1909 Grand Lodge of Minnesota Annual Communication Proceedings

PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
GRAND LODGE
.oF
ANSIENT FRBE AND ACCEPTED MASONS
OF
MINNESOTA
AT THE FIFTY.SIXTH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION HELD
AT ST. PAUL, JANUARY 20 AND 21,
1909
OFFISIATING.
M.'. lM.'. WILLIAM P. ROBERTS, Mi'neapolis, G"und Mnste".
R.'. W.'. JOHN FISHEL, St. P"'1, G""nd Sec"eta.y.
ELECTED AND INSTALLED,
M.', W.'. EUGENE E. SWAN, Stewart, Grand Maste".
R.'. W.'. JOHN FISHEL, Sd' Pu.l, GranJ Sec'eta"y.
ORDERED TO BE READ IN ALL THE LODGES.
s1'. PAUL, iVIlNN.
Tsr Wesr SArNT PAUL'I't[tEs PRESS.
1909.

0FflcERS GRAl{D t0DGE A.'. F.'. & A.'. M.'. 0F Mtt{trrES0TA.
Installed January 2r, rgcg.
ELIiCTED.
II.'.W.'.EUGENE E. SWAN, Stervart,. .....Grand \{aster
R.'.trV.'.Wrr,r-rlru B. P,\TroN, Duluth. ..Depnty Grand Master
R.'.W.'.Er,rrnn A. IlrNc, Little Falls. .Serior Grand Warden
R.'.W.'.Olvrx N4ottrs, St. Paul . ......Junior Grand Warclen
R.'.W.'.DAvrn W. KNot'r,rou, il,Iirrneapolis. . . . . . . . . Grand Treasurcr
R.'.\Y.'.JOHN FISHEL, St. Paul . ..Grand Secretarv
1l'P(rIfil't D.
W.'.Rolrnr E. DnNr.rr-o, Dulnth. .. .. .Grarrd Orator
W.'.HnNtv Nolls, St. Parrl ....Glarrcl Chaplain
W.'.Crrrrnrus E. BnaonN, I\,Iinneapolis.......Senior Grand Dcacotr
W.'.JorrN Q. n{.rcxrw'rosrr. Stillwater ..Jnnior Grancl Deacou
W.'.Hrn'ur C. Bnen, St. Charles. . .....Grand \'Iarshel
W.'.I{rnrr.tx Hur,o, Nerv Ulm... ... .Grancl Stanclard Bearcr
W.'.hcon L. BoRr:uor-o, Pcrharrr. ......Gland Srvorcl Beat'er
W.'.H,tvouN FnnNcrr, Ortonville. .....Senior Grand Stervald
W.'.H.rnnv 1\i[. BunNrrzr,rr, Jackson. ..Junior Grand Stervalcl
W.',Orrr.rn tr,I. Hoxornsow, Faribault . . . .Grancl Pnrsrtivant
lV.'.JouN H. Luou'rc, St. Paul. .......Grancl Tylcr
COI,T \,I IT'I-IIR O\T CORRESI'ONDI'NCE.
IvrNc Tonn, Hastings. JottN lirstIn, St. Paul.
A. O. Enanltrrnt, \'Ianl

RULES FOR I{ASONIC DATES.
t. Ancient Craft Mosons-Aclcl 4coo to the cttrt'ent year, thtls:
A. D. rqog*4ooc-A.'.L.'. (Awn Lucis-year of light) 5909.
z. Royol Arclt. Masoii-Add 53o to the current year, thus: A. D.
rgc,g*s3FA.'.L', (Aurto Inz'entiottis-lcar oi diseovety) 2439.
3. Ro1;a/ and Select lifasters-Add, rooo to the current year; thus:
.A,. D. r9:9* rooo-tr.'.psp .' . (Aruto D c ltositiorr'is-year of deposit) 29o9.
4. I(nigltts Tcupl.ar-Subtract rrr8 from the cturent.year, thus:
A. D, rgogr-rrr8-A.'.O.', (Auno Ordinis-year of the Order) 79r.'

PROCEEDINGS
.OF-THD
M..'. W.', Grand Lodge
OF
A.'. F.'. t A.'. M.'.
OF MINNESOTA.
FIF-I'Y-SIXTH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION.
rrreFirty-sixtrrT;;i#"tHlHil;";J"i;',?Jni?;,
Worshipful Granrl l-oilge of Ancient Free and Accepted
Masons of Minnesota was licld in the \fasonic Hall on Fifth
Street, in the City of $t. Paul, commencing at high twelve
on \4rednesday, January zo, A. D. r9o9, A.': L.'.59o9.
All the Grand Officers \\'ere present except the Junior
Grancl Steward. Bro. O. !V. Hunt (43) was appointed actiirg
Jtrnior Grand Steward. ' During the session z3o'Lotlges were
represented ont of 248 op the roll.
The M.'. W.'. Grancl i\faster appointed all District Deputy
GrarrdMasterspfeSent,toassist'theGrandDeaions'
The Grand Lodge was opened in Aupr-u Fonu by Grand
l\4aster lVilliarn P. Roberts, Bro. Geo. E. Satterlee, Grancl
Chaptain, offering praYer.
Grancl Secretary liishel appointecl Bros. E. C. Shibley
(r9r) ancl Chas. P. \Iontgomery (r85) his assistants.
Visiting brethren, wdre assigned to seats in the gallery.
The Granci Nlaster appointed the folowing Cor4mittee on
Cr'edentials: Johr, Fishet, Grancl Secretary, E. ,C' S-hibley
(r9r) and C. P. N{ontgomery (r8S).
Proxies were called for and.harided in to'the committee.
I

Proceedin,g's of tlte
REPORT OF COIU\{ITTEE ON CREDENI'IALS.
A roll of all brethren entitled to seats lraving been prepared
by the Grancl Secretar.l', those present, including proxies, werc:
noted as he called the rol1, and the committee, after reporting,
rvere continued to make aclditions,and corrections during the
session. The following is their correctecl report :
To the iltL'. [4/.'. Grand' Lodgc:
Your Cotnmittee on Cred'entials respectfully report that there are
prcsellt, and entitled to seats, r7 Grand Of6cers, t6 perrnanent tnetnbers,
z4 District Deputy Grarrd \{asters, aud 359 Representatives of
22q oLlt of 248 active chartered Lodges, ilcluding. gz proxies as follows:
GR-\\D OFFICERS.
M.'.W.'.Bro. William P. Roberts. .....Grand \'Iaster
R.'.W.'.Bro. Eugene E. Swan. ,.... .... .Deputy Grand Master
R.'.W.'.Bro. William B. Pattorr. ... ... .Senior Grand Wardeu
R.'.W.'.Bro. Elmer A. Kling.. .Junior Graud -Warden
R.'.W.'.Bro. David W. Knowltou. 'Grand Treasurer
R.'.W.'.Bro. John Fishel. .. ' 'Grand Secretarv
W.'.Bro. Wiiliam C. Odell. ... .Grand Orator
W.'.Bro.George E. Satterlee. '.".'Grand Chaplain
W.'.Bro. Owen l{orris...... .Senior Grand Deacon
W.'.Bro. Leslie A. Hanes. .. .. .Junior Grand Deacou
W.'.Bro. Robert E. Denfeld. ..Grand \llarshal
W.'.Bro.William A. Harvkins. ......Grand Standard Bearcr
W.'.Bro. Elbert W. Rossman. .Grand Sword Bearer
W.'.Bro. Frank J. l[e1'st. .. .. .Senior Grand Stervard
W.'.Bro. O. NI. Hunt. . ... .as Junior Grand Steward
W.'.Bro. Russell Spicer. .. .Grand Pursuivant
W.'.Bro. John H. Ludrvig. .. .. . ' .Grand Tyler
PER}I.A.NE}TT },IE\IBDRS.
Past Grand, Maslers-Herry R. Wells, Henry R. Denny, Calvin
L. Brown, Alor-rzo f. Stebbills, Alonzo Brandenburg, Gideon S. Ives,
Ambrose D. Countryman, I{enry R. Adams, Wm. A. l\4cGonagle,
Henry M. Tusler, Thomas Morris, Gustaf Widell.
Post Senior Grand Wardens-Samuel E. Adams, Edgar Nash,
Past lturior Grand, Wqrden-James p, lt{arkham,

Grand Lodge of ilinncsola.
DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND }IASTERS.
No. z, Leonard H. Rice; 3, James A. Robinson; 5, Wm. Barber;
6, E. H. Sherwin; 7, I.P. McGinty; 8, J. Q. Mackintosh; 9, Walter
Dixon; rq O. C. Hanson; lr, J. W. Johnson; rz, Wrn. Bushnell; r3,
George E. Swift; r4, John K. Robinson; 15, Charles Mitchell; 16,
James'E. Dean; 17, G. W. Diepenbrock; r8, August F. Truwe; rg, W.
H. Tomlinson; zr, Wm. A. Hawkins; zz, F. W. Damp; zq, E. P.
Rutan; 26, O. M. Henderson; 28, John l\{cCabe; zg, John J. Mc-
Caughey; 3r, J. N. Thatcher; 34, F. E. Gartside.
REPRESDNTATTVES OF LODGES rgog.
No. r. St. Johns. .Ira E. King, W.'. M.'.
Carl E. Hawkins, S.'. W.'.
J. Q. Mackintosh, proxy for J.'. W.'.
No. 2. Cataract ..Wm. G. Whitcomb, W.'. M.'.
W. H. J. Pearce, proxy for S.'. W.'.
Joseph Armstrong, J.'. W.'.
No. 3.. St. Paul. ...Thos. P. Edwards; W.'. M.'.
A. J. Willard, S.', W.'.
R. T. Gourley, J.'. W.:.
No. 4. Hennepin ..Ralph D. Webb, proxy for W.'. M.'.
Frank S. Pool, S.'. W.'.
Al. L. Hazer, J,'. W.'.
No. 5. Ancient Landmark.Mark O. Nelson. W.'. M.'.
Jas. D.'Denegre, S,'. W.'.
A. P. Swanstrom, proxy for J.'. W.'.
No. Z. Dakota ....A. E. Johnson, W.'. M.'.
Irving Todd, proxy for S.'. W.'.
No. 8. Red Wing. .H. J. Herder, W.'. M.'.
S. T. Irvine, J.'. W.'.
No. g. Faribault . .J. S. Seeley, W.'. M.'.
W. A. Richards, S.'. W.'.
D. E. Goodman, p,roxy for ;.:. W.'.
No. rr. Mantorville . .. .. ,.J. M. Cooper, W.'. M.'.
I'rank T. Currier, J.'. W.'.
No. 12. Mankato .,.F. W. Bates. W.'. M.'.
No. 14. Wapahasa .Jos. Buisson, proxy for W.'. M.'.
No. 16. Monticello .Thos. H. Bertram. W.'. M.'.
W. H. Eaton, proxy for J.'. W.'.
No. r8. Winona ...Charles Kroeger, S.'. W,'.
Louis Lawrence, J.'. W.'.

No. 19. Minneapolis
No. n. Caledonia
No. 2r. Rochester
No 22.
No 23.
No. 24.
No. 26.
No. 27.
No.
No.
No.
28.
3o.
No. 3r.
No. 32.
No. .33.
Pleasant Grove
North Star
Wilton
Clear Water
Morning Star
Anoka
No. 34. Oriental
No. 36.
No. 37.
No. 38.
No. 39.
No. 4c.
llc;. 4r.
No. 42.
No. 43.
No. 44.
No- 4s.
No. q6.
No. 47.
Preston
Mystic Tie
\\rashir-rgton
Proceedings o/ the

No. +8. Social
No. 49.
No. 50.
No. 5r.
No. 52
No.
No.
No.
No.
54.
56.
J/.
Carruon River
No.. 58. Sprirrg Valley
No. 59. Temple
No.
No.
No.
No
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
60.
6r.
62.
6s.
64,
66.
67.
69.
7r.
72.
/J.
76.
78.
79.
80.
8r.
Chain Lake
Madelia
Grand Lodge of Mhntesota.

t2 Proceediugs of the
No. r43. Lakeview
No. r44.
No. r45.
No. 146.
No. r47.
No. r48.
No. r49.
No. r5o.
No. r5r.
No. r5z.
No. r53.
No. r54.
No. r55.
No. 156.
Nr',. r57.
No. .r58.
No. r59.
No. 16o.
No.
No.
No.
r6r.
16z.
I6J.
No. 164.
No. 165.
No. 166.
No 167.
No 168.
No. 169.
No. r7o.
No. r7r.
No. r7z.
IVlarietta

No. r73,
No. r74.
No. r75.
No. 176.
No. r77.
No. r78.
No. r79.
,No. r8o.
No. r8r.
No. I8z. Fair Haven
No.
No.
r84.
r85.
No. t86.
No. r87.
No. r88.
No. r89.
No. r9o.
No. r9r.
No. rgz.
No. r93.
No. rg4.
No. r95.
No. 196.
No. r97.
No. r98.
No. r99.
No. zm.
No. zor.
No. zvz.
No. zo3.
No. zo4.
Fortitude
Traverse
1'riune
Mizpah
Grand Lodge o1f Minnesota. 13

16 Proceedhzgs d the
No. 268. Roseau . .. . George IvI. Stebbins, W.'. M.'.
No. 269. Eagle Bend Wrn. H. Byman, S.'. W.'.
We also report the following Grand Represet-rtatives present:
A. Brandenburg. . . .. . . .for Alabama, Michigan and Belgium
Wm. A. Nolan. ....for British Columbia
O. \{. Henderson'.. . 'for Connecticut
E. E. Swan.
Henry R. Denny. . ' ... .for Delaware
J. D. Markham..... '.for District of Columbia
John Fishel. .. . . . 'for England
Wm. P- Roberts. " 'for Florida
wrn. B. Patton' "':"' '"for Georgia
Gustaf Widell.. ... .
A. T. Stebbins...., . . ..for Illinois and Prince Edward Island
Wm. S. Combs' ""for Indiana
C. P. Montgomery. . .. . .. .for Ireland
Calvin L. Biown. . . ' 'for Kansas
Henry R. Adams. ' .for Maine
Elmer A. Kling. . . . '. ... .for Maryland
Henry R. Wells.. ..for Mississippi, North and South Dakota
W. A. I{cGonagle.. .for lVlissouri, Ohio and West Australia
A. D. Countryman. .......for Montana and South Australia
A.'G. Pinkham. . .. . .. .. .for Nebraska
Thomas l\{orris.. j..... .for New Brunswick and Washington
John H. Sprout. .for New HamPshire
DavidW.Knowltou. ...':'...forNewJersey
IJenry M. Tusler. . . .. .. .for New South Wales, Tennessee and Utah
Wm. C. Odell.. .for New Yorl<
Alex. G. Mcl(night. ...for New Zealand
I. B. B. Sprague. ..for North Carolina
Gideon S. Ives. ' . ' '. 'for Oregon
E. H. Sherwin. .. . ' ' 'for Queensland
Hugh E. Grant.. .... .for Saskatchewan
Irving Todd. . -. -....for South Carolina
C. W' Stites. ' " 'for Tasmania
Wm. A' Hawkins. "foi Texas
Samuel E. Adams' . '. .. .for Vermont
Charles L. West.
.. ' .for West Virginia
JOHN FISHEL,
E. C, SHIBLEY,
C. P. MONTGOMERY'
Commillee.

Grand Lodge of Minnesota.
The Grancl N'Iaster called up the Grancl Representatives of
Foreign Jurisdictions, greetecl them lvith the Grand llonors,
ancl requested each to convev to the Grand todge which he
represented the fraternal greetings of this Grand Lodge.
I,L'. \,V.'. Bro. Nathan C. Giffin, Past Grand Master of
!\risconsin, was antlounced and the Grancl Master directed all
Past Grand \{asters present to retit'e and escort him into the
hall. where he was received u,ith the Grand llonors and formally
greeted the Grand Lodge.
The Grancl Loclge lvas theu called from labor to refreshment,
ttntil 2:3o p. m.
FIRST DAY-AF. EITT\OON SESSION'
Sr. Par-rr-, \4intrNtisln:*, JaN. 20, r9o9.
The Grancl Lodge lvas callecl from refreshment to labor
at 2'.3o p. rrr. Officers as before.
Grancl \4aster Roberts appointerl the follorving committees:
ON ADDRESS OF GRAND MASTER.
P.'. G.'. \{.'. Henry R. Aclams (tt9), A. H. Leimbacher
(23), W. G. Whitcomlt (.2).
FIN.{NCD. .
P.'. G.'. \[.'. A. I. Stebbins, Ralph D. 14rsbb (4), I]. H.
Sherrvin ( I6).
JUr{rsPRtrDrlNcD.
Past Grancl Nlasters \4rells, Dcunv, C. L. Brotvn ancl Cottntryman.
ANCIENT LANDMARKS.
P.'. G.'. X4s.'. X{cGonagle ancl Tttsler, P.'. D.'. G. ' . M.' .
lVest, P.'. J.'. G.'. \\r.'. N1[arl

18 Proceedings of the
- i\PPEALS AND GRIEV-qNCES-
P.'. G.'. \{.'. Brandenburg, A. T. Fiddes (9o), X{. O.
Nclson (.i), E.E. Smith (6:), C.tr. Braden (r9).
APPROPRI:\1'ION S.
P.'. G,'. 1\{.'. \\riclell, A. C..\rolk (Zg), S. S. Srnith (ror),
E. W. Rossman (S6), J.A. Seclgrvick (tS6).
LODGES U. D.
P.'. G.'. XI.'. I{orris, C. B. i\{iller (186), J. C. Burchard
(rr9),GrierH.Thonrpson(z55)'S.C.Rea(Ir+).
P$Y ROLL,
G.'. Treas.'. Knorvlton. S. B. Washburn (rtz), J. C.
Latrber (rZ6).
EX,AMINATION OF VISITORS.
J. H. Sprout (SZ), John C--ox (186).
TINDINISIIED BUSINESS.
P.'. S.'. G.'. Ws.'. Aclams and Nash, Geo. E,. Srvift (265).
Grand Master Roberts read the following bddress, which
was referred to the Committee on Acldress of Grand Master,
for clivision and reference:
ADDRE,SS.
Brethren of the Granil Lodge :
By the goodness of onr lleavenly Father, to whom we have reverently
lifted our hearts in thanksgiving, we. are once mbre assembled
in Annual. Communication of onr Grand Lodge. Having alrcady
largely greeted each other heartily as brethren should, let us
proceed conscientiously to the duty of this gathering.
As required by lalr', I lay before yotl an account of my official
ircts and of the condition and necds of the Fraternity in Minnesota,
rvith certain recommendations.
The Grand Standard Bearer, W. Bro. Williarn A. Hawkins, the

' Grand Lodge o1f 4l[itutesota.
Grancl Junior Stelvar'

Proccedings of tlte
the place,-believing conclitions ther.e, including the situatior-r of thc
petitiorrers alld t
of that 11ew coullty seat,
at a great \vater
ou Jtttle rst I clirected a
clispensation to i
lt, a Past tr'Iaster of otr
tr,Iantorville Lod
Snyder and H' A' I{c-
Cofmacl< as \\/arcletls. Both of thc latter had had official expericnce
iu I'lasonic l'ork.
During thc sutnurer I received a petition from a largq uut.nber
of brethren of Colerair-re, Itasqa Cotlr-rty, s'here the big nerv Canisteo
ilon miue is being opeued, for a dispensation for a Lodge at that
place, to be knolvn as Canisteo Lod'ge. After careftrl inqltiry into
lhe character'of the petitiolrers, both by correspoudence and personally,
after meeting many of tlrer.n face to face in coleraine, au,1
c",r.,assing the situation s,itlr ther-n there, on September Tth I di[cct'
ed a dispensation to issue, s'itl-r Bto. J. A. Vandyke, Past tr'Iastcr of
out Cortrer Stone Lodge No.99 at Fergus Falls, as W' XI'; Bro'
r\ngust Jol-rnson, of Itasca Lodge No. 2o8 as S' 14r', and Blo' D' D'
Grier as J. W. As yet the brethren are pretty cl amped {or clttarters' bttt
after consultation rvith brethreu u'ho should knorv the {ttture prospects
of the Iron Range generally, I rvas corlvinced that tl-re Lodge
must do s,ell iu Colerairre, arrcl'r'ould.be of great advantage ir-r the
early life an:l growth of that courtnntlity'
orrSepternberzSrd,Ireceivedapetitiorrfronrrrtrnrerorrsbretl-rre!1
at aud near Spooler, Rosean County, for a Lodge at that
place, to be kttorvtl as Osiris Lodge' After rnaking my ttsuai itlvestigatiorrs
by letter aud otherrvise, lrs to the character of the petitior-rers
and the future pr.ospects as rvcll as present outlook for'the
torvn, ancl becon.ring satisfiecl it \|as for the best itrterests of tl-re.
ljrzitetnity, on October 2Ist I directe

Grand Lodgc o.1f Minttcsota-
charters at your haurJs, nnless sotnetbing sl-rall appear to indicatc
tl-rat fru.ther dclay aucl a continrrauce of the rlispensations of either is
t.he better cor.ltsc. Each of these three Lodges was fecolllmended by
the trearest Loclge to it bciore clispensations rvere issued'
Besicles the fot'egoing, on Decenrbel r6tl1, I received a petition
from r.rtrnreLons brctlrretl iu aucl nca Cottnty' for
a tlispensation for a loclge at that pl a substantial
.ouniy scat, rvith rvhich l have bee
well as with
the county itsclf, fol tllauy yea::s, by
re tlpotl pro-
fessioilal bnsittcss. \'Iy first thotrght rvas that the strorrg antagonis-
2l

Proccedings of t/te
he, as rveli
a few more
d upon to
:eiving the
on of the
St. Patrl,
ro. Kling,
Jro.. Fish-
No. z, as
shal, Bro.
rghton, of
lf a lvkins,
as Grand
:r, of No.
vant, an'd
nnication
the prlr -
te of said
Lccording
rat chilly,
'rrmunity
was decompletccated.
of Ar'lr
I'I., Bro.
No. r76,
l, Grand
of, Bfo.
;. G. D.,
Marshal,
No. 165,
:cord as
rqt; and
nicatior.r
et Avenandery
of N,Iintnderies
d Arl

Grand Lodge of Mitnzesola.
bc'atr tif trl silvcr tlowel by thc Lodge, appropria.tely inscribed, tr-r
nral

26 Proceedings of the
sired. I am informed the service was used by our St. Paul brethren
on July r4th last, and rvas afterwards filetd, with the Grand Secretary,
lvhere it can be referred to if occasion ever requires. My eftort
was to prepare 3ttch a service as would not infringe upon the more
solemn and irnportaut corner stone laying of that nelv Temple which
rvill ttndoubterliy occttr the coming spring.
DEDICATIONS,
On April 3, rlpon the invitation of Mesaba Lodge No. 255' assisted
by Bro. H: R. Burgo, No. r85, as D. G. M., Bro. Patton, S.
G. W., Bro. O. H. Higbee, No. 255, as J. G. W., Bro. C' B. Gilbert,
No. 29, as Grand Treasurer, Bro. W. N. Trenerry, No. 255, as Grand
Secretary, Bro. Clarence B. Miller, No. 186, as Grand Orator, Bro.
Rev. Frank Durant, No. 255, as Grand Chaplain, Bro. M. E. Pearce,
No. 255, as S. G. D., Bro. W. G. Williams, No. 255, as J. G. D.,
Bro. T. W. Hugo, No. 79, as Grand Marshal, Bro. W. G. Shane,
No. 372, Nlichigau. as S. G. S., Bro. C. R. Woods, No. r7r, as J. G.
S., Bro. Charles E. Yottng, No. 255, ai Grand Standard Bearer, Bro.
D. F. Wad,sworth, No. 255, as Grand Sword Searer, Bro. James
Keliy, No. 79, as Grand Pursuivant, and Bro. John Horkey, No. 264.
as Grand Tyler, with Bro. F. A. Kent, No. 79, as "Master of the
oldest Lodge," aud Bros. J. H. Nelson, B. A. Rowe, W. E. Talboys
and Richard Webb, all of No. 255, carrying the Lodge, I opened an
Occasional Commuuication of the Grand Lodge, for the purpose, in
the preparation room of Mesaba Lodge, and proceeded thence to
the hall oI that Lodge, where the Grand Lodge was formally received
with grand honors. I thdn proceeded to and did dedicate said
hall to the purposes oI Free Masonry in ample form. The hall was
frlled with enthtrsiastic brethren, including many visitors. The whole
event lvas interesting and never to be forgotten. But evidently to
rnake certain that it should not be forgotten, the Lodge presented
your Grancl l\faster with a fine loving cut suitably inscribed as a
memento of the occasion.
On July 20, rlpon the occasion of an official visit I was making
to Sandstone Lodge No. 234, at Sandstone, I rvas unexpectedly
callecl uporr to dedicate their new hall, in which they met the first
time that night, to the purposes of Free Masonry. I accordingly filled
the grand offices rvith local brethren and visifors present, opened
an Occasional Communication of the Grand Lodge for the purpose'in
the preparation room adjoining and proceeded thence to
the hall of the Lodge, where Grand Honors were given the Grau,'l
Lodge, and I then proceeded to dedicate that hall in alnple {t,rm.
The brethren rvho thus assisted lrle were: Albert S. Webb, Alex-

Grand Lodge o.1f Minnesota.
a.r-rder Kelly, Hotner P. Dredge, Thon-ras Hottston, Ebenezer Holbert,
William Aiken, Richard J. Colvin, Henry S. Al

Proceedings of tlte
in the journal of proceedings. Srtch examining committee must
never under any circurnstarlces prompt a visitor whom it is examining
to so much as a syllable, rnuch less a word, If he cannot prove
himself by the method of ottr lectures, he should be required to at
least in his orl'n way, prove his regtrlarity, or else should be denied
the plivileges of visitation. It is not too much to also ask, of an
entire stranger to any of the brethren, that he prodttce a late receipt
for dues'or an identilication card rvhich many of our Lodges nolv
annually issne, or some other written voucher under seal, to sholv
that he belongs to a regular Lodge. In this d,ay, too, when our lancl
is surfeited with fraternities of all kinds,'and every one of us is too
much irrclined to be "a joiuer," no nllason should thoughtlessly
vouch for cven his best friend if not entirely stlre, that it has been
in a \,Iasonic Lodge and noL in some other organization, that he
has sat rvith the person so vouched for. It is better to take tl-re
trouble and insist 1tpo1r an exanrittation, in every. case of possible
doubt.
DISI'ITICT DEPUTIES.
I gratefully acknorvledge the faithful attempts of most of my
District Deputies to perfomr their prescribed duties. Wheuever
specially called upon by me, to make investigations they have
promptly and fi'aternally lespondcd. If it was at all clear that the
formal reports of onr l,odges rvhich they have sent iu, were the
lesult of their personal investigations, aud, not simply of tl-reir recruests
to the secretaries of the several Lodges, to fili a blank, I
shorrld har.e no hesitaticy in saying that the deputy system of Minresota
lvas a 'r'aluable adjtrnct to the proper administration of tl-re
interests of IVIasonry in this jurisdiction' lVIy observation, horvever,
is that more often than otherrvise, tl-re blank report is simply
handed the lecretary, rvith request that he fiIl itl the answers, or
that the deputy sits dorvn rvith the secretary, and jots down himself
the data giverr him by the secretary without so much as a
personal glance hin'rself at the books of the Lodge, from which, in
nost cases, cort:ect allswers lntlst come. Reports so made, could just
as s'ell be ca1led for d'irectly by the Grand Secretary and accompany
the annual returns, and trouble and expense be saved. The reports
receivecl this year are valttable as tabtrlating in a way the condition
of the Lodges from rvhich received,-rg7 of them otlt of our total
of 248 Lodges, from zg oI ottr 34 District Deputies. The Deputies
failing to send in Lodge reports are: Bros. Aamodt of the 4th
District, Hayden of the zoth, Crandall of the z3rd, l\{cCabe of the
eSth arrd Hauson of tlre 33rd' Reports frorn only elevetr Lod'ges in

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the clistricts, r,vhich did l'cport, are missiug. 'l'he delincluenL deputres
above Damed lvere recolnlnended by the representatiYes flom their
r.espective clistricts a year ago. II brethren so locaterl dou't know
rvhat to expect of their tromiuees, holv can a Grand l{aster, tnttcl-t
Iarther away usually, knolv what to expect of sttch appointees? It
is more important to get a competent brother lvho can and lvill give
his time for this in-rportant worl(, thall to merely compliment a
brother, (lvho cannot give the timc,) lvith a commission which he
simply pigeon-lroles.
orle intention of these fepofts is to get uniform informatiou as
to the business corlcerns of the Lodges. Another is to have thc
deputies give their personal observatiotrs, as to the nlethod of cot-tferring
degrees and the geueral condltct of the Lodges. It is nevcr
irrtendecl th:it the deputies criticise or cort:ect the officers in their
","ori.." That rlay ivcll be left for our Custocliaus. Eveu the Gland
Nlaster may well hesitate to make nany such corrections, and what
even he.makes were better suggestiotls, to be confirmed by an incluiry
of a Custodian. The instlltctiotls to deptlties, seut out with
tl-reir commissions, expressly rvar' the'-r not to atterrpt correctiou
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SCHOOLS OF INSI'RUC1'ION,
Intimately connected with the condition of the Craft, is the
rvork of our Custodians. Custodian Tusler, upon the private reqtrest
of l(ellogg Lodge No. rzz held a School of Instrdction at lhaL
place early last winter. He reports much irlterest and a good attendance.
Upon the request of the Lodges in the 2oth District I authorized
Custodian Smith to hold a three days' school with Florence Lodge,
at Wood Lake in I\tlarch. The school was well attended by represcntatives
from the Loclges in the District and it is believed much
good rvas accoi:rplished. I had expected to attend this school and
should have done so but for my unfortuuate illness that month before
rnentioned,
Upon the request of Colurnbian Lodge at Heron Lake and agreement
of many other Lodges in the z3rd District, I authorized
Custodian Sprout to hold a. three days' schqol at lleron Lake last
lveek. Bro. Sprout re'ports a good attendance and intelligent attention
by the offrcers and brethren of many of the Lodges in that
locality.
The usual school of instruction has been held by the Custodians
this rveek, and they were present in St. Paul to hold such school on
Saturday last but found few present to instruct. They held a school,
however for threi: days. This school has been attended by many
representati:r'es rvho came here for the ptlrpose before the meeting
of this Annnal Communication. The detailed report of the
Custodiarrs rvill present further details of their work during the
past year. If we are not to have a Grand Lecturer, certainly we
should have more schools and a larger attendance uoon such as
we do have.
DISPENSATIONS.
As authorizcd by our Constitution, I have granted dispensations
rvhenever requested, for changing the meeting places of Lodges,
after being assured that facilities for safe-guarding the records, etc.,
o[ the Lodge, required by our regulations (Par. zo8, p. 2r5, Code) in
cases of joint occupancy of halls, existed.
fn one casc I granted a disper-rsation for the election oI officers
where the time fixed for the same by the By-Laws had been allowed
to pass, and in two other cases for the election of 'Wardens, where
the brother elected at the regrrlar time, declined to accept the electio,r
and be iustalled.
I glanted dispensation for one of our old Lodges to sublet its

Granel Lodge o1f Minnesota.
l all, r,vhicl-r hatl preYior'rs1y been dedicated to the purpose of Free
\Iasonr'],, it appearirig ttpou itlvestigation, that the changed conditions
anrl ciLcurrstances of the Lodge, made it an ttureasonable tax
and burclen for them to pay the rent and support the hall alone'
Previously a chapter of R. A' tr'I. dividecl tl-re bttrden, but the latter
has disbandcd.
I also grantecl dispensatioll to a Lodge to permit the Aunttal
State Convention of the order of Red \{en, to be held il1 the l.rall of
the fonner, full notice having been giveu to the brethren of the
Loclge of thc reqnest for sttch ttse, atld no one opposing the vote
by rvhich it u,as agreed, in tlris case, to extetld the courtesy'
DISI'ENSAI'IONS'I'O DXCEIID CONS'I'ITUTIONAL LII4IT
IN CONFERRING DDGREES.
while I have harl ntany rcrluests from Lodges for dispensations to
nrake trlorc than "fivc nerv brethrcu at thc same titlte'" as fixed by
ly obligatetl at a time. is tl-re solemr1 adjudication rvhich has
cor.ne dotvn to us throtrgh the AncieDt corrstittttions. It is a detcrmination
of onr most arrcierrt of FrzLtefnities, (ufiich, unlike any
gently arrd itrsttnctively givcn, other things being eqtral' I havo
beer-r told, that some jurisdictions permit bttt oue to be obligated at
a time. Our X'Iinnesota "lvork" seenrs itr fact to provide for only
olle. Every X4ason thinkirlg seriottsly for a nloment, will agree
that a lone obligee at tl-rc altaf will be irnmeasttrably rnore impressed
rvitl-r the solemrtity aud lnstructil'eness of the ceremony and obligation
than it is possible, by contrast, for a crorvd of candidates as'

38 Proccedhtgs of tlte
follou'ing dccisions, upon cluestions cf Masonic larv submitted to
rne, ftom time to time during the year:
r. A traveling nan's legal home after marriage is rvhere his
t'ife li'r'es and where she is supported by him, and to which place he
returlls rvhen his brrsiness perrnits, although that business may keep
hir:r elservhere the greater part of his tirne, unless such man has
continrr.c'd to claim his residence where it rvas before marriage, in
another tou'n, zLud corrtinued to vote there, and his wife for convenierrce
simply continues to live rvith her own parents, in which
case his home s'i1l be considered rvhere he still votes, and his petition
for degrees belongs in that place.
2. If an otherrvise qrralified petitioner for the degrees o{
lVlasonry has lcgally resided for one year and voted in a torvn, his
petition belongs tl-Lere.
3. Only rnen,2r ycars oI age and otherlvise qualified, are
eligible for tl-rc degrees o[ n,Iasorrry, and the resideuce of such a
man, rvhether married or single, depeuds upon his owu movemeuts
a,ncl intentions, and never primarily upon the residence of his parents
s.ith s'irom he ilay at some time have made his home. If such unrnarried
man leaves the hone of such parents temporarily, lvithottt
irrtending to change his residence and intending to retttrn thereto,
ar-rd in fact does nothing rvhile away (as by exercising the votiug
franchise) to indicate a contrarv intention, his home and residence
will be presumed to hirt'e continned rvith his parents and he may
petition for our degrees there.
4. A Lodge cannot be called from labor to refreshment and
separate until another da1'.
5. A l{asonic Lodge as such, should not join'lvith an un-masouic
c'rganization in the orvnership of a Lodge room or building. If
joint orvuersl.rip rvith other organizations seems necessary, a
corporation otrtside the Lodge shotrld be forrned to manage the
rnatter. Then the Lodge as sucl-r l'ill not be involved financially and
it car.rrrot possibll' get mixed up in any partnership disputes.
6. A \Iaster of a Lodge has the right to remove an appointed
otlicer tbereof s'ho has been installed, but 'rvho, since such installation,
has rvilliully failed to attend the Lodge, and such Master may
therenpon appoirrt another brotl-rer to fill the office for the unexpired
terfli. The records of the Lodge shorld be made to shorv the removal,
the reasolls therefor and the nerv appointment.
7. When a brother rvho has been stricken from the rolls for
non-pa]'ment of dues is re-instated, he takes his old Lodge and
Grand Lodge rrunrbers.
8. A member of a Lodge ir-r this jurisdiction, against rvhotn
phargles s'erc preferred, trial had, and who rvas indefinitely srlspend-

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ed by a Lodge in a foreign juriscliction, and frour lvhich suspensiou
the accused has appealed to tl-re Grand Lodge of that jurisdiction,
is entitlecl to no privileges of X'Iasonry atryrvhere, except the right
to prosccute his appeal, arld his Lodgc here sbould rlot accept dlles
from l-rirn pencling sttch appeal.
g. It is not allolvable that X'Iasolrs or I'Iasonic Lodgcs, as such,
take part in any public antriversary or observauce, in chttrch or clsev,'here,
which is rrot iu the sole cotrtrol of the Fraternity. The test
o[ the propriety of Lodges participating in public exercises of any
kind is that a Symbolic Lodge cotrtrols the selt'ice or exetcise.
ro. Either lland may be usecl iu voting.
rr. Tl-re minutes of a Lodge canuot be atneuded after they arc
forrnally approved.
12. One who has been regularly elected to receive the degrees
of Nlasonry irr this jurisdiction and after receivit.tg his E. A' degree
is tried in regular proceedings attd sttspended for five years, is still
a rnember of and amenable to the Loclge so electirlg hir-r-r at the
cxpiratiou of the tertn of sttspetrsiott. And if such E. A. thereafter
petitions a Lodge in a foreign jurisdiction (without 'disclosir-rg his
status with the fitst rueutioued lodge,) and is electecl atrd receives
all our degrees in that foreign Lodge, he is guilty of ttntnasonic cot-tduct,
for which the Lodge here should proceed agairrst him.
13. If their By-Laws do not prohibit sucir use of Loclge funds,
and therc is no sentiurcnt agairlst sttch ttse anlong the uretnllets
thereof, a Loclge lnay as all act o[ charity fu::nish a room iu a
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40 Proceedings of tlte
of any organizatiot't, frorn r:esigning. But it has uever been held iu
any such case that a mau might not resigu. He is responsible until
l.re turns over all property to his successor, of course. 'Ihe reason
has never been any strouger, (and from the nature of things canllot
be,) in Nlasonlv than else'lvhere. There is absolutely no tvord in
our installation obligation to stlpport the reason laid down by
n,Iackey. On the contrary, there is every reaso11, 'lvhy the secretary
or treasurer should be allou'ed to resigr-r and quit an offrce which
he can no longer fiIl, and thus permit his Lodge to protect itseif,
by filling that offrce rvith some brother rvho, if he proves himsell
conlpetent, will be continued therein by the Lodge. This rvould
rrot foilorv upon a persoual appointment made by the N4aster. The
language of our Constitntion, above referred to, plainly permits a
Lodge to filI any aocdtrc!, except in the offices oI Master or Wardeu.
Besides said Constitutional provision, the form of By-Laws in the
Code, expressly permits asecretaryoratreasurertodimit. Adimit, so
far as the Lodge is concerned, is a resignation of membership. If
mcmbership is gone, the oflrce certainly is. The decision of 1869,
p. 47. should be overluled and omitted from future editions of the
Code. This rvill do arvay rvith a senseless conflict between ottr
Constitution, which is plain, and inuumerable Codes of By-Laws approved
by many Grand Masters, on the one side, and a decision
ciirectly contrary to the Constitution on the other.l
15. Where an elected offrcer of a Lodge refuses or declitles
to accept an election or to be installed, it is competent for the
Nlaster to declare that there has been no election, obtain a dispensatiou
for an electioll and proceed to' fili tlte vacallcy thereat.
r6. Installation is necessary in Nlasonic ttsage to col.lsummate
arr election. IVIasonry does not require a brother to accept arl
office.
17. It is unmasonic for a Lodge to demand a fee of another
Lodge which requests it to confer our degrees upon a candidate,
unless the requesting Lodge suggests it. Snch "u'ork" is clone, if at
all, as a fraternal courtesy.
r8. The Grand Lodge lias supreme power under the Constitution
over any matter rvhich may concern the general rvelfare of the
Craft, arrd so may adopt any meastlre, rvhich rvill promote such rvelfare.
(Alt. III, Secs. 9 and r3.)
rg. A resolution duly adopted has the force of a Regulation of
this Gralrct Lodge. (Art. II. Sec' 4, Par' 3rd and Sec. 7.)
2c.. Tl-re action of this Grand Lodge prohibiting Lodges frotn
charging affiliatior-r f ecs, is not a decision so-called, but in fact a
Regulation, and is of general r'ather than loca1 concern. Its
object is to bring into our tnembership as many non-affiliates as
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2r. r\s a nou-affiliate can apply for uretrlbership anywherc he
chooses, the rttle that uo af6liation fee shall be cl-rar ged, cannot
possibly affect injuliotrsly the financial affails of the local Lodge'
22. The action of the Grand Lodge in 7ga7 as to life n'rer-r-rbersliip
certificates, had the effect to lepeal any lodge By-Larv perrnitting
the issuauce of such certificates, except ouly u'here a lnetnber
lrays dues in the Lodge for tlventy-five cousecutive years' It, oi
course, does uot affect any certificates pnrchasecl before such actiorr
of the Grautl l,odge was takerr. Thc interltion of the Grand Lodgc
u,as to prevent a Lodge frotn financially crippling itself.
23. A tlimit cannot legally be granted pendring charges.
24. A brother regularly applying for a dimit by letter, aucl errclosing
his dues for the cllrrent year, wlrich the Secrctary receives
cluling that year, is entitled to the dirnit, if free of othercharges,
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44 Proccedh4g's of tlte
rotify each of the Lodges having jurisdiction, of the rnistake, aud
that they have stopped advaucemeut. They sl-rould also advise the
E. A. that he tnust petition for and get his advancetnent, if at
all, in some Lodge having jrrrisdiction of his petition.
5r. An E. A. who since his initiation has lost his right leg
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62. \\ihen a By-Larv of a Lodge recluires a petition for degrees
or nterrbership to be "referrecl to a comnittee, of lvhom a rnajority
shall bc resiclent of the totvn or village, rvhere the petitiorler residcs,
$hereYcr practicable," the tern "rvhereYer practicable" ureaus that,
if there are brethr.en. of tlrc Locge liviug in such towll or villagc
arld who al.c l.]ot recor.r.rntenclers of the petitioner, a majOriLy of the
invcstigating comrtrittee n.rnst be conrposed of such brethren, and
the lact that such brethreD tnay llot be presetrt rvheu the petitior-r is
reacl, is 11o reason that snch absent brethren of the Lodge, residing
in such to\\,n or village, shoulcl not be appointed upou such cor-nnrittee,
and they mttst be, to conrply u'ith said By-Law'
ITl-re {our clecisions last abol'e, gre$' otlt of the follorviug facts:
A lodge in a snall country village reccives aucl duly ref er:s tu'o
l.,etitions for degtecs tt[ \'Iasotrry at tl-re first ueetit-tg iu Decernber,
rgo7. Brctlrr.en of that loclge rvho lir.e in the village (nine miles
a\vty across couiltt-y), itr \vhicl-r the petitioners hereinafter urentiouecl
also livc, al-e l)r:escltt at the tinle the petitions ate filecl and thet-r orally
inform the tr,Iaster, as rvell as sollte nrembers of tire inr,cstigatirrg
cotnrrlittec appointetl, that thc petitioners rvere objectiouablc aucl
llot fit r.natetial for onr dcgrees. Tl-rese brethren also filed r.r'rittetl
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annoyance of requests and solicitations Irom other Lodges, (general
ly at the instigation of a petitioner or solne of his friends,) that it
rvaive its rights, may defeat a secret ballot tvhich our law above
ciuoted recluires to be taken in the jurisdiction of the first named
Lodge, and may often rvork injury to the Loclge interested and the
Craft. Lodges and meurbers usually do not care to even seem to
bc captious in dealir-rg with such requests. In vierv of the clause
of the resolution last above cluoted, (u'hich I italicise) there really
seerns to be no excrlse for making the request. No Lodge rvill
refuse to confer degrees for another 1lpol1 a candidate who really
desires and requests that it be do11e.
Notrvithstandring the above larv of the Grar-rd Lodge I find
sereral of my predecessors seem to have assumed the right to
n-rodify the foregoing larv, by decisior-r. I snspect oliginally it may
have been done to help ont a giveu case 'lvhere a Lodge had innocerrtly
taken material rvhich did not belong to them, and lvas
so made as the best way to settle the illegality. If so, the decision
had best not have been'reported as such.
Resolutions of this Grar-rd Lodge are termed By-Laws, (Const.,
-\rt. II, Secs. 4 aud 7, end Alt. VIII, Sec. 47.1 The last section proviclcs:
'"I he Grand tr,Iaster has porver rvithin this j urisdictierl-* x *
7th. To erercise all such powers as are warranted or required of
hirn by the Arcient Regulations, or Customs of tL'e Craft, Proai.d.ctl
alzua.ys, th.a! he shall h.aae lro flzt)cr to susfetrd th.e oferaliort of
(r4' By-J-azu of lhis Gronil Lod,ge."
ll a Grand l\{astet cannot suspeucl a By-Lau', he certainly had
no legal power to modify or amend or dispeuse with the force of
snch By-Larv by decision or otherrvise. (See par. 322, Code.) Arrd
no Lodge can do rvhat a Grand tr{aster cannot do iu such case. I
accordingly made the foregoing dbcision *'hich irr fact overrules
those above referred to.l
6.S. I,Iasonry does not permit a collective ballot upon several
candidates for its clegrees, aud a ballot so takett is illegal arld void.
ITo perrnit such a collective ballot rvould def eat the ancietlt
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67. The report of an iuvestigatitlg cornmittee upon a petltlon
for clegrees or membership, cannot be lvithdralvn after it is fi1ed'
by rcquest of such committee.
68. It is the best practice for Lodges of ottr jurisdiction to
fr.aternally accedre to the reqtrest of Lodges of foreign julisdictions
to complete ttnfinished wor1t, ttpou candidates for ottr d'egr:ees'
'[,hich may corne to them with the app'::oval of the Grand Master
of tlrc foreign jurisdictinrl.
candiclates U. D. without recluiritrg nelv petitiotls, relerence, etc''
flom thern, just as if the petitioners had been acted upon or the
previous work rlone by such newly constituted Lodge, itself'
70. It is permissible in this jurisdiction, where more than one
carrdidate is being raised at one meeting, to abbreviate somewhat
the dramhtic work upon all but one, but that abbreviation should
not cut out so much as to affect the substantial truth of the anslvers
contained iu the several sectioils of the lecttlre of the ]\{. 1\[. degree.
invcstigation and trial-
22. Tire Wardens repeat the saltttation goven them by a
canclidate. Tl1e Sen,ior Deacon must see .that the latter correctly
salutes before passing.
23. A Mason tvho is now engaged in the sale of intoxicants as
a beverage, (as by tendring bar, or otherwise) is guilty of unmasonic
concluct ancl is subject to char.ges, investigation, trial and discipline.
74. The mere fact that a member of the Lodge engages in the
retail liquor btlsiness, does not affect his Lodge membership, further
than to subject him to charges and discipline therefor.
75. No other evidence of a charge of unmasonic conduct
specifying the tending o{ a saloou bar, is necessary thau to prove
that fact.
76. When the I\4aster of a Lodge is the accttset in charges
against a tneuber of the sa:rre Lodge, a cotnmittee of investigation
appointed'lty the fort.net', may legally act, inastnnch as tllat conl-
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50 Proceedingsiof the
mittee has no dtiscletion but to take and report all the evidence
bearing npon the charge.
77. When the comrnittee is ready to report and the Lodge
. nust be summoned for the trial, the Master as accuser being under
"disabiiity," and the Senior Warden should sign the summons as
actlrlg mastef.
ZB. At the time of trial, the Senior Warden is entitled to the
chair, but it is proper: and advisable that he call some Past \tlaster of
experience to the chair to preside during the trial, and indeed to
decide whether the report of the committee presents anything for
the Lodge to act upon.
79. A member nlrder charges for unmasonic conduct, is en
titled to visit and participate in all the business of his own Lodge,
pending snch charges, except to vote upon the latter.
8o. Smoking in a Lodge rvhile it is at labor is a disorderly
act, and the N,Iaster of a Lodge has the right to prohibit it by his
orvn order, and to enforce such prohibition. Many Masonic Lodges
l'isely prohibit it in their By-Laws.
8r. The trial of a brother against whom charges are preferred
must occur at a stated meeting of the Lodge, but to which the mem-
. bers rnust be duly summoned. But if a quorum is not present the
meeting may be calledi off frorn day to day under Reg. Sec. 82.
82. The petition of a man who can see perfectly lvith one eye
but whose other eye has been removed, (and a glass eye substitute:< * can, if made a l\{ason, readily do all that can
be required of him." The decisions made before that date, had gone
along the same line,-as in t877, p. rz; in r88o, p. r5; in 1882, p. 17
(see Code pat.244, p. zrg),-wifhout hinting a reason for the rule.
E'r'eu tLe decisions stating what disability will disqualify,-r88o, p.
r5; r88z, p. r7; rBB3, p. zo; 1887, p. 28,-(par. 243, p. 2rg Code) em-
. phasize just as strongly the reasons, for those several decisions
turn upon the inability of the petitioner to meet some requirernent
of our obligations or ceremonies. The basis so adopted
ior determining 'rvhether a given petitioner is qualified' physically,
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gations. It is not whether he is physically pqrfect. This decision
of r89o and last year (that the loss of an eye ball) disqualifies, is the
only instance in this jurisdiction of a departure from the basis
which had otherwise been consistently followed from the formation
of the Grand Lodgc, so far as I have discovered. The dgcision of
l877 was on the loss.of the sight of an eye. In that of r89o there
was the loss not only of such sight but also of the eye ball itself.
As the petitioner cotrld'not see out of a lightless eye ball, and the
Grand Lodge had already seven years before. determined that not
physical perfection but ability to perform our requiriments was
the proper test, I am persuaded the Grand Lodge made that decision
withotrt proper or sufficient consideration, and that either
we s[ould overrule all the decisions which allow an imperfect physr'cal
rnan to be qualified or we should overrule the decision of r89o
and last year above referred to, and get our staudards down to a
consistent and single basis. A mau will be much handsomer to
say the least with a glass eye nrade to match the perfect one, than
he can possibly be with a sightless one.J
8:. A notice of motion that "all biethren more than three
years" in arrears for dttes will be stricken from the rolls at a date
na-id, is not sufficient. The notice must give the names of all
brethren whose cases are to be acted upon, at the date specified.
BY-LAWS APPROVDD.
I trave approved complete sets of By-Laws for Roseau Lodge
No. 268, Eagle Bend No. 269t, Melrose No. r45, Sakatah No. 3z'
Lincoln No. zz6, and Ancient Landmark No. 5, as well as certain
anrendments of By-Laws of rninor importance as follows: For
Anchor No. r78, changing the time of meetings to rst and 3rd Tuesdays;
Chisago No. z3z, changing stated meetings to rst and 3rd
Saturdays; IVlanl

