 10, 1894 Oct. 17, 1878 Apr. 30, 1860 Oct. 12, 1869
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Xenia Quitman Ravenwood Graham White Hall Burlington Nodaway Pickering Clearmont Skidmore
. 50IHopkins . Beryl Calkins . Harold W. McDonald. . 1961 Quitman . . Edwin Roberts . 201 1Ravenwood . . 289lGraham . Ernest Wright . Keran T. Coulter . . 301 Barnard . . 442 1Burlington Jet . Robert Nicholas . Morris H. Chick . . 470 1Maryville . George Edwards . . 4721 Pickering Louis Speed . . 5071 Clearmont . . . Elbert H. Godsey . 511 Skidmore .
Lloyd E. Fine . J os. E. McDonald .. Clyde Adcock . Raymond E. Geyer. P. D. Stalling . Miles S. Graves . Walter E. Smith . . C. Homer Pyle Elden Huls . Glenn J. Stevens .
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. North Star Sonora Northwest Fairfax Holt ..â&#x20AC;˘....... Maitland Oregon Forest City Mound City Craig
. 157lRockPort . 200 Watson . 358 Tarkio . 483 Fairfax . 112IMaitland . 13910regon . 2141Forest City . 2941Mound City . 606/Craig "
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Delbert E. Stites Herbert Case Donald White Robert 1. Vaught Paul E. Leeper Kenneth C. Kurtz Dale Book J. T. Cardinell Everett F. Kerns
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Virgil E. Walter L. W. Hudson Lyle G. Case N. 1". Dragoo Ernest Rowlett. Everett Planalp John S. Clanton. . .. D. B. Burnett C. M. Randall.
2nd and 4th Mondays 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
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. 71lsavannah . 117 Rochester . 138 Fillmore . 162 Whitesville . 404lRosendale . 413 Bolckow . 600ICosby . 10IAgency . 22 DeKalb . 78 St. Joseph . 150 Faucett . 189 St. Joseph . 238 Rushville . 2691St. Joseph . 331/St. Joseph . 376 St. Joseph . 508 Saxton
. Glenn F. Gressly . Denny Marsee . Doyle Lightle . Emmett Tannehill . Carl Schopfer . John W. Todd . Lester Salmons . Chas. R. Woodson . Charles Browning . Virgil L. Abbett . James P. Hull . John O. Newton . J esse Lee Page . E. G. Pearce, Sr . Hubert Estes . Edward A. Austin . E. A. Terrill
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Lloyd L. Schmitt H. E. Shanks. . . . .. Bruce F. Wilkes Marion O. Barton .. C. J. Watts Glenn Neely W. B. Durant Robert H. Adams John T. Morris W.L. Mulvania Ellis C. Nash Milton W. Taylor Elmer Moore V. T. Cummings Lewis O. WeigeL .. Elvis R. Pot!...... Joseph Lang 0
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Oct. 28, 1844 Nov. 8,1924 June 2, 1866 May 28, 1856 Oct. 22, 1896 Oct. 17, 1873 Sept. 3, 1908 June 2, 1866 May 6,1852 Oct. 14, 1846 May 28,1858 May 28,1859 May 26,1865 Oct. 19, 1922 Oct. 13, 1870 Oct. 13, 1870 Oct. 12, 1882
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Location No.1 1241union Star . . 308 Maysville 3171°sborn . 454 Stewartsville . 559 Clarksdale : . 15IWinston . 65 Pattonsburg . 106 Gallatin . 285 Coffey . . 4881LoCk Springs 500 Jameson ......•.. 664IJamesport .
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. Secretary H.E.Hall . . C. T. Pilcher S. O. Borland . Clarence G. Waller. Donald M. Barrow .. Alfred Dunlap . Harvey F. Nalle . Bruce Holbrook . W. S. Underwood .. Eddie Lay . Sam Pugh . . Doyle E. Kime
Time of Meeting 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 1st and 3rd Mondays 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 1st and 3rd Thursdays 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 1st and 3rd Wednesdays 1st and 3rd Thursdays 1st and 3rd Thursdays 1st and 3rd Mondays
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Charter Date Oct. 16, 1886 Oct. 12, 1869 Oct. 12, 1869 Oct. 21, 1903 Oct. 12. 1893 June I, 1866 May 29,1854 Oct. 16, 1879 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 16, 1874 Oct. 11, 1877 Oct. 19, 1898
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31ILiberty . 49IHolt . 1931Missouri City . 207 iExcelsior Springs 3ltlKearney . , 438 Smithville 37/Hem P le . 62 Cameron . . 113 Plattsburg . 397 G6wer 506!Lathrop ; .
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John J. Bowman L. W. Bartee , Robert E. Hicklin .. Albert L. Forsythe. Don Thompson. . . .. Alfred O. Lowman. Carl Baker. . . . . . .. O. Rex Orr , H. O. Marshall Ernest G. Reid. . . .. J. L. Taylor. . . . . ..
2nd and 4th Mondays 2nd and 4th Mondays 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 1st and 3rd Mondays 1st and 3rd Thursdays 1st and 3rd Wednesdays 1st and 3rd Fridays 1st and 3rd Mondays 1st Thursday 1st & 3d Wednesday 3d Monday
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Don Sprouse Dale A. Oldfield " Frank Shrum James D. Greenwood. James W. Smith W. E. Alford " Vernon H. Stone David Biggerstoft' L. M. Johnson
D. Irving Farrar I. C. Wilson. . . . . . .. Lincoln Dana Herbert Woolsey T. M. Parker F. W. Cornue Harry D. Rice P. B. Myers M. F. Pollard
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38ICallao 1021 Bevier 172IMacon 2371La Plata 268 Atlanta 332lExcello 648IElmer 96lShelbyville 228 Shelbina 416IHunnewell 637 BetheL 662!Clarence
. . Harold Jones . . Delbert Kitchen . . Clyde Butler . . James L. Dehner . . Cecil R. Ford . . Paul M. Binder . . J. L. Hertzler . . W. D. Fox . . AI. Sharp . Samuel P. McElroy . . . Leo J. Simpson . Kenneth Timmons .. ;
Bert B. Bledsoe . C. F. Larsen . Romet Bradshaw . H. D. Carter . Ernest R. Pierson .. Ross King . I. H. Grubbs . W. S. Parrish . Fred R. White . J. Albert Howe . Sam Ziegler . Claude Oylear .
1st and 3rd Fridays 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 2nd and 4th Mondays 2nd and 4th Thursdays 1st and 3rd Mondays 1st and 3rd Wednesdays 2nd and 4th Mondays 2nd & 4th Wednesdays 1st & 3rd Wednesdays 2nd and 4th Fridays 2nd and 4th Mondays 1st and 3rd Tuesdays
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Master J. Harold Schaffer Howard Legg GUY Strickler Allan Gorrell D. A. Leslie E. H. Thomas Ira Wenneker W. E. Sears Harry F. Culler Virgil P. Caulk Paul M. Bailey
Secretary . Leslie Edwards . . R. Lance West . . Frank L. Young . . J ere Bradshaw . . John S. Smith . . Archie E. Graves . . John W. Terpening. . R. L. Haydon . . W. H. Blackshaw . . F. E. Herring . . Thomas J. Bleigh .
Time of MeetIng 1st and 3rd Thursdays 2nd and 4th Thursdays 2nd and 4th Fridays 1st and 3rd Mondays 1st and 3rd Thursdays 1st and 3rd Thursdays 1st and 3rd Thursdays 2nd and 4th Thursdays 1st and 3rd Mondays 2nd and 4th Mondays 1st Thursday
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Charter Date Oct. 11. 1877 Oct. 12, 1842 Oct. II, 1888 Oct. 15. 1868 Oct. 15. 1870 Oct. 15, 1876 Sept. 27. 1906 Apr.· 8,1831 Oct. 14. 1839 Mar. 8,1859 Oct. 11. 1878
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, Eolia Clarksville Perseverance Phoenix Frankford Pike
. 14IEolia . 171 Clarksville . 92ILouisiana....... . 136jBowling Green . 192IFrankford . 399)Curryville.......
Theo. L. Graue Wm. H. McDannold Edward N. Hawkins. Harry L. Martin . Ernest A. Murr Russell J. Rows . B. W. Flood......... Halliday Jones . J. H. Barton J. S. Brown . Eugene Miller....... L. D. Harris .
2nd and 4th Thursdays 1st and 3rd Thursdays. . . . . . . . . . .. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 2nd and 4th Tuesdays............ 2nd and 4th Mondays. . . . . . . . . . . .. 3rd Friday each month .... , .. . . ..
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19IParis 23lFlorida 64[Monroe City 91IMadison 4621Santa Fe 660 IHolliday 33ICenter 302/Perry 307 New London
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W. A. Franke . J. V. Hayden . Otis F. Berry . Johnnie A. Summers. Henry Kendrick . E. E. Curtright . William R. Clary . Boone Jones . Leo McNary .
James W. Reed .... Edward M. Adams. David H. Cornish .. Russell Featherston Philander H. Stuart Thomas E. Sparks. Grover C. Layne . Jack H. Biggers . . Geo. F. Watson
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Mar. 1,1835 May 6,1852 June 2, 1866 Oct. 12, 1847 Oct. 17, 1873 Oct. 17,1923 June 9, 1863 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 12, 1869
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o Ran?,olph .....
Huntsville Milton Clifton Hill Moberly Cairo Higbee Jacksonville Clark
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30lHuntsville . 151IMilton . 161 Clifton Hill. . 344IMoberly . 486jCairo . 527lHigbee . 641[J acksonville . 610IClark
. Willard May . Emmett L. Fleming .. . W. R. Harris . . Arthur F. Schwab . . John Foster . . Joe "V. Burton . . Lloyd Samp . . George B. McLellan .. .
Leonard Bradley . Arthur Haak . George K. Hill . J. W. Tate . U. L. Dameron . Edwin E. Hawkins. Oresta G. Gross .... Frank L. Ornburn.
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
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Oct. 9, Jl!ne 11, Oct. 15, Oct. 31, Oct. 20, Oct. 15, Sept. 29, Sept.28,
1840 1855 1858 1870 1874 1885 1904 1910
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73lBrunswick 74lKeytesville 122lTriplett 202lWestville 208lSalisbury 426lRothville 525lSumner 628IMendon
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Ira Davis . W. R. Cox . Roy Gregory . Clark Harrelson . C. E. Griswold . Thomas E. Waugh . Wm. T. Stewart, Jr.. Robert Engleman ...
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A. G. Lynch . Marvin G. Wilson .. C. E. Murray . Floyd Porter . H. H. Brummall . Lee Clair . Leslie O. Allen . Carroll G. Shull .
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County Carroll
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No. I Location 391De Witt 521 Carrollton 10ljBOgard .. , 216 Hale 249INorborne 597 Bosworth 322 Hardin
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Master Harold Winfrey O. E. Lamb Henry Edwards Floyd O. Dye Ralph E. Haskell. Milton Helm Gordon C. Lentz
Secretary . George Hollister . . Harry E. Schanz . . Frank Brunscher .. . Robert Baker . . . R. H. Robinson . C. F. McPherson . . S. L. Lockridge .
Time of Meeting 1st and 3rd Thursdays 2nd and 4th Thursdays 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 1st and 3rd Mondays 2nd Monday 2nd and 4th Thursdays 2nd Sat. and 4th Tues
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Charter Date Oct. 17,1878 Oct. 17, 1842 Oct. 14, 1886 Oct. 12, 1893 Oct. 19, 1887 Sept.30, 1908 Oct. 12, 1869
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Rising Sun . Weston . Compass . Camden Point . Rowley .........• Fidelity •......... Adelphi ........•. Platte City .
13 Barry 53 Weston 120 Parkville 169 Camden Point 204 Dearborn 339 Farley 355 Edgerton 5041Platte City
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John M. Reineke . R. B. McKnight, Jr . Jas. W. Youngblood .. Clifford Baber . Vaughn Hull. . GUY Kamphefner . Carl W. Wingate . Spence Flannery .
Frank R. Williams. J. A. Offutt W. D. Montague... C. W. Chandler.... C. R. Manville. . . .. Lee Fox Clyde Newman Herman Klein
1st Saturday ......•.............. 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 1st Monday . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ..•.......... 2nd Wednesday . 2nd Wednesday . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays . 2nd and 4th Mondays .
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6,1858 14, 1842 10,1850 19, 1867 19, 1867 13, 1870 13. 1870 13, 1881
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1041Kansas City ..... 2191Kansas City ..... 220 Kansas City ..... 2991Kansas City ..... 305 Kansas City ..... 316 Kansas City..... 340lKansas City ..... 446 Kansas City ..... 5221Kansas City ..... 5461Kansas City ..... 5471Kansas City ...... 5631Kansas City ...... 6171Kansas City ..... 6251Kansas City ..... 630lKansas City ..... 6431Kansas City ...... 656\Kansas City ..... 663 Kansas City ..... 6591N. Kansas City ...
Cornelius.F. Cole. Jr.. Warren E. Ketterman Max W. Segler ....... Claude C. Reichel .... Shannon W. Jones ... Raymond W. Howlett. Grant A. Murry ...... Jack C. Stewart...... H. Boyd Beck ........ Hardin W. Wood ..... Loy D. Robbins ...... Chas. M. Prigeon .... Robert 1. Robertson .. Edward N. Partridge. Ralph O. Shaw ...... J. R. Brookshire ..... Robert H. Arnold .... Harry Rosenberg· .... William P. Mathews ..
Joseph S. Epstein .. Carl L. Soderstrom. Robt. I. Newton, Sr. Clare M. Chitty .... Miller C. Morgan ... H. B. Blanchard .... W. F. Lacaff....... Frank A. Lewis .... Fred H. Knight .... Vernie G. Fisher ... H. B. Hurd, Acting Lawrence E. Reedy. L. Verne Hosic ..... Robert O. Fulton ... Leonard T. Gillham. Edward N. Haynes . R. T. Swearingen .. Joseph Weinsaft ... J. W. Whiteside ....
2nd and 4th Tuesdays ............. 1st and 3rd Fridays .......... " ... 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 Mondays ..... -......... 1st and 3rd Wednesdays ........... 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, 1883 Sept.22, 1920 Oct. 15, 1890 Oct. 17,1895 Sept.28,1911 Sept.25, 1912 Oct. 2,1913 Sept. 21, 1916 Oct. 4,1921 Mar. 5,1925 Sept.21, 1921
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61IWaverly 149lLexington 364 Higginsville 464lConcordia 47610dessa 57IRichmond 223lCamden 393ILawson 444 Orrick
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. G. E. Brownfield Charles R. Skinner . L. V. McPherson . Ray Maring . Wm. R. Osborn . Francis C. Ewer . Deuard I. Sinclair . C. J. Goodman . F. McGlothlin .
W. C. Rowe Geo. A. McKean Herbert E. Mock Everett Pape R. H. Kelly F. B. Thompson Harry L. Waller L. D. Estill Eunice Roe
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2nd Thursday . 3rd Tuesday . 2nd and 4th Mondays .........•... 1st and 3rd Mondays . 2nd and 4th Fridays . 3rd Monday . 1st Thursday . 1st and 3rd Fridays . 2nd Thursday .
May 2,1866 June 4,1855 Oct. 14. 1880 Oct. 17, 1873 Oct. 15,1874 Oct. 13, 1842 Sept. 21, 1921 Oct. 13, 1871 Oct. 16, 1872
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Lodge . Arrow Rock C~mb:idge
Mlaml. Trilumina Barbee Malta Oriental. Nelson
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NO.1 Location 551 Arrow Rock 63ISlater 85IMiami. 205lMarshall 2171Sweet Springs 4021Malta Bend 518 Blackburn 560 Nelson
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Master E. E. Hailey . Harry W. Wallace . John 1. Akeman . Raymond L. Evans . Harry Smith . Vernon J. Sievers . Wm. H. Underwood .. Campbell Martin .....
Secretary Wm. T. Burge ..... Frank G. Schmidt. . . Geo. W. Wilson Geo. H. Fuller . Paul Wylie . Elmer H. Wilson . Walter C. Borchers. Harry H. Coburn ...
Time of Meeting 2nd Thursday . 1st Tuesday . 4th Tuesday : . 1st Thursday . Last Friday . 1st Tuesday ..........•.......... 3rd Tuesday . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays : .
Charter Date Oct. 17. 1842 June 2, 1866 June 2, 1866 Oct. 19. 1867 Oct. 19, 1867 Oct. 17,1901 Oct. 11, 1883 Oct. 12, 1893
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John F. Jonas Otto A. Brunkhorst .. Herman Ries Robert Case H. E. Williamson A. L. Roberts Cleo V. Blakemore... Kenneth L. Myers Robert L. Summers ..
Clarence L. Hurt. .. J. H. Gunn . P. E. Hays . J. W. Gerhardt . Fred L. Schilb . Robert W. Hall. . Samuel P. Ayres, Jr James E. Borders .. Robert R. Walker ..
2nd and 4th Tuesdays 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 2nd and 4th Fridays 1st and 3rd Thursdays 1st and 3rd Thursdays 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 1st and 3rd Wednesdays 1st and 3rd Thursdays
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Centralia . Twilight . Ashland . Sturgeon . Hallsville . Ancient Landm'k. Hinton . Acacia .
59'1 Centralia 114 Columbia 156IAshland 1741 Sturgeon 336\Hallsville 356lHarrisburg 455IHinton 602lColumbia
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Albert Lawson L. W. Schlueter Durwood D. Hazell W. H. Fountain George W. Wright J. H. Rowland. . . . . .. W. E. Throckmorton. T. A. Barnhart......
Paul R. Pruett . 1st and 3rd Thursdays Walter A. Reed . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays Ross N. Glascock . 1st and 3rd Mondays M. W. Esteppe . 1st Friday Olin C. Caldwell . Ist Tuesday J. E. Richardson . 1st and 3rd Saturdays Tilford Goslin . 1st Saturday Walter H. Baird . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays
. Oct. 19, 1867 . Oct. 19, 1867 . May 28,1859 . May 30,1857 . Oct. 17, 1878 . Oct. 17, 1873 . Sept. 29, 1904 . Sept.29, 1909
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Laddonia . Social. . Hebron . Vandalia . . . Fulton New Bloomfleld .. Portland . Tebbetts . Shamrock . Mokane .
115ILaddonia " . 2661 Martinsburg . 354IMexico . 491lVandalia . 48IFulton . 60lNew Bloomfield .. 2421 Portland . 565ITebbetts . 585lShamrock " .. 612lMokane .
Arthur J. Fiesler F. W. Riutcel. C. R. Parker, Sr John E. Byram D. C. Browning Harry Rich Frank J. Soukup Roy Fowler Harry J. Robison John J. Keely, Jr
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H. Christopher . Fred Klarenbach . B. C. Denton . Malcolm L. Motley .. Charles R. Powell . C. M. Holt . M. A. Gibson . Henry Hazlett . W. S. Armstrong . C. D. Winter .
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o Oct. 12. 1880 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 13; 1870 Oct.. 25, 1876 Oct. 17, 1842 May 25,1854 May 26,1865 Oct. 21, 1902 Sept. 27, 1906 Sept. 28, 1911
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j Tom W. Earnest. "'1 Paul Rodgers '1 3rd Thursday Floyd Bebo......... Fred A. Zimmann .. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays
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Lodge . Troy Silex New Hope New Salem Louisville Nineveh Moscow
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34ITroy 75ISilex 199 IElsberry 270iWinfleld 409ILouisville 47310Iney 5581Moscow Mills
Master . . . . . . .
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Secretary
Andy J. BlaIr . R. E. Williams . C. M. Baker . H. H. Arnhold . Henry A. H ueffner . Fred R. Worrell . A. C. Langford .
Charter Date
Time of Meeting 2nd and 4th Mondays Friday on or before full moon 2nd Thursday 1st and 3rd Fridays 1st & 3d Thursdays 1st Friday 2nd and 4th Saturdays
. Oct. . Oct. . May . Oct. . Oct. . Oct. . Oct.
7,1841 27.1897 30.1880 15, 1868 17.1902 15. 1874 20. 1892
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46IWentzville Palestine 2411St. Charles Mechanicsville... 260IDefiance j Pauldingville..... lllWright City Warrenton 609IWarrenton
Leland H. Keller Leslie E. Koeneker John Graef. Harold Buchanan Frederick Drunnert ..
J. M. Carter E. R. Engholm King Pugh Emory Chaney L. D. Stonebarger ..
1st and 3rd Fridays 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 2nd and 4th Saturdays 1st Thursday 2nd and 4th Fridays
June 2.1866 May 26, 1865 Oct. 15.1868 May 8,1852 : Sept.19,1917
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431Jefferson City 901 Russellville 21llEugene 61lICentertown 56ITipton 183lCalifornia 2951 J ames town 553 iClarksburg 185IChamois 326ILinn
. Clarence E. Hartley .. . Arthur U. HannapeI. . George E. Love . . Dwight Phillips . . Alfred W. Lloyd . . Frank V. Jones . . L. C. Kuhn . . John O. Sappington .. . A. H. Schaperclaus . . C. Emiry Lytton .
Roy D. Jennison. .. Edgar L. Lindley. .. Herbert Farris. . . .. Norman Gouge William H. Helt. . .. A. E. Wilson H. C. Harkins. . . . .. Dona M. Maness. .. E. H. Schowengerdt F. Edward Busch..
1st and 3rd Mondays 2nd Friday 1st Thursday First Tuesday 2nd and 4th Thursdays 2nd and 4th Fridays 1st Saturday 1st and 3rd Saturday 4th Friday 3d Saturday
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. Evergreen Sullivan Gray Summit Hope Fraternal. Columbia Easter Union Gasconade .... Hermann Owensville "
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271New Haven 69 Sullivan 1731Gray Summit 251 Washington 363 Robertsville 5341 Pacific 575jSt. Clair 593IUnion 123 Hermann 62410wensville
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Orville Nichols . Elmer R. Bowenkamp 1. O. Hendricks . Russell Satterfield . Arthur Meyer . . C. W. Patton R. L. Duemler . A. M. Halbach . Robert Potts . Leslie E. Spurgeon .
Karl L. Junge . Harry E. Vieten . Wm. E. Arnold . W. A. pfautsch . Louis H. Bruns . E. A. Roemer . Paul E. Lack . Phillip H. Frueh . W. D. Stoenner . Virgil C. Crowder ..
2nd and 4th ThursdayS . 1st and 3rd Fridays ............• 1st and 3rd Thursdays ;. 1st and 3rd Fridays . 1st and 3rd SaturdayS . 2nd and 4th Thursdays ........•. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays . 2nd and 4th Fridays . 2nd and 4th Fridays . 1st and 3rd Thursdays .
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Missouri. ........ Beacon .......... St. Louis ........ " Naphtali. ....... " Pomegranate ..... " Occidental. ...... " Pyramid ......... " Good Hope ....... " " Aurora .......... " America ......... Cache ........... " Harmony ........ " Clifton Heights ... Rose Hill ........ " Magnolia........ " " Tower Grove ..... Triangle ......... Trinity .......... " Benj. Franklin ... " Pilgrim .......... Commonwealth ... St. Louis Co.. : Anchor .......... St. I:,>uis Co... University ....... Theo. Roosevelt ..
liSt. Louis ........ Gerald D. Stanley .... J. Wohradsky, Jr... 31St. Louis ........ James W.Taylor ..... Harvey E. Waldt ... 20 St. Louis ........ Sam L. Birenbaum ... Harry Schwartz .... Gilbert Lee Keith .... Rudy Brock ........ 95 St. Lou.......... Louis ........ Elmer E. Siefert ..... R. C. Winkelmaier. 163 St. Louis ........ Ferman G. Steele .... W. C. Smith ....... 180 St. Louis ........ R. Edward Rice ...... R. S. Lorimier ..... 2181St. Louis ........ Edwin H. young ..... Elmer M. Ruffin .... 2671St. Louis ........ Ervin O. Nickel. ..... Chas. V. Ehrmann. 3471St. Louis ........ Theodore A. Fiedler .. Geo. H. Holdsworth. 416 St. Louis ........ Elmer Gruber ....... Gustav Heinichen .. 4991St. Louis ........ Donald 1. Duncan .... William E. Punt ... , 520 St. Louis ........ Earl F. Watson ...... J; E. Winterton, Jr. 5501St. Louis ........ C. Marvin Pressler ... Earl H. Pleitsch .... 626/St. Louis ........ Joseph C. Giedeman .. Henry C. Mayer .... 631 St. Louis ........ Wesley C. Kreh ...... Adam H. Liebmann, 638\St. Louis ........ George L. Thompson. Henry G. Diller .... 641 St. Louis ........ Seibert Etter ........ Harry E. Treece ... 6421St. Louis ........ Harry J. Zafft ....... Sidney N. Wolff .... 652 St. Louis ........ Frank Kokal ........ B. L. Arterbury .... 6541St. Louis ........ Rodgers McCullough. Duval O'Neal. ..... 443 University City .. Ernest B. McCormick Arthur W. Reiter ... 649/UniVel'Sity City .. Ira V. Smith ......... Alfred A. N all ..... 661 University City .. Raymond C. Glueck .. C. L. Skinner, Jr....
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Lodge Meridian ........ Geo. Washington. Mt. Moriah ...... Polar Star ........ Erwin ........... Pride of the West. Keystone ........ Cosmos .......... Corners tone ...... Paul Revere ...... Tuscan .......... Itaska .. ; ........ West Gate. ~ ..... Lambskin ........ Euclid ........... Apollo ........... Algabil .......... Olive Branch ..... Forest Park ...... Mizpah .......... Purity ........... Shaveh .......... Progress .........
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Location Master 21St. Louis ....... John O. Cahill....... 91St. Louis ....... Charles J. Schuster.. 40jSt. Louis ....... Edwin O. Walter .... 791St. Louis ....... Lawrence H .. Wilson. 121 St. Louis ....... R. C. Kahdeman ..... 179 St. Louis ....... Inman A. Ritchey .... 2431St. Louis ....... George B. Heileman .. 2821St. Louis ....... GUY A. Wood ........ 323 St. Louis ....... Lawrence E. Rotan .. 330 St. Louis ....... Walter C. Niehaus ... 360 St. Louis ....... Carl L. A. Beckers ... 420 St. Louis ....... Arthur F. Denkmann 445 St. Louis ....... Claude C. Renow, Jr.. 460 St. Louis ....... Arthur E. Bush ...... 505 St. Louis ....... Oscar H. Schmelig ... 529 St. Louis ....... David O. Turnbull. .. 544 St. Louis ....... John H. Doernhoefer. 5761St. Louis ....... Harry Cohen ........ 578 St. Louis ....... Wilford T. Corneau .. 639 St. Louis ....... William F. Scott ..... 6581St. Louis ....... Ben R. Winchell ..... 6461Univeristy City .. Albert E. Loehr ...... 6571University City. Paul C. ~euenkirk ... 1
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Secretary Harry C. Ploetze ... Robert C. Brinkman Edward F. Schilling Val. Krapp ........ A. Blankenmeister. John T. Williams ... George J. Tischler .. Christie J. Rail ..... Alex S. Dawson .... Wm. E.Williams ... Wm. C. Hilmer .... Walter E. Haustein. E. B. Partenheimer. Ben C. Burroughs .. Merle E. Campbell .. George Ruths ...... Wm. E. Bridegroom Fred L. Oatman .... Wm. C. Rese ....... Herbert L. Stein ... John Heines ....... Albert G. Sewing ... Robert F. Mohr ....
Time of Meeting 2nd and 4th Thursdays .......... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ........... 1st and 3rd Saturdays ........... 1st and 3rd Fridays ............. 2nd and 4th Fridays ............ 2nd and 4th Wednesdays ........ 1st and 3rd Wednesdays ......... 2nd and 4th Mondays ........... 1st and 3rd Mondays ............ 2nd and 4th Fridays ............ 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ........... 1st and 3rd Mondays ............ 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ........... 2nd and 4th Wednesdays ........ 1st and 3rd Mondays ............ 2nd and 4th Wednesdays ........ 2nd and 4th Fridays ....â&#x20AC;˘....... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ........... 2nd and 4th Mondays ......... :. 1st and 3rd TuesdayS ........... 1st and 3rd Mondays ............ 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ........... 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..........
Charter Date May 2, 1852 May 10,1849 Oct. 15, 1844 Oct. 14, 1846 May 9, 1851 May 28,1858 May 26,1865 Oct. 15, 1869 Oct. 12, 1869 Oct. 26, 1923 Oct. 15, 1870 Oct. 16, 1872 Oct. 16, 1872 Oct. 16.1872 Sept.20,1917 Sept. 18, 1918 Sept. 19, 1917 Sept. 27, 1906 Sept. 27, 1906 Sept. 30, 1915 Sept. 21, 1921 Sept.22, 1920 Oct. 5, 1921
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541Garden City 147 Harrisonville 276 Freeman 372 East Lynne 450IBelton 480 Pleasant Hill 485 Drexel 633 Archie 651 Cleveland
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Edgar E. COy Ernest Dunkin John C. Waldron R. C. Tarrington Orville L. Hall Earl T. Hunt J. E. Frazier Joseph C. Ohlert John P. Perry
. Robert C. Smith .... . Jesse L. VanMeter. . Chas. S. Atkinson .. -. 1. A. Stone . . Roy L. Johnston . . Geo. W. Smith . . C. H. Bundy . . Edward Wesemann. . James C. Hawkins.
Oct. 16, 1884 Oct. 19. 1867 Oct. 15. 1868 Oct. 17. 1873 Oct. 16. 1872 Oct. 17.1878 . . Oct. 13, 1881 . Oct. 1,1914 . Sept. 22. 1920
1st and 3rd Tuesdays 1st and 3rd Thursdays 3rd Friday 2nd Wednesday 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 2nd Friday 1st and 3rd Mondays 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 2nd Tuesday
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. . Hume Amsterdam . Butler . Rockville .......• Crescent Hill . Rich Hill . Foster .
130IHume 141 Amsterdam 254lButler ' 341 Rockville 368 Adrian 479 Rich Hill 554 Foster
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J. R. Johnson . Willia~ E. Read . Byron C. Piper . Willard Dains . . W. C. Cummins Marshall M. Gordon .. Leonard F. Ayres ....
H. R. Barbour . Edgar A. Smiser . S. L. Rook . E. L. Midkiff . Edwin L. Blocher . Marion A. Moreland O. D. Jennings .....
1st and 3rd Thursdays 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 1st and 3rd Fridays 1st Thursday 2nd and 4th Thursday 2nd and 4th Mondays Every Friday night
. Oct. 14, 1886 . Sept. 27, 1906 . Oct. 15, 1868 . May 10.1900 '. Oct. 13, 1871 . Oct. 29, 1881 . Oct. 15. 1891
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595 Cole Camp •...... 653 Warsaw . . 245 Knobnoster . 262 Holden . 265 Warrensburg . 274 Leeton . 487 Chilhowee . 236 Sedalia . 272 Sedalia Ridge . 4251Green . 574 LaMonte
Pete J. Otten . John M. Laird . Raymond W; Baker .. Benjamin Cast . Clarence R. Pearce . Eugene B. Dritt . Paul Hutchins . Homer H. Gwinn . Napoleon B. Patton .. J ames Stark . GUY Ballew .
E. H. Intelmann~ . Loran H. Martin . . C. L. Saults Clifton O. Landes .. Chas. H. Malone . Donald E. Bailey . . M. A. Wallace Ralph F. Boies . Joseph R. Smetana. S. M. Dowdy, Actg.. Robert B. Burke ....
1st and 3rd Fridays 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 2nd and 4th Thursdays 1st and 3rd Thursdays 1st and 3rd Mondays 3rd Thursday 1st and 3rd Fridays 1st Friday 3rd Friday 1st and 3rd Thursdays 2nd Friday
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. Oct. 19. 1898 . Sept. 21, 1921 . May 26,1865 . Oct. 20. 1868 . Oct. 15, 1868 . Oct. 16. 1879 . Sept. 27, 1906 . May 26,1864 . Oct. 15. 1868 . Sept.29, 1904 . Sept.28. 1905
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Location 29IWindsor 408IMontrose 548IClinton 552 Calhoun 273 Osceola 342IRoscoe.......... 403 ILowry City 4121APPIeton City 419 Taberville
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Master W. G. Whitworth Ted Conrad......... H. O. Croft H. E. Carpenter Frank M. Littell Wm. R. Dunham, Jr.. E. D. Hoover John D. Smith Vernon Hutton
Secretary Wm. B. Johnson George F. TOWler). J. B. Holcomb , E. W. Masters Roger P. Frank C. A. Weinlig. . . . .. J. A. Colley David Scroggs, Jr K. L. Ingalls
Time of Meeting 1st and 3rd Tuesdays............. 2nd and 4th Mondays............. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ....•........ 1st and 3rd Thursdays............ 3rd Tuesday..................... 2nd Wednesday. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. 1st Friday ;, 3rd Monday..................... 4th Friday ,
Charter Date June21,1866 Oct. 13,1871 Oct. 15,1890 Oct. 15.1891 Oct. 15,1868 Oct. 15, 1870 Oct. 17,1873 Oct. 13,1872 Oct. 16,1872
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Camden
. 152 . 433 . 83 ' 432 . 528 . 375 . 385 . 203 . 410
Camdenton Mack's Creek Lebanon Competition Conway Waynesville Richland Brumley Iberia
. H. J. Williams . Fred Adams . Farron Atkins . Finis Dougan, Jr . David McShane . Elmer C. Rigsby . William R. Halter . Roy O. McCubbin . W. W. Hunphrey
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Joseph Jaeger, Jr Roy A. True. . . . . .. Edwin H. Draper D. E. Cook E. Herschel Harris. Roy C. Wilson. . . . .. Frank A. Jones Donald Williams B. C. Livingston...
2nd Thursday . 1st Saturday ..........•.••....... 1st Wednesday . 1st Saturday . 1st Saturday ..............•...... 2nd Tuesday ..................•. 2nd Wednesday . 2nd Wednesday ' . 1st Thursday .
June 25, 1858 Nov. 1,1878 May 25.1854 Oct. 15, 1891 Oct. 15, 1885 Oct. 19. 1888 Oct. 18, 1901 Oct. 17,1878 Oct. 13. 1871
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77 Steelville 312 Cuba 225 Salem 373 Belle 531 Vichy 94 Vienna 213 Rolla 230 St. James 497 Newburg 346 Dixon 145 Licking
. . Ed Schweider . , R. O. Stubblefield . J. Howard Hughes.,. , . Roy D. Huse . . Floyd Ballance . . Lloyd O. Nichols , . Lloyd E. Marsden '. , Floy E. Beezley , . . Clair Roach ' . R. C. Veasman , . L. G. Miller
'1 C. A. Smith C. F. Wilmesherr . .. James L. Bangert.. N. B. Stockton W. E. Ray. . . . . . . .. Carl A. Baldwin. . .. Walter C. Campbell. W. W. Jackson Howard R. Pinto A. W. Davis ' William D. Rodgers.
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Oct. 14, 1847 Oct. 13, 1887 May 29,1862 Sept. 27, 1906 Oct. 15, 1885 Oct. 17, 1878 May 30,1861 May 28,1863 Sept.27,1906 Oct. 13, 1870 Oct. 19, 1899
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D, Soto•......... Soto ...•..... Joachim ......... 164 Hillsboro ........ Herculaneum .... 338 Herculaneum .... Tyro ............ 12 Caledonia ........
Milton J. Hill ....... , Earl C. Daugh~tee ... , Elmer C. Revelle ..... Luther Bryan .......
A. L. Schwaegerle. , E. M. Williams ..... George W. Hegel ... Frank Wallis ...... ,
131 IPotosi. .......... 143lIrondale......... 632/Bel g rade ........ 535 Blackwell ........ 2561 Festus ..........
Lee F. Rowe ......... Walter L. Schmalz ... Henry Akers ........ Geo. H. Smith ....... Fred W. Kocher .....
George Carr ....... G. D. Maxwell. , ... , Lewis Pierce ..... , . Geo. V. Welch ...... Byrl Degeare .......
Potosi ........... Irondale ......... Belgrade ......... St. Francois .. Blackwell. . . . . . .. Jefferson. . . .. Shekinah........
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Master Clarence Lilley, , . , , , J ohnie E. Moore ..... Allen W. Vaughan", B. M. Crates, . : .... , . Dewey Mabary .. , ... Howard Price ...... , Fred Hogan ......... J as. R. Cunningham, S. B. Brown ......... Raymond W. Potter., E. Utterback ..... , ..
Secretary Byron Rea, ....... , Albert J. Roberts .. James R. Fowler ... Ralph Hutton ..... , Cecil L. Walker .... Glenn Lyon .... , ... Gregg Miller ....... Morris E. Ewing. , . S. B. Brown III .... Floyd P. Slagle .... , J. S. Toalson ... , . , ,
Time of Meeting 4th Friday ...................... 1st Thursday .................... 4th Saturday .................... 1st Thursday .................... 3rd Saturday .................... 1st Monday; ..................... 2nd Monday ......... , ......... ',' 3rd Modnay ....... , ... , ........ , 2nd Wednesday .................. 1st Thursday .................... 1st Tuesday. , , .... , .. , .. , . , .....
Charter Date Oct. 13, 1871 Oct. 13, 1871 Oct. 15, 1886 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 15, 1868 Oct. 18, 1900 Oct. 19. 1868 Oct. 19, 1868 Oct. 19, 1867 Oct. 17.1873 Oct. 26, 1927
FORTY-SEOOND DISTRICT-PARKS BAOON, D. D. G. M., Eldorado Springs, Mo.
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283IStockton ...... ,. 315 Jerico Springs ... Sprin., 87 Greenfield ....... 359 Arcola .......... 405 Everton ....... , . 458 Dadeville ........
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Ernest F. Pyle ... ,. , , F. O. Potts ....... , .. James E. Allen ... , .. W. Ralph Allison, .. , Carl Glenn ...... ,.,. Willis E. Cantrell ... , Russell Buck ..... , . ,
1st and 3rd Thursdays ............ 1st and 3rd Mondays ............. 2nd and 4thThursdays ............ 4th Tuesday ..................... 2nd Thursday .................... 2nd and 4th Fridays .... , ......... Thursday on or before full moon and two weeks thereafter ......... Morris, . .. 2nd and 4th Thursdays ...........
Noward M. Wrenn. Charles H. Cox. , .. ' Earl F. Pentecost .. James VanDam .... James E. Gillen .... Wm. R. Probst ... , . A. C. Blakemore, ..
Thos. J. McCraw. , . " Thos.
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. Osage Sheldon Schell City. . . . . .. Montevallo Unity. . . . . . . . . .. Walker . Hermon......... Lamar Golden Milford
303INevada 371lsheldon 448 Schell City 490 Montevallo 495 Richards 605IWalker 187ILiberal 292 Lamar 475 Golden City 516 Milford
. . HarrY Anderson Cecil J. Watkins . . . Loran Wade . . Ray Dark E. A. Fletcher . . . Sanford D. Richards. . . Walter L. New . Kenneth Rhinehart .. . . Ward K. Pal.tison . . E!don Gardner. _ .
