1934 Grand Lodge of Minnesota Annual Communication Proceedings

MONTREVTLLE J. BROV/N
M, l[/, Grand Master of Masons of Minnesota
1933

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PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
GRAND LODGE
OF
ANCIENT FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS
OF
MINNESOTA
AT THE
ETGIITY.FIRST ANNUAL
COMMUNICATION
HELD AT SAINT PAUL. JANUARY 17 AND 18
r934
OFFICIATING,
M. W'. MONTREVILLE J, BROWN, St. Paul, Grand MEster.
R. W. JOHN FISHEL, St. P"ul, Grand Secretery.
ELECTED AND INSTALLED.
M. W, BERTRAM S, ADAMS, Hibbine, Grand Msster.
R. W. JOHN FISHEL, St. Peul, Grand Secretary.
ORDERED TO BE READ IN ALL THE LODGES

OFFICERS GRAND LODGE A. F. & A. M. OF MINNESOTA.
Installed January 18th, 1984.
ELECTED:
M. W. Bertram S. Adama, Hibbing.... ...Grand Marter
R. IV. Eugene G. McK€own, pipestone........Deputy Grand Master
R. W. William A. Elliott, Minneapolis......Senior Grand Warden
R. W. Frank 'W. Matson, St. paul.............Junior Grand Warden
R. W. David W. Knowlton, Minneapolis............,.Grand Treasurer
R. W. John Fishet, St. Paul..,.... ......Grand Secretary
APPOINTED:
W. Thos. J. E. Wilson, Hinckley... ..Grand Chaplain
'W. Rufus W. Hitchcock, Hibbing... ......Grand Orator
'W. Ralph I4r. Stanford, Willmar.................Senior Grand Deacon
'W. Gunnar H. Nordbye, Minneapolis.........Junior Grand Deacon
'W. Milo B. Price, Owatonna..... .........,Grand Marshal
W. Chauncey C. Colton, Duluth................Grand Standard Bearer
W. William P. Sturtz, Albert Lea..................Grand Sword Bearer
W. Louis H. Colson,'Wadena,............,.,.....Senior Grand Steward
'W. Hallan L. Iluffman, Bemidji................Junior Grand Steward
W. Dick A. Mitchell, Mountain Iron...,................ Grand pursuivant
Cecil H. Judd, St. Pau1.............. .......Grand Tyler

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Rulea for Masonic Datea.
1. Ancient Craft Masona.-Adtl 4000 to the cutrent year
thus: A. D. 1934+4000:.4..'. L.'. (Anno Lucis-year of Light)
5934.
2, Royal Arch Ma3ons.-Add 530 to the current year' thusl
A. D. 193a+530=A.'. I." (Anno tnv611ie1i3-year of discovery)
2464.
3. Royal and Select Masters.-Adcl 1000 to the current
year, thus: A. D. 1934+1000=.4'.'' Dep"' (dnno Depositioni3year
of deposit) 2934.
4, Knights Templar.-$ubtract 1118 from cirffent year'
thus: A. D, 1934-1118=4"' o"' (Anno ordinig-the year of
the Orcler) 816'

PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
M. \M. GRAND LODGE
OP
A.F.E A.M.
OF MINNESOTA
EIGHTY.FIRST ANNUAL
COMMUNICATION
St. Paul, 'Wednesday, Jan. \7,7934.
The Eighty-first Annual Communication of the Most
Worshipful Grand l-.rodge of Ancient tr'ree and Accepted
Masons of Minnesota was held in the Masonic Temple, Sixth
Street and Smith Avenue, in the City of St. Paul, commenoing
at high twelve on Wednesday, Jantary 17th, A. D. 1934,
A. IJ. 5934.
All the Grand Officers tvere present except the Grand
Chaplain. During the session 274 Lodges were represented
out of 310 on the roll.
The M. W. Grand Master appointed the following brethren
to assist the Grand Deacons:
M. G. Ketchum (148), Fred G. Wright (190), S. E. Urberg
(186), Arnold C. Johnson (281), A. C. Anderson (235), R. F.
Stebbing (334), M. B. Darlington (31), Earl Lee (1), F. A.
Heiberg (48), W. E. Eccles (33).

PROCEEDINGS OF THE
The Grancl Master proceeclecl to open the Grand Lodge
in Ample Form, prayer being offerecl by M. -W' Alfrecl G.
Pinkham.
The Grand Secretary appointed Bro. C. P. Montgomery
(185), as his assistant.
The Grancl Master appointed the following Committee
on Credentials: John Fishel, Grand Secretary, Claucle T[.
Allen (5), M. G. Ketchum (148).
Proxies were calletl for and handed in to the committec.
A constitutional number of L,odges being reported' as
representecl, the Grand Master declared the Grand l-.iodge
open for business. The committee, after reporting, was continued
to make additions ancl corrections during the session.
The following is the correctecl report:
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
To the M. W. Grand Lodge:
Your Committee on Credentials respectfully reports that
there are present and entitled to seats, 17 Grand Officers, 14 permanent
members and 358 representatives of 274 out of 310 Chartered
Lodges, as follows:
Grand Officers.
Montreville J. Brown ......Grand Master
Bertram S. Adams ....,.......,....Deputy Grand Master
Eugene G. McKeown '........'.,.Senior Grand
'Warden
'William 'Warden
A. Elliott .....'...'...'..."Junior Grand
Davitl V{. Knowlton ..'.Grand Treasurer
John, Fishel .....,,........'...Grand Secretary
Thos. J. E. Wilson ...'....'.Grand Chaplain
Royal A. Stone ..,......, ........Grand Orator
Frank W. Matson Senior Grand Deacon
Ralph W. Stanford '........"'...'..'Junior Grand Deacon
Gunnar H. Nordbye ..'..',.Grand Marshal
Milo B. Price ........... .'...,..'..".Grantl Standard Bearer
Chauncey C. Colton..... ................Grani1 Sword Bearer
'William P, Sturtz ...........'..'....Senior Grand Steward
Louis H. Colson Junior Grand Steward

GRAND LODGE OF UINNESOTA'
Hallan L. Huffman
....Grand Pursuivant
Cecil H. Jucld .....'..... """""'Grand Tyler
Permanent Members.
Past Grancl Masters: Gustaf Widell, Elmer A. Kling, Harry
M. Burnham, Alfred G. Pinkham, Edmund A. Montgomery, Frederick
E. Jenkins, Ilermair Held, James D' Markham' Albert F'
Pray, Sam A. Erickson, Edwin J. Simon, \Milliam K' Gill' Joseph
L. Mitchell, Guy F. Streater.
t Repreeentatives of Lodgel.
No. 1, St. Johns ...'.........'-..Carl Hagen, Master'
Earl Lee, J. W.
No. 2,Cataract ..........'......Donald R. McReavy, Master'
Guy M. Fredeen, S. 'W.
Leroy E. Matson, J. W.
No. 3, St. Paul .....,...........George B. Walen, Master'
Russell F. Swensen, S. 'W'
No. 4, Hennepin ................Wm. A. McKenzie, proxy for Master.
C. L. O'Ifara, S. W.
George M. Caviness, J. W.
No. 5, Aneient Landmark..Claude H. Allen, Master,
John W. Dehmer, S. W.
Roy E. Milham, J. W.
No. 7, Dakota ....................IV. P. Kelley, Master.
No. 8, Red Wing ............,.Harold Dixon, Master.
E. B. Thorstensen, S. W.
No. 9, Faribault ..,.............R. E. Nelson, proxy for lllaster and
J. W.
No. 11, Mantorville ............81ton Smith, Mas.ter.
No. 12, Mankato ......,..........E. P. Baecker, Master.
H, L. Peterson, proxy for S. W.
No.
No.
No.
Loren Clark, proxy for J. W.
14, Wapahasa ....,.........Anton Fisher, proxy for Master.
16, Monticello ..............R. S. White, proxy for Master.
18, Winona ...................Earl E. Chadwick, Master.
Alvin Sweazey, S. W.
No. 19, Minneapolis ............Amos Thompson, Master.
Cyril L. Lamm, S. W.
E. M. Sunne, proxy for J. W.
No. 20, Caledonia ...............OIiver J. Hefte, Master.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
No. 21, Rochester '..,...,,.,'...l\{erle R' Jewell, Master'
Carl F. Olson, ProxY for S' W.
No. 22,P7easant Grove "...Leon North, Master'
No. 26, Western Star ...,,....Richard C. Johnson, Master'
No. 27,Bhte Earth Valley..S' C. Peterson, Master'
No. 28, Clear Water ..,,..'...Clyde Anderson, Master'
No. 33, Star in the East ,..'Wm. E. Eccles, Master'
No, 34, Oriental ."..'...'.....'..J' A' Anderson, Master'
No. 36, Preston ".'............ '.Francis Eischen, Master'
No. 38,Washington.......'....C. O. Westby, proxy for Master'
No. 39, Fidelity ............,'."'.Jaek Smith, Master'
W. N. Sinclair, S. W.
No. 40, Carnelian '.P. J' Belanger, Master'
W. R. Peterson, S. W.
W. H, Savage, Proxy for J. W'
No. 41, Hermon .....,.,'...,.....Sam Lumelsky, Nlaster'
No. 42,Hope .Herbert H' Hoar, Master'
No. 43, Harmony ...........'.-..Paul J. Hardt, Master'
No, 44,King Solomon .'.....Frank Kuehn, Master'
Robert Gale. S. W.
No. 45. Union .........,.,....'.....Ora A. Pinney, Master'
Claude Barnard, S. W.
No. 46, Evergreen '...'.'.....'.Locksley Campbell, proxy fol Master'
No. 47, Concord .................'Harry Kluntz, Master.
No. 48, Social
Frederick A' Heiberg, Master'
No. 49, Rising Sun .........,..,Har1y Sasse, Master.
Rudolph H. Kaehler, S. W.
No. 51,Acacia '.Carl A. Carlson, Master'
Ben J. Bahls, S. W.
Henry H. Mechals, J. W.
No. 52, Cannon River .....'.E. E. Wilkowske, proxy for Master"
No. 54,Nicollet..'............,..,M. L' Arvold, proxy for Master'
..Arthur H' Swanson, Master'
No. ll,Zion
No. 56, Meridian .'N. O. Fahlglen, Master.
No. 5?, Blue Earth City '...Everett Werner, Master.
No. 58, Spring Valley ....,..'Clifford J. Bowers, Master'
No. 59, Temple .....'.'.'...... ..'H' G. Felepe, Master.
No. 60, Star in the West ...'George E' Conkey, S. W.
No. 62, Star ..Andrew E. Gallagher, Mast'er.
No. 63, Illustrious ..,.,,.,...."'A. E. Becker, Master'

GRAND I.ODGE OF MINNESOTA.
No, 64, Chain Lake ,..........,Thomas D. Foster, Master.
No. 66, Madelia ...................R. D. Pedvin, proxy for Master.
D. E. Spencer, S. W.
No. 67, Corinthian .......,......D. B. Whittier' Master.
No. 69, Mystic Star ....,..,....N. Danielson, proxy for Master.
No. 71, Paynesville .......,....C. C. Tolman, Master.
No. 72, Lansing .....,,...........M. O. Benson, Master.
No. 75, Eureka .........,,......,..Jos. C. Roy, Master.
No. 77, Tuscan ......,.............Anton Stucky, Jr., Master.
Reuben Wasbotten, S. W.
' S. H. Pfafr, J. W.
No. 78, Mystic Circle .........Allen Redding, Master.
No. 79, Palestine ...J. S. Matteson, proxy for Master.
W. R. Cameron, proxy for J. W.
No. 80, Henderson ........,..,..GiIbert Ney, proxy for Master
No. 81, Constellation ..........Carl I Erickson, Master.
No. 82, Howard ..................S. A. Lentz, proxy for Master.
No. 83, Iluram A'bi ..,.........J. J. McCaughey, proxy for Master.
No. 84, Orient ...........,........Guy Ford, Master.
No. 85, High Forest .,..,.....John C. Peterson, Master.
No. 86, Tyrian A. R. Ilawkinson, proxy for Master.
No. 87, Doric ..H. Arnold Brunn, Master.
No. 89, Golden Fleece ....,,..Walter W'erner, Master.
Alfred H. Nelson, J. W.
No. 90, Good Faith ............Albert F. Miller, Master.
No. 91, Antiquity ................G. R. Engeman, Master.
No. 92,Fraternal ................Charles H. Wetter, Master.
No. 93, Unity .S. M. Orton, proxy for Master.
No. 94, Keystone ............,...W. E. Dohrmann, Master.
No. 95, Sherburne ..............DonaId A. Dare, Master.
No. 96, Libanus ..................George L. Johnson, proxy for Master.
No. 97, Prudence ...............,V. E. Rogers, proxy for Master.
No. 98, Charity ..............,...AdoIph H. Sandman, J. W.
No. 99, Corner Stone ..,.....Lewis M. Lerwick, Master. :
No. 100, Aurora ....,....,..........Arthur O. Tumms, Master.
Ransford R. Gould, S. W.
No. 101, Fraternity ..............L. A. Hons, S. W.
No. 102, Lebanon .................Teman Thompson, Master.
No. 104, Sharon ....,...............F. R. Westerdahl, Master.
No. 106, Mt. Tabor ..............Ben H. Peoples, Master.
No. 108, Relief .....................A. B. Overby, Master.
No. 109, Sunset ....................M. A. Brandt, Master.
No. 110, Pickwick .................Howard Stedman, proxy for Master.
No. 111, Carver .....,,....,........Severin Bom, Master.
Oscar E. Johnson. S. 'W.

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PRooEEDTNGS OF TrrE
No. 112, Khurum ..........'......W. C. Conover' proxy for Master'
S. B. Washburn' Proxy for J. IV'.
No. 113, Excelsior ....'......'...'A. D. Axtell, proxy for Master'
No, 114, Ben Franklin .'."....W. E. Norelius, Master'
Hugo Moeller, J. W.
No. 115, Elgin .....'.;........."...Vincent Holton, proxy for Master'
No. 116, Lafayette .'......'...'..A. J. Lundquist, Master.
O. L. Clingman, J.'W,
No. 117, Granite ....'....'.......'Curth A. Olson, I\faster.
No. 118, Newport .,.......,...,..'W. G. Fordyce, S. W.
No. 119, Delta ....................,.George H. Shippee, S. W.
No, 121, Granil Meadow ...,.,Wm. Kuhn, S. W.
No. 122, Kellogg ................,..Thomas H. Dildine' Master.
No. 123, Prairie ..,..,........'....'J. Arnold Peterson, proxy for Master.
No. 125, Winslow Lewis .....'Dan S. Libby, Master.
No. 126, Moorhead .,.,...,..'..,.Clifford P. Archer, Master.
Allard E. Bergland, S. 'W.
No. 128, Josephus .,..............George W. Luhring, proxy for Master.
No. 129, Swift ..............'.......Justin A' Simenstad, Master.
No. 131, Alma ..,........,..,.,.....John A. Carter, proxy for Master.
No. 132, Humboldt ...............Carl C. Heinbockel, Master'
No. 133, Golden Sheaf ........C. W' Meekins' proxy for Master'
No. 136,'Walnut ...........'.'.'... Paul Trervartha' Master.
No. 137, Appleton .,..,..........'Wm. C. Ahrens, proxy for Master.
No. 138, Orion ................'..'..F. B. Hoar, proxy for Master.
No. 139, Verndale ,......'........J. Boyd Conley, Master'
No. 140, Little Falls .........'..L. Elmer Madson, J' W.
No, 141, Crookston ...,...',....'Joseph A' Houske, Master.
No. 142, Currie C. A' Portmann' proxy for Master.
No. 143, Lakeview ....."...'.....Harvey Pflueger, S. W'
No. 144, Bird Island .."..'.'...Victor H. Eastman, Master.
No. 146, Benton .,..............."'Walter F. Holmgren, Master. .
No. 147, Canby T. J. McOammon, Master'
No. 148, Quarry ....,..."...'......M. G. Ketchum, Master.
Fred \4ralz, S. W.
No. 149, Guardian .......,..,.....Leslie A. Karstens, Master.
No. 150, Warren .........,...,..,.W. E. Hanson, Master.
No. 151, Chaska ..'....."..........F1oyd J. Roers, Master'
No, 152, Frontier ...,,...,..,'...'.W. W' Wendelin, proxy for Master.
No. 153, Kodahya ....,..........'.Levi G. Johnson, Master.
Theo. Hundeby, S, W.
No. 154, Norman ...,.,............G€orge G' Carter, Master.
No. 155, Tracy ...,,.,,..............MerrilI L. Starr, Master.
.Morris Ohman, J. W.
No. 156,'Wadena ......,........,..Lewis Robb, Master.

GRAND LODGE OF I'IINNESOTA.
No. 158, Hector ...................,RaIph R. Reuber, S. W.
No. 160, Plymouth ............,...Roy N. Robinson, Master.
Paul H. Nelson, S. 'W.
No. 162, Prescott ...............,..F. S. Jordal, Master.
No. 163, Summit ...................Ear1 L. Reinhardt, Master.
R. E. VanKirk, proxy for S. W.
Wm. Burrows, proxy for J. W.
No. 164, Jasper ....................Wa1do R. Johnson, Master.
P. Emil'Peterson, S. W.
No. 166, Minnehaha ......,.......George J. Petersen, Master.
No. 166, Garnet ....................C. J. Morck, proxy for Master.
William H. Koch, S. W.
No. 168, Braden ..................,.Wm. D. Bingham, Master,
Edward Price, S. W.
No. 169, Pierson ...................Joseph E. Linngren, Master.
No. 170, Fulda ......................G. J. Leebens, proxy for Master.
No. 171, Shekinah ................Orion A. Newcomb, Master.
Floyd R. Jeffords, S. W.
Alfred G. Pinkham, proxy for J. W.
No. 172, Marietta .....,...........D. C. Gould, Master.
No. 174, Valley J. E. Ostrom, proxy for Master.
No. 176, Roman Eag1e...........D. C. Shore, Master.
No. 176, Ark .........................Henry W. Hoklas, Master.
Neal D. Lasley, S. W.
No. 177, Rough Ashlar..........Harvey A. Ruehling, proxy for Master.
No. 179, King David..............E. M. Emerson, proxy for Master.
No.i181, Dalles ...........,,......,Peter J. Nelson, Master.
No. 182, Fair Haven..............Frank Erickson, proxy for Master.
No. 184, Shell .......................Wm. J. Heberlee, J. \M.
No. 185, Midway .............:....E. L. Allard, proxy for Master.
C. P. Montgomery, proxy for S. W.
Fred W. Johnson, J. W.
No. 186, Ionic .......................Harold B. Hughes, Master.
Sofus E. Urberg, S. IM.
Henry Halenbeck, J. \M.
No. 18?, Arcana ....................Arthur J. Lener, Master.
Eugene Runyon, S. W.
No. 188, Fortitude ................Ben J. Johnson, Master.
No. 190, Triune ...................,Fred G. Wright, proxy for Master.
No. 191, Mizpah ....................Henry H. Sanders, Master.
. -*irJH. C. Schumacher, proxy for S. W.
No. 194, Canton ....................H. W. Stead, proxy for Master.
No. 195, Renville ..................H. C. Arestad, Master.
R. K. Osmundson' S. W.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
No, 197, Vermillion ,...,,.,.....,Archie P. Swanson, Master.
No. 198, Euclid ....Chester S, Bunn, Master,
George V, Ross, S. W.
Thomas G. Bell. J. W.
No. 199, Murray .......,,..........H. H. Wiese, Master.
No. 200, Zenith ....................W. W. Rubitschung, Master.
No. 202, Atelier ...C. E. Ryberg, proxy for Master.
No. 203, Stewartville .,.......,.,G. L. Brooks, Master,
No. 204, St EImo....................Ir1 G. Fields, Master.
No. 205, Wayzata ....,;....,...,.,Ifolland Knapp, Master.
No. 207, Crescent ....,.,,.,.,,..,.Kenneth R. Johnson. Master,
No. 208, ftasca ...,......,....,...,,.T. H. Shoaff, Sr., proxy for Master,
No. 209, Siblev ,......,..............V F. Quist, Masterl
No. 210, Columbian ....,... .,.,.Challes A, Winger, S. 'W.
No. 211; Friendship ..,.,,,.......J. Luchsinger, Master.
No. 212, Hallock ..,..,.....,,......C. E, V. Swenson, Master.
No. 213, Mystic J. J. Ratcliffe, Master.
No, 214, Evansville ..,.,..,....,.,E, L. Anderson, proxy for Master.
No. 216, Florence .......,,..,.,,,.Maurice L. Baker, Master.
No. 217, Capital City .......,.,..Arthur Granum, Master.
J. P. Jelinek, proxy for S. W.
No. 219, Mt. Hermon.....,..,,,..Olaf Syver.son, Master.
No. 220, Olivia .......,...........,.,WiIliam 'W'arner, proxy for Master.
No. 221, Equity ....Joseph G. Loe, Master,
No. 222,Elysian ...................F. L. Williams, Master.
No. 223, Mora .......................William Olson, Master.
No,224, Minnesota ,......,.....CarI G, J, Anderson, Master.
No. 225, Justice .,...,.........,,...Percy C. Makarrall, Master.
No. 226, Lincoln ,......,..........,S. A, Johnson, proxy for Master.
No,227, Park Region......,.,...E. B. Anderson, Master.
No. 228, Vernon Center.,.,....1Mark H. Mack, Master.
No. 229, Stewart ,,..,..,,..,.,,....R. H. Barnes, Master.
No, 230, Alpha .,,..,.,,..,..,,,.,..,Emil E. Thorson, Master,
No. 231, Magnolia .......,.,.,..,.A. J. Schuler, Masrer.
No. 232, Chisago ..........,........J. A. Holm, proxy for Master.
No. 233, Bemidji ,......,......,,..,8. N. French, proxy for Master.
No, 234, Sandstone ......,...,..,.Svend Petersen, Master,
No, 235, Edgerton ,.,......,.......Arthur C. Anderson, Master,
No. 236, Northern ..........,.,.,.Palmer Tommerdahl, Master.
No, 237, Albert Pike........,......Morris L, Eversz, Master,
Victor K. Funk, J. W.
No. 238, Equality ...,....,........S. F. A. Josephson, Master.
No. 239, Eveleth .....John C. Ritter, Master
Wm. Trebilcock, S. W.
No. 240, Astra .........,.....,.,..,.F. C. Bauman, Master.

GRAND I,ODGE OF MINNESOTA.
No. 242, Ruthton .....,,..,...'.'..J. M. Nelson, proxy for Master.
No. 243, Cass ...,..,....,,,..... ....W. Arthur Bowden, S. W.
No. 244, Coteau Nels Nelson, proxy for Master.
No. 24?, Morality ..................B. C. Fjeseth, proxy for Master.
No. 248, Raymond ......,..,.....,C. Essen, Master.
No, 260, Lakefietd ...W. W. Cranston, Master.
No. 251, McKinley ................A. H. Nelson, proxy for Master.
Niels J. Dann, J. W.
No. 253, Dexter .......,...,...,....M. H. Gregg, Master.
No. 254, Lake Park,.,...,.,. , ...L. A. Benson, Master.
No. 255, Mesaba ,....Herman A. Heldt, Master.
Roy Martin, S. W.
George W. Brown, J. W.
No. 356, Hawley ...Andrew E. Erickson, Master.
No, 25?, Fellowship ...,.,......,.Elmer C, Johnson, proxy for Master.
No. 258, Montgomery ...., ....Haskett H. Burton, Master.
No. 259, Berry .,....,..,....,...,....Fred W. Sanders, J. W.
No. 260, Truth ........,......... ...O. A. Matsoh, proxy for Master.
No. 261, Fairfax .......,...........A. T. Johnson, Master.
No. 262, Lake Wilson ...,..,...Fred Gass, Master:
No. 263, Tusler John P. M. Clark, Master.
Arthur C. Hunt, J. W.
No. 264, Virginia .......,. .,......Dick A. Mitchell, Master.
Ole W. Olson, S' W.
Albert E. Bickford, J. W.
No. 265, Compass .....,..,........D. A. Arnsten, proxy for Master.
No. 266, Onyx .................., ...Lloyd J. Milligan, Master.
No. 26?, Warroad .............."..F. H. Ault' Master.
No. 268, Roseau ....................Stephen W. Bennett, Maser.
No. 269, Eagle Bend.........,'...R. H. Kohlhase, Master.
No. 2?1, Canisteo ..................Walter B. Gracie, Master.
No. 272,Osiris ....,............,...Frank G. Haag, Master.
No. 2?3, Helios .............,,...,...J. W. Hanson, Master.
No. 274,Hematite ..........,..'...8. R. Steffensrud, Master'
Douglas Erickson, S. W.
Royal C. Huber. J. W.
No.2?5, Chippewa ................Charles M. Tucker, S. W.
No.2?6, Cuyuna Range.",....George G. Dhont, S' W.
No. 2?7. Lake Harriet....... ....A. R. Moore, Master.
A. C. Lakeman, S. W.
D. W. Meeker, J. W.
No. 278, Hinckley .................W. I. Adams, Master.
No. 2?9, Stephen ....Harry S, Thibodo, proxy for Master'
No. 280, Mahnomen ..............Sigvald Tveit, Master,
No. 281, Lakeside ..................Arnold C. Johnson, Master:'
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No. 282 Trinity,......,...,.....,..Hector Decaigny, Master.
Dwight A. Swanstrom, S. W.
No, 283, Hill City...................Gay C. Huntley, Master.
No. 284, Otter Tail................Harold I. Sethre, Master.
No. 285, Trail .................,......Emil Nuhring, Master.
No. 286, Solomon's,,,.,,,.,.....CIiftord Skelton, Master.
No. 287, Hiram G. E. Flaa, Masrer.
No. 288, Ely .,,...,..,,.,...,.........W. O. Lomasney, Master.
E. H. Anderson, S. W.
No. 289, Greenfield ..............John H. Jones, proxy for Master.
No. 290, Macalester ..............Albert M. Mitchell, Master.
No. 291, Balaton ..................W. C. Knuth, Master.
No. 292, Red River,...............CIyde G. Lee, Master.
No, 293, Biwabik ......,....,.......H. W. Anderson, Master.
No. 294, Sunrise ......,.........,,.,CharIes H, Carl, Master.
No. 295, Br4ham ...................A. F. Halberg, Master.
No. 296, Clover Leaf..,,......,..K. D. Lawson, Master,
No. 297, Sunbeam .,..,.,..........P. O. Melbostad, proxy for Master,
No. 298, Sebeka ....,..........,....Fred R. Miller, Master.
No, 300, Joppa ...,...,,...,,,..,..,.Robert G. Anderson, Master.
No. 301, Ideal ,...,.,..,..,....,......EImer G. Lampson, Master,
No. 302,'Walker ...,,,....,.,.......R. J, Broughton, proxy for Master,
No. 303, Twin Valley..,,,,,..,...A, C, Lysaker, Master.
No. 305, Pillar ............,,,.......Jonas H, Doerr, Master.
No. 306, Glen Avon....,..,.......Lloyd L. Merriman, Master.
.
Harold J. Matteson, S. W.
Carl G. Hanson, proxy for J, 'W.
No. 307, Isle ...,.................,..,.E. C. Boeck, Master.
No. 308, Red Lake Fa1ls........Carsten Mead, Master.
No,309, Zaralhan ...,...,...,,..,Ifarold L. Brown, proxy for Master.
Clinton M. Norton, proxy for S, W.
No. 310, Comfrey .......,..,..,,..George C. Gowin, Master,
No. 311, Ludwig ........,...........Harold O. Fitch, Master.
George A. Mitchell, S. W.
Ross B. Kellar, J. W.
No, 312, Hazel Park...,.,,,,..,..Frank E. Lyon, Master,
No. 314, East Gate..,....,..,.....Karl A. Elsner, Master,
Fred C. Schwendig, S. W.
No. 316, University ....,,,,......Laurence H, Cady, Master.
E. M. Lambert, proxy for S. W.
Irvin L. Boyum, J. W.
No. 317, Lynnhurst ...,..,........Ernest A. Wagner, Master.
Carsten L. Jacobson, S. W.
Edward P. Gardner, J. W,
No. 320 Mound W. S, Johnson, Master.

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No. 321, Paul Revere ....'.......Edw. O. Kornberg' proxy for Master'
No. S2S, Sunlight ...........'......Rexford K' Mattice, Master'
Bernhart C. Dahl' J' W'
No. 324. Como Park.......'......Harold B. Law, Master'
I{errri.an Nelson, S. W.
No. 325, Bryn Mawr..............Chris Nelson, Master'
No. 326, ..............H. O.
No. 327, .....,........Louis for Master'
No. 328, ..............S. C' for Master'
No. 329, ..............Car1 for Master'
No. 331, Nashwauk ..-..........O. M. Weber, Master'
- J. P. Raattama, S. W.
No. 332, Belgtade ................George Gerstenkorn' Master'
No. 333, Erskine ..................Eberth Carlson, Master'
No. 3S , Richfield .................Robert F. Stebbing, Master'
We also report the following Grand R'epresentatives
present:
freland "C'
Kansas """"""'M'
P' MontgomerY
J' Brown
Montana "'GuY F' Streater
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
New South Wales .....'...
...Bertram S' Adams
............"""Dr W' Knowlton
.T' J' E' Xrilson
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JOHN FISHEL,
CLAUDE H. ALLEN,
M. G. KETCHUM.
Committee.
The Grand Master appointed the follor,ving committees:
Ancient Landmarks.
Guy F. Streater, P. G. M.; Alfred G. pinkham, p. G. M. ;
Albert F. Pray, P. G. M.; Sam A. Erickson, p. G. M. ; Her_
man Held, P. G. M.
Appeals and Grievancec.
Elmer A. Kling, P. G. M.; Harry M. Burnham, p. G. M.;
.W. B. Gracie (271), H. H. Hoar (42), Alfrecl H. Netson (g9).
Appropriations.
Gustaf Widell, P. G. M.; James D. Markham, p. G. M. ;
'George B. Walen (3), Amos Thompson (19), H, B. Hughes
(186).

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Diatribution.
Xr. E. Jenkins, P. G.M.; Laurence H. Cacty (g16), W.
E. Norelius (114).
Exemination of Visitora.
Alfred G. Pinkham, p. G. M.; 'W'm. Eocles, Jr. (BB),
Joseph A. Houske (141).
Fiaance.
Jack Smith (39), Merle R. Jewell (21), Herman A..
Helctt (255), E. P.Baecker (12), C. p. Archer (126).
Foreign Correrpoldence.
_ P. G.M.; Ifaskett I{. Burton (Zbg),
F. C.
^E_A.MontgomerX, Baumann (240).
Juriaprudence.
E. A. Montgomery, P. G. M.; F.E.Jenkins, p. G. M.;
'Wm. K. Gill, P. G. M.; Edwin J. Simon, p. G. M.
Lodger.
J. L. Mitchell, P. G. M., S.C.Peterson (22), Frank
Kuehn (44), Arthur O. Tumms (100), George J. petersen
(165).
Pay Roll.
' D. W. Knowlton, G. Treas.; S. B. 'W'ashburn ,(112), R,.
C. Johnson (26).
Sr.
Unfiniahcd B,i.io".r.
J. S. Matteson (79), Leon North (22), T. II. Shoafr,
(206).
' "-' -.i -r lr-,Etfl!ry':ltG|l
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Necrology.
T. J. E. Wilson, G. Chap.; W.E.Dohrmann (94), A.
C. Lysaker (303).
Magonic Edlrcation and Service.
D. W. Knowlton, G. Treas.; J. I-.,. Mitchell, P. G. M.;
Mil6 B. Pqice, G. St. B.; E. G, McKeown, G' S. W.; H. I-r.
Iluffman, G. Pur.
Fraternal lllork at Rocherter.
Ilerman lleld, P. G. M'; Milo B. Price, G. St' B.; J. L.
Mitchell, P. G. M.
On motion, the minutes of the Annual Communication
of 1933 were approved as Printed.
.At 12:20 P. M. the Grand Lodge was callecl from labor
to refreshment until 1:30 P. M.
X'IR,ST DAY-AFTER,NOON SESSION.
The Grand Lodge was called. from refreshment to labor
at 1:30 P. M.
. The Grancl Master then reacl the following

GBAND LODGE OF UINNESOTA.
ADDRESS.
Brethren of the Grand Lodge:
It is my privilege to welcome you to the 81st Annual Communication
of our Grand Lodge. I trust that it may be conducted
in harmony, the strength and support of our society; and that out
of its deliberations we may be inspired to increased devotion and
loyalty to the cause of Masonry.
Brethren, I exhort you to make the occasion of this Annual
Comrnunication an opportunity to mingle freely. Our brotherhood
is anything but local in character. Its scope is universal.
So it is my wish that each brother get acquainted with his brethren
from all parts of the state. Let us become fully eonscious of
the fact that one's brethren are not confined to the lodge of
which he happens to be a member, but are to be found in every
nook and corner of the state, in fact in every nook and corner
throughout the world; and that all are going forward with common
purposes, the practice of the principles and teachings of Masonry
in their daily lives, and the silent but effectual application of
these principles and teachings to the solution of problems about
them, whether they be social, economic or political in character,
And all to the ultimate end that this world of ours may keep
growing a better and finer place in which to live. Only through
consort of action and thought through widespread intercourse in
this brotherhood of ours can we hold out any hope of the attainment
of this objective. Through such consort of action and
thought this end will be attained, and Masonry will go on to posterity
in full accomplishment of its idealism to the betterment of
the whole world.
It is the duty of the Grand Master "to lay before the Grand
Lodge, on the first day of its Annual Communication, or as soon
thereafter as possible, a written address, detailing his official acts
during the recess, the state and condition of Masonry in the jurisdiction,
and such other matters as he may deem best, and recommending
to the Grand Lodge such measures as he deems necessary
or expedient." To the performance of this duty I shall now
devote myself.
. Nccrology.
Brethren, during the past year "the solemn notes that betoken
the dissolution of this earthly tabernacle alarmed our outer
door" 778 times. The spirits of 778 of our brethren "we!e summoned
to the land where our fathers have gone before us." Their
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bodies were committed to their kindred dust, there to remain
until the general resurrection, in favorable expectation that their
immortal souls would then "partake of the joys which have been
prepared for the lighteous from the beginning of the world."
Among these departed brethren were three Past Grand Masteis
of our Grand Lodge.
The first of these to go was Brother Thomas Morris, who
died at his home in Crookston, Minnesota, on April 12, 1933' He
served as Grand Master during the year 1906. Brother Morris
was a thorough Mason, evidenced by the factthat from the time he
became one he devoted a great deal of his time and energy to
Masonic work' In the conduct of the office of Grand Master and
other Masonic positions to which he was called, he displayed an
unusual enthusiasm and efficiency, so much so that he became
and continued until his death one of the outstanding Masons of
this jurisdiction.
The second to go was Brother James M. McConnell, who died
at his home in St. Paul, Minnesota, on April 29, 1933' He was
our Grand Master during the year 1923. Brother McConnell
served Masonry as Grand Master and in other capacities, notably
as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Masonic Home, with
marked ability. But he labored in other fields as well. For many
years and until his death he served as State Commissioner of Education
and did so with such distinction that he was recognized as
one of the country's outstanding edueational leaders. Brother
McConnell was highly respected and admired wherever he might
happen to be, and this was so in large measure because his
thoughLs, utterances and acts were at all times expressive of the
application of Masonic ideals. He lived and practiced Masonry
as a man, as a citizen, and as a public servant.
The third to go was Brother William R. Smith, who died at his
home in Benson, Minnesota, on May 17, 1933' He served us as
Grand Master during the year 192?. Whatever Brother Smith undertook
he did welt' He contributed much to Masonry in this iurisdiction
as an instructor in the work. He will be remembered because
of this, but will be remembered most because of his lovable
character. His never failing kindly and courteous manner endeared
him to his brethren. No Mason in his time came any
nearer to commanding the universal affection of the brethren of
the entire jurisdiction.
These Past Grand Masters were buried with Masonic honors,
your Grand Master officiating on each occasion.
Brethren, as a tribute of respect to all these departed brethren,
and as expression of our faith in the immortality of the soul,
let us bow our heads in a moment of silent prayer.

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
Comrnittee Appointments.
As provided by the General Regulations, I appointed the
following Committees:
Ancient Landmarks: M. W. Bros. James D. Markham, Alfred
G. Pinkham, Albert F. Pray, William R. Smith and Herman
Held.
Jurisprudence: M. W. Bros. E. A. Montgomery, James M.
McOonnell, Frederick E. Jenkins, William K. Gill and Edwin J.
Simon.
Appeals and Grievances: M. W. Bros. Elmer A. Kling and
Harry M. Burnham.
Fraternal Assistance at Rochester: Herman Held, p. G. M.,
Milo B. Price, G. St. B., and Joseph L. Mitchell, p. G. M.
Foreign Correspondence: E. A. Montgomery, p. G. M.
Auditor.
On December 23, 1933, I appointed Brother James S. Matteson
of Duluth, Minnesota, a certified public accountant, to audit
the books of the Grand Secretary, the books of the Grand
Treasurer and returns of the lodges.
Other Appointments.
I reappointed the District Supervisors, Trial Commissioners
and Regional Supervisors as shown in the proceedings of the
Grand Lodge for 1932, except as follows:
District Supervisors.
District No. 1, Herbert M. Hanson, Browns Valley, District
Supervisor.
District No. 3, Harry C. Rosa, Fairmont, District Supervisor.
District No. 4, William L. Petersen, Lancaster, District Su.
pervisor.
District No. 5, W. R. Camerbn, Duluth, District Supervisor.
District No. 10, Harry C. West, Buffalo, District Supervisor.
District No. 16, John T. Doonan, Currie, District Supervisor.
District No. 17, Harold H. Aaser, Sebeka, District Supervisor.
District No. 19, Roy C. Pool, Madison, District Supervisor.
District No. 20, Geo. Phil. Sheridan, Rochester, District Supervisor.
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District No. 21, Martin H. Voss, Worthington, District Supervisor.
District No. 25, Harry L. Harrington, Winona, District Supervisor.
Regional Supervisorr.
Herbert M. Hanson, Browns Valley, for the 1st 4th, ?th,
19th and 24th Districts.
W. R. Cameron, Duluth, for the 5th, 8th, gth, 11th and 17th.
Districts.
Trial Cmmissioner.
District No, 14, T. B. Mouer, Minneapolis,
Grand Representatives.
I commissioned the following as representatives of this
Grand Lodge near the Grand Lodge of other jurisdictions:
llarold Rodner, near the Grand Lodge of New York'
W. F. Hunter, near the Grand Lodge of South Australia.
I recommended the following members of Minnesota Lodges
as representatives of other Grand Jurisdictions near the Grand
Lodge of Minnesota:
Royal A. Stone, from Alabama,
F. J. Gross, from Arizona.
Hallan L. Huffman, from Chile,
Homer B. Annis, from Colorado.
Roy A. Ellingson, from Louisiana.
Roy C, Pool, from Washington.
A. Fred Peterson, from Mexico,
B. J. Branton, from Michigan.
Isaac F. Seeley, from New Brunswick.
W. J, Ryff, from Oregon.
Decisious, Rulinga and Opinione.
Many requests were made during the year for decisions,
rulings and opinions on a great variety of subjects, all pertaining,
of course, to the proper construction and application of
Masonic law. All requests submitted were given thorough consideration,
and in every instance where a real question presented
itself reasons were given for the conclusion or conclusions
reached. No useful purpose would be served by an analysis or
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GRAND I,ODGE OF MINNESOTA.
dered. They are all at the disposal of the proper committee for
review. I desire, however, to call attention to a few, lat'gely
because they concern the Craft as a whole, or perhaps stated in
a better way, are or should be of general interest.
1. A brother brought a civil action against another brother,
both being members of the same lodge. A controversy arose as
to whether the institution of the action constituted unmasonic
conduct. The brother sued took tlie position, of coutse, that it
did, while the brother suing, of course, took the position that it
did not. The Master of the lodge to which the brethren belonged,
requested my opinion on the issue raised.
I reached the conclusion that the institution of the action did
not constitute un-masonic conduct, and in support of this conclusion
said:
"The Masonic Penal Code, having special reference to Section
3, Article XVII, General Regulations, does not enumerate
the bringing of a civil suit by one brother against another as an
act constituting unmasonic conduct. 'That contentions and law
suits between brethren are contrary to the laws and regulations of
Masonry' is, however, set forth as having the force of an ancient
landmark of the fraternity. (See 5th subdivision, Sec. 5, Article
II, Grand Lodge Constitution.) So the question really is whether
the bringnig of a civil suit by one brother against another constitutes
unmasonic conduct by reason of the 5th subdivision, Sec,
5, Article II, just referred to.
"'That contentions and lawsuits between brethren are contrary
to the laws and regulations of Masonry' means, as I read it,
that Masonry looks with disfavor upon contentions and lawsuits
between brethren. These things are against the fundamentals
underlying the brotherhood of Masonry and for this reason are
to be avoided. I am unable, however, to construe the provision
as prohibiting a brother having a grievance against another
brother from bringing a civil action against such other brother
for the purpos,e of seeking tedtess,'except on penalty of being
charged with unmasonic conduct. The right to bring such a suit
is guaranteed to the brother by the laws of the land and he cannot,
in my opinion, be charged with unmasonic conduct when
necessity requires, in his judgment, the exercise of such right.
In other words, when one joins the Masonic fraternity, the laws,
rules and regulations of the fraternity are not to be construed
as prohibiting him from exercising such civil rights as may be
guaranteed to him by the laws of the land. He may exercise
these rights and in so doing cannot be said to be guilty of unmasonic
conduct, subjecting himself to charges and trial."
2, The claim was made by some of the brethren of one of
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our lodges that several of the brethren of the lodge were soliciting
votes. for the election of one of their number to the office of secretary.
The question was raised whether solicitation of this
kind prior to the time of the election and outside the lodge room
or hall constituted unmasonic conduct within the meaning of Article
XVII, Section 3, 22, General Regulations, reading as follows:
((* * :* the following specific acts or omissions shall be
deerned unmasonic conduct, and shall render the offender subject
to Masonic discipline:
,*,F:t***
"22, To solicit votes for anyone at a lodge election,r'
The Master of the lodge in question asked me to pass on the
question. I answered the question in the affirmative, saying:
"It is my opinion that the prohibition is against soliciting
votes for the election of a brother to a lodge office, f do not consider
the words 'to solicit votes for anyone at a lodge election'
as limiting the prohibition to solicitation at a lodge election. I
consider the words as prohibiting solicitation of votes for anyone
for offrce at a lodge election. In other words, the prohibition is
against the solicitation of votes for someone for office, Such solicitation
is prohibited no matter at what time made, whether before
or at the time of the election, and no matter where made, whether
within the lodge hall or building or elsewhere, To my mind, any
other interpretation would render the provision irnpotent to eradicate
th€ mischief aimed at, namely, the building up of cliques
and petty jealousies so destructive of harmony, that harmony
which is absolutely essential to our brotherhood and all its activities
if such brotherhood is to fulfill the purposes of its existence,"
3. Objections were made by a brother to the installing officer
to the installation of a brother elected to the office of secretary.
The objections were made orally and privately to the installing
officer. The installing oftcer in entire good faith and in
the exercise of his honest judgment took the position that objections
of this kind, in order to have any force and effect, must be
made at the time the installing officer at the commencement of
the installation ceremonies announces: "Brethren, you have
heard the names of the officers elect. If any of you know aught,
why any of them should not be installed, let him speak now, o!
forever after be silent." No objections were made following this
announcement by him, and in due course he proceeded with the
installation of the brother elected secretary. A controversy
arose as to whether the installation was valid. I was called upon
to settle the controversy, and in case I should hold the installation
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GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
I ruled the installation to be a nullity, and ordered the
brother installed to return to the old secretary all papers, files
and records of the ofrce, with instructions that the old secretary
continue to act as secretary until his successor should be duly and
legally installed. I reasoned as follows:
"In my opinion you (referring to the installing officer) placed
a wrong interpretation upon the provisions of the Code. The
Code, Section 62, Article V, General Regulations, provides that
objections to the installation of an officer shall be made privately
to the installing officer. They may be made at any time after the
election and prior to the installation ceremonies and may be made
in any place. In other words, they may be made in the private
office of the installing officel or on the street, if the objector happens
to meet him there. When objections to the installation of
an officer are privately made, the installing officer cannot proceed
with the installation without complying with the provisions of Section
62. Just how he should proceed depends upon the character
of the objections made."
With respect to the procedure to be followed in a situation
of this kind, I said:
"Objections made may be of either of two kinds:
(1) Those which do not involve charges of unmasonic conduct,
and
(2) Those which do involve charges of unmasonic conduct,
"Where the objections do not involve charges of unmasonic
conduct, the installing officer should give careful consideration
thereto, and determine the question whether they are of such a
character as to impair the usefulness of the brother objected to
as an officer or to injure the reputation of the Fraternity in the
community, If he should decide this question in the negati\re,
tlen he should proceed with the installation. On the contrary,
if he should decide the question in the affirmative, he should inform
the brother against whom the objections are made as to
their character and effect. Should the brother overcome the
objections by satisfactory statements and explanations, that is,
satisfactory to the installing officer, then the installing officer
should proceed with the installation. On the other hand, if the
installing officer should not be satisfied with the statements and
explanations, then he should report the matter to the Grand
Master for a determination as to what to do,
"Where the objections made constitute charges of unmasonic
conduct, the situation is to be treated differently. fn such a
case, I do not think it is for the installing officer to pass on the
charges and attempt to determine the truth or falsity thereof.
So it is my opinion, where objections are made involving charges
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of unmasonic conduct, the installing officer should refuse to install
and should immediately report the matter to the Grand Master
for instructions."
'.V/ 4, During the spring quitg a number of inquiries eame to me
/ - relative to the applicability of masonic law to the sale and use
of 3.27o beet In order that there might be uniformity of conduct
throughout the jurisdiction, I concluded to address a communication
to the Masters, Wardens and brethren of all the lodges
in the state in the hope that such communication would answer
all questions pertinent to the subject. This communication went
out under date of April 14, 1933. I said:
"3.2/o beer is not an intoxicating liquor within the meaning
of that term as used in recently enacted federal and state
legislation. Whether this legislation violates the Eighteenth
Amendment to the Federal Constitution is a question no one can
answer until the courts have passed thereon. In the meantime,
and until a judicial determination, the federal and state legislative
acts are presumptively valid. One manufacturing or selling, 3.2/o
beer cannot be said to be engaged in the business of manufacturing
or selling intoxicating liquors. There is a presumption that
he is manufacturing or selling a non-intoxicating liquor. So until
that presumption is overcome by court decisions or is overcome
by practical experience, it is my opinion that unmasonic conduct
cannot be charged against a Mason who rnanufactures or sells
3.2/o beer. Should the courts hold the legislation in question
invalid or should practical experience show the beverage to be
intoxicating, then and in either of such events any brother then
in the business would have to discontinue the same or be subject
to expulsion as provided by Section 13, Article VIII, Grand Lodge
Constitution.
"Applying the same reasoning, it is my opinion that until the
happening of one or the other of the events just referred to,
a lodge may have its hall in a building notwithstanding in some
part thereof someone may be engaged in selling 3,2/o been
Upon the happening of either of such events there would, of
course, have to be a compliance with Section 27, Article VIII,
Grand Lodge Constitution.
"As I have said, presumptively 3,2/o beer is not an intoxicating
liquor. Some day the courts may say that it is, notwithstanding
the legislation referred to, Some day it may be an intoxicating
liquor as a matter of common knowledge, due to results following
its use. Until the question is settled beyond controversy,
neither the use of 3,2% beer in a lodge hall or any room adjacent
thereto, or in anyway connected therewith, nor its use at
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GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
control can be permitted. And in the exercise of the powers
conferred upon me as Grand Master, I direct that 3.2%
beer be not used in any of the places or on any of the occasions
just referred to. This direction and strict obedience
thereto I deem absolutely essential to the good of the Craft. We
must not permit anything that may by the remotest possibility result
in bringing the Fraternity into disrepute. Such a result is
conceivable, if we permit such use, conceivable certainly until
it has been determined finally, definitely and conclusively that the
beverage is not an intoxicating liquor, and in this connection, not
only as a matter of law but also as a matter of fact. There has
been no such determination to date. I give the direction aforesaid
fully confident that the brethren throughout the jurisdiction
will comply therewith in true Masonic fashion."
Since the release of this communication, the situation has
very materially changed. It is now legal in this state to manufacture
and sell intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes upon
a compliance, of course, with the regulatory provisions of the
law relatiye thereto. The law provides for sales of intoxicating
liquors by the package not to be consumed on the premises by
drug, general food and exclusive liquor stores in cities of the
first class, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth, but only by drug and
exclusive liquor stores in all other cities and villages. It provides
for sales to be consumed on the premises by hotels, clubs and restaurants
in cities and villages with more than 10,000 population,
and by hotels, clubs and exclusi're liquor stores in cities and villages
under 10,000 population. In connection with this general
situation attention is called to the provisions of our constitution
and General Regulations relative to intoxicating liquors.
Article VIII, Section 13, Grand Lodge Constitution, provides:
"No person who is engaged in, or who has any voice in the
management of the business of selling or manufacturing intoxicating
liquors to be used as a beverage, shall be eligible to petition
for the degrees or membership in any Lodge, and any member
of a Lodge so engaging or connecting himself with such business
after becoming a member, shall be expelled therefrom."
Section 27 of the same Article provides:
"No Lodge shall hold its meetings in a building in which intoxicating
liquors are sold or manufactured to be used as a be\rer.
age, nor shall it permit the use of such liquors at any meal,
lunch or banquet given by it or under its control."
Article V, Section 42, General Regulations, provides:
"No Lodge shall have its hall or meeting place over or in a
building also occupied by a saloon, or other place, wher€ intoxieating
liquors or beverages are sold."
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Article XVII, Section 3 (20), General Regulations, declares
it unmasonic conduct:
"To act as a barkeeper, sales agent, clerk, or bookkeeper, or
in any capacity about the business of a saloon, or any manufacturer,
or dealer in intoxicants, to be used as a beverage."
It is clear from these provisions that one engaging in the
business of selling intoxicating liquors, whether as a hotel or a
restaurant keeper or a drug, general food or exclusive liquor
store operator, and whether the liquor sold be sold by the package
to be carried arvay and consumed elsewhere or sold to be consumed
on the premises, renders himself ineligible to membership
in Masonry,l and any brother so engaging would by reason of these
provisions subject himself to expulsion from the Fraternity.
It is equally clear from these provisions that no lodge can hold
its meetings or have its hall or meeting place in a building in some
part of which such business is carried on,
No doubt there are many brethren in the drug or general
food store business who will feel that they should be permitted
to engage in the business of selling intoxicatng liquors by the
package to be carried away and consumed elsewhere. This, they
will have the right to do, if they so desire, but not in my opinion,
without subjecting themselves to expulsion from the Fraternity.
So long as the provisions of the Constitution and General Regulations
referred to remain unchanged, these brethren will have to
choose between continuing as Masons and engaging in such business.
As things now stand, the two are incompatible; they cannot
go hand in hand.
No doubt many lodges, owning their own buildings, have
leased the ground floors to persons who are operating therein drug
or general food stores or perhaps both, In case these tenants
conclude to engage in the business of selling intoxicating liquors
by the package to be carried away and consumed elsewhere, must
these lodges vacate their own buildings and seek lodge quarters
elsewhere? I see no escape from an affirmative answer to the
question, if these provisions of the Constitution and General
Regulations are to remain as they now are.
Should these provisions be changed in any respect? Everyone
will agree, I am sure, that there should be no change in them
insofar as they apply to persons selling intoxicating liquors to be
consumed in the place of business where sold; and I am just as
sure that everyone will agree that they should not be changed in
such way as to permit a lodge to hold its meetings or have its
hall or meeting place in a building in some part of which intoxi,
cating liquors are sold to be there consumed.
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purview drug and general food store operators engaged in
part in the business of selling exclusively by the package to be
consumed off the premises, and so as to permit a lodg:e to have
its meetings or hall or meeting place in a building in some part
of which such business is being conducted. Possibly, unless there
be such modification, problems will arise very difficult of solution
in conformity with Masonic law. Again the question suggests it'
self : What is a lodge to do, owning its own building and occupying
a portion thereof for lodge purposes' where the ground floor
of the building is under lease for several years to run for drug
or general food s.tore purposes, where the operator of such store
launches into the business, in connection with his other business,
of selling intoxicating liquors by the package to be carried away
and consumed elsewhere? Is the lodge to vacate its own build.
ing and rent quarters elsewhere? Will it continue to occupy its
own premises and ignore Masonic law? Should a brother engaged
in the drug or general food store bus.iness who sells intoxicating
liquors by the package to be carried away and consumed elsewhere
be expelled from the Fraternity? These and other questions
connected with the general subject are for consideration and
answer by the Grand Lodge. No change should be made without
a thorough study of the whole situation, and I suggest a
special committee of five be appointed to make this study, and
that such committee submit its report and recommendations at
this Annual Communication.
5. I was asked whether Grand Lodge dues could be paid
by certificate of deposit issued by a bank to a lodge, the same
payable in installments running over a period of years.
I answered the question in the negative and said that Grand
Lodge dues can only be paid in cash.
6. An interesting question came to me relative to the
qualifications of a brother for the office of Master of a lodge.
It appeared that a brother holding the office of Senior Warden
of a lodge located in a city near the South Dakota boundary line
moved to a city just across such boundary line and there took
up his permanent residence. The question submitted was whether
he was eligible to the office of Master of the lodge in question.
In answer to the question I said:
Section 6 of Article VIII, Grand Lodge Constitution, provides:
"Every member of a lodge in good standing is entitled to one
vote, and is eligible to any office in the lodge except that of Mas-
ter :3 * ': ." The 14th paragraph, Section 5, Article II Grand
Lcdge Constitution, provides: "No one can be be elected Master
of a chartered lodge, except at its first election, but a Master Mason
who shall have served as a Warden." These provisions of
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the Grand Lodge Constitution specify just who may be elected
Master of a lodge. It is clear therefrom that residence within
the State of Minnesota is not a prerequisite to holding the ofrce
of Master of a lodge within the state. To be a Master he must
be a member of the lodge in good standing and must have served
as a Warden of such lodge.
"Where a member of a Lodge is elected Master of the lodge,
his absence from the jurisdiction might result in a vacancy in
the ofrce. Section 11, Article V, General Regulations, provides
that 'In the event of the death, or the absence from the jurisdiction
either temporarily or permanently of the Master, or of his inability
for any reason to setve, or of a vacancy from any cause in
his office, the Senior Warden and Junior Warden, in order, will succeed
to his duties and prerogatives, except to install offcers.' This
might be construed as providing that in case of the absence of the
Master from the jurisdiction either temporarily or permanently, a
vacancy would arise in the office. I, howevet, do not place such
construction upon the language. I construe the language to mean
that in case the Master should become unable to perform the
duties pertaining to his offrce by reason of absence from the
jurisdiction either temporarily or permanently, then and in such
event a vacancy would arise in the office, and the Senior Warden
and the Junior 'Warden, in order, would succeed to the duties
and prerogatives pertaining to such office. So in my judgment,
though a member of a lodge may remove to and reside either
temporarily or permanently outside the state, he would continue
to be eligible for election to the office of Master of the lodge
provided he happens to be in good standing and has served as
Warden in such lodge. Whether he could continue to hold the
office following his election and installation would depend on
whether he would be able to perform the duties pertaining to such
office. His absence either temporarily or permanently from the
jurisdiction might be such as to make it impossible for him to perform
such duties. In such a situation, a vacancy would arise as
specified in Section 11, Article V, General Regulations, If in
position to perform these duties notwithstanding such absence
and assuming performance thereof, of course, I do not see why
he could not continue to hold the office throuEhout the term for
which elected."
Visitationg.
I was unable to accept all invitations to visit lodges tendered
me. Other engagements prevented me from accepting several,
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to illness. I did, however, visit twenty-six lodges; and as each
entertaining lodge invited representatives of nearby lodges to be
present, I was enabled to contact during the year a goodly number
of the brethren of the jurisdiction. Time will not permit me
to review all these visitations. I should like to mention briefly
a few of them. I hesitate, however, to do this, for fear that my
failure to mention the rest may be misconstrued. I was treated
with the utmost respect and courtesy wherever I went; dnd these
visitations, all of them, I assure you, my brethren, will linger with
me always as amongst the fondest memories of my life.
On March'7, 1933, I visited Pleasant Grove Lodge No. 22,
The occasion was the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the
founding of the lodge. The Third Degree was conferred and in
a very creditable manner, after which several talks were made,
one a very interesting one on the history of the lodge. A fine
fraternal spirit was exhibited by the brethren of Pleasant Grove
Lodge. They know for what. Masonry stands and are adhering
to its precepts in their daily walks of life.
On April 19, I visited Albert Pike Lodge No. 236 at Hopkins,
on April 21, Palestine Lodge No. 79 and Ionic Lodge No. 186
in joint session at Duluth, and on May 6, Virginia Lodge No. 264
at Virginia, These meetings were all very well attended and at
all of them the brethren seemed to be unusually glad to see me
and accorded me very enthusiastic receptions.
On May 16, I visited Golden Sheaf Lodge No. 131 at Morris.
f was born at Morris and was raised in Golden Sheaf Lodge soon
after becoming 21 years of age. My father, Calvin L, Browa,
was master of this lodge during tbe early years of its existence,
and a member of the lodge while he served as Grand Master of
this Grand Lodge during the years 1894 and 1895. The brethren
outdid themselves in welcoming me back to the place of my birth
and early life. The occasion.was most enjoyable and highly inspiring.
On May 24, I was the guest of Walker Lodge No. 302 at
Walker. The Third Degree was conferred on five candidates, a
very unusual thing in these times, especially in a villag:e of considerably
less than 1000 population, The work was very well
done. The occasion was particularly happy so far as I was concerned,
for I was enabled to renew some acquaintances of days
gone by.
On October 2'I , I was the guest of Blue Earth Valley Lodge
No. 27, at Winnebago. The occasion was the celebration of the
75th anniversary of the founding of the lodge. The meeting was
very well attended and very much enjoyed by all present.
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Shakopee. The meeting of the lodge was preceded by a banquet
attended by both Masons and non-Masons. The friendly feeling
shown between Masons and non-Masons, many of them members
of other fraternal organizations, was one of the most gratifying
things I encountered during the whole year, My grandfather,
John H, Brown, Grand Master of this Grand Lodge during the
years 1887 and 1888, was one of the or.ganizels of King Solomon
Lodge and its first Master. The brethren of Shakopee entertained
me most loyally, so loyally in fact that when it.was all over I had
a feeling that I should like some day to return to Shakopee to
spend the balance of my life.
On November 15, I was the guest of my own lodge, Bemidji
Lodge No. 233. I',vas Master of Bemidji Lodge some years ago
and am still one of its members. From this you rvill gather that
f once resided in Bemidji. Such is the fact. The Bemidji brethren
welcomed me as belonging to them, and entertained me accordingly
much to my joy and satisfaction.
During the year I was the guest of several of the Twin City
lodges, namely, Midway No. 185, St. Paul No. 3, Braden No, 168,
Montgomery No. 258, Shekinah No. 171, all of St. Paul, and Minnehaha
No. 165 of Minneapolis. The Third Degree was conferred
at all of these visitationJ and in a very inspirational manner,
I was invited to install the officers of Rochester Lodge No.
2I, and, did so on December 18. The feature of the evening,
however, rvas the presentation to the lodge by one of its members,
Brother Burt Eaton, of framed pictures of three of the
lodge's most distinguished members, one being the late Brother
William W. Mayo, noted man of medicine in his day and father
of the lVlayo brothers, founders of the famous Mayo Clinic, the
second being one of these brothers, Brother Challes H. Mayo,
the world-renowned surgeon and ,a past Grand Orator of this
Grand Lodge, and the thild being Brothe:: Frank B, Kellogg,
former United States Senator from Minnesota. Ambassador to
England under President Harding, Secretary of State under President
Coolidge, and at present a member of the World Court,
A thing very unusual in this day and age occurred while
meeting with the brethren of King Solomon Lodge No. 44 at
Shakopee. The last bond issued by the lodge some years ago
for the purpose of raising funds with which to erect a temple
was paid off and burned. Montgomery Lodge No. 258 did the same
thing with respect to their last bond at the time I was their guest.
I compliment these two lodges on the very efficient manner in
which their finances have been and are being handled. They are
entitled to most hearty congratulations.
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field, The occasion was the celebration of the b4th consecutive
year of service of Brother W. H. Silsbee as Secretary of Meridian
Lodge. Masons have faith in their institution, and that faith finds
expression in loyalty in manifold ways. Without that faith and
loyalty Masonry would have long since ceased to exist. What
finer example of this faith and loyalty can be imagined than E4
consecutive years of service as secretary of a subordinate lodge !
f consider it a rare privilege to have been plesent on this oc-
'casion and to have had the opportunity of extending to Brother
Silsbee the thanks and to express to him the appleciation of Masons
generally for his long, conscientious and efficient labors in
behalf of the fraternity, and of assuring him that his exemplification
of love of masonry was such as to inspire all with increased
devotion to the principles, teachings and ideals of our fraternity.
At all meetings attended, I delivered addresses, my endeavor
in so doing being to arouse increased interest in Masonry.
I trust that my efforts to that end were not entirely in vain.
At this time I wish to extend my thanks to those Grand
Officers, past and present, who accompanied me on many of these
visitations.
2o0th Anniversary of Founding of Grand Lodge
of Massachusetts.
On June 25,2'6,27, and,28, I rvas in Boston as the guest of
the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. During those days that
Grand Body celebrated the 200th anniversary of its foundation.
Representatives of Grand Jurisdictions from all over the world
were present as guests. One of the outstanding features of the
programme of events, to my mind, was the 2g01st Communication
of St. John's Lodge of Boston, the oldest duly constituted Masonic
Lodge in America. The Third Degr.ee was conferred in
flawless fashion. As I sat through that communication. a commu_
nication of a lodge rvhich had been meeting regularly since 1?BB, I
was impressed as never before rvith the stability of Masonry. As
I sat through the other meetings conducted and saw distinguished
Masons from all parts of the United States, from England and
other European countries, flom Canada, from South America. and
from far-off Australia mingling as brothers, f was impressed as
never befole with the univer.sality of l\{asonr5'. Breth:"en, I cante
away from that bi-centenary with a new idea of the bigness of
Masonry, with a new idea of the possibilities of Masonry. I carne
away convinced that Masonry has within it the power to bring
about the solution of the greatest of international problems. We
talk about world wide depression, with its countless tales of hu-
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man want and suffering. What caused it? There is but one
answer, namely, the most destructive war of all time. The world
was thrown completely oft balance, and peoples all over have been
and are now suffering the consequences' Hgw many wars would
there be were the declaration thereof to be left for decision to
Masonry? Contemplate the principles, teachings and ideals of
Masonry and answer the question for yourselves. War cannot
be wiped out by treaty' The sentiment of the peoples generally
must be arousecl against it. When it is, war will cease, not before.
Brethren, am I far wrong when I say that it is within the
power of Masons, bound together through this great brotherhood
founded on brotherly love, relief and truth, to arouse this sentiment?
They have this power. They have it because of the
universality of their organization and their common idealism'
Having the power, they should exercise it' How? By a world
wide peace move? No. Then how? By insistence as individuals
that this great problem be settled through the application to
its solution of the fundamentals underlying Masonry' Such insistence,
the insistence of millions of lVlasons throughout the
world, if doggedly persisted in, would, my brethren, ultimately
result in an aroused, universal sentiment directed to and resulting
in the permanent outlaw of war'
The London Meeting.
Soon after I became Grand Master I received an invitation
from the United Grand Lodge of England to attend or have a
representative of our Grand Lodge attend the-ceremonies to be
conducted by that Grand Body in connection with the dedication
of a Masonic Peace Memorial at London, the same to
be held during July, 1933. It was out of the question for
me to make the trip. I was convinced that our Grand Lodge
should be represented at these ceremonies. It was evident that
outstanding figures in Masonry from all parts of the world would
be in attendance, and that their associations and contacts would
have such a unifying and cementing effect on Masonry, viewed
from the international aspect, as to make the event ah outstanding
one in the history of Masonry. Feeling as I did about
it I asked M. W. Bro. Edmund A. Montgomery to represent us at
these ceremonies. He consented to do this and attended the ceremonies,
and sometime during this communication will report fully
relative thereto.
Due acknowledgment was made of invitations to attend the
Annual Communications of the Grand Lodges of lowa, North
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work as Grand Master prevented me from accepting these invitations.
Minnesota Masonic Home.
During the year I attended all but one of the meetings of
the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota Masonic Home. I look
back to my labors as a member of this board with much satisfaction,
for f have a feeling that they constitute tangible evidence of
service to Masonry in its endeavor to extend a helping hand to
the distressed worthy brother and his kin.
The members of the Board of Trustees are conducting the
affairs of the Home in a very capable manner. For this and for
giving of their time and energy without thought of reward they
have, f can assure them, the thanks of the Masons throughout the
jurisdiction.
In the death of Bro. 'Walter E. Greaveb last June, the Board
lost a secretary whose work was always characterized hy promptness
and efficiency.
The Minnesota Masonic Home has now been in operation for a
number of years. The good it has and is doing but convinces us
that its facilities must be extended. Many, deserving of its
cheer and comfort during their declining years, cannot now be
cared for. The present accommodations are too limited. I am
sure it is the desire of all that there be expansion so that there
may be no such thing as a waiting list. This can be brought
about, if we will but promptly meet our obligations, our obligations
to pay our Masonic Home assessments. To do this may
mean some sacrifices, but be assured, brethren, that such sacrfices
'will be in behalf of one of the noblest works yet attempted by
Masonry in this state.
The Home exists because we in this jurisdiction understand
Masonry, and have seen fit to give expression to that understanding,
The Home is but Masonry in action, We look to it not so
much with a feeling of pride as with a sense of joy in that a
duty is in the process of performance. No Mason, I am sure,
needs exhortation to impel him to do his full share toward the
advancement of this most laudable cause, Let us all go forward,
then, with the purpose and the will to its attainment that the
Home be enlarged so that it may stand in the not far distant
future as a completed accomplishment: a home for all our wortby
brethren and their kin in need of our care and protection.
Later on M. W. Bro.' Jenkins, President of the Board of
Trustees of the Home, will report in detail relative to the work
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Relief.
There were many petitions for relief during the year. All
'but a few were granted. The general appropriation for r:elief
purposes was exhausted during the year, and for sometime past
it has been necessary to take care of calls for relief out of the
emergency relief fund. Considering the times this is not surprising.
Lodges should bear in mind, however, that the primary
duty is with the individual lodge to render help, aid and assistance
to its members when necessary, and that applications should
not be made to the Grand Lodge therefor, except where the
lodge and its members have rendered the same to the full extent
of their ability so to do.
Schools of lnstruction.
On request of Trail Lodge No. 285, I asked M. W. Bro' 'W.
R. Smith to arrange for a school of instruction to be conducted
in the lodge hall of that lodge at Brooten, Minnesota. M. W. Bro.
Smith arranged for such school of instruction and conducted the
same on the 21st and 22nd of March, 1933.
On request of the Mastels of the seven Duluth lodges that
a school of instruction in the three degrees be held at Duluth
on three different days, the Entered Apprentice degree to be
exemplified on one of the days at the hall of Lakeside Lodge No.
281, the Fellow Craft degree to be exemplified on another day
at the hall of Euclid Lodge No. 198, and the Master Mason degree
to be exemplified on a third day at the hall of Palestine Lodge No.
79, I asked R. W. Bro. I(nowlton and W. Bro. W. R. Cameron to
arrange for a sehool of instruction and conduet the same pursuant
to and in accordance rvith the request of these masters.
They did so and the school was conducted on the 9th, 18th and
29th of. November, 1933.
By-Laws.
During the year I approved of amendments to by-laws for
the following lodges: Nos, 3, L4,23,33, 48, 54, 103, 106, 724,
135, 139, 144, 748,150, 158, 169, 160, 167, r74, !77, t8L,7g!,
rg4, 202, 204, 2t2, 2L6, 227, 226, 234, 237, 238, 254, 257, 280,
285, 286,306, 307, 316, 328, 329 and 335.
I disapproved of amendments to by-laws for the following
lodges: Nos. 49, 113, 118, 119, 134, L6L, 232, 236, 265, 379,
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Masonic Trials.
During the year I appointed 17 trial commissions. The
commissions in some of the cases have not reported. In those
cases the files will be turned over to my successor in office.
Dispensations.
During the year I granted the following dispensations:
On January 25th to Berry Lodge No. 259, of Akeley, Minnesota,
to hold its communications in the I. O. O. F. Ilall at
Akeley until the next annual communication of the Grand Lodge;
On January 31st, to Mille Lacs Lodge No. 335 to hold a
special election at the stated communication of the lodge to be
held on February 9th to fill a vacancy which had arisen in the
ofrce of Junior Warden of the lodge;
On February 25th to Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 327 to hold its
annual election of officers at the stated communication of the lodge
to be held on the 14th of March, 1933, the lodg:e having: failed to
hold its election at the time specified in its by-laws due to the
fact that the lodge had no meeting place by reascin of the destruction
of its lodge hall by fire;
On April 6th to Sandstone Lodge No. 234 to form and conduct
on Easter Sunday morning a public procession from its lodge
hall to the Congregational Church, both situated in the village
of Sandstone, the same to be so formed and conducted to enable
the members of the lodge and possibly other Masons to attend in
a body divine service to be held in such church that morning,
on condition that the procession be participated in by Masons
exclusively and that such procession be under the full and complete
control of the lodge;
On May 3rd to Hill City Lodge No. 283 to permit the use
of its lodge hall for the high school Junior-Senior Banquet to be
held on the evening of l\{ay 20th, it appearing that the village
was small and that there was no other suitable place available
for the conduct of the banquet;
On May 19th to Hallock Lodge No, 2L2, Lo permit Mt. Sinai
Lodge No. 143 of Winnipeg, Manitabo, to visit Ilallock Lodge No.
272 and exemplify the Master Mason degtee in its lodge hall on
a dummy candidate, a member of Mt. Sinai Lodge, the Grand
Master bf the Prorrince of Manitoba having granted Mt. Sinai
Lodge permission to do so;
On May 27th to Rochester Lbdge No. 21 to allow the L O.
O. F. to use its temple at Rochester for the purpose of conducting
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their convention therein during the week of June 79-24, inclusive
I
On August lst to Rochester Lodge No. 21 to allow the Order
of Elks to make use of its lodge room on the ?th day of August
for the purpose of holding therein the Elks State Convention;
On September 6th to Waconia Lodge No. 326 to move its
meeting place from one location to another in the village of
Waconia;
On December 12th to Khurum Lodge No. 7t2 to install their
officers in Cataract Temple, located at Fourth Street and Central
Avenue, Minneapolis, on the evening of December 16th;
On December 22nd. to Lake Harriet totlge No. 277 to },old
a special election at the stated communication of the lodge to be
held on either the 2nd or the 16th of January, 1934, to elect a
Master and in case the Senior Warden shbuld be elected Master,
to elect a Senior 'Warden, and in case the Junior Warden should
be elected Senior Warden, to elect a Junior 'Warden, the Masterelect
having refused to be installed;
On January Att', 1934, to Mystic Lodge No. 213 to hold a
special election at the stated communication of the lodge to be
held on the 10th of January, 1934, to elect a Master, and in case
the Senior Warden should be elected Master, to elect a Senior
'Warden, and in case the Junior Warden shoulcl be elected Senior
Warden, to elect a Junior 'Warden, the Master-elect having refused
to be installed.
Requests for dispensation were denied as follows:
On October 26th to Mora Lodge No. 223, to go to Superior,
'Wisconsin, for the purpose of there conferring the Third Degree,
the candidate being a Minnesota man;
On December 20th to Joppa Lodge No. 300 to invest lodge
funds in the Hennepin County TuberculosiS Association, Incorporated;
On December 22nd, to Virginia Lodge No. 264 to hold its
stated communication on Decembet 26th in place of December
25th, the regular date for such communication,
District Supervisors.
166 lodg:es were visited by District Supervisors during the
year. I want to commend the Supervisors for the care exercised
by them in the investigations made during their visitations, and
the care taken in reporting the results of those investigations to
the Grand Master. All reports are af the disposal of the Committee
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George Washington Memorial.
On February 21 and 22, I attend,ed the annual meeting of the
George Washington National Masonic Memorial Association at
Alexandria, Virginia, The meeting was featured by some very
able addresses on Masonry, and all went away with a'broader
comprehension of the meaning of Masonry and its function in the
world about us.
As you all know, this association was organized some years
ago for the-purpose of erecting a memorial at Alexandria to the
memoly of George Washington, the Mason. The superstructure
is completed but much remains to be done befoie the interior will
be finished. It is a stone structure 160 feet wide and 280 feet
deep with a tower 200 feet in height, located on Arlington Ridge,
overlooking the city of Washington in one direction and Mt.
Vernon in the other. It is being built through contributions made
by Masons from all over the country. When completed it will
be one of the.most imposing structures of its kind in the world.
It is to be a conitant reminder to Mas,ons Jor all time to
come, that the character of George Washington constitutes wellnigh
a perfect exemplification of the ideals of Masonry, and will
for all time to come fill those who visit it with inspiration for
nobler aehievement.
The Masons of Minnesota have not contributed their share
toward the cost of the Memorial. Due to conditions financially,
I have'not urg'ed that anything be done with respect thereto.
Just as soon, however, as times permit, a campaign should be put
on to raise Minnesota's full quota.
Fraternal Work at Rochester.
Letters from brethren from various parts of the country have
been received, expressing heartfelt thanks for all the things that
were done for them, to aid and co-mfort them during their stays
at Rochester seeking relief from ailments of one kind and another.
This is enough to cause me to urge that fraternal work
at Rochester continue in the future as it has in the past. Brother
Frank G. Warner deserves high praise for the prompt, painstaking
and kindly way in which he goes about his u'ork.
Masonic Research and lnstruction.
For sevelal years past there has been agitation for the adoption
by the Grand Lodge of a Masonic Research and Instruction
Plan for use by our subordinate lodges. Annually committees
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have reported on the subjeet, but no definite action either in
favor of or against the general idea has ever been taken. Last
year a committee came in with a report suggesting a plan all
worked out in detail. This was referred to a commitlee_qf five,
and this committee moved that the report be referred-to a s!'ecial
committee consisting of the Chairman of the Board of Custodians
and four other members to be appointed by the Grand Master
"to study and investigate and report thereon to the Grand Lodge"
at its annual communication to be held in January, 1934. In
due coutse I appointed M. W. Bro. J. L. Mitchell of Austin, R. W.
Bro. E. G. McKeown of Pipestone, W. Bro. Milo B. Price of Owatonna
and 'W. Bro. H, L Huffrnan of Bemidji to serve on this committee
with R. W. Blo. David W. Knowlton, Chairuran of the
Boat'd of Custodians, and I asked Bro, Knowlton to act as chairman
of the committee, This committee has given the whole subject
very careful considelation and has drafted a plan designated
as "The Lodge System of Masonic Educaton," and rvhich it will
ask the Grand Lodge to adopt at this communication.
If the plan is adopted, Minnesota will not be a pioneer: in the
field. The Grand Lodges of quite a number of the states and the
District of Columbia have already adopted plans sirnilar to the
one proposed by the committee, and we are informed that they
are working with beneficial results.
, The initial appeal of Freemasonry continues the same, Good
men from all walks of life seek admission the same as in the
past. There is, however, lack of interest in its teachings, and
then, too, there is lack of attendance at communications. These
things are so in large measure because the candidate is not informed
as he goes along. Upon completion of the work, he is
left bewildered. He knows nothing of the history of Masonry
and understands little of its philosophy. fn order that he may
become interested in Masonry and in order that he may continue
interested after he finishes the degrees to the extent of attending
communications, his interest in the history, philosophy and other
things pertaining to the Craft and its work should be aroused
through appropriate instruction as he progresses Masonically, from
the time his petition is accepted through to the completion of the
work. I hnow of no better way to do this than through a plan
such as our committee proposes. Without hesitation f recommend
its adoption at this annual communication,
Occagional Communieationg of Grand Lodge.
An Occasional Communication of the Grand Lodge A. F, &
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1933, for the purpose of conducting: the funeral of Past Grand
Master James M. McConnell.
The Grand Lodge was opened in Ample Form in one of the
parlors of Mankato Lodge No. 72, at 2:30 P. M., with the following
ofrcers:
M. W. Bro. Montreville J. Brown...... .....Grand Master
R. W. Bro. Bertram S. Adams......................Deputy Grand Master
'W. Bro. Eugene G. McKeown.....,.....,...,,...Senior Grand 'Warden
M. W. Bro. Herman He1d.....,.................as Junior Grand Warden
M, W. Bro. Gustaf Wide11.......... ,as Grand Treasurer
W. Bro. John H. Anderson..... ....as Grand Secretary
Bro. John A. Rinket..... ..................as Grand Chaplain
W. Bro. William E. Pool........ ...........as Grand Orator
M. W. Bro. Edwin J. Simon,....,..........,,..as Senior Grand Deacon
W. Bro. Ralph W. Stanford..........................Junior Grand Deacon
Bro. Joseph B. Smith...... .................as Grand Marshal
W. Bro. Fred G. Wright........................as Grand Standard Bearer
M. W. Bro. Sam A. Erickson,,.,.,,........,..,.as Grand Sword Bearer
M. W. Bro. Frederick E. Jenkins..,.......as Senior Grand Steward
M. W. Bro. Harry M. Burnham....,..,....as Junior Grand Steward
M. W. Bro. Guy F. Streater., .....as Grand Pursuivant
Bro. Chas. E. Wilson..... ...as Grand Tyler
The Grand Lodge, escorted by Mankato Lodge No. 72, proceeded
to St. John's Episcopal Church, where the Order for the
Burial of the D'ead was read by the Rector, W. Bro. Monroe
Bailie, thence to the cemetery where the customary Masonic
Funeral Service was conducted under the direction of and by the
Grand Master.
The service being concluded the Grand Lodge, escorted as
before, returned to the place where opened, after which the
Grand Lodge closed in Ample Form.
An Occasional Communication of the Grand Lodge A. F. &
A. M. of Minnesota, was held at Benson, Minnesota, May 20,
1933, for the purpose of conducting the funeral of Past Grand
Master William R. Smith. The Grand Lodge was opened in Ample
Form in one of the rooms of Swift Lodge No. 129, at 1:30 P. M.,
with the following officers:
M. W. Bro. Montreville J. Brown..............................Grand Master
R. W. Bro. Bertram S. Adams......................Deputy Grand Master
W. Bro. Eugene G. McKeown .Senior Grand Warden
M. W. Bro. Edwin J. Simon....................as Junior Grand Warden
R. W. Bro, David W. Knowlton..... ..Grand Treasurer
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W. Bro. John H. Anderson..... ...as Grand Secretary
'W. Bro. C. L, Peterson....,,.,...,...,. as Grand Chaplain
M. W. Bro. Elmer A. Kling....... ........as Grand Orator
W. Bro. J. N, Jackson.,.......,.,........,........as Senior Grand Deacon
W. Bro. Ralph W. Stanford...............,..........Junior Grand Deacon
W. Bro. Fred G. Wrieht......... ,........as Grand Marshal
W. Bro. John L Davis...,,.,..,.......,..........as Grand Standard Bearer
W. Bro. Harold L. Eastlund, as Grand Sword Bearcr
'W, Bro. George M. Nielson,.......,......,....as Senior Grand Steward
'W. Bro. Christian M. Hanson,.,.,,..,,......as Junior Grand Steward
'W. Bro. John E. Ostrom,....,... .,,.as Grand Pursuivant
'W. Bro. Chas. S. Allen......,..... ..........as Grand Tyler
The Grand Lodge, escorted by Swift Lodge No. 129, proceeded
to the residence of our late Past Grand Master, where the
Order for the Burial of the Dead was read by the Rector of Christ
Episcopal Church, Rev. O. M. Langley, thence to the Benson
cemetery, where the customary Masonic Funeral Service was
conducted under the direction of and by the Grald Master.
The service being concluded, the Grand Lodge, escorted as
before, returned to the place where opened and was closed in
Ample Form at 3;45 P. M.
Some Suggeatione.
(1) The General Regulations, Article XIII, page 86, Code,
provide for the appointment by the Grand Master of five Regional
Supervisors, but nowhere in the Code are the duties of these
ofrcials defined. I suggest that another section be added to Article
XIII defining their duties. I suggest that one of the duties
of a Regional Supervisor be to call a meeting of all the District
Supervisors in his territory at some central point therein within
a specified number of days after the annual communication of
the Grand Lodge, for the purpose of discussing the work of the
District Supervisors and the best way of handling the same. I
believe lodges derive much good from visits by D,istrict Supervisors
and I am convincecl that they.will perform their duties
much more efficiently if given the benefit of a general conference
with the Regional. Supervisor.
(2) I suggest that relief,granted by the Grand Lodge for
the benefit of a member of a subordinate lodge be paid in monthly
installments direct to such member rather than through his lodge.
This suggestion is prompted by the fact that in several instances
during the past year relief funds paid to lodges were tied up and
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becauSe of bank failures or the reorganization of banks on th
plan of withdrawal of deposits in installments over a period o:
years.
(3) Section 14, Article XVII, General Regulations' pag'e
96, Code, makes it the duty of the Master of the lodge to pass on
charges as to form and as to whether they constitute charges of
unmasonic conduct. The Grand Master is given no power to review
the action of the Master. He is required, upon receiving
a copy of the charges, to immediately appoint a trial commission.
Several times charges dame to me which in my opinion were not
in proper form. I, with considerable hesitancy, returned them
with suggested changes. In one instance charges came to ne
which in my judgment did not constitute charges of unmasonic
conduct, yet I proceeded to appoint a trial commission, feeling
that I lacked the power to reverse the finding of the Master es
to the sufficiency of the charges. I feel that the Grand Master
who puts the Grand Lodge to the expense of a trial in a 'given
case by the appointment of a trial commission should be the
one to say whether the charges are in proper form and whether
they constitute charges of unmasonic conduct, and I feel that iris
power to do this should be definitely stated. I, therefore, suggest
a modification of the pertinent Code provisions accordingly.
(4) Many of the subordinate lodges are confronted by serious
financial problems. These problems have to do with the
matter of delinquent dues and to do with difficulties encountered,
with respect to taking care of notes, certificates of indebtedness
and bonds issued for building purposes. I feel that these lodges
should have the benefit of consultation with a representative of
the Grand Lodge. It is too much to ask that the Grand Master
personally contact these lodges. I feel that we should have during
the coming year someone whose business it will be to confer
with these lodges and counsel with them relative to problems of
the character mentioned. I, therefore, suggest that the Grand
Master be authorized to appoint a field or contact man to carry
on this work, such work to be carried on under the supervision
of the Grand Master; and that an appropriation be made to cover
compensation for such field or contact man and his necessary
exp€nses. It is not my idea that such field or contact man should
be given power to bind the Grand Lodge in any way, shape or
manner, but that he should act in an advisory capacity exclusively;
and it is not my idea that the position should be a permanent
one but that it should be one for the ensuing year only.
(6) I find that many of the brethren are not entirely satisffed
with the Masonic burial services set forth in the Code. I
find, also, that there is no uniformity among the lodges with respect
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or the other of the services set forth in the Code, sorne parts of
both, while others are using one or the other of these and portions
, of other burial services. In view of this dissatisfaction and this
lack of uniformity, I suggest that a committee of three be appointed
to draft a new Masonic burial service, the same to be
standard throughout the julisdiction, and that such committee be
appointed by the incoming Grand Master to report at the next
annual communication of the Grand Lodge.
Conclusion.
Masonry comes to us from the remote past, In fact, its
exact origin is lost in the mists of antiquity. 'We take just pride
in its glorious history; and have the right to say that Masonry
is well-nigh synonymous with stability. The cry of the ag€ is
for stability. We are living in chaotic times. Our economic
structure is tottering. Even our political system is being
severely tested. New theories are being advanced; great changes
are being tried-all to the end that things may be stabilized.
Stabilization is coming, and let us hope when it arrives
that out of it may blossom renewed hopes and renewed opportunities.
Let us do our part by insisting on respect for law and
order; on loyalty to our form of government and its institutions;
on common honesty and right in all things, whether in private
or public affairs. Let us do our part toward driving greed out
of business and industry. If we will but do these things, our
efforts cannot help but be important contributing factors in bringing
about stabilization of that sort which will result beneficially
to all, and a stabilization which will be enduring, enduring as
Masonry itself,
We all know that Masonry has suffered during these hard
times. Some of. our brethren find it difficult to pay their dues;
quite a few are dropping out; lodges here and there are in financial
difrculties and are showing signs of discouragement. Brethren,
this is no time to falter, This is the time to put our shoulders
to the wheel as never before. In these times we should rededicate
ourselves to the cause of Masonry, and should do everything in
our power to bring the wandering brother back to the fold.
Brethren, let my final plea as Grand Master be that you who are
here assembled, true, loyal Masons that you are, return to your
lodges with a determination to bring about a general arousal of
interest in Masonry, with a determination to bring about a g'eneral
increased devotion to its principles, teachings, and ideals.
Brethren, you will succeed in these endeavors. I am confident
of this. I am confident because I know that in the heart of every
Mason there is a deep aftection for Masonry. Appeal to this

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
affection and you will have a rallying to the banner of Masonry'
Let us determine that there shall be such a rallying' Let us
determine that there shall be the dawn of a better day for our
beloved fraternity.
Brethren, I am going to close my address as my father
closed his, the Grand Master of this Grand Lodge forty years ago'
What he then said is exactly what I have in my mintl at this
moment,-"Before returning to you the gavel entrusted to my
care and- keeping a year ago, I beg to again thank you very
sincerely for the great honor you conferred upon me' In the
conduct of the affairs of the office my every aim has been for
the good of the Grand Lodge and the
't' * 't' Whatever errors may be laid at my
head and not of the heart. If it shall b
time in the future, on the floor of the Grand Lodge or outside
its walls. to render it or the Fraternity of Freemasons any s€rvice,
the same will be rendered with cheerfulness and zeal'"
MONTREVILLE J. BROWN,
Grand Master.
Referred to the Committee on Distribution'
The Grand Secretary reacl the following letters, cards
and telegram:
Mr. John Fishel,
St. Paul, Minn.
Dear Mr. Fishel:-
Crookston. Minn., Jan. 26' 1933.
Tom wishes to thank you and the Grand Lodge for thoughts
of him during the'meetinls. It meant much to him to know that
he was missed.
All during ilre days of the meetings he iemembered that the
Grand Lodge was in session and he was not there, so you know
that his thoughts were with all of you'
The flowers were such a great pleasure to hinr and he is still
enjoying them.
SincerelY'
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NELLIE H. MORRIS.

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(Card)
PROCEEDINGS OF TEE
Your comforting expressions of sympathy will always be remembered
with deep gratitude.
Mother and I wish to thank the Grand Lodge for the kind
expression of sympathy and thoughtful assistance in our time of
sorrow.
(Telegram)
John Fishel,
Masonic Temple, St. Paul, Minn.
Very sincerely,
MRS. W. R, SMITH,
VERA SMITH HARDING,
Benson, Minn., June 1.
Spring Valley, Minu,,
Jan. 16, 1934.
I am very sorry that I am unable to be pr.esent at this Communication
of the Grand Lodge. Babies, John, several of them,
are liable to pick out birthdays. Kindly give my regards to the
Grand Master arid assembled brethren.
DR, KENDRICI(.
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of St. Paul, Minnesota.
Mr. John Fishel, Grand Secretaly,
Grand Lodge A, F. & A. M., of Minnesota,
Masonic Temple, St. Paul, Minn.
Dear Sir and Brother:
January 9, 1934.
I am requested by the officers of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite to tender to you, and through you to the ofrcers
of the Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M., of Minnesota, the use of the
committee rooms of the Scottish Rite building during their Eightyfirst
Annual Communication, for such purposes as may best serve
their requirements.
tr:i
tr'raternally yours,
J. T. KENNEDY,
Secretary,

GRAND I,ODGE OF MINNESOTA. 47
Also letters of regret from the following:
L. A. I-,larson, Grand Master of Masons of Iowa'
Archie 1\[' Smith, Grancl Master, Nebraska'
EarI K. Bitzing, Grancl Master, North Dakota'
Sanford G. Donaldson, Grancl Master, South Dakota'
Thos. Loignon, Grand- Master, Wisconsiu'
Social Lodge No. 48 presented the following
Resolution.
Whereas, the constituent lodges of the Grand Lodge of
Minnesota,a.r.eA.M.,havewithdifrcultymetthetryingconditions
imposed upon them by the wide-spread economic difr'
eulties;
And, lvhereas, the fees and dues of the Grand Lodge represent
a substantial portion of the constituent lodges' expenses each
yeal;
" Be It Resolved, by Social Lodge No' 48, A' F' & A' M'' that
its Master and Wardens, or their proxieS, in the Grand Lodge
communication of 1934, support measures that wilf in their
judgment, make it possible to reduce the Grand Lodge fees and
io"i, it tilat can be done without endangering the essential services
of the Grand Lodge, particularly its expenditures for charity
and the maintenance of the Minnesota Masonic Home' -
Adopted at a stated communication of Social Lodge No' 48'
A. F. & A. M., MondaY, Jan. 15, 1934'
(Seal)
Attest:
C. L. WEICHT,
SecretarY.
F. A. HEIBERG,
Master.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations'

4g
PROCEEDTNGS OF THE
REPORT OF GRAND TREASURER.
Brethren of the Grand Lodge:
I herewith submit my report as Grand Treasurer for the
term beginning January I7, I}BB, and ending January 72, IgB4.
General Fund.
Receipts,
1933.
Jan, 76, Balance in Treasury $g5,2t2.2g
Cash from Grand Secretary .................... b9.?0
I7, Cash from Grand Secretary .................... 62I.05
20, Cash from Grand Secretary ,..,.,.............. 20.00
23, Cash flom Grand Secretary .,.....,,........... 4ZI.6E
24, Cash from Grand Secretary ...........,........ 2gg.50
27, Cash from Grand Secretary .......,............ b0.b0
30, Cash from Grand Secretary .................... 10,18
Interest on Current Funds ,........ 20.6I
Feb, 7, Cash from Grand Secretary .................... I1B.b0
Cash from Grand Secretary ....,.........,..... g8.00
4, Cash from Gr.and Secretary ,.,.,............... 78.45
Cash from Grand Secretary .,.,....,,.......... 8b0.00
6, Cash from Grand Secretary .................... I.b0
8, Cash from Grand Secretary ...,...,,......,.... 200,00
13, Cash from Grand Secretary ,...,.,............. 41.6b
17, Cash from Grand Secretary ..............,...., b0.25
18, Cash from Grand Secretary ,................... 70,28
24, Cash from Grand Secretary .................,.. 1.7b
Cash from Grand Secretary ,,.........,...,,.., 4g6.b0
25, Cash from Grand Secretary .,.....,.......,..., 1g.00
27, Interest on Cur.rent Funds ,...,.... I4.Os
Mar. 2, Cash from Grand Secretary ..,,........,.....,. g2b.00
13, Cash from Grand Secretary ............,,.,.... bB,b0
15, Cash from Grand Secretary ..,....,,,.......... 74.,i8
18, Cash from Grand Secretary .,,..,.,....,....,.. 1,00
24, Cash from Grand Secretary ,.,.,,...,..,.,.,,., ZBB.b0
Caih from Grand Secretary ...,..,.,...,....... 9.00
28, Cash from Grand Secretary .,.,.,,....,.,....,. b0.00
29, Cash from Grand Secretary .,,.,,.,...,.,..,.,, b8.00
t31, Cash from Grand Secretary .,...........,...... 19.b0
Interest on Current Funds ...,..,.. 6,68
Interest on Current Funds .,....,,. 4.57
Apr. 4, Cash from Grand Secretary ,................... 201.80
5, Cash from Grand Secretary ...,.,......,..,.,., bO,ZO
13, Cash from Grand Secretary ,.,..,......,..,.,.. 100.1b

Apr. 19,
28,
May 5,
10'
18,
99
-tt
25'
31,
June 16,
30,
July 5,
72,
Aug. 10,
28,
Sept. 9,
.),
Oct. 3,
6,
16,
31,
Nov. 23,
30,
Dec. 4,
13,
18,
2L,
23,
27,
30'
1934.
Jan. 2,
4,
o,
8,
9,
10,
11,
12'
GRAND LODGE OF fIINNESOTA.
Cash from Grand Secretary
fnterest on Current Funds
Cash from Grand Secretary
Cash from Grand Secretary
Cash from Grand Secretary ..............,....,
Cash from Grand Secretary ..........,.,.......
Cash from Grand Secretary
fnterest on Current Funds
Cash from Grand Secretary ........,...........
Interest on Current Funds .....,...
Cash from Grand Secrerary ........,...........
Cash from Grand Secretary,...............,...
Cash from Grand Secretary ...,.......,..,.....
Cash from Grand Secretary ........,......,..,.
Cash from Grand Secretary .,..........,.....,.
Cash from Grand Secretary
Cash from Grand Secretary
Cash from Grand Secretary ...............,.,..
Cash from Grand Secretary ..,...,.........,...
Cash from Grand Secretary,...,...........,...
Cash from Grand Secretary ....,...,...........
Cash from Grand Secretary ....,.,......,......
Cash from Grand Secretary ...,.,...,,.........
Cash from Grand Secretary,.,................,
Cash from Grand Secretary ....,..,..........,.
Cash from Grand Secretdry .,......,.........,.
Cash from Grand Secretary .,.,................
Cash from Grand Secretary ..,...,.............
Cash from Grand Secretary ....................
Cash from Grand Secretary ....................
Cash from Grand Secretary ..,.................
Cash from Grand Secretary ........,,..........
Cash from Grand Secretary ......,.,.......,,..
Cash from Grand Secretary ....................
Cash from Grand Secretary ....,,..........,,..
Cash from Grand Secretary .,...............,..
Cash from Grand Secretary .............,.,....
Cash from Grand Secretary ..........,.........
Cash from Grand Secretary ....................
Cash from Grand Secretary ...............,....
Cash from Grand Secretary ................,...
Cash from Grand Secretary .,..................
49
38.00
13.93
8.00
4.50
.50
528.50
3.70
6.93
366.76
3.60
200.05
160.00
50.15
97.86
8.50
144.50
75.25
150.00
50.00
100.00
72L.70
100.00
103.00
51.65
7 4.50
105.50
188.00
56.50
234.50
166.00
393.50
478.00
3,557.00
3,975.00
10,537.10
22,938.00
20,613.60
9,912.50
4,488.10
700.00
1,303.09
1,941.60
$183,961.80

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1933.
Jan. 19,
21,
PR,OCEEDINCS OF THE
Diaburcementa.
D. W. Knowlton, G. Treas', PaY Roll'
Order No. 1 .........'........
C. P. Montgomery' Asst. to G. Sec'y.,
Order: No. 2 ...'...'."....'.
Geo. S. Gillespie, Asst. to G. Sec'y., Order
No. 3 .'.'.......'.....
S. B. Washburn, Asst. to G. Treas., Order
No. 4 ....'.'..........
C. II. Judd, Asst. to Grand Tyler, Order
No. 5 ......'...
James S, Matteson, Auditing books, G.
Sec'y. and G' Treas., Order No. 6..'.
D. W. Knowlton, Board of Custodians,
Order No. 7 ...'..'...."...'
W. R. Smith, Board of Custodians, Order
No. 8 .....'...".'.."
W. R. Cameron, Board of Custodians,
Order No. I .................
A, F. Peterson, Board of Custodians, Order
No. 10 ...."....'....
O. H. Higbee, Board of Custodians, Order
No. 11 ..'.......'....
A. A. Law Agency, Inc., Bond G. Sec'Y.,
Order No. 72 .'..'..'..'.'..
Fred L. Gray Co., Bond G. Treas., Order
No. 13
E. A. Montgomery, Chairman Committee
on Correspondence, Order No. 14 ..'.
C. H. Judd, Cloak Room Attendants, Order
No. 15 ..."..'...."'.
Emergency Relief Fund, Order No. 16 ..
C. H. Judd, Grand Tyler, Order No. 17 '.
R, M, Johnson, Jewel for P' G. M., Order
No. 18
Minnesota Masonic Home, Improvements
and Maintenance, Order No. 19 ..'...
Minnesota Masonic Home, Maintenance,
Order No. 20 .....'.."..."'
$7,000.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
40.00
250.00
30.25
36.10
57.20
63.96
26.80
37.50
37.50
500.00
25.00
5,827.27
50.00
205.00
3,220.00
56,506.1?