54 Proccedings o1f the
little of that) of being recognized by regular l\4asonry, in that territory,
has since, in rgto6, agreed that all its subordinates should surrender
their charters and take new ones frorr Valle de Mexico, and
they have done so. To indicate the further true Masonic instincts
of that Grand Loclge. it has rvithdrarvn recoguition and Masonic
intercourse rvith Brazil. The Scottish Rite no longer permits the
three degrees of S1'mbolic tr,Iasor-rry to be conferred by its Bodies
in that territory, and the subordinate lodges, of the Valle de Mexi
co, do not ptactice, coutrol or have any connection with any other
thar-r the three syn-rbolic degrees, in auy other way than does this
Grand Loclge perhaps, in its resolutions o[ r89o defining what Masonic
societies it recognizes as legitimate-if indeed so much. There
rnay be a possible rival in that territory, in the so-called Grand
Lodgc of Vera Cruz, but I tlo not stlspect tl-re latter possesses any
s)lrpton.rs of regularity which lve need consider a moment.
The following American Grand Lodges now recognize this
l\,Ierican Grand Lodge: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado,
Cc,nnecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas,
l'Iichigan, tr{ississippi, nlissouri, Nebraska, Nevadh, New York,
North Dal

Grand Lodge of Minnesota.
'fhat Grand Lodge claims tbat the Grand Lodge "Nacional
Mexicana," rvhich came into being by the efforts of the Americau
Minister to Mexico, irr 1825, after a tumultuous existence, became
defunct about the beginning of our late Civil War, and that all of
its Lodges except one-La Union Fraternal in the qity of Mexicoalso
had ceased to exist by 1865. That surviving lodge was . said
to have done business simultaneously in four languages .at that time.
Some enterprising Mason that year advised a resuscitation of
Masonry in Mexico by the organization of a new Grand Lodge
there, and as there was but that one lone Lodge, he induced it to
divide itself into three Lodges, "split" our objecting brethren charge,
one to'work in Spanish, one in French dnd the other in German or
perhaps English-three of the four languages formerly used in
transacting the business of that one Lodge. And with these three
new units for Lodges, a new Grand Lodge, now known as Grand
.- Lodge Valle dle Mexico, was formed' It is objected that these three
"tlnits" had no charters. or only one between them, and were 4ot
regular Lodges, and that therefore anything they attemptod to do
was irregular and by the same token, cannot be made regular, and
so the Grand Lodge should not be recognized.
As a practical man and Mason, I want regular recognizable
Masonry in Mexico, because in my judgment the best interests ol
our wholc Fraternity, and especially those of hundreds of our brethren
in Mexico, demaud it. If we rnust wait upon technical proof
oi regularity, dnd the production of charters, or of a regular genealogy
back to Yorl

5r) Proceedings o1f the
that it eveu issued clrarlers, ior no other body existed rvith such
authority. We 'may asstllne the three "ttnits," then, were actitrg
vvith authority, in so attempting to start regular Masonry on its
lvay again in Mexico, and, for the purposes of the present inquiry,
that they succeeded fairly rvell in accomplishing that result' Tl-re
tl-rree units rvhich formed \ralle de Mexico then, I suspect, had' as
rnuch chartered existence as the four lodges r'vhich formed the Grand
Loclge of England rn r7t7. So far as I have learne6l, only one Grand
Lodge in the meantime seems to have assumed that Mexico was
r+'ithorrt legitirnate l\{asonry and therefore unoccupied Masonic terlitory.
Missouri chartered "Toltec" Lodge there' Since, however,
(rvhile still insisting it had that right), Missouri rvithdrerv its charter
frorn Tbltec Lodge, and directed it to unite with another bod!
in tr{exico, rvhich has since beeu absorbed by the present Grand
Lodge Valle de lVlexico. It has'today some forty active Lodges-rg
of which work in English. Americans and English speaking Masolrs
are going into that coltntry by hundreds every year. They are
as good }{asons as wc in America, many of tl-rem from our own
state. 'Ihey all need, ald we should help give them, if we can, the
opportunity of Masouic 3ocial intercotlrse and fellowship thele, witlr.
ail the helpfulness which these bring. It does not seem to me
that the itrterests of otlr Fraternity demand that we longer quibble
over legititnacy there, as there is no regular Masonry disp'uting the
claims of Valle de Nlexico, in that territory, and I therefore recolllmend
that that Grand Lodge be recognized aud an exchange of
represeutatives be fraternaliy reqtrested.
f have beetr ttnable to look into the clairns of Chile, aud mal

Grand Lodg'e of ll(itntesota.
;rn.l her chil

5D Pt'oceedittgs of tlte
conpliance *'ith that clirection I enployed Bro. Ralph D. Webb,
a Past l\'Iaster of this jurisdiction and a pr.rblic accountart, to perform
that duty and rnal

Grand Lodge 2f Minnesota.
GR,\ND']'I{EASURER'S RECORDS,
I checl

60 Proccedings of tlte
trIASONIC HOI{E.
The President of the tr'Iinnesota i{asonic Horne rvill r.ualce his
t:sual annttal report of that corpolation to the Grand Lodge. Irr
acldrtion to rvhat that report tnay coutaitr, I desire to say, that ont
brethren and Lodges o*'e it to thetrselves, to bear the beginrlings
cf this great l{asonic beue'r'oleuce constatttly ir-r their uriuds, courcicnces
and prayers. That corporatiou rvas forured to forestall thc
inrprll'.21i1'g demand u,hich s'ill coine soollet or later-demauds of
love ar.rd charity,-l'lricll the evolutior-r of the rvorlcl today has proven,
arid is constantly proving, cattuot'irdeclttately be uret iu the olcl rl'ay
'oI r'elief, locally aclnrinisteted. Thele has beerr 1,ttle advauce trlaCe
cluring the vcal iu accuurttlatiug luuds for a I{ome. The lacli e.f
progress tol'ard that objcct indicates that \,Iinnesota has felt the
tightening of tirnes, since the fall oi r9c7. \\rhile t'e do not expect this
condition to continttc, ancl in fact there is a large iurproveureut,
the sudden coming of that squall of lgo7, simply eurphasizes the
irnportatrce of XIasons being f orehancled, and preparing, agaiust
tLre possible Eclveut of a tirne of sttffering rvhich nray coure to thosc
\\'e are s\\'orn to love and cherisb. The proposed l'Iasortic llot.ue is
not for the r,rdiirary case s,hich cau be cat'ed for sintply lly the expen

Gran.d Lodgc o1' ./l'Iintzesola.
the extrenrity may be of such nature that neither ties oI blood nor
fan-ril1, nor kinsbip nor frivate htltnatl s1'nlpathy, 11or evel1 lnorlcy,
call or rvill aclecluately nreet it. Alrd ret.nembering this, felv \{asotrs
a(re so pool in this rvorlcl's gooci's:ts to be uuable to git'c something
now, ol'at least in their tvills, for so great a charity aud lvorl

62 Proceeditrys of tltc
slallcd ancl corrpleted in a day or a ):snp or rvithin trvo or three
vears. Thet'e are too maly thonsan:ls of names to be goue or.er.
Neither can the Gland Secretaly do this l'ork alone. If it is to
bc done hc must have regnlar help, help intelligent enough to be
educated atrd rnade expert in the lr'orli, anll grosit.tg more so every
year, so that in the ncar fnture lre r.nay become a full-fledged assistant
secrctary of thc Grand Lodge. There is no doubt that rve
shall need him in a fcrv years, if not a1read1.. The rvork can be
clone by startirrg rvith the latest r:etrlr'n or retrlrns and gradually
rr:t-tnit.tg then.r l--acl

Grand Lodge o1f Minnesota.
5. The Grand Lodge ueeds au Anrericau l'lag for use otl all
public occasions. aud a crse to kcep it iu. We have a Grand Standarrd
Bearer l'ho is installed to bear the startdard of tbe Grand Lodge.
\\rhat is tiiat staudard? This is a uerv office-uot origiually found
in Grancl Lodges rosters or in the Old Constitutions. We hal'e no
standal'd as such, ercept it is, es I thinl< it ought to be, the flag of
our cor.rntl'y, to ivhicl-r rve teach loyalty, as alurost the first lessou.
Then as a patriotic, la.u'-abiding Fratcmity, tve ottght never to appear'
upon public occasions rvithout the American flag in the hands ol
onr Graud Stanclald Bcarer. It is not allvays easy or possible to
borlorv sttch llag, and sorretiures rve irale to go without one. This
Grarlcl Lodge is able to have its orvu and should have it, pnd I
l ccomrnencl that the Grand l,Iaster ar-rd Grand Secretary be author'
ized to purchase a suitable llag, also srvords rvith belts, etc., for thc
Glancl Ss,ord Bearer and Gland 'I'iler and also a proper case for
the carriage arrd safe keeping of sttch flag, and stvords, and belts,
made large enongh to also carry the rods of the d'eacons and stew'
ards, and that an appropriation of $I5o.oc, or so t-uuch thereof as is
necessary, be made for the pulposes.
6. The quarters of the Grand Lodge are grorving crampcd,
and rve shoulcl soon have larger ones. The btethrerr ir-r St. Paul,
I an1 happy to auuouuce, are builcling a uerv Nlasottic Ternple lvhich
rvill be able to provide not ortly appropriate lootns Ior the several
Bodies r.vhich rcgularly are to nlcet there, but uo drotrbt will of{er as
heretoforc proper {acilities for the Cot.ntlttuicatious of this Grantl
Lodge, including its atrnital Schools of Instruction. It lvill also, I
tunclerstand, be able to furnish qtlarters, larger if needled, for our
Grand Secretary's office and tl-re trIasonic Library, and ttncloubtedly
at reasonable rentals. The-preserrce of these offices there rvill not
or-rly be a great convetricuce to the local brethren, bttt in tl-re Library,
as it continttes to expaud, a valtrable adjunct as rvcll to their \'Iasonic
Temple. I do rlot anticipate that the rental lvl-rich n-ray be de'
rnanded lvill bc exorbitatrt or ttureasotrable. The brethren of St.
Paul have evet been opeu-heartccl attcl getrerotts in their treatmetlt
of the Grand Lodge and rvill, I arn srtre, coutitttte to be so, kttor'ving
that we are turder rro uecessity of tnovit.tg to the nerv Temple.
\\/hetl-rer the Temple rvill be reacly for occttpalrcy befole the next annual
gatlrering of this Grau

64 Proceedi4gs of tlre
secni to lhciu best, and iol such length of time is may seem best,
and that sttch comr.t-tittee, iu case a lease is urade for cluarters iu
the nerv Temple, be eutporvered to procnre uerv and appropriate
furrritnre to stlitably ar-rd creditably iurnish the offices there. Ottr
Frcserlt fulniture rvill not be appropriate and should r-rot be ttsed
in nerv or better snrrcundings. 'fhe GranC Lodge mttst preserve
its reputation and dignity iu such surrouudings.
7. The commissiors issuecl by this Grar-rd Lodge to represelltativcs
near other Grand Lodges, as rvell as some other papers--

Grand Lodge o/ Mhntesota.
during the past year. For this we revcrently thatlk our Heavenly
Father.
Several of our sister jurisdictions, horvever, have suffered losses'
:Lnd we rnourn with, and extend otlr fraternal syrnpathy to them, in
the loss of honored and distinguished brethren, as follows:
Alabama-John Gideon Harris, who was Grand Master in 1885 and
died at Pensacola, Novetnber t2, rgoS'
Illiuois-Loyal L. Nlunn, Grand Secretary Irom r88r to 1893, rvho
died at Freeport, Novenber 23, tgo8.
Indiano-Martin H. Rice. Grand Master froflr 1868 to r87r, inclusive,
rvho died August 3, I9o8.
A[onitoba_Thonras Robiuson, Grand \{aster h r@7, who died at
Montreal, Augtist ro, r9o8.
Il[ichigan--Mzrttlerv FI. IVlaynard, Grand Master in t876, who died at
Marqtlette, December 27, r97, also W. Irving Babcock,
Grand Master in r89o, rvho died at Niles, March 3r, r9o8, and
also Htrgh McCurdy, Gland Nlaster in 1873, who died at
Corunna, July 16, r9o8.
Nczu IIerico-William Burr Childcrs, Grand Master in 1883, who died
at Albtrquerque, March 3, r9o8, and also Elias Elwell Day'
Grand Master in 1899. who died May 3r, r9o8'
Nezu Yorl,-William A. Sutherlancl, Grand \4aster in 1897 and 1898,
a ntember of the Board ol Trustees of the Nlasonic llorne
ancl Asylttnt F'und, who died at Rochester, March rr, r9o8'
Norllt, C'atolirla-Fabius Haywood Busbee, Grand Master in 1885 and
1886, who died at Seattle, Washington, Atrgust 28, r9o8'
North Dahola-John F. Sclby, Grand Mastet it t9oz, who died at
Hillsboro, Janttary 8, r9o8, and also Robert M' Carothers,
Grand tr{aster in 1897, who died at Grand Forks, February
' 4, tgo8.
South Carolino-Johrr R. Bellinger, Grand lVlaster in r9o4 and r9o5'
who diecl at Hambtrrg, Augttst z7' t$.
Tennessee-John Thornas Irion, Grarrd Master in r88o, who dietl
August 9, r9o8.
Vermont-Rev. Edwin Wheelocl

68 Pt'oceedhrgs oif tlte
Nov. ro. Cash received fronr
Nov. 16.
' Nov. r9.
Dec. r5.
Dec. 16.
Det. rg.
Dec. zr.
Dec. zz.
Dec. 23.
Dec. 24.
Dec. 26.
Dec. 28.
Dec. 29.
Dec. 3o.
Dec. 3r.
rgog.
Jan. 2.
Jatt.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Ian.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
A
6.
a
8.
9.
I I.
fa
r3.
16.
r8.
r9o8.
No. r, Jan.
No. 2,
No. 3,
No. 4,
No.
No.
Jt
6,
.. a(
,t at .. (a
.r aa
Grand Secretary. ..
a( aa
a( aa
r.20
4.25
r.oo
r r.6o
tz.8o
33.30
76.oo
26.8o
78.60
792.7o
zz8.6o
312.go
329.8o
728.6o
8r6.8o
r,o27.50
r,g5 r.8o
r,Z9o.60
z,613.ro
74o.6o
566.+o
r56.oo
456.8o
zt6.to
79.8o
74r.40
6z4.zo
.80
47-oo
Total Receipts ..... ......$28,192.88
aa
ta t.
DISRURSET[ENTS.
24, Gustaf. Widell, G. I{aster's
Expenses . . . .. ... .$ 3oo.oo
John Fishel, z Assistants. .. .. .' 3o.oo
John H. Lud'wig, G. Tiler..... 25.(n
James M. Robertson, Asst. G.
Tiler .. Io.oo
Anton Hoska, Asst, G. Tiler.. ro.oo
Wm. B. Patton, Custodian. , 24.@

Grattd Lodge of Minnesola. 69
No. 7. J'an. 24, Wrn. R. Smith, Custodian.... 32.28
No. 8, David W. Knowlton Cttsto-
' dian r5.2o
No. 9,
Henry M. Ttlsler, Custodian, r8.ro
No. ro, , John H. Sprout, Custodian. .. ' 32.22
No. rr, John J. Buckhout, care of
roollls 5o'oo
No. 12, Henry' M. Tusler, Chm. aud.
Cont. . roo.oo
No. r3, Jan. 3o, David W. Knowlton, G. L. W.
& O. Fund 5,ooo.oo
No. r4, Feb. r, The Dispatch Printing Co.,
Feb. rent . .. . .. . 5o.oo
No. 15, Johrr Fishel, Jan. salary'...'. tr6.66
No. 16, Johrr Fishel, Coutingeut ex-
petlses, Jauuary
20.34
No. 17, Feb. 4, Irving Todd', Chn.r. Corn. on
CorresP. roo'oo
No. r8, Dakota Lodge No. 7, Relief G.
Egbert .....'...... r@.oo
No. r9, Recl Wir.rg Lodge No. 8, Relief
of J. Richter roo.oo
No. 20, Red Wing Lodge No. 8, Reliel
S. Hazlett
loo.oo
No. 2r, Mankato Lodge No. rz, Relief
s' S' Rardon 5o'oo
No. 22, Western Star Lodgc No. 26,
Relief Widow S. Partridge roo'oo
No. 23, Sakatah Lodge No. 32, Relief
widow J. Batlik .. .. . roo.oo
No. 24, Preston Lodge No. 36, Relief
J. Benedict and Wife..... 2oo.oo
No. 25, Star Lodge No. 62, Relief W.
H. Frazer loo.oo
No. 26, Illustrious Lodge No. 6:, Relief
A. Sn.rith and Wife . .. . I5o.oo
No. 27, Illustrious Lodge No. 63, Relief
A. Nelson.'... roo'oo
No. 28, Antiquity Lodge No. 9r, Relief
D. Watson 5o.oo
No. 29, Antiquity Lodge No. 9r, Re- .
No. 30,
lief D' welch '
5o'oo
Sherburne Lodge No' 95, Relief
P, O, flawqs and Wife r5o'oo

72 Proceedings of t/ze
No. 74, June 3o, John Fishel, G. Sec., Cont.
Exp., June
rr.58
No. 75, Jtrly 7, Minnesota l,Iasonic Home,
Schaefer bequest
No. 76, Iuly 3o, The Dispatch Ptg. Co., Aug.
fent ..
67r,42
5o.oo
No. 77, David W. Kuorvltou, G.
'f reas., Relief tr'Irs. Goodricl-r
No. 28, John Fishel, G. Sec., July
salary
No. 79, John Fishel,. G. Sec., Cont.
Exp., July
No. 8o, Aug. r5, Ballard's Express Co., Remor'ing
records
No. Br, Aug. 3r, The Dispatch Ptg. Co., Sept.
rent ..
No. 82, David W. Kuorvlton, G.
Treas., Relief \,Irs. Goodrich
. .
No. 8:, Johrr Fishel, G. Sec., Aug.
sarary
No. 84, John Fishel, G. Sec., Cont.
ExP., Aug.
No. 85, Oct. r, The Dispatch Ptg. Co., Oct.
, tellt . .. .. .. :. .. .. .
No. 86, David \ r. Kuowltou, G.
Treas., Relief lVlrs. Goodrich
No. 82, David W. Knovt'ltou, G.
Treas., Relief A. I'Iarden. .
No. 88, The West St. Paul Tirnes,
printing . .
No. 89, John Fishel, G. Sec., SePt.
2o.oo
tr6.66
9.72
ro.oo
5o.oo
2o.oo
t6.66
16.87
5o.oo
2o'oo
25.oo
6.oo
salary
No. go, John Fishel, G. Sec., Cont.
Exp., Sept.
No. 9r, Oct. 3r, The Dispatch Ptg. Co., No\'.
rellt . .
No. 92, Johrr Fishel, G. Sec., Oct.
r16.66
2r.99
5o.oo
No. 93,
salary rt6.66
David W. Knowlton, G.
Treas., Relief l\{rs. Goodrich
2o.oo

No. 94,
Grand Lodge o1f Miu.nesola.
No 95, Nov.r4, L. N. Bryarrt, Insltrance....'. 3r'o5
No 96, Nov. 3o, David \,V. Knowiton, G'
No. 97,
No. 98,
No. g,
No. roo,
No. ror,
No, roz,
No. ro3,
No. ro4,
John Fishel, G. Sec', Cont.
Exp., Oct.
Treas., Relief l\4rs. Good-
rich . .
The Dispatch Ptg, Co., Dec.
rent ' '
8.28
2,o.oo
5o'oc
The West St. Paul Tines,
printing 6.4r
John Fishel, G. Sec', Nov.
salary .
tt6'66
Johrr Fishel, G. Sec', Cor.rt'
Exp., Nov. 30.64
Dec. 3r, The Dispatch Ptg. Co., Jan.
rent "
5c'oo
David W. Kuowlton, G.
Treas., salarY . 2oo'oo
Jol.rn Fishel, G. Sec., Dec.
salary
n6.74
John Fishel, G. Sec., Cont.
Exp., Dec.
Total PaYmeuts
Balance in General Fund, Jan. zo,
r9o8.
16.72
......$t4,776.69
r9o9... t3,4t6.tg
WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' FUND'
RECIEI'TS.
,J
$z8,r9z 88
Balance in treasttry as per last report' " " '$z'z8S'q6
Jan. zg, Six months' interest or-r City of St. Pa11l bond No'
r94 to Feb. r, r9o8 .
r4o'oo
!an. 3o, Cash from General Fund, Warrant No. 13 5,ooo'oo
Feb. r4, Six months' interest on Minueapolis Charnller o{
Commerce bonds, Nos' 4or' 4o2, 4o3, 442 and 443
to Feb. r, rgo8 .
r72'5o
Feb. 27, Six months' interest on City pf Minneapolis bonds
Nos. 94 and' ro7 to April r, r9o8 . 322'50
J Ln'te 29, Six months' interest or-r Citl' of Nlinneapolis bolrds
Nos. ro8, rcg, r42, 2r3' 4o7, 47o a:nd 5rB to July
r, rgo8
s47.5o

74 Proceedings of the
lttly zg, Six rnonths' interest on City of St. Paul Bond No.
r94toAug.r,rgo8. ......; r4o.oo
Ang. zt, Six months' interest on St. Lotris Co. bond No. 59
to July r, r9o8 2o.oo
Six tnonths' interest on t\{inneapolis Chamber of
Commerce bonds Nos. 4or, 4o2, 4o3, 442 and 443
to Aug. r, r9o8 . rr2.5o
Sept.z8, Six months' interest on City of Nlinneapolis bonds
Nos. 94 and ro7 to Oct. r, rgo8 . 322.50
Dec. 3o, Six months' interest on City of N{inneapolis bonds
Nos. ro8, rcg, rp,, 2r3, 4o7, 47o and 5r8 to Jan.
r, r9o9 547.50
r909.
Jan. 16, Six months' interest on St. Louis Co. bond No. 59
to Jan. r, r9rp9 . 2o.oo
DISBURSDMENTS.
r908.
Jan. 3r, Cash paid for City of ltlinneapolis bond
No.5r8 ........$7o4o.83
. Balance in Treasury Jan. rg rgogt. . . .. . . . 2,529.63
RECAPITULATION.
GENDRAL FUND.
$s,szo.q6
$s,szo.c6
Cash on hand Jan. 20, rgag ..$r3,4t6.r9
wIDOwS, AND ORPFIANS, FUND.
Cash on hand Jan. 19, r9o9 .$ 2,529.63
City of Minneapolis Bond No. 94, par valne . r5,ooo.oo
City of Minneapolis Bond No. ro7, par value . r,ooo.oo
City of Minneapolis Bond No. ro8, par value . 2,@o.ff,
City of Minneapolis Bond No. ro9, par value . 2,ooo.oo
C-it1' of Minneapolis Bond No. r42, par value . 2,ooo.oo
St. Louis Co. Boncl No. 59, par valtte ..... .. j. r,oco.Do
City of Minneapolis Bond No. 2r3, par value . 2,ooo.oo

Grand Lodge of Minnesota.
City of Minneapolis Bonl No. 4o7, par valtte . 3,ooo.oo
City of Minneapolis Bond No. 5r8, par r.alue . 7,ooo.oo
n4inneapolis Chamber oI Comrrerce Bond No. 4or, par
valtte .
l\{inneapolis (jhamber of Commerce Bor-rd No. 4oz, par
value .
Minneapolis Clramber of Cotlmercc Bond No. 4o3, par
value .
I4inncapolis Chamber of Cotlrmerce Bond No. 4-12, par
value.
I,OOO.OO
I,oco oo
I,oOo.OO
I,OoO.co
l\,Iinrreapolis Char-nber of Comtlerce Bond No. 443' par
yalne. t.OCO.oO
City of l,Iinneapolis Borrd No. 47o, p^r value . " ' ' rr,ooo'oo
City of St. Paul Bond No. rg4, p^r valne . T,ooo oo
Total in Widows' ancl Orpharrs' Fund . '
. '. '$6o,529'63
Granrl I'otal in both funds . . .$Zs'sq5'82
Flaternaily submitted
DAVID W. KNOWLTON,
Grand Treasurer.
Referrecl to the Comtt.rittee on Fillance.
.
GRAND SECRETARY'S REPORf"
To th,e Officers and trembers of the Gran'd Lodge :
I have the honor to subnrit herewith rny secolrcl atltlual report
as Grand Secretary.
PROCtrIIDINGS, COI{l'IISSIONS, CIRCIiI-I\RS, E'fC'
The Proceedings of r9o8 rvere published prolnptly and given the
rsual clistribtrtion. The supply not beii-rg sufficieut, I was utrable to
con-rply with a number of reqncsts for copies fror-n x,Iasouic Libraries
and rlistinguished brethren and t'ecomtnend that r,4oo copies of the
Proceedings of this con-rmirnicatiotl be isstted'
Commissions as Grand Representatives have -been issued and
received as stated by the Grand lVlaster' Commissions were also
issuedtotlrethirty.fourDistrictDeptrtyGrandMastersandthenec_
essary blanks sent them.
IJ

o Proceedings of the
Circulars have been issued from time to time as occasion rcquired.
The correspondence, rvhich is cluite volumitlous, has been promptly
attend'ed to, and so far as I am aware, the r.vork of tl-re office is ttp
to date.
BINDING.
The Grand Lodge last year appropriated $roo.oo for binding,
but I havc been truable to find time to collect the uatter for binding
and therefore recornmend that the appropriation be coutinned.
RETURNS.
There are 248 chartered Lodges on the roll. Retttrns have bcen
received from all but six.
Returus have also been received from the three Lodges uttder
dispensation. As usual, and notl.ithstanding the action tal

Gran.d Lodge oif Minnesota.
DISPENSATIONS ITOR NEW LODGES.
By ord'er of the Grand tr'Iaster dispensations for ner'v Lodges
have been issued as Iollows:
June r, r9o8, Koochiching Lodge U' D. at Ir-rternational Falls,
Koochiching Cottuty; Sept.7, rqo8, Canisteo Lodge U. D' at Coleraine,
Itasca County; ar-rcl Oct. 2r, tgo8, Osiris Lodge U' D' at Spooner,
Beltratni CountY.
. Each of these Lodges has nlade returlls, their records are here
for your inspection ancl thcy respectfully ask that charters be grautccl
them.
DoSSTOT'{ LODGE NO' 206.
The Grand Lodge at its last cornmunicatiou relerted the uratter
ol the property anci effects of the late Fosstou Lodge No' 2c6, to
the Grand Secretary s'ith porver to act. On Atlg 3r, r9o8, I rvrote
Bro. Joel Fogelberg, late W.'. 1\'i.'. of the Lodge to serrC lue the
effects of the Lodge, allcl on Dec. r7th, r9o8, I wrote Bro' Daniel
Shaw, D. D. G. 1\'L, at Thief River Falls, asking him to kinClv take
the matter up and see that the propelty was tuluell in before this
communication of tl-re Grand Loclge. Neither Brotl-rer has deemed
it worth his while to rePlY.
BLANI{S FOR ANNUAL RtrPORTS.
The Grand Lod'ge last -vear itlstructed the Grand Secretary to
DUPLICATD CHARTERS.
The cluplicate charters ordered issned to Dexter Lodge No' 253
ancl Flawley Lodge No.256, to replace t1-re origirrals iost 1ly fite, l'erc
cluly ancl pronrptly isstted and transnitted to those Lodges'
RODS AND VESSEI-S.
The Rods for Deacons and Stewards and the vessels lor use ir-r
dedication ceremonies and laying corner storles, ordered at thQ

78 Proceedings of tlte
last communication, were duly purchased and there is left of the appropriation
a balance of $ro.5o which might, in my opinion, be advantageously
expended in the purchase of a suitable case or cases
for them and the Grand Lodge regalia.
LEASE OF GR,.\ND SECRETARY-S OFFICE.
I beg to call the attention of the Grand Lodge to the fa,t that
the lease for the offrces at present occupied by the Grand Sec;etary
expires June 3o, r9ro9, and some provision should be made looking
toward the renewal of the lease or the securing of new and more
cornmodious quarters.
RECDIPTS.
The receipts during the year have been as follows:
Arrearages from Lodges .. .. ....$ 31.60
Clrarter fee, Osiris Lodge U. D. .... ...r... 25.oo
Dispensations for new Lodges 8o.co
Fees arrd dues .. ., :... . ... .. . r3,r78.8o
Grand Lodge Certificates 4o.oo
Johrl Sclraefer bequest 67t.42
Interest on Investments .. . .. z,z85.oo
Saleof Proceedings .......... 3.25
Sale of Supplies 6.SS
Rent from Grand Chapter .... r5o.oo
Rent from Grand Commandery 9o.oo
$r6,565'oz
all of which was promptly remitted to the Grand' Treasurer.
DISBURSEMENTS.
ro4 warrants have been drawn on the Grand Treasttrer, aggregating
$14,776.69.
DISTRIBUTION OF DISI]URSE}'IENI'S.
Assistant Grand Secretaries, r9o8 ... ... ... .$ 3o.oo
Assistant Grand Tylers, r9o8 . 2o.oo
Auditing Committee roo.oo
Board qf Custodians ,. ,....
r34.oo

Grand Lodge of Minnesota.
Care Grand Lodge Rooms and Expenses, r9o8.
Chairman Committee on Correspondence .
Expenses Grand Nlaster Widell
Grand Secret4ry's Bond
Grand Secretary's Contingent Expenses
Grand Secretary's SalarY
Grand Treasurer's Bond
Grand Treasurer's SalarY
Grand Tyler, r9o8 . .
Insurance
Masonic Vet. Assn., Printing
Minn. Masonic Home (Schaefer)
Pay Roll, r9o8 . .
Printing
Relief .
Relunded fees and dues "
Refunded overPaid dues ..
Removing stored records . .. .'
Rent .
Telephone
Vessels and Rods
Widows' and OrPhans' Iur-rd '
BONDS AND INSURANCE.
79
50.OO
roo,oo
3OO.OO
72.50
198.73
r,4oo.oo
25.oo
200.oo
25.oO
82.8o
IOO.OO
67t.42
2,846.55
529.89
2,O9o.oO
58.8o
72,orJ
ro,oo
6oo.oo
8o.5o
39.50
5,OOO.OO
$q'276'6g
The boncl of Granct Tteasurer Knowlton was tenewecl in March
and is on file in my office. The bond of the Grand Secretary was
issued Jan. 24, rgo}, andl was delivered to the Grand Nlaster, Feb' 8,
r9o8.
Insurance to the amount of $a,'ooo'oo is carried on the Grand
Lodge property in the Grand Secretary's of6ce
CONCLUSION.
In conclusiou, permit me to express to you my sincere appreciation
of the honor you have conferred' on me by electing me to
this responsible position ancl my heartfelt thanks for the uniform
kinduess and courtesY shown me.
FraternallY Yours,
JOHN FISHEL,
Grar-rd SecretarY.
Referrecl to the Committee ou Finatlce'

80 Proceedings o.1f the
REPORT OF COIVIT{ITTEE ON GRAND },IASTER'S
ADDRESS.
To tlte II .'. H/.'. Grand Lod.ge in sessiott, cortu3ned,:
Your Committee to 'n'hom was referred the address of the
NI.'. W.'. GranC lVlaster for division aud reference, would respectfully
report that, in onr opinion, the craft in this Grand Jurisdiction
rvill be greatly benefited by the profounC and exhaustive address of
your IVIost Worshipful Grand tr'Iaster, Bro. William P. Roberts.
We recomnrend:
First-That so rlnch is refers to the "Expert Auditing of our Accounts"
be referred to the Committee on Fiuance.
Second-So much as refers to "Decisions," "By-Lalvs Approved,"
"Nlasonic Code," "Appeals to Lodges for Contributions," "Dispensations"
and "Other Recommendations No. 8," to the Committee
on Jurisprudence.
Third-So much as refers to "Recognition of Other Grand Lodges,''
to the Cornmittee on Ancieut Landmarks.
Fourth-So much as refers to the charges against Bro. H. J. Herder,
W.'. M.'. of Red Wing Lodge No. 8, to the Cc'rnmittee on Appeals
and Grievances.
Fifth-So much as refers to "tr{asouic lIome," "The tr{asonic General
Relief Association of the U. S. and Canada" and "Other Recommendations,
No. r to 7 inclusive and No. 9," to the Comtnittee
on Appropriations.
Sixth-So much as refers to "Necrology," to a special Cornmittee
of three.
Seventh-So mtrch as refers to "District Deputies" and "Grarrd Lecturer,"
to a special Cornmittee of five.
Eighth-So n-iuch as refers to "Lodges Under Dispensation," to the
Comn-rittee on Lodges U. D:
Ninth-That those portions inculcatitlg the doctrines of morality
and fraternity be referre.J to this Grarrd' Lodge, and through its
officers and members to the Lodges and brethren of this and
sister jurisdictions.
Tenth-The remainder of the address to a special Committee of
three on "Residue of Ad'dress."
Fraternally subrr-ritted,
HENRY R. ADANIS,
AL. H. LEIMBACHER,
W. G. WHITCOMB.
Commiltce.
Adopted.