David V. Morris _ 2nd Friday H. L. Burney. . . . .. 1st and 3rd Thursdays Harold R. Mosher.. 2nd Wednesday Oral Faith. . . . . . . .. 1st and 3rd Satnrdays Robert Minor 1st and 3rd Wednesdays Ralph Bloesser " 1st and 3rd Wednesdays William F. Renner. 1st and 3rd Thursdays W. A. Heydenberk. _ 2nd and 4th Wednesdays Frank J. Ernst.... 2nd and 4th Tuesdays J. C. Thomas " 1st and 3rd Fridays
. Oct. 15, 186~ . Oct. 11. 1883 . Oct. 17,1873 . Oct. 15, 1874 . Feb. 2. 1895 . Sept. 29, 1909 . Oct. 17. 1889 . Oct. 15, 1868 _ Oct. 15, 1874 . Oct. 12. 1883
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. Carthage Sarcoxie Joplin Fellowship Jasper Carterville Mineral. Webb City Carl Junction Criterion La Russell
197ICarthage 293ISarcoxie 335IJoplin 345IJoplin 398IJasper 401ICarterville 47110ronogo 5121Webb City 549lCarl Junction 586IAlba 5921La Russell
G. F. Wood Howard L. Bort. C. Max Duffee William R. Carter L. A. Ritchhart Earl T. Powell Hayden Feaster Joe W. Bundy Herbert D. Sandy Lloyd A. Passley R. N. Patton
Frank M. Shafer _ Nelson Brown..... Sherman A. Smith. _ Mark E. Whitaker .. D. Lee Bowden C. E. Ault _ Paul Ritter R. L. S~llens M. D.-Berry Vern Boyer .. : J. V. Patton
2nd and 4th Thursdays 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
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1867 1868 1870 1870 1873 1893 1873 1882 1891 1907 1921
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LODGE DIRECTORY BY DISTRICTS-Continued FORTY-FIFTH DISTRICT-PAUL A. KING, D. D. G. M., 502 Holland Bldg., Springfield, Mo. County Lodge Greene ........ United ... : ...... " ....... O'Sullivan ......• " ........ Ash Grove ....... " ........ Solomon ......... " ........ Gate of Temple ... ......... Republic ......... " " ........ Strafford ........ " ........ Willard .......... Webster ...... Webster ......... " ...... Doric ............ ...... Mount Olive ..... " " ..... , Hazelwood ....... ..... , Hp.nderson ....... "
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Location NO·1 5/Springfield ...... 7 Walnut Grove .... 100 Ash Grove ....... 271 Springfield ...... 422 Springfield ...... 570 Republic ......... 608 Strafford ........ 620lwillard .......... 98 Marshfield ....... 300 Elkland ......... 439' Rogersville. RR3 459 1Seymour ......... 4771 Rogersville ......
Master Lewis G. Scharpf. ... Efton Douglas ....... John R Perryman ... Wm. C. Bodanske .... Robert E. Foster ..... R. E. Ottendorf ...... Frank L. Potter ..... Glen Hall ............ Homer N. Evans ..... Ralph McNabb ....... Lewis S. Brooks ...... Willard H. Davis ..... Elvin Peck •.........
Secretary M. F. Smith ....... R. M. Fagan ....... Waldo H. McCray .. Milton W. Kinloch .. Frank Wm. Clark .. Frank J. Comisky .. Harry E. Grier ..... Charles Russell~. Paul V. Rathbun ... D. W. Haymes ..... M. J. Faulkner ..... Raymond Carrick .. E. F. Bracken ......
Time of Meeting 3rd Monday ...................•. 2nd Tuesday ..................... 2nd Thursday .................... 2nd Monday ..................... 3rd Thursday ................•.•• 2nd and 4th Thursdays ........... 1st Thursday .....••............. 1st and 3rd Thursdays. .. . . .. .. . .. 2nd Friday. . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2nd Saturday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Friday before full moon. . . . . . . . . .. 2nd and 4th Mondays ............. 3rd Thursday ....................
Charter Date May 20.1857 Oct. 19. 1867 Oct. 17. 1899 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 Oct. 15.1874
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Ava............. Pilot Knob Barnes.......... Texas " '1' Plato .. . Summersville Wright .••.•.. Mountain Grove .. .. Joppa Mansfield Norwood. . . . . . . .. 1
26jAva . 182 Richville . 116ICabooI. '.' 177 I Houston .. 469!Plato . 555ISummersville . 1581Mountain Grove .. 411!Hartville . 543 Mansfield . 6221 Norwood .
Joe Pitts Paul B. Murrell E. O. Keeter Howard L. Rhea Carrel S. Groves Chesley A. Mitchell Rex Canterbury Fred C. Carter Hosea V. Bogart Ben Smith
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Fred O. Lethco , C. M. Cearley S. F. Whittaker E. E. Scott. , W. L. Tilley , Nelson Igou Yale Myers Edward B. Garner.. Donald Livingston .. Paul Chadwell. . . ..
1st and 3rd Wednesdays Friday before full moon 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 2nd Wednesday 1st Monday 2nd Saturday 2nd and 4th Fridays 1st & 3d Thursdays 2d & 4th Tuesdays 1st and 3rd Thursdays
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. Star of the West .. Mosaic , Madison ..•••• Marcus . St. Francois ... Bismarck . Farmington , .. Ionic . St. Francois , Samaritan . Pendleton . Leadwood . Elvins . Ste. Genevieve. Saline .
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, 133 Ironton 351 Belleview. . . . . . .. 110 Fredericktown. .. 41 jBismarck 132 Farmington..... 154IDesloge , 234ILibertyVme 424 Bonne Terre 551 Doe Run. . . . . . . .. 598 Leadwood 599 Flat River. . . . . .. 2261St. Mary's
Walter E. Manning .. Frank E. Phillips . L. R. McCormick . James F. Browne . Don Karsch .... , . J. Milton Cole, Sr . . H. B. Wat.ts . HiIman E. Marler . L. Kaiser ' Darrell Thompson . Ted Greenberg, ' Milo H. Cherry.,., ..
Andy L. Keithly ' V. O. Sutton, . Gus Winter , . Clyde Ruble ' , Hezzie Graham . F. H. Buckner . P. A. Cashion , Virg-il T. Foreman. H. W. Kassabaum. , F. T.Westiund , J. E. LaBruyere ' Dwight Smith ,
2nd and 4th Fridays ; ;;; .. , 1st Saturday 1st and 3rd Thursdays. . . . . . .. . . .. 1st and 3rd Saturdays ' 2nd and 4th Thursdays '.... 1st and 3rd Mondays. . . . . . . . . . . .. lst Thursday ; .. 1st and 3rd Thursdays 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 2nd and 4th Saturdays , , 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. . . . . . . . . . . .. 4th Saturday....................
May 6,1851 Oct. 13, 1870 May 10, 1849 Oct. 15,1891 May 10,1857 Oct. 17, 1901 May 26, 1864 Oct. 16,1872 Nov. 27,1891 Sept. 30, 1908 Sept. 30, 1908 May 19.1861
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440lMarbie Hill. . 545IZalma . 931Cape Girardeau .. 103lMillersville , 221 Oak Ridge . 417 Whitewater , , 441 Jackson
Truman R., Lewis Amzia Kerr E. E. Shrout Lloyd E. James Hubert Bollinger John W. Drennan Clyde M; Statler
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2nd and 4th ThUrsdays ", 1st and 3rd Saturdays. . . . . . . . . . .. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 'I 1st and 3rd Thursdays 1st and 3rd Saturdays............ 2nd and 4th Fridays 2nd and 4th Thursdays "
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FIFTIETH DISTRICT-L. M. HOLLENBECK, D. D. G. M., Sikeston, Mo. Lodge County Miss~sippi:'. '. . East Prairie Charleston Scott . Morley Ashlar Sikeston Illmo Chaffee Stodd路a:r路d....:::. Bloomfield Essex Lakeville Dexter Advance Puxico New Madrid ... Morehouse
Location 384 East Prairie 407 Charleston 184 Morley 306 Commerce 310 Sikeston 581 IIlmo 615 Chaffee 153 Bloomfield 278lEssex 4891Bell City 532 Dexter 590 Advance 596lpuxico 603 Morehouse
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Master John Q. Griffith . Robert L. Burke . F. J. Frobase . Howell McVay . Gaz H. Cline . Paul A. Davidson . Max Bukstein . Richard F. Hensley .. James C. Ross . Loran McCollum . Joe Hunter . Herbert Westbrook . Vernon Fortner . HallieHight .
Secretary Roscoe K. Chitwood. Dee Jennings . . G. K. Patterson Albion Anderson . A. A. Harrison . Oliver C. Amick . Otis Snyder . Harry Norman . E. Y. Launius . Wm. H. Davault .. E. F. Asberry, Sr . Lloyd E. Revelle . Paul Burge . Aquilla Grimes .
Time of Meeting Every Thursday 1st and 3rd Thursdays 2nd and 4th Mondays 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 1st and 3rd Thursdays 2nd and 4th Thursdays 1st and 3rd Thursdays 1st and 3rd Wednesdays 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 1st and 3rd Tuesdays .. , 1st and 3rd Thursdays 1st and 3rd Mondays 2nd and 4th Tuesdays
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68lKennett ....... " 212jCampbeil. ....... 215lHornersville ..... 231lCardwell ........ , 406IMalden .......... 513lSenath .......... 166 Portageville ..... 176lConran .......... 4291New Madrid ..... 650IParma .......... 461\ Caruthersville .... 571 Hayti. .......... 634JSteele ........... 573lBernie .......... 645: Clarkton ........ 665lWardell ......... 6661Lilbourn ........
David B. Covey ...... George W. Landes ... Glenn Hemingway ... Gilbert R. Brewe'r .... Ralph D. Hester ..... Enos C. Benson ...... Alfred Newcomb ..... Ernest Stanford ..... George H. MeYay .... Arthur Lee .......... Bernie Lay .......... Earl M. Gibbs ....... ' Fred Bray ........... Cletus Thurston ..... Otto R. Riney ....... Garland Skaggs ..... , Lewis W. Stone ......
Ciay P. Bixler ..... R. D. Whiteaker, Sr Archie young ..... , Howard O. Tillman R. C. Patterson .... Truman Ponder .... R. D. Ellington, Jr. Myron Latimer .... C. M. Barnes ...... , Orville Coffey ...... Donald V. Magee ... Floyd M. Carlock ... W. D. Rider ....... , G. D. Abernathy ... Elmer Walker ..... , Jesse Byrd, Acting. Harold D. Jones ....
2nd and 4th Thursdays ........... 1st &3d Thursdays ............... 1st and 3rd Mondays ............. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays ........... 2nd and 4th Thursdays ........... 1st and 3rd Thursdays ............ 1st and 3rd Thursdays ............ 2nd and 4th Thursdays ........... 2nd and 4th Mondays .. '. .......... 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ............. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ............. 1st and 3rd Thursdays ............ 2nd and 4th Thursdays ........... 2nd and 4th Thursdays ........... 2nd and 4th Mondays ............. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ............. 1st and 3rd Mondays .............
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Master Orville Duley Willie T. Schmid Elbert H. Rongey Henry DeCelis Paul S. Mince Marvin E. Bowles
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Time of Meeting 2nd and 4th Tuesdays . 3rd Saturday . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays ..........••. 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 1st and 3rd Thursdays . 2nd and 4th Saturdays ...•........
Charter Date May 30.1861 Oct. 11, 1888 May 7,1870 Sept.29, 1904 Oct. 14, 1886 Oct. 15, 1885
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. Mt. Zion Ingomar Mountain View Or~~on·.·.·.·.·.·.·.· Alton Woodside Clifton Koshkonong Ozark . Sampson........ Bayou Rockbridge Robert Burns....
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Russell Douglas Orval Stuart Roy W. Davis Clifford Cypret Woodrow Gunn Elmer O. Smith E. Mittlestedter James Wolf J. Burl Roberts D. P. Wade George A. Rose, Jr
Archie L. Glinn f C. C. Brinsmaid 1 Frank N. LeBaron. 1 D. H. Gohn Richard D. Boyd J. W. Mitchell R. T. Meek C. J. Hogan Virgil Wiles....... C. E. Hicks Everett Herd...... J
1st Thursday . 2nd Tuesdays .•................•. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays . Saturday on or before full moon . Saturday on or before full moon . 2nd and 4th Tuesdays . 2nd Wednesday . Saturday before third Sunday . Saturday on or before full moon . 2nd Saturday . 2nd and 4th Fridays .
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. 296lSparta . 352 Ozark . 3791Billings . 453lForsyth . 587IBranson . 515lGalena . 519 Crane
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Clell Farwell Walter L. Shelton Grant G. Garbee W. Grant Stinnett L. N. Speight '.' Jess R. Stults Alfred Kaup
. James Jenkins . Wilbur E. Wilson .. . Eldon L. Hale . Martin G. Fallon .. H. R. Melton . R. H. Patterson. . .. . D. A. Holderman. ..
Friday on or before full full Saturday on or before full moon 1st Thursday 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 1st and 3rd Fridays 1st and 3rd Thursdays 2~d and 4th Tuesdays
. Oct. 11. 1888 . Oct. 15. 1871 , Oct. 13, 1881 . Oct. 16, 1872 . Sept. 26, 1907 . Oct. 12, 1882 . Oct. 22. 1896
. Monett Barry Pythagoras Comfort Lawre;';'d~::::. Mount Vernon Canopy " Decatur Miller·
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F. E. Williams . N. E. Edens . William '1'. Priest .. , Geo. Fagan . Leon Pugh . W. H. Lloyd . A. K. Kelly . Robert H. Meier .
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Master No. I Location . 466 ISouthwest City . Ray NeaL . 621IAnderson . Ben Edmonds _ 647INoel. . Fred A. Cartwright. . 247lNeosho . G. L. Augspurger . Harry E. Hatcher . 514 Granby . Earle D. Young . 538IStella
Secretary . W. F. Stevenson . . Henry Eppard . . Claude S. Eskridge. . Wallace H. SwansoI: , Clarence Bucklew .. . Mart E. Weems ....
Time of Meeting . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ......•...... 2nd and 4th Wednesdays . 1st and 3rd Wednesdays . 1st Thursday _ 1st and 3rd Fridays . 1st and 3rd Tuesdays .
Charter Date Oct. 15, 1890 Sept. 25, 1912 Sept.22,1920 May 28,1856 Oct. 22, 1912 Oct. 17.1889
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45IBanwin......... 80 St. John's Station. 84 Webster Groves .. 281 Fenton 313 Eureka , 484IKirkwood , 542IFerguson 566IMaPlewOOd 601 Clayton 613 Wellston 629 Valley Park , 640 Jennings 655IGardenville 636IMehlville 616IBrentwood 62310verland UDIBerkeley
Lewis J. DeFoe , C. E. Taylor, Sr.. . . .. Howard E. Koelling., Arthur T. Hoffmann. William H. Harper .. , N. W. Frazier, Sr.... Andrew T. young , Reuben C. Heim Harold H. Halsey John E. Smith Andrew H. Collier Otto Sexauer Gustav G. Muskopf .. , Anthony DeBasio N. B. Frohwitter , Earl F. Hilleman Chas. F. Humphrey.,
Henry F. Woerther. Walter Reinemer. .. Fay G. Fulkerson .. Henry E. Reynolds. J. W. Thee Leonard L. KeeviI.. John E. Adams William F. Harris .. R. W. McElhinney. Cecil A. Tolin Elmer T. Hiscox John T. Cassens... Herbert A. Gast... Harry A. Kolb Paul D. Bragg Wm. F. Hecht V. E. Kolb
1st and 3rd Tuesdays............. 1st and 3rd Thursdays. . . . . . . . . . .. 2nd and4th Tuesdays............. 2nd and 4th Fridays ' '. 1st and 3rd Fridays , 2nd and 4th Mondays 1st and 3rd Fridays.............. 1st and 3rd Fridays , 1st and 3rd Thursdays 2nd and 4th Thursdays........... 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ' 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 2nd and 4th Thursdays........... 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 2nd and 4th Thursdays........... 2nd and 4th Thursdays........... 2nd and 4th Thursdays .
Oct. 9,1846 Oct. 10, 1846 Oct. 20,1897 Oct. 15,1868 Oct. 19,1923 Oct. 15,1874 Oct. 16,1889 Sept. 29, 1904 Sept. 30, 1903 Sept.28,1911 Oct. 2,1913 Sept.21,1916 Sept.21,1921 Sept. 25, 1946 Sept. 28, 1949 Sept. 28, 1949
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Kenneth Simmons ... Jerauld A. Randall ... Wm. T. Helman ..... LaVone Faeth ....... Merritt Goddard ..... Wm. McCoy ...... '" Ernest E. Burke ..... Roy E. Case ......... J ames Chalmers ..... L. L. Williams ....... Maurice Barnard ....
M. W. Sud brock . . .. Wm. A. Harvey .... J. E. McCluhan .... Geo. M. Hale, Sr.... Henry Poertner .... L. J. Robinson ..... H.Bergschneider ... Lester F. Wimp .... Gregg B. Christy ... Herbert L. Bratton. Carl Heuman ......
"2nd and 4th Mondays ............. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ............. 1st and 3rd Mondays ............. 1st and 3rd Fridays ............... 1st and 3rd Thursdays ..........•. 1st and 3rd Fridays ............... 1st and 3rd Tuesdays ............. 1st and 3rd Mondays ............•. 2nd and 4th Fridays .............• 1.st and 3rd Thursdays ............ 2nd and 4th Tuesdays .............
Oct. 14, 1846 Oct. 15. 1868 Dec. 12, 1869 Oct. 13. 1887 Oct. 13, 1871 Oct. 13, 1871 Oct. 11, 1877 Oct. 26, 1927 Oct. 19. 1911 Sept. 28, 1911 Sept. 21, 1916
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Grand Master
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ApriI,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
Thos. F. Riddick .. • Nath'l B. Tucker ..• N ath'l B. Tucker .. >I< Nath'l B. Tucker .. * Nath'l B. Tucker .. * Edward Bates * Edward Bates >I< Edward Bates * Hardage Lane * Hardage Lane Hardage Lane Edward Bates H. R. Gamble * Sinclair Kirtley * A. B. Chambers * A. B. Chambers >I< S. W. B. Carnegy .• S. W. B. Carnegy. >I< 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. Mitchel!.* John Ralls Joseph Foster >I< Joseph Foster * John F. Ryland * John F. Ryland B. W. Grover * B. W. Grover * Wilson Brown * L. S. Cornwell ....•
.................•.. Thompson Douglas.· Thompson Douglas. Geo. H. C. Melody ... Geo. H. C. Melody .. Geo. H. C. MelodY .. * Hardage Lane .....• Hardage Lane * Goo. 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 * Joab Bernard Joab 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
Junior G. Warden
James Kennerly .. - William Bates • Edward Bates .... * William Bates • Edward Bates ....• Wm. G. Pettus Edward Bates * Wm. G. Pettus * Wm.'G. Pettus * Thornt. Grimsley * Wm. G. Pettus * Thornt. Grimsley * Martin' Ruggles ...• John F. Ryland * Martino Ruggles * H. R. Gamble * H. R. Gamble - Adam L. Mills * H. R. Gamble * Adam L. Mills * Sinclair Kirtley .. * Adam L. Mills * Oliver Parker - Augustus Jones '" M. J. Noyes * Augustus Jones * John Wilson * G. A. Tuttle Oliver Parker * S. W. B. Carnegy * Oliver Parker * S. W. B. Carnegy ...• Edward Searcey .. * Granville Snell * A. B. Chambers - Thomas Andrews >I< A. B. Chambers * Aex. T. Douglass * Alex T. Douglass.- Wm. C. Vance * Alex T. Douglass.- John Orrick * Joseph Foster * C. H. Bowers Joseph Foster * C. H. Bowers J. W. S. Mitchell.* E. S. Ruggles E. S. Ruggles - J. L. F. Jacoby * E. S. Ruggles • J. L. F. Jacoby * E. S. Ruggles * J. L. F. Jacoby * J. L. F. Jacoby >I< Cyrus Osborn * Cyrus Osborn * Joseph Megguire Joseph Megguire.* .P. Draper * P. Draper * S. F. Currie * S. F. Currie ......• J. H. Turner * J. H. Turner - S. H. Saunders * J. W. Chenoweth .• R. C. Hill • James H. Britton.- .....•.........•• -.
Grand Treasurer Archibald Gamble .. • Archibald Gamble .. Archibald Gamble .. Archibald Gamble .. * Archibald Gamble .. Archibald Gamble .. Rich. T. McKinney. * Thornton Grimsley. >I< 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 RenshawWilliam RenshawWilliam Renshaw* T. Douglas* T. DouglasJohn D. DaggettJohn D. DaggettJohn D. Daggett· John D. DaggettJohn D. Daggett* Fred L. Billon* Fred L. Billon* Fred L. BillonJohn Garnett* Thos. W. ConyersThos. W. Conyers* Richard B. Dallam* Richard B. Dallam· Richard B. Dallam· Richard B. Dallam* Richard B. DallamRichard B. Dallam* Richard B. DallamRichard B. DallamRichard B. DallamFred L. Billon* Fred L. Billon* J. W. S. MitchellJ. W. S. Mitchell* C. D. W. JohnsonC. D. W. Johnson* C. D. W. Johnson* A.O'Sullivan* A. O'SullivanA. O'Sullivan-
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1866 ..•. '1866 1867 1868 1869 1860 1861. 1862 1863 1864 1866 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871. 1872 1873 1874 1876 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 •.•• 1884 .•.. 18S6 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891. 1892 .•.. 1893 •... 1894 1896
L. S. Cornwell ..• • Benjamin Sharp .. • S. H. Saunders ..• • S. H. Saunders * Marcus Boyd ~ M. H. McFarland.· Wm. R: Penick Geo. Whitcomb John H. Turner .. * John F. Houston.* John F. Houston.* John D. Vincil. .. • W. E. Dunscomb.· John D. Vincil ... * William D. Muir.* Thos. E. Garrett.* Thos. E. Garrett.* Samuel H. Owens.· R. E. Anderson .. * John W. Luke * James E. Cadle * Xen. Ryland * T. C. Ready * Noah M. Givan * Jos. S. Browne * W. R. Stubblefield * Alex. M. Dockery. * Chas. C. Woods * Lee A. Hall. • Robt. F. Stevenson* James W. Boyd .. * Geo. 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 .., *
** W. A. Cunningham .. P. Draper ..•.•.... * Marcus Boyd ..•..• * M. H. McFarland .. * W. R. Penick John Decker * John H. Turner • Wm. N. Loker '" John D. Vincil. * John D. Vincil. * 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.· H. E. Van Orsdell S. H. Saunders * Marcus Boyd Marcus Boyd • John F. Houston John F. Houston .. * John Decker W. R. Penick * John Decker John Decker * Samuel M. Hayes Geo. Whitcomb * A. L. 'McGregor * Wm. N. Loker * Samuel Russell John D. Vincil. .. * A. L. McGregor * A. L. McGregor.. * Martin Collins * Martin Collins * R. E. Anderson * R. E. Anderson A. L. McGregor T. E. Garrett * Wm. D. Muir * Wm. D. Muir * Alex M. Dockery '" A. M. Dockery * Sam H. Owens .....• Sam H. Owens • John E. Ryland ....• Sam H. Owens * John E. Ryland ....• John W. Luke •... '" Jas. E. Cadle * Jas. E. Cadle * Xenophon Ryland .. * Jas. E. Cadle * Thos. C. Ready * Thos. C. Ready * Noah M. Givan * Noah M. Givan * M. G. Hubble ',' Jos. S. Browne * W. R. Stubblefield .• W. R. Stubblefield* Jas. E. Carter * Jas. E. Carter ~* Alex. M. Dockery * Chas. C. Woods * Lee A. Hall * Lee A. Hall * Robt. F. Stevenson. * Robt. F. Stevenson* James W. Boyd * James W. Boyd * Geo. R. Hunt '" George R. Hunt .. * Wm. M. Williams * Wm. M. Williams .• James P. Wood * James P. Wood * ' ..............•...•• Theodore Brace * Geo. E. Walker * Geo. E. Walker * B. H. Ingram • B. H. Ingram '" John R. Parson * John R. Parson * Harry Keene * Harry Keene '" J. B. Thomas * J. B. Thomas * A. M. Hough '" A. M. Hough * D. A. Jamison * D. A. Jamison * F. J. Tygard * 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 *11 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."'U John D. Vincil* John D. Vinci!* John D. Vinci!* John D. Vinci!* John D. Vincil* John D. Vinci!* John D. Vincil* John D. Vinci!* John D. Vincil'" John D. Vinci!* 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*
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FROM ITS ORGANIZATION. APRIL 23, 1821 Date Election
Grand Master
D. Grand Master
Senior G. Warden
Junior G. Warden
Grand Treasurer
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
D. A. Jamison .....• F. J. Tygard • E. F. AlIen * C. H. Briggs Campbell Wells • Joseph C. Finagin.* John C. Yocum * Wm. F. Kuhn * Leroy R. 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 R. Ittner.. Byrne E. Bigger.... S. R. Freet Wm. R. Gentry.....
F. J. Tygard.......• E. F. AlIen • 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. . . ..
E. F. Allen • C. H. Brigll:S • 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· Tolman W. Cotton .. 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. Sr.. Ray V. Denslow Thad B. Landon ...•
C. H. Briggs • Campbell Wells • Joseph C. Finagin .. • John C. Yocum * Wm. F. Kuhn * Leroy B. Valliant .. * A. S. Houston • D. M. Wilson • Howard Watson * R. R. Kreeger • William A. Hall * Clay C. Bigger • Arch A. Johnson Jacob Lampert....• Van Fremont Boor." Chesley A. Mosman .• Tolman W. Cotton ... Frank R. Jesse ....• 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, Sr... Ray V. Denslow.... Thad B. Landon Frank C. Barnhill..
Samuel M. Kennard. * SamueIM.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. Vinci!'" John D. Vinci!· John D. Vinci!· John D. Vinci!· John D. Vinci!· John D. Vinci!· John D. Vinci!· John D. Vincil·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. Parsontt* 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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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 Harry S. Truman... Harris C. Johnston .. Forrest C. Donnell.. W. F. Woodruff Willis J. Bray Willis J. Bray Solon Cameron Morris E. Ewing Harry F. Sunderland. James M. Bradford .. Ray Bond Homer·L. Ferguson .. Richard O. Rumer
Thad B. Landon • Frank C. Barnhill Du Val Smith Jas. W. Skelly Geo. W. Walker H. L. Reader Henry C. Chiles Elwyn S. Woods Harry S. Truman Harris C. Johnston.. Forrest C. Donnell .. Grover C. Sparks.§§ Willis J. Bray Solon Cameron Solon Cameron Morris E. Ewing Harry F. Sunderland. James M. Bradford .. Ray Bond Homer L. Ferguson .. Richard O. Rumer James McB. Sellers ..
·Deceased. §Was not installed. tResigned. ·tDied August 11, 1866, while in office. ·:j:Appointed August 13, 1866, by John D. Vincil, Grand Master. ullDied April 11, 1877, while in office. *~~Died .October 12, 1904, while in office. u*Died April 22, 1916, while in office.
Frank C. Barnhill Du Val Smith Jas. W. Skelly Geo. W. Walker H. L. Reader Henry C. Chiles Elwyn S. Woods t Karl M. Vetsburg Harris C. Johnston .. Forrest C. Donnell.. Grover C. Sparks.§§ W. F. Woodruff Solon Cameron Morris E. Ewing Morris E. Ewing Harry F. Sunderland. James M. Bradford .. Ray Bond Homer L. Ferguson. Richard O. Rumer James McB. Sellers .. Orestes Mitchell, Jr..
Du Val Smith ..•...• Jas. W. Skelly Geo. W. Walker ..••• H. L. Reader Henry C. Chiles Elwyn S. Woods t Karl M. Vetsburg Harry S. Truman Forrest C. Donnell .. Grover C. Sparks. § § Wm. F. Woodruff James A. Kinder.§§§ Morris E. Ewing Harry F. Sunderland Harry F. Sunderland James M. Bradford .. Ray Bond Homer L. Ferguson. Richard O. Rumer •.. James McB. Sellers .. Orestes Mitchell,-Jr•. William J. Craig
·IIJohn W. Luke served, by a~pointment, as Grand Secretary, from April 11, 1877 to October 11, 1877, and died October, 1888. UDied within week after his installation. ttThere was no Communication in 1835, owing to the anti-Masonic excitement. UWithdrawn from Masonry. tt·Resigned May 20, 1921, account ill health. "·Appointed October 22, 1904, by Leroy B. Valliant, Grand Master.
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E. Morris E. Morris E. Morris E. Morris E. Morris E. Marris E. Morris E. Morris E. Morris E. Morris........ E. Morris E. Morris E. Morris E. Morris E. Morris E. Morris E. Morris E. Morris E. Morris E. Morris E. Morris E. Morris
Arthur Mather" Arthur Mather. Arthur Mather. Arthur Mather. Arthur Mather. Arthur Mather. Arthur Mather. Arthur Mather. Arthur Mather* Arthur Mather. Arthur Mather. Arthur Mather. Arthur Mather§§§§ Harold L. Reader.§ Harold L. Reader Harold L. Reader Harold L. Reader Harold L. Reader Harold L. Reader Harold L. Reader Harold L. Reader Harold L. Reader
·tttDied November 7, 1924, while in office. *"'ttDied August 29, 1927, while in office. tttAppointed September I, 1927, by John Pickard, Grand Master. §§Died December 28, 1942, while in office. §§§Died May 8, 1943, while in office. §§§§Died April 22, 1944, while in office. *§Appointed May I, 1944 by W. F. Woodruff, Grand Master.
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OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION, FEBRUARY 22, 1821 EDWARD BATES. Worshipful Master JOSEPH V. GARNIER, Treasurer
J AMES KENNERLY, Senior Warden
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THE MASONIC WORLD
Ope'llliJng of Inter-.4.merican Congress, Mexica City, Mexico, March 21, 1952
Officers Inter-.4.merican Congress
THE MASONIC WORLD By
RAY
V.
DENSLOW,
P. G. M.
THE II INTER-AMERICAN CONGRESS
At the last Conference of Grand Masters of Masons in United States and Canada, a committee was appointed to secure information' from foreign Grand Lodges, to be used as a basis in deciding whether a Grand Lodge was or was not entitled to recognition. The first work of the Committee was to designate two brethren to attend the II Inter-American Congress, to be held in Mexico City, Mexico, in March, 1952. Brother Ray V. Denslow was asked to represent the United States Grand Lodges, while Bro. Walter Turnpaugh of Monterrey, Mexico, was there representing the York Grand Lodge of that jurisdiction. The Committee was distinctly aware of the fact that they were not clothed with any power by the Conference .of. Grand Masters other than to investigate and report facts. Neither did they journey there with any idea of criticizing those Latin-American neighbors of ours, who, while they may not function as we do in these United States, are attempting to carry the standard of the Fraternity in the best way they know how. These representatives conveyed to these Latin-American groups the desire of Anglo-Saxon Freemasons to be friendly, cooperative, so far as was possible, and desirous of laying a groundwork for the upion of all regular and legitimate Freemasonry throughout the world. A full report has been made to the Conference which may have been printed and distributed ere this. Believing that our readers might care to know more about the nature of this Inter-American Conference and its accomplishments, we shall quote a few pertinent facts. THE
CONFEDERATION
MASONIC
INTER-AMERICAN
What is the Inter-American Masonic Confederation? It is a group of Spanish-speaking Grand Lodges associated together with the idea of promoting Freemasonry and its ideals, in the countries of Central and South America. When, Where and By Whom Was it Organized?
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The First Inter-American Conference was sponsored by the Grand Lodges of Chile, Uruguay and Argentine. The Grand Lodge of Chile took the lead in making the necessary preparations for the Con-: ference. The date fixed and announced in the invitations sent out, was October 12, 1946. The meeting was not held until 1947. Included in the invitation were: 1. Eighteen of the Mexican Grand Lodges. 2. Guatemala, Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico. 3. Sao Paulo, Ceara, Rio de Janeiro, Grand Orient of Brazil, Rio Grande do SuI (all in Brazil). 4. Bolivia. 5. Two of the Grand Lodges in Colombia. 6. Argentine, Chile, Uruguay. 7. Federal Grand Orient of Argentina.
Almost immediately objection was heard from several of the group. The State Grand Lodges of Brazil objected to the Grand Orient, from which many of them had withdrawn. Argentinians objected to the Federal Grand Orient. The original announcement did not list the name of any Grand Lodge in Peru, but it is understood that one of the Peruvian groups attended and participated. Results of the First Conference.
As a result of this gathering it was found that it would b~ impossible to have harmony as long ascertain Grand Lodges were represented whose background was at the best, questionable. When invitations were issued for the second Conference, some of these jurisdictions failed to receive invitations. The Conference was successful in that it cultivated friendship among the representatives. It also brought to the front the difficulties which are encountered by Latin-American Freemasonry. INVITATION SECOND INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF SYMBOLIC MASONRY
On December .. 1951, the following invitation was issued on the stationery of the Confederacion Masonica Inter-Americana, through its permanent headquarters, Avenue Bernard O'Higgins 658, Santiago, Chile. It bore the flags, in color, of four of the participating countries-Chile, Mexico, Peru, Panama. The invitation read: Sergio Gonzalez Parodi, Executive Grand Secretary of the Permanent Headquarters of the Confederation Masonic Inter-American (C.M;!.) . has the pleasure of inviting you to participate in the work of the Second路 fnter-American Conference of Symbolic Freemasonry, which is to be
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held in the Orient of Mexico, D.F., in the period between March 16-21, 1952, in the seat of the Most Worshipful Lodge Valle de Mexico, Sadi Carnot 75.
There follows a list of the Grand Lodges which were to have been invited to the Conference, and which included: Mexico: The nineteen Mexican Grand Lodges; York Grand Lodge was not included. The lodges were: Nuevo Leon Benito Juarez Oaxaca Baja California Occidental Mexicana Campeche Queretaro Chiapas Restauracion Cosmos Sur-Oeste Pacifico Tamaulipas Potosi Unida Mexicana Guadalupe Victoria Valle de Mexico Hidalgo, Oriental Peninsular Salvador: Cuscatlan. Costa Rica: Guaternala: Honduras: Nicaragua: Grand Lodge Simbolica. Panama: Cuba: Gran Logia de Cuba. Haiti: Gran Orienti di Haiti. Republica Dominica: Gran Logia National Dominica. Puerto Rico: Gran Logia de Libres y Aceptados Masones. SOUTIIERN ZONE
Argentina: Gran Logia de la Masoperia Argentina. Bolivia: Gran Logia de Bolivia. Brazil: Amazona 0 Acre Paraiba Bahia Pernambuco Ceara Rio de Janeiro Minas Gerais Niteroi (Rio Janeiro) Para Rio Grande del Sur Parana Colombia: Gran Logia de Colombia, Bogota. Gran Logia Nacional de Colombia, Baxranquil1a. Serenisima Gran Logia de Colombia, Cartagena. Gran Logia Occidental de Colombia, Cali. Gran Logia Oriental de Colombia Francisco de Paula, Santander, Cucuta. Chile: Ecuador: Paraguay: Gran Logia Simbolica del Paraguay. Peru: Gran Logia del Peru (This is the group located at 1125 Washington, Lima; there is another Grand Lodge, both claiming to be regular). Uruguay: JT enezuela:
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United States and Canada: In conformity to an agreement of the Executive Committee at their Panama meeting, invitations to the Second Inter-American Conference has been extended to all the regular Grand Lodges of North America and Canada, for which reason they are to be considered as in the above list. PROGRAM OR AGENDA
The program for the Conference had been carefully planned and included entertainment as well as business of the Conference. I
Sunday: Assemble at the meeting place, Auditorium, Social Security Administration, No. Sor Juana Ines de la Cruze. Registration of representatives and approval of credentials. 2: 00 p. m. Luncheon 4: 00 p. m. Bull fight. Monday: 9 :00 a. m. First plenary session of the Conference. Naming of committees. 1:00 p. m. Visit to Pyramids' of Teotihuacan; dinner in La Gruta (Cave) Restaurant. 5: 30 p. m. Return to Mexico City for business session. Tuesday: Assemble at Valle de Mexico Headquarters, 75 Sadi Carnot, for deposit of earth in Column of Fraternity; each delegate brought a handful for this occasion. The Valie de Mexico is building a new temple at that address. Leave for Puebla in buses. 12 :00 noon. Second plenary session in the Masonic Temple at Puebla, continuing the work of discussing and approving reports. 2: 30 p. m. Dinner in the Restaurant EI Malinche in Puebla. 5: 00 p. m. Return to Mexico City. 9 :00 p. m. Theatrical function. Wednesday: 9: 00 a. m. Third plenary session. 2 : 30 p. m. Luncheon, after which reconvened. Thursday: 9: 00 a. m. All representatives assemble at Independence Column; the rest of the day left open for shopping.. 2: 00 p. m. Leave for Xochimilco; typical Mexican路 dinner served in restaurant. 5: 00 p. m. Fourth plenary session. Friday: 10 :00 a. m. Juarez Half-Circle Monument on the Alameda honoring Benito Juarez, famous Mexican President and Liberator. 2: 00 p. m. Masonic service at Benito Juarez Monument (Pantheon). 2: 30 p. m. Dinner for all representatives at the Embassy Restaurant, Calzada del Desierto 67. Followed by visit to Los Pinos, Home of President Miguel Aleman, where all were received. 8: 00 p. m. Continuation of final plenary session; closing of session and exchange of banners and farewells. (Nate: The meeting closed at one 0 'clock in the morning of the 22d.)
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THE MEXICAN GRAND LODGES
There is difficulty in obtaining the names of the generally recognized Grand Lodges in the Mexican Republic, and especially to secure the postal addresses. It is not generally known that most of the Latin-American Grand Lodges also change their Grand Secretaries annually, so that correspondence should be addressed to the Box, or Apartado number. The nineteen Mexican Grand Lodges are: Baja California Benito Juarez Campeche Cosmos Chiapas Guadalupe Victoria Hidalgo Nuevo Leon Oaxaca Occidental Mexicana Oriental Peninsular Pacifico El Potosi Queretero Restauracion Sur Oeste Tamaulipas Valle de Mexico Unida Mexicana
Apartado 364 87 " 17 " 171 " 70 " 108 " 75 " 309 " 184 " 9 " 61路 " 20 " 104 " 26 " 26 " 13 " " 419 10 " 56 "
Mexicali, B. C. Torreon, Coahuila Campeche, Camp. Chihuahua, Chihuahua Tapachula, Chiapas Durango, Durango Pachuca, Hidalgo Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Oaxaca, Oaxaca Guadalajara, Jalisco Merida, Yucatan Guaymas, Sonora San Luis Potosi, S.L.P. Queretero, Queretero Villahermosa, Tabasco Colima, Colima Tampico, Tamaulipas Mexico City, D.F. Vera Cruz, Vera Cruz
Working in Mexico, with the consent of Valle de Mexico, are the following Grand Lodges: York Grand Lodge, 416 Hegel, Mexico, D. F. Grande Oriente Espanol in Exile. Gran Logia Espanola in Exile. (Both of the Exiled Lodges are given office space in the offices of Valle de Mexico Grand Lodge, 75 Sadi Carnot, Mexico City, D. F.) GRAND LODGE VALLE DE MEXICO
Because of its location in the Federal District, which corresponds to our own District of Columbia, and because it is the largest of the Mexican Grand Lodges, we shall give considerable space to the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico. Its first Grand Master, James C. Lohse, 1862-72, was an American, a native of Pennsylvania. The present Grand Master is a very distinguished Mexican, General Eduardo Rincon Gallardi. By virtue of the fact that he was Grand Master of the host Grand Lodge, he presided over the II Inter-American Masonic Conference.
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The last election was held October 10, 1951, anti will serve for the period 1951-53. Pablo C. Gonzalez is Grand Secretary. The Grand Lodge office is at 75 Sadi Carnot, Mexico City, D.F.; the postal address is Apartado Postal No. 10 (English: Post Office Box No. 10). The Grand Lodge is a member of the Confederation of Regular Grand Lodges of Mexico, which conforms to our Conference of Grand Masters; this organization meets every three years in one or the other of the Mexican States. In addition to jurisdiction over the Federal District (D.F.), it also has lodges in the following States: Aguascalientes Guanajuato Guerrero Mexico Michoacan
Morelos Puebla Tlaxcala Zacatecas
Although the last numbered lodge working under Valle de Mexico is "100," there are only fifty-seven lodges now working; there are
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fourteen lodges which are dormant. Some forty lodges are located at the 75 Sadi Carnot address and have the same Post Office BoxNo. 10. There is a lodge at Xochimilco; two lodges in Cuernavaca; one at Uruapan, a city near the new volcano, Paracutin. ECHOES OF SOME IRREGULAR AMERICAN GROUPS
During the Conference there appeared from some outside source a series of pamphlets, two of which I acquired. One of these was printed in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, while the other may have been printed in New York. One is headed:
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Petition of the Grand Lodges of Spanish America New York, N. Y., U. S. A.