GRAND LODGE OF UINNESOTA.
Jan. 21, E. A, Kling, Per Diem, Committee on Appeals
and Grievances, Order No. 21 5.00
W. N, Kendrick, Per Diem, Committee on
Appeals and Grievances, Order Nd. 22 5.00
W. H. Huntington, Per Diem, Com. on
Appeals and Grievances, Order No. 23 5,00
E. R. Palmer, Per Diem, Committee on
Appeals and Grievances, Order No. 24 5.00
Gustaf Widell, Per Diem, Committee on
Appropriations, Order No. 25 ,...,,.. 5.00
. L. R, Baker, Per Diem, Committee on
Appropriations, Order No. 26 .,...... 5,00
W, F. Kelso, Per Diem, Committee on
Appropriations, Order No. 27 .....,.. 5,00
W. Dr Travis, Per Diem, Committee on
Appropriations, Order No, 28 ...,.... 5.00
W. E. Greaves, Clerical Work, Com. on
Appropriation, Order No. 29 ........ 15.00
E. A. Montgomery, Per Diem, Committee
on Jurisprudence, Order No. 30 ,.,. 10.00
F. E. Jenkins, Per Diem, Committee on
Jurisprudence, Order No. 31 .......... 10.00
W. K. Gill, Per Diem, Committee on
Jurisprudence, Order No. 32 .......... 10,00
E. J. Simon, Per Diem, Committee on
Jurisprudence, Order No. 33 .......... 10.00
J. L. Mitchell, Per Diem, Committee on
Lodges, Order No. 34 ...................... 5.00
G. W. Eng-strom, Per Diem, Committee
on Lodges, Order No. 35 ................ 5.00
W. K. Kjeldsen, Per Diem, Committee
on Lodges, Order No. 36 .........,..,... 6.00
A, W. Engstrom, Per Diem, Committee
on Lodges, Order No. 3? ................ 5.00
F. E. Houck, Per Diem, Committee on
Lodges, Order No. 38 .............,........ 5.00
W. C, Ward, Stenographic Service for
Committees. Order No. 39 .............. 15.00
R. E. Van Kirk, Expense District Supervisor,
Order No, 40 6.58
23, Lloyd Peabody, Board of Custodians, Order
No. 69 ............... 30.00
31, M. J. Brown, Expense Grand Master, Order
No. 70 ............... 1,400.00
Masonic Veterans Association, Appropriations
G. L. 1933. Order No. 71 .... 400.00
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52
Jan. 31,
Feb. 3,
r or
74,
o4
Mar. 1,
A
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
R. B. Nienhauser, Acct. Trial Commission,
Order No' ?2
St. Paul Times Printing Co., Acct. Printing
and Stationery, Order No. 73 ....
C. P. Montgomery, Acct. Clerk Hire, G.
Sec'y's. Office, Order No. 74 '.'.......
J. H, Anderson, Salary as Asst. Grand
Secretary, Order No. 75 ...'...'......'.'.
John Fishel, Salary as Grand Secretar.y,
Order No. 76 .'........."..
John Fishel, Contingent Expenses, G'
Secretary, Order No. 77 .,.'..'.,..,..
Masonic Temple Association, Rent January,
1933, Order No. 78 ..'..'.......'....
D, W. Knowlton, SalarY as G' Treas.,
January, 1933, Order No. 79 ..........
Check'Tax on December, 7932, Checks .'
Frank G. Warner, Acct. Frat. Asst. at
Rochester. Order No' 80 "."'.....'.'..
W. R. Smith, Board of Custodians, Order
No. 81
Badger Pray Agency, Messenger Insurance,
Order No. 84
M. J. Brown, Expense Delegate to 'Washing:Lon
Memorial, Order No. 86 ......
Check Tax on January, 1933, checks .,..
Frank G. Warner, Aect. Frat. Asst. at
Rochester. Order No' 89 .......'.....'..
St. Paul Times Printing Co., Acct. Printing
and Stationery, Order No' 90 ....
Addressogr:aph Sales Ageney, Acct. Printing
and StationerY, Order No. 91 ...'
C, P, Montgomely' Acct. Clerk Hire, G.
Sec'y's. Ofrce, Order No. 92 ..........
J. H. Anderson, Salary as Asst' Grand
Secretary, Feb. 1933, Order No. 93
John Fishel, Salary as Grand Secretary,
February, 1933, Order No. 94 ..."...
John Fishel, Acct. Contingent Expense,
February, 1933, Order No. 95 .......'
Masonic Temple Association, Rent for
February, 1933, Order No. 96 .".....
D. W. Knowlton, SalarY as G. Treas.'
February, 1933, Order No. 97 .'......
Frank G. Warner, Fraternal Asst. at
Rochester. Order No. 98 .........'......'.
5.50
25.45
175.00
19 0.0 0
400.00
7 4.60
250.00
150.00
.96
267.30
10.00
7.50
200,00
.44
250.00
83.25
2.35
175.00
190.00
400.00
56.08
250.00
1 50.00
4.62

GRAND I,ODGE OF MINNESOTA.
Mat, L4, L. D. Walner, Expense District Super:visor,
Order No. 99 2.24
H. C. Bolthouse, Expense District Supervisor,
Order No. 100 .....:................ 4.20
27, McClain & Hedman Co., Acct. Printing
and Stationery, Order No. 101 ........ 7,25
W. J. Ryff, Expense District Supervisor,
Order No. 102 ............. 70.42
John Fishel, Acct. Overpayment Fees and
Dues, Order No. 103 2L7.60
31, Frank G. Warner, Acct. Frat. Asst. at
Rochester, Order No. 104 ................ 250.00
W. R. Smith, Acct. Board of Custodians,
Order No. 105 ............. 24.96
McOlain & Hedman, Acct. Printing and
Stationery, Order No. 106 ................ 1.75
C. P. Montgomery, Acct. Clerk Hire, G.
Sec'y's. Office, Order No. 107 ..,....... 175.00
J. H. Anderson, Salary as Asst. G. Sec'y.,
March, 1933, Order No. 108 190.00
John Fishel, Salary as G. Sec'y., March,
- 1933, Order No. 109 400.00
John Fishel, Acct. Contingent Expense,
March, 1933, Order No. 110 .......... 51.18
Masonic Temple Association, Rent for
March, 1933, Order No. 111 250.00
David W. Knowlton, Salary as G. Treas.,
March, 1933, Order No. 112 .......... 150.00
Check Tax on February, 1933, Checks .... .28
Apr. 7, F. G. 'Warner, Acct. Frat. Asst. at
Rochester, Order No. 116 ................ ?.00
24, John Fishel, G. Sec'y., Cheeks Returned
North Star Lodge $733.50' Agate
Lodge No. 167, $4.00
737.50
28, Check Tax on March, 1933, Checks ........ .24
May 25, Frank G. 'Warner, Lcct. Frat. Asst.
Rochester. Order No. 119 ..........'..... 250'00
'W. J. Ryff, Acct. District Supervisor, Order
No. 120 ............. 17.80
St. Paul Times Printing Co., Acct. Printing
and Stationery, Order No. 121 .. 1'019.83
C. P. Montgomery' Acct. Clerk Hire, G.
Sec'y's. Office, Order No. 122 ........ 176.00
J. H. Anderson. Acct. Asst. G. Sec'y',
Salary April, 1933, Order No. 123 190.00
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llfiay 25, John Fishel, Salary as G, Sec'y., April,
1933, Order No. 124 400.00
John Fishel, Acct. Telephone and Contingent
Exp., April, Order No. 125 126.44
Masonic Temple AssoOiation, Rent for
April, Order No. 126 250.00
D. W, Knowlton, Salary as Gr. Treas.,
April, Order No. 12? 150.00
'W, J, Ryff, Expense District Supervisor,
Order No. 729 .......,....,. L0,74
H. C. 'West, Expense District Supervisor,
Order No. 131 .,............ 20.80
W. N, Niskern, Expense Trial Commission,
Order No. 132 24,95
F. G, 'Warner, Fraternal Asst., Rochester,
.Order No. 134 7.07
B. J. Branton, Acct, Trial Commission,
Order No. 135 .............. 20.00
'W. J. Ryfr, Acct. Expense District Supervisor,
Order No, 136 29,94
B. E, Grottum, Acct. Expense Trial Commission,
Order No. 137 ....,..,.......... I7.16
W. R. Cameron, Acct, Expense District
Supervisor, Order No. 138 .............. 74,40
R. O. Funk, Acct. Expense Trial Commission,
Order No. 139 .................... 76.92
Pantagraph Ptg. & Staty. Co., Acct. Exp.
List of Reg. Lodges, Order No. 140 1'22.71'
F. G. Warner, Acct, Fraternal Assistance,
Rochester, Order No. 141 ....,......... 250.00
W. J. Ryfr, Acct, Expense District Supervisor,
Order No. 142 20.50
St. Paul Times Printing Co., Acct. Printing
and Stationery, Order No. 143 17'00
C. P. Montgomely, Acct. Clerk Hire, G.
Sec'y's. Office, Order No. 144 ...,.....' 175.00
J. H. Anderson, Acct. Asst. Gr, Sec'y.,
Salary, May, Order No. 145 190.00
John Fishel, Acct. Grand Secretary, Salary,
May, Order No. 146 .....,.......... 400.00
John Fishel, Acct. Telephone and Contingent
Exp., May, Order No. 147 45,16
Masonic Temple Association, Rent for
May, Order No. 148 :...................'... 250'00
D. W. Know1ton, G. Treas. Salary for
May, Order No, 149 150'00

GRAND I,ODGE OF MINNESOTA.
May 25, Check Tax on APril Checks '32
June 5, F. G. 'Warner, Acct. Frat. Asst' at'
Rochester, Order No. 151 .........."" 5'05
If. H. Aaser, Acct. Expense District Supervisor,
Order No' 152 ..'............... 27'36
C. M. Stockton, Acct. Expense Trial Commission.
Order No. 153 .....'...."...."" 30'36
10, F. C. Barnes, Acct. Expense Trial Commission,
Order No. 154 ........'.......'... 30'96
W. R. Cameron, Acct. Expense District
Supervisor, Order No. 155 .'............ 4.48
\2, G. K. Trask, Acct. Expense Trial Commission,
Order No. 156 ...'..'........... 23,29
14, Edw. Crust, Acct. Expense Trial Commission,
Order No. 157 ...'........'.".... 28'60
30, F. G. Warner, Acct. Fraternal Asst. at
Rochester, Order No. 159 .........'.'.' 250.00
C. P. Montgomery, Acct. Clerk Hire, G.
Sec'y's. Office, Order No. L60 .......' 175.00
J. H. Anderson, Asst. G. Sec'y. Salary,
June, Order No. 161 190.00
D. W. Knowlton, G. Treas., Salary, June,
. Order No. 162 150.00
Check Tax on May, 1933, Checks .36
July 6, St. Paul Times Printing Co., Printing
and Stationery, Order No. 164 .'...... 20.50
John Fishel, G. Sec'y. Salary, June, 1933,
Order No. 165 .............. 400.00
John Fishel, Telephone and Contingent
Expense, June, 1933, Order No. 166 41.32
F. G. Warner, Frat. Asst. at Rochester,
Order No. 167 ........'......................... 28,95
Masonic Temple Association, Rent, June,
1933, Order No. 168 250.00
7 Herman Held, Expense District Supervisor.
Order No. 169 14.08
24, Geo. K. Trask, Acct. Trial Commission,
Order No. 171 ............. 9.91
Wm. H. Lamson, Acct. Trial Commission,
Order No. t72 ....,......... 40.40
Edward Crust, Acct. Trial Commission,
Order: No. 173 .............. 27.25
31, Masonic Relief Association, U. S. & Can.,
Order No. L74 ............. 794.29
F. G. Warner, Acct. Fraternal Asst. at
Rochester. Order No. 175 .............. 250.00
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July 31, St. Paul Times Printing Co., Acct. Printing
and Stationery, Order No. 176 28.25
C. P. Montgomery, Acct. Clerk Hire, G.
Sec'y's. Office, Order No. 177 .......... 175.00
J. H. Anderson, Asst. Grand Secretary
Salary, July, 1933, Order No. 178 190.00
John Fishel, Grand Secretary Salary,
July, 1933, Order No. 179 .............. 400.00
John Fishel, Telephone and Contingent
Expense July, 1933, Order No. 180 26.86
Masonic Temple Association, Rent for
July, 1933, Order No. 181 .............. 250.00
D. W. Knowlton, G, Treas. Salary for
July, 1933, Order No. 182 .............. 150.00
Check Tax on June, 1933, Checks .......... .18
Aug. 4, F, G. 'Warner, Acct. Frat. Asst. at
Rochester, Order No, 186 ...........,,. 7,77
31, F. G. Warner, Acct.' Fraternal Asst. at
Rochester, Order No, 188 ......,....... 250.00
Herman Held, Acct, Fraternal Asst. at
Rochester, Older No. 189 ..............., 25.92
St. Paul Times Printing Co., Acct. Printing
and Stationery, Order No. 190 .. 2.75
C. P. Montgomery, Acct. Clerk Hire, G.
Sec'y's. Ofrce, Order No. 191 .......... 175.00
J. H, Anderson, Asst. G, Sec'y, Salary,
August, 1933, Order No. 192 .......... 190.00
John Fishel, G, Sec'y. Salary, August,
1933, Order No. 193 400.00
John Fishel, Telephone and Contingent
Expense, Aug., 1933, Order No. 194 29.74
Masonic Temple Association Rent for
August, 1933, Order No. 195 .......... 250.00
D. W. Knowlton, Grand Treas. Salary,
August, 1933, Order No. 196 ..,..... 150.00
Check Tax on July, 1933, Checks ...,,,.... "26
Sept, 9, G. K. Trask, Acct. Expense Trial Commission,
Order No. 201 .....,.......,...... 29.35
Gustaf Widell, Acct, Expense Trial Commission.
Order No. 202 .................... 9.80
Edward Crust, Acct. Expense Trial Commission,
Order No. 203 .................... 25.90
12, F. G. Warner, Acct. Fraternal Asst. at
Rochester, Order No. 204 .............. 6.86
21, F. C, Barnes, Acct. Expense Trial Commission.
Order No. 205 .................... 23.60

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Sept. 21, R. E. Johnson, Acct. Expense Trial Commission.
Order No. 206 .................. 9,72
R. B. Nienhauser, Acct. Expense Trial
Commission, Order No. 207 ....,...,,., 5.50
30, F. G. Warner, Acct. Fraternal Asst. at
Rochester, Order No. 208 ................ 250.00
St. Paul Times Printing Co., Acct. Printing
and Stationery, Order No. 209 .. 16.00
C. P. Montgomery, Acct. Clerk Hire, G.
Sec'y's. Office, Order No. 210 ........ 175.00
J. H. Anderson, Asst. G. Sec'y. Salary,
September, 1933, Order No. 211 .... 190.00
John Fishel, Grand Secretary Salary,
September, 1933, Order No. 212 .... 400.00
John Fishel, Telephone and Contingent
Exp. Sept. 1933, Order No. 213 .... 26.95
Masonic Temple Association, Rent for
September, 1933, Order No. 214 .... 250.00
D. W. Knowlton, Grand Treas. Salary,
September, 1933, Order No. 215 .... 150.00
Check Tax on August, 1933, Checks ...... ,28
Oct. 2, J. C. Rothenberg, Acct. Trial Commission.
Order No. 220 t3.24
6, F. G. Warner, Acct. Fraternal Asst, at
Rochester, Order No. 22L,,,...,....,... 15.90
18, W. R. Cameron, Exp. Insp. Moose Lodge
No. 286, Order No. 222 ,.................., 7,84
24, Otto Bretzke, Acct. Trial Commission,
Order No. 223 .....,......, 14.60
31, F. G. Warner, Acct. Fraternal Asst. at
Rochester, Order No. 224 .............. 250.00
W. R. Cameron, Acct. Expense District
Supervisor, Order No. 225 ,..,,,,....... 20.98
J. F. D. Meighen, Acct. Trial Commission,
Order No. 226 13.00
C. P. Montgomery, Clerk Hire, Grand
Secletary's Office, Order No. 227 .. 175.00
J. H. Anderson, Asst. G. Sec'y. Salary,
October, Order No. 228 .,..,.....,.,..... 190.00
John Fishel, Grand Secretary Salary,
October, 1933, Order No. 229 ........ 400.00
John Fishel, Telephone and Contingent
Exp. October, 1933, Order No. 230 36.79
Masonic Temple Association, Rent October.
1933. Order No. 231 ................ 250.00

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
Oct. 31, D, W. Knowlton, Grand Treas', Salary,
October, 1933, Order No. 232 ....'. 150.00
Check Tax on September, 1933, Checks '22
Nov. 9, F, G. Warner, Acct. Frat. Asst. at
Rochester, Order No. 238 ..."...'....... 6'24
16, E. C, Bolthouse, Expense District Supervisor,
Order No. 239 46'85
'W. R. Cameron, Expense District Supervisor,
Order No. 240 .. 22.6C
R, A. Ellingson, Expense District Supervisor,
Order No. 241 54.19
H. C, West, Expense District Supervisor,
Order No. 242 ...'......... 31'80
W. J. Smith, Expense District Supervisor,
Order No' 243 '. 16'50
O. K. Dahle, Acct' Trial Commission,
Order No' 244 ........'.'.. 18.60
24, R. E, Johnson, Acct. Trial Commission,
Order No. 245 .....'....'.. 31.20
W. J. Smith, Acct. Trial Commission,
Order, No. 246 15'20
30, F, G. Warner, Acct. Fraternal Asst.
Rochester. Order No. 247 '.....".'-...
250.00
R, A. Ellingson, Expense District Supervisor,
Order No. 248 .. 37,28
W. J. Ryff, Expense District Supervisor,
Order No. 249 ............. 77.56
C, P. Montgomery, Clerk Hire, Grand
Sec'y's. Office, Order No' 250 '.........
175.00
J. H. Anderson, Asst, G' Sec'y. Salary,
November, 1933, Order No. 251 .." 190.00
John Fishel, Grand Secretary Salary,
Novernber, 1933, Order No. 252 .." 400.00
John Fishel, Contingent Expense, Nov.,
1933. Order No. 253 77.53
Masonic Temple Association, Rent Nov.,
1933, Order No. 254 250.00
D. W. Knowlton, Grand Treasurer, Sal-
ary November, 1933, Order No. 255 150.00
Check Tax on October, 1933, Checks '..".
.42
Dec. 4, St. Paul Times Printing Co', Acct' Printing
and Stationery, Order No' 262 .. 9.50
8, W. R. Cameron, Acct Board of Custodians,
Order No. 263 15.00
t4, H, C. Rosa, Expense District Supervisor,
Order No. 264 ............. 6.40

GRAND LODGE OF IIINNESOTA.
Dec. t4, R. C. Pool, Expense District Supervisor,
Order No. 265 ............. 24.50
F. G. Warner, Acct. Fraternal Asst.
at Rochester. Order No. 266 .......... 7.96
16, S. T, Irvine, Expense District Supervisor,
Order No, 267 20.00
19, M. B. Price, Acct, Com, Masonic Education
and Service, O'rder No. 268 .... 8.10
H. C. Rosa, pxpense District Supervisor,
Order No. 269 .................................. 18.40
30, F. G. 'Warner, Acct. Fraternal Asst.
Rochester, Order No 270 .....,..,,,,.,,. 250,00
H. H. Aaser, Acct. Exp. District Supervisor,
Order No. 271 3.68
St. Paul Times Printing Co., Acct. Printing
and Stationery, Order No. 272 8.80
C, P. Montgomery, Acct. Clerk Hire, G.
Sec'y's. Office, Order No. 273 ........ 175.00
J. H. Anderson, Salary as Asst. Grand
Secretary, Order No. 274 .,...,..,,.... 190.00
John Fishel, Salary as Grand Secretary,
December, 1933, Order No. 275 .... 400.00
John Fishel, Contingent Expense, December,
1933, Order No. 276 ..,,.,.......,,. 40.53
Masonic Temple Association, Rent for
December, 1933, Order No. 277 .... 250.00
D. W. Knowlton, Salary as Grand Treas.,
December, 1933, Order No. 278 .... 150.00
Sinking Fund Appropriation, G. L. 1933,
Ordel No. 279 ............. 2.000.00
1934.
Jan, 5, St. Paul Times Printing Co., Acct. Printing
and Stationery, Order No. 285 60.00
F. G. Warner. Acct. Fraternal Asst.
Rochester'. Order No. 286 ,............. 72.73
10, E. G. MeKeown, Acct. Com. on Masonic
Edu. and Selv., Order No. 287 ...... 40,44
Otto Bletzke, Acct. Trial Commission,
Order No. 288 ............. 14,28
R. O. Funk, Acct. Trial Commission, Order
No. 289 ............. 13.00
John Fishel, Grand Secretary, Check Returned
Comfrey No. 310 93.50
11, J. L. Mitchell, Acct. Com. on Masonic
Edu. and Serv.. Order No. 290 ...'.. 37,75
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Jan. . 12, D, W. Knowlton, Acct, Board of Custodians,
Order No. 292
61.95
John Fishel, Zarthan Lodge, Check Returned
688.00
Emergency Relief Fund, Transfer of
Funds, Order No. 294 .................... 69.71
Tax on Checks ,32
Balance on Hand 83.933.34
Permanent Relief Fund.
$183,952.36
1933.
Jan. 30, Balance in Treasury $1,760.84
Interest on Current Funds ...,...,. L.02
Feb. 7, fnterest City of St. Paul Bonds to 2/t/33 140.00
25, Interest County of Murray Bonds to
t2/t/32 50.00
27, Interest on Cunent Funds ......... .42
28, Interest City of Minneapolis Bonds to
3/r/38
Interest Renville County Bonds to
2/r/33 100.00
Interest City of Little Falls Bonds to
2/7/33 13?.50
Interest Independent School District No.
18 Bonds to 2/1/33 150.00
Interest Itasca County Bonds to 3/l/33 50.00
Itasca County Bonds Matured,3/L/38 .... 2,000.00
Mar. 30, Interest on Current Funds ...,...., .55
Interest City of Brainerd Bonds to
3/2/33 1-50.00
Interest Swift County Bonds to 4/7/33 55.00
Interest Village of St. Louis Park to
4/1/33 90.00
Apr. 19, Interest U. S. A. 4th Liberty Loan to
4/75/53 225.24
28, Interest on Current Funds ......,,. 2.60
May 7, fnterest Cottonwood County Bonds to
5/L/33 12.50
Interest Wadena County Bonds to 5/L/33 62.50
29, Interest on Current Funds ......... .86
June 74, Interest on Murray County Bonds to
6/r/33 60.00

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
June 14, Interest on Murray County Bonds to
6/L/33
- Interest on Cottonwood County Bonds to
6/r/33
50'00
9o'oo
28, Interest on City of Minneapolis Bonds
to 7 /7/33 .:................... 432'50
Interest on Current Funds ...'..... .22
July 7, Interest City of Albert Lea Bonds to
7 /t/s3
42.60
Interest Lincoln County Bonds to 7 /L/33 75.00
Interest Independent School District No.
- 18 to 7/l/33 150'00
Aug. 1, Interest City of St. Paul Bonds to
8/r/Bs
140.00
!4, Interest Renville County Bonds to
8/r/83
100.00
Interest City of Little Falls Bonds to
8/r/83
137.50
Interest Independent School District No.
78 to 8/t/33 ................. 150.00
Sept. 2, Interest City of Minneapolis Bonds to
9/r/33 .......................... 420.00
Interest City of Brainerd Bonds to
I /2/33 150.00
Oct. 5, Interest Swift County Bonds to 10/1/33 55.00
Interest Village of St. Louis Park to
ro/7/33 9o.oo
Interest City of Minneapolis Bonds to
lo/r/33 75'oo
15, Interest 4th Liberty Loan U. S. A' to
70 / 75 / 33 225.26
Interest Cottonwood County Bonds to
1r/7/33 L2.50
Interest Wadena County Bonds to
7r/r/83 62.50
Cottonwood County Bond No' 7 Matured 500.00
Dec. 4, Interest Murray County Bonds to
r2/r/33 60.00
Interest Murray County Bonds to
t2/L/33 50.00
Interest Cottonwood County Bonds to
l2/L/33 90.00
27, Interest City of Minneapotis Bonds to
1/7/84.:......,............ 432.50
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1934.
Jan. 1, fnterest City of Albert Lea Bonds to
7/t/34 42.t0
Interest Lincoln County Bonds to
l/7/34 75.00
Interest Independent School District No,
18 Bonds to 7/7/34 150.00
11, City of Minneapolis Bond No. 407
Matured .. 3.000.00
Permanent Relief Fund.
Disbursements.
$t2,327.0t.
1933.
Apr. 8, 3 City of Minneapolis Bonds 5% at 4.75 $3,092.40
Interest Additional on Minneapolis Bonds 10.09
1934.
Jan. 11, Payment of Loan to Emergency Relief
Fund .......... 4'476.80
Emergency Relief Fund.
fi?,579.29
1933.
Jan, 26, Balance in Treasury $1,665.9?
John Fishel, Grand Secretary '.............'. 5,327.27
Interest on Current Funds .......'. .67
Interest on Current Funds ..,..,.., 2,15
Mar. 3, Interest Grant County Bonds to 2/t/33 727.50
Interest Renville County Bonds to
3/7/33 75.00
30, Interest on Cunent Funds ......... 2'19
Interest Village of Morristown Bonds to
4/1/33 725.00
Interest Srvift County Bonds to 4/L/33 125,00
Interest Town of Lincoln Bonds to
4/ 1/ 33 71.25
Apr. 28, Interest on Current Funds ......... 2,8-o
May 1, Interest Cottonwood County Bonds to
5/t/33 12.50
11, Part of Warrant No, 118 to Friendship
Lodge not used ............ 95.00

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
May 29, -Interest on Current Funds ......... 1,64
June 29, Interest on Current Funds .'.".... .90
July 7, 'Interest Independent School District No.
5 Carver Co. to 7/t/33 ..........'......... 42.50
Interest Village of Jeffers to 7 /L/33 .... 67.50
Interest City of Albert Lea Bonds to
7 /r/33 85.00
Aug. 14, Interest Grant County Bonds to 8/I/33 127,50
Sept. 2, Interest Renville County Bonds to
s /r/33 75.00
Oct. 5, Interest Swift County Bonds to I0/l/33 125,00
Interest Village of Morristown Bonds to
70/L/A3 125.00
Interest Village of Paynesville Bonds to
t0/t/33 120.00
Interest Town of Lincoln Bonds to
t0/t/33 7L.25
Village of Paynesville Bond Matured .... 500.00
Ngt. 15, Interest Cottonwood County Bonds to
Lt/l/33 12.50
1934.
Jan. 1, Interest Independent School District No,
5 Carver Co. to 7/L/34 .................. 42.50
Interest Village of Jeffers Bond to
r/t/34 67.50
fnterest City of Albert Lea Bond to
L/r/34 85.00
Interest Village of Olivia Bond to l/l/54 120.00
4, Excelsior Lodge No. LIz, Ba.Jance of
Warrant No. 55. not used 132.00
Repayment of Loan from Permanent Relief
Fund 4.476.80
Disbursements.
$13,909.94
1933.
Jan. 27, Mankato Lodge No. 12, Relief Thomas
C. Kelly, Order No. 41 .................... 100.00
Mankato Lodge No. 12, Relief Mrs. Gertie
Rasmussen, Order No. 42 .....,.. 200.00
Winona Lodge No. 18, Relief Mrs. Margaret
A. McCoy, Order No. 43 ........ 300.00
Hermon Lodge No. 41, Relief L. H.
Watts. Order No. 44 ...,.................. 180.00
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Jan. 2I, King Solomon Lodge No. 44, Relief Mrs.
John Price, Order No. 45 .............. 120.00
Union Lodge No. 45, Relief Mrs. T. A.
Aalid, Order No. 46 1b0.00
Zion Lodge No. 55, Relief Julia and
Vina Kattenberg, Order No. 47 ...... 240.00
Meridian Lodge No. 56, Relief T. H.
Kuhn, Order. No. 48 100.00
Spring Valley Lodge No. 58, Relief
Geolgiana Stevens, Order No, 49 ..., 240.00
Stal in West Lodge No. 60, Relief
Charles S. Allen, Order No. 50 ...... 120.00
Illustrious Lodge No, 63, Relief Mark
E. Jenks, Order. No. 51 .......,.......... 180.00
Mystic Star Lodge No. 69, Relief Mrs.
Emil Stensing, Order No. 52 .......... 250.00
High Forest Lodge No. 85, Relief Lloyd
E. Brolvn, Order No. 53 .................. 240.00
Relief Lodge No. 108, Relief Dennis
Lynch; Ordel No. 54 ........................ 75.00
Excelsior Lodge No. 113, Relief John F.
O'Neill, Order No. 55 ...................... 240.00
Tracy Lodge No. 155, Relief Mrs. W. A.
Graden, Oi'der No. 56 .................. 120.00
Garnet Lodge No. 166, Relief W. Long,
Order No. 57 ................ 100.00
Amboy Lodge No 193, Relief Mrs. CIayton
E. Dodge, Order No. 58 .......... 100.00
Amboy Lodge No.. 193, Relief John C.
Hobalt, Older No. 59 .................... 150.00
Atelier Lodge No. 202, Funeral Expense
John W. Carson, Order No. 60 ...... ' 118.80
St. Elmo Lodge No. 204, Relief Mrs.
Morris Roberts, Order No. 61 ........ 100.00
Lincoln Lodge No. 226, Relief John
Kennedy, Order No. 62 .................... 150.00
Albert Pike Lodge No. 237, Relief Andrew
McDowell, Order No, 63 ........ 175.00
illcKinley Lodge No. 251, Relief Nels
Jensen. Order No.64.................... 180,00
Dexter Lodge No. 253, Relief George
Buck. Oldel No. 65 150.00
Helios Lodge No. 273, Funeral Expense
W. W. Shulean, Order No. 66 ........ 50.00
Mahnomen Lodge No. 280, Relief Mrs,
Myrtle A. Campbell, Otder No. 67 180.00

GRAND LODGE OF IIINNESOTA.
Jan. 2I, Balaton Lodge No. 291, Relief Mrs. Addie
Galbraith, Order No. 68 .......... 800.00
Mar. 13, Mankato Lodge No. 12, Relief May N.
Mills, Order No. 85 240.00
Apr. 26, 5 Swift County Coupons Returned, no
Funds ........
18, Friendship Lodge No. 211, Relief Mrs.
S. C. Baron, Order No. 118 ....,.......
65
125.00
125.00
June 21, E. A. Montgomery, Expense Delegate
Masonic Peace Mem., Order No. 158 600.00
Oct. 31, Osiris Lodge No. 272, Relief John N.
Edes, Order No. 237 10.00
Nov. 30, Osiris Lodge No. 272, Relief John N.
Edes, Order No. 260 10,00
Newport Lodge No. 118, Relief Mrs. H.
M. Tuelle, Order No. 261 .............. 2b.00
Dec. 30, Newport Lodge No. 118, Relief Mrs. H.
M. Tuelle, Order No. 283 ................ 2b.00
Osiris Lodge No. 272, Relief John N.
Edes, Order No. 284 10.00
Sinking Fund.
$5,?78.80
1933.
Jan. 30, Balance in Treasury 92,740.44
Interest on Current Funds ,...,.... 1.19
Feb. 24, Interest Munay County Bonds to
, t2/t/32 25.00
Interest Mille Lacs County to 2/7/33 ,,,, 7L,28
Interest Grant County Bonds to 2/l/33 21.26
Interest Renville County Bonds to
2/r/33 150.00
Interest Martin County Bonds to 2/7/33 88.00
Interest Lyon County Bonds to 4/L/33.. 100.00
Interest Con. School District No. 17
Bonds to 4/7/33 1g?.b0
Interest Village of St. Louis Park Bonds
to 4/r/33 136.00
Interest City of Luverne Bonds to
5/t/e3 60.00
Interest Cottonwood County Bonds to
5/t/s3 ..................... 62.60
27, Interest on Current Funds ...................... 1.19
Mar. 30, Interest on Current Funds ......... 1.48
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Apr. 28,
May 31,
June 14,
29,
July 7,
Aug. 14,
Nov. t5,
Dec. 4,
1934.
Jan. 4,
1933.
Jan. 30,
Feb. 27,
Mar. 30,
Apr. 3,
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
Interest on Current Funds .,,..,...
Interest on Current Funds .........
fnterest on Murray County Bond to
6/7/33
2.29
7.42
25.00
fnterest on Current Funds ......... .78
Interest Independent School District No.
143, Hennepin County to 7 /7/33 ..
Interest Mille Lacs County Bond to
8/7/39
Interest on Grant County Bontl to
22.50
7\.22
8/7/33 21.25
fnterest Renville County Bond to
8/7/33 150.00
Interest Martin County Bonds to 8/l/Sg 55.00
Interest Con, School District No, 1? to
70/r/33 137.50
Interest Village of St, Louis Park to
r0/t/33 135.00
Interest Lyon County Bonds to l0lt/Bg 100.00
fnterest City of Luverne Bonds to
17/t/33 60.00
Interest Cottonwood County Bonds to
17/7/33 62.50
Cottonwood County Bonds No, 18 and
No. 42 Matured 1,000.00
City of Luverne Bond No. 9 Maturecl .... 1,000.00
Interest Murray County Bonds to
72/ 7/ 33 26.00
Interest Independent School District No.
143, Hennepin County to 1/t/34 .., 22.50
John Fishel, Grand Secretary Appropriation
Grand Lodge ......... 2,000.00
Special Charity Fund.
$8,453.6?
Balance in Treasury $1,146.21
Interest on Current Funds ,..,..,.. .50
Interest on Current Funds ....,.,.. .61
Interest on Current Funds ......... .23
Interest on Current Funds ...,.,... .18
lnterest Houston County Bonds to
4/L/33 60.00

Apr. 28,
May 11,
29,
June 30,
Oct. 5,
Dec. 21,
27,
1933.
Feb. 6,
8,
t5,
27,
31,
Apr. 6,
May 11,
June 30,
July 7,
31,
GRAND LODGT OF UINNESOTA.
Interest on Current Funds ....,.... .48
Summit Lodge No. 163, 'Warrants No.
113-128 not used 80.00
Interest on Current Funds ......... .16
Interest on Current Funds ......... .09
Interest Houston County Bonds to
70/7/33 50.00
2 Houston County Bonds Matured ........ 2,000.00
Madelia Lodge No. 66, Balance of Order
No. 114, not used 80.00
Sincerity Lodge No. 161, Balance of 1gB2
'Warrant No. 165, Relief of A. C.
Morse Unexpended 41.g0
Disburcementa.
$3,390.21
Mt. Olivet Lodge No, 229, Relief O. H.
fngram and wife, Order No. 82 ...... 200.00
Dalles Lodge No. 181, Relief Mrs. Alice
H. Aurandt, Order No. 89 .............. 196.00
Lafayette Lodge No. 116, Relief Geo. R.
Peterson, Order No. 8? ..,................. 24O.OO
Mille Lacs Lodge No. 335, Relief A. B.
Phelps and Family, Order No. 88 ... 900.00
Summit Lodge No. 163, Relief Eleanor L.
Reuterdahl, Order No. 119 ............ ZE.OO
Madelia Lodge No. 66, Relief A. M. Hall,
Order No. 114 ............. 1b0.00
Swift Lodge No. 129, Relief Clitrord F.
Bronniche, Order No. 11b ................ 1b0.00
Summit Lodge No. 163, Relief E. L.
Reuterdahl, Order No. 128 ............
Stephen Lodge No. 2?9, Relief J. C.
Thomson, Order No. 130 ................
Stephen Lodge No. 279, Relief J. C.
Thomson, Order No. 1b0 ...,,......,....
Stephen Lodge No. 279, Relief J. C.
Thomson, Order No. 169 ................
Mt. Tabor Lodge No. 106, Relief H. Haydon,
Order No. 170
Star in West Lodge No. 60, Relief Thos.
Morehouse, Order No. 189 .........,..
25.00
30.00
10.00
10.00
15.00
67
15.00

68
July 31,
Aug.
6,
31,
Sept. 30,
Oct. 81,
Nov, 30'
Dec. 30,
PBOCEEDINGS OF TITE
Mt. Tabor Lodge No. 106, Relief H' E'
Ilaydon, Order No. 184 """"""""""
Stephen Lodge No. 2?9, Relief J' C'
Thomson, Order No. 185 """"""""
Illustrious Lodge No. 63, Relief Louis
Sundquist, Order No. 187 """""""
Star in \Mest Lodge No. 60, Relief Thos'
Morehouse, Order No. 197 """"""
Illustrious Lodge No. 63, Relief Louis
Sundquist, Order No. 198 """"""""
Mt. Tabor Lodge No. 106, Relief H' E'
Haydon, Order No. 199 """"""""
Stephen Lodge No' 2?9, Belief J' C'
Thomson, Order No. 200 ....""""""
Star in West Lodge No. 60, Relief Thos'
Morehouse, Order No. 216 .""""""'
Illustrious Lodge No. 63, Relief Louis
Sundquist, Order No. 2L7 .""""""'
Mt. Tabor Lodge No. 106, Relief H' E'
Haydon, Order No. 218 '........'..."""'
Stephen Lodge No. 2?9, Relief J. C'
Thomson, Order No. 219 .'...."""""
Star in West Lodge No. 60, Relief Thos'
Morehouse, Order No. 233 .....'.......'
Illustrious Lodge No. 63, Relief Louis
Sundquist, Order No. 234 ..'.....,.""
Mt. Tabor Lodge No. 106, Relief II. E'
Haydon, Order No' 235 ...............'
Stephen Lodge No. 279, Relief J. C.
Thomson, Order No. 236 '...'....'..'...
Star in West Lodge No. 60, Relief Thos.
Morehouse, Ortler No. 256 '...'.'.....
Illustrious Lodge No. 63, Relief Louis
Sundquist, Order No. 267 .',,.',,..".'
Mt. Tabor Lodge No. 106, Relief H. E.
Haydon, Order No. 268 '.."'."......".
Stephen Lodge No. 2?9, Relief J. C.
Thomson, Order No. 259 "...'...'.'...'
Star in West Lodge, Relief Thos. More'
house, Order No. 280
Illustrious Lodge No. 63, Relief Louis
Sundquist, Order No. 281 .....'.'......
Stephen Lodge No. 279, Relief J. C.
Thomson, Order No. 282 '.,,",,...',.',
15.00
10.00
25,00
15.00
25.00
16.00
10.00
16.00
25.00
15.00
10.00
15.00
25.00
15.00
10.00
15.00
25.00
15.00
10.00
16.00
25.00
10.00
$1,?26.00

1933.
Jan. 12,
13'
16'
20,
23,
26,
Jan.'27,
31,
Feb. t,
Feb. 2,
3,
4,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10,
13'
L4,
17,
18,
20,
23,
24,
25,
Mar. l,
.)
3,
13,
15,
16'
18'
2t,
24,
28'
GBAND LODGE OF UTNNESOTA.
Maeonic Home Fund.
Balance in Treasury $509.13
Cash from Grand Secretary ..........."'...... 17.50
Cash from Grand Secretary .................... 625.00
Cash from Grand Secretary .................... 270'00
Cash from Grand Secretary ...............'.... 62.50
Cash from Grand Secretary .................... 53.00
Cash from Grand Secretary ........'.....'..... 42,50
Cash from Grand Secretary .;............'..... 37.50
Cash from Grand Secretary ...............,.'.' 177.-oO
Cash from Grand Secretary '................... 25.00
Cash from Grand Secretary .......'........,... 30.00
Cash from Grand Secretary ................,... 122,50
Cash from Grand Secretary .................... 12.60
Cash from Grand Secretary .................... 333.00
Cash from Grand Secretary .................'.. 97.50
Cash from Grand Secretary ..'................. 136.75
Cash from Grand Secretary .................... 109.50
Cash from Grand Secretary .'...'............., 140.00
Cash from Grand Secretary .................... 91.00
Cash from Grand Secretary .'..'............... 40.00
Cash from Grand Secretary .................... 106.50
Cash from Grand Secretary .............'.....' 650'00
Cash from Grand Secretary ......'.......'..... 32.60
Cash from Grand Secretary ...'....'........... 45.00
Cash from Grand Secretary .................... 47.50
Cash from Grand Secretary ..'.'............... 5?.50
Cash from Grand Secretary .................... 40.00
Cash from Grand Secretary .................... 9.50
Cash from Grand Secretary .'......'........... 10.00
Cash from Grand Secretary ........'........... 160.00
Cash from Grand Secretary ...'.......'........ 62.50
Cash from Grand Secretary .......'............ 81'00
Cash from Grand Secretary .................... 102.50
Cash from Grand Secretary .'.................. 80.00
Cash from Grand Secretary .................... 60.00
Cash from Grand Secretary .......,..........'. 74,75
Cash from Grand Secretary ................'... 45.00
Cash from Grand Secretary ...........'........ 18.75
Cash from Grand Secretary .....'......'....... 39.50
Cash from Grand Secretary ....'..'............ 50.00
Cash from Grand Secretary .................." 63.00
Cash from Grand Secretary ............'....... 923.00
Cash from Grand Secretary ................".' 15.00
69

70
Mar. 31,
Apr. 7,
3,
A
5,
6,
1,
a
10'
11,
1'
15'
20,
2L,
26'
27,
29,
May 3,
4,
5,
6,
10'
!1,
t2,
18,
24'
25,
26,
31'
June 7,
5,
6,
9,
L2,
13,
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
Cash from Grand Secretary ....'....'..'...,...
Cash from Grand Secretary ...."....'.'.......
Cash from Grand Secretary ..'.'.".."".'.'..
Cash from Grand Secretary ..'.'.'.'....'...."
Cash from Grand Secretary'.......'.'.'....'..
Cash from Grand Secretary .....'.."."'..'...
Cash from Grand Secretary ..'...'..'.'.'.."'.
Cash from Grand Secretary .'......".'.'.."..
Cash from Grand Secretary '.....".'...."'.'.
Cash from Grand Secretary .'.'.."..'...'....'
Cash from Grand Secretary .'.'..'..'.....'.'.,
Cash from Grand Secretary ....'..."..'.".'..
Cash from Grand Secretary .,,.......'."......
Minnesota Masonic Home Check No. 67
Cancelled
Cash from Grand Secretary .,,.,,,,.,....."..'
Cash from Grancl Secretary .,,.,....,..,,..,.'.
Cash from Grand Secretary,......"......'....
Cash from Grapd Secretary,..,..'..,...'..'."
Cash from Grand Secretary .........'....'.'...
Cash from Grand Secretary .....,..,...,,.'..'.
Cash from Grand Secretary .......,...,..,.....
Cash from Grand Secretary,...,.,,,.....,.....
Cash from Grand Secretary .....,.,,......'..'.
Cash from Grand Secretary .,,...,.,,.....,....
Cash from Grand Secretary .,..,...,,......,,..
Cash from Grand Secretary ...,,..,....,,.,.,..
Cash from Grand Secretary ...,.,...,,.........
Cash from Grand Secretary ...........,..,,,...
Cash from Grand Secretary .,,....,..,...,.....
Cash from Grand Secretary .........,..,.....,.
Cash from Grand Secretary ..,...,.,..,........
Cash from Grand Secretary ...,..,.,,...,......
Cash from Grand Secretary ....,..,,.....,.,...
Cash from Grand Secretary ....,.....,...,..,..
Cash from Grand Secretary .,...........,.,,...
Cash from Grand Secretary,.,..,.....,,..,...,
Cash from Grand Secretary ....,.....,.,......,
Cash from Grand Secretary,,.,.,.....,..,...,.
Cash from Grand Secretary .,..,..,,,..,.......
Cash from Grand Secretary .,,..,....,..,,,....
Cash from Grand Secretary,..,.,,.,....,..,..,
Cash from Grand Secretary,..,......,.,.,.,.,.
Cash from Grand Secretary ...,,.,...,.....,..,
Cash from Grand Secretary ,.....,.....,.,,..,, ,
Cash from Grand Secretary .,..,.....,.,..,,...
92.50
3?.50
75.00
22:50
79.75
232.b0
46.50
373.25
56,'.l5
237.50
46.50
29.2L
15.00
2,454.50
25.00
152.50
234.00
22.50
276.15
14.50
99.50
206.00
54.00
65.50
26.50
39.50
113.50
25.50
47.00
58.00
373.7 4
51.00
19.00
26.00
40.00
t2.50
48.75
137.50
62.50
32.50
62.00
25.t0
42.50
60.00
26.00

June 14,
15'
16,
2L,
28,
July 3,
5,
6,
7,
q
10,
15'
18'
24,
29'
30,
Aug. l,
,
o,
4,
10,
15,
l7'
21'
24,
Sept. 2,
18,
22'
23,
29,
GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
Cash from Grand Secretary .......,...,........
Cash from Grand Secretary .,..,........,......
Cash from Grand Secretary,...................
Cash from Grand Secretary .........,.........,
Cash from Grand Secretary ....,......,,......,
Cash from Grand Secretary .................,..
Cash from Grand Secretary ....................
Cash from Grand Secretary,.,,................
Cash from Grand Secretary ..,.................
Cash from Grand Secretary ...,,........,..,...
Cash from Grand Secretary ....,...............
Cash from Grand Secretary .....,......,.......
Cash from Grand Secretary ..................,.
Cash from Grand Secretary ....,..,............
Cash from Grand Secretary ........,..........,
Cash from Grand Secretary .........,..,.......
Cash from Grand Secretary .,..............,...
Cash from Grand Secretary .........,..........
Cash from Grand Secretary .........,,...,.,...
Cash from Grand Secretary ........,........,..
Cash from Grand Secretary ..,................,
Cash from Grand Secretary ....,...............
Cash from Grand Secretary .,..................
Cash from Grand Secretary ....................
Cash from Grand Secretary .......,............
Cash from Grand Secretary ......,..........,..
Cash from Grand Secretary ...............,.,..
Cash from Grand Secretary .................,..
Cash from Grand Secretary ............,.......
Cash from Grand Secretary ...............,....
Cash from Grand Secretary ..................,.
Cash from Grand Secretary ...........,........
Cash from Grand Secretary ..........,..,......
Cash from Grand Secretary .,..................
Cash from Grand Secretary ....................
Cash from Grand Secretary ...,....,........,..
Cash from Grand Secretary ........,...........
Cash from Grand Secretary ...................,
Cash Jrom Grand Secretary ........,.....,.....
Cash from Grand Secretary ....,...............
Cash from Grand Secretary,.........,,........
Cash from Grand Secretary ....................
Cash from Grand Secretary ....................
Cash from Grand Secretary ......,....,.....,..
Cash from Grand Secretary ..,......,....,.....
7l
25.00
15.00
447.25
?0.50
40.00
20.50
5.00
37.50
34.5C
7 4.50
61.00
30.00
862.00
10.00
10.00
7.50
81.00
35.00
72,50
275.00
85.00
33.00
96.00
27.0C
25.60
500.00
22.50
81.50
13.00
22.50
123.00
23.00
113.50
17.50
27.50
45.50
82.50
82.50
26.00
16.50
25.00
5.00
62.00
60.00
61.50

nq
Oct. 2,
o,
A
5,
7,
11,
t5,
18,
20,
23,
25,
o lr
Nov, I,
,
4,
o,
8,
q
11,
13,
16,
18,
20,
24'
q?7
Dec. 4,
5,
6,
8,
o
1

Dec. 27,
30'
1934.
Jan. 2,
4,
5,
8,
9,
10,
11,
1933.
Feb. 10,
Mar. 13,
Apr. 11,
20,
May 11,
Jwe 72,
July 24,
Aug. 15,
Sept. 9,
Oct. 15,
Nov. 10,
Dec. 12,
28'
Jan. 11,
Cash
Cash
Cash
Cash
Cash
Cash
Cash
Cash
Cash
Cash
Cash
Cash
Cash
Cash
GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
from Grand Secletary
from Grand Secretary
from Grand Secretary
from Grand Secretary
from Grand Secretary
from Grand Secretary
from Grand Secretary
from Grand Secretary
from Grand Secretary
from Grand Secretary
from Grand Secretary
from Grand Secretary
from Grand Secretary
from Grand Secretary
Disbursernents.
Minnesota iVlasonic Home, Order No. 65..
Minnesota Masonic Home. Order No. 66,,
Minnesota Masonic Home, Order No. 67..
Minnesota Masonic Home, Order No. 68..
John Fishel, Grand Secretary, Checks
Returned
Minnesota Masonic Home. Order No. 69..
Minnesota Masonic Home, Order No. 70..
Minnesota Masonic Home, Order No. 71.,
Minnesota Masonic Ifome, Order No. 72..
Minnesota Masonic Home, Order No. ?3..
Minnesota Masonic Home, Order No. 74..
Minnesota Masonic Home, Order No. 75..
Minnesota Masonic Home, Order No. 76..
Minnesota Masonic Home, Order No. 77..
Minnesota Masonic Home. Order No. 78..
Recapitulation,
General Fund.
73
87.00
25.40
8.00
1,22.50
12.5C
325.75
157.00
377.L0
411.50
506.50
26r.60
226.00
54.00
45.00
s2 1,230.1 6
$2,891.38
7,549.25
2,454.50
1,487.00
967.50
7,444.46
988.49
1,7 52.7 5
697.50
1,154.50
795.7 5
1,01?.68
1,069.b0
452..1,5
2,507.45
$21,230.16
Cash on hand in Treasury, January 72, L934 $83,933.34

74
PROCEEDINGS OI. TEE
Permanent Relief Fund.
Cash on hand, January 72,1'934
City of Minneapolis Bond No. 407 .........'..'.
City of Minneapolis Bond No. 470 .-..'..'......
City of St. Paul Bond No. 194 .'..'.'.......
City of Minneapolis Bond No. 518 ....".."'...
City of Minneapolis Bond No. 600 ..'....'.'....
City of Minneapolis Bond No. 897 .'..'..'."'.'
City of Brainerd Bond No' 4 .."'...'..'..".'
City of Brainerd Bond No. 5 ..'..".....'."..
City of Brainerd Bond No' 6 .'....'........".
City of Brainerd Bond No. ? ...."......"....
City of Brainerd Bond No' 8 .....'...".'..".
City of Rrainerd Bond No. I ..'...'.'...'..'..
City of Minneapolis Bond No. t275 '."'.'."'.
City of Rochester Bond No. 229 .."...'."...
City of Rochester Bond No. 230 ..'..'.....'.'
City of Rochester Bond No' 231 ..'......'.'..
City of Rochester Bond No. 232 .'.'......'...
City of Rochester Bond No' 233 .'.."........
City of Rochester Bond No. 234 '.....'.......
City of Rochester Bond No' 235 ..........'...
City of Rochester Bond No. 236 ...'.......'..
City of Rochester Bond No' 237 .'.'.."."...
City of Rochester Bond No' 238 ."'..'.'.'..'
City of Rochelter Bond No. 239 .,,..'..'.....'.'.'.'...".."..
City of Rochester Bond No. 240 ...,.......'..
United States of America Bond No. E00890905 ......
United States of America Bond No' J00160619 ...'.'
United States of America Bond No. K-0254260 ,...,.
United States of America Bond No. C00001723 ......
United States of America Bond No. 800254262 ,',,"
United States of America Bond No. C00254269 '.'.,.
United States of America Bond No. D00254264 '....'
United States of America Bond No. 800254265 ."."
United States of America Bond No. F00254266 '...'.
United States of America Bond No. G00254267 ..'..'
United States of America Bond No. D00001724 ..'...
United States of America Bond No' J00254269 ,.,,'.
City of Little Falls Bond No. 30 .'......"."'..
CityofLittleFallsBondNo.32...''....'.'.'..
City of Little Falls Bond No. 33 .....'....'.'...
City of Little Falls BondNo.l&p ...'.i....:
Citv of Little Fails Bond Nb.-ntjll;.,...'.*; ,,rgr....
fi4,747.72
3,000.00
11,000.00
7,000.00
7,oo0.oo
2,000.00
6,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
15,000.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
100.00
500.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
-*F

GRAND LODGE OF IIINNESOTA.
County of Murray Bond No. 294 .............
County of Murray Bond No. 305 ..............
Independent School District No. 18 Bond No. 64 ....
Independent Sehool District No. 18 Bond No. 65 ....
Independent School District No. 18 Bond No. 66 ....
Independent School District No. 18 Bond No. 67 ....
Independent School District No. 18 Bond No. 68 ....
County of Wadena Bond No. 20 ................
County of 'W'adena Bond No. 2l ..,.........,.,,
County of Wadena Bond No. 22 ....,.........,,
County of Wadena Bond No. 23 ................
County of 'Wadena Bond No. 24 ,,..,,,,.,.,,,.
County of Renville Bond No. 274 ....,.,.......
County of Renville Bond No. 215 ..............
County of Renville Bond No. 241 .........,,...
County of Renville Bond No. 242 .......,,,.,..
County of Murray Bond No. 2 .................
County of Murray Bond No. 3 .................
ViUaeIs of St. Louis Park Bond No. 149
Village of St. Louis Park Bond No. 160
Village of St. Louis Park Bond No. 174
Village of St. Louis Park Bond No. 217
County of Swift Bond No. 11 ................
County of Swift Bond No. t2 ,...............
County of Lincoln Bond No. 11 ................
County of Lincoln Bond No. 12 ................
County of Lincoln Bond No. 13 ................
City of Albert Lea Bond No. 128
City of Albert Lea Bond No. 129
County of Cottonwood Bond No. 18
County. of Cottonwood Bond No. 20
County of Cottonwood Bond No; 22
County of Cottonwood Bond No. 24
County of Cottonwood Bond No. 26
County of Cottonwood Bond No. 30 ............,:............
City of Minneapo-lis Bond No. 35048 ..........
City of Minneapolis Bond No. 36049 .........
City of Minneapolis Bond No. 35060 ..........
Emergency Relief Fund.
Cash on hand January L2, tg34 ...............;....,
CounW of Cottonwood Bond- Nq, .8,.i-......1.i.rr..q........
County of Renville Bond No. 1489 ............
'JO
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
500.00
500.00
600,00
600.00
500.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.c0
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00.
1,000.00
600.00
600.00
600.00
600.00
600.00
500.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
$116,847.78
$8,131.1.4
,.600.00
1,000.00

76
PROCEEDINGS OF TBD
County of Renville Bond No. 1490 .'..........
County of Renville Bond No. 1550 .'....'.....
Village of Paynesville Bond No. 55
Village of Paynesville Bond No. 66
Village of Paynesville Bond No. 57
Village of Jeffers Bond No. 4 ...'....'....'....
Village of Jeffers Bond No. 5 .....'....'.....'.
Village of Jeffers Bond No. 6 .................'
Town of Lincoln Bond No. 11 .....'."..".'.
Town of Lincoln Bond No. 13 ..............'.
Town of Lincoln Bond No. 15 ................
City of Albert Lea Bond No. 130
City of Albert Lea Bond No. 131
City of Albert Lea Bond No. 137
City of Albert Lea Boncl No. 138
County of Grant Bond No. 25 '.......'......
County of Grant Bond No. 26 ............".
County of Grant Bond No. 27 .....',..,',.,:.......;..........'
County of Grant Bond No. 28 .'................;.'.............
County of Grant Bond No. 29 ......".......;..'.............'.
County of Grant Bond No. 30 ..'.'......'...
Carver County School District No. 5 Bond No. 29 ....
Carver County School District No. 5 Bond No. 30 ....
Village of Morristown Bond No. 26
Village of Morristown Bond No. 2?
Village of Morristown Bond No. 28
Village of Morristown Bond No. 29
Village of Morristown Bond No. 30
Village of Olivia Sewer Warrant No. 6 ...............'....
Viltage of Olivia Sewer Warrant No. 13
County of Swift Bond No. 126 ..'......".'.
County of Swift Bond No. 127 ...,"'..'....
County of Swift Bond No. 128 .........'....
County of Swift Bond No. 129 .'......"....
County of Swift Bond No. 130 .'...'........
SinLing Fund.
Cash on hand JanuarY 12, L934
County of Martin Bond No. 12 ,,.,'.,,.,.,,,.,
County of Martin Bond No. 13 ........,....'..
County of Cottonwood Bond No. 19
County of Cottonwood Bond No. 43
1,000.00
1,000.00
500.00
500.00
600.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.c0
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
' 1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
600.00
500.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
$42,73t.L4
$8,453.6?
1,000.00
1,000.00
500.00
600.00

GRAND LODGE OF IIINNESOTA.
County of Cottonwood Bond No' 20
County of Renville Bond No. 208 """"""'
County of Renville Bond No' 209 """"""'
County of Renville Bond No. 210 """"""'
;;;;;; oi Renville Bond No' zLL """"""""'1"""""
County of Renville Bond No' ztZ """"""'
County of Renville Bond No' 213 """"""'
tnaepenaent School District No' 143 Bond No' 88 ""
City of Luverne Bond No. 10 """""'-""'
County of Murray Bond No' 1 """""""""
Vilbgl of St. Louis Park Bond No' 156
Viilaee of St. Louis Park Bond No' 176
Viilage of St. Louis Park Bond No' 177
Village of St. Louis Park Bond No' 178
Village of St. Louis Park Bond No' 1?9
Village of St. Louis Park Bond No' 180
Cons. School District No. 1? Bontl No' 18 """"""""
Cons. School District No. 1? Bond No' 19 """"""""
Cons. School District No. 1? Bond No' 20 """"""""
Cons. School District No. 1? Bond No' 2L """"""""
Cons. School District No. 1? Bond No' 22 """"""""
County of Grant Bond No. 24 """""""'
County of Lyon Bond No. 16 ."""""""'
County of Lyon Bond No. 27 """""""'
County of Lyon Bond No. 60 """"""""
County of Lyon Bond No. 61 """""""'
County of Mille Lacs Bond No' 1 """""
County of Mille Lacs Bond No' 2 """""
County of Mille Lacs Bond No' 3 """""
County of Mille Lacs Bond No. 4 """""
County of Mille Lacs Bond No' 6 """""
County of Mille Lacs Bond No' 7 """""
SPecial CharitY Fund'
77
500.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00.
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,oo0.oo
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
500.00
500.00
500,u0
500.00
500.00
500.00
s39,953.6?
Cash on hand January L2, L934 $1'664'21
Referred to Committee on Finance'
DAVID W. KNOWLTON,
Grand Treasurer.

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REPORT OF GRAND SECRETARY.
To the OfGcers and Members of the Grand Lodge:
I have the honor to submit herewith my twenty-seventh
annual report as Grand Secretary.
Proceedings, Commissions, etc.
The Proceedings of the Annual Communication of lgBB
were published as promptly as possible and given the usual dis_
tribution. They contain the usual table and a phototype of M.
W. Bro. Guy F. Streater.
Commissions have been issued and received as stated in the
address of the Grand Master.
Circulars have been issued from time to time as occasion
required.
All correspondence has been prompily attended to and
the work of the ofdce is up to date.
Returns.
There are 310 chartered Lodges on the roll, Returns have
been received from all but nine-(foui of these were received
after the books were elosed,) The tabulated statement which
accompanies this report shows as follows:
Raised
Joined
Restored
Total gains
Withdrawn
Stricken from the roll ................
Suspended
Expelled
Died
Total losses
Net loss
Membership this date ........
438
280
67
446
7,754
1
6
778
'r 6i)
2,985
2,200
56,084

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
Bonds and lnsurance.
The bond of the Grand Treasurer for $10'000'00 was renewed
February 2 1933, and is on file in my office. The bond of
the Grand Secretary for $10,000.00 was renewed on January 25'
1933, and is on file with the Grand Treasurer. Insurance to the
amount of $3,000.00 is carried on Grand Lodge property in the
office of the Grand Secretary. Of this insurance $1,500'00 ':xpires
in 1935 and $1,600.00 in 1936.
Receipts.
Receipts during the year have been $135,661'27, as follows:
Emergency Relief Fund, (Per capita)
Emergency Relief Fund, Payment of Loan
Emergency Relief Fund, Unexpended Balances '.......
Exchange
Fees and Dues ..'....,'..
Interest
Masonic Home .........
Matured Bonds, Emergency Relief Fund
Matured Bonds. Permanent Relief Fund
Matured Bonds, Sinking Fund '....'..'.
Matured Bonds, Special Charity Fund ..........'
Overdraft, Expenses District Supervisors
Overdraft, Refund of Overpaid Fees and Dues .'..,.'.
Rent ........,.,
Sale of Cipher
Sale of Code ...........
Sale of Supplies
Sinking Fund .........'
Special Charity Fund, Unexpended Balances ............
Unexpended Balance, Pay Roll, 1933 .'.......'.'
Disbursements.
79
$6,327.27
4,476.80
t64.7L
.20
85,047.85
8,414,72
1?,940.91
500.00
5,500.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
10.00
- 4.50
833.50
36.50
6.00
t2.25
2,000.00
283.80
t,129.59
$135.661.2?
Disbursements during the year have been $131,729'79,
follows:
Assistants to Grand Secretary, Grand Lodge, 1933 "
Assistant to Grand Treasurer, 1933 ..........'.
Assistants to Grand TYler' 1933
.,
$50.00
25.00
40.00

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Auditing Books, Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary
.,..........
Board of Custodians
Bond of Grand Secretary ,............
Bond of Grand Treasurer ,..,........
Chairman Committee on Correspondence
Clerk Hire, Grand Secretary's Office
Clerical Work, Committee on Appropriations .,....,,.,
Cloak Room Attendants 1933 ..,........
Contingent Expense, Grand Secretary ..,...,...,..,.,,,..,.
Emergency Relief Fund, Appropriation 19BB ..........
Emergency Relief Fund, Payment of Loan
Emergency Relief Fund, Transfer of Funds
Expenses Committee on Masonic Education and
Service
Expenses Delegate to Memorial Grand Lodge of
England
Expenses Delegate to George 'Washington Memorial
Expenses, District Supervisors
Expenses, Grand Master,...........,..
Fraternal Assistance at Rochester
Grand Tyler, 1933
Investment, Pelmanent Relief Fund
Jewel, Past Grand Master ,,...,..,,.,...,..
Lists of Regular Lodges
Masonic Relief Association of United States and
Canada
Masonic Veteran Association
Messenger fnsurance
Minnesota Masonic Home ..,,..,,.
Pay Roll, 1933 ...........
Per Diem, Committee on Appeals and Grievances ....
Per Diem, Committee on Appropriations,,.....,..,....,..
Per Diem, Committee on Jurisprudence .,.,,....,......,,,.
Per Diem, Committee on Lodges
Printing and Stationery ................
Refund Overpaid Fees and Dues .,.,..,...,
Relief .........
Rent ...,........
Salary, Assistant Grand Secretary .,......,..,
Salary, Grand Secretary .....,...,...
Salary, Grand Treasurer,,..,.,,.,.....,.......i.,...,.
Sinking Fund ...........
Speeidl Charity Fund
Stenographer's Service
for Committees,.,..........,.....,
250.00
356.22
37.50
37.50
500.00
2,100.00
15.00
25.00
436.88
5,327.27
4,476.80
69.71
85.69
600.00
200.00
495.62
1,400.00
B,LBz.'lL
50.00
3,702.49
205.00
I22.7r
194.29
400.00
7.50
77,534.33
7,000.00
20.00
20.00
40.00
25.00
1,302.68
277.60
6,779.80
3,000.00
2,280.00
4,800.00
1,800.00
2,000,00
486.80
15.00

GRAND LODGE OF DIINNESOTA.
Telephone 136.90
Trial Commissions 528.79
Fraternally submitted,
Referred to Committee on Finance.
fit31,729.79
JOHN FISHEL.
Grand Secretar:y.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON DISTRIBUTION.
To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge A. F. & A' M.'
of Minnesota:
Your Committee on the Distribution of the Grand Master's
address, respectfully report as follows:
We have listened with great interest to the splendid report of
the Grand Master and congratulate him on his wonderful repolt
and commend him for its excellence. We also desire to commend
and congratulate our Most Worshipful Grand Master not only for
this address, but for the very able manner in which he has diseharged
the duties of his high office.
We recommend that the subject matter of the address be
distributed as follows:
Necrology:
Fraternal Dead
Jurisprudence:
Decisions and Rules.
By-Laws,
Dispensations,
District Supervisors,
Masonic Research and Instructions,
Masonic Trials.
Also suggestions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 under the caption "Suggestions."
Finance Committee:
Auditor
We further recommend that those portions of the address
pertaining to the following be approved without reference to any
committee:
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Committee Appointments,
Other Appointments,
Committee on Liquor Question,
Visitations,
Minnesota Masonic Home.
Relief.
Schools of Instruction,
George Washington Memorial,
Fraternal rvork at Rochester,
Occasional Communication of Grand Lodge,
Conclusions.
Respectfully submitted,
F. E, JENKINS,
L. H, CADY.
W. E. NORELIUS,
Committee,
Adopted.
The Grand Orator, W. Bro. Royal A. Stone delivered
the follorving address:
THE TRESTLE BOARD OF OUR CITIZENSHIP.
Moat Worshipful Graud Master, and my Brethren:
At an early stage of our instruction in Masonic craftsmanship,
we were introduced to its working tools; taught their use
in convertirtg the rough into the pedect ashlar, and setting the
latter, true by plumb, square and level, into the rising edifice.
But going before any wcrk of the craftsmen, guiding and controlling
their skill ancl industry, was the design on the trestle board
of the master workman or architect.
However carefully thought out the plan; with whatever skill
and caution the designer calculates every danger of stress and
factor of safety, his work may go for naught if fabricated by
ignorant wotkm€n, or by the most skilled craftsmen, if careless
of their work, or disloyal alike to their craft and their own job.
Negligent selection of r.rraterial, hasty placing of a perfect ashlar
in the wrong place, or with faulty joining with its companion
pieces in the wall-may imperil the whole building.
Those who dwell, or work, or both, in the completed structure
have full right to complain of defects therein. Fault of
design or workmanship may be so serious as to imperil the
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chargeable to the master who designed, or to the craftsman who
wrought the work, or both.
Suppose now a large ediffce which has served its purpose so
long and well, as not only to house safely its indwellers whether
at work or refreshment, but also to amazp all who behold it by
its practical adaptation to and perfect fftness for its purpose.
Suppose a structure of solid'foundation, wall, and roof; harmony
and balance of design; interior spacious, ample and well proportioned;
an ensemble of such unexcelled dignity and proved utility
as, after a century and a half,,. to be without a proved superior
anywhere. Suppose that because of the wear and tear of 1b0
years exposure to the elements, always searching man's work for
defects, some major repair is needed, or some alteration to adapt
the old structure to the needs of a new age.
fndispensable again are skill and safety of deslgn; intelligence,
and fidelity in fabrication. Both architect and workmen
must know the old structure and its whole plan if they are to design
well and do well the new work required thereon,
In such case the owners of the house, may retain unskilled
master workmen to design and empltly untrained craftsmen to
fabricate the new work. As a result, the whole, old and ne-v,
may be so-weakened, so opened to agencies of destruction, that
it is put on the way to a ruin which will be none the less cornplete
because slow. In that case, berate the new architects and
the new workmen as you will, you must in simple justice put final
blame on the owners whose carelessness, ignorance, or preoccupation
with other matters, explain their employment of an architect
deffcient in knowledge, and of workmen lacking in skill and
fidelity.
In May, 1787, fifty-five carefully chosen,-well trained, thoroughly
tested, and experienced master workmen in statecraft
gathered in Philadelphia to design a neur.structure of American
government. Four months and more they studied and considereal
designs, drew and erased, and drew again until a plan was completed
and approved. That plan was the constitution of the United
States.
One hundred forty-ffve years, our people have dwelt, in a
governmental sense, in the house of the constitution. They have
dwelt there safely notwithstanding their conflicting ambitions,
their bickerings, and'their jealousies. The family has been a
. rapidly growing one. To the natural increase due to its own
fecundity, has been added the'enormous and not easily assimilated
increment of alien adoption.
The old structure still stands as ffrm of foundation and true
of line as ever. It has opened to uew millions of dwellers. It
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has stood the shocks of fierce political combat and those of civil
and foreign war. It has manifested a truly marvelous adaptability
to the needs of human progress. In short, its general
plan is of such proved suitability to American needs and ideals
that only an inconsequential minority now want the old house
razed to make way for a new one of different design.
Recently there has come upon us a hurricane, generated by
combination gf economic excess€s and maladjustment, of such
catastrophic violence as to shake the governmental structures of
man the world around. \Me have weathered the main s.hock.
The blow is abating. But yet there are recurring gusts' and we
feel-at least some think they feel-a trembling in the old house.
In consequence, and with an impatience all too characteristic of
mass American thought, (or rather mass American lack of
thought), there is demand for the rebuilding of the whole
structurc, or, at leas! for some major additions and alterations.
I would be the last to assert that the master craftsmen of
the Philadelphia workshop of 1787 knew all the requirements
for a safe and lasting design of a popular goverament. Assuredly
they could not, and did not, forsee all of the future and probably
not much of the present magnitude in area, interests, and busin€ss
of what is now the United States of America.
But they did know all there was then to be known of government
of any kind and the successes and failures of each sort.
It is the unanimous verdict of all students of their doings that
no other body of men anywhere, ot at anytime, has had a more
complete competence for the task at hand.
They knew what no student of government will deny-that
unrestrained power in human hands surely becomes autocratic
and destructive of the liberty of its subjects. They knew that
government, like fire, is the servant of humanity only when kept
within safe limits and applied to proper purposes. They knew,
as an inescapable truth of history, that a government capable of
being tyrannical will surely become so. They knew the paradoxical
corollary that white there can be no liberty without government,
there can equally be no tyranny without government.
Because of such knowledge, they erected here a'government
of, by, and for the people, but yet so restrained thaf while having
all the posters needed for efrciency and self preservation, it was
safe for its own people. The purpose was' not to make the United
States safe for democracy, but to make demociacy safe for the
United States.
The constitution is the shelter of our people,-in the governmental
sense, their dwelling place-their home. It is their right
to alter it as they will, or to destroy it and build something new.
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in its place, living in the open of anarchy without the protection
of established and strong government'
-- n; intelligent mind trefers the latter condition' but some
honestlythinkthatourco.nstitutionalstructure.needsalteration.
ii ifr""l is to be change, it must be the work of the people.
-Con.litotio"al
amendmelnt is a large operation by vast numbers'
The mistake, if any, cannot be undone except by the assent of
.i.if"" large numblrs. The process is so slow that' if error is
i"il,-it --"y ,r"r'"" be correcied, or, if it is, vast and irremedial
it"ttt'-.v risult before the corrqction takes place' True as ever
is the admonition of history that: (1) 1 warren, Supreme court'
305.
"The tendency to sacriffce established principles of constitutional
government in order to secure centralized control and
iGil-;md;"cy in administration mav easilv-be carried so far as
to-endanger ih" .rety fountlations upon which our system of so1
ernment -rests. 'r' 't * It is in such fashion that the friends
of free government may sap its foundations by measures they
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cause th€ir designs were fatally vulnerable to-faction-to class
-to
political scheming-to temporary political power.
The cause of their failure is thus summed up in the tenth
number of the Federalist:
"Among the numerous advantages promised by a well con'
structed union, none deserves to be more accurately developed
than its tendency to break and control the violence of faction.
The frienrl of popular governments never finds himself so alarmed
for their character and fate as when he contemplates their propensity
to this dangerous vice. The instability, injustice and con-.
fusion, introduced into the public councils, have, in truth, been
the mortal diseases under which popular governments have everywhere
perished."
"Our to-days and yesterdays" are still, ,,the blocks with.
which we buildt' our to-morrows. And some of our .ryesterdays"
were weak, misshapen and dangerous blocks, 'We need not leave
our own history to read of errors of a kind to be avoided if
American constitutionalism is to suryive. We have been guilty
of one nearly fatal error and of another which produced at least
a painfully gripping case of national colic. Let us consider the.
latter first.
In the devastating efteets of the 18th amendment, n'e experienced
some of the acute evils that assuredly follow ill advised
alteration of our constitutional design. The error was the transfer
to the national government of duty and responsibility which,
in the very nature of things; belong, in the first instance, with
the state governments, their function to be primary, with such
secondary aid as may properly be rendered by the federal go.uernment
in carrying out the primary policy of the states.
The 18th amendment had its origin in the high ideals and
taudable intention of a great mass of American people. Impatient
to achieve reform, they overlooked, or failed to recog'nize,
the evil to arise both from the speed and manner of their
procedure. The ttdrys" showed an intolerance of opposition, or
even disagreement, equalled only by the similar intolerance of the .
"wets" in the recent campaign for repeal. In the first, it was
characteristic of the "drys" that no matter how eminent and
good the citizen, if he disageed with them, they would not votei
for him even as a candidate for pound master. In the later contest,
the ttwets" evidenced the same narrowness, amounting to
bigotry.
The lesson to be drawn is not one of condemnation of either
ttwets" or "drys.t' It is rather that we, as Americans, in vast
majority if not en masse, have a capacity for impatience and intolerance
which utterly disqualifies us for important work on tho
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arnendment.
'That was not our first mistake of the kind' When our con-
of Daniel 'Webster, saYs:
"But the abolitionists knew their business best' Whenever
is sought the reason why the United States, alone of the great nations
of the world, was unable to get rid of chattel slavery without
bloodshed, look into the history of the abolitionists' They
were both poor citizens and poor politicians. When they had the
majority of the country with them, :r' 'r' * , they did not
know enough to take advantage of it. Nor had they time to
remove slavery by legal political process. 'To hell with the Constitution.'
They had their way, but their way brought unnecessary
war.t'
I might add that the unnecessary Civil 'War, to which the
author tefers, cost this nation nearly a million lives, without
reckoning the economic loss resulting directly and indirectly from
the disorganization and destruction caused by the struggle'
The author g'oes on to say, by way of comment, that at one
time the enemies of decent and orderly procedure appear upon
the pageS of historY. as:
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at another time as 'Emperor William,' 'Ludendorff' von Hinden-burg,'
but whatever the names upon the programs, the real names
are, Greed, Power, Selfishness, Fear, Revenge, and Mistaken
Patriotism."
I submit that this enumeration of the agents of disorganization
and destruction is not complete because of its omission of
"Impatience," "Intolerance," and "Political Ambition."
Ports open to sudden invasions of evil, such as those let in,
first by the Abolitionists and again by the Prohibitionists, are not
the only defects to be guarded against in whatever new designing
is attempted on our trestle boards. There is another kind of
danger that may come upon us in disguise, and, before we recognize
it, get "recorded for a precedent; and many an error, by the
same example, will rush into the State."
A disease slowly growing from an insidious and unrecognized
infection may be as surely fatal as a lethal wound openly delivered.
Because of the secret nature of their onslaught, they are
more dangerous than open attack. The latter we may anticipate
in time for adequate defense, The former we may not recognize
until too late.
There are at least two ailments already seriously weakening
the structure of American government, One agency designed by
the architects of the constitution to keep government within the
limits fixed by that charter of liberty was an independent judidiciary.
Given the duty to annul acts of the national and state
legislatures which transgress constitutional limits, it was necessary
to deprive the judges of opportunity for their own political
self aggtandizement. That wds accomplished by withholding
from them all power over the government purse and giving them
none to appoiirt other officers of government. Being thus saved
from the irresistible temptation that comes from possession of
political power, the federal judges were made independent of any
exereise of such power by others, calculated improperly to influence
judicial decision. ft was done by giving them tenure of office
during good behavior and guaranteeing them against reduction of
compensation. That plan, through nearly 150 years, has given and
continued to us a federal judiciary with a record so little open to
criticism as to be truly a demonstration of the wisdom of the master
workmen of 1787 who first drew the plan on our constitutional
trestle board.
In many of the states, a different system was inaugurated,that
of a judiciary elected for relatively short terms. This
movement sprang from the distrust of a people livinei in a far
flung territory, under pioneer conditions, of authority of any
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GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
The politicians were not satisfied to compromise judicial office
by bringing it within the sweep of partisan political maneuvering'
fn order merely to get more ofrces as campaign trading stock'
they made even clerks of court elective.
As long ago as 1832, that great French commentator, De
Tocqueville, wrote, concerning this American innovation, as follows:
"I am atuare that a secret tendency to diminish the judicial
power exists in the United States 'r' * * Some of their state
constitutions make members of the judiciary elective, and they
are even subiected to frequent re-elections. I venture to predict
that these innovations will sooner or later be attended with
fatal consequences; and that it will be found out at some future
period that by thus lessening the independence of the judiciary
they have attacked not only the judicial power but the democratic
republic itself."
Recently an American writer thus referred to the same
movement: "Delivered into the bondage of politics," the American
judiciary, which had been "for more than s century safeguarded
against legislative or executive interference has yielded"
to this powetful new influence, that was destined to weaken and
discredit the administration of law in a large proportion of American
courts. (2) Annals Am. Academy Pol. and Social Science,
Sept. 1933, p. 78.
In two of our larger cities, we have just had painful
demonstration of the truth of both French prophecy and American
comment. They delimit another design which never ought to
have been drawn on the trestle board of American citizenshlp.
As substitute, I suggest a state judiciary selected by the executive,
with the utmost care as to qualiffcations of character and professional
attainment, but subject to removal from oftce by the
people;-the question of removal, ttyes" or t'nortt unincumbered
by the ambitions of some "out" to be "in," to be the only issue
submitted, when and as a respectable number of electors petition
for its submission.
The second departure from the plan of the constitution which
has already much weakened our govemmental structure is'our
slow but now far advanced abandonment of the representative
idea of government.
The mass of our people, or any majority or substantial
minority of them, is too far from Washington' or even any state
capital, and too far also from controlling facts, to pass informed
judgment on many an issue of vital importance to them. That
was true also in 1787. Hence, the plan of the constitution for
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national legislature and an executive, and for state legislatures
and state execqtives, to be elected by the people at stated intervals,
It was not thought then, as it is now, that those so elected
could fulfill their duty by mere rubber stamp reproduction of
the opinion, at the moment, of a majority, to say nothing of a
vocal minority, organized or unorganized, of the people at home.
The plan was not that the little, but the big; not that the ignorant,
but the informed; not that the inexperienced, but the experienced;
not that the cowardly, but the courageous should be
electetl to public ofrce. The purpose was not that the job of
those so chosen should be merely to gain re-election, by fair
means or foul. Nor was it that they should be mere loud-speakers
through which to amplify the voice of some of those who elected
them.
The plan was something bigger and better-one which, it
was hoped, would call to and keep in the public service men
capable of performing: well its arduous duties, and courageous
enough to ctispatch public business as they thought it should be
done, rather than as some political mast,et, whether an individual
or many, might tell them to do it.
The design was that the responsible public ofrcer should be
the general agent of his constituents, to perform for them the
duties of government which must be perfotmed by one or a few
and cannot be performed by the many. To that end, he was to
have the abilities and the freedom of action, necessary to the
competent performance of an important general agency.
Of course, the plan was that it would be his duty to obey
any clear mandate of his principals' But, by the same token, it
was to be his duty courageously and plainly to report to them
the facts found by him on his own closer inspection of any problem
and as courageously to keep them informed if, in his judgment,
their policy of the moment was in enor, in whole or in
part. fn short the plan was not that any holder of important
legislative or executive offiee should be merely a messenger, but
that he should be truly a representative,,to act for his constituents,
on his own judgment not tleirs, in a broad field of political
action.
The most regrettable fruit of current American political
practice consists of the handicap it puts upon merit in the publie
service and the premium offered to mediocracy. Democracy cannot
function under the forms of a representdtive republic without
courageous and qualiffed leatlership. Hintlering those who
are qualified, from entering and remaining in the public service,
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ing them in, gives political power to the demagogue and political
racketeer; the latter a less meritorious character than the former.
The idea of selecting men of great experience and ripe wis-
dom for the responsible tasks of lovernment, particularly that
of law-making, is not new. Gibbon records that early in the
sixth century:
"Before the election of the Merovingian kings, the most
powerful tribe, or ndtion, of the Franks' appointed four venerable
chieftains to compose the Salic laws." (3) 4 Gibbon, Decline and
Fall (Curchod Ed.) 40.
That is one of the earliest recorded cases of resort to what
we now call a "Brain Trust." That they are again popular, that
our people, and especially our political leaders have sense enough
to use them, and with patient confidence, is a hopeful sign.
I would like to go on co4sidering with you' my brethren,
other designs which from time to time have been recommended
for the trestle board of our citizenship-a,nd some which we have
not only drawn there but have wrought into the edifice of government.
But the limits of time and place forbid.
I will,'however, trespass further on your courteous patience
to ask you just how much, and what, improvement the wide-open'
public primary election has broqght to the public service. Just
how good is the system which makes the only qualiffcations for
candidacy for a place on the court of last resort of your state,
the possession of $60.00 ancl a license to practice law, even
though the candidate's title to both money and license may be
questionable?
Just how much has the Senate of the United States been
elevated to a higher plane of statesmanship by the direct popular
election of its members?
How much farther are we going or should we go, or have
we already gone too far, in permitting the Federal Government
to take ovdr the powers reserved, or intendecl to be reserved, by
and to the states?
Without allowing anything for the personnel added by our
recent efforts at recovety, somewhere from every eight to every
twelve of our people are supporting one ofrcial or other employee
of government. Do we want the ffeld of lovernmental functions
so increased that eventualln where our Revolutionary fathers
were driven to rebellion against the quartering on them of soldiers
by the British government, we will be driven to rebellion
against the quartering on us of public ofrcials and employees by
our own government?
These and other related questions arise but must be passe-d.
They must be answered by thinking women and men. I care
not how conservative or how radical the thinking is, just so it is
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ed or
chargeable to a religion, a continent, and a people. They scattered
the whitening bones of millions of Christians from the
English Channel to Arabia. On the sands of Asia Minor and
Palestine they left to the vultures the mortal temains of myriads
of other races, guilty only of a difrering view of the one Deity.
The catastrophe was due to the power of ttholy otators" ovet
the ignorant minds and inflammable emotions of their listeners.
It is for Americans to s€e to it that their poise and intelligencv
are proof against the sway of political orators and propagandists
who have been known to be, and may be again, just as mistaken,
relatively as dangerous, and not a tithe as holy as Peter the IIermit
and Bernard, the Abbot of Clairvaux' who respectively inciteil
the baleful slaughters of the first and second Crusades.
Lingering a moment longer with the Middle Ages, there is
another of their facts, recorded as "highly creditable to the
Byzantine financiers." (5) Finlay, Medieval Greece, 51. "From
the extinction of the Western Roman Empire in 476, to the conquest
of Constantinople by the Crusaders in 1204, (728 years), the
gold coinage of the Empire was maintained constantly of the same
weight and standard' {' :B '* and the purity, (ie., the honesty), of
the Byzantine coinage rendered it for many centuries the onlygold
currency that circulated in Europe'" "In England, Sweden and
Russia, the byzant of Constantinople long enjoyed the same superiority,"
as in recent times was conceded by the whole world to the
English pound and the American dollar. The historian records
also, in that connection, that ttthe few emperors who ventured to
adulterate the coinage have been stigmatized by history, and their
successors immediately restored the ancient standard."
What lesson that has for us, I cannot say, being neither
economist nor ffnancier. But, as a Mason, may I not ask whether
there can be any wise designing, in politics or economics, that
ignores the long-tried and never guestioned maxim, that "honesty
is the best policy"-best because morally right, and the only one
that pays? Can anything less meet our test of the plumb, square
and level?
There is in the American people & reserve force of honesty'
intelligence, and altruistic patriotism which, thus far, has furnished
the stufr needed for victory over all enemies. Every threat
against our liberty and our progress to better things has been
rendered ultimately futile by the innate wisdom and true instinct
of our people. If, at times, they start on a wrong course' it is due
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Designing on the trestle boald of our citizenship must go on'
Our master workmen must continue there to delineate for us all,
of the craft of citizenship, the conclusions of their wisdom' Planning
there must be ot progless cannot continue-and the alternative
of progress is stagnation and death.
But, for the moment, the planning needed is of a new or
changed economy, rather than a new or changed goveurment'
It must be of an altered structure of political and business practice,
rather than a changed constitution. And the new design
must exclude, forevet so far as possible, the racketeer in business
or politics.
Here is the field for the Mason. The exalted ethical precepts
of his craft make it his duty, as a citizen, to help achieve and
preserve for our people the commercial and political ideals
necessary to safe and ordered flssd6rn-a freedom safe because
ordered.
But let us see to it, that, in putting on our trestle boards new
plans, political or economic, we are laying down, for ourselves and
those who come after us, the lines of safety rather than danger,
of progress rather than recession, of temples rather than prisons'
The Grand Master appointed the following committee
on the recommendation in his address relating to the liquor
question:
Elmer A. Kling, P. G. M.; Guy F. Streater, P. G. M.; Harrv
M. Burnham, P.G.M.; Dick A. Mitchell (264)' E. N. French
(233).
'W. Bro. Thomas C. Clark, president of the Masonic
Veteran Association, announced the 42ncl annual dinner and
meeting of the Association to be held on the evening of
this date, extending an invitation to all to attend the same.
REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE REPORT
OF THE COMMITTEE ON MASONIC RESEARCH
AND INSTRUCTION.
To the Moct Worrhipful Grand Lodge,
A. F. & A. M. of Minnerota:
Your Special Committee of the Grand Lodge, to which was
referred the report of the Special Committee on Masonic Research
and Instruction, submits the following report:
In accordance with the instructions given the Committee at
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the last Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, the Commit_
tee has carefully studied and investigated the report of the Special
Committee on Masonic. Research and Instruction and recommends
as follows:
7. The Committee recognizes the demand for information
on Masonic lore, and that Satisfactory answers to an inquiring
iniatite or seasoned craftsman should, as far as possible and
proper, be made available to him. Great respect must be paid to
all that is contained in the ritual, but it is conceivable that the
ritual, owing to its brevity and peculiar form, may come to be
regarded as mere ritual, and repeated and even listened to with_
out serious thought as to its content. Not in lieu thereof in any
particular whatsoever, but in corroboration, it may need amplication
and explanation to bring out its real meaning and point its
application to every day life. The Committee is of the opinion
that the so called "The Lodge System of Masonic Education',
would, to a material degree solve this particular phase of Masonic
instruction, and therefore recommends the adoption of ,,The
Lodge System of Masonic Education."
2, In view of many expressions of the brethren in the rank,
and file which seem to emphasize the vital need for the cultivation
of a greater knowledge and better understanding of the laws,
history, symbols, obligations, charg€s and teachings of the craft,
and a demand for a more general dissemination of Masonic information
and service, through lectures or inspirational addresses
by qualified brethren in tiled Lodges on topics Masonic in nature
and effect, the Committee recognizes the importance to the craft
of such information and service.
Careful study of a Digest of Masonic Educational Activities,
compiled by the Masonic Service Association of the United States,
discloses that many of the Grand Jurisdictions are operating successfully
and therefofe satisfactorily, speaker's or service bureaus.
The Committee recommends that plans for rendering information
and senrice be formulated and put into active operation
as soon as may be, by the Committee hereinafter provided for.
3. The Committee recommends that there be established a-
Permanent Committee which shall be known as ,,The Committee
on Masonic Research and Iinstruction,' of the Most Worshipful
Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Minnesota:
that said Committee shall consist of three Master Masons, past
Masters in good standing of this Grand Jurisdiction, and they
shall be appointed by the Grand Master as soon as possible after
his installation, for designated terms of one, two, and three years,
respectively, and thereafter one shall be appointed each year by
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The said Committee shall work under the direction of the
Grand Master, and shall make a full and complete report to him
in writing annually, not later than the last day of the calendar
year.
4, The Committee recommends the appropriation of Five
hundred (500) dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessaty,
for the use of the Permanent Committee to defray actual necessary
expenses incurred in the discharge of its activities.
It is not presumed that any system or plan will work from
the beginning without meeting with some disappointments and
obstaclcs, but, as thei Secretary of the Masonic Service Committee
of a neighboring Grand Jurisdiction remarked recently to a
member of our Committee, the system or plan must, to a great
grow up like Topsy" and develop as observation and
degree "just
experience may dictate, and the Permanent Committee must be
given latitude in its exercise of discretion and judgment, subject
to the full approval of the Grand Master.
Respectfully submitted,
DAVID W. KNOWLTON,
J. L. MITCHELL,
HALLAN L. HUFFMAN,
MILO B. PRICE,
E. G. McKEOWN,
Committee.
Referred to the Committee on Jurisprud.ence, and if
approved by that committee, then to the Committee on Appropriations.
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON THE LODGE SYSTEM
OF MASONIC EDUCATION.
Foreword,
The committee recommends that the plan be known as "The
Lodge System of Masonic .Education." The System is herewith
set forth for the Worshipful Masters of the Lodges in the Grand
Jurisdiction of Minnesota.
It is simple, practicable, costs little, is employed under the
immediate authority and direction.of the Master of the Lodge;
it works at the point where education is most needed and best
appreciated, namely, with the candidate; the results, if the
rnethod is used consistently, automatically guarantee themselves;
it has been tested in the Grand Jurisdictions of New York and
District of Columbia and is endorsed by many Craft leaders and
brethren of wide expelience.
The Plan in Brief.
The essentials of the Lodge System of Masonic Education
are:
1. The Lodge, rather than some individual, voluntary committee,
or independent organization, carries it on.
2. Its.purpose is to guarantee that every candidate is properly
instructed in those fundamentals of the Craft which every
nervly-made Mason ought to know.
3. The plan is capable of easy expansion to meet the nied
for Masonic information, by other than candidates.
4. This plan is optional with the Lodges, but if adopted,
must be used in its entirety.
Purpose.
The candidate is a stranger to Freemasonry and Freemasonry
a stranger to him, It is not merely a Lodge that he joins, but a
Fraternity with 3,500,000 members and more than 16,000 Lodges
in this eountry; with other thousands of Lodges and tens of
thousands of members in other countries throughout the world;
with a history stretching back over many centuries, an intricate
system of laws, a large number of purposes, ideals and obligations;
many rights, privileges and duties, the Ancient Landmarks

