PROCEEDINGS

of the

GRAND COUNCIL

OF

ROY AL AND SELECT MASTERS

OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

SEPTEMBER 9-10

1929

TROY, N. Y.

PRBSS OF EDW. H. LISK, INC,

MDCCCCXXIX

106th Annual Assembly September 9-10, 1929

Masonic Temple Jamestown, New York MOST IU.USTRIOUS CHARLES M. COLTON, GRAND MASTER

OPENING EXERCISES PRELUDE-Invocation

Companion HAROLD E. CRISSEY, Organist to the Grand ·:council

ENTRANCE OF GRAND MASTER AND GRAND OFFICERS Entrance March-"Holy, Holy, Holy''

MASONIC QUARTETTE Fritz C. Lindstrom C. Eric Sundholm William E. Tefft Thomas Priestly

VOCAL-"Open the Gates of the Temple" Companion FRED V. ANDERSON

WELCOME-On behalf of the City of Jamestown Hon. LARS A. LARSON, Mayor

WELCOME-On behalf of Jamestown Council, No. 32 Illustrious FRANK E. HAUSE, Master

VOCAL-"Send Out Thy Light" MASONIC QUARTETTE

OPENING OF THE GRAND COUNCIL

Knapp

Gounod

PRAYER GRAND CHAPLAIN

RESPONSE-Masonic Quartette

VOCAL-"Hail I Cryptic Rite" (Air, America) Words arranged for the Crvptic Rite

by the late M. ·.Ill.· .Frederick Kanter, P. G. M. (Companions will arise and unite in singing)

Hail! Cryptic Rite Divine! Our Father's God to thee Glory of ages shine Author of Liberty Lon~ may'st thou reign To thee we sing.

Where er thy Councils stand. Long may our land be bright May they have great command. With freedom's holy light And always grace the land; Protect the "Cryptic Rite,"

Hail! Cryptic Rite. Great God our Kinir.

PROCLAMATION

DOXOLOGY

ROLL CALL

Be Thou, 0 God, exalted high, And as thy Glory fills the sky So let it be on earth displayed, Till Thou art here as there obeyed.

GRAND MARSHAL

GRAND REcoRDER

One Hundred and Sixth Annual Assembly OF THE

Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the State of New York

Grand Council Room

Masonic Temple, Jamestown, N. Y.

Monday, September 9, 1929.

OPENING

The Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the State of New York convened in its One Hundred and Sixth Annual Assembly in the Masonic Temple, City of Jamestown, New York, Monday, September 9, A. D. 1929, A.".Dep.". 2929, at 9:30 o'clock, A. M., Daylight Saving Time.

GRAND OFFICERS PRESENT

M.'.Ill.°.CHARLES M. COLTON ................. Grand Master R.' .Ill. °.CHARLES H . JOHNSON ......... Deputy Grand Master R.'.Ill.'.JEROME L. CHENEY ........ Grand P.'.C.'.of the W.'. M.'.P.'.GEORGE A. NEWELL ................. Grand Treasurer M.' .Ill.'.GEORGE EDWARD HATCH ............ Grand Recorder R.' .Ill.' .JOHN A. DERTHICK ..... Grand Captain of the Guard R.' .Ill.' .ALBERT S. PRICE .... Grand Conductor of the Council R.'. Ill.'. E. PARKER WAGGONER ..... ...... ... . Grand Lecturer R.'.Ill.'.WILLIAM F. SEBER .................. Grand Marshal R.'.Ill.'.S. ORMOND GoLDAN ....... .. Grand Standard Bearer R.'.Ill.'.A. EDWARD KRIEGER ................. Grand Steward R. ·.Ill.· .and REV. S. WRIGHT BUTLER, D .D .... Grand Chaplain M.'.Ill.'.ROLAND K. MASON .................. Grand Trustee M.' .Ill. °.OLIVER H. LABARRE ................. Grand Trustee M. ·.Ill.·. GEORGE R. HEMENWAY ............... Grand Trustee Companion JAY PICKARD ..................... Grand Sentinel

Together with the Representatives of the following Councils:

CoLuMBIAN .......... No. I ADONIRAM . ... . ...... No. 36 UNION .............. No. 2 CRYPTIC .......... . .. No. 37 BROOKLYN ........... No. 4 TYRIAN ............. No. 43 AnELPHic ........... No. 7 FuLTON ...... . ...... No. 50 RoncA .............. No. 12 WASHINGTON .. ..... . No. 52 CENTRAL CITY ........ No. I3 CORNING ..... . ...... No. 53 BLoss ............... No. I4 HUDSON ............. No. 62 BRUCE ............... No. 15 PHOENIX ............ No. 70 SouTHERN TIER ...... No. 16 ALPH-0MEGA ........ No. 7I BUFFALO .... ........ No. I7 JOHNSTOWN . ... . ..... No. 72 KING HIRAM ......... No. I8 ST. GEORGE'S ......... No. 74 DORIC ............... No. I9 HUNTINGTON ......... No. 76 KEYSTONE ........... No. 20 ST. LAWRENCE ....... No. 77 ANCIENT CITY ..... ... No. 2I CATSKILL .... ........ No. 78 DEWITT CLINTON ..... No. 22 TEMPLE ............. No. 79 DUNKIRK ......... . .. No. 25 FLATBUSH ...... . .... No. 80 PALMYRA ............ No. 26 JosEPH WARREN ..... No. 81 KING SOLOMON ....... No. 3I SALAMANCA .......... No. 82 JAMESTOWN .......... No. 32 ZABUD .............. N 0. 84 OLEAN ..... .. ....... No. 33 TRIANGLE ........... No. 85 WATERTOWN ......... No. 34 LAFAYETTE .......... No. 86 HoRNELLSVILLE ...... No. 35 ONEONTA .... ........ No. 87

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And Permanent Members as follows :

GEORGE A. NEWELL ........................... . P:.G:.M:. WILLARD s. BRADT ............................ . P:.G:.M:. FRED E. OGDEN ................................ P.".G.".M.'. FRANK M. ADEE .............................. . P:.G:.M:. MARTIN Q. Goon ............................. . P:.G:.M:. GEORGE EDWARD HATCH ........................ P.".G.'.M.". OLIVER H. LABARRE .......................... . P:.G:.M:. EUGENE E. HINMAN ........................... P.".G.'.M.'. ]AMES CHAMBERS ............................ . P:.G:.M:. ROLAND K. MASON ............................. P.'.G.'.M.·. WILLIAM S. RISELAY ........................... P.".G.".M.". JOSEPH L. LOCKHART .......................... P.".G.'.M.'. GEORGE R. HEMENWAY ......................... P.".G.'.M.". GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER ......................... P.'.G.'.M.·. OLIVER L. MENARD, Columbian, No. I .............. P.'.M.'. GEORGE HERRING, Columbian, No. I ................. P. ·. M. ·. WILLIAM J. MORGAN, Columbian, No. 1. .••...•••.• . P:.M:. GEORGE E. BRADBROOK, Columbian, No. I ............ P. · .M. ·. WILLARD C. CURTISS, Columbian, No. 1. ••••••..••. • P:.M:. HENRY J. HUEMMER, Union, No. 2 ................ . P:.M:. CLARENCE F. HEATH, Union, No. 2 ................ . P:.M:. NICHOLAS PECORA, Union, No. 2 .................. . P:.M:. JEREMIAH HUNTER, Adelphic, No. 7 ............... . P:.M:. MATTHEW S. CuMNER, Adelphic, No. 7 ............ . P:.M:. JOHN F. BIRMINGHAM, Adelphic, No. 7 ............. P." .M:. HENRY HELLER, Adelphic, No. 7 .................. . P:.M:. S. ORMOND GoLDAN, Adelphic, No. 7 .............. . P:.M:. WILLIAM F. TREMAIN, Rotica, No. I2 ............. . P:.M:. MERTON E. NETTLETON, Rotica, No. I2 ............. . P:.M:. JAMES S. WILCOX, Central City, No. I3 ............ . P:.M:. HARRY I. TONG, Southern Tier, No. I6 .... · ......... P. · .M. ·. LEWIS E. MARTIN, King Hiram, No. I8 ........... . P:.M:. GEORGE J. VETTER, Doric, No. I9 .................. . P:.M:. CHARLES M. BucK, Doric, No. I9 .................. P.'.M.·. CHARLES S. NARAMORE, Doric, No. I9 .............. P.".M.·. ALBERT E. CHADWICK, Doric, No. I9 .............. . P:.M:. RAYMOND E. WESTBURY, Doric, No. I9 ............ . P:.M:. GEORGE W. CURTIS, Keystone, No. 20 ............... P." .M:. W. FRANK DAVIS, Ancient City, No. 2I ............ . P:.M:.

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EUGENE CRAWFORD, DeWitt Clinton, No. 22 ........ . P:.M:. EuGENE E. HINMAN, DeWitt Clinton, No. 22 ....... . P:.M:. JosEPH DOPLER, Dunkirk, No. 25 .................. . P:.M:. HARRY BAYER, King Solomon, No. 3 I ............... P: .M:. JoSEPH R. ROGERS, Jamestown, No. 32 ............. . P:.M:. HENRY MARVIN LUND, Jamestown, No. 32 ......... . P:.M:. FRED H. ANDERSON, Jamestown, No. 32 ............ . P:.M:. ]AMES H. MASON, Jamestown, No. 32 ............... P.'.M.'. GEORGE W. HosIE, Jamestown, No. 32 ............... P.'.M.'. HARRY !NGLESON, Jamestown, No. 32 .............. . P:.M:. C. V. ELMER GUSTAFSON, Jamestown, No. 32 ....... . P:.M:. PHILIP M. NAST, JR., Hornellsville, No. 35 ......... . P:.M:. FRED STEPHENSON, Hornellsville, No. 35 ............ . P:.M:. DUNCAN BouGHNER, Hornellsville, No. 35 .......... . P:.M:. WALTER S. PRESCOTT, Cryptic, No. 37 .............. . P:.M:. CHARLES P. REEVES, Cryptic, No. 37 ................ P:. M:. WILLIAM J. WILLIAMS, Washington, No. 52 ........ . P:.M:. HARRIE 0. ANDERSON, Corning, No. 53 ............. . P:.M:. BRUCE C. RISLEY, Hudson, No. 62 ................. . P:.M:. AMOS BURTON, Hudson, No. 62 ................... . P:.M:. JOHN BuRDEN, Phoenix, No. 70 ................... . P:.M:. DANIEL F. H. ALLEN, Alph-Omega, No. 71. ........ . P:.M:. HERBERT T. CLEMANS, Johnstown, No 72 ........... . P:.M:. SAMUELS. FoRSTER, St. George's, No. 74 ........... . P:.M:. ALLISON E. LOWNDES, Huntington, No. 76 .......... . P:.M:. KURT J. GALOW, Huntington, No. 76 ................ P.'.M.'. CLIFTON F. GARDINER, Huntington, No. 76 .......... P.'.M.'. EDWIN L. WEEGAR, St. L~wrence, No. 77 .......... . P:.M:. FLOYD S. PARKS, Catskill, No. 78 .................. P.'.M.'. CHARLES F. CUSHING, Temple, No. 79 ............. . P:.M:. THOMAS w. AITKEN, Temple, No. 79 .............. . P:.M:. DAVID M. BoE, Flatbush, No. 8o ................... P.'.M.'. CHARLES A. GAMBLE, Flatbush, No. 8o .............. P.'.M.'. ARTHUR H. MOELLER, Flatbush, No. 8o ............. P.'.M.'. WILLIAM LEE, Joseph Warren, No. 81. ............. P.'.M.'. FRANK L. MOORE, Joseph Warren, No. 81. .......... P.'.M.'. CLIFFORD C. CHENEY, Salamanca, No. 82 ............ P.'.M.'. ARTHUR M. LLOYD, Salamanca, No. 82 .............. P.'.M.'. HowARD E. HANCOCK, Salamanca, No. 82 ........... P.'.M.'. GEORGE WooD, Zabud, No. 84 ...................... P.'.M.'. JOHN WooD, Zabud, No. 84 ........................ P.'.M.'.

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With Representatives from .the following Grand Councils :

ALABAMA ................ R:. Ill.". FRED STEPHENSON CONNECTICUT .........•... R.".Ill.".MATTHEW S. CuMNER DELAWARE ............... R.".Ill.".CHARLES M. BucK FLORIDA .................. R.".Ill.".}EREMIAH HUNTER GEORGIA ................. R.".Ill.".FRANK L. MOORE INDIAN A ................. R.". Ill.". CHARLES s. NARA MORE KENTUCKY ............... R.".Ill.".HARRY BAYER LOUISIANA ............... R.".Ill.".DANIEL F. H. ALLEN MAINE ................... R.".Ill.".CLARENCE F. HEATH MARITIME PROVINCES ...... R:. Ill.". w ILLIAM LEE MASSACHUSETTS .......... R.".Ill.".JOHN F. BIRMINGHAM MICHIGAN ............... R.".Ill.".}OHN BURDEN MONTANA ................ R.".Ill.".BRUCE c. RISLEY NEVADA .................. R.".111.".GEORGE Woon NORTH CAROLINA .......... R.".Ill.".WALTER s. PRESCOTT NORTH DAKOTA ........... R.".Ill.".THOMAS w. AITKEN Omo .................... R.".Ill.".HARRY I. TONG RHODE ISLAND ............ R.".Ill.".SAMUEL s. FORSTER SCOTLAND .•.............. M.".Ill.".GEORGE EDWARD HATCH SOUTH CAROLINA .......... R.".Ill.".GEORGE HERRING TENNESSEE ........•...•.. R.".Ill.".JAMES H. MASON TEXAS ................... R ••• Ill •.• ARTHUR MATTHEW LLOYD VERMONT ................ R.".Ill.".HERBERT T. CLEMANS WISCONSIN ...........•... R: .Ill:. WILLIAM J. WILLIAMS

The following Grand Representatives sent letters and tele­grams of regret at their inability to be present and requesting to be excused from attendance at this Annual Assembly :

R.".111.".EnWARD L. HEIN ...... Grand Rep. of California R. ".Ill. ".HARRYCLAYHITCHCOCK.Grand Rep. of Dist.of Columbia R.".Ill.".ARTHUR W. PEENE .... Grand Rep. of Iowa R.".Ill.".HENRY GRAFTON STORY.Grand Rep. of Maryland R.".Ill.".GEORGE B. CATHERS .... Grand Rep. of Missouri R.".Ill.".HAROLD S. EMBREE .... Grand Rep. of Nebraska

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Welcomed by the City of Jamestown

R.".Ill.".WILLIAM F. SEBER, Grand Marshal, escorted the HoN. LARS A. LARSON, Mayor of the City of Jamestown, before the Grand Council, who spoke as follows :

Mayor LARS A. LARSON :

Most Illustrious Grand Master and members of the Grand Council, we are delighted with your presence and it is a great pleasure for me to come before an audience of this kind and to bring to you a message from the citizens of Jamestown, and that is that we are very proud that you have selected our city in which to hold your convention. I assure you that we feel honored. At this time I should do something that has been customary. I should present the keys of the City of Jamestown to the delegates and visitors to our city, but I have not been able to find them. Some one may have thought I was looking for them and laid them one side. But I do not want you to think that any one would steal them. To overcome this, I have left the doors wide open, and respectfully ask and urge you to walk right in and make yourselves at home, and, I assure you, the citizens of Jamestown will feel honored to have you do so. I realize that an organization of this kind has .a great deal of work that they must do, which they have met to do, and I will simply say that in all your deliberations may unity and best thought prevail.

I will now leave you to the members of the local organization. I am quite sure that they will see to it that when you leave for your homes and when you get home that you will have in mind that the City of Jamestown is a good place to visit.

I again welcome you to our city and thank you for favoring us with y0>.1r presence on this occasion.

M.".Ill.".CHARLES M. COLTON, Grand Master, responding to the greeting said :

Mayor LARSON, on behalf of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the State of New York, its officers and representatives, I want to thank you for the gracious way in which you have extended to us this welcome to the City of Jamestown. I know enough about the people of Jamestown to know you are sincere in extending this welcome. I know about the successful work that the people have done in Jamestown to make this a better place in which to live. I want to thank you in behalf of the Grand Council for your very gracious invitation and generous greetings. I know our members will have a good time. I know you will feel that it is a good thing to have us here, as I know it will be felt by all of us that it is a good thing for us to be here. I thank you, sir.

Greetings from Jamestown Council

Ill." .FRAN'K E. HAUSE, Master of Jamestown Council, No. 32, in extending greetings on behalf of his Council said :

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Most Illustrious Grand Master, it is my pleasant duty, as the Rep­resentative of Jamestown Council, No. 32, to welcome you, and through you the Right Illustrious Grand Officers, Grand Officers and Illustrious visitors from other States, the Delegates from our State Councils and the ladies. It is our hope that the deliberations of this Grand Council will prove of great benefit to the Craft. We also trust that our plans for your social doings while here will prove enjoyable to you. We trust that your visit with us at this time will leave upon you such a favorable impression that you will want to come here again sometime in the near future and renew these pleasant associations.

M.".Ill.°.CHARLES M. COLTON, Grand Master, in acknowledg­ing the welcome from Jamestown Council, spoke as follows:

Illustrious Companion HAUSE, I speak for every member of this Grand Council when I say it was with real pleasure that we received your invitation last year to again hold our Annual Assembly in your city this year. Those of us who have had the pleasure and privilege of being here before know something of Masonry in Jamestown. We fully realize that Jamestown has done something for Masonry. You have some Bodies here which not only you but the whole Masonic fraternity should be proud of. You have men here who are not only prominent in Jamestown, but in the State and throughout the continent. It is indeed a pleasure and a satisfaction to hold our convention here. I trust you will receive some benefit and pleasure from our presence here, as I know we will who have had the pleasure and profit of coming to your city. I thank you for the invitation and your cordial greetings.

The Grand Council was opened in Ample Form, M. ·.Ill.·. CHARLES M. COLTON, Grand Master, presiding.

R. ·.Ill.· .and REV. S. WRIGHT BuTLER, D.D., Grand Chaplain, was escorted to the Altar and offered the following

PRAYER

Our Father, make us conscious that Thy light and truth are with us. That we need those things to dissuade us from inclinations that lead to darkness and error. No light could be given to the human soul like the light of Thy Countenance. Thou hast said, blessed are they; they shall rejoice in the light of My Countenance, and in that rejoicing be exalted.

We are here now, touching elbows, and Thou art with us, touching us and leading us.

We thank Thee for Thy guidance in the year past, for the promise to be always with us when we wander. Thou art like a shepherd, calling Thy flock. Thou art like a father interested in what interests Thy children, close to us in the hours of darkness and temptation. So Thou hast led us during the year with pleasant surprises as well as sorrows. Thou hast led us and helped us to overcome. Here we stand and ask Thy blessing. Thou who might have forgotten, but Thou who hast never forgotten us. Thou art near us now.

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So may Thy light and truth fall upon us in the sessions of the Grand Council. May strength be given to those who preside, and may we all remember Thee throughout the sessions that are before us.

When we scatter from here, may we realize that we are not far from one another.

Be with us now and impress us with the consciousness that we are in council and that the Father is hearing us and rules over us.

Guide us from year to year. If not permitted to attend again this Grand Council, admit us to the Grander Council, to meet with the dear Companions whom we knew in life and who now rest from their labors, and bring us to Thee, where the joy shall be full and continuous, and Thy blessing with us, evermore.

We ask Thee as children ask a loving father, in Thy name as our Father and our God.

Amen.

Committees Appointed

The Grand Recorder read the appointment by the Grand Mas­ter of the following Committees :

CREDENTIALS AND RETURNS

GEORGE EDWARD HATCH FRANK I. FELTER }AMES S. WILCOX

GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS

ROLAND K. MASON DUNCAN BOUGHNER

OT1s M. HAWLEY

TIME AND PLACE OF NEXT ANNUAL ASSEMBLY

JOSEPH L. LoCKHART D. LESTER WILLIAMS

THOMAS v. PIFER

CHARTERS AND DISPENSATIONS

WILLIAM s. RISELAY MERTON E. NETTLETON

LEIGH RoY LYBOLDT

CONSTITUTION AND LAWS

JAMES CHAMBERS ALBERT A. LANG

ARTHUR J. MORRISON

IO

GRIEVANCES AND APPEALS

MARTIN Q. Goon HERBERT w. FEARL JOSIAH C. FULLER

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

WILLARD s. BRADT CARD J. MILLER J. OSCAR GoETZ

Minutes of the Laat Annual Aaaembly

On motion, the reading of the minutes of the last Annual Assembly was dispensed with, they having been printed and the members furnished with copies of the same.

Select Mastera Invited to Remain aa Viaitora

On motion, all Companion Select Masters in good standing were invited to remain as visitors during this Grand Assembly, except as at such times as are prohibited by the Constitution.

Time Fixed for the Election of Oflicera

On motion, the election of Officers was made a special order of business imm.ediately after the reading of the journal Tues­day morning, September 10th.

R. ·.Ill.·. WILLIAM F. SEBER, Grand Marshal, introducing the Past Grand Masters of the Grand Council said :

Most Illustrious Grand Master, I have the pleasure of presenting to you and this Grand Council this distinguished galaxy of Companions who have borne the heat and burden of the day and who are still active in Grand Council affairs.

At this time I present to you M:.P:. GEORGE A. NEWELL, who served this Grand Council as Grand Master in 1893 and 1894; M: .Ill: .WILLARD

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S. BRADT, in 1902; M.".Ill.".FRED E. OGDEN, in 1906; M.".Ill.".FRANK M. ADEE, in 1go8; M: .Ill: .MARTIN Q. GooD, in 1911; M." .Ill." .GEORGE ED­WARD HATCH, in 1914; M: .Ill: .OLIVER H. LABARRE, in 1916; M: .Ill:. JAMES CHAMBERS, in 1918; M.".Ill.".RoLAND K. MASON, in 1919; M.". Ill.".WILLIAM S. R1sELAY, in 1923; M.".Ill.".JosEPH L. LocKHART, in 1924; M.".Ill.".GEORGE R. HEMENWAY, in 1925 and M.".Ill.".GEORGE 0. UNKLETTER, in 1927.

M.".Ill.°.CHARLES M. COLTON, Grand Master:

Most Illustrious Companions, it is a great pleasure for me to welcome you here today as the Past Grand Masters of this Grand Council, and I know it is also very gratifying to the members of this body to have you present in such a large number. I want to make a little more oi this ceremony of receiving you men who have served this body as its executive officers than has sometimes been done in the past. I think many times that you have been brought in and were told how glad we were to have you present and the next moment it was forgotten who you were. I know I can speak for the Grand Council and for every member of the subordinate Councils when I express their gratitude for the work and sacrifices which have been performed by you in your many years of service to make this Grand Council what it is today. I had hoped we would have sufficient room in the East of the Grand Council so that you could sit in the East in order that every member of this Grand Council might know who you were, but owing to the arrangement of the room that is not possible. However, I extend to you cordial greetings and a hearty welcome to chairs as near the East as possible. I trust your stay will be as pleasant to you as I know it will be profitable to us.

M ... Ill ... EUGENE E. HINMAN:

Most Illustrious Grand Master, on behalf of my colleagues who have worn the purple in this order of Masonry, it gives me a great deal of pleasure to acknowledge our grateful appreciation of your very kind words of introduction. We have labored as faithfully as possible during the years we have severally presided over this Grand Council as well as those years in which we served in subordinate capacities. Our pre­sence here today is witness to the interest and zeal which we still feel in Cryptic Rite Masonry and in the welfare of the Grand Council of the State of New York. I promise you and your successors in office­those who are here today and those detained from being present-that we have that interest in the welfare of the organization that we may be called upon any time to support and aid the administrations as they come and go.

R: .Ill: .WILLIAM F. SEBER, Grand Marshal, introducing the Grand Representatives said :

Most Illustrious Grand Master, I have the pleasure of presenting to you the Grand Representatives of other Grand Jurisdictions near the Grand Council of the State of New York.

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M.".Ill." .CHARLES M. COLTON, Grand Master:

Right Illustrious Companions, on behalf of the Grand Council of the State of New York, I want to extend a very cordial welcome to you and tell you how much we appreciate the fact that so many of you have found it possible to attend this Annual Assembly of the Grand Council. The Grand Representatives are the ambassadors to this Grand Council from other Grand Councils. In order that we may maintain that friendly and fraternal feeling and amity which should exist between Grand Councils, we appoint Representatives to represent us in and near those Grand Bodies. I might say, it is your duty (perhaps you know it without being told) to carry out the orders transmitted to you by the Grand Master, and you are to carry out any instructions that come from him or directly from the Grand Council itself. In your relations, while you are at the Assembly or in any correspondence that may come up, you are to try to promote harmony, which now so happily exists and which I trust will continue to exist between these Grand Councils. That, as I understand it, is the scope and limit of the authority conferred upon those who serve in this branch and who have served this Grand Council so faithfully in the past as you are doing and as we trust you will continue to do in the future. I ask you to take seats in this Grand Council.

Introduction of Viaitora

R.·.m. ·.JEROME L. CHENEY introduced M ... E.· .WILLIAM R. CoNDIT, Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter, R. ·.A.·. M.". of the State of New York.

M." .Ill." .GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER introduced R." .E." .JOHN B. MULLAN, Past Grand Commander and present Grand Recorder of the Grand Commandery, Knights Templar of the State of New York, representing R." .E." .WILLIAM D. CusHMAN, Grand Comrpander.

M." .Ill." .ROLAND K. MASON introduced R." .Ill." .JEROME L. CHENEY, 33 ° Active, Deputy for the State of New York, A." .A." .S." .R." ., Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States.

M." .Ill." .GEORGE EDWARD HATCH introduced R.".W. '.CHARLES H. JOHNSON, Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge, /

F.". & A." .M.".of the State of New York, representing M.". W." .JOHN A. DUTTON, Grand Master.

The distinguished visitors were each welcomed by the Grand Master, escorted to the East, received with Grand Honors and addressed the Grand Council.

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M: .Ill." .JOSEPH L. LOCKHART introduced M." .Ill." .G. VAN VoRIS WARNER, Grand Master, R." .Ill." .J. VREELAND HARING, Deputy Grand Master, M. · .Ill ... MARION H. HALL, Past Grand Master and the present Grand Representative of the Grand Council of New York, R.". Ill.". WILLIAM H. PIKE, Past District Deputy and M." .Ill." .DONALD J. SARGENT, Past Grand Mas­ter, of the Grand Council of New Jersey.

R.'.Ill.".SAMUEL S. FORSTER introduced M.".Ill.".EDWARD M. WHEELER, Past Grand Master of the Grand Council of Rhode Island.

R. ·.Ill.· .HARRY I. TONG introduced M. ·.Ill.· .Roy S. ROGERS, Grand Master and R. ·.Ill.· .EWING V. BURNS, Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Council of Ohio.

R. ·.Ill.· .JOHN F. BIRMINGHAM introduced M. ·.Ill.· .OLIN D. DICKERMAN, Grand Master of the Grand Council of Massa­chusetts.

R.".Ill.".MATTHEW S. CuMNER introduced M.".P.".ARTHUR L. CLARK, Grand Master of the Grand Council of Connecticut.

The distinguished visitors from other Grand Councils were escorted to the East, received with the Grand Honors and cor­dially welcomed by the Grand Master.

M.".P.".GEORGE A. NEWELL introduced M.".P.".0. FRANK HART, General Grand Master of the General Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the United States who was escorted to the East, received with Grand Honors and cordially wel­comed by the Grand Master and tendered the Gavel.

M." .P: .0. FRANK HART, General Grand Master:

Companions, it is a great pleasure to fraternize, but it is an added pleasure to pay a second visit and be received as I have in the Grand Council of the State of New York. One of the bright spots is the renewing of acquaintances and strengthening old ties-old ties, that cover a few years; not many, many years, as I cannot go back so very far. It is a great pleasure to bring you a message of comfort and consolation. I do not recall many times where I have seen many flies caught with vinegar. You have your problems here in New York, the same as others. The Grand Recorder tears his hair and the Grand Master has almost a stroke of paralysis on account of unpaid dues. That is not peculiar. You have your problems on that line, too, and the same problems exist everywhere. You have your competition which did not formerly exist. My message to you is one of encouragement. If we will redouble our

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efforts and a few good Companions, as heads of your respective Councils will go back home and take consultation and make a resolution that they are going to do active personal service among Capitular Masons, looking towards the making of Cryptic Masons, good results and improved con­ditions will be forthcoming. One may not expect a. very great amount of success unless the individuals who go into the Council have been thoroughly taught the lessons we try to teach in this Body. Let us go out with new faith. Let us not be downcast because we show a small decrease in membership. The darkest hours are before the break of day. I am quite confident that conditions are looking up. My message to you is one of cheer, one of encouragement, because I believe we have touched the bottom and we are on the way to better times. The quicker this can be brought about the better. The quickest way to do this is not to depend upon your Grand Officers to bring about this result, but if you Representatives will go back home with renewed faith and teach some of the Cryptic Faith in the members of your Councils you will be surprised at what you can accomplish.

Companions I am very glad· to be here with you and the other good Companions again.

Regreta

Letters and telegrams were received from the following dis­tinguished Craftsmen regretting their inability to be present at this Annual Assembly :

M.".W.".]OHN A. DUTTON, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge, F:.& A:.M:. of the State of New York.

R. · .E. ·.WILLIAM D. CUSHMAN, Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery, K.".T.". of the State of New York.

R.".P.".WALTER L. STOCKWELL, General Grand Principal Con­ductor of the Work of the General Grand Co4ncil of the United States of America, Grand Representative of New York near the Grand Council of North Dakota.

R.".P.".NELSON WILLIAMS, General Grand Conductor of the General Grand Council, R. · .& S. · .M. ·. of the United States of America.

R.".P.".ARTHUR D. PRINCE, General Grand Marshal of the General Grand Council, R. · .& S. · .M. ·. of the United States of America.

M.".Ill.".Enwrn J. MAcMILLAN, Grand Master of the Grand Council, R. ·. & S. · .M. ·. of the State of Michigan.

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M.'.Ill.'.GEORGE 0. FEARON, Grand Master of the Grand Coun­cil, R. · .& S. · .M. ·. of the State of Delaware.

M.' .Ill.' .}AMES E. WHALLEY, Grand Master of the Grand Coun­cil, R.'.& S.'.M.'. of the State of New Hampshire.

M.' .P.' .CHARLES B. PHILLIPS, Grand Master of the Grand Council, R.'.& S.'.M.'. of the State of Pennsylvania.

M.' .Ill.' .HERBERT T. KELLEY, Grand Master of the Grand Council, R.' .& S.' .M.'. of the State of Vermont.

M.' .Ill.' .CHARLES H. HpLT, Grand Master of the Grand Coun­cil, R. · .& S. · .M. ·. of the State of Rhode Island.

M. ·.Ill.· .OLIVER D. EvERHARD, Past Grand Master of the Grand Council, R.'.& S.'.M.'. and Grand Representative of New York near the Grand Council of Ohio.

M.' .Ill.' .WILLIAM T. S. O'HARA, Past Grand Master and pre­sent Grand Recorder of the Grand Council, R.'.& S.'.M.'. of the State of Ohio.

M.' .Ill.' .DEAN K. WEBSTER, Past Grand Master and present Grand Treasurer of the Grand Council, R.' .& S.' .M.'. of the State of Massachusetts.

M. ·.Ill.· .EDWIN F. HILLMAN, Past Grand Master of the Grand Council, R.' .& S.' .M.'. and Grand Representative of New York near the Grand Council of Maine.

M.'.Ill.'.SYLVESTER 0. SPRING, Past Grand Master of the Grand Council, R.'.& S.'.M.'. and Grand Representative of New York near the Grand Council of Illinois.

M.' .Ill.' .MORRIS GOLDWATER, Past Grand Master of the Grand Council, R.' .& S.' .M.'. and Grand Representative of New York near the Grand Council of Arizona.

M.'.Ill.'.FRANK C. SAYRS, Past Grand Master of the Grand Council, R.' .& S.' .M.'. of the State of New Jersey

M.'.111.'.CHARLES M. COLTON, Grand Master, read the fol­lowing:

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ADDRESS

Companions :

Another year has been added to the history of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the State of New York. Like in all other years, sorrow and joy have alternated in our hearts and while mistakes have been made many desirable things have been accomplished. I trust that we may profit by our mis­takes and gain courage for greater accomplishments from the successes that have attended our efforts.

Richer in knowledge, gained in the university of experience, we have come together not only to renew the delightful friend­ships and associations already formed, and to make new friends and friendships, but also in the earnest hope that we may gain and give through our deliberations and association a clearer vision and added courage, and that we may be strengthened in every noble and fraternal impulse and resolve.

It is my duty to render an account of my stewardship as Grand Master during the past year, which I have attempted to do in the pages which follow.

NECROLOGY

Since our last Annual Assembly many Companions of our own as well as other Jurisdictions have been called from their earthly labors. We shall miss them from their accustomed places, and miss their cheery greeting and cordial hand clasp, their wise counsel and mature judgment.

From ·our own inner circle of Past Grand Masters we have lost M." .Ill." .JAMES ARGYLE SMITH, a Companion whose place it would seem to be almgst impossible to fill, for he had ren­dered and was rendering such signal and distinguished service to the Craft in many branches that his loss will be most keenly felt.

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A suitable Memorial to him was prepared and distributed and will appear in the Proceedings of this Annual Assembly.

Of Our Own Grand Council

M. ·.m. ·.JAMES ARGYLE SMITH, Past Grand Master, Past Grand Representative of the Grand Council of Minnesota and Past Master of St. George's Council, No. 74, died October 25, 1928.

R. ·.Ill.· .EDWIN BUCHMAN, Past Grand Conductor of the Council, Past Grand Representative of the Grand Council of Minnesota and Past Master of Bloss Council, No. 14, died Sep­tember 5, 1929.

R. ·.Ill.· .MOSES D. GETTY, Past Grand Representative of the Grand Council of Vermont and Past Master of Phoenix Council, No. 70, died May 29, 1928.

R.' .Ill." .JOHN H. CLARK, Past Grand Representative of the Grand Council of Louisiana and Past Master of Buffalo Council, No. I7, died January 2, I929.

Ill.·. THURBER FRANK RusSELL, Past Master of Adelphic Council, No. 7, died October 7, I928.

Ill.· .EDWIN M. PHILLIPS, Master of Alph-Omega Council, No. 7I, died March I4, I929.

Ill.· .FREDERICK C. GoRHAM, Past Master of Hudson Council, No. 62, died June 8, I928.

Ill.·. WILLIAM H. MASON, Past Master of Phoenix Council, No. 70, died January IO, I929.

Ill." .J. WILLIAM PROUSE, Past Master of Keystone Council, No. 20, died January 24, I929.

Of Other Grand Councils

Alabama-M.".Ill.".RoBERT LEROY DOUGLASS, Past Grand Master, died November 22, I928.

M." .Ill.' .JACOB BLEY, Past Grand Master, died April 9, I929. Arizona-R. ·.m. ".GEORGE ]AMES RosKRUGE, Grand Recorder,

died July 27, I 928. California-Ill." .GEORGE WASHINGTON PERKINS, Grand Sen­

tinel, died March 5, I929. Colorado-M.' .Ill.'. WILLIAM ARMSTEAD CAMPBELL, Past

Grand Master, died February I5, 1929.

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M." .III: .LINCOLN WIRT MARKHAM, Past Grand Master, died April 22, 1929.

Georgia-R.'.Ill. ',EDGAR ALLEN McHAN, Grand Recorder, died July I2, I928.

Illinois-M. ·.m. ·.WILLIAM BRYANT CARLOCK, Past Grand Master, died March 6, I928.

Indiana-R.' .P. 0 .HENRY WILLIAM MoRDHURST, General Grand Recorder of the General Grand Council; Past Grand Master, died October I9, I928.

M. '.Ill. 0 .EDWARD PHILIP BussE, M.D., Past Grand Master, died August 30, I929.

Iowa-M.' .Ill.' .ARTHUR DAYTON MEEKER, Past Grand Mas­ter, died July 6, I929.

Kentucky-M. ·.Ill.· .JOHN W. BISHOP, Past Grand Master, died March 6, I928.

M. ·.Ill.· .J. L. PowELL, Past Grand Master, died March I8, I929.

Maryland-Ill.'.RrcHARD WILLIAM SCHERF, Grand Marshal, died April 27, I929.

Massachusetts-M.' .Ill.' .WILLIAM B. LAWRENCE, Past Grand Master and Grand Representative of the Grand Council of New York, died December IJ, I928.

Michigan-M. ·.Ill.· .JOHN NrcHOL, Past Grand Master, died August JI, I928.

M.' .Ill.' .WILLARD B. OAKES, Past Grand Master, died May 17, I929.

M. ·.Ill.· .FRANK SCADDEN, Past Grand Master, died Sep­tember 6, I929.

Mississippi-M. ·.Ill.· .JAMES ROBERT RowzEE, Grand Master, died January 26, I929.

Nebraska-M. 0 .Ill. 0 .SAMUEL PRESLEY DAVIDSON, Past Grand Master, died December 8, I928.

Ohio--M.' .Ill.' .HUGH VANCE OLNEY, Past Grand Master, died March 4, I929.

Oregon-M.".Ill.".WILLIAM FouTs LARAWAY, Past Grand Master, died March 28, 1928.

M. ·.Ill.·. WALLACE BALDWIN, Past Grand Master, died De­cember 27, I928.

M.' .Ill.' .ROBERT ALBERT ARMSTRONG, Past Grand Master, died May 14, I929.

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Pennsylvania-M.' .Ill.· .AUGUST DAUB, Past Grand Master, died September 4, I928.

South Carolina-M: .Ill: .JAMES LESLIE MICHIE, Past Grand Master, died May I6, I928.

Washington-M: .Ill: .HENRY LAURENS KENNAN, Past Grand Master and Grand Treasurer, died September I7, I928.

M:.m:.S. HARRY RusH, Past Grand Master, died Febru­ary 22, I929.

Wisconsin-Companion WILLIAM EDWARD RATSCH, Grand Sentinel, died October 27, I928.

M:.Ill.'.CHARLES ELBERT WHELAN, Past Grand Master, died November 29, I928.

DISPENSATIONS

Every year it seems for various reasons that it is necessary to issue a certain number of Dispensations for Special Assemblies and other purposes which can only be taken care of in this way, and this past year a number of these have been granted by me. A list of these Dispensations is on file in the office of the Grand Recorder.

DECISIONS

I am pleased to report that no questions have been submitted to me calling for an official decision.

LOST CHARTER

On April I, I929, a letter was received by the Grand Re­corder from the Recorder of Skoi-Yase Council, No. 75, stating that their Charter had disappeared and although they had made a very thorough search, it could not be found and that they requested a Dispensation which would enable them to meet as a Council until such time as the Charter was found or a dupli­cate Charter issued. They have since made further search and feel sure that the Charter was accidently destroyed and they now ask that a duplicate Charter be issued to them.

I therefore recommend that the Grand Recorder be authorized and directed to issue a duplicate Charter to Skoi-Y ase Council, No. 75, located at Waterloo.

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NEW GRAND COUNCILS

A request having been made by the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of Canada for recognition by our Grand Council and for an exchange of Grand Representatives, I would recommend that our Grand Council recognize the Grand Council of Canada and that the Grand Recorder be instructed to arrange for an exchange of Representatives.

A communication from M." .P." .0. FRANK HART, General Grand Master of the General Grand Council, advises us that a Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters has been organ­ized in the State of Utah and I recommend that our Grand Council recognize the Grand Council of Utah and that the Grand Recorder be instructed to arrange for an exchange of Representatives.

GRAND REPRESENTATIVES

Appointed

It has been my pleasure to make the following appointments of Grand Representatives near other Grand Councils :

January I6, I929. At the request of the Grand Master of the Grand Council of Massachusetts, I was pleased to appoint R. ·.Ill.· .JOHN A. CROSIER as our Representative near that Grand Council.

April I3, I929. At the request of the Grand Master of the Grand Council of Wisconsin, I was pleased to appoint M." .Ill.". How ARD I. CRAWFORD as our Representative near that Grand Council.

May I, I929. At the request of the Grand Master of the Grand Council of Florida, I was pleased to appoint R. ·.Ill.·. WALTER A. RouTH as our Representative near that Grand Council.

GRAND REPRESENTATIVES

Accredited

I have also been pleased to recommend for appointment as Grand Representatives near our own Grand Council the follow­ing Companions who have served the Rite faithfully and well:

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October I9, I928. R. ·.Ill.· .FRANK L. MoolitE, Past Master of Joseph Warren Council, No. 8I, as the Representative of the Grand Council of Georgia in place of R. ·.Ill.· .LOUIS N. ELLEN­BOGEN, resigned.

October I9, I928. R.'.Ill.'.CHARLES S. NARAMORE, Past Mas­ter of Doric Council, No. I9, as the Representative of the Grand Council of Indiana in place of R. ·.Ill.· .ARTHUR A. BARR, resigned.

November 6, I928. R.' .Ill.' .JOHN C. SCHWERTFAGER, Past Master of Dunkirk Council, No. 25, as the Representative of the Grand Council of Arizona in place of R.' .Ill.' .FRANK H. NORTON, resigned.

November 6, I928. R.'.Ill.'.EDWARD L. HEIN, Past Master of Triangle Council, No. 85, as the Representative of the Grand Council of California in place of R. ·.Ill.· .HERMON E. SULLI­VAN, resigned.

November 6, I928. R.'.Ill.'.HARRY BAYER, Past Master of King Solomon Council, No. 3I, as the Representative of the Grand Council of Kentucky in place of R. ·.Ill.· .ARTHUR B. w ASSUNG, resigned.

November 6, I928. R.' .Ill.' .JOHN BURDEN, Past Master of Phoenix Council, No. 70, as the Representative of the Grand Council of Michigan in place of R. ·.Ill.· .EDWIN L. BROOKS, resigned.

December 4, I928. R. ·.Ill.· .FRED STEPHENSON, Past Master of Hornellsville Council, No. 35, as the Representative of the Grand Council of Alabama in place of R.' .Ill. '.CHESTER D. BABCOCK, resigned.

August 27, I929. R. ·.Ill.· .SAMUEL S. FORSTER, Past Master of St. George's Council, No. 74, as the Representative of the Grand Council of Rhode Island in place of R. ·.Ill.·. WASHING­TON A. RussELL, resigned.

WAIVERS OF JURISDICTION

No waivers of jurisdiction have been asked by Councils of other Jurisdictions, but on behalf of our Councils, I have made three such requests, which have been graciously granted as follows:

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November I5, I928. Upon request, jurisdiction was waived by Terry Council, No. 6, of Paterson, New Jersey, over Com­panion EUGENE JuLius PEARE, of West Norwood, New Jersey, in favor of Columbian Council, No. I.

January 24, I929. Upon request, jurisdiction was waived by Super-Excellent Council, No. I3, of Union City, New Jersey, over Companion LORENT. ANDERSON, of Edgewater, New Jersey, in favor of Adelphic Council, No. 7.

April 25, I929. Upon request, jurisdiction was waived by Super-Excellent Council, No. I3, of Union City, New Jersey, over Companion ERNEST REINHOLD SEIDEL, of Leonia, New Jersey, in favor of Columbian Council, No. 1.

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

Two requests for conferring of degrees have been made on behalf of Councils of other Jurisdictions and I have .made one such request on behalf of one of our Councils. It is hardly necessary to say that all of these requests have been cheerfully granted. The degrees have either been conferred or will be at the first opportunity which offers. The list follows :

March 23, 1929. A request was received from M. ·.Ill.· .E. W. F. HOLLER, Grand Master of the Grand Council of Iowa, that Southern Tier Council, No. 16, confer the Super-Excellent Master degree upon Companion CLIFFORD A. ALLANSON as a courtesy to Swafford Council, No. 28, of Iowa City, Iowa.

July 3, I929. A request was received from M. '.Ill." .OLIN D. DICKERMAN, Grand Master of the Grand Council of Massa­chusetts, that Columbian Council, No. I, confer the Select and Super-Excellent Master degrees upon Companion JoHN H. MOORE as a courtesy to William Parsons Council of Northamp­ton, Massachusetts.

May 7, 1929. On behalf of Adelphic Council, No. 7, I re­quested the Most Illustrious Grand Master of the Grand Council of Marylana to ask Concordia Council, No. 1, of Baltimore, Maryland, to confer the Super-Excellent Master degree upon Companion WILLIAM J. WATT, a member of Adelphic Council, No. 7, temporarily residing at 37o6 North Charles Street, Balti­more, Maryland.

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RECEPTION BY DoRIC CouNCIL, No. 19

The event which perhaps came the nearest to my heart of any of the functions of the past year was the reception which was tendered to me by my own Council, Doric, No. 19, on Monday evening, November 12, 1928. One of the things which made it so pleasant to me was the fact that the Master was a Brother whom I had the privilege of raising to the degree of Master Mason when I was Master of my Lodge, and we had been friends for many years. I was honored on this occasion by the presence of R.' .Ill. '.CHARLES H. JOHNSON, the Deputy Grand Master ; M .'. P .'.GEORGE A. NEWELL, Past Grand Mas­ter and Grand Treasurer; M.'.111.'.GEORGE EDWARD HATCH, Past Grand Master and Grand Recorder; R.'.111.'.E. PARKER WAGGONER, Grand Lecturer; R. ·.Ill.·. PHILIP M. NAST, Past Master of Hornellsville Council; and M.'.111.'.WILLARD S. BRADT, M.'.Ill.'.FRED E. OGDEN, M.'.Ill.'.ROLAND K. MASON and M.'.Ill.'.WILLIAM S. RISELAY, Past Grand Masters, all of whom made interesting addresses. I was P.resented with a beauti­ful fitted travelling bag from the Officers and members of Doric Council which I shall long treasure not only for the associations connected with the gift, but for the intrinsic value of the gift itself. It was an evening, the delight of which will never pass from my memory.

GENERAL GRAND COUNCIL

It has for many years been the custom of this Grand Council to be represented at the sessions of the General Grand Council. Its next Triennial Assembly will be held at Tacoma, Washing­ton, August 25, I930. It is necessary that such Representatives as you wish to have attend be designated at this Assembly and that suitable provision be made for the attendant expense.

INSTALLATION OF GRAND SENTINEL

I requested M.' .I.' .ROLAND K. MASON, Past Grand Master and Grand Trustee, to install Companion JAY PICKARD as Grand Sentinel of the Grand Council, which duty was performed in Jamestown Council, No. 32, at its regular Assembly on June I2, 1929.

BONDS

The bonds of our Grand Treasurer and Grand Recorder were approved and are in the possession of the Grand Trustees, in accordance with our Constitution.

VISITATIONS TO OTHER GRAND BODIES

October I-2, I928, I attended the Assembly of the Grand Council of Ohio, at Columbus, Ohio. I was very hospitably en­tertained and enjoyed the sessions of this great Grand Council.

December IO, I928, accompanied by the Grand Recorder, I visited the Grand Council of Massachusetts. This was a most delightful occasion,) and I was most elaborately entertained out­side of the business sessions of the Grand Council, which had much of interest and instruction for me. I also at this time attended the Convocation of the Grand Chapter of Massachusetts.

February 5, I929, I was present at the Annual Convocation of the Grand Chapter of the State of New York. I was officially received and entertained by the Grand Chapter. I was honored by the presence of Past Grand Master and Grand Recorder M. ·. Ill.". GEORGE EDw ARD HATCH ; Past Grand Master M:. Ill.". OLI­VER H. LABARRE, and R." .Ill: .Companions CHARLES H. JOHN­SON and JEROME L. CHENEY.

February 2I-22, I929, I attended the meeting of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association at Alexan­dria, Virginia. This is a wonderful enterprise, and one which richly deserves the support it has received from the various Masonic Bodies.

June I7, 1929, I attended the Conclave of the Grand Com­mandery of Knights Templar of the State of New York in the city of Albany, where I was presented and received, and en­tertained.

August 5, I929, on the invitation of the Illustrious Deputy, }EROME L. CHENEY, 33° Active, I attended the Council of Deliberation in the city of Buffalo, where I was officially pre­sented and received.

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REGRETS

Dul'ing the year I received many invitations to attend other Grand Bodies as well as Assemblies of our own Councils. When possible, I have attended these various functions but it is a source of regret that there were many which I was obliged to decline.

CONDITION OF THE RITE

While I feel that I can truthfully say that the Rite as a whole is in good condition, nevertheless it seems a pity that the Councils in this State have not risen fully to their opportunities. This is the Empire State with some of the largest Masonic Bodies of any State in the Union, and we should have the largest Grand Council of any State. While I realize that every Council cannot make the same ratio of increase in membership every year, and that some years will be outstanding in membership gains, yet I feel that if more attention were paid to getting the right material to fill the different offices that we could eventually, not only have ritualistic work in all the Councils which would attract the regular attendance and interest of the Companions, but under the leadership of the right sort and cooperation with the Chapter and Commandery we could bring the total of the Council membership in this State up to the point where it should be, and not only bring it up but maintain it.

NEW RITUALS

At the Assembly of the Grand Council held in Glens Falls last year the report of the Committee on Ritual was adopted in which the Committee recommended that the three degrees of Royal Master, Select Master and Super-Excellent Master be printed in one volume, and distributed to the Councils, and that all previous rituals be recalled.

No appropriation, however, was made for this purpose nor was anyone designated to see that it was carried out and the rituals, therefore, have not been printed.

I would recommend that such action as may be necessary be taken at this Assembly of the Grand Council so that these ritu­als may be printed and be made available for the use of the Councils.

OFFICIAL VISITATIONS

On October 10, 1928, I issued an Official Circular apportion­ing the Councils for Official Visitation as is required by our

. Constitution. Owing to illness and for other good reasons a number of the

visits could not be made by those assigned, but I am pleased to report that with two exceptions all of the Councils were visited, the Officers called upon to assist in the emergency being very glad to make the visits.

The Official Circular and the reports of the visits made, follow :

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GRAND COUNCIL

ROY AL AND SELECT MASTERS

OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

M." .Ill." .CHARLES M. COLTON GRAND MASTER

223 Linden Street, Rochester, N. Y.

October IO, I928.

To the Oflicers of the Grand Council and to the Oflicers and Companions of all Councils of Royal and Select Masters of the State of New York.

GREETING:

In compliance with the General Regulations of the Grand Council, the Counciis of this Jurisdiction are hereby apportioned for Official Visitations, as follows :

R.".Ill.'.CHARLES H. JOHNSON Deputy Grand Master

Albany, N. Y.

Union, No. 2 ........................... New York City King Hiram, No. I8 ..................... Auburn Doric, No. 19 ........................... Rochester Dunkirk, No. 25 ......................... Dunkirk Hornellsville, No. 35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hornell Tyrian, No. 43 .......................... Plattsburgh

R." .Ill." .JEROME L. CHENEY

Grand P. C. of the Work

Syracuse, N. Y.

Brooklyn, No. 4 ......................... Brooklyn Buffalo, No. I7 .......................... Buffalo Watertown, No. 34 ...................... Watertown Washington, No. 52. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whitehall Alph-Omega, No. 71. .................... Medina Johnstown, No. 72 ....................... Johnstown

R.'.111.'.JOHN A. DERTHICK

Grand Captain of the Guard Brooklyn, N. Y.

Columbian, No. 1 • • • • . • • • • • • . . • . • • . • . • • • • New York City Bloss, No. 14 ........................... Troy Joseph Warren, No. 81 .................. Glens Falls Zabud, No. 84 ............ ~ ............. Freeport Triangle, No. 85 ......................... Jamaica Lafayette, No. 86. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yonkers

R: .111: .ALBERT s. PRICE

Grand Conductor of the Council

Jamestown, N. Y.

Central City, No. 13 ..................... Syracuse Palmyra, No. 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Palmyra King Solomon, No. 31 ................... Poughkeepsie Bath, No. 40 ............................ Bath St. George's, No. 74 ..................... Schenectady Flatbush, No. So ........................ Brooklyn

R.'.111.'.E. PARKER WAGGONER

Grand £ecturer

Buffalo, N. Y.

Binghamton, No. 24 ..................... Binghamton Jamestown, No. 32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamestown Cryptic, No. 37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saratoga Springs Fulton, No. 50 .......................... Fulton Peekskill, No. 55 ........................ Peekskill Oneonta, No. 87. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oneonta

R.'.IU.'.WILLIAM F. SEBER

Grand Marshal

Troy, N. Y.

Adelphic, No. 7. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . New York City Keystone, No. 20 ...•...••••..•.••••••.•• Buffalo Huntington, No. 76 ...................... Huntington St. Lawrence, No. 77. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Potsdam Salamanca, No. 82. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salamanca Zarthan, No. 83 ......................... Ilion

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R:.m:.s. ORMOND GowAN

Grand Standard Bearer New York City

Rotica, No. 12 •...••.•..•...•.•••....•.. Rome Bruce, No. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lockport Ancient City, No. 21 •..•...••...•....•.. Kingston Phoenix, No. 70 ......................... Mt. Vernon Skoi-Yase, No. 75 ....................... Waterloo Temple, No. 79 ......................... Niagara Falls

R:.m:.A. EDWARD KRIEGER

Grand Steward Salamanca, N. Y.