Grand Lodg'e o.1f Min'nesota.
The special comlxittees provicled for above were aPpolllted
as follolvs :
On Necrology-Bros. Geo. E. Satterlee, Grar,cl Chaplain'
r\. C. Stolte (t79) and Alex liellv (.239)'
Or-r District Deputies anci Grancl Lecturer-Bros' R' E'
Denfel

82 Proceedings of tlze
Bro. Irving Todd (7) offered the following resolutions
lvhich lvere referred to the Committee on Jtrrispr-uclence:
Resolaed: That the resolution of 1875, page forty-three, relating
to compensation of the Grand Secretary for signing and sealiug
of certificates, be and the same is hereby repealed.
Resolaed,: That the resolution of rBB5, pxge t\\'enty-eight, relatirrg
to the forrvarding of Lodge retrirns to the Grand Secretary, bc
and hereby is amended by striking out the rvord "second" at the end
of the second line and iusertins the rvord "sixth."
Bro. Clrarles }{itchell (zt7) offerccl the folloiving resolution
wl-rich was referred to the Committee on lurisprudence:
Resol'ued,: That the folloiving be added to the form of petition for
nrembership iri this Grancl Jurisdiction, so as to have a complete
record of our rnembers:
"f was initiate

Grand Lodge oif Minttcsota.
a Loclge of Actual Past Grancl }{asters ancl conferred the degr."
- a nnrrber of brethren, after lvhich he retttrned ancl resumed
the Grand East.
iVI.'. \\7.'. Bro. Gicleon S' Ives urade a report of the transactio.ns
of the tr{innesota l,Iasonic Home Association ancl the
same was orclerecl printecl u'itl.r the proceeclings ( see Appendix) '
Bro.E.\\r.Rossman(56)spokeincotrtrectiont'ithtlre
report, urging that the surplns in the general funcl be investecl
for the benefit of the lIome.
On motiol of Bro' lletrrl' Nobbs (zzo) NL" W"' Bro' A'
D. Countrl,mall was electetl to sttcceecl himself as rcpresentative
of the Grancl Loclge on the l{asonic Honre Boarcl'
REPORT OF COX'II,IITTEE, ON DISTRICT DEPUTIES AND
GRAND I-ECTURER.
To thc I'1.'. ll/.'. Granrl Lodge now irt sessiott:
Your cornmittee, to lvhich rvas referred that portion of the Grarrd
tr{aster's a

84 Proceedir.,gs of the
4th.-That District Depntics should urge the holding of schools
oi irrstr:uction in their respective districts s'l-reu it is eviderrt that
thcy are needed.
5th.-The task imposed upou tlie pt'oposed Graud Lectnret'
rvould be one alurost or quite impossible of proper perfortnance,
rrnder tu'o years' titne, aud rvoulcl involve an expense of' not less
than $6,ooo.oo or $8,ooo.oo.
6th.-We rvottld suggest that Grand Masters inforur their sttccessors
as to the District Depttties s'ho have not fulfilled their duties.
Fratcrnally submitted,
R, E. DENFELD,
O. \{. HENDERSON,
J. H. CROWE,
W. L. SARTELL,
Committae .
Bro. A. J. Wallace (r85) urged the appointrnent of a Grarld
l,ectur-er.
Bro. J. P. \\rolfe (rz6), a rnember of the committee appointecl
in t9o7, statecl that Bro. Elmcluist hacl considerable information
regarclir.rg the matter ancl tirat au effort rr'ould be urade to
present it to the Grand Loclge at soue fttture tinle.
The Grand tr{aster urged the Grand Lodge to give all expression
ot.r tl-re question.
Bro. F. .\. Duxbttry (.o) lllo\red that the rePort be
arnenclecl so as to recotltmen(l the appointment of a ne\\' committee
of s'hich Bro. Elmcluist should be a tnember. Carried.
The report of the committee as amellded 'r'vas tlteu adopted'
REPORT OF COI,I}'IITTEE ON NECROLOGY.
I'o the tr,I.' . I4/.' . Grand, Lodge:
Yotrr cornmittee on the death of distinguishecl brethrerr of Sister
Grar-rd Loclges offers the follorving report:
F'ifteen "of onr Sister Grand Lodges have sttffered the loss of
distinguisbed meurbets during the year aud to them rve extend our
heartfelt sympathy. II it rvere possible, in the space given yortr
committee, rve dhould be pleased to mention each of our distinguished
brethren and offer a tribute of words to their memory; but we
feel our inability to firtingly do this. The lives of such men,

Adopted.
Grand Lodgc of Mitttesofa.
GEO. E. SATTERLEE,
ALEX. KELLY,
A. C. STOLTE,
C onnniltee.
REPORT OF COMM]TTEE ON LODGES U. D.
To the M,'. LI;.'. Grattd Lodge:
Yonr committee o11 Lodges IJ. D. Iraternally report that they
have carefu
Koochiching Lodge U' D''
located at I
ng Co'; Canisteo Loilge U'
D., located
Osiris Lodge U' D'' located
at Spooner,
nd that charters be gralrted
each of said Lodges'
Aclopted.
FraternallY submitted,
TFIOX{AS \{ORRIS,
S. C. REA'
GRIER H. THO\'IPSON,
CLARENCE B. I\,[ILLER,
C onmtiltee .
REPORT OF COI{MITTEE ON ANCIENT LAND\'IARKS'
To
tha
to
of lvlitmesola:
er:t Landmarks, to r'vhom was rcterred
f the \4"' W"' Grancl tr'Iaster relatirrg
nd Lodge of tl.re Valle de \{exico for
recognition, report as follows:
fu" h"u" care{ully considered all the evidence submitted to trs
and reQqmmend the adbption of the following resolutior.r;

Proceedings o.1f tlze
Resoloed.: That tl-re I,I.'. W.'. Grand Lodge of Nlinnesota hereby
recognizes the Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico as a duly organized
Grand Lodge, and recornmend an exchange of representatives.
Fratelnally submitted,
WILLIAI,{ A. I\,IcGONAGLE,
HENRY ]\,I. TUSLER,
CHAS. L. WEST,
J. D. I\IARKHAM,
D. R. THOMPSON,
IRVING TODD,
C onunittce.
Aclopted.
REPORT OF CO},I}IITTEE ON APPEALS AND
GRIEVANCES.
To the I,[.'. I4/.'. Grand, Lodge:
Yotrr C,omr.nittee on appeals arrd grievances beg leave to report
as follows:
ln the matter of the late Fosston Loclge No. zo6, we rvould
lecommend that Bro- Joel Fogelberg of said Lodge be sulnmoued
to appear before the I,I.'. W.'. GranC f odge, at its next anuual courr-nunicatiotr,
to show cause why he should not be expelled from all tlre
rights and privileges of Masonry for ignoring the official cotnrlunication
of the Grand Secrctary.
In the rnatter of the charges preferreC by Blo. Ernauuel Arntsou
against Bro. H. J. Herder, W.'. I4.'. of Red Wing Lodge No. 3,
your Comnrittee 'rvill recornmend that said charges be referred to a
special Committee of three to take evid'euce and report at the next
aunual comnur-rication of this Grand Lodge.
That the resolutiorl by Fairfax Lodge No. z6r, asking for
restoration of Bro. Chas. F. Thiele, who rvas expelled frorn all
rights and privileges of tr{asonry March z, r9o8, be delayed until
next anuual con-rmunicatior-r of tliis Grand Lodge, as per Sectiou
of the tr,Iasonic Code.
the
the
the
55s
That the matter of Bro. Joseph Vau Sickle, appealing from the
decision of tr{ystic Lodge No. zr3, expelling said Bro. Van Sicklc
from all the rights and privileges of Masonry, be deferred, as recluested
by Bro. Van Sickle.
Fraternally submitted,
A. BRANDENBURG,
A. T. FIDDES,
IU. O. NELSON,
C. E. BRADEN,
Conunitlee,

Adopted.
Grand Lodge d Il[innesota.
REPORT OF COiVIMITTEE ON F]NANCE.
7'o lhe M.'.1A.'. Grartd Lodge:
Yonr Cornmittee on Fiuatlce beg leave to report that we have
the RePolts, Books, Graud
Grand Treasurer, aud
every
ve also exaninerl the
Books
surer and find thern t ith his
report and with the report of the Auditor.
We find the finances of the Grand Lodge to be in a satisfactbry
condition, as the following summary shows:
Cash in General Fund .
Cash in Widows' and Orphans' Fttuci
.""'$13,416'19
z^'5z9'63
Bonds ' ' su'ooo'oo
$n,gqs.8z
We have also examined the report of the accountant and the
recommendations therein containecl, and we recommend:
rst.-That the Grand Lodge ratify and confirm the issuing and
payingof \Marrant No' 47. This Warrant 'lvas issued to reftttld
tu.rp"ytrrents made by Lodges last yeal as reported by the Comrnittee
on Returns, no appropriatiofl being made for tl-rat purpose.
znd.-That the Grar-rc1 Secretary be authorized to purchase a
speciaily ruled cash book for the Grand Secretary's tlse at an expellse
not to exceed $z5.oo.
TileGrandLodgelastyear,lravirrgauthorizedtheGrar-rdNIaster
to annually employ an accountant to audit the accounts of the
Grancl Treasurer and Grand Secretary, and in accordance with the
natiou aud report.
Wecommetrdthewisd.omoftheactionoftheGrandLodgeirr
authorizing the Grand Master to appoint all expert accountallt to
audit the Looks and reports of the Grand Lodge Officers' and recomtneucl
that hereafter sai

88 Proceedings o1f tlre
Nlaster to audit the
his services.
Aclopted.
books prior to this Session bc paid $zo.oo for
-. Respectfrrlly arrd fraternally subnritted,
A. T. STEBBINS,
RALPH D. WEBB,
E. H, SHERWIN,
Contntitlee.
The Grand Loclge at 12 n7. $'as cailed from labor to refreshment
until r :3o p. m.
SECOND DAY-AFTERNOON SESSION.
Sr. P;\uL, THURSDT\Y, Jan. zt, t9og,
The Grand Lodge was called from refreshnlent to labor
at r :3o p. m.
REPORT OF COI,{T,TITf'EE ON RESIDUE OF ADDRESS.
f-o the M.'. W.'. Grontl Lodge:
Your Comniittee, to rvhom rvas referred the residue of the address
of the M.'. W.'. Grand Master, r-rot otherwise referred, heartily
endorse the same and recotnmend its approval. We approve the
personal visitations ol the Grand N{astel to the Loclges, aud recommend
that this practice be contirtued in the ftttnre, knowing that
great berefits will be derived from sttch visits and will be fully appreciated'
by the Lodges throughout the State.
We endorse the recomrner-rdation of the Grarrd \'Iaster with
l'espect to the examirration of visitors and put considerable stress
upon the visitors carrying their receipt card sholving that they
are in good staflding rvhich rvill greatly facilitate the exatnination.
We heartily approve the schools of instruction, and sttggest
that the number of schools be greatly increasetl in the near future.
Wd suggest that tl-re Grand l'Iaster use his best efforts in securing
the best District Deputies available, who will perform theit
rluties cot'tscientiously, that the best results may be secured.
E. A. KREMER,
T. P. EDWARDS.
Conmtitlet.
Adopted;

Gratcd Lodg'e of Minnesota.
REPORT OF COXIX{ITTEE ON RETURNS.
To tlrc M,', W.', Grand Lodge:
Your Committee on Returns beg leave to report as follows:
The returns from the following Lodges have no seal: Hope 42,
Watertown 5o, made same error last year; Josephus rz8, Walnut r36,
Rough Ashler r7Z, Ioflic 186, Keuyon zor, Itasca zo8, Evansville zr4,
Lal

9o Proceedings d the
passed in previous years, in red ink, as required by printed instt'uctions
on blanks, thereby causing much tlouble and annoyance to tl-re
Grand Secretary as 'lvell as the Committee. We must insist on this
beir-rg done.
The following is a list of Lodges'lvhose returns reached the
Grand Secretary's office after January 6th: tr'Ionticello No. r6, received
Jan. r3th; North Star \To. 4, Jan. rzth; Star in the East No. 33,
Jan.8th; Tuscan No.77, Jan.8th; l,Iystic Circle No. 78, Jan. grh1'
Ur.rity No. 93, Ian.Sth; Charity No.98, Jan. rrth; Kodahya No. r53,
Jan. rrth; Rornan Eagle No. r75, Jan. Bth; Ionic No. 186, Jan. 8th;
N,Iizpah No. r9r, Crorv River No. r9z, Jan.Sth; Geueva No. 196, Jan.
rzth; Olivia No. zzo, Jan. r3th; Vernon Ceuter No. zz8, Jan.Sth;
Cass No. z4g, Jan. r6th; IVlontgomery No. z5B, Jan.gth.
AU of the above Lodges are not entitled' to mileage and per diem
for their representativcs at this commutticatiou, bltt your Committee
recommends that Monticello No. 16 be excepted on account of change
of Secretary, also North Star No. 23. Nlontgomery No. 258 returns
in on time but casl-r not in ur-rtil later. Unity No. 93, excused on account
of absence of Secretary. Kodahya No. r53, abseuce of Secretary.
Ionic No. 186, change iu Secretary. N{izpah No. r9r, Geneva
No. 196, and Vernou Ceuter No. zz8, for reasous satisfactory to this
Committee.
Returns r.rot received: Westeru Star No. 26, Hendersorr No' 8o,
\,Iizpah No. rgr, I'Iora No.223, Raynlolld No.248, Onyx No' 266,
and these Lodges are not entitled to mileage and per diem.
Certificates not dated: Washington No. 38, Evergreen No. 46,
Lebanon No. roz, f;.elief No. ro8, Walnut No. 136, Renville No. r95,
Geneva No. 196, Berridji No. 233, Coteatt No. 244, Dexter No- 253.
Granite No. r17, Park Region No. zz7, Secretaries do not reply
to Grand Secretary's letters, and Grand Lodge Records cannot be
completed until they do.
Errors noted: Valley No. r74 reports z joined, should be 4;
Olivia No. zzz, t died, tto tranle given.
The foregoing report shows that there has been no improvement
over former years. Your Cornmittee, ir-r checking these returns, has,
in a great nttmber of instances, been obliged to go back to returns
of former years, as far back as t874, iu order to make this report
correct up to this date.
We recommend that the Grand Secretary, in his circular to
Lo

Grarcd Lodge oif Minnesota.
tt:rns Committee, lve havc prepared a form suitable for Lodge fettlrns,
which has the approval of the Grancl Secretary, aud' we recommend
the adoption of sttch forrn fot distribution to Lodges during.this
year.
In our rvork tiris I'ear, u'hich has beeu more colnprehensive than
in former years, we are uilder obligation to the Grand Secretary,
rvho has giveu us value:l assistat:ce' Quick, alert, thorougl-rly familiar
with the records, he has beeu ever courteous, and we appreciatc
his assistance highlY'
In the hope that representatives of Lodges present will cautiorr
their Secretaries regarding returns, to facilitate the rvork of the
Grarrd Secretary, and this Committec, t'e subrnit this report'
J. T. JOHNSON,
O. C. HANSON,
c. x,r. JOHNSON,
Conunittee.
,\clopted.
The hour for election of Grand Officers having arrived,
Brothers Theo. A. Schocht (zr), Albert Roberson (4o), G' D'
Aclams (r9), ancl Hayclen Freucl-r (r43) were appointed as
tellers and the Grand Nfaster ordered the election to proceecl'
The ballot fesrlltecl in the election of the following Grand officers
fc,r the enstling Yeat :
John Fishel, St. Paul . " "R.'' W"' Grand Secretary
On the an11ot1l1cement of tlie election of Bro' Srvan as Grand
Master, the Past Grancl nfasters present retired by request of
the Grancl \,[aster and returned to the Hall, escortilig the Grand
Master elect, \\,ho lvas formally presented a11cl received with the
Grancl Honors. Grand Master Roberts then conductecl Bro.
Swan to the East, where the latter eloquently expressed his
appreciatio-n of the honor confgrred upon him'
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(\, Proceedings of t/re
\\rhile tl.rc ballots lvere lleing connted the reports of
several committees were Presented and acted ttpon.
The Grancl Secretary read correspondence betn'een himself
and the Secretary of l{ystic Star Lodge No. 78. The W.'.
I\,I.'. of that Lodge u'as callecl ttpon to n-rake any statemeut
he mi.qht clesire, but did not respoqcl.
R-trPORT OF BOARD OF CUSTOD]ANS
Bro. J. H. Sprout (57) presented the folloiving report of
the Board of Custodians, rvhich rvas accepted and ordered
printed in the proceedings.
To the M.'. LV.'. Grand t\[astcr and Grond Lodge of Mosons of ll,Iinnesola:
The Board of Custod'iarrs wonld respectfully report, that iu accordance
rvith the provisions of Section r48 of the tr,Iasonic Code,
they held their regular annual meeting during the rveek irnmediately
prcceding the convening of this Grand Lodge in the City ,of St.
Paul, for the purpose of revierving the rvork and lectures pertaining
to the first three degrees of l[asonry, arrd giving instruction therein
to strch of the brethren as presented themselves to receive thc
same.
They held three sessions each day, during whicl-r time the full
Board rvas in attendance. There rvere present to receive such instruction
zog brethrer-r, mostly }4asters and Wardens, representing
rz6 Lodges in this jurisdiction, numbered as follows, to-'lvit: Nos. r,
3, 4, S, g, u, tz, 18, rg, n, 22, 23, 24,.28, 3o, 32, 36, 39, 4r, 55, 56, 58,
6s, 65, 28, 79, 8s,84, 86,87,8s, go, gr, 92,93, s4, gS, s7, ror, roz, ro8,
LcgL rrr, rr4, tt6, r2r, r22, tz8, r2g, r34, 136, r37, r38,
r3g, r4o, r4r, r42, r43, 146, r47, r4g, r5o, r54, 156, r57, r58, r59; 163, t64,
t66, t68, r7r, r73, 176, t77, r8o, r84, r85, 186, r9r, r92, 793, r94, r95,
196, 2oo, 2o2, 2o1, 2o7, 2{8, 2ro, 2rr, 2r2, 2r4, z16, zt7, 2rg, 22r, 222,
224, 225, 227, 23o, 23r, 232, 233, 234, 46, 48, 242, 243, 245,
246, ztg, 2J2. 253, 254.255, 256. z5g, 263, zf,4, 266,267, z68 and z69'
This shorvs that there rvere members present, and more Lodges
represented than at any previous annual meeting since the Board
was organized; and it is a source of gratification to the members of
the Board, that they are conscientiously able to report a very marked
degree of improvement among the brethren, in the rvork and leitures,
as the same are given irr this jurisdiction' We are encour-

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aged in the belief that a goodly nttmber of the Lodges have been
gieatly benefitedr by reaso' of the instr'ctio' which tSey have received
irr these schools.
We rvoulcl take advantage of this opportunity to assute the tr'I"'
w.., Grand Master and other Grand and Past Grand officers that we
fully appreciate the interesi I'hich they have mani{ested ir-r thc wor:k
of fhe Board by their attcn6a'ce at so many of its sessions, believing,
as we do, that their attendance has ill large measure, contributed
to the success of our efiorts.
DAVID W. KNOWLTON, Chainnan'
J. H. SPROUT, SecretarY'
Bro. O. M. Hendersoll, Representatire of the Grand Loclge
of Connecticut, annollnced that the Grand Lodge of Connecticttt
was in session ancl was clirected to convey to that Grand
l,odge the fraternal greetings of the Grand Lodge of \4innesota.
Bro. Ilenderson transmitted the following telegram :
Grand \ilaster, Nlasonic Grand Lodge, Hartford, Cotrr-r'
The Grand Lodge of Minuesota, now in session' extcuds to the
Grand Lodge of Connecticut, through her Representative, fraternal
greetings
.LIVER x[. HENDERS.N. ,
The follorving response was received:
New Ilaven, Conn,, Jan. 2r, r9o9'
Oliver M. IIend'erson, I\4asonic Temple, St. Paul, I{inn'
Grand Lodge of Conuecticut, in annual co;nrnunicatiou, appreciates
kind lvords and reciprocates with fraternal greetrngs'
.EDWARD S. FULLER, Grand \{aster'
M.'. W.'. Bro. Henry 1V[. Tusler, Representative of the
Grancl Lodge of Utah, allnotlnced that the Grancl Lodge of
Utal-r u,as also in session ancl he t'as instructed to send a telegram
of fraternal greeting to that Grand I odge. Bro. Tusler
transrnitted the follorving telegram :
Grand Master, Grand Lodge l\4asons,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Grand Lodge Nlinnesota, now in session, directs me to extend
to Grand Lodge Utah its corrgratulations and fraterual greetings'
HENRY M. TUSLER.
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To lvhich the following resporlse was recei\red:
Salt Lake, Utah, Jan. 2r, rgog.
Henry \{. Tusler, Masonic Temple,
St. Paul, Minn.
Grand Lodge of Utah closed harmonious session. Hail to NIinnesota.
CHRISTOPHER DIEHL,
Grandl Secreiary.
NI.'. W.'. Bro. Henry R. Denny offered the follolving resolution,
which was adopted by more than a tlvo-thirds majority,
only three Representatives voting in the negative:
Resolaed, that Section 4r of Article VI .of the Coustitution be
amended by adding at the end of said Section the following:
But the interest on said fund may be used for any Masonic charifehle
nrrrnnce
REPORT OF COMJViITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE.
To the M.'. H/.'. Grand, Lodge of Minnesota nozt'in session:
Your Comm'ittee on Masonic Jurisprudence, to which was
referred that portion of the Grand Master's, address relating to
decisions made, dispensations granted, anC By-Laws apploved, resgectfully
report:
rst.-That they have carefnlly considered the sarne anl find thern
to be in accordance with Masonic Law and usage, and recommencl
thal they be approved.
ztrd.-We recommcnd the adoption of the following resolution:
Resoloed, That the resolution of 1895, page 5rr of the Grand Lodge
proceedings be arnended by adding at tl-re end fhereof the words
"but the mere convenience of the Lodge or its Master, or economy oi
expellse to the Lod,ge is not to be considered a suffrcient reason
for applying for or granting such dispensation."
3rd.-We have consideredi that portion of the GranC Master's
add'ress relating to Masonic Code, and recomrnend the adoption of
the follorving resolution :
Resolaed, That a Committee of three be appointed by tbe incoming
Grand Master, whose duty shall be to prepare a new and
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levision, omissior.rs, and rearrangement of matter as may seem best,
with instructions to report at the next annual communication of
this Grand Lodge, and tirat the sum of Six hundreC Collars, or so
much thereof as lnay be necessary, be appropriated from the General
FunC of this Grand Lodge to pay the compeusation and expenses
of such Committee in making such revision.
We recommend also the adoption of the following resolutions
introduced by Bro. Irving Todd aud referrecl to this Committee:
Resoloed, That the resolution of 1875, page forty-three, relating
to compensation of the Grand Secretaly lor signing and sealing of
Certificates, be and the same is hereby repealed.
Resolaed, That the resolutiolr of 1885, page tweniy-eight, relating
to the forwarding of Lodge rettlrns to the Grand Secretary, be
and hereby is arnended by striking out the word "second" at the
end of the second line and inserting the lvoldJ "sixth."
We recommend that the resolution iutrodncedl by Bro. tr4itchell,
and referred to this Comrnittee, be referred to the Grand Secretary,
with power to act,
Fraternally subrnitted,
H. R. WELLS,
H. R. DENNY.
G. S. IVES,
C. L. BRO\,VN,
A, D. COUNTRYN{AN.
C ontlttittec.
The reiolutions \\'erc taken up seParatelv a11cl adoPtecl , aftet
ivhich the repcrt lvas acloPtecl as a whole.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
To the X[.'. LV,': Grand Lodge:
Your Committee on Appropriations recomtnend
ing sums be appropriated frorn the General Fund
Lodgq for the following purposes:
q(
that the followof
this Grand
Grand; N{aster William P. Robelts, expenses fol' past year. . $ 3OO.OO
Grandl Secretary, Salary for r9o9.
r,4ob.oo
Grand Secretary, z assistants, sessiot-t 19o9.. .
3o.oo
Grand Secretary, Contingent Expenses for the year 1909,
payable the first of each month for the precedirlg montl,'s
expenses, to include proper blanks, tlpon proper vouchers,
not exceeding the sum of (or so much thereof as
may be necessary), and this to include expellses as rec-
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Graud Secretary, Ofhce rent (or so much lhereof as niay be
necessary) 36o.oo
Grand Secretary, for ofEcial bond (or so much thereof as
may be necessary) I5.oo
Grand Secretary, one assistant (or so much thereof as lnay
be necessary), and that the card index systeln, as recommended
by the Grand N{aster, be installeC...... 93o.oo
Expenses, furniture and supplies incident to the installation
of card index system
r5o.oo
Grand Tyler
25.(n
Assistant Grand Tylers N.@
Pr-inting for the year r9c9 (or so much thereof as may be
6oo.oo
necessary)
Pictures of Grand Master for Proceedings (or so much thereof
as may be necessary) .. . . . 5o.oo
Board of Custodians (or so much thereof as may be necessary)
. 4oo.oo
Chairman Committee on Correspondence . roo.oo
Bond of Grand Treasurer . .. 3o.oo
Grand Treasurer, Salary 3oo'oo
Fire Insurance . .. .
85.oo
Pay Roll for rgog (or so much thereof as may be necessary) 3,ooo.oo
For care of Lodge Rooms and Expenses for Session r9o9. .. 5o.oo
Binding Proceedings and Periodicals ..... roo'oo
Telephone Rent for private 1ine, Grand Secretary's oflice r9o9
(or so much thereof as may be necessary) 9o'oo
Printing Report Blanl

Grand Lodge of lVfinnesola.
Amboy LoJge $9. r93, Itr, M. Sargent.
Relief Lodle No. ro8, J. E. Getman & wife. .. 2oo'oo
Antiquity Lbdge' No. 9r, Widorv of Bro. A; D. Welch. . . . .. .. ' 5o.oo
Relief Lodge No. ro8, Widow of Bro. S. P. Kinney........:. 5o.oo
Preston Lodge No.36, Bro. John S. Beneclict and wife...'...2@.oo
Evansville Lodge No. zr4, lttneral expenses, Bro. Carl NI.
Borgcn 6r.5o
Star Lod'ge No. 62, Bro. William A. Frazee. ' ' roo.oo
Illustrious Lodge No. 63, Bro. Augustus Smith. .. '.. r5o'oo
Illustrious Lodge No.63, Bro. Andrew Nelson.......:.....' roo'cx)
Sherburne Lodge No.95, Wi:lorv of Bro. P. O. Halves....... r5o.oo
Charity Lodge No. 98, Bro. Albert Marden. , .. . . . . .. . roo.@
Orion Lodge No. r38, Bro. L. B. Woolsou. 5o.oo
Red Wing Lodge No. 8, Bro. John M. Riclrter. .. . roo.oo
Nicollet Lodge No. 54, Widow of Bro. Thomas Clark.. . '. ... . roo.oo
Pleasant Grove No. zz, Bro. James Thrasher and wife.. . ' .. . Ioo.oo
Sakatah Lod'ge No. 3z, Bro. Joseph Batlik.
St. Paul Lodge No. 3, Alice Paris Goodrich, in' 6qual monthly
'payments .'.:.'.......24o.oo
Star in the East Lodge No. S3, Widow of D. B. Johnson. .. .. roo.oo
Your Committee rdcommenC the adoption of the following resolution:
Resolzted, That the sum of $SSo.oo, or so rnirch thereof as may be
necessarJr, be appropriated to be expended under the direction of a
committee to be appointedr by the Grand Master for the purpose of
furnishing the office of the Grand Secretary, providing new quarters
are obtained.
Youl Committee recommend also the adoption of the following
resolution: .
Resolved, That this Grand Lodge p'urchase two (z) certificates of
$5oo.oo each in the Minnesota Masonic Home, and that the sum of
o11e thousalld dollars be appropriated from the Geireral Fund for that
prlrpose,
Respectftrlly submitted,
GUSTAF WIDELL,
A. C. VOLK,
S. S. SMITH,
E. W. ROSSIVIAN,
J. A. SEDGWICK,
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The resolutions appropriating $55o for furnishing office of
Grand Secretary, and $r,ooo for Nlasonic Home Certificates
rvere taken up separately and adopted, after rvhich the report of
the Committee as a whole lvas acloDtecl.
SUPPLEN,IENTARY REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS.
To lhe Grand Lod.ge:
Your Committee on Appropriations rnake the foilorving supplementary
report:
That the sunr of six hundred dollars, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, be applopriated' for the work of revising the
Masonic Cod'e, etc., as recommended by the Grand \4aster and
approved by the Committee on Jurisprudence.
Fraternally submitted,
GTTSTAF WIDELL,
JULIAN A. SEDGWICK,
A. C. VOLK,
Committec.
MINORITY REPORT.
To the Grand Lodge:
E. W. Rossman, a member of your Committee on Appropriations,
to which has been referred the matter of appropriating funds
for the compilation of a new Masonic Code, respectfully reports that
he has given the matter some consideration, and it would seem,
under our present financial circttmstances, that in case this Grand
Lodge shall see fit to appoint a Committee to prepare such revision,
that the expense of such revision be left to s'"rcceeding communications
of this Grand Lodge.
E. W. ROSS\{AN.

- it .r'nilrii
' i . ili"il,"
,:l ' :'i.:
Grand Lodge o1f Mintzesota.
Bro. Rossman moved the adoption of the minority report
and the motion r'vas seconded by iVI.'. !V.'. Bro. Stebbins.
i'vI.'. W.'. Bro. Wells explained that the money would only
be used as the work was done.
Upon being ptlt to vote the nrinoriry report was rejected and
the majority report of the Comrr.ittee was adopted.
REPORT OF COIVII,IITTE,E ON UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
To tke Al[ost I,t"orshipfu'l Grattd Lodge:
The Comnittee ou lJufiuished Btrsiness, following the foot prints
of their "Illustriotrs PreCecessors," desire to l'eport that no incompleteness
is manifest, and that r-rothing prevails in this Grand Jurisdiction
except the utmost harmotly-so may it always be.
Fraternally submitted,
SAI\{ E. ADAMS,
EDGAR NASH,
. GEO. E. SWIFT,
Committec.
Concurred in.
Bro. J. H. Sprout reported verbally that the Committee on
Visitors had found uothing to do.
On motion of Bro. W. H' J. Pearce (z) the Grand Secretary
was directed to have a list of Clandestine Lodges printed
in the proceedings, and to mail two copies of the list to each
Lodge in this grancl jurisdiction'
The Committee on Pay Roll submittecl their report, and
rvere authorized to pay the brethren entitled to mileage and
per cliem, as soon as the business of the Grancl Lodge was completed.
(See Appendix for PaY Roll.)
On motion of Bro. E. A. Smith (rz9) the usual vote of
thanks was tendered the St. Paul Masonic Uniou fsr the free
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The Grand lVlaster elect named the following brethren as
the appoirited officers :
W.'. Bro. Robert E. Derrfeld, Duluth ........Grand Orator
W.'. Bro. Henry Nobbs, St. Parrl. .GranC Chaplairr
W.'. Bro. Chas. E. Braden, Nlinneapolis......Senior Grand Deacon
!V.'. Bro. John Q. l,Iackir-rtosh, Stilhvater....Junior Grand Deacon
W.'. Bro. Hiram C. Bear, St. Charles. .. ... .Grand l\4arshal
W.'..Bro. Herman Held, New Ulur........Grar-rd Standard Bearer
W.'. Bro. Jacob L. Berthold, Perham.........Grar-rd Sword Bearer
W.'. Bro. Hayden French, Ortonville. .. .. .. .Seuior Grarrd Steward
W.'. Bro. Harry tr{. Burnhaur, Jacl

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No further business appearing the Grand Lodge was closed
iu Aupr-a Fonlr at 5 p.m., peace and harmony prevailing.
. Artssr:
EUGENE E. SWAN,
Grand. XIaster.
M* 9--1".^e--
J Grand, Secretary.
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APPENDIX A.
ORATION.
BY WILLIAII C. ODELL.
IIosl Ii,'orshipful Grond Master, Grand l,lt'ordens ond Bretht-en:
The duties imposcd upclr lne by rny induction into the diitinguisheC
and honorable position of GranC -Orator of the Giand
Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted X,Iasons require of me tltat' I
address tl-re Grand Lodge at its present Commuuication up.on the
subject of tr,Iasonry.
Coming froin my countl-y larv of6ce up here to this .distinguished
gathering of llasons, an assemblage cornposed largely of
brethren eninent rrot only for their achicvements in civil life, but
also for their great learning and tvide knowledge in every field of
thought touching the history, the traditions ar-rC the teachings of
Ancient Craft trIasonry, and realizing that such a rvealth of lVlasonic
lore has been brought to this Grand Lodge as the fruits of the
ability, the eloqnence and tbe labors of those rvho have precededi
me in this important position, that s'hat I shall have to say rvill be
to you "as a thrice-told tale." I am almost lost in wonder at my
ten-rerity in turdertaking to either instruct or entertain you upon this
occas10fl.
But mindful of the fact that to discharge, to the best of our
respective abilities, all duties imposed upon us by the Craft is an
obligation resting upon each of us, and 'n'itl-r a well-grounded faith
in trIasonic charity, I ask your attention to a ferv very colnmonplace
observations upon the history, the traditions and the teachings
of Free tr4asonry.
Since the birth of Speculative tr{asoury, trfasons have been taught
in the Lodge room, and are being taught today, that \,Iasonry, as an
Older, had its origin during the building by King Solomon of the
Ternple at Jerusalem and that King Solomon conceived' and established
tl-re Order and rvas its first Nlost Eminent Grand Master;
anC to the superficial inquirer the teachings of the ritual in
tl-rat regard afford satisfactory and sufficient proof that the Order
first had its being during the buildlng of the Temple, and that it
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dow-n throngh the centulies. .But the patier-rt, painstaking seeker
after truth has been unrvilling to fest liis belief in the origin of the
learned and patient delvers into the ton-rbs of past ages' \\rith the re-
Sultthatalthoughnuchcontroversyhasariserr,andstillexists,tlre
origin and the history of the Orcler.of Free X4asonry is yet sllrouded
in mystery.
sition of great trust and responsibility'
As I ha\'e already said, mttch controversy has ariseu' an:l still
exists as to the origin of \{asonry, and rvl-rile no historian' rvithin
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or without the Or.ler, has bcen ablc to givq a satisfactory date {or
its origin, to my mind the consensus of opinion of well inforrned
I,Iasons is that the Order originated in the associations which were
formed during the middle ages by masons and builders, as well as
'by lvorkmen belonging to other cra{ts. In those times when a
church or other great edifice rvas in process of construction, workrren
were collected'from all quarters and encamped in huts aroulld it.
They established a regular government s'ith a master at their heacl,
and appointed every tenth man a warden to oversee the others.
They ranged from country to country and established themselves
wherever they found churches tb build. It thus became important
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clearly Masonic symbols ancl eml:lems rvhrch appeer on ancient rttius'
pyramids, monuments, obelisks, temp'les, both in the old and new
world? Structures so old that the names oi their builders are lost
tlestleboarcl lvith its clesigrrs, the plunlb, square and compass, and
\\,e may d,ratv from tl-ris the conclusion that they irrdicate the teaching
of our symbolic degrees; but so long as we cantlot connect them
u,ith the order as it now exists we cannot pl'ove that these l\4asonic
emblems establish the existence of the Order at a time ante-dating
the erection of the pyramicls and obelisks, because they niay only suggest
the grorvtir of architectttre atlcl the symbols of soure ancient
and forgotten Order.
While it rvill thus be seen that the pathway of the history of the
ir-rstitution of \,Iasonry is broker-r and obscure, and that it leads with
no degree of certainty to ally partictllar time as the age which witnessed
the birth of the institr.rtion, "this $,e knolv, that we stand today
in the plesence, and at this time are doing the work, of the oldest
of *er.ly hrrman institutions, one wllich spans in age rnany of the
centuries of the past as it will those of the futttre, all fanatical or
other oppositior-r to the contrary not\i/ithstanding'"
Before leaviug this subject and as an introduction to and in
connection with what I shall have to say concerrring the traditions
and teachings of the order, I wisl-r to call your attentiou to tlre claims
as to the origin and early history advauced by one class of thinkers
andwriters.Itisclaimedbysomethatl\{asorrry..lrasnohistory
aside from anc independent of its traditions, and that its history'
and, therefore, its origin, is ir-rseparably interwoven with its traditions
and its teachings," ancl that as a1l Masonic traditions and all
lectures andl ceremonies of Ancient Craft Masonry point to the period
during which the Temple was being erected as the time which
witnessed the birth of the order, and to King Solomon as the one
who conceived the plan and becatne the first great teacher of the
craft, the well informed Mason is constrained by tbe very force of
such traditions and, teachings to accept as true the claims which
Masonry thus puts forth as to its origin; and that if such traditions
and teachings do not establ.ish the authenticity of the claim that
Masoury was foundecl during tl-re building of the Temple, then "a11
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idle tale," andl those beautiful rites and ceremonies designed, as we
are told, to imp'rint upon thg rhemory rvise and serious truths, cease
to be entitled to our regard as containing lvithin themselves repr:esentations
which are not t.rue and pretensions having no foundation
in fact, and while the excellent lessons tarlght by the beautiiul systenl
of 1\4asonry would remain, if its forms and ceremonies and the reason
for their use are false, such forrns anC ceremonies should lte
indignantly rejected.
This theory, to ny mind, magnifies the importance of the originthe
mere history of the Ord'er,-and overlooks the well recognized
truth that "tr{asonry is a beautiful system of rnolality, veiled in allegory
and illustrated by symbols." In order to lirmly imprint uporr
the memory of him who seeks a knorvledge of its mysteries the great
and important truths it is designed and ordained to teach, and to
make those truths a part oi the moral fibre of his being, Nlasonry
clothes those truths in allegorical and' symbolical garments as being
tl're most effective way of r.eaching the nind and conscience of
man. The naked truth appeals to man's reason, the mysterious appeals
to his emotions.
Man is gifted with reason 6ut do merr, as a rule, exercise the
reasoning faculty in a search for those sublirne truths rvhich teach
man borv to live and horv to die? Horl', then, should these tl.uths
bc taught? How can purity, honor and chastity, courage and ficielity,
be best propagated amorrg rnen? Does not the sxperience of
mankind bear testimony to the fact thai humanity does not overexert
itself with reasoning upon the problems of human life; that
the rvorld at large concerlls itself very little rvith these problems
and does not bring to their solutioRithe'reasoning potvers of the
human mind? Horv, then, cal these great trrlths be instilled into tire
mind and couscience of man? By appealing to the emotions rvhich
sway humanity as the slender blade of grass is stvayed by the passing
o'reeze-"The rvorld to most men is but the mere passing from
one eternity to another, from one stage of :oblivion to inother, a
short spell robbed from the bosom of eternity in which to eat and
to drink and to be merrl'." If rve rvoulcl have man pause in his
pursuit of the vanities and snperfluities of life to lay hold of somc
great truth we must make that truth attractive to him: And so
Nlasonry clothes its truths rvith nrystery,-attires them irr apparently
unintelligible forms and ceremolies,-arrays them in a garb the
most attractive as an appeal to the emotional side of man's nature,
so that man rvill seek to penetrate the rnysteries, rvill endeavor
to ponder the secrets rvhich may be imparted to him, and that tbose
trnths, lvhen once they stand revealed in all their simplicity, rvill
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heart and conscience of him to whom they shall be thus revealeC'
Therein, my brethren, a.nC therein alone, lies the true value of the
syrnbolical teachings of our Order'
What then does Masonry teacl-r? f'he great central truth
taugbt by X4asonry, the one aroutld which revolves all other truths,
is the existence of the one only lil'ing and true God, and no rnan
ever entered within the vail oI its holy sanctuary without being
taught to venerate His holy name, and to love and adore Him as
the Chief Goodi. And wl-rat a great trttth, an'j horv far reaching-
God means govertltnent, order, harmony' God n-reans life, death
and imtnortality. Lr that central truth lies the germ of our whole
systern of ntotal alrd tr4asonic pltilosophy'
'.'It teaches'nlan to square his actiotls by the sqtlare of virtue'
and to keep his passions s'ithin dtie bounds with all mankind'
' It teaches the equality of all men befoie God and before the
Law, r.nd the obligation iestirrg upon all men to obey the moral
law.
It teaches the exercise of that toleration rvhich grants to others
the same right to entertain and expfess' opinions which one claims
for himself.
It teaches respect for and obedier-rce to tl-re civil government
and the larvs utlcler which r'r'e live'
It teaches the cultivation arid
cl-rarity,s,hich'rtfiinketh no ivil,"
needy with oPbn hand.
It teacl'res the Promotion of
practical applicatiori of that broad
ancl bestows'its bounties upon the
"peace on eat'tl.r," "good 'lvill to
It teaches that the Holy Bible is given as the rule and guide
o[ faitl-r, ancl enjoins, ilr the nlost solernu lnalll-rer the study oi God's
Holy Lar.v as therein rvrittct-r ancl the practice of its precepts'
These, n.iy bt'ethren, are some among the teachings of Masonry'
Does man ueed tl-rcse teachings? Does he require the moral
strength of tl-re Scriptural rvisclour. as an eloqtteut remiuCer of that
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which leads to a revelatior-r of the mysteries of tr,Iasonry, and whose
heart has been touched by its teachings, and you rvill find that marr
standing in the forernost rank of the gool citizenship, of that community.
Of such men is the membership oI the Order composed
today, and the greatest and best of men in all ages since Masonry
first had its birth have been, encouragers and promoters of the art.
Look arour-rj you upon the membership of this Gr.and Lodge. llere
you see gathered around the Altar of \,Iasonry men eminent in
the learned professiols: divines, celebrated fot thcir eloquence anrl
zeal; judges o[ our courts of justice; las,yers, learned and of extensive
practice; physicians of great skill and high repute; professors
frotn otrr colleges ar-rd institutions of learning; successful merchauts,
rnanufacturers, falmels and mechanics, all assembled here
to rvorl< together for the gooal of l,Iasonry. Yea, rnore. You see
here, participating in the active'rvork of this GranC Body, brethlen
rvhose locks have rvhitened under the influences of time since first
they gave to the craft in this grand jurisdiction the benefit of their
rvisdom, their krrorvledge and their experieuce, and who ha1'e come
here, year after year, to add their valuable counsel to the deliberations
of this Grand Body, prompted solely so to Co by their zeal
and fidelity to the cause of trIasonry. Can lve not see iu all of this
evidetrce, conclnsive in its character, that there is something irr
\4asonry rvhich man \\'ants; something that man lleeds, and that
when once his heart has been touched by the benign and enrrobling
influences of its teachirrgs tr{asonry enchains and holds the love and
veneration of its votary, and birrds him to it as with hoops of
steel, until it has become a trite sayirrg, "once a 1\,Iason always a
Mason."
We knolv, tlien, that l\,Iasonry is ancient, as havillg subsisted
Irom time immemorial, and that it is honorable as tending in every
particular so to render all uren who will be conformable to its precepts.
fs there still u'ork for it to do in the mission it was ord,ained
and sent forth to accomplish? And in answering this question,
my brethren, let us bear in mind that a strict adherence to moral
teachir-rgs has always been the guiding star of lVlasonry; that
throughout all the different stages of its existence not once has its
banner been unfurleC, except ir-r the ranks of those who espoused;
the cause of morality iu its most elevated acceptation; and that it
now seeks to inculcate all of the moral precepts of the Holy Bible,
and to persuade all men who come within its influence to search'
that record and to accept it as the rule and guide of faith. And,
rvhile designed to inculcate these great moral lessons, it does not
pretend to offer any srlbstitute for the Christian Religion, or seek
to usurp the legitimate field of the Christian Churches. It is the

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handmaid of the Churches. And tl-rey go forth through the world'
I{as tl're
scc r,bout us
u,ant, misery
Iions of dolla
irr u'ant ?
109
the world when rve can
s on the one hand' and
u'hen the few hold milwomen
and children are
Is the spirit of. fraternity abroad
arrayed
on the one side orgar-rized capi
organized
labor-ar-rd rvhile these two
for
a battle for srtpremacy. the honest 1
rike
or the lock-out, is forcecl to beg of his fellow rnatr for leave to
"toil" for his daily bread?
Is the spirit of fraternity abroad in the larrd wheu lnternptrance
fills the lanil with widows and orphans and want and misery; stocks
the earth with drunkards' graves, and fills the worl'fiorises and jails
and prisons with its victin-rs?
Is the spirit of fraternity abroad in the land when crime pottrs
its ceaseless stream through all the earth and glootny prisous rear
themselves on every hand; when ignorance and superstitiou and
bigotry and intolerar-rce abound; lvLrefl the gaurrt victims of disease'
n'ri..ty and destitution march ir-r steady proccssion to untimely
graves ?
A11 these things teach trs that the night of sin and sorrorv aud
crime and greed has not yet passed a\'vay, and that there yet remains
much to be done to hasteu the dawn of the ful1 morning of
righteousuess and joy ancl virtue and charity' And l-rere x{asoury
has its mission, not as an order, indeed, btrt as men rvho are
Masons, with the teachings of I\{asonry in their hearts'
Their, again, the mutterings of Socialism and Anarchism, heaicl
on every hand, teach us that those forces of unrest and chaos still
menace the sanctity of the home, the riglrts o[ property and the
safety of the State; charges of corruptiorr in high official positions
of trust and honor salute ottr ears; our crlllrts of justice are assailed
with vicious and malignant charges designed to undermine the
respect of the citizen for the judiciary aud to erlcoulage conteilPt