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to be preserved, the whole carrying on a program of activities
of great variety.
It is too much to expect that without guidance any man
shall be able to make himself at home in such a society, or, unaided,
take his proper place in the Lodge's work with credit to
himself and honor to the brotherhood. He has a right to expect
that the Lodge give him much of the information he needs.
ft is necessary that new brethien become imbued with the
spirit of Freemasonry and believe in, as well as understand, its
purpos€s and ideals.
Not only the candidate profits; the Lodge is strengthened
from having new members who, from the beginning, are able to
take part in its activities; who are likely to become regular attendants;
and who can quickly grasp the aim and purpose of the
Lodgets endeavors. They come in already prepared for work.
. Method and Machinery.
1. The Worshipful Master appoints a co:nrniitee of f ve
2. After a petition has been favorably balloted upon, the
petitioner is notified to meet with the committee at a specified
place and time.
3. At this first meeting the committee will give him such
instruction as he needs to enable him to receive the First degree
in a proper spirit, and furnish him such information as will give
him a clear understanding of what kind of society it is he is about
to enter'.
4. The candidate will meet with this committee three more
times, once after each of the degrees.
Tbe Committee.
The committee should be composed of Master Masons of
experience, knowledge and tact, who feel a genuine interest in
their work and can be trusted not to neglect it. It is wise to
have at least one Past Master in its membership. The committee
should have a chairman, but needs no other officer. The candidate
will meet the committee at the specified time and place,
when he will hear each member of the committee in turn present
one of the papers prepared for the designated meeting. Opportunity
should be given for questions and discussion.
The candidate need only listen; he has no books to read,
no papers to write, nothing to memorize; it adds nothing to his
burden of mastering the lectures.
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But the gain to him is inestimable; when he is ready to sign
the by-laws he will have heard twenty fundamental subjects presented,
a larger amount of carefully digested, useful, connected
information than rnany Masons have been able to pick up, when
left to their owrr resources' in many years.
The system is no great burden on the committee. Each
member familiarizes himself with four subjects (one for each
meeting) and attends the meetings. It is required that every
member confine himself to his subject as it is written' First,
it guarantees that he will take
Programs for the Four Meetings.
The First Meeting.
(Preceding the First Degree)
The five papers plesented by the committee members at this
meeting are:
1. Brief statement of Masonic History.
2, Qualifications necessary to an applicant.
3. Organization of a Masonic Lodge.
4, Porvels and functions of a l\faster.
5. Duties and privileges of members,
The Second Meeting.
(Following the First Degree)
The five papers presented at this meeting arel
1, Meaning and o::igin of the term E. A.
2. Interpretation of E. A. ritual.
3. Application of the principal tenets of E. A. degree.
4, Interpretation of the Symbols of E' A. degree.
5. Duties and privileges of an E' A.
The Third Meeting.
(Follo'lving the Second Degree)
The five papers presented at this meeting are:
1. Meaning and origin of the term F' C.
time at
every meeting; Second, it assur hear the
.u-" pupu".; Third, it enables n a substitute
at a moment's notice if a ; Fourth,
since the papers rvill have been approved by- the Grand Lodge,
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2, Interpretation of F. C. ritual.
3. Symbols and allegories of F. C. degree.
4. Duties and privileg€s of a F. C.
5. Historieal information on the degree.
- The Fourth Meeting.
(Fotlowing the. Third Degree).
The five papers presented at this meeting.are:
1. Interpretation of the ritual of the M. M. degree.
.2. Symbols and allegories of the degree.
3. The legend of H. A.
4. The Landmarks.
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MEETING NO. 1_TOPIC NO. 1.
ADDRESS OF WELCOME-STATEMENT OF HISTORIC
OR,IGIN OF FREEMASONRY.
The purpose of...,..,........,......,....'.Lodge in asking you to meet
with this Committee before you are initiated into Masonry is first
to congtatulate you on your election to receive the degtees antl
to be accepted into the goodfellowship of this Lodge, and second
to assure you that we want you to-fincl all the benefit that is possible
in Srour association with us, and, to this end, offer you some
preliminary information about our Institution. What we now
tell you ig not secret but is authentic and useful'
Your experiences here will be to you like entering into a new
and a foreign eountry, although here you will find p,olicies anal
customs that are at least universally approved if not so practiceal.
It is not a frivolous proceeding on which you are entering but
rather a serious one as entrance into life is serious, end to make
the most out 'of it one should try to understand its origin and purpose.
Therefore as a foundation for your future understanding,
we propose first to give you
A brief Sketch of Masonic History.
In the book of human history Freemasonry has a chapter all
its own, and when you become a member of our Fraternity you
will want to know something about that chapter, as much for its
own interest as for the light it will throw on the three stages in
the eeremonies which lie before you, 'We can here give you no
more than a glimpse of it.
In all ages of the world and in all lands men have formed
secret $ocieties so call€d, have made use of initiation, symbols,
emblems, allegories, and secret means of recognition, Freemasonry
has been a natural development of that human tendency,
and yet "the difficulty in writing its history lies in the secrecy with
which it has in great measure enshrouded itself, so that no man
can tell whence it came nor trace accurately the manner in which
it was transmitted from one to the other until it reachetl all parts
of the civilized world." (1).
We know that the first Grand Lodge was organized by
four Lodges in London, England, on June 24th, A. D. 1717' and
that there is in existence in London to-day, a written document
known as the Regius Manuscript discovered in 1839 by James
Halliwell. which is knorvn as the oldest Masonic Constitution and
is identified by competent authority as having been written about
the year 1390 A. D. (2). That document shows that even then
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probably the first use of the designation Freemason, which appears
in the history of the Company of Masons of London, England,
in the year 1375 A. D. (3).
But back of all that we have the known exist:nce of a body
of men called free masons, that is masons or builders who w€re
not slaves as most work people were in those early days, and
who, unlike slaves, were free to travel from place to place in
carrying on their work. These men were described as the Comacine
Masters, and they, in turn are declared to be the successors
of the College of Builders that flourished and died with the Roman
Empire, which takes us back to the fourth century A. D. (4).
So far then we have history and a reasonable deduction from
known facts on which to base a date of origin for our Fraternity,
but a.re not at the end of our journey into the past.
In all periods from the dawn of history until about the fifth
century A. D., there is recorded the existence in nearly every
known country of secret societies, which, so far as our knowledge
of them enables us to judge, were strikingly like Freemasonry in
all except name, And these societies, each with a different name
in different countries, are generically termed, "The Ancient Mysteries."
They prevailed in Egypt, fndia, Persia, Greece, Rome,
Gaul and Britain, and extended back over a period of four thousand
years before Christ. (5).
Thus while much of the teaching, ritual, ceremonial and
procedure of Masonry is comparatively modern, other portions,
including most of its symbolism, are undoubtcdly old, some of
them very old. - - - Traversing in its journeys most of the ancient
nations of the worid, this philosophical system grew and developed
through the ages. It probably incorporatei in itself portions of
the okl philosophies which it found existing in all the countries
through which it passed and where it temporarily Sojourned. It
select€d from the numerous mysteries anything which attracted
its attention and seemed beautiful, significant or useful for its
purposes.
So far back as recorded history of our ancient brethren goes,
they were operative masons. They designed buildings, dressed the
stone and laid it up in the walls; they set up arches, pillars and buttresses,
laid the floor, built the roof, carved the decorations, made
and fittetl the stained glase windows. Their work was difrcult,
required a high degree of skill and even genius, and much knowledge
of mechanics and geometry as well as of stonemasonry.
They were the great artists of the Middle Ages and therefore were
made free, in contradistinction to the cowans or rough masons
who were only slaves tequired to reside in one place and always
subject to the ruler or lord of that place. From this distinguishing
fact of freedom our ancient brethren gained the name of Freemasons.
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'When a number of them worked together on a building over
a period of years, they organized a Lodge (6) which met in a temporary
structure near their work or in a room of the unfinishecl
building. Such a lodge was governed by a Master assisted by
'Wardens. It maintained a charity fund flom which to dispense
necessary relief to Master Masons,, their wiilows and orphans; it
met in regular communications, divided its membership into
grades, admitted members by initiation, and in short was in its
essentials what a illasonic Lodge is to-day except that its work was
mainly operative masonry while our:s is termed spepulative masonry,
m€aning the work of building in the moral and symbolic
sense, as distinguished from the operative.
In time the secrets of geometry and of the art of Gothic Architecture
become generally known and therefore no longer
secret, The operative craft then began to decline in numbers,
so that in the 16th and 17th centuries it had only a few small
scattered Lodges. But it had a traclition and a history that made
it attractive to men of higher education who, with no intention of
becoming operative masons, but possibly from curiosity or for social
reasons, began to seek and obtain membership and so came to
be known as Accepted Masons. (7). These gradually turned the
interest of the Craft to the speculative side of it and they were
the kind of men who formed the first Grand Lodge in the year
171,7.
From that time the growth ,of the institution has, with occasional
setbacks, been such as to splead to nearly every country
in the world, and while there is some diversity of operation, as
you will hereafter learn, its means of recognition are universal.
In the Unii;ed States we have 49 Grand Lodges, more than
16,500 constituent Lodges, and about three and a half million
members by the record in 1932; and in Minnesota we have 310
constituent Lodges and 60,352 members governed by one Grand
Lodge.
You are therefore about to become one of a vast fraternity
of selected men, among whom y'ou may stand high if so be that
you make yourself worthy of their regard.
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References.
1. Stillson and Hughan's History of Freemasonry.
2. The Lodge and the Craft, Blackmer, Page 213.
3. The Builders, Newton, Page 104.
4. The Builders, Newton, Page 87-8.
5. Symbolism of the Three Degrees, Street, Pages 59-60.
6. The Builders, Newton, Page 139'
7, The Builders, Newton, Page 160.
rs;;;-G;"d to above can be purchased from the National Masonic Reiearch
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MEETTNG NO. I_TOPIG NO.2.
QUALTFTCATTONS NECESSARY TO APPLTCANT.
The Ancient Landmarks of Freemasonry are the fundamental
source of Masonic Law and will be fully explained to
you hereafter.
Number one. of these Landmarks, states that a belief in
the Supreme Being, "The Great Architect of the IJniverse," is
an indispensable prerequisite to admission to Masonry.
Number nine, of the Ancient Landmarks, states that a candidate
for Masonry must be a man of mature age, fre-eborn, of
good report, hale and sound, not deformed or dismembered and
no eunuch.
It is generally understood that there are also internal and
external qualifi cations.
The internal qualifications are those which lie within his own
bosom and are not patent to the world; his disposition toward
the institution and his motives and designs in seeking 'entrance
into it.
The external qualifications are those which refer to his outward
fitness for initiation and are based on his moral and religious
character, the frame of his body, the constitution of his
mind, his social position and his financial ability to conform to
the requirements of membership.
The applicant must come of his own free will and accord.
He must first be prepared in his heart and must come uninfluenced
by the persuasion of friends and unbiased by mercenary
motives.
While number twenty-six of the Ancient Landmarks states
that no subject of sectarian or political character can be discussed
in the Lodge, it is considered that the views of the applicant,
both political and religious are of paramount importance.
In the charge of the first degree the candidate is admonished
that he is to be a quiet and peaceful subject of the State, true
to his government and just to his country. It would therefore
appear that an applicant with Socialistic or Anarchistic views or
tendencies should clearly be ineligible because those views would
necessarily conflict with his duty to his government and corintry.
Likewise, an applicant a member of, or in sympathy with,
any religion or cult which does not permit the utmost freedom
of speech or thought should be ineligible. The Old Regulations
required thdt a candidate ('must also be his own master." That
requirement cannot be met by one who admits that another is
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As to physical perfection, The Grand Lodge has recently
decided that an artificial limb or part under the practical control
of the candidate which enables him to take all the necessary required
steps, positions, etc., renders him eligible to petition for
the degrees of Masonry.
Great care should be exercised in the selection of candidates
for the degrees of Masonry. It is a duty that in an especial
sense devolves upon those who in a representative capacity first
pass upon the qualifications of applicants.
MEETING NO, 1_TOPIC NO. 3.
LODGE ORGANIZATION.
Our Fraternity inherits, from the ancient operative masons,
their organization; tried and proved by them during long years
of successful buildins operations. Anciently a lodge of operative
masons was organized in the vicinity of the structure upon which
they were working, The master builder or architect and his
assistants were its officers; the workmen, mastet masons, fellows
of the craft, and apprentices completed the roll of the lodge.
The lodge governed itself, recognizing no higher authority than
that of its own master, the architect or master builder in charge
of the work.
While our organization is similar in many respects to that
of the ancient builders, great confusion would result if each
Lodge of Speculative Masons was independent, We have, therefor:e,
a Grand Lodge for: each State and the District of Columbia
to which all subordinate Lodges in those jurisdictions yield obedience.
The title of the Grand Lodge in this State is, The Most
Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
of Minnesota.
Each Grand Lodge is supreme masonically in its own jurisdiction,
each independent of all other Grand Lodges, each recognizing
every other Grand Lodge as its equal, each exchanging
fraternal relations with all the others. This same supremacy,
independence, equality, and exchange of relations is granted the
Grand Lodges of foreign countries if, after investigation, they
are found to adhere essentially to our standards'
This Lodge, to which you have presented your petition for
the degrees, is subordinate to the Minnesota Grand Lotlge. It
has authority to confer the degrees of Masonry and to do other
Masonic work by virtue of a charter granted by that Grand
Lodge. It must comply with the laws and regulations of the
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the Grand Master. Its charter may be arrested by the Grand
Master for violations of these laws, regulations, and by-laws, or
of any of the ancient customs and usages of the Fraternity.
Each subordinate Lodge has masonic jurisdiction over all
the territory nearer to it than to any other Lodge, and may
accept petitions only from properly qualified persons residing
within that jurisdiction. Two or more Lodges existing within
the corporate limits of the same city have concunent jurisdiction
and the petitioner may present his petition to any one of
them. In Minnesota this applies to the Lodges in St. Paul, in
Minneapolis, and in Duluth.
The Masonic Code of Minnesota defines a subordinate Lodge
in these words: "A Subordinate Lodge shall consist of the following
officers: a Master, a Senior Warden, a Junior Warden, a
Treasurer, and a Sebretary,-eaeh of whom shall be elected by
the Lodge annually, and a Senior and a Junior Deacon, a Chaplain,
a Senior and a Junior Steward, a Marshal, and a Tyler,each
of whom shall be appointed by the Master after his installation,-sr6
as many members as may be convenient, working and
congregating by virtue of a charter or warrant from this Grand
Lodge."
The Worshipful Master is the chief executive officer of the
Lodge. His authority is unusual and quite similar to that of the
master of the ancient operative lodge.
The Senior Warden is second in authority. He succeeds to
the duties and prerogatives of the Worshipful Master in his absence,
except that he may not install officers.
The Junior Warden is next in rank and assumes the duties
and prerogatives of the Worshipful M.aster in the absence of
both his superior officers.
These three are the principal officers of the Lodge. They
may not resign or dimit during their term of office.
Tht Treasurer receives Lodge money from the Secretary
and keeps a just and true account of it, paying it out only by
order of the Lodge upon warrants certified by the Worshipful
Master and Secretary.
The Secretary observes the proceedings of the Lodge, records
in the minute book all that may properly be written, prepares
required reports for the Grand Lodge, prepares and countersigns
warrants ordered drawn on the Treasurer' prepares diplomas,
dimits and certificates, receives all money due the Lodge, has
charge of the Seal of the Lodge, keeps a file of petitions and
other documents relating to Lodge business and conducts such
correspondence as the Worshipful Master may direct.
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work. You will learn of their duties as you progress in the Degrees.
The Tyler is stationed outside the entrance of the Lodge
to allow no one to enter or retire unless he may properly do so'
The Worshipful Master and the 'Wardens are the Trustees
of the Lodge unless the by-laws provide a Board of Trustees'
They act as the legal representatives of the Lodge in respect to
the holding or leasing of property and such other matters as the
Lodge.maY direct.
Several Committees are necessary to properly conduct the
business of the Lodge' O is that for
Master and
Charity or Relief. It is co
the 'Wardens' TheY also c mittee'
Other standing committees - as the Lodge may require are
aFpointed by the Worshipful Master to serve during his term'
These are not necessarily the same in all Lodges and may include
such as Research, Entertainment, Library, and Athletic
committees.
The Worshipful Master also appoints committees for the
performanc6 of special duties, their period of service ends when
iheir report is received by the Lodge. An important committee
of this type is that for the investigation of one who has petitioned
to receive the Degrees. Their responsibility is very great
as the Lodge depends upon them to rnake a thorough inquiry into
-the qualifications of the petitioner and to retutn a complete and
unprejudiced report of their findings.
The officers of a Lodge of Masons serve without pay, except
the by-laws may provide a salary for the Secretary and the Tyler.
The word "'Work" is applied particularly to the conferring
of the Degrees and generally to any proper activity of the Lodge.
The work of a Lodge is done at its meetings called ttCommunicationst'
which may be "Stated" or "Special.tt Stated Communications
are the regular business meetings held on the dates specified
in the by-laws: the opening, the work, and the closing are conducted
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and of Entered Apprentices; a Master Mason may sit in any
communication of his own Lodge or of any other Lodge' with
the permission of the Master of that Lodge.
The organization of a subordinate Lodge, its relation to the
Grand Lodge, and the position of our Grand Lodge has now been
explained to you; you will in due time receive the Degrees, and
sign the by-laws, thus becoming a member of this Lodge and a
Master Mason, entitled to all the privileges and obligated to all
the duties of a Master Mason, fully qualified to work at home or
even to travel abroad and work as a Master Mason. Whatever
place you may fiIl in our organization, the wages you receive for
the work you do will be more than you expect and more highly
valued by you than wages of silver or of gold.
MEETING NO. I-TOPIC NO. 4.
POWER,S AND FUNCTIONS OI'A MASTER,,
10?
The title of the principal officer of a Masonic Loclge is Worshipful
Master.
When a Lodg:e is first constituted by a dispensation of the
Grand Master. that document names the brother who is to be
Worshipful Master until the next meeting of the Grand Lodge and
that brother then has all the power of office. Thereafter, when
a Lodge has been chartered, the Master is elected to 'office by the
written ballots of the members. None but a'Warden, Past Warden,
or Past Master can be elected to the office of Master.
The word "Worshipful" does not imply worship in the
-ecclesiastical sense, but it means honored or respected. Th6
Master of a Masonic Lodge is both. The fact of his election is
an honor which is properly desired by every Master Mason, and
when he has been duly installed in his office he is rightly shown
every respect. The office is entitled to it.
The authority of a Wor6hipful Master is well nigh absolute,
for it is limited only by the'edicts of the Grand Lodge. Unless
the Grand Master or his Deputy is present, the Master has sole
power to convene his Lodge, to preside therein, and to close its
communications, but he must convene it for the stated communications
which are provided by the by-laws. He directs all the
work of the Lodge and does not need to ask that things be done,
he may order it and his order must be obeyed. By the sound
of his gavel he commands instant obedience and confirms his
announcements, and by the simple act of rising to his feet he
stops all debate. There can be no appeal to the Lodge fron his
decisions, but only to the Grand Lodge, and his decision must stand
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from the membership of his Lodge nor resign his office, but he
may call any qualified brother to preside so long as he himself
remains in the room. He may remove from office any of his
appointees and may temporarily filI any office when its regular
officer is not present, He cannot be disciplined for any act except
by the Grand Master or the Grand Lodge, for a man can only
be tried by his peers and the Master haS no peers in his own
Lodge. He is above all his brethren there.
A11 the furnishings and other personal property of the Lodge
including its Charter, are in his care and under his authority, and
none of them can be moved or used elsewhere without his consent.
The funds of the Lodge kept by the treasurer can be paid out
only on his written order, He has exclusive right to appoint the
personnel of all committees and is a member ex-officio of each of
them, No meeting of the members of his Lodge for any lodge
purpose can be held without his consent,
It is his especial duty to see that all the ritualistic work of
the Lodge is properly carried on as prescribed by the Board of
Custodians of the'Work, which Board derives its authority from
the Grand Lodge, He and his Senior Warden and Junior Warden
represent their Lodge as members of the Grand Lodge, or they
nTay appoint proxies for that purpose, while holding office.
Above all it is the bounden duty of the Worshipful Master
to see to it that these extensive powers are used wisely in the
interest of the Craft, for the prime essential element is harmony
in the Lodge, therefore he must not be arbitrary, censorious,
self-seeking, nor humiliating to his brethren. He has the power,
but it is conferred on him by his brethren and when he is done
with it he returns to their level. At all times, in or out of ofrce,
he must stand as an example to his fellows in all good graces,
kind, courteous, and prompt to help when help is needed for
otherwise he will bring discredit on our Institution, and may
lead astray those who observe him.
Truly if anyone is thought worthy to be called Worshipful
Master, it is he who will assume all this responsibility and hard
work, and carry it for the honor of Masonry and the good opinion
of his brethren.
The place where the Worshipful Master sits to preside over
his Lodge is called the East. That point of the compass was
thought by ancient philosophers to be the source of light, the
place of its beginning, and light, or enlightenment was and is
to-day taken to represent knowledge. Because it is the Master's
duty to give "good and wholesome instluctiont' to his brethren
to enable them to properly live and do their work, and to give
them light on any matter in which they may be "in the dark,"
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MEETING NO. I_TOPIO NO. 6.
DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERS.
helpful to you to have some conception in advance of what membership
in a Masonic Lodge implies.
You will become a member when you shall have received
hardship therebY.

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If you are present at a Communication of the Lodge when
a ballot is taken on a petition for degrees or affiliation, you must
vote. This is only another way of saying that the responsibility
for deciding on who shall be Masons rests on every member. It
therefore becomes not a right or privilege to be exercised at your
choice, but your obligation to vote on such petitions.
You may be summoned by the Worshipful Master to attend
a Communication of the Lodge for some special purpose, or to
discharge some duty required of you as a Mason, and unless circumstances
at the time render it impossible, it will be your duty
to obey.
Such duties are inherent in membership in a Lodge; others
will be made clear to you as you advance from one degree to another.
A Lodge differs from any other organization in many
fundamental respects; duties and obligations there may not be
laid down or taken up at pleasure, and membership is not a mere
gesture of honor or an idle privilege, A member may not stand
aside until opportunity occurs to secure something from it for
his own_selfish advantage, nor may he evade his responsibilities
by shifting his duties to more willing shoulders. The Mystic Tie
by which he is bound to his fellows holds him fast.
On the other hand, the Fraternity makes secure and equally
maintains certain rights and privileges accruing to you.
As a member of a Lcidge you will be eligible to any office
in it except that of Master. No member can become a Worshipful
Master unless he has previously served as an installed Master or
Warden, except at the constitution of a new Lodge. It will be
your right to visit other Lodges in this or any other Grand Jurisdiction
provided always the Worshipful Master is willing to admit
you after you have been properly vouched for or examined. As
a Mason in good standing you will have the right to join in
public processions, a privilege carefully guarded and protected
by our laws, since to be able to join in them, identifies one with
the Fraternity.
fn case of sickness or distress, you will have the right to ap_
peal for relief. Masonic law and practice do not guarantee that
under all circumstances relief will be given, or if given, how
much and in what form, because ours is neither an organized
charity nor an insurance society; but to ask for it frankly ancl
unashamed, is a Masonic right in time of need. In case of death
you lvill be entitled to Masonic burial, if it is requested, a privi_
lege to be valued over and above its public recognition of your
standing, for it means that your family will be brought within
the care of a Lodge at a time when friendly assistance may be
needed.
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for un-Masonic conduct, you will have the right of hearing' oJ
.o""*"f, of appearing in -your own defense, of submitting evidence
under legallv controlled conditions, of trial by your peers,
""J, ft touna gunty, of making an appeal to the Grand Lodge'
The Lodg-e gives many services and extends many opportunities
for entertainment ancl good fellowship, and as a Mason you
*itl hu-," the privilege to enjoy these equally with all others'
-When among strangers you will have certain modes of recognition
by which to p"olr" yoo"."lf to another Mason and to prove
him to yourself, to enabie you to establish tr'raternal'relations
with men who otherwir" -o.t have remained at a perpetual distance.
To know that wherever you g:o in this vast country' and
*t ut.lr." your condition' you will find Brothers ready to extend
the hand of fellowship, even though they be men whom you have
nevermetbutwhostandboundtoyoubytheMysticTie,isone
of the greatest of all the privileges of membership'
However it is not the purpose of Masonry to encourage ostentatious
revelation of the fact that one is a Mason or that because
two or three are gathered together they should noticeably
segregate themselves from those in the company who are not
ttlisons. Masonry believes in the completeness of human life
and not that it is possible to be happy or succesful and be nothing
but a Mason.
This statement of the duties, rights and privileges of Masonic
membership is not exhaustive. 'We have just touched the
fringe of u g""ut theme, but it is our hope that, with such light
u. ihi. talk may have given you' you will go forward with a
livelier understanding of what Masonry will mean to you, and
also of what you may mean to Masonry.
MEETING NO. z-TOPIC NO. 1.
MEANING AND OR,IGIN OF THE TER,M ENTERED
APPR,ENTICE.
You are now an Entered Apprentice Mason. The first step
in your journey to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason has been
taken, Doubtless you found your initiation an experience you
will never forget, nor should you ever forget it. A Degree of
Masonry is not an isolated experience, but an ever-enduring
privilege. Always you can sit in an Entered Apprentice Lodge;
ul*ay. you can return to observe, to participate in, and to.study
its ceremoriies. Your possession of the Degree is complete; you
can continue to enjoy it as long as you live.
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this remarkable Degree before you receive the Fellowcraft Degree;
perhaps its ceremonies seemed strange to you; its language
fell on your ears with unaccustomed accents; and at its end
you may have been somewhat bewildered. It is our function to
help you to interpret it by giving you a brief explanation of the
term "Entered Apprentice.tt
The builders of all those remarkable structures erected in
the Gothic style of architecture in the Middle Ages in Europe
and Great Britain, from six hundred to nine hundred y"urc ulo
we call "Operative Masons,lt because they were builders in the
literal sense, hewing stone fi:om the quarries, dressing it to shape,
laying it in the walls, constructing roofs, doors, windows and
spires. In short, it was their trade and means of livelihood,
Those Operative Masons were organized in Lodges, governed
by Masters and Wardens. They had Lodge_rooms and in them
held frequent communications, The members were divided into
mployed ceremonies of initiation, used signs, sym_
ords, preserved secrecy, and admitted only men
Their Lodges .\ilere in many ways strikingly
It w to recruit new
members accident. illness
or death.
p system' which'
v/as in vo
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long enough to give assurance of his fitness to master the art
and to become an acceptabl€ member of the society, his name
was entered on the books of the Lodge and he was given a
recognized place in the Craft organization; and because of this
official entering of his name he was g:iven the title "Entered
Apprentice."
It is difficult to exaggelate the care our Operative Masonic
forebears devoted to these learners. The Intender, as the Master
Mason to whom the Apprentice was indentured was called, was
obliged by law to teach him the theory as well as the practice
of Masonry. Not until the Apprentice, after many years, could
prove his proficiency by meeting the most rigid tests of skill, was
he permitted to advance to a higher rank in the Craft. Other
Master Masons with whom he was set to work at the simpler
tasks also were his teachers. He was given moral instruction; his
conduct was carefully scrutinized; many rules were laid down
to control his manner of life. When we read the Old Charges
and ancient documents that have come down to us we are impressed
by the amount of space devoted to Apprentices. The
Operative Masons knew that the Apprentice of to-day made the
Master Mason of the future.
As time passed, therefore, there grew up about the rank
and duties and regulations of the Apprentice an organized set
of customs, ceremonies, rules, traditions, etc. These at last
crystallized into a well-defined unit, which we may describe as
the Operative Entered Apprentice Degree. When, after the
Reformation, Operative Masonry was at last transformed into
Speculative Masonry, the Entered Apprentice Degree was retained
as the first of the three Degrees of the Speculative Lodge.
It was modified, of course, to meet the needs of the Speculative
Fraternity, but in substance and meaning is fundamentally the
same as it always has been.
As an Entered Apprentice Mason you are a learner, a beginner,
in Speculative Masonry. You have taken the first step
in the mastery of our art. And it is because you have this rank
that certain things are expected of you.
First, you are expected to show a certain humility. As a
learner you must have guides and teachersl you must show obedience
to them and be willing to have them lead you.
Second, you must learn certain portions of the Degree; so
as to prove your proficiency in open lodge. But you are to learn
these parts not merely to pass this test; you must master them
so thoroughly that they will remain with you through life, because
you will have need of them many times in the future.
Third, you must study to improve yourself in Masonry in
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name on its books and to receive your annual dues; it requires
that you become a real Mason, not merely a member.
Fourth, you will learn the laws, rules, and regulations by
which an Entered Apprentice Mason is governed.
As you stood in the Northeast Corner of the Lodge during
your initiation you were taught a certain lesson concerning a
cornerstone. The meaning of that lesson should now be clear
to you. You are a cornerstone of the Craft. To-day you are
an Entered Apprentice; in a short time you will be a Fellowcraft;
after that you will become a Master Mason. The day will
come when into your hands will fail the responsibilities of the
Lodge. What Masonry is to be in the future depends on .what
you, as an Entered Apprentice, are now. you are the cornerstone
on which the Fraternity,that is to come is now building itself.
It is our hope that you will prove a solid foundation, true
and tried, set four square, on which our great Fraternity may
safely build for work in many years to come.
MEETING NO. 2-TOPIC NO. 2.
INTERPR,ETATION OF THE RITUAL OF THE ENTER,ED
APPRENTICE DEGREE.
In presenting this topic perhaps we should first consider what
is a ritual and why Freemasons use one.
A ritual is defined as a prescribed form or method for con_
ducting any ceren'rotial action, the essence of the definition being
found in the word "prescribed" which means prepared and au_
thorized in advance. such is our Masonic Rit'al which has come
down to us from a far distant past and is most carefully super_
vised in this Grand Jurisdiction by our Board of custodians of the
Work, whose duty it is to preserve it from change and deteriora_
tion.
Ceremonial has exisited frrom the beginning of time and is
still used; as, for instance when one is formally inducted into office,
or accepted into membership in any organization, or made a nat_
uralized citizen, also in the procedule of opening and conducting
the Law Gourts, and in some of the moi'e formal modes of re_
ligious worship. The prescribed form of words and actions thus
used, form the ritual for the ceremony in each case.
Because Freemasonry has certain definite purpos€s in view
and certain definite advice and instruction to give, a ritual is used
to insure that the acts and words used in its ceremonies shall be
always the same and that each initiate shall receive that which all
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Now you have passed the ceremony of the Entered Apprentice
Degree, and you have learned or are learning the portion of
its ritual which you are required to commit to memory. Doubtless
there is much in all this which you do not yet understand and
it is our duty to furnish an ansrtrer to any question that may form
itself in your mind and relate to your experience thus far. Is
there any word not familiar to you? Is there any expression
you d'o not understand? Is there any lvonder in your mind as to
why any particular thing in this ritual is included? If not, it would
be most remarkable for there are words and expressions here which
are very.old and even obsolete, acts which have hidden meanings
more than one. We theref,ore cordially invite you
-semsfimss to ask what you wish, with the intention of giving you authentic
information, or getting it for you.
'W'e
have said that Freemasonry has certain definite purposes
in view. This Entcred Apprentice ritual has a part of them and
these we wish to explain to you.
The first of these is to show that you are now a Mason. You
are made so on your own uninfluenced application, accepted by
this Lodge, and your cheerful but solemn acceptance of our obli
gation and the prornises it contains. Being thus made a Mason
you ar€ n'ow subject to Masonic discipline and entitlecl to all the
benefits of your association with us. fn former times the Entered
Apprentice had all the privileges of full membership and participated
in all the business of the Lodge including voting on all its
questions. That is still the custom in Englanil but in this Country
the business of the Lodge and votin! thereon is all reserved for
the Master Mason Lodge to which you will attain in due time.
But by your obligation you are now a Mason, although not yet a
Master Mason.
The second purpose of this degree is found in the promise
you made to maintain absolute secrecy. There is nothing in
Freemasonry of which w€ need be ashamed. All it is ancl all it
seeks to accomplish might be shouted from the housetops without
embarrassment to anyone. ttThe one great secret of Freemasonry
is that it has no secret. Its principles are published to
the 'world in its writings; its purposes and l6ws are known and the
times and places of its meetings. But having come down from
dark days of persecution when all the finer things sought the protection
of seclusior, if it still adheres to secret rites it is not to
hide the truth but to teach it more impressively; to train men in
its pure service; and to promote union and amity on the earth.t'
(The Builders, Ne$'ton, Page 244)
That which is unknown has in all ages had a peculiar attraction
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history began when we impose upon the candiclate the obligation
of secrecy. That is the purpose of the Enterecl Apprentice degree,
when it takes a man and teaches him that he is a man, the
noblest part of the work of God, with duties to God and to his
fellows which self interest has denied, and with opportunities for
a fuller life which he has not realized.
And this bringo us to the third purpose we have referred to,
for "Masonic initiation is intendecl to be a profound and revolutionary
experience, as a result of which the candidate should become
a new man, He should acquire a nety range of thought, a
new feeling about mankind, a new idea about God, a new assurance
in imm,ortality, a new desire for brotherhood, a new generosity
and charity. The purpose in what is said'and done is to
bring about such a transformation. But initiation into Freemasonry
Will not in some mysteri'ous manner, in a moment and
through a single experignce, change the entire nature of a man to
make of him the perfect servant of God and Man which his obligation
requires him to be. There is, much bef,ore him which he
must learn, and more perhaps which he must unlearn, until eventually
there may come to him the assurance that he is a Freemason
in reality as well as in name." (Masterts Lecture, Evans Lodge,
Evanston, Ill.)
Such is the interpretation of the meaning of the ritual of the
first degtee.
MEETINE NO. 2_TOPIC NO. 3.
APPLICATION OF THE TENETS OF THE
E. A. DEEREE.
You have answered that most important question, "fn whom
do you put your trust?" Your trust being in God it is well
founded. 'We rejoice in the step you have taken but counsel you
to mark well the fact that trust in God the Father of all mankind
has a necessary counterpart in the practice of brotherliness
among men. If God is Our Father, then we are all brothers,
Freemasonry emphasizes this important truth and urges, that
especially among those who have taken these vows, a spirit of
brotherly love should be everywhere and always manifest.
Brotherly love in Freemasonry, as everywhere in this world,
exists only for him who acts like a brother. Those who use their
lodge membership only as a means of securing favois from
others, are acting contrary to our solemn tenets and exhibiting
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of our great Lodge' and not a detriment;
'Tis the human touch in this world that counts'
The touch of Your hand and mine,
Which means far more to the fainting heart
Than shelter and bread and wine'
For shelter is gone when the night is o'er,
And the bread lasts onlY a daY,
But the touch of the hand and the sound of the voice
Sing on in the soul alwaY'
As an Entered Apprentice you are obligated in a Lodge
mental phrase' It is an actuality. It means exactly what it says:
the love of one brother for another. This love is most surely
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tion for a life of worthy brotherliness here upon the earth, Thus
brotherly love and relief are bound together in our system by an
indissoluble tie. What then of Truth?
In some respects truth seems relative because not complete,
but the ultimates of truth are immutable and eternal. ih"..
permit ourselves to believe in. Freemasonry gives her: truth to
all her brethren, in p'opo'tion to their individuar ability to receive.
She sets her plumbline in the midst of them for each
to use in testing his own conception of what is Truth.
Describing still smaller boy the au_
thor of the fol the courage and joy of
brotherhood whi ld emulate.
He Ain't Heavy; He's My Brother.
Mister, what ye lookin' at?
Think I'm tired and all of that?
Can't ye see the stones is goin, to, hurt his feet?
He's barefooted, I got shoes,
And it's hotter than the deuce
For him if he has to walk along the street.
Makes no diff,rence 'bout the weather,
Me and him must go together,
And he knows I ain,t a_goinr t' drop him nuther.
When I get thele he rvill be
Standing ,long the side of me.
Ah, no, mister', he ain't heavy; he,s my brother.
Maybe I could get there quicker
If I just would let him flicker
And would set him down and leave him here behind:
But he needs me, f ainrt goin,
T'run away 'cause he is growin'
And'Il hold me back, No, sir, I ain,t that kind I
It's a lot of fun to hold him
On my back, and once f,ve told him
I would take him, why, I will somehow or t,other;
See, he's laughin,, not a-cryingr.
Go on, mister', he ainrt heavy, he's my Brother.

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MEETING NO. z-TOPIC NO. 4.
INTER,PRETATION OF ENTEBED APPR'ENTICE
SYMBOLS.
Freemasonry is a System of Morality veiled in Allegory and
illustrated by Symbols. Moral and ethical truths are thus more
au"pfv impressed upon the mind and heart of the initiate' the
ch is meant all that hapinitiation,
and sYmbolizes
e new world of MasonrY,
there to live a new and perhaps different life'
ThemannerofhisReceptiontypifiestheonerealpenalty
fbr violation of his obligation, the regretful consequences of
faithlessness to his vows.
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r,l'aiking around the Lodge room. It is not only the name of a
part of a degree, but it is also a Symbol. Masonic life is always
a progressive journey from station to station in search of light.
Early man circled altars on which burned the fires which were
his God, and thus Circumambulation became a part of religious
observances. Another teaching of this symbol is the idea of
dependence, and of this Dr. Joseph Fort Newton, a renowned
Masonic writer, has beautifully written: ,,From the hour we are
born till we are laid in the grave we grope our way in the dark,
andnonecouldfindorkeepthepathwithoutaguide.
*u*;;;r*.t:,TX'""T{rl'il1,:'#i';T',TJ:IJHT;
by faith, not by sight; and to know that fact is the beginning
of wisdom.
The Holy Bible, the Square and rise the
"Three Great Lights', of Masonry. always
referred to as "The Great Light, or in Ma_
sonry" in this country which is predo Other
lands or races may use some other form of ,,The Sacred Law.',
The Holy Bible, our Great Light in Masonry, opened upon our
altars, represents the Will of God as we understand it. and is
here a symbol of all Holy Books of all faiths. rt is the-Masonic
way simplest and mos
that hich men ,,of all
Iace together. In a
brot etition to the Gr
Ifnivelse, and finds his own Deity under that name. A hundred
paths may wind upward around a mountain; at the top they
meet. Freemasonry opens the Great Light upon her attar not
as one book of one fbith, but as the Book of the Will of the
Great Architect. rt is as all-inclusive as the symbors which lie
upon it. The Square is not for any one Lodge, or Nation, or
religion-it speaks the same tongue to the motives and conduct
of all Masons everywhere, by which we square our actions by the
square of virtue. Likewise the Compass circumscribe tfre aesiles
of Masons wheresoever dispersed.
When the Master presented you with the Lambskin or White
Leather Apron, he sought to impress you with its value and im_
portance when he said it was more ancient than the Golden Fleece
or Roman Eagle and more honorable than the Star.and Garter
or any other order that could be conferred upon you. But the
Apron is far older than any of the orders named, as you may
have been informed or can learn.
Two of the most striking symbols of this or any other degree
are the working tools of the Entered Apprentice. The twenty_
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no time to be wasted; no time to be idle. The implication is
plain. The Enterecl Apprentice must be always ready to apply
Lis abilities. Freemasonry is not only for the Lodge room'
but for life. Not to take the twenty-four inch guage into the
profane world and by its divisions number the hours for the
working of a constructive purpose is to miss the practical application
of Masonic Labor and Masonic eharity. The Common
-Gavel joins the rough and perfect ashlars in a hidden symbol of
the order at once beautiful and tender. A famous sculptor and
ardent Freemason was asked how he carved stone into beautiful
statues, and he replied;-"It is very simple; I merely knock away
with hammer and chisel the stone I do not need and the statue is
there-it was there all the time." So we, made in the image of
God, may develop the perfect man and Mason within, by the use
of the Gavel to "divest our hearts and consciences of the vices
and superfluities of life."
Lack of time forbids the mention of, and comment upon'
many other symbols, emblems and allegorical ceremonies of the
degree. All these voices and arts will unfold themselves to you
as you ponder upon them in your search for more light.
MEETING NO. 2-TOPIC NO. 6.
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DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES OF AN ENTER,ED
APPR,ENTICE.
In a sense, Master Masons always remain Entered Apprentices;
we are learners, seekers after knowledge; the teachings of
the degree remain always in effect; its obligation, subject to
additions in the succeeding degrees' continues to be binding, and
our interest in the Craft as a whole must always include it, because
it is a part of the Craft. Therefore, as an Entered Apprentice
you have an immediate and personal interest in our subject,
and our discussion should lead you to see that it has a
permanent and important interest for every Mason, however long
it may have been since he received the first degree.
As Master Masons we associate with Entered Apprentices,
work with them, perhaps we are sought by them for counsel and
advice. Therefore it is important for us all to have as clear an
understanding as possible of the duties, privileges and limitations
of Apprentices.
As an Apprentice you should study the obligation so carefully
that both its u'ords and their meaning will remain with you
as long as you live. It is, of course, the duty of the Apprentice
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because he must prove himself proficient in order to advance,
but also because it contains Masonic teachings of fundamental
importance th4t remain forever binding on every Mason. Ife
should not be content with learning the words letter perfect, but
study the meanings also, and if he cannot interpret these for
himself, he should seek help from others. The first degree is not
a temporary stopping place to be forgotten when the next degree
is reached. The degree is perfect and complete within its
own field; its great purpose is that the candidate shall be an
Apprenticed Mason in the sense that its teachings become a permanent
part of his being,
As the initiate converses with well informed brethren, he will
learn that there are literally millions of Masons in the worldthree
and a half millions in the United States. He does not know
them; they do not know him. Unless he can prove that he is a
Mason, he cannot visit a Lodge where he is not known. Hence
the requirement that the Entered Apprentice learn his work well
is in his own inter:est, But it is alSo of interest to all brethren,
wheresoever dispersed. They may find it as necessary to prove
themselves to him, as he may need to prove himself to them.
If he does not know his work, he cannot receive proof any more
than he can give it. 'Tt is, of course, to be noted that each
Grand Lodge is the exclusive judge of what form of ritualistic
work shall be used there. This has resulted in some differences
in detail between various and sometimes neighboring Grand Jurisdictions,
but it will be found that the essentials are identical
in all of them."
An Apprentice cannot be a member of a Lodge, vote or
hold office, Only a Master Mason who has signed the by-laws of
the Lodge of his choice can thus consummate his membership.
The Apprentice is not entitled to Masonic burial nor can he walk
in public Masonic processions, as the public assumes that every
man to whom these rights are extended is a full-fledged Mason,
and judges him as such and the Craft by him. He cannot visit
or sit in Lodge except when opened on the first degree, nor is
he entitled to any pecuniary benefits, because he as yet contributes
nothing.
The Apprentice is still on probation, a Mason in the making;
he is passing through a period.of trial and testing; his relation
to the Craft is like that of the student to the graduate. Therefore
it is his duty to be obedient, trusting himself without question
to his guides, and in a spirit of humility, quick to respond to the
ihstructions of the Lodge officers. His presence in the Craft is
yet on sufferance. The clue to his position is furnished by the
word ttApprentice" which means learner. Since he is by status
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But the Appr:entice degree has a larger meaning. It signifies
a doctdne of Masonic Apprenticeship as a whole, in which
Fellowcrafts and Master Masons also are included. The act of
joining a club is often so simple that it consists of little more
than verbal assent or signing a cardi there is no preparation for
membership because no preparation is needed. The public understands
such societies clearly enough; their aims and activities are
already familiar; the majority of men are already prepared for
them before they seek membershiP.
Freemasonry preserves a secrecy about its work; it meets
behind tiled doors; it throws over its principles and teachings a
garment of symbolism and ritual; its Art is a mystery; a wall
great and high separates it fronr the profane or outside world;
it is a world in itself standing silently within the world. Nor is
its work easy to understand. Difficult, complex, increasingly
fascinating with growth in Masonic knowledge, it is carried forward
in the high and responsible regions of the religious, moral
and intellectual life.
For these and other similar reasons' there is almost nothing
in common between it and social clubs and societies which serve
as playgrounds.. By comparison with such, Freemasonry is more
like a University, a church, the State, or societies devoted to
science or seholarship.
The petitioner who knocks at our portals possesses very
slight knowledge of what lies within, brings with him little or no
previous preparation. Once inside he discovers that Masonry
stretches away before him like a great continent across which
he must make a long and often difficult journey to reach his goal.
The night on which he receives his Entered Apprentice degree
marks the beginning of his journey; the task of learning Masonry,
of becoming adept in its work, of fashioning his life according
to its requirements, is still before him.
In asking you to learn well the duties, privileges, pr€rogatives
and limitations of an Entered Apprentice, we also urge you
to conceive of apprenticeship in the larger sense. It is not difrcult
for a candidate to become a member in name only, but we
want your own ambition to extend far beyond that perfunctory
stage. We believe that you desire to become a Mason in reality
and that no idle desire for the honor of bearing the name has
been your motive for seeking our fellowship. If this be true, we
both urge and advise you not to be content with the letter and
outward form in this your beginning period, but to apply yourself
with freedom, fervency ar,d. zeal to the sincere and thorough
mastering of our Art. So to do is to be an Entered Apprentice
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MEETING NO. 3-TOPIC NO. 1.
MEANING AND OR,IGIN OF THE TER,M
FELLOWCR,AFT.
"Fellowcraft" is one of a large number of terms which have
a technical meaning peculiar to Freemasonry and are seldom
found elsewhere. A "craft" is an organizaLion of skilled workmen
in some trade or calling; masons, carpenters, painters,
sculptors, barbers, etc. A "fellow" means one who holds membership
in such a craft, obligated to the same duties and allowed
the same privileges, but the term is no longer in use with its
original sense.
fn Freemasonry it possesses two separate meanings, one of
which we may call the Operative meaning, the other the Speculative.
In its Operative period Freemasons were skilled workmen
engaged in some branch of the building trade, or art of architecture;
like other skilled workmen, they had an organized craft
of their own, the general form of which was called a ,,guild,',
A Lodge was a local, and usually temporary, organization within
the guild. This guild had officers, laws, rules, regulations, and
customs of its own, rigorously binding on all members.
It divided its membership into two grades, the lower of
which was composed of Appr.entices, Operative Freemasons recruited
members from qualified lads of twelve to fifteen years
of age. 'When such a boy proved acceptable to the members, he
was required to swear to be teachable and obedient, upon which
he was bound over to some Master Mason. If he proved worthy,
his name was formally entered in the books of the Lo_dge, thereby
giving him his title of Entered Apprentice. For seven years
this boy lived with his master, gave him implicit obedience in all
things, and toiled much but received no pay except his board,
lodging, and clothing. In the Lodge life he held a place equally
subordinate because he could not attend a Lodge of Master Masons,
had no voice or vote, and could not hold office. During
his long apprenticeship he was really a bond servant with many
duties, few rights, and little freedom.
At the end of his apprenticeship he was examined in Lodge;
if his record was good, if he could prove his proficiency under
test, and the members voted in his favor, he was released from
his bonds and made a full member of the Craft, with the same
duties, rights and privileges as all others. In the sense that he
had thus become a full member he was called a ,,Fellow of the
Craft"; in the sense that he had mastered the art, and no longer
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degrees, and to adopt the new rule of dividing it into three' T,he
second was called Fellowcraft Degree, the third the Master Mason
Degree.
The term Fellowcraft is now used as the name of the Second
Degree; of the ritualistic
contents of that
Degree, of a member of i
ened in it' You
are a Fellowcraft; you p monies, assumed
its obligations, are registered as such in the books of the Lodge,
and can sit in either a Lodge of Apprentices or of Fellowcrafts'
but not of Master Masons. Your duties are to do and to be all
thdt
is too extensive to be exemplifiecl in a ritual
or t d through initiation in one evening' There is
fat a man to learn in many evenings' One Degree
follows another and the members of each stand on a different
level of rights and duties; but this does not mean that the Masonry
presented in the First, or in the Second Degree, so far
as its nature and teachings are concerned, is less important' or
ted in the Third Degree. A1l that
cond Degtees belongs as vitallY to
t in the Third; there is a necessary
f membership but there is no subordination
of
d i
Do not,
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Degree as a
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the Second, and in the Third she will give you yet another, but
it is always Freemasonry throughout. Therefore we urge on you
the same studious attention while y_ou are a Fellowcraft that
you doubtless expect to give when you ar'e a Master Mason.
MEETING NO. 3-TOPIC NO. 2.
INTER,PR,ETATION OF THE FELLOWCR,AFT R,ITUAL.
Everything in these Masonic degrees is symbolic. you wish to
know what is a certain man's character, and when one says to you,
"He is hard as nails,"-yoq know what is intended to be conveyed.,
for the nails are a symbol of his character.
The three degrees of ,our system are a symbol of human life
from birth to death, from the infant unable to protect himself to
the aged man about ready to close his earthly record. This Fellowcraft
degree therefore represents man ,,in the heyday of his
powers," equipped with physical and mental strength to do the
world's work, but tempered with the restraints of moral and
spiritual enlightenment.
This work of the world is the great work of organized human
life. It cannot be canied on by the ignbrant, for the essence of
ignorance is fear, weakness; neither can it be done by the unskilled,
for life is oomplicated and its needs can only be met by a well
developed skill. Hence we say, ,,knowledge is power,', and the work
of the world in which each of ug has a definite part, rests principally
upon those who have knowledge, s.kill and experience,
This is the principal idea presented by the Fell,owcraft de_
gree, "It is the drama of education, the philosophy of enlightenment."
To understa.nd and follow its teaching is to be made wise
in the art of living, to enable one to do his full share of the
world's work and to earn his way as a Master in it.
You have been told there are both operative and speculative
Masonry and that we work as Speculative Masons only, An
eminent and revered Masonic writer, in the year lgbg said,-
"'We read in Masonic Monitors of Speculative Masonry as dis_
tinguished from Operative Masonry. I confess I shall be glad
to see it disused. It always seems to me to involve the idea of
talking much and doing nothing. Masonry is not speculative,
but operative. It is work." Our well loved Theodore Roosevel!
also a Freemason, said, "I extend pity to no man because he has
to work. If he is worth his salt he will work. I envy the man
who has work worth doing and does it well. There never has been
devised and there never will be devised any law whieh will enable
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have always been the prerequisites of success, the qualities of
hard work, of keen intelligence, of unflinching will."
So our ancient Operative Craftsmen erected buildings which
to this day commantl the wonder and admiration of mankind, make
manifest their great skill and knowledge and remind us of the
majesty and loveliness of the art of Architecture. Thus and
thus only did those Operative Masons advertise Masonry to the
world.
The output of our present day Masonic labor is character,
and if we wish that to command the wonder and admiration of
men it can only be by training ourselves in the upright life and in
high ideals to be ttworthy members of our Men's Elouse." Because
as we build MEN, we advertise Masonry to the world.
Often it seems to us that our work is inefrective-appears
never to approach our ideal, our desires. The burdens of life and
social ,obligations appear greater than we can bear. Competition,
failure, temptations to go wrong assail us so that life seems not
v/orth living. But right here we find real ralue in the symbolism
of the Middle Chamber to which the Fellowcraft is admitted to
receive his wages. It speaks of the time when difficulties are
overcome and with work well done, man may begin to reap
the reward and thus gain courage and "second wind" to press on
and accomplish still more.
But let us repeat:-to do his work with honor and profit to
himself a man musi have intelligence, knowledge and skill. These
are within the reach of every man who is admitted here and the
ritual of the Fellowcraft degree, is intended to impress this fact
upon your mind.
MEETING NO. 3-TOPIC NO. 3.
SYMBOLS AND ALLEGORIES OF THE FELLOWCRAFT
DEGREE.
From the beginning of time symbols have played important
parts in civil and religious rites, and allegories came into use
with the need of nan to impress the mind with facts not easily
realized-to use the incidents of a story to remind men of a rule
or a law of life,
Both symbols and allegories are still in common use by wriL
ers and speakers to vividly illustrate some thought. The chief
offficer of a city tenders a key to a visiting delegation as a tokep
of welcomel a white flag is lifted in war time as a sign of faith
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speech and will be the last, for our highest thought not less than
the dim gropings of the earliest thinker, must needs be in parables
and pictures, for that is the way by which man gives expression
to the thinking for which words ar:e inadequate,
And in your journey through the ritual of this degree there
were presented to you symbols and allegory having meanings not
disclosed on the surface, but which we desire you to understand.
The first of these symbols were the two pillars.
The pillar has throughout the centuries played an important
part in the worship of the unseen God and expressed His might
and the wonder of His works. Scholars trace the use of nillars
as an essential part of religious worship in East Indian as well as
ancient Egyptian temples, and in Egypt the obelisk stood as the
emblem of the Sun God himself. It is natural, therefore, that
Hiram of Tyre should erect pillars for King Solomon,s temple.
Our ritual describes them in some detail and their ancient use
and purpose were explained to you, but there is no hint given of
their symbolic significance.
The ancients believed the earth to be flat and that it was
supported by two pillars placed at the Western, and the then only
known, entrance to the world as they knew it. They called those
pillars Calpe and Adyla-the pillars of Hslsulss-v/hich we now
,-ecognize as the rock of Gibralter on one side of the strait and
Ceuta on the other. This ancient belief may account for the use
of pillars as memorials signifying Divine support when placed at
the entrance to their.temples and other public buildings, and may
also account for those which were placed in the porch oL entrance
place of King Solomon's temple.
Symbolic significance of various kinds is suggested for the
use of these pillars' rt has been said they represent the masculine
and feminine elements in all nature; that they represent the
authority of Church and State because on certain formal occa_
sions the high priest stood before one pillar: and the King before
the other; that they allude to the legendary pillars erected by
the prophet Enoch and on which was inscribed all the wisdom of
the ancient world in order that it might be preserved from destruction
by another flood or by fire; that they were to remind
man of the pillars of cloud and fire by which the people of fsrael
were led out of the darkness of Egypt into the light of Canaan;
and our r:itual offers still another thought of them as denoting
Strength and Establishmenr,
Then the five orders in Architecture represented by five
different pillars, show a prognession in ornamentation, and are
suggestive of the progress in beauty and usefulness which it is
possible to attain in the "art of living," by making a right use
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It was therefore a striking and important feature of the
rite of this degree when you acted the part of a man approaching
the Temple, who passed the pillars, ascended the stairs and entered
thd Middle Chamber where our ancient brethren received
their wages of corn, wine and oil, the meaning of which was then
hid from you but may r^ow be revealed.
The second symbol to which we direct your attention is that
of the flieht of winding stairs.
A writer has said our ritual is wrong in describing a flight
of stairs in King Solomon's temple becaues there were none. He
rvas mistaken for they are described in 1 Kings 6:8, in the words:
"and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber."
Three things are to be said about these stairs. First, they were
winding stairs. Any one proposing to ascend could not see from
the first step up to the last to know how much of a journey it was,
nor to know either what he was to find at the top. Some element
of trust in his guide or mentor was therefore necessary to be
used; and reliance on a promise of worthwhile reward to be
received when he reached the top. Second, they led upward,
sigr.ifying thai the very effort to be used was leading toward the
top, the place most desired and sought after by every man. To
be first in his class; to be the most successful, the most honored,
the bravest of his fellows, is a commendable and universal human
ambition. Third, they were stairs, to be taken one step at a
time, and that is the way for all commendable human progress
in living and any worthwhile endeavor.
Then there is the Middle Chamber as a symbol. This Fellowcraft
degree represents middle age in Man-that time when he
realizes the great responsibility resting upon him. Earlier in life
he had father or mother to fall back upon or someone else to
whom he could go for help or advice. Now he stands alone, perhaps
with wife and family looking to him for support and guidance;
with the inevitable sickness or mishap eating into his income;
with keen competition in business to meet; with the disaster
of failure or loss of employment lurking by the way; with
numerous and often new temptations to go wrong assailing him.
No wonder this middle period of life often seems too hard,-1e
be not worth the living. But right here is where we find real
l-alue in the symbolism of the Middle Chamber, for that is the
place where the Fellowcraft is admitted to receive his wages,
signifying a sure reward for work well done.
And the wages of a Fellowcraft were corn, wine and oil.
It was not our Indian corn, properly called maize, that was referred
to, but wheat, barley or rye; and the wine was the juice
of the grape and the oil came from olives; all physically nourishing
and symbolic of the mental and spiritual refreshment which
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comes to the man who seeks knowledge to enable him to make
the most and the best out of his life.
We find this entire degree to be an allegory teaching the
gospel of hard work, of keen intelligence, of unflinching will,
which Theodore Roosevelt declared to be the necessary prerequisites
of success;'and the symbol of the sheaf of wheat hung near
a water-ford, with its peculiar passwor:d, gives emphasis to that
allegory by presenting the fact that ignorance often leads to disaster,
as the allegorical story recited to you, makes plain.
Architecture is perhaps the most beautiful and explessive of
all the arts. If the genius of the architect and builder be great
enough, their finished work may declale truths which words can
hardly express, and glories not sung in divinest harmonies. For
has not Goethe said that architecture is "frozen music" ! So the
Fellowcraft, if he choose his plan aright and apply himself to its
lealization, can build for himself, "that house not rnade with
hands, etelnal in the heavens."
And this is the purpose and ambition all Fleemasons shoulil
have.
MEETING NO. 3-TOPIC NO. 4.
DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES OF A FELLOWCR,AFT,
As the Entered Apprentice degree as a rvhole is symbolic
of infancy and youth, a beginning, a period of learning and
fundamentals, so the Fellowcraft degree is emblematic of manhood.
But it is a manhood of continued schoolingl of renerved
research; of further instruction. The Fellowcraft has passed his
early Masonic youth, but he lacks the wisdom of age which he
can attain only by the use of the teachings of his first degree,
broadened and strengthened by those experiences which come to
men as distinguished from children.
Very obviously the Fellowcraft degree is a call to learning,
an urge to study, a glorification of education,
The duty of the Fellowcraft like the duty of the Apprentice,
is to live according to the obligations of the degtee. He must
lealn well the prescribed work in order to pass his test for proficiency.
If he be earnest and sincere, he will study the meaning
of the degree as a further preparation for his Masonic life.
His limitations must now be apparent to him. His scope is
broadened only by his privilege to sit in a Lodge of Fellowcrafts;
nor is he entitled to vote, hold office, or avail himself of the
privileges of relief or joining in public Masonic processions as
are resetved to Master Masons.
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long as he lives. Taking the first degree is like drawing a circle;
the second degree is a circle drawn around the first; the third
degree is a still larger circle drawn around the other two, and
containing both. A portion of Freemasonry is contained within
the first; another part is in the second, still a third is in the last.
Being a Master Mason includes being also an Entered Apprentice
Mason and a Fellowcraft Mason. The Apprentice and Fellowcraft
degrees are not like stages in a journey left behind to be
abandoned or forgotten; rather they are preserved and incorporated
in the Master Mason degree.
If you are to understand and possess Freemasonry in its entirety,
it is as necessary for you to grasp the second degree as
the others. Fellowcraft Masonry is Masonry, just as a house is
the same house, whether you view it from front, side or back.
Freemasonry has many faces. In the First Degree is the
Masonry of the conscience, where we are taught how necessary
is obedience, apprenticeship, industriousness, silence and circumspection
if we would become good men and true. In the Third
Degree, as you will learn in due time, is the Masonry of the soul,
in which a candidate learns the secret of the spiritual life. Running
through all three Degrees is the Masonry of the sentiments,
fellowship, goodwill, kindness, affection, brotherly lovel also we
learn the Masonry of benevolence, expressed in relief and charity;
again we have Masonry as an institution, organized under laws,
and managed by responsible officers; and yet again we have a
Masonry of the ideal that holds above and before us those greatideals
of justice, truth, eourage, goodness, beauty and character,
which we can always pursue but never overtake.
Having equal necessity and value is the Masonry of the
mind, which holds aloft the Lib€ral Arts and Sciences as a great
symbol of the trained intellect; which declares ignorance to be
orre of the worst of misfortunes and deadiiest of enemies; which
proclaims that enlightenment is one of the greatest of the good
things of life; which holds that a man must be a Mason in his
head as well as in his heart.
That this is not a fanciful picture is proved by the history
of Freemasonry. As you have already learned, it flourished
among the Operative builders who gave to the world, among other
masterpieces, the great Gothic cathedrals of Europe. Their art
was at once the highest and most difficult practieed in their period.
That art was built on what we nour call science. The Masons
were masters of mathematics, which they called Geometry, of
engineering, of the principles of design, of sculpture, of carving,
of stained glass, and of mosaic. Through all the changes of the
Craft in after years, through its transformation more than two
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tellectual tradition has remained and stands to-day embodied in
the Second Degtee, which teaches Masons to love the Liberal
Arts and Sciences.
The Masonry of the mind develops one of the real meanings
of the Second Degree; it is what is truly signified by the word
"Fellowcrafttt in the system of Masonry. 'Whenever you prbve
yourself a friend of enlightenment, whenever you become a
champion of the mind's right to be free, to do its work without
check or hindrance, when you are the enemy of bigotry or intolerance,
support schools and colleges, and labor to translatd
into action the motto, ('Let there be light," you live the teachings
of the Fellowcraft Degree.
IVIEETING NO. LTOPIC NO. 5.
HISTORICAL INFOR,MATIONJN THE FELLOWCRAFT
In the early days in England, where Masonry in the form
in which we now have it had its beginning, a youth who was to
learn a trade or profession was bound out, or indentured (1) to a
master in the profession and became an apprentice, bound to
serve his master for some seven years, without pay except that
he received his board and necessary clothing.
Records are meagre and the time is far back from the present
so we do not know exactly what ceremony was used when the
youth became an Apprentice Mason, or Entered Apprentice, He
was called Entered Apprentice because his name was entered
on the records of his guild as an apprentice, However it is reasonable
to suppose that some kind of ritual was followed because
it appears that he had to listen to the traditional history
of the Craft as it was preserved in what we call the "Old Charges"l
a simple form of oath was administered in which he promised to
keep all the secrets of his particular trade and of the household
of the Master, in which he lived; and probably the Master of the
Craft gave him certain advice or instruction how to do his work.
(2).
After his seven years of apprenticeship and when he had
presented a piece of work showing his proficiency, the Entered
Apprentice was made a Master Mason (3) not as a degree conferred
but as a reward for his skill as a workman and merit as a
man.
Many Masonic historians have believed that no ceremony
was performed when the Entgred Apprentice became a Master,
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lieving him of his bonds and investing him with new secrets,
grips and words, would naturally be expected to be accomplished
with at least some ceremony. (4).
The Master Mason was then qualified to travel and work as
one, and to receive a Master's wages (5), but he was not yet
a Fellow of the Craft. He was in line to become a Fellow, that
is one who was entitled to employ others, set them to work and
give them directions where formerly he had only senred. (6).
That was the old English custom! German Steinmetzens first
arranged the order as we now have it of Entered Apprentice,
Fellowcraft and Master and required the lapse of two years between
the last two degrees.
All this refers to the lodges of Operative Masons. The
earliest record of a lodge of Speculative Masons is that of one at
the town of Warrington, England, and is dated in 1646 A. D.
Records of those old Lodges afford interesting reading and
disclose three facts: First, that the "Entered prentice" Lodge
as it was called, was the principal body and transacted all the
business of the Craft. That custom still prevails in England.
Second, that often and perhaps generally both first and second
degrees were conferred at one session, and that in the Entered
Apprentice Lodge. (7). And third, Master's Lodges were organized
as appendages to the regular Craft Lodges and conferred
an additional degree called "The Master's Part," which may have
been the progenitor of our third degree. These Master's Lodges
held their separate existence from 1733 to 1?69 when they were
officially abolished; but the Master's Degree began to be conferred
also in Craft Lodges about 1745, so from that time until
1769 it was worked both in the Craft Lodges and in the special
Master's Lodges. (8).
It was therefore during that period fuom 7777 to L774 that
the degrees had their chief development to their present standing,
and the work was amplified so as to require a division into separate
parts or degrees and the order of Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft
and llIaster came into use in England. About that time
it began to be thought necessary to make them exclusive and a
Lodge record made April 15, 1755, discloses an order that "no
member shall come in with the Fellowcraft sign when there is
Enterapprentices in the Lodge room." (9).
From all this it is to be seen that there was some form of a
Fellowcraft Degree prior to 7767, but no uniformity. That began
to be secured in 1772 when William Preston completed his
study of Masonry begun about five years before, and presented
to the Grand Lodge of England his "Illustrations of Masonryr"
in the preface of which he recorded his "attempt to correct the
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plify at all our meetings the beauty and utility of the Masonic
System." (10).
Writing of Preston's work, Roscoe Pound, Dean of Harvard
Law School said, "It was a bold but most timely step when this
youthful Master determined to rewrite, or rather to write, the
lectures of Craft Masonty," (11) and he goes on to explain why
Preston arranged this Fellowcraft lecture in its modern form.
'We can do no better than again to quote from Pound's book.
One of the striking characteristics of the early Eighteenth
century was that "reason was the central idea of all philosophical
thougJrt. Knowledge was regarded as the universal solvent, Hence
when Preston found in his old lectures that among other things
Masonry vras a body of knowledge and discoveretl in the Old
Charges a history of Knowledge and of its transmission from antiquity,
it was inevitable that he should make knowledge the eentral
point of his system By making his lectures epitomes
of all the great branches of learning, the Masonic Lodge may
be made a school in which all men, (at a time) before the days
of public schools and wide open universities, might acquire
knowledge, by which alone they could achieve all things. If all
men had knowledge, so Preston thought, all human, all soeial
problems would be solved - - - and an era of perfection would
be at hand." - - - "Pteston of course was wrong-knowledge is
not the sole end of Masonry." But we may say that the right
use of knowledge is, and this is the principal idea presented in
our Fellowcraft degree, "It is the drama of Education, the
philosophy of Enlightenment. To understand and follow its
teaching is to be made wise in the art of living, than which no
other art can ever be half so important, or nearly so valuable,,,
Then in this view of our subject we find the Middle Chamber
a symbol of the sure reward there waiting for the Fellowcraft
who "applies his mind to the acquirement of useful knowledge.,,
(r2).
References.
1. Little Masonic Library, Vol. 15, Page 14.
2. Little Masonic Library, Vol. 15, Page 74.
3. Little Masonic Library, Vol. 15, Page 108.
4, Little Masonic Library, Vol. 15, Page 74.
5. Little Masonic Library, Vol. 15, Page.74.
6. Little Masonic Library, Vol. 15, Page 107.
7. Quartuor Coronati Lodge Transactions,
Vol. 39, Page 120. May, 1926.
8. Same. Page 723.
9. Same. Page 138.
(The Little Masonic Library ie published by Tbe Masonic Service Association
of the U. S,, Wasbington, D. C,)-G, Sec,

10.
11.
72.
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Preston's Illustrations. Preface.
Philosophy of Freemasonry, Pound' Page 8.
Philosophy of Freemasonry, Pound' Page 13-20'
MEETING NO. .4_TOPIC NO. 1.
rNrERPRErarroN oF;#i*t1111 oF r E MASTER'
Your attention has been called to these facts:
First. That the Entered Apprentice degree has as its basic
purpose to establish
That You are a Mason.
That what yo.u learn here is to be kept secret.
That Masonry should make a new man of its initiates'
Second. That the basic purpose of the Fellowcraft degree
is to offer an incentive to study, to work, to acquire high stancling
in the world ancl courag€ as well as ability to "carry on;" in
short, to make the most and the best out of life while you live.
Now we come to a consideration of the ritual of the third
degree, and this also we wish to epitomize for your understanding.
No doubt you found startlingly impressive experiences in this
degree. Perhaps you thought of it as a bit of "horseplay," and
yet wondered at the moral lessons it presented. There is in it
nothing which is intended to be frivolous and, as we propose to
show, its serious purpose has been attested by many great men.
As the third is the climax of the three degrees of our Blue
Lodge system, so the second section of this degree is the climax of
the entire experience. You will be toltl where it came from and
why it is a part of our ritual, and we here try to give yciu a
broad view of its meaning.
"If, as has been said, it is the mission of tragecly to cleanse
and exalt us - - - then it is permitted to atld that in simplicity,
depth and power, in its grasp of the realities of the life of man'
in its portrayal of the stupidity of evil and the splendor of virtue,
in its revelation of that in our humanity which leads it to
defy death, giving up every thing even life itself, rather than defame,
defile or betray its moral intregrity, : - -
there is not another drama known among men like unto the Third
Degree of Masonry." (Dr. Joseph Fort Newton).
You may ask what is the value of this to you !
t'Our rites and usages are not merely a proud possession to
be treasured only for their beauty and antiquity. They are instruments
imparted to us to be used." (Roscoe Pound, P. G. M.,

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Mass.) "By use "f such teaching, if they have the heart to heed
it men become wiser, learning how to be both brave and gentle,
faithful yet free; how to renounce superstition and yet retain faith,
how to accept the joys of life with glee and to endure its ills with
patient valor; in short how to live cleanly, kindly, open-eyed and
unafraid, sweet of heart and full of hope, Whoso lays this profound
wisdom to heart and lives by it, will have little to regret
and nothing to fear when the evening shad,ows fall." (The'Build-
€rs, Newton, Page 295)
There are some among us who think this life is all there is
for us and that death ends all things! Masonry particularly in the
lessons of the third degree, teaches that man is part of the
Divine and lives on, when this present life is ended.
There is a very old parable in which the godS, having stolen
from man his divinity, meet in council to discuss where they shall
hide it. One suggests that it be carried to the other side of the
earth and buried, but it is pointed out that man is a great traveller
and may journey until he finds the lost treasure. Another
proposes' that it be dropperi into the depths of the
sea, but again it is suggested that man may dive deep enough to
find it. Finally the oldest and wisest of the gods says: "Hide
it in man himself for that is the last place he will ever think to
look for it." And it is done. And man wandered over the face
of the earth for ages seeking far and near for that which was lost,
and many yet have not realized the divinity that is a part of humanity,
nearer than the breath he breathes, even in his own
heart." (The Builders, Newton, Page 292)
If a man can learn this lesson, then Masonry makes him
aware of that divinity within him, from which his whole life takes
beauty and new meaning and the old world of d,oubt and fear is
changed and becomes like a lovely valley at the dawn, with a larksong
of joy floating over it in the hope of a glorious immortality.
And finally. There is love between man and the animals resulting
from the reciprocal sense of power and submission; there
is love between members of the same family which comes from
conscious ties of blood; there is love between man and woman
divinely ordained for the propagation of the race; but the love of
man for man does not depend upon these things but finds its foundation
in the high moral qualities of Courage, Forbearance, Integrity,
Honot, qualities taught most emphatically in the three degrees
of Ancient Craft Masonry,
He who displays these qualities with Intelligence will never
fail to gain for himself the supreme good of Friendship.
"For it is the genius of Masonry to take what is old, simple
and universal, and r.se it to bring men together and to make them
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MEETING NO. ,([_TOPIC NO. 2,
SYMBOLS AND ALLEGORIES OI' THE MASTER,
MASON'S DEGR,EE.
What is a symbol? It is something, not a portrait, that
stands for something else and seems to represent it or to remind
,one of its qualities.
Many of the symbols used by Freemasonry are older than
the oldest written language, and "the material part is of very
great antiquity." (1). "Of some of these symbols we know a
part at least of their meanings, but of some we know nothing at
a11." (2).
In this address we can give but a brief reference to only
a few of the emblems and allegories belonging to this degree.
There is much more that is well worth study, to follow which
you are invited and to you is offered such aid as your questions
may require.
We have no assurance that those who were anciently engaged
in operative masonry comprehended the somewhat abstruse
symbolism of this degree, but it is certain that those of
them who were engaged in temple and cathedral building, employed
it. Examination of those ancient structures which still
stand as monuments to the ability and skill of their builders,
discloses much evidence to support that statement. Their leaders
were in the closest association with the priestly and monastic
orders to whom we to-day are deeply indebted for most of the
learning of ancient peoples which we possess. (3).
Some of these symbols we have presented to you in preceding
addresses. In this one we propose to deal with those pertaining
to the Master Mason degree, but refrain from repeating
what is contained in Masonic monitors and lectures.
First we should note that a Master Mason Lodge is a symbol
of the "Holy of Holies of King Solomon's Temple, which was
itself a symbol of Heaven, or the abode of Diety," (4\;
therefore, here we are symbolically brought into His presence.
And as only the pure in heart were permitted to enter that place
in the great Temple at Jerusalem, so there is at least the suggestion
that in a Master Mason Lodge there is no place for any
who may not be of that highest spiritual quality. "Know ye
not that ye are a temple of God" was the declaration of Paul the
Apostle. (1 Cor. 3:6).
The fully exposed points of the Compass on the altar, and
their application to the breast denote the full control over all
that is earthly and material, by that which is heavenly and spiritual
in man, for the Compass being necessary to the making of
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a perfect circle and that circle being an emblem of perfection
wiihout beginning or ending, have taken on some of the attributes
of that perfection.
Thel drama of Hiram is both a symbol and a legend used
as an allegory, and will be explained to you in the next address'
The number twelve, in ancient symbolism denoted completion,
and low twelve the completion of human endeavor,-its
lowest efiective point where the physical entity most often fails;
while high twelve stands for the full strength of man, as of the
noonday sun.
Ancient builders were accustomed to select a point which
was to be the centre of the proposed structure, and from that
fication of worthwhile brotherliness to which every true Master
Mason will and should adhere.
There is a reference to a lost word. "The allegory here is
not a search for any particular word, nor indeeil to any word at
all." The ancient - Jewish conception was expressed in these
words: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Worcl was with
God, and the Word was God,t' but this conception was not exclusively
Jewish. Among the Greeks the idea is expressed by
Logos, a term derived from'the verb meaning to speak, and from
which comes our word Logic, that science by which moral truth
is determined. Hence "the word" became synonymous with
every manifestation of divine power or truth (Street), and symbolizes
for us the search not for any particular word, but for
Truth which the word that was lost symbolizes. Wb must search
diligently for it,'never permitting passion, prejudice or personal
interest to blind or deter us. Hence Freemasons maintain their
historic adherence to the sacredness of freedom of thought,
J - - - a, a fellowcraft wanted to be able to travel in foreign
countries and receive such wages. What are they?
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tended to be presented is not wages in money of any mintage
whatsoever, but the wages which a Master Mason may win if he
be true to his obligations. These are paid in coin of the heart;
they are earned by the use he makes of his Masonry, and the
sum of them is determined by the extent to which he understands
and lives by it. They are as large as he wishes them to
be, if he is willing to work for them, for no labor union sets the
scale; the law of supply and demand does not apply here. He
may earn and receive not simply the operative Mason's penny
a d.ay, but handfulls of them, each penny a thought and each
thought a blessing making life easier to live for himself and for
others.
And what about foreign countries? It is just another symbol
indicating nothing geographical but just something new and
strange. Freemasonry itself is a foreign country to the man
just entering. It is to him as different from the familiar worka-day
world as France is from England or Belgium from Greece.
Here standards of conduct are different, the money is diffeient'
the ideas are difrerent. Outside money, place and power set our
judgment of others; here all are on the level; outside there are
laws to prevent and police and penalties to enforce obedience,
while here the laws are not to prohibit but to do, and the fundamental
of them all is the golden rule of brotherly love. Men
conform to Masonic law not because they must but because they
wish to. Surely it is a foreign country to the stranger outside
its gates. It must be studied and its customs learned and followed
if it is to be enjoyed.
There are many foreign countries in Freemasonry and all
ar€ open to the Master Mason who will search them out and
travel in them, and for such there is at the end of the journey
a new gate above which is a new name written, and when you
have read it you will know the True Word of a Master Mason.
References.
1. A. Q. C., Vol. 3, p. 10.
2. O. D. Street on Symbolism.
3. O. D. Street.
4, O. D. Street.
MEETING NO. 4-TOPIC NO. 3.
THE LEGEND OF HIRAM ABIF.
139
The legend of Hiram Abif as we have it in out third degree'
is a drama presenting a picture the meaning of which you should
know. It is not historical, yet is based on history, for we read
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long cherished plan of King David his father to erect a temple
for "The Worship of Jehovah," applied to his neighbor, the King
of Tyre, for the necessary skilled workmen.
The Jewish people were not a nation of artisans, but were
devoted mainly to agriculture and pastoral pursuits, therefore
knew how to erect only the most primitive type of building.
The King of Tyre complying with Solomon's request, sent
him many workmen, and among them was Hiram Abif. The
word Abif in Hebrew means father or master, so his title appears
to indicate that he was a Master of his profession, and
theref'ore, no doubt was placed over and in control of all the
workmen on the Temple.
The recital of his qualifications as set out in the Book of
Chronicles reads: "I have sent a cunning pan endued with understanding,
the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan and
his father a man of Tyre, who is skillful to work in gold, and
in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone and in timber, in purple, in
blue, in fine linen and in crimson, also to grave any manner of
graving and to find out every device which shall be put to him."
The reference to colors doubtless has to do with the weaving
and coloring of the rich materials out of which were fabricated
the robes affected by the Kings of that period, anil his skill in
gold, silver, brass and iron, and in carving or engraving seems
to set him out as a master in the more decorative side of the
builder's profession, while what is said about stone and timber
seems to place him as a well qualified architect or builder.
The Bible r.ecord also states that he cast the two pillars
of brass and the larger vessels required for the temple, in the
clay ground near the River Jordan, which shows his ability and
skill in bringing the potency of fire under his control and applying
it to the forging of metals; and his faithfulness to his duty,
his steadfastness of purpose and dependability is indicated by
the Bible record that he remained at his work until it was fini,shed,
and then returned to his own country. In that last particular
the Masonic legend differs from the Bible record,
So much then for the historic background.
Now Masonry takes this background and by certain additions
makes it into a ritualistic drama showing the universal conflict
of ideas and ideals. It is a drama of which Edwin Booth, the
great American actol of tragedy, declared: "In all my research
and study, in all my close analysis of the masterpieces of Shakespeare,
in my earnest determination to make those plays real on
the mimic stage, I have never and nowhere met tragedy so real,
so sublime, so magtificent as the legend of Hiram. - - - To be
a Worshipful Master, and to throw my whole soul into that work
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would be a greater pe$onal distinction than to receive the
plaudits of the people in the theatres of the world."
It is therefore not the re-enactment of an historical event
that we show you, but, as we use it, this drama is pure allegory,
having in it the impressive picture of that which may come into
the life'of any man and which he must at all times be prepared
to meet. In all the ancient mythologies there runs a similar
legend, with different details and different names' but all pointing
to our universal human expedence,-the conflict between
'light and darkness, between good and evil,-those terms being
mutually synonymous.
In this drama J - - a, J - - o, and J - - m, represent those
who, despotic, envious, cruel, seek to wrest the fruits of successful
effort from those who have gained them, being themselves
incapable of or unwilling to work for them; and beyond
this they seem to portray the forces of opposition to freedom
of thought and speech seeking to impose their own dark will,
wreaking physical vengance when they meet with the stonewall
of moral integrity. They are ttthe forces of evil, always so cunning
yet so stupid, tempting the soul to treachery."
Doubtless the Operative Masons of the Middle Ages had
knowledge of these ancient legends and especially of the Bible
record referred to, and reverenced the integrity and skill of one
of their own profeSsion. This would sufficiently account for
their having incorporated the historic record into their ceremonies,
and what more natural than that they should see in
it the symbol of a great moral lesson, and emphasize that lesson
with the addition they made. For humanity is impressed by
what it can see more than by abstract moral truth and not infrequently
it adopts an act or a phrase to present the moral
truth in physical form. Such is the verse of the poet William
Cullen Bryant, in which he said:
"Truth crushed to earth shall rise again;
The eternal years of God are hers;
. But error, wounded, writhes in pain,
And dies among his worshippers."
These words were not written to refer to the legend of
Hiram Abif, but the first two lines exactly illustrate that legend
as Masonry presents it. Humanity stricken and overcome by the
brutal vengance of Evil, yet remaining true to its spiritual and
moral ideals, is thereby exalted, and raised by the strong grip
of Truth to stand above its persecutors and to see them overcome
and driven out.
There are other interpretations of parts of this legend which
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through our system we find symbols representing more than one
thing; but for our present purpose what we have stated here
seems to be sufficient,
MEETING NO. 4-TOPIC NO. 4.
LANDMARKS OF FB,EEMASONR,Y.
The stability of our American institutions and the assurance
of the continuance of the sacred ideals of liberty, justice
and equality before the law is guaranteed to us by the American
Constitution. Without the Constitution there would be no United
States, and our Governmen would be a mere husk,-a1 "*n1"
shell, Gladstone, the eminent English statesman, in commenting
upon the genius of the framers of the American Constitution,
stated that "it is the greatest written document ever struck off
by the hand of man in a given time." This venerable document
has withstood the storms that have confronted this nation
from the time that we were a weak and insignificant nation of
thirteen colonies; Now we have become the mightiest nation in
the entire world, and our Constitution still remains the bulwark
of our nation's greatness. All laws, state and national, must be
consistent with the Constitution, and any laws passed by Congress
or our legislatures, contrary to or in violation of the Constitution,
will be declared void by our courts. It protects our liberties
from the hasty innovations prompted by ill-advised public opinion,
and yet is sufficiently elastic to yield to the demands of constructive
progress.
fn Masonry, our basic Constitution is not a written document,
but it consists of that body of unwritten laws which are
the ancient and universal customs of the craft handed down
through the generations. The'landowner formerly indicated the
boundaries of his possessions by certain -marks or monuments,
which were referred to as landmarks. These markers designated
'he extreme limits of his lands beyond which he was.not-privileged
to trespass. If Masonry is a philosophy to which we have
dedicated ourselves, and according to its tenets, endeavor to rule
our actions and conduct in our relations with our fellowmen,
then that philosophy, if it is to have universality, should have
certain immutable boundaries within which and upon which we
may build. These boundaries are the Landmarks of Masonry,
and all Masonic rules, written Constitutions, codes and regulations,
must be consistent therewith. They form the very basis
of our Masonic existence, and protect us against innovations and
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part of Masonry that no Masonic authority may derogate from
them, or do ought but maintain them."
Mackey, the recognized writer on Freemasonryr says in "Masonic
Jurisprudence":
"Of the nature of the Landmarks of Freemasonry, there has
been some diversity of opinion among writers; but perhaps the
safest method is to restrict them to those ancient, and therefore
universal customs of the Craft, which either gradually grew
into operation as rules of action, or if once enacted by any
competent authority, were enacted at a period so remote, that
no account of their origin is to be found in the records of history'
Both the enactors and the time of the enactment have passed
away from the record, and the Landmarks are therefore, 'of
higher antiquity than memory or history can reach''
"The first requisite, therefore, of a custom or rule of actlon
to constitute it a Landmark is, that it must have existed from
'time whereof the memory of man runneth not to the contrary''
Its antiquity is its essential element. Were it possible for all
the Masonic authorities at the present day to unite in a universal
congress, and with the most perfect unanimity to adopt any new
regulation, although such regulation would, so long as it remained
unrepealed, be obligatory on the whole Craft, yet it would not
be a Landmark. It would have the character of universality,
it is true, but it would be wanting in that of antiquity.
"Another peculiarity of these Landmarks of Masonry is, that
they are unrepealable. As the congress to which I have just
alluded would not have the povrer to enact a Landmark, so
neither would it have the prerogative of abolishing: one. The
Landmarks of the Craft, like the laws of the Medes and the Persians,
can suffer no change. What they were centuries.ago they
still remain, and must so continue in force until Masonry itself
shall cease to exist.
"It is fortunate for the stability of Masonry that Landmarks
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innovations controlling and checking them, and if sometimes inadvertently
violated, are ever bringing the reflective and conscientious
Mason back again under their influence, and preserving
that general uniformity of character and design which
constitutes the true universality of the institution. But it is
equally fortunate for the prosperity, of the Craft, and for its
capacity of keeping up with the progress of the age, that these
Landmarks are ferv in number. They are suftciently numero_us
to act as bulwarks against innovation, but not sufficient to stand
in the way of needful reform."
The Masonic Code of l\finnesota provides, Article 2, Section
1, as follows:
"The actions of Freemasons in their Grand or Subordinate
Lodges, or in their individual character, are regulated and con_
trolled:
1st.-By Ancient Landmarks.
2nd.-By Written Constitutions.
3rd.-By General Regulations, and Rules, Edicts, and Resj_
lutions having the force of Regulations, and by Usages and Cus_
toms as to Masonic matters which have not been modified by the
written law of the Grand Lodge.,,
Ancient Landmarks are defined in Article 2, Section 2, as
follows:
"The Ancient Landmarks are those principles of Masonic
Government and polity which are among the parts of Masonic law
or rules of goverment that may never be altered or disturbed, as,
for instance, the universal language of Masons, and those pecu_
liar marks of distinction by which they are separated from the
profane, and by which they are enabled to prove themselves as
the 'Sons of Light.' "
And in Article 2, Section E, as follows:
"The following: are enumerated from the Ancient Constitu_
tions as having the force of Ancient Landmarks of the Fraternity,
having been generally received and acknowledged by Magons a,
such:
1st.-That belief in the Supreme Being, ,The Great Architect
of the llniverse,' who and reward virtue. is
an indispensable prerequisi o Masonry.
2nd.-That the moral ates charity and pro_
bity, industry and sobriety, law and civil government,
is the rule and guide of every Mason, to which strict con_
formity is required,
3rd.-That obedience to Masonic law and authority, being
voluntarily assumed, is of perpetual obligation.
4th.-That the rites and ceremonies (which inelude the un_
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and which constitute a part of the Body of Masonry, are immutable,
and that it is not in the power of any man to make innovations
therein.
5th.-That contentions and lawsuits between brethren are
contrary to the laws and regulations of Masonry.
6th.-That charity is the right of every Mason, his widow and
orphans, when poor and destitute, to demand, and the duty of
his prosperous brother to bestow.
?th.-That Masonic instruction is, like charity, a reciprocal
right and duty of Masons.
Sth.-That to visit Masonically is an inherent right of Masons,
but no visitor shall be received into a Lodge if any member
present objects.
9th.-That a candidate for Masonry must be a man of mature
age, free-born, of good report, hale and sound, not deformed or
dismembered, and no eunuchl provided that the possession of an
artificial limb or part, under the practical control of the candidate
shall not be considered a dismemberment.
lOth.-That the Grand Master may make Masons at sight,
and may grant a dispensatiop to a Lodge for the same purpose,
but in all other cases a candidate must be proposed in open
Lodge, at a stated meeting, and can only be accepted at a stated
meeting following, by the scrutiny of a secret ballot, and a
unanimous vote, and must pay a fixed price before admission.
11th.-That it is the duty of every Mason to be a contributing
member of some Lodge.
12th.-That a Mason who is not a member of a Lodge is
still subject to the disciplinary power of Masonry.
18th.-That the Master and Wardens of every chartered.
Lodge are of right and inalienably representatives in, and members
of, the Grand Lodge.
14th,-That no one can be elected Master of a chartered
Lodge, except at its first election, but a Master Mason who shall
have served as a Warden.
15th.-That every Mason must be tried by his peers; hence
the Master cannot be tried by his Lodge.
16th.-That no appeal to the Lodge can be taken from the
decision of the Master, or the Warden occupying the chair in his
absence.
1?th.-That Masonic intercourse with a clandestine, suspended
or expelled Mason, is a breach of duty and an offense
against Masonic law.
18th.-That a restoration of the privileges of Masonry by
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l9th.-That the failure of a Lodge to meet for one year is
cause for the forfeiture of its charter.
20th.-That it is the duty as well as the right of every
chartered Lodge to be represented in the Grand Lodge, at its
Communications.
2lst.-That a Grand Lodge has supreme and exclusive jurisdiction,
within its territorial limits, over all matters of Ancient
Craft Masonry.
22nd.-That no appeal lies from the decision of the Grand
Master in the chair or the Deputy Grand Master or Grand Warden
occupying the chair in his absence.
28rd.-That the office of the Grand Master is always elective,
and should be filled annually by the Grand Lodge.
24th.-That a Grand Lodge, composed of its officers and representatives,
must meet at least once in each year, to consult
and act concerning the interests of the Fraternity in its jurisdiction.
25th.-That all office1s of Grand or Subordinate Lodges
must be Master Masons.
26th.-That no subject of sectarian or political character can
be discussed in a Lodge, and any Mason proposing such a subject
renders himself liable to the disciplinary action of the
Lodge."
Every Minnesota Mason should be familiar with the Landmarks
as written in the Constitution of the Grand Lodge, and
further research should be made in Mackey's Textbook of Masonic
Jurisprudence, Lectures on Masonic Jurisprudence by Roscoe
Pound, Code of Masonic Law by Robert Morris, Digest of
Masonic Law by George W. Chase, Familiar Treatise on the
Principles and Practice of Masonic Jurisprudence by John W.
Simons, and other Masonic writers and lectures who have discussed
this most interesting and informative Masonic subject.
MEETINC NO. _TOPIC NO. 6.
DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES OF A MASTER, MASON.
Similarities exist in all the Degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry.
Each has an entry, a reception, a circumambulation, a
bringing to light. Each discovers certain symbols to the initiate,
and, in demonstration and in lecture, gives him the key by which
he may unlock the door behind which he will find their meaning.
Yori will not find the duties, rig'hts and privileges of a Master
Mason anywhere clearly stated and enumerated. They are
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customs, and others in laws. Some ate explicit, others are impned.
Obviously a Master Mason's first duty is to live by and act
consistently with his obligation; unless this is done he cannot
perform his other duties nor will he be able to claim his rights
and privileges. Faithfulness thus far will enable him to see and
realize for himself his duties as a Master Mason as they shall
from time to time develop.
It is his duty, both legal and moral, to pay his share of the
financial costs of the Fraternity, promptly and ungrudgingly,
whether in the form of dues or other lawful levies by the Lodge
or the Grand Lodge. The giving of one's time and service to
the varied Masonic actirrities is one of the principal sources of
joy in Masonic life.
The moral aspects of a Mason's character are foreshadowed
in the Entered Apprentice Degree. He who lives by Brotherly
Love, Relief, Truth, Temperance, Fortitude, Prudence and Justice
is a moral man in the best meaning of thai; much-abused word.
A Master Mason must have a good public character before
he can have a Masonic charaeterl he must be a citizen before
he can become a Freemason. All his reputation as a Master
Mason, all the teachings of integrity and fidelity, all the magnificent
examples of firmness and fortitude in trial and danger-even
in the Valley of the Shadow-which a man has been taught as
a Master Mason are concerned in supporting with dignity his
character as a citizen.
Every good citizen is expected to obey the law, uphold the
constitution and the government, do his duty in jury service, go
to the polls and vote, bear arms when called to the colors, pay
his just share of taxes, take an intelligent interest in the govern.
ment, his party and political economy, support the public schools,
reverence and honor the flag, keep the peace, serve nation, state,
county, and town when called to leadership and so to live that
his neighbor.s are happier for his living.
When a citizen becomes a Mason he adds to these moral
obligations his pledged word, his sacred honor, his character as it
is seen and known of God, that he will do certain things and refrain
from doing other things. All of these pledges involve not
only his duty as a Mason but as a citizen. The newly raised
Master Mason is bidden to "support the dignity of your character
on every occasion." The Master Mason should be a better citizen
than the non-Mason because he has been better taught and
has pledged his sacred honor.
In the world of business the employer usually sets the wage
for which the workman must labor. The employer is governed
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ty cr generosity. The wage he pays may be to some extent fixed
by labor unionsl only occasionally must he pay what the woikman
demands. Usually he pays as little as he can for as much
as he can get.
In the Masonic world, all this is different. A Master's wages
are as large as he wants them to be. Ele can ask any wage he
will and get it if he is willing to work for it. No labor union
sets the scale; the law of supply and demand does not operate;
neither cupidity or generosity is involved. The only question is
"Can you earn the wages you ask?t'
A Master's wages are paid in coin of the heart, not of the
mint. They are earned by what a Mason does with his mind, not
his hands. In operative days a Fr.eemason set so many stones
and received each man his penny. In Speculative Freemasonry
a Master builds into his spiritual temple as many perfect ashlars
as he can and receives for his labors uncounted coins of happiness,
satisfaction, knowledge, understanding, spiritual uplift.
In operative days a Mason's earning power was cit'cumscribed
by his strength and skill. In Speculative Masonry a Mason's
earning power is circumscribed only by his wit and his desire.
He may listen to our lectures, receive his penny and be satisfied.
Or he may hear them for what they are intended-an introduction,
a gateway, a sign pointing out the path that he may read
and study and ponder until he has earned not only one but a
handful of pennies, each penny a thought, each thought a blessing,
making life easier to live. Archaeologists dig through the
ruins of a city to uncover a forgotten one below. Push the spade
in deeper and below the forgotten city is yet another, older, different,
twice forgotten of men. City buried under city, patiently
uncovered by the student's excavating f,6els-sugh are the symbrjls
of Freemasonry.
Dig through the outer shell and find a meaning; cut down
through that meaning and find another; under it if you dig deeply
enough you may find a third, a fourth-who shall say how many
meanings?
Let him who would receive all that Freemasonry has to give
dig deeply into the symbolism, the history, the philosophy, the
jurisprudence and the spiritual meanings of the Ancient Craft.
All that Freemasonry is, all that it means, all that it has to
give or to offer, belongs to every individual Mason in the same
way and to the same extent as to all others. However onerous
your duties may prove to be, or however rigidly your rights may
at times appear to be regulated, such burdens and limitations
sink into nothingness by comparison with this one privilege, that
Freemasonry in all her height, and breadth, and length, ernd dchness
belongs to you to use and to enjoy.