Southern Tier, No. 16 ................... Elmira DeWitt Clinton, No. 22 •....••.•....••... Albany Olean, No. 33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olean Adoniram, No. 36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elmhurst Corning, No. 53. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corning Hudson, No. 62 ......................... IIudson Catskill, No. 78 .......................... Catskill

The Grand Officers are requested to make their visits as early in the Council year as can be arranged. The Master of each Council will please immediately communicate with the Officer assigned to visit his Council and set a date which will be mutually satisfactory.

The Masters of the Coµncils are requested to arrange for the exemplification of one or more of the degrees at the time of the Official Visit, that the work of the Council may be wit­nessed by the Visitor.

After each visit a report should be immediately prepared in duplicate and forwarded to the Grand Recorder with two copies of the inspection blank completely filled out, including a state­ment of the amount expended for railroad and Pullman fare.

Fraternally yours, CHARLES M. COLTON,

Attest: Grand Master.

GEORGE EDWARD HATCH,

Grand Recorder.

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REPORT OF R.".Ill. 0 .CHARLES H. JOHNSON

Deputy Grand Master

KING HIRAM CouNCIL, No. I8

The Official Visit to King Hiram Council, No. 18, was made on January 9, I929. Although the train on which I was to arrive had not been announced to anyone, Illustrious Companion KING, Past Master of King Hiram Council, was at the station to see if possibly I would be on that trai!1. This was a sample of the courtesy and good will shown the Official Visitor by members of the Council. I have made many visits to Auburn but it has usually been in connection with a prison, hospital, children's home or an almshouse. This time it was different and I was glad to meet the Companions of the Council in a social way before the opening of the Council at the dinner which had been arranged.

The opening and closing of the Council were excellently ren­dered and the attendance also was satisfactory in view of the fact that many members of this Council live quite a distance from Auburn and the total membership is not large. The Official Visitor occupied most of the evening in talking to the Com­panions about Cryptic Rite Masonry and Masonry in general. It was pleasant to meet some of the members of the Council with whom I have contact outside the Fraternity and among these was Judge MOSHER of the Cayuga County Court and also of the Children's Court. It was a pleasant evening in every way and the Council has struggled through several difficulties of a local economic situation which has tended to prevent, per­haps, an increase in its members. However, there is in the Council a happy, enthusiastic spirit and this is of great value.

DoRIC CouNcIL, No. I9

The visit to Doric Council, No. I9, at Rochester, was made on January 28, I929. A visit to this Council is always likely to be an interesting occasion because of the presence of so many distinguished members of the Fraternity. This year it was es­pecially so because the Most Illustrious Grand Master, Most Illustrious Past Grand Master, and Present Grand Recorder all belong to this Council. Due to the participation by this

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Council to such a large degree in the affairs of the Craft there is not much place for exhortation or even instruction on the part of an Official Visitor. The Council Officers are efficient in their work and one is impressed by the fact that the organ­ization has been well worked out. As the Representative of the Cryptic Rite in this populous Masonic section, of course Doric Council has a great responsibility. No ritualitstic work was performed during the visit. The Council closed early and the members of the Royal Arch Chapters were invited and the Visitor then addressed this assembled multitude.

Those present were: M." .Ill: .CHARLES M. COLTON, Grand Master; M. ·.Ill.· .GEORGE EDWARD HATCH, Grand Recorder; M." .Ill: .WILLARD S. BRADT, Past Grand Master; R." .Ill.". LUTHER H. MILLER, Past Grand Representative; R.". Ill.". GEORGE J. VETTER, Past Grand Representative; R." .Ill. °.CHARLES M. BucK, Grand Representative; R: .Ill. °.CHARLES S. NARA­MORE, Grand Representative; Ill.· .JOHN W. MERRIAM, Ill.·. w. WrnT WHITTLESEY, m:.s. EnwARD HITcHcocK, m:.HARRY G. GREENSMITH, Ill ... ALBERT E. CHADWICK.

UNION CouNCIL, No. 2

The Official Visit to Union Council, No. 2, New York City, was made on February I9, I929. The meeting was very well attended. In fact, the M." .I." .'s and R." .I." .'s and the "I." .'s" alone would have made a good Assembly. It had been planned to have the degrees exemplified but at the last moment the plan was changed and the evening was given over to the Official Visitor who discussed matters touching on and appertaining to Masonry.

Union Council has a very promising territory and with the influential personnel that makes up its membership it has an outstanding reputation in Cryptic Rite Masonry in this State. There were five Past Grand Masters present at the Visitation and the gathering looked very much like a meeting of the Grand Council. It was an enjoyable evening and it is hoped that the Official Visit was of some value to this assembled body.

Among those present at the Assembly were M. · .m.· .MARTIN Q. Goon, M.".Ill.".OLIVER H. LABARRE, M.".Ill.°.JAMES CHAM­BERS, M.".Ill.".JosEPH L. LOCKHART, M.".Ill.°.GEORGE 0. LINK­LETTER; R. ·.Ill.· .Companions FRANK H. WHITNEY, HARRY A.

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BINGHAM, MATTHEW S. CuMNER, ]oHN BURDEN, GEORGE HER­RING, s. ORMOND GoLDAN, FRANK A. SPENCER, EDWARD FEIH, ARTHUR A. BARR, CLARENCE F. HEATH; Ill.".Companions HENRY HELLER, ALBERT c. MARKARD, w ILLARD c. CURTISS, w ILLIAM ]. MORGAN, ELBERT F. UTTER, ARTHUR H. MOELLER, J. STEW­ART WILSON, NICHOLAS PECORA, C. LINWOOD MORRELL and ERNEST E. WILSON.

DUNKIRK CouNCIL, No. 25

The Official Visit to Dunkirk Council, No. 25, was made on April 3, I929. R.".Ill.".Companion E. PARKER WAGGONER, Grand Lecturer, met me at Buffalo and accompanied by Companion HORNER we drove to Dunkirk. It was a marvelous ride and made in record time. If any credentials are ever required as to Companion W AGGONER's ability to drive an automobile, get in and out of traffic and beat a railroad train at the same time, the writer hereof is willing to go the limit in submitting such credentials.

The Council mee~ing was preceded by a supper which gave an opportunity to the Visitor to meet several of the Companions socially. The work of the Council was well done. The Master conferred the Royal and Select Master degrees on one candidate who happened to be his brother. The beautiful quarters occupied by this Council makes a very delightful setting for the work of the degree. Owing to the economic and industrial situation in Dunkirk, there has of necessity been a scarcity of material for the various Masonic Bodies. Undoubtedly the Companions have had to meet some discouraging situations owing to this local condition. The interest of the Past. Masters of the Council was very inspiring and most of those who were in town were present. It is hoped that the Council may through the efficiency of its Officers and loyalty of its members weal.her any industrial difficulties in the community and when times have changed, enter upon a larger and ever-increasing usefulness. The Council cer­tainly deserves such a future.

HORNELLSVILLE CouNCIL, No. 35

The Official Visit to Hornellsville Council was made on April 5, 1929. On reaching Hornell, a committee consisting of Ill.·.

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Companion BOUGHNER, Companion GROSVENOR, the vigorous Recorder, and the ever present R:.m:.Companion NAST were waiting.

Hornellsville Council is one the Companions like to visit. The following list of visiting Companions at the meeting indi­cates the high distinction which graced the meeting:

M: .P: .GEORGE A. NEWELL, Past General Grand Master of the General Grand Council; M:. m:. Companions GEORGE R. HEMENWAY and GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, Past Grand Masters; R:.m:.Companions ELMER KLECKLER, PHILIP M. NAST, JR., WILLIAM H. PRANGEN, JOHN B. HAGADORN and EDGAR E. WEMPLE; m:.Companions HARRY w. VAN CAMPEN, Guy L. LOPER, GEORGE w. PRATT, JOHN B. BROWNLEY, FRED STEPHEN­SON, Hoxrn W. SMITH, HARRY J. DoNNELLY and ANTHONY M. HAISCHER; and E. 0 .CLARENCE C. PROCTOR, Grand Senior Warden of the Grand Commandery, K. T., R:.E:.FRANK E. WooDRUFF, Grand Royal Arch Captain of the Grand Chapter, R ... A ... M.· ..

There were six candidates awaiting the degrees and this gave the Council good material for the exemplification of the work. The evening was also made happy by the presentation by M. •. Ill.· .Companion LINKLETTER of a Grand Representativeship to R.".Ill.".Companion STEPHENSON. It was a pleasing recognition of the good work which Companion STEPHENSON has done in this Council.

The degree of Select Master was conferred by R." .Ill: .Com­panion JOHN B. HAGADORN. Though it rained very heavily, tl1ere was a fine spirit of comradeship and a good number of the Companions present from the time of the opening of the Council at seven o'clock to the close of the work of the evening.

WASHINGTON CouNcIL, No. 52

On May I6, 1929, the Official Visitor traveled to Whitehall, to visit Washington Council, No. 52. The Master, R. ·.Ill.· .Com­panion WILLIAMS and R:.m:.Companion SULLIVAN were at the station and the Visitor was later taken to the Temple. Supper was served here and at that time REV. A. C. WILSON, Grand Lecturer and Grand Captain of the Guard of Vermont and

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the Official Visitor were called upon to speak for the benefi~ of the ladies who had served the supper.

In the Council room the work was performed very creditably, both degrees being given in a satisfactory manner.

In addition to the R.". Ill.". Companion from Vermont, there were sixteen Companions from Morning Star Council, No. IO,

Poultney, Vermont. The presence of the distinguished Com­panion from Vermont and the Vermont delegation was very much appreciated. Six of the Past Masters of the Council were present.

The membership of Washington Council is very much scat­tered, the Companions living in adjoining counties. The Council meets only four times a year which seems to be the result of an old established custom in that community where the seasonal activities of the people in the community were such as to pre­clude meetings of Masonic Bodies until late in the Fall and the cessation of such meetings early in the Spring. The spirit of the gathering was delightful.

TYRIAN CouNCIL, No. 43

The Official Visit to Tyrian Council, No. 43, Plattsburgh, was made on May 17, 1929. The day was beautiful and the trip from Whitehall to Plattsburgh was through some of the most gorgeous country that can be imagined. At Plattsburgh the Official Visitor was met by m:.Companion MEYER and Com­panion FRAZIER who arranged for his comfort during the day. This included a visit to the magnificent new Physicians Hospital and the Children's Home. The new Masonic Temple has been taken into use, although it has not yet been dedicated, and appears to be a very valuable addition to the resources of the community.

The Council was opened in good form and remained open only long enough for the Official Visitor to say a few words of greeting to the Companions. After that the Council was closed and a public meeting to which the members of the Fra­ternity were invited was held. A goodly number were present and the Visitor addressed them on a Masonic subject.

This Council has had difficulties in view of the fact that its membership is widely scattered and many of the Companions live in counties and towns at a distance which makes it difficult

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for them to attend meetings of the Council. However, there is every evidence of life and interest and it is to be hoped and may be expected now that the Masonic Bodies are housed in so much better and more delightful quarters that the Council may be benefited by the increased interest which should follow the new arrangements.

REPORT oF M.·.rn.·.EuGENE E. HINMAN

Past Grand Master

JoHNSTOWN CouNcIL, No. 72

At tfie request of the Deputy Grand Master I officially visited Johnstown Council, on April ro, I929, on behalf of R. ·.rn.·.JEROME L. CHENEY, to whom was assigned this Council. It was a great pleasure to again have an opportunity for service and an added pleasure to be able to relieve our very able Grand Principal Conductor of a little of the heavy load of his official duties.

Despite the opposition on that same evening of an official visitor to a neighboring Council and the home-coming visit of a Grand Lodge Deputy in an adjoining town, a large number of the Companions were present, both at an elaborate dinner preceding the Assembly, which was served by the local Chapter of Eastern Star in the banquet hall of the Temple, and later in the Council chamber.

The Council was opened in full form, the routine business conducted, after which I was received and had the pleasure of addressing the Council. The Officers conferred the degrees of Royal and Select Master upon five candidates in full form and in a most impressive manner. The standard work was followed and it was a pleasure to observe the excellence of their rendition.

Among those present it was a pleasure to greet R. ·.Ill.·. ARTHUR B. WAssuNG and R.".Ill.".HERBERT T. CLEMANS, both very active Past Masters of Johnstown Council.

REPORT OF R: .Ill: .JOHN A. DERTHICK

Grand Captain of the Guard

TRIANGLE CouNcrL, No. 85

On October 24th, I went to Jamaica, and made my first visit of the year to Triangle Council, No. 85. I was accompanied

by Ill.· .ARTHUR H. MOELLER, Master of Flatbush Council, and Ill. ".CHARLES A. GAMBLE, Past Master. We were entertained at a very delightful dinner at which there were present about twenty members of the Council. M: .Ill: .GEORGE 0. LINKLET­TER was also an honored guest. We then adjourned to the Assembly Hall where I was received by Ill.· .RICHARD BURTON, the Master, and addressed the Companions. There was no work by the Council Officers but Ill.' .CHARLES A. GAMBLE conferred the Super-Excellent Master degree in short form on about twenty Companions. M. ·.m.· .GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER and myself were very much surprised and delighted to be informed that we had been elected honorary members and were presented with mem­bership cards. Past Grand Master LINKLETTER gave the Council a very fine framed photograph of himself in his regalia as Grand Master. I was honored by the presence of M: .P:. WILLIAM C. TWOMBLY of Connecticut; 111:.A. U. WHITSON of Adoniram Council, No. 36; Ill.· .ARTHUR H. MoELLER and CHARLES A. GAMBLE of Flatbush Council, No. So; and EDWARD L. HEIN of Triangle Council.

LAFAYETTE CouNcIL, No. 86

On November 12th, I journeyed to Yonkers to visit Lafayette Council, No. 86. Ill.· .ARTHUR H. MOELLER accompanied me on that long journey in the subway at whose end we were met by Ill.· .FRED G. NEWBERY, Master of the Council, who escorted us to the Elks Oub in Yonkers. There we were regaled by a fine dinner after which we adjourned to the Masonic Temple where I was presented by that sterling man and Mason R. ·.Ill.·. ARTHUR W. PEENE. The Master cordially welcomed me and I was delighted to present in a short address several interesting topics. This visit was one of much interest to me as I was one of those who was present when the Council was formed. Those who honored me by their presence were:

M.".P:.WILLIAM C. TWOMBLY of Connecticut; M:.rn:. OLIVER H. LABARRE, M: .Ill: .JAMES CHAMBERS, M: .Ill:. JosEPH L. LocKHART, rn: .GEoRGE s. WYMAN, rn: .R. E. ELLIS, Ill ... ERNEST E. WILSON, Ill ... JOHN BURDEN, Ill ... AR~ THUR H. MOELLER, and R. ·.Ill.· .ARTHUR W. PEENE.

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ZABUD CouNCIL, No. 84

On November 22d, I went to Freeport and officially visited Zab~d Council, No. 84. I was accompanied by Ill.·. CHARLES A. GAMBLE of Flatbush Council, its Junior Past Master. We went to the Baldwin Masonic Club where about twenty-five Companions had gathered to do us honor. After a very fine shore dinner we went to the Freeport Masonic Temple where I was presented to the Council by R. ·.Ill.· .JOHN L. RAYNOR, wel­comed very heartily by Ill.' .JOHN Woon, the Master, and then addressed the Companions present. I was honored by the pre­sence of M.'.P.'.WILLIAM C. TWOMBLY, Past Grand Master of the Grand Council of Connecticut; R.'. Ill.'. GEORGE Woon, R.'.Ill.'.ALLISON E. LOWNDES, Ill.'.KURT J. GALOW, Ill.'.C. F. GARDNER, Ill.'.A. U. WHITSON, Ill. 0 .CHARLES A. GAMBLE, Ill.'. GILBERT C. SHADWELL, Ill .. . ]AMES DEERY.

COLUMBIAN CouNcIL, No. I

On Thursday, January 3d, I officially visited Columbian Council, No. I, as the Representative of the Grand Council. After a very delightful dinner at the Fifth Avenue Restaurant, we repaired to the Masonic Hall where I was presented to the Council by M. ·.III.· .MARTIN Q. Goon, and after being cordially welcomed by the Illustrious Master, addressed the Companions on timely Masonic topics. I was very proud to visit this old Council so noted in our State and will never forget the very happy afternoon I spent with the Companions of Columbian Council. Many distinguished Craftsmen honored me by their at­tendance and I thank them most heartily for their thought of me. The following were present and welcomed by Ill.· .Com­panion CuRTIS :

R.'.Ill.'.S. ORMOND GoLDAN, Grand Standard Bearer; M.'. Ill.'.OLIVER H. LABARRE, Past Grand Master; M.'.111.'.JAMES CHAMBERS, Past Grand Master; M.'.Ill.'.JosEPH L. LOCKHART, Past Grand Master; M.'. Ill.'. GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, Past Grand Master; M. '.Ill.' .JOSEPH MASON, Past Grand Master of New Jersey; R.' .Ill.' .GEORGE HERRING, Grand Representative; R.'. Ill.· .JOHN BURDEN, Grand Representative; R. ·.Ill.· .J. CALEB FISH­ER, Past Grand Representative; R. ·.III.· .JAMES STEWART, Past Grand Representative; R. ·.Ill.· .OLIVER L. MENARD, Past Grand

Representative; R." .Ill." .JOHN B. ADKINS, Past Grand Repre­sentative; Ill." .A. U. WHITSON, Master of Adoniram Council, No. 36; Ill." .R. H. BURTON, Master of Triangle Council, No. 85; Past Masters of Columbian Council, No. 1 : Ill.·. W. KNIGHT VERNON, Ill.". WILLIAM J. MORGAN, Ill." .ALBERT c. MARKARD, Ill.".W1LLIAM RANNEY WILSON, Ill.".JoHN J. BOTT, Ill.°.GEORGE E. BRADBROOK.

BLoss CouNCIL, No. 14

On February 1st, I went to Troy and visited Bloss Council, No. 14. I was met at Albany by R.".Ill.".WILLIAM F. SEBER, Grand Marshal, and after a fine auto ride was taken to the Troy Club where I enjoyed a nice dinner with the Officers of Bloss Council. We then went to Masonic Hall where I was presented to the Council by R.".Ill.".WILLIAM F. SEBER and welcomed by the Master, rn:.c. EDWARD CATLIN. There was no work and as a surprise to me the Council was closed and a large delegation of Prophets, members of Iran Grotto of Troy and numbering over one hundred entered the room headed by R." .rn.· .Louis N. ELLENBOGEN, who is also a Past Monarch of Iran Grotto. It was certainly delightful to me and I was privileged to address the Masons present on the Council and what it stood for. The feeling was of the very best and resulted in several petitions being promised for the next meeting of Bloss Council. This night will always be to me a very happy memory. The following distinguished Craftsmen honored me with their presence:

R. · .m.·.companions T. CAMPBELL CoLLIN, ENSIGN S. HoM­ER, WILLIAM F. SEBER, FREDERICK w. POWERS, LOUIS N. EL­LENBOGEN, and rn.·.companions HARRY A. SHELDON, OLLIE H. CHILDRESS, FRANK M. AMES, FRANK P. LOTZ, }AMES G. CAD­DICK, and FRED B. HANCOX.

BROOKLYN CouNCIL, No. 4

Saturday evening, April 20th, I made my Official Visit to Brooklyn Council, No. 4.

I was introduced to the Companions assembled by Ill.".}AMES DEERY, an old friend, and warmly welcomed by Ill.·. WALTER BANTA who had come all the way from Boston to be present

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at the meeting. As this was my mother Council I was delighted to have the opportunity of addressing so many of my warm personal friends.

The degree of Royal Master was conferred on one candidate after which a very happy hour was spent in social greetings.

I was honored by the presence of M.".P.'.WILLIAM C. TWOMBLY, Past Grand Master of Connecticut; R.".Ill.'.JoHN BURDEN, R.' .Ill.' .GEORGE HERRING, Ill." .JAMES C. DEERY, Ill.". AXEL J. HALLBECK, m.· .CHARLES A. GAMBLE, and Ill. 0 .ALBERT c. MARKARD.

REPORT OF R.'.Ill, 0 .ALBERT s. PRICE

Grand Conductor of the Council

PALMYRA CouNCIL, No. 26

Palmyra Council, No. 26, was visited April 9th. Sickness and other good reasons prevented the expected candidates from ap­pearing, so depriving the Visitor from seeing the degree work of the Officers. The ritual of opening and closing, however, gave good -proof of the calibre of the Officers, and it is easy to guess that the other work is equally efficient. This impression is confirmed by observing the Officers themselves, several of whom are almost veterans in training and !!Xperience, and all of whom are earnest workers. The Master, Ill. 0 .EARL D. SALEM, is a leader and apparently has loyal support. This same spirit the Past Officers seem to have retained, to the great benefit of the Council.

The records are well kept and are up to date.

The Visitor was pleased by the good attendance at this As­sembly, and by the presence of Past Masters GALLAGHER, SES­SIONS, BRAMAN, HOPKINS, and BAREHAM, as well as GEORGE S. TINKLEPAUGH of long experience in the Grand Lodge. R. ·. Ill.'. J. H. L. GALLAGHER performed the ceremony of introduction.

The Visitor was at once made to feel at home with a cordial welcome which seemed more personal than official, and found Illustrious Companion SALEM and his Companions splendid hosts.

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ST. GEORGE'S CouNCIL, No. 74

St. George's Council, following a pleasant custom, conferred the Super-Excellent Master degree on the night of the Official Visit, April 10th. Through their many years of working this degree they have built up a strong cast under experienced direc­tion, and with good traditions. Their wide reputation for good work and intelligent interpretation was fully sustained on this occasion, when the beautiful drama was performed before a largely attended Assembly. The actors, all of them well cos­tumed, are under the direction of Ill.· .EVERETT E. GREEN and the Deputy Master H. J. VAN SLYCK, under whose hands the elaborate production went smoothly. Ill." .RAYMOND T. VIETS, the Master, and his Council are to be congratulated on the satis­factory results of the ambitious undertaking. There was a class of twelve, and I think that without exception they were impressed.

A dinner at 6 :30 was attended by about a hundred. The Visitor was introduced by R. ·.Ill.· .EDWIN C. VEDDER who rep­resents Oregon near our Grand Council. The occasion was honored by the presence of R.". Ill.". WILLIAM F. SEBER, Grand Marshal; R.".Ill.".FRANK H. SARGENT, R.".Ill.".RoBERT B. JOHN­SON, R.".Ill.".GEORGE w. AXTELL, R.".Ill.".EDWIN C. VEDDER; and m.·.companions c. E. MCARDLE, EVERETT E. GREEN, SAMUEL S. FORSTER (who is a Past Grand High Priest), and WILLIAM F. JAcOB,-all of this Council.

The records are well kept and the uncollected dues are very small. The Council had a good number of candidates during the year and seems to be in a thriving condition.

But, throughout a splendid evening, we all missed our good JIM SMITH.

KING SoLOMON CouNCIL, No. 31

A visit to King Solomo!l Council is quite incomplete in the absence of our Grand Chaplain, DR. S. WRIGHT BuTLER. On April 26th, he was, unfortunately, kept at home by considerations of health, to the disappointment of the assemblage. We think too, in this Council, of Capt. JOHN C. WELCH, who served the Grand Council with ability, and who was prevented by his untimely death from occupying the one remaining office of Grand Master.

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The Royal and Select Master degrees were conferred during this evening on two candidates, the Officers being fully robed and using the accessories which help to give vividness to the work. The part of Principal Conductor of Work, often given by DR. BUTLER, was impressively rendered by JoHN G. MOLLER. The Officers showed a good understanding of the work and are a dependable working group to support the very active Master, Ill." .FRANCIS C. RYAN. There have been handicaps during the year, and there seems to be adequate reason for less than the desired amount of candidate material. Nevertheless, the Council seems to be in good condition.

Social features provided a pleasant means of mutual acquain­tance. It is quite worthy of remark that music is used effectively in the degrees, and that the Past Masters are still active in rendering portions of the work. Six were present this evening,­FINLEY, WALKER, VAN ZILE, BAYER, BOLLINGER and WEISS,­one of whom HARRY BAYER, is the Grand Representative of Kentucky.

CENTRAL CITY CouNcIL, No. I3

One of the conditions which give strength to a Council is the continued active interest of its Past Masters. In this respect Central City Council seems to be unusually strong, for eleven of these Past Masters were present on the evening of the Official Visit, May 8th. Among them was Past Grand Master MAcGRUER who, as usual, is ably taking his. responsibilities and contributing his work. A foreign trip necessitated the absence of Grand Principal Conductor of the Work JEROME L. CHENEY. We miss, on a visit to this Council, our historian, Past Grand Master GREENLAND, and the scholarly HoWARD PLAISTED, both of whom did so much for our Fraternity in their own city and in the wider field of the State.

This is a large Council with a reputation for work which is not merely good, but outstanding. Some years ago this Council enacted the Super-Excellent Master degree for the Grand Council. Having in mind the treat in store for an outsider, it was a disappointment that circumstances prevented the presentation of any work at all that evening. However, social features fully occupied the time and the evening was delightfully spent.

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The Master, Ill.".JAMES S. WILCOX, is supported by fine Offi­cers from whom we may expect a continuance of their traditional high standards. The records are, of course, in perfect condition, and the Council is thriving as we always expect it to be.

Under any circumstances a visit to the Council of HENRY MAcGRUER and Judge CHENEY is not one of inspection ; it is an occasion of pleasure for the Visitor who feels, however, doubtful that he has been useful to the Council.

These Past Masters were present: R: .Ill:. GEORGE B. CATH ERS (Grand Representative of Missouri), M.".Ill.".HENRY A MAcGRUER, Past Grand Master; R." .Ill: .JOHN P. LISTMAN, Ill.". ELMER J. CLARK, m: .HERMAN G. REEs, m: .GEORGE K. HAN­cocK, Ill.".WILLIAM H. HALL, rn:.s. R. w. MARRIOTT, R:. Ill.·. WILLIAM L. CUMMINGS, Ill.· .CHESTER D. CROWELL, and Ill.".LLOYD J. RICHARDSON.

FLATBUSH CouNcIL, No. 8o

A visit to Flatbush Coitncil is a satisfying experience. A com­paratively young Council, it has justified fully the high hopes of its founders. There is a spirit of interest and thoroughness which perhaps accounts for its progress, though these could hardly have accomplished the result without the able leadership which the Officers have shown. The present Master, Ill." .AR­THUR H. MOELLER, with his thorough training in other Masonic Bodies, has presided ably and has been a splendid Offict:.r. The Council constantly benefits by the invaluable help of our Grand Captain of the Guard, R. ·.Ill.· .JOHN A. DERTHICK, who, is the sponsor of this valuable Masonic unit.

Two candidates received the R. ·.and S. ·.M.·. degrees on the evening of the visit, May 28th. The work was accurate and highly impressive and some parts were unusually fine. Music is used throughout very effectively.

This visit was notable for the attendance of a large group of prominent Masons. Four Past Grand Masters were present,­M. ·. m. ·.Companions }AMES CHAMBERS, OLIVER H. LABARRE, JoSEPH L. LOCKHART, and GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER; of the pre­sent Grand Officers, R. ·.Ill.· .JOHN A. DERTHICK, Grand Captain of the Guard; and R. ·.Ill.· .S. ORMOND GoLDAN, Grand Standard Bearer; likewise R: .Ill: .Companions J. CALEB FISHER of Lafay-

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ette Council, No. 86; HENRY G. STORY of Flatbush Council, No. 8o; MATTHEW S. CUMNER of Columbian Council, No. 1; HAR­OLD S. EMBREE of Adoniram Council, No. 36; EDWARD L. HEIN of Triangle Council, No. 85; and JoHN BURDEN of Phoenix Council, No. 70; together with several Masters and Past Masters, m:.Companions ALBERT c. MARKARD, WILLIAM J. MORGAN and WILLARD C. CURTISS of Columbian Council, No. 1; GEORGE S. WYMAN of Phoenix Council, No. 70; RICHARD H. BURTON of Triangle Council, No. 85; FRED G. NEWBERY of Lafayette Coun­cil, No. 86; and A. U. WHITSON of Adoniram No. 36.

With R. ·.Ill.· .JOHN A. DERTHICK, Ill.· .Master MOELLER and the Officers of this Council acting as hosts to the Visitor, the social features of the afternoon and evening were delightful indeed. Even so, the outstanding memory is of the high stand­ard of work.

REPORT oF R:.m:.E. PARKER WAGGONER

Grand Lecturer

FULTON CouNCIL, No. 50

This visit was made on Friday, November 30th. I was met at the station by m:.w. E. HOWARD, the Recorder,

and escorted to the Temple where a splendid dinner was served by the ladies. The reputation made by Fulton Council along this line was maintained in every way and those attending were very much pleased.

The attendance was thirty-one, all of whom remained for the meeting later.

At 8 :oo o'clock the Council opened in regular order and I was officially received and tendered the gavel.

There was no regular work as no candidates were available but the degree team exemplified the degree of Royal Master in a very fine manner. Their work deserves praise in every way.

It was my privilege later to talk to them and to enlarge on some of the fine points of our ritual. The Companions were very appreciative of the effort made and I look forward to con­siderable progress by this Council in the future.

They are planning to hold Council Assemblies in some of their outlying territory during the course of the year which should produce good results.

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I was honored at this meeting by the presence of R: .Ill:. A. M. DRUCE and the following Illustrious Companions: W. E. HOWARD, CLAUDE w. KNIGHT, WILLIAM H. SINGLETON, GEORGE 0. SNYDER, Wooms B. HALSTEAD and CLARENCE G. VAN SKOIK. There was also in attendance Companion JAMES STEVENS an honorary member of this Council who was over ninety years old and has been a Mason nearly sixty years.

ONEONTA CouNcIL, No. 87

This visit was made on December 6th. I was very much pleased to note the splendid progress made

by this Council since my visit to them two years ago when they passed inspection for their Charter. The membership at that time was about fifteen, which has now been more than doubled. Fifty percent of the membership of the Council was in attendance.

The degree team conferred the Select Master degree on one candidate and it was done in a very able manner.

This Council has been somewhat handicapped by a scattered territory but they are planning on doing the work at different points in their section which will probably result in a more rapid progress.

I feel very much indebted to Companion GEORGE E. TRACY, a member of this Council who met me at Herkimer and drove me across the country to Oneonta, making possible my visit with­out the loss of a great deal of time.

m:.Companion WILLIAMSON of St. G.eorge's Council, No. 74, Schenectady, was in attendance.

PEEKSKILL CouNcIL, No. 55

This visit was made on Monday, December 10th. I was met at the station by the Illustrious Master, ELIAS W.

TRAVIS and enjoyed a splendid dinner at his home. The inspection was made in the evening at which time I was

introduced into the Council by R. ·.Ill.· .GEORGE E. BRIGGS, Past Grand Representative and also Past Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter.

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This Council has made quite some progress during the past year having had several candidates.

The Illustrious Master has conducted quite an extensive cam­paign to promote the interests of the Cryptic Rite in his section and has been very successful.

I look for some unusual results to come as a result of this work.

There is a splendid feeling existing in this Council and anyone assigned there as an Official Visitor is always assured of an exceptionally pleasant evening.

I was honored on this occasion by the presence of R." .Ill.". GEORGE E. BRIGGS, R.".Ill.".FRANK H. WHITNEY, R.".Ill.".H. P. DAIN, m.· .H. F. HoRNE, rn.· .sowMoN L1cHTER, 111. ·.LEw1s ALLPORT.

BINGHAMTON CouNc1L, No. 24

It was my privilege to visit Binghamton Council, No. 24, on Friday, March 15th.

The Master and Deputy Master met me at the Station and provided for my entertainment during the afternoon. At six o'clock it was my privilege to attend a dinner of the Officers and Past Masters of Binghamton Council, at the Arlington Hotel after which we repaired to the Masonic Temple where I was officially received and tendered the gavel.

The Master, Ill.· .E. STANLEY PIER, gave me a very cordial reception and the spirit which seemed to prevail throughout the meeting indicated that Binghamton Council, has again taken on renewed interest and without doubt will soon take its place among the outstanding Councils of the State.

The Royal and Select Master degrees were conferred on a class of three candidates in a very creditable manner.

In view of the unusual conditions under which Binghamton Council is laboring, the progress which they are making is most remarkable and with the interest that is being shown, I look for a continued and steady advance for some time ,to come.

I was honored on this occasion by the presence of M. ·.Ill.·. GEORGE R. HEMENWAY, Past Grand Master and present Chair­man of the Committee on Condition and Extension of the Rite; R. ·.Ill.· .RoY C. McHENRY and Ill.· .ELMER E. DAv1s.

JAMESTOWN CouNCIL, No. 32

It was my privilege to make. this visit on Wednesday, May I 5th, in company with two Companions from Keystone Coun­cil, No. 20.

The degrees of Royal and Select Master were conferred on one candidate during the afternoon and at 6 :30 o'clock a splen­did banquet was served in the dining room.

The reception of visitors of which there were many took place at 8 :oo o'clock followed by my reception which was most cordial. I was accorded the usual splendid reception for which Jamestown Council is noted which made the evening very pleasant.

During the evening the Super-Excellent Master degree was conferred by a splendid cast of characters under the very able leadership of our own R:. rn:. ALBERT S. PRICE. It is needless for me to say that the rendition of this ritual was well nigh perfect and reflects considerable credit on the director.

I was honored on this occasion by the presence of delegations from Salamanca, Dunkirk, Olean and other points which was much appreciated.

The following distinguished Companions were also present :

R. ·.Ill.· .ALBERT S. PRICE, Grand Conductor of the Council; R: .111: .A. EDWARD KRIEGER, Grand Steward; R: .111: .Com­panions FRED H. ANDERSON, JOSEPH R. ROGERS, and ARTHUR M. LLOYD; and Ill.·. Companions CLIFFORD C. CHENEY, How ARD E. HANCOCK, c. E. G. SEDERHOLM, ISAAC P. COLLINS, MATTHEW J. SCHOLTES, JOSEPH DOPLER, c. v. ELMER GUSTAFSON, HARRY INGLESON, GEORGE W. Hosrn, THEODORE N. NELSON, EDWIN E. GUSTAFSON.

REPORT OF R:.111:.W1LLIAM F. SEBER

Grand Marshal

ZARTHAN CouNc1L, No. 83

On Thursday evening, November 8, I928, I made an Official Visit to Zarthan Council, No. 83, at Ilion, New York. This Council received its Charter in I923 and has not made a great deal of progress since that time, due principally to industrial conditions in Ilion. Quite recently, a consolidation took place

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affecting a large manufacturing plant located there, which caused the transfer to other cities of a number of Companions who were among the most active workers in Masonry. In the case of the Council, fourteen out of its membership of twenty-seven at present reside out of the city, leaving thirteen members who are available. As a matter of fact, only two of their Officers,

·who were elected in May 1927, remain in the city. The Council, prior to the night of my visit, had not been

able, because of lack of the presence of the requisite number of Companions, to hold a meeting since November 10, 1927. The present Master, m: .Companion YOUNG, is a conscientious Mason, who has done everything possible, in spite of great handicaps, to keep the Council going, and is deserving of a great deal of commendation.

On the night of my visit, eight out of the thirteen available members were present. Fortunately R. ·.Ill.· .Companion LoUIS N. ELLENBOGEN, Ill.· .Companion FRANK P. LoTZ, and Compan­ion EDWARD B. ALLEN, Conductor of the Council, all of Bloss Council, No. 14, accompanied me, so that we were able 'to open the Council and I was officially received by the Master.

The evening was spent in an informal discussion relative to the future of the Council, and it seemed to be the consensus of opinion of the few faithful Companions of Zarthan Council that they would use every endeavor to devise some further means of interesting the Brethren of Ilion in Council affairs. I under­stood from several of the Companions of Iroquois Chapter pre­sent, that its Chapter also suffers, due to lack of interest and the industrial depression referred to. The Companions, who were present, are all loyal Cryptic Rite Masons and I feel that, with the encouragement given, they will be able to solve some of their problems and certainly feel that they will be able to report progress before the end of the Cryptic year.

There were present in addition to the Companions from Bloss Council who accompanied me, rn.· .HERBERT H. WILLIAMS and Ill.'.CLYDE R. WILCOX (now Recorder) both Past Masters of Zarthan Council.

KEYSTONE CouNCIL, No. 20

On Tuesday evening, November 20, 1928, it was my privilege to officially visit Keystone Council, No. 20.

I was met at the station by Ill." .Companion PROUSE, Master of the Council and R.".Ill.".E. PARKER WAGGONER, Grand Lec­turer, and escorted to the Hotel Lafayette where I was enter­tained at dinner by the Officers and Past Masters of the Council.

After the dinner, we repaired to the Council Assembly Chamber located in Ancient Landmarks Temple, one of the most beautiful and appropriately decorated lodge rooms that it has been my pleasure to visit, where in due time I was presented to the Com­panions by R. ·.Ill.· .Companion WAGGONER, Grand Lecturer, and cordially received by the Master.

The degrees of Royal and Select Master were conferred on three candidates in a pleasing and impressive manner, the Officers being very proficient in the Ritual.

This Council is particularly fortunate in having a loyal band of Past Masters who maintain a keen interest in the Cryptic Rite. Included in their number are two Past Grand Masters of the Grand Council and two Past Grand High Priests of the Grand Chapter, all of whom were present on the occasion of my visit.

After the work of the evening, the Companions adjourned to the Banquet Hall where a social hour was enjoyed and remarks made by a number of the Companions present.

I felt honored by the presence of the following distinguished Companions :

M.".Ill.".FRED E. OGDEN, and M.".Ill.".WILLIAM S. RISELAY, Past Grand Masters; R:. rn: .E. PARKER w AGGONER, Grand Lec­turer; R.".Ill.".WASHINGTON A. RussELL, Past Grand High Priest; R: .Ill: .GEORGE w. CURTIS, rn: .FREDERICK A. FELL, Ill.".J. WILLIAM PROUSE, Past Grand High Priest; 111.".H. MOR­TON CuRns, rn.·.R. STANLEY RuTHVEN, rn.· .HENRY L. FREY, all Past Masters of Keystone Council and R:. Ill.". WESLEY M. BACKUS, Past Master of Buffalo Council, No. I7.

AnELPHIC COUNCIL, No. 7

On Saturday evening, March 2, I929, I made an Official Visit to Adelphic Council, No. 7, New York City.

Accompanied by R. ·.Ill.· .FRED W. PowERS, Past Master of Bloss Council, No. I4, I arrived at the Grand Central Station and was greeted by Ill." .Companion WILLIAM W. GRAHl\M, Master of Adelphic Council, and conducted to the Prince George Hotel,

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where I had an opportunity of meeting a most distinguished assemblage of Cryptic Masons. I was entertained at a delightful dinner, after which we repaired to the Egyptian Room in the Masonic Temple where Adelphic Council holds its Assemblies and where over two hundred Royal and Select Masters had gathered.

In due time, I was presented to the Council by M: .Ill:. Companion JAMES CHAMBERS and later witnessed the exempli­fication of the Royal and Select Master degrees on eleven candi­dates, the Royal Master degree being conferred by the Deputy Master and the Select Master degree by the Master.

This Council is very fortunate in being officered with Com­panions who have had experience in other Masonic Bodies and holds an enviable reputation among the Councils of the State for its ritualistic work, and the evening of my visit was no exception to the rule.

It is evident that the continued activity of the Past Masters and the good fellowship among the Companions are a large factor in the success of this Council.

The records of R. ·.Ill.· .Companion BINGHAM, Recorder, are kept with great care and system and are worthy of special mention.

After the Assembly the Companions repaired to the banquet hall where a delightful buffet lunch was enjoyed.

It was a delightful pleasure, indeed, to have present the fol­lowing distinguished Companions of other Grand Jurisdictions :

M:.111.".WALTER PosT, Grand Master, R.".111.".G. VAN VORIS WARNER, Deputy Grand Master, M.".Ill.".HARRY AMES PUTNAM, Grand Recorder, M: .Ill: .HARRY ]. CAFFERATA and M." .Ill:. DoNALD J. SARGENT, Past Grand Masters of the Grand Council of New Jersey; M: .P:. W. C. TWOMBLY, Past Grand Master of the Grand Council of Connecticut; Ill. ·.DAVID S. HENDERSON, 111.".HARRY KNEEZEL and 111.".W. J. GoESER, Past Masters of Kane Council, No. 2, Newark, New Jersey.

In addition to the above mentioned Companions, there were present from our home Jurisdiction, the following:

M.".111.".0LIVER H. LABARRE, M.".III.".JAMES CHAMBERS, M: .Ill: .JOSEPH L. LocKHART, Past Grand Masters; R: .Ill:. S. ORMOND GoLDAN, Grand Standard Bearer; R:.111:.CHARLES H. STODDARD, R.·.m.·.HARRY A. BINGHAM, R.·.rn.· .JEREMIAH HuNTER, R: .Ill: .MATTHEW S. CuMNER, R: .Ill: .JoHN F. Brn-

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MINGHAM, Ill ... HENRY w. REMINGTON, Ill ... PERCY w. WIL­LARD, m:. w. FRANK RussELL, m: .HENRY HELLER, m: .RoL­AND E. ELLIS of Adelphic Council, No. 7; R: .Ill: .J. CALEB FISHER, Lafayette Council, No. 86; R: .Ill: .EDWARD L. HEIN, rn: .RICHARD H. BURTON, Triangle Council, No. 85; R: .Ill:. JOHN BURDEN, Ill.· .GEORGE S. WYMAN, Phoenix Council, No. 70; R:.m:.GEORGE HERRING, m:.W1LLIAM J. MORGAN, m:. w. KNIGHT VERNON, Ill. 0 .CHARLES PEPPEL, Ill. 0 .ALBERT c. MARKARD, Columbian Council, No. 1; R: .Ill. '.CLARENCE F. HEATH, Union Council, No. 2; R:.m:.HENRY P. STEVENS, Brooklyn Council, No. 4; Ill.· .ARTHUR H. MOELLER, Ill.· .DAVID M. BoE, Ill.· .CHARLES A. GAMBLE, Flatbush Council, No. 8o.

JosEPH WARREN CouNCIL, No. 81

On Friday evening, April 5, 1929, I made an Official Visit to Joseph Warren Council, No. 81, Glens Falls, New York.

This visit was originally assigned to R: .Ill: .JOHN A. DER­THICK, Grand Captain of the Guard, who being called out of the State, was unable to make the visit, so I gladly undertook to take his place.

I was accompanied by R: .Ill: .FREDERICK w. POWERS and m:. Companion FRANK M. AMES of Bloss Council. No. 14. Arriving at the Masonic Temple in Glens Falls, we were greeted by Ill.·. Companion FRANK L. MooRE and about fifty of the Companions and were entertained at a delightful dinner served by the ladies of the Eastern Star.

In due time, I was presented to the Council by R: .Ill: .Com­panion WILLIAM LEE and cordially received by the Master.

I had the privilege of witnessing the conferring of the Royal and Select Master degrees on two candidates, the work being performed in a very creditable manner.

The opening and closing of the Council was in full form and creditably done. The Council is well officered and the members are enthusiastic Cryptic Rite Masons, as was manifested by the manner in which they entertained the Grand Council last Septem­ber. They have a very fertile field to draw from and, in my opinion, there is reason to believe that they will continue to exert an influence in the Fraternity in their locality.

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The Records of Ill." .Companion LOYAL L. DAVIS, the Re­corder, are in thoroughly good condition, the Charter well pre­served and in evidence at the time of the visit.

During the evening, I was pleased to present at the direction of M." .Ill: .CHARLES M. COLTON, Grand Master, a Commission as Representative of the Grand Council of the State of Georgia to Ill.· .Companion FRANK L. MooRE, the energetic Master of Joseph Warren Council. R." .Ill: .Companion MOORE expressed his pleasure and appreciation of the honor conferred and received the congratulations of the Companions present.

In addition to the Companions from Bloss Council, No. I4, who accompanied me, I was honored by the presence of the following: M.".Ill.".FRANK M. ADEE, R.".Ill.".WALTER s. PRESCOTT, Ill.". CHARLES B. REEVES, Past Masters, and Ill. 0 .RICHARD J. MAHER, Master of Cryptic Council, No. 37, also, the following Past Masters of Joseph Warren Council: R." .Ill:. WILLIAM LEE, Ill.". LOYAL L. DAVIS and Ill. ".HARRY W. PANGBURN.

SALAMANCA CouNCIL, No. 82

On Monday evening, April 8, I929, I made an Official Visit to Salamanca Council, No. 82, Salamanca, New York.

I was met in Buffalo by R.".Ill.".Companion E. PARKER WAG­GONER, Grand Lecturer, who had arranged a delightful luncheon at the Hotel Lafayette, at which were present most of the Offi­cers of Keystone Council, No. 20, and later in the evening, accompanied by R. ·.Ill.· .Companion WAGGONER, I arrived at the Masonic Temple, Salamanca, where we were greeted by Ill. ·.companion How ARD E. HANCOCK and his associate Officers, including, of course, R.".Ill.".Companion A. EDWARD KRIEGER, Grand Steward.

At six o'clock, the Council was opened in full form, business transacted and the Companions adjourned to the banquet hall where a delightful dinner had been provided for about seventy­five Companions, most of whom returned to the Lodge Room, where, in due time, I was presented to the Council by Ill.·. Companion CLIFFORD C. CHENEY and received a most cordial welcome from the Master.

Salamanca Council, since receiving its Charter, has exemplified the Super-Excellent Master degree for its Official Visitor and so much praise has been extended to this Council for its splendid

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work and ambitious undertaking that it does not seem necessary to repeat it. When you realize that this Council has less than one hundred members and draws its candidates from only one Chapter, the results it has accomplished and the interest shown are truly remarkable. On the occasion of the visit, forty-nine out of eighty-one members of the Council were present.

The Council is well officered, the Companions appear to be enthusiastic 'Masons and with the continued activity of its loyal Past Masters, is bound to be a factor in the up-building of the Cryptic Rite. I was particularly impressed by the fraternal spirit manifested by the Companions in this section of the State, many travelling a considerable distance to be present.

I wish to express my great appreciation for the kindness shown me by R. ·.Ill.· .Companion WAGGONER, who drove me from Buf­falo to Salamanca and brought me back safely in time to catch a train for Detroit, where I had a business appointment the next day. I also wish to express my appreciation to the Officers of Salamanca Council for the many courtesies extended to me during my stay in their midst.

I was honored by the presence of the following distinguished Companions: M.·.rn.· .LYMAN M. FINNEY, Past Grand Master of the Grand Council of the State of Pennsylvania; Ill: .SAMUEL D. WINTER and Ill.· .JOHN DowNs, Past Masters of Bradford Council, No. 43, Bradford, Pennsylvania; R.". Ill." .ALBERT S. PRICE, Grand Conductor of the Council; R." .Ill." .E. PARKER WAGGONER, Grand Lecturer; R. ·.Ill.· .A. EDWARD KRIEGER, Grand Steward; R. ·.Ill.· .FRANK H. NORTON; Ill.· .C. E. G. SEDERHOLM, Master and Ill.· .JOHN M. SELTZER, Past Master of Olean Coun­cil, No. 33; Ill:. CLIFFORD c. CHENEY, m:. w ARREN J. HoY and Ill.· .ARTHUR M. LLOYD, Past Masters of Salamanca Coun­cil, No. 82. There were also present other Companions from Jamestown, Olean and Buffalo.

HUNTINGTON CouNcIL, No. 76

On Friday evening, April I9, I929, I made an Official Visit to Huntington Council, No. 76, Huntington, Suffolk County, New York.

In accordance with a long established custom, the Official Visitor was met at Manhasset, Long Island, by M. ·.Ill.· .GEORGE

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0. LINKLETTER, who escorted me to his home, where, after a short visit with his delightful family, he drove me to Huntington, where I was entertained at dinner at 6 :30 at which were present Officers of Huntington Council and a number of Past Masters of Councils in the Metropolitan District.

Later, we proceeded to the Masonic Temple, where, in due time, I was introduced to the Companions present by M. ·.III.·. GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, Past Grand Master and cordially re­ceived by the Master. There were over a hundred Companions present, including a delegation of Companions from Union Coun­cil, No. 2, New York City; Adoniram Council, No. 36, Flushing, Long Island; and Zabud C9uncil, No. 84, Freeport, Long Island.

The Council has a good corps of Officers, the opening and closing ceremonies being performed in a very creditable manner. The Companions whom I met appeared to be enthusiastic Masons and are apparently doing good work in the Cryptic field. The Council has not had many candidates this year, but the Master informed me there were good prospects for five or six petitions for the next Assembly.

There was no work on the occasion of my Visit, but the effi­cient manner of the Officers in the opening and closing indicated they were proficient in their work.

After several talks by some of the distinguished Companions present, we repaired to the banquet hall where a collation was served.

Under the escort of M. ·.III.· .Companiqn LINKLETTER, I was driven back to Manhasset where I was able to catch a train for New York, arriving there in time to get a sleeper for home. I desire to express my thanks to this distinguished Companion and to the Officers of this Council for the many courtesies ex­tended to me on the occasion of my visit.

Among those present were: M." .III: .OLIVER H. LABARRE and M: .III." .GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, Past Grand Masters; R." .III:. S. ORMOND GoLDAN, Grand Standard Bearer; M.".P.".W. C. TWOMBLY, Past Grand Master of Connecticut; III.· .A. U. WHIT­SON, Master, and Companion FRED C. PEARSON, Deputy Master of Adoniram Council, No. 36; R. ·.III.· .JOHN BURDEN, Past Mas­ter of Phoenix Council, No. 70; III." .MILTON E. ELLIS, Master, , R." .III: .CLARENCE F. HEATH and III." .NICHOLAS PECORA, Past Masters of Union Council, No. 2; Ill.· .]OHN Woon, Master, and R.".Ill.".GEORGE Woon, Past Master of Zabud Council, No.

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84; R.".Ill.".EMMETT B. HAWKINS, R.".Ill.".ALLISON E. LowN:. DES, Ill.".HENRY A. MURPHY, and Ill.".KuRT J. GALOW, Past Masters of Huntington Council, No. 76.

WATERTOWN CouNCIL, No. 34

On Friday evening, April 26, 1929, I made an Official Visit to Watertown Council, No. 34, Watertown, New York.

R.".Ill.".}EROME L. CHENEY, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work, was originally assigned to make this visit, but being called to Europe on an important Masonic Mission, was unable to do so, so, at the request of the Grand Master, I gladly under­took to substitute.

I was accompanied by R: .Ill: .FRED W. POWERS, Past Master of Bloss Council, No. 14. Arriving at Watertown, we were greeted by the Master, Ill.".HARRY S. DAWSON, m:.c. HOWARD GREENE and Companion LESLIE M. COOPER, Recorder, with whom we spent a portion of the afternoon discussing matters pertaining to the Council.

At six o'clock, R. ·.Ill.· .Companion POWERS and I were en­tertained at dinner by some of the Officers and Past Masters, among whom was Ill.".Companion JoHN H. O'BRIEN, Grand Scribe of the Grand Chapter R.".A.".M."., where, again I had a splendid opportunity of going over the situation as it pertained to this Council.

After dinner, we repaired to the Masonic Temple, where, in due time, I was presented to the Companions by R.' .Ill.· .DANIEL R. BLINN and cordially received by the Master.

This was the first Assembly of the Council since the present Officers were elected, and, it was not, therefore, surprising that there were so few Companions present. I endeavored to impress upon the Officers the necessity and importance of meeting regu­larly, even though there were no degrees to be conferred.

This Council has had some loyal and enthusiastic Masters, but it would appear that lately things have been allowed to drift. I believe too many Companions are in arrears for dues. At this Assembly a special committee was appointed to appor­

tion the names and endeavor to collect the same through per­sonal solicitation. They have a very fertile field to draw from, and with some enthusiastic effort on the part of the Officers,

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I am of the opinion that a very different situation would soon exist. The Master promised that they would have at least one candidate at the next Assembly, so that they could report at least one Companion greeted during the year. R: .Ill: .Companion POWERS of Bloss Council, No. I4, also, addressed the Companions, offering many helpful suggestions. With R. ·.Ill.· .DANIEL R. BLINN, m: .JOHN H. O'BRIEN, m: .c. How ARD GREENE and Ill.· .LEONARD M. NENNING at the helm, I feel sure that the Companions will rally around them, and, if they do, believe that there are bright prospects in sight for this Council.

There were present: R. ·.Ill.· .DANIEL R. BLINN, Ill.· .JOHN H. O'BRIEN, Ill.· .C. HoWARD GREENE and LEONARD M. NEN­NING, Past Masters of Watertown Council, No. 34.

ST. LAWRENCE CouNCIL, No. 77

On Saturday evening, April 27, I929, I made an Official Visit to St. Lawrence Council, No. 77, Potsdam, New York.