110 Proceedings o1f the
of its proceedings and its manCates, and thus to paralyze its usefulr1ess.
Here Nlasonry has its mission. The missior-r of inculcatir-rg
respect for and obedience to the lalv of the land; of carrying tl-re
teachings of the "sqnare" to public as tvell as private station, and in
upholding and maintaining the authority and the integrity and the.
independence of our courts of justice, aud in enforcing respect for
and obedience to their lawful judgments and manjates.
Thus we build a Temple of \{asonry, and we build for today,
tomorrow and for eterllity. The four-rdation of our building is more
durable than the pyramids, for its corner stone is eternal truth. It
is corrstructed of plitrciples arrcl cluties involving the relation of rnan
to lnan and of lran to his trIal

Grand Lodge of Minnesota. 111
APPENDIX B
REPORT OF' MINNESOTA I4ASOJNIC HOX,IE ASSOCIATION.
7-o the M.'. l,I/'.'. Grand Lodge:
fn accordance with the provisions of the By-La'lvs o[ the Minnesota
Masonic Home, the follor,ving report of the trausactions of
said Association for the past year is hereby submitted:
According to the reports of the Secretary and Treasurer of this
Association, it appears tliat the receipts for the past year anount
to the sum of $r,o43.6r; disbursements, nothing.
That of this amount the sum of $22rl9 was received as:interest
orr loans made by the Association at the rate of five and one-half
per cent interest.
It also appears that the amount of funds norv available for the
purposes of a Home, incl,uding the amount heid by the order of tl-re
Eastern Star, is about $rz,ooo.oo.
At the last Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, the
report of this Association contained the staterueut that, owing to
the financial conditions existing durirrg the greater portion of the
year, no special efforts had been tnade to secure subscriptions to
this fund, and that it rvas not the purpose of the Board of Trustees
to commence active work in this behalf until the times ar-rd conditions
were more proPitious.
During the present year, although tirnes have somewhat improved,
it has not been considered wise or prudent to press this work
among the Lodges, and this will account for the comparatively small
amount received.
It would seem, however, that conditious rvill warrant greater
exertions along this line the coming? year, and we cor-rfidcntly expect
that the report of this Association at the next Annual Communication
will show a substantial iucrease in this fund.
Other states are showing comtnendable p'rogress irr this work,
and there is no reason why I\{intesota, with ail its wealtl-r and' resources,
should continue at the rear of the procession' Frotn reports
recently received, it appears that in twenty of the United
States there is now in active aud successful operation trventy-two
I\4asonic lfomes, containing at the close of the year rya7, z,z5o inmates;
and that in nineteen other states or jurisdictions, including
Minnesota, the brethren are raising money for this ptlrpose' Such
jurisdictions as Indian Territory, Ol

12 Proceedings of tlre
It also appears that the aniount irrvested or lreld foi these purposes,
including the estimated value of the property of the Homes
already in operation (ar-rd not including the amount held in the
Widolv and Orphans fund for local r.elief), in the various states is
the sum of $5,5tt,596.oo.
It will thus be seen what the Brethren ar:e doing in other Jurisdictions
oI this cottntry in the cause of building up hotlses of refuge
for those in distr-ess, aud rvc coufidently hope that it may serve as
an incentive for greater exertious on our part in aid of this noble
charity and for the benefit of those who may need our aid.
Under the provisions of the constittttion of this Association
the sum of $roc,ooc.oc triust be raisel before a1-ry measures are
inaugurated for the locatior-r or construction of a llome. It must
be apparent, therefore, that in the inception of this movement, thc
sul-.scriptions must come largely frorn the Lodges and other l\'Iasonic
organizatons, until the funC shail have reached such proportious as
to indicate a certain and speedy accomplishrnent of the enterprise;
at which time it will not be difficult to interest individual members
of the fraternity in this cause.
Bearing this in view, we have trvo provisions ol ottr constitution
under rvhich applications can be trade to the Lodges for aid'
One is, that uporr the paymeut of the sum of five hundred dollars
to the Association a certificate vvill be isstted' elltitling the donor to
appoint olre person to the Home for life.
It lvill appear at once that this is a I'ery valuable right, given
t'.pon the payment of a very small sum.
Tl-re income on $5co.oo rvould not be much more thau sufficient
to furnish such person with tea and tobacco, yet the Association
rvill assume complete care of such individual during life and
furnish everything necessary' including proper n-redical attendance
for the payment in advance of tl-ris comparatively small surn'
This right must also prove of great advantage to many Lodges
lvhich are compelled' to make large appropriations from their treasuries
for the support and care of some needy persotl, suffering under
some permanent disability.
There is no doubt that this provision 'rvill also be taken advantage
of by indivicluals, either for thgmselr'es or for the benefit
of others, as soon as it can be deterrnined with some reasonable
certainty as to about w-hat time the Home lvill be constructed and
ready for occupancy.
An example of this rvas shorvn during the past year, lvhen a well
known citizen and worthy brother rvas rvilling to pay to the Association
the sum of $r,ooo.co at once, provided he could be assured
that he should be cared for in the Home at sttch time as he would

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be unable to care for himseif. Not being able to give such assurance
this opportunity to obtain a substantial addition to this
fund was lost.
Lodges unable to pay the full amount required to secure this
certificate, may pay this amottnt in iustallmetlts, in which case a
resolution'should be adopted by the Lodge agreeing to take such
certificate and the first installment sent to the Secretary of this Association
with a copy of the resolution of the Lodge'
Another provision of otlr constituti
ship
anrl
privileges of the Association, irrclurJing
of a
site. We should have at least one hu
hips
during the present Year.
In order to start this movement among the Lodges it is here-
in this Association, entitling it ar-rC its m
that the mems
Grand Lodge,
ity on their releast
one of the
above propositions, in every Loclge not yet represented in this Association.
Fraternally submitted,
GIDEON S. IVES'
President of Minnesota \{asonic Home'
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APPtrNDIX G.
099
' B.io
7.50
'o'to
.20
0. 00
1t 70
320
131
Gnrxn onnrcnn"
PAY ROLL 19C9.
rlll
I Mileage I Per I Tot-al I To whom Pai(l
| "lpiemlPaidl
$ .20
3. 15
6. 00
430
.20
i. io
i85
600
620
20
Dto
410
$ 600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
$620
915
72 00
10 30
620
600
710
600
600
10 35
12 00
72 20
70 75
620
17 45
10 10
W. P, Roberts.
E. D. Swan.
lllrm. B. Patton.
Il. A Kline.
Dayid W. I(nowlton
Jno. Fishel.
$rm. C. Odell.
G. E. Satterlee'
Owen Morris.
L. A. I-Ianes.
R. D. Denfetd.
W. A. llawkins.
E. \\t. llossman.
F. J. MeysL
Geo. D. La Ilar.
Russell Spicer.
O. C. Hanson.
J. T. Johnson.
C. M. Johnson
2
6
7
8
I
11
72
13
1.4
lo
16
77
18
19
22
24
26
29
34
20
20
215
630
750
215
6. 00
0. 00
600
6. 00
600
600
6. 00
600
6. 00
6. 00
6. 00
6. 00
6.00
600
6. 00
600
900
900
900
12 00
6. 00
6. 00
9.70
13.50
600
12.20
620
12 00
6.00
17.70
9.20
9. 70
620
620
8.15
15.30
16 50
11.15
DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND }IASTERS
-:iii Per Total
Diem Paid
8. 30
8.75
D,*O
1.90
115
.60
280
3. 10
.85
i9
-.;; /. oo
4. 30
2. 00
2..30
570
3.20
2.ro
4,70
4.05
6. 00
600
600
6. 00
6. 00
600
6. 00
600
600
6.00
6. 00
6.00
6. 00
6. 00
600
6.00
6. 00
600
600
6. 00
6. 00
0.00
74.30
14 75
17 45
7 .90
775
660
880
9. 10
685
6.40
600
6. 00
13. 35
10.30
8. O0
8. 30
11 70
9.20
8. 10
9.15
10. 10
10. 05
Henry R. Wells.
H. R. Denny.
C. L. Brown.
A. T. Sbebbins.
A. Brandenburg.
G. S. Ives.
A. D. Countlyman.
FI. R. Adams.
W. A. llcGonagle.
H. M. Tusler.
Tom Nlorris.
Gustaf Widell.
C. L. lVest.
Sam. Il. Adams.
l)dgar Nash
J. I). Nlarkham.
O. C. I-Ianson.
,L 1'. Johnson.
C. NI. Johnson.
To \Yhom I'aid
L. H. Rice.
J. A. liobinson.
Wm. Balber.
E. lL Sherwin.
J P. IlcGinty.
J. O. Ma

I32
No.
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7
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22
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36
37
38
39
40
4l
42
43
45
46
47
48
49
DI
52
54
DO
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
66
67
69
lo
76
79
81
82
83
84
85
86
a7
89
90
Nluo or Lopcp
Apfendir.
I'AY ROLL, 1909.-Contiaued.
LocuroN
' 's0
l-t)t
2.ro
2.55
3.20
2. 80
1.90
4.O5
.20
6. 30
3.70
800
300
3.75
4.70
2.50
D. ro
1 .55
2. 60
r.60
6. 00
605
2.50
3. 90
2.35
2.70
2.50
4. 90
2.30
5. 00
2.7 5
4.40
.30
2.60
2.90
4.75
D, IU
5. 10
2.80
4.65
420
7.70
4. 80
D.OO
430
1 .00
c. au
3.75
4.55
4. 00
6.00
565
2.).5
J. ro
4. 10
3 .00
4.70
3. r0
6. 30
6. 00
6. 00
6. 00
6. 00
6. 00
6.00
6. 00
600
6.00
600
600
600
6. 00
6. 00
600
600
6. 00
6.00
6. 00
600
6, 00
6. 00
6. 00
6. 00
6. 00
600
6. 00
6.00
6.00
6.00
600
600
6. 00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6. 00
600
6. 00
6. 00
6. 00
6. 00
6.00
600
600
6. 00
600
600
6.00
600
600
600
6.00
600
600
600
6. 00
600
600
6. 00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6. 00
6. 00
Tota.l
Paid
6. 60
6.20
6. 00
6.20
6.00
0. 80
/.uo
8. 10
8. 95
9. 20
8.80
7.90
r0. 05
6. 20
12. 30
9.70
r4.00
9. 00
9.75
10.70
8. 50
11.15
/. oD
8. 60
7. 60
72.OO
72.05
8. 50
9. 90
8. 35
8. 70
8. 50
10.90
8. 30
11 .00
6. /O
l,oo
10. 40
6. 30
8. 60
8. 90
to.7 5
11.10
11.10
8. 80
10. 65
10. 20
7.70
10. 80
11.65
10. 30
7.OO
11.50
9. 75
10. 55
10. 00
12.00
11.65
8.15
9.15
1r.85
10. 10
9. 00
10. 70
9. 10
12. 30
To \I/horn Paid
Ira E. I(inc.
W. G. Whifcomb.
T. P. Edrvaxls.
R. D. Webb.
r\I. O. Nelson.
A. E. Johnson.
H. J. Hertler.
J. S. Seeley.
J. NI. F. Cooper.
F llr. Bates.
Jos Buisson.
T. H. Berlram.
Chas. Ilroeger
C. E. Braden.
F. B. Collins.
Theo. A Sehaclrt.
C. L. Denuy.
A H. Leimbacher.
Wm. rI. Griffith.
E. O. Gulbr-rnson.
C.'!Y. Whiitemore.
J.'!Y. \Yelch.
Wm. Dennine.
A. E. I{asler.
Jas. A Filson.
T. L Garratt.
Thos. II. Jlunn.
H. W. Severns.
Peter Hanson.
Albert Robereon.
P.-W. tr{ook.
H. L. Simons.
O.'!V. Hunt.
Geo. J. Diener.
Jno. Gerry,
\\rm.Yan An ts ero
J. I!I. \I'alden.
J. \Y. Hart.
L T. trIorey.
Geo. ilolm.
G. F. llerritt.
\Y. H. Batl.
F. V. Crrmminss.
E. G. \\'ashbuin.
J. H. Burns.
E. A. ll,ichards.
F. S. Seymour.
D. R. 'l'hompson.
E. E. Smith.
B. H. Curtis.
J. E. Haycraft.
E. L. Brackett.
A. K. Hanson, Jr.
Thos. C..fohnston.
-W. Fonter L. Roy.
B. Falancer
A. C. Volk.
J. J. Yolker.
H. D. Garrnan.
C. T. Goodrich.
Taylor Robinson.
F. E. Dean.
N. L. llunger.
T. lf. l{ott
N. E. Andemon.
A. T. Fid(les.

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93
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95
97
99
100
101
102
103
104
106
108
109
110
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113
114
115
116
177
118
119
1,27
722
723
724
t25
126
128
r29
131
132
133
134
tdo
136
138
139
140
1,41
742
143
1,44
745
146
r47
148
149
150
752
roo
154
IDO
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158
160
161
762
163
164
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Appendir. t33
PAY ROLL. 1909.-Continued.
Nlur on Loocp LocATroN Mileage
425
260
320
475
165
570
750
D+O
770
560
370
410
815
2go
D to
450
110
20
70
835
445
410
520
.30
6.20
5.10
3 .05
340
3.35
.95
9. 65
4. 05
530
440
2.00
6. 30
240
2.20
D /U
a20
3. (t0
6. 10
430
l1 70
500
7.to
320
4. JO
7.40
720
7.80
2.85
12.90
8. 60
815
10.00
0. 00
730
3. 50
.20
D, OD
695
Per Total
Diem Paid To \4rhom Paid
600
600
000
600
6. 00
600
600
6. 00
6.00
6. 00
6. 00
600
6. 00
600
600
600
600
6. 00
6. 00
6. 00
600
600
6. 00
6. 00
000
600
600
6. 00
600
6. 00
600
600
600
000
600
600
6. 00
600
000
600
600
6. 00
600
6. 00
600
6. 00
6. 00
6. 00
600
6. 00
600
6.00
6.00
6. 00
G. 00
6. 00
6. 00
6. 00
600
000
6.00
600
000
600
600
600
10 25
860
920
10. 15
/oo
ll 70
13. 50
11.45
r3. 10
11.60
9. 70
10. 10
14.15
8. 90
17.1-5
10 50
7. 10
620
670
74 35
IO.45
10. 10
11 .20
630
72 20
11 10
905
9.40
9. 35
6. 95
tD. oo
10. 05
11.30
10 40
800
12 30
840
820
11 .70
12.20
9.60
12. 10
10 30
77.70
11 00
13 10
9.20
10 35
13 40
13.20
13.80
8. 85
18 90
14 60
74 75
16 00
12 00
13 30
950
6.20
11.55
72.95
000
8.15
6.20
6. 50
C. V. Everett.
T. L. ArmitaEe.
\4/m. Sartell. -
Jesse Palmer.
F. D. 'lYaterman.
G. E. LeTourneau.
L. L. l,aRue.
G. H. Warner.
Stelle S Smith.
G. J. McMaster.
P. D. Nefi.
A. Bakke.
C. G. Siurtevant.
A. S Palmerlee.
H. lV. Seiter.
F. R. Sinclair.
O. C Brunius.
G. A. Petri.
C. O. Wootlruff.
S. C. Rea.
D. W. McDousall.
trI. J. McGowan.
F. J. Crmsv.
J. M. Norris.
J. C. Burchard.
Geo. A. Wrisht.
C. F. Wolfe. -
E. trIorton.
II J. Ryan.
L. Schu'appach.
J. P. I\roliri-
F. J. Ilombereer.
E. A Smith. -
O. FI. Dahl.
A, H. Ackermann.
J. W. Eddv.
Chas. Rickard.
Adolph Frend.
W. J. McDonald.
C A. Brovn.
M Ancterson.
F A. Thompson.
H. E. Meyer.
C. L. Bang.
E. Berrean.
Jamm Newboo.
L. If. Sherwood
II. C. Maguren.
\Y.'!V Bliven.
H. D. Reed.
G. D. Rice.
C. T. Hall.
G. E. Keenan.
D. J. Jones.
L. C. Bigelow.
L M. Lee.
J. A. Sedewick,
S. Friedman.
A. B. Anclereon.
F. NI Acker.
J. W. Carpenter.
A. \Y. Wells,
J. lL Beek.
A. IL Matson.
H. S. Hanson.
T. L. Bortrquin.

734 Appercdh.
747
168
t70
t7r
772
773
174
r/u
178
179
180
r8l
782
184
185
180
ra7
180
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191
193
194
195
190
r97
198
199
200
20r
202
203
204
207
204
209
2ro
2rr
212
2t3
2t4
2L5
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2t7
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2r9
221
222
224
225
226
227
228
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
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240
242
244
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Braden..
Fulda...
Shekinah.. .. ...
llarietta.
Plumb Lioe.... . .
Yalley. .
Ark. ..
Rough Ashlar. .. .
Anchor, .,..,.
I(ing David.. ...
Osakis. .
Dalles . .
FairHaven .,...
Shell. ..
llich'ay.
PAY ROLL, 1909.-Continued
Campbell......
St. Paul
Fulda. ,... .. .
Sb. Paul..
ilarietta . . ..
I{imball......
Glenwood
llinneapolis...
Belle Plaine . .
Royalton. ...
Elmore. ...
Osakis .. . .
Cloquet .. .. .
Anrrandale,...
Park Rapids.. .
Sb. Paul.... ...
Duluth.
ilinneapolis... .
Wheaton.....
St.Paul ... .
South St. Paul.
Amboy....... .
Canton., .. .
Renville.....
lladison......
Tower. ... ..
\\'est Duluth..
Slaytoo ...
Springfiekt. ...
Kenyon.......
Dawson .... ..
Stewartyille.
Jasper......
Staples.......
Grand Rapids..
.Winthrop... . .
Heron Lake. . .
Graceville.....
Hallock.....
Aitkin.... . ...
Evansville..,..
Argyle..
\l/ood Lake.. . .
St. Paul. .....
Dassel..,...,.
Hancock.. ...
Cottonwood. . .
Elysian.......
l{inneapolis... .
Lamberton..,.
r\Iilaca... ... .
Elbow Lake..
\/ernon Center
Hendrum.. . . .
Sherburn... ..
North Branch..
tsemidji ... ..
Sandstone.. .
Edeerton......
ThiefRiverFall:
Hopkins.....
trIinneota..
Leter Frairie.
Ruthton......
Russell.
\\rabasso ,.. . .
7.
700
''7.25'
2.40
5.20
.20
185
3. 70
5. 60
5.25
oou
250
8. 30
'o oo
20
810
" 'to
450
7 -50
4. 60
680
10 00
600
735
460
270
.6 45
405
810
550
890
315
040
14 60
660
oJo
13 35
.520
''t oo
5. 95
610
2.85
.20
530
2.90
6. 85
4.30
11 20
o. oo
1.65
930
3-45
12.o5
11.90
.50
6.45
2.ro
7.00
7. 10
5.40
Per Total
Diem Paid To Whom Paid
6. 00
600
6.00
6. 00
6. 00
600
6. 00
6. 00
6. 00
600
600
6. 00
6.00
6.00
600
6.00
6.00
6. 00
6. 00
6. 00
6.00
6. 00
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
000
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
300
600
600
600
13 70
600
13.00
600
10. 80
8. 80
tL.20
620
7 .45
970
11.60
t7 25
1r.50
8. 50
14.30
6. 00
72.OO
6.20
14. 10
6. 00
6.20
10. 50
13 50
10 60
12 80
10 00
12 00
13 35
r0 60
810
72 45
10 05
t4 lo
11 50
14 90
9 ID
72 40
13 35
20 60
12 60
72 35
lv oo
77 20
600
860
11 95
12 10
885
620
11 30
890
t2 85
10 30
77 20
II DD
765
15 30
945
15 80
17 90
650
72 45
510
13 00
13 10
11 40
Ben Baker.
J. F. Pmtt.
Jno. Bachman.
Robt. B. Burns.
J. M. Snyder.
J. G- Reeve.
H. J.'\Yood.
J. C. Lauber
P. Buetow.
J. H. l{itler.
lV. H. Leak.
Knute Swore,
W. J. Campbell.
Harry Kurz.
F. trI. Sheppard.
C. N. Orr.
C. B. Mitler.
\4r. A. Gutick.
Jared Burton.
A. L. Ries.
T. G. Lichelmore
S. T. Lamm.
F. P. Hudson.
N. L. Johnson.
Jm. H. Chalmere.
E. J. Moreom.
David Gmham.
C. A. Norton.
J. S. Shmder.
A. llohn.
C. W. Page.
V. E. Smith.
J. II. Bone.
'lV. G. Cameron,
E. A. Kremer.
Fmnk Hagberg.
Le Roy Brown.
C. S. Pierce.
E. C. Yetter.
Irvin Innm.
O. Dahlheim.
Robt. Donaldson.
A. E. MarLin.
J. P. Jelinek.
Emil I\re ner.
R. L. Blackman.
J. G. Koely.
R. N. Gordon.
Irvin P. Jones.
L. Redding.
\\'. S. Foster.
P. G. Stahl.
G. C. Cornish.
J. W. Johnson.
\Itn. Ifasten.
O. \Y. Fagestrom.
W. B. Stewart.
A. Kelly.
A. Pilling.
W. B. Fuller.
A. H. Nash.
B. B. Gislason.
Jobn Blacketter.
J. F. Carlson.
E. Skyhawk.
W. A. Hauck.

No,
246
247
249
250
25L
252
253
254
255
256
257
254
259
260
261
263
264
267
268
265
N,ruP or Lonor
Fide...
Morality....,.,..
Barto. . .
Lakefield,,.. . . . . .
McKinley. ... .. , .
Morton:...,.,...
Dexter. .
Iake Park...... ..
Meaba.
Ilawley..
Fellowship,.......
Montgom6ry......
5errv. . .
Truth.. .
Fairfax.
Tusler.,
Virginia,.
'Warroad...,.....
Roseau..,... . , , . .
EagleBend.......
TotaI,.........
Appendir. 135
PAY ROLL, 1909.-Continued.
9.05
5. 10
3.90
" d: es'
20. 60
10. 60
6. 10
Per
Diem
6.00
6. 00
6. 00
6.00
6.00
6. 00
6. 00
6. 00
6.00
6.00
6.00
0.00
6. 00
6.00
6. 00
6. 00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6. 00
Total
Paid To Whom Paid
11 .00
14.05
10.95
72.45
13. 05
10.25
10. 45
14. 65
14.75
ID. IO
6.20
6.00
15. 05
11.10
8.00
6. 00
14.95
26.60
18. 80
12. 10
F. W. Stevens.
L. M. Lerwick.
P, Melcher.
G. H. Wood.
T, T, Grondlund.
R. H, C. Himan,
'W. E. Daily.
John Nelson.
GrierH. Thompson
T. B. C. Evans.
C. B, Boody.
G. A. Colberr.
C. C- Hunterl
C. P. Beadle.
A. M. Wallace.
C, H. Greene.
John H. Crowe. .
Jno. A. Lareon.
G. M. Stebbins,
'Wm. H. Byman.

APPENDIX H.
NA}IES OF I,ODGES ALPHABETICALI,Y ARRANGED.
23
220
266
84
138
180
272
227
7l
t57
110
169
22
773
160
123
162
36
g7
148
244 8
108
49
2L
t75
268
242
204 1
32
234
104
77r
184
o<
209
161
48
58
62
00
229
203
163
109
729
59
lDo
189
260
190
263
86
45
93
174
797
139
224
264
245
loo
136
14
150
267
38
o(,
205
26
24
18
125
200
oo
I-l
752
170
160
196
89
133
90
r2l
177
2la
149
212
256
158
80 4
47
6b
42
82
132
83
63
186
208
724
r64
/()
728
225
122
201
94
172
17s
31
44
tDt
270
r10
250
254
143
262
72
702
96
226
140
159
66
237
l2
11
772
251
745
ot)
255
185
19
loo
224
191
254
16
126
223
247
29
252
2t9
106
198
273
7a
69
lJo
118
154
236
OI
lo/
237
230
131
193
178 o
30
91
137
747
215
776
ol
240
202
100
249
233
774
146
259
103
r44
57
27
168
20
t47
277
52
794
2r7
40
111
243 2
64
98
151
232
2a
134
2ro
47
81
99
244
207
141
792
742 7
181
119
253
a7
269
235
115
222
238
221
198
to
214
239
46
113
26r
782 o
257
39
246
276
188
g2
101
247
2tl

Ay'!en.dir.
APPENDIX I.
LOCATION OF I,ODGES AI,PHAtsETICALI,Y -T\RRANGED.
154
r75
2r3
259
26
81
24
l9l
182
30
737
2I5
138
39
169
192
1a1
233
129
14+
r23
57
100
752
260
loJ
ll6
r49
IJD
20
r67
I47
34
79+
111
243
151
56
2a
47
18r
46
134
27r
22I
741
742
274
202
106
253
108
7S
186
265
249
234
227
115
95
lLzs
222
2r4
239
Location Lodge
Excelsior. . .
Ashler.
Fairfax
Chain Lake.
Faribault.
Corinthian ..
Corner Stone,.
Lltazee.
Fulda ..
Hope
\ralley.
Joppa
Fliendship . .
Gr and Meador'
Itasca
Granite
IIatlock.
NIt. Hermon - .
Dakota
Hawley.
Hector
Henderson , .
ilIorality
Alpha . ..
Prescott. .. ...
Columbian . .
Nlesaba
High Forest. .. .
AlbertPike.....
ilIystic Circle.. ..
Howard
Temple . .
Koochiching.
Good Faith. ... .
Janesville
St. Elmo
Ki.ng Hiram.
I{uram Abi
Kelloss.
Kenyon.
Plumb Line . .. ,
Nlorning Star
Benton ..
Car nelian.
Bethel..
Lakefield
Lake Park.
Lake \Yilson ....
Justice. . .
J,ebanon
Lansing. ,.
Duleka ,
Astra
Union .
Ilalmony...,....
Golden Fleece.. . .
Little Falls. .
Long Prairie ....
Ben Franklin
Alma. .
NIadelia
Geneya ,.
NlankaIo..--....
Mantorville- . .
Marietta
lJ/
113
61
261
64
I
67
99
247
t79
42
774
271
I2I
208
717
272
2t9 7
256
158
80
247
230
762
270
zn,
6i
237
7a
82
270
90
t24
204
31
83
122
201
29
746
40
103
250
254
262
225
702
72
75
240
45
43
89
140
159
774
131
oo
196
t2
11
172

138 Apfendir.
APPENDIX I-Continued.
llarshall........lDelta. ..1 119 |
Ilrnleton.......l Josephus........l 128 |
.\[a2enoa. .... .. .1 l'vrian..... . . . . .1 86 |
ilellosi ....1,\Ielrose.........l 145 | 1...
::::l :::l'13lEhFi$l::::::
.....l .-.1 223 | st. Paul....... '.
.....1 ..1 133 lst.Paul.........
......1 ...1 52 lst. PauI.........
. . .l ..'l 25? I St. Paul..... . . .
.....1 ...lri8l ...
N .::.:l ...:::l t6g | ::.
N ch...l ......1 2s2 | ..
N aul...l ....1257 I lls
N .....1 ......1 48 1 ..
o .....1 ......1220 | ..
o .....1 ...,..11431 ...
s..l
...t
..1 el I
..t 195 |
.......1
......1
......1
......1
........1
......1
"""1 ....t ....t
....1
. . . .1
.....1 zrl 21 | h....
.....12681 .....
.....1 62 | ......
.....11781 .....
..."1 164 | .....
.....1 09 | city..
""1 244
..t
1 ""
242 242 |
..1 246 | woodLake.. '..
..1 234 | -lYorthing(on .. .l
....1
....1
. ...
t .l 60 | Young Americo..
..1 93 lZmbrota.......
..1 44 1
Robbiusdale.... . I Co-pas". . . . . . . .l 2Qq | {est Qoncord... .
199
23L
s4
191
272
2JO
56
207
229
203 I
49
23
96
163
168
17r
185
190
277
z06
263
54
DD
236
197
155
188
25r
r39
228
161
264
r4
z+o
lDo
136
150
267
77
50
32
205
87
266
38
198
189
roo
104
s7
27
I6
209
216
101
't32
41

St. Johm.
Cataract...,.
St. Paul. . .
Name of Lodge
Hennepin,,... ...'.' .
Ancient Landmark. . . . . . . . .
Dakota.
Red Wing.
Faribault... ....
Mantorville...
Monticello .
Winona..,.-.
Minneapolis. . . '
Appendir. L39
DEATHS IN 1908.
No
Name oflDeceased
Anr. 10. 1908
Fab. 1, 1908
May 28,1908
Feb, 11, 1908
Mar. 10,1908
July 23, 1908
Sept. 10, 1908
May 29,1908
Nov. 18,1908
Oct. 21, 1908
Feb. 27, 1908
Anr. 15, 1908
June 20, 1908
Feb. 19, 1908
Oct. 2O,1908
Dec. 10, 1908
Feb..... 1908
May 5,1908
Sept, 4, 1908
June 27, 1908
Mar. 15, 1908
Aue. 7,1908
May 20,1908
Apr. 25, 1908
Jdn. 10,1908
Dec. 24, 1908
Nov 17, 1908
Oct. 5, 1908
Jan. 5, 1908
Mar. 17, 1908
Nov. 23,1908
Dec. 10, 1908
May 3,1908
May 24,1908
Anr. 18.1906
ntrav 11; 1908
Sent. 13. 1908
Miv 27,1908
Aug. 22,1908
Oct. F3,1908
Mav 22.1908
Mai. 21;1908
Sept. 18. 1908
Nov. 28,1908
IIay 18,1908
Dec. 11, 1908
Jan. 5, 1908
Jan. 29,1908
Feb. 24, 1908
May 25,1908
Julv 27.1908
Aniil 23. 1908
N6v. 24,1908
Sept. 27. 1908
Feb. 24,1908
Dec. 25,1900
Jan. 8, 1908
Jan. 31,1908
Ar:ril 5, 1908
Julv 2, 1908
Sent'. 8, 1908
Nov. '2,1907
Oct. 22, 1908
Mar. 20,1908
Mar. 7,1908
Aue. 21,1908
Nov, 27,1908
Oct. 7, 1908

140 Aplendir.
Name of Lodge
Irlinneapolis - Coutinue d
Caledonia
Rochester.. ..
North Star. ..
Blue tr)arth \/alley
Clerwater .,
tr{orning Star.. ..
Anoka -.. -
Star in the East
Or iental -
Preston-.
\I'ashington
Firlelity -..
Carnel ian
llope
Hamony... -
Union -. ..
Concord. ..
Social .
Rising Sun .
Nicollet . .
Zion ...
Meridian..... ..
Blue Earth City..
Star in the \rest..
Ashler....
Illwtrious.
Chain Lake..
DEATHS IN 1908--Continued.
l*i
19
20
2I
23
28
29
30
34
30
38
39
40
42
43
45
47
48
49
54
DD
56
57
60
01
63
64
Name of Deceased
I June
l.lan.
I Apr.
I June
I Nov-
July
July
ilIay
Oct.
June
Jan,
Dec,
Sept.
Julv
llai.
Feb.
Dec.
Nov.
Aug.
Nov.
Nov.
Dec-
June
Nor'.
Aray
Oct.
Dec.
Jan.
Nor'.
IIay
Feb.
Nor..
April
Dec.
r\Iar.
Dec.
Nor'.
June
Sept.
April
.fan.
Dec.
Ii;;'
Aus.
Nov.
Jan.
lIar.
llar.
Oct.
Oct.
trfay
Jan.
Oct,.
IIay
'Oct.
Jan.
Aug.
Jan.
July
June
Itfav
Mav
Sepi.
Jan.
June
Oct.
Date
24, 1908
7, r90B
21,1907
15,1908
_ 5, 1908
16, 190..
25,1903
26, 1903
29, 1908
5, 1908
30, 1908
17,1908
30, 1903
12, 1908
4, 1908
9, 1903
.8, 1908
2. r90B
10, 1903
23, 1908
25, 1908
29. 1903
4, 1908
9, 1908
20, 1908
2r,1903
29, 1908
27, 1908
17, 1908
7,1908
13, 1908
29, 1903
23, 1908
r4, 1908
21,1908
6, 1908
17, 1908
24, 1903
20, r908
21, 1908
22, rgoa
30, 1908
29, 1908
14, 1908
. . .1907
22,7SOa
23, 1908
15, 1908
3, 1908
10, 1908
16, 1908
4, 1908
12. 1908
8, 1908
8, 1908
6, 1908
4, 1908
5, 1908
24, 1908
29, 1908
11,1902
6, 1908
28, 1908
6, 1908
30, 1908
9, 1908
3, 1908
29, 1908
14, 1908

Nane of Lodge
Constellation. ...
Doric.... ....
Golden Fleece ..
Good Faith.
Antiquity..
Fraternal.
Nelson.,,...,,
Appleton.
Orion.
Little Falls.
Crookston.
Lake Yiew..
Appendir. I4I
DEATHS IN 1908--Continued.
64
67
7I
72
75
7A
?9
83
86
87
89
90
91
g2
93
g4
s7
98
99
116
118
r22
126
131
132
133
IJO
141
143
Name of Deceased
Date
Aue. 23,1908
Oct. 12, 1908
Jan. I, f908
Feb. 2, 1908
Mar. 5, 1908
Nor.. 2,1908
li". O, tS08
Dec. 1, 1908
Nor'. 20,1908
Feb. 12, 1908
Nov. 22,1908
July 5, 1908
Dec. 7,1908
April 16, 1908
Aug. 4,1908
Sept. 13, 1908
Dec. 13, 1908
Illav 29, 1908
Aue. 31, 1908
June 4, 1908
Jan. 15, 1908
Feb. 14, 1908
Aus. 6,1908
Jan. 30, 1908
April 16, 1908
Mar. 20, 1908
Oct. 30, 1908
May 3r,190E
Feb. 24, 1908
Sept. 26. 1908
Juiv 19, 1908
April 6, 1908
Feb. 22,1908
Jan. 15, 1908
Sept. 16, 1908
Aug . ... .1908
Jan. 1, 1908
June 6, 1908
Aus. 9,1908
July 8, 1908
Feb. 7,1908
Dec. 14,1908
Dec. 21, 1908
Aprit 24,1908
Nov. 0,1908
April 25, 1908
June 11, 1908
April 21, 1908
NIay I, 1908
June 20, 1908
Nor'. 26, 1908
July 18,1908
May 16, 1908
May 20,1908
April 29,1908
Dec. 1,1908
March 6,1908
Oct. 13, 1908
Mar. 25,19O8
Jan. 25, 1908
June 13, 1908
Dec. 11, 1908
Oct. 30, 1908
Dec. 10,1908
Nov. 18,1908
Dec. 31, 1907
Mar. 12,1908

L14 Affendir.
Canby..
Quarry. .
Kodahya.
Tracy. . .
Long Prairie.
Plymouth.
Sinceril,y
Summit, .
Jasper
llinnehaha. . . . . .
Garnet. .
Agate. .
Braden. .
Pienon ..
Fulda .....
Shekinah.
Name of Iodge
PlumbLine.......
Rornan Eagle .
Ark.... ....
Anchor ..
Dalles . .
Shell... .
trIidway.
Ionic. . . .
Arcana,.
Truverse, . . .
Crow River.
Itasca ..
Evansville
Florence.
Capital City.
DEATHS IN lgO8-Continued.
t47
148
I O.t
155 $
159
100
161
103
t64
165
Ioo
767
168
169
170
771
173
r/o
176
178
181
184
185
186
187
189
792
196
r97
200
203
205
207
208
2L4
2t6
217
Name of Decemed
May 8,1908
Dec. 6,1908
.... ...1907
.... ...1901
Oct. 29, 1908
April 8,1908
M-av 15, 1908
Oct. 29,1908
Feb. 18, 1908
Jzt. 27,1908
Feb. 19, 1908
July 20, 1908
Sept. 5, 1908
Dec. 12,1908
June 10, 1908
June 11, 1908
Dec. 7, 1908
Jan. 8, 1908
Dec. 3, 1908
Aoril 2. 1908
Mav 29,1908
Dec. 15, 1908
May 15,1908
Oct. 26, 1908
June 28,1908
April 15, 1908
DLc. 4, 1908
Oct. 2, 1908
N[ar. 26, 1908
Mar. 27, 1908
Nov. 18,1908
Aoril 16, 1908
Dac. 26:1908
Dec. 12,1906
Jan. 29, 1908
June 3,1908
May 31,1908
April 14, 1908
.........1908
Aug. 28,1908
Dec. 22,1908
July 8,1908
Mar. 28, 1908
Oct. 23, 1908
Aug. 25,1908
Mar. 17,1908
April 29, 1908
Jan. 23,1908
Sent. 21. 1908
I\[iv 4;1908
Oct. 6, 1908
I\[ay 19, 1908
Julv 10. 1908
Apiil 5, 1908
N-ov. f8, 1908
April 17,1908
Jrilv 28, 1908
lllay 24, 1908
June 1, 1908
Nov. 21,1908
,r,irv 'ii,'iso8
Jan. 18, 1908
Dec. 22,79O7
Jan, 4, 1908
.........1908
Oct. 28, 1908
Feb... . . .1908
Dec. 11, 1908

:
Olivia...
Minnesota.
Jwtice. .
Magnolia..
Sandstone.
Northern.
Albert Pike. .
Eveleth, . .
Frazee. .
Cass, . , .
Name of Lodge
- Appendir.
' DEATHS IN 1g08-Continued.
Goteau. .
Barto... ...... ..
&akefield.
Mortnn. . .
Mesaba. . . .
Montgomery.
Berry. . .
220
224,
zz5
23r
234
236
235
241
243
244
249
250
262
255
258
259
Name of Deceased
r43
Dec. 30,1908
Dec. 28,1008
Oct. 25, 1908
Julv 31. 1908
Sept. 7, 1908
Anril 30.1908
Dic. 15,1908
Nov. 11. 1908
Mar. 10,1908
Mar. 29.1908
Feb. 3,1908
Aoril 12. 1908
Jine 29, 1908
Dec. 7,1908
Nov. 2,1908
,,ii,iil ia, ieo8
Abril 23. 1908
Julv 19, 1908
DeC. 14, 1908
Aprit 1,1908
M-ar. 10. 1908
Oct. 1,1908
Mav 1.1908
Mai. 5.1908
Feb. 27,1908

lln flDemoriain.
Daet 6ranD flDaete rg of Nlber
SurteDfcttong.
Name. Jtrrisdiction. Date oI Death.
Jolrn Gideon Harris. ..Alabama .......July 7,tgo8
John Henry Barlow. Connecticut . .. .June 16, t9o8
Drvight Waugh .....Connecticut ....Feb. zo, rgo8
William E. Anderson........Florida .........Nov. Iz. rgo8
Martin H. Rice. ......lndiana ........Aug. 3, r9o8
Thomas Robinson . . i\tlanitoba ,. .. . . .Aug. rr, r9o8
W. Irving Babcock. ..Michigan ......Mar. 3r, rgroS
i\{atthew H. IVlaynard. Michigan . ... .. .Dec. 27, 19rc7
Hugh McCurdy . . .. . . X{ichigan .. . .. .Joly 16, t9o8
William Burr Childers.......New Mexico ..Mar. 3, r9ro8
Elias Elwell Day... .Nerv Mexico ..May 3r, r9o8
William A. Sutherland.......Nerv York ....Mar. rr, r9o8
Fabius Haywood Busbee....North Carolina Aug.z8, r9o8
Robert M. Carothers........North Dakota. Feb. 4, r9o8
John F. Selby. . . . .. . . North Dakota. Jan. 8, t9o8
John R. Bellinger. ...South Carolina Aug. 27, tgoS
John Thomas Irion. .Tennessee . ... .Aug. 9, r9o8
Henry Byron Baguley. . . . . . . West Virginia May r, r9o8
Eli Marsh Turner. ..West Virginia Mar. r, r9o8
' Ntber DietinguigbeD JBrethrett.
Loyal L. Munn, Past Grand Secretary, Illinois, Died
Nov. 23, rgro8.
Edwin Wheelock, Grand Chaplain, Vermont, Died Dec.
t8, rgo7,

Apy'endir. t+5
District Deputy G"urtd Masters.
To all zahoru it ruay concenx, greeting:
Know ye, that in accorclance with a standing resolution of
the Grand Lodge, I have divided the jurisdiction, and appointed
District Deputy Grand Masters, as follows :
FIRST
Pntrn SurnpE (r54)
DISTRICT.
Aoe, D.'. D.'. G.'. \4.'.
Bemidii,
I\Torthern,
Cass, No.
Warroad,
Roseau,
Osiris,
SECOND DISTRICT.
Wrrr. G. Cauenorq (zo7) Srarr-es, D.'. D.', G.'. M.'.
Aurora, No. roo,...,,.....Brainerd
Mt. Tabor, No. ro6..,..,,..Detroit
Verndale, No, r39. .Verndale
WadEna, No. 156. ,..Wadena
Perham, No. r57. .,..Pelham
THlRD
Jenrs A. Ronrwsor (255)
Palestine, No. 79. ....Duluth
Dalles, No. r8r. . ... . .Cloquet
Ionic, Nb. 186..,.. ...Duluth
Fortitude, No. r88....,..Two Harbors
Vermillion, No. r97...........Tower
Duclid, No. r98..,...,..West Duluth
Itasca, No. zo8.,,,....Grand Rapids
DISTRICT.
Hrnnrwc, D''. D.'. G.'. \,t.',
Eveleth, No.
Mesaba, No.
Virginia, Nb.
I(oochiching,
Canisteo, No.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
J. Prrnca Wor,r'B (rz6) \4oonseeo, D.'. D.'. G,'. I\,f.',
Evansville, No. zra.,......Evansville
Park Region, No. zz7 .. . . . Dlborv Lake
Lake Park, No. 254.. .....Lake Park
IJawley, No. 256. .....Hawley

