E. H. ADDINGTON

ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 63
The Grand Secretary, E. W. Bro. J. M. Bromwell, reported that the
total membership of the Subordinate Lodges was 79,501, a net gain of
3,525.
The Grand Lodge very wisely and properly in our opinion declared
itself not in sympathy with any coercive measures to compel affiliation-
It is unfortunate, we think, that some Brethren and even some Grand
Lodges have forgotten that we are Tree Masons.
In declining to enact legislation that would have brought about
certain reciprocal relations between the Grand Lodges of Ohio and
Kentucky the Grand Lodge adopted the recommendation of its Committee
on Jurisprudence to the following effect:
"Besides, to make any reciprocal arrangement with the Grand Lodge
of Kentucky and such other Grand Bodies as may join therein, would be
to establish something like treaty obligations and place ourselves on a
basis with such Grand Lodges different from other Grand Lodges, which
we deem unwise.''
We entirely agree with the above statement, and commend its consideration
to those who would encourage the making of treaties granting
reciprocal advantages to the Grand Lodges concerned in the matter
of extra-territorial jurisdiction.
We find the following very wise suggestion made by the same Committee:
'' A number of Lodges provide for stated communications being held
on a night when the moon shall become full, or on a certain night before
or after that event. All of such provisions may lead to the result that
no stated communication of such a Lodge will be held at least once in
each calendar month as provided by Section 4 of the Code, page 103.
"Where it is decided to still adhere to such a variable time for
holding stated. communications of a Lodge, an alternative date should
be provided by such Lodge so that provision shall be made for holding
a stated communication of such Lodge within each calendar month.''
The Committee on Correspondence suggested that its Chairman be
authorized to correspond with other Grand Lodges with a view to the
establishment of a basis of requirements essential to all Bodies asking
recognition as Masonic Bodies, hoping thereby to secure uniformity
upon this subject among all the Grand Lodges of the world.
A number of years ago when M. W. Bro. Girard was Chairman of
our Committee on Foreign Correspondence he suggested to our Grand
Lodge a code of "International Regulations." Our Grand Lodge adopted
it and ordered a copy sent to each of our Eepresentatives with the request
that they present it officially to their Grand Lodges and fraternally
ask action upon them. The records do not disclose the result, but we
are under the impression that but few, if any Grand Lodges took action.
The following was the resolution relative to the organization of a
Grand Lodge:
'' A majority of the Lodges regularly constituted in a territory, may
organize a Grand Lodge, with all the powers usually conceded to a Grand