I was accompanied on the visit by R. ·.Ill.· .FRED W. PowERS, Past Master of Bloss Council, No. I4. Arriving at Potsdam, we were greeted by Companion H. W. FEARL, Principal Con­ductor of the Work, as the representative of the Master, with whom, we had a very interesting visit, going over the situation as it pertained to St. Lawrence Council.

We were entertained at dinner by Companion FEARL, after which we repaired to the Masonic Temple, where, in due time, I was presented to the Companions by m:.EnwARD L. WEEGAR, and cordially received by the Master, Ill.".JoHN S. HAZEN.

The attendance was small, this being the first Assembly since the present Officers were elected and installed. Soon after taking office, Ill.· .Companion HAZEN was taken ill, later undergoing a serious operation. After he recovered, his wife was taken critically ill. This, undoubtedly, greatly interfered with the per­formance of his duties as Master. The Deputy Master is R. ·. m:.Companion WILLIAMS, who has been away the greater part of the year. Evidently, the continued absence of R. ·.Ill.· .Com­panion WILLIAMS, long the guiding spirit of this Council, has had its effect in the apparent lack of enthusiasm of the Com­panions.

I endeavored to impress upon the Companions the importance of holding regular monthly Assemblies. The Chapters in this territory are doing good work. The Council has a very fertile field, over a thousand Royal Arch Companions residing in the district, and, in my OP.inion, with a little more spirit and enthus­iasm on the part of the Officers and Companions, a different report could be made by the next Official Visitor. R:. Ill.". Com­panion PowERS, also addressed the Companions, offering many helpful suggestions. All the Companions present pledged them­selves to rally around the new Officers to be elected next month.

I wish to express my thanks and appreciation to Companion FEARL for the many courtesies extended to R. ·.Ill.· .Companion PowERS and myself during our stay in Potsdam.

CRYPTIC CouNCIL, No. 37

On Thursday evening, May 23, 1929, I made an Official Visit to Cryptic Council, No. 37, Saratoga Springs, New York.

This visit was originally assigned to R. ·.Ill.· .Companion E. PARKER WAGGONER, Grand Lecturer, who, on account of serious illness in the family, was prevented from making the visit, so I gladly consented to take his place.

Accompanied by Companion CHARLES C. FREIHOFER, Deputy Master of Bloss Council, No. 14, we drove. to Saratoga Springs and at six o'clock were tendered a splendid dinner, served by the ladies, at which were present about fifty of the Companions.

In due time, I was presented to the Council by Ill." .FRANK M. LAWRENCE, and cordially greeted by the Master. This being the date of the Annual Election of the Council, there was no conferring of degrees, so I did not have an opportunity of wit­nessing their ritualistic work. However, the Council was opened and closed creditably; and while the Annual Report showed that they did not greet many Companions, they did not show a loss, the membership remaining the same as it was at the beginning of the Cryptic year.

This was my second visit to this Council, I having visited it in 1926, and it was, indeed, difficult to feel "official" among so many friends.

After the election, I had the privilege and pleasure of instal­ling the newly elected Officers.

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The Council is in good financial condition and the books and records are kept by Recorder CHURCHILL in excellent manner.

Among those present were R. ·.Ill.·. WILLIAM LEE, R. ·.Ill.·. FRANK L. MOORE and Ill." .LOYAL L. DAVIS of Joseph Warren Council, No. 81; and R:.rn:. WALTER S. PRESCOTT, and rn:. FRANK M. LAWRENCE, Ill.".WILLIAM w. SMITH, Ill.".FREDER-

. ICK L. P1rnNOYER, and Ill.· .CHARLES P. REEVES of Cryptic Council, No. 37.

REPORT OF S. ORMOND GoLDAN

Grand Standard Bearer

PHOENIX CouNCIL, No. 70

On December 14th, I made my Official Visit to Phoenix Coun­cil, No. 70, as representing the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the State of New York.

After arriving at Mount Vernon I was entertained with emi­nent visitors at a sumptuous dinner after which we proceeded to the Masonic Temple of Mount Vernon where I witnessed the opening of the Council in full form, rendered in a most proficient manner by the regular Officers of the Council.

After the routine work of opening the Council was finished the reception of the prominent visitors took place, I was escorted by R." .Ill." .Companion DAVIS into the Council Chamber and most graciously received by the Master, Ill.· .GEORGE S. WYMAN, and after receiving the grand honors, I addressed the Council.

Through the courtesy of M.·.rn.·.CHARLES M. CoLTON, Grand Master, I was accorded the pleasure and privilege of presenting a commission as Grand Representative to Ill." .Companion JoHN BURDEN, Past Master of Phoenix Council, who now represents the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the State of Michigan near the Grand Council of the State of New York. The pleasing part of this event was the complete surprise of Companion BURDEN at his preferment for this honor. The Right Illustrious Companion expressed his pleasure in fitting words, was accorded grand honors, and received the congratulations of all the Companions present.

The Secret Vault of Phoenix Council exists in Masonic Temple, is well furnished and appropriately decorated. The ritualistic

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work is correctly and splendidly rendered. All the Officers show a high precision in their respective parts. I was honored by the presence of the following artificers of the Secret Vault:

M.".Ill.".OLIVER H. LABARRE, M.".111.".JAMES CHAMBERS, and M." .Ill." .JOSEPH L. LOCKHART, Past Grand Masters; M." .P.". W. C. TWOMBLY, Past Grand Master, Grand Council of Con­necticut; Ill.·. WILLIAM W. GRAHAM, Master of Adelphic Coun­cil, No. 7; Ill.· .FRED G. NEWBERY, Master of Lafayette Council, No. 86; R." .Ill." .ARTHUR W. PEENE and Ill." .J. CALEB FISHER, Lafayette Council, No. 86; R.".111.°.FRANKLIN T. DAVIS, R.". Ill.· .HORACE P. HOLLISTER, R. ·.Ill.· .CHESTER D. BABCOCK, and R.".Ill,".JoHN BURDEN, and 111.".J. PORTER FREEMAN, 111.".WIL­LIAM H. MASON, Ill." .STEPHEN PRESTON, JR., Ill." .GEORGE THOMPSON, 111.".JoHN R. MoRSE, Ill.".CHARLES B. WELLER of Phoenix Council, No. 70.

ANCIENT CITY CouNCIL, No. 21

On February 15th, I made my Official Visit to Ancient City Council, No. 21, located at Kingston, New York. The Master, Ill.· .Companion GEORGE C. KENT had come to Rhinecliff to ac­company me across the river, but we inadvertently passed each other. Subsequently I was pleased to receive him and other Companions at the Hotel, where with several other Companions we had a splendid dinner. We then adjourned to the Masonic Temple, where, after having been introduced to many Com­panions the Cryptic Vault was opened with the various workmen at their respective places and the work being very creditably performed. There being no candidates the Master opened a regular Forum in which all of the Companions took an actiYe part, giving their views on various Masonic activities especially of interest to the Cryptic Rite.

Ancient City Council holds its Assemblies in a very commo­dious Council Chamber conducive to good work, built at a time when fresco was at its height, and the Craft displayed good fore­thought in preserving a very beautiful ceiling containing Masonic emblems, superbly depicted. A splendidly executed painting directly in back of the Master's chair is also worthy of note as symbolical of our Great Craft.

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The opening and closing of the Council was correctly and elegantly performed and is indicative of good degree work.

Kingston which contains the Cryptic Vault of Ancient City Council is replete with history of great interest. As a memento of my visit I was presented with a parchment paper copy of a copper plate of membership in the Craft. This was exquis­itely engraved, with very complete symbols easily deciphered by the cognocenti and is now a valued relic of the Craft. I was also the recipient of an interesting booklet of the Cryptic Rite by the author R: .Ill: .w. FRANK DAVIS.

There were present about one third of the membership of Ancient City Council, the Companions representing as usual eminent members of the Craft. Of particular note may be men­tioned: R." .Ill.". W. FRANK DAVIS, Ill." .SAMUEL STERN, Ill.". ROBERT G. GROVES, Ill.".EowARD N. SNow, of Ancient City Council; Ill.·. WALTER R. MARDEN and Companion HENRY STER­LING of DeWitt Clinton Council, No. 22; and Companions HENRY EosELL of Bloss Council, No. 14 and MYRON STYLES of King Solomon Council, No. 3 I.

TEMPLE CouNCIL, No. 79

On March Ist, representing the Grand Council of Ne"". York State, I visited Temple Council, No. 79, located at Niagara Falls, New York. After the kind offices of R.".Ill.".Companion CusH­ING I was called for by Ill.".Companion G. EDWARD SIMS and enjoyed a unique as well as most pleasing afternoon. Our first place of note was a journey through the great power plant with its enormous dynamos-commonplace enough to those whose business it is to be constantly about them, but of intense interest to the visitor.

A motor trip of some fifteen miles brought us to olg Fort Niagara marking our frontier at this place and the junction of Niagara River with Lake Ontario. The fort is now undergoing restoration by the Government to its original state, always grati­fying to lovers of historic landmarks of our country. Returning we were very quickly ushered into a New Country of easy access over the bridge-Canada. Canada to all outward appearances reminds one of our own country-but there is. a considerable difference which must be experienced by my readers rather than described. A splendid motor ride through Niagara Falls, On-

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tario, with Companion SIMS at the wheel, was most exhilarating­the weather being ideally Springlike-I soon learned that Com­panion SIMS knew every foot of the ground crossed, as well as most of the people, in consequence of which we had a most enjoyable afternoon. A splendid dinner was served at the Fox Inn after which we recrossed to our own country over another bridge. The view of the American Falls and the Horseshoe Falls from the Canadian side is most beautiful and a description is hardly in place here as the cataracts have been so often described.

About 8 :oo P. M. arriving at the Masonic Temple where Temple Council holds its Assemblies we witnessed the opening of the Council performed in a most creditable manner, after which I was officially received and graciously welcomed by the Illustrious Master, Companion W. H. HUNT. After a short address expressing my appreciation, the degrees of Royal and Select Master were conferred upon six candidates. The work was ably done, assisted by Grand Lecturer R.".Ill.".E. PARKER WAGGONER. Temple Council conducts its Assemblies in a spa­cious hall, well furnished, containing numerous relics of pride to the Companions, and interest to the visitor. From observation I should say that Temple Council is on the eve of a great impetus in membership and. influence alike gratifying to the Craft of Niagara as well as the Grand Council of the State of New York.

There were present R. ·.Ill.· .Companions C. F. CusHING and T. W. AITKEN and Ill.".Companions C. R. PHELPS, S. KIMPEL, G. EDWARD SIMS and F. DIEMER of Temple Council, No. 79; and R:.rn:.E. PARKER WAGGONER, Grand Lecturer, m:.H. R. PROUSE, Master, and Companion E. B. HORNING, Captain of the Guard, of Keystone Council, No. 20.

SKoI-YAsE CouNCIL, No. 75

On March 8th, I journeyed to Waterloo and was met by Ill.· .Master MESSER at Seneca Falls. On leaving the train I was ushered into a real Winter scene as a heavy fall of snow during the night had covered the landscape. Companion MESSER proved to be an enjoyable host and after breakfast we motored to visit the power plant and barge canal at this place. The Gould Pump Works proved to be most interesting and has much to

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do with the activities of Seneca Falls. After luncheon we motored to Waterloo and in company with Companion SAUNDERS visited the large gas plant at Geneva.

After leaving Geneva we had a most pleasant ride along the shore of Lake Geneva, a body of water of no mean proportions, and which with the other lakes make this one of the most scenic parts of our State. On the road back to Waterloo we had the pleasure of seeing a famous tree, known as the scythe tree de­scribed as follows ; "On a farm two miles west of Waterloo and four miles east of Geneva on the new concrete turnpike stands the historical Balm of Gilead tree, a living monument to WYMAN J. JoHNSON, who in October, I86I, hung a scythe he had been using in this tree, then about eight inches in di­ameter, saying to his mother 'let it hang there until I return.' He never returned, as he lies in an unmarked Southern grave. The trunk measures over fifteen feet in circumference now with only six inches of the scythe protruding.'' Upon our return to Waterloo in company with other Companions we had an enjoy­able dinner after which we proceeded to the Masonic Temple. After having been introduced to the other Companions the Coun­cil was opened in full form in correct manner. After the routine business was finished I was then introduced, graciously received and given grand honors. The Council was closed with the same precision as the opening. Skoi-Yase Council is said to do good work but as there were no candidates I could not personally judge. Skoi-Yase Council in Waterloo is advantageously located between Seneca Falls and Geneva and should enjoy much activity in conferring our beautiful degrees. There were present Past Masters ROBERT TAKEL, JR., WILLIAM C. SHANKS, ROBERT M. HOLCOMB, ToM WILLIAM BAILEY and GEORGE SEMMONS. After the Council was closed an enjoyable social period was enjoyed with the Companions. After a hearty good-bye by Ill.· .Companion MESSER, I was able through the good offices of Companion ROBERT C. RIPPEY to motor with him to Geneva where I took the late train to New York.

RoTICA CouNcIL, No. 12

On April 1st, I made my Official Visit to Rotica Council. Arriving in Utica I was met by the Master, Ill.· .MERTON E. NETTLETON and accompanied him by .motor to Rome, about fifteen miles from Utica. Rome seems to be a town of consider-

able activity and boasts of ancien! Fort Stanwix at present marked by emplacement of cannon and tablets. A famous signer of the Declaration of Independence, General WILLIAM FLOYD also resided in Rome, his house being occupied by his descendants and is in excellent state of preservation. A tablet to the memory of the General stands in the garden near the road.

Leaving Rome we motored through a new State park to Boone­ville gorge one of the scenic splendors of the State. Upon our return to Rome, in company with the Past Masters of Rotica Council I enjoyed the dinner which was served. Upon arriving at the Masonic Temple we witnessed the opening of the Council, performed in a correct and enjoyable manner. After routine busi­ness was finished, the degree of Select Master was conferred upon one candidate, sufficient to demonstrate the excellent manner in which Rotica Council does its work. To vary the procedure slightly I was officially received after the degree work instead of before, accompanied, presented and introduced to the Companions by Past Master SINCLAIR, conducted to the East, given grand honors, after which I addressed the Companions. The Council was then closed with the same proficiency as in the opening. The usual collation after the closing was then enjoyed. Rotica Council derives its name from a combination of the names Rome and Utica by elision of the letters me and u.

I wish specially to mention the excellent Recorder Rotica Council has in the person of Ill.· .Companion E. C. PRESSEY whose especial care is the Charter, preserved in a solid brass tube with screw cap.

All the Past Masters were present at this Assembly viz: R:.Ill.".WILLIAM F. TREMAIN, m:.WILLIAM F. HARRIS, m:.E. c. PRESSEY, R: .m:. THoMAs PARKE, m: .HARRY A. SINCLAIR, and Ill." .BEJAMIN B. GILBERT. Through the kindness of Illustrious Master NETTLETON who resides in Utica, I was enabled to return to the latter place where I took the return train to New York. I enjoyed my visit to Rome and appreciate the courtesies shown me by the Companions of Rotica Council.

BRUCE CouNcIL, No. IS

On April 8th, I arrived in Buffalo on my way to Lockport, to visit Bruce Council, No. IS. I was met at the train by the

Master, m: .A. IRVING JOHNSON, and Past Master, m: .ALFRED W. SILL who motored us about Buffalo and across the Peace Bridge, to Canada.

A motor ride after leaving Buffalo of some twenty-five miles brought us to Lockport where after lunch I had a chance to see the large locks of the barge canal from which Lockport derives its name. Originally many locks were used in order to transport boats, this is now accomplished with but two large locks moved with electric power.

A short walk brought us to the Masonic Temple. Before de­scribing the Secret Vault of Bruce Council, it might be well to inform my readers of the plan of the Masons of Lockport in reference to the meeting places of the various Bodies of the Craft. Instead of following the present craze of demolishing splendid old buildings to erect new ones the plan here was fol­lowed of reconstructing the old-practically producing the new at an unheard of saving when the expense of construction is considered at the present day.

The Masonic Temple in Lockport stands at the intersection of two important streets, is of Italian Rennaissance Style of Archi­tecture the elegant simplicity of whose exterior gives one no idea of the splendid results achieved in the remodeling of the interior. It seems every possible need was provided for, for the various Bodies holding their meetings here. Dressing, smoking, meeting and small assembly rooms, are provided as well as an armory. No attention to detail seems to have been overlooked.

About six-thirty dinner was served in the large banquet hall, attended by many of the Companions, after which the Council was opened in full form and correct manner. There was no degree work. I was then introduced and presented by R. ·.Ill.·. Companion BURTON A. PREISH, conducted to the East and given grand honors, after which I addressed the Companions on matters pertaining to Councils of Royal and Select Masters. A general discussion was entered in by the Companions after which the Council was closed in a correct manner. Special mention should be made here regarding the Charter of Bruce Council which is preserved in a polished metal case of about two inches in dia­meter and placed in a general fireproof safe of large dimensions holding compartments for the various Bodies. Among the visitors were R.".Ill.".THOMAS W. AITKIN of Temple Council, Niagara Falls; R. ·.Ill.· .BURTON A. PREISH, Ill.· .Companions ELGIE G.

KNOWLES, .ARTHUR c. GLOGER, F. RANDALL THOMPSON, JESSE M. BELL, ALFRED W. SILL, all of Bruce Council. Through the kindness of m:.Companion SILL in company with m:.Com­panion JOHNSON we motored to Buffalo where I took the train for New York. I hold in grateful appreciation the kindnesses shown me by Companions JOHNSON, SILL and TOWNSEND.

REPORT oF R:.rn:.A. EDWARD KRIEGER

Grand Steward

HUDSON CouNCIL, No. 62

My first Official Visit as Grand Steward was made to Hudson Council, No. 62, on November 12, 1928. On my arrival at Hudson I was met by the Master, Ill.·. THOMAS H. M. HATH­AWAY and accompanied him to the Worth Hotel where we had a very enjoyable dinner. Afterward we went to the Masonic T,emple where I met a number of the Companions and was introduced into the Council by Companion MORTON L. CLARK, President of the Masonic Hall Association. The Master had planned to have me install the appointive Officers of his Council, but I pointed out to him the necessity of this being done before August 1st, and recommended that he ask for a Dispensation to permit one of the Past Masters of his Council to install these Officers at the next Stated Assembly. I regretted very much that I could not accede to his request.

The degrees of Royal Master and Select Master were confer­red on one candidate by Ill.· .AMOS BURTON, Past Master of Hudson Council, and whose interest in and zeal for the Cryptic Rite is very apparent. The several stations were filled by the Officers from last year, this being the first Assembly since the summer vacation. Lunch was served at a nearby restaurant after the Council was closed.

The Recorder, Companion WILLIAM A. MERRELL, is deserving of special remark and commendation for the condition of his records, which are excellent in every respect. An interesting feature is a history of the Cryptic Rite in Hudson dating back to the year 1766, which is preserved in the minute book.

A.ooNIRAM CouNCIL, No. 36

My Official Visit to Adoniram Council, No. 36, at Flushing, Long Island, was made on Thursday evening, January I7, I929. On that date I met M. ·.Ill.· .GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, who had been delegated to take charge of the Official Visitor, and with him repaired to the Sanford Arms in Flushing, where an ex­cellent dinner was enjoyed. Following the dinner the Council convened in Special Assembly at the Flushing Masonic Temple. There I was duly received and addressed a few brief remarks to the Companions. The Officers conferred the degrees of Royal Master and Select Master on two candidates. The Illustrious Master, Companion ABRAHAM U. WHITSON, thought there was room for improvement. I cannot quite agree with him. I think he and his Officers are to be commended upon the very credit­able manner in which they do their work. Rain interfered to some extent with the local attendance at the Assembly, but I was most agreeably surprised to have so many distinguished Masons from other Councils present, even including five Past Grand Masters. I think almost every Council in the Metropoli­tan District was represented.

Among those by whom I was so honored were: M." .Ill:. MARTIN Q. Goon, M." .Ill." .OLIVER H. LABARRE, M." .Ill: .]AMES CHAMBERS, M.".Ill.".JosEPH L. ·LocKHART, M.".Ill.".GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, Past Grand Masters; R: .Ill: .WILLIAM F. SEBER, Grand Marshal; R. ·.Ill.· .S. ORMOND GoLDAN, Grand Standard Bearer; R:. Ill.". GEORGE Woon, R.". Ill.". J. CALEB FISHER, R.". Ill.".ARTHUR W. PEENE, R.· .Ill.".Enwrn L. BRooKs, R.·.m.·. HAROLD S. EMBREE and R." .Ill: .JOHN BURDEN, Grand Repre­sentatives and Past Grand Representatives; Ill.· .Companions WILLIAM W. GRAHAM, Master of Adelphic Council, No. 7; GEORGE S. WYMAN, Master of Phoenix Council, No. 70; and RICHARD H. BURTON, Master of Triangle Council, No. 85; and Ill.".Companions CLARE E. BURTIS, EDWARD C. KRAPP and HENRY B. SLATER, Past Masters of Adoniram Council. No, 36.

OLEAN CouNCIL, No. 33

The Official Visit to Olean Council, No. 33 was made on the evening of February 13, 1929. I was acconwanied to Olean by several Companions of Salaman.ca Council, No. 82, including

R.".Ill.'.ARTHUR M. LLOYD and Ill.'.HoWARD E. HANCOCK, the Present Master. Arriving at the Masonic Temple I was intro­duced into the Secret Vault by R.' .Ill.' .FRANK H. NORTON who, as the then Master of Olean Council, conferred the degrees of Royal and Select Master upon me several years ago. I was cordially received in the East by the Illustrious Master, C. E. G. SEDERHOLM. A candidate had been expected but notified the Recorder late in the afternoon that he had been called out of town and would be unable to attend, so there was no work and the evening was devoted to the reception of and address by the Official Visitor. The Illustrious Master then called upon R. ·. Ill.' .J. GRAFTON MURDOCK who added some very inspiring and helpful suggestions to the Council. Companion M URDOCK's ad­dress was followed by remarks by a number of other Com­panions, after which the Council was closed in proper form and we all repaired to the dining room where we were seated around the table in a manner and form symbolic of the teachings of the degree of Royal Master, and enjoyed a delightful lunch which had been prepared for us. All but one of the Past Mas­ters of Olean Council were present and each took an active part in the affairs of the evening. The one absentee, Ill.· .ISAAC P. COLLINS, was unavoidably detained elsewhere and it is the first time, in many visits which I have made in the past to Olean Council, that I missed his genial presence. The Past Mas­ters present were: R.'.Ill.'.J. GRAFTON MURDOCK, R.'.Ill.'. FRANK H. NORTON, Ill.'.WILLIAM L. MYRICK, Ill.'.HENRY E. HALL, Ill. 0 .JOHN M. SELTZER, and Ill. 0 .CHARLES H. DERBY.

SouTHERN TIER CouNCIL, No. I6

On Wednesday, March 20, I929, I visited Southern Tier Coun­cil, No. I6, at Elmira. The Master, Ill.· .Companion HARRY W. VAN CAMPEN and Past Grand Master M.' .Ill.' .GEORGE R. HEM­ENWAY met me at the station and I accompanied them to the Hotel Rathbun. There I was the guest of honor at a sumptuous dinner attended by twenty of the past and present Officers of the Council. It was indeed pleasant to renew so many old friend­ships and to make several new ones.

The Council was creditably opened at eight o'clock, and I was introduced into the Secret Vault by M.' .Ill.' .Companion HEMENWAY. After my remarks the Officers of the Council con-

ferred the degrees of Royal and Select Master on a class of ten candidates. The work was well done, the attendance good, the Officers efficient, enthusiastic and capable. The whole even­ing speaks well for the zeal and energy of Illustrious Companion VAN CAMPEN and his associates.

During my talk to the Companions I emphasized the desir­ability of their conferring the degree of Super-Excellent Master in full form. With a membership of nearly three hundred and with the experience which many of the members have had in Scottish Rite work, there is no reason. why this Council should not confer this degree. I am pleased to report that since my visit was made, I have been informed that a team has been ten­tatively selected and that work has now been started with a view of conferring this degree during the next Council year.

Due to the fact that I had to catch a train for Albany, I was unable to remain for the social hour which followed the Assembly.

I was honored on this pleasant visit by the presence of the following distinguished Companions: M. ·.Ill.· .GEORGE R. HEM­ENWAY, Past Grand Master; R.'.111.'.JESSE L. CHURCHILL, R.'. Ill.'.HARRY s. TIPTON, R.'.Ill.'.CHAUNCEY B. HAMMOND, R.'. Ill.· .EDGAR E. WEMPLE, and R. ·.Ill.· .HARRY I. TONG, Present and Past Grand Representatives; and Ill.' .Loms A. NORTHROP, 111.'.RICHARD MARLOWE, 111.'.RALPH M. NEWELL, and 111.'. FRANK B. BLOSSOM, eleven, in all, of the Past Masters of Southern Tier Council.

DEWITT CLINTON CouNcIL, No. 22

On Thursday, March 2I, 1929, Ill.· .Companion FREDERICK A. NICHOLSON, Master of DeWitt Clinton Council, No. 22, met me by prearrangement at the Ten Eyck Hotel in Albany, and we repaired to the Albany Club, where I had the pleasure of meeting twenty-two distinguished Craftsmen, members of the largest Council in this Grand Jurisdiction, and enjoyed with them a dinner that was abundant and delightful.

I was introduced to the Council as its Official Visitor by Ill.' .JERRY B. BADGLEY, after which I addressed a few remarks to one hundred and fifty Companions, including nineteen visitors from Bloss, Cryptic, St. George's and Catskill Councils. There was nothing to criticize, much to commend, in the manner of

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conferring the Royal Master degree, but a failure to especially remark the dignity and impressiveness of the work of Companion FRANK R. RowE would be an injustice. Coupled with the effect­ive rendition of several beautiful musical numbers, it must surely have made a lasting impression upon the candidate. Following the work of the evening I had the pleasure of meeting a great many Companions at an informal buffet lunch.

I was much pleased by the large attendance, especially in view of the fact that there were two conflicting meetings in the same building. Among those who honored me by their presence were: R.".Ill.".WILLIAM F. SEBER, Grand Marshal; m:.c. EDWARD CATLIN, Master; Ill." .HARRY A. SHELDON and Ill." .JAMES G. CADDICK, Past Masters, all of Bloss Council, No. 14; Ill.· .RICH­ARD J. MAHAR, Master of Cryptic Council, No. 37, and the following Past Masters of DeWitt Clinton Council, No. 22:

R. ·.Ill.· .CHARLES H. JOHNSON, Deputy Grand Master; R. ·.Ill.·. GEORGE R. HODGKINS, Past Grand Standard Bearer; R: .Ill.". WILLIAM· E. WooLLARD, R:.m:.EuGENE CRAWFORD, R:.m:. PETER SCHUMACHER, the efficient, courteous and painstaking Recorder ; R.". Ill.". WILLIAM E. BAILEY, R.". Ill.". N. IRVING MARTIN, R." .Ill." .PHILIP F. SoHNI, R: .Ill. °.CHESTER J. MOORE, R.".Ill.".EUGENE B. SANFORD, R.".Ill.".EDWARD c. EATON, ]R., Ill." .GEORGE C. VROMAN, Ill." .WILLIAM T. FLETCHER and Ill.". JERRY B. BADGLEY.

CORNING CouNCIL, No. 53

Corning Council, No. 53, has been in difficulty for several years last past. A number of factors have contributed to this condition, among them being a multiplicity of Masonic Bodies in Coming and an inactive Royal Arch Chapter. Knowing some­thing of this trouble, it was with some surprise that I found thirty-five Companions present at the Special Assembly when I made my Official Visit on March 29th. The Master, Ill.·. GEORGE W. PRATT, had been busy and had made personal requests for the presence of the Coming Companions, in ad­dition to inviting the neighboring Councils, who turned out with a will to evince their desire to assist Corning Council. M.".Ill.".GEORGE R. HEMENWAY headed a delegation from Southern Tier Council, No. 16, at Elmira, including R. ·.Ill.·. EDGAR E. WEMPLE, R. .. Ill ... HARRY I. TONG, Ill ... LOUIS A.

NORTHROP and the Present Master, Ill. 0 .HARRY W. VAN CAM­PEN; Ill.· .DUNCAN BouGNER, Master of Hornellsville Council, No. 35, brought several Companions from Hornell, and from Bath Council, No. 40, there were R. ·.Ill.· .ELMER KLECKLER, Ill.· .HENRY DONNELLY, Ill.· .Hoxrn W. SMITH, and the Master, Ill." .JOHN B. BROWNLEY. Corning Council responded with three of its own Past Masters, Ill.· .ARTHUR D. MOORE, Ill.· .ANTHONY M. HAISCHER and Ill." .HARRIE 0. ANDERSON. The presence of all these Companions and the helpful remarks and offers of assistance which several of them made, materially aided the Official Visitor in helping to suggest remedies for the inactivity of this Council. I found that there had not been a meeting since the last Official Visitor was received and that last year's Officers were holding over, no quorum having been present at the last Annual Assembly. The Master assured me that the latter condition would be corrected at once and that with the help of neighboring Councils, the degrees of Royal and Select Master would be conferred in April or May.

I feel that something was accomplished by this visit and that the future of Corning Council holds out promise, and I trust that the Companions will diligently follow up the work they have so well begun.

I desire to express my appreciation to the Illustrious Master for the pleasant dinner party at the Baron Steuben, and for the opportunity of meeting the Companions informally at lunch which followed the Assembly.

BuFFALo CouNCIL, No. I7

I officially visited Buffalo Council, No. I7, on April 11, 1929. I met the Master, Ill.· .ALBERT W. SNYDER at the Lafay­ette Hotel, where I had the pleasure of taking dinner with him and seven other Companions. I was introduced into the Secret Vault by R." .Ill." .ESBON B. REW and after ad­dressing the assembled Companions I witnessed the conferring of the degree of Royal Master upon one candidate. This was the first time the present Officers had conferred the degree and considering that fact, I thought they did very well indeed. Their work was calm and deliberate, but I feel that the Companions of Buffalo Council do not sufficiently appreciate their efforts. An attendance of eighteen out of a total membership of two

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hundred sixty is not encouraging. There were other meetings which were responsible for the absence of a number of the Companions but this is always so in a city the size of Buffalo and hardly explains the very small attendance. If Buffalo Coun­cil is to continue to prosper more of the members must take an active interest in it.

The Past Masters of Buffalo Council whose presence honored me on this occasion were R.".Ill.".WESLEY M. BACKUS, R.".Ill.". FRANK w. TYLER, R." .Ill: .ESBON B. REW, Ill." .ARTHUR SOLO­MON and Ill.· .JAMES M. TODD.

CATSKILL CouNcIL, No. 78

My last Official Visit of the Council year was made on April 22d, to Catskill Council, No. 78. R.".Ill.".WILLIAM F. SEBER, Grand Marshal, met me at Albany and very kindly took me to Catskill in his car. We had dinner with the Master, Ill.·. FLOYD S. PARKS and with Companion WALTER E. HowE, Prin­cipal Conductor of the Work, after which I was duly received in the Council as its Official Visitor, and witnessed the conferring of the degree of Royal Master on two candidates. The work was well done ; that of Companion HowE and the solo work of Ill.". Companion How ARD B. MULLER being especially noteworthy.

Following the work of the evening, lunch was served, followed by remarks by a number of the Companions at the social hour which followed, and which was presided over by Companion CLAUDE H. HEATH, the Godfather of Catskill Council.

On this visit I was entertained at the home of Companion HowE and I cannot fail to express here my appreciation of his many courtesies.

All the Companions of Catskill Council deserve commendation for the excellent spirit prevailing there. I have seldom seen a more enthusiastic Body. On the occasion of my visit there were present Companions from every part of Greene County. I was informed that due to snow in the mountains, the attendance would be materially affected, but the fact that seventy-five were present is evidence that the Companions of Catskill are not to be kept away by such difficulties. •

I was honored on this occasion by the presence of the follow­ing distinguished Craftsmen: R." .Ill.". WILLIAM F. SEBER, R.".

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Ill.".LEON L. PARKER, Ill.".RunOLPH J. STAHL, m:.HowARD E. MULLER, Ill.".HENRY LAYMAN and Ill.". }AMES L. MAcNEE.

CONCLUSION

In conclusion I want to take this opportunity to express my appreciation of the cooperation which I have not only this year, but every year received from my associate Officers in the Grand Council, and the Masters of the subordinate Councils. It was my privilege to attend the meeting of the Grand Council in 1903 as the Master and Representative from my own Council, and I have attended every Grand Council Assembly since that time. At the Annual Assembly of the Grand Council held in Jamestown in 1911, I was elected an Officer of the Grand Coun­cil, and have been elected every year since, ending with my election as Grand Master at the Assembly of the Grand Council held in Glens Falls last September. I have tried during all these years to be of some service to this Grand Council and to the Cryptic Rite. I realize I think as fully as any one how far short I have come to measuring up to the opportunities that have been offered to me, but I do appreciate beyond the power of words to express the associations I have had with the Companions all these years, and the delightful and lifelong friendships that I have made.

It is the almost universal custom of retiring Grand Masters to express their appreciation of the work of the Grand Recorder and the assistance he has been to them. I think perhaps some of the Companions who have never had the responsibility of an executive officer think this is somewhat formal, but I think I am absolutely safe in asserting that no paragraph in the Address of a Grand Master is more sincere than his tribute to the work of the Grand Recorder. While I would echo and with emphasis all the praise that has been given the work of our Grand Re­corder by all the Grand Masters who have preceded me, I do not think this has meant quite as much to any of my predeces­sors as it has to me. I have not only had the invaluable assist­ance and advice which the Grand Recorder has cheerfully given to every Grand Master, but the Grand Recorder and I have been fast friends from long before the time of my entry into the Grand Council line, and I have had the benefit of his q:mnsel

and advice and assistance during all these years, and the least I can do is to make grateful acknowledgment in this formal way of all that this friendship has meant to me.

Companions, the business of the rn6th Annual Assembly of the Grand Council is now before you.

CHARLES M. COLTON,

Grand Master.

On motion, the Grand Master's Address was referred to the Committee on Grand Master's Address for subdivision and teference.

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Report of Grand Treasurer

The Grand Treasurer presented the following as his Annual Report, which, on motion, was received and referred to the Committee on Finance and Accounts :

Jamestown, N. Y., September 9, 1929.

To THE GRAND CouNCIL:

Your Grand Treasurer presents the following as his Annual Report:

RECEIPTS

1928 Sept. IO Balance on hand per last report .................. $u,895.29

1929 Sept. 4

7 8

Received from Grand Recorder .................. . " " Bank Interest ................... .

" Grand Recorder ................ .

DISBURSEMENTS

Paid Warrant 951. Frank L. Moore, Master, appropriation for entertainment of Grand Council.

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952.

953. 954. 955.

956. 957.

958.

959.

g6o. 961. 962. 963. 964. 965.

The Queensbury Hotel, entertainment of guests ......................... .

Grand Recorder's salary, rent, etc ... . General Grand Recorder, Rituals ..... . George A. Newell, Grand Treasurer's

expenses .......................... . Edward H. Lisk, Inc., printing ...... . Buffalo Fire Office, Grand Treasurer's

Bond ............................. . M. E. Wolff Company, Grand Recorder's

Bond ............................. . Ossian Lang, preparing Correspondence

Report ............................ · Pay of Officers and Representatives .. Edward H. Lisk, Inc., printing ...... . Albert S. Price, expenses, Official Visits General Grand Council Dues ........ . Grand Recorder's salary, rent, etc ... . Eugene E. Crawford, reporting Annual

Assembly ......................... .

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9,000.00 30.75

I,206.68

$1,000.00

255.87 166.67

I0.00

25.00 253.25

5.00

15.63

300.00 2,358.98

31.25 20.88

200.72 166.67

42.95

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g66. ¢7. 968. g6g. 970. 971. 972. 973. 974. 975.

976. 977-978. 979. 98o.

981.

982.

983.

984. 985.

990. 991.

992. 993. 994. 995. 9¢.

997.

998.

999.

September 9, 1929

Edward H. Lisk, Inc., printing ...... . Charles E. LeRoy, printing .......... . H. E. Wilson, Inc., flowers .......... . Grand Recorder's salary, rent, etc ... . Edward H. Lisk, Inc., printing ...... . Edward H. Lisk, Inc., printing ...... . Grand Recorder's salary, rent, etc ... . Edward H. Lisk, Inc., printing ...... . Grand Recorder's salary, rent, etc ... . Edward H. Lisk, Inc., printing Pro-

ceedings .......................... . Grand Recorder's salary, rent, etc ... . General Grand Recorder, Rituals .... . Grand Recorder's salary, rent, etc ... . Grand Recorder's salary, rent, etc ... . Joh!! . A. Derthick, expenses, Official

V1s1ts ............................. . S. !J!mond Goldan, expenses, Official

V1s1ts ............................. . A .. E.dward Krieger, expenses, Official

V1s1ts ............................. . Wi!Ji~m F. Seber, expenses, Official

V1s1ts ............................ .. Grand Recorder's salary, rent, etc ... . Dieges & Oust, Past Grand Master's

Jewel ............................. .

Charles H. Johnson, expenses, Official Visits ............................. .

Grand Recorder's salary, rent, etc ... . Grand Recorder's salary, rent, etc ... . M. E.Wolff Company, Grand Recorder's

Bond ............................ ·· Albert S. Price, expenses, Official Visits E. ~~rker Waggoner, expenses, Official

V1s1ts ............................. . Fred C. J. Schroder, printing ....... .. Edward H. Lisk, Inc., printing ...... . Fred C. J. Schroder, printing ........ . Grand Recorder's salary, rent, etc ... . Charles M. Colton, Grand Master's ex-

penses ............................ . Edward H. Lisk, Inc., printing Grand

Master's Address ................. . Charles W. Timmerman, Grand Mas-

ter's Apron ....................... . Buffalo Fire Office, Grand Treasurer's

Bond ............................. . Balance on hand ..................... .

14.75 14.00 25.6o

166.66 14.50 3.75

166.67 41.75

166.67

1,697.34 166.66 I0.00

166.67 166.67

16.44

139.59

149.64

127.81 166.66

75.00

113.86 166.67 166.67

15.63 129. 18

90.Sg 25.37 16.oo 9.00

166.66

2o8.25

239.25

45.00

5.00 12,325.59

$22,132.72

I also report that I have in my possession the following bank books: Erie County Savings Bank, Buffalo; East River Savings Institution, New York; National Savings Bank, Albany; National Bank of Watervliet and Union Trust Company, Jamestown,

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showing a credit value due the Grand Council of $1,082.12, $3,694.29, $4,136.55, $124.81 and $1,683.68 respectively.

I also have in my possessioI1, belonging to the Grand Council, U. S. 4th Liberty Loan Bonds of the value of $2,500.00.

Fraternally submitted,

GEORGE A. NEWELL,

Grand Treasurer.

Report of Grand Recorder

The Grand Recorder presented the following as his Annual Report, which, on motion, was received and referred to the Committee on Finance and Accounts :

Jamestown, N. Y., September 9, 1929.

To THE GRAND CouNcIL:

In compliance with Section II of the Constitution, I hereby submit my report as Grand Recorder:

Cash receipts for the year have been as follows:

For Grand Council dues and fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,617. 70 Sale of Rituals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II.00 Affixing Grand Council Seal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 • 50 Dispensation fees for Special Assemblies................... 10.00 Interest on Securities in possession of Grand Trustees..... 566.48

----Total receipts from all sources........................ $10,2o6.68

All of this amount has been paid to the Grand Treasurer and for which I have his receipts.

The fund for the incidental expenses of the Grand Recorder's office stands as follows :

On hand September IO, 1928 .... ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $103. 16 Disbursements during the year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8o. 53

----Amount on hand September 9, 1929.................... $22.63

STATISTICS

Registered members May 31, 1928............................ 13,036 Companions greeted durmg the year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368 Companions affiliated during the year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Companions restored during the year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 408

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.444 Companions died during the year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Companions dimitted during the year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Companions suspended during the year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 Companions dropped at own request. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Companions expelled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 617

Registered members May 31, 1929 ........................... . Net loss for the year ....................................... .

Fraternally submitted,

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GEORGE EDWARD HATCH,

Grand Recorder.

Report of Grand Truateea

The Grand Trustees presented the following as their Annual Report, which, on motion, was received and referred to the Committee on Finance and Accounts :

Jamestown, N. Y., September 9, 1929.

To THE GRAND CouNCIL:

Total assets as reported, September IO, 1928............... $13,218.67 Receive.cl:

Interest on Liberty Bonds ..................... . Erie County Savings Bank, Interest to July 1, 1929 East River Savings Institution, Interest to

July I, 1929 ......... · · · · · · · · · · · • · • · · · • • • • • · · · National Savings Bank, Interest to July 1, 1929 National Bank of Watervliet, Interest to

July I, 1929 ......... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Union Trust Company of Jamestown, Interest to

July I, 1929 ......... • · · • · · · · · · · • • • · • · • • • • • • • •

$106.25 42.20

73.36

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . $13,787.93 Disbursed:

To the Grand Recorder: Interest accumulations for year end-ing July 1, 1928......................................... 566.48

Total assets July 1, 1929. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,z21.45

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The above funds are invested as follows :

Erie County Savings Bank, Buffalo, N. Y ................ . East River Savings Institution, New York N. Y .......... . National Savings Bank, Albany, N. Y .................... . National Bank of Watervliet, Watervliet, N. Y ............ . Union Trust Company, Jamestown, N. Y ................. . Fourth Liberty Bonds ......•..............................

Total ................................................ .

$ l,o82.l2 3,694.29 4,136.55

124.81 l,683.68 2,500.00

$13,221.45

The Bank Books and Fourth Liberty Bonds are in possession of the Grand Treasurer.

Fraternally submitted,

ROLAND K. MASON,

OLIVER H. LABARRE,

GEORGE R. HEMENWAY,

Grand Trustees.

Report of Committee on Credentials and Returns

The Committee on Credentials and Returns presented the fol­lowing report, which, on motion, was received and adopted :

Jamestown, N. Y., September 9, 1929.

To THE GRAND CouNCIL:

Your Committee on Credentials and Returns respectfully re­ports that in addition to the Grand Officers and Permanent Members of the Grand Council, the following Councils have made Returns, paid their dues and their Representatives, as designated below, are entitled to seats in the Grand Council :

Columbian, No. l ••••.•••• Howard V. Hennigar ................. Master Ronald G. Macdonald ........ Deputy Master George E. Bradbrook .•.................

. .. . . .. . . . . Proxy for P.".C.".of the w:. Union, No. 2 •••••••••..•• Frank I. Felter ....................... Master

Nelson E. LaBarre.Proxy for Deputy Master William Martin.Proxy for P.".C.".of the W.".

Brooklyn, No. 4 ......••.•• Henry J. Williams ...... . P:.c:.of the W:.

Adelphic, No. 7 ........... J. Oscar Goetz ....................... Master Henry Heller ..... Proxy for Deputy Master George Rosendale ....... . P:.c:.of the w:.

Rotica, No. 1a •••••••••••• Merton E. Nettleton ................. Master William F. Tremain. Proxy for Deputy Master John H. Adams ......... . P:.c:.of the w:.

Central City, No. 13 ...... James S. Wilcox ..................... Master Jerome L. Cheney .. Proxy for Deputy Master

Bloss, No. 14 ............. Otis M. Hawley ..................... Master Charles C. Freihofer ......... Deputy Master William F. Seber ...................... .

. . . . . . . . . . . Proxy for P.".C.".of the w:. Bruce, No. 15 .....•....... Herbert B. Cannon ................... Master Southern Tier, No. 16 .... Henry J. Worth ...................... Master

Edwin S. Merriam ........... Deputy Master Harry I. Tong.Proxy for P.".C.".of the w:.

Buffalo, No. 17 ........... Joseph H. Dance ..................... Master King Hiram, No. 18 ...... Lewis E. Martin .......... Proxy for Master Doric, No. 19 .........•... Harvey H. Newcomb ................. Master

Charles F. Rebscher. Proxy for Deputy Master Oliver F. Bartold ....... . P:.C:.of the w:.

Keystone, No. 20 ..••••••• Oarence F. Walters .................. Master E. Parker Waggoner ................... .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proxy for Deputy Master Fred E. Ogden.Proxy for P:.C:.of the w:.

Ancient City, No. 21. ..... George W. Gulick ............ Deputy Master W. Frank Davis.Proxy for P:.C:.of thew:.

DeWitt Clinton, No. 22 ..• David Lester Williams ............... Master Frank Ruso Rowe ............ Deputy Master James England .......... . P:.c:.of the W:.

Dunkirk, No. 25 .......... Albert G. Walter ..................... Master Joseph Dopler ..... Proxy for Deputy Master

Palmyra, No. 26 .......... Homer A. Bassage ................... Master King Solomon, No. 31. ... Josiah C. Fuller ...................... Master

Harry Bayer ...... Proxy for Deputy Master David R. Lane .......... . P:.c:.of the w:.

Jamestown, No. 32 ........ Frank E. Hause ..................... Master Sidney T. Hewes ............. Deputy Master Hugh L. Gillis .......... . P:.c:.of the w:.

Olean, No. 33 ............. Grover C. Deckman .................. Master Watertown, No. 34 ........ Walter P. Eaton ..................... Master Hornellsville, No. 35 ...... Andrew D. Travis .................... Master

Duncan Boughner ............ Deputy Master George H. Grosvenor .................. .

. .. . . .. . . . . Proxy for P:.c:.of the w:. Adoniram, No. 36 ......... Fred C. Pearson ..................... Master

George 0. Linkletter ................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proxy for Deputy Master

Howard R. Stiles ........ P.·.c.·.of the w.·. Cryptic, No. 37 ........... Charles P. Reeves ......... Proxy for Master

Walter S. Prescott. Proxy for Deputy Master Fr?nk M. Adee.Proxy for P.".C.".of the W:.

Tyrian, No. 43 ............ Carl Robert Myers ................... Master Fulton, No. 50 ...•........ Leigh Roy Lyboldt ................... Master

Ransom A. Short ............ Deputy Master Washington, No. 52 ....... William J. Williams ................. Master

Allen R. Moore .. Proxy for Deputy Master

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Corning, No. 53 ..........• Harrie 0. Anderson ...... Proxy for Master Hudson, No. 62 ........... William Herberg .................... Master

Bruce C. Risley .............. Deputy Master Amos Burton .. Proxy for P.".C.".of the W.".

Phoenix, No. 70 ........•• Arthur J. Morrison .................. Master John Burden ...... Proxy for Deputy Master

Alph-Omega, No. 7r. ..... John B. Cobb ........................ Master Afton W. Richmond. Proxy for Deputy Master Daniel F. H. Allen .................... .

. . . . . . . . . . . Proxy for P.".C.".of the W.". Johnstown, No. 72 ......... Ferdinand E. Schoeffler .............. Master

Herbert T. Clemans .......... Deputy Master St. George's, No. 74 .... .. Henry J. Van Slyck ................. Master

Samuel S. Forster .. Proxy for Deputy Master Huntington, No. 76 ....... Clifton F. Gardiner .................. Master

Kurt F. Galow .... Proxy for Deputy Master C. J. Keiner ... Proxy for P.".C.".of the W.".

St. Lawrence, No. 77 .... . Herbert W. Fearl. ................... Master Edwin L. Weegar ........ P.".C.".of the W.".

Catskill, No. 78 ........... William H. Wiles .................... Master Walter E. Howe ............. Deputy Master Claude H. Heath.Proxy for P.".C.".of the W.".

Temple, No. 79 .......•... W. T. Norton Outhwaite ............ Master Herbert L. Washburn ........ Deputy Master George Adler .. Proxy for P.".C.".of the W.".

Flatbush, No. 8o .......... Charles H. Gamble ........ Proxy for Master Arthur H. Moeller. Proxy for Deputy Master David M. Boe .. Proxy for P.".C.".of the W.".

Joseph Warren, No. 8I. .. Robert I. Brayton .................... Master Frank L. Moore ... Proxy for Deputy Master Carlton B. Hillis.Proxy for P.".C.".of the W.".

Salamanca, No. 82 ........ Thomas V. Pifer ..................... Master Oifford C. Cheney .. Proxy for Deputy Master Howard E. Hancock ................... .

. . . . . .. . . . . Proxy for P.".C.".of the W.". Zabud, No. 84 ............ Louis Benzer ........................ Master

George Wood ...... Proxy for Deputy Master Charles Miller ........... P.".C.".of the W.".

Triangle, No. 85 .......... Albert A. Lang ...................... Master Henry Bosch .. Proxy for P.".C.".of the W.".

Lafayette, No. 86 .......... Card J. Miller ....................... Master Robert William Stewart. ..... Deputy Master

Oneonta, No. 87 .......... Ursil A. Ferguson .................... Master·

Fraternally submitted,

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GEORGE EDWARD HATCH,

FRANK I. FELTER,

JAMES s. WILCOX,

Committee.

Report of Committee on Grand Maater'a Addreaa

The Committee on Grand Master's Address presented the fol­lowing report, which, on motion, was received and adopted:

Jamestown, N. Y., September 9, 1929.

To THE GRAND COUNCIL:

Your Committee to which was referred the Address of the Grand Master for sub-division and reference, respectfully re­commends:

That the section relating to the Fraternal dead of our own and other Jurisdictions be referred to the Committee on Fraternal Dead.

That the section relating to the bonds of the Gr.and Treas­urer and Grand Recorder be referred to the Committee on Finance and Accounts.

That the matter of an appropriation to defray t~e expenses of Representatives of the Grand Council of the State of New York to the Triennial Assembly of the General Grand Council of the United States to be held at Tacoma, Washington, on August 25th next be referred to the Committee on Finance and Accounts.

That the recommendation of the Grand Master regarding the printing of new rituals be referred and favorably CQnsidered at this Grand Assembly.

That the portion relating to Lost Charters be referred to the Committee on Charters and Dispensations and the recommenda­tion of the Grand Master regarding a duplicate Charter for Skoi-Yase Council, No. 75, be approved. The loss of Charters in the past has been a vexing problem for Grand Masters and Grand Recorders and has caused considerable trouble and your Committee suggests the procuring of a metal tube by each Coun­cil to be used as a container for the Charter to be kept in a safe and removed only at such times as needed for Assemblies. No trouble has been experienced from Councils which have adopted this plan.

That the appointments of the Grand Master be approved. As usual many zealous and deserving Companions have been

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rewarded by appointments as Representatives of other Grand Councils near the Grand Council of the State of New York.

That the recommendations of the Grand Master regarding the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of Canada and the new Grand Council of the State of Utah be approved.

The words of the Grand Master under the heading of Con­dition of the Rite are fraught with deep meaning and are worthy of study by all Cryptic Masons in the State and particularly those who are responsible for conditions in local Councils. If the suggestions which the Grand Master makes are followed, an immediate improvement would be noted.

The reception of the Grand Master tendered him by his home Council, Doric, No. 19, was an outstanding pleasure to him. He was honored by the presence of many of his Grand Officers and other distinguished Masons and the delightful remembrances of the evening will linger long in his memory.

Many visitations by the Grand Master to other µrand Coun­cils have been made as well as visitations to other Masonic Grand Bodies in the State of New York and on all occasions he was received as befitting one holding the high and important office of Grand Master of the Grand Council of the State of New York. In his conclusion, the Grand Master speaks modestly of his labors but admonishes us all to bestir ourselves in the extending of the work and usefulness of Cryptic Masonry.

A study of the Grand Master's Address will reveal that the affairs of the Grand Council have not been neglected during his term. The Address is a masterly presentation of his official acts during the past year and may his words be an inspiration to all in the up-building of Cryptic Rite Masonry within the Jurisdiction of the Grand Council of the State of New York.

Your Committee further recommends that all official acts of the Grand Master not especially noted in this report be approved.

Respectfully submitted,

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ROLAND K. MASON,

DUNCAN BOUGHNER,

OTIS M. HAWLEY,

Committee.

Report of Foreign Correspondent

THE GRAND RECORDER:

R. ·.Ill.· .OSSIAN LANG, our Foreign Correspondent who is in Europe on a mission for the Grand Lodge, has sent in his Annual Report and it is now in my hands.

On motion, the Report was received and ordered printed in the Proceedings.

At this time the Grand Master called upon the distinguished visitors, each responding for the Jurisdiction he represented.

From Labor to Refreshment

The Grand Council was then called from labor to refreshment until 9 :30 o'clock, Tuesday morning, September rnth.

Entertainment

The General Committee in charge of the arrangements for the Annual Assembly of the Grand Council of which R: .Ill:. Companion ALBERT S. PRICE was Chairman had planned a de­lightful program of entertainment for the Companions and their ladies.