146 Aplendir.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
Kr.rur Swonn (r8o) Osexrs, D.'. D.'. G.'. M.'.
Star in tbe West, No.6o Sauk Centre Sincerity, No. 16r...........Villard
Constellation, Nb.8r..,...Alexandria Valley, No.174..'.........Glenwood
Melrose, No, r45.. .. .Melrose Osakis, No. r8o.. ... '. .. .. ...Osakis
Long Piairie, No. r59...Long Prairie Eagle Bend, No. z69......Eagle Bend
SIXTH DISTRICT.
A. H. LnrrrrgAcHER (23) Sr. Crouo, D.'. D.'. G.'. M.'.
Monticello, No. 16... .,...Monticello Unity, No. 93.. '. '.
. North Star, No.23..,,.....St. Cloud Little Falls, lib. r4o.....Little lralls
Clear Water, No. z8.....Clear Water Archor, No. r78............lloyalton
SEVENTH DISTRICT.
T. L. Anur:racu (92) Pnrncnror, D.'. D.'. G.'. M.'.
. ... .Sauk llapids
Anoka, No. 30................Aaoka Mora, No. 223.,.... ...Mora
Fraternal, No. 92. .Princeton Lincoln, No. zz6. .....Milaca
Sherburne, No. SS. .,.... .. .EIk River Smdstone, No. z34....... .Sandstone
EIGHTH DISTRICT.
Coopon Fur-rolr (165) Wutrn Bnen, D.'. D.'. G.'. \4.',
St. Johns, Nb. r.. .Stillwater Garnet, No, t66..,,......White Bear
Zion, No. 55..... ,...., .Taylor Falls 'Chisago, No. 232.. ......North Branch
Jasper, No. 164.,.....,....Rush City Fellowship,. No. z57..,.Nbrth St. Paul
NINTH DISTRICT.
P. S. Rupor-pw (r8z) Awrernern, D.'. D.'. G.'. M.'.
Star, No.62....... .Rockford Plumb Line, Nb. r73.........I(imball
Paynesville, No.7r.,.....,Paynesville Fair llaven, Nb, r8z.....,.Annandale
Nelson, No, r35..... ,Bufialo Crow River, No. r9z.,.......Belgrade
IENTH DISTRICT.
Russnr,r- SprcBn (ro4) Wrr-ruAR, D.'. D.'. G.'. M.'.
Sharon, No. ro4. ... .,....,. .Willmar Prescott, No. 162.. , .IJerrnan
Swift, No. r2g,..,.. .Benson Mt. Hermon, No. z19. ,.. .. .Han:o:k
Golden Sheaf, No. r33.........Morris Raymond, Nb.248.. .llayriond
ELEVENTH DISTRICT.
H. D. Ger.r'rew (82) Horv.rRD LAKE, D.'. D.'. G.'. M.'.
Watertown, Nb. so......,.Watertown Cokato, NJ. r:+. .....Cok.to
Howard, No. 82...... ...Howard Lake Orion, No. r38..... .Atwater
Golden Fleece, No. 89. , .. . . Litchfield Griswold, No. zr8. .. .Dassl

Appendir. 147
TWELFTH DISTRICT.
S. B. WasnnttnN (rrz) \{rNNr,rporrs, D''' D.'. G.'. M".
Henneoin. No. a..... ., ...Minneapolis Wayzata, No. 2o5.. ,Wayzata
Minneiooiis. No. ro...."Minneapolis tr'Iinnesota, Nb. zz4.......Minneapolis
Khuruni. No. rrz.. ,...,..Minneapolis Albert Pike, No' e37.. '.. '..Hopkins
Excelsior, No. r13. ..Excelsior
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT.
E. OrvBNs (rz5) Ossro, D.'. D.'. G.'. M."
2 . . . , . . .. . . . Minneapolis Ark, No. 176 ' , , , .. ' . . . . . . Minneapolis
is. No. rzq'.'...Osseo Arcana, No. r87.'.,'...'Minneapolis
. ' 16o...,. '-.Minneapolis Compass, No. z65.........Robbinsdale
o. 165....'.MinneaPolis
FIFTEENTH DISTRICT.
O. H. TunrnR (2q) Sr. Paur-, D". D.'. G.'. M.'.
Summit, No. 163. . . ' St. Paul Vizpah, -Nb. rqr " " " South St' Paul
Sr'!r.i'ii', No. r7i. :::5i. F;;i qip+t' g-itv, I(o.,'7.'.'."':!'Rill
Mid*ay, No. r85. . ' . . !t. Paul Tusler, No' 263- . . .. 'iit"Haul
Triune,.No. r9o. "...St.Paul
SIXTEENTH DISTRICT.
J,,rrurs E. Do.tN (zrr) Gn.tcnvrr-rr, D.'. D''. G.'. M"'
Appleton, No. r37. '.Appleton Traverse' No r89. ';y!:11,",1
Lllevierv, No. -r43........Ortonville Friendship, No' 2rr"".'.'Uracevrlle
I(odahya, No. r53......Browns Valley
SEVENTE.ENTH DISTRICT.
F. J. CnBssv (rr7) GnawrtE FALLS, D.'. D"' G"' M"'
Sunset, No, ro9. ' .. . '.....Montevideo Hector, No'. r58' " ' " 'Hector
6;;;i;, 'i.I;. -iii........cd;'i;;-r"rt; nJuiti.. Nb.
- -rqs.
' "Renvirre
Bird rsland, No. :44.....,dil,i I.1;;; . ijii;i;''-N". ";,;::..:. '. .. '... ' 'oti"i" '
EIGHTEENTH DIST'RICT.
O. W. LutsrEN (24o) ITurcnrxsoN, D." D"' G"' M"'
!ope, N-o-. 42...... .Glencoe Guardim, *o.rir?....'.....'.......I:".i*ll
aill,:t'rU; ,',?'.'....:.'....T.".':3',1x'.1 8i;''i51.-*'; ');':.'::.'::::."'..s!"*"it
i*'ii'"u,irai,"N".-;;;.'...1"r"; G;;;i lii'.' iv". z4o'1"" " 'Lester Prairie

14S Apy'endix.
Fn,,rxx Rexsou (S+) Sr.
King Hiram, No. 3r..,......Jordan
Iiing Solmron,. Nb. ++.......Shakopee
Union, Nb, 4s...........,.,Le Sueur
Concord, No. 47. ...Cleveland
NINETEENTH DISTRICT.
TWENTIETH DISTRICT.
C. W. Hnrueuw (z6r) Flrnrex, D.'. D-'. G.'. M.'.
;\ntiquitlr, No. 9r.,....Redwood Falls Florenc'e, No. 2r6..,......Wood Lakc
trIarietta, No. r72.. .I\farietta Barto,.No. 24g...., .'..Echo
(ieneva, No. 196.. . .. .. . .. .. ,I\fadison r\{orton, No. 252... ... ... ....I\{orton
Atelier, No. 2o2.,,.. .Dawson Fairfax, No. 26r............Fairfu
Sibley, Nb. zos,....,..,....Winthrop
TWENTY_FIRST DISTRICT.
E. H. Ancrrsrr{cER (i48) PrrrsroNE, D.', D.', G,'. M.'.
Delta, No. r19..... .,Marshall
Benton, No. 146,......,,Lake Benton
Canby, No. r42..,.. ..Canby
Quarry, No. r48.. ... ... ... .Pipestone
St. Elmo, No. zo4. ...Jasper
Equity, No. 22r........ ,. .Cottonwood
TWENTY-SECOND DISTRICT.
a
F. W. Derup (136) Welxur GRovE, D.'. D.'. G.'. M.'.
I(eystone, No.94.........Sleepy Elre Zenith, No.2oo,,......,,..Springfield
Charity, No. g8...,.......Nerv Ulm Justice, Nb. 225,., r.......Lamberton
Walnut, No. 136........Walnut Grove Wabasso, No. 245. .Wabasso
Tracy, No. r55..... ..,Tracy Fides, No.246..... ,Sanborn
TWENTY-THIRD DISTRICT.
C. J. I\{-+nur (rr4)
Prudence, No. 7s. .,.Windom
Fraternitv, No. ror. . .. . .Worthington
Ben Franklin, No. r14.. ,.. .Luverne
Currie, No. 142.. ... . .Currie
lrulda, No. r2o,.,.. .,..Fulda
Roman Eagle, No. r75....,....Adrian
-I{ap\3.to, -'No.__rz.
TWENTY-FOURTH DISTRICT.
E. P. Rurew (rz) Menrero, D.'. D.'. G.'. M.'.
..uen!,e!o Pethel, No. ro3.....,....Lake Crystal
llfadelia, No. 66. ..,.Madelia Josephus, No. -r28. .,Mapl-eton
Jo._ppa, No. ?6,:,.......Good_Thunder Amboy, No. r93..............Amboy
tibanus, N'o,96.. ...St. James Vernqil Qenter,-No. zz8 Vernon Centei

Appendir. 149
TWENTY-FIFTH DISTRICT.
TWENTY-SIXTH DISTRICT.
F. W. ScorrnlD (34) CeNNoN Farr-s, D.'. D.'. G..' M.'.
Fatibault, No. 9.. ..Faribault Cannon River, No. 52.. '. 'Morristowrt
Sakatah,' No. :i. ..Waterville Corinthian, No. 6z.........Farmington
Oriental, Nb. j+..;....,Cannon Falls Elysian, No. 222,..'. .Elysian
Social, No. +8..........,.,.Northfield
.IWENTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT.
TWENI-Y_EIGHTH D ISTRI CT.
TWENTY-NINTH DISTRICT.
THIRTIETH DISTRICT.
THIRTY-FIRST DISTRICT.

150 Appendir.
THIRTY-SECOND DISTRICT.
C. L. DrllNv (zz) Srnrvenrvrrrn, D.'. D.'. G.'. M.'.
No. zz.Pleasant Grove Grand }Ieadow, No. rzr Grand 1\4eadow
No. 58...Spring Valley Steu'artville, No. zo3.....Stewartville
Dexter' No' 2sr"""""""'Dexter
;i'd;:::::jfiG;Li'"Ll{
' THIRTY_THIRD DISTRICT.
A. G. Or-sox (36) Pnnsrou, D.'. D.'. G.'. M.'.
Preston, No. :6. ....Prcstolr Orient, No. 84'.... ' '...Money Creek
Mystic Star, \t;. 69.......,Rusbford Lebanon, No. roz. '.Lanesboro
IVlystic Circle, No. ia.. . .. .. .Houston Caoton, No. tg4........ ... -. .Canton
THIRTY-FOURTH DISTRICT.
F. R. Srwclern (rro) I-artorr-r-n, D.'. D.'. G.'. M.'..
ltr/inona, No. r8. . . . . .Winona tr{orning Star, No. 29. , . ,La Crescent
Caledonia, Nb. zo.. .Caledonia Pickrvick, No. rro.. '... ....Pickwick
And the said District Deputy Grand Masters are authorized
to perform the duties and exercise the powers pertaining
to said office, 'rvithin their respective districts, tlntil the next
Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of A.'. F.'. &
A.'. I,I.'. of Minnesota, unless other'n'ise ordered'
Dated the rTth day of February, A. D. r9o9, A.'. L.'. 59o9.
Artpsr:
JOHN FISHEL,
Grand Secretqr\t.
EUGENE E. SWAN,
Grand Il[oster.

Appendir. 151
APPtrNDIX K.
REPRESENTATIVES OF GRAND LODGDS.
Residence
Fortllill.....
Aberdeen.. . . .
Loudon......
'S'l;il'i; bliv
roruand.., . .
Geelons.,...,
nolllns.......
Pt. Townsend
Kalgoorlie.. . .
Charleston. . . .
Milwaukee.
Henry R. lYells . .
W. A. IlcGonagle .
A. D. Countryman
-A.. G. Pinkham.. . .
A. Ilarden.... ...
Thos. Morris...
John H. Snlout. . .
Dar..'lV. Khowlton.
Chas. G. Hinds. . .
H. M. Tusler.
I4/m. C. Odell... . .
Alex G. McKnieht,
I. B. B. Sprague.. .
Henry R. Wells. . .
Jas. G. Houghton ,
lV. A. McGonagle..
H.W. Hendri.ckson
Gid S. Ives. ..
A. T. Stebbins. . . .
Eds'in H. Foot. . .
Heoly R. Adams
Hugh E. Grant.. . .
lV. Hayes Laird.. .
A D, Countryman,
IrvingTodd.....
Henry 11,. lVells. . .
H. lI.Tusler......
Wm. A. Hawkins.
IIenry M. Tusler'.. .
Sam'iE. Adams...
Chas. N. Akers.
Edgar Nash
Thomas llorris. . .
\Y. A. McGonasle
Uhas.L. \ryest....
Fenton G. I\tarner
Residence
Fergus Falls
Sanborn
Stillwater
Duluth
Fergus Falls
Gr'd Meadow
Stillwater
llankato
Faribault
Stewart
St. Paul
Rush City
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
ilIankato
Rochester
St. Paul
Rochester
St. l'aut
Morris
ilIar ietta,S.D
Nlinneaoolis
Indianapoiir
Little Falls
Ielgus Falls
Pl eston
Duluth
Annleton
St.-Paul
NewUlm
Crookston
Blue Earth
Minneapolis
Shakopee
St. Paul
Chaska
Duluth
St. Paul
Preston
i{inneapolis
Duluth
Montevi.deo
St. Paul
Rochester
Recl \Ying
Ilinneapolis
St. Paul
lVinona
Appleton
Hastings
Preston
St. Paul
Marshall
St. Paul
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Orook bon
Duluth
.{usti r
St. Paul
Califo_rnia, fowa, I(entucky, IlIassachusetts, Pennsylvania and Wyoming (lo not exqhange.

152 Ay'pendir,
List o{ Clandestine LoJgn..
7'o All Secretaries in Mintresota.
BnRrHnBr.r :
The Grand Lodge at its last Communication directed me to
print a list of Clandestine Lodges and furnish trvo copies to
each subordinate Lodge.
I have written every Grand Secretary in the United States,
and append a complete list, so far as I have been ablo to obtain
the same.
There may be, and doubtless are, others; and will be more
in future, as the Clandestine Grand Lodges are making
strenrlous efforts to organize new Lodges.
Many of the Lodges listed are defunct, but as dimits from
them might be presented, it is deemed best to retain them in the
I ist.
Please keep one copy of this list in 1'our minute book and
post the other in the Tyler's room.
Berncal, No. 367.
CALItrORNIA.
. San F'rancisco
Golden Star, No. 225. . . . . San F'rancisco
Golden Thisel, N6. z. .....San Francisco
Oleta, No. S6+. . . . San Francisco
Universal, No. r. ..Sau Fraucisco
DELAWARE.
Delarvare .... \Milmington
II,LINOIS.
Amalia, No. SZ7 . . Chicago
Fidelity, No. zr8. .Chicago
fmmanuel, No. S57.
Chicago
Jefferson, No. zr7. ..Chicago
Justin, No. 2o.4. . .. .Chicago

Appendir.
Jerusalem
Chicago
Laf.ayette, No. zr4. 'Chicago
Sloan, No. 73o.
Wristy, No. zr5 ' '.Chicago
York, No. 2r2... .Chicago
INDIANA.
IIuman Rights, No. 3I9.
INDIAN TERRITORY.
Human Rights, No. 364. .. . i. . . .. '. 'Coalgate
(Name and Number lJnknown). .. . . ' .Krebbs
KENTUCKY.
Jefferson, No.3 .....: .Covington
King Solomon, No. r..... ..Covington
Washington, No. z. ...Covington
MAINE.
Kilwinning, No. 3r8.
Pine Tree, No. 3r3
MARYLAND.
...Portlancl
.....Portland
Ashler . '. 'Baltimore
St. . Johns
Baltimore
(St. Johns, No. 3.+, Baltimore, is regular')
MASSACHUSETTS.
Ancient Landmark, No. r Boston
Bethlehem
Boston, No. 295
Bunker Hill, No. 3r2...
...Charlestown
Caledonia, No. 15 .....Cambridge
Chelsea,.No.3o5 ...Chelsea
Commonwealth, No. 2g8... .... ,Boston
Constantine, No. 15 . . "Cambridge
Dorchester lJnion, No. 3o8.
. 'Dorchester
I{armony, No. 3r,1.
.. '..Brockton

154 Appendir.
Haverhill, No. 3.
King Hiram, No. 3rr......... .........
King Solomon, No. 3ro...
Lincoln
Lynn ......
Massachusetts, No. 269...
Mount Lebanon
.Halerhill
.. ...Everett
.... .Brocktor'
:..Newtqn
Nervton
.Boston
..Malden
Mount Moriah, No. 3o6.
MountOlive,No.3o3... ....;.
..Boston
.'.Boston
Mount Pleasant, No. 3oo.
Motrnt Zion, No. 2gg...
Oriental Star .
Falmyra, No. z.
...Dorchester
....Lvnn
.Watertown
.. .Boston
Puritan, No. 3or
St. John's, No. 3o7.
Somerville, No. 3oz
Suffolk, No. 297.
Valetta
.....SwamPscott
.. .Dorchester
...Somerville
. . .Boston
. . .. .Allston
Gentile
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
NEW YORK.
Manchester
Atlantide, (by G. Or. France) New York
Banner, No. r......i.:.... .New York
Benjamin Franklin. ' '.New York
New York
Excelsior
Foyer Ardent du Nouvel Orient' ...;......New York
Hudson 'New York
rnternatioiral .... ""'Nerv York
n4cKinley (not William McKinley) '.New York
Ocean " New York
Progressive
..Nerv York
Trittne " New York
fiiffi-l";o" '".1
.,xffi5

Alpendi*.
Alliance, No. 37 '. .Alliance
Alpha, No.27.
..Cleveland
Americus, No. 32...:..
Cleveland
Auburndale, No. 24. ..... .Toledo
..'..Cincinnati
Bismarck, No.385
Brighton, No. 38r
Bucvrus. No. r.
Butler, No.4z.
Cincinnati
.. 'BucYrus
.....Butler
Columbia. No. 6.'. " " 'Columbus
Crar,r,ford. No. z. ' BucYrus
Cuyahoga, No. z5
Dumah
... .. 'Cleveland
' SPringfielcl
Etrreka, No. SZg
Fianklin, No. 3. ....
Freclerick, No. 4o.
Freclericktown, No. 4r....
Gem City, No. 8. . . .. r,
. Cincinnati
.Columbus
....Springfield
Fredericktown
'. .DaYton
Globe, No. zz.
lliram, No. 26.
Independence, No. 34. .. .
Lafayette, No. zr
Lessing, No. 18....
Lincoln, No. z3
.....Toledo
....Canton
. 'Youngstown
......Cleveland
......Toledo
....Toledo
Lincoln ' ' Cleveland
Lincoln Goodale, No. rz' ' " "columbus
Linton, No. 9.
Massillon, No. 3r
Mt. Tabor. No. zo.
.. 'Cincinnati
.. .Chillicothe
Mt. Moriah, No. 46.
Myrtle, \to. 35
xNew England, No. 4. . .. .
Olentang\,, No.5.
' 'Niles
.Mt. Vernon
. .Worthinglton
...'..Columbus
Onrvard, No. 28. 'Cleveland
Painesville, No.29.
...Painesville
*There is a legitimate Lodge at Worthington named "Nerv
Bng1and."
IJJ

l--r) Alfendir.
Progress, No. 16. Cleveland
Salem, No. 14. . .. ...New Salem
Scioto Valley, No. 17. .Portsmouth
Sparta, No. 43
Springfield, No. 7.
Summit, No. 36.
Sparta
. .. .Springfield
. .. .Akron
Surprise, No. rg. . .Olmstead Falls
Victor, No.33 ...Cleveland
Vinton, No.33 ...Galloway
Washington, No. ro. ... ..i ...Cincinnaii
oWest Mansfield, No. l5 . .West Mansfield
oThe spurious Lodge at \Arest Mansfield has ceased to work,
and there is a legitimate Lodge there named "West Mansfield
No.588."
OREGON.
Baker, No. 55, (Mixed Negroes and Whites)....Marshfield
PENNSYLVANIA.
Abraham Lincoln, No. zro. .Philadelohia
Acacia, No. 44. McKeesport
Acacia, No. z5z. ....Philadelphia
Agora, No. 6. ..Bethlehem
Cerneau Rite .
Christopher Columbus, No. r88. ...Philadelphia
Evergreen Chapter (Rose Croix)..... ..Philadelphia
Federal .East Mauch Chunk
Golden Shield, No. 69. ..Pittsburg
Grand Orient Espagnol (Spain)
Grand Orient of France
Harmony . Pittsburg
Ifiram, No. z5o. ,....Philadelphia
Jupiter, No. 249. .. .. .Philadelphia
Jerusalem, No. 247. .Philadelphia
Liberal, No,9. ...Siegfried

Appendir. r57
Mt. Carmel, No. 256. .PhiladelPhia
Mt. Lebanon, No. 25r... '..Philadelphia
Pennsylvania,
. ...AlleghenY CitY
..Allentbwn
Pilgrim
Regional Grand Lodge Universal Masonry.
St. John's .;.... ......WeissPort
William McKinley, No. 264. ....:.......Philadelpnra
Washington,N3.z44. ....:. ..'Hazelton
RHODE ISLAND.
Edwin Baker, No. 3o4.
.....Providence
Eureka, No.3o9. .....Providence
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Italian (Name and Number Unknown) . .. .Lead
N. B.-Negro Lodges are not irrctuded,Ir:l;r::""" u"

f'.J"* to Procn"diog.
PAGI
Abstract of Returns....... L24
Address of Grand Master... . 18
Appeals for Contributions.. 52
Appendices-
A, Oration. ,..,,.. 702
B, Report Masonic Home, 111
C, Elective Officers....... 114
D, Directoryof Lodges.., 116
D. Grand Masters and
Gra"nd Secretaries . .. 723
F, Abstract of Returns... 124
G, PayRoll........ ..... 131
H, Lodges Alphabetically 137
I, Irocation of lodges ... t37
K, Grancl Representatives 151
Appointed Officers.,......., 100
Assistant Grand Secretary 62, 96
Blanks for Annual Report., 77
Ca"rd System Lnthorized-.,67, 96
Charters Gtanted. 85
Commissions Issued a.nd. Received.
66
Cornmittees, Special.,... 81r 100
Committees, Standing. . . . 17, 100
Condition of the Fraternity. 27
Corner Stones Laid.. 22
Custodiirn Appointed... .' 100
Custodiants Report. .,.'.... 92
Decisions. ..,..,.. ., 37
Dedication of Hails.,., .... 26
Disbursements........ ....68, 78
Dispensations.,.., . 34
District Deputies. . ,30, 81, 84, 145
Dlection of Officers.......... 91
Examination of Visitors.... 29
Dxpert Auditing of Accounts 57
Fosston I,odge No. 206..... . 77
Gains and Losses. 76
Grand Irecturer. 32
Gra"nd Representa"tives , . .16, 66
JANUARY 1909,
PA(;E
Installations ....,..,100
List of Clandestine Irodges.. 152
Irist of Dead, 1908........... 139
Lodges Constituted......... 19
I,odges U, D.. . 79
Masonic Code.. 56
Ma"sonic llome, 60
Necrologv .,.64, 84, 739, 744, 145
Officers-
Prese4t, 6
Elected. 91
Appointed. ........ 100
Installed. ... 100
Oration. . 7(t2
Recommencla.tions......,,,. 61
Receipts Past Year. .......67, 78
ftecognition of other Grand
Lodges. .,.,..." 52
Report of Grand Secretary.. 75
Report of Grand Treasurer. 67
Report of Committee on-
Ancient l;andmatks .. ,. , 85
Appeals and Grieva,nces. ; 86
Appropriatiofls... ... ....95, 98
Credentials. 6
District Deputies and
Grand Irecturer. 83
Finance. 87
Grand Masterts Address. , 80
Jurisprudence . .... 94
flodges U, D. . 85
Residue of Address.....,., 88
Returns. 89
Unfinished Business...... 99
Resolutions. ..,82, 94,95, 97, 98
Schools of Instruction ..... 34
Thanks. 99
Visitations. 28
\Midorv's and Orphan's n'und 73

APPEN DIX L.
'I'o tlte ilI .' , l'\'/ .' . Grantl Lodge of Mittrtcsota:
Your committee on foreign correspondence has received
and examined the follorving grancl lo(ge proceeclings :
ALABANIA, rgo7.
The eighty-seventh annnal comrnunicatiorr u,as held at
Montgomery, Dec. 3d and 4th, N{.'. !V.'. B. M. Jacobs, Grand
Master. l-hree hundred and seventy-eiglit lodges represented;
four hunclrecl ancl forty-fonr on the ro11. Six past grancl
masters and our representative present,
Trvelve clispensations for new loclges; one corlsolidation.
\{embership nineteen thousan

Alludir-Ala bant.a, A/bcrta.
ancl pet of Bro. Irving Todc1, chairurau of the committee. Thc
lily neecls uo paint; equally, the l'or1< of Bro. Toclcl needs no lattdation
at our hanrls. He gives'Alaba;ra. r9o5, two pages of cotlrteons,
brotherly treattnent, suurtuarizittg otlr procecdirlgs it-t stich
iralrlcr zIs to aro'.rse ihe s'riter's ettr')'. Said rvliter is greatlj' honored
by Bro. TodC's ser-eral extl'acts ir:otl the Alabama repoft, as
u'ell as by his courtuerrtlatiotr of the Alabar.tla scribe's rvork.
lhe f[asonic \''eteratr Associatiort held its fifteer-rth anutlal meeting
Jarr. zzd anrl z3cl. ][ttch.interest is maniiestc

Afpendir - Allterta, Arizona.
The portrait is that of the grancl master.
The aciclress is a brief sl1lxmary of official acts ; there r,vere
three rulings on phvsical clualifications, applicants minus left
hancl and rvith stift knee being aclmitted, ancl minns right han
u,ear regalia at clivine serr-ice, one to act cn the petition of a
Lclvis, and one to holcl rreeting on top of Cascade Nlountain
at Banff;a bonus of $zoc u'as grantecl to the gr:urcl secretarl'
for the past vear, and his salar-v increasecl to $6oo; a chain
collar rvas plesentccl to their secgncl past grancl master; fourteen
rvarrants 's'ere grantecl; a grant of $5oo lvas made '.o
the home ancl school funcl ; the arrearages for lodge clttes were
reported at $4,593.85, a ver)/ bacl showing for this prosperous
\rollllg grancl lodge; the rank of past clistrict cleput.v- grand
tnaster was conferrecl on three brethr:en, inclucling orlr 'rcpresentative
; the rittral adoptecl in n4anitoba, Ecce Orienti, u'as
authorized for nse; arnollg the constitutional anrenchrerrts 'uvere
clatrses prohibiting masons from becoming members of rnoie
than one rvalranted loclge having concrlrrent jurisdiction, except
as an honorary or life member, and directing that recluests
for conferring clegrees bv corirtesy be receivecl throt\gh the
grancl secretary; the nnmber of masonic clistricts u'as iucreasecl
frotl three to six ; thanks were returned to the local brethren
for cotlrtesies; and the corner stone of a public school
building was laid, with adclresses b1' the grancl mastel elect
ancl the premier of the province.
M.'. W.'. G. H. Hogbin; Grand Nlaster;I{.'. W.'. Georgc
Nlacclonald rei:lectecl Grand Secretary; both of Calgarr'.
ARIZONA, rgo7.
The trventv-sixth annual commtlnica.tioll \vas held in the
Lone Star Mine, l\,lorenci, Nor'. rgth,2ot1t, and zrst, M.'. \\/.'.
Herbert Brou'n, Grancl Master. Eighteerr loclges represented;
nineteen on the ro1l. Ten past grancl masters present; ottr
representative absent.
Membership fifteen hundrecl and thirty-five ; gain one hunclred
ancl fortl'-qn6. Receipts $2,o75.3o.

Appendit - B ritis h Colzr.tn bia.
BRITISH COLUT\,IBIA, r9o8.
The thirtl'-seventh annttal comnlttnicatiou rvas held at Victoria,
June r8th ancl rgtlt, I'I.'. W". l-rancis Botvser, Grand
Master. Forty-one lodges represented; forty-three on the roll.
Nine past grand masters and our representative present'
F'our dispensations for nerv lodges. llembership three
thousand, seven hunclred, and fifty-seven; gain four hundred
and one. I{eceipts $6,164.3o.
The death of llro. Eli Harrison, past grand r-aster, '\\ras announced.
The portraits ale of the grand lraster aucl trvo past grancl
masters.
Several local decisions were reported, rvith fifteen special
clispensations to attend divine service and three to attend balls
in regalia; the Grancl Lodge of Saskatche\\ra11 was recognizetl,
s'hile the Grancl Lodge Comos u'as ttirneci clou't.t; a \velcome
to the city rvas extencied br' his u,orship, the mal'or; four rvarrants
$,ere grantecl; the charitv fttncl l'as reportecl at $19,67r.-
89; another grar.rt of $5oo ivas urade to the arrti-tubercnlosis
Society; an aciclress on charitl' rvas clelivered by Bro. H. G. tr.
Clinton, grancl chaplain ; ancl thaul

Apf e ndir - B ritislz Columbia, California.
sent himself for initiation; that an illegitimate man is not
eligible to be made a mason; that the Scottish Rite is not a.
masonic body; that the black ball is not nsed often enough;
that it is the duty of every mason to relieve cases of distress
without asking for reimburselnent; thzrt masonry is a law unto
itself, and should not be bonnd dolvn to legal procednre; that
a lodge under dispensation shoul

72 A/pc udir -- Canada, Colo rado.
Knights of P1'thias; and thanks lt'ere teuclered the local brethlen
for kindly atter-rtions.
Bro. Henry Robertson presentecl his accttstotned report on
foreign correspotrdonce, prefaced u'it1.r a llrief account of the
Order of Carbonari, an Italiar.r society of the uirteteenth centur)'.
Of Bro. Tl.romas I'Iontgomery he savs:
He diecl iu harness, faithtul to the last. He rvas prominent in
the rcligious ancl mttnicipal life of the city, and his cxecutive ability
rvas generally rccognized. FIe s'as greatly estccined, anC his loss
will be d'ecply regretted by the craft.
1\'L'. \\r.'. A. T. trreeci retilectecl Grar.rcl trIaster; R.'. \\'-.'.
R. L. Gunn, Grancl Secretary; botir of Han.rilton ; 13ro. Herlr1'
Robertson, Collingu'ood, chairmau of the cou.rnlittee on foreign
ccirresponclence.
COLORADO, r9o8.
'[]he fortv-eighth annual contmutticatiou l'as held at Denver,
Sept. zlst ancl zzcl,I'[.'. W". J. A. Davis, Grand ]\'Iaster. One
hundred ancl nine lodges representecl; otre httndred and fourteeu
on the roll. f11rs11f1r-f11'6 past grand masters present, including
our represelrtative.
Three clispensatior-rs for nerv loclges. Membership trvelve
thousancl, niue huudred, aucl fifty; gain seven huntlred ar.rd
tn'enty-fonr. Receipts $r r,r 13.
The portraits are of the grand master elect and a past grand
nraster.
A nttmber of special dispensations lvere reported to examine
enterecl apprentici:s ancl fellolvcrafts and ballot upon their ad-
'r,ancement at special communications; seven local rulings l'ere
reportecl; the amount of the benevolent fund u'as stated at
$4,+37.67; an admirable address rn'as delivered bv Rro. I{elvin
Edn,ards, grar-rcl oratot'; the balance of the loan to the Bromrvell
Company \\tas reported paid ; it rvas declarecl unurasonic for a
brother to act as attornev in a masonic case for pay; t'he salary
of the grancl lecturer was increased to $5 per day; three charters

Apf en di r - Colorado, C'onrrcclicut.
were granted; the grand secretary in futttre is to exanriue the
proposed secretary of a uerv lodge as to his proficiency in keeping
the records before the clispensation shall be clelivered; the
clate of holding the annnal commuuicatious rvas advanced a
month; a brother rvas made a permanent metnber of the grancl
loclge for faithful services of nearly a half century;and a jervel
was presented to the retiring grand tnaster.
The report on correspondence lvas prepared by Bro. L' N.
Greenleaf in his very best st1de, with the following compliments
for X{innesota:
An eloquent addre5s rvas dclit'erecl by Bro. A. O. El;erlrart, lvho
took for his subject, The Duties of a Mason.
Another concise report ol-l correspondetrce is presented by Bro'
Irving Tocld, in which appears 3 revielv of Colorado proceedings
for 19o6 and. rya7.
The proceedings of the Nlasonic Veteran Association appear as
an appendix as usnal. The grarrd lodge voted $roo as a perillallen!
arruual appropriation for the printing of its proceedings, recognizing
the valtte of the satne as a preserver of the historical data of masonrv
in Minnesota.
M.'. W.'. J. B. Haffy, Del Norte, Grancl Nlaster; R"' W"'
C. H. Jacobson, l)euver. re€lectecl Grand Secretary; Bro. L. N.
Greenleaf, Denver, chairmau of the committee on correspondellce.
CONNECTICUT, r9o8.
The one hundrecl ancl tlventieth annttal commttuication was
helcl at llartford, Jan. r5th and r6th, M.'. W.'. A. J. Hallock,
Grand Master. One hunclred and eight lodges represented ;
one httndrecl and ten on the roll. Ten past grand masters present;
our representative absent.
Membership twenty-one thottsand, fottr httndred, and trventy-trvo;
gain six hundred and ninetY' Receipt $r6,625.58.
The death of Bro. Asa Smith, their oldest past grand master,
was anltottnced.
The portrait is that of a past grand chaplain.
1a

74 .4ppe ndi r - Conncct icut.
'Ihe Order of Eastern Star is complimented in the address
as follows :
This organization is still r,vith us aud doing splendid rvorl< in
connection rvith our masouic home, and rve joirr rvith all those who
l

Appendb - Connectiiut, Delazuare.
r88o and grancl sccretary since rgog; grand high priest in
t87o; grancl master of the graud couucil in 1874; and was
venerable master of the veteran association. I{e had rvritten
the reports on corresponclence fr-rr fottrtcen years, aud lvill be
greatly missecl b1' 11t. fraternitl, at home and abroad.
DELAWARE. rqo8.
The one hundrecl and third annual cornmunication was
held at Wilmington, Oct. 7t1-r and Sth, M.'. W.'. T. J. Day,
Grand }tlaster. Sixteen lodges represeuted; tlventy-two on
the roll. Thirteen past grancl masters present; our representative
includecl.
Nlembership trvo thotrsand, nine httnclred, and eighty-eight;
gain one hunclred. Receipts $r,866.73.
Jhe portrait is that of the grand master.
A brief local address was submittecl, with no decisions;
greetings were exchangecl with Pennsylvania; the grand
charity fund lvas reported at $2,o64.24; the grand secretary
rvas authorized to procure aprons for the grand officers; and
a jewel was presented to the retiring grand master.
Bro. L. H. Jackson handed in his usual report on foreign
correspondence, teferring to Minnesota as foi'lor'r's :
An oration on The Duties of a tr'Iason was delivered by Bro'
A. O. Eberhart, grand orator. Here is onc eloquent aud irnptessive
paragraph.
Bro. Irving Todd presenJed an iuteresting report on corresponderrce,
irrcluding a \.ery complete review tlf Delaware fot t9o7'
NI.'. W.'. H. L Beers, Jr., Dover, Grand iVlaster;R.'. W.''
V. V. Harrisor,. Wilmil-tgton, redlectecl Grancl Secretary; Bro.
L. H. Jacksou, !\/ilmington, chairtlau of the committee on
foreign correspondence.
1c

16 All en di r - Dis tri ct of Colum bi a.
DISTRICT OI.- COLUI,IIIIA, r9o7.
The ninety-seve'nth atruual commttuication was held at
Washington, Dec. rSth, t\'L'. !V.'. |i. J. Woodman, Grand
n4aster. The trventy-severl lodges all representecl. Fourteen
past grand rnasters and onr represeutative present.
One dispensation for a nerv loclge. tr'Iembership eight thousand,
three httndred, and sixty-three; gain three hundred and
sixty-four. Receipts, $8,2o3.
The death of Bro. R. B. Donaldson, past grand master,
s'as announced.
The portraits are of the grand master and the late past
grand master.
The address states that the remains of Bro. Valentine
Reintzell, their first grand master, ha

-4fpendir - Dis tt:ict of Colunzbia, Flgtida. 17
W. Johnstorr retllectecl Granci Sccretarl'; Bro. G. W. Baircl,
chairman of the committee on foreign correspondence; all
of Washingtorr.
FLORIDA, r9o8.
The seventt'-ninth annual conrtnturication lvas held at Jacksonville,
Jan. zrst, zzd, and z3cl, X{.'. W.'. E. E. Haskell,
Grand I\4aster. One hundred and sixtl'-tlvo lodges represented;
one hundred ancl seventrr-o11e on the ro11. Eight past
grand masters aud ouf represerltative present.
Six dispensations for nerv lodgc's. Nlembership seven
thousancl, nine hnndred, ancl fifty-eight; gain seven hundred
and thirty. Receipts $9,4.5.5o.
The death of Bro. R. J. Perry, past grand master, was an-
noLrnced.
The portrait is that of the grand master.
Telegrams of regret r,ere fonvarcled to two absent past
grand masters; forty-nine official ntlings were reportecl, but
not printecl; grancl officers rvere advisecl not to write fraternal
letters advocating the election of certain candidates to
political ofifices; the Grancl Loclge of Saskatche\l/an was 1'ecognizecl,
aucl tl.re applications of the grand orients of Greece.
Paraguar', ancl Brazil for recognition n'ere clenicd; the peace
resolutions of the Grar.rcl Lodge of Washington were considered
as in the clomain of politics; masons rnade in lodges of
the A. and A. S. Rite were rccognized as legitimate; a silver
trorvel u,as presented bv a brother, to be usecl in the laying
of corner stones; the comer storre of the nerv masonic temple
rvas laid rvith appropriate cereuronies; five charters were
grantecl, ancl one clispensation continlled ; an adrlress rn,as delivered
by Bro. H. S. Yerger, grancl orator; arl appropriatiorr
of $zoo was made torvards a morltlment for Bro. Mr. A. \lc
Lean, past grand master: the past master's clegree \\ras conferred
upon fortv-six brethren; ancl jervels were orderecl for
the grancl stewards.
The rcport cn correspondencc was preparecl as usrral by

18 Appendir - Florida, G eotg i a.
Bro. S. B. lYright, and incltrcles a fraternal revierv of lIinnesota
for r9o7. The follolving is the only persoual allusion :
The correspoudence report is by Bro. Irving Todd, and is an
exceedingly brief revierv of the proceedings o{ the various grand
lodges. Florida for rqo6 receives fraternal notice.
M.'. W.'. E. E. Haskell. Palatka, Grancl tr,Iaster, ancl R.'.
W.'. W. P. Webster, Jacksonville, Grancl Secretary, were reiilected;
Bro. S.. R. Wright, De[,ar.rcl, cltairnran of the committee
o1r correspondence.
GEORGIA, rgo1.
The one httndred arid trventy-first aunual commttnication
rvas held at N{acon, C)ct. zqth, ?oth, ancl 3rst, l'I.'. W.'. NIax
Meyerhardt, Grancl trIaster'. Fotrr httnclred arrd ninety lodges
represerlted; fir'e hundrerl aucl fir'e on the roll. One past
grand master and otlr representative present.
Five dispensations for netv loclges. tr'Iembership twcntyeight
thousand, fottr httn

Appendir- Georgia.
abolished, u'hich u'as tablecl by the committee on general welfare;
leave of absence rvas grautecl to three-qttarters of a page
of brethren; a comtnittee rvas atr'rpoitttecl to provide new clothing
for the grand loclge; tureuty-fotrr charters rvere granted, and
one restored; the graucl officers wefe recommeucled to cooperate
rvitl-r the clistrict cleprrties in forrlulating uniform rvork, and
the organization of district aucl cottnty convetltions indorsed;
the Grancl I-odge of Szrskatche\\'al1 \vas recogrrized; the temple
comn.rittee recommenclecl the erection of a building exclusively
for masonic pllrposes, as soon as the necessary fnnds were available;
the claim of an acloptecl sou to a beqttest made to the
home rvas rejected, but he u'as giveu $r,ooo as a moral obligatio-n;
the tu,o line repol't of the committee on unfinished
'bnsiness has ts'ent)'-eight signatures, tlo missing; a page and
a qrlarter of brethren were expellecl for uumasonic conduct,
ancl a cltlarter of a page restorecl; an adclitiotlal representative
was allou'ecl to loclges for each hundred mentbers or fraction
tl.rereof, after the first hur.rclred; anrendments to the
constitution providing for an annttal assesslllent of $r per capita
as a home fnncl, ancl limiting the eligibilit)' of the grand
rraster to trvo tenns, rvere offered to lie over a. year: a jewel
ar.rd resoltttiolls were presented to the retiring grand master
for his severl r,ears of efficient service ; tha.nks lvere tendered
to the \\reslel'an Feurali: College for a delightful musicale;
and a resolution giving the loclges a represeutative for each
fiftv members, ancl limiting per cliern and mileage to representatives,
officers, artcl past officers of the grand lodge was
referrecl to the comtnittee on general rvelfarc of r9o8.
Bro. A. Q. Mooclv submitted his ttsual report on foreign
corresponclence, rvith a t\\'9 page review of Minnesota for
rgo7, in rvhich appear the follorving paragraphs:
Bro. Orven tr'Iorris, grand orator, delivered a thoughtful address,
lvhich was well received.
Bro. It'ving Todd presents a lvell preparedr report of ninety-two
pages. He gives a skillful strmmary of Georgia affairs for r9o5.
In answer to oltr criticism of the decision of the Grand Lodge
of Minnesota, that a self murderer is entitled to masonic burial,
ire says- t t * 'Ihe answel is ingenigus, but not convincing.
t9

Afpcndir - Georgia, fdalto.
1'o carry the argut.uet.rt further, suppose the brother had committed
an atrocious an:l cold blooded mttrder on one of his fellow beings,
and rvas executed for the crime. Would he be entitled to masonic
burial out of respect to his familY?
Certainly not. It worrlcl be neitl.rer asked uor expected.
Yet this has nothing rvhatever to clo lvith the bttrial of a uot-taffiliate
or a suicide. Our grarrd loclge cloes lrot holcl that
either are entitlecl to the honor, 1'et it is pemritted llv cottrtes)'
in the discretion of the lodge.
Lrnder Nortll Carolina Rro. \4oody says :
But *4.ren the candidatc l;econres a mason, he retrortuces the Roman
Catholic Chttr:ch. lle cautlot be a mason atrd a Roman Catholic
at the same titne.
A little investigation in other jurisdictions wotlld convince
orlr esteemecl brother that this point is not \\rell taken' The
lnatter has often lteen refcirecl to in tbe foreign correspoudence
reports of the past fottr ot' five 1'ears.
The conclusion is a beautiful poem, elltitled The River of
Time.
I[.'. W.'. T. H. -feffries, Atlanta, Grand Nlaster; R.'. W.'.
W. A. \\rolihin, I'Iacou, reiilected Grand Secretary; Bro. A.
Q. I,loocly, Bostou, cornnrittee on foreign correspondence.
IDAHO, r9o8.
The fcrtl'-fir'st aunual commuuicatiou tl'as helcl at Boise,
Sept. Sth, 9th ancl roth, tI.'. W.'. W. C. Whitu'ell,
Grancl l,Iaster. Thirtl'-eight loclges represen'ted; forty-one
on the ro11. Seven past qranrl urasters present; otlr representatiye
absent.
One dispensation for a new lodge. Nfen-rbership two
thousand, five hrur,:lrecl, antl ninety-five; gain trvo hundred.
Receipts $ro.o79.47.
The death of lJro. F. E. Ensign, past grand master, rvas
allnounced.