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
MINNESOTA MASONIC HOME
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF ASSETS
DECEMBER 31, 1933
The following information regarding the assets of the Minnesota
Masonic Home at December 31, 1933, has been summarized from the
report on the examination of the Corporation's accounts submitted by
Touche, Niven & Co., Public Accountants.
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TOTAL ASSETS
l-The total assets of the Minnesota Masonic Home at
December 31, 1933, amounted to $1,463,723.56,
and were grouped by funds as follows:
Maintenance Fund .......... $242'616.90
Endowment Fund .......... t05'374,40
Plant Funds t,056'292,92
Special Purpose Funds ........................................ 59'439.34
Total ..........
MAINTENANCE FUND
2-The assets in the Maintenance Fund, amounting to
$242,6L6.90, consisted of the following:
3-Cash
{-dsseults and contract receivable
E-Inventories of provi3ions, fuel, supplies and livestock,
as determined by the Corporation
6-Prepaid expenses
7-Bonds
8-Real estate, mortgages and stocks
g-Advances on life insurance, legal fees, etc. ....,,,.....
10-Due from Plant Fund for payment on construction
$1,463,723.66
Total 8242,6L6.90
11-This total of $242,616.90 is comparable with $162,-
859.37 at December 31, 7932; the increase of
$79,757.63 is explained as follows:
12-The gross income of the Home Maintenance Fund,
including Farm profit, was ....,........
fi22,995,69
2,198.91
9,328,92
2,696,97
184,814.13
lr,229.00
5,241,L0
4,229,99
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13-The operating and corporate expenses of the Home,
not including depreciation, were
14-Leaving a net income, before depreciation, amounting
to .........
15-Depreciation was paid to the Building Fund in bonds
in the amount of
Zl-Fleal estate and mortgage, at cost plus carrying
charges
22-C orLtr act receivable
23-Cash
Total
24-This total of 9105,374.40 is comparable with g108,-
243.70 at December 31, 1982; the increase of
92,130.70 is explained as follows:
25-Interest of $3,476.25 was received on bonds and
mortgage, and a membership was sold for $2b.00,
totaling
26-Deductions from this income were the loss and ex_
penses on the sale of real estate and the premium
and accrued interest on a bond purchase, totaling
61,031.06
$13,457.53
18,000.00
16-Leaving a deficit from operations of 94,542.47
17-Stock heretofore carried in the Maintenance Fund
was transferred to the Bequest Fund ,..,....,.,,,..,.. ?00,00
fi5,242.47
18-Bonds and cash were received from the Building
Fund in repayment of advances made in prior
years, totaling ...,.............. ...........:....... 8b,000.00
Making a net increase of $79,757.53
ENDOWMENT FUND
19-The assets in the Endowment Fund, amounting to
$105,374.40, consisted of the followinE:
20-Bonds $78,500.00
22,087.08
650.00
4,137,32
$ 105,374.40
$3,501.25
1,370.55
Making a net increase of $2,130.70

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PLANT FUNDS
81-Hospital building funcl bonds and cash :"""""""""'
iZ-erti""tt Star hospital building fund cash
83-Equipment, at depreciated value """""
Total ...'...'..
34-The uninvested Building Fund asset- $11'-
^total'
?19.68, is comparable with $83'995'98 at Decem-
is ex-
ber 31, 1932; the decrease of $72'276'30
Plained as follows:
gS-Sonas and cash were transferred to the Maintenance
Fund in repayment of advances received in
prior years, totaling "':""""""""""'
36-Payments were made lor premium and accrued inierest
on bond purchases ""'"""""
3?-Adiitions to buildings and improvements were paid
for in the amount of """"""""
38-Liability was incurred for additions to buildings
and improvements paid for by the Maintenance
Fund, amounting to
39-Making gross deductions of
40-Assessment collections wer€
41-Interest on bank balances was """"""
$19,462.16
19.55
42-Making a net deduction for the year 1933 amounting
to
SPECIAL PURPOSE FUNDS
43-Assets held for special purpos€s, amounting to
$59,439.34, consisted of the following: {
44-Bequest Fund:
Cash ...........
Bonds ........
.................;.... g?,397.80
23'801'00
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$936,337.94
18,000.00
11,719.68
28,840.95
227.66
61,166.69
$1,056,292.92
$86,ooo.oo
68.85
2,465.18
4,223.98
$91,?58.01
19,481.71
$12,276.30
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Stocks 11,800.00
Contract receivable 7.346.18
45-Assets held in trust for residents:
Cash ........... $6,047.91
Contract receivable 1,247.6L
46-Cash held as agent for residents
47-Good cheer fund cash ............
48-E. T. Mott amusement fund cash
$60,343.98
6,295.52
2,697.47
65.48
36.89
Total $59,439.34
NOTES
Bonds purchased prior to 1933 are carried at par, regardless of
cost; bonds purchased during 1933 are carried at pal or cosl
whichever lower.
Real estate and mortgages are stated at book values which in
some! instances are in €xcess of realizable values.
PRESIDENT'S REPORT
To the Most'Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Minnesota:
As Presiclent of the Minnesota Masonic Home, it is my privilege
and duty at this time in accordance with Section 16, Article 4, General
Regulations of the Grand Lodge, to report to the Grand Lodge the
proceedings of the Board of Trustees and the general condition of the
Masonic Home.
It is with much regret and deep sorrow that I am again obliged
to report the passing of officers and members of the Board. On the
12th day of April 1933, Most Worshipful Brother Thomas Morris, Past
Grand Master, answered the call of the Great Master of us all. For
years, Brother Morris was a faithful member of the Board of Trustees
and in recognition of such faithful servises, he was made Trustee Emcritus
at the last annual meeting of thg Corporation. His services as
Trustee were valuable and much appreciated by all and his passing is
greatly mourned by the members of the Board and also by the members
cf the Corporation.
At the last annual meeting of the Corporation, Most Worshipful
Brother, James M. McConnell was absent on account of serious illness.
He lingered on bravely and courageously until on April 2gth, he too,
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us and resume his labors in the world beyond the shadows, that world
{rom whose bourne no traveler ever returns. Brother lvlcConnell was
First vice-President of the Board and was one of the most sensible
and most valuable members who ever sat on the Board' He was kintl
and thoughtful of all, and his long experience with educational institutions
and his administration as commissioner of Education of the
state of Minnesota rendered him specially fitted as a Trustee. IIis
heart and thoughts vfere ever with the Home and several times during
his long and painful illness, he told the writer that he was looking
forward to the time when he could again work with the Board for the
good of the Home. His presence and his most valuable counsel are
missed and his absence is regretted and mourned at every meeting of
the Board.
Soon after the last annual me€ting' our Secretary, Worshipful
Brother Walter E. Greaves, became ill. He, too, suffered a long illness
and on June 19th, 1933, he was called to his eternal rest. As stated
in my last Report, Brother Greaves rendered faithful business-like service
to the Home. He was thorough and conscientious in his work
and commanded the respect and esteem of all members of the Board
and of the Fraternity at large. His passing caused much sorrow and
is greatly deplored by all members of the Board as well as by all the
Ofdcers and Members of the Masonic Home family.
Suitable Resolutions for each of these Brothers have been adopted
and are now a part of the Minutes of the Board. Nicely engrossed
copies of the Resolutions have been sent to the family of each. While
we mourn their loss, let us be inspired by their good work and renew
our courage to carry on.
Again it gives me great pleasure to report that in most ways, the
Home has had a successful and pleasant year. Those of us who have
worked so hard and so long to build and to procure ways and means
of maintaining the Home are both happy and gratified to know that
in the wonderful environment of the Home as it faces the broad expanse
of the Minnesota River and its valley, our Home is giving shelter,
food and comfort to so many of our aged Sisters and Brothers. 'We
feel that our guests, as we like to call the residents of the Home, are
not only properly cared for but that they have entertainment and
pleasures far beyond what might be expected in a Home of its kind.
The Superintendent and the Matron are efficient and careful in their
management and notwithstanding the fact that our Home does mote
than most of the Homes for the comfort and happiness of its guests,
the per capita cost is below homes rendering equal service. It is only
by careful, judicious buying and managing that such satisfactory results
are obtained. Again I am pleased to report that our Home,
unlike some other Homes, has kept well within the budget. The superintendent
is able to report a substantial saving, in fact a saving of
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the superintendent will give the tletails of this in his report, I shall not
Lodge, which reads as follows:
"This Grand Lodge authorizes the incorporation of Minnesota
Masonic Home to meet those claims of charity which can
not be met in the ordinary way by help in private hsmssthat
charity which Masonry has ever inculcat'ed ancl declarecl
as the greatest duty of all. It pledges its moral support
to those appointed to provide a Masonic Home through such a
corporation and will in the future, as in the past, assist by
it's financial contributions in furthering and supporting Minnesota
Masonic Home. It will annually elect such Trustees
as are apportioned to the Grand Lodge by the Articles of
Incorporation, and will receive and print the Annual Report
of its President in the Journal of Proceedings."
The Grand Lodge Resolutions also provitle that each Master Mason
shall contribute $12.50 towards the building funtl; that $5.00 of
the Degree Fees shall be applied to maintenance and improvement; and
that $1.00 of Grand Lodge dues shall be applieil toward the maintenance
of the Masonic Home. Each month, funds coming from the Lodges
into the hands of the Grancl Secretary are by him turned over to the
Grand Treasurer. The Grand Treasurer in turn transfers the amounts
to the Home office where they are properly distributed and placed to
the credit of the several funds.
There are twelve regular Trustees, each chosen for a term of
three years. Eight of the Trustees are chosen directly by the Grand
Lodge; two by the Corporation, and two by the Corporation on nomination
of the Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, at its Annual
Meeting, The Grancl Master is always a member ex-officio, and the
'Worthy Grand Matron of the Eastern Star is always recognized as a
member.
Although times have been unusually hard and collections everywhere
are poor, these contributions from the Lodges have been coming
to the Home quite regularly. I am sure that the Masonic Ilome Corporation
will join the Board in expressing to the'Grand Lodge and
its constituent Lodges and to the members of the Craft wherever they
may be, our lreat appreciation and our hearty thanks for their generous
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our best €fforts and strictest fidelity in performing our duties and
fulfilling the trust reposed in us. At he time of the adoption of
the assessment plan by the Grand Lodge in 1928, the sum of $253,-
990.86 had been contributed by the membership under the voluntary
plan. At the end of 1932, the sum of $352,381'78 had been received
from renittances of assessments from the Lodges throug:h
the Grand Secretary's office. The amount received in 1933 is
$19,462.16, making the total from assessments sent in by Lodges as
of December 3lst, 1933, $3?1,843.94. This makes the total for voluntary
subscriptions and assessments $625,834.80. To date the Minnesota
Masonic Home has received from donations, bequests, interest, proceeds
of investments and contributions other than from Lodge memberships,
the sum of $83?,888.76, making the total assets of the Home, as shown
by the Auditor's report as of December 31st, $1,463,723.56. Among
the items comprising this vast amount should be mentioned the orignal
bndowment of $102,554.44 which the founders and early workers for
the Home so slowly and laboriously raised. We should also mention
the gift of $55,000.00 raised by the Lodges and Eastern Star Chapters
of the Twin Cities. With this fund, the old Savage Home, now called
Ives Lodge, and the farm of 27L aqes were purchased. The various
other amounts contributed by various individuals or raised by units of
the Lodges or the Eastern Star might be mention€d. To all who aicled
in this way, the Board extends its appreciation and thanks. ft is not for
me, as President of the Home, to go into the details of finances, but
as very often cold figures have but little, if any, interest for some and
tabulated ffnancial reports mean but little, I shall take a moment to
tell you something of the financial policy of the Board and a few high
spots of its ffnancial figures. The Auditor's Report is published in full
and gives detailed information of all funds and investments. The following
brief statement will suftce for my purpose:
Lands ancl Buildings
Equipment 61'166.69
Cash, Bonds and other Investments .... 446,6t7,22
Miscellaneous Assets 20,601.?1
Total Ass€ts $1,463,723.66
A reasonable working balance is kept in the Bank. All funds not
soon to be needed are invested in Municipal, State and Government
securities, and properly allocated in the several funds. The income
from each group of securities is aclded to the principal of that group
and thus the original amounts and their earnings are kept intact and
properly allocated. In looking over the lists of securities purchased
and owned by institutions of a similar nature from some of which
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only the most safe and stable Municipal, State, or Government securities
whose value and stability have never been and are not now questioned.
I am very happy to inform you that neither interest nor principal
has ever been defaulted in one single bond purchase made by the
Board. This rule of investment is a fixed rule and will be religiously
adhered to.
Bequest Funds
From the very inception of the Masonic Home, it has been the
dream of its founders that the Home, as a benevolent institution organized,
and operated without thought of selfish gain or profit to aL
tract to itself donations or bequests from individuals charitably disposed
and financially able to contribute to a cause in which their contributions
would accomplish a lasting good. This dream has, to a
large extent, been realized and a number of large and generous contributions
have been made to the Home. The money so contributed
has been used by the Board for building and maintaining the institution
and for the retirement of its bonded indebtedness. In 1930, when
our last bond was paid and the mortgage cancelled, and the Masonic
Home, like Longfellow's Village Blacksmith, "could look the whole
word in the face for it owed not any man," a separate Bequest Fund
was set up on books of the Home. Since then, all bequests have been
allocated and all earnings of the fund addetl to it. It is my pleasure
to report on the Bequest Fund as follows:
Balance per statement of Dec. 31, 1932 . 934,862.90
Items not previously reported as Bequests:
Stock of International Sugar & Feed Co. ,........... 500.00
H. W. Fillmore Estate 7,345.!8
Securities Previously Received 1,001.00
Income of Securities-f1em Maintenance Fund.... 320.00
Additions for 1933:
Interest on Bonds
Dividends on Stock
Interest on Bank Balances
Bequests Received:
7,293.75
711.99
62.39
G. J. O. Nick Estate ..................;... 1.458.43
James Elvin Estate 260.00
Mrs. Lillian Whitney Estate 6.30
Ifenry Marsden 5.00
Forest L. Fischer Estate 2,349.2L
Day and S. R. Oakes 100.00
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Deduct premiums paid on Bonds purchased .............."" 28'02
$50,238.13
Add discount on Bonds purchased 105'85
Total in the Bequest Fund as of Dec. 31, 1933 ..'. $50,343'98
The fact that almost every one of these bequests has come to the
Home without direct solicitation or "high pressure" influence speaks
volumes for the true charity exemplified in the mind of the giver'
However, there are ways ethical ways and means'
whereby the attention of may be approached and
without undue influence e induced to leave substantial
sums to the llome. one good brother has told me how easily
Elome, a sum which otheroing
much, if anY, good to
he ditl not contact another
Ihis suggests to our mind
that we could foster this exercise of benevolent giving on the part of
our membership if we could put into practise some regular and well
operated plan. It is entirely possible that there is some one in each
small community and many in the larger centers who could in a practical
and ethical manner approach persons of means and call their
attention to the great and lasting benefit of making contributions or
bequests to our Masonic Home' If we are to expand and care for a
greater number of our aged and dependent sisters and brothers, there
is urgent need of more funds, funds for building, for maintenance, and
for endowment. some Homes of older and wealthier jurisdictions
have built up large endowment funds. The income of an adequate
endowment fund for our Home would give assuranc€ that the Home
is on a secure basis and that we would not bs confronted as we are
now with a long waiting list of deserving and needy sisters and brothers.
Friends, Sisters and Brothers, the cause is certainly worthy and inspiring
enough to call for united and steadfast efrort. There is no
better way for money to be used to good advantage than to use it in
building and maintaining such a Home as ours. Contributions will be
placed where they will do great good both now and for generations to
come. May we all do our part.
Guests in the Home
Like all Grand Jurisdictions, Minnesota has sufrered keenly from
the depression. Lodge memberships have decreased and in consequence
Lodges have less money to meet the demands of charity, no matter
how willing they may be to turn in their money to the Masonic Home
for relief. During the year we have received more applications for admission
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son have arranged to care for as many as possible and space intended
for other purposes has been used for guests. Early in December, 1gBB,
there were 151 guests in the Home, the largest number we have ever
had. They were distributed as follows: Farmstead 6, fves Lodge 21,
Guest Lodge 124.
The Report of the Committee on Admissions and Dimissions shows
that there are nors 66 applicants on the waiting list, 21 of whom have
been approved. No Home could ever report one hundred per cent of
happiness and contentment among its guests. f am very happy, however,
to tell you that almost all of the guests of our Home are very
happy and contented and that it is very seldom that any one complains.
This is remarkable when we consider their advanced age and the many
infirmities and pecularities incident to old age. I want to again state
that we are proud of our guests and that we find them loyal and appreciative
of all the Order of the Eastern Star and the Masonic Fraternity
are doing for them.
Naturally, a number of our guests have been called to their Heavenly
Home and are now at rest from their labors, their worries, and
their ills. May they rest in peace. The following is a summary of the
guests since the opening in 1920:
Number of residents in the Home December 31, 1932 .......... L4L
Number of residents admitted in 1933 ..,,.......,; g2
Number of residents deceased or withdrawn in 1933 26
Number of applicants being considered 45
Number of applicants approved but not admitted 2L
Total number of applications received since Home was opened 466
Total number cared for at the Home 298
Total number of residents in the Home December 31, 1933... 148
The Need of an Infirmary
As the number of guests has increased, the need of better facilities
and more space for caring for the sick is felt more and more, and
it becomes more and more imperative that such accommodations be
provided. At this time last year, the following was reported:
Collected for and in possession of the Grand Commandery,
approximately $36,716.00
The Masonic Home Hospital Fund, kept separate and
intact ......... $29,068.61
Total .......... $65,784.61
'We are reliably informed that several Eastern Star Chapters, the
Zuhrah ladies and the Ladies of the Beauceant are accumulating funds
for the Hospital or Infirmary. Pledges have been made for very substantial
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prospect. Here is an appeal for contributions and requests that should
reach those able to respond. 'while everything possible is being done
for the care and comfort of those in need of hospital attention, more
could be done hacl we better quarters and better facilities. Let us
hope that the day is not far distant when this noble work can be accomplished.
Plans for lncreaaing the CaPacitY
'With an ever growing waiting lisf the Board has been confronted
with the problem of providing room for more residents. It requires
money to buitd ancl what is as fully important, it requires money to
maintain the additional guests if space is provided. The Building Committee
has been authorized to make some inexpensive alterations in
the Farmstead that will provide room for five more residents. This
work is now under way. The Building Committee is also trying to
work out a plan to erect a plain, yet adequate building to care for the
help and possibly a number of guests. This will release rooms now
used for the help and make it possible to house more guests. The policy
of the Board is to do all we can with the funds available' but not to
go into debt nor to have a deficit of any kind in any department.
Order of the Eastern Star
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Among the worries and cares of the Board, there is one phase of
our work which never causes us any worry or anxiety. This bright
spot is the generous and unselfish co-operation and assistance given
the Home by the Order of the Eastern Star. You have been told many
times of the fund of $?5,000.00 with which the Star furnished the
Home. The Patriotic and Masonic Home Committee is always represented
at the Board meetings by its able and efficient Chairman, Sister
Clara Wheelock. The Eastern Star, functioning through this CommiL
tee, still is assistihg in furnishing and planning for the Home. Programs,
entertainments, parties, and auto ddes are provided. They
think of many things to do that men would not think of and in innumerable
ways do much to bring joy and happlness to our guests.
The Worthy Grand Matron, Sister Jane Topel, has attended the meetings
whenever possible. Sister Dunn and Sister Ruff, Past Grand Matrons,
ably represent the Star on the Board of Trustees. Both are
rnembers of the House Committee and Sister Dunn is a. member of the
Committee on Admissions and Dimissions, Both are of great assistance
in planning for the welfare of the guests and the upkeep of the furnishings.
The members of the Board recognize their worth and again
express their great appreciation for all they have done and are still
doing for the Home. Eastern Star Chapters throughout the State make
contributions of money, jellies, jams, relishes, etc. All of this is much
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tend to the Order of the Eastern Star the grateful appreciation of the
Board and of the entire Masonic Fraternity.
Oftce of Secretary
After the passing of Brother Walter E. Greaves, our Secr€tary,
the work of that office has been cauied on by the Superintendent with
the assistance of Miss Bernice Schwarzkopf. This was done largely
as a matter of economy and we trust that no ill effects will be felt as
the work has been well kept up. The Boarcl has decided to discontinue
the office of so-called Executive Secretary and is presenting for adoption
at this meeting of the Corporation an Amendment providing that
the Presiclent, First and Second Vice-Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer
shall be chosen from the members of the Board and that they
serve without Compensation.
Trustees to be Elected
As stated before, Trustees are elected for a term of three years
and of course serve without compensation. The terms of the following
Trustees expire and their successors should be chosen at this meeting
of the Corporation, Brother Montreville J. Brown who was chosen to
fill the unexpired term of Brother J. M. McConnell, deceased, and Sister
Hilde Ruff from the Corporation, and Brother Frederick E. Jenkins
and James D. Markham, from the Grand Lodge.
General Information,
It is with great satisfaction that your President is able to report
to you that the general condition of the Home properties is excellent.
The buildings show little signs of wear or deterioration, are well
painted and in good repair. The furniture, machinery and all equipment
are well preserved and in good condition. The wisdom of the
purchasing committee in buying quality merchandise is apparent
everywhere. Most of the furnishings and the equipment are as good
and look as well after six years of use as they did at the time they
lvere purchased. The cleanliness and excellent state of preservation
cf the Home are often commented upon. The farm is well managed
and, as stated in the proper report, furnishes much of the fbod for the
guests. It furnishes employment for a number of the men and reduces
the cost of operations. Your Board is sat-isfled that it is wise ro
operate the farm.
The work of the Board is sub-divided and assigned to committees,
but all matters of importance are acted upon by the Board as a body.
The committ€es are as follows:

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The House Cornmittee is in charge of the internal workings of the
Home:
The Farm Commii;tee, of all nratters pertaining to the farm, garden
and dairy:
The Committee on Admissions and Dimissions is charged with
the very important work of investigating all applications for admission
to the Home and, on very rare occasions are called upon to act on
matters pertaining to the dismissal of guests; most fortunately this
duty has been very light, as only two residents have been dimitted from
the Home in the fourteen years it has been operating.
The Building Committee has charge of building operations, together
with repairs and upkeep of buildings' fences, etc.
The Executive Committee has charge of matters pertaining to
finance and the general management of the Home, and exercises
general supervision of all the affairs of the Home.
Conclusion
At this meeting, Reports of all the offic€rs and Reports of Committees
will be read. The entire Report will be printed and distributed
to all Lodges and East/ern Star Chapters in the Jurisdiction. Copies
will be available for all who desire them. A careful reading and
study of this Annual Report is urged upon all. All Masons and all
others who have shared in the great work of building and maintaining
their wonderful Home are joint owners of the Home. It is earnestly
hoped that none will allow interest in the Home and enthusiasm for
the Home to flag. In his annual letter to the Craft regarding the
Home, our Most Worshipful Grand Master, Brother Brown, among:
other good sayings, used these words:
"The Home is but Masonry in action. The present accommodations
are too limited. I am sure it is the desire of all
that there be expansion so that there will be no such thing
as a waiting list. No Mason, I am sute, needs exhortation to
impel him to do his full share to the advancement of this
most laudable cause."
If every one could visit the Home and see what it is like and fully
understand just what it is doing, I am sure no one would need words
of the Grand Master or words of my own to spur him on to gteater
efforts to enlarge and maintain our wonderful llome as a haven of
safety and security for our worthy Sisters and Brothers in the declining
years of a useful and well spent life. The Brethren throughout
the State have responded most generously in the past and now in these
times of greater need, I am sure they will still continue to respond.
Attention has been called to the need of an Infirmary and to the need
of more space. Let there be no hesitation, no backward step. Our
Grand Master, Most Worshipful Brother Montreville J, Brown, has been
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unusually faithful in attending the meetings of the Boarcl and has
been of inestimable help by his splendid co-operation and sound Masonic
and legal advice. I personalln and in behalf of the other Trustees,
wish to thank him and to express to him our sincere appreciation
for all he has done. All of the Trustees have taken a lively interest
in the affairs of the llome and have been very regular ancl faithful in
attending the meetings. For this, I extend my personal and official
thanks.
Various Clergymen have continued to hold religious services for
our guests. Difrerent organizations of the various Appendant Orders
of Masonry, and other organizations, have furnished entertainment
and given gifts to the guests. They seem to take pleasure in giving
pl€asure and happiness to others and are entirely worthy of the sincere
thanks of the Board.
Much has already been made of the way in which Brother Wilson
and Miss Schwarzkopf have canied on the work of the Secretary's
office so well. Brother and Sister 'Wilson and the corps of well trained
assistants have been most faithful and efficient in all their work. They
merit and have the thanks, the appreciation, and the commendation of
the entire Board.
Fraternally and respectfully submitted,
Accepted.
FRED E. JENKINS,
President.

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF CUSTODIANS.
To the Most WorshiPfhl Grand Lodge,
A. F. & A. M. of Minnesota:
St. Paul, Minnesota, January 17' 1934
163
We, the Board of Custodians submit herewith the following
reporf,:
The Annual School of Instruction $'as held on Monday and
Tuesday, January 15th, and 16th, 1934, prior to the meeting of
the Grand Lodge. Five Sessions were held and the complete
work and lectures of the three degrees was exemplified by the
representatives of the Lodges.
The attendance at each session and the representation by
Lodges wae as follows:
First Session, attendance 354, Lodges represented' 229'
Second Session, attendance 401, Lodges replesented' 238'
Third Session, attendance 429, Lodges represented' 239'
Fourth Session, attendance 4??, Lodges represented' 269.
Fifth Session, attendance 506, Lodges represented, 264.
The average attendance at th€ sessions was 433 and the average
number of Lodges represented was 246. A comparison with
the report for last year indicates a decrease in average attendance
of 34 and a decrease of 2 in the average number of Lodges represent/ed.
The Board is again indebted to \Morshipful Brother O' H'
Ifigbee, of Hematite Lodge No. 274 of Chisholm for his very
efficient handling of the registration and our sincere appreciation
of his services is hereby expressed.
Fraternally submitted,
DAVID W. KNOWLTON, Chairman.
W. R. CAMERON' SecretarY.
Acloptecl.
The Grand Master introduced M. W. Bro. Victor Peterson,
I Past Grand Master of Itlaho, who spoke briefly.
The following Resolutions were introd'uced:
By Bro. H. A. Heldt:
Whereas; the Burial Service in the Masonic Code seems lacking
in sympathy, and is too formal, and
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reads: "One of the services of the Masonic Code must be used
by the Lodge;"
Therefore be it Resolved: that the Grand Master appoint
a committee of three to draft a new Burial Service to be used in
Masonic Burials in this jurisdiction, the same to be standard serl'ice,
and to be presented for consideration and possible adoption
at the next annual communication of the Grand Lodge,
Referred. to the Committee on Jurisprudence.
By Brothers Arthur Granum, J. P. Jelinek, William Nelson,
James E. Knight and A, M. Erickson:
A Resolution asking that the Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of
Minnesota advance Capital City Lodge No. 217 the Sum of Twenty-five
Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00).
Referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence.
By Bro. C. P. Montgomery:
A Resolution to amend Sec. 15, Art. III, of the Genera.l
Regulations, on page 41, by eliminating the entire Section and i
substituting therefor the following:
"The sum of Three Hundred (300) Dollars is hereby annually
appropriated to the Minnesota Masonic Veteran Association
to aid in publishing its Proceedings."
Referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence.
At 5:30 P. M. the Grand Lodge \yas called. from labor
to refreshment until 9:30 A. M., on Thursday, January
18. 1934.
SECOND DAY-MOR,NING SESSION.
St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 18, 1934.
The Grand l-,lodge was called from refreshment to labor
at 9:30 A. M., with all officers present.
On motion, duly carried, of M. W. Gustaf WicleII, the
Grancl Treasurer was authorized to drarv $6,000.00 for the
pay-roIl.
The Grancl Secretary, at the request of Bro. tr'. L. Gilles
(772), presented a Resolution to amend Sec. 6, Art. VIII of
the Grand Lodge Constitution (page 21) by substituting
therefor the following:

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
"Sec. 6. Every member of a Lodge in good standing is entitled
to one vote, and is eligible to any office in the Lodge except
that of Master, excepting this rule will not g'overn at the
Annual Communication or for the election of ofrcers unless the
members shall have attended at least three of the Stated Communications
of the Lodge for the preceding year, providing the
Lodge holds twenty Stated Communications or more a year, and
for the Lodge holding less than twenty Communications per year,
two meetings. No one but Master Masons can be members of a
Lodge, and no Master Mason shall be a member of more than
one Lodge at the same time,"
Referred to the Committee on Jurispruclence.
Bro. B. E. Van Kirk proposed the following Resolution:
Resolved; that the Grand Lodge dues for the year 1933 be
remitted for all members of subordinate Lodges whose Lodge
Referred to the Committee on Jurispruclence.
At the request of the Grand Master, M. W. Bro. E. A.
Montgomery gave a report on his attendance at the Dedication
of the I\fasonic Peace Memorial, at l-rondon, Englancl,
and on motion the same was orderecl printecl in the Proceedings.
To the M. \M; Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Minnesota:
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"The contribution of Freemasonry to the world lies in the
life of its members. To have given dp all that life held and to
have made the supreme sacrifice for King and country was the
contribution of thousands of English Masons to bring peace to
the world. That contribution will never be forgotten."
OnJune 27,79\9,tlne Duke of Connaught and Strathearn,Grand
Master of the United Grand Lodge of England, issued his memorable
message to the brethren of his Grancl Lodge demonstrating in
no uncertain manner the determination that the contribution of
their English Masonic brethren in the World 'War should never
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isdiction of the United Grand Lodge of England to erect t'a
perpetual Memorial of honour to the memory of the many brethren
who fell during the war, and of gtatitude to all who assisted
to secure its victorious termination, combining with it the Headquarters
of the United Grand Lodge of England which should be
a home worthy of its great traditions," at a cost of not less than
One Million pounds.
The annals of the Craft record many fine achievements and
accomplishments performed through the loyal and united efforts
of its members, but no greater undertaking was ever embarked
upon by them than the fulfillment of the desire of their beloved
venerable Grand Master. Brethren scattered in all parts of the
world, practicing Masonry under the English jurisdiction, comprehensively
expressed their profound affection and loyalty to the
Grand Master by their spontaneous response to his inspired lead,
the consummation of which resulted in the erection of a stately
and superb Memorial of outstanding architectural beauty and
dignity.
At the Grand Festival of the Grand Lodge held in London on
August 8, L925, attended by over 7000 brethren, the Grand Masi'er
announced that subscriptions to the Memorial Fund had been
paid and promised in the amount of 5826,014. The foundation
stone was laid by the Grand Master on July L4, 1,927, in the
presence of over 8000 brethren, including representatives from
Ireland, Scotlancl and all parts of the world, and the culmination
was the dedication of the Memorial on July 19, 1933.
fnvitations were extended to all the Grand Lodges throughout
the world, with whom the United Grand Lodge of England
was in fraternal relations, to send two representatives to rejoice
and participate with the Mother Grand Lodge in the dedication
and consecration of the magnificent edifice. The,week appointed
for the celebration was July t7-22, 7933, the 19th being the day
of dedication.
Our Grantl Master, Bro. Montreville J. Brown, being unable
to be present in person, very graciously commissioned me to
represent him and the Grand Lodge of Minnesota on this memorable
occasion, which I deeply appreciated and considered as
one of the gteatest honors and privileges ever coming to me in
Masonry. After several days of consideration and planning I was
able to arrange my business affairs and accepted the commission.
On July 7, I sailed from Montreal on S. S. Dutchess of York
and arrived at Liverpool on July 14, thence by rail to London.
Reservations had been made for me at the Dorchester Hotel, Park
Lane, at which the larger number of the overseas delegates were
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Lodge of England awaiting us and we were provided with programs,
tickets and instructions, etc., for all the events and functions
in connection with the celebration and dedication and out
entertainment. Directions were explicit in every detail, as to
time, hour, place, dress to be worn, entrance to be used, location
of seat to be occupied, floor plans, table plans for banquet, and
about everything that could bearrangecl in advance for our comfort
and convenience. As a result there never was any confusion or
disappointment. lMhere a function was held at which the guests
were to be introduced, each was provided with a card upon which
was printed his name, Masonic title and rank, and place of
residence, which was handed to the Grand Director of Ceremonies
who introduced each guest in line. ft was a perfectly marvelous
system and carried out without a hitch or hesitation.
Monday evening July 17, was the reception dinner given for
the overseas guests at the Savoy Hotel, at which Lord Ampthill'
Pro Grand Master of the United Grand Lotlge of England, and
Lady Ampthill very cordially and with courtly dignity and grace
received the guests.
On Tuesday afternoon, July 18, occurred one of the major
events,-the especial Grand Lodge communication,-a tiled
meeting,-hsld at Royal Albert Hall, the largest auditorium in
London. The communication was called for the purpose of installing
H. R. H. Prince George, fourth son of King George V,
to the ofrce of Senior Grand 'Warden, and for receiving and
welcoming the visiting deputations.
The profound accuracy of the familiar expression "the universality
of Freemasonry" was vividly and picturesquely illustrated by
the brilliant assembly gathered together from all quarters of the
globe on this occasion. Inside the auditorium hall of this large
building, which has a seating capacity of 10,000, over 9,000 English
Masons were assembled,-all Masters or Past Masters,-p1ina"t
and Peers, Bishops and Statesmen, professional men and tradesmen,
alike congregated to pay homage to the Mother Grand
Lodge of the world. Still further demonstrating the solidarity
and universality of Freemasonry there was in this great gathering
delegates from 1? Grand jurisdictions in the United States, from
7 in Canada, 6 in Australia, 2 in South America, and from the
Grand Lodges in lreland, Scotlancl, Denmark, Czechoslovakia, tr'inland,
France, Jugoslavia, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland
and Vienna, together with representatives of District Grand
Lodges under the Jurisdiction of the Unitecl Grand Lodge of England
in Africa, Newfoundland, Malta, British Guiana, China,
Gibraltar, India, Barbadoes and Japan.
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over 9,000 Masons seated in the arena and galleries of this great
hall, all resplendent in their Masonic clothing and regalia, beginning
with a mingling of crimson, blue and gold, and shaded to a
uniform pale blue in the three galleries, those in the center of
the arena forming a passion cross of red with a back ground of
white.
The deputations from the United States, Canada, Australia,
South America, Europe, Scotland and Ireland were grouped and
separately announced and received in the order of their seniority,
accompanied by a fan-fare of trumpets and gteat applause by the
assembled brethren as they marched in column of two down the
center aisle from the west entrance to the East and ascended the
dais. Each delegate of each deputation, after handing his card
to the Grand Director of Ceremonies, was announced separately
by him by the aid of an amplifier, and then presented to the
Grand Master, the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, who was
on the Throne and who greeted each brother with a friendly
smile and hearty fraternal handclasp and with cordial words of
welcome and pleasure. The Grand Lodge was then called up and
the Grand Honors were lustily given to the visiting brethren'
(The Grand Honors were given by raising the hands above the
head and striking the palm of the hands together seven tirnes.)
'What a sight it was! Over 18,000 white gloved hands giving the
Honors in perfect time. It thrilled all of us.
All of the overseas delegates were seatred in reserved chairs
on the dais to the right and left of the Grand Master' In the
front row at his right were seated six Provincial Grand Masters,
H. R. H, the Prince of Wales of Surrey, H. R. H' the Duke of
York of Middlessex, H. R. H. Prince Arthur of Connaught of
Berkshire, the Earl of Shaftesbury of Dorset, the Earl of Stradbroke
of Suffolk, and Col. Sir C. L. D. Venables Llewellyn of
South Wales.
The Grand Master then announced that he had appointed his
grand nephew, E[. R, H. Prince George, to the office of Senior
Grand Warden. The Prince was sitting with his brethren in the
arena and was escorted to the dais and presented to the Grand
Master who thereupon invested him with the insignia of the office
of Senior Grand Warden, and he was then escorted by the Grand
Director of Ceremonies amid great applause to his chair in the
'West and saluted with the Grand lfonors. Prince George was
made a Mason in April 1928.
Following this ceremony the Grand Master proceeded to
confer honors upon about 150 meritorious brethren by promotions
and Brevet Ranks. Each of these brethren as his name was
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present/ed to the Grand Master and received with a cordial fraiernal
grip of the hand. Among the prominent brethren honored
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Freemasonry is a living force of brethren all over the world,
devoted to each other. If international afairs could be setiled
on Masonic principlls, there could be no possibility of ever again
resorting to war to settle a dispute,"
Tuesday night we were the guests at a dinner given by the
Grand Officers Mess at the Connaught Rooms on Great eueen
Street, near the Memorial Building. The Grand ofrcers Mess
is on organization composed of Grand Lodge officers and a dinner
is given after each Grand Lodge meeting. At this dinner, as
well at all other dinners and banquets, Lord Ampthill was Master
of Ceremonies (known to us as Toastmaster.) Before partaking
of the repast, at the sound of the gavel, the Brethren arose and
the Grand Master of Ceremonies solemnly proclaimed, ,,Brethren,
give grave silence for grace.', A toast to The King was proposed
at the last course, which was responded to by each brother on his
feet, raising his glass and drinking and responding .,To the King,
To the King, To the King." At the first banquet we attended, after
the toast to The King had been responded to and drank, Lord Ampthill
arose and said: "Brethren I have observed that all of our guests
have cordially and sincerely joined with us in responding to the
toast to The King; I now propose that we join with them just as
cordially and sincerely in responding and drinking to the toast
"To the Sovereign of each country represented by our 'guests,"
and it was done with a fer.yor and enthusiasm.
The next day, July 1g, memorable forever, occurred the
great event,-the dedication of the Memorial building and temple
by the Grand Master in due and ancient form, with the solemn
formality and impressiveness thalt distinguishes Fyeemasonry.
It was held in the large hall of the building, which seats 2000,
and it was filled to capacity. In the 16 other lodge rooms in the
building, in the retiring. rooms and other rooms and halls,-all
provided vrith acousticons,-were gathered over 4,000 Masons, to
whom the ceremonies were relayed by loud. speakers, shorn of
their ocular aspect but losing little of its solemnity and impressiveness.
At precisely 3 o'clock, the designated hour, the visiting dele_
gations entered in procession in order of seniority as the day
before, and were escorted to reserved seats on the dais to the
right and left of the Throne. On this occasion we witnessed the
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Grand Master, with the Grand 'Wardens, II. R. H. Prince George
and Capt. TV. S. Cornwallis, son of the Deputy Grand Master'
and other Grand Lodge officers were escolted into the hall and
ened bY
the first
e Grand
and announces
"Brethren, be in order to assist the Grand Master to
open the lodge on
sign of
that degree and r
oPened
on that degtee.
on the
following degrees
om the
third to the first with the same ceremony.
The presence of the Grand Master was then announced by
the Grand Director of Ceremonies and he entered, escorted by
and Master, and other Grand Lodge
to the Throne amid great aPPlause,
Honors according to ancient form.
tal, and not in the center of the lodge as in our lodges' This
sword has a distinguished and interesting history. It contains
the blade of the sword worn by King Gustavus Adolphus of
sweden at the battle of Lnlzen in 1632, in which he was killed.
I noticetl that the three Great Lights,-large tall candles''wereplacedoneintheEast,WestandSouth,andthattheGrand
Secreiary ancl Grand Treasurer sat in the north'
The Grand Master then announced that he had sent the
following telegtam to His Majesty the King:
"6000 Masons assembled at the dedication of their Peace
Memorial in London desire to express their loyal devotion to
Your Majesty's Throne and Person. It is their earnest praycr
that Almighy God may bless your life with health and happiness"'
fle reply sent by His Majesty was read by the Pro Grand
Master.
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tive of the meeting, and the formal ceremonies of dedication took
place. These ceremonies followed very closely those used by our
Grand Lodge in the dedication of Masonic temples, and were
carried out perfectly and most impressively in every detail.
The opening prayer was offered by the Rt. Rev. Bishop of
Guilfold, Grand Chaplain; the Grand Superintendent of Works
presented the architects of the building to the Grand Master,
who received from them the plans of the completed structure.
Following an appropriate oration by the Grand Chaplain, the
Bishop of Guilford, and the dedication prayer by the Rt. Rev.
Bishop of Crediton, Grand Chaplain, the Grand Master directed
that the Tracing Board be uncovered, and the pro Gr:and Master
and Grand Wardens took their positions in front of the altar in
the East. The vessels containing the elements of consecration
were carried around the lodge by the pro Grand Master, who
scattered the Corn, the symbol of plenty (nourishment in our
ritual), the Wine, the symbol of Joy and Cheerfulness (of refreshment
in our ritual) and the Oil, the symbol of peace and Unanimmity
(of Joy in our ritual), the Grand Master dedicating the
Hall to Freemasonry, Virtue and Universal Benevolence.
After the choir sang the Sanctus, the Grand Chaplain took
the Swinging Censer thrice around the temple. The patriarchal
Benediction having been given and the closing hymn ,,Now thank
rve all our God" having been sung, the Grand Master closed the
Lodge. After the singing of the National Anthem, the brethren
all remaining standing, not one leaving his place, the Grand
Master accompanied by the Grand Wardens and certain other
Grand Officers,. and the Deputy Grand Master accompanied by
other Grand Officers, distinguished visitors and past Grand Officers
left the hall in stately and orderly procession.
Thus a memorable occasion, one without parallel in the his_
tory of the Craft in England, was concluded. The project con_
ceived by the Grand Master 14 years before was brought to fruition,
It was fortunate and providential, and an occasion of
great rejoieing, that the Grand Old Duke, gB years of a1et
Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England for the
past 33 years, should be spared to see completed, and have the
physical strength to be able to dedicate in person, the Masonic
ideal initiated by him in 1919. His face radiated his happiness
and contentment and every one of the Craft present had a con_
stant smile and a warm hearty handclasp. I shall never forget
the scene of that great assembly of Masons, with their different
colored aprons and collars, seated harmoniously as to colors, and
when they all arose and saluted the Grand Master with the Grand
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Friday was devoted to visiting the new Senior School of the
Royal Masonic Institution for Girls, located at Rickmansworth,
about 40 miles from London, and the School for Boys at Bushey,
in which the English Craft take just pride and so generously support,
We were taken by automobiles in the morning to the Senior
Girls' School, now entirely completed except the chapel and
hospital, and had luncheon at the school.
In the afternoon we w€l.e driven to the Boys' School. The
Girls' School was instituted in 1788 and the Boys, School in 1?gg.
The former school has been at Clapham and Weybridge for over
80 years last past and the old buildings have become insufficient
to meet the increasing claims upon the Institution. Each school
will now accommodate 800 pupils, sons and daughters of Masons,
between the ages of 6 and 17 years, who have been unable to
obtain an education through the death, incapacity or misfortunes
of their parents. The new buildings of the Senior Girls, School
are wonderfully and completely ananged and furnished. Its
cost to date has been about $1,750,000, all paid for, and it will
take $250,000 to complete it. Its cost of maintenance I was
told will be S70,000 per year. The surrounding grounds are
beautiful and spacious and I noticed within the spacious quadrangle
court a large Cedar of Lebanon tree, said to be many hundreds
of years old.
These two institutions, together with the Royal Masonic
Benevolent Institution for Masons and widows of Masons founded
in 7842, and the new Freemasons' Hospital and Nursing Home
dedicated by the Grand Master on July 72, 7933, and opened by
their majesties the King and queen, are living examples of the
generosity and loyalty of our English brethren in their benevolences.
They as well as the Peace Memorial are all paid for.
Friday evening the delegates were formally invited to attend
meetings of three London lodges. I and about twenty other
brethren chose the Royal Colonial Institute Lodge No. Bbb6,
where the 8rd degree was conferred. The degree work started
at 6:00 o'clock and was completed before ?:00 o'clock, the work
being somewhat different than ours, but the fundamentals of the
degree being the same. A banquet was given at ?:00 o,clock
which was very enjoyable. This lodge is unique in that the Duke
of Connaught and Strathearn is its Master as long as he lives
and its membership is limited in number and composed only of
those brethren who have rendered distinguished sewices for the
Empire in its territorial divislons outside of England.
I have briefly referred to the functions of dedication week
that were strictly Masonic. They were intensely interesting and
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quets in and out of 'London, automobile trips into the rural districts
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foggy passage. On the same ship were Secretary of State Hull
and his party returning from the London Conference. Bro.
John H. Cowles, Past Grand Master of Kentucky and Grand
Commander of the Sr-tpreme Council of the Scottish Rite for the
Southern Jurisdiction of the United States, Bro. James C. pad_
gett, Grand Master of Virginia, Bro. John H. Anderson, past
Grand Master and Grand Secretary of North Carolina, and Bro.
Fred W. Hardwick, Past Grand Master and Grand Secretar.y of
Kentucky, were on the same ship and were delightful traveling
companions. We had a table together in the ship's dining room
and soent many pleasurable and profitable hours togethet on
the voyage home.
And now, Most Worshipful Grand Master, I have hacl the
gleasure of giving this brief report and account of the commission
which was intrusted to me as your representative to this memo_
rable event. I wish I had the time at this communication of
Grand Lodge to tell you more about the interesting details and
incidents of each Masonic function and the other events and of
the generous hospitality and many courtesies that were extended
to us by our Masonic brethren of England. Their hospitality
was genuine and bountiful, their courtesies were courtly and gra_
cious, and their fraternal devotion to our pleasure and comiort
were sincere and brotherly.
I sincerely wish that you could have been our representative,
but your misfortune was my good fortune, and I hope that as
youl commissioned representative I served our Grand Lodge with
honor and fidelity. I want to express to you my deep and sin_
cere appreciation and gratitude for the privilege and honor which
you and the brethren of our Grand Lodge extended to me and
made possible. f am sure that my close contact with our En_
equally c€rtain that the fraternal relations which have existed
between the United Grand Lodge of England anal the Grand
Lodge of Minnesota for so many years, and the bonds of frater_
nity between the brethren of these two Grand Jurisdictions, have
been more firmly cemented, and f hope that they will continue as
long as each jurisdiction exists.
And now in closing, I have the privilege of bringing to you,
Most Worshipful Grand Master, and the brethren of our
Grand Lodge, the personal eordial, and fraternal greetings of
II. R. H. the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Grand Master
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Pro Grand Master, and especially the personal, fraternal and sincere
greetings of Sir Colville Smith, Grand Secretary, to Bro.
John Fishel, our Grand Seeretary and Grand Representative of
the United Grand Lodge of England near the Grand Lodge of
Minnesota.
E. A. MONTGOMERY.
The amendment to the Constitution, Sec. 21, Art. VIII,
proposed at the Grand. Lodge Communication of 1933 ancl
approved for action at this communication of the Grand
Lodge was brought up and on motion was unanimousl)'
adopted. The amendment provides that minimum fees in
Lodges having concurrent jurisdiction be reduced. from
$75.00 to $62.50.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON APPEALS AND GRIEVANCES.
To the M. W. Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Minnesota:
In the matter of the appeal of Red Lake Falls Lodge No.
308, Red Lake Falls, from the findings and judgment, Not Guilty:
A Tiial Commission, on August 12, 1933, after full hearing,
found the accused, Edward M. Weiberg, a member of Red Lake
Falls Lodge No. 308, not guilty of the charges made against him.
The Junior Warden appeals under Sec. 1 of Article XVIII, General
Regulations.
On the adoption of the 1928 Code, all Regulations and
Resolutions not covered by the Regulations and Resolutions contained
in said Code, were repealed. (Code 1928, page 117.) By
Resolution adopted and contained in the 1928 Code (page 118),
certain decisions theretofore adopted by the Grand Lodge were
reaffirmed, among those particularly mentioned being the one
found and contained in decision 2 of page 66, Code of 1910,
which afrrms the action of this Grand Lodge taken in 1883,
(Proceedings 1883, pp. 19r 88-39), which reads:
"A brother once charged vrith unmasonic conduct and acquitted,
cannot again be charged with and put upon trial for the
same offense.tt
Your committee, therefore, are of the opinion that a new trial
cannot be had and that the findings of the Commission must be
afrrmed and the appeal dismissed.
Adopted.
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Petitioner, a former member of Khurum Lodge No' 112,
Minneapolis, Minnesota, was expelled by a Trial Commission on
April 23, 1932. He now petitions for restoration.
The proceedings prior to and including the trial were all
regular and in conformance with Masonic law and usage' The
evidence taken by the Commission was amply suffrcient to sustain
the verdict and sentence. No showing has been made to your
committee that petitioner's conduct since dismissal has been such
as would recommend him for restoration. 'We therefore recommend
that hid application be denied.
Adopted.
Petition of Willard H. Cloud, for restoration:
This matter was before your committtee at the 1933 communication,
(1933, page 101) and was continued to this communication
to allow the completion of the record, and also to allow
petitioner to produce additional evidence. The record has been
perfected, but petitoner has not furnished evidence, either by appearance
in person or otherwise. We therefore recommend that
the petition be denied.
ELMER A. KLING,
HARRY M. BURNHAM,
ALFRED H, NELSON,
HERBERT H. HOAR,
WALTER B. GRACIE,
Committee'
Adopted.
After being adopted by section, the report was adopted.
as a whole.
The committee on Examination of Visitors reporteal
orally that they had examined M. W. Bro. Victor Peterson
ancl had found him a Master Mason in good stancling.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FRATERNAL WORK AT
ROCHESTER.
To the M. W. Grand Lodge:
Your Committee on Fraternal work at Rochester beg leave
to report as follows:
The work of your representative in Fraternal service at
Rochester, Brother Frank G' 'Warner, has continued as usual during
the year 1933. Brother Warner is serving his twelfth year as
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His work is a splendid exemplification of that Brotherly love and
relief which are fundamental principles of Masonry. He comes
in touch with a large number of Masonic brethren and their
families whose africtions lead them to seek help at the Mayo
Clinic.
Members of your Committee have at various times during the
year visited Brother Warner and noted his busy life as he serves
his Masonic affiliates who come to Rochester, strangers, sick and
discouraged. We commend his untiring efforts and the sympathetic
and Fraternal manner in which he renders help to these
people.
Detailed statements of his work and the expense entailed in
its performance are hereto attached and made a part of this report.
It is our opinion that the work being done at Rochester is
highly important. It is in full harmony with Masonic teaching
and is contributory to the relief of not only physical but also
mental and spiritual suffering and is one of the best pieces of
work being done by our Grand Lodge.
Accepted.
Respectfully submitted,
HERMAN HELD,
MILO B. PRICE.
J. L. MITCHELL,
Committee.
Report of the Repregentative for the Year 1933.
New People
Calls made
Personal Oftce Calls
Club Room Registrations ..................
Rooms
Deaths
Employment
Letters written
Letters written for patients
Letters received
Letters received for patients
Telegrams sent ............
Telegrams sent for patients
Telegrams received
Telegrams received for patients
Telephone calls-office
Telephone calls-long distance
2,599
10,056
572
96
165
68
16
832
234
536
244
93
165
66
100
639
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Ambulance cases'.....'....
Wheel chair cases
Legal papers .....'..........'.
Flowers ordered
Checks cashed
Money hantlled outside of fund
Telegrams
Telephone
Office suPPlies .".'.,..."'...
Postage
Box rent
Miscellaneous .'.,.......'.....
PR,OCEEDINGS OF THE
Disbursementg.
Revolving Fund.
Balance in Bank
Deposit during 1933 ...........
Checks issued .........
36
2l
131
$ 163.25
4,349.17
2,329.78
$14.65
34.15
32.35
25.36
4.00
16.28
$126.79
$724.i9
1,34L.75
$1,465.94
1'395.60
Bank balance January 1, 1934 $70.14
Telegrams
Telephone
Ofrce supplies ........".'..'...
Postage
P. O. box rent ..,"".'...
Miscellaneous ..'..,.'.......'.
Christmas hospital fund .,,'..'....'
Disbursements.
Revolving Fund.
Balance in bank January lst, 1933
Deposits during the Year
$ 14.6 5
34.15
32.35
25.36
4.00
11.28
5.00
$ 126.79
$124.19
r,341.75
$1,465.94
Checks drawn during year .. 1'395'80
Bank balance January 1st, 1934 $70.14

Revolving Fund:
Jan. 1st, 1933, Balance in bank ........
Deposits during the year
Checks drawn, 1933 ,...........
Bank balance Jan. 1st, 1934 ...........,..
Summary:
GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
Financial Statement.
$1,395.80
70.L4
181
$L24.19
1,347,75
$1,465.94 $1,465.94
Bank account '
$1,395.80
Money handled ;;;'td"';;' ;;;;' :::::::: 2,329.79
Checks cashed
4,349.17
Flowers
763.25
Incidental expense t\6.7g
Accepted.
Respectfully,
$8,364.79
FRANK G. WARNER,
Representative.
The Grand Representatives tvere called to the altar,
lvelcomed. by the Grand l\faster and directed to convey to
their several Grand Jurisdictions the fraternal greetings cf
this Grand Lodge.
Bro. R. E. Van Kirk introduced the follorving:
To amend Section 1, Article V. of the Constitution of the
Grand Lodge of Minnesota with reference to the duties of the
Grand Master, by adding the following to the fourth paragraph
thereof, after the word 'expedient.' "That as to matters
and recommendations which in any way change or modify the
Grand Lodge Constitution or General Regulations, he must furnish
a copy thereof to the Grand Secretary at least 60 days before
the opening day of the Grand Lodge Annual Communication,
and the Grand Secretary shall furnish each subordinate Lodge
with a copy of such matters and recommendations at least 30
days before the opening day of the Annual Communication. No
other to be introduced or considered except by unanimous consent
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Referred to the Committee on Jurispruclence.
At 11:50 A. M. the Grand. Lodge was callecl from labor
to refreshment until 1:30 P. M.
SECOND DAY-AX'TER,NOON SESSION.
The Grand l.rodge was called from refreshment to labor
at 1:30 P. M.
FIRST REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE.
To the M. W. Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Minnesota:
Your Committee on Jurisprudence to which was referred certain
portions of the Grand Master's address, respectfully report
that we have carefully examined and considered all the matters so
referred and make the following recommendations:
1. The amendments to by-laws of Lodges Nos. 3, 14, 33, 48,
103, 106, 724,139,744, t48,150, 158, 160, 167, 774,177,18t,
202, 204, 2L2, 276, 227, 226, 234, 237, 238, 254, 257, 280, 285,
286,306,30?,316,328,329, and 335 appearto be in proper form
and to have been legally adopted and certifiecl by the respeetive
Lodges, and their approval by the Grand Master is confirmed.
The amendment by Lodge No. 159 is not approved by your
Committee; the certificate filed shows that the amendment was
not adopted at.the Communication at which the Lodge members
were notified it would be acted upon, but upon a Communication
on a later date, of which notice does not appear to have been
given to the Lodge members.
The amendment of Section 1, Article III of the by-laws of
No. 54, adoptecl March 7, 1933, is not approved. It attempts to
create three Trustees as officers of the Lodge, contrary to our
laws; Trustees are not officers of a Lodge. (See G. L. Proceedings
for 1933, Page 115.)
Paragraph (b) of the amendment of Section 1, of Article V,
of the by-laws of No. 135, paragtaph (b) of the amendment to
Section 1, Article VI, of the by-laws of No. 23, and pardgraph
(b) of the amendment of Section 1, Article V, of No. 191, are
each disapproved. Each of them purports to require every newly
made member who has not paid the Masonic Home Assessment
to immediately pay the same upon becoming a member of the
Lodge. This is a matter upon which the Grand Lodge has acted
under the Resolution heretofore adopted, and refers to an assessment
made by the Grand Lodge. (See G. L. proceedings for

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1928, pages 81, 8?, 98, and Grand Lodge proceedings for 1932,
pages 99 and 112). The Committee are of the opinion that
this is a subject over which the Grand Lodge has exclusive jurisdiction
and is not a matter for regulation by subordinate Lodges
in their byJaws. The amendments, even though they were proper,
are faulty in that they require immediate payment of the
assessment, while the Grand Lodge Resolution permits the members
of a Lodge to pay it in installments.
2. The disapproval of the Grand Master of the amendments
to bylaws of Lodges Nos. 49, 113, 118, 119, 134, 161,232, 236,
265,3L9,322, and,328 is confirmed.
Some of these amendments wete proper in form but were
not approved by the Grand Master because the Certificate required
by Sec. 69, Article V., General Regulations was not proper
in form in that it did not show the amendment to have been lawfully
adopted by the Lodge. This could have been easily corrected.
It does not appear that any of the amendments disapproved
on the above ground were thereafter presented to the Grand
Master. This should and must be done. It is the duty of the
Master and Secretary of a Lodge to see that a by-law amendment
lawfully adopted by the Lodge is properly certified and presented
to the Grand Master in proper form. Until an amendment
adopted by a Lodge has been approved by the Grand Master, the
amendment has no force or effect.
We notice that the by-laws of No. 64 provide for an annual
election 1of Qfficers in; rlune of ea1'ch ylea,r. Neither in the
Constitution or General Regulations is there any specific time
prescribed for an annual election of subordinate Lodge officers.
It is a matter that is left to the Lodges. The Constitution (Sec.
1, Art. VIII) provides that certain Lodge officers shall be elected
annually. The Board of Custodians under Section 4, Article
XII, General Regulations, holds an annual School of Instruction
for two days immediately preceding each Annual Communication
of Grand Lodge, at which it is the duty of each subordinate Lodge
to have present at least one of its Grand Lodge representatives-
Master, Senior or Junior Warden. It is desirable and important
that newly elected Masters and Wardens should have the advantage
and benefit of the instruction and rehearsals in the established
work and lectures, at the beginning of their term of ofrce,
and not wait six months, in case of election in June, before they
can receive it from this source.
Your committee suggests that it would be wise for subordinate
Lodges, as all but one or two now do, to have their annual
election of officers in December of each year.
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pear to- be in proper folm and to have been gtanted upon grounds
deemed sufficient in the discretion and judgment of the Grand
Master, and are aPProved'
In granting the dispensation to Lodge No. 234 the Grand
Master stated that, "The forming and conducting of' the processional
in question should all be done informally without opening
or elosing the Lodge." It should be clearly understood that the
Grand Master did not authorize the Lodge to be opened and to
attend the church service as a Lodge, nor did he authorize the
memberA of the Lodge to appear in Masonic regalia on this occasion.
Section 25, Article VIII, General Regulations, prohibits a
Lodge from holding any communication on the Sabbath or the
first day of the week, except to attend the Masonic Funeral services
of a deceased brother.
4. The various rulings made by the Grand Master, and decisions
!, 2, and' 3, specified in his address, are approved.
From severat of the questions submitted to the Grand Master
regarding matters on which he gave his ruling, approved by your
committee we find that there seems to be some uncertainity in
the minds of some Lodge officers and brethren as to what kind of
a report the members of an investigating commttee on petitions
should make, and how it should be made. The duties of the committee
are prescribed in Section 5, Article VII, General Regulalations.
ft is required "to report its findings in full to the
Lodge," and "no member of the committee can withtlraw his report
after filing the same." The Lodge before voting on a petition
is entitled to the benefit of the findings of the committeeman
in his report. Until such a report is made, the Lodge cannot
act upon the Petition.
Some question has also arisen as to whether the report must
be in writing: or can be made orally. The General Regulations
contemplate the filing of the report with the Lodge; hence, it should
be a written report, and a form for a report of a committee-man
is given under "General forms for Lodges" on pag:e 240 of the
Code. fn order to make clear what would seem to be contemplated
by the provisions of the General Regulations, your committee
recommend that the 2nd paragraph of Section 5, Article
VII of the General Regirlations be amended to read as follows:
"It shall be the duty of such committee to make careful investigation
of the statements in the petition-particularly to determine
whether the Lodge has jurisdiction over the petitioner,
and ascertain as to his moral, intellectual, social and physical
qualifications, and report in writing in accordance with the form
provided on pag€ 240 of the Code, its flndings to the Lodge at the
next stated communication, unless gtantecl further time."

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6. The suggestions made by the Grand Master, Nos' 1, 2
and ll, your committee believes are sound and should be adopted'
We therefore recommend that Section 1, Article XIII, General
Regtrlations, be amended by adding thereto the following:
*'Each Regional Supervisor shall have jurisdiction over five
districts assigned to him by the Grand Master, and it shall be his
duty to call a meeting of all District Supervisors in his jurisdictional
territory, at a central point therein, within thirty days
after his appointment by the Grantl Master, for the pupose of
confelring and discussing with such District Supervisors as to
their rluties and work and the most expeditious and efrcient manner
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7. Your committee also recommends that Section 8, Article
XIV, General Regulations, be amended to read as follows:
"Section 8. When the Grand Lodge grants relief under the
provisions of Article IX of the Constitution, it shall be disbursed
directly to the person relieved, in monthly payments."
Your committee desires to commend the Grand Master for
his very careful and thoughtful consideration, and his wise and
just solutions of the many questions propounded to him. His
administration has had its problems-some of them unusual and
perplexing. Free Masonry could not hope to escape some of'the
inevitable difficulties and consequences of the perplexing and
perilous conditions existing in our Country and in the World.
By his ability to analyze situations that have arisen in our
Jurisdiction, his sense of justice and his fine regard for the rights
of individuals and of Masonry, he has sanely steered his course
and guided his Brethren through a most trying period. He has
served the Craft with wisdom, diligence, devotion and honor and
sustained the precedents set by his illustrious gtandfather and
father, who were Grand Masters of this Grand Lodge many years
ago'
Fraternally submitted,
E. A. MONTGOMERY,
F. E. JENKINS,
w. K. Gilt,
E J. SIMON,
Committee on Jurisprudence.
Aclopted by section ancl then in its entirety.
To the M. W. Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Minnesota:
Your committee on Jurisprudence to which was referred
that portion of the Grand Master's address suggesting the appointment
of a so-called Field or Contact man to cauy on certain
work referred to by the Grand Master, respectfully report that
we appreciate the problems that are confronting subordinate
Lodges relating to finances, collection of dues, etc. They are
common to all. We believe that at this time it will be beneficial
and helpful to the subordinate Lodges to have the advice and
counsel of a Brother representing the Grand Lodge, who is experienced
in such matters.
Your committee therefore recomemnds the adoption of the
following Resolution:
"Resolved: that the incoming Grand Master appoint a Master
Mason, a member in good standing of a Lodge in this Grand
Jurisdiction, who shall be designated 'Grand Master's Representa-

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA,
tiver' whose term of office shall expire at the date of the next
Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, and whose duties
shall be to advise and counsel with subordinate Lodges as to
matters relating to their financial difrculties and problems and
solution of the same. Upon any request coming to the Grand
Master from a Master of a subordinate Lodge f'or a conference
as to such matters, the Grantl Master may direct such 'Representative'
to contact with such Master or Lodge, under the
supervision of the Grand Master, and upon such other Masonic
matters as he shall direct. The compensation for such 'Representative'
shall be $100.00 per month. He shall be paid his
actual expense of transportation by railroad train or bus, and
? cents per mile if by automobile transportation, together with
necessary hotel expenses. Such tRepresentative' shall have no
power or authority to obligate or bind the Grand Lodge in any
way, shape or manner, but shall act merely in an advisory capacity
in the performance of his duties, under the direction of the
Grand Master."
Fraternally submitted,
E. A. MONTGOMERY,
F. E. JENKINS,
w. K. GILL,
E. J. SIMON,
Committee on Jurisprudence.
Acloptecl and referred to the Oommittee on Appropriations.
To the M. W. Graud Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Minnegota:
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Your Committee on Jurisprudence to which was referred the
report of the special committee on Masonic Research and Instruction
respectfully report that in their opinion, by the adoption of
the report of the special committee there is created in this Grand
Lodge a permanent committee to be known as t'The Committee
on Masonic Research and Instruction," as outlined in paragraph
3 of report, and we therefore recommend that the report of the
special committee be adopted and referred to the Committee on
Appropriations.
Frateranlly submitted,
E. A. MONTGOMERY,
F. E. JENKINS,
W. K. GILL,
E. J. SIMON,
Commitee on Jurisprudence.
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To the M. W'' Grand Lodge A. F, & A. M. of Minnesota:
Your Committee on Jurisprudence to which was referred the
proposed amendment to Section 15, Article III of the General
Regulations, respectfully report that the amendment is in proper
form. The committee recommends that Section 15, Article III
of the General Regulations be amended to read as follows:
"Section 15. The sum of $300.00 is hereby annually appropriated
to the Minnesota Masonic Veteran Association to aid
it in publishing its proceedings,"
Fraternally submitted,
E. A. MONTGOMERY,
F. E, JENKINS,
W, K. GILL,
E. J. SIMON,
Committee on Jurisprudence.
Adopted and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
The Grand Master announced that the hour for election
of offrcers had arrived; he appointed Bros. Donald R,. l\Ic-
Reavy (2),M. B. Darlington (31), L. M. Lerwick (99), L. L.
Merriman (306), and E. R. Steffensrvd, (274) as tellers, and
directed the election to proceed. The balloting resultecl in
the election of the follol'ing officers:
Bertram S. Adams, Hibbing......,, ..........Grand Master
Eug'ene G, McKeown, Pipestone,,.,,...............Deputy Grand Master
William A. Elliott, Minneapolis.,.,.......,.....,..Senior Grand Warden
Frank W. Matson, St, Paul.......,,.,,.,....,.........Junior Grand Warden
David W. Knowlton, Minneapolis,. ...Grand Treasurer
John Fishel, St. Paul....... .,................Grand Secretary
On the announcement of the election of Bro. Adams as
Grancl Master, the Past Grand. Masters present retired by
request of the Grand Master and returned to the haII, escorting
the Grand nfaster-elect, rvho was formally received.
with the Grand Honors and escorted to the East lvhere he
briefly expressed his apperciation of the honor conferreal.

GBAND LODGE OF IIINNESOTA.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON LODGES.
To the M. W. Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Minnesota:
Your Committee on Lodges respectfully reports as follows:
Delinquent Duer.
The totals of delinquent dues continue to increase year by
year at an alarming rate. At the clos€ of 1931 the total of unpaid
dues reported was $164,?40.55; at the close 1932 the total
was $219,366.32; at the close of 1933 the total delinquency was
$261,776,68.
Existing financial conditions place increasingly heavy burdens
on the Lodge tleasuriesl many of the craft are in distress and
need assistance which it is their right to ask; accordingly every
Lodge must exert its utmost effort, not only to collect delinquent
dues, but to keep members from becoming delinquent. It is
again urged that each Master of a subordinate Lodge, where
necessary, appoint a committee to vigorously assist the Secretary
in this important function. If members do not become delinquent
for one year, there is much less probability of an accumulated
delinquency which portends their being stricken from the
rolls with resultant permanent loss to the Lodge. In this connection,
it is noted that a large number of the Lodges are delinquent
in the payment of Grand Lodge dues, and the utmost
economy in the administration of their finances is urged.
Masonic Home Aosessments.
The Committee is again reminded that many Lodges are not
keeping ample records of Masonic Home assessments. For the
protection of the brethren, just and accurate account of the payment
of assessments should be kept and remittances of Masonic
Home funds be made as soon as possible after receipt, but in no
event, at longer intervals than once each month.
Delinquent Reports.
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Your Committee reports that all Lodges but five have submitted
annual reportsl however, a number have failecl to report
on time. fnterviews with the representatives of these Lodges discloses
that many of the Masters are not familiar with the con-.
tent of the annual return, nor when the Secretary sends it to the
Grand Secretary. It is again urged that Masters work in closer
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suffer the penalty for delinquent reports as prescribed in the Code.
From such interviews your Committee is satisfied that the Lodges
sending in delinquent reports for 1933 and those which have not
paid the Grand Lodge dues in full have submitted valid excuses,
and recommends that the penalty be not enforced, and that
mileage and per diem be paid to the representatives of the Lodges.
Reading Proceedinge of Grand Lodge.
In checking over the reports of Lodges, it is noted that 107
Lodges did not read any part of the Proceedings of the Grand
Lodge as required by Section 22, Article V, of the General
Regulations, and 40 Lodges report, giving dates, of having read
the Proceedings before they were mailed out from the Grand
Secretary's office. Your Committee earnestly rbcommends that
Masters familiarize themselves with the partieular section and
article of the General Regulations above referred to, and be more
careful to see that this important duty and privilege is fbithfully
discharged.
Tender of Note by Subordinate Lodge.
The Grand Secretary's office is in receipt of an annual return
of a Subordinate Lodge enclosing a check for part payment and
a note bearing the name and number of the Lodge with signatures
of the Master and Secretary representing the balance due the
Grand Lodge. Your Committee is of the opinion that the Grand
Lodge should not indulge in the practice of accepting promissory
notes for obligations of Subordinate Lodges, and recommends
that the Grand Secretary return the note to the Lodge which
tendered it.
Remissioa of Grand Lodge Duee.
A resolution adopted at the last annual Communication of
the Grand Lodge provided that the Grantl Lodge dues for 1982
be remitted for all members of Subordinate Lodges whose Lodge
dues have been remitted by their respective Lodges for the year
1932 by reason of the indigency of the member as certiffed by
the Secretary of the Subordinate Lodge in his annual return for
1933. A careful inspection of the annual returns of the Subordinate
Lodges of this Grand Jurisdiction discloses that 164 Lodges
involving 1814 members are affected. Your Committee therefore
recommends the appropriation of $2,900, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, to make the proper refundments.

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School of Inctruction.
The Annual School of Instruction was attended by 606 persons
representing 264 Lodges. Thus 46 Lodges were not represented.
Your Committee feels that the oftcers of every subordinate
Lodge need the inspiration and guidance which is available
to them at these meetings and that, through their failure to attend,
the craft in general is being deprived of valuable light and
instruction which it is their right to receive.
Refundc.
Your Committee recommends that the following refunds be
made, it having been found that said sums are due to the respective
Lodges, and arise by reason of clerical errors and discrepancies
between the records of the Grand Lodge and the suborclinate
Lodges; also such additional items as the Auditor reports overpaid:
Faribault Lodge No. 9, Faribault, Acct. Paulson .......... S1.50
Mankato Lodge No. 12, Mankato, Acct. Morehart and
Jensen 23.00
'Winona Lodge No. 18, Winona, Acct. Eggleston, Porter,
Gillette, Estabrook, Holdorf 40.60
North Star Lodge No. 23, St. Cloud, Acct. Bahe, Carlson,
Neide, Campbell, Coon ........... 16.60
Cannon River Lodge No. 52, Morristown, Acct. Overpayment
3.00
Appleton Lodge No. 137, Appleton, Acct. McKay, Tuttle 32.30
Frontier Lodge No. 152, Breckenridge, Acct. Wing ...... 16.00
Fulda Lodge No. 1?0, Fulda, Acct. Eanson, Helmick .... 16.50
Vermillion Lodge No. 197, Tower, Acct. Lund 12.00
Griswold Lodge No. 218, Dassel, Acct. Ehlers 1.50
Mount Hermon Lodge No. 219, Hancock, Acct. Samuelson
1.60
Olivia Lodge No. 220, Olivia, Acct. Salstrom ................ 1.50
Fides Lodge No. 246, Sanborn, Acct. Dotson 1.50
Hawley Lodge No. 256, Hawley, Acct. Burrill, Bangs.... 28.60
Warroad Lodge No. 267, Warroad, Acct. Siegel ............ ?.60
Eagle Bend Lodge No. 269, Eagle Bend, Acct. Robinson 19.10
Biwabik Lodge No. 293, Biwabik, Acct. Halstrom .......... 1.50
Joppa Lodge No. 300, Minneapolis, Acct. Daniels ........ 1.50
Lynnhurst Lodge No. 317, Minneapolis, Acct. Jaynes .... 1.60
Siloam Lodge No. 330, Jefers, Acct. Schimnoski .......... 8.00

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Auditor's Report.
Your Committee has examined, compared and considered the
report of audit of the books and accounts of the Grand Secretary
and Grand Treasurer for the period from January 14, 1933,
to January 72, 7934, inclusive, and the returns from Lodges for
1933, and approve the following items in said report:
Underpayments-Exhibit t'B," pages 18 and 19.
We recommend that the Grand Secretary be authorized to
collect the items of underpayments from the several Lodges as
listed in said exhibit.
Overpayments.
This subject has been covered in our preceding paragraph
on "Refunds."
Attendance at Annual Communication.
Your Committee reports that 35 Lodges are without representation
at this Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge'
namely: Lodges Nos. 23, 24,37,50, 61, L03,124, I34, L35, L57,
759, 767, 173,718, 180, 189, 193, 196, 201, 2L5, 218, 241, 246,
249, 252,270, 299,304, 313, 315, 318, 3L9,322,330, and 335.
Adopted.
Fraternally submitted,
J. L. MITCHELL,
S. C. PETERSON,
FRANK KUEHN,
ARTHUR O. TUMMS,
GEORGE J. PETERSEN,
Committee.
SECOND REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
JURISPRUDENCE.
To the M. W. Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Minnesota:
Your Committee on Jurisprudence to which was referred
the resolution referring to the remission of Grand Lodge dues

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for certain members of subordinate Lodges, respectfully recommend
that the resolution be atlopted.
Adoptecl.
Fraternally submitted,
E. A. MONTGOMERY,
F. E. JENKINS.
.W. K. GILL,
E. J. SIMON,
Committee on Jurisprudence.
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY TIIE
GRAND MASTER TO REPORT ON THE APPLICATION
OF MASONIC LAW RELATING TO EXISTING
CONDITIONS RELATING TO TIIE SALE
OF INTOXICANTS.
To the M, W. Grand Lodge of Minnesota:
Your Committee appointed by the Grand Master to study and
report on the application of Masonic law and existing conditions
relating to the sale of intoxicating liquors beg leave to report:
Owing to the very limited time which your Committee has
had for a consideration of this subject it has been able to ascertain
but very few facts bearing upon the subject.
It has found, however, that a large number of the Lodges are
owners of Temples in which leases, some of which are for comparatively
long terms, have been made to tenants who, under the
provisions of recently enacted laws, are entitled to ttofr-sale"
licenses of intoxicating liquors, and are legally entitled to engage
in such business.
Under the provisions of Section 27, Article VIII "no Lodge
shall hold its meetings in a building in which intoxicating liquors
are sold to be used as a bevetage."
Should any tenant avail himself of this right and engage in
such business the Lodge would be compelled, upon an attempted
cancellation of the lease, to respond in damages, or if the lease is
not cancelled the Lodge would be required to cease to use its
lodge rooms for lodge purposes.
'We have also found that a number of Lodges are occupying
lodge rooms under leases with the owners of the buildings in
which other tenants are entitled to said "ofr-sale" licenses.
These Lodges also would be subject to similar losses as those
already enumerated.
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We have also found that as a further result of the conditions
existing as already outlined the welfare of many present members
of the Masonic Fraternity will be very materially and injuriously
affected.
Owing to the limited study of the subject and no knowledge
being available as to the ultimate results of the recent legislation,
your Committee would not recommend any changes in the Constitution
or Regulations be proposed at this time,
Ilowever, we do recommend that an interim committee consisting
of five members be appointed by the incoming Grand Master
to make further study and complete investigation of the subject
matter and report their findings and recommendations at
the next Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge.
We would also recommend that the enforcement of Masonic
law as to prior and existing conditions, be accompanied with
leniency, Masonic justice and charity,
Adopted.
ELMER A. KLING,
G. F. STREATER,
H. M. BURNHAM,
DICK A. MITCHELL,
E, N. FRENCH,
Committee.
THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.
To the M. W. Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Minnesota:
'We the undersigned the Committee on Finance, beg to report
that in accordance with Sub-section 7 of Section 5, Art. II,
of the Grand Lodge Regulations, the audit report of the Certified
Public Accountant, Bro. James S. Matteson of Duluth, has been
referred to us for examination. Lack of time and material makes
it impossible for us to compare his reports with that submitted
by the Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer, and we ean only
assume that they are correct. 'We recommend that future auditor's
reports be expanded to incluile the following: 1st, that certified
statements accompany the reports from banks of cash on
hand from the different accounts carried. 2nd, that the auditor's
report be accompanied vrith a detaileil list of all boncls in various
funds.
'We recommend that the M. W. Grand Master direct the
Board of Trustees to examine and appraise all bonds and securities
of the Grand Lodge and at each Granil Lodge session certify
to the market value of such investments at the time of appraisal.

CRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
This applaisal should be compared with the report of the Grand
Treasurer of January 17th, 1934.
Similiar comparisons should be made at subsequent Annual
Grand Lodge sessions.
'We, the undersigned Committee on Finance, also beg to call
your attention to the fact that the mileage rule set forth on
Page 117 of the 1930 Proceedings is being but partially observed
in the allowance and payment of such items, and beg to suggest
that this rule be strictly adhered to in the future.
'We also recommend that the above rule which now reads
8d per mile be changed to read 7Q per mile, this to be strictly
adhered to.
Fraternally submitted,
JACK SMITII,
H. A. IIELDT,
M. R. JEWELL,
C. P. ARCIIER,
E. P. BAECKER,
Committee.
Adoptecl.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ANCIENT LANDMARKS.
To the M. W. Grand Lodge of Minnegota:
Your Committee on Ancient Landmarks beg leave to report
nothing has been refened to the committee, and we have no action
to report.
Fraternally submitted,
GUY F. STREATER,
A. G. PINKIIAM,
A. F. PRAY,
sAM A. ERTCKSON,
HERMAN HELD,
Committee.
Accepted.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY.
To the M. W. Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M.
of Minnesota:
195
Your Committee on Necrology respectfully submits the following:
Our sister Grand Jurisdictions have, during the past year,
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outstanding ability and faithful service, had attained a high place
in the councils and service of the Craft. The translation of these
and other true brothers is not soon forgotten, therefore our
brethren mourn. We extend to them our heartfelt sympathy in
this their sorro\4r.
In this Grand Jurisdiction, during the past year, 778 members
of the Craft have been called hence. Their place will noi
soon be filled, nor will their labors be forgotten, Three of these
had filled the highest office in the Grand Lodge.
M, W. Thomas Morris was elected Grand Master in 1906.
He played an important part in laying foundations at a time when
much that we see to-day was not far removed from a pioneer
stage.
M. W. James M, McConnell was elected Grand Master in
7923. His training and ability enabled him to discharge the
duties of this exalted station with honor to himself and to the
Craft.
M. W. William R. Smith was elected Grand Master in 1927.
As a Grand Custodian he was already known to most of our members.
To know him was to love him,
Our M. W. Grand Master, in his address, has paid tribute
to these men and their work. 'We extend to their loved ones
our sincere sympathy in their day of sorrow, while at the same
time pointing to the exalted state of their beloved dead. Their
immortal souls and their consciousness remain. They have merely
stepped out beyond us, where they will more fully realize that
He in whom they trusted will keep that which they have committed
to Him against that day.
Fraternally submitted,
T. J. E. WTLSON,
W. E. DOHRMANN.
A. C. LYSAKER,
Committee.
Accepted.
1\{. W. Bro. E. A. I\fontgomery announced. that the report
of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence lvas
ready for the printer. It was ord.ered to be printed 'with
the Proceedings.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.
To the M, W. Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Minnesota:
Your Committee on Foreign Correspondence respectfully
report that requests for Fraternal recognition have been received

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from several Grand Lodges in foreign iurisdictions in atldition
to those previously received.
Your Committee after examination of their status report
that in their belief the following Grand Lodges' among those who
have requested recognition, confotm to our rules and standards
of recognition and are now stable, active and functioning Grand
Lodg:es and should be accorded Fraternal recognition, and your
Committee therefore recommends that the request for Fraternal
recognition from the following Grand Jurisdictions be granted:
Grand Lodge Lessing zu den drei Ringen at Prague, Czechoslovakia;
Grand Lodge of Parahyba, Brazil; Grand Lodge of Para,
BraziT; Grand Lodge of Rio de Janerio, Brazil; Grand Lodge of
Sao Paulo, BtaziTi Grand Lodge of Bahia, Brazil; Grand Lodge of
Argentina at Buenos Aires; Grand Lodge of Columbia at Baranquilla;
and that the Grand Master arrange for an exchange of
Grand Representatives.
Your Committee recommends that all other requests for
recognition be deferred for further examination.
The Grand Lodge of Sweden is one of the oldest and most
in Europe. Its Grand Master is the
large membership. ManY of our Mins
of Sweden or of Swedish descent and
upon a return to the country of their nativity or of their parents
have expressed the desire to visit the Masonic lotlges of Sweden.
Two years ag:o the Grand Lodge of Minnesota grantecl fraternal
recognition to the Grand Lodge of Norway.
Your Committee is satisfied that the Grancl Loclge of Sweden
in all respects conforms to our rules and standards of recognition
and that it would be of mutual fraternal benefit to our Grand
Lodge and its members to have fraternal relations established
between our Grand Lodge and the Grand Lodge of Sweden.
Your Committee therefore recommends that the Grand Master
of the Grancl Lodge of Minnesota fraternally requests the
Grand Lodge of Sweden that fraternal relations be grantecl between
the Grand Lodge of Minnesota ancl the Grand Loclge of
Sweden and that exchange of Grand Representatives be effected.
Acloptecl.
Fraternally submitted,
E. A. MONTGOMERY,
F. C. BAUMANN,
H. H. BURTON,
Committee.
Committee on Foreign Correspondence.

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FINAL REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
JUR,ISPRUDENCE.
To the M. W. Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Minneaota:
Your Committee on Jurisprudence to which was referred the
proposed amendment of Sec. 6, Art. VIIf, General Regulations,
respectfully recommend that the arnendment be not adoptecl.
AtloptecL
Fraternally submitted,
E. A. MONTGOMERY,
w. K. GILL,
F. E. JENKINS,
E. J. SIMON,
Committee on Jurisprudence.
To the M. W. Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Minnerota:
Your Committee on Jurisprudence to which was referred the
proposed amendment of Sec. 1, Art. V, of the Constitution, respectfully
recommend that the amendment be not adopted.
Acloptecl.
Fraternally submitted,
E. A. MONTGOMERY,
F. E. JENKINS,
W. K. GILL,
E. J. SIMON,
Committee on Jurisprudence.
To the M. W. Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Minnegota:
Your Committee on Jurisprudence to whieh was referred the
communication from Capital City Lodge No. 21?, applying for a
loan of $26,000.00 from the Grand Lodge to refinance the bonded
ancl mortgage indebtedness of the Lodge, tespectfully recommend
that the application be not granted.
Adopted.
Fraternally submitted,
E. A. MONTGOMERY,
F. E, JENKINS,
W. K. GILL,
E. J. SIMON,
Committee on Jurisprudence.

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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON APPROPBIATIONS.
To the M. W. Grand Lodge A. F.. & A. M. of Minnegota:
The word "Economy" has been the watchword of your Committee
on Appropriations, to whom has been assigned the duty
to suggest the amounts to be appropriated from the General Fund
of the Grand Lodge for the ensuing year.
The Committee beg leave to submit the following report:
Grand Master's expense allowance for current year.... $1,400.00
Salarier.
Grand Secretary, for current year ............ $4,320.00
Grand Treasurer, for curlent year ............ 1,620.00
Assistaht Grand Secretary, for current year .......,.... 2,060.00
Ohe Assistant for Grancl Secretary, for this Session.... 26.00
Clerk Hire for Grand Secretary, for cunent year ...... 11890.00
Assistant Grand Treasurer, for curtent year .......'...... 26.00
Grand Tyler's services 60.00
Assistant Grantl Tyler's services 40.00
Cloak Room Attendants for 1934 26.00
Contingent Fund.
Grand Secretary, or such portion thereof as may be
necessary .. $400.00
Board of Custodians, or such portion thereof as may
be necessary 360.00
Refund of overpayments, Fees and Dues, or such
portion thereof as may be necessary 21700.00
Fraternal \f,lork at Rocheater.
For Fraternal Assistance at Rochester, Minnesota,
in accordance with the resolution of this Grand
Lodge of 7926, to be atlministeretl under the
direction of the Committee in charge of this
work ........... $3'000.00
The money to be paid out monthly by the Grand Secretary
on approval of the Committee. This Committee
again wishes to express our sincere approval
of the work done by the Committee in
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Trustee of Minnesota Masonic Home.
Under the present circumstances and conditions and
in accordance with the Resolution adopted by the
Grand Lodge in 1923, we recommend allocated
pa)rrnents to the Minnesota Masonic Home as
f ollows:
For improvements or maintenance on 446 members
raised at $5.00 ........... .. $2,230.00
For maintenance, 53,767 members at $1.00 each, less
share of amounts of prior payments refunded to
Lodges during 1933 ........... 52,282.63
Grand Lodge Emergency Relief Fund.
Allocated number of members, 53,761, at 10 cents
each, less share of refunds to Lodges $5,181.50
Miscellaneous.
Chairman of Committee on Correspondence
Grand Secretary surety bond premium .....................'
Grand Treasurer surety bond premium ...................,....
James S. Matteson, auditing books of Grand Secretary
and Grand Treasurer ...,..,.....
Telephone Grand Secretary's office
Rental Grand Lodge offices ...,..,...
Past Grand Master's Jewel.,.......
Printing and Stationery for 1934 ............
Expenses delegate to George Washington Memorial
Association
List of Masonic Lodges
Masonic Veteran Association, for printing
Masonic Relief Association of the United States and
Canada
Pay Roll for 1934 or as much thereof as may be
necessary
Per diem and clerical for Committee on Appropriations
$55.00
Per diem Committee on Lodges 50.00
Per diem for Committee on Jurisprudence .... 40.00
Per diem for Committee on Appeals and
Grievances 25.00
Stenographic services for committees ,,..,...,. 20,00
Messenger insurance premium
$500.00
37.50
37.50
250.00
150.00
2,700.00
210.00
1,500.00
150.00
125.00
300.00
200.00
6,000.00
190.00
10.00

GRAND LODGE OF. MINNESOTA.
For use of Commissioners appointed under Code pertaining
to Masonic Trials, as per resolution of
7926, ot so much thereof as may be necessary ....
For carrying on the work of District Supervisors at
the direction of Grand Master, as per resolution
adopted
For carrying on the work of the Committee on Masonic
research and Instruction as per resolution
of the Grand Lodge .................
In accordance with a Grand Lodge resolution the sum
of $1,200,00 plus actual expenses is herewith appropriated
for the office of Contact Man.
In order to save expense the Committee recommends
that the Proceedings of the Masonic Veteran Association
be not printed in the Grand Lodge Proeeedings
for 1934.
Salaries reduced $1,400.00
Other items 7'250.00
20L
900.00
300.00
500.00
Making a total of ................ $8'650.00
This would have been further reduced by $2,700.00
if it had not been necessary to make refunds to
subordinate Lodges for remitted dues.
We wish to extend our thanks and appreciation to
the Masonic Temple Association of St. PauI for
the substantial voluntary reduction in rent for
the Grand Lodge quarters and for the accommodations
and fine service which they gave us
during the session.
In order to meet present requirements we recommend
that a warrant for $8,000.00 be drawn on the
Emergency Relief Fund and credited to the
General Fund. This amount to be repaid as
soon as possible from the General Fund.
The Grand Lodge Committee on Relief has made a
thorough investigation on all claims for relief
presented to them and upon their recommendation
to this Committee we recommencl that the
sum of $5,32?.00 be paid for relief as attached
hereto and made a part of the report of this
Committee.
To the Committee on Appropriations:
Your Committee on Relief has carefully investigatetl all
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ing appropriations to be paid from the income of the Permanent
Relief Fund:
Anoka Lodge No. 30, to pay in part the funeral expenses
of Bro. G. A. Keen $108.00
Preston Lodge No. 36, for relief of Amy Lint 62.50
Pickwick Lodge No. 110, for the relief of Bro. Almon
. Poland ................. 120.00
High Forest Lodge No. 85, for the relief of Bro.
Lloyd E. Brown 150.00
Mahnomen Lodge No. 280, for the relief of Mrs. A.
A. Campbell 150.00
McKinley Lodge No. 251, for the relief of Bro. Nels
Jensen 180,00
Tracy Lodge No. 155, for the relief of Mrs. W. A.
Graden 120.00
Mystic Star Lodge No. 69, for the relief of Mabel
Stensing 250.00
Zion Lodge No. 55, for the relief of Julia and Vina
Kattenberg 240.00
Spring Valley Lodge No. 58, for the relief of
Georgiana Stevens 240.00
Relief Lodge No. 108, for the relief of Bro. Dennis
Lynch ........ 75.00
Star in the West Lodge No. 60, for the relief of Bro.
C. S. Allen 120.00
St. Elmo Lodge No. 204, tot the relief of Mrs.
Morris Roberts 100.00
Illustrious Lodge No. 63, for the relief of Bro. M. E.
Jenks .......... 180.C0
King Solomon Lodge No, 44, for the relief of Mrs,
John Price 120.00
Mantorville Lodge No. 11, for the relief of Bro.
George H. Slocum 180.00
St. Elmo Lodge No. 204, fot the relief of Mrs. J. R.
Jones .......... 100.00
St. Elmo Lodge No. 204, for the relief of Mrs. Andrew
Rae 100.00
Winona Lodge No. 18, for the relief of Bro. Nick
Beegen 100.00
Winona Lodge No. 18, for the relief of Bro. L. K.
Bartley 100.00
'Winona Lodge No. 18, for the relief of Bro. Jesse
R. Jacobi 100.00
'Winona Lodge No. 18, for the relief of Bro. Fred
Hartman 100.00

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Star in the West Lodge No. 60, for the relief of Bro.
Thomas Morehouse 180.00
Illustrious Lodge No. 63, for the relief of Bro. Louis
Sundquist 240.00
Corinthian Lodge No. 6?, for the relief of Bro. D. O.
Smith .......... 180.00
Union Lodge No. 46, for the relief of Mrs. T. A.
Aalid .......... 100.00
'Winona Loclge No. 18, for the relief of Mrs. Margaret
A. McCoy 800.00
Ashler Lodge No. 61, balance illness and funeral expenses
for Bro. George B. Luce 86.60
Griswold Lodge No. 278, patt funeral expenses for
Bro. Andrew Nordine .. 36.00
Osiris Lodge No. 262, for the relief of Bro. John M.
Edes ........... 120.00
Hill City Lodge No. 283, part of funeral expenses
for Bro. J. M. Martin .. 100.00
Mt. Hermon Lodge No. 219, for the relief of Bro.
Richard L. Blackmun, (refund in part for bills
paid by Lodge) 150.00
Mankato Lodge No. !2, for the relief of Bro. T. C.
Kelly .......... 100.00
Mankato Lodge No. 72, for the relief of Mrs. Gertie
Rasmussen 200.00
Albert Pike Lodge No. 23?, for the relief of Bro. A.
P. McDowell 100.00
Amboy Lodge No. 193, for the relief of Mrs. Clayton
Dodge 100.00
Amboy Lodge No. 193, for the relief of Bro. John C.
Hobart 160.00
Pierson Lodge No. 169, for the relief of Mrs. Agnes
Often and children ........................... 240.00
The Committee recommends that all relief be matle payable
in monthly installments, directly to the Lodges; that the Lotlges
assume the responsibility of seeing that the funds are useil by
the recipients for actual support and maintenance; that efrorts
be made by Lodges, wherever possible, to terminate the relief
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ments for support, and that the Grand Secretary be advised from
time to time of any change in the situation,
January 18, 1934.
Fraternally submitted,
DAVID W. KNOWLTON,
WILLIAM P. STURTZ,
LOUrS H. COLSON,
Committee on Relief.
The Committee on Appropriations further recommends that
disbursements of the amounts appropriated for relief be made
directly to the recipients, monthly, from the Grand Secretary's
office.
Your Committee found it impossible to eomply with all requests
for appropriations. Each request was considered and decided
on its own merits-the most deserving ones were granted
in full, others were reduced and some were rejected entirely.
This was the only course which the Committee could pursue and
still remain within the income of the Grand Lodge.
Adopted.
Respectfully and Fraternally submitted,
GUSTAF WIDELL,
JAMES D. MARKHAM,
AMOS THOMPSON,
HAROLD B. HUGHES,
GEORGE B. WALEN,
Committee on Appropriations,
On motion the proper offrcers \yere instructed. to drarv
lvarrants for relief as stated in the foregoing report, from
the Emergency Relief Fund. or Sinking Fund and replacc
the same 'when the money come in from the Permanent Relief
Fund, as the need of immediate relief is urgent in nany
of the cases consialereal.
The Committee on Pay Roll announced that they 'lver.e
ready to pay, and they were directecl by the Grand. Master
to do so after the Grand l-.lodge officers had been installed.
The Committee on Unffnished Business reported orallJ/
that all business to come before the Grand I-iodse had. been
transactecl.