While the Companions were attending the Assembly on Mon­day morning the ladies were taken for an automobile ride around beautiful Chautauqua Lake, stopping at Panama Rocks, a noted resort, for luncheon, which was served out of doors. At the close of the morning session luncheon was served for the Com­panions after which they were taken in buses to the boat landing where they met the ladies and all enjoyed a ride on Lake Chau­tauqua. A stop was made at the famous Chautauqua Grounds where automobiles were waiting to convey the party about the grounds and to the various buildings, in one of which an address was given on the history of the corporation.

In the evening the annual banquet was held in the dining room of the Masonic Temple. The Grand Master, M.·.m.·. Companion COLTON, acted as toastmaster and inspiring addresses were given by the General Grand Master, M.'.P. ·.o. FRANK HART and by R.' .Ill.' .Companion CHARLES H. JOHNSON, Deputy Grand Master, and the program was brought to a close by our beloved Grand Chaplain, R. ·.Ill.· .and REV. S. WRIGHT BUT­LER, D.D. with one of the talks which only he can give.

The following day the Companions of Jamestown Council pro­vided automobiles for all who desired them, many availing them­selves of the opportunity to visit nearby places of interest.

The members of Jamestown Council fairly outdid themselves in looking out for the comfort of the Companions and added to their already noted reputation for true hospitality.

SECOND DA Y'S SESSION

The Grand Council was called from Refreshment to Labor, Tuesday morning, September 10, 1929, at nine-thirty o'clock. Officers and Representatives as at the previous session.

R. ·.Ill.· .and REV. S. WRIGHT BUTLER, D.D., Grand Chaplain, was escorted to the Altar and offered the following

PRAYER

Our Father and our God, we offer to Thee our morning devotions in the revelations Thou hast given us. Like as a father beholds his children in their adversities, like as a father applauds his children in moral and rightful undertakings, so, God, Thou dost observe us. Thou art near to us. Thy Son, representing Thee, sent His Disciples and said, Go into the world and bear our glad tidings. So, we come to Thee, freely, and ask Thy blessing for another day of our session. Give us right decisions and wisdom whereby we may avoid error. Bless those who are to retire and bless those who are to assume the obligations of advanced offices. Be with us for another year. Help us where .we need help, and we need it continuously. So may our years pass under Thy supervision and care until Thou shalt bring us into the Temple's Light, where we shall be forever in Thy presence and in each other's presence and the joys and blessings eternal, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

On motion, the minutes of the previous day's session were approved as reported by the stenographer.

M.".Ill.".CHARLES M. CoLTON, Grand Master:

Yesterday morning we passed a resolution to the effect that the first order of business after the reading of the Journal this morning should be the election of Officers.

I ask unanimous consent that one matter of importance be considered before we proceed with that order of business.

There being no objection, it is so ordered.

M ... Ill ... JAMES CHAMBERS:

I wish to submit the following amendment to the Constitution: To amend Section 5 of Article I by adding in the second line thereof after the words "Grand Chaplains" a "comma" and the words, "Grand Lecturer" and by adding in the fifth line thereof after the words "Grand Chaplains" a "comma" and the words "Grand Lecturer," so that the section shall read as follows :

Sec. 5. The Officers of this Grand Council, with the exception of the Grand Chaplains, Grand Lecturer and Grand Sentinel, shall be elected at the Annual Assembly by ballot; and by a majority of votes. The

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Grand Chaplains, Grand Lecturer and Grand Sentinel shall be appointed by the Grand Master to hold office during his pleasure. There shall also be elected at each Annual Assembly one Trustee who shall serve for three years.

All Officers must be members of a Council under this jurisdiction, and none but Masters or Past Masters of Councils shall be eligible to any elective office.

On motion, duly seconded, the amendment was unanimously adopted:

The hour for the election of Officers having arrived, the Grand Master requested M: .Ill: .Companion GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER to preside.

M.·.m.·.GEoRGE o. LrnKLETTER:

I will appoint M. ·.Ill.· .Companions HINMAN, BRADT and LocKHART to act as Tellers.

The first office to be filled is that of Grand Master. You will prepare your ballots for the office of Grand Master.

Named for Grand Master

Ill." .D. LESTER WILLIAMS, Master of DeWitt Clinton Council, No. 22, in presenting the name of CHARLES H. JOHNSON for the office of Grand Master spoke as follows :

I represent DeWitt Clinton Council, No. 22, of Albany, and I am extremely grateful for that privilege. We are proud of the honors which have come to us in the past from this Grand Council and we are looking forward with pleasure and satisfaction to the further honor which we are confident you will be pleased to accord to us.

I ask the unanimous consent of this Grand Body to cast one ballot for the office of Grand Master bearing the name of CHARLES H. JOHNSON.

M.".Ill.".GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER:

Is there any objection? Hearing none you have permission. Does any other Companion desire to vote? If not, the ballot is closed.

The Tellers will announce the result.

M.".Ill.".EuGENE E. HINMAN:

It gives your Tellers a great deal of pleasure to report, and it gives me special pleasure as a Past Master of DeWitt Qinton Council to make the announcement that the unanimous ballot of this Grand Council has been cast for CHARI.Es HENRY JoHNSON for Grand Master of this Grand Council.

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M.".Ill.".GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER:

Accordingly I declare Companion JoHNSON elected. Companion JOHN­SON, do you accept the office?

R.·.m.· .CHARLES H. JoHNsoN:

I won't keep the Grand Council in suspense, so I will say right away that I will accept it. There are many things in connection there­with I would like to say, but I will confine myself to simply this: I greatly appreciate the honor which the Grand Council has given to me. I am not using any mere figure of speech or mere words, I do truly appreciate the honor. I also appreciate the responsibility. To be the head of any Masonic Body, even a subordinate Body, is a great responsibility in these days, and to be a titular head of a Grand Body in the State of New York is, of course, proportionately more responsible. I thank you for the honor, I thank you for the election, but I do ask of you Companions that you will stand by and that you will help in the work of the coming year, for it is impossible for one individual, as all of my illustrious predecessors will readily testify, to do this work without the support and assistance of the Masters of the local Councils. To repeat, I do accept the office and the honor, with the understanding that every Master, and I trust every member of the Grand Council will give me their support, their help, their advice and their counsel.

The following were elected :

CHARLES H. JOHNSON. Elected Grand Master JEROME L. CHENEY... " Deputy Grand Master JOHN A. DERTHICK... " Grand P. ·.c. ·.of the w.·. GEORGE A. NEWELL... " Grand Treasurer GEORGE EDWARD HATCH " Grand Recorder ALBERT S. PRICE...... " Grand Captain of the Guard WILLIAM F. SEBER. . . . " Grand Conductor of the Council S. ORMOND GoLDAN. . . " Grand Marshal A. EDw ARD KRIEGER. . . " Grand Standard Bearer RAYMONDE. WESTBURY " Grand Steward GEORGE R. HEMENWAY " Grand Trustee, for three years

The Tellers were discharged with the thanks of the Grand Council.

M: .Ill: .CHARLES M. COLTON, Grand Master, resumed his station.

The Grand Master-elect announced the following appointments:

REv. S. WRIGHT BUTLER, D.D ............... Grand Chaplain REv. MURRAY BARTLETT, D.D ................ Grand Chaplain E. PARKER WAGGONER ....................... Grand Lecturer Enw ARD WAGNER ........................... Grand Sentinel

M.".Ill.".CHARLES M. COLTON, Grand Master:

I wish to call to the attention of the Companions one matter which should have been included in my Address.

The records of the membership of the Grand Council have for many years been kept in registers, making it difficult if not impossible to find out whether or not a Companion is a member of the Cryptic Rite. I believe the present method, which is obsolete, should be changed and that the Grand Recorder should be authorized and directed to install a card index system of our entire membership. "a &·~~~1<., i 1 - ·· - -.. 1.1 - '. 1 -,, · -.o - -r-

On .motion, duly seconded, the recommendation of the Grand Master was unanimously adopted without reference to any committee.

Report of Committee on Constitution and Laws

The Committee on Constitution and Laws presented the fol­lowing report, which, on motion, was received and adopted:

Jamestown, N. Y., September 9, I929.

To THE GRAND CouNCIL:

Your Committee is pleased to report that nothing has been submitted for its consideration.

We congratulate the Grand Master in that he has not been compelled to render any decisions and feel that this is evidence that harmony exists in and between the subordinate Councils, and that the Masters of the Councils have been enabled by reference to the Constitution to decide all questions arising.

Fraternally submitted, JAMES CHAMBERS, ARTHUR J. MORRISON, ALBERT A. LANG,

Committee.

Report of Grand Lecturer

The Grand Lecturer submitted the following Annual Report, which, on motion, was received and referred to the Committee on Ritual:

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Jamestown, N. Y., September 9, I929.

To THE GRAND CouNCIL:

Once more it is my privilege to render to you an account of my stewardship of the past year and to report to you the ritu­alistic condition of the constituent Councils.

During the year it has been my privilege to visit a number of the Councils officially and I am pleased to say that in most cases there was work done and it was performed in a most creditable manner.

No special requests have been made for the services of the Grand Lecturer and it is therefore assumed that all are pro­gressing satisfactorily.

Numerous requests have been received for copies of the new ritual which was adopted last year but it has been impossible to satisfy the calls made as no provision was made for print­ing and distribution.

I would therefore suggest that the Ritual Committee make such recommendation as is necessary for a complete revision of the ritual of the three degrees and that when it is completed, it be printed and distributed to all of our Councils in the proper manner.

I feel very grateful to the Grand Council for the privilege of serving you during the past year and pledge you my con­tinued support.

Fraternally submitted, E. PARKER w AGGONER,

Grand Lecturer.

Report of Committee on Ritual

The Committee on Ritual presented the following report, which, on motion, was received and its recommendations adopted :

Jamestown, N. Y., September IO, I929.

To THE GRAND CouNCIL:

The Committee on Ritual presented at our last Assembly the rituals for the degrees of Royal Mastt:.r, !;)elect Master and Super-

Excellent Master which were at that time accepted and ordered printed. It was lat~r discovered that an appropriation to cover the cost of printing was not passed and therefore the distribution has not been possible.

We therefore recommend today that the Grand Recorder be authorized to have printed one thousand copies of the ritual of Royal and Select Master degrees and one thousand copies of the ritual of Super-Excellent Master degree, and that the Grand Treasurer be authorized to pay for such printing when completed.

We recommend that each Council be supplied with six Royal and Select Master degree rituals and as many of the Super­Excellent Master degree rituals as they may request, but not to exceed eight copies.

We recommend that all rituals shall be receipted for upon delivery to Councils, and thereafter, in accordance with such regulations as the Grand Recorder shall prepare for that pur­pose. All outstanding old rituals shall be returned to the Grand Recorder upon receipt of the new ones. A penalty of $3.00 each shall be imposed upon Councils for rituals lost or not accounted for.

We sincerely trust that our rituals are now so satisfactorily arranged that no further changes will be made in any of them and we hope that our labor has not been in vain.

Fraternally submitted,

EUGENE E. HINMAN, RAYMOND E. WESTBURY,

Committee.

M.'.Ill.'.GEORGE EDWARD HATCH, Grand Recorder:

I am going to propose something which I do not think has ever been done in this Grand Council, but I think in this case it should be done. I move that we make our General Grand Master an Honorary Member of this Grand Council.

M.' .Ill.' .EUGENE E. HINMAN:

I am sure there can be no objection. At the same time I want to have the opportunity of seconding the motion.

M.' .Ill. ".CHARLES M. COLTON, Grand Master:

You have heard the motion, all those in favor will rise. The motion is unanimously carried.

M ... P. ·.Companion HART, you are aware of the decision of this Grand Council, which, I am sure, is done with the greatest desire of wanting to do it. I trust you will accept this honorary membership in the spirit in which it comes to you. I hope we can have you with us many more times as a member of the Grand Council of the State of New York.

M: .P: .0. FRANK HART, General Grand Master:

I thank you for your kindness and love. I assure you I do accept it in the fraternal love in which it has been extended to me.

Report of Committee on Fraternal Dead

R. ·.Ill.·. and REV. S. WRIGHT BUTLER, D.D., Grand Chap­lain, read the following report of the Committee on Fraternal Dead, which, on motion, was received and ordered printed in the Proceedings :

Most Illustrious Grand Master and Companions, ten years have flown since this Grand Body was before entertained by Jamestown Council, No. 32, when I, then as now, your Chap­lain, stood in this place and read the Memorial Report of Our Fraternal Dead.

In the decade now closing much has decayed. That pun is not a mere pleasantry or a play upon words, but recalls tragedies whose shadows have trailed us since and will until again the sainted faces smile, which we have loved long since and lost awhile. Friend after friend departs who has not lost a friend but more has developed than decayed, giving to humanity an advance in things beneficient, Moral, Political and Mechanical, than in any prior ten years in the annals of time records ; and so the Eternal Step of Progress beats to the grand anthem, calm and slow, which God repeats and as our Christian and Cryptic faith affirms, "God is in His fleaven," all's well on the earth." To the progress of that unprecedented decade our now Fraternal Dead were contributors, they were fellow citizens in this American Commonwealth, the grandest that ever did or does exist ; husbands and fathers in its homes ; Companions with us in the secrets and services of this most ancient and honorable fraternal society that history records. They were artisans and artists; accountants, lawyers and legislators; engineers, me­chanical, civil, chemical and electrical ; handling and controlling

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the social, financial and cosmical forces of the Universe. They were doers of the impossible, working miracles, making wonders familiar, realizing great Solomon greater Father's prophetic rhapsody in the eighth Psalm, "Thou hast put all things under man's feet."

With his electric torch and frigid air, he commands fire and frost. Gravity and inertia are overcome by his motor engines throwing, heavier than air, airplanes through space four hun­dred miles per hour or a mile in ten seconds, excelling the sea fowls in enduring ocean flights. He abolishes distance and absence with his telephone and televisions ; make nations neigh­bors by his radio ; secures safety for nations from plagues and epidemics by preventive antitoxins and serums, and so on inter­minably. Time and mentality fail me to tell the achievements of our Fraternal Dead and their compeers in all the continents who "carried on" until they were carried out, to disappear beneath the sod on which their feet had trod and decompose by the forces of nature which in life they subdued and made servants. Stately senatorial ELLIS of Buffalo ; jovial HEMING­WAY of Troy, so long our Grand Recorder; genial JOHN C. WELCH of my own Council who climbed within one step of the Grand Mastership and took the shorter one between him and death ; HASWELL; judicial GREENLAND and the inimitable SMITH so recently with us, where now? Were they promoted or de­moted by dying?

The stunning, smothering, humbling fact faces us that with all advance in scholarship, discovery or general enlightenment, not a whisper of answer authentic has come to the problem of prehistoric Job, "If a man die, shall he live again." I, as your Chaplain for twenty-five years seeking sources of comfort and hope for us surviving £raters that we shall ever again meet the smiles of those we loved, long since and lost awhile, turn un­successful from the advances of science or discoveries of civili­zation of centuries, from their gloomy fin~l dictums, "'Dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return," "Post mortem nihil est," to Christendom with the definition and limitations for the lands dominated by laws based on the precepts of One crucified or rather is risen again, two thousand years ago, giving the only land where life is worth living, and buttressing my belief by the test Christ himself submitted, "If ye believe not my words, believe for the work's sake." From credence in the words of the Crucified or rather the Risen Again, alone comes cheer for

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mortals and those words were given without evasion or reserva­tion, "lf any man heareth and believeth my words and receiveth them, he shall never die." His is the ultimate assistance, there is nothing beyond, all aside is hollow silence. "Go away from them, go away," "To whom shall we go," asked his bewildered disciple Simon Peter, "To whom shall we go." Thou hast the words of eternal life. In the Cross of Christ, we glory towering o'er the wrecks of time hope for immortality, the draw of the bridge that unites the continents of life that now is and that which is to come, pivots on the Resurrection of Jesus. The gme­son.eness of Gethsemane and Calvary is redeemed in Joseph of Arimathaea's garden and the hilltop of the Ascension, to the verification of life's extension beyond dying. Christendom is indebted more than to any other human agency to our Masonic titular patron Paul of the Order of Malta to whose undying memorial centuries have and continue to build Cathedrals and name cities, who wrote, "I know whom I have believed. His crucifixion was an event contemporary with my young manhood that he lived after I know. I could summon more than five hundred brethren who saw Him at one time and other various ones at various times, and last of all I saw and talked with Him in the second greatest event in human history, 'The Vision on the Damascus Road'."

Companions, your Chaplain exhorts you to grow acacia!, to cultivate the spiritual, the Sixth Sense, that hears the voices and sees visions of the Dama~cus Road, without it man is a failure and a disappointment and without life's extension beyond dying, he is a physical failure. Science establishes a law for mammals born that they live five years for every one of growth : The dog requires two years for growth and the expectation of life for the dog is ten years. The horse grows for five years and the expiration of life for it is twenty-five years. Man grows for twenty-five years and by that physiological law his expectations mount to one-hundred and twenty-five· years while but one-half of mammals born die under six years. Without the revelation of the Damascus Road, man is a failure mentally. One of the greatest scientists Laplace said, "What we know is insignificant. What we do not know is immense." Sir Isaac Newton's com­parison of himself and his attainments to a child gathering a few tinged shells from the seabeach while the unexplored ocean rolled before him, is familiar to all. He is mechanically a failure who has never completed a mechanical assemblage beyond im-

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provement. The wizard Edison knowing physical and inventive vigor waning, surveys the nation and selects a sixteen year old boy to carry on what he must soon drop, incompleted. Man's mechanical complexes, his autos and locomotives, lathes and levers, cumbers the land with catastrophies, corpses and wreckage. Twenty-seven thousand industrial fatalities was the record for 1928 and many aeronauts, who went down to the sea in airships with wireless at their hands, were heard of no more. Man's moral failure, in spite of all cultural influences is witnessed by the crime waves inundating society and the outbreaks of con­victs at Dannemora and Auburn and the recommendation by President Hoover of an appropriation of millions to enlarge prisons for the growing census of criminals.

The antidote and correction of these is attested by our patron of the Order of Malta experienced in his ownself. He writes, "I think Christ Jesus who hath appointed me to his ministry, I who had been a blasphemer and a persecutor and a wanton aggressor, the saying is worthy of all praise that Jesus came into the world to save sinners of whom I was the foremost." Permit a brief synopsis of his autobiography before that vision of the Damascus Road, collected from his own confessions and those of his contemporaries, "I am a Jew of the favored tribe of the Son of the patriarch Jacob. I am a Roman citizen (by adoption and inheritance a patrician) for a service my father rendered, the Roman rulers, tutored by Gamaliel, the historic preceptor," whose approval then exceeded the dignities conferred by degrees from Columbia or Oxford now, "In common with the social status of my time I became a social snob." "My nation was the chosen and exclusive people who monopolized God, all Gentiles were accursed not knowing the law. In religion, I was a Pharisee of the Pharisees, the new sect of Christians whose leader my forbears had crucified as a malefactor when­ever discoverable made me to see red." Paul's after friend and last companion Luke, his beloved physician, wrote of him, "And Saul, (a human hydra) breathing out threatening and slaughter." A profane racketeer and swashbuckler boasting what he had done and would do to those heretics. An educated young ruffian, a conspicuous associate of ruffians, he held the clothes of the corner mob as they stoned to death Stephen, the inoffensive distributor of the charities of the Christian community at J eru­salem, its first deacon and first martyr.

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(Companions read at your convenience the twenty-second Chapter of the Acts, being Paul's oration from the stairs of the Roman barracks. It will entertain you, ease me and save time of the Council. It is more an epoch making, an event more marked, than Babe Ruth's "homers" or Bobby Jones' "putts").

From the vision and voice on the Damascus Road came the answer to the enigma, "Lord what is man?" In the prophetic rhapsody of my great ancestor David in the eighth Psalm, is a vision of progressive evolution, ''Until all things are put under his feet." Optimistic in the face of the social delays of his time, by the superstitions and tyrannies of Nero, Culgular and their kind under whom he and uncounted more met martyrdom. In his master letter to the Hebrews, 2d. Ch., he quotes the eighth Psalm and as we modify it by the mild criticism, "As it is, we do not yet see all things put under him." We see but one completed life, we see Jesus, the Divine Immortal, who by the grace of God was made for a little time, lower than angels, for the suffering of death that he should taste, for the cup every man must drain to its dregs, and rising again after three days, is being crowned with Glory and honors.

Christendom (Christ dominant) put human slavery under the feet of our Nation. Dei Gratia the liquor saloon, that sink of iniquity and sorrow, once the menace of society, is now but a memory. We shall outlaw war-sixty Nations have signed the Kellogg pact, Hoover and MacDonald grasp hands in national amity across the sea and anticipate offensive disarmament. The paralyzing fear of death will be lessened in the growing light of Christian revelation and men will walk, as children of God should, rejoicing in conscious heirship of the infinite as did the beloved disciple. Now we are sons of God and it doth not yet appear what we shall be and so we part and as decades, we decay.

Sing with Tennyson with the Chimes of each closing year, its valedictory and salutatory:

"Ring out, glad bells, across the snow, The years are going, let them go.

Ring out old shapes of foul disease; Ring out the narrowing lust of gold; Ring out the thousand wars of old,

Ring in the thousand years of peace. Ring in the valiant man and free,

The larger heart, the kindlier hand ; Ring out the darkness of the land,

Ring in the Christ that is to be."

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Report of Committee on Time and Place

The Committee on Time and Place of Next Annual Assembly presented the following report, which, on motion, was received and its recommendation adopted :

Jamestown, N. Y., September IO, I929.

To THE GRAND CouNcIL:

Having received an invitati9n from DeWitt Clinton Council, No. 22, your Committee on Time and Place recommends that the next Annual Grand Assembly be held at Albany, September 22d and 23d, 1930.

Respectfully submitted,

JOSEPH L. LOCKHART,

D. LESTER WILLIAMS,

THOMAS V. PIFER,

Committee.

Report of Committee on Charters and Diapenaationa

The Committee on Charters and Dispensations presented the following report, which, on motion was received and its rec­ommendation adopted:

Jamestown, N. Y., September IO, I929.

To THE GRAND CouNcIL:

No matter having been referred to the Committee, therefore, we have nothing to report.

Fraternally submitted,

WILLIAM s. RISELAY,

MERTON E. NETTLETON,

LEIGH RoY LYBOLDT,

Committee.

M." .Ill: .GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER:

Before reading the report of the Special Committee on Finances of Councils, I would like to say that we have a large field and opportunity to accomplish a lot of good for the Councils if they will work in harmony with us. I want to further state that this report is entirely informal and not complete, for the simple reason the Committee does not believe the Councils fully appreciate the opportunity given them to have some assistance in working out and solving the problems that come before them in their finances. So, I am just going to skim through some suggestions which might be worked out as a result of going over the financial portion of the by-laws of the Councils. The Committee fully appreciates the assistance the Councils have given us. There is no intention on the part of the Grand Council to pry into the affairs of the Councils or interfere in any manner with their functions. If any Council does not care to submit its problems or has any objection or does not require any assistance, 'they are the ones to settle that, but we are satisfied and fully confident there are many Councils which with great advantage to themselves can confer with this Committee and we feel we can help them materially in some of their problems.

Report of the Special Committee on Finances of Councils

Jamestown, N. Y., September 10, 1929.

To THE GRAND CouNcIL:

The Committee which was appointed by the Grand Master to confer with the Councils in reference to the finances, submits this preliminary and somewhat informal report; we regret that the services of the Committee have not been sought for dis­cussion of the financial problems and hope after this report some of the Councils that are having financial troubles will permit the Committee to assist them.

By order of the Grand Council, Council by-laws were submitted to the Committee, and from those portions of the by-laws pertain­ing to finances we have arrived at the following conclusions.

An analysis of the finances reveals a wide difference of opinion in all the headings and we realize that no two Councils are laboring under the same conditions and each must control its own destiny.

A careful consideration of the by-laws makes it seem unlikely that any specific rules can be laid down for the Councils to follow in determining a basis for the amounts of their various

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fees and dues but we do think that if some heed is given to the suggestions we are to make it will prove helpful to them.

At the outset it is only fair to say that in determining the amount to be charged for dues it depends entirely upon the overhead expense of the Council and its membership and the amount of money it has in the general fund and in invested funds and to a large extent upon the personnel of the Officers and their efficiency.

It is a matter of belief that the dues should be sufficiently high to carry all the expenses of the Council year in and year out. We also believe that no Council in any one year should disburse for entertainment and diversion more than it has re­ceived in initiation fees but the amount so spent should be taken from the dues and the amount received from initiation fees should be set aside in a permanent fund, the income from which only should be available to the Council.

We are inclined to believe that a few Councils are paying too much for salaries and gratuities and suggest that except in the case of the few large membership Councils the salaries and gratuities be somewhat reduced and we believe a general rule would be that the salaries of the Recorders were based on the membership at so much per capita.

We are of the opinion that it is in the matter of life mem­berships that the Councils make the most mistakes and that they would be much better off if they gave this more thought and based the fee on an amount at least equal to the present value of an immediate life annuity of (amount of dues) on a single life at 4~ % interest based on the American Experience Tables of Mortality.

The custom which is growing in the Councils of presenting life membership to a retiring Master is not a good idea. Until the life membership fee has been put on a proper basis it must be discouraged as much as possible as this is one of the ways that our Councils are causing themselves financial ~mxiety. The conditions for granting life memberships must be alike for all and always on a cash basis and there must be some return to the Council general fund from each one. Even if a Council is flourishing and has no financial troubles it is all out of line to have a class of members who are not producing a portion of the income for it must always be borne in mind that every member is a charge on the Council. If it is desirable to award

life membership for long service or due to the impoverished condition of the member, then the fee should be appropriated from the funds of the Council and if, as has been suggested, the general fund will not warrant this draft, then the Council can ill afford to carry a member gratuitously.

All in all the entire financial structure must be regarded in a cold, sensible manner and Councils should not permit them­selves to let good nature and softheartedness overrun sanity and business precepts.

M.".Ill.".GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER:

There is one other item with reference to suspension for non-payment of dues. The Committee would be very happy to discuss this subject with any Council or Recorder that would like to take it up with us. We have some ideas which we think are good. Nobody else may think so but we do.

There is also one item that bears mentioning, which may cause com­ment from Recorders and Treasurers. The Committee is very strongly of the opinion that it is poor policy to elect to the office of Recorder or Treasurer a Companion who is in need of the money rather than to con­sider his qualification to conduct the affairs of the office properly. If you have a man who needs the money you might better contribute to him, and then get a good man for the office. It would be better to do that than give the Recorder or Treasurer a job because he needs the money.

This is a preliminary report. We hope the Grand Council will see fit to continue the Committee in order that we may be of further service to the subordinate Councils if they want any further help.

On motion, duly seconded, the Committee report was received and the Committee continued for another year.

Report of Committee on Finance and Accounb

The Committee on Finance and Accounts presented the fol­lowing report, which, on motion, was received and its recom­mendations adopted :

Jamestown, N. Y., September IO, 1929.

To THE GRAND CouNcIL:

Your Committee on Finance and Accounts respectfully reports that it has examined the books of the Grand Treasurer and of the Grand Recorder and found them to be correct in every particular.

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Your Committee has examined the bonds of the Grand Treas­urer and of the Grand Recorder and found them to be in proper form and in the possession of the Grand Trustees.

Your Committee has examined the report of the Grand Trus­tees and found the amounts in the several banks to be as stated.

Your Committee recommends :

That the Grand Recorder be authorized to have printed 900 copies of the Proceedings of this Grand Assembly, and that he be authorized to draw a warrant on the Grand Treasurer in payment therefor.

That the Grand Recorder be authorized to draw a warrant on the Grand Treasurer for the payment of the annual dues of this Grand Council to the General Grand Council of the United States of America.

That the Grand Recorder be authorized to draw a warrant on the Grand Treasurer for the expense of entertaining Official Guests at this Grand Assembly.

That the Grand Trustees be directed to pay the Grand Re­corder the interest which has accrued from July 1, 1928 to July 1, 1929, on the funds and securities in their hands.

That the sum of $1,000.00 be appropriated to be used in the entertainment of the Grand Council at its next Assembly.

That the sum of $150.00, or as much thereof as necessary, be appropriated for the incidental expenses of the Grand Re­corder for the ensuing year.

That the sum of $1,500.00 be appropriated as the salary of the Grand• Recorder, and the sum of $500.00 be appropriated for the Grand Recorder for rent and stenographic work for the ensuing year, to be paid to him in monthly payments.

That the sum of $400.00 be appropriated to each of the Grand Master, the Deputy Grand Master, and the Grand Principal Conductor of the Work, to defray the expense of attending the Triennial Assembly of the General Grand Council of the United States of America, to be held at Tacoma, Washington, on August 25, 1930.

That the Grand Recordei: be authorized to draw a warrant on the Grand Treasurer for the expense of printing the new rituals.

That the Grand Recorder be authorized to draw a warrant on the Grand Treasurer for the expense of changing the mem-

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bership list from the old book system to card system, which will alleviate the confusing system now in use, as recommended by the Grand Master.

Your Committee further recommends the appropriation and payment of the following amounts:

Pay of Representatives at this Annual Assembly............ $2,584.92 Expenses of the Grand Treasurer........................... 25.00 Fraternal Correspondent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300.00 Stenographer for this Annual Assembly..................... 70.86

Fraternally submitted,

ARTHUR H. MOELLER,

w. FRANK DAVIS,

PHILIP M. NAST, JR.,

Committee.

Report of Committee on Grievances and Appeals

The Committee on Grievances and Appeals presented the fol­lowing report, which, on motion, was received and adopted :

Jamestown, N. Y., September IO, I929.

To THE GRAND CouNCIL:

Your Committee on Grieval).ces and Appeals is pleased to report that no matters have been presented to it requiring any action, and that peace and harmony prevail throughout our Grand Jurisdiction.

Fraternally submitted,

IOI

MARTIN Q. Goon,

HERBERT w. FEARL,

JOSIAH C. FULLER,

Committee.

Report of Committee on Unfiniahed Buaineaa

The Committee on Unfinished Business presented the follow­ing report, which, on motion, was received and adopted :

Jamestown, N. Y., September IO, 1929.

To THE GRAND CouNcIL:

Your Committee on Unfinished Business would respectfully report that no matter has been referred to it for consideration.

Respectfully submitted, WILLARD s. BRADT,

J. OSCAR GOETZ,

CARD J. MILLER,

A Reaolution of Appreciation

R.".Ill. 0

.CHARLES H. JOHNSON:

Committee.

We have had a very unusual entertainment from Jamestown Council the last two days. I think we have all been impressed by the remarkable ability shown by the Committees and in the manner in which they have carried out their work and program, and also by the extent of the program that was prepared for the entertainment of not only the members of the Grand Council but the members of our families. We have all been impressed by the remarkable work Jamestown Council has done in preparing this very fine reception for us and for doing so much for us.

I move that we extend to the Officers and Companions of Jamestown Council our sincere and hearty appreciation of the magnificent way they have entertained this Grand Council and the work and labors they have gone through in order to give us a happy sojourn while here.

The motion was seconded and unanimously adopted by a rising vote.

Report of Committee on Condition and Extension of the Rite

Jamestown, N. Y., September IO, 1929.

To THE GRAND CouNCIL:

Your Committee on Condition and Extension of the Rite sub­mits the following report:

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The principal efforts of your Committee during the past year have been confined to the stimulation of dormant Councils, rather than the institution of new Councils. All dormant Councils have been carefully investigated and efforts have been put forth to rejuvenate said Councils and to bring about a renewal of vigor and interest in Cryptic Masonry. We are happy to report that all the Councils in our State are in a healthy condition, with the exception of two or three of the smaller ones. Certain members of your Committee have visited these dormant Coun­cils, their troubles studied and means were devised to put said Councils back to work.

From our experience, we believe that the trouble with all dormant Councils is due to the election and appointment of inefficient officers in their line. We believe that Councils should be more particular in the selection of their officers, both elective and appointive. Subordinate officers look to tlieir Master as a leader and it is absolutely necessary for him to set the pace. Enthusiasm is the only key to success and the Master who can not create this is of very little use to his Council.

We also believe that dignified degree work and regular meet­ings are necessary for the success of any Council. If the weak or dormant Councils would elect and appoint competent officers capable of creating enthusiasm, and then take the trouble to commit, rehearse and stage their work in a dignified manner, it is our opinion that dormant Councils would be a thing of the past in our Grand Jurisdiction.

Certain extension work has been started by your Committee during the past year and we believe that in time, at least two new Councils can and will be formed, however, we have not felt that conditions justify your Committee in urging these Com­panions to apply for a Dispensation under present conditions in other Masonic Bodies.

Respectfully submitted,

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GEORGE R. HEMENWAY,

HERBERT T. CLEMANS,

Committee.

Installation of Officers

The newly elected Officers were installed by M.' .Ill.' .CHARLES M. COLTON, M.' .Ill.' .GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER acting as Grand Marshal.

M.' .Ill. ".CHARLES H. JOHNSON, Grand Master, now presided.

Preaentatiom

Past Grand Master COLTON on behalf of the Grand Council presented M.".Ill.'.Companion JoHNSON with a Grand Master's Apron for which the Grand Master expressed his appreciation and thanks.

M.'.Ill.".GEORGE EDWARD HATCH on behalf of the Grand Council presented M.".Ill.".CHARLES M. COLTON with a Past Grand Master's Jewel. Companion COLTON also expressed his appreciation and thanked the Companions for the Jewel.

Standing Committees

Grand Master JOHNSON announced the appointment of the following Standing Committees :

FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS

R.'.Ill.'.ARTHUR H. MOELLER R.'.Ill.'.PHILIP M. NAST, JR. R. .. Ill ... CHARLES M. BUCK

RITUAL

M.".Ill.'.EuGENE E. HINMAN R.'.111.'.EDWARD FEIH R.".111.'.RAYMOND E. WESTBURY

CONDITION AND EXTENSION OF THE RITE

M.".Ill.'.GEORGE R. HEMENWAY R.'.Ill.'.HERBERT T. CLEMANS R.'.Ill.'.Lou1s N. ELLENBOGEN

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FRATERNAL DEAD

R. ·.Ill.· .and REV. S. WRIGHT BuTLER, D.D. R: .Ill: .and REV. MURRAY BARTLETT, D.D.

PRINTING

M .•. Ill ... CHARLES H. JOHNSON M ... Ill ... GEORGE EDWARD HATCH

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT

R.·.m.·.ossIAN LANG

SPECIAL COMMITTEE FINANCES OF COUNCILS

M: .Ill: .GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER M: .Ill: .ROLAND K. MASON

R.".Ill.".WILLIAM F. SEBER

M.".Ill.".CHARLES H. JOHNSON, Grand Master:

We have had a delightful session of the Grand Council. I congratulate Past Grand Master COLTON on the very fine management and arrange­ment of the session of this One Hundred and Sixth Annual Assembly.

The time has now come for us to break up our gathering and proceed to our respective homes and business and our places of Masonic labor. I trust we shall have a very good year, and I hope when we come together at our next Assembly we can meet in even larger numbers than this year. I trust we shall be able to report progress during the year in membership and general enthusiasm in the work, but it will have to come through cooperation. As I said this morning, I trust we may work together and cooperate to the end that it may be a successful year for the Cryptic Rite in this State.

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The record of the day's proceedings was approved as reported by the stenographer and R." .Ill: .and REV. S. WRIGHT BUTLER, D.D., Grand Chaplain, offered the following benediction:

BENEDICTION

The Lord bless thee and keep thee. The Lord make his face to shine upon thee and be gracious unto thee. Let the light of His countenance shine upon thee and give thee peace, now and ever. Amen.

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The Grand Council was then closed in Ample Form.

ATTEST;

CHARLES H. JOHNSON,

Grand Master.

Grand Recorder.

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Officers of the Grand Council Elected and Appointed and in Office

September IO, 1929

CHARLES H. JOHNSON, State Capitol, Albany ............. Grand Master JEROME L. CHENEY, 400 Court House, Syracuse .. Deputy Grand Master JOHN A. DERTHICK, 6s Waldorf Court, Brooklyn.Grand P.".C.".oftheW.". GEORGE A. NEWELL, Medina ........................... Grand Treasurer GEORGE EDWARD HATCH, 846 Lincoln-Alliance Bank Bldg., Rochester

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Recorder ALBERT S. PRICE, sos Fenton Bldg., Jamestown

..................... _ ................. Grand Captain of the Guard WILLIAM F. SEBER, Manufacturers National Bank, Troy

.................................. Grand Conductor of the Council S. ORMOND GoLDAN, 2s West 74th St., New York City .. Grand Marshal A. EDWARD KRIEGER, 33 Main St., Salamanca .... Grand Standard Bearer RAYMOND E. WESTBURY, 34 Court St., Rochester ........ Grand Steward RoLAND K. MASON, 6og Lakeview Ave., Jamestown ...... Grand Trustee

(Term expires I930) OLIVER H. LABARRE, ISI East 29th St., New York City ... Grand Trustee

(Term expires I93I) GEORGE R. HEMENWAY, Hulett Bldg., Elmira ............ Grand Trustee

(Term expires I932) REV. S. WRIGHT BUTLER, D.D., 76 Carroll St., Poughkeepsie

.......... ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Chaplain REv. MURRAY BARTLETT, D.D., Hobart College, Geneva .. Grand Chaplain E. PARKER WAGGONER, 4S2 Delaware Ave., Buffalo ...... Grand Lecturer EDWARD WAGNER, Masonic Temple, Albany .............. Grand Sentinel OSSIAN LANG, Masonic Hall, Room I82I, 46 West 24th St.,

New York City ............................. Foreign Correspondent

Officers of the General Grand Council OF ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS

of the United States of America 1927-1930

0. FRANK HART, Columbia, S. C. •...•.••.••.•.•. General Grand Master WARREN S. SEIPP, Baltimore, Md ...•.... General Grand Deputy Master WALTER L. STOCKWELL, Fargo, N. D ... General Grand Principal Conductor CHARLES N. FOWLER, Salina, Kan .......•••.. General Grand Treasurer JOHN D. LEE, Columbia, S. C. •.•.............. General Grand Recorder ROBERT A. WooDs, Princeton, Ind .•... General Grand Captain of Guard NELSON WILLIAMS, Hamilton, Ohio .. General Grand Conductor of Council ARTHUR D. PRINCE, Lowell, Mass ....•..•..••.. General Grand Marshal BERT D. ASHBROOK, El Reno, Okla ........•..... General Grand Steward

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MOST ILLUSTRIOUS

JAMES ARGYLE SMITH Past Grand Master

DIED OCTOBER 25, 1929

GRAND COUNCIL

ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS

OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

OFFICE OF THE GRAND MASTER

To the Illustrious Companions of the Grand Council, and to all Constituent Councils within this Jurisdiction:

_i;.::,_1 "Death loves a shining mark." Never was this old adage

more strikingly borne out than in the sudden death of Past Grand Master

]AMES ARGYLE SMITH

Stricken while on his way to attend a session of Gehomecobe Grotto, of which he was a Past Monarch, he passed to his re­ward the next day at his home in Schenectady, New York, Thursday, October 25, I928.

To those of us who have been so recently convulsed with laughter at his witty sallies, and so impressed and benefited by the words of wisdom which fell from his lips, it seems almost impossible to believe that his work here is finished.

He was a faithful and efficient leader in the industrial world, a tower of strength and wisdom in every organization which was fortunate enough to have enrolled him in its membership, a loyal and devoted friend.

Companion SMITH was born at Hartford, Connecticut, May 26, I873, the son of ALEXANDER and ELIZA (CARGILL) SMITH. He attended the public schools there and when fifteen years of age entered the employ of Pratt and Whitney, manufacturers of machinery, in Hartford, Connecticut. A year later he started apprentice work and began attending night school. His rise was rapid and before he had completed his apprentice course, he had built the first pneumatic hammer ever made in America.

He installed the Pratt and Whitney exhibit at the Chicago world's fair and during the five years following this event he was an expert demonstrator of the tools manufactured by that company. In I900 he installed and demonstrated the Pratt and Whitney exhibit at the Paris exposition.

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During the time between the two world expositions, he com­pleted a three year correspondence course in mechanical engi­neering and, as a result was charged with the work of designing lathes, some of which are in use today.

Later he was connected with the Niles-Bennett Company of New York City and from I905 to I909 was superintendent of the Duchess Tool Works, Fishkill Landing, New York. January 2, I9IO, he was appointed assistant to the Mechanical Super­intendent of the Schenectady works of the General Electric Company, and in July I9I3 he was made General Superintendent of the entire Schenectady works, holding that position when he died.

Companion SMITH was married January 1, 1896 at Hartford, Connecticut, to EDITH MAY CHAPMAN, daughter of HENRY Eo­w ARD CHAPMAN. A son HENRY JAMES and a daughter, MILDRED GRACE, now MRS. Bovn BUifOCK, with his widow, survive him.

Companion SMITH was raised in St. John's Lodge, No. 1, F:. & A:.M:., New York City, May 28, I903· He was affili· ated with Beacon Lodge, No. 283, at Beacon, New York, on September 19, I906. On October 5, I9IO he affiliated with Charles W. Mead Lodge, No. 862, at Schenectady, New York, and served at its Master in I917. He served the Grand Lodge as District Deputy Grand Master of the Rensselaer-Schenectady District in 1920 and also as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Hall and Asylum Fund, bei~g President of the Board at the time of his death.

He was exalted in Highland Chapter, No. 52, R: .A: .M:. at Newburg, New York, November I7, I9o8. On December 13, I9IO he affiliated with St. George's Chapter, No. I57, R: .A:. M:. at Schenectady, New York, and served as its High Priest in I920. . .

He was greeted in St. George's Council, No. 74, R. ·. & S. ·. M:. at Schenectady, New York, November 22, I9IO and served as its Master in I9I6. He served the Grand Council as Grand Representative of the Grand Council of Minnesota from I917 to I920 inclusive. He was elected Grand Steward of the Grand Council in Syracuse, August 24, I920 and advanced each year, being elected Grand Master at the Assembly of the Grand Coun­cil held in Schenectady, August 24, 1926 and serving in that office for one year.

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He was knighted in Hudson River Commandery, K:.T:., No. 35. at Newburg, New York, October I5, 1908. On May I5, I9II, he affiliated with St. George's Commandery, K:.T:., No. 32, at Schenectady and served as its Commander in I9I7.

Companion SMITH received the degrees of the Ancient Ac­cepted Scottish Rite in Delta Lodge of Perfection on November I8, I910; in Delta Council of Princes of Jerusalem on De­cember I6, I910 and in Delta Chapter of Rose-Croix on January 20, I9II, all located in Troy, New York. He was elected Thrice Potent Master of Delta Lodge of Perfection on May I7, I9I8 and served in that office for two years. He became a Charter member of Sigma Lodge, Council and Chapter in Schenectady, New: York and served as Most Wise Master of Sigma Chapter of Rose-Croix from its institution in I920 until May I, I922. He was made a Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret, 32°, May 25, I91 I in Albany Sovereign Consistory and was its Commander-in-Chief at the time of his death, having been elected to that office on June 23, I927.

He received the 33° and was made an Honorary member of the Supreme Council, A.· .A.· .S. '.R. ·. at Cleveland, Ohio, Sep­tember 19, 1922 and was crowned an Active member at Atlantic City, New Jersey, on September 20, I928.

He was a Charter member of Gehomecobe Grotto, M. 0. V. P. E. R. of Schenectady, New York, and served as its Monarch in I9I9.

He was a member of. Oriental Temple, A. A. 0. N. M. S. of Troy, New York, serving as its Potentate in I925.

He was a member of the Royal Order of Scotland.

Companion SMITH was a Spanish war veteran, having served as Second Lieutenant in the First Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He also held membership in many organizations, military, tech­nical and social and was a member of the Mohawk Golf, Edi­son and Masonic Clubs.

Funeral services were held at his home on Sunday, October 28th, REV. PAUL STRATTON of Rochester, New York, and REv. H. V. FRELICK of the State Street Presbyterian Church, of which Companion SMITH was a member, officiating. A Masonic Ritual service was also rendered by Ill.".}EROME L. CHENEY, 33°, Active, Deputy of the Supreme Council, A.· .A.· .S. · .R. ·. for the State of New York.

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The attendance at the services was very large, many personal and business friends, and representatives of the Masonic and other organizations in which Companion SMITH held member­ship, being present.

There were present, representing the Grand Council, the fol­lowing: M: .Ill: .CHARLES M. COLTON, Grand Master; R.' .Ill.'. CHARLES H. JOHNSON, Deputy Grand Master; R.'.Ill.'.JEROME L. CHENEY, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; M.'.Ill.'. GEORGE EDWARD HATCH, Past Grand Master and Grand Re­corder; R: .Ill: .JOHN A. DERTHICK, Grand Captain of the Guard; R.'.Ill.'.WILLIAM F. SEBER, Grand Marshal; M.'.Ill.'. OLIVER H. LABARRE, Past Grand Master and Grand Trustee ; M.'.Ill.'.FRANK M. ADEE, and M.'.Ill.'.EUGENE E. HINMAN, Past Grand Masters.

Faithful to every trust, loyal to every friendship, few men who have been called from this life have left a more real gap to be filled than our late beloved Companion. Taken when and from where he seemed most needed, we must leave the answer to this mystery to the Grand Architect of the Universe, who alone can see both sides of the weaving of the pattern of what we call life.

In loving memory of our departed Companion and as a token of respect, it is ordered that this communication be read in every Council in this Jurisdiction at its first Stated Assembly after the receipt thereof, the Companions standing; that a due record thereof be made and that the Altar be draped in mourning for a period of thirty days.

Given under my hand and seal of the Grand Council, in the City of Rochester, New York, this twenty-eighth day of December, A. D. 1928, Anno Dep. 2928.

Attest:

GEORGE EDWARD HATCH, Grand Recorder.

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CHARLES M. COLTON, Grand Master.

IN MEMORIAM

The following Companions have been reported as having died during the year ending May 31, 1929.

Columbian, No. 1. ..... Harry Herbert Howard ......... Mar. Charles A. Larsen ............... May Christian Otto Schou ......•..... June Paul Kies ..................... Sept. Joseph McElroy ................ Sept. Harry Gerald Wilson ........... Dec. Michael George Ott ............. Dec. Henry Breunich ................ Jan. Joseph Charles Morris .......... Jan. Charles Isaac Newton ........... April Andrew H. Ernst ............... May

Union, No. 2 •..•••.••. Max L. Rossenberg .............. Sept. Charles W. Lohmann ............ Sept. Thomas L. Green ............... Oct.

Brooklyn, No. 4 ........ John Donegan .................. May William F. Derflinger ........... June Frederick William Boehme ...... July Lawrence Francis Early ......... Aug. Frank Kilhoz .................. Oct. Henry Lahmann ................ Nov. Frank Johnson ................. Nov. Levi D. Shepard ................ Dec. George Divine ................. Dec. Arthur William Bates ........... Feb. Duncan MacKinnon ............ April Joseph Manger ................ April Louis Arthur Sale ............... May Henry Freudenberger .......... May

Adelphic, No. 7 ........ George K. Hamblin ............. April Charles E. Tripp ................ May James L. Oarke ................ June Charles W. Jennings ............ Aug. Gilbert D. Ashley ............... Sept. William J. Marshall ............. Sept. Thurber Frank Russell .......... Oct. Patrick F. McNulty ............. Nov. George Alfred Lawrence ......... Dec.

Rotica, No. 12 ......... William Hyde Prince ........... April Charles Edward Sinclair ......... June

Central City, No. 13 ... Cyrus T. Howes ................ July August Fink, Jr ................ Sept. Henry T. Dana ................. Oct. Stephen Ackerman ............. Nov. Frank B. Lattimar .............. Jan.

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17, 1928 14, 1928 13, 1928 17, 1928 23, 1928 25, 1928 30, 1928 2, 1929

14, 1929 12, 1929 20, 1929

17, 1928 25, 1928

9, 1928

29, 1928 5, 1928 2, 1928

15, 1928 27, 1928 13, 1928 30, 1928

9, 1928 26, 1928 24, 1929 3, 1929 6, 1929

15, 1929 20, 1929

30, 1928 6, 1928

26, 1928 27, 1928 18, 1928 21, 1928

7, 1928 3, 1928

28, 1928

2, 1929 5, 1928

19, 1928 28, 1928

6, 1928 20, 1928

I, 1929

George E. Pabst ................ Jan. 18, 1929 George P. Vincent. ............. Feb. 17, 1929 Winfield M. Scovill ............. Mar. 6, 1929 Jacob Warner .................. April 22, 1929 Charles Schramm .............. April 25, 1929 Willis Diefendorf ............... May 25, 1929

Bloss, No. 14 .........• C. M. Austin ................... Oct. 8, 1894 Gardner Rand ................. Feb. 21, 18g8 Joseph B. Wilkinson ............. Feb. 13, 1902 M. B. McKinley ................. Mar. 18, 1904 Cornelius A. Waldron ........... Jan. 21, 1912 Morris Gross ................... July 20, 1912 Luman H. Gibbs ................ Mar. 4, 1913 Amos Broughton ............... April 5, 1913 William C. Knoedler ............ Aug. 25, 1914 Nelson T. Porter ............... July 12, 1915 Daniel G. Aitken ................ July 10, 1918 William A. Dearstyne ........... Oct. 16, 1918 Allan B. Russ ................... Feb. 27, 1920 P. F. Vanderhyden ............. Oct. 9, 1921 Michael Sullivan ............... Oct. 11, 1922 Silas H. Brown ................. Jan. 20, 1924 J. P. Thomas................... 1024 Hugh Weir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1924 E. A. Wilkins ................... Feb. 1925 Michael P. Hayner ............. Sept. 9, 1925 William Bliss .................. Oct. IO, 1927 Andrew Christiansen ........... April 12, 1928 James M. Van Fleet ............ May 11, 1928 William H. Evans .............. May 14, 1928 Levi E. Worden ....•........... May 20, 1928 Harry L. Brown ................ July 2, 1928 Charles E. Chubb ............... Sept. 18, 1928 Charles F. Polk ..........•...... Oct. 19, 1928 Frank J. Nehren ................ Oct. 27, 1928 Herbert G. Vanderpool. ........ Oct. 28, 1928 Arthur Greenwood ............. Nov. 12, 1928 Robert Morris •................ Nov. 14, 1928 Edward Crush ................. Nov. 16, 1928 Joseph H. Davison .............. Nov. 23, 1928 Courtland K. Rogers ............ Dec. 15, 1928 Eugene F. Moulton ............. Dec. 24, 1928 J. H. Simcox ................... Dec. 24, 1928 Andrew Kidd, 2nd .............. Feb. 2, 1929 Henry B. Hutchins ............. Feb. 23, 1929 Thomas R Nimmo ............. Mar. 4, 1929 Henry L. Burbank .............. Mar. 7, 1929 Charles H. Eisen ............... Mar. 18, 1929 Levi M. Leitzell ................. April 5, 1929 Roland W. Munn ............... April 22, 1929 Alfred T. Kniffen ............... Unknown Urban Weldon ................. Unknown Oarence M. Hicks .............. Unknown William P. Still ................ Unknown Benjamin P. Wright. ........... Unknown Thomas H. Sterling ............. Unknown

Bruce, No. 15 ......... John K. Fellows ................ Nov. 17, 1928 Walter J. Kline ................. Nov. 17, 1928

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Southern Tier, No. 16 .. Andrew P. Hall. ............... July Edwin Floyd ................... Aug. Lyman Graham ................ Aug. George T. Yeisley ............... Oct. George W. Alley ................ Nov. William Pottinger .............. May

Buffalo, No. 17 ........ Louis Steiner .................. Nov. John H. Clark .................. Jan. Peter Chalmers ................ Jan. Alfred L. Jackson ............... April Albert H. Adams ............... May

King Hiram, No. 18 ... Jerome G. Barger ............... Oct. Daniel S. Wright. .............. Dec. Ignatius Rubenfeld ............ . Horace W. Smith ............... May

Doric, No. 19 .......... James G. Greene ................ July James Barnes .................. Nov. George B. M. Patterson ......... Jan. Elfred A. Bronson .............. April Joseph W. McGill ............... June Charles S. Cook ................. June James H. Vanderbilt ............ June Hobart H. Todd ................ June Adolph Schreck ................ June Fred J. Snow ................... July Alick G. Richardson ............ Aug. Thomas H. Addison ............. Sept. Burt A. Chubbuck .............. Oct. Fred H., Rapp .................. Oct. John Zimmer .................. Oct. Elliott C. Irvin ................. Nov. Frank E. Stutchbury ............ Dec. Theodore H. Ferner ............ Dec. S. Roy Bryant. ................. Jan. Leon E. Andrews ............... Jan. Charles E. Strauchen ............ Mar. Charles Zimmerli ............... Mar. John Andrews ................. April William Brink ................. April Thomas F. Dawson ............. April Frederic Fish .................. May

20 ....... Jasper D. Wooster .............. Sept. Thomas A. Laird ............... Aug. Char !es E. Hayes ............... Sept. John C. V. Kraft ............... Oct.

Keystone, No.

M. Burton Eshleman ............ Dec. George H. Andrews ............. Jan. J. William Prouse .............. Jan. Willard G. Wood ............... Feb.