The address of the publisher is given as "Gran Logia de Lengua Espanola, 326 West 48th St., New York, N. Y." The message was addressed to all members of the Inter-American Congress and the Grand Lodges of Spanish America. It begins (translated as follows) : The fact that a 'Masonic Inter-American Convention is being held in Mexico City, during the period May 15-21 (it was actually March), 1952, we believe it an opportune time and opportunity for studying the causes which are producing a disunion of Freemasonry and to discover a solution for the latent problems of the fraternity. We present before the Masonic World, and especially before the high powers of Spanish America, ,the case of the Grand Lodge of the Spanish language for the United States of America, whose seat is in the Valley of New York. Everyone knows (and if any Freemason does not know it is pitiable) the discrimination which exists in the Grand Lodge of the Sta~e of New York towards the elements derived from the American Colombians, with the exception, naturally, of those personalities which occupy high position in the profane world, and who are in the governments of their respective countries,engaged in banking commerce.
After calling attention to the situation above, the article proceeds to tell of the organization of G.L. de L. Espanola: In the year 1930, a group of Freemasons, who had faith in the ultimate triumph of their pure ideals of Freemasonry decided to continue their Masonic labor which they had carried on in their own countries of different origin ano founded the following lodges: Alba No.1 Sol Naciente No. 2 Luz y Verdad No.3 By virtue of these indispensable acts of Masonic law, on November 21, 1931, they solicited and obtained a Charter from the M. W. Grand Lodge Enoch, constituting themselves into the Grand Lodge of the Spanish Language and were recognized at the Masonic celebration held in the State of New Jersey in the year 1932. The acception and recognition of this body by the General Masonic Congress permitted it to free itself from its original foundation, and acquiring, January 12, 1933, a Charter Patent as the Grand Lodge of the Spanish Language for the United States of America; incorporated under the laws of the State of New York and receiving its authority April 10, 1933.
During this period there was founded the Lodges: Luz de Oriente No.5 Hermanos Perseverantes No. 6 Hiram No. 18 (probably an error in numbering) Acacia No. 19 (probably an error in numbering)
They at once arranged for recognition from the following Grand Lodges:
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Rito National Mexicano Serenissima Grand Logia del Uruguay Gran Logia de Puebla Gran Logia Simbolica de Union Mexicana (Morelia, Mich.) Grand Lodge Occidental de Colombia, Cali Grand Lodge A. M. Federal District, Mexico Grand Lodge of Oaxaca Grand Lodge Simbolica, Vera Cruz Grand Lodge of Queretaro On petition, and with the approval of the various powers of our friendship, we were accepted as a Founder Member of the Confederation Masonic of Latin-America with seat in Bogota, Colombia.
The pamphlet goes on with an appeal for recognition and asks the Inter-American Congress to consider their plea. The plea is signed by: Juan A. Rivera, Grand Master Luis E. Herrera, Foreign Relations Carlos Villalta, Grand Secretary
The second pamphlet is similar in charadeI' and adds a new touch: The fact of our presence at the Masonic Congress in New Jersey, in the year 1932 enabled us to contact a representation from the United Supreme Council of Washington. This Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite was founded in the year 1869 under the affiliation of John G. Jones, recognized under a resolution adopted at the Masonic Convention held in Luzembourg, November 4, 1912, and ratified by the Union Masonic Universal in Europe November 4, 1921. This Supreme Council is located in the City of Washington covering the territory of the South and East of the U.S.A. and Territories. On June 8, 1934, under the presidency of Ill. Bro. H. C. Hamilton, Sov. Grand Commander of the United Supreme Council of Washington was instituted a Supreme Council of the 33 0 , constituting it a Grand Orient of the Spanish language and with authority to create Symbolic bodies in the U.S.A. and its Territories. . . . In .July, 1934, was effected the incorporation under the civil laws in the City of Washington.
And we learn further: New Lodges were established in the City of New York, two located in San Jose and Los Angeles, Calif., and another in San Antonio, Texas. NEWSPAPER MENPHIS CRITICIZES
In the newspaper lIfenphis, published in Mexico City, March, 1952, we read: Another case -for urgent consideration "is the question of the Grand Lodges of Spanish-speaking brethren which are located in the American Union where there is discrimination . . . we have in the United States,
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the Grand Lodge of Spanish Speaking of New York, the Grand Lodge Mexican of the State of Texas in Laredo, the Texan Mexican Grand Lodge in Laredo, The Mexico Texana in San AntoniQ, Texas, and the Grand Lodge Anahuac in Los Angeles, Calif. It has been said that it is not possible to recognize these Grand Lodges in the Confederation of Grand Lodges of the Mexican Republic because anyone in the United States forming a Grand Lodge is invading territory whicli belongs only to the American Grand Lodges, but in respect to this right, we have the case, which we believe to be unique, for we accept in this Grand Orient (jurisdiction) the York Grand Lodge formed of Americans. Is not that invading the territory of our Grand Lodge~ ... We assure our brethren that we have never denied admission in our lodges, and more, that in the jurisdiction of the Valle de Mexico, formed by Americans, we are able to give what they seek as long as they recognize the obedience of the G. L. Valle de Mexico. URUGUAYAN LODGES IN NEW YORK
A few years ago there were established in the State of New York some Spanish-speaking lodges which were stated to have received their Charters from the Gra{ld Lodge of Uruguay. We had contact with representatives of the Grand Lodge of Uruguay at the Inter-American Conference and told them what we knew of the situation. We were asked to communicate information concerning these lodges to the Grand Lodge of New York, and, in the meantime, we received a circular sent out by the Masoneria del Uruguay del Rito Escoces Antiguo/ y Aceptado, which says: The Grand Representatives of the Grand Lodge of Masonry of Uruguay, before the II Conference of Symbolic1 Freemasonry held in Mexico City from March 16-21, 1952, learned to his great astonishment from Bro. Ray V. Denslow, representing the Conference of Grand Masters of American Grand Lodges~ that the Grand Lodge of Uruguay is still accused of having issued charters to the Spanish-speaking Grand Lodge of New York, and some other Spanish-speaking lodges, and of maintaining fraternal relationship with them. The Grand Lodge of Uruguay thought this matter had been cleared up long ago. This being so, the Grand Lodge of Masonry of Uruguay officially states: 1. The Charter to the Spanish-speaking Grana Lodge of New York was issued by an irregular and spurious Grand Lodge of Uruguay, founded by one Pedro L. Bersetche, an ex-member of the Grand Lodge of Masonry of Uruguay. At any rate, the irregular Grand Lodge of Uruguay does not exist any more, and Bersetche himself has been dead for a long time. 2. The Grand Lodge of Masonry of Uruguay did not recognize, does not recognize, and has no intention of recognizing Spanish-speaking Grand Lodge of New York, or any other, irregular Spanish-speaking lodge in the United States. 3. The Grand Lodge of Masonry of Uruguay, the only existing Symbolic Grand Body in Uruguay, agrees to the Universal Principles of Recognition between Grand Bodies and emphatically to the Principle of Territoriality.
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4. The Grand Lodge of Masonry of Uruguay confirms every word of its communication sent to the American Grand Lodges in July, 1948.
We are happy to be able to give publicity to the attitude of the Grand Lodge of Uruguay, all of which goes to show that ignorance of conditions in other countries is responsible for many of our problems. American Grand Lodges are not accustomed to having irregular Grand Lodges in their own country and fail to understand that it exists elsewhere. Again, the names of'some of the Spanishspeaking Grand Lodges are easily mistaken in the United States, and, as in the above instance, an irregular group was mistaken for the legal body. A GUATEMALA PROPOSAL
Representatives of the Grand Lodge of Guatemala (Frederico Guillermo Caruona, Grand Master; Julio Gomez Padilla and Bernardo Alvarado Tello), proposed a resolution (Sp. Ponencia) to the Conference which brought forth the following recommendation: Considering that an efficacious medium for strengthening the Freemasonry of the continents and maldng our American manhood realize fully the situation and its proper destiny, in a free and responsible form, it is resolved to, soon, in an adequate manner, take up the problems of lodges existing in colonies, territories in dispute, etc., that depend from European or North American Grand Lodges. We believe the light of the Masonic principles of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity ought to be sufficient proof that those Lodges existing in colonies, territories in dispute, or regimented in a protectorate, etc., should constitute themselves into Grand Lodges of Nationals or Provincial.
This resolution was apparently aimed at England, Ireland, Scotland, Massachusetts and other Grand Lodges which have maintained, and are yet maintaining, Lodges in Central and South American countries. Being proposed by representatives from Guatemala, we rather take it that the resolution was aimed at Scotland's Lodges . existing in British Honduras. There are many problems involved in such a resolution, and the mere enactment of the resolution \vould in no way settle the problem. It 'J,TOuld merely create further dissension. That there is a problem, no one doubts. In our humble opinion, it should be settled as Freemasons are taught to settle their problems-by intelligent discussion, by conference, and the recognition of the rights of all involved. Had there been unity in International Freemasonry, these problems v,TOuld never have presented themselves; they were brought about through international commerce. In this brief article it is impossible to go into the manner in which the Grand Lodges of Englahd, Ireland and Scotland-or France, set up lodges in the Latin-Americas.
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England was the Mother Grand Lodge; all legitimate Freemasonry stems from the British Isles. Having set up lodges, most of which are functioning satisfactorily, there existed no law for withdrawing their charters or warrants. If the lodge chose to remain under English charter, that was their inalienable right. ' We can readily understand why each nation might desire to have its own Grand Lodge and control all Freemasonry within its bor~ ders; that happens to be the American policy-and so far it has proven most satisfactory-to American Grand Lodges. This policy has been called the doctrine of "exclusive Masonic jurisdiction" and exists nowhere except in the United States. This is the policy desired by our Latin-American neighbors. It could have been attained had our brethren there started in the beginning as did the American groups. But once the other method was started, it is an almost insurmountable task to change it. RELATIONSHIP Ol!' LATIN-AMERICAN AND ANGLO-SAXON GRAND LODGES
This was the first of the subjects discussed at the Conference-and for us the most important. We are, of course, interested in the other dis~ussions, but they were not problems in our country. We have not been able to secure a copy of the complete report which has been filed with the Conference officers, although it was promised us during the meeting. Hence, we shall have to trust our notes. It seems that Chile had presented their views on the situation and their proposal was adopted almost unanimously; the gist of the report was to the effect that the whole subject should be approache{l in a strictly fraternal spirit. It was our opinion that this attitude was a correct one, and hence, a Masonic one. Attention was called to the lack of understanding between the various Grand Lodges of different nationalities. In other words, it is hard for a resident of the United States to appreciate the conditions which surround the fraternity, and under which it works, in most of South America. And this also works in reverse. Therefore, neither group is in a position to supply honest and fair criticism. It was suggested that some of this difficulty might be overcome, provided bureaus of Masonic Information were set up in Washington, D.C., and Santiago, Chile; these points would serve as a clearing house of Masonic information. Pamphlets, letters, books and periodicals written in English could be translated in Washington and forwarded to Chile; Chilean brethren would translate theirs into English and forward the translation to Washington. This would involve some expense-but would it not be worth it in hemispheric solidarityO?
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The report suggested that many of the so-called "irregular" bodies might be made regular if it were possible to carryon, a campaign of education, and that such a campaign should be carried on in each Grand Lodge, working in unison with other Grand Lodges. Much of the ill-feeling had been brought about by invasion of jurisdiction and this always leads to distrust. The report did not mention the matter, but it is known that Chile felt aggrieved when a certain Anglo-Saxon Grand Lodge set up another of' its lodges in Chile without consultation with the Grand Lodge of Chile; this is the type of invasion to which the report referred. We were gratified to know that the Committee, in reading their report, quoted from the three pages of conclusion of the "Masonic World" in the Missouri Grand Lodge proceedings for 1951, which recommended Time, Patience and Perseverance, coupled with an abundant supply of Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth about conditions in the Americas. Certainly, no American or Canadian Grand Lodge could object to such a fair-minded report. To us, this augurs the beginning of a new era in Masonic affairs in the Western Hemisphere. When men, and brethren, can sit around a table and discuss, without rancor, the conditions which create disturbances among them; and when they can come to a definite understanding as to what is right, and what should be done to rectify any ill, then will come the dawn of that resplendent day when Freemasons everywhere, irrespective of race, creed, language, or nationality, will become one in a great chain of Brotherhood which shall cover the earth. Latins feel they are misunderstood by American Grand. Lodges. Certain experiences which some of their nationals have had in gaining admission to American Lodges lead them to believe there is some racial distinction in this country. They believe we have an impression that Latins mix religious discussions with the business of their lodges. They think we have an erroneous idea that the "higher degrees" (Supreme Councils) dominate their Grand Lodges. They admit there is some reason for their belief and cite an instance of where an American Grand Lodge withdrew recognition of a Central American Grand Lodge over a dispute which involved only Scottish Rite Masons. And they show the correspondence to prove it! THE CONFERENCE ITSEIJF-IMPRESSIONS
1'he conference itself was conducted with all the dignity found in Masonic bodies. The presiding officer is always the Grand Master of the jurisdiction which acts as host-in this instance, General Eduardo Rincon Gallardi. Much of the detail work and management of the meeting is in the hands of the Executive Secretary (Sergio Parodi, of Chile), the latter reminding us greatly of our own Karl Mohr.
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As may be noted from the program, the business sessions were confined largely to the evening hours; the government gave the use of one of the buildings of the Health Department which had a very commodious auditorium and well equipped for such sessions. The Conferences had a program of topics to be discussed, much like our own Conference of Grand Masters, but, to our notion, they have an improved type of handling matters. For example, the committee to arrange the agenda get together in advance and prepare what they regard as the principal matters which should be considered in Conference. These subjects are called Themes or Ponencias, and ~re reported to the various member Grand' Lodges; on receipt of this material, each Grand Lodge discusses the matter according to its own ideas ahd comes to the Conference prepared to express its opinion-which is frequently done through the filing of printed memoranda or pamphlets presenting their views. All these views are turl}ed over to a special committee appointed to handle each subject and they, in turn, present the recommendation of the committee to the conference. Liberal ideas and conservative ideas are thus brought together and a compromise or middle-of-the-road attitude is maintained, which seems to make for harmony of the whole. One cannot but be impressed with the sincerity of these representatives and with their ability and knowledge of F~'eemasonry; . we would hesitate in mentioning names of leaders, for each Grand Lodge appeared to have sent their outstanding leader. In order that the Conference may proceed along regular and legal lines, there is appointed a Grand Orator, whose duty it is not to speak, except to interpret the laws and regulations under which the Conference works. His services appear to be most helpful to a proper handling of the agenda. Some jurisdictions take advantage of the Conference in order to distribute various pamphlets, proceedings, newspapers, periodicals and the like. So far as we could discover, these had little effect on the work of the Conference. The Conference functioned under the following groups: The Grand Assembly of the Inter-American Conference, which is the court of last resort. The Executive Committee, which is a sort of interim group. The Consultative Committee. The Permanent Office.
The last Conference did some eliminating, and they now have the General Assembly, the President of the Confederacion, and the Permanent Office. The Assembly functions as a commission and as ' a whole. It was reported that certain Grand Lodges had withdrawn from the Inter-American Confederation. These were Cosmos of Chihuahua,
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and Tamaulipas of the Mexican group; Rio de Janeiro} Rio Grande do Sul} and Pamiba} of the Brazilian group. It was believed that no Grand Lodge of Brazil would be represented, unless perhaps the Grand Orient of Brazil which was regarded as irregular; this may have been the reason no Brazilian Grand Lodge attended, for there is no kindly feeling for the Grand Orient among these Brazilian State Grand Lodges which withdrew from Grand Orient domination. Argentina voted not to attend. At first, it was thought Panama would not be represented, but they were there. Grand Lodge Cuscatlan of Salvador and Sao Paulo of Brazil voted not to attend, due to the fact"These resolutions were taken due to the fact that some Masonic bodies belonging to the Confederation are considered irregular by these lodges. "
The situation was regarded as serious because both Panama and Argentine were Grand Lodges which took the lead in the formation of the Confederation. Argentine's objection was, of course, to the spurious Grand Lodge Federation Argentino. Even Chile had expressed its opposition to the Conference. The executive officers worked hard and long over the problem; the Conference was delayed almost a year and Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico was so notified. It was decided to let the Permanent Office send out the invitations and this appeared to be satisfactory, for more than one of the Grand Lodges believed"The agreement taken protects the high Masonic interests of the Confederation, too, they expect the return to the Confederation of the High Bodies that have withdrawn."
An angle on the Brazilian non-attendance is shown in the following letter from a Brazilian brother in whom we have confidence: "With regard to the absence of the Brazilian Grand Lodges at the Inter-American Conference, I beg to inform you that the statement that Brazilian Grand Lodges were not invited is not true, as proof thereof I enclose the original of the formal invitation received by my Grand Lodge; on the fourth page you will read the names of the Brazilian Grand Lodges which were invited, and you will note that all the Grand Lodges and regular Grand Orients in this country-but Sao Paulo and Goyaz were invited; Sao Paulo was left out because of the abnormal condition prevailing there Masonically. "The sole and principal reason was the financial condition of most of these Brazilian Grand Lodges. Again, Brazil as a Portuguese-speaking nation, does not feel as completely integrated in the dealings with other Latin-American nations which speak Spanish and which have a different mentality, making us feel uneasy. among Spanish-speaking Masons. Again, the size of our country accounts for lack of international intercourse, and the most important thing for us Brazilians is to improve
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local Masonic conditions, chronically upset by schisms and constant misunderstanding, rather than encourage relations with outside Maso~ic powers. "
Thus it can be seen under what difficulties our friends in the Latin-American Conference had to work. That thcy did secure the presence of so many representatives of Grand Lodges is a tribute to their enthusiasm and persistence. They should be pleased at the result, for no great movement was ever started, carried on, and completed without many trials and tribulations. , The subject matter discussed would not, in general, be of interest to Anglo-Saxon Freemasons, except the theme on the relationship of Anglo-Saxon and American Grand Lodges. And in that discussion Freemasons of all Nations should be interested. How best to ensure a fine relationship is a thing which we all want to know-and do., Their discussion of Masonry's place in the defense of Peace and Democracy would be regarded as a civic problem in this and some other countries-but not so in Latin-America where they labor, in many instances, under the foot of a dictator and with the dominant church oppressing Freemasonry on all sides. It became, with them, a problem of self-defense and our brethren there should not be criticized for their attitude-which might be our own-if we lived in their community. How can we blame our brethren in Colombia for considering Laicism (Priesthood and the Laity) when we know of the treatment given all Protestants in that country. Vv~e have in our possession many ncwspapers, sworn statements of religious groups, and personal friends, proving that the persecution is not just a figment of imagination. When men, our brothers, are willing to give up their lives for a principle, we should be the last to condemn. Was it not a great Masonic martyr who gave up his life rather than forfeit his integrity ~ Has not such been the fate of all the great martyrs and leaders of the people throughout South America ~ A'l'TITUDE TOWARDS THE UNITED STATES
We must take into account that much propaganda is being used against the United States, and that some of this propaganda is working its way into Masonic groups. We are, ourselves, to blame for permitting such a situation to continue when all that is needed is contact, conferences, and a little more attention on our part. We shall, therefore, quote from one of our South American friends who sees the necessity for cultivating friendship. One of these brethren writes: "It is a pity that the Grand Lodges in the United States, shall we say, have so little confidence in the Grand Lodges of Central and South
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America. They will always believe that we discuss politics, religion and the like in our lodges, and reany forget that we work under the same landmarks of the fraternity as you do. "The trouble is that your Grand Lodges have not cared to learn something about us; you sent a Commission to, Europe--why not one to South and Central America ~ They would be surprised. rrhey know about us only through some individual Freemasons that come and go without even seeing the work in our lodges. "All they know is hearsay, probably from enemies of the fraternity, or from members of the dominating church-our open enemies-a thing which you have not encountered, and cannot fully understand. "You have, and other Grand Lodges in ,the United States have, nne Masons of high rank, who come to our shores on business, or on pleasure, why not ask one or more of them to visit us and report."
My reply to this distinguished brother was to the effect that we, in the United States, had neglected to maintain the contacts we should in this hemisphere, but that I thought his idea of our not having confidence in our brethren of the Americas was wrong. As to our sending a Commission to Europe-this was the work of the Masonic Service Association, a relief organization, and in a reply, it was stated: "Now as to our Commission which went to Europe, it did not go there primarily to investigate Freemasonry in Europe. It went there to find out how badly ],'reemasons were faring, and how much relief was needed. We raised $200,000.00, most of which was used in the purchase of food and clothing."
Nevertheless, the letter shows what our South American brethren are thinking. It is true that we have never shown the interest we should, yet our brethren there must know that the expense of visiting their country has been a hindrance. Until recently, the time involved in travel had to be considered-and probably foremost of all reasons is that very few of us in the U.S.A. speak or write Spanish or Portuguese. Until a few years ago, German and French were the languages taught in most of our schools. War I took out the German, which was replaced by Spanish. This has created new interest in things Spanish. Our friends to the South-Mexico-are already realizing the neW interest in the increased tourist travel to their country; this travel is gradually being extended to South America. With a better contact of our people will come growing interest among Masonic brethren and-international unity. From another路 part of South America we have a letter which shows the situation in Brazil and some outside influences which are, at work: "The trouble with us here in Brazil is that up until the separation of the blue (lodge) degrees from the Grand Orient of Brazil, there had
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been a serious effort to please the English-speaking jurisdictions and the predominance of the Scottish Rite and Supreme Council from the first to the thirty-third degree was accepted in this country as an AXIOMand this state of affairs was also accepted and even endorsed by the United Grand Lodge of England, through its formal recognition of the Grand Orient of Brazil. . , , Now, it happens that England never cared to alter anything or to straighten what is wrong, because it never cared to establish intercourse with the native Freemasons, and since the survival of its directly subordinated lodges was granted, it simply gave its blessing to whatever was going on in the country as long as no one bothered to interfere in the life of its lodges. "By and by, the Grand Masters, and other responsible officers, trained in the Grand Orient manner, became aware of the methods adopted in the English-speaking world, which after all, represents two-thirds of the Fraternity, and tried, honestly to introduce these customs into their Grand Lodges. This was met with a certain hostility by the older members, but became a general practice, and finally, turned out to be the characteristic of the Grand Lodges of Brazil as distinguished from other Masonic bodies. The Supreme Council, although forced to comply with the situation, because it had originated it through Mario Behring's Manifest of 1927,felt the impact of the newly acquired independence of the Grand Lodges and endeavored to protect itself to some extent by means of that 'Treaty,' and, especially, through the clause which mentions the mutual expulsion of members."
We have it on what we regard as reliable authority that the Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of Brazil presented to the recent Havana Conference of Supreme Councils (this is charged by the Alcides group in Sao Paulo), a proposal: "That, in each country, the Supreme Councils be the sole authority to give or withdraw the regularity of any Masonic body existing in the same."
Whether the facts alleged above can be supported or not, we do not know; the minutes of the Havana Conference, if available (and we presume they are not) would show. At any rate, these reports, true or false, is what is keeping Brazilian and South American Masonic circles agitated. OUR CONCLUSIONS
It is our belief that the presence of the representatives of the Conference of Grand Masters at the II Inter-American Conference was well worth the time and energy expended. It would have been unfortunate had we not had representation on this occasion. We trust that, hereafter, every effort will be made to see that the Conference of Grand Masters is represented on the occasion of every international gathering of this type.
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It may be true, that there are one or two Grand Lodges with whose acts you may not agree. But these brethren of ours-for they are all brethren-may not know how to achieve the thing called regularity unless they are educated Masonically, and understand of what regularity consists. It is our sincere belief that all of those brethren whom we met, representing their Grand Lodges, were honest in their beliefs, and striving to promote the good of the fraternity; otherwise, they would not have taken the time, or expended the energy to come-for some traveled 10,000 miles. We can heartily agree with their conclusion that Education-Masonic Education-was needed. The question now resolves itself into how we, in this country, may cooperate with our Latin-American brethren to supply this education. Yve believe it can be done by sending our printed material to each of the Grand Lodges; many of these brethren read and speak English. Your Grand Lodge proceedings are not always the best means of education. They need our Masonic magazines, pamphlets, and particularly personal correspondence. Correspondence brings that personal touch which nothing else may replace. One of our greatest pleasures is in reading letters from our brethren in these Spanish or Portuguese-speaking countries. Might we suggest that each Grand Lodge in Norih America take upon itself the sponsorship of correspondence addressed to at least one of the South American Grand Lodges; see that it is supplied with literature, to be followed by that personal touch given through correspondence. Such a plan would have to be worked out by our Conference, but it has possibilities. As to racial discrimination, we doubt whether our brethren of the South fully understand the condition in this country. We do not be-' lieve regular members of any South or Central American Grand Lodge would be denied admission to our lodges because of race o! color. They should be informed that in this country there are Grand Lodges made up of Colored men exclusively and that white men are not accepted in membership; we would not necessarily call that "white" discrimination. This is one of our problems which we have inherited, and for which only time and patience will furnish the remedy. VVe believe that as things now stand, both whites and coloreds are satisfied. We know of at least two or three jurisdictions where the question of race (it was not colored race) resulted in' schisms. We seriously question whether the admission of negroes to American white lodges would add to the harmony of the whole. We should know that most of the South American Grand Lodges were formed from lodges originally established by subordinate lodges which received their sole Masor:ic authority from Supreme Councils of
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the Scottish Rite. There is a strong French influence in many of these Grand Lodges; this system of early organization has created its difficulties and has led to the belief that there was a certain amount of "higher" control. This is denied by most of these Grand Lodges. One of our great troubles is that we, as Grand Lodges, do the things we criticize our neighbors for doing. Most of our Grand Lodges would become highly indignant should one of these South American Grand Lodges attempt to set up a lodge in our midst. And yet that is just what some of our American Grand Lodges have done in South America. Weare pleased to call it the doctrine of "exclusive jurisdiction," which we say is an American policy. Yet, strange to say, we do 'not apply it to South or Central America. n will be a great day for all Latin-America when their Grand Lodges are made up of single groups; whether we shall live to see thaf day in our time we doubt. But it is a goal to strive for, and our brethren in the Americas should work with us to attain that end. On the other hand, they should understand that in many cases, it was outside Grand Lodges which set up the first lodges in their countries. For all regular Masonry has come out of the Mother Grand Lodge, directly or indirectly. Having estabiished Freemasonry in those parts, they attained a sort of precedence, and must surely be entitled to some rights-not dissolution. But here again, we feel there has been insufficient conferences between the parties involved. A face-to-face meeting, a few compromises, and a display of that Brotherly Love of which our ritual speaks, might work wonders. At any rate, it would be worth a trial. As a starter in this desire to secure hemispherical Masonic unity,' might we suggest the possibility of a joint meeting of representatives from the Inter-American Conference and the Conference of Grand Masters. Such a meeting might be held on the occasion of our annual Conference in Washington, since the Inter-American group will not meet again before 1955. n is, at the least, worth a try. Your committee have certain material information relative to individual Grand Lodges which make up the Inter-American group, and this material is available to any Grand Lodge upon request. The appointment of your committee was to secure information, and this we feel has been accomplished. Our thanks to your Committee and to the Conference of Grand Masters for the opportunity to render a Masonic service. May this visit be only the beginning of a greater unity among Freemasons everywhere, and a foretaste of what may be accomplished in the years to come. A United Freemasonry throughout the world is the best deterrent against War, Crime, Injustice and Persecution.
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THE BEGINNINGS OF FREEMASONRY IN HOLLAND (Through the courtesy of our friend Brother J. J. Van del' Laan of Holland, we are able to give this authentic story of the beginning of Freemasonry in Holland).
As in Great Britain, the beginnings of Freemasonry in the Netherlands, are still wrapped in a shroud of uncertainty. However, this we know-that the first Lodge of Freemasons was constituted in November, 1734, in a restaurant Lion d'Or (The Golden Lion), in the Hofstraat (Street of the Court), at the Hague. Though the names of the Founders are known, the name of the Lodge itself is still not altogether certain. Its name, most likely, was la Sincerite. The name of the first Master, Vincent la Chapelle, C. M. R. Davidson, newly is the name of a new Lodge, chartered elected Grand Ma.ster of the in 1952. This Vincent Chapelle, the Netherlands. first Master of the Lodge, founder of Freemasonry in Holland, was the Chief Cook and Steward of His Royal Highness, the Prince of Orange; he had come to Holland from England as a servant in service of the English Ambassador Lord Chesterfield; he had been made a Freemason in an English lodge. There is also an authentic account of another, and earlier, meeting of a Lodge in the Hague, namely, June 1731, by Brother Anderson, known for his authorship of the English Constitutions. It was, in all probability, an occasional meeting, called for the purpose of initiating Frans Stephan, Archduke of Lorraine, who married Maria Theresa, and later became the Emperor Frans 1. As was the custom in those days for non-operative Masons, he was initiated and immediately afterward raised to the degree of a Fellow. According to Anderson, no less a personage than the Deputy Grand Master, of the Grand Lodge of England, Rev. John T. Desaguliers, acted on that occasion as Master, authorized by Grand Master Lovell (173132); he was assisted by Bros. John Stanhope and Jn Holtzendorf as Wardens. Among the brethren present were Philip Stanhope, Duke of Chesterfield, Ambassador of England to the Provinces of Holland, and Prince William of Orange, whose Chief Cook and Steward, Vincent la Chapelle was earlier mentioned as the first Master of the First Lodge constituted in Holland. This explains how
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he came in contact with the Masonic Brotherhood, for he who presided over this first special lodge was a distinguished Freemason himself. The source of most of the information as to the establishment of this first Lodge in the Netherlands is the volume, Annals and Archives of the Freemasons under the United Provinces and the Generality of Holland, by Brother Louis Dagran. It is written in the form of a diary for the years 1734-1756, but was probably written down in the later years of that period, which might explain some of the errors, and doubt about the name of the Lodge. Some of our historians believe the Lodge name to have been Union which name yet appears in the existing Hague Lodge "l'Union Royale," which celebrated its bi-centenary in 1934. From this diary we learn that the new Lodge was constituted with but seven members, while at that same meeting, four candidates were initiated. At the first meeting it was decided to petition for a "Letter of Constitution" from the Grand Lodge of England at London, and this Charter was duly received, together with the 1722 Laws of the Grand Lodge of England, in March 1735. Therefore, it is to be found mentioned on the Register of the Lodges of England, where it IS stated that in 1735 a Charter was issued to a (unnamed) Lodge at the Hague. A year after the institution of this first Lodge, on the day of St. John the Baptist, June 24, 1735, the Lodge elected Jan Corne Radermacher, a prominent officer of the Prince of Orange's household, its first Most Worshipful Grand Master (the title then given to Masters of Lodges). He had been initiated only in March of that year. Since that day, this Lodge has borne the name "Lodge of the Grand MastM'" of the United Provinces (of Holland). In 1744, we read that the Grand Master ordered his Deputy, Bro. Dagran, to summon the two Lodges at the Hague, La Sincerite and Le Veritable Zele to meet together. In the annual year-book of the Craft in the Netherlands of later years, we find that in 1734-35, there were already four lodges. Regarding the' name of the Lodge of the Grand Master, Gould, in his History of Freemasonry, says that this title is remarkable, for it is difficult to understand from whence any Grand Master of that date derived his authority. On the other hand, it seems that in olden times the Master of the Lodge was sometimes called "Grand Master" as a matter of courtesy; there are examples of this in authentic certificates. In the Saturdagsche Courant, of November 3, 1735, at Amsterdam, it was announced that on October 24, in the Nieuwe Doelen at the
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Hague, a new Lodge of the famous Brotherhood of Freemasons was opened with all solemnity, in the presence of the Grand Master, J. Cornelis Radermacher, Treasurer-General of H.R.H., the Prince of Orange, the Deputy Grand Master, Johan Keunen, and other officers and prominent members; at the same time, several new members were initiated. From all of this, it is quite clear that Freemasonry began officially in the Netherlands in 1734, and that they considered themselves a Grand Lodge! But others took notice of this public announcement of new Masonic light in the country, as is shown in a publication, November 30, 1735, of the States of Holland and West-Frieslandt, by which all further meetings of the so-called WE ;q "" fi} ,I Freemasons were prohibited. On December 2, the Magistrate of Amsterdam, Masonic Temple, The Hague and on December 10, the Magistrate of Rotterdam, published the same decree. The reason for this decree was probably political. Since the first Master, as well as the Grand Master, were both in the service of the Prince of Orange, his opponents in the Magistry feared, apparently, that this would increase the Prince's political influence in the country, which they did not want because of selfish political reasons. However, already in March 1744, three years before the Prince was appointed hereditary Stadholder of Holland, the Lodges reopened their doors and continued their meetings. There is still in existence the copy of the letter written in 1745, to the Emperor Frans I (who was initiated at the Hague in 1731) wherein the Grand Master and his Deputy congratulate him on his accession to the Throne, on behalf of the Freemason Lodges of Holland. On April 12, Grand Master Radermacher died and was buried in the Grootekerk (Protestant Church) at the Hague. As his successor, Baron Just Gerard van Wassenaer was elected and installed in May, 1749. He was a Colonel of a Regiment of Guards, and was
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promoted to be a General in 1751. He remained in office four years, and then resigned. His letter of resignation still exists. He died in 1753 and Bro. Louis Dagran, his Deputy, became acting Grand Master. After this detailed sketch of Masonic life in the Netherlands, students of Masonic history will be astonished to learn that the Grand Lodge of the Netherlands (or Grand East as it is termed according to continental custom) is only celebrating its bi-centenary, December 26, 19561 Why, he may ask, is that period of 1734 to 1756 forgotten 1 Is it obliterated from the official history of the Craft and the Grand Lodge of the Netherlands1 Already, three Lodges have celebrated their bi-centenaries and have published interesting reviews of their early lives. The answer is: because the Grand Lodge of the Netherlands only asked for recognition from the Mother Grand Lodge in London, and began a new life, December 26, 1756, and on that day, it was decided to consider that day as the date of restoration of the Grand Lodge and to disregard the earlier period. The institution of the so-called Grand Lodge of 1735-in Masonic history known as the "Hague Grand Lodge," was considered in London as a self-assumption without the consent of the Grand Lodge of London. Notwithstanding, this Grand Lodge had issued Charters to several Dutch Lodges, which London' considered to be its prerogative. There is also this additional reason-that the early Grand Masters in Holland did support the Old Charges and Landmarks of the Grand Lodge in London, but followed French Masonic customs and usages which were regarded as trespassing on the ancient rules and regulations. (Note: there is still available, (for this period) a copy of Anderson's Constitutions, translated by Deputy Grand Master Johan Kuenen, one in Dutch, and another in French. And from the hands of the first Master Vincent la Chapelle, a book with Masonic songs, printed in 1735 by Antoine van Dole at the Hague, and a cookery book in four volumes by the same author, printed by Antoine de Groot, also at the Hague.) One of the interesting "trespasses" was that in May 1751, with the cooperation and under the protection of the 2d Grand Master, Baron Juste G. Van Wassenaer, a so-called "Lodge of Adoption" was instituted to which women were admitted. Among its members were many of the ladies from the French Opera at the Hague, and though it may have been a most interesting gathering, it was not such as would be approved in London. This, and other events, were
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not to the liking of the Grand Lodge of London; we can still read the French translation of a letter written by the Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England, Brother Dr. Ph. Mannington, August 22,1753, wherein he explains that conditions in Freemasonry in Holland were not developing so as to conform to the Regulations imparted to the founders of the first established Lodge. It was also feared that in this way, Lodges might be established which would
Officers of Grand Lodge of the Netherlands. (In the center is Dr. L. J. J. Caron, retiring Grand Master. On the right end front row is Grand Secretary A. A. Galestin).
be considered irregular by the Grand Lodge in London. In order to prevent serious difficulties, it was advised to act with caution. The Lodge la Royale, at the Hague, took this warning to heart; it called a meeting of the various Lodges in Holland to straighten matters out, to nominate a National Grand Master, and, at the same time, to form a National Grand Lodge. This occurred December 26, 1756, when after many arguments over precedence, the 80 representatives of the ten Lodges represented, elected Bro. Albert
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Nicolaes Baron van Aerss en Beyeren, Lieutenant Colonel of Infantry, their Grand Master. Thus it was decided that the beginnings of the Grand Lodge of the Netherlands should be reckoned from that date, and all which had happened before should be disregarded, there being no Register of proceedings available before that date. To all practical purposes, this formal change and compliance with the Mother Grand Lodge's Regulations, did not make any difference in the history of the Craft in the Netherlands. It is an interesting sidelight, especially in the Western Hemisphere, that the Dutch skippers, before and after the formation of the new Grand Lodge, continued their Masonic mission on the high seas. Besides their merchandise, they carried Interim', Masonic Temple, The Hague the message of Freemasoury to foreign lands. These "Captains Courageous," on their long voyages, had plenty of time to ponder the problems of life, and to meditate on their contacts with tribes, races, creeds, and color, and to be convinced of the Religions "on which all men agree." Already, in 1747, one of them had instituted the first Masonic Lodge at St. Eustatius in the Antilles, named "Foree and Accepted Masons," and in 1751, the Lodge St. Pieter on the same small island. On May 15, 1757, the new Grand Lodge gave a Charter to the Lodge De V riendschap at Curacao. In November, 1758, skipper Jacobus Larwood of Schevichaven established the Lodge Salomon at" Hoogby in Bengal, then a settlement of the Dutch East India Company. These sailors have played a great role in the extension of Freemasonry overseas. They often took letters and messages to Lodges on behalf of the Grand Lodge, and sometimes they acted as Inspectors for Grand Lodge, sometimes as Deputies, and so the number of Lodges grew in the East and West Indies, in Ceylon, India, and South Africa. In this way the first Lodge was established in Cape Town, South Africa, May 2, 1772. It was Brother Abraham van der Weyde, the founder of Freemasonry in that part of the world, who lost his life while acting as Deputy for the Grand Master, Carel, Baron
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van Boetzelaar. After having inaugurated the new Lodge De Goede Hoop at Cape Town, he sailed on to Java. On his return, in command of the good ship Het Paauw (the Peacock), he returned to Cape Town, and there, while visiting the Governor, got into trouble with a certain Captain Philip Cassel. They crossed swords and Bro. van der Weyde was mortally wounded. Nine months after he had fulfilled his mission to inaugurate a new Lodge in South Africa, he was buried at Cape Town, the City to which he had brought Masonic light. It was certainly the first Masonic funeral held at the Cape. In Holland, and in the Provinces, Masonic life grew and extended. It had ups and downs, as it does nowadays in Indonesia, but the Dutch brethren have tried always, and have succeeded, in keeping the Masonic light aflame, still trying to bring light and peace wherever it is possible. IN THE POLITIC:A.L EYE
While }<'reemasonry takes no part in politics, yet we are always interested in our brethren who are taking the lead in the affairs of the nation. These brethren are to be found in both great national parties. There has just been concluded, as we write, the Republican National Convention in Chicago. Neither of the two candidates nominated for the national ticket happen to be Freemasons. Taft, who lost the decision, had a father who was a Freemason-made-at-sight. General MacArthur, the keynoter, is a member of a lodge in the Philippines; Governor Dewey of New York, who carried the banner in 1948, is a member and delivered his 90 or more votes to the winning candidate. Governor Earl Warren of California, who had the 70 California votes, is a Past Grand Master of that state. Guy Gabrielson who presided as temporary chairman, is a member. Other names of Freemasons, who took active parts were: Senator Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts, Everett Dirksen of Illinois (who put Taft in nomination), Harold Stassen, nominated, but who later threw his Minnesota votes to Eisenhower clinching the election, Senator Styles Bridges, Senator John W. Bricker, Governor John S. Fine, Governor Theo McKeldin who put Eisenhower in nomination, Senator Wm. F. Knowland, Paul Hoffman, Hugh Scott, and the new party chairman, Arthur Summerfield of Michigan. And there were others of whose Masonic ancestry and affiliation we are unacquainted. Quite recently, Milton Eisenhower, brother of the General was made a Mason in Pennsylvania. He heads Penn State College.