A/y'c n di r - Idaho, Illiito i s.
The portrait is that of the graud master elect.
A local aclclress, ancl six rtnirnportant rulings; a receptiou
ancl banclttet u'as giveu ; tu'o charters were grantecl ; sixteen
loclges were finecl $5 each for faiittre to reacl the grancl loclge
proceedirgs; an extentllore oration l'as clelivered by Bro. B.
S. Defenbacir, grancl orator ; the grancl lecttlrer n'as given $z5o
for expeuses ancl 1.ris salary- cliscontinuecli the b1'-ln1rys were
amenclecl, rr?quiring a separate ballot on each petition, so
I,Iaine lgas not the orrll' jirriscliction clealing irl job lots;
thanks wefe teurlerecl for cottrtesies ; arlcl the siguet ring u'as
cluly transferrecl.
The report on foreign correspouclellce \\Ias t'ritteu by 3to.
G. E. Knepper as a iuatter of cottrse, ancl he certaitrllr eartlerl
the $r5o appr:opriaterl for that Pl.lrpc)se. We quote from l.ris
revicu, of -N{inrresota as follorvs :
'lhe gland oratoi:, Blo. A. O. Eberhart, delivered a thoughtfLrl
olation on The Dttties of a X'Iason. It u'as printed in the apper-rdix
of the volr.rme of pi'oceedilrgs, attd covered eight solid pages.
'Bro Todd rvrites auother of his crisp correspoudence reports,
I{e touches on all inportatrt poil.tts in the proceedings of Idaho.
Llncler the hea

.4/latdir - Illtnois.
and sixtl'-611e on the roll. Nine past grand masters and our
representative prcsent.
Eleven dispensations for nerv loclges. tr,Iembership ninety
thousanci, five httndred, and seveuty-six; gain four thousand,
uine httndrecl, aud sevent)'-scven. Ileceipts $5r,rro.3o.
The death of Bro. G. \,V. Balnarcl, a well kllowlr craftsnran
and n-rember of the boarcl of grand exarliners and of the cornr-nittee
on finauce, u,as artnottncecl,
The portrait is that of the grand orator, n'ith a cnt of the
nen' horne building at Sullivan.
'Ihe address is a careful presentation of oflrcial acts, *'ith
several local rulings; tl.re home property in Chicago was reportecl
sold for $35,ooc; Bro. F-a1' Hempsteacl, grand secretary
of Arkansas, was welcomecl u'itl-r the grancl honors, respondirg
n'ith a brief address; the reports of the Sullivan home shorv
sixtr-eight inmates, maintenance $zo,6zt.zz, nerv btrilcling
$42,8o9.23; of the Chicago home fortv inmates, maintenancc
$rr,o35.25; an amendmer.rt to the act of incorporation \\'as reccmmended,
restoriug the rvorcl ancient in confornrity rvith the
original act; the

Afpetzdir - Illinois, Jtzdiana.
The frontisiriece of this volutne is a fine portrait of the reliritg
grand master, Gustav Widell, a strorlg face.
The grand master reported six decisions, all shorving a level
headed appreciation of the law, and all r,vere confirnred'
The grand lodge listened to a long, rvell writterr, and often beautiful
oration of the p'ractical sort, largely hortatory.
The report on correspondence is from the newspaper trained
hand and brain of Bro. Irving Todd, whose terse but informing style
is unequaled. When it comes to telling it all in a few words withou!
losing the shading which discloses the flavor of the urorsei, he has'
in the expressive't,ernacular of the street, his confreres all "skinned."
'I'he Grand Lodge of Minnesota has alu'a)'s been very collsefvative
in extending recognitiolt, a policy not likely to be disturbed
just at present. No grand body of questionable antecedents
was ever formally recognized, to the best of ottr recollection.
Still we do not assllme that those upon no action
"vhich
has been takeu are necessarily clantlestine, or that an exchange
of courtesies wol1ld be deniecl t1po11 proper application.
Bro. Robbins does not believe in the consoliclation of loclges
by a majority vote; or that a separate ballot shoulcl be taken
rlpon advancement; or that the individuality of a lodge shoulcl
be impaired by model by-iaws, records, or forms; or that a
lodge should be reimbursed for charity; or that a past mastJr
loses his standing by removal to another jurisdiction; or that a
maimed fellowcraft should be debarred from aclvancement by
reason of his m'isfortune; or that clocumentary eviclence telrds
to diminish the facilities for imposition; or that a lodge under
dispensation can affiliate members; or the holding of lodges of
sorro\\r in craft masonry; or that the absence of its charter invaliclates
the r,vork of a lodge.
1\{.'. W.'. A. H. Bell, Cprlinville, was reElected Grand Master,
and R.'. W.'. Isaac Cutter, Camp Poiut, Grancl Secretarv;
Bro. Joseph Robbins, Quincy, committee on correspondence'
INDIANA, r9o8.
The eighty-seventh anuual meeting vt'as helcl at Inclianapolis,
1\4ay z6th ancl z7th, M.'. W.'. W. O. Bragg Grand
Master. Five httndred and tweuty-six lodges represelrted ;
z5

,411endir Indiatza.
five hundred ancl thirty-one on the roll. Eighteen past grand
masters present, inclucling our represelltative.
: One dispensation for a nerv lodge; one consolidation.
Membership fifty thousand, one hunclred, and eleven; gain
two thousand, seven hunclrecl, and fifty-eight. Receipts $I6,-
245.r4.
The death of Bro. Christian Fetta, past grancl master, was
announced.
The portrait is that of the grancl master elect. There is
also a cut of the neu' temple, declicated NIay z1th, an imErsing
btructure and a credit to the lfoosier craft.
' Eight local rulings rvere reported, tl-re follorving being very
properly disapprovecl by the committee on jurisprudence:
4. After one year, the amount of the dues for which a brother
was suspended having been paid it should be returned to him if
thc lodge rejects the applicant or refnses to rcstore the brother to
menrbership. As the suspended brother is by action of the lodge
stiil deprived of all his rights and privileges, it would be unfair and
unjust to keep his money.
The unpaicl amount at the iime the brother u'as stricken
from the rolls is a debt orvecl b1' him to his loclge, the stattts
of lvhich is not affectecl b1'the subsequent election or rejection.
Anv other brother might s'ith equal propriety ask for
the return of monel' paicl by him as lodge dues.
Three charters were graltted; a message of sympathy rvas
telegraphed a past grar.rcl master, absent through the illness of
his son; the salary of the grancl secretary u'as raised to $r,8oo
per year, a well deserved complirtlel1t to Bro. Prather; the cost
of the nerv temple rvas estimatecl at altout $435,ooo; a past
grand master rvhose irome is norv in Wisconsin u'as allorvecl
additional mileage ancl per clier-n to cover the expense of attendance;
the peace resoltttions of the Grancl Loclge of Washington
were not considered a legitirnate subject for consideration
; the reqrlest of the Eastern Star to use the term masonic
in connection lvith their home lvas 11ot grantecl; recognition
lvas extendecl to Saskatchetvan ancl Alberta; a special committee
rvas appointetl to arrauge for the celebration oJ the one

Appen dir-fndiana, Inclian Territorlt, 2B
hundredth anuiversar)' of the perlllallellt establishmeut of freemasonr)r
in the nortilwest territorl', I4ar. r3th, r9o9, rvith an
appropriation of $5oo for expeuses; a brother aged ninetythree,
rvho has for manv \/ears represented his lodge in the
grand iodge, rvas placed upon the pay roll; and a jewel was
presented to the retiring grand master.
' The annual revielv o{ masonic grancl lodges was prepared
as usnal by Bro. Daniel }{cDonald, in rvhich we regret to fincl
that tr'finnesota cloes not appear. !Vh1'did not the good brother
\,vrite for a cop1. of ottr proceeclilgs ?
Bro. IVlcDonald holds that the secrecy aud ttnanimity of
the ballot is the Rock of Gibraltar on rvhich the great masollic
strttctttre is firtllv auchorecl ; that laf ing cortler stones is no
more real \\,ork than the burial of the dead; tltat objecting to
a candiclate should not be allorved, but if there is sttfficient reason
charges shoulcl be preferred; that docunrentary eviclence
is of modern origin ; that the svstem of life membership is
wrol1g in principle and tt'orse in practice; that lve are tlot
making too manv masons, but that we are making masons out
of too man)'men that clo uot ancl never tvill knorv u'hat mason-
ry is; that nrasonic clothing should never be rvorn except ttpon
purely masonic occasions ; that a large Per cent of the sttms
contributed to ntasot.tic homes goes to pa)' for their tlanagement
atlcl to plovicle fat places for masot.ric favorites; and
that stereopticorrs have come to stay.
iVI.'. W.'. C. \T. Mikels, Nerv Castle, Grancl I\{aster; Ii.'.
W.'. C. W. Prather, Tnclianapolis, reelectecl Grar.rcl Secretary:
Bro. Daniel i\4cDonald, Plymoutl.r, chairman of the contmittee
on foreign corresponclence.
INDIAN TERRITORY, ro98.
The thirtl,-fifth annttal commuuication u,es helcl at i\'{c
Alester, Aug rrth ancl r2th, X4.'. W.'. J.B. I{orrou', Grand
Master. Or.re httr.rdrecl antl thirtl'-six loclges representecl ; oue
hnnrlrecl ancl eightl'-t\vo on the ro11. 'fs'elve past grau(l nrasters
present; otlr represerttative abseut.

A/pendir -Indian Terri totV.
Nine dispensations for nerv lodges ; trvo charters arrested.
Mem,bership nine thottsancl and eightl--ttvo; gaitt six hrrndred
and six. Receipts $t2,342.45.
The death of Bro. A. F. Ross, grancl chaplain, was annorlnced.
The portrait is that of the grand master.
There is nothing in the adclress ancl eight rulings of particular
interest to the craft in general; a telegram of conclolence
rvas forr,varded to a past gran

ApPendir frt dian Territo ry, fozua.
Bro. T. C. Humphr)/ stll)ntitted his sixth report on corresponclence.
ar,d possihlr' the last. He rvill be greatly missed
by the guiid. The follorving extracts are taken ftom the review
of lVlinnesota:
-We rrote in the proceedings that W. Bro. M. E. Clapp, United
States senator, delivered an eloqueut and scholarly address. Bro.
Clapp has visited the Indian Territory section of country, and is
personally known to the writer.
Tl-re Grand Lodge of X4innesota sustained a greal loss in the
death of Bro. Thomas Montgomery, who had been grand secretary
since rBBg.
The grand orator was A. O. Eberhart. His subject, The Duties
of a Mason. The oration was rich in fine sentiment.
Thesc brethren seem to be in earnest, aud evince the proper
spirit.
The report on correspondence is again by Bro. Irving Todd,
coveling ninety-nine pages of journal. Indian Territory lor tgoT
received fraternal notice at his hands.
Reading of the death of Bro. IVlontgomery and seeing the name
of Bro. Irving Todd calls to my mind the group of pictures including
these brethren, found in the journal three years ago.
The aciclress of Senator Clapp rvas cielivered at the laying
of the co-rner stone of the courthouse iu Jackson, aud not at
grancl loclge.
M.'. W.'. H. 1,. X,Iul.drolr', Tishomingo, Grand Master;
R.'. 'ff.'. J. S. trIurro\\', Atol

28
Allcndir -Iozua.
The portraits are of the graud master aud the elective
grand officers.
The grand master lvas abseut by reason of the serious illness
of his wife, ancl a resolution of s)'mpathy rvas wired him;
five local decisions r,vere reported; the Grand Nlaster of Sor-tth
Dakota w'as welcomed as a visitor; the decision that a lodge
could receive the petitiou of a bookkeeper in a brervery lvas
overruled by the jurisprudence committee; five charters lverc
granted, ancl one dispensation continued; a resolution of fraternal
greeting rl,as fonvardecl to the master of a lodge, not
present frotu sickness; the trustees of the grancl charity fund
reported $5,263.5o disbttrseurents for relief; the grand couucil
of the state rvas formally recognized as having exclttsive
jurisdiction over the cryptic degrees; an ameudment to the
code was adopted, requiring candiclates to present themselves
for initiation, passing, or raising lvithin six months; recognition
of the Grancl Lodge \ralle clc i\'Iexico l'as cleferrecl;
thanks \\,ere returned for their etltertaitltlent; three gavcls t'erc
preseutecl to the mtlsetlnl ; alt apro11 was preselltecl to a past
grancl master; and tr,r'o agecl brethren, one a t.tlember of tl.rc
grancl lodge in 1858, the other grancl treasttrer in t862, I'ere
introclucecl and u'e1comecl.
Anotirer first report on fraterual correspondeuce lvas submittecl,
this time by.' Bro. L. E. Fellolvs, past grand master, and
worth the $zoo paicl for its preparation. In n4innesota's page
are found the follon'ing:
The grand rraster's address is confined strictly to a report ol
his acts as granrl master and an cxtended obitrrary notice ol their
latc grand secretarv, R.'. W.'. Thouras \{ontgomery, rvho had served
as grand sccretary since Nov. 3oth, 1889, and for twelve years prior
to that time as assist:rnt grantL sccrctary. His record as a citizen,
chrrrch rvorlier, prominence in civil, military, and masonic life are
given in detail, and as a conclttsion the grand master says: + * |
Truly the rccord oi a man's life is his best, because his most truthful
eulogy.
An oration upon Thc Duties of a Mason, by Bro. A. O. Eberhart,
is an excecdingly able and, instrtrctivc address, high toned. of
grcat literary merit and rare eloquence.

AJ>pcndix -Iozua.
The report on corrcspondence, of ninety pages, by Bro. Irving
Todd, is remarkable becanse of the amormt of inforrnation gleaned
ancl presented in so brief a manller. We bclieve it rvould bc of
greater interest ancl more appreciated did it contain more of the
views of other writers, and comment by Bro. Todd'
The follolving pertinent criticism is found trnder the head
of New York:
W-e may be accttscd of antagonizing a popular method of dispensing
masonic charity, but with the ligtit rve have been able to
obtain as to the practical workings and the results attained irr establishing
masonic hourcs, and in the light of our o'lvn experlence
as a graud lodgc, r've feel justi{red in ventttring the opinion that the
establishment of nrasouic homes is r-rot only fiDancially burdensome,
but a practical failure to mcet our full obligations in extenciing
m.asonic charity.
Jiollorving their recently acioptecl ctlstolrr of llassing things
arorlnd, the report llext l''ear is to be made bv the late deplltY
grand master.
Among the Incidents of the lVeek, fttlly reported in the a1.lpenclices,
we find the follo'rving paragraph of interest to the
brethren of the }{innesota Valley, }vhere tl-re groom is so well
and favorably knorvn:
An incident not on the programme, and indeed enginecred by
some of the older members of grand lodge, deserves mention in this
place. For thirteeu years or more l\'Iiss Cora E. Dennis was stenographer
and assistant to the grand secretary. In that time she had become
known to all those in regular. attendance at grand loclge' Her
willingness, capability, auci tact, joinecl to a winsome manner and
true lvomanly dignity, 'lvon for her the esteem and regard of all those
to whom she was kuowu. A few months before, Nliss Dennis severed
her connection rvith the oftice to become the bridc of Senator
Julius Coller, ol Shakopee, I\'Iintr. But grand lodge and the opportunity
of meetiug so matly old friends iu her holne town brought
the lady to Cedar Rapids. On the afternoou of Wed'nesclay \{rs'
coller was called to the balcony floor of the }llotltrose, and there
Past Grand l\4aster Granger, in words that were of the heart itl
earnestness and eloquencc, and irr behalf of the friends concerned,
presented her, as a belated rvedding gift, with a mahogany chest of
')q

A//e ndb - fozua, I{ansas,
solid tablc silver. Thc sulprisc of thc occasion is to be imagincd,
not dcscribed'. It rvas inclccd a bcautilul gi[t, but the sentiments
of I

Appendir - I{ansas.
ieceived at official visitations with the same cerentony as oiher
grand lodge officers; a number of ainendnents to the bv-lau's
vvere adopted relating to salalies attd allou'atlces, sttb-officers,
lodge trials, per capita tax frotn members of clefunct lodges.
marking of corner stones, approval of lodge lninntes at thc
next stated communication, and certification of life membership
ancl claims by the grand secretary; the peace resolutic'lls
of the Grand Lodge of lVashington lvere laicl over a year;
thanks were returned to the local craft for their attention and
hospitality; and the committee of past grand masters, appointecl
totonvel'the love and sympathy of the grancl lodge to ttre
grand tyler, at home sick, reportecl his grateful appreciation'
The report on correspondence u'as again prepared by Bro.
M. \,f . l\,filler, rvhose limit of ninety pages was cottrteoush' extended
to one hundred and fifty by the council of administration,
and he macle goocl ttse of it. X{inuesota for tgoT is contplimented
as follows:
The grand master's address is a model of sinlplicit-r', brevity,
good taste, and sense. He bas been a faitlrful rvorl

32 -411c nd ir - I(attsas, Rc tt I uckl'.
I{.'. \,V.'. H. tr. }Iason, Garden City, Grand Nlaster; R.'.
W.'. A. K. \\rilson, Topeka, rei:lected Grancl Secretary: Bro.
lVI. M. n4iller, Topeka, committee on correspolrdence.
KENTLICKY. roo8.
The one hrrr.rdred ancl eighth annual commuuication rvas
lreld at Lorrisville, Oct. zoth, 2rst, and.22d,\[.'. \V.'. H. P.
Barret, Cirand lVlaster. Four htindrecl and fifteen lodges replesented;
fi.ve hunclred and thirteen on the toll. Tr'venty-one
past grand masters present.
Tu'elve dispensations for nerv lodges; one charter arrestecl.
l,[em'bership thirty-trvo thousand, seven hundred, and seventy;
gain two thottsaucl, one hunclred, ancl fort1,. Receipts $32,-
703.52.
The portraits are of the grancl master ancl the grancl master
clect.
The follou,illg \r,ere anrollg the approved decisions of the
grar.rcl master:
z. Can a brothcr s'ho has beeu sttspended for uotr-pa-''ment oi
ducs for a nnmber of 1's1.., plesuurably over trvo, attd rvho is llos'
cngaged in runt.ring a rvhisky housc, be leinstated in his lodge? No'
:. Is it larvfrrl to hold a raffle ttnrler masouic auspices? No.
Regulation No. 4o4 clearly covers this point. This regulation ap'
plies not oniy to the palties conducting the raffle, but also to the
purchasers of tickeis.
,1. Can a lodge remit the ducs of a brother rvho has been suslrcnclecl
for non-payurent of dues for over trvo years, and receivc
his petition as if his dues had' becrt paid? Yes. In the exercise
of a sound di-.cretior-r, this is rvithin the right of the lodge.
'fhe first tu'o inclicate a gt'eat change of setltiment in the
goocl o1d bottrbon state, t.hose grand lodge \\'as clirectly intcrestecl
in lotteries for npu'ards of seventy )'ears. Verily, the
\\rorlcl clo move.
No. 4 is not goocl 1a\\.. Dttes should only be remitted on
thc grouncl of porerty. It is presnmable that the brother '"l'as
able to pa]' or he lvoulcl not have been suspendecl, ancl lleirlg
able shorrlcl pay the sarne as a1r1r q1ha. member.

Grand Lodge of Minnesola.
l'€,presentatives of the Grand, Nlaster. As to the matter of expeuse,
it is probable that we may have to pay a salary of $r5o per month,
besicles travelirrg expellses, for a lecturer conrpetent to fill such
office. That expense, I anticipate, rnay possibly though not probably
be as large as the salary. Bttt I am so convinced of the inerdequacy
of the District Deputy system to bring the desired results,
that I do venture, respectfully and earuestly, to recommend
the adoption of a resolution by this Grand Lodge,-
That the Grand Master be authorized and instructed to secure
and appoint sorne competent brother as Grand Lecturer each year,
whose compensation shall be $r5o per month besides his traveling
expenses, to be paid upon vouchers app'roved by the Grand Master,
and that such lecturer shall be under the orders and suoervision of
the Grand Master.
If this recommendation is adopted, I further recorntnend that
thc District Deputy system be abolishedo and our General Regulation,
Sec. 63, be amended by striking out "District Depttty Grand
l\{a sters."
If the Grand Lodge does not feel ready to take this course, I
can only recotnmend that increased care aud thoughtfulness be exercised
by rep,resentatives and brethren ol our Lodges in recommending
deputies for appointment, and that mere rotation of the
honor ar.nong Lodges and mere persona! friendships be forgotten in
rnaking such recommendations, to the end that only those may be
recommended who are rvell known to be qualified and to have the
time and who can spare the expense of properly perfolming and
u'ho are rvilling to undertake the duties of so important a task, and
n'hom every Lodge will treat with fraternal respect and be glad to
see. Such deputy ought to be of high social and business stinding and
knorv true lfasonic "work," when he sees it, and lack of business
methods, ivhen he observes the lack. If we can get such men for
deputies everywhere, the systen will be immensely increased in
value. If we cannot get them, it is at least of doubtful utility for
a-ny prlrpose.
A leport from thc special committee on District Deputy Grand
Masters appointed trvo years ago, and postponed last year, because
of the abselce of its chairman, Bro. Elmquist, who was ill, shottld
'be made this year. If made it can be considered in connection rvith
the foregoing facts and recrrmmendation.
The reports of Lodges sent me by the District Deputies, referrerl
to above are here for your iuspection, bnt uot for publication, and
Ivill be filed -,.vith the Grand Secretary.
5J

.)t Proceedings of tlte
SCHOOLS OF INSTRUCTION.
Intimately connected with the c6ndition of the Craft, is the
s,ork of our Custodians. Custodian Tusler, upon the private recltrest
of I(ellogg Lodge No. vz held a School of Instruction at that
place early last winter. He reports much iuterest and a good attendance.
Upon the request of the Lodges in the zoth District I authorized
Crrstodian Smith to hold a three days' school with Fiorence Lodge,
at Wood Lake in March. The school was well attended by representatives
from the Loclges in the District and it is believed much
good rvas acco;rplished. I had expected to attend this school and
should have done so but for nly pnfortunate illness that month before
mentioned.
Upon the request of Colurnbian Lodge at Heron Lake and agreernent
of mauy other Lodges in the z3rd District, I authorized
Custodian Sprout to hold a three days' schocil at lleron Lake last
rveek. Bro. Sprout reports a good attendance and intelligent attention
by the officers and brethren of mauy of the Lodges in that
1ocality.
The usual school oi iustruction has been held by the Custodians
this rveek, and they were present in St, Paul to hold such school on
Saturday last but fottnd ferv present to instruct' They held a school,
however for three days. This school has been attended by many
repiesentatives rvho came here for the pttrpose before the meeting
of this Annual Commuuication. The detailed report of the
Custodians will present further details of their work during the
past l/ear. If rve are not to have a Grand Lecturer, certainly we
should have more schools and a larger attendance upon such as
we do have.
,DISPENSATIONS.
As authorizcd by our Constitution, I have granted dispensations
whenever requested, for changiug the meeting places of Lodges,
after beir-rg assured that facilities for safe-guarding the records, etc''
of the Lodge, required by our regulations (Par. zo8, p. 2r5, Code) in
cases of joint occupancy of halls, exisied.
In one case I granted a dispensation for the election of officers
rvhere the time fixed for the same by the By-Larvs had been allowed
to pass, and in tlvo other cases for the election of 'Wardens, where
the brother elected at the regular time, deciined to accept the election
and be installed.
I granted dispensation {or one of our o1d Lodges to sublet its

Grand Lodge o-f Mintcesqta.
l.all, which had previorrsly been dedicated to the purpose of Free
nlasonry, it appearing upon investigbtion, that the changed conditions
and circumstances of the Lodge, made it an unreasonable tax
and burden for theh to pay the rent and support the hall alone.
Previously a chapter of R. A. M. divided the burden, but the latter
has disbanded.
I also granted dispensation to a Lodge to pernrit the Annual
State Convention of the order of Red Men. to be held in the hall of
the former, {ull notice having been given to the brethren of the
Loclge of thc request for such use, and no one opposing the vote
by rvhich it was agreed, in this case, to extend the'courtesy.
DISPIINSATIONS TO EXCEED CONSTITUTIONAL LIMII'
IN CONFERRING DEGREES.
While I have had rnany requests from Lodges lor dispensations to
make more than "five ner.v blethren at the same time." as fixed by
Art. IV, Sec. zz of the Constitution, and to confer the F. C. and
M. M. degrees upon more than five at tl-re sanre rneeting, as fixed
t:y otrr Regulation of 1896, p. 5r, (Par. 256, p. zzr, Code,) I have
granted thenr but seldom. Nearly all of these reqrlests came either
rvithout statement of the necessity for a departure from the express
judgment of the Grand Lodge that "five" should ordinarily be the
limit, or gal'e the "con'r'enieni:e" of the Lodge or of their of6cers,
or the lessening of "expensc," as a reason. My view and understanding
of the law limiting the number who can thus be made, is
that "five" is considered the most who can be decently or intelligently
obligated at a time. "Five" is the solemn adjudication rvhich has
conre down to us through thc Ancient Constitutions. It is a determination
of our most ancient of Fraternities, (which, unlike any
other, has. rrever permitted the booming or advertising of its
privileges irr any lnanner, and which denounces primarily all solicitation
of petitions for our degrees, or even suggestions toward that
object, as un-masonic,) that "work" on a greater number, cannot be
rvell done, and therefor'e, ordinarily should not be allowed. It is the
obligation which nrakes the Nlason, whether E. A., F. C. or \{. 1\{.
The best l\{ason will be one to r.vhom the obligation is rnost intelligently
arrd instructively given, other thir-rgs being equal. I havo
been told, that some jurisdictions permit but one to, be obligated at
a time. Our lVlinnesota "lvorl

JD
Proceedhtg's of tlrc
f ollorving clccisions, upon cluestions of N{asonic latv submitted to
rne, from tinte to time during t1-re 1'ear:
r. A traveling man's legal hotne after n-rarriage is where his
rvife lives ancl rvhere she is supported by hirn, and to rvhich place he
returns lvhen 1-ris busiuess pernits, although tl-rat business may keep
him elseNhere tl're greater part of his titne, unless stlch man has
contintrt,cl to claim his residencc rvhere it lvas before marriage, in
another to$,u, and cotrtintted to vote there, and his lvife for convenience
simply contintles to live rvith her own parents, in which
case his horne Ni1l be consi

Gran d Lodge oJ' Minrcesota,
ed by a Lodge in a Ioreign jurisdiction, and frour which suspeusion
the accused has app'ealed to the Grand Lodge ol that jurisdiction,
is entitled to no privileges of Masonry auywhere, except the right
to prosecllte his appeal, and his Lodge here should llot accept dtles
fron-r hirn pending sucll appeal.
g. It is not allorvable that tr[asons or \'Iasonic Lodges, as sttch,
take part in any public anuiversary or observauce, in chnrch or elsev;here,
which is not in the sole control oi the Fratelrrity. The test
of the propriety oi Lodges participatir-rg in public exercises of atry
kirrd is that a Symbolic Lodge coutrols the service or exercise.
ro. Eithc'r hand tnay be used in voting.
rr. The minutes of a Lodge cannot be arnended after they alc
formally approved.
12. One r'vho has been regtrlarly elected to receive tl-re degrecs
of \{asonry in this jurisdiction and after receiving his E. A. degree
is tried in regular proceedings aud suspended for five years, is still
a member of and amenable to the Lodge so electing him at the
cxpiration of the ternr of suspeusiolt. Ar-rd if such E. A. thereafter
petitions a Lodge in a loreign ju::isdiction (ivithotrt disclosing his
status lvith the first mentioned lodge,) and is electecl attd receives
all our degrees in that foreign Lodge, he is gr.rilty of tttttnasonic condnct,
for which the Lodge here should proceed against him.
13. If their By-Larvs do not prohibit such use of Lodge fuucls,
and there is no sentitnent agaitrst such use an.tollg the members
thereof, a Loclge may as an act of charity furnish a room in a
pr:ivate hospital to be knorvn as the "Nfasouic Roour," bttt suclt
Lodge must not obligate themselves to n.raintaiu it.
14. Unless the By-Larvs provide to the contrary, a lodge has
the tight, under the Constitution (Sec. 2.5, Alt. +) r.vithout dispensatior
from the Grarrd l,Iaster, to fill vacancies in the offrce of
either l'reasurer or Secretary however such vacancies may have occttrred.
[The above decision was first made, ancl then repeated, tlpon application
for dispensation to holcl electiotrs where a treastlrer or
secretary had resigned, a{ter sirnply reading the constitutional p,rovision
referred' to, and applyir-rg thereto the well knowu canott for
construction of laws, that the specific inclttsion of some officet's
named shall be deemed to exclttde all others,-in this case. I only
discoveled the previous approved decision of this Grand Lodge,-in
r869,-that an elective officer cannot resipn, since this report was
begun. I find such previous decision is supported by Mackey's
Masonic Jurisprudence, on the principle there laid dorvn, that as an
elective officer takes an obligatiort for a year, he catruot be allolvecl
to throw up the job. Sttch t'easotr rvortl

40 Proceedings d tlre
of any organizatiott, from lesigning. Brlt it has never been held in
arry such case that a man might not resign. He is responsible until
he turns over all property to his successor, of course, 'Ihe reason
has never been any stronger, (and florn the uature of things cannot
be,) in Nlasonrv than elsewhere. There is absolutely uo lvord itr
our installation obligation to suppolt the reason laid dorvn by
tr,Iackey. On the contrary, -there is every reason, rvhy the secretary
or treasrlrer should be allolved to resign and quit an office which
he can no longer fill, and thus pemrit his Lodge to protect itseli,
by filling that offrce rvith some brother rvho, if he proves himself
cor-npetent, rvill be continued therein by the Lodge. This rvould
lot Iollorv upon a personal appointment rrlade by the tr,Iaster. The
language of our Constitution, above referred to, plainly permits a
Lodge to fill any xacoucy, except in the offices of Master or Wardeu.
Besides said Constitutional provision, the fonn of By-Laws in the
Code, expressly permits a secretary or a treasurer to dimit. A dimit, so
far as the Lodge is concerned, is a resignation of mem'bership. Il
r.ncmbership is gone, the office certainly is. Tl-re decision of 1869,
p. 47, should be overluied ar-rd omitted lrom future editions of the
Code. This rvill do arvay rvith a senseless conflict between our
Constitrltion, which is plain, and innumerable Codes of By-Laws approt'ed
by many Grand lVlasters, orr the one side, and a

Appendir - Massaclzusetts, flfichig an. 41
MASSACHUSETTS, r9o7.
At the March quarterly the Grand I-odge of Alberta was
recognized.
At the June quarterly a comrnittee 'rvas appointed to consider
the expediency of establishing a masonic home.
At the Septernber quarterll' the Grancl Master of Arkansas
rvas welcomed as a visitor; the Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan
'rvas recognized1, a nnmlter of interesting relics of Bro. John
Paul Jones, obtained by a past grand master cluring a recent
visit to Paris, were presented to the grand lodge; and a charter
was granted.
The annual communication u'as held at Bostorl, Dec. rlth,
M.'. \,V.'. J. A. Blake, Grand lfaster. One hrrndred and ninety
lodges represented; two hundred ancl thirty-nine on the
rol1. Trvo past grancl tlasters present.
i\4ernbership fift1'-11to thousattcl, tq'o huuclrecl, and sixtli;
gain one' thousand, nine hunclrecl, ancl thirtv-tu'o. Receipts
$r8,r65.
The address is chiefl1' devotecl to visitations and special
communications; the com.mittee on home reportecl favorabll',
antl was continuecl; a ne\v catalogne of curiosities was ordeied;
ancl a vote of s1'mpathy was exteudecl to a past grand master
on account of recer-rt bereavetlents.
Tl.re gran

A1 Appe ndi r -'lfi clt ig a n.
One dispensation for a new lodge. Ilembersirip fifty-eight
thousand, five hundred, and forty-trvo; gain trvo thousand, five
hundred, and thirty-trvo. Receipts $3t,223.t7'
' The deaths of Bro. M. H. Maynard and Bro. W. I. Babcock,
past grand masters, \,vere annoutlced'
The portraits are of the grand rnaster elect and the two
cleceasecl brethren, rvith a group of the grancl lodge officers.
A message of regrets was sent to Bro. Hugh NlcCurdy for
the last time, the death of this well knorvu craftsman occurring
a few weeks later; the representatives rVere rvelcomed rvith an
adclress by a live congresslran; the aunual message consisted
of seventy pages of tediorrs details; thirtl'-one special dispensations
to confer degrees rvithin a lttnar tlrotlth rvere reported;
n,hy not dispensc' u'ith the larv itself ? thc trventl'-five local
r.ulings rvere all approved but one; tl.re reports of the home
showed fifty-three inmates, maintenance $tt,294.77; the Grand
Lodge of Saskatchewan was recognized; an appropriation of
$5,ooo rvas made totvards a hospital on the home grounds; the
committee on monitor and ritual submitted a description of
grand ofificers' jelvels and numerous changes in the u'ork,
rvhich rvere acloptecl, amot.lg them being a restoration of the
rvord gloves instead of garments, an iutrovation of some years'
stancling; the conferring of degrees lvas limited to five candidates
at one time; the standing resolution prohibiting electioneer.ing
for offrce rvas abolished; their ser.rior past grand
master rvas complimented, upon reaching his ninety-first birthclay,
rvith $5o as a preseut; the grand lodge register was ordered
continued rvith the addition of a perpetual index; the
grand secretary was instructed to supply badges at future sessions;
the special committee on foreign relations was discharged,
having done nothing; a jervel and apron $'ere presented
to the retiring grand master; and thanks 'il'ere extended to
the citizens generally for their hospitality.
Tfe report on correspondence \vas prepared again by the
grbnd secretary. I\4innesota has trvo pages. He says :
Bro. A. O. Eberhart, grand orator, delivered an eloquent and
scholarly address., which was ordered printed in the proceedings'

X4.'. W.'. Herbert X4ontague, T(averse City, Grand trfaster:
R.'. W.'. L. B. lVinsor, Reed City, redlected Grand Sec
retary.
MISSISSIPPI, r9o8.
'fhe ninetieth annnal communication u'as hcld at Hattiesburg,
Feb. rrth and rzth, X4.'. \ /.'. H. C. Yau'n, Grand Master.
Tlvo hundred and eightl' lodges representecl; three huuclrecl
and seventeen on the roll. Elever.r past grand masters attd
oLlr representative present.
Seven dispensations fol new lodges. Ilembership fifteen
thousand, seven hundred, ancl thirty-eight; gain tu'elve hun-
dred and eighty-six. Receipts $t7,zzz.t7.
'l'L ^ .-^-+-^ :+^ ^ *^
rrrc purLrdrLr 4ru of the grand master elect and a deceased
member of the larv committee. There is also a cut of the home
at Meridian.
The address is of a local character, largel1' tlade ttp frotu
the grand master's letter book, utith nine rulings outside of the
larv committee; twenty-four decisions were handed down by
the latter, none of general interest; auother appropriation of
$r.5oo u,as macle to th€ home fttnd; eight charters and foltr
dispensations were granted; the California relief fnnd was
turned over to the horne fund; the Washington peace resolutions
'rvere indorsed; the Grand l-odge of Saskatchewan was
recognized; a subscription of $66.5r rvas taken up for the relief
of l{iss Birdie \\rade ; and thanks rvere extended for
conrtesies and attention ancl to the retiring grand master for
his untiring zeal.
The corner stone of the masonic home at Meridian rvas laid
Jl:nte z4th, rgo7, with appropiiate ceretnonies and a memorable
adclress by Bro. Frederic Speed, past grand rnaster and grand
secretatl'. The building is now completed and ready for occupancy.
Bro. H. T. Horvard rvas again the author of the report on
foreign correspondence. The follotving paragraphs are taken
frorn his fraternal revierv of Minnesota:
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Al
al App c nd ix- Mis siss iff i, Mi ssou.r i.
Bro. Owen l\,Iorris delivered the Oration ou tr'Iasonry, a short
but thoughtiul addrcss, from rvhich rve take the closing rvords'
Bro. Irving Todd, the correspondeut, is a good conclenser. We
lvonder if he has any pateuts on tlre atttotnobile trade. Ir-r niuety-trvo
pages he gives a report of the doings of fifty-seven grand bodies,
Mississippi for r9c6 arnong them. He calls Our Fred "oue of the
ablest of nasot.tic julists," rvhicl-r is a good Christn-ras gift for our
beloved Bro. Speecl, provided he reads this report.
M.'. W.'. E. J. Nfartin, I'Iericlian, Gratlcl \'Iaster; trI.'.
W.'. Frederic Speecl, \rickslturg, redlectecl Grar-rcl Secretarl-;
Bro. H. T. Horvard, Biloxi, colnntittee on foreigll correspofldence.
MISSOURI, r9o8.
The eighty-eighth atruual commttuicatiotr tl'as held at St.
Louis, Sept. zgth and 3oth, lvl.'. \\r.'. J. T. Short, Grand N{aster.
Three hundred and eighty-five lodges represented; five
hun

.1p! c n.di r - Jl[issozu'i.
report on correspoucletrce, from u'hich rve reprodnce the following
comments from ttncler the head of N'Iinilesota :
On thc fly leai rvc lind a splelrCrid half tone 1>ictttre of Gustat
Witlell, grand master, rvhich intlicatcs a tnail of strong personality'
His adc'lress is a thorough bltsiness docttme:rt. His exordiun is
short and so well rvoldecl thet rvc copy it.
Tiromas tr{ontgomcry, gierrd secretary, died at St. Paul, June
7th, 1go7. He had becn grancl sccretary since Oc'.. r4th, r89o. He
was a n'Ian of zea!, ai:iirty, ancl untilitrg indusiry and devoted to the
cause of mlsonry, "nd i.t i.tit clcath masonry has lost one of its
bri6htest lights.
It seems that tire Grand Lodge oI lr'linncsota recognizes the
fact that there arc such things as ancient landinarks, rvhich we are
giad to know.
Bro. A. O. Ebelhart, grand orator, dclivered an cloqttcnt aCdrcss,
taking for his text, "Drrty is the grcatest of ideas, because
it irnplies the iclca o{ Gocl, of tlrc soul, of liberty' or resporrsibilitl',
of inrnror:tality." We have space only for the follolving extract'
In the appendtx we find the proccedings of the annual meeiing
of tlie Veteran Association, rvhich tvc have rcad rvith rntlch interest'
The address of Bro. G. E. Sattetlee, grand chaplain of the grancl
lodge, is full of wholesomc itrstrtlction, aucl r'e regrct having space
only for the following extract.
The report ou {oreign cort'espondcnce is by Bro. Irving Todd,
and is entcrtaining bcth it-t :.ttanttct aud matter. He reviews Missouri
for rW7, in which he briefly outlincs the important business
tiansactedt withottt comment,
Bro. Anderson holds tilat the grallcl lodges shottld never
have meclclled rvith the liquor question ; that the $'ork should
be communicatecl in the gcod old u'ay; that a masonic funcral
shoulcl be strictll' confir.recl to lxasons ; that dtres can olrl)' l)c
remitted for irrability to pa)' ; a1ld that ll'Iasonic sovereiglltv
resicles in the body of the craft. These opinions are sound and
beyond controversy.
M.'. W.'. R. R. Kreeger, Kansas Citl', Grand Master;
R.'. W.'. J. R. Parson, St. Lottis, re'iilected Grar.rd Secretarv;
Bro. R. E. Anclerson, Palmyra, chairman of the committee or1
correspondence,
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48 App cndir - tYez, ada, Nezu B t'unszuic k, ALezt l{atnp s hi re.
M.'. W.'. C. L. Fulstone, Grand Master; C. N. Notervare
re€lected Grand Secretary; both of Carson Citl'.
NEW BRUNSWICK, tgo7.
The fortieth annual communication rvas helcl at St. John,
Aug. zTth ancl zSth, M.'. W.'. E. J. Everett, Grand Master.
Twenty-three lodges represented; tirirty-seven on the ro11.
F-our past grand masiers present, our representative included.
lVlembership trvo thousand, four hnndrecl, and eightl'-four;
gain one hundred anrl fifty-four. Receipts $2,528.
The portraits are of tlvo past grand masters.
The address is largely devoted to obituaries and visitations:
the original charter of St. George's Loclge No. 19, issued bt'
the Provincial Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia, Aug. 7tl't, 1789,
rvas presented by a brother; the fund of benevolence rvas stated
at $4,3o8.o2 ; tl1e Grand Loclge of Saskatchervan and the
Grand Lodge \ralle de Nlexico \vere recognized; a motion i1r
favor of dependent membership rvas lost; a revised fnnerll
service, based upon Webb, was adopted, altlougl-r far inferior
to the original; and $r,ooo \,vas transferred to the benevolent
fnncl, and $zoo placecl in the hancls of the grand master for the
purposes of instruction.
M.'. W.'. J. S.D. Chipman, St. Stephen, Grand IVlaster;
\/.'. \ /.'. J. T. I{artt, St. John, reappointecl Grand Secretar..'.
NEW HAMPSHIRE; r9o8.
The one hundred and nineteenth annnal communication ;as
held at Concord, NIay zoth, M.'. W.'. W. A. Plummer, Grantl
Master. Fifty-six lodges represented; seventy-nine on the
roll. Tu'eh'e past grand masters present; our representative
absent.
Mem,bership nine thousand, eight hundred, and seventl-seven;
gain one hundrecl and fifty. Receipts $8,756.12.
The death of Bro. J. H. Rowell, past grancl master, lvas
announced,

Appendir-Nezu l{atnpshire, New Jersey.
'Ihe portraits are of the grand m.aster, four deceased brethren,
and a page group of the grand offrcers'
Address purely local, with four unimportant rulings; the
Grand Lodge Valle de Mexico and the Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan
were recognized; the committee on jurisprudence
reported aclversely upon dual and'life membership; the Califr-rrnia
rebate 'lvas ordered retnrned to the contributors pro rata; a
charter was granted for a net'v lodge; the usual lunch was
served; and a jewel was presented to the retiring grand master'
Bro. H. M. Cheney preparecl atlother t'ell s'ritten report
on foreign correspondence, in which lVlinnesota does not appear
for some reason. Why did you not try a postal cato,
M.'. W.'. F.'W. Sawyer, Milford, Grand Master; R.'.
W.'. F. D. Woodbury, Concorcl, retllected Grand Secretarv;
Bro. H. I\[. Cheney, Leban6n, chairtnatt of the cotnnlittee otl
foreign correspondence.
NEW JERSEY, I9o8.
The one hundred and twenty-first annual communicatiou
was lreld at Trenton, Apr. zzd and z3d, M". W.'. A. I{. NIc
Gregor, Grand Master. One hundred and seventy-two lodges
represented; one hundred and eighty-one on the ro11. Eleven
past grand masters present; our representative absent.
Two dispensations for nelv lodges. Membership twentyeight
thousand, four hundred, and seventy-five; gain eighteen
hundred and eighty. Receipts $29,o64.45.
The death of Bro. C. A. Heydou, jr., grancl pursuivant, I'as
announced. He was the youngest of the grani{ lodge officers,
and noted for his commanding height and'genial presence.
The portrait is that of the grand master.
Nearly nine pages of the address are filled with brief obituaries
of past masters, who often receive scant attention in necrology
reports; several distinguished brethren from adjoining
jurisdictions r,vere received rvith the grand honors; the rc'port
of the home sho.,vs seventy-fottr inmates, maintenance
$t8,662.4t; the two committees on ritnal were macle standing;
49

5U Apf enclir -Nezu Jersey,: Arezc' ,4[erico.
the Grancl Lodge of Saslcatcheu,an, the Graircl Loclgc .\lpina,
and the Grand Orient of the Netherlands lvere recognized;
three u'arrants for nerv lodges $,ere grallted; a meclal of t794
was presented to the grand lodge; a new grand treasurer and
grand secretary were elected, olving to the continued ill health
of these old and efficient officers, their pensions being fixed at
$3oo and $r,5oo; and a jelvel lvas voted to the retiring grand
mastef.
The report on foreign correspondence was submitted as
usual by Bro. R. A. Shirrefs, lvho has a fraternal page for
Minnesota, from rvhich the follorving paragraphs are taken:
As a conclusion to his exceilent annual tepor:t-his eighteenth-
Grand Secretary fhomas l\'Iontgomcry notes tllat this was the thirtieth
consecutive annual communication. We have just learned of
the sudden decease of this estimable brother ir-r June, r9o7, and sincerely
condole rvith the officers of this grand lodge upon their bereavement.
Grand Orator Orven llorris delivered a thoughtful address,
for which he received the thanks of grand lodge.
Bro. Irving Todd reviervs tl-re proceedings of sister jurisdictions
and has scanned Nerv Jersey for 19o6, falling into no error as to
our action in the matter of Washington or the paniel Coxc lnelnorial
tablet.
The eight German grand lodges r'vith which they are ir
fraternal communication are reviewed by Bro. Adolph Klee.
M.'. W.'. W. D. Wolfskeil, Elizabeth, Grand Master; i\{.'.
W.'. ll. F. Wakefielcl, Trenton, Grand Secretary; Bro. R. A.
Shirrefs, Elizabeth, chairman of the committee on foreign corresDondence.
NEW MEXICO, r9o7.
The thirtieth annual communication
Oct. zrst and 22d, M.'. W.'. A. N.
Twenty lodges represented; twenty-six
grand masters present.
Four' dispensations for new lodges.
rvas held at Carlsbad,
Pratt, Grand Master.
on the roll. Six past
Membership eighteen

Apy'endir-New Merico, New South Wa.les. 51
hundred and twenty-two; gain one hundred and ninety-three.
Receipts $2,824.
. Thirteen local rulings were reported ;. the Grand I-odge
of Saskatchewan was recognized; three charters were granted;
an iron fence was ordered to be placed around the grave
of Bro. Kit Carson at Taos; thanks were extended to the local
lodge for many courtesies; and a jewel was presented to the
retiring grand master.
The report on foreign correspondence was transmitted by
Bro. J. H. Wroth, who was not present. He reviews Minnesota
for 19o6, in which hb spys:
Thc report oi the comtnittee on correspondence, as ustlal from
the pen of Bro. Irving Todd, devotcs tlvo p'aggs to New Mexico.
? * * Bro. Todd's review ol the other grand lodges,. while concise
and truthful, contains too little of Todd, or rather of the opinions
of I\'{innesota masons towards the other jurisdictions.
Bro. Wroth believes that any grand lodge should have a
permanent home; that it is the duty of the lcrdge to make
things pleasant for its members; that documentary evidence
can never with safety supersede the time honored examination;
and that the craze for legislating on every topic under the sun
has led nrany jurisdictions into anomalous positions.
IVI.'. W.'. J. W. Willson, Roswell, Grand Master; R.'.
W.'. A. A. Keen, Albuquerque, redlected Grand Secretary;
Bro. J. H. Wroth, Albuquerque, committee on foreign corrcspondence.
NEW SOUTH WALES, r9o7.
A special rvas held in June, at which the grand officers were
installed.
At the September quarterly the issuance of warrants for
two new lodges and eighty-three dispensations were reported,
forty-two for permission to wear regalia and four for the initiation
of a Lewis.
At the December quarterly the issuance of fifty dispensa-

J't Allendir--Nczu York.
NEW YORK. rqo8.
The one hundred and twer-rty-seveuth annual commutlication
was held at Nerv York, i!{ay 5th, 6th, and 7th, ]\{.'. W.'.
Tolvnsend Scudder, Graod Master. A constitutional number
of lodges lvere reported as represented; seven hundred and
seventy-nine on the ro11. Eight past grand masters and our
representative present.
Five dispensations for nerv lodges; one dispensation revoked.
l,Icilbership one hrrnclred and fifty-trvo thottsatlcl, ninc
httnclred, and tq'ent)-eight; gain six thousand, nine httndte'l,
and tu,o. Reccipts $r89,r9r.67.
The cleaths of Bro. Eibert Crandall, Bro. John Steivart,
an

Ay'pendir - Nezu Yorle, Nortlr Carolina.
Washington; the custodians of the work recourmended that
no change whatever be made; the committee on revision submitted
the new constitution, which rvas printed in the proceedings,
and is to be finally passed upon next year; the corller
stone of the first masonic hall built in the city of New Yotl<
was presented; an address rvas delivered by Bro. C. A. Barbour,
past grand chaplain; the corller stone of the annex was
laid ; oil portraits of tn'o past grand masters lvere received as
gifts; and a resoltttion of sympathy 'was extended to a past
grand master in his illness.
Bro. William Sherer prepared another brief report on foreign
correspondence, the most valuable feature of rvhich is the
levierv of foreign grand lodges, by Bro. Emil Frenkel. iVl,innesota
f.or r9o7 has a page, with the follorving compliment:
W. Bro. Owen Morris delivered a thoughtftrl and excellent
oration.
M.'. W.'. S. N. Sawyer, Palmyra, Grand Master; M.'.
\'V.'. E. M. L. Ehlers, New York, redlected Grand Secretarl';
Bro. William Sherer, Nerv York, chairman of the committce
on foreign correspondence.
NORTH CAROLINA, r9o8.
The one hundred and twenty-first annttal communication
rvas held at Raleigh, Jan. r4th, rgth, and r6th, M.'. W.'. F.
D. Winston, Grand Master. Tlvo hundred and twenty-three
lodges represented; three hundred and sixty-one on the ro11.
Ten past grand masters presettt; our representative in the
grand east.
Five dispensations for new lodges; o{ne charter sL1rrel1dered,
and one restored. Membership eighteen thousand and
eight; gain eleven hundred and seventy-three. Receipts $r3,-
3c,9.63.
The death of Bro. B. W. Hatcher, grancl lecturer since
r869, rvas announced.
'The portraits are of the grand master elect and the late
grand lecturer.