Ancient City, No. 21. .. John Augustus Huhne .......... Aug.

DeWitt Ointon, No. 22.Parker Hall ................... Feb. Michael Osbonlighter ........... May Louis H. Gaus .................. May William E. Milbanks ............ May Arthur Norton Lefevre .......... June

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20, 1928 II, 1928 12, 1929

16, 1928 2, 1929

29, 1929 2, 1929

IO, 1929

5. 1928 23, 1928

1928 25, 1929

II, 1924 26, 1926

4. 1928 15, 1928

l, 1928 6, 1928

18, 1928 19, 1928 29, 1928 9, 1928 6, 1928

30, 1928 3, 1928

14, 1928 25, 1928 12, 1928 16, 1928 22, 1928 8, 1929

IO, 1929 II, 1929 18, 1929 12, 1929 12, 1929 30, 1929

2, 1929

21, 1927 4, 1928

IO, 1928 21, 1928 22, 1928

l, 1928 24, 1929 8, 1929

9. 1928

3, 1928 19, 1928 22, 1928 29, 1928 II, 1928

James Archibald Oark .......... June George H. Conde ............•.. June Charles Runyon Watson ......... June Warren Bradwell Holmes ....... June George W. Spelman ............. July James Dunbar Gidley ........... July Arthur J. Ireland ............... July George H. Macdonald ........... Aug. Cressy Livingston Wilbur ....... Aug. John Archibald Smith ........... Aug. Leonard Frazier Boom .......... Sept. Marshall W. Tebbutt ............ Sept. Frank H. Wetherwax ........... Sept. Henry Olin Van Ostrand ....... Oct. Ira Applebee ................... Nov. John Henry Heck ............... Dec. Charles Henry McNary ......... Jan. Lewis Austin Near .............. Jan. William Oifford Patterson ...... Jan. Charles Frederick Finke ......... Feb. T. Almern Griffin ............... Feb. William Charles Haker ......... Feb. Ernest Dunn Jansen ............. Mar. William Willard Reed ........... Mar. Hans Lawrence Frydenburgh .... Mar. George Arthur Sager ........... April George Hornell Thacher ........ May John Godfrey Goldfoot .......... May

Binghamton, No. 24 ...• Truman Oliver Watrous ......... June Warren Henry Yost. ............ April

Dunkirk, No. 25 ....... George W. Seaman ............. May

Palmyra, No. 26 ....... Frederick W. Griffith ........... June Henry B. Stevens ............... Nov.

King Solomon, No. 3r.John G. Basson ................. July Joseph H. Titus ................. July John Baskin ................... Nov. William J. Bloomingdale ........ Jan. Smith I. Broas .................. Mar. Willet E. Hoysiadt .............. April

II, 1928 17, 1928 21, 1928 22, 1928 3, 1928

13, 1928 28, 1928

3, 1928 9, 1928

21, 1928 4, 1928 4, 1928 6, 1928

16, 1928 17, 1928 16, 1928 16, 1929 17, 1929 28, 1929 7, 1929 8, 1929 8, 1929 6, 1929

13, 1929 25, 1929 6, 1929 3, 1929

19, 1929 16, 1928 27, 1929 17, 1929 II, 1928 l, 1928

4, 1928 9, 1928

21, 1928 7, 1929 7, 1929

22, 1929 Jamestown, No. 32 ..... Oare A. Pickard ............... Aug. 29, 1928

Christian Biekert ............... Nov. 26, 1928 James D. Ferris ................ Unknown

Hornellsville, No. 35 ... Elmer L. Reed ................. Jan. 15, 1929 George D. Galaway ............. Feb. 22, 1929

Adoniram, No. 36 ...... George Sutherland ............. June 2, 1928 Charles W. Smith .............. June 6, 1928 Thomas Humble ............... July 17, 1928 Oarence B. Houston ............ Nov. 12, 1928 Emile Runge ................... Jan. II, 1929 William Leemmen ............. Jan. 12, 1929

Cryptic, No. 37 ........ A. A. Trim ..................... Aug. 18, 1928 T. H. Marselius ................. Aug. 22, 1928 John B. Ledlie .................. Dec. 13, 1928 John M. King ................... Dec. 18, 1928

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Smith M. Roods ................ Feb. R. N. Brezee ................... April Fred Hawkins ................. May

Tyrian, No. 43 ....••.•. William Ernest Clough .......... Oct. Milton Broadwell ............... Jan.

Fulton, No. 50 ......... Fred B. Trask .................. Dec.

Washington, No. 52 .... James H. Burdett ............... Mar. William H. Thomas ............. May

Corning, No. 53 ....... Calvin A. Smith ................ Oct. Enoch Dunkly ................. Jan.

Peekskill, No. 55 ....... Frank A. Purdy ................ July Perley H. Mason ............... Aug.

Hudson, No. 62 ........ Frederick C. Gorham ............ June Robert Elling .................. Nov. H. Augustus Hallenbeck ......... Jan.

Phoenix, No. 70 ....... Moses D. Getty ................. May Edwin W. Fiske ................ May William H. Mason .............. Jan. Henry B. Pruser ................ Jan. Eugene J. Bullard .............. May

Alph-Ornega, No. 71 ... Fred T. Gates .................. Aug. Edwin M. Phillips .............. Mar. C. Howard Pettis ............... April

Johnstown, No. 72 ..... John Kellogg .................. Dec. Alonzo B. Foster ............... Dec. William J. Randall .............. Mar.

St. George's, No. 74 ... John S. Crookes ................ July James Argyle Smith ............ Oct. Asbury B. Christian ............. Nov. Charles A. Brandt. ............. Jan. Earl L. Ferguson ............... Feb. Arthur Gemlich ................ Feb. Andrew Platt .................. Mar. Floyd G. Alden ................. April

Catskill, No. 78 ........ Roscoe M. Saxe ................. Nov. Clifford M. Abee!. .............. Jan. Prentiss W. Hallenbeck ......... April

Temple, No. 79 ........ Frederick Werner .............. April

Joseph Warren, No. 81 .Arthur L. Goldsmith ............ June Charles T. De Long ............. Sept. George U. Burr ................ Nov. F. Robert Twiss ................ Mar.

Zabud, No. 84 ......... Arthur Thompson ...........••. June William M. Gatter .............. June William W. Sniffin .............. Jan.

Lafayette, No. 86 ...... Ira Serven ..................... April

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II, 1928 31, 1929 6, 1929

8, 1929

17, 1928 25, 1928 26, 1928

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25, 1928 29, 1928 22, 1929

22, 1929

Officers, Location and Date of Assemblies of Constituent Councils

NAva No. MAsTaa. DEPUTY MAsrza. I P. C. OP THE WoRK RECORDER. WHERE LoCAran. SrATSD AsSEMBLIES.

CoLUMBIAK • • • • • 1 Howard V. Hennigar Ronald G. Macdonald Homer L. Day Martin 0. Good New York City Ist Thursday, I :30 p. m. UNIOK . . • • • • • • • . 2 Frank I. Felter R. Pearson Bowles August F. Haske Richard Ai. Backus New York City 3rd Tuesday BROOKLYN • • • • • • 4 Frederick G. Gottsch Charles W. Ford Henry J. Williams Lewis R. Lochhead Brooklpi 3rd Saturday, except July and August AnELPHIC • • • • • • • 7 J. Oscar Goetz Tom Maycock George Rosendale Harry A. Bingham New York City 1st Staturday, except :::ieptember and June RoTICA •..••••••. I.a Merton E. Nettleton Nelson P. Weier John H. Adams Earl C. Pressey Rome rst Monday CENTRAL CITY ••• I3 James S. Wilcox Charles J. Wells Frank A. Rupp Samuel R. W. Marriott Syracuse 2nd Wednesday BLOSS ••.•••••.• I4 Otis M. Hawley Charles C. Freihofer Leo C. Grathwol Fred A. Richardson Troy 1st Friday BRUCE •••••••••• IS Herbert B. Cannon Herman Miller Harold L. Goodenough Arthur C. Gloger Lockport 2nd Monday SOUTHERN TIER .. 16 Henry l· Worth Edwin S. Merriam Fred W. Hubbard A. H. Borthwick Elmira 3rd Wednesday BUPPALO •••••••. 17 Joseph H. Dance Colin McLeod Eugene H. Miannay Gustave C. Foerch Buffalo 2nd Thursday KING HIRAM ••.• IS John F. Noonan William M. Munro John A. Keller Irving C. King Auburn 2nd Wednesday DoRIC ••.••••••. 19 Harvey H. Newcomb John E. Williams Oliver F. Bartold Luther H. Miller Rochester 4th Monday KEYSTONE •••.•.• 20 Clarence F. Walters Charles E. Brack Edward B. Horning E. Parker Waggoner Buffalo 3rd Tuesday ANCIENT CITY •• 2I Karl Schwarzwaelder George W. Gulick George B. Styles, Jr. W. Frank Davis Kingston 3rd Friday. except July and August DEWITT CLINTON. z:.i D. Lester Williams Frank Ruso Rowe James England Peter Schumacher Albany 3rd Thursday BINGHAMTON •••• 24 E. Stanley Pier Hugh Hearon "Elmer W. Beers Roy C. McHenry Binghamton 3rd Friday DUNKIRK ••••••• 25 Albert G. Walter Hoyt R. Darbee Carl J. Wolf Richard H. Heppell Dunkirk 1st Wednesday PALMYRA •••.•••• 26 Homer Amos Bassage Ray G. Blyth Alfred C. Hopkins M. Francis Cathers Palmyra 2nd Tuesday KING SOLOMON .•• 31 Josiah C. Fuller John G. Moller David R. Lane Albert E. Schwartz Poughkeepsie 4th Friday except July, Auir. and Dec. JAMESTOWN •.•.. 32 Frank E. Hause Sidney __ T. Hewes Hugh L. Gillis C. V. Elmer Gustafson Jamestown 1st Wednesday OLEAN • • • • • • • • 33 (".rover C. Deckman JamesW.Ulmschneider John M. Seltzer Frank H. Norton Olean 2nd Wednesday WATERTOWN ••••• 34 Walter P. Eaton Julian A. Van Deusen James S. Pritchard Leslie M. Cooper Watertown 4th Friday

00 HORNELLSVILLE .. 35 Andrew D. Travis Duncan Boughner Roy M. Hackett George H. Grosvenor Hornell 1st Friday AnoNIRAM ••••••. 36 Fred C. Pearson William G. Wittcke Howard R. Stiles Clare E. Burtis . Flushing 3rd Thursday CRYPTIC •••••••• 37 Will W. Smith Jay W. DeWitt Charles F. Flammer Ai:thur L. Churchill Saratoga Springs 2nd and 4th Thursdays BATH •••.•.•.•.• 40 John B. Brownley Henry J. Donnelly Elmer Kleckler Walter H. Brace Bath 1st and 3rd Tuesdays TYRIAN ••.•••••• 43 Carl Robert Myers Frederick A. Wilkes Elmer Charles White Newton R. Mcllwaine Plattsburgh :md Wednesday, except June FULTON •.••••••• 50 Leigh Rj Lyboldt Ransom A. Short Floyd S. Spangle William E. Howard Fulton Last Friday WASHINGTON •••• 52 William . Williams Walter H. Merritt C. Clinton Holt Hermon E. Sullivan Whitehall 2nd Friday CORNING ••••...• 53 George . Pratt William B. Gorton George F. Showers Harrie O. Anderson Cornin~ 3rd Thursday PEEKSKILL ••.••. ssH. Alban Anderson Edson R. Brewer Ferdinand F. PeroskyLewis Allport Peekskill i'2ndMonday,exceptJuneSept.Dec.andMar. HuosoN •••••••• 62 William Herberg Bruce C. Risley Myron Hermance William A. Merrell Hudson 2nd Monday PHOENIX ..•••••. 70 Arthur J. Morrison Franklin P. Bunker Alton B. Eckert John Burden Mt. Vernon 2nd Friday ALPH·OMEGA .•.. 71 John B. Cobb Claude W. Grinnell Frank W. Mallison Charles A. Mack Medina !2nd Monday JOHNSTOWN .•••. 72 FerdinandE.Schoeffier Harrington J. Atwell John Giles Ferres, 2d Nathaniel W.Wheadon Johnstown 2nd Wednesday Sr. G•oRGE's •.••• 74 Henry J. Van Slyck Charles H. Huntley James P. Eaton Hanford Robison Schenectady 2nd Wednesday SKoI-YASE .•••.• 75 Milton P. Sandford Robert C. Rippey Lee W. Vreeland Robert M. Holcomb Waterloo 2nd Friday HUNTINGTON .••• 76 Clifton F. Gardiner Fred W.Hunninghouse Georire Henry_ Gillies Allison E. Lowndes Huntington 3rd Friday Sr. LAWRENCE •• 77 Herbert W. Fear! Frank C. Lytle Edwin L. Weegar Bert C. Spaulding Potsdam 2nd Tuesday CATSKILL •..•••• 78 William H. Wiles Walter E. Howe A. LeRoy Story Albert S. Paulsen Catskill 4th Monday TEMPLE •..•••••• 79 Wm. T. N. Outhwaite Herbert L. Washburn Charles W. Knapp William Zinter Niagara Falls 1st Friday except July and August FLATBUSH •••.••• So Frederick T. Pack William J. Kaseman Ray E. Schoetzow Edward H. Avery Brookl:!'ll 4th Tuesday JosEPH WARREN .• 8I Robert I. Brayton James L. Maloney Fred W. Hamilton Lo_Y,al L. Davis Glens Falls 1st Friday SALAMANCA ••••• 82 Thomas V. Pifer Ralph E. Marker Orla E. Black Clifford C. Cheney Salamanca 2nd Monday ZARTHAN •••••••• 83 William H. Young Adam Hotaling Charles W. Hatcher Clyde R. Wilcox Ilion 2nd Thursday ZABUD •••••••••• 84 Louis Benzer Charles H. Hall Charles Miller William L. Wisner Freeport 2nd Friday TRIANGLS ••••••• 85 Albert A. Lang Charles Wingerath,Jr. J. Walter Reimels Eugene H. Vanderbilt Jamaica 4th Wednesday LAPAYETTB •••••• 86 Card J. Miller W. Scott Adler RobertWilliamStewart Frederic H. Ridgeway Yonkers 2nd Monday ONSONTA ••••••• 187 Ursil A. Ferguson Richard M. Roberts D. L. Palmer Walter A. Bliss Oneonta 4th Wednesday

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Council No.

Abstract of Returns from Constituent Councils

NAME OF COUNCIL .:e':;, of I I I I I I S I Dropped I I No. of I Amount Ma b3e:s Greeted Affiliated Restored Died Dimltted ur d at own Exll. d ~mb;:s of Duo1

Y pen e Request pe e ay & Fees 1928 --------------------------~ ----

1 COLUMBIAN • • • • • • • • • • • • • 553 I 19 ••. •.. 11 •.. 7 ••• ••• 554 s 415 60 2 UNION • • •••••••• • • • • • • • 347 13 1 3 3 3 ... ...• ••• 358 262 90 4 BROOKLYN • • • • • • • • • • • • • 631 13 ..• l 14 1 6 7 .•• 617 461 20 7 ADELPHIC • • •• • • • • • • • • • 682 52 2. 2 9 1 22 7 ... 699 556 40

12 RoTICA • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 88 9 ••• ••. 2 1 ... ... ••. 94 75 10 13 CENTRAL CITY • • • • • • • • • • 790 11 ... ... 11 1 38 2 ..• 749 569 50 14 BLOSS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1106 •.. ••• 16 50 6 78 S 1 984 774 20 15 BRUCE • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 148 3 •.• •.. 2 ... •.• 1 ••• 148 108 10 16 SOUTHERN TIER • • • • • • • • 313 13 ••• 1 6 2 28 3 ••• 288 238 60 17 BUFFALO • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 262 ... •.• ••• 5 1 13 1 .•• 242 183 40 18 KING HIRAM • • • • • • • • • • • • 103 3 .•• ... 4 .•• 9 2 .•• 91 76 60 19 DORIC • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 722 12 •.. 1 26 1 2 1 .•• 705 523 40 20 KEYSTONE • • • • • • • • • • • .. 408 6 ... ••• 8 ... 1 .•• ••. 405 294 60 21 ANCIENT CITY • • • • • • • • • • 79 6 ••• ••. 1 ... 1 •.. ••• 83 64 30 22 DEWITT CLINTON ••• , • •. 1197 9 .•• ••. 33 2 ... l ... 1170 851 40 24 BINGHAMTON •••• , , • , • , , , 57 3 ... ••• 2 •.• •.• •.• •.. 58 44 40 25 DUNKIRK , •• , ,. • .. , •., • , 245 2 1 ... 1 •.. 3 ... ••• 244 175 00 26 PALMYRA , , ......... , • .. 251 ... •.• ... 2 l ... ... ... 248 175 70 31 KING SOLOMON •• , •••• , , 285 6 •.• 2 6 ..• •... ••.• 1 286 208 50 32 JAMESTOWN , , , , •. • • • • • • • 289 6 ••. ••• 4 ••• 11 4 .•• 276 211 30 33 OLEAN .. • • • • .. .. • • .. • .. • 53 .•. .... ••• ..• ••• ..• .... ••. 53 37 10 34 WATERTOWN , , , •• , , • , , , , 79 2 ••. ... •.• •.• .... .... ••. 81 58 30 35 HORNELLSVILLE • , •••• , , , , 211 10 •.• 1 2 2 8 ... ••• 210 162 70 36 AoONIRAM , , , , ... , , , ••• , 235 13 •.. 2 6 •.. 6 ••• .•• 238 184 00 37 CRYPTIC • • .. .. • • • • .. • .. 301 4 ... 3 7 ... ... l •.. 300 216 70 40 BATH • • • • .. .. .. • • • • • • • • 90 ••. ..• ..• •.• ... .... •.. ••. 90 43 TYRIAN • • • • .. .. • • • • • • • • 160 ... ... .•. 2 ••• •... 2 .•• 156 112 00 50 FULTON • • • .. • .. • • • • • • • • 112 11 .... •.. 1 ••• 3 1 ... 118 94 80 52 WASHINGTON , , •• •. •, •.. 108 11 ••. ••• 2 .•. l ... ... 116 92 10 53 CORNING • .. .. .. • • • • • • .. 84 . .. ••• .•. 2 ••• ••• ... ••• 82 58 80 55 PEEKSKILL • •• , .... • , • • • 84 5 ••• ... 2 ..• 6 l ••• 80 66 30 62 HUDSON • .. • •••••••••• ,. 226 1 ... ..• 3 •.. ... •.• ••• 224 159 70 70 PHOENIX • .. .. .. • • • • • • .. 242 14 2 1 5 1 4 •.• ••. 249 191 40 71 ALPH-0KEGA • • • • • • • • • • • 113 ••. ••• ••. 3 ••• 10 ... ••. 100 79 10 72 JOHNSTOWN , • • • • • • .. • • • 368 13 ••• .•• 3 •.• 1 2 ••• 375 277 10 74 ST. GEORGE'S • • • • • • • • • • • • 696 12 1 •.. 8 •.• 6 ••. ••• 695 505 70 75 SKoI-YASE • • • ••• •• .. • .. 152 1 ... ..• •.• •.• 8 ••. •.. 145 107 90 76 HUNTINGTON , , , • •. • • • • • 147 1 ••. ..• ••. ••• •.. ••• ••• 148 104 40 77 ST. LAWRENCE • • • • • • • • • • 53 ... •.. ... •.• ••• ... •.. •.. 53 37 10 78 CATSKILL • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 276 7 ••• ••• 3 ••• 14 1 ••• 265 203 70 79 TEMPLE.................. 119 7 •.. .•. 1 .•. 5 ••• .•• 120 93 80 80 FLATBUSH. • • • • • • .. • • • • • .. 135 7 ••. .•. ••• 1 ••• l ... 140 105 00 81 JOSEPH WARREN • • • • • • • • • 83 6 •.• ... 4 ••• •.. ... .•• 85 67 10 82 SALAMANCA. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 74 7 •.. ••• •.• ... ... •.• .•• 81 62 30 13 ZAR'fHAN. • • • • .. • • • • .. • • .. 27 .•. •.. ... •.• ••. ..•• ••• •.• 27 18 90 84 . ZABUD • • • • • • • • • .. • • .. • • • 130 I 14 ••. ••• 3 ••. 1 ..• ••• 140 112 00 85 TRIANGLE • • .. • .. • • • • • • .. 47 25 •.• ••• •.• .•. ... .•. ... 72 70 40 86 LAFAYETTB ••• , • • • • • • • • • • 43 10 •.•• .•. 1 .•. ••. ••. ... 52 45 10 87 0NBONTA • • • • • • • • • .. • .. • 32 1 ... ... ••• .•. ••• ... ••. 33 23 90 -- ------------ -------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

TOTALS 13036 368 7 33 258 24 292 41 2 12827 $9,617 70

Permanent Members of the Grand Council

Being Past Masters of Constituent Councils living and in good standing

Tabulated in order of seniority.

COLUMBIAN CouNCIL, No. I.

James H. Curtin Martin Q. Good James Stewart Chauncey E. Goodrich Charles Grosch William Boyd Tindle Charles Peppel

Alexander P. Milligan J. Stewart Wilson John Bramwell Oliver H. LaBarre Frank A. Spencer Joseph L. Lockhart

W. Knight Vernon Charles N. Hulburt Edwin Raymond Knox John B. Adkins Oliver L. Menard George Herring William J. Morgan

UNION CouNcIL, No. 2.

Edward Feih Roy S. Houck Henry J. Huemmer Arthur A. Barr Harry Aery Nicholas Pecora

Albert C. Markard William R. Wilson John J. Bott George E. Bradbrook Willard C. Curtiss

C. Linwood Morrell Ernest E. Wilson Clarence F. Heath Howard P. Wi11son Milton E. Ellis

BROOKLYN CouNCIL, No. 4.

Adolph C. Wenzel John L. Judge William Bamber Charles C. Rhodes George A. Lutz James W. Palmitier

Henry P. Stevens Clarence G. Franklin Henry M. Rynehart William R. Salter Charles H. Hadlock Axel J. Hallbeck

Daniel W. Ballou William J. Moore Benjamin S. Dube11 James C. Deery Walter L. Banta

AnELPHic CouNCIL, No. 7.

William Downes Percy W. Willard James Chambers Willam Frank Russell Charles H. Stoddard Harry A. Bingham Henry DeWitt Hamilton Major D. Hanna Henry W. Remington Jeremiah Hunter John W. Kirby Matthew S. Cumner John J. Pheelan Joltn F. Birmingham

Henry He11er S. Ormond Goldan William A. Meyers Roland E. Ellis Wi11iam W. Graham

RoTICA COUNCIL, No. I2.

William F. Tremain William F. Harris Earl C. Pressey

Thomas Parke Merton E. Nettleton Harry A. Sinclair Benjamin B. Gilbert

120

CENTRAL CITY COUNCIL, No. IJ.

George B. Cathers Henry A. MacGruer Jerome L. Cheney Lawrence Thompson John Peter Listman Elmer J. Clark

T. Campbell Collin John P. Deal Henry Calhoun Edward A. Webster Ensign S. Homer Zina C. Lewis Daniel Jones

John A. McLaughlin, Jr. Mark D. Welsher Frank W. Travis William C. Shapleigh Burton A. Preish Robert E. Emerson Howard E. Long

Herman G. Rees George K. Hancock William H. Hall William L. Cummings Christian Lehmann Chester D. Crowell

Willard C. Hay Lloyd J. Richardson Samuel R. W. Marriott David D. Mohler Erwin George Nichols James S. Wilcox

BLoss CouNCIL, No. 14.

Harry A. Sheldon William H. Kirkpatrick Walter M. Douglas Frank Richardson David A. Tomlinson William F. Seber Frederick W. Powers

OUie H. Childress Louis N. Ellenbogen Frank P. Lotz Frank M. Ames James G. Caddick Fred B. Hancox Charles Edward Catlin

BRUCE CouNCIL, No. 15.

Harry E. Brees Ross C. Holley Lewis E. Morey Arthur A. Davenport Elgie G. Knowles Arthur C. Gloger Marcus L. Liddell

F. Randall Thompson Jesse M. Bell Lauren P. Young Alfred W. Sill A. Irving Johnson

SouTHERN TIER COUNCIL, No. 16.

Charles L. Hart Henry Mander . Guy W. Shoemaker James M. Randall Charles S. Tuttle George R. Hemenway

William Dempster Edgar C. Neal Peter Post James R. Newman Charles A. Fero William J. Koepf

Jesse L. Churchill Harry S. Tipton Chauncey B. Hammond Edgar E. Wemple William S. Barnes Harry I. Tong

A. William Yungstrum Louis A. Northrop Richard Marlowe Ralph M. Newelt Frank Brockway Blossom Harry W. Van Campen

BUFFALO CouNcIL, No. 17.

Wesley M. Backus Frank W. Tyler Andrew Gustave Koepf Edward A. Jones Peter G. Klumpp Arthur Solomon

James M. Todd Esbon B. Rew Samuel F. Hamilton Augustus A. Derdenger George L. Hodgson Albert W. Snyder

KING HIRAM CouNCIL, No. 18.

Fred J. Humphryes Arthur Tailby Alpha L. Dewdney John T. Leach James G. Noakes

Henry D. DeGroff Lewis E. Martin Irving C. King Joseph W. Douglas F. Maurice Harrop

121

George T. Clarke Fred S. Thompson John E. Heywood Paul R. Chappell

DORIC CouNCIL, No. I9.

John W. Merriam Willard S. Bradt Samuel C. Pierce Ezra M. Sparlin Harry J. Mulligan Charles M. Colton John C. Baumer George Edward Hatch Earl J. Neville

Sidney E. White William A. Buff Charles H. Peck Luther H. Miller Frederick L. Dutcher W. Wirt Whittlesey George J. Vetter S. Edward Hitchcock Harry G. Greensmith

James R. Kimber Charles M. Buck Howard G. Nobles Charles S. Naramore Charles E. Cook Albert E. Chadwick Raymond E. Westbury

KEYSTONE CouNcIL, No. 20.

Fred E. Ogden George Clinton Earl N. Blood William S. Riselay Elias Haifa Wilbur H. Funk Frederick A. Fell

Georg~ W. Curtis Esslie V. Kraft Virgil J. Ullman E. Parker Waggoner John G. Rieger H. Morton Curtis Washington A. Russell

George A. Davis, Jr. Henry L. Frey R. Stanley Ruthven William C. Bingham Harold R. Prouse

ANCIENT CITY CouNCIL, No. 21.

Samuel Stern W. Frank Davis

William McCullough Robert G. Groves

DEWITr CLINTON CouNCIL,

George R. Hodgkins Lewis C. Vanderheyden Will L. Lloyd William E. Bailey William H. Spawn Howard Watson William E. Woollard N. Irving Martin Eugene Crawford George C. Vroman Eugene E. Hinman Philip F. Sohni Charles L. Myers Ernest C. Johnson William H. Butler Chester J. Moore Peter Schumacher Walter R. Marden

Edward N. Snow George C. Kent

No. 22.

Eugene B. Sanford Arthur B. Gregg Charles H. Johnson William T. Fletcher Edward C. Eaton, Jr. Herbert H. Howard Jerry B. Badgley Frederick A. Nicholson

BINGHAMTON CouNCIL, No. 24.

Frederick W. Putnam Charles H. Wareing E. Stanley Pier Roy C. McHenry Elmer E. Davis

DUNKIRK CouNcIL, No. 25.

Hiram A. Matteson Horace C. Pentecost Harry B. Lyon Albert E. Nugent Richard H. Heppell Thomas W. Pentecost

James C. Powell Oscar C. Segebarth Fred Z. Shoemaker James M. Champlain John C. Schwertfager Matthew J. Scholtes

122

Thomas H. Harvey Henry W. Wirtner George C. Schwertfager Joseph Dopler

PALMYRA CouNcIL, No. 26.

S. Nelson Sawyer Alfred C. Hopkins Lynn E. Briggs Samuel Hall Hunt Arthur De Witt Becker

James H. L. Gallagher Harry H. Hunt Ralph D. Sessions Roy Pullman W. Ray Converse

Earl Braman Russell M. Bareham Earl D. Salem

KING SOLOMON CouNcIL, No. JI.

Thomas Finley Walter E. Walker S. Wright Butler Walter W. Kingston John C. Van Zile

Edward J.MacClelland Martin F. Bollinger Henry B. Schryver Edw. T. F. Randolph Harry F. Margwarth Paul A. H. Weiss Harry Bayer Francis C. Ryan Frederick M. Stark

JAMESTOWN CouNCIL, No. 32.

Harry L. Briggs 0. Nelson Rushworth Roland K. Mason Joseph R. Rogers Hugo E. Sellvin Edwin Archibald Ridell Clayton Oscar Johnson

William L; Myrick Isaac P. Collins John G. Murdock

Henry Marvin Lund Chauncey A. Moon Fred H. Anderson Albert S. Price Theodore N. Nelson James H. Mason Edwin E. Gustafson

George W. Hosie Roscoe W. Clark Harry lngleson C. V. Elmer Gustafson Reynold 0. Norquist

OLEAN CoUNCIL, No. 33.

Henry E. Hall Frank H. Norton John M. Seltzer

Charles H. Derby C. E. Godfrey Sederholm

WATERTOWN CouNCIL, No. 34.

Daniel R Blinn John H. O'Brien

Leonard M. Nenning Harry S. Dawson C. Howard Greene

HORNELLSVILLE CouNCIL, No. 35.

H. Tobias Harris William H. Prangen Frank Donahue

George O. Linkletter Clare E. Burtis Edwin L. Brooks

Tohn Bennett Frank M. Adee J urian Miller Frank M. Lawrence

Philip M. Nast, Jr. Guy L. Loper John B. Hagadorn Duncan Boughner Fred Stephenson

ADONIRAM COUNCIL, No. 36.

Edward C. Krapp Thomas B. Furman Harold S. Embree

Henry B. Slater Abraham U. Whitson

CRYPTIC COUNCIL, No. 37.

Walter S. Prescott Will W. Smith George B. Wright Frederick A. Storrs

123

Frederick L. Pennoycr John E. Spencer Charles P. Reeves Richard J. Maher

Edw. A. Messerschmitt H. Belmont Lee Frank E. Rowe Albert B. deGroat Elmer Kleckler

BATH COUNCIL, No. 40.

Henry J. Donnelly Jesse M. Pridmore Clinton W. Richardson John R. Griswold Charles L. Davison

Ernest V. Case Ralph J. Buckmaster Hoxie W. Smith John B. Brownley

TYRIAN COUNCIL, N 0. 43.

Newton R. Mcllwaine Hosea W. Gage Harry Clay Hitchcock George K. Hawkins Herbert A. Stutchbury Harvey MacKenzie

Stewart James Frazier

Ernest A. Putnam Fred W. Snyder Charles F. Loomis John C. Murray William E. Howard

FULTON CouNCIL, No. 50.

William C. Morgan Amos M. Druse William S. Hillick Woodis B. Halstead Roy E. Reynolds

Claude W. Knight George 0. Snyder William H. Singleton Clarence G. Van Skoik George A. Coates

WASHINGTON CouNCIL, No. 52.

Hermon E. Sullivan Otis A. Dennis Clarence E. Parker A. D. Bartholomew

John Comosh Hugh H. Kendall Francis C. Williams Lewis N. Lattin

William J. Williams Dewey A. Forbush Willis G. C. Wood C. Clinton Holt

Gordon Z. Dean Ralph L. Rush

CORNING CouNcrL, No. 53.

Ray C. Rhinehart Arthur D. Moore Anthony M. Haischer Robert L. Allison

Harrie 0. Anderson George W. Pratt

PEEKSKILL CouNCIL, No. 55.

Edward F. Hill Henry P. Dain George E. Briggs Charles A. Dyckman Albert Ellis Phin Lanning G. Roake Charles E. Felton Fred A. Smith

Charles N. Traver Frederick H. Simmons Frederick W. Spencer Frank S. Clapper

Amos 0. Squires Frank H. Whitney Harry C. Todd Robert Sudall Edward J. Wilson Harold Field Horne Solomon Lichter H. Lloyd Griffin

Carl G. Pfeiffer Lewis Allport Elbert F. Utter Albert C. Cruger Thomas F. Willock Elias Whitney Travis

HuvsoN CouNcIL, No. 62.

Alfred D. Wolff, Jr. Bruce C. Risley William P. Boright Samuel Transue

124

Amos Burton Thomas H. M. Hathaway

PHOENIX CouNCIL, No. 70.

Franklin T. Davis Ossian Lang J. Porter Freeman Henry W. Pratt Harry W. Brown Horace P. HoUister

Stephen Preston, Jr. Adolph Wade William R. Leaf Chester D. Babcock Robert Clarke George Thompson

John R. Morse Henry B. Brown Charles B. Weller John Burden George S. Wynian

ALPH-0MEGA CouNcrL, No. 7I.

George A. Newell Irving L'Hommedieu

A. Gardner Phillips Charles A. Mack

Alonzo L. Waters Daniel F. H. Allen

JOHNSTOWN COUNCIL, No. 72.

Fred L. Carroll Abram Baird Edward M. Baringer Arthur B. Wassung Louis K. Maylender,Jr. Herbert T. Clemans

Robert L. Dawson Chauncey C. Thayer

ST. GEORGE'S CouNcIL, No. 74.

Frank H. Sargent George F. Williamson William F. Story Robert B. Johnston Frederick A. Hull Harry L. Erlicher

Winfield A. Atwood Robert R. Douglass James H. Deal George W. Axtell George H. Ashman Henry V. Burger

Edwin C. Vedder Everett E. Green Samuel S. Forster William F. Jacob Raymond T. Viets

SKoI-YAsE COUNCIL, No. 75. •

John E. Becker Robert Take!, Jr. Arthur E. Dilts William C. Shanks Charles H. Pratz

Hubert H. Senior Clayton H. Pinckney Robert M. Holcomb Tom William Bailey William C. Buchholz

George Semmens Alfred W. Burnham Ellery H. Messer

HUNTINGTON CouNCIL, No. 76.

Allison E. Lowndes Emmett B. Hawkins Clifton F. Gardner Clarence E. Cutting Henry A. Murphy Burdge P. MacLean,Jr. Kurt ]. Galow

ST. LAWRENCE CouNcIL, No. 77.

Frank F. Williams

Leon L. Parker Rudolph J. Stahl P. Tremain Loud

Edwin L. Weegar John S. Hazen

CATSKILL CouNcIL, No. 78.

Howard E. Muller Henry Layman Robert E. Townsend

125

James L. MacNee Floyd S. Parks

TEMPLE CouNCIL, No. 79.

Charles F. Cushing Thomas W. Aitken William H. Hunt Charles R. Phelps G. Edward Sims Solomon Kimpel Frank Diemer

FLATBUSH COUNCIL, No. So.

John A. Derthick David M. Boe Charles A. Gamble Henry G. Story David C. Pitcher Arthur H. Moeller

JosEPH WARREN CouNCIL, No. 8I.

Adelbert J. Selleck William Lee

A. Edward Krieger Clifford C. Cheney

Herbert H. Williams Bernhard F. Lynd

John L. Raynor George Wood

Edward L. Hein

J. Caleb Fisher

Alfred J. Stratton

Loyal L. Davis Frank L. Moore Harry W. Pangburn

SALAMANCA COUNCIL, No. 82.

Warren ]. Hoy Arthur M. Lloyd

Frederick C. Pifer Howard E. Hancock

ZARTBAN CouNCIL, No. 83.

Clyde R. Wilcox Henry Fred Millar

William H. Young

ZABUD CouNCIL, No. 84. David A. Kennedy John Wood Gilbert C. Shadwell

TRIANGLE COUNCIL, No. 85

Richard H. Burton

LAFAYETTE CouNCIL, No. 86

Fred G. Newbery

ONEONTA CouNCIL, No. 87

William E. Ford

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Addresses of Grand Recorders

ALABAMA George A. Beauchamp ................ Masonic Temple, Montgomery

ARIZONA Harry A. Drachman ................ Scottish Rite Cathedral, Tucson

ARKANSAS Fay Hempstead ....................... Masonic Temple, Little Rock

CALIFORNIA Thomas A. Davies ...... Room 423, Masonic Temple, San Francisco

CANADA, EASTERN JURISDICTION Albert C. Lemmon ............... 89 Metcalf St., Saint John, N. B.

CANADA, WESTERN JURISDICTION John C. Spencer ................ 27 Ardaven Place, London, Ontario

COLORADO William W. Cooper .................. 319 Masonic Temple, Denver

CONNECTICUT Thomas W. Morgan ...................... P. 0. Box 1021, Hartford

DELAWARE Marshall M. Carpenter ..•.............. P. 0. Box 245, Wilmington

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA John A. Colborn ...................... Masonic Temple, Washington

ENGLAND AND WALES Major T. G. L. Lumley-Smith .............. : .•................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Masons' Hall, Great Queen St., London, W. C. 2

FLORIDA Wilber P. Webster ..................... P. 0. Box 618, Jacksonville

GENERAL GRAND COUNCIL John D. Lee ..................... Masonic Temple, Columbia, S. C.

GEORGIA A. G. Miller ............•.................. Masonic Temple, Macon

ILLINOIS George W. Warvelle .................. 159 North State St., Chicago

INDIANA Robert A. Woods ....................... Masonic Temple, Princeton

IOWA D. M. Brownlee ........................................ Sioux City

KANSAS Elmer F. Strain .....•.................... Masonic Temple, Topeka

KENTUCKY G. Allison Holland ....•................................. Lexington

LOUISIANA John A. Davilla .......... Room 301, Masonic Temple, New Orleans

MAINE Charles B. Davis ........................ Masonic Temple, Portland

MARYLAND Gustav A. Eitel ....................•... Masonic Temple, Baltimore

MASSACHUSETTS Raymond T. Sewall ............ Room 209, Masonic Temple, Boston

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MICHIGAN Charles A. Conover ...................................... Coldwater

MINNESOTA John Fishel. ............................. Masonic Temple, St. Paul

MISSISSIPPI Edward L. Faucette ...................................... Meridian

MISSOURI Ray V. Denslow ...........................•............... Trenton

MONTANA Luther T. Hauberg ......................... P. 0. Box 8g6, Helena

NEBRASKA Lewis E. Smith ............... Room 401, Masonic Temple, Omaha

NEVADA Charles E. Whitesides ......................................... Elko

NEW HAMPSHIRE Harry M. 01eney ........................ 3 No. Main St., Concord

NEW JERSEY Harry Ames Putnam .................. II5 Woodside Ave., Trenton

NEW YORK ' George Edward Hatch ... 846 Lincoln-Alliance Bank Bldg., Rochester

NORTH CAROLINA John B. Griggs ...................... P. 0. Box 365, Elizabeth City

NORTH DAKOTA Walter L. Stockwell. ....................................... Fargo

OHIO Wm. T. S. O'Hara ..................... 740 Nicholas Bldg., Toledo

OKLAHOMA Ira B. Kirkland .... Room 12, First National Bank Bldg., Muskogee

OREGON James H. Richmond .................... 145 East 33rd St., Portland

PENNSYLVANIA Richard T. Hugus ...•......... First National Bank Bldg., Jeannette

RHODE ISLAND William R. Greene ................... Freemasons' Hall, Providence

SCOTLAND George A. Howell ......................... 76 Queen St., Edinburgh

SOUTH CAROLINA 0. Frank Hart ........................................... Columbia

SOUTH DAKOTA George A. Pettigrew ................................... Sioux Falls

TENNESSEE Stith M. Cain ...................... 3o6 7th Ave., North, Nashville

TEXAS T. M. Bartley ................................................ Waco

UTAH W. W. Rager .................. 426 South 4th :East, Salt Lake City

VERMONT Archie S. Harriman ..•••.••...••.•..•.....•..•.......... Burlington

WASHINGTON Horace W. Tyler ..................•.•... Masonic Temple, Tacoma

WISCONSIN . William F. Weiler .................. 470 Van Buren St., Milwaukee

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Recorders of Constituent Councils COLUMBIAN, No. 1

Martin Q. Good ...................... 1070 East 27th St., Brooklyn UNION, No. 2

Richard M. Backus .......... 2430 University Ave., New York City BROOKLYN, No. 4

Lewis R. Lochhead .. P. 0. Box 285, Grand Central Station, N. Y. City ADELPHIC, No. 7

Harry A. Bingham ......... 42 Lawrence Ave., West Orange, N. J. ROTICA, No. 12

Earl C. Pressey ..................... 207 East Bloomfield St., Rome CENTRAL CITY, No. 13

Samuel R. W. Marriott. Masonic Temple, 320 Montgomery St., Syracuse BLOSS, No. 14

Fred A. Richardson .......................... Unfon Station, Troy BRUCE, No. 15

Arthur C. Gloger ............................. R. F. D. 8, Lockport SOUTHERN TIER, No. 16

A. H. Borthwick .......................... 334 Irvine Place, Elmira BUFFALO, No. 17

Gustave C. Foerch ...... 1336 Military Road, Hertel Station, Buffalo KING HIRAM, No. 18

Irving C. King .............................. 202 Lewis St., Geneva DORIC, No. 19

Luther H. Miller .................... 875 Main St., East, Rochester KEYSTONE, No. 20

E. Parker Waggoner ................... 452 Delaware Ave., Buffalo ANCIENT CITY, No. 21

W. Frank Davis ................ 34 East Saint James St., Kingston DEWITT CLINTON, No. 22

Peter Schumacher ............................ Court House, Albany BINGHAMTON, No. 24

Roy C. McHenry .. 501 Binghamton Savings Bank Bldg., Binghamton DUNKIRK, No. 25

Richard H. Heppell ...................... Masonic Temple, Dunkirk PALMYRA, No. 26

M. Francis Cathers ................... 165 West Main St., Palmyra KING SOLOMON, No. 31

.Albert E. Schwartz ................ . 67 Hooker Ave., Poughkeepsie JAMESTOWN, No. 32

C. V. Elmer Gustafson .................. 33 Market St., Jamestown OLEAN, No. 33

Frank H. Norton ........................... 13o6 Irving St., Olean WATERTOWN, No. 34

Leslie M. Cooper .............. 231 North Hamilton St., Watertown HORNELLSVILLE, No. 35

George H. Grosvenor ........................ 59 Maple St., Hornell ADONIRAM, No. 36

Clare E. Burtis .....••.................. 222 Central Ave., Flushing

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CRYPTIC, No. 37 Arthur L Churchill .............. P. O. Box 275, Saratoga Springs

BATH, No. 40 Walter H. Brace .............................. P. 0. Box 345, Bath

TYRIAN, No. 43 Newton R. Mcllwaine ..................... 96 Broad St., Plattsburg

FULTON, No. 50 William E. Howard .................... 212 South Fifth St., Fulton

WASHINGTON, No. 52 Hermon E. Sullivan ........................ 141 Main St., Whitehall

CORNING, No. 53 Harrie 0. Anderson ...................... P. 0. Box 324, Corning

PEEKSKILL, No. 55 Lewis Allport ....................... P. 0. Box 95, Mohegan Lake

HUDSON, No. 62 William A. Merrell ........................ 452 Union St., Hudson

PHOENIX, No. 70 John Burden ............................ •/. City Hall, Mt. Vernon

ALPH-OMEGA, No. 71 Charles A. Mack ........................... 239 Pearl St., Medina

JOHNSTOWN, No. 72 Nathaniel W. Wheadon ............ 122 East Clinton St., Johnstown

ST. GEORGE'S, No. 74 Hanford Robison ........................ 322 State St., Schenectady

SKOI-Y ASE, No. 75 Robert M. Holcomb ...................... . 7 Center St., Waterloo

HUNTINGTON, No. 76 Allison E. Lowndes ..................................... Huntington

ST. LAWRENCE, No. 77 Bert C. Spaulding ........................ 103 Market St., Potsdam

CATSKILL, No. 78 Albert S. Paulsen ...................... 36 Woodland Ave., Catskill

TEMPLE, No. 79 William Zinter ................... 1820 Ontario Ave., Niagara Falls

FLATBUSH, No. 8o Edward H. Avery ..................... 1382 East 27th St., Brooklyn

JOSEPH WARREN, No. 81 Loyal L. Davis ........................... 134 Glen St., Glens Falls

SALAMANCA, No. 82 Clifford C. Cheney ........................ 165 East St., Salamanca

ZARTHAN, No. 83 Clyde R. Wilcox ................................ 42 John St., Ilion

ZABUD, No. 84 . William L. Wisner .................... 164 Southside Ave., Freeport

TRIANGLE, No. 85 Eugene H. Vanderbilt .................... 8439 89th St., Woodhaven

LAFAYETTE, No. 86 Frederic H. Ridgeway ................. 46 Livingston Ave., Yonkers

ONEONTA, No. 87 Walter A. Bliss ........................... s Walling Ave., Oneonta

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Living Past Grand Masters

GEORGE A. NEWELL, G: .M: ., 1893-1894 ......•.•................ Medina ]oHN P. DEAL, G.'.M.·., 1901 ....••.•..•••.••...................• Troy

WILLARD S. BRADT, G:.M:., 1902 ............................ Rochester

IRVING L'HoMMEDIEU, G.'.M.'., 1904 ...••.•...................... Medina FRED E. OGDEN, G.'.M.'., I906 ...........•••••.......•..•....... Buffalo

FRANK M. ADEE, G. • .M. • ., I908 .•.......•••••.••...... Saratoga Springs

WILL L. LLOYD, G. • .M. • ., I9IO .....•••...•.•••..•...••....•..... Albany MARTIN Q. Goon, G:.M:., I9II ............................ New York GEORGE EDWARD HATCH, G.".M.·., I9I4 ..••...............••.. Rochester

OLIVER H. LABARRE, G.'.M.'., I9I6 .......................... New York EUGENE E. HINMAN, G.'.M.'., I9I7 ............................. Albany

]AMES CHAMBERS, G.'.M.'., I9I8 ............................ New York

ROLAND K. MASON, G. • .M. • ., I9I9· •........•....•.•....••... Jamestown

HUGH H. KENDALL, G:.M:., I920 ............................. Corning HENRY A. MAcGRUER, G. • .M. • ., I92I ......•...•.•••..••..•..•. Syracuse

WILLIAM S. RISELAY, G.'.M.'., 1923 ............................ Buffalo

JosEPH L. LOCKHART, G.'.M.'., I924 ......................... New York GEORGE R. HEMENWAY, G:.M:., I925 ........................... Elmira GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, G:.M:., I927· ....................... Manhassct CHARLES M. COLTON, G:.M:., I928 .......................... Rochester

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Grand Representatives of other Grand Councils near the Grand Council

of Royal and Select Masters of New York

Appointed ALABAMA ..••.....•• Fred Stephenson ....... Hornell ........... 1929 ARIZONA .••......... John C. Schwertfager .. Dunkirk ........... 1928 ARKANSAS .........• Thomas Parke ........ Rome .•..•........ 1928 CALIFORNIA ••.....• Edward L. Hein ....... Woodhaven ....... 1928 CANADA, EASTERN .,,. ._, ,_ , _ ,.,_,,

JURISDICTION .... William Lee ........... Glens Falls ........ 1926 CAN ADA, WESTERN

JURISDICTION _ COLORADO .......... Frank H. Whitney ..... Peekskill .......... 1928 CONNECTICUT ...•• Matthew Smith Cumner.Brooklyn .......... 1926 DELAWARE .......•• Charles M. Buck ....... Rochester ......•.. 1926 DIST. OF COLUMBIA.Harry Clay Hitchcock .. Plattsburgh ........ 1926 ENGLAND & WALES. FLORIDA ............ Jeremiah Hunter ...... New York City .... 1928 GEORGIA .....•.....• Frank L. Moore ........ Glens Falls ........ 1928 ILLINOIS ...........• Chauncey B. Hammond.Elmira ............ 1928 INDIANA ..•.......•• Charles S. Naramore ... Rochester ......... 1928 IOWA .....•.....•.••• Everett E. Green ....... Fultonville ........ 1929 KANSAS .....•....••• Edward C. Eaton, Jr ... Albany ............ 1927 KENTUCKY ......... Harry Bayer .......... Poughkeepsie ...... 1928 LOUISIANA ......... Daniel F. H. Allen .... Medina ............ 1928 MAINE ..............• Clarence F. Heath ...... New York City .... 1928 MARYLAND ......... Amos Burton .......... Hudson ........... 1929 MASSACHUSETTS .. John F. Birmingham ... New York City .... 1925 MICHIGAN .......... John Burden .......... Mount Vernon ...... 1928 MINNESOTA ...•.... Esbon B. Rew .......... Buffalo ............ 1926 MISSISSIPPI ........ Frederick W. Powers .. Watervliet ......... 1928 MISSOURI ...•...•.. ,George B. Cathers ...... Syracuse .......... 1926 MONTANA .......... Lewis E. Martin ........ Auburn ........... 1929 NEBRASKA ......... Harold S. Embree ..... Hackensack ....... 1928 NEV ADA ............ George Wood ......... Merrick ........... 1927 NEW HAMPSHIRE .• Frank F. Williams ..... Canton ............ 1926 NEW JERSEY ........ Emmett B. Hawkins .... Huntington ........ 1926 NORTH CAROLINA .. Walter S. Prescott ..... Saratoga Springs .. 1928 NORTH DAKOTA .... Thomas W. Aitken ..... Niagara Falls ...... 1926 OHIO ................ Harry I. Tong ......... Elmira ............ 1927 OKLAHOMA ......... Henry V. Burger ....... Schenectady ....... 1926 OREGON ............. Edwin C. Vedder ...... Schenectady ....... 1928 PENNSYLVANIA .... Charles A. Gamble ..... Brookyln .......... 1929 RHODE ISLAND ..... Samuel S. Forster ... · .. Schenectady ....... 1929 SCOTLAND .......... George Edward Hatch .. Rochester ......... 1924 SOUTH CAROLINA. ,George Herring ....... Brooklyn .......... 1927 SOUTH DAKOTA ... ,Roy C. McHenry ....... Binghamton ....... 1926 TENNESSEE ........ James H. Mason ....... Jamestown ........ 1925 TEXAS ............... Arthur Matthew Lloyd.Salamanca ......... 1928 UTAH ............... . VERMONT ........... Herbert T. Clemans .... Johnstown ......... 1926 WASHINGTON ...... James M. Todd ........ Buffalo ............ 1929 WISCONSIN ......... William ]. Williams ... Whitehall ......... 1928

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Grand Representatives of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters

of New York near other Grand Councils •

ALABAMA •.......... William W. Waldo .... Montgomery ARIZONA .........••• Morris Goldwater ....... Prescott ARKANSAS ..•......• John C. Bone .......... Batesville CALIFORNIA ......•. Robert Hewitt DeWitt .. Yreka CANADA, EASTERN

JURISDICTION .... W. Leonard Ellis ...... St. John N. B. CANADA, WESTERN

JURISDICTION ... . COLORADO .......... Charles H. Dudley ..... Colorado Springs CONNECTICUT ..... William C. Twombly ... Manhasset, N. Y. DELAWARE •......•. Henry M. Laws ........ Wilmington DIST. OF COLUMBIA.L. Whiting Estes ....... Washington ENGLAND & WALES. Frederick C. Van Duzer .. London FLORIDA ........•.•. Walter A. Routh ...... Sanford GEORGIA ............ Jack G. Standifer ...... Blakely ILLINOIS ............ Sylvester 0. Spring .... Chicago INDIANA ............ Arthur J. Smith..... Muncie IOWA ............•... Thomas G. Allison ...... Council Bluffs KANSAS ............. Robert H. Montgomery .. Oswego KENTUCKY ..•...... John T. Kincaid ....... Lexington LOUISIANA ......... William A. Briant. ..... New Orleans MAINE ............... Edwin F. Hillman ...... Portland MARYLAND ......... George A. Smith ....... Baltimore MASSACHUSETTS .. John A. Crosier ........ Northampton MICHIGAN .......... Emerson M. Newell .... Fenton MINNESOTA ........ Frederick L. Lawrence .. Northfield MISSISSIPPI ........ Clyde J. Van Arsdall. .. Indianola MISSOURI ........... Victor H. Falkenhainer .. St. Louis MONTANA .......... E. W. Spottswood ..... Missoula NEBRASKA ......... Francis E. White ...... Omaha NEVADA ............ Fred L. Potter ......... Elko NEW HAMPSHIRE .. Clarence E. Stickney ... Keene NEW JERSEY ........ Marion H. Hall ........ Newark NORTH CAROLINA .. Henry P. Austin ....... Atlanta, Ga. NORTH DAKOTA .... Walter L. Stockwetl .... Fargo OHIO ............•... Oliver D. Everhard .... Barberton OKLAHOMA ....... Edson A. MacMillan ... Ada OREGON ............. Orin L. Patterson ...... Canyon· City PENNSYLVANIA .... James H. Reeder ....... Williamsport RHODE ISLAND ..... William S. Greene ...... Providence SCOTLAND .......... John Sime ............ Edinburgh SOUTH CAROLINA .. Edward W. Baldwin .... Florence SOUTH DAKOTA .... Harry B. Reynolds ..... Terraville TENNESSEE •....... Levin B. Handy ........ Memphis TEXAS .........•..... Lee R. Conro .......... Goldthwaite UTAH ............... . VERMONT ........... Christie B. Crowell ..... Brattleboro WASHINGTON ...... Fred Matthies ......... Pomeroy WISCONSIN ......... Howard I. Crawford ... Wausau

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List of Officers of Columbian Council No. 1 Royal Master Masons of New York City FROM THE ORGANIZATION, SEPTEMBER 2, 1810, UNTIL THE FORMATION OF THE GRAND COUNCIL OF ROYAL MASTER MASONS

OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, JANUARY 25, 1823.

