Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Illinois - University Library

Tuesday ? GRAND LODGE OF ILLINOIS, I. O. O. F. 339
Nov. 18. 1913. f
Answer.—No. There seems to be no section of the Patriarchs
Militant Code giving the right to Chevaliers to wear their headgear
except in subordinate bodies, Bnsbee's Digest, Sec. 27, Patriarchs Militant
Code, page 61S, and Sec. 2395, page 679. At the Sovereign Grand
Lodge session in 3 911 Past Grand Sire Pinkerton, while temporarily
occupying the Grand Sire's chair, ruled that a Chevalier entering the
Sovereign Grand Lodge must remove his chapeau and no objection or
question was raised as to his ruling and I take it that this action
amounted to an approval of his opinion. Brother Pinkerton's ruling
was to the effect that a Chevalier, like all others, should be uncovered
and have on neither cap nor chapeau. If a Chevalier must uncover in
the Sovereign Grand Lodge because there is no specific law exempting
him from so doing, then the same rule should prevail in regard to
Grand Lodges and Grand Encampments, and I have therefore answered
your question in the negative. Of course the remainder of his uniform
is unobjectionable and almost a necessity, as Chevaliers visiting Grand
Bodies might not have any other suit with them and otherwise would
be deprived of visiting at all.
Dec. 42. Question.—Does the rule which governs the Subordinate
Lodge, Encampment and Rebekah secret work, that all captions, subheads
and all matter enclosed in parenthesis shall not be given by
the officer instructing the candidate, apply to the Patriarchs Militant
degree?
Answer.—Yes.
Dec. 43. Statement.—At the first day's session of the Grand
Lodge in October 1912, the Board of Directors of the W. and O. Home
made a report (pages 9502 and 9503) upon the matter of certain rumors
affecting the character of the President, Brother I. N. Williams, P.G.M.
Said report fully and completely exonerated Brother Williams. The
Committee filed with its report a complete copy of the report of
investigation as to Brother Williams, with a transcript of all evi-
dence.
A resodution of Brother W. H. Cox, P.G.M. and G.Rep., was
adopted providing that a committee of three be appointed to invesligategate
the evidence taken by the committee appointed by the Board
of Directors of the Home to inquire into rumors concerning the good
character of Brother I. N. Williams, and any other evidence concern-
ing the conduct of Brother and Sister G. R. Kennedy during their con-
nection with the Home, and that said committee report at this ses-
sion of the Grand Lodge. Grand Master Breith appointed the follow-
ing committee as provided for in said motion: Lynn T. Gruber,
P.G.M., No. 15; M. M. Logan, Rep., No. 164; and J. C. Helburn, Rep.,
No. 140.