56 Appendfu - tYorth Carolitza, North D akola.
The address is a brief local paper, rvith five unimportant
rulings; the reports of the Oxford Orphan Asylum show three
lrundred and seventeen inmates, maintenance $25,493.94; the
temple committee reported the building about half completecl;
the Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan was ,recognized; eight charters
were granted; a duplicate jervel rvas ordered for a past
grand master to replace one lost by fire; an abie address was
delivered by Bro. F. H. Busbee, grand orator;and a jer,vel rvas
presented to the retiring grand master.
The report on foreign correspondence lvas submitted by Brct.
J. A. Collins, a rvell digested paper. lle says of I'Iinnesota:
The report ol1 correspondence, although condensed rvithin the
limits of ninety-two pages, gives Bro. Irving Toddr an opportunity
of giving his brethren a delightful revierv of the grand lodges whose
proceedings have come to his hands. The proceedings of North
Carolina ior 19o'6 receive very fraternal notice from Bro. Todd, and a
summary of its important d,oings. We are glad to find that we are
as one rvith Bro. Todd in our viels on nany subjects.
I{.'. W.'. S. M. Gattis, Hillsboro, Grand Master;R.'. !V.'.
J. C. Drewry, Raleigh, reillected Grand Secretary; Bro' J. A.
Collins, Enfield, chairman of the committee on foreign correspondence.
NORTH DAKOTA, r9o8.
The nineteenth annual communication was held at Fargo,
June 3oth and July rst, M.'. W". John Reissbeck, Grand Mas-
ter. Seventy lodges represented; eighty-two on the roll. Nine
past grand masters present; our representative absent.
Six dispensations for new lodges. Membership six thottsand,
five hundred, and seventy-eight; gain six hundred and
dhirty-three. Receipts $7,7t7.
The deaths of Bro. J. F. Selby and Bro. R. i\{. Carothers,
past grand masters, were announced.
The portraits are of the grand master, the grand treasurer,
ancl the trvo past grand mastels, rvith cuts of three lodge buildings,
the grand loclge library, ancl a group of lodge secretaries.

Alpendir -Nort h D aleota'
Seven clecisions were reportecl, the sixth being out of ihe
nsual order. A ballot Llpon a petition for the degrees was declared
clear and the candidate elected. At the next regttlar
meeting the ballot was attacked by the acting senior deacon
as illegal, claiming that he saw a black ball in the box aftcr
the vote had been taken. This being ruled as insufficient, he
then maintained that he cast it himself. The grand master decidecl
that the intent of the brother must be considered, and
pronounced the candidate rejected. This r'r'as properly disapproved
by the committee on jurisprudence, who held that a
ballot once spread, inspected, and declared is final, and cannot
be attacked at a subsequent meeting by collateral evidence.
.Seven charters were granted; the grand master was instructed
to call a conventiou of lodge secretaries for the adoption
of a ttniform system of records and accounts; the fornr
of lodge by-larvs prepared by the grand secretary was appro\'ecl;
the grancl secretary u'as authorizecl to clistribute the list
of regular lodges annually; the lodges were recommended not
to receive a petition for metnbership or affiliation until the recluired
data had been suppliecl; over payments of grand lodge
dues were cleclared forfeited; the Grand Lodge of Saskatcirewan
r\ras recognized; the masonic home fund lvas transferred
to a relief fttncl, in charge of three trustees, it not being deemed
practical or even expedier.rt to found a home; an appropriation
of $roo u'as made to print the able report of the grand
secretary upon this subject in pamphlet form, iustead of in
the proceeclings; a standing committee rvas appointed to award
a grand lodge medal each year to the rvinner of the state oratorical
contest; the indefinite sttspensiou of a member of NIinnehaha
Lodge No. 165, Minnesota, for an assault upon a
brother at Harvev, N. D., lvas sttstained by the committee on
grievanCes and appeals; the zoues between adjacent lodges
were modifiecl by an amendment to the by-larvs; the address
of the grand master and report of the grand secretary r,t'ere
ordered printed in advance hereafter; and thanks were extended
to the local lodge and railroads for courtesies, aud to
the retiring grand master for the able discharge of his duties.
There was no report on correspouclence.
5/

58 Ay'pendir - Alorth D akota, t\roaa S cotia.
The conveirtion of lodge secretaries n'as held at Fargo,
Oct. zrst and zzd, rvith an attendance of thirty-nine. It vras
a yery successful gathering, and the plan might be adopteci
in other jurisdictions u,ith both pleasure and profit.
M.'. W.'. S. J. Hill, Grand i\ilaster; R.'. !V.'. F. J.
Thompson re€lected Grand Secretary; both of Fargo; Bro.
J. W. Foley, Bismarck, fraternal correspondent.
NOVA SCOTIA, rgo7.
The forty-second anntral communication r,r'as held at Haiifax,
June rzth and r3th, i\f .'. 'ff.'. C. R. Smith, Grand Master.
Fifty-six lodges represented; sixty-six on the roll. Five
past grand masters prcsent; our representative absent.
'frvo dispensations for nerv lodges. I,Iembership five thousand
and tlventy; gain three hundred and five. Receipts $6,-
536. Io.
The portraits are of the grand master and deputy grand
master.
The usual attendance rvas had upon divine service, lvith
an appropriate sermon by Bro. G. C. Mlallis, grand chaplain;
there is nothing of general interest in the address and eig,^ht
decisions ; the net receipt of the masonic fair for the benefit
of the home were reported at$t7,4o6.02; a payment of $r,ooo
was ordered made on the hall mortgage; trvo charters \ivere
granted, and one renewed; an interesting paper on the Legend
of the Third Degree was read by Bro. J. M. Lawson; a
donation of $roo l\'as made to Friendly l-odge No. 239, Kingston,
to aid in rebuilding their hall; exclusive authority over
military and naval applications rvas continued to Royal Standard
I-odge, chartered by the Grand I-odge of England; past
rank was conferred on six district deputies; and a service of
plate was voted to the grand master for his valuable services.
The grand secretary submitted a carefully prepared report
on correspondence, X4innesota not includbd.
\{.'. W.'. C. R, Smith, Amherst, Grand i\{aster, and R.'.
W.'. Thomas Mowbray, Halifax, Grand Secretary. were re-

Al! etz di r- Aroa a S coti a, O /t io.
electcil; the latter \vas contintled as committee on corresponcl-
ence.
OHIO, r9o8.
llhe ninetr'-ninth annual cornmrinication 'n,as held at Cincir.rirati,
Oct. erst ancl 2zts $55,oo9.ro.
The portrait is tl-rat oI the grand master.
The acldress is a comprehensive preseutation of the year's
e\zents, u'ith nine local decisions ; the ievised code was reported
as corlpletecl, u,ith the exception of the index; a list cf bogus
loclges u,as gir.en bv the grand secretarl', ntost of them extinct;
allong' the visitors welcomed rvith the grand honors were the
grancl master of Indiana, tl.re graud colnmander, the grancl high
priest, the glancl nraster of the council, the Scottish Rites
cleputl , ancl the clepntv grand master of the encampment, the
shrine not represeutecl; four charters \\rere grantecl; the first
lolume of the glancl loclge history was annotlnced as rcady for
the printer, to be follou'eil b]' trvo others; Bro. R. F. Gould
ancl Bro. \\r. J. Hughan, of England, and Bro. W. J. Chetwode
Clal'le]-, of Irelancl, rvere cot.tstittlted hollorar)r meml)ers; ftlrther
time was qrantecl to the cotnmittee on the S. S. Williams'
mol.rnrnent; an apropriation of $ro,ooo was macle to the home
funcls; the \\Ihite Shrine of Jerusalem $ras denied thc rrse of
nrasonic halls; thc jurisprttclence committee rvere not ready to
rcport upor.r the petition of Jttstin Pinney for reiustatement; the
i:.-raud sccretarv u'as given $5o per month for clerical assistance;a
jeu'el t'as votecl to the retiring grand master: thanlis
u'ere returneti to the local masons for their zealous and elaborate
entertainment; a \4ethoclist bishop, rvho has been a mason
ilore than fifty 1'ears, r'as introdtlced; and the reports of the

Ay'! at di *- O lt io, O lela lzonza.
home shou, one lrttndred and sixty inmates, expenditures $54,-
09r.9r.
The proceedings of the I'Iasonic \reterans' Association at
its thirtr-seventh aunttal convention rT'ere briefly reported.
Bro. W .I'I. Cunningharn prepared another elaborate report
on foreign correspoudeuce, the three honorarl'metnbcrs contributing
their usual quota to the introcluction. Of tr{inucsota
he writes as follou's :
'Ihe anrrttal addrcss of thc Glancl flaster is a busirress paper of
twenty-three pages.
The Grarrcl Secretaly R '. W.'. Bto. John Fishel, sttburits a
vcry cotlplete report oi all rnatters pertaining to the grat-rd secret{rrl
ate.
Orl thc first day of the auurtal cot.tttttttlicatiou the graud ol'ator,
W. Bro. A. O. Eberhart cleliverecl "au eloclneut and scholarly address."
R.'. W.'. Bro. Irving I-odd, chairman o{ the cotut.ttittee otr
foreign corresponclencc, srrbmittecl his usLral r'ery complete antl concise
reYietv oI the lrrinteil pr.oceeclirrgs oI sixty-three grancl boclies iu
an interesting paper of ollc htlll(il'ecl pages' )B rr + A courteotts,
fraterual revierv is extetlclecl to tbe proceedirlgs of Ohio for r9o7.
lI.'. \\r.'. C. S. Hoskinson, Zanesville,Grand iVlaster; R.'.
\\r.'. J. H. Bromu'ell,Cincirrnati,re-elected Grand Secretarl';
Bro. !\r. NI. Cruningham, Netl'ark, chairurau of the committee
on foreign corespolldence.
OKLAHON,IA, r9o8.
The sixteenth anuttal cornmuttication rvas held at Guthrie,
Feb. rrth and rzth. tr/[.'. !V.'. Earl Beebe, Grand Master' It
appears to have been an infornral session, with no committee (rn
credentials and no report of those present.
Twelve dispensations for new lodges. No statistics of
membership. Receipts $8,636.o5.
The death of Bro. Charles Day, past grand master, was annorlnced.
The portraits are of the grand master, the retiging grantl
secretary, ancl the late past grand mastef,

Ay'pendir -
O lelaltotna, O regon.
Twenty local rulings were reported, lvith a number of special
dispensations to confer degrees without regard to statutory
time, to appear in public in masonic clothing, and to elect
masters from the floor; Bro. J. S. Hunt, grand secretary sit.lct:
the organization of the grand lodge, was made honorary granrl
secretary for life, u'ith a salary of $75 p.t nronth and the title
of most worshipful, as a relvard for faithful services of sev(nteen
years ; thirteen charters rvere granted; the master mason's
clegree was conferred the first evening; the home fur-rd
was reported at $34,77r.53, aird an appropriation of $5,ooo
was macle fronr thc general fund; the grand master lvas alithorized
to appoint a special committee to go rvith him to 1,he
next session of the Grand I-odge of Indian Territory anrl
agree tlpon a plan of consolidation; an appropriation of $rr-'o
was made to an aged brother, who has been a mason more tltau
fifty years; the by-larvs were atnencled to provide for a representative
of the grand master to preside at lodge trials, wir':n
demanclecl; recognition was e;xtended to Saskatchewan, Western
Australia, and Alberta; the District of Columbia bicentcnary
ancl the Washington peace resoltttions lvere pigeonholed;
resoltrtions prohibiting danqing at any lodge entertaitlmctlt
lverer laid over until next year; thanks were returned for
conrtesies; ancl the grand secretary was instructed to issue
a compilation of the coustitution, by-lalvs, and decisions at
once.
A report on foreign correspondellce was begun by Bro' \\r.
XI. Anclerson, but the machine ran dorvn at l-ouisiana. It is
largel.' ntade rrp of quotations.
M.'. W.'. D. D. Hoag, Anadarko, Grand Master; M.'.
W.'. W. M. Anderson, \Vaurika, Grand Secretary, and cotrtinued
as chairman of the committee on foreign correspontl-
ence.
OREGON, r9o8.
The fiftv-eighth annual communication was held at Poltlnncl,
-Ittnc roth, trth, ancl rzth, M.'. W.'. L. L. Peaice, Grand
Master. Ninety-six loclges represented I one lrundred and
61

All en di * - O reg ot t, Pentzsy la ani a.
is concernecl, neither has the liberal interpretation of its grand
loclge upon the point of eligibility.
Bro. Hoclson is taking up the masonic horne project rvitir
all the zeal of a )'oung convert. lVhile rvishing him success
in the undertaking, we are still inclined to the opinion that it
rvill be found an erpensive luxury.
NI.'. !V.'. E. E. Kiddle, Island Citl', Grand ivraster; R.''
\\r.'. J. F'. Robinson, Portland, rei:lected Grand Secretary;
Bro. J. NI. Hodson, Portlaud, committee ou foreign cort-cspondence.
PENNSYL\1ANIA, r9o7.
At the March quarterly an appropriation of $4o,ooo rn;as
made for retrovating Gothic Hall; a petition for a nerv loclge
rvas referred to the grand officers ; and Bro. J. A. Perry u'as
appointed deputy grand secretary.
At the June quarterly petitions for trvo nerv lodges rvere
refered to the grancl officers, and the death of Bro. S. B. Dick,
past grand master, s'as announced.
At the September quarterly trvo petitions for uetl' lodges
u'ere referred to the grand officers.
At the Decetnber quarterly grand officers were elected; lhe
committee on library reportqd the completion of the reprint,
trvelve volumes; and the death of Bro. T. R. Patton, grand
treastlrer since r873, rvas annottnced.
The annual commtinication tl'as held at Philadelphia, Dec.
27th, R.'. W.'. G. W. Kendrick, jr., Grand N{aster. One
hundred and sixteerr lodges represented; four hundred arrd
sixty-four on the ro11. Trvo past grand masters present.
I{embership seventl'-nine thousand, forlr hundred, and
forty-trvo; gain fottr thousand, one hundred, and sixty-nirre.
Receipts $t24,277.33.
The portraits are of two past grand masters.
Trventl' decisions u'ere reported, among lyhich t'ere tltat
a petitioner becomes a member l'hen he receives the first clegree,
ancl is chargeable 'rvith clues; that an alien may becorne

Appendi r-- Pennsy luant a,
a rnason, but rnust not be elected naster; and that an entered
apprentice losing his right hand.cannot be advanced.
The California refund of $r rrzoo was placed in an emergency
relief fund; the T. R. Patton last bequest was repor|ed
at $t,o4o,735, to be expended in a masonic institution for'
boys; a loving cup and gavel was presented to the retiring
grand master; and adrlresses were made by distinguishcd
brethren from Delaware and New Jersey.
The report on corresponclence was prepared'by Bro. J. '\{.
Lamberton in genuine Pennsylvania style, the following paragraphs
being a fair sample:
The address of the grand master gives a full account of his
stewardship, qhowing an efficierrt graud ofhcer. He was diligent in
visiting the lodges, which seems to be a new thing in Minnesota.
The "grand oration" was delivered this year by Bro. O;wen
Morris, and is given in full in the appendix. * * * We wonder
in just how many "well regulated grand lodges" this "ancient custom"
is observed?
The report of the committee on foreign correspondence is by
the chairman, I\{ost Worshipful Past Grand Master Brother Irving
Todd, rvho has, as usual, prepared an excellerrt paper, giving a
succinct summary of the views of his brother chairmen.
If the writer ever presided over a grand lodge the fact has
entirely escaped his recollection.
In several reviervs the following is noted :
As these proceedings' contain the record of the election and
installation of the new grand master, his portrait naturally and
properly forms the frontispiece.
In this statement we beg leave to differ. It should appear
the year he actually presides over the grand lodge.
R.'. W.'. G. B. Orlady, Huntingdon, Grand Master; R.'.
W.'. \,V. A. Sinn, Philadelphia, reiilected Grand Secretarlr;
Bro. J. NL Lamberton, Harrisbtrrg, chairman of the committee
on corresponclence.
65

Appen dir- Queettslattd, Rhode fsland'
At the September cptarterh' a llrief acldress rv-as deliverecl
by the grancl master ancl the financial reports of the past year
submittecl. There u'ere fiftt'tu'o loclges, rvith a membership
of fifteen hundred and ninety-four. Receipts h,r95.
At the December quarterly it was reported that one of
the lodges ttncler the Scottish corrstitutiou had been gratrtecl a
warrant as No. $3 : the atttrual ball t'as statecl a financial sttccess
; ancl rttles ancl regrtlatiorrs for the gttvernment of the proposecl
lvidorvs, orphans, and agecl nrasolts institution s'ere sttbrnitted.
At the i\farch quarterlv the cleath of Rro. J. C. Remington,
past grancl naster of Nerv South Wales, \\'as announced,
a great loss to the craft in Australasia ; the rttles ancl regttlations
of their charitable rnstittttion rvere adopted.
A special communication u'as helcl in June for the notuination
of grarrcl officers, ancl at the June quarterly a petition
for a nerv lodge rvas recornmendecl, and grand officers elected.
1\.{.'. \,V.'. I-ord Chehnsforcl reiilected Grand ilIaster; V.'.
\\r.'. C. H. I{arlev, Grar.rd Secretary; both of Brisbane.
RHODE ISLAND, r9o8.
At the semi-anntal communication the California refuud
lvas orclerecl distributed to the coutributors; the reprinting of
the earll' proceedings u'as referred to a special committee ; au
appropriation of $5o u'as made to Friendly I-odge No. 239,
Jamaica, to assist in rebuilding their hall; the Grand I odge of
Saskatchewan was recognized; and the past master's degree
rvas orderecl to be omitted from the installation ceremony, but
to be conferred or communicatedt after the close. This so-called
degree from time immemorial has bee.n held as an essential
part of the ceremony of installing a master; if not given then,
lvhy give at all ?
The or.re hundred and eighteeuth annnal commttnicatiou
lvas held at Providence, May I8th, I\4.'. \,V.'. A. If. Artrington,
Grand Nlaster. Thirty-trvo lodges represented; thirty-seven on
the roll. $qvqn past grand masters present ; otlr representative
absent.

Appendir - R hode fslon d, S asleatchewan. 69
Membership six thousand, nine hundrecl, and twenty; gain
two hundred and two. Receipts $3,996.5o.
The portrait is that of the grand master.
A somewhat lengtiry address u,as submittecl. per:tainin,g t.:
local matters; an appropriation of $zoo lvas macle to the library
for binding; the Webb monument rvas ordered replaced r,vith
western granite; a constittrtional amendment was adopted providing
that dimits shall only be grantecl at a regular communication,
ancl upon written application; a note nrentions that the
chairman of the committee on credentials hacl seryecl twentyeight
years in tl,at position and thirty-nine as a member of the
committee; and a jewel and apron were votecl to the retiring
grand master.
M.'. W.'. W. L. Chatterton, Pan'tuclcet, Grancl I\{aster;
R.'. W.'. S. P. Williams, Proviclence, rerilectecl Grancl Secrctary.
SASKATCHEWAN, r9o7.
The first annual communicatiort rvas held at Prince Albert,
June r8th, M.'. W.'. H. H. Campkin, Grand Master. Twentyone
lodges represented; twenty-four on the roll.
Seveu dispensations for new loclges. Membership thirteer-r
lrtrndrecl and sixty; gain three hundrecl ancl eighteen. Rcceipts
$r,489.69.
The portrait is tl-rat of the grand master;
The adclress is a comprehensive presentation of official acts,
with three local rulings; the salary of the grand secretarl' 14r2t
increased to $6oo; the rank of past clistrict deputy lvas col1ferrecl
on four brethren; eleven oharters were granted, one dispensation
continuecl, and one withdrawn ; the suborclinate
loclges were recommendecl to attencl clivine service, in a body,
at least once a year, and the comrnittee should have added without
applying to the grand master for a clispensation; a special
committee was appointed to revise the book of constitutions,
and another to arrange with the Grand Lodge of N{anitoba for
their share of the frrncls ; it rvas resolvecl that no dispensation
be issued until the next annrral meeting for other than to con-

,) Apfendir-Soutlt Carolina.
tions continued; the Grancl Lodge of Qr,reens1arld s'as recog-
nized, and Paragual,, Greece, Chili, Columbia, Itlexico, and
Srvitzerlancl turnecl down ; all article of the constitution
rvas suspended in order to go into the election

APpendir - S outh Carolina, Soutlc Daleota. ,J
regtilations he held that a wholesale liquor dealer is eligible to receive
the degrees, but that a mason who engages in the saloon business
must be expelled. How inconsistent, if not absurd. The greater
the amount of liquor sold, the less the offense. Once more wc
say, keep out the unworthy by the ballot'
1U.'. W.'. J. L. Michie, Darlington, Grand Master; R.'.
W.'. J. T. Barron, Columbia, redlected Gran'd Secretary.
SOUTH DAKOTA, r9o8.
The thirty-foufth annual communication was held at Mitchell,
June 9th, roth, and rrth, M.'. W.'. W. E. Milligan,
Grand Nlaster. Seventy-six loclges represented; one hundrecl
and ten on the roll. Eleven past grand rnasters present, otl;:
representative included.
Five dispensations for uew lodges. Membership seven
thousand, one htlndred, and ninety-six; gain five httndred ancl
trventy-one. Receipts $6,8r5.I9.
The portrait is that of the grand master, with page groups
of past grand masters and past masters of a local lodge.
The address is a practical business paper, with eleven local
rulings; a special committee was appointed to prepare and print
a monitor; the grand secretary was instructecl to issue a corrected
edition of the by-laws; the grand master was empolvered
to change the date of rneeting iu cases of emergencv; the
Grand I-odge of Puerto Rico and the Grand I-odge of Saskatchewan
were recognized; thanks were returned to the local
lodge for their entertainment; five charters were granted; the
annual call rvas macle by a delegation from the grand chapter,
O. E. S.; and the eighth annual reunion was held by the veteran
association.
The report on correspondence was presented by Bro. S. A.
Brown, now cleputy grand ntaster, and it is a good one. The
follolving are founcl in the review of l\{innesota:
Grand orator O. A. Eberhart discoursed upon The Duties of a
Mason,
Bro. Irving Todd condensed the news of the masonic world into

'I t)
Ap/endir-'feras.
hunclred and forty-three on the roll. Fifteen past gratrd tlasters
present, otlr representative abseut.
Eight clispensatiotts for nel'v lodges ; one charter arrestecl'
I'I embership f ortl'-611g thonsaud, sevett hutlcirecl, aucl thirty-six ;
gain two thousand, six hundred, and tetl. Receipts $3t'5+7'
The portraits are of the grand nlaster elect ancl a past grand
master.
The address is a bulkl' docrrmeut of over thirtv pages, l'ith
nprvarcls of ninety local rulings, sonle of them reacling rather
strangely at long range. He held that saloon keeping and tcnding
bar is uot a masonic offense; that in case of the subsequetlt
death of one of the recommending brethren, another naster
rnason mnst sign the petition to uralte it regrrlar and legal; that
in the discovered shortage ol$24'65 b1' a former secretarl" part
for fees and part for dttes, the latter might be ren.ritted, llut r.rot
the otlrer ; tttat a past master loses his rank by affiliation il'itir
another lodge; that a lodge has no right to confer degrees ou
St. John's Da1,; that in a tolvu n'ith trvo lodges, a car-rdiclate
must apply to the nearest;ancl that in stopping an entered apprentice
from advancement it is not necessarl/ or proper to
prefer charges.
Fratemal greetings u'ere seut to t\\'o past grand masters,
absent ihrough Ph)'sical infirmities; the reports of the home
show one hundred and seventy-six inmates, expenditttres
$S8,3+5.19; trventy-trvo charters lvere gratlted, and six restorecl;
nineteeu of the grand master's rnliugs r,r'ere disapproved by
the committee on jurisprudence; the special committee on proposed
home for aged masons reported adversely; subordinal:e
lodges rvere prohibited from using the halls of other societies
for masouic purposes; another batch of rulings u'ere disaPproved
b), tl-te committee on grand officers' reports; the revision
of Taylor's i\4onitor by Bro. S. R. Hamilton u'as approved antl
recommettded for use; the rebate from California relief was
turned over to the rvidorvs and orphans' home, s'ith $3o,ooo
from the general fund; and a jervel rvas presented to the retiring
grand master.
Bro, T. I\4, Ifattheu's submitted his usual report on foreign

Appendir- Teras, Uta/t..
correspondeuce for r'r'hich he received an' appropriation of $35o,
and earned it. The follorvirlg paragraphs are reproclttced fronl
the fraten.ral revierv of l\{innesota for rgoT :
We are plcased to note that in every instance he (tr'Ior:ris) refused
to set aside the law to allorv the conferring of degrees out of
tirne, or upon the halt, the latne, ot the blind' Of decisions he reported
seven, rvhich being simply constrttctions of the local ialr',
need no comnlent from us.
As an appeudix lve are treated to a most excelleut aud iustructive
address by the gland orator, Bro. Owcn \{orris. It is brief, pointed,
and pithy, and far better than such ad;dresses ttsualll'are'
There are given also tl-re proceedings of the tr'Iasonic Veteran
Association. This is a social orgauization, aud is sotlcrvhat similar
r'n character to the Anuttal Fcast of St. John the Evangclist, kePt
by our l4assachttsetts brethren.
From the hands of Bro. Irving l'odd rve have auother of his excellent
reports ou foreign correspotldeuce. It fi1ls ninety-two pages.
and is a review of all. the r.olumes that

7S A//>ctzdir- L'tah..
tr{aster. Tl.re tu'elve loclges all representerl. Tu'eh'e past
grancl masters and ollr represel-rtative preset-rt.
C)ne clisper.rsation for a neu' loclge. I'Iemltcrship fourtcetr
lrnnclrecl and forty-three; gain or.re huntlrecl. Reccipts $2,662 98,
The death of Bro. J. F. Hardie, past grancl uraster. was
annouuced.
The portraits are of the grancl uraster elect and the late past
grancl master.
A charter \\'as grauted to thc loclge uncler disllertsation i th':
Grancl Lodge of Saskatche'tt'au aucl the Grand Loclge \ralle de
l,Iexico \\rere recogltizecl ancl fraternal relations resttmecl u'ith
the Grand Lodge of Han.rburg; it n'as recourmenclecl that thc
grancl lodge join in the bi-cer-rtenarl' celeltration of rgrT ; the
nse of postal cards s'as restrictecl to festival invitations atttl
lrotices of lodge meetings ; all traures tl'ere orclerecl omitted
from publisl.recl reports of the cotlmittee on qrievances ; tht:
jurispruclence cotlmittee correctll' helcl that atr euterecl apprentice
u'ho l.racl lost both legs siuce initiatior-r should llc aclr,alcecl
just as though no accicleut hacl occurred ; t)'pe u'rittctr
copies of the monitorial lectttres tvere orclered to be fumished
each loclge; an appropriatiou of $r75 t'as uacle tou'arcls the
salarl' of the assistant grancl secretarr', aucl $roo for a t1'pet'riter;
tl.ranks rvere rettlrnecl for the ttse of the l.rall ancl other
courtesies; a jeu,el \\,as presellted to the retirir.rg graucl traster:
anrl a banquet was serletl.
The grar.rcl secretarl' submittecl another of 'his achr.rirable reports
on foreign correspotrdeuce, u,ith a courteotts 1gvis11r of
f,Iinnesota for r9o7. He sa1's the acldress of the grand master
is a straight business

Appendir - Vermont, I/irginia.
l'-ERI{Or\T, r9o8.
The one hrtndrecl ancl fifteenth autiual communicatiou was
held at Burlington, June roth an

80 Appendir - Virgitzia.
C. Wilkinson, grand t,r'ler for a qtlarter of a centttry, were
annottnced.
The portraits are of the grand master elect and the three
past grand masters.
There is nothing neu' in the thirty rtrlings reported; the
temple clebt rvas stated at $47,5oo; four charters were granted,
ancl three clispensatior.rs continuecl; no action was taken on the
Washington peace resolutions; the gratld treasurer was authorizecl
to charge fifty cetrts for affrxing fhe grand lodge seal
to a cliploma, but rvhat bttsiness has that offlcer rvith it anyrvay;
paintings of the trvo patron saitlts rvere presented by a
r,vorshipful ntaster, the tvork of his father; recognition was
extended to Saskatchervan and Queensland; an interesting
history of St. John's l-odge No. 36 is given as an appendix;
ancl the repolts of tl-re home state maintenance 'at $9,668.68,
but not the number of inmates.
'fhe report on foreign correspondence was rvritten by the
grancl master e1ect, rvhom rve are glad to see still heads the
comm,ittee, notrrithstanding the aclcled responsibilities norv
devoh,ing' upon him. IIe says:
The grand master's address plunged iuto business so quickly as
to leave us little to quote.
Bro. Irving Todd reviewed Virginia, 19o6. He summarizes in
nost condensed form, and' gives our views, but fails to comment as
much as rve could rvish.
To the best of our recollection Virginia has had a full
share of comlnent in the Da.st five or six years.
lVe do not agree rvith Bro. Eggleston in his definition of
the n,orcl congregate. It refers to the assembling of the
brethren for a meeting, not to the mere act of calling the
lodge to order. See revierv of NIarl'land.
Neither do u,e think a grand lodge sl-rould lay the corner
stone of a bank or a1ly other builcliug not intended solely for
public purposes.
l{.'. W.'. J. U;. Eggleston, Graucl i\4aster; R"' W.'. G.
W. Carrington re€lected Grancl Secretary; both of Richmond.

Appendir-Washinglon.
WASHINGTON, r9o8.
The fifty-first annual communication lvas held at Tacoma,
Jtrne r6th, r7th, and. rSth, \{." W.'. R. C. iMcAllaster, Grand
tr4aster. One l-runclrecl ancl forty-nine lociges represented ; one
hnnclrecl and fifty-one on the ro11. Thirteen past grand masters
present, including otlr representative.
Ten dispensations for uerv lodges, trvo of them in Alaska;
one charter sttrrendered. l,Iembership trvelr'e thottsancl, two
hundrecl, anci thirty-seveu; gain thirteen hundrecl and thirty'
fotrr. Receipts, $12,542.
The portrait is that of the grand master.
'fhe acidress is a readable presentation of affairs masonic
in that juriscliction, 'n'ith trvo local rulings; a telegram of
greetings rr,':rs scnt to the agecl grancl chaplaiu, absent by reason
of infirmities; a past cleputy grancl master of 186r was
lcindly lvelcotner-l ; the glancl loc1ge u,as called to refreshment
r,r'l.rile a special deputl' laicl a corner stone in another torvn;
an acldress on Brotherlv I-ove u'as delivered by Bro. H. R.
Coleman, but not printecl; tl-re Trai'eling Trolvel rvas received
by a local lorlge the first evenitig; ten clistrict deputies were
proviclecl for: a prog'ramme u'as arlopted for the celebration
of their semi-centennial at Oli'mpia, I)ec. Tth and 8th, rvith an
appropriation of $z,ooo for expeuses; the prohibition legislation
rvas amencled so as not to apply to m'asons rvho rvere in
the licltror business prior to June rst, 1897; the real property
of thc grancl lodge r'vas placed in charge of the finance committee;
at eloclueut adclress was clelivered by Bro. \tV. H.
Acuff, grancl orator, deserving of general circulation among
the craft; Saskatchervan and Oueensland were recogni.zed;
the proposed ourchase of a home site u'as vetoed by the finance
committee; teu charters lvere granted; a barlcluet rvas served
by one of the local lodges ; a grancl historian u'as provided for;
several pioneer masons of territorial days r'r'ere fraterually
greeted; a past grand master of Ior'r'a rvas cordially received
as a visitor; the propositinn of an aclvisory committee consisting
of all past grancl masters of ten years' stancling rvas re-
81

82 Allendir - l,Va shi ng tott.
ferred to the finauce cotltlittee, to report next year; thanks
rvere tendered the local brethreu for cottrtesies; a resolution
limiting represeutation in tlre grand loclge to the grand officers,
past grancl rnasters, ar-rd loclge represeutatives was referred
to a special cotntnittee, 's,ith a )'car to consider it; a cornmittee
rvas appointerl to make arranget.uetlts for the reception of
visiting brethren at the Seattle exposition; and a jelvel and
aproll were presentecl to the retiring grancl master.
An interesting ancl valuable report o11 correspondence was
again presented b1' Bro. S. J. Chadrvick, u'ith a trvo page revieu'
of tr4innesota, rn u'iricl-r he says:
Grand Nlaster Gnstav Widell submits purely a business document
for his annrtal address; a simple statclllent devoid ol rhetoric and
philosophy.
'fhis jurisdiction sttffered the loss of its efficient gra11d secretary
on June 7tb, 1go7. He rvas buried rvith the houors of the fraternity.
He had served iu the oflice of grancl secretary for: thirty years' He
was clecply loved by bis bretbrcn. His life was ar1 inspiration; his
death lyas untirnely, but his I'ork has beeu tvell done'
A scholarly oration u'as deli'r'ered by Bro. A. O. Ebethart. It
is lvorthy of reproi< * * Bro. 'I'odcl epitomizes everythiug of interest occurring
in our last report' * * * We regret that Bro. Todd is
not allorved greater space by his grand lodge'
There is no limit to ottr space, as we have all that the
writer cares to t1se. Neither does ar.ry ol1e know horv many
pages the report rvill fill, being necessarily lvritten in piecemeals,
until the forms are finally made up.
Bro. Chadlgick is of the opinion that it is fitting and proper
for the brethrert to attend church in a bocly on St. John's Day,
but u,ithout masonic clothing; tliat a gra11d lecttlrer should
be the last to encourage the cipher; that jurisdiction cannot
be waived ol,'cr a profane; that a grand loclge should not be
couvened to receive a traveling trou'el I that a sojouming lrason
can be trie,:l for the cotnmission of art't' act proscrilted by the

Appendir - LVaslring ton, W'est. Virginia. 83
granc! loclge br'-lau's ; that srrret)' bonds are so drawn about
lyith conclitiolrs as to provicle anlple excuse for non-payment;
that it $'on't lle lorrg before a mason rvho expects to travel in
foreign conntries u'ii1 irave to rlevote a lveek to his credentials;
and that a rror.-affi1ia.te becomes such because he has no real
lor,e for masonry.
n{.'. \ i.'. R. :\. Gove, Grancl Master; R.'. W.'. H. !V.
'f)'ler re6lecte

84 Allett dir - Wes t Virginia, Wiscott'sin'
The report on foreign correspoudence was again submittecl
by the grand secretary, lvith over fir'e pages giveu to a comprelrensive
revie$' of l,Iinnesota ior tgo7, from rvhich the follorving
quotatiolls are taken:
Four half tone cttts cmbellish the I'olnrne for this year of the
grand lodge procee

,4pp etz di r - Wi s c o t r s itt .
Grancl l,faster. 'I'rvo huncired ancl fot'ty-one lodges lepresetttecl;
trvo httnclred and fifty-seveu on the roll' Fourteen past
grancl masters prescnt, otlr representative ir-rcluded.
Trvo clispensations for netl' lodges' l'Iernbership, trvetltythree
thousancl, fliire hunclred, aud seventy-four; gain, one thottsand.
Receipts, $r2,89o.
The cleatirs of Bro. G. W' \\Iashburn and Bro' lVlyron Reerl,
past grancl tnasters, l\,-ere allnollnced.
The portraits are of the trvo deceas.ed brethren.
The adclress was a \rery readable Paper, far above the average;
fift1-trn'o special dispensations were issued to waive constitutional
provisiotts, at $5 per; it is hoped that tl-re mouetaty
consideration is not the reason for retaining thern; eight local
rnlings were submittecl, clte failing of approval; the revised
constitution, cocle, ancl fitual lvas aclopted ; trvo charters ,and
one clisperisation rvere grairtecl; an approPrjation of $5oo rvas
made to the committee ott revision; a jervel lvas presented to
a past grancl master; aucl a letter of sympathy forrvarded to
amother not Present.
Bro. Aldro lenks prepared another excellent report on foreigr-r
correspondence, of which lVlinnesota fills two pages. He
objects to the dispensation perrnitting a lodge to reinstate a
clying brother at a special communication as a rriischievous
precedent, forgetting that t'e have a still 'n'orse one on recorrl.
The rulings are comnrended, but not the practice of promotions
in elections, although Wiscor-rsin does the same. Still maintains
that the presence of a charter is a modern innovation, flot
found in the ancient constitutiotrs. Of'course not, for the reason
that none had ever been issttecl. When the need of such
a documeut becarne apparent, the requirement of its presence
at loclge rneetings naturallv followe

App en di r - I4/i s cotzs itz, LV1, on2;tr".
il lnost flagrant violation of masonic obligations; that a masouic
loclge has no place in a fnueral conducted. by some other organization
; that it is not ivell for u-rasons, as such, to orgar-rize
rnutual benefit socreties; that nrasonry is a religion r'vithout a
creed; that documentarv evidence is entirel)/ unnecessary and
()oxtrary to the time honorecl customs of tl-re fraternity; and
that a masonic home is not an essential part of the paraphernalia
of a grancl lodge.
lVI.'. W.'. J. E. Durgin, Racine, Grand },Iaster; R.'. W.'.
\\r. \V. Perrr'. I,Iilrvaukce. re6lecterl Cjrand Secretary; Bro.
Alclro Jenks, Doclgeville, committee on foreign correspondence.
WYON'IING, r9o8.
'J'he thirtr,-fourth annual cotrlnunication rVas hold at Sherirlan,
Sept. zcl, lI.'. \\/.'. F. S. King, Grand l,Iaster. 'Irventytrvo
loclges represented; tlventv-fir'e on the ro11. Three past
gralcl masters present.
Three dispensatiors for neu' lodges. tr,Iernbership trvo
thottsand, tl'o hrrnclrecl, ancl sixtl'-eight; gain one hundred
ancl sixtt--six. Receipts $2,998.
The portrait is that of the grancl master elect.
Seven local clecisions rvere reportecl ; the home funcl rvas
statecl at $t,634 ; three' charters u'ere granted ; an amenclurent
to the bt--lan's recluires a resiclence of trve{ve months irr
the jrrriscliction before reception of a petition for tl-re degrees ;
lodges u'ere prohibitec[ {rorn receiving a petition from or conferring
the degrees L1po1r an-\' one engaged in the sale of in,
toxicating liqr-rors; thanks u'ere returfed to the local lodge for
their hospitable entertainment; the committee on appeals and
grievances rvas made a stancling committee; lodge secretaries
n'ere requirecl to issne certificates of good standing to members
upon pa1'nrent of clttes ; the bv-lalvs were amended so that
bretirren rnal' apply to ar-rother lodge for affiliation rvithout
first obtaining a dimit; ancl a jewel lvas presented to the retirirrg
gran

Appendir - Wyotning.
grand secretary, his twenty-third. It is a creditable effort.
The following extracts are taken from the review of rvlin.
nesota :
Thus another honoredr and re't'ered grand secretary died in the
lrarness, and u,e extend to his farnily, friends, and the masotls of
Minnesota our sincere synpathies in the great loss they have sustained.
We notice that the grand lodge voted and decided not to build
a rlasonic home. but has directed the incorporation of such project
outside of the grand lodge. IJnless the latter has and can at all
times completely control such corporation it had better drop the
whole business like a hot potato, as a few precedents are not vel'y
encouraging along lines of grand lodge protection.
Bro. lrving Todrd has another of his valuable reports in the
proceedings, in which he does not faii to notice Wyoming in a favorable
way. , ,
Bro. Kuykenclall maintains that a lodge cannot waive juriscliction
over a profane withottt permission of the grand master;
that grand lodge recognition should precede visitation or
affiliation; that the fellow craft shottld rvear his apron with
the corner turnecl up; that the right of objection is inherent in
every member; ancl that documelltary eviclence is an absolute
necessity.
M.'.W.'. M. P. Wheeler, Casper, Grancl Master; R.'. W.'.
W. L. I{uvkenclall, Saratoga, redlected Grand Secretary.
Hastings, Dec. z7th, t9o8.
Fraternally submitted,
IRVING TODD,
For the Committee.
6/

88 Appendit-fndes.
Alabama, 1907 ., . I
Alberta, 1908. . ... 4
/'rizona, 19p7...
5
Arkansas, 7907.,.
6
British Colnmbia., 1908.. .... 8
California, t907 ...
9
Cana.da, 1908....
Colorado, 1908.. .
Connecticut, 1908...
Delaware, 1908,.. .
District of Columbia, \907 . .
Florida, 1908...
Georgia, 1907.. .
Idaho, 1908..
Illinois. 1908...
Indiana, 1908...
Indian Territory, 1908... . ..
Iowa, 1908.
I{ansas, 1908....
Kentucky, 1908.., .
[ouisiana, 1908...
Maine, 1908.. .
Manitoba, 1908...
Maryland, 1907 ...
Massachusetts, 1907.
Mrchigan, 1908:...
Mississippi, 1908.. .
Missouri, 1908.. .
Nebraska, 1908...
Nevada, 1908... .
Montafla not received.
INDEX.
10
72
13
15
16
77
18
20
2l
23
25
27
30
32
35
JO
ol
c/
4l
4l
43
44
46
New Brunswick, 1907. .. . . . 48
New Hampshire, 1908. ...... 48
New Jersey, 1908. . . . ...... 49
New Mexico, L907... 50
New South Wales, 7907 .... . 51
New York, 1908 .. 54
North Carolina. 1908. 55
North Dakota, 1908......... 56
Nova Scotia, 7907........... 58
Ohio, 1908. 59
Oklahorna, 1908... 60
Oregbn, 1908... 6L
Pennsylvania, 79O7,........ 64
Prince Edward Islatrd, 1908. 66
Quebec, 1908.. . 66
Qrieensland, 1907-8. ......... 67
Rhode Island, 1908.......... 68
Saskatchewan, 1907-8. ...... 69
South Carolina, 79O7. . . .... 7l
South Dakota, 1908. ........ 73
Tennessee, 1908... 74
Teras.7907... 75
Utah; 1908 . . ...:.... 77
Vermont, 1908... 79
Virginia, 1908. . 79
Washnigton, 1908.......... 81
West Virginia., 7907 . 83
Srisconsin, 1908,.. 84
Wyoming, 1908... 86

\1/ILLIAtr,I HENRY GRANT,
Wo"sl,ipi.l Mafler ol'St. P^*l LoJg. No. 3, ir rhe yenr*
7867.1868-1869.187 7 ..J 1880.
lIi.to.i"u ol NI".o.r. V"t.ra'r Association h.om
1893 ""til hi. d"ufh A'g"st Stt. 1901.