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Two weeks later the Democratic National Convention held forth in the same convention hall and proceeded to name their ticket. Among the names of active members of this convention were those of President Truman, Estes Kefauver, Senator Richard Russell, Senator Robert Kerr, Governor James Byrnes, Clarence Cannon (the parliamentarian), Thurmond, John Sparkman, named for Vice-President, Gov. G. Mennon Williams and many others. We think Governor Lehman, Harry Byrd to be members although information is not at hand. One of the speakers was Representative William F. Dawson of Illinois, 32째 member of a Prince Hall lodge. Two Catholic names received votes for Presidential nomination-Governor Paul Dever of Massachusetts and Senator Brian MacMahon of Connecticut. And so we go into the next four years with neither of the heads of either ticket being members of the fraternity; however, both are Protestants. What shall we say about these national conventions ~ Only thisit is unfortunate that the selection of men to hold the highest honors in the power of the American electorate should not be attended with the calm reflection and dignity which this selection deserves. Both conventions had boos and cat-calls for those who disagreed; the parades of state delegations smack more of panty-raids and footballs celebrations of adolescents. Let's have sanity in our politics!
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Missourians are always interested in the Missouri Blue Book, issued every two years by our Secretary of State. Weare indebted to Walter H. Toberman, our Secretary of State, for a copy of this most valuable compendium of Missouri knowledge; it is well gotten up, well illustrated, and few necessary facts have been omitted. Personally, the biographical sketches and history are the most valuable. In these biographical sketches, material for which has been supplied by the officer himself, we very often find that he has forgotten (or doesn't want) information pnblished about his fraternal or religious connections-so all we can do is to give you what he must have given the editor. First, comes Governor Forrest Smith, who belongs to both Rites of Freemasonry, as well as to many other fraternal societies. He is followed by James T. Blair, Jr., the Lieutenant-Governor "member of the Masonic Order, including the shrine." Then comes the State Auditor, W. H. Holmes, together with M. E. Morris, State Treasu~er who belongs to both Rites. The death is noted of Albert M. Clark, one time Chief Justice of
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our Supreme Court and who, it may be recalled, wrote a story of Freemasons and the Supreme Court which was read a year or so ago at Grand Lodge. Senator James P. Kern is given as a member of Ivanhoe Masonic Lodge in Kansas City. Then come the Representatives in Congress: Clare Magee, Phil J. Welch, Dewey Short, Clarence Cannon, Paul Jones. State Senators (there are 21 of the 35): Paul G. Winans, Hartwell Crain, Frank Frisby, John Hoshor, W. R. Walker, Harry Revercomb, William M. Quinn, Richard J. Chamier, Robert H. Linneman, Edward V. Long, John A. Johnson, Yewell Lawrence, William B. Robinett, D. W. Gilmore, Meredith Garten, J. E. Curry, R. Jasper Smith, A. Ives Reid, A. W. Frieze, C. R. Hawkins, and William O. Sawyers. Representatives are: Jim Banner, Dwight Beals, Joseph N. Brown, John T. Buckley, Orville L. Bennett, Charles J. Cardwell, George R. Chamberlin, Frank B. Clark, Earl S. Cook, Wallace Cooper, Robert Cope, Russell Corn, Harry Denman, Claude E. Duckett, Milton Duvall, Roy D. Eddy, Max Garrison, Austin Hill, Lewis Hoerr, Horton F. Holland, John H. Holt, Delto L. Houtchens, Virgil R. ohnson, Devere Joslin, L. A. Kelly, John E. Kimber, James S. Lincoln, Roy W. McGhee, Fred R. McMahon, Arch V. McRoberts, J. Riley McVey, Ben Meeks, John Milhoan, James McK. Neal, Oliver Nolen, Ben W. Oliver, Wallace M. Pearson, Ken R. Reynolds, John L. Sando, Omar Schnatmeier, Donald Searcy, William Seifert, Harry W. Smith, Christian F. Stipp, Joseph M. Tanner, I. E. Tulloch, Orlie Underwood, Baxter Waters, Carl T. W'ebber, Richard M. Webster. And Mrs. Icie M. Pope and Mrs. Jennie S. Walsh are members of the Eastern Star. Not a bad list of names-52 in the 114 counties. Supreme Court Judges S. P. Dalton and Roscoe Conkling list their membership; at least two others have overlooked it. GERMANY AND ITS NEIGHBORS
The United Grand Lodge of Germany is in a rather ticklish situation. Located, as it is, in an occupation zone, with enemies without and within, it is finding it hard to satisfy all elements. The Grand Lodge of France have been most kind to the German brethren, opening their lodge halls for meetings of German Freemasons in territory which the French occupy; the French have contributed to German charities when charity was most needed. Switzerland's Alpina Grand Lodge has been friendly and cooperative but located in the midst of these various factions, hesitates to extend full recognition. Eng-. land has shown no signs of extending recognition, and judging from
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certain correspondence which is being mailed out of their grand lodge to grand secretaries in this country, we take it that recognition is afar off. The letter to which we refer says: I have received from Brother Albert Natural, W. M. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge Alpina, Switzerland, a letter about a conference he has recently held with Dr. Theodor Vogel of Germany. In the belief that it would be of interest to you, and with M.W. Bro. Natural's permission, I have had it translated and enclose a copy of that translation.
Then follows a copy of the translation, a portion of which we have taken the liberty to quote: Presenf at the conference were: Albert Natural (in Dr. Theo. Vogel, (R) re-eleoted Grand the chair); Theodor Vogel, Master tor three years and Dr. G.M., U.G.L. Germany; BerOtto Arnoman (L). nard Scheichelbauer, G. M. Vienna; Henry Bernhard, Grand Orator, U.G.L. Germany; Samuel Facy, G.L. Swiss Alpina; Fritz Muller路Ruegg, Chancellor and P.G.M. Alpina; Edvino Arnoldi, Grand Secretary, Swiss Alpina. After the introductory compliments, G.M. Natural submitted a series of questions to G.M. Vogel in order to find a basis for relations between the two Grand Lodges. 1. Apart from the U.G.L., Germany, what other Grand Lodges are active there' 2. Is the separation between symbolic Masonry (the three craft dt grees) and philosophic Masonry (Scottish Rite or higher degrees) complete' 3. Recruiting, sifting, work in lodge; what authority controls these and in what spirit are they done' 4. What is the tendency of German Masonry in regard to international politics. 5. Is German Freemasonry quite free from political trend' Might not ambitious members use their influence in the lodge to gain political ambition' 6. What is the opinion of the uninitiated German about Freemasonryf 7. What is expected of Freemasonry by the uninitiated in Germany' 8. What foreign grand lodges have officially recognized the U.G.L. Germany' 9. Does the U.G.L. wish to be recognized by the G.L. England' 10. What value does the U.G.L. attach to official relations with irregular grand lodges'
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11. Does the U.G.L. wish to have official relations with all grand lodges, whatever they may beW Or only with those which preserve the Ancient Landmarks.
The replies of Grand Master Vogel should be recorded. Here they are as taken from the translation: Resumption of Masonic labours in Germany were authorized by the occupying powers in 1947. From 1948, the administrative control (overseeing of societies) was resumed by the German authorities. Besides tIle United Grand Lodge of Germany, whose headquarters are at Frankfurt-am-Main, there are two Grand Lodges in Berlin: The United Grand Lodge of Berlin The Grand Lodge of the. Three Globes These two Grand Lodges have jurisdiction over the eastern confederated Republic. The U.G.L. at Frankfurt has friendly and close relations, but no official relations with these two Grand Lodges in Berlin. The U.G.L. at Frankfurt comprises 180 lodges, and, is actually the most important of the grand bodies, because of its position as the center of the regrouping of German Freemasonry. The Grand Lodge of Berlin has 15 lodges. The U.G.L. (Vogel group) observes a strict separation between symbolic Freemasonry (craft degrees) and philosophic Freemasonry (superior (~) degrees). The Berlin Grand Lodges, on the contrary, work according to the Swedish Rite and accept no candidates not Christian. In the U.G.L. elections are held in a democratic way by voting. The assembled brethren make their decision, and there is no question of any directorate to impose its will on their deliberations. As for recruiting, the Masonic idea, in this respect, is much more strict and severe than that of the non-Masonic official authorities. A series of rigorous conditions and prescriptions are applied to candidates. Here are some of them. A former active member of the Nazi Party is excluded directly from becoming a member of a lodge. A former Nazi, even if he has been purged, will never be allowed to hold office in a Lodge, much less become a Master. The list of members of a Lodge is submitted to the Military authorities. A new candidate has to be recommended by three members of a Lodge. About two-thirds of the Lodges will not admit candidates who belonged to any organization even remotely connected with the Nazi Party. Careful watch is maintained on a member's conduct, and should any question arise, a Masonic Court steps in to judge the matter. It can inflict the usual penalties. The U.G.L. prohibits any political activity in a Lodge. Controversies and debates of political nature are banned. Only such questions as may affect economies or social service are permitted to be discussed. A notable one is-the question of refugees. These, amounting to twelve million, among whom are thousands of brethren, are really political refugees. These questions are approached as a social problem. The U.G.L. is opposed in principle to all totalitarian movements. German Freemasonry is neutral as regards participation in political life;
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it does not seek to infiltrate. Members are accepted from social classes who hold moderate views. Public opinion in Germany is showing a more pronounced interest in Masonic problems . . . although a certain resumption of contact with German public opinion is noticeable, yet in consequence of the fifteen year campaign of Hitler, it is yet, in the eyes of the bulk of the population, a disadvantage to be a Freemason. The strength of German Freemasonry, which had 70,000 members in 1933, and only 10,000 in 1950, has not yet recovered its former standing. In the Eastern Zone are 5,000 brethren who are completely cut off from contact with their brethren in the Western Zone. The Press is giving more attention to Freemasonry, not possible three years ago. German public opinion knows that Freemasonry abroad is a powerful force for good; it knows that much of the help given to victims of the War in Europe came from America, where the influence of Freemasonry in such undertakings is predominant. All these things attract attention of the uninitiated.
As to U.G.L.'s relationship with the Grand Orient of France, Dr. Vogel is quoted: Grand Master Vogel, though most desirous of obtaining recognition from the Anglo-Saxon Grand Lodges, cannot make up his mind to break with the Grand Orient of France, for sentimental and fraternal reasons. He declares, in short, the French brethren were the :first to show a conciliatory spirit after the great catastrophe of the Third Reich. German Freemasonry would not assume to itself the right to sit in judgment, or to condemn, a neighboring friendly grand lodge. A decision on the problem of the Grand Orient is being studied. In view of the peculiar position of Germany, under the rule of the Occupying Powers, France and America, Grand Master Vogel drew attention to the fact that up until now, the Brethren of these two nations have adopted a benevolent attitude, and visits of the French brethren are frequent. This makes it impossible for him, ipso facto, to declare a rupture of relations with a Grand Lodge whence come, for the greater part, those visiting brethren, who in the outside world are emissaries, or officers of the occupying authorities. As for its relations with other Grand Lodges, considered irregular, Dr. Vogel summed up his position in general terms: as things now stand, in view of the tragic disasters suffered by German Freemasonry, the U.G.L. is engrossed most in building up internal unity. Its Masonic labours are on the solid foundation of the Ancient Landmarks, the invocation to the G.A.O.T.U., and the placing of the Holy Bible on its altars. In its exterior relations, the U.G.L. follows a path that aims at absolute regularity; it is not at the present capable of imposing conditions and is merely an observer in what concerns the Masonic world outside its borders.
Grand Master Natural, while recognizing all of the difficulties confronting the U.G.L., had this to say: The Grand Master (Vogel) creates a good impression and is undoubtedly sincere . . . the U.G.L. is in a delicate position; but its aims are meritorious and directed towards a sincere practice of classic principle. In my opinion, it needs encouragement, and the best plan would be
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to avoid leaving it isolated. After studying the question carefully, our Grand Committee is inclined to enter into friendly relations with the U.G.L., in a non-official way, until such a time as the particulat situation forced on the U.G.L. by the governments of the occupying powers is modified to allow us to contemplate official recognition.
What would be our deduction from the above quoted correspondence? Simply this-political expedience, rather than Masonic brotherly love, is being adopted in certain sections of the Masonic World as the best policy. Too long has politics and commerce dominated Masonic thought in certain countries. Fortunately, we here in America, enthusiDr. Vogel lays wreath at tomb of astic about our FreemaBro. Freiherr vom Stein sonry, and imbued with what may be the Utopian idea of an International Brotherhood, have looked beyond the domain of Politics, Commerce, and Religion, and have been willing to accept as our brothers men of all countries whose hearts are filled with a yearning for Brotherly Love, who practice the great Masonic virtue of extending Relief, and who are actuated only by the principle of Truth. Because our brethren happen to live in a country occupied by military forces; because they are faced with difficult problems of decision; because they may have made mistakes in extending recognition (and what Grand Lodge has not?), is no reason for our withholding the right hand of fellowship. A Freemason needs no help when he is standing upright on his feet; when he has no immediate needs; when he is universally recognized. Then, we are under no obligations to extend him help. It is when he is down and out; when he is hungry; when his own friends and brothers do not recognize him-then it is, that every Master Mason should not only help with his counsel, aid with his purse, and assist him in every way possible, that he may again arise to become a part of that great chain which should bind Freemasons throughout the world-a Chain which at the present time has many a weak link.
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to 57. Recognition has now been granted by 82 Grand Lodges. (None from British Isles.) The offices of the Grand Lodge has been relieved of taxation, because of its charitable activities, Grand Master, paying his own expenses, visited 239 Lodges during the year. Only 20 Lodges have more than 100 members. AN INCIDENT OF THE GERMAN OCCUPATION
A news article appearing in the New York Times of last year (1951) tells of an incident which is of interest to Freemasons. The heading of the article is-M~sons Show Jewels Nazis Stole: Prized Masonic jewels stolen by Gestapo Chief Heinrich Himmler, when Hitler crushed German Masonry are on show today as the New York Grand Lodge starts celebration of its 170th anniversary at Masonic Hall, 71 W. 23rd St. The jewels, 35 in all, are now safely lodged in the Grand Lodge library because an American officer, himself a Mason, insisted on searching the very lowest subcellar of Gestapo headquarters in the closing days of World War II. Three levels below the palatial first floor Berlin offices, in a dank little room lighted by a single feeble electric bulb, he found a moldy shoe box partly filled with the tiny dust-incrusted monuments to the murder of his brotherhood at Hitler's hands. He cleaned them, brought them home and now has loaned them to the New York Grand Lodge. SYMBOLIC VALUE
They are jewels only in the Masonic meaning. Most are merely symbolic golden triangles which lodge officers wear. That of the Master bears the historic Mason's square; the secretary's bears crossed pens; the treasurer's, keys; the chaplain's, an open Bible; the marshal's, a mace; the steward's, a cornucopia. When Hitler purged the German Masonic order he managed also to uncover secrets of Masonic ritual and this made a special problem when Allied invading forces got into Nazi-held France, according to David C. Forshaw, former British intelligence major; a Liverpool Mason now living at 1042 Woodycrest Ave., Bx., he is a guest at the Grand Lodge's three-day celebration. FAKE ALMOST SUCCEEDED
"We were warned," Maj. Forshaw said, "that Nazi spies might study up the information discovered by Hitler's agents and try to pass themselves off as German Masons ready to turn against the Nazis." There were only about 10,000 German members and the risk wasn't great, but once at least according to Maj. Forshaw, a fake Nazi Mason almost got away with his deception. The major holds the American Legion of Merit Medal, awarded for outstanding gallantry in rescuing French civilians from the firing line and capturing a patrol of 28 Nazis, to boot. "Just before the Allies took Paris from the' Nazis," he said, "a Nazi agent approached a Frenchman suspected of being an underground leader-he was, too-and tried to pass himself off as a friendly German
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Mason. If he had succeeded many of the underground might have been killed.' , He aroused doubt first because he had no written identification; second, because he slipped- up on a small detail of ritual which any Mason would have known." At another special exhibit in Masonic Hall treasured keepsakes of Masonry are being exhibited to the more than 2500 lodge members attending the convention which ends Thursday. These include a letter from George Washington, himself a Mason, and the Bible on which he took his oath of office as the first President of his country. Today the Grand Lodge hears reports from the committees on membership, benevolence, and service and rehabilitation. Tonight, at a banquet in the Statler Hotel the annual award for outstanding service to Masonry will be presented to Ambassador Warren R. Austin, chief U. S. delegate to the United Nations. THE ITALIAN SITUATION
The Italian situation is showing distinct improvement. The beautiful Giustianinan Palace, property of the Grand Orient of Italy, has been returned to its rightful owners by government decree. The story of the seizure of the property is told in the petition filed with the court: In 1923, the Fascist government started a campaign of persecution and hatred against Freemasonry: and through the notorious ' 'action squads," systematically used violence against things and persons connected with Freemasonry. It was a criminal campaign which became acute in 1924. The "Revista Masonica" of 1924 reported Fascist raids on the premises and Temples of Masonic lodges at Prato, Pistoria, Termoli, Monteleone, di Calbria, Lucca, San Severo, Turin and Piemont. It pUblished the protest made by the Grand Master of the Masonic Order against such outrages. The Review carried the bold and dignified circular of Grand Master Torrigiani concerning the new outrages against Masonic people and property.
The petition went on to tell of further outrages, ending with this statement: A new attempt was made against the Seat of the Grand Orient of Italy, October 31, 1924 by crowds of Fascists preceded by trucks and armed with daggers and revolvers.
The outrages continued; many of the brethren were victims of the purge; Mussolini declared, May 16, 1925: Actually, we have been at war, not since 1935, but since 1922, when we raised our revolutionary banner against Freemasonry, Democracy and Capitalism.
We read that: On November 5, 1925, following an attack on the life of Mussolini, the Giustianian Palace was invaded, occupied and looted by Fascist squads, as were all other lodges in Italy; Freemasons were outraged
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and many killed. The Palace was seized on that date and never returned.
Torrigiani disbanded the lodges. The Government attempted to legalize the violent seizure and looting of the Palace; it asked the Ministry of Education to issue a decree (Jan. 29, 1926) whereby the acquisition of the Palace by its Masonic owners was null and void, the Palace "being declared a national monument." An appeal was taken from this decision, but the action of the government was foreseen. The Freemasons were forced to accept a paltry $6,000mere pittance in comparison with its actual value. Immediately the war had ended, Freemasons instituted legal action to regain its property, and after four years in court, that High Tribunal ruled: The fact that the said Freemasonry was the victim of persecution has also been proven by the imposing documentary evidence submitted by the plaintiff, and has not been contested by the Defendants. Such persecutions are widely known, as they are a part of the recent history of our country. It should, therefore, be considered as proven that the moral violence eventually used against the central authorities of Italian Freemasonry could in abstract make faulty the transaction. . . . Persecution was based on instructions from the government, who~e head was pursuing certain specific aims, among which was that of preveJ;l.ting the Italian Freemasonry from using the Palace, and also from being the owner of it. The consent therefore should be considered faulty on grounds of.. moral violence, so that the transaction should be annulled. •
And thus the wrong done Italian Freemasonry a quarter of a century ago is being slowly righted. But the lives which were lost can never be restored. The Court refused to pass on financial claims made by the Grand Orient, they being in the jurisdiction of another Court. The Court assessed the costs in the case against the State, and directed the Real Estate Registry to insert the decision in their Registry of Deeds. The Giustianini Palace fronts the historical Pantheon in Rome. It is a seven story building and has 406 rooms; in addition there are stores, court-yards, stables, garage and 319 other r.ooms. Much of it is income property and this will necessitate a financial accounting which, in the end, should prove helpful to 'the treasury of the Grand Orient.
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The Grand Orient has a regular line of descent from the time it was established until the present. These Grand Masters, and their years of service, are: Giuseppe Garibaldi
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September 3, 1865 -June 20, 1867 June 21, 1867 -July 2, 1867 July 3, 1867 -January 27, 1871 January 27, 1871 -May 11, 1880 May 12, 1880 -January 16, 1885 January 17, 1885 -May 31, 1896 June 1, 1896 -February 14, 1904 February 15, 1904 -November 25, 1917 November 26,1917 -June 22, 1919 June 23, 1919 -August 31, 1932 1932-1933, In exile 1933-1942, 1942-1945, November 18, 1945-November 5, 1948 March 19, 1949
Garibaldi was the famous Italian Liberator; Ernesto Nathan was one-time Mayor of Rome; Ferrari was an internationally known sculptor; Guido Laj was Vice Mayor of Rome under the Allied Forces. The Grand Orient has possession of the Grand Master's Jewel of Office, worn by every Grand Master from Garibaldi to Lenzi. From 1932 to 1945, the Grand' Lodge was in exile (France). Brother Frank Bellini, well known to many American Freemasons, and a member of aNew York lodge, is instrumental in the formation of an English speaking lodge in Rome. It will hold its meetings once a month and the American consulate in Rome will ive to any sojourning Freemason the necessary information as to time and place of meetings. Bellini was one time Master of Garibaldi Lodge in New York City. The new lodge will be known as "The Two Hemispheres." TREATMENT OF PROTESTANTS IN ROME
Being a Protestant in Rome is not a happy prospect if we can believe articles in the metropolitan press. The Chicago Tribune, in an article by Henry Gaggiottini, dated Rome, Italy, October 31, 1951, says: The Italian Constitution provides equal freedom for all religions, but the Roman Catholic Church is the sole state religion, with the exclusive right to receive ~overnment money for its priests and the exclusive privilege of teaching religion in the public schools. . . . Only priests receive a regular salary from the government which cannot be taxed. Protestant pastors receive no financial help from the government and must pay income tax on their salaries. Another exemption is granted from taxation of Catholic institutions, but this does not apply to Protestant organizations. THE SERENISSIMA GRAN LOGGIA D'ITALIA
We have communications from this Grand Lodge. It claims to
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have been organized July 12, 1951, and has as its Grand Master Goffredo Sollazzo. Its Grand Secretary is Riccardo Riccardi. It lIas declared that "pure ancient Freemasonry consists of the three degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, Master Mason, together with the Supreme Order of the Holy Royal Arch," following the Grand Lodge of England. Just where it gets its authority for the conferring of the Royal Arch is not known. Under the circumstances we believe that it has been assumed! The only two Grand Lodges thought to have recognized it are Argentine and Uruguay. MOROLI'S GRAND LODGE
Grand Lodges which have extended recognition to the Moroli group have 'been misled. Moroli's claims to the ,33 have no documentary support and produces no records to prove his statements. Those who have talked with him in recent years have stated that he is evasive. The old Serenissima Grand Lodge which he has pretended to resurrect, united December 26, 1923, with the Grand Orient group. But Moroli would not be operating a Grand Lodge were it not for some support which he receives from SQme American sources. He has a letter dated November 17, 1948, which conveyed to him instructions as to how to organize a Grand Lodge in competition with the Grand Orient. It was suggested that Moroli become acting President of a Committee to secure a revival; he was to choose as much help as needed, and if possible to acquire the Palazzo del Gesu (old headquarters of National Grand Lodge); this committee was to tie together as many lodges as possible giving them names and numbers as those of the old group; these were to be united under a declared state of emergency; Grand Officers were to be elected and Grand Lodges throughout the world informed of the Resurrection of "regular Freemasonry." Money would, of course, be necessary, but this would be provided-and "no accounting need he made." And, so far as we know, no accounting has been made! Just what sort of Freemasonry is this~ Is it not significant that the two missions which were sent to Europe, one in 1945, the other in 1949, the report of Grand Master Heuther of Maryland, the report of the two Italian Protestant ministers, the report of Melvin M. Johnson, S.G.C. of the N.M.J., and every other persoll who has gone there to investigate the situation, returns with the same opinion as to the Grand Orient. And we heard Grand Secretary Lloyd Wilson of California who returned in April, 1952, from a visit to the Far East, make a similar statement. You cannot judge a Grand Lodge four thousand miles distant. 0
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And there is no comparison in the Masonic integrity and civic standing of Guido Laj, Ugo Lenzi, Publio Cortini with Franco Moroli! We happen to know what brought about the recognition of the Moroli groups in certain Grand Lodges, and we also know what brought about the withdrawal of recognition in three or four instances. Such procedure destroys the unity of American Freemasonry -and indirectly International unity. WORD :FROM ICELAND
And now we have a new full-fledged Grand Lodge-the National Grand Lodge of Iceland. We had information that it was about to be formed, the word coming from the Grand Lodge of Denmark, its Masonic mother. Official announcement was made August, 1951, through a circular letter issued and signed by Grand Chancellor, Vilhjalmur Thor and Grand Secretary Olafur Gislason. The announcement states: With greetings of peace! Following the report to you from the National Grand Lodge of Denmark, dated July, 1951, we have the pleasure of informing you that on the 23rd day of the month of July, 1951, the Freemasonry of Iceland was constituted as an Independent Order under the name: Frimurarareglan a Islandi, the Freemasonry Order of Iceland. The constitution was performed by a delegation from the Grand Lodge of Denmark, under the leadership of its M.W. Grand Master, Brother Frode Rydgaard. There was also present a delegation from the National Grand Lodge of Norway, headed by its M.W. Grand Master, and a delegation from the National Grand Lodge .of Sweden. On the 25th of July, our Grand Master, M.W. Bro. Sveinn Bjornsson, President of the Republic of Iceland, was formally installed in his high office. (Note: Bjornsson died January, 1952). There are now the following Masonic Lodges in Iceland: In Reykjavik: In Akureyri:
St. John's Lodge Edda (Craft Lodge) St. Andrew Lodge Helgafell The Chapter St. John's Lodge Run (Craft Lodge) St. Andrew Lodge Huld
The National Grand Lodge of Iceland and all the lodges working under it, will, as the Icelandic Lodges have been doing in the past, work strictly according to the principles of the Swedish System, as it is now practiced in the National Grand Lodges of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It is the hope of the National Grand Lodge of Iceland that it may enjoy fraternal cooperation with all the Lodges which have hitherto recognized the Icelandic Freemasonry while it was a part of the National Grand Lodge of Denmark, and it would welcome connections with these Grand Lodges by the exchange of representatives. As already stated, the Grand Master of the National Grand Lodge of Iceland, is the President of the Republic of Iceland, Bro. Sveinn Bjornsson, and we like to add for your information' that the Grand
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Councellor is Bro. Vilhjamur Thor, General Manager and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iceland, while Bro. Olafur Gislason, Grand Secretary is a wholesale merchant.
And now we have a new Grand Lodge, bearing all the earmarks of regularity, the blessing of the Mother Grand Lodge (Denmark), and officered by brethren who apparently stand high in the newly established Republic. THE FINLANDERS
Little information, Masonically, sifts out of this Scandinavian country. For many years the Grand Lodge of Sweden had lodges in Finland-and they still have, according to our information. But about twenty-five years ago, under sponsorship of the Grand Lodge of New York, several lodges were established, and eventually a Grand Lodge. This Grand Lodge, after a depressive period during the war, is again in full operation. Last report gave a membership of 325 in the seven lodges working under the Grand Lodge. Headquarters of the Grand Lodge are in Helsinki, and an election of officers was set for May, 1953. The present officers are: Grand Master: Toico Tarjanne Grand Secretary: Bruno Kivikoski Address: P. Esplanadik, 35, East Helsinki Finland.
The Swedish lodges in Finland work under the Swedish system. Jean Sibelius, the great Finnish composer, is a member of a Finnish Lodge. POOR HUNGARY
The government has taken over the Masonic properties in Hungary and the doors of the Temples have been locked but not otherwise disturbed according to recent reports. From a Hungarian friend, now without the borders of the country, and whose name it might not be wise to reveal we hear: I must also tell you about the tragic death of the Hungarian Grand Senior Warden. While the deportations were in progress, one never knew when to expect the knock on the door by the secret police, after the style of Hitler. The uncertainty alone was killing unfortunate people, and of course there were hundreds of suicides daily. The Grand Senior Warden, Brother Szucs, who lived with his twin brother, Master of a Lodge, and his 84 year old aunt, finally heard the fatal knock on the door. All prepared for this, the two brothers, holding hands, leaped out of their apartment window, and were killed instantly. Their aunt, meanwhile, swallowed the poison kept handy for just such an occasion. I knew them all. very well.
This is a great year in Hungarian history. It was one hundred
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years ago that Louis Kossuth received his Master Mason degree in a Cincinnati, Ohio, Lodge. The Grand Lodge of Ohio might well have recognized the event by Masonic services throughout the State. The name of Brother Louis Kossuth, Hungarian Statesman and Patriot, will ever be venerated by democratic peoples throughout the world. Communism may overshadow the little nation, but it cannot dim the lustre of the name of this patriot. WHAT ABOUT TURKEY ~
Masonic Temple Buda-Pesth, showing bomb damage.
Many years ago there existed in' Turkey a Grand Lodge of Freemasons; it was not a large group but it appeared to enjoy a reasonable growth and had the patronage of many in high places. But a new government came into power and whatever Freemasonry had existed, disappeared. In March, 1951, a no-
tice was sent out which was headed: La Grande Loge de Turquie (The Grand Lodge of Turkey)
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Sous les Auspices de Supreme Conseil (Under the auspices of the Supreme Council)
The last statement ruined the effect of the letter for it definitely proves that the newly formed Grand Lodge is not a sovereign body, but dominated and controlled by a Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite_ The letter, which is in French, goes on to state: We have the honor of notifying you that the Grand Lodge of Turkey, constituted under the auspices of the Supreme Council for the 33째 of the Scottish Rite, Ancient and Accepted, has begun Masonic activity in the Orient of Istanbul, beginning with February, 1951. (Note: Italics ours.)
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Permit us to enclose a list of the Grand Officers for the period 1951-1953, together with the signatures of those whose names may appear on documents issued by the Grand Lodge.
The following signatures are appended: Grand Master: Prof. Mustafa Hakki Nalcaci Grand Secretary: Tarik Ziyal Grand Orator: Dr. Sukru Hazim 'niner
Their affairs in the United States appear to be in charge of Ahmed Djemil ']'ahir Erk, 32掳 of No. 11 Broadway, New York 4, N. Y., who is a member of Aurora Grata Consistory of Brooklyn, although a native of Turkey. We wrote A. D. T. Erk and received from him a letter: I am forwarding a copy of your letter to the Grand Commander, Supreme Council, 33 0 Turkey-the Illustrious Prof. Dr. Mim Kemal Oke for his reply. I am mailing this letter to the G'rand Commander of Turkey in accordance with his desire that all correspondence be directed to him for approval.
proving that the Grand Lodge is a Supreme Council affair. BRAZILIAN ATTITUDE TOWARD' ENGLAND
There is much ill feeling in Brazil, among the Brazilian State Grand Lodges, against the Mother Grand Lodge of England. You will remember that England has an ancient treaty with the old Grand Orient of Brazil. This feeling has been expressed by several South American brethren at various times, but none more vividly expressing their feelings than this: As to the methods adopted by Grand Lodges of the British Islesit is disgusting to see how large the gap between what is being preached, and what is being done, is becoming. Especially so among the路 sponsors of such an historical movement as Freemasonry is, and how they, thereby, acquired a sort of "ownership attitude" in regard to everything, Masonically speaking, which is not British . . . or convenient to British Masonic interests; as it happens here in Brazil, where, for the sake of a half dozen of their lodges which they insist they maintain, all the sacred principles of sovereignty established by themselves, are being trodden under their feet, as if Brazil were not an Independent Nation but still a British Colony, in which their Lordships would be free to do just what they like without any consideration of the dignity and susceptibility of the "natives" . . . on the other hand, they find people fibreless enough, as are those wholesale traders of Freemasonry, having their headquarters at the Grand Orient of Brazil, to negotiate such a shameful breach of territorial sovereignty against the recognition of their status.
Similar complaints are being heard from most all of the South and Central American Lodges. In the interest of Masonic unity and solidarity, and the present necessity of having friends among the
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democracies, it would seem the part of wisdom in our British brethren to send one of their visiting deputations to the Western Hemisphere where their standing is at low ebb. On the other hand, the Grand Lodge of England is tied up in a Treaty of Amity with the Grand Orient of Brazil, from which it is hard to extricate themselves without sacrificing their honor. However, the problem is England's alld not ours. An apparent violation of the sovereignty of the Grand Lodge of Sao Paulo, Brazil, has been reported through Masonic sources. Upon learning of the situation we at once addressed a letter to Bro. O. M. De Fleury, Secretary for Foreign Affairs of that Grand Lodge and received the following explanatory reply: There seems to exist some confusion regarding the situation here in Sao Paulo because the Treaty of our Grand Lodge with the Supreme Council refers only to the acceptance of regular Masons in higher degrees. However, I must explain to you, that, as the original was signed in 1927, that is before the meeting of the Supreme Councils in Paris in 1929, all topics in such, or any other Treaty, are automatically non-existent . . . but to keep our Grand Lodge free of bad elements there is an article in our Constitution which says: Art. 95: A Mason loses all his Masonic rights after he has been tried and condemned by a legal and competent Masonic authority. Or in other words, if any legal and competent Masonic authority, in any part of the world, makes a regular trial of a brother and finds him guilty, such results are brought for discussion in a meeting of our Grand Lodge, and after the . . . Law Co=ission, regarding the legal and Masonic point of view, pass on the process, such a person is no more considered a brother.
Our correspondent goes on to tell of one instance: Here in Sao Paulo there was a brother who had the 30 0 , and for disrespect for the Landmarks, the Constitution and solemn engagements, has been tried by our Supreme Council, who of course, is a competent authority to all brothers after they have received the 4 0 â&#x20AC;˘ After the necessary and regular trial, such Brother was found guilty by the Supreme Council and notice was sent to the Grand Lodge . . . "our Grand Lodge in its extraordinary session of June 16, after hearing our Law Commission, decided his dismissal, considering that the gravity of the faults committed placed the brother incompatible with the symbolism (lodge degrees). (Ed. Note: He didn't say that the Brother was the Grand Master!)
No one doubts the legality of a brother being tried by a Supreme Council for any offense against that Supreme Council, but there is serious question of a brother being expelled from lodge membership simply because he had been expelled from a Supreme Council, for we know of Supreme Councils whose prejudiced judgment might not, in every instance, be strictly Masonic justice. We might refer our readers to the situation which exists in Costa Rica where a fight
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between Supreme Councils was used as a basis for the Grand Lodge of Kentucky withdrawing recognition from the Grand Lodge of Costa Rica. Again, from the evidence, it does not appear that the Sao Paulo brother ever had an opportunity to be heard in his own defense in his own Grand Lodge. If the brother had committed a Masonic offense, then his own lodge should have heard the case and he should have been tried by his own peers and not by a "high-up-brass-collar" group. This is why we believe the sovereignty of the Grand Lodge is being invaded. This is a situation which exists in many other countries where Grand Lodges have Scottish Rite origin, and which makes many Grand Lodges skeptical of extending recognition. Pennsylvania will not recognize any Grand Lodge of such origin. Missouri extended recognition to Sao Paulo, but upon the statement of that Grand Lodge that they were a sovereign power and not tmder the domination of any Supreme Council! THE LATEST FROM CHINA
Correspondence with China and the Chinese Freemasons is a hazardous undertaking as might be surmised. We have a Masonic friend who supplies us with some bits of information which leak through the "Red Curtain," and a section of a letter received in June says: 1Vhile we realize the point of view of certain grand lodges in hesitating to recommend recognition of our Grand Lodge because of political, social, and economic developments in Continental China, we do not urge their favorable action on this issue for the time being. Nevertheless, it is only fair to repeat that from the end of 1949, when the Communists completely dominated the country, until the present, they have not by an overt action, directly, or indirectly, assailed our Grand Lodge, or any of its six subordinates. Our brethren have been given a broad hint that Communism regards Freemasonry as a quasi-religious organization, and as all religious organizations are now weak and far from subversive of their regime, they had chosen to ignore the Craft as such. They have, however, arrested certain Freemasons, among them our Grand Secretary-but not on Masonic grounds-the charges against them relating only to their previous political, educational, or professional activities. Since then, all except our Grand Secretary, have been released, and he has been held largely because, as former president of the American supported and founded Baptist Shanghai University, certain disgruntled Communist members of the faculty and students sought to charge him with pro-American sympathies, and because he was formerly a director of the Nationalist Currency printing outfit. Lest other Freemasons might become embroiled with Communist charges, the Grand Lodge voluntarily, and without pressure, duress, or influence, chose to suspend formal communications. The six subordinate lodges followed suit, as did all lodges under other jurisdictions operating in China. In Hong Kong the English, Scottish and Irish lodges continue, and one of each of said jurisdictions from Shanghai have been given asylum in the Crown Colony, and are there functioning with insignificant membership.
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Our Grand Master, and his officers, are still alert in keeping our institution intact, and one indication of this is his decision to grant a dispensation to erect a new lodge in Taipei, Capital of Formosa, where some 50 or more Freemasons of various jurisdictions reside, including some of the leading figures of the American Military Group. The Dispensation is even now being despatched to Taipei. Many of the members are high officers of the Nationalist movement, while some of the others are American and European.
The Proceedings of the United Grand Lodge of England state: District Grand Lodge of Northern China,: Owing to a depletion in membership of some of the Lodges in Northern China, the Grand Master has decided that as there would be difficulty in maintaining the existing organization, the District Grand Lodge shall cease to exist. He has consequently formed the Lodges into a group, and has appointed W. Bro. Walter Oscar Barrington as Grand Inspector. .
The Lodges referred to as being in the Northern District, include Lodges at Hankow, Shanghai (5), Tientsin (3), and Tsingtao. The District was formed in 1870. Apparently the situation in Southern China is unchanged; most of the latter Lodges are in Hong Kong, or at Swatow, Foochow, and Kulangsu. ENGLAND-INSTALLATION OF NEW GRAND MASTER
The installation of a Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England is always an event of interest in the Masonic World, not only because it is held so infrequently, but because it is the Mother Grand Lodge, source of all legitimate and regular Freemasonry. In its more than two centuries of existence as a Grand Lodge, England has had few Grand Masters because they do not elect annually as is the custom in most American Grand Lodges. The new Grand Master, the Earl of Scarbrough is the ninth Grand Master since the union of the two Grand Lodges in 1813. It might be well for us to record these nine with dates of their service as taken from the Masonic Year Book of the United Grand Lodge of England: 1813-43 1844-70 1870-74 1874-1901 1901-1939 1939-1942 1942-1947 1947-1951 1951-
Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex. Thomas, 2d Earl of Zetland. George Frederick Samuel, Earl de Grey and Ripon. Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (King Edward VII). Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn. George, Duke of Kent. Henry, 6th Earl of Harewood. Edward William Spencer, 10th Duke of Devonshire. Lawrence Roger, 11th Earl of Scarbrough.
The scene in Royal Albert Hall in London, November 6, 1951, was one of pomp and pageantry and was attended by representatives from Grand Lodges throughout the Masonic World. The actual
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installation was in charge of the Earl of Derby, Deputy Grand Master. The attendance record is impressive, showing 7,573 registered representatives, 6,276 being Masters, Wardens and Past Masters. In a Grand Lodge the size of England, the seating facilities are restricted and only Grand Officers, official deputations and a limited representation from each subordinate Lodge may be present. At 4 o'clock p.m. the Official Procession entered the great hall led by the two Deputy Grand Directors of Ceremonies and the Grand Tyler (English spelling). The Deputy Grand Master (Earl of Derby) brought up the rear which is the place of honor. All were seated, the Grand Lodge was opened with the usual prayer and the Deputy Grand Master announced: Brethren, we are honoured today by deputations from the Grand Lodges of Ireland and Scotland, and from Grand Lodges Overseas, and I shall now be glad if they are admitted, and I wiII welcome them on your behalf.
The following deputaChair, Grand Master of England tions were then introduced, saluted and seated "according to ancient form." Queensland: William Green, P.G.M. Western Australia: Major McK. Hill, P.G. Warden V'ictoria: C. A. Bond, Inspector of Workings New South Wales: .Tohn H. Hodgson, G.M.; .T. S. Miller, Grand Secretary. New Zealand: G. Rowland Hutchinson, P. G. Director of Ceremonies. Quebec: .T. W. Buckland, G.M. Ontario: Nelson Hart, G.M.; E. G. Dixon, Grand Secretary. Nova Scotia: Norman Avard, P.G.M. Brazil: (Grand Orient) Dr. .Toaquim Rodrigues Neves, G.M. France: (National Grand Lodge) Pierre Oheret, G.M.; G. H. Hargreaves, Provo Grand Master, Neustrie. Norwwy: 001. .Tohannes Ravnsborg, Grand Overseer.