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
The Grand Master elect announced the following appointments:
W. Thos. J. E. Wi]son, Hinckley.... ...Grand Chaplain
W. Rufus W. Hitchcock, Hibbing... ......Grand Orator
W. Ralph W. Stanford, Willmar"................Senior Grand Deacon
W. Gunnar H. Nordbye, Minneapolis.........Junior Grand Deacon
W. Milo B. Price, Owatonna..'.. ..........Grand Marshal
W. Chauncey C. Colton, Duluth................Grand Standard Bearer
W. William P. Sturtz, Albert Lea.....'..........'.Grand Sword Bearer
W. Louis H. Colson. Wadena....................'Senior Grand Steward
W. Hallan L. Huffman, Bemidji"...............Junior Grand Steward
W. Dick A. Mitchell, Mountain Iron......'....'...'..Grand Pursuivant
Cecil H. Judd, St. Pau1.............. .......Grand Tylcr
M. W. Bro. n'Iontreville J. Brorvn, assistecl by M. 'W.
Bro. William K. GiII as Grand l\farshal, then installed the
Grand Officers, elected and appointed.
M. W. Bro. A. F. Pray presented M. W. Bro. Montreville
J. Brolvn s'ith the customary Past Grancl Master's
Jervel, fitting response being made by M. W. Bro. Brown.
Grand Master Adams announced the following appointments:
Committee on Ancient Landmarks.
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Chairman Committee on Foreign Correcpondence.
E. A. Montgomery, P. G. M.
No further business appearing, the Grancl Lodge was
closecl in Ample X'orm at 5:30 P. M.
Attest:
BER,TR,AM S. ADAMS,
Grand. Master.
JOHN FISIIEIJ,
Grand Secretary.

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THE GRAND,LODGE OF' MINNESOTA.
Report on ,trudit of Bookt and Accounta of the Grand Treaeurer
and Grand'secretary for the Period from January
14, 1933, to January 12, 1934, Incluaivet
and the Returns from the
Lodgea for 1933.
Montreville J. Brown, Esq.,
Saint Paul, Minnesota, January l7' 7934'
Most'Worshipful Grand Master,
The Most WorshiPful Grand Lodge of
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Minnesota,
Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Dear Sir and Most Worshipful Brother:
Agreeably to your appointment, I have audited the books
and accounts of the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary, and
the Returns from the Lodges, for the period beginning January
14, 1933, and ending January L2, L934' In conclusion of this
examination I am rendering this report, containing eertain comments,
and the following exhibits, viz.:
Exhibit A-summaries of Receipts and Disbursements' and
of Cash Assets, Securities, and Other Assets"
at January t2,7934'
Exhibit B-Errors and Omissions in Returns from Lodges"
inclucling a schedule of Amounts Owing for
SuPPlies.
The officers have accorded me very courteous co-operation
during this engagement, and their assistance has materially aided
in completeing the work within the available time'
-
Respectfully and fraternally submitted,
JAMES S. MATTESON,
Certified Public Accountant, Member
American Institute of Accountants.
THE GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
Comments.
The Grand Treagurer's Books and Accounts:
Theaccountsofthisofrcerwereexamined,andtheadjustecl
totals of receipts anal disbursements pertaining to each Fund are

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in agreement with the related items in the records of the Grand
Secretary. The final balances of each Fund were reconciler:l
satisfactorily with the respective bank balances set forth in the
statements comprising Exhibit A of this report. Cancelled ord.er
checks were at hand in support of the disbursements, except as to
fourteen uncleared checks which are outstanding. The several
statements contained in Exhibit A present the activities of each
Fund, and in addition to the ending cash balances the par value
of securities owned is set forth in one of the statements. Relief
payments were made during the period from the Special Charity
Fund by direction of the Grand Master in the net amount of
fi7,574.20. This may be compared with the similar net expendi_
ture of $1,811.50 in the period just preceding. payments were
also directed made from the Emergency Relief Fund in the net
amount of $975.29.
The records also show that receipts from the Minnesota Ma_
sonic Home assessments amounted to $17,426.7g, and that ail
such receipts and the beginning cash balance had been paid over
to that institution with the exception of a balance of $182.b8.
The bonds owned by all Grand Lodge Funds totalled at the
closing date 9174,600.00, as compared to g181,600.00 a year ago.
All bonds now owned were examined and verified with the Grand.
Treasurer and Grand Secretary at the First Trust Company of
St. Paul on January 15, 1934. No past due coupons were at_
tached to these bonds, and the principal sums are not in default.
The interest owing on $5,000.00 Swift County, Minnesota bonds
is, however, in default for one year to October 1, 1gBB, in the
amount of 9250.00. Detached coupons amounting to g128.00,
payable April 1, 1933, on these bonds are with the bonds, while
it appears from the debit slip of the bank that the October 1,
1933 coupons urere returned as not paid for want of funds.
These must still be in the bank,s hands, as the Grand Treasurer
states that they have not been returned to him. These should.
be located and plaeed with the bonds until the entire delinquency
can be collected. The overdue coupons reported as unpaid last
year on certain Murray County bonds have been paid during this
period.
The pay roll record submitted for 19BB was added, and a
reconciliation was effected between the total of same, anal the
amount of $7,000.00 appropriated. The unexpended balance,
with bank interest of 99.10, less Federal check taxes of $2.26,
amounted to 91,129.59. This amount has been paid over to the
General Fund. Of the amount expended it appears that
$4,102.35 was disbursed in currency, and $L,774,90 by checks of
David W. Knowlton, Trustee. ft appears from the bank's cer_
tificate that all checks issued were paid, as the present balance

GBAND I,ODGE OF. MINNESOTA
of. $24.23 is the same as last year. The actual checks were not
presented for audit in time to allow their examination before
closing this report.
The Grand Secretaryts Booka and Accounta:
The payments made by the Lodges for the fees and dues
shown by their Returns were found to have been accurately recorded
in the cash book, and the receipts and accounts of the
Grand Tresaurer evidence that same were paid over to him. Recorded
collections from sales of codes and * * *, and supplies
were also accounted for and paid over to the Grand Treasurer.
The overpayments reported last year have been acljusted with
the several Lodges in accordance with the action directed by the
Committee on Lodges at the 1933 Annual Communication.
Seventy-three cloth bound * * * were sold during the year,
and the proper remaining number of books were found to be
on hand, there being 6,700 cloth bound and 33 leather bound
copies.
Of the seven codes on hand at the beginning of the year'
three were sold, leaving four copies on hand at the closing date
of the periocl.
The recorded remittances from Lodges for account of Masonic
Elome assessments were test checked against portions of
the many remittance statements in the ffles, the test revealin! no
differences. The total amount recorded as received was duly
paid over to the Grand Treasurer.
Allocation of Fees and Dues to Minnesota Masonic
Home, and Emergency Relief Fund:
209
The amounts to be alloted to the above purposes from the
cash receipts of the General Fund have been learned as set forth
in the following table. The plan followetl last year, as described
in my report for that period, has been continued as the contlitions
have been similar with respect to quite a number of Loclges
making but partial payments on their accounts. The feature of
deducting an estimated amount from these allocations for future
refunds to Lodges for dues on indigent members is new, however,
and arises through the action of the Grantl Lodge in 1933.
The actual amounts can of course not be known until all certificates
have been received, and the total learned of the refunds
approved and endorsed on the eertiffcates filed with the Lodges'
annual returns for 1933. Adjustments can be made later to
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total refunds allowecl. The certificates filecl totalled approximately
1,800 in number, antl this number will be increased somewhat
when the returns of all Lodges are in.
The following allocation is submitted:
For the Home:
Maintenance and improvembnts :
446 members raised, for
which the Grand Lodge
received payment during
this fiscal period at $8.00
each; allocation of $5.00
each .,...'......
Maintenance:
54,440 members, allocation
of $1.00 each .............'..
Less, share of amounts of
prior payments refunded
to Lodges during 1933 ..
Less, bank collection
charges on checks received
for Masonic Home
per capita assessments,
paid by General Funcl
from March, 1928 to December
31, 1932
Less, reserved for refunds
to be made to Lodges
for remission of dues of
indigent members, estimated
,.,,.,..'
For the Emergency Relief Fund:
53,761 members at 10 cents
eaeh ..'........
Less, share of refunds to
Lodges ........ $14.80
and bf estimated refunds
on account of indigent
members ... 179.80
$54,440.00
128.50
$54,311.50
230.87
$54,080.63
$2,230.00
1,798.00 $52,282.63
$5,376.10
194.60 s5,181.50

Unexpended Appropriatione:
GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA. 27r
The following table presents the amounts remaining: unexpended
from the appropriations made at the 1933 annual communication.
These unused balances have reverted to the General
Fund at the close of the period' as such items are not carried
forward into the next fiscal period.
Purpose
Board of Custodians
Committee on Masonic Education and
Service
Contingent Expenses of Grand Secretary
............
Expenses of District Supervisors ........
Fraternal Assistance at Rochester ......
Lists of Regular Lodges
Masonic Relief Association of Unitetl
States and Canada
Messenger Insurance Premium
Delegates' Expenses to George Washington
Memorial Association ......
Pay Roll for 1933
Per diem for Committee on ApPeals
and Grievances ........'.....
Printing and Stationery ..................'.....
Telephone
Trial Commissions
Expenses of District Supervisors ........
Amounts Unexpended
Appropriated Balancer
$450.00 $93.?8
100.00 14.31(a)
500.00 63.t2
50o.oo 14.38 (b)
3,300.00 747.29
150.00 27.29
250.00
10.00
65.7r
2.50
200.00 20.96
?,000.00 L,r20.49
25.00 5.00
2,000.00 697.32
150.00 13.10
1,000.00 47L.27(c)
500.00 14.38
$2,760.83
(a)-Printing bills incurred in connection with the work of this
Committee, amounting to $126.00 have been charged
against the appropriation for Printing antl Stationery,
as the finished product is to be incorporated into the
1934 Proceedings Volume.
(b)-Expenses pertaining to the prior period were paicl in the
amount of $6.58.
(c)-Expenses pertaining to the prior period were paid in the
amount of $6.50.
fn connection with the expense bills of trial commissioners,
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age are haldly as uniform as they shoukl be. Cases were noted
r,vhele rates of 4 and 5 cents per mile for auto travel were requested
and paid, while in a few instances a rate of 10 cents per
mile was requested and paid. Also, in one instance a trial commissioner
claimed and was paid $26.40 for 440 miles travel, while
the other commissioner taking part in the same trial claimecl 46-1
miles but asked for and was paid only $10.00. It is quite evident
that the mileage rule set forth on page 117 of the 1930 Proceedings
is being but partially observed in the allowance and payment
of such items, and it is believed that the rate of 8 cents
per mile there set forth might well be revised downwards, and
that claims when presented should if necessary be revised and
paid on a uniform basis. This iq submitted for consideration,
in the interest of both uniformity and economy.
One instance of an overpayment of a supervisor's expense
accounts was found, and the amount involved, $10.00, ha's been
placed in the cash and transmitted to the Grand Treasurer, the
supervisor being requested by letter to promptly reimburse the
Grand Secretary.
Surety Bonds and Fire Insurance
It was verified from the vouchers for disbursements that
the surety bonds of the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary
had been continued for the current period, each in the amount
of Ten Thousand Dollars. A current continuation certificate
of the Grand Treasurer's bond, and the original bond, are in the
Grand Secretaly's hands, while the original bond of the Grand
Secretary is in the hands of the Grand Treasurer, in the Filst
Trust Company safe deposit box of the Grand Lodge.
Current fire insurance policies are in force in the total of
Three Thousand Dollars on the property (printed proceedings,
furniture, fixtures, etc.) of the Grand Lodge while contained in
the St. Paul Masonic Temple. One half expires November 15,
1935, and one half on May 27,7936.
The Grand Secretary states that 938.99 still remains unexpended
in his hands of the fire loss recovery mentioned in my
last year's report.
Reports on Special Expense Allowances:
The Grand Master has filed a report showing that his expense
account for the year amounted to 91,416.57, The alloraance
paid hirn under the 1933 appropriations was 91,400.00. Ife
has also filed his report of expenses incurred in attending the
Washington National Memorial Association meeting, and has

GRAND LODGE Or. MINNESOTA. 2t3
given his check for $20.95 unexpended of the $200.00 allowance
paid to him.
EXHIBIT A.
THE GRAND' LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
Summaries of Receipts and Disbursements' January 14, 1933' to
General Fund:
January 12, 1934, Both Dates Inctusive.
January 14, 1933, Balance in
the hands of the Grand
Treasurer, as per last report
.....;...... $95,218.46
Receipts:
Fees and Dues:
Current year's returns ..,. $77,251.70
Prior year's returns .....,. 7r796.!5 $85,047.85
Interest on bank balances ...,..
Interest on Pay Roll balances
Rent from Grand Chapter ......
Rent from Grand Commandery
..........:.,
Telephone rent from Grand
Chapter
Telephone rent from Grand
Commandery
Sales of Supplies
Sales of Codes .........
Sales of
Excess of Pay Roll appropriation
turned back into
fund by Grand Treasurer,
less check tax of $2.26....
Exchange on checks
Refund of overpaid Supervisor's
expenses
Refund of overpayment of refund
of Lodge ................
70.22
9.10
500.00
300.00
25.00
8.50
12.25
6.00
36.50
7,L20.49
.20
10.00
4.50 8?,150.61
$182,364.07

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Disburaements:
Warrants paid by Grand Treasurer
upon authorized appropriations,
as per 218
issued order checks .....,..
Federal Check tax chargecl by
bank
Permanent Relief Fund:
January 14, 1933, Balance in
the hands of the Grand
Treasurer, as per last report
............
Receipts:
fnterest on bonds
Interest on bank balances ....
Two Itasca County bonds matured
,........,
City of Minneapolis bond matured
..........
Cottonwood County bond matured
..........
Total
' Disburrements:
Warrant No. 117 for purchase
of three City of Minneapolis
6lo bonds ............
'Warrant No. 133 for additional
interest on above
bond purchase ............,...
PROCEEDINGS OF TIIE
$98,426.03
4.70 98,430.73
Balance Jan. 13, 1934.... $83,983.34
The above balance of 983,933.34 is reconcilerl with the balance
of $84,208,77 certified to at the close of business January
13, 1934, by the First National Bank and Trust Company of
Minneapolis, by deducting from the bank's balance the sum of
eight outstanding unpaid checks, 9275.43,
$5,060.60
5.67
2,000.00
3,000.00
9]-,240.62
500.00 10,566.17
$3,092.40
10.09
$11,806.79

Warrant No. 291 for payment
of loan from Emergency
Relief Fund
'Warrant No. 293, transferring
unused income to
the Special Charity Fund
Emergency Relief Fund:
January 14, 1933, Balance in
the hands of the Grand
Treasurer, as per last report
............
Receipts:
Interest on bonds
Interest on bank balances ....
Allocation of Grand Lodge
dues ...........
One Village of Paynesville
bond, matured ................
Refund by a Lodge, of unexpended
relief, prior
period
Refund by a a Lodge, of unexpended
relief, current
period
Refund of unexpended part
of disbursement for attendance
at Masonic
Peace Memorial ..........,..,
Repayment of loan to Permanent
Relief Fund ......
GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA. 2t5
$95.00
4,476,80
486.80
Federal Check tax .08 8,066.17
Balance, Jan. 13, 1934.... $3,740.62
The above balance of $3,740.62 is reconciled with the bank's
balance of 94,227.42 by deducting therefrom the amount of outstanding
unpaid check No. 293, $486.80.
$1,462.50
10.40
5,327,27
500.00
132.00 227.00
69.?1
$3,665.9?
4,476.80 12,063.68
Total $16,729.66

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Disbursements:
'Warrants No. 41 to 68, both
inclusive, for relief advances
to Permanent Relief
Fund
Warrants No. 85, L78, 237,
260, 26t, 283 and. 284
for relief, as instructed
by Grand Master
Warrant No, 158 for delegate's
expenses to Masonic
Peace Memorial .,.,
Federal Check tax
Balance, Jan. 13, 1934....
$10,075.13
The above balance of $10,075.13 is reconciled with the bank's
balance of $10,015.42, certified to at the close of business on
January 13, 1934, by allowing for outstanding unpaid check No.
284 in the amount of $10.00, and for undeposited cash on hand
of $69.71 (being watrant No. 294 of the General Fund).
Special Charity Fund:
January 14, 1933, Balance in
the hands of the Grand
Treasurer, as per last report
......,,....
Receipts:
Two Houston County bonds
matured
Interest on bonds
fnterest on bank balances ....
Refunds from Lodges, of unexpended
relief ......,.......
Transfer of unexpended income
of Permanent Relief
Fund-see statement
' of that Fund ...............,..
PROCEEDINGS OF TIIE
$4,608.80
446.00
600.00
.72 5,654.52
$2,000.00
100.00
2.20
151.80
$1,666.19
486.80 2,740.80
Total $4,406.99

Disbursenentc:
Special Relief Warrants,
thirty-five in number,
totalling, (drawn as Per
page 72 of 1922 Proceedings)
..........
Federal Check tax
Balance, Jan. 13, 1934....
$2,680.41
The above balance of $2,680.41 is reconciled with the bank's
balance of $2,223.61, certified to at the close of business on
January 13, 1934, by adcling thereto as cash on hand, undepositecl
*t"""tt No. 293 of Permanent Relief Fund in the amount of
$486.80, and deducting the amount of three outstanding unpaid
warrants totaling $30.00.
Sinking Fund:
January 14, 1933, Balance in
the hands of the Grand
Treasurer, as Per last report
............
Receipts:
Appropriation by Grand Lodge
from General Fund ........
Interest on bonds
Interest on bank balance ....
Two Cottonwood County
bonds maturetl ...'............
One City of Luverne bond
matured
Balance, Jan. 13, 1934....
GRAND LODGE OF. MINNESOTA. 2t7
$1,726.00
.68 1,726.58
$2,000.00
1,705,00
8.23
1,000.00
$2,740.40
1,000.00 5,773,29
$8,453.63
The above balance is in agreement with the certificate of
the First National Bank and Trust Company of Minneapolis at
the close of business January 13, 1934.

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PROCEEDINGS OF TI{E
Masonic Home Assessment Fund:
January 14, 1933, Balance in
the hands of the Grand
Treasurer, as per last report
............ $5L4,73
Receipts:
Remittances from Lodges dur-,
ing the year, as transmitted
by Grand Secretary
to Grand Treasurer 17,426.78
Disbursementa:
Total $17,940.91
Special Orders numbered
from 65 to 78, inclusive,
except No. 6? (cancelled)
Federal Check tax
Balance, Jan. 13, 1934.... $132.53
The above balance of $132.63 is reconciled with the bank's
balance of $2,639.98 by deducting therefrom the amount of outstanding
and unpaid warrant No. 78, 82,507.45,
General Fund:
Balance in bank
Permanent Relief Fund:
Balance in bank
Bonds owned, at par values.,..
Emergency Relief Fund:
Balance in bank
Bonds owaed, at par values,...
$17,808.16
.22 17,808.38
$83,933.34
$3,740.62
108,100,00 tt7,840.52
$10,075.13
35,000.00 45,075,73

Special Charity Fund:
Balance in bank
Sinking Fund:
GRAND LODGE Or' MINNESOTA, 2r9
2,680.41
Balance in bank $8,463.63
Bonds owned, at par value....
31,500.00 39,953.63
Masonic Home Acaesament:
Balance in bank 132.58
Total, all Funds, January
12, 1934 $283,615.66
Total, all Funds, January
13, 1933 286,640.77
Decrease under last yesr, all
Funds ......... $3,025.11
Accounted for aa followa:
Decreasec:
General Fund, Cash $11,280.12
Special Charity Fund, Bonds.. 2,000.00
Sinking Fund, Bonds ............ 2,000.00
Emergency Relief Fund,
Bonds ......... 500.00
Masonic Home Assessment,
Cash ........... 381.60 $16,161.72
Inereases:
Emergency Relief Fund, Cash $6,409.16
Special Charity Fund, Cash..,. t,014.22
Sinking Fund, Cash 5,713.23 13,136.61 $3,025.11
Note-
While the total balance in the Permanent Relief Fund did
not change, it should be noted that bonds amounting to $2,500.00
were paid, and this amount added to the bank balance. This item'
added to other bond redemptions produces a total reduction during
the year of bonds owned in the amount of $7,000.00.

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Other Assets.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
Bond interest accrued, delinquent and not
yet delinquent, estimated
Minnesota Masonic Home, Membership
$2,000.00
payments, value not determined ......
Furniture and Fixtures in ofrce, not depreeiated,
estimated 3,800.00
Underpayments by Lodges on Returns,
See Exhibit B ................. 914,130.15
Less overpayments, see Exhibit B .,.. 145.40 73,984,75
Amounts owing by six Lodges, no returns
as yet received ..,.............
Accounts owing for supplies, see Exhibit B
Library, paraphernalia, etc,, value not
ascertained
Huss mortgage with Grand Treasurer for
foreclosure, no progress reported .,,.
Balance in pay roll account under name
of David'W. Knowlton. Trustee ........
Metal file at Rochester, Minnesota, cost....
Refund check received from Grand Master
on 'Washington expenses (7/15/34)
EXHIBIT B.
THE GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
6.10
24.23
58.75
20.95
Errors and Omissions in Returns frorr Lodges, Including Amounts
Owing for Supplies as at January 12,1g34.
Underpayments:
St. Paul Lodge No. 3 ....,............, $711.50
Mankato Lodge No. 12 ................ , 818.00
North Star Lodge No. 23 ...,,,.....,.... 266.75*
Wilton Lodge No. 24 ..,...,........ 39.00*
Fidelity Lodge No. 39 ........,.......
Harrqony Lodge No. 43
789.00
.bu
Watertown Lodge No. DU
Spring Valley Lodge No.
Temple Lodge No. 59
Ashler Lodge No. 61
Constellation Lodge No, 81
Fraternal Lodge No. 92
Aurora Lodge No. 100
228.00
401.50
652.50
183.50
139.00
180.00
569.00

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
Bethel Lodge No. 103 .............
Delta Lodge No. 119
Grand Meadow Lodge No. 121
Cokato Lodge No. 134 .............
Canby Lodge No. 147 .............
Tracy Lodge No. 155
Perham Lodge No. 157 .............
Summit Lodge No. 163 .............
Garnet Lodge No. 166 .............
Braden Lodge No. 168 ..............
Ionic Lodge No. 186
Traverse Lodge No. 1Bg ......,.,....
Euclid Lodge No. 198 ..............
Atelier Lodge No. 202 .............
Argyle Lodge No. 215 .............
Capital City Lodge No. 217
Griswold Lodge No. 278 ......,.......
Olivia Lodge No. 220
Bemidji Lodse No. 233 .............
Sandstone Lodge No. 234 ...'..........
Morality Lodge No. 247 .............
Lake Wilson Lodge No. 262 ,.............
Tusler Lodge No. 263 ..............
Compass Lodge No. 265 ...'.........
Eagle Bend Lodge No. 269 ....,.........
Mahnomen Lodge No. 280 ..............
Lakeside Lodge No. 281 .............
Solomon's Lodge No. 286 ...,...,.....'
Sunrise Lodge No. 294 .............
Clover Leaf Lodge No. 296
Mt. Olivet Lodge No. 299 ..............
Zartlllan Lodge No. 309 ..............
Comfrey Lodge No. 310 .............
Spring Grove Lodge No. 319
Total .......... $13,219.65
*These amounts are owing for the prior periotl. The returns
of these Lodges for 1933 had not been received. See the list
hereunder of Returns not received.
Returns Not Received:
22r
131.00
422.00*
60.00
t47.00
40.00
1.50
105.00
524.00
349.50
557.00
937.50
325.00
150.00
111.00
10.50
438.50
191.00
106.50
321.00
178.50
110.00
172.00
499.00
494.50
143.50
80.00
468.40
95.00
36.00
1.50
114.00
688.00
93.50
199.50
North Star Lodge No. 23.
Wilton Lodge No. 24.
Anoka Lodge No. 30, (receivecl later with $326.60 unpaid).

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
Mt. Tabor Lodge No. 106, (received later vrith check for
$263.00).
Relief Lodge No. 108.
Delta Lodge No. 119, (receivecl later with check for 9321.00).
Golden Sheaf Lodge No. 133.
Wadena Loclge No. 156.
Sincerity Lodge No. 161.
Overpayments:
Winona Lodge No. 18 ................
Khurum Lodge No. 172 .......,......
Fulda Lodge No. 170
Vermillion Lodge No. 197 .............
Mount Hermon Lodge No. 219 ..............
Minnesota Lodge No. 224 .,.,,,.,..,...
Alpha Lodge No. 230
Bemidji Lodse No. 233 ..........,..
Lake Park Lbdge No. 254 .............
Hawley Lodge No. 256 ..............
Joppa Lodge No. 300
Pillar I.odge No. 305
Lynnhurst Lodge No. 317 .............
Siloam Lodge No. 330 .............
$40.50*
1.50
16.50.*
L2.00*
1.50 *
11.50
1.50
23.90*
1.50
28.50,r.
1.50
.50
1.50
3.00
Total .......... ...r................ $145.40
*Subject to approval of Committee on Lodges.
General Defects in Annual Returns:
St. Johns Lodge No. 1. Indigency certificate not signed.
Mankato Lodge No. 12. No seal.
Harmony Lodge No. 43. Certificate not signed by Master.
Temple Lodge No. 59. No data regarding two Raised.
Mystic Star Lodge No. 69. No seal.
Prudence Lodge No. 97. Certificate not datecl.
Sharon Lodge No. 104. No seal.
Lafayette Lodge No. 116. No seal.
Newport Lodge No. 118. No seal.
Kellogg Lodge No. 122. Indigency certificate not signed.
Verndale Lodge No. 139. No seal.
Benton Lodge No. 146. (Certificate irot signed by Master.
No appointive officers reported).
Frontier Lodge No. 152. Certificate not dated.
Tracy Lodge No. 155. Data lacking as to one withdrawn.
Plymouth Lodge No. 160. Indigency certificate not signed.

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Summit Lodge No. 163. Indigency certificate not signed.
Anchor Lodge No. 178. No seal.
. Midway Lodge No. 185. Indigency certificate not signed.
Triune Lodge No. 190. No dates of seven Raised.
Kenyon Lodge No. 201. (Certifibate not signed by Master.
No segl),
Mystic Lodge No. 213. Certificate not dated.
Mora Lodge No. 223. No seal.
Minnesota Lodge No, 224. Certificate not dated.
Stewart Lodge No. 229. Indigency certificate not signed.
Bemidji Lodge.No. 233. (No seal. Certificate not signed
by Secretary, nor is it dated).
Edgerton Lodge No. 235. Certificate not dated.
Equality Lodge No. 238. Indigency certificate not signed.
Eveleth Lodge No. 239. Indigency certificafe not signed.
Morton Lodge No. 252. Indigency certificate not signed.
Lake Park Lodge No. 254. (No seal, no financial statement,
and no date of election of officers).
Hawley Lodge No. 256. No seal.
Fairfax Lodge No. 261. No seal.
Compass Lodge No. 265. No seal.
Onyx Lodge No. 266. No seal.
Eagle Bend Lodge No. 269. Certificate not signed by Master.
Chippewa Lodge No. 276. No seal.
Macalester Lodge No. 290. Certificate not dated.
Balaton Lodge No. 291. Incomplete date of one death.
Sunrise Lodge No. 294. No seal.
Ideal Lodge No. 301. Certificate not signed by Master.
Red Lake Falls Lodge No. 308. No seal.
Hazel Park Lodge No. 312. Indigency certificate not signed.
'Waconia Lodge No. 326. No seal.
Silver Cord Lodge No. 329. Certificate not dated or signed.
Note-
In addition to the foregoing, it was noted that 94 Lodges
did not report that Section 22, Article V of the General Regulations
had been observed. This section requires the Master to
cause at least certain extracts from the printed Annual Proceedings
of the Grand Lodge to be read in the Lodge during the
year.
It was also noted that no uniform rule is followed respecting
the signing of Returns of the Lodges by the Master and Secretary.
In some cases the outgoing officers have signed, and in
others the incoming oftcers have acted in this regard.

224
Amounts Owing for Supplies:
Date
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Oct.
Dec.
Dec,
Mar.
Mar.
Sept.
Nov.
Nov.
Dec.
Dec.
Jan.
Jan.
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PROCEEDINGS Or. THE
'32 Minneapolis Lodge No. 19, Invoice No. 142 $.50
'32 Osakis Lodge No. 180, Invoice No. 164 ...... .20
'32 Minnesota Lodge No. 244, Invoice No. 155.. .25
'33 Red Wing Lodge No. 8, Invoice No. 180 ...... .45
'33 Aurora Lodge No. 100, Invoice No. 182 .,..,. :25
'33 Trinity Lodge No. 282, Invoice No. 195 ...... .50
'33 Constellation Lodge No, 81, Invoice No. 199 .15
'33 Chippewa Lodge No. 275, Invoice No. 201.. .15
'33 Plymouth Lodge No. 160, Invoice No. 205.. 1.00
'33 Trinity Lodge No. 282, Invoice No. 211 ..... 1.00
'34 Lake Harriet Lodge No. 277,lnvoice No.217 1.00
'34 Canisteo Lodge No. 271, Invoice No. 218 .... .50
'34 Lakeside Lodge No. 282, Invoice No. 220.... .15

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Clover Leaf ... ......1 86
Cokato .............1 134
Columbian ........,1 210
Comfrey ......,.....1 310
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Compass .,.........1 265
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Corinthian .........1 67
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NAMES OF LODGES ALPIIABETICALLY ARRANGED.
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Isle .................
Ionic . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . .
Itasca .,,......,.... .,,......,....1
Janesville ..........1
Jasper . , , . . , . . , . . . , . I
1"".
87
269
314
235
115
288
222
238
221
333
198
214
239
46
113
267
182 o
257
39
246
216
r88
92
101
247
AT
152
170
766
t96
306
89
133
90
322
721
117
289
218
749
212
43
256
372
158
273
274
80
4
47
dJ
283
n8
287
42
82
132
83
63
301
307
186
208
724
164
Name
Joppa . . . . . . . ,. . . . . . .
Josephus
Justice ............. ............
Kellogg
Kenyon
Keystone
Khurum
King David...,.....
King lliram.,.......
I(ing Solomon. .. . . .
Kodahya
Koochiching .......
Lafayette
Lakefield
Lake llaniet.,...,.,
Lake Park..........
Lake Wilson. ... . ., .l
Lansing ............1
Lebanon ............1
247
300
128
225
f22
201
94
r12
779
31
44
IIJ
270
116
250
277
254
281
743
262
72
t02
96
Libanus ............1
Lincoln . . . . . .. . , . . . . I 226
Little Fa]ls..........1 140
Lone Prairie.,...,.l 159
3u
Lynnhurst
3r7
Macalester ........' 290
Madelia
66
Magnolia
231
Mahnomen
280
Mankato
\2
Mantorville ........ I1
Marietta
772
McKinley
25r
Meridian
50
Mesaba ............. 255
Midway
r85
Mille Lacs
J.t)
Minneapolis . ,,. . .. . t9
Minnehaba . . , ,. ... . 165
MinneBota
224
Mizpah ......,...'.. 191
Montgomery . .. . .. . 2s8
Monticello
lo
Moorhead ,,....:.'. t26
Mora ................ 223
Morality
247
Morning Star' .. . .. . 29
Morton ,,....'...... 252
Mound . .. .. . . . ' . .. . 3m
Mount Hermon..... 219
Mount Moriah...... 327
Mount Olivet....... 29
Mount Tabor....... 106
Murray . . . ., . . .. . ' . . 19
Mystic .......,...... 213
Mystic Circle....... 78
Mystic Star. .. 69 '. . .. .
Mystic Tie........ 37
Nashwauk
331
Nelson ...'......... r35
Newport
118
Nicollet
54
Norman
154
Northern
236
North Star.... .... a7

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
APPENDIX G. (Continuecl.)
NAMES OF LODGES ALPHABETICALLY ASRANGED.
i;:::: I
......t
"""1
::::::l
::::::l
::::.:l
1""
220
26 84
34
r38
180
272
284
79
2n
321
7t
t57
313
110
l@
JUJ
22
173
160
7
t62
JO
97
r48
248
308
D2 8
108
195
334
49
2l
775
268
Rough Ashlar.,...
Ruthton
St. Elmo...,.......
St. Johns........,
t77
u2
n4 1
84
n8
104
t71
r84
2@
330
329
161
48
2't6
319
58
62
33
60
279
2D
m3
r63
a7
3n
D4
109
rn 59
ltJ
189
285
Triangle ....,.....,.1 328
Trimont ....,,......1 315
Trinity ....,..,,,..,1 282
Triune,.,.........,.1 190
Truth,....,..,,,:,.1 260
T. W. Ilugo.........1 318
Tuscan .......,.,.,.1 77
Tusler ...........,,.1 263
Twin Valley ...,...1 303
Tyrian .......,.....,1 86
Union ...,.........,1 45
Unity ...............1 93
Vernon Centet.....l 28
Virginia ............1 Nq
"""""'l '-.'.-.....114 3%
............1 rJo
302
""""""'l
""".'""'l 136
a .....,,...1 14
..........,..1 150
...........t 2677
'Washington,.,....,l 38
Watertown .........1 50
Wayzal,a ........,,.1 205
Weatern Star. ,. . . , .l 26

Ada ..............
Adrian ...........
Aitkin -...........
Akeley ......,....
Albert Lea........
Alexandria . . .. . .
Amboy ...........
Annanilale .......
Anoke ....,......
Appleton .,.......
Argyle .....,....,
Arlington .....,..
Atwater ,........
Austin .. .. .. .. , . .
Balaton
Barnesville . .. . . .
Baudette .. . .. . . .
Belgrade .. . , . . .. .
Belle Plaine......
Bemidji
Benson .........,
Bird Island.......
Biwabik
Blooming Prairie
Brainerd . . . ... . .
Breckenridge . . . .
Bricelyn .....,..'
Braham
Brooten
Brown's Valley..
Brownsdale ......
Brownton .......
Bufialo ...,..,...
Caledonia . . . . . . , .
Cambridge .......
Campbell ......,.
Canby .....,.....
Cannon Falls.....
Canton ...........
Carver ...........
Cass f,ake.......
Qhaska
Chatfield
Chisholm ........
Clara City.......
Clarkffeld ........
Clear 'Water.. . ...
Cleveland . . . . . . . .
Clinton ...........
Cloquet
Cokato . . . .. . . . , .
Coleraine . . . . . . . .
Comfrey . ... . ,. ..
Cottage Grove*..
Cotonwood ......
Crookston ..,....
Crosby
Cunie ...........
Dassel
Dawson
Deer River
Detroit Lakes....
Dexter . . . . . . , . ..
Dodge Center....
Duluth ........,.,
Duluth .......,..
GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA. 249
APPENDIX H.
LOCATION OF LODGES ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED.
154
175
213
259
81
193
782
30
737
215
305
138
n7
169
272
332
t77
233
729
144
a3
123
100
752
2ffi
DS
285
153
116
r49
r35
20
273
767
t47
194
11r
243
r5r
)o
274
304
n7 28
84
181
t34
271
310
tt
227
t4l
276
742
218
202
275
106
253
108
306
79
Duluth ...........
Duluth ...........
Elyqian ........,.
Erskine...........
Et'ota ... . . .. .... .
Fairfax ..........
Lodse 1"..
Ionic ............
Lakeside.......
Trintty .........
T. W. Ilugo.....
Eagle Bend.....
Red; River......
Barto .. . . , . . . . . .
Edgerton.......
Park Region..,.
Dlgin......,...
Sherburne.....,
King David.....
Elv
Elysian
'............
.........
Erskine........
Dvansville ....
Eveleth........
Excelsior . , . . . . .
Ashler .. . .. .. ,. .
Fairfax .. . . .. . . .
Chain Lake.....
Faribault .. . , . . .
Corinthian .....
Corner Stone...
Triangle.......
Fulda . ,. .. . .. . . ,
Hope ............
Valley ......,...
Friendship....,
Grand Marais. . .
Frazee .......... Frazee . . . . . . . , , .
Grand Meadow..
Grand Rapids....
Granite tr\alls...
Ilallock ......,..
Halstad
Iligh Forest...
Hill Citv.........
Ifinckley .,.....
Phoenix
Hopkins ......... Albert Pike...,.
Ilouston .. . . . . . . . Mystic Circle...
Ilowerd .. . . . . , . .
Temple .........
Koochiching...
Isle .....,........ Isle ............
Jackson ......... Good Faith......
Janesville.....,. Janesville ......
Jasper ., . . . . . . . . . St. Elmo.........
Jefterq ,.......... Siloam ..........
Jordan . .. . . .. .. , King lIiram....
Kasson . . . . . . . . . . Huram Abi.....
Kellogg Kellogg .......,.1
Kenyon.......,. Kenyon -........I
Kimball Plumb Line...,.1
*Newport, R.F.D. lStewartville, R.F.D.
186
281
282
318
269
a2
249
235
227
115
95
r79
288
JJJ
214
239
1r3
6l
267
64
9
99
328
241
770
42
t74
217
721
208
717
212
3A
2t9
289
256
301
158
80
247
0
162
270
255
85
283
278
313
237
78
82
59
270
307
90
124
204
330
JI
83
122
207
773

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APPENDIX H.- (Continued.)
LOCATION OF LODGES ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED.
Locatlon. Lodge
Locetiou.
Ortonville .....
Osakis ....,,...
Osseo ..........,
Owatonna.,.....
Park Rapids.....
Pavnesville Paynesvrlle . ...,. . . , .
Pelican Rapids..
Pemberton.....,
Perham
Pickwickt . . . . . . . .
Pine City.......
Pine Island......
Pine River.......
Pipestone .......
iPlainview . . . . . .
I'leasant Grovet..
Preston
Princeton . ,. .. . .
Raymoncl .....,.
Red Lake Falls..
Red Wing ,...,.
Redwood Falls, .
Renville
Robbinsdale ..,.
Rochester ..,....
Rockford . , , . . . . .
Roseau . . . . . . . . . .
Royalton . . . . . . . .
Rush City ,,....
Rushford , . . . . . . .
Russell .,........
Ruthton
Sanborn .,..,....
Sandstone . . . . . . .
Sauk Center...,.
Sauk Rapids.,...
Sebeka ..........
Shakopee , . . . . . . .
Slayton , . . .. . . . . .
Sherburne . . . . . . .
Sleepy Eye.......
South St. Paul.,.
Springfielcl .....
Spring Grove.,..
Spring Valley...
Staples , ., .. . . .. .
Stephen
Stewart
Stewartville .. . . .
Stillwater .......
St. Charles,......
St. Cloud...,.....
St. James,.......
St. Louis Park..
St. Paul..........
St. Paul.........
St. Paul..........
St. Pau]......,...
St. Pau]...,..,...
St. Paul...,....,.
St. Paul..........
St. Paul..........
St. Paul. ........
St. Pau]..........
St. Pau].....,..,.
St. PauI..,.....,.
*IIouston, R.tr..D. fStewartville, R.F.D. tLa ldollle
229
203
I

GRAND LODGE OF IIINNESOTA.
APPENDIX H.- (Continued.)
I,OCATION OF LODGES AI,PIIABETICAI,LY ARBANGED.
163
190
26
118
54
))
Northern ,.,..,. 236
Vermillion .,. ,. . 197
Tracy ..
Trimont
'..... 155
... ... 3r5
Twin Yalley. .. . 303
Fortitude..,,,. 188
McKinley...... 25r
Evergreen ..... 46
Verndale ,...... 739
Yernon Center, 228
Sincerity ,...,, 161
Yirginia .,....., 2&4
Wapahasa...... t4
Waconia ...,.,.. 326
Wadena
156
Walker
302
736
150
267
77
50
?t
n5 87
26
38
198
189
t6
104.
97
n 18
26
2t6
101
732
4t

252
Grand Lodge
Alabama
Alberta ....,...
Argentina
Arizone
Arkansgs
Brazil-
Bahia
Par&
Parahyba
Rio de Janiero
Sao Paulo
British Columbia .....,....,
California
Canada........
Chile ..........
Colorado
Columbia-
G. L. Nacional
Connecticut
Delaware
bGCrict of Colunbia ::::::
Esuador
Egvpt.........
England
Florida ........
Georgia
Guatemala
Idaho
Illinois ........
Indiana .,,.,....
Iowa ...........
Ireland ........
Jugo Slavia
Kansag........
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine .........
Manitoba
Maryland
Massachusetts
Mexiso ..,.....
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada........
New Brunswick
New Hampshire ..,,.......,
New Jersey
New Mexico
New South Wales .........
New York
New Zealand
North Carolina
North Dakota
Norway
Nova Scotia
\
PROCEEDINGS Or. TIIE
APPENDIX I.
GRAND SECRETARIES, FEBRUARY, 1934.
Al es Barranquilla
W ..lHartford
Jo s, lHavana
L. ..lPracue
I

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
.A.PPENDIX I.-(Continued.)
GRAND SECRETARIES, FEBRUARY, 1934.-(Continuecl.)
Max Landesman ,. lRio de Janeiro
Chas. E. Tisdall....lvancouve! ...
C. W. Haentschsl.lHaileYburY ..
Rav. H. Pinochet..lSantiago .....
Heibert S. Sands.lDenver ...,..
Name of
Grand Secretary
APPENDIX J.
Cincinnati
Guthrie
Port.and
Panama
Pbiladelphia
Manila
Charlottetown
San Juan
Montreal
Brisbane
Providence
Regina
Edinburgh
Capetown
Adelaide
Columbia
Sioux Falls
Stockholn
Hobart
Nashville
'Waco
Salt LakeCity
Caracas
Burlington
Melbourue
Vienna
Richmond
Tacona
Perth
Charleston
Milwaukee
CasDer
REPRESDNTATIVES TO GRAND LODGES.
Residence
Alabama
Alberta
Arizona
Arkansas
Belgium
Brazil-
).53
Residence
St. Paul
qt. Paul
Shakolree
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Frank L. Lipescy.. Hibbing
I Gunnar H. Nordbye Minneapolis

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APPEND,IX J.- (Continued) .
REPRESENTATIVES TO GRAND LODGES.
Daniel G. Davis...,lchevy Cnase.loist. Columbia mbia J. D. Markham..,. I Rush City
Cesar Andrade....iGuvaouil ....lPl-1l.t ....... ...... W. w. R. Peyton..... Grand Meadow
..i.. i.irii."':
St. Paul
.,... Wm. P
Albert Lea
L..W.S. I
Jt. Paul
...... Leron ,
Minneapolis
Jose M. Petrilli.,.rGuatemala ..lGuatemala ..... ..... Wm. E. E Pool,..... Pioestone
FrankKnox..,....iEmmett.,.,..lldaho .,.,, Gustaf
Widell.. .. rnkato
R. H. Wheeler.....lChicago .,....llllinois ....,... ..... R. B. INienhauser..
Paul
..... Wm. N
ring Yalley
..... c. P. r
Psul
I .... !'. V. S
JWaIOnna
. .M.J.X
St. Paul
..... Frank
rt. Paul
..... R. A. l Elk River
..'.. Clarenc
Minneapolis
.... ' Lloyd
St. Paul
'.'... Elmer
Little Falls
etts R. H.
Moorhead
..... A. F. I
..... 'Willmar Lake Wilson
B. J. r
'.. Wm. K
Duluth
'..'. Albert
Minneapolis
.'"'GuY I.'
Winona
.. A.G,:
Lakewood
le.. Nevada .... . ... Bertram Bertran S. Adams rlibbi- q.
.... New Brunswick wick Isaac F. I Seeley .. Northfield
shire Peter F
ta
Y.... Dav. W
inneapolis
ales. T. J. E
kley
. .. ... Charles
teF
A. G. Shrimpton.. n,,lNew Zealand.. rnd..
uth
F. D. Wington,.... ....-lNorth Carolina otina
Minueapolis
wm. J. Keyno.lds..
. ., . lNorth Dakota. ota. .
Willmar
Ove Chr. Owe..... .....lNorway ........
er...lNova :""'
Preston
G. A. Kennedy....
Scotia.... la. . ..
Minneapolis
Matthew ....lOhio
vatonna
'Willett Smith....
M. Uaieht
adena
W, P. tr'olsom......
Brooten
uwatronDa
Rochester
Duluth
Paul
'Wing
Rochester
noka
Paul
Peter Ferguson..,, .....;Scotland ......lAlex. G. McKnight Duluth
nPkiSouth AugtralialWm, A. EUiott.... Minneapolis
tr
T. E. Burrington... Rapid Citv..,.lSouth City..,.lSouth Dakota. lHarry M. Burnharn acksor
Chas. Rarren..,.... Hobart r .,,....lTasmanie .---.--lTasmanie .,.,.. -..-.-lC- V- McGearv.... t. Paul
Clyde H. Wilson., Knoxville ...lTenneseee ..-..
C. W. Goerte......
neapolis
H. P. Kirtley.,.....
Earbors
Moises Friias.....
Mankato
Wm. J. Ballou..,,
PauI
Ilugh McQlelland..
Faribault
Leopold Singer-...
O sakis
A. W. Obenehain..
St. Paul
James W. Hastie..
rson
F. D. Sewell..,,.,
P, C. White.....,..
Louis D. Potter ..
California, Iowa, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Wyoming do not exqhange.

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
GRAND LODGE A. F. & A. M.
of Minnesota.
OFFICE OF GRAND MASTER.
255
St. Paul, Minn., April 20th, 1933.
.
To the Ofrcers and Members of the Grand Lodge and
the Ofrcers and Members of Subordinate Lodges:
Brethren:
It is with deep sorrow that I officially announce to you the
death of Past Grand Master
THOMAS MORRIS
which occurred at his home in Crookston, Minnesota, April 12th,
1933. Brother Morris was born at Goderich, Ontario, Jtne 22,
1857. He was nine years of age when he left home to make his
fortune, going to Detroit, Michigan, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and
finally to Waupun, Wisconsin, where he learned the trade of
watchmaker. In 1878 he located at Crookston, Minnesota, where
he engaged in the jewelry business which he continued for fiftythree
years, retiring in 1931 on account of ill health. He organized.
the first fire department in Crookston, and was a member
of the Fire Department for twenty-five years, serving as Chief for
fourteen years. He had also served the city as councilman and
mayor.
Ilc was made a Mason in Crookston Lodge No. 141, in 1883,
and served as Master for twelve years, He was appointed Grand
Marshal of the Grand Lodge in 1902, and elected Grand Master
in 1906. I{e received the Capitular degrees in Pierson Chapter
No. 41, Crookston, in 1887, and served as High Priest for one
year. He was appointed Grand Master of the First Veil of the
Grand Chapter in 1918, and was elected Grand High Priest in
7926. He received the Cryptic degrees in Alpha Council No. 8,
Fergus Falls, Minnesota, in 1900, and served as Master for two
years. He was Knighted in Constantine Commandery U. D.,
Crookston, in 1887, and served as Commander for three years.
He was elected Grand Warder of the Grand Commandery in 1911
and elected Grand Commander in 1918. He was also a member
of the Masonic Veteran Association, the Shrine, the Red Cross of
Constantine and had attained the rank of Knight Commander of
the Court of Honour in the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.
During all his Masonic life he spent a great deal of time and
energy in the interest of the Masonic Fraternity in all its branches
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to time he was unusually faithful. We shall miss his counsel and
his cooperation, but must bow to the will of the Almighty, trusting
with the faith of Masons that this is not the closing chapter,
but the beg'inning of a new and better volume in which we, in
God's good time, will share.
"IIe is not dead, this friend, not dead,
But in the paths we mortals tread
Got some few trifling steps ahead
And nearer to the end,
So that we, too, once past the bend,
Shall meet again, as face to face, this friend
_We fancy dead."
The funeral was held at Crookston, April 17th, 1933, from
the First Presbyterian Church with Masonic Services conducted
by the Grand Master.
As a tribute of our respect to his memory let this memorial
be read in each Lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction at the first Communjcation
after its receipt and proper record made in the
minutes.
MONTREVILLE J. BROWN.
Grand Master.
Attest:
JOHN FISHEL,
Grand Secretary.
GRAND LODGE A. F. & A. M.
of Minnesota.
OFFICE OF GRAND MASTER.
St. Paul, Minn., May 10th, 1933.
To the Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge and
the Officers and Members of Subordinate Lodges:
Brethren:
It is with deep sorrow that I officially announce to you the
death of Past Grand Master
JAMES MOORE McCONNELL
which occurred at his home in St, Paul, Minnesota, April 29th,
1933.
Brother McConnell was born in the County of Armstrong in
the State of Pennsylvania, on May 28, 1868. IIe attended the

GRAND LODGE Or. MINNESOTA,
257
rural schools of that county and thereafter entered the Edinboro
State Normal School, located at Edinboro, pennsylvania, from
which institution he graduated in 1889. Following his gradua_
tion fiom that institution, he taught in the rural schools of penn_
sylvania for four terms, and thereafter and until 1g92, he was
principal of village schools in that state. In 1g92 he moved to
1904 to 1909. From 190g to 1g18 he was professor of American
History and Government at the State Normal School, Mankato,
Minnesota. In the meantime, and during 1910, Carleton College
had conferred the degree of Bachelor of Arts upon him. In Jan_
uary, 1919, Governor Burnquist appointed him State Superin_
tentient of Education; and upon the creation of the state Board
of Education that same year, that Board elected him State
Commissioner of Education. He assumed this ofrce August 1,
1919, and continued therein until his death.
July 19, 1893, he was married to Margaret Jeannette Graham.
of Kittanning, Pennsylvania. Three sons were born to them:
Harold Graham, on February 6, 1ggg, James Eugene, on January
14, 1906, and John Ross, on February 2, 1909. The widow
and the three sons survive him.
Bro. McConnell was affiliated with the Episcopal Church, and
was a member of Phi Delta IGppa.
in 1923. He was a member of Blue Earth Chapter No. ? and St.
Paul Council No. 1, and a member of the Masonic Veteran Asso_
ciation of Minnesota. At the time of his death he had for a
number of years served on the Jurisprudence Committee of the
Grand Lodge. He was also, and had been for a number of years,
a member of the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota Masonic
Home Association.
Brother McConnell, because of his fine ability and leadership
in various fields, was highly respected and admired wherever he
rvent. Because of an unerring judgment in arriving at what
should be done or said in a given situation, his counsel was always
timely and most helpful. He was kind, agreeable and afable: but
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above all he was friendly. For these qualities he was deeply
loved in life, and is as deeply mourned in death. He exemplified
Masonic ideals. He is gone but we have the memory of his exemplary
existence, something for those of us who remain to emulate.
The funeral was held at Mankato May 1, 1933, and was
conducted by the Grand Lodge, a large number of Grand and
Past Grand Officers being in attendance.
As a tribute of our respect to his memory, let this memorial
be read in each lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction at the first communication
after its receipt, and proper record made in the
minutes.
MONTREVILLE J. BROWN.
Grand Master
Attest:
JOHN FISHEL,
Grand Secretary.
GRAND LODGE A. F. & A. M.
of Minnecoti.
OFFICE OF GRAND MASTER.
St. Paul, Minn,, June 2nd, 1933,
To the Officers and Members of the Grand Lodge and
the Officers and Members of Subordinate Lodges:
Brethren:
It is with deep sorrow that I ofrcially announce to you the
death of Past Grand Master
WILLIAM R. SMITH.
'which occurred at his home in Benson, Minnesota, May 17th,
1933. Brother Smiih was born ai Oiiawa, Ontario, October 1,
1858. He was educated at Collegiate Institute, Ottawa, graduaL
ing in 1874. The same year he apprenticed in the drug business
at Ottawa. He removed to Montreal in 1878, to Emerson in
1881, and to Minnesota in 1883, engaging in the drug business at
Hancock. In 1885 he removed to Benson where he continued in
the drug business until 1919, when he entered the banking business,
r€tiring therefrom in 1928, He had been mayor of Benson,
President of the Swift County Hospital Association, member of
the School Board, and was chairman of the Swift County Chapter
of the Red Cross at the time of his death.

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA. 259
He was made a Mason in Swift Lodge No. 129, Benson, in
1887, and served as Master for four years, and a Royal Arch
Mason in Mt. Lebanon Chapter No. 47, Morris, Minnesota, in
1926. He was appointed Senior Grand Steward of the Grand
Lodge in 1918, and elected Grand Master in 1927. He was appointed
a member of the Board of Custodians in 1902, bnd served
continuously on said Board until his death. He had also attained
the rank of Knight Commander of the Court of Honour in the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.
Brother Smith was a thorough ritualist and an impressive instructor
in the work. He acquitted himself with marked ability
in the discharge of the duties incumbent on him in all the official
stations to which he was appointed or elected. The kindly and
courteous manner which marked his daily life endeared him to
his Brethren, and he has left the memory of a lovable character
and an enviable example for those who remain to follow.
"Leaves have their time to fall
And flowers to wither at the north.wind's breath
And stars to set but all
Thou hast all seasons for thine own, Oh, Death,
And yet
"There is no death; what seems so is transition;
This life of mortal - breath
Is but a suburb of the life elysian
Whose portals we call Death,"
The funeral was held at Benson, May 20th, 1933, with
services by the Rector of Christ Episcopal Church, and Masonic
Serlices conducted by the Grand Master.
As a tribute of our respect to his memory let-this memorial
be read in each Lodge in this Grand Jurisdiction at the first Communication
after its leceipt and proper record made in the
minutes.
MONTREVILLE J. BROWN.
Grand Master.
Attest:
JOHN FISHEL,
Grand Secrctary.

260
St. Johns
Cataract
St. Paul
Hennepin
Name of Lodge.
Ancient Landmark .......
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
APPENDIX K.
DEATHS IN 1933.
Name of Deceased.
C. V. Holmstrom ..........
Chas. E. Jamieson ........
J. R. Kolliner
Fred A. Lenox .....''......
W. C. Masterman .....,,..
I{enry II. May .....,........
B. J. Mosier
W. L. Prince
Norman Mclean Broc.kway.
Crofton Dickey
Charles E. Domm ...,....,.
Thomas G. Forster ....,..
Iloward Graham
Arthur l{arvey Ives ....,..
Alfred Edmund Koenig ...
Srilbert H, McMullen ......
Edwin McNutt
Charles H. Morey ..,...,,.,
H, I{. Reed
A. M. Robertson .........,.
Charles B. Satterthwaite ..
John N. Snyder ....,.......
James A. Struthers .......
Ruthven B. Thompson .....
Daniel William White ....,
Ary Edmund Zonne .......,
H. A. Baxter
Hubbard K. Bishop ........
Robert S. Boles ,...........
Arthur Caines
William N. Cardozo .....,.
George W. Cline ...,......
James Cree
George R. Dailey ..........
Albert Davidson ...........,
Jas. M. Ford
George W. Grace ......,...
Herry Greenberg ..........
W. J. Ilayes
Alfred E. Hesg ..,..,.......
Frank I. Leven ,..,...,....
Earl W. Mahar ............
John Mann
George E.. Manning .......
Benj. E. Merlcalf
W. R. Nicoll
Elmer IL Slagle .,..,......
Gus A. Solberg
John A, Swenson
John M. Voll ..............,
Eugene C. Bonniwell ......
Gus II. Holmberg ...,......
Murlay A, James .. . .. . . .. .
G. Frederick Johns ..,.,..,
Harry II. Kaufman ....,.,,
Walter Melville
Gus S. Nelson
Andrew Ir. Opsahl
Frank D. Beecher
Leslie Robert Cutler ......
William G. DeVol
Donald F. Eggleton ......,.
Morris J. Florsheim ..,....
William J. Gross
Mar. 8, 1933
Jan. 1, 1933
Aus. 6, 1933
Nov. 6, 1933
April 13, 1933
May 77,7933
Jan. 22,1933
LptiL 22,1933
Jan. 15, 19.33
Dec. 10, 1933
Mar. 16, 193.3
Feb. 77,7933
Mar. 27, 7933
July 23,1933
Aug. 30, 1933
Sept, 17,1933
Aus. 27,1933
May 4, 1933
Nov. L7, L933
July 22,7933
May 28, 1933
May 24,7933
Aplil 16, 19.33
Sept. 1, 1933
Dec. 31, 1933
April 9, 1933
June 22,7933
Feb. 15, 1933
S"pt, 16, 193-l
Feb. 2r,1933
Jan. 8, 1933
April 21, 1933
Dec. 13, 1933
April 30, 1933
Mar. 2, 7933
Mar, 1, 1933
Oct. n, 1933
April 2,1933
Aug, 10, 1933
Mar. 19, 1933
Nov, 21, 1933
Mar. 19, 19,33
June 17,7933
Feb. 5, 1933
June 17,1933
June 12,1933
April 21, 1933
Dec, 10, 1933
Dec. 11, 1933
Mar. 74, 7933
July 74,7933
July 16, 1933
Feb. 28, 1933
Mar. 10, 1933
Oct. 1, 1933
ADril 11, 1933
Oct. 9, 1933
Nov. 15, 1933
Dec. 5, 1933
June U, 1933
Dec. U, 1932
Sept. m, 1933
Aug. 6,1933
April 8, 1933

Name of Lodge.
Ancient Landmark
Ilastings
Faribault
Mankato
Wapahasa
Monticello
Winona ........,............1
Minneapolis
GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
DEATHS IN 1933.-(Continued.)
l6
18
Name of Deceased.
W. S. Garner
F. H. Grifrn
John A. Hancock
Sam llollmickel,.......,...
S. Quimby Larkin ........,
J, M. McOonnell ...........,
C. I{. Nerbovig .:..,.......
Richard E. Pegg
George W. Sugden ........
T. Harry Summers ..,..,..
Max Wishnick
M. W. Dady
G. C. Hirschy
Paul Moore
C. N. Harvey
Charles W. Anding .......
Charles Averill ............
George Wallace Briggs . . .
Charles Coleman . .. ., .. , ,..
T. S. Estabrook ,...,.,.,...
Hany Friday
Sylvester M. Gage
Henry Gillette
Irrederick Kroeger
Donald Hugh Lafky .......
John Robert Milne ........
John Raymond Mitchell ...
Willian A. Morrig . .. . .. . .
C. Horton Porter .......,..
Lee Garlock Selover ....,.
Fred Lloyd Smock ,..,.,...
Lorin Weaver Smock .....
Percy R. Steiner ...........
Arthur A. Verick ..........
Geo. Wellington Williams. .
John Henry WiUis ........
Ilarry M. Barnet . ... .. . . ..
William R. Bates
Harry Ward Bester .......
Carl F. Beyer
Clyde II. Burdick
Thomas V. Carney ......,.
Edgar A. Chadsey .........
L. S. Champine
E]mer M. Chandler ........
Joseph W. Cohen .......,..
John E. Dewar .......,....
Mav
June
Sept.
Aug.
Dec.
Aug.
Nov.
Dec.
Nov.
April
Oct.
April
Sept.
Nov.
Jan.
Dec.
April
June
Feb.
Mav
Jan.
June
Oct.
Aug.
Dec.
Oct.
April
Nov.
Mav
June
Mav
Nov.
Dec.
Mar.
Mar.
May
Mar.
Oct.
Nov.
Jan.
Dec.
May
July
June
Feb.
Mav
Oct.
Jan.
Oct.
Dec.
Nov.
April
Feb.
Feb.
Sept.
July
Jan.
July
April
Dec.
Dec.
Oct.
Jan.
July
Mav
July
Dec.
Mar.
Dste.
26r
19, 1933
24, 1933
il, 1933
6, 1933
17,7933
4, 1933
D, 1933
6, 1933
30, 1933
10, 1933
3, 1933
28, 1933
4, 1933
28, t933
28, t933
12, 7933
2, 1933
22, 7933
26, 7933
5, 1933
24, 1933
24, 1933
28, 1933
21, 7933
16, 1933
26, 7933
n, 1933
l, 1933
10, 1933
5, 1933
2, 1933
27,1933
E, r%3
7, 1933
9, 1933
2s, t933
15, 1933
9, 19J.3
26, 1933
I q ro??
23, 7927
6, 1933
31, 1933
1 70t7
18,1933
27, 1933
23, 7933
31,1933
17, 7933
14, t927
17, t933
15,1933
24, 1933
28, 7933
22, 7933
18, 1933
7,1933
24, 1933
15, 1933
4, 1933
15, 1933
t2, 1933
72, 7933
10, 1933
22, 1933
19, 1933
4, t932
14, 1933

262
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
DEATHS IN 1933.- (Continued,)
Name of Lodge Name of Deceased
Minneapolis
Caledonie
Rochester
Nolth Star
Western Star .,....,.....
King Hiram
Star in the East..........
Oriental
Preston
'Washington
Fidelity
Oct,
Nov.
Jan.
June
June
July
Oct.
Oct.
June
Mar.
June
July
May
Mar,
Oct,
Oct.
Oct.
Nov.
Feb.
Feb,
Nov.
Mav
Dec,
June
July
Oct,
June
Mar.
July
July
April
June
Mav
Feb.
April
Dec,
Dec.
July
Oct.
July
Jan.
Feb.
Feb.
Jan.
Jan,
Feb.
Jan.
June
Jan.
April
Dec,
Aue,
Auc.
Dec.
July
Aug.
July
Aug.
Feb.
Sept,
Oct.
Sept.
Dec,
Jan,
Oct.
Feb.
Mar.
June
!lar.
23, 1933
13, 1933
27, 7933
19, 1933
18, 1933
28, 1933
31, i933
23, 1933
30, 1933
6, 1933
D, 1933
9, 1933
3, 1933
6, 1933
77, 7933
1, 1933
31, 1933
26, 7933
8, 1933
74, 1933
9, 1933
6, 1933
23, r9i3
19, 1933
15, 1933
D, r%3
26,1933
1, 1933
30, 193J
31,1933
26, 1933
16, 1933
5, 1933
2, 1933
20, 1933
12,7933
18, 1933
14, 1933
2, 19J3
5, 1933
r, 193J
11,1930
, 1928
23, 1932
28,7931
26, 7933
18, 19J3
r, 1933
25, 1933
18, l9i3
30, 1933
21, 1933
18, 1933
24,7933
13, 1933
23, 1933
m, 1933
28,7933
6, 1933
10, 1933
2,,7933
8, 1933
8, 1933
11,1933
22,7933
24, 1933
22, 7933
18,1933
10, 1933

Carnelian
Ifermon
Ilope .........
King Solomon
IJnion .........
Evergreen
Concord
Social
Riaing Sun
Watertown
Acacia
Blue Earth City ..........
Spring Valley
Temple , . . . , .. .. . . .
Star in the West ,........
Chain Lake
Tuscan . . . . .. . . . .
Palestine
GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
DEATHS IN 1933.-(Continued.)
44
45
46
48
49
50
JI
)o
)v
60
64
@
69
71
7t
79
George H. Booth ........,,
George A. Johns .......,...
Lewis S, Lutz,.............
N. C, Adams
Orrin T. Parker ............
F. E. Peterson
Clarence Karstens
Albert B. Bandy ..,...,...
George H. Kunsman ...,...
Tltilliam Ilenry Bones .....
Ilarold J. Anderson ........
Herbert B. Clawson .. .... ,
William If, Jaeger
Mark W, Harkins
F. E. Henderson ...........
J. A. Lawrence ...........'
Thomas Clarkson
Henry A. Coe .".......'...
Edw. J. Miller ..............
George A. Wickhem .....'
Louis Wickham .....;......
William II. Morey
George S. Edwarde ..'..."
Clifford C. Larson '......'.
WiUiam Baker .......'.....
Robert Bowers
M. H, Crane
R. M. Gordon
Claud W. Heydon
Frank W. Shimer ........"
Frank Caldwell
John F. Hoft .............'.
Franklin A' Whitlock .....'
GustaY T. Larson .....""'
Lode T. Lobdill .......""'
wilbur M. SamDle ........
W.'E. Jergens
E. G. Magdanz
John R. Howard
Calvin A. Little .... '.. . . ' '
Richard I{. Sweetman .."'
Earl llaire
Carl Jessen
E. H. Olson
Alfred M. Ilall .............
Edward J. Nimic
George H. Mileq ......'...'
George Bosworth ..'...""
L, S. Chapman
O. C. LaBar
II. O. TVeller
L. L. Tlrood
Clarence C, CarleY ........
Lloyd A. Faulkner
Arthur M. Frazee .. . ..... .
Jamee G. Ilarris ..'.'.....'
John J. Ilarison
Lvndon Hawkina .....'.....
Jimes H. Hicken ....'.....
Tl/illiam E. Magner ......'.
John II. Mcl,'ean
Hans O. H. Munson .......
Frederic J. Patton ......"
Leonard Reamer
John P. Tonolli ............
Max Wetzler
David M. White ....'.......
Robert J. Whiteslde .......
Harvey A. TVing ...........
Mav
Sept,
Aug.
Aug.
Dec.
Aug,
Oct.
June
aug.
Mar.
Nov.
Dec.
Feb.
Jan.
July
April
April
Jan.
Feb.
Dec.
May
Nov.
Jan.
July
Jan.
June
aug.
Jan.
Dec.
Dec.
Oct.
July
tr.eb.
Nov.
Dec.
July
May
Mav
Feb.
Mar.
Jan.
Mar.
Jen.
April
Sept.
June
Nov.
Jan.
April
June
Sept.
May
tr'eb.
Dec.
Dec.
Jan.
Jan.
Sept.
April
Aug.
Mav
Mar.
June
Mar.
June
May
Dec.
Dec,
Oct.
263
1, 1933
2, 7933
11, 1933
8, 1933
n, 1933
7, 7933
15, 1933
16, 1933
l, 1933
a, !933
u, 1933
12, 1933
n, t933
24, t933
28, t933
77, 1933
a, 1933
20, 1933
2r, 1933
17, 1933
30, 1933
26, 1933
,10?1
6, 1933
4,7933
14, 1933
m, 1933
n,7933
19, 1933
15, 1933
6,7933
m,7933
17,7933
77, 1933
6, 1933
l, 1933
15, 1933
15, 1933
7, 7933
24,7933
14, 1933
11,1933
11, 1933
1, 1933
5, 1933
4, 7933
t5, 1933
6, 1933
4, 7933
22, 1933
24, 1933
23, 7933
28, 1933
18, 1933
15, 1933
8, 1933
? to??
5, 1933
3, 1933
9, 1933
4, 1933
m,7933
7, t933
77,7933
22, !933
t2, 7933
24, 1933
7, t933
15, 1933

264
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
DEATHS IN 1933.-(Continued.)
Name of Lodge Name of Deceased
Constellation
Fraternal
Keystone
Sherburne
Prudence
Charity
Aurora ....,.,.
Fraternity
Lebanon
Sharon..,..,,.
Mt. Tabor
Relief .........
Sunset
Pickwick
Khurum
82
83
84
87
89
90
9L
92
94
98
99
702
103
104
106
r08
109
J. R. Davies
O. W. Landeen
J. E. Lundgren
P. J. Seidlinger,,..,.......
Fred G. Nott .......,.......
Ilerman M. Tollefson .,....
Nelson S. Fischer .........
J. R. Brandt
Henry W. Buscho . .. .. . . ..
Louis A. Dietz .............
Frank O. Anderson ........
Sanuel Earl Tift . . . ,, .. .. .
Carl O. Hoaas
C. J. Gibson
Ray D. Ilubbard ..,..,.....
Joseph M. Armitage ..,...
William Swanson
James C, Thompson .......
Frank E. Palmer ...........
William W. Smith ..,.....
Justus de Booy ..,......,.
Willian P. Rhoda
Charles W. Gillam ,........
Alvie K. Hakes ............
N. J. Muller
Henry L. Beesher
Fred E. Eiilsvold
Elmer II. Held ...,.,......
Steve Butlet
Eugene A. Jewett ..........
Theo. N. Kittelson ........
John V. Ramler ......,....
Olger J. Tweten ............
Frank A. Weld ....,,,......
William E. Haydon ..,....
D, A. Peterson
R. G. Valentine ............
W. R. Wood
Vernon C. Anderson .....,,
John S. Frink ..............
Justin T. Smallwood ......
Ola M. Levang
William T. Rogers
Kenneth WiIde,....,,,,....
Harold E, Ramsett ....,,,,
George C. Bush,.,.........
Martin Herland
Otto Weirauch
Charles E. Mead ...........
George A. Nixon .....,...,.
P. B. Crane
E. W. Haase
John Kohr
Leonard J. Brown
Henry J. Altnow ...,..,....
Bennett L. Carlson ........
Arthur B. Chamberlin . .. ,.
Charles W. Haynes ........
Charles F. Herrmann . . . .. .
Alexander W, Hog ,,,..,..
Homer D. Hord ............
Thomas S. Ingersoll .......
Robert S. Kolliner
John A. Melnnis
Frank H. Munson
Emil Oberhoffer ......,.....
John A. Patker ............
W, W. Price
April 21, 1933
Dec. I0, 1933
May 20, 1933
,., 7933
Nov. 29, L933
Nov. 28, L933
Dec. 13, 1933
April 14, 1933
Aug. 7, L933
Ost. 14, 1933
May 23, 1933
July 19: 1933
Feb. 5,1933
Mar. m,7933
Dec. 1, 1933
July 6, 1933
Feb. 23,7933
Oct. 2,7933
Jan. 17,1933
Mar. 29, 7933
JuIy 12,1933
Nov. 11, 1933
May 13, 1933
Mar. 31, 1933
June 8, f933
Oct. 17, 7933
Sept. 2,1933
Dec. 11, 1933
Aue. 23,1933
Aus. 2i,1933
Jan. 10, 1933
Dec. 6,7933
April 30, 1933
Dee. 27,7933
Mar. 2, 1933
Sept. 23,7933
April 17, 1933
Nov, 19, 1933
Sept. 22,1932
Mav 4, 7933
May 23, 1933
Mav 4, 7933
Oet. 22,1933
Feb. 6, 1933
Oct. 8, 1933
July 11, 1933
Feb. 4,1933
Mar. 3, 1933
Nov. 28, 7933
Mar. 17, 1933
Oct. 22,7933
Feb. 9, 1933
Mar. 10, f933
Mar. 14, f933
Dec. 27, L932
Dec. L7,7933
Sept. 28,1933
Sept. 17,7933
July 23,7933
June 10, 1933
May 21, 1933
June 30, 1933
May 8, 1933
Dec, 30, r93J
Dec. 6,7933
May 22, 7933
Sept. 25,1933
Dec, 18, 1933

Khurum
Excelsior
Name of Lodge
Ben Franklin
Lafayette
Granite.......
Newport
Delta
Grand Meadow
Prairie
Janesville
Winslow Lewis . . . .. .. .. .. .
Moorhead
JoeeDhus
Swift..........
Alma..,.......
Ilumboldt
Golden Sheaf
Cokato........
Nelson ...,....
Walnut.......
Appleton
Orion .. . .
Verndale
Little Falls
Crooketon
Lakeview
Canby.........
'Warren
Frontier . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . .. .l
#""j :: :.:.i
GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
DEATHS IN 1933.-(Continued.)
Name of Deceaeed
265
128 | Edw. A. Evans ............ lltiv I:1934
129 | Wiliam R. Smith .......... lMav 17: t%3
t31 | Lewis F. Allen ............. lOct. 19; 1933
r34
r35
lJo
r37
I Hugh Conn Torrance ...... lJan. tl.193.1
143 f Romayn B. Hudson ,....... lSept. 28, 1%a
147 | George E. Taage J April 20, 1933

266
Sincerity
Prescott
Summit
Name of Lodge I No.
j
Jasper ..
Minnehaba
PROCEEDINGS OF TEE
DEATHS IN 1933.- (Continued.)
l))
t5/
r58
159
160
161
t62
163
764
loJ
Name of Deceased
Fremont Brown . . . .. .. .. .. .
Jerome Finnegan ..........
Nov,
Dec.
Robert A. Mitchell ......., June
Andrew A, Nelson ..,...... lMar.
Ralph A. Spurrier ........, lOct.
Olaf Pary .................., I Aug,
Percy E. Kemp .,...,...... lSept.
Byron F, Ilaskin .,....,..,
Joseph A. Arthur .........
George W. Bowes .. . .. .. . .
Jan.
Oct.
Mar,
Harry B, Carroll ......,.,,. lNov.
George S. Cole ....,.......
Joel M. Dickey ......,....,
July
aug.
H. C. Klosterman ,.....,,,, lOct.
t........ lB*,:i
I Jan.
E. J. Stilwell ...,...,....... lMay
..... I Oct.
...., lMar,
.... I Sept.
..... lJuly
....' lMaY
..... lMar.
.... lDec,
I Nov.
Fred ...::::: 1il3J.
I{erb ,.,..., lSeDt,
Rone ........ I Oct,
Jay ...,.... I Dec.
Willi ........ lOct.
John ........ lNov.
26, 1933
3, 1933
17, !933
3, 19J3
23, 1933
e 10?1
q 1011
o 10i1
4, 193.3
10 10r1
r0, 1933
24, 1933
6, 1933
16, 1933
72, 7933
72, 1933
, tol?
1,1933
17,1933
11,1933
9, 1933
7, 7933
20, 7933
22, 7933
2t, 7933
10, 1933
10, 1933
5, 1933
20, 1933
30, 1933
25, 1933
20, t933
27,1933
13, 1933
15, 1933
2, r%3
8, 193J
3,1933
12, 1933
16, 1933
17, 1933
n, D33
23, 1933
4 lo??
30, 1933
74, 1933
, 1933
11,1933
2, 1933
24, 1933
76, 1933
I 10ia
8, 1933
31, l9J3
28, 1933
7,1933
2, 1933
7, 1933
2, 7933
15,1933
25, 1933
n,7933
29, 1933
19, 1933
24, 1933
8, 1933

Pierson
Fulda ..
Shekinah
Plumb Line
Roman Eagle
Ark ......,.,..
Rough Ashlar
Osakis .......
Fair Haven
Shell ,.........
Midway
GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
DEATHS IN 1933.-(Continued.)
769
170
171
773
t75
776
777
180
18r
782
184
185
Thomas Gunness .......... I Mar.
Reiner II. Bruns ..,...,.... lFeb.
Dyre B. Bakke ............ lMar.
'William II. Barber ....,.,. I Oct.
Axel John Brown ,.....,,., lJuly
Hiram I{iram D. Brugger ......... lAus, lAug,
Ilarry E. Buck ............ lAug.
Ernest !. Qedwell ,......... lFeb.
Robert G. Cargill .......... lNov.
es .... I Seot.
r..''' lsr.
Isaac Newman ............. lOct.
Andrew Olien .............. I Sept.
Lavergne G. Pace ..,.....,. lJan.
Williem H. Perry ..,.....,. I May
William H. Potter ......... lDec,
...,..,. lMar.
. ... .. .. . I Oct.
""""' I Jan'
......... I Juty
,,,...... lMav
........, lJuly
Emil Schultz .........,..... I Dec.
John B. Thompson .,...... lFeb.
267
t7, 7933
77, t933
16, 1933
2, 7933
23, 1933
7,7933
t7,1933
D,7933
9, t933
19, 1933
t7,1933
23, 1933
72, 7933
77, t933
28, 1933
27, t933
8, 1933
13, 1933
25, t933
6, 7933
u, 1933
43, 7933
20, 7933
I, 1933
o ro??
2, 1933
18, 1933
4, 1933
3, 193.3
13, 193.3
4 101?
n, 1933
14, 1933
2, 7933
19, 1933
2, t933
28, 1933
30, 1933
q 10?t
23, 1933
22, 19J3
25, 1933
11,1933
13, 1933
15, 1933
26, t933
22, 1933
20, 1933
20, 1933
24, 7933
20, 1933
11, 1933
8, 1933
22, 7933
28, 1933
17,1933
20, 1933
18, 1933
5, 1933
27, 1933
13, 1933
o 101?
31, 1933
m,1933
5, 1933
n, 1933
10, 1933
22, 1933

268
Arcana
Fortitude
Traverse
Triune
llizoah .....................1
Canton ......,
Renville
Vermillion
Euclid ....
PROCEEDINGS OF TIIE
DEATHS IN 1933.- (Continued.)
Name of Lodge Name of Deceased.
Murray ,......
Zenith........
Kenyon .......
Atelier ........
W ayzata
Creseent ....................1
Itasca ...,..,....,,..,.,.....1
Sibley ......................1
Hallock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I
Mystic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I
Argyle . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I
I
189
190
191
794
195
r97
198
799
200
201,
202
205
207
208
2U)
212
273
215
Arthur II. Anderson ......
J. Frank Flautt ............
Charles W. Forsyth .......
John C, Ilofdahl
Benjamin Kimmerle ....,..
Louis C. Larson .,.........
William H. Ronald ........
Walter L. Scott ...,.,.,,..
Samuel Shepard
Albert C. Sutter ....,.....
Hugh L. Watts ......,.....
Joseph R. Wolverton .....
William II. Buel
Charles Lederle
Leonard T. Peterson,.....
Charles G. Rothlus ..,.....
Arthur P. Anderson ...,...
George W. Root ..........,
Delbert M. Bodwell ,.......
Robert J. Breckenridse ..f,arrV
.J. UIarlC ...,,.,......
William N. Dyer
John W. Grobe ............
David B. Ifassler ..........
Jerrold C. Hatcher ........
John O. Johnson
John L. Larson ......,...,.
Henry Levy
Cass H. McFarland ........
Donald L, Quick ...........
Arthur C. Raymer ........,
George I. Snell ........,..,
James T. Stroud ...........
Samuel G. White ..........
Arthur L. Williams .......
Charles Austin Ross ..,...
H. P. Mitson
C. A. Webster
N. A. Osland
W. A. Reid
Erick William Lund .......
Thaddeus H. Wheeler ... ..
Andrew Dunleavy ..,......
David Graham
Harvey P. Smith ..........
Arthur Wallinder .........
Eric G. Walinder ..........
Joseph J. .Wolfe ...........
Carl C. Peterson,,,..,.....
F. Alfred Ruenitz
John R. Schnid ..
William C. Kath
Grant H. Brickner
Carl A. Anderson ........,.
Fred J. Steenberg .........
Alfred $yvertson ..........
Fred M. Andrews ......,..
Frenk W. Kelly ......... .. .
Ifoward E. Nightengale ..
H. G. Witte
Richard H. Lapp
Augustus E, Watson ..,,.,
Edward A. Brekke ........
John Murray
April 10 to??
April 19, 1933
Nov. lo 101?
Oct. 9, 1933
Jan, 7,1933
April 18, 1933
Sept. a lo1?
Mav 6, 1933
Aug. 6, 1933
JuIy 28, 1933
July 2 10??
Mar. 30, 1933
Dec. 30, 1933
Oct. 11,1933
Nov. 20, 1933
Oct. 6, 1933
Jan. 31,1933
Mar. 2, 7933
Feb. 1t lol?
Feb. 21, 7933
July 9, 1933
April 6, 7933
July 10 10ir
ApriI 8, 1933
Feb. 1,1933
aug. 18,1933
Aug. 1? tor2
Dec. 7,1933
July 28, 1933
April 2, 1933
Mar. 22, 1933
Oct. 6, 1933
Nov. 18,1933
June 8, 1933
Sept. 2, 1933
Mav , 79i3
July 23, 1933
Nov. 6, 1933
Mar. 16,19-i3
Jan. I 7 lol?
Mar, , 1926
June 30, 1933
Aug. 30, 1933
Nov. 11,1933
Dec. 26, 7933
July 8, 1933
Dec. a 101?
Sept. 7,1933
Nov. 20, 1933
Nov. 6, 1933
June 8, 1933
Mar, 5, 1933
April 14,1933
July 29,1933
Jan. 16, 1933
Mar, . ., 1933
June - 19, 1933
Oct. 21, 7933
Jan. 1, 1933
July 25, 1933
July 3,1933
April 2, 1933
Mar, 3, 1933
Ost. 10, 1933
June 25, 7933
Ost. 11,1933
Mar. 13,1933
Mar.
12, \933

Name of Lodge.
Mora ..............
Minnesota
Alpha
Chisago
Bemidji
Fides
Barto........,.
Morton
Dexter
Lake Park
Mesaba ,...
City ...............
GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
DEATHS IN 1933.-(Continued.)
No
216
217
218
220
221
222
223
224
230
232
233
234
236
237
238
239
240
241
243
244
246
249
252
254
Name of Deceased.
April
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Jan.
Nov.
April
Jan.
Nov.
July
Feb.
Jan,
Jan.
Mav
Jan,
Dec.
Dec.
April
Oct.
ApriI
Mar.
ApriI
Mav
Nov.
F'eb.
Nov.
June
Jan.
Jan.
Mav
May
Aug.
Aug.
June
Jan,
Dec.
Aug.
Oct.
July
Oct.
Dec,
Aug.
June
Jan,
Feb.
July
April
April
Dec.
Feb.
June
Oct.
Mav
Jan.
June
Feb.
Mar.
Mav
Aug.
Jan,
Dec.
April
Feb.
July
June
Dec.
269
'3: iejj
3, 1933
7,7933
22, 1933
27, t932
7, 1933
13, l9J3
15, 1933
15, t9J2
? 10??
12, 7933
21, 1933
rr, 19JJ
25, 1933
( lo??
14, 19;3
28, 7932
21, 1933
18, 1933
30, 1933
n, 7933
17, 1933
1 < 101?
t2, 1933
27,7933
3, 1933
9, 1933
26, 1933
26, 1933
10, 1933
72, 7933
20, 7933
8, 1933
22, 7933
26, 1933
31,1933
26, 1933
16, 1933
9, 7931
27, 1933
5, 1933
30, 1933
13, 1933
3, 1933
10, 1933
18, 1933
23, 1933
25,1933
4, 1933
2, 1933
76, 1933
28, 1933
12, 1933
19, 19J3
25, 1932
72, t933
8, 1933
20, 1933
26, 1933
13, 1933
26, 1933
11,1933
18,1933
8, 1933
12, 1933
9, 1933

270
Name of Lodge
tlawley . . . . .. , . . .
Fellowship
Montgomery
Beny
Truth
I
Lake Wilson ...............1
Tusler ......................1
I
vlrgrnra ...'..........'..'..1 I
I
Compass ........... ').... .l
'Warroad
Roseau . . . . , ,. . . . . . . . . . . , , . . I
Canisteo
I
Osiris .....,...,.,,.....,...1
Hematite , . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . t
Chippewa
i
Stephen
Lakeside
Hill City
Solomon's
Macalester
I
Balaton . . . . . . . . , . , . . . . .. . . . . I
Red River ........,,,.,.....1
Sunrise......... .
Braham . ..
PROCEEDINGS OF TI{E
DEATHS IN 1933.-(Continued.)
I
I
I
I
I
I
ZJJ
256
258
259
260
262
263
264
265
268
271
272
274
275
279
281
282
283
zffi
290
8l
D2
D4
a5
Name of Deceased.
Harry M. Lockwood .......
Pentecost Mitchell .........
Howard R. Weirick ........
William M. Anderson . .. . .
Conrad G. Bang ...........
A. .W. Carlson
Frank Graham
Harry C. Steen ....,.......
Ray R. Swanson ...........
Elmer R. Welker ...,.,,...
R. S. Bergsather ...........
J. W. Foster
Invard Lekness
Melvin G. Mark ...........
George Yallance ....,......
Lars M. Anderson .........
Frank E. Balcome .........
William B. McPherson ....
George G. Rutherford .....
Arthur J. Shourt ....,.....
William IL Turner ,......
Chester H, Rogels ........
George H. Rowbottom .....
Leonard Trebilcock ........
W. F. Grenell
F. H. Palmer
E. W. Phipps
C. I{. A. Watsou..........
Martin Berg
George A. Sawyer ........
Frederick Richard Tagep ..
Herbert E. Guerin .........
Jacob Lieberman ........,.
Napoleon D. Kean ...,.....
Patrick Woods
John Peter Smith . .. ,, . . . .
William Bahr .,,...........
Arnold Wdght
David Bissett
Charles J. Gotshall,.......
Eivin J. Rasmussen .......
John If. Dammann ..,..,..
Ghristofer H. Fay ..,......
Jacob E. Anderson ........
Gideon J, Fereira
George A, Anderson .,....
John D. Campbell ....,,,..
John F. Edgren .....,..,.,,
Gust Erickson
Hugh Marshall Ifaines ,,..
Sivert II. Ilanson .....,....
William S. Kearns , .. .. .. .,
Parelius Landfald
Gustaf H. Lidstam ..,,,.,.
John Roise
Robert Schway
Jerome M. Martin .........
John Molander
Harold L. Davies ..........
Robert W, Radoll ......,...
Ralph A. Rayney ..........
Fred Tate
Gunder T. Onneland .,.....
Henry Bradford,.,.,.......
Sverre Donatto Salvergen..
William Prout ..........,..
Chester C. Wiberg . , . .... .
Aug.
July
Oct.
July
Feb.
Aug.
Aug.
Mar.
Nov,
Auc.
Dec.
Dec.
Mav
Dec.
Dec.
Mar.
Feb.
July
Feb.
Oct.
Nov.
Mar.
Sept.
June
April
Mav
June
Dec.
Jan,
July
Nov.
Dec.
Mar,
July
April
Jan.
Feb.
April
April
April
Oct.
Dec.
Mar.
Dec.
July
April
Nov.
April
June
Nov.
Jan.
Dec.
Oct.
July
Oct,
Mar.
Aug.
JuIy
Jan.
Jan.
Oct.
Feb.
Nov,
Jan.
Feo.
Mav
Jan.
July'
June
8, 1933
18, 1933
20, 1933
15,1933
9, 1928
6, 7933
26, 7933
26, 1933
16, 19J3
77, 7933
?l 10??
3i,1933
, 7933
27, 1932
7, 7932
4 1A?t
74, 1932
13, 1933
13, 1933
79, 1933
72, 7933
4, 7933
27, 1933
1,1933
28, 1933
10, 1933
5, 1933
10, 1933
21, 1933
1,1933
10. 1933
22, 793J
8, 1933
30, 1933
77,7933
D, 1933
6, 1933
17, 1933
20, 1933
, l0??
4 to??
77, 1933
l7 rol?
2t, 1933
11, 1933
72, 7933
16, 1933
13, 1933
o 10??
a 10??
21, 1933
27,7933
23, 7933
18,1933
26, 7933
o 10??
31,1933
t 10?7
21, 7933
7 10??
24, 1933
19, 1933
24, 1933
10, 1933
.., 1933
8, 1933
10, 1933
22, t933
r q tol?
18, 1933

Name of Lodge
Clover Leaf
Sebeka ,.......
Mt. Olivet
Joppa.........
IdeaI........,.
Walker ..,....
Clara City
PiIlar..,....,,
Glen Avon
Comfrey
Hazel Park
East Gate
Trimont
Lynnhurst'.''.........'..
T. W. Hugo
Paul Revere
Sunlight
Bryn Mawr
Mille Lacs
GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
DEATHS IN 1933.-(Continued.)
I *"'
a6
D8
w
300
301
342
304
305
306
307
309
310
3t2
314
JIJ
317
318
321
325
328
330
334
JJJ
Name of Deceased.
Arthur O. Miller ....,....,
Carl Gustav Carlson .....,.
Carl Holmberg
Roderick Daniel ....,......,
John S. Gilbert ..,.,.......
Charles C, Jacobsen .....,.
Lawrence G. Lindquist ...
James MacRae
Lewig II. Marshildon . .. ..
Andrew L. Tuckett .,......
Thomas C. Derby
Emil Bilben
J. T. Brookg
William Donner . ., . , .. , ,.. .
John S. Nolting
Stillmen If. Bingham .....
Harold R. Taylor ......,...
William Ransom Waseon .,
John Ifaggberg
Leonard A. Bratholdt ......
Stanley R. Caton ,.........
Fred'k, W. Qlose ..........,
Freeman F. Fosseen .......
Frank J. Geidl .............
C. C. Jameeon
Harold I. Nordby .........,
Earl T, Winget ...........
Yern W. Thompson . . . .. .. .
Robert S. Ilawkins ..,...,.
J. W. Bates
Cherles L. Graham ....,,..
Lawrence J, Fitzsimmons..
Nate L. Jecobs ..,,.,.......
E. L. Jaynes
Gustaf O. Haglin ..........
William G. Holcomb '.'....
Walter A. Nichols .........
Louis Siegel
Nels M. Sorensen
George W. Caywood '....'.
Charles E. Voelker ......,
John Crysler
Davld Lindman
Cerl Olson
August A. Schimnoski ....
Clyde W. Bowen ....."....
Amasa C. Wilson .........
A. B. Phelps
27r
Feb. 16, 1933
Feb. 17, 1933
July 23,1933
July 9,1932
May 12, 1933
Mar. l, 1933
Mer. 22, 1933
Nov. A, f%3
Aug. 5, 1933
Oct. l, 1933
Dec. 6,7933
Jan. D,7933
Auc. 8, 19.13
Sept. 7,7933
May 30, 1933
July 22, !933
Nov. t, 19.13
May 26, 1933
Dec. I, 1933
April 17, 1933
Sept. 8, 1933
Mar. 72, 7933
July 11, 1933
Dec. 10, 1933
Jan, 1, f933
Dec. 17,7933
Jan. f, 1933
Jan. 8, 1933
Aug. 4, 1933
May 6,7933
May 5, 193.3
Dec. 20,1933
July 24,1933
Aue. D, 1933
Jan. 1, f933
Oct. 30, 1933
May 12, 1933
Dec. 14. 1933
May 10, 1933
Aug. 21,1933
Aptil 22,1933
Oct. 11, 1933
July 28, 1933
Mar. 2, 7933
May 8, 1933
Nov. 11, 1933
Sept. 8, 1933
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f'.J"* to P"o"nndings
Address of Grand Master ...'..... 19
Appointments .,,........,,.....,,, 16
..Auditor ....,.19,207
By-Laws , .,. ... . 36
Decisions and Opinions .,.,.,,.., 22
Dispensations . . . . . . . , , , . . , , , . . . . , 37
District Supervisors .,,........,., 2l
George Washington Menorial .. 39
Grand Representatives ..,,,.,,., U
London Meetlng .............. 34, f65
Massachusetts 2fi1 Anniversary.. 33
Masonic Home . ... .. . . ... ,. , .. .., . 35
Masonic Trials ................,.. 3?
Necrology ,.. 19, 195
Schools of Instruction ......,.... 36
Some Suggestions ......r.,..,...,, 42
Trial Comnissioners,,....,..,,. 22
Visitations ... .,. . 30
Address of Grand Orator....,.,., 83
Appendices:
B. Audltor's Report ...,,........ 207
C. Grand Officers .....,.,..,.,., 225
D. Directory of Lodges ,..,,,.,Ut
E. Lost Charters ....,....,.,,.,,, 237
F. Abstract of Returns ......,, 23t
G. Lodges Alphabetically . , ... , 217
H. Locatlon of Lodges .........U9
I. Grand Secretaries ..,,,,,,,,,. 252
J. Grand Representatives .,.,. 253
K. Deatbs, 1933 .............,,,., 255
JANUARY, 1934
Committees, Standing .,...,.,., 16, 205
District Supervisors and Trlil
Commissioners ....,.,..,,...... 35, n4
Grand Representatives ,,,..... f5, 190
Grand Officers 3, 188, 205
Letters and Telegrams ............ 40
Memorials ,, ,., 171, 186
Occasional Grand Lodge .......... 4l
Permanent Members 7
rReport of Committees:
Ancient Landmarks ...,,......... 195
Appeals and Grievances .....,.,. Uz
Application of Masonic Law to
IntoxicaDts . , . . . . . . . , , , , ... . . . . . . . 193
Appropriations ..,..,,..,,....,.,.,. 199
Board of Custodians ......,..... f63
Credentials 6
Distribution ..... 81
Finance .....,...194
Fraternal Work Rochester .. 39, 178
Jurisprudence,..,,,,......,.. f63, fgE
Lodges,..,...,.,......,..,......... 189
Masouic Research ........... 39, 93
Representatives of Lodges ...... 7
Report of Foreign Corresepondence 196
Report of Grand Secretary ....,... 78
Report of Grand Treasurer ..,..,... 4E
Report of Masonic Home .........149
Resolutions 47, lG|, f8f

REPORT ON FOREIGN COR,R,ESPONDENCE.
To the M. W. Grand Lodge of Minnesota, A. F. & A. M.:
I have the pleasure of submitting my twelfth annual
report on tr'oreign Correspondence containing a review of
proceedings of 63 Grand Jurisdictions who hold Fraternar
Proceedings of several Jurisdictions in foreign countries
were received, printed in foreign languages of rvhich I have
no knowledge or ability to read.
Fraternally submitted,
D. A. MONTGOMER,Y.
Chairman of Committee on Foreign Correspondence.
January 4,7934.
Minneapolis, Minn.
AIJABAMA, 7932.
The 112th annual communication was held at Montgomery
on December G,'l , with Bro. William L. Lee. Grand
Master, presiding. Eight past Grand Masters lvere present;
also 50 Grand Representatives, ours being absent.
Lodges represented, 280; on roll, bB9. Membership,
37061 ; raised, 347; suspencled, 6g0b ; net decrease, 660-lj.
T'rvo lod.ges consolidated and 14 charters forfeited. corner
stone laid for a Masonic Temple and. Federal post Office
builcling.
rem ffi'lJ:l
tion citizenship
'wor he fact tha
B1

2
PROCEEDINGS O!'THE
ard must goyern, a new oraler in the affairs of life must be
followed, and that the people must swing back to a souncl
and safe basis in living. He saicl of conditions of Masonry
in Alabama:
"Conditions that confronted me in this organization when the
mantle of the office of Grand Master was placed upon me were
not comforting or encouraging' I went to my God in Masonry for
light to direct my path in handling your affairs. I was comforted,
given courage, given patience, softened in charity, and
led deeply into all the branches of our Order in its financial operations
and in its general spirit for the good of the Order'
"I found our treasury empty, with an indebtedness of approximately
forty thousand dollars, with no appreciable income
ior nine months, the expenses of the Grand Lodge before us, the
Masonic Home, the symbol of our love, with 428 inmates to care
for, with no cash on hand, no l'evenues' Brethren, the hour was
dark and our future so gloomy that dispair seemed to seize us at
every turn. The great injustice done our Order through our
loose business methods destroyed confidence in our ability to
finance properly our affairs and confidence in us as debtors practically
destroyed our credit. We realized our plight, forgot our
diferences, and set about to correct the affairs of our house'
The Great God came again into our hearts and eaused us to sense
the great responsibility resting upon us' the tenets and principles
of our Order drove us into action, and as real men of life, Masonic
m€n, , and with trust in God
and b
lights, the future bright'
ened,
d to a status of securitY,
if we
and in a true Masonic
spirit, solve by legislation our many problems, problems that must
be solved if Masonry is to continue to exist as a vital force in
Alabama's civic and fraternal life and be a real genuine force
in the b that God and government requires
for the
of life, which problems will be
brought
ations of our Grand Master'"
Through his zeal and inclustry, foresight and courage,
his unceasing efforts and wise planning, Yery matedal progress
was made in overcoming obstacles which seemed well
nigh unsurmountable,
The Boarcl of Tlustees of the lVlasonic Hone \Yas abolishecl
ancl a Board of control was createcl consisting of the

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
Grancl nfaster, Deputy Grand Master and Grand Secretary,
to have and. exercise the same powers, duties and functions
held by the Board of Trustees. Grand l_.lodge authorized
the borrowing of $40,000.00 for the maintenance and operation
of the Home.
An amendment of the Constitution rvas presented fixing
a minimum fee of 930 for the degrees and. making g10 of
the fee for the ffrst degree payable to Grand Lodge for the
use of the Masonic Home. It will be submitted to the subordinate
lodges for approval or rejection.
Bro. I{enry C. Pollard, Grand Orator, delivered an ad_
dress rvhich rvas not printed in the proceedings, but n as
saicl to be couched in beautiful language and'replete with
the philosophy, l'isdom and teachings of Masonry.
By reason of the financial condition of Grand.Lodge
no reviervs l\'ere prepared by the Committee on Foreign
Correspond.ence f or publication.
Bro. William L. I:ee, Dothan, reelected Grand Master.
Bro. Guy T. Smith, tr[ontgomery, reelected. Grand Secretary.
Bro. William B. Clemmons, Geneva, reappointed Fraternal
Correspondent.
AITBERTA, 1933.
The 28th annual communication u'as held at Calgary
on June 74,75, rvith Bro. Gilbert n{. Blackstoclr, Grand l\[as_
ter, presiding. Thirteen Past Grand Masters were present;
also 27 Grand Representatives, ours being absent.
I-,lodges represented, 135; on roll, 1b?. Membership,
13,617; raised, 259; suspended, 401; net decrease, 408. Oue
nerv lodge constituted.
Grand l\faster Blackstock said in his pleasing and able
address that the time had long passed when Masonry can
hide behind the covers of its ritual and. ceremonial and as
a body disregard the problems which beset Masons as individuals,
and continued:

PROCEEDINGS O1'' THE
"Much has been said and much has been written in the past
few years regarding the economic stress under which our civilization
has staggered and is still staggering and much as I dislike
dealing with conditions which are so patent to all, I feel that they
cannot well be ignored at this time. To-day, we in Canada, are
facing the challenge of Communism to the world,-a challenge
that was hurled forth some fifteen years ago,-a challenge which
we, in our self-complacency or with a feeling of isolated security,
ignored or did not recognize. We now stand face to face with it
in all its implications and stark realism, We see at this time
Soviet Russia with dictatorship of the proletariat. We see in
Italy the dictatorship of a Corporate Facist State, and in Germany
the Nationalist Socialism of Hitlerism prominent in the
governments of the world. The three systems which vary in degree
and in operation have one ruling idea in comrnon,-all
po'wer vested in the Supreme State. This idea of State Supremacy
constitutes a political and a social challenge to the
representative democratic idea of government which prevails in
the British Empire, in the United States of America, in France,
and in Scandinavia. That challenge must be faced and met, not
with words only, but by constructive thought and action, or we
may see even in our day the end of demoeracy.
With that challenge the Masonic Order is of necessity deeply
concerned. Is Masonry a matter of mere ritual, of beautiful
form and ceremony? No. It is a living, virile, driving force of
educational value, which will enable its, votaries to consider their
present position in the socio-political jumble which confronts the
world with philosophic contemplation and can direct them by the
application of its ethical guiding principles to a course of action
in harmony with the democratic constitution of our country and
in consonance with our established law. Then let us see to it
that our members are instructed in, and imbued with, its eternal
verities so that these verities may be applied in daily practice.
Let us bend ourselves to the task which lies before us, so that
changes, if changes there must be, shall be to higher and not to
lower spheres of thought and action."
As to conditions of Masonry in Alberta the Grand Mastel
found lodge finances healthy and on a reasonably soundbasis,
tho somelvhat impaired;ttcleacl-wooc[" was being
cast aside; ilelinquent members dealt rvith in accordance
with the highest lVlasonic ideals; inter-lodge visitations going
on apace; optimism expresseal in District meetings ; all

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
was 'lvell rvith the Craft in general and the outlook for the
future hopeful and optimistic.
He refused dispensation to hold a lodge communication
on the top of a mountain at which it was proposed to confer
the ffrst degree.
Bro. Rev. Dr. Robert Paton, of Calgary, gave the breth_
ren of Grand. I-,lodge a tteat and inspiration by delivering a
very interesting address on ,'Forerunners of trreemasonry."
During the year $13,087.58 lvas expended in grants for
relief, covering 69 cases involving 188 people of whom 96
rvere children and 36 u'ere v'idolvs.
The Committee on l\{asonic Research and Ed.ucation
mad.e a very foru'ard movement during the year and their
report is recommended for study and information to our
similar Committee.
The Grand Master was directed to represent the Granr.l
Lodge of Alberta at the dedication of the Masonic peace
Memorial Temple by the United Grand l_,lodge of England
at Lond.on in July. Bro. Blackstock and the writer crossed.
the Atlantic from Montreal on the same ship and. met very
often during the week of declication in London. Our fraternal
acquaintance and fellorvship made the occasion of
greater pleasure to the writer.
Bro. F. S. Sellwood, P. G. M., for the Committee on
fraternal correspondence, presented the annual review of
proceed.ings of other jurisdictions,-brief reviews written by
several members of the committee. Bro. A. M. Mitchell pre_
pared that of Minnesota for 1932 in a very pleasing manner.
Bro. John Martland, Edmonton, elected Grand Master.
Bro. J. H. W. S. Kemmis, Calgary, reelected. Grand Secretary.
Bro. F. S. Sellwood, Calgary, reappointed fraternal
correspondent.
ARTZONA, 1933.
The 51st annual communication was held at phoenix
on March 14, I5, 16, rvith the Grand Master, Bro. Fred O.
Goodell, presiding. Fourteen Past Grand Masters were
pregent; also 43 Grand. Il,epresentatives with ours absent.