PROCtrEDINGS
OF THE
Murot i" V eteran Arro"iation
OF MINNBSOTA.
Vol. 11. N".7. Sn"o'.J Dn"ade
AT THE
Sevente e'.th Aoo.rul Rn.roior.,
ST. PAUL. JANUARY 19 ""d2O,
1909.

OFFICBRS
OF TI{E
Murot i" Veterutt Atsociation,
OF MINNESOTA
r.OB
1909.
Bro. Thomas Chalmers Clark, Stillrvater.. . . .. .. .Presideut
Bro. William Pitt lvlurray, St. Paul. .. .. .rst Vice President
Bro. William Baird Patton, Duluth. ......2d. Vice President
llro. Israel B ragtre, St. Paul. .. .. .. .. .. 'Treasuter
Bro. Giles !V Paul. .. . '. 'Secretary
Bro. George ..'....tr'Iarshal
Bro. Andr6lv St. Paul..Historian and Necrologist
Bro. Samuel G. Smith, D. D., St. Paul... ..Chaplain
PAST PRESiDENTS.
*George Reuben Metcalf, t9gz-rgor.
*Benjamin Franklin Farmer, t9oz.
Edwin Prince Capen, tgaz-ryo3.
HONORARY ROLL OF IVIINNESOTA VETERANS.
(Fifty or more years lVlaster Masons.)
John Francis trIartirr, 1845.
William Henry Hoit, 1847.
John Niven, r85o.
Giles Wm. trtlerrill, r85o.
William Pitt l\,Iurray, 1853.
Samuel Emery Adams, 1853'
William Penn N'IcCormack, 1853.
James Abell, t853.
Robert Crawford Wiley, 1854.
George \,\r. Prescott, 1854.
Jamei M. D. Craft, 1854.
john Burroughs Cook, 1854.
!Vm. Solomon Combs, 1854.
Frederick Kroeger, 1854.
Joseph Bergfeld, 1854.
Robert P. Crozier, 1854.
Joseph Reif, t855.
Charles John Kruger, 1855.
Beniamin F. Hartshorn. 1855.
*Hiianr W. Dockendorff, r855.
xAra D. Sprague, 1856.
Janres King i\,Iiller, 1856.
Parrl Nliller, 1856.
Charles Fowler Warner, r856.
lVilliam Henry Norris, 1856.
Edrvard White Durant, r857.
Charles Henry Mix, i857.
David Bronson, 1857.
Edwin Searle Beck, 1857.
John Henry Rippe, 1857.
Samuel J. Prentiss, 1857.
Lysander Cook, 1857.
John W. Sutherlald, 1857.
George D. I\llcArthur, 1857.
James Orrin Weld, 1857.
I\{arcus Jacob Katzky, 1857.
Wm. Morrow May, 1857.
Joseph A. Pierson, 1858.
Horace A. Towne, 1858.
William E. Baker, 1858.
Henry Pratt Upham, r85B
Edgar Nash, (Jan. 8) t8sq.
*Deceased.
The Eigheenth Anrrual Rerruiot-t rvill be held Wednesdal' g1'g11ing,
Jan. 19, r9ro.

PROCEEDINGS
OF TIIE
Muroni. Veteran Association.
OF MINNESOTA,
AT TEE
SEVENTBENTH ANNUAL REUNION.
FIRST SESSION.
Pursuaut to regular notices mailed to all of our active r.uembers,
and our resident honorary members, the first sessiou of tl-re Seventeenth
Annual Reunion of the \{asonic Veteran Association of Minnesota,
u'as held at Masonic Hall, in St. Paul, on Tuesday evening,
Jan. rgth, at 8 o'clock p. m. The offrcers present were:
Bro. Thos. C. Clark, of Stillwater, President;
Bro. \4/m. P. Murray, of St. Paul, First Vice President;
Bro. John W. Eddy, of Morris, Second Vice President;
Bro. Israel B. B. Sprague, of St' Paul, Treasurer;
Bro. Giles W. Merrill, of St. Paul, Secretary; and also about a
dozen of the Members.
The minutes oI the last annnal session' Jan' zr and 22' 7908,
having been printed, were llot read' The minutes of the special
meetings-of Boatd of Directors, held since the Annual Session of
r9o8, were read and apProved.
Those meetings were held on Feb. r8th, April r4th, \{av 8th'
Dec. r5th and Dec. 3rst.
At those several meetings six brethren were elected to actlve
membership.
(See Roster Nos. 668 to 67s.)
At the meeting on Feb' r8th, Bro' Ara David Sprague, of Caledonia
Lodge Nolt. zo, was elected to honorary tnembership, havir-rg
been a Mason for more than 5o years. And on May 8th, Bro' Robert
P. Crozier, of Monticello Lodge No' 16, was elected to honorary
membership under the same provision of the constitution'
Petitions' for active membership were received from eight eligi-

281 Proceeding's of tlte
ble brethren, rvith the constitutional fees; and they rvere duly elected.
(See Roster Nos. 674 to 68r inclusive.)
A petition fot honorary membership was received from Bro.
Wm. Henry Norris, a metnber of Arh Lodge No. 176, of \'Iinneapolis,
and he rvas duly elected, having been more tllan fifty years a
trIaster l\{ason.
A bill frorn Easton & I,Iasterrrran, of Stillrvater, for postal carcl
notices and tickets for feast, amounting to $r7.oo, rvas read and
ordered paid.
Bros. Andrerv P. Srvanstrour and !Vnr. H. Harries were appointed
a committee to audit the repolts of the Treasuler and Secretary.
No othet business appearing, adjourned.
Receipts, $4o.oo.
GILES W. I,IERRILL.
S ecrelar5'.
SECOND SESSION.
Jan. zo, rgog.
Pursuaut to adjonrnrrrent the second session of the Seventeenth
Annual Renrrion of the \{asotric Veteran Associatiorr rvas held in
the "Blue Room" of Masonic Hall, at St. Patrl, on Wednesday evening,
Jan. 2oth. at 8 o'clock p. m. Those present were:
Bro. Thos. C. Clark, Presider-rt;
Bro. Wrr.r. Pitt l,Iurray, First \/ice Presiderrt;
Bro. John W. Eddy, Second' Vice President;
Bro. Israel B. B. Sprague, Treasurer;
Bro. Giles W. I\{errill, Secretary, and about orre hundrcci r,-r l
sixty of the members.
The mintrtes oi the session on Tuesday evenit.tg, the rgth, werc
read and approved. '
The Secretary then read his seventeenth annnal report, as follows:
St. Paul, Jan. rst, rgo9.
To the lll[asonic l/eleran Associalion of 7[innesola.
Brethren: I fraternally subrrit my seventeenth annual report
as Secretary of the Association, shos'ing membership, receipts, disbursements,
etc., for-the year rgo8.

Jan. r.
Jan. r, r9o9.
Jan. r, r9o8.
Jan. r, r9o9.
Jan. r, r9o9.
Jarr. r, rgn8.
Masonic Veteran Associ atiotz. 285
Active members of our Ass'n.. . . . . . '. .522
Added during the year r9o8 .. ...'..... 32
;
Died and not before reported....'.'.'.'..... 16
Total number active members. .. .. .. .538 538
Honorary mernbers .. .. . ' ' ';
Adiled during the year 2
Died during the year 3
Ilonorary members Jan., tg,t:4. .....'..24 24
Total membership . 562
F,inances.
Balance on, hand '.'.'-..$ sz.zt
Fees from 3z petitions at $5'oo.."'.'. 16o.oo
Donation from Bro. A. Guthrie 5.oo
Cash for z badges sold .. 3'oo
Cash for 3 books sold-bound proceedings 3.oo
Appropriation by Grand Lodge. roo.oo $3z3.zr
Disbursetten'ts During t9o8'
Warrants were drawn on the Treasurer as follows:
r9o8
Jan. 22. No. r57-To Easton & Masterman, cards,
etc. . .. .. .$ 16.5o
Jan. 22. No. r58--To Brown, Treacy & Spel'ry Co.. 4.25
Feb. r8. No. rsgt-To E. H. Koerner, engrossing. . rr.ro
Feb. r8. No. 16+-To Giles W. Merrill, postage..' ' r5.oo
Apr. ra. No. 16r-To Brorvn-Treacy Co., envelopes r.35
May 8. No. 16z-To Pioneer Press Co., printing. ' rr9.38
May B. No. 163-To Giles \V. Merrill, postage.... 5.oo $172.58
Balance of cash on hand, Dec. 3r, r9o8 .. $r 5o.63
We have on hand fifteen copies oI bound proceedings of the first
volume, the first ten years, which await a customer'
Fraternally submitted,
GIT ES W. MERRILL,
$ecretarY '
/

Proceedings of tlte
TREASURER'S ANNUAL REPORT.
The Treasttr:er read his annual report.
Il,Iasou.ic Veteran Associatiotr' of t1i[innesota :
r9o8
Ian. r. To cash on hand . .$ 5z.zr
Jan. r8. To cash received frotn G. W. tr'Ierrill, Sec.. I5'oo
Jatr. 23, (' 't '( " '( " '' r35.oo
\, Feb. 5, 't tt 't (' (' " " 6.OO
April r8, t' 't 't " " roo.oo
April 28. t( " " 5.oo
Dec.3r. " '( " " " ro.oo$34.2t
D i sbtu's e m en't s o n I,l/ arrarr't s.
Jan. 29. Cash ,paid out on Warrant No. r57. . ' . ' .. .$ 16.5o
Jan. 29.
(' '( " " r58. .. .' .' . 4.25
Feb.24. 't " " " r59...'.... rl.ro
Feb.24. 't t' " " 16o....''.. r5.m
April18. " 't '(
(' 16r..'..... r'35
May r4. 't " " " " " 163........ 5.oo
\'Iay 16. " " "
(' t62........ rr9..38 $172.58
Dec. 3r. Cash on hand to balance $15o.6:
Summory.
Jan. r, r9o8. Cash on hand. .. '. .. .. .. '. . -.$ Sz.zr
Dec. 3r, rgo8. Cash received dtrring r9o8. .' 27r.@ $34er
Dec. 3r, r9o8. Cash paid out dttring r9o8 on Warrants
Nos. r57 to 163 . .$172.58
Dec. 3r, rgo9. Cash on hand. . 15o.63 S3z3zr
All cash is kept on deposit in the Second National Bank of this
Citv in the uaure of tlris Association, and is drarvn ont only on Warrants
signed by the President and Secretary and stampedr with the
seal of this Association.
Respectfully and fraternally submitted,
ISRAEL B. B. SPRAGUE,
Treosurer.
ea $5 rvas received after fir'e o'clock p' m. on the 3rst. Deposited
ou the znd of JanuarY.
These reports rvere referred to the Auditing Committee, who reported
"Aud,ited arrd Approvetl," arrd signed Andrew P. Swanstrom
a.qd William H. Harries.

l(asonic Veteran A ssociation. 287
The committee appointed one year ago to secure mote ample
accommodations for our Association, aslced for further time before
nlaking report, which was granted.
A communication lvas read frout Bro, Archie Guthrie, of St. Paul
Lodge No. 3, saying that it was uncertain whether he rvould be able
to be present at the antrual feast, and enclosing a check for $5.oo.
Also a communication from Bro. M. G. Peters, of Mantorville
Lodge No. rr, saying that he could not be present at the feast, anC r'
enclosing a gift of one dollar. On motion of the Secretary, a vote
of thanks was extended to these veterall brethren for their very acceptable
donations.
Petitions were received from trvelve eligible brethren for active
membership, accompanied by the usuai fee, and they were dtrly
elected (see Roster Nos. 682 to @:).
The newly electcd brethren were assembled before the altar and
were welcomed to membership in ottr Association by Vct. Bro. Wtn.
H. Harries, with the usual accompanyiug ceremollles.
Iity Brolhers:
I have been requested to lvelcotne you iuto our Veterau Association.
The notice is short, btrt I have been told that ny remarks
need not be long; I shall therefore be very brief. I bicl every one
of you a cordial and ftaternal lvelcotne into tlris tr'Iasonic Veteran
Associatiou, which is unique in its character, and the piotleer orgatlization
oI this kind; and I am glad to say it is yearly becoming more
and more popular with onr l\'Iasonic Bretl.rren; r've have now, I thinl

288
Procecdings d tlre
acter. There is not, I thinl{ tntlch nlerit iu a tnau lvho is gooJ because
he has to be. It is only those rvho call lneet temptatioi-r aud
ovel'conle it that are erltitled to the glorl'' We should irnitate the
ancient operative tr'Iasons rvho'were enjoined to "Build so that thesc
rvalls to coning generatiot.ts, 1'ottr strength, your skill, your {aithfullless,
may tell; that ali rrlal' say as ftttttr-e ages vie'rv them,'The urerl
of old built -well, built rvell.'"
Yotr rvill find the members of this Association fit cotnpauiotrs
rvith rvhom it rvill be a pleasure to rningle and converse' Although
they have gray hairs, you rvill filld thern u'ith young hearts' Here's
our kid brother, William P. trIurray; he l'ill say perhaps l'hen he
next meets you, "\\/hat do you knou'?". ar-rd if you should happcn to
teply, "nothing," he rvill probably lespoucl that, "1'ou heve held 1'ottr'
o'rvr.r. "
We hope that n,heu otlr lle\\' \'Iasonic Temple is cotnpleted irl
st. Paul, that there rvill be a rooilt sct apart ior onr Brethlerl oI
this Association, rvhere they can ureet Nhetl they corlre to tilis citl',
for fraternal converse; to listen to the stories oI otlr earll' pioueer'
days, from our Brother \'Iurray, and others, aud to associate rvitl.t
onr nrban brothers of the Trvitl Cities.
I norv, in furtherance ol out' hearty \\relconle, present to you
and each of 1'ou this loling cup, fillcd rvith the s'iue of joy anrl
nourishment, and ask each of you to tal

Masonic Veteratt' Association.
tRq
For President, Thos. C' Clark,.of Stii\vatcr;
For Firsb Vice President, Wm. Pitt \Iurray, of St' Paul;
For Second Vice President, Wm' Baird Patton' of Duluth;
For Treasurer, Israel B. B. Sprague, of St' Paul;
For Secretary, Giles W. X'Ierrill, of St' Paul;
For N'Iarshal, George \{arkert, of St' Paul'
The Association authorized Bro' Harries to cast the unatrimous
vote of the Association for these nomitrees'
The President then gave his address:
V en erohle Brel'kretr' :
PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS.
For the fifth time I deliver rly annual address as President of
your Venerable bodY.
It is needless to say that I hold this honor irr the same esteenr
as the illustrious founcler of the Association, second to uotre iu the
onr Lodge
ln mw
hitt;;; ;i
from the r
of the Grand SecretarY.
it'
effort should be made to secllre the
Eventually we calr secttLe sotne facts
ges as they are registered in the office

2go Proceedings_of the
MEMBERS}tIi).
Whilc it is desirable to increase our nrerlbership fron year to
year to at least the extent of fifty nerv menrbers, we are not prepared
at pres€nt to receive at our annual meetings all those cligiirle to
membership in our Association, rvhich is nory something over two
thousand; but, however, it is desirable that te irrclucle irr onr mcnrbership
those members of oul early Lodges rvhose span of life is
nearly run, and whose memories rve would like to perpetuate in our
records, especially such brethren as are eligible to honorary membership
by reason of having been fifty years or lnore a tr{aster trIason.
l'hesc necessarily are not confined to the early Lodges, and, er.ery
Lodge should be proud of the opportunity to enroll on our list any
rvhose names are not already on our roll of honor. Necessarily the
older Lodges have the most eligible members.
To give an idea of how many have enrbraced the opporttrnity to
join our Association, I u'ill give the number of nembers and the order
in which the early Lodges stand, up to and including the year
1907.
Members. Order.
St. John's No. r. 39 2
Cataract No. z. 14 6
Ancient Landrnark No. 5. 6S r
St. Paul No. 3. 34 3
Hennepin No. 4. 12 7
No special effort has been made during the last two years to
secure members. The tirne has come prophesied by Brother X,Ietcalf,
rvhen rnember:ship is sought rather than solicited. However, I shall
reiterate that we very much desire to secure the application of those
whose span of life is drawing to a close, that rve rnay perpetuate their
memories in our records.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
In order to divide the work more equitably, I rvould reconrnend
the appointment of an historian, rvhich lapsed in the death of our
brother, W. H. Grant, and a necrologist, as these trvo items corrstittrte
a large part of the work of the Association.
I wouldr further recommend that in order that the best interests
of this Association be conserved, that a nominating cen-rrnittee oI
three be appointed early in the proceedings of our annual meeting
by the President.,
Further, in years gone by, the Annual Feast of this Association

Masonic Veteran Association.
bas been' held at the conclr,rsion of ottr business tneetiug, and the
proceedings connected therewith have been prolonged to such a late
hour that many of our members have been obliged td leave before
they rvere concludedS in order to reach their homes. To obviate this,
and in my opinion, to present a plan which will prove beneficial to
all the melnbers of our Associatiorr, I recourmend that ortr Annual
F'east be held at the hour of six-thirty p. n1., to be follorved b]" the
business tneetiug.
Il conclnsiorl, I wish to ackrrowledge 111y indebtedness to oilr
venerable brothers, W. P. I\{urray, First Vice Ptesiclent; Giles W.
Merrill, Secretary, arrcl L B. B. Spfague, Treasurer, for their invaluable
services, andi to Brother Burningl-ram for his watchful care
over our creature comforts, and to all the brethren lvho have checrfully
contribrrted in making our antrttal ttreetittgs both pleasant and
profitable.
NECROLOGY.
Nothing so adtnonishes us. of onr approaching end, as the increasing
number of names of our departed brethrer-r presented at
each recurring annual meeting. First on tl-re list anong those unreported
in rgoT is that of
CHARLES C. GOODNOW.
An active mernber, who joined, this Association ou Jan. rr, r8g4,
being No. rro on oul' roster.
We have rro data in regard to his life except such as is furnished
by his application.
From that we learn tl-rat he was born in \Morcester, \{ass., on
Aug. r, 1845. That he was a publisher by profession, was made a
h4aster l{ason in Blue Earth Lodge No. 57 on Feb. zd, t87z; at the
time of his application lvas a lnetnber of Quarry Lodge No. r48,
Pipestone, Miun., Triune Chapter of Pipestorte, and Lttverne Comnandery,
Luverne, I\4iiru. He served in the Civil war as a private
of Co. "K," 3oth Wis. Infantry; also as register of dcedrs of Pipestone
Co., trllinn.; rva.s a Presbytel'ian in religious belief, and died at
Seattle, Waslrington, some time early in t97.
BENJA\4IN R. J. THAXTER.
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An active member, was boru at Machias, I\llair-re, ancl died at
tr4inneapolis, I4inn., Malch 4, r9o7.
lle was made a Master Mason in Minneapolis Lodrge No. 19,

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March r, 1869r, ancl remained a melnber of the same to the time of his
death.
IIe rvas a r.uember of St. Jol-rrr's chapter No. 9, Nlirtrreapolis contrcil
No. z, Zion Cotnuraudery No. z, I'Iinrreapolis Consistory No z
and.'Zurah Tenr,p,le A. A. O. N. \'I' S.
IIe selvecl in the rvar of the Rebelliou aud rvas a Congregationalist
in religious belief.
NEWTON TYLER HU},IE.
No.438, an active urember, tvas boru in Riga, N. Y', Attg. t.
r83r.
IIe s,as tnade a llaster tr{ason in Eureka Lodge No. 366, Union
. City, Penn., Jan. r8, 1866.
At the tirle of his application, Jttne 3c., rgo2, hc s'as a tltetttbet'
of Minrreapolis Lodge No. 19, St. John's Chapter arrd Zion Corlnrandery
K. T., atl of l\'Iinneapolis' He rvas a Past \'Iaster, Presbyterian
in religious belief, and died in lvlinneapolis, \t'arch zg, t9o7'
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JONATHAN D. SPRAGUE.
No. rz9, an active member, rvas boru in \'Iurray, Orleans Co',
New York, March 6, 1848, rvas made a l\'Iaster tr'Iason in Murray
Lodge No. S8o, Holly, N. Y., Dec. 4, t873, and died in the same
place July 5, rgo7.
He rvas nrade a meml;er oi l\{t. Lebatlotr Chapter No. 47 and
Bethel Comurandery No. 19, botll of \{orris, Minn' No other particulars
in regard to his life are a'r'ailable.
AID COLLINS.
No. 577, an active member, was born in Brown Co., Ohio. Initiated
in Nerv Vienna Lodge Noq 16o, Jan. z, 1872, and made a \'Iaster
l\lfason orr April zg, t874.
At the time of his applicatior-r to our Association, he rvas a lllember
of Minneapolis Loclge No. rg, Hillsboro Chapter No. 4o and
Columbns Council No- B, both of Ohio.
, He rvas a menrber of the band of the lth Regt. Virginia Volunteer
Infantry, and a private in Co. "K," r6zd, Ohio Volunteer Infantry
during the Civil War. IJnitarian in belief and a member of
Jolrn A. Rawlins Post No. t4, G. A. R., l\llinnesota,
He died in Minneapolis, Nov. 7, rgo7.

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FRANKLIN A. WELLES
Hon. No. 47, was born in Pompey, Nerv York, Dcc' 3, 183r, anJ
died Nov. rr, ryp7, at Plainviet', Minn.
He was initiatecl Feb' zr, 1853, arid raised a Jlastcr Xlast'n itr
Ma.rch of the same )'ear.
At the time of his application he rvas a menrber of Ilirrstfions
Loclge No. 63 of Plainvierv, tr'Iiun., Relief Chapter R' A' ll , \Val>asha,
and Lake City Cornuratrdcrv No. 6, et Lake City, \'Iilrn'
He had helcl the office oi \\i. NI. for fir'e tertr.rs, \\'as past H;gh
Pricst, anci an Episcopaliarl by professiorr.
Descendecl from the earl5' piotleers of this cotllltr)', SirTholnas
\Arelles, a colonial GoYer.nor o{ connecticrrt, being'l.ris anccstor, and
his great-granclfather on his mother.'s side being a captain in thc Rei'olrrtion,
he came of good stock.
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An adhelent arrd valned mernber of the trpiscopal Church, and a
respectedr citizen.
tr{ade a N,Iason in Nlount Zion Lodge No. 3rr, of Troy, N. Y.,
crr Felr. 3, r87S; on cor.ning to Stillrvater, he affiliated .rvitl-r St. John's
Loclge No. r, of r.vhich he rvas W. 1,I. in 1883. A menber of Washington
R. A. Chaptcr No. r7, in rvhich he served as King, he passed
to his rest irr att esteem rvhich rvas voiced locally as follolvs:
"Tisdale E. Fellotvs rvas a ligl-rt, yes a model of good citizenship.
Ife was one of those rvho hervecl to the line. During all his resi-
Cence here, he rvas a force for good; modest, unassntning, a thinker,
his influencc iras all'ays bccn fol the right. His education had becn
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County, Vermont, October 26, 1832. In rg56 he came to
Afir-rnesota, and settled near Mantorville, Dodge County,
where he lived for sonte years, rvhen he removed to pine
day, trfarch 25th, rgo8. He haci a pair of young hor.se.; in a stall.
rvhich r,vere qnarreling. He rverrt into thc stall betlveen the horses
to quiet them, n'hen, in sorne manner nnknor,r'r.r, hc tas knockecl clou'rr
a'd trampled trpon by the i'furiatecl a'irnals, being frightfully lra'gled,
a.cl dyi'g frorn his injuries i' a ferv urirrutes aiter beirre l-ernoved.
Ife was macle a Nlason in Nlystic Tie Loctge No. 32, at pinc
Island, X,Iinn., J,ne z8th, r865, after*,ards bcco'ring a r.'c'rber of
llernran No. 4r, zttmbrota. He rvas the iourcler arcl first l,Iaster of
Appleton Lodge No. t37, alnd was ztrl aclir-e s.orl

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shooters (Berdans U. S. S. S.) and was discharged for disability
Oct. zz, t862.
He had served as Notary Public in Wisconsin for two and orrehalf
years, and also as a membei of the St. Paul Board of Education.
In religious belief he was an "old style" Universalist. By predeliction
an historian. His lile work u'as found as Assistant Historiarr of
the Minnesota Historical Society, which he serr.ed as custodian of
the nervspaper files for thirty-one years.
He rvas not a familiar sight to the freqtrenters-oI the roorns of
the Society, but as a laithful custodian of the same and as an epitome
of the history 9f the State, as recorded in his charge, he was a
veritable Encyclopedia of information pertaining to the history of
the State. A gentleman of the old school, courteous in manner,
devoted to his lvork, a valuable asset to the State, he has passed to
his reward knorvn by few, respected by many, his life lvork rvell done.
JOHN YOUNG REEVE.
Hon. No. 43, rvas born at N,Iorristown, N. J., April 4, t8zo. The
youngest of six chiidren of Ezekiel anh \[ary Young Reeve, both
parents dying rvhen he lvas about a year old, rvhen he became the
care of his Grandmother Young and later of his uncle, John Young,
a leather merchant of Newark, N. J., where he learned the harness
maker's trade. At the age of twenty-three he rnoved to Mt. Vernon,
Ohio, rvhere he was made a Mason in \[.t. Zion'Lodge No. 9 in
1845. In Mt. Vernon he learned the shoe-making trad,e. In 1846 he
married Ellen Jane i\,IcGrady and became the father of seven children.
In t87g he came to St. Paul where he has since made his home,
and' rvhere he died on Sept. 13, rgo8, at the age of eighty-eight years,
five months and ten days. He was in the employ of the Gotzian
Shoe Company for twenty years, bttt olving to failing health, gave
up the trade in his eightieth year.
He enlisted in Co. "K," r47th Ohio Vol. Inf., May, 18'64, and
was discharged in September, 1864. IIe rvas a member of Garfield
Post No. 8, G. A. R., Dept. of Minnesota.
He served as a Justice of the Peace in lVIt. Vernon, Ohio, and
rvas a trIethodist by persuasion.
A shoe-maker by trade, but a gentleman by instinct, he lvas a
good' citizen, indulgent parent and faithful friend; he reverenced
Christianity, and held lVlasonry in the highest esteem. IIe rvas a
valued rncmber of this Association.

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FREDERICK WILLIAM LULEY.
No. :SS, was borrr in Gqrlnany in r83o. Ife was rnade a Master
Mason in Ancient Landmark Lodge, May 3o, 1872.
He had no other Masonic afliliation. At an early age he carne
to this country and engaged in the abattoir business in Buffalo,
New York.
Shortly after the Civil rvar he came to St. Paul ar-rd established
tlre Luley Abattoir Co., 567 North Chestnut St., rvhich business he
continued until his death, which occurred very sud,denly on Nov. 23,
rgo8. He leaves a widow, one son and three daughters, beside his
brethren, to mourn his loss.
JOHN ALBERT SCHLENER
No. z8r, was born irr Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 24, 1856, and died
near Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 5, r9o8.
'Made a Master Mason in Minneapolis No. 19, Aug. r, 1827, a
member of St. John's Chapter No. 9, Minneapolis Council No. z,
Minneapolis Mounted Comniandery No. 23, Minneapolis Consistory
No. z, Zurah Ternple, all of Minneapolis.
An active member of the fraternity from the d,ate of his raising,
the list of offices held, and of his Masonic activities would fill many
pages. Suffice it to say that he had served through all the subordinate
offices and had risen to be Grand Commander K. T., I\{inr
nesota, and Deputy Inspector General A. A. S. R. In all of the
offices held and in every branch of lVlasonry in which his activity was
nanifest, he added luster to the order.
An active participant in municipal affairs, he had served on the
Park, Library and School Bdards. Brother Schlener was born to
a life of service, and into the fifty-three years of his life he had
crowded more work for the order and for humanity than is given to
ntost men. Survived by a rvife and two child,ren, a rnother and one
brother, he is mourned not only by them, but by'the brethren of our
Association and the order throughout the.State.
WILLIAM D. CORNISH.
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No. zz7, was born at Middleboro, Mass., April zg, 1849, and died
in Chicago, Ill., Nov. 7, tgo8.
The son of William Otis and Susanna Bennett Cornish, in his
eighth year he removedr with his parents to New York. He read law
in the office of Hotchkiss & Seymony, of Binghamton, and wag admitted
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He rvas rnade a l,Iason in King Solomon's Lodge No. 44, at
Shakopee, tr'Iinn., l,Iarch z5, t872, irr rvhich he held the office of J. \,V.
and Secretary, also G. S. B. of the Grand Lodge of Minnesota.
Born in n{assacliusetts, Brother Lincoln removed to Clevelanl,
Ohio, in 1849, where he married IVIiss Lois L. Bingham. In 1855 he
resigned his position as l\,Iaster l\{echar-ric of the C. C. & L. Ry. of
Clevelancl, and retnoved, to Shakopee, Minnesota, and erected a salv
rnill. anrl later tvcnt into thc lllanrlfactllre of lime.
He s,as the first station agerlt for the Minr-resota Valley Railroad,
nol' the Omaha. at Shakopee. He retnoved to Muucie, Ind., in r9o5,
rvhere his death occtrrred as stated. As a tribute to his rnemory ar-rd
orrt of respect to his son, E.B. Lincoln, general manager of the company,
the traffic of the trItncie & Portland Traction Co. was suspendecl
for the period of three mintttes, at tl-re time of his burial.
Irr accordance rvith the suggestion of the Presidetrt, irq his adclress,
the Secretary was authorized to employ such assistance as
might be necessary in mailing out notices oi meetings, aud of "Proceedings"
and other necessary clerical rvork.
The Association also instructed the President to appoint an
Historian and Necrologist, if advisable.
Thc President appointed in this connection, Bro. Andrew P.
Sl'anstror.n of St Patrl, as Historian and as Necrologist, and Rev.
Sarnrrel G. Smith, D. D., as Chaplain.
Receipts at the session on Wedrresday evening:
F'rotn tz mernbers received $6o.oo
" z l>rothers not eligible . .. . . ro.oo
" Bro. Archie Guthrie 5.oo
" Bro. Melvin G. Peters r.oc
" r copy Proceedings sold .. r.oo
Total . $7Z.oo
The general business being finished at about 9 o'clock, the brethren
to the number of about one hundred and sixty repaired to the
banqnet roonr, to participate in the gastronomic duties of the occasion.
Having discharged these duties to the satisfaction and comfort
of all present, the regulation cob pipes were lighted, and the
brethren prepared themselves to enjoy the literary and more intellectual
part of the program.
The principal address of the evening was given by Rev. Bro.
Harry Noble Wilson, D. D., pastor of Central Presbyterian Church
of St. Paul, as follows:

Masonic Veteran Associa.tion. CLIJ
Mr. Toastrnaster attd Venerable Brelhren:
In the presence of the members of the Masonic vetera, Associa
tion of Minnesota o' this you' severteenth a'nu.al reu'io', it *,oulc
seem to be most fitting to speak of that for.which orrr ancient Or_
ganization has ever stood: Man,s Supr.emacy a'd his I'herent Great_
ness. 'Io preserve that greatness, to lift np man to a lrigher.plane
of being, achievement and purpose, i\fasonry has ever toiled in
ancient times and in modern times.
Andes the great Condor sits cornpanionless. But nran resembles
none of these. He loves the company of others. He clelights to
find in human society both pleasure and recreation; ancl oppressed
with sorrow and weighted down by woe eagerly he leaves lris soli_
tary lodging to hasten to the gathering place of men. Not only of
the marriage relation, but of every relation in life are the.*,ords.f
the Almighty true: "It is not goorl for man to be alone.,, He reeds
friends to help him bear his sorrow; he needs colr,panions to take
part in his pleasures; he needs those who are bouncl to hirn by
various ties to enable him to walk upright and boldly alorg the ever-changing
grad,es of the path of life.
Thus for religious purposes did the di'inely appoi'ted Chrrrch
spring into being. Thus for reasons many and exaltt'd riicl onr ancient
Institution find its origin.
If the purpose of the Institution in which you brethrerr have
devotedly served for more than two decades at least, if that purpose
be the exalted one ol working in the quarry of life rvith well_
adapted tools for the hewing out of character; is man, the object
of such thought and work and care of sufficient rvorth to reoav for
all this care and, labor?
The Psalmist believed so, for \4/riting by inspiration he says:
"Thou hast made him a little lower than Gocl.', Joseph parker.
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to realize his selfhood. lle was meant to grasp the faci t1:a'" he
rvas king over every faculty, and passion, and imptllse. It rvas intendcd
by the Almighty that each tnau should say to himself: Here
zun I, created by God' for a definite purpose; set dolvn amid a billiorr
and a half of other rnett aud rvotnen, exactly like none other
oI all the fiftectr hundred millions swarming upon the globe today;
thelefore s,ill I have the self-respect that is the corner-stone of all
viltues; there{ore u'ill I rnake the best possible use of the peculiar
faculties l,hich are rrine; therefore rvi1l I develop my capabilities
anrl a1l the faculties of mind and body to the utmost; therefore lvill
I consecrate them all to the service of humanity.
We l-ra'r'e often had it repeated that the great purpose of I'Iasonry
is the developtnent of charactet. From thc beginning ottr ltrstitution
has beeu a great school for instruction ir-r the things that
r.nake a man. And I am as'are that tonight, yotl veteralls iu this
School of the Nlystic Tie value rnore than all else the hard-earned,
lessons that have had their fruitage in the development of riper
manhood) Yon rvell remember tl-rat Horace Greeley, editor of the
Nerv York Tribune, clied broken hearted, neglected, almost deserted,
and that his dying rvords were: "Fame is a vapor; popttlarity an
accident; riches take rvings and fly arvay; those that cheer todal' rvill
curse tomorrow; only one thing endures-character."
These rvords, if true, are vitally important. They are rvorth consirleration
lor they come from the lips of a great rnatt rvho expressed
them in a solemn moment as representing the totality of life as he
found it. "Life is a vapor." Go into the tombs of Egyptian rtlouarchs.
In pictures of brilliant httes, by hundreds of thousands they
tell of the achievements and fame of the one rvho lies there entombecl.
But Time, rvith careless hand, has erased the memory of
all attendant circttmstances, and we smile at rvhat rve call the vairrglory
oI the one who thought thus to make his name and fame endure.
hnman achievement.
"Popularity is an accident." Horace Greeley had been imrnensely
popular. He shared with his newspaper ttniversal esteem'
His commonsense worcls lvere read and repeated from N'Iaine to
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named, for him. He lvas looked 1lpon as an oracle of .lvisdom. Crowds
came to hear him lecture, and he frequently made in one winter's
course of public lectures the sum of'$6,om, an ahnost fabulous sun
in that day for such rvork. Yes, he had tasted, all the srveets of popularity.
But rnore than once he had had that experience which l{arl<
Antony attributes to Caesar:
"But yesterday,
The rvord of Caesar might have stood against the rvorld.
Norv lies he there, and none so poor
To do him reverence."
n,Iore than once had he Dassecl through that bitter cxpcrience
u'hich caused ltim on his deathbed to git'e utteratlcc to thc sor-rot, of
a brokerr heart-a soLrol\r r.nore l;ittel than his deatl-r-1.a11g5: "Those
u'ho cheel today r,vill curse tornorrow."
Ancl said hc, "Riches take wings."
No need to emphasize that truth. No necd to lay str-ess upon
this utterance in a city rvhere in the past gcneration nalty a goo(ll),
forfnne has beer rlade arrd spent. No need to tell you \,[asc,nic \reterans
that, u,ho here ltave seetr rrole than one luan ivith vvealth flos.it.tg
iu upon him one vear, and 11'hg11 11\'sh,g months have rollecl arouncl,
actuall1. penniless. Not everyone has the renrarkable faculty of getting
rid of rloncy snch as Guy Bolding possessecl. of u'horn it s,as
said: "If you had turnecl a Euphrates Rii'er o{ Gold into his pockets
at mornilg, they lvoulcl ha-r'e been as dry as the great Sahara
Dt-.sert at noo,r."
Bnt s'e have all seen errongh of life to be altle to nod asserlt to
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There comes new cares and sorrows,
Every year:
Dark days and darker morrows,
Every year:
The ghosts of dead loves haunt us,
The ghosts oi changed friends taunt us,
And disappointments daunt us,
Every year.
Of the loves and sorrows blended,
Every year;
Of the charms of friendship ended,
Every year;
Of the ties that still might bind me,
Until Time to Death resigns me,
My infirmities remind me,
Every year.
Ah! how sad to look before us,
Every year;
While the cloud grows darker o'er us,
Every year;
When we see the blossoms fadted,
That to bloom we might have aided,
And immortal garlands braided,
Every year.
To the Past go more dead faces,
Every year;
As the Loved leave vacant places,
Every year;
Everywhere the sad eyes meet us,
In the evening's dusk they greet us,
And to come to them entreat us,
Every year.
"You are growing ottl," they t'ell us;
"Every year;
"You are more alone," they tell us.
"Every year:
"You can win no new afiection,
"You have only recollection,
"Deeper sorrow and dejection,
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Too true!-Life's shores are shifting,
Every year;
And we are seaward drifting,
Every year;
Old places, changing, fret us,
The living more forget us,
There are fewef to regret us,
EverY Year,
But the truer life draws nigher,
Every year;
And its Morning-star climbs higher,
Every,year;
Earth's hold on us grows slighter,
And the heavy burden lighter,
-And the Dawn Immortal brighter,
EverY Yeai.
Our life is less worth living,
Every year;
And briefer our thauksgiving,
Every year;
And Love, grown faint and fretftrl,
With lips but half regretful,
Averts its eyes forgetful;
Every Year'
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