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Switzerland (Alpina): Albert Natural, G.M.; Edvino Arnoldi, Chancellor. Netherlands: Dr. L. J. J. Caron, G.M.; Dr. J.A.P.C. Ten Bokkel, D.G.M. Sweden: Rolf von Heidenstam, Grand Chancellor; Capt. Helvar Soderbaum, Grand Marshal; Prof. Erik Ohlsson, Librarian. Denrmal'k : (National Grand Lodge) Gen. K. D. Friis, Grand Chancellor; Svend F. Jacobsen, Grand Secretary. U.S.A.
Delaware: George Vandegrift, P.G.M. Rhode Island: Howard Knight, P.G.M. Maryland: Jacob S. New, G.M. . North Carolina: Chas. B. Newcomb, P.G.M. New Jersey: Lewis M. Parker, G.M.; A. B. Hommell D.G.M. New York: Richard A. Rowlands,. G.M.; W. E. Soderstrom, Act. G. Marshal; R. W. Morrell, Custodian of Work. Virginia: Rudolph R. Cooke, G.M.; Jas. N. Hillman, G. Secretary. Massachusetts: Dr. Thos. S. Roy, G.M.; Roger Keith, P.G.M.; H. H. Jaynes, G. Marshal. BRITISH ISLES
Sootland: Sir Malcolm Barclay-Harvey, Grand Master; Lord Macdonald, Deputy Grand Master; Dr. Alexander Buchan, Grand Secretary. Ireland: Raymond F. Brooke, Grand Master; Frank A. Lowe, Deputy Grand Master; Lord Farnham, S.G.W.
Then came the introduction of the Grand Master; he was escorted into the Hall by the Directors of Ceremonies, accompanied by thirtytwo Grand Officers, and was followed by the Standard Bearer, a Brother carrying the Chain and Jewel of the Grand Master on a cushion, two Grand Stewards and the Grand Director of Ceremonies. The Earl of Scarbrough took his place in the centre of the hall and was addressed by the InstaiIing Officer: Brethren, it is a great disappointment to you all that for reasons of which we are all aware (serious illness of the King), His Majesty the King is unable to be present here today to perform the ceremony of Installation. You know of course that the King has commanded me to undertake this on his behalf, which I am honoured and proud to do.
Feelingly, the Earl of Scarbrough referred to the late Grand Master: It was a sad blow to us all that our late Grand Master, M.W. Brother the Duke of Devonshire, should have been lost to the Craft at such an early age, and when we had looked forward to a long period of his leadership. However, I am confident in voicing the opinion of all our brethren throughout this country when I say how fortunate we are to have a man like you, Lord Scarbrough, to take his place. Your past experience in India, and your leadership when Deputy Grand Master, had already been enough to convince us that we had in the Craft a most distinguished and able leader. . . . The reception afforded you today must have been far more convincing of the feelings of your brethren than any words I might say.
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While His Majesty the King could not be present, he was deeply sensible of the occasion as expressed in a word of greeting dated the previous day: As long ago as l,ast March, I promised to install you as Grand Master on November 6. I had much looked forward to doing this, and to the opportunity of again meeting in Grand Lodge a great representative gathering of Freemasons. I am sorry that my illness has prevented me from carrying out that intention. The world today does require spiritual and moral regeneration. I have no doubt, after many years as a member of our Order, that Freemasonry can playa most important part in this vital need. George R. 5th November, 1951.
The feelings of the Grand Lodge were best expressed in a prayer for the recovery of the Sovereign, led by Very Worshipful Brother His Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. Then followed the singing of the National Anthem, addresses by the various deputations, and finally, an address by the new Grand Master in which reference was made to the fact that in the past fifty years no one except His Majesty the King has installed a Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England.
As is the custom in United Grand Lodge, on such occasions, the appointment and promotion of many qualified brethren to official rank was announced. The National Anthem was again sung, the Grand Master and visiting deputations retired and the Grand Lodge was a matter of historical record. WHERE THE RIVER SHANNON FLOWS
Many of our readers are acquainted with Dr. Wallace Caldwell, Grand Master of North Carolina. His son, Robert W. Caldwell, married a Monroe City, Mo., girl, and for the past ten years he has been connected with the State Department, serving in Greece and in Ireland, where, recently, a son was born. In a private letter, he says of the Irish Freemasons: It has been a pleasure to visit various Irish lodges (Dublin) regularly, and to join with them in their most sociable "refreshments after labor. " I have been deeply impressed with the Irish Mason's love for the fraternity and with the prodigious charitable work which they do. The Masonic Boys' School and Girls' School (orphanages) and the Victoria Jubilee Fund (through which elderly people are assisted), are well supported and administered in a manner which deserves the highest praise. The Irish ritual differs considerably from any I have seen before, but for its having a character all its own I have enjoyed it all the more.
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NEWS FROM GREECE
Bro. Robert W. Caldwell, writing from Dublin, Ireland, and who sp.ent several years in Greece, writes; From Greece all news seems to be good. After the ravages of World War II and the harshness of a long occupation, the Greeks managed to bind their wounds enough to fight another war against Communist invaders and usurpers. First British, later American, aid was poured into the country to make that possible, but let us not forget that whereas money, arms, and advice were supplied to them, it was the Greeks themselves who fought the battle, lost their lives, and gained the victories. Self'confidence and purposefulness have returned to the Greek people, so that the rebuilding of the economic structure of the nation no longer seems an impossibility. The Grand Lodge of Greece has grown from strength to strength. Under the wise and capable leadership of Grand Master Perakis, many of the pre-war lodges have been reopened. Care has been taken to insure that circumstances were propitious for the revival of each lodge. The dangers of political differences within lodges in certain areas were too great to be ignored, making caution necessary. The old Treaty with the Supreme Council has been abolished and the Constitutions revised accordingly. Thus, the Grand Lodge has regained its full and eomplete sovereignty, including governing in every detail the ritual and working of the basic three degrees. It thus becomes only a matter of time until all are satisfied of the worthiness of the Grand Lodge of Greece. I, for one, am fully satisfied.
And we are too, knowing Dr. Perakis and his associates. THE DEVELOPMENT OF MASONRY IN AUSTRIA (This historical article hM been issued by the Grand Lodge of Vienna)
Freemasonry found its entrance into Austria by way of Germany. Emperor Francis I, husband of Maria Theresia, joined the brotherhood in 1731 and achieved that no ban was pronounced against it and even that the banishment bull of pope Clemens XII, released in 1738, was not published in Austria. The first Austrian lodge, carrying the name "AuxTrois Canons," was founded at Vienna on September 17, 1742. There followed quite a string of other lodges, also in other Austrian cities. Among the Viennese lodges the lodge "Zur wahren Eintracht," opened on March 12, 1781, gained special importance. Its W. Master, Ritter von Born, counsellor of the Court, managed to gather into it the first names of science, literature and art. Emperor Joseph II, though personally favorably disposed towards Masonry, saw himself, due to the mounting increase of erroneous teachings in Masonry threatening-to make it a hiding place for secret societies, forced to issue, on December 11, 1785, an ordinance dealing the death-blow to secret societies, but also restricting ]'reemasonry in a way severely hampering its development. Under the reign of Leopold II conditions deteriorated further. Under the government of Francis II an official ban was to be expected.
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To forestall this, the Austrian lodges decided to close their temples voluntarily, but in 1794 the official ban appeared. The Freemasons, however, stayed together, hoping for better times. Yet in 1801 even closed societies were banned and not before 1809, under the protection of the French occupation forces, a number of lodges were reinstated, some of which could keep working until 1841. In 1848 it was possible to reactivate the lodge "Zum hI. Josef," but the state of siege put an early end to it. A new attempt in 1867 failed also, by virtue of the Societies Act of that year. For the same reason all later attempts to acti"ate Masonry in Austria were doomed to failure. The Viennese Masons now hit upon the idea to work in Vienna in the guise of humanitarian societies and in the Hungarian border places, particularly at Pressburg, as Masonic lodges. The first of these societies-Humanitas-was brought to life on June 23, 1869, and in 1871 the lodge of the same name was founded at Pressburg and placed under the authority of the Symbolic Grand Lodge of Hungary. There followed.in the same way: "Zukunft" in 1874, "Sokrates" in 1874, "Schiller" in 1875, "Freundschaft" in 1877, "Columbus" in 1877, "Concordia" in 1883, "Treue" in 1888, "Goethe" in 1892, "Lessing" in 1897, and "Pionier" in 1898. Vienna headquarters of these societies and lodges had since 1894 been at, 1., Dorotheergasse 12, where even now the Grand Lodge of Vienna for Austria has its home. All lodges exercised a sizable cultural and humanitarian activity, founded asylums and shelters, started drives for support of various kinds, and contributed decisively to furthering great projects. As understandable, the World War I restricted these activities considerably. After its termination, the newly founded Republic opened the way for public recognition of Masonry in Austria. With the concurrence of the Symbolic Grand Lodge of Hungary, the Austrian lodges went about founding their own Grand Lodge. A meeting for this purpose was held at the Militarkasino at Vienna on December 8, 1918, and on January 25, 1919, the Symbolic Grand Lodge of Hungary issued the charter to the Grand Lodge of Vienna. From this day on, Bro.'. (Dr.) Richard Schlesinger, in unparalleled faithfulness to the craft, wielded the Grand Master's gavel, until the national socialist irruption placed it upon him to go the road of martyrdom for the sake of masonry. The new Grand Lodge followed from the beginning a universal direction. Soon it had attained the recoguition of the most important Masonic grand jurisdictions, and gained credit for the spiritual level of its work. It comprised besides the 22 Vienna lodges, in the course of the years the newly-founded lodges in Wiener-Neustadt (Pythagoras), Klagenfurt ("Paracelsus"), and Graz ("Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart"). All in all, they included something over 2000 brethren who made great sacrifices in the field of charity. Expressive of the endeavors in the spiritual province are the pub-
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licatiom; furthered by the Grand Lodge: Lenhof-Posner Freimaurerisches Lexikon, the Wiener Freimaurer-Zeitung, the Freimaurerischen Jahrbucher, etc. The Pan-Europe Movement of Bro.· .Coudenhove-Calergi, the endeavors of the Ethic Society, the Idea of the Universal Masonic League, found a congenial homestead in the Grand Lodge. To all this, the irruption of National Socialism put a sudden stop. The rooms of the Grand Lodge were sealed, after having been robbed of all valuable objects. The funds of the lodges were seized without receipt given. The brothers who could be apprehended, were marched off to prison, above all the gravely ill M. W. Grandmaster Schlesinger. The Grand Master succumbed some days after his release to his illness, which had been considerably aggravated by his detention. Many members came into concentration camps and perished there. Others could emigrate and the rest suffered for years all kinds of vexations, always aware of the danger of being liquidated in case some small Hitler should get it into his head to prove himself especially tough. Nonetheless the connection among the members remained in freedom did not break: They went on meeting in an inconspicuous manner in small groups, contributed their share to the resistance against the aggressors and bided their time against the day when the air of freedom would waft again. As a head, to the Vienna Freemasons the Dep. Grand Master and Grand Commander Bro:. (Dr.) Karl Doppler had remained. In i945 Bro.· .Doppler seized the first opportunity to convene the brethren. Of 2000, only 70 assembled at first in the newly revived lodge "Humanitas Renata" and started the laborious work of reconstruction. A benign fate had preserved the house in Dorotheergasse from damage. The malice of the National Socialists who had wanted to set up, on the second floor, a museum for a supposedly repellent effect, proved a blessing in disguise: Thereby, at least two temples of the Grand Lodge had been saved after the first devastations. Unfortunately, Bro.· .Doppler soon fell gravely ill, was incapacitated for work and after terrible pains met his death on July 6, 1947. His last act was reactivating the Scottish Rite which appointed Bro.· .Ferdinand Rangetiner Grand Commander. In the meantime the lodge "Humnitas Renata" had received so much afflux from old and newly won brethren that out of it the lodges "Lessing zu den 3 Ringen" and "Zukunft" could be reactivated. Until new election of a Grand Master, the M.W. Dep. Grand Master Br.· .Ronge guided the Grand Lodge. On February 27, 1948 Bro.·. (Counsellor of Court) Bernhard Scheichelbauer was elected Grand Master. He devoted himself to the reconstruction of Austrian Freemasonry with the greatest ardor. First an agreement was entered between the Scottish Rite S. C. and
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the Grand Lodge, making the labors of both rites entirely independent. Then the Grand Master brought the light to the revived lodge "Gleichheit," of Vienna and to the newly created lodge "Zu den sieben W eisen," Linz, and affiliated the lodge "Paracelsus," Klagenfurt, reactivated already in 1945, again to the Grand Lodge, which latter for reasons of convenience expanded its name to "GroBloge (von Wien) fiir bsterreich." The constitution was revised and newly published, the rituals gone through and amended, the team work unit "Quatuor Coronati" founded for Masonic research, and the library of the Grand Lodge comprising several thousand volumes salvaged, newly arranged and cataloguized, a special merit of Bro.' .Kuess. In memory of the 30th. anniversary of the founding of the Grand Lodge, the M. W. Grand Master, with the assistance of several brothers, issued a memorial booklet which gained general applause both for its contents and presentation and was widely read also in the lay world. Still the rooms of the Grand Lodge were in a poor state. To remedy this, the M. W. Grand Master set up a building fund which received donations from at home and from abroad, thus allowing a-though still very modest-outfitting of the rooms of the Grand Lodge and the grant of subsidies for temples in the cities outside Vienna. Farther-reaching projects, like the erection of a building of our own which was to house also a students' shelter, lie, due to the lack of money, still in the remote future. The same lack brings it about that the charitable activities have to be confined to aiding the own brethren. Still, on the occasion of the great avalanche catastrophes of 1951, the Vienna craft could hand to the Federal Avalanche Fund a donation of 10,000 Austrian Shillings, wherefore a personal letter of thanks was received from the chief of government. The society "Die Bereitschaft" and the "League for Human Rights," both decisively influenced by Freemasons, are trying to negotiate also private relief. In 1951, a favorite project of the M. W. Grand Master's, who is anxious to propagate the Masonic idea in the Austrian province outside Vienna, was put into effect through the founding of the lodge "Zu den drei Bergen" at Innsbruck. The "Alphabund,;' also a creation of the Grand Master with the purpose of bringing the University youth closer to the Masonic ideas, shows signs of promise. The number of Masonic jurisdictions which revived or newly instituted fraternal connections with the Grand Lodge, has increased to 39. Among them are the most important Grand Lodges of all continents. Unfortunately, for formal grounds beyond the scope of influence of the Grand Lodge, the Grand Lodges of England and of New York are not included. Notwithstanding, the Grand Lodge (of Vienna) for Austria has regained considerable credit. This could be established beyond doubt on the occasion of the Con-
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gress of the Universal Masonic League which took place at the turn of August to September, 1951, and went off in a splendid way. The Grand Lodge was also represented at Masonic conventions abroad through delegations headed by the Grand Master Bro.' .Scheichelbauer or by Dep. Grand Master Bro.路 .Carl Helmke (the latter also chairman of the Austrian group of UFL), such as: 1948 at the Grand Masters' convention at Paris, 1949 at the UFL Congress at Paris, 1950 at the conference concerning the fate of AMI at Paris, 1950 at the UFL Congress at Brussels, 1951 at the Berne Conference and at the Grand Lodges' conventions at St. Gallen and Bad Ems. A great deal mor:e could be done, given a better financial situation of the Grand Lodge. The devastating hurricanes passing over Austria have unfortunately also severely hit Austrian Masonry. Masonic circles abroad don't always seem to realize the importance of Austrian Masonry for Masonry around the world. It is now in the forefront of occidental culture. After the annihilation of Freemasonry in Eastern Europe and in Czechoslovakia, it forms today the last bastion of this kind on the Eastern border of Central Europe and should, if only for this reason, deserve of a kind of Masonic Marshall Plan aid. A strengthening of its financial position by way of a major drive which, in consideration of the circumstances prevailing in the Amtrian countries, could come only from abroad, would work out extremely fruitfully for all aspects of Masonic work. Unfortunately, this appeal of the Grand Master's has hit on deaf ears most of the time. So the Grand Lodge of Austria remains hampered in its activities, though there are well founded plans laid for a promising, comprehensive and much enlarged activity both inside and outside the lodges. The Grand Lodge (of Vienna) for AustrIa includes at present the following constituent lodges: "Humanitas," "Zukunft," "Lessing," "Gleichheit," "Freundschaft" of Vienna, "Zu den sieben W eisen" of Linz, "Zu den drei Bergen" of InnsbnlCk, and "Paracelsus" of Klagenfurt. Of these, the lodges at Klagenfurt and Innsbruck don't own a temple yet because the money to build adequate rooms in these heavily bombed cities is lacking. The same adversity would be met in case the installation of new lodges in other Austrian cities should be considered. The Grand Lodge itself is limited to half of the rooms at its disposal before 1938. A second drawback lies in the fact that though the Austrian brotherhood is productive of Masonic literature, valuable manuscripts ready for print can not be published for want of the necessary funds. To remedy these adversities is the foremost aim of the Grand Master which he hopes to realize during his second term of office (he was reelected in December 1950 for a period of 3 years).
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AUSTRALASIA
New South Wales: The 767 lodges in this jurisdiction reported a membership, June 30, 1951, of 118,791, a net gain of 5,269. Apparently Freemasonry is extremely popular in that section of the world. New Zealand: The Grand Lodge of New Zealand reported 37,522 members, ,June 30, 1950, a net gain of 1,395 as against 1,712 the previous year. This Grand Lodge is particularly interested in education and donated some $600.00 for their lodges of research; twelve Masonic scholarships have been granted, and these seem to be given for secondary education and professional training. England has some lodges in New Zealand, prompting the Grand Lodge of New Zealand to communicate with the Mother Grand Lodge with the possibility of forming a United Grand Lodge of New Zealand. England replied that the course suggested did not commend itself to the English Board without having the advice and approval of the English accredited representatives 111 New Zealand; it was later found that none of the English lodges desired to transfer their allegiance, so the matter is in abeyance. . . The lodges of Australia hold an annual Masonic Conference. The last, of which we have record, was May 29, 1950. The matter of forming a sovereign Masonic body for Australasia was discussed; uniformity of Signs, and Education. The first named received no support. An invitation was extended for the next Conference to be held in New Zealand. Queensland: The Lodge membership for the year ending December 31, 1950, was 29,077, a net gain of 1,152. There appear to be 415 lodges. The Grand Lodge was recently honored by a visit of Grand Secretary Sydney White, of the United Grand Lodge of England; it was a special communication 路held in Brisbane and an elaborate program was carried out. Governor Sir John Lavarack was to have been present, but an attack of influenza prevented. The Grand Lodge has many funds covering such subjects as General' Fund, Building, Benevolent, Lodge Building, Aged Masons, 'Vidows and Orphans, and several memorial funds. South A~tst1'alia: The membership of this Grand Lodge, December 31, 1950, was 21, 163, a net gain of 828; a gain has been shown each year since 1942. A fund has been established for the installation of a pipe organ with a memorial plaque; it will cost approximately $3,000.00 and will serve as a memorial to the members of that jurisdiction who lost their lives in World War II. Tasmania: On the roll of this Grand Lodge, December 31, 1950, were 6,858 members, a net gain of 179 in six months. There were many visitors present at their annual communication, representing all the Australian jurisdictions. Justice Abbott, Grand Master of the
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Grand Lodge of South Australia, speaking before this Grand Lodge, referred to some early history in Freemasonry in Australia: "The Grand Lodge of South Australia was constituted and established April 1884; the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales in August, 1888; the Grand Lodge of Victoria in March, 1889; and June 26, 1890, the Grand Lodge of Tasmania."
, The Jubilee celebration concluded with a grand ball in the City Hall, attended by the Governor of Tasmania, Sir Hugh Binney and Lady Binney. Victm'ia: This is one of the larger Grand Lodges in Australasia. Since 1905 it has grown from 9,426 to 91,618 members. The annual communication was held at the Town Hall in Melbourne,' and the Grand Master elected on that occasion was His Excellency General Sir Dallas Brooks. The Grand Lodge operates a hospital, and has benevolent, war, relief, hospital, scholarship and general funds. Its assets amount to more than a million and a half dollars. Weste1"n Australia: The membership, December 31, 1950, was 18,341, a net gain of 801. It was decided that the apron should be worn outside the coat, except with full evening dress, which would be in conformity with the custom in the United Grand Lodge of England and other Australian Grand Lodges. Black ties are to be worn with dinner jackets.. in which case the apron is worn outside the jacket. The Grand Lodge recognizes the United Grand Lodge of Germany; withdrawal of recognition of the Grand Lodge of Egypt was reported; action on the Grand Lodge of China and the Grand Lodge of Israel was deferred; recognition of one of the Brazilian Grand Lodges was refused. A new temple is in process of construction. Grand Secretary White, who was visiting the Grand Lodge, informed them that the United Grand Lodge of England had donated a sum of money to be used in the manufacture of Grand Master and Grand Warden chairs. Scotland has a District Grand Lodge in Western Australia, and it is noted that the District Grand Master, accompanied by a number of his officers, was officially received during the Grand Lodge session. CANADA
New Brunswi.ck: The annual returns for 1950 showed a net gain of 254; the total membership being 8,196. Grand Lodge business is transacted through a Masonic Grand Lodge Corporation, which meets in advance of the annual communication. Nova Scotia: This is one of the larger Grand Lodges in the Canadian jurisdiction. Its total membership, December 31, 1950, was 13,117, a net gain of 529. This is a new high in membership for the
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jurisdiction. An important factor in the increasing membership has been the formation of twenty new lodges in the past five years, a record not equaled by any other Canadian Grand Lodge. The death of Archbishop George F. Kingston, Archbishop of Nova Scotia and Primate of all Canada, was reported; he had served as Grand Chaplain of hvo Canadian Grand Lodges. A new lodge was consecrated at Goose Bay, Labrador, to be known as Polaris Lodge. It was necessary for the consecrating officers to travel to Labrador by transAtlantic plane. Six brethren from the U.S.A. air station were present at the ceremony; representatives were present from thirty-five lodges, ranging from Scotland to British Columbia and from Florida to California. The jurisdiction maintains a Masonic Home, and during the year received contributions amounting to $2,700.00 from the Order of the Eastern Star, 'which prompted the O.E.S. to make application for the admission of some' of their members. It was pointed out that while the Grand Lodge appreciated the donation, the limited accommodations of the Home, now full to capacity, made it impossible to increase the burden on the Craft. Recognition of byo Mexican Grand Lodges was denied; similar action was taken in the case of two Brazilian Grand Lodges; .no action was taken on China; no action was taken on the United Grand Lodge of Germany "in view of the disturbed state of these countries" ; following considerable 'Correspondence, recognition was withdrawn from Uruguay. Nova Scotia is a member of the Masonic Research Association of Canada, and during the year listened to interesting papers on Freemasonry at the Siege of Quebec, Early Freemasonry in the Canadian Vv est, Freemasonry in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Chinese Freemasonry, and Life and Masonic Work of Col. . w. J. B. MacLe~d-Moore. Ontario: This Grand Lodge, located in the Proyince of Ontario, bears the name "The Grand Lodge of Canada." The membership, December 31, 1950, was 120,136, a net gain of 3,350; there were 580 lodges and 3 lodges under dispensation. Fifty-year medals are presented, and during the year 1950 some 175 members received the Veteran's Jubilee Medal; 34 members were awarded the long service medal, covering sixty year membership. A report of a special committee on lodge finances showed that initiation fees ranged from $30.00 to $100.00; 42 per cent of the lodges have been compelled to increase initiation fees; 51 per cent increased annual dues, which range from $5.00 to $15.00; one-third of the lodges own their halls; one-third meet in rented quarters; rentals have increased for 50 per cent of the lodges; 60 per cent receive revenues from other Masonic bodies. It was shown that in cases where banquet halls were rented to outside organizations, the rates were T
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inadequate and had to be increased, necessitating an increase in dues, which means that the lodges subsidize these outside organizations. Insurance is carried by 50 per cent of the lodges; the same percentage of lodges have failed to increase their insurance since 1940. Prince Edward Island: This jurisdiction reports a total membership of 1,319, a net gain of 30 members for the year ending April 30, 1951. A new lodge was established at O'Leary, to be known as Corinthian Lodge. The Grand Master presented the new lodge with a bible, square and compasses as a gift from the Grand Lodge officers and Past Grand Masters. They have recently accepted membership in the Relief Association of the U. S. and Canada. The committee on recognition is not very free ,,,,ith recognitions, referring to the policy of the Grand Lodges of the British Isles as a reason for failure to do so. rrhey denied recognition to the Grand Lodge El Potosi, in Mexico; two Grand Lodges in Brazil; the Grand Lodge of China. W"hen it came to the United Grand Lodge of Germany, the usual alibi of "in view of the disturbed state, etc." it was thought wise to defer consideration; recognition was withdrawn from Uruguay because of the bible situation. Saskatchewan: This is one of the larger Canadian jurisdictions, reporting, February 28, 1951, a membership of 16,610, a net gain of 309 in the 202 chartered lodges; this is the ninth consecutive year of gain. Recognition of the Grand Lodge of Israel was held up pending further consideration; similar action was taken in the case of the Grand Lodge of Piaui in Brazil; recognition of the Grand Lodge of China was postponed, awaiting "the return of settled conditions"; the Mexican Grand Lodge of El Potosi was by-passed; the Grand Orient of Italy was considered, but "until the Grand Lodges of England, Ireland and Scotland, and at least some of the Grand Lodges in Canada extend recognition, action should not be "taken." It also added that the "Grand Orient has been recognized by thirty-five U. S. jurisdictions, but there is a difference of opinion among authorities. Brother Melvin M. Johnson, Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite N.J., recently visited Italy, spent considerable time there and has reported most favorably as to the Grand Orient. On the oth~r hUlld, John H. Cowles, of Kentucky, Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish ~ite, S.J., claims that Serenissima Grand Lodge is the legitimate body and should receive recognition."
OREGON CONCLUDES ITS CENTENNIAL
June 13, 1952, concluded the ceremonies incident to the celebration of the establishment of the first grand lodge in Washington. Representatives from many jurisdictions were present to attest their high regard for Oregon Freemasonry. Among those present were:
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California: Louis Drapeaux; Delaware: Edward E. Clough; Idaho: Ray Brookhart; Kansas: Elmer Strain; Louisiana: Oliver Dabezies; Maryland: Jacob S. New; Nebraska: Edward Knight; Ohio: William M. Judd; Ontario: Nelson Hart; Pennsylvania: Elbert r:e. Eyler; Rhode Island: Fred Johnstone; Utah: E. R. Gibson; Wyoming: C. N. Bell; Washington: Harold Neilson; Missouri: Ray V. Denslow. Your reviewer is greatly indebted to Grand Master Ferguson of Missouri, at whose order he attended the ceremonies; he was invited to speak not only at the grand lodge dinner, but before the grand lodge itself. The trip, made by plane, gave us ,an opportunity to extend our acquaintance in a section of our country which the writer has previously neglected. Grand Master Ralph S. Nesbitt proved to be an outstanding Grand Master. Then we met Frank C. Howell, P.G.M., and Grand Treasurer, an old schoolmate of University of Missouri days, asking about \Villiam F. vVoodruff and Samuel R. Freet, P.G.M.s and fellow students. A pilgrimage was made to the grave of Berryman Jennings, first Grand Master of Oregon; he served two years (1851-52). He received the craft and capitular degrees in Burlington, Iowa, in 1844; he came to Oregon in 1851, having spent the year 1850 in California. In 1897, the Grand Lodge of Oregon erected a monument at his grave in Greenwood Cemetery. Missouri's "Multnomah Lodge" was the first lodge to be chartered in the Oregon Territory, and it still exists. The original grand lodge had three lodges and 113 members. Last year, Oregon reported 182 lodges and 38,000 members. Our Missouri Lodge of Research Proceedings, a year or so ago, printed a complete story of Oregon and the Oregon Trail. As a part of the centennial program, Bro. John C. W'"ilkinson prepared a series of 19 papers dealing with the early history, and the present problems of their Grand Lodge. Our congratulations to this healthy and prosperous offspring of ours on the Pacific Coast. EXTRANEOUS SOCIETIES
A lodge in Birmingham, Ala., rented its lodge room to a labor organization over the objection of a member. The Grand Master ordered the lease to be null and void and the association's use of the temple was forbidden. The Past Grand Masters' Association in Arizona adopted a resolution and presented it to Grand Lodge, in which it viewed"With growing concern reports received about the practice of certain organizations which have names associated in the minds of the public
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with the Masonic fraternity, ... which organizations secure club or other forms of liquor licenses in the names of such organizations and engage in the sale of liquor at a profit not only to their own members, but to non-members.' ,
The Grand Master of the District of Columbia ruled that one of its lodges could receive and act upon the petition of a Colonel in the U. S. Army, an Entered Apprentice of Nanking Lodge No. 108, China, who was initiated in 1948, but unable to return for the remaining degrees due to the international situation. He also ruled that a lodge could receive and act upon the petition of one who had been imposed upon by the Grand Oriente Filipino Lodge, a clandestine organization with offices in New York. He had discovered the imposture in 1949 and had no further contact with this illegal organization. The jurisprudence committee decided that the action was not in conflict with the law, "based upon the application of sympathetic and sound judgment and serves to further the interests of the Craft." The Grand Lodge of Florida, after "a committee had a full session with the Supreme Associate Matron of the Amaranth, rescinded the edict issued against them by Grand Master Hal W. Adams. The Square and Compass Club, and the Acacia Fraternity in Louisiana, being about to set up shop, applied to the Grand Master for some financial aid. The matter was referred to the incoming Grand Master for his attention and the report will be made during the coming year. Reviewer Pollard, of Maine, quotes our friend Loomis Baldrey of Washington as disliking the wearing of Shrine pins by Grand Masters and other Masonic dignitaries, and "Feels. that this practice is liable to give rank and file Masons erroneous impression as to the position and importance of the Shrine. While a man is in high Masonic office, Brother Baldrey feels that he should not unduly emphasize his membership in any non-Masonic organization."
In Maryland, the Grand Master discovered that some Masonic clubs had not been conducting themselves as Freemasons should. It became necessary for him to make a visitation to one of these clubs in order to stop the improper initiation that was being carried on. He was advised that "another club in a remote section of the State is using an initiation that is highly immoral"; he proposed to have a thorough investigation made. A committee in Minnesota reported that monies donated to the DeMolay Foundation could not be said to be donated "for charitable objects and other purposes distinctly Masonic" as provided by their law. The committee added: "The Grand Master erred in so ruling. The Grand Lodge has heretofore approved rulings that contributions of this nature cannot be
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properly made out of lodge funds, even though the lodge so votes. It is evident that if this practice is established and approved, it could very well lead to the situation where, if a lodge had made a contribu: tion to an organization favored by one or more members, other members would likewise make same request in behalf of some other organization, and, if declined, dissension would be created. This might well lead to the dissipation of lodge funds."
In Nebraska the Grand Master ruled: "The Eastern Star emblem in the lodge room may not hang in Buch a place or manner as to hide or obscure the letter" G," nor may the letter" G" be taken down to accomodate meetings of other bodies."
He further ruled that a degree. team in the uniform of Knights Templar could not assist in conferring a degree. He further decided that "the existing High Twelve Club charters must be revoked and that no Mason can belong to it unless the Grand Lodge sees fit to amend its law." He added: "A halt must be made to the multiplicity of such orders. . . . The organization of such splinter groups detracts from the principle of the universality of Masonry. It results in a fragmentation of Masonry. It encourages diversity of interest and foments internecine strife. . . . A number of their activities have been detrimental to the interests of Masonry."
He was particularly opposed to so-called degree teams composed of groups operating independently, such as Shrine teams, Telephone teams, etc., which he said, 'Owe no direct allegiance to any lodge and consider themselves free lances as to the time, place and manner in which t.hey work, subject only to the invitation of the Master of the lodge in which the degree is to be conferred. . . . This type of degree work does the candidate no good; it becomes a show or spectacle put on for the so-called edification of the Masons on the benches and too often leads to practices which have no .place in our work."
A lodge at Ravenna, Ohio, through its custodian, rented its dining room and ballroom to a clandestine lodge of Freemasonry. Publication of the event appeared in the local newspapers. It appeared that on two former occasions the rooms had been rented to a clandestine lodge and that the laws of the Grand Lodge covered only such room or rooms as had been dedicated for Masonic purposes. lIe recognized that the lodge was within its legal rights in renting its rooms, but was of the opinion"This practice of renting the undedicated portion of the temple t<. a clandestine lodge was damaging to the fraternity-that the continuance of this practice could be very easily misinterpreted and lead to serious misunderstanding by uninformed brethren-by the profane, nnd perhaps by other jurisdictions."
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He thereupon wrote a letter to the custodian requesting him to discontinue the practice, and this action was approved by the juris- . prudence committee. As an aftermath of the Grand Lodge of Washington troubles with the Scottish Rite situation in that State, Past Grand Master Stacy introduced a resolution declaring"Power is hereby granted to the Grand Master, with the concurrence of three of the other elective Grand Lodge officers-to declare any body having Masonic standing as a prerequisite for membership therein, unmaso:p.ic until the next annual communication."
The committee substituted a resolution which specified: , 'The Grand Master inherently possesses . . . as the executive officer of this Grand Lodge, full and adequate authority to take any such measures of control, or any action against any body requiring Masonic standing as a prerequisite to membership."
This resolution was the work of several Past Grand Masters of the Grand Lodge and was unanimously adopted. HUMOR AND SOME NOT SO HUMOROUS
A Portland, Oregon, newspaper describing the recent grand lodge session in Portland announces that \Valter Winslow was re-elected to a :five year term on the jurisproduce committee.
The new Grand Master is said to be a member of the Scottish and Yoke Rite.
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An examination of Grand Lodge proceedings shows that grand secretaries (or is it the printer) have not improved in their spelling. Several jurisdictions have "grand marshalls." One jurisdiction has a grand "heTold." Another jurisdiction introduces an "Emminent" frater. Another proceedings has a "cronology." A grand master, speaking before a grand lodge refers in two or three places in his address to the "die-us." He probably meant "dayus," which is the platform in the east. (Spelled Dais.) And the words "Grand jurisdictions" are being thrown around by speakers and writers until we have almost come to the belief that there are some very grand jurisdictions.
Too many high-falutin titles do these Freemasons have. vVhat we need is a Masonic "eliminator" for titles. MASONS IN NEWS
General Mark Clark was suggested as the successor to Myron Taylor as "unofficial ambassador" to the Vatican. Both were Free-
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masons. Clark's military position prevented his acceptance and it is hoped that Congress will prevent any acceptance. U. S. A. needs no "listening post" within the halls of "any religious sect. General Clark turned down the appointment. Geneml Clark was named to succeed General Ridgway as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Japan and the Far East, while General Ridgway was named Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe, replacing General Dwight Eisenhower. Andrew D. Agnew, 84, died at his home in Milwaukee, 'Vise., December 20, 1951; he ,vas Grand Master of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar from 1932-1937. He was a native of Ireland. Myron M. Cowen, U. S. Ambassador to the Philippine Islands was received in the Grand Lodge of that country, and "delivered an interesting address, which was received with unanimous applause." Brother Cowen is a native of Logan, Iowa, and has served as Ambassador to Australia (1948-49). Dr. O. S. WWiams, new president of the Oklahoma A. & l\L College is an officer of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Oklahoma. General Charles W. Christenbe1'y, Chief of the Recruiting Publicity Bureau, U. S. A. is a graduate of the Masonic Home and School at Ft. Worth, Texas; he was class valedictorian, 1913. Past Grand Master Rudolfo Brito Foucher, of the Mexican Valle de Mexico Grand Lodge was featured in a special article in Reader's Digest for May ] 952. Dr. Brito is one of the leading citizens of " Mexico City and we should not be surprised to see him named as a cabinet officer in the new cabinet of the President of Mexico. The article is headed "Doctor Ragpicker, Finds the Forgotten Ones" and tells of Dr. Brito's fine work among the underprivileged children of Mexico. It is a nne example of Freemasonry in practice and a refutation of the idea that our Mexican brethren are not carrying on true Freemasonry. John J. Ray, believed to be the world's oldest Freemason, died at his home in Fort Worth, Texas, May 7, 1952. He was 106 years old; he was born September 2, 1845 in Orange County, N. C. He came to Texas in a covered wagon; he was made a Freemason in the lodge at Gravel Hill, Tenn., March 7, 1868. He conferred a Royal Arch degree when more than one hundred years of age. Deaths: Senator Arth'LÂŁr Capper, 81, died Topeka, Kansas, December 19, 1951. James B. Poindexter, 82, Governor of Hawaii, 1931-42, December 3, 1951; buried at "Dillon, Montana. Dr. Frank B. Seeley, 79, President General Synod Reformed Churches in America, 1931-32; died December 26, 1951, at Kingston, N. Y. Frank T. Sheets, 61, President Portland Cement Association; died November 3, 1951, at Chicago, Ill. Alvanley Johnston, 74, Grand Chief Brotherhood o.f Railway Trainmen, 1925-1952, at Cleveland, Ohio Septem-
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bel' 17 1951. Edward E. Jones, Registrar of the Treasury, 84, 19291933; died July 17, 1951. Senator Edward H. Moore, of Oklahoma, 70, born in Nodaway County, Mo., and educated at Chillicothe, Mo. David Warfield, one of the foremost men on the American stage, died June 28, 1951 at the age of 84. His work in "The Auctioneer," "The Music Master," "Grand Army Man," and the "Return of Peter Grimm" brought him fame and fortune. The New York Times said of him "Warfield will live so long as there are audiences who like to weep the 'sweet tears' that Warfield used to make them shed so abundantly." Ohio boasts of two Generals in the United States Army, both of whom are Freemasons. One is General Robe1路t Lawrence Eichelberger, born March 9, 1886 in Urbana, Ohio. He was made a Freemason in Albert Pike No. 36 (D.C.). During his sojourn in Japan he assisted in the reorganization of Star in the East Lodge No. 640. He was a graduate of West Point (1909), retired in 1948, and holds the rank of Lieutenant General. In 1940-42 he was Superintendent of West Point. In 1945 he was in command of the Eighth Army which liberated Manila. He has vvTitten several books. The second brother is Robert Sprague Beightler, born March 21, 1892, at Marysville, Ohio. He was made a Freemason in Palestine Lodge (Ohio) No. 158, February 3, 1916. During World War I he served with the Rainbow Division as a Captain. He was in World War II, serving as Major General commanding the 37th Division in the South Pacific. At latest reports he was in the Ryuskas as Deputy Commander for the Islands. He was at that time living in Okinawa. L. P. Cookingham of Kansas City, Mo., has been awarded the LaGuardia Memorial Award for achievement in municipal administration. Sigmund Romberg, musical composer, died November 9, 1951, in New York City; he was of Hungarian birth; he wrote many operettas and songs, including the "Student Prince," "Desert Song," "Blossom Time," and "New Moon." General Robert H. Sonle, Commanding General of the 3rd Inf. Div. in Korea, holder of several military medals and honors, died Jan. 26, 1952, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. His home was in Carmel, Calif. Harvey Beffa of St. Louis, Mo., has been elected Imperial Potentate of the A.A.O.N. Mystic Shrine at their June meeting in Miami, Fla. John lV. Davis, Ambassador to Britain under Woodrow Wilson, and now aNew York attorney, has received the 1952 Award for outstanding work in the humanities, the award being made by Grand Master Richard Rowlands. Davis was a one-time candidate for the presidency of the United States. Lt. Gen. John R. H oge, Commanding Officer of the 3rd Army,
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Fort McPherson, Ga., delivered an address before the Grand Lodge of Alabama, which was published in th~ir proceedings. He was in the landing in Leyte, Okinawa and Korea. In the course of his remarks, he said: , 'I think the proudest day' of my life is the day I was raised and could call myself a Mason. The obligations exemplified the things that I always believed in, so I was not embarrassed at any stage."