ANNUAL I ROYAL l\IEETING RoYAL MASTER DEPUTY MASTER . ~OYAL W.ARDEN ROYAL TREASURER ROYAL RECORDER

1810 .. Sept. 2 .• Thomas Lownds ••••• John E. Russell. ••• Wilham Craig ••••••• Peter Roome .••••••• Jones Humbert, Jr ••• 18n .. June 2I.. " ••••• Robert Young •.•.••• John Utt............ " • • . • • • • • " •••••. 1812.. " 21.. " • • • • • " ••••••• S. 0. Smith ••••••••• John P. Roome •••.•• Peter Roome •••••••• 1813 .• " 21.. :: ••••• Robert

0Howard ...... John"Utt........... :: "

1814.. •• • • • • • • • • • . • • •••••••••• 1815 .. " 2I.. " ••••• Asa Hall ••••.•••••.• Robert Young ••••••• I816.. " 21.. " ••••• Edward Higgins ...•. Lewis Seymour •••.•. 18I7 •• " 21.. " • • • • • " •••.• Garret Morgan ••••.. William Craig •••••.• Silas Lyon •••••••••. I818.. " 28.. " ••••• Levi Nathan .•••.•.. Silas Lyon .•••••••.. H. Westervelt ..••.•• B. W. Peck ••••••••. 1819 .. July :a.. " .•.•• John G. Munn ••.••• Garret Lansing ••.•.. Silao Lyon ••••.••••• John W. Gibbs .••••. I820 .• June 21.. Silas Lyon •••••••••• Garret Lansing ••...• Hosea Dodge •••••••• C. Bacon ••••••••••• 'rhomas Slade ••••••• 1821.. " a1.. '' . . . . • • . . • • '' . . . . . . '' ........ Ransom Beach . . . . . . '' ..•.... 1822.. " 2I •• Oliver M. Lownds ••. William F. Piatt •••• Tobias W. Bedell •••• Edward Higgins..... "

RoYAL CONDUCTOR ROYAL MARSHAL ROYAL

SENIOR MARSHAL ROYAL

JUNIOR MARSHAL ROYAL HERALD ROYAL GUARD

1810 •.•••.••••• George. Woodruff •.•• John Mariner •••••.• John Utt ••••••••••• Zebedee Ring ••••••. Henry P. Roome •••.•••••••.•••••••••••. I811........... " •••• John P. Roome ••••• Zebedee Ring .•••••• John Mariner....... " •••.••••••••••••.••••••. 181.2 ••••••••••• John Utt .•••••••••• John E. Rich ••••••• Darius Knight •.•••• Suel Dodge ••••••••. George Woodruff ••.••••••••••••••••••••.

:::!::::::::::: :: ::::::::::: :: ::::::: :: :::::: :: ::::::::: :: :::::::::::::::::::::::: I815. •• •• •. •• •• " •.••.•••••• Edward Higgins .•... Francis Dubnor ••••• Garret Lansing ...•.. John Utt ••••••••••• James Verryann •.•.. 1816....... •• •• " ••••••••••• Garret Morgan .•••.. John Utt ••••••••••• Thaddeus Seymour .. John Niles ...••.•••..••••••••••••••.••.• I817....... •• •• " •••••••.••• Samuel Maverick .•.• Levi Nathan ••••••.• John Thompson ••••• William McKinney .. Hosea Dodge .•••.... 1818....... •• •• " •••••••••••

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Joscph Potter •..•..• Gair Blanchard .•.••• Tobias W. Bedell ••• Samuel Maverick.... " •••..••. I819......... •• " • • • . • • •• . • • " . • • • • • • " •••••. P. T. Deceevee •••••. B. W. Pack......... " .•...••. 1820 ..•••.••••• Joseph Potter ••.•..• P. T. Deceevec ••.•••.••••••.•••••••••••• Thomas Jones....... " ••••••••. John Utt ..•••...•.. 1821 ........... J. C. Leffingwell.... " •••••• Garret Morgan ••.••• B. W. Pack ••••••••. Isaac B. Camp...... " •••••••.•.. 1822 .•••.•••••• Ransom Beach •••••• Isaac B. Camp ••.••• J. L. Moore •••••••• R. Byrne ••••••••••• Aaron Kemp........ " •••••••••..

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List of Officers of the Grand Council of Royal Master Masons of the State of New York FROM ITS ORGANIZATION, }ANUARY 25, 1823, TO ITS UNION WITH THE GRAND COUNCIL OF ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS

OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, }UNE 7, 186o.

TIME OF PLACE OF RoYAL DEPUTY ROYAL I ROYAL ROYAL ROYAL MEETING MEETING GRAND MASTER GRAND MASTER GRAND WARDEN GRAND TREASURER GaAND RECORDER

I823 •• Jan. 25 .• New York •• Thomas Lownds .•••• Edward Higgins .•••• Garret Morgan •••••• L. Q. C. Bowles .•••• Oliver M. Lownds •• 1824 •• June .21.. " • " • • • • • " • • • • • " •••••• Lebbens Chapm~n . • . u •• 1825 .. " 21.. " • Oliver M. Lownds... " .. ... " • ••••. " ... Thomas Slade ....... 1826 •• July 12.. " • Garret Morgan ...... William F. Piatt •••• Henry Marsh • • • • • • • " " 1827 •• June 21.. " •• William F. Piatt •••• Henry Marsh' •••.•• F. L. Wilsey .•••.••• 1828 .• " 21.. " •• Henry Marsh ••.•••• Richard Ellis •.••••• Fred W. Leeds ••••••

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... 1829..... •• •• •• .. ......... " .. .. ••• " •• •• .. • " ...... Edward Higgins ..... 1830. •• •• •• •• •• • •• •• •• •• •• ff •• •• •• • '' •• •• •• • '' • •• • • • "

1831. .June 15 .. New York. Richard Ellis ....... Fred W. Leeds ...... J. R. Bailey ........ . 1832......... .. . • . •• • . . . .• ,, ff ''

1833 ..................... . 1834 ....................... , 1835 ...................... . 1836 ...................... . 1837 .• June 21 •• New York . :::::!Fred W. Leed;;·P.'T: 1838 .................... .. 1839. •••••••••• ............ , 1840 ..................... . 1841 ..................... . 1842 .. June 21 •• New York. 1843.. :: 21.. " 1844.. u 21 •• 1845.. 21 •• 1846 •• :: 21 •• 1847.. 21 .. 1848.. :: 21 •• 1849.. 29 .. 1850.. :: 21 •• 1851 •• " 21 •• 1852.. 21 •• 1853.. :: 21 •• 1854.. 22 .. 1855 .. July 2 •• I856 •• June 21 •• 1857.. .. 21 •• 1858.. :: 21 •• 1859.. 21 ..

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: : : : : :!Jared L M~r'e':::: :/naniel West ••• :::: :/Sylvester Spencer ..• " " ,, Fred W. ..

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Leed;::::: '.jSamuel Marverick •.• !Anthony Chapple •.. ·1Jonathan Jarvis ••••. • ..... Anthony., Chapple .... Sewall.,Fisk ......... Daniel., Wcst ........

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• • •• •• • • • • ••••••. Wtlham 'Y.· ""I ........ . .. ....

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Jonathan Jarvis ••••• C. W. Carpenter ••• ·i'Charles Watkins .••• " u ,, ::::::::!Fred W. Leeds .... :: ..

:::::!Charles Watkins '.'.'.'.!William H. Norri;::: " " ..

::::IJohn ¥.·Willis ... ::. : : : : : : : :1wmiam !; Surre .... ·····1 .... , ......

John B. Willis ...... William W. Nexsen •• 1George Godfrey •••••

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TIMB OP MBBTING

PLACE OP MEETING

ROYAL GRAND MARSHAL

ROYAL SENIOR GRANO MARSHAL

ROYAL JUNIOR GRAND MARSHAL

ROYAL GRANO HERALD

ROYAL GRANO SENTINEL

1823 •• Jan. 25. ·!New Yor~. 1824 •• J~?e 21.. " 1825.. 21 •• 1826 •• July 12 •• 1827 •• June 21 •• 1828 .. " ~I ••

Lewis Seymour •.•••• T. W. Bedell ......• Hosea Dodge .••..•.• William F. Piatt ... ·1 · .................. . " •..•.• William F. Piatt .... Campbell Bushnell .•• John Barney .........••••.••••.•••••...•

William F. Piatt •.•• Henry Marsh • • • . . . . " • . . " ........ Garret Lansing ..... . Campbell Bushnell .•• F. L. Wilsey .••..... R. B. Atterbury ....• Silas Butler, Jr...... " •.•... Cyrus Curtiss ......• R. B. Atterbury ..••• Silas Butler, Jr .....• Richard Ellis........ "

1829 •••••••••••.••••••••••• " ••••••• Silas .~utler, Jr ...... Jere J'd:iller ••..••...• Robert .. Young ..•....

1830. •• •• • • •• •• . •• • • • • • • ••• ••••••• • •• • . • • •• • • •• • . • • .•.•• ·1 ..... . 1831 •• June 15 •• New York •• Silas Lyon ...••••••• C.arret Lansing .•.... Sylvester Spencer .••..........••........ Robert Young ...... .

lHL~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. 1836... .. .• . . .• . .. . . . . . . .. ,, . . . .. •••.• " . .. . . . " ...................... . 1837 .. June 21 •• New York. :: ......•..• Samucl,,Maverick. ... :: ...................... .

mL ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : :: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ :: ~ ~ ~ ~ :: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ..... . 1842 •• June 21 •• New York. Samuel Maverick ...• Anthony Chapple .... Silas Lyon .........• Ransom Beach ...... James Thorburn .... . 1843 .• Ill .31.. " . . u • ••• '' • • • • '' • •• • • • • • • • " • • • • • • ,. • ••••

1844 •• " 21.. " •• William W. Nexsen .. Jonathan Jarvis ..... Ransom Beach ...... Robert Tyrell....... " ••... 1845.. " 21.. " •• Ransom Beach ••... , Silas Lyon .........• Charles Watkins ...• William G. Park .... Robert Tyrell ..•.... 1846.. :: :11.. :: • . :: •....• Jonathan .. Jarvis . . . . . :: .... John B. Costa ...... ........ ·.· ......... . 1847.. 21.. • • • •• • • • • • • • • • •.• C. W. Carpenter .... Sewall Fisk ........ . 1848 •• " 21.. " • • " •••••• Charles \Vatkins •.•. .C. W. Carpenter ...• Sewall Fisk......... " .•.•••... 1849 •• " 29.. " • John Scott ...•....•• Ransom Beach •.•.•• William H. Norris ••• William Brown...... " ••••••••. 1850.. :: 21.. :: • William »,'· Nexsen •• William I;';· Norris ... Robert Tyrell •.....• Ransom Beach •..... W. Broadman ..•.... 1851.. 21.. • • • • • .......................................... Greenfield Pote ..... . 1852.. " 21.. " •• Robert Roberts .....• John B. Willis .•.... Myer A. Cohen ..... James T. Brush • . . . . " 1853 •• " 21.. " •• John B. Willis ...... Robert Robert....... " " J854. • II 22. • U U U

: : : : : : :!Leonard Burnh~:: :IJames .. Rodgers .•.... 1855 •• July 2 •• 1856 .. J~?e 21 •• 1857.. 21 •• 1858.. :: .21.. 1859.. 21 ••

: "I Robert Roberts'.'.'.:: '.!George Godfrey:::: :1Thomas H. Forsyth: :JCharles S. Swe~i::::: U U H U

: .I Vincent W. Bat;::: :JThomu H. ForsYth: :!Allen A. Burns ... : :Js. W. Asheim ... ::::

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List of Officers of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the State of New York FROM ITS ORGANIZATION, MAY 27, 1854.

TIME OP MEETING

PLACE OP MEETING

GRAND MASTER DEPUTY GRAND MASTE•

GRAND I GRAND I GRAND TREASURER GRAND RECORDER I GRAND ILLUSTRIOUS MASTER CONDUCTOR OF WORK

1854 •• May 1854 •• June 1855 .. .. 1856 .. .. 1857 .. .. 1858 .. .. 1859 .. .. 1860 .. " 1861 •• " 1862 .... 1863 .• Feb. 1864 .. .. 1865 .. .. 1866 .. .. 1867 .. .. 1868 .. ..

27. ·JNew York. 19.. "

M. J. D~!'mmond •.

4 •• 2 ••

3·. 2 •• 8 .• 5 •• 4 ••

'. :1J. B. Y. Sommer;: •• H. F. L. Bunting ..

John J. Tindale .. . N. 0. B:;njamin .. .

~::\Albany •.. : !Charles H. Platt •• JI " 7 •• 6 •• S· • 4 ..

Samuel C. Swartz. J. B. Y. Sommers. J. B. Y. Sommers. John J. Tindale .•. H. F. L. Bunting • " ••• Thomas C. Edwards James T. Brush .•.

" N. 0. Benjamin •.. " Augustus Willard ..

Augustus Willard. . Bradley Parker ... Seymour H. Stone. Vincent W. Bate ..

" • Charles H. Platt .. . Charles H. Platt ... Richard Bloss .... . Richard Bloss . . . . . Charles E. Gillett. John .. Hoole ...•... James .. McCredie ...

Philip Pritchard ... ,E. W. Whipple ••.. D. S. Sinclair ••.•. Philip Pritchard ...

A. H. Bartlett •••. H. F. L. Bunting. N. 0. Benjamin •.. David Wagstaff... • ••..

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..... Augustus Willard . John W. Simons .. Josiah Shove .•... Bradley Parker .•.. S. B. Tobey, Jr.... "

" Robert" Macoy . .

Walter T. Marvin. Royal G. Millard •. Charles H. Platt ... John B. Harris .... William Gould . . . . " Charles E. Gillett .. John Hoole .•.•... John D. Williams ..

H. F. L ... Bunting ..

1869 .. .. 1870 .. " 1871 •• u

1872 .• "

a •• 1 ••

7 •• James McCredie.::\John D. Wil°ifa'..;,;::1naniel Wolff ... :::1G:°Fr~d

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\Viit;i~:::1n. B. Howell ... :: " " " " u

6 .. John D. William;:: /G. Fred Wiltsie.:: /F. F. Driggs:::::: /Henry B. Harvey':

1874 .. Sept. 8 •. New York. " . . . " •••••..•...•••••...•••.. 1873 .• Feb. 6.1 " .... IG. Fred Wiltsie ... IF. F. Driggs ••••••

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187 S. • " I 4. . " •. John B. Sackett. . . (;eorgc M. Osgoodby ................. . 1876 .• " 12.. " •• George M. Osgoodby Charles W. Brown ......••••...•••..•. 1877 • • H I I•. u " u

1878 .. :: 3 •. 1879.. "·. 1880.. .. 8 •• 1881 •• " 20 •• 1882 .• " 5. 1883 .. " 11 •• I884.. .. 9 •• 1885.. .. 8 •• I886.. .. 7 ••

'.:Charles W. Brown John J. Martin .. .. • . John J;. Martin •.•. Thomas ,,Glidden .. .

:·Thomas Gliddo~::: John W. Coburn·:: " ''

: • John W. Coburn":: John L. Brothers:'. ff ''

GRAND PRINCIPAL CoNDUCTOR OP \VORK

Henry B. Harvey . John B. Sackett •.. Charles W. Brown Alexander "/}· King

Charles .. Norman •••

Thomas Gliddon° : : John W. Coburn.·) "

" ..• John F. John I;; Brothers. . "

R. C. Christiance: : ..

George" Van Vii~t::

Bald~i~::

CAPTAIN OP GUARD

H. F. L. Bunting . James H. Lake ••.• Thomas C. Edwards John W. Simons .• Hiram York .••... Walter T. Marvin. John B. Harris .... Richard Bloss ..•.. Charles E. Gillett .. William E;, Lathrop.

George H. Raymond. Daniel Wolff ..... . ..

F. F ... Driggs::::::

T. W. Bolles ..... .

C. H. Van Brackle. George M. Osgoodby Alexander B. King John F. Baldwin .. Claudius F. Beatty Thomas H. Floyd .•

" John L. Brothers:: A. Opp:;nheimer ...

R. C. qiristianc~: :

E. M. L. Ehlers. : : ..

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PLACE OP I GRAND -------1 MEETING COND. OP COUNCIL

GRAND MARSHAL GRAND CHAPLAIN I GRAND CHAPLAIN GllAND LECTURER GRAND STEWARD GllAHD SENTINEL

1854 ..••••••••• 1854 ••••••••••• 1855 ••••••••••• 1856 ••••.•••••• 1857 •.•.••••••• 1858 .•..••••••• 1859 .•••••••••• 1859 .•••••••••• 1860 ••••••••••• 1861. ..•••••••• 1861. •..••••••• 1862 ••••••••••• 1862 ••••..••••• 1863 ..•.••••••• 1863 ....•.•••.• 1864 ...•••••••• 1864 ...•••••••• 1865 ....••••••• 1866 ....•••••.. 1867 ..••.•••••. 1868 ..•••.••••. 1869 •••.••••••• 1870 ..•.••••••• 1871. •.•.•••••• 1872 ..••••••••• 1873 ••••••••••• 1874 .•••.•••••. 1875 .••••.••••• 1876 ..•.••••••• 1877 ••••••••••• 1878 ..••.•••••• 1879 ...••.••••• 1880 .•..••••••• 1881. .•..•••••. 1882 ..••.•••••• 1883 ....••••••• 1884 ..••.•••••• 1885 ••••••••••• 1886 .••••••••••

New York. ..

. Al?,any •••·

New York. "

. • . . . • . . . • • • . . • • • • . • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • . • • • . • • • • • • . • • • • . • • • . . D. S. Sinclair • • . • • •••••...•.•..•••• ••.•••••••...••... J. F. G. Andrews .•..•••.•••.....•...•••••.•.•....••.. W. W. Ward ..••• Sewall T. Fisk ..•• John W. Simons .• Philip Pritchard ..•.•.••..•••.•.•....•••••...••....•... Bradley Parker . • • " •... Philip Pritchard .•• Bradley Parker ••..•••..••.•.•.•.••..••.•..••......•.. S. B. Tobey, Jr ••• George Dowding .. Bradley Parker ... S. B. Tobey, Jr ••••.•••.•••.•..••.•.. Sewall T. Fisk .••. W. T. Marvin.... " .. Royal G. Millard .. John Gray ••.•..•..•••.•....••...••• H. L. F. Buntin&. John B. Harris ••• Sewall T. Fisk .•.. A. B. McKeon.... " .••••••. J. C. Chatterton... " . Joseph Wright •.•. George Dowding .. . ••••••••.•••....• Henry C. Vogell .• James M. Freeman • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . • • • . • • • • • . • • • • . . " .. Charles E. Gillett. " ••••••••••••••..•....••••.••.•..•..•.• Joseph Wright ••.• Greenfield Pote .•• William E. Lathrop " •• James M. Freeman Sewall T. Fisk .•.• Charles Teson ••.•. Greenfield Pote ... • • • • • • • • • • . . • • • • • • A. B. Beach. • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • . . . • • • . • • • • • • • • . . • • • • • • • • • • • . • . ••••••..•••...... Stiles M. Rust ••.• Henry C. Vogel. ••••••••••••••••••• Sewall T. Fisk .•.. E. ]. Spink .•.•••. L. G. Dart •.••.•.. • •••••••.•.••••••• A. B. Beach ••.•••.•••••.•.•.•••••.••• : •••.•••.••..••..•••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•... Stiles M. Rust •••• Henry C. Vogel.. John N. Parker ••• Sewall T. Fisk .•.. Charles Craig .••.• L. G. Dart ...•.... • ••••••.••••.•.••• A. B. Beach ••.••• James M. Freeman .•••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••.... Charles W. Snow. Henry C. Vogel.. John N. Parker ••• Sewall T. Fisk ..•• ,C. W. Watson •••. tL. G. Dart ....•... . •••••.....••••••• A. B. Beach •••••• James M. Freeman .••••...•..•.•••••.•.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••..•... Mead Belden..... " ••.••• John N. Parker •.• Sewall T. Fisk .••• C. W. \Vatson •.•. Amasa l.· Fuller ..

" •.••• R. H. Robinson... . • • •• • • • • . . •• •• •• . " •••• F. F. Driggs...... • Joseph B. Chaffee. John G. Webster. • . • . • • • • • . • . • • • • • • • " • • • . "

" . . • • • • • • . • • • • • • • . • Jackson ¥.· Chase.

J. S. ,;>haw •• ::::::

·(;;,;.;~u:o;~;.i,; Charles w. Brown" Charles \V. Brown P. W. Verhoeven . John F. Baldwin.. " • Thomas H. Floyd. Darwin E. Morgan

C. H. Van":B~~~kie· 1 .. Henry ]. Boyle ••• Johnson Fountain.

John J. Martin .•• : !Thomas·~. Floyd.: " " Owen .. Williams ••••

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Darwin E. Morga~ P. W. Verhoeven. P. W. Verhoeven. R. C. Chriatiance.

" .. R. C. Chriatiance: John F. Baldwin.: A. B. Robbins • . • • Porte L. Hinman . Porte L. Hinman • Alexander B. King

'' '' John ~,Macomb, J;.

:::::::::::::::::: " ::::Albert E. Lca~h:: Joseph B. Cleaver. " • • . • " ••

" JohnN.Macomb,Jr. W. Morgan Lee •.• . • • • . . • • . . . • . . • • . . " A. D. Robbins •••• F. W. Raikes..... " L. H. Raymond ..•

•• • • • • • " William Downes.· !John Hoole ...... . .. .. .. . .. • • · · ·: : '. : : : : : : : Samuel C. Pierce. • George A. N eweti:

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List of Officers of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the State of New York-(continued) FROM ITS ORGANIZATION, MAY 27, I854,

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PLACE OP MEETING

GRAND MASTER DEPUTY I GRAND PRINCIPAL I GRAND TRBASURBR GRAND MASTER CoNDUCTOR OP WoRB:

1887.,Sept. 6 •• New York •• John L. Brothers .. R. C. Christiance. John N. Macomb,Jr.\John F. Baldwin •. 1888 •• " 4,. " •• R. C. Christiance .. John N. Macomb, Jr. Alexander B. King " 18889 •• :: 10.. :: •• John ~;Macomb,Jr. Alexander ~· King Georg~, A. Newell.

I 90,, 9•• ,, •••••• ,, 1891,. " 8.. " , • Alexander B. King George A. Newell . John F. Baldwin •• Peter Forrester , •• 189.3 " 6 " u .. " "

1893:: " s:: " :: George A. Newell. John F. Baldwin.: A. Oppenheimer.:'. " 1894 •• 4 " " " " u

1895:: " 3:: " : : John F. Baldwin • '. A. Oppenheimer.'.'. Albert W. Force":'. " 1896 .• ,, 1.. " • . " . • " • . • " . . u

1897 •• Aug. 3I,. " .. A. Oppenheimer ... Frederick Kanter •. James B. McEwan. " 1898 .. " 30,. " •• Frederick Kanter .. James B. McEwan. George McGown... " 1899 •• " 29.. " •• James B. McEwan. George McGown ... John P. Deal...... " 1900., " 28.. " •• George McGown ••• John P. Deal .... ,. Willard S. Bradt.. " 1901 .. " .ao •• Buffalo ..... John P. Deal. ..... Willard S. Bradt .• John R. Gardner.. " 1902,. " 26 •• New York •• Willard S. Bradt .• John R. Gardner .• Irvin11 L'Hommedieu " 1903 •• " 25,. New York •• John R. Gardner •• trving L'Hommedieu Charles Stewart ••• George A. Newell .

c'.:: 1904 .• " 30 •• Saratoga •••• Irving L'Hommedieu Charles Stewart.,. Fred E. Ogden . • • " IO 1905.. " 29,. Brooklyn ••• Charles Stewart ••• Fred E. Ogden •.• Wm. H. Andrews •

1906 •• " 28,. Troy ••••••• Fred E. Ogden .•• Wm. H. Andrews • Frank M. Adee ••• 1907., " 27 .. New York .. Wm. H. Andrews. Frank M. Adee ... M. S. MacKenzie. 1908., " 25 •• Rochester .•• Frank M. Adee ••• M. S. MacKenzie. Will L. Lloyd .•• 1909 •• " 3I •• New York •• M. S. MacKenzie. Will L Lloyd ••• Martin Q. Good ••• 1910 •• " 23 •• Albany ••••. Will L. Lloyd, •• Martin Q. Good ..• H. W. Greenland • I911 .. " . .aa •• Jamestown .. Martin Q. Good .•• H. W. Greenland. J. Harris Balston .. 1912 •• " 27 .. Syracuse .... H. W. Greenland. J. Harris Ralston .. George E. Hatch .. 1913 .. " 25.26 Poughkeepsie J. Harris Ralston •• George E. Hatch .. William H. Ellis •• 1914 •• " 24-25 Schenectady. George E. Hatch •• William H. Ellis .. Oliver H. LaBarre 1915 .• " I6·I7 Buffalo .•••• William H. Ellis .• Oliver H. LaBarre Eugene E. Hinman 1916 •• " :n-22 Peekskill •••. Oliver H. LaBarre Eugene E. Hinman James Chambers .. 1917 •• " 27-28 Albany ••••• Eugene E. Hinman James Cltambers .. Roland K. Mason. 1918 •• " 26-27 Corning ••.. James Chambers .• Roland K. Mason. Hugh H. Kendall. 1919., " 25-26 Jamestown •. Roland K. Mason . Hugh H. Kendall. Henry A. MacGruer. 1920 •• " 23·24 Syracuse •••• Hugh H. Kendall. Henry A. MacGruer George S. Haswell. 192I •• " 22·23 New York •• Henry A. MacGruer George S. Haswell. John C. Welch, ••• 1922 .. " 28-29 Troy ....... George S. Haswell. John C. Welch •••• William S. Riselay

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1923 •• " 27·28 Buffalo ••.•• William S. Risclay Joseph L. Lockhart Geo. R. Hemenway 1924 .• " 25-26 Rochester ••• Joseph L. Lockhart Geo. R. Hemenway James A. Smith .•• 1925 .• " 24-25 Elmira .... Geo. R. Hemenway James A. Smith ••• Geo. 0. Linkletter. 1926 •• " 23·24 Schenectady. James A. Smith .•• Geo. 0. Linkletter. Charles M. Colton. 1927 .. " 22-23 Syracuse .... Geo. 0. Linkletter •. Charles M. Colton. Charles H. Johnson I928 •• Sept.Io-II Glens Falls. ·Charles M. Colton. Charles H. Johnson Jerome L. Cheney.

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GRAND RECORDER GRAND I GRAND CAPTAIN OP GUARD CoND. or CouNCIL

George .. Van Vliet .. Alexander B. King George A. Newell . George A. Newell . Tltomas J. Bishop. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

" .. .. .. .. .. Charles T. ..

" ..

Albert Y:'· Force .. .. .. .. .. .. Kanter.: .. Frederick .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Frederick Kanter: : James ~; McEwa~: .. .., .. .. •• Theodore M. Barbe John P. Deal. ..•.. .. John P. Deal. ..... Willard S. Bradt. . • . Willard S. Bradt. • John R. Gardner .. •. John R. Gardner .• N. H. Fredand ... .. N. H. Freeland .•. Irving L'Hommedieu . . Charles Stewart • . . Fred E. Ogden ... • • Fred E. Ogden ... Benjamin Strasser . •. Wm. H. Andrews . Frank M. Adee ... , • Frank M. Adee . . . M. S. MacKenzie . . . M. S. MacKenzie . Will L. Lloyd ••. . . Will L. Lloyd .•. Martin Q. Good ...

Lunt .• Martin Q. Good ... H. W. Greenland. • • H. W. Greenland • J. Harris Balston .. • . J. Harris Ralston .. George E. Hatch .. . . George E. Hatch. . William H. Ellis ..

M. F. Hemingway William H. Ellis. . Edward H. Lisk .. " Oliver H. LaBarrc Eugene E. Hinman " .. .. .. .. "

Geo. Edw. " .. .. .. .. " .. .. ..

Eugene E. Hinman James Chambers .. James Chambers .. Edwin Buchman .• Roland K. Mason. Hugh H. Kendall . Hugh H. Kendall. Henry A. MacGruer . Henry A. MacGruer. George S. Haswell George S. Haswell John C. Welch ....

Hatch •• !John C. Welch., •• William S. Riselay William S. Riselay Joseph L. Lockhart

•• Joseph L. Lockhart Geo. R. Hemenway • , James A. Smith ••• Geo. 0. Linkletter • • • Geo. 0. Linkletter. Charles M. Colton • , • Charles M. Colton, Charles H. Johnson • • Charles H. Johnson Jerome L. Cheney. ... Jerome L. Cheney. John A. Derthick .. .. John A. Derthick .• Albert S. Price ... . • Albert S. Price ..• William F. Seber •

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PLACE OF MEETING

GRAND MARSHAL GRAllD STANDARD BEARER

GRAllD STEWARD GRAND LECTURER GRAND CHAPLAIN

1887 ........... New York . Thomas J. Bishop.1 .•..••.••••••••• ,

I888........... " Samuel C. Pierce .................. . 1889. •• •• • • •••• " Frederick Kanter ................... .

John G. Barker •.. ,Samuel C. Pierce .• ,John G. Webster .. John B. Harris .... A. Oppenheimer ... W. D'Orville Doty

,, '' '' 1890. ...• .. .• .. ,, '' • . . . . .. .. .. .• .. .. . . . . ... 1891........... " • Richard T. Lockley .................. William H. Wyman 1892. .••• .• • . .• " '' . . . .. . . . . .. •. •• •• • " .. . 1893........... " " . . . . • .. . . • • .. .. • • • " !George McGown .. . 1894... •• •• • • •• " J. B. McEwan ...................... Theodore M. Barber " 1895..... •• • • • . " John P. Deal ....................... Willard S. Bradt •• 1896........... " " ....................... Theodore M. Barber 1897... •• •• •• •• " W. S. Bradt ........................ William H. Sims ••

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.. . 1898. •• •• •. • • •. " John R. Gardner •• N. H. Freeland ••. IrvingL'Hommedieu John W. Coburn ..

GRAND CHAPLAIN GRAND SENTINEL

John" Hoole ...... .

George" Skin·~~~ '. '.:

11199........... " N. H. Freeland ••• lrvingL'Hommedieu George R. Hodgkin• " 1900........... " . IrvingL'Hommedieu George R. Hodgkins Charles Stewart •.• 1901 •••••.•••.. Buffalo .... Charles Stewart ••• Fred E. Ogden ••• Benjamin Strasser.

Warren C. Hubb'a°r<lj:::::::::::::::::: jJohn Malcolm •.•.• " . . . • . • . • . . . . . . .. .. William ~· Small.

1902 ••..•••••.• New York. Benjamin Strasser. Wm. H. Andrews .• Frank M. Adee .... 1903........... " • Wm. H. Andrews •• Frank M. Adee .•.• M. S. MacKenzie .• !Charles 1904 ........... Saratoga ... M. S. MacKenzie •• Will L. Lloyd ••• Harwood Dudley .. 1905 •..•••••••• Brooklyn •• Will L. Lloyd ••• Harwood Dudley •. Martin Q. Good ..•

~ 1906 ........... Troy ...... Harwood Dudley •• Martin .Q. Good ..• H. W. Greenland .. o 1907 ........... New York. H. W. Greenland •• J. Harris Halston .• George E. Hatch •• ,Charles

1908 ........... Rochester .. J. Harris Baisten .. George E. Hatch •• William H. Ellis .. Eugene 1909 .•••••••••• New York. George E. Hatch •• William H. Ellis .. Edward H. Lisk .. 19JO, •••••••••• Albany .••. William H. Ellis .. F.dward H. Lisk .. Oliver H. LaBarre 1911 ........... Jamestown. Edward H. Lisk .. Oliver H. LaBarre Eugene E. Hinman!Charles 1912 ........... Syracuse ..• Oliver H. LaBarre Eugene E. Hinman James Chambers .. . 1913 ••••••••••• Poughkeepsie James Chambers .•• Edwin Buchman .. Roland K. Mason • 1914 ••.•••••••• Scl1enectady i;;dwin Buchman •• Roland K. Mason . Hugh H. Kendall .. 1915 ........... Buffalo .••. Roland K. Mason. Hugh H. Kendall .. Henry A. MacGruer 1916 ........... Peekskill ••• Henry A. MacGruer George S. Haswell. John C. Welch ... . 1917 •.••••••••• Albany •••• George S. Haswell. John C. Welch •.•. Emil H. Schmidt .. I918 ........... Corning ••• John C. Welch •••• Emil H. Schmidt .. William S. Riaelay 1919 ••••••••••• Jamestown. William S. Riselay J. L. Lockhart .... G. R. Hemenway .. 19.zo ........... Syracuse ... Jos. L. Lockhart •• Geo. R. Hemenway Jamea A. Smith ••••

~; Butler:: .. .. .. ..

T. Lunt.:'. E. Hinman

:: I M. Colton. William A. Masker

1921 ........... New York •• Geo. R. Hemenway James A. Smith •. Geo. 0. Linkletter. 1922 ••••••••••• Troy .••••• James A. Smith •• G.,o. 0. Linkletter Charles M. Colton 1923 ........... Buffalo ..... Charles M. Colton. Charles H. Johnson J "rome L. Cheney. 1924 ........... Rochester ••. Charles H. Johnson Jerome L. Cheney. John A. Derthick .• 1925 .•••••••••• Elmira •••• Jerome L Cheney. John A. Derthick .. Albert S. Price ••• 1926 ••••••• ••••Schenectady. John A. Derthick .. Albert S. Price ... William F. Seber. 1927 •..•••••••• Syracuse .... Albert S. Price .•• William F. Seber. S. Ormond Gotdan

Albert S. Price .. .' I David L. Ferris .•. " u

" " George A. Davis, Jr. " I E. Parker Waggoner ..

1928 ........... Glens Falls. William F. Seb.,r. S. Ormond Goldan A. Edward Krieger 1929 ••••••••••. Jamestown •• S. Ormond Goldan A. Edward Krieger l{aymondE.Westbury

Murray ~;irtlett ...

1930 ........... Albany ........................................................... , ................ .

j ~1;,;. "i.~~i,~,;i,~i.;,~~ .. S. Wrjj!'ht Butler .

..

James W. Scaggs.: Herman Traugott •• Charles T"son •••• William H. Small • Matthew J. Steele. William ll. Geety • Wm. H. Gladding. Charles D. Wilson Charles Blasdel ... Joseph Titus ••.•.. James L. Foote •.. John Malcolm ••.•. Leonard Sharpe ... Wm. H. Gladding. R. E. Sunderlin .. . Jay Pickard ..... .. James H. Melligan Henry C. Fry •••. John L. Ayers ..•. John Fox ••.•••••• Walter B. Joslyn •. Charles S. Tuttle .. James L. Foote ••. James C. Melligan Harry \V. Pangburn Jay Pickard ...... . Edward Wagner .. .

Foreign Correspondence

To THE GRAND CouNcrL:

The statistics for the past year indicate that the numerical strength of the Cryptic Rite has been reduced by about three thousand: A net loss of only one per cent. True; but it is one per cent.

All sorts of explanations have been offered. Nearly all of them blame outside attractions for the withdrawal of members. If they are right, then we have to choose between two conclusions : Either we have taken in men who are not fitted to grasp the lessons of the Council; or we have not made the most of our opportunities to impress our membership with the value of the Cryptic Rite.

As far as the Rite itself is concerned, there can be no question that it has a profound appeal to the serious-minded Freemason. But the ritualistic work must be presented with dignity an4 precision to arouse the interest of the candidate and maintain the support of lthe already-ins. Furthermore, wher.e properly officered and conducted, the Council has demonstrated that it has an exceptional opportunity to promote intimacy of relation­ship between its members, which counts for much. Here are two assets which ought to assure a steady growth and stability.

The question is being discussed in many Jurisdictions. It evi­dently has been upp~rmost in the minds of the official leaders. The reports to their Grand Councils reveal that. Various points of view are presented. They will be found included in the re­views submitted by your Correspondent. You will find under the head of Minnesota, for example, what Past Grand Master CHARLES S. SCHURMAN has to say concerning the matter, in his report to his Grand Council of Minnesota. He emphasizes that, generally speaking, we lack the necessary leadership to enlist the interest of men of influence in their communities and in wider spheres. Companion ARTHUR D. PRINCE goes down deeper yet. He is a Past Grand Master of the Grand Council of Massachusetts, the General Grand Marshal of the General Grand Council, and one of the best exemplars of American Freemasonry. His opinion, as presented to the Grand Council

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of Maine, on his visit to that Jurisdiction, may possibly lead to the practical final answer. He spoke extemporaneously and did not draw the full consequences of his central thought, but he pointed to the roof of the matter. What he said is sum­marized in the review of the Grand Council of Maine.

A careful reading of the report herewith submitted to your consideration will yield many practical . suggestions for strength­ening the Rite in our own Jurisdiction. It is with this latter object in view that the reviews were written. Incidentally the reading will afford a fairly comprehensive view of what the various Grand Councils of our relationship are doing to meet their responsibilities. The Cryptic Rite is all right. You cannot help but reach that conclusion after you have read the report. And your faith in the work will be strengthened thereby for the good of all of us.

Fraternally yours,

OSSIAN LANG,

Foreign Correspondent.

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Alabama ............... 1928 Massachusetts .......... 1928 Arizona ................ 1929 Michigan ............... 1929 Arkansas ............... 1929 Minnesota .............. 1928 California .............. 1929 Mississippi ............. 1929 Canada, Western Juris- Missouri ............... 1929

diction .......... 1928-1929 N"ebraska .............. 1928 Colorado ............... 1928 N"ew Jersey ............ 1928 Connecticut ............. 1929 N"orth Carolina ......... 1929 Delaware .......... 1927-1928 N"orth Dakota .......... 1929 District of Columbia ..... 1928 Ohio .................. 1928 Florida ................ 1929 Oklahoma .............. 1929 Georgia ................ 1929 Illinois ................. 1928

Oregon ................ 1929 Pennsylvania ........... 1929

Indiana ................ 1928 South Carolina ......... 1929 Iowa .................. 1928 South Dakota .......... 1929 Kansas ................ 1929 Tennessee .............. 1929 Kentucky .............. 1928 Texas ................. 1928 Louisiana .............. 1929 Vermont ............... 1929 Maine ................. 1929 Wisconsin .............. 1929 Maryland .............. 1928

ALABAMA-1928 91st Annual Assembly Montgomery December 4th

M ... Ill ... ROBERT MCLESTER STRONG, G ... M ...

Twenty-four Councils. 4,677 members; net loss, 200. Cash balance, $2,537.39.

Present : All Grand Officers, except the Deputy Grand Master who was confined to his bed by a long continued spell of illness; thirteen Past Grand Masters; Representatives of twenty-one Councils; and thirty-one Grand Representatives, N" ew York among the missing again.

The Assembly was honored by a visit from the General Grand Master of the General Grand Council, M." .P." .Companion 0. FRANK HART, who was made an Honorary Member. SAM J. HELM, the ever alert of Texas, has cleared up at last the mys­tery which has disquieted some sensitive souls as to what the M." .P." .'s "0" stands for-whether O'Hoolihan, Obadiah or 0 what-and makes record of H. SoL HAPNER's (Past Grand Master of Montana) discovery that it stands for plain Oliver

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and that the "liver" was omitted only for dietetic reasons. The M.".P.". had so many Honorary Memberships heaped upon him that his "liver" ceased functioning.

The Grand Master offers a rather singular explanation for the serious net decrease of the membership by suggesting that it is due particularly to the practice of soliciting candidates. His argument is that-

"W e aren't giving Blue Lodge members a chance to get their bearings, prove their love and desire to be of usefulness to our Order, nor time to become convinced of the desirability of becoming members of the higher Bodies. We are urging them on, not of their own volition, as it most assuredly should be, but by 'out-talking' them."

He then goes on and reasons that by dropping solicitation we may not get so many members, but those we already have will stay longer, at any rate there will be less "suspensions for N. P. D." Non-payment of dues is a moral question and has nothing to do with members having failed "to get their bearings." Every man admitted to Masonry certain!y ought to know that non-payment of any just debt is a dishonest evasion of duty. Let him <limit if he is disappointed or not qualified to appreciate the Council. There were only twenty-seven of one or the other or both of these classes. But what about the 367 suspended for N. P: D.? Alabama is not the only Grand Council facing such a situation. But we ought not to fool ourselves as to the real reasons.

Soliciting Royal Arch Companions to becom~ acquainted with the Cryptic Rite need not be discouraged, if we are convinced that they will really profit by joining our ranks. It is no more wrong than it is to persuade a high-school boy to go to college if he has the qualification and the money to do it.

It might not be a bad idea, at every Assembly, to post in a conspicuous place-say on the outside door of the room-a list of all members, with their addresses, who have not paid their dues for the current year. It would be a real kindness to the forgetful delinquents, though all of them may not feel very kindly about it at the time. Cooperation with the Chapter also may help.

Above all-self-examination on the part of the responsible Officers of all Councils as to whether they are themselves living up to the obligation they assumed at their installation in office, is always the first need when things are not running as they ought to. Quoting from the ritual that "Masonry is not intended

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to interfere with our usual vocations" is not an answer for failure to render the expected service. There always are those who can and will serve. Official leadership is not a mere honor, it is an obligation.

The Committee on Grand Master's Address reports: "Your Committee. . . . wishes to congratulate the Grand Master upon

the able Address delivered by him to this Grand Council and to commend him most heartily for the sincere interest he has taken in the welfare of Cryptic Masonry during the past year. We sincerely hope that the peace and harmony which has prevailed during his year may long continue."

That is that.

We regret exceedingly to read that Companion FRANCIS MARION STILLWELL has been too ill to prepare a Correspond­ence Report.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

ROBERT E. How ARD, Birmingham, Grand Master; WILLIAM W. WALDO, Deputy Grand Master; LLEWELLYN R. HILLYER, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; ]oHN WILSON TERRY, Grand Treasurer; GEORGE A. BEAUCHAMP, P:.G:.M:., Mont­gomery, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Montgomery, December 3, 1929.

ARIZONA-1929 8th Annual Assembly Prescott February 11th

M.".Ill.".MoRRIS GOLDWATER, G.".M.".

Six Councils. 534 members ; net gain 2. Cash balance, $380.93. Present : All Grand Officers ; three Past Grand Masters ; Rep­

resentatives of the six Councils ; nineteen Grand Representatives, Grand Master GOLDWATER himself responding for New York.

What there is of Cryptic Masonry in Arizona today sprang from a small group of Royal Arch Masons to whom Grand Master MORRIS GoLDW ATER communicated the degrees thirty-five years ago and whom he formed into Olive Council, No. r. This body did not live long, but it gave a start to the Rite in that territory.

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m: .Companion MATTISON BOYD }ONES, of Los Angeles, Cali­fornia, was received as personal representative of the General Grand Master and is reported to have made an inspiring address.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED .

NELSON CHARLES BLEDSOE, Bisbee, Grand Master; GORDON HAYWARD SAWYER, Deputy Grand Master; FRED 0RMAL Goon­ELL, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work ; OTIS JAMES BAUGHN, Grand Treasurer; HARRY ARIZONA DRACH MAN, Tuc­son, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Douglas, February IO, I930.

ARKANSAS-1929 67th Annual Assembly Helena March 6th

M: .Ill: .CHARLES EUGENE SMITH, G: .M:. Thirty-six Councils. I,475 members; net gain, 47. Cash bal­

ance, $2,I32.75.

Present : Eight of the eleven Grand Officers ; seven Past Grand Masters; Representatives of eighteen constituted Councils; six­teen Grand Representatives, among them Past Grand Master JOHN C. BONE for New York.

M.".P.".Companion FAY HEMPSTEAD, Past General Grand Master, who was Grand Master of the Grand Council of Arkan­sas in I389 and I89o and has served as Grand Recorder since I899, was accorded special honors.

The Grand Master pointed out that the Grand Council con­tinues to show an appreciable net gain in membership each year, while quite a number of other Jurisdictions have had to report losses. Arkansas certainly has reasons to feel proud of this record. He visited fifteen Councils during the year, devoting himself particularly to those in which interest in the work has been lagging.

No Correspondence Report.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

J. D. McCLOY, Monticello, Grand Master; ALLEN HOTCHKISS, Deputy Grand Master; J. H. CLENDENNING, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; E. AuDIGIER, Grand Treasurer; FAY HEMPSTEAD, Little Rock, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Eureka Springs, March 4, 1930.

CALIFORNIA-1929 69th Annual Assembly San Francisco

M.".Ill.".MATTISON B. }ONES, G.'.M.".

April 15th

Thirty-three Councils. 9,831 members; net gain, 67. Cash bal­ance, $1,46o.68. Total cash assets, $8,315.68.

Present : All Grand Officers ; eleven Past Grand Masters ; Representatives from thirty chartered Councils; thirty-three Grand Representatives, among them Past Grand Master ROBERT H. DEW ITT for New York.

A long list of distinguished visitors honored the Assembly by their presence, among them were R. · .P. ·.WALTER L. STOCKWELL, General Grand Principal Conductor of the Work of the General Grand Council ; Grand Masters NELSON CHARLES BLEDSOE and HoRACE J. BROWN of the Grand Councils of Arizona and Ne­vada, respectively; Past Grand Masters JoHN WILLIAM NEILSON of Kansas and HORACE W. TYLER of Washington.

The flu and sickness in his family kept the Grand Master from carrying out his resolution to visit every Council in the State. His list of visitations is a very long one nevertheless. He attended also the Annual Assembly of the Grand Councils of Washington and Arizona as the personal Representative of General Grand Master 0. FRANK HART, besides taking part in numerous Masonic functions. In his travels within the State of California alone he covered more than 7,6oo miles in the per­formance of his duties as Grand Master. That is the sort of Grand Masters California has the good fortune to enlist in the work.

"Masonry and the country we love are more seriously threatened from within rather than from without. Both Masonry and our country are founded on the great spiritual realities of life. The basic landmarks of

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Masonry are faith in God and belief in the immortality of the human soul. Masonry stripped of these landmarks would not and could not exist. Such an organization could not be Masonry.

"The foundations of our country were laid in the same verities. All things worthy to endure are built on the Rock of Ages. But all such must struggle to survive, a struggle to maintain that which gives continuing life."

This is how the Grand Master introduces a serious reference to the dangers issuing from the propaganda of Communism and the recently organized American Association for the Advance­ment of Atheism. The literature of these "Hell-Bent Heathens" announces that the organization "has successfully enrolled a number of the Masonic fraternity." That is vague enough and probably untrue, so far as America is concerned, but the Grand Master rightly insists that "any man who has been honored with the proud title of a Mason and thereafter casts away God and immortality, should have the manhood to leave our fra­ternity; and if he lacks such manhood, this Order should know him no more forever."

The splendid work of the Committtee on Educational Assist­ance, which has charge of the disbursement of financial aid to worthy students in need of such support, will be continued.

Companion THOMAS A. DAVIES sprang a surprise after the customary testimonial had been presented to the retiring Grand Master, when he addressed the Grand Master-Elect and trans­mitted to him a precious token in these words :

"I vouch that none present know what I am going to do. About fifteen years ago, when my good father passed away, he left with me his Grand Master's Jewel, and I know he would want you to have it. In a great many ways you resemble him in Masonic work. I do not think you have missed a meeting of your Council. You have attended to every duty, and I have no doubt you will . visit every Council in the State, and when you leave the chair you now occupy, you will have the confidence and respect of all Companions. I know that my good father would be pleased to see this Jewel worn by such a worthy Mason, and I know that you will wear it with honor to yourself and the Grand Body you represent."

CORRESPONDENCE

Past Grand Master FRANCIS H. E. O'DONNELL makes his rounds among the Grand Councils, paying his respects to New York for 1927 by the way, and hands out fragrant nosegays where they are deserved and will give pleasure.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

HIRAM S. HUTCHINGS, San Francisco, Grand Master; LEWIS E. KENT, Deputy Grand Master; SEWARD M. ESTABROOK, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; WILLIAM W. DouGLAS, Grand Treasurer; THOMAS A. DAVIES, San Francisco, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Oakland, April 7, I930.

CANADA, WESTERN JURISDICTION-1928

5th Annual Assembly London, Ontario February 23d

M.".111.".THOMAS LOWRY COCHRANE, G:.M:. Eleven Councils. 503 members ; net gain, 90. Cash balance,

$568.59. Present: All Grand Officers ; Representatives of ten chartered

Councils and one Council, U." .D.".; twenty-one Grand Repre­sentatives.

Among the honored visitors was Grand Master DANIEL W. McMILLAN, of Michigan, accompanied by Deputy Grand Master JOHN P. Woon and Ill.· .Companion HARRY W. BELL.

M.".P.".0. FRANK HART, General Grand Master, won all hearts by his stirring address on the opportunities of Cryptic Masonry in America.

The Jurisdiction of the Grand Council of W.estern Canada covers a large territory. This makes it somewhat difficult for Councils to meet with one another frequently and get warmed up on the subject. But Cryptic Rite has an appeal which will win in the end among the Masons of Canada. Originally the Grand Council had been called "the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of Canada." The Grand Council of the Mari­time Provinces objected to the designation "of Canada." The objectionable part was changed to "in Canada." Finally the name was changed to "Supreme Grand Council of the Western Juris­diction of Canada." This is to stand until various sections of the territory shall gain strength enough to form their own jurisdictions, when readjustment can be made.

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The Grand Master visited the Grand Assemblies of the Grand Councils of Michigan and Ohio. To his enthusiasm is due the revival of an interest in Cryptic Masonry beginning some years since.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

JOHN J. MILLER, Vancouver, Grand Master; DR. J. AUSTIN EVANS, Deputy Grand Master; JOHN H. C. WooDWARD, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; WALTER WATTS, Grand Treas­urer; JOHN C. SPENCER, St. Thomas, Grand Recorder.

CANADA, WESTERN JURISDICTION-1929

6th Annual Assembly Kingston February 26th

M.".Ill.".JOHN J. MILLER, G.".M.".

Nine Councils. 499 members; net loss 4. Cash balance, $6I9.72.

Present: Nine Grand Officers ; two Past Grand Masters ; Rep­resentatives of eight Councils, and fourteen Grand Repre­sentatives.

The Grand Master explained that in order to come to the Grand Assembly he had to travel 3,000 miles in the dead of winter. He doubts that there is another Jurisdiction in the world so vast that another Grand Master could equal that feat. He lives at Vancouver. Mention is made of his installation as Grand Master which was presided ov.er by M." .P." .0. FRANK HART, General Grand Master of the General Grand Council of the United States, in the presence of a large Assembly of Com­panions of the Rite.

At the suggestion of the Grand Master an inter-dominion meeting was held between the delegates of the two Grand Coun­cils of Canada. This resulted in much good for the promotion of better understanding between the two Jurisdictions. At this meeting the decision was reached that the former Grand Council of the Maritime Provinces be called the "Supreme Grand Council of the Eastern Jurisdiction of Canada, Royal and Select Mas­ters," and that the former Grand Council of Canada should assume the title of "Supreme Grand Council of Canada, Royal

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and Select Masters." The line of demarcation was fixed between the Provinces of Quebec and Ontario. It was also voted that the "Grand Council of Canada" terminate its affiliations with the General Grand Council of the United States in order that the two Grand Councils of Canada may be brought together in fraternal relationship. The Grand Council adopted the proposition.

The Grand Master attended the Annual Assembly of the Grand Council of Washington, at Tacoma, and also one of the Coun­cils of that Jurisdiction. He had the pleasure of receiving into his own Council the Grand Master of Washington accompanied by a number of distinguished Companions. Later, at the invita­tion of the Grand Master of Washington he participated in the ceremony of depositing Masonic documents in a concrete vault at the base of the great flag pole in front of the Masonic Home at Zenith, midway between Seattle and Tacoma.

The Grand Master suggests that great care must be taken in establishing Councils that the field is ample to insure perman­ency and stability.

Two of the oldest Councils in the Jurisdiction ceased to exist. The Committee on Cryptic Masonry is of the opinion that the result is attributable in large measure to the failure of the Offi­cers to present the ritualistic work in a way to bring out its symbolic beauty.