PROCEED1NGS OF THI'
Lodges representecl, 35 ; on roll, 39. Membership, 6fi85 ;
raised, 120; suspended, 181; net ilecrease, 141.
The Grand Master visited every lodge in his jurisdiction
and rvas greatly impressecl with the ability ancl higlr
character of the young men who were lodge officers and with
the splendid ancl sincere manner in which they were meeting
the responsibilities of their offices.
Caliing speci6.c attention to the matter of unpaicl d.ues
he urged. the officers and membership to stancl by ancl to
exercise every consicleration to worthy brethren who have
for years regularly kept square with their lodges and have
now become involved in financial difflculties.
The Committee on Jurisprudence was satisfiecl that the
embarrassing situation faced by many lodges by reason of
clelinquent dues was the result of carelessness on the part
of the secretaries and Masters in not exercising clue cliligence
to see that members do not become delinquent and
subject to suspension.
-Bro. Albert R,. Buehman, Grancl Orator, gave a practical
address in answering the question "-What is wrong with
us as Masons, with our interpretation of Masonry and out:
duty as Masons?" and closed with these thoughts:
"Lately there has been gtowing an enormous idea of exaggerated
notion of the material and pecuniary benefiti due the
individual through his Masonic afrliation. There seems to be an
idea, among Masons, as well as outside our ranks, that a Masonic
lodge is finaneially liable for the support of its members or for
doctor's bills in case of sichness. But this is not so. Masonry
has nothing for sale, and no Mason now has or ever has had any
pecuniary claim or right on Masonry for himself or family.
"As the principles of Masonry are the profession of every
good citizen, so should their practice be a part of every good
Mason's membership. Masonry is a reality. We must get
back to fundamentals. We have an excellent organization, we
have the objectives, we have the man-power. It is up to us to
vitalize that Divine spark from arrested action into sublime
achievement.t'
There were ?1 Masons in the U. S. Veterans Hospital
at Tucson, one of whom, Bro. G' D. Guilbert, was from Min-

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
nesota, a member of University Lodge No. 316. The Sojourners
Club continues its splendid work at that institution.
Grand I-.iodge resumed. its membership in the Masonic
Service Association of the United States.
A review on foreign correspondence lvas not prepared;
the reason, economic conditions.
Bro. Marquis I-,t. Gibbons, Mesa, elected Grand Master.
Bro. Harry A. Drachman, Tucson, reelected. Grand Secretary.
Bro. I-.rloyd C. Henning, Holbrook, reappointed Fraternal
Correspondent.
ARKANSAS, 1932.
The 91st annual communication was held at Little Rock,
November 15, 16, with Bro. Charles E. Smith, Grand. Master,
presiding. Ten Past Grand Masters .were present; also 49
Grand Representatives, Bro. O. E. Williams representing
Minnesota.
I-lodges represented, 349; on roll, 509. Membership,
28,750; raised, 663; suspended, 4,449; net d.ecrease, B,T1B.
Tu'o charters sunendered. One Masonic halt dedicatecl.
Corner stone laid for a court house.
Two Grand Lodge officers passed away during the year,
Bro. R. C. Bright, Grand Treasurer, and Bro. F. E. Mill,
Grand Senior Warden.
The Grand Master's address was a complete accounting
of the business of Masonry in the state during the year.
Ife rendered 12 decisions and 33 rulings, all of which were
approved. He ruled. that a lottery, even for Charity, is
illegal and unmasonic, and. that regard.less of how rvorthy
the cause may be Masons have no right to participate in an
illegal transaction; that a Master has the right to request a
visitor to leave the lodge when objection is made to his
presence and the Master deems the objection well fourrded.
Bro. Fay Ifempstead has been Grand Secretary for b1
years. He closed his annual report with this sentiment:

PROCEEDINGS OF THE
"Shine on, Masonic light, until
Thy spheres of use be wider still,
Shine on, till all the world be drawn
'Within thee, ever moving on-
And this thy blest assurance be;
Ye shall know the Truth, and shall so be free."
Disbursements from the Grand Lodge Pension Fund in
the amount of $17,691.41 were mad.e on behalf of 87 men
and 51 women, ranging from $5 to $20 per month per pensioner.
The family at the Masonic Orphans Home consisteil
of 50 boys and 57 girls, The per capita cost for the year
was $267.81 as against $304.64 for the previous year.
A certificate of good stancling was adopted, similar to
that used by our Grand. Lotlge.
The evening of November 15 was devoted to an observance
of the 200th anniversary of the birth of George
-Washington. The Grand Orator, Bro. Albert Kemp, d.e-
livered a very appropriate address on "A -Citizen
and a
Mason," in memory of George 'Washington, and a patriotic
tableaux illustrating important events in the life and Masonic
career of 'Washington concluded the program.
The Grand Lecturer reported. 84 meetings and 220 sessions
helcl, attentletl by 4542 Masons in 72 counties of the
State.
The Committee on Budget was faced with a cleficit of
between $6,000 ancl $7,000 ancl to help overcome it red.ucetl
the allowance of the Grand Master from $1,100 to $800, the
salary of the Grand Lecturer from $2,400 to $2,100, the
salary of the Grancl Secretary from $2,700 to $2,400, and
the office help of the Grand Secretary from $2,400 to $1,800.
Grand Lodge could see no benefit in dual membership
and decided it would result in need.less confusion; the resolution
to adopt it was not adoPted.
There is no review on foreign correspondence,
Bro. Claude A. Rankin, Murfreesboro, elected Grancl
Master. Bro. Fay Hempstead, Little Rock, reelected Grand
Secretary. Bro. 'W. H. Donham, Little Rock, reappointed'
X'raternal CorresPonclent.

GRAND IJODGE OF IIINNESOTA.
BRITISII COITUMBIA, 1933.
The 62nd annual communication was held at Victoria,
J:une 22,23, with Bro. James E. Beck, Grand Master, presicling.
Eighteen Past Grand Masters were present; also 48
Grand Representatives, ours being absent.
Lodges represented, 704; on roll, 11G. Membership,
75,262; raised, 290; suspended, 330; net d.ecrease, 288. Warrant
issued for a new lodge. One Masonie Temple dedicatetl
and corner stone laid for a Masonic Temple.
The Grand Master visited 4b inctividual lodges and attended
joint meetings of lodges in lb districts, giving the
brethren all the moral support and advice in his power, to
give them encouragement and to cheer them through their
clifficulties.
Ife add.ressed. a letter to the lodges full of sound and
fraternal suggestions and ad.vice, from which we quote the
following. ,
"The molt pressing matter now before the lodges is the
question of the employment of their members. Much distress
exists among the brethren which not only makes the collection of
dues difrcult, but the constant calls upon the lodges to help their
members constitutes an acute financial problem which taxes the
ingenuity of the officers. Some of the lodges which through strict
economy in good days built up a healthy charity reserve are novr
reaping the far-sightedness of their past officers, and it is hoped
that their efrort will be followed by all lodges when circumstances
permit. In the meantime I recommend the appointment in each
lodge of a special committee to advise on finances and to devise
the best means of collecting dues. It is obvious that during
these times of stress the lodges, while observing the spirit of the
Constitution, will suspend as few members as possible for nonpayment
of dues, and will extend the right hand of fellowship to
those who are sick and in distiessed circumgtances."
He reported great gratiffcation over the reception
given his letter and that lodges had been gieatly helped in
carrying out his suggestions.

10
PROCEEDINGS OF I'IIE
The reports of the several District Deputy Grand Masters
were of interest and, show that in spite of trying conditions
the affairs of the lodges have been earried on satisfactoriiy
and that enthusiasm in the work of Freemasonry
continues unabatecl.
The Grand Historian presented very interesting histories
of three loclges. During the year the Board of Benevolence
made grants of relief to various lodges in the
amount of $12,308.61 ancl renclered assistance to 2l Masons,
31 widows, 3? children and 2 orphans.
Bro. -W. A. De Wolf-Smith presentecl an interesting
and. instructive report on foreign correspondence. His reviews
are very complete. Minnesota for 1932 was courteously
covered.
Bro. Andrew llenderson, Porvell River, elec'ted Grand
Master. Bro. 'W. A, De'Wolf-Smith, New Westminster, reelected
Grancl Secretary ancl reappointd Fraternal Correspond.ent.
CAITIFORNIA. 1933.
The 84th annual communication was held at San Francisco
on October 10, 11, 72, 13, with Bro. F rank W. Mixter,
Grand Master, presiding. Nineteen Past Grancl Masters
were present. 567 loclges were representecl. Membership,
736,694; raisecl, 1,997 ; suspended, 3,992; net clecrease, 3,942.
Eight Masonic halls dedicated. Corner stones laid for a
Masonic Temple, State Armory ancl 7 Fecleral Post Office
builclings.
The Grand Master visitecl 37 districts, thereby contacting
with 1?5 lodges. In July he visited. each of the 8 lodges
in the Harvaiian Islancls under the jurisdiction of the Grand
I-,lodge of California ancl found them in healthy condition
ancl excellently offrcered. He said. the men comprising the
Masonry in these Islands are outstanding in the fraternal,
civic and social affairs of their respective communities and
deserve great credit for their zeal and enterprise in keeping

GRAND LODGE OF MTNNDSOTA. 11
to the forefront the banner of Masonry in those distant outposts
of the Pacific.
The Grand Master is a member of the State Senate.
A special election was called for June 27 at which the people
of California rvere to vote upon a group of important questions,
including two constitutional amendments relating to
taxation. As Grand Master he sent a communication to
the Craft calling their attention to some of the important
matters to be decidecl by the state legislature and urging
them to give careful consid.eration to these matters and. go
to the polls on election day and vote. In justiffcation of
this action he saicl:
"It is my belief that we may with propriety engage in such
activity so long as no efrort is made to influence the vote of any
member upon either side of any question which might be controversal.
Ours is a venerable and conservative Institution, and it
has attained its present position by strict adherence to certain
fundamental principles. I would not count6nance any procedure
that smacked of participation in partisan politics in our fraternity,
nor would I condone any activity in or on the part of
our lodges wherein as a result of proper discussions of questions
of public interest, attempts should be made to arrive at conclusions
or decisions through the adoption of resolutions or by
other similar means. But I do feel that within the lodge questions
of public interest may have discussion and consideration
for the enligbtenment of our members, who, after all, are citizens
of the nation and the state, and who should have the opportunity
to be informed upon matters of concern to them.t'
The matter of unemployment antl its attendant embarrassments
received the Grand Master's careful attention
and in a letter to'the Craft he made the following recornmendations,
which were instrumental in aiding unemployed.
Masons to secure work:
"Two active committees are appointed in each lodge: one
on registration, the other on contact.
"The duty of the registration committee is to list all unemployed
members on a special card, noting such particulars as age,
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PROCEEDINGS Or. THE
"The duty of the contact committee is to contact every employer
possible, endeavor to enlist his cooperation and take note
of his needs, if any, and the chances for present or future employment.
It is, of course, particularly desirable that care should
be used in the selection of the personnel of these committees,
because the contact committee particularly will be vested with the
res.ponsibility of selling the employer upon the needs of cooperation."
He issued a proclamation for the 14th annual observance
of Public School -Weeh in California. It resulted. in
the most successful and important observance in point of
general interest ancl attend.ance at the meetings, of any
theretofore promotetl. The report of the committee in
charge is of utmost interest anrl instruction.
To meet the 3.2 beer situation the Grand. Master issued
the follor'ving communication to the Craft:
"Many inquiries have come to me relative to 3.2 per cent
beer since this beverage was declared; legal by congressional enactment.
The prevailing legislation has not yet been made the
subject of Court decree, hence pending such determination, beer
which complies with said legislation must be held to be nonintoxicating.
"Such legislative declaration cannot, however, relieve us as
to our duty as Masons in the observance of the properties as
evidenced by our own conduct, Nor can it convey any authorization,
real or implied, that we may forget the admonitions we
have repeatedly received with respect to circumscribing our desires,
"I therefore direct that until the next annual communication
of our Grand Lodge in October 1933, the serving, dispensing or
use of the said 3.2 per cent beer in any Masonic hall, or the dining,
banquet, refreshment or other rooms connected therewith, or
at any Masonic gathering, is hereby forbidden.
"It is our manifest duty as Masons properly to conduct ourselves,
Any Mason, therefore, engaged in any business, who
sufrers disorderly or any other conduct in connection therewith,
which would tend to cast disrepute upon the fraternity, will always
be subject to a charge of unmasonic conduct,"
Two lod.ges petitioned Grand Lodge to refrain from
adopting the ord.er of the Grand Master. The Grand Lodge

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
Committee reviewed the legislation of Grand Lodge for the
past 25 years relating to liquor, aud Grand. Lodge approved
and sustained the Grand Master's action, and restored to
the Grand Lodge Constitution the provision which r,yas
dropped out at the time of the adoption of the 18th amendment
to the U. S. Constitution. as follows:
t'No expenditure whatever shall be made for spirituous, malt
or fermented liquors, nor shall any such liquors be used or served
at any Masgnic banquet or gathering."
Bro. Oakley K. Morton, Grand Orator, delivered a
timely address in which he referred to and discussed the
challenge of the present and coming year which Masonry
must meet, summing up by saying:
"Today's challenge, then, to our fraternity is to apply more
completely its principles within our ranksl that duty we owe to
God, that loyalty we owe to our country, that fellowship we owe
to our neighbor and brother. That doctrine, in real action, will
influence scores of others beyond the boundaries of our organization,
not only of the present generation but also the coming generation.
We are charged to assume that leadership in the present
recovery program."
$9,900 was appropriated to carry on the r,vork of the
Masonic Employment Bureaus at San Francisco, East Ba.y,
Los Angeles, San Diego, Long Beach, Santa Monica anil
Sacramento.
Grand Lodge did not approve of prohibiting lodges
from making leases of property for lodge purposes without
approval of the Grand l-.rod.ge, being of the opinion that a.
lodge should be permitted to transact its internal financial
affairs according to its best judgment without interference
by Grand I-.lodge.
The Grand Master recommended that Grand Lodge
limit the salary of a lodge secretary to ten cents per member
per month, but Grand Lodge, through its committee on
Policy and General Purposes, was satisfied. to leave the
question of salaries to the lodges, saying:
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"A good secretary is active, alert and zealous in his service
to the lodge and its members and earns his salary. A poor secretaly
is a poor investment, no matter what salary is paid to him.
If it were possible to set a standard of duties, responsibilities,
ability and adaptability for secretaries, then it might be possibl€
to set a just and uniform standard of compensation. Since this
is not possible, the matt€r of salaries should be left to the sound
discretion of the lodge, which should be charged, if not with a
legal duty, with the moral and Masonic duty, of keeping its expenses
within due bounds and avoiding payment of excessive
salaries to its secretary, its tyler, its organist, or any other person
employed by it."
The proposal to have annual Grancl Lodge dues payable
in two installments did not meet with any favor, nor did
the one proposing to exempt affiliates and service men from
payment of the $25 Masonic flome fee.
A per capita tax of seventy-five cents per member was
Ievied for the operation and maintenanee expenses of the
Masonic llome. The total Grand l-.iodge tax was fixed. at
$1.75 per member, a reduction of ten cents per member.
It is impossible to give an adequate review of the proceedings
for the 1933 sessions of four days, due to lack of
space alloweal us. They are especially interesting antl instructive
and we commend. their careful reacling and. stualy
by all our Minnesota brethren.
By order of Grand l-:odge the report of the committee
on Fraternal Correspondence was not bound. with the proceedings,
and we have received no copy of it.
Bro. James B. Clist, Los Angeles, electecl Grand Master.
Bro. John Whitcher. San Francisco. reelected Grand
Secretary.
OANADA (ONTARIO), 1933.
The 78th annual communioation was held at St. Catherines
on July 19, 20, with Bro. Frank A. Copus, Deputy
Grand Master, presicling. Three Past Grancl Masters were
piesent; also 41 Grand. Representatives, ours being absent.
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GBAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
113,118 ; raised, 2,087 ; suspended' 2,628 ; net decrease, 3,048'
Six Masonic halls detlieatecl anal corner stone laid for a
Masonic Temple.
The Grand Master, Bro. W. S. Herrington, at the time
Grancl Lodge convtinecl, was in England attending the cleclication
of the Masonic Pease Memorial Temple in London,
with Bro. J. A. Rowland, P. G. M., antl Grand Treasurer'
The writer has many happy recollections of the pleasant
friendship ancl fraternal intercourse with both these charming
ancl estimable brothers during our stay in London'
Bro. Herrington cabled. greetings and best wishes for
a successful meeting. His very excellent report antl address
rvas reacl to Grancl l-.lodge by Bro' R,. B. Dargavel,
P. G. M. It was one of the very best Grand Master's reports
rve have reviewecl this year, ancl after knowing Bro' Herrington
ancl hearing him speak in London we woulcl expect
nothing less.
There is much merit in his questioning the propriety
of publishing in Grancl Lodge proceedings the reports of
appeals and grievance committees without deleting the
names of the offentlers. As the Grantl Master saicl, "The
greatest secrecy is observed in respect to a Masonic trial
rvhile in progress. Why shoulcl not the same secrecy be observed
in respect to the result of the trial?"
The Committee on Grand. Master's acldress concurred
rvitti the suggestion of Bro. Herrington, saying:
"There ale, of course, at times cases, a report of which
should be published as a precedent and for future guidance, but it
is difficult to see what useful purpose is served by publishing and
repeating as we do details, in the vast majority of cases which
arise.tt
'Ihere were 205 pages of the proceedings devoted to
the reports of the District Deputy Grand Masters, presenting
in addition to the report on the " Condition of Masonry,"
a splenclid picture of just what Masonry is doing in
the suborclinate lodges. These reports indicate an immense
amount of activity on their part. The new movement of
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Masonic ed.ucation is receiving much interest and an ex_
cellent condition of harmony seems to exist. From the re_
port of the committee we quote:
"A difficulty perhaps greater in its effect upon lodges even
{1n the financial one, is the inevitabre dearth of new "uiaiautur.
This affects not only the, finances of the lodge, but dries up the
sources of its personnel and deprives the brethren of that iri""".t
and share in degree work- that is stimulating. There is, of course,
no remedy for this but better times. It should, however, anj
indeed does, have the effect of increasing the care in training and
preparation of candidates. The movement in Masonic edu*tion
is already having considerable effect in reminding Masons that in
respect of the preparation and training of candidates particular_
ly, the duty is much wider than mere verbal instruction i, qo""_
tion and answer. The candidate should have as full information
as possibre as to ihe principles which lie behind his forthcoming
initiation. He should within, of eourse, necessary Iimits be in_
formed what it all means; the resurt wourd be that the ceremony
of his initiation would take on a very.much deeper significancJ.
There is no need for candidates to await initiation 1"t1"" l"l"g
instructed in the fundamental principles of the Craft. fnaeeE
these principles should be proclaimed f"o* the housetop" ;;;;
than they are. Masonic ,secrecy, by no means involves silence
as to why we are,t,
Ilere is a .worthwhile suggestion from the Committee
on Masonic Education:
"The practice of reading in open lodge portions_of the pro_
ceedings of Grand Lodge has been generilly discontinued in re_
eent years. This practice should le revlveO. I" "".;; i;dg;
thete are some brethren who can read or summarize in an inter_
esting way. To one or more of these should t" ur*igrr"J- iU.
specific duty of using ten minutes at every meeting to u.qoJ"i
the brethren with the doings of Grand Lojge. From the f;u;";_
nal correspondence interesting items applic-able to our o*n "orr_
ditions, may be culled and imparted to tt " members present.
For the purpose of enabling the brethren vividly to reatire tiai
'u/e are members of a_noble world_wide_ organization, ,ro *oi"
effective device than this could be imaginei. This i, rvr".o"i"
education and we suggest to each Master that he take steps al
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ask also that each Master find an opportunity early in the year to
have the Grand Master's address read to the members of his
lodge?"
Grand I-.roclge l-.ressing zu den drei Ringen of Czechoslovakia
l\'as accorded fraternal recognition.
The Board of Benevolence disbursed in benevolent work
$101,250. It hacl 851 applications of which 38 were refused.
The Prime Minister of the Province of Ontario, Bro.
Hon. George S. Henry, was present on July 20 and briefly
addressed Grand Lodge.
Bro. William N. Ponton, P. G. M., reviewed proceedings
of 51 Grancl jurisdictions in his excellent report on
fraternal correspond.ence. Minnesota dicl not appear to
have come to his attention.
Bro. Frank A. Copus, Stratford, elected Grand Master.
Bro. 'William M. Logan, Hamilton, reelected Grand
Secretary. Bro. William N. Ponton, Belleville, reappointed.
tr'raternal Correspondent.
CONNECTICUT. 1933.
The 145th annual communication was helcl at Hartford
on February I, 2, with Bro. Sherwood H. Raymond, Grand
Master, presiding. Twenty Past Grand Masters were present;
also 51 Grand Representatives, with Bro. Elbert T-l.
Darbie answering for Minnesota.
Lodges represented, 127 ; on roII, 128. Membership,
44,750; raised, 516; suspended, 1,259; net decrease, 1,59?.
Distinguished visitors were present from the Grand
Lrodges of Michigan, District of Columbia, Yernont, Rhod.e
fsland, New Jersey, New York, and Massachusetts.
Two Grand Lodge officers died during the year, Bro.
Joseph Buths, Grand Treasurer, and Bro. Norman C.
Stevens, Grand Junior Steward.
The Grand Master reported peace and harmony prevailing
notwithstancling the precarious and unavoidable
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of the jurisdiction. He gave a good report of the conference
of Grancl Masters in 'Washington and the dedication of the
George 'Washington National Masonic Memorial at Alexandria,
Va.
Ile spoke of the interest and financial support given
to the Masonic llome by The Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets
of the Enchanted. Realm. Each Grotto has furnished
a room. Sphinv, Temple of the Shrine completely furnishecl
the dining room the past year.
Salaries of the Grand Secretary were reduced from
$4,500 to $4,000, of the Grand. Secretary Emeritus from
$3,000 to $1,500, and of the Grand. Secretary's office help
from $3,450 to $21900.
The Grand Master emphatically stated that each lodge
shoulcl have a budget and. make a careful survey to ascer'tain
what its necessary annual expenses are ancl then make
its dues large enough to meet these expenclitures.
Ile was convinced that the Masonic Service Association
of the United States fills a real need. of the Craft ancl is an
ageuey for cooperative effort and afforcls recognized leadership
in time of disaster. Grand. I-:odge continued its membership.
We note from the Grand Secretary's report that 4,08g
members of lodges are exempt from payment of Grancl
Lodge d.ues, about one tenth of the entire membership, resulting
in a substantial loss of income to Grand Lodge.
The Masonic Charity Found.ation is caring for 156 meu,
193 rvomen, 56 boys ancl 65 girls, representing 51 lodges and
10 chapters of the Eastern Star. The operating cost was
$205,247.56, a reduction of 94,590.25 over 1931. During the
year $23,246.83 'was added to the Masonic llome Endowment
Fund, which amounted. to 9422,349.44. Several bequests
were noted.
Granil Lodge directed that each lodge pay to Grand
Loclge $2.50 per taxable member, of rvhich 92.00 is to be
paid to the Masonic Charity Foundation, and that each
loclge collect from each initiate ancl affrIiate from other
Grand jurisdictions the sum of $20, in atldition to fees re-

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quired, by the loclge by-laws' to be paicl to the endowment
fund of the Masonic Charity Foundation'
Recognition was grantecl the Grand Lodge of Spain at
Barcelona and the National Grand Lodge of czechoslovakia
at Prague.
An amenclment to the Grand Regulations gives lodges
the right to meet on Sundays for attending Divine service,
at which Masonic emblems and regalia may be worn'
The "Review of other Grand I:oclges" lYas preparecl by
Bro. George A. Kies, his 20th annual review, in which proceedings
of ?1 jurisdictions were carefully and completely
covered. We have no ttbrickbatstt for your report, Bro'
Kies. Minnesota for 1932 was correctly and courteously reviewed.
Bro. Samuel A. Moyle, New Haven, electecl Grand Master.
Bro. Winthrop Buck, Hartford, reelectecl Grand' Secretary.
Bro. George A' Kies, Hartfortl, reappointed' Fraternal
Corresponclent'
DISTR,ICT OX' COLUMBIA, 1932.
The 122ncl annual communication was held at'Washington
on December 21, with Bro. Reuben A. Bogley, Grantl
Master, presiding. Eleven Past Grand Masters were present.
Lodges represented, 43; on roll, 44' Membership,
22,+78; raisecl, 463; suspenclecl, 711 ; net d'ecrease, 299'
The proceedings contain a resord of the stated' communications
held l\[ay 11, 12 and 21, a most interesting account
of the part which the Grand Loclge took in the various
events scheduled for "Masonic 'Week," including the
dedication of the George -Washington Masonic Memorial at
Alexandria, Va. Also of the special communication held
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the proceedings. We urge our brethren to read. these proceedings.
The address of the Grand Master at the annual communication
is of especial interest. It was a busy ancl eventful
year for him and the Grand Lodge.
Ife reported the condition of the Fraternity in the District
of Columbia as excellent and that the morale of Freemasonry
in the District was higher than he had ever knowu
ancl the ffnancial condition of the lodges good.
The customary religious services r,vere helcl each Sunday
afternoon during the summer at Temp1e Heights.
The situation as to "Dropped. for non-payment of dues,,
was studied by the Grand Master, and he found many con_
tributing causes which he enumeratecl as follows:
"The absence of a uniform method of treating the dues
question in our constituent lodges.
"A lack of understanding and appreciation and some indiffer_
ence on the part of our constantly changing corps of officers in the
lodges, with the result that the problem is often made the sole
business of an already over burdened secretary.
"Our failure to impress upon the applicant the fact that he
will have a financial obligation to his lodge. He should under_
stand and subscribe to this before his petition is aecepted,
"Our failure to give the initiate a reasonable amount of
knowledge and understanding coneerning the organization which
he is joining.-the Masonic Fraternity. He should not be turned
Ioose to his own devices until after we have, rvhile conferring the
degree, done our best to instill in him some of our veneration and
love for our Ancient Craft.
"A lack of appreciation on the part of our membership of the
far reaching effects on a brother by reason of his separation from
the Fraternity by this method.
"Loss of interest on the part of many who are out of touch
with the activities of the lodge."
He suggested six remedies, given in detail and too long
to be quoted,,in this review, which should interest all juris_
dictions, as all are and have been undergoing the same drain
for several years past.
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of the new United States Department of Labor and Inter'
state Commerce Builclings on December 15, at the invitation
of the United States Government. The unique event of
laying two corner stones with one ceremony was successfully
carried through by means of loud speakers.
X'raternal recognition was accorded the Grand Lodge
of Columbia at Cartagena, the Grand Lodge of Bahia in
Brazil, the Grand Lodge Lessing zu den drei Ringen of
Czechoslovakia at Prague, and the Grancl Lodge Sao Paulo
in Brazil.
Bro. James A. 'West, P. G. M., submitted another finc
report on foreig:r correspondence, prefacecl by a Xtorword
on pertinent Masonic topics. The reviews of the jurisclictions
were terse and coverecl important and interesting
matters. Minnesota for 1932 was generously mentioned.
Bro. Harry G. Kimball, 'Washington, elected Grand'
Master. Bro. J. Claude Keiper, 'Washington, reelected
Grand Secretary. Bro. James A. West, Washington, reappointetl
Fraternal Corresponclent'
ENGITAND, 1932-1933.
A quarteily communication was held December 7, 1932,
at l-london, at Kingsway Hall, with Lord Ampthill, Pro
Grand. Master, on the Throne. There was &n attendance
of !,774 Grand officers, Masters, Wardens and Past Masters'
His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
was nominated for reelection as Grand Master.
During the quarter the Board of Benevolence extended
relief to 159 petitioners in the amount of f,9,980. .
On invitation from His Majesty the King of Sweden,
Grand Master of the Grantl Loclge of Sweden, a Masonic
Mission, headed by the Pro Grand Master, Lord Ampthill,
visited Sweden in October. A most interesting report of
this visit was given, from which we quote a few paragraphs:
"On the morning of Thursday, the 21lh of October, the
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to the Freemasons' Hall. This building, formerly the palace of a
man, was built in the middle of the
e renowned architect, Nicodemus Tass
the Royal Palace in Stockholm. It
Lodge of Sweden in 18?4 and afio
complete provision for all the needs of the Stockholm brethren.
It contains palatial suites of rooms suitable for the various de_
grees, joined by corridors and staircases particularly lending
themselves to processional work, ante-Tooms, committee roomst
library, museum, students' rooms, private rooms for officials, and
ample dining accommodation, including a large hall to seat ap_
proximately 400.
"His Majesty graciously received the delegation in audience
on Thursday the 27th of October, at the Royal palace, Drotting_
holm, and entertained the members at dinner on the following
evening'at the Royal Palace, Stockholm.
"If. M, the King of Sweden is Hereditary Grand Master, with
H. R. H. the Crown Prince as his Deputy, and the system is not,
as with us, a group of Orders under varying lodges, but ona unit,
with one Council under His Majesty in complete control.
"The system is one of nine degr:ees, the first three being
known as St. John's Masonry, closely approximating to those of
our Craft Freemasonry; the fourth, fifth and sixth degrees are
known as Scots Apprentice, Scots Master, and Master of St. An_
drew respectively, a Brother who has attained to the last named
being entitled to preside over a St. John's Lodge, and the three
being referred to as St. Andrew,s Degnees. The seventh and
eighth are more or less Degrees of Knights Templar, whilst the
ninth is conferred in respect of the Advisory Council.
"The Master of a lodge is elected for life or during his
pleasure.
"The tests for initiation and advaneement are of a somewhat
severe character and promotion is slow' There are but few
Grand Officers, masonic distinction being rewarded by progress
to the higher degrees, A brother attends a lodge in any
degree wearing the insignia of the highest degree he has at_
tained, while great value is attached to masonic study and to
lectures, the latter being given by any member of a lodge, appointed
for the purpose by the Master from time to time. In
conclusion, from our observations, it is probably true to say
that Freemasonry in Sweden plays a much greater part in the
life of the average member than is the case in England, and this
is probably because it is more concentrated in the large towns
and not spread so widely over the country as is the case here,
"Our Swedish hosts spoke to us throughout in our own

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GRAND LODCE OF MINNESOTA.
'Warrants were granted during the quarter for forma-
tion of seven new lodges.
At the quarterly held March 1st Lord Ampthill, Pro
Grand Master, lvas on the Throne, and 1,686 Grand Officers,
Masters, Wardens ancl Past Masters attended''
H. R. H. the Duke of Connaught ancl Strathearn was
unanimously reelectecl Grancl Master . It was his 33rd successive
election as Grand Master. sir Basil P. Blackett was
also unanimously reelectecl
are the
only two elective offices in
of England;
all the other offrcers
nd' Mas-
ter.
Grants of relief during the quarter were made in the
amount of f,9,709 to 117 petitioners.
The number of lodges on the Grancl R'egister was reported
to be 4,096, of which 1,146 were in London, 2,836
in Provincial Districts ancl 714 abroad'
'Warrants were issuecl for formation of 13 new lodges
during the quarter
The annual Grand Festival was held April 26, 1933'
with Lord Ampthill on the Throne. There were 2,067 Grand
Officers, Masters, Wardens and Past Masters present'
The Grand Master announced, through the Grancl Master
of ceremonies, the appointment for the 26th successive
time of Lorcl Ampthill as Pro Grand Master; also the appointment
of Lord Cornwallis as Deputy Grancl Master,
if. n. If. Prince George, the grancl nephew of the Grand
Master and fourth son of King George, the ruling Sovereign,
as Senior Grand Warden, ancl Captain the Hon' 'W' S' Corn-
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wallis, son of the Deputy Grand Master, as Junior Grand
Warden, together with appointments of other Grand Offi_
cers,
The Pro Grand Master was authorized to send. the
Grand. Master the following letter:
"The brethren who were yesterday assembled in Grand
Lodge at the Central Hall, Westminster, were mindful of the fact
that Monday next will be the eighty-third anniversary of your
Royal Highness birthday. They signified by acclamation and
in the most warm and hearty manner that they wished your Royal
Highness to be rnformed of the unabated loyalty and ever increasing
affection and gratitude with which the whole Craft re_
gards the Grand Master to whom English Freemasonry o.wes so
much of its honor and reputation as well as its usefulness.
"I was accordingly requested to convey to your Royal High_
ness on the occasion of your birthday the fraternal good wishes
of the members of Grand Lodge, and indeed of the whole con_
fraternity which they represent. I wish also to tell your Royal
Highness that the whole Craft is looking forward with deep and
great interest to lhe inauguration in the month of July o-f our
new Temple, which will set a fitting crown on the work which
Your Royal Highness has done for Freemasonry during your long
and glorious reign as Grand Master of England. All the thou_
sands of brethren in your jurisdiction are united in the prayer
that the blessing of the Great Architect of the Universe may rest
upon our beloved Grand Master.,,
At the quarterly held on June T, the pro Grand Master
was on the Throne. 1,396 Grand Officers, Masters, 'Wardens
and Past Masters were present. Grants for relief during
the quarter amornted to f,14,400 to 2J9 petitioners.
Announcement was made that the celebration in con_
nection with the opening and derlication of the Masonic
Peace Memorial Builcling would take place the week of
July 17, at which it was expected there would be a large
attendance of Provincial and District Grand Masters ancl
distinguished visitors from other Constitutions.
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In commemoration of his 25 years devoted service to
the Craft as Pro Grand Master, Lord Ampthill was presented
with an a,ddress of congratulation, accompanied by
a ffne portrait of himself paintetl by Sir Arthur Cope. Replying
the Pro Clrand Master said:
"Personally there is nothing I should like more than something
which f can hand down to members of my family, those who
survive me, which will tell themi of the wonderful kindness that
I have enjoyed at the hands of Freemasons. I should like that to
be a tradition in my family, and for purposes of that kind there
is nothing like a picture. It is one of the things which can be
preserved, which survives and which is always open to the view
of everybody who comes to the house in which it is preserved. I
thank you in anticipation for gratifying a wish which has long
been very dear to my heart."
f200 was contributed for the purchase of coals for the
residents in the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution at
Croyden during the winter season.
Warrants for formation of 13 new lodges were grantetl
during the quarter.
An especial Grand I-:oclge was held at Royal Albert
Hall in London on July 18, with the Grand Master on the
Throne. 6,21? Grand Officers, Masters, Wardens and Past
Masters were reported present.
Deputations from Ireland, Scotland, Unitecl States of
America, Europe, Canada, Australasia and South America
were presented and each delegate was introcluced and cordially
received by the Grand Master and saluted according
to antient form.
H. R. H. Prince George was presented to the Grand
Master and invested as Senior Grand Warden. Masonic
honors consisting of promotions and Brevet Ranks were
conferred upon about 150 brethren by the Grand Master.
Addresses were made on behalf of their respectivo
visiting deputations by the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Donaugh'
more, Grand Master of frelancl, The Rt. Hon. I-iord Belhaven
and Stenton, Grantl Master of Scotland, Bro. Curtis Chipman,
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Grand Master of the Netherlancls, Bro. W. S. Ilerrington,
Grand Master of Canada (Ontario) and Bro. F. A. McMuIlen,
Grand Master of -Western Australia.
A special meeting was held JuIy 1g at the Grancl Temple
for the dedication of the new Masonic Peace Memorial
Buiiding, at rvhich the Grand. Master was on the throne and
5,271 Grand Officers, Masters, -Wardens and Past Masters
'were present, together with 82 distinguished visitors of the
over-seas d eputations.
The full dedicatory ceremonies r,vere given with greai
impressiveness and precision, following very closely the
declication ceremonies usecl by our own Grancl Lodge. The
writer was honorecl by our Grand. Master in being appointed
as representative of our Grand Loclge to this memorable
event and occasion and his report wiII be founcl in the
minutes of our proceeclings for this year 1g38.
A quarterly communication was held September 6 in
Irond.on, with the Pro Grancl Master on the Throne. 2,446
Grand Officers, Masters, -Wardens, and. Past Masters were
present.
The Board of Benevolence reportect 9b petitioners ha,:l
received. relief during the quarter in the amouut #5,970.
Referring to the dedication of the Peace Memorial and.
the attendance thereat of brethren of other jurisclictions
from the four quarters of the globe, the Board of General
Purposes reportecl:
"Their utterances, in public and private, at the Especial
Grand Lodge summoned at the Royal Albert Hall on the previous
day to welcome them, and elsewhere, have borne full testimony
to the warmth of their fraternal feelings, to the strengthening
of the Masonic tie which this occasion has engendered, and to
their appreciation of the hospitality which Grand Lodge was so
proud to extend,"
Warrants for formation of 17 new lodges were granted
duling the quarter.
An interesting report rvas given from the deputation of
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GRAND LODGE OF I\TINNESOTA.
centenary celebration of the Grancl Lodge of Massachusetts
in June.
Sir Colville Smith is Grantl Secretary. His adclress is
Fheemasons llall, Great Queen Street, Lontlon.
FLORIDA, 1933.
The 104th annual communication was held at Jacksonville
on April 18, 79, 20, with Bro. J. S. B. Moyer, Grand
Master, presiding. Eight Past Grand Masters were present;
also 40 Granil Representatives, Bro. W' E' Lewis answeriug
for Minnesota.
Lodges represented, 795; on roll, 239.' Membership,
24,275; raised, 453; suspended, 3,346; net clecrease, 3,307'
One uew lodge constituted; 5 charters surrenderecl; a Masonic
HaIl cledicatecl and corner stones laid for a Masonic
HaIl and two Fecleral Builclings.
The Grancl Master gave a lengthy but interesting address.
It was a year when counsel ancl cooperation was
necessary ancl he acknowledgecl it hacl been generously
given him. He believes that Masonry is reaching a condition
of convalesence from the ills resulting from suspensions
for non-payment of dues, but before a complete cure is
effected, he saicl:
"We must as individuals realize our individual responsibilities,
recover the self-reliance Americans have always boasted of'
and discard from our hearts the selfish attitude which is a part of
to-day.
we pos
delegat
centlal
fish to realize the weaker of our brethren need kindness, encoul'agement'and
personal contact to stiffen that backbone called selfreliance."
Notwithstancling the period of depression there was no
breakdown in the relief work'
The Grand. Master censureal a lodge for petitioning a
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n'ederal judge to extend leniency to a Mason, who had been
sentenced for violation of the tr'ederal law.
There was a little flurry over the laying of the corner
stone of the Fed.eral building at Miami, but it blew over.
and the Grand. Master reported.:
"Outside influences tended to prevent the laying of the
stone by the Masonic fraternity. A few days before the ceremony
the Postmaster received a telegram from Washington stating it
'was preferable to the Department for the ceremonies to be in
charge of some civic organization., We got around this by in_
viting the presidents of each civic club to be present, 2g in all.
Also invited 53 city, county and looal state officials; a Catholic
Judge, a Jewish Rabbi, counsels of various foreign countries, and
about 25 officials from Tallahasse and Washington. The Stone
Mason's Union furnished their men to handle the stone, and in
order to comply with their rules they made me a member of the
Ilnion, so I could legitimately and correcfly, I hope, spread the
cement and work in the same crew with the Union men,,'
Among the Grand Master,s decisions he helcl that it
rvould not be improper for a lodge to accept and retain a
donation from a Light anct Porver Company to assist in
charitable work if the donation was unsolicited and given
without any restrictions as to its disposition; that ihere
being no restriction in the Regulations as to racial or citizen_
ship qualifications, it would not be improper to receive a
petition from a Japanese; that it is not proper for a lodge
to conduct a minstrel show for financial benefit; that itls
not permissible to use a Masonic term for a diamoncl bail
team organized by and from the members of a lodge for
recreation purposes. Ilis answer on this last subject we
emphatically approve I
"Masonry has made of its symbots aia its names something
almost sacred, and I feel that it is out of place to use them for
a purpose whose main object is notoriety. Its strength has come
from the unobstructive manner in which it conducts itself before
the public and when it seeks the limelight it loses its strength.
Individuals have gone too far in parading their Masonic con_
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some kind by the generous display of our Masonic emblems, ancl
I feel that it is out of place for a lodge to do that same thing."
A revised Masonic funeral service was adopted. Financing
plans for the erection of three buildings by Masonic
Lodges were approved by the Grand Master.
The membership of the Masonic Elome was 157. There
'rvas no waiting list as every application had. been acted
upon. The cost of maintenance lvas $270.03 per member'
the smallest per capita since the Home was opened.
The special committee on dual membership submitted a
report which exhibited. facts, figures and conclusions arrived
at after careful inquiry and investigation. Action on
the report was deferred to the next communication.
Standards for recognition of foreign Grand Irodges were
adopted.
Bro. Ely P. IIubbell, chairman of the Committee oIr
X'oreign Correspondence, passed. away September 9, L932,
and was buried by Grand Loclge on September 11. His
death was sudden while in the midst of his reviewing work
and the report on foreign correspondence inclucles reviews
of those proceedings he hacl completed before his cleath.
Masonry is bereft of a rich fraternal asset by his passing.
Bro. 'Wallace R. Cheves was appointecl his successor
and completed the reviews in a very cretlitable manner'
Minnesota was among the jurisdictions carefully antl fully
reviewed by Bro. Ilubbell.
Bro. B. -W. Helvenston, I-:ive Oak, elected Grand Master.
Bro. Wilber P. Webster, Jacksonville, reelected Grand
Secretary. Bro. Wallace R. Cheves, Newberry, appointed
Fraternal Correspondent.
TDAEO, 1933.
The 67th annual communication was helcl at Moscow
on September 12, 13, with Bro. S. Irven Roberson, Deputy
Grand Master, presiding. Seventeen Past Grantl Mastert
were present; also 34 Grand Representatives, ours being
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absent. Lodges represented, TS; on roll,81. Membership,
9,853; raised, 94; suspencled.,242; net decrease, 299.
On the Saturclay before Grand. Lodge conveneil Bro.
William F. Smith, the Grand Master, sud.denly died, and
there was no Grand Master's ad.dress.
Bro. Ernest F. Harold, Grand. Orator, deliverecl an inspiring
and impressive acld.ress on "Masonry and the Crisis
of To-day, " in which hb elaborated on two thoughts : " The
Antiquity of our Order is no criterion for its perpetuity "
and " The achievements of the past can of themselves afford.
no guarantee of an effective survival f or to-morrow, " and
stated that the Masonry of to-day must meet the " challenge
of crime," the "challenge of racial prejudice" ancl the
" challenge of illiteracy. "
The Jurisprudence Committee approved a decision
holding that while there is no written larv against putting
an Eastern Star emblem on a Masonic Temple, yet Masonic
Temples should be kept free from any entanglements with
any other organization.
86,423 was distributed from the Orphan Funcl to depend.ents
in 33 lodges.
The proceedings of other Grancl jurisdictions were fraternally
and briefly reviewecl by Bro. Percy Jones, P. G. M.,
including Minnesota for 1932.
Bro. S. frv€n Roberson, Jerome, elected Grand Master,
Bro. Curtis F. Pike, Boise, reelected Grand Secretary. Bro.
Percy Jones, Blackfoot, reappointed. Fraternal Correspond.
ent.
IIJITINOIS, 1933.
The 94th annual communication rvas held in Chicago
on October 10, 11, rvith Bro. G. Haven Stephens, Grand
Master, presicling. Ten Past Grand. Masters rvere present;
also 58 Grancl Representatives, with Bro. Ralph H. Wheeler
answering for Minnesota as usual.
Loclges represented, 921; on ro1l, 1,012. Membership,
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75,702. One new lodge constituted. Five lodges consoli'
dated into two. Two Masonic Temples dedicated. Corner
stones laid for two l\fasonic Temples and a Federal Build'
ing.
The Grand Master was pleased to report that through
storms that have tested the strength of every man, through
trials that have tried the hearts of men, Masonry in Illinois
had. come through strong and. unbreakable.
"Everywhere in the state where the Square and Compass
are found you will find a band of men who are carrying on, discharging
before the world the responsibilities which they assumed
at the altar of Masonry. The morale has not been lowered, and
in the face of every adversity, loss of funds in closed banks, loss
of interest on the part of a small percentage of the membership,
the torch of Masonry has and will continue to be held high in
the hand of loyal and sincere Masons, true unto death."
He reported that constituent lodges were having serious
problems as to their f.nances, income reduced by lack of
petitions and the inability to collect dues. I-.iodges in one
district lost $186,000 through closing of banks, and in another
over $150,000. The membership loss was the greatest
ever known in Grand Lodge history, nearly ffve per cent of
the entire membership being stricken for non-payment of
d.ues, resulting in greater decrease in income.
The Grand Master warned the brethren of Illinois that
they cannot side-step their responsibility toward their Masonic
llomes, saying:
"They are the greatest monuments to Masonry which we
possess, and we cannot fully discharg:e our responsibility to our
membership by limiting the length of our cable tow. The fundamentals
of our Masonry call for one action on the part of all
and that is, service to our fellow men. 'We must carry on and
we cannot refuse."
Conditions as to unemployment among Masons, their
homes taken away and their children without adequate
food and clothing became so appalling in Chicago that the
Grand Master called a series of mass meetings, requesting
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that the five principal ofiicers of each lodge attend. The
response was spontaneous and. enthusiastic. 141,000 questionaires
were sent out to the membership in Cook County
and lodge committees were formed_ to personally contact
the forgotten man. Over 100 loclges in Cook County enthusiastically
endorsed the plan adopted., resulting in increased.
attendance at lodge meetings, more interest ancl
better collection of dues, positions and jobs secured, emergency
funds created. for relief of distressed members.
After the Congress of the United States legalized the
sale of 3.2 per cent beer and wine, the Grand Master issued
a letter to all lodges calling attention to the Masonic Code
of Illinois, which recognized. that beer and wine of the same
content as was then being manufactured were intoxicating
and. not in keeping with Masonry, and aclvising the Masons
of Illinois that these beverages would norv also be considered
intoxicating, and. warning against any infraction of
the Code. This letter was received .with great favor in all
the lodges and officers of lodges were d.iligent in seeing that
the Code was enforced.
Although the Chairman of the Jurisprudence Committee
advised and concurred with the Grand Master in his
position, yet, after further investigation and more mature
deliberation, he changed his mind, and Grand. I_.rodge adoptecl
the report of the Committee holcling that it was not unlawful
under the Masonic Law of Illinois for any Mason to
engage in the manufacture or sale of such liquors, beers or
wines as are authorized by the Act of Congress. That part
of the report on this subject is as follows :
"Your committee unites with all Masons in the earnest desire
that all of our brethren should lead honorable and temperate
lives, and that we should do all that we can to promote temperance
among all of our fraternity and among all of our people.
"We know the fact that in any prosecution for selling intoxicating
liquors it would be a necessary part of the evidence in
support of the prosecution to prove that the liquors sold were
in fact intoxicating. Congress by its Act which authorizes the
sale of beers and wines, has in effect determined that such liquors
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not intoxicating. We are of the opinion that legislation by this
Grand Lodge determining that such liquor with such a percentum
of alcohol is in fact intoxicating, or that a construction of our
by-laws holding that such beers and wines are in fact intoxicating,
is not only unnecessary but contrary to the expressed Act of Con_
gress and contrary to the fact. If we should say that the liquor
authorized by Congress to be manufactured and sold is in iact
intoxicating, then we are prepared to designate the exact per_
centum of alcohol which they may contain and yet not be in_
toxicating.
"Your committee is of the opinion that there is nothing un_
lawful under our Masonic laws of this state for any Mason to en_
gage in the manufacture or. sale of such liquors, beers or wines as
are authorized by the Act of Congress above mentioned.',
The Grand I\faster. made a record in visiting 118 separ_
ate loclges and attending 23 l\{asonie meetings on offieial
business.
The Masonic l{omes at La Grange and Sullivan rvere
reported in splendid condition. The Home at Sullivan returned
$l5.000 of the amount appropriated a year ago for
its uplieep. Becluests amounting to $4,113.6T t{/ere received
fronr several estates.
Bro. Arthur F. Elvert, Grand Orator, deliverecl an in_
spiring address on " The Spiritual Challenge of Masonry.,,
The per diem for representatives attending Grand
Lodge u'as reduced. from $9 to $2.
Lodges lyere ordered to adopt a buclget rvithin thirty
da;'s after. the beginning of each fiscal year.
Bro. William Tinsley, D.D.G.l\[., representative of the
Grand Lodge of Illinois to the declication of the Masonie
Peace l\fernoria] in London in July, presented a very inter_
esting and complete report of all the functions and ceremonies
attending the dedication. The u'riter was privileged
to be rvith Bro. Tinsley on all of these occasions and has
many pleasant recollections of our fraternal intercourse and
visits.
Br.o. Delmar D. Darrah presented his usual high_grade
report on fraternal correspondence. He states that he was
rather surprised. to find the Craft everywhere withstanding
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the shock of the depression as well as it has been, which
Instruction and. believed it to be practical, proviclecl men
could. be found qualified to carry it out'
Bro. Grover C. Niemeyer, Chicago, elected' Grand' Master.Bro.RicharclC.Davenport,Ilarrisburg,reelectecl
Grand Secretary. Bro' Delmar D' Darrah, Bloomington, reappointed,
Fraternal Correspondent'
rowA, 1933.
The 90th annual communication rvas held at Cedar
Rapids on June 13, 14, with Bro' Fred G' Ilansen, Grancl
Master, presiding. Sixteen Past Grancl Masters were present.
Lodges represented, 513; on roll, 556' I\[embership,
79,353; raisecl, 927; suspend,ed, 3,524; net clecrease, 4,048'
Two l\fasonic halls declicated. Corner stone laid' for a Masonic
TemPIe.
sense MasonrY has succeeded."
He ruled that a lotlge cannot suspend' business
come dormant for a periocl of six or twelve months
purpose of eliminating expenses; that a trustee is
and be-
for the
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officer of a lodge and may demit without resigning as
trustee.
Two brethren of a lodge were granted permits to sell
non-intoxicating liquor (3.2 per beer) under the Iowa law.
The lodge by-laws made the intentional sale of intoxicating
liquor as a beverage a l\[asonic offense. The Grand Master
was asked what r,vas the status of these brethren, and replied:
"The two brethren are not guilty of a lllasonic ofiense of
selling 3.2 per cent beer under permits issued to them. Section
226b of the Code provides: 'The Grand Lodge explessly declares
the intentional manufaeture, transportation, sale or possession of
intoxicating liquors in violation of the laws of fowa, or of the
United States, a Masonic offense,' To be guilty of a Masonic
offense, under this statute, liquor must be sold in violation of the
laws of the State of Iowa or of the United Sates. The sale of 8.2
per cent beer in conformity with the laws, by persons to whom
permits have ben issued, is not a violation of the profane laws
of fowa or of the United States, and is therefore not a Masonic
offense, The act legalizing and regulating the manufacture and
sale of non-intoxicating liquor, enacted by the forty-fifth General
Assembly of lowa, declares that what is known as 8.2 per cent
beer is not an intoxicating liquor. Therefore 8,2 per cent beer
is not an intoxicating liquor as referred to in Section 226b of
our statutes.t'
IIis ruling was approved by the Jurisprudence Committee
and Grand Lodge.
He issued a proclamation directing the brethren of
every lodge in forva to assemble in tiled meeting on the evening
of February 27 to pafiicipate in a ceremony of ,,Reobligation
and Re-consecration to Freemasonry.,' That approximately
25,000 Masons responded to the call was
significant.
He favored consolidation of lodges existing in small
towns and villages rvhere small lodges were failing in their
duties to their members and their communities.
The per diem of delegates to Grand Lodge was red.uced
from $5 to $4 ancl mileage from eight to six cents a mile
one way. The minimum fee for degrees was reduced from
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g40 to $30. Grand. Loclge dues were red-uced- from $2 to
$1.?5 per member. The minimum annual dues of each member
in the subordinate lodges was fixed' at $2'50, to which
Grand Lodge d.ues are to be added.
The National Grand Lodge of Czechoslovakia, the
Grand l-.rodge l-,lessing of the Three Rings at Prague, and the
Grand. Lodges of Bahia and Sao Paulo in Brazil were given
fraternal recognition.
$28,918.37 was disbursed to 112 Masons and 62 dependent
families of Masons.
The income of Grand Lodge for the next year was ex-
Bro. Louis Block, P. G. M., presentecl another praiseworthy
fraternal review of proceedings of foreign jurisclictions.
Minnesota for 1932 was generously reviewed' with
Iiberal extracts from the adclress of our Grand Orator' IIe
saicl the annual adclress of our Grancl Master was a fine
d.ocument.
Bro. Lars A. Larson, Marshalltown, electecl Grancl Master.
Bro. Charles C. Hunt, Ceclar Rapid-s, reelectecl Grand
Secretary. Bro. Louis Block, Davenport, reappointecl Fraternal
CorresPond.ent.
IREI-/AND, 1932.
The annual communication was held at Dublin on St'
John's Day, December 27,7932. The Grand Master was
unable to be present and the Deputy Grand Master, Bro'
Raymond Brooke, Presided.
The death of Bro. CoI. Claude Cane, Past Deputy Grand
Master, and Bro' Peter Good, IIon. Secretary of the Girls'
School, was reported and tributes given to these two
brothers,-grievous losses for the Grancl Lodge of freland"

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Reports from the Provincial Grand Lodges were in a
cheerful vein, telliag of the way in which the brethren were
helping one another in spite of the bad times and depres.
sion, and that Masonry was maintaining its ground. New
temples were dedicated in the Provinces of l_:ondonderry
and Donegal and the charities in each Province were well
supported.
Warants were issued for formation of three new lodges.
The Laws and Constitutions were amencletl by atlcling
the following:
"Pure Ancient Masonry consists of the following degrees and
no others, viz., The Entered Apprentice, the Fellow Craft, and
Master Mason and the Installed Master, but the degrees of Royal
Arch and Mark Master Mason shall also be recognized so long
as the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Ireland shall work
only those two degrees in the form in which they are worked at
the passing of this law."
The Board of General Purposes ruled that ,,no brother
who has received charity from a lodge can hold office in the
lodge or vote on any question before the lodge until he shall
have repaid the amount of the charity so given.,'
The Victoria Jubilee Masonic Annuity Fund is awarding
annuities to 200 brethren and. wid.ows. The Committee
on Charity made grants to 17 brethren and 41 widows and
daughters of Masons in the amount of f,756.
The Rt. IIon. The Earl of Donoughmore is Grand Master.
Bro. Henry C. Shellarcl is Grand Secretary with his
oftice at Freemasons Hall. Dublin.
KANSAS, 1933.
The 77th annual communieation was helct at 'Wichita
on February 75, 76, with Bro. John M. Kinkel, Grand Master,
presiding. Sixteen Past Grand Masters were present;
also 52 Grand Representatives, with Bro. Kenneth N.
Pomeroy answering for Minnesota.
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'l4,L5l; raised' 905; suspended, 4,651 ; net decrease, 4,697'
One Masonic TemPle dedicated'
Bro. Kinkel delivered. a fine address, fillecl rvith lofty
sentiments and conveying nobleness of character, high devotion
to cluty and a ffne conception of responsibility' The
following thoughts in his address appeal to us:
"Whatever ilay be said of the general principles of the Craft
there is one that must be recognized and that is that in all the long
centuries of its existence, and at least up to the present time, the
rule prqhibiting the intrusion of contloversial questions into the
lodge'room has made it possible for brethren to always drvcll in
comparative Peace and harmonY."
"No Masonic lodge as such may attempt to exert any direct
obedience from any member that would in any way conflict with
any duty to God, country or neighbor"'
"Within the confines of the lodge room Masonry is supreme'
There its law controls. There it has opportunity to inculcate the
principles of brotherly love, relief and truth into the minds and
irearts of man and aid them in building a character so strong that
they will play such a patt in life's struggle as will reflect honor
and glory uPon the Craft."
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Ife visited 27 lodges and reported that Masonry in
Kansas was in a sound., healthy condition and that there was
no appar.ent cause for alarm from any source.
Bro. Harold If. Hunt, the personal representative of
the Grand Master of Ne.v Hampshire, was present and ex_
pressed the happiness of his Grand I_.iodge in resuming fra_
ternal relations with the Grand l_.rodge of Kanses.
Requests for fraternal recognition from the Grand
Lodge of Argentine, National Grand. Lodge of Czechoslo_
vakia at Prague, Grand Lodge Lessing zu den drei Ringer.
of Czechoslovakia and Grand l_,lodge of Bahia in Brazil wlre
denied.
The Grand Orator, Bro. Charles L. Mead, resident
Bishop of the Kansas City area of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, delivered a seholarly address, briefly reviewing ihe
history of X'reemasonry and the significance of its symbols.
Bro. Albert K. Wilson prepared and. presented the report
and review on fraternal correspondence, curtailed at
the suggestion of the Grand Master. The Committee recom_
mended that Masters of lodges read a portion of the report
at each lodge communication. All proceedings, includ.ing
Minnesota for 1932, were well covered.
Bro. George O. tr oster, I_.la.wrence, elected Grand Master.
Bro. Elmer F. Strain, Topeka, reelected Grand Secretary.
Bro. Albert K. Wilson, Topeka, reappointed Fraternal Cor_
respondent.
KENTUCKY,7932.
The 132ncl annual communication was helct at l_.iouis_
ville on October 18, 19, 20, lvith Bro. Edwin C. Landberg,
Grand Master, presiding. Twenty-two past Grand Masters
were present.
Lrodges represented., 543; on roll, 564. Membership,
53,378; initiated, 704; suspend.ed., 5,2b4; net decrease, b,0gg.
X'our charters surrendered and three arrested.. Eight lodges
consolidated into four. One Masonic Temple dedicated.
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loss in membership, largely attributable to economic cond'itions.
but in other ways he believed progress had been made
and that Masons ancl Masonry were made finer, truer ancl
stronger by the forging to which aclversity is subjecting
them. A number of suspended members were reportecl as
wearing Masonic emblems ancl they were ordered by the
Grand Master to discontinue or be subjected- to charges for
unmasonic concluct'
He urged. lodges and lodge members to encleavor to
find employment for unfortunate brethren and suggested an
intensive investigation be macle as to unemployed''members
before dropping them for not paying their dues because of
their inability to Procure work.
Fraternal relations rvere established rryith the Granrl
Lodges of Ecuad.or, Costa Rico, Columbia at Bogota antl
Barranquilla, Lessing zu ilen drei Ringer of Czechoslovakia,
Bolivia, Argentine, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican R'epublic,
Grancl Orient of Uruguay, and the Grancl Lod'ges of Rio
Janerro, Rio Grancle Do Sul, Bahia, and Para in Brazil, ancl
Pacific and. \ralle de Mexico in Mexico.
The Committee on Work reported that they had founcl
from a survey as to the conferring of degrees in 150 loclges
of the state that the rvork rvas essentially different in nearl.Y
all of them, and- recommended that the committee be dismissed
ancl a committee of ritualists be appointed to instruct
in and exemplify a uniform ritual. The matter which it
rvould. seem needs to be seriously attended to, rvas referred
to a special committee of ritualists to make report to Grand
Lodge at its next annual communication'
Bro. -William'W. Clarke reported the "doings of othel
Grancl Lodges," a goocl teviel of many foreign jurisdictions,
inclucling our olvn for 1931.
Bro. John I. Phillips, Pineville, elected Grancl Master'.
Bro. Fred. W. Ilarclrvick, Louisville, reelectecl Grand Master.
Bro. William W. Clarke, Orvensboro, reappointed Fraternal
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ITOUISIANA, 1933.
The 122nd ann held at Nerv
Orleans on February . Ayers, Grand
Master, presiding. Masters were
, ours being absent.
260. Membership,
net decrease, 2,400,
church and Federal
Post Office builtling.
sessments; that a lodge has the right to d.onate from its
ritable organization if a majority
consent. The latter ruling was
nly in event of a unanimous vote
of those present, "provided. all members within hail reoeive
due notice."
Nearly every lodge in the state celebratecl the 200th
anniversary of the birth of George Washington. Many of
the ceremonies were conducted publicly..ancl jointly with
the Order of the Eastern Star.
Referring to the Grand Masters, conferences in 'Wash_
ington, the Grand Master believed that ,.the exchange of
ideas and close personal touch resulting from these meet_
ings do much to promote a spirit of friendship whioh is
needed at this time more than at any other time during the
history of our Nation.,,
He recommended that constituent lodges be granted. an
extension of time on payment of Grand Lodge assessments
covering worthy brethren who were in need and unable to
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guay, Argentine, Venezuela, Czechoslovakia, Columbia at
Cartegena, Barranquilla and Bogota, and. I:essing zu clen
drei Ringen at Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Grand Lodge by resolution reaffirmed its belief in,
loyalty to, and support of the free public schools system of
the State.
Bro. Edwin F. Gayle, P. G. M., gave an aclmirable report
on foreign correspondence, including Minnesota for
7932. He noted. that Grand Master Streeter's father rvas
Master of Live Oak Loclge No. 3469 of l-:ouisiana for a number
of years and that his brother is Grand Sworcl Bearer of
the Grand. Loclge of Louisiana.
Bro. W. D. Haas, Jr., Bunkie, elected Grand Master.
Bro. L.. E. Thom.as, New Orleans, reelectecl Grand Secretary.
Bro. Edwin F. Gayle, I-.rake Charles, reappointecl Fraternal
Correspondent.
MAINE, 1933.
The 114th annual communication rvas held at Portland
on May 2, 3, 4, with Bro. Ernest C. Butler, Grand. Master,
presid.ing. Seven Past Grand Masters were present; also 49
Grand Representatives, rvith Bro. Sullivan L .Andrews anslvering
for Minnesota.
- I-rodges present, 190 ; on roll, 207. Membership, 42,151 ;
r'aised, 556; suspended, 857 ; net decrease, 1,099.
The portrait of the Grand Master recalls to mind the
pleasing and fraternal associations which Bro' Butler, Bro'
Leach, Grand Secretary, and the writer had together while
attending the declication of the Masonic Peace Memorial in
London last July.
The Grand Master's add.ress rYas a clear ancl instructive
presentation of the condition of Masonry in Maine, in which
he gave some interesting statistics. The reports of the District
Deputy Grantl Masters showed a general healthy condition
as to finances ancl attentlance, but Bro. Butler saitl:

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"Lodges must be more careful in selecting their officers, because
the question of leadership determines the interest in the
lodge work. Many lodges seem to feel if a marl. is started at
the foot of the line that he must be advanced until he is Master
of the lodge. This is a great error. If a man shows that he
has not the qualities to make a good officer, nor the qualities of
leadership, then he should not be advanced. Lack of competent
leadership means smaller attendance, lack of interest, and finally
suspension or demits among members."
The Committee on Conclition of the Fraternity reported.
that "considering the grave period of economic distress
through rvhich rve are passing, we feel justifiecl in stating
that our Masonic bodies as a rvhole are in good condition. "
Bro. Butler appointecl Bro. Clarence E. HilI of Minneapolis,
l\finnesota, to be Grand Representative of the Grand
Lodge of Maine near the Grand Lodge of Minnesota.
The amendment proposed in 1931 to the Grand. Lodge
Constitution providing for dual membership rras rejected.
Bro. Ashley A. Smith submitted the report on foreign
eorrespond.ence in which proceedings of many Grand jurisdictions
rvere excellently revierved, including Minnesota for
1932 in rvhich he remarkecl that "Bro. Mitchell's ad.dress
was one of the most business-like documents rvhich has
come to our desk this year," and. that t'Minnesota does a
splendid rvork at Rochester in the hospital clinics. "
Bro. Ernest C. Butler, Skorvhegan, reelected Grand Master.
Bro. Convers E. I-,leach, Portland, reelected Grand. Secretary.
Bro. Rev. Ashley A. Smith, Bangor, reappointedl
FYaternal Correspondent.
MANITOBA, 1933.
The 58th annual communication was held at Winnipeg
on June 7+, 75, rvith Bro. David S. Woods, Grand Master,
presiding. Seventeen Past Grand Masters rvere present;
also 53 Grancl Representatives, ours being absent.
I-.rodges represented, 91 ; on roll, 105. Membership,
72,058; raised, 792; suspended, 296; net decrease, 362.
Corner stone laid for a Masonic Temple.
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Bro. Wood's address \ryas a pleasure to reacl, ffllecl with
sound advice, philosophical truths and high idealism. One
of his interesting paragrdphs is the following:
"The yeat has witnessed the establishment of the Peace
Garden, situated in part within this Grand Juristliction, and marking
a century of peace between Canada and the United States'
Two great nationalities, speaking a common tongue, worshipping
at similar religious shrines, training their youth in similar institutions
of light and learning, and upholding the principles of individual
freedom to practice the arts of peace and freedom from
the ravages of war. Freemasons of these two countries may well
rejoice in the mutual achievement' May the ideal of universal
brotherhood which Freemasons aim to foster be given expression
in the acts of those who end€avor to guide great nations to the
setting up of peaceful methods for the solution of their differ'ences."
He found from the reports of District meetings ancl
Deputy Grand. Masters a lack of appreciation for the importance
of the ttJunior Lodge Officets," and said:
"The qualities of finished leadership are the product of many
years of purposeful training. I submit that one of the most
important duties of the Worshipful Master and the Past Master
is to see that the rising officer is nurtured in the atmosphere
which begets Masonic leadership. The individual Mason who has
been honored with the opportunity of receiving the training
which the Worshipful Master's chair affords has but commenced
his career of Masonic guidance with the close of his term of
ofrce. No greater opportunity for service can be presented than
that of guiding the footsteps of prospective leaders. We must
take this matter seriouslY."
The Committee on Conditions of Freemasonry recom'
mended. that "no brother be suspended until every means
has been exhausted. to keep him in good stand.ing, as when
a membel becomes suspended. he is invariably lost to the
Craft."
The number of families receiving assistance from the
Committee on Beneyolence was 73; the amount disbursed
rvas $13,522.34.

GRAND I,ODGE OF' MINNESOTA.
The Committee on Masonic Research and Education reported
that:
"Interest in the study of Freemasonry is keener to-day'than
at any previous time during the history of the Craft in Manitoba.
The search for knowledge is the outstanding feature in every
field of human activity, and nowhere is this more in evidence than
in the realm of Freemasonry.t'
Bro. H. M. Kerr presented the review of proceedings
of foreign jurisdictions. Minnesota was not mentioned.
Bro. James Mackie, Winnipeg, elected Grand. Master.
Bro. James A. Ovas, -Winnipeg, reelected Grand Secretary.
Bro. H. M. Kerr reappointed Fraternal Correspond.ent.
NIAR,YIIAND. 1932.
A special communication u'as held at the Polytechnic
Institute Auditorium in Baltimore on April 29, Ig32; to
commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of George
Washington. An elaborate musical program rvas given and
addresses were delivered by Hon. D. I-,linctley Sloan, Judge
of the Court of Appeals of Maryland, and Hon. Kenneth
McKellar, U. S. Senator from Tennessee.
On May 12, a special communication lvas opened in
the Auditorium of the George Washington Memorial Builtling
at Alexandria, Va., to participate in the dedication of
the l\femorial.
Special communications were held on September 24 and
October 22. the ffrst at Baltimore to dedicate the Memorial
o'ected to the memory of Bro. 'Warren S. Seipp, late Grancl
l\{aster, and the second to dedicate the nelv Masonic llome
located near Cockeysville.
- The 146th annual communication rvas held at Baltimorc
on November 15, 16, rvith Bro. George R. Gorsuch, Grand
I\faster, presiding.
I-,odges represented, 122; on rcll, 722. Membership,
33,725; raised, 615; suspended, 486; net clecrease, 440. One
Masonic hall dedicated.
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The first unit of the new Maryland Masonie Home rvas
reported to be practically ready for the reception of guests.
The. total cost to date was $606,293.50. Many liberal donations
for furnishing rooms rvere received from Lodges,
Eastern Star Chapters ancl individuals.
$500 rvas d.onated. to the United Patriotic Home for
Orphans and Homeless Children, and- $300 to the Strawbridge
Ifome for Boys. As an expression of fraternal love
and regarcl, $200 rvas sent to the venerable Grand Chaplain,
Bro. Rev. Henry Branch.
Requests for fraternal recognition from the Grantl
Lodges of Spain, Palestine ancl Nicaraugua were denied.
A very interesting report on foreign correspondence
lvas presented by Bro. John L. Sanforcl. Minnesota for'
1932 receivecl a courteous review. "Maryland. Freemasonry,"
he said, "is conservative and r.ve have endeavored.
throughout the follou'ing pages to urge a continuance of
that spirit rvhich clings to the great Fraternity, lvhich our
Masonic predecessors have left, without any innovations. "
Bro. George W. I-:ivingston, Baltimore, elected. Grand
Master. Bro. George Cook, Baltimore, reelected Grand. Seeretary.
Bro. John L. Sanford, Baltimore, reappointetl X'raternal
Correspondent.
MASSACIIUSETTS, 193'.
Qualterly communications 'were held in Boston in
March, June, September and December, the Grand Master,
Bro. Curtis Chipman, presiding at aII of them. Our Grand
Representative, Bro. Ilenry P. Smith, was present.
Bro, Chipman called. attention to the disturbing number
of suspensions and d.emits, and aclvised. "that money
spent on elaborate and inappropriate programs of entertainnent
rnay much better be diverted to the care of the worthy
brethren in need. of the common necessities of life, and in
making up the shortage in lodge expense accounts caused
by a more generous and fraternal attitude in the matter of
non-payment of dues and suspensions therefor."

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
An elaborate program for the observance of the George
Washington Bi-centenary was carried out at the cluarterly
communication in March. Adtlresses were given by the
Grancl Master on " Washington, the Man of Vision, " aud
by P. G. M. Melvin M. Johnson on "Washington as a Free-
t t
mason.
On May 72, by the permission of the Grand Master of
Virginia, a special communication tl'as held at Alexandria,
Va., to participate in the dedication of the George 'Washington
l\fasonic National Memorial. The tledicatory oration
on this occasion was delivered by P. G' IW. Melvin IVI'
Johnson on the subject "The n{odern Pharos,"-a beautiful,
inspiring and. scholarly address.
Fraternal relations rvith the Grand Orient of Brazil
were terminated, and recognition rvas given the Grantl
Lodge Rio de Janeiro of Brazil.
At the December quarterly there was reported a membership
of 722,637, a net decrease of 2,218 for the year;
1.915 r,r'ere raised and 1,548 were suspencled. 329 lodges
rvere on the roll.
On December 27 a stated comrnunication, the 199th anniversary',
was held to install the Grancl Officers ancl celebrate
the Feast of Saint John the Evangelist. The menu of
the Grand Feast bore a portrait of R. W. Bro. Henry Price,
u,ho organized the Provincial Grand Lodge of New Englancl,
later of North America, under a warrant from Viscount
Montague, Grand Master of Masons in England, on July
30, 1?33, in.Boston, and. at the same time issued a rvarrant
for the first l-.rodge in Boston, now Saint John's Lotlge.
After the regular toasts u/ere proposed and honoretl,
notable addresses were given by the Grand l\[aster, Bro'
Leverell Saltonstall, Speaker of the House of Representatives
of Massachusetts, Bro. Clarence A. Barbour, Presid'ent
of Brorvn University, and Bro. Herbert H. Hines, Grand
Chaplain of the Grand Loclge of Vermont.
There is no report on foreign correspondlence.
Bro. Curtis Chipman, Cambritlge, reelected' Grand Master.
Bro. Frederick W. Hamilton, Cambridge, reelected
Grand Secretary.
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MrcHrGAN, 1933.
The 89th annual communication was held at I_:ansing
on May 23,24, with Bro. Louis E. Anderson, Grand Master,
presiding, Eighteen Past Grand Masters were present; also
54 Grand Representatives, with Bro. Charles A. Duranrl,
our representative, always present.
Lodges present, 430 ; on roll, 509. Membership , I87,708;
raised, 1,653; suspended, 6,730; net decrease, 7,77b. One
new lodge constituted and one formed U. D. Two lodges
consolidated. Seven Masonic halls dedieated. Corner stones
laid for a Court House and Federal Post Office.
The Governor of Michigan, Bro. 'Witliam A. Comstock,
was present and introduced to Grand Lodge.
"Ifere he comes! There he goes,, was the expression
used by the Grand Master in opening his address to indicate
the brevity of the administration of a Grand Master. He
considered it deplorable that Michigan did not have a well
administered system of Masonic education. The Masonic
Home at AIma he spoke of as being uncloubtedly the most
modern and finest equipped Masonic Ifome in the country.
The buildings now include the main builcling, with a capacity
for comfortably housing and feeding 174 guests, and a
modern 50-becl hospital. The per capita cost of maintenance
since January 1st was $6.87 per week. The maximum number
of guests was limited to 725 for the coming year.
A delinquency of 318 loclges in Grand Lod.ge dues,
amounting to $160,000, caused- the Finance Committee and.
the Grand. Master much concern. Lodges in arrears were
given permission to pay their delinquent dues in installments
of not less than five per cent per month beginning
July 1, 1933.
The Grand Master refusecl permission to a lodge to
join with other organizations in a Memorial Day celebration
and to put a Masonic float in a Flag Day parad.e. Ile also
refused. to allow the sale of 3.2 per cent beer in a restaurant
operated by a tenant of a Masonic building.

GRAND LODGE OF VINNESOTA.
The minimum fees for degrees were changed from $30
to $21.
After careful thought and study of the subject of nonpayment
of dues, the Grand Lecturer classified the membership
into four olasses:
"First-The good member who regards his financial obligation
as he does all his other obligations, and pays them promptly
when due. He is a real member and a soutce of comfort to the
officers of his lodge.
"$ss6nd-fhe member who really intends to pay, and does
pay his dues some time, after
so and for-
l"itittg this promise, but can ttle up just
before the last minute allowe
charges for'
suspension. IIe will continue to embariass the lodge always, and
adds a gteat deal to the worries of the officers, and added cost
for making collections.
"These two classes of members do pay their dues, but there
are two classes who do not.
"First-The member who has had his dues remitted' and it
is seldom that he becomes a great advantage to the lodge because
he has lost his interest, usually, which is the real reason
in many cases for non-payment. On some occasions it u'ill be
found this is not true, and a remitted dues case turns out for
the good of the lodge, but such is not usually the case.
'($ssend-the tdropped for non-payment of dues' class. He
is never dropped because he cannot pay his dues, but simply because
he will not pay them. No lodge will drop a man because
he cannot pay; it is always a case of will not pay that causes
suspension, and while it is true that the lodge takes the action,
it is also true that this member virtually drops himself. His
lodge will not drop him if he pays, or if he tells them he cannot
afford to pay because of being without work or other income."
"We must educate the Mason of to-day to know full well
that when he is dropped by his Blue Lotlge, he must from necessity
be dropped from every other Masonic or allied body to which
he belongs."
The Grand Master's allowance was reduced from $1,800
to $1,000; the Grand Secretary's salary, from $5,000 to
$3,000; the Grancl Treasurer's salary' from $500 to $300;
the Grancl Lecturer's salary, from $2,000 to a budget allowance
of $900; a red.uction of forty per cent was made in per
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diem and mileage for representatives of lodges to Granil
Lodge; and- a reduction of $2,000 was proposed in printing
and distribution of the Grand Lodge proceedings.
$40,000 was appropriated'for operation and maintenance
of the Masonic Home for the f.scal year ending Aprii
30, 1934,
. A revised Masonic burial service was approl'ed ancl
adopted.
The venerable Grand Chaplain, Bro. William H. Gallagher,
rvho had served for 26 years as Grand Chaplain, ancl
for many years as X'oreign Correspondent, passed arvay during
the year.
The report on foreign corresponclence was eliminated.
from the proceeclings as a matter of economy.
Bro. George A. Ferguson, Cedar Springs, elected Grand
Master. Bro. Lou B. 'Winsor, Grancl Rapids, reelectecl
Grand Secretary. Bro. Rev. Carleton B. Miller, Battle
Creek, appointed Fraternal Correspondent.
MISSISSPPI. 1933.
The 115th annual communication .lyas held at Jackson
on February 74, L5, with Bro. Joe E. Green, Grand Master,
presiding. Lodges representecl ,257 ; on roll, 357. Membership,
24,195; raised, 312; suspended, 6,077; net decrease,
6,312. Five charters surrendered and six loclges consolidated
into two.
The Grand Master hacl no hesitancy in saying that the
past trvelve months had been the most trying that a Grand
nfaster of Mississippi has had for the past 40 years, yet
the Grand Lodge had. a good year.
Through the district meetings he contactecl nearly all
the lodges, at one of which 47 lodges were representecl, using
his influence and power to rally the brethren around
the leaders of the various lodges so that Masonry might at
least hold its own. ft was his canclid opinion that only ei
very small percentage of suspensions for non-payment of
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rvho had been suspended, (Mississippi hacl 6,077 suspended
the past year) but that in a vast majority of cases it was
negligence ancl lack of interest on the part of those who
permitted their names to appear in the list of suspended
ones.
He declined to lay the corner stone of a Fed,eral Post
Office building, because of the refusal of the postal authorities
to permit the year of Masonry and the name of the
Grand Master to be cut into the stone.
He issued an edict rvarning the brethren against the
use of a publication by the Allen Publishing Co. of Nerv
York, containing instruction and aicls to Masonry which lvas
an exposure of Freemasonry ancl a violation of l\fasonic lalv'
He ruled that Mississippi lodges do not retain perpetual
jurisdiction over unitiated or rejected candidates; that
u,hen a member of a lodge forfeits his status as a l\{ason
in good stand.ing by suspension or expulsion, his r'vidow ancl
children have no legal claim upon the Fraternity.
The Grand l-:odge \rale de Mexico s'as granted frater'nal
recognition.
The Masonic Ffomes at l\'Iericlian and Colurnbus I'ere
operated very economically and the guests in the Hornes
'n'ere comfortable ancl well provided for.
The mileage of representatives to Grand. Lodge ll'as reduced
from three cents to trvo cents a mile, the per diem
remaining at $3.00 per day.
Three members of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
are n'fasons, (names not given) ; they were preseut at Granrl
I-,odge and introduced to the brethren.
Bro. John IL Colvles, P. G; M. of Kentucky and Grand
Commander of the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite,
rvas introduced as the busiest man in Washington, except
the President of the Unitecl States. Quite true. Ife lr'as
eleeted Honorary Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge'
The address of the Grand Orator, Bro. T. Webber Wilson,
rvas a delightful one in rvhich he discoursed upon the
three great "loves" of a Masonic life,-Love of Country,
Love of God, and Love of Fellowman.
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The Grand Secretary's salary was fixed. at $125 per
month, a reduction of $375 per year.
Bro. Henry C. Yawn, P. G. M., gave the report on foreign
correspondence, his 14th, covering 56 Grand. jurisdictions.
I{e conservecl his space for economic reasons, but
the shortened. reviews were goocl. Minnesota was amply
covered in a page.
Bro. James L. Williams, Inclianola, elected Grand Master.
Bro. trldrvard L. Faucette, l\,Ieridian, reelectecl Grand
Secretary. Bro. Henry C. Yawn, Lumberton; reappointed
Fraternal Corresponclent.
MISSOUR,I, 1933.
The 113th annual communication rvas held in Kansas
City on September 26, 27,'rvith Bro. Thad B. Landon, Grand
Master, presicling. Fourteen Past Grand Masters were
present; also 48 Grand Representatives.
I-rodges represented, 530; on ro11, 646. Membership,
10I,527; raised, 827; suspendecl, 6,284; net decrease, 5,791.
tr'our lodges consolidated irrto trvo. Corner stones laid for
a Masonic Temple, Fed.eral Post Office, public school and.
church. Fifteen Masonic halls dedicated.
The Grand l\{aster gave a lengthy and exhaustive report
showing a year of much activity and- rvork and sincere
encleavor and displaying rvise and sagacious leadership.
The question as to the status of nfasons in re]ation to
the 3.2% beer amendment and the National Prohibition Act
of Congress rvas presented to the Grand. Master in several
forrns. He called into conference the Grand. officers and the
appointed Grand officers who n'ere lawyers, ancl the entir.e
matter rvas carefully considered from the standpoint of the
Fecleral and State larvs ancl the l\fasonic larv of l\[issouri.
He ruled (1) that a Mason rvould not be amenable to a
violation of Masonic la'w by manufacturing and seiling 3.2
beer as a rvholesaler, (2) that a Mason, a druggist, rpoulcl
not violate the Masonic larv by selling 3.2 beer; (3) that a
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on the first floor of the builtting; (6) that a Masonic I-rodge
could continue the lease of the lower floor of its builcling
to a tenant intending to sell 3.2 beer in his leased portion
of the builcling.
He refused. to permit a lodge hall to be used' for an
alumni association meeting and banquet, or for a flower
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$1.50 tax should go to the l\fasonic Home for its support and
for relief of indigent worthy Masons, their widorvs and. orphans;
discontinued until January 1, 1935, the one dollar
per member payable to the George 'Washington Memorial
Association, and eliminated the collection of ten d.ollars
from each initiate for the Masonic Ifome until January 1,
1935.
Every district in the state but one was visitecl by the
Grand Lecturer and his d.eputies. He reportecl a woeful
Iack of candidates in all lodges resulting in d.ecreased attendance
ancl interest in the degrees. The reports of the
deputies, while full of gloom, were hopeful for the future
and signs of revival rvere notetl in many districts. Grand
Lodge expressed the hope that the constant and effrcient
efforts of the District Deputy Grand Masters would beat
back the rvave of neglect and indifference rvhich has
threateneil the substantial progress of Masonry in Missouri.
The Welfare Committee appropriated relief in g7 cases
to 131 persons, in the amount of $7,975.23.
Bro. Sam P. Cochran, representative of the Grand
Lodge of Missouri to the dedication of the Masonic Peace
lVlemorial in Lond.on in July, gave a very pleasing report
on his trip ancl attenclance on the ceremonies.
Bro. Major General Amos A. tr'ries delivered a notable
adclress on "The lfason's Duty as a Citizen." Ile viviclly
pictured the threatening dangers of Communism in this
country, "the beastly opposite of everything for which the
Unitecl States Government stands it x * and the complete
destruction of ever1. ideal of Masonry. "
Bro. Ray V. Denslow, P. G. M., presented what he
called a different r0vietv,-((6ardly a topical review," he
said. He first gave some interesting information as to Masonry
in the countries outside of the United States, Canacla
anc[ Australia, and then gave an excellent digest on various
IVlasonic subjects and matters taken from the proceedings
of the Grand Lodges in the Unitecl States, Canacla and Australia.
-We recommend its perusal to all our Minnesota
brethren and believe they 'n'i[ find it interesting and instructive.

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
Bro. Frank C. Barnhill, Marshall, elected Grand Master.
Bro. Arthur Mather, St. Louis, reelected Grand Secretary.
Bro. Ray V. Denslow, Trenton, reappointecl Fraternal
Correspondent.
MONTANA, 1933.
The 69th annual communication was held at Billings
on August !6,77, 'rvith Bro. Morris D. Rowland, Grantl I\{aster,
presiding. Nineteen Past Grand Masters were present;
also 48 Grand R,epresentatives, our representative, Bro' Dr'
R,. W. Getty ansrvering for l\[innesota.
I-.rodges representecl , 722; on roll, 135. Membership,
79,3g7; raised, 1?1; suspended, 6?8; net decrease,759' One
Masonic hall dedicated.
In his address the Grand Master referred to the problems
facing the worlcl for solution to-tlay, and said:
"Despotism and demagogism run rampant, and undisciplined
men are at the helms of what were most seaworthy crafts of
State. The Despot of Italy has banned Masonic Light from his
darkened domain, and now the Demagogue of Germany has throttled
Masonry in a land rvhich used to be an empire of culture and
learning and in whose language Goethe on his dying bed cried for
more, more light, and where Frederick the Great cultivated most
assiduously the higher teachings of the Craft.
"Religion seems to be scoffed at, and Communism, Radicalism
and Bolshevism are raising their sinister heads to spew
poison upon suffering humanity.
"Let us as Masons be not afraid of the ultimate triumph of
law and order; the darkened clouds will be dispelled and the Sun
of Righteousness shine upon humanity.
"Let us pursue tenaciously the great lessons of Masonry,
and the maddened world will be restored to sanity'
"Let us stand firmly together in this great republic of ours
and guard our heritage of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, and
let our patrioism become not sluggish in the protection of American
institutions.
"Let the light of Washington hover over us and guide us, and
the future is bouncl to be futl of sunshine and light for the sons
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"Out of this economic darkness, with the lifting of the clouds
the blue sky again appearing in the horizon and sunshine per_
meating the earth, we will find that the true spirit of Masonry
has not only become firmly implanted in the hearts of our mem_
bers, but that they will have a fuller realization of the Brother_
hood of Man and the Fatherhood of God.,'
Ife made a remarkable record. in visiting 112 lodges out
of 135 in his jurisdiction, in many cases the first visitation
of a Grand Master for seven or eight years. There is no
doubt but that a visit from a Grand Master is of actual
value to every lodge, especially the weaker and indifferent
ones.
IIe recommended th.at a Mason holding his membership
in another Grand jurisdiction, resid.ing in Montana, be aIlowed
to affiIiate with a Montana l-.lodge without severing his
membership in his own lodge, and a. system of dual membership
was adopted on this plan.
The number of members at the Masonic Ifome was 49,
consisting of 30 men and. 19 women. A legacy of 910,000 to
the Home was reported..
Grand Lodge placecl itself on record as being unalterably
opposed to any legislation tending to weaken any of
the cherished institutions of the Commonwealth and called
upon its membership to show its devotion to Masonic ideals
at the polls and elsewhere.
No action was taken on the requests for recognition
from the National Grand I-:odge of Palestine, the Grand
Lodges of Sao Paulo, Para, Parahyba and Bahia in Brazil,
the Grancl Lodge of Nicaragua and the National Grand
Lodge of Czechoslovakia, The Committee said:
"During the World War, the unseemly haste of the Grand
Lodges of Germany in heeding the commands of the Kaiser
caused us to withdraw our reeognition of the several Grand
Lodges of the German empire. Sinee then we have been somewhat
doubtful of renewing recognitions and are now glad of the
delay in view of the action of the ruffian of the post-war Germany
in the matter of the German Masonic bodies who promptly complied
with Hitler's demand to disoreanize."