B1路ig. Gen. Wayne C. Smith was elected Master ,of Fort Campbell Lodge U.D., in Kentucky. His Senior \Varden was Lt. Francis McNeilj Junior Warden, Lt. Col. Harold Beatyj Treasurer, Major J. C. Parrj Secretary, Lt. Col. J'ulius Lockhart)路 Junior Deacon, Lt. J. H. Nix. The biography of Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, who died April 18, 1951, appears in the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Michigan. He was an outstanding citizen and statesman. President Roosevelt appointed him as a delegate to the conference which drew up the United Nations charter; his influence there was powerful. Gov. Charles H. Russell, Past Master of Ely Lodge No. 29, addressed the Grand Lodge of Nevada at its annual communication in Carson City. The principal speaker at the annual banquet of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island was Charles W. Tobey, Senator from New Hampshire and a member of the Kefauver Crime Committee. Gen. Geo1'ge Henry Decker was made a Mason at Sight by the Grand Master of South Carolina, in a theatre building at Fort Jackson, June 28, 1949. Gov. Sigurd Anderson and Mrs. Anderson were guests at a dinner given by the Grand Lodge of South Dakota, the Governor being Grand Orator of the Grand Lodge. Gov. Gordon Browning was ofTIcially received by the Grand Master at the annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Tennessee, Tanuary 30, 1952. ' Gen. Bruce Clark, Commanding General at Fort Hood, Texas, was present at the Grand Lodge of Texas and gave the salute to the Flag. The Grand Master of Utah spoke at the unveiling of a shaft erected to the memory of Bert Loper 'at Greenriver. Brother Loper was a Past Master of Orient Lodge No. 15, Greenriver, and lost his life while on an expedition down the Colorado River. George A. Barnewall) Deputay Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New York and Vice-President of the Brooklyn Dodgers, spoke on his banking and baseball experiences before the .meetings of the Veterans' Association of the Grand Lodge of Vermont, June 15, 1951. Dr. H. Eugene Stafford, first Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines, recently spoke before the Grand Lodge of Washington. Gen. Douglas MacArthur said of him: "He was the noblest
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Mason of them all." Dr. Stafford is living at American Lake, Wash. It was Dr. Stafford who raised Douglas MacArthur to the third degree. He has in his possession a copy of his army discharge with a notation on it as to his sple)~did conduct as Surgeon General in the army; the notation was made by Gen. Arthur MacArthur, father of Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Speaking of his experiences during the Japanese occupation, he said: "They burned five or six cigarettes out on my arm, one after the other, and they started to burn me with those favorite cheroots or cigars that they have in the Philippines. They burn rather readily. They are rather loosely wrapped, but that did not produce what they wanted. So they started a torch-light procession and burned a hole about an inch deep in my back. They held the flame there until it went out, and I am happy to say to you that I was able to grin at them all the way through. It was a catfish grin, as I think you can well understand, but I think they respected me for it. "I wish that I could see and hear, but my sight was bashed out by a pistol beating over the face, and my hearing has been destroyed by the various slappings and poundings I received, and the noise of shell explosions." BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS
History of Montezuma (N.M.) Lodge No.1: Brother Rupert F. Asplund has written and prepared a beautiful 100 page volume which, while it pretends to be a history of Montezuma Lodge No.1, is even more-a history of Freemasonry in New Mexico. It has a large number of illustrations including Charles Bent and Kit Carson. The early New Mexico lodges were chartered by Missouri and our members will read the story with even more interest because of that. The compiler has used much of the material appearing in Missouri Lodge of Research Transactions giving tllat lodge credit for the material. Seventy-three Grand Maste~s have served the Grand Lodge of that state since organization of the Grand Lodge in 1877. .Ars Quat1wr Coronatorum: Volume LXII, Part 2 of this English Research Lodge contains a memorial to W. W. Covey-Crump, wellknown English Masonic writer; 18th Century Lodge inventories; District Grand Lodge of Montreal; Freemasonry in Spain under Fernando VII; Early Charters of the Royal Order of Scotland. The membership of this lodge is scattered throughout the world. Vol. LXIII, Part 1, reached us January 9, 1951, in its usual messed-up condition. To one who wishes to have these bound, it is very disappointing. The articles in this issue" cover such subjects as Lodges of Instruction, Early Freemasonry in Devon (1762-1814) and some smaller articles. Histo1'Y of Salisbury (N.C.) Chapter No. -20: James W. Payne, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina (1943) has written a 144-page history' of the Masonic bodies of Chapter, Council and Commandery, covering the one hundred year period 1850-
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1950. The volume is valuable only to the local membership and is largely a review of the early minutes of the bodies. Die Ungeschrieben Gestze der F1'eimaurerei: Dr. Th. Vogel of the United Grand Lodge of Germany has written a most interesting pamphlet which might be termed a handbook, for it gives that information which each candidate or Master Mason might want to know. It is illustrated with the jewels of office worn by German lodge officers. . Transactions, Missouri Lodge of Research: The eighth volume of this Lodge was issued in November, 1951; it contains a Dictionary of Lodge terms, a Story of Anti-Masonry in Missouri, and the autobiography of J. VV. S. Mitchell, a prominent and influential Freemason of a century ago. It is one of the most valuable of the publications of the Lodge yet issued and should be in every library. History of Freemasonry: A revised edition of Gould's Standard History of four volumes. It is the work of Dr. H. Poole, English Masonic student. 'Ve paid $17.50 for the four volumes; we do not urge our readers to buy it because of its inaccuracies. While we are not able to accurately judge the volumes dealing with early Freemasonry, yet those seetions dealing with American Grand Lodges and associated degrees are not dependable. Poole had the English records before him and these may be accurate, but his Masonic sources in this ,country are unreliable. An errata should be issued and mailed to all purchasers. History of Florida (Mo.) Lodge No. 23: This Lodge issued a souvenir edition History on the occasion of its Centennial Celebration, May 16, 1952. Much information about Florida and its Lodge is contained in this 18 page pamphlet. Florida, Mo., will always be noted as the birthplace of Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) who was a Missouri Freemason. Grand Master Ferguson was present as a visitor while Senator (and Brother) Richard J. Chamier acted as Master of Ceremonies. More Mode1'n Ideas in Masonic Education: The story of the II Midwest Conference on Masonic Education at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Nov. 2-3, 1951. A valuable pamphlet issued by the Masonic Service Association on the addresses made at this outstanding conference of Masonic educators. CONFERENCE OF GRAND MASTERS
The annual conference of Grand Masters convened in the South American Room of the lIotel Statler, Washington, D. C., Wednesday, February 20, 1952. It was called to order by Reginald Goldsmith, P.G.M. (New Hampshire). From Missouri '''ere Grand Master Homer L. Ferguson, Deputy Grand Master Richard Rumer, Grand Secretary Harold L. Reader, Past Grand Masters Ray V. Denslow,
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and Bert S. Lee, Bruce Hunt, Grand Marshal, Frank S. Land of the DeMolay, and John B. Vrooman of the M. S. A. Judge E. T. Hensley, Jr., G.M. of New Mexico was elected to head the year's conference. On the. program were Romance of Freemasonry, Thomas S. Roy (Massachusetts) Masonic Responsibility for Good Citizenship, Oliver Dabezies (Louisiana) The Landmarks, Roscoe Pound, (Massachusetts) Evaluation of Freemasonry, Chandler Cohagen (Montana)
The outstanding paper was that of Judge Roscoe Pound on the Landmarks; Bro. Pound was unable to be present, but his paper was most ably presented by Judge George E. Bushnell of Michigan. Our readers will be interested in Pound's conclusion for he is one of the outstanding Masonic jurists of his day. He said this: I feel that we can be sure (and in laying down what is a landmark we must be absolutely sure) of but seven. Summarily stated I should put them thus: 1. Belief in God. 2. Belief in the persistence of personality, i.e. the immortality of the soul. 3. A "Book of the Law" as an indispensible part of the furniture of the lodge. 4. The legend of the third degree. 5. Secrecy. 6. Symbolism of the operative art. 7. That a Freemason must be a man, freeborn, and of age.
A matter of much import to Grand Lodges was discussed by the legal minds in attendance. It involved a statement as to the Fair Labor Standards Act as it concerns Masonic bodies. The Government would make it appear that any Masonic employe working more than 40 hours a week is to be paid time and a half for overtime. Their ruling is that any organization which has members living outside the State is engaging in interstate commerce when mailing out a receipt for dues. The remedy suggested was that no organization employ labor for more than forty hours a week. The act extends even to churches. One speaker intimated that the attempt to enforce this act was aimed primarily at the Freemasons. The next conference will be at Washington; the date-February 24-25, 1953, Hotel Statler. The Committee appointed to obtain information of Foreign Recognition are: Goldsmith (N.H.), Yeager (Pa.), Dabezies (La.), Johnson (Minn.), Roy (Mass.), Warren, (Calif.). They serve 1, 2, 3, 4 5 and 6 years respectively. 'THE GEORGE WASHINGTON MASONIC NATIONAL MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
The forty-second annual convention of the George Washington
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Masonic National Memorial Association was held in the Memorial Temple in Alexandria, Virginia, February 22, 1952. Because of the death of President Elmer Arn, Allan M. 'Vilson of New Hampshire presided over the convention at opening. A nominating committee brought in the name of Clifford D. Jory of Iowa, and he was unanimously elected as President-the first man from the western section of the country to hold the position. Missouri was represented by Grand Master Homer Ferguson, Richard Rumer, Deputy Grand Master, and Past Grand Masters: Bert S. Lee, Ray V. Denslow and Harold L. Reader; Bruce H. Hunt, Grand Marshal. Bert S. Lee of Missouri was continued as a VicePresident. Grand Master Ferguson was a member of the Committee named to place a wreath on the grave of George 'Vashington at Mt. -Vernon. VVork on the building has progressed during the year. The sixth floor has been fitted as a library, paid for by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania; it was dedicated on the afternoon of the 22d. The observation floor will probably be finished during the year. The eighth floor is the proposed museum and because of the expense it will be some time before it will be ready for use. The fifth floor is being taken over by Royal Arch Masons and should be completed within a two-year period. The fourth floor is a States Remembrance room and it also awaits further funds. The third floor has been given the q-rotto, and has been completed. California is paying for two large murals. The assets of the Association amount to $808,465.00. The cost of the Building and its su,rroundings up to February 10, 1952, amount to $5,552,535.93. The total contributions reported at the meeting were: Endowment Fund Building Fund Total
$ 54,854.20 108,959.20 $163,813.40
Missouri presented its check for $5,000. Missouri has now contributed $217,068.01 which is not far from a $2.00 per capita on the 1932 membership (J 11,172). Pennsylvania has contributed almost a half million dollars ; New York $755,252. California and Illinois are the next best contributors. Ohio presented a bust of Dr. Elmer Arn to the Asso(~iation; members of the Arn family were present at these ceremonies. Dr. AI'll, under the terms of his will, ~equested that his body be cremated and the ashes dropped from a plane on the grounds of the Memorial. Dr. Arn served as President of the Association since February 22, 1938.
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THE MASONIC SERVICE ASSOCIATION
The annual meeting of the Masonic Service Association was held during Masonic Week in Washington, the meeting being held in the Pan-American Room of the Hotel Statler. Samuel H. Wragg of Massachusetts is President of the Association. The report issued by the Executive Commission shows an enonnous lot of work being done. The greater work is the Hospital Visitation or Veterans' Work among soldiers and sailors. Florida rejoined the Association in April 1951; no grand lodge withdrew. The association now comprises the following thirty-five grand lodges. Arizona Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Louisiana Maine Maryland Massach usetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri
Montana Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Philippine Islands Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Utah Vermont "Wisconsin Wyoming
Twelve short talk bulletins were issued during the year, including:
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Have Pride Noblesse Oblige Chalk, Charcoal, Clay Mosaic Pavement Life in Bible Times Famous American Cornerstones
Cathedrals and Masonry The Table Lodge The Beehive American Masonic Myths Grand Lodge Seals Masonic Titles
Other valuable items were: Master Mason Certificates Senators and Hepresentatives who are Freemasons Bible in Masonic Ritual Addresses delivered at Annual Meeting Richness of Masonic Language William Hogarth Charter of United Nations Chart of Foreign Hecognition bIdest Freemasons Freemasonry's Great Monument The Hegius Poem Waiting Periods for Degrees
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Incorporation of Grand Lodges Modern Ideas in Masonic Education
The sum of $195,869.69 was expended during the year for operating the visitation centers, some ninety in all. Twenty-eight grand lodges contributed to the Welfare Department $161,160.62; the Shrine gave $10,000 and the Northern Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite a similar amount. Some European Relief was expended, largely in food and clothing to Germany, Hungary, Austria, Yugoslavia, England and Czechoslovakia. The amount thus expended was $2,417.50. The next meeting will be in Washington in February, 1953, time and place to be announced. CONFERENCE OF GRAND SECRETARIES
The twenty-fourth annual conference of Grand Secretaries met in the Pan-American Room of the Hotel Statler, Washington, D. C., February 21, 1952, with Richard C. Davenport (Illinois) presiding. Forty-five Grand Secretaries of United States Grand Lodges were present; five Canadian Grand Lodges were represented; one representative was there from Cuba. Questions discussed were these: 1. Liability Insurance for Subordinate Lodges. 2. To What Extent Should Lodge Finances Be Regulated by Grand Lodgef . 3. How Can We Stimulate Interest in Grand Lodge Proceedings and Codef 4. How Can' Grand Secretary Encourage Interest in Local Masonic Historyf 5. What Constitutes Masonic Residencef
The deaths of William R. Simpson (British Columbia), William H. Swintz (Indiana), Walter W. Williamson (Quebec), Luther Hauberg (Montana), Sam H. Goodman (Utah), and Harry A. Drachman (Arizona) were reported. Under new regulations the officers of the Conference shall be elected annually. Only under unusual circumstances may the President be elected for more than three consecutive terms; there is no limitation on the office of secretary-treasurer. The new officers are: Thomas Earl Doss (Tennessee) Isaac Cherry (New Jersey) Earl B. Delzell (Iowa)
President Vice President Secretary-Treasurer
The annual proceedings were issued very promptly after the meeting and contain many interesting tables relative to Grand Lodges, Courtesy Degrees, Annual Communications, Fees and Dues in Various Grand Lodges, Residential Requirements, etc.
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MISSOURIANA
Nathaniel B. Tucker
Our friend, Frank C. Barnhill, P.G.M., sends us a photograph of a painting of one of our first Grand Masters, Nathaniel B. Tucker. Tucker deserves more space in our history than is usually given him. Records show that he returned to Williamsburg, Virginia, after his service in Missouri, and that he died there. Many Missourians have visited the old Church there in Williamsburg, but few know that the body of this distinguished Missouri Freemason is buried in the churchyard there. â&#x20AC;˘ The painting, accordingto Brother Barnhill, was Nathaniel B. Tucker made in the. later years of his life, and while he was serving as Professor of Law at William and Mary College. Fleming TelTell
From the Virginia Magazine, April 1950, is taken this extract from an article by Frederic A. Culmer, well-known Missouri historian; it concerns a Missourian and former conditions in this state: There is a record that marks Terrell as a man of social fortitude. He had come to Missouri just as the anti-Masonic furore had about reached its climax in the State. Church opposition to Freemasonry lies in the records of Old Bethel Church, Baptist, of Missouri as early as 1811 (he calls attention to a Lloyd Collins "Anti-Masonic movement in Early Missouri," Mo. Hist. Review Vol. XXXIX, pages 45-52, and calls attention to typographical error in Dist. of Columbia G.L. given as 1884 which is 1844). Popular opposition developed into a political movement in the East; the anti-Masonic Party held a convention and selected a candidate for the presidency. But opposition in Missouri was strong before the campaign of 1832; the Missouri Royal Arch Chapter No. 1 of St. Louis, suspended its work in 1829 because of AntiMasonic conditions, remaining quiescent for about eight years. The storm drove the G.L. Mo. from St. Louis in 1833. It moved to Columbia and remained there until 1837. At the meeting of the G.L. in Columbia
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in 1833, only three lodges were represented. .. . As late as 1844, when Congress considered a bill to incorporate the G.L. of the D. of C., three of the five representatives from Missouri voted to .table the resolution. In view of this fact, perhaps a statement that was made at the G.L. of Mo. in 1842, that "peace pervades our borders" was a bit optimistic. Politicians usually keep an ear to the ground. The utterance of the G.M. in St. Louis the previous year (without weighing his characterizations) seems to have been factual: "the stoutest hearts became feint and almost ready to yield our citadel to the ruthless hands of ignorance, blind fanaticism, and unhallowed pollution." Under these circumstances the name of Fleming Terrell appears, with those of Edward Slater and Thomas P. Coates, as one of the three recorded Charter members of Huntsville Lodge No. 30. A.F.&A.M. in Randolph County. The G.h of Mo. chartered the organization Oct. 8, 1840. Terrell must have had aggressive courage. It should be remembered that the State of Missouri had just passed through the turbulence of the anti-Mormon conflict, which was coincident with the anti-Masonic agitation. Freemasonry and the Mormons faced the same determined frontier hatred of groups organized around secret rituals; secret order!, of all kinds received the antagonism of the old Bethel Church in 1811, and the record of that Church is symbolic of the frontier for years. It is v.ery doubtful, however, that Masonic allegiance had anything to do with the one-term career of Terrell as county judge. By 1844, the storm had died away in the State; in that year his fellow Masonic charter member, Thomas P. Coates, was elected to the same position. But it was not until 1849 that a Royal Arch Chapter of the Masonic Lodge was organized in Randolph County, Missouri. (See Hist. of Randolph and Macon Counties, pages 222-222-378.
Dr. James W. 'So Mitchell
From the same source comes a story of Dr. J. W. S. Mitchell, taken from the files of the Freemason, June 1, 1870, page 129: Those of the fraternity who are desirous of securing any of the valuable works of Bro. and P. G. Master Mitchell, we respectfully refer to the card of his niece, Mrs. H. M. Hanna, in another column. She is eminently worthy of patronage, and we sincerely hope the craft will remember her in giving their orders.
Ibid: p. 319 HISTORY AND DIGEST of MASONIC LAW by J. W. S. Mitchell, 'M.D., Past Grand Master of Missouri. This valuable work is now for sale, through the agency of Mrs. H. M. Hanna (niece of Brother Mitchell), at the office of Major F. D. Lee, Architect, 313 Olive street, St. Louis.
Ibid: July 1, 1870. Page 154. Personal M.W. Bro. J. W. S. Mitchell, P.G.M. of Mo., now of Griffin, Ga., made us a visit the other day, and he looks well and is in good
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spirits, especially for one in his advanced years of life. He contemplates giving the Craft generally in the State a personal call in the fall, and we bespeak for him a fraternal reception.
And another article from the same magazine, September 1, 1871, page 186: To the Friends of Dr. J. W. S. Mitchell. Through Bro. A. B. Niles, of Griffin, Ga., we regret very much to learn that Past Grand Master -Mitchell, now living at Griffin, Ga., is suffering from parylasis of entire right side. For several days he lay quite insensible, but is now improving, and hopes are entertained for his recovery. To his numerous correspondents he desires this to be made known, so that they may understand why their letters are not answered. He has our sincere sympathies in his great affliction and hope he may soon be restored to his wonted health. Samuel H. SOIUnaers
And another friend, Robert R. Wright, submits' additional information concerning another P.G.M., Dr. Samuel H. Saunders; the mate~ial is taken from the (1883) History of Howard and Cooper Counties (page 1043) : Dr. Saunders was born on the 1st of August, 1813, in Kentucky, and was the son of S. S. Saunders, a Virginian by birth, born February 14, 1783, who married Miss Eliza White Davidson. By this union there were four children: S. H., Ann E., Jane L., and Robert D. The senior Saunders married for his second wife Miss Eliza Derieoux. He was for a long time an extensive tobacco merchant. In 1833 the subject of this sketch entered college at Georgetown, Kentucky, graduating in civil engineering in 1834, and receiving the highest honors of his class. He followed civil engineering until 1838. In 1837 he was married to Miss Sallie A. Feris, a daughter of Dr. M. A. Feris. They had two children, Eliza McK. and Shields A., but one is deceased. The doctor's second marriage occurred in 1844, to Mrs. Sarah A. Kennerly, widow of S. N. Kennerly and a daughter of John B. Otey, of Bedford county, Virginia. They had six children: A. R., B. 0., S. H., T. E., E. L., and Eva C. All but one child survive. In 1847 Dr. S. commenced the practice of medicine and has continued it to the present, though for the last three years he has confined himself to a few of his oldest patrons. He was the first master of Pleasant Grove Lodge No. 142 of the Masonic order, and at this time is its master, and he was grand master of the State Lodge of Missouri, during the years 1858 and 1859. In his political preferences he is a Democrat. Otterville Township. Rev. Hannpton Boone
A famous character of his day was Rev. Hampton Boone, onetime Grand Chaplain of our Grand Lodge and a distinguished Missouri Methodist Minister; he was a close associate of Bishop Enoch M.- Marvin. Our article, called to our attention by Bro. Robert R. Wright is taken from the History of Howard and Cooper Counties (1883) : -
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The first Methodist church ever built in Fayette was completed and occupied in 1838. It was only used by the Methodists about two years; it then passed into the possession of the Reformers, or Disciples, as they. were then called-" Christian church" now. They still use it. It is a small frame building on Second Main street. It seems that this church was never deeded to the Methodists. Mr. Hampton Boone, a well-to-do merchant, at that time a member and a local preacher of the Methodist church, advanced most of the money used in erecting the building. He found it difficult to get his pay, at least, it came in slowly. In 1840 he asked and obtained of the quarterly conference authority to sell the property and get his money out of it. When he had obtained this permission he withdrew from the Methodist路 church, and shortly afterward united with the Disciples and turned the church over to them. This, I have no doubt, is a true history in brief of a matter that occasioned much talk at the time and since. When the Methodist church was divided in the United States into two branches, in 1844, on account of the great trial of Bishop Andrews, growing out of the agitation of the slavery question, there was a division in Howard county. All adhered to the southern branch.
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And our last bit of "Missouriana" relates to the celebrated Edward Bates, active路 in the formation of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, member of Lincoln's Vvar Cabinet, and distinguished lawyer. The article is from the Freemason of Oct. 1, 1870, pages 207, 306: Bates was never popular with Missouri Freemasons after 1832, for reasons well-known: F. Mason, writes from Toungoo, British Burmah, where he bad been for 40 years, a Missionary, who says he was made a Mason in a Lodge in St. Louis in 1821 or 1822, in a Lodge of wbich Bates, who was afterwards Attorney General to Lincoln, was W.M. Speaks of Judge Tucker, says he served as Junior and Senior Grand Deacon, '23- '24. One Lodge in the city then and one R.A. Chapter of which he was also a member. "I was well known to all the Masons in St. Louis" GOULEY-Says: We will say that Bro. Bates "let down" considerably in Masonry during the Anti-Masonic troubles. He was W.M. of Missouri Lodge No.1, (our Lodge), and the record shows that he got seared under .the influence of a certain minister of his church here and surrendered the charter, which was soon after restored. He never again affiliated with the Lodge and was not buried wit~ Masonic bonors, although he had for several years been Grand Master. Bro. Jno. D. Daggett, a P.M. of the same Lodge, belonged to the same church and was preached to the same way, but he "could not see it," and left the church in disgust and took a pew in one that never meddles in other people's business, is still alive and Treasurer of 路the Lodge. He was made in 1818. Bro. Fred L. Billon, P.G. Secretary, made in 1823, is, also, a member; and Bro. Elihu H. Shepard, made in 1816, is yet a member. All the above are, also, members of Missouri Chapter No.1, to which Compo Mason evidently alludes in his letter. HISTORICAL
California: The brethren of Western Star Lodge No.2, at Shasta, possess an old lodge building, constructed in 1853; it has a vault
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provided by the Grand Lodge and is being preserved as a shrine to pioneer Masonry. It is too small for present-day demands, but $1500.00 has been raised to purchase an adjacent lot, and it is .hoped additional quarters may soon be available. The Grand Lodge is purchasing the land where Peter Lassen is buried, and an appropriation has been made for survey, acquisition and improvement. Lassen was one of the pioneer Masons of that territory, and Mt. Lassen is named in his honor. Another historical project is the Columbia Temple, which was completed in April, 1951, and made ready for use; the Grand Lodge appropriated $3,745.00 for this purpose, built a fire-proof vault in the basement to store Grand Lodge records, installed a ne~ heating system and an air conditioning unit. The first floor room is to be . converted into a Masonic museum. Finding no single, short, readable and reliable history of Freemasonry in print, and believing that the four and seven volume works were likely to discourage the beginner, California is preparing an essay on Freemasonry which will give a comprehensive view of the subject in about 150 pages. Colorado: A special communication of the Grand Lodge of Colorado \vas called to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge was established August 2, 1861, at Golden City, Colorado Territory, by representatives of three lodges: Golden City No. 34 (Kans.), Summit No.7 (Nebr.), Rocky Mountain No.8 (Nebr.); they became numbers 1, 2, and 3 respectively in Colorado jurisdiction. Today, only Golden City Lodge No. 1 remains. The historical program carried out on this occasion was in the nature of a pageant. Connecticut: The proceedings of Connecticut record: , 'In 1849 several of the brothers of Hiram Lodge No. 1 had a severe attack of the gold fever and were about to start for California. They petitioned the Grand Lodge for a charter and were recommended by Hiram Lodge. The Grand Lodge, January 30, 1849, organized Connecticut Lodge No. 76. This lodge afterwards met in Sacramento, together with a lodge working under charter from the District of Columbia, and another lodge under the Grand Lodge of Missouri, and formed the Grand Lodge of California, April 19, 1850. The Connecticut Lodge became Tehama Lodge No.3, which is still in existence."
Delaware: Delaware expects to observe the sesquicentennial of the Grand Lodge in Wilmington, immediately preceding the annual communication in October 1956. Florida: This Grand Lodge has a committee on Masonic History which presented a very interesting nine pages in the proceedings, dealing with the formation of Freemasonry, and ending with Dr. Joseph Fort Newton's article on "vVhat Constitutes a Freemason," failing, however, to give credit to Dr. Newton for the quotation.
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Idaho: In a historical article, Idaho dwells upon William Craig's "Mountain Man and Homesteader," after whom Craig Mountain, in Idaho, had been named. At one time Craig was a resident of the City of St. Louis; he joined a party of French fur traders. Indiana: Twenty-nine Indiana lodges chartered in 1850 celebrated theIr centennial; the Grand Master personally attended fourteen of these special occasions. Kansas: Among the recommendations of the Grand Master of Kansas was the suggestion that a committee be appointed to properly observe the celebration of the establishment of the Grand Lodge of Kansas. The first lodge in this jurisdiction was a Missouri Lodge, dispensation dated August 11, 1854, naming John M. Chivington as Master~ :md the lodge to be known as Grove Lodge D.D., later Kansas Lodge No. 153, Missouri register, and finally Wyandotte Lodge No.3. This lodge, together with Smithton Lodge and Leavenworth Lodge met March 17, 1856, in the Masonic Hall in the City of Leavenworth, and there established the Grand Lodge of Kansas. During the year the history of Kansas Freemasonry, which had been prepared by the late Grand Secretary, Albert K. 'Vilson, and which had been placed in a sealed package, was opened for inspection. The plan is to publish this material and distribute it during the coming centennial. Maryland: Pursuant to instructions given in 1948, the Grand Lodge of Maryland has prepared and published a history of the Grand Lodge from 1887 to 1905 inclusive. The history was written by Dr. Carl Everstine and consists of two volumes with 1,011 pages. Michigan: A committee in Michigan has been trying to ferret out the first thirty years of Michigan's Masonic history. Detroit Lodge No. 1 was warranted by New York's Provincial Grand Master George Harrison. Its first Master was Lt. John Christie. Early historians thought the lodge died within a few short years, but research has proved that it continued to work until the early years of the ninth decade of the 18th century. Pennsylvania records show that William Arundel served the lodge as Master in 1783 and 1784. Arundel was well known to the Freemasons in St. Louis; he was initiated in a Quebec Lodge in 1777. Nebraska: Nebraska is to observe its centennial in Omaha, in 1957. Plans are being made for the publication of a suitaple history, under the direction of Harold H. Thorn. Nevada: This jurisdiction is planning on rehabilitating or reconstructing the old temple at Virginia City, Nev., a task which proyed to be a financial impossibility for the members of Escurial Lodge, located in that city. It was here that the Grand Lodge of Nevada was organized, and it is hoped the building will be a memorial to Freemasonry of that jurisdiction. New Mexico: A lodge in New Mexico is endeavoring to have the
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site of old Fort Union declared a national monument. This Fort was of vast importance to the history of the Southwest and to Freemasonry. It was at Fort Union that the Grand Lodge of Missouri established a lodge ih 1874. The Grand Lodge of New Mexico is also interested in a Kit Carson Memorial; $40,000.00 was appropriated by the Legislature to develop the area, which includes the land and grave of Kit Carson. 'Ve might note here that the New Mexico Legislature had to decide recently as to what statue should be placed in the Statuary Hall in Washington. The argument was between Archbishop Lamy and Kit Carson; Kit Carson had the most votes. Of interest to Missourians is the burial place of Past Grand Master Henry A. Waldo, fourth Grand Master; it is in Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo. His daughter is Helen W. Rogers. Also buried in Missouri is the twenty-first Grand Master, Robert C. Stewart, who was cremated and his ashes deposited in a receptacle in the Columbarium in Valhalla Cemetery, near St. Louis. A. P. Stewart was a son. Ohio: In 1958 the Grand Lodge of Ohio will observe its sesquicentennial. It is the second largest Grand Lodge in the U. S. A. and is the home of a celebrated lodge of Revolution Days-American Union Lodge No.1, at Marietta, founded in 1776. The first three Masters of this Lodge met with tragic deaths. During the year the Grand Master visited this lodge and while there placed a wreath upon the grave of the first Grand Master of the Grand Lodge, Gen. Rufus Putnam, Past Master of American Union Lodge No.1. A committee of this Grand Lodge is preparing a history to complete the series of three volumes already published. Oregon: Oregon is preparing its history through its Research Lodge, some nineteen articles having been mimeographed and distributed during the year. Texas: Texas plans on beautifying their Grand Lodge Temple by painting eight permanent miniature scenes to be placed in the general Concourse of the building, showing early Texas Masonic historic ev~nts. It has also ordered bronze plaques of the Presidents of the United States who were Master Masons. The historic scenes referred to include the Gillespie Monument; Signing petition under Oak Tree in Peach Grove; Major John Allen landing with Charter; Major Allen and Anson J ones placing Charter in saddle bag; meeting of Santa Anna and General Sam Houston;' first Masonic funeral in Texas; laying cornerstone for First Protestant Church; formation of Grand Lodge of Republic of Texas. Virginia: At the 173d annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Virginia, it was brought to the attention of the brethren that' there were nine chartered lodges operating in Virginia at the time
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of .the organization of the Grand Lodge. These lodges were chartered by Scotland, the dates not being definitely established. They were Norfolk Lodge; Port Royal Lodge; Blandford Lodge; Fredericksburg Lodge; St. Tammany Lodge; Williamsburg Lodge; Botetourt Lodge; Cabin Point Lodge ; Yorktown Lodge. They met in Williamsburg for the purpose of choosing a Grand Master, May 6, 1777. John Blair, of vViIliamsburg, was unanimously elected the first Grand Master. . The Grand Lodge of Virginia is to observe the Washington Bicentennial in' November 1952, and an elaborate program has been laid out for that occasion. Past Grand Master William Moseley Brown' has just completed a history of vVashingtcin, which will be distributed on that occasion. He has reported there are sixty-eight active lodges in the U. S. A. named after Washington, and six with Vvashingtoll in the title, such as Alexandria-vVashington; there are Washington Lodges in thirty-nine States; one in Canada; one in Cuba; one in Puerto Rico; two in Mexico. TVashington: Th~ Grand Lodge of Washington continues the histories of its subordinate lodges, taking up fifteen pages of the proceedings. Wisconsin: The Grand Master of 'Visconsin v.isited the New Diggings Masonic Cemetery, where the restored New Diggings Masonic Temple was rededicated. It was the original meeting place of Olive Branch Lodge No.6, chartered January 10, 1845, but which is now defunct. It is now a Masonic Shrine to the memory of the first Masonic settlers in Southwest "Wisconsin. ANTI-MASONRY ANTIMASONRY ABROAD IN ENGLAND
In our 1951 review we referred to attacks being made upon the fraternity in England. It was our understanding that the author of many of these. attacks was Dr. Demant; we are informed that it was not Dr. Demant who wrote the attack but Rev. Walton Hannah, an English clergyman; however, the remarks quoted are those of Dr. Demant. Hannah is a High Church member and the instigator of the attempt to make inquiry into Free1l1asonry and the Anglican Church. One of our correspondents has furnished us with newspaper clippings which add to the story as published. The original articles were published in Reynolds News in February 1951. The author is the 37 year old William Walton Hannah, priest in charge of St. Thomas's Regent Street and St. Anne's, Soho, until he became rector of Balcombe, Sussex. He resigned in 1947. In his first article he said: Freemasonry does not like being called a secret society, because, they
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say, there is no secrecy about its aims or its membership. But it is a society with secrets-not just little confidential matters of balance sheets, of business or family secrets, which we all have, but a secret ritual and secret teachings about God. I don't see, therefore, how any member of a Christian Church, still less a clergyman or a bishop, can consistently be a Freemason as well. For God surely never meant any knowledge about Himself to be the secret and exclusive possession of a body of men only who can afford some twenty guineas to become Masons I Masonic secrecy is, of course, nine-tenths bluff, as anyone can prove who has the leisure and inclination to investigate. I can never understand why this bluff has not been more often called . . . the more I investigated, the more puzzled I became. Accordingly I wrote my difficulties to a Masonic Bishop and asked for guidance. He replied very politely that he could not discuss these matters with anyone who were not Freemasons. .
The article drew forth many replies-favorable and unfavorable. For the Freemasons, a reply was made by "a prominent Freemason who is precluded by the rules of the Craft from giving his name. He holds a distinguished position both in Freemasonry and Fleet Street." He said: My qualification for making answer to Rev. Hannah is: I belong to the Church of England, and am a Freemason of some seniority, and since I became a Master Mason have found no difficulty in keeping my obligations to the Church and the Craft. The practice of Freemasonry does not conflict in any way with true Christian faith. Indeed any man is a better Christian by being a good forthright Mason. Every Mason must believe in a Supreme Being. He acknowledges the Godhead on his initiation. He finds in Freemasonry a strengthening of his religious beliefs. :It'or Masonry is a code of straight conduct, and fellowship. to brother Masons, which has met the needs of the average man through centuries. The whole purpose of Freemasonry is overlooked by Hannah in his attack-or perhaps I should say misunderstood-because of his lack of information.
The Reynolds N e'Ws published various pro and con comment from which we abstract the following: Freemasonry is a harmless device for amusing men who are insufficiently grown up by introducing a little pageantry into their glamour starved lives, helping them to feel important (for an evening), and enabling them to get away from their wives. I see no harm in it but I cannot believe it is of the slightest importance.
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It is obvious that Mr. Hannah has never been initiated into J<-'reemasonry. Therefore he has committed a grievous crime by writing on a subject of which he has no genuine knowledge.
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The Canterbury Synod of the Anglican Church had presented t() it a request for an Inquiry as proposed by Hannah, but it was ruled out of order and the announcement "was received with cheers." A widow, who knew whereof she spoke, said: Mr. Hannah's attitude is offensive to thousands of good living men. 'l'housands of men and women owe their education and position in life to the generosity of the Freemasons. }j'lmEMASONRY AND RELIGION
Last year we noted a flurry of excitement in England among members of the ofllcial church as to the character of Freemasonry. Later developments show that the flurry was caused by a few individuals whose motives we might well question. Canon R. G. Moreeombe, a Provincial Grand Chaplain of the United Grand Lodge of England, who was not afraid to display his colors, speaking before some 3,000 members of his church in CanterburJ~ Cathedral, said: '1.'hose who in recent months have given public expression to their suspicions concerning Freemasonry have all admitted the good charitable work of the order, but seem to have based their suspicions upon the idea that l!'reemasonry is a kind of new and heretical religion. Freemasonry is certainly not new and it is certainly not a religion, and it is astonishing, therefore, that it should be considered in any way heretical. The only emphasis I can sec in Freemasonry is upon the .importance of the moral law, particularly in regard to our duty to our fellow men. But since you cannot truly do your duty to your neighbor unless you are doing your duty to God, it lays stress upon the importance of this duty also. It is not a religion and was ·never meant to take the place of religion, though as a system of morality it may be a true help to the religious life.
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Alaska: During the year the Grand Master of Washington visited Juneau. On his trip he constituted Mt. Verstovia Lodge at Sitka, and attended meetings in Petersburg and Ketchikan. Dispensation was given for the establishment of a lodge at Palmer, to be known as Matanuska Lodge. Another dispensation was given for a lodge at Anchor'age, to be known as Mt. Susitna Lodge. There are now thirteen lodges in Alaska, working under Washington, with a membership of 2,280, a net gain of 100 for the year. Anti-Masonry: An ordained minister, a member of an Illinois , Lodge"While occupying the pUlpit of his church at Smithfield, Ill., permitted another to publicly destroy his card of identification as a Mason, displaying contempt and scorn for the fraternity and made verbal attack on ¡the fraternity in the presence of brethren and others. He has also distributed literature and printed matter of the same purport. , 'On the sworn evidence of three trustworthy Master Masons who were witnesses to these acts, I (the Grand Master) ordered his suspension till the Grand Lodge convened and recommended his expulsion."
The Grand Lodge approved. The Maine Proceedings said: "Freemasonry's ancient enemy, the Roman Catholic Church, has renewed its attacks on the fraternity. The official Vatican newspaper, L 'Osservatore Romano, carried an article denouncing the Order, stating that the history of Masonry 'is one of hostility to religion,' and reminding all Catholics that Masonic membership is punished by excommunication. In Peru, the Cardinal Archbishop issued a pastoral letter to his flock, in which he described a fraternity as anti-Christian and as akin to communism, and warned the faithful that Masonic affiliation results in automatic excommunication. He stated flatly: 'It is not possible for one to be a Mason and a Catholic at the same time.' Even in our own State, a Roman Catholic priest has recently seen fit to publicize the official attitude of his Church in regard to Masonry, arid to explain at some length why a Catholic cannot become a Mason. "This Papal opposition to the Craft has been given practical application in Colombia, where the Church-dominated government, on August 1, 1950, issued orders prohibiting Freemasonry in that country. All Masonic bodies have become dormant. Many prominent Masons have been arrested, many others have been driven into exile, and wives have been ordered to divorce their husbands, solely because they were Freemasons. The pattern in Colombia closely follows that previously established in Franco Spain, where the fraternity has been prohibited for many years, where many :F'reemasons have been put to death, and where a special tribunal for the suppression of Freemasonry still sits."
Buildings: The great Masonic Library at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is to be enlarged. However, the estimated cost a year ago was $600,000.00, and has now gone up to $900,000.00.
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The building debt of the Grand Lodge in Louisiana has been vir:tually .liquidated. During the year over a hundred thousand square feet of the commercial section was leased to the General Services Administration. A lodge in Maine decided to erect a building. The Grand Master believed the plan of amortization would impose a heavy burden on the members. He did not approve the plan and ordered them to submit another. The next information he had was that the Masonic building was under construction and two-thirds completed, in Brownville. Whereupon, the Grand Master suspended the Master of the lodge and the members of the corporation. He took possession of the charter of the lodge. The Grand Lodge found that the action of the lodge was wilful and deliberate and approved the Grand Master's action. After a~ apology by those involved, the charter was restored. The Grand Lodge of New Mexico met in Portales. In order to prepare the lodge hall for the Grand Lodge communication, the local brethren, some twenty in number, painted the entire building, working until eleven o'clock each night. The Grand Lodge of \Visconsin is to have a new building; they have recently been offered property belonging to Tripoli Shrine for $50,000.00. It is to be paid for by a $1.00 per capita assessment. Canal Zone: The Grand Master of Massachusetts makes an annual pilgrimage to their lodges in the Canal Zone. They found awaiting their arrival the Grand Master and Grand Secretary of Panama, and many Chinese brethren, members of Doric Lodge in that jurisdiction. They attended a special session of the Grand Lodge of Panama in Panama City; the meeting was attended by three hundred brethren from Panama lodges, as well as from two lodges which were under Scottish jurisdiction. Grand Master Keith and Past Grand Master Wragg were made members of the Order of Constructor Masons. While on the Zone they made a call on American Ambassador Monett B. Davis, who is a member of a Kansas Lodge. Ceremonies: California has a special committee on ceremonies. They have presented ceremonies for laying cornerstones, institution of new lodges, constitution of new lodges, dedication of Masonic halls, and presentation of fifty-year buttons. Charity and Relief: The Board of Relief at Bakersfield, Calif., was called upon to bury a life member of Burma Lodge, working under the jurisdiction of Scotland. The member died in extreme poverty and was buried ",:jth Masonic honors. His lodge was contacted by air mail regarding the expense, but there was no response. A . New York entertainment, made possible through the generous donation of Brother qark Griffith of the Washington,路 D. C., Senators, netted $30,457.00 for charity. Brother Herman Rowley left to the Grand Lodge of Iowa $150,000.00 for the construction of a Masonic Home in Prairie, Iowa.
