E. H. ADDINGTON

90 OUTLINE OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS
On the 7th of October, 1856, Foulhouze formed a new Supreme Council,
commenced making Masons at sight, and manufacturing Thirty-thirds. Pursuing
the same system of misrepresentations as in 1850-51, he succeeded
in causing two lodges to withdraw their allegiance from the Grand Lodge.
This rebellion was short lived: in 1858-59 these lodges memoralized the
Grand Lodge to be reinstated on its register, and with difficulty obtained
their request. On the 4th of February, 1859, the Grand Orient of France
expelled Foulhouze, and his so-called Supreme Council soon became dormant.
In the early part of 1867 an attempt was made to revive it, and it obtained
recognition from the Grand Orient of France: that recognition, however,
failed to give it vitality, and in a short time it either became dormant or
ceased to exist.
—The preceding "Outline of the Rise and Progress of Freemasonry in
Louisiana" has been compiled from the original records and other documents
in the archives of the Grand Lodge and its subordinates, with the
view to supply a desideratum long felt by the craft. The aim of the
compiler was to trace from their origin the causes that have so frequently
disturbed the Masonic peace of Louisiana, to show the manner in which the
conflicting elements were finally reconciled, and in so doing to state the
truth, and nothing but the truth. In the accomplishment of this task, he
has been under many obligations to M. W. Bro. J. Q. A. Fellows, who
kindly placed at his disposal all information and documents in possession
of the Committee on History; to R. W. Bro. J. B. Sorapuru and W. Bros.
M. A. Calongne and C. R. Fagot for favors, and to Bro. F. A. Dentzel,
Assistant Grand Secretary, for his uniform courtesy and assistance in
a laborious search among the old papers in the archives of the Grand
Lodge.
By resolution of the Grand Lodge adopted at the Annual Grand Communication
in February, 1911, the foregoing history of the origin and rise
of Free Masonry was ordered to be continued and brought down to the
present date. •
Taking up the narrative at the end of Brother Scott's work, we. find
that the Lodges rapidly recovered after the termination of the Civil War
and began to increase in numbers, until the year 1870, the Grand Lodge
had a large and active membership.
But now the Grand Lodge made an unfortunate investment in what
was known as the Masonic Temple property, lying between Carondelet and
St. Charles Streets, near Tivoli Circle (now Lee Circle). The Grand
Lodge levied an assessment for the purpose of paying the purchase price
and erecting a Temple, or so much of the cost as was not covered by donations
from the Craft. The levying of ,the assessment and a large amount
expended in building a costly foundation, upon which it was found impossible
to build, created a great deal of dissatisfaction, with the result of
loss of membership and a decided falling -off in the number of new members
received.
This condition of inactivity continued, and in 1884, it appearing impossible
to complete the Temple for which the foundation had been laid at
great expense, for the purpose of saving the St. Charles and Perdido site
and liquidating the indebtedness of the Grand Lodge, the property was
appraised and placed in the hands of the Board of Directors for sale at
the first fair.opportunity, the appraisement being $112,500.00. This sub-