CORRESPONDENCE

With less than five hundred members on the roll the Grand Council manages to have an excellent report on Correspondence. It was prepared by Past Grand Master NIXON. The story of the several Jurisdictions is told in effective fashion. A virile spirit pervades the reviews.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

]OHN J. MILLER, Vancouver, Grand Master; J. AUSTIN Ev­ANS, Deputy Grand Master ; JOHN H. C. WOODWARD, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; WALTER WATTS, Grand Treas­urer; ]OHN C. SPENCER, London, Ontario, Grand Recorder.

Date and place of 1930 Assembly not given.

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COLORAD0-1928 34th Annual Assembly Denver September 17th

M.".Ill.".WILLIAM s. PICKERILL, G:.M:. Fifteen Councils. 2,516 members; net gain, 4. Cash balance,

$1,897.15.

Present: All Grand Officers; fifteen of twenty-two Past Grand Masters; Representatives of all the Councils; thirty-six Grand Representatives, among them, we are pleased to note, Companion CHARLES H. DuDLEY for New York, after we had begun to conclude our Representative was only a name in the list.

Past Grand Master HARRY S. VILLARS of Nebraska was an honored guest.

The Grand Master singles out for special mention the "annual reunions" of Durango and Telluride Councils, their names being those of the thriving cities in which these two Councils are operating. The Durango reunion drew a large attendance from southwestern Colorado and northwestern New Mexico; the Tel­luride Council bringing together Companions residing in the western part of the State. The chief object of the round-ups was the exemplification of the Super-Excellent Master degree. The Grand Master himself, so he tells, was in the Super-Excel­lent class of Telluride Council. Only a few years ago the latter Council appeared to be in the moribund list and "all but ready for burial." How it came to life again and how its annual reunion has become "one of the outstanding events in Cryptic Masonry in the Jurisdiction of the Grand Council of Colorado" is told in glowing terms by the Grand Master who sees in the change "an example of what can be done to make Cryptic Ma­sonry a living, pulsating organization." The story as told by him is very interesting :

"A few years ago .... it was decided to ask a neighboring Council to come and confer the degrees. This was done. Enthusiasm was contagious, and now Telluride is without doubt the most active Council in the State, and the report of the Grand Recorder shows that Telluride Council, No. IO, located in a town of about two thousand people, made the largest net gain of any Council within the Jurisdiction, not even excepting Den­ver Council, No. r, located in a thriving city of more than three hundred thousand inhabitants. Hats off to Telluride."

The proper rendition of the degrees of the Council started the enthusiasm. It shows what a precious asset we have in these

degrees. No need of resorting to extraneous schemes. It's what we have that must captivate and hold the interest of the Com­panions.

The Triennial Assembly of the General Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the United States of America hav­ing been held at Denver, in 1927, a full report is presented by the committee in charge of the preparations. Since the General Grand Chapter also met in Denver, immediately following the Triennial of the General Grand Council, the Triennial Committees of the Grand Chapter and Grand Council combined and formed a General Triennial Committee. Then it was found that the Masonic Relief Association of the United States and Canada also would meet in Denver, and the Grand Lodge of Colorado appointed a committee to arrange for this event. The latter committee also delegated its authority to the General Triennial Committee and became part of this organization. All funds were pooled and turned over to the General Committee for disburse­ment. Under this arrangement, with various sub-committees placed in charge of special duties, the work of preparation for the three meetings was planned and completed.

The Grand Council appropriated $700.00 for the Triennial, which sum was paid over to the General Committee. The total receipts of this Committee amounted to $9,107.50. The disburse­ments aggregated $8,321.50. The unexpended balance of $876.00 was refunded to the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Colorado, which had furnished the larger part of all moneys.

The General Grand Council was in session on September 26th and 27th; the General Grand Chapter, on September 28th and 30th; the Relief Association, on September 30th and October 1st.

CORRESPONDENCE

Ill.· .Companion FRANK D. BURNS sees one advantage in the elimination of the disinterested who withdraw or fail to meet their financial obligations to their Council: He calls the process a "disgorgement of the indigestible," thereby making the Masonic assimilation of the rest easier. Here is a sensible suggestion well worth taking to heart. There is no doubt that "hopeless" material does get in. Some of it may be transformed in the course of time, if it can be kept that long. The Council must make the most of its ritual and social resources to help on such transformation. We ought not to be too hard on Council com-

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mittees on investigation. Our candidates passed the scrutiny of the Lodge and of the Chapter before they come to us. That ought to be some recommendation for them. Better it is by far to take the hopeful point of view, except where personal know­ledge puts in its veto, than to be looking for trouble. One thing we should, ought to, and must insist upon and that is that our members have the plain, common honesty to pay what they owe or explain in manly fashion why they cannot pay. Once we get that idea working we shall have done more good than by just reporting so many dropped for non-payment of dues. We thank Companion BURNS for having suggested the comforting idea that much of the loss in membership is due to "the disgorgement of the indigestible." But since a duty always goes with every com­fort we get in this life, let's stress for a spell the need of impressing at least once a year, at the Annual Assembly or whenever there is a large turnout, the duty of every Mason to pay his debts and make him realize that dues are debts.

The reviews of Companion BuRNS are informative and well written. CHENEY the beloved, with the bright red tie, is his model. "If I ever get so I can do it ('culling the grain from the chaff')," he writes, "I will take off my hat to no one." Though he doesn't know, he has earned this privilege now.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

HERBERT S. SANDS, Idaho Springs, Grand Master; WILLIAM HUTCHINSON, Deputy Grand Master; CHARLES F. PAINTER, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; WILL D. GRISARD, P.'.G.'.M.'., Grand Treasurer; WILLIAM W. COOPER, P.'.G.'. M. · ., Denver, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Denver, September 16, 1929.

CONNECTICUT-1929 l II th Annual Assembly New Britain

M.'.P.'.ARTHUR H. PARKER, G.'.M.'.

June 5th

Twenty-four Councils. 10,820 members; net loss, 75. Cash balance, $3,268.83. Total cash assets, $12,956.34.

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Present: All Grand Officers, except the Grand Treasurer and Associate Grand Chaplain; eighteen of the twenty-four living Past Grand Masters; Representatives of all the twenty-four chartered Councils ; twenty-nine Grand Representatives, among them the ever faithful Past Grand Master WILLIAM C. TwoM­BLY, representing New York.

A hearty welcome was extended to distinguished Representa­tives of the Grand Councils of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New J erseey and New York. From Massachusetts had come Deputy Grand Master JusTIN W. SHRADER and Grand Prin­cipal Conductor of the Work CHARLES W. PIKE; from Rhode Island, Grand Master EDWARD M. WHEELER; from New Jersey, Grand Master G. VAN VoRIS WARNER; and from New York this goodly delegation headed by Past Grand Master MARTIN Q. Goon; Grand Standard Bearer DR. S. ORMOND GoLDAN and Grand Representatives JOHN BuRDEN, J. CALEB FISHER, and MATTHEW S. CuMNER. The latter represents Connecticut near the Grand Council of New York.

Connecticut once more decided to stick to its lone course. Even Past Grand Master WILLIAM 0. SHELLEY'S stirring plea failed to persuade her to become affiliated with the General Grand Council.

While not himself doing any official visiting, the Grand Mas­ter accompanied his associate Officers on their round of inspec­tions. He finds that much improvement was made in ritual and floor work by all the Councils, during the year, and that those which had not been functioning 5atisfactorily for the past few years, have "taken on new life and vigor." The Councils have begun to realize, too, that they can not depend on initiation fees for maintenance, but must make dues high enough to meet all running expenses.

One Council levied an assessment of ten dollars per member to help finance its new Temple. The Grand Master held the action to be improper and decided that no Companion can be dropped from the roll for non-payment of such assessment. He added that by "requesting donations" the Council would keep in proper lines and might achieve better results than by force.

Two joint meetings of the Grand Council Officers and the Ritual Committee were held during the year. At the beginning of it, plans were formed for the year's work and the inspection of the Councils; at the close, the results were reviewed and the

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problems discussed with which the inspectors were encountered. These meetings proved most valuable.

The revision of the ritual has been completed. The Grand Coun­cil ordered it to be printed and circulated. The work was done with thoroughness. Past Grand Master T. LURELLE Guu.o was the chairman of the committee charged with the task. I happen to know something of the comprehensiveness of his research. If the other two members worked as zealously as he-and no doubt they did-the result ought to be something for Connecticut to be proud of. The Grand Master paid a well merited tribute to the Ritual Committee for •;their untiring efforts."

The "Annual Banquet" which 1s a particularly enjoyable feature in Connecticut, was participated in by one hundred and fifty Companions, among them the distinguished guests. Grand Master PARKER presided. M." .W." .GEORGE R. STURGES, Grand Master of Masons in Connecticut, well known throughout the Cryptic world, and M.".E.".LEWIS C. HULL of the Grand Chap­ter, delivered inspiring addresses. Grand Chaplain, the REV. J. RoMEYN DANFORTH captivated the audience by a charming re­cital of his experiences and observations on a visit to Continental Europe and the Holy Land. Vocal and instrumental music added greatly to the enjoyment of the occasion.

CORRESPONDENCE

Companion EDGERTON reviews forty Grand Councils, among them New York for 1928, quoting from the addresses of Grand Masters what he considers noteworthy and adding such infor­mation as reveals the condition of the various Jurisdictions. His endeavor, as he himself points out, is to report "the phases of the work that will prove of keenest interest to the Companions in Connecticut." There is but little comment.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

ARTHUR L. CLARK, Middletown, M. 0 .P. 0 .Grand Master; RoB­ERT R. HOUSTON, Deputy Grand Master; GEORGE G. PLATT, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; D. FAIRCHILD WHEEL­ER, Grand Treasurer; THOMAS W. MORGAN, Hartford, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Middletown, June 4, 1930.

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DELAWARE-1927 2d Annual Assembly Wilmington October 5th

M.".Ill.".HARVEY w. BENTLEY, G:.M:. Three Councils. 216 members; net loss, 9. Cash balance,

$g5.8o. Distinguished guests : Grand Master GuDMUNDSON, G. ·. P. ·. C. ·.

W.°.WARNER, R.".111.".BENJAMIN F. HAVEN as acting Grand Marshal, and Past Grand Masters FRANK C. SA YRS and DoN ALD J. SARGENT of New Jersey; Grand Master EDWARD BURKHOLDER, Past Grand Master RICHARD A. ROSEBERRY, and Ill.· .Companion GROVER E. PAYNE, of the District of Columbia.

The Grand Master did much visiting in and outside of the State. He stresses the need of a dignified and convincing ren­dition of the ritual, and recommended that a Foreign Corre­spondent be named to keep the Councils informed as to what other Jurisdictions are doing. His successor in office put the latter recommendation into effect by appointing him to the sug­gested post.

Companion HENRY M. LAWS represented New York at this Assembly.

DELAWARE-1928 3d Annual Assembly Wilmington October 3d

M: .111: .ROYDON L. HAMMOND, G: .M:. Three Councils. 229 members; net gain, 13. Cash balance,

$148.77. Present: All Grand Officers; Representatives of the three

Councils; thirty-two Grand Representatives, among them Com­panion HENRY M. LA ws for New York.

Again New Jersey and the District of Columbia were strongly represented: Grand Master PosT, Deputy Grand Master WARN­ER, Grand Recorder PUTNAM, (P.".G.".M.".), and Past Grand Masters FRANK C. SAYRS, DONALD J. SARGENT and GUNNAR G. GUDMUNDSON, of New Jersey; Gr;i.nd Master JoHN W.

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KrMMERLING and Past Grand Masters MARK FINLEY, RrcHARD A. ROSEBERRY and EDWARD BURKHOLDER, of the District of Columbia.

The Grand Master of Masons in New Jersey, M.".W.".WrL­LIAM T. VANDERLIPP also honored the Assembly by his presence, accompanied by his Deputy Grand Master and Senior and Junior Grand Wardens.

M." .Ill." .OLIN D. DICKERMAN, Grand Master of the Grand Council of Massachusetts, was received with acclaim as the per­sonal representative of M.".P.".O. FRANK HART, General Grand Master.

The Grand Master reports Grand Council in a healthy con­dition and growing, with a gratifying balance in the treasury. "A very ordinary Officer," he suggests, who always can be counted upon to be at his post of duty at every Assembly is of more value than one whatever superior qualifications he may have, who is remiss in such respect. "Likewise," he adds, "the member of modest influence in the world, who attends As­semblies regularly and supports the Officers, is of more benefit to his Council than the member who almost never attends." This is true, no doubt, in a very general way. But what would the Council do if those who almost never attend, should take that statement to heart and withdraw? Those men who lend the influence of their names to the Council often count as very precious assets. Just because of their position in the world they are unable to attend. On the other hand, there are a few who keep the attendance down by their never-absence. The Grand Master's thought is helpful as a hint to be kept in mind when Officers are to be elected or appointed. Over-stressing it may be taken amiss by those who cannot attend Council Assemblies, much as they approve of the work and are ready always to come forward effectively.

Delaware is to be congratulated on the year's showing.

CORRESPONDENCE

Past Grand Master BENTLEY presents a list of Proceedings he has perused, but reviews briefly only the Denver Triennial of the General Grand Council. Anyway a beginning has been made.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

GEORGE 0. FEARON, Georgetown, Grand Master, }ORN McMIL­LAN, Deputy Grand Master; CORNELIUS E. BEATTY, Grand Prin­cipal Conductor of the Work; HARVEY W. BENTLEY, P.".G.". M:., Grand Treasurer; MARSHALL M. CARPENTER, Wilmington, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Wilmington, October 2, I929.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-1928

9th Annual Assembly Washington April 7th

M ... Ill. ·~EDWARD BURKHOLDER, G ... M ...

Six Councils. I,547 members; net loss, I I5. Cash balance, $668.75.

Present: Ten Grand Officers; four Past Grand Masters; one Past Deputy Grand Master; Representatives of the six Councils; seventeen Grand Representatives, New York again among the missing.

Among the welcomed visitors were Past Grand Master HAR­VEY W. BENTLEY and Grand Treasurer ]ORN McMILLAN, of Delaware, returning the call which Grand Master BURKHOLDER had paid them at their Anuual Assembly.

In a dignified, at times emphatic, and altogether pleasing manner, the Grand Master reviews the work and experiences of the past year.

The most delightful, unique event undoubtedly was the ex­emplification of the Super-Excellent Master degree in the famous Shenandoah Caverns, in the State of Virginia, by consent of the Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Virginia which has jurisdiction over the Cryptic degrees in that commonwealth. The Caverns are located about One hundred and twenty miles from the City of Washington. The excursion was participated in by about three hundred persons-Companions of the six Coun­cils of the District, accompanied by members of their families and friends. While the latter enjoyed themselves at the hotel, the Council members descended into the extensive, wonderful

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cavern, and "in a lofty chamber containing a rude natural altar, the degree of Super-Excellent Master was conferred on a class of thirty-three in a most impressive and realistic manner," a trained degree team conducting the work. It was a thrilling experience all around and, incidentally, the undertaking strength­ened the ties of companionship through social intermingling. The District is to be congratulated.

In attempting to explain the net loss in membership the Grand Master does not appear to have struck the real cause. He as­cribes it to the "swing of the pendulum," suggesting that a series of fat years invariably is followed by lean years and that the losses are something the Council shares "in common with all fraternal organizations." This may hold true to some extent as far as <limits and decline in accessions is concerned. But what about the "Dropped during the year ... 129" reported by the Grand Recorder. Self-examination in the face of such condition would seem to lead to a more convincing explanation. After each Council in turn has proved that failure of many to pay their dues, is beyond its capacity to prevent, there are still other search­ing nearby questions to be answered before the laws of the tides and other observations of the workings of unreasoning nature may be invoked. "Drives" to speed "petitions" are fraught with danger, until we know why men leave home.

The other suggestion of the Grand Master is excellent : "Our aim should always be for greate_r efficiency and more rigid ritual­istic requirements." If Officers take so little interest as to depend upon the written page in the conferring of the degrees, the can­didate's opinion of the work will not inspire him to commend the Council to other Royal Arch Companions. More depends on the impressions received by candidates at their initiation than upon any other one thing. The Grand Master evidently had this thought in mind when he asked the Grand Council to "prohibit the use of rituals in constituent Councils during the ceremonies of Opening and Closing a Council and the conferring of degrees." Grand Council adopted his recommendation.

Another important thought stressed by him was that "a policy of rotation results in weakening an organization and lessening its prestige." Here he strikes at an evil which has kept several Jurisdictions from making a showing commensurate with what might be expected of them: Selection of Officers on geographical considerations, on a basis of mechanical advancement, or any

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other reason than the thought of what is best for the Rite. Here, too, the Grand Council of the District felt as he did, as is shown by the emphatic endorsement by the Committee on Grand Master's Address, approved by the Assembly.

CORRESPONDENCE

We regret to hear that Past Grand Master HORACE P. McIN­TOSH, because of failing health, had to relinquish the correspond­ence work, though he managed to supply fifteen of the reviews. The rest was done by Past Grand Master OTTO B. ROEPKE who stepped into the breach and completed the report. He did it admirably, and we are glad to note that he has accepted the chairmanship of the Committee and will be with us next year.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

JoHN W. KIMMERLING, Washington, Grand Master; CHARLES R. BARTLETT, Deputy Grand Master; GEORGE L. SHERMAN, Grand Principal Conductor of the -Work; MARK F. FINLEY, Grand Treasurer; JOHN A. COLBORN, Washington, Grand Re­corder.

Next Annual Assembly: Washington, April 6, 1929·

FLORIDA-1929 49th Annual Assembly Tampa May 2oth

M:.IIl:.EDwIN E. MAcY, G:.M:. Twenty Councils. 2,040 members; net loss, 131. Cash bal­

ance, $975.22. Present : Eight of eleven Grand Officers ; seven Past Grand

Masters ; Representatives of seventeen Councils ; twenty-two Grand Representatives, New York among the missing.

The Grand Master visited all but one of the Councils in the State. The flooded condition of the western part of the State prevented him from cheering the Companions of Union Council, at Pensacola, by his presence in their midst. This certainly is a most commendable record.

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CORRESPONDENCE

Companion ELY P. HUBBELL enjoys following up developments in all divisions of Masonic activity. "Although not instructed or expected to review the Proceedings of other Grand Councils," he writes, he does it "for personal satisfaction." Looking over the Proceedings of thirty-six Grand Councils for I928, which pertain mainly to the record of I927, he finds that only sixteen Grand Councils showed a net gain in membership aggregating 843, Florida leading with 233; while nineteen reported a net loss, totaling I728, Oregon holding her own.

His comments are interesting and pointed. After considering the various reasons advanced for decline of numerical increase, he concludes that "when the workers in the Arches have a real mind to work there will be little occasion to record loss in in­terest or loss in membership." In other words, he believes that "if you and I do our part," the Rite is bound to prosper.

One Grand Master is cited 1 as having found, on his tour of visitation, that there are four ways of conferring the Super­Excellent degree-"the tragic and the comic, the spectacular and the extravaganza."

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

R. J. KISHPAUGH, West Palm Beach, Grand Master; GEORGE J. TOLSON, Deputy Grand Master; J. H. RAUCH, Grand Prin­cipal Conductor of the Work ; RILEY J. McMASTER, P:. G:. M:., Grand Treasurer; WILBER P. WEBSTER, Jacksonville, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Jacksonville, May I9, I930.

GEORGIA-1929 86th Annual Assembly M aeon April 16th

M: .Ill: .JOHN T. WALDROP, G: .M:. Sixty-six Councils. 5,649 members; net loss, 75. Cash bal­

ance, $2,950.I5. Present: All Grand Officers ; twelve Past Grand Masters ;

Representatives of thirty-three Councils; forty Grand Repre-

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sentatives (splendid!), among them Companion }ACK G. STANDI­FER, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work, representing New York.

The Assembly was honored by the presence of General Grand Master 0. FRANK HART and General Grand High Priest CHARLES C. DAVIS. 0. FRANK HART made a rattling good speech putting new courage into the hearts of those of little faith, who appear to think that the Cryptic Rite is slowly fizz­ling out, so far as Georgia is concerned. Hitch up and go to work is his advice. He was made an Honorary Past Grand Master.

The Grand Master urges leniency in dealing with delinquents to save them if possible to the Rite. He sees no reason for discouragement in the existing situation. The financial condition of Grand Council is better than it has been for years, as a result of rigid economy. All notes have been paid, bills met promptly, and there is a fair balance to start the year with. He recommends that the Grand Recorder be instructed to visit each one of the dormant Councils, with power to take such action in each case as he may deem best.

Past Grand Master AUGUSTUS G. MILLER who succeeds the lamented Companion McHAN as Grand Treasurer-Recorder starts out with an unusually fine equipment for the work. He knows conditions as they are, realizes the difficulty of his task, and yet has unyielding faith in the future wedded to a firm resolve to labor without ceasing to bring about a change. The appearance of the book of Proceedings in itself reveals the hand of the expert in organizing and getting things done right. We cannot agree with his proposition that advance to the Coun­cil shall be made semi-compulsory by the adoption of what is generally known as the "Texas Plan." But no doubt his thought is prompted by financial considerations. The Grand Master's recommendation once put into execution may change his ideas on that score. Anyway, we wish him success in his arduous undertaking.

CORRESPONDENCE

Past Grand Master FRANCIS A. JOHNSON continues to supply reviews that will be read with profit and pleasure. A note of goodnatured humor adds a charm of its own. Georgia is to be congratulated. What he says of CHARLIE COLTON and En

HATCH in his review of New York for I928, draws him still nearer to our hearts. He has known both for fifteen years, he says, and is proud of their friendship for him. Come up North some time soon, and we will show you how we like you !

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

FRANK 0. MILLER, Fort Valley, Grand Master; ]ACK G. STANDIFER, Deputy Grand Master; WILLIAM G. MEALOR, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; AUGUSTUS G. MILLER, P.". G: .M:., M aeon, Grand Treasurer-Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Macon, April 29, I930.

ILLINOIS-1928 76th Annual Assembly Centralia September 26th

M.".Ill.".JAMES K. LAMBERT, G:.M:. , Eighty Councils. 25,338 members; net loss, 5I I. Cash bal­

ance, $29,205.72. Total cash assets, $52,205.72. Present: All Grand Officers except the Grand Chaplain and

Grand Steward ; ten Past Grand Masters ; Representatives of fifty-nine chartered Councils ; twenty-nine Grand Representatives, New York not among them.

What the Grand Master says concerning the status of the Super-Excellent Master degree might well be taken under con­sideration by the General Grand Council when it meets next year. Illinois made the conferring of the degree compulsory on the Councils, though each Council was left free to confer it according to whichever ritual it might choose. As a result, some Councils have put on the work in a more or less elaborate dramatic fashion ; others merely communicate the degree ; still others just obligate the candidates and let it go at that; the rest have never conferred the degree and do not want to confer it. After reciting these findings and pointing out the great diversity of opinion as to the degree itself, the Grand Master makes this frank statement:

"Candor compels me to say that inasmuch as the degree of Super­Excellent Master has no historical connection with the degrees of Royal and Select Master, and bears no relation whatever to them, I have always felt that it should be merely an appendant degree and not an integral

part of the Cryptic Rite.... In the final solution of this matter, I be­lieve it will be found advisable to standardize the Super-Excellent or else put it back in its former place as an appendant degree.''

"Standardizing" the degree would be an easy matter. But shall the degree be considered an integral part of the Cryptic Rite? That is the real question to consider. It certainly has nothing to do with the Crypt. On the other hand it has proved a valu­able asset to the Council and really adds something worth while when conceived in a searching Masonic spirit. The question raised by M. ·.Ill.· .Companion LAMBERT deserves careful con­sideration. Re-examination will clarify the status of the degree.

The jurisdiction of the Grand Council is divided into twenty districts with an Inspector appointed for each as the personal representative of the Grand Master. M.".Ill.".Companion LAM­BERT finds that the working of the plan is productive of much good; that it brings about a better understanding and closer relationship between the Grand Council and the constituent Coun­cils ; that the Inspectors get familiar with conditions in the Councils of their districts and are enabled to correct irregularities which might otherwise continue indefinitely ; and that the ultimate result is bound to be "a general uplift and advancement all along the line."

The Grand Master himself visited twenty-six Councils and brought inspiration to all of them. The loss in membership does not trouble him. He believes that abnormal conditions made for a great influx of members who did not catch the spirit of the Rite, and many dropped out again. "The normal condition of Masonry," he holds, "is a slow and steady growth."

Will Illinois join the General Grand Council? We hope she will. A committee of three Past Grand Masters has been ap­pointed to report next year upon the advisability of the step.

A committee of three has been appointed to draft a ritual for the degree of Super-Excellent Master.

The sums of $1,000.00 were donated to the Illinois Masonic Hospital Association Fund, $150.00 to the Masonic Bureau of Service and Employment, and $100.00 to the Permanent Charity Fund of the Eastern Star.

CORRESPONDENCE

Past Grand Master GEORGE W. W ARVELLE, is the dean of the Round Table, the Uncle of us all. This is his thirty-seventh

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annual appearance. Forty-one are reviewed in nineteen pages of good-sized and well-spaced type. He picks out what is worth passing on, tells it briefly and well, seasons the whole with en­couragement and kindly advice, and then adds sage general observations on membership fees, special assessments, effect of Chapter dimission, widening Council activities, concurrent juris­diction, the Super-Excellent Master, the Sacred Delta, Masonic nomenclature, and genuine crypts. Yes, and there is the usual "Conclusion," under which heading he presents membership sta­tistics, showing the ebb and flow in the Grand Councils having a membership of over ten thousand. Ohio still leads in numbers and greetings, but fell behind in Illinois in gains. New York is seventh in membership, fifth in greetings, and fourth in gains, which is indeed a gratifying showing. Talking about losses in membership, "your Uncle" takes this sane position-and with that statement he closes his report:

"The Council is an association of Select Masons, and if only those who really desire more light, who can properly understand and appreciate the symbolism and teachings of the Cryptic Rite were admitted, then, perhaps, we would be spared the affliction of the suspension epidemic which has been so prevelant during the past two years."

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

BENJAMIN J. METZGER, Joliet, Grand Master; HARRY G. WIL­SON, Deputy Grand Master; F. C. HARBOUR, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; OTHO L. CALDWELL, P.".G.".M."., Grand Treasurer; GEORGE W. WARVELLE, Chicago, Grand Re­corder.

Next Annual Assembly: Joliet, September 25, 1930.

INDIANA-1928 73d Annual Assembly Gary October 16th-17th

M.".Ill.".CHARLES HENRY BROWN, G.".M.".

Seventy-five Councils. 19,788 members; net loss, 97. Cash bal­ance, $s,913.16. Total cash assets, $30,913.16.

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seventy-three Councils ; thirty-six Grand Representatives, among them Companion ARTHUR J. SMITH for New York.

Grand Recorder CHARLES A. CONOVER of Michigan was re­ceived with all the honors.

The absence of R.".Ill.".Companion VESTAL M. WOODWARD, Grand Treasurer, was due to an accidental injury which con­fined him to the Hospital. For the first time in many, many years General Grand Recorder HENRY W. MoRDHURST was not present. Serious illness had compelled transfusion to save his life. He then entered the Hospital at Logansport, Indiana, but left against the advice of his physician to attend the Annual Assembly which he had not missed once in forty-five years. When he got as far as his summer home at Culver he collapsed on the station platform and died two days alter the close of the Assembly, at the age of seventy-seven. The Grand Recorder added to the Proceedings a brief note in which appears this telling sentence: "He lived and died a MASON, fiercely tena­cious of its Laws, Doctrines, and Usages."

The Grand Master visited nine Councils, but reports only routine items.

From the Grand Recorder's report we gather that 373 mem­bers were suspended during the year, 212 dimitted, two were expelled, and 247 died. Thirty-six Councils rolled up an aggre­gate gain of 277, while thirty-three had to report net losses totaling 37 4.

The Grand Recorder includes photographic copies of three old Charters of the three Councils which originally formed the Grand Council and are still active : Indiana Council's (now Albany) Charter from the Grand Council of Kentucy, 1854; and Indianapolis and Shelby Councils which obtained theirs from the Grand Council of Ohio, 1855.

Gary Council exemplified the General Grand Council Ritual of the Super-Excellent Master degree and did it so well that Grand Council adopted that Ritual for use in Indiana.

CORRESPONDENCE

This is HENRY W. MoRDHURST's thirty-ninth and, alas! the last. All of the writers who were doing the reviewing when he first started on the work, he says, "have long since passed away," and now this sturdy champion of Masonic truth also

has left us. He was of great help to all of us. I shall quote only two brief words from the many sound suggestions scattered through his reviews :

"How about that torture scene in the boy's organization known as DeMolays? Is that the kind of stuff suitable to be presented to immature minds ?"

"Alas, in these days nothing seems to be settled." We are glad that New York of 1927 is among the Grand

Councils reviewed by him.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

CHARLES S. MURPHY, Indianapolis, Grand Master; RICHARD DowNARD, Deputy Grand Master; WILL G. CRABILL, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; VESTAL WARREN WooDWARD, Grand Treasurer; ROBERT ARCHER WooDs, Princeton, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Logansport, October 22, 1929.

IOWA-1928 29th Annual Assembly Ottumwa October 16th

M: .Ill: .RALPH B. SI;IPPY, G: .M:. Twenty-nine Councils. 6,768 members; net loss, 247. Cash

balance, $2,942.04. Present : All Grand Officers ; eleven of seventeen Past Grand

Masters; Representatives of the twenty-nine Councils; thirty Grand Representatives, but New York among the absent ones.

Grand High Priest PERCY E. BROWN of the Grand Chapter of Iowa was an honored guest.

The Grand Master is refreshingly frank, resourceful and prac­tical. He says his efforts during the year were "most largely devoted to stemming the loss of membership by suspension and <limit." As the Grand Chapter and even the Grand Lodge, for the first time in its history, also reported losses, it is presumed that a considerable part of the Grand Council's decrease can be

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traced to automatic elimination. Besides, one Council's Charter was taken up, and that left eighty-eight members unaffiliated for the time being.

The Grand Master believes that the falling off in membership is due chiefly to an inadequate understanding on the part of most Masons as regards the true objects of Masonry. Some join the Fraternity only to get into the Shrine by the shortest possible route and consider taking the "lower degrees" as "a penalty for being admitted to the playground of Masonry." Under such circumstances the Council receives but little consideration, of course. An increase of the Masonic education of Master Masons is the real remedy, he argues. In line with this wholesome thought is his insistence that the Councils ·must endeavor to make the Ritual yield the fullest possible increase of Masonic understanding.

As a first practical step toward stemming the outgoing tide the Grand Master appointed Companions from the four parts of the State to serve on the Committee on Council Activities provided for in 1927. A meeting was held at Des Moines and, after discussions lasting most of the afternoon and evening, four district meetings were decided upon, with stirring talks and exemplification of the Cryptic degrees "to pep up the weak Councils." While these meetings were all that could be desired, we are told that the Councils most in need of help did not take interest enough to attend them. Still, enough good was accom­plished that the plan will be continued with promise of increasing success in the future.

Indefatigable in his zeal the Grand Master visited every Coun­cil in the State and found time to attend also the Annual Assemblies of the Grand Councils of Nebraska and Missouri, besides Chapters and Commanderies in and out of Iowa. Near the end of 1927 he addressed personal letters to all Masters of Councils urging them to make a special effort to increase the number of greetings. We are looking forward to next year's Chapter of Iowa's story to see the result of such devotion to the Rite.

The Committee on Grand Master's Address starts out:

"Our Grand Master's Address is typical of the Companion who wrote it. Sparing in the announcement of theories and speculations it deals with deeds well performed, with time fully occupied and recites a long list of accomplishments which may well be the envy of his predecessors and serve as an example to his successors."

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The new General Grand Council Ritual of the Super-Excellent Master degree was adopted officially for use in Iowa. It was exemplified in the evening, under the direction of the Custodian of the Work.

This Custodian accompanied the Grand Master on all of his visits and his report to Grand Council reveals him to be a Companion of the same capacity and zeal. He was elected Grand Master. Congratulations to Iowa!

CORRESPONDENCE

Past Grand Master EDWARD M. WILLARD reviews forty-five Grand Councils. While sparing in comment, though not hesi­tating to speak out when there is need, he presents his findings in a telling manner. We have profited much by his report in which New York for 1927 is included.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

E. W. F. HOLLER, Brooklyn, Grand Master; RoY G. WEBB, Deputy Grand Master; G. A. MINNICH, Grand Principal Con­ductor of the Work; ALBERT H. HoLT, Grand Treasurer; D. M. BROWNLEE, Siou% City, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Cedar Rapids, October 15, 1929.

KANSAS-1929

61st Annual Assembly Wichita February 18th

M." .Ill." .ARTHUR H. STRICKLAND, G: .M:. Twenty Councils. 6,482 members; net loss, 44. Cash balance,

$2,864.22. Total cash assets, $4,864.22. Present: All Grand Officers ; thirteen Past Grand Masters ;

Representatives of twelve Councils, eight not represented; thirty­six Grand Representatives, among them Companion ROBERT H. MONTGOMERY for New York. As far as attendance of Grand Representatives goes, this would seem to be the record for the year.

Honored guests were Grand Master JAMES W. WYNKOOP and Past Grand Master HARRY S. VILLARS of Nebraska, Grand

Master THOMAS H. REYNOLDS of Missouri, and Grand Master DANIEL W. SWAFFAR of Oklahoma.

R. ·.Ill.· .Companion ALBERT K. WILSON, the faithful watchman of Masonry in Kansas, has retired from the Grand Recorder­ship, after having been elected twenty-one consecutive times to that responsible office, enjoying the universal confidence of all his Companions to the full. He feels that having completed his "three score years and ten," he is entitled to release from the burden of responsibility and wants to devote his time to the writing of a history of the Craft in Kansas. Companion WILSON was also the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge and the Grand Chapter and the Grand Recorder of the Grand Com­mandery, of Kansas, and now has withdrawn from administrative duties in all the four Bodies, all of which regretfully accepted his resignation, added the word Emeritu,s to his former titles, and accorded him as an honorarium, for the rest of his life, the amount he received as salaries heretofore. Resolutions plac­ing on record their appreciation of his long, faithful and efficient service were adopted by all those Grand Bodies.

Past Grand Master ELMER E. STRAIN was appointed by the Grand Master to succeed Companion WILSON as Grand Recorder of the Grand Council.

The Grand Master believes that the apparent retrogression in many of the Councils is "due entirely to the neglect and lack of interest of their own Officers." A Council cannot grow when its Officers merely hold their titles and let things go as they may. He speaks out plainly: "Surely the honors of the Craft should be conferred upon those (and upon those only) who are willing, by hard work, to earn them."

The Committee on Chartered Councils reports that "all but three of the local Councils were more or less active during the year, that eight of the Councils show a net gain in membership, and twelve Councils a net loss."

CORRESPONDENCE

Companion ALBERT K. WILSON continues in the office of chair­man of the Committee on Correspondence and submits his usual list of comprehensive reviews. He expresses the hope "that the tide will turn in the near future and that Cryptic Masonry will again occupy the place it so well deserves." Three full pages are devoted to New York for 1927.

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GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

NATHAN B. THOMPSON, Topeka, Grand Master; RALPH W. POPE, Deputy Grand Master; ROBERT H. MONTGOMERY, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; HARRY E. PEACH, Grand Treasurer; ELMER F. STRAIN, P. · .G. · .M. · ., Topeka, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Topeka, February 17, 1930.

KENTUCKY-1928 IOist Annual Assembly Louisville October 15th

M:.rn:.w. o. PrnRcE, G:.M:. Fifty-one Councils. 4,468 members; net loss, 8. Cash bal­

ance, $4,134.05. Present: All Grand Officers; twenty-two of twenty-five Past

Grand Masters (Past Grand Master PINNEY could not attend because of illness), a fine showing indeed ; Representatives of forty-three Councils; and twenty-nine Grand Representatives, among them Past Grand Master JoHN T. KINCAID for New York.

Both the Grand Master and the Grand Recorder report that the net loss for the year is smaller than it has been for several years and that a considerable gain may be looked for in the future. The Grand Recorder impressed upon the Companions the need of a more perfect exemplification of the work and the holding of more meetings.

The sum of $1,000.00 was donated to the Kentucky Masonic Widows and Orphans' Home.

CORRESPONDENCE

Again Companion WILLIAM W. CLARKE presents a carefully prepared, interesting report. New York for 1927 receives ap­preciative mention.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

J. GoRDON SULZER, Maysville, Grand Master; JOHN W. }uETT, Deputy Grand Master; E. T. DuNcAN, Grand Principal Con-

ductor of the Work; ISAAC T. WooDSON, Grand Treasurer; G. ALLISON HOLLAND, Lexington, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Louisville, October, 14, 1929.

LOUISIANA-1929 74th Annual Assembly New Orleans February 4th

M.".Ill.".HERMAN J. DUNCAN, G:.M:. Fourteen Councils. 1,729 members; net loss, 55. Cash balance,

$892.65. Total cash assets, $3,978.93. Present: Eight of eleven Grand Officers; four of fourteen

Past Grand Masters; Representatives of eleven Councils; ten Grand Representatives, New York among the absent majority.

The Grand Master visited only four Councils. He asked the Grand Council to consider how to overcome "the present apathy" in Cryptic Masonry, but offered no practical ways and means for changing the existing condition. Some had suggested the appointment of a Grand Lecturer to awaken a new interest in the work, but he held that "money expended in tha.t way would be wasted."

The Grand Recorder explains the decline in membership as due largely to the prevailing business depression and the havoc caused in the State by the disastrous Mississippi flood._ This is probably the most reasonable answer.

CORRESPONDENCE

Companion JOHN A. DAVILLA, the Grand Recorder, reviews the Proceedings of the General Grand Council, thirty-four State Grand Councils, and the Grand Council of the Maritime Pro­vinces of the Dominion of Canada. New York is not included. He enjoyed his visit to the Triennial at Denver, Colorado, lauds the hospitality of the Denver Companions and adds that "they even added an improptu snow storm to their well filled program of entertainment." That certainly was the height of hospitality, considering that the convention took place in September. The whole report is written in a pleasant spirit and presents in tab­loid form the best to be found in the reviewed Proceedings.

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GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

JACOB FRANKEL, Crowley, Grand Master; BRADLEY WALDER, Deputy Grand Master; GEORGE J. GINSBERG, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; WILL Moss, P." .G." .M: ., Grand Treas­urer; ]OHN A. DAVILLA, New Orleans, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: New Orleans, February 5, 1930.

MAINE-1929 75th Annual Assembly Portland May 9th

M." .Ill." .EDWIN F. HILLMAN, G." .M:. Seventeen Councils. 8,531 members; net loss, 57. Cash bal­

ance, $3,442.85. Present: All Grand Officers ; fourteen of seventeen living Past

Grand Masters ; Representatives of sixteen Councils ; thirty-three Grand Representatives, among them Grand Master EDWIN F. HILLMAN, himself responding for New York.

R.".P.".Companion ARTHUR D. PRINCE, Past Grand Master of Massachusetts and General Grand Marshal of the General Grand Council was saluted with private Grand Honors, as was also M.".P.".Companion ARTHUR H. PARKER as Grand Master of the Grand Council of Connecticut. Our own R." .Ill. '.Com­panion CLARENCE F. HEATH who represents the Grand Council of Maine near the Grand Council of New York was given a hearty welcome.

The Grand Master frankly admits that he can not explain the lethargy of several of the Cquncils. He attended the Annual Assemblies of the Grand Councils of Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York. He is particularly appreciative of the courtesies extended to him at our 1928 gathering at Glens Falls.

The Grand Recorder's report reveals that twelve Councils ex­perienced losses in membership, and only five show a gain. Two Councils did no work whatever during the year. Still Companion CHARLES B. DAVIS considers the outlook promising, and he is in close touch with conditions. In his reviews of other Grand Councils he sticks to the same optimistic note, and we thank

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him for it. He tells JOHN DAVILLA to take off his blue glasses and look at the field as a whole, and he'll find Cryptic Masonry marching on in better shape than ever before.

Wherever ARTHUR D. PRINCE goes he leaves something behind to be taken home and pondered. Here he made clear that Free­masonry is better, more broad-gauged, bigger today than ever before. Many Masons do not measure up to it because of the wonderful progress it has made in recent years. If there is anything wrong, it is with those individual Masons who want to keep it cheap. They pay willingly large sums for clubs and associations of all sorts, which, though useful no doubt, do not compare with the benefits which Masonry bestows upon its mem­bers; yet when it comes to raising fees and dues by only a small amount, they set up a howl as if they were being robbed. "Why," he adds, "you would think it was going to ruin a man to ask him for two dollars or five dollars a year, to conduct the work of charity, to elevate Freemasonry, to expand the benev­olences of Freemasonry !" The cheaper we make Masonry, the cheaper it will be: That's the idea.

CORRESPONDENCE

The reviews by Companion CHARLES B. DAVIS always make pleasant and profitable reading. His comments are calm and constructive. Just such as one would expect from an experienced and lovable Companion who has watched the affairs of the Craft for years with clear eyes and kept his hopefulness unimpaired. Trying to locate the causes of the losses in membership, he thinks that Companion HEIGHT of New Jersey came nearest to the truth when he blamed the results on "poor work, badly rendered ritual, lack of interest by Officers and then casting the new member adrift to learn by himself or not at all." Two full pages are devoted to New York for I928. The question is asked what distinction we of New York draw between "dimitted" and "dropped at own request." The former term is applied to those who desire to transfer their membership from one Council to another, or to come back at some time in the future; the others are those who want to get out of the Council never to return, either because they cannot afford to stay or because they desire to withdraw from all Bodies beyond the Symbolic Lodge (or the latter included). Both the dimitted and dropped a. o. r. have the decency to pay up what they owe. That distinguishes

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them from the lot marked N. P. D. Companion DAVIS thinks that the success of the Super-Excellent Master degree has shown that "dramatic action is more attractive than symbolic instruction."

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

SAMUEL B. FURBISH, Brunswick, Grand Master; D. SAUNDERS PATTERSON, Deputy Grand Master ;· WARREN A. ~ ICHOLS, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; CoNVERS E. LEACH, P.".G.". M: ., Grand Treasurer; CHARLES B. DAVIS, P." .G: .M: ., Port­land, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Portland, May 8, 1930.

MARYLAND-1928 55th Annual Assembly Baltimore December 12th

M.".Ill.".J. WALTER BUESCHEL, G.".M.".

Sixteen Councils. 5,010 members; net gain, 25. Cash bal­ance, $6,I46.35.

Present : All Grand Officers ; seven Past Grand Masters ; Rep­resentatives of thirteen Councils; twenty-three Grand Representa­tives, among them Past Grand Master GEORGE A. SMITH for New York.

M." .P: .0. FRANK HART, the General Grand Master, was there. R.".P.°.WARREN S. SEIPP, the Deputy General Grand Master, is a Past Grand Master of the Grand Council of Mary­land. Past Grand Masters MARK F. FINLEY, RICHARD A. RosE­BERRY and OTTO B. ROEPKE, and Grand Lecturer WEST, had come over from Washington, D. C. to bring the greetings of their Grand Council.

The Grand Master visited all the active Councils of his Juris­diction and reports conditions to be good, on the whole, though a few Councils failed to meet regularly and exemplify the de­grees in an impressive manner, owing to the lethargy of their presiding Officers. He holds that-

"The Master who combines effective degree work with good fellowship and adds a generous measure of enthusiasm will

command the respect and obtain the cooperation and support of the Companions."

The Grand Master expressed regret that Maryland has no Correspondence Committee to review the Proceedings of other Grand Councils.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

CHARLES H. CARROLL, Baltimore, Grand Master; JoHN W. LINTHICUM, Deputy Grand Master; Guy K. MOTTER, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; GEORGE CooK, P." .G: .M: ., Grand Treasurer; GusTAV A. EITEL, P.".G.".M."., Baltimore1 Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Baltimore, December 11, I929.

MASSACHUSETIS-1928 102d Annual Assembly Boston December 10th

M." .Ill: .OLIN D. DICKERMAN, G: .M:. Thirty-six Councils. I5,228 members; net loss, I62. Cash bal­

ance, $2,728.94. Total all funds, $27,664.57. Present: All Grand Officers ; twenty~two Past Grand Officers ;

Representatives of twenty-eight Councils ; twenty-one Grand Rep­resentatives, New York among the absent.

Among the distinguished guests from outside the State were M.".P.'.O. FRANK HART, General Grand Master; Grand Master ARTHUR H. PARKER, Deputy Grand Master ARTHUR L. CLARK, and Past Grand Masters WILLIAM 0. SHELLEY, F. WARD DEKLYN and FREDERICK H. GERLACH, of Connecticut; Grand Master EDWIN F. HILLMAN, Past Grand Masters FRANKLIN R. RED­LON and CONYERS E. LEACH, and m: .DAVID L. WILSON, of Maine ; Grand Master ALBERT E. PLACE and Past Grand Mas­ters ALBERT KNIGHT and EDWARD M. WHEELER, of Rhode Island; Ill." .and Rev. ALFRED C. WILSON, Grand Lecturer, proxy for the Grand Master of Vermont; Grand Master RoY S. ROGERS of Ohio; Grand Master WALTER PosT of New Jersey; and from New York: Grand Master CHARLES M. COLTON, Past Grand Masters MARTIN Q. Gooo, GEORGE EDWARD HATCH and GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, and Ill.· .GEORGE C. CURTIS,

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Master, and 111:.GEORGE E. BRADBROOK, Past Master, of Col­umbian Council, No. 1-eight Grand Councils officially repre­sented. There were greeted also the Grand Commander, R. ·. Em. 0 .CLARENCE E. BURLEIGH, of the Grand Commandery, Knights Templar of Massachusetts and Rhode Island; the Grand Hight Priest, M:.E.°.WINTHROP J. CusHING, and R: .E: .HERBERT W. DEAN, Past Grand King, of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Massachusetts; M. · .P. ·.LEON M. AB­BOTT, the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council A: .A: .S: .R:. for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction; and M:.w:.FRANK L. SIMPSON, the Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts.

The Grand Master visited many Councils and attended the Annual Assemblies of Rhode Island, New Jersey, Connecticut, New York, Ohio, and Delaware; was represented by proxies at the Annual Assemblies of Maine and Vermont ; and honored by his presence an Assembly of Columbian Council, No. 1, of New York City, the mother Council of the World.

Despite his conspicuous zeal for the Rite the Grand Master must report that the numerical losses by reason of death, sus­pensions and <limits, exceed accessions by r62. Eight Councils only showed a net gain, one remained the same, and twenty­seven report net losses. In order to get to the bottom of the reasons for the decline, he called a meeting at the beginning of his term of office to confer with the Officers of the constituent Councils as to ways and means for making a better numerical showing. Most of the Councils were represented. Some notable results are traceable to that meeting. IJl. ·.JOHN E. MOULTON, Master of Zebulun Council, at Lynn carried the enthusiasm home to his Companions and could report a net gain of twenty-seven, while the year before there had been a net loss of fourteen. Ill.· .F. HENRY CAFFIN, Master of Hyde Park Council, received forty-six candidates as against thirty the year before. The latter Council has had the good sense of always selecting able Masters filled with zeal for their Council. Washington Council, of Palmer is reported to have shown a net gain each year for the past three years. The Grand Master believes, and rightly, that numer­ical growth may be considered, in most instances, a fairly good indication of the quality and the efforts of the Officers of a constituent Council. No doubt the fruit of the year's work will be reaped in the year ahead.

"Juniper Hall," a famous beautiful estate in Shrewsbury hav­ing been donated by MRS. MATTHEW JOHN WHITTALL to the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts for a Masonic hospital, a call has been sent out by the Most Worshipful Grand Master for $I50,ooo.oo to be applied to equipment and necessary alterations suitable for the announced purpose. The Most Illustrious Grand Master commends the project to the Councils and suggests that they send their contributions to the Grand Recorder who will consolidate them and forward them to the Grand Lodge.

At the request of the Grand Master, the Committee on Ritual has worked out and presents a very interesting and useful list of recommendations as to "Private and Public Honors." The report appears in the Proceedings and is commended to all who are in search of worthwhile information on this subject.

The principal speakers at the evening session were M. · .P. ·. 0. FRANK HART, General Grand Master, and M.' .Ill.' .Roy S. ROGERS, Grand Master of the Grand Council of Ohio. In behalf of Columbian Council, No. I, of New York City, Past Master GEORGE E. BRADBROOK presented to the Grand Council of Massa­chusetts a copy of the Charter of I823 which established Col­umbian Council as the first and now the oldest Council of the world.

CORRESPONDENCE

The report by R.'.Ill.'.ALMON B. CILLEY, Past Deputy Grand Master, opens with a most comprehensive review of the trans­actions of the General Grand Council of the United States. It is a really fine piece of work. Then follow the various Grand Councils, among them New York for I928 which is given three full pages chiefly of quotations from the Address of Grand Master GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

OLIN D. DICKERMAN, Boston, Grand Master; JusTIN W. SHRADER, Deputy Grand Master; CHARLES W. PIKE, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; DEAN K. WEBSTER, P.'.G.'. M.·., Grand Treasurer; RAYMOND T. SEWALL, Boston, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Boston, December 9, I929.

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MICHIGAN-1929

71st Annual Assembly Lansing May 14th

M.".111.".JoHN PALMER Wooo, G:.M:. Sixty-seven Councils. 15,157 members; net loss, 5o8. Cash

balance, $2,212.11. Present: All Grand Officers ; fifteen Past Grand Masters ;

Representatives of sixty-two Councils; thirty-four Grand Rep­resentatives, among them Past Grand Master EMERSON M. NEWELL for New York.

Besides the representative of the Grand Master of Masons in Michigan and the Grand High Priest with his staff, of the Grand Chapter, there were greeted as visitors Grand Master Roy S. RoGERs of the Grand Council of Ohio, Past Grand Master THOMAS L. CocHRANE of the Grand Council of the Western Jurisdiction of Canada, and R." .Ill: .JOHN BuRDEN, Master of Phoenix Council of Mount Vernon, New York, as Grand Representative of the Grand Council of Michigan near the Grand Council of New York.

The Grand Master reports that he met in Council session, during the year, with the Masters of forty-four Councils, at­tended the Annual Assembly of the Grand Council of Ohio, and took part in many Masonic functions in and out of the Jurisdiction. He pays deservedly high tribute to Grand Recorder CHARLES A. CONOVER and Grand Lecturer FRANK SCADDEN, P:. G:. M:., for their untiring and effective service in their respective capacities.

The Grand Recorder makes an interesting analysis of the gains and losses in membership during the past ten years. He shows that the ratio of Council to Chapter is 31}:3 to 100, as a general average. Decline of the numerical strength of the Chapter necessarily affects that of the Council. As the present ratio represents 32}:3 %, it would appear that the Cryptic Rite has held its own, despite the great reduction in numbers.

The report of the Grand Lecturer is full of inspiration and good counsel, besides supplying an abundance of telling informa­tion as to Cryptic conditions in Michigan. Mention is made also of "an international meeting of great moment," held at Sarnia, in Ontario. Five Canadian and four Michigan Councils par­ticipated in it. A Michigan Council rendered the Royal degree ;

a Canadian, the Select ; and two Canadian Councils united in exemplifying the Super-Excellent degree. Companion SCADDEN speaks of the meeting with unstinting enthusiasm. About two hundred Companions enjoyed the fellowship of the occasion.

Incidentally, Companion ScADDEN's report makes profitable reading for the suggestions it contains for making Council meet­ings contribute to good-fellowship as well as to attractiveness in work.

There is no Correspondence Report, and no Committee on Foreign Correspondence was appointed. What has happened?

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

EDWIN J. MACMILLAN, Grand Rapids, Grand Master; ]AMES

S. POTTER, Deputy Grand Master; 0RON J. R. BuRY, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; DALLAS T. ALTON, P.".G.". M. · ., Grand Treasurer; CHARLES A. CONOVER, Coldwater, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Kalamazoo, May 20, I930.

MINNESOTA-1928 M ... Ill ... ALBERT IHM, G ... M ...

59th Annual Assembly Minneapolis October rnth

Ten Councils. 3,I62 members; net gain, 9. Cash balance, $853.61. Total cash assets, $I,853.61.

Present: All Grand Officers; thirteen of twenty Past Grand Masters; Representatives of seven Councils; twenty-five Grand Representatives, but no one to respond for New York.

The Grand Master did some visiting and held himself ready to respond to any call, but the record does not show that much was accomplished aside from keeping things on an even keel.

CORRESPONDENCE

The meat of the book is confined to Past Grand Master CHARLES S. ScHURMAN's contribution, his eighteenth Annual Report. He believes that the multiplication of luncheon clubs has much to do with the falling off of interest in Masonic Bodies.