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The will provided that in the event the Grand Lodge of Iowa had made no formal plans within three years of the death of his wife, the money should revert to the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma for a Home to be built at Cordell. The Grand Lodge of Iowa left the whole question to their trustees. The Grand Master of Minnesota received an urgent request from the Board of Relief at Los Angeles, Calif. A brother had had a stroke and his lodge was unable to assist. The Grand Master sent $500.00 for relief. He was told that this could not be done, prompting him to say: , 'It appears to me that the quality of Masonic charity is strained, that we rather have the applicant die awaiting investigation than to give to one who is unworthy. I would rather err by being too liberal than to have some one suffer because of doubt of his worthiness. Masonic charity must be more liberal and more flexible in its administration at the time of need."
During the dynamite disaster in South Amboy, New Jersey, St. Stephen's Lodge No. 3 turned over their temple to the Salvation Army for relief purposes. North Dakota has received a bequest of $500.00 from the estate of Past Grand Mnster Perkins, and a $2,000.00 gift and an additional check for $1,384.00 for the Grand Loage Library from the estate of Helen Stockwell (wife of alter L. Stockwell). The assets of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, which were largely charitable endowment funds, amount to $25,699,000.00. Berlin Lodge No. 38, in Wisconsin, received a bequest which involved the construction and equipment of a IVlasonic building to be completed within fifteen years from the date of the brothers' death; the estate was appraised at $43,953.00. During the year plans have been completed for carrying out the bequest. Condition of the Craft: The Grand Master of Kentucky issued an admonition to his lodges. He believed that one of the great hindrances to Masonic interest was that many meetings were running into the midnight hours. This means either poor planning, no planning, or the undertaking of too much work at a meeting. This condition has a tendency to tire not only the officers but all brethren in attendance. Remarks of visitors and brethren should be kept to a reasonable time limit. He also found that there were some lodges using too much unnecessary roughness in the second section of the Master Mason degree, the participants having no thought of the seriousness of their work, nor of the effect upon the candidate. Conference of Grand Masters: Reviewer Souders, of Kansas, revie\"ring California proceedings, said of Gral!d Master Siems:
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tween the Grand Lodges of California and Massachusetts before the Grand Masters' Association he felt called upon to make a 'declaration of intent' at the closing session of the Grand Masters' Conference. And then he has the poor grace to add 'The statement made at the Conference as was expected, was stricken from the record, but even though the Judge sustained the objection I am¡ confident the jury got the point.' '1'0 our notion he was entirely out of place, and to knowingly commit such a breach of Masonic etiquette would have subjected him to a fine at least and undoubtedly a new trial of his case in a court of law. There is a great deal of difference between presenting and adopting a report and a policy based on honest convictions, even if mistaken, and deliberately violating the ideals of brotherhood and courtesy. If the Association of Grand Masters is to degenerate into a forum for Past Grand Masters to introduce venom it had better be disbanded. The good it is undoubtedly accomplishing will be overridden by a destruction of Masonic Harmony."
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Ed1lcational: The Grand Lodge of Delaware has a Gunning Bedford, Jr. scholarship fund. During the year six scholarships were granted-three to men and three to women, the total amount being $2,625.00. Fees: No lodge in the City of Baltimore, Md., may confer the three degrees for a less sum than $75.00; in other cities in the State having 20,000 or more inhabitants, the minimum fee is $60.00; other lodges .have a $40.00 minimum. There is an affiliation fee provided for $20.00, but it is not levied against ,ministers of the gospel. Financial: Arizona has provided that trustees may invest up to 25 per cent of their funds in preferred or common stocks of dividend paying corporations. California has the "prudent man rule," which permits investment of 20 per cent of their funds in preferred stocks, and 40 per cent in common stocks. They also have a proviso for investment in investment trusts. The Grand Lodge has an investment advisor. The financial affairs of the lodge at Telluride, Colo., were brought to the attention of the Grand Lodge. The lodge records were found without an entry in the minute book for. seventeen years; the cash book sho\ved no entry since 1946; books of the secretary and treasurer had not been examined for eleven years; no record of receipts and disbursements had been kept. The secretary of the lodge was secretary and treasurer of the Temple Association. The secretary was suspended from office and the Grand' Lodge has taken over the immediate supervision of the lodge affairs. The Grand Lodge of Michigan has had a problem. A few years ago they established a sales department for their Grand Lodge. Then they came in contact with the State over a sales tax license. An attorney was hired to study the matter and report to the Grand Lodge. He did so in a forty-one page report. The matter is to be studied further. , Funeral Service: The Grand Master of Colorado believed that the
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funeral scrvice did not adequately serve the purpose intended; that a recent revision had eliminated much of the beautiful symbolism; it was diffi'cult to deliver by the average Master; it brought criticism upon the Craft; the service rendered little comfort to the family. A revision is being considered. The Grand Master of Maine found an instance in which a lodge had been asked by the family of a deceased brother to give the funeral service, but failed to comply. He told the Grand Lodge that it was the duty of a lodge to render this service when called upon. Germany, Ame~ican Lodges in: Connecticut has Stuttgart-American Lodge working mider dispensation at Stuttgart. The report shows that thirty-three meetings were held during the year, with an average attendance of 20. The membership of the lodge is 21. During the year they had visited Heidelberg and Augsbu~g. They had conferred forty-one courtesy degrees. Their meeting place is in the Reichsbahn Direktion Building Annex, Stuttgart. Idaho received a letter from the Grand Lodge of Germany intimating that an Idaho Freemason in the air forces had asked permission to establish a Masonic Club. The Grand Lodge of Germany had no objection to a field lodge being placed there and offered its assistance in establishing friendly relations with German lodg~s. The Grand Master of Idaho did not fecI justified in establishing a field lodge at the present time. . Oregon Military Lodge was established in Frankfurt in 1946 and the dispcnsation has been continued to this date. The Lodge asked for a charter, but the Grand Lodge thought the dispensation should be continued, owing to the instability of world affairs in Germany. The Lodge conferred thirty-seven degrees and a similar number of courtesy degrees. A member of this lodge, addressing the .Grand Lodge, said: "We held our lodge in a building, one of five Masonic Temples in Frankfurt, and the only one of the :five that escaped the bombing. ' ,
The speaker said the Senior Warden of this Lodge hailed from Missouri. A visitor to the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island was Col. Raymond A. Egner, a member of Berlin Lodge No. 46, in Germany. A report from this Lodge showed the membership had increased, on April 30, 1951, from 173 to 207. Humor: The Grand Master of Arkansas reported addressing a district meeting in Oklahoma on the subject of "Charity, Biblical and Political." He discovered that he was somewhat presumptious \ when he found that McCurtain County, Okla., had the highest per capita dole of any county in the United States. The Grand Master of Florida reported refusing dispensation to a lodge "to initiate a candidate in a wheel chair."
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The Grand Master of Idaho ruled that a new rug in a lodge room need not be of blue color. Wyoming reported receipt of a communication calling attention to a 'Vorld Masonic Parliament of the"Holy Realm, 'fhe August Supreme Order of Masonic Arts, to take place. in Havana, Cuba, September 1 to 9, 1951. They have a plan for collecting funds to establish general headquarters at Havana, where they will .build a thirty-three story palace of the. Universal Brotherhood, where all Rites may have their own International Headquarters, free of charge, plus the use of convention halls uI)d other natural facilities; their own private beach, which will be a suitable resort for traveling brethren and their guests, besides a fleet of oceangoing yachts for deep-sea fishing and tours."
The whole proposal sounds like a crack-pot scheme. Liquor: The Grand Master of Alabama ruled that anyone taking a petition for degrees from one who had been convicted of selling whiskey and is on probation is guilty of a Masonic offense. Nebraska complained to the Grand Lodge of California that a member of a California Lodge, residing in Nebraska, had violated the law and was subject to trial, whereupon they found the brother guilty and expelled him. The offense for. whieh the brother was convicted was not a violation of the laws of California; it appears he was engaged in the liquor business at Scottsbluff, Nebr.; this is a violation of Nebraska Masonic law. A committee on grievances in California presented a resolution which declared the expulsion to be \vithout force or effect, but this failed of adoption. The Grand Master of Georgia ruled that a Commander of an American Legion Post which sold beer to its members could not petition a lodge for membership. He also informed the members of the Shrine Temple that their status as Freemasons would be in jeopardy if the Shrine Club supplied liquor to its members. Masonic Homes: In 1951, the average expense for the maintenance of guests in the Delaware Masonic Home was $3.87 per day; this was an ~ncrease of 94c over the previous year. . The District of Columbia finds that the Masonic Home corporation fails to provide for supervision by Grand Lodge. While the President of the Home has, in practice, submitted a report annually, there is no authority to compel him to do so; all the Grand Lodge ean do is listen and, if it chooses, receive the report for record. / They wish to amend the charter. An assessment of $50.00 is to be levied upon each member paying annual dues in Florida, to be paid at the rate of $5.00 per annum. The reviewer in Indiana, who has made a study of Masonic Homes, finds that the situation is about the same in every jurisdiction--increased demands for rooms, increased costs, necessity for additional buildings, and costly repairs. Most jurisdictions are trying
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to get money by increasing per capita tax. Some get it, others do not. He finds in other jurisdictions brethren are asking pointed questions about costs, management and future needs. He further discovers a definite trend not to establish Masonic Homes. In every instance where it has been studied, the committee has reported adversely. In Kansas, the number of children in the Home has decreased from 76 in 1936 to 9 in 1950; the number of Masons living in the Home is 92; number of women, 166, half of ""hom have been admitted through Eastern Star affiliation. Michigan has recently purchased additional property for $51,000.00; its replacement value was appraised at $202,624.00. In Minnesota various trust funds were set up in the hope that the income would be sufficient to maintain the Home. Had the 1923 level remained it would have been possible to do so; the income has gone down and operating expenses have increased. Nebraska had a windfall. William Pieper, Past Master of Lincoln Lodge, offered the trustees of the Home $100,000.00 to be placed in a special building fund, provided that by August 15, 1951, the Masons of Nebraska would meet it with a like amount. The money was raised and the $100,000.00 was turned over to the Grand Lodge. Many rumors as to mismanagement of the Masonic Home were heard in the Grand Lodge in Oregon~ causing Grand Master Eldridge to insist that when rumors were heard proper investigation be made to determine if there was any basis for the fact. Masonic Service Association: Florida has rejoined the M. S. A. Miscellanemts: The Grand Mast~r of Tennessee called on his brethren to reconcile personal differences and private animosities; he deplored calling on candidates for speeches, except in unusual-cases; he condemned the holding of long meetings; he suggested that each lodge set aside a portion of its income for charity; he did not believe officers should be promoted without regard to their qualifications, and objected to the feeling of any obligation to advance elective or appointive officers. The Grand Master of Texas visited the Grand Lodge of Tamaulipas, stating: "I was greatly impressed not only by the high caliber and sincerity and integrity of the Masons of Mexico, but by their deep feeling of genuine friendship to the Masons of our country."
The Texas proceedings for 1951 report the granting of waivers of jurisdiction in favor of the Grand Lodge of Tamaulipas and the Grand Lodge of Coahuila. The building of the Grand Lodge of Virginia suffered from a terrific fire in 1948; the Grand Lodge was able to recover $164,284.77 insurance on building and contents.
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Sovereign Grand Inspector-General Robert Barrett, a Past Grand Master of Virginia, offered a resolution to amend the digest by striking out the words "status of a Scottish Rite Mason, and omitting the words 'but no lodge shall receive as a visitor or into its membership a Scottish Rite Mason upon a dimit from the Scottish Rite Lodge of which he was formerly a member." A Scottish Hite Lodge / is a Lodge 'which holds allegianee to a Grand Orient or Supreme Council, and not to a Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. Reviewer Loomis Baldrey; Past Grand Master of 'Vashington, starts his review with this: . "The correspondent notes that in the photographs of many Grand Masters the emblem or pin of some fraternal order other than the Blue Lodge is very prominent. In most of such instances, it is of the Order of the Mystic Shrine, which the Grand Master apparently wears as being of more importance than a pin indicating his membership in the Blue Lodge or his office as Grand Master. With the head of the Grand Masonic Jurisdiction showing such partiality and preference for the Order of the Mystic Shrine, is it any wonder that the BIue Lodge Mason is anxious to join the Shrine and that he believes that it is of greater importance than the Blue Lodge ~ If Grand Masters would cease to flaunt this emblem in' the face of their brother Masons, perhaps the brother Masons would not feel that the Shrine is so important. Where the Grand Mastcr is called upon to rule, as so many of them do, against some activity of a concordant order, it is certainly not in good taste, to say the least, to seek to impress upon the mind of the member of the Blue Lodge, that the Grand Master considers the Mystic Shrine or some other order, as his most important connection. Especially during the time that he is Grand Master and when he is sitting for his picture in the official record of his Grand Lodge, he should not wear the emblem of some other order."
MissOU1'ians: In the list of living Past Grand Masters of Arizona appears the name of Lee Garrett, Grand Master in 1948, born in the State of Missouri. Grand Master Gilbert L. Kimball, of Arkansas, reported attending a meeting at Cassville, Mo., in the hall of Pythagoras Lodge No. 383, in which he had received the degrees of Freemasonry. Grand Orator Vv-alter Matherly, speaking before the Grand Lodge of Florida, stated that at one time, when he was in college, he had been a member of a Missouri lodge. Grand Master Lynn R. Broderick, of Kansas, was born February 18, 1892, at Marceline, Mo., where his father once edited a newspaper. In the necrology report of the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma appears the name of John J. Allen, Past Grand Master, who attended a business college in Missouri, later was a salesman traveling out of Kansas City, Mo. Also listed was Emerson Burns, born at Glenwood, Mo.
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A new lodge was established at the Air Force Base, Rapid City, South Dakota. One of the charter members was Allen J. Umstalls, a member of Aurora Lodge No. 267, St. Louis, Mo. One of the brethren from the James Connally Air Force Base, who assisted in posting the flags at the annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Texas, was Lt. Lawrence E. Christenson, a member of East Gate Lodge No. 630, Kansas City, Mo. Outdoor Meetings: The Grand Lodges of Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Carolina and Tennessee report outdoor meetings. Past Master Deg1'ee: The Grand Lodges of Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, South Carolina and Vermont confer the Past Master degree on Masters of Lodges. Research Lodges: Arkansas, California, Colorado and South Dakota are the latest of the Grand Lodges to consider establishment of Research Lodges. Ritual: A special committee in California reported on the advisability of chartering lodges that work in the Spanish language, and could find no real demand or need for such lodge. However, the matter is to be considered further. A special committee in Delaware considered a change in the wording of the penalty phraseology; the report was adopted and hereafter candidates will be told "the penalties, seemingly so severe, need to be taken literally." In Louisiana it was found lodges have been conferring the degrees in English on applicants who do not speak or understand English, and vice versa, whereupon the Grand Master issued an edict that a candidate must read, write, speak and understand the language used in conferring the degrees. Maryland is to vote on this: "N 0 member shall be elected Master unless he present a certificate from the committee on work that he is qualified to confer the three degrees of Masonry."
)\1ontana has authorized the printing, in a one letter code, the lectures of the several degrees. Nebraska is to have no degree teams that operate independently; such teams it is said owe no direct allegiance to any lodge, and consider themselves free lances as to the time, place and manner in , which路 they work, subject only to the invitation of the Master of the lodge in which the degree is to be conferred. The Grand Ma.')ter said: "This type of degree work does the candidate no' good; it becomes a show or spectacle put on for the so-called edification of the Masons on the benches, and too often, as such a show, it leads to practices which have no place in our work."
The Grand Lecturer of Pennsylvania finds that in many lodges
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impressive and instructive rendition of the degree was not being had, causing him to remark: "Over and over never be permitted that is where most man in your lodge
again we have suggested that. a 'beginner' should to confer the Entered Apprentice Degree, and yet, Masters 'tryout' the Junior Officers. . . . The best should be selected to confer that degree."
TROUBLES IN PRINCE HALL
Even the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Missouri has its ups and downs. On January 5, 1952, there was filed in the Circuit Court of Cole County (Jefferson City area), a suit by the Afric-American Free and Accepted Masons of the United States, an application for a pro forma decree of Incorporation.' The case was brought before Judge Samuel C. Blair. Protest against the incorporation was filed . by the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons of Missouri and Jurisdiction. Listed under appearances were: Curtis J. Quimby, attorney for applicant; Hon. James T. Blair. Lieut. Governor of Missouri; -Darold VY. Jenkins of Jefferson City, and Amos T. Hall, Grand Master of Oklahoma and jurisdiction. Blair and Hall represented the Prince Hall-ites. It was represented in the protest that The M:W. Prince Hall Grand Lodge F. & A. M. of Missouri and jurisdiction ... is an old, established, well known and respected organization, having continuous existence in this state since 1865. That from i865 to 1881, it existed as an unincorporated Masonic organization. . . . That from 1881 to date, it has existed as an incorporated organization (its name was changed by the court in 1945 to M.W. Prince Hall G.L. of F.&A.M. of Missouri and Jurisdiction). . That membership in the organization is restricted to members of the Negro Race.
The new organization was to be restricted to negroes; it was to use the same insignia, laws and rituals. The court took a favorable attitude towards the protestants, referring to its being the first negro Masonic group in the state, and its use of the term "Free & Accepted Masons." It believed the petitioners group was a "deceptively similar and colorable imitation" of the Prince Hall group. It cited Chapter 417 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri for 1949 which makes it a misdemeanor for the petitioners to usurp the name "Free and Accepted Masons." Whereupon the Court denied the application for a Pro-Forma decree of Incorporation. EARLY MENTION OF FREEMASONRY
In a recent issue of the Detroit Masonic World appears a reference
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to a London volume which contains what is thought to be the first reference to the use of the word "Freemason." A portion of the article dealing with the discovery says: Until recently the earliest known use of the word "Freemason" appeared in a book entitled" A Most Spiritual and Precious Pearl" which came out in 1550. Now comes another, published twenty-four years earlier, the author of which is William Boude, a "bachellor of divinity." This tome was discovered in the British Museum and will stand as containing the" first known use of the word' Freemason' " until another is found. Many believe that other sources will be discovered; if not in books, certainly in ancient manuscripts. The following passage from the book by Boude, described by W. J. Williams in the proceedings of England's Premier Lodge of Research, AI'S Quatuor Coronatorum, will convey much meaning to most members of the Craft: " . . . Then after we have been in the furnace of temptations and tribulations, keeping our souls unbroken, we shall be as pure as the' gold. Then if we be touched with a sharp word we shall yield a benign and gentle answer, and give a sweet sound as the tried silver. Then we shall be delivered out of our apprenticeship and be made free men. For, as for the four days past, we were but as apprentices, . and now in this day we be made free men. Before in the four days. past, we were but as . . . , bound to learn the craft of the exercise of virtues: and now this day we shall be masters of the craft. Example. The free mason setteth his apprentice first long time to learn to hew stones, and when he can do that perfectly, he admitteth him to be a free mason and chooseth him as a cunning man to be a master of the craft, and maketh him a setter or orderer of the same stone, which setting of stones, though it be far greater cunning than is the hewing of stones, yet it is less labor and more quietness. So, in these four days past, we must as apprentices labor continually, and learn to hew, polish, and square the precious stones of virtues, which be to be put in the temple of God, builded in our souls, of the which temple Saint Paul speaketh in this wise."
Judging from the above quotation, there are many Masons who would like to read the whole book if printed in modern English, and who take pride in knowing that Speculative Masonry so far antedates the founding of the Grand Lodge in 1717. THIS MATTER OF RECOGNITION
The Masonic Service Association has just issued that valuable Chart of Recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges as of July 1; 1952. It is a revelation to those interested in foreign Freemasonry. But it presents many contradictions and unusual situations.' All U. S. A. Lodges recognize all other U. S. A. Lodges, the Canadian jurisdictions, the British Isles and Australasian groups. Cuba, the Philippines and Puerto Rico are in that class, as is York Grand Lodge of Mexico. Lodges in the Republic of Mexico are beginning to be recognized. Tamaulipas (pronounced Tom-a-leep-us) is recognized by all but
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seven U. S. A. jurisdictions-due largely to the attendance of representatives of that jurisdiction at th~ Conference of Grand Masters. Nuevo Leon has 30 recognitions, while San Luis Potosi has twenty'six. Certainly not bad for Grand Lodges which only a few years ago received no recognition! The largest of the Mexican Grand Lodges, strange to say, Valle de Mexico, has received but sixteen recognitions. The United Grand Lodge of Germany, under Dr. Theo. Vogel is prog~ssing rapidly for a Grand Lodge formed in 1949. The Chart shows twenty-four U. S. A. Grand Lodges extending recognition, six since last year. The Grand Orient of Italy has thirty-two Grand Lodges in affiliation with it. On the other hand, the Serenissima (not so serene as it sounds) has the recognition of six Grand Lodges-Arizona, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah. This last is apparently an error-for Ugo Lenzi who is Utah's representative in Italy is Grand Master of the Grand Orient! This reduces the number to five. Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Nebraska, Ohio, Virginia 'Vashington and 'Vest Virginia have taken no action. Gradually recognition is being extended the State Grand Lodges in Brazil but the recent flare-up in the Grand Lodge of Sao Paulo hasn't helped in winning the favor of U. S. A. Grand Lodges. The persecution of Freemasons and Protestants in Colombia, where there are five Grand Lodges, has rendered the recognition of those Grand Lodges a questionable one-awaiting the outcome of the inquisition now taking place. The schism in the Grand Lodge of Peru has made some of our Grand Lodges hesitant about extending recognition until their troubles have been settled. It has been hard for us' at a distance to be able to render accurate judgment in view of the claims and counter claims which have been made. China is coming in for recognition, although we have the usual claims that conditions "are as yet unstable, etc." The U. S. A. over a century and a half ago was somewhat unstable BUT we remembm who were our friends in those dark days. We have little use for our friends in days of prosperity-but we hallow ,the names of those who rush to our relief during the DARK days. "To relieve their distress, to compassionate their miseries, and to restore peace to their troubled minds is the great aim we have in view."
We fail to help their troubled minds in Withholding that fraternal sympathy from our brethren who fight in distant lands to maintain the Masonic ideals. Only Florida holds out in extending recognition to the Grand
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Lodge of Denmark. For many years, Wisconsin held out; today the Chart shows their recognition of BOTH Grand Lodges. Florida, Maine, and Minnesota (of all places) do not recognize Sweden. Norway needs Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Mont.ana, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Oregon, and West Virginia. Florida is at least consistent in not recognizing any of the Scandinavian group. There is no valid reason why one should recognize one of the Scandinavian group and not the others; they are identical in form and tradition. Into the Sandinavian nJcture comes the new Grand Lodge of Iceland-an offshoot of the Grand Lodge of Denmark-and set up with the latter's blessing. Its Grand Master, the first, was the President of the Republic-but unfortunately for the Republic and for Freemasonry, he died in January of this year. Twelve Grand Lodges have already extended the hand of fellowship. The Grand Lodge of Finland is recovering from the effects of war and is receiving recognition from many quarters. Abolition of a Treaty with the Supreme Council has resulted in recognition being given the Grand Lodge of Greece,. which has always been regular except it permitted the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite to dictate certain things not permitted in other Grand Lodges and which was thought to be a loss of sovereignty. The Grand Lodge of Syria-Lebanon is recognized by two jurisdictions, Louisiana and Mississippi. Ten Grand Lodges recognize the Grand Lodge of Israel (Palestine) whose antecedents are somewhat questionable. It was formed of elements of the old Grand Lodges of Egypt and is plainly an invasion of. territory. Six Grand Lodges recognir.e Jugoslavia. Just what there is today in Jugoslavia to recognize is not known to us. We long ago removed their name from our Missouri list because we did not believe there was any such Grand Lodge in existence. Central American Grand Lodges are being generally recognized; their use of the Spanish language and their failure to make application for recognition has resulted in the failure of many jurisdictions to extend recognition. Turkey is recognized by but one Grand Lodge-Kentucky. Read what we have to say about this prematurely born Grand Lodge, whose mother is the Supreme Council of Turkey. FOREIGN RECOGNITION
Alabama recognized El Potosi} Argentina and Iceland. Arkansas has recognized the Netherlandsj postponed action on the United Grand Lodge of Germany; deferred action on the Grand Orient of Italy, and the Grand Lodge of China; asked further information nbout the Grand Lodge of Chiapas and El Potosi; the Grand Lodge
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of France and the Grand Lodge of Jugoslavia will be omitted from the list of recognitions until "conditions in these countries are more settled and the committee has more information as to the regularity of the reorganized Grand Lodges." Colorado does not question the regularity of the Grand Lodge of China, and, while looking with favor upon the fortitude of those Masons in establishing a Grand Lodge, believes further time should be taken for consideration. It was stated that the committee "has not been able to establish the regularity of some of these Grand Lodges in Germany," and asked further time. Following the action of the Grand Lodge of England, Colorado expects to give con~ideration to withdrawal of recognition from Uruguay. Iceland was recognized, as was the Grand Lodge of Israel. Grand Master Barnes attended the Conference of Grand Masters and found:
"A strong trend among foreign Grand Lodges to impose their own principles of recognition upon other Grand Lodges, which, if carried to its ultimate conclusion, would result in a loss of sovereignty to all other Grand Lodges in this respect, or a complete withdrawal of recognition from them, either of which courses would result in a complete disunification in Masonic relationships, as well as an admission to the world that Masonry is neither universal or tolerant. Dr. Baum suggested a formula whereby all regular Grand Lodges could recognize each other using patience, sympathy, tolerance, and understanding as necessary adjuncts to this formula. These things could strengthen Freemasonry by binding closer to it those who think and feel as we do, but might otherwise remain at a perpetual distance." The committee on recognition had this to say: , "To deny recognition where it should be granted is to ignore a basic objective of our fraternity; to grant recognition where it should be denied is to aid and assist in lessening the prestige and usefulness of Freemasonry. ' , .
Speaking further along the line of recognition, the committee said: "Failure of the Grand Lodge of Ireland to appoint a representative in this jurisdiction presents a most serious conclusion. Not so much in respect to the Grand Lodges of Ireland and Colorado, but for Freemasonry throughout the world. To us, it would seem that such a doctrine amounts to an attempt of one jurisdiction to impose its own interpretation, conclusion and will upon all .other jurisdictions. If this sort of logic spreads, it can only lead eventually to an attempt to create one supreme jurisdiction. Freemasonry will never consent to the destruction of that brotherly cooperation among and between the many jurisdictions which have been, over the years, such a splendid example of true Masonic concepts." Connectic~(,t received applications for recognition from twelve Grand Lodges and "turned them over to the committee on recognition," but the committee failed to report.
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Delaware postponed action on Austria, Greece, Trieste, Israel and China; they asked for more time in the case of Argentina and Iceland. The District of Columbia recognized Iceland) and decided that the Grand Lodge of Israel was illegal so far as their requirements were concerned-in the matter of origin. Idaho recognized Greece) Piaui) and Iceland)' the United Grand Lodge of Berlin will have to 路wait another year. Iowa had eight applications for recognition, but recommended further communication with all these bodies. Iowa is the only Grand .Lodge in the world, so flU' as w(-) know, to have a policy defined as "presumptive recognition," which, in practice, means that to all legitimately constituted Grand Lodges, recognition is presumed until challenged. It always appeared to us that this was placing the cart before the horse. Kansas continues its relation with the Grand Lodge of Spain in Exile, in Mexico; recognizes Rl Potosi, China, Israel, the N etherlands, Greece, A ustria, Venezuela) Piaui, and the National Grand Lodge of France)' it withdrew recognition from Uruguay, and postponed action as to Trieste. Kentucky recognized Turkey, on the recommendation of Grand Commander John H. Cowles; it also recognized the United Grand Lod,qc of Germany and Icelandj Restauracion, Oaxaca, and Campeche, all in- Mexico. Louisiana gave support to the Grand Lodge of China, Piaui) and Greece)' they denied recogi1ition to the National Grand Lodge of France because they ",vere already in relationship with the Grand Lodge of Frnnce; the Grand Lodge of Trieste and the Grand Lodge Bisagno, in Italy, were deferred for further investigation; recognition was withdrawn from Uruguay, and no action will be taken on Peru until reliable information can be secured; action was deferred on the United Grand Lodge in Berlin. - At the 1951 communication of the Grand Lodge of Maine several applications for recognition were received. They recognized th.e National Grand Lodge of France)' denied recognition to Israel; deferred action on Piaui, Austria, El Potosi, and Argentina; no action was taken on China, and action again deferred on the Grand Orient of Italy. At the 1952 communication, Iceland was recognized; considerable attention was devoted to the Grand Lodge of Chile. Brother Pollard tells us: , , We cannot recommend that the endorsement to any Grand Lodge clandestine bodies, which have been or which has adopted an ambigious, of the Ancient Landmarks."
Grand Lodge of Maine extend its which knowingly associates with involved in unmasonic transactions, evasive, or equivocal interpretation
On his recommendation, recognition was denied. Probably our friend Pollard did not know that over a year ago the Grand Lodge
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of England, which had withdrawn its recognition, again accepted Chile into the great Masonic family. As to China, he said: "Our brethren in China have our sympathy and our prayers." Sympathy and prayers are all right, but it requires more than sympathy and prayers to build a united fraternity. He takes exception to the Masonic Service Association report as to conditions in Germany, stating that it was not mentioned in the report that Germany had recognized the Grand Orient of France. e may assure our friend Pollard that when the report was made out there had been no such recognition, and all facts in our possession were given in the M. S. A. report. Rerognition "vas refused Brazilian Grand Lodges, since the Mother Grand Lodge would consider it an unfriendly act. Of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, Brother Pollard said:
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"The Grand Lodge of Kansas has a h3 bit of reversing its decisions in regard to foreign recognition. Last year, the application of the Grand Lodge of Israel was denied. This year, the body was recognized."
Michigan recommended recognition of ten Mexican Grand Lodges: Gran Logia de Baja Californ1:aj Gran Logia Benito Juarezj Gran Logia Cosmosj Gran Lo,qia del Estado de Chiapas)' Gran Logia del Pacifico)' Gran Logia de Estado Soberana de Independ1:ente)' Gran Logia del Estado de Nuevo Leon/ Gran Log1:a Sur-Oeste)' Gran Logia . Unida Mexicanaj Gran Logia Valle de Mexico. The Grand Lodge of Michigan was behind the eight ball in not having recognized China, while in the meantime the Grand Master had invited a Chinese Mason, Jack Foy VV'u, to speak before the Grand Lodge. W u was a former member of the Lodge in the Philippines, which was recognized by Michigan, and the Grand Master said: "He was just as good a Mason, and was portraying all of the nne qualities of Masonry just as well today as when his constituent Lodge was under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines. It was a little irregular, but it was the sensible Christian, Masonic thing to do."
Whereupon the Grand Lodge immediately accorded recognition to the Grand Lodge of China. Minnesota recognized China) and deferred action on the Grand Lodge of Israel. "Due to the unsettled conditions existing in the countries," Mississippi took no action upon several requests for recognition; it did recognize the Netherlands and the Natonal Grand Lodge of France. Nebraska asked further time to study the China situation; all other requests were postponed without prejudice. Nevada reports receipt of seven applications for recognition, and discovers that many years ago they had recognized the Grand Lodge of France, and it now appears that this is a group not recognized by the Grand ~odges of the British Isles and neither the Grand Lodge of England
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or Ireland will commission a representative in Nevada because of this. In 1932 they recognized the Grand Lodge of Denmark, and it now appears they recognized the wrong Grand Lodge. The requests were turned over to a committee, which apparently took no action. New Hampshire recognized Greece, withdrew recognition from Uruguay, and deferred action on Israel and China. Desiring to encourage the Chinese Freemasons, the Grand Lodge of New Jersey extended recognition; they also recognized Israel, Ceara, Sao Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais j action on Uruguay, Hungary and Greece was postponed. New Mexico postponed action on Israel, China, but recognized Greece. Ohio postponed action on Iceland and China. Oklahoma had seven applications, and finally granted recognition to Israel j reaffirmed recognition of the National Grand Lodge of France, and will investigate the others. Pennsylvania deferred action on China; declined to recognize Greece; declined recognition of Trieste, and the National Grand Lodge of France because "it does not use the Holy Bible in initiating its candidates for membership." We wonder where they get this information. Action on Austria was postponed, and declined in the case of two Braz.ilian Grand Lodges, and asked further information concerning Israel. Rhode Island had ten applications, and all were deferred awaiting report from the Grand Masters Conference. South Carolina recognized China, the National Grand Lodge of France, Para in Brazil, El Potosi, Argentina j action was postponed on Piaui in Brazil, Israel and Trieste. South Dakota postponed adion on Austria; recommended recognition of Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Geraisj will investigate the National Grand Lodge of France; postponed action on Greece; denied Israel; delayed . action on China. Texas denied recognition to Israel, and at the request of the Grand Lodge of Uruguay, action was postponed until the Second Inter-American Conference concluded its discussion as to the requirements for the Holy Bible. Utah received a letter from the Grand Secretary of Ireland stating: "I regret that we are not prepared to exchange representatives, taking into account the fact that according to your latest report you recognize the Grand Lodges of Belgium, France, Italy and others."
China, El Potosi, Austria and Greece were recognized; further investigation is to be made of the Grand Lodge of Israel, Piaui, and the National Grand Lodge of France; no action was taken on Trieste. Vermont recognized the United Grand Lodge of Germany, China; Argentina, Austria, and the Netherlands,' it is confused over the
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National Grand Lodge of France. Vennont reads the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, and has this to say: "In 1949 this Grand Lodge recognized the Grand Orient of Italy. The committee this year report that it has become convinced that the Grand Lodge of Italy, and not the Grand Orient, is the regular body; that the Grand Orient is notoriously irregular. So, recognition was changed. We believe we see one particular hand in this mix-up. We have, in our reviewing to date, seen that hand in a few other places in the South and West, but, as we now remember, no other Grand Lodge has succumbed to its influence. Our information, coming from a prominent Freemason who has personally visited Italy (which that 'hand' has not done) and conversed with the leaders of each group does not coincide with the committee's information. On the other hand we thoroughly believe that the accusation of irregularity against the Grand Orient is untrue, and the claim of the regular descent of the Grand Lodge is equally untrue." .
Reviewing Virginia, the Vermont proceedings state: , 'Some comments are interesting. For. instance, the report says that information secured indicates that the Grande Oriente D'Italia 'continues atheistic and political.' The writer has conferred with a prominent American Freemason who has talked with many of the officers and members of this Grand Lodge. This is first-hand information and reveals that some of the past and present Grand Officers are Protestant clergymen of distinction in Italy. The same 'lie in the teeth' applies to those who claim this Grand Lodge is political. The same report says the Grand Lodge of Italy, very recently organized through what is thought to be purely American influences attempting to bring to life what was once known as the Palermi group (this same Palermi being a traitor to Freemasonry in becoming a Fascist), is given an apparently clean bill of health, but delayed a year as to final action."