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
Bro. Bishop Herbert H. H. Fox, Grand Chaplain, delivered
an inspiring message on the subject "Fruits, not
Iioots, " in which he concluded :
"We are the roots of the generations yet to comel but it will
not be the roots that will count iu the future' It will be the
fruit of our lives, the ethical standards by which we have lived'"
The question of reclucing the per capita tax from $2'50
to $2.00 and paying per diem for two instead of three representatives
to Grand Lod.ge, eliminating the Junior -Warden,
is to be submitted to the lodges by referendum.
A resolution lvas aclopted provicling t'that u'here subordinate
lodges at'e nolv delinquent in the payment of
Grand. Lodge dues and ale unable to pay the same' the
Grancl Secretary be instructed to secure notes from each of
such lodges, for a term not exceecling three years, for the
amount of such clelinquent dues, s'ith interest aI' 6% after
maturity. "
"A Perplexing Problem" referred to in the Grand l\'Iaster's
address, but not printed in the proceedings, relating
to the action to be taken against Masons rnanufacturing,
clealing in, dispensing or selling 3.2/o beet, received consicleration
by a special committee rvho tecommended that
no action be taken and the matter r'r'as laid over until the
next annual communication.
Bro. II. S. I-Iepner, P' G' 1\{'' presentecl his 25th annua'l
revies, of proceeclings of 65 othel Grand Jurisdictions' The
revieu,s 'urere coltlplete ancl containecl tnany select quotations
from acldresses of Grancl Lodge offcers. l\{innesota
for 1933 \,as u'ell and courteously covered. His conclusioil
contained the follorving inspiling sentiment :
"'We have great faith in Masonry; its past is an index of
what the future can accomplish; the present clouded horizon w!11
clear up, and the sun will shine more brightly in the coming
years; from adversities of to-day' it will learn lessons of great
value on the to-monows; we live in an ag€ when many idols have
been shattered, when the religions of our fathers are assailed,
when the foundations of our Republican form of goverment are
sought to be razed and American institutions we have learned to
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them;lct us as Masons therefore,gird up our loins, and don the
armor to be ready to give battle; let.our votaries be imbued with
the patriotism of Washington, of Patrick Henry, and-other heroes
whose lives were given to the cause of American liberties and institutions;
1et Masonry be in the van of these endeavors."
Bro. Ernest L. Marvin, Billings, elected Grand Master'.
Bro. Luther T. Hauberg, Helena, reelected Grand Secretar;i.
Bro. H. S. Hepner, Helena, reappointed Fraternal Correspondent.
NEBR,ASKA, 1933.
An emergent communication .ivas held on February 18
at Grand Rapids to hold the Masonic funeral service for
the Grand Master, Bro. Edrvin B. Johnston, who suddenly
died on February 11. Under the Constitution of the Grancl
Lodge, upon the death of the Grand I\faster, the Deputy
Grand Master becomes his successor, and at this emergent
communication Bro. Ralph O. Canaday was installed as
Grand Master.
The 76th annual communication was held at Omaha on
June 6, 7, 'rvith the Grancl Master, Bro. Ralph O. Canaclay,
presiding. Fifteen Past Grand Masters were present; also
39 Grand Representatives, tvith Bro. George A. Beecher ans'rvering
for Minnesota.
Loclges present, 264; on rcIl,292. Membership, 39,2G5;
raised, 512; suspended, 2,058; net decrease, 2,094.
The Grand Master's acldress was brief as he had only
been in office less than four months. He stated that I\[asonry
in Nebraska had undergone and r.vas undergoing a
serious test, but that Grand l-.rodge was in excellent financial
conclition, and most of the lodges rvere weathering the
storm without any great hardship.
The results of trials by commission during the year
demonstrated the 'wisdom of adopting this system of procedure.
Four lodges reported no delinquent dues and four
reported no suspend.ed. members.

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The Grancl Loclge of Guatemala r'vas given fraternal
recognition.
The oration clelivered' by the Grand Orator, Bro' C' Ray
Gates, on "Traveling tou'artl the East," lvas a notable address,
presenting some outstanding teachings of Masonry
and directing attention to their imptications in the present
changing world.
A "I-.rodge Trust Funcl" was created, the object of lvhich
is to protect loclges against loss by misappropriation of
Ioclge funds by secretaries and treasurers'
The report on foreign corresponilence l\/as submittecl
by Bro. Edrvin D. Crites, arrangecl in the topical plan'
Bro. Archie M. Smith, Pender, elected Grand Nlastet'
Bro. Lervis E. Smith, Omaha, reelected Grand Secretary ancl
reappointecl Fraternal Corresponclent.
NEVADA, 1933.
The 69th annual communication I'as helcl at Carsolt
City on June 8, 9, rl'ith the Grand Master, Bi'o' Robelt I-I'
Parker, plesiding. Fifteen Past Grancl l{asters l\'ere present;
also 58 Grancl Representatives, Bro. II' H' Jacobserl
ans'n'ering for I\[innesota.
Lodges represented ,25 ; on ro11,25. Membership, 3,744:
raisecl, 63; suspended,7; net increase, 6. Corner stone laid
for a Federal Post Office.
The Governor of Nevada, Bro. F. B' Balzar, 'tvas fraternally
greetecl and seated in the Grancl East'
The Grancl I'Iaster said in his address that briefly th'l
designs on his trestle board the past year had been:
"Masonry, here and now, something to fill a human need in
our lives, not a thing
a beautiful painting t
you to do so. Rededi
consideration to the
tiring them with long speeches at 'Low Twelve.' As individual
citizens, see that we practice the principles of honesty in our
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to stem the tide of dishonesty we find everywhere. A little
stricter discipline over our action,s, that the reputation of the
Fraternity may remain unsullied, trying insofar as we can to
make the statement true, that in becoming Master Masons we
have become better men.tt
Ife made the cheerful statement that notwithstancling
the fact that 80% of the Nevada banks were closed since
November 7,7932, tying up funds of most of the lodges and
a majority of their members, Nevada went ,,over the top,,
with a slight gain in membership, the only jurisdiction
doing so this year.
IIe convened. a special communication on September
10, 1932, on the " slope just west of the summit of l\{ount
Davidson, near Virginia City, for the purpose of commemorating
the Meeting of the Masons on the Mountain on
September 8, 1875. " In the minutes of this meeting we fincl
the following record.:
"The lodge room wag laid out in a small flat about threequarters
of a mile west of the actual summit of Mt. Davidson.
The principal stations were backed with boards and _the idea
of the steps was carried out by rostrums, The altar was built
of concrete, and colored rocks were embedded on the east, west
and south to bring out the emblems. The representatives of
the Three Lesser Lights were miners, lanterns hung on iron
stakesr Miners'carbide lamps furnished light at each of the stations
about the lodge.
"After the business of clothing and registering had been
completed, the brethren were called to order by the Grand Master,
and his order was accenuated by three charges of dynamite that
rvere set off on the mountain behind us in the east,
"Just as the Grand Marshal finished the opening proclamation,
the moon, about three-quarters full, came into view in the
southeast, and flooded the little valley with a golden, mellow light.
During the meeting it was piloted from east to south by one
lone star.
"Some fifty yards to the east and north of the lodge room,
campstoves had been set up with rocks and steel plates, and the
business of feeding the three hundred or more was ably taken
care of.
"Bro. E. L, Kenney, Senior Warden of Escurial Lodge No. T,
camped on the site the night of the ninth, to be sure that nothing

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plac onry directly underneath the National
Colors."
Referring to the laying of the corner stone of the new
Post Office and X'ederal builcling at R'eno, the Grand Master
made this note:
"This Grand Lodge was convened and the corner stone laid
Bro. H. H. Jacobsen ltras recommencled by the Granil
Master to be Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of
Minnesota near the Grand Lodge of Nevada'
DuaI or plural membership was disapproved, but upon
reconsideration it was orderect that another committee be
appointed to report on the subject at the next annual communication.
Fraternal relations were establishecl with the Grand
Lodges of Parahba,-Rio de Janeiro, Bahia and Sao Paulo in
Plraiit. Requests for recognition from Grand l-rodge I-ressing
of the Three Rings and the National Grand Lodge of Czechoslovakia,
and the Grancl l-.lodge of Argentine' were indefinitely
postponed.
Bro. V. M. Henderson, P. G. M., is styled the " Commissioner
of Review." He submitted his 3rd' annual report,
r,vell written and complete reviews of the Grairtl Lodges in
fraternal relationship with Nevada' Minnesota for 1932
was pleasingly covered.
Bro. Harold R. Amens, East City, elected Grand' Master.
Bro. V. M. Henderson, Caison City, reelected Gran'l
Secretary and reappointed Commissioner of R'eviews'
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NEW BRUNSWICK, 1932.
The 65th annual communication was held in Saint John
on Angust 25, Bro. Stanley M, 'Wetmore, Grand Master,
presiding. Five Past Grand Nlasters were present; also 31
Grand Representatives, ours being absent. Lodges represented,
28 ; on roll, 43. Membership, 5,988 ; raisecl, 208; suspendecl,
720; net decrease, 37.
The Grancl Master reported. a cluiet year. He visited
24 lodges and found the brethren zealously promoting the
principles of l\{asonry. IIe disapproved of members of his
ot'n jurisdiction devoting to the Order of the Eastern Star
any of their time and energy which might more properly
be given to the furtherance of the lvork of their own lodges.
Ife suggestecl that charity must ever remain uppermost in
the minds of the brethren and that lodges should be as
Ienient as possible rvith brethren rvho are in airears in their.
clues through no fault of their or,vn.
Grants in the amount of $1,650.98 ryere made for relief
of 21 brethren and r.vidorvs.
Contracts l'ere made to have portraits painted of four
Past Grand 1\,Iasters.
There is no correspondence report.
Bro. Justice John B. n{. Baxter, West Saini John,
electecl Grand Master. Bro. J. Ts'inning lfartt, Saint John,
reelected Grancl Secretarv.
NEW HAN,IPSHIRE, 1933.
At the semi-annual communication in Manchester on
December 27, \932, Union Loclge No. 79, of Bristol, exemplified
the E. A. degree, Morning Star Lodge No. 17, of
\\rolfeboro, exemplified the F. C. d.egree, and Washington
I-,lodge No. 61, of l\fanchester, exemplified the M. M. degree.
The 144th annual communication .was held in Concor,cl
on 1\{a;' 17, rvith Bro. Allan M, Wilson, Grand Master, presiding.
Eight Past Grand Masters were present; also 41
Grand Representatives, ours being absent,

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
Lodges present, 81 ; on roll, 81. Membership, L4,733;
initiated, 155; suspend,ed',2I5; net d'ecrease, 373' Trvo Masonic
halls dedicated.
The Grand l\faster rvas convinced that throughout the
juriscliction there never t'as finer or deeper interest in Masonry
than at the present time; he found a wider desire
than ever before among the rank and fiIe to learn and' to
knos, more of the history, ideals and' airns of the Fraternit;'
and so be better equipped to spread its beneficent light in
the rvorld.
. In ruling on the question, " Is a rvould-be candidatc
ineligible because he is a Roman Catholic, he being othen"'ise
all right?", he said:
"I cannot be too emphatic in saying that the Masonic fraternity
is totally devoid of bigotry and intolerance and does not
bar an applicant for its degrees because he is a member of the
Catholic Church or of any other Church. There is nothing in
Masonry that prevents a Catholic from becoming a member'
Whether his church permits his mernbership is a question for him
to decide. So far as we are concerned the question of his sincerity
and fitness to become a member are the sole considerations.
His church membership, whether it be Catholic or Protestant, ot
otherwise, has no bearing.
Under his prerogative, he made Frank Pierce Carpentel:
a lfason at sight. Bro. Carpenter is an outstancling citizen
of i\fanchester, of high character and eminent as a business
rnan and philanthropist.
Grand l-,loclge voted to senal Bro. Allen M. Wilson, the
Grand 1\'Iaster, as its representative to the dedication of the
Ifasonic Peace Memorial in London in July. The writer
had the pleasure of rneeting Bro. Wilson many times during
our attendance upon this memorable event.
Bro. Harry M. Cheney presented his 27th annual report
on foreign coriespondence, revieling in his interesting
and capable manner the proceedings of 63 outside jurisdictions,
including Minnesota for 1932, In his introduction he
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"Freemasonry is in this world to stay. Its rdeals touch the
infinite. All the rest of it is dependent upon individual and
cooperative efrort. Let's not worry about the fate of our institution."
Bro. Orville E. Cain, Keene, elected. Grand lVlaster.
Bro. Harry M. Cheney, Concord, reelected Grand" Secretary
and reappointed Fraternal Correspondent.
NEW JERSEY, 1933.
Tlie 146th annual communication rvas held at Tr.enton
on April 19, 20, Bro. Floyd J. Kilpatrick, Grand l,faster,
presiding. Seventeen Past Grand I\fasters rvele present;
also 53 Grand. Replesentatives, inclucling Bro. AnClre'rv B.
Scott for I'Iinnesota.
Lodges represen.ted, 273; on roll, 278. llernber.ship,
93,976; raised, L,447 ; suspenaled, 2,881 ; net decrease, 2,686.
Trvo nerv loclges constituted. Corner stone laicl for a church.
Gland l\{asters ancl other Glancl Loclge officels frorn thc
Grand Lodges of trIassachusetts, Pennsylvania, Yirginia,
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tions u'ith the Masonic Grand l-.rodges of Noru'ay, Srved.en
and Denmark rvith a vierv of establishing fraternal relations.
A resolution 1r'as offered providing for the remissioir
of fees and assessments due Grand Lodge from the subordinate
Lodges on account of any member whose d.ues had
been remitted by his lodge. ft rvas given full consideration
from the standpoint of the uncertainty of its effect upon
the beneficiaries of Grand Lodge, the Masonic Charity
Foundation, Ifome maintenance fund, and the matter u'as
u'isely laid over a year. These are serious matters in these
days of financial stringency and distress. It affects both
the contributor and the beneficiary. If our contributors,
the Masons, fail to pay their nfasonic obligations, the Grand
Lodge may be unable to function and those r,vho are the
beneficiaries must necessarily suffer. Masonry must never
permit such a disastrous result.
For the second year the Committee on Appeals and
Grievances had nothing referred. to it, indicating a wonderfully
pleasing condition and peace and harmony prevailing
amongst the brethren of New Jerse;'.
74 Grancl jurisdictions received excellent revielvs by
the Committee on foreign correspondence. Bro. E. A. Reed
revier,ved Minnesota for 1932.
Bro. Arthur P. Johnson, Haddonfield, elected Grand
Master. Bro. fsaac Cherry, Trenton, reelected. Grand Secretary.
Bro. E. A. Reed, Nervark, reappointed Fraternal
Correspondent.
NEW MEXICO, 1933.
The 55th annual communication s'as held in Rosr,r,ell on
lfarclr 20, 21,, 22, with the Grand l\faster, Bro. Thomas J.
Ifall, presiding. Nine Past Grand Masters were present.
Lodges represented, 43 ; on roll, 56. Membership , 6,64b;
raised, 142; suspended, 404; net decrease, 428. Three l\{a_
sonic halls dedicated. Corner stone laid for a l\fasonic
Temple.
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"It is needless to say," said Bro''Hall in his admirable acldress,
"that brethren
e jurisdiction are
€xperiencing the most our memory"'
"All parts of the bY what we have
chosen to call the depression. The mines in the southwestern,
western and northern part of the state have either closed or are
working with curtailed operations with shorter hours for employees,
The rail centers are handiiapped by cutting-down of
forces and shorter hours, The livestock and agricultural sections
by a market belolv the cost of production. Truly we are going
through times which try men's souls."
"In rny travels in the interest of the Craft there were instances
when it was hard to smile, but there was ever present
the same determined spirit to carry on, and as long as this trait of
thought persists, we have no reason to'worry as to the future of
Freemasonry in New Mexico.tt
The Grand Master approv;d builcling projects for tlt'o
loclges; visited all but trvo lodges in his jurisdiction; attend'ecl
eight Masonic Institutes at rvhich the attendance varied
from 50 to 375 Masons.
Here is an interesting fact reported by the Grand Nfaster
:
"Early last year the State Tax Commission ordered assessors
in all counties to place Masonic properties on the tax roll.
"Temple Lodge No. 6, Albuquerque, instituted suit to force
the assessor of Bernalillo County to remove the assessment of
their property from the tax roll. In the trial, judgment was entered
against the Lodge and thq case was promptly appealed to
the Supreme Coult' After due consideration, the higher Court
found that Freemasonry is an educational institution and as such
rvas exempt by statute from taxation."
$4,418.30 rvas disbursed for relief. Ten loans amounting
to $1,805 \\'ere granted from the Revolving Student Loan
Funcl.
The Grand Lecturer reported that during the year he
lracl traveled.11]72 miles and visited 56 lodges.
Grand l-.iodge favorecl a Commission PIan for lVlasonic
trials and the jurisprudence committee 'was directed to report
nerv by-Iau's to conform to this plan.
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GAAND LODGE OT' UINNESOTA.
The Sojourners Club continued its humanitarian service
at U. S. Veterans Hospital No. 5b at Fort Bayard. 94,b00
lvas appropriated for its work in the coming year.
The Committee on Masonic Education Service is carry_
ing out an extensive plan and program of lVfasonic educa_
tion with beneficial results. All of the lodges are actively
participating in the rvork.
New Mexico is one of the very ferv Grand jurisdictions
in the United States which d.oes not appoint fraternal rep_
resentatives and it was decided that it remain ,,different',
until a real reason for a change of policy is evident.
Proceedings of 45 foreign jurisdictions were briefly reviewed
by Bro. John Milne. Minnesota $,as not mentioned.
Bro. Alpheus Keen was unanimously reelected Grand
Secretary for the 50th time.
Bro..John Milne, Alburquerque, is Grand Master; Bro.
Alpheus Keen, Alburquerque, is Grand Secretary. Bro.
Lynn B. Mitchell is Fraternal Correspondent.
NEW YORK, 1933.
The 152nd annual communication was held in Nerv york
City on May 2, 3, 4, b, Bro. Christopher C. Mollenhauer,
Grand Master, presiding. Eight past Grand Masters wer.e
present; also 90 Grand Representatives, with Bro. John C.
Ross representing Minnesota.
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I-,odges on ro1l, 7,032; membership, 332,319; raiseil,
4,276; suspenaled, 8,432' net d-ecrease,9,870, One new lodge
constituted. One Masonic Temple dedicated.
The Grand Master rvas optimistic, for the first lvords
of his address were:
"Amid evidence that the economic sky is clearing and the
hopes of men will soon be realized through faith in God and in
our counlry, we come from the valleys and hills of this State to
consider the business of this 152nd annual communication of
Grand Lodge.
"During the dalk days, which please God are now nearly
over, oul Fraternity has stood the test and has exemplifled in a
large measure those cardinal virtues of fortitude and courage."
IIe was very emphatic that the lifeblood of many of
the lod.ges was being sapped by the excessive proportion rlf
non-dues-paying life members on their rolls. IIe pronounced'
the practice of creating a non-d.ues-paying class as vicious'
A considerable number of lodges reported as high as fifty
per cent or over. The statistics showed that in Nerv Yorl<
there rvere 22,637 life members representing a loss in Grancl
Lodge dues of more than $200,000 'rvhich the regular membership
has to bedr. The Grand Master suggested four
courses of action; \Ye approve of one, viz., abolish life memberships
entirely.
The report of the superintendent of the Masonic l{ome
and Hospital is of great interest.
Fraternal recognitiou lvas extended to the Grand. I-,lodge
Del Pacifico in Sonora, Mexico, the Grand l-.loclge of Bolivia
and the National Grancl Lodge of Palestine.
The "Traveling Trorvel" which was launched on its
journey 28 years ago by the Grand Lodge of Nerv York,
was returned. to Grand Lodge. In fulfiIling its mission of
spreading the spirit of brotherly love it had traveled into
all the Grand jurisdictions of the United States, and even
into }[exico. It rvas receivecl in n'Iinnesota at a special
communication of Grancl I-.rodge at X'aribault by Grand Master
Gustaf Widell in 1907.

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
The work of reconstructing the builclings and. clearing
the grounds at the George Washington Masonic Shrine at
Tappan, New York, .w'as completed. During the year it was
visited by over 9,000 persons.
The Committee on foreign correspondence stated:
"The experience of the past four years had yielded lessons
which ought never to be forgotten. One that concerns us most
particularly is that carelessness in the admission of candidates
is bound to lead to disaster, economically as well as morally. Inadequate
inquiry into the motives which prompt petitions for
Masonic fellowship has shown itself to be disloyalty to the Craft.
Men have been allowed to join under the impression that the
lodges are mutual aid societies. Some have been found whose
initiation fees were paid by relatives who wanted to get rid of
the burden of supporting them.,,
The report covers the largest number of foreign jurisdictions
in any report from any other jurisdiction, as Ne\r/
York probably recognizes more foreign jurisclictions than
any other jurisdiction in the world. Minnesota for 1gB2 was
included r\/ith generous quotations from and references made
to the oration of our Grand Orator.
Bro. Christopher C. Mollenhauer, Nely York City, reelected
Gland Master. Bro. Charles H. Johnson, New york
City, reelected Grand Secretary. Bro. S. Nelson Sau,yer,
Palmyra, reappointed Xrraternal Correspondent.
NEW ZEAIJAND, 1932.
The 43rcl annual communication was held in Auckland
on November 23, Bro. Charles Bathurst, The Right Hon.
I-.iord Bledisloe, presiding. Four Past Grand Masters rvere
present; also 32 Grand Representatives, including Bro. A.
G. Shrimpton for l\{innesota. Lodges represented, 277 ; on
roll, 300. Membership, 26,618; initiated, 88?; suspendecl,
545; net decrease, 683.
Lord Bledisloe u'as unanimously reelected Grand Master
and installed. The Grand Lodge of New Zealand has
been honored in having as Grand. Masters four representa-
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tives of His Majesty the King. The ffrst was Lorcl Plunket,
a trained cliplomat (1906-1909) ; the next was Lord Jellicoe,
an illustrious sailor (1922-7923), followecl by Sir Charles
Fergusson, a distinguishetl solclier (1925-1928), ancl in 1930
by I-,lord Bledisloe, an experiencecl agriculturist, who has
given immeasurable aicl to the farmers of New Zealand. at' a
time when they most needed sound aclvice antl encouragement.
The Grand Master presented a very ffne address, making
some splendid observations as to the outstanding or distinguishing
marks of a Fteemason, in rvhich he said:
ttThese are days when we must make specially evident the
stabilizing power of Masonic brotherhood and our capacity for
resistance to disruptive influences. As experienced builders we
must contribute our part not only to the erection, but also to the
preservation of the fabric of ordered government, civilization
and human progress. These are days when in fact preservation
and reinforcement are more crying needs than actual construction.
and to this task we are able to bring the confidence and
inspiration which flow from many centuries of noble tradition.
As a leading British statesman wisely stated recently when advocating
research regarding the personnel of the Mother of
Parliaments from the earliest times: 'Those who have no regard
for the traditions of the past are unlikely to safeguard the welfare
of posterity,' and no patriot is worthy of the name who has
no regard for future generations of his countrymen."
The Board of Benevolence distributed f,1,418 to 60 Masons
anal wid.ows cluring the year, and 193 annuities amounting
to f8,505 were granted from the Widows and Orphans
and Aged Masons Fund. The loans and glants from the
special War Benevolent Fund amountetl to !674'
The Grand Lodge of Guatemala was accorded fraternal
recognition.
The reviews of proceedings of foreign jurisdictions are
published from month to month in The NTew Zealand Craftd;
man. In the March 1933 publication we find a very exeellent
review of Minnesota for 1932.
Bro. The Right Hon. I-.rortl Bledisloe, Wellington, is

GRAND LODGE OF UINNESOTA.
Grand Master. Bro. Col. George Barclay, Auckland, is
Grand'Secretary.
NORTH CAROIJINA, 1933.
The 145th annual communic,ation was held in Asheville
on April 18, 19, 20, with Bro. Iferbert C. Alexander, Grand
Master, presiding. Eleven Past Grancl Masters were present;
also 66 Grand Representatives, with Bro. Francis D.
Winston representing Minnesota.
I-:odges present, 140; on roll, 371. Membership, 8B,644;
raised, 526; suspend,ed, ,2,456; net decrease, 3,940. One nerv
lodge constituted.
The Grand Master opened his excellent address with
a call to Masons to remain true and steadfast to the principles
of Freemasonry, saying:
"Masonry and our nation, in fact the entire world, have
faced the most trying and puzzling conditions we have ever been
called upon to face. Perhbps we have not suffered more want
than heretofore, but conditions have been far worse because faith
in our leaders has been largely destroyed, and there seems to be
no one capable of leading us out of our dilemma. It would seem
that the Communists have made capital of our misery, and that
our every misfortune has played into their hands. It is an easy matter
to-day to spread the seed of discontent, and intelligent people
heed the wildest sort of rumors. Masons are a carefully chosen
body of men, hand-piclced, if you please, for their convervatism,
for their upstanding charaeter, for their moral qualification, and
for their belief in a Supreme Being. It behoves us, therefore,
to remain true to those excellent tenets of our profession and to
stand steadfast before the eyes of all men.,'
A lodge invited ffve other Iodges to participate in a
Sunday picnic on top of Roan l\fountain, to have a beef
barbecue dinner and an all-day program, but the Grand
I\{aster vetoed it as being in conflict with the Code.
There being no appropriation for the Committee on
Masonic Education their rvork naturally laggecl. ft costs
money to provide education in any line. Membership was
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continueal in the Masonic Service Association of the United
States.
The Grand Master issued. a letter calling upon the entire
Masonic membership in North Carolina to a reconsecration
to their Masonic vows and to the bincling of them in unity
for the common good of ali peoples everywhere, and requestecl
every lodge to assemble on the evening of April 4,
1933, to participate in "reconsecration to Freemasonry."
The response was wholeheartecl and enthusiastic.
Bro. Clyde R. Hoey, Grand. Orator, in his address discussecl
the subject "The Times," especially as applied to
Masons and to America; he cleemed it an especially high
privilege of Masons acquaintecl with past history anil conscious
of the present and its exacting and pressing clemancls,
to look confidently to the future and face its problems with
courage and hope.
The Grand I-:oclges of Bulgaria, Polancl, Valle de Mexico
and Nicaragua were given fraternal recognition.
Of the 377 children in the Oxford Orphanage 127 were
of Masonic parentage. The per capita cost was $315.27 per
year, a recluction of $7.14 over the previous year.
Under a new law, the members of subordinate lodges
are permitted. also to become members of North Carolina
I-.rodge of Research No. 666, so long as it cloes not receive
petitions or confer clegrees.
A resolution 'rvas acloptecl giving lodges authority to
make any of their members who have renderecl distinguished
service to Masonry, an honotary life member if he has been
a member in good standing for 30 years or more ancl has
attained T0 years of age.
Bro. J. Edward Allen's report on foreign correspondence
is as usual of high stanclard. The review of Minnesota
for 1932 contains four pages of quotations from the address
of our Grand Orator.
Bro. Peter T. Wilson, -Winston-Salem, electecl Grantl
Master. Bro. J. H. Anderson, Raleigh, reelected Grand Secretary.
Bro. J. Edrvard Allen, 'Warrenton, reappointed X'raternal
Corresponclent.

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA,
NORTH DAKOTA. 1933.
lodges asking careful consideration of the subjects of
economy,-advising a budget system, committee work io
help secretaries in the matter of dues and suspensions for
for setting the Craft to
trict adherence to proper
and Discipline,-urging re_
Ile was a guest at the annual communication of our
Grand Lodge in January, lgAB; attended. the conference of
Grand. Masters at'Washington in February and the meetirrg
of the George 'Washington l\fasonic National Memorial As_
sociation at Alexandria, Va., in February, 1983.
On Masonic leadership, he said.:
mony prevails among the brethren, and his own conduct should
be an example to his followers. He should see to it that differences
are ironed out and difficulties
laws and consult your proceedings and
that they are properly executed. Don
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New loans in the amount of $5,602'50 were made frorn
the Educational Founclation.
Bro. William J. Hutcheson presented the 11th annual
report of the Committee on Masonic Service and Education,
an interesting and. instructive disclosure of the lvork it is
doing in appliecl MasonrY.
A resolution '!vas presented providing for the waiver of
the fifty cent per capita d.uring 1933 and 1934 for the Masonic
Ilome and Hospital and it tl'as overlhelmingly votecl
down.
Grand Lodge adopted a new stand'ing resolution orr
Sunday obseri'ance, as follolvs:
"That no Lodge can hold a communication on the flrst da-rr
of the week commonly called Sunday, except to perform funeral
services or to participate in religious worship. Any regular or
special communication begun on Saturday must close by midnight
of thut duy, Masons, horvever, may assemble on Sunday for the
holding of 'A Lodge of Sorrow,' which does not require 'a conlmunication'
of the lodge, or othel memorial services.
"That no ilIasonic temple orvned or controlled by a tr{asonic
Lodge or Nlasonic corporation can be used for social gatherings
on Sunday.
"That membels of a l\{asonic body in this gland jurisdiction
or of an organization composed entitely of l[asons ma]' assernble
to hold a picnic or like outdool gathering on Sunday fol a purpose
that is commendable and in accol'd lvith the decorurn that should
characLetize the Masonic attitude towald the day' plcvided the
holding of a picnic or outdoor gathering and the character of the
ploglam has the approval of the Grand i\faster. The plgram
should be limited to musical, literary, educational or religiorr-s
numberg.t'
Bro. Walter: FL }lurfin, P' G. lI., pleserltecl his Sth annual
levies' of pi'oceeclings of othel Grancl Loclges. I-Ic
saicl it vas gratifying to noie in these times of financiai
stress that loclges ancl Gl'ancl Loclges \\'ere facing the situation
l,ith a heartening spirit of serYice to unfoltuDate
brethren.
Bro. Earl K. Bitzing, Falgo, electecl Glancl trfaster"
Bro. \Yalter I-.r. Stocks'elI, Fargo, reelected Gland Secletar'rv.

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GBAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
Murfin, Fargo, reappointed Fraternal Cor-
NOVA SCOTIA. 1933.
The 68th annual communication was held in Halifax on
June 14, with Bro. Reginald V. Harris, Grand Master, presiding.
Six Past Grand. Masters were present; also 32
Grand Representatives, ours being absent. Lodges represented,
46; on roll, 82; membership, 9,669; raised, 209; suspended,
318; net decrease, 216.
After Grand Lodge was opened the Grand Chaplain,
R. W. Bro. Archbishop 'Worrell conducted an inspiring devotional
service and delivered a sermon on the subject,
"King Solomon's Temple."
The Grand Master gave a good business report. He
nominated. the appointment of Bro. G. A. Kennedy to be
Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Minnesota
near the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia.
Requests for recognition from the Grand I-iodges of
Bahia, BraziI, Argentine, Dominican Republic, Spain, thc
Grand Orients of Portugal and Belgium were denied, "rvithout
disrespect" to any of them.
Bro. James C. Jones presented his 19th annual revierv
of proceedings of other jurisdictions, 61 in number, including
Minnesota for 1932. He refers to the address of our
Grand Orator as "a very fine oration-from start to finish
the address \{'as grand. "
Bro. Reginald V. Harris ,Halifax, reelected Grand 1\[aster.
Bro. James C. Jones. Flalifax. reelectecl Grand Secretary.
OHIO, 1932.
The 123rcl annual communication rvas held in Canton
on October 79,20, rvith Bro. I{arvey X]. Ake, Grand Master,
presiding, Fifteen Past Grand Masters lyere present; also
48 Grand Representatives, rvith Bro. Mattherv Smith representing
Minnesota.
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I-.roclges represented, 677; on roll, 618; -membership,
799,284 ; raised, 2,689 ; suspentled., 9,186 ; net decreas e, 9,275.
One nerv lodge constituted, Two lodges formed U. D. X.ive
Masonic halls declicated. Corner stones laicl for 2 public ;
schools, 3 Masonic Temples, a church, Federal Post Offiile
and the Lima Memorial Hospital.
At the close of the first day's session the members of
Grancl I-.rodge went to Woodlar,vn Cemetery and placed a,
wreath upon the tomb of Bro. William NlcKinley.
The Grand. Master's address rvas interesting; he clevoted
part of his address to the situation confronting everf
Grand jurisdiction, viz., Ioses from suspensions for nonpayment
of d.ues, from rvhich we quote:
"Suspension for non-payment of dues involves a vital question,
and the responsibility is that of the entire membership rather
than that of the secretary or other officers. No brother should
be suspended for non-payment of dues until it is clearly determined
that he can pay and does not. On the other hand, those
who cannot pay should have their dues remitted. These brethren
who have lost their membership temporarily must be returned to
full membership as speedily as possible, and I repeat that to bring
this about rests upon each and every member o.f the lodge rather
than upon the officers alone.t'
He visited 52 lodges; decided that Grand Lodge should
not become a member of '(Emergency Council of Fraternal
Organization in the United States of America. "
For the "Good of the Order" he rnad.e some very good
suggestions:
"Open lodge at the appointed time, Conduct the business
of the lodge in a dignified, orderly manner, then close. The
brethren who care to visit may do so with more freedom and
Iess disturbance after lodge than in it. Those who want to ,;'o
home may go.
"Past Masiers should be frequently seen in the lodge, but
not too often heard,
"The quiekest and surest way to ruin a good lodge is to
continue the same brethren in office from year to year, The best
talent is frequently on the side lines.

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"If your lodge officers persist and insist on banking your
lodge funds with their own, put ,them under bond. You and they
will be embarassed sooner or later. The bond will protect
against, finarlcial loss.
"If you have any improvement upon the ritualistic work,
submit it to the Committee on Ritual. But until the approval of
that committee is had, follow your ritual literally and strictly.
"That Grand Lodge will give permission to smoke in lodge
to all brethren who smoke in their church. All others must
refrain.
"The little things as well as the big ones make Freemasonry
different. The big things force recognition and obedience. Neglect
of the little things will bring your lodge to the level of
just another meeting.
t'Every Mason worthy of the name is proud of his apron.
He is never properly clothed and should not be permitted to sit
in lodge unless he is wearing it.
"Are you a Freemason or just a member of the lodge?"
A new Grand Loclge by-la'w was adoptecl creating "The
Temple Committee" to u'hich every subordinate lodge, before
purchasing land or purchasing, erecting or occupying
a building for lodge purposes, to cost $1,500 or more, must
submit the method of financing the building plans and have
the approval of the Committee.
Bequests amounting to $127,574 rvere received. during
the year for the Ohio Masonic Home. The membership
consisted of. 239 men, 747 lvomen, 110 boys and 74 girls.
The total value of farm products for the year was $16,968.71i.
68 Grand jurisdictions \\'ere liberally and 'rvell revierved
by Bro. Earle Steu'art, P. G. 1U., in his report on foreign
correspondence. I'finnesota for 1932 received generous and
careful attention.
Bro. Simeon Nash, Columbus, elected. Grand Master.
Bro. Harry S. Johnson ,Cincinnati, reelected Grancl Secrctary.
Bro. Earle Stervart, Ironton, reappointetl Fraternal
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OKITAHOMA, 1933.
The 25th annual communication u'as helct in Guthrie
on February L4, 75, 16, with Bro. James I. Phelps, Grancl
Master, presiding. Eighteen Past Grand Masters \yere
present; also 40 Grand Representatives, with Bro. WiIIett
iU. Haight representing Minnesota.
Lodges represented, 328; on roll, 447; membership,
57,900; raised, 971 ; suspended, 6,982; net decrease, b,g57.
One new lodge constituted. Four lodges consolidated into
two, and one charter surrendered Corner stones laid for
2 public sshools and a court house.
The Grand Master's address rvas short and business-like.
He admonished the brethren not to become discouraged at
the conditions through l'hich they were passing, but to
accept them as a challenge to theil fidelity; that adversity
and. privation are stumbling blocks or stepping stones, dependent
upon the manner in rvhich they are usecl.
Ile traveled. nearly 25,000 miles in making visitatious
to lodges, made many addresses, attended_ numerous conferences
and did much to help lodges ancl brethren solve
their difficult and perplexing problems.
IIe apointed Bro. Louis H. Colson of Wadena, Minnesota,
as Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of OkIahoma
near the Grand Lodge of l\finnesota.
The per capita of the 354 members in the Masonic
Homes in 1932 rvas $18.77 per month, a slight decrease over
1931.
Subordinate loclges that have paid their fuII quota to
the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association
rvere urged to keep on rnaking their contributions
to the end that Oklahorna take its place among its sister
Grand jurisdictions that have paicl their full quotas.
Fraternal recognition rvas granted the National Grancl
Lodge of Czechoslovakia at Prague.
One of the best orations delivered in Grand Lodges
during the past year was that given by the Grand Orator',
Bro, John R. Abernathy, rvho spoke on ,,Some l\fisunder-

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standings of Masonry, " a practical and thought provoking
discourse.
The Grand Master was directed to appoint a committee
of three Past Grand Masters to look into, investigate and
study a plan to clivicle large lodges and constitute smaller
ones out of the. large ones.
Grand Loclge rvas unable to continue its financial assisiance
to the Craftsman Club at the U. S' Veterans Hos-
- pital at Muskogee, but the constituent loclges were urged to
render such assistance as their finanses rvarranted. The airn
and activities of this Club are Masonic in character and
worthy of suPPort.
A Trial Commission and Cocle s'as aclopted' It leaves
it optional for the lodge or the accusecl to have a lodge
trial or a trial bY Commission'
A resolution \vas passed providing that preference be
given to 1\'Iasons, u'ives of disable$*$4sons and rvidorvs
of deceased .Ulasons in filling jobs aiffiositions at the Masonic
Olcl Folks and Chilclrens Home.
Bro. Thomas C. Humphry submittecl another excellent
report on foreign colrespondence, revierving proceedings of
63 jurisdictions, including t\linnesota for' 1932' It u'as ]ris
28th annual leviel', including six to the Grand I-''oclge of
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present; also 53 Grand Representatives, with Bro. W. percv
Folsom answering for Minnesota.
Lodges represented, 76b; on roll, 124; membership,
29,06L; raised, 347; dropped, 1,081 ; net d-ecrease, 1,05b.
one new lodge constitutecl. Two Masonic hails dedicated.
The Grand Master,s address was an interesting ancl
valuable Masonic document. IIe stated that,,to *uy i hurro
been busy is to state the matter mildly; f have eaten morc
and slept less than during any other year of my life.,, He.
wisely administered Grand Lodge affairs and gave thoughtful
and wise consideration of the problems of the present
and the future. In making 83 ofifrcial visits he traveled
21,400 miles and delivered. addresses on g1 occasions before
approximately 21,600 Masons.
He said. he hacl never been east before, and on his way
to attend the conference of Grand Masters in -Washington,
D. C,, he stopped in Minnesota, and of his visit said:
"fn Minnesota, I met M. W. Grand Master Montreville .T.
Brown and Grand Secretary John Fishel and his associates. I
was shown through their wonderful library and given a glimpse
of the manner in which they are recording the history of Masonry
in that jurisdiction. It is truly commendable.,,
The 3.2 beer problem had to be solved by the Grancl
Master, and he issued. a circular to the lodges quoting the
Masonic Code of Oregon as to the sale of intoxicating
Iiquors and keeping and attencling bar in liquor saloons,
ancl heid, that 3.2% beer is intoxioating and its sale came
within the Code provisions; a'lso that, as to the sale of beer
by tenants occupying Masonic builclings, the'terms of the
lease must govern and must be respected as any other contractr.
Thg Jurisprudence Committee approved the positiou
taken by the Grand Master and. when its report was pre_
sented. there was considerable discussion from every stand.point
of the question, but finally the report rvas unanimously
adopted.
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Masonry " rvas the slogan of the Grand Master, and. he gave
eight pages of splendid inspiring and helpful thought on
the subject.
Educational assistance lvas given from the Educational
Fund to 133 cliildren in 77 families, averaging $112.57 per
child, for a nine months school year. The principal of this
fnnd was $258,378.20.
Financial assistance r,vas disbursed by the lVlasonic
Board of Relief in the amount of $8,217.31 . 714 cases were
handled ; 3,217 fraternal visits rvere macle and 56 funerals
conducted. The I\fasonic Service and Employment Bureau
fiIIecI 1,155 positions. Applicants were members of 35 jurisdictions
outside of Oregon, 14 of rvhich rvere from 1\{innesota.
Requests for recognition r,vere granted to the Grand
I-.iodges in the States of Bahia, Parahyba, Rio de Janeiro
and Sao Paulo in Bvazil; I-,lessing zu den drei Ringen at
Prague, Czechoslovakia, Grand l-.loclges of Hond.uras, Nicaragua
and. San Salvador, and del Pacifico in the State of
Sonora, Mexico. Recognition was denied the Grand I-rodges
of Columbia, Spain, Uruguay and National Grand Lodge ,rf
Palestine, and rvas rvithdrawn from the Grand. Orient of
BraziI and the National Grand Lodge of Egypt.
A plan of life membership by purchase, with exemption
from payment of dues, rvas adopted.
The Grand Orator, Bro. R. Frank Peters, delivered a
ffne oration on the subject "How shall lVfasonry meet the
challenge of the Future. " It was enthusiastically receivecl
by the brethren of Grand Lodge.
A plan proposed to elect the Grand Master one year
iu advance of the time of his installation or to have the
Deputy Grand Master automatically become Grancl Master
the year following his election as Deputy Grand Master,
met with defeat.
Bro. Robert C. Wright gave an interesting report on
foreign correspondence. He prefaced his reviews by an
editorial and some observation on several subjects and Masonic
topics. His jurisdictional reviews were in many in-
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stances supplemented by copious comments. Minnesota for
1932 received generous excerpts on the action taken by our
Grand Lodge on the report of our Committee of Masonic
Research and fnstruction.
Bro. Leslie M, Scott, Portland, elected Grand Mastei.
Bro. D. Rufus Cheney, Portland, reelected. Grand. Secretary.
Bro. Dr. Otto C. Ifagmeier, Astoria, appointed Fraternal
Correspondent.
PENNSYIJVANIA, 1932.
Quarterly communications 'were heid in Philadelphia
on }Iarch 2, Jwe 1, September 7, and. December 7, ancl the
annnal communication on December 27, 1932. Bro. Benjamin
Page, Grancl i\faster, presided at all communications.
According to the Grand Secretary's report, at the close
of 1932 the numbel of loclges on the roll .lvas 568; the membelslrip,
208,595; initiated, 2,029; suspenclecl, 3,085;.net cleclease,
4,150.
I{emorials to clecleasecl brethren, reports of comrnittees
on Finance, Loclge By'-larvs, I-ribraly ancl l{asonic Home,
reports of Trustees of the sevcral Charity Funds ancl election
of offrcels constitutecl about all the business transactecl.
At the annual corumunication 137 loclges \\,ere repl()sentecl
out of 568. The Ahnoners of the Glancl Loclge Charitr.
l'uncl announcecl tirat gt'ants hacl been allol'ecl on 556
applications in thc amount of $13,900. Colner stones t'ere
laicl ,"ol tryo Fedelal Buildings.
The nunbel of guests at the }fasonic IIorne zrt Elizabethtorvn
s'as gleater than ever, ancl due to the lirnitecl
housing capacit;' ulanlr cases hacl to be lejectecl.
Bro. lVilliarn Dicl< gave br.ief reviel's of ploceeclings
of 69 jurisclictiols, inclucling l{innesota for' 1932.
Blo. Benjamin Page, Philaclelphia, electecl Gt'arrcl IIaster.
Blo. John A. Pelrr', Philaclelphia, reelectec1 Grancl
Secletaly. Bro. William Dick, Philaclelphia, reappointeil
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Fratelnal Colresponclent.

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
PHILIPPINE ISI-/ANDS, 1933.
The 21st annual communication was held in Manila on
January 2+,25,26, rvith Bro. Antonio Gonzalez, Grand Master,
presiding. Thirteen Past Grand Masters were present
and 88 Grand Representatives.
I-lodges present, 79; on roll, 105 ; membership, 6,092;
raised, 239; suspencled, 568; net decrease, 247. One nerv
lodge constituted. One Masonic Temple dedicated.
The Governor-General of the Islands, Bro. Theodole
Il,oosevelt, rvas introduced and received with tumultuous
applause and made a very happy arrd interesting address
of welcome. He rvas accompaniecl by his Cabinet and Staff.
On recommendation of the Grand Master Bro. Carl F.
Olson was appointed by ouq..Grand. Nlaster as Grand Representative
of the Grand Irodge of the Philippine Islands near
the Grand l-:oclge of Minnesota.
In commemoration of the 200th anniyersary of thc
birth of George Washington, a celebration was held in
Manila. Eloquent addresses were given on Washington,
the Man, the Statesman, the Military Officer, the Citizen,
and the Mason.
The Grand Master traveled through almost the entire
jurisdiction in making official visitations to lodges, arnong
them the Iodge at Shanghai, China. The principal impression
he gaiued on his visitations lras that there rvas no justiffcation
for any belief that Masonic enthusiasm u'as languishing
in the Philippines; quite the contrary. He reported:
"Masonry in our country continues to be what it has been in
the past: a great power for the moral and spiritual development
of individuals and collective bodies. In some co/nmunities the
action of Masonry has made itself felt to a considerable extent,
It is highly esteemed and great things are expected of it. But
that is not the case everywhere. It is especially in those places
where the Masons stay within the four walls of their temples and
do not rnake their light shine in the community in which they
are living, that Masonry is languishing. This shows that it is
of vital importance.that we make all efforts to spread the light
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of our lofty ideals until it shall illuminate even the remotest
corners of our .country. Only thus will Masonry fulfill its noble
mission."
Fraternal recognition r'yas given the Grand Lodges of
Bahia, Minas Geraes, Para, Parahyba, Rio de Janeiro, and
Sao Paulo in Brazil; the Grancl I-.rodges of Argentine, Bolivia,
Ilonduras, Nicaragua and. del Pacifico in Mexico.
Recognition'was'withdrarvn from the National Grand Loclge
of Egypt and the Grand Orient of Brazil, and declinecl as
to Gran Logia Nacional Argentina, Symbolic Grand Lodge
or Uruguay and Grand l-,lodge of Denmark.
The office of District Deputy Grancl Master for China
was created.
A resolution calling .for exemption from payment of
dues for any brother rvho had been a member of his lodge
for 25 continuous years or u'ho hacl served as Nlaster of his
I-:odge and been a member for 20 continuous years, rvas
rejected.
This communication of Grand Lodge was a very busy
and interesting one, and it is impossible in our brief space
to digest in full rvhat rvas done. Suffrce to say, the Masons
of the Philippines are alive and living up to the ideals
and precepts of l\fasonry.
The fraternal reviews rvere presented by Bro. George
R. Harvey, P. G. M. 59 jurisdictions rvere splenclidly re.
viewed.. IIe said he believed. it was norv time to quit wailing
about business depression ancl loss of members and. rvrite
sornething that r,vould be of benefit to his brethren. -Wc
note that Minnesota did not come under his reviewing eye.
. Bro. Dr. Stanton Youngberg, Manila, elected Grand
Master. Bro. Ner'vton C. Comfort, Manila, reelectecl Granil
Secretary. Bro. George R,. Harvey, Manila, reappointetl
Fraternal Corresponclent.
PRINCE EDWARD ISITAND, 1933.
The 58th annual communication rvas held in Summersicle
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presiding. Eleven Past Grand l\fasters \vere present and
41 Grand Representatives, ours being absent.
I-.rodges representecl, 14; on roll, 15; membership, 1,117 ;
raised, 31; suspended., 47; net decrease, 39. The corner
stone of Prince Edrvard Island Hospital at Charlottetorvu
was laid.
The Grand Master visited every lodge in his jurisdiction
and found a determined effort being made to stimulate
and maintain interest ancl to instruct the membership,-monthly
talks, question box, lantern lectures and Masonic
playlets being used and demonstrating their worth.
Realizing the severe test rvhich the economic tribulations
of the past year had. brought forth the Committee on
Grand Master's address thought it proper to consid.er what
in the eyes of the profane world should be the outstanding
characteristic of a Freemason, and said:
"First, surely a eapacity for remaining calm and unshaken
when sunounded by worldly troubles and especially those which
affect our material well-being. A study of relativity of values in
the light of Masonic teaching will tend not merely to clarify our
outlook on life, but also enable us to appreciate the limitations
of material things. Are there not many throughout the world to
whom present economic adversity is bringing a larger measure of
unalloyed happiness based upon self-revelation than they have
ever before experienced? Are not our present worldly experiences
advancing the time visualized prophetically by the most
humanly inspiring of all Scottish poets when tman to man the
world o'er shall brothers be for a' that'? These are days when
we must make specially evident the stabilizing power of Masonic
brotherhood and our capacity for resistance to disruptive influences.
As experienced builders we must contribute our part
not only in the erection but also in the preservation of the fabric
of ordered government, civilization and human progress.tt
A revised. Constitution in course of construction for
three years was adopted.
There is no report on foreign correspondence.
Bro. Shannon M. Daniel, Ilunter River, elected. Grancl
Master. Bro. William J. Drake, Charlotteto\4'n, reelected
Grand Secretary.
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QUEBEC, 1933.
The 63rd annual communication r,yas held in Montreal
on February 8, 'lvith Bro. J. A. lfcDonald, Grand Master,
presiding. Four Past Grand lVlasters lyere present and 85
Grand Representatives, Bro, J. I[. tr'erns representing Minnesota.
I-.rod.ges representecl, 86; on roll, 92; membership,
75,750; initiated, 323 ; suspendecl, 356; net decrease, BB9.
Tlr'o Masonic Temples dedieated.
Bro. l\,IcDonald gave a short business address. He
recommended that extreme precaution be taken under pfesent
conditions in examining applications for membership;
that lodges open promptly at the designated hour; and that
they u'atch closely their expenses, especially for refreshments,
and keep rvithin their revenue.
Bro. Rev. R,. WeWitt Scott, Grand Chaplain, gave a
scholarly aclclress which is r,vell worth reading.
The Grand Secretary requested a cut in salary; it rvas
recluced frorn $3,000 to $2,700. $8,225 was clisbrused. for
payment of relief in 69 cases.
Fraternal recognition rvas accorded the National Grand
I:odge of Czechoslovakia at Prague and the York Grand.
Lodge of Mexico.
The reports of the District Deputy Grancl Masters rvere
encouraging and disclosed that they hacl been conscientiously
devotecl to the duties of their. office.
Bro. E. A. Evans, P. G. n[., prepared and submitted
the report on foreign correspondence, covering reviervs of
45 jurisdictions, including Minnesota for 7932.
Bro. J. A. nfcDonald, Valleyfield, reelected Grand Master.
Bro. lV. -W. \Yilliarnson, iVfontreal, reelectecl Grand
Secretary. Bro. E. A. Evans, Quebec, reappointecl Fraternal
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GRAND LODGE OF IIINNESOTA.
QUEENSIJAND, 1932.
At a special communication held July 14, 1931, at Brisbane
the retiring Grand Master, Bro. W. IL Green, gave his
farewell address and rejoiced in the appointment of His
Exoellenoy Sir John Goodwin as Grand Master of the Grand
Loclge.
The Grand Master elect was presented, invested and
installed; he briefly addressed Grand I-.iodge. Sir John
Goodwin is the representative of His Majesty the King of
Great Britain as Governor of Queensland.
Four new lodges lvere consecrated during the year and
the Masonic Temple at Brisbane rvas dedicated. The membership
rvas reported to be 27,717; 590 rvere initiated; the
net decrease was 1,085.
Quarterly commuriications were held September 2,
December 2, 7937, and March 2, and June 1, 1932. One
Masonic Temple rvas dedicated..
Grand Lodge adopted the follol'ing resolution presented.
by the Board of General Purposes:
"That the lodges spend more on their refreshments than is
warranted in the present state of afrairs, and that they should
endeavor to reduce their expenditures in order to conserve
the funds to assist brethren in need; also, that the lodges
should make a small charge to all who participate in the refreshments
and use such money for any requiring it."
The Board of Benevolence passed grants for relief
amounting to f.I,927.
Arrangements wete tnacle for election of another cottage
at the Agecl nfasous, lVidos's and. Orphans fnstitution
neal Sanclgate.
Bro. L. P. l\Iarhs, Brisbane, is Grand Secretary.
RHODD ISLr\ND' 1933.
A special commuuication 'tvas held Novernber 4, 1932,
at Pas'tuchet, at rr.hich the officers of nfount ]Ioriah l-,lodge
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No. 8 of Lime Rock, dressed in colonial costumes, exemplified
the E. A. degree. An interesting historical address was
given on "Early Masonry in Pawtucket,, by Bro. J. WiIIiam
Baker. The meeting was held in connection with the celebration
of the Bi-centennial of the birth of George -Washington
and of the 180th anniversary of his receiving the
E. A. degree in 7752.
The semi-annual communication was.held in Providence
on November: 21, 7932, tlne Grancl Master presicling. Reports
r,vere received from the Jurisprudence Committee on
matters included in the aildress of Grand Lfaster J. Irving
Shepley given to Grand Lodge at its annual communication
in May, 1932, and on the matter of organization and existence
of clubs within the body of, or carrying the name of,
a lodge. The Committee concluded:
"The control and regulation of these clubs 01. groups organized.
within a lodge is a matter rVhich must be largely left
to the subordinate lodges themselves, and only when the welfare
and harmony of a subordinate lodge appears to be seriously
threatened should Grand Lodge attempt by specific legislation to
impose limitations or set down definite rules for the conduct
thereof."
The 143rd annual communieation rvas held in Providence
on May 15, ivith the Grand Master, Bro. Arthur
Whitehead, presiding. Fifteen Past Grand Masters rvere
present. I-.lodges present, 41; on roll, 43 ; nrernbership,
78,4+5; raised, 204; dropped, 348; net decrease, 468.
The Grand Master's.address was devoted stricily to
business matters. He visited all lodges in his jurisdiction
at least once.
Reports 'were received from the seven District Deputy
Grand Masters showing the character of the work performed
by them. Adclresses were made by distinguishect
visitors from the Grand Lodges of Massachusetts, Pennsylvania,
Connecticut, New Jersey, Yermont and District of
Columbia.
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for financial relief and disbursed $15,946.77. Its activity
covered the giving of counsel ancl advice in matters relating
to the sale of property, adjustment of mortgages, procLrring
homes for needy brothers or their widolvs, education
of orphans, funeral anangements, location of persons rvhose
addresses were unknolvn, and investigation of relief applications
and recipients for other jurisdictions.
The Trustees of Grand Lodge Educational X'und awarded
129 scholarships of r,vhich 73 rvere renervals; 86 rvere to
young men and 43 to young women receiving educational
training in 35 colleges and universities. A total of $27,300
was advanced of which $2?,300 has been returned.
The Committee on foreign corresponclence gave a brief
report, but no reviels. It called attention "to the recent
alleged act of the Nationai Grand I-.rodges in Germany of
the dissolution of all free l\{asonic lod.ges and of their subsequent
reorganization rvith the exclusion of the Jewish
members," and said: "This action is to be cleplored as it
is contrary to the spirit of the universality of Freemasonry,
in making a race discrimination. The Grand Lodge of
Rhode Island is not in official correspondence with any of
the Grand l-.roclges of Germany. "
Bro. Augustus F. Rose, Providence, elected Grand Master.
Bro. Harold L. lVlcAustan, Providence, reelected Grand
Secretary.
SASKATCIIEWAN. 1933.
The 27th annual communication was held in Moose Javr
on June 27, 22, rvith Bro. X'rancis B. Reilly, Grand Master,
on the Throne. Of the 39 Grand Representatives present,
Bro. J. McOauley represented Minnesota.
Lodges present, 145; on roll, 200; membership, 14,058 ;
initiated, 198; suspendecl, 518; net decrease, 530. One neu'
Iodge constituted. Corner stone laid for a church.
The Grand Representatives of other jurisdictions were
rvelcomed by the Grand Master and Bro. J. McCauley,
Grand Representative of Minnesota mad.e suitable response.
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said :
The Grand Master made a brief address, in which he
"Notwithstanding the low state of business and the failure
of crops, wherever I went I found the finer: things for which
Masonry stands, flourishing, In times of acute depression all
sorts of weird schen-res for the uplift of humanity have a mushroom
growth, but clear-thinking among the leaders of our lodges
have kept the great majority of our brethren from these entanglements,
I found no spiritual depression in the jurisdiction,"
He attended district meetings in each district ancl
visited 20 Iodges. The reports of the District Deputy Masters
are of interest anal reveal the true condition of Masonry
in the Province.
During the year $7I,778.+7 r'as disbursed by the Board
of Benevolence for relief in 78 cases.
There rvere sorne excellent suggestions, courses of
study and monthly outlines on topics to be presented to
loclges, reportecl by the Committee on Masonic Education
and Research.
Bro. W. M. Maltin presenteal the report on foreigrr
couespondence, tersely and accurately reviewing proceeilings
of many foreign jurisdictions inelucling l\,Iinnesota for
7932.
Bro. -W. R. Craig, tr{oose Jal', elected Grand l{aster..
Bro. W. B. Tate, Regina, reelected Grand Secretarl'. Bro.
-W. R. lVlartin, Regina, reappointed Fraternal Corresponilent.
SOUTII AUSTRAITIA, 1933.
The half-yearly communieation rvas held. in Adelaide
on October 79,7932. l\{. \\r. Bro. His Excellency Brig-General
The llon Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven, Grand Master,
presicled. 26 Grand Representatives'were in attendance,
including Bro. G. W. Willoughby for Minnesota.
150 lodges rvere reported. on the Grand Lodge Register,
vith a membership of 14,590, a net decrease of 418. There
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After the first verse of the National Anthem had beerr
sung the Gran,il I{aster d.eclared Grand l-.lodge open in ample
form and. was salutecl with the Grand Ilonors.
Great satisfaction was expressed over the action of His
l\[ajesty the King in extending the term for which the
Grand Master was to continue as Governor of the State, ancl
the brethren expressed their loyalty and affectio4 to him in
his public office and as Grand Master and a Brother among
Freemasons.
Ife made many visitations to the country lodges which,
he said, had been rvonderfully enthusiastic.
The annual communication .rvas held in Adelaide on
April 19, the Pro Grand Master, Bro. Hon. Mr. Justice
Napier, presiding. 30 Grand Representatives rvere present,
ours being absent.
The Grand Master was unanimously reelected. The
Grand Secretary, Bro. Charles R. J. Glover, rvas appointecl
to represent Grand Lodge at the dedication of the Masonic
Peace Memorial at l.rondon in July. The offer of the Board.
of General Purposes to present to the United Grand l-,odge
of England on the occasion of the dedication, a set of lyorking
tools made of native Australian woods, rvas accepted.
The rvriter rvas present at the l\,Iemorial Temple in London
when this fraternal gift was presentetl and can testify that
it was a most beautiful and valued gift and r,von the admiration
of every brother who r,vas present. The 24 inch
Guage, the handle of the Gavel, and the blade of the Skirret
were made of mulga, and aII the other tools were made of
myall. The tools were encased in a polished case of recl
gum, suitably inscribed.
Masters of lodges lyere admonished to make themselves
fully conversant of precautionary measures and to see thai
the strictest supervision tvas exercised. to be certain that
visiting brethren possessed the necessary credentials and
evidence to entitle them to visit lodges.
During the year Grand l-.lodge disbursed f,1,307 for re-
Iief of members. widows and families of deceased members
and to charitable institutions.
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The reviews of proceedings of foreign jurisclictions
were prepared in most instances by the Grand Representative
of the jurisdiction reviewed and were very complettl
and interesting. It has been a pleasure to read them. Brc.
R. Owen Fox prepared the review of Minnesota for 1932.
Our Grand Representative, Bro. G. E. Willoughby, rvas very
ill and unable to give his revierv of our proceedings. He
passed away on April 10, and rve regret his passing.
Bro. the Hon. Sir Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-
Ruthven is Grand }faster ancl Bro. Charles R,. J. Glover,
Adelaide, is Grand Secretary.
SOUTH CAR,OI-.,INA. 1933.
The 196th annual comrnunication rvas held in Charleston
on nfarch 8, 9, with Bro. E. S. C. Baker, Grand Ma-ste-r:,
presicling. Eight Past Grand Masters were present; also
42 Grand Representatives, including Bro. Kenneth Baker
fol Minnesota.
Lodges represented, 257 ; on roll, 284. Membership,
23,389; raised, 457; suspend,ed, 2,746; net decrease, 2,821.
One lodge formed U. D. Two charters revoked. Trvo Masonic
halls dedicated. Corner stone laid for a Masonic
Temple.
Bro. Baker gave an excellent address, the vital keynote
of which u'as the complete and abicling necessity of
recloubling the efforts to relieve distress among clestitute
Masons and a suffering humanity. IIe reportecl a most
commendable spirit existing among the loclges; that much
had been accomplishecl in spite of adverse conditions; and
that the morale of Masonry in South Carolina rvas never
higher or stronger. He further saicl:
"Although we have been gripped in the jaws of a depression
that has known little or no loosening throughout the year, it
has been a period witnessing many activities and changes as well
as some perceptible progress. A large proportion of the people
of the country, many of them Masons, have been without employment
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families. While this unemployment has caused many to feel the
pinch of hunger, cold and other sufrering, it has also afforded
to Masonry another one of those opportunities to render assistance.
And it is a matter of just pride that thet Masons of the country
and of our jurisdiction have made a large contribution toward
this much needed unemployment relief. As is usually true in
panicky and depressing times, the cynic, the doubter and irreligious
libertine have reinforced and continued their engagements
on the side of agnosticism and infidelity. In these matters
Masonry has been peculiarly challenged, but, as always, has been
found true and faithful in disseminating the light and in emphasizing
tha all-important Masonic principle of faith in God.
If these are trying times, and if Masonry is being tried, it should
be an abiding comfort to know that it has been found trtre to the
great principles its teachings exemplify and heroic in effort to
embrace opportunities to be of service to mankind."
He ruled that it \\'as improper for a lodge to put on rr
participate in a minstrel shorv to raise funds for the use of
the lodge.
During the year the Masonic Relief Fund took care of
38 orphans in 3 Orphanages at an expenaliture of $4,620,
ancl 40 orphans not in Orphanages, 72 Masons and 86
u'idows, at an expenditure of $20,026.50.
The Service Committee reported 210 meetings hell
during the year, involving more than 35,000 miles of traveli+g
by the three members of the committee. Every Masonic
clistrict except one held an annual meeting and nearly every
Iodge in the State was reached through public, group and
local lodge meetings. It was estimated that more than
8,000 Masons \rrere personally contactecl, besid.es 4,000 of the
public rl'ho desired to hear the message of Masonry.
Bro. George T. Harmon, D. G. M., submittecl his 5th
annual revieu' of proceedings of foreign jurisdictions, 71
in all, a careful report and analysis of everything of importance
occurring in the several jurisdictions. Minnesota
for 1932 was given courteous mention, the address of our
Grand Orator being mentioned. as constituting splendid
material for use in inspirational lodge meetings.
Bro. E. S. C. Baker, Conway, reelectetl Grand MastQr.
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Bro. O. Frank Hart, Columbia, reelected Grand Secretary.
Bro. George T. Ilarmon, Sumter, reappointed Fraternal Cor_
respondent.
SOUTH DAKOTA, 1933.
The 59th annual communication lr,as held in Aberdeen
on June 73,7+, lvith Bro. Therlo E. Burrington, Grand Mas_
ter, presiding. Tu'elve Past Grand Masters r,vere present;
also 29 Grand Representatives, the Grand Master represent_
ing Minnesota.
I-rod.ges present, 110; on roll 1?9; membership, 1g,207;
laisecl, 250; suspencled, 956; net decrease, 969. One lodgc
formed U. D. Two lVfasonic Temples dedicated. Corner
stone of a Masonic Temple laicl.
fmmediately after the opening the Grand. Standarcl
Bearer and the Grand Stewards presented the Americau
Flag at the Altar, rvhile the members sang ,,America.,, The
flag was then stationed in the East u,here it remainecl durine
the session.
The Grand l\faster discussed the problems arising from
non-payment of clues, loss in membership and lodge at_
tendance, and in anstvering the question ,,What is l,rons
rvith Masonry?", he said:
"Brethren, there is nothing wrong with Masonry. Our prin_
ciples and purposes ale as sound and as fundamental today as
in the years which have passed. Masonry does not change. It is
the .tvorld around it that changes. What is wrong with Masonry?
This question has been forcefully answered by many well in_
forrned and learned Masons who assure us that there is nothing
tvrong with Masonry, but that there may be something rvr.ong with
some l\{asons.
"The greatest dangers which 'ive face at this time are not
the great losses which we are sustaining in membership, but
rather the ultimate result of our indifference, Our dangers come
from within rather than from without. There need be no cause
for alarm if we but plan constructively and act conservatively,
alCays remembering that the eternal truths of God shalt remain
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ry. Its foundations are based upon a belief in God' the immortality
of the soul and the brotherhood of man.
"There is a business side to Masonry which must not be
overlooked. Every lodge as well as this Grand Lodge has its
financial obligations which must be met. If our lodges and our
Grand Lodge is to be protected in meeting their obligations, I am
sure that less effective legislation,t' referring to the law requiring
suspension of members, would involve and imperil our whole
financial structure.t'
"I urge every member of our great Order to hold and support
his Masonry. The cost is small, almost nothing when compared
to the benefit derived from the membership. He may need it
at any time, in fact, he is constantly in need of it at all times and
Masonry is always serving not alone its members but all humanity
as well. The message of Masonry is a spiritual force in a material
world, and it is well that we do not forget to urg€ our members
to retain and support their membership not only for their own
good, but for the benefit of all the wotld."
The Grand Master'recommend.ed that Grand Lodge
again become identiffecl r'r'ith the Masonic Service Association
of the Unitecl States.
Bro. W. J. Hutcheson, of Fargo, N. D., and Blo. CarI
H. Claudy, of -Washington, D. C., rvere elected Honorary
1\[embers.
Bro. John H. Corvles, Honorary mernber of the Grand.
I-,lodge of South Dakota, was delegated to represent it at
the dedication of the Masonic Peace Memorial at London,
England, in July.
There was no report on foreign correspondence.
Bro. Sanforcl G. Donaldson, Yankton, elected Grand
Nfaster. Bro. George A. Pettigrerv, Sioux FaIIs, reelected.
Grand Secretar'y.
The
August
ing.
The
lief hacl
TASMANIA, 1933.
half-ys2r'1t communication rvas heltl in Hobart-on
26, 7932, u'ith Bro. I;arvrie, Grand Master, presi,I-
Board of Benevolence reportetl that finaueial rebeen
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brethren and 30 u'idorvs of deceased brethren in distressed
circumstances, to the extent of. fr957.
Fraternal recognition y'as granted the York Grand
Lodge of Mexico.
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closing, and although the matter is essentially one of individual
Masters and Chaplains, it should not be lost sight of that the
ritual ceremony is first and foremost for the speciflc and definite
purpose of instructing candidates in our practices and doing
things formally according to established usage, whilst the V. S. L:
is for daily use in a much more intimate sense.,,
Bro. 'W. H. Strutt, Hobart, is Grand Secretary.
TENNESSEE, 1933.
The 119th annual communication was held in Nashville
on January 25, with Bro. William p. Chandler, Grand Mas_
ter' presiding. Fourteen past Grand Masters were presenr
and 52 Grand Representatives including Bro. Clycle H. Wilson
for Minnesota.
Lodges represented , 40g; on roll, 441. Membership,
44,507; raised, 632; suspended, 8,461; net decrease, 8,46i.
Two new lodges constituted. Two lodges consolidated, one
charter surrendered and four arrested. Corner stones laid
for 2 Federal Post Offices.
The Grand Master presided over Grand. Lodge ou his
61st birthday. He reported peace and harmony prevailing
through the jurisdiction, and that in spite of the unrest anl
precarious condition in some parts of the country, Tennessee
Masons appeared happy and continued their trust in Almighty
God.
On his recommendation Bro. Clyde H. Wilson, of Knox_
'ille, rvas appointed by the Grand Master of Minnesota as
Grand Representative of the Grand I_:odge of Minnesota
near the Grand I_.iodge of Tennessee.
The mileage and per diem for representatives of lodges
to Grand Lodge rvas reduced to six cents per mile and $6
per day.
There rvere 6? men, 47 old ladies, 41 mothers, b0 boys
and 63 girls cared for by the Widou,s and Orphans lfome.
$61p00 \,vas appropriated for its maintenance and operatio'
during the coming year.
A resolution providing that when the d.ues of a brother
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are remitted by his lodge, it shall be relieved from paying
Grand I-:oclge dues for such member' was rejectecl'
For economical reasons the Committee of Ed'ucation
lvas d.iscontinuecl.
Bro. John T. Peeler, P' G. M', presentecl another fine
accuratelY and' frater-
Grand. jurisdictions, inuoted
from the oration
\\ras a short and beautiful
address. IIe also saicl: "Minnesota appears to have a
splendid Masonic Home and they care for it well' "
Bro. Jesse B. Templeton' Winchester, elected Grand
Master. Bro. Thomas E. Doss, Nashville, reelected Grand
Secretary. Bro. John T. Peeler, Huntington, reappointerl
Fraternal CorresPondent.
TEXAS, 1932.
A special cornmunication rvas held l\[ay 9, L932, in the
auditorium of the George -washington National I\fasonic
Memorial Temple at Alexandria, Va., rvith Bro' Alva Bryan,
Grancl Master, presicling. A large number of distinguished
visiting brethren were present. The communication was
helcl on the invitation of the Grancl Lodge of Virginia' It
was the first Grand Lodge which held a communication in
the nerv Memorial Buiiding. A very fine account is given
of the various Masonic meetings held during the weel< of
the dedication of the Memorial.
The 97th annual communication rvas held in 'Waco on
December ?, 8, with the Grand Master presiding' Fifteen
Past Grald Masters were present; also 43 Grand trl'epresentatives,
inbluding Bro' C. \Y' Goerte for Minnesota'
Lodges represented, 798; on roll, 958. Membership,
\26,074; raisecl, 3,036; suspencleil,9,980; net clecrease, 8,518'
Corner stone laid. for a church ancl Masonic Temple'
The Grand Master reportecl that notwithstanding financial
troubles in many of the lodges, they lvere overcome and
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of the Masons in Texas were still ffrm in their allegiance
to the principles of Masonry and many were giving more
serious thought and attention to its welfare than ever before.
He advised all clubs formed by Masons that they could
not use the rvords "Masonic" or "Mason" as a part of their
name or use any nfasonic emblem for their purposes.
"A plea for constructive Leadership" was the theme
chosen by the Grand Orator, Bro. John Maxwell, for his
scholarly and instructive annual oration before Grand
I-.rodge. Many interesting addresses were given by visiting
brethren, notably that of Bro. Orville D. Wescott, Medical
Officer in charge of Veterans Administration Hospital,
I-:egion, Texas.
\
Grand Lodge continued its membership in the Masonic
Service Association of the United States.
Bro. W. M. Fly, P. G. M., presented his ?th annual
report on foreign correspond.ence, reviewing proceed.ings of
63 of the 76 Grand Jurisdictions in fraternal relationship
rvith Texas. The review of each jurisdiction is quite complete,
nothing of the slightest interest escaping the eye of
the revierver, rvhose space seems not to be limited. We are
indebted for an excellent review of Minnesota for 1932.
He said our Grand Orator functioning as such mad.e a valuable
and rvorth'rvhile contribution to Masonic literature.
Bro. 'Wallace llughston, McKinney, elected. Grand, Master.
Bro. W. B. Pearson, 'Waco, relected Grand Secretary.
Bro. 'W. M. Fly, Gonzales, reappointecl Fraternal Correspondent.
UTAII, 1933.
The 62nd annual communication was held in SaIt I_.rake
City on January 77,78, 'r,vith Bro. Howard P. Kirtley, Grand
Master, presiding. Sixteen Past Grand Masters were present;
also 44 Grand Representatives including our Representatiye
who is the Grand Master.
Lodges represented, 26; on roll, 26. Membership,
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4,952; raised, 84; suspended, 121 ; net decrease, 152.
The Granil Master visited aII lodges antl found. Iess
clegree work but every effort being made by Masters and
'Wardens to holcl the brethren together rvith special pro-
grams and social meetings.
The annual dues of lodges to Grand I-:odge 'was reduced
from $1.75 to $1.50. The total expenditures for charity
cluring the year was $7,983'25.
Bro. Sam H. Goodrvin, P. G' M., presentecl his customary
carefuJ.Iy preparetl reviews of foreign jurisdictions,
including Minnesota for 1932'
Bro. Norman R. Vote, Salt Lake City, elested Grand'
lVlaster. Bro. Sam H, Goodwin, Salt Lake City, reelectecl
Grand SecretarY.
VERMONT, 1933,
The 140th annual communication rvas held in Burlington
on June 74, I5, rvith Bro. Charles B. Adams, Grand Master,
presiding. Nine Past Grand Masters were present; also
49 Grand Representatives, Bro. -WiIIiam J. Ballou representing
Minnesota.
Loclges represented, 96; on roll, 103. Membership,
19,1?3; raised, 290; suspended, 277 ; net decrease, 423. One
Masonic Temple declicated.
The Grand Master calletl attentibn to a paragraph in
the Grand l-,lodge Constitution, providing "that a frequent
recurrence to fundamental principles and a f'rm adherence
to justice, moderation' temperance, industry and- frugality
are absolutely necessary to preserve the blessings of liberty
and keep Government free," ancl then said:
"I know of no place where such a recul'rence can better be
had than in our Masonic lodges' I do not mean that we should
live in the past or think entirely in terms of the past. I do mean
that we should go forward into the future confident in our destiny,
ever bearing in mind the unshaken principles upon which
our Institution was founded and vrhich should be the rule and
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steps and path toward that haven of rest frdm whose bourne no
traveler ever returns.
"Thus, and thus only, may we go forward to ,nobler deeds,
higher thoughts and greater achievements,, building stone upon
stone on the sure foundation so well laid for us in yeafs past,
confident that we will cast no aspersions against our venerable
institution. If the three million, and over, Masons in this coun_
try will keep these thoughts in mind and govern their lives and
actions accordingly, I have no fear f
lems can be approached upon the
have no fear of their final solution
happiness of the human race. To
our part."
Ife made recommendation for the appointment of Grand
Representatives for 28 foreign jurisdictions, and regarding
the duties of a Grand Representative, he said:
"This office is not entirely an honorary one. It should be
active. Each Representative should be present at our annual
communication, should report to the Grand Jurisdiction which
he of importance that transpire and should
kee with thel jurisdiction which he represents.
IIe mber that he is its Representative near our
Jur
Among his decisions he ruled that,,after a lodge has
been declared closed by the Master he has no right to re_
open the same for the transaction of business r,vhich rvas
omitted; that the reopening on the night of a regular com_
munication, after the same had been closed, would result
in the holding of a special meeting which would not be
proper without notice to the members in accordance to the
by-laws. "
Regarding the situation confronting many lodges by
reason of non-payment of dues, he said:
"No Mason should be suspended for non-payment of dues
who is temporarily under financial embarrassment and unable
to pay his dues. Neither should any Mason be carried who does
not think enough of his Masonry to fulfill his financial obligations
to his lodge and simply uses the present economic condition as an
excuse for his failure. The dues in most of our lodges are not
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under ordinary circumstances. We should not cheapen our
Masonry, The secretary and other officers of our lodges have a
very great duty to perform in handling the present situation'
Right and justice should be done in all cases. I suggest the
appointment of special committees to assist these officers"'
The Grancl Nlaster lvas asked if it r'vas proper for a
brother to solicit support for election to offrce in a lod'ge or
the Grand. Lodge, and replied: (Let some of our o\vn
brethren take notice !)
"I unhesiiatingly say that such pr:actice is not Masonic and
should never be countenanced. A Masonic office should come as
an award for merit and faithful service, and not become a matter
of what might be called 'political preferment' as a result of solicitation.
The principle of free, voluntary and intelligent choice
should be our rule and guide without any spirit and practice of
electioneering rvhich is so prevalent in the outside rrcrld'
"Such practice has a gteat tendency to create discord and
ill feeling. Modest merit shrinks from intruding itself ; it awaits
recognition and will not remain unnoticed in an orderly, wellgoverned
and appreciative lodge."
An assessment of 25 cents per capita member \r/as mad'e
for one year, to be paid" into the Grancl Lodge Charity Funtl'
Bro. Archie S. Harriman, P. G. M', presented the report
on foreign correspondence' a very excellent review of
nearly all jurisdictions in fraternal relations with Vermont.
In his forervord he states that the story of the year is not
a long one, but that he has no fear of the future of Masonry;
that "the present cloud.s rvill pass away' and though the
present hard. times rvill bE long remembered, still they rvill
soon be obscured by the mists of the past and' lVfasonry wiil
shine again in all her old glory and splendor." In his revierv
of l\finnesota for 1932 he cluotes from the address of
our Grancl Orator ancl gives a long excerpt, "for its intrinsic
value," from the report of our Committee on Life
Membership.
, Bro. Charles B. Ailams, Waterbury, reelected Grand-
Master. Bro. Archie S. Harriman, Burlington' reelecteil
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Quarterly communications rvere held in Melbourne on
March 16, June 15, Septembet 21, and' December 21' The
Pro Grand l\{aster, Bro. 'W. P. Bice, was on the Throne at
the March quarterly. There was an attenclance of 2,000
brethren. 48 Grand Representatives rvere present, ours being
absent.
The Grand Secretary reported the membership of thc.
481 lodges on December 31, 1931, to be 51,769, a net decrease'
of. 285. 2,388 r,vere initiated, 464 excluded, and 2,849 resigned
from membership. Seven nerv lodges lvere constituted
and six Masonic Temples were dedicated.
The Grand Master, Bro. I-,lord Somers, having departed
from Victoria, Bro. William -Warren Kerr rvas installed anrl
proclaimed as Grand l\faster, ancl the other Grand Lodge
officers were duly invested.
At the June quarterly the Grand Master. presided. Wc
note the attendance of Bro. H. McClelland, Grand Reprtsentative
of Minnesota, rvho rvas presented u'ith his patent.
During the year the Board of Benevolence made grants
ln 274 cases amounting to 57,6L3.
In the report on foreign corresponclence there ar.e brief
reviews of 49 jurisdictions, each prepared by a different
brother': none from Minnesota.
Bro. W. Ste'n'art, I\felbourne, is Grand Secretary.
VIRGINIA, 1933.
An emergent communication rvas held on l .ay 72,7932,
in the auditorium of the George Washington Masonic National
Memorial, located. on Shooter's Hill, Alexandria, for
the purpose of dedicating the l\femorial Temple. The Grancl
Master, Bro. Harry K. Green, presided. Grand l\fasters and
representatives of Grand l-.rodges of the United States and
from the Grand l-rodges of Canada, Philippine Islands, Austlalia
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were attended by Ilerbert lfoover, president of the United
States, Patrick J. Hurley, Secretary of War, WiIIiam N.
Doak, Secretary of Labor, and a large number of distinguished
guests.
Bro. Charles If. Callahan, Past Grand Master of Vir_
ginia, presided at the dedicatory ceremony and the building
was d.edicated rvith the usual Masonic ritual to Freemasonry,
Virtue and Universal Benevolence.
An illuminated address was received from the United
Grand Lodge of England. It was a parchment enclosecl
in a d.eep blue Morocco container, Iined rvith light blue silk;
inside the front cover was a portrait of George Washington
in Masonic regalia.
Bro. l\felvin M. Johnson, Past Grand Master of Massachusetts,'!yas
the orator; he deliverecl one of the finest Masonic
addresses we have ever read.
The attending representatives from Minnesota were
Bro. Guy F. Streater, Grand. Master, Bro. John X'ishel, Granrl
Secretary, together with Bro. Bennett O. Knudson, Grancl
Commander K. T., and Alfred G. Pinkham, Grand Prelate
of the Grand Commandery, K. T.
The 154th annual communication rvas held in Richmond
on February 14, \5, 16, with Bro. Ilarry K. Green, Grand
Master, presiding. Nine Past Grand Masters were present;
also 47 Grand Representatives with Bro. A. W. Obenshain
answering for Minnesota.
Lodges on the roll, 352; membership, 45,850; raised,
810; suspended, 1,657; net clecrease, 1,732. One nerv loclge
constituted and one formed U. D. Corner stones laid for
4 public schools, 2 armory buildings, a ehurch and Federal
Post Office.
The Grancl Master gave a long address, but it was
beautifully composecl and contained very, very interesting
reading matter. Referring to the existing economic conclitions
facing this country ancl Masonry he said there hacl
been little, if any, suffering in the Masonic ranks of Virginia
and that the spirit of Masonry was burning brightly
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"It is to the crowning glory of the Masons of Virginia that
during the greatest economic stress our country has ever faced
they have not allowed their fellow Masons or dependenLs to
suffer for the necessities of life. The experience of the past
year has indeed been an ennobling influence in our lives, and the
real aristocrat of the occasion is he who has done his part to the
full extent of his limited ability to help his weaker brother out
of want and despair."
He found the Masonic Home cro!\'ded to its capacity,
with a large waiting list. It is operated at less cost per
capita than any Home in the United States. He appealetl
to Grand. I-.rodge not to make any red.uction in the per capita
assessment as it rvould prove disastrous to and hanclicap
their benevolences and reflect discredit on Grand. I_.rodge.
Among his rulings we find the following: A public
celebration in honor of George Washington is not a Masonic
occasion and members of a Masonic lodge cannot af,tend
in Masonic regalia; circular letters sent out by Masters
of lodges to other lodges soliciting support for proposed
legislation at Grand Lodge is contrary to the rules and.
custom of Masonry and in violation of the Masonic law of
Virginia; it is contrary to Masonic larv to publish in any
form the names of rejected cand.idates.
I{e issued. a dispensation to Fredericksburg Lodge lo
hold a special communication on the top of a hill on George
'Washington's boyhood farm near Fredericksburg, in celebration
of his Masonic birth. He also issued dispensation
for laying the corner stone of a cemetery corporation, which
Grand Lodge did not approve, it beiug consid.ered that it
is not in keeping with the dignity of the Institution of Freemasonry
to lay a corner stone of a commercial building.
Dues of subordnate lodges to Grand Lodge were raised
from $1.75 per capita to $2.50. Each lodge was ordered to
pay a fee of $25 for each candidate raised. and to reqnire
a fee of $25 from each affiliate, to be paid to Grand. Lodge.
The minimum fee for degrees was fixed. at $25 and the
minimum lodges dues at 25 cents per month.
In the report of the Committee on Masonic I{ome rve
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the report it appears that the I.Iome itself as a rvhole is "in
good fettle. "
Bro. James C. Padgett, the nervly elected. Grand Master,
rvas presented r'vith the official hat, with a desk peu
set from the loclge in which he rvas raised, and rvith a
traveling case, brief case, a rvatch and- a silver set, respectively
from other loclges. The u'riter made the delightful
accluaintance in London, at the declication of the Masonie
Peace Memorial in July, rvith Bro. Padgett, named by the
Grand Master in his acldress as a "fine old Masonic patron."
'We spent many enjoyable hours and days together, 'which
brings back many happy and pleasant recollections.
The repolt of fraternal corlespondence is by Bro. James
lW. Clift, containing a very careful, correct and complete
revierv of all proceedings covered, inciucling Minnesota for
7932.
Bro. James C. Padgett, Indepenclence, electecl Gran,L
Master. Bro. James 1\[. Clift, Richmond, reelected Grand
Secretary and reappointed. Fraternal Correspondent.
WASHINGTO\T. 1933.
The 76th annual communication rvas held in Seattle on
June 20, 27,22, lr'ith Bro. John n{. Il,oberts, Grand Master,
triresiding. X'ourteen Past Grand lVlasters rvere present.
Lodges represented., 247 ; on roll, 266. Membership,
46,404; raised, 688; suspended, 1,847; net d.ecrease, 7,755.
One nelv lodge constituted. Tlt'o lodges consolid.ated. Trvo
Ilasonic Temples dedicated. Corner stones laid for 2 Masonic
Temples and. a X'ederal builcling.
The Grand I\faster visited a large number of the lodges,
attended the conference of Grand Masters in Washington,
D. C., and the dedication of the George Washington NIasonic
National Memorial at Alexand.ria, Va.
He ruled that in vieu' of the fact that the Congress oE
the Unitecl States had by legislation declared lhat 3.2%
beer is non-intoxicating. and having no eviclence to the
contrary, that beer rvhich complies rvith that legislation is

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA.
non-intoxicating, and that it is rrot a Masonic offense under
the provisions of the Washington l,fasonic Code to engage
in the handling, or to enter into the business of manufacturing
or selling such non-intoxicating liquor as a beverage.
The receipts to the Grand Lodge General Fund rvere
$54,380.33 ; disbursements, $36,732.50; to the l\{asonic Home
Fund, $?6,409.50 ; disbursements, $84,618.73.
A system of dual membership r,vas adopted. The Grand
Lecturer visitecl 84 lodges. The Grand Historian gave a
very interesting adclress on the subject "The Grand Oratols
and their philosophy. "
The question of funds for the maintenance of the Mtsonic
llome and for outside relief became quite a serious
problem as the present per capita tax for Grand Lodges
and the l\{asonic Home and relief contributions is entirely
inadequate. The Board asked for an appropriation of
$90,000 and Grand Lodge gave $80,000. The membership
in the llome u'as 175.
Bro. Ulysses E. Harmon, Grand Orator, d.elivered a
masterly address on " The Stabilizing Influence of 1\[asonry.
" His closing paragraph r,vas:
"It is a privilege to live in our day. The world is passing
through a trying ordeal. There never has been a period in our
generation when there was greater need for spiritual ideals.
Only spiritual power withstands fear and panic. Material things
perish with the using. Masonry pleads for the faith whieh saves;
for hope based upon mutual confidence; for justice tempered with
mercy; for universal brotherhood; for peace and good will among
men. The good seed of Faith, Hope and Charity will continue
to yield bountiful harvests. The indestructible creative forces
will keep the world fit for us to live with one another and for
one another. As a great fraternity we are still contributing
something vital to an enduring civilization. To the consummation
of such a glorious achievement we pledge our loyalty, our fidelif,y
and our sacred honor."
Grand Lodge adopted the follou'ing resohrtion:
107
"No lodge, either in its name or in the name of any association
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purchase or construction of any lodge building or site therefor
without the written approval of the Grand Lodge and the Grand.
Lodge Committee on Finance."
Bro. trldwin H. Patten, P. G. M., presented the report
on foreign correspondence, rvith a thoughtful and instruc_
tive "foretvord" on "Symbolism of the Three Great
Lights." Ifis reviervs are excellent examples of instructive
and interesting presentations of rvhat is found in the pro_
ceedings of other jurisdictions. Minnesota for 1982 was
liberally d.igested, rvith a full presentation, ,,for the consideration
of the brethren of 'Washington,,' of the report
of our Committee on Life Memberships.
Bro. John L Preissner, Yakima, elected Grand Master.
Bro. Ilorace 'W. Tyler, Tacoma, reelected Grand Secretary.
Bro. Edwin H. Patten, Tacoma, reappointed. Fraternal Correspondent.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA, 1988.
Quarterly communications were held in August, 1982,
at Kalgoorlie, and. in November, 1.g}2, and. February, 1gBB,
at Perth.
The annual communication was held in perth on May
25, with Bro. A. C. McCallum, Grand Master, presiding.
48 Grand Representatives were present, with Bro. X'. D.
Sewell representing Minnesota.
Lodges represented., LB7; membership, 9,940; raised,
375; excluded,,72; net increase,25. Two new lodges were
consecrated. Only twelve lodges have a rnembership of
100 or over, the la.rgest having 121 members.
During the year official visitations were made to 1b2
lodges, a remarkable record. 'We note from a report of one
of these visitations ihat there were instances of brethren
traveling regularly 269 miles to attencl an installation and
that one Master traveled 140 miles to and. from his lodge in
all kincls of weather and never missecl a meeting cturing his
term of office,-a fine example of devotion and loyalty.