There men get the social contacts with fellow men in an informal, pleasant way, with whom they discuss matters of interest and save the evenings for their families. Here we have a serious suggestion which is well deserving of reflection:

"Fraternal organizations must match the Clubs in leadership if they would hold their own with them. There is ample evidence that Masonry, as a general thing does not have the leadership necessary to enlist the interest of men of affairs, who are leaders in their communities. In every case where that leadership exists, Masonry succeeds. It is up to the Councils to place men in control who can command the attention of the people of the community."

Now that the Rotarians have entered the international field, the warning is all the more timely. Masonry was first in the field. Is it going to forfeit its leadership as a worldwide influence for propagating brotherliness among men by resting on its his­torical prestige? Companion SCHURMAN has put his finger on an important subject.

There is less running comment than in previous reports, it seems, but his reviews have all the helpfulness of those which have come to us in former years. He is a Standard Bearer in the Cryptic Rite. We are grateful to him for his generous words about New York for 1927. When, in closing his report he expresses the hope that his offering "may in some way be an inspiration to the Companions of Minnesota," he voices a wish which no doubt all the scribes of the Round Table cherish, each with reference to his own home folks. He has the assurance at any rate that one of his colleagues has derived profit, pleasure and inspiration from his report.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

JOHN H. KEELER, Minneapolis, Grand Master; JoHN P. EATON, Deputy Grand Master ; CHRISTIAN RouG, Grand Principal Con­ductor of the Work; THOMAS G. LEE, Grand Treasurer; JoHN FISHEL, P." .G: .M:., St. Paul, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: St. Paul, October 9, 1929.

MISSISSIPPl-1929 7 4th Annual Assembly Grenada March 15th

R.' .Ill.' .CLARENCE S. CULLENS, Dep. G.' .M:. presiding, M.'.Ill.'.JAMES ROBERT RowzEE, G.'.M.'., having died in January

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Forty-three Councils. 4,I28 members; net gain, 107. Cash balance, $3,937.07.

Present: All Grand Officers; Representatives of thirty-five Councils; thirty-one Grand Representatives, among them Com­panion CLYDE J. VAN A.RsDALL for New York.

Companion E. L. FAUCETTE, the Grand Recorder, reports that of the four Masonic Grand Bodies in the State only the Grand Council shows an increase in membership, the others reporting decreases. He ascribes the result to the unusual activity of the majority of the Councils stimulated by a plan inaugurated by Companion WILLIAM H. CARTER, the Grand Lecturer, whereby working teams are trained to confer the degrees impressively. If the Grand Recorder is right, and I have no doubt he is, then Companion CARTER has demonstrated that the effective pre­sentation of the Cryptic degrees is essential to building up an interested membership. The enthusiasm of the candidates is a decided asset. What these tell their Royal Arch Companions of their experience, after all, determines whether others want to come or not. Disappointed candidates have impeded progress more than any other one item.

The only official act of the Grand Master was an order issued by him shortly before he died, calling upon the Councils to collect from each candidate for the Super-Excellent Master de­gree one dollar to be traqsmitted to the Grand Recorder for the building of a fund for the purchase of a complete set of Super-Excellent Master regalia and paraphernalia. This set may then be let out to any degree team competent to exemplify that degree impressively, whenever desired. He evidently was persuaded that the Super-Excellent Master degree possessed attractions which would contribute to the appeal of the Cryptic Rite. He also decreed that a card be issued by the Grand Re­corder to newly made Super-Excellent Masters. Those now hold­ing Council certificates may exchange these for Grand Council Super-Excellent Master cards on payment of one dollar, all receipts from this source to be added to the new fund. Grand Council approved the order.

CORRESPONDENCE

Companion HENRY C. YAWN whose Correspondence Reports to Grand Lodge we have enjoyed and hope to be permitted to read for years to come, has taken up similar duties for the

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Grand Council. The present "Cryptic Review" is 1his second contribution in this field. It is excellent in every way and would be all that the heart could desire if New York could have found a place in it along with the twenty-five other Jurisdictions surveyed by him.

Speaking, under North Carolina, of Grand Masters waiting for an invitation before going avisiting, he offers this very prac­tical suggestion :

"We have sometimes observed that forced visits on the part of Grand Officers have resulted in much good, when many thought such visits would be fruitless."

He reports the death of Companion HENRY W. MoRDHURST who for forty years served as General Grand Recorder of the General Grand Council, in this brief, noble sentence:

"Two days after the Grand Assembly, God touched this faith­ful worker of more than half a century, and he laid aside his working tools and fell asleep."

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

CLARENCE S. CULLENS, New Albany, Grand Master; LEON S. LIPPINCOTT, Deputy Grand Master; WILLIAM A. JOHNS, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; J. FoGGO DIXON, Grand Treasurer; EDWARD L. FAUCETTE, Meridian, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Clarksdale, date not given.

MISSOURl-1929

64th Annual Assembly Hannibal April 22d

M.'.Ill.'.THOMAS H. REYNOLDS, G.'.M.'.

Twenty-two Councils. rn,928 members; net loss, 547. Cash balance, $7,509.I2.

Present : All Grand Officers ; twelve Past Grand Masters ; Representatives of twenty-two Councils ; twenty-three Grand Representatives, New York not represented.

Past Grand Master HARRY S. VILLARS of Nebraska was an honored guest.

The Grand Master did a fair amount of visiting and ad­dressed to each Council four letters urging greater zeal for the Rite. The number of gr_eetings and re-instatements was most gratifying, but with 7o8 suspensions, 3 expulsions and 143 deaths, the handicap was too great. Result: A net loss of 547.

The Grand Lecturer's report would appear to indicate that a new interest in the work is awakening in quarters where the work has been lagging.

The Committee on Returns of Councils commends the Re­corders of the great majority of Councils for the care, accuracy and neatness of their reports to the Grand Council. The annual dues range from $1.00 to $4.00: Eight Councils charge $1.00; five, $1 .50; six, $2.00; one, $3.00; one, $4.00 for resident and $3.00 for non-resident members. Three Councils report no un­collected dues; eighteen report an aggregate total of $3,41 I .40 uncollected dues ranging from $18.00 for No. 38 to $732.90 for No. 24. This grand total represents almost $2,000.oo less than that for the preceding years, as a result of the elimination of "dead wood." The two Councils in St. Louis have a combined membership of 973, while the membership of the Royal Arch Chapters there amounts to 6,200. Kansas City reports 6,8oo Royal Arch Masons, with 2,235 of them enrolled in the two Councils there.

On 1:he recommendation of the Grand Master, the per capita Grand Council dues were fixed at seventy cents.

CORRESPONDENCE

Companion RAY V. DENSLOW devotes twenty-two pages of his excellent report to a most interesting account of the historical development of Cryptic Masonry in Missouri, from 1816 to 1866. New York for 1928 receives fraternal mention. A carefully prepared, helpful index is added.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

KIPP C. JOHNSON, Poplar Bluff, Grand Master; HENRY C. ELBERG, Deputy Grand Master; W. ED. JOHNSON, Grand Prin­cipal Conductor of the Work; GrnsoN W. CARSON, Grand Treas­urer; RAY V. DENSWW, Trenton, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Monett, April 2I, 1930.

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NEBRASKA-1928 49th Annual Assembly Omaha December 4th

M: .Ill: .SEWARD E. COGSWELL, G: .M:. Twenty-one Councils. 3,313 members; net loss, 43. Cash bal­

ance, $2,153.66. Present : All Grand Officers ; eight of eighteen Past Grand

Masters ; Representatives of seventeen Councils ; sixteen Grand Representatives, New York once more among the absent ones.

Grand Master HOLLER of the Grand Council of Iowa and Grand Master BEAUMONT of the Grand Council of North Da­kota were given a hearty welcome to Nebraska.

Three pages of the Grand Master's Address are given to explan­ations why he failed to visit more than three Councils during the year, although from a table which he supplies it appears that seven of eleven of his predecessors did no better than he, two of them having no visits whatever to their credit. But he does not reason wisely when he asks the Grand Council "to cease emphasizing the importance of Grand Visitations and put the blame for lack of growth and zeal where it rightly belongs and that is directly on the Officers of the local Councils." When he points to his statistics to show that "the membership made by far the largest gain in 1920 when no visitations were made at all," he fails to take into account the post-War rush. The fact of the matter is that the Councils have a right to expect Grand Officers to set a good example of zeal for the Rite. Further­more they are entitled to direct contact with their Grand Council and to be informed as to what the policies of the administration are. The Grand Master himself ought not to be expected to carry the whole burden of these duties. He should be free to form profitable contacts with other Grand Councils and the General Grand Council, for example, depending largely on his staff to do the visiting in the local Jurisdiction and to keep him informed regarding conditions.

While his explanations are not convincing, there is much to be said for his side of the proposition. He has not been well and frequently was so indisposed as to preclude any visiting. He is frank and he is modest. Take these statements in his Adress:

"It is at rare intervals only that this office can be occupied by one who has the requisite qualifications for the work and the time and will

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to execute his duties .... I am conscious of my lack of those gifts which are necessary to arouse enthusiasm and stir the rank and file of our membership and stimulate their zeal. What we really need is a gifted Companion who can go into the jurisdiction of every Council and exhort and evangelize our members somewhat after the manner of an old time revivalist."

The latter suggestion is worth pondering. In New York­and quite a few other Jurisdictions follow a similar plan-the Grand Master, at the beginning of his term of office, assigns to each Line-Officer a list of Councils to be visited, thereby every Council is assured a visit during the year by one of his Representatives. The visiting experience which each gains there­by gains in value as he advances, and by the time he becomes Grand Master he has the best preparation possible for that office.

One constructive move made by the Grand Master for which he deserves the gratitude not only of his , own Jurisdiction but of all of us, is that he commended the study of Correspondence Reports as the best means for getting acquainted with the Cryptic Rite m its practical workings throughout the United States. By such study the thoughtful get into the swim of things, gather enthusiasm and practical suggestions, and grow stronger in the conviction that the Council not only is worthwhile but forms a precious part of Masonic inspiration.

CORRESPONDENCE

In 1927 Nebraska voted to revive the Annual Correspondence Reports. Grand Master COGSWELL appointed Companion THOMAS H. LINE to write such report, the first since 1916. As a result we have before us reviews of thirty-eight Grand Councils, well organized, comprehensive and interesting. Though Companion LINE chafed somewhat under the limitations of space he man­aged by sticking to essentials to furnish a feast of good things. We are glad to greet him to the Round Table.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

JAMES W. WYNKOOP, Lincoln, Grand Master; Loms F. ScHONLAU, Deputy Grand Master; CHARLES G. MONTGOMERY, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; JAMES M. ROBERTSON, Grand Treasurer; LEWIS E. SMITH, P.'.G.'.M.'., Omaha, Grand Recorder.

NEW JERSEY-1928 68th Annual Assembly Trenton April 17th

M ... Ill ... GUNNAR G. GUDMUNDSON, G ... M ...

Thirteen Councils. 4,024 members; net loss, 49. Cash bal­ance, $1,759.53. Total cash assets, $2,259.53.

Present: All Grand Officers; twenty-one of twenty-four Past Grand Masters, from Senior Past Grand Master JoSEPH ASH­TON, JR., right down to Junior Past Grand Master DALLAS R. CANN, with only three in between absent; R:.Ill:.RoDERICK D. CAMERON, Past Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; Rep­resentatives of all the thirteen Councils; and thirty-six Grand Representatives, among them the ever faithful Past Grand Mas­ter MARION H. HALL for New York.

And the visitors :

Grand Master FREDERICK A. BEEBE, with Deputy Grand Mas­ter ARTHUR H. PARKER and Past Grand Master THOMAS M. BARNES, of Connecticut; Grand Master OLIN D. DICKERMAN of Massachusetts ; Past Grand Master CROWELL (CHRISTIE B.) of Vermont; Grand Master JoHN W. KIMMERLING, with Grand Steward JoHN W. LAINHART and Past Grand Masters RICHARD A. ROSEBERRY and EDWARD BURKHOLDER, of the District of Col­umbia; Grand Master RoYDON L. HAMMOND and Past Grand Master HARVEY W. BENTLEY, of Delaware; and Grand Master GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, with Past Grand Master OLIVER H. LABARRE and R. ·.Ill.· .EDWARD FEIH, Past Grand Representative of New Jersey, of New York.

M:.w:.HowARD R. CRUSE, Grand Master of Masons in New Jersey, gave a brief, stirring talk, giving among other good things this noteworthy testimony, speaking of his experience in the Cryptic Rite.

"The part of my initiation that made the greatest impression upon me was the Circumambulation. It was the most beautiful work that I have ever heard in any Masonic work. It is a beautiful piece of work, filled with splendid ideals, and he who gets it into his heart will be a better man and Mason. Surely Cryptic Masonry is inspiring. It has a light of Divine Illumination for the newly made Companion."

Grand Master GUDMUNDSON does not waste a word on the loss in membership. He had visited every Council, some of them several times, and found a healthy interest in Cryptic

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Masonry, intervisitations keeping up a family spirit and foster­ing good fellowship, and the Officers making increased efforts to render the work more impressive to the candidates and pleas­ing to all the Companions. He recommended that a Grand Instructor be appointed to promulgate the esoteric work, and Grand Council adopted the proposition.

CORRESPONDENCE

Companion CHARLES LUCIAN HAIGHT is a reviewer with a keen scent for what is worth passing on and puts this in a form that is pleasing and interesting. He quotes extensively and peps up his citations by lively comment. We like the result. New York for 1927 receives courteous mention.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

WALTER PosT, Passaic, Grand Master; G. VAN VoRis WAR­NER, M. D., Deputy Grand Master; J. VREELAND HARING, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; R. C. CHAMBERLAIN, P:.G:.M:., Grand Treasurer; HARRY AMES PUTNAM, P.". G. · .M. · ., Trenton, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Trenton, April 16, 1929.

NORTH CAROLINA-1929 53d Annual Assembly New Bern May 15th

M: .Ill: .JOHN J. PHOENIX, G: .M:. Twenty-four Councils. 2,007 members; net loss, 119. Cash

balance, $1,153.55. Present: Eight of eleven Grand Officers; seven of seven­

teen living Past Grand Masters ; Representatives of eighteen of twenty-three chartered Councils; twenty-four Grand Representa­tives, but New York not among them.

The Grand Master appears to have lost faith in the ability of his Grand Council to maintain itself on its own merits. He argues that the fee for the Council should be collected from candidates for the Chapter at the time they apply for the Ca­pitular degrees, a la Texas. In a State like North Carolina

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where the general educational average of the population is rather gratifying, it would seem that a better means might be applied to interest Royal Arch Companions in the Cryptic degrees. Just serving as an extra hurdle in the race to the Shrine would be a decided come-down for a body of Select Masters. That York Rite Reunion described by the Grand Master as having been held at Waynesville suggests a far better means for impressing upon Capitular and Templar Masons alike the desirability of rounding out their ritualistic education by taking the degrees of the Council. Two thousand members are quite a respectable showing for North Carolina, considering motives, equipment and economic condition of the general run of Masons. Let us hope North Carolina will stick to the old lines. Financial problems can be adjusted in a more dignified manner, if they intrude as arguments for a different course.

The outlook certainly is encouraging. One new Council was chartered. Another was instituted U." .D.' .. A third has been revived. What better record can be asked for !

The Grand Council of North Carolina has to its special credit a generous support of the libraries and reading rooms of the Oxford Orphanage and the Masonic and Eastern Star Home. Last year the contributed amount was $400.00. This year the Grand Master suggested that the appropriation be made $200.00. Grand Council raised the figure to $250.00.

No Correspondence Report.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

LAWRENCE E. GREEN, Waynesville, Grand Master; ANDREW J. WILLIAMS, Deputy Grand Master; M. F. McKEEL, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; JAMES W. PAYNE, P.'.G.". M.'., Grand Treasurer; JOHN B. GRIGGS, Elizabeth City, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Concord, May II, 1930.

NORTH DAKOTA-1929 13th Annual Assembly Fargo January 24th

M: .Ill: .JOHN ALLEN GRAHAM, G: .M:. Nine Councils. 9o6 members; net gain 8. Cash balance,

$722.45.

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Present : All Grand Officers, except the Grand Steward ; seven Past Grand Masters ; Representatives of eight Councils, only the youngest not represented; twenty-one Grand Representatives, among them R. · .P. ·.Companion WALTER L. STOCKWELL for New York.

Companion JOSEPH E. YORKE was welcomed as Representa­tive of the Grand Chapter of Saskatchewan. The Grand Master of Masons and the Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Iowa, were greeted. A special reception was accorded to R. · .P. ·. WALTER L. STOCKWELL as General Grand Principal Conductor of the General Grand Council.

The Grand Master considers suspensions for N. P. D. a problem which ought to engage serious attention, though North Dakota has done better than many other Jurisdictions.

The Grand Recorder feels disappointed that the membership did not touch the thousand mark, but believes that the only thing to do is to "hit the line and hit it hard in 1929." Just waiting for things to turn up will not get anywhere. He suggests that the Royal Master degree would make a very much deeper impression if the Master would give an explanatory statement to the candidates between the first and second sections. Grand Council asked him to prepare such a statement for the use of Council Officers.

M. ·.Ill. ".EBEN GEORGE GUTHRIE, the senior Past Grand Mas­ter, declared that substantial gains will come "when the beauties of the Ritual are better understood, the presentation is given proper interpretation, and the members will strengthen their Officers by their presence and encouragement."

M." .P: .Companion STOCKWELL, in his report on Good of the Order, added: "We do not need ever to apologize for the Cryp­tic Rite. Sometimes perhaps we must apologize for our presen­tation of its Ritual. .. No Ritual will carry itself. It must be effectively rendered."

CORRESPONDENCE

I agree with SAM HELM of Texas that Companion GUTHRIE can write his whole report on a postcard. That is a decided virtue, as he does it. He gets right at the meat and freights his lines with the best there is. Thirty-six Jurisdictions are reviewed in a dozen pages. New York for 1927 gets its full share of a third of a page, and what he says is most pleasing.

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GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

WILLIAM A. McCLURE, Dickinson, Grand Master; WILLIS L. DICKEY, Deputy Grand Master; RALPH L. MILLER, Grand Prin­cipal Conductor of the Work ; JAMES E. TURNER, Grand Treas­urer; WALTER L. STOCKWELL, Fargo, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Fargo, January 30, I930.

OHI0-1928

99th Annual Assembly Columbus October Ist-2d

M:.rn:.OLIVER D. EvERHARD, G:.M:. Ninety-eight Councils. 45,94I members; net gain IJ2. Cash

balance, $26,8o8.62. Present : All Grand Officers ; fifteen Past Grand Masters ;

Representatives of ninety-five Councils; thirty-six Grand Rep­resentatives, among them M. ·.Ill.· .Companion OLIVER D. EvER­HARD, the Grand Maste.r, for New York.

Distinguished guests: M.' .P.' .0. FRANK HART, General Grand Master; our own Grand Master, M. ·.Ill.· .CHARLES M. COLTON; Grand Master OLIN D. DICKERMAN of Massachusetts; Grand Master JOHN P. WooD and Grand Recorder CHARLES A. CoN­OVER, of the Grand Council of Michigan; and our R: .Ill.' .Com­panion HARRY IRVING TONG, Grand Representative of Ohio near New York.

There were the usual addresses of welcome and response. Then followed an impressive Memorial Service, with appropriate music, prayer, and an oration, as a tribute to the Companions who entered the Eternal Home during the year.

The Grand Master in his Address emphasized the fundamental teachings of Freemasonry, pleading particularly for the conquest of passion, bigotry, prejudice, selfishness and hate ~o hasten the day of universal harmony, peace and brotherly love among men. He visited many Councils and attended also the Annual As­semblies of the Grand Councils of Massachusetts, New York, and Michigan. His plea for support of the Washington Me­morial was met by an appropriation of $200.00 for that purpose. Speaking of the hundredth anniversary of Cincinnati Council, No. I, he tells of the dedication of the Secret Vault of that

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Council, as part of the celebration, in "one of the finest and most beautiful Masonic Temples in the world," consecrated "to the sacred use and purpose of the Cryptic Rite." He recom­mended that "beginning with this Annual Assembly the Grand Council of Ohio annually set aside such sum as its finances may permit, for the creation of an Endowment Fund. . . to be used exclusively for educating or sending through College, boys and girls who. are the offspring of Companions who are at the time members in good standing of a Council in Ohio, or were at the time of their demise." Grand Council responded by appropriating $1,000.00 to be devoted to such purpose.

The sum of $soo.oo was voted for relief in the tornado­stricken section of Florida.

The Grand Recorder's report is a most interesting document, giving a careful analysis of the condition of the Cryptic Rite in Ohio. He shows that, since 1921, the number of suspensions for non-payment of dues has increased steadily, excepting only 1926, until 1928 when it more than quadrupled the figure for 1921. The suspensions during the year "equal more than forty­one per cent of the number advanced." He believes that the books should be cleared of delinquents. At the same time each Council should appoint a committee to cooperate with the Re­corder in collecting unpaid dues to save to the Rite those Com­panions who are desirable.

The General Grand Master, referring incidentally to the N. P. D. problem, suggested that the remedy lies in greater emphasis on the education of the membership. "The Councils," he said, "have been making members rather than Select Masters." Those who have entered into the spirit of the Council are never to be found among the "N. P. D.'s," he declared.

The Committee on Good of the Order deprecates the plan followed by many Councils to wait until a large class of can­didates has been gotten together before any degree work is done. It takes the sensible position that a Council makes a serious mistake by letting several months go by without any work. We have found that one candidate is a big enough class for any Council to put through the Royal and Select Master degrees. The candidate is far more impressed when he enjoys the experience alone. Large classes are a mistake as far as the Cryptic work is concerned, if each candidate is to get the full benefit. This applies most particularly to the Royal Master.

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Here is another bit of good advice from the Committee: The falling off in membership is "nothing to be excited about ; all that we need is to do our work as well as we can and let results take care of themselves."

CORRESPONDENCE

A feeling of poignant sadness touched the heart when I finished reading NELSE WILLIAMS' preface to his twenty-third Annual Review. I never ~ad the privilege of meeting him in the flesh, but he has grown as near and dear to me as if we were next-door neighbors. R: .P. -.companion NELSON WIL­LIAMS-to give him his proper Cryptic title-has the unique distinction of having been Grand Master of the Grand Lodge, Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter, Grand Master of the Grand Council, and Grand Commander of the Grand Com­mandery, of Ohio, and is now the General Grand Conductor of the General Grand Council. The many relationships made him the outstanding figure in the Ohio Craft. Through his able reviews he won for himself the admiration and friendship of Masonic leaders throughout the country. And now, because of failing vision, he feels compelled to retire from the Round Table at which he has held a place of honor for so many years. His report has been read from beginning to end. What he writes about New York for I927 has been most pleasing to us. The time when he will be General Grand Master is distant, but we hope to meet him there, if not before. We shall think of him always with gratitude and affection.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

RoY S. ROGERS, Cleveland, Grand Master; EWING V. BURNS, Deputy Grand Master; CLARENCE E. O'N EAL, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; FRANK H. MARQUIS, P:.G:.M:.,. Grand Treasurer; WILLIAM T. S. O'HARA, P: .G: .M: ., Toledo, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly : Canton, September 30th, October I, 1929.

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OKLAHOMA-1929 35th Annual Assembly Sapulpa April 16th

M.'.111.'.Dl\.NIEL w. SWAFFAR, G.'.M.'.

Thirty-one Councils. 4,877 members; net loss, 154. Cash bal­ance, $6,651.24.

Present : All Grand Officers ; nine Past Grand Masters ; Rep­resentatives of twenty-eight Councils; twenty-eight Grand Repre­sentatives, among them Past Grand Master EDSON A. MAcM1L­LAN for New York. Honored guests from outside the J urisdic­tion were Grand Master THOMAS G. REYNOLDS of Missouri and Grand Master NATHAN B. TiioMPSON of Kansas.

The Grand Master visited four Councils beside his own, at­tended the Annual Meetings of the Grand Lodge and the Grand Commandery of Oklahoma, was the guest of the Grand Council of Kansas at its Annual Assembly, and was received also in the Grand Chapter and the Grand Lodge of Kansas. His visit to the seemingly moribund Henryetta Council infused new life in that body and prompted the Companions there to elect and install new Officers and start work again.

The Charter of one Council was arrested. One Council made no report ·for 1928 and another is two years behind in making returns.

Past Grand Master JOSEPH SAMUEL MURROW-Father MUR­ROW, as he is lovingly called-was unable to be present, but sent a message telling of the great help the lessons of the Cryptic Rite have been to him in his life.

Grand Master REYNOLDS of the Grand Council of Missouri spoke of the great value of the Cryptic Rite as completing "the curriculum in Ancient Craft Masonry." He believes that one of its merits is that it does not serve as "a stepping stone for something else," but is worth while in itself.

The testimony of Grand Master THOMPSON of the Grand Council of Kansas was similar in tenor. He said that the de­grees of the Chapter and the Council are "so closely interwoven with the degrees of the Symbolic Lodge that they are almost essential to the Master Mason in order that he may finish his Ancient Craft Masonry and thoroughly understand it."

One hundred dollars were donated to the Craftsman Club which is "rendering timely and necessary assistance to Masonic

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patients and their families at the U. S. Hospital No. go at Muskogee."

A resolution was adopted making all Grand Officers, except those of Grand Chaplain and Grand Sentinel, elective.

On recommendation of the Grand Master, five hundred dollars were appropriated for the employment of a Grand Lecturer, "providing the Grand Chapter is willing to participate and a satifactory working plan can be devised."

One thousand dollars were voted for the purchase of "para­phernalia, scenery, and other equipment necessary to be used in dramatizing the Super-Excellent Master degree." The material is to be used under the direction of the "State Degree Committee."

CORRESPONDENCE

Past Grand Master EUGENE HAMILTON'S reviews are terse and telling. He believes that loss in membership is due chiefly to inefficiency of the Officers who confer degrees; that advancing Officers mechanically is bound to land men in the Master's Chair who "have not the mentality to preside over a Masonic Body, but they attend, and the Companions hate to turn them down ;" that "unless the Degrees are conferred as they should be, the Companions lose interest." No doubt he has placed his finger on one important factor. By keeping at this thing, we may find the real explanation at last. Meanwhile much is gained by remedying things that are found to be in need of improvement. Thirty Grand Councils are passed in review, New York for I928 among them.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

THOMAS B. FRENSLEY, Ardmore, Grand Master; CLARENCE BRAIN, Deputy Grand Master; LAYTON S. CHILCUTT, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; MILO S. NELSON, Grand Treasurer; IRA B. KIRKLAND, Muskogee, Grand Reecorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Weatherford, April IS, 1930.

OREGON-1929

44th Annual Assembly La Grande April 9th

M.".Ill.°.EDWARD B. BEATY, G:.M:. Fifteen Councils. 2,160 members; net gain, 29. Cash bal­

ance, $r,3rr.r7. Present : All Grand Officers ; six Past Grand Masters ; Rep­

resentatives of the fifteen chartered Councils; sixteen Grand Representatives, New York among the many missing.

Though compelled by ill health to keep to his home for several months, the Grand Master visited eight Councils and attended aJso the Annual Assembly of the Grand Council of Washington. Most of the Councils have been very active. In the few in which interest appears to have been lagging, meetings were held at irregular intervals. The Grand Master suggests that every Council ought to meet at least six times a year.

January 5, 1929, marked the anniversary of the founding of the first Cryptic Council in Oregon. Seven Royal Arch Com­panions were received and greeted at the first Assembly. Com­panion BELL who was one of the five who brought the Rite to Oregon, and WALLACE BALDWIN who was among the seven first initiates and later served as the second Grand Master of the Grand Council of Oregon, had been the only survivors. Both died. during the year.

At the invitation of the Grand Master, Companion D. BRUCE STUART prepared a most valuable study of the Royal, Select ;:md Super-Excellent Master degrees, which is published 10 the Proceedings. It is commended to all who are interested in the origin of the Cryptic Rite.

The Councils are asked to interest themselves in boys' organi­zations, such as the DeMolay and Boy Scouts.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

CLYDE M. McKAY, Bend, Grand Master; H. WAYNE STANARD, Deputy Grand Master; EDMUND P. LEWIS, Grand Principal Con­ductor of the Work; LLOYD L. ScoTT, P.".G.".M."., Grand Treas­urer; J. H. RICHMOND, P." .G: .M: ., Portland, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Corvallis, April 15, 1930.

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PENNSYLV ANIA-1929

83d Annual Assembly Lancaster January I 5th

M." .Ill." .WILLIAM A. BRINKMAN, G.".M.".

Forty-one Councils. IS,I IO members; net gain, 29. Cash bal­ance, $6,086.59. Total cash assets, $3I,086.59.

Present: All Grand Officers; nine District Deputy Grand Mas­ters ; seventeen of twenty Past Grand Masters; Representatives of thirty-three Councils; twenty-two Grand Representatives, among them Companion JAMES H. REEDER for New York.

The Grand Master quite evidently is a practical, resourceful business man of unlimited energy. After preparing himself for the tasks of the year by reading the Proceedings of thirty-nine Grand Councils and then studying the local situation, he des­patched letters of a personal character to each of the forty-one Masters in the State, asking their help and urging each to ap­point a really active membership committee. The response was heartening. Then he wrote to the District Grand Masters and talked to many of them personally to meet as often as they could with the Councils of their district to cooperate with them and to report to him freely. After the first semi-annual returns had come in, he wrote again to the Masters, complimenting those who could report success and heartening those who felt dis­couraged at results. Next he asked the Grand Recorder to write to all Recorders of Councils urging them to follow up delinquents and divide the list with the elective Officers. On all his many visits to the Councils he insisted that "we should at no time allow ourselves to drift along with the tide, secure in the thought that our past is sufficient unto the future." And here is a word concerning one cause of upaid dues which may well be con­sidered by all Councils :

"Very often the non-payment of dues is only an oversight; then, again, it may be that a Companion, through sickness or some other unfortunate circumstance, is unable to pay his dues, yet .who, because of his modesty, or from the fear of having his friends know his true condition, will allow himself to be suspended. This situation should not obtain. The Council should take care of such Companion's dues, and he should be shown through that action that Cryptic Masonry means more than a Ritual. Visits to the sick, hearty handclasps, a brotherly greeting, a little more charity here and there, friendly advice when needed-all these spell Masonry to me. for the good that one does cannot be measured in terms of currency. Like the brook that goes rippling to the sea, so does a kindness to our fellow-man continue on through life. This indeed, is more than bread or iihelter, for food lasts only for a day, and shelter for a night."

Another appealing item is his report of a visit with MRS. BRINKMAN to Companion HuGus, the Grand Recorder, and MRS. HUGUS on the occasion of the fortieth wedding anniversary of the latter, with all their children present on that joyous occasion.

With such a Grand Master truly Grand Council ought to succeed.

CORRESPONDENCE

Pennsylvania's faithful, painstaking Grand Recorder, R. · .P. ·. Companion RICHARDT. HUGUS, is also the Correspondent. Forty­five Grand Councils are passed in review, among them New York for I927.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

CHARLES B. PHILLIPS, New Castle, Grand Master; ANDREW J. SCHROEDER, Deputy Grand Master ; EVERETT H. CooK, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; CHARLES W. WOLFERTZ, P.". G.".M:., Grand Treasurer; RICHARD T. HuGus, Jeannette, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: New Castle, January 2I, I930.

SOUTH CAROLINA-1929

7oth Annual Assembly Sumter April 23d

M.".Ill.".}OHN D. LEE, G:.M:.

Thirty-eight Councils. 3,745 members; net loss, 504. Cash balance, $I,322.30.

Present : All Grand Officers ; eight of the ten living Past Grand Masters; Representatives of twenty-six Councils; twenty-seven Grand Representatives, among them Companion E. W. BALD­WIN for New York.

Honored guests were Past Grand Master F. A. ]oHNSON of Georgia; Past Grand Masters WILLIAM RICHIE SMITH, }AMES H. TAYLOR and JOHN H. ANDERSON, of North Carolina; Past

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Grand Master CARY B. FISH of Florida; and Grand Master Roy S. ROGERS and Past Grand Master OLIVER D. EvERHARD, of Ohio.

The Grand Master admits frankly that the net loss during the year has caused him grave concern. It is not easy to deter­mine the cause. In South Carolina they are following the more or less hybrid "Texas Plan" by which Chapters and Councils are closely allied. Hence when the Chapters fail to hold their own, the Councils suffer automatically. Some day a plan will be found whereby Council membership may be disassociated from Chapter membership. Why not? The requirement that candidates for the Cryptic degrees shall have had the experience of the Royal Arch, will remain as necessary for an intelligent interpretation of the Secret Vault. After that, it ought to be of no consequence whether one retains membership in the Chap­ter or not. The law which requires good standing in the Chapter as essential to good standing in the Council could be changed, if any Grand Council should want to take the initiative. Good standing in the Lodge is essential and fundamental. When a man is out of the Lodge, he is out of Masonry-as a member.

One example how the "Texas Plan" works out: The Chapter at Clinton decided to surrender its Charter ; the Council was compelled to do likewise.

The tribute paid by the Grand Master to the memory of }AMES LESLIE MICHIE touches the heart by the sincerity of the love that inspired it. MICHIE was a noble example of Ma­sonic manhood. He was appreciated by the Craft in the State of his adoption, as is witnessed by his having held the highest offices in Grand Lodge, Grand Chapter, Grand Council, and Grand Commandery. His influence made itself felt abroad through his striking reviews of the Proceedings of the Grand Bodies with which those four organizations entertain fraternal relations.

As a step toward keeping Councils and Grand Officers in closer touch and cooperation, the Grand Master suggests that the thirty-eight Councils be grouped under "Nine Arches" of four or five each, that one of the Line Officers "be assigned to each Arch and made responsible for the upbuilding of the Councils in his charge, that group meetings of the Councils of each Arch be held and attended by the Grand Master or his proxy, etc., etc."

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M:.m:.Companion JOHN D. LEE has become the R:.P:. General Grand Recorder of the General Grand Council of the United States.

CORRESPONDENCE

The mantle of JAMES LESLIE MICHIE has been placed upon the shoulders of Companion GEORGE T. HARMON of Sumter. Thirty-eight Grand Councils are pas~ed in review. The style is smooth and impressive. Outstanding facts are presented clearly and interestingly. He is sparing in criticism as far as quantity is concerned, but not so when fundamentals are involved, as vide his comment on our California friend O'DONNELL'S thought­less drift into talking about things which Freemasonry has banned from exhibition in official gatherings and publications. Companion HARMON is quite right in taking O'DONNELL to task. Perhaps he is right, too, on expatiating upon the matter to the extent of six full pages. At any rate such talk as O'DoN­.NELL indulged in does infinite harm, aside from being out of harmony with Masonic teaching, in that it misleads those who do not like us and strengthens them in their misconception of our Institution, thereby furnishing them with munition against the Craft. O'DONNELL may have had no such intentions, but his talk which Companion HARMON censures is a plain attack upon the Christian Church, and advances a most shallow con­ception of what religion is and what the mission of Freemasonry tepresents.

The Grand Master of Nebraska, who tried to explain away the value of Official Visitations to excuse his own dereliction, is given the wholesome advice that success is not to be measured by numerical increase, but by the contacts which such visitations establish and the larger perspective they supply to visited and visitor alike.

New York for I928 is accorded generous, appreciative notice.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

M. L. SMITH, Laurens, Grand Master; E. JOHNSON BROWN, Deputy Grand Master; E. S. C. BAKER, Grand Principal Con­ductor of the Work; WALTER F. GOING, Grand Treasurer; 0. FRANK HART, G:.G:.M:., Columbia, Grand Recorder.

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SOUTH DAKOTA-1929 13th Annual Assembly Mitchell June 12th

M.".Ill.°.ADELBERT E. BEAUMONT, G:.M:. Eight Councils. 1,350 members; net loss, 21. Cash balance,

$1,287.30. Present : All Grand Officers ; four Past Grand Masters ; Rep­

resentatives of seven chartered Councils ; eleven Grand Repre­sentatives, New York among the many missing.

Companion WILLIAM E. PooL who is the Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Minnesota, and Companion A. B. LrTHGOW of Adelphic Council, No. 7, New York, were wel­come visitors.

The Grand Master visited five of the Councils and attended also the Annual Assembly of the Grand Council of Minnesota. He finds that intervisitation of Councils by degree teams tend to increase interest in the work. While there is a small loss in membership, the Councils are in a gratifying condition and the outlook is good.

No Correspondence Report.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

LEE M. BROWN, Salem, Grand Master; OLE SPILLUM, Deputy Grand Master; WILLIAM H. FALLON, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; GEORGE W. HILL, Grand Treasurer; GEORGE A. PETTIGREW, Sioux Falls, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Rapid City, June II, I9JO.

TENNESSEE-1929 79th Annual Assembly Nashville January 28th

M: .Ill: .J. c. LONG, G." .M:. Twenty Councils. 2,674 members, net loss, 14. Cash balance,

$2,190-41. Total cash assets, $3,494.26. Present: All Grand Officers; fourteen out of a possible seven­

teen Past Grand Masters ; Representatives of seventeen Councils ; twenty-two Grand Representatives, New York among the missing.

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M:.P:.o. FRANK HART, General Grand Master, dropped in for a friendly call and stirred the Assembly by one of his Masonic-enthusiasm-generating talks.

The Grand Master did much visiting during his year of office. His Address is very brief. He looked over the records of the Rite in Tennessee, since 1847, and came to the conclusion that the fathers were more interested in the advancement of Masonry than their descendants of today are. As an example he shows that while the designations range from I to mo, there are only twenty Councils in existence now, and two or three of these appear to be moribund:

"Four-fifths of the established Councils have been permitted to pass away, and there are others whose Charters are perilously close to the point of surrender. We are not keeping faith with our obligations."

The report of the Grand Lecturer, M. ·.Ill.· .Companion CHARLES H. SMART, completed just before his death, suggests why things are as the Grand Master indicates. He made a special effort to put new life into the eight Councils in West Tennessee. Only two Councils turned out in sufficient number to open, and here interesting, helpful discussions were had. One Council which could not get enough members together to form a quorum, has a Master who lives four miles away and seem­ingly takes no more interest in affairs than the rest ; not a candidate has been greeted in five years ; in one year only a single meeting was held, and in two years none at all ; etc. Weather conditions contributed to the poor showing. Companion SMART sums up his conclusions as to West Tennessee, thus:

"The outlook is extremely gloomy for 1928. In 1927 the farmers made only about a third of a crop, but they had some money and supplies left over which now are exhausted, and they are facing a crisis this year. Not one-half a crop will be made, and the stores and banks can hardly carry them, so the farmers will be unable to indulge in luxuries of any kind this year, let alone the taking of Masonic degrees."

As the eightieth anniversary of the Grand Council is at hand the appointment of a historian was voted, who is to supply a complete history of the Cryptic Rite in Tennessee. Past Grand Master CHARLES COMSTOCK accepted the proffered office.

Past Grand Master MICHAEL FRENCH FLENNIKEN whose big heart always looks out for the physical and educational needs of children and young people handicapped by adverse conditions, is the chairman of the committee which administers the NATHAN-

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IEL S. WOODWARD Memorial Loan Fund of the University Fund. The principal of the fund is of modest proportions, but has helped many a young student by a loan to complete a year's work. Last year $56o.oo were paid back on matured notes. $2,I85.oo are still outstanding. The new loans engaged for I929 amount to $I,o8o.oo, which still leaves a cash balance of $367.So. One student borrowed $25.00, another $30.00, and several $75.00---"so we see," Companion FLENNIKEN writes, "it only takes a small loan to help some boy or girl to complete the year's work." If he had his way, every Grand Council in the world would have such a loan fund in operation. What a fine thing that would be !

CORRESPONDENCE

Besides administering the educational loan fund, "MIKE" FLENNIKEN scatters references to it through his genial reviews. He has a worthy cause which deserves to be kept to the fore. This is his twenty-fourth annual review and measures up fully to its forerunners. There is a unique charm about his reviews, the touch of a lovable personality with a serene outlook upon life and a firm belief in the mission of Freemasonry. The Ten­nessee Companions receive from him as complete a story of the year's history of the Cryptic Rite in America as is to be found anywhere. What he writes about New York for I927 is par­ticularly pleasing to all of us. In his "Conclusion" he urges once more that "Cryptic charity" select some special benevolence to bear witness of its existence.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

CHARLES HosEA SIMKINS, Knoxville, Grand Master; R. V. Ho PE, Deputy Grand Master ; J. A. PERKINS, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; CHARLES COMSTOCK, P:.G:.M:., Grand Treasurer; STITH M. CAIN, P:.G:.M:., Nashville, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Nash ville, January 27, I930.

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TEXAS-1928 22d Annual Assembly Waco December 3d-4th

M:.111:.T. A. DOXEY, G:.M:. Two hundred and eighty-five Councils. 39,009 members ; net

gain, 158. Cash balance, $5,485.48. Present : All Grand Officers ; fourteen Past Grand Masters ;

Representatives of only ninety-four-if that many-Councils; thirty-three Grand Representatives, among them Companion CoNRO for New York.

CORRESPONDENCE

If it were not for JOHN HELM there would be nothing left to tell. He is a real asset and a refreshing one. Under Maine he says he has formed "a grim determination to write a short report." It does feel short, altogether too much so. By reducing everything to its lowest denominator he still has seventy pages and makes them hum with pulsating observations. Pep? Why, that's his middle name. Yet he tries to tell us in his "Finale" why it has not been working in the past year because of the serious illness of a loved one at home. Texas sure has been lucky in getting him into harness and ought not to mind if he does kick over the traces now and then : He is read, every word of him.

SAM believes in the Texas plan and never misses an opening to set us right about it. Under Minnesota he says that he knows of many Royal Arch Masons in the State, who have never received the Council degrees ; that he has seen the ballot come up dark in the Council ; that we are wrong if we assume that the Chapter keeps all the fees; that investigating committees function there as elsewhere, and that every candidate must pass the ballot; and he winds up :

"Any Select Master in the United States could sit in our Councils at a dozen or a htmdred Assemblies without detecting any difference of procedure between Texas and his own that he might not find in half a dozen other Jurisdictions."

For full measure he adds under New York:

"At the reorganization of the GC in Texas, when our policy was adopted, it ·was generally understood in other Jurisdictions that we forced a candidate for the Chapter into the Council, and it was predicted

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that candidates would rebel against it, as they would have a right to do. The rebellion has never come, so it can be supposed that everybody is satisfied, since the last general election has shown that Texas people can rebel if they desire to do so."

He finds that there is a tendency just now "to pass laws and talk morality for the benefit of the other fellow only." He com­mends WHEELER of Rhode Island for thumping "the Most Illustrious Loafers who lack either the ability or desire to give a few hours honest service during the year." He notes that "even the New Age Magazine is now having ladies teach us Masonry, as many as three contributing to our Masonic Know­ledge, in the October number" and comments :

"Be it said to the credit of the women, they can teach us as much fundamental Masonry as most of the Grand Bodies are disseminating. If the Super-Excellent is any part of Masonry, then women are entitled to teach it."

The story of New York for 1927, three-and-a-half pages of it, is told in a most appreciative spirit.

We trust Companion SAM J. HELM will keep his place at the Round Table for many years to come. Everybody likes him and also what GUTHRIE of North Dakota calls "his sprightly facetiousness."

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

ELAM HENDERSON, Fort Worth, Grand Master; W. D. Fow­LER, Deputy Grand Master; H. R. HEAD, Grand Principal Con­ductor of the Work; L. R. CoNRO, Grand Treasurer; T. M. BARTLEY, Waco, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Waco, December 2, 1929.

VERMONT-1929 76th Annual Assembly Burlington June 11th

M: .Ill:. TRUMAN J. ALLEN, G: .M:. Fifteen Councils. I ,827 members; net loss, 1 I. Cash balance,

$]20.90.

Present: All Grand Officers except Grand Treasurer, Grand Chaplain and Grand Marshal ; thirteen of the nineteen living Past

Grand Masters ; Representatives of fourteen chartered Councils ; and forty Grand Representatives (Fine), among them Past Grand Master CHRISTIE B. CROWELL for New York.

Deputy Grand Master JUSTIN W. SHRADER of the Grand Council of Massachusetts was the~e; so were Past Grand Mas­ter DONALD J. SARGENT and Companion CHARLES L. HAIGHT of New Jersey and Grand Recorder CHARLES B. DAVIS of Maine, who represents Vermont near his own Grand Council.

Why the Grand Master should raise the "prerequisition" ghost again as "the best means of insuring growth in the Cryptic Rite," is rather puzzling. Vermont certainly has no reason for worry­ing. Forty-three Companions died during the year, and yet the net loss is only eleven. CHRISTIE B. CROWELL could inform him what the fate of the prerequisitionists has been in the not distant past. Besides, self-respect is an asset of the Cryptic Rite. The Grand Master gives a list of Vermont Councils which did no work during the past year. Does he want to increase the list of dead ones? We trust that Vermont will not be hasty in the matter.

New York had the honor of having the Grand Master as her guest in 1928 and was impressed by his seriousness of purpose and likableness. He was accompanied by Past Grand Master CHRISTIE B. CROWELL who represents New York near the Grand Council of Vermont, and Grand Lecturer ALFRED C. WILSON. The latter, expresses in his report his appreciation of "the genial courtesy of our New York Companions." Companion WILSON also attended the Annual Assembly of the Grand Council of Massachusetts, as the personal representative of his Grand Mas­ter. CHRISTIE B. CROWELL visited the Grand Council of New Jersey as proxy of the Grand Master, in 1929. The Grand Master himself visited Rhode Island, on April 9, 1929, and was impressed particularly by the brief address delivered by the Governor of the Commonwealth on that occasion.

A special word of appreciation ought to be said for the volume of Proceedings. It is well organized and neat and makes refer­ence to important matters very easy, thanks to Grand Recorder HARRIMAN.

CORRESPONDENCE

CHRISTIE B. CROWELL intersperses his gleanings from Pro­ceedings with bits of spicy comment, the sort of spice that gives

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a pleasant individual tang. New York for I928 is treated most generously. CHRISTIE was there and heard and saw for himself what took place. Come again !

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

HERBERT T. KELLEY, Bellows Falls, Grand Master; FRANK W. CORLISS, Deputy Grand Master; ALFRED C. WILSON, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; GEORGE I. WHITNEY, P.". G:.M:., Grand Treasurer; ARCHIE S. HARRIMAN, P.".G.".M."., Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Burlington, June IO, I930.

WISCONSIN-1929

72d Annual Assembly Eau Claire February 20th

M:.rn:.HowARD I. CRAWFORD, G:.M:. Thirty-one Councils, including one U:. D:.. 9,78I members ;

net gain, 263. Cash balance, $7I5.85. Total cash assets, $2,7I5.85. Present: All Grand Officers; six of the fifteen living Past

Grand Masters; Representatives of twenty-eight Councils, in­cluding the one U: .D:. ; twenty-one Grand Representatives, but New York not among them.

M." .P. ".Companion 0. FRANK HART, the General Grand Mas­ter, won all hearts by his inspiring talk on fraternalism. Greeted as guests were also Grand Master E. W. F. HOLLER of the Grand Council of Iowa; Companion HARRY W. HARVEY, General Grand Custodian of the Work of the General Grand Chapter; and M." .E. ".Companion W. E. PooL, Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Minnesota.

Grand Master CRAWFORD rendered exceptionally great service to Cryptic Masonry in Wisconsin, revealing vision as well as clear business judgment and administrative ability of a high order. He says his aim has been not only "to perfect the tech­nique" of the organization, but to keep in mind that "the ma­chinery of an organization is merely ~he means to an end." He speaks plainly and hits true to the line. It is evident that he really enjoyed his visits to the Councils, and the Councils took

delight in doing him honor. He deserves the gratification of arriving at the close of his term of office with a net gain of 263 in the membership and with the business organization work­ing satisfactorily in all departments.

The recommendations presented by the Grand Master show the thoughtfulness and care he gave to the situation as he found it. Fully convinced of the importance of the Foreign Correspond­ence, he recommends that the Constitution be amended so as to provide for a standing Committee of one to assure the continuity of that work. An analysis of the budget requirements leads him to suggest that the per capita dues be increased from twenty to fifty cents a year. Heretofore the membership of the various standing committees was drawn from the permanent membership, because no allowance was made for the payment of expenses of the members; he believes the Grand Master should be "per­fectly free to select the very best men he can find for the work of his committees, to require their attendance at the Annual Assembly." He found that moving the Annual Assembly from place to place has not produced any gain and has been a rather costly procedure; so he recommends that hereafter they meet in Milwaukee which "far excels all other places in the State for accessibility." All these recommendations were adopted.

The Grand Master gave particular attention also to the status of the Super-Excellent Master degree in Wisconsin. He found the constitutional provisions to be rather hazy. Nobody seemed to know whether the S." .E: .Master belongs to the Council which conferred the degree upon him or to his home Council. No record of the S.' .E: .Masters was in existence, nor did Grand Council derive any revenue from the conferring of the degree, etc. Accordingly he offered a number of conclusions requiring appropriate amendments of the Constitution. Jurisdic­tion as far as the Super-Excellent Master degree is concerned shall be considered concurrent. The minimum fee for the degree shall be five dollars. He also urged the appointment of a special committee to study the whole subject, work out regulations for keeping records of the S." .E:. Masters, to settle the question where the S. · .E. ·.Master belongs, and to determine what, if any, portion of the fees paid by candidates shall be paid to the Grand Council. These recommendations, too, were adopted.

Grand Lecturer INBUSCH in his very helpful report speaks of a "Thrice Illustrious Master's Association," in Milwaukee, the members of which meet at stated intervals and discuss ques-

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tions of mutual interest and have a social time. It is an idea worth trying out elsewhere.

The organization of the volume of Proceedings is a delight. The Grand Recorder is to be commended.

CORRESPONDENCE

Past Grand Master WHELAN having died in November, 1928, the Grand Master enlisted the services of Companion EUGENE B. THAYER who has submitted a report which holds its own with the best. He knows values and how to present his finds in a concise and interesting manner, is chary of comment but appreciative throughout. We are delighted to have him with us. New York for I928 receives courteous consideration. Our Grand Recorder, GEORGE EDWARD HATCH is told that "the book of Proceedings stands out as a very perfect piece of work and one of the best that has come to our table."

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

ORRIN H. LARRABEE, Chippewa Falls, Grand Master; FRANK B. Moss, Deputy Grand Master; ARTHUR A. WERT, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; DAVID HARLOWE, Grand Treasurer; WILLIAM F. WEILER, Milwaukee, Grand Recorder.

Next Annual Assembly: Milwaukee, February 19, 1930.

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STATISTICS OF THE

GRAND COUNCILS COMPILED 1929

Grand Councils Number of Member- One Year's One Year's Councils ship Net Gain Net Loss

Alabama •.•••••••••••••••••••••• Arizona ........................ . Arkansas ....................... . California ••••••..•.••.•••••••••. Canada, Western Jurisdiction •...... Colorado ..••..•••••.•••••••..••. Connecticut ................... .. Delaware ...................... . District of Columbia ••••• , ••..••. Florida ........................ . Georgia ....................... .. [llinois ......................... . Indiana ........................ . Iowa .......................... .. Kansas ••••••.•.•.••••••••••••••• Ken~~cky ••..•••.•••••..•••••.•• Lou1s1ana ..............•..••.... Maine ••••.•..••.•••••••••.•.••. Maritime Provinces ................ . Maryland ••..••••••••....••••••. Massachusetts .................. . Michigan ...................... . M!n~es?ta ••••••••.•••••••.•.••••• M1ss1SS1J?PI ..................... . Missouri ....................... . Montana ....................... . Nebraska •...• , ................ . Nevada ....................... . New Hampshire ............... .. New Jersey .................... . New York .................... .. North Carolina ................. . North Dakota .................. . Ohio •.•.•...•••...••••.•.•...•• Oklahoma ...................... . Oregon ........................ . Pennsylvania ................... . Rhode Island .................. . South Carolina ................. . South Dakota ................. .. Tennessee ...................... . Texas ••••••....•.•••...•••.•.•.• Vermont ....................... . W :<shin!!1on .................... . W1sconsm ••...••...•••••••••••.•

24 6

36 33 9

15 24 3 6

20 66 80 75 29 20 51 14 17 5

16 36 f{l 10 43 22 9

21 4

16 13 50 24 9

98 31 15 41 8

38 8

20 285 15 17 31

1,480

4,677 534

1,475 9,831

499 2,516

10,820 229

1,547 2.040 5,649

25,338 19,788 6,768 6,482 4,468 1,729 8,531

624 5,010

15,228 15,157 3,162 4,128

10,928 963

3,313 140

3,680 4,024

12,827 2,007

906 45,941 4,877 2,160

15,110 5,969 3,745 1.350 2,674

39,609 1,827 3,063 9,781

331,124

Net less in Membership, in 1928, 3,063

2II

9 107

20

3

'8 132

29 29 17

158 i5

263

200

4

75 lW 131 75

511 ':fl

247 44 8

55 57

ls:i 508

547 43

53 49

209 119

154

504 21 14

11

960 4,013