Virginia recognized Tamaulipas. West .virginia recognized four Brazilian Grand Lodges-Ceara, Minas Gem1's, Pam, Pimti)' also Argentina and El Potosi. Wisconsin has been holding up recognition of various Grand Lodges awaiting further information. For several years it has held up recognition of the Scandinavian Grand Lodges on technical grounds. It discovers that forty-seven other jurisdictions are recognizing these Scandinavian Grand Lodges, hence it will continue to study conditions; the same action will be taken in regard to South American Grand Lodges. The Grand Master was authorized to effect recognition of the Grand Lodges of Tamaulipas, El Potosi, and Chi'iUL. Three applications were received from Italy, but recognition was postponed. Wyoming has recognized Austria, United Grand Lodge of Germany, National Grand Lodge of France, Venezuela, but withheld recognition of Iceland and China. Note: In our 1951 review we stated that Maine had recognized the Grand Lodge of Israel. Our apologies to the Grand Lodge of Maine and to Brother Pollard; it was another jurisdiction, and in some manner,
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our cards which showed these recognitions were mixed up. Maine has not recognized Israel. Pardon, Monsieur Pollard. THE DOCTRINE OF "EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION"
The doctrine of "exclusive jurisdiction" as practiced by the American Grand Lodges, is a thorn in the side of most every Latin American Grand Lodge. Exclusive jurisdiction demands that only one Grand Lodge operate in the same territory. This policy is a distinctly American one and has worked most successfully in the United States and Canada. vVhile this policy has been generally observed in the British Isles (England, Ireland and Scotland), yet it is not the policy of any of these lodges when it comes to their dominions, for there, lodges working under each jurisdiction may even meet in the same lodge hall. It is a system which has grown up with the spread of the fraternity to other parts of the world and is due to the conditions which existed during the various years of the early development of the fraternity. For example, when the various states of the American Union began to organize into Grand Lodges, they very plainly set forth that they were the one supreme Masonic authority in that state, and, by mutual agreement, each state respected the right of the other. But in Latin-America, there were different conditions existing. When Freemasonry entered those countries, particularly Central and South America, the Fraternity encountered the antagonism' of the Roman Catholic Church. The native element were not strong enough in the beginning to set up a grand lodge of their own nationals. England being at that time the "mistress of the seas" and controlling most of the commerce, was the leader 'in the extension of the craft. They established lodges in certain sections of Central America, such as Honduras, where a lodge still exists under a Scottish charter and is today the object of attack on the part of certain Central American grand lodges. And in Brazil the English encountered an organization known as the Grand Orient of Brazil, a strangely mixed type of degrees, controls, and organizations, whIch could hardly, under any stretch of the imagination, be regarded as symbolic Freemasonry. They were desirous of spreading the English Freemasonry into their commercial territory, and so, about 1870, entered into an agreement with the Grand Orient of Brazil, that in consideration of their being permitted to establish lodges in Brazil they ,vould recognize the Grand Orient as the legitimate Masonic authority in that territory. Later, the English organi7.ed their District Grand Lodge for South America. And thus it is to this day. In the meantime, groups in the several states,. desiring a true brand of Freemasonry, set about to organize
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state grand lodges, and'broke away from the old Grand Orient, and~ today, these grand lodges are thriving in most instances. But the United Gral'id Lodge of England is saddled with their Treaty of eighty years ago and can find no honest way to evade breaking away. At least that is the way it ap:iears to the outsider. Even the Latin American grand lodges of South America look askance at the Grand Orient, so much so, that the Grand Orient of Brazil was not even invited to the II Inter-American Conference. Each American Grand Lodge has extended recognition to the York Grand Lodge of Mexico. This has been a "hot spot" in the minds of many of our Mexican friends. It might not be so serious '-the mere establishment of a grand lodge using a foreign language in their midst-but there is no reciprocal feature, and when, and if, a Mexican grand lodge should attempt to organize in the United States a Grand Lodge speaking Spanish-well, it just wouldn't do. There are many Mexicans living in the states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California; they are residents of those states. Many cannot understand the English language sufficient to understand the Masonic work. Being residents of the state they are ineligible to petition for the degrees elsewhere, and because' of their inability to use the English language they are not received in lodges along the border. They are orphans so far as receiving Masonic degrees. Until recently, it has been impossible to work out a plan for waiving jurisdiction in favor of a Mexican grand lodge. They have not been permitted to organize lodges made up of Mexicans and using the Spanish language; the excuse has been they cannot give it proper supervision. Here, then, is the source of some antagonism which disturbs the unity of Freemasonry in that territory. Then there are the cases of the larger states, and larger cities, such as New York, Chicago, Newark, Philadelphia, and many .of the large mining areas, in which a large element of foreign born peoplf' live. Many of these men came from Masonic parentage; many are inspired with the work of the fraternity in this country and have a sincere desire to attach themselves to some lodge. We must admit, that in certain areas, there are antagonisms to foreign born people. Probably we should not call it antagonism-but misunderstanding. This is not true in all sections of the country, as we know; it should not be true in any section. if we are to make this an America. of Democracy. Patriotism is not a question of color, creed, or political faith. Honesty is not the personal property of anyone race. " Nationals from other countries coming to these great centers of population are unacquainted with regular or irregular lodges. To them, the Masonic Fraternity is the Masonic Fraternity. They petition an irregular group, "are elected, and receive degrees which they think are Masonic. When they are not recognized by the regular
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groups they become disappointed and disillusioned. They write back to their home country-to some Masonic friend-and the impression is that foreign nationals are being given severe treatment. And there is the negro problem. This unfortunate situation has been seized upon by communistic elements and used against American Freemasonry. The Grand' Lodges of Haiti and San Domingo, made up largely of colored, men, feel that their brethren are being given unfair treatment in not receiving recognition. They do not realize that American Freemasons are confronted with a serious social problem, which, if not properly handled,' might ruin the whole fraternity. So far as we know, there is no personal antagonism towards the American negro Freemason. We know some of them and they constitute the better type of their race. But they have their own Grand Lodges and they are probably happier in those grand lodges than they would be in a "white lodge." Only time and patience can settle the race question in the United States. Our South American brethren should sympathize with us in the handling of this delicate problem. It is easy enough now to. see what should have been done a century ago. It must be admitted that best results can be obtained where only one grand lodge exists in a territory. Two grand lodges are always possible sources of antagonism. Such a course would leave but one grand lodge in each Mexican state. There would be no York Grand Lodge. There would be no English District Grand Lodges in SOl;lth America; Massachusetts would have no District Grand Lodge's in China or Chile. But these bodies have been established, and no one seems to know any method of effecting a change. Our own notion would be that there be occasional meetings of these various groups. Mutual understandings always lead to harmony and unity. A fine example of harmony exists in the Philippine Islands where the station of Grand Master alternates each year between a Filipino and an American; in time, the American element may be out of the Philippine picture, and they will have a grand lodge of their own nationals. This proves that it can be done. In Mexico, at the turn of the century, both the York and Valle de Mexico grand lodges were one. Due to some internal troubleswhich should now be' forgotten-there was a schism and two grand lodges emerged; it has only been in the last decade that there has emerged a fine spirit of cooperation. Our study of the Mexican situation leads us to believe that each grand lodge should continue to go its way and thus continue the fine spirit which now prevails. Here, is a condition in which each grand lodge has its own traditions,
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customs, and manner of doing things. Neither should be asked to surrender these. We do think that our brethren in Mexico are broad enough to effect some working agreement. And again, Time and Patience will overcome all their problems. AND FINALLY
This is our twentieth report to the Grand Lodge of Missouri; during this period we have written some things which may not have agreed with the ideas of many of our brethren. We have concealed nothing; we have been frank-and we have tried to be honest in giving our readers the facts. Many writers, in some other jurisdictions, have evaded giving their grand lodges certain facts which the Grand Lodge was entitled to have. The Grand Lodge of Missouri has never dictated to us what we should write, or what we should say. The thoughts expressed in these reviews are not in every instance the thoughts of a majority of our Grand Lodge. In this respect our Grand Lodge has been extremely tolerant. Missouri has always been regarded as a conservative Grand Lodge. But'it has never been so conservative as not to recognize the rights of Freemasons wheresoever dispersed. It has taken the lead in seeking recognition of Masonic groups who had rio friend at court. If International Masonic Unity is never attained, .the failure may not be l~id at the door of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. We do IUlt wish our readers to look upon us as a Modern Jeremiah because of our continuing to lament over the weakness of the fraternity, but unless conditions are brought to our attention, how will it ever be possible to improve our situation. Let us examine into some of the things which are preventing Masonic Unity throughout the world. Our Number One item would be Racial and Language Differences. While we are told in our lectures that Freemasonry unites men of all races, countries, sects and opinions-well, it just doesn't-but it helps. It is hard for Freemasonry to change human emotions and prejudices. There is an innate jealousy between races which is hard to overcome. This is a situation, which, for years, fomented trouble in Mexico. This is the situation discussed at the most recent InterAmerican Conference-what to do with English, Scottish, Irish, or American lodges in Latin-American countries. There is a solution -the withdrawal of all such lodges from territories governed by other nationals. And this is the only permanent solution. Deprive our nationals of membership in those countries' No. Let them. form lodges under a Grand Lodge of that country, or maintain their mem-
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bership elsewhere. Will it be pleasing to these brethren. It will not, but better to have a few brethren displeased than not to present a united front of Freemasonry. Yes, it will take time-but it will be done. We have said little about the differences in language, yet we find Lodges using Arabic, Greek, English, French, German, Dutch, Latin, Portuguese, and several other languages. Few of our membership speak more than one language. Most of us have trouble in learning to speak one properly. This prevents correspondence or conversation between brethren of different languages. It is the personal contacts which create friendship, the basis of our fraternity. Visitations of groups of one of these Grand Lodges with those of another will eventually improve the situation. This language difference is quite noticeable in South America where both Spanish and Portuguese is spoken. ",Vhat about one language, you say' Someday, but not now. And there is a Religious Antagonism which works against Masonic Unity. Religious and political matters are not proper subjects for discussion among Freemasons, yet we can say, without criticism that the antagonism of religious groups tends to separate us as Freemasons. It has been only a few years since an Austrian' painter attempted to belittle the fraternity by connecting the Jews with Freemasonry. And again, there are groups termed Masonic, which practically require their candidates to be members of some Christian denomination. This is the Scandinavian problem. For many years, Grand Lodges in this country would not recognize a Scandinavian Grand Lodge because of that, fact; yet, these countries are probably 95 per cent Lutheran. Only a year ago, a British divine (') attacked the fratenlity in the press in an attempt to injure the fraternity. And we have a few narrow-minded individuals among us who fail to recognize that other races, or other nations, have their religious beliefs which may serve them as well as ours serve us, not knowing t.hat the Masonic Fraternity has been the great harmonizer in India and many other sections of the world. It is hard to batter down prejudice. Education is the only solution. And that is why we have attempted in our twenty years to give our readers the story of our fraternity as it is found in other countries, and among other races. Somehow, we cannot but feel that the Freemasonry of Missouri is freeing itself from this narrowness. We have some American Grand Lodges which will not recognize any Grand Lodge organized by a Supreme Council of -the Scottish Rite. We don't like that idea either; but is there not something we can do about it C? This was largely the result of French influence. The French were about as adroit as the English in spreading their brand of Freemasonry; at one time there was quite a bit of rivalry be-
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tween these two nations over their Freemasonry. The Latin-Americans chose the French; so the English implanted their own lodges in those territories. England does not like the Lodges formed by Supreme Councils-but she proceeded to make a Treaty with the old Grand Orient of Brazil, generally regarded throughout the 'Vestern World as a most irregular group. Now what can be done~ Well, there must be some way to "legitimatize" these groups by giving them a decent birth-right-provided we can be assured that their Grand Lodge is practicing the ideals of Freemasonry. It's practice and not pedigree that should count. "\Ve once heard of a man who applied for a business position, quoting in his application his membership in the Sons of the Revolution, the Mayflower Society, and several other groups. He soon had a reply to the effect that they wanted a man "for business purposes and not for breeding.}} But back of this objection to Supreme Council Grand Lodges is the fear of control, or domination, by these so-called higher bodies. This is the most serious objection, especially if it be shown that a Grand Lodge is merely a stepping stone for Scottish Rite degrees. When we read a history of one of these Grand Lodges and find the Grand Commander and the Grand Master to be one and the same; when we discover that the Grand Secretary of one is the Grand Secretary of the other; and when we find that all of the officers of a Grand Lodge are 33째 members, we fear for the'sovereignty of that Grand Lodge. The remedy? Complete separation of these groups; this can be a'Ccomplished better froli without than from within. vVhen a Grand Lodge is found to be dominated by a Supreme Council, withdraw recognition. Next we come to the Holy Bible matter, recently brought to our attention when England withdrew recognition from Uruguay because the Bible had been taken from the altar-or at least was not required in assuming Masonic obligations. This same matter came up in 1870 when the Grand Lodge of France did the same thing, causing England and many other Grand Lodges to withdraw. recognition-a recognition never restored. Time will settle this dispute. The situation was discussed at the Inter-American Conference in Mexico and with only four dissenting votes the Conference went on record as requiring the use of the Bible. One of the representatives from Uruguay inferred that when their Grand Lodge met, there was little doubt but that the Bible would be restored. It is hard for a LatinAmerican to explain just why the Bible is not used, but we happen to know that the Roman Church has always attacked Freemasonry as' being a religion, using as evidence to clinch their argument that a Bible was used upon all Masonic altars. But our Latin-American
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brethren we have found true Freemasons at heart. Shall we go along having nothing to do with them because of this one irregularity (to our notion), or are we first going to consult with them and explain what we think is right, trusting to their g09d judgment to do the Masonic thing. Lets' not fall out over religious matters. Much of the discussion hangs on a definition of "'Vhat is God ~,; 'Ve do not know of any of our friends or brethren who can accurately describe the Great Architect. Our Mohammedan brethren think of Him as Allah)' our Chinese brethren call him Buddha)' some of our South American brethren refer to Him as The Superior Power. Just \\That is the difference, anyway ~ Remember the story of the blind men and the elephant ~ Probably we are the. blind men in attempting to describe God. The Antagonism of Governments is preventing Masonic Unity. Let us give one example in this year 1952. Down in Colombia there are five Grand Lodges; persecution of the clergy has caused the government to close Masonic Temples. It is rather hard to unite Freemasonry when brethren are busy preserving their lives. And look at Spain and what happens to Freemasons there. Economic Aid Programs are not furthering the cause of Freemasonry in Franco's bailiwick. And this brings us to another hindrance to Masonic Unity-War. As long as there are wars throughout the world, Freemasonry can ,never attain the great ideal. Freemasonry is an institution of Peace, and because it has been such, it has been persecuted in many parts 'of the world. The Dictator wa~ts none of Freemasonry: Hitler wanted no Freemasons in public office or in his armies. It is our duty then to promote peace. Peace at Home, Peace among our Neighboring Countries, and Peace throughout the W orId. We hesitate to criticize our Mother Grand Lodge (England) but we believe it is pursuing a policy which will eventually create enemies for itself and disturb the harmonious relationship it has always had with American Grand Lodges. We refer to its policy of refusing to replace a Grand Representative in a Grand Lodge-if that Grand Lodge recognizes any Grand Lodge with which England has no reciprocal relations. If our American Grand Lodges pursued this policy, every American Grand Lodge would at once withdraw recognition from England because of its recognition of Brazil-or Haitior Liberia-or San Domingo~ Or Italy, or Germany~ After all each American Grand Lodge, while professing admiration for the Mother Grand Lodge, believes that its sovereignty is just as important as that of its mother. The whole world is afire. World War III is imminent. It is a time . for cultivating friends-not for making enemies. As for us, we are
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hoping that the Masonic Fraternity of the Western Hemisphere will become a united group, and we quote a celebrated hero of South America, Simon" Bolivar, who once said to his brethren: Unite, Unite, or else you perish.
In this spirit we present our review for 1952. Fraternally, Trenton, Mo. RAY V. DENSLOW. July 29, 1952.
INDEX A.Q.C.: received, 66c Acacia Fraternity: in Louisiana, 60c Alaska: new lodges in, 82c Aleman, President: photo, 8c Allen, John J.: death noted, 89c Amaranth: edict against rescinded, 60c Anti-Masonry: in Colombia, 82c; in England, 79c; in Illinois, 82c; in Rome, 82c Argentina:: irregular Federation Argentina, 16c Arn, Dr. Elmer: death noted, 69c Arundel, Wm.: early day Freemason, 77c Australasia: Masonic conditions in, 55c Austria: Masonic conditions in, 50c Baldrcy, Loomis: criticises Shrine emblems, 89c Barrett, Robert: Scottish Rite resolution, 89c Bates, Edward: historical reference, 75c Blair, James T., Jr.: mentioned, 29c Books and Pamphlets: mentioned, 66c Boone, Rev. Hampton: historical article, 74c Brazil: objection to Inter-American Conference 16c; objection to 'Grand Orient, 4c; attitude toward England, 43c; recognition, 93c; Grand Orient, 100c Bricker, John W.: in the news, 28c Bridges, Styles: in the news, 28c Broderick, Lynn R.: mentioned, 89c Buildings: new library at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, B2c Byrnes, Gov. James: in the news, 29c California: Connecticut organized lodge in, 76c; special committee on ceremonies, 83c Canada: Masonic conditions in, 56c
Canal Zone: Massachusetts Grand Officers visit, 83c Cannon Clarence: in the news, 29c, 30c Ceremonies: special committee in California, 83c Charity and Relief: instances, 83e China: District of Columbia ruling on Entered Apprentice, 60c; Masonic conditions in 45c; recognition, 93c Christenson, Lawrence E. : mentioned, 90c Clandestine Lodge: Masonic lodge not to .rent to, 61c Clark, Albert M.: mentioned, 290 Colombia: recognition, 93c Colorado: formation of Grand Lodge, 76c Communications: see" Outdoor Meetings; " poorly planned, 84c Conferences: Grand Masters, 67c; Grand Secretaries, 71c Connecticut: lodge in Germany. 86c; organized lodge in California, 76c Davidson, a.M.R.: Grand Master of Holland, 22c; photo, 22c Dawson, Wm. F.: in the news, 29c Degree Teams : Nebraska outlaws, 61c Delaware: sesquicentennial, 76c Dewey, Thomas E.: in the news, 28c Die Ungeschrieben Gestze der Freimaurerei: pamphlet by Grand Master Vogel, 67c Dirksen, Everett: in the news, 280 Eastern Star, Order of: Nebraska decision, 610 Educational: Grand Lodge scholarships, 85c Eisenhower, Milton: in the news, 28c England: anti-Masonry in, 79c; American representatives at Grand Lodge, 48c; Brazil criticism, 18c, 43c; installation of new Grand Master, 46c; photo
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of Grand Master's chair, 47c ; sends message to King George, 49c Exclusive Jurisdiction: see" Jurisdiction' , Extraneous Societies: review, 59c Financial: Grand Lodge problems, 85c Fine, Gov. John: in the news, 28c Finland: Masonic conditions in, 4lc Florida (Mo.) Lodge No. 23: historical mention, 67c Fort Union (N. Mex.): may' become national monument, 78c Freemasonry: and religion, 81c; antagonism of government, I06c; disagreement as to Holy Bible, I05c; disagreement as to policies, I06c; early mention, 91c; racial and language differences, I03c; religious antagonism, I04c; Supreme Council Grand Lodges, I05c Freemasonry, History of: revised edition of Gould's, 67c Funeral Service: reference to, 85c Gabrielson, Guy: in the news, 28c Garrett, Lee: mentioned, 89c George Washington Masonic N ational Memorial: annual meeting, 68c Germany: American lodges in, 86c; incident of German occupation, 35c; pamphlet by Grand Master Vogel, 67c; photo of Grand Master Vogel, 31c; photo laying wreath, 34c; recognition, 93c; relationship with Grand Orient of France, 33c; situation.' in, 30c; Vogel reelected Grand Master, 34c; Vogel's statement as to conditions, 3lc Grand Lodges: relationship of Latin-American and Anglo-Saxon, 13c Grand Masters: conference of, 67c Grand Secretaries: conference of,
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Guatemala: proposal to InterAmerican Conference, 12c Haiti: Masonic conditions in, l02c High Twelve Club: Nebraska objects to, 6lc Historical: early mention of Freemasonry, 91c; review, 75c Hoffman, Paul: in the news, 28c Holland: beginnings of Freemasonry in, 22c; photo, Grand Master Davidson, 22c; photo, Grand Lodge officers, 26c; photo, Masonic Temple, 24c, 27c Holmes, W. H.: mentioned, 29c Humor: in proceedings, 62c, 86c Hungary: Masonic conditions in, 41c; photo, Masonic Temple, 42c Iceland: organization of Grand Lodge,40c Inter-American Conference: attitude toward U.S.A., 17c; Brazilian attitude, 16c; conclusions, 19c; Grand Lodges making up, 5c; impressions, 14c; invitation to, 4c; irregular American groups, 8c; method of functioning, 15c; Mexican Grand Lodges, 7c; photo, frotispiece; program, 6c; relationship of Latin-American and Anglo-Saxon, 13c; ,results of first, 4c; story of, 3c; Valle de Mexico, 7c; what is, 3c Ireland: Masonic conditions in, 49c; no exchange of representatives, 95c Irregular American Groups, 8c; troubles in Prince Hall Grand Lodge, 9lc Israel (Palestine) : recognition, 94c Italy: see "Grand Orient of Italy"; anti-Masonry' in, 82c; Moroli's Gran9. Lodge, 39c; Masonic situation in, 36c; Temple restored to Grand Orient, 36c; treatment of protestants in, 38c Italy, Grand Orient of: attitude of Saskatchewan toward, 58c; list of Grand Masters, 37c; recognition, 93c
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in, and addresses, 7c ; recognition of Grand Lodges, 92c; story of the Grand Lodge t , 7c; Jennings, Berryman: first Grand Texas. Grand Master visits,88c; Master of Oregon, 59c York Grand Lodge, lOlc Jones, Paul: mentioned, 30c Michigan: first lodges in, 77c Jurisdiction: doctrine of exclusive, Missourians: mentioned, 29c, 30c, lOOc 72c, 89c; A. P. Stewart, son of Robert C., 78c; Robert C. StewKansas: first lodges in, 77c art, c rem a t ion, 78c ; Henry Kefauver, Estes: in the news, 29c Waldo burial site, 78c Kern, James P.: mentioned, 30c \ Missouri Lodge of Research: transKerr, Robert: in the news, 29c actions, 67c Kimball, Gilbert L.: mentioned, Mitchell, James W.S.: historical 89c reference, 73c Kit Carson: memorial in New Montezuma (N.M.) Lodge No.1: Mexico, 78c mention of history of, 66c Knights Templar: decision as to Morris, M. E.: mentioned, 29c degree team, 6lc Multnomah Lodge: still in existKnowland, Wm. F.: in the news, ence, 59c 28c路 Italy, Serenissima: the Moroli group, 38c, 39c
Labrador: Polaris Lodge at Goose Bay,57c Lassen, Peter: burial site, 76c Liquor: _ Grand Lodge reference, 87c Louisiana: Grand Lodge debt liquidated, 83c McKeldin, Gov. Theo.: in the news, 28c MacArthur, Gen. Douglas: in the news, 28c Magee, Clare: mentioned, 30c Maine: lodge building trouble, 83c Maryland: history of Grand Lodge, 77c Masonic Education, More Modern . Ideas in: storY of Midwest Conference, 67c Masonic Homes: references to, 87c Masonic Service Association: annual meeting, 70c; books and pamphlets issued by, 70c; Florida rejoins, 88c; list of Grand Lodges comprising, 70c Masons in the News: 28c, 29c, 30c, 62c, 72c, 73c, 74c, 75c, 89c, 90c Matherly, Walter: mentioned, 89c Mexico: see" Inter-American Conference"; list of Grand Lodges
Nebraska: Grand Lodge centennial, 77c Netherlands: sec" Holland" Nevada: Grand Lodge to restore Virginia City Temple, 77c New Brunswick: Masonic conditions in, 56c New Mexico: burial place of Henry Waldo, 78c; Fort Union may become national -monument, 78c; Kit Carson memorial, 78c New South Wales: Masonic conditions in, 55c New York: irregular Grand Lodges in, 9c, lIc New Zealand: Masonic conditions in, 55c N ova Scotia: Masonic conditions in, 56c Ohio: Grand Lodge sesquicentennial, 78c Ontario: Masonic conditions in, 57c Oregon: centennial program, 58c; lodge in Germany, 86c Outdoor Meetings, 90c Past Master Degree: in Grand Lodges, 90c Pennsylvania: assets of Grand Lodge, 84c
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Peru, Grand Lodge of: recognition, 93c; schism, 4c Photographs: Inter-American Conference, frontispiece; President Aleman greets Conference, Bc; Grand Master Davidson, Holland, 22c; Masonic Temple, The Hague, 24c, 27c; Grand Lodge Officers, Holland, 26c; Grand Master Vogel, Germany, 31c; Vogel lays wreath, 34c; Masonic Temple, Hungary, 42c; Grand Master"s chair, England, 47c; Nathaniel B. Tucker, 72c Political: Freemasons in. national politics, 28c Prince Edward Island: Masonic conditions in, 58c Prince Hall Grand Lodge: troubles in Missouri, 9lc Queensland: Masonic conditions in, 55c Recognition: foreign, 94c; general discussion, 92c Religion: and Freemasonry, 8lc Research Lodges: formation of, 90c; Missouri transactions, 67c Ritual: review references, 90c Russell, Richard: in the news, 29c Salisbury (N.C.) Chapter No. 20: history mentioned, 66c Saltonstall, Leverett: in the news, 28c San Domingo: Masonic conditions in, I02c Sao Paulo, Grand Lodge of: schism in, 44c Saskatchewan: Masonic conditions in, 58c Saunders, Samuel H.: historical reference, 74c Scandinavia: recognition, 94c Short, Dewey: mentioned, 30c Smith, Gov. Forrest: mentioned, Scott, Hugh: in the news, 28c 29c South Australia: Masonic conditions in, 55c Sparkman, John: in the news, 29c Square and Compass Club: in Louisiana, 60c
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Stassen, Harold: in the news, 28c Stewart, A. P.: son of Robert C. Stewart, 78c Stewart, Robert C.: cremation, 78c Summerfield, Arthur: in the news, 28c Supreme Councils: to determine regularity, 1ge Syria-Lebanon: recognition, 94c Tasmania: Masonic conditions in, 55c Terrell, Fleming: historical reference, 72c Texas: historical scenes in Grand Lodge temple, 78c Thurmond, Gov.: in the news, 29c Truman, Pres. Harry S.: in the news, 29c Tucker, Nathaniel B.: historical reference, 72c; photo, 72c Turkey, Masonic conditions in, 42c; re.cognized by Kentucky, 94c United States: irregular Grand Lodges in, 9c, Hc; propaganda against, 17c Uruguay: irregular lodges in New York, Hc van der Laan, J. J.: Freemas~nry in Holland, 22c Victoria: Masonic conditions in, 56c Virginia: .early lodges in, 78c; Grand Lodge to observp. Geo. Washington bicentennial, 79c Vogel, Theodor: pamphlet by, 67c; photo, 31c, 34c'; reelected Grand Master UGL Germany Waldo, Henry: burial site, 78c Warren, Gov. Earl: in the news, 28c Washington: end of Scottish Rite trouble, 62c Welch, Phil 'J.: mentioned, 30c Western Australia: Masonic conditions in, 56c Williams, Gov. G.: in the news, 29c Wisconsin: Grand Lodge to have new building, 83c
INDEX 1952 PROCEEDINGS PAGE A Address of Grand Master 4 Annotation Revisions 26 Belle Lodge No. '373 17 7 Committee on District Meetings Conclusions 27 Conference D.D.G.M. 's & D.L. 's 7 6 Conference of Grand Lodge Oflicers 7 Decisions .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education Program 18 Finances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. 9 Grand Lecturer路 ~ ................................ 8 Grand Lodge Magazine 19 Grand Lodge Proceedings \ 26 Hale City Lodge No. 216 18 Hospital Visitation Program 22 Insurance of Lodge Property 25 Introductions 4 Investigating Committee 19 Lodge Records 25 20 Masonic Home Mileage and Per Diem 24 Missouri Lodge of Research 18 8 Necrology .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Protection of Lodge Records 25 . Recommendations 26 State of the Craft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Universal Standards of Recognition :................. 25 Visitations 12 Visitations to Other Grand Lodges 11 Washington's Masonic Birthday 10 Washington Meetings 8 Alphabetical List of Lodges 152 Amendments Adopted Section 199-Masonic Home Board 30 Section 119-Third Degree Lecture 118 Section 12-Salary of Grand Secretary 118 Amendments Proposed Section 204-Burial Duties in Cities . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 47 Section 13-Salary of Grand Lecturer 49 Section 76-Mileage and Per Diem 49 Section 189-Waiver of Concurrent Jurisdiction 101 Section 74-Annual Dues 117 Section 119-Re Third Degree .Lecture 131 Appeals and Grievances, Report of Committee 98 Appointments 140 Approval of 1951 Proceedings 4 Auditor, Report of 43
B Benediction 141 Biographical Sketch of Grand Master Ferguson ~ . i Boards of Relief, Report of Committee 124 Bond, Message From 4 Bray, Willis J., Message From ,................. 4
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Building Supervisory Board, Report of Buttons, Veterans'
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C Certificates of Proficiency ......â&#x20AC;˘............................. Chartered Lodges, Report of Committee Chiles, Henry C., Message From Closing , Committees, Special 1952-1953 Committees, Standing 1952-1953 ; Cortini, Dr. Publio-Introduced Credentials, Report of Committee (Interim) Credentials, Report of Committee Cunningham, John D., Introduced
87 138 4 141 ,142 141 4 3 137 4
,D Daugherty, S. Allan, Introduced Delzell, Earl, Introduced , Directors of Masonic Home, Election of Distinguished Visitors, Introduced District Deputy Grand Masters, List of (1952-1953) District Lecturers, List of (1952-1953) District Meetings, Report of Committee _ E;' Election, Directors of Masonic Home Election of Officers Elected Officers of Grand Lodge, List of F Fifty-Year Veterans' Buttons First Day, Afternoon First Day, Evening .. '.' First Day, Morning Foreign Hecognition, Report of Committee
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134 4 4 47 85 145 4 i Frontispiece 114 214 145 31 166 41 4
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Report of Committee on: Appeals and Grievances Boards of Relief ' ,...................... Building Supervisory Chartered Lodges Credentials (Interim) Credentials District Meetings Foreign Correspondence George Washington Masonic Nat'l. Memorial Association Grand Master's Address " . . . . . . . . . . . .. Hospitalization Service Jurisprudence, Preliminary Jurisprudence Lodges U.D. Masonic Publications Masonic Temple Association Mileage and Per Diem : Necrology Pension Committtee Recognition of Foreign Grand Lodges Relief and Charity Ritual Transportation and Hotels Unfinished Business and Distinguished Guests Ways and ~1eans Report of Grand Correspondent Report of Grand Lecturer Report of Grand Secretary Report of Grand Treasurer Report of Masonic Home Report of Missouri Lodge of Research Resolutions Introduced: Re Horne for Non-Indigent Masons Re Mileage and Per Diem Re Relief and Charity Relief and Charity, Report of Committee Ritual, Report of Committee
S Saville, Virgil B., Introduced Second Day, Afternoon Second Day, Morning ' Shrodes, Walter, Presented Shropes, William, Introduced Special Committees, 1952-1953 Standing Committees, 1952-1953 Sunderland, Harry F., Message From...... .. T Tabular Statement Transportation and Hotels, Report of Committee
98 124 132路 138 3 137 101 47 134 114 140 30 118 97 120 111 136 105 115 135 109 86 139 140 115 1c 85 31 41 51 107 48 50 110 109 86
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DECISIONS APPROVED, 1951* SEC. 12 (m),. Decision (p. 11). Under the decision adopted by this Grand Lodge at the 1950 Communication, a receipt for Lodge dues must be signed personally by the Secretary of the Lodge. It is improper and illegal for dues receipts to be signed by rubber stamp or other mechanical device, the personal signature of the Secretary being necessary. (Proc. 1951, p. 21.) SEC. 51, Deci..~ion (p. 24). The playing 路of games known as "Bingo," , 'Lotto, " or any other game~ of chance for money or anything of value, in a rremple occupied by a chartered Lodge, or on the grounds adjoining same, whether such game is conducted by a Lodge or by some other organization, permitted to use the Temple, or by any organized or unorga.nized group, constitutes a violation 路of Masonic law. (Proc. 1951, p. 22.) SEC. 63, Deci..c;ion (p. 25). Under the Grand Lodge law, when two Lodges consolidate, the members in good standing of the Lodge giving up its name and charter automatically become affiliates (in good stand.ing) of the Lodge whose name and number are retained. Lodge A consolidated with Lodge B on March 24, 1944. A member in good standing in Lodge A for some reason was not reported as affiliated with Lodge B and was not recognized by said Lodge as a member. Even though he did not pay dues to Lodge B, and even though he was apparently not recognized by said Lodge as a member, he ,was a member in good standing in Lodge B until he was automatically suspended for non-payment of dues on June 1, 1950. Lodge B may receive and act on a petition for reinstatement from this member on receipt from him of the dues for 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 and 1950. If reinstated in Lodge B, the Secretary of course, must transmit to the Grand Lodge, per capita tax for the above mentioned years. (Proc. 1951, pp. 23-24.) SEC. second degree, should, ination
115, Decision (p. 38). A candidate who has received the first or degree and permitted a year to pass without receiving the next and has not passed the examination of the last degree received, before petitioning for advancement, pass a satisfactory examin the last degree received. (Proc. 1951, p. 22.)
SEC. 115, Decision (p. 38). A candidate received the second degree in a Missouri Lodge and thereafter removed to another State, and the Lodge requested a Lodge of the other State to confer the third degree upon him. The latter Lodge waited more than a year and then conferred the third degree. The action in conferring the degree was illegal under our law, and the brother in question, insofar as the Missouri Jaw is' concerned, remained a Fellow Craft. (The Jurisprudence Committee adds,-' 'approved, but the brother is subject to being healed as provided in Section 120' '). (Proc. 1951, pp.. 22-23, 121.) SEC. 114, Decision (p. 37). SEC. 115, Decision (p. 38). A candidate for the degrees was elected, received the first degree and waited more than one year before presenting himself to receive the second degree. He petitioned the Lodge for .ad-
* In order to understand the circumstances surrounding each decision, the record in the Grand Lodge Proceedings, as indicated by the reference, should be read.
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vancement, which petition was rejected. He is entitled to receive from the Lodge the proportion of the amount of the fees he had paid for the second and third degrees, since the election in the first instance presupposed his receipt of the three degrees. (The Jurisprudence Committee adds,-" The Grand Master uses the word 'entitled' where he says he intended to use the word' may.' We approve the decision as thus modified.") (P1路OC. 1951, pp. 21, 122.) SEC. 119, Decision (p. 38). 'The lecture in the third degree is a part of the ritual of that degree and must be given at the same communication of the Lodge at which the degree is conferred upon any candidate, and the giving of such lecture cannot be postponed until some later Communication. (The Jurisprudence Committee adds,-" Approved, with this proviso,-that it also applies to the first and second degrees' '). (Proo. 1951, pp. 22, 121.) SEC. 122, Decision (p. 39). A candidate for the degrees was elected, received the first degree and waited more than one year before presenting himself to receive the second degree. He petitioned the Lodge for advancement, which petition was rejected. He is entitled to receive from the Lodge the proportion of the amount of the fees he had paid for the second and third degrees, since the election in the first instance presupposed his receipt of the three degrees. (The Jurisprudence Committee adds,-" The Grand Master uses the word 'entitled' where he says he intended to use the word 'may.' We approve the decision as thus modified.") (Proo. 1951. pp. 21, 122.) SEC. 128, Decision (p. 40). When a ballot is taken either on a petition for the degrees, or any other matter, all members of a Lodge who are present and qualified to vote, must vote. It is improper for the Worshipful Master of a Lodge, when about to vote on a petition for the degrees, to announce that all may vote who care to vote. (P1路OC. 1951, pp: 21-22.) SEC. 157, Deci.~ion (p. 44). Since the adoption of this Section in 1950, there are only two methods whereby a Lodge ma.y exempt any member from the payment of all or any portion of his dues. First, by the adoption of a by-law granting such exemption to those who have been members of the Lodge continuously for a period of fifty years. Second, the exemption by special resolution on account of outstanding meritorious service to the Lodge or to the Fraternity, without regard to length of membership,such resolution to be in wl'iting, presented at a Stated Communication of the Lodge, to lie over until the next Stated Communication and action thereon to be by paper ballot, and must receive a favorable vote of at least two-thirds of the members of the Lodge present. Any provision, either by by-law, standing resolution or custom, exempting members from payment of all or any.part of their Lodge dues, in conflict with or different from the two methods mentioned above, is void. The new Section 157 is not retroactive and does not affect the status of members who have been exempted from payment of dues by action of, or under the by-law of a Lodge prior to the 1950 Communication. Any exemption of dues, which has heretofore been granted or which may hereafter be granted 'to a member of a Lodge, applies only to the portion of such member's dues (or the part thereof exempted) which is payable to the Lodge, and the exempted member must pay that part of his dues which goes to the Grand Lodge, commonly called "Grand Lodge Per Capita Tax," and no Lodge has the right to pay the Per Capita Tax of any Exempted member out of its -Lodge funds.
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(Tne Jurisprudence Committee adds,-" Before Section 157 is operative, the Lodge must adopt a by-law providing for exemption from dues, whether the exemption is under (a) or' (b) of the Grand Lodge by-law. When the Lodge by-law provides for the exemption based on fifty years of membership, a resolution is not necessary. If the Lodge by-law provides for the exemption on account of 'outstanding meritorious service,' then a resolution must be adopted by the Lodge in each case in conformity with the procedure set out in Section ]57 as adopted in 1950. The above provisions have no application to the remission of dues for inability to pay under Section 153. With the foregoing explanation the decision is approved"). (Proc'. 1951, pp. 20-21, 121.) SEC. 167, Decision (p. 46). On December 27, 1919, a Master Mason in good standing and a member of Lodge A received a dimit from that Lodge, and on February 17, 1920, he applied for affiliation with Lodge B; his application being based on the dimit from Lodge A. He was duly elected a member of Lodge B. On May 15, 1928, he was suspended by Lodge B on account of non-payment of dues. On October 2, 1948, he filed a petition for reinstatement with Lodge A (from which Lodge he had dimitted in 1919), stating that he had bee:.. suspended from membership in that Lodge on December 27, 1919 (the date on which he had received a dimit from that Lodge), for non-payment of dues. The action of Lodge A on this purported petition for reinstatement was favorable, and he has since that date been paying dues regularly to Lodge A, and has been accepted as a member of that Lodge. The action of this member in petitioning for reinstatement from a suspension on account of nonpayment of dues to a I.Jodge from which he had dimitted, was entirely contrary to Masonic law, and the purported reinstatement of this member was null and void. It was ordered that Lodge A should return to this member all dues collected from him after his alleged reinstatement, that the member involved should return to Lodge A his current dues receipt issued by that Lodge, and declared that this member's Masonic status was that of a suspended member of Lodge B, and that was the only I.Jodge to which he could petition for reinstatement. Believing that the action of this member and of Lodge A was not taken with willful intent to violate Masonic law, no steps were taken toward discipline of either Lodge A or the affected member. (Proc. 1951, p. 23.) MISC., Decision (p. 55), It is improper for a Masonic Lodge to sponsor or to donate any of its funds to any extraneous organization, regardless of how worthy the objects and purposes of such organization may be. (Proc. 1951, p. 22.) SEC. 77. MISO., Deoision (p. 55). No chartered Lodgo under the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge, has the right to grant or issue honorary memberships in the Lodge, and all such purported' 'honorary memberships" are void. (The Jurisprudence Committee adds,-" 'l'his does not apply to the Lodge of Research organized under Section 77"). (Proc. 1951, pp. 22, 121.)
AMENDMENTS ADOPTED, 1951 SEC. 110, Petition, Requisites of (Question 8, Form II, (p. 37). Have you ever petitioned, been initiated in or rejected by any Masonic Lodge in Missouri, or elsewherei If so, when and where~ (Proc. 1951, p. 122.) SEC. 110, Petitwn, Requisites of (Question 8, Form II, (p. 91). Have you ever petitioned, been initiated in or rejected by any Masonic Lodge in Missouri, or elsewhere~ If so, when and where~ (Proc. 1951, p. 122.) SEC. 197, (p. 52). Employment Bureau. In cities where there are forty or more Lodges, and in areas where forty or more Lodges have concuo-ent. jurisdiction, each Lodge shall appoint or elect one of its members, who shall constitute a General Employment Bureau, whose duty shall be to aid unemployed members to secure employment. Such Bureau shall adopt rules for its government; and each Lodge in such city or area shall contribute the sum of thirty cents per capita per annum to the Employment Bureau, such contribution to be calculated on, and payable with, the annual Grand Lodge Returns. Provided, that no contributions shall be called for when the amount on hand exceeds the sum of six thousand dollars. Such Bureau shall employ a Secretary and maintain a permanent office, where applicants may apply for employment. (ProG. 1951, p. 123.)
RESOLUTION RE: DE MOLAY The Grand Lodge reaffirmed its policy, expressed many times heretofore, not to designate any particular organization which Masons should support, and disapproved resolutions urging lodges to sponsor De Molay Chapters. (ProG. 1951, pp. 122, 123.)
Masonic Manual of Missouri Containing all the Missouri Monitorial work and funeral service. Pocket edition sold at 75 cents per copy.
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Any of the foregoing books may be obtained from the office of the Grand Lodge by application to the Grand Secretary. HAROLD L. READER, Grand Secretary, Masonic Temple, 3681 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri.
OFFICERS
Grand Lodge of Missouri 1952-1953 RICHARD O. RUMER ...•..............• M. W. Grand Master 1509 Washington Ave., St. Louis 8 JAMES McBRAYER SELLERS ... . R. W. Deputy (hand Master Lexington ORESTES MITCHELL, JR. R. W. Senior (hand Warden 717 Corby Bldg., St. Joseph WILLIAM J. CRAIG ...•........• .R. W. Junior (hand Warden 1035 S. Pickwick, Springfield EDMUND E. MORRIS R. W. Grand Trea8'Urer Care Union National Bank, Kansas City HAROLD L. READER R. W. Grand Secretary 8681 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis FREELON K. HADLEy R. W. (hand Lectuh'er 2005 Penn St., St. Joseph EMMETT L. ROBISON W. Grand Chaplain 2416 Doniphan Avenue, St. Joseph SAMUEL THURMAN .......•..•.......... W. (hand Chaplam 225 S. Skinker Ave., St. Louis 5 BENJAMIN L. SCHMIDTKE .•............ W. Grand Chaplain 922 Moreau Avenue, Jefferson City HERBERT E. DUNCAN....•.•.•••......•. W. Grand Chaplain 5825 Central Avenue, Kansas City JAMES W. CLARKE..........•...••...... W. (hand ChapZa4ft. 44 Kingsbury Place, St. Louis 12 BEN MORRIS RIDPATH ...•.............. W. (hand Chaplain Armour Blvd. & Kenwood, Kansas City HAMPTON ADAMS ...•........•......... W. (hand Chaplaifl 2 Windermere Place, St. Louis 12 HAROLD M. JAYNE (hand Senior DeacoA Memphis FRANK P. BRIGGS ..........•....... Grand Jtmior D _ Macon ROBERT L. ARONSON Grand Senior Ste1lJard Civil Courts Bldg., St. Louis 1 HAROLD O. GRAUEL Grand Junior Steward Cheney Hall, Cape Girardeau BRU.CE H. HUNT ................•........•.• Grand Mar8hal Box 721, Kirksville ROBERT H. MANN Grand MarBh6Z 101 W. lIth Street, Kansas City JOHN A. WITTHAUS ...•..••............ (hand Sword Bearer Court House, Clayton 5 ROBERT L. HOy ..•...........•........... Grand PursuwQIII,t Marshall Grand Orator R. JASPER SMITH 821 Woodruff Building, Springfield ARTHUR M. JACOBS (hand Tiler 4954 Eichelberger Avenue, St. Louis 9 The 132nd Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge will be held in St. Louis, beginning Tuesday, September 29, 1953.
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