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA. 109
The Board of Benevolence granted relief in 12 cases
in the amount of f767. The 'Widows, Orphans and Agecl
tr'reemasons Fund contributecl f'3,269 to the support of 96
children, 27 aged. Masons and' 25 aged wiclows of Masons.
Fraternal recognition was granted the Grand Lodges
of Guatemala and. Argentine and the National Grand Lotlge
of Czechoslovakia.
Bro. Frederick A. McMullen, the new Grand Master,
and Col. J. C. Strickland, P. S. G. W., were delegated to
represent Grand Lodge at the dedication of the Masonic
Peace Memorial at I-:ondon, England, in July' It was the
writer's privilege and pleasure to meet these two good
brothers on that occasion.
Bro. McOallum on retiring from office gave Grancl
Lodge some very goocl advice, ancl we quote the follorving:
"While there may be.at present little ceremonial work, this
is the opportunity for lodges to devote a considerable portion of
their time to Masonic instruction. If the Wor. Master is not
eompetent to instruct the younger brethren who have been
brought into the lodge, then there are many Wor. Brethren who
are able and willing to assist him in teaching brethren what every
Freemason should be:
'A friend to the helpless orphan, a friend to the destitute
widow, a friend to the fallen brothet, an advocate of purity of
life and rectitude of conduct. An advocate of temperance,
prudence and justice, demanding loyalty to onets Government and
piety to ones God,-a friend of every virtue.'
'And they should be engaged in cultivating brotherly love,
the foundation and copestone, the cement and glory of this ancient
fraternity. Avoiding all wrangling and quarreling, all
slanders and back-biting, nor permitting others to slander an innocent
brother, but defending his character and doing him all
good ofrces as far as is consistent with your honor and safety.
Saying and doing nothing which may hinder brotherly love and
good ofrces to be renewed and continued, that all may see the
benign influence of Masonry."'
Bro. James W. E. Archdeacon gave his ?th annual report
on foreign correspondence. He prefaced his reviews
by a "foreword" dealing with matters of more or less general
mention in the proceedings revieweal' and also on sev-

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eral topics given prorninence. It is a splendid report, ver,v
complete and nothing seems to have escaped the observation
of the revieu'er. Minnesota for 1gB2 was favored r,vitlr
an excellent review. The kind lyords said of our foreign
correspondent are courteously and sincerely appreciated.
Bro. Frederick A. McMullen is Grand Master. Bro.
A. E. Jensen, Perth, is Grand Secretary.
WEST VIRGINIA, 1932.
The 68th annual communication rvas held in Bluefield
on October 5, 6, with Bro. John W, de Vebre, Grand. Master,
presiding. Seventeen Past Grand Masters rvere present;
also 41 Grand Representatives, with Bro. prescott C. White,
our representative present.
Lodges represented, 158; on roll, 167. Membership,
33,397; raised, 572; suspended, 915; net decrease, ?48. One
Masonic hall dedicated. Corner stones laid for a County
Memorial Building, court house, church and Masonic
Temple.
The Grand Master's address rvas a brief statement of
facts, rvith ferv observations. The Grand Secretary, after
an analysis and study of the reports filed by lodge secretaries,
r,r'as firmly convinced. that the directing and determining
force in a lodge is the secretary ancl that the welfare
and gror,vth of a lod.ge depend to a great extent upon
the kind of a secretary the lodge chooses.
$49,945 was a'warded by the Committee on Education
to 35 young people as loans, to assist them in their college
courses; 91,850 'was disbursed from the Grand Charity Funcl
for relief of }fasons, l'iclows and children of Nfascins.
The special committee on PIuraI Membership preserited.
a long report, setting forth both sicles of the question, but
making no recommendations. The matter rvas referred to
the Jurisprudence Cornmittee for a report at the next annual
communication.
The Grand Master announeecl that Chas. Scribners Sons
are soon to issue a revision of "Gould's Ilistory of Free-

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA. 111
has heard nothing of it.
The Board of Governors of the Masonic Home reporte'l
the financial conditions of the Home and bluntly said they
had come to the parting of the ways and' that Grand Lodge
Grand CharitY Fund'
Bro. I-:ewis N. Tavenner, P. G. I\[', submittecl his 8th
annual report on foreign correspondence, containing Iiberal
and excellent reviews of many Grand' Jurisdictions, includ-
hood of God.
Bro. J. Wade Coffman, Charleston, elected Grancl Master.
Bro. George S. Laiclley, Charleston, reelected Grand
Secretary. Bro. Lewis N. Tavenner, Parkersburg' reappointed
Fraternal Correspond'ent'
WISCONSIN, 1933.
The8gthannualcommunicationrvasheldinl\filrvaukee
on June 73,74, rvith Bro. R'obert M' I\fillard, Grand Master'
presiding. Fifteen Past Grand Masters \\rere present and
iZ Grand Representatives, rvith Bro' Ernest C' Gatchell
representing Minnesota
Lodges representetl, 311 ; on roll, 312' Membership'

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PROCEEDINGS OF TEE
60,701 ; raised, 7,097 ; suspended, 7,796; net decreas e, 7,5g7.
The Grand Master's report .was a model business-Iike
document, prececled by a short, pithy statement of conditions
in the civilization of the present time.
IIe disapproved of a resolution forbiclcling the Master,
-Wardens, Deacons and Stervards of a lodge to accept any
of6ce in any other Masonic body or affiliated body, until
such of,8cers had been a 'Worshipful Master for at least two
years, on the grouncl that it ryould restrict the members in
the free choice of their elective officers and the Master in
his appointive po.wer.
The Grand Master rvas asked if the owner and operator
of a brervery or the proprietor of a tavern r.vas eligible for
the Nlasonic degrees under the laws of Grand I_,lodge. His
decision is of interest and rvorth at the present time:
"The prohibitory edict of this Grand Lodge respecting the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor as a beverage is as
old as the Grand Lodge itself and as inflexible as the Ancient
Landmarks. The wisdom of our forefathers in promulgating this
edict with the resulting benefit to the institution of Masonry is
too well established to require comment at this time.
"With the enactment of recent legislation which authoriizes
the manufacture and sale of beer, Masonry is confronted with a
new and unfortunately an alluring sidelight on an ancient evil.
A conflict of opinion exists as to the intoxicating qualities of this
liquor. In order to expedite the time for marketing tire new
product as well as to conform to existing statutes, it was necessary
to. declare the beverage non-intoxicating, the law arbitrarily
specirying a 3.2 per cent alcoholic content by volume.
"f have read statements by numerous large manufacturers
to the effect that their product prior to the adoption of the lgth
amendment contained no larger a percentage of alcohol than.that
legalized. by the new statute. That the liquor of the days to
which they made reference was intoxicating, in my opinion, is
not subject to question.
"In view of these circumstances, I am unwilling to concede
the existence of a fundamental difference between the saloon
keeper of old and the tavern keeper of today. That the stigma
of disrepute might not pass from the old regime inco the new,
likewise to lend respectability to the latter, it was deemed proper
and expedient that the term 'tavern, be substituted for the term
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GN.AND LODGE OF MINNESOTA. 113
"The high calling of Masonly must be vigolously n.raintained
and admits of no compromise at any time. If, in our decisions,
we may err technically, let it be on the side of safety and prudence,
and always r,vith due regald to the incalculable influence
rvhich our official acts are certain to wield ovel the morals and
cthics of society.
"I recognize no necessity of temporizing with this question,
and I therefore declar.e it as my opinion that the prohibitory
edict of this Grand Lodge shall extend to and include persons ellgaged
in the brewery business, eithel as owners or operators or
both; and that this edict shall apply with equal force and efrect
to pelsons lvhose occupations ale legally designated as taveln
keepels.t'
Il,epolting on the Grand n{aster"s action, the Julisprrrclence
Committee said:
"Your committee feel that any ruliug on this decision at this
tirne would wolk an injustice and be inadvisable, and we lecomnrend
that no decision be made at this comlnunication of this
Grand Lodge.
"We reaffir'm the principle that has universally obtained in
this Grand Jurisdiction that anyone engaged in the manufacture
or sale of intoxicating bevelages shall not be eligible to petition
a Masonic Lodge."
The employrnent of a business rnanager for Granrl
Loclge rvas disapproved.
The per diem of rellresentatives to Grancl Lodge u'as
reduced from $4 to $3 and the rnileage from 10 cents to
4 cents pel mile.
There has been a contiullous gron'th in the activity of
the Comnittee on Masonic trl,esealch as to traveling libraries;
tr,l'enty ale llol\r in circulation \\'ith over 300 books, ancl they
Irave gone to about 65% of. the lodges.
The Masonic Service Bureaus are cloing constructive
\\rork, furnishing employment ancl relief in various u'ays.
There \\'ere 117 guests in the Masonic Home betrveen
the ages of 40 and 100 years.
106 resolutions relating to economy in Grand. I-.iodge
finances were leceived and disposed by the Comrnittee on
Expenditures. 'Ihe one lelating to exemption frorn per'
B5

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PROCEEDINGS OF TIIE
capita tax lvas not adopted for the reason that Grantl Lod'ge
f.nances would not permit of further reduction in income;
also the one relating to reduction in the per capita tax for
the Charity Fund rvas rejected, as the Funil nor'v established
is none too large in view of the increasing clemands and ii
would be extremely unwise to take any action rvhich might
roncler it impossible or difffcult to afiord necessary relief
to unfortunate brethren compellecl to ask for assistance.
$5,?00 was appropriatecl from the Grancl Charity Fund for'
relief in 26 cases.
Bro. Aldro Jenks, P. G. M., presented- his 36th annual
review of proceedings of foreign jurisclictions. He is the
Dean of foreign correspondents of Masonry. IIis reviews
certainly will be found. helpful to the brethren who d.esire
to improve themselves in Masonry. Minnesota for 1932 rvas
generously and approvingly revierved. IIis reference to the
number of lodges not represented at our 1932 annual communication
brought forth the remark: "In times of depression
like this, every loclge should be represented; there
is inspiration in numbets." Wisconsin's record- of every
Iodge but one being lepresented at the last annual communication
is remarkable ancl inspiring.
Bro. Thomas Loignon, Mihvaukee, elected Grand Master.
Bro. William tr'. Weiler', Millvaukee, reelectecl Grand
Secretary. Bro. Aldro Jenks, Doclgeville, reappointed. Fraternal
Correspondent.
wYoMrNG, 1933.
The 59th annual communication rvas helcl in Lander on
August 23, 2+, with Bro. Fretl S. Fobes, Grand. Master, presiding.
Sixteen Past Grand. IVlasters were present.
Lodges represented, 49 ; on roll, 49. Membership , 8,762;
raisecl, 106; suspended, 266; net d.ecrease, 256. Corner
stone laicl for a Fecleral Builcling.
The Grand Master reported peace antl harmony prevailing,
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GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA. 115
of some of the lodges aucl unernployment of their members,
the year had been one of deep concern.
He issued a proclamation directing all lodges to hoid
services on or about November 4 in memory of the I\fasonic
birthclay of George Washington, and a large majority responded.
He made official visitations at rvhich representatives
of 44 lodges rvere present.
The Grand Master rvas askecl 'whether it u'ould jeopardize
the Masonic standing of a brother, u'ho is a managet' or
clerk in a business in rvhich is taken a license to sell beer
as defined. by the Congress of the United States, and under'
the license the brother sells beer, as to whether a petitioner
for the Masonic degrees, engaged in the sale of legalizeil
beer, rvould be eligible for the degrees. IIe anslvered "no,"
and referred to certain provisions of the Masonic Code under
rvhich he said he had no authority to decide whether
beer as legalized by Congress rvas or was not intoxicating.
Also asked whether it was permissible to take legalized
beer into lodge rooms ancl halls to be served rvith lunches,
he refused to permit it to be done. The Jurisprudence Committee
approved his rulings, except they felt "that the use
of such beer under the present changing conditions shoulil
be left largely to the good judgment and direction of each
subordinate lodge." This viev is cluite contrary to those
expressed- in other jurisclictions. Bro. Lorvndes in his report
on fraternal correspondence makes this statement:
"Many Grand Masters are being asked to decide the status
of Masons who sell 3.2 per cent beer. The opinion of most of
them is that as long as the present legislation is effective, beer
which complies with that legislation will have to be held nonintoxicating;
therefore it will not be a Masonic offense to sell it;
but each one directs that the beer must not be sold or used in any
Masonic temple, and scime restrict its use at a Masonic festivity."
Blo. Joseph l\'L Lorvndes submitted auother f-ne report
on foreign correspondence. He gives some very interesting
information in his preliminary leport to Grand. I-:oclge, it
rvhich we find the following:

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"Official statistics issued by the United Grand Lodge of
England show a steady increase each year in new lodges throughout
the British Empire for: a period of sixteen years beginning
in 1917. At the close of that year the number of lodges totaled
3257. At the close of 1932 they numbered 4696. St. John the
Baptist Lodge No. 39, of Exeter, England, founded July 11, 1?32,
is claimed to be the oldest Masonic lodge with an unbroken
existence,
"Shanghai, China, now possesses a Masonic world record in
that it is believed to be the only city in the world having Masonic
lodges working under six different Grand Jurisdictions.
"No native in Japan is permitted to become a member of a
Masonic lodge for the reason that outside propaganda might be
promulgated within such societies, There is a 'g'entlemen's agl'eement'
between the government and the Masonic lodges which are
in existence there, that they will not admit natives to membership.
"Freemasonry in Sweden is on an entirely different plan to
that in America. The Master of a lodge is elected for life, and
the King of Sweden is the Grand Master. There are forty-one
lodges which have a membership of about 24,000, an average cf
585 to each lodge. The largest lodges are in Stockholm, there
are tlo, each with practically 4000 members.
"Dissolution of the Masonic lodges in Gennany and their
reformation on a 'purely Christian basis' was announced in Berlin
on April 19 of this year, by the National Grand Lodge. The nelv
name will be 'National Christian Order of Frederick the Great,'
and Jews will be excluded flom membership. One million
members will be afrected. If it is a Christian Order whicl1 they
have organized on a purely Christian basis, they must teach those
things that were taught by the Master Jesus. I wonder whele
they get the idea that He ever excluded anyone from the religion
He taught. If I remember rightly, He said, 'Suffer little children
to come unto ure, and forbid them not, for of such is the Kingdom
of God,' I do not find any mention where the Jewish children
were exempt.
What we need today is God's church, teaching God's word,
doing things in the name of God and believing in the God whonr
Jesus taught us to believe in,"
Bro. Charles C. Mitchell, Cheyenne, elected Grand IVIaster.
Bro. Joseph 1\'I. Lorvndes, Casper, reelected Grand Secretary
and reappointed Fraternal Correspondent.

GRAND LODGE OF MINNESOTA,
YORK (MEXICO), 1933.
LL?
The 73rd annual communication rvas heltt at Nlexieo
City on April 13, Bro. Marshall A. Malone, Deputy Grand
l\{aster, presiding. Eight Past Grand Masters were present;
also 43 Grancl Representatives, Bro. James F. Barry answering
for Minnesota.
Lodges represented, 13; on roll, 15. Membership, 867 ;
raised, 33; suspended, 92; net decrease, 70. One nerv lod.ge
eonstituted.
Bro. W. E. Crarvford, the Grand Master, reported a
year full of labor and service and u'as pleasecl to say that in
spite of economic difficulties the fraternity 'n'as closer together
than it ever had been.
He recommended that the commission of Grand Reprosentatives
l'ho had not attended Grand Lodge for three
successive years, rvithout a sufficient reason, be considered
cancelled; his recommendation rvas approvecl.
The review of foreign proceedings rvas submittetl by
Bro. I\farcus A. Loevy, 58 volumes being covered very creditably.
He abandonccl his topical revieu's lvhich, he says,
lvas an experiment and.dicl not seem to receive a very hearty
approval. His revieu' of Minnesota for 1932 rvas complete
and exact.
Bro. Marshall A. Malone, Tampico, elected Grand Master.
Bro. A. P. Old, 1\{inatitlan, P. O. address Aparatado
1986 Mexico D. F., rvas reelected Grand Secretary.

Alabama, 1932, ...'.'.."..'...
Alberta, 1933, ......,...........
Lrizona, 1933, .....,....'..'....
Arkansas, 1932, ..,...,..,,.....
British Columbia, 1933, ....
California, 1933, ...'...'......
Canada, (Ontario), 1933,..
Connecticut, 1933, .,.'.......'
Dist. of Columbia, t932, ..
England, 1932-1933, ...'..:.
Florida, 1933, ....'...."..'......
Idaho, 1933,
Illinois, 1933, ..'..".........'.'.
Iowa, 1933,
Ireland, 1932,,.'.....'..."..'.'.
Kansas, 1933' .."...'...."..."'
Kentucky, 1932' ".'.........'.
Louisiana, 1933, ""..'...."...
Maine, 1933, .......,..'
Manitoba, 1933, .........'.'..'.
Maryland, 1932, ......"..'.....
Massachusetts, 1932,,,......
Michigan, 1933, ....,......,....
Mississippi, 1933, ....,.......'.
Missouri, 1933, .,..,,.,,..,.....,
Montana, 1933, ..,...,,,...,,....
Nebraska, 1933, ..,.,.,,..,..,..
Nevada, 1933, .,,.,.......,,.,,...
New Brunswick, 1932, ..,,..
New Hampshire, 1933, ,....
New Jersey, 1933, ,..,.....,..
New Mexico, 1933, ,.,.,,......
INDEX
1
3
D
o
10
t4
t7
19
2l
27
29
g0
34
36
ol
B9
4L
42
43
46
4G
48
50
62
DD
58
59
62
62
64
66
New York, 1933, .........'...' 67
New Zealand, 1932, .........' 69
North Carolina, 1938, ...... 7t
North Dakota, 1933' ........ 73
Nova Scotia, 1933, ......,... 75
Ohio, 1932, 75
Oklahoma, 1933, .............. ?8
Oregon, 1933,,....,......,..,,. 79
Pennsylvania, 7932,,,,.,,,,,, 82
P.hilippine Islands, 1938, .. 83
Prince Edw. fsland, 1933, 84
Quebec, 1933,..........,.,....... 86
Queensland, 1932, .,......,,.. 87
Rhode Island, 1933, .......... 87
Saskatchewan, 1933, .,..,.,. 89
South Australia, 1933, ...... 90
South Carolina, 1933, ...... gz
South Dakota, 1933, ........ 94
Tasmania, 1933, ...,.,,.....,... 95
Tennessee, 1933, ..,....,,.,... 97
Texas, L932, ,,,,..,.,,. 98
Utah, 1933, 99
Vermont, 1933, ...,...,...,.,., 100
Victoria, L932,,,..,.......,..... 103
Virginia, 1933, ........,......... 108
Washington, 1933, ..........,. 106
Western Australia, 1933, .. 108
West Virginia, 7932,..'...'. 110
Wisconsin, 1933, .,....,....,,. 111
Wyoming, 1933, .,.........,..,, tL4
York (Mexico), 1933, ,..,,, 117

PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Masonic Veteran Association
OF MINNESOTA
Vol. V.. No.2 Fifth De"ad"
A'I'THE
FORTY-SECOND ANNUAL REUNION
SAINT PAUI,. JANUARY I7tI,
r934

1646
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
OFFICERS OF THE MASONIC VETERAN ASSOCIATION OF
MINNESOTA FOR 1934.
Thomas Chalmers CIa1k...,,....... ...,..,.............President
Edmund A. Montgomery..',..'.'.'....' .1st Vice President
James T. Christison..... ....'...".'.,...'2nd Vice President
John Fishel
."""....Treasurer
Charles P. Montgomery...."......,... .'....'..'.,.,....Secretary
George Markert
...."Marshal
Alfred G. Pinkham. ChaPlain
Charles P. Montgomery..............'. '.....','.'.......'Historian
Past Officers.
*George R. Metcalf, President, 1892-1901'
oBenjamin F. Farmer, 1st Vice President, 1892-1901'
President. 1902.
Edwin Prince Capen, lst Vice President, 1902.
President, 1903.
oWilliam Pitt Murray, 2nd Vice President, 1902-1903.
1st Vice President, 1904-1910.
*Milton E. Powell, 2nd Vice President, 1892-1895'
oJoseph H. Thompson, 2nd Vice President, 1896-1901.
John W. Eddy, 2nd Vice President, 1904-1908'
oWilliam Baird Patton, 2nd Vice President, 1909-1910'
1st Vice President, 1911-1923.
oWilliam P. Roberts, 2nd Vice President, 1911-1930.
1st Vice President. 1931.
oHenry L. Carver, Tteasurer, 1892-1893.'
olsrael B. B, Sprague, Treasuter, 1894-1915.
oGiles W. Merrill, Secretary, 1892-1918.
oAlonzo J. Burningham, Seeretary, 1919-1928.
*W. G. Ten Brook, Marshal 1892-1894.
oAndrew P. Swanstrom, 1895-1899'
Historian, 1909-1925.
oBenjamin F. Knapp, Marshal, 1900-1902.
*Sheldon L. Frazer, Marshal, 1903-1908.
*Rev. George Henry Davis, Chaplain' 1894-1906.
{'Rev. Frank C. Coolbaugh, Chaplain, 1907'
*Rev. Samuel G. Smith, Chaplain, 1908-1910.
oWilliam Henry Grant, Historian, 1896-1901.
*Deceased.
oDied in office.

MASoNrc VETERAN ASSOCTATTON. 1617
HONOR ROLL.
Members of the Masonic Veteran Association of Minnesota,
who have been Master Masons for fifty years, or more, and are in
good standing injheir Lodges.
William E. Baker, May 10, 1858.
Brewer Mattocks, July 29, 1863
Waltel Gregory, August 26, L864.
Omar H. Case, April 21, 1866.
George K. Dike, August 6, 1866.
Daniel J. Beckford, September 18, 1866.
John T. Crippen, October 16, 186?.
Wm. Riley Sawyer, November, 1862.
Max Frankel, March 4, 1869.
Chas. L. West, May 8, 1869.
John Richie, June 12, 1869.
Louis E. Quint, June 29, 1869.
Felton Vollmer, September 30, 1869.
Thomas P. Hall, December 15, 1869.
Edward H. Milham, Tebruary 77, 7870.
John C. Mcl,eod, April 16, 1870.
John G. Moore, September 15, 1870.
John W. Williams, 1870.
Warren R. Leonard, May 9, 18?1.
. Edward F. Hopkins, September g, 18?1.
Jerome D. Ball, June 1, 18?2.
Benjamin F. Darby, July 6, 1822.
Thomas J. Latta, September t0, 1872.
John \{. Eddy, December 2, 7872.
James Brodie, December, 7872.
John Cyrus Higgins, January 8, 1BTB.
Wm. Foulke, March t2,7873.
Isaac A. Grant, March 18, 18?3.
Henry H. Fuller, April 17, 18T8.
George M. Reade, May 3, 18?3.
W. F. Chadbourne, June 17, 18?3.
John W. Stevens, Ju-ne 27, 7873.
Price Nelson, July 24, 1873.
John C. Buchanan, February 18, 18?4.
Lerni Herz, April 4, 7874.
Wm. E. Bender, May 26,7874.
Chas. L. Kellogg, June 12, 18?4.
John D. Condit, September 7, 1874.
William Frazer, September 7, 1874.

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Jacob C. Pope, September L7, 1874,
John G. Moore, September 30, 1874,
C. V, Ferguson, January 20, 1875.
Robert E. Thomas, February 15, 18?5.
Hugh A. Burns, March 16, 1875,
John A. Seeger, April 9, 1875.
Michael Mehan, April 28, 1875.
Horace L, Daniels, May 25, 1875.
Joseph P. Hunter, July 3, 1875,
A. M. P, Cowley, September 19, 1875.
Michael E. Fanning, 1875.
Daniel S, Hunter, January 75, 1876.
Lewis M. Rheem, January 31, 1876.
John W. Kingsley, February 19, 1876.
James E. Plummer, March 6, 1876.
Wm.. H. Silsbee, March 15, 1876.
George P. Sjoblom, April 3, 1876.
Edw. S. Stebbins, May 29, 1876.
Wm. W. Murphy, July 15, 1876.
Joseph Ridgway, September 9, 1876.
Joseph Underleak, September 20, L876,
Alfred E. Johnson, October 11, 1876.
Edwin P. Capen, December 5, 1876.
Thomas C. Clark, February 9, 1877.
Edw. W. Davies, February 16, 1877.
Edwin D. Puffer, March 12, 1877.
Henry A. Willard, April 2, 1877.
Chas, L. Mayham, Otcober, 1877.
L. A. Countryman, November 5, 1877.
Henry H. Wells, December 26, 1877.
George W. Ames, December 28, 1877.
John M. Moore, Janualy 8, 1878.
John P. Johnson, February 25, 1878.
Darius Stewart, April 13, 1878.
Rawson F. Laythe, December 12, 1,878,
Harry W, Barrett, December 16, 1878.
Thomas Yould, March 4, 1879.
George A. Reichard, March 5, 1879.
Thos. Andrew Todd, July 23, 1879,
Clarence C. Tallman, September 3, 1879.
Grier M. Orr, October 11, 1879.
Eugene S. HiIl, October 13, 1879.
Lewis C. Barnett, November 1, 1879.
George M. Palmer, November 29, 1879,
Wm. Henry Davis, January 23, 1880.
Ole C. Hanson, March 20, 1880.

MASONIC VETERAN ASSOCIATION.
Edward Van Saun, April 1, 1880.
David Palen, October 26, 1880.
Leslie C. Lane, December 1?, 1880.
Robert Eckford, December 28, 1880.
Levi J. Hill, January 3, 1881.
Henry L. Cruttenden, February 16, 1881,
Louis M. Barrie, March L5, 1881.
Samuel L. Hess, March 19, 1881.
Perley B. Rhoades, April 14, 1881.
Joseph Massey, April 14, 1881.
Washington Gray, May, 1881.
George B. Edgerton, June 15, 1881.
Monroe H. Silvernale, September 2, 1881.
Herman A. Maas, September 10, 1881.
William Ruff, September 10, 1881.
George H. Atwood, October 10, 1881.
Bernard Zimmetman, October 13, 1881.
Henry W. Wissinger, November 7, 1881.
Orlando S. Parker, December 9, 1881.
Chas. F. Quincy, December 12, 1881.
Frank M. Collester, December 15, 1881.
Reuben A. Kent, 1881.
John M. F. Cooper, January 24,1882,
Plummer W. Pitcher, February 11, 1882.
George F. Dix, February 28, t882.
John S. Comstock. March 6. 1882.
Clarence E. Peaslee, March 8, 1882.
Thomas H. Roundy, March 18, 1882.
Chauncey E. Foster, March 29, 1882.
Frank W. Cook, April t7,1882.
Hugh C. Maguren, April 17, 1882.
John E. Hunter, April 19, 1882.
Harry B. Higgins, May 20, 1882.
Frank Horn. June 15. 1882.
Chas. Leslie More, Jirne 26, 1882.
George E. Brambel, August 10, 1882.
Theo. C. Wing, October g, 1882.
Peter Koehler, December 13, 1882.
S. Pope Spates, December 28, 1882.
Wm. S. Fullerton, January 1, 1883.
Edgar H. Cutter, January 19, 1883.
Wm. M. Robinson, January 27, t883.
Frank M. Shepard, January 27, 1883.
Chas. H. Brinsmaid, February 21, 1883.
Corwin W. Quiggle, May 11, 1883.
A. I. La Grange, Jun,e 26, 1883.
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Perry O. Bean, JulY 14' 1883'
George T. Darby, JulY 19, 1883'
John S. WaY, August 8, 1883.
Albinus Lilly, September 1, 1883'
James S. Evers, October 27' 1883'
Everett E. Clark, December 1, 1883'
Julius A. Ilanson, December 12' 1883'
Amund Dahl, December 31, 1883'
Flancis Leven, December, 1883.
and sev€ral members.
St. Paul, Minn., JanuarY 16, 1934'
The Secretary read the following petitions for membership:
HONORARY.
Thos. Andrew Todd, Masonic Home, Shell Lodge No' 184'
Wrn. \Mallace Lewis, Minneapolis, Ark Lodge No' 176'
ACTIVE.
Harry Aldes, St. Paul, St. Paul Lodge No. 3.
Frerl Albert Beier, St. Pairl, Summit Lodge No. 163.
Elmer H. Dearth, St. Paul, Union Lodge No' 45'
Chester A. Dosdall, St. Paul, Summit Lodge No. 163.
Edwin Corbin Estes, St. Paul, Triune Lodge No' 190.
Richard de Haas, St. Paul, Summit Lodge No. 163'
Herbert H. Hoar, Glencoe, Hope Lodge No' 42'
'Wm. T. Koop, St. Paul, St. Paul Lodge No. 3.
Edward Richman Lott, St. Paul, Braden Lodge No. 168.
George M. McGeary, St. Paul, Ancient Landmark Lodge
No. 5.
James C. McKown, St. Paul, Summit Lodge No. 163.
Harry M. Miller, St. Paul, Triune Lodge No' 190.
James Nankivell, St. Paul, Summit Lodge No. 163.
Roy B. Nienhauser, St. Paul, Summit Lodge No. 163'
Gale Willis Perry, St. Paul, Summit Lodge No. 163.
Chas. Eugene Srsen, Owatonna, Star in the East Lodge
No. 33.

MASONIC VETERAN ASSOCIATION. 1651
Peter G. Swanson, Owatonna, Star in the East Lodge No. 33.
Paul 1{. Thorne, St. Paul, Summit Lodge No. 163.
The Secretary was instructed to cast the undnimous ballot
of the Association for the above nomes and they were declared
elected.
The President appointed the following Committee to audit
the books and accounts of the Secretary and Treasurer: Bros.
Anderson and Markert,
Bro. Pinkham was appointed a Committee on nominations.
Peter G. Swanson, of Star in the East Lodge No. 33i of
Owatonna, was elected and the Secretary was instructed to send
his badge and certiffcate upon paSrment of the fee.
No further business appearing the meeting was adjourned at
9:oo P' M'
c. P. M'NTG'MERY,
Secretary.

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PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Murorri" Y eteran Atto" tatton
OF MINNESOTA
AT THE
FORTY.SECOND ANNUAL REUNION.
St. Paul, Minn., January 77, 7934.
The Forty-second Annual Reunion of the lVlasonic Veteran
Association of Minnesota u'as preceded by the usual Feast, at
6:15 P. M., in the dining room of the Masonic Temple, St. Paul,
rvith an attendance of 148.
After partaking of a delicious dinner, all adjourned to the
Auditorium upstairs, where President Clark called the n-reeting
to order at 7:\5.
President Clark addressed the members as follows:
I am very much pleased with this splendid turn out this evening.
Each year I am a little fearful that our meeting will not
be a success. To-day about five o'clock there were not many
tickets sold for our dinner but we had a splendid turn out and
so I am going to get rid of my pessimism. I am happy to salr
that it is my firm belief that no Veteran Association in the
Country can show 42 yearc of work with as much interest as our
Association.
Some of you know of the wonderful work done by Bro. Metcalf.
In the 1903 Proceedings of our Grand Lodge, you rvill find
an address by him, in which he gives the history of Masonry in
Minnesota. If you have never read it, do so and see how a man
can build a monument fol himself along these lines and how Masonr.y
was canied on year after year in our State, I bid you a
hearty welcome to our neeting this evening. I am glad to see
so many of the old faces and hope to see each year rnany nore
joining rvith us in this rvork,

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A preliminary meeting of the Association was held last evening
and a number of petitions foi. membership were acted upon.
I will ask the Secretary to read the names of those elected at
that time.
The Secretary then read the following names:
HONORARY.
Wm. W. Lewis, Minneapolis, Ark Lodge No. 1?6.
Thos. A. Todd, Masonic Home, Shell Lodge No. 184.
ACTIVE.
Harry Aldes, St. Paul, St. Paul Lodge No. 3.
Fred A. Beier, St. Paul, Summit Lodge No. 163.
Elmer H. Dearth, St. Paul, Union Lodge No. 4b.
Chester A. Dosdall, St. Paul, Summit Lodge No, 168.
Edwin C. Estes, St. Paul, Triune Lodge No. 1g0.
Richard de Haas, St. Paul, Summit Lodge No. 168.
Herbert H. Hoar, Glencoe, Hope Lodge No. 42.
Wm. T. Koop, St. Paul, St. Paul Lodge No. 3.
Edward R. Lott, St. Paul, Braden Lodge No. 168.
George M. McGeary, St. Paul, Ancient Landmark Lodge
No. 5.
James C. McKown, St. Paul, Summit Lodge No. 163.
Harry M. Miller, St. Paul, Triune Lodge No. 1g0.
James Nankivell, St. Paul, Summit Lodge No. 168.
Roy B. Nienhauser, St. Paul, Summit Lodge No. 168.
Gale W. Perry, St. Paul, Summit Lodge No. 163.
Chas. E. Srsen, Owatonna, Star in the East Lodge No. BB.
Peter G. Swanson, Owatonna, Star in the East Lodge No. BB.
Paul \{. Thorne, St. Paul, Summit Lodge No. 163.
The Secretary was then directed to read the names of those
whose petitions were since received as follows:
HONORARY.
Chauncey E, Foster, Minneapolis, Minnesota Lodge No. 224.
ACTIVE.
Frank W. Bellinger, St. Paul, Braden Lodge No. 168.
Martin F, Bohlig, Jr., St. Paul, St. Paul Lodge No. 3.
Sam A. Erickson, Mankato, Mankato Lodge No. 12.
Adolph Hanson, Minneapolis, Catatact Lodge No. 2.
Guy S. Johnson, St. Paul, Summit Lodge No. 163.

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Peter A. Larson, St' Paul, Montgomery Lodge No' 258'
Harry E. Orr, St. Paul, Midway Lodge No' 185'
Brenio H. Phinnel', Morris, Golden Sheaf Lodge No' 133'
John P. Raattama, Nashwauk, Nashwauk Lodge No' 331'
Chas. B. St. John, St. Paul, Ancient Landmark Lodge No' 5'
On motion, duly seconded and carried, the Secretary rn'as
instructed to cast the unanimous ballot for the above names and
they were declared elected.
President Clark: At this time I wish to say that our Grand
Montreville J. Brown.
Most Worshipful Brother .Brown: Honorable President
and Venerable Brethren: Some Years
very long, some 25 Years I guess, I
practice law. As I was a buclding young
ent of Schools thought it a good idea to h
to the High School students on Abraham Lincoln's Birthday' He
invited me to give it, and I, of coutse, being anxious to get before
thepublic,acceptedtheinvitation.TheSuperintendentarose
ancl'said, "students, we are very fortunate in having with us to
deliver this address one who so closely resembles Lincoln'"
I did not think much of it at the time, but about two years
now when
my righi,
I stepped
out into the hall and met an old friend, I mean as far as friendship
is concerned, Bro' Hilton, and he cam€ up to me and sairl,
"'When I saw you sitting up there to-day, I said to myself, why
he looks like Abraham Lincoln."
So, if this sort of thing happens again, I shall be compelled,
it seems to me, to conclude that there is something to it.
Brethren, I have had a very interesting year as Grand Master.
It has been a very busy one, however. In fact, I was compelled
during most of the year to practically give up my law

MASONIC VETERAN ASSOCIATION. IbDO
practice in order that I might have time to attend to the duties
of the ofrce.
I have had some experiences in which you who have been
Masons for so many years will be interested.
One thrilling occasion was my visit to Meridian Lodge at
Chatfield. I visited this lodge early in the year, the occasion being
to do honor to the secretary of the lodge, Bro. W. H. Silsbee,
who was at the time serving his fifty-fourth consecutive year as
secretary of the lodge. Masons have faith in their institution,
and that faith finds expression in loyalty in manifold ways.
Without that faith and loyalty Masonry would have long since
ceased to exist. What finer example of this faith and loyalby
can be imagined than fifty-four consecutive yearst service as secretary
of a subordinate lodge! I consider it a rare privilege to
have been present on this occasion and to have had the opportunity
of extending to Brother Silsbee the thanks and to express
to him the appreciation of Masons generally for his long, conscientious
and efficient labors in behalf of the fraternity, and
of assuring him that his exemplification of love of masonry was
sueh as to inspire all with increased devotion to the principles,
teachings and ideals of our fraternity.
During the year I was fortunate enough to be the guest of
the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts during the celebration of the
Two Hundredth Anniversary of the founding of that Grand
Lodge, One of the outstanding features of the program of
events, to my mind, was the 2091st communication of St. John's
lodge of Boston, the oldest duly constituted lodge in America.
The Third Degree was conferred in flawless fashion. As f sat
through that communication I was impressed as never before
with the stability and universality of Masonry. Outstanding
figures in Masonry from all parts of the United States and from
European and South American countries were in attendance. I
am sur€ that the associations and contacts of this great meeting
had a unifying and eementing effect on Masonry, viewed particularly
from the international aspect. The event, f am sure, will
develop as years pass into one of the most outstanding in the
history of Masonry in this country. I am sure all left the celebration
with a broader comprehension of the meaning of Masonry
and its function in the world about us.
I might relate many other interesting things which occurred
during the year, but I know you have a program and are anxious
to hear the regular speakers thereon.
Our Grand Lodge is in fine shape, and we are very much
elated over our condition in general. Masonry, along with everything
else, has suffered during these hard times. Some of our
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ping out; lodges here and there are in financial difficulties and
are showing signs of discouragement. I am sure, however, that
loyal Masons throughout the state are going to succeed in their
endeavor to bring about a general arousal of interest in Masonry,
to bring about a general increased devotion to its teachings,
principles and ideals. I am confident of this because I know
that in the heart of every Mason there is a deep affection for
Masonry. They will succeed in bringing about a rallying to the
banner of Masonry, such a rallying as will assure the perpetuity
of our institution, and assure that the institution will go on giving
expression to those finer things in life, those things which
make life really worth living.
Honorable President, I wish to thank you for giving me this
oppoatunity to say a few words.
The President thanked the Gland Master for: his address
and attendance and all arose as he retired.
The Marshal then assembled all the candidates around the
Altar and the President called Bro, "Padre" E. C. Clemans, to
welcome the Class.
Bro. Clemans: Honorable President and members of the
Class: I would like to say a word of appreciation of what Dr.
Clark has just said. He did not tell you that he and I were associated
together for many years and especially in the Spanish
American 'War. I am greatly honored in being asked to welcome
you to-night. About you ar€ members who have belonged for
many years. Dr. Clark said this was the 42nd Annual meeting
of this Association, Some are here to-night who were at the first
meeting, so you ale coming into an organization composed of a
body of men who, not only have been Masons all these years,
but have lived Masonry and in their Communities have been
examples of what Masons should be. I would like to say that the
length of time you have been a Mason is not the greatest factor,
but what kind of a Mason you have been, It is not the years
that count. Methusalah was 969 years old and the only record
we have of him in the Good Book, is that he died. And I think
it rvas about time he died.
It is not the age that counts. An aged man was sitting out
on his lawn. I{e was to be 90 years of age the 26th of May. A
stranger passing by spoke of how well he was looking and that
he was a well preserved old man for 90, and told him his father
must have been an old man when he died. The old man replied,
"Father, why, he is up stairs putting grandfather to bed.,, Some
of us are getting along in years. I nevel like to say he is so
many years old. I use the expression of so many years of age.
I am no longer the young man I was 100 years ago.
The question that troubles me is how may f grow old

MASONIC VETERAN ASSOCIATION.
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grac€fully. I do not want to be crabby and sour, I want to be
pleasant and. kind. I am going to tell you young fellows there
are four things you should do. First: You ought to say your
prayers, that means you ought to keep in touch with your lleavenly
Father, be on friendly terms with Him and not come to Him
as a stranger. Say your prayers. Second: Work lIard. Anyone
in the world that does not work hard is dead. Work hard'
Third: You ought to laugh, even if you do not feel like laughing.
Go through the motions of laughing. Just go Ha! Ha! Ha! and
see what it does. Laugh and grow fat, laugh and live. Fourth:
Associate with young people. I do not say young in years, for'
I have found some of the oldest people I have met in my experience,
were young at heart. When you do these four things
you will grow old gracefully.
There are many things I could say to you and one is that
this class is the finest looking class going into our organization
for some time. A friend met a friend under the excitement of
alcoholic influences. He took him home and when his wife came
into the room and sarv the drunken man on the couch, she began
to say things to her husband and then went out. The husband
said that she was his wife. The other said, "I thought so by her:
looks." The husband said, "She is not much on looks, but, after
all beauty is only skin deep." The drunkard replied, "if she was
my wife, I would take off her skin before morning."
Our friend the Doctor said he would not be a pessimist any
more. So in these days of discouragement lets all try to imitate
him. I welcome you most heartily into our Association.
The response to the address of welcome was given by a
member of the Class, Bro. Elmer Dearth. Bro. Dearth: I appreciate
very much the honor in being asked to respond to this welcome.
Bro. Clemans referred to the young man whose father
and grandfather were upstairs and that reminds me of an instance.
A member of a theatrical party was coming into a town
and saw an aged couple sitting on the porch crying and wiping
their eyes. He thought he would flnd out what the trouble was
and asked them why they were crying. The lady replied, "Our
son is dead, he was 95 years old and I always told father I would
not raise that boy."
Personally I am a young man, comparatively, only a Mason
49 years and many of you are rilay beyond that date. My original
Lodge was Henderson No. 80, and in 1886 I transferred to Union
Lodge No. 46, at Le Sueur. I took the Chapter there and the
Commandery at Mankato in 1888. I think if you would check
the membership list you would find that I am one of the two
youngest living as I do not feel a year older than when I first
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young people, I hope vre will all live to be a good old age and
a credit to this organization.
President Clark: many years ago Bro. E. P. Capen presented
us with a loving cup and I now present it to you with the wine
of joy. How many of you would like to drink after me? (All
raised their hands.) Well Bro. Dearth will drink one for all.
A delightful musical number was given at this point by
Bro. Nankivell, a member of the Class, on the "bones" accompanied
by his daughter on the piano and a son on the banjo,
The President called for the reports of the Treasurer, Secretary,
Auditing Committee and Historian.
REPORT OF TREASURER.
St. Paul, Minn., January 17, 1934.
To the Officers and Members of the Masonic Veteran Association
of Minnesota:
I have the honor to subnrit herewith my report as Treasurer
for the year ending January 16, 1934.
Cash on hand January 19, 1933
Received from Secretary during the year ...,..
Total ..........
Paid Warrants, Nos. 482 to 493 (both inclusive),
(490 void) ..........
Tax on Bank checks
Cash on hand this date ......,,..... $116.13
Fraternally submitted,
. JOHN FISHEL,
Treasurer.
REPORT OF SECRETARY FOR 1933.
To the Officers and Members of the Masonic Veteran Association
of Minnesota:
I have the honor to submit herewith my report as Secr€tary
for the year ending January 77,7934.
Number of Honorary members enrolled to Jan.
18,1933
Number of Active members enrolled to Jan,
18,1933
fi207.45
693.55
$901.00
s784.65
.22 784.87
770
r702
Total L872

MASONIC VETERAN ASSOCIATION'
Number of Honorary members Jan' 18, 1933
Added during the year """"""""""""""''
Total .......'..
Less number reported dead since last
reDort
Number of Honorary members Jan' 17' 1934
Number of Active members Jan. 18, 1933 """
Added during the Year
Total ..........
Less number reported dead since last
reporE
Number of Active members Jan. 17, 1934 """
Total membershiP Jan. 17,1934
Financial.
Receipts.
Jan. 18, 1933, Balance on hand
Jan. 19, 1933, Petition fees
Jan. 19, 1933, Sale of dinner tickets """""
Jan. 19, 1933, Sale of badges
Feb. 2, lg}g, Grand Lodge appropriation""
Mar. 28, 1933, Sale of badge
Jan. 72, 1934, Petition fee .....'...'
Jan. 15, 1934, Petition fees
'Warrants
Total ...'.......
Diabursements.
52
3
bD
863
28
891
No. 482, St. Paul Times Printing Co., balance printing
1932 Proceedings ..'..'.'..'
No. 483, B. McCollom, 162 dinners .'............."'
No. 484, St. Paul Times Printing Co., postals and
tickets
No. 485, W. Salinger, engrossing certificates
No. 486, McClain & Hedman, suPPlies
No. 48?, W. C. Ward, reporting meeting
No. 488, C. J. Moos, Postage
No. 489, Addressograph Co., plate changes
46
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51
845
896
$207.45
$65.00
144.00
3.00
400.00 i
l.oD
5.00
75.00 693.55
$901.00
$200.00
146.80
16.25
12.95
9.24
10.00
29.92
3.39

1660
No. 490,
No. 491,
No. 492,
No. 493,
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
Void ..........
St. Paul Times Printing Co., toward 19BB
Proceedings 250.00
Russell and frons, 30 badges 4b.00
St. Paul Times Printing Co., balance 19BB
Proceedings 62J0
Bank tax on checks ,Zz
$?84.87
Balance on hand Jan. 16, 19:4 .............,.. $116.18
Frater.nally submitted,
To the Officers and Members of the Masonic
Veteran Association of Minnesota:
CHAS. P. MONTGOMERY.
Secretary,
St. Paul, [Iinn,, January 16, 1984.
We have examined the books and accounts of your Secretary
and the Treasurer and find them in agreement, with receipts and
disbursements as follows:
Receipts.
Jan. 20, 1933, Balance on hand $ZO7.4E
Received from all sources 1998.... 6gg.bb
Disbursements.
Total ..,..,.... 9901.00
Feb, 6, 1t33, to Dec. 20, 1gBB, inc., $Zg4.g?
Balance $ 116.19
Fraternally submitted,
J. H. ANDERSON,
GEORGE C. MARKERT,
Committee on Auditine,
REPORT OF HISTORIAN FOR 1933.
To the officers and Members of the Masonic veteran Association
of Minnesota:
I have the honor to submit herewith my report as Historian
for the year ending Jan. 17, 1934.
I

MASONIC VETERAN ASSOCIATION. 166r
Again we are called uPon to record the deaths of a large
number of our members, 46 Active and 4 Honorary.
The Honorary members who answered the last call were:
Wm. H. Lawrence, of Austin, made a Mason in 1876; Julian A.
Lawrence, of the l\[asonic Home, in 1882; Cyrus E. Forrest, of
Masonic Home, in 1874 and Joseph E. Craig, of Anoka, in 1869.
Among the recorded dead we note many who have been
prominent in Masonry of our State through many years of valuable
servicb: Wm. R. Smith, of Benson, Grand Master in 1927
and a member of the Board of Custodians for a great many years;
Thomas Morris, of Crookston, Grand Master in 1912, and a Past
Grand High Priest and Past Grand Commander; James M' Mc-
Connell, of St. Paul, Grand Master in 1923; Eugene C. Bonniwell,
of Minneapolis, a Past Grand Commander.
The following is a list of those deceased not previously reported.
HONORARY.
No. 109, Joseph E. Craig, Anoka, May 18, 1932.
No, 149, Wm. L. Lawrence, Austin, Aug. 27' 1933.
No. 164, Cyrus E. Fonest, Masonic Home, Jan. 5, 1933.
No. 165, Julian A, Lawrence, Masonic Home, April 17, 1933.
ACTIVE.
No. 112, Wm. M. Selby, La Crescent, Dec. 30, 1933.
No. 279, John W. Dreger, Minneapolis, Nov. 2, 1932.
No. 30?, Wm. R. Wood, Vannuys, Cal', Nov. 19' 1933.
No. 386, Andrew Dunleavy, Duluth, Aug. 30, 1933.
No. 447, Waltev C' Fischer, Los Angeles, Cal.' April 3, 1933.
No. 546, Thomas Morris, Crookston, April 12, 1933.
No. 560, Wm. H. Lyons, Minneapolis, March 6' 1933.
No. 609, Thos. E. Forster, Minneapolis, Feb. 2' 1933.
No. 652, Francis Leven, St. Paul, Nov. 21, 1933.
No. 6?4, Wm. R. Nicoll, St. Paul, June 12, 1933.
No. 688, Wm. Norton, Summer, Wash., Dec. 4, 1933.
No. 754. Arthur C. Raymer, St. Paul, March 22, 1933.
No. 836, Wm. R. Smith, Benson, May 18, 1933.
No. 899, Ronello N. Blossom, St. Paul, Oct. 8, 1933.
No. 950, Lloyd A. Faulkner, St. Paul, Dec. 18' 1938'
No. 959, Christopher H. Nerbovig, Mankato, Nov. 11' 1933.
No. 1006, Edward J. Rischatsch, St. Paul, April 6, 1933.
No. 1020, Jas. M. McConnell, St. Paul, April 29' 1933.
No. 1032, Wm. H. Baker, Middleton, Conn., June 2t' L932,
No. 1045, Christopher If. Fay, Stephen, April 12' 1933.

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No. 1049, Jas. W. Anderson, Minneapolis, Nov. 17, 1933.
No. 1069, G. Frederick John, Minneapolis, March 10, 1933.
No. 1100, Edgar McNutt, Seattle, Wash.l Aug. 27, 1933.
No, 1102, Eugene C, Bonniwell, Minneapolis, July 14, 1933,
No. 1106, O. O. Thompson, Detroit Lahes, Jan. 2, 1933,
No. 1137, Wm. W. Masterman, Stillwater, April 13, 1933.
No. 1139, Byron J. Mosier, Stillwater, Jan, 22, 1933.
No. 1195, Geo. A. Smalley, Rochester, July 6, 1933.
No. 1217, Dan C. Brown, Minneapolis, Jan. 15, 1934.
No. 1237, Harry A. Baxter, St. Paul, June 22, 1933.
No, 1240, Gilbert S, Lines, Montevideo, Oct, 25, 7982,
No. 1245, John R, Howard, Soldier's Home, Feb. 7, 1933.
No. 124?, Carl Holmberg, Pine City, Aug. 24, 1933,
No. 1254, Frederick I(roeger, Winona, Feb. 18, 1933.
No. 1274, August Johnson, Minneapolis, June 28, 1933.
No. 1330, Wilber E. 'Wells, Minneapolis, Oct. 13, 1933.
No, 1515, Wm. H. Ronald, Minneapolis, Sept. 9, 1933,
No. 1539, Wm. F. Ifunt, St. Paul, April 5, 1933.
No. 1545, Fred A. Lenox, Stillwater, Nov. 6, 1933.
No. 1553, Moses H. Thornton, Appleton, Dec. 8, 1933.
No. !583, Walter L. Prince, Stillwater, April 22, 1933.
No, 1614, Frederick C. Listoe, St. Paul, Dec. 24 ,1933.
No. 1617, Geo. E. Monson, St. Paul, May 27, 1933,
No. 1657, Edward H. Whitcomb, St. Paul, June 8, 1933.
No. 1691, Benjamin F, Simon, St. Paul, Jan. 15, 1934.
No. 1693, Wm. D. Stewart, St. Paul, Nov. 24, 1933.
As far as possible these will be given the proper recognition
in our next Proceedings,
The following Lodges celebrated their 75th Anniversary:
Spring Grove No. 22, Western Star No. 26, and Blue Earth Valley
No. 27. They all had interesting meetings with programs and
historical papers.
Fraternally submitted,
CHAS. P. MONTGOMERY.
Historian.
The Secretary spoke of the passing of Bro. Benjamin F.
Simon two days before, and stated he had only joined our Associatiqn
a year ag'o.
The President instructed the Secretary to send a letter of
condolence to the family.
President Clark: The only income vre have is the 95.00 fee
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badges, certificates, postage and incidentals. We have no dues so
have to depend on a yearly class of 50 in order to pay the running
expenses of our Association. The printing of our reports could
not be done without the assistance of the Grand Lodge. You
are going away from here all enthused and can help us by keeping
in mind the 50 members we need each year. We have about 150
members on our Honor Roll, who have been Masons for at least
fifty years, I have great faith in this Association. Last year we
did away with the pipes, you may not think that amounts to anything
but I had promised that the pipes would be a feature of this
meeting and I trust you all enjoyed them,
At this time Bro. Truax, Commissioner of Parks and Playgrounds
of the City of St. Paul, presented a program of songs,
comedy skits, impersonations, and dancing numbers by children
of the St. Paul Playgrounds, all children of Masons. They were
all enjoyed and the members gave them a rising vote of thanks
for the entertainment and to Bro. Truax for his trouble in bringing
them in.
President Clark then introduced Bro, Milton Firestone, lvho
addressed the members as follows:
Venerable President and Brethren, it is a surprise to me
that I am the speaker of the evening. I do not believe that my
remarks will be very extensive. You probably all noticed at the
beginning of the meeting, at least I noticed it, that Bro. John
Fishel sat in an easy chair and when the program started, he took
a seat in the front row. You know he is always looking for the
soft easy things, that is why he is our wonderful Grand Secretary.
(Applause) I want to call your attention to the fact that the
Grand Master is not the only celebrity. I was in Chicago lasi;
week and a friend of mine came up to me, slapped me on the back
and said, "Holy Moses, is that you?"
- Brethren, I cannot let this occasion go by *'ithout saying a
word of Dr. Clark, rvho has been President of this Association for
so nany years. f rvant to say in his behalf that he will be Presi,
dent for another 30 years, and I hope that all here will see him
at the next and the next 30 meetings.
Brethren, the word Veteran implies that we have rendered
service, A long course of such service and we pat oulselves on
the back. If you will look on the years that we have been members
of the Masonic Fraternity and of what lve have done for
Masonry, we will very truthfully say to ourselves that Masonry
has done more for us than we have done for Masonry. Let us
resolve that we will render ourselves worthy of that name. We
still have a great deal of work to do and must do if Masonry is
to survive and flourish in the years to come. Do you realize that
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most of them are having financial difficulties? Masonry is hang,
ing in the balance and now is the time when your services and
mine are required, Older heads can help to steer the ship in
the right direction.
I want to appeal to you in behalf of the Lodge to do your
share in the future and not let your: interest lag. Does this Association
need your help? We must answer that. I do not believe
that any of you m€n living through these times as we have
in the past few years, can help but realize that oul Masonry needs
our help and hearty co-operation and support. I know that by
so doing we will profit immensely by it, I thank you.
REPORT OF THE NOiVIINATING COMMITTEE.
Bro. Pinkham: Venerable President and Brethren:
Bro. Firestone in his admirable talk expressed the wishes of
the members of this Association that we retain our president, who
has served us to faithfully for nearly 30 years,'and the same
rvish has come to me from various members. Your Committee
desires to place in nomination the following ofrcers for the ensuing
year: f or Venerable President, Dr. Thos, C. Clark; First
Vice-President, E, A. Montgomery; Second Vice-President, J, T.
Christison; Treasurer, John Fishel; Secretary, Chas. P. Montgomery;
l\4arshal, George Markert. All were selected by a rising
vote and declared elected,
President Clark: I thank you for this confidence I want to
say that this Association owes much to the Secretaries, as they
have served you during these 41 years. You will be surprised the
amount of work that passes through their hands and we owe a
debt of gratitude to these men. Again I thank you and know
that my assistants will continue to do as they have in the past.
Those members of the Class who were present passed by the
Secretary's desk and received their badges, after which everyone
sang Auld Lang Syne and the meeting adjourned.
Historian's report continued.
Joseph E, Craig,
joined the Association January 18, 192I, being No. 109 on the
Honorary membership ro1l. He was born at St. George, N, B.,
Nov. 27, 1846, and died at Anoka, Minn., May 16, 1932, He
came to Anoka in 1868, and worked as a mill worker most of the
time. He was initiated Oct 2, 1869, passed Oct. 18, 1869, and
raised Nov. 13, 1869, in Anoka Lodge No. 30, Anoka, Minn,, and
rvas still a member at his death. Funeral services were held in
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William Henry Lawrence,
joined the Association Jan. 12, 1931, being No. 149 on the I{onorary
membership ro1l. He was born at Buffalo, N' Y., Sep. 10,
1848, and died at Austin, Minn', Aug. 27,1933, He worked at
farming in New York State until 1875, when he located at
Brownsdale, Minn., and opened a genelal store, which he operated
for 26 years. For a half of a century he was associated with
and a worker for all things of a civic nature. He held various
offices in his tolvn. He was initiated April 22, 1876, passed
June 3, 1876, and raised Sep. 2, L876, in Lafayette Lodge No.
116, Brownsdale, Minn., and served for a time as Treasurer and
Secretary.
Cyrus Elmer Forrest,
joined the Association January 19,1932, being No.164, on the
Honorary men,bership roll. He was bo::n at Napolian, Ky., July
15, 1852, and died at Masonic Home, Jan. 5, 1933. For the
greater part of his life he followed the vocation of farming, living
in Decator, IlI., from young manhood until 1894, when he moved
to Webster Cit'y, Iowa. In 1902, he came to Mora, in 1907 to
Anoka, and in 1916, to Mora. He was initiated January 19,
1874, passed April 17, 1874, and raised March, 12, 7874, in
Stewartville Lodge No. 519, Stewartville, Ky., and joined Mora
Lodge, January 13, 191?. He was Tyler of his Lodge for many
years. The funeral services were held from the Methodist
church of which he had been a member since 1890. His Lodge
conducted the Masonic service at the grave.
Julian A. Lawrence,
joined the Association January 19, 1932, being No. 165 on the
Honorary membership roll. He was born in Clarmont, H. H.,
April 16, 1852, and died at the Minnesota Masonic Home, April
17, 1933. He came to Minnesota in 1860, living most of the
time at Northfield, where he was always interested in civic affairs,
He was in the Government revenue service; former assistant
State Dairy and Food Commissioner and special Municipal Judge
at Northfield. He was initiated March 1, 1882, passed March 29,
1882, and raised April 19, 1882, in Social Lodge No. 48, Northfield.
He was also a member of Corinthian Chapter No. 33, R.
A. M., and Northfield Council No. 12, R. & S. M. Funeral services
were held in the Episcopal church, Northfield, with interment
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William Milton Selby,
joined the Association January 11, 1894, being No. 112 on the
Active membership roll. He was born in 1844, in Harrison
County, Ohio, and died Dec. 30, 1933, at La Crescent, Minn. He
served two years during the Civil 'W'ar and was confined for five
months in Libby Prison. He was a carpenter by trade and
served his village as Justice of the Peace and member of
the School Board and was a member of the Methodist church.
He was initiated September 21, 1869, passed November 77,7869,
and raised December 28, 1869, in Hokah Lodge No. 17, joining
Morning Star Lodge No. 29, at La Crescent, Minn., June 18,
1887. Here he served as Master in 1893-94-01 and secretary in
1 896-97.
John William Dreger,
joined the Association December 1, 1898, being No, 279 on the
Active membership rol1. He was born at Wheatfield, N. Y.,
March 23, 7846, and died at Minneapolis, Minn., November 2,
7932. For many years h€ was engaged in the insurance, real
estate and loan business. In 1880 he served as clerk of St. James,
Minn., and was secretary of the Watonwan County Agricultural
Society. He always took a great interest in singing and was a
member and secretary of the old Harmonia Singing Society of
Minneapolis. IIe held the office of Grand Secretary of the Minnesota
Saengerbund in 1869 and 1874. He was initiated .Lptil 27,
1872, passed May 74, 7872, and raised June l, 1872, in Libanus
Lodge No.96, St. James, Minn., and served as their secretary.
He joined Minneapolis Lodge No. 19, May 20, 1885, and was a
rnernber at his death.
Andrew Dunleavy,
joined the Association December 31, 1901, being No. 386 on the
Active membership roll. He was born in England, September
17, 1851, and died at Duluth, Minn., August 30, 1933. He came
to Duluth about 1890 from Canada, being a stationary engineer.
He served as Mayor of West Duluth and was active in politics for
many y€als. He was initiated April 2, 1872, passed May 2I,
1872, and, r'aised September 10, t872, in Harris Lodge No. 216,
Orangeville, Ontario, and joined Euclid Lodge No. 198, on Februaty
2, 7892, from a Michigan Lodge, He was Master of Ishpeming
Lodge No. 314, Michigan, in 1885. He served in all the
chairs of Euclid Lodge and in 1897 was elected secretary and
served for 33 years. In 40 years of membership in his Lodge he

and h'rd to replace'
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walter crist Fischer,
Thomas Morris,
Masonic services conducted by the Grand Master' In respect to
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the houl of the funeral, Bro. Morris's activity in Masonry, especially
in Northern Minnesota, had made him one of the best
known and beloved Masons, and he will be greatly missed by his
many friends in our Masonic circles,
William Henry Lyon,
joined the Association January 17, Ig}b, being No. b60 on the
Active membership roll. He was born at Machias, Maine, January
8, 1848, and died at his home in Minneapolis, March 6, 1gBB, He
had bcen a resident of Minneapolis for over 55 years and was
engaged in the contracting business, He was initiated March 1g.
1884, passed May 7,1884, and raised May 21, 1884, in Minneapolis
Lodge No. 19, where he was a member at his death. He
was also a member of St. John's Chapter No. g, R. A, M., and
served as, High Priest; Minneapolis Council No. 2, R. & S. M and
served as Master; Zion Commandery No. 2, K. T, and served as
Commander; Minneapolis Consistory of the Scottish Rite
and Zuhrah Temple, Funeral services were held at Lakewood
cemetery under the auspices of Zion Commandery. Bro. Lyon
was known as "Dad" and was active in his Masonic circles up to
the last, being a frequent attendent at the meetings of the different
Bodies of which he was a member.
Thomas G. Forster,
joined the Association January 22, \907, being No. 609 on the
Active membership roll. He was born in Carlisle, England, October
16, 1840, and died at his home in Minneapolis, Minn., February
17, 1933, He came to this country in 1865, and in 1869
settled in St, Anthony, being engaged as a builder for many
yeals. He was a member of the Episcopal church. He was
initiated October 15, 1868, passed November ?, 1868, and raised
November 23, 1868, in Faribault Lodge No. 9, vhthdrawing and
joining Cataract Lodge No. 2, Minneapolis, December 2b, 186g,
and at the time of his death was the second oldest member. He
was also a member of St. Anthony Falls Chapter No. B, R. A. M.;
Adoniram Council No. 5, R. & S. M,, and. Darius Commandery
No, 7, K. T., serving all the bodies in various capacities, Funeral
services were conducted by his Lodge at Lakewood eemetery.
Francis Leven,
joined the Association January 2t, 1907, being No. 652 on the
Active membership roll. He was born April I, 1862, at Glasgorv,
Scotland, and died at St, Paul, Minn,, November 21, 1gBB. He

MASONIC VETERAN ASSOCIATION. 1669
was a blacksmith by trade and a member of the Presbyterian
church. He was initiated, passed and rais€d in December, 1882,
in Royal Arch Lodge No. 116, Rutherglen, Scotland, and joined
St. Paul Lodge No. 3, March 4,1892.
William Roberts Nicoll,
joined the Association January 19, 1909, being No. 674 on the
Active membership roll. He was born February 17, 7847, at
Foefar, Scotland and died at St. Paul, Minn., June 12, 1933.
In 1869, he received the Queen's prize al, Dundee School of Art
as a mechanical draughtsman, and followed that ttad.e all his life,
being with the Great Northern Railway at the time of his death.
He came to St. Paul in 1871 from Chicago, I11., where he had
resided from 1869. He was a member of the Congregational
church, being one of the founders of the Pacific Congregational
church of St. Paul. He was initiated December 3, 18?5, passed
April 7, 1875, and raised September 15, 1875, in St. Paul Lodge
No. 3, where he was a life member at the time of his death,
William Norton,
joined the Association January 20, 1909, being No. 688 on the
Active membership roll. He was born at Barnesley, England,
July 11, 7842, and, died at Sumner, Wash., December 4, 1933,
age 92 years, He was engaged in the lumber business at Akelel',
Minn,, for many years and served as Justice of the Peace. IIe
moved to Washington about 22 yearc ago, having retired frorn
active business. He was initiated in December 1871, passed in
February, and raised in March, 1872, in Peru Lodge No. 191,
New York. He joined Berry Lodge No. 259, Akeley, as a Charter
member from New Richmond Lodge, Wis,, and served as its Master
in 1910.
Arthur C. Raymer,
joined the Association January 18, 1911, being No. 754 on the
Active membership roll. He was born at Woodstock, Ontario,
l\[ay 8, 1862, and died at St. Paul, Minn., March 22, 7933. He
was a resident of St. Paul for many years and as a hardware
merchant had built up a large business. He was a member of the
Episcopal church. He was initiated, passed and raised in 1886,
in Lakeside Lodge No. 739, Chicago, I11., and joined Triune Lodge
No. 190, St. Paul, October 3, 1905, from Helena Lodge No. B,
Nebraska. He was also a member of Summit Chapter No. 45, R.
A. M.; Paladin Commandery No. 21, K. T.; Minnesota Consistory

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of the Scottish Rite and Osman Temple, where he was a member
of the band for many years.
\Milliam Robert Smith,
joined the Association January 2I, 7913, being No' 836 on the
Active membership roll. He was born at Ottarva, Ontario, October
1, 1858, and died at his home in Benson, Minn., May 18,
1933. He was educated in the Collegiate Institute, Ottawa,
graduating in 18?4. He then learned the drug business. In
1883. he moved to Minnesota and opened a drug store at Hancock.
In 1885, he moved to Benson, where he continued in the
drug business until 1919, when he entered the banking business,
retiring in 1928, He had been Mayor of Benson, on the School
Board and interested in nearly every phase of work for the good
of his city. He was initiated March 29, 1887, passed April 19,
1887, and raised May 5, 1887, in Swift Lodge No. 129, Benson,
Minn. He served as Master in 1894, 1898-99 and 1901, and in
1927 was elected Grand Master of the Grand Lodge. He was also
a member of Mt. Lebanon Chapter No. 47, R. A. M., of Morris.
He was appointed to the Board of Custodians of the Grand
Lodge in 1902, and served continuously until his death. He was
the recipient of the Honorary degree of Knight Commander of
the Court of Honor in the Scottish Rite, being a member of the
Minneapolis Consistory. Funeral services were held at Benson by
the Rector of Chlist church, with Masonic serviceg at the gtave
conducted by the Grand Master. Bro. Smith was one of those
substantial Masons whom we all love to honor and his counsel and
advice among the Craft will be greatly missed.
Ronello Noble Blossom,
joined the Association January 21, 7914, being No. 899 on the
Active membership roll. He was born at Philipsberg, N. Y., July
13, 1851, and died at St. Paul, Minn., October 8, 1933. His parents
moved to Maine when he was two years old, where he lived
until 1880, when he came to St. Paul, He was an expert interior
wood worker and was in business for many years for himself and
later with the Burns Lumber Company, retiring in 1926. He
was initiated April 1, 1875, passed May 1, 18?5, and raised
August 18, 1875, in Rabboni Lodge No, 150, Lewiston, Maine,
joining Braden Lodge No. 168, St. Paul, on his arrival here. He
received his R. A. Chapter degrees in King Hiram Chapter No.
9, Lewiston, Maine, May 24, 18?9, and his Commandery degrees
in Lewiston Commandery No. 6, June 24, 1879. On coming to
St. Paul he joined Minnesota Chapter No. 1 and Damascus Com-

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mandery No. 1. Ele was also a member of St. Paul Council No.
1, R. and S. M.; Minnesota Consistory, Osman Temple, and St.
Paul Chapter No. 24, O. E. S. Funeral services were conducted
in the Masonic Temple by Damascus Commandery No. 1.
Lloyd Anson Faulkner,
joined the Association January 18, 1916, being No. 950 on the
Active membership roll. He was born at Faribault, Minn., September
30, 1862, and died at St. Paul, Minn., December 18, 1933'
He attended Shattuck school and studied medicine in Chicago.
In 1885 he began practicing medicine in St. Paul and later in
Duluth several years, r€turning to St. Paul in 1914. He gave up
gerieral practice ten years ago but maintained an office at his
house until forced to rtetire on account of his health. He was an
ardent collector of curios, particularly Indian relics. He was
initiated August 21, 1893, passed September 4' 1893, and raised
November 22, t893, in Palestine Lodge No. 79, of Duluth and was
a member at the time of his death. He was also a member of
the Scottish Rite Bodies of St. Paul. Funeral services were held
in St. Paul's Episcopal church with burial in Acacia Park cemetery.
Chrietopher H. Nerbovig,
joined the Association January 18,1916, being No.959 on the
Active membership ro11. He was born at Molde, Norway, Nov.
18, 1867, and died at his home in Mankato, Minn., Nov. 1,
1933. He came to this country when four years of age, his family
settling at Mankato. Later they moved to St. Charles and to
Winona where he secured his education. For six years he rvas
engaged in the jewelry business in St. Charles and in Mapleton
five years. In 1900, he moved to Mankato after he had received
a doctor's degree in opics at Northern Illinois college of Ophthalmology
and Octology. In 1903, he was graduated from the Mc-
Cormick Neurological college. He became a doctor of neurology
in 1910, receiving the degree from the McCormick Medical college.
He also received a diploma fronl the American School of
Natulopathy. From 1884 to 1892, he was a drummer in Co. C,
Minnesota National Guards. He was a member of the American
Opical association, the American Naturopathic association and
the Minnesota State Association of Optometrists. He was initiated
April 20, 1893, passed May 4,1893, and raised June 1, 1893,
in Rising Sun Lodge No. 49, at St. Charles, Minn.; joined
Josephus Lodge No, 128, Mapleton, May 11, 1898, and Mankato
Lodge No. 12, Feb. 28, 1903. He was also a member of Blue

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Earth R. A. Chapter No. 7, Mankato; Mankato Commandery No.
4, K. T.; Winona Consistory and Osman Temple. He was a member
of Cereal Chapter No, 2, O, E. S,, a Past Patron and a Past
Grand Patron of the Grand Chapter. He was also a member of
the Mankato Elks Lodge; Knights of Pythias; Modern Woodmen
of America; Izaak Walton League of America; Kiwanis club; and
many local clubs. He belonged to the Episcopal church, where
the services were held.
Edward John Rischatsch,
joined the Association January 77, 1917, being No. 1006 on the
Active membership roll. He was born August 6, 1853, in Wisconsin,
and died August 6, 1933, at St. Paul, Minn, He was a
merchant by trade and a member of the Episcopal church. He
was initiated December 9, 1887, passed January 13, 1888, and
raised February 6, 1888, in Metropolitan Lodge No, 49, Dubuque,
Iowa, and joined Ancient Landmark Lodge No. 5, July 9, 1891.
He was also a member of Minnesota Chapter No. 1, R. A. M.;
St. Paul Council No. 1, R. & S. M,; Damascus Commandery No, 1,
K. T., and Osman Temple.
James Moore McConnell,
joined the Association January L7, 7917, being No. 1020 on the
Active membership roll. He was born in Armstrong County,
Penn., May 28, 1868, and died at his home in St. Paul, April 29,
1933. Bro, McOonnell attended the rural schools and Edinboro
State Normal School, graduating in 1889. He taught in the rural
schools of his State for four terms and from then until 1892, he
was principal of village schools. In 1892, he moved to Minnesota
and took a position as teacher in a Preparatory School at Wilder.
He served there until 1895, when he became Superintendent of
the Heron Lake schools. In 1900. he became the head of the
Winnebago schools, serving until 1904, then of the Mankato
schools until 1909. From then until 1918 he was Professor of
American History and Government at the Mankato State Normal.
In 1919, the Governor appointed him State Superintendent of
Education and upon the creation of the first State Board of
Education that same year, he was elected State Commissioner of
Education and served until his death. He was initiated December
72, 7895, passed December 26, 7895, and raised January 9, 1896,
in Columbian Lodge No. 210, Heron Lake, Minn,; joined Blue
Earth Valley Lodge No. 27, February 18, 1902, and Mankato
Lodge No. 12, December 10, 1904, where he was a member at
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and was elected Grand Master of the Grand Lodge in 1923. He
was also a member of Blue Earth Chapter No. 7, R. A. M., at
Mankato and St. Paul Council No. 1, R. & S. M. He was a member
of the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota Masonic Home,
having served for many years. Funeral services were held in St.
John's Episcopal church, Mankato, with Masonic services at the
cemetery under the auspices of the Grand Lodge. Bro, McConnell
was much thought of in Educational circles of our State and the
efficiency of our Public School system is due largely to his splendid
efforts.
William Henry Baker,
joined the Association January 15, 1918, being No. 1032 on the
Active membership roll. He was born in Middletown, Conn.,
March 24, t852, and died there June 12, L932, He lived in St.
Paul for many years, being a clerk in a County office. He was
initiated in May, 1875, passed in September, 7876, and raised in
October, 1875, in Washington Lodge No. 81, Cromwell, Conn.,
and served as Master, at the time of his death being the oldest
Past Master. He was buried at Middletown. Conn.
Christopher H. Fay,
joined the Association January 15, 1918, being No. 1045 on the
Active membership roll. He was born at Ogdensborgh, N. Y.,
May 29, 1858, and died at Stephen, Minn., April 12, 1933. He
came West in 1880 to Wisconsin, and in 1881 settled in Stepheu,
engaging in various business enterprises and then farmed for a
time. He was initiated March 28, 1894, passed June 21, 1894,
and raised December 21, 7894, in Warren Lodge No. 150 and
joined Stephen Lodge No, 279, March 6, 1914, and served as
Master in 1929. Funeral services were held from the Presbyterian
church with the Lodge conducting the Masonic service at
the grave.
James W. Anderson,
joined the Association January 16, 1918, being No. 1049 on the
Active membership roll. He was born at Springfield, Ill.' October'
9, 186?, and died at Minneapolis, November 17, 1933. His business
was that of a salesman and at the time of his death was a
superintendent of sales with the Deere-Webber Company, of
Minneapolis. He was a member of the Christian Science church.
He was initiated in October, passed in November, and raised in
December, 1889, in Audale Lodge No. 253, Audale, Kas.; joined
Mankato Lodge No. 12, February 14, 1903, and Ark Lodge No.

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1?6, Minneapolis, April 15, 1972. He was also a member of
Minneapolis Consistory of the Scottish Rite and Zuhrah Temple,
G. Frederick John,
joined the Association January 14, 1919, being No. 1069 on the
Active membership roll. He was born at Koenigsberg, Prussia,
August 5, 1861, and died at Minneapolis, Minn., March 10, 1933.
He came with his family to the U. S. in 1874, living at Buffalo,
N. Y. for a time before coming to Minneapolis, Minn. His busin€ss
was with the Minneapolis Dry Goods Co. He was initiated
February 16, 1894, passed March 26, 1894, and raised May 18,
1894, in Queen CityLodge No. 358, Buffalo, N. Y.; joined Minneapolis
Lodge No, 19, September 78, 791.2, and th€n Hennepin
Lodge No.4, Minneapolis, January 23, 1918, where he was a
mernber at his death.
Edgar McNutt,
joined the Association January 15, 1919, being number 1100 on
the Active membelship roll. He was born in Indiana, in 1856,
and died at Seattle, Washington, August 27,7933, where he went
to live with'a daughter in 1930, after living in Minneapolis for
over 45 years. He rvas initiated August 16, 1883, passed September
28, 1883, and raised October 25, 1883, in Belle River
Lodge No. 32, Pattiot, Indiana, joining Cataract Lodge No. 2,
l\finneapolis, in 1891. He was a ]ife member of Cataract Lodge
at his death.
Eugene Clarence Bonniwell,
joined the Association January 15, 1919, being No. 1102 on the
$.ctive membership roll. He was born at Mequon, Wis., July 15,
1855, and died at the Eitel hospital, Minneapolis, July 14, 1933.
He attended the public schools of Milwaukee, 'Wis., and early
Iearned the hardware business, In 1879, he went to Chicago
rvith a wholesale hardware firm and later came to Minneapolis
and was a traveling salesman for diferent firms until he went to
California in 1925. He can:e to Minneapolis, in June, to bury
his wife and intending to remain here until Fall, when he would
return. He rvas initiated April 30, 188?, passed May 4, 1887,
and laised May 31, 1887, in Hennepin Lodge No. 4, where he was
a life member at his death. He was also a member of St. Anthony
Falls Chapter No.3, R. A. M.; Adoniram Council No.5, R. &
S, M., and had served as its T. I. Master; Darius Commandery
No. 7, K. T,, serving as Commander and in 1910 was elected

MASONIC VETERAN ASSOCIATION. L675
Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery; Minneapolis Consistory
of the Scottish Rite and Zuhrah Temple. Knight Templal
burial services were conducted at Cataract Temple, by the officets
of the Grand Commandery, rvith interment in Lakewood cemetery.
"Bonnie" was a Mason whom everyone loved, a kind genial soul
whom we shall greatly miss,
Ole O. Thompson,
joined the Association January 15,1919, being No.1106 on the
Active membership roll. He was born February 18, 1867, at Viroqua,
Wis., and died at Detroit Lakes, Minn., January 2, 1933,
He came to Detroit in 1892 and oper:ated a store and later rvorked
for other firms. He took an active part in civic atrairs in his
City and for 37 years rvas a member of the volunteer fire department.
For three years he was manager of the government land
office at Crookston. He was initiated May 2, 1891, passed May
26, 189L, and raised June 9, 1891, in Mt. Tabor Lodge No. 106,
Detroit, and served as Master in 1919. Services were held from
the Baptist church, the Lodge having charge at the cemetery.
Wellington C. Masterman,
joined the Association January 20, 7920, being No. 1137, on the
Active membership roll, He was born at Stillwater, Minn., January
14, 1858, and died at Stillwater, April 13, 1933. He li'as
educated in the public schools of Stillwater and as a boy he
worked as a clerk and scaler in the lumber business, then as a
bookkeeper and in 1896 he purchased an interest in the Stillwater
Gazette and was active with this paper until his death. Politics
held a fascination for him and in 1885 he became auditor of
Wasington County, serving until 1893. In 1894, he was elected
to the State Senate and served four years, He was surveyor general
of logs and lumber of his district for many years. He was
a member and ofdcer of the Presbyterian church of Stillwater,
He was initiated June 15, 1896, passed July 6, 1896, and raised
July 16, 1896, in St. John's Lodge No. 1, Stillwater, and served as
Master in 1900, 1901 and 1903. He was also a member of Washington
Chapter No. 17, R. A. M. and served as High Priest; Bayard
Commandery No. 11, K. T., and was iLs Commander, Funeral
services were held under the auspices of his Lodge with r-, Commandery
escort, interment being in Fairview cemetery.

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
Byron J. Mosier,
joined the Association January 20, 792I, being No. 1139 on the
Active membership roll. He was born in Walworth, N. Y., in
1847, and died at his home in Stillwater, Minn,, January 22, 7933.
He came to Stillwater in the early 70's and founded a wholesale
and retail cigar business which is still in existence. He was a
member of the 194th New York Vol. Infantry, serving as corporal
in Co, H, He was a hard worker in the G. A. R. and was
a member of the Soldier's Home Board. He served his City as
a member of the Council for six years and Mayor for two years.
He was Surveyoi General of logs and lumber in the Stillwatel
District under Gov. John Lind, and served as Post Master under
President Wilson for flve years. He was an active member of
the Presbyterian chulch, serving as Elder and Treasurer for'
rnany years. He was initiated June 3, 1895, passed April L6,
1896, and raised July 16, 1896, in St, John's Lodge No. 1, Stillwat€r.
He was also a mernb€r of Washington Chapter No. 1?,
R, A, M., and Bayard Commandery No. 11, K, T. Funeral services
were held in the Presbyterian church with interment ir-r
Fairview cemetery.
George A. Smalley,
joined the Association January 18, 1821, being No. 1195 on the
Active men-rbership roll He was born at Sheboyga.n, Wis., Aplil
7,7864, and died at his home at Rochester, Minn,, July 6, 1933.
He had been a freight agent lvith the Great Western Raihvay for'
over 35 yeats, serving at Randolph and New Hampton, Iowa and
at Rochester, for the pasfl 16 years. He was a member and an
official in the Congregational church. He was initiated JuIy 17,
1894, passed August 2I, L894, and raised October 2, 7894, in
Arcana Lodge No. 274, Nerv Hampton, forva, and served as Master.
He joined Rochester Lodge No. 21, November 24, l91-g.
He was also a member of Halcyon Chapter No. 8, R. A. M. and
Home Commandery No. 5, K. T. of Rochester; New Hampton
Council No. 29, R. & S. 1VI.; Osman Temple; the Easteln Stal and
White Shrine of Jelusalem. Funeral selvices were held at the
Congregational chulch 'with Masonic services at Oal

MASONIC VETERAN ASSOCIATION.
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Minn. He started to u'ork, after going through High School, as
a member of a surveying crew on the St. Paul, Minneapolis antl
Manitoba Ry. He entered the City,s service in 1882. as a rodman
for: the water department, and except for a period in 1g00,
and from 1901 to 1903, he continued in the service of the City
until his death. He was elected City Comptroller in 1904 anrl
was still holding down that position at his deatb. He lvas a merrrbel
of the Athletic c1ub, Bloomington Golf club and many other
organizations. He was a Vestryman of St. Luke's Episcopal
church. He was initiated April 11, 1889, passed April 1g, 1gg9,
and raised April 30, 1889, in Cataract Lodge No. 2, Minneapolis,
joining Arcana Lodge No. 18?, Minneapolis, as a charter member,
January 27, 1890, and served as Master in 18gb-1g00 and 1g01,
He was a charter member of Anchor Chapter No. 62, R. A. M.,
and a member of Adoniram Council R. & S. M.; Darius Com_
mandery No. 7, K. T.; Minneapolis Consistory of the Scottish
Rite and Ztthrah Ternple, His passing is deplored by a host of
friends.
Harry Addington Baxter,
Northwest. In 1930, he retired after completing 46 years of
continuous service. For 2E years he ,,bossed', the Northern
Pacific North Coa and Fargo.
I{e was initiated , 1gg9, and
raised March 30, 1BB, Morris,
Minn. He joined , lg\2. He
r of Minne A. M.; paladin
27, K. T.; of the Scottish
Tcmple. conducted by
s Comman rt, Interment
lvas at Lake'rvood cemetery, Minneapolis,
Gilbert Smith Lines,
joined the Association January L7, 7922, being No. 1240 on the
Active membership roll. He. was born at Elmwood, Ill., August
L7, 1873, and died at Montevideo, Minn., October 2d, tggz. He
came to Browns Valley in 18g9 and started in the hardware busi_
ness, remaining until 1913, when he took up farming until 191g,
when he again returned to the hardware business, In 1g80. he
tnoved to Montevideo and helped his son in the bakery business.
c2

1678
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PROCDEDINGS OF THE
John Reed Howard,
60, at Sauk Centre, March 9, 7874.
and Osman TemPle, St. Paul.
Carl Holmberg,
Frederick Kroeger,
on the Winona Republican Herald. He served on the Winona
Board of Education for many years and took an active part in
sivic affairs, which wele always for the best interests of his City'

MASONIC VETERAN ASSOCIATION. 1679
He was initiated May 5, 1886, passed May 19, 1885, and raised
May 29, 1885, in Winona Lodge No. 18, and served as Master
in 7924. He was also a member of Winona Chapter No. 5, R,. A.
M., and the Scottish Rite Bodies of Winona. He was the first
Patron of Winona Chapter No. 141, O. E. S., and was instrumental
in organizing the Winona Chapter of DeMolay and was
an Advisor for many years. Masonic services were held in the
Masonic Temple, with interment in Woodlawn cemetery. He was
faithful to every trust and lived up to the highest principles of
our Order.
August Johnaon,
joined the Association January 16, L923, being No. 1274, on the
Active membership roll. He was born at Washington Court
House, Ohio, August 21, 1863, and died at Minneapolis, Minn.,
June 28, 1933. He rryas widely known among' commercial travelers,
having been a knight of the grip for over 60 years. He
was initiated April 19, 1881, passed November 18, 1882, and
raised November 26, 1882, in Swift Lodge No. 129, Benson, Minn.
He joined Ark Lodge No. 176, Minneapolis, Minn., November 4,
1889. 'He was also a member of Ark Chapter No. 53, R. A. M.;
Minneapolis Mounted Commandery No. 23, K. T., and Zuhrah
Temple. He served as treasurer of his Chapter and Commandery
for the last 15 years. Interment was in Lakewood cemetery under
the auspices of his Lodge.
Wilber E. Wells,
joined the Association January 75, L924, being No. 1330 on the
Active membership roll. He was born at Lisbon Centre, N. Y.,
in 1868, and died at Minneapolis, Minn., October 13, 1933. He
was a resident of Minneapolis for the past 30 years and was a
salesman. He was initiated April 21, 1902, passed May 5, Lg02,
and raised May 16, 1902, in Ark Lodge No. 1?6, Minneapolis,
Minn. He was also a member of Ark Chapter No. 53, R. A. M.;
Minneapolis Council No. 2, R. & S. M.; Minneapolis Mounted
Commandery No. 23, K. T., and Zuhralr. Temple. Funeral services
were conducted by Mounted Commandery and interment
was at Aberdeen, S. D.
William Humphrey Roneld,
joined the Association January 15, 1930, being No. 151b on bhe
Active membership roll. He was born at Auburn, N. Y., February
1?, 1860, and died at his home in Minneapolis, September g, 1988.

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PROCEEDINGS OF TIIE
He was a printer by tt'ade, learning the business on a newspaper
at Durand, Wis., and eoming to Minneapolis in 1885 and working
on the Minneapolis Journal all these years. He was initiated Februar:y
10, 1904, passed March 10, 1904, and raised July 7, 1904,
in Arcana Lodge No, 187, Minneapolis, and served as its Master
in 1906 and 1907. At his death he was the Editor of the Arcana
Herald. He was also a member of Anchor Chapter No. 67, R. A-.
M., and was High Priest for four years; Adoniram Council No. 5.
R. & S. M,, and was one of the oldest members and Past Patrons
of Arcana Chapter No. 38, O. E, S. He was an ardent worker ir
the interest of his Lodge, and was chairman of the Trustees of
the same since their present building was built' He was a member
of the Trinity Methodist church, where the services were held,
with interment in Hillside cemetery, under the auspices of his
Lodge. "Bill" Ronald will be missed among his many friends in
Masonry,
William F. Hunt,
joined the Association January \2, 793I, being No. 1539, on the
Active membership roll. He was born at Seven MiIe, Ohio,
March 6, 1865, andr died at St, Paul, Minn., April 5, 1933' He
was educated in the public schools of Miamisburg, Ohio, attended
the Ohio State University and received the degrees of mechanical
engineer in 188?, and then came to St' Paul, Minn. In 1895 he
graduated from Law School of the University of Minnesota, and
practiced Law until his death. He was a member of the Athletic
club, Knights of Pythias, Phi Delta Theta and Phi Delta Phi fraternities
and the Ramsey County Bar Association. He was a
member of the Methodist church. He was initiated January 13,
1905, passed February 10, and raised Febrtary 24, 1905, in
Summit Lodge No. 163, St. Paul, Minn.
Fred Augustus Lenox,
joined the Association January 72, 7931, being No. 1545 on the
Active membership roll. He was born at Sinclairville, N. Y.,
December 13, 1865, and died at Stillwater, Minn', November 6,
1933. He went with his parents to Dekalb, I11., in 1874, and in
1888 he came,to Minneapolis, where he worked for a brother
who was a dentist, and in 1891, graduated from the University
of Minnesota Dental School and start€d practice in Stillwater,
where he continued until 1928, when he retired on account of
ill health. He was a Vestr5rman of the Episcopal church. He was
initiated October 25, 7893, passed November 14, 1893, and raised
Nov. 23, 1893, in St. Johns Lodge No. 1, Stillwater. He was also

MASONIC VETERAN ASSOCIATION. 1681
a melnb€r of Washington Chapter No. 17, R. A. M.; Bayard Comrnandery
No. 11, K. T., and served them all as presiding olficer.
He was also a member of Osman Temple of the Shrine. Bro.
Lenox was well known and well thought of in Stillwater and his
genial natule will be nrissed by a host of friends,
Moses Hillard Thornton,
joined the Association January t2, Ig3l, being No. 1553, on the
Active membership roll. He was born at Bailyville, Maine, June
18, 1860, and died at Appleton, Minn., Dec. 8, 1933. He rvas
rural school teacher, farmer and Rural mail carrier. He was
initiated November 10, 1908, passed November 16, 1908, and
raised Novembet 24, 1908, in Appleton Lodge No. 137, Appleton,
Minn., and served as Master ln 1924.
Walter L. Prince,
joined the Association January 72, t931, being No. 1583 on the
Active membership roll. He was born at Amherst, Mass,, June
24, 1866, and died at Stillwater, Minn., April 22, 1933. He came
to Stillwater in 1882, and was employed as bookkeeper in tha
First National Bank, from which position he rose to be president
in 1925. He was the proprietor of the Prince-Joy Insurance
Agency; treasurer of the Connolly Shoe Company and vice-president
of the Minnesota Mercantile Company. Ele was also inter.ested
in civic afrairs of his City and was instrumental in the
establishment of the Lakeview Memorial hospital and was its
president for many years. He was a member of the Board of
Trustees of the First Presbyterian church. He was initiated April
17, 1899, passed May 1, 1899, and raised May 18, 189g, in St.
Johns Lodge No. 1, Stillwater. He was also a member of Washington
Chapter No. 17, R, A. M., and Bayard Commandery No.
11, K. T., of Stillwater and Osman Temple, of St. Paul. During
the funeral services, held at his home, the banks of the City were
closed in tribute to his memorv.
Frederick C. Listoe,
joined the Association January 20, \93!, being No. 1614, on the
Active membership roll. He was born at Madison, Wis., August
11, 1867, and died at St. Paul, Minn., December 24, 1933. His
parents died when he was a boy and he lived with an uncle at
Rock Dell, Minn., and later at Rochester. He came to St. Paul
in his early twenties and attended a business school and then be-

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
came business manager of the Nord Vesten, a Danish newspaper'
of tvhich his uncle was editor. In 1900, he opened a rnoritician
business, and continued in the same until his death, at which time
he probably conducted more funerals than any other undertaker
in the City. He was a past president of the old St. Paul Commercial
Club and of the St' Paul Rotary CIub, besides belonging
to many other organizations in which he took a prominent part.
He was initiated January 29, L892, passed February 72, 1892, and
raised l\{arch LL, 1,892, in Summit Lodge No. 163, St' Paul, Minn.
He was also a member of Summit Chapter No. 45, R. A. M., and
served as High Priest; St. PauI Council No. 1, R. & S. M.; Damascus
Commandery No. 1, K. T., and served as Commander;
Minnesota Consistory of the Scottish Rite and Osman Temple, of
which he rvas a Past Potentate' Funeral services were held from
the Masonic Temple under the dilection: of Summit Lodge, with
Damascus Conmandery as an escort. Interment was in Oakland
cemetery. Bro. Listoe had a host of friends on account of his
genial nature, his sympathetic smile and his cordial handclasp and
he will be greatly missed at all the Masonic gatherings where he
was wont to attend,
George Silas Monson,
joined the Association, January 20, 193I, being No. 1617 on bhe
Active membership roll. He was born at St' Paul, Minn., March
20, \869, and died in the Miller hospital, St' Paul, May 27, 1933.
He was educated in the public schools of St. Paul and worked his
way through the Dental College of the University of Minnesota,
where he became an instructor and later a professor of prosthetic
dentistry. Bro. Monson .was one of the best known dentists of
the North West, having won fame in his profession through his
research into the working of the human jaws and the teeth and
the invention of a device for measuring the action of the jaws.
He was also an artist of note and a writer. The Monson Research
and Clinic club of the Twin Cities was named after him and
although refusing to go to many colleges and Dental meetings
to speak on his favorite subject, he did entertain many noted
Dentists in his own laboratoly from all over the country. He was
a Fellow of the American Dental Association, Minnesota State
Dental Association and the International Association of Dental
Research, He was initiated Match 24, 1905, passed August 11,
1905, and raised December 15, 1905, in Summit Lodge No. 161J,
St. Paul. Funeral services were conducted by his Lodge, with
interment in Acacia Park cemetery.

MASONIC VETER,AN ASSOCIATION. 1683
Edward H. Whitcomb'
joined the Association January 19, 1932, being No. 165? on the
Active membership roll, He was born at Greenleaf, Meeker Co.,
Minn.., June 17, 1861, and died at St. Paul, Minn., June 8, 1933.
He was graduated from the Alexandria High School and attended
Carleton Colleg'e. Later he attended Columbus Medical College,
graduating in 1884, coming to St. Paul, where he practiced his
profession until his death. For 15 years he served in the National
Guard, attaining the rank of major, and in 1916 served in the
Medical Corps of the U. S. Army. From 1892 to 1897 he was
coroner of Ramsey County and from 1900 to 1912 served in the
Assembly of the City Council. He was a member of the Ramsey
County Medical Society; American Medical Association, and the
Mississippi Valley Medical Association. He was initiated March
t2, 1903, passed June 11, 1903, and raised June 25, 1903, in
Braden Lodge No. 168, St. Paul, Minn. He was also a member
of Minnesota Chapter No. 1, R. A. M.; Damascus Commandery
No. 1, K. T.; Osman Temple; St. Paul Lodge of the Elks and
served as Exalted Ruler; Knights of Pythias; Druids, Samaritans,
and Maccabees. Funeral services were held from the Masonic
Temple conducted by his Lodge with a Commandery escort, with
burial in Oakland cemet€ry.
William D. Stewart,
joined the Association January 17, 1933, being No. 1693, on the
Active membership loll. He was born in Seaforth, Ontario, in
1870, and died at St. Paul, November 24, t533. He received his
education in the University of Toronto, and is 1890 came to St.
Paul and acted as accountant for the St. Paul Lime and Cement
Company. In 1913, he consolidated various builders' supplies
companies into the St. Paul Builders Material Company and
served as its President until his death. He was always interested
in outdoor sports and served as the head of the St. Paul Curling
and the old Lacrosse club. In 1931, he was named by Governor
Olson to be State Game and Fish Commissioner and was serving
at his death. I{e was a past president of the Rotary Club, a
member of the Town and Country, Minnesota and Athletic clubs
and the House of Hope Presbyterian Church. He was initiated
April 20, 1899, passed May 4,1899, and raised June 15, 1899, in
Braden Lodge No. 168, St. Paul. He was also a member of
Minnesota Consistory of the Scottish Rite and Osman Temple.

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Benjamin Franklin Simon,
joined the Association January 17, 1933, being No' 1691 on the
Acti'r'e membership roll. He was born in Le Sueur County, Minn.,
June 13, 1870, and died at St. Paul, Minn., January 15, 193'1.
His father' 'l,i'as a clelgylnan and consequently they lived in many
localities in the State. When a boy he lvorked in stores in some
of the places whele his father preached and in 1891 he enter€d
Hamline Univelsity, attending two years. He then taught schoo)
for three yea'-s and latet' attended the University of Minnesota
fuIedical College fol three years and then went to Rush Medical
College, Chicago, where he graduated in 1900. He at once began
the practice of his chosen profession in St. Paul, and in 1918 he
was appointed Health Commissioner of the Citl' 316 was siill
serving as such at the tin-re of his death. Under his administration
his Department became famous throughout the Country in
regard to health guarding measures and he gained an enviable
r€putation in the conduct of his ofrce. He was a fellow of the
Ar.rrerican Pu-blic Health association, the Ailerican Medical society,
Ramsey County and Minnesota State Medical Societies, ancl was
one of the organizers of the International Police and Fire Sur'geons
and nfedical Dilectors of the Civic Service association.
During the World War he served faithfully as a member of th€
Bth District Draft Board of St, Paul. He was initiated October
11, 1906, passed October: 25, 7906, and raised November 3' 1906,
in Braden Lodge No. 168, St, Paul. He was also a member of
rVlinnesota Chapter R. A. M.; St. Paul Council No. 1, R. & S. M.;
Danascus Cotntrandery No. 1, K. T.; Minnesota Consistory of the
Scottish Rite and Osltran Tenlple, rvhere he served as Potentate.
In the Scottish Rite g'ork he was very prominent, and was rewarded
with the 33' Iast October at Washington. Due to his
ultiring efforts the Scottish Rite choir attained a reputation as
a musical organization and rvas very helpful in the Degree work
of the Rite. Funelal services wer:e held in the Masonic Temple
under the auspices of his Lodge, with a Corntnandery escort. The
Scottish Rite choir, in rvhich he had labored so long, rendered
impressive nusic, and there rvas a lalge attendance of City Officials
as rvell as many Thirt5'-third Degtee Masons from over the
State. Our genial Brother: is gone frorn us, but the rnemoty of
his noble efforts fol humanity and for Masonry will linger long
in the hearts and n.rinds of the Citizens of his CitS' and his Masonic
Brethren.

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