E. H. ADDINGTON

64 APPENDIX—REPORT OF COMMITTEE
Lodge; provided, not less than three Lodges do concur therein, and all
the Lodges within the territory have been duly notified of the intended
action to form a Grand Lodge."
We believe that these requirements should be somewhat extended.
We would interline in the above after the word "constituted" a provision
that the said Lodges were legitimately derived. Secondly that the
territory ,was not previously occupied by' a recognized Grand Lodge
should be added as a further proviso. And further that the Ancient
Landmarks of the Order were accepted and adhesion given to them. To
be specifically stated that those Landmarks include a belief in the
Great Architect of the Universe; and a display upon the altars of the
Lodges the Great Light. And further that none are admitted to the
Lodges but such as observe those Landmarks as essential to the Masonic
character.
We believe the Ohio proposition a good one, and will gladly do
our part in accomplishing the purposes enunciated by the Ohio Committee.
The report on Foreign Correspondence was prepared by M. W.
Bro. William A. Belt. His review of Louisiana is of our Proceedings of
1910. In respect to the Bayliss matter he says that he ought not to
have taken so hard the being called clandestine. He further says, "If
he had lived in some places we know of he would get used to being
called bad names."
In regard to Grand Master Thomas' decisions he says:
"If M. W. Bro. Shryock, Grand Master of Maryland, attended
this session and heard Grand Master Thomas recite his seventy-seven
decisions for the one year, when he has made none in twenty years,
what would he say?"
We are unable to reply, but we imagine that he would not have said
anything. Brother Belt's resume of our Proceedings is quite complete.
We quote a couple of his concluding remarks:
"Masonic clubs, if all Master Masons are allowed to participate
in their membership, help to solve the social side so much demanded
of late. But where restricted to a few who are able to pay extra
dues it becomes a separate institution and the entering wedge of class
distinctions gains a footing. This problem should be well guarded.''
"Lodges, the members of which are all of one calling or profession,
have been asked for by doctors and lawyers the past year, as is also
common in some foreign Grand Lodges. They have not met with
success we are glad to announce, although there are a very few made
up of actors, meeting in the day time. Such grants would defeat the distinguishing
feature of Masonry."
OKLAHOMA, 1911.
The Grand Master, M. W. Bro. George Euddell, said in his Address:
"I am glad to say that peace and harmony have reigned supreme
among the Craft the past year, that the membership of constituent Lodges